Council backs downtown parking change for Harrington theater, steers sign code rewrite
March 1, 2022, 4:04 p.m. · City Administration Office, 51 E. Main St.
The American Fork City Council generally supported a downtown parking code change and surplusing city land west of City Hall so a proposed Harrington Center for the Arts theater could meet parking requirements. It gave direction on a sign ordinance rewrite limiting LED and video signs and reviewed several utility and enterprise fund budgets.
From the approved minutes.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Development
Harrington Center for the Arts concept and downtown parking code
Discussed
The council discussed a concept for a new Harrington Center theater beside the historic Harrington building and City Hall. A proposed code amendment would let projects on Center and Church streets count adjacent on-street parking. Most members supported surplusing city land west of City Hall for parking; Hunter opposed shared parking and Carroll regretted paving open space but supported the project. An old agreement to replace 17 stalls lost to the fire station expansion also needs resolving.
Item 2 · City code
Proposed sign ordinance rewrite
Discussed
Legal counsel Cherylyn Egner sought direction on a new sign code. Consensus: smaller signs on Main and State streets; billboards only along I-15; illumination hours limited near homes; electronic signs up to 50% LED; no video screens outside I-15 and possibly State Street; wall signs within 18 inches of a building; limits on A-frame signs.
Item 3 · Budget
FY2023 perpetual care, IT, broadband, fitness center, storm drain and sanitation funds
Discussed
Fitness center fees likely to rise; IT costs up for new software; the cemetery perpetual care loan balance is just under $320,000. The storm drain rate rose from $6 to $8.50 in January 2022, a Bowen Collins rate study found about $2.5 million in capital needs, and two storm water positions were proposed. The sanitation contract has a 2% annual escalator; the fund balance is just over $2 million. Shelton questioned overlapping software; IT said a Veracity phone system was not competitively bid.