200 South widening (Patriot Station CRA)
The city will reconstruct 200 South between Mill Pond Road and 570 West, widening portions near the FrontRunner station to two travel lanes in each direction with turn lanes at key intersections and a multi-use trail from Mill Pond Road to I-15. Phase 1, a roundabout at the Frontage Road with improvements to about 570 West, is complete. For Phase 2 the city reported in February 2025 that CRA funding had been secured and that it is working with property owners on right-of-way acquisition while final design proceeds. The FY2027 budget lists 200 South among $51.8 million in road and public works improvements, and on Aug. 25, 2026 the council considered a pioneering agreement with AFEW1 LLC (Edgewater North development) for system improvements along 200 South.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Road project
- Location
- 200 South from about 1100 West to I-15, past the FrontRunner station
- Applicant
- American Fork City
- Run by
- American Fork
- Schedule
- Phase 1 complete; Phase 2 in final design and right-of-way acquisition (no construction date published)
- Cost
- $25.0 million
- Paid for by
- Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) funds for Phase 2; $25M total budget for Phases 1 and 2
Updates
August 25, 2026
Council agenda includes a pioneering agreement with AFEW1 LLC for system improvements along 200 South tied to the Edgewater North development, and the FY2027 budget naming 200 South among $51.8M of road and public works projects. Source
February 1, 2025
City reports CRA funding secured for Phase 2; right-of-way acquisition and final design under way. Source
Every hearing and vote
January 7, 2020 · City Council work session
Temporary improvements along 200 South
Discussed
Public Works Director Scott Sensanbaugher proposed an 8-foot asphalt trail on two gaps on the south side east of the station (about $18,000 including a crosswalk and two rapid flashing beacons), about 10 temporary lights at about $600 each, and optionally a speed feedback sign ($3,100 or $5,000). A west-side trail would wait for the permanent project, and easements may be needed from the Carter and Earl properties. Members wanted downward-facing lights (the Allred family raised light pollution) and delineators. Shelton worried that 600 existing units lacked safe roads and suggested a moratorium if the CRA stalled; Bunker said a moratorium needs a legal basis such as a capacity analysis.
January 7, 2020 · City Council
Town hall on TOD, Patriot Station CRA and certified tax rate
No action
Olsen said the TOD covers about 7% of the city in office, mixed-use core, general mixed-use and neighborhood-edge districts. Hill said the CRA does not raise taxes but redirects increment from participating entities to the area, with 10% for affordable housing; the trigger year is 2018. Bunker said American Fork last raised its rate in 2008; the median home ($310,000) pays the city about $345 a year; and Alpine School District takes 67.1% of the tax bill and the city 20%. Frost said CRA money is also planned for a 700 West flyover, a long-term project of about $50 million needing UDOT help. Bunker said 200 South design would finish in May with bidding in late fall.
January 14, 2020 · City Council
Patriot Station Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-01-02 adopted the Patriot Station CRA project area plan around the FrontRunner station, so tax increment can pay for 200 South and other TOD infrastructure once other taxing entities sign on.
January 28, 2020 · City Council
City payments Jan. 7 to Jan. 21 and purchases over $25,000
Approved · 5-0
Ratified payments. Carroll noted 200 South work built with capital projects money would eventually come out of the CRA.
February 27, 2020 · City Council work session
Capital project status and requests
Discussed
Art Dye Park improvements, due mid-May, were about $600,000 over budget, mainly for the scorekeeper's tower, with change orders still to come. Requests total about $67 million, including Fire Station 52 and land for Station 53, a police shooting range, trail expansion to Rotary Park, 200 South improvements with phase 1 of the water line, the 36-inch water line in five phases, and PI meters with a $1.5 million matching grant.
March 3, 2020 · City Council work session
FY2021 sanitation, storm drain and fleet funds
Discussed
Sanitation revenue up 2.7% and expenses up 2.2% (about $21,500) under the Republic Services contract, which runs to 2023; Republic charges $5.38 per recycling can and the city $5.40, so rates may need to rise again. Storm drain capital spending tied to road work is about $706,000, up about $817,000, drawn from a $9 million fund balance that built up because the capital plan lagged. About $2.5 million of 200 South storm drain work (about 10% of the project) is impact-fee eligible. Shelton urged spending on small fixes and green waste options at North Pointe as TSSD stops taking green waste.
March 10, 2020 · City Council
Transportation and Trails Master Plan and IFFP (tabled)
Tabled · 4-0
Tabled over questions about impact fee eligibility, including widening 200 South to five lanes from the west city limits to 300 West ($11.1 million) and a $20 million Pioneer Crossing/1020 West flyover with $284,000 impact-fee eligible; the plan introduces "legacy roads" such as 700 North. Carroll and Christiansen asked for signals near the high school on 300 North and at 400 East.
April 21, 2020 · City Council work session
FY2021 water, sewer, perpetual care, capital, broadband and IT budgets
Discussed
Culinary water: an $18.34 million water line, 85% funded by a state loan applied for with the rest from water impact fees; 20% of debt service ($161,000) from the water fund; a city engineer added; 3% raises; no CDBG grant expected. Secondary water: a $1.5 million Bureau of Reclamation grant for PI meters with a $1.6 million city match (phase one $3.1 million, covering 25-30% of meters); culinary water subsidizes secondary water by $870,000, which Shelton said should be treated as a loan. Reserves after targets: culinary $13.3 million, secondary $7.8 million. Capital: $8.4 million public safety (bonds closing May 6 at about 1.8%; $6.4 million for a fire station and shooting range plus $2 million for land), $4.8 million parks (200 South bike/pedestrian path, MAG-funded), $4.22 million public works including $1.96 million pavement management (of $2.2 million requested) and $1.098 million for the 700 North connection; the Art Dye roundabout budget was cut $150,000 because estimates came in under $500,000. Shelton wanted the $500,000 he recalled from the 2007 property tax increase for roads; staff calculated $252,000.
May 19, 2020 · City Council work session
FY2021 strategic vision
Discussed
Staff reviewed goals from the February retreat: evaluating a property tax increase (Shelton and Taylor favored a truth-in-taxation process soon); a year-one infrastructure plan by July 1 growing to five years; a Y2 Analytics fiber survey; funding 200 South (water, sewer, storm drain, road and trail), possibly by reviving the CRA with the school district by November, with Shelton asking for a bonding plan B by August; Everbridge opt-in notifications; water metering and reuse; and Art Dye Phase 4, which needs a lease of Fox Hollow land. Shelton said residents were promised public works operations would leave Art Dye when the salt dome was built.
June 2, 2020 · City Council work session
FY2021 city budget review
Discussed
Total budget $102 million; General Fund just over $23 million (revenue $22.7 million, with a $2 million transfer back from capital projects to cover COVID-19 shortfalls); all-fund revenue $85.45 million; capital projects over $55 million. Highlights: culinary water line about $28-29.5 million (state loan), fire station $8.4 million (bonds), road plan $2.093 million (Class B/C, $500,000 property tax and transportation sales tax), 700 North connection $1.923 million (MAG grant), 200 South bike/pedestrian path $4.1 million (MAG grant), pressurized irrigation meters $3 million with a $1.5 million matching grant, and a $2 million placeholder for a PI pump and land to recapture TSSD water pending a study (water rights legal work $30,000-$50,000; study a couple hundred thousand dollars). New positions: three firefighters, a battalion chief, a police officer, a sergeant, two part-time records clerks and a civil engineer. Shelton objected to cutting water line repairs from $300,000 to $100,000 (staff had recommended $500,000) with about $13 million in the water fund, and said the city was not following its published road plan; Carroll wanted every possible dollar on roads.
July 28, 2020 · City Council
Vacation of excess 200 South right-of-way, 1100 West to 1150 West
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-07-36 vacated city right-of-way on 200 South beyond the final road cross section and deeded it to the adjacent developer. Carroll asked why it was done before the cross section was final; staff said the layout would not change.
August 25, 2020 · City Council
Rockwell Ranch Block 1 Phase 1 condo plats A-D and Block 1 Phase 2 townhome plat
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Approved 40 condominium units at about 1080 W. 420 South and a townhome plat at about 1000 W. 360 South on former Frandsen land south of 200 South. City Administrator David Bunker said temporary 200 South improvements are estimated but owners will not sell right-of-way or easements for a trail. Shelton urged a timeline for 200 South before more approvals.
- Block 1 Phase 1: 40 condo units
September 8, 2020 · City Council
Repeal of development moratorium south of Pioneer Crossing
Approved · 5-0
Ordinance 2020-09-51 repealed Ordinance 2020-05-20, the temporary land use regulation barring new development applications south of SR-145 (Pioneer Crossing) and southwest of I-15. Sensanbaugher said the first two water line segments there were out to bid; Shelton asked for a work session on temporary 200 South improvements.
October 6, 2020 · City Council work session
200 South widening update
Discussed
Sensanbaugher said the 200 South design from the FrontRunner station area to I-15 is complete except bid documents but lacks construction funding and right-of-way from private owners who have not agreed; MAG funded a roundabout on 300 West north of the freeway; UTA station entrances would become right-in/right-out and the park-and-ride would net 70 stalls (lose 24, gain 94). A water line will be built immediately. Shelton said funding is inadequate and asked for a decision within three months on using an economic development (CRA) area, quick interim fixes such as piping the ditch for a north-side trail, a project website, and two lanes over the tracks for farm equipment. If funding lags, staff may have a developer build 700 West to 900 West.
- Park-and-ride: lose 24 stalls, gain 94
- MAG funded roundabout at 300 West north of I-15
- White Horse units reportedly sold out within two days (Shelton)
October 13, 2020 · City Council
200 South water main construction contract
Approved · 5-0
The council accepted B.D. Bush Excavation's low bid of $3,375,961.60 for the 200 South water main project, about $870,000 under the $4,245,500 engineer's estimate. Shelton asked for a road plan for neighbors before the year-long project and no temporary one-lane signals; staff said the contractor must submit a traffic control plan.
- Bids (packet): B.D. Bush $3,375,961.60; Newman $3,755,000.00; Silver Spur $3,844,066.00; Condie $3,946,433.00; Nolan & Son $4,152,094.00; COP $4,230,900.00; Landmark $4,357,800.00; Beck $4,704,700.00
- Engineer's estimate: $4,245,500
December 1, 2020 · City Council work session
Strategic goals quarterly report
Discussed
Community Services Director Camden Bird reported on goals: staff is building facility and personnel needs into a five-year forecast to inform a possible property tax increase, to be discussed at the February budget retreat; Public Works finished year one of a five-year infrastructure plan funded within the current budget; a community survey question will gauge interest in city fiber internet (reworded to say "as a city service"); the 200 South CRA awaits an Alpine School District vote expected in January; the city adopted Everbridge notifications and Cityworks "report a concern"; Horrocks Engineers was engaged to talk with TSSD about water reuse; and staff plans to finish Art Dye Park parking, the roundabout and a land acquisition from Fox Hollow, and seek county funds.
- Horrocks Engineers engaged on water reuse discussions with TSSD
- PI meter purchases included in budget
January 12, 2021 · City Council
Revised Union Pacific agreement for 200 South water line
Approved · 5-0
Approved a revised agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for building a water line in 200 South, correcting the city's responsibility for certain fees in the September 2020 version; staff said there were no financial changes.
January 19, 2021 · City Council work session
Alpine School District update
Discussed
District officials Rob Smith, Shane Farnsworth and board member Sarah Beeson reported about 81,000 students, 534 new teachers hired, roughly $35 million spent on American Fork schools over five years with more needed at American Fork High and possibly Barratt Elementary, and slightly declining local elementary enrollment. Councilmembers Shelton, Taylor and Carroll pressed for district partnership in a proposed CRA for the TOD area, with Carroll saying south-side water, sewer and road infrastructure could not be built without it; Shelton raised traffic at the Shelley Elementary drop-off.
February 9, 2021 · City Council
Agreement with AF Utah LLC and Castlewood AF Apartments on 200 South improvements
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Approved an agreement on 200 South public improvements with AF Utah LLC, added as a party because it still owns the property, on condition Castlewood AF Apartments also sign. Terms and amounts not stated in minutes.
February 11, 2021 · City Council work session
FY2022 capital outlook and strategic goals
Discussed
Requested FY2022 capital needs included the annual road plan, 200 South improvements, pressurized irrigation meters, vehicle replacement and growth-related facilities; options included raising the tax rate, a CRA in the TOD zone, impact fees or debt. Goals kept: property tax evaluation, fiber, 200 South construction (road 95% designed, funding by CRA, bonding or impact fees to be decided; a CRA proposal to Alpine School District within 45 days), PI metering plan and water reuse with TSSD, and finishing Art Dye Park. Councilmembers Carroll and Shelton added securing land for Fire Station 53.
April 13, 2021 · City Council
200 South waterline easement and license agreement
Approved · 4-0
Approved an easement and license east of the railroad tracks so the 200 South waterline can bore under the tracks at a right angle, shortening the bore; the contractor was mobilizing.
May 25, 2021 · City Council
Agreement with Neal Allred et al. on land along 200 South corridor
Approved · 5-0
Approved an agreement with Neal Allred and other owners of land on the north side of 200 South that the council had removed from an agricultural protection area; signers include Tyree Lamph and his wife as trustees of one property. The referenced map was not in the packet. Terms not stated in minutes.
June 1, 2021 · City Council work session
Fiscal 2022 strategic plan update
Discussed
Community Services Director Camden Bird reviewed goals from the February retreat: a property tax analysis by December; a resident survey on citywide fiber and its business models, with a fiber plan by the end of FY22; finishing 200 South design and taking bids in August once funding is secured, with construction in 2022 (if funding falls short, only the core through the TOD to about 1900 West would be built, and the city could use a special revenue bond); water conservation through metering, advanced meter infrastructure and a recycled water program; finishing Art Dye Park and moving the concrete and asphalt pile; and buying park land south of I-15 in the fall.
September 21, 2021 · City Council work session
TOD ground-floor commercial requirement
Discussed
Bunker reviewed the 2018 TOD zone (about 500 acres, 15,000-20,000 future residents) and the 2020 rule requiring 25% ground-floor commercial on transit-core streets (100% on 200 South), noting the first project, Castlewood, built no commercial. Infrastructure for 200 South would cost about $25 million and a CRA modeled by Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham depends on mixed use; the consultant suggested a commercial enhancement fee option. Crescent Communities (Makay Quinn, Mike Hathorne) proposed limiting the 25% to collector streets, giving 10,000 instead of about 19,000 square feet for 370 units, citing a Zions Public Finance figure of 15 square feet per resident. Councilmembers Hunter, Barnes and Taylor objected to halving retail; Shelton favored flex space and said the CRA had been discussed for six years without school district commitment. Mayor Frost said Crescent had pushed staff before annexing. No direction was settled; a further session was requested.
- Developer: Crescent Communities
- Proposed project: 370 units, 10,000 sq ft retail
- 200 South/TOD infrastructure: about $25 million
- Financial advisor: Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham (Jason Burningham)
October 19, 2021 · City Council work session
Strategic goals update
Discussed
Councilmember Shelton said goals slipped and expenses have exceeded revenues since 2018, asking for a budget work session; Councilmember Carroll disagreed; Mayor Frost wanted to defer property tax talks. Staff reported: fiber quotes received ahead of a citizen survey; 200 South design finalized with funding the main issue and talks planned with the school board; pressurized irrigation metering/AMI, a water recycling program with Horrocks and utility rate structure under review; Art Dye parking lot design started and dog park in the final phase; and a 30-acre land purchase south of I-15 being locked in.
October 27, 2021 · City Council work session
Discussion with Alpine School District on growth and impacts
Discussed
Board members reported about 7,700 American Fork students, a 95% graduation rate and labor shortages (20-30 bus drivers short, substitute fill rate 60-80%). Polaris and Summit alternative high schools (about 200 students) will move into the leased former Walmart building at semester. The district plans a bond in 2022 and is refinancing bonds to keep tax rates flat. Board member Amber Bonner said RDAs are hard for the district because it collects no impact fees. Councilmembers Shelton and Taylor said 200 South is a top priority needing a district partnership; the district said a CRA draft could take 60-90 days after board review. Traffic near 620 South and school drop-off congestion after Caveman Boulevard work were also raised.
- About 7,700 students in American Fork
- District bond planned for 2022
- Polaris/Summit high schools moving to old Walmart building
- District board reviewing a CRA draft tied to 200 South
February 10, 2022 · City Council work session
Community survey, goals and FY2022 status
Discussed
Camden Bird reported 1,476 survey responses: 90% rated quality of life good or excellent; top issues were poor roads, too much growth and internet access. 47% would support a fee or tax increase for roads (45% no). Updates: the 30-acre south-side park purchase was locked in; Fire Station 52 land bought and in design; Fire Station 53 land purchased; 36-inch water line segment 3 awarded; PI meter supplies ordered with a matching grant. Revenues were up 22.7% and sales tax 12.1%. $927,000 in PARC Tax is available for May awards.
February 10, 2022 · City Council work session
Capital outlook, critical needs and property tax
Discussed
Finance Director Anna Montoya listed future capital needs: $3.7 million for the infrastructure management plan, $25 million for 200 South, over $50 million for facilities, $12 million for PI metering and $2 million a year for vehicles. Critical timelines: police/courts building (court lease expires in September with a 5-year option), fitness center, public works expansion and a code rewrite (possibly six figures). Pegging the tax rate would add about $22/year per home; Shelton favored a .25% increase then pegging, Taylor .5%. The flyover at the Meadows was called critical.
May 17, 2022 · City Council work session
FY2023 strategic goals
Discussed
Camden Bird listed goals: citywide fiber; 200 South design, bonding, bid and construction starting September 2022; a 30-year facilities master plan including a 30-acre property (28 acres for parks, 2 for a third fire station near Lakeshore); pressurized irrigation metering and rates by spring 2023; a water recycling concept modeled by Horrocks; and a full city code rewrite with the development code outsourced. The mayor said residents saved 245 million gallons from April 15 to May 15 versus the 10-year average.
May 24, 2022 · City Council
Up to $30 million Patriot Station sales tax and tax increment bonds
Withdrawn
Withdrawn from this agenda; the bond hearing and sales tax pledge were approved June 14.
June 14, 2022 · City Council
Sales tax pledge for up to $30 million in RDA bonds for 200 South (Resolution 2022-06-16R)
Approved · 5-0
Authorized an interlocal sales tax pledge agreement with the Redevelopment Agency backing subordinated sales tax and tax increment revenue bonds, Series 2022, of up to $30 million to widen 200 South, add signals and upgrade utilities in the Patriot Station project area.
- Max principal: $30,000,000
- Security: tax increment plus city sales tax pledge
June 21, 2022 · City Council
Amended Patriot Station Community Reinvestment Area plan
Approved · 5-0
Adopted the amended CRA plan for the Patriot Station area, which funds the 200 South widening.
January 24, 2023 · City Council
State of the City address
No action
Frost said the city would improve about 5 million square feet of roadway in 2023; 200 South reconstruction would start spring 2023 and finish late 2024; the 700 North connection (100 East to 200 East, MAG-funded, signal and roundabout) would take 18-24 months; the $12 million PI meter project was paid almost entirely with grants, with 3,400 meters installed; the city partnered with Strata Networks on city-owned fiber; Fire Station 52 (16,500 sq. ft.) was due by July; Moody's upgraded the city's rating; PARC funded 24 projects totaling $1.2 million, including six lighted pickleball courts at Hindley Park.
February 16, 2023 · City Council work session
FY2023 capital projects and budget status
Discussed
Station 52 to finish this summer; up to $12 million in road improvements rolled over; 200 South funded; 700 North connection geotech 95% designed; signal materials bought for 620 South 600 East; water line Segment 3 done and Segment 4 out to bid; CDBG Phase 10 funded. Building permit revenue down. Outstanding bonds: PI (2035), Art Dye and cemetery (2028), Station 52 (2038), 36-inch waterline (2041), TOD 200 South (2047); bond rating AA-. PARC awards about $1.7 million in May, including $390,000 in reserves.
June 20, 2023 · City Council
Interlocal agreement with RDA for Patriot Station Community Reinvestment Area
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2023-06-30R approves the interlocal agreement for the Patriot Station CRA near the FrontRunner station.
September 12, 2023 · City Council
AF Utah LLC annexation agreement, about 13 acres at about 6899 W. 7750 N. (county address)
Approved · 5-0
The property will come in under TOD zoning; the agreement requires right-of-way dedication for 200 South and outlines district densities. Ground-floor commercial is required along 200 South when buildings are built. Shelton asked whether open ditches should be piped before development and hoped development would come soon so 200 South right-of-way is not held up.
- Acres: about 13 (14.9 at final annexation)
- Zone: TOD
October 17, 2023 · City Council work session
Discussion with state legislators
Discussed
Topics: road utility fees as a financing tool and possible legislation restricting their use to roads; Santaquin rather than American Fork received state EIS funding, which is needed before FrontRunner station access projects; residents suggested moving the station toward Mill Pond Road but landowners are unwilling; the city is acquiring right-of-way to widen 200 South with funding and engineering done; a possible flyover from Pacific Drive to 1020 West, with the property owner willing to preserve the corridor; housing and transportation reinvestment zone (HTRZ) gap analysis; 5th-quarter-cent sales tax revenue for transportation starting in October; Union Pacific fees and crossing maintenance; ADUs and impact fees; the Utah Lake Authority's $30 million building, with the mayor wanting lakeside cities on its board; and about $100,000 in stolen copper wire, with a request for tougher penalties.
- State revenue projection: $100M-$150M below expectations
- Copper theft cost: about $100,000
November 7, 2023 · City Council
200 South Multi-Modal Roadway Improvements Phase 1 contract
Approved · 5-0
Phase 1 runs from a roundabout at Frontage Road and 200 South west to about 540 West, with work under the I-15 overpass to align traffic into the roundabout. Four bids were received; Condie Construction was low at $3,844,672 against a $2.2 million engineer's estimate made within the past year. Bunker said prices were higher in every line item, citing labor shortages and concrete and asphalt costs, and said right-of-way from three county properties whose owners will not sell is still unresolved; the city met with the county commission. Substantial completion is targeted for May 31, 2024. Carroll asked for a temporary pedestrian/bicycle lane during construction.
- Bids received: 4; low bidder Condie Construction
- Engineer's estimate: $2.2 million
- Contract: $3,844,672.00; contingency $455,000 held by city
- Substantial completion target: May 31, 2024
January 23, 2024 · City Council
State of the City address
No action
Frost credited city crews with preventing 2023 flooding (more than 50 truckloads of debris removed); PI meter project of $12 million paid almost exclusively with grants, new PI rates in 2025; fitness center saw 300,000 visits and 72% of surveyed residents support a new or updated center; PARC invested $1.7 million in 2023 and $9.5 million overall; Fire Station 52 opened, funded partly by an $8.5 million 2019 bond; police answered 29,341 calls; 200 South Phase 1 (roundabout at the Frontage Road to about 570 West) due in 2024, rest pending right-of-way; city-owned fiber network maintained by Strata Networks, with opposing ads funded by telecom companies; 873 permits and 26,102 inspections.
February 22, 2024 · City Council work session
FY2024 strategic goals and capital project status
Discussed
Fiber high-level design done, mid-level 80%, construction hoped for summer. Facilities master plan going to bid (including the 30-acre property). Water reuse permit applied for. Projects: 200 South Phase 1 soon; street overlay of 800,000 sq ft; reconstruction of 300 North, 200 South, 200 East; 700 North connector design complete with bids forthcoming; signal at 620 South 600 East; Auto Mall Drive bids April 2024; 1100 South widening design complete; 36-inch waterline Segment 3 complete, 18-inch Segment 4 in spring; PI meters Phase 2 80% and Phase 3 under construction; 1120 North bridge precast culvert in spring; 900 East curb and gutter in design; Boat Harbor restroom and parking in design; Hindley Park pickleball.
April 23, 2024 · City Council work session
FY2025 general fund, capital projects and fleet budget
Discussed
Revenue: taxes up $1,111,222 (5% new growth, no rate increase), charges for services up $1,313,007 (renegotiated Cedar Hills public safety contract, court rent), interest and misc. up $718,059 including $500,000 developer streetlight contributions. 5.5 new FTEs. Fire budget $7.9 million (+$832,000). Planning: $250,000 downtown revitalization plan; council members said they wanted action, not another study. Public works capital $12.6 million: $3.5 million road improvement plan, $1.4 million Auto Mall connection side path (impact fees), 200 South roundabouts at 300 West and 100 East, 700 North, 300 North/600 East intersection, 700 South extension. Community services $8.4 million: boat harbor, 200 South trail, $250,000 park designs, Rotary lights $450,000 with PARC match, $240,000 Fox Hollow contribution. Other: $1.5 million downtown property reserve, $400,000 electronic billboard, $300,000 police evidence building. Fire Station 53 not funded yet; the city expected to close on its land in the fall.
- Public works capital: $12.6 million
- Road improvement plan: $3.5 million
- Auto Mall connection side path: $1.4 million
- Community services capital: $8.4 million
- Downtown revitalization reserve: $1.5 million
- Electronic billboard: $400,000
- Police evidence building: $300,000
May 14, 2024 · City Council
MAG interlocal agreement funding the 200 South / 100 East intersection
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-05-15R. Per the packet, MAG awarded up to $1,636,250 in county 3rd-quarter transportation tax; the city pays a 6.77% match of $110,774.13 from road impact fees, leaving a MAG grant of $1,525,475.87.
- Total: $1,636,250
- City match (6.77%): $110,774.13
- MAG grant: $1,525,475.87
May 14, 2024 · City Council
MAG interlocal agreement funding the 200 South / 300 West intersection
Approved · 5-0
Resolution 2024-05-16R. Bunker confirmed a city match is required. Per the packet, MAG awarded up to $1,028,500; the city match is 6.77% ($69,629.45) from road impact fees, leaving a MAG grant of $958,870.55.
- Total: $1,028,500
- City match (6.77%): $69,629.45
- MAG grant: $958,870.55
December 3, 2024 · City Council work session
Discussion with state legislators
Discussed
Topics included the school district split and Senate Bill 221, school fees, the station area plan due by end of 2025 and its 50-units-per-acre minimum near the FrontRunner platform (City Administrator David Bunker said structured parking at $20,000-$30,000 a stall makes projects pencil out poorly), the 200 South corridor and Meadows flyover that UDOT treats as local, east-west traffic from Saratoga Springs and Eagle Mountain, TSSD's water reuse application (hearing Dec. 12, 2024), proposed Utah Lake phosphorus limits of 0.1 ppm that Bunker said could cost a billion dollars at treatment plants, and governmental immunity for contracted city attorneys.
January 21, 2025 · City Council work session
General plan update with Planning Commission
Discussed
Land use, annexation (to the lake; possible boundary adjustment with Highland on the north), open space and trails (NRPA half-mile park standard shows major south-side gap; Monarch Park more natural), public engagement requests (updated rec center, farmers market, splash pad, trails, event center). Focus areas: Commercial Center, Transit Center, Downtown, East Gateway, Employment Center (500 East rebrand), Recreation Center (Boat Harbor/lakeshore: campground, beach, waterfront commercial, better 500 East interchange access), North Gateway (state land). Members said another east-west route from 500 East is needed to relieve 200 South; O'Brien said the station area plan provides for it. Zones to be reduced from 16.
- Consultant: Chris Hupp (Psomas)
- Funding: MAG
February 20, 2025 · City Council work session
FY2025 goals, capital and budget status
Discussed
Fiber mid-level design 80% done; police took the third floor of the police/courts building; city pursuing property for public works. City obtained title to a 30-acre parcel on the south side for a park. 200 South Phase I (Frontage Road to 570 West, with roundabout) complete, Phase II awaiting property acquisition; 300 West roundabout in design with resident traffic concerns noted; Auto Mall Drive connection in design; other road projects: 700 North connector, 1100 South 500 East roundabout, Lakeshore Drive, 1500 South 860 East signal and widening. 36-inch waterline and 100 East waterline complete; PI metering Phase 3 due May 2025. Revenue up about 7%, expenditures up about 12%. Debt: 2015/2016 PI GO bonds to FY2035; 2018 sales tax bond (Art Dye Park, cemetery) to FY2028; Station 52 GO bond to FY2038; 2020 water revenue bonds (36-inch line to TOD) to FY2052; 200 South tax increment bond to FY2047. PARC tax has brought in over $12 million since 2015.
March 4, 2025 · City Council work session
FY2026 perpetual care, IT, broadband, Fitness Center and RDA funds
Discussed
Fitness Center: general fund subsidizes about 30% of operations and 100% of capital; FY2026 requests led by locker room renovation (gender-neutral changing areas) and competition pool resurfacing, about $3.6 million over five years. Broadband subsidized 45%. IT: $200,000 finance software carried forward. Cemetery has about 44 years of plots left. Egg Farm EDA has 1100 South, 1500 South (not fully funded) and storm water projects left; TOD CRA bond proceeds and fund balance dedicated to 200 South, plus low/moderate housing and down payment assistance set-asides.
- Fitness Center 5-yr needs: about $3.6 million
September 9, 2025 · City Council
First amendment to 200 South multimodal improvements interlocal agreement with Utah County
Approved · 5-0
Extends the 2019 agreement (expired 2022) three years so the city can receive MAG funding (Resolution 2025-09-19R).
January 6, 2026 · City Council work session
Discussion with state legislators
Discussed
Attending: Kay Kristofferson, Corey Maloy, Brady Brammer, Val Peterson, consultant Craig Peterson (hired to seek flyover funding) and others. Topics: possible broader state land-use authority and 'Beehive zones'; MAG funding arriving only after roads fail; a four-city (American Fork, Lehi, Saratoga Springs, Eagle Mountain) east-west corridor effort that drew $5 million from UDOT and a MAG set-aside for a three-year study; an I-15 flyover to the FrontRunner station; the Pony Express Parkway (part of the Vineyard Connector alignment) being built to 700 West with nowhere for traffic to go until it reaches 1500 South; 200 South already failing near the TOD; a bill limiting property tax increases over 5% without a vote; TSSD mandates; the city's grandfathered water reuse application; Utah County government structure; Utah Lake rescue response; and public safety pay poaching between cities.
- East-west corridor study: $5 million UDOT plus MAG funds, about 3 years
January 20, 2026 · Planning Commission work session
FrontRunner 2X project presentation
Discussed
UTA project manager Janelle Robertson, deputy Matt Carter, consultant Terry Warner and outreach lead Muriel Xochimitl said UDOT manages the project with UTA. It adds 11 double-track segments, a Bluffdale station and 10 diesel multiple-unit trains (likely Stadler) to double service to every 15 minutes at peak. American Fork has two segments, including about 4.4 miles north of the station to Pioneer Crossing; acquisitions would be 15- to 20-foot strips with no full takings, plus work on American Fork River bridges and crossings such as Storrs Avenue, retaining walls by the Timpanogos Special Service District, and coordination with the planned 1100 South roundabout near Auto Mall Drive. Two homes near Storrs may get noise mitigation such as new windows. Mayor Frost urged moving the poorly located American Fork station and buying land for parking; City Administrator David Bunker said 200 South will be widened with a center cycle track and two lanes each side.
- Total cost: about $3.2 billion (incl. 40% FTA contingency)
- State funding: about $840 million; rest from pending FTA core capacity grant
- Design-builder: Frontrunner Forward Partners (Stacy Witbeck Inc. and Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction JV) with Horrocks/DEA design
- Construction start expected 2027; revenue service 2030
- No federal money for station relocation
January 20, 2026 · City Council work session
FrontRunner 2X project presentation
Discussed
UTA project manager Janelle Robertson, deputy Matt Carter, consultant Terry Warner and outreach lead Muriel Xochimitl said UDOT manages the project with about $840 million in state money plus a pending federal core capacity grant; total cost about $3.2 billion including 40% contingency. It adds 11 double-track segments, 10 Stadler diesel multiple-unit trains, a Bluffdale station and a maintenance facility; service starts in 2030 with construction next year. Progressive design-build team: Horrocks DEA with FrontRunner Forward Partners (Stacy Witbeck and Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction). In American Fork, strip takes of 15-20 feet, work at American Fork River bridges and crossings such as Storrs Avenue, retaining walls near TSSD, coordination on the planned 1100 South roundabout near Auto Mall Drive, possible window upgrades for two homes near Storrs, and vibration mats from Storrs to 200 South. No station relocation is in the federal grant. Mayor Frost and City Administrator Bunker raised station access and street parking on 200 South; Bunker said 200 South will be widened with a center cycle track.
- Cost: about $3.2 billion; state share about $840 million
- Service: 2030
- Builder: FrontRunner Forward Partners (Stacy Witbeck / Ralph L. Wadsworth)
February 19, 2026 · City Council work session
Fiscal 2027 project proposals and priorities
Discussed
Fitness Center options from a 2022 VCBO study: 'must do' facelift with a 20,000-square-foot addition, a 90,000-square-foot 'better' option, or a 120,000-square-foot 'best' option with an indoor pool. Lakeview Park on 620 South: trail, restroom, pavilion, playground, pickleball/padel courts, dog park and parking, $3-4 million, partly impact fees. Slough Trail from Monarch Park south: $600,000-700,000. Lakeshore Drive to 1500 South: a three-lane collector just over a mile; first phase 26 feet of asphalt for about $3.1 million while TSSD installs sewer lines; the city is working with a church to obtain the last piece. 200 South interim improvements estimated at $24.7 million in 2022, with $8 million more for full build. 2026 road maintenance plan: $2.7 million. Pony Express Parkway: Phase 1 with $14.9 million in MAG funding; Phase 2 with $17.97 million to connect 700 West to 500 East and 1500 South, likely 2030-31. 700 West: a MAG request to connect Pony Express Parkway to 200 South as a TOD major arterial, about $5.05 million including right-of-way. Dixie Well: about $5.65 million on two city parcels, one for the pump house and one for staging then sale as a home lot, with 24-hour drilling for about two weeks. Station 53: possible bond vote in 2028 after a Fitness Center bond vote. Other priorities: in-house legal counsel, an I-15 flyover study with MAG, a CRA-funded 1100 South roundabout, a transportation utility fee and 100 East widening south of I-15.
- Pony Express Parkway MAG funding: Phase 1 $14.9M; Phase 2 $17.97M
- 700 West (Pony Express to 200 South): about $5.05M
- Lakeshore Drive Phase 1: about $3.1M
- 200 South interim: $24.7M (2022 estimate)
- Dixie Well: about $5.65M
- Lakeview Park: $3-4M
- Slough Trail: $600,000-700,000
March 17, 2026 · City Council work session
Fiscal 2027 perpetual care, IT, broadband, RDA, water, sewer, storm drain and sanitation funds
Discussed
Broadband fund is about 51% subsidized by the general fund. IT fund includes $100,000 for computer replacement (contracted IT: Tech Legion). Cemetery: $127,000 expansion into the former pony fields adding about 900 plots (about seven years of capacity) and $205,000 for about 224 cremation niches; reserve about $560,000. RDAs: Eastside and North Valley RDAs end this year; Egg Farm RDA funds 1100 South, 1500 South and storm water work; Patriot Station CRA bonds fund 200 South pending right-of-way. Utilities: culinary up about 12% (first since 2019); a $7.1 million Dixie Well would put the water impact fee fund in deficit, requiring interfund or private financing; PI rates held pending direction; TSSD charges up 15% in January; storm drain +$2 offset by city sewer -$2; garbage increase absorbed; 450 West storm drain upsizing delayed by railroad coordination. Water projects: 100 East, 100 West, 200 West, 300 West, 600 West and 700 North lines and Boley Well rehab.
- Cemetery expansion: $127,000
- Cremation niches: $205,000
- Dixie Well: $7.1 million (impact fee fund deficit)
- IT computer replacement: $100,000
June 23, 2026 · City Council
Interim budget for fiscal 2026-27
Approved · 5-0
Finance Director Anna Montoya presented the interim FY2027 budget, which includes a proposed 9% property tax increase ($660,000 a year) earmarked to partly staff a temporary third fire station (Station 53) in the Lakeview area; the money is held separately until the Aug. 11 Truth in Taxation hearing and final budget. Councilmember Tim Holley argued firefighter positions should be funded regardless of the tax outcome and that wage increases and other discretionary items should be cut first; other members said the final budget can be reshaped after the hearing. The budget message lists $15.7 million in road work, including the 700 North extension, Lakeshore Drive Phase 1, a 300 West/200 South roundabout and 100 West improvements.
- Resolution No. 2026-06-26R
- Proposed tax increase: 9%, about $660,000/yr, about $33/yr for average home
- Fire department added cost FY2027: $1.8 million (budget message)
- Fitness center repairs: $4,000,000 from general fund balance (reduces fund balance from 35% to 25%)
- Road projects: 700 North extension 100 E-200 E $2,589,681; Lakeshore Drive Phase 1 $3,720,000; 300 West/200 South roundabout $780,000; 1100 South/100 East intersection $775,000; 100 West 100 N-700 N $1,150,000; overlay/microsurface/crack seal/slurry $3,985,000
- Other capital: Lakeview Park $4M; Art Dye Trail $1.565M; police 3rd-floor expansion $1.5M; waterlines $7.2M; Boley Well $1.1M; Dixie Well $7.12M; sewer lining $1.5M; storm drain/curb $2.6M; public works facility $40M
- Patriot Station CRA: $33 million bond-financed 200 South widening; first phase Frontage Road to 570 West done