700 North Connection

Updates

1. August 25, 2026

   Council consent agenda: reimbursement agreement with Deborah and Maurice Navarro for 247 East 700 North; FY2027 budget lists 700 North among road improvements. Source

Every hearing and vote

1. April 20, 2021 · City Council work session

   Fiscal 2022 capital projects, general fund, fleet and RDA budgets

   Discussed

   Finance Officer Anna Montoya previewed a $27.5 million general fund (up 5.7%), with about $10.5 million in sales tax and $4.5 million in property tax; public safety is 51% of spending. Police would add two officers and a detective; fire would add five of six requested positions (+$640,118) and lease one ambulance, as American Fork's station logged over 4,000 calls, the busiest in Utah County. Requests for $37 million in capital projects were cut to recommendations including $8.67 million carried over for Fire Station 52 and a police shooting range (bond proceeds), $2.63 million for pavement management, $1.92 million for the 700 North Connection, $850,000 for 300 West-Pacific Drive, $500,000 for Art Dye parking, $637,000 for the Art Dye Trail and $300,000 for open space land. The fleet budget is $1.79 million. In the Egg Farm RDA, 1100 South widening ($1,103,313) is set for FY22 while 1500 South widening is unfunded. Montoya said the city pays about $12,000 a month in card processing fees.

   • General fund revenue FY13: about $18 million; proposed FY22: $27.5 million
   • Capital equipment: $9 million requested, $334,360 recommended
   • Fleet: 8 police vehicles ($432,000), 1 ambulance ($285,000), boom truck ($147,000), lease debt service ($651,911)
   • Other capital: 400 South connection to 500 East ($300,000), signal at 620 South 600 East ($279,643), Fitness Center expansion study ($20,000), police/courts building study ($36,000), Fox Hollow operating and debt service ($240,000)
   • Egg Farm RDA storm drain project ($540,674) expected to carry to FY24

2. May 25, 2021 · City Council

   MAG funding agreement for 700 North Connection

   Approved · 5-0

   Adopted Resolution 2021-05-18R, an interlocal agreement with Mountainland Association of Governments to fund the 700 North Connection. The money expires in three years; Legal Counsel Cherylyn Egner said a right-of-way purchase agreement with the property owner would come within months. Amount not stated in minutes.

   • Resolution 2021-05-18R

   Moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded by Councilmember Hunter. Vote: 5-0

3. May 25, 2021 · City Council

   CRS Consulting Engineers hired to design 700 North Connection

   Approved · 5-0

   Approved an engineering services agreement with CRS Consulting Engineers, which ranked first in the selection, to design the 700 North Connection. Fee not stated in minutes.

   Moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded by Councilmember Shelton. Vote: 5-0

4. 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.

5. March 15, 2022 · City Council work session

   FY2023 capital projects and RDA funds

   Discussed

   Requested public works capital totaled $5,712,477, including $2.88 million for infrastructure management, $1.776 million for the 700 North connection road and $850,000 for 300 West improvements. Other requests: Fire Station 52 and police range, Fire Station 53 land, a police/courts feasibility study, and building repairs. The Egg Farm EDA has about $1.4 million for 1100 South and possibly 1500 South widening.

6. 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.

7. March 18, 2025 · City Council work session

   FY2026 water, sewer, storm drain and sanitation funds

   Discussed

   Culinary: service charges up 3% with no rate change yet; $7.9 million capital (down $2 million) incl. waterline replacements on 100 West, 100 East, 200 West and 300 West (CDBG), 700 North connection, Racetrack well, mobile generator; capital exceeds revenue, drawn from reserves pending rate study; new 0.7 FTE meter specialist for monthly meter reads; TOD well (impact fees). Irrigation: deficit pending rate study; grant-funded recycled water project held up at the state engineer, grant expires December 2026. Sewer: 15% TSSD pass-through Jan. 1, 2026 (TSSD raised 40% two years earlier and 15% last year), about $5/month per home, $10 for county parcels. Storm drain: rate increase justified by state mandates and five-year plan. Sanitation: 3.5% contract escalator could be absorbed from reserves.

   • Culinary capital: $7.9 million
   • TSSD increase: 15% on Jan. 1, 2026

8. April 29, 2025 · City Council work session

   FY2026 general fund, capital projects and fleet budgets

   Discussed

   General fund revenue up about $1.2 million; 63% from taxes (sales tax 35%), sales tax projected down 1%; certified tax rate planned. Citywide about $145 million, nearly half capital. Police up about $850,000; fire up about $1.1 million (two ambulances about $520,000 and financing a new engine). Capital: road improvement plan ($500,000 property tax plus $1.8 million transportation funds), 700 North and Lakeshore Drive connectivity, 300 North 600 East intersection, roundabouts at 200 South with 300 West and 100 East, MAG-funded 200 South and Art Dye trails, Auto Mall sidepath, police station third-floor buildout, Fire Station 53 improvements, Station 52 evidence building. Bunker warned flat staffing is unsustainable.

   • Citywide: about $145 million
   • Road improvement plan: $500,000 property tax + $1.8 million transportation

9. October 28, 2025 · City Council

   Closed session on purchase of property

   Approved · 5-0

   Closed session 8:48-9:31 p.m. on property purchase, with the public works and development services directors present.

   Moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded by Councilmember John. Vote: 5-0

10. February 19, 2026 · City Council work session

    Fiscal 2026 capital project status

    Discussed

    Completed: Boat Harbor improvements, Rotary Park field lights and dugouts, Hindley and Monarch playgrounds, Robinson Park pavilion, 100 West improvement plan, Caveman Boulevard signal, right-of-way for the 200 South/300 West roundabout, Automall Drive connection. In progress: 620 South park design, 700 North right-of-way (close to an agreement with Mr. Bingham), Lakeshore Drive right-of-way, 1100 South/500 East roundabout, 1500 South/860 East signal and widening.

11. March 31, 2026 · City Council work session

    Fiscal 2027 Fitness Center, road CIP, impact fee and Local Building Authority funds

    Discussed

    Finance Director Anna Montoya said there is no plan for a full Fitness Center renovation or bond; the general fund subsidizes about 35% of its operations. Road CIP projects include the 700 North extension (construction FY2027), the 200 South/300 West roundabout (MAG), the Pony Express Corridor (city's 50% MAG match), the 1100 South/100 East intersection and Lakeshore Drive Phase 1. Councilmember Hunter urged a study of a transportation utility fee (about $50,000); Carroll worried about residents' ability to pay. Park impact fees fund the Art Dye Trail (with a MAG grant) and Lakeview Park on 620 South (preliminary $4 million). Police impact fees fund an evidence building and third-floor police building improvements (about $1.8 million). Local Building Authority lease revenue bonds for the public works facility were issued in January rather than March, saving about $1.2 million; proceeds total about $40 million.

    • Public works facility LBA lease revenue bonds: about $40 million, issued January 2026; about $1.2 million saved
    • Lakeview Park (620 South): preliminary $4 million
    • Police evidence building/3rd floor: about $1.8 million
    • Transportation utility fee study: about $50,000 (not decided)

12. 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

    Moved by Councilmember Taylor, seconded by Councilmember Carroll. Vote: 5-0