Council awards Airport Road Phase 1 to Geneva Rock, updates fee schedule and Youth Council rules with Gray excused

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 13.A · Taxes and fees

   Consolidated fee schedule and related code amendments

   Approved · 4-0

   Finance's Fionnuala Kofoed presented changes across several code chapters: library LaunchPad fees removed and damaged-item fees added; the $1 dog license administration fee removed and issuance shifted to the county; a $50 business inspection fee and $100 violation fee added; illegal dumping fines of $250 for a first violation and $1,000 afterward plus removal costs; parking fines of $20 rising to $50 after 14 days and $100 after 28 days; a streetlight fee at Black and McDonald's actual cost; and impact fees moved to an appendix. No one spoke at the hearing. The council later amended sign violation fines to apply per sign per day.

   • Fee$50 Business license inspection fee
   • Fee$100 Business violation fee
   • Fee$250 First illegal dumping violation
   • Fee$1,000 Subsequent illegal dumping violations

   Moved by Council Member Melissa Clark, seconded by Council Member Colby Curtis. Vote: 4-0

2. Item 15.A · Taxes and fees

   Fee schedule amendment: sign violations per sign per day

   Approved · 4-0

   Curtis moved to amend section 9.1 so sign violation fines are per sign per day, a change Clark and City Attorney Jeremy Cook supported.

   Moved by Council Member Colby Curtis, seconded by Council Member Donna Burnham. Vote: 4-0

3. Item 14.A · City code

   Youth Council ordinance (Chapter 2.24)

   Approved · 4-0

   Youth Councilmember Camrie Campos presented changes lowering membership eligibility to eighth grade and broadening Youth Mayor eligibility. Council Member Donna Burnham opposed a ninth-grade Youth Mayor and accepted tenth grade. The council approved limiting Youth Mayor to tenth through twelfth grades; the minutes' motion does not mention the membership change.

   Moved by Council Member Colby Curtis, seconded by Council Member Donna Burnham. Vote: 4-0

4. Item 10 · Contract

   Consent agenda: Airport Road and micro surface bids, Bird license, truck change order

   Approved · 4-0

   The council awarded Airport Road Phase 1 and the 2021 micro surface project to Geneva Rock, approved an amended temporary license agreement with Bird Rides, Inc. for electric scooters (the city is not funding the scooters; City Attorney Jeremy Cook said the indemnification clause limits city liability; Cook noted the code bans electric vehicles on city trails), and approved Change Order 1 with Rush Truck Center after a city vehicle was damaged in transit and the replacement included upgrades. The minutes state no dollar amounts.

   • ContractAmount not given to Geneva Rock Airport Road Phase 1
   • ContractAmount not given to Geneva Rock 2021 Eagle Mountain micro surface project
   • Change orderAmount not given to Rush Truck Center Replacement vehicle with upgrades after transit damage

   Moved by Council Member Melissa Clark, seconded by Council Member Donna Burnham. Vote: 4-0

   Follow Airport Road alignment and design in the development tracker →

5. Item 1.C · Taxes and fees

   Police facilities impact fee (work session)

   Discussed

   Fred Philpot of LYRB reviewed an impact fee facilities plan with a total estimated cost of $11,109,356, of which $820,971 is attributable to the impact fee, at $66 per call. Proposed fees are $42 per residential unit and $145 per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential space. A public hearing and 90-day wait would follow. No comments or motion.

   • Fee$820,971 Share of police facility cost attributable to the impact fee

6. Item 1.D · City code

   Rental dwelling licensing (work session)

   Discussed

   Evan Berrett proposed a hybrid program with no licensing fee, three incentive tiers tied to the Good Landlord Program and a probation tier with an annual fee until violations fall. About 1,000 rentals exist. Council Member Melissa Clark supported no fee; Council Member Colby Curtis favored incentives over fees and opposed permit fee reductions. No vote.

7. Item 1.E · City code

   Community mailboxes code amendment (work session)

   Discussed

   Tayler Jensen said USPS requires community mailboxes in new developments; the amendment guides placement within a quarter mile of served units. The Planning Commission recommended approval 4-0. Clark asked who maintains the boxes. No vote.

8. Item 1.F · Development

   Hidden Hollow Phase C (work session)

   Discussed

   The project has 134 units (86 townhomes, 48 single-family) and requires a sale of a 1.5-acre city parcel with project approval; staff recommended the applicant buy it and be reimbursed for improving the gravel parking lot. The Planning Commission voted 3-1 on May 11, with Commissioner Everett dissenting over architecture. The applicant proposed a 40-foot private street against the 53-foot standard. Burnham said requiring the full right-of-way would be unfair since private streets were allowed in Phase B; Curtis accepted 40 feet for this project but wants a public-road standard going forward. No vote.

   • Units: 134
   • Planning Commission: 3-1 (May 11, 2021)

   Follow Hidden Hollow Phase C in the development tracker →

9. Item 1.A · Roads and utilities

   City administrator update (work session)

   Discussed

   Staff said LYRB would begin bonding around July for Airport Road expansion from Overland to Wride Memorial Highway if funded in the fiscal 2022 budget, and that the city is working with Unified Fire Authority on a third fire station, possibly a joint public safety building. The Airport Road bid award was on that evening's agenda with completion expected by end of October.

   Follow Airport Road alignment and design in the development tracker →

What residents said

Electric scootersRental licensingFees and fines

Jeff Ruth supported the administrative law judge and the rental licensing program. No one spoke at the fee schedule hearing.