Council certifies election results, rewrites animal limits, approves Pinnacles agreement and a $158,206 biosolids press purchase, all 5-0
November 16, 2021, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council sat as the Board of Canvassers and certified the Nov. 2 general election, then adopted substitute animal zoning limits in place of staff's proposal, approved the Pinnacles master development agreement with three conditions, and bought two biosolids fan presses for $158,206, all unanimously. It tabled site plans for Big O Tires and Marketplace Lot 8 Pad A.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Canvass of the 2021 general election | Approved · 5-0 |
| Animal zoning regulations (Chapter 6.10) | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| The Pinnacles master development agreement | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Sole-source purchase of biosolids fan presses | Approved · 5-0 |
| Big O Tires site plan | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Marketplace Lot 8 Pad A site plan | Tabled · 5-0 |
| City treasurer appointment | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: bond releases, park change order, medical office site plan | Approved · 5-0 |
| Upcoming planning items (work session) | Discussed |
| Accessory dwelling unit ordinance (work session) | Discussed |
| Parks and Recreation Advisory Board discussion (work session) | Discussed |
| City administrator update (work session) | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 2.A · Other
Canvass of the 2021 general election
Approved · 5-0
City Recorder Fionnuala Kofoed reported 20,241 ballots mailed and 5,039 returned (24.9 percent turnout), 134 rejected for signature or postmark problems. For mayor, Tom Westmoreland received 2,615 votes and Melissa Clark 2,408. For two council seats, Brett Wright received 2,884, Donna Rivera Burnham 2,423, Rich Wood 2,389 and Jason Allen 1,698. Westmoreland was elected mayor and Wright and Burnham to four-year council terms. Burnham and Clark, who were candidates, voted on the canvass; the minutes record no disclosure or recusal.
Item 18.B · City code
Animal zoning regulations (Chapter 6.10)
Approved with conditions · 5-0
After the council halted Tayler Jensen's presentation of a staff proposal that excluded chickens, dogs and cats, the hearing ran from 8:27 to 9:36 p.m. Residents including Mike Boyd and John Hubbard supported clarifying cumulative animal counts and reducing per-acre totals; Brent Strong supported a point system; Bettina Cameron, Heather Beck and many others opposed the point system and counting miniature cattle as half a cow; several written comments opposed banning chickens on lots under a half-acre. Council Member Carolyn Love moved to deny the staff ordinance and substitute changes: a new 2 to 2.99-acre column (including 8 horses or mules, 4 buffalo, 8 cattle, 12 sheep or goats, 6 pigs), miniature and adolescent animals counting as half a full-sized adult, fowl excluded from livestock standards, and removal of the Airpark zone section 6.10.060. Council Member Jared Gray had proposed counting miniature cattle as half and changing setback wording, which Love declined to add.
Item 20.A · Development
The Pinnacles master development agreement
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Steve Mumford said the Planning Commission recommended approval 4-0 on Nov. 9 with changes. Terms include 38.5 feet dedicated along the south edge with Aviator Avenue completed to a 77-foot right-of-way, a neighborhood park dedicated to the city, a commercial business campus to the north, future freeway right-of-way preservation, and a six-year term. Council Member Colby Curtis worried about developer default during inflation and Council Member Melissa Clark suggested 50 percent; applicant Andy Flamm said the residential portion is being sold to a builder. Approved with three conditions: remove maximum unit language from sections 3.3 and 3.4, remove MF1 single-family detached cluster units, and require the park to be complete before the final plat for more than 50 percent of single-family homes, with a weather extension.
Item 19.A · Contract
Sole-source purchase of biosolids fan presses
Approved · 5-0
Public Utilities Manager Mack Straw said staff originally recommended one press from Prime Solution, Inc. for $79,103 against a $70,000 budget; the price rose $9,103 in under a year, and a 10-day sole-source notice was posted. Clark suggested buying two, and City Administrator Paul Jerome said sewer impact fees or the sewer fund could pay. The council approved two presses for $158,206. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Purchase$158,206 to Prime Solution, Inc.
Item 17.C · Development
Big O Tires site plan
Tabled · 5-0
Applicant representative Trevor Sharp asked for approval with conditions, but updated elevations arrived late and were not reviewed publicly. Curtis said a mostly white facade does not fit the area; Gray favored tabling; Clark opposed moving an incomplete application. The council directed the applicant to improve palette harmony, articulation and accents and tabled the plan.
Item 17.B · Development
Marketplace Lot 8 Pad A site plan
Tabled · 5-0
Staff said drive-through traffic from Macey's runs opposite the usual pattern and asked to remove a road and add a median; members raised queue direction and blocked stalls. Tabled.
Item 12.A · Appointment
City treasurer appointment
Approved · 5-0
Kim Julian was appointed city treasurer.
Item 14-17 · Contract
Consent agenda: bond releases, park change order, medical office site plan
Approved · 5-0
The council moved Brylee Farms Phase A Plat 1 and Sage Park Phase A Plat 4 out of warranty, approved Change Order 3 for Cory B. Wride Memorial Park Phase 2 with Kenny Seng Construction (parks director Brad Hickman said the project is about 5 percent over the initial budget, under the usual 10 percent threshold, with Facebook reimbursing some costs; no amount stated), and the Eagle Mountain Medical Office Building site plan.
- Change orderAmount not given to Kenny Seng Construction
Item 4.B · Development
Upcoming planning items (work session)
Discussed
Tayler Jensen previewed the Ranches Crossing master site plan (five commercial pads at Ranches Parkway and Pony Express Parkway), a shooting range ordinance, the Eagle Crest A master site plan (storage and flex units, formerly Sage Park), a Tagg N Go car wash site plan and rezone, a sign code amendment and the Ault Farms master development agreement.
Item 18.A · City code
Accessory dwelling unit ordinance (work session)
Discussed
Mumford reviewed changes since Oct. 19: 70-foot minimum frontage and 35-foot maximum height for detached units, 400-square-foot minimum and 1,200-square-foot maximum, a 10-foot rear setback, and internal ADUs in all single-family zones. Gray wanted more than two bedrooms in external units. No vote.
Item 4.C · Parks
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board discussion (work session)
Discussed
Chair Michael Johnson and Vice Chair Rod Hess sought feedback on park inventory, the new dog park and trail and open space planning; council members raised trail signage, e-bike use, the match grant program and flood mitigation near the mountain bike park.
Item 4.A · Roads and utilities
City administrator update (work session)
Discussed
The library received an Impactful Library Services Award; 93 residential permits were issued in October; four new rapid infiltration basins were completed in-house on 35 acres, saving over $1 million.
What residents said
Animal limitsBuilding facade designDrive-through traffic
Elsie Marrott proposed a healing park garden. Jeff Ruth thanked staff for the veterans' breakfast. At the animal code hearing about two dozen residents spoke or wrote, most opposing a point system or a chicken ban on small lots.