Council adopts water, sewer and stormwater rate increases 4-1, rezones Fire Station 253 site and accepts Gardner Farms annexation petition
March 1, 2022, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council approved new water, sewer and stormwater rates 4-1 (Council Member Donna Burnham opposed) using the least-change water option with a 4 percent annual increase, rezoned 1.75 acres for Fire Station 253, and accepted a roughly 161-acre annexation petition for further review. It tabled the Eagle Heights Village agreement amendment and a board appointment ordinance.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Water, sewer and stormwater rates | Approved · 4-1 |
| Fire Station 253 rezone and site plan | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Gardner Farms annexation petition | Approved · 5-0 |
| Eagle Heights Village master development agreement amendment | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Dog park rules (Chapter 7.05) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Board appointment process (Chapter 2.27) | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Heat Stroker baseball tournament: overnight hours | Approved · 5-0 |
| Board appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: cost estimating, landscape services, well test pumping, change order, plats | Approved · 5-0 |
| Campus Drive solutions (work session) | Discussed |
| City administrator update (work session) | Discussed |
| Closed session motion | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 17.A · Taxes and fees
Water, sewer and stormwater rates
Approved · 4-1
Evan Berrett presented three water proposals, each with a 4 percent annual increase: Proposal 1 keeps current tiers; Proposal 2 uses smaller tiers; Proposal 3 raises the base rate to include 3,000 to 6,000 gallons. Proposal 1 adds about $1.50 a month for lots under half an acre and $2.50 for larger lots. Sewer service areas are combined so all residents pay the same rate, $45.75 a month for general users and $32.03 per equivalent residential unit for industrial users, with a 2.5 percent annual increase. Stormwater rises from $5.00 to $8.25 per unit. Mayor Tom Westmoreland said the increase is not a conservation measure; Council Member Carolyn Love supported conservation tiers; Burnham said Proposal 1 may not meet state tier requirements and supported Proposal 3; Council Members Jared Gray and Colby Curtis preferred Proposal 1; Council Member Brett Wright preferred education over penalties. Approved with Proposal 1, effective the billing cycle after April 30, 2022.
- Fee$46
- Fee$32
- Fee$8
Item 15.A-B · Public safety
Fire Station 253 rezone and site plan
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The 1.75 acres of city-owned land north of Wride Memorial Park on Mid Valley Road moved from Agriculture to Public Facilities, with a site plan for the new station including a community room the council had requested. The Planning Commission recommended approval unanimously, conditioned on a six-foot masonry wall on the west property line. Gray asked about land ownership if the city leaves the fire service area; staff said the city would buy the stations but not the land. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Acres: 1.75
- Zone: Agriculture to Public Facilities
Item 18.A · Annexation
Gardner Farms annexation petition
Approved · 5-0
The petition, filed Feb. 14, 2022, covers about 161 acres west of Eagle Mountain Boulevard (Utah County parcel 58:049:0016) to be annexed as Agriculture; the general plan designation is Employment Center/Campus. The council voted to accept the petition for further review; the annexation vote will come later.
- Acres: about 161
Item 17.B · Development
Eagle Heights Village master development agreement amendment
Tabled · 5-0
The applicant's preferred option splits duplex lots into single-family lots, keeping 284 units and density; alternatives were selling phases 3 to 5 to a builder for market-rate duplexes or zero-lot-line twin homes. The Planning Commission recommended denial of the preferred option 4-0 on Feb. 8. Applicant representative Kirt Peterson said rising costs made the affordable project unfeasible, about $250,000 in fees would be lost, and feasibility depends on waiving impact and building permit fees. Wright was open to duplexes or single-family; Curtis said build per the agreement or meet current code; Love preferred affordable housing or single-family to current standards; Burnham suggested tabling for a revised proposal; Gray preferred R2 standards. Tabled.
- Fee$250,000
Item 16.A · Parks
Dog park rules (Chapter 7.05)
Approved · 5-0
Parks Director Brad Hickman said rules from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board require handlers to be 16 or older with dogs under voice control, with signage marking enforced areas. Youth under 16 may interact with dogs if an adult supervises.
Item 16.B · City code
Board appointment process (Chapter 2.27)
Tabled · 5-0
Curtis sponsored the change to give members time for private feedback to the mayor before public notice of appointments. City Attorney Jeremy Cook said it reduces the mayor's powers under state code and needs a unanimous council vote or a majority with the mayor's approval, and recommended handling the Planning Commission separately. Burnham opposed an earlier mayoral-approval change; Love wanted private notice on all appointments; Mayor Westmoreland viewed it as encroaching on advice and consent. Tabled, with Gray and Love to work with the mayor, recorder and attorney.
Item 19.A · Parks
Heat Stroker baseball tournament: overnight hours
Approved · 5-0
Eagle Mountain Baseball's president requested overnight games July 7 to 10 at Wride Memorial Park for ages 9 to 14, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Thursday and Friday and a Saturday championship ending by 2 a.m. Gray asked that overnight staffing costs be covered, and the applicant agreed; Curtis raised noise and light concerns; Hickman said a parks employee and possibly a deputy may be needed.
Item 10 · Appointment
Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
Carl Canlas was appointed to the Cemetery Advisory Board through 2023, and Adam Clark to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board for the rest of a term through 2022 and a three-year term ending 2025.
Item 11-14 · Contract
Consent agenda: cost estimating, landscape services, well test pumping, change order, plats
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved independent cost estimating for the Eagle Mountain Boulevard widening with Innovative Contracting and Engineering, landscape maintenance with Brightview Landscape Services, White Hills well test pumping with Widdison Turbine Services, Change Order 2 for new well design with Jones and DeMille (paid by Facebook), and warranty actions on Antelope Meadows, Skyline Ridge, Evans Ranch and Scenic Mountain plats. The minutes give no dollar amounts.
- ContractAmount not given to Innovative Contracting and Engineering
- ContractAmount not given to Brightview Landscape Services Inc.
- ContractAmount not given to Widdison Turbine Services
- Change orderAmount not given to Jones and DeMille
Item 1.B · Roads and utilities
Campus Drive solutions (work session)
Discussed
Ryan Hales and Joseph Browning of Hales Engineering recommended a high-T intersection at Ranches Parkway and Wride Memorial Highway with right-in/right-out only on west Campus Drive, and Maverik left turns moved to a future north-south road to Stonebridge Lane with a traffic light. It would mitigate traffic through 2029. City Engineer Chris Trusty said UDOT appears amenable; the cost is unknown and the project is impact-fee eligible. Discussion only.
Item 1.A · Roads and utilities
City administrator update (work session)
Discussed
The water impact fee analysis is tentatively April 5, the Master Transportation Plan is due April 5, and the Airport Road project is delayed. February permits were 156 residential building, 41 basement, 23 solar and 21 other.
Other
Closed session motion
Approved · 5-0
The council voted to go into closed session to discuss reasonably imminent litigation and the purchase, lease or exchange of real property.
What residents said
Utility ratesAffordable housingTraffic at Campus Drive
Stephanie Gricius announced a Republican caucus on March 8. No one spoke on a council item.