Council tables transportation master plan again after Old Airport Road residents object, appoints new city attorney and amends budget
December 6, 2022, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
After about 30 minutes of resident comments on the Old Airport Road alignment near Sage Valley and Wride Memorial Highway, the council voted 5-0 to table the transportation master plan to review alignment changes and buffers. It also adopted a second amendment to the fiscal 2022-2023 budget bringing the total to $160,579,224, appointed Marcus Draper as city attorney and made board appointments.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Transportation master plan | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Second amendment to the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget | Approved · 5-0 |
| Wastewater treatment plant expansion change order 5, Aqua Engineering | Approved · 5-0 |
| Appointment of city attorney | Approved · 5-0 |
| Board appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: bond releases and 2023 meeting schedule | Approved · 5-0 |
| Real property disposal, Utah County parcels 36:713:0052 and 54:223:0041 | Withdrawn |
| City administrator update (work session) | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 16.A · Roads and utilities
Transportation master plan
Tabled · 5-0
City Engineer Chris Trusty presented revisions. In the work session Council Member Brett Wright suggested UTA On Demand service and asked to remove the complete streets policy section; Council Member Donna Burnham noted UTA has not committed to On Demand service, and bike lanes were discussed as a funding factor. Council members want to review alignment changes, including relocating the future freeway and Old Airport Road, and consider buffers such as commercial uses or open space; two members will work with staff. The council tabled the plan to the next meeting.
Item 15.A · Budget
Second amendment to the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget
Approved · 5-0
Finance Director Kimberly Ruesch presented a general fund increase of $140,149 and a sewer fund request of $234,828, including headworks and taxes on a 40-acre land purchase. At Council Member Carolyn Love's request the Aqua Engineering change order was added, bringing the total budget to $160,579,224. No one spoke at the hearing (8:09 p.m.).
- Budget$140,149
- Budget$234,828
- Budget$92,192
- Budget$160.6 million
Item 11.A · Contract
Wastewater treatment plant expansion change order 5, Aqua Engineering
Approved · 5-0
The change order, not to exceed $92,191.62, was approved on the consent agenda. It follows a $23,047.91 change order denied on October 18.
- Change order$92,192 to Aqua Engineering
Item 14.A · Appointment
Appointment of city attorney
Approved · 5-0
The resolution appointing Marcus Draper as city attorney was part of the consent agenda; the motion text does not separately mention it.
Item 9 · Appointment
Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council appointed Andrea Hecklinger and Stephanie Corless to the Library Advisory Board, Colton Scott and Rod Hess to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, and Brent Strong and Jason Allen to the Planning Commission, each through December 2025, in separate 5-0 votes. A Planning Commission alternate appointment was removed from the agenda.
Item 10.A-10.E · Other
Consent agenda: bond releases and 2023 meeting schedule
Approved · 5-0
Eagle Point Townhomes Plats D and E and Scenic Mountain Phase C Plats 1 and 2 moved into warranty and Ranches Estates Plat D was released out of warranty. The council removed the April 4, 2023 meeting because of Alpine School District spring break.
Item 17.A · Other
Real property disposal, Utah County parcels 36:713:0052 and 54:223:0041
Withdrawn
The item, tabled September 20, was removed at the applicant's request.
Item 1.C · Presentation
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board presentation (work session)
Discussed
Board members presented six focus areas and the council gave nine recommendations, including youth sports options, partnerships with schools and skill-level programming.
Item 1.A · Other
City administrator update (work session)
Discussed
The lobbyist helped secure a $1 million matching grant for tertiary effluent treatment. Well 8 drilling is underway, Well 7 was re-bid with no bids, and 19 residential permits were issued in November, including seven single-family homes and two six-plex buildings.
- Grant$1.00 million
What residents said
Old Airport Road alignmentNoise and property valuesEmergency accessSnow removal and runoff
Several residents spoke from 7:12 to 7:41 p.m. about the Old Airport Road alignment near Sage Valley and Wride Memorial Highway, raising runoff and snow removal on roads without curb and gutter, access and emergency egress, traffic pollution, noise and property values, the intersection angle and buffers, school bus and maintenance access, and equestrian and pedestrian use. Staff said a traffic light is expected at Old Airport Road and Wride Memorial Highway and the city hopes to acquire land for a 90-degree intersection. Council Member Jared Gray attended electronically; the closed session vote table marks him absent.