Council picks ICMA process for city administrator search and names Steve Mumford interim; approves LKL Associates industrial site plan 4-1
March 19, 2024, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council adopted the International City/County Management Association process for hiring a city administrator, appointed Steve Mumford interim administrator unanimously and set a March 26 special meeting to pick a recruitment firm. It approved the LKL Associates light industrial site plan 4-1, with Council Member Rich Wood opposed, and adopted a fourth fiscal 2023-24 budget amendment unanimously. Two Planning Commission appointments each passed 4-1.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 15.B · Appointment
Process for hiring a city administrator; interim administrator
Approved
City Attorney Marcus Draper said Wood and Council Member Brett Wright had proposed using the ICMA recruitment guidelines instead of the mayor's proposal, and the council chose that approach. Staff will build a rubric to rank recruitment firms from a list compiled by the human resources manager, scoring cost, familiarity with the city, Utah experience, guaranteed length of employment, references and services. The scan does not show a roll call on the resolution. Wright moved and Council Member Melissa Clark seconded naming Steve Mumford interim administrator, to share duties with the city recorder until the post is filled; it passed unanimously including the mayor.
Item 14.A · Development
LKL Associates site plan, 1053 East Belladonna Drive
Approved · 4-1
The site is Lot 2, Plat 1, Sweetwater Industrial Phase A, about 5.14 acres, for a light industrial building for construction and building materials sales. Wright pulled the item to clarify pedestrian-scaled design standards in the Sweetwater Industrial Overlay (EMMC 17.53.060(A)), and Clark agreed. Wood said the roof design did not meet EMMC 17.72.040(C); Senior Planner David Stroud said staff reads that standard as open to interpretation and plans a consultant review. Council Member Jared Gray said the site suits the use, near the sewer plant and far from homes.
- Acres: 5.14
- Use: construction and building materials sales
Item 16.A · Budget
Fourth amendment to the fiscal 2023-24 budget
Approved · 5-0
Staff said the amendment increases the budget by $57,636, to $6,281,208, with about 92 percent from internal transfers and contracts. Changes include cutting a trade association membership line from $7,500 to $2,500, moving $25,000 from the hotel study to a regional growth study, prorating a part-time planner, and adding $110,000 for a diesel fuel storage tank for city well generators. City Engineer Chris Trusty clarified that a $5,000 capital project change applies to Mid Valley Road widening. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Budget$57,636
- Budget$110,000
- Budget$25,000
Item 9.A-9.B · Appointment
Planning Commission appointments
Approved
The council appointed Bryan Free as an alternate through December 2025 on a 4-1 vote with Council Member Donna Burnham opposed, and Craig Whiting to a three-year term through December 2026 on a 4-1 vote; the scan does not clearly show who voted no on the Whiting appointment.
Item 10.A, 11-13, 15.A · Contract
Consent: Old Airport Road right-of-way purchase, change order, bond releases, CDBG process
Approved · 5-0
The consent agenda approved an Old Airport Road right-of-way purchase from D&B Cedars LLC, Change Order #5 for Old Airport Road design with Civil Science, bond releases for Antelope Meadows Phase B Plat 2 and Eagle Point Phase G Plat 3 out of warranty and a resolution on the process and projects for Community Development Block Grant funds. The minutes give no amounts.
- Land dealAmount not given to D&B Cedars LLC
- Change orderAmount not given to Civil Science
Item 1.B · Development
Mountainland Supply site plan (work session)
Discussed
Stroud said two submittals were redlined as noncompliant. The site is in the Rush Creek subdivision in the Light Manufacturing/Distribution zone, and metal is allowed only as an accent outside the Sweetwater Industrial Overlay. Applicant Bert Bradford offered contrasting panels and awnings and said metal framing was ordered early to avoid a $500,000 cost increase. Wood preferred concrete masonry or tilt-up buildings. Council members were open to flat metal paneling but not corrugated metal. No vote was taken.
Item 1.A, 1.C, 1.D · Presentation
Regional growth study, open space encroachments and Pony Express Days float (work session)
Discussed
The Mountainland Association of Governments described a possible joint study with Saratoga Springs. The wildlife biologist estimated 200 to 500 encroachments on city open space, and Gray said the city should charge market value for any land it disposes of. Public Works staff presented float concepts; a car chassis costs $2,000 to $10,000 more than a trailer but allows more parades. No votes were taken.
What residents said
Industrial building materialsOpen space encroachment
One resident offered to lead an organization to maintain unimproved city open spaces with gardens, livestock or orchards.