Council tables energy ordinance after 90-minute hearing and tables $350,167-per-acre civic campus land purchase; approves $60,000 lobbying contract
January 21, 2025, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
After a hearing that ran from 8:50 to 10:15 p.m. with more than two dozen speakers, the council voted 5-0 to table an ordinance on energy uses including battery storage, natural gas plants and small modular reactors, and the mayor will schedule a town hall. The council also tabled the 20.99-acre civic campus land purchase at $350,166.75 an acre, and approved a one-year, $60,000 lobbying agreement with ThinkUtah. Council Member Jared Gray attended electronically.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1.B · Parks
Proposed military garden (work session)
Discussed
The Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance is working with staff on a garden near Hidden Canyon with a possible monument, sidewalks and raised beds. The state provided a small grant for pollinator plants and Home Depot awarded a $10,300 materials grant that must be used within six months. The city would maintain irrigation; the Alliance would handle weeding two to three times a year.
- Grant$10,300 to Home Depot
Item 1.A · Roads and utilities
Regional sewer options (work session)
Discussed
Fairfield Mayor Hollie McKinney presented; no summary is recorded.
Item 1.C · Other
Fiscal 2026 CDBG projects (work session)
Discussed
Taylor Draney of Mountainland Association of Governments led brainstorming on next year's projects and updated current ones.
Item 1.D · General plan
Downtown master plan (work session)
Discussed
MHTN Architects and Leland Consulting reviewed the concept plan, layout, public survey feedback and implementation options.
Item 1.E · Development
Lennar townhome exteriors, Parkway Fields (work session)
Discussed
Planner Steven Lehmitz said the council approved the plat and site plan June 6, 2023 on a 3-2 vote with a condition requiring two exterior siding materials covering at least 30% of all sides of each building. The Building Division's approval letter references only the approved elevations. Lennar has been approved for elevations that differ from the council-approved designs, most townhomes are built, and a Lennar representative asked to continue building the remaining units as they are. No decision was made.
- Applicant: Lennar
Item 9.A · Appointment
Youth Council appointment
Approved · 5-0
The council appointed a Youth Council member for a term through June 30, 2025.
Item 10-11 · Contract
Consent agenda: Firefly district amendment, Overland/Pony Express agreement amendment and Mid-Valley Road right-of-way
Approved · 5-0
The consent items were the second amendment to the Firefly Public Infrastructure Districts governing documents, the fourth amendment to the Overland/Pony Express Master Development Agreement with Ivory Homes and SITLA, and a purchase agreement with Ivory Homes and SITLA for 2.038 acres of right-of-way for Mid-Valley Road. The price is not stated in the minutes. Items 11.C and 11.E were pulled for separate discussion.
- Land dealAmount not given to Ivory Homes and SITLA
Item 12.A · City code
Energy-related amendments to Title 17 (battery storage, natural gas, small modular reactors, solar)
Tabled · 5-0
Planning Director Brandon Larsen and Economic Development Director Evan Berrett presented definitions for energy uses, an agricultural zone use, permitted uses in the RTI overlay, special-use standards for battery storage, natural gas plants and small modular reactors, and solar requirements in Chapter 17.15. The hearing ran from 8:50 to 10:15 p.m. More than 20 residents and others spoke, along with representatives of Enyo, a university research official, the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab and the Eagle Mountain Nature and Wildlife Alliance; nine written comments were also submitted. The council voted unanimously to table the ordinance, and the mayor will schedule a town hall with questions and answers on energy.
Item 11.C · Contract
Purchase of 20.99 acres for a future civic campus
Tabled · 5-0
The site is east of Pony Express Parkway across from Cory Wride Park, to be bought from Ivory Homes and SITLA at $350,166.75 an acre based on an independent appraisal, with deed restrictions. The minutes do not state a total; the per-acre price implies about $7.35 million. Council Member Rich Wood moved to adopt with changes, then discussion covered size limits, drive-throughs, deed restrictions and the definition of a public works facility. The council tabled it, with staff to define a public works facility and strike commercial size limits.
- Land dealAmount not given to Ivory Homes and SITLA
- Acres: 20.99
- Price: $350,166.75 per acre (total not stated)
Item 11.E · Contract
Lobbying services agreement, ThinkUtah
Approved · 5-0
ThinkUtah, led by former state Sen. Jake Anderegg, proposed general lobbying for the city on transportation and other goals before federal, state and local leaders for $60,000 a year over a one-year term. The minutes list Council Member Brett Wright as both mover and seconder.
- Contract$60,000 to ThinkUtah
Item 13.A · Appointment
2025 council board liaison assignments
Discussed
Members discussed assignments; no motion or vote was recorded. Assignments listed include Burnham on the Library Advisory Board and Economic Development (Chamber), Gray on Parks and Recreation, Senior Advisory Council and School District, Wood on the Planning Commission, Arts Alliance and Pony Express Days, and Wright as mayor pro tempore.
What residents said
Energy uses such as battery storage, natural gas and small modular reactorsCivic campus land price and uses
No comments at the general public comment period (7:40 p.m.). More than 20 people spoke at the energy ordinance hearing.