Council awards membrane filtration equipment procurement to MGC Contractors, allows weathering steel fences 4-1 and denies trail parcel sale 3-2
April 21, 2026, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
The council approved on consent a bid award to MGC Contractors, Inc. for membrane filtration equipment for the 6.0 million gallon a day wastewater expansion, adopted fencing rules that allow Corten weathering steel with five amendments on a 4-1 vote, and denied, 3-2, a request to buy a portion of a city parcel along a trail. It tabled a heating and cooling screening ordinance for multifamily buildings.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1.A · Development
DAI self-storage and RV parking (work session)
Discussed
A DAI representative presented the need for storage units and RV parking for residents and subcontractors, and the building's location and design.
Item 1.B · Budget
Quarterly financial report (work session)
Discussed
Terrence Dela Pena presented budget status and general and enterprise fund updates.
Item 1.C · Development
Trails at Hidden Valley subdivision concept plan, formerly Lower Hidden Valley (work session)
Discussed
Planning Director Brandon Larsen gave background and the applicant's representative compared proposed 2025 and 2026 amended master development agreement plans and asked for feedback. One resident emailed asking that the concept plan be rejected and modified.
Item 1.D · Zoning
Brandon Park rezone (work session)
Discussed
Planner Steven Lehmitz presented and answered questions.
Item 10-12 · Contract
Consent agenda: special revenue funds, surplus vehicles, membrane equipment award and wastewater report
Approved · 5-0
Items were a resolution establishing special revenue funds for CDBG, the RAP tax, community development and public art; declaring surplus fleet vehicles; the award of work authorization GMP 1 for membrane filtration system equipment procurement for the 6.0 MGD wastewater expansion to MGC Contractors, Inc. (two manufacturers met specifications and the award followed a staff review; no amount stated); and the 2025 municipal wastewater planning report. Change orders #2 and #3 for the Belle Street booster power conduit and SCADA were removed and tabled.
- ContractAmount not given to MGC Contractors, Inc.
Item 13.A · Contract
Disposal of a portion of Utah County parcel 46:536:0430
Denied · 3-2
City Recorder Lacie Messerly gave background on a request to buy a portion of a city parcel along a trail. Applicants spoke about the trail's condition and a utility easement was needed for drainage. One person spoke in favor at the 8:13 to 8:15 p.m. hearing. A motion by Council Member Rich Wood to table was withdrawn. The council then denied the resolution 3-2, with Council Members Melissa Clark and Wood opposed.
Item 14.A · City code
Heating and cooling screening for multifamily buildings, EMMC 17.72.040
Tabled · 5-0
Senior Planner Robert Hobbs presented the need for more specific standards. No one spoke. The council tabled the ordinance with direction to revise heat pump and screening standards, review spacing for airflow, incorporate the Planning Commission's redlines and return it on consent.
Item 15.A · City code
Fencing, EMMC 17.60 and 17.10: weathering steel
Approved with conditions · 4-1
Planner Mickie Mills outlined updates and raised concerns about adding pre-weathered steel as a residential perimeter fencing material; the resident who initiated the request explained it. The council adopted the ordinance with five amendments: Corten steel at least 1/8 inch thick, no corrugated material, removal of the annual sealing requirement, a drip edge where panels are near concrete, and compliance verification during permitting. Council Member Rich Wood voted no.
What residents said
Trails at Hidden Valley density
One candidate for county commissioner spoke generally; one written email on the Trails at Hidden Valley plan was noted.