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Eagle Mountain · City Council

Council approves first fiscal 2026-27 budget amendment 3-0 with two members excused; consent items include Midvalley Road change orders

September 15, 2026, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah

With Council Members Zachory Huish and Rich Wood excused from the policy session, the council voted 3-0 on every action, including the first amendment to the fiscal 2026-27 budget after a hearing, the consent agenda with an added shared parking condition for Spring Run Plaza Lot 2, and a training on open meetings and ethics. Amounts for the change orders, lobbying agreement and reimbursement agreement are not stated in the minutes.

From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item 1.A · City code

    Transmission lines code (work session)

    Discussed

    Planning Director Brandon Larsen presented a draft overlay zone and state code requirements.

  2. Item 1.C · Parks

    Community Services Board project recommendations (work session)

    Discussed

    The board chair presented the priority-ranked project list and the rationale for adding a project; the council gave direction.

  3. Item 1.B · City code

    RV parking code amendment (work session)

    No action

    Not discussed; moved to a future agenda.

  4. Item 12-15 · Contract

    Consent agenda: Midvalley Road change orders, Spring Run Plaza site plans, lobbying agreement and reimbursement agreement

    Approved with conditions · 3-0

    Items were change orders #6 and #7 for the 2025 Midvalley Road extension, minutes of September 1, site plans for Spring Run Plaza Lots 1 and 2 (Lot 2 with Planning Commission Condition 2 requiring the shared parking and maintenance agreement to be filed with the site plan application), a lobbying services agreement with Utah Public Solutions LLC, and a reimbursement agreement with Spring Run Parkway Partners II, LP. No amounts are stated.

    Moved by Council Member Brett Wright, seconded by Council Member Craig Whiting. Vote: 3-0

    Follow Mid-Valley Road feasibility and extension in the development tracker →

    Follow Spring Run Plaza master development plan and rezone in the development tracker →

  5. Item 16.A · Budget

    First amendment to the fiscal 2026-27 annual budget

    Approved · 3-0

    Budget Manager Terrence Dela Pena presented changes to the general, capital project, special revenue, internal service and enterprise funds. In public comment at the 7:51 to 8:00 p.m. hearing, speakers raised employees taking city vehicles home, the cost of the transportation bid and park improvements, delaying approval for lack of detail, and reducing spending. Amounts are not stated.

    • BudgetAmount not given First amendment to the fiscal 2026-27 annual budget

    Moved by Council Member Brett Wright, seconded by Council Member Melissa Clark. Vote: 3-0

  6. Item 17.A · Presentation

    Training on open meetings, ethics and civil discourse

    Discussed

    City Attorney Marcus Draper trained the council on the Open and Public Meetings Act, the Municipal Officers' and Employees' Ethics Act including disclosures, city code provisions and the Standards for Civil Discourse.

  7. Item 18.A · Other

    Legislative priorities list update

    Discussed

    John Magness gave an update and answered questions.

  8. Item 9.A · Other

    Proclamation designating Eagle Mountain a JustServe City

    No action

    Council Member Craig Whiting read the proclamation.

What residents said

Property tax increaseData centersPrayer at city meetings

Three speakers raised prayers at city meetings, opposition to a property tax increase, limits on additional data centers, and allocating funds in line with resident concerns.