Orem council gets CDBG and bike park updates, sets 2025 schedule
October 29, 2024, 3:30 p.m. · Orem City Center, 56 North State Street
The council heard work session presentations on federal block grant priorities, a phase 3 bike skills park and a new resident reporting portal, then approved consent items including the 2025 meeting schedule and moving the November meeting to Nov. 19. Council Member LaNae Millett joined the regular session by Zoom.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| CDBG five-year consolidated plan | Discussed |
| Bike skills park phase 3 | Discussed |
| Citizen Connect reporting portal | Discussed |
| 2025 meeting schedule and November meeting change | Discussed |
| Consent items | Approved · 6-0 |
| Closed session motion | No action · 6-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item Work session · Budget
CDBG five-year consolidated plan
Discussed
Mountainland Association of Governments staff, who administer Orem's Community Development Block Grant program, said Orem receives about $600,000 a year plus about $350,000 in unused prior-year funds, and a 2025-2029 consolidated plan is due. A regional survey drew 214 responses, 59 from Orem; top priorities included affordable housing, parks and libraries, street and sidewalk improvements and crime victim services. Each council member was asked to pick top five priorities.
- Grant$600,000
Item Work session · Parks
Bike skills park phase 3
Discussed
Staff said the project was approved by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, funded in fiscal 2025 with a UORG grant, and designed by Avid Trails, with construction planned from May 2025 to July or August 2025. Staff recommended Option B, the original earthen features plus prefabricated wooden ramps and aluminum frames. A phase 4 pump track was shown in preliminary design with no site chosen.
Item Work session · Other
Citizen Connect reporting portal
Discussed
Staff demonstrated a new portal at connect.orem.gov for reporting issues such as damaged garbage cans, streetlights and water leaks and tracking progress. The site was live but not yet advertised.
Item Work session · Other
2025 meeting schedule and November meeting change
Discussed
The City Recorder proposed a 2025 meeting schedule and moving the November 2024 council meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19 because of an Alpine School District meeting.
Presentation
Neighborhood Advisory Commission annual report
Discussed
The commission reported expanding from 9 to 18 members, two from each of nine districts, and described its 2024 work on neighborhood communication, myHometown and general plan feedback.
Presentation
Heritage Advisory Commission and Veterans Day program; Green Business Award
Discussed
A commission member invited residents to the Nov. 11 Veterans Day program at the Orem City Cemetery. Staff said Utah Businesses and Rocky Mountain Power gave the city a Green Business Award.
Item Consent · Other
Consent items
Approved · 6-0
Approved: minutes, reappointment of Hilary Hungerford to the Natural Resources Stewardship Committee, the 2025 council meeting schedule, and moving the November meeting from Nov. 12 to Nov. 19.
Other
Closed session motion
No action · 6-0
The council voted to go into closed session to discuss the purchase or lease of real estate. No action was reported.
What residents said
Street lighting and speed near 50 East 1200 SouthCrosswalk safety
Two residents who live near 50 East and 1200 South asked for more streetlights, a marked crosswalk, stop signs and speed enforcement after a serious crash there.