[0:00] Welcome to city council meeting tonight
[0:02] everybody that's here in person and
[0:04] those watching.
[0:06] First of all I'd like to excuse Mayor
[0:08] Mendenhall. He is out of town on
[0:09] business and Councilman Marshall is out
[0:12] of town on a family vacation. So they
[0:14] won't be here tonight but we'll jump
[0:16] right in. We have asked Dale Robinson
[0:19] our parks and rec director to offer a
[0:21] prayer to get started and then
[0:23] Councilman Euler will say the Pledge of
[0:26] Allegiance.
[0:35] Our Father in heaven, humbly we bow our
[0:37] heads before thee this evening
[0:40] as we gather in this city council
[0:41] meeting. We wish to express our
[0:44] gratitude to thee
[0:45] for the many blessings we receive at thy
[0:47] hand, for this beautiful community that
[0:49] we live in,
[0:51] for the wonderful citizens that are
[0:52] here, for their volunteer spirit,
[0:55] grateful for these elected officials and
[0:57] administration and staff who work diligently to continue to
[1:02] preserve and build upon the wonderful
[1:05] heritage that has been set before us
[1:09] from those that have gone on before.
[1:11] We ask thy spirit to please
[1:14] be with us this evening that the
[1:17] decisions that are made might be in
[1:19] accordance with thy holy mind and will
[1:21] and continue to further
[1:24] this
[1:25] the work that we need to do here in this
[1:27] beautiful community.
[1:29] We love thee. We are grateful for thy
[1:31] son Jesus Christ and thank thee for the
[1:33] blessings thou has given us and ask for
[1:35] this prayer in the name of Jesus Christ.
[1:37] Amen. Amen.
[1:39] Please stand and join me in the Pledge
[1:41] of Allegiance.
[1:44] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:47] United States of America and to the
[1:50] republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:53] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:56] justice for all.
[2:00] Thank you.
[2:03] Okay.
[2:05] We're going to open up first off to
[2:07] public comment. So, anyone here from the
[2:09] public that would like to address us,
[2:10] just come up to the podium, let us know
[2:12] your name, and we will have a 3-minute
[2:14] timer set.
[2:28] All right.
[2:29] Good evening, Council. Thank you for
[2:31] opening this up to public comments. My
[2:32] name is Tanner Taguchi. I'm a resident
[2:34] here in Spanish Fork.
[2:35] I just came to kind of let the Council
[2:37] know about this project that I'm working
[2:39] on as part of the Gold Star Legacy
[2:41] Foundation.
[2:42] Uh we are doing a project at the Spanish
[2:45] Fork City Cemetery over this Memorial
[2:46] Day weekend. It started kind of as a
[2:49] personal project of mine when I was a
[2:51] teenager and it's kind of continued on
[2:52] in that way ever since.
[2:54] Uh this year we're trying to memorialize
[2:56] as many Gold Star veterans who are
[2:58] interred or memorialized in the cemetery
[3:00] as possible.
[3:01] We uh have made some uh 12 Gold Star
[3:03] banners that we plan to hang over their
[3:05] headstones, as well as a typing up some
[3:08] genealogical profiles, some short
[3:11] uh short history of their life and
[3:13] service in the armed forces of the
[3:15] United States. And so, that's what will
[3:16] also be at their graves as well uh over
[3:19] Memorial Day weekend starting from
[3:21] Thursday, the 21st in the morning, until
[3:23] the evening um on the 26th, the day
[3:26] after Memorial Day.
[3:27] Uh so, we we're trying to get the word
[3:29] out. We're trying to help people
[3:30] understand
[3:31] uh the importance of their sacrifice to
[3:33] our community and to the nation.
[3:35] Uh
[3:36] we have created some posters with
[3:39] permission of Parks and Rec Department
[3:41] and Justin Jolley at the cemetery. Uh
[3:43] we're going to put some posters up over
[3:45] by the cemetery that have a QR code so
[3:47] that members of the public can access a
[3:50] map that pinpoints specifically the 38
[3:52] men in the cemetery who are Gold Star
[3:55] veterans so they have a little better
[3:57] time navigating and they don't have to
[3:59] look it up on the cemetery map. So if
[4:02] you have any questions I'm I'm happy to answer any. We're on a social media,
[4:06] Facebook and Instagram and
[4:08] I live I live close by. You can always
[4:10] drop by and you could ask any questions
[4:12] you want. Tanner, I'm curious
[4:15] what got you interested in this? How did
[4:17] you how did this start for you?
[4:18] Well, when I was a teenager uh I'm from
[4:20] Carlsbad in California and every
[4:22] Memorial Day I would drive down to Fort
[4:24] Rosecrans which is the cemetery from Top
[4:27] Gun if you're not familiar.
[4:28] And um they have a very spectacular
[4:31] program down there and I would do a
[4:34] profile like this just when I was a just
[4:37] for a veteran that I'd found. That's how
[4:38] this started. I usually did one a year.
[4:41] I did one in 2024 and 2025. Those are
[4:43] these two men here. Um we've decided to
[4:46] kind of up the pace a little bit. We did
[4:47] 10 this year. I think next year we can finish Spanish Fork Fork Cemetery
[4:53] and then after that we're looking to
[4:54] move on and continue the work in
[4:56] Benjamin, Payson, Santaquin Awesome.
[4:59] That's awesome. Yeah, what a great
[5:01] program. Yeah. Jack, I don't know if we
[5:02] have anything planned to announce for
[5:04] Memorial Day but it might be something
[5:06] to use with our comm team to put
[5:07] something together just saying that this
[5:09] is coming just to look for it cuz then
[5:10] that would maybe get more people
[5:12] interested in it. Yeah, I agree. Let's
[5:14] be in touch in the next few days as we
[5:16] can. Yeah, thank you so much for that.
[5:18] >> Thanks, Tanner. Thanks, Rocky. Thanks as
[5:19] well. Tanner, one other question perhaps
[5:21] for those as they watch this cuz we'll
[5:23] have about a
[5:24] thousand downloads and views a a minute
[5:27] starting tomorrow. It's pretty high
[5:29] watch.
[5:29] >> Great.
[5:30] Uh no, but for those that do watch and those that look at this
[5:34] maybe for the sake of clarity, what what
[5:36] do you use when you use the term Gold
[5:39] Star? How are you defining that? How do
[5:40] you use that? Maybe to clarify that for
[5:42] anybody watching. Yeah, I think in the
[5:44] future maybe we'll write a policy on it
[5:46] and who's who's is to be included in
[5:48] under that term, but I think
[5:49] heuristically just anyone whose life was
[5:52] cut short during their service
[5:55] as a result of their service. You know,
[5:57] so I understand there can be some fringe
[5:59] cases, maybe someone who handled orange
[6:02] crush for a aviation squadron and they
[6:05] died of cancer later on. That's kind of
[6:07] maybe a gray area, but typically anyone
[6:10] who was killed in action, who died of
[6:11] their wounds, or even in training
[6:13] accidents or of illness during their
[6:14] service. Perfect. That term. Thank you.
[6:18] so much for for having me for
[6:20] your Thank you.
[6:23] Okay, is there anyone else?
[6:29] Hello. Um my name's Mandy Webster. Um I
[6:32] grew up here in Spanish Fork and have
[6:34] been a long-term resident here
[6:35] [clears throat] and I'm happy to call
[6:36] here our home.
[6:38] Um we live right across the street from
[6:40] Sierra Bonita along Highway 6.
[6:43] And in 2008 our family entered into an
[6:46] agreement. Sorry. They gave um just
[6:49] under 19 ft of land across our property
[6:51] as well as our neighbors for other
[6:54] houses
[6:55] for a walking trail.
[6:57] As homes were developed, um
[7:00] those walking trails were put in with
[7:01] those developments, but our homes were
[7:03] already there when those when that
[7:05] walking trail
[7:06] um
[7:07] from the other
[7:09] properties near us were put in.
[7:13] Under that agreement, so then our house
[7:16] was able to connect to city water. That
[7:18] was the agreement that took place in
[7:20] there.
[7:22] In that agreement where that 19 almost
[7:24] 19 ft of land was taken, there was an
[7:26] old farm fence there.
[7:30] We are literally one of the only homes
[7:32] parallel to Highway 6 with developed
[7:34] land that does not have this walking
[7:38] trail finished and it's uncomplete.
[7:42] The rest of the is under a future
[7:45] planned and is farmland.
[7:48] In that agreement, a wall is also
[7:50] mentioned with this walking trail.
[7:54] And if you look at the other surrounding
[7:55] areas with this trail, you have a wall,
[7:57] the trail, and then a chain-link fence
[7:59] by Highway 6.
[8:01] It has been 18 years
[8:03] and neglecting these five homes along a
[8:05] trail where the rest of the trail has
[8:06] been completed along with other homes
[8:09] has resulted in damage to the city's
[8:11] property including that um
[8:13] old farm
[8:14] um
[8:15] fence that has like barbed wire fencing
[8:17] on it that the city acquired.
[8:20] Um and as endangered uh as
[8:24] devastated our property and endangered
[8:26] the lives of children and many families
[8:28] in the area.
[8:29] >> [snorts]
[8:30] >> It has been a constant battle keeping
[8:31] children from town homes off of our
[8:33] property. They access our property using
[8:35] the city-acquired land for the trail.
[8:38] We have now put up a fence another fence
[8:41] on where our line would be,
[8:44] but the city had already promised that
[8:45] they would put a wall there.
[8:47] And in 18 years, they have not.
[8:50] On a May 14th, two children entered our
[8:53] property off of this area that is city
[8:55] land and lit it on fire.
[8:58] This would have been prevented had the
[9:00] city not ignored the end of the trail
[9:01] system where we are located and
[9:04] the and the other five homes
[9:07] with that contract.
[9:09] We are now tasked with having to replace
[9:11] the fencing for our horses and our goats
[9:14] and the land is charred and debris needs
[9:16] to be cleaned up. There is no charges
[9:19] being filed against the children who lit
[9:21] it on fire despite um
[9:24] the extensive damage done to our
[9:26] property and asking these children and the
[9:30] parents of these children to stay off of
[9:31] our property.
[9:33] The burden is falling solely on our
[9:35] family.
[9:36] I urge the city to take immediate and immediate action in completing this
[9:41] stretch of land so that this doesn't
[9:43] happen again and that people don't get
[9:45] hurt. My grandfather
[9:48] um ended up passing away from catching
[9:50] on fire at our residence 8 years ago and
[9:53] seeing this fire happen at our house
[9:54] again was absolutely devastating and
[9:56] knowing that these kids could have died
[9:59] was horrible.
[10:02] So, please, if we could please get that
[10:04] fencing done that was supposed to be
[10:05] done 18 years ago,
[10:07] we could prevent this from happening
[10:08] again.
[10:09] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Mandy.
[10:11] Thanks for coming and sharing that. And
[10:13] Shelley, you got her contact
[10:14] information?
[10:17] Did Okay.
[10:18] Let's make sure we have that.
[10:20] >> Yeah, Mandy, would that gentleman on the
[10:21] end with the with the black vest, would
[10:23] you give him your um
[10:25] phone number and we can reach out to
[10:27] you. Thank you. Thank you.
[10:29] Yeah, I'll just add
[10:32] I'm really sorry for the experience that
[10:34] you had. Um we took a bunch of notes and
[10:36] Dale and I, that gentleman that you're
[10:37] talking to,
[10:39] uh Dale and I will visit and
[10:41] 18 years is a long time.
[10:43] Uh
[10:44] those I think kids that were born that
[10:46] year just graduated today from Spanish
[10:48] Fork High School. So, that's been a long
[10:50] time.
[10:51] Um hold on just a second.
[11:06] So, we'll we'll look at a couple of
[11:08] things and then we'll reach out to Mandy
[11:09] and have some information for you next
[11:11] uh next council meeting.
[11:14] Thank you. Thank you for bringing that
[11:15] to our attention, Mandy.
[11:17] Thank you. Thank Thank you. Is there
[11:19] anyone else?
[11:21] Okay. Seeing none, I think it's time for
[11:24] council comments.
[11:26] Councilman Tuck, why don't we start with
[11:28] you and we'll just go down
[11:30] this way. Wonderful. Thank you, uh Mayor
[11:32] Pro Tem Beck. I appreciate that.
[11:35] Uh, we do not have the Chamber of
[11:36] Commerce uh, representative with us this
[11:38] evening, so uh, my comments will be
[11:40] short. I just have a couple couple
[11:41] things to share with the city. Um, first
[11:44] of all, I had the opportunity to speak
[11:46] this past week at the Spanish Fork uh,
[11:49] University 101 graduation, and that was
[11:51] really a fun experience. I was able to
[11:54] be part with some others up here on the
[11:56] stand uh, in the first cohort ever, and
[11:58] now there's a couple hundred I think
[12:00] uh, graduates. So,
[12:02] uh, it was just fun. Amazing job. Kudos
[12:04] to all those in the city who did an
[12:05] amazing job putting on this production
[12:07] over those 10 weeks. Um, the directors
[12:10] especially, Jack, um,
[12:13] and uh, and others. So, anyway, great
[12:16] graduating class. I look forward to what
[12:17] comes next, you know, for this fall or
[12:19] however that looks. So,
[12:21] that was a lot of fun to be part of, and
[12:22] then also,
[12:24] and I'm sure others will mention this,
[12:26] uh, at least I I hope they do, is the
[12:28] Fit City Fair was a huge success on
[12:30] Saturday. Uh, some pictures. We took a
[12:32] bunch, and there's just a couple
[12:34] uh, we had This was the the
[12:37] raffle winner. The grand prize was a
[12:39] membership to the Fit City Center.
[12:40] Amazing prize.
[12:42] Uh, and so,
[12:44] uh, we just had a great time. We we able
[12:46] We had a lot of good vendors there
[12:47] promoting health and wellness in Spanish
[12:49] Fork City. The weather was great. It was
[12:51] overcast. It wasn't too hot like some
[12:53] years. It's a little warm, but it was
[12:54] perfect. And uh, just a great turnout
[12:56] and a wonderful time, and I
[12:58] and yeah,
[13:00] even Jesse did a great job. Didn't fall
[13:01] off the ladder, so
[13:04] But anyway, that's that's all I have for
[13:05] comments this evening. Thanks,
[13:06] Councilman Tuck. Councilman Carden. All
[13:09] right. We'll start where um,
[13:11] Councilman Tuck ended. I guess they were
[13:13] showing how strong I really am. Yeah,
[13:15] this video is titled Jesse C. Grip of
[13:17] Thunder by Travis.
[13:19] >> There you go. Thank you, Travis.
[13:21] Um, that What a fun day. That's been
[13:23] going on for almost 10 years, I guess. I
[13:25] don't remember the exact time that we
[13:27] figured it out, but um, what a awesome
[13:29] event. Brings out a lot of people, a lot
[13:31] of services that are that are out there
[13:34] to help us keep fit both physically,
[13:36] mentally, and all the other
[13:38] things that we have going on in there.
[13:40] Dell, I was expecting to see you run
[13:42] that mile and a half though, but we cuz
[13:45] you got a shirt, too, so
[13:48] That's right. Um couple other things I
[13:51] wanted to talk about is the YCC had
[13:53] their final
[13:55] meeting for the year.
[13:56] Had the seniors get their cords for
[13:59] that. There has was mentioned just a
[14:01] second ago, they're all graduating. I
[14:03] think most graduations are today, so
[14:04] congratulations to the class of 2026. Um
[14:08] be smart on your graduation night and
[14:10] don't do anything dumb. But
[14:12] YCC applications are out there, so if
[14:15] you have those or if you have children
[14:18] that you would like to help to get
[14:20] involved, there is a great opportunity
[14:22] in our youth city council
[14:24] to to be involved with service. This
[14:26] Saturday they are having They've been
[14:28] doing a competition we and I probably
[14:29] did a poor job of announcing this.
[14:30] They've been doing a competition with
[14:32] Mapleton Youth City Council on who can
[14:35] do the most service in 30 days.
[14:37] Uh I'm not at liberty to say who has
[14:40] won, but that'll be announced on
[14:41] Saturday and I'll probably announce that
[14:43] a lot next time, but
[14:45] hopefully we're happy.
[14:47] And last thing that I have is the
[14:49] freedom walk that happened up at um
[14:53] Canyon View Park. What an awesome event.
[14:55] My kids this year are in fifth grade and
[14:57] so I was able to go up there and watch
[14:59] and participate with them and then
[15:01] the free
[15:02] their legacy walk where they where they
[15:04] are able to put the veterans that
[15:06] they've been able to report out kind of
[15:07] like what we talked about today.
[15:09] Seeing three of our family members there
[15:10] and just what an awesome thing that our
[15:14] community puts on and lots of volunteers
[15:16] like Dell when he said his prayer. We
[15:18] have such great volunteers
[15:20] in really any aspect of life that you
[15:23] have a passion for, I think there's
[15:25] probably a way that you could volunteer
[15:26] in the city. So, thank you for those who
[15:28] do that. And then I'm sure others will
[15:30] talk about Memorial Day and other
[15:31] things. So, that's all I got, Mayor.
[15:33] Thank you.
[15:33] >> Pro Tem.
[15:34] Oof.
[15:35] Oh, yeah, don't don't drink that. Messed
[15:37] that up. Councilman Oyler. Thank you,
[15:39] Mayor Pro Tem.
[15:40] I just want to report on the animal
[15:42] shelter board meeting that I attended
[15:44] last week. The it was our budget meeting as we
[15:48] prepare to approve the
[15:51] 2027 budget. Budget amounts went up just
[15:55] $8,000
[15:57] overall for the shelter this year.
[16:00] Uh Spanish Fork's portion of that's gone
[16:02] up
[16:03] $9,804.
[16:06] So,
[16:07] it's going from 132,028
[16:10] >> [clears throat]
[16:10] >> to 141,832.
[16:16] And the way that the budget works at the
[16:18] shelter, there are multiple cities that
[16:20] are part of that, including Utah County
[16:22] as well,
[16:23] that that are part of the district.
[16:27] And the way it works with the budget
[16:29] each year is they allocate it based on
[16:31] the number of animals that are turned
[16:33] into the shelter out of each of those
[16:36] areas. And so, Spanish Fork's
[16:38] intake number went from 824
[16:42] last year to 835.
[16:45] So, just an increase of 11.
[16:47] But other cities
[16:49] um
[16:50] Payson and a few others, their numbers
[16:52] went down. So, because they went down,
[16:54] we went up. Our portion of the budget
[16:57] increased by almost $10,000. So, just a
[17:01] reminder to everybody, and I say this
[17:04] often, if you are a pet lover and if
[17:07] you've got a pet at home,
[17:09] please be a responsible
[17:11] pet owner and have your dogs and cats
[17:14] spayed and neutered.
[17:15] That's my message for you today.
[17:18] That's all I've got. Thanks Councilman
[17:20] Oiler.
[17:21] We had a lot of good things as most
[17:22] everyone has recapped from the Chamber
[17:25] of Commerce and Rotary Golf Tournament
[17:27] to the Freedom Walk to the Fit City
[17:29] Fair. Lots of good things this month and
[17:31] it's going to be a busy weekend. I was
[17:34] asked by Richard Davis to let the
[17:36] community know if you're interested in
[17:38] going up to the
[17:39] cemetery this Thursday at 3:00 p.m. They
[17:43] do need help putting up all of the
[17:45] crosses and I would suggest even being
[17:47] early. I think some if you get there at
[17:49] 3:00 you might be late. But they're
[17:51] really fast at getting those up and then
[17:53] the Memorial Day program will be at our
[17:55] cemetery on Monday at 10:30. That is
[17:58] open to everybody and it's it's a really special time. I love the speaker
[18:05] every year and to walk around and visit
[18:07] with our veterans and and see just a lot
[18:10] of familiar faces up there and visit the graves. So again that's Memorial Day
[18:15] at 10:30.
[18:16] And a shameless plug again for Yard of
[18:18] the Week. That's officially launched and
[18:20] you can nominate yourself, your
[18:22] neighbor, anyone in in the city of
[18:24] Spanish Fork. The the Jotform is on our
[18:27] website.
[18:28] And then the library
[18:31] I just wanted to let you know that the
[18:34] summer reading program will start next
[18:36] week and patrons can register now by
[18:39] downloading the Beanstack app or coming
[18:42] into the library. So they have a lot of
[18:44] fun prizes
[18:46] throughout the whole summer so we
[18:47] encourage adults and children to
[18:49] participate in the summer reading
[18:50] program.
[18:51] And then I also just wanted to let the
[18:52] community know that the Fiesta Days
[18:54] calendar is live on the website. I'm
[18:57] already planning my things for July so
[18:59] I'm having to go on and be like, "Okay,
[19:00] what night is the pyromusical?" and what
[19:02] day is the children's day and what day
[19:04] is this? So
[19:05] kind of get your calendars filled and
[19:07] speaking of the pyromusical I saw Mike
[19:10] Clayson last week and he is the one that
[19:14] really oversees the pyro musical and
[19:16] raises all of the money that that
[19:19] pyro show is all funded by sponsors. So
[19:23] if any business or individual family
[19:25] would like to put some money into that,
[19:28] reach out to Mike Clayson. I know he
[19:30] would be happy to help you.
[19:33] Um kind of have a presence and some
[19:35] recognition with that.
[19:37] So I think that's everything. You guys
[19:39] good? Yes.
[19:40] Okay, then moving on. Are there any
[19:43] staff reports tonight? Yeah, if we could
[19:46] Mr. Pierce
[19:48] No, whoa, whoa. Stay at the chair.
[19:50] I'm going to grab that. If you get up
[19:52] there, then you're like settling in for
[19:54] a half hour staff report.
[19:55] >> I've just got to advance [laughter]
[19:56] slides. All right.
[19:58] Just
[19:59] I don't cut Jack, but
[20:01] >> [laughter]
[20:02] >> Well, your picture's already made its
[20:04] way in there, I'm sure. I know. That's
[20:05] ancient history. Cuz this doesn't work
[20:07] for me here.
[20:08] There's [laughter] just a few slides. Um
[20:10] Will you turn your microphone on? Thank
[20:12] you.
[20:13] I just wanted to add a few slides. I
[20:15] think our communications team has done a
[20:17] great job getting the word out on social
[20:19] media about spring cleanup and the
[20:21] vouchers.
[20:22] Um but we wanted to
[20:24] just walk through quickly, remind
[20:26] everyone that that's going on right now.
[20:28] There's a little less than 2 weeks left
[20:31] in that. If your yard is starting to
[20:32] look like the picture here,
[20:34] um we'll help you.
[20:37] Um
[20:38] I just wanted to walk through how you
[20:40] get the vouchers. If there are those
[20:42] wondering,
[20:43] uh you can see the URL up on the screen
[20:46] there for this webpage. You can see the cleanup goes through May 30th.
[20:52] And there is that red button that says
[20:54] get spring cleanup vouchers. If you
[20:57] click on that, it'll
[20:59] bring you to a webpage that looks like
[21:01] this. And this is small on here, but
[21:04] um it'll be available for people to look
[21:05] at. You need your utility account number
[21:08] and your last name. And once you put
[21:10] those two things in,
[21:12] and there's some frequently asked
[21:14] questions there and and certainly
[21:17] residents can call in and get help with
[21:20] those things if needed. But once you
[21:22] enter that, you'll get a voucher looking
[21:24] something similar to this
[21:26] that gives you the ability
[21:28] to
[21:29] go use the transfer station up to $10,
[21:32] three vouchers of $10 12.
[21:36] I thought it's 12. I think it's I'm
[21:37] sorry. This is an old slide. It is 12.
[21:40] Thank you, Seth.
[21:41] >> Yeah.
[21:42] Make sure you bring your photo ID
[21:45] cuz they will look for that.
[21:48] And here's the address of the transfer
[21:50] station for those who aren't aware up on
[21:52] the north end of town and you'll enter
[21:54] there off 3450 north
[21:57] and they'll help walk you through it.
[21:58] So.
[22:00] The lines move quick, too. There was a
[22:01] big line on Saturday, but it was it was
[22:04] moving quick. Yeah, with the new
[22:05] facility, they boy, they get you in and
[22:07] out of there really really fast. So.
[22:11] Okay. Thank you.
[22:13] Thanks, Corey.
[22:14] >> Slide button one more time. Isn't there
[22:15] another picture? No, I think I think
[22:18] we're done. Jack was kind.
[22:20] What about Spanish Fork 101?
[22:24] Jordan Hells on property tax education.
[22:27] I thought this would be Slaymaker.
[22:30] Oh, Slaymaker, do you want to come up
[22:31] and do
[22:32] property tax education?
[22:35] Are you sure?
[22:36] Okay.
[22:37] A lot of the property tax goes to the police officers.
[22:40] >> of it. It is. All of it.
[22:42] 100%. [laughter]
[22:44] And then some.
[22:46] They do appreciate it, for sure.
[22:48] Um, we presented the tentative budget
[22:50] last council meeting
[22:52] >> [snorts]
[22:52] >> and it was noted that maybe we should
[22:55] include some information on property
[22:57] taxes. So, here I am.
[22:59] Um, so how does Spanish Fork's property
[23:01] tax rate compare?
[23:03] This chart shows some neighboring cities
[23:06] and the various tax rates of those
[23:07] cities and actually the average home
[23:10] value as well. So, when you take
[23:12] the tax rate times the home value
[23:15] and then the taxable value is less than
[23:17] the average home value for those people
[23:19] that if it's a primary residence, you
[23:21] only pay taxes on 55% of the value. You
[23:23] get a 45% exemption.
[23:26] So, you take the tax rate times the
[23:27] taxable value and you get that
[23:29] average annual property tax and you can
[23:31] see ours is around $270 on average. You
[23:35] can see how that compares to some of
[23:37] these neighboring cities. So,
[23:39] we are on the the lower end here.
[23:42] Um, yeah.
[23:45] Um, this is showing pretty much the same
[23:48] information just a little bit
[23:49] differently. Um,
[23:51] yeah.
[23:52] So,
[23:53] our residents get to a lot for their
[23:56] property tax. Um, there's a lot of
[23:58] services that are provided.
[24:00] Jack, let me have you go to this
[24:02] uh
[24:04] link here.
[24:05] Um, so if you go to spanishfork.org/tax,
[24:07] it'll take you to this property tax
[24:09] calculator. I think we came out with
[24:10] this couple years ago. I think I updated
[24:13] it last year. And this has 2025's uh
[24:16] numbers, but we will update it once
[24:18] 2026's numbers come out.
[24:20] Um, the average property value in
[24:23] Spanish Fork is $498,450.
[24:26] Um, you can there's a little drop down
[24:28] there. You can say if you are primary
[24:30] residential property or not and you can
[24:32] change the value um if you want there to
[24:35] match your value and then it will show
[24:36] you
[24:37] um your tax bill and where those tax
[24:40] dollars go. So, this pie chart shows all
[24:43] the taxing entities that are going to be
[24:45] on your tax bill.
[24:46] So, about 75% of the taxes go to Nebo
[24:49] School District. Um, about 10% come to
[24:53] the city and about 10% go into Utah
[24:55] County.
[24:56] Um,
[24:58] yeah.
[24:59] And if you'll change that amount Jack
[25:01] back to 498 450, which is the average
[25:05] amount, we can see what an average
[25:07] property tax bill looks like.
[25:09] Um, so it's about $2,700 in total.
[25:13] Um, so $270 of that comes to special
[25:16] work. And then this bottom chart shows
[25:19] that a lot of that does in fact go to
[25:21] the police.
[25:22] Um, so about $75 on the average property
[25:25] tax bill.
[25:26] Uh, about $60 a year go into the rec
[25:29] center debt.
[25:30] Uh, parks and rec, $55.
[25:34] Our other friends in public safety, fire
[25:35] and EMS at 37. And then library and
[25:38] admin both are around $21 each.
[25:41] Um, if you take this amount and divide
[25:43] it by 12, the monthly amount is about
[25:45] $23 a month, which is about what you pay
[25:48] for
[25:49] a black and a blue can together, or your
[25:51] PI by itself, or drinking water by
[25:53] itself. And I think that kind of helps
[25:55] put in relation to how much you're
[25:57] paying in property tax compared to some
[26:00] of these other services that we provide.
[26:02] Um,
[26:03] yeah. Any questions on on this tool?
[26:06] It's awesome. I love this. Will you
[26:10] be sure to add it to our
[26:12] tax document? Not our tax document, our
[26:14] budget document. Yeah. We could uh, we
[26:17] could have a a page in there that
[26:19] >> and include that? People could
[26:21] have some data maybe.
[26:23] Is that hard to do? I'm trying to
[26:25] understand
[26:27] Do you want this page linked?
[26:29] >> I would like the comparison. the
[26:31] comparison to the other cities
[26:32] specifically. Sorry. Okay.
[26:34] Yeah. Yeah, we can do that.
[26:37] Jack, if you'll go back to the the
[26:39] slide.
[26:41] Sorry, that was not a look of no. It was
[26:43] a look of
[26:45] Okay.
[26:47] Um, so I think the biggest misconception
[26:50] that people have with property taxes is
[26:53] that when the property tax value goes up
[26:55] that their bill automatically goes up
[26:57] and that's just not the way it works.
[27:02] With sales tax that is the way it works.
[27:04] If you pay $4 a gallon for
[27:08] a for a gallon of milk you're going to
[27:11] pay you know, $0.29 and then next week
[27:13] if you go and it's $5 that tax rate is
[27:15] the same. So you're going to pay more
[27:18] the next time if the if the product
[27:21] if the value goes up. That is not the
[27:23] case with property taxes.
[27:25] When the property value goes up the
[27:26] property rate goes down and the property
[27:28] tax paid remains the same.
[27:31] Unless the city council chooses to set
[27:33] the rate higher. So the last time the
[27:35] council did a property tax increase was
[27:37] in 2022
[27:38] to help finance the rec center debt.
[27:43] So
[27:44] this is the fourth year in a row in
[27:46] which we're proposing that we don't have
[27:47] a property tax increase.
[27:50] But if the value goes up, so in this
[27:52] case if you have a value of a home at
[27:54] 400,000 the tax rate was at you know,
[27:56] 0.1% and they pay $400 a year.
[28:00] And if the value goes up to 500,000 the
[28:02] tax rate would have to come down to make
[28:04] sure that
[28:05] the same amount of money is uh
[28:07] paid to the city.
[28:09] That's a process known as truth in
[28:12] taxation that causes that rate to go
[28:15] down when the value goes up.
[28:17] Part of the truth in taxation process is
[28:19] that if we do
[28:20] propose a tax increase that we have to
[28:22] do a public noticing and hold a public
[28:24] hearing.
[28:26] Yeah.
[28:28] so this just explains
[28:31] further explains that difference there.
[28:35] This is our property tax since 1995 it
[28:39] was almost double what it is now.
[28:42] And that is because of
[28:44] that uh truth in taxation where the as
[28:46] the values go up, the rate goes down.
[28:51] Uh so, the property tax calculation is
[28:53] that value times the tax rate and any
[28:56] exemption that may go into it. And as
[28:57] that valuation goes up, the rate goes
[28:59] down.
[29:00] Does not capture inflation.
[29:03] Um
[29:04] Yeah, the property tax the property
[29:06] value is set by the county assessor. I
[29:08] think most of the time people want their
[29:10] value to be high.
[29:11] Um [snorts] this is the one time where
[29:13] you want your value to be low so that
[29:15] your taxes will be lower. Um each
[29:19] taxing entity has its own tax rate and
[29:22] they have control of their own tax rate.
[29:24] We don't have control of the school
[29:25] district's rate. The school district
[29:26] doesn't have control of our rate. We
[29:27] don't have control of the county's rate.
[29:29] They're all set independently of each
[29:31] other. But and when you get your total
[29:34] your tax bill, it includes all of those
[29:36] different tax rates, right?
[29:41] And this is a social media post we did I
[29:43] think about 6 months ago um showing the
[29:46] average property tax amount over the
[29:48] last 4 years.
[29:50] Um you can see it was 282, 279, 271,
[29:53] 270. One thing that does happen is you
[29:56] have fluctuation in commercial values
[29:58] compared to residential values. You
[29:59] know, commercial might go up 20% one
[30:01] year and residential would only go up
[30:03] 15% and then you might see what has
[30:06] happened here where the residential
[30:08] bills go down a little bit.
[30:10] Um the city's guaranteed the same amount
[30:12] of money
[30:13] regardless of what happens with the
[30:15] values, but you can have
[30:17] um some people's bill go up because
[30:19] their neighbors'
[30:21] values went down and their value went
[30:22] up. So, you get some minor fluctuations
[30:25] there.
[30:26] Um but hopefully this has been uh
[30:28] educational for everyone. Any questions
[30:30] on
[30:31] Jack, can you go back to the city
[30:33] comparisons for me, please?
[30:35] And Jordan, while we're looking at this
[30:37] screen, one more. Yep, that one. That
[30:39] one would be great.
[30:40] Can you talk a little bit, Jordan, maybe
[30:42] about how sales tax revenues in a city
[30:46] help offset property tax? Yeah. Um
[30:50] those taxes both end up in the general
[30:52] fund, right? So, if sales taxes are not
[30:54] performing well, there's more pressure
[30:57] on property tax.
[30:59] And sales tax
[31:00] the rate can only go up to that 1%.
[31:03] Um so, once you're at that 1%, which I
[31:05] think every city
[31:06] in the state is at, um you
[31:09] lose control to raise more sales tax,
[31:12] right? Property tax is the one lever
[31:14] that you can pull to generate more
[31:16] revenue when you need more officers.
[31:19] Um
[31:20] so, when you look at these uh bedroom
[31:23] communities that don't have a great
[31:25] commercial base,
[31:26] I think that plays into their property
[31:28] tax rate. Um
[31:31] and you look at those communities that
[31:32] do have a a good uh commercial base,
[31:35] there's less pressure on the property
[31:37] tax.
[31:38] Um so,
[31:40] yeah,
[31:40] it we have I tell people, you know, we
[31:42] can't put a uh
[31:44] a toll on Main Street for people that
[31:46] live south of us, but I think a lot of
[31:48] them do shop here in town, so hopefully
[31:49] they're paying for that wear and tear on
[31:51] the roads here in town.
[31:53] Right. Yeah, I think it's
[31:56] good time to put a plug in for our
[31:57] community development team and recognize
[32:00] the work that they do to help get
[32:02] businesses in Spanish Fork
[32:04] is beneficial to all of us. I know a lot
[32:06] of times we complain a little bit about
[32:09] maybe some traffic on 10th North or over
[32:11] in the Canyon Creek area because of the
[32:13] commercial, but having the commercial in
[32:16] Spanish Fork helps keep our property tax
[32:19] rates low. It does indeed.
[32:23] Thank you.
[32:24] >> That was great. Thanks, Jordan. Yeah,
[32:25] thanks, Jordan.
[32:27] All right. Next up is consent items. Can
[32:30] I get a motion on that?
[32:33] I move to approve the consent items A
[32:35] through C.
[32:37] I have [clears throat] a motion by
[32:37] Councilman Carden. Second. Second by
[32:40] Councilman Euler. All in favor, say yes.
[32:44] Okay, next we have a public hearing.
[32:48] And we have David Mann. This is the zone
[32:51] changing map for public facilities for
[32:53] properties that are part of Station 61
[32:55] or the Argyle Substation sites.
[32:58] Uh yeah, so you can
[33:01] um
[33:03] really quick, this is where we're
[33:04] talking about where the new fire station
[33:06] is. The ground's been broken, uh
[33:08] construction is underway.
[33:10] Um part of that is moving the existing
[33:13] substation to the southwest corner.
[33:17] >> [clears throat]
[33:17] >> When this was being reviewed,
[33:20] we realized that some of the properties
[33:22] still had either a residential or
[33:24] residential office zoning designation.
[33:28] Um
[33:30] so when this was presented at the
[33:31] planning commission, I think there was
[33:33] some slight uh confusion about the
[33:35] timing of things and what a zone uh
[33:39] allows with regards to uh municipal
[33:41] services.
[33:43] So municipal facilities in our code um
[33:46] is allowed as permitted use in any zone.
[33:50] So whether or not these this zone change
[33:53] takes place,
[33:54] it would still fall uh fall in line with
[33:57] what is being constructed there.
[33:59] So this is more of a a cleanup to make
[34:02] the zoning map match what is going to be
[34:04] built there.
[34:06] Um and it follows the land use
[34:08] designation.
[34:10] Uh once again, that's the site plan, but
[34:12] pretty straightforward, cut and dry uh
[34:14] proposal here.
[34:16] Good explanation.
[34:18] Thanks, David. Yeah, I was wanting that
[34:20] clarified. I know there was some
[34:21] confusion and questions in the planning
[34:23] and commission meeting. And I think
[34:26] this says it perfectly that it it just
[34:28] cleans it up, but we didn't have to do
[34:30] it. Correct. Correct? It's just
[34:32] straightening out some lines and we do this
[34:36] quite regularly. I mean, I I know that
[34:38] there's been times I've served that
[34:40] we've done that. Seth, is there any more
[34:42] that you'd [clears throat] want to add
[34:42] to that?
[34:43] >> Yeah, I do actually. I'd asked Jack to
[34:44] go back a slide.
[34:46] Um the process to change a zone takes
[34:50] at least what would you say, David?
[34:53] 45 days by the time you go through the
[34:55] DRC, then a the notice for a public
[34:57] hearing with the planning commission and
[35:00] then notice for a public hearing with
[35:01] the city council.
[35:03] I'd say the same.
[35:03] >> Fair to say?
[35:05] We didn't own all the property in
[35:09] this inside of this zone change until
[35:11] the end of March.
[35:13] We don't typically put the public
[35:15] facilities zone on private property. Is
[35:17] that fair to say both David and Vaughn?
[35:19] Like
[35:20] it's actually probably a death sentence
[35:21] in terms of the the usability of a
[35:24] property.
[35:25] If we if we go through a process to put
[35:27] the public facilities zone on private
[35:30] property,
[35:31] so we don't typically do that until it's
[35:33] owned. We didn't own some of the parcels
[35:36] in this until the end of March.
[35:41] we go to a planning commission meeting
[35:42] the 1st of April. We wouldn't have hit
[35:43] the timetable to hit the 1st of April.
[35:46] So, the first time that it could have
[35:48] gone to the city or sorry, to the
[35:49] planning commission. If it doesn't go to
[35:50] the planning commission, it doesn't go
[35:51] to the city council.
[35:53] So, the first time it actually could go
[35:54] to the planning commission was the first
[35:55] council meeting in May.
[35:57] In order to do it all at once, we could
[35:59] have done it in We could have done some
[36:01] parcels and then other parcels, but
[36:04] it's not necessary as David said because
[36:07] the facilities, a substation, a fire
[36:09] station, those can be in any zone.
[36:13] Um
[36:14] but from my perspective, uh it is better
[36:17] to have these facilities
[36:20] in the public facilities zone because it
[36:22] is very clear, but it's also very
[36:25] limiting.
[36:27] I would like
[36:28] to have this all be one parcel as well,
[36:31] but it was it will cost it will actually
[36:33] cost us more money than it's worth to
[36:35] have it all become one parcel. So,
[36:36] that's not a good use of public
[36:37] resources, right?
[36:39] Um and so, I think it's important to
[36:41] understand that there's nothing
[36:43] uh underhanded or untoward. Uh this is a
[36:46] matter of of
[36:48] timing and expediency.
[36:50] Uh it's critical that I think anybody
[36:53] that thinks this was out of step to
[36:55] understand that the facilities that are
[36:57] here could be there in the current zone
[36:59] that was
[37:01] or that is prior to if you if you
[37:03] proceed to uh enact the zone change that
[37:05] is proposed.
[37:07] Um but
[37:09] now the entire project, if you if you
[37:12] approve this zone change, the entire
[37:14] project will be under one zone, which is
[37:15] the right uh right way to do it.
[37:18] Hopefully, that adds a little bit more
[37:20] color as well. Yep. Thank you. I just
[37:21] wanted that super clear moving forward,
[37:23] too. So.
[37:25] Great explanation. Thanks for your time
[37:27] on that. Sure.
[37:29] Okay. Any questions? Can I get a motion
[37:31] to go into public hearing?
[37:34] Move that we go into public. Yeah,
[37:36] public hearing. Move that we go into
[37:37] public hearing for this item.
[37:40] Motion by Councilman Euler. Second.
[37:42] by Councilman Tuck. All in favor,
[37:43] say yes. Yes.
[37:44] >> Yes.
[37:46] Anyone like to address us?
[37:48] Okay. Seeing none, can I get a motion to
[37:50] go out of public hearing? So moved.
[37:52] Motion made by Councilman Carden.
[37:55] Second. Second by Councilman Euler. All
[37:57] in favor, say yes. Yes.
[37:59] Okay. Yes, the only question,
[38:01] Dave, that I've got on this is looking
[38:03] at the map,
[38:05] we've got our parking lot just outside
[38:07] in front of the library that's not been
[38:10] zoned public facilities. I don't know if
[38:13] at some point we want to clean that up.
[38:16] Same thing. Yeah, we certainly could.
[38:19] So, yeah, this might be an opportunity
[38:21] to kind of take a closer look at all the
[38:23] city-owned properties, make sure that
[38:26] you know, what what is there is is being
[38:28] referenced in the zone. Yeah, so at some
[38:31] point, that's another example of a
[38:34] property the city owns that currently
[38:36] doesn't meet the
[38:38] or isn't zoned for its current use, but
[38:40] probably should be cleaned up at some
[38:42] point in the future. So. And I think
[38:43] it's important to make sure you
[38:45] understand, it is zoned for its current
[38:46] use. Parking lot can be It's a municipal
[38:49] service. It can be in that zone.
[38:52] Again,
[38:53] we as the zoning authority, we you, we
[38:56] have given ourselves the ability to have
[38:58] municipal services in any zone.
[39:00] So, it is
[39:02] allowed.
[39:03] >> Allowed for what it is. It's It's not inappropriate to have it be
[39:07] that.
[39:08] Um Bonnie, do you want to add anything?
[39:14] So, I I just don't want to make I don't want to have the any thoughts of
[39:18] it shouldn't be It's allowed in municipal service is
[39:22] allowed in
[39:23] any zone. Zone. Commercial, industrial,
[39:27] residential.
[39:28] Okay.
[39:29] Thank you. Any other questions?
[39:32] Okay, can I get a motion on this item?
[39:34] I move to approve the ordinance to
[39:36] approve
[39:37] the ordinance for the proposed station
[39:39] 61 and Hargrove substation zone change
[39:41] based on the findings in the staff
[39:43] report. I have a motion by Councilman
[39:45] Carden.
[39:47] Second. A second by Councilman Took. All
[39:49] in favor say yes or it's probably a roll
[39:51] call. Yep. This is a roll call vote.
[39:53] Councilman Euler? Yes. Councilman
[39:56] Carden? Yes. Councilman Took? Yes.
[39:58] Councilwoman Beck? Yes. Okay, that
[40:00] passes.
[40:02] Moving on to new business. A ordinance
[40:06] to adopt the land use element of the
[40:08] comprehensive general plan.
[40:11] David, welcome back.
[40:13] It's great to be here.
[40:15] Um
[40:16] Jack, if you could
[40:17] >> presentation Yeah, same presentation.
[40:21] Um
[40:22] So, after uh a great discussion that was
[40:24] held at the last uh City Council meeting
[40:28] about the Land Use Element and things
[40:30] that maybe there was some confusion on
[40:32] or needed some clarification.
[40:35] Uh I think staff got some really good
[40:36] direction and has made the necessary
[40:40] edits to bring it back before you now
[40:43] uh in hopes that uh we could see this
[40:45] adopted at some at uh
[40:48] a a current time.
[40:51] Um so, one of the things that was
[40:53] changed was the uh there are two
[40:56] properties that owned by the city where
[40:58] there's this one that's has a
[41:00] sub-substation next to I-15
[41:04] um as well as the area that's to the
[41:07] east of the fairgrounds.
[41:10] Um those were all added or either added
[41:13] or expanded um to be to fall under the public facilities land use
[41:18] designation. Just once again for
[41:20] consistency.
[41:22] Um
[41:24] Uh probably the one of the biggest uh
[41:26] topics was this uh map that has now been
[41:29] included. It's on page 41.
[41:32] Um and I think it uh
[41:34] makes a nice uh finishing point on that
[41:37] first section of the Land Use Element
[41:40] showing the designations with the uh
[41:43] APAs that are within the policy boundary
[41:46] um overlaid. So, that's there as a as a
[41:49] reference to anyone that is curious
[41:51] about how those two uh principles and
[41:55] those two elements uh coexist.
[41:58] >> [snorts]
[42:01] » Um let's see. And then the other the uh
[42:04] page nine from draft five was removed um
[42:09] due to some confusion about uh its
[42:12] purpose or what it was trying to uh
[42:15] explain as part of the the land use
[42:18] element. Um and so that was distilled
[42:20] into one strategy that was added uh under goal two.
[42:27] And then
[42:28] probably the most extensive uh editing
[42:30] was done on the focus growth
[42:34] uh center uh principle that was in the document five.
[42:40] Um that was changed to focus study area
[42:43] with an emphasis on
[42:45] studying um key point parts of the city
[42:48] where uh
[42:51] future growth uh would be best served
[42:55] and uh to better understand what
[42:57] infrastructure
[42:59] um would need to take place, would need
[43:01] to be constructed in order to see that
[43:03] growth happen at those locations.
[43:05] Um so I'd be happy to answer any
[43:07] questions about that or I can proceed
[43:10] with uh the discussion on the growth boundary
[43:14] at this time.
[43:16] Any questions on this? I have no
[43:18] questions right now.
[43:21] How are you feeling, Kevin? Yeah. I'd
[43:22] say proceed.
[43:23] Okay. Go ahead [clears throat] to the
[43:24] growth boundary.
[43:26] Okay. So with the growth boundary, um
[43:28] nothing has changed as far as what was
[43:31] presented uh previously.
[43:33] But the two areas, the 1050 West
[43:36] annexation,
[43:38] um
[43:39] with uh some limited infrastructure at
[43:42] this area,
[43:43] uh doesn't really fit with the policy
[43:46] that's uh been written in the land use
[43:48] element as far as what the growth
[43:50] boundary is, what its purpose is.
[43:53] Um so that's a question of whether or
[43:55] not that should be uh included in the
[43:58] growth boundary that would be
[43:59] established.
[44:01] Um the other is the Stevens Hill
[44:02] annexation. Uh a little bit harder to
[44:04] see without this outline,
[44:07] but you can see that part of it is
[44:08] currently within the growth boundary,
[44:10] part of it is outside of it.
[44:13] Um
[44:14] and there's still a majority of the
[44:16] property that's in active agricultural
[44:18] protection areas.
[44:20] So, if we want to um exclude properties
[44:23] that have active farming operations that
[44:26] want to fall under the the APA
[44:28] designation there,
[44:30] then it would be uh following policy to
[44:33] exclude them from the growth boundary.
[44:36] So, those are the two areas that um
[44:39] there's still some question marks on,
[44:40] but I'm happy to answer or provide any
[44:43] uh further comment on that. Thank you
[44:45] for the consistency there.
[44:48] Yeah, this looks good.
[44:50] Do we want to have a discussion? How's
[44:52] everyone feeling about where we are
[44:53] right now?
[44:55] I feel good. I don't think a
[44:55] discussion's needed. I think so far the
[44:58] changes that were requested are looking
[44:59] good as far as being implemented. So, I don't know. Okay. And I think just
[45:03] from for [clears throat] both general
[45:04] plan and
[45:06] growth boundary, just my comments are
[45:08] pretty simple is we've talked about this
[45:10] ad nauseam at this point and we've come
[45:12] to a point where it's like, you know, we
[45:15] have this big document. It's a lot of
[45:17] pages. There's a lot of elements to it.
[45:19] There are still things that are still
[45:21] going to change in the future. We've
[45:22] already had land owners that have told
[45:23] us that they
[45:25] think that we maybe got something wrong
[45:27] or we haven't been looking at an area
[45:28] maybe close enough and they're putting a
[45:30] an application to have that general plan
[45:32] changed and that's the process and
[45:33] that's awesome. We also talked about a
[45:36] couple areas that we want to talk about
[45:38] that Mr. Mann is already aware of and
[45:40] they're already kind of focusing on.
[45:42] Maybe we need to do a bigger study
[45:43] there.
[45:44] I think that that's this is the right
[45:46] way to go. Um and then if information
[45:48] comes forward in the next whenever, we
[45:51] can make changes to this. This is a
[45:52] living document. There's going to be
[45:54] changes and I think it's important.
[45:56] Thank you
[45:57] um to you and your team and the GIS
[45:59] folks who made that map um
[46:01] work. I think it looks great. It does
[46:03] what I was hoping to accomplish by
[46:05] identifying the APA and then also what
[46:07] its general plan does. So, you can kind
[46:08] of get a good feel for everything all at
[46:11] once and then also with the growth
[46:13] boundary and being consistent in saying,
[46:15] "Hey, if you're in APA or we're not
[46:17] ready to service you, like we're going
[46:19] to pull you out of this annexation or
[46:21] this growth boundary for now and then
[46:23] when that changes, we can we can make
[46:25] those changes at a further time." So,
[46:27] thank you.
[46:29] Awesome.
[46:31] Any comments?
[46:32] >> No, nothing additional. It sounds like
[46:34] we might be ready to get a motion unless
[46:36] I just want to
[46:38] talk about this growth boundary
[46:40] for a moment cuz I think it's important
[46:41] to understand
[46:43] some of the implications and I feel like
[46:45] I want you to go back.
[46:49] I feel like that's forward.
[46:51] Are you going No, I was looking at Jack.
[46:55] Pushing the wrong button.
[46:56] >> Yeah, slow down.
[46:58] Maybe one more.
[47:00] Yeah, this one.
[47:02] So,
[47:04] if there are
[47:09] those two in yellow that he highlighted,
[47:12] 1050 West and the Stevens Hill, both of
[47:14] those have current
[47:17] annexation studies, right, that we're
[47:19] working through, but both have lands
[47:22] that are in ag protection.
[47:26] You could take the approach of we'll
[47:28] leave those in kind of a grandfather
[47:30] type of approach since they've already
[47:31] started or you could also send a give us
[47:35] some direction to say we want to cancel
[47:37] those
[47:38] as long as they have APA
[47:40] because this if they get annexed and
[47:42] have
[47:45] ag protection still on them, the policy
[47:47] would suggest that you don't
[47:50] allow them to develop.
[47:53] It's a policy, it guides, it's not a
[47:55] black and white, it's not It doesn't
[47:57] dictate to you what thou shalt do.
[48:00] But it is helpful if you have this to at
[48:03] least
[48:04] be mindful of that.
[48:06] So, I I don't know I we've mentioned
[48:08] this in some previous conversations. I
[48:10] don't know if you want to
[48:11] I can give my
[48:12] >> take those in and out or or have a
[48:14] discussion or move forward, but I just
[48:15] want to make sure that you're you're
[48:16] thoughtful to that specifically tonight.
[48:18] My thought would be be allowing the
[48:20] landowners to continue through the
[48:21] annexation process. However,
[48:24] going through I I keeping them keeping
[48:27] consistent with what we're saying and
[48:28] taking them out of the growth boundary
[48:31] because they could do those things
[48:32] simultaneously. Right? They could be
[48:34] working on the their APA. They could be
[48:35] working on the growth boundary. All
[48:37] those things happening at the same time.
[48:39] But I think that this gives a message of
[48:42] consistency of what we're saying with
[48:43] the growth boundary and APAs and
[48:46] respecting their their what what
[48:49] previous or
[48:51] landowners have said they wanted, which
[48:53] is to be left alone when they're in the
[48:55] APA.
[48:58] So, my thoughts are on that Seth is
[49:01] we've got the strategies in place on how
[49:03] to determine whether we go west of I-15.
[49:09] I think you should also have the same
[49:11] strategies when it comes to annexation.
[49:13] Meaning until we see signs that they're
[49:16] planning on doing something different
[49:18] with their property, meaning they've
[49:19] applied to have it removed from the APA,
[49:23] then it stays out of the growth
[49:24] boundary. Sure. And I think that I think
[49:27] the development of the growth boundary
[49:28] tool is as we're pre- presenting tonight
[49:31] is a powerful way of saying
[49:33] we don't expect growth to happen. I
[49:35] think that you can annex and not change
[49:37] the growth boundary. Correct.
[49:39] >> It I think it's just it's perhaps a
[49:41] finding or or something that you
[49:43] acknowledge through the process of this
[49:45] is maybe contrary to the policy, but
[49:48] here's the reason why we want to do
[49:49] that. And I don't [clears throat] think
[49:51] that I don't think that should be a
[49:52] problem, but I think it's something that
[49:54] you note, and I think that's something
[49:55] that we would probably point out in our staff reports.
[50:01] Okay. Agreed. You guys You're good.
[50:03] Thank you.
[50:05] All right, this will be um
[50:07] big big day
[50:10] in the life of Spanish Fork City.
[50:12] Passing a land use element plan. Let's
[50:15] go. Is this actually a big deal? Yes, it
[50:18] is. Okay.
[50:19] Can I get a motion?
[50:23] Got it.
[50:24] Who's going to do it?
[50:25] >> I'll do it. I move to approve the ordinance to adopt
[50:29] the land use element of the
[50:31] comprehensive general plan.
[50:33] I have a motion by Councilman Tuck.
[50:36] A second by Councilwoman Beck. Well done
[50:38] on that. There you go. Sneaky.
[50:40] >> This is a roll call vote. Councilman
[50:42] Oyler.
[50:42] >> Yes. Councilwoman Beck. Yes. Councilman
[50:45] Carden.
[50:46] >> Yes. And Councilman Tuck.
[50:47] >> Yes. Okay, that passed.
[50:50] Okay.
[50:51] On to the ordinance to adopt the growth
[50:53] boundary.
[50:54] >> I move to approve the growth boundary.
[50:56] That was way simple.
[50:57] Okay, Councilman Carden has
[51:00] made the
[51:02] proposal. Motion. Motion.
[51:03] >> Okay. I'll second it. Made the motion
[51:05] and Councilman Tuck second. Roll call
[51:08] vote. Councilman Carden.
[51:09] >> Yes. Councilman Tuck.
[51:11] >> Yes.
[51:11] >> Councilman Oyler.
[51:12] >> Yes. Councilwoman Beck. Yes. So that
[51:14] passes.
[51:16] Okay, see the project signage plan
[51:19] approval request for a site located at
[51:21] 200 East 2940 North.
[51:24] Welcome back.
[51:26] » [laughter]
[51:26] >> You missed us. It's great to be back
[51:28] again.
[51:29] Um
[51:30] so these are uh there's two project
[51:33] signage plans that have been reviewed by
[51:36] staff, have been presented to the DRC
[51:39] and the planning commission.
[51:41] Um I think there was some good
[51:42] discussion at the planning commission to
[51:44] evaluate whether or not
[51:46] um allowing thing signs that go beyond
[51:50] what is allowed typically. Um
[51:53] and the reasoning behind it.
[51:56] So, just to
[51:57] refresh
[51:59] the last council meeting, there was a
[52:01] text amendment that was
[52:04] approved for
[52:06] the the acreage where our project
[52:08] signage plan is allowed.
[52:10] And
[52:11] the minimum building space requirement
[52:15] based on distance from an interchange on
[52:18] I-15.
[52:20] So, the first one that is being
[52:22] presented is for the new site for Doug
[52:26] Ford dealership.
[52:28] Um this is a property
[52:30] >> Doug Smith, sorry.
[52:32] I was thinking cars, anyways.
[52:34] Um Doug Smith
[52:36] dealership.
[52:37] Uh this is adjacent to the the new
[52:40] interchange that will be opening soon.
[52:43] Um as we've driven by it, I'm sure most
[52:46] people have noticed that the the grade
[52:49] change where the on-ramps and off-ramps
[52:53] or have been built
[52:55] limit the amount of visibility to the
[52:57] site.
[52:58] So, with that the the property owner is
[53:03] proposing taller and larger signs
[53:06] along I-15.
[53:08] There's also
[53:09] these
[53:11] three signs here
[53:13] that are proposed to be taller as well
[53:17] due to the distance from where
[53:21] you've got this large, I think,
[53:22] detention basin.
[53:24] So,
[53:26] based on that distance and the
[53:28] importance of visibility for dealership
[53:30] um those are proposed to be taller. The
[53:34] planning commission did recommend that
[53:36] the monument signs on the north end that
[53:39] were originally shown at 10 ft be
[53:41] reduced to meet the current standards,
[53:43] which is 6 ft, and the applicant was
[53:45] okay with that.
[53:46] So, that is what's being proposed with
[53:49] this project sign as planned. Got it.
[53:53] Awesome. Thank you.
[53:55] Okay, any discussion?
[54:00] Seeing none, can I get a motion?
[54:03] I move to approve the project signage
[54:05] plan for Doug Smith Dealerships. A
[54:07] motion by Councilman Euler. Second. And
[54:09] a second by Councilman Carden. This is
[54:11] also a roll call vote. Councilman
[54:12] Carden. Yes. Councilman Took.
[54:14] >> Yes. Councilman Euler. Yes. And
[54:17] Councilwoman Beck. Yes.
[54:19] Okay, next.
[54:20] The signage plan approval request for
[54:22] site located at 1339 North Main Street.
[54:28] So, this is the current site of the Doug
[54:30] Smith Dealership. Um part of this uh
[54:36] the the moving of the of this property
[54:38] to the north
[54:39] um is finding a buyer for this site,
[54:42] which has great visibility right off of
[54:44] that the freeway on the Main Street.
[54:47] Um but there is
[54:49] uh some signage that
[54:51] Maverick, who's looking to build a a new
[54:54] convenience store and gas station there,
[54:56] um is requesting through this project
[54:59] signage plan.
[55:01] Uh there's a number of signs in the in
[55:03] the sign package,
[55:04] um but a lot of the the proposed larger
[55:08] signs are um
[55:12] are shown
[55:13] on this end
[55:15] closest to where
[55:16] um
[55:18] it would be from I-15.
[55:20] And initially, uh I think uh
[55:24] it seems like those would be
[55:27] overly big and tall, and maybe not
[55:30] necessary as far as far as giving
[55:32] visibility to a new business here.
[55:35] Um
[55:38] really quick, I'll just go
[55:41] So, this shows
[55:43] uh
[55:44] going north and southbound where the
[55:47] sign is. Can you I It's hard to even
[55:49] pick it out, but it's right there
[55:51] is where the new sign would be based on
[55:53] the dimensions that have been provided.
[55:56] So, it it's not like it's a towering
[56:00] um billboard
[56:02] that would change the the overall uh
[56:04] landscape along I-15, but it would
[56:07] definitely give some uh direction to
[56:11] uh anyone looking to use that service
[56:13] there and uh to be able to make that uh
[56:17] business work well.
[56:19] Um so, I think the the memo that was
[56:22] written by Ian Bunker is pretty uh
[56:25] explanatory going through all the
[56:27] different types of signs that are in the
[56:28] project plan.
[56:30] Um but, I'd be happy to answer any other
[56:32] questions that you might have.
[56:36] None for me.
[56:38] Okay.
[56:39] Yeah, the commission did a good job
[56:40] asking lots of good questions on this
[56:42] and I appreciate their input and
[56:44] oversight.
[56:46] Okay, if no questions, can I get a
[56:47] motion? I move to approve the project
[56:50] sign each plan for Maverick.
[56:52] Okay, I have a motion by Councilman
[56:54] Euler. Second. A second by Councilman
[56:56] Took. This is a roll call vote.
[56:58] Councilman Took?
[56:59] >> Yes. Councilman Carden?
[57:01] >> Yes. Councilwoman Beck? Yes. And
[57:03] Councilman Euler? Yes. Okay, that's
[57:05] approved. The last one, resolution
[57:07] approving terms of general fund loan to
[57:10] the airport.
[57:15] Goodnight.
[57:23] So, the the current year's budget has
[57:26] approved a loan from the general fund to
[57:28] the airport fund for $500,000.
[57:32] However, we have not set terms for the
[57:35] loan repayment. Um so this resolution
[57:37] will set terms for the loan repayment.
[57:40] Um
[57:42] we had discussed it being a 5-year loan,
[57:44] and that's what uh staff recommends.
[57:46] Staff also recommends that the interest
[57:48] be uh waived, so a no interest loan in
[57:51] this case.
[57:53] Um
[57:55] Jack's got the resolution here. If
[57:56] you'll go just to the last page in the
[57:58] exhibit here,
[58:00] um
[58:02] shows $100,000 each year, uh concluding
[58:05] in fiscal year 2031.
[58:08] Um
[58:10] but yeah, this is what the staff has
[58:12] recommended. Um there's a lot of growth
[58:14] happening at the airport as Jesse and
[58:16] Stacy and you you two sit on the the
[58:18] airport board and are familiar with that
[58:20] growth, and this loan will help uh
[58:23] them
[58:24] there.
[58:25] Thank you, Warden. Yeah. Thank you.
[58:27] Yeah, any questions, concerns on this
[58:29] one? No. So the airport
[58:32] itself will be paying back this loan.
[58:34] Yes, yeah.
[58:35] >> Further, do you know offhand what their
[58:37] current
[58:39] budget is?
[58:39] >> budget is, yeah.
[58:40] >> It is changing drastically. Um if you
[58:42] look at uh just 3 years ago, we did not
[58:45] have any full-time employees. We now
[58:46] have two full-time employees. Um we're
[58:49] con- worried about uh constructing a a
[58:52] second uh taxiway. Um so it's
[58:56] and
[58:56] uh
[58:57] it's changing every year, which makes
[58:59] the budgeting difficult, and there's a
[59:00] lot of expansion happening, which makes
[59:02] budgeting difficult. But they don't have
[59:04] any concerns with paying this off in 5
[59:06] years? Uh
[59:07] right now we don't envision any um
[59:11] Corey, Seth, anything you'd
[59:13] add to any color you'd add to that?
[59:16] I don't think we've given ourselves the
[59:19] ability to have concerns with it. It's
[59:21] just the nature of it, right?
[59:24] Um
[59:25] they
[59:26] We're not going to get to 5 years and
[59:27] say we need to ex- extend it another 5
[59:30] years. Well, if we don't if we get to 5
[59:33] years then there would only be $100,000
[59:34] left on the loan, right? So, this this
[59:37] next year FY27 there they would pay
[59:39] $100,000 back.
[59:41] FY28 $100,000 and so on.
[59:45] Um
[59:46] now, I think I think it's wise to uh
[59:49] I think it was great to give a loan so
[59:51] that they could cash flow some projects
[59:53] and I think it's wise to have the that repayment because it does what we're trying to do with
[59:58] each of our entities and that is create
[1:00:01] independence and self-sufficiency.
[1:00:03] Um a no interest loan is a huge gift,
[1:00:07] right? I don't know over the length of
[1:00:08] time what that would save them, but
[1:00:11] Maybe 60,000?
[1:00:13] >> Yeah, compounding interest would
[1:00:14] probably get it up to $60,000. So, I
[1:00:16] mean that's a pretty that's a pretty big
[1:00:18] deal, right?
[1:00:18] >> Yeah.
[1:00:19] Um
[1:00:20] but now, we
[1:00:22] we're all committed between
[1:00:24] Corey over there who manages
[1:00:26] um all of the utilities that way and
[1:00:28] Christian that manages specifically the
[1:00:29] airport. They're very comfortable with
[1:00:31] this. Okay.
[1:00:32] I could have just said that.
[1:00:35] >> [laughter]
[1:00:36] >> Thanks, Seth.
[1:00:38] Okay.
[1:00:39] All right, there's no further questions.
[1:00:40] Can I get a motion? I move to approve
[1:00:42] the resolution approving terms for of
[1:00:44] the general fund loan to the airport.
[1:00:46] Okay, we have a [clears throat] motion
[1:00:46] by Councilman Carden.
[1:00:49] Second. A second by Councilman Oyler.
[1:00:51] This is a roll call vote. Councilman
[1:00:53] Oyler? Yes. Councilman Turk?
[1:00:55] >> Yes. Councilman Carden?
[1:00:56] >> Yes. Councilwoman Beck?
[1:00:58] >> Yes.
[1:00:59] Okay, that is approved. I move that we
[1:01:01] adjourn. I would like to make a note for
[1:01:04] if there's any mayor currently of
[1:01:06] Spanish Fork in Texas watching that this
[1:01:07] is 7:00 p.m. and we are done.
[1:01:10] He's getting on a flight in Oklahoma cuz
[1:01:12] he was diverted, he said, but
[1:01:15] Okay.
[1:01:15] >> sure he knows. We'll make sure he knows.
[1:01:17] Okay.
[1:01:18] All right, can I get a motion to
[1:01:19] adjourn? So moved. Okay. Motion made by
[1:01:22] Councilman Carden. Second. Okay.
[1:01:25] Uh second by Councilman Turk. All in
[1:01:27] favor say yes. Yes. Yes. Good night,
[1:01:29] Councilman Turk.