[0:00] All right. We're good. Thumbs up. No
[0:02] lights on tonight to know. Just Oh, you
[0:04] didn't know there was lights. There's
[0:05] supposed to be lights, too.
[0:07] >> [laughter]
[0:09] >> You're going to push some button. Thank
[0:11] you everybody for coming to city council
[0:12] meeting tonight in Spanish Fork,
[0:15] June 16th, 2026.
[0:17] Appreciate everybody joining us in
[0:19] council chambers and online everywhere.
[0:21] We'll get started like we always do in
[0:23] Spanish Fork with a prayer by Councilman
[0:25] Carden. And then Councilman Tuck is
[0:29] going to lead us in the pledge.
[0:30] Councilman Carden.
[0:31] >> Yes, thank you.
[0:33] Our dear Father in heaven, we are
[0:34] grateful to bow our heads before this
[0:36] evening, thankful for this great city
[0:38] that we live in in this great country.
[0:40] We're thankful, Father, for our
[0:42] servicemen and women, our police and our
[0:43] firemen, our fire
[0:46] men and women who
[0:47] take care of us to keep us safe. We ask
[0:49] you, Father, to please bless them.
[0:51] Please keep them safe. We ask you,
[0:52] Father, to please bless the citizens of
[0:53] Spanish Fork as we're in the summertime
[0:55] to be safe as we go about the activities
[0:58] of the summer. We also ask you, Father,
[1:00] to please bless this meeting that we may
[1:02] make sound decisions and
[1:04] have clear minds as we talk about the
[1:05] issues that are going on within the
[1:06] city. We say this in the name of our
[1:07] savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
[1:09] >> Amen.
[1:10] >> Please stand and repeat after me.
[1:13] » I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:17] United States of America and to the
[1:19] republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:22] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
[1:26] justice for all.
[1:30] » Thank you everyone. Item C on our agenda
[1:33] is some recognitions that are in order.
[1:36] Mr. Tyler Jacobson, our assistant city
[1:38] manager,
[1:39] will take it from there.
[1:44] » Thank you, Mayor.
[1:46] Sorry, that kind of snuck up on me like
[1:48] this employee that's the employee of the
[1:50] quarter sneaks up on people as well.
[1:52] Some of you may know who I'm talking
[1:54] about if you've worked with her before.
[1:55] Her name is Shelly Hendrickson.
[1:57] Shelly has worked at the city now. She
[1:59] just hit her 20-year mark. And she this
[2:03] is
[2:04] uh
[2:06] a wonderful moment in her life. So
[2:07] deserved. 20 years in the making. This
[2:10] is the first time as employee of the
[2:11] quarter.
[2:13] And
[2:14] when I talk about sneaking up on people,
[2:17] the reason I bring that up is because
[2:19] when you come into city hall, you come
[2:21] into the administration office, you'll
[2:23] see a smiling face and that's Shelly.
[2:26] One day Shelly decided, "You know what?
[2:28] I'm going to welcome people a little bit
[2:30] earlier
[2:31] in their visit to city hall. I'm going
[2:33] to go next to the elevator." So if you
[2:35] can picture walking in the back of city
[2:36] hall, if you haven't been there, maybe
[2:39] these young men here haven't been there.
[2:41] You'll have to walk in.
[2:43] Um there's an elevator and you can you
[2:46] can hide pretty well behind it. And then
[2:47] there's a set of stairs that you can
[2:49] walk up, just three stairs.
[2:51] And Shelly decided to welcome a patron
[2:54] by jumping out and scaring them.
[2:58] In her defense, she did think it was an
[2:59] employee, but it was actually a patron.
[3:00] So you never know what to expect with
[3:02] Shelly.
[3:04] I'll be serious now for
[3:06] hopefully for the rest of this time.
[3:08] Shelly has probably a greater knowledge
[3:11] of the city than almost anyone. She's
[3:15] worked in community development when she
[3:18] first started, then she went to public
[3:19] works and now she's in
[3:21] administration.
[3:22] So when people come in with questions,
[3:25] she's so great at helping to direct them
[3:27] to the right place
[3:29] or in some instances
[3:31] is able to help answer their questions
[3:34] right then.
[3:35] When Shelly was nominated um
[3:39] some of the things that were shared was
[3:42] that she constantly goes above and
[3:44] beyond to improve processes, support her
[3:47] co-workers, and provide exceptional
[3:49] service across the organization.
[3:52] We recently if any of you have signed up
[3:54] for utilities recently or used a form on
[3:56] the city's website, Shelly's the one
[3:58] that manages our job forms account,
[4:01] which is where those forms are
[4:02] generated. So, she's likely
[4:05] influenced maybe even some in this room
[4:08] and help them to have a better
[4:09] experience.
[4:10] Uh
[4:13] She has We have a memo that our city
[4:16] manager sends out to all employees each
[4:18] week and she's the one that coordinates
[4:20] that. And her
[4:22] attention to detail has has really
[4:24] helped
[4:25] leave a lasting impact on the city
[4:27] operations.
[4:29] Um
[4:31] She's great at making connections. If If
[4:33] any of you have had a chance to visit
[4:35] with Shelly and hopefully if you haven't
[4:36] you you get a chance to.
[4:38] She knows pretty much everybody and can
[4:41] somehow
[4:43] connect people
[4:44] with with someone else that she's met
[4:46] before.
[4:48] And so
[4:49] just
[4:51] I guess the final little bit about Shelly is she's
[4:55] dependable, creative, always willing to
[4:57] help whether welcoming a customer by
[5:00] jumping out from behind a wall, covering
[5:02] the office, managing employee travel or
[5:04] ensuring events like the city Olympics
[5:07] and other employee events are inclusive
[5:09] and and successful for everyone
[5:11] involved. And her ability to learn new
[5:13] technology, improve efficiency and
[5:15] support both employees and customers
[5:17] with a positive attitude makes her an
[5:19] invaluable member of the team. So, with
[5:21] that if we could give Shelly a round of
[5:23] applause and and Shelly if you'd like to
[5:25] say a few words, mayor usually is the
[5:28] one actually maybe he'll be the one to
[5:30] bite you.
[5:37] Maybe while she's walking up I'll say
[5:44] characteristics about Shelly is that
[5:45] she's always
[5:47] very upbeat and happy. And so
[5:50] as people interact with her, they'll
[5:52] quickly be be greeted by that cheery
[5:55] upbeat disposition.
[5:57] And it's just it's always refreshing
[6:00] when when you get to interact with
[6:01] Shelley. So we we love that about her.
[6:03] She's quick to quick to laugh, quick to make you smile.
[6:08] And make you feel welcome, make you just
[6:09] feel at home, which is a great thing.
[6:13] » It's probably best if I don't sing.
[6:17] >> [laughter]
[6:17] >> Actually, it's really fun when you you
[6:19] know,
[6:20] there are songs, you know, I'm thinking
[6:22] of the play The Sound of Music. How do
[6:24] you solve a problem like Maria?
[6:26] You know, how do you how do you solve
[6:27] for what Shelley's going to say?
[6:30] You just don't know. And it's it just
[6:32] leaves you on your toes.
[6:34] >> Yeah.
[6:34] >> And we have a lot of fun.
[6:36] >> [laughter]
[6:36] >> We have a lot of fun with some things that that escape her
[6:41] mouth, right? It's just a joy. It's
[6:43] always fun.
[6:46] >> [snorts]
[6:46] >> Yeah, I'll just say thank you.
[6:48] >> [laughter]
[6:49] >> Thank you for your kindness and your
[6:50] friendship.
[6:52] I'll leave it to Jack. He's way more
[6:54] eloquent than I am.
[6:56] >> So so just to illustrate,
[6:59] we were interviewing Shelley to start
[7:00] here in a long time ago. Not really. She
[7:04] was she was 18. It was 20 years ago when
[7:06] she was 18.
[7:07] And
[7:10] I was fairly new at the city. I don't
[7:11] remember what year this was. 2006?
[7:14] >> Seven.
[7:14] >> 2007. So I'd been here a few years.
[7:17] Shelley's husband used to work here and I would MC our employee things and
[7:22] so I would I would have seen Shelley at
[7:24] those events. Dave Anderson was in this
[7:26] interview.
[7:27] You might remember this too, Dave, but
[7:29] we were interviewing Shelley and and I
[7:31] was probably a little bit more
[7:32] comfortable because I knew who she was
[7:36] and I figured that she knew who I was
[7:37] because she was she would come to some
[7:40] employee events.
[7:41] And
[7:44] in her very comfortable way as well,
[7:46] after about 5 minutes of the interview,
[7:49] she stops and says, "Now, who are you?"
[7:53] Something like in that same tone.
[7:55] "And who are you?"
[7:58] I'm like, "Oh." Like we should have been
[7:59] best friends or something.
[8:02] You remember that, Dave?
[8:03] >> Asking questions. You know, what I was
[8:05] like, "What? Who are you?"
[8:06] >> I'm sure the questions were like, "Why
[8:08] do you want to work here?" And you know,
[8:09] it's certainly appropriate question.
[8:12] But it was 2007, so anything went back
[8:15] then.
[8:16] >> Shelly, every Anybody that comes to talk
[8:18] to local government is usually has a
[8:20] cheery disposition, too, just like you,
[8:23] right?
[8:24] Not usually coming in with problems or
[8:26] anything.
[8:26] >> [laughter]
[8:27] >> Uh but I will say that I've been around
[8:29] Shelly enough to know that uh that usually is why people are coming to
[8:33] talk to their government is cuz
[8:35] something's an issue. And so, to have
[8:38] someone like Shelly there to to welcome
[8:41] people and be smiling and happy and and
[8:43] get them in the right place, you you
[8:45] make people feel comfortable and you
[8:46] always make the mayor and council feel
[8:49] comfortable and uh and and approachable.
[8:52] So, thank you.
[8:53] >> Thank you.
[8:53] >> important part of being uh being a human
[8:57] in government and that's
[8:59] not certainly always always the case, so
[9:01] thank you.
[9:04] >> And Shelly, if you'll stick around,
[9:05] we're going to get a picture after we
[9:07] announce the next uh employee of the
[9:09] quarter.
[9:11] Thanks.
[9:12] All right. So, for our next employee of
[9:13] the quarter, this is the reason that I'm
[9:14] sitting over here is we wanted to show
[9:17] you a little bit of his work. Uh some of
[9:19] you may know
[9:21] uh this gentleman. He's here by my side.
[9:23] His name is Jack Urquhart, and uh Jack
[9:26] started with us in April of 2024.
[9:30] And uh he came to us
[9:33] uh from Springville and was uh initially
[9:36] hired as
[9:37] our risk manager and was in that role
[9:41] for about uh what was it? 6 months,
[9:43] Jack? About 6 months. And then was
[9:46] promoted to be the public information
[9:48] officer. And then recently he was
[9:50] promoted to be
[9:51] the first ever communications manager uh
[9:54] for Spanish Fork City.
[9:56] So as part of that um Jack took on a big
[9:59] responsibility in in having a new
[10:02] division uh that hadn't existed before
[10:04] and um has done an incredible job and
[10:07] has a great team
[10:09] um with with Pete Hansen and Adam Kill
[10:11] and also they're both here tonight and
[10:14] then Travis.
[10:15] Um
[10:17] What the heck?
[10:18] >> Born.
[10:18] How can I forget? I knew his
[10:20] identity.
[10:22] Uh
[10:23] so yeah, so Jack is just really you can
[10:26] tell in the short period of time that
[10:27] he's been here he's excelled. And so we
[10:30] want to show you some of his work. Um
[10:34] it won't take too long and then we'll
[10:35] share some of his other uh
[10:37] accomplishments really quickly. So
[10:40] he and his team are the ones that do our
[10:43] social media. So if any of you follow
[10:45] Spanish Fork and if uh then you've seen
[10:47] this. If you don't, definitely need to
[10:49] hop on. Um just like our city manager
[10:53] hopped on this slide. Give me 1 second
[10:55] here.
[10:59] » You need to be here on Monday.
[11:03] You too.
[11:05] We didn't hear the first part.
[11:07] >> Did you hear the sound?
[11:09] >> Yeah, I heard the music.
[11:12] » All right, so there's one piece of his
[11:14] work. Check this out. Um
[11:16] this is another member of Jack's team
[11:19] that probably doesn't get as as much
[11:21] credit as he should.
[11:24] This is Nathaniel.
[11:26] Uh this is actually a hamster that we
[11:28] hired not too long ago.
[11:31] So he just
[11:32] >> Recently hired [music] a hamster named
[11:33] Nathaniel Davis. He knows all about
[11:35] traveling in circles, so he wanted to
[11:38] point [music] out a couple of faux pas
[11:39] he's seeing at roundabouts.
[11:42] Some drivers, not you, of course,
[11:44] >> [music]
[11:45] >> are driving up to the roundabout and
[11:46] coming to a full stop, even if there's
[11:49] an opening to go ahead. [music]
[11:51] You should slow down as you approach.
[11:52] That's kind of the whole point. But you
[11:54] should not stop unless there are other
[11:56] drivers in the roundabout [music]
[11:57] and you don't have an opening to go.
[12:00] Another crazy thing Nathaniel sees is
[12:02] cars enter the roundabout and then stop
[12:05] within the roundabout to let other
[12:06] hamsters, or drivers, [music] in.
[12:09] Nathaniel thinks this is nutty.
[12:11] Once you're in the roundabout, you have
[12:13] the right of way [music] to go until you
[12:14] exit.
[12:16] So, remember the two golden rules of not
[12:18] stopping.
[12:19] >> [music]
[12:19] >> Don't stop on your way in if the circle
[12:22] is clear.
[12:23] And never stop once you're inside.
[12:27] While this may sound like a PSA, it's
[12:29] actually selfish. Nathaniel makes lots
[12:31] of runs to get his favorite dill pickle
[12:32] sunflower seeds, and he wants his
[12:34] commute to be as smooth as possible.
[12:38] » All right, and then one last one. This
[12:40] one's really short, don't worry.
[12:42] Let's see.
[12:44] >> What's the most attractive vehicle a guy
[12:46] can drive?
[12:48] » That one.
[12:51] >> [music]
[12:54] » All right. So, that's just a little
[12:55] taste of some of the content that Jack
[12:57] and his team produce.
[12:59] If any of you
[13:01] uh
[13:02] have ever had a conversation with Jack,
[13:04] he'll make you laugh, he'll make you
[13:06] cry. Well, he doesn't make you cry a
[13:08] lot, but he's really good with words.
[13:10] So,
[13:11] um we're grateful to have Jack as our uh
[13:14] communications manager, and and he had
[13:17] uh several nominations. I'll just read a
[13:19] little part of those, and then uh invite
[13:21] Jack to come up and uh show off his
[13:23] skills.
[13:26] Um
[13:28] So, Jack was nominated as the employee
[13:30] of the quarter
[13:31] for his outstanding leadership and
[13:33] impact as communications manager and
[13:35] public information officer.
[13:37] Many employees highlighted the
[13:39] transformation of the city's social
[13:40] media presence under his direction,
[13:42] noting that he has made it more
[13:43] engaging, creating or sorry, creative
[13:46] and effective in connecting with the
[13:47] community.
[13:49] Something that's really uh cool, he had
[13:51] a post
[13:52] Some of you that post online,
[13:55] what's the most views you've ever had?
[13:57] So, he had a post that had over a half a
[13:59] million people that viewed it. Maybe
[14:01] you've heard of a gentleman by the name
[14:03] of Post Malone that wore a Fiesta Days
[14:05] Rodeo hat. That was
[14:07] uh one of the the posts that uh Jack put
[14:09] together.
[14:11] So, we've seen one of the things you
[14:12] look at as uh city or entity is the
[14:15] number of net followers you have on your
[14:17] different social media platforms because
[14:20] that leads to more people uh actually
[14:23] following your your content. And if they
[14:26] follow your content, in the event that
[14:27] there is an emergency or something that
[14:29] like a public service announcement that
[14:30] the city needs to make,
[14:32] there's a higher chance that they're
[14:33] going to see that announcement. And so,
[14:35] Jack's worked really hard, he and his
[14:37] team, to to try to
[14:39] uh improve that. And that one post
[14:40] alone,
[14:42] I don't know I said post, sorry, from
[14:43] Post Malone, it had 156 plus net
[14:46] followers um just alone, which is a huge number.
[14:50] Um so, in addition to Jack's
[14:52] professional accomplishments,
[14:55] his co-workers emphasized his positive
[14:56] attitude, kindness, and genuine
[14:58] investment in the success of the city as
[15:00] a whole. Overall, staff described him as
[15:03] someone who consistently goes above and
[15:05] beyond and is highly deserving of this
[15:07] recognition. I'll add one last thing,
[15:09] when we were looking to hire Jack, I
[15:11] called one of his references and he
[15:13] said, "If I could, I would adopt him as
[15:15] my own son." So, you can tell just what
[15:18] a great guy Jack is and and how grateful
[15:20] we are to have him as part of the
[15:21] Spanish Fork team. So, with that, we'll
[15:23] give him a round of applause and then
[15:36] » Well, thanks, Tyler. There's nothing to
[15:38] bring you down in the depths of humility
[15:39] like hearing your own voice on a video
[15:41] in a public meeting.
[15:43] Um but, I just am so grateful to be here
[15:47] uh
[15:48] and grateful to receive this the same
[15:50] day as Shelley. I think when I came to
[15:53] interview the first time,
[15:55] you can ask my wife this, there was like
[15:57] a 5% chance that I was going to take a
[15:59] job here and then I met Shelley in that
[16:02] office before my interview and probably
[16:05] increased to like 25%
[16:08] and [clears throat] then I just kept
[16:09] feeling better and better about being
[16:11] here. Um the thing that stands out to me
[16:14] is the people. I love the teams that
[16:15] I've worked on. I've been in a couple of
[16:17] teams now.
[16:19] I've loved the City Council and your
[16:20] support. Um
[16:22] Seth and Tyler, their support and
[16:24] encouragement and uh
[16:27] I think really enabling me to grow has
[16:30] been exceptional and
[16:32] um kind of beyond what I feel like I
[16:34] deserve. So,
[16:35] thanks for that. Uh one more thing about
[16:37] my job that I love is just that I feel
[16:40] like I'm in the middle of it all. So, I
[16:41] get to connect with a lot of different
[16:43] parts of the city, which means
[16:45] I can be a pest to our other employees
[16:49] and they are always so generous with
[16:51] their time and their attention and
[16:52] working with me and uh haven't come
[16:55] across a bad one yet. So, anyway, thank
[16:57] you very much. So glad to be working
[16:59] here.
[17:00] >> Congratulations, Jack.
[17:05] » And Jack's family's here. Do you want to
[17:07] come up, Ashley, and we'll get a picture
[17:09] with you and your family and then
[17:11] Shelley, we'll get a picture with you
[17:13] and anyone else that wants to join you.
[17:18] » [laughter]
[17:19] >> Dallas, you should be hopping on one
[17:21] leg, dude. Hop on one leg. There we go.
[17:28] » Keep moving, [clears throat] Dallas.
[17:29] You're in the right chair.
[17:30] >> Let's go this way so we can get the logo
[17:31] in the middle.
[17:32] >> There he is.
[17:34] >> I don't know.
[17:35] >> Ready, one, two, three.
[17:38] >> Nice.
[17:38] >> Awesome.
[17:40] >> Thank you.
[17:40] >> Good job, Jessica.
[17:41] >> Jessica, this is Jack.
[17:43] >> [snorts]
[17:43] >> Shelly, get or Cassidy, come up.
[17:46] >> Thank you.
[17:46] >> We'll we'll join her.
[17:48] >> Welcome back.
[17:49] >> Yes, that's it.
[17:52] » Thank you.
[17:55] » [laughter]
[18:08] » That's your diploma.
[18:12] » This is the guy's side of the bull's
[18:13] side.
[18:15] >> Okay, here we go.
[18:20] » Thank you.
[18:21] >> Good job, Shelly.
[18:22] >> Shelly.
[18:22] >> At least one story.
[18:24] >> Just one story.
[18:28] » Well done.
[18:28] >> Thank you.
[18:29] >> Awesome.
[18:30] >> Good pass.
[18:37] » Good stuff. Good recognitions, good
[18:40] people, and it's always the fun part of
[18:43] council meeting. Appreciate you, Jack.
[18:45] Appreciate you, Shelly, and your
[18:46] families that support you as well.
[18:49] Uh before we go to public comments,
[18:51] nobody else wants to Nobody else has a
[18:52] story they want to say about
[18:55] You got him out? Okay.
[18:57] Um
[18:58] Uh Councilman Marshall excused tonight.
[19:01] Not up on the dais. He's away on on
[19:03] business tonight, so we'll we'll get him
[19:05] next time here.
[19:06] Uh public comments is the section for
[19:08] any of the public that would like to
[19:09] come address the mayor and council, Ask
[19:11] any questions,
[19:13] uh and uh apparently Tyler is doing the
[19:15] time since we let Jack Do we let him
[19:17] give him the night off? If you get the
[19:19] >> Uh he's got a couple of minutes.
[19:20] >> Oh, okay.
[19:22] >> Got 3 minutes.
[19:23] >> Uh
[19:23] please come address the mayor and
[19:25] council. Uh if uh there's a couple
[19:27] public hearings on the agenda that are
[19:28] later, but if you have any comments or
[19:31] questions for the mayor and council,
[19:32] please come up at this time and uh we'll
[19:34] have a a timer up there for you.
[19:37] >> We got some young men that I recognize.
[19:39] Any of you guys got a question that you
[19:41] want to ask?
[19:43] They didn't know.
[19:43] >> come with a question.
[19:46] Do you want to bribe them with candy for
[19:48] the question?
[19:48] >> for questions.
[19:50] Hey kid, want some candy?
[19:52] >> [laughter]
[19:53] >> It sound creepy at all?
[19:54] >> Hopefully that doesn't work.
[19:55] >> Still, right? I mean, come on.
[19:58] >> Okay, no public comments tonight. We'll
[20:00] go to council comments. Uh we'll start
[20:02] on Councilwoman Beck's side tonight and
[20:05] work our way to Councilwoman Tuck
[20:06] [clears throat] cuz that's all right,
[20:07] Councilwoman Beck.
[20:08] >> Okay, I always like to give a shameless
[20:10] plug for yard of the week. I figure if
[20:12] Councilman Oehler gives a shameless plug
[20:14] for spay and neutering,
[20:16] yard of the week is even funner.
[20:18] >> Uh not really, but
[20:20] it's okay.
[20:21] >> So, um if you, your neighbor, your
[20:24] family has a yard that you'd like to
[20:26] nominate, you can hop online and do
[20:27] that. Also, for Fiesta Days, the
[20:31] t-shirts right now are on pre-order. So,
[20:33] I'm going to show you
[20:35] that's the front of it and it has the
[20:37] America 250
[20:39] and then this is our logo if you haven't
[20:41] seen it.
[20:42] The theme is at the heart of it all and
[20:44] it's Fiesta Days 2026. So, you can
[20:47] pre-order your shirt online
[20:49] um until July 1st and then at that point
[20:51] you would just go into Parks and Rec. I
[20:53] believe they're most of them are $10
[20:56] unless it's like a double or triple XL.
[20:58] I think it goes up to 13 or $14,
[21:01] something like that. So,
[21:03] next next month is Fiesta Days. All of
[21:05] the calendar of events are online and
[21:07] you can check out the schedule there.
[21:08] Um the magazine should also arrive in
[21:10] your mailbox
[21:12] the first couple days of July. It was
[21:14] just sent to the printer today. So.
[21:17] That's all.
[21:18] >> Is that it?
[21:18] >> Yep.
[21:19] >> You'll see the picture of the mayor and
[21:20] council there in the spirit of uh the
[21:23] graphic there. We're surrounding a
[21:25] tractor. Is that what did we
[21:27] land on that picture? I haven't seen it
[21:29] yet. It must be good.
[21:30] >> It was a good one.
[21:31] >> All right. So.
[21:33] We're all in the Fiesta spirit. K. Uh
[21:35] Councilman Oyler.
[21:36] >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh as Councilwoman
[21:39] Beck mentioned and on behalf of the
[21:42] animal shelter, I'll just throw my
[21:44] reminder out there. If you're a
[21:45] responsible pet owner, please have your
[21:47] dogs and cats spayed and neutered. Thank
[21:50] you.
[21:51] Um
[21:52] other items of importance.
[21:54] Hopefully everybody is aware of the
[21:56] America 250 that's taking place this
[21:59] year. It's our 250th
[22:01] anniversary this coming July of the
[22:04] signing of the Declaration of
[22:05] Independence, which is pretty pretty
[22:07] cool, pretty exciting thing. A lot of
[22:09] activities around Fiesta Days that will bring that in and and talk
[22:14] about that, but also wanted to mention
[22:17] that within Spanish Fork, we've we've
[22:19] got
[22:21] something exciting happening this year
[22:22] as well. It's also the 250th anniversary
[22:26] of
[22:26] Fathers Escalante and Dominguez coming
[22:29] into the valley and mapping out this area and
[22:35] on an expedition as they headed towards
[22:37] California. They made it to Spanish Fork
[22:39] and then decided to go back to where
[22:40] they'd started. And so this was as far
[22:42] as they'd come.
[22:43] And so I just want to get a date on
[22:46] everybody's calendar to make sure that
[22:48] they're aware this the historic preservation commission
[22:53] with help from the Parks and Rec
[22:55] Department and others, we're working on
[22:57] an event.
[22:59] The 23rd of September is the official
[23:01] anniversary date of Father Escalante
[23:05] Dominguez, but on the 18th of September,
[23:07] which is a Friday,
[23:09] we'll have an event that will take place
[23:11] across the street in the old city park
[23:15] where we'll have some dancing,
[23:20] um some Latino dancing,
[23:22] >> [clears throat]
[23:22] >> some Indian hoop dancing, some Native
[23:25] American hoop dancing, um we're working
[23:28] on some guest speakers that will come.
[23:30] We'll have some food trucks.
[23:32] So, it should be should be a great
[23:34] event. Um
[23:36] put it on your calendars. So, September
[23:38] 18th. We're still in the planning
[23:40] stages, so more details to come, but
[23:43] looking forward to having as many people
[23:45] come and participate in that as would
[23:47] like. So,
[23:49] September 18th. And that's all I've got
[23:51] tonight, Mayor.
[23:51] >> Very cool. Thank you, Councilman Warder.
[23:53] Councilman [clears throat] Carden.
[23:54] >> Thank you, Mayor. The only thing that I
[23:56] have is
[23:58] um the Youth Arts Festival wrapped up
[24:00] this last week. We had over 1,380 spots
[24:03] filled. So, a lot of kids doing arts. Um
[24:06] one of those um a lot of that is paid
[24:08] for by RAP tax, um which is an awesome
[24:10] way to help give back to that arts and
[24:13] recreation and parks. So, thank you to
[24:15] all that shop in our city that make that
[24:17] possible. And that's all I got, Mayor.
[24:19] >> Perfect. Thank you, Councilman Carden.
[24:20] Councilman Took.
[24:22] >> Thank you, Mayor.
[24:23] Okay, I do have a couple things. And
[24:24] good evening, Spanish Fork. But before I
[24:26] jump into a few, uh we have our
[24:27] president of the Chamber of Commerce
[24:29] with us this evening.
[24:30] >> Councilman Took, would you like to take
[24:31] the stand for a minute? Go ahead.
[24:36] » Thank you so much. Landon, I actually
[24:38] have an invitation for you. If I could
[24:39] pass them
[24:40] >> Yeah, sure.
[24:41] >> Pass them down.
[24:42] >> Absolutely. Thank you.
[24:46] It's great. Yeah.
[24:50] » Um all right. So, just a few things. New
[24:53] networking luncheon for this month this
[24:55] Thursday, June 18th. we'll be at the
[24:59] Hampton Inn. Jersey Mike's Subs is
[25:01] sponsoring lunch this month with the
[25:03] presentation from the Spanish Fork
[25:05] Emergency Prepared Preparedness Team.
[25:08] So, we're I'm very much looking forward
[25:10] to that. Business of the month for this
[25:13] month is the UCCU branch in Salem. Have
[25:16] you Any of you know David Funk, he's
[25:18] been very instrumental in our chamber,
[25:20] on our board of directors. Um so, we're
[25:22] very excited to celebrate him and UCCU.
[25:26] Uh they will we'll be celebrating them
[25:28] on June 30th at noon at the Salem branch
[25:32] UCCU.
[25:33] Then, a couple of upcoming events that I
[25:36] would love to get on your calendars.
[25:37] They are a little ways out, but this
[25:40] summer's flying by already.
[25:42] Uh September 24th is business summit for
[25:46] 2026. That's the flyer that I just
[25:48] passed to all of you.
[25:50] Um it'll be hosted at the Spanish Fork
[25:51] Fairgrounds this year. So, um very much
[25:54] looking forward to that. Still working
[25:56] on all the lineup and stuff, but if you
[25:58] could mark your calendars and let me
[26:00] know if you can be in attendance, we
[26:02] would love to have you. It's always a
[26:03] pleasure.
[26:05] Um and then October 8th is a luncheon
[26:08] with the mayors. We are inviting guests
[26:11] now. We're going to be hosting both the
[26:13] our mayor and then Salem mayor Kristy uh
[26:17] Simon's will be joining us for lunch at
[26:19] Texas Roadhouse in Spanish Fork. So, if
[26:22] you guys if any of you were available to
[26:24] come to that as well. I think that'll be
[26:26] a really nice discourse and meet and
[26:28] greet uh between our businesses and
[26:30] elected officials. So, that's all I've
[26:32] got for you guys today. Thank you.
[26:34] >> Yes, Kathleen. Thank you, Kathleen.
[26:36] Just a a couple items I'd like to share
[26:38] with you as well. I I had the
[26:39] opportunity recently to attend the uh
[26:42] Spanish Fork Hospital expansion
[26:43] groundbreaking with Councilman Carden
[26:45] and Mayor you were there and it was just
[26:47] a really neat opportunity to see the
[26:48] hospital growing and and uh expanding
[26:50] and thriving. So, that was uh exciting.
[26:53] It'll be fun to see the changes that
[26:54] come soon there.
[26:56] Also, for those of you who are
[26:58] fans of the pageant world, we have the
[27:00] Miss Utah competition this week up in
[27:02] Salt Lake. There's 52 girls competing
[27:04] for the title of Miss Utah, and we have
[27:07] kind of a special situation this year
[27:08] with Spanish Fork. So,
[27:11] it's always set up where the Miss
[27:12] Spanish Fork from last year competes in
[27:14] this year. So, we give that girl who
[27:16] wins year off a chance to go watch
[27:18] before she competes. So, this year our
[27:20] Spanish Fork Miss Miss Spanish Fork
[27:23] 2025, Madelyn Smith, she's competing
[27:25] for the title of Miss Utah.
[27:28] But, our next year's
[27:30] Miss Spanish Fork, who just recently
[27:32] won, Cali McGuire, she actually will be
[27:34] competing as well. So, she will not be
[27:35] just observing and watching and
[27:38] preparing. She gets to actually get to
[27:39] try a run. So, she's actually Miss
[27:42] Seagull Lily is her title this year,
[27:44] which is kind of special and and great
[27:46] for her and for Spanish Fork. So, it'll
[27:48] be fun to go support them and if you
[27:50] have any questions about the
[27:51] competition, it goes all week. It starts
[27:53] today. It finishes up on Saturday night.
[27:55] It's held at the Capitol Theatre in Salt
[27:57] Lake. It's just an exciting time to
[27:59] celebrate young women and how amazing
[28:01] they are. We have so many here in the
[28:02] state of Utah, but especially from
[28:04] Spanish Fork. So,
[28:06] that's that's just an update on Miss
[28:08] Spanish Fork and Miss Utah.
[28:10] And then the last thing I had is it's voting season, and so about a week
[28:14] left to get out there and vote for some
[28:16] important positions around the the
[28:18] county, state, and beyond. So, make sure
[28:20] to get out there and exercise your right
[28:21] to vote. That's all I've got, Mayor.
[28:24] >> Perfect. Thank you, Councilman Took.
[28:25] Thank you, council members for attending
[28:27] your
[28:28] >> [clears throat]
[28:28] >> your meetings throughout the last couple
[28:29] of weeks. One meeting attended by
[28:32] Councilwoman Beck for me as she sits on
[28:35] the Mountainland Association of
[28:36] Governments
[28:38] committees with our city, too. And some
[28:41] good news coming out of that committee
[28:42] that our taxiway Bravo will will helped
[28:45] funded by Mountainland Association of
[28:47] Governments. So, again, to the public,
[28:50] that's just
[28:52] a bigger area of state funds, county
[28:54] funds, and city funds pooling together
[28:57] to make big projects happen. And
[28:59] when you're talking about the airport,
[29:00] it's always a big project. But, thank
[29:02] you to Council Member Beck, Jared
[29:06] Johnson, and city staff in keeping that
[29:09] project on the list and and and it's on
[29:12] track to be funded, which tax way bravo
[29:15] is a big deal for the airport.
[29:16] A big deal deal for the city. So, thank
[29:19] you.
[29:20] Um
[29:21] yeah,
[29:22] I think that's I think that's all I have
[29:25] for for Council comments today.
[29:27] Anything else come to mind, Council
[29:29] members, as we
[29:30] Okay.
[29:31] Um
[29:32] we'll go to staff reports
[29:35] before we go to Spanish Fork 101.
[29:37] >> I don't think we have any updates,
[29:38] Mayor, so we're good.
[29:41] >> Good to go to green waste?
[29:42] >> Do it.
[29:42] >> Who's talking green waste? Is it
[29:44] [clears throat]
[29:44] >> Matt Gatlin.
[29:45] >> You here?
[29:46] Gatlin.
[29:47] >> All right.
[29:50] >> Good evening, Mayor, Council.
[29:52] >> Good evening.
[29:52] >> I hope you guys are as excited as I am
[29:54] to be here.
[29:54] >> We are.
[29:55] >> [laughter]
[29:55] >> Um
[29:56] >> [clears throat]
[29:56] >> before I start, I just want to put a
[29:58] plug out there for my staff
[30:00] for all the effort, the thought, the
[30:02] planning that goes into
[30:05] this program.
[30:06] We're just going to go over our voucher
[30:07] program, spring and fall cleanup,
[30:10] as well as
[30:12] green waste.
[30:14] So, is there a clicker, Jack?
[30:16] You got next slide?
[30:19] So, this is just a few materials that we
[30:21] collect with the vouchers.
[30:23] Um green waste, household hazardous
[30:25] waste, metal, appliances, electronics,
[30:29] tires, furniture,
[30:31] um
[30:33] and it's surprising kind of what you see
[30:34] show up there,
[30:36] especially when we were doing the
[30:37] dumpsters, but
[30:39] Um so, this this graph is showing the
[30:42] cost and the tickets used in spring and
[30:46] fall cleanup last year.
[30:47] Um,
[30:49] the 81,000 is the last year we did
[30:51] dumpsters.
[30:53] So we can kind of see what this
[30:54] program's done. It drastically dropped
[30:57] the cost the first year. That was spring
[30:59] only.
[31:01] Um, the second year we went up to 22,000
[31:05] and we had about
[31:07] well, 2245 tickets.
[31:09] And this year we're 26, the 2241
[31:13] tickets.
[31:14] The interesting thing on that, the cost
[31:15] is different because the voucher
[31:18] um, went up from $10 to 12 this last
[31:21] year at the gate.
[31:23] Um,
[31:25] our green waste vouchers.
[31:27] So this is kind of been an interesting
[31:29] one as well.
[31:30] So over last couple years, it's been
[31:33] pretty level. I don't know why in 24 we
[31:36] had so many.
[31:37] Um, this year looks like it's coming
[31:38] down. Hopefully that's due to the other
[31:40] vouchers being put out.
[31:43] Um, you can see the ticket count this
[31:45] year. We're right now we're at 1222
[31:48] at only 14. Thank you.
[31:51] Um,
[31:52] about 14 and a half thousand dollars,
[31:54] which is pretty good.
[31:56] Um, the yearly total cost for all
[31:59] vouchers
[32:00] this year were at 41,559.
[32:04] Total we've used about well, we've used
[32:07] 3,463
[32:08] vouchers.
[32:10] Which is really good. It's It's been
[32:12] kind of interesting cuz the ticket
[32:14] count's not really growing,
[32:16] but cost is a little bit.
[32:19] Um, here's a breakdown of the vouchers
[32:22] used by green waste fall and spring.
[32:25] Um,
[32:28] it's been it's like I said, it's kind of
[32:29] interesting. Green waste is coming down.
[32:32] Spring was really heavy last year
[32:35] and fall. I think I think the
[32:37] combination of the two has broke it up
[32:40] and hopefully this year
[32:42] fall grows again. But we'll see how it goes.
[32:46] >> [snorts]
[32:47] >> So, here's just kind of a summary of
[32:48] what we covered.
[32:50] Almost the 3,500 tickets. The
[32:52] participants, this is the accounts.
[32:55] That's about 10% of our
[32:58] resident accounts
[33:00] that we have. We have about 13 13,500
[33:04] homes.
[33:05] So, that we have accounts for.
[33:08] And then the tons is figured off of the
[33:11] tickets used and about 500 lb per
[33:13] ticket. So, that's kind of an estimate
[33:16] but
[33:17] and then again we've got our cost at
[33:18] 41,000.
[33:21] Um this is kind of interesting. Our cost
[33:24] per customer is about three $3.06 a
[33:27] year.
[33:29] And
[33:30] a couple things that we talked about as
[33:32] a crew. Things that I think affect this
[33:34] is the weather.
[33:35] This year we had a really dry spring.
[33:39] I think it would have benefited people
[33:40] to have it be earlier.
[33:43] Um but how do you know what the
[33:44] weather's going to do, right?
[33:46] So, I think that's one hurdle we have is
[33:49] kind of timing of May and October.
[33:52] Is that too early, too late?
[33:55] But other than that I think we have
[33:56] pretty good participation.
[33:59] >> [snorts]
[33:59] >> One thing that was kind of an
[34:00] interesting, back to Jack doing his job.
[34:04] We had 27,000 views and I looked for
[34:07] feedback.
[34:08] Zero complaints on Facebook. We had two
[34:11] comments and both were positive. So,
[34:14] that's really good. The first couple of
[34:16] years people didn't like vouchers
[34:18] but it's gone really well the last
[34:20] couple of years so.
[34:21] That's good. Two Two comments at 27,000
[34:24] views.
[34:25] We'll take that.
[34:27] Um
[34:29] here's just a plug for recycling.
[34:32] Our contamination rate is under 20% or
[34:35] 19.8. That's really good. We've never
[34:38] been that low.
[34:39] Um when I took over we were about 25%.
[34:43] So that's continuing to come down, which
[34:45] is due to the new transfer station and
[34:47] our residents learning through Spanish
[34:50] Fork University and spreading the word,
[34:52] which is good.
[34:53] >> Um would you explain what that means,
[34:55] the contamination rate?
[34:57] >> Yeah, so contamination rate is
[34:59] what we send to Salt Lake that they
[35:00] can't recycle and ends up getting
[35:02] rejected and brought back.
[35:04] This is as a district as a whole, not as
[35:06] a city,
[35:07] but that's still really good.
[35:10] >> What are the top contaminants that get
[35:12] kicked out?
[35:14] Pizza boxes?
[35:15] >> Bags
[35:16] are a big thing.
[35:17] >> Plastic bags?
[35:18] >> Yeah, plastic bags.
[35:19] Um and then we have had people just say,
[35:23] "Well, I didn't think it actually gets
[35:24] recycled, so I've used it as a garbage
[35:26] can."
[35:27] So I think there's miscellaneous garbage
[35:29] that ends up in them, but for the most
[35:31] part I think people try to recycle and like I said, it's showing cuz our
[35:35] rate's coming down pretty quickly.
[35:38] >> And when you said say plastic bags, are
[35:40] you talking just like the grocery bag?
[35:42] >> Yeah.
[35:42] >> They cannot be recycled?
[35:44] >> No.
[35:44] That right there.
[35:46] >> I'm not a culprit cuz I don't have a
[35:47] recycling bin, but I'd like to clarify.
[35:49] I would totally recycle that.
[35:51] >> When did that change? That It's a good
[35:53] question. When did did that change
[35:55] because it we used to be able to recycle
[35:56] plastics, I think one through seven
[35:58] numbered wise, but that
[36:00] >> Uh so the reason they ask for no plastic
[36:02] bags is cuz it gums up the conveyors
[36:04] >> Okay.
[36:05] >> when it's trying to sort everything. It
[36:06] just causes mess. So
[36:08] they just ask that we put all of our
[36:09] recyclable materials right in the blue
[36:11] bin
[36:12] and then goes in the truck.
[36:14] It gets separated at the transfer
[36:16] station and then hauled to the recycling
[36:18] center in Salt Lake. So the the cleaner
[36:20] we can keep that stream, the better we
[36:22] are.
[36:23] >> Okay.
[36:24] >> The more it gets used and we're not
[36:25] wasting resources transporting.
[36:28] So,
[36:29] um the tonnage that Spanish Fork City
[36:31] has recycled this year
[36:33] is
[36:34] um 1330,
[36:37] which is pretty good.
[36:39] And then I just wanted to make it known
[36:42] that the recycling cost will be going up
[36:44] this year from 125 to 150.
[36:47] So, just the cost of of what it takes to
[36:50] recycle.
[36:53] Any questions?
[36:57] » The the weather aspect that you
[36:59] mentioned there, you got one is because
[37:01] our vouchers come out out in May and it
[37:04] was pretty warm in April, so people were
[37:06] spring cleaning before it was
[37:07] [clears throat] spring on the calendar.
[37:09] >> I think so. I think that's why we've
[37:11] seen we've seen a a kind of a decline in
[37:14] our spring cleanup ticket count, but
[37:16] I mean, overall, it's it's staying about
[37:19] the same.
[37:21] >> And I guess the other point we're a
[37:22] couple years removed from it, so it's a
[37:23] little redundant to say, but they used
[37:25] to you know, people used to remember the
[37:26] dumpsters that were put out there and
[37:28] you saw the cost of what that difference
[37:29] was and the struggle of that of how it
[37:32] was being used and
[37:34] how it was um messing up our parks quite
[37:36] a bit and everywhere you parked them, it wasn't wasn't going very well. So,
[37:40] here's the alternative to
[37:43] uh
[37:43] obviously still be a service that can
[37:46] help people clean up their yards,
[37:48] uh but but not let maybe commercial
[37:50] companies just
[37:53] uh be able to dump in our dumpsters that
[37:54] were at
[37:55] places and then those dumpsters we
[37:57] couldn't keep up with them. Nobody could
[37:59] keep up with them.
[38:00] >> Right.
[38:00] >> And so stuff was just left on the sides
[38:02] of it, which was making us
[38:04] >> I I mirrored on that point. I remember
[38:06] multiple times going to the dumpster to
[38:09] get rid of my trash and
[38:11] talking to people that were there doing
[38:13] the same thing and one individual and
[38:15] his wife were like, "We're so grateful
[38:17] Spanish Fork does this because our
[38:18] community doesn't, so we get to bring
[38:20] all our all our garbage to Spanish Fork
[38:22] to put in your dumpsters. So.
[38:25] Many others besides just Spanish Fork
[38:26] residents were taking advantage of it,
[38:29] but dumpsters we only did that in the
[38:31] spring, right? We only did that once a
[38:32] year.
[38:32] >> Correct.
[38:33] >> Not in the fall like we do now, and so
[38:35] even now doing it twice a year with with
[38:39] vouchers is a lot less expensive than
[38:41] just once a year with with dumpsters.
[38:44] >> Yeah, and and there's huge benefits. The
[38:45] dumpsters took a lot of staffing. For 2
[38:48] weeks we had somebody in a loader
[38:50] continually driving around cleaning up,
[38:52] smashing them down, trying
[38:55] Excuse me. Trying to get people to pick
[38:56] them up and replace them with empties.
[38:59] Um it was just it was a mess.
[39:01] Also, like you said, a lot of residents
[39:04] our residents were paying for Salem,
[39:06] Oakridge, you know, commercial that were
[39:09] using them. Um one one morning we had a
[39:12] guy dump his trailer in the parking lot.
[39:15] We're like, "Hey, you you can't do that.
[39:16] You got to clean it up." And he's like,
[39:17] "Well, that's your job."
[39:18] So, I mean, the vouchers I I get not
[39:22] everybody has a truck or but I think as
[39:24] a community, right? Neighbors do
[39:26] uh find a way to use your vouchers cuz
[39:29] we we want you to use them and that's
[39:30] what they're there for, but
[39:32] I think it's only fair our residents are
[39:34] paying for what they use and not for
[39:36] what everyone else is using.
[39:39] >> It's a still a new transfer station.
[39:41] It's it's in in your city, and so if
[39:44] you're getting vouchers, it's not too
[39:45] far down the road to get to the transfer
[39:47] station. If you haven't been there, your kids will love it.
[39:50] >> Your kids will love seeing the transfer
[39:51] station.
[39:52] >> quick in and out. They have they have
[39:53] good flow.
[39:54] >> Yes. Yeah. Yeah, there's no there's not
[39:56] a line anymore at you do get in and get
[39:58] out, so pretty efficient. Use your vouchers if you got them.
[40:04] >> Perfect.
[40:05] >> Thanks for your report.
[40:06] >> Hey, thank you guys.
[40:07] >> Thanks, Galen. Appreciate your work.
[40:09] Appreciate you doing a good job down
[40:10] there.
[40:13] No funny commentary,
[40:15] manager on you don't have any trash
[40:17] jokes?
[40:18] >> I I'm not going to talk any trash, but I
[40:20] will just say that Gatlin does a great
[40:23] job and uh
[40:25] he's not here to hear it, so I'll just
[40:26] say it. He does a fantastic job.
[40:29] >> [laughter]
[40:29] >> He's out of here. That's a true public
[40:32] works guy right there. Like get me out
[40:34] of here. I am done. Uh we appreciate his
[40:36] hard work and and uh this isn't his
[40:39] first thing, right? Gatlin's a he's a
[40:41] fleet mechanic by heart, but uh
[40:44] the assignments that he gets he has the assignment for garbage as well and
[40:48] he just does a great job. He just owns
[40:50] it. So I really appreciate his analysis
[40:52] and and that switch from from the
[40:54] dumpsters to the vouchers.
[40:56] Uh that was a great move. Really saved a
[40:58] lot of a lot of the residents' money, so
[41:00] we're and provides a great service, so
[41:03] appreciate it.
[41:04] >> That's all the trash talk I've got. All
[41:05] the trash.
[41:06] >> Perfect. Okay, uh thank you for that
[41:08] update. Uh takes us to consent items on
[41:10] the agenda. There's three consent items.
[41:13] Uh any questions on those consent items
[41:14] from the council?
[41:16] If not, I would entertain a motion to
[41:18] approve the consent items.
[41:20] >> So moved.
[41:21] >> Motion made by Councilwoman Beck.
[41:23] >> Second.
[41:23] by Councilman Euler. All in
[41:25] favor, say yes.
[41:26] >> Yes.
[41:27] >> Consent items are approved. Nine is
[41:29] public hearings. There's
[41:31] four public hearings tonight.
[41:34] If we haven't heard from Mr. Hales
[41:35] before on the budget, we're going to
[41:37] hear again.
[41:38] >> You're going to get a lot of me tonight.
[41:40] >> Yep.
[41:41] >> Um there are This is the lucky one night
[41:44] a year when we approve two different
[41:45] budgets, so that's fun.
[41:48] Um this is the public hearing for the
[41:51] final revision to fiscal year 2026. This
[41:54] budget year will end in 2 weeks exactly,
[41:58] um but there are some revisions to be
[42:00] done.
[42:02] Um general fund revenues are going up
[42:05] from
[42:07] uh 54.2
[42:10] million to about 56 million. It's about
[42:13] $1.8 million increase
[42:15] in revenue. Sales tax has performed
[42:17] well. Uh
[42:18] fire and [clears throat] EMS, uh you
[42:19] have ambulance transports.
[42:21] Um those people are busy. Golf course is
[42:24] performing really well. Those are the
[42:25] big changes there.
[42:28] Um on the expense side, it's going up
[42:30] about a million dollars from about 50.7
[42:32] million to about 51.7 million.
[42:35] Um the big things there, we had quite a
[42:37] bit of software uh needs in admin. We
[42:41] actually talked about some of those in
[42:42] work session before this meeting.
[42:45] Um one of those was paying for
[42:47] 3 to 5 years in advance, so it's a it
[42:49] was quite a chunk initially to pay for
[42:52] some of that. Engineering had a $120,000
[42:55] and $120,000 increase. Um that was
[42:58] primarily due to uh increase in
[43:00] inspections for which there is revenue
[43:02] to cover that.
[43:04] Uh police, a $200,000 increase in the
[43:06] police budget primarily related to
[43:09] overtime. Um our officers spend quite a
[43:11] bit of time at some of the local
[43:13] universities helping staff some of their
[43:15] big events, and we get uh paid back for
[43:18] that as well. So, there's revenue to
[43:19] offset that increase as well.
[43:22] Um parks, there's a $200,000 increase
[43:24] there.
[43:25] Um there was a an error on a spreadsheet
[43:28] there actually with the a new position
[43:30] that caused the some of that.
[43:33] Um and then the very last one is uh
[43:36] golf, $123,000 increase.
[43:39] Um they've decided to go to two
[43:41] assistant pros up at the golf course.
[43:43] is very busy. Um so,
[43:45] there's been needed help there. Again,
[43:48] there's uh additional revenue that's
[43:50] covering all of that. Um yeah.
[43:54] Any questions on
[43:55] those things?
[43:56] So, in grand total, the general fund
[43:58] revenues are going up $1.8 million.
[44:00] Expenses going up about half of that at
[44:02] around $900,000.
[44:04] The difference is going to be
[44:06] transferred um partly to save in our
[44:08] land acquisition capital buildings fund
[44:11] and part of it is being saved.
[44:14] We're actually budgeting to save up to
[44:16] $500,000 of profit from the Fit City
[44:19] Center this year
[44:21] for future equipment replacements of the
[44:23] Fit City Center. So
[44:25] things will be breaking down 5, 10, 15
[44:27] years. So we're going to put some money
[44:28] away each year
[44:31] so that we have that cash on hand when
[44:33] those things do need to be replaced.
[44:36] Um so
[44:38] one thing that's unique about Fit City
[44:39] this year is a lot of the revenue will
[44:41] be a full year of revenue. A lot of
[44:43] families paid for 12 months of
[44:45] membership, but they're only open for 6
[44:48] months of the year, right?
[44:50] Um so this will be an a abnormal
[44:53] year for Fit City.
[44:55] Um
[44:56] so yeah, we're looking at around
[44:58] 3 to $500,000 in profit this fiscal year
[45:00] from Fit City.
[45:02] Um
[45:04] you will notice that the fund as a whole
[45:06] is projected to go down 1 and 1/2
[45:08] million.
[45:09] There's a $500,000 loan to the airport
[45:11] fund in that and then we paid off a loan
[45:13] that with the water fund had made to the
[45:16] golf course. Um it was about 1.2 million
[45:19] paid early there.
[45:21] Um any questions on the general fund?
[45:25] All right.
[45:27] Um and noted
[45:29] uh
[45:30] this transfer increase of
[45:34] 500,000 there.
[45:36] Um so we're just saving a little bit
[45:37] more than projected because of the revenue that's coming in
[45:42] well. Um fairgrounds project we were
[45:46] able to get started on the Willy Barn
[45:48] rebuild uh
[45:50] a little faster than we expected. So
[45:52] uh it's just spending that money sooner.
[45:55] Uh and land acquisition going from
[45:57] 500,000 to a million.
[45:59] Um the city he able to acquire a couple
[46:01] of houses
[46:03] um in the next block over.
[46:06] Um and the greenhouse relocation, we
[46:08] decided to
[46:10] pay for that out of the parks capital
[46:12] projects fund instead of out of this
[46:14] fund.
[46:17] Uh golf course, they are doing some
[46:19] projects up there. I know one of the big
[46:22] ones is uh replacing the sand up there.
[46:27] » The mayor's been inspecting those and
[46:29] he's part of the reason why we had to
[46:30] spend extra money. He's been
[46:32] digging out the sand every time he's on
[46:34] the course.
[46:35] >> The mayor told me he avoids the sand.
[46:38] But he doesn't.
[46:39] >> I didn't know a lot.
[46:42] >> This fund is funded by excess profit in
[46:46] the golf course. So, if the
[46:49] uh because even though the the budget's
[46:52] doubling what it would initially
[46:54] um was budgeted for, there's cash there
[46:57] to to cover the the cost of the project.
[47:02] Uh rec center construction fund changes,
[47:04] uh
[47:05] 1 and 1/2 million dollar increase to
[47:07] miscellaneous income. There's a land
[47:09] sale that um is going to be budgeted
[47:12] here.
[47:13] And then a $700,000 transfer from the
[47:15] LBA fund. The LBA fund is that our local
[47:17] building authority. There were some
[47:19] unspent funds on the SFCN building and
[47:22] those funds are being gifted to the rec
[47:24] center construction.
[47:29] Uh
[47:30] parks, we talked about that $236,000
[47:33] uh greenhouse is now here in this fund
[47:35] instead of in the land acquisition
[47:37] capital buildings fund.
[47:39] Uh gun club, the gun club has been busy.
[47:42] If you live up on the East Bench, you
[47:44] probably hear that they're busy.
[47:47] Um the only change to their expenses all
[47:49] on supplies. I think it was all targets.
[47:52] Um so, this
[47:54] change is strictly due to they're going
[47:56] through targets very quickly. They're
[47:57] very busy. Um so there is revenue to
[47:59] offset this $55,000 increase in
[48:01] expenses.
[48:02] Revenues are going up 62,000.
[48:05] Um so really good things happening up at
[48:07] the gun club.
[48:09] Uh wastewater fund revenue, um there was
[48:12] a grant that we expected to get last
[48:14] year. It didn't come last year. So that
[48:16] $5.6 million grant came in this year,
[48:20] budgeted this year.
[48:23] Um
[48:24] and interest earnings coming in higher
[48:26] than expected.
[48:28] Uh water reclamation facility, that's
[48:30] another name for the sewer plant.
[48:33] Um
[48:35] we had some contingency that
[48:39] changed a little bit. We didn't think
[48:40] there were certain things that we would
[48:42] be doing this fiscal year that we did
[48:43] end up doing.
[48:45] Um so that was a cause of a $2 million
[48:47] increase at the the sewer plant.
[48:50] And then operationally, there's been
[48:52] some things that have cost more to run
[48:55] at the plant. Um as we've
[48:58] been up and running for maybe 9 months
[49:00] now.
[49:00] Um so we're figuring out what things
[49:03] cost. You can see fuel and utilities
[49:05] being part of that.
[49:08] All right. So that is
[49:10] uh the final revision and we'll we'll
[49:12] have another public hearing with the LBA
[49:14] later. Any questions?
[49:18] » Questions for Jordan before public
[49:19] hearing?
[49:21] Thanks, Jordan. I'd entertain a motion
[49:22] to go into public hearing for item A.
[49:25] >> So moved.
[49:26] >> Motion made by Councilman Took.
[49:30] Seconded by Councilman Euler. All in
[49:31] favor, say yes.
[49:33] >> Yes.
[49:34] >> We're in public hearing for item A,
[49:35] which is a resolution approving the
[49:37] fiscal year 2026 revision number two
[49:40] to the budget that does end in 2 weeks.
[49:42] Anybody from the public that would like
[49:44] to speak to this item?
[49:47] Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion to
[49:48] go out of public hearing.
[49:49] >> So moved.
[49:50] >> Motion made by Councilman Carden.
[49:53] >> Second.
[49:53] by Councilwoman Beck. All in
[49:55] favor say yes.
[49:56] >> Yes.
[49:57] >> Discussion back up here on the fiscal
[49:59] year 2026 revision.
[50:02] Second time on the budget.
[50:04] >> No. It's always nice when revenues come
[50:06] in higher than expected.
[50:08] >> Thanks for keeping it clear. Thanks
[50:10] Jordan. It's really easy to follow.
[50:11] Thank you, Jordan.
[50:15] » Okay, if there's no further questions
[50:17] for Jordan, I'd entertain a motion to
[50:19] approve the fiscal year 2026 revision
[50:22] number two of the budget.
[50:26] » I move to approve the resolution
[50:27] regarding the fiscal year 2026 revision
[50:30] two budget.
[50:31] >> Motion made by Councilman Carden.
[50:34] >> Second.
[50:34] by Councilman Took. A roll call
[50:37] vote. Councilman Took.
[50:38] >> Yes.
[50:38] >> Councilwoman Beck.
[50:39] >> Yes.
[50:40] >> Councilman Euler.
[50:40] >> Yes.
[50:41] >> And Councilman Carden.
[50:42] >> Yes.
[50:43] >> Item A is approved.
[50:45] Thank you.
[50:46] Uh
[50:47] item B for public hearing is the
[50:49] ordinance approving updates to the
[50:50] construction standards.
[50:53] Mr. Corey W. Pierce.
[51:00] » W stands for water.
[51:04] » Thank you, Mayor.
[51:06] Um
[51:08] thought about flipping through all 75
[51:09] pages of the things here. Jesse says no.
[51:12] >> Let's do it.
[51:13] >> I'm
[51:14] hearing Mayor Leifson say reader's
[51:16] digest version.
[51:18] >> him say that, too.
[51:19] >> Okay. Just checking.
[51:21] >> Some people even just got up and walked
[51:22] out.
[51:23] >> No, they're construction standards.
[51:27] Years ago I did one in planning
[51:28] commission. I presented, rolled through
[51:30] it, and
[51:31] we had a member fall asleep and said
[51:34] they said "Your voice is so soothing."
[51:37] And I'm like, "I don't think it's my
[51:38] voice, but
[51:40] I'll I'll kind of go over some of the
[51:41] highlights. There is a lot. I'll say
[51:43] most of the changes are minor. There's
[51:45] not really new things implemented. It's
[51:47] trying to clarify things or match what
[51:50] we're doing in the field and have been
[51:52] with what's in the standards
[51:54] to provide more clarity for the
[51:56] contractors and designers.
[51:58] Um
[52:00] we did add a section on
[52:02] I think it's funny we titled it boring
[52:04] inspections.
[52:06] Um
[52:07] when we bore utilities in under the
[52:09] road, uh
[52:10] we wanted to do a little better
[52:11] inspection with that and some details on
[52:15] GPS and locating those. Um the
[52:17] communication plan for excavation
[52:19] permits, that was mostly due to change
[52:21] in staffing or people that needed to be
[52:23] involved or
[52:24] uh communicated to when we
[52:27] uh close roads or have excavation
[52:29] permits.
[52:30] Uh a few minor changes on manhole
[52:33] uh sizing and minimum depths of sewer
[52:35] main.
[52:36] Um
[52:38] most of that's practical applications
[52:40] that we're seeing in the field.
[52:42] Um
[52:43] there's quite a bit in the electrical.
[52:45] It was mostly just language provide
[52:47] clarification.
[52:49] Uh again, what's been happening in the
[52:50] field trying to clarify and make it
[52:52] easier so it's less of a
[52:54] conflict as they get in the field. Um
[52:58] That that's the bulk of it. I don't know
[53:01] if you've
[53:02] had a chance to review and if you have
[53:03] any questions or things that I can
[53:05] answer
[53:06] more specific than that general
[53:08] description.
[53:12] » Anything for Mr. Pierce before public
[53:14] hearing?
[53:16] I will tell tell you this before going
[53:18] to public hearing, but um I appreciate
[53:20] our construction department, our
[53:21] inspections department uh
[53:24] engaging with our
[53:25] uh engaging with those that do the work.
[53:27] Um
[53:28] these usually aren't changes that are
[53:30] just, "Hey, that's a good idea. Let's do
[53:32] that." But it's
[53:33] you you you engage the the private
[53:36] sector to say, "You know, what about this?" And and uh just using
[53:41] best practices. Seems like we're on the
[53:43] front end of that, so.
[53:45] >> Yeah, and I and I should mention we
[53:47] typically as these when these are
[53:49] approved we'll hold a meeting, invite
[53:50] contractors in to come down and
[53:53] talk through it, understand, so we're
[53:55] all on the same page, so.
[53:57] A lot of times this is also geared at
[53:59] those engineers designing,
[54:02] trying to get it up front in the plans
[54:04] through the construction standards,
[54:06] um, so that as you get in the field it's
[54:09] clear.
[54:11] >> Good stuff.
[54:13] Okay, I'd entertain a motion going into
[54:15] public hearing for item B.
[54:16] >> So moved.
[54:17] >> Motion made by Councilman Euler.
[54:20] >> Second.
[54:20] by Councilman Carden. All in
[54:22] favor say yes.
[54:23] >> Yes.
[54:24] >> We're in public hearing for item B.
[54:25] Anybody that would like to speak
[54:27] to the ordinance approving updates to
[54:28] the construction standards.
[54:32] Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion go
[54:34] out of public hearing.
[54:35] >> So moved.
[54:36] >> Motion made by Councilwoman Beck.
[54:38] >> Second.
[54:38] by Councilman Euler. All in favor
[54:40] say yes. Discussion back up here. Any
[54:43] questions
[54:45] Council has on any of these?
[54:47] >> Makes sense.
[54:49] >> Okay, if there's no questions, I'd
[54:51] entertain a motion approving item B.
[54:55] >> I move to approve the ordinance making
[54:56] updates to the construction standards.
[54:59] >> Motion made by Councilman Euler.
[55:02] >> Second.
[55:03] by Councilman Carden. A roll call
[55:05] vote. Councilwoman Beck.
[55:06] >> Yes.
[55:07] >> Councilman Took.
[55:08] >> Yes.
[55:08] >> Councilman Carden.
[55:09] >> Yes.
[55:09] >> And Councilman Euler.
[55:10] >> Yes.
[55:11] >> Item B is approved. Takes us to C,
[55:13] ordinance for title 15 update amendment
[55:15] to flood damage
[55:17] prevention.
[55:20] No floods this year we have to worry
[55:22] about.
[55:22] >> It was a good year for flooding as far
[55:25] as avoiding it, rough year for water, so.
[55:29] Maybe that's the shameless plug for
[55:30] conservation.
[55:33] Let's all Let's all use that resource
[55:35] wisely.
[55:36] Um, flood damage prevention, we recently
[55:38] had FEMA
[55:39] uh, request or ask us to send in our
[55:42] code so they could review it, make sure
[55:45] it's up to
[55:47] the federal standards.
[55:48] Few suggestions they had, uh, couple
[55:50] definitions had to do [snorts] with, uh,
[55:53] manufactured homes
[55:55] and areas like that as well as defining
[55:58] uh, violation
[56:00] as a very specific term that they had.
[56:03] Um, and then also referencing and saying
[56:05] the latest date of the the FEMA flood
[56:08] maps. So, fairly fairly simple changes
[56:12] there to be in line with with what FEMA
[56:15] would have us do.
[56:16] So.
[56:18] Be happy to answer any questions on that
[56:20] as well.
[56:21] >> They looked they appeared to be minor
[56:23] adjustments.
[56:25] Any questions
[56:26] for Mr. Pierce on that?
[56:29] No questions, I'd entertain a motion go
[56:31] into public hearing.
[56:33] >> So moved.
[56:34] >> Motion made by a Councilman Took.
[56:37] >> Second.
[56:37] by Councilwoman Beck. All in
[56:39] favor say yes.
[56:40] >> Yes.
[56:41] >> We're in public hearing for item C,
[56:43] amendment to the flood damage prevention
[56:45] title 15 area. Anybody from the public
[56:47] that would like to speak to that?
[56:49] Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion go
[56:51] out of public hearing.
[56:54] » So moved.
[56:55] >> Motion made by Councilman Carden.
[56:57] >> Second.
[56:57] by Councilman Euler. All in favor
[57:00] say yes.
[57:01] >> Yes.
[57:01] >> Discussion back up here.
[57:05] Questions about this update to title 15?
[57:09] Okay, I'd entertain a motion on item C.
[57:11] >> I move to approve the ordinance for a
[57:13] title 15 update amendment to the flood
[57:15] damage prevention.
[57:16] >> Motion made by a Councilman Carden.
[57:19] >> Second.
[57:19] by Councilman Took. Roll call
[57:21] vote here. Councilman Euler.
[57:23] >> Yes.
[57:24] >> Councilman Carden.
[57:25] >> Yes.
[57:25] >> Councilman Took.
[57:26] >> Yes.
[57:26] >> And Councilwoman Beck.
[57:27] >> Yes.
[57:28] >> C is approved. Takes us to D, the last
[57:30] public hearing of tonight, uh,
[57:32] ordinance to approve the Arrowhead
[57:34] commercial zone change.
[57:38] » Jack, can we get the slides up real
[57:39] fast, please? Good evening.
[57:41] >> How are you doing?
[57:42] >> Pretty good. This is a pretty
[57:43] straightforward request. We have an
[57:45] existing
[57:47] commercial area, if you can picture in
[57:49] your mind the Arrowhead Trail
[57:51] and Del Monte.
[57:53] Um
[57:55] it's an area that is an existing
[57:57] commercial corner.
[57:59] And um this area is part of Let's go to
[58:02] the next slide, please.
[58:09] This is to orient ourselves. Um you have
[58:12] the Hideout storage units to the north
[58:15] uh across Arrowhead. Um and to the south
[58:18] is the Arrowhead subdivision, the
[58:19] residential lots. And so, this area is
[58:22] currently part of that subdivision. And
[58:25] what the applicant's looking to do is
[58:27] take um two
[58:29] uh deep residential lots and uh
[58:33] amend the zoning to square off and
[58:35] create a more buildable second
[58:37] commercial lot.
[58:39] So, on the left you can see the current
[58:40] zoning. There's kind of an odd angle,
[58:43] 45° angle. And to the right you can see
[58:46] um the general general plan envisions um
[58:49] the commercial
[58:51] uh there along Arrowhead.
[58:54] That's the Sorry, that's the request
[58:56] from the applicant. A lot of it squares
[58:58] up with some of the findings that you'll
[58:59] see in the staff report um that was
[59:02] presented by the planning commission
[59:04] with their recommendation.
[59:06] Um in essence, this is how the
[59:08] preliminary plat was approved. Once
[59:10] again, you see the odd angle there. And
[59:13] so, they're looking to take those two
[59:14] deep lots, 147 and 192.
[59:17] Um that's the area highlighted here.
[59:19] They'd like to change that from a
[59:20] residential zone to a commercial.
[59:23] Um planning commission recommended in
[59:25] favor because as you can see from this
[59:27] finished um look, it would make that
[59:30] second pad um
[59:32] more conducive to uh building placement
[59:34] and layout.
[59:36] Uh some other things that were brought
[59:37] up with the planning commission is uh we
[59:40] do have the city boundary
[59:43] if we go back to the zoning map real
[59:45] fast there on the left, you can see the
[59:47] city boundary
[59:49] that was established in 1988
[59:51] with the Sandhill annexation.
[59:53] Um
[59:55] the uses to to the side of it are
[59:57] residential and so as the commercial lot
[59:59] develops, there would be a requirement
[1:00:01] for a masonry wall
[1:00:03] uh along the commercial portion and then
[1:00:07] um
[1:00:07] the
[1:00:09] residential lots that you can see to the
[1:00:11] south, as those develop, there would be
[1:00:14] um a vinyl fence
[1:00:16] as a minimum
[1:00:18] uh installed. It's my understanding in chatting with the neighbor today that
[1:00:22] he is in conversations with uh Clyde
[1:00:24] company to look at some alternative
[1:00:27] options um
[1:00:29] but those those would be the minimum
[1:00:30] expectations.
[1:00:32] Um
[1:00:33] planning commission did look at this
[1:00:35] gave a positive recommendation to the
[1:00:37] city council
[1:00:39] um to make the
[1:00:40] uh proposed zone change.
[1:00:43] >> Brandon, couple questions. Um the
[1:00:46] lots or this area when it was zoned, was
[1:00:49] it a master plan development or do all
[1:00:51] those lots meet the minimum standard for
[1:00:53] that zone without those two lots?
[1:00:55] >> So it is a master plan development and
[1:00:57] even excluding those two lots,
[1:00:59] um
[1:01:00] I've got a number for you in the report.
[1:01:03] Uh the average is still 12,304 square
[1:01:06] feet.
[1:01:06] >> meets it.
[1:01:07] >> It still meets it.
[1:01:12] » Any other questions for Brandon before
[1:01:14] public hearing on this item?
[1:01:16] >> Thank you.
[1:01:17] Brandon.
[1:01:18] I'd entertain a motion going to public
[1:01:20] hearing for item D.
[1:01:21] >> So moved.
[1:01:22] >> Motion made by Councilman Carden.
[1:01:25] >> Second.
[1:01:25] by Councilman Oyler. All in favor
[1:01:27] say yes.
[1:01:28] >> Yes.
[1:01:29] >> We're in public hearing for item D, the
[1:01:31] Arrowhead commercial zone change.
[1:01:32] Anybody from the public that would like
[1:01:34] to speak to this item, please come up.
[1:01:38] Seeing none, I'll entertain a motion to
[1:01:39] go out of public hearing.
[1:01:42] >> So moved.
[1:01:43] >> Motion made by Councilman Took.
[1:01:45] >> Second.
[1:01:46] by Councilwoman Beck. All in
[1:01:48] favor say yes.
[1:01:49] >> Yes.
[1:01:50] >> Out of public hearing, but discussion
[1:01:51] back up here. Any other questions?
[1:01:55] >> Makes sense to make it square so you can
[1:01:57] actually use the land. It's a little bit
[1:01:58] hard to
[1:02:00] develop that little triangle.
[1:02:02] >> Two commercial lots. Is it big enough
[1:02:04] for a
[1:02:05] car wash and a chicken restaurant,
[1:02:06] Brandon, or what?
[1:02:11] » That's all it's That's all it's big
[1:02:12] enough for.
[1:02:13] >> With a roundabout in the middle.
[1:02:14] >> Just wondering.
[1:02:15] >> So,
[1:02:16] uh
[1:02:17] last time we spoke with the applicant,
[1:02:19] the
[1:02:21] corner, sorry. Let's go this way.
[1:02:24] The the one 93, that has been sold to
[1:02:27] Holiday Oil.
[1:02:29] Um and then they were looking to do like
[1:02:31] a retail
[1:02:32] uh pad on the proposed 192, but uh
[1:02:37] currently that purchase hasn't been
[1:02:38] finalized, but the So, as far as the
[1:02:41] uses we're hearing it'll be a gas
[1:02:43] station on the corner and then some sort
[1:02:45] of retail strip pad uh on the interior.
[1:02:49] >> So, might get a parcel
[1:02:50] >> car wash.
[1:02:51] With Holiday.
[1:02:52] >> Yeah.
[1:02:53] >> There's car wash right down the road,
[1:02:54] but now there's popcorn on the west
[1:02:56] side, just like the east side, so
[1:02:59] >> Councilman Argyle will be down.
[1:03:01] >> Yep, he'll be down. I don't have to come
[1:03:03] see you anymore up there.
[1:03:05] Okay, um
[1:03:07] any other questions for Brandon
[1:03:09] or his department on that?
[1:03:12] Again, appreciate the planning
[1:03:14] commission uh discussing this and uh and
[1:03:17] the presentation that was given there as
[1:03:18] well.
[1:03:19] Uh, good questions came from that.
[1:03:22] If there's no other questions, I'd
[1:03:23] entertain a motion on item D.
[1:03:26] >> I move to I'll go
[1:03:27] >> No, you go ahead. I'll second you when
[1:03:28] you're done.
[1:03:29] >> Thank you. I move to approve the
[1:03:30] ordinance for the Arrowhead commercial
[1:03:32] zone change based on the findings in the
[1:03:35] staff report.
[1:03:36] >> Second.
[1:03:36] >> Motion made by Councilman Tuck, second
[1:03:39] by Councilwoman Beck. Roll call vote
[1:03:41] here. Councilman Carden.
[1:03:42] >> Yes.
[1:03:42] >> Councilman Tuck.
[1:03:43] >> Yes.
[1:03:43] >> Councilwoman Beck.
[1:03:44] >> Yes.
[1:03:45] >> And Councilman Euler.
[1:03:46] >> Yes.
[1:03:47] >> Item D is approved. The two
[1:03:50] the east side folks voted made the
[1:03:53] motion to do that. You wanted popcorn on
[1:03:55] the west side, too.
[1:03:56] >> We all should have popcorn.
[1:03:58] >> Yep, me and
[1:03:58] >> Popcorn forever.
[1:04:00] >> Okay, uh, new business section of our
[1:04:03] agenda tonight. Uh, A, B, and C. First
[1:04:06] is the resolution
[1:04:08] approving
[1:04:09] the 2020, excuse me, 2027 budget.
[1:04:14] We've talked about 26. Now we're going
[1:04:16] to 27.
[1:04:17] >> Yes.
[1:04:18] Um,
[1:04:19] this slide here shows the
[1:04:21] five-month
[1:04:23] timeline of this budget, and this is the
[1:04:26] conclusion of this timeline. So,
[1:04:29] um, 2 weeks ago we had the public
[1:04:31] hearing. The budget's been available
[1:04:34] since the beginning of May to the public
[1:04:37] um, for
[1:04:38] review.
[1:04:40] And tonight it is approved. Um, there
[1:04:42] have been a few notable changes since
[1:04:45] that budget was published at the
[1:04:47] beginning of May.
[1:04:48] Um, there's been
[1:04:50] a $200,000 increase in capital to
[1:04:52] information systems to replace some
[1:04:54] equipment that's been identified as
[1:04:56] needed to be replaced. Uh, $300,000
[1:04:59] increase in capital
[1:05:01] to the uh, Smash Your Community Network
[1:05:03] to allow for internet speeds to be able
[1:05:05] to go to 10 gig. Um,
[1:05:08] that's actually a rate that you will
[1:05:09] approve tonight with this budget. Um,
[1:05:11] it's that that new rate.
[1:05:14] Um, $400,000 decrease in capital needs
[1:05:17] in the work project area.
[1:05:19] And then some budget funds have been
[1:05:21] moved around within Fit City operations.
[1:05:23] We found that we
[1:05:25] our budget was a little bit high in
[1:05:27] certain area with the pool chemicals and
[1:05:29] utilities and there was additional needs
[1:05:31] in part-time personnel staff,
[1:05:32] particularly with facilities and
[1:05:34] cleaning
[1:05:35] um, of the facility.
[1:05:38] Um, but
[1:05:39] uh, that was a net zero movement there
[1:05:42] within the the Fit City budget. And then
[1:05:45] there was a budget land sale on South
[1:05:46] Main that was going to happen
[1:05:49] in the park CP fund in next fiscal year,
[1:05:52] but it's happening in this current
[1:05:54] fiscal year.
[1:05:55] Um, so just a couple of changes since
[1:05:58] uh,
[1:05:58] >> [snorts]
[1:05:59] >> the budget was
[1:06:00] presented 6 weeks ago.
[1:06:02] Um,
[1:06:04] and since there's a public hearing 2
[1:06:05] weeks ago, there's no need for a public
[1:06:06] hearing tonight. One thing I did want to
[1:06:08] note is uh, we received our certified
[1:06:11] tax rate, that's the property tax rate
[1:06:13] for the year, and the average property
[1:06:16] tax amount for
[1:06:19] the average residential property is
[1:06:20] going down from like $270 a year to
[1:06:23] about $264 a year. That's just the city
[1:06:25] portion. So there's about a 50 cent
[1:06:27] savings per month um,
[1:06:30] on property taxes going from 22.53 to
[1:06:34] 22.03 cents per month in property taxes.
[1:06:37] >> Can you explain why that is?
[1:06:39] >> Um, it has to do So the city's
[1:06:41] guaranteed the same amount of revenue as
[1:06:43] the prior year, but sometimes you have
[1:06:45] shifts in values. So what's happened is
[1:06:48] the valuation
[1:06:49] has grown faster in commercial compared
[1:06:51] to residential. I think commercial we
[1:06:54] calculated about a 17% increase, where
[1:06:56] residential was only a 2% increase.
[1:06:59] So more of that property tax burden has
[1:07:01] been shifted to
[1:07:02] commercial property owners and away from
[1:07:04] residential your owners.
[1:07:08] Um any questions?
[1:07:11] Okay.
[1:07:12] Questions for Jordan on the
[1:07:14] 2027 budget.
[1:07:19] I think it's uh been discussed here, but
[1:07:22] um
[1:07:23] you know, Jack has shown us uh
[1:07:25] in meetings before of how to get to this
[1:07:27] on the city's website and the
[1:07:28] accessibility of it and everything, but
[1:07:30] uh also appreciate the the good work of
[1:07:34] Jordan and all his staff. Uh it just
[1:07:36] seems like the budget is getting
[1:07:38] uh easier and easier to follow. The
[1:07:40] graphics that are in there and
[1:07:41] everything else. Uh you can really not have to
[1:07:46] scroll the whole How many pages?
[1:07:49] >> A lot.
[1:07:50] >> 144.
[1:07:51] >> Yeah, 144.
[1:07:52] >> have to do all 144. There's some good
[1:07:54] graphics in the first 10 pages that you
[1:07:56] could have an understanding of this
[1:07:57] budget pretty quick if you wanted to.
[1:08:01] >> Yeah, I think we're trying to make it uh
[1:08:05] functional as well as What do I want to
[1:08:09] say? Format and function? Accessible,
[1:08:11] readable.
[1:08:12] So, all of this stuff candidly, doesn't
[1:08:15] mean anything to me,
[1:08:17] but it means everything to you. So, I
[1:08:19] think that's fantastic. Uh
[1:08:22] but all of the spreadsheets and all the
[1:08:23] different tables down below, that's
[1:08:25] where the meat and potatoes happens, but
[1:08:28] who wants to look at spreadsheets and
[1:08:30] tables, right? They're so boring.
[1:08:33] >> So, so my appreciation to uh the various
[1:08:37] staff members uh Jordan and and Carson
[1:08:40] being chief among those for making the
[1:08:42] budget
[1:08:43] I would say come alive in a way that's
[1:08:45] easier to uh
[1:08:47] easier for for anybody to perhaps
[1:08:49] digest. What does this mean?
[1:08:51] And uh
[1:08:53] >> [clears throat]
[1:08:53] >> tonight's kind of a sad night. Like, you
[1:08:55] know, it's the end of
[1:08:57] the budget season.
[1:08:59] And from here on out, all you have to
[1:09:01] look forward to are zone changes. I
[1:09:03] mean, like that's lame.
[1:09:06] » [laughter]
[1:09:08] >> And amendments to the budget?
[1:09:09] >> And uh
[1:09:10] well, I mean one or two.
[1:09:11] Uh so, yeah, this is a process that
[1:09:13] starts in January and and in varying
[1:09:16] levels of of
[1:09:18] uh
[1:09:19] public involvement, public meetings, and
[1:09:20] different interactions, but uh
[1:09:22] my thanks to all the staff, the various
[1:09:25] division managers and department heads,
[1:09:27] and to each of you for your thoughts,
[1:09:30] your time, your consideration, and and
[1:09:32] uh
[1:09:33] this is not an easy process,
[1:09:36] but it is
[1:09:37] an enjoyable process as we put
[1:09:39] priorities into action. So, I appreciate
[1:09:42] your your time and your effort as as you
[1:09:44] consider approving the budget tonight.
[1:09:48] » Yeah, I just want to echo what the mayor
[1:09:50] said. You guys have done, staff has done
[1:09:52] a great job in
[1:09:54] preparing the document. 144
[1:09:56] [clears throat] pages may seem like a
[1:09:58] lot, which it is, but if you just get on
[1:10:01] and look at the first 17 pages before
[1:10:04] you get to all the tables and the
[1:10:06] charts,
[1:10:07] um there's a lot of
[1:10:09] incredible useful information in there
[1:10:12] that residents can easily digest and and
[1:10:15] understand and be able to see where our tax dollars go. Um on page
[1:10:22] seven, there's a line highlighted in red
[1:10:24] that I love. Says, "Every dollar has a
[1:10:27] purpose." And that's one thing I love
[1:10:28] about city government is it's easy to be
[1:10:31] able to track and see where your tax
[1:10:33] dollars are being spent, unlike maybe
[1:10:35] state or federal government. At the city
[1:10:38] level, every dollar that comes into the
[1:10:41] city is spent in a way that we can
[1:10:42] explain it. So, it's it's great. I just
[1:10:45] invite and encourage everybody to come in and and review and take a
[1:10:50] look at our budget.
[1:10:52] >> It's also
[1:10:53] incredible when you [clears throat]
[1:10:54] start thinking about how much like this
[1:10:56] page that Jack is on now, $270 of your
[1:10:59] taxes or your property tax is what
[1:11:01] actually comes to Spanish Fork City.
[1:11:03] But then you start to think of the
[1:11:04] services that we get in the city,
[1:11:06] the parks,
[1:11:08] the the roads, um we
[1:11:11] just all the different things. We have a
[1:11:12] full-time fire, um we have our full-time
[1:11:15] police, and we are increasing the number
[1:11:17] of police officers that are here to help
[1:11:18] protect us and just the incredible
[1:11:20] things that we're doing in the city of
[1:11:22] Spanish Fork with those dollars. So,
[1:11:23] thank you to city staff. Thank you to
[1:11:25] those in the past who have made it so
[1:11:27] that we can have this type of budget. Um
[1:11:29] I think it was Councilwoman Becker or it
[1:11:31] was Councilwoman Oehler who wanted to
[1:11:32] put a
[1:11:33] page in the budget that compared us to
[1:11:35] all the other entities around us, and I
[1:11:37] don't know if that's in there yet, but
[1:11:39] it's not you know, it's one of those
[1:11:40] things that we talk about, but uh dollar
[1:11:42] for dollar,
[1:11:44] I would contend that we're getting the
[1:11:45] most bang for our property tax dollar or
[1:11:48] our tax dollar probably in the county.
[1:11:51] So.
[1:11:51] >> Yeah, that's a great great comment.
[1:11:53] Thank you. We'll
[1:11:54] >> [clears throat]
[1:11:54] >> we'll we'll grab that and put that in
[1:11:55] our first revision.
[1:11:57] This has been a weird property tax
[1:11:59] season.
[1:12:00] Uh
[1:12:02] and I don't know if the what the real
[1:12:04] number is, and I guess we may not know
[1:12:06] until the end of the month, but
[1:12:09] the number of cities that have said they
[1:12:10] were going to raise property taxes, and
[1:12:12] then the end how many actually do, those
[1:12:14] may be two different numbers, but it was
[1:12:16] it's a fairly large contingent of of
[1:12:19] Utah County cities that have proposed to
[1:12:20] raise their property taxes.
[1:12:22] So, we wanted to let that water settle,
[1:12:24] and we'll we'll highlight that I think
[1:12:26] with the October
[1:12:27] um in the October revision, and we'll
[1:12:30] put that into here, and then we'll
[1:12:31] figure out a good way to
[1:12:32] go about that, how to how to show it
[1:12:34] because
[1:12:36] we don't want it to be misleading, but I
[1:12:38] think that's a great thing to highlight,
[1:12:39] and we'll we'll we'll note that
[1:12:42] uh
[1:12:42] with the October revision.
[1:12:43] >> Thank you.
[1:12:44] >> Yeah.
[1:12:48] One of [clears throat] our communities
[1:12:49] to the south is raising their property
[1:12:51] tax 116% or proposing to raise it 116%.
[1:12:56] Um
[1:12:57] I don't know if some of the other ones
[1:12:59] you can think of, Jordan. I can't
[1:13:00] remember what Orem was proposing.
[1:13:02] Springville, I know was proposing
[1:13:03] something and
[1:13:04] >> Yeah. Um
[1:13:06] there's quite a few and [snorts] most of
[1:13:08] them for public safety related reasons.
[1:13:12] >> [clears throat]
[1:13:12] >> You you mentioned this, I think
[1:13:13] Councilman Carden, I'll highlight
[1:13:16] in the last few years we've accomplished
[1:13:19] some things with this budget that
[1:13:23] I think will be
[1:13:26] maybe generational accomplishments. Like
[1:13:28] not an easy feat.
[1:13:30] Um and and have been accomplished
[1:13:32] without us having to raise our property
[1:13:34] taxes, which is not an easy feat.
[1:13:37] Um and I don't say that to maybe
[1:13:39] highlight that we never will
[1:13:41] uh or or we won't need to, but what
[1:13:43] we've accomplished so far in the last
[1:13:45] five or six years with some of the
[1:13:46] growth and changes that have come to our
[1:13:48] community and to not have a property tax
[1:13:50] increase
[1:13:51] speaks to your prioritization, speaks to
[1:13:54] the departments
[1:13:55] uh
[1:13:56] efforts to to tighten their belts and to
[1:13:58] review their budgets and to put our
[1:14:01] priorities first. And uh like I said,
[1:14:04] generational
[1:14:05] uh in what we've accomplished in in
[1:14:08] adding to our um
[1:14:11] public safety response in terms of fire
[1:14:13] department and a conversion from from
[1:14:15] volunteer to part-time to full-time.
[1:14:17] Adding to our public our police
[1:14:19] department. And I think with this budget
[1:14:21] there's three and then with last year we
[1:14:23] had two.
[1:14:25] So a five additional officers in the
[1:14:27] last two years, which is significant.
[1:14:30] And that that has all come without an
[1:14:32] increase and like I said, I don't say
[1:14:34] that to say that next year or the year
[1:14:35] after that we won't need that,
[1:14:37] but what we've done so far is
[1:14:39] generational. I'm really proud of that,
[1:14:40] proud of you
[1:14:42] and your efforts, your focus in giving
[1:14:43] us that those prioritizations
[1:14:46] and uh that work, that direction, but
[1:14:48] this is a big deal and
[1:14:51] I'm really proud of really proud of what
[1:14:53] we've accomplished in the last few
[1:14:55] years.
[1:14:58] » You should be you should be and your
[1:15:01] departments should be to 231 million
[1:15:04] dollar budget should be 144 pages
[1:15:08] of spreadsheets if if you want to dig
[1:15:11] into the data of it but uh
[1:15:15] um
[1:15:16] I think I think what was brought up a a
[1:15:19] little bit earlier at
[1:15:20] you know the golf course doesn't always
[1:15:22] have to be a priority in a city but we
[1:15:24] have one and
[1:15:26] we've made it a a priority and what it's
[1:15:28] ended up doing is returning funds back
[1:15:32] to the general fund um and and I think
[1:15:35] it speaks to
[1:15:37] again not just uh
[1:15:40] not just Seth and and and Tyler and and
[1:15:42] city management but all the way down
[1:15:44] through you go to the golf course right
[1:15:46] now you might not think it's a big deal
[1:15:48] but you'll go to a sand trap I'm not
[1:15:50] ever hitting out of sand traps I just
[1:15:51] walk by them
[1:15:53] but
[1:15:54] the the sand and and the way that
[1:15:56] they're cut um on an edge is a it's a
[1:16:00] difference for a golf course so I'm
[1:16:01] telling you it's a it's a big deal that
[1:16:03] you don't you're not just rolling into a
[1:16:04] trap but there's a edge to it to you
[1:16:06] fall into a trap and it's it's just a
[1:16:09] little change that's been made up there
[1:16:10] and it's not cheap to do cuz you got to
[1:16:12] cut them and then you got to keep it cut
[1:16:15] and then you got to keep the sand in it
[1:16:16] and
[1:16:17] if you've never noticed there's
[1:16:18] windmills up by the golf course so it's
[1:16:20] not easy to keep sand in there and so
[1:16:22] goes to the sprinkler system of being
[1:16:24] able to keep it wet and keep it in there
[1:16:25] and it's a big science to it that they
[1:16:27] know that you don't have to know we
[1:16:30] don't have to know as the as the general
[1:16:31] public but those dollars spent up there
[1:16:34] they just feels like
[1:16:36] from a standpoint
[1:16:38] of of watching the these budgets come
[1:16:41] together
[1:16:42] that it everybody from the top down to
[1:16:45] the person that's cutting the sand traps
[1:16:47] takes
[1:16:49] dollars seriously
[1:16:51] in Spanish Fork. And so again, thank you
[1:16:53] to the departments. Thank you to all the
[1:16:55] employees that that do their daily work
[1:16:58] not just the Parks and Rec Department
[1:17:01] that I'm highlighting, but to everybody
[1:17:02] that that that takes care of
[1:17:04] the citizens' funds uh
[1:17:08] you just seem to do it with
[1:17:09] professionalism and care and that's not
[1:17:12] always the case at every level of
[1:17:13] government, but it sure feels like that
[1:17:15] here. So
[1:17:16] from the mayor and council
[1:17:18] we see that. I think the general public
[1:17:20] sees that
[1:17:21] because in a way that that we're passing
[1:17:24] budgets, there's not a whole lot of
[1:17:27] questions that come about because
[1:17:30] we're transparent in the way we're
[1:17:31] spending money.
[1:17:32] So
[1:17:35] with that
[1:17:36] if there's anybody else that would like
[1:17:38] to to speak to any more that uh
[1:17:42] let's do it now or let's make a motion
[1:17:44] for the 2027
[1:17:46] fiscal year budget.
[1:17:49] >> I move to approve the resolution
[1:17:50] approving the fiscal year 2027 budget
[1:17:52] and adopting a certified tax rate.
[1:17:56] >> Motion made by Councilman Carden.
[1:17:58] >> Second.
[1:17:59] >> Seconded by Councilman Tooke. A roll
[1:18:01] call vote here. Councilman Tooke.
[1:18:03] Councilman Carden. Councilman Oyler.
[1:18:05] >> And Councilwoman Beck.
[1:18:06] >> Yes.
[1:18:09] » 20 27 fiscal year budget is approved.
[1:18:13] Thanks again, everybody.
[1:18:15] Contract approval for Code Four Labs.
[1:18:19] This sounds very
[1:18:21] Chief Johnsonish.
[1:18:24] >> Now, before I go into detail about this,
[1:18:26] I just want to express my appreciation
[1:18:28] to you for your support for the police
[1:18:29] department and with the addition of our
[1:18:31] three new police officers. So that's
[1:18:34] going to reduce workload for our
[1:18:36] officers and
[1:18:38] burnout factor that some of them are
[1:18:40] facing day after day. So, they're very
[1:18:43] much appreciative and asked me to, uh,
[1:18:46] express their appreciation to you as
[1:18:48] well. So, thank you.
[1:18:50] So, back in January 2026, we entered
[1:18:53] into a pilot program with a company by
[1:18:56] the name of Code 4 Labs and the pilot
[1:18:58] program consisted of a report writing
[1:19:01] assistance with the use of artificial
[1:19:03] intelligence.
[1:19:05] And basically what this does, it allows
[1:19:06] our police officers to download their
[1:19:08] body cam footage as well as their in-car
[1:19:11] camera footage. And then this program
[1:19:13] generates a very detailed narrative
[1:19:16] report for the officer to review, edit,
[1:19:19] and approve. And, uh, this program's
[1:19:23] been very successful. We had 10
[1:19:25] officers, uh, utilizing the the program.
[1:19:28] I received very, uh, specific, uh,
[1:19:31] details on, uh, what it did and the time
[1:19:35] factor that it saved for our police
[1:19:37] officers. Very positive comments. Uh,
[1:19:40] some of our detectives, it was taking
[1:19:42] them 3 hours to write a detailed report,
[1:19:46] uh, on a complex investigation
[1:19:49] and it this has knocked it down to 30
[1:19:52] minutes. So, it's, uh, it's saving a lot
[1:19:55] of time for our police officers. They're
[1:19:57] able to spend more time patrolling and
[1:19:59] responding to calls for service. So,
[1:20:01] uh,
[1:20:02] we're requesting to enter into a
[1:20:04] year-long contract with Code 4
[1:20:07] for the, uh, above-mentioned services
[1:20:09] and the contract begins on July 1st of
[1:20:12] 2026 and then it terminates next, uh,
[1:20:15] June 31st, 2027.
[1:20:18] The contract amount is $18,000 and it
[1:20:21] will provide the services to 30 of our
[1:20:24] officers.
[1:20:26] Any questions about that contract or
[1:20:28] Code 4 and what the program does?
[1:20:31] >> Chief, I know we talked about it last
[1:20:32] that you did it, but when they write
[1:20:34] these reports, the officers still have
[1:20:36] to go in and do some things, right? Can
[1:20:37] you just walk through that a little bit for the public?
[1:20:40] >> they have to go through, edit, make any
[1:20:42] corrections
[1:20:44] that need to be made, and then at the
[1:20:45] bottom of the report it does say that it
[1:20:47] was generated with the assistance of AI,
[1:20:50] and then the officer has to sign off on
[1:20:52] that report that they've
[1:20:54] edited anything and clarified anything
[1:20:57] that may be in the report.
[1:21:01] >> Thanks for sharing the positive results
[1:21:02] of the 10 officers who used it, cuz when
[1:21:04] we talked about it 6 months we went into
[1:21:06] it kind of blindly just crossing our
[1:21:07] fingers that it would save time.
[1:21:09] >> Yeah.
[1:21:10] >> So, it's really cool to hear how much
[1:21:12] time it's saving them.
[1:21:14] >> Yep. Significant amount of time, so.
[1:21:17] >> Von, maybe you have a question for you.
[1:21:20] From the From the attorney side of
[1:21:21] things, does this cause any complexities
[1:21:23] for you like when a case comes to your
[1:21:26] desk, or is that
[1:21:27] still the same just cuz it's
[1:21:29] >> I think it may be a little bit to be
[1:21:31] determined, but I don't think so. As
[1:21:32] long as the officer reviews and edits
[1:21:35] and make basically signs it, makes it
[1:21:38] his his or her own report, I think we're okay with that.
[1:21:43] >> We're good.
[1:21:43] >> It's a little bit of a new frontier, so
[1:21:44] we'll we'll see as we go.
[1:21:46] >> We've got a tool that we started using
[1:21:48] at work that in the past we'd have to
[1:21:50] create our own tickets, write our own
[1:21:51] tickets, kind of similar to what Chief
[1:21:54] is explaining.
[1:21:55] So, our now we can take the details of
[1:21:58] it and throw it in AI tool, and the AI
[1:22:00] will generate the ticket for us.
[1:22:03] And in almost every case, the details
[1:22:05] that are now included in the AI
[1:22:07] generated tool are much better, much
[1:22:10] more descriptive. If you were to just
[1:22:12] hand them to somebody to read, they're
[1:22:14] going to understand it a lot better
[1:22:16] than what we were creating on our own,
[1:22:18] so.
[1:22:19] >> Exactly. These reports are really
[1:22:21] [clears throat] specific and detailed,
[1:22:22] so it's very impressive program.
[1:22:25] 32 years ago we all wrote our reports by
[1:22:28] hand and Jill Thorpe entered them into
[1:22:30] the computer system and printed them
[1:22:32] off, so we've come a long ways in 32
[1:22:34] years.
[1:22:36] >> [laughter]
[1:22:37] >> Bless her for trying to read
[1:22:38] handwriting.
[1:22:39] >> Absolutely.
[1:22:43] » Okay, thank you.
[1:22:43] >> Very good. Any other questions for Chief
[1:22:45] Johnson on this?
[1:22:48] Okay, I'd entertain a motion on item B,
[1:22:50] the contract approval for Code for Labs.
[1:22:53] >> I move to approve the contract approval
[1:22:55] for Code for Labs and move to adjourn
[1:22:59] from City Council and go into
[1:23:01] Redevelopment Agency.
[1:23:04] >> You want to do that before item C?
[1:23:08] >> Oh,
[1:23:09] sorry. I was just reading the thing.
[1:23:11] Okay.
[1:23:13] >> Okay, she's going to take off the end of
[1:23:15] that motion.
[1:23:16] >> want to approve for Code Labs.
[1:23:18] >> Motion made by Councilwoman Beck.
[1:23:20] >> Second.
[1:23:20] by Councilman Took. A roll call
[1:23:23] vote here. Councilwoman Beck.
[1:23:25] >> Yes.
[1:23:25] >> Councilman Carden.
[1:23:27] >> Yes.
[1:23:27] >> And Councilman Took.
[1:23:28] >> Yes.
[1:23:29] >> Code for Labs approved, item B. Thank
[1:23:31] you. We didn't want Matt to dress up for
[1:23:33] nothing tonight. He is here.
[1:23:36] Okay, item C is the CMGC agreement with
[1:23:38] Barber Company for the new Fairground
[1:23:41] Arena stall barn project.
[1:23:44] Mr. Dale R. Robinson.
[1:23:47] >> Yeah, thank you. Excited to be here.
[1:23:50] We get to continue to talk about this uh
[1:23:54] this project uh that's happening.
[1:23:57] I would like to yield the podium to the
[1:23:59] Parks and Recreation uh project manager.
[1:24:04] Matt Romero. He looks sharp tonight,
[1:24:06] doesn't he?
[1:24:06] >> He does.
[1:24:07] >> Wear a mic.
[1:24:08] Come up here.
[1:24:11] You going to take a picture?
[1:24:12] >> We're going to take a selfie.
[1:24:13] >> You look really good.
[1:24:15] >> [laughter]
[1:24:16] >> You don't see that every day, people.
[1:24:17] >> This is somebody who really doesn't care
[1:24:19] if he's
[1:24:20] >> No.
[1:24:21] >> [laughter]
[1:24:21] >> No.
[1:24:23] Yeah.
[1:24:24] I'm not talking about Matt.
[1:24:28] Matt's like, I don't want to be
[1:24:29] associated with this guy.
[1:24:31] >> Oh, no, I'm actually going to miss Dale.
[1:24:33] >> He's all right.
[1:24:34] >> He's been fun to work with. We got a
[1:24:36] couple more months.
[1:24:37] So, hopefully he brings a couple other
[1:24:39] projects.
[1:24:40] Um
[1:24:42] >> [laughter]
[1:24:42] >> Hopefully we're done.
[1:24:43] Please be done.
[1:24:47] » And then Seth. [clears throat]
[1:24:49] So, tonight we're here for the Spanish
[1:24:51] Fork Indoor
[1:24:52] Arena and Sell Barn project. Um back in
[1:24:56] February 3rd, we brought you the GMP one
[1:25:00] phase one of it, which was um 5,140,400.
[1:25:05] [snorts]
[1:25:07] That was for basically to
[1:25:10] go ahead and buy the building because
[1:25:12] the price increase of the steel also
[1:25:15] gave us um
[1:25:16] some design fees and some bonding in
[1:25:18] that in that one.
[1:25:20] Um
[1:25:22] So, the last couple months, I know we
[1:25:23] were supposed to be back in May, but
[1:25:25] we've really dissected through this. Um
[1:25:29] I just I really want to commend Barber
[1:25:31] Company. They're here, Marty and Rob.
[1:25:34] Great guys, very honest contractors,
[1:25:36] probably the most honest ones I've
[1:25:37] worked with so far. Um they've been very
[1:25:40] good about we gave them what
[1:25:42] >> [snorts]
[1:25:42] >> we were told the number was, an all-in
[1:25:45] number, and they hit it. They put us
[1:25:47] there any way they could. Um one thing I
[1:25:50] do want to mention on it is
[1:25:52] to get us to that point, they actually
[1:25:55] took their general contracting fee and
[1:25:58] dropped it in half. They cut it right in
[1:26:00] half. And if you'd probably seen in your
[1:26:02] agreement that it showed that,
[1:26:05] um they went from
[1:26:07] I believe it was
[1:26:13] They went from a $378,000
[1:26:16] fee to a 170 or $183,000 fee. Which is
[1:26:21] very impressive. They really wanted this
[1:26:22] project to happen. They wanted They felt
[1:26:24] like our community fit. Um we do have a little bit of contingency in there
[1:26:29] that hopefully we don't have to use and
[1:26:31] we can help them back with
[1:26:33] their contracting fee on that. And so
[1:26:36] Um so tonight we come back with the
[1:26:39] phase two which is a 4,493
[1:26:44] and $446.
[1:26:47] Um that's for phase two which brings a
[1:26:49] grand total to Barber Company at
[1:26:52] 9,633,846.
[1:26:57] Um with our soft costs we have a budget
[1:27:01] for FF&E at 1. 1,437,520.
[1:27:07] And then permitting and fees for our
[1:27:09] building permits and our impact fees of
[1:27:12] 292,610
[1:27:14] which is an all in of 11,363
[1:27:18] 976.
[1:27:20] So we're under by $27.
[1:27:25] Um but yeah, I'd like these two to come
[1:27:28] up. I mean they they spent the time. But
[1:27:31] um they've very they've been really
[1:27:33] willing to work with us. They had some
[1:27:35] great ideas.
[1:27:37] Um one thing that's pretty cool about
[1:27:39] this is I don't know if you remember
[1:27:40] behind the outdoor arena you have all
[1:27:42] those power lines out there that are all
[1:27:46] overhead. We clean all that up. It all
[1:27:48] goes underground. It really cleans up
[1:27:50] the back of the outdoor arena.
[1:27:52] And um
[1:27:53] one other feature that we found that was
[1:27:55] going to work great was the front entry
[1:27:57] is on the south side now. And so people
[1:28:00] will be parking in like that the Reems
[1:28:03] parking lot area. Which we looked at as
[1:28:06] a safety benefit for the fairgrounds. We don't have
[1:28:10] patriots and vehicles driving at the
[1:28:13] same place. So, we're kind of pushing
[1:28:15] the parking back there so people can
[1:28:16] still move back there with not having to
[1:28:18] have all the congestion of cars back
[1:28:21] there and trailers.
[1:28:24] Um
[1:28:25] Do you guys have any questions on this?
[1:28:29] >> I want to highlight two things to make
[1:28:30] sure that is top of mind. First of all,
[1:28:33] half of this project is being paid for
[1:28:34] by Utah County.
[1:28:36] And so, we're going to we we're
[1:28:39] paying for half of this. County's paying
[1:28:40] for the other half of this. Part of this
[1:28:42] project will also move the Utah State
[1:28:44] Extension Service
[1:28:47] into this new facility. So, the arena,
[1:28:51] which has been known as the Willy Barn,
[1:28:54] um and is only for equestrian or other
[1:28:58] uh livestock type events,
[1:29:01] will change a little bit in its use and
[1:29:02] function. It will have a a warm-up space
[1:29:05] separate from the arena, so that'll give
[1:29:07] it some dual-purpose
[1:29:08] capabilities, but will also have some
[1:29:10] office spaces and uh will be
[1:29:13] uh the Utah State Extension Office will
[1:29:15] be housed out of here as well.
[1:29:17] I don't think it should be understated
[1:29:18] what Matt just said about switching the
[1:29:20] orientation of the building to to face
[1:29:22] the south
[1:29:23] and have that access coming from that
[1:29:25] new parking lot on the south. That's
[1:29:27] actually a a simple
[1:29:29] but huge change to the functionality of
[1:29:31] this space.
[1:29:33] And uh
[1:29:34] I I
[1:29:35] when we were thinking about this, uh
[1:29:37] that concept, you know, in my mind
[1:29:39] wasn't even a glimmer of thought. And
[1:29:41] then when our team showed the idea, it
[1:29:44] was like, "Duh, this is the greatest and
[1:29:46] simplest change in the world." So, we're
[1:29:47] I'm excited about that change to make it
[1:29:49] this space function so much better for
[1:29:51] the fans that are coming to watch any of
[1:29:54] the events that are there. It'll be
[1:29:56] really easy for them to get there.
[1:29:58] And those those youth and other
[1:29:59] participants in activities will have a
[1:30:01] much better space to compete in.
[1:30:04] Much more visible and and uh again,
[1:30:06] these gentlemen have been great to work
[1:30:08] with. I haven't had any interactions
[1:30:10] with them individually, but everything
[1:30:12] I've heard about you guys is just
[1:30:15] incredible.
[1:30:16] And so I'm I'm really grateful to have
[1:30:19] that to have them be part of the team on
[1:30:22] this project.
[1:30:25] » Happy to have them come up if if they've
[1:30:27] made the trip here. If you guys want to
[1:30:28] come up and say anything, please.
[1:30:34] Taro, want your name, rank, and serial
[1:30:36] number.
[1:30:37] >> I'm Marty Barber, second in command.
[1:30:38] >> Okay.
[1:30:39] >> [laughter]
[1:30:41] >> My name is Rob Webber.
[1:30:42] >> Okay.
[1:30:43] >> I'm third in command.
[1:30:45] >> [laughter]
[1:30:46] >> Matt.
[1:30:48] >> We usually have Rob come for DRC
[1:30:50] meetings. So he's he's somewhat familiar
[1:30:52] to being grilled. You can grill him.
[1:30:53] >> Okay.
[1:30:54] >> [clears throat]
[1:30:55] >> No, we're really thankful to, you know,
[1:30:56] to be here and to be able to, you know,
[1:30:58] work directly with you guys. We've done
[1:30:59] lots in the city.
[1:31:01] Worked some at the airport. Love your
[1:31:03] guys' team. Anyone from the building
[1:31:05] department to, you know, public works. I
[1:31:07] mean, everybody's great to work with. So
[1:31:09] we're just really happy and thankful to
[1:31:10] be here. So.
[1:31:13] » Well, we're happy to have you. Thank you
[1:31:15] for Thank you for
[1:31:17] doing a a project in in our city um
[1:31:20] that that's a public project like this
[1:31:22] that I think again, it it shouldn't be
[1:31:25] understated the partnership with the
[1:31:27] county uh that again
[1:31:31] just adds another cemented piece of what
[1:31:34] Spanish Fork is in our history and
[1:31:36] heritage. This is This is going to be a great place for
[1:31:40] agriculture activities for for a
[1:31:43] generation to come. And so thank you for
[1:31:47] making it a safe and inviting and and
[1:31:49] pleasing space. All the All the stuff
[1:31:51] that we got to see early on
[1:31:53] uh of comparable places
[1:31:56] it's just going to be awesome to to be
[1:31:58] able to see
[1:31:59] kids and especially kids and and their
[1:32:01] talents in in this space. So,
[1:32:04] thank you. Thank you for being willing
[1:32:06] to do it.
[1:32:08] >> So, we've got a rodeo and a county fair
[1:32:10] coming up. What's your time frame as
[1:32:12] soon as the fair's over?
[1:32:14] >> So, we had a meeting today on the power
[1:32:18] situation cuz right now those back power
[1:32:20] lines will be right in the middle of the
[1:32:22] barn. So, we're going to start moving
[1:32:25] power
[1:32:27] probably first of next week
[1:32:29] getting stuff bored underground. It
[1:32:30] won't and then we've looked at dates of
[1:32:33] when we'll stop everything. So,
[1:32:35] everything will be cleaned up out and
[1:32:38] for the fiesta days and there's some
[1:32:39] other shows in right before that.
[1:32:42] And then August 3rd right after the fair
[1:32:44] is when we start. So,
[1:32:46] >> Then what's your estimate to completion?
[1:32:48] >> I believe it's March 29th right before I
[1:32:51] think it's high school rodeo.
[1:32:53] So, it's a very tight timeline. These
[1:32:56] guys are very confident in getting it
[1:32:58] done. So,
[1:32:59] excited.
[1:33:00] >> So, the old barn going down is the first
[1:33:02] action item.
[1:33:03] >> Absolutely.
[1:33:05] >> August 3rd.
[1:33:06] >> Anybody send an invite out to Willie to
[1:33:08] participate in that?
[1:33:11] >> We probably should.
[1:33:12] >> There's a final concept.
[1:33:13] >> Dale, we got leftover from the Wings and
[1:33:16] Wheels that we can
[1:33:18] throw away.
[1:33:19] >> We know a guy.
[1:33:20] >> Yeah.
[1:33:21] >> So, I I think adding on to that what
[1:33:23] Marty just said that
[1:33:25] taking down the Willie barn is is an
[1:33:27] important first step and there might be
[1:33:30] some you might hear from some. I don't
[1:33:32] have anybody in mind, but just hey, let
[1:33:34] me come and salvage this piece or let me
[1:33:35] come salvage that piece. I don't know if
[1:33:37] you caught the time frame that they just
[1:33:39] outlined. We're going to demo and
[1:33:41] rebuild everything from
[1:33:43] August
[1:33:44] to March. That's not an ideal
[1:33:47] construction window in the number of
[1:33:49] months and it's not an ideal
[1:33:52] time of year.
[1:33:54] And so, I I pretty much you've got it
[1:33:56] outlined right down to perhaps the day.
[1:33:59] And so there isn't enough time to say,
[1:34:01] "Hey, come and salvage this and come and
[1:34:02] do this." We We just can't work with
[1:34:04] anybody and everybody because I'm sure
[1:34:07] that
[1:34:08] your Uncle Bob will say, "Hey, I can
[1:34:10] take that down and just give me a couple
[1:34:12] of weeks." And we just don't have that.
[1:34:14] So we've got a very rigorous time frame
[1:34:16] and and we're trying really really hard
[1:34:19] to meet
[1:34:21] some of those special events that we
[1:34:23] have every year. That high school rodeo
[1:34:25] is a big deal.
[1:34:26] Right? Anything Dale you want to add to
[1:34:28] that or Matt?
[1:34:29] >> Yeah, just that we're we're salvaging a
[1:34:32] lot of the stuff in there that's still
[1:34:33] usable for the fairgrounds facility.
[1:34:36] Uh
[1:34:37] if if we don't have a use for it then we
[1:34:39] will put it on city surplus and that
[1:34:41] will be taken care of prior to this
[1:34:42] happening.
[1:34:44] So uh yeah, we're we're in a really
[1:34:46] tight window and these guys are These
[1:34:48] guys are going to be very aggressive in
[1:34:50] getting things going. So
[1:34:51] >> Yeah, our our schedule we gave it's 10
[1:34:55] days.
[1:34:55] >> 10 days that we figured.
[1:34:57] >> 10 days to get that barn down. But the
[1:34:59] funny thing is you just can't go knock
[1:35:01] it down. So we have to kind of pull it
[1:35:04] apart. We'll So we'll be pulling
[1:35:05] sheeting off and then taking it apart.
[1:35:08] It's not like your normal house that we
[1:35:10] have over here we can just push it in.
[1:35:12] So we've looked at that and we will just
[1:35:14] pull it apart in pieces and haul it off
[1:35:17] the site as quick as we can. But as
[1:35:21] they're doing that from one end they'll
[1:35:22] start digging and working footings for
[1:35:24] the new one but right behind it. So
[1:35:26] there's a lot of complex stuff going to
[1:35:29] happen on this one which will be fun.
[1:35:31] >> Very exciting.
[1:35:32] >> Dale
[1:35:33] >> Go ahead, sir.
[1:35:34] >> This is not your typical project, Marty,
[1:35:35] right?
[1:35:37] But
[1:35:37] >> started this business 60 years ago
[1:35:39] actually. So this is our second
[1:35:41] building.
[1:35:43] >> Well, that's not what I mean. Sorry. But
[1:35:45] I mean this is
[1:35:47] taking one down and and this kind of
[1:35:49] time frame that's not typical but
[1:35:50] >> No, we do actually.
[1:35:51] >> Oh, is it but something I've just been
[1:35:53] impressed is I haven't seen you back
[1:35:55] down at all. Like
[1:35:56] >> But just for the record, two things that
[1:35:58] Willie Barn is a huge liability with the
[1:36:01] I mean, it's been reconstructed and it's
[1:36:03] not And the other thing just for your
[1:36:05] budgeting I as I listen to this, you've
[1:36:07] saved several hundred thousand dollars
[1:36:10] between the Iran situation and
[1:36:11] inflation. There's been three price
[1:36:13] increases since the made this purchase,
[1:36:16] so
[1:36:16] >> you you would you used your tax paying
[1:36:19] dollars very wisely there. So, I
[1:36:21] misunderstood your your question there.
[1:36:24] >> You answered perfectly.
[1:36:25] >> Yeah.
[1:36:26] >> Dell, I was going to ask you
[1:36:28] we've talked about a few projects that
[1:36:30] are going to take place down at the
[1:36:32] fairgrounds.
[1:36:33] Willie Barn, the budget that we're
[1:36:35] talking about, this is just the Willie
[1:36:36] Barn, we're not talking about the horse
[1:36:38] stalls
[1:36:39] >> And the horse stalls as well.
[1:36:41] >> It includes It includes the stall barn.
[1:36:43] >> Okay. And is that is that under that
[1:36:45] same time frame?
[1:36:46] >> Correct.
[1:36:46] >> Yes.
[1:36:47] >> Both of those buildings are now they're
[1:36:49] actually sitting down in the pasture
[1:36:50] down there. So, they're they're here,
[1:36:52] ready to roll.
[1:36:52] >> Oh, great.
[1:36:53] >> them about We got them in April, right?
[1:36:55] >> Yeah.
[1:36:55] >> So, yep.
[1:36:57] >> Which it's
[1:36:59] fun to kind of see everybody knows we
[1:37:01] we've got a an event happening in July
[1:37:04] down there that the
[1:37:07] those horses are worth more than the
[1:37:09] humans usually down there during Fiesta
[1:37:12] Days. And
[1:37:14] shouldn't be understated how excited
[1:37:16] Nick and and the the rodeo
[1:37:18] personnel are of having a place just
[1:37:21] what's been mentioned already. That is
[1:37:23] the public doesn't see it, but that's
[1:37:24] where your barrel racers are warming up.
[1:37:27] That's where the athletes are getting
[1:37:29] ready to to go perform both stock and the humans. And so, it's a huge
[1:37:35] improvement for for them to be able to
[1:37:37] have this space and get out into the arena in a in a
[1:37:41] safe and more productive way.
[1:37:43] But, it'll also be a place
[1:37:46] that'll be safe for spectators, which is
[1:37:49] not the case now. They're they're
[1:37:51] crossing paths with with stock in there,
[1:37:53] and so
[1:37:55] it'd be a lot better.
[1:38:00] Any other questions for these
[1:38:02] construction professionals that have
[1:38:04] come to our meeting tonight?
[1:38:06] >> I think we should match up like this
[1:38:07] every week.
[1:38:09] >> Yeah?
[1:38:10] >> You know, the last two times Shane and I
[1:38:11] haven't been here, so I was going to
[1:38:13] show him what it's like to wear a tie.
[1:38:15] >> Mhm.
[1:38:15] >> He doesn't know how to tie a tie.
[1:38:17] >> He hasn't been taught.
[1:38:18] >> Can I make one more other comment that
[1:38:19] Rob kind of alluded to? We've probably
[1:38:21] built
[1:38:23] the minute in Spanish [clears throat]
[1:38:23] Fork,
[1:38:24] and I'm not trying to flatter you, but
[1:38:26] your building depart- building permit
[1:38:28] department and the inspectors and the
[1:38:29] plans examiners are some of our
[1:38:31] favorites. We work
[1:38:33] mostly in Utah, but they're it's truly
[1:38:36] number one in our book, and when people
[1:38:38] are
[1:38:39] trying to buy property and stuff, we
[1:38:40] always try to push Spanish Fork for the
[1:38:42] reasons that
[1:38:43] >> [clears throat]
[1:38:44] >> that would include that and everybody
[1:38:45] else here that is really is I'm not
[1:38:47] trying to get, you know, blow smoke, but
[1:38:50] it really is by far superior to the
[1:38:53] other cities that we work in and trying
[1:38:55] to deal with them, and you know, we we
[1:38:56] all have a job to do, including you
[1:38:57] guys, but it's our it's our favorite
[1:38:59] place to work.
[1:39:01] >> Yeah, awesome.
[1:39:01] >> We love hearing that.
[1:39:02] >> Thank you for saying that. I wouldn't be
[1:39:04] a good politician, Marty, if I didn't
[1:39:05] take credit for it. That's from the
[1:39:06] mayors. [laughter]
[1:39:09] I would say that.
[1:39:09] >> We do a lot here.
[1:39:10] >> Yes, okay, good. Well, that's a credit
[1:39:12] to to those people you work with, and
[1:39:13] thank you for saying that. Appreciate
[1:39:15] that.
[1:39:16] Okay, uh if there's no other questions
[1:39:18] on item C, I'd enter entertain a motion.
[1:39:23] >> I move to approve the CMGC agreement
[1:39:26] with the Barber Company for the new
[1:39:28] fairground arena stall
[1:39:30] barn project contract approval, and I
[1:39:32] believe we're ready for this part as
[1:39:33] well now to go into the redevelopment
[1:39:36] agency RDA.
[1:39:38] >> Motion made by Councilman Took.
[1:39:41] >> Second.
[1:39:42] by Councilman Euler. The roll
[1:39:44] call vote here, Councilman Took.
[1:39:46] >> Yes.
[1:39:46] >> Councilman Carden.
[1:39:47] >> Yes.
[1:39:47] >> Councilman Euler.
[1:39:48] >> Yes.
[1:39:48] >> And Councilwoman Beck.
[1:39:50] >> Yes.
[1:39:51] >> Item C is approved. Did you want me to
[1:39:53] add something to it?
[1:39:54] >> No, it was okay.
[1:39:56] Thank you guys. Appreciate you coming.
[1:39:58] >> you.
[1:39:59] >> Matt, you don't want to stay?
[1:40:00] >> I thought you were going to ask me.
[1:40:02] >> Okay, we are in RDA.
[1:40:04] Uh,
[1:40:05] now Tara, what are we in RDA's
[1:40:07] directors?
[1:40:09] >> You're chairperson.
[1:40:10] >> I'm a chair. You're all directors.
[1:40:13] And I would entertain a motion to
[1:40:15] approve the RDA minutes.
[1:40:17] >> So moved.
[1:40:18] >> Motion made by Director Carden.
[1:40:21] >> Second.
[1:40:21] >> Seconded by Director Euler. Euler, all
[1:40:24] in favor say yes.
[1:40:25] >> Yes.
[1:40:26] >> And said items are approved. Resolution
[1:40:28] approving the fiscal year 2027 budget
[1:40:30] for the RDA, Mr. Jordan Hales.
[1:40:33] >> Just a note that there is no revision
[1:40:36] needed for the FY2026 RDA budget. So,
[1:40:40] that's why you don't see it there.
[1:40:41] Um, there have been no significant
[1:40:43] changes, if any changes to the RDA
[1:40:45] budget from the tentative to what you're
[1:40:47] approving now. The public hearing
[1:40:49] requirement was uh
[1:40:52] satisfied 2 weeks ago. Um, so all that
[1:40:54] is needed is approval.
[1:40:57] >> Right.
[1:40:59] >> No change from the last time here. If
[1:41:01] there's any questions, speak now.
[1:41:05] We we have had a public hearing, so we
[1:41:07] can entertain a motion.
[1:41:08] >> I move to approve RDA resolution
[1:41:10] approving fiscal year 2027 budget. And
[1:41:14] adjourn to the local building authority.
[1:41:16] >> Motion made by Director Beck.
[1:41:20] >> Second.
[1:41:20] >> Seconded by Director Carden. A roll call
[1:41:23] vote. Director Took.
[1:41:25] >> Yes.
[1:41:25] >> Director Carden.
[1:41:26] >> Yes.
[1:41:26] >> Director Euler.
[1:41:27] >> Yes.
[1:41:27] >> And Director Beck.
[1:41:28] >> Yes.
[1:41:29] >> Okay. The fiscal year 2027 budget's
[1:41:31] approved and we have been adjourned to
[1:41:33] LBA where we are trustees.
[1:41:38] And I would entertain a motion to
[1:41:39] approve the LBA meeting minutes from 6 2
[1:41:42] 26.
[1:41:44] >> I move to approve the local building
[1:41:46] authority consent item.
[1:41:47] >> Second.
[1:41:48] >> Motion made by
[1:41:50] trustee Euler, second by trustee Beck.
[1:41:53] All in favor say yes.
[1:41:54] >> Yes.
[1:41:55] >> LBA public hearing, Mr. Jordan Hales,
[1:41:58] anything changed here?
[1:41:59] >> There is one change which I mentioned um
[1:42:03] with the city budget, which was the
[1:42:05] transfer of $700,000
[1:42:08] of LBA funds to the rec center
[1:42:10] construction fund. So, you can see um in
[1:42:13] the bottom right corner there, $700,000
[1:42:15] being transferred out of the local
[1:42:17] building authority fund.
[1:42:19] Um
[1:42:20] there's a
[1:42:21] couple minor changes to expenses and
[1:42:23] revenues that
[1:42:25] >> Yeah, that's what
[1:42:25] >> With that, I think it's helpful to note
[1:42:27] if you've been in the competition pool
[1:42:29] lately,
[1:42:30] maybe watching a swim meet, there's a
[1:42:32] massive monitor. I don't know how big it
[1:42:35] is, but it's
[1:42:37] >> Large.
[1:42:38] >> 20 by 30, I don't know, it's really big.
[1:42:41] But
[1:42:42] the naming rights for that were
[1:42:45] purchased by SFCN, so it's SFCN's logo
[1:42:47] is
[1:42:48] That was me, Mr. Davis.
[1:42:50] SFCN's logo is right there and and
[1:42:52] that's a part of what we had discussed
[1:42:55] probably 2 years ago when we talked
[1:42:57] about do we want to have a monitor? Do
[1:42:58] we want to have some kind of a screen?
[1:43:00] And SFCN was very interested in having
[1:43:02] their name associated with that video
[1:43:05] portion of it.
[1:43:06] And so, that that just does carrying
[1:43:08] that out. Um
[1:43:10] and and we're able to do that from the interest earnings of of that uh
[1:43:16] the construction project.
[1:43:19] » Sweet. Very good.
[1:43:23] >> Anyway we could get Adam to do his
[1:43:26] meeting
[1:43:27] recap down there?
[1:43:29] >> Sure.
[1:43:30] >> Incorporating that big screen.
[1:43:31] >> I think Adam is game for anything.
[1:43:34] >> Yeah, he is.
[1:43:34] >> I mean, he will he'll cut your grass. I
[1:43:36] mean, if you haven't seen that, he's game for anything.
[1:43:39] >> Your screen the better Adam that we can
[1:43:41] get your
[1:43:42] meeting.
[1:43:43] >> Maybe he can do it from the Wibbit.
[1:43:46] Figure that out.
[1:43:46] >> That'd be fun.
[1:43:47] >> Yeah,
[1:43:48] something the wheels are turning, Dan.
[1:43:49] >> He's oh, they're they're
[1:43:52] These are some ideas, for sure.
[1:43:54] >> Whether or not they're good or not is a
[1:43:56] different story.
[1:43:56] >> [laughter]
[1:43:58] >> Man, you give an employee the quarter
[1:43:59] inside.
[1:44:00] >> Yeah, filters off.
[1:44:01] >> Yeah, changed.
[1:44:03] >> Okay, that one
[1:44:05] adjustment, a couple other minor
[1:44:06] adjustments there. You can see
[1:44:08] I would entertain a motion to approve
[1:44:11] the fiscal year 2026
[1:44:13] revision budget for LBA.
[1:44:16] >> So moved.
[1:44:18] >> Motion made by Trustee Carden.
[1:44:22] >> Second.
[1:44:22] >> Seconded by Trustee Took. A roll call
[1:44:25] vote here. Trustee Beck.
[1:44:27] >> Yes.
[1:44:27] >> Trustee Took. Trustee Carden.
[1:44:29] >> Yes.
[1:44:30] >> Trustee Oyler.
[1:44:31] >> Yes.
[1:44:33] >> 2026 revision is approved. Takes us to
[1:44:37] new business approving the fiscal year
[1:44:39] 2027 budget for LBA.
[1:44:41] >> So, again, that the public hearing for
[1:44:43] the FY 2027 budget was held 2 weeks ago,
[1:44:46] so that requirement's been fulfilled,
[1:44:49] and there are no changes to the budget
[1:44:53] from the tentative to what you're
[1:44:55] approving tonight.
[1:44:58] >> Thank you, Jordan. No changes from last
[1:45:01] time to this time. Any questions on the
[1:45:03] LBA 2027 budget?
[1:45:06] Not I'd entertain a motion approving
[1:45:09] that budget.
[1:45:11] >> I move to approve the local building
[1:45:13] authority LBA resolution approving
[1:45:14] fiscal year 2027 budget and reconvene
[1:45:17] back to city council.
[1:45:19] >> Motion made by Trustee Took.
[1:45:22] >> Second.
[1:45:23] >> Seconded by Trustee Beck. A roll call
[1:45:25] vote. Trustee Beck.
[1:45:26] >> Yes.
[1:45:26] >> Trustee Oyler.
[1:45:28] >> Yes.
[1:45:28] >> Trustee Carden.
[1:45:29] >> Yes.
[1:45:29] >> And Trustee Took.
[1:45:31] >> Yes.
[1:45:32] >> Okay, that is approved and we're back
[1:45:34] into council meeting where we're council
[1:45:36] members.
[1:45:37] Do we have any
[1:45:38] >> May I ask a a question? Maybe get a
[1:45:40] thought from you.
[1:45:41] In terms of the process and I I probably
[1:45:43] asked this a couple of times through the
[1:45:45] years and I always want to make sure
[1:45:46] that I'm
[1:45:47] doing that we're doing what is
[1:45:50] maybe current and best.
[1:45:51] You go through the budget process,
[1:45:53] right? You have that public hearing and
[1:45:54] or is Sorry, the tentative budget is
[1:45:56] prepared, presented in
[1:45:59] May, we have a public hearing in June,
[1:46:01] and we have
[1:46:02] today the the budget's approved in three
[1:46:05] different touches. And at some point it
[1:46:07] maybe becomes like, "Oh, I don't want to
[1:46:08] talk about this again." And maybe if you were sitting in this
[1:46:12] meeting you might be thinking, "Man,
[1:46:13] they didn't even talk about the budget."
[1:46:14] But if they missed the other two, then they've missed other things.
[1:46:18] We've we've
[1:46:20] gone back and forth, I think, through
[1:46:21] the years, most often landing on the
[1:46:23] process that we've just followed where
[1:46:25] we have the public hearing, no action,
[1:46:28] then approved tonight.
[1:46:31] Is that
[1:46:32] how you want it? Is that how you think
[1:46:34] it should be? You want it You like it
[1:46:35] like that? Or if if we were done,
[1:46:39] no comments, no feedback, say in the
[1:46:42] public hearing 2 weeks ago,
[1:46:44] would you like to be prepared if you
[1:46:46] wanted to approve the budget that night
[1:46:47] that you could? Any thoughts, any
[1:46:50] feedback on on perhaps
[1:46:52] tweaking that process? I think we're
[1:46:54] fine. You know, staff, I don't know that
[1:46:56] we have any real Jordan's like, "Where's
[1:46:57] this coming from?"
[1:46:58] I don't think we have any real issue
[1:47:00] either way, but just want to make sure
[1:47:02] that we're
[1:47:03] not just doing what we've always done
[1:47:05] because we've always done it. If in case
[1:47:06] there's something you want you'd like to
[1:47:08] see differently.
[1:47:09] >> I'll speak for myself. I think that I
[1:47:10] like the way the process is done now
[1:47:13] because it gives lots of opportunity for
[1:47:15] comments to be made whether in public or
[1:47:17] with through email. Though we don't get
[1:47:19] a a it gives the opportunity for that
[1:47:23] to happen. I I like that because I think
[1:47:24] that it's giving the public as much
[1:47:26] opportunity to express themselves as
[1:47:28] possible.
[1:47:29] >> Okay.
[1:47:29] >> Does
[1:47:30] state law specify any time frames
[1:47:33] regarding how budgets are approved?
[1:47:35] >> Just that it has to be approved by
[1:47:37] >> by a date.
[1:47:38] >> to say the 20-something, 22nd of June.
[1:47:40] >> But as far as doing the public hearing
[1:47:42] and the approval the same night, there's
[1:47:44] nothing
[1:47:44] >> No, there is one maybe one complicating
[1:47:47] factor and that is being able to um
[1:47:50] approve the certified tax rate which we
[1:47:52] typically wouldn't have until about this
[1:47:54] meeting, but we could probably
[1:47:56] adopt that
[1:47:58] >> without the number.
[1:47:59] >> Sep- well, separate from the budget
[1:48:00] even.
[1:48:00] >> Yeah.
[1:48:01] >> Oh.
[1:48:01] >> Yeah.
[1:48:02] >> Just by resolution if you wanted to do
[1:48:04] that. And again, I'm not not trying to
[1:48:05] push you one way or the other, but
[1:48:07] sometimes
[1:48:08] you know, you you get looks from the
[1:48:10] public or whatever, like, "Why are you
[1:48:11] doing it like this? It's so convoluted."
[1:48:14] And frankly, like sometimes people will
[1:48:17] say, "Boy, the way you guys operate is
[1:48:19] so inefficient." And I always look at
[1:48:20] them and say, "Thank you."
[1:48:22] We're not supposed to be efficient.
[1:48:23] We're supposed to be public.
[1:48:25] So that's okay, you know, and and if we
[1:48:28] could do it better and it and it's
[1:48:29] legal, that's okay, but
[1:48:32] transparency often makes things less
[1:48:35] efficient, but that's okay.
[1:48:36] >> I think there there you could entertain
[1:48:38] some flexibility there in a way that if
[1:48:41] a budget's been discussed
[1:48:43] long before that last meeting too, and I think the flexibility that I'm
[1:48:47] referencing is it's like Seth
[1:48:49] brought up
[1:48:50] >> this is not a budget where we're
[1:48:51] approving we're asking for a tax
[1:48:53] increase.
[1:48:54] Um and and that doesn't mean it's still
[1:48:57] not a big number that you're approving a
[1:48:58] budget of, but you're not asking an
[1:49:01] additional property tax or something
[1:49:03] like that. There's some other fees that
[1:49:04] were adjusted in that budget that if
[1:49:05] people were paying attention
[1:49:06] >> Yep.
[1:49:07] >> there's there's some differences there,
[1:49:08] right? Um
[1:49:10] and so to wait for time's sake doesn't seem,
[1:49:14] you know, per- uh but but again, the
[1:49:17] bandwidth, the accordion style that I'd
[1:49:20] want of it is I think we we if if if we
[1:49:23] were asking for a property tax increase
[1:49:25] to fund some section of the the city,
[1:49:28] which we might have to sometime, I think
[1:49:31] the more time you could have public
[1:49:33] talking about it, the more time we could
[1:49:34] talk about it, the more time they could
[1:49:36] ask questions, we get them to the right answers of what their
[1:49:40] questions might be.
[1:49:40] >> I I agree with Seth and Wade that
[1:49:43] I think it does become confusing when
[1:49:45] you've got this accordion style.
[1:49:47] And I don't know, I'd almost maybe think
[1:49:50] it'd be a good idea to do your tentative
[1:49:52] budget
[1:49:53] and then skip the public hearing that we
[1:49:55] had, rather in that meeting just give a
[1:49:58] longer period of time from the tentative
[1:50:00] budget to people to
[1:50:02] think about the budget and then this
[1:50:05] meeting you would have the public
[1:50:06] hearing and the approval. So you've got
[1:50:08] a longer period of time for people to
[1:50:10] review the budget, for us to talk about
[1:50:12] the budget, and then you could have the
[1:50:15] public hearing and the approval in one
[1:50:16] night.
[1:50:17] >> The problem with that though is that you
[1:50:18] don't have a lot of time to adjust if
[1:50:20] there is things that come up in that
[1:50:21] public hearing.
[1:50:23] >> That was going to be my comment. I think
[1:50:25] I like that there is a two-week period
[1:50:26] where you can take any feedback and then
[1:50:28] do something with it if you want to.
[1:50:30] >> It is helpful.
[1:50:31] >> Yeah.
[1:50:33] >> Which we don't typically, but I mean you
[1:50:35] want you don't want to build
[1:50:36] >> If it were to come up in the
[1:50:38] >> Yeah.
[1:50:38] >> I'll I'll just say in the four years, I
[1:50:40] think this is my fifth budget, the fifth
[1:50:43] five budgets that I've worked with,
[1:50:45] we've never
[1:50:46] had anybody raise raise a concern that
[1:50:48] they want which is
[1:50:50] >> Usually only if you have a property tax
[1:50:52] increase, right? I think that's
[1:50:54] typically when I've seen
[1:50:55] >> But now it makes sense to allow if that
[1:50:58] does come up to give it time to be
[1:50:59] discussed and looked at before you vote
[1:51:01] on so
[1:51:02] I think the process we've got now is
[1:51:04] pretty good.
[1:51:04] >> Okay. Well, I thank you for that
[1:51:07] indulgence. Appreciate the feedback.
[1:51:10] >> [clears throat]
[1:51:11] >> And uh again, I've thanked some people
[1:51:13] here tonight, but Thank you, council, for doing your public service, doing it
[1:51:21] in a way that doesn't uh
[1:51:23] doesn't have to create politics where
[1:51:25] people, I think, like to create politics
[1:51:27] in financial situations. You do You do
[1:51:30] your jobs. You do it well, and you
[1:51:32] communicate with the citizens of Spanish Fork.
[1:51:37] You've got a staff that
[1:51:39] obviously helps prepare that in a way
[1:51:40] that that it is clear and concise and can be understandable, but
[1:51:45] it speaks to to you being in touch with
[1:51:47] your constituents, too, that uh
[1:51:49] that
[1:51:50] there's not a lot of
[1:51:52] controversy here, and and that's that's
[1:51:55] a credit to you guys, as well.
[1:51:57] Seth won't give you a compliment. I'll
[1:51:59] give you a compliment.
[1:52:06] Uh
[1:52:08] close session? No close session.
[1:52:10] Okay.
[1:52:11] >> It's a great night.
[1:52:11] It's still light
[1:52:13] outside. I'd entertain a motion to
[1:52:14] adjourn from city councilman.
[1:52:16] >> So moved.
[1:52:17] >> Motion made by councilwoman Beck.
[1:52:19] >> Second.
[1:52:20] by councilman Carden. All in
[1:52:21] favor, say yes.
[1:52:23] We're adjourned. Thanks, everybody, for
[1:52:24] joining us
[1:52:25] at council meeting tonight.