[0:06] Welcome at 7 PM on Wednesday, April 1st,
[0:09] 2026. The Twilla City Council is meeting
[0:11] in a business meeting that's being held
[0:13] at the Twilla City Hall Council Chambers
[0:15] located at 90 North Main Street in
[0:16] Tilla, Utah. We're also streaming this
[0:19] electronically on the Twilla City
[0:21] YouTube channel. We will start with the
[0:23] pledge of allegiance. If you'll please
[0:24] rise and repeat after me.
[0:28] I aliance to the flag of the United
[0:32] States of America and to the republic
[0:34] for which it stands. One nation under
[0:37] God, indivisible, with liberty and
[0:40] justice for all.
[0:45] » Thank you. Our second item is a roll
[0:47] call. Councilman Gossip,
[0:48] >> present.
[0:49] >> Councilwoman Goes,
[0:50] >> present.
[0:50] >> Councilman Hansen,
[0:51] >> present.
[0:52] >> Councilman McCall,
[0:53] >> present.
[0:53] >> And Councilman Brady, and I'm present.
[0:55] Item three is the mayor's youth
[0:57] recognition awards. We will turn the
[0:59] time over to Mayor Manzion.
[1:06] » Thank you.
[1:08] It's exciting to have a full house
[1:10] tonight. That must mean you guys have
[1:13] lots of support and that is awesome.
[1:15] Happy to have you here. We have three
[1:17] mayor's youth recognition um award
[1:20] people tonight and in no particular
[1:23] order we are going to start with Misha
[1:25] Craig. So could you want to come up
[1:27] FRONT
[1:33] right here can see you? I'm going to
[1:36] tell you a little bit about yourself.
[1:37] How's that?
[1:38] >> Okay. So Misha was nominated by
[1:40] Christina Shinton with Stanbury High
[1:42] School. She's the daughter of Jamie and
[1:45] Brian Kraen. Miesa is an outstanding
[1:48] senior at Stanbury High. She's known for
[1:50] her caring nature and dedication to
[1:52] positively impacting others. Despite a
[1:54] challenging course load, she actively
[1:56] participates in multiple school clubs
[1:58] and activities. As a member of the
[2:00] yearbook, Misha adds her personal touch
[2:03] to preserve cherished memories. Her
[2:05] leadership shines as a president of the
[2:07] school book club where she organizes
[2:09] monthly reading selections and engaging
[2:11] discussions. Miesa ensures that
[2:13] activities align with the books being
[2:15] read and has the book club experience. I
[2:17] was on the yearbook also in high school.
[2:19] It's fun. Yeah.
[2:21] >> Her commitment to service is evident in
[2:23] her involvement with the school key club
[2:25] where she participated in school and
[2:27] community service projects, always
[2:28] finding ways to contri contribute even
[2:31] when unable to attend events. Beyond
[2:33] school, Misha is engaged with her local
[2:35] martial arts group, assisting
[2:37] instructors with youth presentations.
[2:39] Her genuine interest in others drive her
[2:41] to continuously seek opportunities to
[2:43] help and support those around her.
[2:45] Congratulations.
[2:51] This backpack full of just fun things.
[2:53] Um some donations from around the
[2:54] community and um a puzzle.
[2:58] Enjoy that. And we're so excited for
[3:01] you. Thank you for being an awesome
[3:03] citizen.
[3:09] Okay. Liliana Cruz Manaso.
[3:18] I see you have your friend with you.
[3:20] That's good.
[3:21] >> I always forget. Is it Lilo or Stitch?
[3:22] >> Stitch.
[3:23] >> Okay. Stitch. I always forget which one
[3:24] is which. Okay. Let's hear a little bit
[3:27] about Liliana. Liliana was nominated by
[3:29] Mrs. Juliana Hoskins with St. Margaret
[3:31] Catholic School. She is the daughter of
[3:33] William and Teresa Manasso. Liliana
[3:36] consistently demonstrates outstanding
[3:38] citizenship, strong moral character, and
[3:40] a genuine commitment to serving others
[3:42] within the school community. A recent
[3:44] example of her contribution to her
[3:45] classroom occurred during a group
[3:47] reading activity. She noticed that a
[3:49] classmate was struggling and becoming
[3:51] discouraged. She quietly offered support
[3:53] by helping the classmate to recognize he
[3:55] wasn't alone and not the only student
[3:57] struggling. She encouraged him to
[3:59] celebrate his small successes. Her
[4:02] kindness changed the outcome for her
[4:03] classmate that day. Her actions not only
[4:06] helped the other student to continue
[4:07] academically, but also lifted his
[4:09] confidence and sense of belonging.
[4:11] Liliana consistently demonstrates
[4:13] kindness and thoughtfulness through
[4:15] small everyday acts. She includes others
[4:18] who may feel left out. She offers help
[4:20] without being asked and uses her strong
[4:23] vocabulary and communication skills to
[4:25] uplift and encourage her teachers and
[4:27] classmates.
[4:28] She represents the heart of this award
[4:30] with her quiet leadership, genuine
[4:32] kindness, and dedication to making her
[4:34] school and community a better place for
[4:36] everyone to be.
[4:38] >> Congratulations
[4:50] Thank you.
[5:00] Okay. And Wesley Jimenez.
[5:07] Okay. Wesley was nominated by Bethany
[5:10] Child of St. Margaret Catholic School.
[5:12] He is a son of Renee and Jessica
[5:14] Jimenez. Recently Wesley along with his
[5:17] classmate Eli El Elias okay represented
[5:21] u the school at the Dascese science and
[5:23] engineering fair. After a successful
[5:25] presentation to the judges they were
[5:27] selected to advance to the Utah science
[5:29] and engineering fair. That's kind of
[5:31] fun. Yeah. They did a great job
[5:34] representing St. Margaret's Catholic
[5:36] School and they are very proud of his
[5:37] work hard work and accomplishment.
[5:39] Wesley is always attentive to the needs
[5:41] of those around him and consistently
[5:43] steps forward to help whenever he is
[5:45] needed. Whether volunteering for safety
[5:48] patrol, serving at the altar, assisting
[5:50] younger students, or simply taking out
[5:52] the garbage, he leads by example through
[5:54] his willingness to serve. Wesley is a
[5:57] wonderful role model for his classmates.
[5:58] And St. Margaret's Catholic School is a
[6:00] better place because he is part of our
[6:02] community. Congratulations,
[6:12] Thank you.
[6:18] We have a lot of great people in our
[6:20] community and we are so happy that we
[6:22] when we get to recognize some of the
[6:24] small acts of kindness and great
[6:26] leadership skills of the of the youth
[6:28] that we have in our community and that's
[6:30] what makes our community great. Um,
[6:32] thanks for being good examples to us
[6:33] adults. Now, we would like to take your
[6:36] picture. So, um if you would wouldn't
[6:39] mind joining us in the rotunda, the
[6:40] council will come out and we'll take a
[6:42] picture, which we usually send to the
[6:43] newspaper and put on our social media.
[6:45] So, um parents, you can take some
[6:47] pictures as well. We'll just take a
[6:49] little break in the meeting and go take
[6:51] a picture.
[7:35] What's the boss?
[7:50] She was dancing. She was
[7:53] explaining this.
[7:55] She was nervous
[7:58] and judge
[8:02] her.
[8:23] It's
[8:50] 25 hours.
[9:13] Hey, what did you
[9:19] do?
[9:19] >> That was cute.
[9:40] I thought, how did she get her hair like
[9:42] that? It's like a high skater for the
[9:45] Olympics,
[9:47] which I love about the Olympics.
[9:50] We'll
[10:08] be out there tonight.
[10:33] We're going to move on to item four, our
[10:35] public comment period. This is the time
[10:37] for the public to address the council.
[10:40] We ask that you state your name into the
[10:41] microphone. You keep your comments to 3
[10:43] minutes or less and then you sign the
[10:44] paper by Shiloh. Loretta keeps track of
[10:47] the time. When the time is up, the it'll
[10:51] pop up on the screen saying your time is
[10:52] up and then there'll be an audible alarm
[10:55] with about 5 to 10 seconds after the
[10:59] alarm goes off. You can hurry and finish
[11:00] your comments and then the microphone
[11:02] shuts off. So, the time is now the
[11:04] Publix.
[11:16] Okay, seeing no one come forward, I will
[11:17] close the public comment period. We'll
[11:20] move on to item five, which is the
[11:21] America 250 library monument
[11:23] refurbishment. This is presented by
[11:25] Chase Randall, the library director.
[11:33] Good evening, council. Um, so I'm
[11:35] coming. So, as we're gearing up for um,
[11:38] America 250, we have we have a couple
[11:41] projects that are happening at the
[11:42] library. Thought that I thought it would
[11:43] be great to update the council and the
[11:45] community on. Um, the first thing is
[11:48] that so for America 250, the Andrew
[11:50] Carnegie Foundation offered a gift to
[11:53] all libraries across the nation that
[11:54] were originally founded as Carnegie
[11:56] libraries back in the early 1900s. And
[11:59] our Twilla City Library was founded as
[12:02] the as the Twilla Carnegie Library. And
[12:04] so we qualified for the gift. And so
[12:06] this earlier this year, they sent us a
[12:08] check for $10,000 of onetime funds as a gift um with no conditions, just
[12:14] that we use the money for something good
[12:17] is basically what they told us. So as I
[12:19] was pondering what to do with these
[12:21] one-time funds, um we actually had
[12:23] somebody vandalize our uh pioneer
[12:26] monument in front of the library. And in
[12:28] the process of getting the bids to to to
[12:31] not just clean up that, but then also to
[12:32] do a full refurbishment of our
[12:34] monuments, it came out to just under
[12:36] $10,000. So it was almost perfect. Um,
[12:40] and so we decided to refurbish and
[12:42] restore the monument celebrating our
[12:43] heritage here in Tilla, especially in
[12:45] light of America 250. So next slide. So
[12:49] you can see here the first monument that
[12:51] we're getting ref that we got
[12:52] refurbished was the library mudwall
[12:54] monument that was built in 2009 uh by
[12:56] the Sons of Utah pioneers. And you can
[12:58] see here in the photos uh the before and
[13:00] after of what it looked like before the
[13:02] refurbishment and then after the
[13:04] refurbishment and then also the um the
[13:07] little uh marker identifying that uh
[13:10] Harper Readymix helped build the that
[13:12] monument. Um, so just to read the text
[13:15] that's on this one, it says that in the
[13:16] year 1854, 1855, the settlers built a
[13:19] mud wall most of the way around the
[13:21] town. The wall began at the corner of
[13:23] West Street and Vine Street intersection
[13:25] and then south to the south side of
[13:26] First South, then east to the east side
[13:29] of First East, then north to the north
[13:31] side of First North, then west to a
[13:33] point about 20 rods east of Main Street
[13:34] where it ended. The mudwall was built to
[13:36] help protect settlers from Indian
[13:38] attacks. The attacks never came due in
[13:40] part to the council given by Brigham
[13:41] tongue to feed the Indians rather than
[13:43] fight them. The only thing that the mud
[13:45] wall was used for was that a number of
[13:46] wolves were shot from the wall at on the
[13:48] southwest corner. We call attention of
[13:51] the reader to the laborious work of
[13:52] building the mud wall. Food was scarce
[13:53] at the time. They had many hardships to
[13:56] contend with in their poverty with
[13:57] houses to build, fencing materials to
[13:59] get out of the canyons, roads and
[14:00] irrigation canals to build and Indians
[14:02] to guard it against it. It should also
[14:04] be remembered that the tools they had to
[14:06] work with were crude and inferior. And
[14:08] then on the other side, so next slide,
[14:11] on the other side of the monument, it
[14:12] explains more. It says, "The work of
[14:14] building the mud wall was done by taxing
[14:15] every able-bodied man to do his share.
[14:17] The wall was 2 and 1/2 ft wide at the
[14:19] base, 1 ft wide at the top, 9 ft high,
[14:22] and each section was 16 ft long. Water
[14:24] was flooded over the ground each night,
[14:26] and a strip on both sides of the wall
[14:27] was plowed to soften the mud. Planks
[14:29] were then set on the edge and held
[14:30] together by long 1 and 3/4 in round pins
[14:34] secured by wooden keys. The wet soil was
[14:36] then shoveled between the planks from
[14:38] both sides with one man tamping the
[14:39] soil.
[14:41] A young boy stretch straw into the mud
[14:43] so it would be less likely to crack as
[14:44] it dried. When the first pair of planks
[14:46] were filled and thoroughly trampled, the
[14:48] next pair were put in place until the
[14:49] top was reached. When the mud dried, the
[14:51] planks were removed. Another section was
[14:52] built as before so that the wall was
[14:55] built section by section. And the rep
[14:57] replica that we have there at the
[14:58] library next to this monument is uh one
[15:01] half size of the original wall.
[15:04] So obviously quite a laborious effort.
[15:06] You can imagine that was a lot of work.
[15:08] And then these next couple slides
[15:10] highlight um some of the transcript
[15:11] bulletins articles as the original
[15:13] pioneer monument that was put in place
[15:15] the same year that the library was was
[15:17] built. As you can see there, they're
[15:19] lowering in the first part of the
[15:21] monument. Next slide.
[15:23] And then this is a a photo of the artist
[15:25] who's crafting the Pioneer family part
[15:27] of the memorial that I'll talk about in
[15:29] a second.
[15:31] Next slide. So you can see here the
[15:33] before and after of some of the spots
[15:35] that were vandalized. You can see some
[15:37] it was like a rubbed in kind of like a
[15:39] Vaseline or some sort of oily substance
[15:41] onto the onto the monument there. So you
[15:44] can see the before and after. It's quite
[15:45] a stark difference. Um, and so the
[15:48] monument, the the pioneer monument in
[15:50] front has, if you haven't seen it, it
[15:51] has the uh pioneer family. And then on
[15:53] either side, it's flanked by two panels
[15:56] of stone in which are engraved the names
[15:57] of more than 800 men, women, and
[15:58] children who were the original pioneers
[16:00] who settled here in Utah. And there you
[16:03] can see uh a better better picture of
[16:05] what the vandalism looked like with that
[16:07] oily substance that was rubbed in on on
[16:09] that left. And then you can see the
[16:10] before and after we did the restoration.
[16:13] And then there's another piece of the
[16:14] monument of the before and after.
[16:17] And then this is the the this is the
[16:20] after of the main centerpiece statue of
[16:23] the monument. And sculptor Peter
[16:25] Fillerup designed and built the bronze
[16:27] statue using four of his own family
[16:29] members as a model for the statue. And
[16:32] then the next slide you can see before
[16:34] and after. You see very dull just
[16:36] weathered 26 years will will wear on a
[16:39] statue out there in in in the sun and
[16:41] the and the sprinklers and all that. And
[16:43] so you can see the before and after. And
[16:45] it's a lot more striking obviously in
[16:46] person.
[16:48] So, and so this monument was erected by
[16:50] the sons of and daughters of Utah
[16:52] pioneers to memorialize the pioneer men,
[16:54] women, and children who came west
[16:56] between 1849 and 1869. They braved the
[16:58] elements and endured all the provations
[17:00] and hardships incident to the pioneering
[17:02] the wilderness to settle to Willis City.
[17:06] You can see same thing before and after
[17:08] and the key to how you can read the
[17:10] names on the monuments.
[17:13] So then lastly, this is the the main uh
[17:15] monument and I just like to read this of
[17:18] what the statue symbolizes. Says the
[17:20] base or bottom ring symbolizes the
[17:22] family, the basic unit of our society.
[17:24] The plow represents the industry of man.
[17:26] The wheat is the fruit of his honest
[17:28] labor. The wheel represents our effort
[17:30] to move forward. The father is the head
[17:32] or leader and provider of the family. He
[17:34] provides direction for the future with
[17:35] his hand on the wheel. The mother is
[17:37] located in the center represents the
[17:39] heart of the of the home also teaching
[17:41] and nurturing the family. The boy
[17:43] kneeling at his mother's knee represents
[17:45] the greatest lessons are taught in the
[17:46] home. The girl standing with a book in
[17:48] her hand represents the need for
[17:50] continued education, giving her wisdom
[17:52] and learning in her youth. All of these
[17:54] is the is a family unit. Each unit
[17:56] represents understanding and accepting
[17:58] of its different roles, working together
[18:00] in harmony and peace and progressing
[18:02] towards a brighter day, forward to a
[18:04] brighter day. And then lastly, as as
[18:07] part of our America 250 celebration this
[18:09] Saturday, we're going to be putting uh
[18:11] this mural here in the library, just
[18:14] celebrating America's achievements,
[18:15] highlighting a lot of the big
[18:17] technological innovations that have come
[18:19] from America and our great nation's
[18:21] history that as we finish up our the
[18:23] first 250 years of this great nation
[18:25] that we can hopefully have just as
[18:26] successful, if not better, 250 years
[18:29] after this. So, this mural is not in the
[18:31] library yet, but it'll be hung up this
[18:32] Saturday, April 4th. So, make sure next
[18:35] week to stop by the library to to admire
[18:37] the refurbished monuments as well to see
[18:39] this awesome mural that shows us um
[18:42] starting all the way back obviously the
[18:43] Declaration of Independence and then all
[18:45] the way the the very last kind of big
[18:48] technological thing there is the
[18:50] Starship um rocket test. So, thank you
[18:53] so much and hope to come by the library
[18:55] to check it all out. Thank you.
[18:57] >> Thank you.
[18:58] >> Great.
[19:01] We'll move on to item six, a public
[19:02] hearing and motion on ordinance 2025-32,
[19:06] an ordinance of Tula City Council
[19:07] amending section 7-9-2
[19:10] of Tula City Code regarding the parking
[19:12] of recreational vehicles presented by
[19:14] Adrien Day, the police chief. Thank you,
[19:16] council. This is a proposed amendment
[19:20] exception to RV location and use only at
[19:23] homeless shelter facilities. We spoke
[19:26] about this in a work meeting. It has
[19:29] gone through planning commission. There
[19:30] have been quite a few changes. There's a
[19:32] definition for homeless shelter that is
[19:36] from state code. Wording from state code
[19:39] is used. It also includes what a
[19:41] homeless facility is not, including a
[19:45] micro shelter, a behavioral health
[19:47] transition facility, medical facility,
[19:50] and psychiatric facility.
[19:53] And this has changed to a two twoe time
[19:56] frame.
[19:58] for two RVs at the same time in a
[20:02] parking lot that's paved where they're
[20:05] providing meals, showers, the bathroom
[20:08] use
[20:09] and uh unsightly material cannot
[20:14] accumulate garbage or we can use code
[20:17] 844
[20:19] with code enforcement.
[20:21] and
[20:25] the cost of an inound falls to the
[20:27] facility if if the recreational vehicle
[20:31] is not able to move on its own after 2
[20:34] weeks.
[20:35] This was brought um this was asked if
[20:39] it's possible by the director of the
[20:42] Tilla County Housing Authority. Uh the
[20:45] homeless shelter Switch Point was in
[20:48] favor of this.
[20:50] I'm in favor of this because of RVs, the
[20:54] excess RVs of that are being lived in by
[20:59] homeless that seem to be coming from the
[21:01] Salt Lake area mostly. And we tend to
[21:04] sight them as they go from place to place and until we get warrants
[21:09] for arrest.
[21:11] And that is one way to handle it. This
[21:13] is another one to give them an
[21:15] opportunity to fix that RV or get where
[21:18] they need to go. And that's why I'm in
[21:21] favor of it. And I can answer any
[21:23] questions you may have.
[21:25] >> Okay. Any questions or comments?
[21:31] » So, you mentioned some of the facilities
[21:33] that are in favor of this. of all those
[21:35] that apply or that apply to this
[21:38] ordinance, how are we going to notify
[21:40] them of this new change and their
[21:42] requirement to notify the the police
[21:44] department? Like is there
[21:47] >> that's that's a good question. I I think
[21:50] there's only one facility in town that
[21:52] fits this.
[21:53] >> Okay.
[21:54] >> And that's Switch Point.
[21:56] >> Okay.
[21:58] There aren't any other 501c3s that
[22:00] operate that.
[22:02] >> We took we took away the 501c3
[22:06] off of this. I don't know if it would
[22:09] change it or not, but uh there's no
[22:12] other facility in town that
[22:15] >> um provides mills
[22:18] even one mill. And this this one is the
[22:21] switch point provides more than one per
[22:24] day.
[22:25] >> Okay. And we could switch that. It's worded providing a meal a day to
[22:30] those staying in the recreational
[22:32] vehicle. That can be three meals and it
[22:35] still fits this facility. As I
[22:37] understand the one on the south end of
[22:39] town does not provide any.
[22:44] » Okay. Any other questions or comments?
[22:48] >> Thanks, Chief. This item has a public
[22:50] hearing. We invite the public to address
[22:52] the council. We ask that you state your
[22:54] name into the mic. Keep your comments to
[22:55] 3 minutes or less and then sign the
[22:57] paper by Shiloh. Once again, there'll be
[23:00] an audible alarm letting you know that
[23:02] your time is up and then the mic will
[23:04] shut off shortly after. The time is now
[23:05] the public's.
[23:13] Okay, seeing no one come forward, I will
[23:14] close the public hearing and I will
[23:16] entertain a motion.
[23:21] Uh Mr. Mr. Chair, I make a motion we
[23:23] approve
[23:24] ordinance 2025-32,
[23:27] an ordinance of the Tula City Council
[23:29] amending section 7-9-2 of the tool city
[23:32] code regarding the parking of
[23:34] recreational vehicles.
[23:36] >> I'll second it.
[23:37] >> We have a motion from Councilman Hansen
[23:39] and a second from Councilman Gossit.
[23:41] We'll take it to a vote. Councilman
[23:42] McCall,
[23:43] >> I.
[23:44] >> Councilman Hansen,
[23:44] >> hi.
[23:45] >> Councilwoman Gochas,
[23:46] >> hi.
[23:46] >> Councilman Gossit, hi.
[23:48] >> I'm Councilman Brady and I vote I. That
[23:50] passes 5-0.
[23:52] Item seven is a public hearing and
[23:54] motion on ordinance 2026-07,
[23:57] an ordinance of Twilla City amending
[23:58] Twilla City Code section 7-26-3
[24:02] regarding water rights exactions
[24:04] presented by Paul Hansen, the city
[24:05] engineer.
[24:06] >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman and councel.
[24:08] This is an item that you've seen
[24:10] previously both in business sessions and
[24:12] work sessions regarding allowing the
[24:15] city little additional discretion in how
[24:17] we look at water rights that may be
[24:19] brought to the city. For the public that
[24:22] may be attending or online, the city has
[24:24] required the exaction of water rights
[24:25] since 1998.
[24:28] This change does not change the quantity
[24:31] or does not change any of those
[24:32] obligations. It purely allows the city
[24:34] to further review the quality, the
[24:38] quantity, and the sufficiency of water
[24:40] rights to make sure that we can supply
[24:41] those in the future. This was taken to
[24:44] planning commission last week because it
[24:46] is a title 7 item and they forwarded it
[24:50] to you with a positive recommendation.
[24:54] Okay, any questions or comments?
[24:58] Okay, thanks Paul. This item also has a
[25:01] public hearing. We invite the public to
[25:03] address the council. Please state your
[25:04] name into the mic. Keep your comments to
[25:06] 3 minutes or less and sign the paper by
[25:08] Shiloh. And once again, following the 3
[25:11] minutes, there'll be an audible alarm
[25:13] with and then the mic will be shut off.
[25:14] Time is now the public's.
[25:20] Seeing no one come forward, I will close
[25:22] the public hearing and I will entertain
[25:24] a motion.
[25:26] Mr. Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion to
[25:27] approve ordinance 2026-07,
[25:31] an ordinance of the Tula City amending
[25:33] Tula City Code section 7-26-3
[25:37] regarding water rights exactions.
[25:41] » I'll second.
[25:42] >> We have a motion from Councilwoman
[25:43] Gochas and a second from Councilman
[25:45] McCall. We'll take it to a vote.
[25:47] Councilman Gossid,
[25:48] >> I.
[25:48] >> Councilwoman Gochas,
[25:50] >> I.
[25:50] >> Councilman Hansen,
[25:51] >> I.
[25:52] >> Councilman McCall,
[25:53] >> I.
[25:53] >> I'm Councilman Brady and I vote I. That
[25:55] passes. Thank you, council.
[25:57] >> Thanks, Paul.
[25:59] >> Item eight is a public hearing and
[26:00] motion on ordinance 2026-08,
[26:03] an ordinance of the Twilla City Council
[26:05] amending section 7-4-7
[26:08] of the Twilla City Code regarding the
[26:10] parking of oper operable motorized
[26:12] vehicles in the front and sideyards of
[26:14] residential properties in single family
[26:16] residential zoning districts. Presented
[26:18] by Andrew Agard, the community
[26:20] development director.
[26:22] >> Thank you, Chairman Brady. Members of
[26:23] the city council,
[26:26] you are very familiar with this
[26:27] ordinance amendment and why we are
[26:29] approaching
[26:31] this, but we are amending to city code
[26:34] 7-4-4 parking locations regarding the
[26:38] parking of vehicles and residential
[26:39] zones. We have detected that there are
[26:42] numerous situations in the city where
[26:44] front yards are being turned into
[26:46] automobile storage yards and we are
[26:49] hopeful that this ordinance will help
[26:51] provide some mechanism for Tilla City to
[26:53] respond and enforce these situations.
[26:56] Just for the public's information, we
[26:58] have been dealing with working on this
[26:59] ordinance amendment for quite some time.
[27:02] It did come before the city council on
[27:04] November 5th, 2025, December 3rd, 2025,
[27:07] and March 4th, 2026 in their work
[27:09] session meetings. And it went to the
[27:12] planning commission on March 25th, 2026
[27:15] for a public hearing. The planning
[27:17] commission did forward to the city
[27:18] council a unanimous and positive
[27:20] recommendation of the proposed
[27:23] amendments.
[27:25] So, I will just jump into the excuse me,
[27:28] the proposal before the council tonight.
[27:30] This uh this language represents
[27:34] everything that we talked about in the
[27:35] previous meetings. I have massaged and
[27:39] rearranged the ordinance in a manner
[27:40] that I hope addresses everything that
[27:42] the city council expressed. And although
[27:45] not a perfect ordinance, I do believe it
[27:47] will help resolve some of the situations
[27:49] we're encountering. We're proposing the
[27:51] addition of section number five, parking
[27:53] of vehicles in residential zones. And it
[27:56] states, "Parking of vehicles shall be
[27:58] limited to the following. a the
[28:01] established driveway into the sideyard
[28:03] adjacent to the driveway, garage, or
[28:05] carport as well as the rear yard. It
[28:08] then states vehicle parking may be
[28:10] permitted in the sideyard opposite to
[28:12] the driveway if the parking complies
[28:14] with the following. Number one, there is
[28:18] direct access to a detached accessory
[28:20] garage behind the home on the same side
[28:22] of the lot. Number two, the parking spot
[28:25] and access lane are paved as per this
[28:28] code section. Number three, the drive
[28:30] approach meets the requirements of 12
[28:32] city code 7-8
[28:34] 7-4-8-1
[28:37] access requirements. And number four,
[28:39] the parking does not otherwise violate
[28:41] any other laws or regulations.
[28:45] Paragraph B, where a garage or carport
[28:47] is not present, parking shall be
[28:48] permitted only on the same sideyard as
[28:51] the driveway.
[28:53] C. Circular drives are exempt from front
[28:55] yard parking restrictions as long as the
[28:57] circular drive complies with the access
[28:59] requirements as found in tool city code
[29:02] 7-4-8.
[29:04] D. All parking areas in the front yard,
[29:06] sideyards, and rear yards should be
[29:08] paved with concrete, asphalt, gravel,
[29:09] pavers, or other similar paving methods.
[29:12] And E. Parking of vehicles shall be
[29:14] prohibited in the front yard area
[29:15] between the inside edge of the driveway
[29:17] and the front corner of the residential
[29:20] structure. See the graphic. And I'm
[29:22] proposing we add figure 7-4-7
[29:27] to the ordinance as well. It clearly
[29:30] indicates in the gray where parking is
[29:33] permitted. And then it preserves the
[29:35] front yard indicated by the arrow uh
[29:38] parking is not permitted. And there's
[29:39] also an asterisk there, a note stating
[29:42] that if the corner side is adjacent to
[29:45] if the if the garage is adjacent to the
[29:47] street side corner, then uh the same
[29:50] situation would apply. Uh I believe that
[29:53] this will I mean if you look at this
[29:55] graphic, you can see that the city is
[29:58] giving plenty of difference to property
[30:00] owners to utilize their lot and to
[30:04] maintain some private property rights.
[30:06] but also the front yard will help to
[30:09] increase visual aesthetics in
[30:11] neighborhoods and give the city some
[30:13] mechanism and some enforcement
[30:15] capabilities and situations that have
[30:16] gotten a little out of hand. Um, again,
[30:19] it's not a perfect ordinance, but I
[30:20] believe uh this is a good compromise and it will it will serve the city well.
[30:24] So, if you have any questions, I'd be
[30:26] happy to answer those for you.
[30:28] >> Okay, any questions or comments?
[30:31] You know, one comment in the planning
[30:32] commission meeting, they talked a lot
[30:34] about different things and there was
[30:35] lots of changes, but the one comment
[30:37] that Wes and Jensen made at the last
[30:39] meeting that, you know, as hard as this
[30:41] ordinance was to try and make something
[30:42] that didn't take away citizens rights
[30:44] plus do something for the city that he
[30:47] felt like it was a really good
[30:48] compromise of the things we're doing.
[30:50] So, and I I feel the same. I just wanted
[30:52] to state that. So,
[30:55] >> thank you.
[30:57] >> Okay. Thanks, Andrew. This item also has
[31:01] a public hearing. We invite the public
[31:02] to address the council. State your name
[31:04] into the mic. Keep your comments to
[31:06] three minutes or less and then sign the
[31:07] paper by Shiloh. Once the 3 minutes up,
[31:10] there'll be an audible alarm and the mic
[31:12] will shut off after that. The time is
[31:14] now the public's.
[31:20] Seeing no one come forward, I will close
[31:21] the public hearing and I will entertain
[31:23] a motion.
[31:25] I'll make a motion that we uh adopt
[31:28] ordinance 2026-08,
[31:30] an ordinance of Twilla City Council
[31:33] amending section 747 of the Twilla City
[31:36] Code regarding the parking of operable
[31:38] motorized vehicles in the front and
[31:40] sideyards of residential properties and
[31:42] single family residential zoning
[31:43] districts.
[31:44] >> I'll second.
[31:46] >> We have a motion from Councilman Gosset
[31:47] and a second from Councilwoman Goes.
[31:49] We'll take it to a vote. Councilman
[31:51] McCall,
[31:52] >> I. Councilman Hansen.
[31:54] >> Hi,
[31:54] >> Councilwoman Goes.
[31:55] >> I,
[31:55] >> Councilman Gosset,
[31:57] >> I.
[31:57] >> Councilman Brady, and I vote I. That
[31:59] passes 5-0.
[32:01] >> Item nine is resolution 2026-16,
[32:05] a resolution of the Tula City Council
[32:06] consenting to the mayor's appointment of
[32:08] William Manaso to the Tilla Valley
[32:10] Museum Advisory Board, presented by
[32:13] Marissa Manzion, Mayor.
[32:15] >> Thank you, council. Um, our museum
[32:17] advisory board has a few vacancies and
[32:19] Mr. Mr. Manaso has expressed um interest
[32:21] in serving on that board. He is here
[32:23] tonight, gentleman back here. So
[32:26] appreciative of his volunteering for
[32:27] that. It's for a three-year term. I just
[32:29] wanted to tell you a little bit about
[32:30] Mr. Manaso. I was impressed by what he
[32:31] wrote when he sent it in. His family are
[32:35] uh his mother's family were pioneers
[32:37] that came to the Tula Valley and his the
[32:39] small cabin that sits at the door of the
[32:41] Utah Pioneers Museum was actually the
[32:42] home of his family when they moved to
[32:44] Pine Canyon. So I thought that was kind
[32:45] of cool. and um his one of his
[32:48] grandfathers worked in on the mining
[32:49] railroad and worked at the office that
[32:51] is now at the railroad museum. So kind
[32:53] of cool.
[32:55] And um his father's family also lived
[32:58] here uh spent settled in of moonlighted
[33:01] as a deputy sheriff and a corrections
[33:02] officer. So his long history in Tilla
[33:04] and I was impressed with he wrote I want
[33:06] to preserve the history and tales that
[33:08] make our community what it is and I
[33:10] would love to see pride in Tilla become
[33:11] what it once was. We have so many new
[33:14] families that don't really know how rich
[33:15] and deep the history and heritage of our
[33:17] city goes. If I can help compile,
[33:19] preserve, and display that to the new
[33:20] members of our city and county, then I
[33:23] can keep the stories of my family and
[33:24] experiences of the community through
[33:26] their lives alive. So, I thought that
[33:28] was pretty awesome and I'm happy to
[33:29] recommend him to serve on the museum
[33:30] board.
[33:31] >> Thank you.
[33:33] >> Thanks for being willing to serve.
[33:36] >> Okay.
[33:36] >> And I'll see you at the next meeting.
[33:41] » Okay. Okay, I'll entertain a motion.
[33:43] >> Mr. Chair, I make a motion we approve
[33:45] resolution 2026-16,
[33:47] a resolution of the city council
[33:49] concerning to the mayor's appointment of
[33:50] William Manaso to the Tula Valley Museum
[33:53] Advisory Board.
[33:55] >> I'll second.
[33:55] >> We have a motion from Councilman Hansen
[33:57] and a second from Councilman McCall.
[33:59] We'll take to a vote. Councilman Gossit.
[34:01] I
[34:01] >> Councilwoman Goes. Hi.
[34:03] >> Councilman Hansen. Hi.
[34:04] >> Councilman McCall. Hi.
[34:05] >> I'm Councilman Brady and I vote I. That
[34:08] passes 5.
[34:13] Item 10 is resolution 2026-17,
[34:17] a resolution of the Tula City Council
[34:18] approving an agreement change order
[34:20] number three with Hydro Resources Rocky
[34:22] Mountain, Inc. for drilling of the 2025
[34:25] Tula City Wells project presented by
[34:27] Nathan Farer, the public works director.
[34:30] >> Thank you, council. Uh we talked about
[34:32] this earlier in the work meeting. Again,
[34:33] we will be paying the uh the cost of
[34:37] installing a pretty much an insurance
[34:40] casing uh making sure that our wellhead
[34:42] stays viable. Um but then also
[34:44] increasing our uh contingency fund in
[34:47] the case of other emergencies arising to
[34:50] 23 $223,500.
[34:54] um the if if approved this resolution
[34:58] would have to add that amended to
[35:00] include the contingency and the amount
[35:02] at the end. So if there are any other
[35:04] questions
[35:07] » okay any questions or comments?
[35:09] >> Okay, I'll entertain a motion.
[35:13] Uh Mr. Mr. Char, I'll make a motion we
[35:14] approve resolution 2026-17,
[35:18] a resolution of the Tula city council
[35:19] approving agreement change order number
[35:22] three with hydro hydro resources Rocky
[35:26] Mountain Incorporated for drilling of
[35:28] the 2025 Tula city well project which
[35:32] includes the approval of the contingency
[35:35] of $223,500.
[35:38] >> Correct.
[35:40] >> I'll second.
[35:42] >> Okay, we have a motion. Councilman
[35:43] Hansen and a second from Councilwoman
[35:45] Goches. We'll take it to a vote.
[35:47] Councilman McCall
[35:49] >> I.
[35:49] >> Councilman Hansen.
[35:50] >> I.
[35:50] >> Councilwoman Gochas.
[35:52] >> I.
[35:52] >> Councilman Gossip.
[35:53] >> I.
[35:54] >> I'm Councilman Brady and I vote I. That
[35:56] passes 5-0.
[35:58] Item 11 is resolution 2026-18,
[36:02] a resolution of the Tula City Council
[36:03] approving an agreement with Huber
[36:05] Technology LLC for the water reclamation
[36:07] facility solar dryer project. presented
[36:10] by Nathan Far, the public works
[36:12] director.
[36:13] >> And you thought I was only asking for a
[36:14] little bit of money tonight. Um, so this
[36:16] is the uh procurement procedure for our
[36:19] turn turner machines that will uh aid
[36:22] our uh solar dryer greenhouse in drying
[36:24] out the bioolids that are left over in
[36:26] the treatment process. Um the lead time
[36:28] on this equipment is 24 to 36 weeks. And
[36:32] so ordering it now makes sense to uh
[36:34] match it to the time when we hope to
[36:36] have the concrete finished on the new
[36:38] floors. So, um, as this is the the
[36:42] opportunity for us to get this equipment
[36:44] and despite the price tag, we are
[36:46] getting a deal on the the third second
[36:49] and third turners. They're giving us a
[36:50] discount on those ones. So, it's a buy
[36:53] two get one free thing. No, I I wish it
[36:55] was that, but we are getting a deal. So,
[36:58] >> a lot of money, it doesn't seem
[36:59] >> It is a lot of money. It is. That's
[37:01] true.
[37:02] >> So, any other questions?
[37:04] >> You want to state how much that is just
[37:06] for the
[37:06] >> Yes. So, Oh, yes. Sorry. Uh the cost for
[37:09] the Turner equipment uh and spare parts
[37:12] and some of the technology that goes to
[37:14] run it is $2,676,167.
[37:21] » It's probably a drop in the bucket for
[37:23] all of the needs we need out there. Got
[37:25] to start somewhere.
[37:26] >> It it represents a pretty substantial
[37:27] portion of that project, but yeah, it's a pretty big portion. So,
[37:31] >> good. Okay. Any other questions or
[37:33] comments?
[37:35] >> Okay, I'll entertain a motion. Mr.
[37:37] Chair, I make a motion that we um
[37:39] approve resolution 2026-18,
[37:43] a resolution of Tula City Council
[37:45] approved an agreement with Herbert
[37:48] Technologies LLC for the water
[37:51] reclamation facility solar drying dryer
[37:54] project and I honestly thought Jamie had
[37:57] left. But um
[38:00] I'm surprised you've proven that much,
[38:03] Dave.
[38:07] But I'll but I'll second it. Yeah. We
[38:09] have a motion from Councilman McCall and
[38:10] a second from Councilman Hansen. We'll
[38:13] take it to a vote. Councilman Gossit.
[38:14] >> I.
[38:15] >> Councilwoman Goes.
[38:16] >> Hi.
[38:16] >> Councilman Hansen. Hi.
[38:17] >> Councilman McCall.
[38:19] >> I.
[38:19] >> And Councilman Brady and I vote I.
[38:21] >> Chair. Could I just interrupt for one
[38:22] second while you're on public works and
[38:25] just recognize that we have hired a new
[38:27] assistant public works director, Patrick
[38:29] Brewer. He's here and thought I'd just
[38:30] make sure you all knew who he was. He
[38:32] just started uh two weeks ago. One week
[38:35] ago.
[38:36] >> Yeah.
[38:37] >> Welcome.
[38:38] >> Thanks.
[38:39] >> Okay. Then item 11 passed 50-0. Item 12
[38:43] is resolution 2026-9,
[38:46] a resolution of the Twil city council
[38:48] authorizing the application for and
[38:49] acceptance of the Edward Burn Justice
[38:53] Assistance Grant funding for police
[38:54] department equipment presented by the
[38:57] police chief Adrien Day.
[38:59] >> Thank you, council. We've been waiting
[39:00] for this grant to come out. It's been uh
[39:04] stalled for a while and the due date is
[39:08] pretty soon and there's a quick turnover
[39:10] rate. We are getting $22,945
[39:15] from the federal
[39:19] justice funding that is going to states.
[39:22] And this is from our violent crime data
[39:25] that we submit. There are 17 cities in
[39:29] uh Utah that qualify for this and we're
[39:31] one of them. We plan on uh purchasing a
[39:38] unmanned aircraft system. I can't
[39:41] pronounce the the model. It's an X10
[39:44] aircraft. It's it's going to take all
[39:46] the funds. It it meets all the
[39:48] requirements. There are certain
[39:50] requirements that are needed in this grant and it meets all of them.
[39:55] where there's area of emphasis, we're
[39:57] hitting all of them, so we're more
[39:59] likely to get approved and there's no
[40:01] match required for this grant.
[40:04] >> Okay, any questions or comments?
[40:07] >> I'll entertain a motion.
[40:10] I'll make a motion that we uh approve
[40:13] resolution 2026-9,
[40:16] resolution of Tilla City Council,
[40:17] authorizing the application for an
[40:19] acceptance of Edward Burn Justice
[40:22] Assistant grant funding for the police
[40:24] department equipment.
[40:26] >> Second.
[40:27] >> We have a motion from Councilman Gossit
[40:29] and a second from Councilman McCall.
[40:31] We'll take it to a vote. Councilman
[40:32] McCall,
[40:33] >> I.
[40:34] >> Excuse me. Councilman Hansen,
[40:35] >> hi.
[40:35] >> Councilwoman Goches.
[40:36] >> Hi.
[40:37] >> Councilman Gossip,
[40:38] >> hi. I'm Councilman Brady and I vote I.
[40:40] That passes 5-0. Item 13 is a resolution
[40:44] 2026-20,
[40:45] a resolution of the Tula City Council
[40:47] approving an interlocal agreement
[40:49] between Tula City and Tula County for
[40:51] the 2026 Edward Burn Justice Assistant
[40:54] Assistance Grant Funds presented by
[40:56] Chief Adrien Day. This grant requires us
[41:00] to enter an MOU with the county we're in
[41:03] to get this grant in our application.
[41:06] They sign it every year. they do not
[41:08] meet the criteria for what they cover
[41:10] their their violent crime doesn't meet
[41:13] any to get any money. There's only four
[41:15] counties in the state where this hits
[41:17] and we're one of them. So, their uh
[41:21] council meeting is is August 7th. They
[41:24] like to go there. So, we have to hit
[41:27] that uh time mark to be able to get this
[41:29] application in on time.
[41:31] >> It's April 7th, right? You said August
[41:34] 7th.
[41:34] >> April 7th, you're correct.
[41:37] Okay. Does that mean they get to use the
[41:39] device or just the way the grant set up,
[41:41] the county has to approve it?
[41:43] >> Just the way the grants set up, it's
[41:45] doesn't happen very often.
[41:48] >> Okay.
[41:49] >> Usually the counties uh are just as
[41:52] violent in in the area. So
[41:56] just just out of comparison, Provo is
[41:59] getting 1,000 more dollars than us and
[42:01] they have 115,000 population. So, shows
[42:05] our violent crime here.
[42:08] >> Okay, I'll entertain a motion.
[42:12] >> Mr. Chair, I make a motion we approve
[42:13] resolution 2026-20,
[42:16] a resolution of the Tula City Council
[42:18] approving an inter local agreement
[42:20] between Tula City and Tula County for
[42:22] the 2026 Edward Burn Justice Assistance
[42:26] Grant Funds.
[42:28] >> I'll second.
[42:28] >> We have a motion from Councilman Hansen
[42:30] and a second from Councilman McCall.
[42:32] We'll take it to a vote. Councilman
[42:33] Gossid.
[42:34] >> Hi.
[42:35] >> Councilwoman Gochas.
[42:36] >> Hi.
[42:36] >> Councilman Hansen.
[42:37] >> Hi.
[42:38] >> Councilman McCall.
[42:39] >> I.
[42:39] >> And Councilman Brady and I vote I. That
[42:42] passes 5-0. Thanks, Chief.
[42:43] >> Just just a quick question, Chief. Does
[42:46] any um area in Utah get more than two?
[42:52] >> Two
[42:52] >> those um
[42:54] >> in counties.
[42:54] >> Yeah. A,000 more than than us. Was it
[42:58] us? We got one. And you said Provo
[43:01] withundred
[43:03] >> they get 20 24,379.
[43:07] So they're getting a,000 more dollars
[43:08] than us on this grant. About a little
[43:10] more than thousand.
[43:12] >> And so it be us and then them. Everybody
[43:15] else is between Provo and us.
[43:18] >> Yes. There's 17 cities and uh see one
[43:26] Salt Lake County. Obviously, Davis
[43:29] County doesn't fit it surprisingly.
[43:32] >> And the only reason I was asking is
[43:34] because the the the violent crime
[43:38] if our crime rate is basically according
[43:42] to them uh $1,000 less than say Provo
[43:45] with over 100,000 people
[43:49] >> means our violating crime is high.
[43:51] >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, and that's
[43:53] unfortunate. Yeah.
[43:54] >> That is is is troubling. But no, and
[43:56] that's all I was just get it out there.
[43:58] So hopefully people are watching to know
[44:00] that we need your your you and your
[44:02] people.
[44:03] >> Appreciate that.
[44:04] >> Yeah, that's messed up.
[44:06] >> Yeah. Thanks, Councilman.
[44:08] >> Thanks, Chief. Item 14 are invoices and
[44:11] purchase orders presented by Shiloh
[44:13] Baker, the city recorder.
[44:16] >> Thank you, council. We have two invoices
[44:19] this evening. Um the first is to Ellen
[44:22] Curtis Suns for SCBA packs and bottles
[44:25] for the fire department. That is in the
[44:27] amount of $56,498.
[44:31] The second invoice is to I work. This is
[44:34] the public works department software
[44:37] management and an and support um their
[44:41] annual renewal at a cost of $30,750.
[44:47] » Any questions or comments?
[44:50] I will entertain a motion.
[44:52] >> Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion to approve
[44:53] the invoices as stated.
[44:55] >> I'll second.
[44:56] >> We have a motion from Councilwoman Goes
[44:58] and a second from Councilman Hansen. Uh
[45:01] we'll take it to a vote. Councilman
[45:02] McCall
[45:03] >> I.
[45:03] >> Councilman Hansen.
[45:04] >> I.
[45:05] >> Councilwoman Gochas.
[45:06] >> I.
[45:06] >> Councilman Gosset.
[45:07] >> Hi.
[45:08] >> I'm Councilman Brady and I vote I. That
[45:10] passes 5-0. Thank you.
[45:12] >> And item 15 are the minutes from the
[45:15] March 18th, 2026 business meeting.
[45:19] They look great. Thanks, Teresa.
[45:22] >> Okay, I'll entertain a motion.
[45:25] U Mr. Chair, I make a motion we approve
[45:27] the minutes for the March 18th, 2026
[45:29] business meeting. We didn't have a work
[45:31] meeting that night, so just the business
[45:32] meeting.
[45:34] >> I'll second.
[45:35] >> Okay, we have a motion from Councilman
[45:36] Hansen and a second from Councilman
[45:38] McCall. We'll take to a vote. Councilman
[45:40] Gosset.
[45:41] >> I.
[45:41] >> Councilwoman Goas.
[45:42] >> Hi.
[45:42] >> Councilman Hansen,
[45:43] >> hi.
[45:44] >> Councilwoman McCall,
[45:45] >> I.
[45:45] >> And Councilman Brady, and I vote I. That
[45:47] passes 50. And item 16 is to adjourn at
[45:51] 7:45 p.m.