[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.

Tooele City Council Business Meeting April 1, 2026

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