2026-09-15 - City Council Formal Meeting

Summary

Built from official minutes.

Regular formal meeting on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 7:01 p.m.; all seven council members present.
Approved ceremonial resolutions recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month and declaring Indigenous Peoples Day in October.
Public hearings on police grant applications (COPS hiring, Project Connect expansion, traffic enforcement equipment), three zoning items, and ALPR ordinance; most referred to future meetings.
Adopted Maximum Daily Water Use ordinance limiting non-residential properties to 200,000 gallons per day.
Approved administrative reorganization (moving Engineering Division, renaming Compliance Division to Urban Services).
Approved building permit fee waiver for Ivory Innovations affordable housing project at 707 South 400 East (66 units, 75 percent affordable).
Set hearing dates for budget amendment, liquor license waiver for Taste of Thai, conservation easement, and wetland mitigation parcel.

Public hearing on three grant applications: COPS hiring program grant (12 officers, up to 75 percent salary/benefits over three years); Department of Workforce Services grant to expand Project Connect program with four new social worker positions; Utah Highway Safety Office grant for 12 LiDAR traffic enforcement units.
Public speakers: supporters emphasized grant benefits and expansion of services; some opposed additional police spending in favor of community-based services.
Motion passed 7-0 to close hearing and refer to future Consent Agenda.

Castlewood Development proposal to rezone approximately 1990 and 2002 South 500 East from R-1/5000 (Single Family) to RMF-35 (Moderate Density Multi-Family); would construct 22 for-sale four-bedroom townhomes.
Extensive public comment (eight speakers): residents raised concerns about height, traffic, parking, pedestrian safety, and neighborhood character; some supported additional housing; development representatives and supporters cited meeting community feedback.
Council Member Carlsen thanked residents and acknowledged developer's incorporation of feedback; clarified motion only closes hearing, does not constitute final action.
Motion passed 7-0 to close hearing and defer action.

Petition to vacate two city-owned alleys near 2553 South Chadwick Street and 1407-1445 East Stratford Avenue. No public comments.
Motion passed 7-0 to close hearing and defer to future meeting.

Intermountain Health Services request to vacate alley near 750 South Main Street for off-site parking structure to serve future hospital. No public comments.
Motion passed 7-0 to close hearing and defer to future meeting.

Proposal to establish regulatory framework for Police Department's use of ALPR systems: govern use, access, retention, sharing, training, security and auditing.
Hearing rescheduled to future date; pending updated amendments.

Adopted Ordinance 48 of 2026, limiting non-residential properties to 200,000 gallons per day; exempts agriculture, schools, government social-service facilities, places of worship and hospitals.
Motion moved by Petro, seconded by Napier-Pearce; passed 7-0.
Council directed staff to analyze water use data within nine months and report findings; explore incentives for smart irrigation controllers and additional outdoor water conservation measures.

Approved Resolution 18 of 2026 waiving development fees for 66-unit affordable housing project at 707 South 400 East (former Liberty Wells Center); 75 percent of units at or below 80 percent AMI.
Motion passed 7-0.