City Council - Regular Meeting

Okay, it's 7.05 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026. The Tooele City Council is meeting in a business meeting that is immediately following our RDA meeting that just happened. We are meeting at Tooele City Hall in the council chambers located at 90 North Main Street in Tooele, Utah, and we are also streaming this electronically on the Tooele City YouTube channel. We will start with the Pledge of Allegiance. If you'll please rise and repeat after me.

for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. We'll move on to our second item as a roll call. Councilman Gossett? Present. Councilman Hanson? Present. Councilman McCall? Present. I'm Councilman Brady, and I'm also present. And Councilwoman Gotis is asked to be excused tonight. Item three is the America 250 tribute. This is the Girls Nation in Washington, D.C. presentation presented by Haley McCracken, Miss Teen Toilicity.

Good evening. My name is Haley McCracken, and I'm the Miss Teen Tula City America 250 Ambassador for 2026. However, although I could talk about how much I've enjoyed my time so far as a Miss Teen, I'm here to talk today about the incredible experience I had this past summer and how it gave me an even greater appreciation for celebrating America 250. To me, celebrating America 250 is about more than just looking back at our history. It's about recognizing the people who make up America today and the young people who will shape its future. This past summer, I had the opportunity to attend ALA Girls State, which led me to becoming one of Utah's ALA Girls Nation senators. What makes this so special to me is not only was I chosen out of 300-plus girls, but I'm the first girl ever chosen from Tula County as a Girls Nation senator. At Girls State, I was assigned to Clyde City and was a member of the Nationalist Party. During the week, I served as city party chairwoman, county and state delegate, and eventually Girls Nation senator. My journey to becoming a Girls' Nation senator had four rounds, including writing and creating a bill, interviews, speeches, whistle stops, et cetera. And at the end, two senators were chosen, and thankfully, I was one of them. My bill was called the Rural Health Care Act, and the purpose of my bill was to improve healthcare accessibility for rural communities and for Americans living in those rural communities by providing more resources to hospitals, increasing accessibility to providers and telehealth services. And let me tell you through it all, I had the best support system. About a month ago, I was flown out to Washington DC to attend Girls Nation. The entire trip was paid for by ALA, which allowed me to experience something I never expected that I would get the chance to do. At Nation, I was in Foggy Bottom community and again representing the Nationalist Party and officially serving as one of Utah's Girls Nation senators. One of the things we did at Nation was participate in Senate-style sessions where we debated and voted on bills and got to experience what it was like to participate in our national government. We also got to experience the history of our country firsthand. We visited the National Mall, the Iwo Jima Memorial, and... Sorry, one more. One more, sorry. Joint Meyer Henderson Hall and also Arlington National Cemetery. We also visited Capitol Hill, which was one of my favorite parts of the trip. We were able to meet with Congresswoman Celeste Malloy and tour the Capitol. One more, I'm so sorry. We even got to see Utah senators vote and speak on the Senate floor. For Girls Nation, my co-senator and I co-wrote a bill called the AI Minor Protection Act. The purpose of the bill was to put safeguards on AI to protect minors from things like chat bots, encouraging unsafe behaviors, and redirecting them to the help that they would need. The bill was put on our Senate floor and passed with a vote in majority. This experience showed me something about America. Our country's history may be 250 years old, but our country is constantly changing. New generations have new challenges, ideas, and responsibilities. Being in DC gave me the opportunity to network with people from all over. I was proud to tell people where I was from and represent the community I grew up in. That is something America 250 gives us all an opportunity to do. We get the chance to celebrate the communities that make up America, and America is the people who choose to serve, lead, and make a difference in their communities. Girl State and Nation taught me how to speak up, work with others who have different opinions, lead with confidence, and take opportunities that will come my way. I'm so grateful to have so many amazing opportunities this past summer, and I'm so extremely grateful to be Utah's Girls Nation Senator and Tooele County's Miss Teen Tooele City America 250 Ambassador. I hope I'm able to open the door for the youth in our community so they can take part in making a difference in the world around us. Because 250 years of America isn't just about where we're going, but it's about where we've been, but it's about where we are going. Thank you.

So we didn't want to put it on the agenda because we didn't want Haley to know, but we are presenting her with the Mayor's Community Recognition Award tonight. And normally I have a write-up of things, but I don't have one today, so I'm just gonna talk a little bit about Haley. So I first met Haley before she was a candidate for Miss Tooele City when I did some practice interviews at Desert Peak High School, and I was very impressed. I do those often for the high schools where the kids come in and just practice and they're not super memorable because I do them often but Haley was actually very memorable. She gave a really great interview and I felt like I really connected with her and so I was excited to see her as a candidate for our Miss Teen Tula City pageant and it was really great to get to know her there and I know that she does a lot of service within our community and as her serving our royalty, she'll provide a lot of service this year, especially. So I would just like to tell her thank you, and we appreciate your service to Tula City. I also went to Girls State in high school, and it was super fun. So I'm impressed with your going to Girls Nation. It's really amazing that you represent our community there. So thank you. Here's a certificate. a little gift bag for you as well. So we'd like to take a picture with the council as well. So do you want to do it in here?

Do you want... We'll just come right here and do it. ... All right, here we go. One, two, three. Keep smiling for a few. Thanks. Congratulations.

Thank you. Thank you. Congratulations.

Thanks, Haley. That was a great presentation, and we can see you'll be a future leader someday, so thank you. Our next item is a presentation by Disabled American Veterans, the DAV, Jordan M. Byrd, Tooele County, Chapter 20. I don't have the name of who's presenting that, so we'll turn the time over to that group. This is me.

Hi, my name is Jim Yale. Forgive me my scratchy throat. I am the adjutant and treasurer for the Chapter 20 in Tooele County. And this, to my right, is the Commander Alex Pacheco, and Senior Vice Commander is Dusty Thomas, and Orrin Howe, our chaplain. We invited Mayor Matt Ancyone to speak at our Veterans Outreach Luncheon that we have back on the 27th of June this year. And we had a great turnout. Some 55 veterans in our community showed up. And our mission is to support veterans in the community as well as their families, help them file claims at the VA, and also that some of them are in distress, they can always come to us and we can help them. And we would like to make a presentation to Madam Mayor I'd like to read this certificate, if I may, to the Mayor of Tooele, Utah, Honorable Marisa Joanne Mancione. This certificate is awarded in sincere appreciation of your continued support for Disabled American Veterans, DAV, and its mission, keeping our promises to American veterans. In grateful appreciation for your heartfelt support of DAA and America's veterans and for your meaningful remarks at the Jordan M. Byrd Twillich County Chapter 20 Veterans Outreach Luncheon held at the Bonneville Brewery Restaurant on 27 June 2026, we salute you. And America, we present this to you.

And Dave, would you mind coming down, please?

Dave McCall is a member of our chapter as well. He don't say it much, but he's a disabled veteran.

Would you mind if we just got the rest of the council in this photo as well, quickly?

Sure.

We want to do one . Should I squeeze it behind? Yeah.

I'm sure you're taller than I am.

One, two, three. Okay, thank you.

Thank you for your service to our country and the continued service you've given our community. We will move on to our public comment period. This is the time for the public to address the council. I'm just going to read this statement, that the public comment period is an opportunity for residents to address the city council. Comments will be limited to no more than three minutes per person unless additional time is authorized by the governing body. Before we open it up to the public here, we did receive an email to our public comment email. I'm just going to summarize that. It says, Dear Tooele County officials, they're writing to express their strong opposition to the proposed Tooele Valley data center project and any zoning amendments that would accommodate it. In the next paragraph, they talk about why they oppose it. And then they say, Tooele County wisely put a data center moratorium in place to protect our limited resources. And then once again, she's urging the... It says, please protect our community's future by denying the zoning changes, overlay districts, and infrastructure backing required for this project to move forward. And that is signed by Amy Westin. And just for the public's benefit, Tooele City does not have any data center rezoning or anything like that, so. Okay. We will turn the time over to the public. We ask that you state your name into the mic. You keep your comments to three minutes or less, and then you sign the paper by Shiloh. The time is now the public's.

Good evening, Council. My name is Christopher. I'm an Eagle Scout candidate working with Troop 314. I'm a certified Leave No Trace trainer and an applicant for the Distinguished Conservation Service Award. Tonight, I would want to present our upcoming cleanup and trail project at Wigwam Park. Right now, the eight-acre wooded spillway at Wigwam Park is a vital community asset that presents unique needs and safety challenges. This pocket forest provides a crucial home for our local birds, bats, and bugs. It is a beautiful green space for our community. However, years of overgrown brush have caused major safety hazards. The dead wood creates two immediate dangers. First, it is a massive fire hazard right next to local homes. And second, it is a flood risk that can block water during heavy rains. I'm taking direct action to solve these problems through my project. I'm working with the city parks department and they have approved my projects. We are bringing together volunteer crews to clear the brush and build a clean trail. Our crews will set up eight permanent signs along the trail. Three signs will focus on birds, bats, and bugs. We will build 31 wildlife boxes and four bug habitats. And we are working with state bat conservationists to build 12 bat boxes and safely move wild bats out of our public schools. Our bug signs will combine local pollinators and decomposers, featuring bug beacons and butterfly habitats. We are also reaching out to the community partners to help residents bring these backyard lessons home. One sign honors local heritage through the generations of history in this shared valley, which we are integrating local scouting traditions, pioneer history, and the land stewardship of the Goshoot people. Four signs will manage fire, water, earth, and sky, and we are working with the local fire district and county public works to clear the eight-acre spillway and create a half-mile fire break. We need community volunteers to help us finish this work, and we are setting up volunteer sign-up pages this week. Our first workday will be on Saturday, September 19th, to clear the heavy brush, and our second workday will be on Saturday, October 3rd, to install the wildlife boxes and seed bomb the bug habitats. Finally, please join us for the official trail opening ceremony on Saturday, October 3rd at 3.14 p.m. The community is invited. Thank you for your time, and I have a copy of my project overview for the recorder.

Thank you. You can just leave that over there with Shiloh, and then just sign that paper. Thank you. Thanks.

Okay, the time is still the public's.

Seeing no one else come forward, I will close the public comment period. And we will move on to item six, a public hearing and motion on ordinance 2026-22, an ordinance of the Tooele City Council vacating the southern 20-foot portion of Utah Avenue located between the railway crossing and 1100 West, presented by Paul Hanson, the city engineer.

Thank you again, council. I feel so blessed to be involved in all three of your meetings tonight. I don't know what I did, but thank you. Occasionally Tula City receives arrest a request to vacate all or portions of public dedicated right-of-way And and we consider those on a case-by-case basis This particular one involves the property on the west end of Utah Avenue Currently owned by sent it now LLC that's bounded on the west by the railroad and on the east by 1100 West Utah Avenue has not always been a public right-of-way. In 2009, Tula City and UDOT exchanged right-of-way where we took Utah Avenue from Main Street down to what is now Industrial Loop Road, and the city provided the right-of-way for the new 1000 North Corridor from Main Street down. So we inherited some right-of-way that we didn't pick. And as a result, it's larger than we need. As you know, heading westbound on Utah Avenue from Main Street, it's only about 60 foot wide, quite narrow. As you get down to about 1,000 west in that neighborhood, it starts to widen. And in this area specifically, at 1,100 west of the railroad, there's areas that exceed 115 feet in width. We believe as a city that we need no more than an 84-foot right-of-way. An 84-foot right-of-way is the city's largest limited access collector road that would safely allow the trucks that come in and out of the city's industrial depot, the school campus, and other properties. And so the property owner has approached the city about vacating the southern portion of their right-of-way. We certainly were amenable to consider that. And the way we established what we want to maintain is by using the existing center line of the pavement on the east end of the property and the existing center line of the rail crossing. The rail crossing is set. It's not going to move or go anywhere. It might be widened, but it would be proportional on both sides. What that ends up with is a strip of property that's up to 20 feet wide in areas and is shown on the screen by that orange shaded area. In vacating the right-of-way, the city would maintain, however, that entire area as a public utility easement. There are storm drainage facilities and other improvements that lie within that, some third-party utilities. So this action tonight would not take away any of those utility rights, only the surface rights to the developer. The benefit that entitles the developer to is they have some additional setback for building placement on that property and allows a little more enhanced use. This would leave the potential for some additional right-of-way vacation to the north of the pavement and also further to the east, right where the 1100 West name is. You can see that horizontal yellow line. There's opportunities for improvement, but rather than bearing the cost as a city of trying to figure out what that's going to be, our policy has been to wait for development to come in and then work best to help them meet their needs. So this is the action that's before you. If you have any questions... Oh, it did go to Planning Commission. I failed to mention that. And my recollection is that it received a favorable recommendation from all members. Am I remembering that correct? From those that were there. So they did make a positive recommendation to you. Okay, are there any questions or comments for Paul?

I had one question. Just thinking in the future that We'd need since we have the traffic between Grantsville until it's gonna grow if we would need to widen back the road Eventually for that reason we don't think so.

We've actually talked with this with our transportation consultant Hills engineering There are the ones that are working on our master plan update that the council recently approved and they believe that 84 foot is more than sufficient To meet to meet the city's needs Okay any other questions or comments

Thanks, Paul. This item also has a public hearing, so we invite the public to address the council. We ask that you state your name into the mic, you keep your comments to three minutes or less, and then you sign the paper by Shiloh. The paper, or not the paper, the time is now the public's.

I would have a question on that particular little intersection. It's getting busier, busier, busier as our education corridor grows. Does 84 feet allow for a right turn up to the colleges as well as maybe a merge lane coming out of the colleges headed to Grantsville?

After the public comment period is over, then we'll bring it back to the council and we can answer that.

Okay.

Did you state your name into the mic? Sorry, if you did, I missed it. I did not. Okay. Chris McEachern. Thank you. And then you have to sign over there as well. Okay, seeing no one else come forward, I will close the public hearing and we'll bring it back to the council. Paul, if you have anything to add.

I can. I can help answer that question. At the Mayor's direction, we actually looked at a traffic signal warrant study. It does not currently warrant a light, but it's not far off. We think within the next several months or a short time thereafter that it should warrant it. We are prohibited by law from putting in signals or stop signs until they meet certain warrants. So we're looking at when that is a signalized intersection and when that does become a signalized intersection, then the requirement for separate lanes is reduced. But the short answer is yes, we're taking all of that into consideration. There are plans for widening to allow for turn lanes and other items in the interim until such time as a signal would be warranted. Good question.

All right, thank you. If there's no other questions from the council, I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion that we adopt ordinance 2026-22, an ordinance of Tooele City Council vacating the southern 20-foot portion of Utah Avenue located between the railway crossing and 1100 West.

Second. We have a motion from Councilman Gossett and a second from Councilman McCall. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall. Aye. Councilman Hanson. Aye. Aye. Councilman Gossett? Aye. I'm Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Thank you, Council. Thanks, Paul. Item 7 is a public hearing and motion on Ordinance 2026-20, an ordinance of the Tooele City Council amending Tooele City Code Section 7-16A-3 regarding commercial special districts eligibility and size, presented by Andrew Agard, the Community Development Director.

Thank you, counsel. As we discussed in your work session meeting today, this is an ordinance amendment request submitted by Perry Commercial regarding the eligibility for commercial special districts. And just for the public's information, I'd like to go over what you need to qualify currently for a commercial special district. In order to qualify for a CSD, you must first have a land use designation of commercial. You must also have 50 acres and the properties must be contiguous. The developer has submitted an application requesting both changes to the land use requirement as well as the continuity of the properties themselves to qualify for CSD. The first change is requesting that the land use map amendment be combined into the same process as a commercial special district approval. And then the second request is that if the property is larger than 125 acres and each parcel larger than 30 acres, the CSD does not need to be contiguous. I would also like to point out that the ordinance that was in your packet was incorrect due to staff error. You did receive a revised version in your email today. So if you are inclined to approve this ordinance amendment, I would encourage you to cite that ordinance instead of the one that was in your packet. The reason for this request is the applicant wanted to do a CSD for all the properties shown in red on the aerial photograph. If we went with current standards, that would be four applications as well as four separate land use map amendments. We believe this will help speed up the process and make the process a lot more less cumbersome for review. So this item did go to the Planning Commission on the August 12th meeting. They did hold a public hearing, and they voted 7-0 to recommend in favor of the proposed CSD amendment. And if you have any questions for me, I'd be happy to answer those for you. The applicant is here as well, if you have any questions for the applicant.

Are there any questions or comments? We discussed this in our work meeting, so it's not the first time the council has seen it. Okay, this item also has a public hearing. We ask that you state your name into the mic, keep your comments to three minutes or less, and then sign the paper by Shiloh. The time is now the public's.

Thank you, counsel. Scott Deglebeck from Tola City. This was new to me, but most times if I've seen a special service district, My experience has been, and it's limited, that it comes with a tax burden. I'm just wondering if there's a tax burden, if this is created to be placed on the current property owners of Tola City. Thank you. Thank you.

We'll answer that after the public comment period. Okay, seeing no one else come forward, I will close the public hearing. And there is no tax burden. I don't know if Andrew wants to speak to that, what the special district is.

Correct. This is just a zoning ordinance. There is no special services involved in this. There would be no tax burden to anybody. It's just a zoning district.

Excellent question. Okay, are there any other questions or comments from the council?

Okay, I will entertain a motion. Mr. Chair, I make a motion, excuse me, that we approve Ordinance 2026-22 in order to the Tooele City Council. Oh, sorry, wrong one. That we approve Ordinance 2026-20 in order to the Tooele City Council amending Tooele City Code Section 7-16A-3 regarding commercial special districts eligibility and size.

I'll second it. We have a motion from Councilman McCall and a second from Councilman Gossett.

Chairman, before we vote, just so the record's clear, could we clarify that it's the correct, the revised version of it? Yes.

You told us that, sorry. Of the revised version, not the one that was published earlier.

Thank you. Thanks for catching that, Matt.

Okay.

Now we will take it to a vote. Councilman Gossett? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman McCall? Aye. I'm Councilman Brady and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 8 is a public hearing and motion on Ordinance 2026-23, an ordinance of the Tooele City Council creating the Compass Point Commercial Special District, thereby amending the Tooele City zoning map and reassigning the land use designation for properties identified as Area A at 3100 north and SR 36, Area B at 800 west and 1000 north, Area C at 3300 north and 400 west, and Area D at 1200 west and 2400 north. This is presented by Andrew Agard, the Community Development Director.

Thank you, Council.

Are you tired of me yet? Just about.

So for the public's information, I'd like to go into a brief explanation as to what a CSD is. A CSD is a commercial special district. It's actually not a special service district. It's basically a zoning code. And CSDs are authorized by 2L City Code 7-16A. And what it does is it establishes a new zoning code that is applicable to a specific geographical area. This particular CSD request is from Perry Commercial, represented by Mr. Finlinson sitting behind me tonight. And their desire is to establish their own zoning development standards for their properties. Based on the amendment you just adopted, the CSD shall include a land use and zoning map amendment as well. CSD is strictly a new zoning code that sets specific development standards for all the area included in the CSD. The CSD does not include land use applications such as subdivisions and site plans and so forth. This is strictly just a zoning code. What a CSD does not do is it does not change or alter the city approval processes for land use applications. So conditional use permits still go to Planning Commission, so do subdivision approvals, site plans, business licenses are still issued by the city.

All those things remain the same.

A CSD does not alter or change building codes or fire code requirements or any other regulations required by state or city codes. So it's just strictly zoning and land use development parameters. So this is the area that would be included within the compass point CSD. We have area A, which is adjacent to SR 36 at 3100 north. We have area B, which is about 600 west at 1,000 north. We have area C, that is west of the city's wastewater treatment facility at about 400 west. Then we have area D that extends north to south adjacent to the future 1,200 west corridor. And if I lose any of the counsel on this, it's kind of a complicated explanation here. So feel free to interrupt me at any time and I'll slow down my presentation for you. So there are three specific requests involved in this particular application. Number one, we need to reassign the land use designation for areas A, C, and D to regional commercial. Area B already has a commercial land use designation, so we don't have to do anything with area B. But areas A, C, and D, in order to qualify for the CSD, you need to have a commercial land use designation. The application also would need to reassign the zoning of the properties to the Compass Point CSD zoning district, and then we also need to adopt the Compass Point zoning ordinance as the ordinance that accompanies the CSD zoning district. So this is the current zoning of the properties involved in this CSD request. Area A is predominantly zoned general commercial. Again, this is the zoning, this is not the land use. Area B is currently zoned neighborhood commercial. And then areas C and D are zoned Compass Point residential special district. This is the land use for the properties. So area A you can see has some regional commercial adjacent to SR 36 with the majority of the property maintaining a medium density residential designation. As I mentioned, area B currently has a community commercial land use designation. And then areas C and D also maintain a medium density residential designation. So as they're currently designated, they don't comply, they don't qualify for the CSD. This is the land use map, how the land use map would look if the land use map is amended. All the properties would bear the regional commercial land use designation. I settled on the regional commercial land use designation because of where the properties are located. All the properties are adjacent to existing or future significant transportation corridors. which will enable quite a bit of traffic to utilize those commercial areas. Area D, the area on the west side, the long, narrow one, on the west side of that property, that is 1200 West, does not exist yet, but in the transportation plan, that's a significant roadway. And then to the north of Area C, which is the area on the far north of the city zoning that is adjacent to a future transportation corridor that the county is looking at constructing. So all the properties have significant frontage on significant roadways and I believe would be well served to have a regional commercial land use designation. As mentioned the zoning that's being requested is the compass point CSD zoning and this is how the zoning map would appear If the CSD is approved tonight So I'd like to just go through the CSD itself. I'll be very brief for the sake of time, but just to kind of explain what's in it and what it does. It's not a complicated document. It's actually quite simple. It just sets some basic zoning parameters for the properties that I just described. The first section is a purpose and intent. So the applicant included this to provide a reason as to why they are doing the CSD and what their intents are for the CSD. They did include a mapping page that spells out the various acreage involved in the areas and also the areas that are involved in the CSD. They established their own uses, so the CSD contains its own list of conditional and permitted uses. As with our standard zoning code, if a use is not included on the list, it is therefore not a permitted use in the CSD. The CSD establishes lot standards, so they are establishing lot size and lot coverage. They're also establishing minimum front and side yard setbacks. You'll note that on the four-story setback, if a building exceeds four feet, they're requiring four stories, excuse me. If the building exceeds four stories, they're requiring the same amount of setback from the property line as the building height. And I'll get to that and why they're doing that in just a second. They do establish building height as up to eight stories and it must comply with section 4.2 of the CSD. So that goes back to the additional setback for any building over four stories. The CSD also requires utility lines to be buried and establishes park strip landscaping standards It also sets interior landscaping requirements for parking lots and the interior of commercial developments. It establishes fencing and screening standards. It requires fencing between commercial and residential zones. It also requires vehicle storage areas to be fenced as well as service areas such as loading docks and trash compactors. It does set a specific parking standard for the entire CSD. Currently in Tooele City, we have various parking standards dependent upon each individual use. In this case, they are setting a standard of four parking stalls per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area for any use. They do set some standards for lighting. They are adhering to dark sky lighting standards, which is typically requirements that the lighting be directed down into the site and contain cabinetry on the lighting that prevents light pollution to adjacent properties. And it does create some architectural standards. They do give mention to all four sides having the same given the same consideration, and they also want to make sure that buildings wider than 70 feet incorporate articulation techniques to provide variation to the building facades. And then the CSD sets specific sign standards, particularly to pylon signs, where they can locate the pylon signs. It also provides some language in there that authorizes a large development sign, as you can see on the screen. So in reviewing and approving a CSD, the code does state the Planning Commission and City Council are under no obligation to approve a CSD. But if they are, they need to review the CSD according to the three criteria on the screen. With number one being the CSD will result in development of properties in a manner that is not reasonably feasible. The CSD will result in development of properties that will provide a substantial benefit to the city, and the CSD will result in development of properties in a manner that provides uses, configurations, and product types that are unique to the community or address a documented deficiency in the standard zoning districts. This item did go to the Planning Commission during its August 26th meeting. They held a public hearing, and they voted six to one to recommend in favor of the proposed Compass Point CSD. So that concludes my presentation for this. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer those for you.

Are there any questions or comments from the council? Okay. This item also has a public hearing, so we invite the public to address the council. We ask that you state your name under the mic, keep your comments to three minutes or less, and sign the paper by Shiloh. The time is now in the public's. Seeing no one come forward, I will close the public hearing, and I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion we approve Ordinance 2026-23 in order to the Tooele City Council creating the Compass Point Commercial Special District. And I think the rest of that ordinance is described to us in the presentation, so I'll just go to that point. Second.

Okay, we have a motion from Councilman Hanson and a second from Councilman McCall. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman Gossett? Aye. And Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item nine is a public hearing and motion on Ordinance 2026-25, an ordinance of the Tooele City Council enacting Chapter 7-11C of the Tooele City Code regarding architectural design standards for commercial development, presented by Andrew Agard, the Community Development Director.

Thank you, council. We've been working on these architectural standards for a little while now. I just wanted to give you a brief update as to how we've got to where we are today. The mayor directs his staff to begin work on these architectural standards, and I immediately began putting together the ordinance, not as you see it today, but the original draft that was presented to you on your July 15th work session meeting. I did a visual inventory of the city, I tried to make sure that the architecture that I see in the city was reflected in these standards. The item did go to the August 12th Planning Commission where a public hearing was held. The Planning Commission did recommend changes. I did update the ordinance according to those recommended changes and it went to the August 26th Planning Commission for a recommendation and now it is here before the City Council for further action. I will just go ahead and briefly describe what's contained in the ordinance. And if you have any questions, feel free to jump in and ask me that. The first section is applicability. One of the differences in this versus what you saw in your work session is I've removed all references to commercial zoning districts. Instead, the ordinance has applicability to all new commercial buildings and all new qualifying renovations that have frontage onto a public street. frontage onto a public space, residential dwellings, or future residential area. So if a commercial building does not have frontage on any of those, they would not have to have that facade qualify with these architectural standards. I also included an exception to the downtown overlay zone and to the industrial zone. Those two areas would be exempt from these architectural standards. For purposes of this chapter, also, the qualifying renovations shall be limited to exterior renovations that require a building permit. So if you're going to paint the exterior of your building, that doesn't require a permit, so that wouldn't trigger a need to comply with these standards, as well as replacement of doors and windows. And then I also included some language that consideration shall be given to commercial businesses limited to franchise and corporate branding requirements. And all they have to do is, during the site plan review, if they'll just provide the information to us, we can provide an exception for those businesses who are limited by corporate branding. Section 7-11C-2, bulk. This requires for building fronts that have 50 feet or more that they have to include some variations in order to provide some relief to the building facade. Number five, it states other architectural features that provide sufficient wall facade in depth and variation. So they don't have to just comply with those four listed. There's some flexibility there in regards to If they have other elements that they want to use it gives it gives them flexibility and it gives staff the ability to have some interpretation there as well Now the roof line is the same as the the other one we'd like to see roof lines longer than 50 feet have some Vertical articulation to provide a little more visual interest again on number four States and other similar elements, so we're not just limiting them to what's mentioned here in the ordinance But they also have the ability to propose other things if they'd like to Exterior building materials one of the differences in this one the first is what you saw during your work session is we are providing an exemption an exemption exemption for buildings that have all brick and stone facades and We also eliminated the the section that had prohibitions against bright colors. And so those are the exterior building materials. We would like to see buildings that don't use brick or stone facades, if they're going to use two materials, to not go more than 75% with one of the materials. There is a list of prohibited materials, pattern stucco, wood, vinyl or aluminum siding, and so forth. The ordinance also includes some language in regards to screening rooftop wall mounted and ground mounted mechanical equipment. It also has some language in regards to dumpster and trash enclosures and what the city is going to require typically would be an enclosure that resembles the building and a solid metal or vinyl enclosure gate. There's some language in the code about accessory drive-throughs, especially when the drive-through is between the building and the public road. Note that it does not say they shall be screened. It is there to assist in obscuring vehicle queuing lanes from public view. We realize they can't be entirely screened. And then commercial accessory structures. It just requires an accessory structure to resemble the building either in color or material. And then shipping containers shall be stored behind the main building in locations that limit the view and shall be painted a color that resembles the main building. Of course, we accept that there may be some situations that don't fall under this code. Therefore, with the assistance of the city attorney, we've included this section for design variation and have suggested that the Planning Commission be the appeal authority on that. The ordinance also states that no additional fees will be charged for an appeal. It would just be considered as part of the site plan application. And then we have the failure to act. If it doesn't comply with the requirements of this section, it would not receive site plan approval. So why the architectural standards? Number one, we receive a lot of developer requests for architectural standards. When they come in and meet with us first, they almost always ask for architectural standards and are usually surprised when I tell them we don't have any. So they actually expect them and would like to have them. Number two, we are trying to address concerns received from residents of Tooele City regarding the general appearance of the city. This is not going to resolve any of the problems up front and immediately, but is more of a long-term solution. Number three, we'd like to preserve the architectural integrity that matches what new developments are bringing to the city. If you look at our new developments, the architecture is fantastic. And we want to make sure that we maintain that. And that's one of the purposes for that. Number four, the Tooele City General Plan encourages the adoption of design guidelines because Tooele City is, quote, committed to building and maintaining an attractive community. And just a couple of excerpts from our general plan in the city's mission statement states that a proactive approach to creating and building the city of the future through efforts such as city code provisions and design standards. IT ALSO STATES FOR THE TWILL'S ECONOMIC VALUES, QUALITY DESIGN STANDARDS, AND THEN FOR OUR DOWNTOWN AREA, CONSIDER ADOPTING DESIGN STANDARDS. THERE ARE SOME OTHER REFERENCES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE GENERAL PLAN THAT ARE ALSO IN YOUR PACKETS. The Planning Commission held a public hearing during the August 12th meeting, and then on August 26th, they voted to recommend in favor of the proposed ordinance, reflecting the commission's recommended changes by a vote of five to two. And that's my presentation on that. If you have any questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them for you. Thanks, Andrew.

Are there any questions or comments from the council?

I was just going to say I appreciate the work that you put into it and changing a couple of those things up as it's some of them addressed issues that people had, but I really like it.

Thank you. Agreed.

Okay, this item also has a public hearing. We invite the public to address the council. We ask that you state your name into the mic, keep your comments to three minutes or less, and then sign the paper by Shiloh. The time is now the public's. Seeing no one come forward, I will close the public hearing and I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion that we adopt Ordinance 2026-25, an ordinance of Tooele City Council, enacting Chapter 7-11C of the Tooele City Code regarding architectural design standards for commercial development.

I'll second. We have a motion from Councilman Gossett and a second from Councilman McCall. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall.

I looked at you.

Councilman Gossett. Aye. Councilman Hanson. Aye. Councilman McCall. Aye. I'm Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 10 is Ordinance 2026-24, an ordinance of Twill City amending Twill City Code Section 8-3-3 regarding garbage collection for private access dwellings, presented by Matt Johnson, the City Attorney.

Thank you, Council. I get to talk to you about garbage tonight. Ordinance 2026-24 proposes to amend to Willis City Code Section 8-3-3. In that section is described currently to Willis City's mandatory municipal garbage collection policy. It's mandatory both ways. For residential users, they're required to use the city's garbage collection service. The city's required to provide it. Just for clarification, residential users do not include big apartment complexes. It's limited to buildings with three dwellings or less, three dwelling units or less, so basically triplexes or less. The issue we're seeing is for those... Residential users that are on private roads We're having a few couple different situations. One is where we have a development that has private roads and but has Dwellings that would qualify as residential users, but they're saying no. Thank you. We have a dumpster We'd rather use a private contractor and we're having other private roads that the city simply can't get to because of the size of the collection vehicle for our contractor. We can't safely do it. So what 2026-24 proposes is to amend that so we would still have the mandatory participation for residential users that are on a public right-of-way. They're accessible by public right-of-way. But for those... that are on private roads, there still is the possibility, if it's determined by the city that it's safe and doable and otherwise agreeable and also agreeable to the residential user, that they can request, by agreement, still provide the city service. Otherwise, they would use their own... They would be responsible to... disposal of the garbage themselves, either by themselves or contracted with a private company to do that. Some considerations that the staff has considered is the impact on neighborhoods and infrastructure and just the safety issues that we have on private roads that are just too small for access, for turnaround, turning radius in narrow driveways and the like. If there's any questions, I'd be happy to entertain those.

Are there any questions or comments? So in the application period for developer, they know all this, right? If they have a private road, they know that they have to follow this. Okay, Andrew's shaking his head yes. Okay, good. I assume they did. Okay, if there's no other questions or comments, I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion to approve Ordinance 2026-24 in Ordinance of the Tooele City, amending Tooele City Code Section 8-3-3 regarding garbage collection for private access dwellings.

I'll second. We have a motion from Councilman Hanson and a second from Councilman McCall. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman Gossett? Aye. I'm Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 11 is Resolution 2026-65, a resolution of the Tooele City Council increasing the Planning Commission stipend presented by Andrew Agard, the Community Development Director.

Thank you, Chairman. So the Planning Commission is a board of nine volunteers. As a volunteer board, technically the city does not pay them compensation for their role in the Planning Commission, but the city does pay them a stipend. And the stipend is there to try and offset the personal cost that a commissioner may have to pay in order to attend and conduct business on the Planning Commission. gasoline for the for the drive vehicle wear and tear a meal Whatever whatever kind of cost they may incur to serve on the Planning Commission The last time we looked at the stipend was in 2018 and it's been eight years since then and as you as everybody knows the costs have Costs have increased for just about everything and so I felt that it was it was the right time to look at the stipend and increase that to $50 per meeting and The Planning Commission gets paid the same for each meeting, regardless of whether it's three minutes or three hours. And I believe that there are sufficient funds in my budget to cover this increase without having any kind of budget amendments or so forth. So that's why we're doing it. It's been a while since we've increased that, and we'd like to do that. So if you have any questions for me, I'd be happy to answer them for you. Are there any questions or comments?

I just think it's time to do that, too.

I agree with you. Okay, I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion that we approve Resolution 2026-65, a resolution of Tooele City Council increasing the Planning Commission's stipend.

I'll second that.

We have a motion from Councilman McCall and a second from Councilman Hanson. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman Gossett? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman McCall?

I want to know what the Planning Commission does. Okay. Hi. There's a couple of them in here. That's why I said that.

And I'm Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0.

I appreciate the planning commission. You guys do a lot. This is a good thing I'm not planning on buying a house there, Chris. I got a special one for you, Dave.

Okay. Item 12 is Resolution 2026-66, a resolution of the Tooele City Council amending the Tooele City fee schedule to include increased water meter costs, presented by Nathan Farrer, the Public Works Director.

Good evening, Council. From time to time, it comes necessary, usually about once a year, that we need to raise the cost, raise what we charge for water meters because the people who sell them to us raise their prices. So this is just an opportunity for us to adjust what we charge.

Okay, are there any questions or comments? Looks like a big increase on some of them.

Yeah.

So the it's just only that fees only when the initial yeah, I just feel when the first time yeah when the meters purchased Yeah, or yeah, if it gets replaced because it goes bad then it's on us. I believe is that correct?

Yeah, we replace them at our cost so okay Yeah, and yeah, we don't pay any markup or anything like that it's our cost all right Okay, I will entertain a motion

Mr. Chair, I make a motion we approve 26-66, a resolution of the Tula City Council amending the Tula City fee schedule to include increased water meter costs.

Second. We have a motion from Councilman Hanson and a second from Councilman Gossett. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman Gossett? Aye. I'm Councilman Brady and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 13 is Resolution 2026-67, a resolution of the Tooele City Council approving an agreement with COP Construction LLC for the 2026 Water Reclamation Facility Upgrades Construction Project, presented by Nathan Farrer, the Public Works Director.

Thank you. This is an opportunity for us to move forward with the agreement. Well, this is all very... conditional upon the acceptance of the bond, according to the presentation that you received earlier in our work meeting. It's a portion of that total that we're applying for, but just covers the water reclamation facility upgrades project at $9,762,547. That's the UV upgrade, UV building disinfection upgrades, as well as the biosolids handling building upgrades. And again, we're getting this authorized now so that the contractor, although he has not been given permission to proceed, he can start organizing things on his end prior to the award of the bond so that once that's awarded, he can get going on the project. So if we approve that tonight... What allows them to proceed? It's basically a conditional approval for them to proceed. Really, we wanted to protect ourselves in the event that the bond was not awarded, but we also wanted them to be able to start moving forward in good faith to be able to start giving us the information we needed as far as their security bonds and other insurance documents. Yeah. Okay.

Any other questions or comments? I will entertain a motion. Mr.

Chair, I'll make a motion that we adopt Resolution 2026-67, a resolution of Tooele City Council approving an agreement with COP Construction LLC for the 2026 Water Reclamation Facility Upgrades Construction Project.

I'll second. I'll second.

We have a motion from Councilman Gossett and a second from Councilman Hanson.

I heard you first.

Okay, we'll take it to a vote. Councilman Gossett? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman McCall? Aye. And Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0.

Thank you, Council. Thanks, Nathan.

Item 14 is resolution 2026-69, a resolution authorizing the issuance of the sale of not to exceed 14 million aggregate sensible amount of sewer revenue bonds presented by Shannon Wimmer, the finance director.

Good evening, council. We had a more in-depth conversation and presentation on this bond during our work meeting, but I would just like to acknowledge that this will set the maximum parameters of the sewer bond if it is issued. We will have a public hearing on the bond next week, or on the 16th, excuse me, in two weeks. But this resolution allows us to start moving forward and collecting the data that we need to move forward to present the bonds and get the information. authorizes the intent of notice to issue bonds, which will then also give the public 30 days to have any protests or anything that they would like to submit. So I'm happy to answer any other questions if you have any.

Okay, any questions or comments? I just wanted the public to know that wasn't here that that we are putting $5 million that we've saved towards this project from our impact fees, right? Yes. Okay.

Yes, everything that we have that was paid by the developers that we can contribute to that. We're offsetting the costs with that. And we can do a little bit of a presentation next week before the public hearing so the public can kind of see what the bond is going to accomplish.

Sounds good.

Okay, I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion. We approve Resolution 2026-69, a resolution authorizing the issuance and the sale of not to exceed $14 million aggregate principal amount of a sewer revenue bonds. Did I say that right?

Yeah. I'll second it.

I have a motion from Councilman Hanson and a second from Councilman Gossett. I lost my spot. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman Gossett? Aye. I'm Councilman Brady, and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 15 is Resolution 2026-64, a resolution of the Tooele City Council declaring surplus certain technology-related equipment and authorizing its disposal, presented by Shiloh Baker, the city recorder.

Thank you, Council. As you are aware, we brought technology-related equipment to you several times this year already. This is equipment that has... no longer meets the technology needs of the city. In your packet, there's a list of items that are being requested for surplus. Those include smartphones, printers, desktop computers, switches, and things of technology-related service These are all things that have used the end of their have reached the end of their usable life per policy IT our IT department retains each device for a designated period of time and Once it has been evaluated and determined that it's no longer usable by the city. We bring that to you to be declared surplus Are there any questions or comments

I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion. We approve 2026-64, resolution of the Tulsa City Council declaring surplus certain technology-related equipment and authorizing its disposal.

Second. We have a motion from Councilman Hanson and a second from Councilman McCall. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman Gossett. Aye. Councilman Hanson. Aye. Councilman McCall. Aye. Councilman Brady. And I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 16 is Resolution 2026-68, a resolution of the Tooele City Council authorizing the Tooele City Purchasing Agent to dispose of surplus personal property from the Public Works Department presented by Shiloh Baker, the City Recorder.

Thank you. The Public Works Department has a storage connex that they are requesting be declared surplus. The connex has previously been used to store sandbags in emergencies to keep them out of the weather. However, the floor has since rusted out to the point that we can no longer safely drive, forklift, or put any equipment in there to move sandbags in and out of the container. We believe that we can recycle the Connex for approximately $2 to $220. That would be our, that would be what we get from recycling that. And so in accordance with city policy, we are bringing that to you to request that be surplused.

Are there any questions or comments? It looks well used in the picture.

It's well used.

We'll entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion that we approve Resolution 2026-68, a resolution of Tooele City Council authorizing the Tooele City Purchasing Agent to dispose of surplus personal property, Public Works Department.

Second it.

We have a motion from Councilman McCall and a second from Councilman Gossett. We'll take it to a vote. Councilman McCall? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman Gossett? Aye. I'm Councilman Brady and I vote aye. That passes 4-0. Item 17 are the invoices and purchase orders presented by Shiloh Baker, the city recorder. Move.

There are three invoices to present to you this evening. The first is to the Tula City Arts Council. This is the fiscal year 27 contribution that was requested in the budget in the amount of $275,000. The second is to turf equipment and irrigation for a deep tine aerator Terra Spike XF6 for the golf course. That is in the amount of $68,480.64. And the third is to Wheeler Machinery for a 2026 Mini X Cat 304 C3 TAQ Excavator in the amount of $85,430. That is replacing an old piece of equipment that we will probably be bringing to you soon for surplus. All three of these had been budgeted already with the fiscal year 27 budget.

Any questions or comments? I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion we approve M3 invoices.

Second. With a motion from Councilman Hanson and a second from Councilman McCall, we'll take it to a vote. Councilman Gossett? Aye. Councilman Hanson? Aye. Councilman McCall? Aye. And Councilman Brady? And I vote aye. Thank you. Passes 4-0. Thank you. Item 18 are the minutes from the August 5th, 2026 City Council Work Meeting Minutes, August 5th, 2026 City Council and Water Special Service District Business Meeting Minutes, and the August 19th, 2026 City Council Business Meeting Minutes. I thought they looked great. Thank you. And I will entertain a motion.

Mr. Chair, I make a motion to approve the minutes. Second.

We have a motion from Councilman McCall and a second from Councilman Gossett.