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Draper City Council Meeting - September 2, 2025

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, September 2, 2025
BodyDraper, Utah
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DateTuesday, September 2, 2025
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:01

Alright, I'll call this my meeting to order.

0:04

Every the whole game.

0:08

Welcome.

0:09

Right.

0:10

First item.

0:10

Are we doing?

0:11

Are you doing it?

0:13

Yes.

0:13

You're doing a recap of three days.

0:15

Recap.

0:16

David Wilkes, minus Ms.

0:17

Trovert, who is six.

0:19

Time is yours, sir.

0:23

280 cars in the car show.

0:25

Wow.

0:26

That's big.

0:31

Draper Days 2025 graphic summary.

0:35

We can start with attendance first.

0:38

Who came to Draper Days?

0:40

This year for the three days at Draper City Park, that's Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

0:47

We had a total attendance of 43,100 people.

0:52

The smaller number here represents last year's numbers.

0:55

So last year we had about four to five thousand people.

0:59

This year we had about 43,000 people, so 2,000 fewer.

1:04

That's good than last year.

1:07

If you look at the breakdown Thursday night, we had about 6,000 people in the park.

1:12

Compared to last year, that's a significant increase.

1:16

Last year we had about 4,000 this year.

1:19

We had six, so quite a big increase at our attendance Thursday night at Drake Days.

1:26

Thursday night at Draper City Park is the night of the car show and the children's fight break.

1:32

Both events were well attended.

1:34

The car show we think had more uh entrance entries than any other time.

1:40

We had 280 cars participated in the creek.

1:45

We had both sides of the creek filled, and that as far as we know is the largest that that you had.

1:50

So great numbers on Thursday.

1:52

Friday, we ended up with about 9,000 people.

1:57

Last year we had about 15,000, so a significant decrease.

2:02

This is the rainbow.

2:03

That's the rain out, though.

2:07

Absolutely.

2:07

That's true.

2:08

Pretty good attendance.

2:10

And if you consider that the majority of the attendance takes place after 8 o'clock, and that's about the time we called it.

2:18

So I think it would be safe to prognosticate that we would have a larger number, probably if we would have had if we would not have had the cancellation.

2:30

Saturday night we counted, uh I should say our analytics platform tells us that we had about 28,000 people at Draper Park Saturday.

2:41

That is actually more than what we had last year for Saturday.

2:45

So although overall our attendance is off about 2,000, our attendance Saturday was actually greater than what it was last year.

2:59

I agree.

3:00

Yep.

3:01

Saturday and Thursday.

3:02

And we are really happy with Thursday.

3:05

Thursday, we have most of the activities that take place during Draper Days on the West Side are all going on.

3:11

So all those activities are going on.

3:14

In terms of where the uh attendees came from, the zip codes.

3:20

This year about 40% of the attendees came from Draper City zip codes, about 20% from Sandy.

3:27

Those numbers are aligned with uh last year, and then other smaller numbers like the surrounding municipalities.

3:35

Average time, the average time and attendee spins at Draper Days is about two hours.

3:42

That's actually gone up.

3:47

I think what we're finding is families are spinning a little bit longer there because we've got some great activities.

3:58

Average spin time.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Regulation█████████████████████████25%
Public Engagement████████████████████20%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████10%
Tourism█████████9%
Procedural██████6%
Transportation Safety█████5%
Parks and Recreation█████5%
Traffic Management███3%
Public Transportation███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Draper City Council Meeting - September 2, 2025

The Draper City Council held a study session and business session on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting covered a detailed recap of Draper Days 2025, a discussion on the 13400 South connection, approval of three station area plans, and several other land use and administrative items. All action items were approved unanimously.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of August 19, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes – Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution #25-43 – Appointing David Zwicky to the Draper City Tree Committee. Approved unanimously.
  • Resolution #25-45 – Approving the Second Amendment to the Water Purchase Agreement between Draper City and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. Approved unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Joel Wright (15312 South Wing Trace Court) – Expressed strong support for the city’s open space management, but sharply criticized Mercer Mountain States for allegedly rolling boulders into Mercer Hollow during construction, causing ecological damage and trail hazards. He requested that no more boulders be allowed down the hill and that the trail be restored by June 1, 2026.
  • Paxton Guiman (General Counsel, Edge Homes) – Spoke in favor of the Kimballs Lane Station Area Plan, noting Edge Homes’ plans for owner-occupied condominiums (three-bedroom, two-bath units) on the 20-acre agricultural parcel. He emphasized that the station plan should not supersede the existing development agreement and urged partnership with the state to widen 700 East.
  • Bree Dance (11507 South Sweet Grass Court) – Opposed restrictions on home-based preschools, advocating for the increase from 10 to 16 children per session to maintain affordable, high-quality options like Miss Jen’s Sunshine Program.
  • Jennifer O’Neill (11501 South 700 West) – In-home preschool provider in favor of the change, thanking staff for their work.
  • James Jensen (369 West Clintwood Drive) – Parent supporting the preschool change, citing positive experiences for his son.

Discussion Items

Draper Days 2025 Recap (David Wilks, Kellie Challburg)

  • Total attendance: 43,100 (down ~2,000 from last year). Breakdown: Thursday 6,000, Friday 9,000 (rain-shortened), Saturday 28,000 (increase over last year).
  • Car show: 280 entries – record participation.
  • Average visitor time: 2 hours (increased).
  • Sponsorships: income down 9% ($96,000 to $88,000). Top five sponsors dropped from $70,000 to $30,000; no $30,000 contributor this year (Podium lost). However, number of sponsors increased 70% (33 to 56).
  • Vendor income up 30%; rodeo income down 20% (lost third night). Sports tournaments down 25% (softball rained out).
  • Top expenses: stage rental $60,000, main act (The Frontman) $32,000, fireworks and rodeo each $24,000.
  • Council members discussed increasing Draper resident attendance (currently 40%), focusing on local programming, and potentially reducing fireworks to one night to fund a higher-quality show.

13400 South Connection (Scott Cooley)

  • Proposal to connect 1300 East and Warp Street with a 26-foot asphalt road through city-owned right-of-way currently a dirt trail.
  • Drainage issues exist; storm drain could be funded by impact fees.
  • Council expressed support for connectivity, especially for emergency response. Minimal improvements (asphalt, drainage) preferred, with possible curb/gutter and sidewalk on one side. No cost estimate yet. Direction given to survey and design.

Engineering Standards Update (City Manager)

  • Proposed changes to local road cross-section: increase asphalt width from 25 to 26 feet (fire code compliance), reduce park strip from 10 to 6 feet to reduce maintenance and promote water-wise landscaping.
  • Council generally supportive; will be brought forward for formal action.

Civic Center / Museum Concept (Gary Freed)

  • Gary Freed has developed a museum concept for city-owned 10 acres east of City Hall. Council prefers a multi-use civic center (events, tournaments, visual/performing arts). City would contribute land only; Freed would raise funds and build. Discussion deferred to a later study session (possibly January retreat).

Other Council/Manager Reports

  • HR Director Appointment – Council members will meet the candidate at a special meeting.
  • Draper Forward Newsletter – Discussion on reducing $55,000 annual print/postage cost by moving to digital, with limited print copies for seniors and homebound. Council suggested surveying residents first.
  • Pickleball Court Complaints – Resident concerns about noise and lighting. Council directed staff to review noise and lighting ordinances for possible regulation.
  • Tree Committee Update – Sycamore removal guidelines: trees in park strips under 5 feet cannot be replaced; appropriate species list for small park strips to be updated and approved by council.
  • Joel Wright’s Boulder Concern – City confirmed contact with contractor; berm will be installed; trail restoration plan pending.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Items (4a-4c) – Approved 5-0.
  • Ordinance #1670 (Station Area Plans: Draper FrontRunner, Kimballs Lane, Crescent View) – Approved 5-0 after public hearing. Mayor noted state mandate under HB 462.
  • Ordinance #1671 (Warhorse Ranch Development Agreement First Amendment) – Approved 5-0.
  • Ordinance #1672 (Preschool Limited Use – increase from 10 to 16 children per session) – Approved 5-0.
  • Ordinance #1673 (Big Willow Creek 6th Development Agreement Amendment) – Approved 5-0.
  • Ordinances #1674 & #1675 (Concord Properties Land Use and Zoning Map Amendment) – Approved 5-0.
  • Resolution #25-44 (Quit Claim Deed for portion of Draper Canal Alignment at 1393 E. Pioneer Road) – Approved 5-0.
  • Meeting Adjourned.

Next Steps: Staff to survey and design 13400 South connection; schedule study session on civic center plan; review newsletter delivery options; develop pickleball court regulations; update street tree guide.

Meeting Transcript

Alright, I'll call this my meeting to order. Every the whole game. Welcome. Right. First item. Are we doing? Are you doing it? Yes. You're doing a recap of three days. Recap. David Wilkes, minus Ms. Trovert, who is six. Time is yours, sir. 280 cars in the car show. Wow. That's big. Draper Days 2025 graphic summary. We can start with attendance first. Who came to Draper Days? This year for the three days at Draper City Park, that's Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We had a total attendance of 43,100 people. The smaller number here represents last year's numbers. So last year we had about four to five thousand people. This year we had about 43,000 people, so 2,000 fewer. That's good than last year. If you look at the breakdown Thursday night, we had about 6,000 people in the park. Compared to last year, that's a significant increase. Last year we had about 4,000 this year. We had six, so quite a big increase at our attendance Thursday night at Drake Days. Thursday night at Draper City Park is the night of the car show and the children's fight break. Both events were well attended. The car show we think had more uh entrance entries than any other time. We had 280 cars participated in the creek. We had both sides of the creek filled, and that as far as we know is the largest that that you had. So great numbers on Thursday. Friday, we ended up with about 9,000 people. Last year we had about 15,000, so a significant decrease. This is the rainbow. That's the rain out, though. Absolutely. That's true. Pretty good attendance. And if you consider that the majority of the attendance takes place after 8 o'clock, and that's about the time we called it. So I think it would be safe to prognosticate that we would have a larger number, probably if we would have had if we would not have had the cancellation. Saturday night we counted, uh I should say our analytics platform tells us that we had about 28,000 people at Draper Park Saturday. That is actually more than what we had last year for Saturday. So although overall our attendance is off about 2,000, our attendance Saturday was actually greater than what it was last year. I agree. Yep. Saturday and Thursday.

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