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Draper City Council Meeting Summary - January 6, 2026

Meeting PortalTuesday, January 6, 2026
BodyDraper, Utah
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DateTuesday, January 6, 2026
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0:04

Okay, so we we would like to begin our study session for uh city council on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 5 30 p.m.

0:12

And we have uh council members Lowry and Lowry on who are joining online so we have our time.

0:20

The first item of business is the discussion about boundary line adjustments at Bluffdale by Mr.

0:27

Parker.

0:27

Thank you.

0:33

All right.

0:37

This this is just a quick update for the council to know that in the next 30 to 60 days, we'll be bringing two different proposed um municipal boundary adjustments with Bluffdale.

0:53

One is for the access road that will service what's been proposed as the new front runner station in Bluffdale as part of the point project.

1:05

You may recall I I brought this up, I think last meeting or the meeting before, but the way the way the proposed roads are laid out, there's a there's an intersection where two roads that are in Bluffdale meet at an intersection which is in Draper, which isn't good.

1:25

Um so the proposal uh would be that um we adjust our municipal boundaries so that that intersection is also in Bluffdale, so that they have control of that whole that whole road.

1:39

Um the second one involves um Porter Rockwell Boulevard through the point.

1:49

I'm just bringing up a so the municipal boundary is is shown in blue here.

1:57

Um the southern part of uh Port of Rockwell where it meets 146 is actually in Bluffdale.

2:07

So the proposal would be would be to move the municipal boundary short distance to the west, so that the whole length of Porta Rockwell from Bangater to 146 is entirely within Draper.

2:22

Um we met with Bluffdale and the point before Christmas, and the point is working on uh getting a survey of plat uh boundary adjustment plat prepared.

2:35

Once they've got that prepared, then we will put this back on the agenda for uh the uh consideration of a resolution of intent to adjust municipal boundaries on those two parcels.

2:47

So just get just giving an update as to where we are in the process.

2:52

That's it, unless there's any questions.

3:00

Okay, okay.

3:01

Thank you.

3:02

Then the next is also by Mr.

3:04

Barker about the designation of emergency succession of city officers.

3:08

Okay, um, so there's a state statute that requires well, there's a state statute as part of the emergency management act that states that cities have to designate successors for their officers.

3:24

Um the statute allows there's kind of three options.

3:27

We can we can do that on a yearly basis by July 1st of each year, designate um interim successors for each officer.

3:36

So for instance, city manager, city attorney, uh public works director, etc.

3:43

Um if we don't do that by July 1st of each year, the statute defaults into a succession that is established by the legislature.

3:53

Um and then there's a third option that we could actually adopt our succession by uh by ordinance, which probably would be the best option.

4:04

Um since I've been here, unfortunately we haven't been very um we haven't hit that July 1st mark every year.

4:12

Um so I I'm just bringing it this to you to let you know that we'll bring back a list probably in our next meeting, if not the first meeting in February, where we designate um emergency successors.

4:26

Um some functions like the car department and the police department kind of already have a built-in chain of command, you know.

4:33

So if the chiefs aren't there, there's either you know, deputy or or or captain in place.

4:40

Um for Tracy, I mean Spencer's the only other person that is qualified, although although that's excuse me, I I've caught myself just as I looked at Jenny.

4:51

So there are there are um other successors, but anyways, um without belaboring the point.

4:56

I'll bring back uh some options for the council to consider.

5:01

So the intent will be that we'll follow the current chain of command within each department.

5:08

So that's all I have.

5:10

Any questions?

5:14

Next, it'll be a discussion about the TRSSD street life.

5:19

I guess you have anything.

5:22

Yeah, we're all right.

5:25

The clicker's up there for them, please.

5:27

You haven't already pulled up, Jake?

5:28

Yeah, it's already pulled up, but just um okay.

5:39

So you might recall a couple of meetings ago.

5:42

I brought up that the board requested that the city take over all maintenance on their street lights.

5:49

Um there was some concern from some of the council members that if we were doing that, we have to worry about all these different style of street lights.

5:59

Um I went back and talked to some of our crews.

6:02

That's not an issue.

6:03

They already have some on hand.

6:05

We can easily order them and keep them on inventory.

6:08

Um so uh I met with the board and we kind of came up with a solution that I would I'm just looking for to see if you're interested in us pursuing it.

6:19

So this is the typical street light.

6:21

Um you can see it's different than our city standard, it's a little bit problematic because the wood would tends to rot, that's what and this tends to break off.

6:31

Um they've refurbished a bunch and they did it kind of hopefully, so there's some that they've gone back and refixed, but um the problem is no one understands that they're not our street lights, so they complain to us, and then the board is incapable of addressing it in a timely manner, so then they get really frustrated and we're getting yelled at, and the residents don't understand.

6:57

So we came up with this solution.

7:00

There's roughly 150 street lights up in um the the TRSSD.

7:08

That's a tenth of our total street lights.

7:11

Um so currently what we take care of is base our base services.

7:16

So we're responsible for all below ground electrical to the street lights, electrical external to the poll and assembly, ensuring power supplied to the polls, and providing underground repairs and fused replacements.

7:27

So if we want to pursue some sort of agreement that we take over responsibility, these are the additional things that we would have to track and charge to an account that would be paid for by the TRSSD money.

7:55

We would track that.

7:57

Um they also requested that we would take a proactive approach to determine the replacement needs for those that were either refurbished poorly or still yet to be replaced, and then I told them that we don't have any space to store their street lights, that we would have to use some of their money to build some storage up in up in Suncrest.

8:21

Um the approach that I'm proposing, if we want to would be we would take over all the streetlight maintenance, the TRSSD would be completely out of it.

8:32

We created new GL for the actual TRSSD funds to be deposited to annually in the amount up front.

8:42

Um so that we're not doing I don't know if you guys know with the snow plant.

8:46

We we have to track everything, it's extremely time consuming, it's complicated.

8:52

Um it affects all of us, and then we submit that to them for reimbursement.

8:58

I don't want to do that.

8:59

I want to I want to take the streetlights over, so I would just ask for whether John says the best is January 1st or July 1st.

9:07

We get a lump sum up front to take care of these things.

9:12

Uh we would determine that annually, the initial years being larger amounts to cover the proactive approach and the infrastructure storage needs, and then we would track everything still so that they could audit it if they wanted to, and also so that we could see where we were at in that account fund balance so that we didn't exceed that.

9:31

And if we did, we'd have to go back to the board.

9:34

That's something so gonna see if that's something the council wants us to move forward with getting an agreement.

9:42

This has been once we settled with the district, and it just became streets and or street lights and plowing.

9:51

This is the last piece that we knew would ultimately fail.

9:55

It's not it's not in their wheelhouse, like they don't do this type of stuff.

10:05

No, we do it with all city lights.

10:07

So we we use an asset management software, so the lights are actually already in our software.

10:12

We do work orders on them already, and we track our amount spent, hours, equipment.

10:18

It would just be that additional stuff we'd make sure we'd separate it to charge the GI.

10:23

And the the TRSD is already part of the tax that they're collecting is supposed to be covering this, so that really what they would do is then just pass the that the portion of the tax they're collecting for street lights would just come to the city and we would be we would do all the work and putting it.

10:42

And I think what Robert said at the beginning is is really important, isn't that everybody just assumes their city issues, and when they don't get replaced or repaired promptly, you know, we're having to you know point them back at the TRSSD, which is Robert also's point out it isn't very efficient at uh you know getting the work done.

11:03

So another example of difficulties we have is they'll say no, it's yours, so then we don't understand what's wrong with it, so we have to pay an electrical company to go out.

11:15

A portion of it might be ours, but then another portion is all their stuff, so then they're there, and then we're trying to get reimbursed for these electricians that are really expensive.

11:26

So we just track it.

11:30

I have a question on that.

11:31

Yeah, um we have are we collecting enough to cover now?

11:40

So the RFF do you have collected enough?

11:44

There the amount that they're collecting covers street lights and snow plowing.

11:48

Um I'm sure there's years of heavy snow where there might not be enough because that's happened with just reimbursement for snow plowing.

11:56

So there would be those off chances of certain heavy years that there might not be enough, but for the most part, I think it should be good.

12:03

So Fred, I don't I don't think there's a line item on the tax notice that differentiates between snow plowing it and um streetlighting.

12:12

It's just one lump sum.

12:14

So it's their responsibility obviously to manage their books and make sure that they're collecting enough tax to meet the obligations that they've got.

12:27

Okay.

12:39

Okay, definitely.

12:43

Or be a problem.

12:46

The two members I met with James and Daryl, they're like really really wanting out of this.

12:54

Yeah.

12:54

So we'll we'll we'll have an agreement like we do for snow plowing that will cover this.

12:59

And and we can put in there, Fred, to address that issue of what happens if if they fall short, or or as has happened in the past, their budget gets referred, or you know, whatever whatever it is.

13:11

We'll have it in an agreement for how we handle insurance claims for you know accidents that cause damage.

13:17

Um I'll have something in the agreement that would address if these light styles became one available, or this yeah, that just took forever to get the supplies, or the cost went through the roof, that we would present other styles to see if they would like it.

13:33

We'll we'll make it so it covers all the cases.

13:38

So then do you just I just need direction as whether or not you want us to pursue moving forward with that sort of agreement?

13:47

So covering with yeah, I think so.

13:51

My one concern is just that I I think you said it won't be an actual like receipt your counting as much as the snowplow situation is.

14:01

So my only concern is that they have the money to cover it.

14:04

Right.

14:05

I there's that concern with snowplowing too.

14:08

We do the service and then we ask for money.

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This would be to get the money up front.

14:12

And I mean, of course, if the like it's knocked over, we'd we'd fix it if we the money had expired, but we'd try to reimburse it.

14:20

But we know it's consuming the tracking wise because it'll be just me worrying about where that billing goes to with finance instead of all the guys having to track their hours and enter it in.

14:34

Okay, and Fred.

14:42

Um, are you in favor of moving forward with this?

14:47

Yes, I am.

14:48

I think we can get them too.

14:54

Um next I can continue to future date.

15:02

So then we have um Jen just grammar to talk about um to encourage the option.

15:13

So old school.

15:17

Okay.

15:18

So um I just want to get some excuse me.

15:21

I just want to get some feedback from the council.

15:25

On next steps, we've had an approachment on to city owned uh property.

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Um the south uh sorry, southeast corner of third east and pioneer.

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The city owns about 5,000 square feet of space.

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It was acquired in I think 96 as part of street improvements.

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Um that is encumbered by several utilities.

15:51

Um the property owner to the south, the office building to the south has um added uh decorative wall and landscaping to the property without any city's permission to do so.

16:04

Um in discussions with the property owner, he's asked if there's any way that he can keep the improvements and work with the city on that.

16:13

Um to get your guys' feedback on what kind of option you would be open to.

16:20

I did reach out to all the utility companies to see if they have any issues.

16:26

Umbridge and lumen do have a few utility lines that may result in maybe a tree being removed or relocated.

16:36

Um there may potentially be some lines along the um wall as well that we may need to look into, but all of the utility companies generally said they're they're fine with the landscaping.

16:51

Um so the the options the city has is to require that all the improvements be removed, um allow the improvements to remain subject to uh the property owner entering a maintenance and liability agreement with the city for those improvements and maintenance, um then adjusting or removing any improvements that don't meet those clearance standards from Embridge and Limited.

17:16

Um the third option would be to allow landscaping irrigation to remain but required that decorative wall to be removed.

17:25

It's still required that mean it's liability agreement, um, as well as any improvements that uh don't meet clearance standards from utilities being removed.

17:36

Uh one concern staff does have with the wall itself is um potential uh enforcement issues um with uh either temporary fence uh temporary signs, um you know, this the plastic signs that get put up off in the sidewalk.

17:55

I I see this as a a big attraction for that.

17:59

Um for um permanent signage to potentially show up.

18:06

Um so questions, feedback.

18:10

I do have a question about so in the site plan that I saw.

18:16

Oh it looked like they did have some a plan for some land painting in.

18:20

So where did that where exactly on the cleaner?

18:24

Their property line is right kind of right to the north of their building.

18:33

So um the landscape plan really showed a couple shrubs adjacent to the building, and that's it.

18:42

And then everything else is sitting back.

18:46

So what what you've just shown, Jen, it's about what eight to ten feet north of their building wall, or is it even less that in terms of no?

18:55

So their property line is probably only a couple feet away from their building.

19:00

Okay, yeah.

19:03

Well then the rest is a city property.

19:07

How did they get a how did they get approval?

19:09

How do they get approved build the property line?

19:13

Um the zoning has a zero setback, so they could go up to the the pro front property line.

19:26

Can you show me the options that you said?

19:28

Yes, we have did they realize when they were building a refined that it was off the property line?

19:37

Yes, they were aware and and to be clear the the decorative wall, the property owner J's property owner he said he doesn't plan on putting a sign on it that it's just a decorative wall.

19:55

My concern is it becomes an enforcement issue down the line.

20:02

Yeah, I mean they know that they were in protein.

20:05

I mean I'm trying to figure out why you don't allow them to keep the wall up.

20:15

Well that's why I'm asking if there's specific feedback if you guys want the wall removed if you want all the improvements removed as we go back and work with this adjacent property owner.

20:27

I think a question I had too was you know, we we see this in various places like up by my neighborhood and that back highland.

20:35

Um and I think several years ago the city came in, but I don't remember what the resolution was.

20:41

If people had to remove stuff, if they could buy the property.

20:44

I know they can't buy here because there's utility, but what are some other ways we've resolved this in the past?

20:51

Um I think there have been some areas where people have purchased property.

20:55

I don't think that's something we've done recently.

20:58

Um we've also enforced publicing people remove improvements.

21:03

Um those are probably two main things that they've done.

21:10

We usually ask them to remove it.

21:12

Yeah.

21:15

My my concern is I didn't realize their business sign was on our property, which really is that is that a business sign or what's that sign?

21:22

It's just on the building.

21:24

That's so their build business sign is well they have a real estate, you know, for lease signal.

21:31

Oh, okay.

21:31

That's 40.

21:32

Okay, I wasn't sure what that's there.

21:36

Their permanent signage is down here.

21:39

That's that's so concerns me, is having any kind of signage on our property, regardless of whether it's permanent or just temporary for lease.

21:51

So we don't want to get into the business of allowing people to use our property to advertise their businesses or you know that type of thing.

21:58

That's that's my concern with the wall is it's inviting.

22:07

Okay, so I would I would I would I would agree.

22:10

I don't I think uh uh allowing that would be precedent for everyone to be able to properly so for you are you saying to so remove the wall, what about the landscaping?

22:37

He uh the the adjacent property owner would have to enter into a maintenance liability agreement with the city and they would do the maintain maintain the landscape and irrigation I think I think it looks like I don't have the arm with the landscape I'm sorry, brand correcting.

22:57

Go ahead.

22:58

Oh with Catherine, but go ahead, Catherine.

23:01

Sorry, I don't even know where it's good.

23:05

No, I um I just I think it looks nice, and so I think like having to take out all the landscaping, I'm like, well, I think that I don't know, it would be interesting to see what it looked like when it's just city, and so I so don't necessarily have a problem with that.

23:19

I think it's great, especially if he's gonna have to enter into an agreement that says he's gonna take care of it.

23:24

Like that seems I mean sure there's something that I'm not understanding here, but that seems like a win for us.

23:30

I I do think like signage on the city property is a bad idea, and something in that agreement should make sure to if he is maintaining it.

23:41

I'm I would agree with Catherine on this.

23:44

I think the landscaping defines sorry, um Tasha, you're kidding out a little bit.

23:54

Okay.

23:56

Well you said the landscape.

23:58

I agree with Capra.

23:59

Okay.

24:02

Okay.

24:03

So keep the landscaping but ask them to remove the wall.

24:08

Yeah.

24:09

And and any sign they just can't have signage in our in our right of way.

24:13

Okay.

24:14

Yeah.

24:16

Fred, is that where you are too?

24:19

Yeah.

24:20

Yeah, I'm an agreement with that, too.

24:22

Okay.

24:23

So we'll bring back an agreement to final approves.

24:28

Yeah, all get with the uh data property owner and we'll work towards an agreement.

24:35

Thank you, James.

24:38

Okay, so the last item on the agenda is council manager enforcement.

24:44

Missing anything.

24:48

Did you want do you want to hear from staff or do you want to see if the council members?

24:52

Yeah, we can hit we can Linda you can just ask me to share uh as part of the Draper Wellness Coalition.

25:01

We are working with Salt Lake County Health to offer a public training.

25:07

And it'll be Wednesday, January 28th here at City Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

25:14

Our area of focus for this quarter is suicide prevention and gun safety.

25:20

And so the county will be here providing a QPR training, which is question persuade refer.

25:28

It's a method that is known to be effective to help prevent suicide.

25:34

And in conjunction with that, our police department has received a grant.

25:39

Um not really a grant, a donation of three gun safes.

25:45

So we are going to be combined a giveaway of the gun safes with this event.

25:53

And there's a waiver that people have to sign.

25:56

And then I think our community policing unit is going to do like a drawing just among the attendees that night.

26:06

So just wanted to make you aware of that and let me know if you have any concerns.

26:11

Did you say the 28th?

26:12

Yes.

26:16

Okay.

26:17

Robert Scott.

26:19

I just wanted to give an update on our ongoing pump station three project.

26:24

Um the first shutdown of the transmission line will be next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

26:32

Um so similar to if any of you were here in the winter of 22.3 when we replaced the vaults on Travis Rick Road.

26:40

There's a 24-inch transmission line that goes to the top that was having issues in the vaults, corrosion and stuff.

26:47

So we we fixed all that, but now this project project is to add additional pump capacity to the pump station, um, which is a state law.

26:55

We have to have five pumps, not three.

26:57

We have to have at least one backup, and we can use four.

27:00

Um so first phase is next week, pending in unforeseen things, but we fill the tanks all up on top of the mountain.

27:11

We've calculated how many days we can live off tank water, assuming there's no emergencies.

27:16

Um we monitored it the whole time.

27:19

We have engineering and public work staff driving around, it's 24 hour shifts starting Tuesday through Thursday.

27:27

This main focus of the first shutdown is to install all the additional power necessary for the comp station pumps.

27:34

So we'll have those three days.

27:36

I'll get review.

27:38

I think last time I was emailing uh Lambert and Don.

27:45

Every morning we send out a at 8 a.m.

27:48

we send out an email status of the tanks and whether we're on schedule.

27:52

Um this one should be relatively smooth, I hope.

27:56

Um but yeah.

27:58

So we'll probably be doing some public relation messaging to say, hey, you're on tank water, like keep an eye out, don't abuse, don't overuse, um, people aren't watering, so we should be fine.

28:12

The in 2223, I think our longest shutdown was five and a half days, and we had two weeks during that, and we still had enough to do another day and a half.

28:23

So pretty conservative, should be smooth.

28:26

We'll have additional shutdowns through the winter.

28:29

Um, probably February or early March will be a five-day shutdown, which will be a lot more complicated, difficult.

28:36

We'll have to drain the whole line, replace a bunch of valveing um lots of welding.

28:42

But it's not out in this in the storm on the road like we were last time welding in the snow.

28:47

So it should be better.

28:49

Any questions?

28:54

Anyone else?

28:57

We started a big project today.

28:59

As you walked in, you probably saw so uh six to eight weeks for that to be completed, but we're seeing good progress already.

29:09

So it's successful.

29:11

Is your area secure overnight or is the BIS queen kind of keeping everybody out?

29:15

It's the BISC at the moment.

29:17

But we have installed the locking a lock on an inside closet door where we've put everything that needs to be secured.

29:25

It's not future character.

29:31

Um any council members.

29:36

I don't have anything right now.

29:40

Natasha's on the way over.

29:42

Oh so we still have a quorum.

29:44

Okay.

29:45

She's on the way over.

29:46

Okay, so if that's everything, then we get um low break.

29:51

Do we do a promotion cross part?

29:54

No.

29:54

No.

29:55

Just break till seven o'clock.

29:57

Okay.

30:06

Okay, at seven o'clock, we'd like to go ahead and get our meeting started.

30:10

We would like to welcome you all to our city council meeting this evening.

30:14

We'll go ahead and start with our flag ceremony and pledge of allegiance by Cub Scout Troop four four four four color color guard attention.

30:45

Audience attention.

30:48

Will the audience please rise?

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Color guard advance.

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Color guard hall.

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Color guard salute.

31:21

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

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And to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible with liberty justice for all.

31:43

Two color guard dismissed.

31:47

The audience may be seated.

31:58

Thank you, Troop, for uh doing that for us.

32:01

That was really special.

32:06

Oh, do we want to do that?

32:07

Okay.

32:08

Oh, um, would you guys like to take a picture up here?

32:11

The troop, would you guys all like to come and take a picture?

33:02

Are you here?

33:44

Okay, the next item on the agenda is a proclamation for religious freedom day.

33:51

I'll go ahead and read that.

33:53

Whereas the United States Congress in 1992 set aside January 16th as religious freedom day to honor the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786.

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And whereas religious freedom day has been recognized by presidential and state proclamations annually, and whereas many of the first immigrants to our nation came to these shores motivated by their desire for religious liberty so that they could worship according to the dictates of their own consciences, and our forefathers saw fit to protect and support freedom of religion by establishing it in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and whereas those of faith and those of no faith have common goals of unity, love, service, mutual civility, and a desire to live true to belief and conscience.

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And whereas we seek mutual respect and fairness to all, and whereas we invite others to defend freedom of religion, including the long-standing standing religious freedom restoration act.

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Now, therefore, I, Bryn Heather Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem of Draper City, State of Utah, along with the members of the Draper City Council, do hereby proclaim January 16th, 2026 as religious freedom day, and urge all residents to reflect upon and respect the importance of religious liberty for all.

35:20

And I just want to state that the mayor is attending some oath of office ceremony, so he could not be here today.

35:28

And um Councilmember Green is away on active duty service, and council member Lowry has called in.

35:36

So that's where we are today.

35:39

Okay, the next item is public comments.

35:43

So if anybody would like to uh come up and give a uh public comment, they are um restricted to items that are listed on this that are not listed on this or future agenda, and they are limited to three minutes per person.

35:58

Is there anyone here who would like to make a public comment this evening?

36:04

Okay, um not seeing anyone, we'll go ahead and move on to our next item, which is number five, the consent items.

36:16

Um item number five A is approval of the December 16th, 2025 City Council meeting minutes.

36:23

Item 5B is approve resolution 26-01.

36:29

Item 5C is to approve resolution 26-02.

36:33

Item 5D is to approve resolution 26-04.

36:38

Item 5E is to approve ordinance number 1698.

36:45

Madam Mayor Pro Tem, may I make a motion to approve the consent calendar?

36:51

Is there a second?

36:53

I'll second.

36:55

Okay, so we had um a motion by Miss Lowry.

37:02

Um, so how do you and a second by uh Miss Dalin?

37:05

So Miss Lowry, how do you vote?

37:07

Yes.

37:08

Ms.

37:08

Dalin?

37:09

And Miss Johnson, yes.

37:12

Oh, does Fred?

37:14

Oh Fred, sorry, Fred.

37:16

Mr.

37:16

Lowry.

37:17

Yeah.

37:18

How do you vote?

37:19

Yeah.

37:20

Okay, thank you.

37:21

Sorry about that.

37:26

Okay, so the item has been passed.

37:29

Passed unanimously.

37:31

So we'll go ahead and move on to item six, which is items for council consideration.

37:35

And the first item is public hearing is a public hearing, um, and that's ordinance number 1697.

37:43

To it's an ordinance amending the official zoning map of Draper City for approximately 1.04 acres of property from RA1 to R R3, and it's located approximately 283 East Tanager Lane, and it's known as the Butler Zoning Map Amendment.

38:02

And Paul Guiman is going to present for us.

38:05

Thank you.

38:06

Um, so we'll get right into it.

38:08

Um so we have our vicinity map.

38:12

We are located just west of 300 east and just north of Brown's Pond.

38:16

And like we said, we're off of Tanager Way.

38:19

We go for a closer area.

38:21

We can see Brown's Pond in the bottom left.

38:23

Um so we are the corner lot there off of Tanager and 300 East.

38:28

Um, taking a look at the land use, so the proposed uh zone change uh for R3 zoning is compatible with the current land use of residential medium density.

38:39

We take a look at the zoning maps.

38:40

We are currently zoned RA1.

38:43

There is R3 to the east, RE2 to the south, R3, RA1 and R3 to the north, and RA1 to the west.

38:52

Uh so looking at overview of the request, so the proposed zoning is 13,000 square foot minimum lot size.

38:58

Um, the RA1 that it currently is is 40,000 square foot uh minimum lot sizes.

39:04

So looking at the the lot of this acreage, which is 1.04 acres, um that translates to 45,300 square feet.

39:14

Um so looking at subdividing in the R3 zone, it would be able to do potentially three lots, but with the nature of 30s being a classified street, it wouldn't be able to have access off of there, so everything would have to come off of Tanager.

39:29

So it would be tricky.

39:31

So theoretically, three lots would be possible, but it would be tricky.

39:35

Um we do have some site photos there, and then planning commission results.

39:40

Uh so the planning commission reviewed this item at the December 11th, 2025 meeting and forwarded a positive recommendation for the application with a vote of 5-0.

39:50

Um, I am available for any comments.

39:52

We also have the applicant, Lynn, and uh her father, the property owner, here, uh, that they can also answer any questions as needed.

40:01

Okay, thank you.

40:03

Um any questions at this point?

40:06

Okay.

40:07

Um go ahead and um open it to public comments.

40:10

If there's anyone here who would like to make a comment on this issue, please come forward and state your name and your your address, and your time will start in about three minutes.

40:18

Thank you.

40:19

Uh Jacob Goodrich address is 259 Tanager Lane, so immediately to the west of the butlers.

40:27

And I just want to say I'm fully in support of this.

40:29

Great neighbors, love to see the approval.

40:34

Okay.

40:35

Thank you.

40:35

Is there anyone else here?

40:39

Okay.

40:39

Um, would the applicant like to say anything?

40:43

Address the the council.

40:48

Just if you have any questions, I don't have anything to particularly say.

40:52

So considering what staff has stated, what is your intent to subdivide into three or so?

41:00

Presently I'm only looking to subdivide and develop the northwest parcel, and it would come in off Tanager Lane.

41:08

Okay.

41:10

Can we pull that up?

41:13

And would you go ahead and state your name for the record?

41:16

Sorry, Lynnea Butler.

41:17

And it's my parents' property.

41:23

Yeah.

41:24

Yeah, so I would be developing this corner right here with access to Tanager here.

41:37

Yeah, yeah.

41:39

And this might be a question for Paul, actually.

41:42

I'm you mentioned that it they couldn't have access from 300 east.

41:48

Can you I apologize?

41:49

I don't know.

41:50

Can you tell me why it would need to be off of Tanager?

41:53

Yeah, for sure.

41:53

So in discussions with uh the engineering department, specifically Brian Maxfield, Third East is uh is a classified road, so either a uh a collector in arterial street, and so if subdivided, um engineering department would not allow access to come from third east, being a collector or an arterial street, so they would have to provide access off of Tanager through either a private lane or flag lot, something like that.

42:19

So sorry, Paul, does does that mean that we're whatever's currently on third east is the limit of driving accesses off of 30s, is that so currently they have one curb cutoff of third east on the northeast corner.

42:32

Um but in talking with Brian, if they did the subdivision, that curb cut would go away, they wouldn't be able to have that access.

42:38

Everything would come off of Tanager.

42:43

So I'm curious if your intent is only to subdivide into two lots.

42:47

Why have you requested RA3?

42:56

Please, Father.

42:57

Yeah.

42:59

Long term, there's three of us, three siblings.

43:02

I have two, a brother and a sister.

43:05

So a third would go to each of us as far as a state planning purposes.

43:09

But I intend to build on the northwest lot sooner than sooner than that, sooner than my siblings would want their inheritance, um, just for my parents to be near my parents because they get older.

43:26

And I might ask a question too.

43:28

Is this is this a new amendment?

43:31

Yes, which you were just discussing about 300 E's.

43:35

No, it's been that's been the standard for years and years.

43:40

Can we make sure that we get all of this on the record by speaking into the mics?

43:44

Um, both for the applicant and for Paul, please.

43:47

Sorry.

43:47

Thank you.

43:48

Uh I'm just curious about all the other subdivisions down 300 E's that dump on 300 E's.

43:56

Anyone know?

43:59

I mean, that there's one not a quarter of a mile down.

44:02

So I I can help answer answer that.

44:07

So um when you're subdividing property and creating new property, all the access points have to comply with our code for classified roads.

44:17

We don't allow individual driveways.

44:20

Um if your property only had frontage on third east, you'd be able to have a private road that comes off third east because you do have access to Tanager, you'd be required to have your access off Tanager.

44:32

Because the one I'm thinking of back on the lake, and they had to go out on 300 ease.

44:39

That answers my question.

44:43

Okay, any further questions?

44:44

We pull up the map again of the different zoning in the area.

44:57

I might add something else here too.

45:00

Uh Jacob, our neighbor, owns.

45:04

See the strip right here.

45:08

Can anybody hear me?

45:10

This strip right here.

45:12

He also owns this lot.

45:15

And at some point, him being much younger, but at some point, he's planning on developing this.

45:24

And this will be the access to it.

45:28

So he is willing to give us a right of way there for Tanager Lane.

45:36

And possibly we can work out something from this lot to get to that right-of-way.

45:43

That's our thinking, but I'd have to ask Paul about that.

45:52

Okay.

45:53

Do you want to address that?

45:55

We're I have a question on that.

45:58

Then with that access, then would that mean that's where you would get three lot?

46:07

So this is new information to staff.

46:10

This has not been gone over.

46:11

Um the subdivision obviously hasn't been mapped out.

46:15

Um so I can't speak to whether or not they'd be able to get the access off of that extra extra land.

46:24

Um all that we've been discussing is a 283 east.

46:27

So I can't speak for what future plans they have.

46:30

Um that'd be something that'd be considered at a at a later date.

46:37

I'd sort of ask questions, but yes.

46:39

It is is a if there was a flag lot there, Paul or Jen, would that count towards the square footage of a lot, or is that excluded from the square footage of the lot?

46:50

Flag lots, the stem on the flag lot counts towards your minimum lot size if you have something like a private road, that does not count towards your minimum lot size.

47:05

Any further questions?

47:10

Okay, thank you.

47:14

Can I turn this over to the council for consideration?

47:20

I'm not sure at this point that we have all the information necessary to move forward on this one.

47:25

My inclination is still that this might be better as an RA2, and I'm a little concerned about this new information that's just coming forward about the access.

47:34

I'm wondering if we could continue this to the next council meeting and get a little more information.

47:46

I would make that motion possible or second that motion from you.

47:50

I think it would be revered continuing since I voice state concern if it's only gonna be two lots on that.

48:01

I don't doesn't make any sense to me to make it an RA3.

48:04

We should make it an RA2.

48:07

But with this new information, I think we need to make sure that that is feasible.

48:12

Can I ask a question?

48:14

Is the reason that you're looking well?

48:16

I guess you did tell us that you eventually hope to do three, but the build that you're hoping to do in the northwest corner would be not a half-size lot.

48:32

So the so I I think that's why they're looking for RA3 now, even though they don't know what happens in the future because of the size of the lot that she's hoping to build on now.

48:44

Yeah, I'm I'm guessing that's why there access to that lot would presumably be through this corridor that hasn't been contemplated by staff.

48:55

Yeah, I would yeah, I would assume that that it would be on on their existing lot given the information that we received that maybe that they're saying no, it would be through the neighbors.

49:06

No, no, no, no.

49:07

Sorry, if I can speak, I don't know if I'm allowed to speak.

49:10

Um yes, go go right ahead.

49:12

So right now the plan is to have access up the west side of that red square off of Tanager Lane, a private drive.

49:25

If that's not a viable option, we have the second option that we'll fall back on.

49:32

There's plenty of land there to do the access, the drive up the west side of my parents' property, and have me live in the back there.

49:42

But if for some reason the city says, No, we're not gonna let you do that or whatever, we will go to the route of so that'll that's like our secondary position.

50:00

So if you guys do want more information and want to continue this, I'd ask that you kind of provide us with what information you'd like us to bring back.

50:08

Um, one thing with this being a rezone, we aren't in the design phase for a subdivision at this point.

50:15

We don't have you know, engineered drawings, a survey, anything like that to clarify exactly how many lots they'd be able to get, uh, what kind of design there be?

50:29

Okay, council.

50:34

Do you have a recommendation or a motion?

50:41

I'm not ready to move forward on this one until we have a little more information about the access point and how all of the access for three separate units would be coming off of Tanager.

50:51

Um I would move to continue it to the next city council meeting.

50:58

I'll second that motion.

51:00

Okay, so we have a motion by Ms.

51:02

Lowry and a second by Mr.

51:04

Lowry.

51:05

Ms.

51:05

Lowry, how do you vote?

51:06

Yes, Mr.

51:07

Lowry.

51:08

How do you vote?

51:12

Yeah.

51:13

Ms.

51:13

Dallin, how do you vote?

51:15

Yes.

51:16

And Ms.

51:16

Johnson votes yes.

51:18

So this item will be continued at to a later date.

51:21

To clarify the motion was to continue to the next city council meeting.

51:25

Yes.

51:29

Okay, the next item on our agenda is um to approve resolution 26-03, which is a resolution adopting the Draper City 2026 comprehensive emergency management plan and logistics annex.

51:47

And the staff report is by Nick Roble.

51:50

Good evening.

51:52

Tonight I'll be uh presenting the comprehensive emergency management plan and the logistics annex.

51:56

My name is Nick Rowell.

51:57

I'm the emergency services coordinator for Draper City Fire Department.

52:02

So the purpose tonight is to provide an overview of the comprehensive emergency management plan, and what that does is outlines the framework for managing disasters and major emergencies within Draper City.

52:11

Also identifies department responsibilities and the coordination that will occur.

52:15

So it was developed in compliance with FEMA, uh Utah Code, the NIM system, and the incident command system.

52:22

And what it does is it establishes the framework to coordinate emergency response recovery preparedness and mitigation operations that will take place.

52:30

The scope of the plan, it applies to all Draper City departments, and it describes how we'll coordinate with county, state, and federal agencies, and also our integration with Salt Lake County and Utah County Division of Emergency Management.

52:42

And it was based on the Salt Lake County Hazard Mitigation Plan that was recently approved by FEMA.

52:49

So some of the objectives want to establish scalable command and control structures, define our operational procedures across all departments, identify key roles, responsibilities, and resource coordination, support continuity of government and operations, and build community preparedness and resilience.

53:06

So our concept of operations, our operational priorities, number one is always life safety.

53:11

Then we're gonna look to stabilize the incident, protect property in the environment, establish our community lifelines, and our continuity of government.

53:20

So some of the preparedness activities that are gonna be in our focus area.

53:23

We're gonna regularly update the plan and our continuity of operations plan integration, our training and exercises, and baseline FEMA ICS and NIMS training for our staff, including public outreach and education.

53:38

So some of our response operations, our key actions, establish a common operating procedure, coordinate all public information through our joint information center, conduct damage assessments, request mutual aid and resources as necessary, and support community protective actions and evacuations when necessary.

53:55

Our recovery operations once we transition from response to recovery, uh hazard containment, lifeline stabilization, and initial damage assessments, and then we'll move into a recovery task force, which coordinates recovery priorities and activates our recovery support functions and develops long-term recovery plan.

54:16

Our implementation and maintenance gonna be reviewed annually by Draper City Emergency Management.

54:22

It will be updated every three years or post-incident or exercise with lessons learned.

54:27

We're gonna integrate with our department continuity of operations plan and continuous improvement through after action reports.

54:34

And moving on to the logistics annex.

54:36

The purpose of that is to ensure that our responders have the people, equipment, facilities, and supplies needed to operate within the response, and it supports all city departments during emergencies and plan events.

54:46

Replies as short duration incidents, extended multi-day emergencies, and large-scale evacuations and disasters.

55:00

plan and continuous improvement through after action reports and moving on to the logistics annex the purpose of that is to ensure that our responders have the people equipment facilities and supplies needed to operate within the response and it supports all city departments during emergencies and plan events applies as short duration incidents extended multi-day emergencies and large scale evacuations and disasters some of our core capabilities we'll be able to have resource requests ordering and tracking staging areas and facilities for responder support transportation and shelter support vendor mutual aid and partner coordination and integration with county and state logistics systems that concludes my presentation does anyone have any questions no just thank you so much for your work on this absolutely we've been really wanting a very thorough emergency plan for a long time so it is so great to see this being developed and implemented I I agree with Ms.

55:33

Lowry I was really impressed as I read through the information I did have a question about um how we are planning on getting some of this information out to the public for instance in in the plan I noticed that it it mentioned it takes about 96 hours to get help um and encouraging people to have a kit for you know 92 hours and I always do the bare minimum so I have 72 which is what I had heard previously so how are we going to get information like that out to our residents?

56:02

So we're gonna be building our our our public and our private relationships working with the public uh conducting workshops conducting training to let them know this is what we expect of them and this and what they should expect of us as a municipal response that sounds great thank you anyone else have any questions thank you so much thank you okay I'd like to turn it to the approval oh yeah we're gonna turn it over to the council for do I have a motion to approve that to do I'll make a motion uh I motion that we approve resolution 2603 I'll second okay okay so we have um a motion by miss Dallin and a second by Miss Lowry Miss Dallin how do you vote yes Miss Lowry how do you vote Mr.

57:00

Lowry how do you vote yeah Miss Johnson votes yes that brings us to number eight on our agenda make it a motion for adjournment so moved second all in favor say aye aye aye

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Summary of Proceedings

Draper City Council Meeting Summary - January 6, 2026

The Draper City Council held a split session on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, beginning with a 5:30 p.m. study session and returning at 7:00 p.m. for the official council meeting. The study session covered municipal boundary adjustments, emergency officer succession protocols, and a proposal to assume maintenance of TRSSD streetlights. The evening session included a flag ceremony, the reading of a proclamation for Religious Freedom Day, the approval of the consent calendar, and deliberation on zoning and emergency management plans.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes for the December 16, 2025, City Council meeting unanimously.
  • Approved Resolution 26-01, Resolution 26-02, and Resolution 26-04.
  • Approved Ordinance Number 1698.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Jacob Goodrich (resident at 259 Tanager Lane) expressed full support for the Butler Zoning Map Amendment (Ordinance 1697), describing the applicants as great neighbors.
  • No other members of the public offered testimony during the public comment period.
  • Councilmember Johnson expressed a clear position against allowing signage on city property, stating it sets a bad precedent for businesses using city rights-of-way for advertising, even if temporary.
  • Councilmember Lowry expressed concern regarding the potential for access issues with the proposed subdivision and the feasibility of R3 zoning for the current development intent, suggesting a potential R2 rezoning might be more appropriate given the uncertainty of future access.

Discussion Items

Municipal Boundary Adjustments (Bluffdale)

  • Mr. Parker presented an update on two proposed boundary adjustments with Bluffdale, noting that a survey is currently being prepared by The Point development team. He stated he would bring the items back for a resolution of intent once the survey plat is ready.
    • Item 1: Adjust boundaries to include an intersection of two roads (currently split between Draper and Bluffdale) so Bluffdale controls the access road for the new FrontRunner station.
    • Item 2: Westward boundary shift to ensure the entire length of Porter Rockwell Boulevard (from Bangater to 146) falls entirely within Draper, addressing current jurisdictional issues where the southern portion is in Bluffdale.

Emergency Succession of City Officers

  • Mr. Barker discussed the state statutory requirement to designate successors for city officers annually by July 1st. He noted that Draper has historically failed to meet this deadline, reverting to legislature-established default succession. He proposed adopting a succession plan by ordinance, following the current chain of command within departments, to ensure stability during emergencies.

TRSSD Streetlight Maintenance

  • Staff proposed an agreement where the City would assume full maintenance responsibility for approximately 150 TRSSD streetlights (10% of the city's total), currently a source of resident confusion and delayed repairs. The proposal involves a lump-sum annual deposit from TRSSD funds to the City to cover proactive replacements, storage construction in Suncrest, and maintenance, rather than the current reimburse-at-cost model.
    • Councilmember Fred expressed full support for moving forward with this agreement to improve efficiency and eliminate confusion.
    • Councilmember expressed concern regarding whether TRSSD funds would be sufficient to cover costs, particularly during years with heavy snow, but agreed the lump-sum model is preferable to manual hourly tracking. The consensus was to pursue an agreement that covers future cost escalations and includes protocols for budget shortfalls.

Encroachment on City Property (Third East and Pioneer)

  • Staff presented options regarding a property owner who constructed a decorative wall and landscaping on city-owned land (Southeast corner of 3rd East and Pioneer) without permission. Options ranged from total removal to allowing improvements under a maintenance/liability agreement.
    • Councilmember Tasha expressed support for allowing the landscaping to remain, provided a maintenance agreement is in place, viewing it as a positive addition.
    • Councilmember Johnson and others expressed strong opposition to any signage on city property and concerns about the decorative wall serving as an anchor for temporary or permanent business signage. The council decided to require the removal of the wall while allowing landscaping under a strict maintenance liability agreement that prohibits all signage.

Draper Wellness Coalition Training

  • Council Manager provided an update on a public training event scheduled for January 28, 2026, focusing on suicide prevention (QPR training) and gun safety, which will include a giveaway of three gun safes donated to the police department.

Pump Station 3 Project

  • Robert Scott detailed the project to increase pump capacity to meet state law requirements (minimum of five pumps). He announced an upcoming 3-day transmission line shutdown (next Tuesday through Thursday) requiring the use of tank water, with engineering teams monitoring levels 24/7. He noted additional shutdowns are planned for February or March, which will be more complex.

Zoning Amendment (Ordinance 1697 - Butler Property)

  • Public Hearing for the rezoning of 1.04 acres from RA1 to R3 (Butler Property, 283 East Tanager Lane).
  • Applicant (Lynnea Butler) stated her intent to subdivide into three lots eventually for herself and siblings, but currently intends to build on the northwest parcel only. She discussed potential future access rights via a neighbor's property.
  • Council Deliberation: Council members expressed that they do not have sufficient information regarding the proposed access points for three separate lots, particularly given engineering constraints on 300 East access. They noted a discrepancy between the applicant's long-term intent (3 lots) and immediate build plan (1 lot in R3), and questioned the necessity of R3 zoning if only one lot is being developed.

Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan

  • Nick Roble presented Resolution 26-03, adopting the 2026 Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and Logistics Annex. The plan aligns with FEMA and Utah Code, outlining frameworks for command structure, public lifelines, and logistics support during disasters.
    • Councilmember Lowry expressed strong approval, noting the plan had been awaited for a long time. She raised a question regarding public outreach on the 96-hour self-sufficiency guideline.
    • Staff confirmed plans to conduct workshops and public education to ensure residents understand the expectations and self-sufficiency periods.

Adjournment

  • A motion to adjourn was made by Councilmember Lowry and seconded by Councilmember Dallin. The motion passed unanimously.

Key Outcomes

  • Continued: Ordinance 1697 (Butler Zoning Map Amendment) was continued to the next City Council meeting for further review regarding access point feasibility and lot count intentions.
  • Approved: Resolution 26-03 (Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and Logistics Annex) was approved unanimously.
  • Authorized: Staff was directed to draft an agreement with the adjacent property owner to remove the decorative wall while retaining landscaping under a maintenance liability agreement (Third East and Pioneer encroachment).
  • Authorized: Staff was directed to pursue an agreement with the TRSSD board to assume full maintenance of their streetlights for a lump-sum annual payment.
  • Noted: The Council received updates on boundary adjustments with Bluffdale, emergency officer succession planning, and the upcoming Pump Station 3 water shutdown.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, so we we would like to begin our study session for uh city council on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 5 30 p.m. And we have uh council members Lowry and Lowry on who are joining online so we have our time. The first item of business is the discussion about boundary line adjustments at Bluffdale by Mr. Parker. Thank you. All right. This this is just a quick update for the council to know that in the next 30 to 60 days, we'll be bringing two different proposed um municipal boundary adjustments with Bluffdale. One is for the access road that will service what's been proposed as the new front runner station in Bluffdale as part of the point project. You may recall I I brought this up, I think last meeting or the meeting before, but the way the way the proposed roads are laid out, there's a there's an intersection where two roads that are in Bluffdale meet at an intersection which is in Draper, which isn't good. Um so the proposal uh would be that um we adjust our municipal boundaries so that that intersection is also in Bluffdale, so that they have control of that whole that whole road. Um the second one involves um Porter Rockwell Boulevard through the point. I'm just bringing up a so the municipal boundary is is shown in blue here. Um the southern part of uh Port of Rockwell where it meets 146 is actually in Bluffdale. So the proposal would be would be to move the municipal boundary short distance to the west, so that the whole length of Porta Rockwell from Bangater to 146 is entirely within Draper. Um we met with Bluffdale and the point before Christmas, and the point is working on uh getting a survey of plat uh boundary adjustment plat prepared. Once they've got that prepared, then we will put this back on the agenda for uh the uh consideration of a resolution of intent to adjust municipal boundaries on those two parcels. So just get just giving an update as to where we are in the process. That's it, unless there's any questions. Okay, okay. Thank you. Then the next is also by Mr. Barker about the designation of emergency succession of city officers. Okay, um, so there's a state statute that requires well, there's a state statute as part of the emergency management act that states that cities have to designate successors for their officers. Um the statute allows there's kind of three options. We can we can do that on a yearly basis by July 1st of each year, designate um interim successors for each officer. So for instance, city manager, city attorney, uh public works director, etc. Um if we don't do that by July 1st of each year, the statute defaults into a succession that is established by the legislature. Um and then there's a third option that we could actually adopt our succession by uh by ordinance, which probably would be the best option. Um since I've been here, unfortunately we haven't been very um we haven't hit that July 1st mark every year. Um so I I'm just bringing it this to you to let you know that we'll bring back a list probably in our next meeting, if not the first meeting in February, where we designate um emergency successors. Um some functions like the car department and the police department kind of already have a built-in chain of command, you know. So if the chiefs aren't there, there's either you know, deputy or or or captain in place. Um for Tracy, I mean Spencer's the only other person that is qualified, although although that's excuse me, I I've caught myself just as I looked at Jenny. So there are there are um other successors, but anyways, um without belaboring the point. I'll bring back uh some options for the council to consider. So the intent will be that we'll follow the current chain of command within each department. So that's all I have. Any questions? Next, it'll be a discussion about the TRSSD street life. I guess you have anything. Yeah, we're all right. The clicker's up there for them, please. You haven't already pulled up, Jake? Yeah, it's already pulled up, but just um okay. So you might recall a couple of meetings ago. I brought up that the board requested that the city take over all maintenance on their street lights. Um there was some concern from some of the council members that if we were doing that, we have to worry about all these different style of street lights. Um I went back and talked to some of our crews. That's not an issue. They already have some on hand.

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