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Draper City Council Meeting - April 7, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, April 7, 2026
BodyDraper, Utah
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, April 7, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:39

Do you want to start with the the closed meeting?

0:41

Yeah, let's do that.

0:42

Okay.

0:43

So I guess we're starting with the closed meeting.

0:45

We're gonna get a motion for that.

0:48

Start with an open and get a motion and two-thirds vote.

0:51

We're gonna go over this tonight.

0:53

I move that we close the meeting.

0:55

We need to say the reason why.

0:57

For this reason that Tracy says pending litigation strategy regarding pending and reasonably in a imminent litigation.

1:04

Or pending litigation strategy.

1:06

Yeah, okay.

1:07

I'll second.

1:08

Okay.

1:09

Um, Catherine, how do you vote?

1:11

Yes.

1:12

Fred, how do you vote?

1:13

Yes.

1:13

I vote yes.

1:16

Closed.

1:17

Okay.

1:19

So you take some questions.

1:21

No, I haven't got to do that.

1:23

So what we have next is presentation one, the open one.

1:30

The open public meetings.

1:33

Yeah.

1:34

I didn't I should be excited about that.

1:37

Training on the open meetings actually.

1:40

I am actually doing it anywhere else.

1:43

That's true.

1:45

Tracy.

1:46

Tracy.

1:49

We have the uh we have the PowerPoint up.

1:51

She's got a presentation in there and then.

2:02

Oh back up.

2:03

Okay.

2:03

So you want to turn a whole time before you're back training for you.

2:08

I got the truth.

2:10

Okay.

2:11

Okay.

2:17

Clicker?

2:17

Okay.

2:18

Yeah, let's go.

2:22

Seems like we just did this just not that long ago, like last year.

2:26

Are you all ready for a super exciting training on you open and public meetings act?

2:32

Because that's what you're gonna get.

2:34

So all right, let's get started on this.

2:37

Okay, the purpose of this for you as the council and mayor is just to understand the core requirements of the Utah's open and public meetings act.

2:48

Lovingly known as OatM, and this is under Utah College G4.

2:53

So the focus on what you as council members and the mayor must do in practice is really to help you build and maintain public trust.

3:02

That's what this really is about.

3:04

Because you as the city council, you are the representatives of the residents of Traper to us with the city, right?

3:11

And so you want to make sure that like you have that trust with your constituents, and then they know that the things that you're doing are out in the open and that the decisions that you're making are there's accountability.

3:22

So for you, you want to build and maintain that trust.

3:25

But also the purpose of the training is to kind of help you stay away from avoidable legal problems and embarrassing headlines.

3:34

And I will tell you right now, from past experience, back in like a long time ago in my practice.

3:43

This was 20 years ago, the partner of the law firm that I worked for, he was accountable for a school board, like a school district.

3:51

He couldn't go and so we had me fill in one night.

3:53

He's like, be careful they don't follow the rules.

3:55

So when I went in there, they started discussing, oh, we're gonna hire so-and-so's brother as our janitor, and we're gonna hire so-and-so's like sister as our bus driver.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Land Use Regulation█████████████████████████████████████████████52%
Procedural███████████13%
Public Engagement█████████10%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████8%
Transportation Safety██████7%
Community Engagement███3%
Public Safety██2%
Pending Litigation█1%
Ethics And Governance█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Draper City Council Meeting - April 7, 2026

The Draper City Council held a regular meeting on April 7, 2026, beginning with a closed session for pending litigation strategy, followed by an annual training on the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act. The open meeting included a proclamation, consent calendar, and two major development agreements, as well as text amendments and boundary adjustments. Councilmembers Johnson, Lowry, and Dahlin were present; Councilmember Green is deployed under Title 10 and Councilmember Lowry was out of town, but a quorum of three was maintained.

Closed Session

  • The council voted unanimously (3-0) to enter a closed session for pending litigation strategy regarding pending and reasonably imminent litigation. No decisions were made in the closed session; the council received guidance only.

Training on Open and Public Meetings Act

  • Tracy presented training on the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act, covering definitions, quorum, notice requirements (minimum 24 hours, posted on Utah Public Notice Website), emergency meetings, public access, and proper closure procedures. The training emphasized the importance of public trust and avoiding legal violations.

Consent Calendar

  • Item 5A: Approval of minutes from March 24, 2026 City Council meeting.
  • Item 5B: Resolution 2614 appointing Joshua Best as alternate member of the Draper City Planning Commission.
  • Item 5C: Resolution 2615 appointing Lindsay Simons to the Community Engagement and Events Committee.
  • Item 5D: Resolution 2616 appointing Sandra Gonzalez to the Historic Preservation Commission.
  • Item 5E: Resolution 2617 approving a settlement agreement with Parcel Construction LLC (dba Builders Resource).
  • All consent items were approved by a unanimous vote of 3-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Item 6A – Open Shaw Corner Development Agreement: David York (438 Morning Ridge Circle) argued the development agreement (DA) failed to meet four conditions set by the council in December: traffic mitigation (no traffic study or mitigation plan), roadway improvements (no binding commitments), infrastructure funding (no cost allocation), and phasing (no phasing plan). He noted the DA was only released the day of the meeting, violating a promised four-month review period. Carolyn Phippin (363 Brown Farm Lane) raised concerns about traffic and landscaping, citing reduced groundwater recharge from asphalt. Christina Kessler Day (448 Brown Farm Lane) emphasized connectivity with the adjacent development and expressed frustration that the city is sacrificing neighborhoods for commercial tax revenue. Lane Lewis (13726 South Brown Farm Lane) stated the council had not represented the neighborhood, citing exceptions for lighting, traffic, and landscaping.
  • Item 6B – Bangeter Crossroads Development Agreement: Bob Clark (13590 South 300 East) called the traffic pattern a

Meeting Transcript

Do you want to start with the the closed meeting? Yeah, let's do that. Okay. So I guess we're starting with the closed meeting. We're gonna get a motion for that. Start with an open and get a motion and two-thirds vote. We're gonna go over this tonight. I move that we close the meeting. We need to say the reason why. For this reason that Tracy says pending litigation strategy regarding pending and reasonably in a imminent litigation. Or pending litigation strategy. Yeah, okay. I'll second. Okay. Um, Catherine, how do you vote? Yes. Fred, how do you vote? Yes. I vote yes. Closed. Okay. So you take some questions. No, I haven't got to do that. So what we have next is presentation one, the open one. The open public meetings. Yeah. I didn't I should be excited about that. Training on the open meetings actually. I am actually doing it anywhere else. That's true. Tracy. Tracy. We have the uh we have the PowerPoint up. She's got a presentation in there and then. Oh back up. Okay. So you want to turn a whole time before you're back training for you. I got the truth. Okay. Okay. Clicker? Okay. Yeah, let's go. Seems like we just did this just not that long ago, like last year. Are you all ready for a super exciting training on you open and public meetings act? Because that's what you're gonna get. So all right, let's get started on this. Okay, the purpose of this for you as the council and mayor is just to understand the core requirements of the Utah's open and public meetings act. Lovingly known as OatM, and this is under Utah College G4. So the focus on what you as council members and the mayor must do in practice is really to help you build and maintain public trust.

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