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Draper City Council Meeting – September 1, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, September 1, 2026
BodyDraper, Utah
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, September 1, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:52

I don't know if she's like an official job.

0:55

I'm gonna call everybody ownership.

0:57

We have more than a few starting.

1:00

We do need briefly.

1:03

Yeah.

1:04

To go into a closed session and discuss real estate uh potential real estate acquisition or sale.

1:11

Um that will be the topic of this closed session.

1:14

I need a motion to go into the closed session.

1:18

I will move it into closest.

1:22

Second.

1:24

Any discussion?

1:26

Catherine, how do you vote?

1:27

Yes.

1:28

Yes.

1:29

Yes.

1:29

And the spread online.

1:33

All right, so we will convene um our closed session here in the conference room.

1:38

So we're convening our closed session here for the record.

1:41

Fred, how do you vote on closed sessions?

1:43

Yes.

1:45

We need to say where we're convening, so that's why I've convened here.

1:50

Okay.

1:51

And Anna's gonna stay.

1:52

So we still have a few minutes to our next one.

2:03

Unless you want to do some council manager stuff now.

2:05

I'll still know.

2:06

Who has something to go over?

2:08

I have some stuff.

2:10

Um I met with the or the tree committee met the this morning and they were uh really grateful to be involved in the um the beautification fund when we talked about that, um, because we're hoping that it can become more of a collaborative effort between them and us with some of these um entrances that they've been talking about for a while, so they were really um excited to see what happens with that.

2:37

Um and then I also mentioned, you know, they were t they talked a little bit about um, you know, we had we had talked about updating their um duties and just revisiting that.

2:48

Um and we had kind of mentioned maybe changing their name to be a more representative of what they're they're doing.

2:56

And um they said they would welcome that, so um I said I would bring that for to see if that's something we wanted to.

3:06

Um I think we had talked about either like the city beautification committee or uh trees landscaping.

3:12

So I think you know, something along that line because um in in their discussions and I think I'd like to um maybe put this on a a a future like study session because they have a lot of um suggestions and ideas of what um you know what kind of their duties might might look like.

3:30

Um but they're really talking about how important it is for you know, like park strips to really have a good handle on that and just this you know, different landscaping with water wise, and they're already doing then th there's a local scapes class in a couple weeks trees.

3:46

I agree.

3:47

So it's kind of eliminated, just call it a tree.

3:50

Yeah, I think I agree.

3:57

That's what I want to do.

4:00

Anything else, Rick?

4:02

Um, I think that's okay.

4:03

So I think I have a question on we talked about renaming it and all that.

4:08

So what's our next step to do that?

4:12

Well, because we also talked about at the same time making parks and trails being trails with open space.

4:20

Yeah, parks.

4:22

We love that we're really just kind of picks a park playground design, right?

4:27

Like we're not really discussing the playground themselves so much with these committees.

4:33

Could you put the parks with the beautification?

4:37

They would be the landscaping case, right?

4:39

They would be talking about the water wise landscape and trees more than like the playground.

4:45

Yeah, so I think that that could fall under them.

4:47

I mean, because they're they're working to plant some trees at the splash pad.

4:51

So I think they're already like looking at those kind of areas throughout the city that could use some, but I think yeah, if if they also had that duty, yeah.

5:02

Responsibility.

5:05

And and I think it's more, oh, this is what we would recommend.

5:08

It's not the city must do that.

5:10

And they they've not come across as saying we think the city should do this.

5:13

It's just we'd like to be a recommending body.

5:17

You know.

5:20

There's some very knowledgeable people on that committee.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural██████████████████████████████30%
Parks and Recreation███████████████████19%
Economic Development████████████████16%
Public Health██████████████14%
Public Engagement████████8%
Engineering And Infrastructure█████5%
Environmental Protection████4%
Land Use Regulation████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Draper City Council Meeting – September 1, 2026

The Draper City Council met on September 1, 2026, at 6:30 PM for a study session (including a closed session for potential real estate acquisition/sale) and resumed at 7:00 PM for the business session. The council approved the consent calendar, adopted a code cleanup ordinance, and later recessed to a Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) meeting where they approved a participation agreement for a medical office building. Council member Michael Green was absent.

Consent Calendar

  • 4a: Approved minutes from August 12, 2026, and August 18, 2026, City Council meetings.
  • 4b: Approved Resolution #26-40 reappointing Geneva Woodmansee to the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Committee.
  • 4c: Approved Resolution #26-41 appointing Laura Fidler as a regular member of the Planning Commission.
  • 4d: Approved Resolution #26-42 appointing Drew Martinez as an alternate member of the Planning Commission.
  • 4e: Approved Resolution #26-43 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Quit Claim Deed for property in the Suncrest Development. All consent items were approved unanimously (4-0).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Dave Mast (14727 Canyon Point Road, 50-year Draper resident) expressed frustration with the Draper Water Department over a plat amendment for his Lone Peak Canyon development. He stated he is reducing seven lots to three and surrendering four water connections but is required to predict the location of a future water connection for a larger lot. He requested a condition allowing the connection location to be determined by the buyer at the time of building, and asked the council to help expedite the process.
  • Reed Gibby (667 Vandalay Lane) shared personal experiences with the medical system and expressed concerns about federal COVID-19 policies, including the U.S. recommendation of six-foot distancing compared to the WHO’s one-meter recommendation. He thanked the council and staff for their honesty.

Discussion Items

Study Session & Council/Manager Reports (prior to business session)

  • The council briefly entered a closed session to discuss potential real estate acquisition or sale (location noted as the conference room, motion approved 4-0).
  • Tree Committee Renaming & Beautification: Council member (unidentified) reported that the Tree Committee met that morning and welcomed a collaborative role in the beautification fund. The committee expressed interest in updating its duties and possibly changing its name to better represent its work (e.g., City Beautification Committee or Trees & Landscaping). The council discussed merging parks responsibilities with beautification and noted the committee's expertise in water-wise landscaping. The committee has been teaching well-attended classes on water-wise landscaping, with the highest attendance in the valley.
  • Gateway Projects: Discussion of a potential welcome-to-Draper sign at the Smith’s development gateway. The committee hoped to use the site for beautification, but the corner property is owned by UDOT. The focus shifted to Smith’s property if a small spot can be secured. The existing detention basin filled during a recent storm.
  • Widow Maker Trail Event: The sign for the Widow Maker Trail at the flight park has been installed. A dedication event is planned for October 10, 2026 (time TBD, likely early afternoon). The county will not allow closing any portion of the park. The Kimball family (including Mel Kimball, in his 80s) will attend with vintage motorcycles. Some cookies shaped like motorcycles may be provided.
  • Foster Cat Situation: One council member noted a need to discuss the city’s approach to feral/foster cats, following what other cities are doing, as the issue involves passionate residents.
  • Great Salt Lake Documentary: A council member invited others to a showing of the documentary “The Lake” about the Great Salt Lake, hosted by Cottonwood Heights on September 10. The council also considered hosting a showing in Draper as part of water-wise education efforts.

Business Session

  • Item 5a – Ordinance #1737 (Government Records Access): Presented by City Recorder Nicole Smedley. The ordinance updates Title 3, Chapter 4 of the Draper City Municipal Code to align with state records management statutes, described as administrative cleanup with no change to public records access or compliance. Approved unanimously (4-0).

Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) Meeting (Recess from City Council)

  • Item 2a: Approved minutes from the August 18, 2026 CRA meeting.
  • Item 2b – Resolution CRA 26-05 (Participation Agreement): Approved a participation agreement with Nextcore Health Development LLC for a three-story, 80,000-square-foot medical office building adjacent to Lone Peak Hospital. The CRA will contribute $3.3 million from the Crescent Redevelopment District (which has about $7.3 million available). The building is projected to employ approximately 150 medical professionals, with services including cancer treatment and orthopedic care. Financial analysis by LRB showed a strong return on investment through increased property tax, sales tax, and high-wage jobs.
    • Payment benchmarks:
      1. $1.3 million upon closing of construction loan.
      2. $1.3 million (next fiscal year) upon issuance of building permit and proof of $3 million in development expenditures (over $2 million already invested).
      3. $700,000 upon certificate of occupancy for structure core/shell, first tenant CO, and proof of 30 full-time medical professionals earning at least $96,000/year.
    • Staff confirmed no off-site infrastructure improvements are required; on-site improvements will include landscaping and drive lanes. The council discussed potential future use of CRA funds for straightening Kimball’s Lane in coordination with UTA/UDOT, though no analysis has been completed. The district has remaining life and may fund other capital projects.
    • The CRA resolution was approved unanimously (4-0).

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Calendar: Approved unanimously (4-0).
  • Ordinance #1737: Approved unanimously (4-0).
  • CRA Resolution 26-05: Approved with $3.3 million in CRA funds for the Nextcore Health medical office building.
  • Directives: The council directed staff to explore renaming the Tree Committee and updating its duties, likely to be discussed at a future study session. The Widow Maker Trail dedication event is set for October 10, 2026 (time TBD). The foster cat issue will be researched further. The council may consider hosting the Great Salt Lake documentary in Draper.
  • Closed Session: The council held a closed session for real estate discussion (approved 4-0), but no action was taken publicly.

Meeting Transcript

I don't know if she's like an official job. I'm gonna call everybody ownership. We have more than a few starting. We do need briefly. Yeah. To go into a closed session and discuss real estate uh potential real estate acquisition or sale. Um that will be the topic of this closed session. I need a motion to go into the closed session. I will move it into closest. Second. Any discussion? Catherine, how do you vote? Yes. Yes. Yes. And the spread online. All right, so we will convene um our closed session here in the conference room. So we're convening our closed session here for the record. Fred, how do you vote on closed sessions? Yes. We need to say where we're convening, so that's why I've convened here. Okay. And Anna's gonna stay. So we still have a few minutes to our next one. Unless you want to do some council manager stuff now. I'll still know. Who has something to go over? I have some stuff. Um I met with the or the tree committee met the this morning and they were uh really grateful to be involved in the um the beautification fund when we talked about that, um, because we're hoping that it can become more of a collaborative effort between them and us with some of these um entrances that they've been talking about for a while, so they were really um excited to see what happens with that. Um and then I also mentioned, you know, they were t they talked a little bit about um, you know, we had we had talked about updating their um duties and just revisiting that. Um and we had kind of mentioned maybe changing their name to be a more representative of what they're they're doing. And um they said they would welcome that, so um I said I would bring that for to see if that's something we wanted to. Um I think we had talked about either like the city beautification committee or uh trees landscaping. So I think you know, something along that line because um in in their discussions and I think I'd like to um maybe put this on a a a future like study session because they have a lot of um suggestions and ideas of what um you know what kind of their duties might might look like. Um but they're really talking about how important it is for you know, like park strips to really have a good handle on that and just this you know, different landscaping with water wise, and they're already doing then th there's a local scapes class in a couple weeks trees. I agree. So it's kind of eliminated, just call it a tree. Yeah, I think I agree. That's what I want to do. Anything else, Rick? Um, I think that's okay. So I think I have a question on we talked about renaming it and all that. So what's our next step to do that? Well, because we also talked about at the same time making parks and trails being trails with open space. Yeah, parks. We love that we're really just kind of picks a park playground design, right? Like we're not really discussing the playground themselves so much with these committees. Could you put the parks with the beautification? They would be the landscaping case, right? They would be talking about the water wise landscape and trees more than like the playground.

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