Draper City Council Meeting Summary: September 15, 2026

The Draper City Council met on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, beginning with a 5:30 PM study session and reconvening for the regular business session shortly after 7:00 PM. The study session included a closed-session motion and the Draper Days recap; the business session covered the consent calendar, a development agreement, a budget amendment, surplus vehicle sales, and council reports. No separately adopted minutes were available in the source materials; this summary draws on the posted agenda and the raw transcript.

Study Session & Closed Session

• The council moved to go into closed session for litigation, property acquisition, and security measures. The closed-session meeting was to be held in the Administrative Conference Room at Draper City Hall.
• Staff presented the Draper Days recap. Vendor revenue at Draper Park increased about 26% over 2025. Three anchor sponsors provided $35,000, roughly one-third of the $102,000 total sponsorships. Among vendor survey respondents, 5% said the event was not successful. The city subsidy for Draper Days decreased nearly 5% from the prior year. The largest expense was the stage at almost $60,000. Rodeo expenses increased $38,000, driven by a $17,000 LED board, a $4,600 water truck (normally sponsored by Wadsworth but not this year), and a $7,000 shade awning. Staff feedback noted the public liked the larger concert area and the proximity of food vendors.
• The agenda listed a Willow Creek Update; the available transcript does not include discussion of that item.

Consent Calendar

• A motion was made to approve the consent calendar, which included approval of the September 1, 2026 City Council meeting minutes and Resolution 2644 reappointing Alan Taylor to the Draper City Building Board of Appeals. The consent calendar was approved.

Public Comments & Testimony

• During general public comment, one resident spoke about public safety. The resident said Draper police officers should be in Draper, not in South Salt Lake, and identified a first goal of having officers respond in less than 15 minutes. The resident also said public safety is in jeopardy because the jail cannot hold prisoners, which prevents accountability and the opportunity for those individuals to change.
• Public hearings for Items 5A and 5B were opened and closed with no public comment.

Discussion Items

• Item 5A - Exchange Development Agreement: The council considered an ordinance approving an exchange development agreement for approximately 2.15 acres at approximately 14068 South 145 East. The applicant, representing Woodbury in partnership with Hunt Companies, requested a development agreement to build a building matching the existing office park. Requested elements included elimination of landscape islands and head-to-head parking rows, permissive (not required) tree diamonds, no change to the base parking ratio of four spaces per 1,000 square feet, concurrent site plan and building permit review with the building permit not issued until site plan approval, and shared parking/cross-access aisles on the property. A representative described the company as an ESOP company focused on people and purpose, and said the Draper facility is purpose-built for current and future R&D for a government customer. Council discussion addressed roof antennas (screened, no wider than six to eight feet), a fourth story triggered by occupied space under a canopy, and the building appearing from ground level like the adjacent three-story building. The height exception was tied to roof access for the antennas. The public hearing was closed, and the council then discussed the motion.
• Item 5B - Budget Amendment: The council considered a resolution amending the adopted FY 2026-2027 budget with 12 items. The amendment included two new grants as additional revenue, use of fund balance, reappropriation of previously approved but expired budget amounts for continuing projects, delayed fleet vehicle purchases, a $2 million grant for the Centennial Pump Improvement Project (formerly Pump Station 2) to repair and upgrade the pump station, and an additional $100,000 for two newly identified sidewalk gap replacement areas along Pioneer Road/Fort Street between 132nd and Pioneer, funded from sidewalk maintenance fund balance. The amendment also moved money from personnel budgets to operational budgets to keep line items balanced. The public hearing was closed without comment, and the council discussed the amendment.
• Item 5C - Surplus Vehicle Sales: The council considered an action item to approve sale of surplus vehicles above the city's threshold. The older vehicles were being sent to auction because they had been replaced. Council discussion noted vehicles from model years 2024, 2025, and 2026 being auctioned because the city is no longer in the garbage business.
• Council/Manager Reports: The city manager reported on a league call with cities that had proposed tax increases; a common theme was the documentation workload required to show the tax commission that every requirement had been met. The manager reported the process went through and said the city will monitor legislative changes in the next session, while not saying the city is raising taxes next year. A council member also shared a community compliment about a recent fire event being the best one a resident's kids had attended.

Key Outcomes

• Approved the consent calendar, including the September 1, 2026 meeting minutes and Resolution 2644 reappointing Alan Taylor to the Draper City Building Board of Appeals.
• Approved Item 5A, the exchange development agreement for the approximately 2.15-acre property at approximately 14068 South 145 East.
• Approved Item 5B, the FY 2026-2027 budget amendment.
• Approved Item 5C, the sale/auction of surplus vehicles.
• Moved to go into closed session for litigation, property acquisition, and security measures during the study session.
• A motion to adjourn was made by Councilmember Catherine, and the meeting adjourned.
• The available transcript does not include roll-call vote tallies.