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Syracuse City Council Business Meeting - March 11, 2026

Public Meetings — Wednesday, March 11, 2026
BodySyracuse, Utah
SessionPublic Meetings
DateWednesday, March 11, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:00

We're thankful, Father, for the wonderful residents that we have, and for the for the positive leadership and residence that we have in this city.

0:14

We're thankful, Father in heaven, for thy guidance, and we pray that thou would watch watch over us as we make the decisions that we have that are so important to our city that we might be directed to make the proper choices for for our city.

0:32

And we say this in the name of thy son, Jesus Christ.

0:35

Amen.

1:00

Thank you, everyone.

1:02

Can I get a motion to adopt the rest of the agenda as uh formatted?

1:07

Motion to adopt the agenda.

1:09

Second.

1:10

All in favor?

1:11

Aye.

1:11

Aye.

1:11

Any opposed.

1:12

The first item on our agenda tonight is public comment.

1:16

This is an opportunity for any of our citizens to come forward and uh comment on an item that could be on our agenda or it is not.

1:23

Uh we can't respond to items that are not on our agenda tonight, but we can certainly look for a future opportunity to talk about them.

1:30

Uh, we give you up to three minutes.

1:32

Is there anyone here who would like to speak?

1:35

Come forward.

1:36

We'll need you to state your name and address for the record.

1:44

Hi, I'm Lauraen.

1:46

So oh, I live uh one 1595 South Bluff Road.

1:50

Okay.

1:50

Um, I just wanted to uh uh kind of get a pulse check for how the council feels about flagpole lots.

2:00

I live on uh one of the properties that are kind of one of the remnants from the farm.

2:06

So they have an odd shape.

2:08

It's a long deep lot.

2:10

And so it's technically two parcels.

2:13

Uh but the one of the parcels is landlocked.

2:16

So the only way I could build on it uh as a separate lot would be uh if there were some zoning changes for flagpole lots.

2:25

So just wanted to do just bring it up in the council and see what everyone's thoughts are on um possibly amending the code to allow for flagpole lots for some of these long deeper lots.

2:40

Yeah, we can't respond to items that are not on our agenda because we haven't made the public aware that it would be a discussion.

2:46

Okay.

2:46

Um I can tell you, as seems you're aware that they are not allowed in our code today.

2:51

So it would have to be taken up of the future agenda.

2:54

I will poll the council to see if they want to take it up, but it has been taken up in the last two years.

3:02

So it's not that uh it's not that far back that it was discussed and it was denied.

3:09

So okay.

3:11

Okay, thank you.

3:16

Is there anyone else that would like to make a comment?

3:21

Seeing none, I will close public comment.

3:25

The next item is proposed resolution R26-13, appointing Dylan Marchant and uh Gage Thomas to the Syracuse City Planning Commission.

3:36

Uh just by way of notification, council, both of those uh candidates are here.

3:41

Um, but this is just a straight up a recommendation to appoint to open positions that would fill the remainder of the terms.

3:50

I'd like to make a motion to appoint Dylan and Gage as outlined to the City Planning Commission.

4:00

Second.

4:00

Motion made and seconded.

4:02

All in favor.

4:03

Aye.

4:03

Aye.

4:04

Any opposed?

4:05

Welcome.

4:06

Uh you'll get more information from the economic development department and planning commission next week.

4:11

You'll be sworn in.

4:14

Thank you.

4:15

Uh the next is we have approval of minutes from February 10th.

4:19

Uh those are as our city council business meeting.

4:23

Did anyone have any amendments to make on those?

4:27

If not, I'll take a motion to approve.

4:31

I move that we approve the minutes from February 20th, 10th, 2026 council business meeting.

4:39

Second.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety███████████████████████████████████35%
Engineering And Infrastructure██████████████████████████26%
Procedural█████████████████17%
Water And Wastewater Management███████████11%
Personnel Matters███████7%
Public Engagement████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Syracuse City Council Business Meeting - March 11, 2026

The Syracuse City Council held a business meeting on March 11, 2026, to discuss a variety of items including appointments, code amendments, a commercial lease, wastewater reporting, and a potential federal grant application for road widening. All votes were unanimous.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Lauraen (1595 South Bluff Road) inquired about the council's stance on flagpole lots, noting her property is landlocked. The mayor noted that flagpole lots are currently not allowed by code and that the topic was discussed and denied within the last two years, but offered to poll the council about placing it on a future agenda.

Consent Calendar

  • Motion to adopt the agenda – Unanimously passed.
  • Resolution R26-13 – Appointed Dylan Marchant and Gage Thomas to the Syracuse City Planning Commission for unexpired terms. Unanimously passed.
  • Approval of minutes from the February 10, 2026 council business meeting. Unanimously passed.
  • Items of common consent (5A–5D) – Including ordinance amendments for government records retention (26-05), appointments of local districts (26-06), personnel policy manual updates (26-11), and a zone change at 2600 West Blail/Quail Bluff Drive from R1 to Professional Office (26-07). Unanimously passed.
  • Item 6 – Lease agreement with Antelope BMX – Authorized administration to execute a lease of city property for commercial use as a public-private partnership. Unanimously passed.
  • Resolution R26-12 – Authorized submittal of the 2025 Municipal Wastewater Planning Program Annual Report to the Utah Division of Water Quality. Public Works Director Robert reported no sewer overflows or backups. Unanimously passed.

Discussion Items

  • Item 8 – Letter of support for Congressional Community Funding Projects – The council discussed applying for a federal grant to accelerate the widening of Antelope Drive, a state road. The grant would cover 80% of costs; the 20% match would need to come from other sources (e.g., UDOT, Davis County, Wasatch Front Regional Council). Key points:
    • UDOT currently has no funding until ~2040, but the project could be accelerated.
    • Matching funds might be obtained from multiple sources; city funds would be a last resort.
    • If awarded but matching funds cannot be secured, declining the grant could affect future eligibility.
    • Estimated city match would be $500,000 to $1 million if necessary, but not expected imminently.
    • Council members expressed support, noting the project would relieve congestion on a road serving over a million visitors annually to Antelope Island.
    • A motion to authorize the administration to issue the letter of support was unanimously passed.

Mayor and Council Reports

  • Councilmember Abe – Reported a positive planning commission meeting.
  • Councilmember Andrea – Reported that the Sewer Board has completed the first round of applicants for the plant director position and interviews will occur the following week.
  • Announcement – Miss Syracuse royalty is hosting a letter-writing event for first responders and teachers on March 20, 2026, from 5–7 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center.

Key Outcomes

  • All items were approved unanimously.
  • The council voted unanimously to move into closed session pursuant to Utah State Code to discuss a real estate matter.

Meeting Transcript

We're thankful, Father, for the wonderful residents that we have, and for the for the positive leadership and residence that we have in this city. We're thankful, Father in heaven, for thy guidance, and we pray that thou would watch watch over us as we make the decisions that we have that are so important to our city that we might be directed to make the proper choices for for our city. And we say this in the name of thy son, Jesus Christ. Amen. Thank you, everyone. Can I get a motion to adopt the rest of the agenda as uh formatted? Motion to adopt the agenda. Second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed. The first item on our agenda tonight is public comment. This is an opportunity for any of our citizens to come forward and uh comment on an item that could be on our agenda or it is not. Uh we can't respond to items that are not on our agenda tonight, but we can certainly look for a future opportunity to talk about them. Uh, we give you up to three minutes. Is there anyone here who would like to speak? Come forward. We'll need you to state your name and address for the record. Hi, I'm Lauraen. So oh, I live uh one 1595 South Bluff Road. Okay. Um, I just wanted to uh uh kind of get a pulse check for how the council feels about flagpole lots. I live on uh one of the properties that are kind of one of the remnants from the farm. So they have an odd shape. It's a long deep lot. And so it's technically two parcels. Uh but the one of the parcels is landlocked. So the only way I could build on it uh as a separate lot would be uh if there were some zoning changes for flagpole lots. So just wanted to do just bring it up in the council and see what everyone's thoughts are on um possibly amending the code to allow for flagpole lots for some of these long deeper lots. Yeah, we can't respond to items that are not on our agenda because we haven't made the public aware that it would be a discussion. Okay. Um I can tell you, as seems you're aware that they are not allowed in our code today. So it would have to be taken up of the future agenda. I will poll the council to see if they want to take it up, but it has been taken up in the last two years. So it's not that uh it's not that far back that it was discussed and it was denied. So okay. Okay, thank you. Is there anyone else that would like to make a comment? Seeing none, I will close public comment. The next item is proposed resolution R26-13, appointing Dylan Marchant and uh Gage Thomas to the Syracuse City Planning Commission. Uh just by way of notification, council, both of those uh candidates are here. Um, but this is just a straight up a recommendation to appoint to open positions that would fill the remainder of the terms. I'd like to make a motion to appoint Dylan and Gage as outlined to the City Planning Commission. Second. Motion made and seconded. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Any opposed?

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