City Council

FARMINGTON CITY – CITY COUNCIL MINUTES November 12, 2024 WORK SESSION Present: Mayor Brett Anderson, Councilmember Amy Shumway, City Manager Brigham Mellor, City Attorney Paul Roberts, Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex City Recorder DeAnn Carlile, Leeman, Recording Secretary Deanne Chaston, Councilmember Roger Child, Community Development Director Dave Councilmember Scott Isaacson, Petersen, and Councilmember Melissa Layton, City Lobbyist Eric Isom. Mayor Brett Anderson called the work session to order at 6:40 p.m. GENERAL PLAN OPEN HOUSE WITH FFKR ARCHITECTS FFKR Architects held an open house to gather public input on the General Plan update. MILLER MEADOWS PHASE 9 CONCEPT PLAN DISCUSSION Community Development Director Dave Petersen said the Miller Meadows Phase 9 developer wants to have six lots, although they only qualify for four on the yield plan. These are conceptual 1,200 to 1,300 square foot lots. Some of the neighbors don’t want the streets connected to 250 South. Representing Rainey Homes, Brock Johnson said the proposed homes would match what is already in other phases of Miller Meadows, even in the nearby cul-de-sac. When asked if they would rather have moderate-income housing or Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs), Councilmember Alex Leeman said he would rather have TDRs. Councilmember Roger Child said he is fine with the TDR option and proposed lot sizes. Councilmember Scott Isaacson asked what the rules and long-term plans are for the City’s TDRs. City Manager Brigham Mellor said the lion’s share of TDRs up until now have been used to pay for the regional park. Going forward, the City needs to figure out what the TDR plan is; this is a legislative action. Leeman said spending them on the Old Mill may be a possibility. Councilmember Amy Shumway asked if the Rec Center could be expanded. Johnson said the developer is intrigued with finding a way to implement the Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (DADU) concept into new development. However, it may be difficult to have a DADU that has to be moderate-income housing. Therefore a TDR may be the most logical. It is difficult to have a deed-restricted unit. Increasing the supply is the only thing to steady the increase of housing costs. They would like to increase the amount of single-family homes in the $600,000 to $650,000 range. Community Development Director Dave Petersen said the developer has to make a profit or it’s not worth the risk. It has a lot to do with land values. According to the Utah Department of Transportation, the frontage road will have generous bike lanes and 10-foot-wide sidewalks. Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 1 REGULAR SESSION Present: Mayor Brett Anderson, Recording Secretary Deanne Chaston, City Manager Brigham Mellor, Community Development Director Dave Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Petersen, Leeman, Assistant Community Development Councilmember Roger Child, Director/City Planner Lyle Gibson, Councilmember Scott Isaacson, Human Resource Director Holly Gadd, and Councilmember Melissa Layton, Youth City Councilmembers Geneva Councilmember Amy Shumway, Abrams, Courtney Burgon, Amelia Wilcox, City Attorney Paul Roberts, Adley Garn, and Brecklyn Garn. City Recorder DeAnn Carlile, CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Brett Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. Councilmember Amy Shumway offered the invocation, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Manager Brigham Mellor. PRESENTATION: Musical Number – 3 Patriotic Treasures by Hopebox Choir Hopebox Boardmember Becca Rhodes said the Hopebox Theatre typically has seven main stage productions each year. The Hopebox Choir holds three concerts annually. All help bring hope and financial support to families battling cancer. Student Spotlight: Brynn Stoker Coach Philip Portillo nominated Brynn Stoker as student of the month. She is a talented softball player and pitcher. She is also a great mentor who often helps less experienced players not only on her own team, but also on the other team. She is nice, a good teammate, and an example of sportsmanship. Recognition of Holly Gadd for earning the Senior Certified Professional IPMA-SCP City Attorney Paul Roberts presented this agenda item, congratulating Human Resource Director Holly Gadd. She recently studied for and earned the International Public Management Association HR Senior Certified Professional (IPMA-SCP) certification. This is a certification for senior-level public sector HR professionals who demonstrate excellence and leadership in their field. Gadd has worked for Farmington for 19 years and is essential to the City. BUSINESS: Lyon Meadows Development Agreement (DA) and Deed Restriction Community Development Director David Petersen presented this agenda item. This proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) is on the east side of the freeway and has a lot of corner lots that could be set up well for Subordinate Single-Family (SSF) dwellings. To get six lots, the applicant would have to offer moderate-income housing, a common area open space, or Transfer Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 2 of Development Rights (TDR). The proposed Development Agreement (DA) in the packet includes a 10-year restriction of occupancy on the deed restriction. They are still trying to figure out where and if detention basins are needed, which may determine lot layout. The City Engineer thinks that Davis County may allow them to discharge storm water into Haight Creek. Two lots may increase in size if no detention basins are needed. These lots would open right onto the frontage road. Unlike the nearby Oakridge Farms lots, this subdivision will have lots that will be traditionally maintained like side corner yards. The Zoning Administrator has the authority to waive fencing requirements, which may help neighbors get a fence in their front yard if they are worried about their children wandering onto a new connecting road. Petersen will reach out to the neighbor who expressed interest in this. Councilmember Scott Isaacson wondered where the SSF lots would go. Petersen said the results of the final plat will determine that. The applicant still has to grind through preliminary plat. Shumway said she likes the 10-year deed restriction, as it includes a guarantee. Mayor Anderson said this subdivision west of Oakridge Country Club is on a major road, and the concerns are more people, cars, and traffic, especially since it will connect to another neighborhood that previously had no connection. There is a housing shortage in the State of Utah, and affordable housing components are needed. Councilmember Roger Child said the property owner has the right to develop. If the City denies them this right, it would be considered a taking, or taking away his property rights, which could get Farmington sued. The Council has to also look at the neighbors’ rights to determine the best use of the property going forward. This triangle with the property owner, City, and neighbors is tricky. Motion: Shumway moved that the City Council approve the Development Agreement (enclosed in the Staff Report) and deed restriction for the Lyon Meadows PUD subdivision. Finding 1: 1. The proposed Agreement and Deed Restriction meets one of the conditions of Preliminary PUD Master Plan Approval. Supplemental Information 1-4: 1. Vicinity Map 2. Lyon Meadows Schematic Subdivision Plan/Preliminary PUD Master Plan, 9.19.24 3. Development Agreement 4. Deed Restriction Leeman seconded the motion. All Councilmembers voted in favor, as there was no opposing vote. Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Leeman X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Roger Child X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Scott Isaacson X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Melissa Layton X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Amy Shumway X Aye ____ Nay Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 3 SUMMARY ACTION: Minute Motion Approving Summary Action List The Council considered the Summary Action List including: • Item 1: Monthly Financial Report • Item 2: Easement Encroachment Agreement for installation of sidewalk along the east side of 1100 West. The agreement is between the United States of America and Farmington City in connection with the Western Sports Park (WSP) facility improvements. It includes reasonable and acceptable measures to ensure the protection of the Bureau of Reclamation water line under identified pedestrian improvements. • Item 3: Resolution appointing City Engineer Chad Boshell as representative and proxy for Farmington City at shareholder meetings of Davis County/Clark Water Company. Farmington owns 18 shares of stock in this private water company, which supplies irrigation water in West Farmington. Shareholders are considering dissolving the water company. • Item 4: Main Street (Park Lane to Shepard Lane) Utility Relocation Agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) setting out the terms and conditions under which work on Farmington’s utilities is performed as part of the Main Street Widening Project. • Item 5: Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Passenger Bus Stop Access and Use Agreement for the permanent installation of a bus stop shelter at 200 East and Glovers Lane. • Item 6: Approve minutes for October 1 and October 15, 2024. Motion: Child moved to approve the Summary Action list Items 1-6 as noted in the Staff Report. Councilmember Melissa Layton seconded the motion. All Council members voted in favor, as there was no opposing vote. Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Leeman X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Roger Child X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Scott Isaacson X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Melissa Layton X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Amy Shumway X Aye ____ Nay GOVERNING BODY REPORTS: City Manager Report Mellor said he heard great things about the recent Veteran’s Day event. He would like the City to consider paying the Police and Fire Department overtime in order for them to come and participate in the event in the future. It would need to be included in a future budget. Shumway, the City’s defacto “trail czar,” recently had a meeting with Davis County about the trail on the north side of Farmington Creek that has been shut down for two years. Apparently there isn’t a trail easement that runs through the state-owned parcel. With the State’s plans to expand, they want to talk about getting rid of the trail on the south side, instead building crossings across the creek to connect with the trail on the other side. She will bring the item back Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 4 to a future public meeting, and would like Councilmembers to let her know if they have concerns in the meantime. She said it makes sense to close the trail. The County is responsible for maintaining the Oakridge Preserve Trail behind Maverik, and the trail is now sluffing away. She would like to see better maintenance done on that trail. Mellor said Farmington has been indebted to the County for many years, and needs their cooperation in many ways. Small asks now could have larger repercussions going forward. Mayor Anderson and City Council Reports Layton complimented the recent Veteran’s Day program and said the cemetery is looking great. Isaacson mentioned the electronic analog sign in North Salt Lake right off the freeway. He would like Farmington to consider doing something similar. Isaacson asked about All West providing services on Compton Road, as it was his understanding that they promised to provide their service to every resident in the City. He is not sure if that promise is binding or not. Mayor Anderson said it needs to be negotiated because less density makes it more expensive, and they are hitting more rocks. Mellor said they pulled more permits last week, and he will find out which areas they were for. Shumway said her area is interesting because they have no sidewalks and may have utility easement issues. Nobody inside her subdivision got the fiber. Isaacson said Farmington needs to review its flooding ordinances on the West side, as they were written a long time ago before the West Davis Corridor (WDC). With more developments planned on the west side, he wonders if the culverts going through WDC are big enough. He also mentioned that he has received negative feedback on the tree sculpture concept associated with the regional park. It was on a diagram displayed at the recent groundbreaking event. Mellor said it was merely provided as an example, and it likely won’t look like that. Child asked if the Proposition #4 Recreation, Arts and Parks (RAP) Sales Tax passed on the ballot. Mellor said the votes were 77% to 23%, approving the tax for another 10 years. A decade ago, the vote was closer to 50%/50%. Mayor Anderson requested that the members of the Youth City Council attending the meeting ask their fellow members to provide three good names for the new regional park. Mayor Anderson said he got overwhelming recent feedback that residents want a year-round community pool option. He noted that both Kaysville and Fruit Heights don’t have a community pool, and the cities may consider cooperating with Farmington. Davis County School District is potentially building a new pool facility. Mellor mentioned that parking near the high school is still an ongoing problem. Since parking is considered a criminal violation, ticketing has to be handled by a police officer. If you don’t pay your parking tickets, a warrant can be issued. There is a consideration to turn parking into a civil violation instead so that a code enforcement officer with the Planning Department can be sent to issue tickets. This will be on a January City Council agenda. Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 5 CLOSED SESSION Present: Mayor Brett Anderson, City Attorney Paul Roberts, City Manager Brigham Mellor, City Recorder DeAnn Carlile, Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Recording Secretary Deanne Chaston, Leeman, Community Development Director Dave Councilmember Roger Child, Petersen, and Councilmember Scott Isaacson, Assistant Community Development Councilmember Melissa Layton, Director/City Planner Lyle Gibson. Councilmember Amy Shumway, Motion: At 8:09 p.m., Layton made the motion to go into a closed meeting for the purpose of discussion of the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property. Child seconded the motion. All Council members voted in favor, as there was no opposing vote. Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Leeman X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Roger Child X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Scott Isaacson X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Melissa Layton X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Amy Shumway X Aye ____ Nay Sworn Statement I, Brett Anderson, Mayor of Farmington City, do hereby affirm that the items discussed in the closed meeting were as stated in the motion to go into closed session, and that no other business was conducted while the Council was so convened in a closed meeting. ___/s/ Brett Anderson_____________________________ Brett Anderson, Mayor Motion: At 8:31 p.m., Shumway made the motion to adjourn the closed meeting. Leeman seconded the motion. All Council members voted in favor, as there was no opposing vote. Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Leeman X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Roger Child X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Scott Isaacson X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Melissa Layton X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Amy Shumway X Aye ____ Nay Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 6 ADJOURNMENT Motion: Isaacson made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:31 p.m. Leeman seconded the motion. All Council members voted in favor, as there was no opposing vote. Mayor Pro Tempore/Councilmember Alex Leeman X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Roger Child X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Scott Isaacson X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Melissa Layton X Aye ____ Nay Councilmember Amy Shumway X Aye ____ Nay __/s/ DeAnn Carlile______________________________________ DeAnn Carlile, Recorder Farmington City Council, November 12, 2024 Page 7