City Council Meeting

Mayor City Administrator Kenneth Romney WEST BOUNTIFUL CITY Duane Huffman City Recorder City Council 550 North 800 West Remington Whiting James Ahlstrom West Bountiful, Utah 84087 City Engineer Dell Butterfield Phone (801) 292-4486 Kris Nilsen Kelly Enquist Jenn Nielsen FAX (801) 292-6355 Public Works Director Mark Preece www.WBCityut.gov Steve Maughan THE WEST BOUNTIFUL CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A REGULAR MEETING AT 7:30 PM ON TUESDAY, JULY 15th, 2025, AT THE CITY OFFICES Invocation/Thought – Kelly Enquist; Pledge of Allegiance – Mark Preece 1. Approve Agenda. 2. Public Comment - Two minutes per person; five minutes if on behalf of a group. 3. Presentation from South Davis Recreation Center – Tif Miller 4. Consider Backup Public Defender Services Agreement with Murphy and Murphy LLC. 5. Consider Purchase Approval for Water Metering System for $911,723.24 and Parks Mower for $15,430.20. 6. Discuss Draft Administrative Code Enforcement Amendments. 7. Meeting Minutes from June 17th, 2025. 8. Staff Reports–Police, Public Works, Engineering, Admin & Community Development. 9. Mayor/Council Reports. 10. Closed Session, if necessary, for the Purpose of Discussing Items Allowed Pursuant to UCA § 52-4-205. 11. Adjourn. The above agenda was posted on the State Public Notice website (Utah.gov/pmn), the city website (WBCityut.gov), posted at city hall, and emailed to the Mayor and City Council on July 11th, 2025.  MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor & Council DATE: July 11, 2025 FROM: Duane Huffman RE: Backup Public Defender Services Agreement __________________________________________________________________________ This memo introduces and recommends authorization for a professional services agreement for defense attorney services. Background West Bountiful City provides justice court services via contract with the City of North Salt Lake and their justice court. West Bountiful provides its own prosecutors and a public defender. On rare occasions, there is a need for a backup public defender. This happens maybe 1-2 times per year when there are two defendants in one case and there is a need for two defense attorneys. It could also be needed if our public defender is unable to serve due to a conflict or other reasons. To facilitate how the court coordinates these services, the City of North Salt Lake arranged for and provided the attached contract with Murphy and Murphy Law LLC. The contract has been reviewed and modified by West Bountiful’s legal counsel. Recommendation Staff recommend that the council adopt a motion authorizing the Mayor to execute the Professional Services Agreement for Public Defense Attorney Services with Murphy & Murphy Law, LLC. 550 North 800 West, West Bountiful, UT 84087 (801) 292-4486  MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council DATE: 7-11-25 FROM: Duane Huffman RE: Expenditure Approvals _______________________________________________________________________________ The city’s procurement code requires that certain expenditures of $10,000 or more first be approved by the city council. Approval is requested for the following: 1. Water Metering System - $911,723.24 The FY budget includes $911,800 for the purchase and installation of new water metering system (meters, radios, associated equipment). As discussed in the budget process, staff recommends moving forward with a local company called Meterworks. Staff recommends moving forward immediately not to exceed $911,723.24. Quotes attached. 2. Parks Mower - $71,600 The FY 26 budget includes $20,000 in the RAP for the purchase of mower for the parks. Staff recommends the purchase of a 61" DECK SCAG TURF TIGER II. Quote attached. . 550 North 800 West, West Bountiful, UT 84087 (801) 292-4486  I N V O I C E PAGE: 1 PHONE #: (385)424-8588 DATE: 7/10/2025 11:18:58 AM Mountainland Power Equipment CELL #: (385)424-8588 INVOICE #: 179735 PO Box 127 FAX #: CUSTOMER#: 100789 Orem, UT 84059 USA P.O.#: Parks LOCATION: 1 Phone #: (801)485-5770 TERMS: NET 30 SALES ORDER#: 110883 SALES TYPE: Sales CP: Chase SALES REP: Chase BILL TO 100789 SHIP TO WEST BOUNTIFUL CITY WEST BOUNTIFUL CITY 550 NO. 800 W. 550 NO. 800 W. WEST BOUNTIFUL, UT 84087 WEST BOUNTIFUL, UT 84087 MFR PRODUCT NUMBER DESCRIPTION SOLD B/O NET TOTAL SCA STTII-61V-40BV-EFI 842D SCAG TURF TIGER II 61" DECK 40HP 1 0 $14,999.20 $14,999.20 VANGUARD EFI 842D S/N: Z3001436 SCA 9285 61" HURRICANE PLUS MULCH SYS. 1 0 $431.00 $431.00 Kindly update your records with the new remit address and Accounts Receivable contact information: Remit payments to: PO Box 127, Orem, UT 84059-0127 Accounts Receivable Contact: Phone: 385-236-5641 | Email: ar@mountainland.com No returns on electrical or special order items. There may be a 20% restocking fee imposed on returned items. All returns must be accompanied by the original receipt and be made within 30 days. Thank you for your business! Exempt ID: 12002321-003 SUBTOTAL: $15,430.20 TAX: $0.00 INVOICE TOTAL: $15,430.20 AMOUNT DUE: $15,430.20 Picked Up By:  MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor & Council DATE: July 11, 2025 FROM: Duane Huffman RE: Discussion – Draft Administrative Code Enforcement __________________________________________________________________________ City staff and legal counsel have been at work re-drafting portions of the West Bountiful Municipal Code as it relates to enforcement provisions. Legal counsel intends to have a draft for city council review in time for a presentation at the July 15 meeting (but not in time for this packet). Highlights of the draft will include: • Administrative Notices (minor violations) – civil fines. • Administrative Violation (major violations) – civil fines, may lead to administrative. abatement, permit withholding, or other legal remedies. • Emergency Abatement for imminent life safety hazards. • Administrative Abatement - city abates violation directly and bills the responsible person. • Recordation of Notices – violations recorded with the Davis County Recorder. • Code Enforcement Tax Liens – to collect unpaid fines or costs. • Criminal Prosecution • Civil Judicial Proceedings - Includes injunctions to compel compliance. • Writ of Execution or Garnishment - post-judgment remedies for collecting unpaid penalties or costs. • Performance Bonds • Appeal rights and processes, making use of an outside hearing officer The intent of these changes is to create a toolbox the city can use depending on the severity of violations. Violations could include those related to nuisance, land use noncompliance, business licensing, and generally any other aspect of the municipal code. Staff will take feedback from the council on this matter and follow-up with a final draft for consideration. 550 North 800 West, West Bountiful, UT 84087 (801) 292-4486  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 1 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 17th, 2025 1 PENDING – Not Yet Approved 2 3 Minutes of the West Bountiful City Council meeting held on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025, at West 4 Bountiful City Hall, 550 N 800 West, Davis County, Utah. 5 6 Those in attendance: 7 8 MEMBERS: Mayor Kenneth Romney, Council members James Ahlstrom, Dell Butterfield, 9 Kelly Enquist, and Mark Preece 10 11 STAFF: Duane Huffman (City Administrator), Brandon Erekson (Chief of Police), Steve 12 Maughan (Public Works Director), Kris Nilsen (City Engineer), Steve Doxey (City 13 Attorney), and Remington Whiting (City Recorder) 14 15 PUBLIC: Alan Malan, Richmond Thornley, Simon Mortensen, Dave Ryan and David 16 Goudy 17 18 EXCUSED: Council member Jenn Nielsen 19 20 Mayor Romney called the meeting to order at 7:31 pm. James Ahlstrom gave an invocation, and the 21 Pledge of Allegiance was led by Kelly Enquist. 22 23 1. Approve Agenda 24 25 MOTION: Mark Preece made a motion to approve the agenda. Dell Butterfield 26 seconded the Motion which PASSED by unanimous vote of all members 27 present. 28 29 2. Public Comment 30 31 David Gowdy – 693 W 2300 N – Mr. Gowdy explained that the street adjacent to his property 32 has a long-standing puddle. His neighbors have complained about it because of mosquitoes. 33 Council asked staff to review it for a potential fix which had been done previously. Staff 34 stated how difficult it would be resolve because there is no storm drain nearby. 35 36 Alan Malan – Mr. Malan discussed how the proposed PUD by Ivory Homes could potentially 37 have problems with mosquitoes because of the drainage swells. 38 39 Dave Ryan – 660 W – Mr. Ryan stated that the current project on 660 W had caused the 40 neighborhood to be very dusty. 41 42 43 3. Resolution 572-25 – A Resolution Enacting an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 44 Budget. 45 46 Duane stated that there have been no changes to the proposed FY 2024-2025 budget 47 amendment since the last presentation at the city council meeting on June 3rd, 2025.  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 2 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 17th, 2025 48 49 MOTION: Kelly Enquist made a motion to adopt Resolution 572-25 – A Resolution 50 Enacting an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget. Mark Preece 51 seconded the motion. 52 53 The vote was recorded as follows: 54 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye 55 Kelly Enquist – Aye Mark Preece - Aye 56 57 58 4. Resolution 573-25 – A Resolution Adopting the West Bountiful City Budget and 59 Property Tax Rate for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026. 60 61 Duane briefly reviewed the proposed 2025-2026 FY Budget. Highlights from the budget as 62 well as additional items based on direction from the city council on June 3rd, 2025 were 63 discussed. The council briefly discussed the golf fund balance, the education reimbursement 64 program, the current status of a water bond and additional funds for planning commission 65 training at Utah League of Cities and Towns conferences. 66 67 MOTION: Dell Butterfield made a motion to adopt Resolution 573-25 – A Resolution 68 Adopting the West Bountiful City Budget and Property Tax Rate for the 69 Fiscal Year 2025-2026 with the addition of the $5000 increase to the 70 Educational Fund for the planning commission. James Ahlstrom seconded 71 the motion. 72 73 The vote was recorded as follows: 74 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye 75 Kelly Enquist – Aye Mark Preece - Aye 76 77 5. Ordinance 502-25 – An Ordinance Adopting an Update Employee and Official 78 Compensation Schedule. 79 80 Duane reviewed the proposed updates to the city’s pay scale beginning on July 1st, 2025. He 81 then explained that state law now requires a separate public hearing, which was held at the 82 previous meeting, and an ordinance for the city’s pay scale. 83 84 MOTION: Mark Preece made a motion to adopt Ordinance 502-25 – An Ordinance 85 Adopting an Update Employee and Official Compensation Schedule. Kelly 86 Enquist seconded the motion. 87 88 The vote was recorded as follows: 89 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye 90 Kelly Enquist – Aye Mark Preece - Aye 91 92 93 6. Resolution 574-25 – A Resolution Calling for, Authorizing, and Directing the Submission 94 of, an Opinion Question to West Bountiful City Residents Regarding the Continued  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 3 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 17th, 2025 95 Imposition of a City Option Recreational, Cultural, Botanical, and Zoological Sales and 96 Use Tax. 97 98 Duane explained the process for re-authorizing the RAP tax and that it was now time to 99 develop a question to place on the ballot. He explained that a RAP Tax is a special sales and 100 use tax of 0.01% that can only be used to fund cultural/recreational facilities and activities. It 101 was clarified that the wording of the question would allow the funding of outside facilities and 102 organizations if an interlocal agreement was created. 103 104 MOTION: James Ahlstrom made a motion to adopt Resolution A Resolution Calling 105 for, authorizing, and Directing the Submission of, an Opinion Question to 106 West Bountiful City Residents Regarding the Continued Imposition of a 107 City Option Recreational, Cultural, Botanical, and Zoological Sales and 108 Use Tax with the addition of “to continue to” between “be authorized” and 109 to “impose”. Dell Butterfield seconded the motion. 110 111 The vote was recorded as follows: 112 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye 113 Kelly Enquist – Aye Mark Preece - Aye 114 115 116 7. Presentation of FY 2025 Fraud Risk Assessment. 117 118 Duane explained that the current level is a VERY LOW risk. A perfect score code potentially 119 be achieved as the city continues to improve. 120 121 122 8. Open Meeting Training. 123 124 Duane presented the open meeting training. 125 126 127 9. Meeting Minutes from June 3rd, 2025. 128 129 MOTION: Mark Preece made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from June 3rd, 130 2025. James Ahlstrom seconded the motion which PASSED by unanimous 131 vote of all members presents. 132 133 134 10. Staff Reports 135 136 Police – Brandon Erekson 137 • Demo EV was received for a trial. The vehicle is a Chevy Blazer PP. 138 Public Works – Steve Maughan 139 • 660 W has begun grading in preparation for curb and gutter. The water test did not pass so it 140 will have to be done again this week. 141 • Underground utility work is the priority.  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 4 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 17th, 2025 142 • 1100 W project – working on concrete and almost all curb and sidewalk are done. Driveways 143 will be complete. 144 • Dead trees on trail between 400 N and Pages Lane were removed yesterday. 145 • Elora turned in her notice of departure. She will be leaving in mid-July. 146 Engineering – Kris Nilsen 147 • Continues to work with Steve on projects. 148 • Ivory Homes submitted a 3-lot subdivision. 149 Administration – Duane Huffman 150 • Councilwoman Nielsen requested Duane to ask Councilmember Butterfield and Ahlstrom to 151 run the eating contest at the Independence Day Carnival. They agreed. 152 • Staff is tentatively planning on having a meeting on July 1st. Council confirmed that they 153 would be available. 154 • There has been some controversy surrounding the lights at the city park, but the issue should 155 be resolved with a schedule. 156 157 11. Mayor/Council Reports 158 159 Ken Romney: 160 • New director at Wasatch Integrated Waste Management facility. 161 • Announced to the residents that they can contact mosquito abatement and request them to 162 spray by their house. 163 James Ahlstrom: 164 • Reminder that Centerpointe Theatre unveiling of the second stage will take place tomorrow 165 at 1pm. 166 Dell Butterfield: 167 • Planning Commission is working on classifying new and unclassified businesses. 168 • South Davis Rec Center has a 22% participation increase this year. 169 Kelly Enquist: 170 • Presented Mosquito Abatement Spray numbers for the month of May. 171 • There is a proposed tax increase for the mosquito abatement. But once the bond is paid off, it 172 has historically dropped taxes. 173 Mark Preece: 174 • Will have Sewer District meeting this Thursday. 175 • Thanked Steve and the public works for trimming the trees on the trails. 176 177 12. Closed Session, for the Purpose of Discussing Items Allows Pursuant to UCA 52-4-205 178 and Adjourn. 179 180 MOTION: Mark Preece made a motion to go into closed session to discuss the sale, 181 exchange, or purchase of real property in the Police Training Room and to 182 have the adjournment of that meeting be the adjournment of the regular 183 meeting. Dell Butterfield seconded the motion which PASSED. 184 185 186 The vote was recorded as follows: 187 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 5 of 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING June 17th, 2025 188 Kelly Enquist – Aye Mark Preece - Aye 189 190 ---------------------------------------- 191 192 The foregoing was approved by the West Bountiful City Council by unanimous vote of all members 193 present on July 1st, 2025. 194 195 196 197 Remington Whiting, City Recorder