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, SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025, AT THE CITY OFFICES Invocation/Thought – Dell Butterfield; Pledge of Allegiance – James Ahlstrom 1. Approve Agenda. 2. Youth City Council Swearing In – 2025-2026 Term 3. Public Comment - Two minutes per person; five minutes if on behalf of a group. 4. Lakeside Golf Course Report. 5. Meeting Minutes from August 19th and August 26th, 2025. 6. Staff Reports–Police, Public Works, Engineering, Admin & Community Development. 7. Mayor/Council Reports. 8. Closed Session, if necessary, for the Purpose of Discussing Items Allowed Pursuant to UCA § 52-4-205. 9. 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 August 29th, 2025.  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 1 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 19, 2025 1 PENDING – Not Yet Approved 2 3 Minutes of the West Bountiful City Council meeting held on Tuesday, August 19th, 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, Jenn Nielsen and Mark Preece 10 11 STAFF: Duane Huffman (City Administrator), Brandon Erekson (Chief of Police) Steve 12 Maughan (Public Works Director), Steve Doxey (City Attorney), Kris Nielsen (City 13 Engineer), and Remington Whiting (City Recorder) 14 15 PUBLIC: Alan Malan, Richmond Thornley, Tyler Payne, Simon Mortenson, Melodi Farley, 16 Kara Kol, Jason Kol, Rob Merrick, Joyce Price, Jason Nielsen, Paul Giles, Gary Jacketta, 17 Jason Williams 18 19 EXCUSED: 20 21 22 Work Session 23 24 Duane introduced Michael Romero from UDOT, the project lead regarding the I-15 project. 25 26 Michael Romero reviewed the scope of the project and provided general details of the project plan. 27 He explained that the project is estimated to cost $3.9 billion and would take approximately four 28 years to complete once construction begins. He noted that an RFP process will take place for 29 contractors to submit proposals, which will require coordination with Union Pacific due to the 30 railroad running alongside the freeway. 31 32 Specific elements of the project impacting West Bountiful were discussed, including the removal of 33 the left-hand freeway exit and the planned widening of 400 North. Mr. Romero also reviewed 34 UDOT’s property acquisitions, including the hotel and gas stations, and explained the reasoning 35 behind their purchase timing. He mentioned the possibility of surplusing the land in the future. 36 Additional acquisitions and properties that may be affected by the project were also identified. 37 38 Changes to the 500 South interchange were outlined, including modifications to the on- and off- 39 ramps. Mr. Romero further explained that UDOT would provide up to $100,000 for landscaping at 40 each interchange, but the funds would only be provided upon the city entering into a maintenance 41 agreement. Members of the council expressed concern and frustration regarding the limited amount 42 of funding available for landscaping given the overall scale and cost of the project. 43 44 Regular Meeting 45 46 Mayor Romney called the meeting to order at 7:37 pm. Jenn Nielsen shared an Inspirational 47 Thought, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dell Butterfield.  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 2 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 19, 2025 48 49 1. Approve Agenda 50 51 MOTION: Kelly Enquist made a motion to approve the agenda. Mark Preece seconded 52 the Motion which PASSED by unanimous vote of all members present. 53 54 2. Public Comment 55 56 No Comment. 57 58 3. Ordinance 504-25 – An Ordinance Creating a Planned Unit Development Overlay for 59 21.14 Acres of Real Property Located Within the City at Approximately 1550 West 400 60 North. 61 62 Duane provided an overview of what a Planned Unit Development (PUD) is and explained 63 that adopting Ordinance 504-25 is a legislative decision of the council. He reviewed the 64 flexibility requested by Ivory Homes, which included lot size, length of dead ends, roadway 65 cross sections (curb, drainage, pavement width, and length of dead-end streets), and an 66 expanded timetable to record plats. Duane also outlined project benefits such as road designs, 67 installation of a white rail fence along the east side road, and open areas. He emphasized that 68 the development agreement serves as a contract between the city and the developer. 69 70 Skylar Tolbert, representing Ivory Homes, addressed the council regarding the closure of the 71 400 North entrance to the property due to unauthorized dumping by trucks in violation of their 72 permit. He clarified that the PUD request does not include any bonus density. Mr. Tolbert 73 discussed project benefits previously outlined by Duane and further discussed the requested 74 flexibility items. 75 76 MOTION: James Ahlstrom made a motion to adopt Ordinance 504-25 – An Ordinance 77 Creating a Planned Unit Development Overlay for 21.14 Acres of Real 78 Property Located Within the City at Approximately 1550 West 400 North. 79 Mark Preece seconded the motion. 80 81 The vote was recorded as follows: 82 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye 83 Kelly Enquist – Aye Jenn Nielsen – Aye 84 Mark Preece - Aye 85 86 87 4. Resolution 576-25 – A Resolution Adopting an Investment Policy Statement. 88 89 Duane explained that the proposed resolution would adopt the city’s first formal Investment 90 Policy Statement (IPS). He then explained that the purpose of the policy is to ensure that any 91 investments are made in compliance with the Utah Money Management Act. He stated that 92 staff believe that the current economic climate (e.g. the likelihood of interest rates falling) 93 combined with the city’s assets and cash flow history, would make now a prudent time to 94 adopt such a policy and engage in other forms of investments.  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 3 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 19, 2025 95 96 Mr. Jason Williams, a representative from Moreton Asset Management, addressed the council. 97 His presentation included the background of Moreton, framework on how the city could 98 invest their funds, a liquidity analysis as well as data points regarding short term and long- 99 term investments. 100 101 Jason Nielsen - Finance Director for the State of Utah – cautioned the council to always 102 maintain enough liquidity so that investments would not have to be sold and to be prudent 103 with the general length of investments. 104 105 MOTION: Dell Butterfield made a motion to adopt Resolution 576-25 – A Resolution 106 Adopting an Investment Policy Statement. Kelly Enquist seconded the 107 motion. 108 109 The vote was recorded as follows: 110 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye 111 Kelly Enquist – Aye Jenn Nielsen – Aye 112 Mark Preece - Aye 113 114 115 5. Monthly Financial Report. 116 117 Duane presented a financial report that had previously been emailed to the city council. The 118 report included the prior year, the current year, the budget and the difference. He reported that 119 revenues are higher than budgeted. 120 121 122 6. Meeting Minutes from August 5th and August 14th, 2025. 123 124 MOTION: James Ahlstrom made a motion to approve the meeting minutes from 125 August 5th and August 14th, 2025. Jenn Nielsen seconded the motion which 126 PASSED by unanimous vote of all members presents. 127 128 129 7. Staff Reports 130 131 Police Department – Brandon Erekson 132 • Sent the police stats report to the council earlier this week. 133 • Officer Santos will complete FTO. 134 • Officer De La Luz and Officer Salazar will be conducting their “ghost weeks” shortly. 135 Public Works – Steve Maughan 136 • Seal Coat work will begin on 1200 N on Friday. 137 • All planned asphalt maintenance will hopefully be done mid-September. 138 • 1100 N project is nearing completion. 139 • 660 W work continues. Finished grade is scheduled for the 1st week in September and 140 pavement will begin the 2nd week of September. 141  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 4 of 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 19, 2025 142 Engineering – Kris Nilsen 143 • Continues to help with other departments. 144 Administration/Community Development – Duane Huffman 145 • Special City council meeting will take place on August 26th to certify the results of the 146 municipal primary election. 147 • A Meet the Candidate night will be held on October 1st for residents to hear from candidates. 148 • Staff is working on licensing home occupations that are operating without a license. 149 150 8. Mayor/Council Reports 151 152 Ken Romney: 153 • South Davis Metro Fire has determined to staff an additional truck during red flag days. 154 • Shared his appreciation towards staff. 155 James Ahlstrom: 156 • Nothing to report. 157 Dell Butterfield: 158 • Expressed appreciation for the police department. 159 • Planning Commission approved three conditional use permits last week. 160 • Recreation Center continues to discuss future improvements. 161 Kelly Enquist: 162 • Mosquito abatement continues to spray at night. 163 • Founders Day is on September 13th. 164 Jenn Nielsen: 165 • Received a complaint regarding ADA compliance near a trail. Steve will look into it. 166 • YCC will be sworn in on September 2nd. 167 Mark Preece: 168 • South Davis Sewer District meeting will be later this week. 169 170 9. Adjourn 171 172 MOTION: Jenn Nielsen made a motion adjourn the meeting of the West Bountiful 173 City Council. James Ahlstrom seconded the motion which PASSED by 174 unanimous vote of all members present. 175 ---------------------------------------- 176 177 The foregoing was approved by the West Bountiful City Council by unanimous vote of all members 178 present on September 2nd, 2025. 179 180 181 182 Remington Whiting, City Recorder  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 1 of 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 14, 2025 1 PENDING – Not Yet Approved 2 3 Minutes of the West Bountiful City Council meeting held on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, at West 4 Bountiful City Hall, 550 North 800 West, West Bountiful City, Davis County, Utah. 5 6 Those in attendance: 7 8 MEMBERS: Council members James Ahlstrom, Dell Butterfield, Kelly Enquist, Jenn 9 Nielsen and Mark Preece 10 11 STAFF: Duane Huffman (City Administrator), Remington Whiting (City Recorder) 12 13 PUBLIC: Julie Thompson, Richmond Thornley 14 15 EXCUSED: Mayor Kenneth Romney 16 17 Mayor Pro-Tem Mark Preece called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. 18 19 1. Approve Agenda 20 21 MOTION: James Ahlstrom made a motion to approve the agenda. Jenn Nielsen 22 seconded the Motion which PASSED by unanimous vote of all members 23 present. 24 25 2. Canvass of the 2025 West Bountiful Municipal Primary Election. 26 27 Remington Whiting presented the Primary Election Canvass report to the council and 28 explained that they are acting as a board of canvassers. The report included a summary report 29 showing the votes cast by precinct, a precinct map, and a county report that included a Pre- 30 Election Test and audit report, a register of reports and a canvass Audit Certification. 31 32 Brian Mckenzie, the Davis County Clerk, introduced himself and briefly explained the 33 contents of the County report. 34 35 Duane Huffman noted that the turnout for the election was 31.37%, and such a high turnout 36 for a primary election was rare before vote-by-mail. 37 38 Votes Cast: Total Votes – 1118. Julie Nichols Thompson – 741, Mark W Preece – 482, 39 Kelly Enquist – 416, Richmond S. Thornley – 334, Frank Yingst – 42 . 40 41 MOTION: Jenn Nielsen made a motion to accept the 2025 Municipal Primary 42 Election Canvass as presented and declare nominated Julie Nicholas 43 Thompson, Mark W Preece, Kelly Enquist and Richmond S. Thornley. 44 James Ahlstrom seconded the motion which PASSED. 45 46 The vote was recorded as follows: 47 James Ahlstrom – Aye Dell Butterfield – Aye  WEST BOUNTIFUL Page 2 of 2 CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 14, 2025 48 Kelly Enquist – Aye Jenn Nielsen – Aye 49 Mark Preece - Aye 50 51 52 3. Adjourn. 53 54 MOTION: Kelly Enquist made a motion to adjourn this meeting of the West Bountiful 55 City Council. Dell Butterfield seconded the motion which PASSED by 56 unanimous vote of all members present. 57 58 59 ---------------------------------------- 60 61 The foregoing was approved by the West Bountiful City Council by unanimous vote of all members 62 present on September 2nd, 2025. 63 64 65 66 Remington Whiting, City Recorder