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Fire Marshal Turner observed smoke while driving through downtown and confirmed flames at the Lucky 5 restaurant beneath the Mansard façade. He radioed for a response, entered the restaurant to evacuate staff, and also evacuated the adjacent north building as a precaution while crews assessed possible attic involvement. Firefighters operated on the roof and attic areas to stop the fire from spreading.

Chief Hales told the council the quick recognition and fast work of firefighters prevented more extensive structural loss: “If it gets in the attic, it's usually pretty hard to stop at that one spot. And so we were able to stop that very quickly because of quick action and recognition.” He said there were no injuries and that Lucky 5 was back in business within 12 hours; the storefront remains boarded to secure a damaged section until repairs can be made.

Council members applauded the crews for the visible response and the city noted there were no reported injuries and normal business operations resumed. Staff did not present any requests for additional funding related to the incident at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Spanish Fork City Council | Jan 7, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Spanish Fork Fire & EMS reported firefighters quickly stopped a fire at Lucky 5 restaurant’s Mansard façade and prevented spread to the attic; the restaurant reopened within 12 hours with a boarded facade and no injuries reported.","taxTitle","Spanish Fork City Council, Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah","taxId",67304,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6397209,"Spanish Fork’s Festival of Lights sets nightly records in first year of advance ticketing; organizers outline fixes for crowding",670,2510000,3180000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2094255-204169ef26d0ef52f74e3e3e00c99ef5&start=2510&end=3180","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2094255-204169ef26d0ef52f74e3e3e00c99ef5/thumbnail_2510000.jpg","/articles/6397209/Utah/Spanish-Forks-Festival-of-Lights-sets-nightly-records-in-first-year-of-advance-ticketing-organizers-outline-fixes-for-crowding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6397209-0705b529165e7110ae3d711ba5bee247/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171603&Signature=C5-jXqLnqn3669WMwEVJxkPi0aB2-nru588kx3NtjvtiDtFuywT--cMEghNblOTSlCakOKdmnoKjQk5r7-m0INB4SfhSGlY4~Hfr4bz8-hong8A48NwmoLAa5ssZiB32C8irbhCRZCZkQqmlU4dvIWkb~oxEZ0bWfKThISRFQVV2fVjQT04ad6whPULaj5KuYR4PiuCoqJiTDEEO7zCPk-BTxBlzF7WVburg30q-6v4ExTiVwmWTLFcF9RDre-mNz4n7uTpje7RrQbpqEsookLPPv8dLgH-GuhrnGRjhKi6pahVlaMQhUdA2ZEsAY~CWwAdFA9F5L3JiPjLUsFMIHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and the Parks & Recreation director reported to the Spanish Fork City Council on Jan. 7 that the 32nd annual Festival of Lights, the first year with advance timed ticketing, largely succeeded in reducing long backups and distributing cars across time slots while producing new operational data to guide changes.

Dale Robinson, Parks & Recreation, said ticketing produced the event’s new single‑night record of 1,079 cars and a season total just under 20,000 cars, spread over fewer nights than prior years. “We had the most cars that we've ever had. Our new record of 1079 cars in 1 night,” Robinson said. Robinson and other staff described three recurring issues and remedies:
- Box‑office (gate) sales: about 4,100 cars paid at the gate without advance tickets. Staff allowed those drivers in during this first year and said better pre‑event messaging is needed.
- Time‑slot confusion: some drivers expected ticket holders to cut to the front; staff moved to proactively contact ticket purchasers with clear instructions and to place staff along lines to check tickets earlier.
- Underused late hours: later time slots were consistently less popular; staff suggested adjusting prices or promotional tactics to shift demand.

Organizers still saw traffic improvements compared with the worst prior years: Robinson said flow was “much better” and the worst backups did not reach the fire station as they had previously. Staff noted that three nights exceeded 1,000 cars and that the event ran five fewer days this year (a shorter season because of calendar timing). City leaders said data collected this year will be used to adjust pricing, time-slot length and signage; they also discussed moving ticket processing physically along the line to speed entry.

Council members and staff encouraged residents to give feedback and to volunteer for future staffing work; organizers also noted that advance data will allow targeted adjustments to better distribute demand across the season.

No formal council vote was required for this report; organizers said follow‑up operational changes will be made administratively by parks staff.","Festival organizers reported a record single-night attendance of 1,079 cars and nearly 20,000 cars overall during the 32nd Festival of Lights, the first year the city used timed advance tickets. Staff said the new system reduced some congestion but led to challenges with box‑office (gate) sales and public understanding of time slots.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6397214,"Spanish Fork discusses Utah County winter warming centers; county requests $5,000 contribution",921,5464000,6385000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2094255-204169ef26d0ef52f74e3e3e00c99ef5&start=5464&end=6385","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2094255-204169ef26d0ef52f74e3e3e00c99ef5/thumbnail_5464000.jpg","/articles/6397214/Utah/Spanish-Fork-discusses-Utah-County-winter-warming-centers-county-requests-5000-contribution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6397214-0cb56c600d0298c534cddda29b6a6b6e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171603&Signature=LTR51mi4oOVYWqOshrExOT-SwoSeCGJcw3o-Vk6mBIwS1utIdSagIFszohuzozNo1MdkhW9mgWRSM7H5ZGm0Fx8PlLIVXiWR~ArMvallEaRJimxI4bmG4eLjVGam-QlO8NiZpUuhxW7qGW3hwijz8p9gf-6G-0bHQH6MqXK3U3qx9PD1PwHz89PPC7qxvo3XTF8BFqdfTLpoqA04sxbjSOFKfjFwF0FmaWbZYRqLvQxqh9-eMKle4xZw3la8a8wBxZvweTGJeX3YXnFid83yvqneVIYX9nNdo59w7V038RyVSnxUdtltElxLMKIo~9h9qMff7AiF15xGvzjFL6NHNA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spanish Fork City Council members on Jan. 7 held a discussion about Utah County’s winter warming‑center plan and a county request that cities contribute a per‑resident amount to help cover retrofits and operating costs.

County staff and local representatives described a countywide plan that uses three Provo‑area locations on a rotating schedule as the county’s primary overnight warming centers. Council staff said Utah County invested about $200,000 to retrofit its primary facility (the county’s “red building”/Genesis Project) and asked municipalities to contribute approximately $100 per 1,000 residents; for Spanish Fork the suggested contribution is $5,000.

Seth (city staff/mayor—name used in discussion) and other council members framed the request as part of a broader county effort that combines county funds, state withheld sales‑tax dollars and nonprofit volunteer staffing. Staff emphasized the county plan relies heavily on nonprofit partners and volunteers for night‑shift staffing and asked residents who can to donate blankets, winter clothing and hygiene supplies; organizers also posted a JustServe/volunteer page with an Amazon wish list and shift sign‑ups.

Council members asked about permanence and budget impacts. City staff said the proposed interlocal agreement would be ongoing until future plans change and that the recommended $5,000 could be paid from the city’s general fund administrative balance without an immediate budget amendment. No final council action was taken that night; staff said the item could be placed on a subsequent meeting agenda for approval.

Council members and staff noted the difference between charitable donations and government responsibility: several councilmembers described the county‑run warming centers as a public service the county and its cities must provide under state direction and law, whereas donations of blankets and volunteer time are complementary community responses.

Seth urged residents to use the posted JustServe links to volunteer or drop off needed items; Commissioner Gordon (Utah County) was credited in the meeting for helping lead the county planning effort.","Councilmembers reviewed Utah County’s winter warming plan, which rotates three night shelters in Provo, and discussed a county request that Spanish Fork contribute about $5,000 toward capital and operating costs. No interlocal agreement was approved at the meeting; city staff said the item could return for formal action.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6397219,"Spanish Fork Council approves Healthy School Meals resolution, first-responder mental health contract and personnel policy updates",0,6262000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2094255-204169ef26d0ef52f74e3e3e00c99ef5&start=6262&end=6262","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2094255-204169ef26d0ef52f74e3e3e00c99ef5/thumbnail_6262000.jpg","/articles/6397219/Utah/Spanish-Fork-Council-approves-Healthy-School-Meals-resolution-first-responder-mental-health-contract-and-personnel-policy-updates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6397219-b6d975928df33af15fd8773161a35c3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771171603&Signature=SdY2DF-4CSEUVjQzUuc7gGl307RgQ7H25gam3LLgGDO7NYUjhTPVivArbDAEl9FTmjhjUHiygpqKSj5NtxGBFohD6xPiFYDzp1Y1B0lJhuA1COPGIWRr7f5TNeP51zNXOFkawWerkIKXrwG-2Lonqnk7dIS1N1F6r3Y~-Z20MzJS09xo5E56BxQoB42l2wAmMCXe~BXZy~aNggWYYV1-zJ-MmMoptDyVthrBr4cMlUJOl8v2sDznQW-4bTkampW8Ub-qFLjLRVtJzMV~aVpWMqOIDKsp5wq5W96MzomvQcJj-lhUQ6G~4~7YY2FPw2noWDg7kpj4rGQ-taByTh6XZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Spanish Fork City Council on Jan. 7 voted unanimously to support a state-level effort to provide healthy school meals for qualifying students, approved a professional-services agreement to expand mental-health options for city first responders, and adopted revisions to the city personnel policy that add cybersecurity and generative-AI rules and expand cell-phone stipend options.

The council’s most prominent action was passage of a resolution backing the Healthy School Meals for All concept, a state-level measure Representative Tyler Clancy is advancing. Kira Olsen, who serves as Miss South Utah Valley Teen and came to the council to present the resolution, told the council the issue is personal to her after attending a town hall hosted by Rep. Clancy: “1 in 6 children in Utah have no idea where their next meal is coming from.” The council voted to adopt the resolution as presented.

Council members also approved an agreement with a provider of first-responder–focused mental-health services. City staff said the program supplements the municipal employee assistance program (EAP) by offering therapy modalities geared to first responders, including ART and EMDR, on an “a la carte” basis (pay as used). City officials said the contract will be paid, if needed, from a previously awarded Department of Public Safety grant for first‑responder mental‑health services; no new general-fund appropriation was required that night.

Council members approved personnel-policy updates that include: allowing new positions to receive a cell-phone stipend (current city phones may remain on the city plan until employees transition), adding a cyber-security and data‑protection section, and adding guidance and restrictions on employee use of generative-AI tools. Officials said the AI policy is intended to limit sharing of protected or proprietary data with free third‑party tools and to require use of approved, paid platforms when city data ownership is required.

Votes at a glance:
- Healthy School Meals for All resolution (adopted). Motion: “that this resolution be adopted.” Mover: Councilman Tooke; second: Councilman Marshall. Roll call: Councilman Oiler — yes; Councilman Carden — yes; Councilman Tooke — yes; Councilman Marshall — yes.
- Agreement for professional services (first‑responder mental‑health resources) (approved). Motion: “approve the agreement for professional services related to first responders and Spanish Fork City Public Safety.” Mover: Councilman Carden; second: (not specified in roll call exchange). Roll call: Councilman Marshall — yes; Councilman Tooke — yes; Councilman Carden — yes; Councilman Oiler — yes.
- Reappointment of two library board members (approved). Motion: “these 2 individuals be reappointed on the library board.” Mover: Councilman Tooke; second: Councilman Marshall. Roll call: Councilman Oiler — yes; Councilman Carden — yes; Councilman Tooke — yes; Councilman Marshall — yes.
- Appointment to Fiesta Days Rodeo Committee (approved). Motion: “accept the appointment of Mark to the rodeo committee.” Mover: Councilman Marshall; second: Councilman Carden. Roll call: Councilman Tooke — yes; Councilman Carden — yes; Councilman Oiler — yes; Councilman Marshall — yes.
- Personnel policy updates resolution (approved). Motion: “approve the personnel, policy updates resolution.” Mover: Councilman Carden; second: Councilman Tooke. Roll call: Councilman Marshall — yes; Councilman Oiler — yes; Councilman Carden — yes; Councilman Tooke — yes.

Council members and staff said the collective votes were intended to shore up services and clarify internal procedures. City staff emphasized the first-responder agreement is intended as a supplement to existing EAP coverage and will be drawn on only when appropriate. The personnel-policy changes were described as administrative updates and compliance steps with state and federal law.

The council did not discuss any additional city appropriations for the measures approved that night; staff said the first‑responder services can be covered by an existing $25,000 Department of Public Safety grant, and policy changes do not require a new operating appropriation.

A city staff member said the council will circulate the adopted Healthy School Meals resolution to state legislators to support Representative Clancy’s work on the bill filed as House Bill 100.","At its Jan. 7 meeting the Spanish Fork City Council adopted a resolution urging the Utah Legislature to consider Healthy School Meals for All, approved a pay-as-you-go contract offering first-responder mental-health services, and adopted several personnel policy updates including cell-phone stipends and generative-AI rules.","actionData","errors"]

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Firefighters stop attic fire at Lucky 5 on Main Street; business back in operation the next day

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Spanish Fork discusses Utah County winter warming centers; county requests $5,000 contribution

Spanish Fork Council approves Healthy School Meals resolution, first-responder mental health contract and personnel policy updates