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Votes at a glance

- Rezoning: The council approved a map amendment for property at 11968 South Redwood Road, changing the zoning from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Commercial Gateway to allow additional conditional uses consistent with the community commercial general plan designation. The Planning Commission had recommended approval and staff concurred.

- Truck route ordinance: The council adopted Ordinance 20557 removing State Route 138 (and related segments as listed in the ordinance) from the city truck‑route map; the change enables signage to restrict truck routes on the identified streets while construction is ongoing. Construction traffic exceptions remain for permitted work activity.

- Interlocal animal‑shelter agreement (consent item): Council approved an interim interlocal agreement with neighboring Herriman City to provide temporary sheltering services while Riverton completes its new shelter facility near Old Farm Park. Building work on the new facility is underway and staff anticipate transitioning services once the new shelter is operational.

- Budget amendment (Resolution 20511): The council approved a mid‑year amendment to the 2024–25 fiscal year budget to cover additional culinary water purchases caused by higher than budgeted usage and timing differences on a planned well project. Staff stated the amendment will be covered using fund balance in the culinary water fund.

- Water fee schedule: After a public hearing, the council adopted a revised water fee schedule (Exhibit A as presented). Councilmembers debated two proposed rate packages; staff said the adopted schedule will be billed beginning April 1 (first bills reflecting the change will be issued in May). The city also authorized a water‑rate study to evaluate longer‑term rate structure options and account‑level changes such as separate billing for master‑metered HOAs and PUDs.

The council did not take formal action on the work‑session discussion about converting engine crews from four to three personnel; instead members asked UFA and staff for station‑level call data and ambulance/deployment details to inform any future decision.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Riverton - City Council Meeting - Mar 04, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","During the meeting council approved a rezone on South Redwood Road, adopted ordinance 20557 changing truck routes, accepted an interlocal animal‑shelter arrangement, approved a mid‑year budget amendment (Resolution 20511) to cover additional culinary water purchases, and adopted a revised water fee schedule (Exhibit A) to take effect April 1.","taxTitle","Riverton , Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",7396,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6649362,"Parkside residents ask Riverton to mark ‘Do Not Block Intersection’ at neighborhood entrance after detour increases cut‑through traffic",520,3832000,4352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521171-1d7f5b45ffa69a04b49995023da96f36&start=3832&end=4352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521171-1d7f5b45ffa69a04b49995023da96f36/thumbnail_3832000.jpg","/articles/6649362/Riverton/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Parkside-residents-ask-Riverton-to-mark-Do-Not-Block-Intersection-at-neighborhood-entrance-after-detour-increases-cutthrough-traffic","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649362-ad689307b2cdf7a3075c2ccfa0e1444c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486552&Signature=h803xHascV75yQkQ-zQcXxVdAd7FKW0mT66weV5NlWeEi~YBKdTOTmLS9w2YrsmHmUwYT0ilILh-PsiterJ5WapJW7UAubj7-BDfxfxvqsUBxWiUqF8tJBrBXZOlP~wyG0Hhvcd~72rfVvLCUYisLJgw8m~GEduSiutxGs6SyImpHNdP~o35MZxtDRfCpJfYNzt972PA801lurByg-sRl932VwTV4EltbPg72Ut7HwsypH8Z9BwYBzE3U8UbJ1M~2JtAW25TEEU1YF8CE4U-JkwE~nXViwV6XQ34uFFeljq78F6Q32lEBsLOUkssOi-08J1aBGaOs6wrY30yPpZFBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Two residents from the Parkside neighborhood urged Riverton council members during the public‑comment period to take near‑term steps to reduce a traffic‑safety problem at their community entrance.

Alexander Johnson told the council that construction on Bangerter Highway and the closure of 130 Fourth have redirected substantial traffic onto 126 South, which now frequently blocks Parkside’s single proper entrance. Johnson said long backups and obstructed sight lines make left turns into the neighborhood unsafe and asked the city to paint a Do Not Block Intersection marking at the entrance to improve safety.

Abigail Patney, another Parkside resident who said she and many neighbors signed a community letter, briefed the council on related issues: the closure has increased wear on private neighborhood roads, created speed and visibility issues on adjacent local streets used as cut‑throughs, and forced residents to rely on the courtesy of drivers when attempting left turns. She said a traffic study had found a traffic signal is not feasible at the entrance and again urged the city to add pavement markings and consider additional enforcement while the regional construction continues.

Council members acknowledged the problem and directed staff to review the request and coordinate with neighboring jurisdictions where appropriate. Staff noted Riverton currently controls the roadway west of Bangerter for the interim period and can evaluate striping and signage while larger state‑managed projects remain underway. Council members said staff would follow up with the residents and review any email or written petition submitted by the neighborhood.","Parkside residents told the council that the closure of 130 Fourth and Bangerter construction have made 126 South the primary route for many drivers, blocking the Parkside entrance; residents requested the city paint 'Do Not Block Intersection' markings and asked for enforcement to reduce unsafe left‑turn and speeding conditions.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6649366,"Riverton council debates 3‑person vs. 4‑person engine staffing with UFA chiefs, weighing budget savings against reduced on‑scene personnel",2326,984000,3310000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521171-1d7f5b45ffa69a04b49995023da96f36&start=984&end=3310","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521171-1d7f5b45ffa69a04b49995023da96f36/thumbnail_984000.jpg","/articles/6649366/Riverton/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Riverton-council-debates-3person-vs-4person-engine-staffing-with-UFA-chiefs-weighing-budget-savings-against-reduced-onscene-personnel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649366-759bf4b3b3774dc2a06263ff661beda9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486552&Signature=JXCZvuKtSdOqfOv~s9XBEBRHkluzwMzzS3i3VYV61wtPyiU3~GnDqadOjGfcRKcoPzoZoXKvRHnN9z2M7IqSvnUwMVLD1OEXK9Z-4Tg2fJMSuM~Zv-wuofPb-D2YEE7AW6dPV53YprA0QCnLB8ML9nnBHCXCyxifNpOXQ0z7zBBnG3zaIWL4Ysg2QDRZyxJJt462ERTx30HmVq4S3MXQ6GRPU2B4m1bfciwpdkWwCie~KyX9e4OqVGUgr2nGZBkdzgArBN3R4301XZLubJdDbsJXTDQe~6I3XhH8wLE0T7in8ExYxXi-zSoFUQbyLSubR2rjUbjzosqL-w72yb1VAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Riverton’s elected officials held an extended work‑session discussion with Unified Fire Authority (UFA) chiefs and city staff about whether to change engine staffing from the current four firefighters per apparatus to three, a planning decision tied to the city’s five‑year budget forecasts.

City staff framed the discussion as a budgetary review: current projections show pressures on the fire‑service fund balance in later years of the five‑year plan, prompting elected officials to consider options. UFA representatives and chiefs described operational consequences if the city reduced staffing.

UFA officials explained the history and operational rationale for moving to four‑person engines. They traced the change to a series of staffing and system reorganizations dating to the early 2000s and the 2006 period when ambulance services were restructured. UFA said member jurisdictions are authorized by their interlocal agreement to set staffing levels; historically many stations converted to four‑person staffing as ambulances were consolidated and personnel reassigned.

Chiefs told the council that Riverton’s current configuration — two ambulances and multiple heavy apparatus distributed across three stations (Station 121, Station 124 and the older Station 120) — yields roughly “12 firefighters a day for the cost of 8” through regional specialty units (heavy rescue and HAZMAT) staged at Riverton stations. Moving both stations to three‑person engines would reduce daily staffing roughly 33 percent (a difference of about four firefighters per day for the city), officials said, and would likely require specialty rescue companies and some ambulances to be deployed from outside the city. That would increase out‑of‑service time in some circumstances because fewer personnel remain on heavy apparatus when a crew member must accompany a patient for transport.

UFA presented tradeoffs: a switch to three‑person engines cuts labor costs (the city was shown a multi‑hundred‑thousand‑dollar annual savings estimate in their briefing), but chiefs cautioned it also reduces immediate on‑scene manpower and shifts specialty resources’ staging. Council members asked for more granular station‑level call counts and ambulance deployment data; officials said 2024 call totals were roughly 2,100 across the city, distributed unevenly across stations (UFA gave station totals in the conversation). Several council members proposed a compromise: keep Station 121 staffed at four and consider changing Station 124 to three if station‑by‑station call volumes and ambulance coverage supported that move.

Council members also sought clarity about operational impacts, including the frequency specialty units leave the city and the effect of transports on engine in‑service time. UFA leaders said specialty units respond regionally and are sometimes dispatched from Riverton to incidents elsewhere in the UFA service area, and that those units are typically called about once a week for significant incidents. UFA emphasized that staffing decisions may be revisited year‑to‑year; the city could try a staffing model change for the 2025–26 fiscal year and revert if the council decides the change is not acceptable.

Several council members and public commenters, including career firefighters, urged caution about cutting on‑scene personnel given population growth and rising call volume. Others argued the city must balance rising personnel costs and consider phased or partial changes rather than systemwide cuts. Council members asked for additional information and data to inform a possible future direction, including station‑level call counts, ambulance surge behavior, and a clearer projection of how savings would appear in the city’s five‑year fund balance. Council did not take a formal vote in the work session; several council members asked staff and UFA to return with the requested data and, if necessary, a formal resolution to provide explicit direction ahead of the next budget cycle.","Council discussed changing staffing from four to three firefighters on fire engines for the 2025–26 fiscal year after UFA chiefs outlined operational impacts, potential savings and tradeoffs including loss of specialty unit availability and increases in out‑of‑service time for apparatus during medical transports.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_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":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6649370,"Council reviews plans for Mountain Ridge 10-acre public park, discusses splash pad, parking and trail connections",839,141000,980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2521171-1d7f5b45ffa69a04b49995023da96f36&start=141&end=980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2521171-1d7f5b45ffa69a04b49995023da96f36/thumbnail_141000.jpg","/articles/6649370/Riverton/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Council-reviews-plans-for-Mountain-Ridge-10-acre-public-park-discusses-splash-pad-parking-and-trail-connections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6649370-fd35d6d34d52da89ccc8e2fb24e7bc09/orig.mp4?Expires=1770486552&Signature=c7QkCoevgoAT1IMDfVJICma~Fg83rjjoM9MvEyAnPZHVTkM4YD0ASTJPipcF2WjBhgMe1aiX~5Os7~o-T3~BVzRQI~qICM9WcmLPQTGQBwz-vaazholuc-SWVQrKtFNuYB0M4mgi~BjCmqiYps-DrMNHtLXhkGNu5gV7GhPDUU2KPWM74UxXDQ4G9IklVqgAMtl-sRMwVHqJYwqi3DrYp88TXrF9axY-75dlULqrOOT2NkUfSN84rthkB5cKx6WMO8axnnvLQPNjCtdDVO6tRzLopOH9k2Mzmw~hMKJ~Z0z6Gl6lza6quKZBDoluUEXbGc82CS1axBclXIueeUS0DA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Riverton council members on the work‑session agenda reviewed preliminary plans for a 10‑acre public park that will be part of the Mountain Ridge residential development and heard from the developer’s representative about timing, amenities and connections to nearby trails.

The plan shown to the council places formal amenities on the southern and middle portions of the site — two scaled soccer fields with adjacent parking, a playground and a splash pad near the center, and lit pickleball courts — while reserving the irregularly shaped north end for informal passive space and walking trails along the canal. The clubhouse and pool for Mountain Ridge would be private to the development and sit outside the public park acreage; the public portion totals 10 acres (the full development area would be roughly 12 acres if the private clubhouse and pool are included).

Council members and parks‑committee representatives urged clarity about who will own and operate which features, asked about restroom locations, and pressed the developer and staff for more detail on parking and water use. Council member Broeker asked whether parking is adequate for tournaments; the developer said the design team and the Parks & Trails Committee reviewed parking and expect additional on‑street parking will be used for peak events. Staff confirmed two restroom locations are included in plans. Council member McDougall asked whether soccer fields were proposed on the south end; staff confirmed that is the intent, and that the fields are planned to be programmable for organized play.

Several council members raised questions about the proposed splash pad given the city’s desert climate and the staffing and public‑health requirements tied to recirculated water systems. Parks Committee members told the council they recommended a splash pad to serve West and Southwest neighborhoods; staff noted the city historically has not used recirculating water for splash pads because of health‑department testing and maintenance obligations, and said the design team will study whether a splash pad is feasible and how it would be operated. Council member Perucci said demand from families for splash‑type amenities is high but acknowledged water availability concerns raised by colleagues.

On funding and schedule, the developer reported plan submittals for Greenford Lane — the roadway that provides park frontage — are in and that the developer intends to build the road once those plans are approved, with the goal of starting park construction this year if permits and approvals proceed. The developer also told the council impact fees already paid by the project will help finance the park improvements, and that some park area will be used for storm‑water retention. Staff noted the park design has gone through the Parks & Trails Committee and that the item is early in the design phase; the project has not yet been submitted to the Planning Commission for approval.

Council members applauded the overall layout and asked staff to return with more detail on parking counts, splash‑pad water and operations, restroom locations, accessibility and the exact timeline for Greenford Lane and related phases. Several council members emphasized the intent to maintain a clear physical separation on the plans between private clubhouse/pool amenities and the public park.

The developer and parks staff said they will incorporate council feedback into the next design iteration and bring revised plans back to the council and planning staff for formal review and subsequent Planning Commission consideration.","Riverton City Council and developers previewed plans for a 10‑acre public park within the Mountain Ridge subdivision, including soccer fields, playground, splash pad, pickleball courts, trail connections along the canal and two restroom locations; council asked questions about parking, water for a splash pad and project timing.","actionData","errors"]

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