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City staff and the city's bond consultant described the financing gap and the options. Staff described a proposal in which Bank of Utah, the city's existing bond purchaser, would grant a one-time waiver of an internal additional-debt test (the city had promised more than two times coverage when issuing earlier bonds) on two conditions: the new issuance would include a three-year call-protection period and any future refinancing would require refunding all outstanding series together. Staff reported indicative pricing at just under 5 percent on a 20-year deal and estimated additional annual debt service of roughly $280,000 over 20 years for the $3.5 million gap.

Jenny, city finance/planning staff, outlined a plan staff said would avoid a property-tax increase: reduce the city's target general-fund year-end balance from the current practiced maximum of 35 percent down to about 20 percent and reassign the 15 percentage-point difference as available capacity to absorb the additional annual debt service. Jenny said the city's fund-balance maximum had been accumulating since a 2022 property-tax decision and that the reduction would not constitute a tax rate change.

City staff said the architectural design is nearly complete and that the additional $3.5 million would allow the design to be built with a limited list of alternates removed (for example, the sally port for police would be one alternative). Staff emphasized the project team's goal to limit scope changes and noted risks from continuing price inflation if the city delayed.

Council members asked questions about timing, call-protection terms, the possibility of a refunding trigger, and the risk of being required to pay off existing lower-rate bonds if the city later refinanced. Staff said Bank of Utah requested that any future refunding would need to include all outstanding series rather than only the newest tranche, and that staff would seek contractual language (a 'kill switch') to protect the city if construction bids came back materially higher than projected.

Council did not take a formal roll-call vote on the financing package at the meeting. Council members gave unanimous verbal support for staff to proceed to a parameters meeting and public hearings in the next month and asked staff to return with the bond parameters and any required protective language. Staff said the earliest practical schedule would be a parameters meeting in April, a public hearing in May, and a close in late May or early June if markets and bond counsel align.

Staff said the total project budget is $12.5 million; the city already has $9 million in prior-authorized bonds and seeks the remaining $3.5 million to finish construction. Staff also said the ordinance would be a sales-and-franchise-tax revenue bond, consistent with the city's 2022 and 2023 bond series, not a local building authority issuance.

The council provided direction to pursue the additional issuance and related budget adjustments; staff will return with bond parameters, proposed contract language, and a recommended schedule for public meetings and required disclosures.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Harrisville City Council Meeting March 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Harrisville staff told the council the city needs about $3.5 million more to complete a $12.5 million public-safety building and asked permission to pursue an additional bond issue while reassigning part of the city's fund balance to avoid a tax increase.","taxTitle","Harrisville Planning Commision, Harrisville , Weber County, Utah","taxId",21257,"location","Utah","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":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6284325,"Harrisville council adopts parks impact-fee ordinance after public hearing, 3–2",2258,1042000,3300000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582087-788b36712c38b956d3cf60ff463979a0&start=1042&end=3300","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582087-788b36712c38b956d3cf60ff463979a0/thumbnail_1042000.jpg","/articles/6284325/Utah/Harrisville-council-adopts-parks-impact-fee-ordinance-after-public-hearing-32","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284325-73379611f53b72046fbc7812d095f948/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170613&Signature=Zo9bOmcqPf2NiceeFd6N~cuaQXeGOG4Dlkvu-6srug8eLVSpTUnW6p68tN9BXJV9LwJel6PB-R5RmjSp7K0elBRDRiPzvWKBzMeqnIkXlbMrXxKiCL070fkAJcEHKCUn4FAuqcyq2VbYPf7ZqptnqcijDGE~Xhc~jgWQdG2eLrhpXcrx5whzhqdlq1AQTIF5xGVpKHhkPrzy1cAxBXnWjcbZQK2pbb8Uh1dudcVtrtAGm1dkzt5iNSMaDj86MC84Fy3ZPtxUY2SinDy98Ku08VFhKSiTs~jy3P3hu9mPXE9vr75R5qOxSTI7o92cFUNZJeM4WLxq18ZYv5btroZBbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","HARRISVILLE — The Harrisville City Council on Tuesday adopted Ordinance 563, raising the city’s parks and recreation impact fee for new residential development to roughly $5,949 per household. The council approved the ordinance on a 3–2 roll call after a public hearing and a staff presentation of the impact-fee analysis.

City consultant Lee Johnson of Zions Public Finance and city planning staff presented an Impact Fee Facilities Plan (IFFP) and Impact Fee Analysis (IFA) the council and the public could review. Johnson said impact fees are one-time charges on new development to cover capital costs associated with growth, limited by Utah Code Title 11, Chapter 36a. He described how the analysis converts the city’s current park service level — measured in improved acres per 1,000 residents — into a per-capita and then per-household fee.

The IFA presented to council calculates a per-capita park improvement cost of $2,023.56 and uses an estimated current household size of 2.34 (U.S. Census Bureau 2023 ACS estimate) to arrive at the recommended per-household fee just under $6,000. Johnson said that figure reflects the cost to preserve the city’s current level of park service as projected growth requires roughly 16 acres of parkland and associated facilities over the 10-year planning horizon.

During the public hearing several residents raised concerns about the fee’s size and the effect on housing affordability. Kevin Harris and other speakers asked council to consider lower amounts and to show line-by-line calculations tying the fee to typical home prices. Staff responded that the impact fee is charged at building-permit issuance, does not vary by market value or assessed property value, and is charged to residential development rather than commercial projects. Jenny, city planning staff, noted that current park impact-fee fund balances are credited against the new fee calculation.

Council discussion focused on comparability with nearby cities, the legal limits of what impact fees may fund, and the city’s choice to set the fee at the study’s calculated maximum rather than a lower amount. Staff reminded council that state law constrains impact-fee uses to system-level capital improvements for new growth and that any collected fees must be spent on qualifying projects within six years or returned under defined circumstances. There is a 90-day waiting period before the adopted fee takes effect.

Roll-call on the motion to adopt Ordinance 563 was: Council Member Christensen — No; Council Member Dullesing — No; Council Member Faucette — Yes; Council Member Jackson — Yes; Council Member White — Yes. The motion passed, 3–2.

The council packet includes the IFFP and IFA, which staff and the consultant said provide the legal and numerical basis for the fee and identify the system parks and planned new park facilities to be funded by the fee. Staff and the consultant said the ordinance sets the maximum legally permissible fee based on current assumptions and that the council may set a lower fee if it chooses; the next statutory review of the fee is recommended in six years.

Votes at a glance: Ordinance 563 — parks and recreation impact fee; outcome: approved, 3–2; key legal authority cited: Utah Code Title 11, Chapter 36a; effective after 90-day waiting period.","After a public hearing and staff presentations, the Harrisville City Council adopted Ordinance 563 to raise the city’s parks and recreation impact fee for new residential development to about $5,949 per household; the measure passed on a 3–2 roll call vote.",{"_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":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6284309,"Council convenes closed executive session on pending or reasonably imminent litigation",240,5160000,5400000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582087-788b36712c38b956d3cf60ff463979a0&start=5160&end=5400","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582087-788b36712c38b956d3cf60ff463979a0/thumbnail_5160000.jpg","/articles/6284309/Utah/Council-convenes-closed-executive-session-on-pending-or-reasonably-imminent-litigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284309-ea58b414306f24f95e77f70cbfe9f164/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170613&Signature=JtjXLSU~6GDb0SEhf21FuYLcdgSrZvAjjA3O~qO4ZjPCpcmRO0PxQ3DwUf~OsfeVbF288b9ZNTWQ-uZcGUVEVgLH4sqnvakflFek7nmUBGkCz~MBWlqXSNaxrGYWHwR4iICv8u5G3vrE-tFAZ4VKBz57WvzyF1~5r2jgMsnBW1lK6FOGq79m2QLXx-HSn8ZiEOXwR24clAiFX--NFKqPML6j51BA8w2rol1KHOWXdqdPy6IuU6qqDxLiYRLWvbRUkHoQiHa81zUVsTazqzc924nhonJ4iVhgw3XvW-7HK9a0pAESVl55DzfQ3Rmcf5mIKxz~24YRhshGxoY9oOuAMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","HARRISVILLE — The Harrisville City Council moved into a closed executive session under Utah Code (UCA) 52-4-205(1)(c) to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation.

The council made a motion to enter the closed session citing the statute; the public was excused and the council later made a motion to close the closed session and returned to open session. No substantive details of the litigation were disclosed in public minutes at the meeting's close, and the council adjourned following the return to open session.

The closed session was conducted under the cited statutory authority for strategy sessions regarding litigation; minutes of closed sessions and any subsequent public actions will be handled according to state open-meeting and records law.","At the meeting's end the council voted to go into a closed executive session under UCA 52-4-205(1)(c) to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation and later returned to open session and adjourned.",{"_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":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6284314,"Harrisville honors Detective Jason Keller and swears in new officer Alex Muller",590,166000,756000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2582087-788b36712c38b956d3cf60ff463979a0&start=166&end=756","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2582087-788b36712c38b956d3cf60ff463979a0/thumbnail_166000.jpg","/articles/6284314/Utah/Harrisville-honors-Detective-Jason-Keller-and-swears-in-new-officer-Alex-Muller","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6284314-a97376714c5a4a1a22f143c6772e634c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170613&Signature=T8Ta2oGJ7~AE7Ui74uu~e6WB1j4TipsSDkCwfSNz4SoKZ33ik8DNPd--TQrqfK0FbqMvgqbdi440UeWAvHfHbV8FaGMqnihwTBQR4EsdKf-VH1m5NllJnIUFG-9JFiHTNwoKn3ItZcldngbZQqAQsqXBoJJU9D0F1SnqwLi43fTzZXkwXoD3SBN1d9~4qA0x1VYQzc2sz8DfqWmHkUu2zmPW22jqbYXXGgaZtv8IKBwKeUo3zfTdu6HD0~GT~qdzButH3ZUTWS22nx~-7tTZ3NU3Hy3fPkK~EhbO720xO7Gau2zM5uZyxk0H~3glpbES02pS79QA52DvpfUurMu5pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","HARRISVILLE — The Harrisville City Council recognized Detective Jason Keller for his work with investigations and community events and administered the oath of office to a newly hired officer.

At the start of the meeting Assistant Chief (unnamed) reviewed Detective Keller's five years with the Harrisville Police Department, his roles as lead detective, instructor on autism and de-escalation, FTO-certified officer, licensed drone pilot, and state-certified phlebotomist. The assistant chief noted Keller's participation in the Weaver Morgan homicide task force and the U.S. Marshals Violent Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (VFAST).

The assistant chief announced that the Utah Chiefs of Police Association selected Keller to receive the Small Department Officer of the Year Award for 2025; staff said the award will be presented at the association's conference at the Dixie Center at the end of the month. Sergeant Alicia Davis was explicitly acknowledged as Keller's supervisor.

Following the recognition, the council administered the oath of office to Alex Muller, a newly hired officer who is new to law enforcement and will join the department's patrol rotation. Staff said the department is now fully staffed.

The council and staff thanked Keller and welcomed the new officer; no formal council action was required.","The council honored Detective Jason Keller for recent investigative work and announced he will receive the Utah Chiefs of Police Association Small Department Officer of the Year award; the council also administered the oath of office to new officer Alex Muller.","actionData","errors"]

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