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Chevrier said the session produced about $127 million in tax reductions, including a reduced income tax rate to 4.5% and elimination of income tax on Social Security for households earning up to $90,000. She also noted steps on property‑tax transparency through HB 110 and said the legislature increased education spending and worked on transportation and water planning.

On public‑safety technology, Chevrier described the ALPR (automatic license plate reader) bill she sponsored, which she said was developed with stakeholders ranging from law enforcement to privacy advocates. \"The bill... provides some safety rails around the use of ALPR data,\" she said, and that it passed committees but did not reach the Senate floor this session. She said she plans to bring it back in a future session.

Chevrier recounted several other session highlights for council members: a data‑privacy bill (HB 444) that builds on the state's privacy framework; a wildfire‑related bill that combined pre‑ and post‑fire funds for a more holistic approach (HB 307); firefighter cancer presumptions under the Utah Occupational Disease Act; and HB 402 (removing certain dyes and chemicals from school‑served food) and HB 403 (a SNAP soda restriction that requires a federal waiver).

She also discussed SB 337 (Land Use and Development Amendments), a bill she said she opposed and that did not move forward, noting concerns about state overreach into municipal land‑use authority. On the local school landscape, Chevrier discussed SB 188 (school district modifications), which passed and will take effect immediately, and she summarized the new central district boundaries that include Highland, American Fork and Lehi.

Chevrier invited council members to engage earlier in the interim process, and council members praised her accessibility during the session. Chevrier said she sometimes votes against measures she believes are premature; when asked about a bill that restricted cellphones in classrooms she said, \"I did vote against that bill, and I might have been the only person who did,\" and explained her reasoning about parental contact and students learning to manage phones.

The council thanked Chevrier for the briefing and encouraged continued regular communication as bills affecting cities move through the interim and next session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council March 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Utah State Representative Kristen Chevrier summarized key outcomes of the 2025 legislative session for Highland City Council, including tax reductions, data‑privacy bills, school district restructuring and work she led on ALPR privacy protections that did not reach the Senate floor.","taxTitle","Highland City Council, Highland, Utah County, Utah","taxId",20059,"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},6629954,"Resident warns council about speeding on 9600 North; city releases Canal Boulevard speed data",7970,165000,8135000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2700173-89cf45f03ed0e79fe00893954240b09b&start=165&end=8135","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2700173-89cf45f03ed0e79fe00893954240b09b/thumbnail_165000.jpg","/articles/6629954/Utah/Resident-warns-council-about-speeding-on-9600-North-city-releases-Canal-Boulevard-speed-data","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6629954-02767374fae05929bcdecd5d75c7ac8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770993901&Signature=ClfE9jru7RaklSvgSp1y96WAsHVh1u-6FU0672OfJ1Cf604~FUrbKFrJIC3~IG-qCbSn0TcAkM~7GN75oCm4GlQ1x9-7ZzF0qSwxDxPZTPyS0FWL7QglwE8slcx8oF8Wor1KmyFfwPHIZLgXtcwLwOHkSvFu9JQSBtrIXBht~R-bVjtpsPHc8anmvedZZXNsPxcSfBpGTNd3jd7XQIpe~N7r4Lt9s3rm-rvktcHF972rHJIGGeaH05fS4bRyWC4uTErN77WyArll-sBoIaX2xdIdhBGhSU6QOpG02079YKbkCGv~j3EYIynnHivvLAXgiw9Qa8r-Bjy8nbztL32G5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Highland resident told the City Council on March 18 that high speeds on 9600 North endanger children and homes, and urged the council to put the street at the top of its traffic‑safety priorities.

Resident Kevin Pace described multiple instances of excessive speed near his grandchildren's home and said drivers are routinely observed well above the 25 mph limit. \"We believe ... that 9600 North should be on top of the city's priority list for traffic safety,\" he said during the meeting's unscheduled public appearances.

City staff later presented segment‑by‑segment speed data for Canal Boulevard, the parallel east–west collector that city engineers and residents have long debated. Staff said data collectors recorded elevated speeds on the western portion of Canal Boulevard (the section that includes the narrowing at Mitchell Hollow and Madison Avenue): 80th‑percentile speeds in that western segment were in the 40–43 mph range and average speeds were about 39 mph. Staff reported that nearly half of drivers in that western segment were recorded at 40 mph or higher.

By contrast, staff told the council, average speeds were lower in the middle and eastern sections of Canal Boulevard where residential development and business frontage provide a greater visual constriction: averages in those sections ranged from the low‑to‑mid 30s and the share of drivers recorded at 40 mph or higher fell to the single digits in the mid section and roughly 20% in the eastern section.

Council members and staff discussed traffic‑calming tools already used on Canal Boulevard — such as lane narrowing at Mitchell Hollow, speed feedback signs and striping — and asked staff to add vehicle‑count data to the speed report for a clearer picture of total traffic load in each segment. Staff agreed to return with counts and additional data on nearby streets including 9600 North and 11800 North.

Pace asked the council to consider the safety of children who walk to Legacy elementary and junior high and said law enforcement guidance to prioritize citations only for drivers 15 mph over the limit had limited deterrent effect on local residential streets. Council members acknowledged the staging and enforcement limitations described by Pace and directed staff to bring back recommended mitigations and counts for the council's review.

No ordinance or formal speed‑limit change was adopted at the meeting; staff said proposed interventions will be presented after additional data review.","A Highland resident urged the council to prioritize safety on 9600 North after reporting repeated high speeds near homes and schools. City staff presented recent speed studies on Canal Boulevard showing average and 85th‑percentile speeds above posted limits in several segments.",{"_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},6629959,"Highland council approves library fee changes, continues review of regional catalog agreement",1102,2513000,3615000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2700173-89cf45f03ed0e79fe00893954240b09b&start=2513&end=3615","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2700173-89cf45f03ed0e79fe00893954240b09b/thumbnail_2513000.jpg","/articles/6629959/Utah/Highland-council-approves-library-fee-changes-continues-review-of-regional-catalog-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6629959-3388fa4406d5c8d0ce40c0cf21c3a965/orig.mp4?Expires=1770993901&Signature=NPLxjAgncLIbBjSlb8YcxgAvcKR~xaubUBJO46fCVAhrxIJtyWbDL5vDtrAIe5GxliztO-Uc0kI~U-HxFRnWO31WbhH1z177MAk2FghdvsO8fmGLvYGVs-Krn1FhWwZF-~mpLugs1V1IKOVgPLibDv4diiwK0o-drjKn3SJI0ftSnjzgL~VhM2sfU6xf3gu5DQWm5R2OM0t0mVuup0QKteXIqfDNjs3swqrtqbG4sPE2wUPpesXFSfV5gUqt-PBG3aA59bZ56-MO8aotDCXi5j3jckgv1NEb4Nt~90ou6Cp9IgdpGoSAl3bGuDGkbmgRQnsGwm3yP3bIdD8MZbrExA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Highland City Council on March 18 voted to change the city fee schedule for the Highland Library and continued work on a proposed interlocal agreement with neighboring cities to operate a shared catalog and material‑sharing service.

The council unanimously approved eliminating overdue fines and raising the annual nonresident library fee from $70 to $90, with the new schedule set to take effect April 7, 2025. The council did not finalize an interlocal cooperation agreement that would let Highland, American Fork and Pleasant Grove share circulation records and allow patrons to return materials at any participating library; attorneys asked for one more round of edits to clarify how ongoing costs would be apportioned among participating cities.

Donna (Library staff) told the council she supported the fee changes even if the consortium agreement took additional time, saying, \"I would be in favor of it going forward regardless, because I don't know how long it's gonna take them to sort out this ILA.\" City attorney Rob Patterson told council members the draft interlocal would not create a separate legal entity but instead would establish a board of library directors to oversee shared services; staff said the outstanding edits focus on the method for allocating shared costs so no city is unexpectedly liable.

Library leaders and council members framed the immediate fee changes as operational steps while the larger financing question remains unresolved. Library staff said the library's current materials budget is about $40,000 a year and that digital services depend heavily on outside funding: \"Two thirds of the cost of Libby is provided by the state through federal grants, through the IMLS,\" a library presenter said, noting recent federal funding uncertainty could require local systems to pay more for e‑content.

Council discussion also reviewed a recent fund study commissioned by the library. Consultant Fred Philpott modelled several scenarios for maintaining current service levels; councilors and staff discussed a range of options, including a dedicated property‑tax increase. Donna summarized a midrange scenario discussed in the study: a 40% increase in the dedicated library tax \"would be about a dollar 75 per month per household,\" she said, and would align resident contributions with the new nonresident fee. No formal proposal to place a tax increase on a future ballot was adopted; council members asked staff for more detail on timing, outreach, and how use of existing fund balance would be presented to residents.

For now, the operational changes are in place: the council's vote to eliminate overdue fines and raise the nonresident fee passed 5–0 (roll‑call recorded by the clerk). The interlocal agreement was continued to a future meeting so attorneys can finalize cost‑sharing language; staff said a special meeting might be scheduled if partner cities finalize their edits and the consortium needs to go live before the council's next regular meeting.

The library board recommended the fee changes and staff said the board supports the library moving to a fine‑free model with automatic renewals and a process to mark long‑overdue items as lost and bill patrons for replacement or block accounts until resolved. Council members signaled support for additional information before any decision on a dedicated tax — including clearer projections, outreach plans, and the potential effect of state and federal grant changes.

The council directed staff to return with a final interlocal agreement and more detail on funding options during the budget process.","Highland City Council voted 5–0 on March 18 to eliminate overdue fines and raise the annual nonresident library fee to $90, while deferring final approval of an interlocal agreement to join a three-city library consortium so attorneys can clarify cost-sharing language.","actionData","errors"]

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