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City finance staff and the city manager presented the tentative budget, highlighting the addition of the new Fit City Center (recreation/community center) into the general fund operating budget. Staff noted the first year of center operations will include partial‑year revenues and expenses and estimated the general fund will increase roughly 10% in total operating size with the center’s opening. “This first year of operations will only many of the expenses will only be 9 months of expenses, and many of the revenues will only be 9 months of revenue,” the presenter said, noting the figures are conservative until a full 12 months of operating data is available.

Staff described broader fiscal constraints: sales tax and building permit revenues have been flat while personnel and operating costs have risen in recent years. As part of the budget process city departments trimmed operating budgets by 1.5% to identify ongoing efficiencies. The council also authorized a proposed $500,000 interfund loan from the general fund to the airport fund to address near‑term airport capital needs; staff said the loan would be repaid over five years at an assumed interest rate.

Utility rate adjustments were proposed in the tentative budget. The plan includes modest increases to drinking water and pressurized irrigation (PI) base rates, a small increase in the culinary water usage rate, and an increase in the sewer usage rate (staff estimated an average residential impact of roughly $3.71 monthly for sewer adjustments and $3.11 per month for combined water changes). Staff also reiterated a Schedule‑2 rate for new development customers that charges higher base rates for a set period and is designed so “growth pays for growth.”

Council members thanked staff for the months of work on the budget, encouraged public review during May, and noted the tentative budget reflects conservative assumptions. The council adopted the tentative budget and directed staff to continue outreach, with the public hearing scheduled for June 3 and final adoption expected June 17.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Spanish Fork City Council | May 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Spanish Fork City Council approved the tentative fiscal year 2026 budget and set a public hearing for the final budget in June. Staff highlighted the inclusion of the new Fit City Center operating budget, projected utility rate adjustments, and a conservative approach to revenue forecasting.","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},6246752,"Spanish Fork police advocate reports on VOCA grant services and survivor supports",541,1873000,2414000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863&start=1873&end=2414","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863/thumbnail_1873000.jpg","/articles/6246752/Utah/Spanish-Fork-police-advocate-reports-on-VOCA-grant-services-and-survivor-supports","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246752-48baec5bc5053b04528dc3ea2764c44c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770976389&Signature=FGAdAWsp6pUvw4NAX0oRG22CmzyMLwq8dckZHW5EOTuzw~m56e6DJQTa2gLuAesYadOlj5ucoOZVBTQHW7vbLZuKJUP7NhFfkEOjjHZelIycGOOBXZLk71peLHLQg7GocXjHTDSlcRg4OmUVYRpZ3Hu4fdSYrK9Vk~gcMMZa2WU5l4mVSANTvim24XoIFR83afcVU~nNOWkxtzgHjP0JGVjahBUZwfL9aFf3c2s4OgiSHk1UbGBxCglfjS5wQifx07-TakYJ4taJAADGjzgOkNzYCFNvzhjmhydCWPkDtCbg6qeZY2Fg4f2OInfUGD~TMfsgcb897bX3pXe8tCUOzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lexi, Spanish Fork’s victim advocate, presented an update on services delivered under the city’s Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant and outlined the department’s trauma‑informed approach to supporting survivors.

Lexi said the program’s goals include minimizing retraumatization during interviews, coordinating with detectives and the city legal team, and making referrals to community resources for housing, legal needs and other practical supports. “The first thing is we try to take a trauma informed approach,” she said, describing staff training, a soft interview room with blankets and fidget items for comfort, and survivor‑led interview pacing.

She summarized barriers survivors typically face — fear of retaliation, financial insecurity, uncertainty about justice — and explained how the advocate role aims to help survivors identify needs and connect to services. Lexi highlighted community donations of comfort items (coloring books, fidget toys) and described a volunteer‑assembled folder project with legal terms and victim rights that the department provides to survivors.

As an example of program impact Lexi described a domestic violence case the department assisted for about a year. The survivor left with very little and needed housing, legal support and basic care items. By Christmas the advocate said the survivor had progressed to the point of organizing hygiene kits to donate to others in similar crises. Chief Johnson and other council members thanked Lexi for the work and said survivors had directly reported the positive impact of her assistance.

No formal action was required; council members applauded the program’s community partnerships and the advocate’s role in reducing barriers for survivors.","Lexi, the city’s victim advocate, briefed council on services funded by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant: trauma‑informed interviewing, collaboration with police and prosecutors, comfort measures and donated hygiene and comfort kits. She described a case example showing long‑term assistance for a domestic violence survivor.",{"_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},6246756,"Council adopts water conservation plan; staff highlights per‑capita targets and customer portal",57,2529000,2586000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863&start=2529&end=2586","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863/thumbnail_2529000.jpg","/articles/6246756/Utah/Council-adopts-water-conservation-plan-staff-highlights-percapita-targets-and-customer-portal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246756-a0065b64aeb2f5b3ecae8d887a365ee9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770976389&Signature=fYQlgt3PdodhYH-MYIEPisTXOVeF3RtyaZGxb8TZ00rhveXhrtX793iZwr9dPdg8ZhQ9f8NwrJQ05laJHTvISWwCA1HNrNQs-P9NGEFVAqWwYpw6bAo61BqbayPBsLALHnfADhwlg9n34yRBFwvrx8whX0dSld~gvVghb0CiDKg~ZVU6V4htjzdlUjRZxxeCpZvrEMLuHL3Abblt2YUrE1pG12K~SpO9CCc-DRyglFy1YdL791HpbZe8qeVudKwz55e4-2zcbNKClZldMdCVhu4RyIJ9UiFqcVjWrBxtLhoTAIcQACMnKT7S66hLA4Kd9MIJ60REOJVo7zmINZ9ZzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spanish Fork City Council adopted a resolution to approve the city’s water conservation plan, a document staff prepares for the state and uses to track progress on efficiency goals.

Jed Ottoson of the city water division told the council the department treats conservation as a priority and reported the city’s current water conservation goal: “our water conservation goal, that we're we're hitting is, 196 gallons per capita per day,” he said. Ottoson described city efforts including leak detection, metering of pressurized irrigation (PI) and culinary systems, and an online utility customer portal that allows about 625 customers to review daily and hourly usage to spot spikes.

Corey Pierce and other staff noted the plan is required by the state but said the city pursues conservation regardless of the regulatory requirement. Councilmembers complimented the report, and the council voted unanimously to approve the resolution adopting the water conservation plan.

Staff said the plan will guide conservation programming and noted a multi‑year target to reduce per‑capita consumption further; they also highlighted customer resources such as toilet‑replacement programs and sprinkler audits listed on the city’s water conservation web page.","Spanish Fork City Council adopted the city’s required water conservation plan after a staff presentation explained the city’s current per‑capita usage target and customer tools for tracking usage.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246761,"Spanish Fork approves a set of annexations and removes several parcels from agricultural protection",30,5742000,5772000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863&start=5742&end=5772","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863/thumbnail_5742000.jpg","/articles/6246761/Utah/Spanish-Fork-approves-a-set-of-annexations-and-removes-several-parcels-from-agricultural-protection","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246761-026cbffec2df80a846042dd7e708eb6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770976390&Signature=Iu4PI0eLtOqnYjXJhrb7RwMd5RfRqq4fVc2Iw-9GyA7SM2OOqlHg1mksERfyGxIyeH0bWZzMUYeFq2inv1ibjPtk-KgWZ3xJYrGaAGq1dfZgwxTax8E~0GpwE3hc8Hwvjx6GzdScJan8MhewZXQvX62PJgYjItMHHz1OApcaDGC813iziRCuk2SKIQyJzeYuzkzrN4M8TixW-BJaLIKfI57nCiOm6aiKdnr6-ZvjEuiW6cX1a-whbvIByGW3woTxozzOWVlEj~AXkLrwGJSpKmEgoJqGHpwvBxyGh2FhsnTSSocKLl~-tdd4deImuX9OU6bMIBrKz6B9-ITCMKy1KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spanish Fork City Council adopted a series of resolutions to begin annexation processes for multiple parcels and approved landowner petitions to remove property from agricultural protection.

Staff presented three separate annexation resolutions that initiate the city’s process for bringing properties inside the city boundary and scheduling the formal annexation ordinance after required notices and hearings. The council approved: the Creekside annexation resolution (city‑initiated clean‑up of city‑owned parcel segments), the Johnson Nowd annexation petition (property owner‑initiated for an island parcel near 1600 North/300 West), and the Riverbottoms Road annexation resolution (to tidy boundaries around the River Run/Riverrun townhome project and include an interested property owner on the east side of Riverbottoms Road).

David G. Anderson told the council these are procedural steps permitted for islands and peninsulas and, where applicable, county coordination had already occurred. The Creekside item was billed as a clean‑up to bring a city‑owned parcel fragment into the municipal boundary. The Johnson Nowd annexation was filed by owners and will be followed by zoning decisions later; staff flagged that industrial zoning may be appropriate but no zone change was proposed at this step.

The council also approved multiple landowner petitions to remove parcels from agricultural protection pursuant to statutory procedures; staff characterized those as property owner requests and routine removals for parcels already in non‑ag uses.

Each resolution passed by voice or roll call vote with no further public hearings required at tonight’s meeting; zoning or development approvals would be handled in separate proceedings where applicable.","Council adopted resolutions moving several parcels through the annexation process (Creekside, Johnson Nowd, Riverbottoms Road) and approved landowner petitions to remove multiple properties from agricultural protection; items were largely procedural with limited debate.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6246765,"Spanish Fork council approves West Meadows annexation after contentious public hearing",6214,2842000,9056000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863&start=2842&end=9056","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3215874-7626e9a9a870fc1649900411830bb863/thumbnail_2842000.jpg","/articles/6246765/Utah/Spanish-Fork-council-approves-West-Meadows-annexation-after-contentious-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6246765-d3cf83db775c913883c959f459b96566/orig.mp4?Expires=1770976390&Signature=ejTvAtJtbBOAQOv8tJubjL~fj545CjDprLrbvdMLKAuBIeGmzE3tSOPNHQWCNApGLJCGrbi9pjOw85Ian6BdWFKNDrCiWt6xCzHMz-s6qlGzjbX8f6bYlZY4N6nzwBbYU-kKenK1yCLZbtg~v1jG9Lc-y9-47a9cH-FKtqpphYfr9OmaBrzXzQbPFqaTpv2RyVBhAD7pz40bk6G-clD2SBqKD83l8wU9xUj~fFcLUZkM-LRQMmLyykj3CvCK6o5k22YVpUuaQxUu~r2ONF6xALn00NEqSWxLJHlJXU1JOYVBzlhPqPFvmGsqTSgHkcF58qI6oQGKIwr6NU1tXM4D9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Spanish Fork City Council voted 3–2, with Mayor casting the tie‑breaking vote, to approve the annexation of the roughly 50‑acre West Meadows property and to require the applicant to enter an annexation agreement and remove language in the draft agreement that allowed requests for city condemnation of easements.

The action followed a public hearing in which adjacent landowners urged the council to protect long‑running agricultural operations and opposed provisions in the draft agreement they said could be used to take easements across their land. James Eaton, a local landowner, told the council his family had farmed the area since the 1800s and said, “we want to stay in ag protection. We want to stay doing what we’re doing and we don’t want infrastructure or utilities or anything else encroaching on our land.” Clarence Lewis, reading comments from Rex Larson, and other ranching family members described multi‑generation farms and asked the council to deny the annexation unless protections were added.

City planning staff described the annexation as largely a step to bring property into the city limits before any detailed development proposal. David G. Anderson, city planning staff, said the annexation application requested rural residential (RR) zoning for now and that detailed development and zoning changes would come later with separate public hearings. He also described a related annexation agreement provision that would dedicate right‑of‑way to Utah County for a future extension of Loafer Mountain Parkway “when requested by Utah County and for just compensation.”

Tate Murphy of Elevate Development, an applicant representative, told the council the annexation was a practical step to keep potential commercial users engaged: “We're just taking another 1 of those processes to get them comfortable and 1 step closer to actually saying, yes. We want your piece,” he said, adding that some potential commercial tenants would be lost if the annexation and next steps were delayed.

Council members pressed staff and the applicant on several topics: whether the annexation would create a peninsula or island of unincorporated property, how utilities and power conversions would be handled, and the timing of a county request for right‑of‑way for Loafer Mountain Parkway. Staff said Utah County had reviewed the annexation and adopted a resolution acknowledging the peninsula issue and that the city and county had been coordinating exhibits and right‑of‑way details for months.

Before the final vote Councilwoman Beck moved approval with two conditions: that the applicant enter into an annexation agreement and that the two sentences in the draft agreement allowing owners to ask the city to consider condemnation of easements be removed. Councilman Cardin voted against the motion; Councilman Marshall voted no; Councilwoman Beck and Councilman Tooke voted yes; the council was tied and the mayor voted yes to break the tie. The council’s approval included the direction that the annexation agreement be finalized (staff noted a missing exhibit was still being finalized). The council emphasized that any future rezoning or development would be subject to separate public hearings and review.","After public testimony from nearby landowners and a lengthy council debate, the Spanish Fork City Council approved the annexation of the 50-acre West Meadows property with conditions, including removal of language authorizing city consideration of eminent domain for easements.","actionData","errors"]

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