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Lisa Dudley outlined the revenue assumptions and expenditure allocations that underlie the draft. Key points included a built-in 3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and 1.5% merit pool for current employees; no new full-time equivalents (FTEs) are included in the draft budget. Dudley said three FTE requests (a position shared between building and planning, a purchasing agent, and a GIS position for public-works engineering) were removed from the draft.

The draft separates large, dedicated revenue streams from other operations: Dudley assigned property-tax–related lines, franchise fees and several sales-tax sources to fund public safety (including the UPD contract), and identified $23 million in bond-proceeds/transfers slated for the Mill Creek East Common capital project fund. She said the city expects to issue a new sales-tax revenue bond (tentatively slated for August) to fund construction and related costs for the East Common project and that issuance will generate issuance costs (about $294,000 shown in the draft) that must be covered in the year of issuance.

Dudley said the budget includes a new general-fund pavement-preservation line (previously treated as CIP), with a target of $1,000,000 to preserve pavement without moving the funding through the capital-improvement fund. She also described transfers from park-impact fees and other anticipated grants into project funds and noted that the city has already moved earlier budgeted transfers into the Phase 2 project fund.

Other notes: the building department’s revenue is projected to cover its expenditures (about $1.5M revenue and $1.4M expenditures in the draft); the justice-court contract figure included in the draft (about $260,000) was flagged for follow up with Holiday city staff; and stormwater utility charges will include a 2.3% rate increase per the stormwater plan.

Council members discussed scheduling a special council budget session to review details; staff proposed several dates for that session. Dudley said staff will provide more detailed spreadsheets and follow up on specific lines (for example, county distributions from a recently enacted quarter-percent county sales tax for roads). No budget adoption occurred at the work session; staff will return to the council for a dedicated budget meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Millcreek City Council Work Session - April 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Finance director Lisa Dudley presented a budget draft showing nearly $66.9 million in revenues, a planned $23 million transfer toward the Mill Creek East Common capital project, a $1 million pavement-preservation general-fund line, no new FTEs and a 3% COLA plus 1.5% merit.","taxTitle","Millcreek City Council, Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",67158,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6052939,"State law adds new classification-request process for business uses; city staff preparing code language",351,2285000,2636000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239&start=2285&end=2636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239/thumbnail_2285000.jpg","/articles/6052939/Utah/State-law-adds-new-classification-request-process-for-business-uses-city-staff-preparing-code-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052939-bdbbc8907a7bfdec61715f3981378488/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179264&Signature=kBe7y8AA63HZg95AXN2SiiD3tHEkhEbsl7Od5kyq~JvIGSSnoCeJDO-rp8RnkWsygdn825VnIo4gUwcz3T5GIY3GVsP-os569TpPaJla83AUucTwIsFPKs7oJI3pFSY1Oz6nNVyMgEZBnhBUqEIGzhVB56Bb~I2dWh6oJN-CNN1O7nyIuLdJJgsULc2UMBaNDKLTvpQrJ4dVbpf0jhAtBmaST611l9Uk2-F62PIsyZXlsbseVSJ6tcSGtz--DNfBAs0FP8wqsyNsC7iaa-0QtnZuC9L-x~z8CncZV3p3cLaz5CpCoN1G7xGDLkXdlM4RUOHTJ~2Xr-cMsOBAdXCPZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Planning staff told the council that a recent state law requires a formal classification-request process to determine whether a proposed business use aligns with an existing listed use in city code, and that the law routes some administrative determinations to the city council.

Francis Lilly explained that, under the new process, an applicant can ask the planning director whether a proposed use (for example, a hypothetical “chinchilla grooming” business) aligns with an existing code category (such as dog grooming). If the planning director says the use aligns, the applicant proceeds with a business license. If the planning director determines the use is new, state law requires a public process that involves the planning commission and then city council review to designate where the new use may be allowed. Lilly described the result as an unusual hybrid: a classification request that results in what the state calls a zone-text amendment but is administrative in nature.

Lilly said he had discussed the new requirement with other municipal attorneys and legislators and that he expects some legislative fixes next session. In the meantime, staff will draft code language to comply with the statute and add explanatory procedural text to Millcreek’s code.

Lilly described other state-driven changes that affected the code rewrite, including bond-release-by-category requirements and minor changes to parking-space measurement rules. He said staff are implementing the state-mandated changes but lamented that the additional text makes the previously “elegant” subdivision ordinance more complex.

No council action was taken; staff will return with detailed code language as part of the zoning/subdivision ordinance package on April 28.","New state requirements force cities to create a classification-request process for business license uses; Millcreek staff said the change creates an administrative-to-legislative path that staff and local counsel find awkward and will require additional code text.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6052943,"Council staff recommend keeping city-center development-agreement option to preserve flexibility",766,1535000,2301000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239&start=1535&end=2301","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239/thumbnail_1535000.jpg","/articles/6052943/Utah/Council-staff-recommend-keeping-city-center-development-agreement-option-to-preserve-flexibility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052943-444f159a8741764e7e0de2e14ab795c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179264&Signature=BJfdW3EK4axAGKG5ZBSEI2eJN1iML3ebasuKEH-CqYTfI~1JNXqnmJi6y2Ke4YDTLBLOyIJBhEYSwkgGuopjolvnlhvg0sL0kq2u5emMY9B9M-Q7cC9NDMsnF02LykwMQbJBNsbV3KGfvkDWIUlIIrivr3cdK7ga1KctRjqeWxKVu4gKFrymtcDRBdwDeqE~3tIoGqzOwB0MtRjjx9NRPIenqJDP5OK6Ae1v2vANaJdEtgvZr87-u~9rgwVR3Z62ewiDZDQu3nPjIZHwDRf5pcO4EvPhLhDCj9g57XRO-R1Pvh9Inv-lGhh~Rm31cMFUpNGhMKcWUANJkNyF9ddOkg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City planning staff recommended maintaining a development-agreement option for Millcreek’s City Center overlay to give the council discretion to approve departures from some design standards when a proposed project delivers defined public benefits.

Assistant City Manager and Planning Director Francis Lilly told council members the updated zoning and subdivision code and a consolidated fee schedule are scheduled for council approval on April 28, with a proposed effective date of May 19 to allow staff time to update forms and the website. Lilly said the development-agreement concept — previously used for the parking structure and city-hall-adjacent projects — would allow negotiation on stepback variations, height tradeoffs and other design standards where the developer provides public benefits such as publicly accessible open space, shared parking or affordable housing.

“Development agreements give us strategic flexibility,” Lilly said, describing a public process that would include a neighborhood meeting, community council review, planning commission recommendation, and a council decision at a public meeting.

Lilly and legal staff discussed guardrails: properties north of Chambers Avenue, property fronting on 3350 South, and parcels adjacent to single-family neighborhoods and the Mount Air National Historic District would be excluded from the development-agreement flexibility. The proposed ordinance would preserve assigned standards and maximum/minimum building heights as non-modifiable.

Council members asked about legal risk and the need for “meat on the skeleton” of findings if the council exercises discretion. City legal staff (John Grama) advised that because the decision would be legislative and transparent — with findings at public hearings and planning commission review — courts typically defer to such legislative actions, provided adequate findings explain public benefits that justify deviations.

Lilly said the planning commission and the East Mill Creek Community Council had endorsed treating certain City Center modifications through a development-agreement process because it gives the city leverage to negotiate public benefits while allowing design creativity. No ordinance adoption occurred at the April 14 work session; staff will return with final ordinances on April 28 for council consideration.","Staff proposed reviving a city-center overlay development-agreement approach to allow council discretion on stepbacks, public benefits and design tradeoffs; council discussion focused on geographic limits and process safeguards.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6052948,"Fire marshal recommends limiting fireworks areas; Millcreek must submit map by May 1",440,1089000,1529000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239&start=1089&end=1529","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239/thumbnail_1089000.jpg","/articles/6052948/Utah/Fire-marshal-recommends-limiting-fireworks-areas-Millcreek-must-submit-map-by-May-1","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052948-a8a0649490abd6e95f35b8ffc09c634c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179264&Signature=XGlJfeJrvZh0aLHo9cb0yaSJBUH9gg83vW5IaIzfph3ixiPld7h3NpmCLCn~RJ8JOObv4WC-pu5nmYAfuIbrK4LPGFDCiEJQXz39ZB5N15bFGuKZKVnRBxkfDteOSlYpNX5PyYN0-CP~rfHTd1X8VHT3nONO4Id1xViRBOhsN7eNKS~HsGXOU~2VkkaMhM0TrtHh1gu7Y~iVlGMGxGzS1ae3MxL~6l2mTfEb7IvY75XQ8tr~QkhrYIZLnPy-BZ1hLfHyHyLKfSSwDRZxjqUrPZ2pxXlOMArPRXbvTv9fBZR2OT1YBK44n6IrJpLTY2VEQCKaWo5vE~r~p~X0Nz4hYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Millcreek’s public-safety staff told the city council that the regional fire marshal recommends maintaining or tightening municipal fireworks-use boundaries this year because the seasonal outlook ranges from normal to above normal for wildfire risk.

Chief Jack Robinson, the city’s liaison to the Unified Fire Authority (UFA), read a statement from UFA Fire Marshal Wade Watkins noting “anticipated curing of fuels leading up to the July 4” and recommending that municipalities “carefully evaluate and, if necessary, maintain or reduce the number of approved areas for fireworks use.” Robinson also displayed maps of prior years’ approved areas and said the city must finalize and submit its map by May 1.

Robinson told council members that several nearby jurisdictions have not changed their 2024 maps (Salt Lake City among them) or remain undecided; Holiday planned a staff meeting and other municipalities have submitted minimal changes. He said Millcreek’s GIS specialist is collecting jurisdictions’ 2025 submissions and that he would provide the council copies of the maps and any updates from neighboring cities.

Council members discussed competing public views — some residents press to lift restrictions in particular neighborhoods while others want broader prohibitions — and asked about the legal process and timing. The mayor said the council will adopt a resolution at the next meeting to meet the state filing deadline if changes are needed.

Chief Robinson confirmed he will return with updated maps at the council’s next meeting and that he will share any Holiday decisions. The council did not adopt a new map or resolution at the April 14 work session; staff were directed to bring a formal resolution and materials back before May 1.","Millcreek’s fire liaison read a fire marshal statement urging municipalities to maintain or reduce approved fireworks-use areas; staff will prepare maps and a resolution for council action before the May 1 deadline.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_46":117,"_48":118,"_50":119,"_52":120,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":121,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":122,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6052953,"Millcreek Arts Council reports rising donations, asks council for support",951,202000,1153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239&start=202&end=1153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3377496-56b77747902057199633df24fd2b9239/thumbnail_202000.jpg","/articles/6052953/Utah/Millcreek-Arts-Council-reports-rising-donations-asks-council-for-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6052953-907ad46e69bb76ae4bfa683a4920cd3e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179264&Signature=dcB4Npd8tDdJx9IPGkHgchlQdOaHC5LO8Ba9ErRu4jcdMrIyfe5h~u7f4FgyF3iGOND~dnr1Q7iLPuFXWa1evYIPcZNQyboNrKx0jgx1U3D4mYvV~Gkbw7wCYZUP3yUeDdX-Nht0g71tcYoFkekA8YxPYhu31HPssxIF7hc9amTgTXLPnJ9insU~A3vPH~9nmGnSQL4iWRdHQ97QpiyqW-gZ1X~vv0mfQgvmwFuJiPPGPnF1~LiBSOUnrOEMFbiczRDI9Ry02lYSCmfaIk6I6WK6FOytpoOLRS9t60r0SULEhjiYhx788eRymsDhg4sklv-tn8MLJ~E9oz42rk2UvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Millcreek Arts Council reported higher fundraising, growing attendance at city events and increased direct payments to local artists during a presentation at the city council work session April 14.

Council members heard that the council logged more than 542 volunteer hours in 2024, the Arts Fest drew about 4,000 attendees in a single day, and the arts council paid out more than $18,000 to local artists last year. Mitchell and Angel, representing the Millcreek Arts Council, told the council the group also sold over $3,000 in art at a benefit for Friends of the Great Salt Lake and attracted about 300 attendees to that event.

The arts council said Arts Fest operated with two stages and 11 local acts last year, expanded its summer “Jam in the Park” series to 10 performances with more than 3,000 season attendees, and continues a monthly visual-arts showing at the library that is booked into 2026. The council also noted an ongoing agreement with the Salt Lake Eastern Arts Club for an annual Chinese calligraphy class and described a new collaboration with Millcreek Community Theater, run by Tracy Nelshen.

“Every year, we’ve increased our money to local artists,” Mitchell said, summarizing the council’s approach to event revenue and artist compensation.

City staff and council members praised the volunteer-run organization’s work. The mayor (identified in the meeting as Mike) told the Arts Council the city will discuss internal options to provide accounting support and said the council will consider a request to appropriate up to $40,000 later in the meeting’s regular session.

The Arts Council acknowledged recordkeeping gaps after a treasurer transition and a change in banks (now Canyon View Credit Union), and said its volunteer-hour totals reflect board-member logging only, not all volunteers recruited by the council’s volunteer coordinator, Heidi.

The council did not take a formal funding vote during the work session; councilors said the appropriation would be considered at a later regular meeting and staff would present options for bookkeeping support.

The presentation closed with a three-minute video highlighting the year’s activities and council members thanking the arts council for growing programs that engage youth and local performers.","Millcreek Arts Council told the City Council it increased fundraising, paid $18,000 to local artists in 2024 and logged more than 542 volunteer hours; council indicated it will consider up to $40,000 in support at a later meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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