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The project would increase treatment and storage capacity and replace or upgrade about a dozen functional systems at the WRF, staff said. The work is intended to add roughly 400,000 gallons per day of treatment capacity and address winter storage, pumping, membrane trains, blowers and other equipment. City staff recommended bonding $2.5 million to $3 million to bridge the funding gap and to secure long‑lead items quickly.

“We have about $9,000,000 sitting in the bank in our PTIF account for all impact fee funds that are dedicated to this project,” said Norm, a city staff member. “Our current cost to finish out the project after the final design is about 11 and a half to 12 million dollars.”

Why it matters: the upgrades are driven by growth rather than routine maintenance, staff said, and are funded primarily from development impact fees. Building the project now, staff argued, likely costs less than waiting because equipment and materials are subject to inflation, tariffs and long lead times. Staff said some long‑lead items — notably membranes and large blowers — require early purchase or deposits to hold pricing and delivery slots.

Scope and schedule
City staff described roughly 17–18 functional systems at the plant; about a dozen need work or replacement. The planned scope includes a new outside tank, upgrades to bio basins, membranes, pumps and blowers, and improvements to winter storage and the Center Street lift station. The city’s construction approach uses a construction manager/general contractor (CMGC) contract with Vancon; staff paid Vancon roughly $65,000 for pre‑construction services, including value engineering during design.

Jason, a city staff member involved in operations and design, said the plant already contains extra concrete infrastructure that reduces the need to build some structures from scratch: “When we build the WRF, we put a lot of extra concrete in the ground … we’re gonna see a substantial savings from that by doing this project.” John, a public‑works staff member, estimated the in‑ground construction and commissioning will take close to a year and emphasized the plant must remain operational during upgrades.

Funding and procurement
Norm told the council the city has banked impact fees and currently holds about $9 million designated for these projects. After value‑engineering work the estimated construction cost is now about $11.5–$12 million, down from earlier estimates near $14.5 million.

“Part of my recommendation is that we look at potentially bonding for 2 and a half to 3 million dollars over the next 90 to a hundred and 20 days,” Norm said, citing municipal bond rates that have decreased from prior years. He said staff will bring a GMP to the June 3 meeting for “as much of the construction as we can fund” with current cash and that early purchases will be needed for items with 90–180 day lead times.

Staff also said the city placed an initial order and down payment for the new membranes about a year ago; a remainder payment is included in the project estimate. Jason confirmed the city bought membranes in advance and that vendors typically try to time deliveries so equipment does not sit in uncontrolled outdoor storage.

Policy and next steps
Staff told the council they will present a GMP contract for council consideration on June 3 and pursue bonding to cover remaining costs. City staff said they are already working with engineering and financial consultants to update impact‑fee calculations and the rate study; staff expect updated impact‑fee numbers within roughly 180 days so future development bears its share of project costs.

No formal contract was approved at Tuesday’s meeting; the council heard the presentation and asked technical and financing questions. The council will consider the GMP and any bond proposal at future meetings.

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Roland told the council the chamber received a $92,000 grant from the governor’s office to support home‑based businesses with marketing and business‑development efforts. He said the chamber will use that funding to help small businesses grow “from garage to great.”

Roland outlined the chamber’s summer schedule: a Santaquin hometown market will begin June 30 and run seven Monday evenings through the summer; organizers plan to move the market to the southeast corner of the park for more shade, to include three to four food trucks each night, and to stage family‑oriented nights such as a “Pirates and Princesses” theme. He also announced a community pool party reserved for Aug. 9 and said the chamber distributed 1,000 “passport to summer” books to promote activities.

The chamber celebrated recent ribbon cuttings and business reopenings and recognized volunteer service. Roland presented the Chamber Volunteer of the Month award for May to Diana Hunt for long‑running youth choir work and community volunteerism.

Roland asked the council to continue working with the chamber on openings and ribbon cuttings for incoming businesses including Murdoch Ford and others. He also encouraged residents to support chamber members and local events.

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Council members voted to approve the Icon Cheer agreement and a separate agreement for Utah Valley Martial Arts. Council members Ryan, Art, Jeff and Brian each voted “aye” on the motions as recorded.

City staff described the resolutions as a procedural shift intended to “mature” how the city runs these programs, move risk and employment responsibilities to the vendors, and provide clearer contract terms for insurance and indemnification. Staff said the vendor fee split will change from a previously used 70/30 split to a 75/25 split in favor of the contractor, while the programs will remain city‑sponsored and the city will continue to handle signups and fee collection.

One council member raised child‑safety concerns about the vendor model and asked how the city would verify background checks for new vendor employees. The city replied that it will continue to offer and require the city’s background‑check process for employees hired by the contractors.

“We still offer again, it’s a city program. We’re concerned about that safety as well, and so we are actually offering to continue to do the background checks for any of the employees that they hire,” staff said.

Both resolutions passed; staff said the changes should reduce city administrative work while maintaining program continuity and safety checks.

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Santaquin staff to present guaranteed maximum price for $11.5M–$12M water reclamation upgrade; recommends bonding

Paysons/Santaquin Chamber outlines summer events, $92,000 grant for home‑based businesses

Council approves contracts shifting cheer and martial-arts programs to outside vendors; city to retain background checks