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Speakers from the groups — Darlene Stice Van Werkhoven (Historical Society), Claudia Sedweeks (Highland Historical Society) and Shawna Larson (head of the Highland Arts Council) — described digitization and oral‑history projects, a monthly seniors’ luncheon that draws 60–70 participants, and an expanding slate of classes and events that they said have outgrown existing space. The groups said they are organizing a 501(c)(3), assembling a board with legal and accounting expertise, seeking private donors and grant opportunities, and preparing drawings and collection‑management policies.

Potential sites discussed included the Strasburg Chapel (the presenters said it may be decommissioned by its congregation within a few years, though presenters described that timetable as rumor and not confirmed) and a city‑owned 1.66‑acre parcel east of the public safety building. Presenters also mentioned a lot across from the city library where a feasibility study has been completed. The groups said family donors have offered art and artifacts—paintings, vehicles and heirlooms—that they want preserved and displayed if a secure, climate‑controlled facility becomes available.

Councilmembers and staff emphasized that any project will need a clear plan before large donations are solicited. Councilmembers suggested fundraising strategies including the Highland City Foundation, family foundations and targeted donor requests, and urged the groups to present formal designs and cost estimates to donors. A councilmember offered to contribute their council appropriation funds to the groups’ most immediate needs; another offered a similar donation in the current fiscal year. City staff and council members suggested the groups pursue grants for historic preservation and community revitalization and to coordinate any proposal with the city’s general‑plan updates and potential library expansion plans.

Presenters said they are preparing a website and a collections management policy, and that community partners in neighboring Alpine and elsewhere have expressed interest in regional collaboration. No formal action or funding commitments were taken at the meeting; councilmembers told presenters they generally support the concept and asked staff to help identify possible grant sources and to clarify what city land might be available and under what conditions.

Ending: The historical society and arts council will continue planning and fundraising and will return with more detailed site proposals, design drawings and a formal fund‑raising plan that addresses maintenance, security and long‑term governance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council June 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Highland Historical Society and the Highland Arts Council asked the City Council on June 3 to consider a joint arts and heritage center to house artifacts, exhibits, classes and senior programming currently constrained by limited space.","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},6546376,"Votes at a glance: Highland Council approves minutes, stormwater fines, parking rules and library consortium",5951,5951000,-1,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683350-ad569a41171f80983fb2dcaee5ed0486&start=5951&end=0","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683350-ad569a41171f80983fb2dcaee5ed0486/thumbnail_5951000.jpg","/articles/6546376/Utah/Votes-at-a-glance-Highland-Council-approves-minutes-stormwater-fines-parking-rules-and-library-consortium","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546376-c4b12791ad8b3b672579910c285b55bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1771089822&Signature=csjHrkE5ujyX1FYtaWr8gvPryriSxWjIVlUu3doNOYqJkPnNc-Mn5od3UmxVHVTp0HMUdVYAOlBJVYozvSvChj-mS7ZplAZZkAhB7Y8YhBUEgBFR9CxCTLeI5CGKc6JeOmVhRryClArafrjZaE-4xZvrJfvyzeZXCd4rdB5D3CX120V0ggGn-XeXzr-7DXGzRdBQy6BTSHbTvnX4cLr~mXAPuGQemKHizFSWiaVlOwoHr5kvZUeAdEbCJE~VbQdTzE3PrSm7dvZRNEJfBvY77oBrhiCh4B6KrNi9VHv0mF63UFdc1ST1TMH6Hexc7pq1WHRUYEd5E1Q10bxpiI2UvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Highland City Council took a number of votes on June 3. The items below summarize motions and outcomes; the city did not take action on every budget item discussed at the meeting.

Minutes
- What: Approval of meeting minutes for April 29, 2025.
- Outcome: Approved (voice/electronic vote) 5‑0.
- Notes: Routine consent item.

Stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) code update
- What: Ordinance adding penalties and fines for violations of approved stormwater pollution prevention plans and related construction site requirements, reflecting provisions added in Senate Bill 220 and Utah law on construction‑site stormwater control.
- Key fines described in staff presentation: working without a permit ($500 per occurrence); tracking mud onto a city road ($300 per occurrence); failure to clean up or report spills ($250); failure to inspect or maintain required records ($100 per occurrence); failure to use best management practices ($500 per occurrence). Fines must be used to fund public education and outreach related to stormwater management, per state rules.
- Outcome: Ordinance approved 5‑0.
- Authorities referenced: Senate Bill 220; Utah Code section cited by staff as 19‑5‑108.3 (construction‑site stormwater runoff control) — staff said fines are now authorized under state law.

Parking and oversized vehicles / trailers (code amendment)
- What: Amendment to Highland Municipal Code to restrict long‑term parking of trailers, boats, RVs and similar oversized vehicles on city streets and to define “block” and continuing/intersecting streets so repeated short moves do not evade the ordinance.
- Outcome: Ordinance approved 5‑0.
- Enforcement notes: Code compliance will attempt voluntary resolution first; police will enforce hazards or repeated noncompliance.

Timpanogos Library Consortium memorandum of understanding (MOU)
- What: One‑year, renewable MOU with American Fork and Pleasant Grove to share circulation and certain library services; each city retains control of its library funding and operations. Agreement clarifies circulation, accountability for items and that any shared costs require agreement among the libraries’ directors.
- Outcome: Council approved the MOU 5‑0. Staff reported the consortium has been operating for two months and that Highland has been a net recipient per capita of material access so far.

Pulled/pending items
- Purchase of a high‑end laser leveler (Agenda item 5c) was pulled by staff for further review. The applicant and several residents had suggested less expensive alternatives; staff will return the item with more information.

Ending: Several of these items were handled as routine or consent business. The council directed staff to continue studying other matters discussed later in the meeting, including transportation amendments and budget items.","Highland City Council approved several routine and code items June 3, including meeting minutes; a stormwater code update authorizing fines; new rules limiting long‑term street parking for trailers and oversized vehicles; and a library consortium MOU with American Fork and Pleasant Grove.",{"_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},6546380,"Council approves Opal & Sage request to offer haircutting and full‑service salon in RP zone",432,2538000,2970000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683350-ad569a41171f80983fb2dcaee5ed0486&start=2538&end=2970","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683350-ad569a41171f80983fb2dcaee5ed0486/thumbnail_2538000.jpg","/articles/6546380/Utah/Council-approves-Opal-Sage-request-to-offer-haircutting-and-fullservice-salon-in-RP-zone","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546380-f6b1b0206c02dd0b5202c3a05d6e723f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771089822&Signature=hgIRX55t3BjwD5LuKiTpwEMSPkfrmPj5mhZYxNYcL~jWZdgCNmrfueN0plS2sw8o2fK7NOGpPOzoUVDJL5UnGFug5kZEaJ00ezCMlIOMKC3oYaCGNqWp3tDYbvb4CC6mg0zhqkt0RrJmkeiyP0-6eNcqGLvFyRWizxlZhy-ez-Ax~2VO81gS16FL3-s1eD6HTUAf9y08n8Ry~-IPIcQ5ubKiEx-8INDAhE0BCcRxeXLleIQ3j5Bw-fswRSPczoDVC-AL3wpdRYzCxXSory43RSAn8icQsKwwYGxS-9LpZrWviXiGYSTGyEEFJRXqxj-XFb7HJl6Z~etMf0BgqldUDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Highland City Council voted 5-0 on June 3 to allow a full‑service hair salon, including haircutting, coloring and styling, to operate at a business space in the Opal & Sage complex under the residential‑professional zone.

Rob (city planning staff) explained that the residential‑professional zone does not explicitly permit or prohibit salon uses. A similar application for the same building two years earlier had been approved for aesthetic and spa services but expressly excluded haircutting. The current applicant, Bailey Price, told the council she plans to expand a blow‑dry bar into a full‑service hair salon and head spa on the other half of the building.

Staff reviewed parking and site access and reported the property has 52 on‑site parking spaces and about 17 styling stations. Even with a conservative parking estimate (two cars per station), staff concluded the site meets city parking standards and that a conditional‑use approval would still be valid if the use transfers between operators on the same site. Rob said that only a change of site, exterior shell, parking or access would require the conditional‑use process to be repeated.

Bailey Price said she intends a neighborhood‑oriented salon that would serve Highland residents. Council members asked questions about home‑businesses and the difference between the proposed commercial use and small at‑home providers.

Councilmember Ron moved adoption of staff findings and approval of the salon use, and Councilmember Kim seconded. The motion passed 5-0.

Ending: The applicant may proceed with permitting steps consistent with the city’s conditional‑use and building permit processes; staff confirmed the existing conditional‑use framework will apply if the approved use moves to a new operator at the same site.","The Highland City Council on June 3 approved a request by Opal & Sage to allow haircutting and other full‑service salon operations in a residential‑professional (RP) zone unit, concluding the site meets parking and access standards.",{"_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},6546389,"Highland Council narrows 11200 North to local street; approves citywide flexibility for road standards",4420,2960000,7380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3683350-ad569a41171f80983fb2dcaee5ed0486&start=2960&end=7380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3683350-ad569a41171f80983fb2dcaee5ed0486/thumbnail_2960000.jpg","/articles/6546389/Utah/Highland-Council-narrows-11200-North-to-local-street-approves-citywide-flexibility-for-road-standards","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546389-bfe69e0a43a3d95c2c2ad315563ac56f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771089822&Signature=WtAYoj05P5F~6fx-h-7jakwSIrVQcp05DpTYkJqwItxgns~-hHeYs8Ag3DmtqWu5MrLFOKHrsAxEg4ZC5b1hedf5NtpSMk57S6ookfDnadNlPiB0wsdl6Rlvje8qpM~8NrwW-s5VDCV4G~jqK5vjOD~Czx0Jrb8yoVCGaCD9lpoCTszFaVXXRhLAALI0iajNPH95VuUyKigLF8-hgkXFUctHOO7IHNJGIPt5raGj2f7bw1kPvUvL9pr42D1lxIDclJoUQrRaFqmJHc8CdYx0R7H9WTEaZ5Bz-yg5YJoJKJvlEEMBrVdsj0RXBA-hoG-56YQ13JH7DvC5RHlvxa1bCQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Highland City Council on June 3 approved two changes to the transportation element of the city's general plan: reclassifying most of 11200 North from a two-lane residential collector to a local street and adding a policy giving the council limited flexibility to approve alternate street cross-sections where “significant obstacles” prevent construction to the city standard.

The reclassification will generally reduce the planned right-of-way for 11200 North from the collector standard (66 feet, with 44 feet of asphalt) to the local-street standard (56 feet, with 34 feet of asphalt). Council voted 5-0 to reclassify the existing built segments of 11200 North as local streets but left an unbuilt gap in the corridor unclassified so staff can return with additional analysis and design options for that specific segment.

City planning staff told the council the change reflects how most of 11200 North has been built and used: traffic counts on the segment are roughly in line with local streets (about 1,000 trips per day), and the street already has many residential accesses. Rob (city planning staff) advised the council that, under state law, approved general plans constrain road construction and that the proposed language would give the council an explicit mechanism to approve alternatives when topography, land ownership or existing infrastructure make the city’s standard cross-section infeasible.

The second amendment drew more public comment and a split at the Planning Commission. That amendment adds a short policy allowing the council to approve alternative designs when “significant obstacles such as topography, land ownership, or existing infrastructure impede construction of a street to city standards.” Proponents and several planning commissioners said the flexibility is useful across the city for constrained locations. Opponents, and many nearby residents, urged the council not to use the change to permit a new through-connection at the unbuilt gap on 11200 North, saying it would increase cut-through traffic and endanger children who use the cul-de-sac-like neighborhood.

Residents who spoke included Wesley Warren (planning commissioner), Kelsey Chamberlain (resident with bus stops at her home), Jake Hoffines (resident), David Wilkins (resident near the questioned connector) and others who urged the council to preserve neighborhood safety. Several residents suggested a trail or emergency-only access, not a full public road. Fire department and police representatives said additional ingress/egress can aid emergency response; the fire chief said emergency access would be helpful but stressed standards (the fire department indicated a desirable minimum of 20 feet for emergency vehicle passage).

Council members discussed three options: (1) reclassify the full corridor now, (2) reclassify all built segments while holding the unbuilt gap for later study, or (3) deny changes. The council first approved the reclassification for the built segments, excluding the unbuilt portion, 5-0. Later the council approved the flexibility amendment, 4-1. Councilmember Scott cast the lone no vote on the flexibility item.

What’s next: staff will survey the unbuilt gap to confirm actual right-of-way widths and will return with sketches and feasibility options for that specific segment, including (a) emergency-only access with removable bollards or other barriers, (b) a pedestrian/bike trail, and (c) full local-street designs. Staff and council members flagged that a future change to the plan could affect impact-fee calculations and capital project priorities; city staff said impact-fee adjustments would be made when the transportation master plan and capital facilities plan are updated.

The council’s actions change how the city will evaluate and design constrained streets in the future but do not commit the city to building the 11200 North connector as a normal local street. Any future physical work would require project-level design and council approval.

Ending: Staff will return with the survey results and alternative concept sketches for the unbuilt gap; councilmembers also asked for specific traffic-calming options for other east–west collectors with documented speeding concerns, and staff said they will present recommended traffic-calming measures in July.","After lengthy public comment and planning-commission split, the Highland City Council voted June 3 to reclassify most of 11200 North as a local road and to add a citywide general-plan provision allowing the council to approve alternate street cross-sections when physical or ownership constraints make standard construction impractical.","actionData","errors"]

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