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A written comment from Tyler Harrelson—read into the record by staff—urged the council to consider replacement and ongoing maintenance costs when approving new projects. The commenter cited Strong Towns material describing how cities that grew quickly without accounting for maintenance can face long-term fiscal problems and shared a local anecdote about park irrigation failures. He also recommended that infrastructure be paid for with actual tax or fee revenues rather than assumed future economic benefits.

Several in-person commenters echoed the concern. Daria Evans, a Villas resident, congratulated the city on Vineyard Days and asked several questions: why there is plywood at the FrontRunner station, the status of the planned Momentum climbing gym, the expected completion date for the Vineyard Loop and Main Street reconstruction (staff gave June 22 as the target), and a follow-up about water shares the city had purchased. Later in the meeting staff said the seven water shares purchased were lake-bottom irrigation canal shares and amount to about 101.5 acre-feet of water (about 14.5 acre-feet per share).

Keith Vincent asked council members whether they reviewed detailed budget line items and urged conservative budgeting practices, noting transfers between funds and the need to avoid budgeting deficits. Staff later reminded the public that the city maintains unrestricted reserves between 5% and 35% of the general fund and reported that the city expects to start and end the upcoming fiscal year with roughly 27% in unrestricted reserves.

Another public commenter raised concerns about a legal memorandum provided to the RDA and the taxing-entity committee (TEC), saying some citations in that memo did not correspond to Utah case law and that quoted passages were inaccurate. The commenter asked why the legal analysis had been revised and suggested the matter merited review; he referenced Utah code 17C-1-402(4)(b) (a TEC statutory citation cited in the public comment) and a recent Utah appellate sanction case (identified in comment as Garner v. Candace, 2025). Council members and staff said they would address those concerns in the RDA forum: a focused RDA meeting to answer these questions was scheduled following the council meeting, and staff said they would provide additional follow-up if needed.

Council and staff responded to the maintenance concerns by pointing to work already underway: staff described a 10-year pavement-preservation and maintenance plan and an accompanying transportation-utility-fee study intended to identify sustainable funding for road maintenance. Staff emphasized preventative maintenance is far less expensive than deferred repairs.

No formal action was taken during the public-comment period; staff and council committed to follow-up on several items and scheduled an RDA meeting to address the legal-memo questions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Vineyard City Council Regular Meeting June 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Public commenters urged the council to account for long-term maintenance costs and questioned an RDA legal memorandum; staff and council promised follow-up and a special RDA meeting to address legal concerns.","taxTitle","Vineyard City Council, Vineyard, Utah County, Utah","taxId",67299,"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},6191623,"City reports annual fraud-risk assessment to council; rating remains low",48,210000,258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44&start=210&end=258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44/thumbnail_210000.jpg","/articles/6191623/Utah/City-reports-annual-fraud-risk-assessment-to-council-rating-remains-low","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191623-9532baabe1a8e444cddb8c9163c12047/orig.mp4?Expires=1770498057&Signature=LQS6YC3CDmVlSXF3xnWqwtCnPZd-iHC6AvR-PcVcAiIt~LV61B~TLow3bgGG6hDcN4Ilw4WK1qL46jv5gh91LdxyT~k2jmwmet7opAMrPkOab93ZZKhaaWGr8g8eoblCqud4R2AckK-dOVjfy85gHio5c1kEePl7NHwzY2P6THAQM4Paa~8fLsKzPTOC0AtLJPChF0pM2nIzlGtWd8~Vqsmo6cl5KUgUHE-7iaBWADMutnKFe8Vnlm1E3AC4osNOhzLPBgZL9qb1wgGDst4-xLmX5zG1~sdY4jybpVM0~r~1fzVKFp5Dz2z91UTHMyoiyAD3SmZao1fObMOPzWIH-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Vineyard City staff presented the municipality’s annual fraud-risk assessment to the council on June 11 and reported the city remains in the “low” fraud-risk category.

Staff explained the state-mandated checklist focuses on internal controls such as separation of duties in finance, written policies adopted by ordinance, and the existence of a fraud hotline. The assessment is an annual reporting requirement that staff said must be uploaded to the state auditor’s website and provided to the city’s independent auditor as part of the audit process.

Council members asked clarifying questions about what the assessment covers. Staff said the primary focus is separation of duties in the finance department, maintaining written policies reviewed by counsel and recorded by ordinance, and procedures for reporting suspected fraud, including contact through a Vineyard email address and a hotline.

No formal vote was required; staff presented the report as informational and invited questions. Council members had no further questions after the presentation.","City finance staff presented the state-required annual fraud risk assessment to the Vineyard City Council, reporting the city's risk level as 'low' and noting the assessment must be uploaded to the state auditor's website.",{"_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},6191627,"Council approves perpetual water-supply agreement with Central Utah Water Conservancy District",377,2809000,3186000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44&start=2809&end=3186","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44/thumbnail_2809000.jpg","/articles/6191627/Utah/Council-approves-perpetual-water-supply-agreement-with-Central-Utah-Water-Conservancy-District","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191627-7397cc68007655616864f5314ea5b72a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770498057&Signature=Pa9S-cmgVXV9z3dLu~YWnA32nN~0SYQ5BwlJ6Em~gZwXjI5cuw63Vrqu~Fe1stFDBagCcgDWdAb3M7qY7iAbLR0EWfAAe2~WriFoGftxmhvVpQrkX2U-I~XrqBLk5dwTI0Fyh4yfyhJemsrboNM4i5xaRfoX~Oc6T6qNGkEgobN3xOca89XiXtYo2Zj11lYxv4YnIKJxIzfjOSQzqVtPBeFYpmSWEwyFPY5InB~EzRuI0GXD2ufDtAHflJmXZ7exwAwL4RAKkHdR7TLac2Dvf-PR-~8C5iyjJfonnX50UpZUJ-~-aug-wURpgJhbi~k2BlOC88J~5-C0SY9o2ot8-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vineyard City Council approved a perpetual water-supply agreement with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District June 11 that formalizes allocations, storage and fee responsibilities tied to a 6-million-gallon city water tank.

Under the agreement, Vineyard will receive an annual allocation described in the contract as 1,500 acre-feet of Central Water Project (CWP) water through phased takedowns shown in the agreement exhibit. The deal also formalizes storage arrangements: Vineyard’s new 6,000,000-gallon tank is intended to house the city’s water supply, and the agreement reserves 2,000,000 gallons of permanent storage in Central Utah Water’s system to provide surge capacity — for example, to support firefighting flows.

Staff told council the agreement clarifies that Vineyard will not be double-billed for takedown/impact fees that Central Utah Water would otherwise charge, because Vineyard already paid required development charges to Orem City for certain water transfers. The contract includes standard annual operation-and-maintenance and capital-recovery fee components and establishes surcharge provisions for usage above the agreed parameters.

City staff described the agreement as a key obligation in the multi-agency partnership that includes the City of Orem and Central Utah Water. The term in the contract was described in the meeting as perpetual “as long as we are paying for the water.” The council approved the consent-item resolution to adopt the agreement by roll call.

The agreement is intended to secure a long-term supply and operational clarity for Vineyard as it brings its new storage tank online and continues to develop. Staff said the storage and rate provisions include safeguards to minimize surprise overage charges and that modeling indicates the city expects to operate within the contract parameters.","Vineyard City approved a long-term water-supply agreement providing an annual allocation of 1,500 acre-feet, authorizing storage in a 6-million-gallon tank and clarifying fee responsibilities.",{"_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},6191632,"Vineyard adopts consolidated fee changes; parks impact fee and concessions rates updated",337,3490000,3827000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44&start=3490&end=3827","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44/thumbnail_3490000.jpg","/articles/6191632/Utah/Vineyard-adopts-consolidated-fee-changes-parks-impact-fee-and-concessions-rates-updated","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191632-ad0a3c8d6be0ca65e893a18e5de8f29d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770498058&Signature=oniCoojXfVcjmAQTrytf2O6zA~s1PWIOIkwNhgIuC16CBxGvDzRJ6c-45ThuBKE91BzvmrxpKd-O3TZmyhdFW84K-Df1b-NLOyGybtbw0oo0Oe6nawxkLNRVckIUuuK7GI8LIy0WqebqVVK7SZkAIILGAqWCVBsnAa2doGPETFzn--pAlZoAPc9jwxWAidqmJrzsnFyqyN4FTltw1q9NT~5l4gnU013OOoh8bwbZU0DxnCK7pcFAuX1GtcKKFjVLRvjgjp0XZvP2-OWsicMVcqI8neXEw8exar2RdDPq13zLwuGfhsCU2BEfGwrD7Ei4upbQX7vHgVXjK774eyvdOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vineyard City Council adopted amendments to the city’s consolidated fee schedule on June 11, updating several charges including a parks impact fee and new rates for park concessions and food-truck contracts.

At the public hearing, staff explained the revisions and listed key figures: Grove Park food-truck fees for non-city events (set at $500 per month), a semi-permanent concession structure fee ($1,000 per month) and a late fee for concession contracts ($25). The parks and recreation impact fee was listed as $3,422.98 per household as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau.

A member of the public asked about the transportation utility fee (TUF). Staff said the city currently lists a TUF in the consolidated schedule but is not charging it; they further clarified that the council previously canceled charges under that fee on Jan. 1, 2020. A resident noted the original TUF passed in 2015 had a 10-year term; staff said any future consideration of a TUF would require a new study and separate public process before the council could impose it again.

The resolution to adopt the consolidated fee schedule amendments (listed in the meeting as resolution 2025-29) was moved, seconded and approved by roll call. Council members present voted in favor of the resolution.

Staff said the consolidated schedule will be published and that impacted departments will implement the new rates for the applicable permits and services. Any future proposal to reinstate or revise the transportation utility fee would return to the council with required analysis and public outreach.","The City Council approved amendments to the consolidated fee schedule June 11, updating park impact fees and concession fees; staff clarified the transportation utility fee is not being reimposed at this time.",{"_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},6191637,"Vineyard council adopts zoning-code updates aimed at clarifying language and enforcement",187,3217000,3404000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44&start=3217&end=3404","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/4595805-43c644d4c8dd20e8c3d86f521dc78c44/thumbnail_3217000.jpg","/articles/6191637/Utah/Vineyard-council-adopts-zoning-code-updates-aimed-at-clarifying-language-and-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6191637-fb1348bed0fe96933b786e3992ecfc34/orig.mp4?Expires=1770498058&Signature=aNWEzl3ASJnS4yQqjxOjKY2Sy1ydSxYmn49D3XruXSyEgrLh5HJ42Sok0F00hPF5XWmj-yZJUwnac1k~7um-GCs-lCSMRQZ~FZFhRcuxzFrYe-XkJ2bAaQKGqn0cAj6eco8NVdllPi0gCBk1OOrhUlGVMKIrKRvEPYTzfXXc1V4AEz2hT6WQnrY0WsmRlsXQMfbuHdkXrh0DztNPo23CG~H3r6UFhCtQMc775XAM6KcCdG4gHvBB2DCDvXX~3gjv4QaBSSAZ4xnknbgzQTIVY8HdZ8vNnWSmeOa2kYceybsnIimj8diX93r5IhRoBuS51cY6ro~N5yQMAz6nJnFBXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vineyard City Council unanimously adopted a set of zoning-text amendments Tuesday intended to simplify code language and clarify enforcement, including provisions related to short-term rentals.

The changes, presented by the city’s development staff as a package of wording and technical updates, are intended to bring the municipal code into closer alignment with state requirements and to make enforcement clearer for staff and residents. Council members said they reviewed the edits in prior briefings and that no substantive changes had been made since those reviews.

Council members said the primary goal of the update is clarity rather than new policy. “The goal was to simplify the language,” one council member said during the discussion, adding that staff had worked with individual council members in recent weeks. Another council member said they had specifically asked staff to check enforceability of provisions tied to short-term rentals and were comfortable with the results.

The motion to adopt ordinance 2025-03, described in the meeting as the zoning-text amendments, was moved and seconded on the council floor and carried by roll call vote with all members present voting in favor. The ordinance will be entered into the city code as presented.

Staff said the package contains a number of wording and structural edits rather than new density or policy direction. City staff and council members said the council and planning staff will continue public-facing outreach and implementation details as the updated sections take effect.

The amendments were presented during the regular Vineyard City Council meeting on June 11 and approved at that same session. Further technical edits or implementation guidance will be handled by staff and returned to council only if substantive changes are proposed.","The Vineyard City Council voted unanimously June 11 to adopt a package of zoning text amendments intended to simplify code language and improve enforceability, including changes tied to short-term rentals.","actionData","errors"]

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