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Votes at a glance

1) Consent agenda — approval of minutes (June 10) and bills
Motion: Approve consent agenda (minutes and bills). Motion made by Colin and seconded by Tawny.
Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0 (Jason not in attendance). Council discussion noted the bills included a final installment on the Cane Creek project.

2) Adoption — City of Moab 2025‑26 Strategic Plan (Resolution)
Motion: Move to adopt Resolution O9‑2025 adopting the City of Moab FY 2025‑26 strategic plan. Motion by Luke; second by Caitlin.
Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0.

3) Special event permit — 2025 USARA (US Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness) Recovery Day — permit fee waiver
Initial motion(s): A motion to approve the permit and waive Suwanee Park use fees was introduced. A substitute motion to provide a 50% reduction of the permit fee was moved and later failed.
Final motion: Approve the special event permit for the 2025 USARA Recovery Day and waive the special event permit fee (full waiver of the permit fee). Motion recorded as made by Colin and seconded by Luke.
Outcome: Approved (final tally reported 4‑0 after roll call procedure and tie‑break discussion in transcript); council discussion covered whether to provide partial discounts versus full waivers and noted the city’s existing policy on waiving fees for free‑speech events.

4) Master fee schedule — Ordinance 2025‑O‑8
Motion: Adopt Ordinance 2025‑O‑8 amending Title 3 (Master Fee Schedule). Motion by Luke; second by Tawny.
Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0.

5) Budget amendment — Resolution O8‑2025 (FY 24‑25 year‑end amendments)
Motion: Adopt Resolution O8‑2025 approving fiscal year 2024‑25 year‑end budget amendments. Motion by Luke; second by Caitlin.
Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0 via roll call.

6) Ordinance adoption — Residential Utility Assistance Pilot Program (Ordinance 2025‑12)
Motion: Adopt Ordinance 2025‑12 to extend and revise the residential utility assistance pilot program (change eligibility to 80% AMI; add renter accommodations; extend pilot six months). Motion by Colin with amendment to set eligibility at 80% AMI and to incorporate council administrative suggestions; second by Luke.
Outcome: Approved by roll call; recorded by staff as unanimous (5‑0) in the meeting record.

7) Ratification — Letter of Intent to provide financial support to Grand County for pickleball courts
Motion: Ratify letter of intent to provide matching financial support for pickleball courts in Grand County (up to 50% of the county match; maximums to be set when the county finalizes cost estimates).
Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0. Councilmembers noted that any actual payment and a resulting MOU would return to council for approval.

Notes and context
- Several items drew council discussion but no recorded roll‑call controversies; many votes were unanimous or near‑unanimous. A substitute motion to reduce a fee by 50% for the USARA special event failed; the council ultimately approved a full permit‑fee waiver for that event.
- Staff and presenters were asked to return with implementation details for programs and projects that require follow‑up (thermoplastic crosswalk project, utility‑assistance administrative changes, grants/agreements for pickleball funding).

Ending: The council approved a mix of policy documents, budget amendments and operational approvals; staff will bring implementing details and any required memoranda of understanding back to the council as items requiring future approval.

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City staff presented data from the pilot’s first six months and recommended changes to expand eligibility and remove barriers that prevented many renters from applying. Staff said the original pilot used federal poverty levels and a $40 credit cap and had low uptake: “Only 16 applications came in,” Marcy (city utilities/finance staff) told the council, and several prospective applicants were ineligible because apartment complexes and trailer parks often have consolidated utility accounts that could not be credited under the original rules.

To increase access, staff recommended switching eligibility from federal poverty thresholds to 80% of Grand County area median income (AMI), adding clearer documentation requirements, and creating an administrative pathway to accommodate renters in properties with single master utility accounts. Marcy and senior staff said the city will provide confidential intake and can help applicants with paperwork, including in‑person assistance for people without reliable internet access.

Council members asked about outreach and administrative capacity. Staff said they will increase publicity (utility‑bill messages, website updates, partner organizations) and can provide a searchable address list to partner agencies so those organizations can quickly confirm whether a given address is inside city limits before referring applicants. The city also said only a limited number of staff handle confidential household financial information and that records are not made public.

Financially, staff noted the pilot’s budgeted allocation is $75,000 for the fiscal year; with the program structure used in the presentation, that amount could support up to roughly 156 households for 12 months at a $40 monthly credit if fully used. Council adopted the ordinance extending the pilot and incorporating the changes; the roll call recorded the motion’s passage on a unanimous vote reported by staff.

Ending: The council adopted the revised pilot (extension for another six months, eligibility at 80% AMI, renter accommodations and stronger documentation/outreach). Staff will return with administrative refinements and outreach plans and will monitor uptake to determine if further budget or program changes are needed.

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Michael (city staff, Public Works/Engineering) said the city has discussed high‑visibility crosswalks with UDOT and that evidence and the city’s own Road Safety Assessment support pairing high‑visibility markings with lighting, signage and signalization to improve pedestrian safety. “When you couple several different things together, like high visibility crosswalks, lighting, and signing, and signalization, you end up getting a safer intersection for everybody,” he told the council.

Staff proposed three patterns to use going forward: continental for uncontrolled intersections on higher‑speed through streets, zebra markings where trail connections cross the highway and ladder markings at stop‑controlled intersections or where city streets have traffic‑control devices. The presentation recommended phasing in thermoplastic markings where the city can — staff said thermoplastic lasts longer, is more reflective and is well suited to Moab’s climate in locations without heavy snow‑plow use.

Michael said the city will coordinate the crosswalk standard with planned sidewalk and intersection improvements (bulb‑outs, curb ramps) and with UDOT for crossings on SR‑191 (Main Street). He added that thermoplastic is budgeted and that a project focusing on Old Town and Safe Routes to School is expected to be put out for bid in the coming budget year. The presentation estimated a typical thermoplastic treatment life in this climate near five years but noted lifetime varies by traffic and speed.

Council members expressed support for the direction. One councilmember noted the practical benefits of replacing temporary measures such as hand‑held flags with permanent high‑visibility painted crossings and said the change signals a commitment to pedestrian safety. Staff said they will bring project details, schedules and coordination plans with UDOT to the council as the thermoplastic project is scoped.

Ending: Staff asked council support for adopting the high‑visibility standard and for advancing a thermoplastic pavement‑marking project in the next budget cycle; the council signaled support and requested coordination details with sidewalk projects and UDOT crossings on Main Street.

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The presentation, given by Sofia Fisher and Bryce Rogers on behalf of Rim to Rim Restoration, outlined how the award — a federal U.S. Forest Service grant subawarded through state channels — will pay contractors, support revegetation and fund public outreach and education intended to make mitigation durable after the grant period ends.

Rim to Rim said the project is a partnership that includes Moab Valley Fire Department, Grand County, the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, Science Moab, Moab Solutions, the Nature Conservancy and city staff. “The grant period began last year, so it’ll run through 2029,” project staff told the council, and they described both the fuel‑removal work completed so far and how they prioritize sites.

The presenters said they apply a weighted scoring matrix that emphasizes hazard (fuel loading, ladder/fine fuels and downstream flood risk), proximity to critical infrastructure and creek corridors, population/flood‑plain impacts and the need for repeated maintenance (invasive species like Russian olive resprout). Bryce Rogers said properties that score 90 or above “automatically tip us into what we call a multi‑agency hitch,” describing recent multi‑crew work in the Pack Creek corridor involving Utah Conservation Corps, State Lands, Moab Valley Fire and other crews.

Rim to Rim reported that, combining assessed parcels and completed work, the project has touched roughly 365 acres to date (assessed, flagged, or completed). The organization described a modest revegetation budget within the grant and said it expects larger revegetation efforts to follow once fuels removal establishes planting conditions. Rogers noted the work has co‑benefits for flood mitigation because native vegetation helps stabilize banks and reduce incision.

Outreach is a core part of the grant. Sofia Fisher, Rim to Rim’s fire and flood outreach specialist, said the outreach goal is “to help make sure that this mitigation work ... can continue well after the actual grant ends.” Staff described mailers, social media, tabling at events, a branded “Firebreak” awareness campaign and a Creek Stewardship Working Group that meets with city and county partners. The group is using new lidar flown in March to compare 2018 and 2025 conditions and to identify erosional and vegetative changes that inform site prioritization.

On funding, presenters said the $5.2 million award mostly flows to contractual partners (wetland crews, science/outreach partners and Moab Valley Fire for much of the on‑the‑ground removal). Rim to Rim said the grant includes modest funds for the City of Moab for outreach and maintenance support — staff identified an allocation of roughly $650,000 over five years in the grant budget for maintenance and partner support, but said exact contracting details will continue to be worked out with the city and county.

Council members asked about how Rim to Rim prioritizes public versus private parcels, revegetation in active flood corridors and coordination with city projects. Presenters said public and private parcels are scored by the same matrix; Pack Creek, which is largely private, tends to rank higher because of density and nearby infrastructure. They said revegetation will be iterative and will rely on Grand County weed crews and outreach to private landowners. Rogers also told the council that during recent removal work crews discovered sedimentation in a UDOT box culvert downstream of SR‑191 and that Rim to Rim had notified UDOT, which has moved that item up its priority list.

The presenters left informational packets with councilmembers and encouraged staff and residents to contact Rim to Rim with properties they want assessed. They also requested continued coordination with city crews for access and work scheduling.

The council did not take a formal vote on the presentation. The item concluded with staff offering to provide follow‑up materials, including the lidar and the project’s prioritization matrix, on request.

Ending: Rim to Rim and partners told the council that the grant is intended to be a multi‑year, partnership‑driven program focused on sustained maintenance as well as one‑time fuel reductions; the group asked the city to continue coordinating on access, outreach and future funding sources.","Rim to Rim Restoration and partners told the Moab City Council they have a five‑year, $5.2 million Community Wildfire Defense Grant to remove fuels along Mill and Pack creeks, and described priorities, revegetation plans, and outreach to sustain the work after the grant ends.","actionData","errors"]

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Moab City Council: votes at a glance — strategic plan, fee changes, budget amendment, special event permit and pickleball support

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City staff propose high‑visibility crosswalk standard and thermoplastic striping project

Rim to Rim outlines $5.2 million wildfire-fuels and flood‑mitigation plan for Mill and Pack creeks