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Minutes approval

The council voted to approve the minutes from its June 24, 2025 meeting. Motion: “I'll move to approve the minutes of 06/24/2025.” The motion was made on the record as “Motion by Tani,” with a second recorded as “Second by Colin.” The council voted “Aye;” the clerk recorded the outcome as “Motion passed 5 0.”

Planning‑commission appointment

The council appointed Shaylee (spelling in the packet appears as Shaili/Shady) Bryant (present at the meeting) to a three‑year term on the Moab City Planning Commission through December 31, 2027. Motion: “I move to approve the appointment of Shady Bryant to the Moist City Planning Commission for a 3 year term ending 12/31/2027.” The motion text, mover and seconder were recorded on the audio as “Motion by Jason” with “Second by Caitlin.” Council voted “Aye;” the mayor stated, “Motion passes.”

Letter of support for medical cannabis pharmacy

The council approved a proposed letter of support for a medical cannabis pharmacy application led by Dashiell Kulander’s organization, BujaMed. City staff explained the letter mirrors a prior city letter and clarifies it is a state‑level RFP/licensing process (not a city licensing action). The letter also requests the state accept a statutory proximity waiver that reduces the required distance from residentially zoned properties from 600 feet to 450 feet (a 25% reduction) as allowed under state rules. Motion: “I move to approve the proposed letter of support for a medical cannabis pharmacy in Moab.” Motion by Caitlin, second by Luke; the mayor called the vote and the result was recorded as “Motion passes 5 0.”

Notes and context

- City staff and the applicant clarified the state licensing process will determine whether one of the new pharmacy licenses is issued in the region in 2026 and 2027 and that an approved support letter does not represent city licensing approval.
- The applicant, Dashiell Kulander, said BujaMed is locally owned, would lease roughly a 3,000‑square‑foot unit in a multiunit building (the former Wabi Sabi location) and had discussed the location with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). Kulander said UDAF indicated a city support letter would remove proximity objections to the site.

Ending

All three motions passed without recorded opposition. The council did not adopt new ordinances or regulatory changes at the meeting; the cannabis item was a letter of support for the applicant’s state application.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council Meeting - July 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its July 8 meeting the Moab City Council approved minutes and an appointment to the planning commission, and voted to send a letter of support (including a statutory proximity waiver) for a proposed medical cannabis pharmacy application to the state.","taxTitle","Moab City Council, Moab, Grand County, Utah","taxId",23560,"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},6520216,"Consultants present Moab water resource study; city says supply meets current demand but long‑term options identified",1082,1922000,3004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9&start=1922&end=3004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9/thumbnail_1922000.jpg","/articles/6520216/Utah/Consultants-present-Moab-water-resource-study-city-says-supply-meets-current-demand-but-longterm-options-identified","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520216-a9e2f5b7217bd87b37ca4a159e17bc10/orig.mp4?Expires=1770758221&Signature=DXA3fo8lUNQdMlT-PQsOwG2J~R-zGhy7HkuyBYjxhUEGShht-EeF4sy-XGVdMCc2QBC-RYMZ8nH9D5~~Q1uaJtwQAJ9iCuA1JiVANfGaTGh0RfU36humXbmj3EQug0gMA1QLMK583Q2hrX2B3zUNjeo-fVf3r6be8kP-LN-eQz74omsSA50vAx38mV7-oJGJG7U9dZ7bxTapoLF1HCGybfWZa3NnAZYO6~DvcK3zig5Ykbg5QLkIxyT8wywBqdGg~OJ~ga8kVrGjYjZ4V2UxkZD4WBLYqMmcqdVSlEYFSbMSgxEu9g-DUcK0joD9JNHstRBH1KG9bIynioaBbPBViw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultants presented the Water Utility Resource Management Study to the Moab City Council on July 8, describing the work as an informational study that will feed a future 40‑year water plan.

Ben Meiners of Hansen, Allen & Luce (presenting remotely) said the study covered Moab City, Spanish Valley Special Service District (Guiza) and the San Juan Spanish Valley Special Service District. He said the study was intended as a feasibility review to provide a “menu” of project concepts — not a master plan or a capital‑facilities plan — and did not itself obligate the city to any projects. “This is not a master plan or to obligate us in any way to anything,” he told the council.

The study used existing master‑plan population projections (consultants said they used 1% growth as a baseline for the presentation) to produce high‑level annual and peak‑day demand scenarios. The presenters concluded Moab’s current infrastructure can meet daily needs at present: city production capacity was described as roughly 4,400 gallons per minute versus observed peak demands in the 2,000–3,000 gallons‑per‑minute range. Consultants said there was no immediate emergency but that demand could increase in coming decades and that planning for storage, fire flows and supplementary sources remains prudent.

Potential supplemental sources listed in the study included additional conservation, new wells, reconfigured use of Mill Creek, managed use of wastewater treatment effluent for irrigation, gray‑water reuse, purchases of water rights and, more speculatively, an exchange for Colorado River water (consultants warned that Colorado River options would require exchanges, additional rights and are subject to broad basin‑level constraints).

Presenters emphasized a gap in localized groundwater monitoring and recommended a targeted groundwater and spring‑monitoring program: additional monitoring wells, periodic water‑quality testing and closer coordination across water suppliers to better resolve aquifer yields.

Council members asked whether the report covered aquifer interactions (it did not) and whether projections included Spanish Valley and visitation. Consultants said the charts shown were specific to Moab City for the presentation but that the full report included regional analyses and that visitation was treated as part of existing system usage grown at the same projected rate.

Ending

City staff said the study is essentially final and will be made available to partner agencies; the council was asked to acknowledge receipt as an informational study and to use it to support development of a 40‑year water plan.","A multi‑agency study offered a high‑level menu of potential water‑supply projects and recommended groundwater and spring monitoring to refine future capacity; consultants said the study is informational and not a master plan.",{"_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},6520221,"Moab police report full staffing, expanded training and millions of license‑plate reads; illegal camping enforcement increases",434,1006000,1440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9&start=1006&end=1440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9/thumbnail_1006000.jpg","/articles/6520221/Utah/Moab-police-report-full-staffing-expanded-training-and-millions-of-licenseplate-reads-illegal-camping-enforcement-increases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520221-0d0f190a4977ddc5d01ff8405bf1fe6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770758221&Signature=KQM~qaYHaTpaezmjPgNPsGgyEDOJ2tAAqrmiGKLN8h1mMl4uacGgEHIEmPQjiDSKuLwQFjKA-jT8ignS0yyCwuG7Uqff7a7dax~MilnejA3qVhF2sxAiGyhvD3GpweN2NLcrmVQ-TnfbUuij3zcsBDZcQe6AY-zngVPtjlJ4yT37~vKnkJsyVJ~gjziJ5hJ5bbCF4pLCIOqsEJKiMN~vcEkRq4r~bhT8G94k3503R9S-K3YiXimKPLUEFRGJj1PiKIfNYlQzwX0ePRFL7Z-PWgWTdQmU6uohVEQ7IuMMKq05mkzrEiqOJNAboit9vXMyztGvN7K8ekQuPfcZy2OsWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lex (identified at the meeting as representing the police department) delivered the police‑department update to the Moab City Council on July 8.

Lex said the department is “full 100% right now” on staffing, though one officer remains in the academy. He said the department exceeded mandated training requirements: the 2023–24 training year requires 40 hours; Moab officers averaged 97.5 hours and some had more than 200 hours.

Lex described work on the department’s firearms range — lead mitigation, road rebuilding and redesign — and credited assistance from public‑works and county crews. He also said the department won a federal ICCR (Institute for Coordinated Community Response) grant and is hosting domestic‑violence training with an expert from Texas.

On technology and enforcement data, Lex gave plate‑reader figures: “In the year that we've had them, we've got 4,853,000 plate reads, 2,800,000 in the last 6 months.” He cautioned those figures describe plate reads, not unique vehicles. He then summarized 2024–2025 incident totals (January 1–June 20): 6,120 total incidents to date, with traffic accounting for more than a third; 2,094 traffic stops; 663 speed‑related citations; 21 DUIs; and 1,560 total citations written so far this year.

Lex said illegal‑camping contacts are up: the department recorded 384 contacts with people camping in places the city does not allow (the department said these were contacts and warnings, not citations), compared with 99 contacts in the prior year. He said many incidents are near parks and along State Route 191, and staff have been offering educational cards and advice on lawful camping locations.

Council members pressed Lex on noise enforcement related to UTVs/side‑by‑sides after public comment. Lex said the department is running speed studies in hot‑spot areas (he noted average speed on Mill Creek was about 25 mph) and that enforcement is complicated by statutory definitions that reclassify certain converted vehicles as regular vehicles rather than OHVs. “It's gonna take some creative thinking,” Lex said, adding the department is pursuing options and has placed speed trailers at problem locations.

Ending

Council members thanked staff and asked for more public communication; Lex said he has already prepared social‑media posts summarizing statistics for public distribution.","The police chief reported full staffing, enhanced training totals, license‑plate reader metrics in the millions, higher contacts with illegal campers and ongoing work on noise enforcement tied to OHVs.",{"_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},6520226,"Moab public works reports flood prep, berms and storm‑drain work after recent rains",301,511000,812000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9&start=511&end=812","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9/thumbnail_511000.jpg","/articles/6520226/Utah/Moab-public-works-reports-flood-prep-berms-and-stormdrain-work-after-recent-rains","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520226-511a5a6db9550056163193cca063d50a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770758221&Signature=mrO36e-O6gPwhzW0qNgDo56Kvj9KBAbyZw30nSteo3WpQo~-k15Wg1VaM~5cToaNFCTaeOrQydnltbZuq6vdGPfrKa27NJvP~5FQNt~e--h7NQwxSQRfydU6tFxcUFzhlIVRxR1IsjELtMj8RlbioAxCfYktOwm1S~UBjfZq3PKs~Qlp5hX6vOcobJhi1k3GKRo-FHdcn~xnfLmHK6F-Ztj3fLGJgBnVhYl50mkTm3uW2y7TaHoxJ8Hv1TytTw6O-F5fHvopl~3NTCo3y9TNLnFhLG1RtftNkWFKKT1X9hM3GogLXWtJ0JaBILCZcPn1N3D2~ysNIGAXWgILE~3z6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Levi, identified at the meeting as representing Moab Public Works, gave a multi‑week report on flood preparation and related maintenance work.

He said crews rebuilt a berm and staged sandbags at the boardwalk, increased sandbag availability across four stations, and worked on the Westwater Drive detention basin (the “Frog Pond”), where staff spent extended crew and equipment hours and removed roughly 40 tons of material. Levi told the council crews used that material at the municipal golf course to grade washed‑out roads.

Public Works also coordinated with the utilities department to clear storm drains. Levi said the team prioritized 13 storm drains during the first week and reached six before shifting to higher priorities. He reported the city’s sweepers covered downtown and central Moab during the first week, with a plan to sweep Main Street on Thursday mornings.

Levi listed other ongoing tasks: mowing and trimming a major drainage ditch off 500 West, removal and grinding of tree stumps, hauling dozens of loads of cut trees (he said 24 five‑ton loads through the prior week), and plans to replace culverts and convert some culvert crossings to an open waterway to improve drainage.

During Q&A, council members asked where the street sweeper would operate on Main Street (Levi said from South Maverick to the bridge where curb and gutter exist), how many culverts remain, and confirmed the city has pipe on‑site to fill a gap in an outlet toward River Sands. Levi said working with utilities, ongoing street‑sweeping schedules and sandbag stations would continue.

Ending

Council members praised the work and noted the city’s preparations while acknowledging that extreme events like the Texas floods would exceed any local mitigation. Levi said some equipment had been necessary — including fallback to an older street sweeper when a new unit failed — and that staff would continue the sandbag and storm‑drain effort.","Public Works described multi‑week flood‑preparation work including berm and sandbag staging, detention‑basin repairs, storm‑drain cleaning and street sweeping; staff said some storm‑drain work remains to be completed.",{"_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},6520230,"Residents tell Moab City Council off‑highway vehicle noise has risen to public‑health concern",335,113000,448000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9&start=113&end=448","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5334329-e28a4f7ad217eb04f6ff5cc4940d54e9/thumbnail_113000.jpg","/articles/6520230/Utah/Residents-tell-Moab-City-Council-offhighway-vehicle-noise-has-risen-to-publichealth-concern","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6520230-4462ade670fe7790da6a4ceb46a9b95c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770758221&Signature=RV96JbHNyVm9mDSFw2GRq199dNDgjfG7yWcXdcW3yNew8fyWDlUWvZX1yYDIHZsikKjd709CFg3RYIxJmT6ykp3gvcH~C9Rwd9cY0PCfd7dmNbF6Vt68PnJTyaoWqo0Gz5V10qcOC-TanJHdwyRFD3TmQGqtRu7hjnuuQJbUQNFb0G3TOhULmT2-HqI8RdaaU-w0M-8Kqzk4M0krQ9t8ibAQU~t5TQL~EfoTMESlGEKQ7PnNstdqk3Z5ALXDV2rFKGVwhrOpLC2IhPzapmClwgXN1r0rYHb2T2YkLuxYWuurmEm1b81lIBgYgQQg~e9oWVrDmAUn5IXmvQadBb-ANw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pete Chris, a local resident, opened public comment at the July 8 Moab City Council meeting with an anecdote about natural quiet and overflight noise before turning to off‑highway vehicle (OHV) concerns.

Bill Agee, who said he lives at 621 Mill Creek Drive, told the council OHV noise has “significantly increased over the past few years” and described rental OHVs and private vehicles using neighborhood streets to access public lands. He said rental operators run multiple guided tours from about 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., producing repeated pass‑bys and vibrations that he and other residents find intrusive. “OHVs are now the primary rental vehicle for off road use,” Agee told the council.

Agee said there are “7 to 8 licensed OHV rental agencies with a combined fleet of over a 100 OHVs” and estimated multiple tour groups can result in roughly “200 to 400 drive bys per day” on some streets. He said his spot noise sampling found “78% of OHVs exceed Moab's noise ordinances” and that the average measurement was about 78 dBA at roughly 50 feet from the source, which he said is comparable to a large commercial truck driving by a home.

Agee asked the council to prioritize enforcement of the city’s and Grand County’s 2022 speed and noise ordinances. He argued that speed enforcement is an obvious initial step because faster vehicles typically generate more noise, and he urged stricter application of existing rules to reduce neighborhood exposure.

No formal response or new enforcement action was taken during the meeting; the item was raised during the public‑comment period and was not on the council’s business agenda.

Ending

Council members acknowledged the concern during subsequent department updates and asked police staff to continue examining speed studies and enforcement options in affected neighborhoods.","Two residents urged the council to enforce existing speed and noise ordinances and called rising rental OHV traffic a public nuisance and health risk, citing noise sampling and vibration exposure.","actionData","errors"]

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