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Events Manager Kenice Whitaker and Events Coordinator Cindy Bailey highlighted key numbers: the car show hosted over 250 cars (a 133 percent increase from the prior year), the pool party drew about 1,500 attendees, pickleball entries rose (from 19 teams to 32), Sports Fest activity increased, and overall park and carnival attendance nearly doubled on Friday. The presentation noted strong survey engagement (about 900 respondents) that staff will use to refine next year’s program.

Organizers discussed new elements introduced this year, including a drone show paired with a traditional fireworks display; staff said the drone element had technical delays but was well received and that both fireworks and drones are likely to be considered for future events. The car show, produced in partnership with Walker Sanderson, raised $9,000.62 for the American Legion. An American Legion representative described planned uses for the funds, including an emergency veteran assistance fund and equipment storage needs.

Councilmembers thanked staff and volunteers for the large event effort and noted positive community feedback. The council did not take formal action on the presentation; staff said they will consider budget and scheduling implications for future drone and fireworks programming.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Orem City Council Meeting | 6.24.2025","oneSentenceSummary","Event managers reported nearly doubled attendance at OrumFest carnival and a successful drone show; organizers presented $9,000.62 from the car show to the American Legion. Council praised staff and volunteers.","taxTitle","Orem, Utah County, Utah","taxId",2947,"location","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":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657777,"Council adopts end‑of‑year budget amendments totaling roughly $2.4 million",518,8176000,8694000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5&start=8176&end=8694","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5/thumbnail_8176000.jpg","/articles/6657777/Orem/Utah-County/Utah/Council-adopts-endofyear-budget-amendments-totaling-roughly-24-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657777-21e822c05b8829ddcad5294624957e54/orig.mp4?Expires=1773140155&Signature=Gu2QywU5MlAbe7WkWPV90zMDmznAa3Y1v5rzpa2WoEFsQo5VUvorfdLBQEYyJ1Rbxl7Kxpo0LkSP4izDqH-~z4oqx8bKV2ylM9fpLiswSHhjTjqoNaGvySit02r~TVvftpBa4MgsHPj7f3HITpfJ~YR2xElcZdpLOEGD2krh436fFP5HDBWS6l1Dh95yOhjaeiB0znwt1nOgX-nRr0l~zrzw~4ZZgp9uuF7FxcxONHBk5KJqmPkMaHlqojxujYxwZBs7OVG3RUokYSjnZm02NG8IgwDXrSARrPmw5hTrbt3IRkXOYr7rGM5kwACv~YvJRgeKGYiRJs8ijvEBaL2G-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council held a public hearing on the city’s final budget amendments for fiscal year 2024–25 and adopted the ordinance authorizing the changes.

Brandon (finance/budget staff) reviewed the package of amendments. The largest elements include additional appropriations for donation and grant receipts (many tied to OremFest sponsorships and nonprofit gifts), interest earnings added to construction funds for water/sewer/storm bond projects (including remaining 2021 bond and a 2024 sales‑tax revenue bond for public safety facilities), and appropriation of transportation and special‑revenue fund reserves for the 1600 North landscaping project. Brandon said accumulated interest and remaining construction balances account for much of the capital adjustments.

Other adjustments included replacement accounting for a wrecked police vehicle (insurance/self‑insurance fund transfer into the general fund), appropriations for senior center chairs using recycled‑metal proceeds, and a small increase in the administrative fee tied to higher property tax collections at the University Place CDA. Brandon summarized the net effect of the amendments as an additional $2,375,000 in revenues and related appropriations across funds.

The council opened and closed the public hearing with no public testimony, then voted to adopt the ordinance amending the fiscal‑year budget. The ordinance passed on the council vote.","Council held a public hearing and approved several year‑end budget amendments to appropriate donations, bond interest earnings and project reserves; staff said total amendments amount to about $2.375 million and included transfers for bond projects and capital improvements.",{"_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":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657782,"Council hears plan to comply with state privacy rules for changing rooms and restrooms",187,3824000,4011000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5&start=3824&end=4011","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5/thumbnail_3824000.jpg","/articles/6657782/Orem/Utah-County/Utah/Council-hears-plan-to-comply-with-state-privacy-rules-for-changing-rooms-and-restrooms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657782-8f8bcce4573b4f3f9db40e8b88e4375f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773140155&Signature=YXATWr7tb4P9Dm2BqF3jWDqiVWzmDWIfSX2gkww6su~adFvTk2i5Vf5HZpRcpbPSjk-ywGs7bShYz2mzK-1vZX4JBsWcTYrDBHf9Y1LsbAIdbkj3GNyF14hw9gO9sRKMV6ka1O18afJaXLLfHvZy3UmqMJ-0mV6E0zbDxYB8OurbJIH-VykbQ8Ckqjrh3qvD9gqSTfnGlKBfPnP53Kc0PggZTI8H-qNR49a~08mq7xDhaRnITrtWg6Dk6spRfottXwOM~62QT1GQm5AszAeLQsxS7g1YV1TOjwIu3E9VQft03KqYztJszobmB-loWBHt2FDeMlOtrUslB3ljPNKkmw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff briefed the council on the state’s statutory changes that require local governments to adopt a privacy compliance plan addressing access to changing rooms and certain privacy spaces in public facilities.

Staff said the law applies narrowly to public facilities that include “changing rooms” (defined in the statute as multi‑person locker rooms) and requires four main elements: (1) a reporting protocol for alleged criminal offenses in privacy spaces (staff who receive a complaint must notify local law enforcement), (2) a requirement that law enforcement prioritize and investigate such complaints as appropriate, (3) an instruction to include at least one single‑occupant privacy facility in new public buildings, and (4) an evaluation of retrofit options for existing privacy spaces to improve privacy. The staff presentation emphasized that the requirements primarily affect recreation and pool locker‑room spaces.

When asked, staff confirmed that the privacy compliance plan to be adopted by resolution on the consent agenda is Orem’s implementation of those statutory directions; staff described the plan as largely procedural to satisfy the state mandate.

The council approved the privacy compliance resolution as part of the consent items.","City staff explained a state mandate requiring a privacy compliance plan for changing rooms and privacy spaces; council placed the privacy compliance resolution on the consent agenda and approved it.",{"_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":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657786,"Interlocal group seeks Lockhart Group to help form new school district; council to approve consultant agreement",296,3127000,3423000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5&start=3127&end=3423","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5/thumbnail_3127000.jpg","/articles/6657786/Orem/Utah-County/Utah/Interlocal-group-seeks-Lockhart-Group-to-help-form-new-school-district-council-to-approve-consultant-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657786-25f606489414c2e9e861c8e4947b19c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1773140155&Signature=dQmc1v3K-BUNBAGKLgi0OBsAgrYlZV9kW9yuvfyOgg5qqOcb~dC4PS5FJU6TlAx2S8cP8BqHdxV2Nlzi3ftBlsQs2pSRT2CCP3ET-KryQQS3ZfxDkCltABXj2V5Y7vqGkRY8LwT02pXV-GFZU2sTE17ljWzOI2M~9ONhxFP8JeE7VA1Qvndmtt04Gql1H41EdcumvNmqqKvfhOIWNoOguzvfvWZTRRGoBplJVBjUp-AaUw-jstgn4WQvgB9k9woV5Old6ao3sKEKtGsN8ecNTxgReaC3arm8EsIWVN5P7iXZYRZyoieSUf9znit3G1AU-QoF~A6YDtAua8oqV8w5Zw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of an interlocal committee formed by four cities — Pleasant Grove, Vineyard, Orem and one other — told the council they sought a professional consultant to advise on formation of a proposed new school district, described in the meeting as the “Timpanogos” school district effort.

City staff and committee members said they interviewed firms and recommend hiring the Lockhart Group to serve as the interlocal’s primary consultant and legislative liaison. The scope described in the meeting included stakeholder engagement, legal and legislative strategy, fundraising and grant identification, and support for the new governing board in the transition period through the November milestone cited by speakers.

Steve (speaker representing the interlocal) and Brandon (interlocal participant) told the council the Lockhart Group was selected because of its proposed approach and relationships with legislators. The interlocal will still need each participating council to approve the agreement because the interlocal group itself lacks unilateral contracting authority; speakers said Linden, Pleasant Grove and Vineyard will follow the same approval steps.

Speakers emphasized that the consultant’s role includes trying to build consensus with other school districts and state legislators to remedy issues raised by prior legislation (speakers repeatedly referenced SB188 and concerns about asset/liability division in the prior bill). The interlocal members said the objective is securing a “fair” distribution of assets and liabilities if districts split and to prepare the new board for operations.

The City Council voted to authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Lockhart Group on the consent agenda.","Representatives from an interlocal committee of four cities recommended hiring the Lockhart Group to advise on formation and legislative strategy for a proposed new school district; the contract authorization was included on the consent agenda and approved.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6657791,"Orem council reviews renewal of Central Utah water agreement as Vineyard shifts suppliers",1063,255000,1318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5&start=255&end=1318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066514-5f3de26ae6912f11702ee8f71cafebb5/thumbnail_255000.jpg","/articles/6657791/Orem/Utah-County/Utah/Orem-council-reviews-renewal-of-Central-Utah-water-agreement-as-Vineyard-shifts-suppliers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6657791-ecf20a19326f5a0f157b1c92c1e14a84/orig.mp4?Expires=1773140155&Signature=SiHWhiTEqaUUJiD5Ge8GL-BgsbwMcIUhiMc9okngaVmntmYPYSPRZQ5OYur8weXQwb9j9rQ~EX7Ec~H5X~N4i26EyxPU2YbUv5bgeoDRp5fQ7dfwVF9UZI9HP756y9jNTiIlyZHwZdARXvl7Bv~YPx8GKzPA-AwJ5Ckz-ov5U-dUUswrlKZyak5~6a0NcKuw3lcUqmoyiwfCIWmEVs3pWJop8vnSne3OlO1XCLJowUYM8ALABNJVDVeq44JlESUc94DxzIufPkInivL-hmMRFNUhX4NElsobmtitV96pd9Bi8B6~6SxCBDqu4S6GdXC7HfGKz1RoYJOjjGoNleJrMw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Orem City officials told the City Council they will sign a renewed water-supply agreement with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District and execute an interlocal emergency water agreement with Vineyard City as Vineyard prepares to disconnect from Orem’s distribution system.

City staff said the 2025 agreement formalizes a change decades in the making: Vineyard will receive water through the Central Water Project and Central Utah Water rather than being master‑metered from Orem. Chris (water resources staff) told the council Vineyard’s on‑system master metering will end and, starting July 1 (date stated at the meeting), Vineyard will be supplied through Central Utah Water.

The agreements update a series of arrangements dating to 1989 and 2005 that allowed Vineyard to grow while relying on Orem and Central Utah for water. Chris said Orem has provided Vineyard with water while Vineyard built out its own infrastructure; under the new arrangement the water will be transmitted through the Central Water Project—principally a 36‑inch transmission line tied to the Deer Creek/Provo River infrastructure—and delivered outside Orem’s distribution system. “We are not going to supply water to them subsidized it, and we never have,” Chris said, describing the city’s view that past transactions were financially appropriate for Orem.

A related interlocal agreement preserves a narrowly scoped emergency supply relationship: Orem will make water available to Vineyard on a short‑term, as‑needed basis if Vineyard suffers a catastrophic failure, but the city will charge a pass‑through or market cost and will not subsidize emergency deliveries. Chris described the emergency arrangement as redundancy for public health and safety; the council was told emergency deliveries could be substantially more costly than Vineyard’s prior ordinary rate.

Council members and staff discussed the water sources and rights that underpin the deals. Staff said Orem markets about 3,500 acre‑feet of water under prior arrangements (a quantity the meeting noted is roughly sufficient for about 4,000 single‑family homes). Orem also holds shares in the Provo Bench Canal & Irrigation Company (roughly 15,000 acre‑feet of shares exist in that company) and has a long‑term contract with Central Utah that provides access to the Central Water Project. The council was told Orem holds a contract for 7,520 acre‑feet annually with Central Utah; that contract is a federal contract that expires in 2047 and is subject to renegotiation at that time.

Council members asked whether shifting Vineyard’s delivery to Central Utah would reduce wear on Orem’s system. Chris and other staff said routing Vineyard’s committed water through Central Utah’s independent transmission will avoid pressure and flow impacts on Orem pipes and extend Orem’s system life. Staff emphasized that the water being marketed for Vineyard comes largely from Provo River sources that Orem does not otherwise fully use during irrigation months.

Speakers also flagged broader policy issues. Councilmembers and staff said they were watching state legislative proposals that could impose new statewide fees or taxes on water or change how water development is funded; one council member said prior proposals would centralize fee authority with cities and that the council would track upcoming legislation.

The water supply agreement with Central Utah and the interlocal emergency water agreement with Vineyard were placed on the consent agenda and approved by the council as part of the consent vote.

Ending note: staff said they will continue technical and legal coordination with Central Utah, Vineyard and Canal Company boards as the transfer proceeds; Orem’s long‑term water portfolio holdings, adjudications and contract terms (including the 2047 review date for certain federal contracts) remain central to future planning.","Council members discussed two interlocal agreements that would move Vineyard City off Orem’s distribution and formalize a direct supply relationship with Central Utah Water Conservancy District; an emergency interlocal agreement would preserve short-term back-up supply. Council approved the agreements on the consent agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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