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Adams recounted two incidents he witnessed of students driving while holding phones, including one where the driver held two phones while traveling at about 45 mph. He told the council he had provided a photograph and that officers subsequently stopped the vehicle. Adams said he posted the video on a high-school website and hoped the city and county would consider a resolution and educational outreach to discourage texting while driving.

Mayor Billings and council members expressed support for the message. Staff said the city has hired a traffic officer specifically to address traffic-safety initiatives, and the mayor said he had drafted a letter of support to the county. Council members asked staff to place the item on a future agenda so the council can consider a resolution and coordinate with local schools and county enforcement.

Why it matters: Distracted driving is a leading cause of traffic incidents; council members indicated community support for education and enforcement efforts tied to a new traffic officer and possible intergovernmental coordination.

Next steps: Staff to place a resolution or action item on a future council agenda to consider formal endorsement and outreach options with local schools and the county.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Hurricane City Council - 2025-08-21-CCR.2","oneSentenceSummary","A local driver’s-education instructor, Jeff Adams, showed a safety video and urged the council to adopt a resolution and school outreach to curb distracted driving; council supported bringing the item back for future agenda consideration and noted a new traffic officer will assist enforcement.","taxTitle","Hurricane, Washington County, Utah","taxId",80031,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501979,"Red Rock Media asks city to match sponsorships, expand Stars and Stripes fireworks at Sand Hollow",1611,173000,1784000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5665241-04b4f6e91ac909560dc488048a791ab3&start=173&end=1784","/articles/6501979/Utah/Red-Rock-Media-asks-city-to-match-sponsorships-expand-Stars-and-Stripes-fireworks-at-Sand-Hollow","Representatives of Red Rock Media presented a three-year recap of the Stars and Stripes fireworks and music event at Sand Hollow and asked the Hurricane City Council about sponsorship, matching funds and extending the city's partnership.

Mike, representing Red Rock Media, said the company has worked with the city since 2023 to add synchronized music to the fireworks presentation. He described incremental improvements from 2023 through 2025, credited Liberty Village and other sponsors, and summarized Red Rock Media’s in-kind investments (promotion, DJ endorsements, staff hours and rented sound systems). Red Rock presented a slide showing promotional investment but said the event is not a money-maker for the company.

Red Rock asked whether the city would consider matching sponsorship funds—an example discussed at the meeting was a hypothetical $10,000 sponsorship that the city might match—to raise the event’s fireworks budget and expand programming for a special 2026 celebration. Red Rock also proposed exploring a three-year partnership agreement and asked the council if it would consider extending the current arrangement; Red Rock said it would provide a proposal for formal consideration.

Council and staff discussed logistics. City staff and Red Rock emphasized that Sand Hollow is a state park, so any expanded festival ideas (tournaments, drone shows, extended activities) would require state-park approval. The council discussed cleanup and whether the county could help with post-event cleanup; staff suggested inmate crews and county roads crews as possible resources. City staff said parks crews have helped with Monday cleanup after the Saturday event in previous years.

The council and Red Rock also discussed safety and weather constraints for potential drone shows and noted that the existing fireworks program is viewed positively by attendees. Staff asked Red Rock to bring a formal proposal to a future work meeting; council members agreed to schedule a work meeting to discuss sponsorship, possible matching funds and a multi-year agreement.

Why it matters: The Stars and Stripes event is a community celebration that the city and Red Rock Media say has grown in attendance and complexity. Expanding the event or increasing fireworks will change costs, require intergovernmental approvals (state parks), and potentially require additional cleanup resources.

Next steps: Red Rock Media will draft a proposal for a multi-year partnership and sponsorship match. City staff will place the item on a future council work meeting agenda for full discussion.","Red Rock Media reviewed three years of the Stars and Stripes Sand Hollow fireworks and music event, asked whether the city would match sponsorship funds to expand fireworks, and sought a multi-year partnership and further coordination with state parks and the county for cleanup.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501984,"Council names Lacey Jessup to airport board, adds contact and accepts FAA design grant for south apron",282,2715000,2997000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5665241-04b4f6e91ac909560dc488048a791ab3&start=2715&end=2997","/articles/6501984/Utah/Council-names-Lacey-Jessup-to-airport-board-adds-contact-and-accepts-FAA-design-grant-for-south-apron","The Hurricane City Council unanimously appointed Lacey Jessup to the airport board, approved adding Dave Zendell as Hurricane’s contact for Southern Utah University (SUU) collaboration, and voted to accept an FAA grant to design reconstruction of the airport’s south apron.

Council staff said the city’s airport received federal dollars allocated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; staff cited a broad allocation of about $785,000 to the airport from that law. For the specific south-apron design grant discussed at the meeting, staff said the FAA’s grant will pay up to a maximum of $255,334 (described in staff materials as 95% of the estimated amount). Council discussion clarified the typical FAA cost-share arrangement: FAA frequently provides 95% for eligible airport projects, with the remaining 5% covered by a combination of the sponsor (city) and state (commonly 2.5% each) depending on program rules and project components.

City staff and the new airport manager, Dave Zendell, emphasized that FAA grants carry administrative requirements and terms the city must meet. Council members noted those federal conditions and the administrative work associated with accepting grants.

Actions taken: Council approved Resolution 2025-32 appointing Lacey Jessup to the airport board; approved adding Dave Zendell as the city contact for SUU; and approved accepting the FAA grant for design and soils work related to reconstruction of the south apron. Council members said the FAA grant will fund engineering, soils work and as much apron construction as the grant allows, subject to the federal requirements in the grant agreement.

Why it matters: The grant will fund engineering and design work that precedes airport construction. Council members said accepting the FAA funds advances airport maintenance and safety planning while requiring the city to meet standard federal compliance obligations.

Next steps: Staff will finalize grant paperwork and return with project specifics (engineer cost estimates and scheduling). The city will allocate its small local match as required by the FAA program.","Hurricane council appointed Lacey Jessup to the airport board, designated Dave Zendell as the SUU contact person, and accepted a federal FAA grant to design reconstruction of the airport’s south apron; council discussed cost-sharing requirements tied to the grant.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501988,"Council approves public-facilities zoning for civic center parcel, conditions commercial development on future public hearing",2988,3046000,6034000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5665241-04b4f6e91ac909560dc488048a791ab3&start=3046&end=6034","/articles/6501988/Utah/Council-approves-public-facilities-zoning-for-civic-center-parcel-conditions-commercial-development-on-future-public-hearing","The Hurricane City Council moved forward with core elements of a proposed Civic Center master plan while deferring final decisions about housing density and some park details.

The council approved rezoning approximately 8 acres for public facilities to accommodate a new police station, city administration offices, parking and park space. The council also approved rezoning about 5 acres along 100 North to general commercial but attached a condition that any lease, sale or private commercial development must return to the council after a public hearing so the community can review specific proposals. The council left the proposed R14 residential area and other parcels for future decisions.

Staff said the site is about 20 acres at 1100 North between 870 West and 1150 West and lies adjacent to the existing city office building. Staff presented a planning history that included a joint work meeting on June 19, multiple workshops and public outreach. At a July 10 planning commission hearing, commissioners voted 4–2 to recommend approving only the public-facilities zoning and to delay decisions on R14 and commercial until a traffic study and specific development plan were prepared.

Public speakers at the council meeting expressed mixed views. Several attendees supported the public-facility zoning and construction of a new police station and city offices. Many neighbors opposed the R14 and general-commercial designations, citing concerns about traffic, parking, increased school enrollment and loss of open space. Resident Valerie Douglas told the council she believed the proposed R14 zone conflicts with the city’s own Ordinance 2024-07 (section 10-13-4) because of adjacency rules for R14 next to lower-density residential; staff acknowledged the ordinance language and noted the master plan pre-dated adoption of R14 in some areas.

Planning commission comments recorded in the staff report summarized the main concerns: a desire to keep the proposed park area designated as open space rather than public facility, questions about whether R14 lots would be sold or rented, and the request that any commercial or higher-density residential be accompanied by a traffic study and detailed development plan. Staff’s findings said the proposed change is compatible with the general plan’s future land use designations (public use and multifamily in the master plan), that infrastructure is adjacent and available, and that public facilities can be located centrally to serve municipal needs.

On the council floor a motion was made to reconfigure the map so the public-facility area would take an L-shaped block on the right side of the site and the commercial area would be the 100 North corridor; the motion included the condition that any commercial development would require a new public hearing and council approval before a lease or sale or private project would proceed. The motion was seconded and approved by the council (roll-call vote). Several council members said they want the public-facility pieces to move forward promptly so planning for the police station and city offices can continue while the commercial and residential pieces are studied further.

Why it matters: The decision clears the way to begin detailed planning and financing for new municipal facilities that city staff say are needed, while placing guardrails around commercial development to give neighbors an opportunity to review specific proposals.

Next steps: Staff will proceed with design and planning for the public-facility components. Any commercial proposal, land lease or sale will return to the planning commission and council with a public hearing as required by the council’s condition.","After public comment and a 4–2 planning commission split, the council rezoned roughly 8 acres for public facilities for a proposed civic center and authorized a 5-acre commercial corridor subject to a required public hearing before any commercial project proceeds; residential R14 remains under further consideration.",{"_33":106,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":107,"_41":108,"_43":109,"_45":110,"_47":111,"_49":50,"_51":112,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":113,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":114,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6501993,"Council approves Kachina Ridge amendment swapping ‘final plat’ for ‘preliminary plat’ with one-year limit",469,2042000,2511000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5665241-04b4f6e91ac909560dc488048a791ab3&start=2042&end=2511","/articles/6501993/Utah/Council-approves-Kachina-Ridge-amendment-swapping-final-plat-for-preliminary-plat-with-one-year-limit","The Hurricane City Council approved an amendment to the Kachina Ridge development agreement that replaces a requirement to obtain a final plat with a requirement to obtain a preliminary plat, and establishes a one-year expiration on the preliminary plat term.

Council members said the change is intended to prevent a developer from spending large sums to install utilities and roads before securing entitlements. City staff told the council the property is about 75.9 acres on Hurricane Hill north of Highway 59 and that recent UDOT direction to change a planned road underpass contributed to the developer’s delay in securing plat approvals.

City staff summarized the request as coming from HS Properties LLC and described the proposed change as a swap of the word “final plat” with “preliminary plat” in the development agreement, so the developer gains entitlements at the preliminary-plat stage before committing to expensive infrastructure work. Staff also noted the council retains the ability to terminate the agreement by resolution if preliminary-plat approval is not secured within the agreed term.

Council debate reflected competing priorities. Supporters said the revision is a fair accommodation for delays outside the developer’s control (UDOT design changes were cited). Opponents raised longer-term concerns about approving zoning and entitlements before infrastructure and safety questions are fully resolved.

Councilman Thomas made the motion to approve the amendment; Councilman Fawcett seconded. The motion carried by a 3-2 vote.

The amendment as approved includes a one-year expiration for the preliminary plat (with an option to extend per city code), and expressly confirms that the city council will review and approve the preliminary plat as the entitlement step that replaces the former final-plat trigger. The amendment had been drafted in advance and included in the council packet.

Why it matters: The change alters when the developer receives entitlements and when the developer becomes obligated to construct major infrastructure. Council members said the swap aims to reduce the risk that a developer invests millions before securing the ability to build. Opponents said approving entitlements without completed infrastructure risks traffic and safety impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.

Next steps: The amendment is effective as approved by the council. Staff noted the city retains remedies, including termination by resolution, if the owner fails to secure the required preliminary-plat approval within the term specified in the amended agreement.","Hurricane City Council voted to amend the Kachina Ridge development agreement to require preliminary-plat approval (not final plat) before large infrastructure obligations are triggered, and added a one-year expiration for the preliminary plat; the motion passed 3-2.","actionData","errors"]

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