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The consent agenda included approval of the Sept. 3, 2025 council minutes; a proclamation recognizing Fire Protection Week; and confirmation of the city’s monthly financial information. A council member moved to approve the consent agenda and a second was recorded. During the roll call the council recorded \"yes\" votes for Council Hyatt, Council Moss, Council Rowley and Council Hubert; the motion carried.

Why it matters: approving routine minutes and financial reports is standard procedure that allows the council and staff to proceed with business and public events. The council’s consent vote keeps administrative processes and scheduled community events on track.

In staff reports, the mayor and staff invited council members to attend a Bureau of Reclamation conversion-contract signing the following day at the Bureau office in South Provo; the event will include canal companies and the cities of Spanish Fork, Salem and Payson. Staff also announced an employee appreciation luncheon featuring speaker Mike Schlappe, a Paralympian, and asked council members to attend as schedules allow.

Robert (city staff) reminded the council of two weekend events: Festival Latino de Payson on Saturday (10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.) at the Peteetneet and an Emergency Preparedness Fair (8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.) with vendors, presenters and a helicopter display. He also noted the EmTech Payson campus ribbon-cutting Friday at 10:30 a.m., followed by an open house.

Councilmember Hila publicly thanked Chris Phillips and Stadium Cinemas for years of service to the community and said the theater has been sold to an out-of-state company; she said the buyer plans to show more family films in Payson. Councilmember Moss and others offered condolences and remarks in response to a recent shooting north of Payson; Moss read prepared remarks about the victim.

The council had no other action items and moved to adjourn; the motion to adjourn passed with the recorded voice vote of \"ayes.\"","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","09 17 2025 CC Video","oneSentenceSummary","Payson City Council on Sept. 17 approved a three-item consent agenda and heard staff reports about upcoming interlocal and community events.","taxTitle","Payson City Council , Payson, Utah County, Utah","taxId",67489,"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},6471583,"Payson councilors back informal submission to UDOT to name new arterial 'Payson Parkway' amid regional naming concerns",532,1165000,1697000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5798963-24ef30a2a67ba11f13f5ac97d65defc5&start=1165&end=1697","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5798963-24ef30a2a67ba11f13f5ac97d65defc5/thumbnail_1165000.jpg","/articles/6471583/Utah/Payson-councilors-back-informal-submission-to-UDOT-to-name-new-arterial-Payson-Parkway-amid-regional-naming-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471583-8c605dff537d383faf8f72d93152f288/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143564&Signature=ewNLszYJkBf8gf5ZZ8mq09KQJ-SNK7OqRaRswQczkMmE-ZeQPJF~AsdGLyVsZ7ngGx2NF~GcBiSL4938YdNk7kfr4jiL1gT5cdcXZLtUKW2RasdBEjSt~6CY0JU~TJcLWxRleVxJHNUR7N2XZ8jhVitJXM8wNHVJGyP1pJYsLgPwpWEKGe6QISfaPxvHVLW3uMphRyqd432wubzCoyFkLPmpUx2csLxTCDOw6uN4Mb0C0awDuR47~Rw1uyDcR-r4OqY1~WkQd~sRnDMqVJqksPjj3M9PZoV7SGIrWxYdvzExISo40Ie08swxq6fzSN8GKHHhY89eL-SwzkG~BmrwUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Payson City Council members discussed naming a planned arterial near the new freeway interchange and signaled support for submitting \"Payson Parkway\" to the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for approval.

The discussion began with a staff update explaining that the new arterial—preliminarily referred to as the Nebel Beltway—will connect the freeway to Highway 198 and is currently planned as an arterial within Payson. Robert (city staff) said a small naming committee reviewed about 20 options and \"that committee felt that Payson Parkway would be a better choice, for that.\" The committee cited avoidable confusion with the Nebo Loop scenic byway and the desire for a name that identifies the roadway as belonging to Payson.

Why it matters: the name will appear on signs and maps used by drivers coming off the freeway and can affect wayfinding, local identity and coordination with neighboring jurisdictions. Council members said they want the name to be recognizable for people exiting the interchange into Payson while acknowledging the roadway is planned to extend and link with other communities.

Councilmember Moss said the committee favored a plainly identifiable name so drivers \"know exactly where you are.\" Several councilors and staff raised concerns that the corridor is intended as a belt loop that could eventually traverse Spanish Fork Canyon, Benjamin and other bench communities and might be named differently in other jurisdictions. One council member noted that naming a roadway that will cross multiple cities could create conflicts or confusion if neighboring cities choose different names for their sections.

Staff noted that the design will be built in phases and that UDOT may ultimately own and manage the corridor; both factors reduce the city’s ability to guarantee a name will remain unchanged. Robert said Payson has \"first naming rights\" for the segment currently within city limits but acknowledged that later phases and interjurisdictional decisions could produce different names along the larger loop.

No formal motion was made during the discussion. Councilors agreed informally to proceed with submitting the name \"Payson Parkway\" to UDOT and asked staff to reach out to neighboring communities to clarify that Payson is not attempting to force a single name on other jurisdictions. Councilmember Brian said he was \"fine with naming that part Payson Parkway\" while recognizing the likelihood of future changes by other jurisdictions or UDOT.

Next steps: staff will submit the suggested name to UDOT and will contact adjacent communities to discuss naming concerns. The council did not adopt an ordinance or take a recorded vote on the name at this meeting.","Payson City Council members discussed naming a planned arterial near the new freeway interchange and signaled support for submitting \"Payson Parkway\" to the Utah Department of Transportation for approval.","actionData","errors"]

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Payson City Council approves consent agenda; staff announces Bureau of Reclamation signing, events and ribbon-cutting

Payson councilors back informal submission to UDOT to name new arterial 'Payson Parkway' amid regional naming concerns