The Bountiful City Council on Oct. 14 approved a set of routine administrative items, authorized two equipment purchases and adopted a resolution finding it impractical for the city to prepare a state-required station-area plan for the nearby FrontRunner station area.

Council members first approved the minutes from the Sept. 23 meeting after a brief correction to the record. The council then approved a set of expenditures above $1,000 paid Sept. 17, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 and accepted the August 2025 expense report.

The council also authorized two purchases included in the city’s capital and equipment budgets: the replacement of 35 desktop computers at a total cost of $33,285 and the purchase of a 2025 Ford F-150 XL crew truck at $45,722 through the state contract low bidder. Staff said the computer buy uses state-contracted pricing and the truck replaces an aging parks vehicle used daily for park and trail maintenance.

On a separate policy item, the council adopted Resolution 2025-9. Staff told the council that state law requires cities with fixed-guideway stations to prepare station-area plans to promote housing, sustainability and transit access. City staff said the Woods Cross FrontRunner station’s half-mile statutory radius falls mostly in UDOT right-of-way, with only a narrow portion touching Bountiful land (including the “Sisler” parcel and an adjacent parking lot). Staff advised the council that the area is isolated, lacks development capacity and therefore cannot reasonably support typical transit-oriented objectives. The council voted to adopt a resolution saying preparing a station-area plan would be impractical in Bountiful’s portion of the area.

Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes (Sept. 23, 2025): Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Approval — Expenditures > $1,000 paid Sept. 17, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1; August 2025 expense report: Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). Total per-line expenditures listed in the staff packet (details in minutes).
- Purchase — 35 desktop computers (Dell): Amount $33,285; vendor: Dell (state contract); outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Purchase — 2025 Ford F-150 XL crew truck (parks): Amount $45,722; vendor: Young Ford (state contract low bid); outcome: approved (voice vote).
- Resolution 2025-9 — Station-area plan impracticality for Bountiful’s portion of the Woods Cross FrontRunner radius: Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (unanimous).

What the council recorded: staff said the purchases are budgeted in this fiscal year’s capital/equipment accounts and are on state contract pricing where applicable. The parks vehicle purchase is a straight replacement; staff said any future, larger truck additions (boxes or specialized equipment) would be funded from operations budgets and brought forward separately.

The council did not identify any additional follow-up tasks related to these votes at the meeting. Staff said they would proceed with orders after council approval.