Votes at a glance: Cedar City Council approves zoning changes, personnel policy updates and animal-shelter fee adjustments

The Cedar City Council completed several formal votes at its Aug. 13 action meeting. Key outcomes included approval of a zone change for a residential overlay, renaming a segment of Old Highway 91, amendments to personnel and animal control fee policies, and denial of a requested lifetime golf pass.

Highlights - Street-name ordinance: Council approved an ordinance renaming a portion of Old Highway 91 to Cedar Boulevard as presented. Several council members said they preferred keeping the existing name or suggested alternatives but ultimately voted to rename the street.

- Zoning amendment (Iron Horse Residential Development Overlay): Council approved amendments to change zoning from AT to Residential Estate (RE) and Mixed Use (MU) for properties within the Iron Horse overlay (area described approximately between 800 South to 1950 South and 2600 West to 3500 West). The council characterized the change as affecting less than 1% of the total project acreage.

- PID board replacement (Courtyards at Church Canyon PID): Council approved a resolution appointing a replacement board member for the Courtyards at Church Canyon PID.

- Lifetime pass request denied (Troy Stratton): Council voted to deny a request for a lifetime golf pass for Troy Stratton; the motion passed unanimously.

- Consent agenda: The council approved the consent agenda, including minutes of July 16 and July 30, 2025; ratification of bills dated Aug. 1, 2025; and appointment of James Shenton to the CAT board.

- Tabling: Council tabled consideration of a long-term lease for city properties at approximately 304 North 100 East indefinitely at the request of the proponent, who asked for more time to negotiate terms.

- Personnel policy amendment: Council adopted a resolution amending Chapter 6 of the personnel policy to require department heads to live within a 25-mile radius of City Hall (excluding Brian Head and Cedar Mountain) and aligned take-home-vehicle residency language for public safety positions with that radius; council adopted the resolution as presented.

- Animal-control fee schedule change: Council approved amendments that allow the chief to authorize adoption promotion pricing (for example, two-for-one promotions when cat inventory exceeds a threshold) and temporarily reduce microchip fees for special adoption events; staff said the current language already allows the chief to approve such events and the change formalizes the practice.

Votes and formal actions (selected) - Consent agenda (minutes, bills, appointment of James Shenton): Approved (voice vote, unanimous). - Resolution: Replacement board member for Courtyards at Church Canyon PID (appoint Jay Tyler King / Jennifer Sawalala listed as proposed representative in discussion): Approved (voice vote; roll call used for resolution and recorded as unanimous in transcript). - Ordinance: Rename Old Highway 91 to Cedar Boulevard (to city limit line): Approved (motion, second; voice vote recorded; some dissent during discussion but ordinance passed). - Ordinance / zoning: Iron Horse RDO zone changes (AT to RE and MU for specified parcels): Approved (motion, second; voice vote recorded unanimous). - Request for lifetime golf pass (Troy Stratton): Denied (motion, second; voice vote recorded unanimous). - Long term lease 304 North 100 East: Tabled indefinitely (motion carried unanimously at applicant’s request). - Long term lease 62 North 900 East: Approved with amendments (see separate article for full coverage). Vote recorded by voice; transcript indicates one member opposed. - Resolution: Amend personnel policy regarding department head residency and take-home vehicle radius: Adopted (motion, second; voice vote recorded affirmative). - Resolution: Amend animal-control fee schedule to permit chief-authorized adoption promotions and temporary microchip fee reductions for events: Adopted (motion, second; voice vote recorded affirmative).

How the council recorded votes Most votes were taken by voice; a few resolutions received roll-call acknowledgements when the clerk ran a formal resolution vote. The audio transcript records the motions, seconds and voice votes but does not name every individual vote for each item in the public transcript provided.

Speakers and sources cited in this roundup - Mayor (presided over meeting) - Council members (unnamed in many motions/votes in the transcript provided) - Tom Jett (applicant; lease discussion referenced in separate article) - Rick Coleman (public commenter on the long-term lease) - Jacob Miner (Utah Food Bank; public comment praising summer feeding program at Cedar City Main Street Park) - Mike Phillips (Cedar City Fire Department) and Travis Veil (training lead) — introduced new fire recruits during the meeting

Provenance (selected references) - Street rename discussion and motion: topicintro excerpt at transcript timestamp ~1463–1567 where council moved to rename Old Highway 91 to Cedar Boulevard; topicfinish at the roll call and voice vote recorded around 1565–1571. - Zoning amendment (Iron Horse): topicintro at ~1607–1666 where council read and moved the zone change; topicfinish at voice vote around 1663–1666. - Lifetime pass (Troy Stratton): discussion and motion recorded at ~1680–1891; final motion to deny recorded at ~1884–1891.

What the council did not decide tonight The council tabled the long-term lease for city property at 304 North 100 East at the proponent’s request and did not take final action on that item.

Topics covered: zoning, city property leases, personnel policy, animal shelter fees, street naming, appointments.

Speakers (selected for this roundup) Jacob Miner — Utah Food Bank (nonprofit) Tom Jett — Applicant / developer (business) Rick Coleman — Citizen (citizen) Mike Phillips — Fire Department (government) Travis Veil — Fire Department training lead (government) Darren Adams — Police Department chief (government)

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