City staff briefed the Soda Springs City Council on activity in the city’s industrial park and progress on Main Street work tied to a Union Pacific crossing agreement.
Public works staff said they are preparing draft leases for eight tenants whose leases are due and will bring a standard template to the council for review. Staff reported an effort to equalize annual lease rates using a 3.5 percent methodology tied to assessed lot values and recommended circulating a draft lease template and a spreadsheet showing current and proposed amounts for council review.
On Main Street, staff reported progress on a Union Pacific crossing agreement that requires the mayor’s signature. The agreement language was revised to reflect construction methods (a pipe-braced approach rather than the initial board-deck reference) and staff said the revised language will cover both Main Street and Second Street crossings. A contractor is standing by and crews would work 24 hours a day in the railroad-influenced zone; mill-and-overlay work is scheduled in August and the project team expects to coordinate timing so both jobs can proceed efficiently.
Council asked staff to continue to pursue underground utility-location maps (cable locating) and to finalize scheduling with the contractor. Staff said they have prints for the jobs and expected to finalize utility locates and scheduling this week.