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Council to consider accepting city—s own petition to annex 15.39 acres for cemetery site
Summary
Council packet included a petition to annex 15.39 acres west of Olsen's greenhouse (on Fifth South) for cemetery use; staff described this item as a formality to accept the city's own petition and begin noticing and waiting periods; no final annexation vote occurred at the work session.
Santaquin staff briefed the council on a petition to annex 15.39 acres purchased by the city west of Olsen's greenhouse on Fifth South for cemetery purposes and asked council to accept the petition as the city is the applicant.
Jason described the agenda item as “just a formality for us to go ahead and accept the petition. We are our own applicants, and we also accept the petition,” and said acceptance would begin the required noticing and waiting periods. Staff clarified this is an initial procedural step to bring the property into city limits; separate steps and possible expenditures would follow.
Why it matters: annexing property controls land use and municipal service responsibilities. This item concerns land the city already purchased and would bring the cemetery site under city land‑use jurisdiction.
Next steps: if the council accepts the petition, staff will carry out the required noticing and waiting periods noted in the annexation process. The work session included discussion and clarification about which building expenditures are covered now (kits vs. floors/foundations) for the cemetery building; staff said impact‑fee funds for parks will cover kit costs but not the cemetery building floor/foundation in the current request.
Ending: the council did not take a formal annexation vote during the work session; staff presented the item as the initial acceptance step that triggers the statutory notice period.
