Council adopts third-quarter budget amendment (Resolution 25-05) covering park access, pickleball courts, ambulance equipment and other capital items

The Draper City Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 25-05, the third-quarter amendment to the fiscal-year 2024–2025 budget. Finance Director John Veidt described a bundle of adjustments and one-time expenditures across multiple funds; council members discussed specifics and removed a duplicated line item before final approval.

Major items in the amendment as described by staff include:

- Police impact fees: Reallocation of available cash including a transfer of $550,000 to ensure compliance with impact-fee restrictions. - Port of Rockwell Trail access (1300 East): Request to use $150,000 from parks impact fees for access improvements. - Bubbling Brook pickleball courts: An additional $150,000 requested after bids came in higher than estimated, bringing the total project budget to $250,000; the HOA previously contributed $10,000 and the original budget included $90,000 from park impact fees. - Cranberry Hills to Porter Rockwell Trail access: $41,000 from parks impact fees to finalize an easement and approach approved previously by UTA; owner willing to donate the land as an easement. - Ambulance power-load system: $82,500 from the ambulance fund for a new power-load stretcher and related equipment tied to a new ambulance. - Temporary office trailer: $40,000 (including $30,000 for a configured container and $10,000 for networking) to create office space on city-owned property for public services and fire operations. - SWAT Bearcat vehicle: Additional $69,000 to cover the final bid (total $369,000), following an earlier council approval of an estimated $300,000. - Alcohol-enforcement dash equipment and program: $95,000 drawn from restricted state funding already held for that purpose. - Stormwater and 700 West improvements: Use of stormwater impact fees to bridge a funding gap; $180,000 total project budget for the 700 West stormwater work, and other stormwater project increases including an additional $500,000 to bring a separate storm-drain project to $1.25 million (impact-fee-driven; staff noted these funds must be spent within the fiscal year). - Pavement maintenance: Plan to set the annual pavement-maintenance program to $3,000,000 (council noted current balance and the intent to reach that level). - Point Project contingency: $100,000 from general fund balance to support initial assessments and allow reimbursement from the Point Project later. - U.S. Department of Energy grant: The city was awarded $117,100 to replace approximately 1,200 streetlights with high-efficiency fixtures; staff said federal approval and guidance will be followed before spending.

During the council discussion council members asked staff where specific small contributions (for example the HOA $10,000) appeared in project budgets; Veidt explained the original split between HOA and impact-fee funding. Council members also asked about timelines for the DOE streetlight replacements and staff said the work will be phased and done with existing personnel; it may take time to complete all fixtures.

A duplicate line item (25-33) was removed from the resolution before the final motion. A council member moved to approve Resolution 25-05 without the duplicated line item; another council member seconded and the resolution passed 5-0 on roll call.

Ending: Staff will track the amended balances and ensure impact-fee requirements and federal grant conditions are met as projects proceed; several items require subsequent procurement, grant compliance and project-level engineering and will return to council as needed for contract approvals.