Tooele City Council approves ordinance and five resolutions; multiple contracts, invoices ratified

The Tooele City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve an ordinance requiring businesses to submit a current Utah sales tax license before the city will issue a business license, and it approved five resolutions and several administrative items related to water, roads, cemetery improvements and engineering services.

The council passed Ordinance 2025-03 (amending Tooele City Code chapter 5-1) on a 5-0 vote after Economic Development Director John Perez told the council the change makes submission of the state sales tax license a condition precedent to issuance of a city business license. Councilwoman Manzion moved the ordinance; Councilman McCall seconded; the motion carried 5-0.

Why it matters: the requirement is intended to ensure Tooele City receives sales tax revenue from local businesses rather than that revenue going to other jurisdictions, Perez said. He said the change was prompted by routine review of sales tax reports and that staff updated the business-license application and will monitor submitted state tax documents.

The council approved four other contracts and one change order under separate resolutions, each by unanimous votes: - Resolution 2025-03 authorizing payment of a fee in lieu of water-rights conveyance for a Jack in the Box development (1.01 acre-feet). The council heard the city engineer confirm the calculation was correct and that the fee conforms to the city's fee-in-lieu policy. The motion passed 5-0. - Resolution 2025-04 ratifying an agreement with Broken Arrow Inc. to complete the 2024 Drew Bay Road widening project; the additional work was quoted at $129,988.77 and remains within the project grant budget. The motion passed 5-0. - Resolution 2025-06 approving an agreement with JUB Engineers for professional engineering services tied to the city’s EPA grant for wells (project described as a $4,000,000 grant). The contract amount for JUB’s scope (test wells, production-well engineering and project management) was $174,000; the motion passed 5-0. - Resolution 2025-05 approving Change Order No. 7 with Broken Arrow Inc. for roadway improvements at Tooele City Cemetery for $145,008.50 plus a 5% contingency ($7,300). Staff said the change order completes previously started road repairs and adds a small road between sections 16 and 17. The motion passed 5-0.

Administrative approvals: the council ratified two purchase orders presented by City Recorder Michelle Pitt — $31,270 to Nickerson Company to rebuild Well No. 14 pump and a $30,091 ratified purchase for gym equipment for the new fire station (Pacific Fitness Products). The council also approved minutes from the Jan. 15 work meeting and the January council business meeting.

Council procedure: motions on the ordinance and each resolution were moved and seconded from the dais and recorded as unanimous 5-0 votes. No member recorded a negative vote or abstention on the listed items. The council chair closed the meeting at 7:49 p.m.

Supporting documents: staff referenced exhibit A (text amendment with redline) for the ordinance, an applicant letter and the city's fee-in-lieu policy for the Jack in the Box item, grant paperwork for the Drew Bay project, the RFQ scoring for the JUB selection, and the change order paperwork and contingency estimate for the cemetery work. These documents were presented by staff during the meeting and are in the meeting packet.

Next steps: the ordinance change will be incorporated into the city business license application and staff will monitor sales tax license submissions; engineering and construction work will proceed under the approved contracts and change orders as detailed in staff presentations.