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Moab City Council: votes at a glance — strategic plan, fee changes, budget amendment, special event permit and pickleball support
Summary
The Moab City Council adopted the 2025‑26 strategic plan, updated the master fee schedule, approved a year‑end budget amendment, adopted a revised utility assistance ordinance, approved a special event permit with a fee waiver and ratified a letter supporting county pickleball courts.
The Moab City Council considered several ordinances, resolutions and approvals at its June 24 meeting. This roundup lists the formal votes taken by the council and the recorded outcomes as stated in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
1) Consent agenda — approval of minutes (June 10) and bills Motion: Approve consent agenda (minutes and bills). Motion made by Colin and seconded by Tawny. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0 (Jason not in attendance). Council discussion noted the bills included a final installment on the Cane Creek project.
2) Adoption — City of Moab 2025‑26 Strategic Plan (Resolution) Motion: Move to adopt Resolution O9‑2025 adopting the City of Moab FY 2025‑26 strategic plan. Motion by Luke; second by Caitlin. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0.
3) Special event permit — 2025 USARA (US Support Advocates for Recovery Awareness) Recovery Day — permit fee waiver Initial motion(s): A motion to approve the permit and waive Suwanee Park use fees was introduced. A substitute motion to provide a 50% reduction of the permit fee was moved and later failed. Final motion: Approve the special event permit for the 2025 USARA Recovery Day and waive the special event permit fee (full waiver of the permit fee). Motion recorded as made by Colin and seconded by Luke. Outcome: Approved (final tally reported 4‑0 after roll call procedure and tie‑break discussion in transcript); council discussion covered whether to provide partial discounts versus full waivers and noted the city’s existing policy on waiving fees for free‑speech events.
4) Master fee schedule — Ordinance 2025‑O‑8 Motion: Adopt Ordinance 2025‑O‑8 amending Title 3 (Master Fee Schedule). Motion by Luke; second by Tawny. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0.
5) Budget amendment — Resolution O8‑2025 (FY 24‑25 year‑end amendments) Motion: Adopt Resolution O8‑2025 approving fiscal year 2024‑25 year‑end budget amendments. Motion by Luke; second by Caitlin. Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0 via roll call.
6) Ordinance adoption — Residential Utility Assistance Pilot Program (Ordinance 2025‑12) Motion: Adopt Ordinance 2025‑12 to extend and revise the residential utility assistance pilot program (change eligibility to 80% AMI; add renter accommodations; extend pilot six months). Motion by Colin with amendment to set eligibility at 80% AMI and to incorporate council administrative suggestions; second by Luke. Outcome: Approved by roll call; recorded by staff as unanimous (5‑0) in the meeting record.
7) Ratification — Letter of Intent to provide financial support to Grand County for pickleball courts Motion: Ratify letter of intent to provide matching financial support for pickleball courts in Grand County (up to 50% of the county match; maximums to be set when the county finalizes cost estimates). Outcome: Approved, recorded as 4‑0. Councilmembers noted that any actual payment and a resulting MOU would return to council for approval.
Notes and context - Several items drew council discussion but no recorded roll‑call controversies; many votes were unanimous or near‑unanimous. A substitute motion to reduce a fee by 50% for the USARA special event failed; the council ultimately approved a full permit‑fee waiver for that event. - Staff and presenters were asked to return with implementation details for programs and projects that require follow‑up (thermoplastic crosswalk project, utility‑assistance administrative changes, grants/agreements for pickleball funding).
Ending: The council approved a mix of policy documents, budget amendments and operational approvals; staff will bring implementing details and any required memoranda of understanding back to the council as items requiring future approval.
