Council approves property‑exchange with Staker Parsons to secure cemetery expansion land and accommodate power‑line relocation

The Brigham City Council authorized the mayor on April 3 to sign a property-exchange agreement with Staker Parsons that transfers multiple parcels between the city and the company in order to secure land for cemetery expansion, provide flexibility for a future 700 South roadway connection, and accommodate staged power-line relocation.

City Administrator Derek Oiler explained the principal terms during the meeting: the agreement conveys several parcels to Brigham City (including five parcels on 600 East and four parcels at the north end of 700 South) to allow future cemetery expansion and corridor planning. In exchange, Brigham City will transfer approximately 2.82 acres at the eastern edge of the Mayor’s Pond to Staker Parsons. The draft exhibits also move a small 0.18-acre triangle to the city so the police/gun-range fencing is no longer on private property.

Oiler said appraisals on the individual parcels produce a net cash consideration of roughly $575,000 owed to Staker Parsons for the parcels coming to Brigham City, but the parties negotiated an in-kind consideration tied to power-line relocation work. City staff estimated relocating several poles on the East‑West alignment and related infrastructure would cost roughly $600,000; when that relocation work is credited, the net financial exchange is effectively zero under the proposed agreement.

The agreement includes easements and maintenance responsibilities: Brigham City will retain an easement for maintenance access to the Mayor’s Pond area, the city will maintain two creek/stream crossings near the electrical service center, and Staker Parsons will be responsible for certain access-road maintenance. The city will relinquish an old 30-foot easement near the northeastern edge of the Mayor’s Pond at Parsons’ request. The draft also includes flyover easements where the city cannot fully remove power lines from Parsons’ property.

Oiler noted the agreement gives Brigham City two years to complete the North‑South power-line relocation (federal permitting and other approvals could affect timing) and includes a force‑majeure provision if permitting delays occur. The council authorized the mayor to sign the exchange agreement.