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Votes at a glance: Riverton council approves rezone, budget amendment, fee schedule and two interlocal/ordinance items
Summary
During the March council meeting the council approved: a rezone at 11968 South Redwood Road, an interlocal agreement to use Harriman shelter services until Riverton’s new shelter opens, a truck‑route ordinance removing 138 as a truck route, a budget amendment to cover water purchases, and the adoption of the new water fee schedule (Exhibit B).
The Riverton City Council voted on several items during its meeting. Below is a concise summary of each formal action and the recorded outcomes.
Rezone — 11968 South Redwood Road - Action: Rezone from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Commercial Gateway to allow uses not permitted in CN, including reception centers (conditional in gateway). - Outcome: Approved (motion carried). - Notes: Planning commission recommended approval; applicant present.
Interlocal agreement — Animal shelter services with Harriman (Consent item 14d) - Action: Approve interlocal agreement with Harriman City to provide interim animal‑shelter services while Riverton constructs a new shelter. - Outcome: Approved (consent item). - Notes: New shelter construction underway; interim arrangement is temporary.
Ordinance — Truck routes (Consent item 14e / Ordinance No. 2057) - Action: Remove S 138 (and related route cleanup limited to this immediate issue) as a designated truck route and authorize signs; staff indicated a broader truck‑route update will follow construction completion. - Outcome: Approved (ordinance adopted). - Notes: Construction traffic exemptions continue to apply; staff will return with a broader street‑by‑street update later.
Resolution — FY2025 budget amendment for culinary water purchases (Resolution No. 20511) - Action: Amend the FY2025 budget to account for higher culinary‑water purchases arising from delayed well production and conservancy invoicing timing; amendment to be funded from fund balance. - Outcome: Approved (roll call vote recorded). - Notes: Staff provided pro forma showing fund balance coverage.
Fee schedule — Water rates (Fee schedule adoption; Exhibit B selected) - Action: Adopt revised municipal fee schedule for culinary water; council selected Exhibit B after debate about base‑rate increases, tier structure and fairness for master‑metered HOAs/PUDs. - Outcome: Approved (motion carried); new rates to be effective for April billing. - Notes: Council directed staff to run a consultant‑led rate study to refine long‑term rate structure and to provide disaggregated usage data by account type.
No votes on the work‑session discussion about UFA staffing were taken; the council requested additional station‑level data before providing policy direction.
If a reader wants more detail on any of these items (vote tallies, motions, staff reports or provenance excerpts), the meeting minutes and staff reports are part of the public record.
