Hooper council approves minutes, daycare business license, interlocal senior-center agreement and sign ordinance

Hooper City Council approved several routine and programmatic items, including minutes, a business license for an in‑home daycare, an interlocal senior-center agreement and an ordinance on resident signs.

The council voted to approve minutes from June 5, June 17 and June 24, 2025. A motion to approve the minutes was made and carried.

The council approved a conditional commercial business license for an in-home daycare. The applicant, who identified herself as Mary Valdez, said she is a licensed teacher and described the proposed program, which will provide indoor and outdoor hands-on activities and a standards-based early education for children at a residence. Planning staff said the planning commission had issued a conditional use permit and staff had processed the license for approval. The motion to approve the business license carried.

The council approved an interlocal agreement with neighboring municipalities to support senior-center services and voted to adopt a related resolution (Resolution 25-04). Under the interlocal agreement, member cities (including Roy and West Haven) agreed to contribute toward senior services; the agreement limits Hooper’s annual commitment to a stated maximum of $1,000 per participating community and sets Hooper’s total contribution at up to $4,000 for the year. Council members clarified the agreement is a one‑year commitment and that each city remains responsible for facility costs beyond the interlocal contribution. A related motion to enter the agreement and the resolution passed.

The council also approved Ordinance No. 2025-03, governing signage by residents. Council members discussed sign types and sizes (including noncommercial and political signs) and asked staff and the city attorney to refine or clarify sign definitions as needed, but they voted to adopt the ordinance as noticed. The motion carried.

All motions above were recorded as carried in the meeting minutes; where roll-call detail was required the agenda or city staff indicated the appropriate voting procedure was followed.

Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes (June 5, June 17 and June 24, 2025): motion carried. - Business license (in-home daycare at residence, applicant Mary Valdez): approved. - Interlocal agreement for senior-center services and Resolution 25-04: approved; one-year term, Hooper commitment up to $4,000 total. - Ordinance No. 2025-03 (resident signage): adopted.