Bryce Canyon City Council approves donations, equipment purchases and interlocal fire MOU; votes at a glance

At a regular meeting of the Bryce Canyon City Council, members approved a series of motions including a $1,500 donation to the Bryce Valley High School golf team, adoption of updates to the city's Community Wildfire Protection Plan, and an interlocal memorandum of understanding (MOU) with neighboring fire departments.

The action items were approved by voice vote during the meeting. Council members moved through agenda items on donations, intergovernmental agreements and equipment purchases before closing routine business.

Among the items approved: the council voted to provide $1,500 to the Bryce Valley High School golf team to cover green fees and to buy training equipment; it adopted updates to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) that included membership updates and an updated estimated value of risk; it approved an MOU that permits permissive shared use of fire equipment among Bryce Canyon City, Tropic and Henriville; it approved purchase of a VertiMax training machine for municipal gym use; and it approved transferring a shuttle/satellite building back to a local property owner when roof repairs are complete. The council also approved a routine sponsorship/donation request for a local half-marathon and approved warrants.

Where motions were recorded, the meeting transcript indicates the following movers and seconders: the golf-team donation was moved by "Gary" and seconded by "Mike"; the CWPP update motion was moved by "Gary" and seconded by "Kim"; the fire-department MOU was moved by "Mike" and seconded by "Kim"; the VertiMax purchase was moved by "Cherry" and seconded by "Mike"; the shuttle/satellite transfer motion was moved by "Mike" and seconded by "Cam"; and the half-marathon donation/support was moved and seconded as recorded in the minutes. In most cases the clerk recorded a voice vote of "Aye" and no recorded opposition.

Notes: individual roll-call vote tallies were not recorded in the provided transcript; the minutes reflect voice votes with no indicated opposition on the listed motions.

Votes at a glance: - Bryce Valley High School golf team donation: Motion to approve $1,500 to cover green fees and two portable training mats and related fees. Mover: Gary. Seconder: Mike. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) update: Motion to adopt updates to the CWPP, including membership changes, contact updates, addition of Bryce Canyon City ISO rating and an updated estimated value of risk ($25,500,000 as of 2024). Mover: Gary. Seconder: Kim. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Interlocal fire equipment MOU: Motion to adopt a memorandum of understanding among Bryce Canyon City, Tropic Town and Henryville Town covering permissive use of fire equipment and apparatus, training, and liability allocation. Mover: Mike. Seconder: Kim. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - VertiMax training machine purchase: Motion to approve purchase of a VertiMax unit for the municipal gym for $3,705 (unit price cited in meeting). Mover: Cherry. Seconder: Mike. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Transfer of shuttle/satellite building: Motion to transfer the shuttle satellite building back to the property owner (Bryce association/Ruby's) once the roof is repaired. Mover: Mike. Seconder: Cam. Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Half-marathon sponsorship/donation: Motion to support the local half-marathon at the requested sponsorship level (several sponsorship tiers referenced). Mover: recorded in minutes; Outcome: Approved (voice vote). - Warrants and routine items: Motion to approve warrants and adjourn. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).

The meeting record did not include line-by-line roll-call vote tallies; actions were recorded as approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted.

Ending: Council members closed the meeting after handling the motions above and a short round of department and staff updates.