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Council directs staff to issue RFP for Trapper Circle housing and to prepare Red Hawk modification allowing short-term lease and collateral transfer

Springdale Town Council · November 12, 2025

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Summary

Council authorized staff to issue an RFP for housing partners on Trapper Circle and directed staff to draft a limited modification to the Red Hawk development agreement to permit a short-term lease of Lot 8 and transfer of two lots as collateral to Mountain Country Home Solutions.

The council considered two related housing items.

First, the housing committee recommended and the council directed staff to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to identify potential housing partners to develop multifamily workforce housing on the town-owned Trapper Circle parcel. Staff will distribute the RFP through the town website, local housing partners (for example, the Utah Housing Coalition) and targeted outreach to organizations that previously showed interest.

Second, the council discussed a modification to the existing Red Hawk moderate-income development agreement. Mountain Country Home Solutions requested two short changes to help move construction forward: (1) allow Lot 8 (an existing built house) to be leased to a qualified household for a period of no more than six months, and (2) allow Mountain Country to receive and use two undeveloped lots as collateral to secure financing (rather than waiting for Lot 8 to be sold). Staff recommended a written modification rather than a full re-amendment and suggested the transfer include safeguards that prevent unrestricted development until outstanding matters are resolved.

Councilmembers expressed concern that deeding lots for collateral carries risk if a lender ultimately holds the lots; staff noted the development agreement's restrictions would remain attached to the parcels. The council directed staff to prepare the written modification and return it for approval; council recorded at least one dissenting vote (Jack Burns expressed opposition to the collateral transfer) but overall directed staff to proceed with drafting the modification and issuing the RFP.