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Herriman City Council approves property exchange, new city code, grant awards and grant applications
Summary
At its May 14 meeting the Herriman City Council approved an ordinance to surplus and exchange property in the Panorama development, adopted a recodified city code, agreed to a land purchase for right-of-way with Olympia Ranch LLC, awarded $90,500 in community grants to Friends of Herriman, and authorized staff to apply for a UDOT Safe Routes to School grant requiring a roughly $39,000 local match.
Herriman City Council voted May 14 to advance multiple land-use and funding items, including a property exchange tied to the Panorama development, a sweeping recodification of the city code, a right-of-way purchase agreement with Olympia Ranch LLC, and several grant-related actions.
The council approved ordinance number 2025-14 authorizing the surplus and exchange of a tank parcel within the Panorama development so that developers can adjust road alignments; staff said the swap will leave the city with slightly more land than it holds today and will not change the city’s use of the water tank or an in-progress pump station. Councilmember Teddy made the motion to adopt the ordinance; the motion was seconded by Sherry and passed on roll call.
The council also adopted ordinance number 2025-13, a recodification of the Herriman City Code. Jackie, who led the recodification project, said the effort with CivicPlus was intended to reorganize and renumber the code to remove redundancies and update state-law references without changing regulatory intent. "We did take this to planning commission last week," Jackie said, and planning commission recommended approval of Title 10.
On regional infrastructure, council members approved resolution R27-2025 to execute a land purchase agreement with Olympia Ranch LLC for approximately 7.132 acres at about 7800 West 126 South to preserve right-of-way for Herriman Boulevard. Bryce explained the city will front the purchase cost ("total cost just over $2,000,000") and then be reimbursed through the Salt Lake Corridor Preservation Fund as a pass-through transaction; the resolution passed on a council roll call.
On community grants, staff reported three applications totaling $130,000: Friends of Herriman sought $95,000 for parks, arts, trails and cultural work; Nurture Nest Lactation Care requested $5,000 for lactation outreach; and South Valley Performing Arts asked for $30,000 for three productions. Because the council budgeted $90,500 for the program, staff recommended awarding up to that amount. Councilmember Jared moved to award the $90,500 to Friends of Herriman; the motion was seconded by Sherry and passed on roll call.
The council also authorized staff to apply for a UDOT Safe Routes to School grant to fund pedestrian safety improvements near Silvercrest Elementary School, including a raised median, rectangular rapid-flashing beacons, median modification and a short sidewalk connection. Bryce said the grant is federal and would require a 6.6% local match — roughly $39,000 — and that selection decisions should be known around June for fiscal year 2027 funding. Jared moved to authorize the application; the motion passed on roll call.
Other routine business included approval of the consent agenda and the start of discussion on an amendment to the Midas Creek Trail reimbursement agreement; that trail item was introduced and not concluded in the provided transcript.
The council indicated staff will return with final deeds and contract documents where appropriate, and any awarded grant that requires a city match will be programmed into the next budget cycle if the city is selected. The next steps announced were formal deed finalization by the city attorney for the Panorama exchange, and staff follow-up on grant and corridor preservation paperwork.
