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Farmington Council adopts FY26 budget amendment, approves Fire Station 72 GMP and subdivision schematic
Summary
The Council unanimously approved a multi-item FY26 budget amendment covering major capital projects, set a $13 million guaranteed maximum price for Fire Station 72 and approved the Miller Hollow schematic subdivision with a deed-restricted SSF lot, among other consent items.
The Farmington City Council on Feb. 17 approved a set of budget and capital actions intended to fund several city projects, including North Cottonwood Commons and a new fire station.
Finance Director Levi Ball presented Budget Amendment #2, which included an $8.75 million expense increase for North Cottonwood Commons construction, a $2 million transfer from the street fund to the park fund, a $1 million transfer from the general fund to parks, and adjustments for a west-side fire station (figure later refined in discussion). Ball listed other changes covering Main Street widening, a salt-storage building, additional firefighters and a full-time fire marshal, sewer passthrough fees, IT reallocations and building maintenance reallocation.
Following Ball's presentation, the Council voted unanimously to adopt the FY26 municipal budget amendment.
Capital projects and contracts: Assistant City Manager/City Engineer Chad Boshell said the construction manager/general contractor SIRQ and staff had refined bids for Fire Station 72 and recommended a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) amendment. "The result is an amendment to the contract for the GMP to be set at $13 million, which is under the $14 million budget," Boshell said. City Manager Brigham Mellor told the Council that proceeds from the pending sale of Old Farm (about $10.5 million) will be applied toward the station so it can be built without issuing a bond. The Council approved the GMP amendment unanimously.
On land-use, the Council approved the Miller Hollow schematic subdivision for an 8-acre site proposing nine lots plus a deed-restricted Subordinate Single Family (SSF) lot with two years of owner-occupancy. City Planner/GIS Specialist Shannon Hansell said the SSF lot would help owner-occupancy and building equity; the Planning Commission had recommended approval. The schematic passed unanimously with conditions addressing a northeast boundary correction.
In consent actions, the Council approved a Summary Action List that included a 60-month Lagoon contract providing $150,000 per year to fund a dedicated officer for the park and an appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission.
What happens next: The budget amendment is effective immediately. Fire Station 72 construction can proceed under the approved GMP and funding plan; specific construction and furnishing costs noted in the transcript (generator and furnishings) remained to be finalized.
Funding notes: The transcript lists several dollar amounts tied to projects; the Council record in this meeting did not provide a single consolidated fund-balance table in the discussion.
