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Tooele City Council unanimously approves ordinance clarification, engineering and construction contracts, HVAC upgrade and water-rights purchase

Tooele City Council · April 16, 2026

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Summary

At its April 15 meeting the council approved Ordinance 2026-09 (a wording fix to animal-control code) and passed three resolutions awarding contracts for well testing, a 200 West waterline replacement ($247,000) and a library HVAC upgrade ($58,000); it also approved a $327,000 purchase of 16.35 acre-feet of water-right credits and minutes with a $235,000 contingency, all by 4–0 votes.

The Tooele City Council on April 15 unanimously approved a series of technical fixes and service contracts, along with an invoice to purchase water-right credits and approval of meeting minutes.

City Attorney Matthew Johnson presented Ordinance 2026-09 as a narrow correction to Tooele City Code section 6-5B-6, restoring an omitted conjunctive word in the definition of "potentially dangerous" animals. "We just caught that and figured we'd better bring it to the council rather than assume that you meant 'or,'" Johnson said. Councilman Hansen moved to approve the ordinance; Councilman McCall seconded. The council voted Aye (Councilman Gossett; Councilman Hansen; Councilman McCall; Councilman Brady), and the motion passed 4–0.

Public Works Director Nathan Farr requested approval of Resolution 2026-21 to continue work with JUB Engineers for locating and drilling up to two test wells, seeking at least one production site. The council approved the agreement 4–0 after a motion by Councilman Gossett and second by Councilman Hansen.

Farr also presented Resolution 2026-22 to award Newman Construction LLC the 200 West Waterline Replacement Project for $247,000. Farr said work is expected to start after school ends in June and be completed before school starts in August; the council approved the resolution 4–0.

Darwin Cook, Parks and Recreation Director, presented Resolution 2026-23 to contract with Johnson Controls for heating and air upgrades at the Tooele City Library, including an IVU smart HVAC control system. Cook said the $58,000 bid is part of the capital improvement budget and will prepare the building for a future chiller installation. The council approved the resolution 4–0.

City Recorder Shiloh Baker presented a single invoice to purchase 16.35 acre-feet of water-right credits from Building Dynamics for $327,000; a council member moved to approve and the invoice was approved 4–0.

Finally, the council approved minutes for the April 1 work and business meetings with an added clarification that item 10 includes approval of a $235,000 contingency. The motion to approve the minutes passed by the same 4–0 vote.

All actions recorded at the meeting were unanimous among the four members present; Councilwoman Gautius was excused. No item was tabled or failed.