Springville council approves firing‑range concrete job and public‑safety equipment repairs using opioid‑settlement funds

Springville City Council on Wednesday approved several public‑safety expenditures, including $6,363 to place concrete pads at the municipal firing range, repairs to a fire‑department cardiac monitor estimated at $6,100, and improvements to the city’s public‑safety training facility funded from the opioid‑settlement balance and up to $4,000 in city funds.

Chief Mize, who presented the firing‑range request during the work session, told the council the range becomes unusable after light rain and that concrete pads would allow regular training and interagency use. “The current balance in that is $13,689.81,” Chief Mize said, and “the cost of grading, forming, and concrete in the range is gonna be $6,363.” He said the city solicited multiple bids, noting the highest was about $29,076, and recommended awarding the smaller contract to a trusted local bidder.

The council moved the firing‑range item onto the regular agenda and voted to approve the $6,363 contract to be paid from the opioid‑settlement fund balance. Council member Toles moved the approval and a colleague seconded; the chair announced the ayes carried the motion.

Separately, Chief Harvey described the city’s mutual‑aid framework and then summarized cardiac monitor work. He said the department had obtained a grant and upgraded two monitors, but “one of them they found… the PC board was not functioning correctly and it needs to be replaced,” a repair he estimated at $6,100 in addition to previously approved software upgrades. The council voted to authorize the repair, with the chief noting that upgrading the unit is significantly less expensive than replacing it.

Chief Harvey also laid out three projects at the public‑safety training facility — additional lighting, deck and stair repairs, and concrete work to address erosion — and requested city support to match auxiliary funds. He said the auxiliary account held roughly $22,000 and the auxiliary would contribute about $15,000 plus labor; he asked for approximately $10,000 in matching support. Council members discussed using leftover opioid‑settlement funds (roughly $7,000 noted in the meeting) and agreed to allow up to $5,000 now and to use city funds (up to $4,000) as needed to complete the improvements.

Councilors repeatedly praised the training facility as a regional resource, noting classes and visiting agencies use the site. The approved measures authorize staff to proceed with the concrete work at the firing range, the monitor repair, and the training‑facility improvements; funding sources were specified on the record as the opioid‑settlement balance and supplemental city funds as described.

The council took no further action beyond authorizing the work; staff will administer contracts and return if additional approvals are needed.