City Council Recap 3.10.2020
As always, a huge thanks to Jeff Judkins who is volunteering time away from his family to come and live stream these meetings. Also, a special thanks to those who came out to the meeting or tuned in otherwise.
•Presentation of Stephen’s property located at 475 E and Old Fort Road: This development presentation included a hotel, a gas station, a strip mall of commercial, storage units and 200 apartments in one building. The concept to the plan will be linked below as well as the information that was given to the council and shown at the meeting. There was concerns brought up both by public comment and with the council concerning the apartments. The developers responded that the residential aspect was needed financially in order to ensure the commercial. There was also concerns brought up about the height of the hotel being 4 stories. The developer mentioned that if a restaurant or some greater commercial would commit to coming in it would possibly bump the hotel or other aspect. This is very early in the planning. The council gave a few additional concerns. Ultimately this will depend on what comes back with the definition of mixed use that is being determined by the council and planning commission currently. Just a reminder that this was *only* a presentation. Nothing has been finalized or even started at this point.
•Waterline on Cottonwood Drive: Uintah has met with South Weber staff and is on board with the latest agreement. It was explained why this was a 12 inch line vs. the 10 inch line South Weber was previously looking into. There is benefits to both cities to do the 12 inch line. The council approved unanimously to approve this agreement. This process will begin soon with the repavement of Cottonwood Drive coming shortly after.
•Final Approval for Alpha Coffee: Alpha Coffee is a coffee shop that will be just west of Little Caesar’s. You can see the final renditions for this establishment in the packet.
•Another item that was discussed was utilizing a company that will review any development plans to our code. This will not be a cost to the city but will rather be passed on to developer fees. This will be an added measure to ensure that all plans meet every part of our code. Currently we will use a pool of companies that best fit our needs and then will possibly slim down to one company if we feel it best fits our needs.
•Legislative Review: HB273 which deals with public officials being held personally liable in the event that they refuse to develop land after being advised to do so but a state ombudsman passed the house as well as HB357 that deals with public education funds. SJR9 that distributes tax revenue of income tax to children and the disabled and SB39 that is a continuation of affordable housing and SB34 passed the Senate. There was also an update to the TUF – the words “or tax” have been removed from the definition. This will likely mean that the TUF as it is instated will continue without any foreseeable problems.
•New Business: The council recommended that the Planning Commission review the commercial recreation zone. The time of the meeting on the 24th will likely be adjusted due to the caucus being that same night. More details will be coming soon.
•Reports: Mayor Jo reported there are citizens who are interested in raising funds to get a removable cover for the pickleball courts. Councilmember Soderquist said that he has met with the Gravel Pits and were informed of their processes and daily plans as well as when they shut down operations and how they mitigate the dust. Councilmember Petty reminded everyone about the Easter Egg Hunt that will take place April 6th at Canyon Meadows park. It will start at 5:30 on the dot. Afterwards the train will be operational until 7:00. Food trucks will be available as well. Old Fort road will be starting repaving again starting about April 15th but could be sooner weather permitting. Another fun item for our city is we are now on the JustServe app for any service or volunteer opportunities within the city.
And that’s a wrap! I hope I got everything that I felt you would want to know. Thanks again for all those who are staying involved and for the comments coming in that are helping to shape South Weber to the best that we can be!
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