City Council Minutes 1-2-24

TREMONTON CITY CORPORATION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 2, 2024

Members Present:
Wes Estep
Jeff Hoedt
Bret Rohde
Lyle Vance
Blair Westergard
Lyle Holmgren, Mayor
Shawn Warnke, City Manager
Marc Christensen, Assistant City Manager
Linsey Nessen, City Recorder

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

Mayor Holmgren called the January 2, 2024 City Council Workshop to order at 5:34 p.m. The meeting was held in the City Council Meeting Room at 102 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah. Those in attendance were Mayor Holmgren, Councilmembers Estep, Hoedt, Rohde, Vance and Westergard, City Manager Warnke, Assistant City Manager Christensen, and City Recorder Nessen. The following Department Head was also present: Fire Chief Brady Hansen.

1. City Councilmember Pictures

Motion by Councilmember Vance to move into closed session. Motion seconded by Councilmember Rohde. Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

The Council moved into a closed session at 5:34 p.m.

2. CLOSED SESSIONS:

a. Strategy session to discuss the purchase of real property when public discussion of the transaction would disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration or prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms; and/or
b. Strategy session to discuss the character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an individual; and/or
c. Strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation; and/or
d. Discussions regarding security personnel, devices or systems

Motion by Councilmember Estep to return to open session. Motion seconded by Councilmember Vance. Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

The Council returned to open session at 6:47 p.m.

3. Review of the agenda items identified on 7:00 p.m. City Council Agenda

The meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m. by consensus of the Council.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Mayor Holmgren called the January 2, 2024 City Council Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the Tremonton City Council Meeting Room at 102 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah. Those in attendance were Mayor Holmgren, Councilmembers Estep, Hoedt, Rohde, Vance, and Westergard, City Manager Warnke, Assistant City Manager Christensen, and City Recorder Nessen. The following Department Heads were also present: Fire Chief Brady Hansen, Public Works Director Paul Fulgham (arrived at 7 p.m.), Police Chief Dustin Cordova (arrived at 7:15 p.m.), Parks and Recreation Director Zach LeFevre and Downtown Manager Sara Mohrman (arrived at 7 p.m.).

1. Opening Ceremony:

Mayor Holmgren informed the audience that he had received no written or oral request to participate in the Opening Ceremony. He asked anyone who may be offended by listening to a prayer to step out into the lobby for this portion of the meeting. The prayer was offered by Mayor Holmgren and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Vance.

2. Swearing in of Newly Elected City Councilmembers

a. Councilmember Jeffery Hoedt
b. Councilmember Lyle Vance
c. Councilmember Blair Westergard

Recorder Nessen swore in the newly elected officials.

3. Introduction of guests: Mayor Holmgren welcomed those in attendance, including a group of students.

4. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: None.

5. Approval of Agenda:

Motion by Councilmember Vance to approve the agenda of January 2, 2024. Motion seconded by Councilmember Hoedt. Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

6. Approval of minutes – December 5, 2023

Motion by Councilmember Rohde to approve the minutes of December 5, 2023. Motion seconded by Councilmember Estep. Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

7. Citizenship Awards

a. Tremonton City Citizenship Award to Elementary and Intermediate Students

Mayor Holmgren said it is time for one of our favorite parts of our meeting—our citizenship awards. The reason we recognize these young people is because of their commitment to citizenship and being good neighbors in their school. Their desire to be safe around the school and protect other kids. It is a great thing. We appreciate these young people for their commitment to being good citizens. He read through those students, they took a picture and provided them with a gift certificate.

8. Public comments:

Resident Bill Roosma said I am here to talk about trailers parked on the street, again. It is my understanding from law enforcement that all they do is give out courtesy notices, courtesy tickets, courtesy warnings. If I park my trailer on the road and only get a courtesy warning to move it every time law enforcement shows up, then why would I move my trailer? Why would I comply? RVs and utility trailers that are fully enclosed, that you cannot see through or around are a safety threat to children and drivers. If a driver cannot see the kid and the kid runs out from back or in front of the trailer and gets hit and killed, that is a problem. An unsuspecting driver who was in the wrong place at the right time killed a kid. The law says they have 24 hours and then they have to move it. I want to see that changed to 10 hours—that is sufficient. You can give first-time offenders a courtesy warning. On the second offense, I want a $100 fine. Third offense, a $300 fine and for every offense after that, on a repeat offender, I believe it should be $500. When you start taking money out of people’s pockets, they will comply. An individual on my street parks their RV and utility trailer on the street. I have talked to him about this and explained the problems. Friday, he showed up with a flatbed trailer that is still there. I talked to an officer today about it and they went out and again he got another courtesy warning. This is urgent. I have been talking about this for the last couple years. Not only is it an eyesore, it is a major safety concern. A flatbed trailer does not obstruct your view, but if you let that go then somebody else in the neighborhood will think they can park a trailer on the road. It snowballs from there and your streets turn into a cluster. It is a bunch of crap. Also, I am not happy with the chip seal. There is a lot of loose gravel on the road. My neighbors do not like it either. I have seen street cleaners come down the road to clean up, but unfortunately, I see them just randomly leave the neighborhood. I would really appreciate it, as well as all my neighbors, if we could clean up that loose gravel. It sticks in our tires and ends up in our driveways. The last couple times I have used my snowblower, rocks got caught in the blades and broke something.

Mayor Holmgren said on the street sweeper, we have not had one for a while. As long as we have good weather, we can get out there and do some sweeping, but realistically, we may be looking at spring. Not to make an excuse, but that was an issue we had. We will address this other issue, too. Councilmember Estep said also when they leave, you never know when that bed is full. Sometimes the boss says, you have to go over here. We try to hit them all, but we have not had a sweeper for over a year. We will work on that.

Resident Kristie Bowcutt said I just want to welcome the new councilmembers. I am excited for change. I am excited to see what you do, and I support you. I think it is wonderful and it is going to be fun to see where the City moves on from there and positivity that can come through that. So good luck, guys.

Downtown Manager and resident Sara Mohrman said on our agenda tonight is Midland Square, and I am very excited about it. There is going to be a big presentation, but just know that the team who worked on that put in a lot of work. We looked at every little thing in that square to make sure it is the best option for our community. As someone who has been working very closely with our downtown and businesses, we need this—yesterday. In this last month and a half, we have had two businesses downtown close that have been here for a while. They are small local businesses. I would not be surprised if we had more close this year. This square is necessary to bring people into our community downtown and to get people aware of our businesses and to get them supported. I want you to take that into consideration and know a lot of work, debate, discussion and critical thinking went into the design and what is best. Thank you.

9. New Council Business:

a. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-01 approving the Final Concept Plan for Midland Square Improvements associated with the Rural Communities Opportunity Grant

Manager Warnke said we engaged a consultant to help us do the design. Mayor Holmgren helped secure a grant for $405,000 through the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity to undertake this effort. They saw value and are willing to invest money in this project. We hired an urban designer and have a tight timeline. Tonight, we hope the Council will adopt this resolution, approving the final concept plan. From there, we will do the final renderings and design work. An engineer would then prep construction and bid documents for bids in April. The project needs to be completed by December 31, 2024. Construction would start this summer. The Planning Commission has reviewed this and it will likely circle back to them. Part of the grant requirement is having them involved in this process. Their comments have been reflected in this design.

Ben Levenger said this is an opportunity to explain to the Council the process and what has happened so far. We want this to be a destination downtown. No longer a random park—it has to have a purpose with style and design. A steering committee helped us with ideas. The next step will be to do the layout plans. We would then hand that off to an engineering firm to do the construction documents. It would then be sent to bid in April. It has to be done this year because there is not an extension opportunity. The grant requires restrooms and a stage or amphitheater area. The space needs as many booths as possible for your Farmer’s Market. We will preserve the war memorial and personify local architectural character and buildings and promote multipurpose. This space is used for anything and everything so it is important that it has as many potentials uses as possible. These are our design parameters. He then explained the flow and where things would be located. He explained where parking, utilities and booths would go. After much analysis we came up with a final concept, which is what you see. There will be a covered swing area and canopy. The stage is flat with the restrooms tucked in behind. It is currently designed to have a tall enough area where if you want to have a bandstand or stage, you can bring a temporary stage in and elevate that. A linear pathway goes right down the middle. The goal is to go through the arch and pass a water fountain area into the pavilion. The restroom and maintenance storage room will be in the back. The alleyway is being repurposed with tables and chairs. The war memorial is intact. The swings are for the purpose of having permanent seats in the area since they are more like a porch swing. There will be lots of landscapes and more trees. We also want to maximize the space for booths and festivals. That will be a balancing act. The more trees we add the less space we have for tables and booths until the trees are mature enough. North looking south through the archway you can see the City logo emblem. That circle is flush in the ground. Currently that is a 12-foot diameter circle. The goal is to have that be a programmed fountain where water spurts out of the City seal. This will be a space where kids can play and is also decorative. There is a smaller arch in the southeast corner as well to welcome and usher people into the site from all sides. For the festival layout we programmed space to see where we could put 10 by 10 booths. With this design we can get 64 booths total. There is a 12-foot aisle in between. The power boxes will be flush through the entire site in the turf or concrete. This will be fully ADA accessible.

Mayor Holmgren said we appreciate the time and effort you put into this. I understand there is a trade-off between shade and usefulness of the area. Have you given that any thought? Ben Levenger said you could load the area up and wait eight to 10 years for the trees to mature. The booths would skirt around the outside. The more we add the less space you will have available. Currently you have 45 booths you can fit in this space so you can lose about 20 before you start hindering the space you currently have. It will be very hot. The only other option is to put more shade-type structures (poles with canvas tarps). The downside is the wind. Councilmember Hoedt said you show trees behind the swings. If there is a presentation going on under the covered shelter will people who bring seats be able to see through there? Ben Levenger said yes, they should. This is going to be tough for the first three to five years because it will take time for those trees to grow. After about five years everybody will be able to see through the green areas. Councilmember Hoedt said I wonder if we move the clock to the northwest corner of the property and add an electronic sign to announce Council meetings and other events. Ben Levenger said we may need to find a different location for that. I like the idea, though. Councilmember Hoedt said I am not sold necessarily on that clock tower. I want a sign to convey information. Ben Levenger said we would want to keep that out of any UDOT right-of-way, otherwise there is additional permitting, but we can look at it. Councilmember Vance said it looks like a lot of time and effort has been put into the concept, but I have not seen any numbers. We have the $405,000 grant, but what is the total? Ben Levenger said $650,000 to $675,000 is our estimation. No prices are set, however. Mayor Holmgren said we have also looked at RDA funding, which has been saved up for several years to enhance Main Street. We are working with a company that could help us partner in this effort. Councilmember Rohde said I personally do not think we need a water fountain. I like the idea of the logo. Councilmember Vance agreed. Manager Warnke said one of the things we are trying to do is activate the site. This is a great venue for intentional programming and events, but we also want passive recreation to occur. We want people going to the square when there is not an event going on and water attracts people. I believe it will draw people in. If we only draw people in for events then we miss the mark. Currently people do not go into the square and beyond the memorial, there is no reason to. There is no attraction. Councilmember Hoedt said I am a proponent to the water item for the reasons Manager Warnke explained. Water definitely draws people. Councilmember Estep said we live in a desert and are conserving water. I am for everything except that fountain.

Assistant City Manager Christensen reviewed the cost. We received the $405,000 grant. We estimated the total project to be $580,000 as we prepared the grant, but prices have increased. We did not know exactly what we wanted to put in here and that is why we hired the designer. I put $700,000 as the current proposal. Ben Levenger is estimating between $650,000 and $675,000. We have $810,000 in our RDA fund to help with Main Street improvements. We are also almost caught up on tax increment reimbursement from the Main Street RDA. If there are no more eligible expenses submitted by the Tremont Center developer, who has first rights to those increments, then we can reimburse ourselves as we receive that tax increment until 2032. Manager Warnke said on the long-term outlook we anticipate the City is going to receive increment. The concept of creating a public plaza is included in the project area budget for the RDA. Councilmember Vance clarified that this development was set up with the developer taking on the risk. The City did not put a dime on this. We are simply reimbursing the developer as time goes on as we receive the money. Manager Warnke said this is a post-performance scenario—they get money if they perform. All the taxing entities agreed to this and thought it would be helpful for the community and eventually would improve their situation with property tax. Councilmember Vance said it is important the public understands the City has not put out money on the development. The developer has done that with the hope he will improve the property and increase the tax value so he can be reimbursed.

Manager Warnke said you might see some change, but fundamentally, what you see is what you are approving. Mayor Holmgren said we are adopting the resolution based on what we have seen with the understanding there could be minor changes. Manager Warnke said if approved you are saying you support the project as generally proposed. That will give City staff the confidence to get the construction drawings and everything put together and moving. You have already approved a portion of the budget. We would do a budget amendment for the remaining funds. That would be forthcoming. You will award a bid to a contractor, so there will be some additional steps in the process. Councilmember Rohde said I am not comfortable going forward if I do not know how much we are going to spend. We need to get bids and find out what that total is. Manager Warnke said we have given you the best information we have to date, which is roughly $700,000. We put a margin for contingency in there. The restroom, underground electrical vaults and stage are the three elements of the grant. Other things can become bid alternates. We will bid it then come to the Council with the highs and lows for approval of the actual bid for construction. Tonight, you are just saying if we are moving forward with the design as it is proposed.

Councilmember Vance said I am voting nay because I need to see some type of final determination. I know there may be additions down the road, but we do not know what we are voting on.

Motion by Councilmember Hoedt to adopt the resolution. Motion seconded by Councilmember Westergard. Roll Call Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – nay, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved by a 4-1 vote.

b. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-02 approving a professional services agreement with Les Olson for Information Technology services

Assistant City Manager Christensen said for the past 15 years we have been with our current IT provider. They have had a lot of internal changes. City staff has lost a lot of trust in this current provider. We received a bid from Les Olson IT. We have done a couple revisions. This Les Olson rep is based out of Perry and has four guys working from Ogden to Malad. They are all engineers who work on a rotating basis. We have used Les Olson for other things like our copy machines and their service is always fantastic. For cost I do not think we will have to do a budget amendment. The cost just kind of transfers from one to the other. I have full confidence this will be a much better situation. Cost is $3,190 per month. They have additional options like bolstering security or emails. The State reached out and will pay for Sentinel-1 protection for all municipalities and counties. We will be granted $617 a month from the State.

Motion by Councilmember Estep to adopt the resolution. Motion seconded by Councilmember Vance. Roll Call Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

c. Discussion and consideration of ratifying Resolution No. 24-03 ratifying the Rivers Edge Phase 1A Subdivision Development Agreement

Mayor Holmgren said Rivers Edge Phase 1 is constructed—we are just ratifying the development agreement. Manager Warnke said this is a pretty straightforward agreement. They are eligible for impact fee reimbursement in this phase of their development of secondary water system improvements. The pump station would serve Area 9. This is a post-performance reimbursement. Once they install that we would reimburse them the impact fees, which is stated in the contract. This essentially closed the gap from 775 East to the trailhead. There will be 14 lots.

Manager Warnke said on the agenda is a new section called Consent Agenda, which are items you approve with one motion. You are essentially consenting to what has already been done. Same concept as a warrant register. The Council agreed the item needs to say ratify not adopt in the motion for clarity. Councilmember Rohde said we are ratifying something, but to me, you are asking us to support a decision City staff has made in the past. What if that decision is not in line with what we want? If it is an administrative decision, I do not think we ought to be ratifying that. If it is legislative, then we ought to be having the discussion and approving the ordinance. Manager Warnke said I understand where you are coming from. One of the reasons we like resolutions is they are easy to find and become a part of the record. One of our services as local government is creating records, being transparent and providing records upon request. That is done through a resolution format. It makes it really easy to formalize, create and retrieve the record. You are adopting a resolution that is ratifying what has already been agreed to and has already been signed and recorded. The only other option is not to put it on as a resolution, but then we lose that administrative advantage of having a good record. Councilmember Vance said however, it becomes a record that we approved it and we never had any knowledge of it. Manager Warnke said it also helps us streamline the process. Developers could wait weeks potentially if we wait for this approval. There have been changes in State law for the subdivision process to streamline it due to the housing crisis. The State has a real interest for affordable housing and is trying to see those units come to market. They are tightening up subdivision processes to make them quicker and more efficient. Councilmember Vance said it is just a technicality. I feel a lot better with the Consent Agenda. That is easy for everybody to understand and that these resolutions are being ratified within City policies. Manager Warnke said maybe we could be more transparent in the language and say, agreements that have been previously recorded that staff was authorized. I understand you are being asked to vote on something that has already been approved and done. We will make those updates moving forward.

Motion by Councilmember Vance to ratify this resolution. Motion seconded by Councilmember Estep. Roll Call Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – nay, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved by a 4-1 vote.

d. Discussion and consideration of ratifying Resolution No. 24-04 ratifying the Mountain View P.U.D. Phase 3 Subdivision Development Agreement

Manager Warnke said this is located in proximity to the Crossroads. It is Main Street going east of that intersection. There are townhomes there and this is the next parcel that would complete that complex. Originally, it had shown an access on Main Street, but UDOT is only going to permit one, which is the existing access. This one will not be constructed. The developer has frontage improvements on Main Street so we took a fee-in-lieu. They also dedicated additional right-of-way.

Motion by Councilmember Vance to ratify this resolution. Motion seconded by Councilmember Westergard. Roll Call Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – nay, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved by a 4-1 vote.

e. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-05, repealing Resolution No. 20-42, and approving an amended template Subdivision Development Agreement

Manager Warnke said when someone records a development, our code says they have a year to install public improvements, but I came across a version that said two years. I wanted to clarify and make sure it reflected our current code. I also added common language within development agreements in the special condition section. This is a template development agreement that we use for the things you ratified previously. The only thing that changes are those special conditions because they are things that are not known. As a whole, you have already approved the language accepting these specific conditions that are specific to approvals. Councilmember Vance said I think this is a great idea. It speeds things up and makes sure everybody is getting treated the same.

Motion by Councilmember Vance to adopt the resolution. Motion seconded by Councilmember Rohde. Roll Call Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

f. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-06 approving a template Escrow Agreement as a financial guarantee for all required public infrastructure improvements associated to City ordinance for subdivisions and site plans

Manager Warnke said the Consent Agenda item is a new process. When we approve a subdivision, we exact public improvements that are proportionate to a development’s impact on the City’s services. When developers record a subdivision, they can construct all those improvements or do them in sections, but have to provide a financial guarantee. There are two methods in our code that allows for this financial guarantee, which he discussed. If for some reason they do not install those improvements within a year, then the City technically could go in and pull that financial guarantee and make the improvements. We typically only do that as a worst-case scenario. We have the ability to access money if it needs be. We do try to work with developers in the escrow. This just provides the financial guarantee. The Council agreed they would like to have more information.

Motion by Councilmember Estep to table the item. Motion seconded by Councilmember Rohde. Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

10. Consent Agenda:

a. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-07 ratifying the final acceptance of Spring Acres Phase 7
b. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-08 ratifying the final acceptance of Tremont Place Phase 2
c. Discussion and consideration of adopting Resolution No. 24-09 ratifying the final acceptance of Tremont Place Phase 3
d. Discussion and consideration of approving the November Financial Statements
e. Discussion and consideration of approving the November Warrant Register

Manager Warnke said there are three on here that we are doing differently, which is more in line with City ordinances. One of the powers and duties of the City Manager is that they are authorized to release financial guarantees and to accept a subdivision, but it requires it to be on the Council’s agenda. The best mechanism, from an administrative perspective, is to have these resolutions. They are easy to retrieve. At the end of each fiscal year our finance director finds what subdivision improvements we have accepted so that he can list those as assets for the City and accurately have that reflected in the financial statements. We use those assets to determine the amount of revenue we need to replace in the future. This provides an easy way to formalize that process and is consistent with the code. We should have been doing this years ago, but it came to my attention now that former Building and Zoning Administrator Steve Bench has retired. We can look at those special conditions and make sure they are fulfilled in the development agreement. There is a letter from the engineer accepting the improvements and authorizing the release, and the other shows the special conditions that have been reviewed and found in compliance.

Motion by Councilmember Estep to adopt the resolutions listed above and approve the November Financial Statement and November Warrant Register. Motion seconded by Councilmember Vance. Roll Call Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

11. Calendar Items and Previous Assignment

a. Review of calendar

Mayor Holmgren invited the Council to attend a meeting on January 9 in Salt Lake City and mentioned the next Council meeting would be held on January 16.

b. Unfinished Business/Action Items: None.

12. Reports & Comments:

a. City Administration Reports and Comments: None.
b. Development Review Committee Report and Comments

Manager Warnke said we have DRC tomorrow. We will revisit a subdivision that has previously been on hold until the developer required radiuses that were needed in the area of 2300 West 810 North. We have quite a few construction projects that are in process and are working with our engineer. One of the projects I wanted to bring to your attention is 1000 North. We hope to have that going next construction season. It requires us to acquire right-of-way. We have been hindered by several issues, but we are to a point where Assistant City Manager Christensen has signed over offers of just compensation. Our acquisition agent will reach out to the property owners and acquire those properties. Hopefully residents can get on board and accept those offers. They are getting compensation and a road because of it.

c. City Department Head Reports and Comments

Fire Chief Hansen said we had a busy holiday season so when you see our firefighters and EMS give them a pat on the back. We have been steady. The team stepped up and met needs. While we were enjoying our holidays there were people in the community having crisis and our team really helped carry that load. Both the on-duty crews and off-duty people did a fantastic job to cover us through a busy holiday season.

Director LeFevre said this year one of our goals is to promote health and wellness. That is what Parks and Recreation is all about. We want to help with health and wellness to the community and to individuals, both physically and mentally. This is something we are going to make more of an effort on this year and it is something the State is working toward as well.

d. Council Reports and Comments

Councilmember Rohde said after some discussion I liked the responses to my garbage can idea. I would like to see us move forward with that. We could use this to benefit something within the City, like the food pantry. It is a win-win for everyone. The garbage can could be orange or something like that. Once we had cans out and people started seeing those they could jump on board and we might be able to help the pantry a lot. People would get one for an extended period of time, maybe three or five years and their bill will be an extra $10 or $20 a month. This is kind of like specialized license plates.

Mayor Holmgren handed out books to the new Councilmembers with some history on Tremonton. He said it just a great reference to go back and look at. We have discussed the possibility of doing a retreat as a Council and discussing what is important to us. This book is called 13 Ways to Kill Your Community, which is a satire. It walks through things and has a lot of great ideas we can be thinking about. It is a fun read. I also want to welcome Councilmembers Hoedt and Westergard. Thank you. We are excited to work with you. I think it is going to be a great Council. We each have strengths that can lend themselves to the success of our community and I am excited to work with all of you, and of course, with our City staff. Thank you everybody.

13. CLOSED SESSIONS: No closed session held at this time.

14. Adjournment.

Motion by Councilmember Estep to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Councilmember Rohde. Vote: Councilmember Estep – aye, Councilmember Hoedt – aye, Councilmember Rohde – aye, Councilmember Vance – aye, Councilmember Westergard – aye. Motion approved.

The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

The undersigned duly acting and appointed Recorder for Tremonton City Corporation hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes for the City Council Meeting held on the above referenced date. Minutes were prepared by Jessica Tanner.

Dated this 16th day of January, 2024.

Linsey Nessen, City Recorder

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