TREMONTON CITY CORPORATION
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
JULY 18, 2023
Board Members Present:
Lyle Holmgren, Chairman
Connie Archibald, Board Member
Wes Estep, Board Member
Bret Rohde, Board Member
Rick Seamons, Board Member
Lyle Vance, Board Member—excused
Shawn Warnke, Executive Director
Linsey Nessen, Executive Secretary
Chairman Holmgren called the Tremonton Redevelopment Agency Meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. The meeting was held in the City Council Meeting Room at 102 South Tremont Street, Tremonton, Utah. Those in attendance were Chairman Holmgren, Board Members Archibald, Estep, Rohde, and Seamons, Executive Director Warnke, and Executive Secretary Nessen. Also in attendance were Assistant City Manager Marc Christensen, Public Works Director Paul Fulgham, Interim Fire Chief Chris Scothern and Downtown Manager Sara Mohrman. Councilmember Vance was excused.
1. Approval of agenda:
Motion by Board Member Archibald to approve the July 18, 2023 agenda. Motion seconded by Board Member Estep. Vote: Board Member Archibald – aye, Board Member Estep – aye, Board Member Rohde – aye, Board Member Seamons – aye, Board Member Vance – absent. Motion approved.
2. Approval of minutes – June 20, 2023
Motion by Board Member Estep to approve the minutes of June 20, 2023. Motion seconded by Board Member Seamons. Vote: Board Member Archibald – aye, Board Member Estep – aye, Board Member Rohde – aye, Board Member Seamons – aye, Board Member Vance – absent. Motion approved.
3. Discussion
a. Discussion of adding conduit for streetlights along Main Street
Executive Director Warnke said when the sidewalk was poured between 200 West and the railroad tracks, Director Fulgham put conduit in there for streetlights. At the time we did not think about water. There are conduits within that block for easy installation of streetlights. It is not continuous and does not run under the railroad tracks so it will be fed on either side. There is an ongoing desire for the RDA to do streetlights so we are trying to decide where is a good starting point and how to leverage that conduit. Conduit will be added to 100 West on the north side where they are rebuilding that.
4. New Business
a. Discussion and consideration of approving Resolution No. RDA 23-11 approving a letter of intent expressing the RDA’s willingness to investigate, discuss, and negotiate a mutually acceptable purchase agreement with Intertape Polymer Group (IPG) to sell approximately 0.83 acres of Parcel Number 06-061-0014 that is currently occupied by an electrical substation owned and operated by IPG
Executive Director Warnke said we have worked with Bill Bourgeous, who brought this to our attention. The substation that serves their property is on Tremonton City RDA property. The substation sits on .83 of an acre and is owned privately by IPG. It serves only them so the request is the RDA consider selling that portion of the property to them. They had an appraisal for $1.20 per square foot (about $43,000 based on the footage). IPG is offering $40,000 in their letter of intent. You would approve the RDA’s willingness to sell the property, this is not an absolute commitment because the terms would need to be identified. The letter of intent identifies the most conceptually basic terms to structure the transaction around. If you sign this letter then that gives IPG some level of confidence they can move forward and have an attorney draft the purchase agreement. The only access to this parcel is through IPG’s property and the railroad.
Motion by Board Member Estep to approve the resolution. Motion seconded by Board Member Archibald. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Archibald – aye, Board Member Estep – aye, Board Member Rohde – aye, Board Member Seamons – aye, Board Member Vance – absent. Motion approved.
b. Discussion and consideration of the Redevelopment Agency committing approximately $20,400 to rehabilitate 10 homes associated with the Northern Utah Neighborhood Improvement Program Grant, Phase 7 facilitated by Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing Corporation
Assistant City Manager Christensen said we were previously given a presentation. There are homes within Tremonton, for low to moderate income housing, that qualify for this program. Homeowners can fill out an application and get improvements. This is a portion of what he will receive if Tremonton offers this $20,400. He will update 10 homes (about $15,000 per home). Our portion is a little less this year. That money has been set aside. Executive Director Warnke said BRAG holds RDA funds since they are the housing authority. We told them to contact BRAG for our contribution. They have contacted our office and requested this letter as he prepares the application. It is also good to have a record of how the RDA is spending these funds.
Motion by Board Member Archibald to approve the letter be sent to this organization for the amount of $20,400. Motion seconded by Board Member Seamons. Roll Call Vote: Board Member Archibald – aye, Board Member Estep – aye, Board Member Rohde – aye, Board Member Seamons – aye, Board Member Vance – absent. Motion approved.
5. Adjournment
Motion by Board Member Estep to adjourn the meeting. Motion seconded by Board Member Archibald. Vote: Board Member Archibald – aye, Board Member Estep – aye, Board Member Rohde – aye, Board Member Seamons – aye, Board Member Vance – absent. Motion approved.
The meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
The undersigned duly acting and appointed Executive Secretary for Tremonton City Corporation Redevelopment Agency hereby certifies that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes for the RDA Meeting held on the above referenced date. Minutes were prepared by Jessica Tanner.
Dated this 29th day of August, 2023.
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Linsey Nessen, Executive Secretary