All present included
Council Member Mike Scott,
Council Member Kevin Smith,
Council Member Sharon Barton,
Council Member Sharon Gillespie,
and
Council Member Lance Anderson.
STAFF:
City Manager Chuck Gillette,
City Attorney Bryan Pack,
Director of Finance Cade Visser,
Parks and Recreation Director Marc Christensen,
Chief of Police Jaron Studley,
Fire Chief Dan Cazier,
and
City Recorder Kari D. Jimenez.
EXCUSED: None.
Audience: Steve Sullivan, Val Cazier, Wayne Pennington, Dillon Hurt and others who did not sign in.
Mayor Chris Hart acknowledged there was a quorum present. All Council Members were in attendance.
Council Member Barton led the Flag Salute
Council Member Barton gave the Invocation
There were no disclosures or conflicts of interest with items on this meeting's agenda.
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: The Washington County Water Conservancy District awarded Mayor Chris Hart with the Water Advocacy Teamwork award, presented by District General Manager Zach Renstrom. The Water Conservancy District expressed gratitude for Mayor Chris Hart's years of dedicated leadership and commitment to water conservation. The discussion may be accessed at time stamp 00:03:08.
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: A presentation was provided by representatives of Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital regarding their annual report. A copy of the presentation is available as an attachment to this agenda and the discussion may be accessed at time stamp 00:08:20. Intermountain Health representatives also played a video, which may be accessed at the following link: YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacS6W1gj_I
Intermountain Health Annual Presentation December 2025
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: A presentation was provided by Victim Advocate Tanya Wambold with the Santa Clara Ivins Public Safety Department regarding the Victims of Crime Act. The discussion may be accessed at time stamp 00:19:42.
Parks and Recreation Report
SCI Public Safety Report
Electronic reports are available as attachments to this agenda and verbal reports given by Fire Chief Dan Cazier, Police Chief Jaron Studley, and Parks and Recreation Director Marc Christensen may be accessed at the following time stamps:
Fire Chief Dan Cazier: 00:29:26
Police Chief Jaron Studley: 00:33:46
Parks and Recreation Director Marc Christensen: 00:36:42
A report was provided to the Mayor and City Council. The report provided by Commissioner Pam Gardiol may be accessed at time stamp 00:41:32.
Public Hearing Notice
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: One of the General Plan action steps is implementing bicycle infrastructure and active transportation. An explanation of this agenda item may be accessed at time stamp 00:46:34. Mayor Chris Hart opened the Public Hearing. There was one public comment strongly supporting this with one minor suggestion, the verbiage in the ordinance refers to bike racks and a rack containing 7 units but there are extremely nice and nicer looking ways of storing bikes that are stand-alone. The use of simple wording of "bike racks (or equivalent) shall be installed" so that there could be 7 stand-alone units that bikes could be locked to and look a lot nicer than a typical bike rack.
There being no comments in person or through the Zoom application, Mayor Chris Hart closed the Public Hearing.
Staff Report
Ordinance - Draft
The Mayor and City Council discussed the formula requiring a minimum number of bike racks per off-street parking spaces, questioning how the original ratio was determined. Staff explained it was based on other cities’ ordinances, which often require 1 bike rack per 20 spaces, though 1 per 30 had been suggested. Concerns were raised about current language that requires bike racks for existing commercial buildings simply when a permit is pulled, which was viewed as overly broad. Council members suggested revising the language so bike rack requirements are triggered by new construction or expansion of floor area, rather than all permits on existing buildings. It was proposed that the Building Department be given discretion to work with developers and approve alternate plans when appropriate. The Mayor and City Council agreed on a revised standard of a minimum of 2 bike spaces plus 1 additional bike space for every 10 off-street parking spaces. They discussed clarifying verbiage to allow designated bicycle spaces, bike racks, or equivalent solutions, and to require that each bicycle parking space allow the bicycle frame and at least one wheel to be securely locked. The City Attorney recommended bringing the revised language back to the City Council for review before final approval. The discussion may be accessed at time stamp 00:49:14.
MOTION: Council Member Lance Anderson moved to continue this agenda item
SECOND: Council Member Mike Scott
VOTE: The motion carried unanimously.
| Council Member Mike Scott |
AYE |
| Council Member Kevin Smith |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Barton |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Gillespie |
AYE |
| Council Member Lance Anderson |
AYE |
The Motion may be accessed at time stamp 01:05:03.
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: The City Manager proposed changing the name of 100 North between Main Street and 100 West to “Chris Hart Drive”. Policy requires that a Public Hearing be held before changing any street names and requested that a Public Hearing be set and held for the next City Council meeting. The City Council agreed.
MOTION: Council Member Sharon Gillespie moved to hold a Public Hearing on the next City Council agenda
SECOND: Council Member Lance Anderson
VOTE: The motion carried unanimously.
| Council Member Mike Scott |
AYE |
| Council Member Kevin Smith |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Barton |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Gillespie |
AYE |
| Council Member Lance Anderson |
AYE |
Parks IFFP Amendment Staff Report
Parks and Trail Amendment
Updated Parks and Trails Amendment
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: An amendment to the Parks and Trails Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis is needed because the City’s priorities, park locations, acreage, and timing have changed since the last update, affecting how impact fees may be used. The City would like to apply up to 100% of impact fee funds for the 6.81-acre Fitness Way Park property, which has already been purchased and moved up in priority. Additional changes include adjusting the proposed acreage for three park projects, amending the size of Fitness Way Park, removing the 400 W 200 N park from the 10-year plan, renaming the South Ivins Regional Park to Arrowhead Trail Park, and proposing to rename Fitness Way Park to Chinle Park. Park impact fees may be assessed on resort commercial developments that include residential-type units. All of these revisions require formal amendments to the impact fee plan. Because of the acreage change, the impact fee calculation would be updated and the park project would be divided into three phases: Phase 1: Land purchase ($1.36 million), which has been completed; Phase 2: Design and public input; Phase 3: Construction, anticipated to begin around 2029. The discussion may be accessed at time stamp 01:07:54.
MOTION: Council Member Sharon Gillespie moved the first amendment to the May 2023 Parks and Trails Master Plan Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Analysis to Public Hearing at the next City Council meeting
SECOND: Council Member Kevin Smith
VOTE: The motion carried unanimously.
| Council Member Mike Scott |
AYE |
| Council Member Kevin Smith |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Barton |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Gillespie |
AYE |
| Council Member Lance Anderson |
AYE |
The Motion may be accessed at time stamp 01:25:38.
BACKGROUND and RECOMMENDATION: The Mayor and City Council discussed this at a Work Meeting prior to this meeting and suggested that the City Manager move forward with selecting an architect to provide preliminary guidance on cost. The discussion may be accessed at time stamp 01:26:12.
MOTION: Council Member Sharon Barton moved to approve authorizing Chuck Gillette to move forward with obtaining pricing information from an architectural firm in regards to the Fire/EMS facilities
SECOND: Council Member Lance Anderson
VOTE: The motion carried unanimously.
| Council Member Mike Scott |
AYE |
| Council Member Kevin Smith |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Barton |
AYE |
| Council Member Sharon Gillespie |
AYE |
| Council Member Lance Anderson |
AYE |
The Motion may be accessed at time stamp 00:00:00.The Motion may be accessed at time stamp 01:27:06.