Vernal public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The joint body authorized airport staff to negotiate a trial contract for flights to Salt Lake City. Officials also agreed to form a committee to address water scarcity and development challenges in the valley.
- Authorized airport staff to negotiate a contract with Redtail Air for a $130,000 subsidy and $100 one-way tickets (Passed)
- Agreed to form a committee to address water usage, zoning, and land incentives
- Approved special meeting (Passed)
- Approved minutes of June 11, 2023 (Passed)
City Council
The City Council approved a contract with Rocky Mountain Power to bury electrical lines downtown and authorized a $1,000 sponsorship for the Energy Summit. The Council also approved a water line easement abandonment and extended a protest period for a parking lot project.
- Approved $1,000 sponsorship for the Energy Summit (5-0)
- Approved Resolution No 2023-09 to abandon old water line easement at Park Place Development (5-0)
- Extended SAA2 protest period for Cobblerock block parking to October 20th (5-0)
- Approved UDOT addendum for Highway 40 traffic signal lights (5-0)
- Approved Rocky Mountain Power contract for underground utilities from 200 South to 100 North (5-0)
- Approved August 2, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Canceled September 6th meeting due to ULCT conference (consensus)
Planning Commission
The Commission recommended amending the zoning code to make monument signs a permitted use rather than a conditional one. A specific conditional use request for a monument sign at 461 West 200 South was recommended for approval with setback conditions. The Commission also discussed updates to the subdivision code to align with House Bill 174.
- Recommended approval of Ordinance 2023-14 to change monument signs from Conditional to Permitted (7-0)
- Recommended approval of monument sign at 461 West 200 South with specific setback conditions (7-0)
- Approved minutes from July 11, 2023 (7-0)
City Council
The Council approved Ordinance No. 2023-13 to streamline subdivision and master site plan approvals. They also authorized a UDOT technical planning grant for traffic studies and approved a subdivision amendment for the Village at Quail Run Phase I.
- Approved Ordinance No. 2023-13 to streamline subdivision and master site plan processes with a 90-day recording stipulation (5-0)
- Approved UDOT agreement for $50,000 technical planning assistance grant with City matching funds of over $3,000 (5-0)
- Approved subdivision amendment for Village at Quail Run Phase I (1650 W 500 South) including a bond requirement (5-0)
- Approved July 19, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Reached consensus to move forward with mid-block pedestrian crossings for Vernal Avenue improvements