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The council observed the statutory requirement that a supermajority is required to close an open meeting when the necessary quorum is present; staff advised on the applicable standard. The motion passed and the council recessed into a closed session to discuss the potential water acquisition.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Hurricane City Council - 2025-01-02-CCR.3","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting’s end the council made a motion to go into closed session to discuss a potential purchase of real property related to water; the motion passed and the council moved into closed session.","taxTitle","Hurricane, Washington County, Utah","taxId",80031,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6675536,"Council directs staff to draft local compliance and violations committee under new state ethics rule",276,2084000,2360000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3380733-0fd8da7ba368cefa9aa2c58a1cba4095&start=2084&end=2360","/articles/6675536/Utah/Council-directs-staff-to-draft-local-compliance-and-violations-committee-under-new-state-ethics-rule","Hurricane City Council discussed a new state requirement that cities either form a local compliance and violations committee to hear ethics complaints or defer those complaints to the state committee. Council members expressed a preference for local review and asked staff to draft an ordinance to create a three-member committee.

The mayor described the local committee as a way to keep matters at the local level when appropriate and suggested modeled language similar to the city's appeals board. Staff said the committee would primarily address complaints under the Utah Ethics Act and could, in limited cases, apply to staff as well as elected officials. Councilmembers agreed a smaller committee (three members) is preferable to avoid protracted deliberations.

Staff will prepare an ordinance to create the committee and return proposed members; the city indicated a draft would be presented to council at a future meeting (targeted for the next meeting or February). Staff also warned council members about a separate new state disclosure form with an impending January 31 filing deadline; staff will provide the form at the next meeting for elected officials to complete.","Citing a new state requirement, Hurricane City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance creating a three-member compliance and violations committee to hear certain ethics complaints; absent a local board, complaints would be handled by the state.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6675540,"Council asks for refined Sand Hollow roundabout design after utility, maintenance concerns",837,958000,1795000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3380733-0fd8da7ba368cefa9aa2c58a1cba4095&start=958&end=1795","/articles/6675540/Utah/Council-asks-for-refined-Sand-Hollow-roundabout-design-after-utility-maintenance-concerns","Hurricane City Council gave general support Wednesday to installing an aesthetic feature in the central island of the planned Sand Hollow Road roundabout but continued the item so staff and the property improvement district (PID) can return with more-specific design materials and maintenance agreements.

Staff and representatives of the Gateway at Sand Hollow PID presented concept sketches that included stacked rock terraces, landscaping and possible sculptures representing local recreation. City public-works staff and council members warned the PID that 60-inch and other major water lines and additional utilities run beneath the proposed roundabout footprint, which complicates landscaping or permanent stacked-rock constructions.

City staff said a concrete terrace or removable statue base would be easier to access and repair if the water district or city crews must bore or excavate under the island. A public-works attendee noted a similar Salt Lake–area roundabout suffered a water-line failure that required a difficult repair and patch. Council members asked for textures and materials details — not just concepts — before final approval, and one councilmember emphasized, “I don't wanna just be carte blanche. ... I don't want it to look cheesy.”

The PID will pay construction costs, staff said, but the council discussed long-term maintenance and potential liabilities. The water district has proposed an agreement shifting responsibility for repair-related restoration to the entity that improves the island unless an HOA or recorded maintenance agreement is in place. Staff told council an agreement or recorded maintenance covenant would be necessary before final approval.

The council voted to continue the item to allow PID/staff to provide more-specific design elements (texture, materials) and proposed maintenance agreements that limit city liability. Staff will return the item with renderings and proposed maintenance/dedication language.","Council supported having a feature in the new Sand Hollow Road roundabout but asked PID and staff to return with more specific textures, construction details and a maintenance agreement because major water and utility lines run under the site.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6675543,"Council declines city funding request for Sky Mountain community event, offers limited personal/in-kind help",348,44000,392000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3380733-0fd8da7ba368cefa9aa2c58a1cba4095&start=44&end=392","/articles/6675543/Utah/Council-declines-city-funding-request-for-Sky-Mountain-community-event-offers-limited-personalin-kind-help","An organizer for a Sky Mountain community event asked Hurricane City Council for city funding support Wednesday; the council voted to deny the request, citing limited recreation and marketing funds and other budget priorities.

Penny, who identified herself as a Sky Mountain resident and event organizer, told the council, “Sky Mountain is amazing to work with. I live there. That's my home.” She said the golf course and its staff have been “amazing and forthright” neighbors and that she was not asking the city to “harm the golf course.” She said the event brought visitors and that she had asked the city for assistance with volunteer recruitment and promotion.

City staff and council members said the city’s recreation and parks (RAP) and transient room tax revenue is already allocated to pools, gyms and the Veterans Memorial. The mayor and other members said they did not want to shift already-budgeted funds and described tight priorities. One councilmember who moved to deny the request said the city was “strapped” and listed other priorities. Several members offered to help personally or in-kind — for example, offering pavilion space or volunteer help — but said the city could not fund the event from its limited discretionary dollars.

The motion to deny the funding request was made and seconded and was approved by the council. Councilmembers emphasized they appreciate the event and the golf course as community assets and said staff and elected officials would provide nonbudgetary assistance where feasible.","After public comment from a Sky Mountain resident and organizer, Hurricane City Council voted to deny a request to reallocate city recreation/marketing funds to a community golf event, citing tight budgets and existing RAP/transient room tax commitments.",{"_33":106,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":107,"_41":108,"_43":109,"_45":110,"_47":111,"_49":50,"_51":112,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":113,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":114,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6675546,"Council approves online dog-licensing fee, business-license refund policy and amends cemetery fees",380,317000,697000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3380733-0fd8da7ba368cefa9aa2c58a1cba4095&start=317&end=697","/articles/6675546/Utah/Council-approves-online-dog-licensing-fee-business-license-refund-policy-and-amends-cemetery-fees","Hurricane City Council voted on a set of administrative items Wednesday, approving a $2.50 fee to cover shipping for online dog licenses, making business-license application and license fees nonrefundable, and directing staff to pursue ordinance changes to raise nonresident cemetery-plot fees.

The council approved a resolution to add an online shipping charge to a new dog-licensing option, allowing residents to upload rabies vaccination records and pay by card. Council discussion noted that credit-card fees will still apply and that in-person licensing will remain available. The council approved the measure by voice/roll call after a motion and second, and the city will implement the online option with the additional $2.50 charge to cover postage and handling.

The council also approved an amendment to city business-license procedures to clarify that application and related fees are nonrefundable. Staff told the council the change is intended to cover time and staff work invested in incomplete or abandoned applications; members asked for discretion to refund in cases of city error. Council members approved the ordinance amendment after a motion, with the understanding staff retains limited authority to refund when the city is at fault.

On cemetery fees, the council directed staff to change the fee structure so that nonresident plot costs would be higher and comparable with neighboring jurisdictions. Councilmembers asked staff to return an ordinance that would set a $2,000 nonresident price and clarify proof-of-residence rules and exceptions for immediate families; staff said the change will be returned as an ordinance rather than a resolution to allow clearer rules on caps and exceptions.

Votes at a glance
- Resolution (online dog licensing): Adopted. Adds $2.50 shipping/handling fee for mailed tags/receipts; online payment by credit card. Motion and second recorded in the meeting; roll call indicated approval.
- Ordinance (business licensing, Title 3, Ch.1, Sec. 6 & 9): Adopted. Makes application/license fees nonrefundable; staff retains discretion to refund for city error. Motion and second recorded in the meeting; approved by council.
- Resolution (cemetery-plot fees): Council approved amending fee policy and directed staff to prepare an ordinance to set nonresident fees (staff recommended $2,000) and residency/proof rules. Motion and second recorded in the meeting; approved by council.

Council members emphasized that the votes reflect budget priorities and limited city resources. In several instances, members said they preferred to offer in-kind or personal assistance rather than city cash when budgets are constrained. Staff will return ordinance language and implementation details at a future meeting.","Hurricane City Council approved a $2.50 shipping fee for online dog licenses, adopted a change making business-license application fees nonrefundable, and voted to raise nonresident cemetery-plot fees; staff will draft implementing ordinances where required.","actionData","errors"]

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