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Waiver of Legacy Park electrical impact fee — approved
The council approved a request from Washington County to waive the city's 400-amp power-impact fee for Legacy Park trailer rental pads, a one-time waiver of $9,803; the county still must pay a $425 connection fee. The motion passed on a roll-call vote; council members recorded in the roll call included Councilman Preet (yes), Councilman Ellerman (no), Councilman Fawcett (yes) and Mayor Hershey (yes). The meeting record did not list a complete roll-call tally for all seats.

Skyrim development boundary-line adjustment — approved (unanimous)
Councilors approved a minor boundary-line agreement and reciprocal quick-claim deed to realign the city's parcel around a proposed development east of Walmart. Staff said the adjustment will not reduce the city's parcel area and the water department determined the change poses no negative impacts.

Resolution 2025-25, historical committee appointments — approved (unanimous)
Council adopted Resolution 2025-25 to appoint Ruben Wadsworth as a regular member of the historical committee and designate Dan Zaleski as an alternate member so the committee can maintain quorum during temporary absences.

Ordinance cleanup (Ordinances 2024-13 and 2024-14) — approved (unanimous)
Council approved Ordinance 2025-10 to correct and confirm prior amendments made in late 2024 governing medical-transport takeoffs/landings and transient lodging rules in commercial zones. The item was described as clerical \"house cleaning\" to reconcile sequencing errors in earlier redlines.

AWOS installation at Hurricane Airport — bid award approved
Council awarded the bid to install an all-weather observation system (AWOS) at the airport to Mesquite Electric LLC for $345,800; staff reported the city's share of that contract will be $132,006.25. The airport board recommended the award at its May 20 meeting. The council authorized the award with funds to be scheduled in the July budget cycle.

Sky Mountain Clubhouse remodel — consultant contract approved
Council approved a contract with Kim Campbell (architecture/engineering) and Johnson Veil Engineering to provide architecture, engineering and construction oversight for the Sky Mountain Golf Course clubhouse remodel and addition; the design services contract is $211,600. City staff described the fee as competitive and recommended proceeding.

Zoning amendment ZC25-13 (40 N / 2480 W) — approved (unanimous)
Council approved a zone change request to rezone a small parcel at 40 North / 2480 West from multifamily (RM-2, 10 units/acre) to Highway Commercial (HC). The property owner and applicant indicated plans for a small commercial or professional office building and the planning commission recommended approval conditioned on adequate parking.

Several items passed unanimously by a voice vote or formal roll call; the meeting record indicates when votes were unanimous and records roll-call responses when made. Council did not take action to sell the civic-center land; further direction on civic-center planning was to come from staff work on cost and concept options.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Hurricane City Council - 2025-06-05-CCR.2","oneSentenceSummary","Hurricane City Councilors approved multiple administrative and capital items, including airport equipment, design services for a clubhouse remodel and a small rezoning, while also granting a one-time impact-fee waiver to Washington County's Legacy Park project.","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},6645140,"Hurricane council reviews 511-response civic-center survey, asks staff to draft plan under current zoning and height limits",573,2797000,3370000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3809706-a0ae0f0373f062dd13475024971a5970&start=2797&end=3370","/articles/6645140/Utah/Hurricane-council-reviews-511-response-civic-center-survey-asks-staff-to-draft-plan-under-current-zoning-and-height-limits","Hurricane City Councilors reviewed results of a citywide civic-center survey that yielded 511 responses and showed mixed public sentiment on whether the municipal civic-center site should include commercial space, housing or a public–private partnership.

\"We did receive 511 surveys,\" Fred, a city staff member who analyzed the results, told the council, summarizing the online and paper returns and mapping respondent addresses.

The survey showed roughly 244 respondents favored rezoning the property to allow commercial and residential development while 166 opposed any rezoning (approximately a 60/40 split when 'yes' choices were combined). Responses were split on financing: a sizable group supported using a public–private partnership (P3) option, while a substantial block opposed P3 financing. On housing, a combined group of respondents slightly favored allowing affordable or workforce housing over outright opposition: when the \"yes\" categories were combined, the margin was roughly 52–48 percent. The most popular building-height preference on the site was 35 feet.

Council members pressed staff for options the city could afford without expanding zoning or height limits. \"What I am hearing is that we put together some kind of the numbers because I don't know if we actually have the numbers at our current height and zoning and say this is what a civic center is,\" the mayor said during discussion. Several councilors said they were unwilling to raise allowable building heights above 35 feet.

Staff recommended the next step be a set of proposals that (1) stay within current zoning and height limits, (2) include financing and phasing scenarios, and (3) compare leasing versus selling city land. Council agreed and directed staff to draft a plan that prioritizes two core civic buildings (city administration and police) while presenting phased build-out options and financing strategies to close any funding gap.

Public commenters highlighted housing construction methods and site layout. Ross Johnson, who described himself as working in precast construction, said he is developing a system that could deliver lower-cost housing and asked the city to consider land for production. \"I'm working on the precast ... I think we could work on these some better costs,\" he said. Peggy Hall, another resident, urged the council to show alternative site layouts that distribute smaller housing units across the 20-acre site rather than clustering them in one corner: \"I would like to see some different plans that show different options that way.\"

Councilors also discussed preserving city ownership of the land rather than selling it. One councilor recommended ground leases (long-term leasing of city land) so the municipality retains public control for future needs.

No ordinance change or formal zoning action was taken at the meeting. Staff will return with cost estimates, phased concept plans that conform to current zoning and height limits, and analysis of leasing versus sale options for council consideration.","Hurricane City Councilors reviewed results of a citywide civic-center survey that yielded 511 responses and showed mixed public sentiment on mixed-use development, financing and building height.",{"_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},6645145,"Federal plan would add upstream detention dam, channel armoring and a flood wall to reduce Gold Wash flooding",294,1454000,1748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3809706-a0ae0f0373f062dd13475024971a5970&start=1454&end=1748","/articles/6645145/Utah/Federal-plan-would-add-upstream-detention-dam-channel-armoring-and-a-flood-wall-to-reduce-Gold-Wash-flooding","The Hurricane City Council heard a technical briefing on flood-control alternatives for Gold Wash from Bobby Preet of Adaptive Environmental Planning, the consultant working for the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The project is part of a federally funded effort under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to reduce flood risk mapped by FEMA in 2009.

\"This project is intended to help reduce that flooding, and benefit the community as a whole,\" Preet told the council, describing the planning-phase work and a forthcoming draft plan environmental impact statement that will include a 45-day public comment period.

Preet said project engineers evaluated 18 alternatives and identified two that met feasibility and permitting criteria. The preferred approach relies on a dry detention (debris) basin on Bureau of Land Management property above the Hurricane Cliffs to attenuate flows during major storms, reducing modeled peak flow over the cliffs from roughly 8,800 cubic feet per second to about 3,000 cfs entering the channel downstream.

Downstream channel work would combine riprap-armored trapezoidal channel segments and, where velocities are very high, an engineered flood wall. Preet said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reviewed the alternatives and determined the preferred option meets the LEDPA (least environmentally damaging practicable alternative) requirements for permitting.

The plan would require replacing two culverts in town and obtaining easements where the city channel currently lacks rights-of-way. Preet emphasized that most construction measures covered by NRCS are funded under the program, but real-property rights (easement acquisition) and some administrative items are sponsor responsibilities.

Jason Dodds, a city staffer who will help coordinate funding discussions with sponsors, told council members that the planning phase is funded and the next steps are final design and, eventually, construction if funding is approved. \"We still have about 8 months to get through this planning phase,\" Preet said, noting the record-of-decision and final plan EIS would be required before sponsors apply for construction funds.

Council members asked about ownership of the bluff where the detention structure would sit; Preet confirmed that the upstream site is on BLM land, which reduces private-property acquisition needs but creates a need for interagency coordination and easements for channel work in town.

The city will be notified when the draft plan EIS is released for public review and the project team plans to reach out directly to property owners with affected parcels. The council did not take formal action at this meeting; staff was directed to work with NRCS and the sponsors on public outreach and to track the public-comment schedule.

If adopted and constructed, the measures are designed to convey a 100-year flood through the improved channel with significantly reduced flood depths in town and materially lower risk at 500-year events, according to the consultant's summary modelling.","The Hurricane City Council heard a technical briefing on flood-control alternatives for Gold Wash from Bobby Preet of Adaptive Environmental Planning, the consultant working for the Natural Resources Conservation Service.",{"_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},6645135,"Zion Regional Collaborative seeks continued Hurricane support; cites bus, scenic-byway and trailhead projects",168,718000,886000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3809706-a0ae0f0373f062dd13475024971a5970&start=718&end=886","/articles/6645135/Utah/Zion-Regional-Collaborative-seeks-continued-Hurricane-support-cites-bus-scenic-byway-and-trailhead-projects","Representatives of the Zion Regional Collaborative (ZRC) briefed Hurricane City Councilors on regional planning work and requested continued financial support of the collaborative coordinator.

Tom Dancy, director of community development for the town of Springdale and founding member of the ZRC, described the organization as \"an informal association of local governments, state agencies, public land managers, local businesses, and other stakeholders in the Zion area.\" He said the ZRC acts as a forum for regional planning and communication among communities affected by visitation to Zion National Park.

Dancy and Patty Weiss, introduced in the presentation as a local council representative, described recent accomplishments: securing recreation-hotspot funding through the Utah Department of Transportation to support the Saint George–Zion bus; a successful 2021 nomination of SR-9 (from La Verkin to Zion National Park) as a National Scenic Byway; grant-funded corridor planning that will expand the scenic-byway work to include Virgin and the route from the east entrance to Mount Carmel Junction; and grant funding for environmental clearance to make the Guacamole Mesa route a legal trailhead with restroom facilities (the ZRC does not plan to allow camping there).

Dancy highlighted the coordinator role. \"The role of the ZRC coordinator is important because this is an informal organization, volunteers, and there is no administrative support to work it and get things done,\" he said, identifying Emily Friedman as the coordinator the ZRC has contracted for four years and noting Hurricane's past annual contribution of $10,000 is included in fund 20.

Council members asked about meeting schedules, funding and local benefits. Dancy said the ZRC holds quarterly workshops (the next was scheduled for Aug. 14) and that members include Springdale, Rockville, Virgin, Iron County, Washington County and public agencies such as UDOT, BLM and the Utah Office of Tourism. He thanked Hurricane for previous financial support and asked the city to consider another annual contribution to sustain the coordinator and project administration.

No formal vote was held; staff noted the line item is currently included in fund 20 and can be considered in the upcoming budget process.","Representatives from the Zion Regional Collaborative asked Hurricane to continue a $10,000 annual contribution and summarized regional projects including a Saint George–Zion transit shuttle, SR-9 National Scenic Byway nominations and work to legalize and improve the Guacamole Mesa trailhead.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves series of items including airport AWOS contract, design services for clubhouse and a rezoning; votes summarized

Hurricane council reviews 511-response civic-center survey, asks staff to draft plan under current zoning and height limits

Federal plan would add upstream detention dam, channel armoring and a flood wall to reduce Gold Wash flooding

Zion Regional Collaborative seeks continued Hurricane support; cites bus, scenic-byway and trailhead projects