ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 5, 2025
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 56 N. 100 W.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of July 15, 2025 regular meeting.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 OPEN PUBLIC HEARING
5.2 ORDINANCE 2025-11 AMENDING ORDINANCE 8.04.060 (B)
DELINQUENCY - LATE FEE FROM $5.00 A MONTH TO $15.00 A MONTH.
5.3 CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
5.4 DECISION ON ORDINANCE 2025-11 AMENDING ORDINANCE 8.04.060
(B) DELINQUENCY - LATE FEE FROM $5.00 A MONTH TO $15.00 A
MONTH.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items NOT on the agenda (two minutes maximum).
7. PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
7.1 Planning and Zoning Updates
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
8.1 Riggin Porter - Color-Country Rodeo Team - Donation
8.2 Sherri Meisenbach - Car Show Donation
8.3 Airport Consultant Engineering Service
8.4 Airport Consultant Planning Service
8.5 Bill Weppner - Reimbursement For Fire Suppression on Federal Land
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
9.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
9.2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
9.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT
10. COUNCIL REPORTS
10.1 MAYOR MELANI TORGERSEN
Employees, Cemetery & Fire Department
10.2 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD LYMAN
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
10.3 COUNCIL MEMBER LENZA WILSON
Airport
10.4 COUNCIL MEMBER BLAINE PORTER
Water
10.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
10.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
11. UNPAID BILLS
12. EXECUTIVE SESSION
13. ADJOURNMENT
If necessary executive session may be held in accordance with the Utah Code 52-4-205.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was posted on the Utah's Public Notice Website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/, Escalante City Website, https://www.escalantecity.gov and in two public places within the Escalante City limits on this 21st day of July , 2025. These public places being 1) Escalante Post Office 2) Escalante City Office.
/s/ Stephanie Steed
Stephanie Steed, MMC, UCC
City Recorder
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AUGUST 5, 2025
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 56 N. 100 W.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of July 15, 2025 regular meeting.
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 OPEN PUBLIC HEARING
5.2 ORDINANCE 2025 - 11 AMENDING ORDINANCE 8.04.060 (B)
DELINQUENCY - LATE FEE FROM $5.00 A MONTH TO $15.00 A MONTH.
5.3 CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING
5.4 DECISION ON ORDINANCE 2025 - 11 AMENDING ORDINANCE 8.04.060
(B) DELINQUENCY - LATE FEE FROM $5.00 A MONTH TO $15.00 A
MONTH.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items NOT on the agenda (two minutes maximum).
7. PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
7.1 Planning and Zoning Updates
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
8.1 Riggin Porter - Color-Country Rodeo Team - Donation
8.2
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
9.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
9.2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
9.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT
10 COUNCIL REPORTS
10.1 MAYOR MELANI TORGERSEN
Employees, Cemetery & Fire Department
10.2 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD LYMAN
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
10.3 COUNCIL MEMBER LENZA WILSON
Airport
10.4 COUNCIL MEMBER BLAINE PORTER
Water
10.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
10.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
11. UNPAID BILLS
12 EXECUTIVE SESSION
13. ADJOURNMENT
If necessary executive session may be held in accordance with the Utah Code 52-4-205.
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9529882858?pwd=TG1EeWRobU54SS9xWStoRXRIUHVidz09
Meeting ID: 952 988 2858
Passcode: 512701
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was posted on the Utah's Public Notice Website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/, Escalante City Website, https://www.escalantecity.gov and in two public places within the Escalante City limits on this 21st day of July, 2025. These public places being 1) Escalante Post Office 2) Escalante City Office.
/s/ Stephanie Steed
Stephanie Steed, MMC, UCC
City Recorder
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, individuals needing special accommodations during this meeting should notify Stephanie Steed, City Recorder at (435) 826-4644 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.