Highland City Council Agenda ~ September 2, 2025
HIGHLAND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
Highland City Council Chambers, 5400 West Civic Center Drive, Highland Utah 84003
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
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Email comments prior to meeting: council@highlandut.gov
6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Call to Order: Mayor Kurt Ostler Invocation: Council Member Doug Cortney Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Scott L. smith
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UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES Please limit comments to three minutes per person. Please state your name.
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CONSENT ITEMS Items on the consent agenda are of a routine nature. They are intended to be acted upon in one motion. Items on the consent agenda may be pulled for separate consideration.
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Approval of Meeting Minutes General City Management Stephannie Cottle, City Recorder July 8, 2025 City Council/Planning Commission General Plan Meeting
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ACTION ITEMS
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PUBLIC HEARING/ACTION: Business Use Consideration - Gold Silver Crypto Land Use (Administrative) Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will consider a request from Ryan Best of STBL, LLC, dba Gold Silver Crypto, to authorize the precious metals dealing (buying and selling of gold, silver, and precious metals) as a new permitted use within the Ridgeview Planned Development zone. The Council has not previously considered approving a business use in the City for precious metal dealers.
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PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: Fence Code - Fences Near Trails and Open Space Land Use (Legislative) Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will consider a proposed amendment to the fence code related to privacy fencing near open space and trails.
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ACTION: Highland Town Plaza Lot 3 Site Plan and Architecture Review Land Use (Administrative) Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will review and make a decision regarding a proposed site plan and building architecture for a commercial building in the Town Center Commercial District.
Highland City Council Agenda ~ September 2, 2025
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RESOLUTION: Highland City Investment Policy General City Management David Mortensen, Finance Director The City Council will consider adoption of the Highland City investment policy.
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RESOLUTION: Agreement with Meeder Public Funds General City Management David Mortensen, Finance Director The City Council will consider an agreement with Meeder Public Funds for the management of a $15 million investment portfolio along with the opening of a US Bank custody account.
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ACTION: Baseball Field Use Policy and Rental Fees General City Management Jay Baughman, Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director, Kim Rodela, Council Member The City Council will consider the proposed Highland City Baseball Field Rental Fee Structure and Use Policy.
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DISCUSSION ITEMS Items in this section are for discussion and direction to staff only. No final action will be taken.
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Daycares, In-home Instruction, Home Based Businesses, and Residential Zones Land Use (Legislative) Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator, Kurt Ostler, Mayor The City Council will consider current regulations related to home occupations as they relate to in-home instruction and daycares.
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COMMUNICATION ITEMS Communication items are informational only. No final action will be taken.
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Election Update Stephannie Cottle, City Recorder
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Community Development Update (Current Projects List) Jay Baughman, Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director, Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator
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CLOSED MEETING The City Council may recess to convene in a closed meeting to discuss items, as provided by Utah Code Annotated ยง52-4-205.
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with Americans with Disabilities Act, Highland City will make reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting. Requests for assistance can be made by contacting the City Recorder at (801) 772-4505 at least three days in advance of the meeting. ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION Members of the City Council may participate electronically during this meeting. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I, Stephannie Cottle, the duly appointed City Recorder, certify that the foregoing agenda was posted at the principal office of the public body, on the Utah State website (http://pmn.utah.gov), and on Highland City's website (www.highlandut.gov). Please note the order of agenda items are subject to change in order to accommodate the needs of the City Council, staff and the public.
Highland City Council Agenda ~ September 2, 2025
Posted and dated this agenda on the 28th day of August 2025.
Stephannie Cottle, CMC |UCC, City Recorder
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THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN ALL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
In accordance with the Americans Disabilities Act, Highland City will make reasonable accommodations to participate in the meeting. Requests for assistance can be made by contacting the City Recorder at (801) 772-4505 at least three days in advance of the meeting.
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