ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
WORK 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 August 5, 2025 regular meeting.
5. 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).
6. PLANNING AND ZONING ITEMS
6.1 Planning and Zoning Updates
7. SCHEDULED ITEMS
7.1 Resolution 2025-13 Declaring a State of Emergency
7.2 Riggin Porter - Color-Country Rodeo Team - Donation
7.3 Harriet Priska - Constitution Week Proclamation
7.4 Water Purchase and Base Fee for Water Hydrant Meter Use.
7.5 9/11 National Day of Service
7.6 Resolution 2025-12 - Cancel November 4, 2025 Municipal General Elections
8. DEPARTMENT REPORTS
8.1 ADMINISTRATIVE
8.2 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
8.3 FIRE DEPARTMENT
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
9.1 MAYOR MELANI TORGERSEN
Employees, Cemetery & Fire Department
9.2 COUNCIL MEMBER CHAD LYMAN
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
9.3 COUNCIL MEMBER LENZA WILSON
Airport
9.4 COUNCIL MEMBER BLAINE PORTER
Water
9.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
9.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
10. UNPAID BILLS
11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
12. ADJOURNMENT
WORK MEETING TO WORK ON THE CAPITAL ASSET SELF-INVENTORY (CASI) AND DISCUSS FUTURE PROJECTS.
If necessary, executive sessions 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 29th day of August, 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.