CITY OF OREM
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
56 North State Street, Orem, Utah
December 9, 2025
This meeting may be held electronically to allow a Councilmember to participate.
3:45 P.M. WORK SESSION - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1.
WORK SESSION ITEMS
While this is a public meeting, we kindly ask that only presenters and individuals specifically invitedby the Mayor or City Council speak or ask questions. This helps us conduct the City's business in anefficient and orderly manner. If you would like to make a comment on an issue, please do so duringthe Public Appearances portion of the regular meeting. This will ensure that your comment isproperly addressed and documented for the official record. Please keep side conversations to aminimum as it interferes with the audio recording.
1.1
PRESENTATION - FrontRunner 2x Project (30 min)
Presenter: Taggart Bowen, City Engineer, Braden Anderson, UDOT and Autumn Hu, UTA
1.2
PRESENTATION - Center Street Widening Project (30 min)
Presenter: Taggart Bowen, City Engineer
1.3
PRESENTATION - Station Area Plan (30 min)
Presenter: Gary McGinn, Community Development Director
1.4
PRESENTATION - Wildland Urban Interface Code (10 min)
Presenter: Derek Spencer, Fire Division Chief and Aaron McKnight, Assistant City Attorney
1.5
PRESENTATION - General Plan Update Water and Preservation Elements (10 min)
Presenter: Gary McGinn, Community Development Director and Reed Price, Public Works Assistant Director
2.
AGENDA REVIEW & PREVIEW OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
The City Council will review the items on the agenda.
3.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS (BOARDS & COMMISSIONS, NEW BUSINESS, ETC.)
This is an opportunity for members of the City Council to raise issues of information or concern.
3.1
LaNae Millett reports
6:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
4.
CALL TO ORDER
5.
INVOCATION/INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT: Jack Rhodes
6.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Kelly Kirkpatrick
7.
MAYOR'S REPORT/ITEMS REFERRED BY COUNCIL
7.1
PRESENTATION - Orem High School Football State Champs
Presenter: Pete Wolfley, Communications Manager, PIO
7.2
PRESENTATION - Strategy and Innovations Grants
Presenter: Keri Rugg, Assistant City Manager
7.3
REPORT - Cultural Arts Advisory Commission
Presenter: Pete Wolfley, Communications Manager, PIO and Lia Collings, Cultural Arts Advisory Commission Chair
7.4
PRESENTATION - 2025 Gold Star Family Memorial Fundraising Report
Presenter: Pete Wolfley, Communications Manager, PIO
7.5
PRESENTATION - Farewell to Mayor and City Council
Presenter: Pete Wolfley, Communications Manager/PIO
8.
PERSONAL APPEARANCES - 15 MINUTES
Time has been set aside for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items notscheduled as public hearings on the Agenda. Those wishing to speak are encouraged to show respectfor those who serve the city. Comments should focus on issues concerning the city. Those wishing tospeak should have signed in before the beginning of the meeting. (Please limit your comments to 3minutes or less.)
9.
CONSENT ITEMS
9.1
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
November 18, 2025
9.2
APPOINTMENT - Mayor Pro Tem
Chris Killpack
9.3
APPOINTMENT/REAPPOINTMENT - Transportation Advisory Commission
Jay Pryzbla, Becky Buxton, Marlin Coe, Laura Redford, and Carol Walker
9.4
REAPPOINTMENT - CARE Advisory Commission
Mary Schumacher and Shiona MacKay
9.5
APPOINTMENT - Recreation Advisory Commission
Jill Walker
9.6 RESOLUTION - Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Interlocal Agreement with Utah County for Funding of Improvements on Center Street Between I-15 and Geneva Road
9.7
RESOLUTION - Adopt a Wildland Urban Interface Area Map
9.8
ORDINANCE - Building Code Update (adding 2006 Wildland Interface Code)
9.9
RESOLUTION - Adopting the Orem Frontrunner Station Area Plan
9.10
RESOLUTION - Finding conditions of impracticability for a Lakeview Station Area Plan
9.11
RESOLUTION - Finding conditions of impracticability for a Main Street Station Area Plan
9.12
RESOLUTION - Finding conditions of impracticability for a University Place Station Area Plan
9.13
ORDINANCE - Amending Section 2-7-6 of the Orem CIty Code to add new subsection (T) pertaining to exceptions to bidding requirements.
10.
SCHEDULED ITEMS
10.1
RESOLUTION - FY 2025 Independent Financial Audit
Presenter: Brandon C. Nelson, CPA, Finance Director & Jon Haderlie, Partner with Larson & Company, PC Whereas Utah State Law requires the City of Orem to complete a financial audit performed by an independent auditing firm on an annual basis and whereas, the Orem City Council has heard information from the independent auditors of Larson & Company, PC regarding the City's financial position for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2025, the Orem City Council accepts, by resolution, the completed independent audit performed by Larson & Company, PC. 'I move to accept or deny, by resolution, the completed independent audit performed by Larson & Compancy, PC.'
10.2
PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE - Rezone for 1750 South Geneva Road from OS-5 to C2 (Retail Concept)
Presenter: Jared Hall, Planning Manager 'I move to approve or deny by ordinance the rezone for 1750 South Geneva Road from OS-5 to C2 (Retail Concept)'
10.3
PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE - Text Amendment for PD-36
Presenter: Jared Hall, Planning Manager 'I move to approve or deny by ordinance the text amendment for PD-36'
10.4
PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE - Rezone for 575 E 1000 South from R8 to
PD-34 (Home Depot)
Presenter: Jared Hall, Planning Manager 'I move to approve or deny, by ordinance, the rezone for 575 E 1000 South from R8 to PD-34 (Home Depot)'
10.5
PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE - General Plan Update Water and Preservation Elements
Presenter: Jared Hall, Planning Manager 'I move to approve or deny the General Plan Update Water and Preservation Elements'
11.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
This item is for information purposes only. Find the financial statement in the City Council meetingpacket.
11.1
Monthly Financial Statement
October 2025
12.
CITY MANAGER INFORMATION ITEMS
This is an opportunity for the City Manager to provide information to the City Council. These itemsare for information and do not require action by the City Council.
13.
ADJOURN TO A MEETING OF THE OREM REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (RDA)
14.
RDA CONSENT ITEMS
14.1
APPROVAL OF RDA MEETING MINUTES
June 10, 2025
15.
RDA SCHEDULED ITEMS
15.1 RESOLUTION-Approving a Third Amendment to the Participation Agreement with University Shopping Center, L.C.
Presenter: Ryan Clark, Assistant City Manager 'I move to approve or deny, by resolution, a third amendment to the Participation Agreement with University Shopping Center, L.C.'
16.
ADJOURN
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