Highland City Council Agenda ~ January 20, 2026
HIGHLAND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2026
Highland City Council Chambers, 5400 West Civic Center Drive, Highland Utah 84003
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Email comments prior to meeting: council@highlandut.gov
6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Call to Order: Mayor Brittney P. Bills Invocation: Council Member Scott L. Smith Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Ron Campbell
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UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES Anyone may share information with the City Council. If your comments require a response, staff or an Elected Official will contact you. Please limit your comments to three minutes per person. Please state your name.
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PRESENTATIONS Items in this section are formal presentations by invited organizations or individuals. If further discussion is needed, it will be brought to the City Council on a future agenda.
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Honoring the Heroes from the Library Fire - Kassidy Hughes and Lone Peak Fire represented by Captain P. J. Christensen Mayor Bills and City Council Members will recognize Kassidy Hughes and Lone Peak Fire Department for their role in reporting and extinguishing the fire which occurred at the Highland City Library on January 1, 2026.
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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 November 18, 2025
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Approval of Meeting Minutes General City Management Stephannie Cottle, City Recorder December 2, 2025
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Approval of Meeting Minutes General City Management Stephannie Cottle, City Recorder December 11, 2025
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Approval of Meeting Minutes General City Management Stephannie Cottle, City Recorder January 6, 2026
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Ratification of Large Purchases General City Management David Mortensen, Finance Director The City Council will consider the ratification of large purchases made during December 2025.
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Central Utah 911 Alternate Board Member Appointment General City Management Brittney Bills, Mayor The City Council will consider Mayor Brittney P. Bills' appointment of Liz Rice as an alternate to the Central Utah 911 Board of Directors.
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ACTION ITEMS Items in this section are to be acted upon individually by the City Council. A report will be given on these items.
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PUBLIC HEARING: General Plan, Comprehensive Update and Amendment, Public Hearing General Plan Amendment (Legislative) Jay Baughman, Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director, Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will discuss the proposed comprehensive update and amendment to the General Plan, including the master transportation plan; hold a public hearing; and adopt the draft amended General Plan if ready to do so.
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PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: Right of Way Closure - 11200 North General City Management Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will consider adopting an ordinance to indefinitely close and convert to trail and active transportation purposes the unpaved portion of the 11200 North right-of-way.
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PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Mid-Year Budget Adjustments General City Management David Mortensen, Finance Director The City Council will consider amending the fiscal year 2025-2026 budget for various items as shown in the attached exhibit.
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RESOLUTION: Canal Boulevard Speed Limit General City Management Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director The City Council will consider increasing the speed on Canal Boulevard between North County Boulevard and Alpine Highway.
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RESOLUTION: Open Space Sale Rate Policy General City Management Jay Baughman, Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director The City Council will consider options for, and a resolution, designating the value of orphan parcels and other City-owned land for 2026. The Council will take appropriate action.
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ORDINANCE: Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Boundary & Building Code Municipal Code Update (Legislative) Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will consider adopting the state wildland urban interface code.
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ACTION: Authorization for the Purchase of a Backhoe General City Management Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director The City Council will consider the purchase of a backhoe for the culinary water department.
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EXPEDITED ITEMS Items in this section are to be acted upon individually by the City Council. These items have previously been discussed by the Council. No report will be given.
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RESOLUTION: Lone Peak Interlocal Agreement Amendment General City Management Erin Wells, City Administrator The City Council will consider adopting changes to the Lone Peak Public Safety Interlocal Agreement, that would lock in the new assessment formula for the Fire Department for a period of three years.
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ACTION: Plat Amendment: Sunrise Farms-Dry Creek Lot Line Adjustment and Conservation Easement Vacation Land Use (Administrative) Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator The City Council will consider a request to amend lot 105 of Sunrise Farms and lot 6 of Dry Creek Phase 1 to adjust their mutual boundary line and to vacate a portion of a private conservation easement.
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ACTION: Award of Mitchell Hollow Trail Construction Bid General City Management Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director The City Council will consider awarding a bid to VANCON Inc. in the amount of $2,025,100 for the construction of the Mitchell Hollow Trail.
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RESOLUTION: Utah County Interlocal Agreement for Mitchell Hollow Trail General City Management Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director The City Council will consider the approval of an interlocal agreement between Utah County and Highland City for the funding of improvements to the Mitchell Hollow Trail.
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ACTION: Surplus of Excess Water Meters General City Management Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director The City Council will consider surplussing 300 1-inch water meters.
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COMMUNICATION ITEMS Items in this section are for notification and update. No final action will be taken.
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Update on Potential Independent Chamber of Commerce General City Management Ron Campbell, Council Member, Liz Rice, Council Member
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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).
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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.
Posted and dated this agenda on the 15th day of January 2026.
Stephannie Cottle, CMC |UCC, City Recorder
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