Highland City Council Agenda ~ March 3, 2026
HIGHLAND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2026
Highland City Council Chambers, 5400 West Civic Center Drive, Highland Utah 84003
VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
YouTube Live: http://bit.ly/HC-youtube
Email comments prior to meeting: council@highlandut.gov
6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION Call to Order: Mayor Brittney P. Bills Invocation: Council Member Doug Cortney Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Scott L. Smith Respect Statement: Mayor Brittney P. Bills
1.
UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES Please limit comments to three minutes per person. Please state your name.
2.
PRESENTATIONS
a.
Aspen Peaks School District Update School Board Member, Nicki Brammer, will provide an update on the Aspen Peaks School District.
b.
Planning Commission Priority Presentation
Chris Howden, Planning Commission Chair, will present the priorities discussed at the Planning Commission to the Council for their future consideration.
c.
Pressurized Irrigation Water Report
Tavis Timothy, contract engineer, and Ernie John, North Utah County Water Coordinator, will provide an update on the current pressurized irrigation water projections for this year.
3.
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.
a.
Approval of Meeting Minutes General City Management Stephannie Cottle, City Recorder February 17, 2026
b.
Ratification of Large Purchases General City Management
David Mortensen, Finance Director
The City Council will consider and ratify large purchases made during the month of January 2026.
4.
ACTION ITEMS
a.
PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: Parkway Detail Side Yard Setbacks for Accessory Structures Development Code Update (Legislative)
Highland City Council Agenda ~ March 3, 2026
Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator
The City Council will hold a public hearing to consider a text amendment proposed by John Armstrong, Highland City resident, to reduce the currently required side-yard setbacks for accessory structures near parkway details.
b.
PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: Signs in Residential Professional (RP) Zone Development Code Update (Legislative)
Rob Patterson, City Attorney/Planning & Zoning Administrator
The City Council will hold a public hearing to consider options to amend the City's sign regulations related to the R-P (Residential Professional) zone.
c.
ACTION: Chamber of Commerce Membership Consideration General City Management
Erin Wells, City Administrator
The City Council will consider the Highland Alpine Chamber of Commerce's proposal for Highland City to join as a municipal member of the Chamber.
d.
RESOLUTION: Fee Schedule Update - Open Space Maintenance Agreements and Property Purchase General City Management
Jay Baughman, Assistant City Administrator/Community Development Director
The City Council will consider updating the Highland City Comprehensive Fee Schedule to add a processing fee for open space land sale applications and to increase the fee for processing maintenance agreement applications.
5.
COMMUNICATION ITEMS Communication items are informational only. No final action will be taken.
a.
Emergency Preparedness
Liz Rice, Council Member
b.
North Utah Valley Animal Shelter - Feral Cat Program
Scott Smith, Council Member
c.
Federal Lead Copper Rule Program
David Griffin, Water Superintendent
d.
Parks and Open Space Watering Plans 2026
Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director
e.
Software Consideration for Speed and Traffic Count Monitoring
Chris Trusty, City Engineer/Public Works Director
6.
WORK SESSION
a.
Pressurized Irrigation (PI) Meters & Usage Rates
City staff will update the Council on the status of the PI Meter Project and discuss next steps in setting rates.
7.
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
Highland City Council Agenda ~ March 3, 2026
in advance of the meeting. ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION Members of the City Council may participate electronically during this meeting. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING I, Stephannie B. 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.
Posted and dated this agenda on the 26th day of February 2026.
Stephannie B. Cottle, CMC |UCC, City Recorder
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Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
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.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Members of the City Council may participate electronically during the meeting.