ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 21, 2026
REGULAR MEETING/ELECTRONIC MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
WORK MEETING - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REGULAR MEETING
ESCALANTE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 65 NORTH CENTER STREET.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: By Invitation
3. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
4.1 Minutes of April 7, 2026 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
6.2 Lee and Lorri Minchey - Lot Line Adjustments 135 N 300 W / 100 N 375 W
RR-1-20
7. SCHEDULED ITEMS
7.1 Quinn Griffin - Land Adjacent to the Old Airport
7.2 Evelyn Corning - 4th of July Celebration
7.3 Trevor McEntire - Everett Ruess Statue
7.4 Waffles & Wildflowers LLC - Local Authority Consent for a Single Event
Permit - May 30, 2026
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
Water
9.3 COUNCIL MEMBER LENZA WILSON
Airport
9.4 COUNCIL MEMBER RYAN COTTAM
Streets & Storm Water Drainage
9.5 COUNCIL MEMBER MARLENE STOWE
Building, Parks & Recreation, Main Street & Clinic
9.6 COUNCIL MEMBER SALLY ORME
Sanitation & Landfill
10. UNPAID BILLS
11. CLOSED MEETING
12. ADJOURNMENT
WORK MEETING TO WORK ON THE 2026-2027 BUDGET, SURPLUS ITEMS AND ORDINANCES.
If necessary a closed meeting 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.escalanteutah.gov and in two public places within the Escalante City limits on this 16th day of April, 2026. 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.