BRIGHTON TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, at 6:30 pm
NOTICE is hereby given that the Brighton Town Council will meet on Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, for its regular meeting at 6:30pm, in a hybrid format. In person at Fire Station 108, 7688 S Big Cottonwood Canyon Road, and electronically via Zoom.
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1. CALL TO ORDER AT 6:30 PM.
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. Election Dates:
- June 2-June 6 Municipal Candidate Declaration period
- August 1 Last day to register to vote
- August 12 Primary Election
- November 4 Municipal General Election
3. PUBLIC INPUT You can email your comment to townclerk@brighton.utah.gova ahead of time to be read during the public input section. You may also use the raise hand feature and wait to be called to speak at this time. All comments during the meeting shall be held until section 9.
4. MINUTES Approval of Town Council Minutes for April 8th, 2025, and the Visioning Meeting on April 14th, 2025. Pages 4-21.
5. UPD Anna Walker
6. UFA Dusty Dern. Page23-24.
7. SKI RESORTS
Solitude
Brighton
8. BUSINESS
a. Presentation related to potential donation during budget process for a request of $20,000 to Wasatch Transit Solutions (WATS) to support efforts to promote transit regionally along the Wasatch Front and Back. Presented by Ralph Becker. (Pages 25-28).
b. OAM2024-001259 - Consideration and possible action on an Ordinance amending Titles 5 and 19 of the Brighton Code of Ordinances in order to: Clarify the definitions of 'kitchen,' 'second kitchen,' 'dwelling unit,' and 'owner occupancy;' and to create reasonable regulations for the use of a portion of a home with an accessory dwelling unit or nonconforming apartment as a licensed short-term rental. Planner: Curtis Woodward. For discussion and possible action. (Pages 29-44).
c. Approve a resolution adopting the Tentative Budget for the Town of Brighton, Utah for the Fiscal Year 2026 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, and set a time and place for a public hearing on June 10, 2025, at 6:30 PM at Fire Station 108, 6788 S. Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd, and electronically via Zoom. Presented by Nate Rockwood. For discussion and adoption. (Pages 45-67).
d. Re-appointment of planning commissioner, Ulrich Brunhart, with advice and consent from the council. For discussion and possible action.
e. MSD alternate trustee appointment. For discussion and possible action. (Page 68).
f. An ordinance to address minor changes to STR licenses including but not limited:
1. Review criteria for STR cap calculations to include certificates of occupancy issued in the last year. For discussion and possible action.
2. Excluding Solitude Village from water requirements on initial applications for short-term rentals. For discussion and possible action.
3. Consideration for Unifying the Requirement for Property Owners to hold both Long-Term License, and Short-Term License. For discussion and possible action. (Public Comment, Page 22)
f. Explore possibilities of the town reimbursing the plow fee for homes on town roads. For discussion.
9. PUBLIC INPUT Please use the raise hand feature and wait to be called to speak at this time.
10. REPORTS
a. Mayor's Report
b. Council Members' Reports
c. Emergency Management Report
d. BCCA Report
11. PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. June: Engineering Standard Drawings and Specifications
b. June: Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Brighton Fee Schedule. For discussion and possible action
c. June: Public Hearing and Adoption of Final Budget for FY 2026.
d. Gathering Permit Ordinance. Presented by Daniel Torres.
e. Arcadis presentation on Brighton Neighborhood Nodes Study.
f. OAM2025-001354 amending Chapter 15.16 'Additional Technical Building Code', of Title 15 'Building and Construction', to include section 15.16.040, 'Public Sanitary Sewer'. For discussion and possible action.
g. Legislative amendments for speed limit designations and town road speed limits.
12. CLOSED SESSION
a. Discussion of pending or reasonably imminent litigation, personnel matters, and/or sale or acquisition of real property pursuant to Utah Code ยง52-4-205.
13. ADJOURN
TOWN OF BRIGHTON - RULES OF CONDUCT AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
IN PERSON:
1. Speakers will be called to the podium by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Temp.
2. Each speaker, before talking, shall give his or her name and address.
3. All comments should be directed to the Council, not to the staff or to members of the audience. There should be no back and forth dialogue between the speak and Council. If a question arises, the Mayor/Council can request staff to answer it and report back.
4. For items where there are several people wishing to speak, the Mayor may impose a time limit, usually 3 minutes per person, or 5 minutes for a group spokesperson. If a time limit is imposed on any member or spokesperson of the public, then the same time limit is imposed on other members or spokespersons of the public, respectively.
5. Unless otherwise allowed by the Mayor, no questions shall be asked by the speaker.
6. Only one speaker is permitted before the Council at a time.
7. The discussion must be confined to essential points about the agenda item.
8. The Mayor may cease any presentation or information that has already been presented and acknowledge that it has been noted in the public record.
9. No derogatory or personal attacks shall be permitted, and such action shall be sufficient cause for stopping the speaker from proceeding.
10. No applause or public outbursts shall be permitted.
11. The Mayor or supporting agency staff may request police support to remove offending individuals who refuse to abide by these rules.
12. After the public comment portion of a meeting or hearing has concluded, the discussion will be limited to the Council and Staff.
ON ZOOM
1. All attendees must give their actual name. No spoof names will be permitted and that person will be removed from the meeting.
2. Attendees shall be muted unless called on to speak.
3. Be respectful and polite and respect the opinions of others. Any disrespectful, personal attacks, disruptive speech or behavior, shocking imagery or profanity will be cause the attendee to be removed from the video conference immediately.
4. All conduct for in person listed above apply to online attendees.
5. These rules apply to comments if the comment/chat function is enabled.
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Contact townclerk@brighton.utah.gov
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
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