City Council · 2017-03-07

CITYOFOREM
CITYCOUNCILMEETING
56 North State Street Orem, Utah
March 7,2017
3:00 P.M. WORK SESSION - PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING ROOM
Mayor Richard F. Brunst
CONDUCTING
ELECTEDOFFICIALS Councilmembers Debby Lauret, Sam Lentz, Tom
Macdonald, and David Spencer
APPOINTEDSTAFF Jamie Davidson, City Manager; Brenn Bybee, Assistant
City Manager; Richard Manning, Administrative Services
Director; Bill Bell, Development Services Director; Karl
Hirst, Recreation Department Director; Scott Gurney, Fire
Department Director; Gary Giles, Police Department
Director; Charlene Crozier,  Library  Director; Chris
Tschirki, Public Works Director; Steve Earl, Deputy City
Attorney; Jason Bench, Planning Division Manager; Reed
Price, Maintenance Division Manager; Ernesto Lazalde, IT
Division Manager; Thayne Carter, Fleet Services; Keith
Larsen, Traffic Engineer; Brandon Nelson, Finance
Division Manager; Steven Downs, Assistant to the City
Manager; and Jackie Lambert, Deputy City Recorder
EXCUSED Councilmembers Mark Seastrand and Brent Sumner
UPDATE - City Recycling
Mr. Bybee turned the time to Ms. Beth Holbrook with Waste Management. Ms. Holbrook said
she was here to share information from the Waste Management 2016 Annual Recycling Report.
She said it had been a good year for recycling, and she expressed appreciation for the partnership
that existed between Waste Management and the City of Orem. Waste Management serviced
approximately 19,815 homes each month in the City, and in the year 2016 there had been 926
reported missed pickups, 347 courtesy pickup request, and 471 ETA inquiries. Their goal was to
keep service levels high and consistent for residents. She shared some examples of Waste
Management drivers going above and beyond, from emptying cans that had not made it to the
curb for pickup, to a Waste Management driver that reported a break-in at a home they were
servicing.
Ms. Holbrook gave an overview of recycling within Orem. She said cardboard was by far the
most recycled material in Orem, at 43 percent, with newspaper and mixed paper following at 18
percent each, plastics at 9 percent, tin/steel cans at 7 percent, and aluminum at 5 percent. She
said it was a shame that aluminum was at such a low percentage, as it was a material that
recycled well and quickly. Essentially 1o0 percent of an aluminum can could be recycled. She
said plastics were changing, and most were using poly-blends of chemicals that made them more
difficult to recycle.
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Mr. Macdonald asked why they no longer accepted shredded paper for recycling. Ms. Holbrook
explained that shredded paper was almost always bagged up in opaque bags, and would have to
be manually opened and inspected which took too long. The other concern with shredded paper
was that the material would “gum up the works" in the actual equipment for the rest of the
project. Shredded paper was a light material that was hard to capture.
Ms. Holbrook shared more about volume peaks in warmer and colder months, showing that more
garbage and recycling tended to be generated in the winter months (likely because of the
holidays). Recycling created diverse benefits, including the production of electricity and the
saving of trees and other natural resources. Waste Management hoped to involve and educate
more residents about the benefits of recycling right. They would continue to reach out through a
vigorous social media campaign to help raise the issue with residents.
In response to a question from Mr. Lentz, Ms. Holbrook said that it was difficult to break down
              
receiving location at North Pointe. States like California required residents to recycle to a high
degree, whereas many other states and cities, including Orem, had opt-in programs.
Mrs. Lauret asked to what degree Waste Management collaborated with the City's new Natural
Resources Stewardship Committee. Ms. Holbrook said they were happy to collaborate with that
group to help encourage residents to recycle.
In response to Mr. Davidson's question about glass recycling, Ms. Holbrook said glass was a bit
trickier to recycle, and was not offered for curbside pickup because of the various restrictions.
Glass items that should not be recycled include: ceramics such as dishware or decorative items,
heat-resistant glass like Pyrex, mirror or window glass, crystal, lightbulbs, mixed colors of
broken glass, or any glass contaminated with stones, dirt, and food waste. More information was
availableatwww.wm.com/thinkgreen.
Mr. Davidson said Ms. Holbrook and Waste Management had been very helpful in the changes
they had made to the neighborhood spring clean-up program. He said there was a learning curve
when programs changed, but he felt the changes had been good and more debris had been
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program was moving forward and they were happy to continue to work in collaboration with the
City.
Mr. Lentz asked if people continued to use the free dump pass included in the City newsletter,
and whether there had been fewer trips to the dump because of people utilizing the neighborhood
during clean-up time. Mr. Bybee said there had been a slight decrease in the use of the dump
passes because of the availability of dumpsters, but it was still pretty even.
DISCUSSION-Central UtahWater ConservancyDistrictMasterPlan
Mr. Tschirki introduced David Pitcher with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District
(CUWCD). K.C. Shaw, Christine Finlinson, and Gerard Yates were also present. Mr. Pitcher
said the CUWCD was created under the Water Conservancy Act of the State of Utah and was the
largest in the state, covering 8 counties. The role of the CUwCD was to look at long-term
development and growth and how entities would connect to water. The CUWCD was also the
local repayment entity to the federal government for the Central Utah Project (CUP), and they
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also helped build early water treatment plants. CUWCD had a long-time positive working
relationship with the City of Orem,since1976,tosecurefuture water supply and build a regional
water treatment plant. In those contracts there were provisions for charges for reserves, which
weretobe usedfor emergency and replacement.
Mayor Brunst asked when the first buried water storage tank was build. Mr. Pitcher said he was
not positive of the exact year, but he thought the first one was sometime in the mid-1980s and
the other in the early 2000s.
Mr. Pitcher said they shared the same as the City of Orem in helping people understand the real
value and cost of water. He said 12 ounces of bottled water sold for about $1.50. The CUWCD
did not sell water by the ounce but by the acre foot. The cost being charged to Orem for raw
water from the Jordanelle Reservoir was about $265 per acre foot. That was the equivalent of
almost 3.5 million bottles of water, which if sold at the amount of $1.50 per bottle would equal
approximately $5.2 million dollars. That was a huge difference in cost. Mr. Pitcher shared a
summary of the three types of water that the City of Orem received from CUWCD: 1) non-
project water, including rights in the Provo River and upper lakes, 2) CUP project water, or the
Jordanelle water, and 3) the Water treatment plant and finished water storage facilities. There
were charges that were reserved costs, as well as operation and maintenance costs. They had
been charging a very minimal fee for many years. $1.00 /AF over some time, which over time,
built up a reserve of $729. They were trying to do the best job they could to keep the costs down
as long as they could, but as a district they needed some revenue. The costs related to the reserve
costs would go up substantially. They needed to be able to pay for projects and make things more
self-sustaining. The CUWCD Board adopted their policy in May 2016 and sent letters out.
Mr. Pitcher continued that they looked at estimated needs against the scenarios of how to fund,
and they knew they could not jump from not funding based on user rates to suddenly funding --
they would need to transition. They estimated that they would still fund from district resources
for approximately 15 years.
Mr. Downs asked who conducted the analysis to generate those numbers. Mr. Pitcher said the
analysis was mostly done in-house. He shared figures from the CUWCD adopted Master Plan.
He said the intent was to adopt a policy with rates that would be revisited, so that eventually they
would be self-funding. They had been in a funding deficit for 10+ years and they could not
continue to operate that way.
Mr. Pitcher reviewed the area that CUWCD serviced and shared information about the facilities
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years earlier to plan and prioritize when the assets would be replaced. He said seismic retrofitting
was important for many of these assets. Mr. Pitcher said that CUWCD had spent $100 million in
capital dollars since 1976 on the Regional Water Treatment plant, and none of that had been
recovered from the City. The proposed charges they had formulated would help generate close to
$50 million over the next 10 years, and about $16 million more would go toward the Water
Treatment Plant. They were trying to give advanced notice to users before the increases, and to
stay consistent.
Mrs. Lauret asked for an estimate of what the average homeowner would be paying. Mr. Pitcher
said it would be about $3.00 per household the first year, and at the end of 5 years it would be
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$25.00 per household, roughly $2.00 a month. He said the CUWCD felt that quality water was
worth paying for, and there were consequences for low-quality water - particularly for public
image. Flint, Michigan was an example of that.
Mr.Davidson asked how they should build accountability into these increased costs for
customers, and if the City of Orem was expected to exclusively shoulder that burden. Mr. Pitcher
said CUWCD was willing to send out information to educate residents on why these increases
were needed and how they would affect resident's utilitybills.
Mr. Macdonald asked if older revenue streams, like those which paid for a $100 million water
treatment plant, were drying up and this was the stimulus behind these rate increases. Mr. Pitcher
said that had been through property tax and also bonds throughout the service district area. There
was not a taxing source in place sufficient to pay off the bond.
Mr. Davidson asked why this was not being loaded into a property tax. Mr. Pitcher said they
were maxed out in what they could do through property tax, and the problems were still there.
Mrs. Finlinson added that there had been bills introduced every year for the last 10 years keeping
them from using property tax to recoup their losses. They had been carrying the load district-
wide for many years, and they could no longer "kick the can down the road", so to speak.
Mr. Davidson said he understood that, but a raise in excess of $25 a year was significant. He was
concerned about public response and wanted to ensure that CUWCD would do their part to
educate the residents that this was not a raise in fees from the City alone but was through the
special service district, and that it was necessary. Mrs. Finlinson said the CUWCD had gone to
great lengths to educate residents and city staff and even legislators on the need for these
increases. They would continue to do so as changes rolled out throughout the district area.
Mr. Tschirki said they had a long history with the CUWCD and were working together to meet
the storage water needs of the City. He said 60 percent of Orem's drinking water was part of the
CUWCD and it had been a symbiotic relationship. He reviewed the increases Orem had already
established in their water utility rates over the coming years.
Mr. Lentz worried that people would feel blind-sided by this increase. He said he regularly
attended meetings where water issues were discussed and this was the first he was hearing of
this. He was also concerned about the transparency issue of showing why this money was being
asked for and where it was going, and thought line items on the utility bill would be important to
showthat.
There was subsequent discussion about the best ways to educate consumers about these changes,
as well as the “true costs" of water. Mr. Tschirki said they would have a follow up discussion
with CUwCD at a future meeting.
BUDGETDISCUSSION-Operations,Fleet,andIT
Mr. Manning presented information about the operations portion of the City Budget. He said
about $53.5 million of the City's total budget for was operations - just about half. He said
operations covered debt payments, road funds, CARE allotments, fuel, utilities, day-to-day
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supplies, etc. What were excluded from operations were costs for personnel, capital, and vehicle
replacement. He said the total operational expansion included:
Grade changes to keep up with evolving positions
·
 6 new full-time employees and related new equipment
Shifting duties using same employees
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New equipment, maintenance fees, etc.
One-time requests with on-going funds
Mr. Lentz asked about the shifting duties using same employees. Chief Giles said that was
partially speaking to what would happen in the police department. They needed to shift and
promote some people to new positions to allow for the creation of an assistant chief of police and
help fill in some of the gaps in different units that needed more corporals, sergeants, lieutenants,
and captains.
Mr. Manning said there would be other departments affected as well for existing personnel
adjustments, including at the justice court, in the Development Services department, the Police
Department, and the Fire department. There would also be a few additional non-benefitted
Mr. Macdonald asked about the lean years through the economic recession versus now and how
personnel were used. He wondered if the City was being as efficient as could be. Mr. Davidson
said the City always worked hard to be efficient, usually doing more with less even whether in
lean or robust years. Sometimes less was more, but other times less was just less. It was
increasingly difficult to maintain some levels of service with lean staffing.
Mr. Manning said approximately $1.2 million from the General Fund would be used toward
expansion requests for on-going personnel costs, additional operations, one-time expenses, and
enterprise fund personnel. He turned the time over to Reed Price for discussion on fleet
replacement.
Mr. Price said fleet replacement costs were approximately $1.75 million, with $759,000 from the
General Fund and $991,000 from Enterprise Funds. Replacements in the FY 2017-2018 budget
included the following:
·General Fund Fleet Replacement
OAdministrative Services
" 1 carpool sedan
·$28,000
OFire & Medical Services
· 1 ambulance
·$165,000
oPolice
7 vehicles (3 cruisers; 2 K9, 2 trucks)
4 leased vehicles
■$330,000
oParks
■2 trucks; 2 riding mowers
·$132,000
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oCemetery
■ 1 truck; 1 riding mower
$73,000
oTraffic
·1 pickup
·$31,000
Enterprise Fund Fleet Replacement
0Streets (Fund20)
■4 trucks
$273,000
■
oWater (Fund 51)
2 pickups; 1 truck; 1 saw
Saving for future replacement of track hoe
$253,000
0Water Reclamation (Fund 52)
■ 1 pickup; 1 dump truck; 1 utility van
$248,000
oStorm Water (Fund 55)
" 1 dump truck
·$217,000
Vehicle Trades
0 Get a few more miles out of some vehicles
Recreation
S-10 pickup replaced by full-size pickup from Water Reclamation
Parks
1/2-tonpickupreplacedby4x4fromWater
Streets
Dump truck replaced by dump truck from Storm Water
WaterReclamation
Pickup replaced by 4x4 pickup from Water Reclamation
Mr. Davidson said they were conscientious about fleet replacement. They wanted to use a
vehicle as long as possible without “running the vehicle into the ground", so to speak.
Mr. Price said that was part of the reason they were able shift some vehicles around to different
departments - they still had some useful life in them. Thayne Carter, Fleet Division, said they
looked at replacement schedules and tried to buy when prices were competitive.
Mr. Lazalde presented on the IT Division budget for FY 2017-2018. He shared highlights from
the previous year's budget, including the installation of wireless access at several city parks, the
set-up of a disaster recovery site in St. George, and the in-house implementation of the new 311
system. He said an ongoing project was the rotation of computers throughout the city to ensure
up-to-date computers on a 5-year rotation plan. This included rotating 16 in-car laptops for the
Police Department and the public access computers in the library. The library computers had
initially been purchased with grant money, but they were on a different system now. Through
State contracts, the City obtained best prices on Dell computers for the replacement/rotation
process.
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Mr. Lazalde reviewed the IT budget requests for the upcoming year, which included: 
•
Hardware
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Maintenance schedule for the Panasonic in-car video server - $6,000/yr.
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Maintenance of the Motorola dispatch servers - $1,500/yr.
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Rotation of the Library public internet computers (6 per year)- $6,000/yr.
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Sofhvare Maintenance
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Yearly maintenance costs for online code software - $13,000/yr.
o
GIS site license upgrade (allows Citywide implementation)-$22,500/yr.
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311 annual software maintenance - $20,000/yr.
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Video streaming for council meetings-$13,200/yr.
o
Office 365 subscriptions - $2,500/yr.
•
Total-$93,075/yr.
Mr. Lazalde said that the City currently paid $27,500 for 5 standard floating licenses that 
allowed up to five users to edit maps in the GIS system at the same time. They also paid for 5 
floating basic licenses that allowed up to 5 users to view maps at the same time. There was one 
enterprise server license which allowed more advanced database features for one user at a time. 
He said the GIS new licensing model was much different than it had been in the past. He 
specified the following changes: 
•
GIS new licensing model
o
The ESRI licensing model has changed so that every user must have a named
account in order to access the new cloud based server model. We get one named
user license for every floating license that we own for a total of 11.
o
This new model will require us to buy named user licenses for 23 more users that
are currently using GIS. This is at the rate of $500 per user, per year ($11,500/yr.)
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Licensing costs would increase every year for new users as GIS functionality is
used in other applications. We can no longer create applications that bypass the
new licensing requirements.
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Small enterprise licensing model - $50,000 per year for populations of <l OOK
Mr. Lazalde said this program was heavily used by the Development Services department, and 
the change in licensing was a somewhat unexpected expense. It was not unheard of for software 
programs to change their licensing models in this way. 
Mr. Manning said that concluded this portion of the budget presentations, and asked that the 
Council reach out to him, Mr. Price, or Mr. Lazalde with any additional questions. 
5:00 P.M. STUDY SESSION - PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING ROOM 
CONDUCTING 
ELECTED OFFICIALS 
Mayor Richard F. Brunst 
Councilmembers Debby Lauret, Sam Lentz, Tom 
Macdonald, and David Spencer 
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APPOINTEDSTAFF Jamie Davidson, City Manager; Brenn Bybee, Assistant
City Manager; Richard Manning, Administrative Services
Director; Bill Bell, Development Services Director; Karl
Hirst, Recreation Department Director; Scott Gurney, Fire
Department Director; Gary Giles, Police Department
Director; Charlene Crozier, Library Director; Chris
Tschirki, Public Works Director; Steve Earl, Deputy City
Attorney; Jason Bench, Planning Division Manager; Reed
Price, Maintenance Division Manager; Ernesto Lazalde, IT
Division Manager; Thayne Carter, Fleet Services; Keith
Larsen, Traffic Engineer; Brandon Nelson, Finance
Division Manager; Steven Downs, Assistant to the City
Manager; and Jackie Lambert, Deputy City Recorder
EXCUSED Councilmembers Mark Seastrand and Brent Sumner
Preview Upcoming Agenda Items
Staff presented a preview of upcoming agenda items.
Agenda Review
The City Council and staff reviewed the items on the agenda.
City Council New Business
There was no new City Council business.
The Council adjourned 5:53 p.m. to the City Council Chambers for the regular meeting.
6:00P.M.REGULAR SESSION-COUNCIL CHAMBERS
CONDUCTING Mayor Richard F. Brunst
ELECTED OFFICIALS Councilmembers Debby Lauret, Sam Lentz, Tom
Macdonald, David Spencer, and Brent Sumner*
(participating electronically)
APPOINTEDSTAFF Jamie Davidson, City Manager; Brenn Bybee, Assistant
City Manager; Greg Stephens, City Attorney; Richard
Manning, Administrative Services Director; Bill Bell,
Development Services Director; Karl Hirst, Recreation
Director; Chris Tschirki, Public Works Director; Scott
Gurney, Fire Department Director; Gary Giles, Police
Department Director; Charlene Crozier, Library Director;
Jason Bench, Planning Division Manager; Ryan Clark,
Economic Development Division Manager; Steven Downs,
Assistant to the City Manager; Pete Wolfley,
Communications Specialist; and Jackie Lambert, Deputy
City Recorder
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EXCUSED Mark Seastrand
INVOCATION/
Alisha Morgan
INSPIRATIONALTHOUGHT
PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE Carson Beck
APPROVALOFMINUTES
There were no minutes ready for approval.
MAYOR'SREPORT/ITEMSREFERREDBYCOUNCIL
Upcoming Events
The Mayor referred the Council to the upcoming events listed in the agenda packet.
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Lentz seconded the motion. Those voting aye: Richard F. Brunst, Debby Lauret, Sam Lentz,
Tom Macdonald, David Spencer, and Brent Sumner. The motion passed unanimously.
OPERATION TEDDY BEAR - through Veterans of Foreign Wars presented by
Orem Build-A-Bear and Kraig Thorne
Mayor Brunst invited Kraig Thorne forward to introduce the Operation Teddy Bear project. Mr.
Thorne thanked the Council for allowing him to shed light on this wonderful program through
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He said that comfort bears were made to help children of
deployed parents. They partnered with Build-A-Bear to include recorded messages from the
parents that were deployed so the children could squeeze the bear and hear their parent's voice.
He also said the bears typically were dressed in the same military fatigues/dress that their
deployed parent would wear. Mr. Thorne wanted to specifically thank Build-A-Bear for being a
dedicated partner in this program.
Mayor Brunst thanked Mr. Thorne for sharing the information and invited him to pose for a
photo.
**The report from Sleepy Ridge golf course was given at the end of the meeting to accommodate
for Mr. Golden Holt's schedule.**
PERSONALAPPEARANCES
Time was allotted for the public to express their ideas, concerns, and comments on items not on
the agenda. Those wishing to speak should have signed in prior to the meeting, and comments
werelimited tothreeminutesorless.
There were no personal appearances.
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CONSENT ITEMS 
There were no Consent Items. 
SCHEDULED ITEMS 
RESOLUTION - Approving the site plan of El Pollo Loco at 76 East University Parkway 
in the PD-5 zone 
Mr. Bench presented Steve Usdan's request that the City, by resolution, approve the site plan of 
El Pollo Loco at 76 East University Parkway in the PD-5 zone. Mr. Joshua Binkley was present 
to answer questions. 
The applicant proposes to construct a 2,995 square foot El Pollo Loco restaurant with drive­
through service. El Pollo Loco started in California in 1980 and now numbers over 400 locations 
and includes four in Utah: West Jordan, West Valley, Washington, and Lehi. From 
elpolloloco.com: 
At El Pollo Loco, pronounced "L Po-yo Lo-co" and Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken," we go to 
crazy lengths for our signature citrus-marinated, fire-grilled chicken. First, we marinate fresh, 
whole chickens in a special recipe of herbs, spices, fruit juices and garlic. The whole chickens are 
then fire-grilled, hand-cut, and served with our chicken meals, burritos, salads, soups, tacos and 
quesadillas. And if that's not enough, we apply that same passion to our handmade guacamole, 
salsas and dressings every day. 
Section 22-11-17(T) requires the City Council to approve any site plan in the PD-5 zone. 
The proposed location is adjacent to University Parkway and directly north of Toys R Us. The 
applicant recently received approval of his request to change development standards of the PD-5 
zone in order to construct El Pollo Loco at this location. In September 2016, the City Council 
approved changes to permitted elevation materials as well as permitting SLU 5811 (Fast Food) in 
the PD-5 zone. 
The proposed elevations are to be constructed with brick, stucco, mosaic tile, and glass. The 
Code permits one elevation to have up to 65 percent stucco while the remaining elevations may 
have up to 50 percent stucco. The overall height of the structure is 23' 2". The elevation 
materials percentages are shown below: 
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South 52% 43% 4%
West 46% 29% 9% 16%
UDOT/UTA is in the process of constructing BRT lanes along University Parkway which will
affect adjacent properties. The proposed site plan has taken these changes into account and the
University Parkway access northeast of the El Pollo Loco site will be modified. The access
currently has a concrete landscape island separating the in/out lanes. This island will be extended
to the south to prevent northbound vehicles from crossing the drive lane to access El Pollo Loco.
A new access farther south will be constructed for this purpose. These changes are located on the
proposed site plan.
The Planning Commission recommends the City Council approve the site plan of El Pollo Loco
at 76 East University Parkway in the PD-5 zone.
Mr. Bench said the proposed access would help reduce congestion of people exiting off of
University Parkway. He said they had previously seen this project while discussing the finishing
materials for the building, and tonight they would be reviewing the site plan for approval.
Mayor Brunst asked Mr. Joshua Binkley about his connection to the project. Mr. Binkley
reminded Mayor Brunst that he was a part owner of the Family Center shopping center on
University Parkway, where the El Pollo Loco was going in. They felt this was a great addition to
agreatlocation.
Mr. Binkley said the finishing materials that had been required by the City Council previously
had created a brand-new prototype for the restaurant face.
Mr. Lentz asked if those specific requirements had been an undue burden placed on the
developer, or if they felt the request for certain percentages of certain building materials had
been reasonable. Mr. Binkley said they had had to go back to the drawing board to accommodate
those requirements, but they felt comfortable working within the requirements they were given
and thought the finished product looked nice. The tenant was excited to be in Orem and was
amenable to the requirements because of that. He said it was just a matter of the City setting a
mark and a standard, and he felt most tenants and developers would be willing to adjust their
standards to fit within the City requirements.
Mrs. Lauret asked about the timeline of the project going forward. Mr. Binkley said they would
still have to obtain their permit after site plan approval, and then they would look at a 5-month
build out. Mrs. Lauret said she was excited to have El Pollo Loco here, as they had already
shown themselves to be involved in the community - they were sponsors for Summerfest last
summer.
Mr. Macdonald thought the developer had done well and they should be commended for their
good work.
In response to Mayor Brunst's question, Mr. Binkley said there were around 400 El Pollo Loco
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restaurants total and this would mark the fifth in Utah.
in the PD-5 zone. Mrs. Lauret seconded the motion. Those voting aye: Richard F. Brunst, Debby
Lauret, Sam Lentz, Tom Macdonald, David Spencer, and Brent Sumner. The motion passed
unanimously.
COMMUNICATION ITEMS
Therewereno CommunicationItems.
** 6:19:10 Mr. Macdonald excused himself from the meeting.**
City, including the splash pad at Palisade Park and the dog park at Mt. Timpanogos Park. He said
both projects were in the early stages, but plans were being finalized and the grounds were being
prepared.
REPORT--SleepyRidgeGolfCourse
Mr. Hirst turned the time over to Mr. Golden Holt to present a report of the state of Sleepy Ridge
to the City Council.
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the same, and they were excited to get busier as the weather continued to warm up. He said they
appreciated the private/public partnership they enjoyed with the City, and the City had shown
great foresight in including a large, beautiful clubhouse. The clubhouse had mixed uses,
including office space and venues for private functions and weddings. He said this model was so
successful he was trying to implement similar private/public partnerships with the County,
particularly the inclusion of a reception center to help build up revenues.
Mr. Holt said they were behind in terms of revenue projections from when they initially opened,
but the office space rentals and reception center did really well. They were ahead of the curve
that way. In response to Mrs. Lauret's question, Mr. Holt said they had done around 205
weddings in the past year. The year prior they had done closer to 235 weddings, and he attributed
the spike in weddings from past years to the changed ages for LDS missionaries. He said the
economy was also a factor; when the economy was doing better, people were more willing to
spend money. The basic price for the Sleepy Ridge wedding venue was $2,025 on a weekend,
and it was less on weekdays. They did not require that wedding parties use in-house vendors, but
rather allowed them their choice - which included a choice of “preferred vendors" that offered
discounts. Mr. Holt said the average couple in the U.S. spent up to $27,000 on a wedding,
whereas the average costs of a wedding in Utah was $17,000.
Mayor Brunst asked if Sleepy Ridge had absorbed most of the regular golfers from Cascade golf.
Mr. Holt said they had absorbed most of them. He commented on the new housing that had gone
up around the golf course, which had added to newer and often younger golfers coming to
Sleepy Ridge.
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CITYMANAGERINFORMATIONITEMS
There were no City Manager Information Items.
ADJOURNMENT
Mr.Spencermoved to adjourn themeeting.Mr.Lentzseconded themotion.Thosevoting aye:
Richard F.Brunst,Debby Lauret,Mark Seastrand,David Spencer,and Brent Sumner.The
motionpassedunanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
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