MINUTES OF A REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BOARD MEETING

City Council Chambers

125 South Main Street, Vineyard, Utah

June 26, 2024, at 6:00 PM

Present                                                             Absent

Chair Julie Fullmer

Boardmember Jacob Holdaway

Boardmember Sara Cameron

Boardmember Mardi Sifuentes

Boardmember Amber Rasmussen

Staff Present: City Attorney Jayme Blakesley, RDA Director Josh Daniels, Lieutenant Holden Rockwell with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, Community Development Director Morgan Brim, Public Works Director Naseem Ghandour, Parks and Recreation Director Brian Vawdrey, Human Resources Director Corrie Steeves, Senior Planner Cache Hancey, and Deputy Recorder Tony Lara

Others Speaking: Orem resident John Barrick, Pleasant Grove resident John Gadd, and Vineyard resident, Chip Price.

Play >> Chair Fullmer began the meeting at 6:00 pm. Boardmember Rasmussen gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

1. CALL TO ORDER/INVOCATION/INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS/PROCLAMATIONS

3. CONSENT ITEMS

3.1. Approval of the June 12th RDA Meeting Minutes

Play >> Motion: BOARDMEMBER RASMUSSEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED. BOARDMEMBER SIFUENTES SECONDED THE MOTION. CHAIR FULLMER, BOARDMEMBERS CAMERON, RASMUSSEN AND SIFUENTES, VOTED YES. BOARDMEMBER HOLDAWAY WAS PRESENT BUT DID NOT VOTE. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FOUR (4) VOTES.

4. BUSINESS ITEMS

4.1. Public Hearing - Amending the Vineyard RDA Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Amendment #2 (Resolution U2024-2)

RDA Director Josh Daniels will present amendments to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 RDA Budget. The RDA Board will act to adopt (or deny) this request by resolution

Play >> MOTION: BOARDMEMBER SIFUENTES MOVED TO ENTER A PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:02 PM. BOARDMEMBER RASMUSSEN SECONDED THE MOTION. CHAIR FULLMER, BOARDMEMBERS CAMERON, SIFUENTES, AND RASMUSSEN VOTED YES. BOARDMEMBER HOLDAWAY WAS PRESENT BUT DID NOT VOTE. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FOUR (4) VOTES.

Play >> Redevelopment Agency Director Josh Daniels explained the reason for the budget amendment.

Play >> John Barrick, a resident of Orem, made statements concerning the timelines of past projects as well as the statutes governing the meeting of Taxing Entity Committees. 

Play >> John Gadd, a resident of Pleasant Grove, expressed concern that he believed the RDA was operating out of compliance with what had been established by statute.

Play >> Chip Price, living in the Providence subdivision, expressed concerns over raising taxes.

Play >> Motion: BOARDMEMBER RASMUSSEN MOVED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:13 PM. BOARDMEMBER SIFUENTES SECONDED THE MOTION. CHAIR FULLMER, BOARDMEMBERS CAMERON, SIFUENTES, AND RASMUSSEN VOTED YES. BOARDMEMBER HOLDAWAY WAS PRESENT BUT DID NOT VOTE. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FOUR (4) VOTES.

Play >> Motion: BOARDMEMBER RASMUSSEN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION U2024-02. THERE WAS NO SECOND AND CHAIR FULLMER ASKED THE BOARD TO FINISH DISCUSSING BEFORE CONCLUDING THE MOTION.  

Play >> Boardmember Holdaway asked for clarification on the Taxing Entity Committee and the code cited by Mr. Gadd. There was a discussion about state code and the operations of the RDA, as it pertained to compliance, with both Mr. Daniels and Mr. Blakesley.

Play >> Boardmember Sifuentes asked for clarification on the amendment itself, Mr. Daniels gave a breakdown of what was on the amendment.

Play >> Boardmember Holdaway wanted the record to reflect that he believed the budget process was flawed. There was a discussion and comments from each boardmember regarding their support for the amendment.

Play >> Motion: BOARDMEMBER RASMUSSEN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION U2024-02. BOARDMEMBER SIFUENTES SECONDED THE MOTION. THE ROLL CALL VOTE WENT AS FOLLOWS: CHAIR FULLMER, BOARDMEMBERS RASMUSSEN AND SIFUENTES VOTED YES. BOARDMEMBERS CAMERON AND HOLDAWAY VOTED NO. THE MOTION PASSED THREE (3) TO TWO (2).

Play >> The board took a break at 6:43 pm.               

4.2. Discussion and Action - Final Fiscal Year 2024-2025 RDA Budget (Resolution U2024-3)

RDA Director Josh Daniels will present the Final Fiscal Year 2024-2025 RDA Budget. The RDA Board will act to adopt (or deny) this request by resolution. (A public hearing was held on the tentative budget during the May 8th, 2024, RDA Meeting)

Play >> Chair Fullmer resumed the meeting at 6:46 pm.

Play >> Mr. Daniels presented the final budget. There was a discussion about the direction of certain projects and about the budget process as a whole.

Play >> There was continued discussion about the budget and specifically capital projects.

Play >> Boardmember Sifuentes wanted to add to the record a conversation she had just had with Boardmember Cameron regarding the Center Street overpass project specifically and the qualifications needed for RDA funds.

Play >> Motion: BOARDMEMBER SIFUENTES MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION U2024-03 ADOPTING THE FINAL FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 RDA BUDGET. BOARDMEMBER RASMUSSEN SECONDED THE MOTION. THE ROLL CALL VOTE WENT AS FOLLOWS: CHAIR FULLMER AND BOARDMEMBERS CAMERON, SIFUENTES, AND RASMUSSEN VOTED YES. BOARDMEMBER HOLDAWAY VOTED NO. THE MOTION PASSED FOUR (4) TO ONE (1).

5. ADJOURNMENT

Play >> Chair Fullmer adjourned the meeting at 7:10 pm.

MINUTES APPROVED ON: August 28, 2024

CERTIFIED CORRECT BY:                     

TONY LARA, DEPUTY CITY RECORDER