[CALL TO ORDER]
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ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I WILL CALL INTO ORDER THE FAIRWAY ESTATE SPECIAL SERVICES RECREATION DISTRICT MEETING. THIS IS FOR MAY 12TH, 2026. WE'RE STARTING THIS MEETING AT APPROXIMATELY 751. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN IN ATTENDANCE FOR THIS. AND BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH ANYTHING, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO A PUBLIC COMMENT. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR THE FAIRWAY ESTATE SPECIAL SERVICES RECREATION DISTRICT, THEY CAN DO THAT NOW. AND ACTUALLY ON ANY TOPIC. APPARENTLY SO, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE WHO WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SPEAK. SO I'LL GO ONLINE AND SEE IF MR. ANDERSON, IF WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. LIKEWISE, THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE AND NO ONE DESIRES TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE'RE NOT GOING TO FEEL SLIGHTED. BUT I DO HAVE TO
[a. Property Tax Impact Schedule for FY2027]
START WITH ONE QUICK BUSINESS ITEM, AND THAT IS TO READ SOMETHING THAT IF YOU'RE A FAN OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, YOU'LL HEAR A LOT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. HOUSE BILL TWO, THREE, SIX PASSED IN THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND PLACED NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TAXING ENTITIES CONSIDERING A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. WHILE NOT REQUIRED, THE CITY IS CHOOSING TO FOLLOW A PAST PRACTICE FROM THE UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS, WHICH RECOMMENDS INCLUDING THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE AS A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM IN ANY MEETING. THE FY 2027 BUDGET IS DISCUSSED. THIS WORK SESSION WILL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE BUDGET, AND THE CITY IS CONSIDERING A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE ON MAY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING AND IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS ITEM IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION BY THE COUNCIL THERE. THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B, WHICH IS FESSRD,[b. FESSRD Resolution No. 023 Acknowledging the Intent to Exceed the Certified Tax Rate]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 23. ACKNOWLEDGING THE INTENT TO EXCEED THE CERTIFIED TAX RATE.BUT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM TO A LESSER DATE. A LATER DATE, PROBABLY A LESSER DATE TO SOME WOULD SAY. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LIKE CERTAIN DATES OVER OTHERS A LATER DATE. SO WITH THAT I WILL LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S A MOTION FROM ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WHO THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS TO A LATER DATE. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK, WHAT TERM DO YOU WANT ME TO USE? ALAN, WE'D LIKE YOU TO USE THE WORD CONTINUE IN THE MOTION. JUST CONTINUE. I MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM UNTIL A FUTURE DATE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. I WILL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK, A SECOND FROM MYSELF. AND ALL IN FAVOR, SAY I I. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT WE QUICKLY MOVE ON TO ITEM C. NOW THIS IS FASSRD.
[c. FESSRD Resolution No. 025 Adopting the Tentative Budget for the Fairway Estates Special Service Recreation District for Fiscal Year 2027 and Setting May 26, 2026 as the Date for a Public Hearing Regarding the Adoption of the Final Budget Which Includes an Increase to Property Tax Revenue]
RESOLUTION NUMBER 25. ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FAIRWAY ESTATE SPECIAL SERVICE RECREATION DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 AND SETTING MAY 26TH, 2026 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF THE FINAL BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES AN INCREASE TO THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. WE HAVE BECKY CANDY, OUR BUDGET ANALYST, HERE TO DISCUSS THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL GO THROUGH A FAIRWAY ESTATES, THE TENTATIVE ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET TONIGHT. THIS IS JUST SOME SOME BACKGROUND THAT THE FAIRWAY ESTATES IS A SEPARATE TAXING ENTITY WITHIN THE CITY. AND IT WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE PARK GREENS AND OPEN SPACE LANDSCAPING TO THAT AREA. AND THE SERVICES THERE ARE COVERED THROUGH A PROPERTY TAX, RATHER THAN YOU MIGHT SEE IN A TYPICAL HOA FEE, BUT IT IS INCLUDED IN THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL. HERE IS THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THAT. YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THE THE OUTLINE THERE, WHICH PROPERTIES IT IT IN IS COMPOSED OF. THERE'S 51 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND FIVE BIGGER OPEN SPACE PARCELS THERE FOR A TOTAL OF ABOUT EIGHT EIGHT ACRES. PART OF THE CHANGES TO THE TRUTH IN TAXATION LEGISLATION THIS YEAR, WE HAD BEEN TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT FAIRWAY STATES WILL CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH A TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING IN AUGUST, WHICH IS WHY WE CHOSE TO POSTPONE THE PREVIOUS ITEM, AND WE'LL BRING THAT BACK. BUT I'LL GO THROUGH THIS TIMELINE FOR FOR THE BUDGET PROCESS LAST WEEK WAS WHEN IT WAS PROPOSED TO YOU. YOU ACCEPTED THAT FROM THE MAYOR. TONIGHT WOULD BE THE ITEM TO ADOPT THE TENTATIVE BUDGET AND SET A PUBLIC HEARING[00:05:05]
DATE ON THAT BUDGET THROUGH THIS RESOLUTION 25, THAT PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE AT YOUR NEXT BOARD MEETING ON MAY 26TH. AFTER THAT, WE WILL HOLD THAT ITEM, RESOLUTION 023 TO ADOPT AN INTENT TO EXCEED THE CERTIFIED TAX RATE AND SET THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR THE TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING, WHICH WOULD BE LATER IN AUGUST. SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE RED ITEMS THERE AT THE BOTTOM, WOULD HAPPEN AFTER WE ADOPT THE INTERIM BUDGET AT THE END OF JUNE, AND THEN COME BACK IN IN AUGUST TO DISCUSS A FINAL TAX RATE AND ADOPT A FINAL ANNUAL BUDGET WITH ANY AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SEE MIGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADOPT AT THAT POINT. THE BUDGET DATA IS THE SAME AS WHAT WAS PRESENTED LAST WEEK WHEN YOU RECEIVED THE BUDGET PROPERTY TAX. WE ARE RECOMMENDING TO BE SET AT $13,487. THAT'S ABOUT A 10% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE USED TO PAY FOR THE UTILITIES AND THE LANDSCAPING CONTRACT IN THAT AREA. THAT EQUATES TO I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE, BUT THIS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET AS A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO TO SHOW HOW WE WILL DRAW DOWN THOSE RESERVES FROM YEAR TO YEAR WHILE STILL INCLUDING PROPERTY TAX INCREASE EVERY YEAR. AGAIN, WE WILL WATCH THAT AS THE YEARS GO BY AND DETERMINE WHAT WHAT RATE THOSE NEEDS TO BE SET AT. BUT THE TAX INCREASE THAT'S PROPOSED IN THIS BUDGET WOULD BE ABOUT A $2 PER MONTH INCREASE, OR $24 PER YEAR ON THAT AVERAGE HOME VALUE. SO THE CERTIFIED TAX RATES WILL BE GIVEN TO US MID JUNE. AND THAT'S PART OF WHY WE ARE TRYING TO FOLLOW THIS SAME PROCESS FOR THE FAIRWAY ESTATES AS WE ARE WITH THE CITY. BUT WE'LL HAVE THOSE THOSE FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE MID JUNE. AND SO THE TAX INCREASE INCLUDED IN THIS BUDGET IS JUST AN ESTIMATE UNTIL WE GET THOSE FINAL NUMBERS. THEREFORE WE'VE SEPARATED THESE TWO RESOLUTIONS.SO TONIGHT WOULD ONLY BE ADOPTING A TENTATIVE BUDGET, WHICH WOULD THEN ALLOW YOU TO DISCUSS AND MAKE AMENDMENTS AND CHANGES AS YOU DESIRE UNTIL UNTIL LATER ON. BUT THE PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE SET FOR MAY 26TH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS? APPARENTLY NOT. OKAY. YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT THEN, WITH NO QUESTIONS.
WE'LL SEE. GET A MOTION READY FOR THIS. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PUT FORTH A MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 025. ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR THE FAIRWAY ESTATE SPECIAL SERVICE RECREATION DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK AND SECOND FROM COUNCILMEMBER LAMB. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE WILL MOVE TO MISS QUICK FOR A VOTE. BOARD MEMBER WHITELOCK. YES. VICE CHAIR WAGNER. YES. BOARD MEMBER. LAMB.
YES. BOARD MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. BOARD MEMBER. JACOB. YES. BOARD MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. AND CHAIR.
BRADOR. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT PASSING, WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS ON THIS. SO I WIL
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.