By Aidan Mortensen | KOAL News

The Price City Council held its biweekly meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 25, to discuss fee waivers, ongoing city projects, and review the results of the city’s 2025 fiscal audit.

Starting the meeting, a public hearing was held to discuss the vacation of the Price Business and Industrial Park Subdivision located along 1900 E between Airport Road and 300 N. Kim Martineau addressed the council, explaining she was seeking the vacation due to the inability to build on the land because of the lack of sewer lines.

Mike Gurule expressed concern that with the lots dissolved, the plots of land would be sold to developers and used for housing projects. Martineau shared how the same handicap would remain with the sewer lines, so the land would be no easier to sell.

Other concerns were raised that with the lots already mapped, it would be wasteful for taxpayers, but those concerns were quelled when it was decided that if the land became viable, the lines could be reinstated. 

Following public comment, the council voted unanimously to vacate the area.

Moving forward on the agenda, the council heard from representatives of the Castle Country Acting Company, a youth-theatre troupe seeking a fee waiver for use of the Price Civic Auditorium.

“We have been grateful to use the Price City Auditorium, performing in that space, which elevates the experience for our students and strengthens the overall quality of our production for our community. Here tonight to request approval and clarification so that we can continue using the Price Civic Auditorium in a clear, fair, and sustainable way,” said Caitlyn Iverson, founder and director of the CCAC. “Specifically, we are asking for the following. While we understand that staff must be compensated for time spent outside of their regular working hours, we respectfully request that the auditorium fee be waived for our summer productions.”

Additionally, Iverson requested a key to access the building for their rehearsals and performances, as well as clarification on stage use and storage.

“It’s difficult to understand why other groups who use it at no cost can keep their items stored on stage, which severely limits the space we have available during our scheduled time,” explained Iverson. “It also creates an uncomfortable situation where their items cannot be moved or touched without someone feeling upset.”

Essentially, the company was asking for clear expectations for all parties to be developed. The council echoed this sentiment, expressing concern over recent incidents in which a bathroom was flooded, and individuals hid throughout the city building while an organization used its facilities.

Ultimately, the council approved the fee waiver for the CCAC while it develops more concrete guidelines for its use.

Following this, the council heard a presentation from Larson & Company on the city’s 2025 financial audit. 

“The audit went great, your staff is great,” stated a company representative. “Everything that we ask for. We get it almost immediately, which I am very appreciative of.”

He went on to explain that the city had successfully passed the audit, with the auditors finding that Price City complied with local, state, and federal laws and that it also used accurate and honest accounting procedures.

Next on the agenda, the council also approved a motion to issue a request for qualifications to engineering firms for stormwater mitigation projects the city has planned. With this vote only starting the process, it was approved unanimously.

After this, the council sought to create a ‘Military Veterans Enhanced Consideration in Hiring’ policy. 

“It was made clear that it’s not discriminatory or anything like that,” explained council member Tina Urbanik. “We aren’t just saying that we are only supporting veterans, but we definitely want to be a veteran-friendly city, and so that was really important to us.”

Again, the item was approved with no dissent.

Entering the home stretch of the meeting, the council approved a quiet title claim for a parcel of land that was a part of a recent donation to Price City. The claim was needed because one of the parcel owners had passed away, creating probate issues. Community Director Nick Tatton explained that once the process was complete, he would bring an update to the council.

The final item of the meeting saw the council approve an amended power pooling agreement with Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems. Tatton explained that this was an update to a 20-year-old agreement and that the other UAMPS members were currently approving it. The council approved the updates by unanimous vote.

Following the main agenda, the meeting was adjourned.

The next meeting of the Price City Council comes on Wednesday, March 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Price City Hall. For those unable to attend in person, a livestream of the meeting is available here.

Watch the full meeting here: