Council approves package of ordinances and resolutions including telecom tax, interlocal agreements and an arts council appointment

The Cottonwood Heights City Council considered and recorded votes on a package of ordinances and resolutions at its Jan. 6 business meeting. All items were discussed in the council’s preceding work session; motions were made, seconded and voted on in the business meeting.

Key outcomes (recorded in meeting roll call):

- Ordinance 4-58 (2026 annual meeting schedule, amended to omit a council meeting on November election night): motion adopted. Recorded votes in favor: Mayor Galen Bennion; Council member Holton; Council member Hyland; Council member Newell; Council member Burrell.

- Ordinance 4-59 (imposing a telecommunications tax): motion to pass adopted. Roll-call as recorded: Mayor Bennion — yes; Council member Holton — no; Council member Hyland — yes; Council member Newell — yes; Council member Burrell — yes. (Recorded outcome: adopted.)

- Ordinance 4-60 (granting a telecommunications franchise to the named franchisee discussed in the work session): motion adopted on roll-call votes recorded in the affirmative.

- Ordinance 4-61 (amending Cottonwood Heights code regarding bonding of officers to align with a state statute change): the item required a procedural redo; after re-moving and seconding the ordinance was approved on recorded roll call.

- Resolution 2026-01 (ratifying the election of mayor pro tempore, naming Council member Hyland): adopted on recorded roll call.

- Resolution 2026-02 (revocable right-of-access agreement with Rocky Mountain Power for a public art project): adopted; council members commented positively on the arts council and the multi-year durability of the wraps.

- Resolution 2026-03 (amending the development agreement for the Canyon Cove subdivision): adopted; council referenced prior public input and work-session commitments.

- Resolution 2026-04 (interlocal agreement with Sandy City for a joint crosswalk study): adopted.

- Resolution 2026-05 (interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County for aerial imagery): adopted.

- Resolution 2026-06 (appointment of Lucas Manning to the Arts Council): adopted after discussion of qualifications.

- Consent calendar (minutes from the Dec. 16 council meeting): approved.

Motions were generally moved and seconded by council members identified in the work session or at the meeting; roll-call votes were read aloud and recorded. Where the transcript recorded specific member responses, this article reproduces those recorded votes. Several motions were introduced without a recorded mover name in the business-meeting transcript; where a mover or seconder was not explicitly named in the business-meeting audio transcript, this summary lists the motion and the recorded votes but does not attribute the motion-maker by name.

Next steps: any agreements or contracts referenced (median maintenance cost-sharing, Highland mill-and-overlay contracts, and the storm-drain master plan adoption) will return for council action at subsequent meetings.