Bountiful's City Council will tackle a packed agenda Tuesday, Aug. 11, headlined by the first architectural review of the long-shuttered library branch's remodel and $328,000 in vehicle purchases for police and public works.

The regular session begins at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 795 S. Main St., preceded by a 6 p.m. work session on South Davis Metro Fire policy changes, according to the city's agenda packet. A livestream link will be posted on the city's website about an hour before the meeting begins.

Library remodel moves to site plan

Senior Planner Amber Corbridge will present the architectural and site plan review for the Bountiful Library remodel at 725 S. Main St. The Davis County Library's Bountiful branch closed Jan. 26 for a renovation originally described as lasting up to two years. A January 2026 city staff report noted coordination between Bountiful and Davis County on temporary service continuity and potential trail improvements connecting the library to the adjacent stream corridor.

Design details and cost estimates were not included in the publicly available portion of the agenda packet.

Police vehicles, work trucks

Assistant Police Chief David Gill will ask the council to approve four police vehicles from Young Automotive Group and Eurosports Utah totaling $208,326. Separately, Brock Hill will present a $119,750 purchase of two crew work trucks from Young Ford. A $25,884 variable frequency device from Codale Electric, presented by Allen Johnson, rounds out the equipment spending on the consent agenda.

Storm drain contract, Main Street safety

City Engineer Lloyd Cheney will recommend awarding Schedules 1 through 5 of the 2026 Storm Drain Projects to MC Green & Sons at unit prices from the bid tabulation. Cheney will also present Traffic Safety Committee recommendations for Main Street.

Fire district governance in the spotlight

The work session may draw the most discussion. City Manager Gary Hill will brief the council on proposed changes to the South Davis Metro Fire District's Administrative Committee, the body of city managers that has overseen district budget development since the district's creation in December 2015.

The stakes are real. The SDMFD Board of Trustees recently formed a subcommittee to review the Administrative Committee's role, and changes are now solely at the board's discretion. Individual city councils no longer hold a formal vote.

Hill wrote in his staff report that the district has matured over its first decade and that it is appropriate to consider governance changes while retaining protections for member cities. He poses three questions for the council: whether the committee chair rotation should extend to a three-year term for continuity, what risks Bountiful faces if its representative rotates off a smaller committee for a year or two, and whether city managers should retain any budget role at all or cede it entirely to district staff. Bountiful is the district's largest member by population and assessed valuation.

As we reported Aug. 4, the fire district held a Truth-in-Taxation hearing Aug. 3 on a proposed 16.31% property tax increase that would cost the owner of a $651,000 home an additional $29.71 per year. The board has until Sept. 1 to adopt a final tax rate. No formal council action is required at Tuesday's work session.

City Attorney Bradley Jeppsen will also present Ordinance No. 2026-07, amending Title 5 of the Bountiful City Code. The content of the amendment was not detailed in available agenda materials.

How to attend

The meeting is open to the public at City Hall. Residents with disabilities may request accommodations by calling the City Manager's office at 801-298-6140 at least 24 hours in advance.