Nate Shipp, developer of Firefly and Pole Canyon, said they came Wednesday with the understanding that the council’s concerns from the last meeting were addressed. Firefly is described as “A master-planned community designed around parks, trails and open space providing our kids a reason to put down their devices.”

As he opened the meeting, Mayor Tom Westmoreland urged the council, “to verify and to finalize the agenda items,” rather than negotiate further.

However, as the first item for approval was brought to the table, council member Brett Wright made it clear he still had concerns that needed addressing, and the meeting would include negotiation. After two hours of discussion, the proposal was approved in a 4-1 vote with council member Colby Curtis in opposition.

Wright’s first concern was the verbiage of rooftop decks and green spaces and outdoor storage space being labeled as open space, which would generally be for the public.

“I would like to strike it and not set a precedent for other developments to be able to count that as open space,” council member Carolyn Love added.

Shipp said rooftop decks, green spaces and outdoor storage space were not added to the amount of required open space for the development.

Love in June asked that a sentence concerning the rate at which multi-family housing compared to single-family homes be modified. She asked that developers, “add language that says development of multi-family units such as apartments and condominiums cannot be significantly and disproportionately greater than single-family homes.”

During Wednesday’s meeting, she brought up the same sentence, asking that the word “higher” is added so that it is clear “that multifamily will not be developed at a significantly higher rate than single family.”

A host of changes were made to the proposal before ultimately being approved including: Removing the types of open space, rooftop green space and outdoor storage; a change to the committee plan to adjust for inflation; changing language to say that multi-family homes will not be developed at a significantly higher rate than single family; adding a timeline for community parks and regional parks and a change that interest will accrue starting 18 months after purchase, among others.

Despite opposing three subsequent amendments, Curtis moved to pass the final item, described on the agenda as “A Resolution of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Approving an Amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Eagle Mountain City and Pole Canyon Local District.”

“I am just going to state really quickly that given that the taxing entity has been approved I am absolutely in favor of the restriction,” Curtis said.

This resolution bound Pole Canyon to the agreement that residents will not pay more than a combined $65 a month in taxes for Liquidated and Ascertained Damages and the project initiation document. The council voted unanimously in favor of the motion.