Councilman Tyce Flake

Councilman Tyce Flake With this page this page I hope inform the citizens of Vineyard about my activities as a city councilman and my stand on issues discussed by the council.

11/05/2019

Finished my last neighborhood today in my attempt to get the unregistered voters to turnout tomorrow at city hall for some day registration and voting. If I was able to improve the turnout by a few percent I will be pleased. Please talk to your neighbors and friends and urge them to vote if they haven't! I know it's an off cycle election and they have historically low turnouts. But I hope the citizens of Vineyard understand how important this election is to our future.

11/02/2019

Thought I might try and give you all a slightly more technical review of the new City Center Agreement that the council agreed to this past week.
I was very concerned with the glaring holes in the early draft. After some work it was improved but not to the degree that I was going to vote for it. The major issues were: definition of backbone infrastructure, traffic flow, parking, construction of the promenade, design of train station, problem resolution process, accountability and RDA funding. Other issues existed but they could be addressed in a problem resolution process. In four days prior to the 30th, I participated in a series of discussions and negotiations in which all the issues were addressed. I completed the last item and removed the red line 15 min. prior to the meeting.
One of the key compromises involved the construction of 3 parking structures. These structures are very expensive verses on level flat parking. In order to prompt more (rapid) commercial development the city and developer agreed on the need but not on who would pay for them. We agreed that the city would pay for an escalating percentage of each structure. The payment to the developer would grow to 100% if all three were built. The funding would come from the money generated by the RDA increment growth. However if the commercial growth did not develop fast enough, the funding would fall short of the needed amount. Thus all the risk is the developers.
After these extensive discussions I am impressed with the developers aggressive plans and cooperative attitude to date. I believe this agreement addresses the problems of past developments in our short history and our future needs. I am extremely pleased with this document.⚒

10/27/2019

We all knew it was coming. It may have been just a dusting but more snow is sure to follow. This is the first year that the city is taking over the snow removal job. We have purchased the needed equipment and arranged the staff schedule for drivers. So please do not park on the street, even if it is legal in your area during the next few months of winter weather. The first few real snow storms may be learning events for the city crews. But I am sure the results will speak for themselves.

10/26/2019

This has been a very busy week between the voter registration drive and city business. So I will try and catch up on things.
The turn out has been very poor to date. So this week and for the next nine days I am trying to motivate folks to turn out for the same day register and vote on Nov. 5th. If only people understood how important local government is in their every day life!
In my meetings I have been trying to gather views of department heads and staff on the city center development agreement prior to the meeting on the 30th. A number of issues have cropped up with the code that I am not satisfied with and I am concerned with the apparent lack of process. I thought I made my stance very clear in the last council meeting, but I am concerned that the need for speed is still pushing the agenda, not the need for a well developed and thought out agreement. I will not vote for an agreement presented to me just prior to the meeting.
On the bright side work on the Sunset Park and trail connection is going well. The lake side trail has been graded and the subsurface has been applied and work on the small hillside amphitheater has begun. If the weather holds it looks as if the park will be substantially ready for spring completion.
The overpass continues to grow on each side of the tracks, the medical office and Panda Express construction in the Yards is moving along well, the inspection punch list for the Penny Springs Park has been given to the developer in preparation for acceptance. As most of you have seen the City Center has been cleared and is being brought up to grade.

10/19/2019

Finished the last part of town this past week. I tour the city every week checking on things, prior to my regular meetings. But walking door to door gives one a new definition of size and composition of the town.
Hope I found all 2600 registered voters? With such a small part of the city registered and voting I will start a registration and voting drive this next week. With so many new residents I am sure many have just let registering fall between the cracks with all the things required in purchasing a new home/condo and moving.
It's not difficult to register. At this late date the best way to get it done is to use same day registration and voting. Go to the City Building at 125 S. Main on November 5th. Being a drivers license or another form of government picture I.D. with two documents that prove you are a resident of Vineyard. Voting begins at 7:00am and closes at 7:00pm if no one is waiting.
I will be worth the time invested if we get just 4 or 5 new voters, no matter who they vote for. The more people that participate in the city the better our city will become.

10/12/2019

Just a general update of how things are moving along in the city tonight. The crew was finishing up the sidewalks, curbs and base for the parking lot in Sunset Park tonight. It is looking good for a completion next month. Work continues to rapidly progress on the Center St. overpass, as the ramps grow taller. The first two sections of the town center are now cleared of vegetation and are in the process of grading in prep for infrastructure construction. All of this work will benefit from our current good weather.
City staff and myself continue to analyze the Form Based Code word by word in preparation for the development agreement review meeting on Oct. 30th. I challenged staff as well as department heads to do their due diligence over the next two weeks during the last council meeting. Noting that I was very concerned with lack of preparation for a major decision like this. I want this prime project to move forward with complete understanding between the city and developer. With none of the rancor experienced in the past!

10/11/2019

Last night the city council meeting was broadcast live on Vineyards YouTube channel! I hear the sound still needs work but we are making progress toward the 21 century. All meetings will be broadcast from now on.
We had a presentation on the newest regional transportation plan for the Provo/Orem Urban Area by MAG. It was a mixed bag, some good some bad news. the plan does show the funding of the Train Station and the double track for 2020. The Vineyard Connector is a 5 lane road connected to the new Lehi South Freeway, to be completed in 2030. At least that is 10 years faster than last report. Geneva Rd. will be expanded to 7 lanes by the mid 30's. It also showed the Light Rail track coming through Vineyard, on to Orem and Provo in the future (as yet unfunded).So we still have a lot of work to do in the legislature this upcoming session, lobbying for our needs!
You should know the city is well represented.🚄

10/09/2019

Hope you all already for the winter blast that is on our horizon, 40 degree high on Thursday and a 28 degree low!
It's been a full schedule of door to door work since last Thursday. Thanks go out to all those good folks that I had a privilege to talk with. As I told them I am honored to serve them and hope to continue.
Good news, if you are not aware the Alpine School Board has honored the promise they made to build a second grade school! I have conversed with our rep. on the board while they dealt with this controversy. I was impressed with her open and frank discussion of the various issues involved in that decision. She took the responsibility of convincing her fellow board members that honoring their commitment to Vineyard was the key decision.

10/07/2019

Parks and green space is a common topic have been asked about. The city currently has three parks (Grove Park, Gammon Park and Penny Springs Park) plus a number of pocket parks. These parks are expensive to maintain. Thus the RAP Tax is an extremely important issue in the upcoming election. Please vote yes to support the growth of these venues.
Our current plans include the following parks:
Sunset Beach Park located on 400 North and the lake front is under construction. It will include such items as a bathroom, walkways, a play ground, bike station, lake front trail connections, a three tier amphitheater and a large grass play area. this park should be done in Nov. if the weather cooperates.
Non-Motorized Lake Sports Park located at the north end of Vineyard Rd. on the lake. this is the old county park. It will be rebuilt with a paved parking lot, stairs/ramp access, more sand beach area, a road with roundabout access for drop off/pick up of canoes, kaiaks and water kites, bathrooms, washing station, picnic shelters and a boardwalk. This park should be open in the early summer of 2020.
The crown jewel of the city will be the Promenade. This green space will run from the train station to Utah Lake.
It is somewhat like the City Creek Development in Salt Lake.
This plan is under discussion with Flagship that will produce a development agreement. Its completion date, exact size, components and funding will be part of that agreement.
Other parks will be developed to meet the different needs of our citizens as the open areas of our city are developed.

10/05/2019

Finally have my web page up thanks to my good friend David Dunford, take a look.
votefortyceflake.com

Center St. overpass update. They continue to build the west ramp with the first of many tuck loads of fill. As required ...
10/03/2019

Center St. overpass update. They continue to build the west ramp with the first of many tuck loads of fill. As required they are working at keeping the construction dust to a minimum. Once the ramps are built then you will note a much lower level of activity as they are allowed to settle.
The next heavy activity you will see is the process of placing pylons within the ramps, which should start early next spring.👷‍♂️

10/03/2019

Sustainable Growth is a combination of topics that were raised by the candidates on Monday night - The city has a well developed pop. base. The light industrial base in the north section is growing equally well. Park/green space has radically grown in the past year, with more now under construction. The city's infrastructure is outpacing growth, with construction proceeding on schedule and serving the city well. This is all good news, but the following must be done:
-The building of the City Center project will dramatically change the sustainability and structure of the city. Thus this project is the top priority that the city must deal with. If managed well by the city government agency's in conjunction with the developer the results separate Vineyard from the surrounding area. Site preparation work is underway, a development agreement is under discussion, and the infrastructure plan is also in discussion with Flagship/ developer.
-The development of the Geneva Steel/ Nitrogen area. The environmental clean up will be complete by mid 2020. Much needs to be done with the remaining concrete foundations and such that litters the area. The RDA Board and its funding will continue to aid in this work. The Mill Rd. extension north through this area to 1200 N. along with the attendant water and sewer lines is vital in the next two years. These two things along with progress on the removal of the U.P. line along Geneva Rd. will enable the city and developer to attract a good tax base (business).
-UVU was 200+ acer's in the city and its imperative that we improve our connections and communication with them. The new president has dramatically moved that situation in a positive way. UVU will cost us money as we must provide basic services and they do not pay any property tax! They will however attract business's that serve the student population.
In summation all of the above will cost the city money before it collects a dime. But we must take some risk in order to get the reward. One of those rewards will be a grocery store!

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Councilman Tyce Flake Vineyard, Utah

Vineyard is the fastest growing city (640%) in the United States. I am proud to have played a role in managing that growth the last four years. I fell in love with Vineyard and choose to retire here in December of 2013. The town was made up of a few homes and small farms until WWII, when the Federal Government moved a steel mill to Vineyard from California. Geneva Steel closed its operations in the late eighty’s and a developer bought the land. Development of the city really began in 2013-14. I ran for a seat on the city council in 2014 (pop. 350) after attending council meetings and participating in city committees as a citizen. Today, Vineyard has grown into a class 5 city of 14,000 or more citizens. Much more growth is in our future as we head for a projected build out population of 35-40K.

The fact that roughy half the acreage of the city is made up of contaminated industrial land has presented a challenge. With the help of a city managed redevelopment fund and U.S. Steel, we are near completion (2021) of a EPA certified clean up.The city is borderd on the east by Geneva Road, bisected by Union Pacific & Utah Transit Authority rail lines and to the west we have Utah Lake. This location presents many opportunities, which the city is working hard to develop. We are building a Train Station for the Front Runner (Commuter Rail) and Trax (Light Rail), with UTA bus and UVX connections for students and central Utah County commuters. The land which will become the city center, which surrounds the Train Station/commuter center is under a form based code, to manage its development. Across the rail lines from the city center is the future 250 acre Utah Valley University campus. The city is working with the State Lands Division, Corps of Engineers, Utah Dept. of Wildlife Services and land owners to appropriately develop the beautiful lake-front area. With all this development, the city is working hard at providing the infrastructure needed. Planning for traffic flow is a challenge with no western (Utah Lake) and limited (rail lines) eastern access.

It goes without saying , living in the high desert we have to work with limited and expensive water resources. Since we are a new city we have very few mature trees. The trees planted by developers were not the correct type for the location or climate, plus many were incorrectly planted. Thus many of our 2000 trees are failing. Under my direction we have hired an arborist, written a City Tree Book and code to correct this situation. The city now has a budget and plan to save and propagate our urban forest for wind abatement, temperature reduction and air pollution reduction.

It has been a pleasure to work with the outstanding staff and residents of the city. We have overcome many problems that come with fast growth. A good foundation is now in place to manage our future growth. The citizens of Vineyard have a bright future to look forward to as the city continues to grow and mature. I will continue to devote myself to the wise development of our fair city for all of its residents.