Rich Wood
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- 62
- Total speaking time
- 20:17:28
- Avg per meeting
- 19:38
- Segments
- 23680
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Council Member Rich Wood on the recordAI-generated · 10 meetingsCouncil Member Rich Wood has consistently prioritized fiscal sustainability, high-quality development standards, and public safety throughout his tenure, often drawing on his professional expertise to influence land-use and zoning decisions. He has actively engaged in municipal operations by advocating for administrative efficiency, increased staffing for public safety, and rigorous planning processes for both industrial and residential projects. His record reflects a commitment to long-term financial health and aesthetic consistency, punctuated by notable votes to support specific developments like the DAI Self-Storage project and efforts to improve city infrastructure and service delivery.
Top issues during term (20)
Property Tax Increase
Adds approximately $314 per year in property taxes for the owner of a median $488,000 home.
Infrastructure and Public Works
Updates increase planned capital expenditures over five years to $109.1 million for culinary water and $259.4 million for wastewater.
Traffic Safety on Ira Hodges
Requires allocation of municipal funds or police resources for targeted enforcement and potential traffic-calming infrastructure installation.
Development Amenity Changes
The city may implement a nominal application fee to cover administrative costs.
Slope Development Regulations
Property owners may face higher costs for engineering and permits for taller walls.
QTS Data Center Rezoning
Generates approximately $3 million in offsets for city road infrastructure but raises potential long-term utility and environmental management costs.
data center expansion
The project involves an estimated $776,576,195 in future tax increment allocations over 40 years.
Commercial Design Standards and Landscaping
Homeowners choosing artificial turf will incur private installation costs.
Corrigan Farms Data Center Rezone and Development Agreement
Generates long-term commercial property tax revenue and shifts lift station operational costs to the developer.
City Growth Management
None directly specified, though future tax base and growth potential are at stake.
Regional Transit Planning
The cost of these projects will require significant state and federal funding, which cities are currently lobbying to secure.
Public Budget Communication & Citizen Engagement
Involves minor printing and mailing costs for potential postcards or yard signs, estimated at a few thousand dollars.
Traffic Calming and Speed Study Implementation
Estimated initial traffic calming implementation costs of approximately $400,000, with future budget allocations anticipated.
Zoning Map Updates
N/A
Drive-Through Development Standards
Generates commercial economic activity and fee revenue.
city growth and development
The change impacts future tax revenue streams by moving from industrial to residential land use.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Wood personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-03-03
Adjourn to Closed Session
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-03-03
Councilmember Wood moved to adjourn the meeting at 12:10 AM.
- secondedpassed2026-02-03
Appointment of Chad Decoursey to Planning Commission
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-12-16
ORDINANCE - An Ordinance of Eagle Mountain City, Utah Approving the Pacific Springs Development Agreement. BACKGROUND: ( Presented by City Attorney, Marcus Draper) R5 Homes is seeking
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02025-12-16
Councilmember Burnham moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:16 PM.
- movedpassed2025-12-02
Table Resolution 13.A (Employee Credit Card Policy)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2025-12-02
Table Resolution 13.A (Employee Credit Card Policy)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-12-02
PROCLAMATION - Proclaiming Utah PTA Centennial Celebration Month
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2025-12-02
Councilmember Wood moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 PM.
- secondedpassed2025-12-02
PUBLIC HEARING / ORDINANCE — An Ordinance of Eagle Mountain, Utah, Amending the General Plan for Moderate Income Housing BACKGROUND: (Presented by Long Range Planner, Elizabeth Fewkes) This
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-12-02
ORDINANCE - An Ordinance of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Enacting Chapter 3.45, "Recreation, Arts, and Park Tax", of the Eagle Mountain City Municipal Code BACKGROUND: (Presented by City Attorney, Marcus Draper) On November 4, 2025,
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-12-02
November 18, 2025 Minutes - Regular Redevelopment Agency Board Meeting
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2025-11-18
Connectivity and Site Plan Standards Amendment
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-11-05
Councilmember Clark moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:01 PM.
- movedpassed2025-11-05
RESOLUTION / PUBLIC HEARING - A Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Adopting the Official Project Area Plan for the Sweetwater #4 Community Reinvestment Area Project Area
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-11-05
Councilmember Wright moved to approve the Consent Agenda and to also include the "Conditions of Approval on Intersection Improvements", provided by Staff, for Item 12.A. for the Jo…
- movedpassed2025-11-05
Wastewater Master Plan and IFFP Approval
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-11-05
Landscaped area definition: Improved areas of the property that incorporate all the completed features of the landscape. Landscaped area does not include footprints of buildings or structures, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, and other non-irrigated areas intentionally left undeveloped
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2025-11-05
Board Member Burnham moved to adopt a Resolution of the Redevelopment Agency of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Approving an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the Eagle Mountain …
- secondedpassed 5-02025-10-21
Councilmember Wright moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 PM.
Decisions during term (592)
Recorded while Wood was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda (Excluding Items 10.B, 10.C, and 10.D)
Consent Agenda Items 10.B, 10.C, and 10.D (Firefly Bond Releases)
Corrigan Farms Rezone
Corrigan Farms Development Agreement
Land Disposal Application (Eagle Park Phase I)
Landscape Provisions and WUI Code Amendments
Harmony Phase A, Plat 15 - Fencing
Firefly NPA 8 Phase A, Plat 3 - Into Warranty
Firefly NPA 8 Phase A, Plat 4 - Into Warranty
Firefly NPA 8 Phase A, Plat 5 - Into Warranty
Overland Village 2 Phase A, Plat 11 - Into Warranty
Harmony Phase A, Plat 15 - Out of Warranty
Harmony Phase A, Rachel Way & Ira Hodges Roadway - Out of Warranty
CHANGE ORDER - Airport Well #9 Drilling, Lang Equipment - Change Order #1
September 29, 2026 Minutes - City Council Project Planning Session
October 6, 2026 Minutes - Regular City Council Meeting
RESOLUTION - A Resolution of Eagle Mountain City, Utah, Approving the Quicksilver Solar Community Reinvestment Project Area Interlocal Agreement between Eagle Mountain City and the Utah County Community Reinvestment Agency
September 22, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes
Voting record (800)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Corrigan Farms Development Agreement
Not comfortable creating decades of entitlements without an active user or project beginning.