Specifications include, but are not limited to: Scope of Services—Long-Range Planning. The City has budgeted the following long-range planning projects. With the selected consultant, the City would like to refine and detail the scope of work contemplated for these projects, including deciding the appropriate professionals to include in the process. • Future Land Use & Annexation Plan. Utah Code 10-2-401.5 states that no municipality may annex an unincorporated area into their City unless the municipality has adopted an annexation policy plan. While West Haven City does have an annexation policy plan, City staff believes that more thoughtful and thorough consideration of some of the State Code requirements in 10-2-401.5 may aid the City Council in deciding if any amendments should occur to the City’s current Annexation Plan. Some of the State Code requirements to consider when preparing or amending an Annexation Plan include the following: o the character of the community; o the need for municipal services in developed and undeveloped unincorporated areas; o the municipality's plans for the extension of municipal services; o how the services will be financed; o an estimate of the tax consequences to residents both currently within the municipal boundaries and in the expansion area; o consider current and projected costs of infrastructure, urban services, and public facilities necessary: ▪ to facilitate the full development of the area within the municipality and ▪ to expand the infrastructure, services, and facilities into the area being considered for inclusion in the expansion area...
