EVANSTON — The Evanston City Council had a full agenda Tuesday, Jan. 16, including the approval of the “Domino’s Addition,” seemingly without knowing much of what it entails.

The council approved resolution 18-07, authorizing the final plat for the Domino’s Addition, which is a one-lot subdivision on Front Street across from McDonald’s.

MCDA Investors, LLC, a Utah company, made the application. It is considered a minor subdivision and the final plat has been approved.

The name of the addition is the giveaway as to what business will be developed on the property; however, city officials aren’t sure how a new Domino’s on Front Street might affect the current Domino’s Pizza on Main Street.

Evanston Associate Planner DuWayne Jacobsen told the Herald that the same developer owns the “corner three” retail development on Front Street that includes Advance America Cash Advance, an out-of-business Great Clips and a Verizon Wireless retailer.

Jacobsen said the company purchased the lot to the south, where a home was recently demolished.

“Obviously Domino’s is going to occupy it,” Jacobsen said. But when asked if it’s for a new business or for the current Evanston Domino’s, he said, “We don’t know yet.”

He said city officials have asked for more information from the developer but haven’t received it.

Prior to the addition approval, the council passed on second reading ordinance 18-01, which will grant Rocky Mountain Power use of city utility easements, so the company can repair and maintain its equipment within the city.

This came about because the current agreement expires this year. The city receives more than $90,000 per year from Rocky Mountain Power. The amount varies depending on the revenues generated, of which Evanston receives 1 percent.

In May of 2016, the city began nuisance abatement proceedings against Todd Gomez on Greek Street after complaints about appliances, vehicles and wood piles on the property. Gomez chose to go to trial and lost his case in October of 2016. He was convicted of maintaining a nuisance. The court gave Gomez until Dec. 1, 2016, to clean up the property.

In July 2017, the court found Gomez had failed to clean up the property and directed the city to clean up the property and keep a record of the costs associated with the cleanup. City workers cleaned up the property and the total cost for wages, disposal costs for 77.47 tons and equipment came to $25,771.

The approved resolution directs the city to assess the cost against Gomez’s property.

In other business, the Wyoming Department of Transportation did a traffic study last summer and made a couple of recommendations. One was to change the striping on Front Street from 9th Street to Harrison Drive. The restriping work would reduce the number of lanes southbound from two to one. In exchange, there would be a left turn lane through downtown and then the road would return to four lanes near 10th Street.

The restriping would also allow an extra foot on each side of Front Street for cars parked in the parallel parking, possibly enhancing safety for drivers as they exit their vehicles.

The city council unanimously passed the resolution.

The city received good news about a change order for the Evanston Railyards Roundhouse windows and masonry project when they learned the order reduced the amount of the project by $2,680, thanks to a credit for transformer charges.