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I CALL TO ORDER THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY 13TH, 2025. ALL SEVEN COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS TIME, AND WE WILL START OUR MEETING OFF TONIGHT WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND WE HAVE COREY FRALICK FROM THE CITY WHO WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
COREY. WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE RISE AND REPEAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WITH ME? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.
[PUBLIC COMMENT]
COREY. WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN ATTENDANCE, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME UP AND HAVE THREE MINUTES TO GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE CITY COUNCIL USUALLY DOES NOT RESPOND, BUT WE CAN GET YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER AND CONTACT YOU AFTERWARDS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE CAN ANSWER FOR YOU, WE WILL START OFF WITH A PERSON WHO'S ALREADY SIGNED UP, AMY BARTA. IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD, WE'LL HAVE YOU GO FIRST. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS AMY MATA AND I AM A VOLUNTEER WITH A NONPROFIT CALLED BAILING OUT BENJI, AND WE WORK TO END PUPPY MILLS AND THE SUFFERING THAT GOES ON IN THE MILLS TONIGHT, I WANTED TO CONTINUE MY DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE MILLS WERE LIKE. I TALKED ABOUT THE CONFINED SPACES AND THE POOR FOOD AND WATER ACCESS THAT THESE DOGS HAVE. I WANTED TO TALK NOW ABOUT THE LACK OF VETERINARY CARE, EVEN THOUGH VETERINARY CARE IS REQUIRED BY THE ANIMAL WELFARE ACT. IN LOOKING AT THE USDA VIOLATIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025, APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE VIOLATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN TO COMMERCIAL BREEDERS HAD TO DO WITH LACK OF VETERINARY CARE. PUPPY MILL DOGS OFTEN SUFFER FROM INJURIES AND DISEASES THAT GO UNTREATED. INJURIES AND DISORDERS THAT DON'T AFFECT A DOG'S REPRODUCTIVE CAPABILITIES ARE RARELY TREATED. ARGUABLY, THE WORST PROBLEM IS UNTREATED ADVANCED DENTAL DISEASE CAUSING INFECTION, PAIN, AND SEVERE CASES. THE LOSS OF PART OR ALL OF THE MANDIBLE AND MAXILLA. IN ADDITION, EYE AND SKIN DISEASES ARE COMMON DISORDERS THAT ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND UNTREATED. BASICALLY, IF IT DOESN'T AFFECT THEIR REPRODUCTION BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY IS SELLING THE PUPPIES, THEN THE BREEDER WILL NOT PAY TO TREAT THAT ANIMAL OR THEY WILL TRY AND TREAT IT THEMSELVES, WHICH I WILL SPARE YOU. THE HORRORS OF AN UNTRAINED PERSON TRYING TO TREAT A SICK, INJURED DOG. SO MY ASK IS THAT YOU CONSIDER PASSING A HUMANE PET STORE ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD PREVENT STORES FROM SELLING PUPPIES THAT COME FROM PUPPY MILLS. I REALIZED THAT AN ORDINANCE WOULD NOT AFFECT THE CURRENT STORE YOU HAVE SELLING PUPPIES FROM MILLS, WHICH IS THE PUPPY STORE IN JORDAN LANDING, BUT IN THE PAST, AS I'M SURE MANY OF YOU LONG TIMERS HAVE KNOWN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN TWO STORES THAT HAVE SOLD PUPPIES FROM PET STORES IN WEST JORDAN. AND SO THAT IS MY ASK TO YOU. AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU AMY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. COME ON FORWARD AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. THAT'S LOUD. MY NAME IS CHANEL AND I'M FROM TAYLORSVILLE. JUST GET MY NOTES UP HERE. GOOD EVENING. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS CHANEL, AND I AM THE FOUNDER OF STAND AGAINST FEAR AND EXPLOITATION. OR SAFE, A 501 C4 NONPROFIT WORKING ACROSS UTAH[00:05:06]
TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM ABUSE AND EXPOSURE OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE THEIR STATUS OR FAITH AS A SHIELD FROM I WILL BE GOING FROM CITY TO CITY UNTIL REAL CHANGE IS MADE.RECENTLY, WANDA BARZEE, A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER. WHO KIDNAPED ELIZABETH SMART, WAS FOUND ENTERING TWO PUBLIC PARKS VIOLATING HER OFFENDER REGISTRY CONDITIONS. IN UTAH, THIS IS TREATED AS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. THIS MEANS A FINE UP TO $2,500 AND UP TO 365 DAYS IN JAIL. NO MANDATORY SENTENCE AND NO FELONY. AND THE MOST ALARMING PART? WHEN CONFRONTED, SHE TOLD POLICE THE LORD COMMANDED HER TO THE SAME EXCUSE SHE GAVE OVER 20 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE ABDUCTED ELIZABETH SMART, RAPED AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER. THIS IS NOT JUST A VIOLATION. IT'S A DIRECT THREAT, AND THE DATA BACKS IT UP. ACCORDING TO THE UTAH COMMISSION ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND ADULT JUSTICE, HIGH RISK SEX OFFENDERS RE-OFFEND AT THE RATE OF 22% WITHIN FIVE YEARS. AND FORMER US ATTORNEY JOHN HUBBARD STATED THAT HE HIS EXPERIENCE, THE RECIDIVISM RATE FOR CHILD SEX SEXUAL OFFENDERS IS 60 TO 80% OR EVEN HIGHER. THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF IF THEY RE-OFFEND, IT'S WHEN. WE CANNOT ALLOW OUR LAWS TO REMAIN THIS LENIENT HERE IN UTAH. WE NEED TO STAND UP. I URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO STAND WITH SAFE SUPPORT, STRONGER LOCAL PROTECTIONS, ADVOCATE FOR A STATEWIDE REFORM WITH US, AND MAKE IT CLEAR OUR CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITIES ARE NOT UP FOR COMPROMISE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, YOU CAN COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO MR. ANDERSON. MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT? THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND THIS EVENING. THANK
[a. Resolution No. 25-022 the 2025-2029 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan and the Program Year 2025 Annual Action Plan and Authorizing the Mayor to Sign Associated Agreements]
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL THEN CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.TONIGHT WE HAVE FIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WITH THE PUBLIC HEARINGS YOU ARE ALLOWED. WE WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS IF YOU'RE PART OF THOSE. WE DO ASK THAT IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, JUST SPEAK TO THAT ONE. AND WHEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING COMES UP, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO COME UP DURING THAT TIME. SO OUR FIRST ONE TONIGHT IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 022 FOR THE 2025 2029 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, WHICH WE CALL CDBG. IT'S THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE PROGRAM YEAR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN ASSOCIATED AGREEMENTS. AND WE WILL HAVE MEGAN JENSEN FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRESENT THIS TO US. MEGAN, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS TONIGHT. SO THIS IS FOR APPROVAL OF OUR CDBG FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND OUR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, AND SOME EDITS TO OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN. SO JUST A NOTE, OUR ALLOCATION HAS NOT ACTUALLY COME OUT YET. THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO ANNOUNCE THOSE TOMORROW. WE'RE EXPECTING USUALLY THEY COME OUT SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY. THERE'S BEEN SOME DELAYS AND SO WE'RE EXPECTING THOSE TOMORROW. AT THAT TIME WE WILL HAVE OUR CDBG COMMITTEE MEET AND TALK ABOUT PRIORITIES AND DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE COULD DO. AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE WILL COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH AN AMENDED BUDGET. RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE AN OUTLINE OF GENERAL CATEGORIES THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THE ALLOCATION ON. AND SO YOU'LL BE SEEING A MORE DETAILED BUDGET LATER ON. SO JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE PLAN. WE HAVE OUTLINED THESE FOUR PRIORITIES OF THINGS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE TO CDBG FUNDING ON. THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IN THE PAST YEARS. WE HAVE DONE SOME OTHER CITIZEN PARTICIPATION SO FAR. WE HAD A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY, AND WE HAD ONE COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS. AND WE ALSO HELD A COMMUNITY NEEDS SURVEY COMMUNITY
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WIDE. AND WE HAD 50 RESPONSES, WHICH WE HAVE INCLUDED IN OUR PLANS. THESE ARE THE PRIORITIES, AND YOU'LL SEE THEM IN THE BUDGET FOR 2025. OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. THESE ARE ALSO VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST. AND THEN WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING SOME EDITS, SOME MINOR EDITS TO OUR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN. AND THEY BASICALLY JUST CLARIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS. LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOOD TO GO. SORRY, I WAS GOING THROUGH MY NOTES. OH. NEVER MIND. SO SORRY. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER BLOOM. SO THE PROGRAM WAS FUNDED BUT RECEIVED NO QUALIFYING APPLICATIONS IN FY 23. WERE THERE BARRIERS OR ISSUES BECAUSE OF THAT? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE DOWN PAYMENT? YES, THE DOWN PAYMENTS. SORRY I WAS I HAD TO GO THROUGH MY NOTES REALLY FAST. SORRY. YES. FOR THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE. YES. SO HUD GIVES INCOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT. AND RIGHT NOW IN THE HOUSING MARKET IT IT'S JUST VERY HARD FOR PEOPLE TO QUALIFY FOR THAT PROGRAM. SO WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY APPLICATIONS. WILL THE PROGRAM BE RESTRUCTURED OR DISCONTINUED OR AS STATUS QUO HOW IT IS. WELL WE CAN'T REALLY RESTRUCTURE IT. THAT'S KIND OF UP TO HUD. AND SO WE JUST KIND OF HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THEIR REQUIREMENTS. WE'D LOVE TO BRING IT BACK IN THE FUTURE IF IT BECOMES SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE COULD QUALIFY FOR. OKAY. ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING BEYOND THE REHAB AND EMERGENCY REPAIR, IS THERE ANY PLANS TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT LIKE NEW CONSTRUCTION OR AFFORDABLE UNIT ACQUISITION, OR IS THAT STRICTLY NOT PART OF THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THAT? WE COULD DO THAT AND WE COULD DISCUSS THAT WITH THE CDBG COMMITTEE. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE THINK WOULD BE POSSIBLE. OKAY. ON THOSE THE OUTREACH I NOTICED THERE'S ONLY 50 RESPONSES. IS THERE PLANS TO IMPROVE FUTURE OUTREACH METHODS LIKE SCHOOLS, FAITH ORGANIZATIONS OR COMMUNITY EVENTS? WE COULD DO THAT. WE HAVE A NEW CONSULTANT THAT'S BEEN HELPING US WITH CDBG. AND SO I THINK THIS WAS I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN DONE A SURVEY LIKE THIS IN YEARS PAST. THIS WAS ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD RESULT, I THINK, WITH 50 RESPONSES. BUT WE COULD DO MORE OUTREACH TO DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, ORGANIZATIONS AND STUFF IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. WHAT EFFORTS AND THIS MIGHT BE THE SAME SIMILAR ANSWER, WHAT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF SOME OF THE DIVERSE SERVICE PROVIDERS IN APPLYING FOR THESE PUBLIC SERVICE FUNDS? IS IT JUST CONTINUED OUTREACH WITH YOUR NEW PERSON? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT FOR APPLICATIONS? YES YES YES YES. YEAH. SO WE WILL OPEN OUR APPLICATION PROCESS SOON, PROBABLY THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK ONCE WE GET THAT ALLOCATION. AND THAT WILL GO OUT AS A PUBLIC NOTICE FOR ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO APPLY. AND SO THAT'S HOW DO YOU SEND THAT OUTREACH. LIKE WHAT WHAT METHODS DO YOU DO TO GET THAT TO PEOPLE SO THEY KNOW ABOUT IT THAT THOSE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE? YEAH. SO WE DO JUST A NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC NOTICING. AND SO THAT WILL GO IN THE NEWSPAPER ON OUR WEBSITE.AND. AND THEN ON THE UTAH PUBLIC NOTICE WEBSITE. OKAY. IS THERE SOMETHING OUR CITY CAN HELP WITH THAT PUSH THAT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND STUFF I WONDER? YEAH OKAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE.
I JUST WANT TO SEE MORE PEOPLE KNOW THAT THIS IS OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE. LET'S SEE HERE. IF HUD'S FINAL FUNDING DIFFERS FROM THE ESTIMATED THAT IT WAS AT 512, I THINK I WROTE DOWN SORRY, I STUDIED SOME OF THESE REALLY FAST. SO IF I APOLOGIZE, MY NUMBERS ARE OFF. HOW WILL THE ADJUSTMENTS BE PRIORITIZED, LIKE ACROSS ADMIN, INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSING, ETC? LIKE IF IT'S NOT, IF IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THAT 512? YEAH, IT REALLY WILL BE PRIORITIZED BY OUR COMMITTEE.
AND WHAT THEY THINK THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS AND WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR SURVEY AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. SO I THINK THAT WAS ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US. AND WE WILL GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING, PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THIS, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. NO ONE HERE IN THE ROOM. MR. ANDERSON, DOES ANYBODY ONLINE WISH TO SPEAK? THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE
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NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WE WILL THEN CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL GO TO DISCUSSION OR MOTION. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. THANK YOU. MEGAN, I SENT AN EMAIL THAT I WAS SENT A WHILE ON MAY 8TH TO THE MAYOR AND I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU ASK HIM ABOUT IT. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE IN CHARGE. SO SINCE YOU'RE THE GIRL, PLEASE ASK THE MAYOR ABOUT THAT EMAIL BECAUSE IT'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT'S SOMEONE REACHING OUT. IT'S A CURRENT APARTMENT COMPLEX. AND THEY'RE ASKING ABOUT IF WE COULD HELP TO KEEP IT TO BE LOW INCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WILL GIVE A MOTION. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25, DASH 022, THE 2025 2029 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE PROGRAM YEAR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN ASSOCIATE AGREEMENTS.I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL CHAIR LAMB AND A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. LET'S VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES.
CHAIR. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. I'LL GO TO PUBLIC HEARING. BE RESOLUTION NUMBER
[b. Resolution No. 25-024 Service in lieu of fees request by the Veterans of Foreign Wars for use of the community room at Station 54]
25, DASH ZERO TWO FOR SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES REQUESTED BY THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FOR USE OF THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT STATION 54. AND LOOKS LIKE WE'LL START WITH CORBIN LEE, OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. YOU HAVE TONIGHT THIS RESOLUTION 20 5-024, WHICH IS AN APPROVAL FOR SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES FOR THE VFW. THE VFW WOULD LIKE TO USE THE COMMUNITY ROOM OUT OF FIRE STATION 54. THIS IS THE FIRE STATION IN OUR INDUSTRIAL AREA IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE CITY, HAS A COMMUNITY ROOM THAT'S VERY UNDERUTILIZED. FIRE AND POLICE OCCASIONALLY USE IT FOR TRAININGS DURING THE DAY, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY UTILIZED BY THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN THE EVENINGS OR ON THE WEEKENDS. THE VFW, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN LEGION AND THE DAV, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A HOME IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY WHERE THEY COULD OFFER SOME REGULAR RECURRING MEETINGS AND SERVICES TO VETERANS. AND WE FELT LIKE THIS MAY BE A REALLY GOOD USE OF THAT SPACE FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE SERVICE, IN LIEU OF FEE AGREEMENT, IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW THE VFW TO, IN LIEU OF BEING CHARGED THE NORMAL RENTAL RATE FOR THE ROOM, DO SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE VFW, A, THE DAV AND THE AMERICAN LEGION ARE ALREADY DOING A LOT OF SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY.JUST LAST WEEK THEY WERE PAINTING FIRE HYDRANTS THROUGHOUT WEST GEORGIA. I MEAN, IT'S AWESOME WHAT THEY DO, BUT IN THE FACILITY USE AGREEMENT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET, YOU CAN SEE THE LIST OF SERVICE PROJECTS AS PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. WE FEEL THIS LIST OF SERVICE PROJECTS EXCEEDS THE VALUE OF THE MAXIMUM VALUE OF THE USE OF THE BUILDING AND AS ADMINISTRATION WE SUPPORT THIS USE OF THAT SPACE AND SUPPORT THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION.
THIS IS COMMANDER MADER WITH US FROM THE VFW. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DAV HERE AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS. I DON'T HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS PER SE, BUT DO YOU WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU GUYS DO AND JUST SOME OF THE STUFF THAT YOU DO AROUND WEST JORDAN? YEAH. SO VFW POST 12087, WE PRETTY MUCH COVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE VALLEY. WE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A VETERAN IN NEED THAT CAME TO OUR ORGANIZATION BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET INTO THE VFW. TRYING TO REMEMBER, I BELIEVE IT WAS VALOR HOUSE. AND SO WE SUPPORTED THAT VETERAN BY PUTTING THEM UP IN A HOTEL, GIVING THEM FOOD AND STUFF LIKE THAT. SO THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT LIVING OUT OF THEIR CAR. SO THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE JUST IN THE LAST MONTH. WE DID THE FIRE HYDRANTS. WE'RE LOOKING TO HOLD OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS WHERE WE DO OUR BUSINESS MUCH LIKE THE CITY COUNCIL DOES, BUT ALSO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR OTHER MEETINGS. WE HAVE OUR AUXILIARY THAT MEETS WITH US, AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR KIND OF OUR FRONT FACING ARM FOR OUR SERVICE PROJECTS BECAUSE, WELL, WE'RE ALL BROKE VETS. WE NEED OUR SUPPORTING ARM TO GET US MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOME OF THE THINGS I GUESS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR WEST JORDAN. APPRECIATE IT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO
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AT THIS TIME WE WILL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK PLEASE COME FORWARD. AT THIS TIME. NOT EVERYBODY WANTS. ALL RIGHT. AND ONCE AGAIN, MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING, AND I WILL LOOK FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, I'VE GOT JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. AND JUST MAKE SURE I'M ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LAW. MR. CHANDLER, I WILL DISCLOSE THAT I AM A MEMBER OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST NUMBER 12087, A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE VFW. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION POST THAT WILL BE USING THAT THAT SPACE. BUT BECAUSE I HAVE NO FINANCIAL INTEREST, I SHOULD NOT HAVE A CONFLICT. ISN'T THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU. JUST A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. THE VFW POST, YOU THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT BESIDES PAINTING THE FIRE HYDRANTS AND DOING OTHER THINGS, THEY'RE ALSO THE ONES WHO, FOR THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS HAVE BEEN AT OUR VETERANS DAY AND MEMORIAL DAY. EVENTS WITH THE. THE THAT YOU HAD, THE FIRING SQUAD, THE, THE, THE SALUTE, THE GUN SALUTE, FIRING SQUAD, MAYBE NOT THE BEST, BUT YEAH, THEY'RE THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE DONE THE HONOR, THE HONOR HONOR GUARD. IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. THE HONOR.
THE. I WAS GOING TO REPORT LATER ON, BUT I'LL PUT THE PLUG IN NOW, THE VFW AND THEIR AUXILIARY, THEY HAD THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT HERE OF THE NATIONAL VFW AUXILIARY HERE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I GOT TO MEET WITH HER. I ENDED UP GIVING HER A CITY PIN. SO, PAUL, YOU AND THE MAYOR OWE ME A CITY PIN. BUT. THEY'RE THEY'RE UNDERGOING A SERVICE PROJECT RIGHT NOW CALLED. AND I HOPE I GET THIS RIGHT. OPERATION BOTTOM COVERS. IS THAT RIGHT? ANYWAY, THEY'RE DOING A DIAPER COLLECTION DRIVE TO HELP THE SOLDIERS OUT AT THE ARMORY IN ON THE AVIATION FACILITY. THEY'RE DOING THAT DIAPER DRIVE FOR DISPOSABLE DIAPERS TO ALSO SUPPORT WITH THE FOOD PANTRY THAT'S OUT IN THE AVIATION FACILITY. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS ONE THERE, THEY'RE SUPPORTING THE DIAPER DRIVE. SO IF ANYBODY HAS ANY DIAPERS THEY WANT TO DONATE, YOU CAN DROP THEM OFF. I ALREADY CLEARED IT WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICE DIRECTOR. IF ANYBODY HAS SOME DISPOSABLE DIAPERS, THEY WANT TO DROP OFF AND DROP THEM OFF AT THE COUNCIL OFFICE, AND WE CAN GET THEM OUT TO THE AVIATION FACILITY. ANYWAY. MY, MY. THE LAST COMMENT IS, IS THAT WHAT THE VFW POST THIS THE 120087 IS ACTUALLY REGISTERED IN WEST JORDAN. THEY'VE BEEN USING JIM'S RESTAURANT IN RIVERTON TO HOLD THEIR MEETINGS THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I KNOW I HELPED TRIGGER THIS WITH CORBIN. THIS THIS HAS BEEN A PROCESS, A YEAR AND A HALF OR SO THAT HAS TAKEN US TO GET TO THIS POINT. BUT. MY COMMENT WOULD BE WELCOME HOME. COUNCILMEMBER.
COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, I WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25.
DASH ZERO TWO FOR SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES REQUEST BY THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS FOR THE USE OF THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT STATION 54. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM. DISCUSSION TO THE MOTION. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AS SOMEONE WHO. OH, SORRY. HI. WHO DIDN'T LIVE CIVILIAN LIFE UNTIL I WAS 17, I LIKE CALVIN, REMEMBER WHEN HE BROUGHT THIS UP? AND I'M SO GRATEFUL TO APPROVE THIS AND HAVE THIS A PART OF OUR CITY. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION, LET'S MOVE AHEAD
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WITH THE VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.BLUM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. CHAIR. LAMB.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRADOR. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT.
[c. Ordinance No. 25-21 Amending Section 13-8-23 (Balanced Housing) to add an exemption for twin homes on R-3 zoned parcels existing since October 22, 2014]
THANK YOU. VETERANS. AND WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING. SEE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 21, AMENDING SECTION 13 823 FOR BALANCED HOUSING, TEN EXEMPTION FOR TWIN HOMES AND R-3 ZONED PARCELS EXISTING SINCE OCTOBER 22ND OF 2014. AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE MEGAN BACK UP AGAIN. LUCKY YOU. THANK YOU. WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO LOOK AT OUR BALANCED HOUSING ORDINANCE AND A POSSIBLE EXCEPTION. FOR TWIN HOMES IN OUR THREE ZONE PARCELS THAT HAVE EXISTED SINCE OCTOBER 22ND, 2014. EXACTLY HOW IT SAYS SO. THIS IS THE AMENDMENT YOU CAN SEE IN RED THE ADDED LINES THERE. YOU'LL SEE A SIMILAR EXEMPTION, I THINK F FOR TWIN HOMES IN R2 ZONES. THIS IS REALLY JUST TRYING TO RESPOND TO HOUSING NEEDS IN THE CITY. WE THINK THIS WILL REALLY ONLY AFFECT A FEW PARCELS AND LOTS IN THE CITY, BUT OF COURSE IT WOULD BE APPLICABLE CITYWIDE. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.LOOK AT THAT. ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN THANK YOU MEGAN. AND WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC ORDINANCE, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. NOBODY IN HOUSE, MR. ANDERSON, IS ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB, MR. ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL THEN CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND I WILL LOOK FOR DISCUSSION OR A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 21. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS THE ONE THING I WANT TO SAY IS JUST BECAUSE ALL THE STUDENTS ARE HERE, YOU MIGHT THINK, WELL, THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS AT ALL, BUT ACTUALLY WE'VE HAD OTHER MEETINGS PREVIOUS TO THIS WHERE WE ACTUALLY DISCUSSED IT A LOT FOR MAYBE 30 TO 45 MINUTES. AND SO THAT'S WHEN IT COMES BACK TO HERE. WE'LL HAVE A FINAL DISCUSSION. AND SOMETIMES THERE IS DISCUSSION, SOMETIMES THERE'S NOT. SO BECAUSE THERE'S NO DISCUSSION LET'S VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES, VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
GREEN. YES. CHAIR. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE
[d. Ordinance No. 25-17 a petition from Ryan Simmons/Boyer Company requesting a rezone for 190 Commerce located at 7381 West New Bingham Highway (~192.32 acres) to M-1 Zone]
WILL NOW GO TO PUBLIC HEARING D ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 17, A PETITION FROM RYAN SIMMONS AND BOYER COMPANY REQUESTING A REZONE FOR 190 COMMERCE LOCATED AT 7381 WEST NEW BINGHAM HIGHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 192 .32 ACRES TO AN M-1 ZONE. AND AT THIS TIME, WE'LL ASK MR. SIMMONS, ARE YOU IN THE AUDIENCE? YOU CAN COME FORWARD, STEPHEN. HERE. OKAY. IS TAYLOR STILL HERE? I'LL HAVE TAYLOR COME UP. COME ON. TAYLOR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND COUNCIL. THIS IS A REZONE OF ABOUT 193, JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDER ACRES OUT IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OF THE CITY FROM A 20 TO M-1. SO YOU CAN SEE THE VICINITY MAP. IT'S JUST ON THE WEST SIDE OF U 111 ACROSS FROM THE AMAZON FULFILLMENT CENTER. THE CURRENT ZONING IS A TEN OR SORRY, A 20. AND THE PROPOSAL IS TO GO TO M-1, THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THIS PROPERTY IS LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. SO THIS IS FOLLOWING OUR CURRENT GENERAL PLAN. WHICH IS WHAT THAT SHOWS WITH THAT. THIS IS SOMETHING STAFF SUPPORTS AS IT FOLLOWS THEIR GENERAL PLAN. AND THIS WILL JUST ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT TO COME, WHICH FOLLOWS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN[00:30:01]
PLANNING IN OUR PLAN WHICH WAS ADOPTED LAST YEAR. SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. ALL RIGHT. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK, ARE YOU AWARE ARE THEY AWARE OF ANYONE THAT'S WANTING TO MOVE THEIR. NO ONE DIRECTLY? THEY DID THE 111 COMMERCE CENTER AND IT WAS FILLED UP VERY VERY QUICKLY. AND SO IN CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. SIMMONS HE SAID THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR BUT MAYBE TARGET SMALLER PAD SITES RATHER THAN AS LARGE AS 111 COMMERCE WAS SO MAYBE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER INDIVIDUAL TENANTS.OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM I CAN'T REMEMBER. I DIDN'T HAVE THIS IN MY NOTES WRITTEN DOWN, BUT WHAT WAS THE INTENDED TIMEFRAME FOR PHASE ONE IN THAT I THINK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PHASE ONE, LET'S SAY WHAT? SAY THAT AGAIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR PHASE ONE, WHICH WOULD BE DOWN IN THAT NORTH CORNER. THIS PROPERTY KIND OF SPLITS TWO WATER ZONES. YEAH.
AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING ALL THEY CAN IN ZONE SIX BECAUSE THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE THERE. ZONE SEVEN WILL PROBABLY COME AROUND LATER AFTER THAT'S BEEN DEVELOPED OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, THANKS. FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT THIS WAS PART OF THE GARDNER APPLICATION FOR THE LARGER SOUTHWEST QUADRANT MASTER PLAN KIND OF DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD A WEEK OR TWO AGO. YEAH, IT'S IT BORDERS THAT BECAUSE THAT'S EVERYTHING NORTH OF BINGHAM. BUT NEW BINGHAM IS THAT DIVIDER LINE. IT DOESN'T COME SOUTH OF NEW, BUT FOR SOME REASON I THOUGHT IT DID AND I IT DOES THAT. BUT THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WHERE IT CROSSES. OKAY.
THAT'S FURTHER EAST. YEAH OKAY. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. WELL, SOMEONE ALWAYS POPS UP RIGHT WHEN WE THINK WE'RE DONE. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, I'M GOING TO ASK THE WEIRD QUESTION. I KNOW IT'S ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP IS M ONE, BUT WHY WOULDN'T IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO BE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT THAN M ONE? SINCE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT ALLOWS THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE? ANYWAY, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THIS WAS ON OUR GENERAL PLAN. I THINK PROBABLY THE BIGGEST DIFFERENTIATING FACTOR IS SOUTHWEST QUADRANT ALLOWS FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND SO THE UTILITY DEMAND AND MODELING FOR THE MASTER PLAN WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT IF THIS SOUTHWEST QUADRANT. COUNCILMEMBER BLOOM, SORRY, I WAS GOING BACK BETWEEN THE NOTES FROM WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, AND I HAD THIS QUESTION ON THE ALTA SURVEY SURVEY FINDINGS. THERE WAS OVER 30 EASEMENTS RECORDED. IS THAT A POTENTIAL RED FLAG OR CONFLICT THAT WOULD LIMIT THE SITE LAYOUT OR ACCESS? I MEAN, THAT'S ALWAYS A POTENTIAL. WE CAN WORK THROUGH THAT. THE GOOD THING ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE PLATTING THINGS IS YOU CAN MOVE THOSE EASEMENTS, ABANDON THOSE, AND PUT THEM IN PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS, WHICH IS A BETTER PLACE FOR THOSE TO GO ANYWAYS. BUT THAT'S SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF AT PLANNING. IT WAS IN MY NOTES, AND I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP BECAUSE I WAS. THAT CAUGHT ME A LITTLE BIT. YEAH, IT'S A BIG OLD PROPERTY, SO THERE'S A LOT THAT DOES GO THROUGH THERE. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU TAYLOR. WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE IN HERE, MR. ANDERSON, DO YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE AND SO I DON'T HAVE ANYONE WHO'S RAISED THEIR HAND. THANK YOU. THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL MOVE TO DISCUSSION OR MOTION. ANYBODY I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2517. A PETITION FROM RYAN SIMMONS BOYER COMPANY REQUESTING A REZONE FOR 190 COMMERCE LOCATED AT 7381 WEST NEW BINGHAM HIGHWAY TO M ONE ZONE. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WHITLOCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. DISCUSSION TO THE MOTION.
SEEING NO DISCUSSION, LET'S VOTE. CHAIR LIAM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BEDORE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLOOM. YES. VICE CHAIR.
WHITLOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK
[e. Ordinance No. 25-19 Amending Section 13-7E-10 (Status of Conditional Use Permit) to add revocation language]
YOU. AND OUR FINAL PUBLIC HEARING OF THE NIGHT. PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 19, AMENDING SECTION 1370 TEN, STATUS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ADD REVOCATION LANGUAGE. AND WE HAVE LARRY GARDNER TO PRESENT. THANK YOU, LARRY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. SO[00:35:04]
HOW DID WE GET HERE. THE CONDITIONAL USE ORDINANCE WAS CHANGED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. A MUCH NEEDED CHANGE WAS ADOPTED AT THAT TIME, AND I THINK IT'S BEEN WORKING VERY WELL AT THAT TIME. IN UTAH LAW, IT STATED THAT CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS RUN WITH THE LAND. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY ARE THERE FOREVER UNLESS THEY'RE REVOKED. AND OUR ORDINANCE REFLECTED THAT, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING TO DO. COPY STATE LAW. SO WE STAY COMPLETELY IN HARMONY WITH THAT.HOWEVER, THE LAW HAS CHANGED AND THE LAW SAYS DOESN'T HAVE THAT PHRASE ANYMORE. HOWEVER, WE HAVEN'T DECIDED TO REMOVE THAT TERM FROM THE ORDINANCE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON LINE FIVE OF THE LEGISLATIVE VERSION OF THE TEXT THAT SAYS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL RUN WITH THE LAND, WITH EXCEPTIONS. AND SO HOW DO WE GET HERE? BECAUSE THEY RUN WITH LAND AND BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT AND MORE ACCURATELY, AND I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD FOR AGGRESSIVE, SO I WON'T USE A WORD AT ALL BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WORD TO USE. BUT THEY'VE BEEN VERY AMBITIOUS IN TRACKING DOWN USES THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE. AND ONE, AND THE PROCESS NOW IS THAT TO REVOKE A CONDITIONAL USE, EITHER FOR CAUSE OR THAT HAS JUST CEASED TO EXIST, THE CITY PLANNER WHO IS ME, HAS TO SEND A NOTICE TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION, WHO IS BROCK HUDSON, OVER CODE ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS NOTICE THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ISSUED THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND THE PROPERTY OWNER. AND THEN THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR TO BE PLACED UPON THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES DOCKET. AND FOR EXAMPLE, IN FEBRUARY 19TH, I SEND A NOTICE 5510 WEST WELLS PARK CODE FOR TWO CONDITIONAL USES. THAT ONE WAS ISSUED IN 1982 AND AGAIN READ ON IN 1987, AND THE OTHER WAS ISSUED IN 1997. SO THESE NOTICE WENT TO BUSINESSES THAT HAVE NOT EXISTED FOR TWO DECADES, WHICH CAME BACK UNDELIVERABLE. AND TO THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHO WAS THE THIRD PROPERTY OWNER REMOVED OF THE PROPERTY. AND SO THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AND SO BECAUSE THESE BUSINESSES HAVE HAVE GONE OUT OR HAVE BEEN OUT OF BUSINESS FOR OVER TWO DECADES, IN ONE CASE OVER THREE DECADES, BUT THEY STILL SHOW ON OUR RECORDS AS HOLDING A CONDITIONAL USE. AND THE ONE IS CONCERNING BECAUSE IT IS A THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT WAS ISSUED WAS FOR A SCRAP YARD, BASICALLY, OR A, A AUTO DISMANTLING BUSINESS. AND IT HAPPENS TO ALSO BE IN A WELLHEAD PROTECTION ZONE. AND SO YOU SAY WHY DO WE WORRY ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT? WELL, IF SOMETHING RUNS WITH THE LAND, THEORETICALLY SOMEONE COULD COME BACK AND SAY, AND WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND SAY, WELL, THIS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WAS ISSUED AND IT'S NOT BEEN REVOKED, SO I CAN DO THAT ON THE PROPERTY. AND IN SOME AREAS OF OUR VALUABLE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES, WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT THEM BEING USED FOR SCRAPYARDS AND THINGS THAT MAYBE IN 1982 WERE MORE APPROPRIATE. SO IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET RID OF USES THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE, AND NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THEM. AND. THERE AREN'T BENEFITING THE CITY AT ALL. AND SO THE REASON THIS CAME TO LIGHT IS THAT A. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR ME? YES, BUT I'M WAITING. OKAY. SO. AND SO BY THE WAY, THOSE TWO WENT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE AND THEY WERE REVOKED. IT TOOK TWO MONTHS. AND SO WE THOUGHT THERE HAS TO BE A MAYBE AN EASIER WAY, MAYBE NOT. THAT'S UP TO THE COUNCIL TO DETERMINE THAT TONIGHT. AND SO A MUCH SIMPLER ORDINANCE WAS CRAFTED THAN WHAT YOU SEE. IT WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE WITHOUT. SOME NOTICING PARAMETERS. AND SO THOSE WERE THOSE WERE PUT INTO
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THE ORDINANCE. AND FOR INSTANCE, IN NINE THAT REFERS TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED. AND THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, WHICH OR THEY HAVEN'T GOT A BUILDING PERMIT OR THEY DON'T HAVE A BUSINESS LICENSE. AND SO THEY'RE GIVEN TWO YEARS TO DO THAT. AND IF THEY DON'T, THEN THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CAN SEND THEM A NOTICE AND THEY HAVE 16 CALENDAR DAYS, OR THEY HAVE 15 CALENDAR DAYS TO ANSWER THAT NOTICE. AND IF NOT, THEN IT CAN BE REVOKED BY SENDING THEM A REVOCATION LETTERS WITHIN 16 CALENDAR DAYS. AND SO IT'S NOT AN AUTOMATIC PROCESS. IT STILL REQUIRES WORK. BUT THEY ARE GIVING NOTICE. AND THAT IS FOR CONDITIONAL USES THAT ARE MUCH, MUCH MORE NEW AND MUCH MORE RELEVANT. NOW, IN THE CASE OF THE ONES I TALKED ABOUT, IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN BUSINESS OR HAVE NOT BEEN USED FOR MORE THAN 12 MONTHS, THEN A NOTICE FOR 40 OF NOTICE OF 45 DAYS IS SENT TO THEM, AND THEY HAVE 45 DAYS TO RESPOND TO THE NOTICE. IF THEY DON'T, THEN A NOTICE OF REVOCATION IS SENT TO THEM AND IT WILL BE REVOKED WITHIN 15 DAYS. AND THEY ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPEAL. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION TO ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. AND SO I HOPE THAT'S CLEAR AS MUD. BUT IT YOU KNOW, THE REVOCATION PROCESS, RATHER THAN JUST MAKING IT AUTOMATIC THAT WELL, YOU'RE NOT IN BUSINESS ANYMORE. IT'S REVOKED. THE PLANNING COMMISSION FELT THAT DUE PROCESS IS VALUABLE IN OUR SOCIETY AND THAT WE SHOULD SEND THEM NOTICE. AND I AGREE WITH THEM. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THEY'VE DONE IT. IT WON'T BE AN ARDUOUS PROCESS, BUT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE LESS CUMBERSOME THAN SENDING EVERYTHING TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE, BECAUSE PARTICULARLY IN THE SUMMER, HE HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO. AND SO WITH THAT, DO YOU HAVE YOUR QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE QUESTIONS. SORRY, I HAD EIGHT QUESTIONS. YOU ALREADY ANSWERED MOST OF THEM. SO I WAS SO EXCITED. WOW. HOW MANY OF THESE LEGACY ARE THERE? AND I CANNOT ANSWER THAT. OKAY. I THINK RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY WE OVER THE YEARS THEY HAVE ISSUED OVER 400 AND SOMETHING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. OH WOW. LET'S SAY THEY DO LIKE THE OWNER DOES RESPOND WITHIN 45 DAYS SO THEY STILL GET A HEARING. HOW'S THAT PROCESS? I WHAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THAT WITHIN 45 DAYS? IF THEY APPEAL TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE, THEN THE OLD PROCESS I WOULD APPEAL, SEND A NOTICE TO THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PRESERVATION. HE WOULD SCHEDULE THE APPEAL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. OKAY. CAN YOU ANSWER EVERYTHING ELSE FOR ME? THANK YOU. OKAY.COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, PERSONALLY, I FAIL TO SEE HOW DUE PROCESS IS BEING VIOLATED WHEN THE BUSINESS IS NO LONGER EVEN THERE OR PROPERTY HAS CHANGED HANDS. I FEEL LIKE PERHAPS THE PROCESS IS A LITTLE. WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED IS STILL MAYBE TOO CUMBERSOME. OKAY.
COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING, I'LL JUST ADDRESS THAT THAT THE CURRENT LAW REQUIRES THE CONDITIONAL USE TO RUN WITH THE LAND. SO IF A PREVIOUS LANDOWNER GOT THE CONDITIONAL USE, THE NEW LANDOWNER PICKS UP THE CONDITIONAL USE. THAT BUSINESS MAY BE OUT OF BUSINESS, BUT THE NEW LANDOWNER MAY HAVE BOUGHT IT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A CONDITIONAL USE. AND SO REALLY, THAT LANDOWNER PROBABLY OUGHT TO BE PUT ON NOTICE SOMEHOW. THAT'S WHERE I THINK THAT'S WHERE THAT COMES FROM. SO IN IN MY READING, I SAW THAT MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE WITH LANDOWNERS, THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNAWARE THAT THIS CUP EVEN EXISTED. SO TWO OF THEM. YES. ANYWAY. I JUST WANT TO TIE TIE ANYONE'S HANDS BY UNDUE OR UNNECESSARY NOTIFICATIONS. UNDERSTOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU LARRY. WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOBODY HERE, MR.
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ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AND WE WILL LOOK TO FOR A MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN. I LIKE THE IDEA WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS, BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, READING THROUGH THIS ORDINANCE, I'M CONFUSED AS ALL GET OUT. IT'S GOT IT'S TOO MANY WORDS AND IT IT'S FOR EXAMPLE AND IT DOESN'T MEET SOME OF THE NORMAL CRITERIA, THE WAY WE WRITE THE ORDINANCES. BECAUSE ON LINE NINE OF THE LEGISLATIVE IT SAYS BIG A, AND THEN IT'S GOT A LITTLE A AND LITTLE B AND THEN IT GOES BACK TO ONE, TWO, THREE.NORMALLY THOSE ARE BROKEN UP A ONE AND TWO B OR SOMETHING. AND THE FIRST SECTION WHERE IT'S 15 DAYS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION, IT TERMINATES AFTER A TERMINATION LETTER HAS BEEN SENT IN B THERE'S A LETTER OF INTENT TO REVOKE THE TERMINATION. AND THEN THERE'S A TERMINATION. SEEMS TO ME THAT WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO IS HAVE UNLESS I MISREAD THAT, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO IS IN A SAY. IT IS THAT CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS CAN BE TERMINATED. AND THIS IS HOW WE DO IT. STEPS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR I THINK IT'S KIND OF MUDDY IN THE IN THE. THE BODY OF THE TEXT. AND PARTICULARLY IN B IT'S THREE, FOUR FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN. IT'S ABOUT 12 OR 13 LINES LONG OF JUST WORDS THAT IT'S LIKE HARD TO, TO FIGURE OUT. AND SO I'M IF WE WANT TO PASS IT, I'M OKAY WITH PASSING IT TONIGHT. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO IMMEDIATELY JUMP ON IT AND AMEND IT SO THAT WE HAVE SOME CLEAR WORDING, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK IT'S I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT I, WHAT I WANT TO DO IS I DON'T WANT TO HAND I DON'T WANT TO I WANT TO GIVE THE STAFF THE ABILITY TO GO TO REMOVE THESE CONDITIONAL USES. BUT I THINK THE, THE VERBIAGE IS OVERCOMPLICATED OVER COMPLEX. AND SO WHAT I'D BE GOOD WITH IS PASS IT TONIGHT SO THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOL THAT THEY NEED, BUT THEN REWORK THIS SO THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE UNDERSTANDABLE. SO THAT IF SOMEBODY SAID AND TURNED TO A PAGE THAT SAID, HOW'S THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVOKED IN THE CITY? IT'S A12, THREE, FOUR. AND IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PROCESS. SO. I, I VOTE FOR IT TONIGHT. BUT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO SOME AMENDMENTS AND I'LL GET WITH ONE OF YOU, I SAID. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK'S HEAD NODS, SO I'LL PROBABLY GET HER TO HELP. SECOND, AND WE'LL HELP CLEAN THIS UP SO THAT IT'S A LITTLE MORE SIMPLE TO FIX. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S MY COMMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, WITH COUNCILMEMBER GREEN'S SUGGESTION THAT WE REVISIT THIS, I WOULD BE WILLING TO VOTE YES, OTHERWISE I WOULD BE A NO. VOTE TONIGHT. WON'T GUARANTEE A REVISIT. SO WHAT WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN IS SOMEONE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK. SO OKAY, PERFECT. COUNCILMEMBER BLOOM, I WAS JUST SAYING THAT AS A NON-ATTORNEY, I GOT IT QUITE CLEAR ON THIS. AND MY TAKEAWAY WAS LIKE, ALL RIGHT, THIS IS A GOOD CLEANUP AND EFFICIENCY. WE'RE NOT CHANGING POLICY. THIS IS TERMINATING LONG DORMANT CUPS AND ALLOWS THE CITY TO IMPOSE MODERN CONDITIONS. LIKE I COMPLETELY GOT IT. SO IF WE WANT TO CLEAN IT UP TO MAKE IT EVEN CLEARER, THAT'S GREAT. BUT TO ME, FROM A LAYMAN'S PERSPECTIVE, IT WAS FINE. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON. SO MY ISSUE I'LL RESTATE IS THE NOTICING. I FEEL LIKE IT MAY BE TOO, TOO ENCUMBERING FOR THE STAFF, AND WE COULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THEM, BUT I COULD BE IF I'M THE ONLY PERSON THAT'S GOT AN ISSUE WITH THIS, I'M WILLING TO LEAVE IT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, HEARING THOSE THAT DISCUSSION TONIGHT, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 22, DASH 19, AMENDING SECTION 1370 TEN STATUS OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVOCATION LANGUAGE, SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL CHAIR LAMB AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR. ANY MORE DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? SEEING NONE. LET'S VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. CHAIR. LAMB. YES. VICE CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES.
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THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. COUNCIL MEMBER I JUST THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK, I WAS GOING TO SAY FOR ME, FOR COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS THE STAFF THAT PUT FORTH THEIR MESSAGING THAT THAT THEY WOULD BE OKAY WITH THAT. IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN IN THERE. SO THAT WAS JUST MY THOUGHTS FOR YOU ON THAT. ALL RIGHT. SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR[a. Ordinance No. 25-20 amendments to Title 3 – City Procurement]
BUSINESS ITEMS. WE HAVE ONE BUSINESS ITEM TONIGHT. IT IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 25. DASH 20 AMENDMENTS TO TITLE THREE CITY PROCUREMENT. AND WE HAVE JOE BRYANT FROM OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES WHO WILL PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR DEPARTMENTS. WE ARE PRESENTING AND PROPOSING REVISITING REVISIONS TO OUR PROCUREMENT CODE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL. THESE CHANGES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE OUR STAFF'S PURCHASING POWER AND AGILITY, ENABLING QUICKER AND MORE EFFICIENT DECISIONS IN RESPONSE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS. MANY OF THESE REVISIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR ABILITY TO PROCURE.NEEDED GOODS AND SUPPLIES IN REACTION TO INFLATION AND SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING TO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WE DISCUSSED SPECIFICALLY.
I WAS JUST LOOKING DOWN DOWN LINE. ALL RIGHT. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK, DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. OH I WAS JUST GOING TO MAKE A MOTION OKAY. GO AHEAD. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2520 AMENDMENTS TO TITLE THREE CITY PROCUREMENT. COUNCILMEMBER BLOOM, I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM. DO I HAVE DISCUSSION? ANYBODY WANT TO DISCUSS? NO. OKAY. WELL THEN LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BRADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLOOM. YES.
CHAIR. LIAM. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JOE. ALL
[a. City Council Reports]
RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR REPORTS TO COUNCIL. I'LL JUST TAKE AN ORDER. WHOEVER COMES ON FIRST. IF ANYBODY ON THE CITY COUNCIL HAS A REPORT TO GIVE TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN, YOU'RE UP. YES. YESTERDAY WE HAD THE. LET'S GET THE NAME RIGHT. SOUTH SALT LAKE VALLEY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT MEETING. I HOPE THAT'S THE OFFICIAL TERM. I KNOW IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT.ANYWAY, YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL RECEIVED A COPY OF THE REPORT THAT THE DISTRICT DID. I FORWARDED THAT TO YOU ON THE THAT THE STATE OF THE DISTRICT OR WHATEVER THAT REPORT IS CALLED, THAT THE INTERESTING THING IS, IS THAT THE MOSQUITO DISTRICT KEEPS TRACK OF WATER FLOWS BETTER THAN ANYBODY BECAUSE OF THE WAY MOSQUITOES WORK. THEY HAVE STARTED PLACING THE POND BRIQUETTES IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE OF THE DISTRICT, AND THEY'RE MOVING OUT THIS WAY. THEY ARE ACTUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FLOW OF THE JORDAN RIVER A LITTLE BIT, BECAUSE IT'S SO LOW RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO RETAIN THE WATER AND THEY ACTUALLY TRACK. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THEY ACTUALLY TRACKED THE HEIGHT OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE BECAUSE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. I DID NOT KNOW THIS, BUT MOSQUITOES MIGRATE LIKE THEY'RE LIKE THERE'S MIGRATORY MOSQUITO PATTERNS LIKE BIRDS AND DUCKS. AND SO THEY KEEP TRACK OF THE LEVEL OF THE WATER. SO AS YOU SEE THAT IN THE REPORT, YOU'LL KNOW WHY. I KNOW A COUPLE OF US WENT TO SOLUTIONS UTAH, THE CONFERENCE THE OTHER DAY. THAT WAS INTERESTING. AND THE ONLY THING I WILL SAY IS WE NEED TO BUILD MORE SWIMMING POOLS. AND ANYBODY WHO WENT TO THAT CONFERENCE WILL KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DID HAVE THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR, NATIONAL AUXILIARY PRESIDENT.
SHE WAS IN TOWN, TOOK A TOUR OF THE AVIATION FACILITY, ARMORY. I WENT OUT THERE FOR DINNER BECAUSE I'M A MEMBER. BUT ANYWAY. THAT THAT THAT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COME OUT AND SEE WEST JORDAN AND SEE SOME OF THE FACILITIES IN OUR
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AREA THAT ARE TIED TO THE MILITARY. AND THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM, I WAS WAITING TO PIGGYBACK ON YOUR OTHER STUFF THAT WE DID TOGETHER WITH THE EVENTS IN THE CITY. THE FOR THE BRIDGE GRAND OPENING THING, THAT NOW I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS, WHERE WE CELEBRATED THAT COMMUNITY WITH THE BRIDGE OPENING. AND THE TALK IS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT AN ANNUAL EVENT AND MAKE IT BIGGER. SO LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR. AND THEN WE DID A STATION RUN WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS. AND LET'S JUST SAY THAT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO RUN WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS AND HAVE THEM SIGN THAT PLEDGE. AND WHAT AN HONOR IT IS. WE HAVE AN AMAZING, AMAZING OF FIREFIGHTERS HERE. AND BY THE WAY, I BEAT EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IN THE LAST FIVE K. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER JACOB, I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT ONE RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT IT TOO. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT TOMORROW NIGHT AT 6 P.M. IS THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT TENTATIVE BUDGET THAT WILL BE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICES ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS EAST OF HERE. FOUR AND A HALF, BECAUSE IT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 13TH WEST AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY A LITTLE BIT. YEP. THAT'S WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE.THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT. AND IT DOESN'T CONFLICT. WITH COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY SECOND OR THIRD YEAR ON THE BOARD. SO. COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHEN COUNCILMEMBER GREENE TALKED ABOUT THE SOLUTIONS UTAH LUNCHEON, AND HE BROUGHT UP THE IDEA OF MORE SWIMMING POOLS, A LOT OF THE IDEA IS THIS WAS ABOUT HOMELESS AND HOW TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE, AND THERE WAS A LOT ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET OUR COMMUNITY TO BE MORE, WELL, MORE OF A COMMUNITY, REALLY. AND THE WHOLE THING ABOUT THIS, THE AUTHOR WHO SPOKE WAS HE TALKED ABOUT A TOWN THAT HAD A SWIMMING POOL THAT EVERYONE WENT TO. AND ONCE THAT CLOSED DOWN, THERE WAS REALLY LESS REASON FOR PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER. I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF TRYING TO GET AS MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS GOING, AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO KEEP THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. AND WE SAW A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE BROWN MEADOWS GROUP HAD THEIR CLEANUP AND THEY, YOU KNOW, CAME IN AND HAD US WAIVE THE FEES FOR THE DUMPSTERS. BUT WHAT THEY DO IS AN AMAZING THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ACROSS MORE OF OUR CITY. THEY GOT EVERYONE TOGETHER, HAD A NICE BIG BREAKFAST. THEY GOT EVERYONE ENERGIZED, HAD A CLEANUP BOARD WHERE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO NEEDED SOME WORK DONE AROUND THE HOUSE, A LOT OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS AND THINGS THEIR YARDS ANYWHERE COULD PUT IT ON THE BOARD. AND PEOPLE JUST ALMOST LIKE A GIVING TREE WOULD TAKE THAT AND THEN GO AND HELP THOSE PEOPLE. AND I'VE BEEN A PART OF THAT FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS NOW, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL.
AND I'M BLOWN AWAY BY WHAT THEY DO. AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING I'M GOING TO TRY TO WORK ON HOW WE CAN GET THAT ACROSS MORE OF OUR CITY, HOW WE CAN GET THAT COMMUNITY FEELING TOGETHER THAT WE AS A, AS A, YOU KNOW, A CITY WE REALLY TAKE INTO HEART THE GOOD NEIGHBOR ASPECT OF WHAT WE BELIEVE OUR CITY TO BE AND REALLY START PUTTING THAT FORWARD. AND SO I REALLY LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY DID THAT. I ALSO LOVE AT THE BRIDGE CEREMONY WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS, BLOOM AND GREEN, WHEN THEY CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THAT, AND WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT FOR NOW. THAT'LL BE HOPEFULLY IF WE CAN GET SOMETHING GOING WITH THAT COULD BE VERY FUN. BUT IT WAS IT WAS VERY FUN TO SEE THE SPARKLE IN THEIR EYES AS SOON AS THEY SAW SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE, WHICH AGAIN, WOULD BE ANOTHER BIG THING THAT WOULD BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR AN EVENT. SO I'M ALL FOR. BUT ANYWAY, BUILD MORE SWIMMING POOLS, I GUESS. ALL RIGHT, I, I FORGOT A COUPLE OF THINGS LAST WEEK. COUNCIL MEMBER BADER, COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK AND I HELD A TOWN MEETING OVER IN THE MOUNTAIN VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD TO TALK ABOUT THE WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT LUMINARA. AND SO WE HAD ABOUT A DOZEN RESIDENTS THERE THAT THAT TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD DONE THAT TWO OTHER THINGS A SHOUT OUT TO TANJI SLOAN AND HER OFFICE THIS WEEK OR THIS PAST WEEK WAS CITY RECORDER, MUNICIPAL CLERKS, PROFESSIONAL SOMETHING, CLERKS WEEK. AND SO IT A SHOUT OUT TO THEM. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW IS WEST JORDAN POLICE DAY AS BY
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RESOLUTION, AND IT IS NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL DAY. SO REMEMBER OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK AFTER THE AFTER THAT THAT IT'S NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK AND WE HAVE WEST JORDAN PUBLIC WORKS WEEK. SO IF YOU IF YOU SEE ANYBODY IN PUBLIC WORKS NEXT WEEK, SAY THANK YOU. IF YOU SEE THE POLICE THIS WEEK, SAY THANK YOU. AND NOW I'M DONE. THANK YOU. ALL[b. Council Office Report]
RIGHT. MR. ANDERSON, ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL OFFICE? JUST ONE THING, CHAIR. AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. AND THAT IS THE YOUTH COUNCIL IS WRAPPING UP THEIR YEAR. AND THERE'S A LOT OF HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT ARE HERE. SO THE YOUTH COUNCIL, WESTERN YOUTH COUNCIL WILL BE GIVING THEIR ANNUAL REPORT TO YOU AT NEXT MEETING. WE ARE WE DO HAVE OPEN REGISTRATIONS NOW FOR THOSE THAT ARE ATTENDING ITINERIS, WEST JORDAN HIGH, COPPER HILLS, OR JUST BE A RESIDENT OF WEST JORDAN. IF YOU'RE GOING TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL, ANOTHER SCHOOL, WE WILL BE HAVING SOME OUTREACH GOING TO THE SCHOOLS THROUGH PEACH JAR AND SOME OTHER RECRUITMENT METHODS, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO LAUNCHING NEXT YEAR'S YOUTH COUNCIL IN AUGUST. OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT THIS EVENING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. MR. MAYOR BURTON, WE[c. Mayor’s Report]
WILL NOW GIVE YOU SOME TIME. COME OVER HERE. WE'D LIKE TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS HERE. HI.LET'S TAKE A LOOK HERE. YOU SEVERAL OF YOU WERE THERE IN ATTENDANCE FOR OUR DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MARKER DEDICATION. AND THAT WAS A GREAT ASSET. AND HAVING THAT PLAQUE INSTALLED IN OUR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, THE WEATHER WASN'T TOO ACCOMMODATING. WE ENDED UP HOLDING IT HERE IN THIS ROOM, AND IT WORKED OUT JUST EVEN BETTER, PROBABLY BECAUSE I THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR THE SPEECHES FROM EVERYONE WHILE THEY WERE HERE. AND I ALSO LEARNED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE THAT EVEN THOUGH THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION LOOKED LIKE DA, THEY DON'T GO BY DA. SO IF YOU EVER HAVE COME ACROSS THEM, DON'T CALL THEM DA.
THEY'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT'S NOT CORRECT. WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT THINGS THAT COME INTO OUR CITY THAT HAPPEN. AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE TUMBLEWEEDS FILM FESTIVAL. THIS IS THEIR THIRD YEAR. THEY COME OVER TO THE VIRIDIAN AND THEY TEACH KIDS HOW TO MAKE MOVIES AND THE KIDS MAKE MOVIES.
IT'S LIKE A MINIATURE SUNDANCE WITH CHILDREN, AND THEY HAVE LITTLE VIDEOS THAT ARE JUST A BLAST TO WATCH. AND I, I WATCHED SOME OF THEM, AND HERE'S THIS, THESE KIDS, THIS GUY, HE'S TRYING TO GET OVER THE FENCE INTO THE BACKYARD TO GET TO A BALL, AND HE'S DOING ALL THESE LITTLE TRICKS, AND HE'S FALLING OFF THE ROOF AND FALLING FLAT. AND IT'S KIND OF FUNNY BECAUSE THEY'RE USING THEIR SPECIAL EFFECTS. YOU SEE THEM UP THERE. THE NEXT THING YOU SEE IS THEY SEE HIM LAYING ON THE GROUND. YOU SEE THEM ACTUALLY DO THE FALL. BUT IT WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN. BUT IT'S JUST SO GOOD TO HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE COMING INTO WEST JORDAN PERFORM THEIR EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES. AND ON THAT SAME DAY AS THAT, WE HAD ART IN THE PARK. AND I SAW SEVERAL OF YOU OVER THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND SUPPORTING THAT. THAT WENT QUITE WELL. IT WAS QUITE A BREEZE. OKAY. IT WAS VERY WINDY, BUT IT THAT WAS A THIRD ONE, I BELIEVE, AND IT DIDN'T RAIN LIKE IT DID LAST YEAR, BUT IT DID BLOW SOME WIND. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEND TO ATTEND THE ZERO FATALITY SAFETY SUMMIT AND WHILE I WAS THERE, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, WAS, AS YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE HERE, THAT IS KAZAN MARCIN, HE'S 16 YEARS OLD, BUT HE WAS 13 AND HE WAS ELI'S FRIEND. AND ELI HAD GOTTEN HIT. AND SO THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT PART BECAUSE ZERO FATALITIES, HE WAS ONE OF THE FATALITIES THAT KEPT THEM FROM REACHING THAT GOAL OF ZERO. AND THAT WAS HE WAS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, THAT EVENT. AND THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. WE HAD OUR BLOCK PARTY, 8600 SOUTH. WE GOT THAT BRIDGE OPENED AND AWKWARD TIME ON JANUARY 2ND. I THINK IT WAS NOT A GOOD TIME TO STAND OUTSIDE AND CELEBRATE, BUT WE WENT HERE AND GOT TO DO THAT LAST WEEK AND CELEBRATE THAT PARTY, THAT BRIDGE BEING OPENED.
AND ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS ON THERE, YOU SEE THE PICTURE OF THE CHALK WORK THERE. BUT WHAT WAS EVEN BETTER? THERE WERE SOME DRAWINGS AND PICTURES ON THERE AND I THOUGHT, NEVER AGAIN WILL WE HAVE ARTISTS DOING CHALK ART ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ON, SAY, THE 600 SOUTH BRIDGE. SO THAT WAS KIND OF FUN. AS WELL. I HOPE WE HAVE PLANS FOR NEXT YEAR. WELL THAT'S TRUE, WE COULD CLOSE IT DOWN AGAIN IF WE ONLY IF WE CLOSE IT DOWN. SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS GREAT. AND THAT'S
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HELPED. EVEN THOUGH WEST JORDAN IS GROWING, THAT HELPS BRING US TOGETHER AND HELP CONNECT PARTS OF OUR CITY AND THE STUDENTS. SORRY, WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COPPER HILL STUDENTS REALLY LOVE IT BECAUSE THEY CAN GET TO SCHOOL A LOT EASIER. OKAY, YOU GUYS COMING THROUGH AGAIN NOW? OKAY. AND THEN. THIS WEEKEND IS THE ICC INTERNATIONAL SHOPPING CENTER I CAN'T REMEMBER. THE LAST S IS FOR SHOPPING CENTER ANYWAY. CONFERENCE. THE BIG A GREAT BIG CONFERENCE IN LAS VEGAS. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE. AND I WILL BE OUT THERE HELPING RECRUIT SOME BUSINESSES. AS YOU MAY RECALL, SOME OF THE BIG BUSINESSES LIKE HOME DEPOT STARTED HERE AT THIS CONFERENCE AND OTHER BIG BUSINESSES LIKE COSTCO. WE RECRUIT A BUSINESS AT EVENTS LIKE THIS. AND SO MR. DOBBINS HAS ARRANGED A TIGHT SCHEDULE, AND WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO MEET WITH POSSIBLE VENDORS OR. BUSINESSES WHO COULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR CITY. SO THAT WILL BE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE STARTING OUR FIRST MOVIE IN THE PARK NOW. WE KIND OF DID A MOVIE IN THE PARK, SORT OF BACK IN 2020. IT WAS KIND OF IN THE PARKING LOT. YOU DID IT IN YOUR CAR, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A MOVIE IN THE PARK THAT'S STARTING. THAT'LL BE OUR FIRST ONE. IT'LL BE ON MAY 16TH. WE'RE GOING TO BE SHOWING MIGHTY DUCKS. WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND JOIN WITH US THIS SATURDAY, MAY 17TH IS DUMPSTER DAY. SO IF YOU'VE GOT SOME TRASH YOU WANT TO GET RID OF, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO DRIVE ALL THE WAY TO THE DUMP AND YOU DON'T WANT TO SPEND EXTRA MONEY, COME OUT AND JOIN US AT DUMPSTER DAYS, WE'LL TAKE IT OFF YOUR HANDS WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL CHARGE. AND THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, WE DO THESE MONTHLY. WE HAVE OUR EMERGENCY PREPARATION MEETING.COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE OF THESE, I'D INVITE YOU TO COME AND ATTEND ONE OF THESE.
THIS IS PUT ON BY GEOFF MULCAHY AND IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING IN THE CITY TO HELP IT BE READY FOR A DISASTER EMERGENCY.
AND IT'S HELD RIGHT HERE IN CITY HALL. OKAY. ON SATURDAY, MAY 24TH WILL BE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS LAW ENFORCEMENT TORCH RUN AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AS PART OF HIS STATEWIDE RUNNING EFFORT FROM MAY 1ST THROUGH MAY 28TH, AND IS OPEN TO FEDERAL, STATE AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE HELPING RAISE THE AWARENESS AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS IN UTAH. IT'S JUST SO GREAT ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN HERE IN WEST JORDAN. I'LL TELL YOU, WEST JORDAN IS THE HAPPENING PLACE. AND THEN ON MAY 26TH, WHICH IS MEMORIAL DAY, THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE OUR CAR SHOW LIKE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE OUR VETERAN'S DAY MEMORIAL PROGRAM, AND THAT WILL BE REQUESTED AND ORDERED. SOME GOOD WEATHER. SO THE WEATHER OUGHT TO BE FANTASTIC. SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN US FOR THAT. OUR VETERANS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR LIFE, AND THE LEAST WE COULD DO IS TELL THEM, THANK YOU. AND THEN OUR FOOD TRUCKS ARE STARTING AGAIN ON TUESDAY NIGHTS, STARTING ON MAY 27TH AT ROBINWOOD PARK. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE ON TUESDAYS, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO GO ON THE OTHER TUESDAY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A CITY COUNCIL MEETING. OH, AND SPEAKING OF MEMORIAL DAY, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON MEMORIAL DAY, SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OUR MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM. THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
[d. City Administrator’s Report]
ALL RIGHT, CORBIN, DO ANYTHING FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO TODAY? I THINK YOU GOT A SENSE FROM THE MAYOR. IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY EVENTS ARE HAPPENING. THE EVENTS DIVISION IS REALLY STEPPED UP A LOT THIS SUMMER. THE ACTIVITY GUIDES ARE HITTING HOMES. YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN YOURS OR WILL GET IT IF YOU HAVEN'T YET. I WAS BLOWN AWAY WHEN I READ THE ACTIVITY GUIDE.HOW MANY EVENTS ARE GOING ON THIS SUMMER? THE MAYOR MENTIONED MANY OF THEM. TWO MORE. I WANT TO JUST MAKE YOU AWARE OF. IN YEARS PAST, THE COMMUNITY MARKET WAS PUT ON BY THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE ONCE A MONTH OUT AT ROUNDWOOD PARK AND PAIRED WITH THE FOOD TRUCK NIGHT. THE PAIRING WITH THE FOOD TRUCK NIGHT WAS PRETTY GOOD, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET VENDORS WE'VE WORKED WITH. NOW AN OUTSIDE VENDOR WHO OVERSEES FARMER'S MARKETS AND COMMUNITY MARKETS AND PARTNERED WITH THEM TO DO WEST JORDAN WEDNESDAYS. SO THE COMMUNITY MARKET THIS YEAR WILL BE EVERY WEEK, NOT JUST ONCE A MONTH. IT WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS, AND IT WILL BE HERE AT VETERANS PARK RATHER THAN OUT AT LINWOOD PARK WITH THE FOOD TRUCKS. SO THE FOOD TRUCKS WILL STILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY NIGHTS. BUT WEST JORDAN WEDNESDAYS IN VETERANS PARK WILL BE THE
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COMMUNITY MARKET, AND THOSE WILL BE EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM THROUGH FROM JULY THROUGH THE END OF SEPTEMBER. IT WILL HAVE MORE VENDORS THAN WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET WHEN JUST THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE WAS PUTTING IT ON. SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE THINK THAT WILL BE A GREAT EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY. SPEAKING OF OTHER EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEN WE BUILT THE WHEELS PARK AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WHEELS PARK, WE PARTNERED WITH THE OLYMPIC TRAINING FACILITY THAT'S JUST DOWN THE STREET FROM THE WHEELS PARK. AND THE OPERATOR OF THAT FACILITY TO HELP US WITH OUR NEXT PHASE ON THE WHEELS PARK. AND PART OF THAT AGREEMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR PARK IS THAT THEY WILL ALSO PUT ON CLINICS AND EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATIONS FROM THE OLYMPIC ATHLETES AND THE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND X-GAME ATHLETES THAT TRAIN AT THE OLYMPIC TRAINING FACILITY. THE FIRST ONE OF THOSE IS THIS SATURDAY. IT'S A GIRLS RIDE TOGETHER EVENT SPECIFICALLY FOR GETTING GIRLS ON BIKES. OLYMPIC ATHLETES PARIS VENEGAS AND HANNAH ROBERTS WILL BE THERE GIVING DEMONSTRATIONS AND TEACHING KIDS HOW TO BE MORE COMFORTABLE ON BIKES. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. THAT'S THE FIRST OF MANY OF THESE TRAININGS AND CLINICS AND CAMPS THAT WILL BE HELD AT THE WHEELS PARK.SPEAKING OF THE WHEELS PARK. WE APPLIED FOR A UTAH OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WHEELS PARK. WE ASKED FOR $1 MILLION. THERE WERE A LOT MORE APPLICATIONS THAN THERE WAS FUNDING THIS YEAR, AND WE WERE APPROVED FOR THE FULL MILLION DOLLARS. WE RECEIVED $1 MILLION MATCH GRANT TO DO AN ADDITIONAL PHASE AT THE WEST JORDAN WHEELS PARK. THIS IS STATE FUNDING SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT OUTDOOR RECREATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES THAT DRAW IN PEOPLE FROM FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA AND HOPEFULLY OUTSIDE THE STATE. THEY REALLY LIKE THE VISION WE HAVE FOR THE WHEELS PARK AND FUNDED IT. THAT'S THE LARGEST GRANT AWARD THEY GAVE WAS $1 MILLION AMOUNT AND WE WERE ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS. A LOT OF THINGS GOES TO JEREMY OLSEN, WHO PUT TOGETHER OUR GRANT APPLICATION FOR THAT REALLY AMAZING COREY AND TYLER, TYLER CRAWFORD AND COREY FRALICK AND PUBLIC SERVICES DID AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK TO PREPARE FOR THAT AS WELL. IT WAS REALLY FANTASTIC. SO WE'RE ANXIOUS TO SEE THIS SUMMER WE'RE PUTTING IN PICNIC TABLES, BATHROOMS, LIGHTS, THE BIKE TRAILS ARE STARTING, THE BIKE JUMPS ARE STARTING THIS SUMMER. THIS GRANT MONEY WILL BE FOR 2026 EXPENDITURES. SO GOOD THINGS ARE REALLY HAPPENING OUT THERE. AND WE HOPE THAT ALL THE GOOD THINGS WE'RE DOING AT RON WOOD, WITH THE FIELDS AND THE WHEELS PARK, IT HELPS TO STRENGTHEN OUR APPLICATION FOR THE REC CENTER AS WELL. THE WASTEWATER TEAM IS WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHT LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK YOU MAY SEE THEM IF YOU'RE OUT DRIVING OUR MAJOR ARTERIALS AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE, BUT THEY'RE OUT THERE CLEANING OUT THE WASTEWATER PIPELINES THAT ARE IN THE ARTERIALS. THEY DO IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE IT'S WHEN THE TRAFFIC ON THOSE BIG ROADS, LIKE 90TH AND REDWOOD ROAD IS THE LEAST. AND IT'S ALSO WHEN THE FLOWS ARE THE LOWEST IN THOSE PIPES. SO WE CAN REALLY BLAST OUT THE PIPES, GET THEM CLEANED OUT, TAKE CARE OF ANY BLOCKAGES, AND THEN RUN CAMERAS THROUGH THEM AND CHECK THOSE ARTERIALS. SO THEY'RE DOING THAT KIND OF WORK RIGHT NOW. IT'S HARD WORK. IT REALLY YOU KNOW THESE ARE THEY'RE NOT REGULARLY WORKING EVENINGS. SO FOR TWO WEEKS IN THE SPRING, TWO WEEKS IN THE FALL, THEY'RE SHIFTING THEIR SCHEDULES TO DO ALL THIS NIGHT WORK. SPEAKING OF UTILITY WORK, WE TALKED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE EMERGENCY WORK WE'RE DOING IN 90TH SOUTH IN PREPARATION FOR UDOT PLOWING OR DOING AN OVERLAY FROM REDWOOD ROAD TO BANGERTER, THE ONE OF YOU ASKED WHAT PROJECTS GOT BUMPED BECAUSE WE NEEDED TO SUDDENLY DO THESE EMERGENCY TIE IN LINES SO THAT WE'RE NOT TEARING UP A NEW ROAD. AFTER UDOT PUTS DOWN THAT FRESH ASPHALT. THE PROJECT THAT GOT PUT ON HOLD WAS THE 8600 SOUTH UTILITY LINE. THAT WAS ONE THAT WE WERE PREPPING FOR. WE WERE ALL READY FOR GOT PUT ON HOLD. WE GO DO 90TH. AS SOON AS WE'RE DONE IN 90TH, WE'RE BACK OVER THERE. THAT WAS OKAY. THAT WAS NOT A CRITICAL IT WAS A CRITICAL PROJECT, BUT IT WASN'T SERVING A LARGE PORTION OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN BUILDING AND WORKING ON. YOU'LL NOTICE IF YOU'VE BEEN IN VETERANS PARK RECENTLY, THE EVENT STAGE IS COMING TOGETHER. IT'S FRAMED UP. YOU'LL SEE THE STEEL OVER. IT SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. ALSO, IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT TO THE CEMETERY, YOU MAY
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NOTICE THE WORK BEING DONE FOR THE COLUMBARIUM. AS OUR CEMETERY FILLS UP, WE NEED TO GET CREATIVE ABOUT WAYS TO OFFER CEMETERY SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND PUTTING IN A COLUMBARIUM IS ONE OF THOSE WAYS. THIS IS A ABOVE GROUND VAULTS. FOR THE ASHES OF LOVED ONES, AND IT'S A NEW OFFERING. IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE AND WE THINK IT WILL BE WELL LOVED AND WELL USED. FINALLY, WITH THE HELP OF THE YOUTH CITY COUNCIL AND THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING ON IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY GARDEN OVER IN SENIOR PARK, I THINK. DID WARREN, DID YOU SHOW HIM PICTURES? ANYWAYS? IT'S NICE. THE YOUTH COUNCIL REALLY PUT IN SOME WORK AND IT WAS A GOOD JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT GROUPS. WE WILL WE DID A LITTLE PART OF THE COMMUNITY GARDEN. WE'LL SEE HOW WELL IT GETS USED BEFORE WE DO THE REST. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK[CONSENT ITEMS]
YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OUR CONSENT ITEMS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GREEN. SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? IT HAS A RESOLUTION. I THINK YOU NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. SO WE'RE JUST IN THE MEETING MINUTES. OH, I SEE YOU'RE SAYING. ALRIGHT. I'M SORRY. YOU CAN'T SAY I WE HAVE TO VOTE ON IT. COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM. YES. CHAIR LAMM I VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB I. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. I. SO THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I ADJOURN THE MEETING, WE DO HAVE A FAIRWAY ESTATES MEETING RIGHT AFTER THIS. HOWEVER, I THINK WE'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK TO GIVE THE STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SIGNATURES AND TAKE PICTURES.
AND THEN WE WILL HAVE THE MEETING
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