[CALL TO ORDER]
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I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JUNE 10TH, 2025. ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS EXCEPT FOR COUNCIL, THERE'S COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, ARE NOW PRESENT, AND WE WILL START TONIGHT'S MEETING WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND WE'VE ASKED ONE OF OUR OUR LOCAL CITIZENS, BETTY KING, IF SHE WOULD LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO COME ON, FORWARD AND HELP US OUT HERE. YES. OKAY. PLEASE STAND WITH ME AND JOIN THE FLAG. 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.
[a. Recognition of West Jordan High School Girls Softball as State Champions]
BETTY. WE WILL START OUR MEETING OFF WITH THE BEST SOFTBALL TEAM IN THE STATE OF UTAH. AND WE'LL HAVE A QUICK INTRODUCTION FROM OUR COUNCIL OFFICE DIRECTOR, ALAN ANDERSON. AND COUNCIL.THANK YOU. YOU RECEIVED AN EMAIL? ACTUALLY, WE THE COUNCIL OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL, I BELIEVE, FROM A FACULTY MEMBER AT WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL INVITING YOU TO GO TO THE GAME.
IT WAS THE SAME DAY. IT WAS A FRIDAY. THEY WERE PREPARING TO PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME DOWN AT BYU. I DID REACH OUT TO COACH LEY AND ASKED WHO A SCHOOL BEING OUT AND EVERYTHING IF WE COULD PULL THIS TOGETHER. SHE SAID ABSOLUTELY. SO, COACH LEY, YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE REAL QUICK? SO THE WEST JORDAN JAGUARS FIVE-A GIRLS SOFTBALL TOOK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST TIME. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING OR OH, I'D LOVE TO. YES. OKAY. SO JUST BEHIND ME YOU SEE OUR GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM. THEY THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME IN THEIR PROGRAM HISTORY WHERE THEY'VE WON A STATE TITLE. NOT ONLY DID THEY WIN THE STATE TITLE, THEY'VE ALSO WON THE REGION TITLE AS WELL. JUST ON TOP OF THOSE ACCOLADES, THE WE HAVE THE COACH OF THE YEAR AS WELL. THAT WAS NAMED LAST NIGHT FROM DESERET NEWS SPORTS. WE ALSO HAVE ONE OF OUR PITCHERS WHO WAS PART OF THE ELITE NINE IN THE STATE OF UTAH. AND SHE WAS ALSO NAMED GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR. BUT EVEN ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE MANY, MANY OF OUR OUR ALL OF OUR SENIORS ALL HAVE OFFERS TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL, INCLUDING BYU, UTAH VALLEY AND ARI. REMIND ME AGAIN, SHE HAS OFFERS, BUT DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT LOOK. BUT I GUESS THIS IS THE TIME WHERE I JUST WANT TO SAY, AS THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, HOW PROUD I AM OF THESE YOUNG LADIES AND THEIR COACHES AS WELL. BUT EVEN BEHIND THEM, YOU'LL SEE THEIR PARENTS, WHO ARE ALSO PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THEM, AND THEY NEED TO RECEIVE THEIR FLOWERS JUST AS MUCH AS THESE GIRLS, BECAUSE THEY ALSO PUT IN THE HARD WORK AS WELL. BUT YEAH, WEST JORDAN, WE ARE EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE, BUT WE'RE KICKING BUTT THIS YEAR. WE HAD SEVEN REGION TITLES. WE HAD TWO ACADEMIC STATE TITLES. WE ALSO HAVE A STATE TITLE FOR UNIFIED BASKETBALL. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE GAME THIS YEAR, THERE ARE MORE GAMES TO COME NEXT YEAR. SO THANKS GO JAGS.
YEAH. SO COUNCIL WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH THEM AND JUST DO KIND OF A PHOTOGRAPH WITH THE TEAM. YES. SO IF ALL THE PLAYERS WOULD PLEASE COME UP AND WE'LL STAND. YOU'LL STAND IN FRONT HERE. WE'LL KIND OF STAND UP BEHIND YOU. SO COME ON UP AND LET'S GET A GREAT PICTURE TAKEN IN. HERE. YEAH. COACHES TO COACHES TO PLAYERS AND COACHES. THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE THING. COME ON. CLOSER. THERE HE IS. PARENTS, FEEL FREE TO COME ON UP IF YOU WANT TO. ONE. TWO. THREE.
FOUR. FIVE. SIX. 12. AND THAT. EVERYBODY GET PICTURES. THANK YOU. CHAIR. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE GIRLS. THANK YOU COUNCIL. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. I I'VE HAD TWO
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DAUGHTERS GO TO WEST JORDAN, AND I CURRENTLY HAVE A SON WHO IS ON THE SWIM TEAM. SO I KNOW HOW MUCH IT TAKES TO BE AN ATHLETE AND TO GET WHERE YOU GUYS GET. SO THANKS FOR COMING TONIGHT. SO YOU CAN STICK AROUND AND HANG OUT WITH US TONIGHT OR IF YOU NEED TO GET GOING, WE UNDERSTAND, BUT WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE HERE AND WE'RE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO TO OUR[a. Presentation of the Annual Fraud Risk Assessment for FY 2025.]
PRESENTATION OF THE ANNUAL FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. AND DENISE STICK. COME ON UP. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION. IT'S REQUIRED TO BE DONE ONCE A YEAR TO THE COUNCIL OR THE GOVERNING BODY BY THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. SO THEY GIVE US A KIND OF SCORECARD. WE RATE OUR POINTS BASED ON WHAT WE DO IN THIS CITY. WE HAVE 375 OF THE 395 POINTS EVERY YEAR. WE MISS THE 20 POINTS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE AN INDEPENDENT INTERNAL AUDIT. WE DO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT THAT OCCURS ANNUALLY, BUT IT ISN'T AN INTERNAL AUDIT. WE DO ANNUALLY ASSESS INTERNAL CONTROLS. OUR TREASURER ALSO GOES AROUND AND TRAINS PEOPLE ON CASH MANAGEMENT, CASH HANDLING. SO THERE ARE INTERNAL AUDIT CONTROLS IN PLACE. HOWEVER, THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS PARTICULAR POINT. SO WE PRESENT YOU WITH THE ANNUAL FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT AS OF JUNE 30TH 2025, WHICH IS THE REQUIREMENT. AND WE ASK THAT YOU RECEIVE IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT. THANKS. I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING FOR ME TO DO. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THAT WAS A EASIEST ONE EVER WASN'T IT? IT WAS[PUBLIC COMMENT]
ALRIGHT. WE WILL NOW GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF THERE'S ANYBODY HERE TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD AND HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THE TOPIC THAT YOU'D WANT TO SPEAK TO. WE DO NOT RESPOND TO COMMENTS THAT ARE ONLINE OR OR HERE IN THE COUNCIL. SO BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME, WE INVITE YOU. NOBODY IN HOUSE TONIGHT. NOW, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL THEN CLOSE[a. Resolution No. 25-031 requesting a fee waiver of $325 for the Dixie Park Neighborhood Clean-Up Event]
OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. TONIGHT WE HAVE FOUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, I PLEASE COME UP AT THAT TIME AND SPEAK DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING. WHAT WE DO IS FOR THOSE THAT DO WANT TO SPEAK, YOU ONLY SPEAK TOWARDS THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AT THAT TIME. OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS RESOLUTION 20 5-031, REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER OF 325 FOR THE DIXIE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENT. AND I GUESS WE'LL TURN THE TIME OVER TO CORBIN ON THIS ONE. NO. ALAN, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SAY FIRST? GO AHEAD. OKAY. GO AHEAD. ALAN. OH, YEAH. SO THIS IS A FEE WAIVER FOR TWO DUMPSTERS FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP IN THE DIXIE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE IN JUST A FEW DAYS. SO THIS IS THE MEETING TO DO THIS AT. THE DUMPSTERS WILL BE ON KENTUCKY DRIVE IN GEORGIA DRIVE. AND BETTY KING, HERE IS THE BLOCK CAPTAIN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE NEIGHBORHOODS RESPECTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM. AND SHE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THIS WOULD BE KIND OF SIMILAR TO MISS SANDLIN'S SPRING COMMUNITY CLEANUP REQUEST. ALL RIGHT. CORBIN. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND AND BRAG ABOUT BETTY. AS ALAN MENTIONED, BETTY IS ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH COORDINATORS. SHE IS A VERY, VERY DILIGENT AND ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH COORDINATOR.LAST YEAR WE WENT TO ABOUT 8 OR 9 NEIGHBOR NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME ACTIVITIES AROUND THE COMMUNITY WITH MANY OF YOU. THE ONE IN DIXIE VALLEY THAT BETTY PUT ON WAS VERY WELL ORGANIZED, HIGHLY ATTENDED. SHE'S WORKING VERY HARD TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND OUTREACH AND PRIDE IN THE DIXIE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD. AND ONE OF THOSE EFFORTS IS THIS DIXIE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENT ON THIS, THIS COMING SATURDAY. SO SHE'S HERE TO REQUEST THE FEE WAIVERS FOR TWO DUMPSTERS FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENT. ALL RIGHT. HI. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. I RETIRED FROM MY JOB IN 2023, AND ABOUT A FEW MONTHS LATER, I DECIDED I NEEDED TO. MAKE A DIFFERENCE. SO I STARTED THEN. SORRY. I STARTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH IN MY
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NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE REALLY GOOD EVENTS. WE HAD A CLEANUP LAST YEAR AND UNFORTUNATELY BOTH THE DUMPSTERS WERE OVERFLOWING. SO I THINK NEXT YEAR WE'LL ASK FOR 4 OR 5 DUMPSTERS, BUT I'LL GET THAT ON THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT FASTER. WE HAVE ALSO HAD SANTA AT THE FIRE STATION. WE DID A SOCK DRIVE FOR OKRA ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND LET'S SEE SOMETHING ELSE. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE OTHER ONE. OH, THE NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME.LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 175 PEOPLE HERE. SO MY GOAL IS TO HAVE PEOPLE WALK OUT OF THEIR HOUSE AND SAY HELLO. ANYWAY, I THINK THIS EVENT WILL HELP PEOPLE TO AT LEAST MAKE CONTACT AT THE DUMPSTER. SO THANK YOU FOR THINKING ABOUT THIS, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, BETTY, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. SEEING NOBODY IN HOUSE TONIGHT, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WOULD WISH TO SPEAK? THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALAN. WE WILL THEN CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL GO TO A VOTE OR ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK, IF NO ONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 031, REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER AT $325 FOR THE DIXIE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EVENT. AND THANK YOU. THIS IS KEITH. I SECOND THE MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION. I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE A COMMENT. GO AHEAD, MRS. KING. I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT AS A CITY, WE TRY TO DO THINGS TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE SO POWERLESS COMPARED TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU. DO YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE WE CAN SUPPORT AND WE CAN HELP, BUT WHAT WE DO, EVEN HERE ON THIS COUNCIL, IS MEANINGLESS COMPARED TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN. MY COMMENT WAS THANK YOU FOR INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS IS FANTASTIC AND I WISH ACTUALLY WE'D HAVE MORE PEOPLE DOING THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. COUNCIL MEMBER I'M JUST GOING TO THROW MYSELF INTO THIS DUMPSTER AS WELL AND SORT OF SAY THE SAME THINGS AS SOMEONE WHO WEARS THEIR EMOTIONS VERY MUCH AT THE TOP. I LOVE THE FACT THAT THIS MEANS SO MUCH TO YOU, AND I AM ALL FOR THESE KIND OF THINGS IN OUR CITY ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE I SEE THEM WORK, I SEE THE COMMUNITY GETTING INVOLVED. AND LIKE I SAID, EVEN IF THEY'RE JUST MEETING AT THE DUMPSTER, IT'S A MEETING THEY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND KEEP DOING IT AND KEEP LETTING US KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM. YES. CHAIR. LAMB. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER BEDAU. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. THANK YOU, I SHALL. THE MOTION PASSES
[b. Ordinance No. 25-22 Fixing the Compensation for Elected and Statutory Officers of the City]
7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 22, FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR ELECTED AND STATUTORY OFFICERS OF THE CITY. AND, DENISE, YOU'RE UP AGAIN THE YEAR. LUCKY NIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO SAVE ME A LOT TO. IT'S GOING TO BE UP HERE A LOT IN THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS. SO THIS ORDINANCE AGAIN IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, WHICH INCLUDE THE COUNCIL, THE MAYOR AND THE JUDGE, AND THEN FIXING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE STATUTORY OFFICERS, WHICH INCLUDE THE CITY RECORDER, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY TREASURER. ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN STATED AS THEY ARE GOING TO BE APPROVED IN YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET COMING FORWARD, AND WE PROPOSE THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? OKAY. I WILL THEN GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO NOW OPEN UP FOR ANYBODY THAT'S IN HOUSE WITH US TONIGHT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENTS PLEASE COME FORWARD. AT THIS TIME, NOBODY ELSE. WE'LL TURN TO ALAN. ANY PEOPLE ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. THERE'S ONE[00:15:04]
INDIVIDUAL ONLINE. THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL THEN GO AND CLOSE THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. AND WE WILL MOVE TO DISCUSSION OR A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WELL I WILL DO A MOTION. THEN I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 22, FIXING THE COMPENSATION AND STATUTORY OFFICERS OF THE CITY. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL CHAIR LAMB AND A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR. SORRY, NOT VICE CHAIR. YOUR NAME POPPED UP BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION. VICE CHAIR WHITLOCK. THANK YOU. I WILL BE VOTING OPPOSED. AND JUST NOTE THAT THIS IS ANOTHER 36 THAT COULD BE TAKEN OUT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION. LET'S MOVE TO VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLOOM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. WHITELOCK. NO. CHAIR. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 5 TO 2. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARING C RESOLUTION
[c. Resolution No. 25-027 Stating the Compensation Increase for Local Government Officers as Proposed in the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2026]
NUMBER 20 5-027 STATING THE COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AS PROPOSED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. DENISE STICK ROUND THREE THREE. COUNCIL. AGAIN, THIS IS A NEW REQUIREMENT FROM LEGISLATURE STARTING LAST YEAR. SECOND YEAR YOU'VE RECEIVED THIS KIND OF RESOLUTION. THIS RESOLUTION STATES ALL MANAGERS, PEOPLE THAT MANAGE PEOPLE, IT IS DIRECTORS. IT IS DEPUTY DIRECTORS, DIVISION HEADS AND DEPUTY DIVISION HEADS ARE LISTED. AND THEN THE INCREASE IN THE COMPENSATION BASED ON COST OF LIVING INCREASE THE MERIT PLAN IF THEY'RE ELIGIBLE. SO IF YOU SEE A DIFFERENCE IN THE MERIT PLAN BETWEEN SOME INDIVIDUALS, IT MAY BE THAT THEY ARE TOPPED OUT IN THEIR PAY RANGE AND WON'T RECEIVE ANOTHER STEP. PLAN MARKET ADJUSTMENT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT. AND SO WE WOULD PROPOSE THAT YOU ACCEPT RESOLUTION 2527. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE POSITIONS OR THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE STATED. AND JUST A REMINDER, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S FAIRLY NEW. WAS THAT LAST YEAR THAT THIS STARTED? IT IS. AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE REQUIRED THAT WE DO THIS AND PUT IT IN PUBLIC HEARING. CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SOMEONE SAYS WE DON'T HAVE TO DO IT ANYMORE. THAT'S RIGHT. FOR ALL TIME. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL THEN MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ANYBODY THAT IS IN HOUSE WITH US TONIGHT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. AT THIS TIME. NOT ALL AT ONCE. ALL RIGHT. MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYBODY ONLINE? THERE'S STILL ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I WILL THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL GO TO A MOTION OR DISCUSSION. VICE CHAIR WHITLOCK, I JUST WANT TO SHARE A COUPLE OF THOUGHTS. MY FIRST THOUGHT IS I SO APPRECIATE THOSE THAT ARE IN THOSE POSITIONS AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO. BUT MY OTHER THOUGHT IS WHEN I WHEN I LOOK AT BUDGETS AND I LOOK AT. PROPOSED TAXES, LIKE IN MAYBE A BILL THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK ARE BEAUTIFUL, THE PERCENTAGE. YEAH, PERCENTAGES ARE INTERESTING THINGS, RIGHT? 5% OF $20 AN HOUR IS A WHOLE LOT LESS THAN 5% OF $110 AN HOUR. SO WHILE I WILL BE VOTING YES, I REALLY WISH THAT IN OUR SOCIETY WE WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND SAY, MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE STRUCTURED SO THAT THE GUY AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE WAGE POOL CAN GET A LITTLE HIGHER INCREASE THAN THE GUY AT THE TOP, MAYBE GETS A LITTLE LESS. I KNOW THERE IS AN APPETITE FOR THAT BECAUSE I BROUGHT IT UP BEFORE, BUT I STILL FEEL THAT THAT WOULD BE JUST SO. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME, CHAIR. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. I'LL GIVE YOU A MOTION TO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 25, DASH ZERO 27 STATING THE COMPENSATION INCREASE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AS[00:20:05]
PROPOSED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. AND I'LL SECOND THAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL CHAIR LAMB. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. YES. YES. CHAIR. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. THANK YOU. I SO THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO
[d. Ordinance No. 25-24 General Plan Text Amendment – Moderate Income Housing (Chapter 8 Update)]
PUBLIC HEARING D ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 24 GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT FOR MODERATE INCOME HOUSING OF CHAPTER EIGHT UPDATE. DENISE. JUST KIDDING. LARRY. I WANTED TO CATCH YOU OFF GUARD. LARRY'S LIKE, SURE. LET DENISE GO UP. YEAH, MY EMOTION OVER THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE PERSON THAT SPOKE EARLIER. BUT ANYWAY, MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. AS THE COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE, WE ADOPTED. SO THIS THIS ORDINANCE WILL AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING CHAPTER, WHICH IS CHAPTER EIGHT, AND THEY WILL ONLY AMEND THE STRATEGY PORTION OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR MONITORING INCOME HOUSING. AS THE COUNCIL, WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS THE COUNCIL MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF SEVERAL STRATEGIES WERE PASSED THREE YEARS AGO 2022. WE'VE REPORTED ON THEM EVERY YEAR. WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THE STRATEGIES AND FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM, SOME OF OUR STRATEGIES HAVE AGED OUT. WE CAN GO NO FARTHER WITH THEM. AND SO THERE WILL BE SOME STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE MODIFIED, AND THOSE STRATEGIES WILL BE AG, J AND V.AND I'LL GO THROUGH THOSE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH AS WE GET TO THEM, AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BE REMOVED OR REPLACED OR STRATEGY F, WHICH IS. AND ALL OF THESE STRATEGIES REQUIRED THE CITY TO FIND A SUITABLE PARTNER. FOR THE STRATEGY TO DEVELOP MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. SO STRATEGY F WAS THE RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT. A, THE ONE PROJECT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED WAS THE PROJECT OVER NEXT TO GRACE COMPANY, AND THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SOME MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY OWNER AND DEVELOPER FOUND THAT IT WAS UNFEASIBLE AT THIS TIME TO USE THE RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT TO DEVELOP THAT SO THEY ARE NO LONGER PROPOSING A PROJECT, AND M IS DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. WE COULD NOT FIND A SUITABLE PARTNER UNLESS THE CITY WAS WILLING TO PUT IN A MONEY OR THE PROPERTY. AT THIS POINT, THE STRATEGY WOULD BE A PART I. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT. THEN IF IT'S NOT TECHNICAL. THE INTEGRATED HOUSING ORDINANCE TALKS ABOUT COMMUNITY LAND TRUST. IF WE'RE DROPPING THAT BECAUSE WE CAN'T FIND A PARTNER, DO WE NEED TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE? NO. OKAY. NO, IT JUST WON'T WE WON'T GET CREDIT FOR THE STRATEGY AS WELL. OH, OKAY. BUT AS YOU SAY, AS I GO ON, WE WILL GET CREDIT FOR 111 PROJECT FOR THE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING THAT IS BEING DEVELOPED THERE. OKAY. STRATEGY.
OH. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND A PARTNER THAT APPLIES FOR GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO DEVELOP MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. THE STAFF LISA ELGIN WAS WORKING ON THIS BEFORE SHE QUIT AND MOVED ON AND COULD NOT FIND A SUITABLE PARTNER. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF PROJECTS, SOMETHING OVER ON 2700 WEST AND THEN ANOTHER LOW INCOME PROJECT. BUT THE DEVELOPER OF THOSE PROJECTS CHOSE TO GO TO ANOTHER COMMUNITY RATHER THAN WEST JORDAN. STRATEGY T WOULD BE REMOVED, AND THAT'S A JOINT ACQUISITION AGREEMENT WITH ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. THE CITY WAS WORKING WITH JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BUILD A MODERATE INCOME, SINGLE FAMILY HOME. HOWEVER, MEGAN WENT TO THE
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BOARD AND TALKED TO THEM. THEY LIKED THE IDEA, BUT THEN JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT DECIDED THEY'RE NO LONGER BUILDING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN THERE. WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT PROGRAM? IT WAS THE CONSTRUCTION AND. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. SO THEY AMENDED STRATEGIES. AND IN YOUR STAFF REPORT IS STRATEGY A AND THIS ONE IS PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE MERCED CREEK. PROJECT THAT WILL BE COMING YOUR WAY, I THINK, IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WHAT THAT NEEDED IS THAT AND THAT STRATEGY, WITHOUT READING IT SPECIFICALLY, IS TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. IT'S PROPOSED TO BE A FOR RENT PRODUCT. AND MANY OF THE MANY OF THE UNITS WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THAT 80% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME RENT. AND SO THAT WILL FACILITATE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. THIS ONE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME OF THE THIS STRATEGY NEEDED TO HAVE SOME OF THE DATES EXTENDED BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HASN'T WORKED THROUGH THE PROCESS QUITE AS QUICKLY AS WE WANTED IT TO. STRATEGY G. IS JUST TO AMEND THE LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY CENTER ZONE. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. AND SO THAT EXTENDS THE TIME FRAME TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026 TO AMEND THOSE. THE ORDINANCE FOR ACROSS THE STREET. AND COUNCILMAN GREEN STRATEGY J IS SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE 111 PROJECT. IF YOU READ YOUR STAFF REPORT, THERE ACTUALLY IS A REQUIREMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO BUILD MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. AND SO THIS JUST GIVES US ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF OF TIME FRAME TO GET THOSE ACTUALLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN STRATEGY V THE STATE CHANGED THEIR LETTERING. BUT THIS IS ANOTHER STATE TO EXCUSE ME, TWO STATIONARY PLANS THAT TAYLOR IS WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.THEY ARE THE FOURTH AND FIFTH AND THE ONE IS JORDAN VALLEY STATION. THERE WILL BE AMENDMENT TO THAT STATION AREA PLAN AND THE SUGAR FACTORY STATION AREA PLAN. AND SO THAT'S A REQUIREMENT BY STATE AND BY THE STATE. AND SO WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE. AND AGAIN, THAT EXTENDS THE TIME FRAME FOR ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR AND A HALF TO GET THAT DONE. THE NEW STRATEGIES ONE IS TO. AND COUNCIL COUNCILMAN WHITELOCK ASKED ME ABOUT THIS. IT WAS A DEVELOPMENT FOR 55 PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED OR 55 YEARS OR OLDER. AND THIS WILL JUST BE PURELY AN EXPLORATORY STRATEGY. THE CITY DOES OWN A PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND WE WANT TO LOOK AND SEE IF IT'S FEASIBLE TO BUILD A 55 OR OLDER PROJECT IN THAT IN THE NORTH AREA OF THE CITY. AND SO LIKE ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN THERE WOULD HAVE TO COME, I BELIEVE, THROUGH THE COUNCIL, OR MAYBE THE MAYOR COULD APPROVE THAT. I'M NOT QUITE SURE ON THE LEGISLATIVE OR THE PROCESS, BUT THAT'S JUST EXPLORATORY. AND THAT NEEDED TO EXTENDED TIME FRAMES. ALSO A NEW ONE STRATEGY IS STRATEGY R AND THAT'S CREATE A HOMEOWNERSHIP PROMOTION ZONE. AND THIS IS WHAT GOVERNOR COX HAD THE LEGISLATURE PUT IN I BELIEVE LAST YEAR. THERE IS A PIECE OF PROPERTY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY THAT JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT CURRENTLY OWNS, AND THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SURPLUS THAT FOR A WHILE. AND I WILL HAVE WE WILL PUT THAT IN AS A. AS A STRATEGY TO DEVELOP THIS HOMEOWNERSHIP ZONE. AND WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS EVERY HOME IN THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE OCCUPIED BY A HOMEOWNER. IT NEEDS TO HAVE THE DENSITY INCREASE FROM WHAT THE BASE DENSITY IS UP TO A MAXIMUM OF
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SIX UNITS PER ACRE. AND RIGHT NOW, ZONED PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND SO THERE WOULD BE A ZONE CHANGE THAT WOULD COME TO THE COUNCIL, THE HOMEOWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT. THEY WOULD HAVE TO LIVE THERE FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS. AND THEN THERE'S OTHER THINGS IN THE LAW THAT THEY SO THEY CAN'T JUST BUY IT. IT CAN'T BE A PROJECT FOR RENT. IT'S ACTUALLY GOT TO BE OCCUPIED BY HOMEOWNERSHIP. SO THAT WILL BE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. GO AHEAD. WAS IT LIKE A FIVE YEAR DEED RESTRICTION TYPE TYPE SETUP. YEAH. SO WE CAN'T LIKE AFTER FIVE YEARS ANYONE COULD OWN IT FOR AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS. NO, NOT COMPLETELY VERSED ON THE LAW, BUT IT'D BE GETTING IT'S A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS. SO IS THAT TO DISCOURAGE? WHAT'S THE WORD. NOT RENTERS. INVESTORS? YES. YEAH. FROM BUYING A WHOLE 11 ACRE PIECE OF PROPERTY AND TURNING IT INTO A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. FIORENTINA'S. THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED. YEAH. SO ANYWAY, THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE IN YOUR STAFF REPORT. I'VE ASKED WARREN.I WAS A LITTLE THE CITY BECAUSE WE HAVE A. WE HAVE WE HAVE TRAX LINES. WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM OF SIX. WE HAD NINE BEFORE. AND AS THE COUNCIL WHERE THE STATE SCRUTINIZES THESE VERY CAREFUL. I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE WERE DOWN TO THE MINIMUM OF SIX. SO IT'S NOT IN YOUR ORDINANCE OR STAFF REPORT, BUT I'VE ASKED WARREN TO PUT THIS ON THE SCREEN AND THIS WOULD BE STRATEGY E, AND THIS WOULD CREATE OR ALLOW FOR REDUCED REGULATIONS RELATED TO INTERNAL OR DETACHED ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND RESIDENTIAL ZONES. THE COUNCIL I KNOW HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS, BUT WE MAY AS WELL GET CREDIT FOR IT. WITH THE STATE OF UTAH BECAUSE IT UNLESS WE MOVE AT A BREAKNECK SPEED, I DON'T SEE IT PASSING UNTIL THE NEXT REPORTING PERIOD, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. AND THEN BECAUSE I KNOW THE COUNCIL IS INTERESTED IN IN CHANGING SOME OF THE RULES RELATED TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, THAT I'VE TALKED A LOT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE GOT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER IT. SO ANSWER THAT ONE. NO QUESTIONS. SO I THINK IF THEY WERE TO PASS THIS TONIGHT, WOULD IT REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION OR THEY JUST THEY WOULD PASS THE MOTION AND THEY JUST NEED TO INCLUDE STRATEGY IN THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. AND I'M NOT I'M NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE TONIGHT. BUT AT LEAST BY AUGUST 1ST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU LARRY. WE WILL NOW GO TO ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF THERE'S ANYBODY IN HOUSE WITH US TONIGHT THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO A PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. AND NOBODY IN HOUSE, ALAN, ANYBODY ONLINE THAT WOULD LIKE TO THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE THAT THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND WE WILL GO TO DISCUSSION OR VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, MY COMMENT IS THIS IS MORE FOR THE RECORD AND FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING OUT THERE, PLEASE NOTE, AND I'M TALKING ABOUT THOSE IN THE UTAH LEGISLATURE. BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED THIS OUT, PLEASE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. AND ONE OF THE HURDLES WAS WE CAN'T FIND PARTNERS. WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO BLAME THE CITIES FOR HAVING AND CREATING THE HOUSING CRISIS WHEN IT REQUIRES PARTNERS. AND WE COULDN'T FIND PARTNERS. THE ONE THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS JUST LIKE THE POSTER CHILD FOR DENSITY IN DRAPER, WHERE THEY PASSED AN ORDINANCE AT THEIR ONE FRONTRUNNER STATION THAT THEY COULD HAVE UNLIMITED HEIGHT AND UNLIMITED DENSITY IN, THE DEVELOPER BUILT FOUR STORY APARTMENTS JUST LIKE THAT. WE ZONED SOMETHING IN WEST JORDAN CITY THAT ALLOWED ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY UPWARDS OF ALMOST 600 UNITS, AND THE DEVELOPER SAID THEY COULDN'T BUILD IT. DENSITY IS NOT THE ISSUE. THE CITY IS NOT THE ISSUE. IT IS THAT THERE ARE THERE ARE PLACES WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOK
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FOR THE FOR THE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE STATE. AND IT'S NOT ALL THE CITY. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE ALL WHEN SOMEBODY COMES IN AND SAYS, WELL, WE CAN ONLY BUILD 190 UNITS. WHEN WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU CAN BUILD 600 THERE. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE. AND THEY SAY, WELL, WE CAN ONLY BUILD 190. WE WANT AN EXEMPTION EXCEPTION. SOMETHING'S WRONG THERE. THAT THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM. AND I AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT THE CITY'S PROBLEM. WHEN WE HAVE THIS, WHEN WE HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS, IT IT IT'S EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. AND ANYWAY, LARRY, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.APPRECIATE IT. AND YES, THANK YOU. OKAY. I'M SORRY. THAT'S YOUR RIGHT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST GOING TO GO. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 2524, GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING, INCLUDING STRATEGY E AS WAS OUTLINED BEFORE US. AND THANK YOU, LARRY. I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK AND A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. ANY DISCUSSION OF THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. LET'S VOTE. CHAIR. LIAM.
YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BUDA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. VICE CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. NOW, FOR THE MOMENT THAT A QUARTER OF OUR AUDIENCE
[a. Resolution No. 25-032 Court Services Interlocal Agreement with Taylorsville City]
HAS BEEN WAITING FOR. WE'LL HAVE CORBIN INTRODUCE THIS. CORBIN. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THIS TIME A YEAR AGO, OUR JUDGE, OUR LONG SERVING JUDGE, JUDGE KOONS, ANNOUNCED HE WAS GETTING READY TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. AND THAT PUT US ON A AN INTERNAL PROCESS OF INQUIRY ABOUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT JUSTICE COURTS. SHOULD WE STAY IN THE JUSTICE COURT BUSINESS? HOW DO WE MAKE THE MOST OF OUR OF OUR JUSTICE COURT PROCESS? AND WITH THE RETIRING OF OUR LONG SERVING JUDGE, SHOULD WE MAKE ANY KIND OF CHANGE? WE WENT THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS A LOT OF STUDY, A LOT OF DISCUSSION TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, AS A CITY, AND DECIDED WE LIKE OUR JUSTICE COURT. WE LIKE PROVIDING JUSTICE COURT SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE KNOW IT REQUIRES A SUBSIDIZATION FROM GENERAL FUND DOLLARS ABOVE WHAT IS BROUGHT IN IN COURT REVENUES, BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT'S A CIVIC DUTY TO PROVIDE JUSTICE COURT SERVICES, HOWEVER, FIND THE WAYS TO DO IT AS EFFICIENTLY AND AS EFFECTIVELY AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. LET'S TRY TO MAKE IT WORK THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE FOR OUR TAXPAYERS AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS. WE. WE CAME AWAY FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND TALKED TO OTHER CITIES, AND IN PARTICULAR TALKED TO TAYLORSVILLE BECAUSE THEY WERE STRUGGLING WITH SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS. HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE JUSTICE COURT SERVICES FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN A MANNER THAT'S CONVENIENT FOR THEM, AND THAT PROVIDES FOR THE NECESSARY COURT SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT DOES IT IN A WAY THAT REQUIRES A LITTLE BIT LESS SUBSIDY FROM THE GENERAL FUND. AND WE DETERMINED THAT PROCEEDING TOGETHER WITH A JOINT JUSTICE COURT BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY AND TAYLORSVILLE WOULD BE A WAY THAT BOTH COMMUNITIES WOULD BENEFIT. WE WOULD SHARE OVERALL OPERATING COSTS, SPECIFICALLY, A BUILDING, COURT CLERK, STAFFING, BAILIFF STAFFING AND OTHER OVERHEAD COSTS. WE APPROACHED OUR RESPECTIVE CITY COUNCILS ABOUT THIS CONVERSATION, AND EVERYONE IN GENERAL FELT LIKE IF WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK, IT WAS A GOOD THING TO PURSUE. SIX MONTHS LATER, HERE WE ARE TONIGHT WE HAVE WITH US MR. TAYLOR, THE CEO FOR TAYLORSVILLE, AND MAYOR OVERTON, WHO I THINK YOU ALL KNOW HERE REPRESENTING TAYLORSVILLE. WE BELIEVE THIS IS THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN OUR TWO COMMUNITIES WILL HELP MAKE BOTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES A LITTLE MORE BETTER, A MORE RESILIENT, A LITTLE MORE EFFECTIVE IN OUR USE OF TAX DOLLARS AND YET STILL PROVIDE VERY GOOD JUSTICE COURT SERVICES TO BOTH COMMUNITIES. WE'LL HAVE TWO JUDGES THAT CAN BACKFILL FOR EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, AND WE'LL HAVE OUR COMBINED COURT CLERK STAFFS SERVING, SERVING THOSE JUDGES AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF THE[00:40:03]
COURT. SO, IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO TURN A SECOND OVER TO JT TO TALK ABOUT TAYLOR'S TAYLORSVILLE PERSPECTIVE ON THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. BUT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION AND SUPPORT THIS INTERLOCAL. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND EXCITED FOR PARTNERS WHO ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO LOOK, HOW TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES AT A LOWER COST TO RESIDENTS. AND WE TRULY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. THE STAFF AT WEST JORDAN, WHOM WE HAVE WORKED WITH IN STRIVING TO MAKE THESE EFFORTS HAPPEN, HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE. THEY'RE PROFESSIONAL. THEY GET IT, THEY UNDERSTAND THEY'RE WORKING WITH PEOPLE AND THEY HAVE BEEN MOST HELPFUL. YOU HAVE BEEN VERY WELL REPRESENTED AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BOTH CITIES AND THE RESIDENTS WHOM WE SERVE. SO THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? VICE CHAIR BLAYLOCK HAS A QUESTION REAL QUICK. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO SAY WELCOME. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN US IN OUR COURTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. AND I'LL SAY REAL QUICK, I AM A FORMER TAYLORSVILLE CITIZEN. MY PARENTS STILL LIVE IN TAYLORSVILLE, AND I'M A TAYLORSVILLE ALUMNI. SO I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU GUYS AS WELL AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING. AND I WAS GOING TO SAY, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE A GOOD SHOW COMING UP, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE QUEEN AT THEIR TAYLORSVILLE DAYS COMING UP. SO DON'T MISS. THAT'LL BE GOOD. THANK YOU.COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. AND IT'S NOT ABOUT QUEEN. GOOD. NEVER MIND I'M NOT GOING THERE. I NOTICED IN THE IN THE IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IT TALKS ABOUT THE LOSS OF PERSONNEL AND MAYBE CORBIN YOU CAN ALSO HELP ANSWER THIS. HOW MANY COURT PEOPLE DOES THIS AFFECT YOUR THE TAYLORSVILLE EMPLOYEES THAT MUCH TO OR OR ARE WE ABSORBING ALMOST ALL OF THEM CORBIN INTO OUR SYSTEM SO THAT NOBODY LOSES THEIR JOB? SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY POINTS WHEN WE STARTED THIS. WE WANTED EVERYONE WHO WANTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER TO HAVE A POSITION HERE, AND REALIZED WE HAD A NUMBER WE WANTED TO GET TO FOR COST EFFECTIVE SERVICES, BUT REALIZED THAT MAY TAKE A YEAR OR TWO TO GET THERE. THROUGH THE COURSE OF EVENTS, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE DECIDED THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY WANT TO MOVE TO WEST JORDAN OR WANTED TO RETIRE FOR WHATEVER SERVICES WE ARE, I THINK DOWN TO THAT NUMBER OF 14 PERSONNEL, WHICH WE HOPE TO BE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO EVERYONE WHO WANTED A JOB WAS HAS BEEN OFFERED AND HAD THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD. COOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT ACCURATE. AND THEN ONE LAST COMMENT, MAYOR AND CORBIN, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PUSHING FOR GETTING THAT SECOND COURTROOM FINISHED OVER THE LAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. IT'S GOOD THAT WE NOW HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE TO GET THAT SECOND COURTROOM FINISHED. SO I THANK YOU FOR JOINING WITH US SO WE CAN GET THAT BENNETT BUILDING FINALLY FINISHED AFTER HOW MANY YEARS? A FEW. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US. GREAT. THANK YOU.
IT'S NOT OFTEN WE GET TWO MAYORS IN THE ROOM AT THE SAME TIME. RIGHT. SO NOW, DIRK, YOU HAVE TO GO OVER TO TAYLORSVILLE, HANG UP, MAKE UP FOR IT. ALRIGHT. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER GREEN, I WAS GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 20 5-0 32 COURT SERVICES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH TAYLORSVILLE CITY. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER GREEN AND A SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
COUNCILMEMBER JACOB, I JUST WANT TO SAY HI TO MY SEATMATE FROM THE WATER DISTRICT, JOHN JT. WE ARE WE RUB ELBOWS ONCE A MONTH. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO MAYOR ALVERSON, WHO I BELIEVE HAS ALREADY WON HER REELECTION FOR THIS YEAR. SO WELL DONE AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH TAYLORSVILLE. WE SHARE A BORDER. WE SHARE A LOT OF A LOT OF COMMONALITY. WE SHARE SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES IN THE LEGISLATURE. AND SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US HERE. SO ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE CINDY. 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. THANK YOU. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. THANK
[a. City Council Reports]
YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW GO TO COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS.IS THERE ANYBODY FROM THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO SPEAK? RIGHT NOW? WE'LL
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START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. I'LL JUST TAKE A MINUTE. LAST WEEK, I GOT A STRANGE PHONE CALL FROM SOME PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH IN THE BACK OF MY BUILDING, AND THEY SAID, HEY, WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE WEST JORDAN AIRPORT. AND THEN AS I TALKED TO HIM MORE, THEY SAID, WELL, WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE GUARD. YOU LIVE IN WEST JORDAN AND YOU'RE ALSO ON WE ALSO UNDERSTAND YOU'RE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. SO I WENT BACK AND MET WITH THEM. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN FOLLOWING THE NEWS ON FACEBOOK, YOU'VE SEEN THE LITIGATION THAT HAS ARISEN OVER THE PFAS USE AND THE USE OF PFAS CHEMICALS FOR FIREFIGHTING ON IN AIRPORT PROPERTIES. THIS ISN'T THIS JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN AT SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. THAT HAPPENED AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE HUNDREDS OF AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I, I KNOW THAT THEY CAME AND THEY MET WITH THAT. THEY DID MEET WITH THE MAYOR VERY SHORTLY WITH A VERY SHORT TIME. TALK ABOUT THE GUARD PEOPLE THAT MET WITH YOU AND THEY TALKED ANYWAY. THEY ARE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A REMEDIATION STUDY. AND I HAD A FLIER AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE I PUT IT. SO I'LL MAKE SURE I GET A COPY TO EVERYBODY. BUT THEY ARE THEY ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN SERVING ON A REMEDIATION ADVISORY BOARD. SO I WILL GET YOU THE FLIER. IT'S GOT SOME CONTACT INFORMATION. IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THAT BOARD AND HELPING WITH THAT PART OF THE COMMUNITY, PLEASE DO THAT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER, I HAVE A QUICK THING. ACTUALLY. THIS IS, ODDLY ENOUGH, SINCE IT'S SORT OF TAYLORSVILLE NIGHT, THIS WAS A TAYLORSVILLE RESIDENT THAT I, I RAN INTO AND NOT LITERALLY, BUT BUT GOT INTO. AND THEY WERE TALKING. THEY FOUND OUT I WAS ON THE COUNCIL AND THEY THEY SAID THEY WANTED TO PASS SOMETHING ALONG. SO I'M GOING TO PASS THIS ALONG AND THEN I'LL SEND IT OVER TO YOU AND YOU CAN GET IT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AS WELL. BUT I'LL JUST READ THE TEXT THEY SENT ME. IT SAYS, AS A RESIDENT OF TAYLORSVILLE WHO LIVES ON THE BORDER OF WEST JORDAN AND ALSO SPENDS TIME IN WEST JORDAN PARKS, I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH OFFICE OFFICER MORGAN A FEW TIMES, WHETHER IT IS TO REPORT A LOOSE DOG OR JUST TO ASK QUESTIONS. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN KIND, RESPONSIVE AND INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. ON SUNDAY EVENING, I DROVE INTO TAYLORSVILLE, INTO OUR TAYLORSVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SAW THAT SOMEONE HAD RUN OVER A MAMA DUCK AND THREE BABY DUCKS. AS I STOPPED TO SEE IF ANYTHING COULD BE DONE, I COULD HEAR FURIOUS CHIRPING FROM NEARBY. I FOUND THREE OF HER BABIES WHO HAD FALLEN INTO A WINDOW. WELL, A NEIGHBOR RESCUED THEM FROM THE WINDOW. WELL, AND I LOOKED FOR INFORMATION ONLINE ABOUT WHAT TO DO. I TOOK THE DUCKLINGS HOME IN A BOX, SOME GRASS CLIPPINGS, AND GAVE THEM A SHALLOW BOWL OF WATER AND KEPT THEM WARM IN A GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT. FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING, I STARTED MAKING PHONE CALLS TO SEE WHAT I COULD DO WITH THE DUCKS. AS I AS I FOUND THEM ON THE BORDER OF WEST JORDAN AND TAYLORSVILLE. JUST AS IN THE PAST WHEN I CALLED WEST JORDAN, OFFICER MORGAN ANSWERED AND WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO OFFER ADVICE AND HELP. ULTIMATELY, A WEST VALLEY TAYLORSVILLE ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER DID COME TO OUR HOUSE TO PICK UP THE DUCKLINGS, BUT I WANTED TO PASS ON MY GRATITUDE TO OFFICER MORGAN FOR THIS INSTANCE, AND FOR ALL THE OTHER TIMES SHE HAS BEEN SO INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AND SHOWED WHAT A VALUABLE ASSET SHE IS TO THE COMMUNITY. SO I'LL SEND THAT OVER TO YOU, MAYOR. BUT I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL THAT THEY JUST WANTED TO REACH OUT WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT, VICE CHAIR, SORRY, YOUR NAME JUST POPPED UP. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO REPORT BRIEFLY ON CHAMBER WEST. THEY DO SO MANY ACTIVITIES THAT YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN IN CONFERENCES AND HAVE GUEST SPEAKERS, BUT THE LAST MEETING, THEY HAD A GUY WELL, THEY HAD A COUPLE OF GUEST SPEAKERS. THE ONE WAS FROM THE WORLD TRADE GROUP AND THEY GAVE US SOME INFORMATION ON TARIFFS.SO IF ANYONE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME SMALL BUSINESSES AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THEY CAN HELP SMALL BUSINESSES WITH. AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DOING BUSINESS OVERSEAS, THEY CAN CERTAINLY HELP WITH THAT. SO IF YOU WANT THAT, JUST LET ME KNOW.
THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON. SO I JUST HAD WANTED TO REPORT THAT MAYOR BURTON AND MYSELF WERE INVITED TO A NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING, ACTUALLY, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, REGARDING
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WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY THE WELL BE WEST DEVELOPMENT. NOW IT'S CALLED SUNRISE TRAILS, I BELIEVE. THE RESIDENTS HAD COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW THESE HOMES WERE BEING BUILT UP ON ON THE HIGH, LIKE THE GROUND HAD BEEN LEVELED UP LIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE WAS AT THE HEIGHT OF THE FENCE. AND THEN YOU HAD LARGE FOUNDATION, AND THEN THE FIRST FLOOR WAS PEERING DOWN INTO THEIR BACKYARDS, AND THEY JUST WEREN'T COMFORTABLE WITH IT. AND I, I FELT FOR THEM, I FELT FRUSTRATED FOR THEM. IN THE END, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO AS A CITY TO HELP THEM.BUT IT WAS A POSITIVE MEETING. STILL, MAYOR BURTON DID A GREAT JOB OF JUST HELPING THEM FEEL LIKE THEY'VE BEEN HEARD. IT WAS DIFFICULT, THOUGH, TO. SEE A DEVELOPMENT THAT REALLY WAS JUST DONE WRONG, AND THEY WANTED TO KNOW, HOW CAN WE HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE IN OUR CITY? THAT WAS ONE OF THEIR BIG QUESTIONS. THEY REPEATED. AND WE DO NEED TO DO BETTER TO PREVENT BAD DEVELOPMENTS FROM AFFECTING OUR RESIDENTS AS BEST WE CAN. SO ANYWAY. A GOOD MEETING, BUT ALSO SAD AND DIFFICULT BECAUSE THESE WERE ALL PEOPLE WHO ORIGINALLY SAID THAT THEY WERE IN FAVOR OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THEY WERE, YOU KNOW, THE BACK DOOR NEIGHBORS WHO'D BEEN CONVINCED BY THE DEVELOPER THAT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA. AND THEY ALL. SAID THAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN IN FAVOR OF IT BECAUSE THEY WERE CONVINCED THAT OR HAD BEEN CONVINCED THAT COMMERCIAL IN THAT LOCATION WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE IMPACTFUL ON THEM THAN THESE HOMES. AND NOW THEY'RE SEEING REALITY IS QUITE THE OPPOSITE. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW
[b. Council Office Report]
MOVE TO OUR COUNCIL OFFICER REPORT. MR. ANDERSON, ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL OFFICE THAT YOU'D LIKE TO REPORT ON TONIGHT? JUST SOME SOME QUICK ONES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THAT MAY BE LISTENING ONLINE. I'VE SENT THIS TO YOU PREVIOUSLY. MR. HALLMARK HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE COUNCIL PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, AND WE NOW HAVE A SECTION FOR COUNCIL RECAPS. SO IT'S NOT THE MINUTES, BUT I WHEN MISS QUICK GETS THEM DONE, WARREN MAKES IT. THEY BOTH WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE IT GOOD. AND THEN WARREN PUTS IT ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT PEOPLE WANT TO SEE BEFORE THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED, WHAT HAPPENED? THEY CAN JUST SEE THE RECAP FOR EACH MEETING. THERE'S ALSO A NEWSROOM WE'RE GOING TO BE WRITING, SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING ARTICLES THAT GO OUT IN THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER ONCE A MONTH TO THE RESIDENTS, AND WE WILL HELP WRITE THAT FOR YOU AND SUBMIT IT TO MARIE. IT'LL GO OUT OPPOSITE OF WHEN THE MAYOR HAS HIS. SO YOU'VE GOT KIND OF THE ELECTEDS ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESIDENTS EACH MONTH. THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE ADDED, MR. HALLMARK HAS ADDED, IS IN THE CITY, WE HAVE AN INTERNAL PORTAL AND WHAT WE'VE WE'VE CREATED THAT AND WE'VE ADDED A FEW THINGS ON THERE, SUCH AS DRAFT OR DRAFT ORDINANCES, DRAFT RESOLUTIONS THAT THE STAFF CAN USE AS THEY'RE PREPARING THEIR PACKETS.WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON SOME INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO PROPERLY ENTER AN RCA, AND AN RCA IS SO THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PROCESS. IT'S MAKING US MORE EFFICIENT. SO WE'VE DONE THAT. AND IN TALKING WITH MR. HALLMARK TODAY FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL, THAT'LL START UP HERE, NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, THERE ARE 16 THAT HAVE REGISTERED TO BE ON NEXT YEAR'S YOUTH COUNCIL.
SO WE'RE PROGRESSING RIGHT ALONG. WE ALSO THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS WE DID GET THE SURVEY BACK FOR THE COMMUNITY SURVEY BACK FROM Y2. SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU WILL PROBABLY SEE A PREVIEW OF THAT. SO YOU HAVE AN ABILITY TO DIGEST THE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES PRIOR TO THEM PRESENTING IT TO YOU IN A WORK SESSION IN THE NOT NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE. SO THAT'S THAT'S COMING UP ON THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, JUST QUESTIONS. LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU. THAT'S MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
[c. Mayor’s Report]
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MAYOR BURTON. YOUR TURN. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. THANK YOU FOR THAT REPORT. SHE ACTUALLY TOLD ME ABOUT THAT MONDAY. SO IT AFFECTED HER AS WELL IN A POSITIVE WAY. SO IT WORKS OUT BOTH WAYS. IT BENEFITS ALL THE WAY AROUND. AND THEY LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP PEOPLE FEEL BETTER. SO THANKS FOR SHARING THAT. AND SPEAKING OF QUEEN, I THINK WE SHOULD RIDE THE BICYCLE THERE. OKAY. THE I MET WITH SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS LAST WEEK. IT WAS LAST WEEK AND THEY HAVE PUT OUT FOR BID AND AN FBO FIXED BASE OPERATOR FOR THIS SOUTH VALLEY AIRPORT, AND THIS TIME THEY GOT FIVE APPLICANTS, WHICH IS VERY GOOD. THEY HAVEN'T REVIEWED THEM YET. THEY HAVEN'T MADE A SELECTION. BUT THAT'S VERY GOOD NEWS FOR THE AIRPORT. SO I WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE OF THAT. WE LIKE GOOD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. THEY'VE BEEN MAKING SOME GOOD PROGRESS THERE. AND THEY SAID THE TOWER HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FAA AND THEY EXPECT THAT TO BE IN BEFORE THE OLYMPICS. SO ANOTHER GOOD NEWS.SO GOOD THINGS ARE HAPPENING OVER THERE. A LITTLE PATIENCE AND LITTLE FIGHTS HERE AND THERE AND THINGS GO WELL. OKAY. LET'S PULL UP MY PICTURES HERE. THE FIRST FRIDAY EVENT. THIS IS WHO THEY WERE. IT WAS AN ELVIS THEMED CONCERT AND THAT WAS LOTS OF FUN. WE ENJOYED THAT THERE.
THE ATTENDANCE THERE WAS IT WAS THE IN THE AMPHITHEATER PARTS. IT WAS OUTDOORS AND IT WAS PACKED. IT WAS VERY FULL AND IT WORKED VERY WELL. AND JUST FOR FUN, I WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE FROM WEST JORDAN THERE. SO I ASKED EVERYONE WHO'S NOT FROM WEST JORDAN TO RAISE THEIR HANDS, AND IT WAS EASILY THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE THERE WAS, YOU KNOW, LIKE MAYBE THREE FOURTHS OF THEM WERE OUTSIDE OF WEST JORDAN. SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. AND I DID I FORWARDED THE EMAIL THAT I GOT ABOUT SOMEONE WHO ATTENDED THAT AND HAD A GOOD TIME AND SAID, THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT TO YOU. YOU SENT ME ONE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SENT EVERYBODY. OKAY. I THOUGHT I SENT IT TO EVERYBODY, I DON'T KNOW, I'LL CHECK. IF I DIDN'T, I'LL DO IT AGAIN. I MEAN, I'LL DO IT AGAIN. EITHER WAY, I SAW IT. SO I GET THESE EMAILS PERIODICALLY AND I DON'T SEND ALL OF THEM. BUT THAT ONE WAS KIND OF TOUCHING, SO I THOUGHT I WANTED TO SEND THAT ONE. OKAY.
THIS PICTURE HERE, HE'S NOT HERE. SO YOU KNOW THAT WE DO WE CONTROL ON OUR PROPERTIES. AND THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY CONTROL, BUT THIS IS THE PROPERTY JUST NORTH OF THE SYCAMORES WHERE THE GOLF COURSE IS GOING IN, ACTUALLY. BUT WE DO THIS IN OTHER PLACES. I JUST HAPPEN TO SEE HIM OUT THERE WORKING ON THIS AND THAT PIECE OF MACHINE THERE. WE'VE HAD THAT THAT LAST YEAR BROKE DOWN. AND SO THE WEEDS NEXT TO PEOPLE'S FENCES GREW TALL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. WE FINALLY GOT THEM CUT DOWN. SO THAT GOES THROUGH. AND IT JUST CHOPS THEM ALL UP AND KNOCKS THEM DOWN. SO YOU CAN SEE BEHIND THAT MACHINE WHAT LOOKS LIKE, AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S IN FRONT OF IT. AND IT JUST DRIVES DOWN THROUGH THERE AND IT CHOPS ALL THE WEEDS UP AND CUTS THEM DOWN.
AND THEN IT LEAVES THAT LITTLE TRAIL BEHIND. SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL. LIKE I SAID, IT BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR. SO WE GOT WAY BEHIND THIS YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND STAY UP ON IT FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THAT OKAY. FOOD TRUCK TUESDAYS. THOSE ARE HAPPENING. I'M REALLY SAD TO REPORT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ONE YET, BUT MAYBE NEXT TUESDAY I CAN. MAYBE NEXT TUESDAY YOU CAN TOO. SO I HEAR THEY'VE BEEN GOING WELL. I WANT TO GO FIND OUT FOR MYSELF IN PERSON. OKAY.
JUNE 20TH IS OUR COMMUNITY EVENT AND ART CENTER OPEN HOUSE. SO PLEASE COME AND TELL EVERYBODY ELSE ABOUT IT. THAT WANTS TO COME. IS THE TWO HOUR BLOCK. THEY COME ANYTIME DURING THAT BLOCK AND COME SEE IT AND CHECK IT OUT. AND AT THE VERY START OF IT WE'LL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK IF WE HAVEN'T ALREADY, HAVE WE? PAUL CHAMBER WEST OFFER A RIBBON CUTTING FOR US MAYOR AS OF THURSDAY, MONICA DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE SHE ASKED ME IF WE WERE GOING TO DO THAT. AND I SAID, I'M NOT SURE WHAT WERE YOU ASK HIM TOMORROW. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT, STICK AROUND UNTIL THE SUN SETS AND MOVIE IN THE PARK WILL HAPPEN RIGHT THERE THAT SAME NIGHT. SO THE DOUBLE BONUS AT THE SAME LOCATION? PRETTY MUCH. MAYOR, THIS MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OUT OF TURN HERE, BUT DO WE HAVE THE ALL THE FORMER MAYORS THAT WERE IN PART OF THE ART CENTER INVITED TO THIS? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEP.
THEY ARE INVITED. I KNOW ONE FOR SURE THAT REALLY WANTS TO BE A PART OF IT. THERE ARE MANY OF THEM DO. AND THEY ALL HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH MAKING THIS HAPPEN TOO. WHICH IS WHY IT'S
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IMPORTANT THAT WE INVITE THEM. SO WE'VE INVITED ALL THE FORMER MAYORS THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS. SO IT WOULD BE I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE NAMES ON THIS ONE, BUT WE INVITED THEM ALL.THANK YOU. RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. THAT'S GOOD. AND THE MOVIE WE'RE SHOWING TOMORROW NIGHT IS STRANGE WORLDS. WHAT IS IT? STRANGE WORLD. OKAY. WE CAN CALL IT NIMBYISM. IT SOUNDS STRANGE BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT IN OUR BACKYARD. STRANGE? NEVERMIND. OKAY, I THOUGHT HE SAID IT'S A DISNEY ANIMATED MOVIE. AND JUNETEENTH IS COMING UP. AND FOR US IN UTAH, JUNETEENTH WILL BE CELEBRATED ON THE 16TH. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL DO IT ON THE 19TH, BUT WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE WE GET TO DO IT BEFORE THE REST OF THEM. AND THAT'S A STATE THING, NOT A CITY THING. THAT'S WHY STATE DID THAT. ISN'T THAT WHAT I SAID? I SAY CITY, I APOLOGIZE IF I DID, I DON'T KNOW, COULD THE CITY CHANGE IT? NO. THE CITY IS FOLLOWING THE STATE. RIGHT.
BECAUSE THE STATE HAS THAT. THAT'S THEIR STATE HOLIDAY. SO CITY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH MY REPORT. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT TARIFFS, I GET TARIFF. THAT IS ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR CORBIN. YOU'VE HAD A FUN NIGHT
[d. City Administrator’s Report]
TONIGHT. YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT? I THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM ME PLENTY. IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ON JUNE 20TH. JUST A REMINDER. JUNE 18TH, WEDNESDAY, A WEEK FROM TOMORROW IS THE. PRE EVENT, THE GRAND OPENING FOR DONORS AND MEET YOUR SEAT FOR ALL THOSE THAT HAVE DONATED AND CONTRIBUTED FOR THE BUILDING. YEAH, WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO OPEN THIS BUILDING. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU COUNCIL, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO AT THIS TIME WE DO NEED TO MOVE TO A CLOSED MEETING. SO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW. I WILL RECESS THIS MEETING AND WE'LL MOVE TO A CLOSED MEETING. AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK HERE TO ADJOURN. YOU NEED TO HAVE A VOTE. AND IT HAS TO BE YES. IF ALL OF YOU WOULD JUST BE PATIENT, I WOULD HAVE SAID THAT. JEEZ. ALRIGHT, SO BEFORE WE LEAVE AND RECESS, I'M GOING TO PONDER THIS FOR A MINUTE. THINK ABOUT IT. WE NEED TO HAVE A VOTE. MISS QUICK. NO, WE HAVE TO, DON'T WE? WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION FIRST, RIGHT? I DON'T[CLOSED MEETING]
WANT A MOTION. LET'S JUST VOTE. I MOVE TO RECESS THIS MEETING AND GO TO CLOSED MEETING AND COME BACK AFTER TO ADJOURN. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL CHAIR LAMB AND A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT, LET'S VOTE. VICE CHAIR WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. CHAIR. LAMB. YES.
THANK YOU, I SHALL THE MOTION PASSES. SEVEN I SAID NO. COULD WE STILL GO? FOUR PEOPLE. WE DIDN'T START IN THE CHAIR I WAS GOING TO SAY WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO I MOVED TO ADJOURN.
DO WE HAVE TO START FIRST? NO, I SECOND ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN AND A SECOND BY MR. BADOR. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I THINK I THINK ZACH WAS OPPOSED. PUT THAT DOWN. THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.