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EVENING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE. ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER IS PRESENT ONLINE. THE REST OF US ARE HERE IN PERSON, AND WE HAVE MANY STAFF MEMBERS AS WELL AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE AND WE WELCOME YOU. THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS TONIGHT IS OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND MISS HANNAH ZUMBRUNNEN VOLUNTEERED, AND SHE WILL JUST COME UP. COULD THE AUDIENCE PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? 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.
THANK YOU. HANNAH. TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS FOR OUR MISS
[a. Tangee Sloan, City Recorder Master Municipal Clerk Certification]
TANJI SLOAN, AND I WOULD INVITE WENDY DOWNS AND ALICIA FAIRBOURN TO COME UP THERE. I WAS TOLD THE PRESENTERS. MISS SLOAN IS GETTING NOT ONLY BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE RECORDER MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK, SHE HAS ALSO BEEN APPOINTED BY OUR GOVERNOR TO SERVE ON A BOARD FOR RECORDERS. SO, OKAY. AND THIS IS MISS SLOAN. OKAY. SORRY, I'M TRYING TO. I JUST THREW SOMETHING ON HER SHEET LAST SECOND, AND I DIDN'T SAY THIS TO YOU. THAT'S OKAY. BE BRAVE.WE'RE NOT. OKAY. TANDY. SLOAN. I AM WENDY DOWNS, THE CITY RECORDER AT SANDY. AND I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE UTAH MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE ALICIA FAIRBOURN HERE, WHO IS THE CITY RECORDER FOR THE TOWN OF HIDEOUT. AND SHE IS ON THE BOARD FOR THE UMC AS WELL. AND WE HAVE TWO OTHER RECORDERS IN THE BACK. WE HAVE. JACKIE NORDSTROM AND FROM HARRIMAN FROM HARRIMAN. ANNA, JAMIE. JAMIE BROOKS. YES. FROM TAYLORSVILLE. AND THEY ARE PART OF OUR LOCAL RECORDER GROUP, THE GREATER SALT LAKE OF CLERKS AND RECORDERS. SO WE ARE HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT THE UTAH MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION AND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTION, INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS. THE MISSION OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH EDUCATION AND NETWORKING SUPPORT, TO PROMOTE POSITIVE PROFESSIONAL INTERACTION WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS, STAFF, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND TO ENHANCE THE AWARENESS AND VALUE OF THE MUNICIPAL, MUNICIPAL CLERK AND RECORDER POSITION.
OUR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OFFERS TWO CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE ADMINISTERED LOCALLY HERE IN UTAH BY THE UTAH MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION, AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN AMAZING PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE PROGRAMS THERE. I'M GOING TO GO OVER THE FIRST CERTIFICATION THAT TANJI HAS ALREADY RECEIVED. AND THAT IS THE CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK DESIGNATION. TO OBTAIN THIS, SHE HAD TO BE ACTIVELY WORKING IN A MUNICIPALITY PERFORMING THE DUTIES OF A CLERK OR RECORDER, COMPLETE UNIVERSITY LEVEL COURSE COURSES, WORK EARNING TO MINIMUM. EARNING A MINIMUM OF 60 EDUCATIONAL POINTS AND 50 POINTS RELATED TO WORK EXPERIENCE. ONE POINT IS RECEIVED FOR EVERY TWO HOURS OF CLASS TIME, SO 60 POINTS REFLECTS 120 HOURS OF CLASS TIME. TODAY WE ARE PRESENTING HER WITH HER MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK DESIGNATION. THE MWMC IS WHAT WE CALL IT. AND IT'S AN ADVANCED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PREPARES CLERKS AND RECORDERS TO PERFORM MORE COMPLEX MUNICIPAL DUTIES. THIS PROGRAM HAS AN EXTENSIVE AND RIGOROUS EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT OF 60 ADVANCED EDUCATIONAL POINTS OF UNIVERSITY LEVEL TRAINING, WHICH REQUIRE 120 HOURS OF CLASS TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, A SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF 40 POINTS IS REQUIRED. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE,
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IT TAKES MANY YEARS TO OBTAIN THESE CERTIFICATIONS. WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WEST JORDAN AND THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER. RECOGNIZE THAT IMPROVING THEIR EMPLOYEES SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THROUGH THIS CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. TO HELP BETTER THEIR EMPLOYEES. AND WE SALUTE YOU AND YOUR CITY FOR YOUR FORWARD THINKING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUR CITY RECORDER. IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO HONOR TANJI SLOAN WITH THIS AWARD TONIGHT, RECOGNIZING HER PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THERE'S YOUR CERTIFICATE. WE'VE GOT YOU SOME FLOWERS, AND I JUST NEED TO TELL YOU HOW WONDERFUL I THINK TANJI IS.SINCE SHE BECAME RECORDER. DEPUTY RECORDER, HER AND I HAVE WORKED VERY CLOSELY TOGETHER, AND I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW EACH OTHER. AND WE BOUNCE IDEAS OFF EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME. AND THAT'S. THAT'S PART OF WHAT THE UMCA IS. WE'RE A NETWORKING GROUP OF RECORDERS AND CLERKS THAT WE ALL DEPEND AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, LEARN NEW CODE AND ALL OF THE ELECTION STUFF THAT JUST CONSTANTLY CHANGE. SO I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS, THIS ORGANIZATION AND TO BE HERE TO PRESENT HER WITH HER AWARD TONIGHT. AWESOME. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE FIRST AND GET A PICTURE? AND THEN AFTER WE'VE DONE THAT.
AND, MISS SLOAN, DO YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY TO JOIN YOU? YES. OKAY. FAMILY, COULD YOU PLEASE COME UP AND COME ON UP HERE AND STAND IN FRONT OF US? AND THEN, MISS SLOAN, BEFORE YOU LEAVE, WE WANT TO COME DOWN AND SHAKE YOUR HAND. AND WE HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU AS WELL.
WE'LL JUST STAND HERE, AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN HERE AFTER THE FAMILY. DOES SOMEBODY WANT. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE FOR US? AFTER THEY DO THAT? YES.
COME ON UP HERE. OH, OKAY. WELL, WE'LL DO FAMILY AND THEN WE'LL DO YOU. OKAY. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. FAMILY AND FRIENDS. COME ON UP, JAMIE. COME ON. JACKIE. WORK WITH US FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. ONE. TWO. THREE. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, MISS SLOAN, STAY THERE. WE'LL BE RIGHT ON DOWN. DON'T YOU TAKE THIS. YES. I HAVE ANOTHER PHOTO.
FOR US. WE HAVE SOME FANTASTIC EMPLOYEES IN OUR CITY. CAN I
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SAY SOMETHING? YOU MAY. I JUST WANTED TO THANK WENDY AND ALICIA FROM THE UTAH MUNICIPAL CLERKS ASSOCIATION FOR COMING AND ACKNOWLEDGING MY MMC TONIGHT. LEARNING WHEN YOU GET OLDER IS TRICKY. IT'S NOT AS EASY. SO IT WAS A GOAL OF MINE TO GET THIS DONE BEFORE I RETIRED. AND I'M I'M GLAD I TACKLED THAT. HAVE YOU EVER STOPPED TO CONSIDER WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE WITHOUT A CITY CLERK? WE ARE OFTEN QUIET FORCE BEHIND THE SCENES. WELL, SOME OF US ARE QUIET. ME? I'M NOT SO QUIET. WE NAVIGATE EVERY CHALLENGE AND EVERY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT WITH GRACE WEARING MANY HATS. MAKE NO MISTAKE, THIS WORK IS NOT EASY. BUT I LOVE IT. I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT IT AND I WOULDN'T TRADE IT MY CAREER FOR ANYTHING. I'M GRATEFUL TO MY MENTORS WHO HAVE GUIDED ME ALONG THE WAY. MANY OF THEM ARE HERE TONIGHT. JAMIE BROOKS FROM TAYLORSVILLE, WENDY DOWNS FROM SANDY AND JACKIE NORDSTROM FROM HARRIMAN. I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT. I'VE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN FOR OVER 28 YEARS. THIS CITY HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME AND TO MY FAMILY. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIVE IN WEST JORDAN, WEST JORDAN IS HOME. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO DENISE STECK FOR HER SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE. SHE HAS TRULY CHANGED MY CAREER. SHE HAS GIVEN ME THE SPACE TO SPREAD MY WINGS AND GROW, WHILE ALSO REELING ME BACK IN TIMES THAT I HAVE NEEDED IT, BUT ALWAYS IN A WAY THAT HELPED ME BECOME BETTER. IT'S SAID THAT YOU ONLY HAVE 1 OR 2 PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WHO PROFOUNDLY INFLUENCED YOU. FOR ME, SHE IS ONE OF THEM. SHE INSPIRES ME TO BE A BETTER PERSON, A BETTER LEADER, AND I'M FOREVER GRATEFUL. THANK YOU, DENISE, FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND FOR ALWAYS PUSHING ME TO BE BETTER AND TO DO BETTER. THANK YOU. ANGIE. THE NEXT ITEM ON[b. Oath of Office for the 2025-2026 Youth Council]
OUR AGENDA IS PRETTY EXCITING. WE HAVE WHAT IS A RELATIVELY NEW ORGANIZATION IN OUR CITY CALLED THE YOUTH COUNCIL, AND WE DECIDED THAT WE WANTED THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS IN OUR THAT LIVE IN OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR CITY AND MORE ABOUT GOVERNMENT.AND I'M LOOKING FOR MR. BRODHEAD. OH, THERE HE IS. MR. AND IT SEEMS WEIRD TO CALL MR. BRODHEAD. MR. BRODHEAD BECAUSE TRUE STORY. MRS. WHITELOCK USED TO WORK IN HIS SCHOOL CLASSROOM, BUT COME ON UP, MR. BRODHEAD, AND INTRODUCE OUR YOUTH COUNCIL, PLEASE. TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL NIGHT WHERE THEY WILL BE SWORN IN. AND THAT'S WHY WE PAIRED IT WITH MISS SLOAN'S AWARD.
PROCEED. HIGH COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT ON THIS NICE FIRST NIGHT OF FALL. I'M UP HERE REPRESENTING THE YOUTH COUNCIL. I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW QUITE A FEW OF YOU OVER THE YEARS FROM MY TIME STARTING. WE'RE GOING ON YEAR THREE NOW. SINCE I WAS ABLE TO START THIS A FEW YEARS AGO. AND I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR BIGGEST AND BEST YEAR FOR YOUTH COUNCIL. I'D ALSO LIKE TO APPLAUD THE COUNCIL AGAIN FOR CONTINUING TO SHOW YOUR INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH. YOU GUYS OPENED UP THE SKATE PARK A WEEK OR TWO AGO, AND I THINK THAT WAS TOTALLY THE RIGHT INVESTMENT. I THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MEMBERS HERE ARE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXACTLY WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO. AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION THROUGH ALL THAT. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS TO SWEAR IN. SO, MISS SLOAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP FOR THE SWEARING IN OF OUR YOUTH COUNCIL? AND, MR. WARREN, IS THERE A CERTAIN ORDER? NO. NOT REALLY. WHAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THEM DO IS COME UP ONE BY ONE AND SAY THEIR NAME AND WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL, SO THEY CAN INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO SOME EXTENT. BUT THEN WE'LL BRING THEM ALL UP IN FRONT, HAVE THEM SWORN IN BY MISS SLOAN, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE. SO YOUTH COUNCIL, IF YOU'LL STAND UP AND COME TO THE LECTERN AND SAY YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU GO TO SCHOOL, AND THEN COME UP CLOSER TO THE COUNCIL, I GUESS I'M FIRST. HI, I'M NATHAN ALLEN.
THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL. I AM A JUNIOR AT COPPER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL.
NATHAN, COME ON UP AND MAKE A LINE NOW. UP HERE. THANK YOU. YEAH. HI, I'M HANNAH BRENNAN,
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AND I GO TO WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL. HI, I'M LEANNA PALEY, I GO TO BINGHAM, AND I'M A JUNIOR THIS YEAR. HI, I'M ELIZABETH CLARK, AND I GO TO ITINERIS EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL. AND I'M A SENIOR THIS YEAR. I'M JOSEPHINE BRENNAN, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL. I'M COLIN OAKERSON AND I'M A JUNIOR AT COPPER HILLS. I'M AVERY HURD AND I'M A FRESHMAN AT WEST JORDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M MADELINE BRUNNER AND I'M A JUNIOR AT COPPER HILLS. I'M CLARA LUNDBERG AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT COPPER HILLS. I'M CHARLOTTE LUNDBERG AND I'M A SENIOR AT COPPER HILLS. I'M KEEGAN PASSEY AND I GO TO SUMMIT ACADEMY SENIOR, I'M BROOKLYNN CANNON, AND I'M A SENIOR AT WEST JORDAN. I'M GARY AND I'M A SENIOR AT WEST JORDAN.I'M CANDACE AND I'M A SOPHOMORE AT WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I STATE YOUR NAME. I DEVELOPMENT SOLEMNLY, SWEAR SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND, OBEY AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE. CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH. AND THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES AND THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WEST OF THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN. AND DISCHARGE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF MY OFFICE. ALL RIGHT.
WILL YOU NOW KIND OF SQUISH TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GET A PHOTO, AND WE'LL STAND UP HERE BEHIND YOU. DO WE NEED TWO ROWS? LAUREN, ARE YOU GOOD? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND IF THERE ARE ANY PARENTS THAT WANT A PHOTO, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP AND TAKE THOSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
ONE. TWO THREE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. PUBLIC COMMENTS. YOU ARE GIVEN A THREE
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MINUTE PERIOD TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK TO US ON ANY TOPIC. WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THE MANNER OF THE DECORUM OF THE MEETING, AND WE WILL START WITH THE YELLOWS THAT I RECEIVED, AND THEN WE WILL GO TO ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE, AND AFTER THAT WE WILL GO TO THOSE ONLINE. IF YOU ARE ONLINE AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE IS MARILYN BORER BOROVETS. AND IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE FOR ME, I SURE WILL. MY NAME IS MARILYN BOROVETS. I HAVE LIVED IN WEST JORDAN FOR 47 YEARS. WE MOVED IN IN 1978. I STILL LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE. NOT A WHOLE LOT HAS CHANGED.
I'LL START MY TIMER NOW. I WANT TO SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND THOSE WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE OF A PROBLEM THAT I'VE BEEN HOLDING ON MY BACK FOR 47 YEARS, AND TONIGHT I'M GOING TO LET IT GO. AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I HAD WRITTEN A LETTER AND I'M NOT REAL SURE WHO I SENT IT TO IN FIVE YEARS. AFTER WE MOVED IN 1983. BUT THIS EVENING, THIS AFTERNOON, I
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FOUND MY SECOND LETTER THAT I HAD SENT TO WEST JORDAN CITY, DATED FIVE YEARS AGO OF JUNE OF 2020. THIS SPEEDING ON 2700 WEST HAS NOT IMPROVED IN 47 YEARS. IT'S GOTTEN FASTER AND I THESE LETTERS THAT I WROTE, I WAS VERY ANGRY. I WAS UPSET BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THE POLICE WAS TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS. AND BUT MY HEART HAS SOFTENED. I REALIZE THE POLICE HAS GOT HUGE RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. JUST THIS EVENING, AS I WAS FIXING MY DINNER, I LOOKED OUT OF MY SLIDING DOOR AND THE TRAFFIC ISN'T. THE TRAFFIC IS SLOWED DOWN AT 5:00 AND AT A 5:45. PEOPLE ARE PRETTY DECENT. BUT WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM IN THAT PASSING LANE, IN THAT FREE LANE IN THE MIDDLE. WE HAVE GOT PEOPLE STARTING BEFORE MY HOUSE.I LIVE ON DIAMOND DRIVE IN THAT LANE TO HANG A LEFT ON 78 AND THEY ARE GOING VERY FAST. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A LITTLE MINI SPEED LIMIT SIGN THAT'S ON WHEELS, AND IF YOU COULD POSSIBLY PUT THAT UP AND DOWN 2700 WEST, AND THEN MAYBE SEND OUT A POLICE OFFICER ONCE IN A WHILE AND WRITE A TOKEN TICKET. THE LETTER THAT I WROTE ON JUNE OF 2020, I READ IT TONIGHT, AND THIS WAS A DIRECT QUOTE OVER 20 YEARS AGO FROM A RETIRED WEST JORDAN POLICE OFFICER. WE DO NOT GIVE TICKETS TO ANYBODY ON 2700 UNLESS THEY ARE GOING 20 OVER. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30. GRACE. THANK YOU. MARILYN MAYOR. OR WOULD YOU TALK TO HER? THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. THE NEXT NAME THAT I HAVE IS MITCH LONG. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP. MR. LONG. YES. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT REAL QUICKLY ABOUT ANY OF YOU BEEN OUT ON THE ON THE REDWOOD ROAD LATELY. HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE DRIVING OUT THERE. RIGHT? I DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO ASK THE QUESTION. BUT ANYWAY, JUST THE PROBLEM. THE CONCERN I HAVE IS WE HAVE A GROWING CONCERN ON WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE J.R. THE JORDAN RIVER TRAIL. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOWN THERE. GET TO OBSERVE A LOT OF BEHAVIOR, AND SOME OF IT IS NOT GOOD. IT GOES RIGHT ALONG WITH WITH OUR LAST GAL WAS TALKING ABOUT, I THINK WE NEED TO PAY CLOSER ATTENTION TO THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENTS DOWN THERE. I WAS DOWN DRIVING, I WAS AROUND RIDING THE OTHER MORNING AND SOME GUY CAME GOING SOUTHBOUND, DOING ABOUT 30, 35 MILES AN HOUR ON HIS BIKE. THERE WAS A MOTHER WITH A BABY STROLLER ON ONE SIDE OF THE TRAIL, TWO GALS WALKING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRAIL WITH THEIR BACKS TO HIM. AND I WAS LOOKING AT HIM COMING FORWARD, AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY, REALLY BAD. I DID WHAT I COULD TO TRY TO GET HIM TO SLOW DOWN, BUT IT JUST DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WE'RE STARTING TO USE, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THAT TRAIL. IT'S NOT IT'S NOT A TRAIL DESIGNED AS A A TRAINING GROUND FOR THE TOUR DE FRANCE. IT'S WE ALL KNOW WHAT IT'S WHAT IT'S FOR, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT BEING USED BY A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE. I HAVE A COUPLE SUGGESTIONS I CAN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IF I NEED TO DO THAT IN ANOTHER TIME, THAT'S FINE. BUT I THINK JUST WE JUST NEED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME REALLY SERIOUS PROBLEMS ON THAT TRAIL. THANK YOU. MR. LONG. COULD YOU TELL ME THE CITY YOU RESIDE IN WEST JORDAN, 37 YEARS. THANK YOU.
YEAH. AND, YOU KNOW, WE JUST SPOKE OF ISSUES LIKE THAT, AND AND OUR MAYOR ACTUALLY HAS SOMETHING THAT HE WANTS TO PUT, I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU HAVE IT, MAYOR? HE CAN SHOW YOU HE'S PLANNING TO PUT THOSE ON THE TRAIL. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
I KNOW WHERE HE LIVES. HE'S IN MY WARD. OKAY. ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE
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AUDIENCE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? I KNOW, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. MAYBE SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF. SURE. I'M ANNE MARIE BARRETT AND I AM A RESIDENT OF DRAPER CITY. HOWEVER, I AM THE MANAGER OF THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY HERE IN WEST JORDAN, WHICH IS WHY I COME. I LOVE BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. I MEAN, I SPEND ALMOST AS MANY WAKING HOURS HERE A WEEK AS I DO IN DRAPER. EVEN WITH MY DAYS OFF. IT'S SUCH A GREAT PLACE TO BE. SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A COUPLE OF FUN THINGS GOING ON AT THE LIBRARY, AS I USUALLY DO, BUT I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT SUMMER READING LOOKED LIKE, BOTH FOR THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY, WHERE I'M A MANAGER, BUT ALSO THE WEST JORDAN LIBRARY, WHICH IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR BECAUSE I HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THOSE NUMBERS.AND BOTH THOSE LIBRARIES ARE HERE IN WEST JORDAN CITY. WE ARE SO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SUCH GREAT PARTICIPATION IN OUR SUMMER READING PROGRAM HERE. WE HAD AT BINGHAM CREEK, ALMOST 3200 PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR SUMMER READING, AND WE HAD 16. OH WELL, WE HAD 1680 FINISHERS, WHICH IS AN AMAZING FINISH RATE OF OVER 50%. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HELP KIDS AND PARENTS READ TOGETHER AND BE PREPARED FOR THAT NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT KIDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN SUMMER READING USUALLY MAINTAIN THEIR READING LEVELS OVER THAT SUMMER BREAK AND SOMETIMES EVEN IMPROVE. SO IT MEANS THAT THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL READY TO START A NEW GRADE, WHICH IS SO EXCITING AND REALLY REWARDING. AS FOR WEST JORDAN, THEY HAD A FEW MORE SIGN UP THAN WE DID.
THEY HAD NEARLY 3500 PEOPLE SIGN UP, SO A COUPLE HUNDRED MORE THAN US. BUT THEY HAD 1685 FINISHERS, SO ONLY FIVE MORE FINISHERS THAN WE DID. SO I AM GOING TO BRAG ON MY BRANCH JUST A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS ACTUALLY ALMOST A 49% FINISH RATE. AND THIS IS FOR ALL AGES. AND WE DO DO THIS PROGRAM FOR KIDS THAT AREN'T READING YET. CLEAR ALL THE WAY UP TO ADULTS OF ANY AGE.
AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM. WE ALSO WILL HAVE A WINTER READING PROGRAM THAT WILL START IN FEBRUARY, SO KEEP THAT IN MIND. IT IS COMING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE PART OF YOUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL CITY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANN MARIE, AND I'VE ENJOYED THE BOOK THAT I GOT FOR FINISHING THE READING. ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT, MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. OKAY. THANK
[a. Ordinance No. 25-43 Amending the General Plan to Create a “Corridor” Land Use; and Ordinance No. 25-44 Amending the Future Land Use Map to Apply the “Corridor” Designation to Approximately 56 Acres of Land Along Redwood Road.]
YOU. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON. THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WE HAVE IS ORDINANCE 25, DASH 43, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN TO CREATE A CORRIDOR LAND USE, AND THEN ORDINANCE 2544, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO APPLY TO THE CORRIDOR.AND I HAVE MR. JENSEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COUNCIL. APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME SOME TIME TO TALK ABOUT THIS TONIGHT. WE HAVE TWO PROPOSALS WHICH WE'RE KIND OF PACKAGING TOGETHER. THE FIRST IS TO CREATE A TEXT AMENDMENT OF A CORRIDOR CATEGORY IN OUR GENERAL PLAN, BECAUSE WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CORRIDOR IN OUR CURRENT TEXT. AND THE SECOND PROPOSAL TONIGHT IS THEN AFTER THAT IS CREATED, YOU SEE, THE TEXT OF THAT ON THE SCREEN WOULD BE APPLY THAT CORRIDOR FUTURE LAND USE TO APPROXIMATELY 56 ACRES OF PROPERTY HERE IN THE CITY. BEFORE WE GO ON, I DO WANT TO JUST KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHAT THIS ISN'T. AND I GUESS WHAT IT'S NOT IS IT'S NOT A ZONE CHANGE. WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT TAKING ANY LAND FROM THE CITY OR PROPERTY OWNERS, CHANGING ALLOWED USES, CHANGING TAX OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. A FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWS THE ANTICIPATED FUTURE LAND USES FOR THE CITY, AND IT'S USED TO GUIDE YOUR DECISIONS AS YOU MAKE THOSE IN THE FUTURE. TYPICALLY, A FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY SUPPORTS MULTIPLE DIFFERENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS. SO WE HAVE AN EXAMPLE FROM OUR GENERAL PLAN THERE. YOU CAN SEE ALL OF THOSE HAVE MULTIPLE ZONING DESIGNATIONS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE WITHIN THEM. THEY
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ALSO DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO MATCH WHAT THE ZONING IS. SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES IN THE CITY WITH FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL OFFICE OR COMMERCIAL, WHICH ACTUALLY HAVE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ON THAT. AND IT DOESN'T CHANGE WHAT THOSE CURRENT USES ARE OR HAVE ANY EFFECT ON THOSE IN THE FUTURE. WHAT THIS IS NOT IS A ZONING MAP WHICH REGULATES THE DESIGNATION AND PROVIDES FOR THE REGULATION RESTRICTION OF THE ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, REPAIR OR USE OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. SO WE'RE NOT TOUCHING THE ZONING MAP TONIGHT. AND THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT BECAUSE THEY ARE TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE FUTURE. WE DON'T WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING THAT'S CURRENTLY HAPPENING ON ANY OF THE PROPERTIES WHICH WE ARE PROPOSING. SO I LIKE TO THINK OF LAND USE AS A PYRAMID. AND THE GENERAL PLAN IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM IS WHAT WE BASE OUR DECISIONS ON. ON TOP OF THAT, WE DO OUR ZONING MAP. ONCE YOU'RE INSIDE A ZONING DISTRICT, THEN YOU CAN DO A SUBDIVISION SITE PLAN. AND THEN ONCE YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE APPROVALS, IT WOULD BE A BUILDING PERMIT. SO JUST VERY CLEAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE VERY FARTHEST REACHING PORTION AT THE BOTTOM, NOT THE TOP. SO HERE WE CAN SEE THE MAP WHICH HAS THE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION CHANGE. I CAN GO INTO DETAIL AND CLARIFY THESE IF YOU WANT, BUT I THINK WE'VE HAD A COUPLE MEETINGS WITH THE COUNCIL TO GO INTO THESE, SO I WON'T UNLESS YOU ASK ME TO. AND SO I'LL JUST GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE PROJECT IS. WE'RE ASKING TONIGHT AGAIN JUST TO CREATION OF THAT CORRIDOR, FUTURE LAND USE AND APPLYING THAT TO APPROXIMATELY 56 ACRES FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION OF CORRIDOR. ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES ARE ALONG REDWOOD ROAD. IF THESE ARE ADOPTED AND SOMEBODY DOES WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CORRIDOR ZONE, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT THING WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN CITY COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THOSE FOR BOTH THE CHANGE ZONING AS WELL AS THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND REZONE OR PLAN. SO WHEN WE TOOK THIS TO PLANNING COMMISSION, BOTH ITEMS DID RECEIVE UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF APPROVAL. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. JENSEN. I DON'T SEE ANY. THANK YOU TAYLOR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE ANY MANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE LECTERN NOW. STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, PLEASE. HI, MY NAME IS CAROL CROCKETT. I LIVE IN WEST JORDAN. MY COMMENT IS I KNOW THAT THEY THEY ARE LOOKING AT MAKING THE CORRIDOR AS A NEW DESIGNATION, BUT I'M WONDERING WHY OTHER THAN TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR A BIG BUSINESS TO ACTUALLY BUY UP THE LAND BY TAKING AWAY A COUPLE OF STEPS, MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER, A LITTLE BIT MORE TIMELY FOR BIG BUSINESS. I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION THOSE OF US WHO BOUGHT PROPERTY IN THAT AREA RIGHT ALONGSIDE THAT CORRIDOR, SO THAT OUR YARDS FACE THAT CORRIDOR, AND IN GOOD FAITH, WE BOUGHT IT. AND THEY'LL MAKE IT THAT MUCH EASIER FOR SOME BUSINESS TO PUT. I REALIZE NO GAS STATION, BUT IT COULD BE A ANYTHING. IT COULD BE A 7-ELEVEN. IT COULD BE. AND THE REASONING WAS, IS THEY COULD KIND OF REGULATE THE TRAFFIC ON REDWOOD ROAD A LITTLE BIT BETTER. YOU TELL ME THAT A BUSINESS IS GOING TO REGULATE TRAFFIC BETTER THAN, SAY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, WHICH WE BOUGHT IN GOOD FAITH THREE YEARS AGO. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION OR A POSSIBLE MOTION.I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO THESE ONE AT A TIME. AM I CORRECT, MR. ANDERSON? SO I'M GOING TO DO 2543. FIRST COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. I JUST I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF COMMENTS HERE. IF, IF I, IF I THINK I UNDERSTOOD STOOD YOU. ALL WE'RE DOING IS CHANGING CHANGING THE FUTURE LAND DESIGNATION SO THAT IF THERE IS LET ME BACK UP. THE LANDSCAPE. IF THAT'S THE WRONG POND, THE LANDSCAPE, THE NATURE OF REDWOOD ROAD IS CHANGING. IN 1950. EIGHT, ABOUT THEN, WHEN
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MY GRANDMA LIVED JUST OVER, ALMOST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS BUILDING, REDWOOD ROAD WAS A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, REALLY. AND, YOU KNOW, AND EVEN AS EVEN IF YOU DRIVE SOUTH TODAY THROUGH RIVERTON AND OUT THROUGH BLUFFDALE. REDWOOD ROAD HAD A REALLY BIG RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT. UNFORTUNATELY, TIMES HAVE CHANGED. REDWOOD ROAD IS NO LONGER A CITY STREET. IT IS A UDOT ROAD. AND AND WHAT THE THE CITY COUNCIL IS ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE IS INSTEAD OF.HAVING EVERY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS IDENTIFY AREAS THAT MAY BE BETTER FOR DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT. AS A CONSOLIDATED PIECE, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING EVERY RESIDENTIAL LOT ALONG REDWOOD ROAD BE REDEVELOPED AND HAVE ITS OWN DRIVEWAY. SO AND AND THAT ONLY MAKES EVERYTHING WORSE. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY ATTEMPTING TO DO. THIS REALLY DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH BIG BUSINESS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S JUST TRYING TO ADDRESS US, TRYING TO ADDRESS THE NATURE OF REDWOOD ROAD, CHANGING FROM A QUIET. I MEAN, I REMEMBER WHEN MY GRANDMA LIVED ON 90TH SOUTH AND ABOUT AND ABOUT FOURTH WEST. 90TH SOUTH WAS A NICE, QUIET ROAD. AND WE PLAYED IN THE FRONT YARD AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE BECAUSE IT WAS A NICE QUIET FRONT RESIDENTIAL ROAD. YEAH, I DON'T THINK I COULD DO THAT ON 90 SOUTH ANYMORE. SO THE THAT, THAT WHAT WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DO IS ADDRESS THE, THE NATURE OF REDWOOD ROAD IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE CHANGING OVER THE NEXT DECADE OR SO. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS, IS TRY TO HELP FACILITATE IN CERTAIN AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN THAT WERE THAT SOME OF THESE ACREAGE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY IDENTIFYING AS. ON THE LAND USE MAP AND THIS USE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ALREADY IN A REDEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AREA. AND SO THEY THEY'VE BEEN SET ASIDE AS TARGETED, TARGETED FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND THIS THIS JUST KIND OF HELPS CONSOLIDATE THE PLAN TO SAY IF THERE'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPMENT ALONG REDWOOD ROAD, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT AND WHERE WE WANT IT IN A MORE ORDERLY FASHION.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO TALK MORE, I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO TALK, BUT I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THAT, SO I HOPE I DID. THANK YOU. AND I NEGLECTED TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SO I AM HEREBY CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. KELVIN GOT MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. I JUST WANT TO.
AND I WOULD ADD IT, A DEVELOPER COULD COME IN TODAY IF SOMEONE WANTED TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY AND APPLY, AND PRETTY MUCH THE PROCESS WILL BE THE SAME. THEY'D STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS PYRAMID THAT MR. JENSEN LAID OUT. SO IT'S REALLY IT. I'M SORRY IF IT FEELS LIKE IT'S MAKING IT EASIER FOR THEM. I DON'T THINK IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM. IT WOULD BE THE SAME PROCESS. THIS IS JUST TELLING. THIS IS JUST SHOWING WHAT WHAT THE CITY BELIEVES IN THE LONG TERM IS THE BEST INTEREST OF, OF THE CORRIDOR. SO WITH THAT. I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN I'LL, I'LL, I'LL DO THE FIRST ONE AT LEAST I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 43, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN TO CREATE A CORRIDOR. LAND USE. I'LL SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN AND A SECOND BY. VICE CHAIR BEDAU. MISS. QUICK VOTE, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES.
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COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. VICE CHAIR. BADAU. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. I WILL NOW LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 44. HOW ABOUT I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2544, AMENDING THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO APPLY THE CORRIDOR DESIGNATION ALONG REDWOOD ROAD. I WILL SECOND AGAIN. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN AND A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR BADOR. MISS QUICK, A VOTE, PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. YES. VICE CHAIR BADAU. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES.
CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO
[b. Ordinance No. 25-45 a Sub-Area Development Plan for Dry Creek Highlands Sub-Area 2]
0. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2545, A SUB AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR DRY CREEK HIGHLANDS SUB AREA TWO. AND I HAVE MR. FORSYTH LISTED. DO I SEE MR. FORSYTH? THERE HE IS. COME ON UP. OH YEAH. LET'S HEAR FROM MR. DENNIS DINSDALE. DINSDALE.I NEED ALL MY NOTES REAL QUICK. BUT THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE. I THINK THE YOUTH COUNCIL IS AWESOME THING THAT YOU GUYS DO. I WORKED IN CITY GOVERNMENT FOR QUITE A WHILE MYSELF, AND HOPEFULLY IT MEANS THERE'S 14 LESS PEOPLE WHO WILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CITY ON FACEBOOK. SO I THINK WE HAVE 1919. EVEN SO, I WOULD HOPE ALL 19. YEAH, I'M HERE FOR THE SUB AREA TWO APPROVAL IS THE PROPERTY JUST NORTH OF BARNEY'S CREEK, NORTH OF WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING. IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE RECENTLY, WE ARE BUILDING 8600 SOUTH FROM 6400 WEST OUT TO THE HIGHWAY. AND IT JUST JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE ANTICIPATE TO BE READY FOR CURB AND GUTTER HERE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. SO IT'S BEEN COMING ALONG REALLY NICELY. AND THIS POD WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF THAT NEW ROAD AND NORTH OF BARNEY'S CREEK. THERE'S GOING TO BE A TOTAL OF ABOUT 63 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE IMPROVEMENTS TO BARNEY'S CREEK FROM 6400 WEST TO THE HIGHWAY. AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WILL INCLUDE A 10 FOOT OR 12 FOOT PAVED TRAIL AND A TWO FOOT NATURAL SURFACE TRAIL, ALONG WITH JUST THE REST OF IT, APPROXIMATELY 100 TO 120FT WIDE OF OPEN SPACE. AND. I THINK THAT'S ALL I REALLY HAVE. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. IN THE MDA, THERE WAS A MODERATE INCOME HOUSING THAT WAS TO BE BUILT AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT. ARE ANY OF THESE HOME GOING TO QUALIFY FOR THAT? SO WHAT THESE HOMES WILL COME INTO PLAY IS A HANDFUL OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE BASEMENT APARTMENTS WHICH COUNT TOWARDS THE MODERATE INCOME HOUSING UNTIL WE SELL THEM. AND A HOMEOWNER CHOOSES TO DO THAT OR NOT. WE DON'T KNOW. SO REALLY YOU'RE NOT PUTTING ANY SPECIFICALLY IN THIS AREA, IS THAT CORRECT? NOT IN THIS AREA. ALTHOUGH LIKE I SAID, THERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY. THE AREA DIRECTLY WEST OF HERE, WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THOSE PLANNED FOR THAT AREA, BUT THAT IS A LITTLE WAYS DOWN THE ROAD AS WE'LL WE'LL FINISH BUILDING OUT WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON SOUTH OF HERE, UP AGAINST 90TH, THEN WORK ON THESE AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL DEVELOP TO THE WEST OF HERE AND START WORKING ON THOSE. OKAY. THAT WILL INCLUDE SOME MODERATE INCOME TOWNHOMES OKAY. IT'S JUST I HEAR A LOT THAT WE NEED MODERATE INCOME HOUSING. AND OFTENTIMES THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SEEING BEING ASKED FOR. SO I'M JUST IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING TO ME ACTUALLY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT THEY ARE COMING. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK WHERE'S THE POOL AND THE
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CLUBHOUSE? BUT NEVER MIND, I COULDN'T, I COULDN'T I COULDN'T RESIST THAT. ROSS SORRY. I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE THOUGH. WE ANTICIPATE STARTING ON JONES RANCH DRIVE. THIS, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR. HOPE TO PAVE THAT IN THE SPRING AS SOON AS WEATHER PERMITS. AND AT THAT POINT, WE'LL START WORKING ON OUR CLUBHOUSE SITE. SO. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT MR. FORSYTH HAS TO ADD? OH, I SEE, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB HAS A QUESTION. JUST ONE QUICK QUESTION. DOES THIS AND I PROBABLY JUST MISSED THIS LOOKING OVER IT REAL QUICK. BUT DOES THIS INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAIL ALONG THE CREEK.IS THAT PART OF THIS PARTICULAR. YEAH, YEAH, THOSE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SUB AREA ALL THE WAY FROM 6400 TO THE HIGHWAY. OH, EXCELLENT. OH, THAT EXPLAINS THE RED LINE I CATCH ON QUICK.
THANK YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, CAN WE GO FORWARD? SEVERAL SLIDES. THERE WE GO. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COUNCIL TONIGHT MY PRESENTATION IS REALLY JUST GOING TO FOCUS ON SUBAREA TWO AND HOW IT APPLIES TO THE GREATER WHOLE OF JONES RANCH MASTER PLAN COMMUNITY. AND JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE'RE AT. SO JUST KIND OF STARTING OFF WITH THE LOT TYPE AND SIZE, THIS, THIS SUB AREA IS GOING TO BE COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. SO THERE'S NO MULTIFAMILY IN THIS PHASE. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AND THEN JUST LOOKING AT THE LOT SIZES. SO THIS WILL BE KIND OF THE LARGER LOT SIZES OF THE JONES RANCH MASTER PLANNED COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY THE LOW AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LOTS. SO THE LOT SIZE SETBACKS, LOT WIDTH THOSE WILL ALL REMAIN EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN. AND LOOKING AT THE OPEN SPACE. SO THERE'S THREE TYPES OF OPEN SPACE IN JONES RANCH. THERE'S THE ACTIVE OPEN SPACE, THE PASSIVE OPEN SPACE AND VILLAGE INTERIOR OPEN SPACE. AND SO THIS PARTICULAR PLAN WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE PASSIVE OPEN SPACE AND CONTAIN A KIND OF A LARGE CHUNK OF THAT THROUGH THE BARNEY'S CREEK WASH IMPROVEMENTS. AND THERE'LL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A THE VILLAGE INTERIOR OPEN SPACE THROUGH SOME OF THE TRAILS AND STREET CONNECTIONS YOU CAN SEE THERE IN ORANGE. BUT SO JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF AN IDEA OF THE PERCENTAGES, WHEN WE TAKE SUBAREA ONE AND SUBAREA TWO, COMBINE THOSE TOGETHER. WE'RE LOOKING AT 14% PASSIVE OPEN SPACE SO FAR AND 28% VILLAGE INTERIOR OPEN SPACE. SO SO THAT COMBINED WITH THE ACTIVE OPEN SPACE AND SUBAREA ONE WITH THE POOL AND CLUBHOUSE, WE'RE LOOKING AT 27% SO FAR WITH OUR TOTAL OPEN SPACE FOR JONES RANCH. AND LOOKING AT THE AMENITIES. SO THERE'S MINIMUM OF TEN ADDITIONAL AMENITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO THE MINIMUM OPEN SPACE AND THE TRAIL REQUIREMENTS. SO SUBAREA ONE IS ALREADY INCORPORATED, TWO OF THOSE WITH THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE POOL AND THE POOL. SO SUBAREA TWO WILL HAVE FIVE AMENITIES IN THIS SUBAREA PLAN. SO THIS WILL CONSIST OF TWO TRAILHEADS, ONE ALONG JONES RANCH DRIVE AND THE OTHER ON 6400 WEST, ADJACENT TO THE BARNEY'S CREEK WASH TRAIL. AND ANOTHER WILL CONSIST OF A SINGLE TRACK TRAIL RUNNING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF BARNEY'S CREEK WASH. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE 12 FOOT MULTI-USE TRAIL ON THE SOUTH SIDE, AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE GOING TO BE SOME PEDESTRIAN TUNNELS THAT ARE GOING TO RUN UNDER JONES RANCH DRIVE. EXCUSE ME, AND FUTURE CROSSING TO THE WEST. SO THINGS LIKE. SO AS FAR AS THE NEXT STEPS GO, ONCE THIS SUBAREA PLAN IS APPROVED, WE'LL BE LOOKING TO GET PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION REVIEW GOING.
THAT'LL GO THROUGH STAFF REVIEW AND THEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND ONCE PRELIMINARY APPROVAL IS GRANTED, THE APPLICANT CAN APPLY FOR FINAL SUBDIVISION PHASE REVIEW. AND THAT'S ALL DONE AT THE STAFF LEVEL. SO ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS
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FOR MR. FORSYTH. I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK TO THIS, PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING NONE, ARE THERE ANY ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION OR EMOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT AND THAT IS, THANK YOU FOR DOING THE OPEN SPACE EARLY. ALL TOO OFTEN, AS WE SEE DEVELOPMENTS AND WE HAVE SEEN DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS CITY ALL TOO OFTEN, THE OPEN SPACE OR THE COMMERCIAL SPACE OR THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT THE CITY THINKS IS IMPORTANT SOMETIMES ARE PUT WAY DOWN ON THE, THE, THE PRIORITY LIST. AND I AM SUPER GLAD TO SEE THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT THAT WILL HELP MAKE AND AND IMPROVE THE TRAIL SYSTEM IN THE CITY IMMENSELY. AND SO THANK YOU. DITTO. THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. IF THERE IS NO OTHER COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT'S IN ORDER. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 45. COUNCIL MEMBER SORRY. FINISH A SUB AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR DRAKE CREEK HIGHLANDS SUB AREA TWO. COUNCIL MEMBER LAM. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. ANY DISCUSSION TO THE MOTION? MISS QUICK, CAN WE HAVE A VOTE, PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON.YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LAM. YES. CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
GREEN. YES. VICE CHAIR. BADAU. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. THANK YOU. I SO THAT
[c. Ordinance No. 25-46 Amending City Code Section 14-5-5 C (2) Regarding Traffic Calming Devices for New Residential Development]
MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS A FAVORITE TOPIC IN WEST JORDAN TRAFFIC. IT'S ORDINANCE NUMBER 25. DASH 46 AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 14 5-5C2 REGARDING TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND WE HAVE OUR KRISTA TO PRESENT. FOR A LITTLE WHILE THERE. MISS WILSON. HI. YES, I'M KRISTA REISTER WITH CITY, WEST JORDAN PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING AND NÉSTOR GALLO IS ALSO WITH ME FROM TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, PUBLIC WORKS, CITY ENGINEERING. AND TODAY WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT AMENDING CITY CODE FROM WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IT TO ADDING IN A COUPLE STIPULATIONS THAT WILL HELP GUIDE DEVELOPMENT IN WEST JORDAN TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT SAFER, HOPEFULLY. OKAY, SO CURRENTLY WHAT CITY CODE SAYS IS JUST ONE LITTLE LINE. IT SAYS LOCAL STREETS SHALL INCORPORATE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES TO REDUCE VEHICLE SPEEDS AND PROMOTE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST, THE ISSUE WITH THIS CODE IS JUST THAT IT'S VERY VAGUE AND IT'S VERY OPEN TO INTERPRETATION FOR DEVELOPERS, CITY STAFF, THE PUBLIC. IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF GUIDANCE FOR ANYBODY. AND SO FOR THE LAST YEAR, WE'VE HAD A CONSULTANT BE STUDYING DIFFERENT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES USED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS LOCALLY IN UTAH, TO FIND TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES THAT WILL HELP US MAKE OUR LOCAL STREETS SAFER. AND FROM THAT STUDY, ONE OF THE THINGS HE, THE CONSULTANT, PRODUCED IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CODE, WHICH REQUIRES THAT NEW PUBLIC STREETS TARGET A MEAN OPERATING SPEED OF 25MPH. AND IT ALSO REQUIRES THAT TO DO THIS, THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF ROADWAY BETWEEN THESE SPEED CONTROL POINTS, WHICH WE'LL GET INTO THE DEFINITION SOON. AND THAT DEFINITION WILL BE CONTAINED IN. AND THE DESIGN INSTRUCTIONS FOR THOSE DEVICES WILL BE CONTAINED IN SOMETHING CALLED THE TRAFFIC CALMING MANUAL. AND THAT MANUAL WILL BE WHAT HELPS GUIDE EVERYBODY MOVING FORWARD WITH THEIR LOCAL STREET DESIGNS. DO YOU GUYS[00:55:09]
NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE CITY CODE PART OF IT? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. IT SAYS LOCAL STREETS. THERE'S LOCAL STREETS DEFINED ANYWHERE SPECIFICALLY. YES. SO LOCAL STREETS IS ACTUALLY A CLASSIFICATION OF STREET IN OUR WEST JORDAN CITY TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS. LOCAL STREETS ARE THE 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY STREETS AND THE LOCAL STREETS THAT ARE DESIGNATED. THEY HAVE A CERTAIN LOWER VOLUME OF CARS ON THEM. THEY'RE ONLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. SO IT IS DEFINED IN OUR TRANSPORTATION MANUAL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY. SO WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC PLEASE COME FORWARD. I KNOW, PLEASE KEEP IT ORDERLY. MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR EITHER EMOTION OR DISCUSSION. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. THANK YOU. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT ORDINANCE, YOU CAN SEE THE HISTORY GOES BACK TO 2009. IF WE WERE DOING THAT ORDINANCE LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING, MAYOR WOULDN'T BE GETTING AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS HE GETS ABOUT. WE WANT SPEED BUMPS EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY. HOW MANY OF THOSE DO YOU GET A WEEK, MAYOR? AT LEAST ONE MORE.SO WHAT? WHAT I LIKE, WHAT I LIKE, AND YOU KNOW, YOU ALL KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN ON A, ON A, ON A PUSH THE LAST COUPLE OR THREE YEARS TO MAKE SURE THAT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES ARE INCLUDED IN DEVELOPMENTS SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WASTE MONEY AT THE END TO GO BACK AND RETROFIT THEM OR GET RESIDENTS MAD AT US, BECAUSE PEOPLE SPEED DOWN 2700 WEST, AND WE DIDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES IN. WHEN WE BUILT 2700 WEST. SO THE THE IDEA HERE TO GET DEFINED STANDARDS AND TO START INCORPORATING TRAFFIC SPECIFIC TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, I THINK WE STARTED TO SEE THAT IN THE WHAT WAS THAT CALLED THE PERRY HOMES DEVELOPMENT UP IN COPPER HILL, UP, UP BY COPPER RIM. THEY HAD SOME BUILD IN.
BOB, I THINK YOU MENTIONED YOU YOU MADE MENTION OF THOSE THAT THEY HAD SOME VERY SPECIFIC.
THIS IS WHERE TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES ARE GOING TO GO IN. AND I THINK THAT'S IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT WE DID THAT. SO THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS AND MAKING THIS WORK. OKAY. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25, DASH 46 AMENDING THE CITY CODE, SECTION 14 DASH 5-5C.
I WILL SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL CHAIR WHITELOCK, A SECOND BY VICE CHAIR BADOR.
MISS QUICK, A VOTE PLEASE. CHAIR WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. VICE CHAIR. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BLUM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAM. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0.
[d. Ordinance No. 25-47 Adopting the Traffic Calming Manual and Standard Design Drawings for New Developments as Public Improvement Standards]
NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ORDINANCE 25 DASH 47, ADOPTING THE TRAFFIC CALMING MANUAL AND STANDARD DESIGN DRAWINGS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS AS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS STANDARDS. WE WILL GO BACK TO KRISTA. OKAY, THIS IS THE FUN PART. SO THE TRAFFIC CALMING MANUAL IS WHAT WILL ACTUALLY SET THOSE GUIDANCE PARAMETERS FOR CITY STAFF AND FOR DEVELOPERS FOR WHEN THEY CREATE NEW SUBDIVISIONS AND NEW LOCAL ROADS. SO WHAT THIS TRAFFIC CALMING MANUAL OUTLINES IS IT OUTLINES WHAT SPEED CONTROL POINTS ARE THE DEFINITION OF THAT. IT ALSO OUTLINES WHAT TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ARE CURRENTLY ON THE APPROVED LIST, BASED ON EFFICACY OF ACTUALLY REDUCING SPEEDS. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS OF THOSE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AS WELL AS IF THERE'S ANY LANDSCAPING THAT HAS TO ACCOMPANY THEM AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THOSE LANDSCAPE ITEMS. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE SPACING OF IT AND WHERE THEY CAN AND CANNOT BE PLACED. SO THIS IS THAT CITY CODE WE JUST[01:00:07]
TALKED ABOUT. ONCE AGAIN, IT IT SAYS THAT WE ARE PLANNING TO TARGET MEAN VEHICLE OPERATING SPEEDS OF 25MPH, AND THAT WE WANT TO BE PLACING THESE AT A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF ROADWAY OF 500FT APART. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT SPEED CONTROL POINTS ARE. SPEED CONTROL POINTS ARE DEFINED IN THE MANUAL AS BEING ONE OF THE APPROVED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES, WHICH THERE IS A LIST AT THE END. IT ALSO IS CONSIDERED ANY DESIGN CONDITION WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SO THAT WOULD BE A T INTERSECTION. FOUR WAY STOPS ARE NOT ONE OF THE THINGS COUNTED BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST STOP SIGNS. THEY'RE NOT A PHYSICAL IMPEDIMENT TO GETTING THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION, WHICH IS WHY A T INTERSECTION COUNTS. BUT A FOUR WAY DOES NOT.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ACTUALLY WORK AND PHYSICALLY WORK. AND THAT'S WHY THE THIRD ITEM THAT ALSO COUNTS IS A HORIZONTAL CURVE. THAT IS YOU CAN SEE THE TABLE HERE. IT DEFINES DIFFERENT ANGLES. THAT CURVE COULD BE AND THE DIFFERENT RADIUSES. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TO ACCOMPANY THAT ANGLE SUCH THAT THE CURVE IS TIGHT ENOUGH THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AS WELL. SO SPEED CONTROL, POINT SPACING. THE 500FT PART OF THAT CITY CODE CAME FROM A BUNCH OF RESEARCH INTO A BUNCH OF OTHER CITIES, AND HOW FAR APART THEY HAVE STUDIED. SPACING THESE TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. AND THE RESULT IS THAT IN ORDER TO GET YOUR SPEEDS DOWN TO ABOUT 25MPH, YOU SHOULD NOT BE PLACING THEM ANY MORE THAN 500FT APART. AND SO THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CONSULTANT TO US, WHICH, LOOKING AT THE DATA, WE CLEARLY AGREED WITH. SO THE LAST PART OF THIS IS WHAT'S ON THE APPROVED TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES LIST. AND WHAT DO WE HAVE OUR STANDARD DRAWINGS WORKED OUT FOR, AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, THAT'S A PRETTY NARROW LIST. THEY STUDIED A BUNCH OF ITEMS, BUT ONLY SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY PROVED EFFECTIVE. AND SO THOSE EFFECTIVE ONES ARE BULB OUTS, CHOKERS, REALIGNED INTERSECTIONS, RAISED CROSSWALKS FOR BIG FOR ROADWAYS, LOCAL ROADWAYS THAT HAVE HIGH VEHICLE PER DAY COUNTS, SPEED FEED FEEDBACK, RADAR SIGNS ARE ALSO ON THAT LIST, AS WELL AS PEDESTRIAN REFUGE ISLANDS AND ROUNDABOUTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NO LIGHTS. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK ON OUR TRAFFIC CALMING MANUAL, PLEASE COME FORWARD. MR. ANDERSON. ANYONE ONLINE? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR DISCUSSION OR EMOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FOR JUST A MINUTE ABOUT THE ROUNDABOUTS ON THIS LIST. I IT'S GOING TO SOUND LIKE I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF ROUNDABOUTS. I AM, I JUST AM NOT IN FAVOR OF USING ROUNDABOUTS AS TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE USED FOR TRAFFIC FLOW. AND PERHAPS THEY CAN BE USED FOR BOTH. SO AS LONG AS THEY'RE USED JUDICIOUSLY, I'M IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I'M GOING TO DIE ON ON THIS HILL FIGHTING. BUT BUT. YEAH I JUST, I, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THE CITY USING ROUNDABOUTS STRICTLY FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE SOMETHING THEY'D LIKE TO SHARE OR EMOTION. OKAY. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH 47, ADOPTING THE TRAFFIC CALMING MANUAL. I'LL SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION BY CHAIR WHITELOCK. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. IS THERE DISCUSSION TO THAT SEEING NONE. MISS QUICK A VOTE PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LAM. YES. CHAIR. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. VICE CHAIR. BADAU. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES.
[a. City Council Reports]
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THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. NEXT ON THE AGENDA ARE REPORTS TO COUNCIL.FIRST UP IS CITY COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN. I'LL BUZZ IN FIRST. JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WANT TO THANK THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR HAVING, HAVING OR INVITING US TO THE NINTH, 10TH, WHATEVER ANNUAL GUNS AND HOSES EVENT. THAT WAS A COUPLE SATURDAYS AGO.
IT WAS GREAT TO BE THERE. I GOT TO BE BEHIND HOME PLATE. I'LL LET COUNCIL MEMBER BADAU TELL US WHERE HE WAS AT ON THE FIELD, BUT THEY HAD A COUPLE OF VERY UNBIASED UMPIRES ON THE FIELD.
AND SO IT WAS IT WORKED OUT WELL. SO ANYWAY, THAT WAS A BUSY SATURDAY BECAUSE AFTER WE GOT DONE WITH THE SOFTBALL GAME, THEN WE HAD THE OPENING, THE THE OPENING OF THE OTHER PART OF THE ALL WHEELS PARK. AND THAT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYBODY THERE. GOTTA TALK TO A COUPLE OF RESIDENTS. THEY WERE EXTREMELY HAPPY THAT THE PARK WAS OPEN. THEY ACTUALLY LIVED OVER BY DUCK RIDGE, SO WE TALKED ABOUT TRAFFIC AS WELL, AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE. WE DID LEARN A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT THE PARK THAT WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE NEEDED TO WORRY ABOUT AT THE PARK, BUT WE DID LEARN A COUPLE OF THINGS WHEN WE SAW A COUPLE OF THE PROFESSIONALS DO A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THEY WERE LIKE, OH YEAH, WE NEED TO FIX THAT. I WON'T MENTION WHAT THEY ARE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE ANYBODY ANY IDEAS. AND THEN LATER THAT NIGHT, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT TO THE. ADDENBROOKE, THE ADDENBROOKE PARK AREA, THE ENFIELD HEIGHTS AREA FOR THEIR SUMMER BLOCK PARTY. THE CITY WAS ABLE TO HELP OUT WITH SOME HAMBURGERS AND HOT DOGS. IT WAS A GREAT EVENT WITH THE LOCAL NEIGHBORS. I WILL JUST SAY IT WAS KIND OF FUNNY IS THAT WHEN MY MY GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE STAYING WITH US FOR FOR AFTERNOON ACTIVITY AND I SAID, OH, WE GOTTA GO TO THIS PARK ACTIVITY. AND IT WAS LIKE, OH, WE DON'T WANT TO GO. AND WHEN WE PULLED UP IN FRONT OF THE PARK, THEY SAID, HEY, ONE OF OUR BEST FRIENDS LIVES OVER ON THE OTHER STREET. WE SAID, WELL, MAYBE THEY'RE THERE. AND SURE ENOUGH, AS WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THEY WERE IN THE PARK. SO IT BECAME A VERY SUCCESSFUL FAMILY ACTIVITY TOO, BECAUSE THE GRANDDAUGHTERS WERE HAPPY. THEY GOT TO PLAY WITH THEIR THEIR THEIR BEST FRIEND. I LOVE THIS, I LOVE SEEING THE OATH OF OFFICE TONIGHT. IT KIND OF. IT KIND OF BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF. DECEMBER 17TH, 1979. YES, I AM OLD. THE DAY THAT I TOOK THE OATH WHEN I JOINED THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, AND THEN WHEN I TOOK IT AGAIN THE END OF SEPTEMBER IN 1985, WHEN I BECAME AN OFFICER, AND THEN A COUPLE OF TIMES SINCE I BECOME CITY COUNCILMAN, A PLANNING COMMISSIONER AND OTHER JOBS. AND SO. IT IT DOES REMIND YOU.
REMINDED ME AGAIN OF OUR DUTY AND OBLIGATION TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF UTAH AND OF THE UNITED STATES. ONE LAST THING I WILL TELL YOU IS I GOT LUCKY. AND. ON CONSTITUTION DAY, THE 17TH OF SEPTEMBER. WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE OVER TO FORD ISLAND. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH FORD ISLAND, THAT'S WHAT SEPARATE THAT'S THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE ABOUT WHERE THE MOORING OF THE USS ARIZONA IS. BUT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ISLAND IS WHERE THE USS UTAH IS. AND WE GOT TO WE GOT TO, TO TO VISIT THE OKLAHOMA MEMORIAL AND THE AND THE USS UTAH MEMORIAL AND. IT DEFINITELY. AND THEN LATER
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ON THAT WEEK WE GOT LUCKY. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO MAKE THE LIST BASED ON OUR NUMBERS. AND AS WE WE SAID, NOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THE THE BOAT RIDE OUT TO THE ARIZONA MEMORIAL. WE WERE ACTUALLY WALKING OUT OF THE WALKING TOWARDS THE GATE. WE GOT A TEXT THAT SAID, YOU CAN GET ON IF YOU GO CHECK IN. SO WE IMMEDIATELY WENT OVER TO AND GOT ON THAT BOAT. WE GOT ON THE BOAT RIDE TO GO OUT TO THE ARIZONA. IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN THERE, YOU NEED TO GO. IT IS A. SOLEMN REMINDER THAT FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON, I JUST GOT A COUPLE OF THINGS. THE WEST JORDAN CITIZEN ACADEMY IS CURRENTLY GOING, AND I WAS ABLE TO JOIN THEM FOR THEIR LAST MEETING. IT WAS AT PUBLIC WORKS AND HAD A GREAT TIME. WE SPENT SOME TIME LOOKING AT HOW VEHICLES ARE MAINTAINED. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SALT BRINE SYSTEM THAT THEY USE, WHERE THEY MIX WATER WITH WITH SALT IN ORDER TO MORE QUICKLY ACTIVATE IT FOR MELTING PURPOSES IN THE WINTER. THEY HAD AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO EVEN DRIVE A SMALLER ONE OF THE SMALLER PLOW TRUCKS BETWEEN. IN A SLALOM CONFIGURATION, AND WE GOT TO SEE WHERE THEY MAKE THE SIGNS. THAT ONE THAT MAYOR BURTON HAS WITH HIM TONIGHT. THERE'S A SPOT, A LITTLE PLACE OUT AT PUBLIC WORKS WHERE THEY MAKE MAKE THE SIGNS. AND IT WAS JUST IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND VERY INTERESTING. WE ALSO GOT TO LEARN FROM THE GIS DEPARTMENT, THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS. HOW THEY KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE CITY ASSETS. AND IT'S JUST INCREDIBLE WHAT THEY DO. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE. SO GIS HELPS TO TRACK OUR ALL OF OUR CITY ASSETS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT PART OF OF WHAT WHAT WE DO AS A CITY. AND THEY GO LARGELY UNSEEN AND UNHEARD FROM. THEN. I ALSO GOT TO THE VERY NEXT NIGHT. LAST WEEK I WENT TO THE WEST JORDAN YOUTH THEATER PRODUCTION OF FREAKY FRIDAY, AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY, WOW. I MEAN, IT WAS IT WAS PRACTICALLY A PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION OF FREAKY FRIDAY. IT WAS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE THE TALENT LEVEL. ON DISPLAY OF THESE OF THESE TEENAGE KIDS. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. IT WAS BETTER THAN ANY HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTION I'VE SEEN, AND IT WAS JUST DONE BY OUR WEST JORDAN YOUTH THEATER. IT WAS GREAT. SO. OH, AND IT WAS DONE IN OUR BRAND NEW THEATER THAT WE HAVE. SO YES, IT WAS AWESOME. I LOVED IT. SO ANYWAY, JUST A CELEBRATORY MOMENT, I THOUGHT SO, COUNCIL VICE CHAIR BADER WELL, SINCE COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN SET IT UP, I. I DO NEED TO POINT OUT I I'M PART OF THE FIRST BASE SIDE, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS JUST GOING TO BE A NICE, EASY LITTLE THING UNTIL WE GOT ABOUT EIGHT. REALLY, REALLY BANG BANG CLOSE PLAYS AT FIRST AND I'M REALLY HOPING I GOT ALL OF THEM RIGHT. BUT I OF COURSE WAS TOLD I DIDN'T BY SOME OF THE PEOPLE. AND BUT ONE THING I DO WANT TO SAY ABOUT THE THE GUNS AND HOSES SOFTBALL GAME, I MET WITH SOME OF THE CITY EVENT STAFF LAST WEEK, AND WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THINGS TO GO ON, AND ONE THING I SAID IS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE THAT INTO SOMETHING THAT'S A PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER, BECAUSE THAT GAME IS INCREDIBLE. IT'S GREAT. IT'S ALSO A CHARITY EVENT FOR OUR POLICE AND FIRE, AND WE SHOULD DO SOME MORE TO HAVE PEOPLE OUT THERE TO SEE IT AND MAKE IT A CITY EVENT, BECAUSE IT WAS A GREAT DEAL OF FUN. I REALLY ENJOYED BEING OUT THERE. AS MENTIONED, I CAME TO AN EVENT PLANNING MEETING FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I REALIZED,[01:15:06]
OH, I HAVE A I HAVE A PASSPORT THAT'S EXPIRED. SO I WANT TO TRY OUT THIS NEW PASSPORT OFFICE THAT EVERYONE'S RAVING ABOUT. AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, IT'S WORTH RAVING ABOUT. IT WAS SO NICE, SO EASY. I WAS IN AND OUT OF THERE FAIRLY QUICKLY, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND FILLED OUT EVERYTHING IN A BLUE PEN AND HAD TO FILL IT BACK OUT IN A BLACK PEN. BUT THEN EVEN THE NEXT DAY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET IN AND OUT VERY QUICKLY AS WELL. I THINK WHAT WE'VE DONE IS SOMETHING REALLY GREAT FOR NOT ONLY OUR CITIZENS, BUT CITIZENS NEAR US. AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, JUST VERY MUCH APPLAUDED FOR WHAT ANGIE AND HER STAFF HAVE DONE WITH THAT. ON A LAST THING I WILL SAY, I'VE BEEN INVITED THURSDAY NIGHT TO BE A PART OF A ROAST FOR MIDVALE'S MAYOR, AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD ONLY DO IT IF I COULD COME IN AS A VILLAINOUS COUNCIL MEMBER OF ANOTHER CITY AND REALLY JUST GIVE IT TO MIDVALE. SO IF ANYONE HAS GOOD MIDVALE JOKES FOR ME, I'VE WRITTEN OUT A BUNCH, BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE SOME OTHER JOKES WITH ME AS WELL. AWESOME COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. THANK YOU. I NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN THREE YEARS THAT I'VE MISSED THE GUNS AND HOSES GAME. WE HAD SOME FAMILY THINGS THAT WE HAD TO TAKE CARE OF THAT DAY, AND IT KEPT ME FROM BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE EITHER IN BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES OR AS A PLAYER ON ONE OR THE OTHER TEAMS. I PLAYED FOR BOTH TEAMS. I PLAYED FOR THE LOSING TEAM TWICE, BUT A DIFFERENT TEAM EACH TIME. SO YEAH, I WAS GOING TO SAY THEIR CORRELATION DOES NOT EQUAL CAUSATION NECESSARILY, BUT THERE YOU GO. I ALSO WANTED TO JUST MENTION THAT THE THE CITY EMAIL NEWSLETTER IS GOING OUT SHORTLY, AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE THE COUNCIL CORNER COLUMN THIS TIME.AND I WANTED TO MENTION JUST I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE SNEAK PREVIEW. I THINK IT'D BE REMISS TO NOT MENTION WHAT HAPPENED THE DAY AFTER OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING, THAT THERE WAS A RELATIVELY HIGH PROFILE MURDER AT NOT FAR FROM HERE IN UTAH COUNTY. AND. AND IT REALLY IT REALLY AFFECTED ME. AND I WROTE ABOUT THAT AND ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANS FOR WEST JORDAN IN THIS, IN THIS COLUMN. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO READ IT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I WAS I WAS RATTLED THAT DAY. I WAS ACTUALLY AT LUNCH WITH ELLEN ANDERSON WHEN I SAW THE NEWS ON THE TV IN THE RESTAURANT, AND, AND IT WAS AN HOUR LATER SITTING AT HOME AND SCROLLING THROUGH TWITTER THAT I SAW THE VIDEO. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NOT WATCHING THAT. BY THE WAY, IF YOU HAVEN'T, DON'T. AND IT STRUCK ME AT THAT TIME THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS COUNTRY IS ABOUT. WE DON'T WE DON'T GET AFTER EACH OTHER FOR OUR OPINIONS AS AS RIGHT OR WRONG AS YOU THINK THEY ARE. WE DON'T GO AFTER EACH OTHER THAT WAY. WE'RE WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT AS A COUNTRY. I HOPE. HOWEVER, I'M EVEN MORE RATTLED OVER THE LAST TEN DAYS OR SO. ABOUT THE REACTIONS THAT I'VE NOTICED FROM PEOPLE OF ALL SPECTRUM, POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND IDEOLOGIES, BOTH FROM THE HIGHLY. THE HIGHLY OUTRAGED TO THE HIGHLY ACCUSATORY. IS THAT A WORD? THOSE THAT WOULD, THOSE THAT WOULD CELEBRATE, TO THOSE THAT TO QUICKLY CONDEMN AN ENTIRE GROUP OR AN ENTIRE IDEOLOGY OR WHATEVER IT HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN EYE OPENING TO ME HOW DEEP THE DIVIDE IS AND HOW. HOW DESPERATE WE ARE FOR SOMETHING TO BRING US BACK TOGETHER. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE TO DO IT, BUT I KNOW HERE IN OUR CITY WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ELEVATE OUR DISCOURSE AND TO TREAT EACH OTHER A LITTLE BETTER AS NEIGHBORS. AND WHEN YOU GET TOGETHER WITH SOMEBODY, I WAS KIND OF FUNNY. I GOT TOGETHER THE THE NEXT WEEKEND. I HAD A FRIEND VISIT FROM CALIFORNIA KID THAT A GUY THAT I GREW UP WITH AND THAT I'VE KNOWN LITERALLY MY ENTIRE LIFE. I WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SO LONG, WE DON'T REMEMBER MEETING. WE WE WENT TO KINDERGARTEN TOGETHER AND WE WERE ALREADY FRIENDS WHEN WE STARTED KINDERGARTEN TOGETHER. AND WE HAD A LOVELY LUNCH OR A BRUNCH.
WE WENT OUT TO BRUNCH AND WE HAD A LOVELY TIME TALKING ABOUT OUR FAMILIES, TALKING ABOUT
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WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER. AND, AND WE TALKED ABOUT BASEBALL BECAUSE WE PLAYED BASEBALL TOGETHER AS KIDS AND, AND, AND OUR KIDS, YOU KNOW, PLAYED BASEBALL. ANYWAY, WONDERFUL. WONDERFUL DISCUSSION. DIDN'T MENTION POLITICS, DIDN'T MENTION ANYTHING ELSE. AND I REALIZED THAT THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAT BRINGS US TOGETHER THAN THAT WHICH WOULD DIVIDE US IF WE JUST ARE WILLING TO LOOK PAST THAT. SO I THINK WE CAN DO THAT AND WE CAN SET THAT EXAMPLE. I THINK WE DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB UP HERE FOR THE MOST PART. YOU KNOW, THE SEVEN OF US. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE SETTING THAT EXAMPLE. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OF THAT EXAMPLE. THANKS. THANK YOU. JUST COUNCIL MEMBER BLOOM HAVE HER HAND UP. NO, I DID NOT KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. WE WILL GO TO MR.[b. Council Office Report]
ANDERSON. THANK YOU. JUST REAL QUICK. I'M GOING TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS COMMENT ON THE COUNCIL CORNER. EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE STARTED PUTTING A MONTHLY ARTICLE IN THE EMAIL NEWSLETTER. MR. HALLMARK WILL REACH OUT TO YOU AT YOUR GIVEN MONTH.THEY'VE ALL BEEN ASSIGNED SO THAT WE'VE GOT ALL OUR BASES COVERED. ALSO, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THE COUNCIL PAGES HAVE BEEN UPDATED ON THE WEBSITE. WE'VE MADE IT A LITTLE MORE MODERN. THERE'S MEETING RECAPS THAT ARE NOW ON IT, SO THIS MEETING WILL HAVE A RECAP OF WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS DONE THAT WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE. ON THE COUNCIL PAGE, WE'VE ALSO ADDED SOME STATIC URLS FOR THINGS LIKE THE MEETING RULES AND FOR COUNCIL RULES. SO NOW THAT IT'S EASIER FOR US TO UPDATE AS CHANGES TO THOSE ARE MADE. OR MISS QUICK IS DOING AN AUDIT OF ALL OF OUR MEETINGS. GOING BACK TO THE CHANGE IN FORM OF GOVERNMENT 2020 TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CORRECT ON PRIME GOV. AND SO NOW THAT WE HAVE KIND OF OUR OUR WIND BEHIND US, WIND IN THE SAILS, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING ALL THOSE CAUGHT UP SO THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED. AS FAR AS THE COUNCIL SPACE AND THE OFFICE. JUST REMINDER THAT WE DO HAVE A SPACE FOR YOU TO MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS. WE'VE OUTFITTED IT WITH A MONITOR THAT YOU CAN SCREEN MIRROR. SO IF YOU HAVE MAPS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHOW OR TRY AND ANSWER A CONSTITUENT QUESTIONS, WE HAVE THOSE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. WE'VE WORKED WITH GIS AND WITH MR. HALLMARK TO CREATE A LIBRARY OF MAPS ON THE PORTAL. SO AS YOU LOG INTO YOUR PORTAL, THERE'S A SPACE THERE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE'S SAMPLE DRAFT RESOLUTION, SAMPLE DRAFT ORDINANCES, MAPS, ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN USE AS YOU DO YOUR WORK IN YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. SO WE'VE BEEN WE'VE BEEN BUSY ON SOME HOUSE CLEANING AND HOUSE UPKEEP. AND THAT'S OUR REPORT FOR YOU THIS EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO
[c. Mayor’s Report]
THE MAYOR'S REPORT. MAYOR BURTON, THANK YOU. ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY WERE FROM WEST JORDAN. I'M TRYING TO GET THAT NUMBER IN THE NAMES OF THOSE. BUT THESE ARE ALL THE NEW CITIZENS IN THE STATE OF UTAH IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH YOU SEE THERE. THAT'S A REALLY COOL EXPERIENCE.IT'S THE SECOND TIME I'VE GOT TO GO TO THAT, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR, AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TRY AND. IT'S PRETTY FULL HOUSE, BUT IT I'LL SEE IF I CAN INVITE YOU TO IT NEXT YEAR. IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE. OKAY. ON 7000 SOUTH AIRPORT ROAD, YOU PROBABLY HEARD THAT WE'RE PUTTING A SIGNAL LIGHT IN. THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS IN. IT'S UP AND RUNNING. YOU MAY HAVE ALSO HEARD SOME PEOPLE SAY, THAT'S REALLY WEIRD. WHY ARE THEY PUTTING THE SIGNAL LIGHT ON THE BACKSIDE? THERE'S NOT A STREET GOING EAST FROM AIRPORT ROAD. IT IS BECAUSE THE AIRPORT ASKED US TO PUT THAT SIGNAL LIGHT IN THERE. THEY ARE PLANNING TO ADD MAKE THAT THEIR MAIN ENTRANCE INTO THE AIRPORT. AND THAT'S WHY THAT SIGNAL LIGHT IS THERE. SO THERE ACTUALLY IS A REASON FOR IT. ALSO, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IF YOU WENT PAST THIS WAY ON GARDNER LANE ON REDWOOD ROAD, THAT SIGNAL LIGHT IS IN.
IT'S NOT OPERATING YET. THEY EXPECT TO GET POWER TO IT SOMETIME THIS WEEK. SO IT'S JUST THERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S THE USUAL TIME ON THOSE LIGHTS IS LIKE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THEY'RE FUNCTIONING? BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A WHILE THEY HAVE THEM FLASHING. RIGHT. THEY DO KNOW.
IS IT LIKE TWO WEEKS OR ONE WEEK? I DON'T KNOW, NO TRAFFIC PEOPLE HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THE TIME IS LIKE 60S ONE DIRECTION 30S I DON'T KNOW, ACTUALLY, NO. I
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MEANT HOW MANY WEEKS UNTIL IT'S LIKE FULLY FUNCTIONING. I, I KNOW I KNEW YOUR QUESTION. I WAS CHANGING IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THE ANSWER ANYWAY. SO THAT THAT'S REALLY GOOD.THAT'S BEEN THE ONE THAT'S BEEN IN NEED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. OKAY. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO TO ATTEND THE GRACE COMPANY'S RIBBON CUTTING. AND THE REASON IT'S RIBBON CUTTING IS BECAUSE THEY NOW SELL FABRIC. SO IT WAS A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THAT WAS REALLY THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT WAS A GOOD PARTY. WE HAD A COFFEE WITH A COP SATURDAY UP AT TERRAIN. AND FORTUNATELY WE I TRIED WELL THEY WERE TRYING TO BE TALLER THAN ME. I DIDN'T LET IT LAST. SO THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO JUST GET MORE ACQUAINTED WITH OUR OFFICERS AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME TIME WITH THEM. AND FURNITURE IS MAKING PROGRESS. WE EXPECT IT IN A FEW MORE MONTHS. IT WILL BE OPEN. CHECK THAT OUT. ISN'T THAT COOL? SO JUST WAIT BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR FURNITURE SO YOU CAN CHECK OUT FURNITURE AS A CHOICE FOR IT. OKAY, THINGS ARE COMING UP. WE STILL HAVE FOOD TRUCKS. THEY'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE REST OF THE MONTH, SO YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH.
THAT'S OUR LAST DAY. AND OUR OUR COMMUNITY MARKET IS STILL HAPPENING. THAT LAST DAY IS THE DAY AFTER THE LAST ONE OF THE FOOD TRUCKS THAT WILL BE ON OCTOBER 1ST. AND FOR EVERYBODY WHO LIVES ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY. YES, FOOD TRUCKS ARE AT THE COMMUNITY MARKET AS WELL.
SO WE HAVE TWO LOCATIONS IN THE CITY, THE ROUNDWOOD PARK ON TUESDAYS AND VETERAN'S MEMORIAL PARK ON WEDNESDAY, SO YOU CAN COME CLOSE BY. NOW WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COURSE WHICH IS GETTING PUT ON BY JEFF MULCAHY. HE HE DOES THAT ON THURSDAYS. OUR NEXT ONE WILL BE THE 25TH FROM 7 TO 9. EVEN IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE OTHERS, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO THIS ONE. HE HAS SOMETHING NEW EACH TIME AND THAT IS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. THE MAYOR'S ALL OPEN OFFICE HOURS WILL BE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND FROM 4 TO 6. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING EXCITING YOU WANT TO MEET WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT, I'D BE HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT IT OUR FIRST FRIDAY. NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE ON OCTOBER THE 3RD AND THAT'LL BE THE VIRIDIAN. LIKE ALL OF THEM, IT'LL PROBABLY BE INDOORS THIS TIME, BUT THE ACTIVITY IS GOING TO BE MAKING FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS, AND THE CONCERT WILL BE SALT LAKE SYMPHONIC WINDS. SO WESTWORD HAS GOOD WINDS, SO I'M SURE THAT SYMPHONIC WINDS WILL BE WONDERFUL. WE HAVE BABYSITTING CLASSES. THE NEXT ONE COMING UP IS ON OCTOBER 4TH, SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME TO THAT. WE IT DOES REQUIRE A REGISTRATION SO WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE SUPPLIES FOR YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE A CHILD WHO'S GOING TO BE GETTING AT THE AGE WHERE THEY MAY BE DOING SOME BABYSITTING, THIS IS A FANTASTIC COURSE FOR THEM TO GO TO. TEACHES THEM SOME SKILLS, SOME THINGS TO WATCH FOR AND NOT DO AS A BABYSITTER. OUR WELLNESS WEDNESDAY IS HAPPENING ON AT THE. OH, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO WRITE DOWN WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO BE. MAYBE IT'S ON HERE. ANYWAY, WE DO THIS ONCE A MONTH AND IT HAPPENS HERE AT COMMUNITY, IN THE COMMUNITY ROOM AT CITY HALL. AND OH, IT'S GOING TO BE A MONTHLY. THIS ONE HERE WILL BE A MENTAL HEALTH ONE THAT'S COMING IN HERE. IT WILL BE THIS WEDNESDAY. WELL, NOT THIS WEDNESDAY ON THE EIGHTH. SO I INVITE YOU TO COME TO THAT. AND WE CONTINUE TO DO CPR CLASSES. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11TH AT THE JORDAN LANDING FIRE STATION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO SIGN UP. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU CAN JUST COME AND SHOW UP TO IT. AND OUR FINAL OF OUR FOUR TOWN HALLS FOR DISTRICT FOUR IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON AT THE FIRE STATION 54, WHICH IS ON HAGLEY PARK ROAD. IF YOU HAVE WANTED TO COME TO ONE AND YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO ANY, YOU CAN INVITE YOU TO COME TO THIS ONE. IF YOU HAVE COME TO THE OTHERS, WE INVITE YOU TO COME TO THIS ONE.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME. AND MOSTLY WE INVITE RESIDENTS TO COME TOO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. THAT IS MY OH, ONE MORE THING THIS HOT OFF THE PRESS AS OF TODAY. THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS HERE IN OUR CITY. WE'LL BE GETTING READY TO DO OUR DEDICATION CEREMONY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AS THE GOLD STAR MEMORIAL. IN CASE YOU'RE WONDERING WHAT IT IS, I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOT THE SAVE THE DATE FOR THAT, DON'T THEY? ALRIGHT. YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE DEDICATION. WE PUT THAT OUT OCTOBER. OCTOBER 18TH. WE PUT THAT OUT. SO WE HOPE WE HOPE
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YOU'LL BE THERE. NOW THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WORK HARD TO GET RESIDENTS AT YOUR TOWN HALL TO BEAT COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. HE HAD QUITE A FEW. HE'S THE WINNER SO FAR. IF THERE'S WINNERS AND LOSERS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MANY COME TO THAT TOWN HALL. I HOPE WE HAVE THAT. THAT JUST MEANS PEOPLE ARE MORE MAD AT ME THAN THEY WERE AT DISTRICT ONE AND TWO. SO THINGS ARE GOOD IN ONE AND[d. City Administrator’s Report]
TWO. YEAH. ALRIGHT. WE WILL, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO MR. LEE'S REPORT. JUST LISTEN. IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THIS CITY EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. THERE'S AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY FROM THE ARTS CLASSES, OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND GROW.I JUST WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE THINGS IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID. WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY OF SERVICE. ACTUALLY SEVERAL DAYS OF SERVICE PROGRAM. I WANT TO GIVE A GOOD KUDOS TO OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE OUTREACH COORDINATOR, GLORIA BOUCHER. WE HAD 19 SERVICE PROJECTS OCCUR IN THE CITY OVER THREE DAYS, PAINTED FIRE HYDRANTS ALL OVER THE COMMUNITY, PAINTED THE RODEO ARENA, BUILT BUNK BEDS. LOWE'S SEND IN SOME CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES FROM NORTH CAROLINA. I VISITED WITH THEM, THEY SAID. THE WEST JORDAN STORE COMES OUT FOR SERVICE AND THAT PARTICULAR SERVICE PROJECT MORE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, THE ENTIRE LOWE'S SYSTEM. WE WE CLEANED UP PARKS, SPREAD MULCH. IT WAS REALLY A GREAT COUPLE OF DAYS OF SERVICE. IT WAS ALSO OCCURRING THAT SAME DAY WITH THE GUNS AND HOSES AND THE BIKE PARK AND EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON THAT DAY. JUST ONE LAST THING I WANT TO MENTION TOO. BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN, THE COURT WILL BE UNIFIED OVER HERE IN OUR BUILDING ON OCTOBER 1ST. WE'RE FIRING UP OPERATIONS IN THE COURT BUILDING, SO WE'LL HAVE TWO COURTS, TWO COURTROOMS OPERATING IN THAT BUILDING STARTING NEXT MONTH. IT'S BEEN QUITE A WORK IN PROGRESS. THE NEW COURTROOM IS BEING FRAMED CURRENTLY. IF YOU POKE YOUR HEAD IN THERE, YOU'LL SEE ALL THE I CAN SEE ZACH'S PUNS WORKING IN HIS MIND, BUT IT'S THE BENCH IS GETTING FRAMED UP AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMING ALONG. SO WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS THERE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU COUNCIL. THANK YOU. NEXT
[CONSENT ITEMS]
ITEM ON OUR AGENDA ARE CONSENT ITEMS FOR BE. I THINK WE NEED A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION, MR. ANDERSON. YEAH. ITEM B, I SENT AN EMAIL OUT AT THE END OF AUGUST. SO YOU RECALL THE BACKGROUND ON THIS. AS YOU RECALL, WHEN YOU ANNEXED OCHER HIGHLANDS INTO THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN, THEY BELONG TO THE WASATCH FRONT WASTE AND RECYCLING DISTRICT. AND BECAUSE THE WAY STATE LAW IS WRITTEN, THERE'S 435 HOMES IN THAT DISTRICT. AND SO THEY ARE ADDING A NEW BOARD SEAT FOR WEST JORDAN. THEY SENT AN EMAIL TO THE COUNCIL BACK IN AUGUST LOOKING FOR AN INTEREST. THE ONLY ONE THAT EXPRESSED AN INTEREST WAS COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, WHOSE DISTRICT OCHER HIGHLANDS IS IN. AND SO THE CONSENT ITEM BEFORE YOU WOULD WOULD APPOINT ZACH JACOB TO SERVE. I HAVE TALKED TO THE WASATCH FRONT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IT IS A FOUR YEAR TERM, SO IT EXPIRED DECEMBER 31ST, 2029. THEY MEET ON THE FOURTH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 9 A.M. AND SO THAT'S THE DETAILS ON THIS ONE ITEM. THANK YOU. NOW IF IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT ITEMS, WE CAN OR IF THERE'S DISCUSSION TO BE HAD WE CAN DO THAT TOO. ANYONE I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. A SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. ALL IN FAVOR? DO I NEED A VOTE? I DO HAVE A BECAUSE I HAVE THIS. SO ON A I CAN HAVE A VOICE VOTE THOUGH, RIGHT? SO ON A I BETTER DO THEM SEPARATELY. IS IT OKAY TO HAVE YOUR MOTION? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YOU GOOD? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF A. A A? I HEAR NOTHING OPPOSING THAT ONE[b. Resolution No. 25-050 Appointing a Council Member to the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District Board]
PASSES A MOTION FOR RESOLUTION. NUMBER 25, DASH ZERO 50. 50 019. IT HAS 50. WHICH IS CORRECT ON[01:35:07]
THE AGENDA. IT HAS 50. 50 IS CORRECT. 51 IS INCORRECT. OKAY. AT ANY RATE, THIS RESOLUTION IS APPOINTING COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB TO THE WASATCH FRONT WASTE AND RECYCLING DISTRICT BOARD A MOTION. WHAT A WASTE. I CONSIDER IT A COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. A SECOND BY ME. MISS QUICK, A VOTE PLEASE. VICE CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. GREEN. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. YES. CHAIR. JACOB OR NO. EXCUSE ME.
CHAIR. WHITELAW. THAT THREW ME OFF. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BLUM. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. NOW, BEFORE I ADJOURN THIS MEETING, I WANT TO DELIVER THE HAPPY NEWS THAT WE STILL HAVE A RDA MEETING AND A CLOSED MEETING. SO DON'T GET TOO EXCITED ABOUT GATHERING YOUR STUFF A
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