[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:05] TURN ON MY MICROPHONE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR TODAY. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026. WE HAVE ALL SEVEN OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE AND A VERY FULL HOUSE TONIGHT, WHICH I LOVE SEEING BECAUSE IT MEANS WE'VE GOT SOME SOME EXCITING STUFF HAPPENING. SO WE'LL BE GETTING TO THAT IN A MOMENT. BUT SPEAKING OF EXCITING, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THAT. WE'VE GOT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CARSON WINWARD PLEASE LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE RISE? REPEAT THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AFTER ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. YOU MAY BE SEATED. THANK YOU. WE HAD THAT YOUNG MAN COME UP, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING HIM UP [a. West Jordan Police Department Badge Pinning] AGAIN HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. PART OF OUR SPECIAL RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE TODAY IS WE'VE GOT A BADGE PINNING FOR SEVERAL NEW OFFICERS COMING INTO WEST JORDAN. WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF OUR OF OUR POLICE FORCE AND ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE SOME NEW MEMBERS COME IN. SO WE WILL HAVE CHIEF ROBERTSON COME UP AND PRESENT OUR NEWEST BATCH. THANKS, COUNCIL CHAIR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS. I'M VERY EXCITED BY THE TURNOUT THAT WE HAVE HERE TONIGHT, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS HERE. FOR ALL OF OUR NEW OFFICERS. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT RECOGNITIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. THE FIRST IS PROMOTIONS. THIS MAY SURPRISE YOU, BUT I'VE LEARNED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THAT EVERYTHING I DO ISN'T FUN. AS A POLICE CHIEF, ONE OF THE LEAST FUN THINGS I'VE DECIDED IS TELLING SOMEBODY WHO DESERVES TO BE PROMOTED THAT ARE NOT BEING PROMOTED. THAT'S A THAT'S A REALLY GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE IT MEANS WE HAVE REALLY GREAT LEADERSHIP IN OUR DEPARTMENT. AND IT ALSO MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE I'M PRESENTING TO YOU TONIGHT TO BE PINNED AS SUPERVISORS ARE REALLY THE BEST OF THE BEST. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE FOR OUR NEW SUPERVISORS TO COME UP FIRST, ALONG WITH THE THEIR INDIVIDUALS WHO THEY'VE CHOSEN TO PIN THEIR BADGES. THE FIRST IS LIEUTENANT ANDREW HERCULES. HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, JESSICA. AND WE'LL JUST HAVE YOU GUYS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. LINE UP OVER ON THIS SIDE. NEXT [b. Recognition of Sergeant Brian Schaaf] WILL BE SERGEANT BRIAN WHITE, AND HE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, LINDEN. NEXT IS SERGEANT COLTON GORDON. HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, BRYNN. AND SERGEANT MICHAEL WATKINS, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS SON, ADRIAN. WE ALSO HAVE A GROUP OF NEW OFFICERS. I TAKE PRIDE IN THE OFFICERS THAT WE HIRE BECAUSE THEY WILL REPRESENT US IN THE FUTURE, AND WE ONLY HIRE THE BEST OFFICERS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THEY HAVE THE CHARACTER AND SKILLS TO TO DO THAT IN A POSITIVE WAY AND SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT ONE OF THESE OFFICERS IS A RESERVE OFFICER. WE'VE STARTED A NEW RESERVE OFFICER PROGRAM THAT HELPS SUPPLEMENT OUR OFFICERS, AND IT'S BEEN A REALLY POSITIVE ADDITION TO OUR DEPARTMENT THIS YEAR, AND THAT WILL BE ONE OF OUR OFFICERS THAT WE'RE HAVING PINNED. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL HAVE OUR NEW OFFICERS. OFFICER ALEXIS HOPKINS, SORRY, ALEXIS LOPEZ, HE'LL COME UP AND HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER. ALMA, WE'LL HAVE YOU GUYS LINE UP OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE. OFFICER ELIJAH BURKE, WHO'LL BE PINNED BY HIS UNCLE JOHN. OFFICER DANIEL GARCIA, PINNED BY HIS WIFE JESSIE AND SON ELIJAH. WILL WELCOME BACK OFFICER MARTIN BURDA. HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS DAUGHTER, JOCELYN. OFFICER ALAN O'BRIEN. SHE'LL BE PINNED BY HER HUSBAND, AARON. OFFICER JUSTINO QUINTERO'S, PINNED BY HIS WIFE CINDY AND THEIR DAUGHTER, CILIA. CILIA. OFFICER JONATHAN ROGERS HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, SARAH. AND THEN OFFICER CARSON. WINDWARD. HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND GISELLE. OFFICER LOGAN YEMEN BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE EMILY, AND THEN OUR RESERVE OFFICER, STEVE SMITH. HE'LL BE PINNED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND, SARAH. SCOOT AROUND SO EVERYONE GETS IN THERE SOMEWHERE. FAMILY MEMBERS, [00:05:03] PLEASE. AS WE DO THIS, WE'LL HAVE THEM ALL DO IT TOGETHER. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TAKE PICTURES, GATHER AROUND. THERE'S NO THERE'S NO BOUNDARIES FOR YOU. MOVE UP AND TAKE PICTURES AS YOU FEEL FIT. SO GO AHEAD AND TAKE OUT YOUR YOUR BADGES. REMEMBER TO STOP IF YOU FEEL RESISTANCE, BUT GO AHEAD AND PIN PIN THOSE BADGES ON. YOU'RE GOING TO GO. AROUND. ONCE WE GET THESE INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS DONE. WE WOULD LIKE TO DO ONE MORE WITH THE OFFICERS HERE IN FRONT OF THE DAIS, AND COUNCIL WILL ALL STAND BEHIND FOR A PHOTO AS WELL. OKAY, LOOKS LIKE WE'RE AT THAT POINT. SO OFFICERS, IF YOU CAN HOLD UP THERE FOR A MINUTE, WE'LL TAKE A GROUP PHOTO WITH COUNCIL. CONGRATULATIONS, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR OUR NEW OFFICERS. A LITTLE MORE THIS WAY. SLIDE A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. 123. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OFFICERS, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS. WE INVITE OUR OFFICERS TO HEAD OVER TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. SHOW YOUR FAMILIES AROUND FAMILIES. IF YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR ANYTHING ELSE, FEEL FREE TO BE EXCUSED. PLEASE DON'T GATHER IN THE AREA RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR. IT GETS REALLY LOUD IN HERE. THANK YOU. AND, CHIEF ROBERTSON, YOU'LL NEED TO BE COMING BACK. SO WE'VE GOT SOME SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING. SO I WILL LET CHIEF ROBINSON WALK THROUGH THIS FOR US. YEAH. I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A BIT, A LITTLE BIT FROM ME TONIGHT. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT PART. WE HAVE THREE OFFICERS, TWO OF WHICH WHO HAVE RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM OUTSIDE OF OUR DEPARTMENT, AND THEN ONE WHO WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING WITH A DEPARTMENTAL AWARD. THE FIRST IS SERGEANT BRIAN SCHOFF. IF SERGEANT SCHARF'S HERE, I'LL HAVE HIM COME UP. BUT I'M GOING TO START TELLING YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HIM. HE WAS RECOGNIZED DURING THE NAACP FIRST RESPONDERS BANQUET WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS AWARD. SERGEANT SCHARF'S HAD 25 YEARS OF SIGNIFICANT SERVICE WITH OUR DEPARTMENT. A LOT OF THOSE YEARS HAVE BEEN SPENT SERVING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH AND RECOGNIZING THE UNIQUE NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SPECIFICALLY, SERGEANT SCHOFF RECOGNIZED A PROGRAM THAT WE COULD USE HERE IN THE DEPARTMENT. THAT PROGRAM ALLOWED OUR OFFICERS TO, INSTEAD OF PULLING SOMEBODY OVER FOR A MINOR SAFETY VIOLATION ON THEIR VEHICLE, WHERE THEIR VEHICLE HAD A HAD A SAFETY ISSUE AND ISSUING A TICKET, HE WAS WE'RE NOW ABLE TO PROVIDE A VOUCHER TO THAT PERSON TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. THAT CREATES SOME SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THEIR VEHICLE OTHERWISE. AND RATHER THAN FURTHER PUNISHING THEM FOR THAT PROBLEM, IT ACTUALLY PROVIDES A WAY FOR THEM TO HAVE THAT FIXED. HE HE RECOGNIZED THAT PROGRAM AND WORKED TO BRING THAT PROGRAM INTO OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE'VE SEEN VERY POSITIVE, POSITIVE OUTCOMES FROM THAT. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT, BUT HE DID RECEIVE THAT AWARD AND JUST WANTED TO PASS THAT ON. TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WHO WEREN'T AWARE. AS YOU KNOW, OUR SWAT TEAM IS A JOINT SWAT TEAM WITH THE UTAH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST AND MOST DEDICATED [c. Recognition of Detective Bo Reier] [00:10:04] OFFICERS ON THAT SWAT TEAM. AND SO IT'S WITH A LOT OF OF PRIDE AND WELL DESERVED EFFORT THAT I, I WILL BRING UP DETECTIVE BO RYER. BO, COME ON UP. DETECTIVE RYER WAS RECOGNIZED BY BOTH TEAMS FOR AS THE SWAT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR. THIS WAS IN RECOGNITION OF HIS HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LEADERSHIP. HE CONSISTENTLY PUSHES HIMSELF AND THOSE AROUND HIM TO BECOME BETTER, DEMONSTRATING THOSE LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AND QUALITIES THAT WE EXPECT. BUT HE WENT FAR BEYOND THAT. HE'S A TRUSTED MENTOR, SKILLED OPERATOR, COMMITTED ELEMENT MEMBER WHO CAN BE RELIED ON IN ANY SITUATION, HIS ABILITY TO ADAPT, PROBLEM SOLVE, AND PERFORM UNDER PRESSURE MAKES HIM STAND OUT AMONG HIS PEERS. HE'S DESCRIBED AS CALM, COMPOSED, AND DEPENDABLE. HE EXCELS AS A LEADER DURING HIGH STRESS OPERATIONS AS AS AS AN INSTRUCTOR DURING TRAINING, HE'S ALWAYS CHECKING ON FELLOW TEAM MEMBERS, OFFERING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT. HIS HIS DEDICATION AND THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX HAS IMPROVED TRAINING AND ENSURED THE TEAM IS ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD. AND I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN TIMES WHEN HE'S COME TO ME WITH ISSUES AND TRIED TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND NOT JUST HIMSELF, SO FOR THOSE REASONS, HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A SWAT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR. [d. Recognition of Detective Adam Horman] THIS LAST AWARD IS IS FOR DETECTIVE ADAM HORTMAN. I'LL HAVE HIM COME UP. THIS IS A MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL THAT WE PRESENT IN OUR IN THE DEPARTMENT. IT'S ONE OF OUR MORE PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS. I'M GOING TO PRESENT THIS TO HIM SO I DON'T HAVE TO HOLD IT. THANKS, CHIEF. STAY HERE FOR ME. DETECTIVE HARMON WAS ASSIGNED A REALLY COMPLEX CASE INVOLVING A MOTHER WHO HAD SOME MENTAL INSTABILITY AND WAS UNREASONABLY CONCERNED ABOUT HER CHILDREN AND TOOK THEM UNLAWFULLY OUT OF THE COUNTRY. THIS IS A VERY CHALLENGING CASE FOR A LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE. THERE'S MANY ROADBLOCKS TO US INVESTIGATING THAT. A LOT OF THE TIMES THAT CASE IS PASSED OFF TO SOMEBODY ELSE OR UNABLE OR JUST UNABLE TO TO INVESTIGATE IT. AND HE WAS HE DIDN'T TAKE THAT AS AN ANSWER. HE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO WRITE SEARCH WARRANTS, TO GATHER ENOUGH INFORMATION, TO WORK WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES WHO HELPED US GET IN CONTACT WITH OTHER AGENCIES, AND EVENTUALLY TRACKED THE MOTHER AND FAMILY TO A SMALL VILLAGE IN CROATIA, WHERE IT WAS LEARNED THAT THEY WERE IN POTENTIAL DANGER IN THAT HOUSE AS WELL. AFTER SEVERAL DEDICATED WEEKS AND PURSUIT, EVENTUALLY IN NO SMALL PART BECAUSE OF HIS EFFORT AND HIS DILIGENCE ON THIS CASE, THEY WERE TAKEN SAFELY INTO CUSTODY AND THE CHILDREN WERE RETURNED HOME FOR HIS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS ON THIS PART, HE'S HE'S PRESENTED THIS MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL. SO THANKS AGAIN. I GUESS WE LET ALL OF THEM LEAVE WITHOUT GETTING A PICTURE TAKEN, UNLESS THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME UP TO THE COUNCIL AND GET THEIR PHOTO TAKEN. YEAH, THEY'RE BOTH HERE. IT'S ONLY $5 A PICTURE. SO. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL, WE'D LIKE TO COME DOWN. WE'LL GET OUR PICTURE TAKEN THERE. ONE. TWO THREE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL. [a. West Jordan Police Department Report] ALRIGHTY. LEST WE THINK WE'VE HAD ENOUGH OF OUR CHIEF, WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR COUNCIL AND MAYOR REPORTS. BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A REPORT FROM OUR POLICE CHIEF, [00:15:01] CHIEF ROBINSON, ALL AT ONCE. YEAH. NEVER HEAR ME TALK FOR MONTHS, AND THEN YOU GET IT ALL AT ONCE. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SOME INFORMATION TO YOU ABOUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I FEEL LIKE I'VE LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF MY CAREER HOW IMPORTANT TRANSPARENCY IS BETWEEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CITY COUNCIL, AND ESPECIALLY THE CITIZENS WHO WE SERVE. AND THIS IS AN EFFORT TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. SO FOR THAT REASON, I WANT TO PRESENT TO YOU SOME INFORMATION THAT I FEEL IS IMPORTANT THAT I GET QUESTIONS ABOUT REGULARLY, ABOUT HOW WE'RE POLICING THIS, THE CITIZENS OF WEST JORDAN. AND WITH THAT, I WANT TO PRESENT TO A PICTURE TO YOU OF WHERE WE CURRENTLY SIT, HIGHLIGHTING HOW WE'RE GOING TO MEASURE IMPACTS AND WORKLOADS AND HOW I PLAN TO CONTINUE TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. I'LL BEGIN BY UPDATING YOU ON OUR CURRENT WORKLOADS AND HOW WE'RE MEASURING OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEEDS. WE'VE IDENTIFIED A FEW KEY METRICS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US TO USE AS WE LOOK AT HOW WE'RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY, AND THE FIRST IS CALLS FOR SERVICE TRACKING. THE NUMBER OF SERVICE CALLS THAT WE RECEIVE EVERY YEAR IS AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR TO US ON THE SERVICE LEVELS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING. IN 2025, WE RECEIVED JUST OVER 63,000 CALLS FOR SERVICE. WE'VE CONSISTENTLY SEEN A STEADY INCREASE IN CALLS FOR SERVICE YEAR AFTER YEAR. THIS YEAR IS A BIT OF AN ANOMALY WHERE THAT SLOWED DOWN FAIRLY. NOTABLY. ANOTHER DATA POINT THAT WE LOOK AT IS CRIME DATA, WHICH I REVIEW REGULARLY. OUR DATA INDICATES A DECREASE THIS YEAR IN OVERALL CRIME REPORTED, DESPITE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SOME VIOLENT CRIMES SUCH AS ASSAULTS, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND ROBBERIES. AND THIS IS A BIT OF AN ANOMALY WHERE WE'VE SEEN SOME DECREASES IN IN THOSE, THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT IMPACT CRIME DATA AND THE CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT WE RECEIVE. ONE OF THOSE FACTORS IS THE COMFORT LEVEL THAT OUR CITIZENS FEEL IN REPORTING CRIMES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE APPREHENSION THAT SOME IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY CURRENTLY MAY FEEL ABOUT ENGAGING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IS AFFECTING WHETHER CRIMES GET REPORTED TO US, AND WHICH CRIMES THOSE ARE THAT GET REPORTED. I GET QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY PUBLIC OUTREACH IS IMPORTANT TO OUR DEPARTMENT. CREATING PUBLIC TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING IS ONE OF THOSE REASONS. OUR ABILITY TO CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN A POSITIVE WAY DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR OUR OUR ABILITY TO INVESTIGATE CRIMES AS THEY OCCUR. I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT PUBLIC OUTREACH LATER, BUT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF THAT AS IT RELATES TO OUR CRIME DATA. ANOTHER IMPORTANT METRIC IS DISCRETIONARY TIME. MANY OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR A WHILE HAVE HEARD US TALK ABOUT DISCRETIONARY TIME. IT'S MAYBE THE BEST INDICATOR FOR US ON THE WORKLOAD THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE ARE DOING DURING A REGULAR SHIFT, AND A MEASURE I RELY HEAVILY ON IN EVALUATING THAT. DISCRETIONARY TIME IS THE TIME WHEN OFFICERS AREN'T SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO A CALL FOR SERVICE, OR DOING WORK THAT'S REQUIRED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT CALL, LIKE BOOKING EVIDENCE OR WRITING REPORTS. A COMMONLY ACCEPTED INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT IS THAT ABOUT 30 TO 40% OF AN OFFICER'S TIME BE DISCRETIONARY. WEST JORDAN OFFICERS AVERAGE ABOUT 20% OF THEIR TIME BEING DISCRETIONARY, SO WHILE STILL BELOW THE DESIRED RANGE, WE HAVE IMPROVED IN THIS AREA. OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE REPORTED 12% OF THAT TIME BEING DISCRETIONARY. LAST YEAR. THERE'S TWO LIKELY CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS REDUCTION, THE FIRST BEING THE REPORTABLE OFFENSES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND THE SLIGHT SLOWING DOWN OF REPORTABLE CRIMES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED. THE OTHER IS CERTAINLY THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WAS APPROVED LAST YEAR, SPECIFICALLY DRAFT ONE, WHICH IS A REPORT WRITING SOFTWARE THAT MADE IT MORE EFFICIENT FOR OUR OFFICERS TO WRITE REPORTS. FOR THIS REASON, MY HOPE IS TO CONTINUE TO ADD AND IDENTIFY AND RESPONSIBLY IMPLEMENT EFFICIENCY BOOSTING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FUTURE. I'M GOING TO CHANGE TOPICS ON YOU SLIGHTLY AND TALK ABOUT USE OF FORCE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS A QUESTION I COMMONLY GET, AND THAT IS HOW WE ARE TRAINING OUR OFFICERS AND ENSURING THAT THEY'RE USING AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF FORCE. INCIDENTS INVOLVING POLICE USE OF FORCE ARE DANGEROUS. THEY'RE HIGHLY SCRUTINIZED. AND NEXT TO DRIVING, IT'S THE AREA THAT WE'RE EXPOSED TO THE MOST RISK, BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY. I WANT TO SHARE OUR CURRENT USE OF FORCE DATA AND HIGHLIGHT OUR REVIEW PROCESS. FIRST OF ALL, ALL USE OF FORCE AND SHOW OF FORCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING ANY OF OUR OFFICERS ARE REVIEWED BY THE OFFICER'S CHAIN OF COMMAND ALL THE WAY UP TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF LEVEL. ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR THE POTENTIAL OF A POLICY VIOLATION. I LOOK AT PERSONALLY, THOSE REVIEWS ARE DOCUMENTED AND WE USE THE DATA THAT WE WE DRAW OUT OF THOSE REVIEWS TO IDENTIFY ANY MISTAKES, ANY GAPS IN TRAINING AND TO INDICATE WHETHER AN OFFICER MAY NEED SOME INTERVENTION THROUGH TRAINING, THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES OR OTHER SUPERVISOR SUPERVISOR EFFORTS. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY USED OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND WE'VE SEEN A VERY SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OVER THE COURSE OF THAT IN OUR USE OF [00:20:01] FORCE INCIDENTS, OUR NUMBERS REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT WITH LAST YEAR. WE USE FORCE 112 TIMES OVER 61 INCIDENTS. YOU MAY ASK WHY THERE'S THAT THAT DIFFERENCE THERE OR WHAT THAT MEANS TO ME. THAT'S AN INDICATOR THAT WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS AND TAKING THE RIGHT STEPS IN PREPARATION TO RESPOND TO THOSE CALLS FOR SERVICE. FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE'RE RESPONDING TO A KNOWN SUSPECT WHERE WE MIGHT BE TAKING THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL INTO CUSTODY, WE ALMOST ALWAYS HAVE AT LEAST TWO OFFICERS THERE. SO IF YOU THEN HAVE A SUSPECT RESIST, YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY TWO OFFICERS MAY USE FORCE. WHEN TWO OFFICERS ARE USING AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF FORCE, IT'S USUALLY LESS FORCE. AND THERE'S LESS LIKELIHOOD THAT THOSE OFFICERS MAY BE INJURED OR THAT THE SUSPECT MAY BE INJURED. THIS CHART HAS A BREAKDOWN OF OUR USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS BY TYPE OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND AS YOU'LL SEE, THE THE CHART SEEMS TO SUPPORT THAT THE OFFICERS ARE THEY'RE USING A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF FORCE. THE DRASTIC MAJORITY OF THOSE INCIDENTS ARE CONTROL HOLDS AND TAKEDOWNS, WHICH ARE USED TO GAIN CONTROL OF A RESISTIVE SUSPECT FORCE LIKELY TO RESULT IN INJURY, IS RARELY USED. THIS WOULD INCLUDE STRIKES, THE USE OF A CANINE, THE USE OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE, OR A TASER. WE HAD NINE DIFFERENT OFFICERS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN AN OFFICER INVOLVED CRITICAL INCIDENT THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, THAT WAS ONLY OVER TWO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS, WITH EIGHT OFFICERS BEING INVOLVED IN THE SAME INCIDENT AND INVOLVING TWO SUSPECTS OVER THOSE SAME TWO INCIDENTS. WEST JORDAN OFFICERS USE OF FORCE RATES ARE CONSISTENTLY LOW THIS YEAR. WEST JORDAN OFFICERS RESPONDED TO ROUGHLY 38,000 CALLS IN WHICH FACE TO FACE CONTACT OCCURRED IN THE USE OF FORCE WAS POSSIBLE. FORCE WAS USED IN ONLY 0.001% OF THOSE INCIDENTS. WE ARRESTED 2226 PEOPLE, AND FORCE WAS USED DURING ONLY 61 OF THOSE INCIDENTS, FOR A RATE OF 2.7% OF ALL ARRESTS. SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? HOW DO WE COMPARE TO OTHER AGENCIES? TO UNDERSTAND AND TO GIVE SOME CONTEXT ON OUR USE OF FORCE RATES, I REVIEWED THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS, WHICH WE'VE USED IN THE PAST. IT INDICATES THAT IN THE US, ABOUT ONE IN EVERY FIVE ARRESTS OR DETENTIONS INVOLVES THE USE OF PHYSICAL FORCE BY AN OFFICER. IN WEST JORDAN, THAT RATIO WAS ONE IN EVERY 36 ARRESTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DIFFERENCE IN THIS AREA. WEST JORDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY TRAINING TO OUR OFFICERS. OUR TRAINING GOES BEYOND JUST DEFENSIVE TACTICS, FIREARMS, HIGH RISK DRIVING AND REPORT WRITING, WHICH ARE ALL IMPORTANT AND SKILLS THAT THEY NEED. BUT WE ALSO TEACH OUR OFFICERS TO SEE PEOPLE AS PEOPLE, AS INDIVIDUALS WITH UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES, NEEDS, GOALS AND CHALLENGES. FROM THIS PERSPECTIVE, OFFICERS TEND TO USE LESS FORCE AS THEY ARE ABLE TO DE-ESCALATE VIOLENT SITUATIONS. THIS PROGRAM IS CALLED DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING AN OUTWARD MINDSET, AND IT'S NOW SPREAD CITYWIDE TO WHERE THAT PHILOSOPHY IS BEING TAUGHT ACROSS MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY. IT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONSISTENTLY FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND WE SEE THE RESULTS OF IT THROUGH OUR USE OF FORCE NUMBERS. WE'RE ALSO AN ABLE AGENCY, AND WE RECEIVED RE CERTIFICATION IN THAT THIS YEAR. ABLE STANDS FOR ACTIVE BYSTANDER SHIP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THIS PROGRAM INSTRUCTS OFFICERS ON WHEN AND HOW TO INTERVENE TO STOP EMPLOYEE MISTAKES, INCLUDING EXCESSIVE FORCE OR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF LAW. IT ALSO TEACHES THOSE SAME EMPLOYEES HOW TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK IN A IN A PRODUCTIVE WAY THAT DOESN'T CREATE CONFLICTS WITH BETWEEN OUR EMPLOYEES. MOVING FORWARD, THESE SKILLS ARE CRITICAL FOR ANYONE WORKING IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CHOICES HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. THANKS TO DONATIONS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY STUDENTS FROM COPPER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL AND THE SUPPORT OF COUNCIL, OUR AUTISM AWARENESS TRAINING WAS BOOSTED THIS LAST YEAR. IT INVOLVED NOT ONLY CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, BUT VIRTUAL REALITY SCENARIOS IN WHICH OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO REACT WITH AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS IN A VIRTUAL REALITY SCENARIO. THESE PROGRAMS WERE CREATED WITH INPUT FROM PERSONS WITH AUTISM AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM AS WELL. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM. HELPING OFFICERS BE THEIR BEST ALLOWS THEM TO PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES AT HOME. OUR YEARLY FOCUS ON ARREST CONTROL TECHNIQUES, THOSE SKILLS THAT THEY USE WHEN THEY'RE TAKING RESISTIVE INDIVIDUALS INTO CUSTODY. BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND ACTUALLY REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF FORCE THAT THOSE OFFICERS USE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY CAN USE THEM WHEN THEY NEED TO REDUCES THEIR THEIR NEED TO USE THEM. PROFICIENCY LEADS TO PROFESSIONALISM EVEN DURING FORCE ENCOUNTERS. I WANT TO CLOSE BY TALKING ABOUT SOME OF OUR GOALS. DEPARTMENTAL MOVING FORWARD. AGAIN, TRAINING IS IMPORTANT TO US. CONSISTENCY [00:25:05] AND TRAINING IS IS ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF OUR POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM, FAMILIAR WITH EACH OTHER AND HOW OTHERS ARE GOING TO RESPOND ALLOWS EVERYONE TO RESPOND MORE SAFELY. FOR THIS REASON, AS A DEPARTMENT, WE'LL BE FOCUSING ON A MONTHLY TRAINING TOPIC EVERY MONTH. THE DEPARTMENT WIDE WILL FOCUS ON SOMETHING. THE TOPIC WILL BE TAUGHT IN PRACTICE CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. IT WILL BE TAUGHT CONSISTENTLY, AND IT WILL ADDRESS AN ISSUE WE'RE CURRENTLY FACING OR THAT WE ANTICIPATE FACING IN THE FUTURE. OUR TRAINING WILL ALSO FOCUS ON INCREASING EXPOSURE TO LOW FREQUENCY BUT HIGH RISK SITUATIONS OR STRESS TIMES WHEN STRESS IS THE HIGHEST AND THE TIME TO PLAN IS IS VERY LOW, ARE CRITICAL FOR OUR OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO TO WORK IN. BUT IT TAKES PRACTICE TO OPERATE UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS. AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE IN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO WORK UNDER THOSE CONDITIONS SO THAT THEY LEARN TO OPERATE IN TRAINING SCENARIOS RATHER THAN REAL LIFE SCENARIOS. WE'LL USE AN EVIDENCE BASED APPROACH TO EVALUATE STAFFING ALLOCATION, FOCUS OUR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS, AND IDENTIFY COMMUNITY PROBLEMS. OVER THE NEXT YEAR, OUR FOCUS WILL BE ON IDENTIFYING WHERE CRIME IS PREVALENT IN THE CITY. WHEN OUR STAFF MEMBERS NEED TO ADDRESS NEW PROBLEMS AND HOW WE CAN CREATE EFFICIENCIES IN OUR WORK, WE NEED OUR OFFICERS TO WORK AT AT A LEVEL THAT REQUIRES A POLICE OFFICER, OR DO WORK THAT REQUIRES A POLICE OFFICER. WE WILL USE CIVILIAN SUPPORT STAFF AND TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE THE WORK THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING. THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THEIR POLICE CERTIFICATION, THE ABILITY OF OUR OFFICERS TO WORK EFFICIENTLY IMPROVES OUR JOB SATISFACTION AND ENDS UP SAVING STAFF TIME OVER THE LONG RUN. IN LINE WITH YOUR OBJECTIVES, WITH THE CITY'S OBJECTIVES AND THE GOALS OF CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE OUR CITIZENS FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR IN THEIR HOMES AND IN THEIR WORKPLACES. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE REGULAR NON-ENFORCEMENT CONTACT WITH OUR CITIZENS. THESE CONTACTS ARE THE BEST WAY TO CREATE COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES, AND WITH A LARGE SECTION OF OUR CITIZENS THAT MAY NOT OTHERWISE HAVE CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, HAVING WITNESSES AND VICTIMS WHO TRUST THE POLICE, MAKE SOLVE, SOLVING CRIMES, AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY MUCH MORE POSSIBLE AND EFFICIENT. PUBLIC OUTREACH HAS BEEN ON MY MIND. SPECIFICALLY TODAY. US AND OUR OUR FAITH IN BLUE PROGRAM AND SOME OF THE BENEFITS WE'VE SEEN FROM THAT. THAT'S A PROGRAM WHERE WE MEET WITH WITH RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS. TODAY WE HAD INTERVIEWS FOR A NEW CHAPLAIN PROGRAM, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO INTERVIEWED FOR THAT POSITION VOLUNTEER POSITION, BY THE WAY, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO VOLUNTEER TO OFFER THEIR CHAPLAIN SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR OFFICERS. THOSE CONTACTS WERE CREATED THROUGH THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT. SADLY, TODAY, A MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY WAS TARGETED IN A VIOLENT CRIME WHERE THEY WERE SHOT AT. THEY'RE THAT COMMUNITY IS HOUSED IN OUR CITY. AND IMMEDIATELY CONNECTIONS WERE MADE AND SECURITY PROGRAMS AND EXTRA PATROLS WERE SET UP AGAIN REALLY QUICKLY BECAUSE OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. SO PUBLIC OUTREACH IS IMPORTANT. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM, AND WE DO THAT THROUGH PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORTS. I ALSO BELIEVE THESE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS HELP LOWER OUR USE OF FORCE RATES, OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH OFFICERS AND CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE THE HUMANITY IN EACH OTHER, FEED DIRECTLY INTO THE MOTTO THAT YOU MATTER LIKE I MATTER. SOME OF THE BEST WOMEN AND MEN WHO WORK FOR THE WEST GERMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND I'M PROUD TO WORK AMONG THEM EVERY DAY. AND I'M PROUD TO REPORT TO YOU THAT I'M CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OF ME. THANK YOU. CHIEF, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? I GUESS THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU. I DON'T BLAME YOU. OH, WE DO HAVE ONE. OH. I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU SAID NO WHEN YOU LOOKED VICE CHAIR. NO, I DIDN'T HAVE A COMMENT OR A QUESTION. JUST A COMMENT. AND I KNOW I SHARED THIS WITH YOU ALREADY, CHIEF ROBERTSON, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE. I DID A RIDE ALONG A COUPLE WEEKS AGO WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE LIEUTENANT THAT I RODE WITH EXPLAINED SO MANY THINGS TO ME THAT I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE EXISTED. AND UNLESS YOU'RE A POLICE OFFICER, YOU WOULDN'T KNOW EITHER. BUT YOU. WE ARE UNDER VERY GOOD WATCH WITH YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED AND THEY HAD A LOT OF AMAZING THINGS TO SAY. EVERYONE HAD AMAZING THINGS TO SAY ABOUT YOU AND ALSO AND THE DEPARTMENT AS A WHOLE. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER. SORRY. SO SORRY. I DO ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION. ONE OF YOUR DATA POINTS IS INTERESTING TO ME. YOU WERE EXPLAINING SOMETHING LIKE, THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INDICATOR THAT NUMBER OF CALLS IS SLOWING OR DECREASING. I'M WONDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO TAKE TO TRY TO, OTHER THAN YOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH, WHICH YOU'VE DESCRIBED, BUT ANYTHING ELSE [00:30:02] SPECIFIC TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL A LITTLE SAFER, TO CALL, TO CALL IN IF THEY NEED TO. I THINK THAT PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION NEEDS TO REMAIN HIGH. WE NEED TO FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON THAT. I THINK UNDERSTANDING WHERE WHICH COMMUNITIES MAY BE AFFECTED BY THAT AND TARGETING THEM SPECIFICALLY. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED WE HAVE LESS OF A NEED FOR TRANSLATION SERVICES. AND SO THAT MAY BE ONE AREA WHERE WE CAN FOCUS OUR EFFORTS. OKAY. I THINK OVERALL CONTINUING THE THE HUMANITY AND EVERYBODY AND CREATING THOSE CONTACTS FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE IS THE BEST WAY TO TO BUILD PUBLIC TRUST IN OUR OFFICERS. THANKS, CHIEF. JUST LAST, I'D LIKE YOU TO. AND FOR THOSE WHO WHO MAY NOT KNOW, FOR DETECTIVE HOFFMAN, THE FATHER OF THOSE KIDS WAS ACTUALLY IN A PRODUCTION HERE AT OUR WEST JORDAN, AT THE COMMUNITY AND ARTS CENTER, HIS FIRST PLAY HE HAD EVER DONE, AND WAS IN THE HASTY HEART. AND SO I GOT TO KNOW HIM VERY WELL DURING THAT TIME. AND SO AMAZING WHAT HAPPENED, BUT JUST HOW GRATEFUL HE IS. SO INTERESTING, THIS SMALL WORLD THAT KIND OF KEEPS US ALL CONNECTED. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M HAPPY FOR HIM THAT THE OUTCOME IS WHAT IT WAS. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON HAD SOMETHING FOR YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU. I, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS JUST REMINDED ME OF, YOU KNOW, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THAT YOU ARE DOING THAT ALREADY IS I THOUGHT OF THE EXAMPLE OF WHEN THE STUDENTS WERE PROTESTING HERE AT CITY HALL, THAT YOU WENT OUT THERE AND PERSONALLY HANDED OUT WATER BOTTLES AND CONNECTED WITH THEM AND, AND LET THEM KNOW, HEY, WE'RE HERE FOR YOU AS A POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I WAS JUST REALLY PROUD OF THAT MOMENT AND APPRECIATE IT. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, I HAVE A LOT OF GREAT MENTORS, GREAT SUPPORT HERE IN THE CITY, GREAT SUPPORT WITH THE COUNCIL. BUT THAT'S REALLY MY MESSAGE IS THAT WE ARE HERE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. REGARDLESS OF OF WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE OR WHO YOU ARE. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY ELSE? I THINK WE'RE WE'RE DONE. YOU CAN GO ENJOY SOME REFRESHMENTS WITH YOUR DREAM TEAM. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO COUNCIL [b. City Council Reports] REPORTS. THIS IS WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL REPORTS ON THINGS. I WILL JUST BRIEFLY SAY WHAT WE SAW HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOMENTS OF BEING ON THE COUNCIL IS THE BADGE PINNING. BECAUSE WE'RE SO CLOSE TO IT. AND IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THE PRIDE IN THE FACE OF THOSE JOINING THE FORCE AND THOSE WHO ARE DOING THE PINNING. IT'S THAT KIND OF PRIDE THAT THEY TAKE INTO THEIR DUTIES, AND YOU SEE THEIR ACTIONS IN THE REPORT THAT WE JUST HAD. SO AGAIN, IT'S ONE OF MY MOST FAVORITE PARTS OF OF WHAT WE DO HERE IN THESE SESSIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REMIND OUR CITY THAT WE ACTUALLY DO HAVE A RESOLUTION. WE RECEIVED A IT'S AN INTERESTING WAY WE GET THESE. THEY CALL IN BUT IT COMES IN AS AN EMAIL FOR US. SO HOWEVER YOU LOOK AT IT, WE EITHER GOT A PHONE CALL OR AN EMAIL TODAY WITH CONCERN ABOUT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN OUR CITY AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE THAT THAT CHOOSE TO PRACTICE A RELIGION AND ACTUALLY BACK A LONG, LONG TIME AGO. IN 2021, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB AND MYSELF BROUGHT FORWARD A RESOLUTION AND IT WAS PASSED. AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST REMIND US OF WHAT THIS RESOLUTION SAYS AND MEANS FOR OUR CITY. SO I'M GOING TO READ IT. IT'S RATHER BRIEF. WHEREAS ON JANUARY 16TH, 1786, LEGISLATION WRITTEN BY THOMAS JEFFERSON AND CHAMPIONED BY JAMES MADISON WAS ENACTED IN VIRGINIA, AND WHEREAS THIS LEGISLATION WAS THE FORERUNNER TO THE APPROACH TO RELIGION AND GOVERNMENT TAKEN BY OUR COUNTRY'S FOUNDERS IN FRAMING THE CONSTITUTION IN 1787 AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN 1789. AND WHEREAS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS A FUNDAMENTAL AMERICAN AND HUMAN RIGHT, WHICH ALLOWS PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND BELIEFS TO LIVE TOGETHER IN PEACE, AND WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS A CORNERSTONE OF DEMOCRACY, NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED BY THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS. WE DECLARE THAT RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IS NOT A PRIVILEGE FOR THE FEW, BUT A RIGHT FOR ALL. WE EMBRACE THIS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT AS APPLYING TO PEOPLE OF ALL AND NO RELIGION, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS, OR BELIEFS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT ONE'S RELIGIOUS IDENTITY SHOULD BE NEITHER AN ADVANTAGE OR DISADVANTAGE UNDER THE LAW, AND ONE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS SHOULD HAVE NO BEARING [00:35:04] ON ONE'S CIVIL RIGHTS. WE FURTHER DECLARE THAT THESE PRINCIPLES REMAIN ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH AND FUTURE OF OUR DEMOCRACY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN HEREBY DECLARES JANUARY 16TH ANNUALLY A RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY IN THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN. I JUST HOPE THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY CAN PULL TOGETHER NO MATTER WHAT OUR BELIEFS ARE, AND THAT WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN HAVING THESE FREEDOMS, BECAUSE THAT'S AN IMPORTANT TENET OF OUR COUNTRY THAT WE ENJOY FREEDOMS. EVEN IF WE DON'T AGREE, WE CAN DISAGREE NICELY AND VIOLENCE IS NEVER THE ANSWER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK ALWAYS A GOOD REMINDER. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING DURING THE REPORTS? [c. Mayor’s Report] ALL RIGHT THEN WE WILL MOVE TO OUR MAYOR REPORT WHERE WE WILL HEAR FROM MAYOR BURTON. MAYOR, THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GET TO THIS FIRST PICTURE, I FORGOT TO SEND THE PICTURE FOR THIS ONE, BUT LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR SMALL TALL BALL AND SOMETHING WE DID WHICH WAS UNIQUE FOR US. FOR THIS SMALL TALL BALLS WE HAD OUR LOW SENSORY PORTION AHEAD OF TIME, WHICH WE HAD DELIBERATELY LESS PEOPLE AT THAT AND SOFTER MUSIC AND NO FLASHING LIGHTS AND NO BALLOONS FALLING DOWN ALL AROUND THEM. AND I THINK THAT WORKED OUT VERY WELL. WE PUT OUT A SEND OUT A SURVEY AFTERWARDS, WHICH WILL MONITOR TO SEE HOW WELL IT WAS TAKEN BY THE PUBLIC, AND DECIDE IF WE WANT TO KEEP THAT AGAIN FOR NEXT YEAR. AND THEN THE REGULAR SMALL, TALL BALL WAS FILLED WITH LOTS OF NOISE AND LAUGHTER AND A LOT OF FUN, JUST LIKE IT NORMALLY DOES. AND IT WENT EXTREMELY WELL AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE THAT. IT WORKED OUT GOOD. OKAY, MY FIRST PICTURE THERE WAS AN EMAIL SENT SOME RESIDENTS SAYING, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THOSE CAMERAS UP. THIS IS WHAT ONE OF THOSE CAMERAS LOOKED LIKE. THEY CALLED IT A CAMERA. IT REALLY IS A CAMERA, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE PICTURES LIKE A NORMAL CAMERA DOES. THIS DEVICE COUNTS TRAFFIC. SO WITH THIS WE PUT THAT UP. AND THIS IS ONE THAT I TOOK THIS PICTURE EARLIER TODAY TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT IS. THIS IS OVER OFF OF. 8200 SOUTH, SO CLOSE TO 8300 SOUTH AND JUST WEST OF 6400 WEST. SO WHEN A RESIDENT COMPLAINS ABOUT TRAFFIC ON THEIR STREET, WE PUT THIS UP. THIS WILL TELL US WHETHER IT'S A CAR OR, WELL, A VEHICLE OR A BICYCLE OR A PEDESTRIAN, HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING, WHAT TIME OF DAY THEY WENT, WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING. WE CAN PUT IT IN AN INTERSECTION. IT'LL TELL US IF THEY'RE TURNING LEFT, IF THEY'RE TURNING RIGHT, HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING, WHEN THEY MAKE THE TURN, AND HOW MANY CARS ARE DRIVING THROUGH THAT INTERSECTION. SO THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM THIS IS VERY HELPFUL. THEN THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER TAKES THAT AND HE LOOKS AT THE SITUATION OUT THERE AND HE DETERMINES WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AND ONCE HE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, HE KNOWS HOW TO ADDRESS IT. WITHOUT THAT, WE'RE JUST GOING BY IMPRESSIONS FROM RESIDENTS AND THEIR EMOTIONS. AND IF WE TRY TO SOLVE WHAT THE EMOTION IS, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BUT WITH THIS HE CAN DEDICATE IT WITH A PROBLEM IS AND WHERE TO FIND IT. AND OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB ON THAT. HE'S BEEN TRACKING THIS AND SPEEDING OVERALL IN OUR CITY IS DOWN. NOT ONLY THAT, I JUST LEARNED LAST WEEK FROM UDOT THAT THAT CRASHES AND FATALITIES ARE UP ACROSS THE STATE OF UTAH AND ACROSS CITIES ACROSS THE STATE OF UTAH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE CITY, WEST JORDAN. THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOWN IN WEST JORDAN. AND I CONTRIBUTE THAT TO OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS WORK AND DOING THAT. ALSO, WHEN HE USES THIS COUNTER, HE CAN FIND OUT AND HE CAN DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO THE COUNTER. BY THE WAY IT GOES ON THE WEB. HE CAN FIND OUT WHAT TIME OF DAY THE SPEEDING IS HAPPENING, AND THEN HE WILL LET THE POLICE DEPARTMENT KNOW INSTEAD OF SITTING OUT THERE FOR SIX HOURS HOPING TO CATCH 2 OR 3 SPEEDERS, THEY'LL GO OUT THERE AT THAT TIME AND CATCH THEM ALL AT THAT TIME. AND OFTEN THAT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. AND SO THOSE THINGS HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE. SO WAY TO GO TO OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEERS DOING SOME GREAT THINGS. I SEE YOU GOT A HATS OFF FOR THAT TOO BY THE WAY. SO THAT THAT'S THAT'S THE STORY BEHIND THAT. SO IT IS A CAMERA BUT IT ISN'T. TAKE NORMAL PICTURES. YOU JUST IDENTIFY WHAT'S GOING PAST THERE. OKAY. NEXT IN WEST JORDAN FOR SOMEONE TO GO DOOR TO DOOR, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED A CANVASING PERMIT. AND NOW WITH SPRING COMING UP, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT THAT CANVASING PERMIT LOOKS LIKE. OKAY. THAT'S NOT REAL TO LIFE. THAT'S BIGGER THAN LIFE. HERE'S THE REAL TO LIFE ONE. WHEN SOMEONE IN WEST JORDAN COMES WANTS TO CANVASING, THEY NEED TO COME HERE AND PICK [00:40:03] UP THIS PERMIT. THIS PERMIT HAS A LIMITED TIME. YOU CAN SEE I GOT MY PERMIT TODAY AND IT EXPIRES ON 1231 26. SO IT'S ONLY GOOD FOR THIS YEAR. THEY DON'T HAVE TO RENEW IT FOR NEXT YEAR. NOT ONLY THAT, WE THEY SIGNED A DOCUMENT. AND ON THAT DOCUMENT THEY RECOGNIZE WHAT THE ORDINANCES ARE IN WEST JORDAN FOR CANVASING. AND ONE OF THOSE IT SAYS IF THEY HAVE A DO NOT SOLICIT OR NO SOLICITORS SIGN ON THEIR DOOR, THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR. THAT'S AGAINST OUR CITY ORDINANCE. NOW, IF THIS HAPPENS, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'LL CHECK TO SEE IF THEY HAVE A PERMIT. IF NOT, THEY'LL SEND THEM TO CITY HALL TO GET A PERMIT. AND IF THEY DO HAVE A PERMIT, THEN THEY CAN GET THEM FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE ORDINANCE FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE PERMIT THAT THEY DID. BUT USUALLY IF THEY GET THE PERMIT, THEY'RE A LOT BETTER AT FOLLOWING THAT. AND NOW I'VE HAD SOME PEOPLE COME TO MY DOOR AND I SAY, ASK THEM FOR THEIR THIS, AND THEY'LL MAKE A COMMENT LIKE, OH, THAT'S AT THE OFFICE. WELL, NO, EACH INDIVIDUAL GETS ONE. IT'S NOT ONE FOR THE COMPANIES, FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WHO GOES AROUND, AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE IT WITH THEM AND DISPLAYED. SO WE CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE THAT. IF NOT, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CANVASS OR GO DOOR TO DOOR. NOW, THERE ARE A FEW EXCEPTIONS THAT DON'T REQUIRE THIS. ONE IS YOU MAY BE AWARE FOR POLITICIANS WHEN YOU'RE GOING OUT AND CAMPAIGNING. ANOTHER ONE IS FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE MORMON MISSIONARIES OR THE JEHOVAH WITNESSES. THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE THEM THERE EITHER OR OR THE BOY SCOUTS, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, THEY'RE EXEMPT, BUT ALL OTHERS ARE NOT. THEY SAY, WELL, WE'RE NOT SELLING ANYTHING. THIS ISN'T A SELLING PERMIT. IT'S A CANVASING PERMIT. SO IF THEY CLAIM WE'RE JUST OUT HERE TO GIVE YOU INFORMATION, THEY STILL GET TO HAVE ONE OF THESE. SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. SO SO THAT'S PRETTY COOL. OKAY. ON THE NEXT PICTURE, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THIS WHEN YOU CAME IN TO CITY HALL. GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. GIRL SCOUT COOKIES. THEY'RE ALSO ALLOWED TO DO IT WITHOUT A PERMIT. THANK YOU. PROVIDING YOU BUY EXTRAS TO BRING THEM OVER TO CITY HALL AND SHARE THEM WITH STAFF. OKAY, OUT IN OUR PARKING LOT, WE REPLACE THE GRASS TO HELP MAKE IT MORE WATER WISE. AND ALL THESE ROCKS THERE. AND PEOPLE WERE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME WALKING ACROSS THERE. AND I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN SOMEBODY FALL DOWN BECAUSE THESE ROCKS MOVE ON YOUR FEET WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT. SO OUR STAFF PUT IN THE WALKWAYS TODAY SO YOU CAN GET FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, BECAUSE THE SIDEWALKS ONLY ON ONE SIDE. SO WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE AFTER YOUR MEETING TODAY, BE SURE TO WALK ACROSS THAT AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK AND HOW YOU LIKE THAT. OKAY. UPCOMING EVENTS. WE HAVE OUR NEXT CRAFTS AND CRAVING. IT GOT RESCHEDULED BECAUSE IT CAME ON THE DAY THAT THEY FORECAST SNOW AND WE WERE AFRAID NOBODY WOULD SHOW UP, SO IT GOT RESCHEDULED. IT'LL NOW BE ON THE 25TH, AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO COME OUT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME. THAT'LL BE AT CANYON VIEW CREDIT UNION, COMMUNITY AND ARTS BUILDING AND COME A LITTLE HUNGRY. THEY'LL HAVE TREATS THERE FOR YOU. AFTER THAT WE HAVE OUR CITIZENS READINESS CORP THAT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON THURSDAY NIGHTS. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE ON THE 26TH RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL. WE INVITE YOU TO COME JOIN US. OUR NEXT FIRST FRIDAY IS MARCH 5TH. THAT WILL BE AT THE VIRIDIAN. THIS WILL BE. CALLANISH, WHATEVER THAT IS. ANYWAY, IT'LL BE GREAT. JUST COME. YOU'LL ENJOY IT. WE TO SELL IT, MAYOR. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE A BLOOD DRIVE THAT WILL BE HAPPENING. YOU'RE ALL INVITED TO COME AND DONATE YOUR BLOOD. IT'LL BE MONDAY, MARCH 9TH. IT'LL BE A PIONEER HALL AND HOPE YOU CAN MAKE IT AND STICK WITH IT WHEN YOU GET THERE. OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE IS MY NEXT OPEN OFFICE HOURS WILL BE THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH FROM 4 TO 6 P.M. IF YOU HAVE ANY RESIDENTS OR IF YOU WANT TO COME. ACTUALLY THEY WANT TO TALK WITH THE MAYOR. I'D BE HAPPY TO SEE HIM. NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY. THAT IS MY REPORT, MAYOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON [PUBLIC COMMENT] TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TOPIC AND WANTED TO SPEAK DURING THAT, YOU COULD NOT SPEAK AT BOTH THE THIS PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN ALSO DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENT PART. SO CHOOSE ONE OR THE OTHER. DURING THIS YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK AGAIN ON ANY TOPIC YOU'D LIKE, AND THE COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT THE COMMENTS FROM YOU. BUT LIKELY IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A BACK AND FORTH TYPE OF THING. AND SO WE'LL JUST GO WITH THAT. IF YOU COME AND AND YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO COME AND SPEAK, WE INVITE YOU TO FILL OUT ONE OF THESE YELLOW FORMS SO WE CAN GET INFORMATION ON YOU AND KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HERE FOR THAT TALKING. I DO HAVE ONE THAT WE'VE GOT TODAY. SO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL START WITH NICOLE MCDERMOTT. YOU CAN COME UP AND WE APPRECIATE HEARING [00:45:04] FROM YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAYOR BURTON, CITY OFFICERS AND CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS NICOLE MCDERMOTT AND I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE GRANITE SCHOOL BOARD AND ALSO THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH ENCOMPASSES A VERY SMALL PORTION OF WEST JORDAN, THE ONLY PORTION OF WEST JORDAN THAT IS IN GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE GENERALLY HAVE SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS ON TUESDAY NIGHTS. SO THIS IS A RARE PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO COME AND VISIT WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU. GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS LONG ENJOYED GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH YOUR MAYOR. WE TALK WITH HIM REGULARLY ABOUT WEST JORDAN SCHOOL AND STUDENTS. WE HAVE ONE SCHOOL IN WEST JORDAN. WE KNOW HE'S VERY INVOLVED WITH THE SCHOOLS AND APPRECIATE ALL OF THAT AND THE WONDERFUL SUPPORTER OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND WE APPRECIATE HIS SUPPORT. AND WHILE WE KNOW YOUR MAYOR AND APPRECIATE HIS SUPPORT, I REALIZE THAT WE DON'T KNOW YOU AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU AND TO OFFER ANY SUPPORT THAT WE CAN TO HELP THE STUDENTS FROM WEST JORDAN THAT WE HAVE. I AM A RESIDENT OF TAYLORSVILLE, BUT I LIVE ON THE VERY LAST STREET IN TAYLORSVILLE, RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF WEST JORDAN. I ALSO HAVE MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO LIVE IN WEST JORDAN, AND BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE, WE OFTEN FREQUENT THE ACTIVITIES HERE, THE LIBRARY AND ALSO THE BUSINESSES IN WEST JORDAN. AND WE APPRECIATE HOW WELL YOUR CITY IS RUN AND HOW WELL YOU SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IN ADDITION TO THIS, I AM A MOM. I'M A TEACHER IN JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I'M AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. I SPENT NEARLY THREE DECADES AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. ALMOST 20 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN AS A JUNIOR HIGH TEACHER. AND DON'T LET ANYBODY TELL YOU JUNIOR HIGH IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD, ESPECIALLY ESPECIALLY SUPERINTENDENT HORSLEY. HE WILL TRY TO TALK YOU OUT OF THAT, BUT IT IS. IT'S THE BEST PLACE I SEE THE IMPACT OF QUALITY EDUCATION AND WHAT THAT IMPACT IS ON A COMMUNITY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES INVOLVED. I'M HERE TO ASK IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU, AND TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM HERE FOR YOU IF YOU EVER HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, WE ALSO INVITE YOU TO SEE THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOLS. JIM BRIDGER IS OUR ONE SCHOOL THAT IS IN WEST JORDAN, BUT WE ALSO TAKE SOME STUDENTS THAT GO INTO FOX HILLS. I KNOW MANY OF OUR BORDER STUDENTS CROSS OVER AND COME TO SOME OF OUR TAYLORSVILLE SCHOOLS, SO WE'D LOVE TO INVITE YOU TO THOSE SCHOOLS ANYTIME. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO ARRANGE SOMETHING FOR YOU. WE ARE HAPPY TO PROBLEM SOLVE TOGETHER. WE BELIEVE THAT LOCAL GOVERNANCE IS THE KEY FOR FINDING BEST SOLUTIONS BECAUSE WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITIES BEST. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND WORKING WITH YOU MORE IN THE FUTURE. AS ALWAYS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WE DO HAVE YOUR INFORMATION. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THAT HAVE THAT AS WELL. AND I USED TO LIVE RIGHT NEAR JIM BRIDGER ELEMENTARY, SO ON IN THERE. SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW IT WAS IN GOOD HANDS. ALRIGHT. WE WILL NOW OPEN TO ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK DURING COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENTS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, WE JUST ASK THAT YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THAT SAME THREE MINUTES. I'M ANNE MARIE BARRETT, I'M A RESIDENT OF DRAPER, BUT I CONSIDER WEST JORDAN A SECOND HOME BECAUSE I SPEND ALMOST AS MUCH TIME HERE CONSCIOUS AS I DO AT MY HOME. I'M THE MANAGER, AS YOU ALL KNOW, OF THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY, AND I'M JUST COMING TO SHARE SOME MORE COOL THINGS COMING UP THE LIBRARY, AS WELL AS SOME FUN CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE RECENTLY. THIS FRIDAY AT 3:00, WE HAVE A KIDS CREATE PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO BE A 3D ART CRAFTING EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES, AND WE HOPE TO SEE AS MANY PEOPLE AS ARE INTERESTED, COME AND ENJOY THAT WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY FUN. SO PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, LITTLES IN YOUR LIFE, SHARE IT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. WE LOVE HAVING PEOPLE COME INTO THE LIBRARY AND NEW FACES ARE ALWAYS REALLY FUN. WE ALSO NEXT WEEK SATURDAY, MARCH 7TH AT 3:00 HAVE A SURPRISE PROGRAM THAT JUST POPPED UP. SO YOU. IF YOU'VE GRABBED OUR OR BEEN LOOKING AT OUR MARCH CALENDAR AHEAD OF TIME, IT'S NOT. IT JUST BARELY CAME UP TODAY. WE'VE GOT AN INTRO TO STOP ANIMATION CLASS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY, REALLY FUN. AND THIS IS GEARED TOWARDS LIKE ABOUT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL AGE. SO THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ADULTS OR TEENS THOUGH THEY'D BE WELCOME TO. BUT YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER FUN. IT'S WE DO IT IN CONCERT WITH ANOTHER GROUP THAT DOES THESE KIND OF CLASSES ALL THE TIME AND IS REALLY, REALLY SKILLED. AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HOSTING THAT. BUT IT WAS KIND OF A SURPRISE, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY THAT CAME UP. SO [00:50:02] PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD ON THAT AS WELL. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY COOL THAT WE JUST CHANGED IN OUR CHILDREN'S BOOK AREA. THAT IS SUPER EXCITING. I SHOULDN'T SAY JUST CHANGED. WE STARTED BACK IN SEPTEMBER. ANY CHANGES WITH OUR COLLECTIONS TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF WORK. WE TO MAKE IT AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT COLLECTIONS THAT ARE FIT TO DIFFERENT READING AGES, AND FOR A LONG TIME WE HAD A SECTION THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH LIKE SECOND GRADERS CLEAR THROUGH SIXTH GRADERS. I'M SURE YOU GUYS WHO HAD LITTLES IN YOUR LIFE UNDERSTAND WHAT A PROBLEM THAT IS TO HAVE SUCH A WIDE RANGE. THEY'RE ALL MIXED IN TOGETHER. WE TOOK FOUR MONTHS LAST YEAR, AND WE'RE ALMOST PRETTY MUCH MOST OF THE WAY DONE. WE MAY ADD A FEW MORE BOOKS HERE AND THERE, AND, BUT WE'VE CREATED WHAT WE ARE CALLING A JJ COLLECTION, WHICH GOES RIGHT INTO THAT KIND OF SECOND TO THIRD GRADE KIND OF SQUISHY AREA. AND IT CAN GO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE MID SECOND. IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE CHILD IS. BUT WE'RE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THIS PULLOUT COLLECTION AND WHAT THE KIND OF BOOKS ARE THAT ARE GOING TO BE SHOWING UP IN THAT COLLECTION ARE LIKE THE MAGIC TREEHOUSE KIND OF BOOKS AND THE JUNIE B JONES BOOKS. SO WHERE KIDS HAVE LEARNED TO READ BUT ARE STILL JUST GAINING SOME OF THAT JOY OF READING. SO, SO EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SORRY, MY TIME IS UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR THE LIBRARY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? OKAY, YOU CAN SEE IT'S PRETTY FUN. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET YOU AT SOME POINT. MR. ANDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE WHO'S A STAFF MEMBER, AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. WELL, THAT STAFF MEMBER CAN SPEAK IF THEY WANT TO. ALRIGHT, THEN. WITH THAT, I WILL CALL FOR A CLOSE TO OUR PUBLIC [a. Ordinance No. 26-12 a Petition from Kim Rolfe to Rezone Approximately 1.2 acres to R-1-10 for Property Located at 2659 West 7000 South and 2660 West Beverly Glen Avenue] COMMENT SECTION AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. OUR FIRST PUBLIC HEARING. ACTUALLY, OUR ONLY PUBLIC HEARING IS GOING TO BE ON ORDINANCE NUMBER 26. 12. A PETITION FROM KIM RALPH TO REZONE APPROXIMATELY 1.2 ACRES TO R1 TEN FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AND MUSIC PLAYED AT 2659 WEST, 7000 SOUTH AND 2660 WEST BEVERLY GLEN AVENUE. WE HAVE TAYLOR JENSEN HERE AND THE SEEING OF MISS RALPH WAS HERE. BUT TAYLOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COUNCIL. I'LL BE QUICK. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A REZONE OF ABOUT 1.2 ACRES. WE CAN SEE THE TWO PROPERTIES ON THE SCREEN OUTLINED IN YELLOW. PROPERTY OWNER OWNS BOTH OF THOSE AND THEY DO BACK ONTO EACH OTHER. THE CURRENT ZONING. THE FRONT PROPERTY IS ZONED RR 0.5. THAT'S A HALF ACRE ZONE. THE MAJORITY OF THE BACK PROPERTY IS ZONED R1 TEN FOR 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT BACK LOT DOES HAVE SPLIT ZONING. SO ABOUT 3600FT■!S OF THAT IS IN TE RR 0.5 ZONE AS WELL. THE PROPOSAL TONIGHT WOULD ZONE BOTH OF THOSE PARCELS ENTIRELY R1 TEN. AND THE REASON TO DO THIS IS THE FRONT LOT, WHICH IS IN THE HALF ACRE ZONE, IS CURRENTLY A HALF ACRE. AND HE WANTS TO CHANGE THOSE PROPERTY LINES TO MAKE THE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT LARGER, TO ENCOMPASS A BARN AND A RIDING ARENA WHICH HAS ON THAT PROPERTY. AND HE WANTS TO SHRINK DOWN THE FRONT PROPERTY TO 10,000FT■!S. AND HES NOT ABLE TO DO THAT UNDER CURRENT ZONING. SO THE ZONING CHANGE WOULD ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. AS WE CAN SEE ON THE CONCEPT PLAN ABOVE. SHOULD WE NOTICE THERE'S NOT ANY PROPOSAL TO CREATE ANY NEW LOTS AT THIS TIME AND NEXT STEPS, IF THIS IS APPROVED, TONIGHT WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN FINAL PLATS APPROVED AT THE STAFF LEVEL. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNCIL MIGHT HAVE BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE FOR TAYLOR NOW? YEP. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB I JUST REAL QUICK, I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT NO HOMES ARE BEING TAKEN DOWN. THE ONE ON 70TH IS STAYING. IT'S JUST BASICALLY CHANGING LINES CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT I WILL OPEN THIS UP TO A PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS, YOU ARE ABLE TO COME FORWARD, MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND [00:55:08] KIM RALPH, I WANTED TO TAKE TWO TIMES TO SPEAK TONIGHT. THOSE THAT KNOW ME KNOW THAT I'M NOT SHORT ON OPINIONS, BUT I GUESS YOU ONLY GET ONE TIME TO SPEAK, SO I'VE GOT TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING FIRST. BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING, I. WANT TO COMMEND THE COUNCIL FOR GETTING, FIRST OF ALL, FOR TAKING ON A THANKLESS JOB. I KNOW ALL TOO WELL HOW THANKLESS THAT IS, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SECOND, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE IN THE LAST DECADE TO GO FROM 122 OFFICERS SWORN TO 135 OFFICERS. I TALKED TO THE CHIEF. THAT'S A WONDERFUL THING. I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TO FIND ANYTHING THAT OUR HEROES NEED TO HELP THEM KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. THIS LAST YEAR, I WAS THE RECIPIENT OF A NEAR VEHICULAR ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE, AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE COUNTY TO CALL ME UP AS A WITNESS TO MY OWN ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE HERE IN THE CITY ON 2200 WEST AND 70TH SOUTH, BUT THE OFFICERS DID THEIR JOB. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE COUNTY TO DO THEIRS ANYWAY. I JUST BE VERY BRIEF ON THE PUBLIC HEARING. I LIVED IN THE CITY NOW 50 YEARS. THE HOUSE ON 70TH SOUTH, THE ONE THAT MY WIFE AND I ORIGINALLY MOVED INTO. AND THEN WHEN BEVERLY GLEN SUBDIVISION WAS BUILT, WE PURCHASED A LOT ADJACENT TO THAT. AND I'VE MADE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE DOCUMENT, I'VE MADE A LOT EXCHANGE 20 YEARS AGO THAT INCLUDED PART OF THAT. AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO HERE. I DON'T WANT TO BE A LANDLORD ANYMORE AT MY AGE. WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS CUT OFF THAT 10,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT ON THE FRONT END AND MAINTAIN ALL THE REST OF THE GROUND THAT I OWN AND AND SELL THAT HOUSE. SO THAT'S THE REASON. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I THINK IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING RIGHT, AND, MISS RALPH, I WOULD LIKE TO APOLOGIZE. I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE. I WOULD HAVE HAD YOU COME UP AS A PRESENTER. YOU CAN CERTAINLY SPEAK ON THAT. SO I JUST I DIDN'T YOU WERE HIDDEN BACK BEHIND SOMEONE. BUT WE DO HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK FOR YOU, MR. RALPH, HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR NEIGHBORS? BECAUSE, BEVERLY, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS MAKING KIND OF AN ODD, ODD SHAPED PROPERTY FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT? YOUR PROPERTY WILL BE MUCH LARGER, AND THEN THOSE THAT ABUT 70TH, MOST OF THOSE ARE A MUCH DEEPER PROPERTY. HAVE YOU SPOKE TO PEOPLE AROUND YOU HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT? NO ONE SHOWED UP. I DON'T THINK SO. EVERYONE I'VE SPOKEN TO, THE ONES I KNOW ARE ENCOURAGING IT. THE FACT IS THAT MOST OF THE LOTS ON 70TH NOW HAVE BEEN SOME OF THEM SUBDIVIDED OR DIVIDED INTO TWO SEPARATE LOTS. ANYWAY, THERE'S STILL SIX, HAVEN'T SEVEN. WITH MY CURRENT LOT, BUT MY LOT ALREADY WAS AN IRREGULAR LOT BECAUSE THE LOT LINE EXCHANGE I DID BEFORE. AS TAYLOR EXPLAINED, I DID THIS LONG AGO, SO IT'S KIND OF A WHITE ELEPHANT. AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY DAYS, I WANT TO UTILIZE THE GROUND THAT I ORIGINALLY HAD. I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE A LANDLORD ANYMORE. THAT THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR OUR PRESENTER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN, SORRY I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR WE GET READY TO VOTE. OH I'M SORRY I FORGOT ONLINE. THERE'S OUR. YEAH. SO THAT WAS SO YOU'VE COVERED THE PUBLIC HEARING WE DO ONLINE AND THEN YOU'LL CLOSE IT I GOT IT. YEAH OKAY I FORGOT THE THING. AND THERE'S THERE'S STILL ONLY ONE ONLINE WHO'S A STAFF MEMBER AND HE HASN'T RAISED HIS HAND. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CALL HIM OUT AT SOME POINT. ALL RIGHT THEN I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS HEARING. AND NOW WE'LL OPEN UP FOR THE COUNCIL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER LAMB, IF THERE IS NO DISCUSSION, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2612. I WILL SECOND TO KEEP THAT GOING. OKAY. WE'VE HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB AND A SECOND FROM MYSELF. ANY MORE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE TAKE OUR VOTE. I BELIEVE WE ARE READY TO VOTE. SO I'M JUST QUICK. VICE CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. [01:00:07] COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'LL CLOSE OUR [a. Ordinance No. 26-10 Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 4, Chapter 2, Article H – Massage Establishments] PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE ITEM SEVEN A. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 26. TEN AMENDMENTS TO WEST JORDAN CITY CODE TITLE FOUR, CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE H REGARDING MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS. AND WITH THAT WE HAVE FROM STAFF PATRICK BOYCE FROM OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. MR. CHAIR, THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME ON THIS ONE. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS A SPECIAL BUSINESS. SPECIAL BUSINESS LICENSING REGULATION. IT'S COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THE WORK AND EFFORT THAT'S GONE INTO WHERE WE'RE AT ON THIS. I THINK THESE, THESE TYPES OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY IN THIS SUBJECT, OFTEN TAKE A LONG TIME. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONSIDERATION, A LOT OF INPUT. SO THE ITEM THAT'S BEFORE YOU IS REGARDING MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, THE LAST TIME WE MET AT A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, IT WAS DISCUSSED TO SIMPLY INCORPORATE A LOT OF THE STATE REGULATIONS. LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE STATE MADE EXTENSIVE CHANGES TO THE WAY THAT THEY LICENSED NOT ONLY MASSAGE PRACTITIONERS, BUT ALSO MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS. AND SO WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE THOSE AS THEY BEGIN TO BE ROLLED OUT AND EMPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. EACH MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT NOW MUST BE LICENSED BY THE STATE. WE WILL REQUIRE OUR OWN SPECIAL BUSINESS LICENSE FOR THOSE AS WELL, AND WE'LL REQUIRE PROOF OF THEIR STATE LICENSING ALSO. SO I THINK IT CONTAINS A LOT OF THE SAME TYPES OF RESTRICTIONS. WE MIRROR THE STATE SO THAT OUR LANGUAGE MATCHES WHAT THEY WOULD NORMALLY BE ACCUSTOMED TO, TO PROVIDING. WE'VE GOT SOME RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PLACED SPECIFICALLY ON THE ESTABLISHMENTS THEMSELVES, AS WELL AS PROVISIONS LIMITING THE SITE. IF THERE'S A CASE OF REVOCATION, WHICH AGAIN MIRRORS WHAT THE STATE HAS DECIDED TO TO DO. SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANYTHING NEW IN HERE. FROM THE LAST TIME THAT WE'VE MET. I DID ACTUALLY MAKE SOME CHANGES, THOUGH. NOW THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT. TO THE WINDOW COVERINGS, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT NOT MAKING THEM COMPLETELY PREVENTED. AND SO I ADDED LANGUAGE IN THERE THAT JUST SO LONG AS THEY'RE NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIRING THE ABILITY TO SEE INTO THE LOBBY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO IS JUST THAT, THAT FOYER AREA NOT BE BLOCKED OFF, THAT IT KIND OF REMAIN OPEN TO THE FRONT DOOR SECTION. SO AGAIN, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MEASURE? I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS. SO I WOULD LOOK TO SEE IF THERE IS A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26. DASH TEN AMENDMENTS TO WEST JORDAN CITY CODE TITLE FOUR, CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE H MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS. AND MOTION. A SECOND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON. AND VICE CHAIR HAS GIVEN US OUR SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION NEEDED. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, I'LL JUST GO ON RECORD IN THIS MEETING LIKE I DID IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE I'LL BE A NO ON THIS, NOT BECAUSE I'M IN FAVOR OF BAD THINGS HAPPENING IN MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, BUT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S UNDULY BURDENING A SPECIFIC INDUSTRY. FOR THINGS THAT, YES, TEND TO HAPPEN THERE, BUT IT UNDULY BURDENS THE LAWFUL. THE LAWFUL OPERATORS. JUST BECAUSE THERE ARE BAD ACTORS WHO HAPPEN TO POSE AS THEM. SO I'LL BE A NO ON THIS, BUT I HOPE IT. I HOPE IT HAS THE INTENDED, THE INTENDED CONSEQUENCE REGARDLESS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JACOB. AND I [01:05:03] WILL JUST SAY LAWS ARE THEY'RE ALL LAWS ARE NOT INTENDED FOR THE ONES WHO DON'T BREAK THOSE LAWS. SO THEY'RE ONLY FOR THOSE WHO SOMETIMES TRANSGRESS THEM. SO WITH THAT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THEN WE WILL GO TO A VOTE, MISS QUICK. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. NEW. VICE CHAIR. YES. CHAIR. BADER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1. [b. Ordinance No. 26-11 Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 7, Chapters 3 and 4 – Truck Parking] ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON BEFORE I DO, THOUGH. REAL QUICK. THOSE IN THE IN THE ROOM WHO ARE WATCHING. SOMETIMES YOU WONDER WHY WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THIS VERY MUCH. WE JUST PASS THESE VERY QUICKLY AND THERE'S NO REAL DISCUSSION. WE GO THROUGH A LOT OF WORK SESSIONS WHERE WE HASH OUT A LOT OF THINGS THROUGH THESE TOPICS, AND BY THE TIME THEY GET HERE, WE'VE KIND OF GOT THINGS ROUNDED OUT. SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T HEAR A LOT OF EXCITING DISCUSSION ABOUT ALL THESE DIFFERENT THINGS. SO JUST WANT YOU TO THINK WE'RE NOT MAILING IT IN. WE'VE WE'VE DONE THE WORK BEFOREHAND. GOOD TO GO NOW TO ITEM SEVEN C. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2614 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE WEST JORDAN CITY CODE TITLE ONE, CHAPTER 12 EMPLOYEE APPEAL PROCESS. AND AGAIN OH WAIT NO, I'M SORRY, I MOVED ON 7BI SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT ONE FIRST. WE'LL DO THEM IN ORDER. WHICHEVER ORDER YOU KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THEM CORRECTLY. WE'LL WE'LL GO WHEREVER. NO, NO. SO WE'LL DO WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME B WHICH IS NUMBER 26. DASH EIGHT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO WEST JORDAN CITY CODE TITLE SEVEN, CHAPTER THREE AND CHAPTER FOUR. THIS IS TRUCK PARKING CORRECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. THIS THIS IS A. AN ITEM THAT'S COMING BACK TO THE COUNCIL AGAIN. THERE WERE A FEW ADDITIONS AND REMOVALS WITH SOME ANDS OR ORS. THERE WERE SOME IT'S THAT WERE ALSO ADDED AS WELL, IN PARTICULAR TO THE SECTION I'M SORRY, CHAPTER THREE OF TITLE SEVEN. SO WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES THERE. HOPEFULLY IT READS A LITTLE BIT EASIER AND IS IS CLEAR FOR PEOPLE TO COMPLY WITH AND AND FOLLOW THE MAIN IDEA AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING AWAY FROM RESIDENCES, STAYING AWAY FROM INTERSECTIONS, STAYING AWAY FROM MAILBOXES, CROSSWALKS, RAILROAD CROSSINGS, FIRE HYDRANTS, ETC. THE TITLE SEVEN, CHAPTER FOUR IS IS TRIMMED DOWN, I THINK SUBSTANTIALLY AS WELL. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRUCK ROUTES DEFERRING TO OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN AND OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER TALKING ABOUT DEFINITIONS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY ALREADY USED EARLIER IN THE TITLE. SO WE DON'T NEED TO REALLY REHASH SOME OF THOSE. SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LOT OF RED LINING ON THIS PARTICULAR CHAPTER, IS THAT IT'S A LOT OF REDUNDANCIES AND THINGS THAT ARE ARE BEING REMOVED AND CLEANED UP AND CONFUSION TAKEN OUT. SO ANYWAY, THEY'RE NOT REALLY ANYTHING NEW FROM FROM WHAT WE HAD LAST TIME, EXCEPT FOR CHAPTER THREE OF TITLE SEVEN, WHICH, WHICH WAS CLEANED UP. SO I THINK. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOYCE? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE UPDATED REVISED CODE LOOKS GREAT. COMMA IS CONCISE COMMA, AND I WILL BE GLADLY VOTING IN FAVOR. PERIOD. AND THERE, THAT'S SOME OF THE GREAT CONVERSATIONS WE HAVE BEFOREHAND. THAT'S HOW WE GET ALL OF THOSE THINGS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM OUR COUNCIL? THEIR QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT THEN SEEING NO MORE QUESTIONS I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB, I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26 DASH 11 PERIOD. I WILL. SECOND, WE HAVE A WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB AND THEN A SECOND FROM MYSELF. ANY MORE DISCUSSION NEEDED ON THIS BEFORE WE VOTE? IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE READY TO GO, MISS QUICK CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. VICE CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. THANK YOU, I SHALL. THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WE CAN GO TO THE ONE I WANTED TO GO. I WAS JUST IT'S SO WARM IN HERE. [c. Ordinance No. 26-14 Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 1, Chapter 12 – Employee Appeal Process] I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET EVERYONE OUT A LITTLE QUICKER. THAT'S ALL I WAS DOING. SO LET'S MOVE ON THEN TO ITEM SEVEN C. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 26. DASH 14 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO WEST JORDAN CITY CODE TITLE ONE, CHAPTER 12 EMPLOYEE APPEAL PROCESS. THANK [01:10:04] YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO COUNCIL, THIS IS A CLEANUP THAT'S BEEN LONG OVERDUE. WE RAN INTO SOME WORDING THAT HAD BEEN MISTAKENLY LEFT OUT WHEN THIS WAS INITIALLY PUT IN PLACE, PROBABLY 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO. IT'S BEEN A CORRECTION THAT'S BEEN LONG IN THE WORKS. WE JUST HAVE NOT MADE IT A PRIORITY. AND NOW WE ARE. SO WE'RE BRINGING IT TO YOU. THIS IS BEING SPONSORED AND BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AS A LEGAL FIX THAT WE THINK PUTS THE CITY IN A MORE PROTECTED AND BETTER POSITION. IT CLEANS UP SOME OF THOSE OMISSIONS THAT WERE LEFT OUT ERRONEOUSLY AT THE LAST REVISION, CLEANS UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT MORE READABLE, CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE COUNCIL'S BEEN BEEN DOING IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE CLARIFY. I THINK IN A COUPLE SPOTS WE'VE GOT SCINTILLA ADDED, WHICH I DID GOOGLE AND IS A SPARK, SO I LOVE THAT WORD. I THINK IT'S GREAT AND I THINK IT WILL ACTUALLY BE HELPFUL. ASIDE FROM BEING A FUN WORD TO USE, I THINK IT WILL PROVE BENEFICIAL, AS WEIRD AS THAT MIGHT SOUND. IN IN THIS PROCESS. AND THE LAST ASPECT TO THIS IS THAT IT MAKES USE OF OUR ALJ AS THE HEARING OFFICER, WHICH WE'RE TRYING TO DO, AND BE MORE CONSISTENT FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. WELL, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR OUR NEW WORD OF THE DAY. WE'LL AND AND IT'S DEFINITION. SO YEAH. NO WE'LL TRY TO USE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. NOW DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BOYCE ON THIS. MR. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON, I WAS SO EXCITED TO TELL YOU ABOUT A TYPO THAT I SAW IN THIS SECTION. YEAH, IT'S NOT THERE. SO GOOD JOB. IT'S SOMETHING SAID I'LL GO BACK TO THE ON THE. YEAH, IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT NO GO IN THE NEXT. THERE YOU GO. IT SAID SOMETHING ABOUT DISCIPLE INSTEAD OF DISCIPLINE BUT IT'S FIXED. SO I KNOW WHICH ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. I SAW IT TOO. SPELL. SPELL CHECK IS GREAT FOR A LOT OF THINGS. IT'S NOT GREAT FOR WORDS THAT ARE SPELLED CORRECTLY, RIGHT, AND ARE JUST HAPPEN TO BE THE WRONG WORD. SO THANK YOU. YEAH. WAY TO USE YOUR DISCIPLINE. THANK YOU. AND DOUBLE CHECKING THAT. SO WE THANK THAT AGAIN EDUCATIONAL AND FUN. THAT'S OUR CITY COUNCIL. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SEEING NONE. WE WILL SEE IF THERE'S ANY MOTION ON THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON, I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26 DASH 14 AMENDMENTS TO WEST JORDAN CITY CODE TITLE ONE, CHAPTER 12 EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE APPEAL PROCESS. VICE CHAIR. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON AND A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY TO VOTE ON THIS, MISS QUICK. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. CHAIR. BADER. YES. VICE CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. AND COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITLOCK. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MISTER BOYCE, FOR YOUR WORK TODAY AND FOR YOUR DUE DILIGENCE ON ALL THAT YOU DID AND FOR OUR LEARNING LESSON TODAY. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S GOING TO CLOSE OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. WE [a. Council Office Report] WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR REPORTS TO COUNCIL FIRST COMING FROM MR. ANDERSON OUR COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT. THANK YOU CHAIR I JUST WANT TO THANK THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT FOR ALLOWING MR. HALLMARK TO SPEND HIS EVENING WITH US TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU, MR. CHANDLER. THE POSITION FOR POLICY ANALYST IS STILL OPEN. IT'LL BE OPEN TILL NEXT TUESDAY. SO IT STILL HAS A WEEK TO GO. AND WE'RE RECEIVING A NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND WE WILL PROBABLY DO INTERVIEWS A WEEK OF MARCH 9TH DEPENDING. AND WE HAVE THREE INTERNAL CANDIDATES THAT HAVE APPLIED. AND SO WE WE'RE JUST WORKING AND WE'RE CINDY AND I OR I SHOULD SAY MISS QUICK AND I ARE WORKING VERY HARD BETWEEN THE TWO OF US FOR MARCH. AND THE STAFF IS BEING VERY SUPPORTIVE OF US WITH OUR LIMITED STAFF FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY THE SECOND MEETING OF APRIL, WE'LL HAVE SOMEBODY SITTING BETWEEN US. SO I THINK THAT'S [01:15:03] ALL THE YOUTH COUNCIL IS STILL RUNNING. WE'RE GETTING READY TO GET NEXT YEAR'S GROUP ORGANIZED. AND THEN I'M ALSO NOW WORKING WITH Y2 ANALYTICS FOR THE COMMUNITY SURVEY. THAT WILL GO OUT LATER IN THE SPRING. AND THAT'S OUR REPORT FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUST HAD AN IDEA THAT MAYBE WITH ALL YOUR APPLICANTS, IF YOU LET THEM HAVE A ONE WEEK TRIAL, YOU KNOW, THING, WE COULD PRETTY MUCH FINISH OUT THE REST OF THE YEAR AND NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYBODY, JUST, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO SAVE THE CITY SOME MONEY. ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR [b. City Administrator’s Report] CAO REPORT WITH MR. CORBYN. LEE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. WITH THAT. JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A COUPLE UPDATES ON A FEW ITEMS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON BUILDING THIS TANK, THIS NEW WATER TANK OVER BY THE CEMETERY, BY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THAT TANK IS ONLINE. IT'S IT'S FULL OF WATER, THE WATER IN OUR SYSTEM. WE'RE FINISHING UP A FEW LAST LITTLE THINGS, CONNECTING IT TO THE SYSTEM. SO IT WORKS. BUT IT IS ONLINE. IT IS BEING USED. THAT'S BEEN A BIG, BIG CAPITAL PROJECT FOR OUR WATER DEPARTMENT. IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT DONE OVER THIS NEXT YEAR, YOU WILL SEE THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORK ON A BIG MURAL FOR THAT WATER TANK. THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS HIRED AN ARTIST, AND THE ARTIST IS IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING SOME DESIGNS TO THE COLLEGE, AND THEN THE DESIGNS WILL GET A FINAL APPROVAL FROM THE PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AS WELL. ONE OTHER THING FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT, THEY ARE WORKING ON A NUMBER OF MAINLINE REPLACEMENTS ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, MOSTLY IN THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CITY. WE'RE DOING A LOT OF NOTICING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'RE PUTTING FLIERS ON DOORS. WE'RE USING OUR TOOL TO GEOFENCE AREAS AND COMMUNICATE ABOUT THOSE WATERLINE REPLACEMENTS. CHAD, A FEW COUPLE OF THEM ARE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH, I HEARD ABOUT IT ON SUNDAY. YEAH. SO SO THESE ARE LONG. TOLD ME. THEY TOLD ME TO FIX. I SAID I'LL MAKE SURE IT GETS DONE. THESE ARE MUCH NEEDED PROJECTS. WE'RE REPLACING SOME VERY OLD PIPES. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL FOR THE WATER SYSTEM AND SOMETHING I'M PROUD THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, JUST MAINTAINING THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. IN THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. THE ROUNDWOOD PARK, THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S WORKING ON BUILDING THE ROUNDWOOD PARK, IS STARTING TO MOVE A LITTLE BIT OF DIRT. THEY NEED TO FINISH UP THEIR SWIFT APPLICATION BEFORE YOU SEE THEM AT REALLY OUT THERE WORKING IN EARNEST. BUT THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY'LL BE MOVING A LOT OF DIRT OUT THERE, SO YOU MAY GET SOME PHONE CALLS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE ROUNDWOOD PARK AREA. THAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON. WE'RE FINALLY BUILDING THAT PARK. IT FEELS GREAT TO GET THAT UNDERWAY AND GET THOSE FIELDS COMING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME INTEREST FROM THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THE NEXT THE THE TILLER TRUCK, THE BIG FIRE LADDER TRUCK. IT TAKES FOUR YEARS TO GET FROM THE MOMENT YOU ORDER IT UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY UNTIL IT ACTUALLY ARRIVES. AND SO WE HAVE ORDERED IT. FIRE DEPARTMENT DID A LOT OF STUDY. WE MADE THEM DO SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS ABOUT THE NEED FOR THE TILLER TRUCK. ONCE I WAS SATISFIED WITH THAT, WE HAVE THEY DID ORDER THE TRUCK AND WE GOT IT IN ORDERED IN TIME TO RECEIVE THE DISCOUNTS AND GET IN LINE. WE DON'T NEED THAT TILLER TRUCK NOW, BUT IN FOUR YEARS FROM NOW WE WILL NEED IT. IS THE FOUR YEARS BECAUSE OF THE BUILD, OR FOUR YEARS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO WAIT TWO YEARS BEFORE THE BUILD. MOSTLY THE LATTER. THE BUILD TAKES SOME TIME, BUT IT DOESN'T TAKE FOUR YEARS. IT'S A FOUR YEAR LONG WAITING. IT'S A23 YEAR LONG WAITING LIST, AND IT TAKES FOUR YEARS TO MAKE A TRUCK. NO, NO, IT'S LONG WAITING LIST. ONE THING THAT WHEN I WAS SPEAKING WITH MAYOR JIM BRAINARD FROM CARMEL, INDIANA, HE SAID THAT THE TILLER TRUCKS CAN BE VERY USEFUL IN THE IN THESE TIGHTER ROADS THAT THEY'RE BUILDING IN CARMEL. THEY DO HAVE A LOT, MUCH THEY'RE MUCH MORE AGILE FOR A TRUCK THAT BIG AND THAT LONG, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE INDEPENDENT AXLE MOVE AND STEER SEPARATELY FROM THE FRONT AXLE MAKES THEM MUCH MORE AGILE, ABLE TO GET INTO TIGHT SPACES. WE DID AN ANALYSIS THAT DETERMINED HOW OFTEN IS THAT TILLER TRUCK BEING CALLED ON CALLS FOR SERVICE. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT TIME FOR THAT CALL OF SERVICE MATTER? WHAT PARTS OF THE CITY DOES THAT AGILITY AND ABILITY TO NAVIGATE MATTER VERSUS A STANDARD STICK? BECAUSE TILLER IS QUITE A BIT MORE EXPENSIVE. I MEAN, THEY'RE BOTH. IT'S EYE WATERING HOW EXPENSIVE FIRE TRUCKS ARE THESE DAYS, BUT TILLER TRUCKS, THE MOST EXPENSIVE APPARATUS WE HAVE, AND I WANTED TO REALLY MAKE SURE WE COULD JUSTIFY [01:20:02] BUYING IT AND THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A GOOD VALUE TO THE TAXPAYERS. FINALLY, IN THE LAST COUPLE OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, YOU WILL START TO SEE SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEXT ROUND OF THE CITIZEN ACADEMY. YOU KNOW, WE DID A CITIZEN ACADEMY IN THE FALL. WE'RE OUR INTENTION IS TO DO A CITIZEN ACADEMY ONCE A YEAR IN THE SPRING. SO THIS IS THIS IS OUR INTENT TO HAVE THIS BE OUR NORMAL TIME FRAME. EVERY YEAR. IT WILL START MARCH 11TH THIS NEXT SESSION. AND I THINK IT RUNS FOR EIGHT, 8 OR 10 WEEKS, I CAN'T REMEMBER, BUT THE NEXT ROUND OF THE CITIZEN ACADEMY WILL BE STARTING UP. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? ONE COMMENT I HOPE YOU'VE GOT CHIEF TORINO. I HOPE YOU'VE GOT HIS PAINT SWATCH SUBMITTED WITH THAT FIRE ENGINE, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T WANT THE WRONG RED. AND THEN THE OTHER. I HAVE A QUESTION. I NOTICED ON YOUR REPORT THAT SHANA SENDS OUT THAT THE DOG PARK CAN'T, I GUESS, GO WHERE WE HAD PLANNED. NO, NO, NO, IT'S IT'S NOT THAT. IT CAN'T GO WHERE WE'RE WE'RE CONSIDERING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT STARTING TO CONSIDER SOME OTHER OPTIONS BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THERE'S JUST SOME DESIGN CONSTRAINTS WITH WHERE IT'S AT. AND SO I SAID, OKAY, IF WE HAVE THESE DESIGN CONSTRAINTS, SHOULD WE CONSIDER OTHER OPTIONS? I THINK I THINK IT WILL LIKELY STILL END UP WHERE INTENDED. BUT THE DEPARTMENT'S EXPLORING ALL OPTIONS. WE WANT THEM TO LOOK AT, LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES AND CONSIDER EVERYTHING. BUT NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE THE SITE WE'VE CHOSEN IS TIGHT, BUT THAT'S INTENTIONAL. IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A VERY BIG DOG PARK, AND IT WAS A WAY TO KIND OF CLEAN UP A SITE THAT'S BEEN A BIT OF AN EYESORE. WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT, PROVIDE AN AMENITY TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONSTRAINTS ON THE SITE THAT THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WANTED TO CONSIDER SOME OTHER ALTERNATIVES, BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT IT'S GOING TO CHANGE. I DON'T THINK ANYTHING'S BEEN DECIDED. WELL, JUST KNOW PEOPLE ARE VERY ANXIOUS, SO THE SOONER WE COULD GET THAT DONE, THE BETTER. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. IS REALLY THE PARKING. IS THAT THE BIGGEST ISSUE IN THAT LITTLE AREA? YEAH. YEAH IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFICULT SITE TO PARK AND IT'S GOT SOME UTILITY BOXES INSIDE THE SITE. AND SO THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF QUESTION ABOUT DO YOU PLAN THE SITE WITH UTILITY BOXES INSIDE THE PARK AND INSIDE THE FENCING, OR PLAN THE FENCING OUTSIDE OF THE UTILITY BOXES? I CONSIDER THOSE MINOR DESIGN CONSTRAINTS. THEY CAN WORK AROUND IT EITHER WAY, BUT THAT'S SOME OF THE THINKING. I WAS HOPING YOUR REPORT WAS GOING TO TELL US WHY THIS ROOM IS SO WARM, BUT APPARENTLY WE'RE NOT ADMINISTERING THAT AT THE MOMENT. BUT I BELIEVE THAT THAT IS IT FOR OUR BUSINESS TONIGHT. NO. SO I WILL THANK ALL OF YOU WHO STUCK IT OUT AND MADE IT TO THE VERY END. YOU CAN CHECK THAT BOX OFF ON YOUR BINGO CARD ON THE WAY OUT. AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE HERE, WE WILL JUST SEE NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I WILL DECLARE THIS MEETING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.