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EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR APRIL 28TH, 2026.
WE'RE STARTING RIGHT AT 7:00. WE'VE GOT SIX OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE. ONE IS AWAY AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB HAS MADE IT IN. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING HERE. AND AS WE START OFF ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, WE LIKE TO DO SO BY HAVING A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WE WILL HAVE THAT LED BY JANET BLACKMER TONIGHT. PLEASE RISE.
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 VERY
[a. Presentation of the URPA Award to the City of West Jordan]
MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THAT, MISS BLACKMER. WE'LL BEGIN OUR MEETING TODAY WITH A PRESENTATION OF THE ARPA AWARD TO THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL HAVE CHIEF DEREK MAXFIELD PRESENT THAT. YEAH. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. IT'S A PROUD MOMENT FOR OUR CITY WHEN THE HARD WORK OF OUR STAFF COMPETES WITH PEERS ACROSS THE STATE. TONIGHT, WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY'S RECREATION LANDSCAPE. YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL WELL AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT THE CITY AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH A SPECIAL AWARD FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR WHEELS PARK. THIS PROJECT REPRESENTS OUR COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING TOP TIER SPACES FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO STAY ACTIVE AND CONNECTED. AND SO JOINING US TONIGHT TO PRESENT THIS HONOR IS MISTER KEVIN SCHMIDT, PRESIDENT OF THE UTAH RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION, AND ACCEPTING THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AS OUR PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR, CORY FROEHLICH. MY NAME IS MICHAEL CHRISTENSEN. I AM CRASHING THE PARTY. I AM THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR THE UTAH RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION. AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TONIGHT. I WANTED TO TAKE JUST A MINUTE AND THINK THROUGH WHAT ARE YOU WHAT YOUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE WITHOUT ANY OF YOUR PARKS, ANY OF YOUR OPEN SPACES, ANY OF YOUR SPECIAL EVENTS AND HOW SAD THAT WOULD BE. I THINK WE ARE HERE PREACHING TO THE CHOIR, BUT WEST JORDAN DOES A FANTASTIC JOB AND HAS FANTASTIC STAFF THAT MAKE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE. THEY'RE NOT JUST CUTTING GRASS AND UNLOCKING FACILITIES, THEY'RE BUILDING SPACES THAT SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE UTAH RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS ABOUT 2000 PARKS AND REC PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE STATE OF UTAH, AND WE ARE AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION. AND THAT NATIONAL AFFILIATE KIND OF FOCUSES ON THREE PILLARS. AND SO WE DO THE SAME. THOSE ARE WELLNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS, RECREATION FOR ALL, AND PROVIDING SPACES WHERE EVERYBODY CAN BE INVOLVED. AND THEN CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY. SO MAKING PLACES WHERE PEOPLE WANT TO BE AND A PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO LIVE. SO WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN THE TIME OVER TO KEVIN TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT MORE ABOUT YOUR AWARD SPECIFICALLY. THANKS. SO EACH YEAR, WE RECEIVE ABOUT 100 NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING FACILITIES, OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALS AND PAST PRESIDENTS GET TOGETHER AND THEY VOTE ON THE BEST OF THE BEST. AND I HAPPEN TO BE A WEST JORDAN RESIDENT AND LIVE OUT BY THE WILLS PARK. AND I CROSSED THE BRIDGE, WHICH I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR. IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO GET AROUND TOWN NOW, BUT EVERY TIME I COME HOME AT NIGHT, I SEE THE PARK IS JUST BOOMING WITH PEOPLE. AND ON SATURDAYS, IF I'M TAKING MY SON TO HIS SOCCER GAME, IT'S FULL OF FULL OF PEOPLE. AND IT'S NOT JUST ONE DEMOGRAPHIC. THERE'S ALL AGE GROUPS, ALL, ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY, AND IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING TO SEE THAT KIND OF FACILITY IN, IN THE CITY. AND IT'S NOT ONLY BENEFITING CITY RESIDENTS, BUT IT'S BECOMING A MAJOR REGIONAL DRAW FOR, FOR THIS COUNTY. SO I WANT TO THANK THE, THE COUNCIL AND THE CITY FOR SUPPORTING PARKS AND RECREATION. IT IT REALLY DOES ENRICH OUR LIVES.SO WE APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE WANT TO PRESENT THE OUTSTANDING FACILITY OF THE YEAR. WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET A PHOTO OF THIS. WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT OUR DIRECTOR OF
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PUBLIC PARKS HAS BROUGHT A SKATEBOARD TO SHOW US ALL SOME STUNTS HE'S LEARNED, SO. LET'S COME DOWN. WE'LL GET A PICTURE DOWN HERE. AND POINT OUT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN.AND BEFORE MOVING ON, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT CORY AND HIS STAFF DO THE WONDERFUL JOB THAT YOU SPOKE OF EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE THE
[a. Annual Report from ChamberWest]
TYPE OF STAFF THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR PARKS. WITH THAT, WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR REPORTS.OUR FIRST. WE'RE VERY LUCKY AND HONORED TO HAVE BARBARA RIDDLE, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CHAMBER WEST, TO GIVE US THE ANNUAL CHAMBER WEST REPORT. GREAT AM I LIVE OH, I AM NOW.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY. ELLEN, DO WE HAVE A PRESENTATION READY TO GO? THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING. AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THIS. SO MY PLAN IS, EVEN THOUGH IT'S QUITE A FEW SLIDES, I'M GOING TO WHIP THROUGH IT PRETTY QUICK. AND THEN IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR ALL'S TIME. SO WITH THAT EMPOWERING OUR LOCAL BUSINESS SINCE 1961, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO BE CELEBRATING OUR 65 YEAR ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, BUT YOU CAN SEE OUR NEW FOOTPRINT IN WEST JORDAN IS A BIG CHUNK OF IT. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE OUR WORK WITH YOU. 220 2026 IS A YEAR OF IMPACT GROWTH CELEBRATION. SO WE HAVE OVER 425 MEMBERS AND GROWING AND, AND THAT REPRESENTS OVER 110 000 EMPLOYEES, PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR FOOTPRINT. FOR THE MOST PART, WE'RE CONVENERS OF LEADERS, CATALYST FOR CHANGE AND A CHAMPION WITH ITS FOR A STRONG COMMUNITY. OUR BOARD AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT IS REALLY WHAT MAKES OUR CHAMBER TICK, AND WE HAVE A VERY PASSIONATE GROUP OF MEMBERS, WHICH IS AWESOME. NEXT, OUR GOVERNANCE JUST AND SOME OF THIS YOU GUYS KNOW, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT MAYBE DON'T. BUT WE HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
WE'RE A 501 C SIX NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE THE POLICY GOVERNANCE BOARD. AND WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER KAYLEEN WHITELOCK THAT WAS ON OUR BOARD LAST YEAR.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. AND THEN WE HAVE COUNCILMAN ZACH JACOB, WHO IS SERVING IN THAT CAPACITY THIS YEAR. OUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS IS MORE OF OUR STRATEGIC ADVISORY BOARD, AND THAT'S ABOUT 75 PLUS BUSINESS LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER WIGGAM THAT'S WITH US THIS WEEK. NOW, THIS WITH US THIS YEAR. AND COUNCIL MEMBER, I THINK WHITELOCK WAS WITH US LAST YEAR. AND OF COURSE, THE MAYOR SERVES ON THAT AS WELL. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WE TALK ABOUT AS THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MAKES A DETERMINATION OF WHAT THEY WANT TO REVIEW. OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES ARE AMBASSADORS.
THEY'RE OUT CUTTING RIBBONS AND SHAKING HANDS AND DOING GROUNDBREAKINGS. THEY SEE YOU ALL A LOT AND WE SEE YOU A LOT, WHICH IS AWESOME. WE LOVE IT WHEN YOU'RE OUT. WE DID 14 RIBBON CUTTINGS IN WEST JORDAN, AND THIS IS BETWEEN APRIL 25TH AND APRIL 26TH. AND WE EXPECT WE'LL SEE A LOT MORE THIS YEAR. THEY DO A LOT OF BUSINESS OUTREACH AND THEY SUPPORT OUR FRIDAY CONNECTIONS EVENT. BUT LOOK AT ALL THOSE REALLY GOOD LOOKING PEOPLE RIGHT THERE. AND IT'S A LOT OF FUN. AND WHO KNEW WE'D HAVE A CAMEL AT COFFEE AND AND TIE FRIDAY CONNECTIONS IS OUR SPEED NETWORKING LIKE SPEED DATING, BUT NETWORKING. SO IT'S A FAST PLACE TO MEET 50 PLUS BUSINESS LEADERS AND WALK AWAY WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW FRIENDS AND CONNECTIONS. AND WE DO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER CHAMBERS FOR THIS EVENT AS WELL, WHICH MAKES IT EVEN THAT MUCH MORE POWERFUL AS WE WORK WITH OUR, OUR BUSINESSES. OUR LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IS ONE OF OUR PREMIER PROGRAMS. IT'S A TUITION BASED AND IT'S TEN MONTHS. WE LIMIT THAT TO 32 PARTICIPANTS, AND WE DO A CIVIC LEADER PORTION AS PART OF THAT, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN. AND OUR GROUP ACTUALLY GETS TO PARTICIPATE IN A MOCK COUNCIL MEETING, WHICH IS VERY EYE OPENING FOR THEM. SO WHO KNOWS, MAYBE WE'RE BREEDING A WHOLE BUNCH OF NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE FUTURE. WATCH OUT, THEY'LL NOT. THEY WON'T RUN AGAINST YOU, THOUGH, JUST SO YOU KNOW. AND THEN OUR NEXT PROGRAM THAT'S THAT'S VERY IMPACTFUL IS OUR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
AND THIS IS PROBABLY OUR MOST POWERFUL COMMITTEE NEXT TO OUR BOARD OF GOVERNORS, BUT THEY DO REALLY STRONG ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF OUR BUSINESSES. AND THEY MEET ALL THROUGHOUT THE
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YEAR, BUT THEY REALLY MEET DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH TWO, TWO MEETINGS PER WEEK.AND OVER THIS PAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY REVIEWED OVER 200 BILLS. AND YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE PRIORITY OPPOSED AND ALL OF THAT. OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES IS REALLY OUR MONTHLY LUNCHEON, AND YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT DATES AND THE TOPICS THAT THEY TALK ABOUT. AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY POWERFUL FOR OUR BUSINESSES, FOR THEIR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, OUR WOMEN IN BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH SERIES IS THEIR MONTHLY LUNCHEONS. AND AGAIN, VERY HELPFUL FOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. AND WE HAVE ANYBODY IS WELCOME TO ATTEND THESE, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A DECEMBER HOLIDAY EVENT. THEY DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS. YOU CAN SEE WHO THE FUNDRAISING LOCATIONS WERE FOR THIS PAST YEAR AS WELL. WE DO QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND SOME OF THESE ARE NEW, BUT OUR NEW MEMBER ORIENTATIONS. WE STARTED A NONPROFIT COMMITTEE FOR OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS DURING THIS PAST YEAR. IT'S MORE OF OUR SERVICE NONPROFITS, WHICH IS AWESOME BECAUSE THERE'S COLLABORATION, BEST PRACTICES. HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER? WHO'S GOT RESOURCES? HOW CAN WE SHARE AND HELP AND SUPPORT OF EACH OTHER? AND IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE I THINK IT LIFTS UP OUR WEST SIDE COMMUNITY. OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTORS ARE MEETING ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THEY DON'T TALK ABOUT THINGS THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN COLLABORATE ON. RIGHT, JIM? YEAH. THUMBS UP. AND THEN WE'RE ALSO DOING MANUFACTURING TOURS AND MEETINGS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR FRIENDS, THE UTAH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, OUR MAJOR EVENTS. YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD. BUT THEN WE TRY TO PLAY HARD TO OUR ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST MEETING THAT WE DO AT THE VERIDIAN AND OVERALL REPORT FOR THE CHAMBER AND WHAT'S TAKING PLACE IN THE YEAR. AND OUR COMMITTEE CHAIRS COME OUT AND TALK ABOUT THEIR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. OUR WOMEN IN BUSINESS PROGRAM. THIS IS OUR SPRING CONFERENCE. THEY JUST COMPLETED IT JUST THIS LAST WEEK. SO WE HAD THREE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS.
YOU CAN SEE WHAT THOSE WERE AND SIX BREAKOUT SESSIONS. AND OUR FUNDRAISING FOR THAT YEAR OR FOR THIS CONFERENCE WAS IN SUPPORT OF OUR FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER, OUR ANNUAL JOB FAIR. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, LAST YEAR WE DID IT IN APRIL AND WE PARTNER WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE HAVE TWO IN OUR FOOTPRINT, OUR CHAMBER WEST FOOTPRINT. WE'RE BLESSED WITH THAT, BUT REALLY DIRECTED TOWARDS OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, OUR FAMILIES AND ANYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S LOOKING FOR A JOB. AND AND HONESTLY, THE WIN IS FINDING JOBS CLOSE TO HOME. IF WE CAN HAVE OUR OUR RESIDENTS FIND A JOB WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ON OUR ROADS OR LONG DISTANCES, I THINK IT'S A WIN FOR EVERYBODY. BUT THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 50 EMPLOYEES THAT HAD REGISTERED FOR THE EVENT, AND LAST YEAR WE HAD 5 TO 600 ATTENDEES COME IN.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500 PEOPLE COMING THROUGH. IT WAS CRAZY BUSY, BUT TO ME, THAT REALLY SETS THE TEMPERATURE. THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING FOR WORK, SO OUR ANNUAL WOMEN IN BUSINESS GOLF CLINIC IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER ON MAY 20TH, WHICH IS A LOT OF FUN AND REALLY GETTING MORE WOMEN OUT INTO THE GAME OF GOLF. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE GENTLEMEN THAT COME AND JOIN US AS WELL AS THEY'RE ALSO LOOKING AT GETTING AN INTRODUCTION INTO THE THE WORLD OF GOLF AND THE CONNECTION BETWEEN GOLF AND BUSINESS IS REAL. AND THEN WE HAVE A WOMEN'S WINE AND DINE EVENT IN SEPTEMBER THAT WE DO. THAT'S A LOT OF FUN. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY INTEREST, LET ME KNOW. OUR ANNUAL. LET'S SEE, WE HAD ONE. OUR ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC IS ACTUALLY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10TH OF THIS YEAR. AND THIS IS KIND OF A REPORT OF APRIL TO APRIL. SO WE DID OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT IN JUNE 11TH THIS THIS PAST YEAR. AND IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. AND WE STARTED A SPLITTING UP OUR RAFFLE FOR FUNDRAISER. AND WE HELP SEND A YOUNG WOMAN TO FBLA FINALS LAST YEAR. AND THEN WE ALSO WAS, WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT ONE OF OUR NONPROFITS, THE ABILITY INCLUSION CENTER. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE SUPPORTING FBL FBLA PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT 17 KIDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HELP SEND TO NATIONALS. AND WE'RE DOING A LITTLE BIT FOR A LOT. WHEREAS LAST YEAR WE DID A LOT FOR ONE, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH FIVE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, TWO OF WHICH ARE IN YOUR FOOTPRINT. OUR ANNUAL AWARDS GALA, WHICH IS IN ONE OF THE MOST FABULOUS FACILITIES ON THIS EARTH, IN THIS LOCATION.
ACTUALLY, WE LOVE THE VERIDIAN EVENT CENTER, BUT THIS LAST ONE WAS A LOT OF FUN. I THINK MOST OF YOU WERE THERE. AND SO JUST SOME FUN PICTURES. BUT AUGUST 27TH IS THE DATE FOR THIS YEAR, AND WE WILL BE BACK AGAIN AT THE VERIDIAN EVENT CENTER. AND MOST LIKELY OUR THEME WILL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND OUR 61 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. AND MAYBE YOU'LL SEE SAPPHIRE OR SOMETHING. ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLORS, AND THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE FUN PHOTOS FROM LAST YEAR AS WELL.
OUR FALL CONFERENCE LAST YEAR WAS ON NOVEMBER 13TH. YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WHAT
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WE PRESENTED, AND THIS YEAR IT'LL BE ON NOVEMBER 10TH. SO PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR. IT IS A GREAT CONFERENCE TO SIT SIDE BY SIDE WITH BUSINESS LEADERS AND TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE. AND SO YOU MAY FIND THAT OF INTEREST AS WELL, SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS. THIS PAST YEAR, WE DID ROUNDTABLES WITH THREE OF OUR FOUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES. SO REPRESENTATIVE OWENS, REPRESENTATIVE MALLOY, AND SENATOR JOHN CURTIS. AND WE BROUGHT BUSINESS LEADERS TO THE TABLE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD AND WHAT'S IMPACTING BUSINESS AND HOW THEY CAN HELP SUPPORT FROM WASHINGTON, D.C. WE ALSO DO A WASHINGTON, DC FLY IN TRIP WHERE WE GO BACK, AND WE'LL BE BACK IN TWO WEEKS THIS YEAR, AND WE'LL BE MEETING WITH ALL OF OUR FEDERAL DELEGATION.IT'S GOOD TO MEET THEM IN OUR FOOTPRINT, BUT IT'S ALSO GOOD TO MEET WITH THEM BACK IN DC AND, AND TO REALLY BE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH THEM AND TO EXPAND AND GROW THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
IN FACT, ONE OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE STAFFERS ANNOUNCED THAT BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED THROUGH CHAMBER WEST, THEY HAD AWARDED OVER $28 MILLION IN GRANTS IN OUR FOOTPRINT. AND THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. WE ALSO DO SOME INTERNATIONAL TRIPS AS WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS LEADERS TO, TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND TO NETWORK AND, AND SOME OF SOME OF OUR FOLKS LIKE TRAVELING TOGETHER AS WELL. SO THIS PAST YEAR WE WENT TO IRELAND AND THIS YEAR WE'LL BE GOING TO GREECE. SO IF YOU HAVE INTEREST, LET ME KNOW. OUR INAUGURAL MILITARY IMMERSION EVENT WE DID LAST YEAR IN YOUR FOOTPRINT AT THE ARMY AVIATION SUPPORT FACILITY. AND WE ALSO DID OUR PICKLE WITH A PURPOSE EVENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COLONEL OAK PARK FITNESS CENTER. AND THEY'RE THEY'RE A GREAT PARTNER AS WELL. AND WE DID SUPPORT SOME FUNDING FOR THE KEARNS HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY EVERY YEAR. SO EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER, IT'S STILL KIND OF IN MY REPORT PERIOD. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS KNEW WE WERE INVOLVED IN THAT. AND THESE ARE JUST SOME MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. AND YOU ALL CAN REVIEW THESE AS YOU KIND OF HAVE A MINUTE WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING TO READ LATE AT NIGHT. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF BENEFITS WITH ENGAGEMENT IN THE CHAMBER. AND THEN THIS IS OUR CALENDAR OF EVENTS COMING UP. AND YOU'LL SEE JANUARY AND FEBRUARY ARE REALLY PACKED AND IT'S A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE STUFF. AND THEN IT SETTLES DOWN TO A MORE EVEN CADENCE AS YOU GET THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. AND THOSE ITEMS THAT ARE IN DARK BLUE ARE ALL ARE THERE FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERS. AND ALL THE BLACK STUFF IS MORE FOR THE PLANNING PURPOSES, OR THAT MIGHT BE JUST ADDED TUITION BASED. THIS IS THE CHAMBER WEST TEAM. AND SO I'VE GOT MICHAELA KELSO WITH ME HERE TONIGHT. AND YOU GUYS, I'M SURE SEE HER QUITE A BIT BECAUSE HER FOOTPRINT WITH OUR CHAMBER IS IS WEST JORDAN. SO SHE'S GOING TO BE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THIS AREA. AND SHE JUST JOINED US IN OCTOBER, AND WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE HER AS PART OF OUR TEAM. THAT'S IT. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF WHAT YOUR CHAMBER IS DOING. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN TO THE JAGUARS HERE, BUT I'LL LET YOU EXPLAIN. WHY ARE YOU HERE TO GIVE THIS REPORT. OKAY. I AM HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE A REALLY STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR CITY. AND WE ARE THE OFFICIAL CHAMBER OF WEST JORDAN CITY. AND SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDING THAT THEY PROVIDE IN SUPPORT OF OUR ORGANIZATION IS BEING WELL UTILIZED. AND SO THIS IS MY ANNUAL REPORT TO THE CITY. IS THAT OKAY? YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. AND WE DO APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO AND THE AMAZING SUPPORT THAT ARE GIVEN TO THE BUSINESSES HERE IN THIS AREA. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOU AND THE REST OF YOUR STAFF. SO PLEASE PASS ALONG OUR THANKS TO THEM AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL
[b. City Council Reports]
MOVE ON TO OUR COUNCIL REPORTS. NOW, THIS IS WHERE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN EACH REPORT ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON. I'M SURE MANY WILL TALK ABOUT THE CONFERENCE THAT WE WENT TO RECENTLY, THE UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS. SO LET THEM DO THAT. BUT I WILL GIVE A PERSONAL THANKS TO COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPER DEVELOPMENT.EXCUSE ME, HEAD JIM GROVER, HOW AFTER SITTING THROUGH A BUNCH OF SESSIONS, WE THEN DROVE TO LAS VEGAS SO I COULD SHOW THEM SOME. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK MIGHT BE FUN TO ADD TO WEST JORDAN. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THE YOUTH THEATER OF WEST JORDAN AND THE PRODUCTION OF INTO THE WOODS THAT THERE. I THINK IT'S STILL GOING ON. MAYBE. I HOPE IT ISN'T WRAPPED UP YET. HAVE YOU GOT A CHANCE TO SEE IT? WHAT IS AMAZING. THIS IS A YOUTH THEATER PRODUCTION AND THIS THING IS AS GOOD, IF NOT BETTER THAN MOST OF THE FULL COMMUNITY THEATER THINGS I'VE SEEN, ESPECIALLY WITH THE SET, THE LIGHTING AND PRODUCTION VALUE
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THAT THEY PUT IN. I'M AMAZED THAT THIS IS A THREE HOUR SHOW, AND IF YOU CAN KEEP A BUNCH OF YOUNG CHILD ACTORS, YOU KNOW, INTO SOMETHING FOR THREE HOURS STRAIGHT, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT TO BE GOOD. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE, THE GREAT WORK THAT WAS PUT ON BY THE MEMBERS OF OUR YOUTH THEATER GROUP. I'LL OPEN THIS UP TO ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE ANY WORDS THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. I HAD SOME AMERICAN FLAGS THAT HAD WORN OUT THAT WERE GIVEN TO ME, AND I ASKED ME IF I COULD FIND SOMEWHERE WHERE WHERE THEY COULD BE RETIRED PROPERLY. AND SO I WAS AWARE THAT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT TAKES THOSE AND RETIRES THEM HONORABLY. AND I WENT BY THEIR TO STATION 53 JUST YESTERDAY AND DROPPED THOSE, A BOX OF THOSE OFF. AND WHEN I ARRIVED, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE A NUMBER OF FIREFIGHTERS OUT IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, LANDSCAPING AND WORKING ON THE LANDSCAPING OF THAT BUILDING.AND, AND I WAS JUST REALLY IMPRESSED BY THAT, THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST SITTING AROUND WAITING FOR YOU TO CALL, TWIDDLING THEIR THUMBS IN BETWEEN CALLS. THEY ARE HARD AT WORK. AND THAT WAS JUST PROOF TO ME. AND I WAS I WAS PROUD TO SEE THAT. AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF, OF ALL THE LANDSCAPING AROUND THEIR BUILDING. ISN'T THAT CORRECT, CHIEF? YES. AND THEY WERE DOING SOME EXTRA YESTERDAY. AND I JUST JUST SO HAPPEN TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT IT WAS IT WAS FUN. ANOTHER THING I GOT TO DO THAT WASN'T AS MUCH FUN, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH YOU, WAS ON THURSDAY THE 16TH I ATTENDED IN MURRAY CITY. I ATTENDED THE ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL COUNCILS, AND WE WERE EDUCATED ON A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR GREATER COMMUNITY AROUND SALT LAKE COUNTY. WE LEARNED ABOUT. THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR COUNTY FACILITIES WITHIN A MUNICIPALITY, AND WE ALSO LEARNED ABOUT SOME CLEAN AIR EFFORTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. AND SO VERY INTERESTING AND JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT.
I ALSO ATTENDED THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE. ULCT. MEETING THAT MOST OF YOU ALL WENT TO, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING NEXT YEAR. SO THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, OUR VICE CHAIR, WIGNALL CHAIR IS CORRECT THAT ABOUT ULCTI. WHEN I SAY THIS, YOU'RE ALL MIGHT THINK YOU NEED TO GET A HOBBY, BUT I REALLY THOUGHT THE WATER WORKSHOP WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE, LIKE MOST OF US THINK WE TURN ON OUR FAUCET AND WATER COMES OUT. BUT IT WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO FIND OUT WHERE IT COMES FROM. WATER WAS A HUGE TOPIC BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SNOWPACK THAT WE HAD THIS LAST WINTER. AND SO OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. AND TO LEARN ABOUT TO LEARN ABOUT THAT. AND JUST AND LIKE I SAID, LIKE WHERE WE ACTUALLY GET OUR WATER BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS IT'S JUST LIKE EASY, BUT IT COMES FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES, DIFFERENT CITIES, EVEN, WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I WAS ON COUNCIL.
IT'S SO IT'S FASCINATING. AND THEN ALSO THE TRUTH AND TAXATION WORKSHOP WAS REALLY INTERESTING, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR BUDGET SEASON APPROACHING. I LEARNED A LOT. BEING A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER, THIS WAS REALLY IMPORTANT SO THAT I KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE BUDGET SEASON COMING UP AND I'M. SO THANK YOU FOR SENDING US TO THE CONFERENCE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB.
WELL, COUNCIL MEMBER JUST STOLE A LOT OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. BUT NO, AT THE SAME CONFERENCE, I ALSO ATTENDED SOME SESSIONS ON TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AS WELL AS AI POLICY, WHICH WAS REALLY FASCINATING USE OF GENERATIVE AI IN CITY GOVERNMENT AND HOW IT CAN BE USED AS A TOOL, AND HOW IT SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A TOOL. AND THERE'S DEFINITELY DO'S AND DON'TS AS FAR AS THAT GOES. VERY, VERY FASCINATING TOPICS I LOOK FORWARD TO, TO SOME POLICIES AND SOME THINGS COMING TO OUR CITY DIRECTLY AS A RESULT OF SOME OF THE TOPICS THAT WERE COVERED AT THAT CONFERENCE. SO IT WAS IT WAS TIME WELL SPENT LEARNING WHAT SOME OF THE SOME OF THE NEW, NEW AND OLD THINGS ARE THAT WE, WE GET TO DEAL WITH. THANK YOU.
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I AGREE, I THINK THAT WAS IT WAS FASCINATING NOT JUST TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE EXPERTS FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS OF OTHER CITIES AND HOW THEY DEAL WITH MANY OF THE SAME THINGS WE'RE DEALING WITH AND HOW THEY WENT WITH THAT. ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A REPORT? I WAS SEEING NONE. I WILL MOVE ON. NEXT WOULD NORMALLY BE OUR MAYOR'S REPORT, BUT HE IS NOT HERE AT THE MOMENT. SO WE'VE SAVED YOU ALL A LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIM BIKING TO AND FROM SAINT GEORGE, SO I'M SURE HE'LL BE HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU. IF YOU'D[d. City Administrator’s Report]
LIKE TO REACH OUT TO HIM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR CITY ADMIN REPORT. AND THIS COULD BE GIVEN BY. OH, IT'S GOING TO BE YOU GREG. NOT NOT THE CHIEF. THAT'S RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. YEP. GREG DAVENPORT WILL NOW PRESENT THAT. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE THINGS GOING ON AND A COUPLE EVENTS THAT I WANTED TO LET COUNCIL KNOW ABOUT. THE FIRST ONE IS HARPER PRECAST HAS CONSTRUCTED AN EIGHT FOOT PRECAST WALL ALONG 90TH SOUTH AT ABOUT 1850 WEST. IF YOU REMEMBER, THAT'S A CITY DETENTION POND THAT IS A NON-ACTIVE SPACE, AND SO IT RECEIVES A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF MAINTENANCE. AND SO JUST PUTTING UP THIS WALL WILL PROVIDE A SCREEN AND WILL MAKE THE ESTHETICS A WHOLE LOT BETTER AS YOU DRIVE ALONG 90TH SOUTH TO MAKE OUR CITY LOOK A LITTLE BIT BETTER. WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS IN. I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS AN E-WASTE SHRED EVENT THIS WEEKEND AT OUR PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY THAT'S ON SATURDAY, AND IT'S FROM 10 A.M. TO NOON. AND THE LAST THING THAT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT IS THERE IS A 1300 WEST PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION OPEN HOUSE THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON MAY 6TH FROM 5:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. AT RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY. SO FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE WIDENING PROJECT BETWEEN 90TH SOUTH AND 78TH, THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER AND FALL AND MAYBE NEXT SPRING, THAT'S A GOOD CHANCE TO COME AND ASK QUESTIONS. THEY HAVE HIRED A CONTRACTOR TO DO THAT WORK, AND YOU CAN COME AND ASK QUESTIONS THAT DAY. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DAVENPORT. THANKS FOR FILLING[PUBLIC COMMENT]
IN TODAY. WITH THAT. I'M GOING TO NOW MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE VISITING AND LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT GOVERNMENT, THIS IS A TIME WHERE THE THE PUBLIC CAN NOW SPEAK ON ANY SUBJECT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON LATER.WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND WE'LL OPEN UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE HEARINGS. BUT DURING THIS TIME, WE DO GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO SPEAK ON WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE.
USUALLY, WE HOPE IT'S CONCERNING THE CITY, BUT REALLY IT'S ABOUT WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE IT TO BE. WE GIVE PEOPLE THREE MINUTES TO DO THAT, AND DURING THAT TIME, OR IF THEY'RE SPEAKING WITH A LARGE GROUP, WE'LL GIVE FOR LARGE GROUP, WE'LL GIVE THEM A LITTLE EXTRA TIME. BUT AGAIN, IT CAN GO ON ANY TOPIC. WE WILL POINT OUT THAT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT GENERALLY THE COUNCIL ENGAGES IN ANY CONVERSATION BACK AND FORTH WITH THAT. BUT UPON HEARING SOME OF THE THINGS YOU SAY, WE, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY STAFF WILL COME AND TALK TO YOU AS WELL AS THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT FORTH. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO OPEN UP OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND FIRST OF ALL, IF ANYONE FILLED OUT YELLOW CARDS, I DON'T BELIEVE WE'VE HAD ANY FILLED OUT FOR US IN ADVANCE. BUT SO INSTEAD, WE WILL THEN OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO ANYONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU CAN COME FORWARD. WE ONLY ASK THAT YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND THEN WE'LL START THE CLOCK. AND I WILL SAY ON THIS ONE, I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO THIS PERSON. WE'RE GIVING THEM FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK. MY NAME IS JANET BLACKMER AND I LIVE IN WEST JORDAN. I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF A FEW NEIGHBORS WHO LIVE ON OUR BACKYARDS, ARE ON GRIZZLY WAY, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE COPPER HILLS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD. AND IF ANY OF YOU KNOW THAT SECTION, IT'S A CURVE I. I GAVE SOME HANDOUTS TO COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND I SUSPECT YOU WILL PASS THEM AROUND. I WISH I'D DONE A VIDEO THING. THE HANDOUTS SHOW OUR NEIGHBOR, MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, A CAR CAME THROUGH HER HER WALL A FEW DAYS AGO IN THE MORNING AND BREACHED THE WALL, AND IT SENT BRICKS FLYING AS FAR AS HER HOUSE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME HER WALL HAS BEEN BREACHED. THE PICTURE THAT I SHOWED HAD SEVERAL SHOWINGS OF BRICKS, DIFFERENT COLORS, BECAUSE THAT WALL HAS BEEN HAS BEEN BREACHED MANY TIMES. AND MY NEIGHBOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ME, WITH A VERY LARGE FRONTAGE ON THE STREET, SHE'S REALLY ON THE CURVE. IT'S BEEN SHE'S BEEN HIT 5 OR 6 TIMES NOW. AND ONE TIME SHE WAS STANDING BEHIND HER TREE AND A CAR CAME THROUGH AND A BRICK WENT LIKE THIS OVER HER HEAD. SO THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. AND WE I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO COVER THE COST OF INSTALLING BOLLARDS ABOUT. IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT 6600FT. MY. MY PROPERTY IS 100. I'VE NEVER BEEN HIT. I'M IN THE MIDDLE. I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M GRATEFUL, BUT ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, IT'S.
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IT'S HORRIBLE. THIS WAS A DRUNK DRIVER, BY THE WAY, 29 YEARS OLD HIT. AND IT'S DANGEROUS. SO.TO PROTECT OUR HOMES BECAUSE WE KEEP GETTING RUN INTO. AND I WOULD RATHER IF THESE CARS ARE GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, ON A SUICIDE MISSION, MAYBE THEY COULD HIT THE BOLLARDS INSTEAD OF DESTROYING OUR FENCES. AND THE THE CITY DEEDED THE FENCES BACK TO US. THEY ORIGINALLY BELONGED TO THE CITY. SO NOW WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. AND IT DOESN'T SEEM FAIR. AND IT'S ALSO VERY, VERY DANGEROUS. SO IF YOU COULD APPROVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT, AND THE PICTURE THAT I SENT AROUND SHOWS ON GRIZZLY WAY, WHO OWNS WHICH PROPERTIES, THERE'S TWO 100 FOOT ONES. AND THEN MY NEIGHBOR IS QUITE A BIT, BUT WE NEED SOME PROTECTION. PLEASE GIVE US SOME PROTECTION FROM THESE CRAZY DRIVERS. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP FORWARD AGAIN? GIVE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. AND BY THE WAY, I WILL POINT OUT TO YOU JAGUARS IN THE AUDIENCE. YES, THAT WAS THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL THAT WAS GETTING IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, GETTING IN TROUBLE. NOT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL. SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WANTING TO STEP FORWARD, I WILL THEN GO TO MR. ANDERSON AND ASK IF WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. YES, YOU HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE. THEY HAVE RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK, MR. WILKINSON. OKAY, GREAT. AGAIN, WE WE'RE TURNING ON THE MICROPHONE FOR YOU. NOW, IF YOU'LL GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. YEAH. MY NAME IS RYAN WILKINSON. I I'D RATHER NOT GIVE MY CITY OF RESIDENCE A FEAR RETALIATION. AND YOU'LL SEE WHY IN JUST A MOMENT. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, I RECEIVED A CEASE AND DESIST LETTER FROM COUNCIL MEMBER ZACH JACOB, AND HE ASKED ME TO CEASE AND DESIST FROM ENGAGING IN CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED SPEECH. HE GIVES IT ABSOLUTELY NO LEGAL BASIS IN HIS CEASE AND DESIST LETTER OR EMAIL. I GUESS HE JUST SAYS HE JUST ASKS ME OR TELLS ME THAT I CAN NO LONGER MENTION HIS PRIOR STALKING RELATED MATTER BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN EXPUNGED AND IT IS NOT PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. NOW, TWO MINUTES BEFORE THE MEETING TONIGHT, I LOOKED UP THAT STALKING INJUNCTION AND IT'S STILL THERE. IT'S PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. I TOOK A SCREENSHOT OF IT. IF YOU DOUBT ME, I'LL SEND IT TO YOU. SO I QUESTION WHETHER IT'S BEEN EXPUNGED, WHETHER IT'S BEEN EXPUNGED OR NOT IS IRRELEVANT. IT'S NOT DEFAMATORY TO TALK ABOUT FACTS AND TRUTH, REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER LITTLE LEGAL MECHANISMS HAVE HAVE TOUCHED THEM. SO I WILL NOT BE CEASE AND DESIST AND MERELY ASKING ME TO DO THAT, THREATENING ME WITH LEGAL ACTION IS ILLEGAL. PRIOR RESTRAINT. RETALIATION. THIS IS A IT'S A CIVIL, CIVILLY ACTIONABLE UNDER A 1983 CLAIM, AND IT'S ALSO A CRIMINAL VIOLATION. I SENT MR. JACOB THE STATUTE FOR THAT PUNISHABLE BY DEATH, I MIGHT ADD, AS A AS A PUBLIC UNDER THE STATE ACTION DOCTRINE UNDER AS A PUBLIC OFFICIAL. I MEAN, HE PUT THIS IN WRITING. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
I. SO SO, MR. JACOB, I CAN TALK ABOUT THIS. THE ONLY REASON I HAVEN'T BEEN POSTING ON FACEBOOK ABOUT IT IS BECAUSE I CAN'T POST UNTIL MAY 3RD. AND BELIEVE ME, IT'S GOING TO BE POSTED ON MAY 3RD BECAUSE I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE FIT TO TO BE A POLITICIAN, TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. I HAVE SOME REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THIS. I HAVEN'T I HAVEN'T TOUCHED THEM PERSONALLY. I COULD HAVE, I COULD HAVE MADE COMMENTS ON YOUR PERSONAL FACEBOOK PAGE, COULD HAVE TEXTED YOU COULD HAVE DONE WHATEVER THIS IS, ONLY BEEN ON YOUR YOUR CAMPAIGN FACEBOOK THING. AND HERE AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, I WAS HOPING TO BE DONE WITH WEST JORDAN FOREVER, BUT YOU DRAGGED ME BACK IN BY SENDING ME THE CEASE AND DESIST LETTER, WHICH AGAIN IS ILLEGAL PRIOR RESTRAINT. AND THIS IS NOW THE SECOND CLAIM I HAVE AGAINST YOU. I NEED TO FILE A NOTE, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE THREE MINUTES IS UP ON THAT. WE DIDN'T CUT HIM OFF. I WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR. THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WE'LL LET YOU SPEAK ON WHATEVER, AND THAT WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO TRY TO STOP ANY SORT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING AS A COUNCIL. I WILL ASK AGAIN, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE ONLINE, MR. ANDERSON? NO. MR. WILKINSON WAS THE ONLY ONE ONLINE. OKAY. AND
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ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EMBOLDENED BY SPEAKING ON WHATEVER THEY WANT.ALL RIGHT. WELL, WITH THAT, I WILL CALL A CLOSE THEN TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. WE THANK EVERYONE WHO ALWAYS COMES UP, AND WE DO INVITE YOU TO COME AND SPEAK. IT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT GIVES THE PUBLIC A CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL AND GET SOME OF THEIR THOUGHTS
[a. City Council consideration of Proposed 2026 Annual Action Plan & Budget for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)]
OUT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS. NOW, THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES. AND IN THIS, WHAT MAY SEEM ODD TO SOME OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE IS HOW QUICKLY WE'LL GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, BEFORE IT COMES TO THIS POINT, WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS, USUALLY ABOUT MOST OF THESE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT. IN FACT, WE MEET FOR A COUPLE HOURS BEFORE THIS MEETING AND HAVE WORK SESSIONS TO GET THIS OUT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCENES BEFORE THEY COME TO HERE. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO START WITH ITEM SIX. A, THIS IS RESOLUTION 26008, AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED 2026 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT OR THE C B CDBG, WHICH IS MUCH MORE FUN TO SAY. IT'S THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND BUDGET FOR THE 2026 PROGRAM. YOU'RE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE PROGRAM AGREEMENTS. NOW WE'VE GOT MR. TAYLOR JENSEN, OUR SENIOR PLANNER. GREAT. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COUNCIL, I'LL BE QUICK ON THIS. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS OUR 2026 BUDGET AND ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT. JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THIS. EVERY YEAR WE RECEIVE A YEARLY ALLOCATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE FORM OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. THESE ARE FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS, PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND CREATE JOBS, AND THOSE FUNDS ARE TO BE ALLOCATED TO LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PERSONS AND HOUSEHOLDS. EVERY FIVE YEARS. WE HAVE TO ADOPT A CONSOLIDATED PLAN WHICH SETS OUR PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO WE ADOPTED ONE LAST YEAR, AND YOU CAN SEE THE FOUR PRIORITIES WHICH WE ADOPTED, WHICH WERE IN LINE WITH THE PURPOSE OF CDBG. IF THE BUDGET IS APPROVED TONIGHT, THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. COMMITTEE WILL MEET AND REVIEW APPLICATIONS FROM COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND WE'LL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH WILL THEN COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL TO APPROVE FUNDING FOR PROJECT YEAR 2026. THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION IS $481,738, SO THAT IS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN LAST YEAR, BUT NOT SIGNIFICANTLY. SO LAST YEAR. SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE FUNDED WERE EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR, THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY, THE ROAD HOME, SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MICRO ENTERPRISES, SOUTH VALLEY SANCTUARY AND THE PARK LIGHTING PROJECT IS ALSO A PART OF OUR FUNDING, MAINLY BECAUSE THOSE LIVES ARE GOING INTO PARKS WHICH FALL INTO THAT LOW TO MODERATE INCOME DEMOGRAPHIC. SO THE REQUEST TONIGHT IS TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AND ALLOW THE MAYOR TO AUTHORIZE BE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN ON THOSE PROGRAM AGREEMENTS. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. OKAY.BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE WILL OPEN IT UP TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. IF ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM HERE OR ONLINE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THE CDBG POST 2026 BUDGET, WE OPEN THAT UP FOR YOU TO SPEAK NOW. SEEMED LIKE A MOUTHFUL, BUT I STILL HAVE TO SAY IT ANYWAY. MR. ANDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE? THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. THEN I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION FOR THIS ITEM SIX A AND MOVE ON TO THE COUNCIL AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR MR. JENSEN. MISS COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK.
MR. JOHNSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED AS STAFF? GOT ANY IDEAS OF WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO FOR THAT? NOT YET, BUT THE THE COMMITTEE HASN'T MET YET. A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WE HAD DONE IN THE PAST WERE BECAUSE WE HAD FUNDS THAT WE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO ALLOCATE FROM SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS, LIKE THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, WHICH JUST NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR. SO WE ACTUALLY HAD A GLUT OF FUNDING, WHICH WE HAD TO SPEND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM. A LOT OF THOSE FUNDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN EARMARKED, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT CARRYING THOSE FORWARD. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A DECISION TO PROBABLY BE HARDER TO MAKE THIS YEAR THAN THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL SEE IF WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS RESOLUTION. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26008 FOR THE ANNUAL CDCDBG FUNDS. TOLD YOU
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IT'S MORE FUN TO SAY. I WILL SECOND THIS. AND WITH THAT I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM MYSELF. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? AND I THINK WE'LL MOVE ON AND WE'LL GO TO MISS SANCHEZ CALLING FOR A VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAM. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. VICE CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. CHAIR. BEDAU. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
JACOB. YES, I SEE THAT. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANKS TO MISS SANCHEZ FOR FILLING IN FOR US TONIGHT AND HELPING OUT WITH THIS PART
[b. Ordinance No. 26-20 Amending West Jordan City Code Section 13-5E-3, Permitted and Conditional Uses for SC-3 Zones]
OF THE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX B. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 2620 AMENDING WEST JORDAN CITY CODE, SECTION 38-3 PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES FOR SC DASH THREE ZONES. AND HELPING US HERE WE HAVE LARRY GARDNER, OUR CITY PLANNER. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL. SO AS YOU JUST SAID, THIS WILL AMEND THE USE TABLE IN THE C THREE ZONE, CHANGING EIGHT OF THE USES IN THE USE TABLE FROM CONDITIONAL TO PERMITTED USES. TO REFRESH THE COUNCIL'S MEMORY AND THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE. A PERMITTED USE IN A USE TABLE IS A USE OF THE PROPERTY THAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED EITHER BY TAKING OUT A BUSINESS LICENSE OR HAVING A SITE PLAN APPROVAL, WHEREAS A CONDITIONAL USE STILL REQUIRES A BUSINESS LICENSE AND A SITE PLAN APPROVAL. BUT CONDITIONS ARE ADDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OR ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO MITIGATE ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS THAT COULD OCCUR. BECAUSE OF THAT USE.GENERALLY RELATED TO NOISE, HOURS OF OPERATION, THAT TYPE OF THING. AND SO EIGHT USES HAVE BEEN WE'VE STUDIED EIGHT USES AND PROPOSED THAT THEY BE TAKEN FROM A CONDITIONAL USE TO A PERMITTED USE. AND THOSE ARE DAYCARE, GENERAL HOTEL OR MOTELS, MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICE, RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, INDOOR RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT.
OUTDOOR AND RESTAURANT, FAST FOOD. GENERAL AND REST WITH RESTAURANT FAST FOOD LIMITED AND STAFF FEELS THAT THE DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS CAN BE MITIGATED BY THE SITE PLAN OR BUSINESS LICENSE PROCESS, SO NO OTHER ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BE REQUIRED. AND THEN ONE LAST IS SCHOOLS K THROUGH 12. ALL SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF UTAH NEED TO BE PERMITTED USES IN ANY OF THE ZONES AREA, AND NOT CONDITIONAL USES, AND THE C THREE ZONE. AS A REMINDER ENCOMPASSES JORDAN LANDING A LARGE PORTION OF JORDAN LANDING. OF COURSE NOT THE RESIDENTIAL OR OFFICE PORTION OF IT, BUT THE COMMERCIAL AREA. AND THEN ABOUT 30 ACRES OFF OF MOUNTAIN VIEW CORRIDOR BETWEEN 90TH AND IS IT 8600 SOUTH BRIDGE ON 5600 WEST? THAT THE CITY OWNS? AND SO THE STAFF FEELS LIKE IT IS A VERY, VERY HEAVY COMMERCIAL AREA AND THAT THESE USES, OPERATING AS PERMITTED USES, WILL NOT CREATE ANY DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS TO THE AREA. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? FIRST, I HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE PRESCHOOL OR ADULT DAYCARE AS PERMITTED. IS THERE A REASON THAT WE DIDN'T INCLUDE THOSE? WHAT WE HAVE FOUND WITH THE PRESCHOOLS IS IT'S GENERALLY BETTER TO ESTABLISH A CONDITION FOR DROP OFF AND PICK UP WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE AND ADULT DAYCARE LARGELY THE SAME HOURS OF OPERATION. AND JUST TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THEY AREN'T. BEING KEPT OVERNIGHT IN THE FACILITY, THAT IT IS REALLY A USE DURING THE DAY. SO THAT'S THE REASON.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I WILL OPEN THIS ONE UP AS WELL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO HAS COME TO SPEAK ON ITEM SIX B, THIS WOULD BE YOUR TIME TO SHINE. YOU CAN COME UP AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT THIS PUBLIC HEARING. I'M NOT SEEING THE RUSH THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET AT THIS TIME, SO I WILL THEN MOVE OVER AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE. WITH MR. ANDERSON. THERE IS ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE. THEY HAVE
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NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT, THEN, I'LL COME BACK FOR THE COUNCIL AND ASK IF THERE'S ANY ITEMS OF DISCUSSION OR MORE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS. WE ARE A VERY QUIET BUNCH TODAY, PUTTING IT ON ME, SO I WILL THEN LOOK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM SIX B. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, I WAS GOING TO GIVE A MOTION AND IT DISAPPEARED. HERE WE GO. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2620, AMENDING WEST JORDAN CITY CODE, SECTION 135 E THREE PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES FOR SC3 ZONES. VICE CHAIR I'LL SECOND. GREAT.I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON AND A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR WIGNALL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION NEEDED ON THIS? IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON FOR OUR OUR VOTE. AND I'LL GO TO MISS SANCHEZ CLEGG FOR THAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK.
YES. VICE CHAIR WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. I SHOW THAT. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. ON THIS WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ITEM SIX C. NOW
[c. Resolution No. 26-014 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $450 for the Annual Neighborhood Cleanup and BBQ (6600 S - 7000 S, Beargrass Road to 4700 West) ]
AS WE'RE MOVING ALONG WE'VE GOT RESOLUTION 260140 REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $450 FOR THE ANNUAL NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP AND BARBECUE AT 6600 SOUTH AND SEVEN 700 SOUTH WITHIN THAT BEARGRASS ROAD TO 4700 WEST. WE'VE GOT GLORIA HERE ON GLORIA, NOT GLORIA, SORRY. ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, BRANDON GARNER. GOOD EVENING. SO THIS IS AN EVENT THAT'S HAPPENED SINCE 2006. IT'S THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT GETS TOGETHER EVERY YEAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK TO CLEAN UP AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE WHOLE COMMUNITY AS THEY GET TOGETHER. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER OF 400 AND $450 FOR SIX DUMPSTERS. THEY REQUIRE MORE THAN THAT SINCE IT'S FOR WHOLE WEEK, BUT WE'RE ASKING FOR THE SIX OF THEM RIGHT NOW.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK, YOU JUST SAID RIGHT NOW, DOES THAT MEAN IN THE FUTURE THEY'RE GOING TO ASK FOR MORE OR THIS IS ALL THEY'RE ASKING FOR FOR THIS EVENT. THIS IS ALL THEY'RE ASKING FOR THIS EVENT RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING FOR THE OTHER EXTRA ONES THAT THEY HAVE. AND I AND I THINK THAT'S FAIR SINCE SO DO I. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK WAS JUST WORRIED YOU WERE GOING TO SLIP IN ANOTHER ONE LATER ON. SO NO, WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL HERE. ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT THEN. AS YOU'VE HEARD BEFORE, I WILL OPEN UP THIS FOR ANY ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS WAIVER OF ITEM SIX C AND A LITTLE SHOCKED, STILL NO ONE. ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'LL GO OVER TO TO MR. ANDERSON IF WE'VE GOT A HAND RAISED YET. THERE'S ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE. THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COUNCIL. IF THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS, WE'LL HAVE IT. IF NOT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-014. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-014. VICE CHAIR WIGNALL. I'LL SECOND. YOU GUYS ARE WHIPPING THROUGH THIS. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB, A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR WIGNALL. ANY DISCUSSION? NOPE. JUST SAID THAT FOR MY OWN GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A ROLL CALL VOTE WITH MISS SANCHEZ. CLEGG, COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. BADORE. YES. VICE CHAIR.
WIGNALL. YES. I SHOW THAT. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. NOW, THESE ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THAT WE DON'T HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION DURING WHICH WILL MEAN NO DIFFERENCE. TONIGHT IS WHAT THAT'LL COME OUT TO BE. BUT NORMALLY ON OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. BUT THEN ON BUSINESS ITEMS, WE JUST GET RIGHT TO IT.
[a. Joint Resolution No. J26-001 with the City Council and Mayor of West Jordan Declaring a Stage 2 Severe Drought Condition]
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AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH BUSINESS ITEM. THIS IS ITEM SEVEN A JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER J26-001 WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR OF WEST JORDAN DECLARING A STAGE TWO SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITION. NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GREG DAVENPORT PRESENT THIS FOR US. NO, I GUESS NOT. WELL, WE'RE POINTING FINGERS BACK AND FORTH NOW, SO I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS TO SEE WHO. IT'S A VERY COUNCIL THING TO DO. MR. ANDERSON. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A GO? IT SAID ALAN ANDERSON AS THE PRESENTER, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO. I PUT IT IN THE SYSTEM FOR YOU, GREG. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR WORK SESSION, JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT HAS ADOPTED A STAGE TWO DROUGHT CONDITION. JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONDITION. JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS OUR WHOLESALER. WHEN THEY VOTE FOR A DROUGHT CONDITION, IT THEN SETS THE THRESHOLD FOR THE MAYOR AND FOR CITY COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT A CORRESPONDING DROUGHT CONDITION THAT THEY WISH TO ASK OUR CITIZENS TO AGREE TO. FOR THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN, A STAGE TWO DROUGHT CONDITION WOULD ASK THE RESIDENTS TO CONSERVE 10% OF THE WATER THAT THEY USE IN A CALENDAR YEAR, AND IT WOULD IMPOSE VOLUNTARY REGULATIONS ON ANY RESIDENTIAL WATER USER. SO THAT 10% IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD ASK OUR RESIDENTS TO DO VOLUNTARILY, WHILE FOR MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CITY GOVERNMENT OR SCHOOLS OR GOLF COURSES, WE WOULD ASK THAT THEY MANDATORILY SAVE 10% OF THEIR ANNUAL WATER USE. THE JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT IS GOING TO A DROUGHT CONDITION, TOO, BECAUSE WE HAD SUCH A POOR SNOW PACK AND SNOWFALL EVENT THIS WINTER. WHILE THERE IS WATER STILL IN OUR RESERVOIRS, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP AS MUCH WATER IN THOSE RESERVOIRS AS POSSIBLE IN CASE THIS NEXT WINTER IS ALSO A POOR SNOWFALL YEAR, SO THAT NEXT YEAR WE'LL STILL HAVE SOME WATER FOR OUTDOOR WATERING. SO THIS RESOLUTION IS TO ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO VOTE AND APPROVE A DROUGHT CONDITION FOR WEST JORDAN CITY, THAT WE CAN ASK OUR CUSTOMERS TO WORK TOWARDS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I KNOW WE JUST MET ON THIS JUST A COUPLE HOURS AGO, BUT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE'D LIKE TO ASK? VICE CHAIR WIGNALL THIS ISN'T AS MUCH OF A QUESTION, BUT I'M. WELL, GREG AND I WERE SPEAKING DURING OUR COMMITTEE THE WHOLE MEETING EARLIER, AND HE WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT THE 10%. DO YOU MIND SHARING WHAT YOU SHARED WITH ME ABOUT THE 10%, JUST SO THAT IT'S BECAUSE 10% TO PEOPLE MIGHT SEEM LIKE A LOT, BUT THE WAY YOU EXPLAIN IT TO ME, IT IS NOT. SO IT MIGHT THAT MIGHT HELP, RIGHT? FOR MOST PEOPLE, THEY HAVE A REGULAR WATERING PATTERN. FOR SOME PEOPLE, YOU MIGHT EVEN HAVE IT IN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEM. IF YOU HAVE A SMART, SMART SPRINKLER SYSTEM THAT YOU CAN HIT DROUGHT TWO EVENT AND IT WILL CHANGE YOUR NORMAL WATERING PATTERN FOR SOMEONE WHO WATERS, YOU KNOW, EVERY FOUR DAYS OR THREE DAYS EVERY WEEK, AND YOU MIGHT WATER 50 MINUTES IN AN AREA. 10% IS REALLY ONLY FIVE MINUTES. SO WE'RE REALLY NOT ASKING YOU TO NOT WATER YOUR LAWN. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU TO WATER YOUR LAWN LESS. FOR SOME PEOPLE WHO WANT MAY WANT TO GO EVEN MORE.JORDAN VALLEY HAS ASKED, HEY, WHY DON'T YOU WATER ONE LESS DAY A WEEK DURING THE PEAK TIME? AND FOR SOME PEOPLE, THAT MAY BE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. BUT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, IF THEY JUST WANT TO SAVE THEIR WATER BILL, THEY CAN JUST WATER A LITTLE BIT LESS EVERY NIGHT.
GREAT. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO THAT THAT THE JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT HAS A WHOLE SECTION ON THEIR WEBSITE, PLUS A WHOLE GARDEN THING THAT YOU CAN GO WALK THROUGH. THEY HAVE A TON OF WATER SAVING IDEAS THAT YOU CAN GO AND, AND LEARN ABOUT. AND THEY'LL GIVE YOU SUGGESTIONS, THEY'LL GIVE YOU TIPS, TRICKS, HINTS, ADVICE, ALL, EVERYTHING YOU'D EVER WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW TO SAVE SOME WATER ON YOUR FRONT LAWN OR BACK LAWN. WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE. YEAH, THEY THEY'VE GOT THE WHOLE PROGRAM.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS WALK OVER THERE. IT'S ON 1300 WEST, STRAIGHT EAST OF HERE. IT'S A COUPLE BLOCKS AWAY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT I'M SURE THAT ONCE WE ADOPT A DROUGHT
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LEVEL, OUR CITY WILL ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNICATION AND RESOURCES TO RESIDENTS TO KNOW HOW THEY CAN SAVE WATER, INCLUDING SHOWING THEM A WATERING SCHEDULE IF THEY WANT TO. SO I BELIEVE MURRAY IS GOING TO HAVE A LINK ON OUR WEBSITE THAT SAYS, HEY, THIS IS HOW OFTEN YOU SHOULD WATER TO HELP THEM SAVE WATER. THIS THIS SUMMER, I REMEMBER BACK IN MY WEATHERMAN DAYS THAT WE WOULD EVERY DAY GIVE YOU THE THE MAP OF IF YOU LIVE HERE, YOU SHOULD WATER MAYBE TWICE A WEEK OR ONCE A WEEK. AND IT WAS A VERY EASY THING TO FOLLOW AND I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. I WAS ON EVERY OTHER DAY KIND OF GUY. AND THEN I WENT, OH, I ONLY HAVE TO WATER TWICE A WEEK. MUCH BETTER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. DAVENPORT? NOW, ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HEARD WHAT MR. ANDERSON WOULD HAVE DONE IF HE'D HAVE BEEN FORCED TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION. NO ONE. OKAY. OH, VICE CHAIR WIGNALL WANTS TO WANTS TO FORCE THAT ISSUE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. I MOVE TO APPROVE JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER J26-001.ENACTING STAGE TWO OF THE DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN. I WILL GO AHEAD AND SECOND THAT. WITH THAT WE HAVE A MOTION FROM VICE CHAIR AND A SECOND FROM MYSELF. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION? I'M NOT SEEING ANY DESIRE. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO A VOTE. AND MISS SANCHEZ CLEGG. THANK YOU. CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES.
VICE CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. I SHOW THAT. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[b. Ordinance No. 26-24 Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 7, Chapter 6 – Electric Bicycles]
NEXT UP IS ITEM SEVEN B. THIS IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-24. AMENDMENTS TO THE WEST JORDAN CITY CODE, TITLE SEVEN. CHAPTER SIX ON ELECTRIC BICYCLES. I DO HAVE PATRICK BOYCE, OUR SENIOR CITY ATTORNEY, COMING UP WITH THAT THOUGH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HIT THE BRAKES ON THIS BICYCLE THING FOR A MOMENT AND SAY THAT DUE TO SOME INFORMATION THAT CAME UP DURING THE U. L, C, T WITH THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY STAFF, THEY WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT SOME POSSIBLE ADDITIONS OR SUBTRACTIONS FROM WHAT WE HAVE HERE. THIS ALL CAME ABOUT LATE FRIDAY, OBVIOUSLY, SINCE WE WERE JUST IN SAINT GEORGE, AND I KNOW, MR. BOYCE, YOU WERE MADE PRIVY TO SOME OF THAT, BUT WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS ACTUALLY JUST KIND OF, LIKE I SAID, PUMP THE BRAKES ON THIS. SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS I BELIEVE TABLE. YOU WANT TO REFER IT BACK, REFER IT BACK. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO SAY THE WRONG THING. THAT'S JUST ME. REFER THIS BACK TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR AT OUR EARLIEST CHANCE TO TALK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND JUST SEE WHAT IT WAS EXACTLY THAT THE MAYOR WANTED TO MAKE SURE WAS A PART OF THIS. SO I'M MAKING THAT MOTION. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, ANYONE HAS ANY DISCUSSION ON ON THAT OR ANY GRIEVANCES ABOUT WAITING ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS? I THINK WE'RE OKAY. THEN WE WILL.
I WOULD LOVE SEEING YOU, MR. BOYCE. BUT YOU'RE NO LONGER NEEDED ON THIS, WILL YOU? SAID PUMP THE BRAKES ON THE ELECTRIC BIKE ORDINANCE. SO YES. WAS THAT INTENTIONAL? YES IT WAS, YES. BUT YOU THINK A GUY WHO DRESSES LIKE THIS MAKES UNINTENTIONAL JOKES? NO, I, I FULLY EXPECTED ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO A VOTE FROM SANCHEZ CLEGG. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK. YES. VICE CHAIR WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. YES. I SHOW THAT. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU, MR. BOYCE. MR. CHAIR, I'LL WORK WITH MR. ANDERSON TO GET IT BACK ON. THAT'D BE GREAT. WE'LL GET IT ON VERY SOON. I DON'T THINK WE'LL NEED TO SPEAK VERY LONG ON THIS. I JUST WANTED TO SEE
[c. Resolution No. 26-016 Adopting Fireworks Restrictions for 2026]
WHAT HE HAD IN MIND. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN C. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-016. ADOPTING FIREWORKS RESTRICTIONS FOR 2026. ALWAYS A FUN TOPIC. AND NOW MR. NO FUN TO COME UP AND SPEAK TO US. DEPUTY CHIEF, I WILL TELL YOU THAT OFTENTIMES THERE'S OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED. SO YES, MY KIDS WOULD PROBABLY AGREE THAT I'M A FUN HATER TOO, BUT ALL IN THE NAME OF SAFETY. YES, VERY MUCH SO. WELL, COUNCIL, IT'S GOOD TO BE WITH YOU TONIGHT. WE DO, AS A FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL AND ARE BRINGING FORTH. OUR FIREWORKS RESTRICTIONS FOR 2026. AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED RECENTLY. TODAY, MAYBE TWO THINGS AGO, OUR DROUGHT AND WHERE WE'RE AT AND AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO US IS PROBABLY DIFFERENT THAN IT[01:00:04]
MEANS TO MANY WHO ARE WATERING GRASS, WHICH WE STAY OUT OF THAT BUSINESS. WE'RE IN A DIFFERENT BUSINESS. BUT BECAUSE OF THAT, WE ARE PROPOSING TO CONTINUE OUR CURRENT CITY FIREWORKS RESTRICTED MAP, WHICH I HAVE SUBMITTED IN THE PACKET, BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME ONE THAT WE USED LAST YEAR, WHICH HERE WE GO. THANK YOU. WHICH YOU'LL CAPTURE IN JUST THE RED LINES ARE ACTUALLY WASHES, CANALS AND WHATNOT. AND THOSE ARE RESTRICTED FIREWORK AREAS WITHIN 200FT OF THOSE CANALS OR WATERWAYS, IF YOU WILL, DUE TO THE HEAVY GROWTH AND DIFFICULTY WITH MOWING. ALSO ON THE WEST SIDE OF U. 111, THAT WOULD BE A FIREWORKS RESTRICTED ZONE AS WELL DUE TO THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE PIECE OF THAT WITH OUR OUR SNOWPACK, DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU READ, WE'RE ROUGHLY 45 TO 55% BELOW AVERAGE, WHICH IS CONCERNING. THEREFORE, WE ARE ALREADY ON HEIGHTENED ALERT AND PREPARING FOR THAT NONETHELESS.BUT OUR OUR PROPOSAL TONIGHT IS THAT WE ACCEPT THIS MAP FOR 2026 SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE STATE. AND ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, IT WILL BE PUBLISHED BY JUNE 1ST.
I THINK IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF. NO. AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE LEFT US PLENTY OF PLACES TO HAVE FUN. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK DO I HAVE I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION NOW DO WE, SO THAT WE CAN APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-016. ADOPTING THE FIREWORKS RESTRICTIONS FOR 2026. THANK YOU. AND VICE CHAIR WIGNALL. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR WIG. NO DOUBT WE NEED ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, SO WE'LL GO TO MISS SANCHEZ CLEGG FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SHELDON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES.
CHAIR. BADOR. YES. VICE CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
WHITELOCK. YES. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES OR RESOLUTION PASSES TO 7 TO 0. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GETTING NEAR THE END. SO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE KIND OF A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT THING, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IF YOU NEED ANY PAPER SIGNED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, WE'LL BE WRAPPING UP. WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO THAT. SO WE CAN STILL SIGN THOSE. SO JUST MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE READY. BUT WE GO TO THE REPORT.
WE THE ONE WE WAIT FOR EVERY TIME IT IS THE COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT. AND MR. ALAN ANDERSON
[COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT]
ACTUALLY ADDRESS THIS COUNCIL IF YOU DON'T MIND, TO THE THE WEST JORDAN HIGH STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE, WE DON'T MIND AT ALL. WE ARE BEGINNING RECRUITING THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR NEXT YEAR'S YOUTH COUNCIL, THE WEST JORDAN YOUTH COUNCIL. SO I DON'T HAVE THE FORM WITH ME.I'VE HAD A COMPLICATION LOGGING IN TO GET TO IT, BUT THE EMAIL ADDRESS IS COUNCIL COUNCIL DOT OFFICOFFICE AT WEST JORDAN.UTAH.GOV. ALL SPELLED OUT. AND IF YOU'LL SEND THAT TO ME, I'LL GET YOU AN APPLICATION SO THAT YOU CAN BE PART OF WEST JORDAN YOUTH COUNCIL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT, CHAIR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND I WILL SAY THE A LOT OF FUN GOES ON AT THE WITH THE YOUTH COUNCIL. I'VE BEEN A PART OF THAT FOR A WHILE. AND IN FACT, WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A MULTICULTURAL NIGHT COMING UP VERY THIS NEXT MONTH THAT'S PUT TOGETHER BY OUR STUDENT COUNCIL. SO THEY'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO TRY TO DO SOME COOL THINGS. WE
[CONSENT ITEMS]
ARE GOING TO BE GOING TO OUR CONSENT ITEMS, BUT I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK BEFORE WE GO TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. WE JUST THERE'S JUST ONE SLIGHT ERROR THAT I ADDRESSED WITH MISS QUICK EARLIER TODAY. IT'S JUST A NAME THAT WAS INVERTED A LITTLE BIT INTERESTINGLY. SO ON THE MARCH 31ST COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TWO A, IT SAYS CHAIRS AT THE DOOR, AND SHE IS GOING TO CHANGE THAT TO BOB THE DOOR. SO JUST SO THAT CHANGES. NOTED.AND THEN IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY. I WILL GO AHEAD AND SECOND THAT. AND I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB IS OKAY FOR HIS FIRST NAME BEING TAKEN OFF THAT. ALL RIGHT. THEN WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM WITH THE CHANGES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AND LIKELY ALREADY MADE BY
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COUNCILMAN WHITELOCK AND SECONDED BY MYSELF. SO WE JUST NEED TO VOTE ON THIS. MISS SANCHEZ COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES, CHAIR. YES. VICE CHAIR. WEINER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
SHELTON. YES. I SHOW THAT. MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR FILLING IN TODAY FOR US. AND I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THIS WAS A A VERY QUICK COUNCIL MEETING. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. AND WITH THAT, I WILL
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