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THINGS GOT SO QUIET, WE MIGHT AS WELL START. WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR COUNCIL MEETING FOR TODAY. THIS IS MAY 12TH, 2026. TALK JUST LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE WE HAD ALL OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THE DAIS AT THE MOMENT. AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE. WE BEGIN OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND TODAY WE HAVE MR. PATRICK BOYCE, OUR SENIOR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GOT THAT SENIOR IN FOR YOU. YEP. WILL THE AUDIENCE PLEASE RISE IF YOU'RE ABLE? AND REPEAT 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. ALL RIGHT.
[a. Reverend Philip Rogers with Mountain Vista United Methodist Church]
THANK YOU, MR. BOYCE. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT FOR US. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TODAY WITH A WONDERFUL SPECIAL RESIGNATION RECOGNITION, ALMOST A RESIGNATION, SPECIAL RECOGNITION. THIS WILL BE FOR REVEREND PHILLIP ROGERS FROM THE MOUNTAIN VISTA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. AND TO HELP US WITH THAT, WE HAVE MR. ALLEN ANDERSON, WHO WILL SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF. YES. SO OUR OFFICE WAS GIVEN INFORMATION FROM A FELLOW KIWANIS, MR. KELVIN GREEN, WHO ALL OF YOU ARE WELL AWARE OF, AND HE REACHED OUT AND LET ME KNOW THAT MR. REVEREND ROGERS IS GOING TO BE LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY AND MOVING TO SAINT GEORGE, AND IT MIGHT BE GOOD FOR US TO RECOGNIZE HIM FOR ALL THE EFFORT AND WORK AND SERVICE HE HAS GIVEN HIS MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY OF WEST JORDAN. AND SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE A. I THINK YOU'VE GOT A CERTIFICATE THAT TO PRESENT TO HIM AND WE CAN DO A PHOTO, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR. SURE. HE'S PROBABLY NOT USED TO HAVING TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC. I, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC, ACTUALLY. YOU CAN TELL A PASTOR BECAUSE AFTER WE SAID THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, I ALMOST SAID AMEN. I SWEAR IT WAS VERY FUNNY. IT IS TRULY THE HONOR OF A LIFETIME TO SERVE ANY COMMUNITY. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU DO, WHETHER YOU'RE ON CITY COUNCIL, WHETHER YOU ARE A PASTOR, WHETHER YOU'RE A STUDENT. WE ARE ALL IN THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE ALL CALL THIS HOME. AND IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS HOME, WE ALL HAVE TO PARTICIPATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. AND YOU REALLY CAN'T DOWNPLAY THE ROLE THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I'M SURE I'VE MADE PLENTY OF MISTAKES OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. AND I'M SURE THAT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS OR SO IN SAINT GEORGE, THAT I WILL MAKE PLENTY MORE.BUT I'VE LEARNED FROM EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM. I'M HAPPY FOR A LOT OF THEM, ACTUALLY.
AND. I'M TRULY, TRULY HONORED TO HAVE SERVED THE COMMUNITY IN THE WAY THAT I HAVE. AND SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE SERVICE YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE ONLY KNOW ABOUT YOUR GOOD THINGS, SO WE'LL LET THOSE BAD THINGS GO TO SAINT GEORGE. WE INVITE YOU TO COME TO THE FRONT HERE. WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE WITH YOU, WITH THE COUNCIL, AND WITH YOUR RESIDENT RECOGNITION RESIGNATION, I KNOW.
COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR. YES. MAY I MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL? YOU MAY. SO PASTOR PHIL IS NOT JUST A MEMBER OF THE KIWANIS CLUB, WHICH HE IS OR AND NOT JUST A PASTOR OF THE METHODIST CHURCH, BUT HE IS. BUT HE'S ALSO A MEMBER OF OUR DIVERSITY COMMITTEE. HE'S ALSO ATTEND OUR PRAYER BREAKFASTS, OUR BREAKFASTS IN BLUE ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND HE HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT TIMES. OUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE GONE OVER THERE AND HELPED HIM WITH THEIR TRUNK OR TREATS, AND THEY HAVE
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OTHER EVENTS THAT THEY INVITE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OUT, NOT JUST HIS HIS MEMBERS, BUT HE OPENS IT UP FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A REAL ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO THESE CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS HE BELONGS TO. SO HE'S BEEN A REAL BENEFIT TO US AND HELPED STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SAINT GEORGE CAN REALLY USE HIM. AND I WILL POINT OUT THAT WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT UP BY FORMER COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN ABOUT THAT, WE JUST HAD SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO STEP FORWARD AND JUST JUMP ON THE FACT THAT HOW MUCH YOU'RE GOING TO BE MISSED. SO WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. AND WE'LL HOPEFULLY YOU'VE TRAINED[a. City Council Reports]
YOUR NEXT PERSON WELL. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR REPORTS. WE'RE FIRST GOING TO START OFF WITH OUR COUNCIL REPORT. NOW THIS IS WHERE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE STATEMENTS OF THINGS THEY'VE NOTICED BEEN WORKING ON. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, WITH SO MANY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ATTENDANCE, ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS WE HAVE HERE WITH THE COUNCIL IS WE HAVE A YOUTH COUNCIL, AND WE'RE NOW TAKING THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. COUNCIL. SO IF YOU'RE A, YOU KNOW, SOPHOMORE OR JUNIOR LOOKING TO ADD SOME MORE RESUME TALENT TO ANYTHING THAT YOU MIGHT BE DOING SCHOLARSHIP WISE, A YOUTH ON JUST DIFFERENT SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE FIND DIFFERENT THINGS WE DO THAT CAN HELP OUT. WE'VE GOT A BIG MULTICULTURAL EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE HELD THIS MONTH THAT IS THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT GET DONE. YOU GET TO VOLUNTEER IN A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND LOOK TO WANT TO, LIKE I SAID, FURTHER YOUR RESUME, I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP THINGS.PLUS IT WAS A LOT. IT'S A LOT OF FUN. WE ASK YOU TO JUST SEEK OUT SOMEONE HERE ON ONE OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS, AND THEY'LL POINT YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT YOU CAN GET A AN APPLICATION TO BE A PART OF OUR YOUTH COUNCIL. I'LL NOW OPEN IT UP TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR ANYTHING. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. I JUST WANTED TO. OH, THERE WE GO. NOW I CAN SPEAK. I WANTED TO REPORT THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND A FUNERAL FOR GARY WATERS ON SATURDAY. HE WAS A A CROSSING GUARD FOR OUR CITY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND IN FACT, MY WIFE WAS HIS PARTNER FOR SOME TIME AS A CROSSING GUARD. AND THEN TODAY WE HAD OUT AT WEST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL, WE HAD AN EVENT HONORING GAIL HALVERSON, WHO WAS A THE CANDY BOMBER WHO WAS FROM UTAH. BUT THE CANDY BOMBER WHO WHO DROPPED CANDY TO CHILDREN IN BERLIN AFTER WORLD WAR TWO WAS OVER DURING THE BLOCKADE. AND IT WAS. IT WAS A FUN EVENT, AND THERE WAS A THERE WERE YOUTH ATTENDING THAT EVENT FROM THE GAIL HALVERSON SHULA IN GERMANY, IN BERLIN, AND THAT WAS A FUN EVENT TO SEE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF OUR WORLD COMING TOGETHER IN A SMALL WAY. AND THAT WAS JUST TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON. THAT'S MY REPORT. THANK YOU. KENT.
COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SEEING
[b. Mayor’s Report]
NONE, WE WILL THEN MOVE OVER TO OUR MAYOR'S REPORT AND WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR MAYOR. THANK YOU.BEFORE I GET TO MY REPORT, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR THE WAY YOU TREAT EACH OTHER AND THE WAY YOU COMMUNICATE EACH OTHER, THE WAY YOU GET ALONG. SOME CITIES DON'T DO IT QUITE AS WELL AS YOU DO. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE WAY YOU RESPOND AND TREAT OUR STAFF AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I I'VE HEARD STORIES FROM OTHER PLACES SOMETIMES, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU. OKAY. MY REPORT LAST SATURDAY, WE HAD ANOTHER E-WASTE SHRED DAY EVENT. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE COME OUT TO THAT, THEY JUST SIT THERE AND JUST ARE SO HAPPY THAT WE DO THAT. AND AS I TALKED TO WASTE MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT, WHO HELPS ORGANIZE AND PUT THIS ON, THEY SAY THAT OTHER PLACES DO IT. DON'T DO IT WELL AS ORGANIZED AS OUR STAFF DOES IT HERE. SO OUR STAFF ORGANIZE IT AND PUTS IT WELL, AND THE TRAFFIC FLOWS THROUGH SMOOTHLY AND PEOPLE ARE PLEASED THEY'RE NOT HERE VERY LONG. THEY DROP OFF THEIR RECYCLES AND THEIR SHREDS, AND THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY. AND THERE'S NOT A SHRED OF EVIDENCE TO SHOW YOU OTHERWISE. WE HAD OUR ARTS IN THE PARK ALSO LAST SATURDAY. THAT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. I SAW SEVERAL OF YOU THERE. SO
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THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND WE'RE JUST THRILLED TO HAVE THAT. I THINK THEY'RE A LITTLE BIT LATER. TIME FRAME SEEM TO WORK BETTER. THE WEATHER WAS SUPERB AND LOTS OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP, AND I THINK THEY ACCOMPLISHED THEIR GOALS AT THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND. WE HAD OUR CITIZENS ACADEMY GRADUATION THAT WENT VERY SMOOTHLY. WE ARE SO HAPPY AND WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER WHO IS PART OF THAT EVENT BUT DID NOT GRADUATE. I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. SHE MISSED GRADUATION DAY. THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT YEAR AND REALIZE COUNCIL WHEN THAT COMES UP NEXT YEAR, WE INVITE YOU TO COME. AND IF THERE'S OTHERS THAT YOU THINK WOULD BENEFIT FROM IT. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO'S ATTENDED THAT, WHO HASN'T ENJOYED IT AND LEARNED A LOT. THEY FIND OUT ALL THE THINGS GO ON IN THE BACKGROUND. THEY HAVE HAD NO IDEA THAT SO MUCH WORK HAPPENS IN THE BACKGROUND FOR THEM. AND LITTLE SIDE NOTE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF CONTROVERSY DISCUSSIONS I HEARD ABOUT ON THE RADIO TODAY, TALKING ABOUT HOAS. IF A HOA WAS RUN LIKE A CITY, IT WOULD BE SO DIFFERENT. JUST THINK HOW MUCH MONEY PEOPLE PAY FOR HOAS AND WHAT LITTLE SERVICE THEY GET, AND HOW LITTLE MONEY THEY PAY TO A CITY, AND HOW FANTASTIC SERVICES THEY GET FROM FIRE TO POLICE TO PLOWING, TO STREETS, TO PARKS AND SIDEWALKS, TO WATER, TO SEWER. IT'S JUST IT'S JUST AMAZING. OKAY. ANYWAY, LET'S GO ON MY REPORT LAST SATURDAY WAS THE BROWNS MEADOW NEIGHBORHOOD PARK CLEANUP DAY.HI TO THEM, AS DID A COUPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS. I BELIEVE COUNCIL MEMBER AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. WAS THERE ANY OTHERS? BECAUSE I DIDN'T STAY VERY LONG BECAUSE, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING LAST SATURDAY. ISN'T THAT GREAT? WE LIVE IN A CITY WHERE SO MANY THINGS ARE HAPPENING THAT WE CAN'T DO THEM ALL WELL. SOMEBODY CAN JUST NOT US TELL THEM, OKAY. AND THEN ALSO LAST SATURDAY, ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, WE HAD THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS SERVICE PROJECT OVER AT THE CEMETERY. THEY WERE PLANTING FLOWERS IN THE GARDENS AROUND THERE. SO IF YOU THOUGHT OUR CEMETERY LOOKED GREAT BEFORE, GO CHECK IT OUT AGAIN. IT'S EVEN BETTER. IT'S A BLOOMING BEAUTIFUL CEMETERY. AND THEN ALSO LAST SATURDAY WAS THE SPRING HOLLOW NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP. THEY DID A GREAT JOB ON CLEANING UP THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THERE. THEY ARE JUST WEST OF THE JORDAN RIVER ON 70TH SOUTH ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 70TH SOUTH. THEY GO THERE TO THE MURRAY LINE, AND SO THEY HELPED CLEAN UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THEIR SUBDIVISION. THEY ARE AT HOA. THEY DID THE WORK ON THE OUTSIDE TO HELP CLEAN THAT UP, WHICH IS MOSTLY CITY PROPERTY, AND SOME OF IT, ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER PROPERTY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAD OUR 1300 WEST PHASE TWO. OPEN HOUSE TO TELL THEM THAT THEIR WORK IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR. ALL THE OTHER PREPARATION WORKS ARE ARE COMPLETED, AND THE PROJECT STARTS THIS YEAR AND IS NOW UNDERWAY. AND WE'LL THAT'LL GO FROM 90TH SOUTH TO 78TH SOUTH AND PROBABLY TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO GET DONE.
AND SO FOR 18 MONTHS, WE MAY HEAR ANOTHER COMMENT OR TWO FROM PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT TRAFFIC, BUT LET THEM KNOW THIS IS THE LAST ONE. AND AFTER THIS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SO HAPPY AND TELL THEM THEIR HOME VALUES WILL GO UP, THEY'LL BE REALLY HAPPY AND THEY'LL JUST BE GLAD THEY'RE HERE IN THE CITY. SO THAT THAT HAPPENED. OKAY. OH, AND THERE WAS THE, THE COUNCIL MEMBER, SHELTON TALKED ABOUT THE CANDY BOMBER THAT HAPPENED AT WEST HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO HE GAVE THE REPORT ON THERE. BUT THERE WAS THE HELICOPTER THAT FLEW BY TO REPRESENT THE AIRPLANE. AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE LITTLE PARACHUTES THAT HAD THE CANDIES ON THERE TO REPRESENT THE CANDIES THAT WERE DROPPED BACK IN GERMANY. OKAY. NOW OUR UPCOMING EVENTS. SO THAT WAS A LOT IN A WEEK, WASN'T IT? WEST JORDAN DUMPSTER DAYS IS COMING UP MAY 16TH, SO THIS ONE ISN'T SHRED AND ELECTRONIC RECYCLE. THIS IS ANY TRASH THAT'S LEGAL TO DUMP HIS TRASH. BRING IT OUT. WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT. AND ALSO GREEN WASTE. BY THE WAY, IF YOU BRING GREEN WASTE TO THIS ONE HERE, THAT ONE DOES NOT GO IN THE TRASH LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE DOES. THAT ONE ACTUALLY GETS TAKEN AND TURNED INTO MULCH. BUT ALL THE AND WE TAKE METALS AND WE TAKE THE METALS AND RECYCLE THEM, GET A COUPLE OF DOLLARS OUT OF THEM. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING GREAT COLLECTIONS COMING UP ON MAY 16TH THIS COMING SATURDAY, ALSO THIS COMING SATURDAY. SEE, THERE'S ALWAYS GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IS THE GOLDEN SPOKE.
AND BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS HAPPENING, WE'VE COMBINED IT WITH BIKE WITH THE MAYOR. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE MEETING AT GARDNER VILLAGE SATURDAY AT NOON. AND THEN WE'RE RIDING FROM THERE TO TRACY AVIARY, WHICH IS RIGHT ON THE JORDAN RIVER TRAIL GOING
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NORTH. AND WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US. AND IF YOU THINK THAT'S TOO FAR TO RIDE, THEN YOU CAN PICK A DIFFERENT SPOT, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER AND START THERE. OR YOU CAN JUST STOP WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME LITTLE FREEBIES TO GIVE AWAY AND SOME BIKE HELMETS FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED A BIKE HELMET. SO IF YOU HAVE A CHILD OR KNOW OF A CHILD THAT NEEDS IT, HAVE THEM COME OUT AND THEY CAN JUST RIDE AROUND CLOSE BY IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO. I WANTED TO MAKE A LONG RIDE, BUT WE KIND OF THOUGHT WE'D KEEP IT SHORT FOR THE KIDS. ALSO COMING UP IS OUR FAMILY FUN NIGHT OVER BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY. NOW THE CITY'S NOT PUTTING THIS ON, BUT BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY IS DOING THAT, AND THEY'VE INVITED EVERYONE TO COME. SO THAT WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY NIGHT, THE 18TH FROM 7 TO 8 AT BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY, WHICH IS THE LIBRARY AT 90TH SOUTH AND 48TH WEST, AND AN EVENT THAT WE ARE PUTTING ON ON MAY 20TH WILL BE CRAFTS AND CRAVINGS, AND THAT'LL BE THE CANYON VIEW CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY AND ARTS CENTER BUILDING, AND GO AHEAD AND CHANGE THE SLIDE. THERE WE GO. AND THAT IS OPEN TO ANYBODY IN THE CITY. COME ON OUT. AND THE PEOPLE COME OUT. THEY CALL IT THEIR FREE DATE NIGHT. OFTEN THEY COME AS COUPLES, BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A COUPLE. YOU CAN COME AS INDIVIDUALS AND THEY CREATE LITTLE THINGS AND THEY'LL HAVE LITTLE SEX TO EAT AND THEY SOCIALIZE WITH EACH OTHER. IT'S A GREAT EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. COMING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER ON MONDAY, MAY 25TH IS MEMORIAL DAY. WE WILL HAVE OUR ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE. THAT'LL HAPPEN. WE'LL HAVE THE CAR SHOW JUST LIKE WE NORMALLY DO, AND WE'LL PAUSE FOR A MOMENT AT 11:00 TO DO THE TRIBUTE, THEN GO BACK TO THE CAR SHOW. THIS YEAR, THE ROTARY CLUB IS PUTTING ON THE CAR SHOW FOR US, SO THAT'LL BE DIFFERENT. NORMALLY WE PAY SOMEONE TO DO IT. THIS TIME WE'RE NOT PAYING ANYONE. DO IT. ROTARY CLUBS DO IT FOR US.FOOD TRUCKS ARE BACK. STARTING TUESDAY, MAY 26TH, AT ROUNDWOOD PARK EVERY TUESDAY UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER. COME JOIN US AT A FOOD TRUCK. OH, YOU'RE PROBABLY HUNGRY. IT'S BEEN A FEW MONTHS SINCE WE'VE HAD FOOD TRUCKS, SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT. OKAY. TOMORROW MORNING, A LITTLE BEHIND ON THE SLIDE. SORRY. AM I TALKING TOO FAST? TOMORROW MORNING, THE SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. WELL, LET ME REPHRASE THAT. TOMORROW MORNING, THE DEPARTMENT OF SALT LAKE CITY, SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS ADVISORY BOARD MEETING.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT MEETING WILL BE HELD AT SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT. I'VE BEEN BEGGING AND WORKING WITH THEM FOR QUITE A WHILE, AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO HOLD THAT THERE. AND SO WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT TO THAT. THAT'LL BE 9:00 TOMORROW MORNING. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. BREAKFAST WILL BE SERVED. IT'LL BE A HOT BREAKFAST. I TOOK THAT PICTURE OF MYSELF JUST LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS FLYING BACK HOME. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND THOUGHT, OH LOOK, THAT IS AN AIRPORT. I TOOK A PICTURE. SO ANYWAY, AT THIS MEETING, NOT ONLY WILL HE TALK ABOUT SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, BUT YOU'LL GET TO MEET THE NEW FIXED BASE OPERATOR, THE FBO, AND LEARN WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE. LEARN WHAT SALT LAKE CITY'S PLANS ARE WITH THE AIRPORT AND WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, AND GET SOME TIMELINES IN THERE AND SEE HOW THIS THIS AIRPORT IS GOING TO BE GROWING AND CHANGING. WHEN I SAY GROWING, IMPROVING AND CHANGING, THERE IS A PLAN, AND I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S WAY DOWN THE ROAD FOR DOWN ONE WAY FOR THE RUNWAYS TO GET LONGER, BUT THAT IS DOWN THE ROAD AWAYS.
LET'S SEE, WHERE AM I? OKAY. OH YEAH. BACK TO MEMORIAL DAY. CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED ON MEMORIAL DAY. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR. WE'LL NOW
[c. City Administrator’s Report]
GET A REPORT FROM OUR CITY ADMIN WITH WITH CORBIN LEE. THIS IS SO FUN. THIS TIME OF YEAR, THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE CITY. THERE'S ONE MORE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF IN TERMS OF EVENTS UPCOMING ON MAY 28TH, THAT'S WHEN WE'RE OPENING THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE OVER 70TH SOUTH AT HEARTLAND ELEMENTARY. IT'S IN THE MORNING. 730. WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE WITH THE WITH THE SCHOOL, WITH THE KIDS. I THINK THERE'S SOME BREAKFAST.IF YOU CAN MAKE IT, PLEASE COME AND CELEBRATE THAT. JUST A COUPLE OTHER THINGS TO KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP. OUR WELLS ARE GOING TO BE TURNING ON OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO. WE AS YOU KNOW, WE FIRE THEM UP IN THE SUMMER. IT CHANGES THE MIX ON THE WATER A LITTLE BIT.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL NOTICE THAT WE USUALLY WILL GET 1 OR 2 COMMENTS, NOT A LOT, BUT YOU MIGHT GET SOMEONE MENTION IT TO YOU. IT'S BECAUSE WE START MIXING WELL, WATER INTO OUR CULINARY WATER SYSTEM. ALSO, AS THE WEATHER'S TURNED THE ROAD MAINTENANCE CREWS ARE FIRING UP AND GETTING OUT THERE. WE'RE STARTING TO OVERLAY PROJECTS AND OTHER ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY. BRIAN CAN GET YOU A FULL LIST IF YOU ARE INTERESTED ON EXACTLY WHERE THE PROJECTS WILL BE OCCURRING THIS SUMMER. BUT WE DO, YOU KNOW, WE DO SECTIONS OF THE
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CITY EVERY YEAR. YEAH, I THINK BRIAN'S REALLY GOOD AT MAKING YOU, MAKING YOU AWARE, SENDING THOSE TO YOU EACH TIME VIA EMAIL, A COUPLE OTHER THINGS IN THE PARKS JUST TO KEEP YOU ON THE LOOP ON PARK PROJECTS. RON WOOD PARK, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE, IT'S WORTH DRIVING OUT THERE JUST TO SEE THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY THAT'S HAPPENING AT ROUNDWOOD PARK FEELS SO GOOD THAT THIS PARK WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SO LONG IS HAPPENING. THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, A LOT OF PIPE GOING IN IRRIGATION. WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA WORK WE HAD TO DO WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER, AND THAT'S WORKED OUT. WE WE HAVE RESTROOMS BEING INSTALLED AT THE WHEELS PARK. THOSE WALLS ARE GOING UP NOW. THOSE SAME RESTROOMS WILL BE INSTALLED OVER NEAR THE NEW SOCCER FIELDS. SO THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING AT ROCKWOOD PARK, CLOSER TO CITY HALL. MINI PITCH IS BEING INSTALLED IN VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. THIS IS LIKE A MICRO SOCCER FIELD ON A HARD SURFACE. IT'S GOING IN WHERE THAT HARD CONCRETE PAD USED TO BE THE OVER BY THE VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL COURTS. WE HAD THIS CONCRETE PAD THAT WASN'T USED FOR MUCH, AND COREY CAME UP WITH THIS GREAT IDEA TO PUT MICRO PITCH ON IT. WE THINK IT WILL GET AN AWFUL LOT OF USE. IT'S A VERY POPULAR RECREATION ACTIVITY THESE DAYS. AND LIKEWISE, A NINJA WARRIOR COURSE IS GOING IN AT CONSTITUTION PARK. CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED ON THAT. IF YOU DRIVE BY CONSTITUTION, YOU'LL SEE IT. THAT'S IT FROM ME. GREAT. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE RON WOOD WHEELS PARK, THE AWARD WINNING WHEELS PARK. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET AS MUCH MILEAGE AS WE CAN OUT OF THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. THAT WILL END SOME OF THE[PUBLIC COMMENT]
REPORTS WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THIS UP NOW TO YOU, THE PUBLIC. THIS IS OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. NOW DURING THIS, PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE TO SPEAK CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC THEY WANT. IF THEY ARE PLANNING ON SPEAKING ON ONE OF OUR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS SECTIONS, WE INVITE YOU TO HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THOSE. BUT AT THIS TIME, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO SPEAK ON WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE. YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. WE ONLY ASK THAT YOU START BY GIVING US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. WE DO WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT GENERALLY SOMETHING WHERE THERE'S A BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE COUNCIL AND YOURSELF AT THIS TIME. THIS IS JUST A CHANCE FOR US TO LISTEN. IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT WARRANTS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION, WE'LL HAVE MEMBERS OF THE CITY STAFF THAT CAN REACH OUT TO YOU AT THAT POINT. NORMALLY, WE START BY HAVING PEOPLE WHO FILLED OUT OUR LITTLE YELLOW COMMENT CARDS SPEAK, BUT WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY OF THOSE AT THIS TIME. SO I WILL OPEN IT UP TO MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE HERE IN PERSON. IF ANY OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AGAIN. JUST GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK YOUR MIND. WELL, THAT WENT OVER VERY WELL, I THINK SO, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW GO TO MR. ANDERSON AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO HAS RAISED THEIR HAND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE AND HE HAS RAISED HIS HAND TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THEN WE WILL OPEN THAT UP AGAIN. HE'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND, MR. ANDERSON, IF YOU OPEN THAT UP TO THE PERSON YET. OKAY. PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. OH, YEAH. MY NAME IS RYAN WILKINSON. I'M IN THE OGDEN AREA. I GUESS MY TIME IS TICKING AWAY. I WANTED TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO. THE FEMALE WHO FILED FOR A STALKING INJUNCTION AGAINST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ZACH JACOB. FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS IN ATTENDANCE. YOU SHOULD KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT THESE STALKING INJUNCTIONS. THEY'RE FREE TO FILE, WHICH MEANS THEY TEND TO BE ABUSED. SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST TAKE THEIR SHOT, SO IT. ALMOST ANYONE CAN HAVE A STALKING INJUNCTION FILED AGAINST THEM. WHAT MATTERS IS IF THE COURT FINDS THAT THE THE PETITION FOR THE STALKING INJUNCTION HAS MERIT AND GOES AHEAD AND ENTERS THE STOCKING INJUNCTION. EVIDENCE HAS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE COURT, AND THE COURT MAKES THE DETERMINATION BASED ON EVIDENCE, AND THEY ENTER THAT STALKING JUNCTION. SO IT'S NOTABLE THAT CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ZACH JACOB NOT ONLY HAD A STALKING INJUNCTION FILED AGAINST HIM, BUT IT WAS ENTERED AGAINST HIM BY THE COURT. THIS SAYS A LOT ABOUT HIM. I THINK IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE VOTERS OF WEST JORDAN. THEY THEY KEEP VOTING HIM TO TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL OR ELECTING HIM TO BE ON THE CITY COUNCIL. THEY DON'T REALLY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THAT. MAYBE THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE IT'S MY OBLIGATION TO INFORM THE VOTING[00:25:02]
POPULACE OF WEST JORDAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, VERY HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO THAT INDIVIDUAL.AND I HOPE SHE'S SAFE. THAT'S ALL I GOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO WOULD NOW FEEL A LITTLE MORE EMPOWERED, I WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK. OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SEE WE LET YOU SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC AND WE DON'T PUT YOU IN FACEBOOK JAIL FOR WHAT THINGS YOU SAY. SO WE'LL OPEN THAT UP AGAIN. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. NOT A BIG RUSH AS WELL. SO I WILL THEN CALL A CLOSE TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. BUT AGAIN, WE REMIND YOU THAT IN OTHER TIMES, IF YOU WANT TO COME FORWARD AND SPEAK, WE'RE VERY OPEN TO THAT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. YES. CAN I HAVE A MOMENT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE ON THIS? YEAH, WELL, WE'LL ALLOW IT. QUICK SECOND, LET ME LET ME JUST CLARIFY A RECORD. I'VE BEEN. DEBATING ABOUT WHETHER TO SAY ANYTHING FOR YEARS NOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP. AND LET'S JUST LET'S JUST GET THE THE RECORD OUT THERE. NO, NO INJUNCTION WAS EVER FILED AGAINST COUNCIL MEMBER ZACH JACOB. COUNCIL MEMBER ZACH JACOB HAS EXISTED FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. AND THIS THIS EVENT THAT MR. WILKINSON CONTINUALLY REFERS TO TOOK PLACE IN 2006. HE'S RIGHT. ANYBODY CAN FILE AN INJUNCTION FOR ANYTHING AND MAKE UP EVIDENCE. AND IF YOU DON'T CONTEST IT, WHICH MR. WILKINSON KNOWS THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN CONTESTED AND IT WAS NOT CONTESTED. IF YOU DON'T ASK FOR A HEARING, THEN THEY JUST ASSUME THAT EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE IS TRUE AND THEY FILE IT, OR THEY DON'T FILE IT OR WHATEVER. I GOT A NOTICE AT THE AT 20 YEARS AGO THAT SOMEBODY WAS BUGGING AN EX OF MINE AND SHE ASSUMED IT WAS ME. SHE FILED THIS THING AND IF IT HAD BEEN ME, I WOULD HAVE ISSUED IT TOO. I GOT SERVED WITH THIS NOTICE AND I LOOKED AT IT AND SAID, SHE'S ASKED ME NOT TO CONTACT HER. OKAY, I WON'T CONTACT HER. I STUCK IT IN A DRAWER. I FORGOT ABOUT IT. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. PERIOD. END OF STORY. MR. WILKINSON AND I HAD A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE AIRPORT HERE IN IN WEST JORDAN. I DIDN'T ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS THE WAY HE THOUGHT I SHOULD HAVE. SO HE HAS NOW TAKEN IT UPON HIMSELF TO TRY TO EMBARRASS ME INTO RESIGNING. HE HAS STATED THAT THAT WAS HIS INTENTION, AND I'M STILL HERE. THAT WAS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
I'M STILL HERE. I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE, AND I AM TIRED OF SITTING BY SILENTLY AND JUST TAKING THE ARROWS. SO I'M GOING TO CORRECT THE RECORD. YES, AN I LET IT GO. I DIDN'T REQUEST A HEARING. NOW, IN 20 YEARS LATER, I SEE THAT I SHOULD HAVE. AND THAT'S THE STORY. AND NOW IT'S ON THE RECORD. AND IF MR. WILKINSON WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE BRINGING IT UP, THAT IS HIS RIGHT. HE HAS THESE, BY THE WAY. IT'S BEEN EXPUNGED SINCE HE BROUGHT THIS UP. I DECIDED, WELL, LET'S GO TO COURT AND GET THIS THING TAKEN CARE OF. SO I WENT TO COURT AND IT'S NOW OFF MY RECORD. IT IS NOT ON MY RECORD ANYMORE. AND AGAIN, IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO. IF HE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO BRING IT UP, IT'S HIS RIGHT. IF HE THINKS THAT IT IS GERMANE TO MY FITNESS TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY, IT'S HIS RIGHT TO SAY THAT IF IF HE CAN CONVINCE YOU NOT TO VOTE FOR ME NEXT TIME, IF I RUN AGAIN FOR ANYTHING THAT IS HIS HIS RIGHT, HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE FEELS IS IS. IN HIS BEST INTEREST. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE HAS THIS FIXATION WITH WEST JORDAN, CONSIDERING HE DOESN'T LIVE HERE, BUT THAT THAT IS WHAT IT IS. AND I JUST I'M TIRED OF OF LETTING THE RECORD BE CONTINUALLY MIS MISREPRESENTED. SO THERE WE GO.
IT'S ON THE RECORD AND WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING NOW. THANKS. WELL THANK YOU. UNLESS ANYONE ELSE HAS ANYTHING THEY SUDDENLY WANT TO JUMP ON AND SAY. DIDN'T THINK SO. WE'LL
[a. Resolution No. 26-015 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $225 for the Dixie Valley Neighborhood Cleanup Days ]
MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. NOW. THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST ONE IS ITEM SIX. A IT IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 26015, REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $225 FOR THE DIXIE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP DAYS. MR. ANDERSON IS HERE WITH OUR STAFF, BUT ALSO, DO WE HAVE OUR APPLICANT HERE? OH, GOOD. OUR APPLICANT, MISS BETTY KING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME ON UP. WHILE SHE'S DOING THAT CHAIR, IF I CAN INTRODUCE IT. THE DIXIE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP DAYS IS BEING HELD ON JUNE 19TH, AND THEY'VE REQUESTED A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $225 FOR THREE DUMPSTERS. AND MISS KING IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS[00:30:01]
YOU MAY HAVE. GREAT. THANK YOU. DIXIE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH. AND WE HAVE HAD A NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP EACH SPRING FOR THE NEIGHBORS. WE'VE HAD TWO DUMPSTERS THE LAST TWO YEARS AND IT'S JUST HAS BEEN OVERFLOWING. SO THIS YEAR I ASKED FOR THREE. SO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ASK FOR THREE. THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE TWO OF THE DUMPSTERS AT OUR PARK, AND ONE WILL BE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE JUST SO I CAN KIND OF KEEP AN EYE ON IT. BUT IT HAS. PEOPLE HAVE REALLY APPRECIATED HAVING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO JUST GO DOWN THE STREET. AFTER LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, IT'S KIND OF OVERWHELMING THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH GROUP EVEN WORKS AS WELL AS IT DOES. THERE'S 900 AND WHAT DID I SAY 900 AND. I WROTE IT HERE SOMEWHERE, 945 HOUSES. SO WHEN I FIRST STARTED IT IN 2023, I WAS THINKING IT WAS JUST MY LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE STREETS. I KNEW THE PEOPLE. AND THEN I REALIZED DIXIE VALLEY IS REALLY QUITE HUGE. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I'VE BEEN WELCOMING, WELCOMING ALL THOSE OTHER STREETS IN, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET A FEW MORE BLOCK CAPTAINS.I HAVE ABOUT BETWEEN 15 AND 18 BLOCK CAPTAINS. EACH BLOCK CAPTAIN IS IN CHARGE OF THEIR STREET, AND THEY A WELL, THEY USUALLY HAVE ABOUT 20 HOUSES AND THEN THEY COMMUNICATE THE INFORMATION TO THOSE HOUSES. I OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BLOCK CAPTAINS AT THIS POINT, BUT WE TRY TO SPREAD THE INFORMATION AND WE HAVE A FACEBOOK PAGE THAT HAS ABOUT 208 MEMBERS ON IT. SO I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT. SO A LITTLE DENT IN THE IN THE WHOLE NUMBER, BUT WE HAVE HAD SOME INTERESTING PROJECTS. WE'VE HAD A BARBECUE EACH EACH SUMMER OR FALL, AND THE MAYOR HAS COME TO THAT. THANK YOU MAYOR, AND WE DO IN NOVEMBER, WE'VE BEEN DOING A CHARITY DRIVE, WHICH WE GATHER. WE GATHER ITEMS, WHATEVER THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEAR US, WHICH IS OVER HERE, WHICH IS ELEMENTARY. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN FOX HILLS, WHICH ISN'T IN THE JORDAN DISTRICT. BUT ANYWAY, WE DO THAT IN NOVEMBER. AND THEN IN DECEMBER WE DO A NEIGHBORHOOD CHRISTMAS TREE OR CHRISTMAS DECORATION, KIND OF A TOUR. AND IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST BEEN FUN. AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE MAKING SOME GOOD. NEW FRIENDS.
MY WHOLE GOAL OF PUTTING NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TOGETHER WAS JUST TO HAVE PEOPLE WALK OUT OF THEIR HOUSE AND SAY HELLO TO SOMEBODY. SO MY EXPECTATIONS ARE PRETTY LOW, BUT I HOPE THAT JUST BY HAVING FRIENDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY WILL BE WILLING TO HELP EACH OTHER WITH THE DUMPSTERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING ON JUNE 20TH. SO DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. NOT A QUESTION, JUST A I FULLY SUPPORT YOU. I SPENT MY CHILDHOOD ON OSKALOOSA DRIVE, SO I KNOW MANY PEOPLE ON OSKALOOSA. WE MOVED IN THE EARLY 80S. BUT YEAH, I SPENT MANY YEARS IN OSKALOOSA DRIVE AND ALSO IN THE DIXIE PARK. SO I APPLAUD YOU. AND I LOVE DIXIE VALLEY. GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBER.
SHELTON. SAME. JUST FULL SUPPORT FOR ME. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF IF NOW WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO THAT. SURE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ONE DUMPSTER IS $75 AND ADDITIONAL DUMPSTERS ARE MORE THAN 75. SO I'M WONDERING IF THIS WAIVER IS IN THE CORRECT AMOUNT. GOOD POINT. CHAIR. YES, IT IS A IT IS A CORRECT AMOUNT BECAUSE IT GOES TO THREE DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTIES, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY. SO THOSE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE THE DUMPSTER, IF THEY GET ANOTHER DUMPSTER THIS YEAR, THEY WOULD THEY WOULD HAVE THE HIGHER AMOUNT. THANK YOU, MR. ANDERSON. I ALSO SUPPORT THESE CLEANUP DAYS VERY MUCH. I KNOW WE HAVE THE THE DUMPSTER DAYS, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR STUFF TO THAT. AND THIS BECOMES NOT ONLY AN EASIER WAY FOR THEM TO DO THAT, BUT I'VE SEEN SO MUCH WHERE THE COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER. LAST WEEKEND WE WERE THERE AT THE BROWN MEADOWS ONE, AND THAT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY THING. SO I APPLAUD WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND, AND THE EFFORT THAT IT TAKES TO ACTUALLY PUT THIS ON THE WORK YOU'RE DOING IS WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THE $225.
DO I HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS FROM THE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? THEN WHAT I WILL DO THEN IS NOW OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS SPECIFIC ITEM, THIS WOULD BE YOUR TIME TO DO IT. YOU CAN STEP FORWARD, MAKE YOUR COMMENTS KNOWN AGAIN. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THESE ARE COMMENTS THAT SHOULD ONLY RELATE TO THIS PUBLIC RESOLUTION. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, WE'D HAVE YOU COME. AND MAYBE WE CAN INVITE YOU TO JUST GO AHEAD AND
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HAVE A SEAT THERE IN THE FRONT ROW, SEE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME UP. I BELIEVE WE HAVE NO ONE COMING UP AS WELL, SO I WILL OPEN UP ANY THERE'S ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS ANYTHING FROM THE COUNCIL, MR. ANDERSON? THERE'S NO ONE ONLINE WHO WISHES. OH, I FORGOT THE ONLINE. OKAY. I SHOULD HAVE FIGURED. I SHOULD HAVE REMEMBERED TO ASK.NOW, ANYONE FROM THE COUNCIL WHO WOULD EITHER LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT, INVITE SOME DISCUSSION, OR WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A POTENTIAL MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-015, APPROVING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $225 FOR THE DIXIE VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP DAYS. COUNCILMEMBER WHITLOCK, I'LL SECOND. GREAT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON AND SECONDED FROM COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK. ONCE AGAIN, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO A VOTE. SO MISS QUICK, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. YES. VICE CHAIR WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. BRADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND BLESS YOU ON THAT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX B.
[b. Resolution No. 26-029 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $150 for the Annual Englefield Heights/Addenbrook Neighborhood Beautification Days Located at 6292 West 7860 South]
THIS IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-029. REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $150 FOR THE ANNUAL INGLEFIELD HEIGHTS ADDENBROOKE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION DAYS, LOCATED AT 6292 WEST 7860 SOUTH. WITH THAT, LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE GARY AND HOW TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME.ALL RIGHT. MR. WE INVITE YOU TO GO AHEAD AND SPEAK. COUNCIL MEMBER ANDERSON, WE'LL GET FROM YOU IN JUST A MOMENT. OKAY. FIRST OFF, THANK YOU, COUNCIL COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND MR. MAYOR, FOR SUPPORTING US AND AND OUR EVENTS AS WELL AS GLORY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ME AND DISCUSS WAYS WE CAN IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY PRIDE IN WEST JORDAN. FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS PROBABLY ORGANIZED AN ANNUAL BEAUTIFICATION DAYS WHERE RESIDENTS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIMES TO CLEAN THE STREETS, REMOVE, REMOVE DEBRIS, IMPROVE CURB APPEAL, BRING NEIGHBORS TOGETHER AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS EVENT HAS HELPED CREATE CLEANER STREETS, STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS, AND GREATER SENSE OF OWNERSHIP IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST CONSIDERATION OF WAIVING THE FEE FOR THE CITY DUMP TO CITY DUMPSTERS. DUMPSTERS FOR THE ANNUAL BEAUTIFICATION EVENT.
AND THE WAIVER WOULD DIRECTLY SUPPORT OUR VOLUNTEER DRIVE DRIVEN EFFORT TO THE BENEFITS OF WEST JORDAN CITY, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BY REDUCING NEIGHBORHOOD CLUTTER AND BULK WASTE, ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE DISPOSAL OF UNWANTED ITEMS, IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD APPEARANCE AND PROPERTY VALUE. SUPPORTING RESIDENTS RESIDENTS WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TO HAUL WASTE THEMSELVES, AND PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM WITHIN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ANNUAL EVENT HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL. WE STARTED THAT, WE STARTED SIX YEARS AGO, AND THE FIRST THREE YEARS IT WAS US USING OUR TRUCKS. WE DIDN'T REALIZE WEST JORDAN HAD A DUMPSTER OPPORTUNITY, SO WE VOLUNTEERED OUR TRUCKS TO TAKE IT OUT TO THE DUMPSTER OUT THERE. SO IT HAS HELPED US OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE SERVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. NEIGHBORS LOOK LOOK FORWARD TO IT, ESPECIALLY THE ELDERS. WHEN WE SENT OUT THE BULLETIN, WE HAVE SEVEN SEVEN BLOCK CAPTAINS WHO IDENTIFY THE ELDERLY AND LET THEM KNOW THAT IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING HEAVY THAT THEY NEED TO CLEAR OUT, OR SO TO LET US KNOW, AND THEN WE'LL GET A TEAM TOGETHER AND HAUL IT AWAY FOR THEM. SO WITH THAT, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND LISTENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. PICKETT? SEEING NONE, MR. ANDERSON, I JUST FOR THE STUDENTS THAT ARE IN THE OFFICE, WE AS A COUNCIL HAVE A SORT OF A DISCRETIONARY FUND, IF YOU WILL, OF MONEY THAT WE CAN USE FOR THINGS LIKE FEE WAIVERS AND AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND WE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT OVER OUR FEE WAIVER USAGE SO FAR. YEAH. IT'S ACTUALLY, IT'S ACTUALLY JUST A BUDGET LIMIT, RIGHT? SO WHAT WHAT THE FEE WAIVER. SO THE FEE WAIVERS FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE
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COUNCIL. AND SO THE COUNCIL ADOPTS A CONSOLIDATED FEE SCHEDULE. SO EVERY LITTLE SERVICE HAS A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH. YOU WANT TO RENT A PARK PAVILION. YOU WANT TO RENT A DUMPSTER. YOU WANT TO RENT PIONEER HALL OR THE COMMUNITY ARTS FACILITY. YOU WOULD PAY THE OR THE RODEO GARAGE. YOU WOULD PAY THOSE FEES. THE COUNCIL HAS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GROUPS THAT DESIRE TO DO SUCH AS THIS. A NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION DAY WHERE AN APPLICANT CAN COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND MENTION ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY, OR WHY THEY WOULD, WHY THEY WOULD REQUEST A FEE WAIVER. AND THE COUNCIL, BY A VOTE AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING, IS ABLE TO GRANT A FEE WAIVER. THE ONLY LIMIT THAT THE STATE OF UTAH HAS, IT CAN'T BE MORE THAN 1% OF YOUR TOTAL BUDGET. SO THAT'S SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND YOU'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE YET. AND THE BUDGET YEAR ENDS JUNE 30TH. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROCESS THAT THAT THIS USES. THANK YOU. I JUST THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. SORRY TO TAKE UP YOUR TIME. MR. WITH THAT, BUT JUST REAL QUICK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? THEN WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION. AGAIN, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ON RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-029, FEEL FREE. YOU CAN COME FORWARD AND MAKE ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE REGARDING THIS SPECIFIED ITEM. WE ONLY ASK THAT YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP, YOU ARE WELCOME NOW TO DO THAT. THIS TIME I'LL REMEMBER TO GO TO MR. ANDERSON AND SEE IF WE'VE GOT ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PUBLIC HEARING. THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE WHO DESIRES TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT.WELL, THEN, WITH THAT, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING PART OF OF THIS ITEM SIX B AND GO BACK TO PUBLIC, EXCUSE ME, TO OUR COUNCIL DELIBERATION AND SEE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR MAKE A MOTION ON THIS. VICE CHAIR. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-029, REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER, AND THE AMOUNT OF $150 FOR THE ANNUAL INGLEFIELD HEIGHTS ADDENBROOKE NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION DAYS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM VICE CHAIR AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. ANY DISCUSSION NEEDED ON THIS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO TO A VOTE. MISS QUICK, COUNCIL MEMBER.
HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. YES. VICE CHAIR. WIGNELL. YES. THANK YOU.
I THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT WILL PUT AN END TO OUR PUBLIC
[COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT]
HEARINGS TONIGHT. WE WILL NOW GET ONE FINAL REPORT. THIS WILL BE FROM OUR COUNCIL OFFICE. MR. ANDERSON. THANK YOU. THE ONLY THING I HAVE TO REPORT IS THE APPLICATION IS ONLINE FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL, AND WE'VE RECEIVED THREE APPLICATIONS JUST THIS PAST WEEK. SO WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG AND WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS, BOTH WEST JORDAN HIGH AND COPPER HILLS HIGH. OUR MAX IS 20 INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE YOUTH COUNCIL. THE THREE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP ARE SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS, AND WE'LL KEEP WORKING ON RECRUITING THAT TO THE END OF THE MONTH. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. IT REALLY IS A FUN TIME.COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK. OH, SORRY. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS FIRST I'M VERY SORRY. YEAH THAT'S OKAY. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. ALAN, HOW LONG IS THE APPLICATION OPEN UNTIL JUST AFTER MEMORIAL DAY. ABOUT 27TH, 28TH, I THINK. OKAY. AND ANY STUDENTS, NINTH TO 12TH GRADE ARE ELIGIBLE. NINTH TO 12TH GRADE WEST JORDAN RESIDENTS. BUT WE HAD A WEST JORDAN RESIDENT THAT ATTENDED TAYLORSVILLE HIGH. THERE'S ITINERIS EARLY COLLEGE. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE ATTEND FROM THERE. BINGHAM HIGH HAS A SMALL AREA OF THE CITY THAT'S IN THEIR BOUNDARY, SO WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYBODY FROM BINGHAM YET, BUT NINTH, 10TH, 11TH OR 12TH NEXT YEAR. GOT IT. THANKS. THANK YOU. NOW, COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK, DID WE GET SOMETHING OVER TO ITINERIS? SO THEY'RE AWARE THAT IS EITHER HAS BEEN SENT OUT OR I'LL HAVE TO CHECK.
BUT I BELIEVE ALL THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU,
[CONSENT ITEMS]
MR. ANDERSON. OUR NEXT ITEM IS CONSENT. WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MEETING MINUTES. MINUTES. AND THESE ARE. SO WE'LL JUST IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OR IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO JUST MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE OUR CONSENT ITEMS. MOVE TO APPROVE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON. VICE CHAIR WAGNER, I ACTUALLY HAVE A QUESTION FIRST. SURE. SINCE[00:45:02]
ANNETTE AND I WERE NOT. EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND I WERE. NO, I CAN'T ASK A QUESTION. JUST AFTER WE GET A SECOND, YOU COULD MAKE A SECOND VOTE. SO I WILL SECOND THE THE MOTION. SO WE HAVE A WHAT. YES. SO THAT'S WHAT I SAY. WE. SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON A SECOND FROM MYSELF. NOW IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS MOTION. VICE CHAIR THANK YOU. BECAUSE THIS MEETING TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND I BEING ON COUNCIL, DO WE HAVE. ARE WE ABLE TO VOTE? THAT WAS MY QUESTION. SINCE WE WERE NOT PART OF THAT MEETING. OKAY. YEAH. I'LL JUST SAY I'LL ALLOW IT. SOUNDS SO OFFICIAL.THEN. IF THERE'S NO MORE DISCUSSION, THEN WE'LL HAVE A VOTE. MISS QUICK. THANK YOU.
LET'S SEE, COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. YES. CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. VICE CHAIR.
WAGNER. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE NO FURTHER BUSINESS, SO I WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED. WE'LL HAVE OTHER MEETINGS.
THAT'LL BE STARTING SOON, BUT WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF INTERMISSION BEFORE WE START THAT, WE
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.