[Call to Order] [00:00:08] RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME. IT IS 7 P.M. HERE ON THE FABULOUS MAY THE 26TH, 2026. WE HAVE OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN ATTENDANCE AND MANY OF THE CITY STAFF AND QUITE A FULL LITTLE HOUSE. SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS ALL GOING. OUR FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS WILL, THOUGH, BE TO START WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND THAT'LL BE GIVEN TO US FROM TWO MEMBERS OF OUR YOUTH COUNCIL, NATHAN ALLEN AND LUANA PELE. 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 MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE [a. Recognition of the Finance Director of the Year, Danyce Steck by UGFOA] GOING TO START WITH A SPECIAL RECOGNITION. THIS IS A RECOGNITION OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR, OUR VERY OWN DENISE STECK. AND SO WE'LL HAVE THAT PRESENTATION NOW. HI, MY NAME IS JOSEPH ANTHONY. I'M ON THE UTAH GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION BOARD. DENISE IS WONDERFUL AND SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE BOARD. SHE'S BEEN IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE IS JUST A ASSET IN EVERYTHING THAT SHE DOES. AND SO WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO TO RECOGNIZE HER TODAY. THIS NEW AWARD RECOGNIZES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO EXEMPLIFIES THE VERY BEST OF OUR PROFESSION, SOMEONE WHO COMBINES TECHNICAL EXPERTISE WITH LEADERSHIP, JUDGMENT, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO GOVERNMENT FINANCE. AS A PROFESSION, THIS IS SOMEONE OTHERS RELY ON NOT JUST FOR ANSWERS, BUT FOR DIRECTION. SOMEONE WHO IMPROVES SYSTEMS, DEVELOPS PEOPLE, AND ELEVATES THE OVERALL PROFESSION OF THEIR ORGANIZATION. IT'S MY HONOR TO ANNOUNCE THE RECIPIENT OF OUR FIRST EVER GFOA FINANCE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARD TO DENISE STECK, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES HERE AT WEST JORDAN CITY. AND SO I I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT I GET TO. I'M THE NEW BOARD MEMBER, BUT DENISE IS. COME ON, COME ON. I WANT TO JUST TAKE A SECOND TO. WOW, THAT WAS OVERWHELMING. THANK YOU. THERE ARE SO MANY HERE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED ME AND HELPED ME ALONG THE WAY. AND BEING A FINANCE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR, I ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL WHO'VE BEEN WILLING TO LEARN AND GROW AND SUPPORT ME. AND SOME OF THE CRAZY IDEAS I'VE BROUGHT TO YOU AND AN ADMINISTRATION, A MAYOR AND A CIO THAT IS BESIDE ME ALL THE WAY SUPPORTING ME. AND I HAVE A LOT OF TEAM MEMBERS. I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT, AND I'M SO, SO GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE OF THEM. THEY'RE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE ONLY REASON THAT WE DO THE GOOD JOB THAT WE DO IS BECAUSE OF THEM AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US. SO SUPER GRATEFUL FOR THEIR TIME AND ENERGY. AND THEN I ALSO HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE AUDIENCE. AND WHAT A DELIGHT IT IS TO HAVE THEM ALL IN THE SAME ROOM AND LOVING AND SUPPORTING ME. AND THEY KNOW THEY'VE PUT UP WITH MANY LATE NIGHTS AND MANY WEEKENDS AS I WORKED THROUGH PUTTING PROCESSES IN ORDER AND HELPING WITH STEWARD AND BECOME A BETTER PLACE. BUT I'M SUPER GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD AND HUMBLED TO SERVE ALONGSIDE ALL OF YOU. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK THANK YOU, THANK YOU SIR. I'M NOT SURE HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO CARRY ALL THIS STUFF DOWN, BUT I THINK WE WOULD LIKE TO GET A PICTURE THOUGH AS WELL. SO COME ON UP FIRST. AND IF PEOPLE WANT TO BRING SOME OF THOSE FLOWERS AND STUFF, I'M NOW REALIZING THOSE ARE FOR YOU AND NOT FOR US. SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN EGG ON MY FACE. [00:05:13] TOO. THANK WELL, WE'D LIKE TO INVITE. THE FINANCE COUNCIL. YES. THE SECOND. ONE. TWO. THREE. THE GREAT THING IS, I'M SURE DENISE GOT INTO FINANCE SO SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT ALL. AND WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW MEMBERS OF WEST JORDAN STAFF WHO HAVE HAD THAT. THEY WENT INTO WHAT THEY DO TO BE IN THE BACKGROUND. AND THEN WE HIRE SUCH GOOD PEOPLE THAT THEY WIN THESE MAJORS AWARDS, AND THEN WE FORCE THEM INTO THE LIMELIGHT. SO, DENISE, JUST JUST KNOW YOU'RE LOVED AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO. WELL, CAN I. YES. COUNCIL MEMBERS. JACOB. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I'VE BEEN DOING THIS. YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A WHILE NOW. AND DENISE IS MY THIRD FINANCE DIRECTOR AND BY FAR THE BEST FINANCE DIRECTOR. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WEST JORDAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WELL-RUN CITY AS FAR AS FINANCES GO. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A BALANCED BUDGET. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY LEAN AS FAR AS OUR STAFFING GOES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE'RE WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN WELL RUN, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BEEN ON THE FAITH AND CREDIT THAT WE GIVE TO OUR FINANCE DIRECTORS TO MAKE SURE WE STAY THAT WAY. DENISE HAS BEEN THE FIRST ONE WHO'S DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB OF SHOWING US WHY SHE. SHE NOT ONLY MANAGES THE BOOKS WELL AND DOES ALL THAT, AND HAS A GREAT STAFF THAT THAT DOES ALL ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT, BUT SHE IS VERY GOOD ABOUT KNOWING WHERE EVERY DOLLAR IN THE CITY IS GOING, WHERE, HOW MUCH A FIRE TRUCK COSTS AND HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, ASPHALT COSTS AND THINGS LIKE THIS. I EXPECT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO KNOW THAT. I DON'T EXPECT THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO KNOW ALL OF THE DETAILS OF ALL OF THE PROJECTS ALL OF THE TIME, AND SHE'S ALWAYS GOT IT JUST AT THE TIP OF HER TONGUE OR WITHIN A MOMENT'S OF OF SEARCHING THROUGH HER, HER BOOKS OR WHATEVER. IT'S BEEN VERY GREAT. WE HAVE WE NOW CAN EXPLAIN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND THIS IS WHY THE COUNCIL LOVES YOU SO MUCH, IS WE CAN NOW SAY, THIS IS WHAT YOUR PROPERTY TAX OR YOUR SALES TAX OR YOUR FEES ACTUALLY PAYS FOR. WE ACTUALLY KNOW THIS DOLLAR GOES TO THAT THING. AND WE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT IF WE DIDN'T HAVE SOMEBODY LIKE DENISE, WHO'S NOT ONLY A GREAT MONEY MIND AS FAR AS THAT GOES, BUT A GREAT COMMUNICATOR AS WELL. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND NEVER, EVER LEAVE. THANK YOU. I'M SURE THAT'S ECHOED BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR [a. Annual Report from the West Jordan Youth Council] COUNCIL AND MAYOR REPORTS. NOW, OUR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE OUR ANNUAL REPORT FROM OUR WEST JORDAN YOUTH COUNCIL. I LOVE WHAT WE'RE DOING AND LOVE TO HEAR FROM HIM RIGHT NOW. SO. GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMEN AND COUNCILWOMEN. MY NAME IS MADELINE BRUNNER AND I'M A MEMBER OF OUR CITY'S YOUTH COUNCIL. HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS AMANDA AND I AM ALSO A MEMBER FOR CITY YOUTH COUNCIL. TODAY WE'LL BE GIVING YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT OUR YOUTH COUNCIL HAS DONE FOR OUR CITY OVER THE PAST YEAR. SO WHO ARE WE? THE YOUTH COUNCIL IS A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS AND ALSO MIDDLE SCHOOL OF FRESHMAN YEAR WHO SEEK HELP AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IN OUR IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, IN IN UNIQUE WAYS. WE DO A LOT OF SERVICE ORIENTED PROJECTS AND A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE. SO THAT WAS A LIST OF OUR MEMBERS AND WHAT [00:10:09] ONE OF OUR PURPOSES IS WE GIVE HELP TO OUR COMMUNITY. THIS GROUP CONTINUES TO PROSPER THANKS TO THE HELP OF ITS COMMUNITY. WILLING TO LEND A HAND. A SPECIAL THANKS TO GAGE. WHERE ARE YOU? OH, THERE'S GAGE. HE'S OUR ADVISOR AND HE'S HONESTLY THE BEST. AND THEN ALSO OUR CITY COUNCIL AND OUR COUNCIL OFFICE STAFF WHO HELP US TO. SO AN EVENTFUL YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD. WE'VE DONE A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK FOR LIKE FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT CONCERTS, COMMUNITY CLEANUP AND HOLIDAY EVENTS. WE ALSO DO A LOT OF EXPLORING WHERE WE GET TO MEET THE ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE WEST JORDAN, WEST JORDAN, AND THEN ALSO WE DO A LOT OF PLANNING LIKE SERVICE PROJECTS, FUTURE EVENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA WORK, AND THE UPCOMING YOUTH COUNCIL FOR 2026 AND 2027. THESE ARE SOME PICTURES OF WHAT WE DID IN OCTOBER. WE HELPED AT OUR HISTORIC SITE WHERE WE RAN DIFFERENT BOOTHS FOR RUNNING DIFFERENT LIKE HALLOWEEN EVENTS. AND THEN YEAH, SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS OUR OCTOBER EVENT FOR OUR NOVEMBER EVENT, WE GOT READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS BY HELPING OUT ON OUR FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT SERIES AT THE. LIBRARY IN DECEMBER. THERE WAS THERE'S DIFFERENT THERE'S DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE WERE SERVICE PROJECTS AT AT THE VIRIDIAN CENTER AND WHATNOT. IN JANUARY, WE HAD OUR LOCAL OFFICIALS DAY IN THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, NOT JUST A HIGHLIGHT OF JANUARY, BUT THE PROGRAM OF THE YEAR WHERE WE GOT TO MEET WITH ALL THE OTHER CITY YOUTH COUNCILS OF THE ENTIRE UTAH. AND IT WAS JUST REALLY AWESOME TO JUST GET TO MEET EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY ALL THE MAYORS OF EACH CITY. IN FEBRUARY, WE DID ANOTHER CONCERT SERIES, AND THEN WE ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT THE SMALL AND TALL BALL, AND WE DID DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS FOR OUR FUTURE COMMUNITY. AND WE LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PARKS AND WE MET DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO SEE HOW WE COULD GROW OUR COMMUNITY. AND FOR OUR APRIL, WE DID A SCAVENGER HUNT FOR ALL THE LITTLE KIDS IN THE PARK AND WHERE WE WOULD HIDE LIKE LITTLE EGGS AND THEY WOULD GO ON SCAVENGER HUNTS. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY FUN AND AWESOME. AND THEN IN MAY, WE GOT A TOUR OF OUR PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING. WE GOT TO INTERACT WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED MAKE WEST JORDAN THE BEST CITY THAT WE CAN LIVE IN. HONESTLY, FROM OUR EXPERIENCES, FROM OUR MEMBERS, FROM OUR ENTIRE YEAR. SO ONE OF OUR QUOTES IS, BEFORE I JOINED YOUTH COUNCIL, I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A DISTANCE BETWEEN THE YOUTH LIKE ME AND THE PEOPLE WHO LED THE CITY. I LOVE YOUTH COUNCIL BECAUSE IT SHOWS ME THAT THAT DISTANCE REALLY ISN'T THAT BIG, THAT YOUTH CAN. YOUTH LIKE ME CAN WORK WITH AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH CITY LEADERS. AND THEN HERE'S MY QUOTE. AND THEN WESTERN CITY COUNCIL HAS HELPED ME GROW INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY. YOU GET TO LEARN ABOUT UNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE, AND YOUTH COUNCIL GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE DIVERSE VOICES THAT MAKE OUR CITY, AND WE GET TO LEARN HOW OUR GOVERNMENT IMPACTS OUR EVERYDAY LIVES, AND REALIZE HOW OUR GENERATION HAS THE POWER TO SHAPE OUR CITY OF WEST JORDAN. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED FOR OUR SEASON NEXT YEAR, AND WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT BEING IN YOUTH COUNCIL HAS GIVEN US. AND DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? WELL, WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FIRST OF ALL, FOR BEING A PART OF THIS. HOW MANY ARE GOING TO BE BACK NEXT YEAR? RIGHT. I SEE ONE WE HAD THIS YEAR. WE HAD ABOUT A DOZEN KIDS. WE'D EXPECT THAT TO GROW. MAYBE LIKE 16 WOULD BE A SOLID GOAL. I WOULD LIKE THAT. WE ARE GETTING IN APPLICATIONS NOW, SO THERE'S STILL ROOM. PEOPLE CAN JUMP ON THAT AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. SO MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY OF YOU WILL RUN FOR CITY COUNCIL WHEN YOU'RE OLDER? YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THAT. I WANT TO BE AN ATTORNEY, BUT THAT'S OKAY. I THINK CITY COUNCIL IS GREAT. YOU CAN DO BOTH. OKAY. FOR ME, I AM GOING INTO POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SO PERHAPS I'LL SEE YOU GUYS AROUND. MR. ANDERSON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH, JUST WHILE THEY'RE HERE. AND ANY YOUTH THAT ARE HERE, WE DO HAVE REGISTRATION FLIERS AT THE BACK TABLE BY THAT NICE POLICE OFFICER BACK THERE WHO HAPPENS TO BE DEPUTY CHIEF BELL. SO IF THEY WANT TO PICK UP A FLIER AND LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING ON NEXT YEAR'S YOUTH COUNCIL, THAT'S THE WHERE TO START. THANK YOU. GREAT LITTLE PLACE TO LEARN AND ALWAYS LOOKS GOOD ON THE SCHOLARSHIP RESUME AS WELL. SO WE RECOMMEND ALL OF THAT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS FROM THE COUNCIL? WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE VERY MUCH. NICE REPORT AND GREAT WORK ALL YEAR LONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT REPORT IS GOING TO BE FROM SALT [b. Report from Salt Lake County – Salt Lake County Council Member Carlos Moreno] [00:15:08] LAKE COUNTY. AND WE'VE GOT SALT LAKE COUNTY MEMBER CARLOS MORENO. THAT SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE. BY THE WAY, I'M A RESIDENT IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY, WEST JORDAN, AND LIVING IN THE WEST, WEST, WEST SIDE OF WEST JORDAN. AND I HAVE BEEN REALLY INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY AND AND YOUR RESIDENTS, YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. AND ACTUALLY THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR BEING ALWAYS THERE FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY AND ALL OF YOU. I HAVE THE GREAT HONOR TO REPRESENT PART OF A LITTLE BIT OF WEST JORDAN WE CONNECT WITH COPPERTONE, AND I REPRESENT THE WEST SIDE OF WEST WEST JORDAN, BUT ALSO THE WEST SIDE OF SALT LAKE COUNTY. I REPRESENT RAYMOND, SOUTH WITH BODY LIKE 70%. KEARNS AND MAGNA. AS YOU KNOW THAT MY DISTRICT IS SO DIVERSE IN MANY WAYS AND SO DIFFERENT. AND I LOVE IT. LIKE I SAID, HAS BEEN A GREAT HONOR FOR ME REPRESENT THIS AREA. LET ME SHOW THE PRESENTATION. OKAY, PERFECT. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM VENEZUELA. I'M AN IMMIGRANT IN THIS COUNTRY. I BECAME A U.S. CITIZEN IN 2022, IN OCTOBER 2022, AND I WAS ELECTED IN 2024. I WELL, IN THE COUNTY, WE HAVE DIFFERENT KIND OF BOARDS AND ORGANIZATION AND PART OF THE VISA AND MAYBE VISA IS NOT PART IS NOT PART OF THIS. BUT AS VISA IS WORKING WITH MAGNA AND ALL THESE TOWN USED TO BE TOWNSHIP AND NOW ARE CITIES. AND WHAT WE DO IS WE WE OVERSEE THE FUNDING FOR POLICE POLICING SERVICES. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE STATUTORY DUTIES THAT WE DO IN THE COUNTY. WE WE WORK WITH PUBLIC SAFETY, OPENING THE JAIL, COLLECTING PROPERTY TAXES. YOU CAN SEE ALL OUR STATUTORY DUTIES. OOPS. A LITTLE BIT MORE HERE. LIBRARIES AND ALL THESE ITEMS IN THE FISCAL ACCOMPLISHMENT, WE TRY TO COOK THE BUDGET IN MANY WAYS. I WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT IN IN A FEW MINUTES IN THIS PRESENTATION. WE TRANSITIONED THE SUICIDE CHECKER TO, TO BE PUBLIC TO PRIVATE FOR SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS AND THE BIDEN ERA PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION. YOU KNOW, THAT WE RECEIVED MONEY FROM THE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND NOW THIS GOVERNMENT IS GONE AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT FUNDING. AND WE WE STOPPED THAT KIND OF SERVICES. WE MOVED THE CLOUD CLARK PLANETARIUM FROM PROPERTY TAXES TO TRC FUNDS. IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY ACCOMPLISHMENT, WE OPENED A NEW POT AND OXBOW JAIL. YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH. IN THE JAIL. IT'S OVERCROWDING. AND THE PROBLEM IN THE JAIL, IN MY OPINION, HAS BEEN A LACK OF LEADERSHIP FOR MANY YEARS. AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT WE CAN AVOID TEN YEARS AGO. BUT WE ARE DEALING WITH THIS. AND HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE. WHAT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. MAYBE WE NEED TO INCREASE OR MAYBE WE NEED TO ASKING FOR MORE TAXES FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS TO BUILD THE A NEW SPOT IN JAIL. ONE MORE THING. INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS IN THE COUNTY. WE DO A LOT OF STUFF AND I TRY TO TO USE ALL THE EVERYTHING THAT HE'S ACCORDING. HE'S RELATED TO MY DISTRICT, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE IN THE IN THE IN THE LAST THE COUNTY, WE DID A, A BIKE TRAIL. THIS IS KIND OF WE ARE NEIGHBORS WITH WITH JORDAN IS KIND OF NEIGHBOR IN THE IN THIS PARK. AND ALSO WE, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING IN OUR IN ART AND CULTURE TOURISM ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS IS KIND OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE AFFECTING THE WEST SIDE. OF COURSE, LIKE I SAID, IT'S MORE THAN WE HAVE. BUT I TRY TO COORDINATE THIS TO MY. DISTRICT. THIS IS SOME ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE. IN THE LEGISLATION WE. WE PASSED A LEGISLATION TO PROTECT TREES AND IN COUNTY PROPERTY, A RESOLUTION TO PROTECT THE GREAT SALT LAKE. THIS IS VERY UNIQUE IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE THIS WAS A PROPOSAL FROM NATALIE PINKNEY, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE [00:20:01] COUNTY. AND TWO MONTHS LATER, PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCED THE EFFORTS TO. TO SAVE THE GREAT SALT LAKE. AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO WORK TOGETHER WITH IN PARTIES. WE DID A LOT OF ANOTHER OTHER PROJECTS, INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. ACTUALLY, I, IN THIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE, I SPONSORED THIS. RESOLUTIONS, THE NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER. THIS IS SUPER IMPORTANT FROM THIS FROM FROM THIS PROCLAMATION, A GROUP OF FAITH LEADERS ORGANIZED THEMSELVES AND THEY ARE RIGHT NOW A BIG ORGANIZATION OF FAITH LEADERS TO PROMOTE FRATERNITY, LOVE AND HOPE IN THE COMMUNITY. THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING EVEN WHEN I WAS IN SALT LAKE COUNTY. COUNCILMAN, WE CELEBRATE THIS EVERY SEPTEMBER 15TH, OCTOBER 15TH. THIS IS THE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH AND THE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH. THIS IS. WE CONSOLIDATE OR WE ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH MANY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. AND THEY TRY TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS SPECIAL MONTH, THE WOMAN'S DAY PROCLAMATION. THIS IS HUGE FOR ME. IN MY FAMILY, WOMEN ARE THE BEST. WOMEN ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY FAMILY. I CAME FROM FROM THE LATINO COMMUNITY WHERE WOMEN ARE THE CENTER OF OUR LIFE. THEY ARE THE QUEENS, AND IN WOMEN THEY PROCLAMATION WITH THE PROCLAMATION. AND ALSO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES TO RECOGNIZE WOMEN IN MY IN MY DISTRICT, IN THE IN THE WEST SIDE. TO HONOR WOMEN IN, IN, IN THE IN THE WEST SIDE OF SALT LAKE COUNTY. AND ALSO THE BIG THING OF COMMUNISM. THIS IS SOMETHING PERSONAL FOR ME. I CAME FROM A SOCIALIST COMMUNIST COUNTRY. WE PASSED THIS RESOLUTION AND IT WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE IN INTERNET, IT WAS A BIG DEBATE BECAUSE SOME MEMBERS IN OUR COUNTY COUNCIL ARE BOTH JUST FOR THIS RESOLUTION RESOLUTION. AND THAT WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE WHEN YOU BECOME U.S. CITIZEN, MANY QUESTIONS TO BECOME U.S. CITIZEN, ASKING YOU IF YOU ARE PART OF THE COMMUNIST MOVEMENT OR PARTY OR YOU BELIEVE IN COMMUNISM. AND FOR ME, THIS IS VERY INTERESTING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE COUNCIL. I, LIKE I SAID, I JUST WANT TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION. THIS IS SOME COMMUNITY EVENTS. IF YOU SEE MY MY SOCIAL MEDIA, I'M I'M TRYING TO BE EVERYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY. I TRY TO BE DIFFERENT TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL BECAUSE MAYBE YOU CAN SEE MY ENGLISH IS A SECOND LANGUAGE ENGLISH, BUT MY WORK IS A FIRST LANGUAGE AND I TRY TO BE EVERYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT I DO A LOT OF, RIGHT ALONG WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS ALSO VISITING CHURCHES, NO MATTER THE DENOMINATION OR FAITH A LOCAL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY RESTAURANTS. I LOVE RESTAURANTS AND ALSO SCHOOLS AND YOU KNOW, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. LIKE I SAID, I TRY TO BE EVERYWHERE CONNECTING WITH EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. I TRY TO AVOID MY THE DESK OR THE PHONE AND JUST GOING THERE AND TALK TO EVERYBODY. AND THIS IS KIND OF THE JOB THAT THE COMMUNITY IS PART OF OUR RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY IN, IN, IN WEST JORDAN. THAT'S HARJINDER. HE'S VERY PASSIONATE AND, AND, AND REALLY GOOD FRIEND OF, OF MYSELF AND, AND THE, AND THE MAYOR HAS BEEN THERE TO A REALLY GOOD FRIEND. BY THE WAY, AND THIS IS THE LAST THING AS YOU AS YOU KNEW IN THE NEWS AND, AND EVERYWHERE THE COUNTY INCREASED TAXES IN THE LAST. IN DECEMBER, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO VOTED NO TO INCREASE TAXES. MANY PEOPLE WAS ASKING ME WHY, AND I HAVE MANY REASONS. I. WE. WE CAN START TALKING FOR FOREVER IN THIS IN THE COUNTY HERE, BUT I DON'T I DON'T WANT TO CREATE MORE DRAMA THAT WE HAVE SO FAR. I LET ME TELL YOU ONE EXPERIENCE THAT THE WAS THE REASON, MOST POWERFUL REASON THAT WHY I VOTED NO TO INCREASE TAXES. I WAS IN KEARNS IN A COMMUNITY EVENT, AND I SAW A GROUP OF CONSTITUENTS, MAJORITY OF THEM OLDER PEOPLE IN THEIR 70S. AND ONE OF THOSE PERSON A MAN, A STRONG MAN, 75, 76 YEARS OLD. HE APPROACHED ME AND HE, HE, HE [00:25:04] ASKED ME, ARE YOU CARLOS MORENO? YES, I'M CARLOS MORENO. YOU ARE THE COUNTY COUNCILMAN FOR US? YES. IN IN IN. KEARNS. I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. AND HE STARTED TALKING TO ME AND I SAID. AND HE LOOKED LIKE MY GRANDPA OR MY FATHER. AND HE, HE TOOK MY HE WITH HIS HAND. HE TOOK MY SHOULDERS AND HE STARTED LOOKING ME IN MY EYES. AND HE WAS LIKE A FULL OF TEARS. AND HE TOLD ME, CARLOS, I CANNOT AFFORD ONE MORE PENNY TO PAY MORE TAXES. I CANNOT DO THAT. MY. MY WIFE AND I, WE ARE HAVING A REALLY, REALLY HARD TIME TO TO MAKE IT EVERY MONTH. WE CANNOT AFFORD MORE TAXES. AND THAT EXPERIENCE TOUCHED MY THAT'S WHY I WAS THE ONLY MEMBER IN THE COUNCIL TO VOTE NO. ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST SIDE. DURING MY CAMPAIGN TRAIL, I. I EXPERIENCED I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAMPAIGN, YOU START UNDERSTANDING YOUR CONSTITUENTS. YOU START UNDERSTANDING YOUR COMMUNITY. SOME COMMUNITIES ARE SOLID. THEY ARE A GOOD. FINANCIAL SITUATION IS FINE. GOOD. THIS IS AMERICAN DREAM, YOU KNOW. BUT SOME KNOW AND I REPRESENT MOST OF THOSE COMMUNITIES WHO CANNOT AFFORD ONE MORE PENNY FROM THE TAKEN FROM THE GOVERNMENT. IN MY OPINION, THE GOVERNMENT DON'T HAVE TO HAVE TO TIE THEIR THEIR BELT BECAUSE WHEN I WHEN I CANNOT MAKE IT, I HAVE BEEN THERE. I TRY TO PUT EVERYTHING. WHO IS IN THE IN MY FAMILY, IN MY FAMILY BUDGET. I DO A LOT OF SACRIFICE. AND I EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT DO THE SAME THING FOR FOR EVERYBODY. IT'S SERIOUS. WHAT HAPPENED IN THE WEST SIDE IS SERIOUS. WHAT? THIS THIS VOTE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE ABOUT WHY I VOTED NO AND WHY I DECIDE TO DO IT. AND I'M PROUD TO DO THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS IS LIKE I SAID, I'M YOUR RESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND I HOPE, LIKE I SAID, ANYTIME THAT YOU WANT TO CALL ME FOR ANY, ANY CONSTITUENT RELATED THING OR FOR THE COUNTY, I'M HERE TO LISTEN AND I'M HERE TO, TO SERVE. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. MR. MARINO. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? I DON'T BELIEVE SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CITY [c. City Council Reports] COUNCIL REPORTS. THIS IS WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL TALKS ABOUT THINGS DURING THE WEEK. I'LL START REAL BRIEFLY WITH WHAT MANY WILL TALK ABOUT. AND THAT WAS A WONDERFUL MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE THAT WE HAD IN THE PARK. NOT ONLY JUST, YOU KNOW, THE SERVICE. INCREDIBLE. WE HAD NEARLY 500 CARS AS PART OF THE CAR SHOW AS WELL. BUT ON A PERSONAL MEASURE MATTER. I'D LIKE TO JUST REALLY THANK THE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THE MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE WITH MY MY FATHER, A VETERAN, PASSING RECENTLY. IT MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO ME TO SEE SO MUCH REVERENCE AND SO MUCH RESPECT GIVEN TO THAT. AND SO I REALLY THANK THE CITY FOR ITS WORK AND PUTTING THAT ON. AND, AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SPOKE, I'LL OPEN THIS UP TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK DURING THE COUNCIL REPORTS. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE SHAMED THEM ALL TO SILENCE, SO I WILL WE'LL MOVE ON. BUT REALLY ANOTHER JUST A GREAT TIME FOR THE CITY. [d. Mayor’s Report] WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR MAYOR REPORT WITH OUR MAYOR, DIRK BURTON. THANK YOU. IS THERE GETTING THE SLIDES READY TO PULL UP? I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AN UPDATE FROM OUR ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SOME OF YOU WHO ARE NEW OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF A MOUNTAIN WEST TOWING COMPANY WHO WAS SUING THE CITY. LAST WEEK, THE COURT OF APPEALS ISSUED A DECISION. IN THAT CASE, THE CASE HAD BEEN LITIGATED AGAINST THE CITY FOR SEVERAL YEARS, MANY YEARS. LAST WEEK, THE COURT OF APPEALS COMPLETELY OVERTURNED THE TRIAL COURT'S PRIOR VERDICT AGAINST THE CITY. THE COURT OF APPEALS HELD THAT THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY SHOULD BE DISMISSED AND ORDERED THE JUDGMENT BE ENTERED IN THE FAVOR OF THE CITY, VACATING THE PRIOR AWARD AGAINST THE CITY, INCLUDING ALL DAMAGES AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. SO JUST REMEMBER, WE HAVE A GREAT ATTORNEY STAFF HERE, AND BECAUSE OF THEM AND THE WORK THEY DID SEVERAL YEARS, WHAT WAS GOING TO BE A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PAYOUT FROM THE CITY HAS BEEN DISMISSED. SO NEXT TIME YOU SEE OUR ATTORNEYS, TELL THEM THANK YOU. OKAY. GO AHEAD ELLEN. I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL [00:30:08] MEMBERS FOR SHOWING UP TO THE GRAND OPENING RIBBON CUTTING OF THE HOLIDAY OIL OVER ON SIDNEY 800 SOUTH. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, FOR FILLING IN FOR ME. I APPRECIATE THAT I HAD ANOTHER PLACE TO BE. I DID SHOW UP THERE LATER. AND THE PARTY WAS STILL GOING ON. IT WAS A GREAT PARTY OVER THERE. IT WAS REALLY FUN IS I LOOKED THAT UP AND SAW THAT WE WERE HAVING THAT, AND I KNEW I HAD THE CONFLICT, BUT I DECIDED TO READ THROUGH IT, AND I SAW THAT I COULD GET $0.50 OFF A GALLON OF GAS ALL DAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT THAT NIGHT. AND I READ THAT ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER I FILLED MY GAS UP MY CAR WITH GAS, I THINK. ANYWAY. ANOTHER BENEFIT IN OUR CITY I ALWAYS HAD A GREAT DUMPSTER DAYS WAS LAST SATURDAY. YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT WE HAD A LOT OF CARS OVER AT THE CAR SHOW. THERE WERE EVEN MORE CARS THAT SHOWED UP AT DUMPSTER DAYS, 1347 VEHICLES AT THAT EVENT. AND THAT WAS THIS FANTASTIC EVENT. AGAIN, PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THAT FOR THEM, GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN UP OUR CITY. AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. ALSO. LAST SATURDAY AT THAT SAME DAY WAS THE NAMI WALK, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE PICTURES THAT THEY TOOK OF THAT EVENT. WE ARE FORTUNATE IN WEST JORDAN. THEY COME HERE TO HOLD THIS EVENT EVERY YEAR. THEY DO SO MUCH GOOD FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DISTRESS AND HELP REDUCE SUICIDE, BUT THEY DO THIS WALK AS A SUICIDE PREVENTION WALK. ALSO ON THAT SAME DAY LAST SATURDAY WAS THE BIKE WITH THE MAYOR. WE HAD A GOOD TURNOUT FOR THAT FOR PEOPLE BIKE WITH THE MAYOR BECAUSE WE COMBINED IT WITH THE GOLDEN SMOKE, WHICH IS A. ARRIVED AT THE JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION PUTS ON EVERY YEAR. AND SO WE DID A BIKE WITH MAYOR AND BOTH SPOKE SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE JORDAN RIVER TRAIL THIS YEAR. AND THAT WORKED OUT SO WELL. WE'LL PROBABLY DO IT AGAIN. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO DEPARTMENT THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. WE WENT TO ICS, WHICH STANDS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SHOPPING CENTERS. THIS IS THE BIGGEST CONFERENCE THAT THEY HOLD. IT'S HELD IN LAS VEGAS EVERY YEAR, AND IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PEOPLE TO MEET WITH BUSINESSES OF ALL TYPES OF ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND LET THEM KNOW WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. AND THEY SHARE A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT WEST JORDAN. AND THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF THINGS THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN WITH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WE HAD THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THEIR SECOND PHASE. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT I WAS UNABLE TO BE TO THAT ONE. BUT WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. WE'RE. AND THIS IS ONE THAT PROVIDES FOOD SERVICES, THAT DELIVERS FOOD TO DIFFERENT RESIDENTS. THEY PUT THESE PACKAGES TOGETHER. THEY DIDN'T SHIP IT OUT. AND AIDEN PEAK ELEMENTARY HAD THEIR ANNUAL KICKOFF EVENT. OH, ANYWAY, THEY PLAYED KICKBALL WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE AND I DIDN'T HEAR THE RESULTS. CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE THE RESULTS OF THAT GAME? ANYWAY, THEY HAD FUN AND THE KIDS HAD FUN. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR THEM. AND MONDAY WE HAD OUR MEMORIAL DAY EVENT. THANK YOU COUNCIL, FOR BEING THERE FOR THAT. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST ATTENDED ONE WE'VE HAD SO FAR. THE WEATHER WAS SPECTACULAR AND IT WAS. THERE'S A PICTURE THAT WAS ATTENDED AND WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO BE HERE AND DO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO REMEMBER HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE. ALSO AT. THAT WAS THE THIS IS NOT THE CAR SHOW THAT'S NOT ON THERE. OKAY, SO WE HAD THE CAR SHOW HAPPEN THERE. YOU MENTIONED 500. CORBIN CORRECTED THAT IT WAS SIX MORE LIKE 600, 500 REGISTERED, BUT MORE CAME. THEY DIDN'T REGISTER. SO THERE WERE 600 CARS THERE. SO THAT WAS GREAT. THANKS TO THE ROTARY CLUB. SO THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE USED THE ROTARY CLUB. IN THE PAST, WE PAID AN ORGANIZATION TO DO THIS. THIS TIME THE ROTARY CLUB DID IT AS A FUNDRAISER. SO THEY GOT SOME MONEY AND IT SAVED US SOME MONEY. AND LOOK AT THE RESULTS WE HAD. SO IT WAS A WIN, WIN, WIN, WIN WIN BECAUSE THAT'S HOW MUCH PEOPLE GET AWARDS FOR IT. OKAY, SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAPPENED THESE LAST COUPLE WEEKS. AND HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. FOOD TRUCKS HAVE STARTED HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WHILE WE'RE [00:35:04] AT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IF WE GET OUT EARLY ENOUGH, COUNCIL CHAIR, THEN MAYBE WE CAN MAKE IT OVER THERE AND SPEAK. OH, OH, GO! GO FASTER. OKAY. YES, YES. OKAY. AND THAT'LL GO THROUGH SEPTEMBER. ON THURSDAY, WE'LL BE MAYOR. OPEN OFFICE HOURS, JUNE 4TH. SO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT NEXT WEEK. FIRST FRIDAY IS COMING UP JUNE 5TH, THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH. HOPE TO SEE YOU OVER THERE. WE'LL START OUT WITH SOME YARD GAMES. THEN WE'LL GO IN. BY THE WAY, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MONTH THAT WE DO IT OUTDOORS BECAUSE WE'LL USE THE AMPHITHEATER BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS SO FANTASTIC. SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE. IT'LL BE TAD NEW DEAL SWING. SO JUST SWING IT OVER AND ENJOY THAT. AND WE ARE DOING OUR NEXT WEST JORDAN SKATE CAMP IS COMING RIGHT UP OVER THE WHEELS PARK. I'VE HEARD THE KIDS THAT ATTENDED THAT THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. FANTASTIC. AND PROBABLY SOMEONE LIKE CORBIN COULD PROBABLY LEARN A FEW THINGS FROM THAT. BUT HE'S GOT A BOOT ON HIS FOOT, SO WE'LL LET HIM SKIP OUT ON THAT. OTHER THINGS THAT ARE COMING UP, WE'VE GOT THE JAZZ BAND SUMMER CONCERT, WHICH WILL BE MAY 27TH AT THE CANYON VIEW CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY AND ARTS CENTER AND THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY WILL BE HAVING THEIR SUMMER READING KICKOFF ON MAY 29TH. SO HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND WE'LL HAVE THE COMMUNITY BAND AT THE WEST JORDAN WINDS CONCERT. THE VIRIDIAN CENTER, WHICH IS MAY 29TH. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR CONSERVATION GARDEN PARK, SPRING GARDENS FAIR THAT WILL BE HAPPENING ON MAY 30TH. AND WE HAVE A FAMILY FUN NIGHT AGAIN AT THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY, WHICH WILL BE MONDAY, JUNE 1ST, AND THE FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE AT CANYON VIEW CREDIT UNION COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, WHICH WILL BE HAPPENING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER FAMILY FUN NIGHT AT THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY ON JUNE 8TH. AND I CAN KEEP GOING. BUT YOU HAVE TO SIT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T HAVE THEM BACK, THERE IS OUR ACTIVITY GUIDE FOR ALL THE COOL THINGS. NOT ALL THE COOL THINGS, JUST SOME OF THE COOL THINGS HAPPENING THIS SUMMER. THERE'LL BE MORE THAN WHAT'S IN THE ACTIVITY GUIDE. SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO, MAKE SURE YOU GET THE ACTIVITY GUIDE AND KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. LIBRARY. BECAUSE IN WEST JORDAN, IT'S WHERE IT'S HAPPENING. HOME OF THE GOOD NEIGHBORS HAVING LOTS OF GOOD THINGS GOING ON. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO OUR [e. City Administrator’s Report] REPORT. I DO QUICK ENOUGH. CAN WE GO TO THE FOOD TRUCKS? GREAT, MAYOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL HEAR ONE FINAL REPORT IN THIS SECTION. THIS WILL BE FROM OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND THIS REPORT, MR. CORBYN. YEAH. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON. JUST A COUPLE OTHER THINGS. THIS IS THE WATER TANK OVER BY THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE ARTIST HAS STARTED PAINTING THE MURAL. IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE. YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL, BUT THIS IS 18FT TALL OR MORE, AND IT WRAPS AROUND A GOOD PORTION OF THE TANK. I'M VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT MURAL STARTING UP. A COUPLE OTHER COMMENTS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE PARKS AREA, AND A COUPLE OTHER THINGS IN PUBLIC WORKS. ROUNDWOOD PARK IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS YOU KNOW, THE WHEELS PARK AT THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WHEELS PARK HAS STARTED THE. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE WHEELS PARK IS FUNDED LARGELY WITH STATE OUTDOOR REC MONEY. AND WE DID A MATCH. SO YOU'LL START TO SEE SOME FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSTRUCTION GOING ON THERE. THE NINJA WARRIOR COURSE OVER AT CONSTITUTION PARK IS OPENED. YOU SAW THAT ON TV AND IT OPENED UP THAT SAME DAY. WE'LL DO A LITTLE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THAT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE MINI PITCH COURSE AT VETERANS PARK, WHICH IS A SMALL IMPROVEMENT FOR A CONTAINED HARDCOURT SOCCER AREA THAT'S HAPPENING IN JUNE. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY EXCITING. AND THE 70TH SOUTH GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS, THE LANDSCAPING ENHANCEMENTS UP THE HILL ON 70TH SOUTH COMING OUT OF THE JORDAN RIVER BOTTOMS ARE GOING TO GET STARTED HERE THIS MONTH AS WELL. YEAH. ON THURSDAY MORNING, HEARTLAND ELEMENTARY IS HELPING US OPEN AND CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, ALSO OVER 70TH SOUTH. SO 70TH SOUTH. AND THAT THAT CORNER, THAT NORTH EAST CORNER OF THE CITY IS GETTING A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS. VERY EXCITING. THAT PED BRIDGE IS A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE IS VERY NICE. AND AND THEN JUST LASTLY, WE MENTIONED IT EARLIER, ABOUT 1300 WEST PHASE TWO CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN JUNE AS WELL. SO THAT'S IT FROM ME. THANK YOU, MR. LEE. ALL RIGHT. AUDIENCE, [Public Comments] THE TIME YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. NOW, THIS IS THE SECTION WHERE YOU AND THE AUDIENCE GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK. YOU'RE GONNA HAVE THREE MINUTES IN WHICH YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON. WE ONLY ASK THAT YOU START BY GIVING US YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. WE ALSO ASK THAT IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ONE OF OUR PUBLIC HEARING METHODS, THAT YOU WOULD SAVE YOUR COMMENTS TOWARD THAT WHEN WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THEN THAT, LIKE I SAID, YOU CAN SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC YOU'D LIKE. THIS GENERALLY IS NOT A THING WHERE THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE ANY BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU. THIS IS JUST THREE MINUTES FOR YOU TO SPEAK YOUR MIND AS PEOPLE ARE COMING IN. SOMETIMES WE [00:40:02] HAVE THEM FILL OUT THESE LITTLE YELLOW CARDS. THAT WAY WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME SPEAKERS AND THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR US. SO I'LL START WITH THESE AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR OTHERS IN THE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. SO FIRST, WE'D LIKE TO BRING UP SHANE MANWARING, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES ONCE YOU BEGIN. THANK YOU SHANE. THANK YOU, SHANE MANWARING. I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M RUNNING FOR SHERIFF OF SALT LAKE COUNTY. AND I REALLY SHOULD LEAD WITH THE FACT THAT I USED TO LIVE HERE IN WEST JORDAN. SO I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO GIVE MY ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, 9331 SOUTH FIRE LILY LANE, RIGHT UP FROM THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY. I LEFT THE CITY. I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF LOVE FOR THE CITY BECAUSE I FOUND A HORSE PROPERTY IN BLUFFDALE. SO SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE HORSE IS KIND OF ONE, SO I'D START WITH MY LEADERSHIP IS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THAT. SO I'M MARRIED, I HAVE FIVE CHILDREN. I SPENT 30 PLUS YEARS IN THE BEST LEADERSHIP SCHOOL EVER CREATED, THE UNITED STATES ARMY. AND THAT THAT INCLUDES SOME, SOME ROTC, ROTC TIME. I ACTUALLY WAS THE COMMANDER OF 97TH AVIATION TROOP COMMAND RIGHT HERE IN WEST JORDAN. I FLEW BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS, APACHE HELICOPTERS. THE OTHER REASON WHY I LOVE WEST JORDAN SO MUCH. I RETIRED LAST JULY AS A FULL BIRD COLONEL. AND IF I LOOK AT THAT LEADERSHIP, THE BIGGEST UNIT I EVER WAS IN CHARGE OF, WE WERE IN AFGHANISTAN, 2019, 2020. IT WAS 2995 PEOPLE. THAT'S A REAL NUMBER. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE COULDN'T FIND FIVE MORE PEOPLE AND MAKE IT AN EVEN 3000. AND THEN THE BIGGEST BUDGET I EVER RAN WAS THAT SAME TIME, AND IT WAS $300 MILLION. I'M CURRENTLY IN 23 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'VE I'M A LIEUTENANT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I WORK AT NIGHT, I'M THE WATCH COMMANDER, AND I GET TO GO TO ALL THE FUN STUFF AT NIGHT. AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT INCLUDES WEST JORDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. ALL THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING SO WELL TOGETHER. IT'S IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO SEE ALL THE COOPERATION THAT HAPPENS. AS THE SHERIFF, MY BIGGEST FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON FIXING THE JAIL. THE SHERIFF'S. THEY ALWAYS LOVE THEIR SWAT TEAMS. THEY LOVE THEIR NARCOTICS UNITS, THE PATROL. AND THEN THEY JUST KIND OF DO THE JAIL ON THE SIDE. I REALIZED THAT THE GEL IS PROBABLY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING A SHERIFF DOES. EVERYBODY HERE IN THE IN THE VALLEY HAS TO USE THAT, THAT, THAT JAIL AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE IMPROVED IS MY GOAL IS THAT YOUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE IN WEST JORDAN PROACTIVELY POLICING AND PREVENTING CRIME, NOT SITTING IN SOUTH SALT LAKE AT THE JAIL. AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT I KNOW WE CAN IMPROVE THERE TO, TO MAKE THAT. SO THE SECOND THING IS, IS RIGHT NOW OUR THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION, THIS REVOLVING DOOR THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WITH THE JAIL IS, IS ACTUALLY CREATING A SITUATION WHERE THEY, THEY'RE NEVER GETTING HELP. AND IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN THEY GET BOOKED INTO JAIL, THEY'RE AROUND FOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HOPE TO TALK TO YOU SOON. THANK YOU, MR. MANWARING. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER WHO IS SIGNED UP IS KENT DAVIS. WE'LL GET YOU STARTED HERE. THERE WE GO. ARE WE GOOD? I BEGIN, I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE. WHAT KEEPS EVERYBODY FROM THE FOOD TRUCKS? MAYOR BURTON. MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR THE COURTESY OF A FEW A FEW MINUTES TONIGHT. MY NAME IS KENT DAVIS. I'M IN COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS WITH MY WIFE, KATIE, AND MY TWO CHILDREN. I'M THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. SHORT WORD ON WHY I'M QUALIFIED TO DO THAT. I SPENT THE LAST TWO DECADES LEADING TEAMS IN HARD ENVIRONMENTS. I DID TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ AS WELL. I WAS AN INFANTRY OFFICER. I EARNED MY RANGER TAB, MY BRONZE STAR COMBAT INFANTRYMAN'S BADGE. I CAME HOME TO CONTINUE MY PUBLIC SERVICE. I CLERKED FOR A FEDERAL JUDGE. I WORKED FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND SERVED AS A DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE IN SALT LAKE COUNTY FROM 2017 TO 2021, WHERE I PROSECUTED FELONIES. I BUILT THE OFFICES FOR CYBERCRIME UNIT PROSECUTION UNIT FROM THE GROUND UP. TODAY, I WORK AT WOODBURY CORPORATION. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF CYBERSECURITY AND CORPORATE COUNSEL. I'M THE OUTGOING CHAIR OF THE UTAH STATE BAR CYBER LAW SECTION. I SERVE ON TWO UTAH SUPREME COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEES, INCLUDING THE COMMITTEE ON THE RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. I SHARE, I SHARE THAT ALL OF THAT, NOT AS A RESUME, BUT TO MAKE A POINT. OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND EVEN THIS EVENING, I'VE BEEN VISITING CITY COUNCILS ACROSS THE COUNTY BECAUSE SALT LAKE COUNTY IS A COUNTY WIDE OFFICE. BLUFFDALE. HERRIMAN, TAYLORSVILLE, SANDY. TONIGHT, WEST JORDAN. IT'S BECAUSE D A, LIKE I SAID, IS A COUNTY WIDE RACE AND ITS WORK TOUCHES EVERY [00:45:03] ONE OF THESE ROOMS. LEADERSHIP AS YOU ALL ARE THE MOST ACUTELY AWARE, IS SHOWING UP WHERE THE WORK IS BEING DONE AND LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING IT. AND THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING HERE TONIGHT, AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE TO CONTINUE DOING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT I'M ELECTED IN NOVEMBER. AND HERE'S MY COMMITMENT TO WEST JORDAN. IT'S THE SAME COMMITMENT THAT I'VE MADE TO EVERY MUNICIPALITY I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING TO, BECAUSE THE DA'S OFFICE IS A COUNTY OFFICE. WELL, ALTHOUGH THE DA'S OFFICE IS A COUNTY OFFICE, ITS WORK LIVES HERE IN YOUR CITY. WHEN AN OFF WHEN YOUR OFFICERS REFER A CASE, THE OUTCOME LANDS HERE IN YOUR CITY IN WEST JORDAN, WHEN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM IN YOUR COMMUNITY CALLS 911. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS PARTLY ON THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WEST JORDAN SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL A PRESS CONFERENCE TO KNOW WHAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT CASE, ABOUT REPEAT PROPERTY CRIME, ABOUT THE WASATCH CORRIDOR, TRAFFIC OF FENTANYL AND STOLEN VEHICLES, AND OR ABOUT VIOLENT OFFENDERS CYCLING BACK THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO LIKE I SAID, I'M HERE TO LISTEN AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN A DIRECT LINE. I WANT TO MEET WITH YOUR CHIEF. I WANT TO SIT DOWN WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL. I WANT TO I'VE ALREADY HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF MEETING YOUR CITY ATTORNEY, AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW. I'LL HAPPILY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, AND I WILL HAPPILY ATTEND A TOWN HALL IF YOU'LL HAVE ME. TELL ME WHAT WEST JORDAN NEEDS FROM THE NEXT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND I'M GOING TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. I MEAN, HE'S GOT TO FIND. I WELCOME YOU TO DO SO. MAYOR. MR. CHAIRMAN, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I LOOK FORWARD TO EARNING YOUR TRUST. THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW OPEN THIS UP TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, THOSE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC, WHETHER YOU'RE RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE OR NOT, YOU'RE FREE TO COME UP. JUST PLEASE START WITH YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. I'M ANNE MARIE BARRETT, RESIDENT OF DRAPER AND MANAGER OF THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CALL OUTS OF SOME AWESOME ACTIVITIES THAT ARE COMING UP SHORTLY. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SUMMER READING KICKOFF PARTY. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND, WE ONLY HAVE THREE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY WHERE THE KICKOFF PARTY IS HELD, AND SO WE ARE ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS FOR THIS YEAR. AND IT ONLY AND IT CYCLES THROUGH ALL THE LOCATIONS ABOUT EVERY FIVE YEARS. SO THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL FOR US. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. WE HOPE YOU COME ON FRIDAY. WE WELCOME EVERYONE. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. IT STARTS AT 5:00. IT RUNS TILL 8:00. AND PART OF THE REASON WE MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL OUT OF THE START OF SUMMER READING IS BECAUSE A COUPLE YEARS AGO, WE ACTUALLY DID A STUDY INVOLVING THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND GOT SPECIAL PERMISSION IN CONCERT WITH THE GRANITE DISTRICT, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT, MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN BEGINNING LIKE END OF SCHOOL YEAR READING SCORES WITH BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR READING SCORES FOR THE SAME CHILDREN, AND WHETHER THEY HAD PARTICIPATED IN SUMMER READING OR NOT. AND WE FOUND THAT THAT COMMON SUMMER READING SLUMP THAT WE HEAR ABOUT WHERE PEOPLE'S READING SCORES GO DOWN OVER THE SUMMER ACTUALLY WENT AWAY. AND ACTUALLY PEOPLE EXPERIENCED A GROWTH IN THEIR READING ABILITIES WHEN THEY PARTICIPATED IN SUMMER READING OVER THAT SUMMER BREAK BETWEEN THEIR SCHOOL YEARS. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. AND SO WE REALLY FEEL LIKE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN'S LIVES, BUT WE ALSO FEEL LIKE IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN EVERYBODY'S LIVES. SO WE OPEN SUMMER READING TO ALL AGES FROM ZERO TO AS LONG AS YOU'RE STILL BREATHING. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED AND WANT EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE. PEOPLE WHO FINISH GET A FREE BOOK AND ANYBODY WHO PARTICIPATES EVEN JUST SIGNS UP, GETS UP TO $5 IN FINES, WAIVED OFF THEIR LIBRARY CARD. SO COME ON IN. WE DEFINITELY WANT YOU TO JOIN US FOR SUMMER READING. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER AWESOME PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE JORDAN VALLEY WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT ON JUNE 16TH AT 7:00 AT NIGHT, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO COME AND TALK ABOUT HOW TO LOWER YOUR WATER USE AND LOWER YOUR YARD MAINTENANCE. SO REALLY AWESOME, VERY USEFUL CLASS. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. AND I JUST WANT A QUICK TELL YOU ABOUT THESE. THESE ARE OUR ZOODLES. THEY ARE AWESOME. LIKE PODCASTS. THEY'RE ALSO ACTIVITIES AND RELAXATION. GREAT FOR MAYBE A CAR TRIP OVER THE SUMMER WITH LITTLE ONES. SO THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'RE STILL ENJOYING DOING THE IMPROV CLASSES EVERY OTHER SATURDAY THERE. SO THOSE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF FUN. A LOT OF TALENTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING OUT TO THAT. ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ALL RIGHT. A LOT OF BLANK STARES. SO I'LL GO TO MR. ANDERSON AND ASK IF WE HAVE [00:50:01] ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE THIS EVENING. ALRIGHTY. ALL RIGHT THEN. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS SECTION. REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS COME AND SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC YOU WOULD LIKE DURING THIS TIME. BUT NOW WE MOVE ON [a. Resolution No. 26-028 Requesting a Service in Lieu of Fees in the Amount of $31,978.50 for the 2026 Season and $32,037 for the 2027 Season for the West Jordan Baseball League] TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. AND THIS IS WHERE WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME MORE MORE PRESSING MATTERS. OUR FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26028, REQUESTING A SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES, IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,978.50 FOR THE 2026 SEASON AND 32,000 $32,037 FOR THE 2027 SEASON. FOR WEST JORDAN. BASEBALL FROM THE CITY, WE'VE GOT DAVE NAYLOR AND FROM WEST JORDAN BASEBALL. I'M NOT SURE IF LANDON HAS MADE IT OR IF WE HAVE JOE WALLACE HERE, SO. OH, PERFECT. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. COUNCIL. WELL THAT'S LOUD. YEAH. WEST JORDAN BASEBALL LEAGUE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS COPPER HILLS BASEBALL LEAGUE, HAS BEEN A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR DECADES. IN THAT TIME, THEY HAVE BEEN EXCELLENT STEWARDS OF THE FACILITIES THEY UTILIZE IN STRONG CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR COMMUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO QUICKLY POINT OUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES AND A FEE WAIVER. SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES IS WHERE AN ORGANIZATION OFFERS IN-KIND DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR THE USE FEES. OVER THE YEARS, WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE HAS GIVEN THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE HOURS TO BEAUTIFY OUR COMMUNITY AND THROUGH AND THROUGH IN-KIND DONATIONS. THEY HAVE FUNDED THE BUILDING OF BATTING CAGES, ARTIFICIAL TURF, BULLPENS AND HITTING STATIONS, COVERED DUGOUTS AND GRANDSTAND AREAS, WHICH ENHANCE THE SAFETY FOR PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. THE DIFFERENCE IS A SENSE OF PRIDE, OF SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AND BEAUTIFYING OUR COMMUNITY, VERSUS JUST ASKING FOR A FEE WAIVER. WITH THAT SAID, STAFF, INCLUDING LEGAL DEPARTMENT, DOES NOT MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATION AS WHETHER TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION. THE DECISION IS THE DECISION TO ACCEPT SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES IS A POLICY DECISION. STAFF DOES CERTIFY, HOWEVER, THAT THIS RESOLUTION, AS PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, MEETS ALL THE EXISTING REQUIREMENTS. STATE LAW AND CITY ORDINANCE. I WOULD LIKE TO NOW TURN THE TIME OVER TO THE LEAGUE PRESIDENT, LANDON POTTER, FOR THE REST OF THIS PRESENTATION. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S GREAT TO SEE BOTH FAMILIAR AND SOME NEW FACES UP HERE SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE IN 2024, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TONIGHT. AND IN THE INTEREST OF EVERYBODY GETTING TO THE FOOD TRUCKS, I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF. BASEBALL'S LONG BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. WEST JORDAN PONY BASEBALL LEAGUE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL LEAGUES IN OUR AREA, AND AS WEST JORDAN EXPANDED WESTWARD WITH THE DEVELOPMENT BECAME A CLEAR NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL LEAGUE. HENCE THE COPPER HILLS. BABE RUTH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005. FOR MANY YEARS, THESE LEAGUES OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND SUCCESSFULLY. THEN, AROUND 2019, THEY PARTNERED AND FORMING WHAT BECAME WEST JORDAN COPPER HILLS BASEBALL. THIS YEAR, 2026, WE'VE COMPLETED THAT JOURNEY BRINGING TWO OUTSTANDING BASEBALL COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AS ONE UNIFIED ORGANIZATION, WEST JORDAN BASEBALL LEAGUE. WELL, THE NAME HAS CHANGED. OUR MISSION HAS NOT. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE BEST OPPORTUNITY BASED BASEBALL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AT THE SAME GREAT FACILITIES, WITH THE SAME DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. I SHARE THIS HISTORY TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING IMPORTANT. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE LONGSTANDING SUPPORT OF WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND THE OUTSTANDING PARKS DEPARTMENT OVER THE TIME, SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY TO OVER 1300 YOUTH EVERY YEAR. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD MAINTAIN AFFORDABLE REGISTRATION, SO FOR MORE YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE GREAT GAME, ENCOURAGING A CULTURE OF SERVICE. WITH OVER 520 VOLUNTEERS DONATING OVER 1500 HOURS OF SERVICE IN OUR MARCH CLEANUP. AND CONTINUOUSLY INVEST AND ENHANCE IN WHAT WE BELIEVE IS ONE OF THE FINEST MUNICIPAL BALLPARKS IN THE SALT LAKE VALLEY. OVER THE YEARS, OUR LEAGUE IS PROUDLY PARTNERED WITH THE CITY ON NUMEROUS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS INCLUDING SCOREBOARDS, SAFETY NETTING, WIND PROTECTION, FIELD EQUIPMENT, BATTING CAGES, AWNING TURF INSTALLATIONS, AND EVEN A MEMORIAL HONORING TWO [00:55:06] FALLEN WEST JORDAN OFFICERS. THESE PROJECTS REFLECT MORE THAN JUST UPGRADES. THEY REPRESENT A SHARED COMMITMENT TO OUR YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY. ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE AT WEST JORDAN BASEBALL LEAGUE, I WANT TO SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. YOUR SUPPORT HAS HAD A LASTING AND MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON THOUSANDS OF YOUNG ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS PARTNERSHIP AND BUILDING ON THE STRONG FOUNDATION WE'VE CREATED TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, YOUR SERVICE, AND YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT IS ALL. UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. POTTER? NOT AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE'LL SEE IF THAT CHANGES. I DO WANT TO OPEN THIS UP, THOUGH, TO PUBLIC COMMENTS, MUCH LIKE WE HAD IN OUR LAST ONE. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS PUBLIC HEARING CAN SPEAK NOW. AGAIN, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES. WE DO ASK THAT YOU GIVE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS TOPIC, PLEASE STEP FORWARD. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE NONE. I'LL GO TO MR. ANDERSON, SEE IF WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE. THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THEN, I'LL OPEN THIS UP FOR DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL. AS WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS RESOLUTION, IF WE HAVE ANYONE WHO HAS ANY COMMENTS ON THIS. COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON, I'LL JUST SAY THAT WITH THE NUMBER OF THIS THIS SIZE, I'M A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES VERSUS JUST A FEE WAIVER. I APPRECIATE MR. NAYLOR FOR EXPLAINING THAT A LITTLE BIT FOR US. SO SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION, JUST NOT SEEING A LOT OF LIGHTS ON BECAUSE BASEBALL IS THE ONE TRUE SPORT. I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-028. I'LL SECOND YOU. SECONDED. ALL RIGHT. QUICK. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE WE VOTE? I WOULD LIKE TO JUST SAY BRIEFLY, I AGAIN, I'M ALSO IN THE THE LINE OF BASEBALL BEING A GREAT SPORT. I GREW UP THROUGH MY LITTLE LEAGUE. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO JUST LOOK AT AS WE CONTINUE THIS FURTHER IS WHAT CAN WE DO TO EXPAND OUTSIDE OF JUST BASEBALL RELATED THINGS AND THE THE LIEU OF SERVICE AND MAYBE A LITTLE MORE CLEANING OF THE PARKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IF WE CAN LOOK AT THAT, I WOULD LOVE THAT. I THINK THAT HELPS US OUT AS A COUNCIL TO SHOW THAT IT'S NOT JUST YOU CLEANING YOUR OWN STUFF. AND, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S MORE THAN THAT, BUT JUST IN SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO. BUT I WILL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF ANY DISCUSSION. THEN WE'LL GO TO MISS QUICK FOR A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELTON. YES. TROUBADOUR. YES. VICE CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. COOL. I WOULD POINT OUT TO ANYONE WHO'S LOOKING AT THE SCREEN, YOU SEE THE AMOUNT OF $64,000. THIS IS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD IN CASE YOU MISSED THAT, THAT PART THAT THIS IS SOMETHING. SO WE WON'T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A LITTLE WHILE. BUT [b. Resolution No. 26-003 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $9,304 for the Nafanua Foundation for their First 2026 Manatua Festival] DON'T BE A STRANGER. YOU CAN COME IN ANYTIME. ALRIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT RESOLUTION. THIS WILL BE A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,000, $9,304 FOR THE NAFANUA FOUNDATION AND THEIR FIRST 2026 MANTUA FESTIVAL. WITH THIS WE HAVE. MR. ANDERSON, ARE YOU PRESENTING SOME OF THIS, OR IS IT JUST FOR OUR OH, GLORY? OKAY, OKAY, COME ON UP AND WE'RE READY FOR YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR BURTON AND OUR ESTEEMED COUNCIL MEMBERS. WE'RE BACK. JUST BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION. JUST REALLY QUICKLY, IN CASE SOME OF YOU FORGOT, MY NAME IS ALSO A PROUD RESIDENT AND EMPLOYEE HERE IN THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. I WISH I COULD SAY WAS BORN HERE, BUT I WAS BORN IN SAN FRANCISCO WHERE SINCE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BASEBALL, THE BEST BASEBALL TEAM IS IN THE LEAGUE THERE. I MOVE TO EXPEL MY. WE ARE THRILLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU ALL AGAIN THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF THE [01:00:03] FESTIVAL, UNDER THE DIRECTION AND SUPPORT OF THE FOUNDATION. THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US BACK THIS EVENING. WHEN WE SPOKE LAST. WE WERE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF OUR VISION FOR THE FESTIVAL. SAMOAN CULTURE PLACES A PROFOUND EMPHASIS ON THE WORD, WHICH MEANS TO REMEMBER. IT ALSO MEANS TO BEAR IN MIND, TO RESPECT AND TO LOOK AFTER ONE ANOTHER. THIS BEAUTIFUL PRINCIPLE IS ALREADY THRIVING RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN, THAT OUR VIBRANT SAMOAN COMMUNITY PROUDLY CALLS HOME, AND WHERE WE ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY, SCHOOLS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. DURING OUR LAST MEETING, YOU WISELY COUNSELED US TO TABLE THIS DECISION, AND THE GOAL WAS TO ENSURE TWO CRITICAL THINGS THAT FIRST, ALL CITY RESOURCES WERE PROPERLY ALLOCATED, AND SECOND, THAT THAT EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT OF A FEE WAIVER REQUEST WAS FULLY VERIFIED. WE DEFINITELY TOOK THAT DIRECTIVE SERIOUSLY. AND OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS, AND I, I HAVE TO THANK THESE INDIVIDUALS BY NAME BECAUSE MY GRANDFATHER ALWAYS TAUGHT US THAT WHEN WE NAME INDIVIDUALS OR PEOPLE, WE REMIND THEM THAT THEIR EFFORTS MATTERED AND WE'RE REMEMBERED. SO I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR MAYOR, OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. LEE GLORY, AND ALSO KELSEY AND CHERRY. I WISH THAT I COULD SAY THAT I DID 90% OF THE WORK, BUT MAYBE I DID 70% OF THE WORK WITH THEM. I'M JUST SO, SO GRATEFUL FOR JUST THEIR GENEROSITY AND FOR THEIR. JUST THEIR JUST EVERYTHING, THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT AND THAT THEY'VE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THE PAST LITTLE WHILE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING HAS JUST BEEN OVERWHELMING TO ME PERSONALLY, BUT ESPECIALLY TO OUR COMMITTEE AND OUR COMMUNITY. SO I WANT TO REALLY THANK THOSE INDIVIDUALS FOR CAPTURING THE VISION AND HELPING US TO FULFILL THAT. BECAUSE OF THIS COLLABORATIVE WORK, WE HAVE COMPLETELY DIALED INTO OUR LOGISTICS WITH EMT AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS. WE NOW HAVE THE FINALIZED NUMBER FOR OUR FEE WAIVER REQUEST, SO WE CAN ENSURE EVERY DOLLAR AND RESOURCE IS ACCOUNTED FOR. WE ARE FULLY PREPARED, COMPLETELY ALIGNED WITH CITY STAFF, AND READY TO BRING A VIBRANT, SAFE AND CULTURALLY RICH CELEBRATION TO WEST JORDAN. SHARING OUR HERITAGE THROUGH MUSIC AND TRADITIONS WITH ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR FINAL APPROVAL FOR OUR FEE WAIVER PROPOSAL THIS EVENING, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND GUIDANCE OVER THE PAST LITTLE WHILE, AND ESPECIALLY YOUR SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK AGAIN. THERE WAS A REASON WHY WE WANTED YOU TO TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT IT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR APPLICANT HERE? LOOKS LIKE NO QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. SO I DO NEED TO OPEN THIS UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THIS HEARING. SO IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO COME AND SPEAK AND YOU CAN DO SO NOW IF YOU WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM. KIND OF THOUGHT THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE. SO WE'LL GO TO MR. ANDERSON. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. PERFECT. THEN ON THAT I'LL SEE IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY MORE DISCUSSION FROM THE COUNCIL ON THIS MATTER. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU AND THE STAFF HAVE PUT IN TO BRING THIS BACK. IT IT IS NOW SOMETHING THAT I CAN FEEL GOOD ABOUT VOTING FOR. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YEAH. THERE'S A REASON WHY WE HAVE TO LOOK LIKE BAD GUYS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. IT'S JUST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT IT TO, THAT YOU NEEDED MORE MONEY AND WE HAD ALREADY CAPPED IT AT A CERTAIN THING. SO THIS IS GREAT WORK FROM EVERYONE IN THE CITY. ANYONE ELSE? I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION THEN. IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS. VICE CHAIR WHITMORE I MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-003. APPROVING THE FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,304 FOR THE NAFANUA FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FIRST 2026 MANITO FESTIVAL. COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM VICE CHAIR WIG AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER SHELTON. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER? SEEING NO LIGHTS, I WILL MOVE TO MISS QUICK FOR A VOTE. VICE CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YOU KNOW, I WAS ALL SET TO VOTE YES UNTIL THAT GIANTS COMMENT. YEAH, BUT I'LL VOTE YES. THANK YOU, I SHALL. THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THAT'LL CLOSE OUR PUBLIC [01:05:06] HEARING PORTION OF OUR COUNCIL MEETING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ONE MORE REPORT. THIS WILL BE FROM [Council Office Report] OUR COUNCIL OFFICE. AND, MR. ANDERSON, THANK YOU, CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UP UNTIL THIS PAST WEEK, MY NICKNAME WAS ALAN PRIME GOV ANDERSON, BECAUSE OF HOW I PROMOTE THE SOFTWARE THAT WE USE FOR AGENDA MANAGEMENT. BUT NOW, RECENTLY, THIS PAST WEEK, I'VE BEEN VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR NEW POLICY ANALYSTS THAT WE HIRED. IF YOU REMEMBER, WE RECEIVED 67 APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION. WE DID A FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEW WITH 12 CANDIDATES, AND THEN WE DID A SECOND ROUND OF INTERVIEW WITH THE TOP FOUR CANDIDATES FROM THAT. AND WE EXTENDED AN OFFER TO WALTER SCHMIDT, AND A FEW OF YOU WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH HIM LAST WEEK, BUT I WANTED TO FORMALLY HAVE HIM INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO ALL SEVEN OF YOU, THE STAFF THAT'S STILL HERE AND THE PUBLIC THAT'S STILL HERE, AND FOR THE PUBLIC. SO WITH THAT, I'LL HAVE WALTER JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO YOU ALL. YES. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS WALTER SCHMIDT. I RECENTLY I GUESS NOT RECENTLY ANYMORE, BUT I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTER'S AND PHD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS IN 2023. FOR THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, I WAS WORKING AS A RESEARCH ANALYST FOR THE KANSAS STATE LEGISLATURE IN THEIR RESEARCH DEPARTMENT. SO SIMILAR TO WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE I'LL BE DOING HERE JUST AT THE STATE LEVEL. SO I'M VERY EXCITED TO GET INTO THE MORE LOCAL ISSUES AND THINGS THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH HERE. SOME OF MY BACKGROUND, MY PHD DISSERTATION WAS ON PUBLIC OPINION SURROUNDING NUCLEAR POWER. AND THEN SOME OF MY OTHER EXPERTISE IS JUST PUBLIC OPINION. WHAT ELSE? ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND THEN THINGS SURROUNDING THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES. MOST RECENTLY, THOUGH, WORKING FOR THE KANSAS LEGISLATURE, SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT I COVERED INCLUDED INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SORTS OF ISSUES. AND SO I FEEL VERY EXCITED TO BE IN THIS POSITION AND FOR THE OFFER, AND I'M EXCITED TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY I CAN WITH YOU ALL WITH FINDING RESEARCH DATA. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. SURVEY DATA WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS, PUBLIC OPINIONS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS. SO BEING ABLE TO DIVE INTO THAT I'M VERY EXCITED FOR, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SERVE YOU ALL IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I THINK THAT [Consent Items] LEAVES US JUST TO OUR CONSENT ITEMS. IT'S TIME TO IMPROVE OUR APPROVE, NOT IMPROVE OUR MEETING MINUTES. DO I HAVE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS? COUNCIL MEMBER? SHELTON. I MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. ALL RIGHT. WE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCILMEMBER SHELTON. SECONDED FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. I DOUBT THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, SO WE'LL GO TO MISS QUICK FOR A VOTE. OH, THIS ONE'S AN ALL IN FAVOR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. SORRY I GOT I WAS THINKING FOOD TRUCKS, WHICH BY THE WAY, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET TO BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I'M CANCELING THIS MEETING, WE'VE GOT MORE MEETINGS TO COME. BUT I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF OUR * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.