[Call to Order] [00:00:06] EVENING. I WILL CALL THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. THE TIME IS 7:01 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 2026. PRESENT OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS JACOB HARRIS, SHELTON. WHITELOCK AND WIGNALL. WE WILL EXCUSE COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR TONIGHT. WE HAVE BRANDON WIXOM WHO WILL BE LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TONIGHT. WOULD EVERYBODY PLEASE RISE? 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. THANK YOU. WE [a. City Council Reports] WILL START OUR MEETING TONIGHT WITH CITY COUNCIL REPORTS. IS THERE ANYONE FROM COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER AND I WERE AND THE MAYOR WERE PRIVILEGED TO ATTEND THE TOWN HALL LAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT THE UTAH ISLAMIC CENTER. WHICH WAS HELD IN. IN THE WAKE OF THE STABBING THAT OCCURRED AT THE VALLEY FAIR MALL. THE. THE MUSLIM MAN WHO WAS ATTACKED BECAUSE HE WAS MUSLIM. BY A HORRIFIC, BIGOTED PERSON WHO THOUGHT THAT WASN'T OKAY, WHO WAS VERY INTENT ON TRYING TO KILL HIM. THE. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. THE. THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM SALT LAKE COUNTY WAS THERE, AND HE READ US A LITTLE BIT OF THE CHARGING DOCUMENTS. IT WAS A GREAT DISCUSSION. WE HAD MANY MEMBERS OF THE. THERE WERE MANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY, WHO SPOKE ABOUT THEIR DAILY DAY TO DAY EXPERIENCES AND WHAT THEY DEAL WITH ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS, JUST BECAUSE OF HOW THEY WORSHIP AND WHO THEY ARE. AND WE HAD A PANEL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING OUR POLICE CHIEF. CHIEF ROBERTSON WAS THERE AND AND DID A GREAT JOB REPRESENTING US AND A PANEL OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM THE STATE, STATE REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATOR ESCAMILLA, WHO REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE AREA WHERE IT OCCURRED, BUT ALSO PARTS OF WEST JORDAN. AND AND THEY SPOKE AS WELL OR, YOU KNOW, ANSWERED QUESTIONS. AND IT WAS A GREAT DIALOG BETWEEN A COMMUNITY THAT'S AFFECTED BY POLICIES THAT POLICY MAKERS MAKE. AND, BY THE WAY, THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT ENFORCES THOSE POLICIES. AND IT WAS JUST A REALLY GREAT CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE THERE. WE DID SOME GREAT WORK SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AS FAR AS DIVERSITY IN WEST JORDAN GOES, AND THAT WAS A GREAT STEP. BUT I THINK THERE'S MORE STEPS TO BE TAKEN ON THAT PATH. AND SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT I'M KIND OF THINKING THROUGH AND WORKING THROUGH SOME IDEAS ON WHAT WE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO TO. TO OFFICIALLY MAKE A WAY FOR MORE PEOPLE IN THE CITY TO FEEL MORE WELCOME AND TO FEEL SAFER. AND SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE AT THIS POINT, BUT I'M JUST I'M WORKING THROUGH SOME IDEAS. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT THE TOWN HALL WAS BOTH INSPIRING AND HEAVY. TO HEAR. THE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT FROM THE VICTIM WAS. IT WAS ROUGH, BUT IT. WE NEED TO KNOW THESE THINGS, EVEN IF THEY MAKE US UNCOMFORTABLE. SO I'M GRATEFUL THAT I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND. IS THERE ANY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT? OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE MAYOR'S [b. Mayor’s Report] REPORT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY COMMENTS. AND I'LL WAIT FOR MR. ANDERSON. SLIDESHOW. TO MAKE THEIR WRITTEN CLOSER. THAT LOOKED JUST LIKE ME. THIS IS WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIS WAS THAT THE EVENT, THE THE TOWN HALL THAT HE WAS REFERRING TO. AND THERE'S CHIEF ROBERTS RIGHT THERE. YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OH GO BACK. I GUESS THEY DIDN'T PUT THE OTHER PICTURE ON THAT. I HAD. I HAD A [00:05:06] PICTURE OF THE THREE OF THE PANEL, I GUESS IT'S CALLED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH HAD, AS YOU MENTIONED, CHIEF ROBERTSON HAD THE SAM GILL FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND ALSO HAD SOMEONE FROM THE STATE WITH THE FBI. I SHOULDN'T SAY STATE FBI, FROM THE FBI AT THE STATE OFFICE. AND THEY ADDRESSED THAT. AND THE PERSON YOU SEE IN THAT VIDEO IS THE MAN WHO WAS STABBED. AND AND FOR THE FOR THIS CONGREGATION. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY OUTGOING IN THIS COMMUNITY SINCE THEY'VE BEEN HERE. THEY HAVE OPENED THEIR DOORS UP AND INVITED THE COMMUNITY IN ON MANY OCCASIONS. THEY HAVE MEET THE MUSLIMS ON A REGULAR BASIS WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND GET TO MEET THEM. AND THE MORE YOU GET TO KNOW PEOPLE, THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND THEM. AND IT IMPROVES RELATIONSHIPS. AND I THINK THAT'S GREAT. AND I HOPE AS WESTERN RESIDENTS, WE DON'T STOP THERE. WE DO THAT WITH ALL PEOPLE OF OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GETTING TO MEET THEM AND KNOW THEM. BECAUSE WHEN YOU DO, YOU FIND OUT YOU HAVE A LOT IN COMMON AND THERE'S STRENGTHS IN THOSE RELATIONSHIPS. OKAY. NEXT ONE. OKAY. OUR, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS REALLY GOOD AT DOING THEIR TEEN FIREFIGHTER CADETS. AND SO IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOING THEIR CADETS. BOTH OF THEM HAD THEIR GRADUATIONS THESE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND I'M NOT SURE WHY THAT'S A SUPPORTING UKRAINE UP THERE, BUT I'M SURE THEY DO. SO THANK YOU, CADETS, FOR SUPPORTING UKRAINE AND I THINK WE ALL SHOULD. ALRIGHT, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. FOOD TRUCKS. I DID GET TO GO TO ONE. THAT'S ALSO OUR PLANNING COMMISSION HAD A SHORT AGENDA AND I GOT OUT IN TIME AND MADE IT TO FOOD TRUCKS TWO WEEKS AGO. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GET DONE TODAY BEFORE 8:00. RIGHT. WE MIGHT, WE MIGHT. OKAY. I'LL BE I'LL GO FASTER. SO ANYWAY, FOOD TRUCKS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT ROCKWOOD PARK EVERY TUESDAY FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. REGARDLESS OF RAIN OR SHINE. THEY SHOW UP AND WE LIKE THE RAIN. OKAY, NEXT. AND THE WESTERN COMMUNITY MARKET STARTED LAST WEDNESDAY. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS UNABLE TO BE THERE, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN TOMORROW. SO IF YOU MISSED IT, COME BACK TOMORROW. AND EVERY WEDNESDAY RIGHT HERE. NOT ONLY IS THE MARKET THERE, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE FOOD TRUCKS AS WELL ON THIS SIDE OF THE CITY. DUMPSTERS DAYS IS THIS SATURDAY IS GREAT. AND THE FORECAST FOR THIS SATURDAY IS LIKE 100 AND SOMETHING I DON'T REMEMBER. SO IF YOU HAVE SOME FOOD TO SPOILING, MAKE SURE YOU BRING IT HERE TO DUMPSTER DAYS AND GET RID OF IT SO IT DOESN'T MAKE YOUR PLACE SMELL AND WE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT FOR YOU. WE TAKE ALMOST EVERYTHING AND IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WE ALSO SEPARATE METALS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT AND RECYCLE. SO COME SEE US. WE LIKE TO HELP YOU CLEAN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD UP TO MAKE RESTAURANT CLEANER, BETTER PLACE THIS SATURDAY. FIRST FRIDAY CONCERTS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. AUGUST 7TH WILL BE OUR NEXT FIRST FRIDAY CONCERT. IT'LL BE A BEACH BOYS TRIBUTE BAND. SO COME SURF USA OVER HERE IN WJ. IT WOULD BE GREAT AND IT'LL BE OUTDOORS IN THE AMPHITHEATER. AND OUR E-WASTE WILL BE ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH. WE EXPECT THE TEMPERATURES TO DROP CLEAR DOWN INTO THE 90S BY THEN. IF NOT, WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY. AND IF IT DOESN'T, WE'LL SHRED THE THERMOSTATS AND SEND THEM THERE FOR RECYCLING ANYWAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY E-WASTE, BRING IT. WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT. THAT INCLUDES BATTERIES, MONITORS, COMPUTERS, CELL PHONES. AND IF YOU HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS THAT NEED TO BE SHREDDED, FEEL FREE TO BRING THEM. WE WOULD LOVE TO SHARE THEM FOR YOU. DEMOLITION DERBY IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH. AND SO I THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT FOR SOME PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME TO THE DEMOLITION DERBY, THAT IS THEIR FIRST CRUSH. AND OUR CRAFTS AND CRAVINGS HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL. VERY, VERY GOOD. SO WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THEM. BUT I MUST TELL YOU, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE ON THE NEXT ONE WE HAVE IS SOLD OUT. BUT WATCH FOR THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE WE STILL DO THEM EVERY MONTH BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE GET NEW AND THEY GET MORE POPULAR EACH MONTH. OH, BY THE WAY, ON THE DEMOLITION DERBY IS CLOSE TO BEING SOLD OUT, SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR TICKET YET, YOU BETTER HURRY OR YOU'RE GOING TO MISS IT. OKAY, THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MAYOR BURTON. OKAY, WELL, THERE IS ONE MORE ITEM ON THERE THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THERE, SO I WILL JUST TELL YOU ABOUT IT. YOUR PICTURE OF THE ISLAMIC CENTER PANEL IS AT THE END OF YOUR REPORTS. THE NEXT SLIDE. OH, OKAY. WELL, YOU GO [00:10:01] THERE. NOW THERE'S THE PICTURE I WAS LOOKING FOR INSTEAD OF THE OTHER ONE. IT JUST THAT'S FUNNY. IT GOT THERE. SO CHECK OUT OUR FANTASTIC POLICE CHIEF THERE WHO REPRESENTED OUR CITY. EXCELLENT. OKAY, HERE'S THE NEXT ONE. THE RED CROSS. SO THE RED CROSS THAT COVERS THIS SALT LAKE VALLEY AND BEYOND. THEY JUST GOT A NEW HEADQUARTERS IN WEST VALLEY. AND THEY INVITED ME TO COME OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY SERVICE US AND THEY ARE WHAT CAME OUT TO US. SO THEY ARE THERE. THEY'RE PRESENT. IN FACT, TODAY THEY DID A BLOOD DRIVE OVER IN GARDNER VILLAGE. I HEARD WEST JORDAN. AND OFTEN THE CITY PULLS THEM IN FOR BLOOD DRIVES HERE. AND WHEN THERE'S FIRES WHERE PEOPLE'S HOMES AREN'T THERE, THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEWHERE TO GO. THE RED CROSS STEPS IN AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A PLACE TO STAY. LIKE WHEN WE HAD THE 24 UNITS THAT WERE NOT HABITABLE AFTER THAT FIRE. OKAY. IS THERE ANOTHER PICTURE? OH, GOOD. SO THIS ONE HERE, THIS ONE HERE IS THE WHITE FORT CEMETERY IS ON THE LEFT OUTSIDE THE PICTURE. BUT WHAT YOU SEE IS THE NEW PAVED DRIVEWAY TO TAKE YOU TO THAT NEW WATER TANK THAT'S GETTING A FACELIFT. I KNOW IT'S NEW WATER TANK. IT'S GETTING PAINT PAINTED UP ART ON IT RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO THERE IS BETWEEN THAT LAST ROCK AND THAT FENCE, IS TO PAVE THAT AREA AND PUT A COUPLE OF HANDICAPPED PARKING STALLS ON THERE AND PUT AN OPENING IN THAT FENCE. SO PEOPLE, WHEN THEY COME VISIT THAT CEMETERY, DO NOT HAVE TO PARK ON GRAVEL ON THE ROCKS, AND THEY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THE CEMETERY WITHOUT GOING OVER ONTO 90TH SOUTH. AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT. I EXPECT THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE SUMMER IS OVER. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THAT. AND THEN NEXT, THERE'S THE ONE I WANTED. I KNOW YOU CAN'T READ THAT ON THE BIG SCREEN, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR SMALL SCREEN ON THERE, LOOK AT NUMBER SIX, GOOD DAY CATERING. THEY MADE THE RANKING OF NUMBER SIX IN THE STATE OF UTAH IN THEIR SALES FOR CATERING. AND THAT'S THAT NEW ONE THAT OPENED UP HERE IN WEST JORDAN. USED TO BE A CAR WASH, YOU MIGHT RECALL, AND THE OWNERS CONVERTED IT TO AN EVENT CENTER AND CATERING AND THE BAKERY. AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND THEY HAVE DONE SOME THINGS FOR US IN THE CITY ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. SO GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING FOR GOOD. GOOD DAY CATERING. AND NOW I THINK WE'RE DONE. IS THAT RIGHT? WE TALKED ABOUT THE FOOD TRUCKS ALREADY. SO RECYCLE IT AGAIN. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS DOUBLED UP. IT WAS OKAY. OH IN THE PARK. GO BACK TO THAT ONE. I, I MISSED THAT ONE. OUR NEXT MOVIE IN THE PARK, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON. SO ALAN, YOU LIKE THIS BECAUSE YOU LIKE TRAINS THAT WILL BE AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK FROM 8 TO 11. IT. AND JUST GUESS ON THE DATE. COREY, CAN YOU TELL US THE DATE? OKAY. TO TO BE IF YOU GET OUR NEWSLETTER, IT'LL BE IN THE NEWSLETTER. IF YOU DON'T GET OUR NEWSLETTER, PLEASE SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WEB OF OUR WEBSITE. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER. OH, THERE YOU GO, THE ACTIVITY GUIDE. IT'LL BE IN THE ACTIVITY GUIDE. AND ME WITH THE MAYOR OFFICE HOURS. THE NEXT ONE WILL BE. THE 21ST. AUGUST 21ST. IS THE MOVIE IN THE PARK? THANK YOU. WHEN'S THE NEXT MEET WITH THE MAYOR? WE'LL. I'LL CATCH YOU UP ON THAT ONE. THAT'S IN AUGUST. THAT'S 6 TO 6. AUGUST 6TH. GREAT. THANK YOU. SEE HOW GOOD THE ACTIVITY GUIDES ARE? AND AGAIN, A REMINDER TO SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS THAT HAVE ALL THAT IN THERE TOO. IN CASE YOU HAVE THE ACTIVITY GUIDE HANDY, THEY COME OUT TWO TIMES A MONTH IN YOUR EMAIL. IT GIVES YOU ALL THE UPDATES ON CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION, OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING, AND COOL THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN WEST JORDAN. AND THAT IS MY [c. City Administrator’s Report] REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. MR. LEE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR FIRE CHIEF, DERRICK MAXFIELD, TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE REPORT ON THE FIREWORKS SEASON. COMPARE AND DISCUSS WHAT WE SAW AND HOW WE RESPONDED OVER THE 4TH OF JULY VERSUS THE 24TH OF JULY HOLIDAY. AND THEN ALSO ASK OUR DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF, MORGAN ANDREWS, TO GIVE YOU A REPORT FROM THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE ON THAT ISSUE AS WELL. WE MADE IT. WE DID. YEP. I, I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THIS YEAR ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING THE SLOWEST YEAR FOR FIREWORKS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WON'T SPEAK FOR [00:15:01] THE POLICE BECAUSE I'VE HEARD THEY WERE QUITE BUSY. BUT THE 4TH OF JULY, IT SEEMED LIKE FOR THE MOST PART, PEOPLE FOLLOWED THE MANDATE AND HELD OFF ON DOING FIREWORKS. WE DID HEAR THERE WERE SOME INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE WERE IGNITING THEM AND THEN RUNNING INTO THEIR HOUSE SO THAT THEY DIDN'T GET IN TROUBLE, BUT AS FAR AS FIRE WAS CONCERNED, IT WAS VERY SLOW FOR US. ON THE 4TH OF JULY, THE 24TH, WHEN, AS YOU KNOW, FIREWORKS WERE ALLOWED. IT WAS ALSO QUITE SLOW FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE DID HAVE ONE FIRE THAT PROBABLY THE LARGEST FIRE THAT HAPPENED IN THE VALLEY THAT NIGHT WAS DOWN ON THE BORDER BETWEEN WEST JORDAN AND MIDVALE, DOWN BY GARDNER VILLAGE. IT CAME IN AS A DISPATCH. IT WAS DISPATCHED AS A MIDVALE FIRE, SO THEY HAD COMMAND OF IT. WE WERE THERE ASSISTING THEM. THEY ALSO HAD ANOTHER FIRE IN MIDVALE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE SENT UNITS ON TO HELP AS WELL. AND THEN WE HAD A DUMPSTER FIRE OUT KIND OF BY DAN, AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT FOR US. SO AS FAR AS TOTALS, JUST TO GIVE YOU A PICTURE, LAST YEAR WE HAD 13 FIRE CALLS DURING THE FIREWORK PERIOD. THIS YEAR WE HAD TEN. LAST YEAR WE HAD SIX OF THOSE, 13 WERE RELATED TO FIREWORKS THIS YEAR. FIVE OF THEM WERE. AND DUMPSTER FIRES. LAST YEAR WE HAD ONE. THIS YEAR WE HAD TWO DUMPSTER FIRES. SO ALL IN ALL IT WAS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD, GOOD YEAR FOR US. I WOULD LIKE TO JUST REALLY QUICKLY CALL OUT BRIAN AND HIS TEAM. ONE OF OUR BRUSH TRUCKS WAS HAVING SOME MECHANICAL ISSUES AND WAS IN THE SHOP, AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE SHOP OVER THAT WEEKEND, AND THAT'S A CRITICAL RESOURCE THAT WE NEEDED. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A PART OVERNIGHTED, GET THAT FUNCTIONAL, AND WE WERE ABLE TO TO USE IT THAT WEEKEND. AND IT ACTUALLY WAS USED ON THAT FIRE THAT WAS RIGHT ON THE BORDER WITH MIDVALE. SO ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE THE THE FIRE ON THE BORDER WAS SOMEONE JUST LIGHTING OFF FIREWORKS IN RIGHT BY THE RIGHT BY THE RIVER. SO IT'S INTERESTING YOU ASKED THAT I, I WENT AND WALKED THE, THE PERIMETER OF THE FIRE YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE. AND YEAH, IT'S LIKE, THIS JUST DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BE DOING FIREWORKS. THERE'S NO HOMES AROUND. IT DIDN'T COME FROM THE APARTMENTS EITHER THAT WERE OVER THERE. NO, I, I DID WE, WE DID HAVE A HOUSE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON AND I TALKED TO THE UFA BATTALION CHIEF AND ASKED IF THEY HAD COME UP WITH A CAUSE. HE SAID THAT THEY DID HAVE WITNESS REPORTS THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS WALKING BY DOING SOME FIREWORKS. SO, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE TIMING AND THE HOLIDAY AND ALL THAT, IT'S PRETTY SAFE. BET THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT IT WAS. BUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEP. THANKS. THANK YOU, CHIEF MAXWELL. YEAH. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE WERE BUSY. WE RECEIVED 103 CALLS FOR SERVICE BETWEEN JULY 3RD AND JULY 5TH. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE CAME ON JULY 4TH. AND WE TOOK AN EDUCATION FIRST APPROACH TO ANYBODY THAT WE CAME IN CONTACT WITH. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE CALLS WERE A GENERAL AREA. IT WAS HARD TO PIN DOWN EXACT LOCATIONS OF WHERE THE FIREWORKS WERE OCCURRING, BUT ANYTIME THAT WE TALKED TO SOMEBODY, MAKE CONTACT WITH CITIZENS, WE TRIED TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE HEIGHTENED RISK OF OF FIRE THIS YEAR AND THAT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF RESOURCES WERE PULLED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. SO JULY 24TH, WE HAD 31 CALLS, SORRY, JULY 24TH AND 25TH, WE HAD 31 CALLS IN TOTAL. AND ABOUT HALF OF THOSE WERE IN, IN THE RESTRICTED AREA. AND WE TOOK THAT SAME APPROACH. WE DIDN'T END UP WRITING ANY CITATIONS, ARRESTED ANYBODY ON FIREWORKS CALLS THIS YEAR. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU'RE WELCOME. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO REPORT THIS WEEK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LEE. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC [Public Comment] COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY TOPIC. IF YOU ARE HERE REGARDING A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, PLEASE HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THE HEARING IS OPENED. WHEN YOU APPROACH THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME IN THE CITY OF RESIDENCE. THE COUNCIL TYPICALLY DOES NOT ENGAGE IN BACK AND FORTH DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT MAY ADDRESS YOUR REMARKS AFTER THE FACT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TONIGHT? HELLO, MY NAME IS LUKE MAINS. I LIVE JUST ACROSS THE RIVER IN MIDVALE, SO I HOPE YOU'LL FORGIVE MY INTRUSION, BUT I WANTED TO COME AND INTRODUCE MYSELF BECAUSE I'M THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL IN DISTRICT THREE, WHICH COVERS [00:20:01] THE NORTH HALF OF WEST JORDAN. THAT'S THE SEAT THAT AMY WINDER NEWTON IS THE CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR. IF THAT HELPS WITH THE FIGURING OUT WHERE THAT IS. I ACTUALLY GREW UP RIGHT HERE IN WEST JORDAN, JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM JORDAN LANDING, AND I ATTENDED A. MY FIRST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT EVER WAS ATTENDING A WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN THE BOY SCOUTS. SO IT'S A REAL FULL CIRCLE MOMENT FOR ME. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M RUNNING. WHETHER YOU SUPPORT ME OR MY OPPONENT OR WHOEVER, I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF AND SO YOU KNOW WHO I AM. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE MAY BE WORKING TOGETHER FROM THE COUNTY TO CITY LEVEL, AND I WANTED TO GET THOSE RELATIONSHIPS STARTED. I WILL GIVE YOU MY CONTACT INFORMATION. I'D LOVE TO GET COFFEE OR A WORD OF WISDOM APPROVED ALTERNATIVE WITH ANY OF YOU WHO IS WHO'S INTERESTED. I'D LOVE TO TALK ABOUT MY POLICIES, WHAT I CAN DO, AND AND HOW I BELIEVE THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO HELP THE CITIZENS OF WEST JORDAN AMONG ALL THE COUNTY RESIDENTS ON THE COUNCIL. SO YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT LUKE AT LUKE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL.COM. YOU CAN SEE MY WEBSITE, LUKE FOR COUNTY COUNCIL.COM. AND THEN MY, MY PHONE NUMBER IS (385) 495-0488, AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO HAVE THAT TOO. I'M HAPPY TO. FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO REACH OUT, I'M HAPPY TO TALK. I WANT TO REPRESENT YOU. AND I THINK THAT REQUIRES BEING ACCESSIBLE. SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. I WON'T STAY FOR THE. I WON'T BE ABLE TO STAY FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO TO BE IN CONTACT. SO THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? SO I'M ANNE MARIE BARRETT, THE MANAGER OF THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY. I AM A RESIDENT OF DRAPER, BUT I'M VERY LUCKY TO SPEND MOST OF MY WAKING HOURS HERE IN WEST JORDAN CITY. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO BREAK FROM MY USUAL LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE LIBRARY, BECAUSE I'M SORRY, I JUST HAVE TO BRAG ABOUT SOME REALLY AWESOME NUMBERS THAT JUST CAME THROUGH ABOUT THE WHOLE SALT LAKE COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM. EVERY YEAR, THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES DOES A SURVEY ABOUT ALL LIKE OVER 9000 PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN NORTH AMERICA. SO NOT JUST THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE TALKING ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. AND I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW HOW WE CAME OUT WHEN IT COMES TO TOTAL CIRCULATION, WHICH IS THE DIGITAL STUFF, PLUS THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL ITEMS. WE CAME IN AT 10TH IN ALL OF NORTH AMERICA. SO THIS IS INCLUDING LARGE CITIES LIKE TORONTO AND NEW YORK CITY. REALLY AMAZING. WHEN IT CAME TO JUST OUR PHYSICAL CIRCULATION. SO JUST THE BOOKS AND DVDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE IN OUR BUILDINGS, WE'RE EIGHTH HIGHEST CAD CIRCULATION. WE'RE NUMBER FOUR. AND IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE MATERIALS, WE'RE 28TH, BUT THAT'S STILL PRETTY AWESOME. SO I WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU OF LIKE, WHAT AN AMAZING LIBRARY SYSTEM WE ARE BECAUSE JUST WITH BINGHAM CREEK AND WEST JORDAN, WE ACTUALLY PULL FROM ALL THOSE RESOURCES THAT ARE AT THOSE 16 OTHER BRANCHES. WE SHARE ALL OF THAT STUFF. SO THE RESIDENTS OF WEST JORDAN CITY CAN GO TO DAYBREAK, WHERE THEY HAVE AN AMAZING CREATE SPACE, OR IF THEY WORK IN HOLLADAY, THEY CAN SWING BY THE HOLIDAY LIBRARY AND USE THEIR CARD THERE. IT'S A REALLY AMAZING RESOURCE. AND WE'RE JUST WE ARE SO LUCKY HERE IN SALT LAKE COUNTY TO HAVE SUCH AN INCREDIBLE LIBRARY SYSTEM. SO SORRY, QUICK LITTLE BRAGGING. AND NOW FOR SOME REALLY COOL STUFF THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY ON AUGUST 1ST. WE'VE GOT OUR IMPROV 101 COMING UP AGAIN, AND THAT'S FROM 11:00 IN THE MORNING TO 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING DAY. ON AUGUST 3RD. WE'VE GOT ANOTHER FAMILY FUN NIGHT LIKE WE ALWAYS DO THOSE ON OUR MONDAY NIGHTS FROM 7:00 TO EIGHT. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A PUZZLE PIECE BOOKMARK CRAFT. IT'S REALLY COOL. I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THE MOCKUPS. TOTALLY AWESOME, A GREAT FAMILY ACTIVITY. AND THEN FOR KIDS ON AUGUST 6TH AT 1030 IN THE MORNING, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BUBBLES ACTIVITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN PLAY WITH BUBBLES, AND THE LITTLE KIDS ARE GOING TO LOVE THAT. PROBABLY THE OLDER ONES TOO. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MR. ANDERSON? DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ONLINE? WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL ONLINE. THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. [a. Ordinance No. 26-37 Amending West Jordan City Code Title 13-1 Landscaping Requirements and Section 13-2-3 Adding Definition of Landscape Maintenance] [00:25:02] OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. OUR FIRST ONE IS FIVE, A ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-37, AMENDING WEST JORDAN CITY CODE, TITLE 13-1 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 13-2-3. ADDING DEFINITION OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. CITY WIDE APPLICABILITY. WE HAVE MR. LARRY GARDNER, OUR CITY PLANNER, WHO WILL BE SPEAKING CHAIR. IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO TAKE IT FIRST AND TURN IT OVER TO LARRY. SURE. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. THIS IS A AN ORDINANCE THAT THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON WITH COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK TO COME UP WITH SOME HELP FOR BASICALLY FOR OUR OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN KIND OF A CHALLENGE THE WAY THE CODE WAS WRITTEN BEFORE. THIS MAKES IT MORE CLEAR THAT PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THEIR YARDS BEFORE WE'D GO OUT THERE AND WE'D JUST SAY, WELL, WE TURNED OVER SIX INCHES TALL OR WHATEVER, AND WE'VE INCORPORATED SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS IN HERE THAT WE HAVE IT IN CODE ALREADY. THEY HAVE TO LANDSCAPE THEIR YARD. SO NOW WE HAVE IT IN CODE. IF YOU APPROVE THIS, THEN THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN THEIR LANDSCAPING. AND THAT'S GOING TO HELP QUITE A BIT FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT TO GET OUT THERE AND DO THAT. AND YOU MIGHT RECALL ONE OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD WAS HAVING TREES IN THE PARK STRIPS, AND WE COMPROMISED ON THAT. AND UNLESS YOU CHANGE IT, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN NOW IS THEY HAVE TO HAVE TREES IN THE PARK STRIP OR WITHIN FIVE FEET OF THE SIDEWALK ON THE SIDE TOWARDS THE PROPERTY. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS INTERESTING BECAUSE AS WE WERE TALKING EARLIER TODAY, TALKING ABOUT SOME LANDSCAPING A LITTLE BIT, AND HEAT AND TREES WILL HELP REDUCE THE HEAT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DO MORE AND MORE OF THE LOCAL TYPE LANDSCAPING. I THINK THAT INCREASES THE MORE HIGHER IMPORTANCE FOR TREES, FOR THE COOLING EFFECT THAT THEY DO IN THE COMFORT OF PROVIDES. SO WITH THAT, I WILL GIVE IT TO LARRY, WHO DID ALL THE REAL WORK ON IT. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. I CAN JUST TAKE THE CREDIT FOR TELLING HIM WHAT TO DO. THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO. OFFICIALS AND CORBIN LEE DID A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. THEY ASSEMBLED A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES IN THE CITY TO HELP CRAFT THIS ORDINANCE AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, THE LANDSCAPE. MAINTENANCE IS A MAJOR CONCERN OF THE COUNCIL. AND SO IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE, WE DID NOT HAVE A DEFINITION OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE MEANS. AND SO WITH THIS PROPOSAL. IT WOULD ADOPT A DEFINITION IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. SO IF SOMEONE'S WONDERING WHAT IT MEANS TO MAINTAIN THEIR LANDSCAPING, THEY CAN LOOK AT THAT DEFINITION. AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, IF SOMEONE HAS LANDSCAPING, THEY'RE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IT AND MAKE SURE THEIR PROPERTY IS FREE FROM DEBRIS AND REFUSE. AND HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT STREET TREES ARE GREAT, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS REQUIRED IN THE PARK STRIP. THEY CAN BE WITHIN FIVE FEET OF THE SIDEWALK. SOME STREET TREES CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO SIDEWALKS AND CURB AND GUTTER. AND SO THAT WAS THE REASON. REASONING BEHIND MOVING THEM MAYBE OUT OF THE PARK STRIP. AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO SOME CONFUSION IN THE PAST ABOUT WHO IS REQUIRED TO MAINLAND MAINTAIN LANDSCAPING IF IT ABUTS A PRIVATE PROPERTY. AND THIS ORDINANCE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT IF IT'S THE FRONT OR SIDE YARD PARK STRIPS, THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IT. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE I'VE WORKED. THAT'S THE STANDARD. AND TREES. THERE WAS SOME CASES WHERE OUR PUBLIC WORKS AND URBAN FORESTER AND PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH TREES OVERHANGING OR OVERHANGING THE THE RIGHT OF WAY AND PEOPLE AND NOT BEING WILLING TO MAINTAIN THOSE TREES. AND SO THE ORDINANCE CLEARS OUT OR SPELLS OUT CLEARLY THAT IT IS THE PROPERTY I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN THE TREE AND NOT THE CITY. NOW, THERE'S SOME ADDITIONS TO THE ORDINANCE. IT TALKS ABOUT PLANTS AND SHRUBS THAT CAN'T BE OVER FOUR FEET [00:30:04] HIGH. ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR PARK STRIPS. THE CITY SHALL MAINTAIN THOSE. AND I'VE GOT A GRAPHIC TO SHOW. THIS PARK STRIPS. IF. THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER, AS I SAID, IS IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THAT, AND IF THERE'S NO PARK STRIP, THEY HAVE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY THAT'S ADJACENT TO THEIR PROPERTY. STATE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAYS NEXT TO ARTERIAL STREETS. AND THE CITY WILL MAINTAIN THAT. AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT, I JUST TALKED ABOUT TREES THAT IT IS THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS, RIGHT. OR OBLIGATION TO, TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE TREES AND TO REMOVE ANY DEAD VEGETATION. THIS IS THE ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR PARK STRIPS. AS YOU SEE, THERE'S WE HAVE A LOT OF THIS, A LOT OF DOUBLE FRONTING LOTS IN WEST JORDAN. AND THIS JUST HAPPENS TO BE ALONG 90TH SOUTH. AND, AND THERE'S REALLY NO WAY FOR ANYONE ON CHERRY LAUREL LANE TO GET TO 90TH SOUTH TO MAINTAIN THAT. I GUESS THEY COULD JUMP OVER THE FENCE AND THROW THEIR TOOLS OVER THE FENCE. BUT THEY. WHAT THIS REALLY DOES IS IT'S MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THE CITY TO MAKE THE CITY LOOK BETTER THAN IT IS SOMEONE'S YARD ON CHERRY LAUREL LANE. SO THAT IS WAS MAINTAINED BY MEANS BY THE CITY, MAINTAINING PARKS TRICKS ALONG ARTERIAL COLLECTOR STREETS BECAUSE IT REALLY, IT REALLY IS A CITY BEAUTIFICATION THING. AND THEN THIS OF COURSE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A BUDDING PROPERTY OWNERS THAT WANTED THE FAR RIGHT. YOU CAN SEE THEY HAVE BOTH A FRONT YARD AND A SIDE YARD. THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN. BUT THAT IS UP TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER, NOT THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THAT STATE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENS TO BE ALONG U111. AND AGAIN, IT'D BE DIFFICULT, DANGEROUS AND NOT GOOD FOR THE CITY NOT TO MAINTAIN THAT. NOW IT'S NOT APPROVED AT THIS POINT, BUT THERE ARE WEEDS THAT GROW THAT NEED TO BE MOWED OR MAYBE SPRAYED. AND SO THE CITY WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND ONE LAST THING. WE WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE DEAD TREES. YOU CAN SEE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT, THE BOTTOM LEFT, THE GRIM REAPER HAS KILLED ALL THOSE TREES. AND SO THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED. BUT. NICE STREET TREES LOOK VERY GOOD. AND ON ALONG RESIDENTIAL STREETS, COMMERCIAL STREETS. BUT DEAD ONES DON'T LOOK GOOD, SO THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED OR REPLACED. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME BEFORE I GET QUESTIONS? IF I ADD TWO MORE COMMENTS, ONE IS WE TOOK OUT TENANTS OUT OF BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTENANCE AND LANDSCAPING. IT'S ALL ON THE PROPERTY OWNER NOW, WHETHER THEY LIVE THERE OR NOT. THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE RESPONSIBLE PERSON. SO WE MADE THAT CHANGE. AND THEN ALSO LIKE IF THERE'S A DEAD TREE, IN THE PAST, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT DEAD TREES. NOW WE CAN REQUIRE THE DEAD TREES TO BE REMOVED UNLESS THEY CAN CONVINCE US THAT'S PART OF THEIR LANDSCAPING. I HAVE A QUESTION. SO WOULD THE RESIDENTS WHO I GUESS, VIOLATE THIS ORDINANCE. HOW WAS THAT HANDLED? CODE ENFORCEMENT GOES OUT AND GIVES THEM THE COURTESY NOTICE, AND I THINK I'M CORRECT. DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TALK? BROCK WILL BE HAPPY TO COME UP AND TALK TO YOU. THANK YOU. OH, HOW FUNNY TO YOU. YEAH. CODE ENFORCEMENT WILL GO OUT AND RESPOND TO THESE PROPERTIES. A COURTESY NOTICE WOULD BE ISSUED GIVING FOLKS THE 14 DAYS TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE PRIOR TO ANOTHER REINSPECTION THAT OCCURS AUTOMATICALLY IF THEY'VE STILL HAD A COMPLIANCE WHERE THERE'S NO PLAN IN PLACE AS TO REPLACING THE YARD OR DOING WHAT THEY'RE NEEDING TO DO TO RECTIFY IT, THEN A NOTICE OF VIOLATION WOULD BE ISSUED AND THEY GET ANOTHER 14 DAYS. WE HAVE SOME THAT THAT WE'VE GIVEN EXTENSIONS FOR MONTHS BECAUSE THEY'RE TEARING IT COMPLETELY OUT AND GOING WITH ZERO SCAPE. OTHERS ARE JUST WAITING FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS. SO WE DO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS ON THIS. GREAT. THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR SHELTON, I HAVE A QUESTION ON CODE ENFORCEMENT. IS THIS IS THIS A ADJUSTMENT TO THE CODE GOING TO HELP YOU TO, YOU KNOW, AS YOU'RE OUT INTERACTING WITH RESIDENTS? IS IT MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR YOU OR IS THERE THINGS YOU NEED IN ADDITION TO THIS? OR IS THIS NO, THIS IS [00:35:02] THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP BECAUSE IT GIVES MORE OF A DEFINITION TO WHAT MAINTAINED IS WHERE BEFORE IT WAS AMBIGUOUS AND IT WAS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER. THIS IS ACTUALLY OUTLINING WHAT MAINTAINED IS BETTER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND EXPECT TO HOLD THEM TO THAT STANDARD. THAT'S WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR. THAT'S GREAT, THAT'S GREAT. WONDERFUL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS? OKAY, I WILL NOW OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS ONE PERSON ONLINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOVE TO APPROVE THIS MOTION OR EXCUSE ME, THIS ORDINANCE. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB, HAVE A QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. THANK YOU. I JUST ONE LITTLE THING. JUST ONE LITTLE THING I NOTICED ON LINE 121. WE FORGOT THE WORD PER WHEN IT SAYS ONE TREE PER 25FT OF SIDEWALK. SO IT JUST SAYS ONE TREE. 25FT OF FRONTAGE IS REQUIRED. SO WE NEED TO PUT THE WORD PER BACK IN THERE. BUT THAT'S JUST A LITTLE SCRIVENER ERROR. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF WAS AWARE OF IT. NOW GO AHEAD AND MOVE ALL YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-37 AMENDING WEST JORDAN CITY CODE, TITLE 13-1 LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS AND SECTION 13-2-3. ADDING DEFINITION OF LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU. I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM ME, MISS SLOAN. WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. THANK YOU, CHAIR, COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER IS ABSENT. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES SIX TO NOTHING. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR [b. Resolution No. 26-037 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $1,071.80 for the 2026 Jordan School District Fall Family Fair  ] NEXT PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S A RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-037. REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,071 AND 81 AND $0.80 FOR THE 2026 JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT FILE FAMILY FARE. AND I BELIEVE, MR. ANDERSON, YOU WANTED TO. YEAH, IF I MAY. LET ME LET ME START WITH THIS. FEE WAIVERS JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. THAT'S HERE ARE A A RIGHT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO WAIVE FEES AS CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS A CONSOLIDATED FEE SCHEDULE. THAT IS WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE. AND THE STAFF CHARGE. WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO USE THE FACILITIES AND AT TIMES THEY WILL PROVIDE A SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES, OR THEY'LL ASK FOR JUST A FEE WAIVER IN PART OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. THIS IS THE JORDAN EDUCATION JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT FAMILY FAIR, AND THE FEE WAIVERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,071.80. THIS IS COMING UP AT THE END OF AUGUST. AND SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE MEETING AT THE END OF AUGUST, THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO DO IT HERE IN JULY. AGAIN, THE FEE WAIVER BREAKDOWN IS IN ATTACHMENT B. AND AS A REMINDER THAT YOU ALL HERE, I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND LAMB HAVE HEARD THIS MANY A TIME. STATE CODE DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO EXCEED 1% OF THE BUDGET, WHICH IS SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. YOU'RE NOT THERE. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO YOU'VE GOT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GO IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO. THE EVENT PROMOTES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, KEEPS THE COMMUNITY INFORMED ON RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. AND I WILL ADD THAT THE JORDAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION DID PARTNER WITH US IN HELPING TO RECRUIT FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL AS PART OF MAYBE A SERVICE IN LIEU OF FEES. THE APPLICANT IS HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HER. AND GLORY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE FEE WAIVER. OKAY. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO SPEAK OR. THIS IS KRISTA, IS IT MEACHAM? MEACHAM. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF OUR FALL FAMILY FAIR. I'M KRISTA MEACHAM AND THIS IS LATRELL LOVERIDGE, AND WE WORK IN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SERVICES IN JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO WE WORK WITH IN THE DISTRICT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES OTHER CITIES. WE HAVE CLOSE TO [00:40:03] 7000 MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. AND THAT IS OUR OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES OR THAT ARE LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. AND A GOOD MAJORITY OF THOSE STUDENTS LIVE HERE IN WEST JORDAN. SO OUR FAMILY FALL FAIR IS A RESOURCE FAIR, SO FAMILIES CAN COME AND GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED AND FIND OUT WHAT WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND IN THE DISTRICT SO THEY CAN NAVIGATE THEIR WAY IN THE COMMUNITY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO, I JUST THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE A PART OF THE EVENT, AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A SUCCESS FOR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FOR OUR CITY OF WEST JORDAN. AND I AM A RESIDENT OF 33 YEARS, SO I JUST LOOK FORWARD TO IT EVERY YEAR. AND IT JUST GETS BIGGER. WE HAVE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS PERFORMING THERE. WE HAVE OUR SUPERINTENDENT WHO PERFORMS, WE HAVE MUSIC, BALLOONS, FACE PAINTING. SO IT'S AN PEOPLE FROM THE PARK JUST KIND OF COME OVER AS WELL. SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, JUST EXCLUSIVE. IT'S INCLUSIVE. AND THAT'S OUR DO WE HAVE THE LIBRARY TOO? SO AT ONE OF OUR FALL FAIRS, WE GAVE OUT 400 LIBRARY CARDS ON SITE, WHICH IS A GREAT THING FOR STUDENTS. SO SHOTS. OH YES. LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE IMMUNIZATIONS ON SITE, WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL FOR A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM OTHER COUNTRIES. AND WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE IMMUNIZATIONS IN PLACE SO THAT THEY CAN ATTEND SCHOOL. SO THAT WAS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE FAIR. THANK YOU. BEFORE YOU SIT BACK DOWN, MISS SLOAN. DID YOU GET BOTH OF THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAMES? I HAVE A QUESTION. OH, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. DID YOU GET BOTH OF THEIR FIRST AND LAST NAMES? OKAY. SORRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. I JUST I THINK THAT YOU'VE TOLD US BEFORE, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER HOW MANY HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU ANTICIPATE COMING TO THE EVENT? NOT THAT JUST WANDER OVER FROM THE PARK, BUT. SO WE'VE HAD UP TO A THOUSAND. AND THAT'S INCLUDING OUR COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES AND THE DEPARTMENTS FROM OUR WITHIN OUR DISTRICT, WE EVERY YEAR ANTICIPATE GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER. THAT'S THE HOPE. WE WE HOST IT AT THE MERIDIAN, BUT THEN WE WANT TO USE PART OF THE PARK TO KIND OF AS THAT OVERFLOW SO THAT WE CAN ENCOMPASS BOTH COMMUNITY AND DISTRICT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO. IN A PREVIOUS LIFE, I WORKED IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, AND JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS ALWAYS SUCH A GREAT PARTNER WITH THE FAMILIES THAT WE WORKED WITH. JUST EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WITH A LOT OF NEED AND, AND NEEDING A LOT OF HELP. SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND EXCITED TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? GREAT. THANK YOU. WALTER, IS THERE ANYONE ON THE LINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE'S ONLY ONE ON LINE AND THEY HAVE NOT RAISED THEIR HAND AND I JUST REVERSED THAT, I APOLOGIZE. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? AND YOU TWO ARE WELCOME TO SIT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NOW, SEEING THERE ARE NO FURTHER SPEAKERS, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND MOVE TO FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. OKAY, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-037. OKAY. NOW, VICE CHAIR SHELTON. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS AND A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR SHELTON. MISS SLOAN WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. THANK YOU. I'LL PUT COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR DOWN AS ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. CHAIR. WEINER. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. I SHOW THIS PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. THAT CLOSES OUR PUBLIC [a. Petition from Dale Bennett for the Sugar Factory on the Creek Townhomes Development of 1.78 Acres Located at 1790 West Sugar Factory Road Ordinance No. 26-29 Preliminary Development Plan/Agreement Ordinance No. 26-30 Rezone to CC-R Zone (City Center-Residential)] HEARING SECTION. WE'LL MOVE ON TO BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR FIRST BUSINESS ITEM IS SIX, A PETITION FROM DALE BENNETT FOR THE SUGAR FACTORY ON THE CREEK TOWNHOMES. DEVELOPMENT OF 1.78 ACRES LOCATED AT 1790 WEST SUGAR FACTORY ROAD. ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-29. PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN AGREEMENT AND ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-30 REZONE TO CCR ZONE, WHICH IS A CITY, CITY, CITY CENTER, RESIDENTIAL. AND WE WILL HEAR FROM MARK'S. MARK FORSYTH, WHO IS THE CITY'S [00:45:04] ASSOCIATE PLANNER. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THE COUNCIL HAS SEEN THIS. SO I'LL TRY TO KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF. BUT JUST TO GIVE A QUICK RECAP, THIS IS A TOWNHOME PROJECT THAT'S GOING ON ROUGHLY THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF REDWOOD ROAD AND SUGAR FACTORY ROAD. SO JUST SOUTH OF HERE, THE APPLICANT IS LOOKING TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO ALLOW THEM TO DO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FROM A CITY CENTER FRAME ZONE TO A CITY CENTER RESIDENTIAL ZONE. SO CCR. AND THE SITE PLAN YOU CAN SEE HERE CONSISTS OF 23 TOWNHOME UNITS CENTERED AROUND A CENTRAL PRIVATE LANE. AND THEN PLANS ALSO INCLUDE A PRIVATE PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BINGHAM CREEK. SO JUST TO GO OVER REAL QUICK PARKING, THE THE DEVELOPMENT MEETS THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITH TWO CAR GARAGES, PARKING SPACE FOR TWO CARS IN THE DRIVEWAYS, AND FIVE GUEST PARKING SPACES. HOWEVER, IN THE LAST MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL HAD SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT THERE BEING ENOUGH PARKING, SPECIFICALLY WITH ABOUT HALF THE TOWNHOMES NOT HAVING 22 FOOT DEEP GARAGE FOR PARKING. IN THE EVENT THAT THE OWNER USES THE GARAGE FOR STORAGE AND WISHES TO PARK THEIR VEHICLE SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN INSIDE THE GARAGE. SO THE APPLICANTS MADE A FEW CHANGES TO TRY AND MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. SO WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THEY'VE ADDED GUEST PARKING ONLY SIGNS TO THE FIVE GUEST PARKING SPACES YOU CAN SEE THERE. AND THEN THEY'VE ALSO ADDED A SECTION IN THE NARRATIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. JUST SAYING THAT THE HOA WILL HAVE COVENANTS, CODES AND RESTRICTIONS TO REGULATE THOSE PARKING CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY WITH STORING OR USING THE GARAGES STORAGE RATHER THAN PARKING. SO THE DEVELOPMENT, THE CHANGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FLESH THAT OUT A LITTLE CLEARER. SO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE DEVELOPER HAVE AGREED TO FOUR CLAUSES TO TRY AND MITIGATE THOSE CONCERNS. SO FIRST ONE IS TO PROHIBIT MASS STORAGE IN GARAGES THAT INHIBITS PARKING OCCUR INSIDE. SO BASICALLY THEY CAN'T STORE A BUNCH OF STUFF IN THEIR GARAGE THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM PARKING THEIR CAR INSIDE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE TOWNHOME UNITS THAT DON'T HAVE A GARAGE TO DO SO. SO THE OTHER IS TO ALLOW DRIVEWAYS TO BE USED FOR PARKING. IF THE GARAGE IS NOT INUNDATED WITH AGAIN, STORAGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO IT KIND OF GIVES THOSE TOWNHOME UNITS THAT HAVE THAT DRIVEWAY, A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA PARKING. THE THIRD IS TO PROHIBIT THE GUEST PARKING SPACES FROM BEING USED BY RESIDENTS. SO AGAIN, THAT GOES BACK TO THE GUEST PARKING ONLY SIGNS. AND THEN THE FOURTH IS TO ADOPT COVENANT CODES AND RESTRICTIONS TO ENFORCE THESE PARKING ORDINANCES. AND THEN THE LAST CHANGE IS NOT RELATED TO PARKING, BUT IS RELATED TO THE FUTURE BINGHAM CREEK TRAIL THAT'S ANTICIPATED TO COME ALONG THE THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO DEDICATE A SMALL PORTION. THERE'S JUST KIND OF A SMALL NOTCH IN THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE PARCEL TO THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF CREATING THAT TRAIL AND FACILITATING THAT. AND THAT'S IT. I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU, MR. FORSYTH. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR DUNCAN, ACTUALLY, INSTEAD, BUT MY QUESTION IS THAT'S GREAT. YOU CAN HAVE THIS THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T PARK IN YOUR GARAGE, BUT IS AN HOA ALLOWED TO ENTER SOMEONE'S PRIVATE HOME OR GARAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION? I THINK THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT AS WE DRAFTED. THIS IS THERE. THERE ARE, WITHOUT GOING INTO ALL THE SUBTLE NUANCES, THERE'S A LOT MORE AN HOA CAN DO, DEPENDING ON HOW THEY SET IT UP AND WHAT THEIR RULES AND CARRIES ARE. THERE'S A LOT MORE THAT THEY CAN DO VERSUS WHAT WE CAN DO. RIGHT? AND SO THE BEST WAY TO STRUCTURE THIS, WE FELT LIKE AS STAFF WAS TO REQUIRE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT [00:50:06] AGREEMENT, THE DEVELOPER, THE HOA AND ALL THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, INDIVIDUAL UNIT OWNERS, ETC. REQUIRE THAT THROUGH THEIR RULES THAT THEY TAKE CARE OF IT AND ENFORCE IT. IS IT PERFECT? MAYBE NOT. IS IT THE BEST POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD CONCEIVE? YES. HOPEFULLY THAT'S RESPONSIVE TO YOUR QUESTION, BUT BUT LEGALLY THEY CAN'T ENTER SOMEONE'S HOME. THERE ARE CERTAIN TIMES WHEN THEY CAN. THEY'RE DEPENDING ON HOW THE CORNERS ARE SET UP. THEY DO HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THAT THEY THEY CAN CHECK ON. AND BECAUSE KEEP IN MIND, A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION SET OF RULES IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'VE ALL AGREED ON IN THEORY AMONGST THEMSELVES, EVEN THOUGH WHAT REALLY HAPPENS GENERALLY IS ONE COMMON OWNER MAKES ALL THE RULES AND THEN THEY SELL THE UNITS. BUT IT COUNTS AS IF IT'S A MUTUAL AGREEMENT THAT ALL OF THE UNIT OWNERS ENTERED INTO AN AGREED TO. AND IF THE RULES ARE THERE AND THEN YES, THEY COULD ENTER FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSES OF ENFORCING THOSE RULES. SO HENCE THE REASON WHY WE PLACED THAT REQUIREMENT IN THE D A, GIVING US THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ADOPT THE RULES AND THEN ENFORCE THOSE RULES. BUT THANK YOU. YEAH. SO ANYBODY CAN ALWAYS GIVE UP A RIGHT THROUGH AN AGREEMENT, RIGHT. AND EFFECTIVELY THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE HAPPENING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-29. VICE CHAIR SHELTON. OH, EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. WE JUST DOING ONE AT ONE AT A TIME. YEAH. NOT BOTH. OH, YES. THERE ARE TWO ORDINANCES. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE. I WILL JUST DO THE FIRST ONE THEN. THANK YOU. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-29. SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-29 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB AND A SECOND FROM VICE CHAIR SHELTON. MISS SLOAN WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. NO. SO I SHOW THAT THAT PASSES THREE. OH, GOSH. YOU GUYS HOLD ON ONE SECOND. 4 TO 2. I'M SORRY. I THREW ME OFF THERE. THANK YOU. AND NOW I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-30. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. I KEEP DOING IT. WE DID OFFICE AT THIS TIME. I'LL I'LL I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. THANK YOU COUNCIL. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2630, A REZONE TO CCR ZONE, THE CITY CENTER RESIDENTIAL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. THANK I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, TO APPROVE BY VICE CHAIR SHELTON AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT IT ON RECORD. WHY I'M WHY I'M VOTING NO. AND EVEN THOUGH THAT'S GREAT THAT WE'RE PUTTING THAT IN THERE. WHEN THIS FIRST CAME TO US, WE WE STRESSED THAT 22 FOOT DRIVEWAYS IS OUR STANDARD IN THE CITY AND IT'S WHAT WE WANT. AND. AND I JUST KNOW PEOPLE AND THEY'RE GOING TO END UP PARKING OUT ON SUGAR FACTORY ROAD AND THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH PARKING FOR THIS. EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE PRESIDED SOME THINGS TO GET IT TO PASS. I JUST DON'T FEEL THERE'S ENOUGH PARKING. SO THAT'S WHY I'M VOTING NO. I YEAH, IT'S IN THERE. AND I THINK THAT STAFF HAS DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THE AGREEMENT. BUT LONG TERM, I DON'T THINK IT'S IT'S A SUCCESSFUL THING. I JUST SEE PEOPLE NOT REALLY USING THEIR GARAGES TO PARK IN AND THEN PARKING OUT ON THE ROAD. AND, AND IT JUST LEADS TO PROBLEMS WHEN PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH SPACE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. THANK YOU. THERE'S THE MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR 2630. RIGHT. OKAY, PERFECT. I'LL BE VOTING IN FAVOR OF THIS BECAUSE I THINK THE ZONE IS APPROPRIATE. I JUST DON'T THINK THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAD THE THINGS IN IT THAT I WANTED TO SEE IN IT. SO I THINK THE ZONING IS APPROPRIATE. I'LL BE VOTING YES ON THE ON THE ZONE. [00:55:01] THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. NO. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. I SHOW THAT THIS PASSES 5 TO 1. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM SIX B, WHICH IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-40. [b. Amendments to City Code Title 4, Chapter 2, Article A, and Title 6, Chapter 2 to Reorganize Firework Sales Licensing Requirements] AMENDMENTS TO CITY CODE TITLE FOUR, CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE A AND TITLE SIX. CHAPTER TWO. TO REORGANIZE FIREWORK LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. AND WE HAVE MISTER PATRICK BOYCE. CHAIR AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR A FEW MOMENTS TONIGHT AT THE END OF THE MEETING HERE, WE'VE JUST GOT TWO TEXT AMENDMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS REGARDING THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREWORKS SALES. THESE ARE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE FOUR. CHAPTER TWO. WE'RE GOING TO BE REINSERTING INTO ARTICLE A HAD BEEN RESERVED AND DELETED A WHILE AGO. WE'RE GOING TO BE USING THAT RESERVED SECTION TO HOLD THE FIREWORK LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. THOSE ARE COMING OUT OF TITLE SIX, CHAPTER TWO, WHERE THEY HAD KIND OF BEEN HIDDEN. AND SO WE'RE JUST MAKING A FEW CLEANUPS TO TITLE SIX. THAT INSERTION INTO TITLE FOUR, AND HOPEFULLY MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER FOR LICENSING TO PROCESS AND UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN TO RETAILERS WHO COME IN AND WANT TO OBTAIN ONE OF THESE LICENSES. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON, ON THESE OR WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHERE WE'RE MOVING THINGS AROUND. BUT I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, CREATING SOME NEW GREAT LAW AND WE'RE REALLY NOT IN THIS ONE. WE'RE JUST MOVING PART OF IT FROM TITLE SIX, PUTTING IT WHERE IT BELONGS WITH BUSINESS LICENSING. SO THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY ONE ON COUNCIL WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. IF NOT, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-40. AMENDMENTS TO CITY CODE, TITLE FOUR, CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE EIGHT AND TITLE SIX. CHAPTER TWO TO REORGANIZE FIREWORK LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK MOVE TO APPROVE AS JUST STATED, AND I'LL. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM MYSELF. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, MISS SOMEONE MOVE TO A VOTE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. WEINER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. [c. Ordinance No. 26-41 Amendment to Title 4, Chapter 2, Article E – Temporary Merchants] SHOW. THIS. PASSES 6 TO 0. GREAT. WELL, NEXT ITEM IS SIX C ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-41. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE FOUR. CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE E TEMPORARY MERCHANTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AGAIN, THIS IS KIND OF A QUICK CHANGE ON SOME OF THE WORDING THAT WE'VE GOT WITH OUR TEMPORARY BUSINESS LICENSES. THESE ARE CHANGES THAT I'VE. I'VE WORKED WITH MR. HUDSON ON EXTENSIVELY APPLYING FOR AND OBTAINING A TEMPORARY MERCHANT LICENSE IN THE CITY HAS BEEN ACTUALLY QUITE COMPLEX IN PAST YEARS. WE RUN INTO ISSUES, ESPECIALLY WITH EVENTS LIKE MISS BUCCI BROUGHT TO US TONIGHT. WHENEVER THERE'S A LARGE EVENT OR THERE'S A MARKET OF SOME SORT. THE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN QUITE CUMBERSOME AND DIFFICULT TO APPLY AND UNDERSTAND, NOT ONLY FOR LICENSING, BUT ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN AND TRYING TO RUN THESE SALES EVENTS. WE THINK WE'VE MADE SOME CHANGES AND RECOMMENDED SOME CHANGES TO THE COUNCIL. ON WHAT MIGHT SIMPLIFY THIS. IN THE PAST, YOU USED TO HAVE TO GET A GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE ON TOP OF THE TEMPORARY LICENSE, WHICH DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE AND WAS TOUGH WITH AN APPLICATION AND THINGS THAT GETS THIS GETS RID OF THAT REQUIREMENT. SO INSTEAD OF GETTING BOTH A GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE AND A TEMPORARY LICENSE, YOU'LL ONLY BE REQUIRED TO GET JUST A TEMPORARY LICENSE GOING FORWARD. SO I THINK THAT SOME OF THE CHANGES HAVE ARE GOING TO PROVE TO BE REALLY BENEFICIAL AND HOPEFULLY MAKE THINGS A LOT MORE EASY FOR APPLICANTS AND ENFORCEMENT WITH THESE TYPES OF EVENTS. SO ARE [01:00:04] THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK PATRICK IF I WANT TO SELL MY ZUCCHINI ON THE CORNER, DO I HAVE TO HAVE A ONE OF THESE TEMPORARY PERMITS? NOT ONLY DO YOU NEED TO HAVE A PERMIT, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET SOME SEASONAL VENDOR LIKE AGRICULTURE STAND LICENSE AS WELL. SO IT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING LIKE THIS. IT WOULD BE THERE'S AN AGRICULTURE VENDOR LICENSE THAT WE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WITH SOMETHING BEING ON THE CORNER LIKE THAT IS TRAFFIC. AND SO ONE OF THE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IS HELP WITH OUR ENGINEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SAFE INGRESS AND EGRESS FROM WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE. BUT IF YOU WERE GOING TO BE SELLING BOONDOGGLE KEYCHAINS ON, ON THE CORNER OR IN A PARKING LOT OF A 7-ELEVEN OR SOMETHING, THEN YES, YOU WOULD NEED TO TEMPORARY VENDOR LICENSE TO, TO DO THAT. SO JUST GIVE AWAY THE ZUCCHINI. I ALWAYS GIVE AWAY THE ZUCCHINI, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE BIG. GIVE THEM AWAY. VICE CHAIR SHELTON I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT COUNCILMEMBER WALLACH, THAT THE TROUBLE WITH SELLING ZUCCHINI IS SELLING THE ZUCCHINI. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. IT'S ABOUT THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN, WHEN WE START FINDING ZUCCHINI DOWN IN THE STAFF BREAK ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR, IT JUST APPEARS AND, YOU KNOW, DISAPPEARS. THERE'S NOBODY'S SURE WHERE IT COMES FROM. THE ZUCCHINI FAIRY, BUT OKAY. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR DISCUSSION? OKAY. THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. MISS SLOAN WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. I'M SORRY. I NEED TO ASK HIM. OH MY GOSH. WOW. OKAY. LIKE A MOTION FIRST. YES, I WOULD LIKE A MOTION. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE 26-41 AMENDMENTS TO TITLE FOUR. CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE E TEMPORARY MERCHANTS. SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. OH. JUST GO. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. CHAIR. YES. I SHOW THAT THAT PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, [Council Office Report] THANK YOU, MR. BOYCE. OKAY. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO OUR COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT AND WE WILL HEAR FROM MR. ALAN ANDERSON. YEAH. THE ONLY THING I WANT TO DO IS JUST KIND OF THANK THE COUNCIL STAFF LAST WEEK. IF YOU RECALL, YOU HAD AN EMERGENCY MEETING TO DISCUSS FIREWORKS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PULL TOGETHER AN EMERGENCY MEETING. I HAPPENED TO BE OUT OF TOWN AND WAS ON A RARE VACATION, IS WHAT I WILL SAY. AND I JUST APPRECIATE CINDY AND WALTER BEING ABLE TO PUT THAT TOGETHER FOR YOU SO THAT YOU COULD HAVE THAT, THAT IMPORTANT MEETING TO LISTEN TO CONSTITUENTS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PUBLICLY THANK THE THE STAFF. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS COUNCIL OR [Consent Items] EXCUSE ME, CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ARE ITEMS NOT REQUIRING PUBLIC DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL OR WHICH HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AND ARE ADOPTED BY ONE SINGLE MOTION. TONIGHT. WE WILL BE LOOKING WE WILL BE APPROVING MEETING MINUTES FROM OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING ON JULY 14TH. AND I'M GUESS I THINK THIS SECOND ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE JULY 14TH, OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-035, APPROVING A TRANSPORT SERVICE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH EMMERICH TELECOMMUNICATIONS. AND THIS ONLY REQUIRES COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. SO DO WE NEED TO DO TWO DIFFERENT APPROVALS HERE OR JUST ONE TOGETHER? YOU CAN APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT JUST HAS TO BE A ROLL CALL VOTE. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT ITEMS A AND B. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? NOPE. YOU NEED A SECOND AND YOU NEED A ROLL CALL VOTE. OH GOOD GRIEF, I WILL GET THIS ONE DAY. OKAY, I, I WILL SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB AND A SECOND FROM MYSELF. AND WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. YES. CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. MAKE SURE THAT THAT PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. THAT [01:05:13] WAS OUR LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. SO I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING. IT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.