IT'S 710. YOU MAY PROCEED. OKAY. I WILL NOW CALL THE. AUGUST 25TH, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
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MEETING TO ORDER. IT IS 7:10 P.M. PRESENT OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS LAMB. JACOB SHELTON, HARRIS, WHITELOCK AND WIGNALL AND COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR IS PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. WE WILL[a. Recognition of Tiny Tim’s Foundation]
BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A SPECIAL RECOGNITION. THE RECOGNITION OF TINY TIM'S FOUNDATION FOR KIDS.IN RECOGNITION OF 30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE. WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL, ON BEHALF OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, PROUDLY RECOGNIZES TINY TIM'S FOUNDATION FOR KIDS FOR THEIR 30 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO BRINGING JOY, HOPE, AND SMILES TO CHILDREN IN NEED. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1996, THEY HAVE MADE A LASTING DIFFERENCE BY PROVIDING TOYS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO CHILDREN LOCALLY AND AROUND THE WORLD, CREATING MOMENTS OF HAPPINESS AND LASTING MEMORIES. THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL EXTENDS ITS SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR COMPASSION, GENEROSITY AND DEDICATION TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN. WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO TINY TIM'S FOUNDATION FOR KIDS. IF YOU WILL COME UP, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR IT. I WAS, I'M RANDOLPH TAYLOR. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE SAYING A FEW REMARKS. PLEASE LEAD INTO THIS. IS THAT OKAY? YES. OF COURSE. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, STAFF AND NEIGHBORS OF WEST JORDAN. AS I SAID, I'M RANDOLPH TAYLOR.
I WEAR TWO HATS HERE THIS EVENING. A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERNET PLATFORM CALLED JUST SERVE.ORG. AND AS A VOLUNTEER FOR TINY TIM'S FOUNDATION FOR KIDS, WEST JORDAN CITY BECAME A JUST SERVE CITY IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. MOST OF YOU MAY REMEMBER THAT.
AND IN DOING SO, THEY JOINED AN ELITE GROUP OF CITIES AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD, AND IN HARMONY WITH WEST JORDAN'S DESIRE TO RECOGNIZE STELLAR EXAMPLES OF VOLUNTEERISM AND. IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICA. 250. AND AS YOU HAVE POINTED OUT, MADAM CHAIR, TINY TIM'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY. THIS YEAR. AND WE GATHER HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING GRATEFULLY TO PRESENT JUST SERVE HERO AWARDS, WHICH IS YOUR PRIVILEGE TO GRANT AS A GESTURE OF CITY. THESE AWARDS ARE GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO ALL OF THE OFFICERS OF OUR FOUNDATION. THEY'RE ALL MEMBERS OF A, OF A, OF AN ELITE FAMILY THAT STARTED TINY TIM. THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING US HERE TONIGHT. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF TINY TIM'S FOUNDATION FOR KIDS, A PLACE WHERE RETIREES AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS COME TOGETHER WITH ONE SIMPLE PURPOSE TO PUT SMILES ON CHILDREN'S FACES. FOR 30 YEARS, TINY TIM HAS BEEN BUILDING WOODEN TOY CARS, SEWING CLOTHING, MAKING BLANKETS AND SLEEPING MATS, GATHERING SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND OTHER THINGS THAT END UP IN THE HANDS OF CHILDREN LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE WORLD. MANY OF THESE KIDS HAVE NEVER OWNED SOMETHING MADE JUST FOR THEM. EVERY TOY CAR AND OTHER ITEMS PRODUCED CARRY A PIECE OF WEST JORDAN WITH THEM. THE GENEROSITY, THE CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND THE BELIEF THAT SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS CAN RIPPLE OUTWARD IN WAYS WE MAY NEVER FULLY SEE. TONIGHT'S RECOGNITION ISN'T JUST FOR OUR FOUNDATION, IT'S FOR THE VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOW UP WEEK AFTER WEEK, THE FAMILIES WHO SUPPORT THEM, THE DONORS WHO KEEP OUR WOOD SHOP HUMMING, AND THE CITY THAT HAS ALWAYS MADE ROOM FOR SERVICE. IT'S FOR THE LEGACY OF OUR FOUNDERS, ALTON AND CAROL THACKER, WHO BELIEVE THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO FEEL VALUED. THE TEAM WE ARE ABOUT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU HAS ORCHESTRATED
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THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM WEST JORDAN, CITY AND BEYOND TO TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL AND FOR THE CHANCE TO CELEBRATE WHAT A COMMUNITY CAN ACCOMPLISH WHEN IT CHOOSES COMPASSION AS ITS CRAFT. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR, AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO MAKE WEST JORDAN A PLACE WHERE SERVICE IS NOT JUST ENCOURAGED. IT IS LIVED. A SPECIAL THANKS TO FORMER MAYOR DAVID NEWTON FOR HIS FORESIGHT AND GENEROSITY IN INVITING TINY TIM TO LOCATE IN WEST JORDAN. MANY YEARS AGO. I WOULD NOW LIKE TO ASK THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS OF OUR FOUNDATION TO COME FORWARD AND BE RECOGNIZED. AND AS I SAID, ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE RELATED TO THE FOUNDERS, ALTON AND CHERYL THACKER. SO AS I READ YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD FIRST, EMILY JOHNSON, SHE IS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RUNS THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, FUNDRAISING, FUTURE PLANNING AND LOTS OF OTHER THINGS. THANKS. ASHLEY KRAUS. SHE IS THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. SHE'S HAD TO RELOCATE TO CALIFORNIA. AND SO THERE THERE'S A CHANGE IN THE WORKS THERE. NEXT, NIKKI THACKER, SHE IS OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR. AND JASON MERRILL IS OUR VOLUNTEER. HE WORKS WITH OUR VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT. THERE'S A LOT TO THERE'S A LOT TO SHEPHERDING A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS A MONTH. THERE'S A LOT TO DO. AND THEY DO IT. AND FINALLY, JULIE MERRILL, SHE WILL RECEIVE THIS AWARD IN BEHALF OF HER FATHER, NILE THACKER, FORMER SHOP FOREMAN. NAYA WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED DECEMBER 1ST, 2022, IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DELIVERING TOY CARS TO LOCAL HOSPITALS. IN FOLLOWING UP ON THOSE PRESENTATIONS. I NOW PUT ON MY AMERICA 250 HAT AND PRESENT TO THEM THE HEART OF SERVICE AWARD. THROUGH AND IN BEHALF OF THAT ORGANIZATION. SO, EMILY.AMERICA, AMERICA 250 HAS. CREATED A MEDALLION WHICH YOU WON'T SEE CLEAR IN THE BACK.
BUT THIS MEDALLION IS ALSO PRESENTED TO THEM.
I'LL GET IT TO IN A. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT'S OKAY TO HAVE JUST A MOMENT FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, EMILY JOHNSON. IS THAT OKAY? YES. THAT'S FINE, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TO ACCEPT THIS. THOSE MOMENTS YOU WISH YOUR GRANDPARENTS WERE HERE. IF THEY COULD SEE WHAT THIS HAS BECOME, WHAT THEIR LITTLE. WE JUST WANT TO HELP. WHOEVER WE CAN HELP HAS GROWN INTO THIS. WE HAVE OVER 100 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOULD ALL BE UP HERE AS WELL. THEY PUT IN A LOT OF HOURS AND MANY OF THEM ARE HERE. AND WE COULDN'T RUN THIS WITHOUT THEM EITHER. WE HAVE, IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, GROWN
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FROM JUST A FEW PEOPLE BUILDING TOYS IN GRANDPA'S GARAGE TO 100 REGULAR VOLUNTEERS, A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS A MONTH WHO COME AND SERVE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR YOUTH GROUPS, AND OVER ALMOST 2 MILLION TOYS WILL HIT 2 MILLION NEXT YEAR. WE'RE AT 1.8 AND WE IT'S IT'S BECAUSE OF OF THE LOVE OF THE PEOPLE. MOST OF THEM ARE FROM WEST JORDAN. AND IT IS, AS RANDY SAID, FORMER MAYOR DAVE NEWTON PUT HIS ARMS AROUND MY GRANDPARENTS AND SAID, WEST JORDAN WANTS WHAT YOU HAVE. THEY WANTED TO BE A PART OF THIS AND WE HAVE LOVED BEING HERE FOR MOST OF THE LAST 30 YEARS. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CITIZENS HERE WHO WHO CARE. THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY AND WE ARE SO HAPPY TO BE A PART OF IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. TAYLOR. WE WOULD ACTUALLY, IF YOU ALL OF YOU WILL STAY UP FRONT, WE'D LIKE TO GET A PHOTO AND PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CERTIFICATE. I DID SAY THAT.[a. City Council Reports]
OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR COUNCIL AND MAYOR REPORTS. WE WILL HEAR FROM COUNCIL. ARE THERE ANY UPDATES THAT ANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? OKAY, THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO OH. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE BOWLER FAMILY THAT INVITED US OUT TO THEIR FARM. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SEE WHAT THEY DID AND WHAT THEIR PRODUCTIONS LIKE, AND THEY RUN UTAH NATURAL MEATS. IF YOU'RE INTO RAW MILK LIKE I MIGHT BE, YOU CAN GET THAT THERE. AND THEY HAVE GREAT PRODUCTS AND THEY'RE JUST A GREAT LOCAL FAMILY RUNNING IT, RUNNING A DAIRY IN WEST JORDAN. AND IT'S FUN TO SEE THAT. SO THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT CAME. AND IF YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE, MAYBE TRY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON COUNCIL WHO HAS[b. Mayor’s Report]
SOMETHING TO SHARE? OKAY, I WILL MOVE ON TO OUR MAYOR REPORTS. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL.IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. THERE ARE SO MANY COOL THINGS HAPPENING IN WEST JORDAN. I'LL TRY TO KEEP IT UNDER 25 MINUTES, I WILL. OKAY. FIRST OF ALL, ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO IS TOUR THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ECCLES HEALTH CAMPUS AND HOSPITAL TOUR THAT MIGHT BE IN WEST VALLEY. WELL, IT IS IN WEST VALLEY, NOT MIT'S ABOUT IT, BUT IT WILL SERVE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, INCLUDING WEST JORDAN. AND SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING OVER THAT AREA AND THE SERVICE THAT WILL BE TO US WHEN THAT FINALLY GETS COMPLETED AND DONE. WE HAD OUR DEMOLITION DERBY. IT WAS A FANTASTIC. ANOTHER SELL OUT FOR THERE. I HOPE YOU HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IT. IF NOT, YOU MISSED A GREAT SHOW. THE WEATHER WAS WAS FANTASTIC FOR IT AND ONLY ONE CAR GOT TURNED OVER I BELIEVE THIS TIME. BUT IT WAS A GOOD SHOW AND PEOPLE HAD A GREAT TIME THERE, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT NEXT YEAR. OUR E-WASTE AND AND SHRED DAY WAS ANOTHER SUCCESS. WE
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CONTINUE TO DO THOSE. PEOPLE JUST EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THAT. AND IT'S ONE WAY TO GET RID OF YOUR ELECTRONICS IN A PROPER WAY AND KEEP THAT GOING. AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT. THE WEST JORDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAD SOME GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. THEY'RE ALWAYS DOING GREAT THINGS. SO WE HAVE THOSE THAT GOT SOME AWARDS FOR THEIR PROPERTY CRIMES, THE LIFE SAVING AWARD, AND THE OFFICERS, BUTLER AND KEARNS GOT THOSE AWARDS THERE. AND WE ALSO HAD OUR K9 UNIT WHO EVERY YEAR THEY WIN AWARDS THERE. SO WE HAD SERGEANT MIKE JONES AND DETECTIVE RODRIGUEZ AND OFFICERS. DRESSED. AND CARDIN.AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT CANINES IN A LITTLE BIT TOO. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AWARDS WERE GIVEN FOR SERGEANT ELIASON AND WATKINS AND DETECTIVES PETERSON, HATLEY, ZAVALA, COPPER HILL WHITE, AND OFFICER FOLSOM. AND I THINK I SHOULD GET AN AWARD FOR GETTING THEIR NAMES. OKAY. AND SOMETHING ELSE I REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT. I WAITED FOR THIS. I MEAN, THIS WAS GOOD. SEE THAT PICTURE? YOU RECOGNIZE IT? THAT IS A REC CENTER THAT'S GOING TO END UP IN WEST JORDAN. A GREAT DEAL OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THERE. OUR STAFF HAS DONE SO MUCH HOURS AND THINGS IN PREPARATION FOR THIS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND THEN, AS YOU MAY RECALL, THE COUNCIL MET AND WEST JORDAN WASN'T ON THEIR LIST. AND WE CALLED OUR OUR LOBBYISTS AND SAID, HEY, EARN YOUR MONEY. AND THEY WENT AND MET WITH THE COUNTY AND SAID, OKAY, WE'RE EARNING OUR MONEY. AND THEY TALKED TO THE COUNTY. SO WHAT HAPPENED IS THE BOND HAD A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THEY FILLED ALL THAT UP. BUT WHAT THEY DID IS THEY TOOK INTO ACCOUNT PROJECTIONS OF GROWTH, THE FUTURE GROWTH OF SALT LAKE COUNTY. AND THEY ESTIMATED THAT GROWTH WOULD BE 1.6%, EVEN THOUGH IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE GROWTH HAS BEEN OVER 6% IN SALT LAKE COUNTY. BUT THEY SAID WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE. AND OUR STAFF REACHED OUT TO THE MAYOR'S STAFF IN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND SAID, LISTEN, WE COULD ADJUST THAT MORE REALISTIC. SO THEY COMPROMISED IN BETWEEN BETWEEN THE THE 6% AND THE 1.6%, AND THEY CAME OUT WITH FOUR POINT SOMETHING PERCENT. AND WITH THAT, THEY WERE ABLE TO INCREASE THAT BOND AND, AND KEEP THE PAYMENTS THE SAME TO INCLUDE WEST JORDAN AND SALT LAKE CITY. AND THEN THE COUNTY VOTED ON THAT AND THEY PASSED THAT TO GO THROUGH. SO NOW THE NEXT STEP IS THE VOTERS GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE FOR THE BOND. AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONFUSION OVER THAT. SO I WANT TO MAKE SOME CLARIFICATIONS. PEOPLE ARE SAYING THE BOND ISN'T GOING TO COST ANYTHING. WELL, THE BOND DOES COST, BUT IT'S A RENEWAL OF A BOND. SO ALREADY THIS BOND, THE PROPERTY TAXES HAVE BEEN PAID IN THE PREVIOUS BOND. AND IT'S BEEN IT'S THAT WILL BE PAID OFF WHEN THAT GETS PAID OFF. THIS ONE. IF THE VOTERS APPROVE IT, THE PAYMENT WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT. SO THEY WON'T NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THEIR PROPERTY TAX. IT'LL KEEP IT THE SAME BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE BEEN PAYING ALREADY. AND THIS HAS BEEN RENEWED SEVERAL TIMES. THEY KEEP THAT THE SAME WAY.
THERE'S RUMORS THAT IT WILL GO UP BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER AMOUNT. THE ONLY WAY THAT WILL HAPPEN IS IF GROWTH DOESN'T REACH THAT PROJECTION THAT THEY SAID IT WOULD DO. AND THAT IS A POSSIBILITY, QUITE UNLIKELY IN MY MIND. BUT WE'LL SEE. SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW? FOR ALL THESE YEARS, WEST JORDAN AND OTHER WESTERN COMMUNITIES IN SALT LAKE COUNTY HAVE BEEN PAYING INTO THIS BOND TO HELP BUILD REC CENTERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY. NOW, WHEN THE VOTERS PASS THIS, PEOPLE, ALL THE REST, THE REST OF THE COUNTY WILL BE PAYING FOR REC CENTER IN WEST JORDAN. WE ARE FINALLY GETTING OUR MONEY BACK. SO IT'S. THE CITY CANNOT PROMOTE THAT BOND WITH ANY CITY RESOURCES, BUT YOU AND I AND ALL YOU RESIDENTS CAN PROMOTE THAT BOND BECAUSE WE ARE PEOPLE AND WE CAN PROMOTE THAT ALL WE WANT WITHOUT USING CITY RESOURCES.
SO MY ASK TO YOU, EVERYBODY IS PROMOTE THAT BOND, LET THE COUNTY PAY FOR THIS REC CENTER IN WEST JORDAN BECAUSE WE PAID FOR THEIRS IN YEARS PAST, AND IT'S TIME THEY PAID FOR OURS.
YES. SO WHAT WAS THE COUNTY? I DID A HAPPY DANCE AFTER IT WAS ALL FINISHED AND DONE. I WILL SAY THAT FROM YOU THIS TIME, BUT I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS VERY GOOD FOR THE WESTERN PART OF SALT LAKE COUNTY, PARTICULARLY WEST JORDAN, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY. THE NEXT THING I WANT TO TALK
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ABOUT IS WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL IS NOT JUST GETTING A FACELIFT. THEY'RE GETTING A MAJOR REMODEL. AND THIS REMODEL IS SO INVOLVED THAT IT'S TAKEN THEY'RE PROJECTING IT TO TAKE FOUR YEARS TO COMPLETE THIS REMODEL. AND WITH THIS REMODEL HAPPENING, THEY HAVE SEVERAL ROOMS THEY CAN'T USE. THEY FILLED THEIR PARKING LOT FULL OF RELOCATABLE. WELL, WHEN THEY SAY RELOCATE, WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS RELOCATING THE PARKING LOT FROM THE PARKING LOT. AND WHERE ARE ALL THOSE POOR DRIVERS GOING TO GO? SO I ASKED STAFF TO GO TAKE A LOOK AT PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS AROUND WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL. AND IF THERE WAS NOT A LEGAL REASON TO HAVE PARKING RESTRICTED IN THAT SPOT TO REMOVE THE PARKING RESTRICTIONS THERE. SO IF IT WAS LEGAL TO PARK THERE, THERE'S NO NEED. THERE'S NO VALID REASON TO LIMIT THAT PARKING. THEY WERE TO REMOVE THE NO PARKING SIGNS. SO THEY'VE DONE THAT. AND I'VE RECEIVED A COUPLE OF CONCERNED PEOPLE AND A COUPLE OF COMPLIMENTS FROM PEOPLE. AND TO HELP OPEN IT UP TO GIVE THEM A PLACE TO PARK, THEY ARE ONLY PROVIDING PARKING PERMITS FOR SENIORS AND JUNIORS, NOT ANYBODY ELSE THERE. SO YOU MAY NOTICE ADDITIONAL PARKING THERE.HOWEVER, WE ALSO PASSED SOME FLIERS OUT AND LET THE RESIDENTS KNOW THAT IF THERE ARE PARKING VIOLATIONS OR THEY'RE BLOCKING THEIR DRIVEWAY OR FIRE HYDRANT OR WHATEVER, AND CREATING A HAZARD, THEY HAVE A LITTLE QR CODE THAT THEY CAN SCAN AND SEND IT TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY GET IT THE SAME DAY, AND THEY RESPOND THE SAME DAY AND GET THAT PARKING VIOLATION REDRESSED. AND THAT'S BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL. SO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE VERY GOOD JOB IN KEEPING THE PARKING UNDER CONTROL AROUND WEST JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL. SO IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, THAT'S HOW IT'S GOING. OKAY.
SOME GREAT THINGS COMING FORWARD IN OUR CITY THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. FOOD TRUCKS ARE STILL HAPPENING EVERY TUESDAY AT ROUNDWOOD PARK, AND THEN YOU COME BACK TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE CITY AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK. EVERY WEDNESDAY, THERE'S FOOD TRUCKS ALONG WITH THE FARMERS MARKET THAT'S HAPPENING THERE. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE FOOD TRUCKS THERE. THE FARMERS MARKET ON WEDNESDAY, AND THEN OUR CITIZENS READINESS CORP, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR AN EMERGENCY ON THURSDAY, ON AUGUST 27TH, WE DO THIS ONCE A MONTH. PLEASE COME OUT FOR THAT. FROM 7 TO 9 IS AND NO CHARGE AND IT'S OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. CHALK. THE WALK IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, BUT YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THOSE COOL THINGS BEFORE OVER HERE AT THE VIRIDIAN CENTER. THEY HAVE THE CHALK THE WALK. IT'LL BE ON AUGUST 29TH FROM 2 TO 6. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE BEST PARTS COME AFTER SIX AND THE WORK IS DONE. BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM IN THE PROCESS AND HOW THE PEOPLE WORK AT IT IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE THE WORK THEY DO, AND THERE'S ALMOST MORE CHALK ON THOSE ARTISTS THAN THERE IS ON THE WALK WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED AGAIN, COME UP THIS SEPTEMBER.
WE. THERE WE GO. OKAY. AND COMING UP THIS SEPTEMBER, WE HAVE OUR SCAVENGER HUNT. THIS IS A VIRTUAL SCAVENGER HUNT. IT'S A LIST OF THINGS YOU DO. YOU FIND IT AND YOU TAKE THE PICTURES AND SEND IT IN. AND YOU CAN WIN PRIZES WORTH DOLLARS AND MAYBE CENTS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. BUT MORE IMPORTANT, IT'S A LOT OF FUN. AND YOU LEARN SOME COOL THINGS ABOUT WEST JORDAN. FIRST FRIDAY IS CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT THE VIRIDIAN. THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH. THE FIRST FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER WILL BE SEPTEMBER 4TH. WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THIS CONCERT LIVE MUSIC, FAMILY FUN IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. WE DO IT OUTDOORS, BUT WE DIDN'T LAST MONTH BECAUSE THE WEATHER WAS 105 DEGREES. BUT WHAT'S REALLY COOL? THE VIRIDIAN, WE JUST FLIP IT AROUND AND IT'S INDOORS AND IT WAS COOL AND PEOPLE HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE. SO IF THE WEATHER'S NOT GOOD, COME ANYWAY, THE SHOW WILL BE ON THE ROAD.
SO IT'LL BE. AND WE ALSO HAVE A HOBBIES NIGHT RIGHT BEFORE THE CONCERT STARTS AT 630. AND THE CONCERT WILL START AT 730. I'M STILL DOING MY MAYOR'S OFFICE OPEN OFFICE HOURS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND MEET WITH ME, ANY OF YOU ON A ONE ON ONE IN PERSON, YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. JUST SHOW UP. THAT'LL BE ON SEPTEMBER 3RD FROM 4 TO 6 P.M.
WELL, YOU DON'T GET THE FULL TWO HOURS, BUT BETWEEN THOSE TWO HOURS, ANYBODY CAN COME IN AND MEET WITH THE MAYOR. AND ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, WHICH IS LABOR DAY, CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSED.
PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE ON THAT DAY. SOMETHING ELSE. I DON'T HAVE A SLIDE FOR THAT I WANT TO REPORT ON LAST YEAR. YOU MAY RECALL THAT WE HAD A LOT OF FOOTBALL TEAMS PRACTICING IN IN SEVERAL OF OUR LOCAL PARKS. AND I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME PARKS THAT THEY ARE NOW AND IT'S UNDER CONTROL. THEY HAVE REGISTERED AND CHECKED IN AND THEY'RE PAYING THE CITY TO DO IT. AND THE CITY IS TRACKING WHAT NICE THEY DO AND HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN SHOW UP AND HOW MANY TEAMS ARE PRACTICING AND THE PARKS THAT THEY ARE DOING THAT AT THIS YEAR ARE RAILROAD PARK, OAKS PARK, GRIZZLY PARK AND SHADOW MOUNTAIN PARK. SO FOUR PARKS
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ARE BEING RENTED OUT FOR FOOTBALL PRACTICE THIS YEAR. AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN BUSY, BUT IT'S BEEN GOING SMOOTH AND GOING WELL. SO IF YOU SEE ANYTHING HAPPENING DURING THAT, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING LIKE THAT. ON MY REPORT. THAT'S MY[c. City Administrator’s Report]
REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MAYOR. OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT.MR. LEE. THANK YOU CHAIR. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON. YOU HEARD THE MAYOR'S LONG LIST OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S 1 OR 2 I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO MENTION.
IN ADDITION, ONE IS TOMORROW AT 3 P.M. WE'RE DOING A SMALL CEREMONY AND UNVEILING OF THE MURAL AT THE WATER TANK. MURAL IS SO BIG, WE'RE NOT REALLY UNVEILING IT. YOU'VE ALL SEEN IT. BUT TOMORROW AT 3 P.M. THE ARTIST WILL BE THERE, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND SOME MEDIA WILL BE THERE TO ANNOUNCE AND UNVEIL THE THE GREAT MURAL THAT'S ON THE WATER TANK BY THE ENTRANCE TO THE SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ON COPPER HILLS PARKWAY. YOU'VE SEEN THEM DOING SOME PREP WORK FOR THAT PARK STRIP IMPROVEMENTS. THEY'RE GOING TO START POURING THAT STAMPED CONCRETE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. THERE'S ALSO GOING TO BE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BACK FACING WALL ALONG THAT STRETCH OF COPPER HILLS PARKWAY. THANK YOU FOR FUNDING THAT. IT WILL BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT TO THE ESTHETICS ALONG THAT STRETCH OF THE ROAD AT ROCKWOOD PARK. THERE IS AN AWFUL LOT HAPPENING. YOU'VE SEEN ALL THE CONSTRUCTION.
YOU'LL START TO SEE SOD GETTING LAID. NOW THAT THE TEMPERATURES ARE STARTING TO COOL DOWN, SOD WILL START GETTING LAID IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, STARTING ON THE NORTH, THE NORTH END OF THE PARK, AND THEN EVENTUALLY WORKING ITS WAY SOUTH. THE THE POND STARTED CONSTRUCTION. THE IRRIGATION POND FOR ROUNDWOOD PARK THAT HAS STARTED CONSTRUCTION AND THE TEAM PUTTING ON THE PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE THAT'S COMING UP LATER IN SEPTEMBER.
THEY'RE OUT THERE MOVING DIRT AND STARTING TO SET UP THE COURSE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDERS. THAT EVENT WILL BE ON SEPTEMBER 18TH AND 19TH. THEY HAVE A DOZEN OF THE BEST PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKERS THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO ATTEND. AND I TALKED TO THE EVENT ORGANIZER YESTERDAY, AND HE SAID THERE WERE 40 PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDERS WANTING TO BE IN THAT RACE, BUT NOT ALLOWED BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT TO A MANAGEABLE NUMBER AND KEEP JUST THE VERY BEST RIDERS RIDING. WE HAD THE MOVIE IN THE PARK THIS WEEK. THIS PAST WEEK WE HAD 200 PEOPLE ATTEND. IT WAS GREAT FUN MOVIE IN THE PARKS. AWESOME, GREAT, GREAT EVENING FOR EVERYBODY AND THAT'S IT FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MISTER LEE. OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. IF YOUR COMMENT RELATES TO A PUBLIC HEARING ITEM THAT IS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA, PLEASE HOLD YOUR COMMENT FOR THAT HEARING. WHEN CALL, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS A TIME FOR COUNCIL TO TO LISTEN. AND WE DON'T TYPICALLY DO A BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION. WE DO HAVE A A GOOD STACK OF PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS TONIGHT. IF YOU ARE HERE TO COMMENT REGARDING THE EXCUSE ME, THE DAI. EXCUSE ME, WE JUST WE DID DISCUSS THIS DURING COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND WE ASKED THEM TO COME BACK WITH ALTERNATIVE. WELL WE ARE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS FOR THAT AREA. SO WE DID NOT APPROVE THAT THIS EVENING. SO YOU ARE STILL WELCOME TO COMMENT IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE HERE TO COMMENT ON TONIGHT. IF I AND I, LIKE I SAID, I HAVE A STACK OF CARDS HERE. IF I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU DECIDE THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO COMMENT, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO COMMENT ON, YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO SPEAK. THE FIRST ONE I HAVE IS FOR KIRK BAUMGARTNER. AND AGAIN, PLEASE STATE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE, KIRK BAUMGARTNER, WEST JORDAN RESIDENT. AND I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR VOTE EARLIER TODAY AGAINST THE DAI MULTI FAMILY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT MONSTROSITY THAT THEY WERE PROPOSING FOR THAT AND ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND SHELTON WHO TOOK THE TIME TO COME OUT TO THE PROPERTY AND SPEAK WITH US RESIDENTS. I LIVE RIGHT JUST TO THE EAST OF THAT PROPERTY
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AND SO GRATEFUL FOR THEM TO TAKE THAT TIME AND TO COME OUT AND HEAR US, LISTEN TO US AND GIVE US SOME INSIGHT INTO YOUR PROCEDURES AND AND THINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO THAT WAS APPRECIATED. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND JUST AS A SIDE NOTE, SINCE ALL THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON, I, I'M A REALTOR BY PROFESSION. AND, AND SO I'M SPEAKING WITH SOME PARTNERS TO SEE THE VIABILITY OF PUTTING A CHARTER SCHOOL ON THAT PROPERTY.SO ANYWAY, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THE COUNCIL AND APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. BAUMGARTNER. I HAVE JANINE NORRIS. HI, JANINE NORRIS, I'M A 30 YEAR RESIDENT OF WEST JORDAN. I WAS HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE SAME PROPOSAL FOR THE TOWNHOMES AND THE HIGH DENSITY PROPOSAL. BUT WHAT I WANTED TO SHARE IS WHEN WE WERE TALKING THROUGH THIS AT SOME OF THE MEETINGS, THERE WAS A COMMENT THAT YOU GUYS DON'T CONSIDER THE SCHOOLS WHEN MAKING THESE DECISIONS, AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT. I THINK THAT WE NEED TO REALLY CONSIDER THAT WHEN WE PUT IN THESE HIGH DENSITY PROJECTS, THERE'S THREE THAT I CAN THINK OF RIGHT NOW THAT ARE WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS OF COPPER HILLS. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS IN CONSTANT UPHEAVAL ABOUT BOUNDARY DECISIONS FOR THE ELEMENTARY, THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE HIGH SCHOOL. IT'S CONSTANT TURMOIL.
AND IF WE'RE NOT CONSIDERING THOSE THINGS, IT AFFECTS OUR ABILITY TO ATTRACT GOOD TEACHERS BECAUSE OUR SCORES GO DOWN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A HIGH VOLUME OF RENTALS. YOU HAVE SO MUCH TURNOVER WITH THOSE KIDS. THE TEACHERS CAN'T GET THE SCORES THAT THEY NEED.
THEN WE CAN'T ATTRACT THE HIGH QUALITY RESIDENTS THAT WE WANT BECAUSE THEY GO TO THE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE HIGHER SCHOOL SCORES. SO I JUST THINK THAT IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE, I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S A DECISION OF THE COUNCIL THAT WE DON'T CONSIDER IT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT THAT IS A STRONG CONSIDERATION GOING FORWARD. LIKE THERE HAS TO BE SOME CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IT DOES TO THE RESIDENTS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THESE DECISIONS, BECAUSE WITHOUT IT, LIKE I JUST I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN'T CONSIDER THAT.
SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. I DON'T. MISS NORRIS, JUST IN RESPONSE TO I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT LEGALLY WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AS A COUNCIL. SO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT AND I MISS EXCUSE ME, SALLY SAWYER. I AM SALLY SAWYER, WEST JORDAN RESIDENT. AND SIX YEARS AGO I STOOD AT THIS PLATFORM AND SAID, PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME MOVE TO SANDY. YOU LISTENED. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, BEN, AND THANK YOU. NOW, IT WAS A 30 FOOT WAREHOUSE THAT WAS GOING TO BE TEN FEET ABOVE MY PROPERTY LINE BECAUSE OF THE TERRACING. AND SO IT WAS GOING TO BE 40FT TALL, 85FT FROM MY PROPERTY LINE, AND 115FT FROM MY BED. AND THAT MATTERS BECAUSE FOR THE SAME REASON I'M HERE NOW AGAINST THE DAI DEVELOPMENT. I MEAN, TWO REASONS THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY CLOSE TO MY BED THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO PACK INTO THEIR. BUT I MENTIONED THAT TOO, BECAUSE COUNCILWOMAN WHITELOCK, YOU HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA, I THOUGHT, FOR THE INCUBATOR FIRMS. SO IF THIS IS GOING TO STAY INDUSTRIAL, LET IT BE INTELLIGENT, INDUSTRIAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'LL GET, BUT IT'S SILLY. SALLY SHORT LEGS SAYS THAT'S 85FT FROM MY PROPERTY LINE AND 115FT FROM MY BED. KIRK BAUMGARTNER IS MY NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH. HE'S GOING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE OR ALLOW TO GO INTO THAT AREA. SO THAT'S I JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT THERE INTO THE PUBLIC RECORD. ALSO, BAGLEY PARK ROAD AND OLD BINGHAM ARE NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN OR PETS. THERE WERE NO CHILDREN THERE, BUT IT IS JUST NOT A SAFE AREA. AND WHEN A SALT TRUCK KILLS A CHILD BECAUSE SOMEBODY DIDN'T REMEMBER, OH, WELL, BUT WE'RE PUTTING IN A SIDEWALK HERE.
WELL, THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS THERE. IT SIMPLY HAS BEEN INDUSTRIAL FAR TOO LONG. IT'S
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NOT A SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN OR PETS. FINALLY, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE DIE AREA IS IS NOT GOING TO GO FORWARD. BUT IF YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE NEEDING TO PARK THERE, HUNDREDS OF CARS POTENTIALLY WEST AWAY WHERE I LIVE WOULD END UP BEING THE OVERFLOW AREA. AND WE ALREADY WENT THROUGH THAT WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAMS. AND I WOULD JUST AS SOON NOT REVISIT BEING OVERFLOW PARKING FOR DEVELOPERS WHO DIDN'T PUT IN ENOUGH PARKING IN THE FIRST PLACE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MISS SAWYER. TIFFANY MARTINEZ. I'M TIFFANY MARTINEZ, A RESIDENT OF WEST JORDAN CITY. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR TAKING YOUR CONSTITUENTS OPINIONS AND THEIR COMMENTS SERIOUSLY IN REGARDS TO THE SUNDIAL DI DEVELOPMENT, I PARTICULARLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND SHELTON FOR THEIR HARD EFFORTS OF DELIVERING FLIERS TO GET COMMUNITY MEMBERS AWARE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WITH US TO HEAR SOME OF OUR CONCERNS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMMENT THAT THAT SAFETY IS A HUGE CONCERN WHEN IT COMES TO THAT AREA. THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS, AND I BELIEVE THAT IF WE WERE TO INCLUDE HIGH DENSITY HOUSING IN THAT AREA, THAT IT WOULD BE IT WOULD BE A TRAVESTY. WE'D HAVE A LOT OF OF PROBLEMS. SO I DO APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERNS AND LISTENING TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS CONCERNS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS MARTINEZ. WADE. RIGHT. THANK YOU. WADE. RIGHT. I AM A RESIDENT OF WEST JORDAN. I WISH I COULD COME UP AND JUST TALK AS ELOQUENTLY AS EVERYBODY BEFORE ME, BUT I HAVE TO READ MY COMMENTS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I AM BORN AND RAISED IN WEST JORDAN. MY GREAT GRANDMA LIVED HERE. HER IN HERE HER ENTIRE LIFE SINCE 1904 ON 1300 WEST AND 7000 SOUTH, WHICH IS NOW MAVERICK. MY GRANDPA LIVED RIGHT HERE UNTIL WEST JORDAN CITY INTIMATELY DOMAIN HIS HOUSE TO BUILD CITY HALL. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS YOUNG AND I ATTENDED CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS WHERE THE OLD WEST JORDAN LIBRARY IS WHEN IT WAS A DOUBLE WIDE TRAILER. MY ROOTS RUN DEEP HERE. I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE CITY'S FUTURE. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO EACH OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR THOROUGH REVIEW DURING THE WORKING MEETING AND LISTENING TO THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY. I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR PROVIDING AN OPEN, WELCOMING, WELCOMING PLATFORM TO HEAR RESIDENTS VOICES AND TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE GENUINELY HEARD AND RESPECTED. IN FACT, MY SON, MY 17 YEAR OLD SON, AND MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WILL BE STARTING WITH THE WEST JORDAN YOUTH COUNCIL THIS COMING THURSDAY. I'M EXCITED TO HAVE THEM START THEIR JUNIOR JUNIOR POLITICAL CAREERS. SEEING FIRST HOW HOW LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKS, HOW THEY LISTEN, AND HOW ITS PEOPLE AND ACTIONS ARE TAKEN IN THEIR BEST INTEREST. REGARDING THE WEST RIDGE PROPERTY, MUCH HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT ITS SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS THAT IT'S NOT CONSIDERED VIABLE OR SAFE FOR HIGH DENSITY HOUSING. THANK YOU FOR STANDING UP FOR SMART, CAPABLE LAND USE THAT RESPECTS SURROUNDING INDUSTRIAL CONSTRAINTS, PRIORITIZE SAFETY AND HOLDS THE LINE ON OUR CITY'S MASTER PLAN. WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, SERVICE, AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO WEST JORDAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT. AND I MIGHT MESS UP THIS LAST NAME. FORGIVE ME, CORY CADDELL. OR IS IT CADDELL? CADDELL? THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING? I'M BACK. MY NAME IS CORY CADDELL. I AM A MEMBER OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, BETTER KNOWN AS DAVE. I AM NO LONGER THE CHAPTER COMMANDER FOR THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE. BUT I AM THE STATE SENIOR VICE COMMANDER NOW, SO I WILL BE THE NEXT STATE COMMANDER. BUT I'M HERE FOR CHAPTER BUSINESS. LAST YEAR, WE BROUGHT YOU INVITATIONS TO OUR CHAPTER PICNIC, OUR OUR VETERAN APPRECIATION PICNIC. WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN, AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE 26TH OF SEPTEMBER AT 10 A.M. AT VETERANS MEMORIAL[00:40:05]
PARK, RIGHT OVER HERE. AND COME ONE, COME ALL. AND THIS INVITATION CAN GO OUT COUNTY WIDE BECAUSE WE STILL COVERED THE COUNTY. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS CATTLE. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE FINE. OKAY. WE ARE THROUGH THE COMMENT CARDS.IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? HELLO, ANNE-MARIE. HELLO. HELLO, I'M ANN MARIE BARRETT, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DRAPER. BUT I AM VERY FORTUNATE TO SPEND MOST OF MY WAKING HOURS AS THE MANAGER OF THE BINGHAM CREEK LIBRARY HERE IN WEST JORDAN. I JUST COME TO BRING SOME HAPPY NEWS OF FUN THINGS THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON IN THE LIBRARY IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE SOME FUN, SPECIAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CENTERED ON IT BEING MYTHOLOGY MONTH THAT WE'VE KIND OF DESIGNATED. SO ON THE NINTH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A K-POP DEMON HUNTERS ACTIVITY AND CRAFT AT 7 P.M. ALL ARE WELCOME AT TEN A R AT THE SEPTEMBER 10TH. AT 2 P.M. THERE WILL BE A SPARTAN CRAFTERNOON WHERE PEOPLE CAN MAKE HELMETS AND SHIELDS, WHICH ARE GOING TO BE VERY FUN. AND ON THE 15TH, ALL DAY LONG WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HADES TOWN BOOKMARK OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE. SO JUST DROP IN ANYTIME. THAT DAY, THE 22ND AT 715. SORRY, A LITTLE BIT OF A STRANGE TIME, BUT SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE NEED TO BOOK ROOMS. WE HAVE A HAND-STITCHED HOBBIT HOLE CRAFT THAT WILL BE IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER FUN, YOU GUYS. WE ALSO HAVE STORY TIME STARTING UP AGAIN. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED.
THEY START THE WEEK OF THE 14TH, SO MONDAYS WE WILL HAVE A 1015 PRESCHOOL STORY TIME. ON WEDNESDAYS WE'LL HAVE A 1030 BABY STORY TIME, AND THURSDAYS A 1015 TODDLER STORY TIME. BUT IF ONE OF THOSE DAYS HAPPENS TO BE BETTER FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, IT'S NOT HARD AND FAST.
WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME AND HAVE A GREAT TIME AT THE LIBRARY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S A WONDERFUL THING TO BE PART OF THE WEST JORDAN COMMUNITY. WE ARE REALLY GLAD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MR. ANDERSON? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE, SO NO ONE HAS RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. OH, GREAT. THANK YOU. OKAY, I WILL NOW
[a. Resolution No. 26-038 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $3,365.00 for the 2026 Bradley Taylor Police Memorial K9 Trial]
CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE WILL MOVE TO BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR FIRST ITEM IS FIVE A RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-038. REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,365 FOR THE 2026 BRADLEY TAYLOR POLICE MEMORIAL CANINE TRIAL. TONIGHT WE HAVE ALLEN ANDERSON. YEAH. SO THE COUNCIL OFFICE WILL LEAD OUT ON ON FEE WAIVERS SINCE THEY ARE FEE WAIVERS THAT ARE COMING TO THE COUNCIL TO REQUEST THAT WAIVER OF THE FEES. THIS IS THE 2026 BRADLEY TAYLOR POLICE MEMORIAL IN YOUR PACKET. AND THIS IS THEIR THIRD YEAR. AND THEY'RE JUST REQUESTING 3365.AND THEY'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND MISS BOUCHER FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IS ALSO HERE. GREAT. THANK YOU. DID YOU BRING A CANINE WITH YOU? YOUR QUESTION. SORRY, I WAS JOKING.
I SAID, DID YOU BRING A CANINE WITH YOU? HE'S OUTSIDE. OH. I'M BILL TAYLOR. BRAD TAYLOR IS MY SON. WE STARTED THE FOUNDATION THREE YEARS AGO WHEN BRAD PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER. SORRY.
BRAD WAS MILITARY. HE WORKED AT THE NATIONAL GUARD IN A MEDICAL UNIT, AND. BUT HIS PASSION WAS WORKING WITH THE CANINES IN THE SANDY POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE HE HE TRAINED WITH WEST JORDAN.
FREQUENTLY TO HELP GET BOTH TEAMS BETTER AT WHAT THEY DO. WE STARTED THE FOUNDATION IN HIS MEMORY SO THAT WE COULD KEEP INVOLVED WITH THE POLICE AND. AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.
WE'VE DONE THIS FOR THREE YEARS. WHAT WE DO IS WE. WE VEST OR PROVIDE BULLETPROOF VESTS FOR
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CANINES. WE DO TRAINING FOR THEM. WE PITCH IN FOR MEDICAL BILLS. WE DO OBSTACLES FOR THEM, BITE SUITS, THAT TYPE OF THING. ANYTHING THAT THEY'RE IN NEED OF, THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO DO.AND TO HELP THEM BE AS BEST AS THEY CAN BE. THE MAIN THING WE DO ARE THESE TRIALS ONCE A YEAR, AND WE'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD AT THEM, BUT ONE OF THE BEST ONES IS IN LAS VEGAS, AND PEOPLE ARE COMPARING US TO WHAT THEY'RE DOING THERE. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO TO DO IT. WE DON'T TAKE ANY MONEY FROM THE FOUNDATION. WE JUST DO IT ALL VOLUNTEER IN OUR TRIALS OR COMPETITIONS. WHAT WE DO IS WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OBSTACLES OR A NUMBER OF, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL THEM, NUMBER OF EVENTS. THANK YOU. LIKE ONE, WE START EARLY IN THE MORNING, SEND SOME PEOPLE OUT ON A GOLF COURSE, AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER, DOGS TRY TO TRACK THEM DOWN. WE USE THE VACANT BUILDINGS LIKE OLD FOLKS HOMES AND OTHER THINGS, AND WE HIDE PEOPLE. WE HIDE DOPE, WE HIDE EXPLOSIVES, WE HIDE THINGS FOR THE DOGS TO TRY TO FIND. IT'S IT'S KIND OF COOL BECAUSE WHEN THEY WORK WITH THEIR TRAINERS, THEIR TRAINERS, YOU KNOW, HIDE THINGS AND THE DOGS KIND OF FEED OFF THEIR TRAINER. BUT WHEN WE HIDE THEM AND MAKE IT HARD FOR THEM, THE TRAINERS THERE, THERE'S JUDGES, THEY'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. THE DOG FEEDS OFF OF THAT, AND IT HELPS THEM IN REAL LIFE SITUATIONS. WHEN THEY GET INTO A CONFLICT THAT THEY CAN, CAN THEN RESPOND TO IT. SO WE BELIEVE THAT CANINE SAVED LIVES. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE DO. NATHAN. NO, I JUST I'M HERE WORKING WITH BRAD BRADLEY TAYLOR FOUNDATION, THE PART UPOA AND THAT'S THE UTAH PEACE OFFICER ASSOCIATION. AND WE'RE ABLE TO PUT THESE COMPETITIONS TOGETHER WITH THE BRAD TAYLOR FOUNDATION. AND I THINK IT GOES OUT TO SHOW THAT THE HARD WORK THAT THESE GUYS PUT IN WITH THEIR DOGS AND ARE ABLE TO COME BACK AND SHOW THEIR CITIES, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHAT THE DOGS ARE ABLE TO DO. IT'S JUST NOT FINDING THOSE THINGS. IT'S MITIGATING SITUATIONS THAT SOME OF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE OUR DOGS IN ACTION AND FINDING PEOPLE AND SAFELY MAKING IT SO THAT THE OFFICERS ARE ABLE TO GO HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. YEAH, I THOUGHT SO. THE FEES WE'RE REQUESTING TO WAIVE ARE YOU HAVE THE TOTAL THERE, THE 3365 THAT INCLUDES THE RODEO ARENA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THE PRACTICE ARENA ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, THE LIGHTING FOR THE RODEO ARENA, THE CONCESSION STAND AND THE FIRE INSPECTION FOOD TRUCK. SO THOSE ARE THE FEES THAT WE'RE REQUESTING TO WAIVE. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FOR US. WE KIND OF WENT OVER THAT PRETTY QUICK. VICE CHAIR SHELTON, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. YES, I, I JUST WANTED TO BOAST TO ALL MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT I WAS I WAS ON THE SCENE WHEN A RETIRED CANINE OFFICER, HARLEY, ACTUALLY CAPTURED A SOMEBODY WHO WAS ON FOOT. AND IT WAS JUST, IT WAS JUST INCREDIBLE TO WITNESS THE POWER AND THE SPEED AND THE SMELLING CAPABILITIES, JUST TO SEE ALL THAT FIRSTHAND. AND THAT POOR SUSPECT WHO WAS RUNNING HAD NO CHANCE AT ALL TO GET AWAY. AND HE WAS SO FORTUNATE TO BE WEARING A COAT BECAUSE THE PUNCTURE WOUNDS ON HIS ARM WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT DEEPER HAD HE NOT HAD A COAT ON.
IT WAS A COLD NIGHT, BUT JUST I KNOW CANINES SAVE LIVES. I KNOW THEY DO. YEAH, AND I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND SO SUNDAY IS THE EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE OTHER ONES ARE CONTROLLED SO THAT IT'S FAIR TO ALL THE CONTESTANTS THAT COME THROUGHOUT THE UTAH TO PARTICIPATE. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 88 EVENTS THAT ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE DIFFERENT EVENTS. AND WE WOULD INVITE YOU TO COME OUT ON SUNDAY. IT STARTS AT 9:00 AT THE RODEO ARENA, AND YOU'LL GET TO SEE THOSE DOGS IN ACTION.
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THEIR ATHLETICISM, THEIR HOW SMART THEY ARE. AND THAT'S WHERE WE DO THE OBEDIENCE AND THE ATTACK PART, WHICH IS WHAT EVERYBODY LIKES TO SEE IN THE BITE SUITS AND THINGS. ONE OF THE OBEDIENCE DRILLS, JUST FOR EXAMPLE, THEY PUT SOMEONE ABOUT 40 YARDS AWAY. HE'S IN A BITE SUIT. HE'S BELLIGERENT, HE'S OBNOXIOUS, HE'S YELLING AT THE POLICE AND SAYING, I'M NOT GOING TO DO WHAT YOU WANT. SO THEY SEND THE DOG. THE DOG IS, YOU KNOW, THINKS HE'S HE'S IT'S TIME TO PLAY. HE SEES THAT BITE. HE'S RUNNING. AND THE DRILL IS, IS TO SEE IF THE HANDLER CAN STOP HIS DOG AND HOW CLOSE HE CAN STOP HIM BEFORE HE BITES THE THE OBNOXIOUS PERSON. OR HE TRIED. SO HE TRIES TO STOP HIM, AND THEN HE CALLS HIM BACK. AND THE GOAL IS, IS TO HAVE THAT DOG NOT BITE AND COME BACK. SO IT'S DRILLS LIKE THAT THAT WE GO THROUGH AND IT'S JUST FUN TO SEE. AND THIS WOULD BENEFIT YOUR COMMUNITY IN THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE UP CLOSE WHAT THESE DOGS DO. THEY GET TO KNOW THEIR POLICE OFFICERS. THEY GET TO KNOW THOSE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE STANDS THAT ARE THERE. AND IT'S JUST A GREAT EVENT FOR YOUR CITY. SO THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE THE DATES IN OUR NOTES, BUT DO YOU MIND JUST FOR THE AUDIENCE TELLING THEM WHAT DATES? YES. THE DATES FOR THE PUBLIC WOULD BE SEPTEMBER 13TH, WHICH IS A SUNDAY. 9 A.M.IS WHEN IT STARTS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? MR. ANDERSON? YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO WRAP UP AND FOLLOW UP.
AS I MENTIONED, IT'S FOR 3365. STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE COUNCIL TO WAIVE FEES IN EXCESS OF 1% OF THE BUDGET, WHICH SHOULD BE NORTH OF 700,000. AS WE'RE JUST IN THE NEW BUDGET YEAR AS OF JULY 1ST. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE NOT CLOSE TO THAT. AND SO IT'S AT YOUR DISCRETION. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS, I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION. I KNOW IT'S A BUSINESS ITEM. YOU NEED TO DO A PUBLIC HEARING FIRST. WE ALREADY DID. THIS IS OUR WE'RE IN OUR BUSINESS ITEM. OH ON OUR AGENDA IT SAYS BUSINESS ITEM, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. THEN I WOULD YOU'RE YOU'RE OKAY TO GO AHEAD AND SAY IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. SO I'M, I'LL OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT IF ANYBODY HAS ANY AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK REGARDING THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
GIVE YOUR NAME FIRST AND LAST NAME AND CITY OF RESIDENCE. OKAY. MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. NOW I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION. VICE CHAIR SHELTON, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-37. REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,365 FOR THE 2026 BRADLEY TAYLOR POLICE MEMORIAL CANINE TRIAL. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK. I'LL. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM VICE CHAIR SHELTON AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK. MISS.
QUICK, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITLOCK. YES, CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. VICE CHAIR.
SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0.
[b. Resolution No. 26-039 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $935.00 for the 2026 Comunidad Salvadoreña Event]
THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. B, RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-039. REQUESTING A FEE WAIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $935 FOR THE 2026 COMUNIDAD SALVADORENA EVENT. YES, FOR THIS ONE. THIS IS FOR THE 2026 COMMUNITY EVENTS. IT'S GOING TO BE HELD IN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK ON SEPTEMBER 12TH, AND THE FEE WAIVER IS BEING ASKED FOR $935. AND I'LL LET THE APPLICANT EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE. HELLO, MY NAME IS VICTOR RODRIGUEZ. I'M THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE COMUNIDAD SALVADORENA. I'M FROM MEXICO. MY WIFE IS FROM SALVADOR. SO WE ARE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. AND ALSO I JUST WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN TO. IT'S REALLY[00:55:06]
HARD SOMETIMES TO UNDERSTAND THAT. WELL, AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE DEDICATED IN PRESENTATION TO CELEBRATING OUR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE TO MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA WHILE FOSTERING UNITY AND INCLUSION, WHILE OUR COMMUNITY WORKING ALONGSIDE US WITH VOLUNTEERS, THE MEXICAN CENTRAL AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT DAY ON SEPTEMBER 12TH IS BASICALLY AN ANNUAL, FAMILY FRIENDLY CULTURAL EVENT THAT HONORS THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONS OF EVERY NATION OF THOSE COUNTRIES, AND ALSO, EVERY TIME WE DO THIS KIND OF EVENTS, WE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS KIND OF SAVED FOR THE FAMILIES AND NOT JUST FOR THE FAMILIES. IT'S FOR EVERYBODY THAT COME AND JOIN US HERE IN, IN EVERY EVENT WE COLLABORATE TO. AND WE ASK FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN AND THE MAYOR TO TO WAIVE THESE FEES. AND THIS WILL HELP US BASICALLY TO SUPPORT OUR EVENT AND ACTUALLY TO, TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL VENDORS TOO, AND MAKE SURE WE MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE BACKGROUNDS COMMUNITY WILL BE HERE AND THEY WILL BE SUPPORTING NOT JUST WEST JORDAN.IT'LL BE JUST ALL THE COMMUNITY AROUND HERE AND EVERY AND EVERY EVENT WE GO, NOT JUST WEST JORDAN AND OTHER CITIES. WE MAKE SURE THAT NOT JUST THE LATIN HISPANIC PEOPLE TO BE THERE, BUT ALSO EVERYBODY TO COME AND JOIN US. LAST YEAR WAS A REALLY AMAZING EVENT. WE STARTED A LITTLE LATE. WE HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE LAST YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR WILL BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE EVENT AND YOUR CITY RIGHT HERE. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE REQUESTING THIS WAIVER. SO WE CAN JUST YOU GUYS CAN HELP US OUT ON THIS. AND THAT'S WHERE BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MR. ANDERSON? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ON THE PHONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE. GREAT. THANK YOU. WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
AND I LOOK FOR A MOTION UNLESS THERE ARE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB.
IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION, I MOVE TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-039. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS I. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. MISS QUICK WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES.
VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. CHAIR. WIGNELL. YES. THANK YOU.
I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS FIVE C. SIX A OKAY. I'M JUST
[a. Ordinance No. 26-38 Setting the 2026 Property Tax Rate]
GOING TO READ FROM THE SCREEN ITEM SIX A ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-38. SETTING THE 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATE. WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM DENISE STECK, OUR COUNSEL. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THIS BUDGET AND ON THIS PROPERTY TAX RATE. SO THIS WILL BE OUR CROWNING MOMENT, I HOPE.SO THIS EVENING WE WILL PRESENT TO YOU ORDINANCE 2638. AFTER COMPLYING WITH ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR INCREASING ANY PROPERTY TAX IN THE CITY. MIC DROP THE PROPERTY TAX. THIS IS THE PROPER SLIDE OF THE PROPERTY TAX HISTORY FOR WEST JORDAN. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SINCE 2019, THE PROPERTY TAX RATE HAS DECREASED FROM 0.001999919 99 TO 0 01309, WHICH IS THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX. AFTER THE INCREASE, THE CERTIFIED TAX RATE IS 0.001281.
WE HELD THE PROPERTY. YOU HELD THE PROPERTY TAX TRUTH AND TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 11TH. YOU HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC. THERE WAS ONE COMMENT MADE AND YOU LISTENED AND EXPLAINED YOUR REQUIRED TO ADOPT A PROPERTY TAX RATE AND A BUDGET BY SEPTEMBER 1ST. SO YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS LEFT. THE ANNUAL BUDGET IS BASED ON THIS PROPERTY TAX RATE, AND ANY CHANGE IN THE PROPERTY TAX RATE WOULD REQUIRE US TO GO BACK TO AMENDING THE BUDGET, WHICH YOU
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MAY DO. SO WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH ORDINANCE 2638, SETTING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 0.001309.THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY EXCUSE ME, ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. SEEING IS THERE IS NO THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION. I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION VICE CHAIR. SHELTON, I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2638, SETTING THE TO THE 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATE. COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM VICE CHAIR SHELTON AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB. MISS QUICK WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON.
YES. CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. NO.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS SIX B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-39. ADOPTING THE FINAL
[b. Ordinance No. 26-39 Adopting the Final Budget for the City of West Jordan Fiscal Year 2027]
BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN FISCAL YEAR 2027. WE HAVE MISS STECK COUNCIL AGAIN.WE'RE GOING TO OUTLINE A LITTLE BIT OF THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE BY THE COUNCIL. HOWEVER, RECOGNIZING THE MAYOR'S STAFF STARTS THIS BUDGET PROCESS THE FIRST PART OF JANUARY. SO WE HAVE A WHOLE 120 DAY BREAK BETWEEN THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER AND 1ST OF JANUARY. THE MAYOR AND STAFF WORK ON THE BUDGET FROM JANUARY THROUGH ABOUT MID-APRIL, AND THEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE BUDGET TEAM PUTS TOGETHER THE BUDGET THAT IS PRESENTED TO YOU AS THE MAYOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. YOU ACCEPTED THAT BUDGET ON MAY 5TH. YOU HAD MANY, MANY WORK SESSIONS DISCLOSED TO THE PUBLIC MANY, MANY TIMES THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE IN MAY AND JUNE AND JUNE 9TH HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTED THE TENTATIVE BUDGET. AND ON JUNE 23RD, YOU HELD ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU ADOPTED THE INTERIM BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDED THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE THAT YOU JUST ADOPTED. ON AUGUST 11TH, YOU HELD ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING, THIS TIME FOR ONLY THE TRUTH AND TAXATION PROCESS, DISCLOSING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE AND THE PURPOSE OF THAT INCREASE. AND THEN AUGUST 11TH, YOU ALSO HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET ITSELF. BY SEPTEMBER 1ST, AS WE DISCLOSED ON THE LAST ITEM, YOU'LL NEED TO SET THE TAX RATE, WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY DONE, AND ADOPT THE BUDGET AS IT'S PRESENTED TO YOU. THIS FINAL SLIDE SHOWS YOU WHAT THE BUDGET IS BEING ADOPTED AT. THE BUDGET NUMBER THAT YOU SEE IS THE GREATER OF REVENUES OR EXPENSES FOR THAT FUND. WHATEVER IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS MADE UP BY RESERVES. SO THE BUDGET THAT YOU ARE ADOPTING IS $263,832,720. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE OUTLINED BEFORE YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MISS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN MYSELF. SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL WE'VE ADDED MANY, MANY EMPLOYEES, SOME OF WHICH I THINK ARE NEEDED AND OTHERS OF WHICH I THINK ARE WANTS, NOT NEEDS. AND I BELIEVE THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO DO A TAX INCREASE EVERY YEAR. AND I KNOW THAT'S A DIFFERENT PHILOSOPHY THAN MANY OF MY COUNCIL MEMBER FRIENDS, AND THAT'S FINE. WE DON'T HAVE TO ALL THINK ALIKE, BUT THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF MY NO VOTES. I OUR GREATEST ASSET IS OUR EMPLOYEES. OUR GREATEST EXPENSE IS OUR EMPLOYEES. AND EVERY TIME WE ADD AN EMPLOYEE, IT'S AT LEAST 100 000. AND. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY. EVERY YEAR YOU NEED TO RAISE TAXES. I THINK THAT SOMETIMES THE RESIDENTS CAN HAVE A TAX DECREASE, AND IT'S OKAY IF THEY GET A FEW EXTRA PENNIES INSTEAD OF US GETTING A FEW EXTRA PENNIES. SO IN CASE ANYONE'S THERE WONDERING, WHY DID I VOTE NO? I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN MYSELF.
THANK YOU. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON THE BUDGET. I DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT IS DONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. SEEING IS THERE NO MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? I'LL LOOK FOR A
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MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER LAM I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-39. ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS.SECOND. OKAY, I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAMB AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. MISS QUICK, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITE LUCK. NO. CHAIR WIGNALL, YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
JACOB. YES. COUNCILOR. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. YES. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 1. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION AND THE COUNCIL. IT MAKES THIS PROCESS GO MUCH SMOOTHER AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. SINCERELY. THANKS. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK ON THE BUDGET. NOW YOU CAN SLEEP. HOPEFULLY. MAYBE. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. THIS IS TO APPROVE A COUNT. I DON'T HAVE THAT. THE COUNCIL
[Council Office Report]
OFFICE REPORT CHAIR OKAY, OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. THIS IS NOT LISTED ON MY AGENDA. OKAY. COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT. NO, WE'LL WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT. WE ACTUALLY REVIEWED IT TODAY AND WE ALL THREE MISSED IT. SO. SO WHAT I WANT TO DO IS LET OUR POLICY ANALYST, WALTER SCHMIDT, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUTH COUNCIL. YOU ALREADY GOT A LITTLE PREVIEW THAT IT STARTS UP THIS WEEK. SO I JUST WANT HIM TO TOUCH BASE REALLY QUICK WITH YOU ON WHAT THE PLANS. YES. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE 26 STUDENTS SIGNED UP. OUR FIRST MEETING IS THIS THURSDAY. IT'S MOSTLY GOING TO BE INTRODUCTIONS AND THEN EXPECTATIONS. AND THEN TRYING TO GET TO KNOW THE INTERESTS AND THE DIFFERENT EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT THE YOUTH ARE GOING TO BE WANTING TO DO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THAT WAY, WE CAN START PLANNING AROUND THOSE INTERESTS. WE HAVE THIS UPCOMING MONTH. SEPTEMBER 22ND IS GOING TO BE THE SWEARING IN FOR THE YOUTH. SO ONCE WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S GOING TO BE COMING ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ABLE TO MAKE IT, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET RUNNING AND REALLY HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH THIS YEAR FOR FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL. THANK YOU, MR. SCHMIDT. OKAY, NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS. THESE ARE[Consent Items]
ITEMS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC DISCUSSION BY THE COUNCIL OR WHICH HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY AND MAY BE ADOPTED BY ONE SINGLE MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST AN ITEM TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION. OUR CONSENT ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE VOTING ON ARE TO APPROVE MEETING MINUTES FROM JULY 20TH 28TH FOR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND FOR AUGUST 11TH TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING. AND WE ALSO HAVE RESOLUTION 26-040, WHICH WILL REQUIRE A ROLL CALL VOTE.COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. THANK YOU. DO I HAVE A SECOND COUNCIL MEMBER? JACOB? OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB MISS QUICK. WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. VICE CHAIR SHELTON. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADER. YES. CHAIR. WEIGL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
WHITELOCK. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THE MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0, 7 TO 0. SORRY. THANK YOU. THAT THAT CONCLUDES OUR CONSENT ITEMS. WE DO HAVE A CONCERN. COULD YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE. SO WE THE MOTION WAS TO ONLY THE MOTION. ALL CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY GREAT. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A
[Closed Meeting]
CLOSED SESSION. THE COUNCIL HAS A REQUEST TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY. A MOTION IS IN ORDER FOLLOWED BY A SECOND FOR THE CLOSED MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER WHITELOCK MOVE TO GO INTO CLOSED MEETING AND I WILL SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM MYSELF. SO BECAUSE THIS IS A DISCRETIONARY CLOSURE, ENTERING[01:10:03]
CLOSED SESSION REQUIRES AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO THIRDS, DO I? SORRY, I HAVEN'T DONE A CLOSED MEETING YET. TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT AND TAKEN ROLL CALL BY MISS QUICK, SO PLEASE CALL ROLL. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. VADER. YES.CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. VICE CHAIR. SHELTON. YES. THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES 7 TO 0. THANK YOU.
AND AND THAT'S ALL WHAT WE WILL DO IS WE'LL RECONVENE IN THE WORK ROOM FOR THE CLOSED MEETING. COUNCIL MEMBER BADER WILL JOIN US ONLINE THERE. OKAY. AND THEN WHEN THAT'S FINISHED, WE WILL RETURN BACK HERE TO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.