[Call to Order]
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LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THIS EVENING'S WEST JORDAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT IS 7:00 PM ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH. WE WILL START OUR MEETING BY SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I'D LIKE TO INVITE MR. GEORGE GUTZMER TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I. WHAT HAPPENED? EVERYBODY STANDS FOR THE PLEDGE. PLEASE. THE HONOR TO DO THIS. THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE MILITARY ARE AUTHORIZED TO HAND SALUTE PRESENT ARMS. 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. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. GUTZMER. I'D ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT TONIGHT WE HAVE PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS, JACOB HARRIS, BHADAUR CHAIR, WEIGL. WHITELOCKE AND LAMB. WE WILL START OUR MEETING
[a. Badge Pinning for West Jordan Fire Department]
WITH THE SPECIAL RECOGNITION, OUR BADGE PINNING FOR WEST JORDAN FIRE DEPARTMENT. AND I WOULD LIKE CHIEF MAXVILLE TO COME UP. GOOD EVENING COUNCIL, AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US SOME TIME THIS EVENING TO RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE GREAT MEN AND WOMEN OF THE WEST JORDAN FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE A LOT TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE ARE NEW HIRES THAT ARE RECEIVING THEIR BADGES FOR THE FIRST TIME. SOME OF THEM ARE PROMOTIONS, AND I'LL INTRODUCE EACH OF THEM AND EXPLAIN THAT. BUT IF WE COULD JUST HAVE EVERYBODY WHO'S GETTING PINNED AS WELL AS THE PERSON WHO'S DOING THE PINNING, COME ON UP. YEAH, WE'LL HAVE ALL OUR NEW FIREFIGHTERS OVER ON THIS SIDE AND ALL OUR PROMOTIONS OVER ON THIS THEY'RE COMING UP. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE EACH NIGHT THAT WE DO THESE BADGE PAINTINGS. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE OUR FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS FROM THE UTAH FIRE AND RESCUE ACADEMY. TONIGHT, WE HAVE ONE WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD CAPTAIN ZACHARY SUMNER WITH HIS MANAGING FIRE OFFICER DESIGNATION. AS I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE'S TWO LEVELS OF DESIGNATION. THERE'S SUPERVISING FIRE OFFICER, WHICH IS GEARED MORE TOWARD THE FRONTLINE CAPTAINS AND MAYBE THE BATTALION CHIEFS. AND THEN THE MANAGING FIRE OFFICER IS FOR THOSE THAT ARE SEEKING POSITIONS IN UPPER ADMINISTRATION AND KIND OF THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL. SO THERE'S VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF UTAH THAT HAVE THIS DESIGNATION.AND WE JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ZACH FOR COMPLETING IT AND TELL HIM CONGRATULATIONS. AND THIS IS. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S BEEN A PRETTY BUSY SUMMER FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEFT. THEY'VE TAKEN OTHER POSITION. LIKE I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT PEOPLE HAVEN'T LEFT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SO MUCH AS SPOUSES HAVE GOTTEN DREAM JOBS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. AND SO WE'VE HAD FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE MOVED AWAY. WE'VE HAD SOME THAT BECAME PREGNANT AND DECIDED THEY WANTED TO BE A MOTHER AND GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF. SO THEY'VE LEFT. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO HAD SOME RETIREMENTS. SO YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR NEW HIRES AND SOME OF OUR PROMOTIONS. TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SCHEDULE ANOTHER BADGE PAINTING IN A MONTH OR TWO. BUT WE ALSO WE HAVE THESE FIVE FIREFIGHTERS THAT HAVE JUST JOINED THE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE IN RECRUIT CAMP RIGHT NOW.
AND WE ALSO HAVE TWO PARAMEDICS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE BACKGROUND PROCESS AS WELL TO BE HIRED. SO WITHIN A FEW WEEKS, WE'LL HAVE A FEW MORE PEOPLE HERE. BUT I'D LIKE TO JUST INTRODUCE BRIEFLY, IF I COULD, OUR NEWEST FIREFIGHTERS, WE HAVE BEN HILLS. IF YOU'LL JUST STEP FORWARD AS I RAISE YOUR HAND, SOMETHING SO THEY CAN SEE YOU. BEN HILLS, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE. WE HAVE ANDREW FLORENCE, WHO WILL ALSO BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE. TWO LANGHI, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, HANNAH HANS WILLIAMSON AND HIS WIFE EMILY WILL BE PINNING HIS BADGE, AND JACE HAYS, WHO WILL BE PINNED BY HIS GIRLFRIEND RALEIGH. AND THEN ON THIS SIDE, WE HAVE OUR NEW PROMOTIONS. WE HAVE BLAIR MARSHALL, WHO WAS JUST PROMOTED
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TO BATTALION CHIEF. HE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE, MELISSA TIA JEPSON. SHE IS BEING PROMOTED TO PARAMEDIC, JUST FINISHED PARAMEDIC SCHOOL A FEW WEEKS AGO AND SHE WILL BE PINNED BY HER FIANCE SHAWN, WHO IS ALSO A PARAMEDIC WITH OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE FORGOT HIS UNIFORM, BUT WE'LL LET IT SLIDE. JOSH MULVEY IS JUST FINISHED PARAMEDIC SCHOOL AND HE IS ALSO BEING PROMOTED TO PARAMEDIC. GAVIN PATE IS PROMOTED TO PARAMEDIC. HE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS MOTHER, CARRIE LEE AND DILLON RICKS PROMOTION TO PARAMEDIC, AND HE WILL BE PINNED BY HIS WIFE HANNAH. AND I FAILED TO MENTION JOSH MULVEY WILL BE PINNED BY OUR CAPTAIN MCKENNA. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD. AND IF YOU ALL WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PIN THE BADGES ON YOUR LOVED ONE, AND THEN IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE PICTURES, FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND TAKE PICTURES AND. AND CHIEF, ONCE THEY'RE DONE, WE'D LIKE TO DO A PHOTO OP HERE AS WELL. THANK YOU. YEP.OKAY. HOLD ON. ONE MORE. ONE MORE. OKAY. AND DON'T SIT DOWN.
YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO WANT MORE PICTURES. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL WHO HAD BADGES PINNED.
STAY UP HERE AND WE'LL HAVE A PICTURE WITH THE COUNCIL AS WELL.
ONE. TWO THREE. HEY, LOOK AT THIS. ONE. 123. PERFECT.
AND I THINK I PREEMPTIVELY GOT EVERYONE TO GO DOWN FOR COOKIES.
BUT IF NOT, WE'RE ALL GOING TO HEAD DOWNSTAIRS. SO WE'LL TRY TO BE QUIET. YEAH THAT'S TRUE.
YOU CAN STAY IF YOU'D LIKE OR COME BACK.
WE'LL GIVE HIM A MINUTE. YEAH. I THOUGHT THAT WOULD TAKE A GOOD CHUNK OF PEOPLE, BUT THAT'S EVERYBODY. I KNOW. YES IT IS. OKAY. CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR
[b. Recognizing Beto Conejo Artist of the Water Tank Mural at 9000 South]
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CONEJO? WHO IS THE ARTIST OF THE WATER TANK MURAL ON 90TH SOUTH? AND WE WILL HEAR FROM MR. CORBIN LEE. THANK YOU CHAIR. I'M REALLY HAPPY THE PICTURE IS UP THERE. BETTER. CONEJO IS IS AN ARTIST IN OUR COMMUNITY. SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HIRED HIM AND WE MET WITH BETO, AND WE HAD THIS WATER TANK THAT WAS RIGHT AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND IT WAS GOING TO BECOME VERY PROMINENT AS IT WAS A BRAND NEW TANK, AND IT WAS BIG. AND IT SIT RIGHT ON A BIG CORNER WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC ENTRANCE TO THE COLLEGE. AND, AND THE CITY SAID, HEY, COLLEGE, WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO YOU AS A BLANK CANVAS. AND KIMBERLY WARD AND OTHERS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SAID, WE KNOW JUST WHO WE WANT TO HIRE. WE'VE USED THIS ARTIST BEFORE. HIS NAME IS BETO. WE REALLY LIKE HIS STUFF. WE WANT TO HIRE HIM AND HE'LL DO A FANTASTIC JOB. WE MET WITH BETO AND TALKED ABOUT IT AND SHOWED HIM THE SIZE OF THE TANK. WE LOOKED AT IT ON SITE AND HE CAME BACK AND HE GAVE US A RENDERING. I THOUGHT, WHAT THIS RENDERING WAS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE. IT WAS JUST KIND OF AN OUTLINE, REALLY LOOSE SHAPES AND THE OVERALL IMAGE. I THOUGHT, WELL, THIS OKAY, IF YOU WANT COMMUNITY COLLEGE, YOU'RE THE, YOU'RE THE CLIENT. AND THEN STARTED TALKING AND HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE SYMBOLISM THAT THE ART WOULD BRING. AND HE STARTED SAYING, LOOK, THIS IS GOING TO BE A PIECE OF ART ABOUT THE WATER, THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN THIS VALLEY AND HOW IT BRINGS LIFE TO EVERYTHING IN, IN THIS VALLEY. IT'S FITTING THAT IT GOES ON A WATER TANK. IT'S GOING TO BE A YOUNG WOMAN WITH A BACKPACK AND EXPLODING OUT OF HER BACKPACK ARE GOING TO BE THESE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND OTHER THINGS. AND IT'S GOING TO BE HAVE SYMBOLISM TO GO WITH THE COLLEGE AND EDUCATION AND LEARNING, BUT ALSO GROWTH. AND HE BROUGHT IT TO LIFE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. IT'S HUGE. AND HE TURNED THIS CORNER OF OUR COMMUNITY FROM SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN DULL AND PLAIN INTO THIS BRIGHT, COLORFUL, COLORFUL SPOT IN THE CITY.WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HIM. HE DID SUCH A GOOD JOB. HE POURED HIS CREATIVITY AND HIS PASSION INTO THE PROJECT HE WAS WORKING AT NIGHT. IT WAS SO BIG THAT, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE BITING OFF BECAUSE HE HAD THE LIFT GOING AND IT WAS HE HAD TO WORK THROUGH THE NIGHT AT TIMES TO GET IT DONE, WORKING IN THE DARK. BUT BETO, YOU COME UP HERE, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR CREATIVITY, YOUR ARTISTIC TALENT, AND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN. WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOU. YEAH. APPRECIATE IT. YEAH.
Y'ALL SAY A FEW WORDS. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR PROVIDING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME OF THE SKILL SET THAT I'VE BEEN DEVELOPING FOR ABOUT, I WOULD SAY ABOUT HALF OF MY LIFE, I KNEW I WANTED TO BE A MURALIST SINCE I WAS ABOUT IN THIRD GRADE. AND, YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE A CANVAS OF THIS SIZE IN A CITY AS PROLIFIC AS WEST JORDAN, IN A LOCATION THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GET TO NAVIGATE THROUGH EVERY DAY. AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S ON THEIR WAY TO, YOU KNOW, AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IT'S, IT'S REALLY A GATEWAY, A PORTAL TO, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE'S FUTURES. AND I REALLY WANTED TO RESONATE THAT WITH WHAT I WAS PAINTING ON TOP OF THE, THE COMMON THING, WHICH IS WHEN WE PROTECT OUR WATER, WE PROTECT THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WHERE WE'RE AT. AND WHEN WE PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT WHERE WE LIVE, WHERE WE'RE AT, WE ALSO PROTECT THE WATER. SO IT GOES HAND IN HAND AND REALLY WANTED TO MAKE IT AN UPLIFTING MESSAGE AND VISUAL. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S COOPERATION AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S PATIENCE IN THE PROCESS OF PAINTING THIS. AND YES, I DID PAINT AT NIGHT. I DID HAVE TO KIND OF MANAGE SOME OF THE HEAT. SO HEAT WAVES, I WOULD CALL THEM FOR SURE DURING THE SUMMER. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK I TRIED DOING IT AS JUST AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WITH WHERE I'M AT IN MY EARLY CAREER STILL. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE SOME MORE CONVERSATIONS SOON ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN BRING SOME MORE OF THAT HOPE AND JOY TO WEST JORDAN CITY. BUT THANK YOU.
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THANK YOU. AND WE WE DO HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION IN RECOGNITION OF VIDA DEL VALLE, A VIBRANT AND MEANINGFUL MURAL THAT BRINGS COLOR, BEAUTY AND INSPIRATION TO THE CITY OF WEST JORDAN. YOUR CREATIVITY, DEDICATION, AND ARTISTIC VISION HAVE TRANSFORMED A COMMUNITY LANDMARK AND ENRICHED OUR CITY FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU BETO. IF YOU'LL COME UP, WE'D ALSO LIKE TO DO A PHOTO WITH YOU.OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO COUNCIL MAYOR REPORTS. WE WILL START WITH CITY COUNCIL REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO BRING UP? WELL,
[b. Mayor’s Report]
OKAY, THEN I WILL MOVE ON TO THE THE MAYOR'S REPORT. THANK YOU FOR GETTING TO ME QUICKLY.THIS IS GREAT. OKAY, LET'S GET THE BALL ROLLING HERE. OR THE BIKE WHEELS ROLLING. OKAY. THE OUR SENIOR CENTER HERE IN WEST JORDAN JUST CELEBRATED THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY. PAUL JEROME WENT OUT THERE AND GAVE A NICE LITTLE SPEECH AND TALK AND CARRIED ON WITH HIM FOR A BIT.
I GAVE HIM A COUPLE OF DAD JOKES WHILE I WAS THERE, AND THEY STILL KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT WEST JORDAN HAS A SENIOR CENTER AND THE COUNTY RUNS AND OPERATES IT. WE OWN THE BUILDING, WE BUILT IT, WE MAINTAIN IT, AND THE COUNTY USES IT FOR OUR SENIORS. SO IT'S A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WE HAVE THE COUNTY AND TAKES CARE OF OUR SENIORS, SO WE'RE GRATEFUL TO SEE THAT CONTINUES TO GO FORWARD AND TAKE CARE OF SENIORS IN OUR CITY. OKAY. THE NEXT ONE IS THE SEAGULL LEADERSHIP HAD THEIR RIBBON CUTTING, AND SOME OF YOU GOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT. AND THIS IS THEIR EVENT RIGHT HERE. AND SOME OF YOU SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WAS NOT ABLE TO BE THERE. BUT IT HAPPENS ANYWAY. THAT'S THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS CITY. EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT HERE. YOU GUYS TAKE IT, GET THE BALL ROLLING AND MAKE IT HAPPEN. EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT THERE. AND THE NEXT ONE IS THE CHAMBER. WEST HAD THEIR GALA. THERE'S ALSO DISCUSSION WHETHER IT'S GALA OR GALA, WHICH I'VE HEARD. IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU'RE FROM. I'M JUST KIDDING. I DON'T KNOW, I'M FROM HERE. SO I'M GONNA CALL THE GALA. AND AT THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE GOT AWARDS, BUT THE ONE THAT WAS MOST PROMINENT IS SENATOR HARPER GOT THEIR LEGISLATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD, AND HE PARTICIPATED IN THAT AND WAS THERE. AND THIS PICTURE, I THINK THAT IS OUR OUR OLD INTERN RIGHT THERE, HIS FACE SHOWING IN THAT. SO MIKE, NOT MIKE WINDER. MICHAEL WINDER.
YEAH. SO ANYWAY, IT WAS A GREAT EVENT. AND WE'RE GLAD THAT THE CHAMBER WEST HOLDS THAT IN WEST JORDAN. AND THE UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE IS GOT THE BUILDING THAT USED TO BE EDISON WALKER AND THEY'RE PUTTING. IT'S A TECH BUILDING THEY PUT IN THERE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE TRADING LIKE MECHANICS OR WELDERS AND LIKE AIRPLANE MECHANICS AND DIESEL MECHANICS AND HVAC AND ALL THOSE TYPE OF TECHS. THEY'RE A NATIONAL COMPANY AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR UTAH HUB RIGHT HERE IN WEST JORDAN. AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REMODELING THAT BUILDING. AND SOON NEXT SPRING ISH IS WHEN THEY EXPECT TO HAVE THEIR GRAND OPENING THERE. SO THEY CHOSE WEST JORDAN ONE BECAUSE IF IT'S GOOD BASE OF STUDENTS AVAILABLE FOR IT, AND BECAUSE THERE IS A NEED OF THIS, BECAUSE SCHOOLS HAVE KIND OF SHIFTED AWAY FROM THAT OVER THE YEARS, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING AND GETTING THEIR DEGREES INSTEAD. WELL, THEY'RE CONCENTRATING ON PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH THEIR HANDS AND FILL THE TRADES POSITIONS, WHICH HAS
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A BIG VOID, PARTICULARLY IN UTAH. AND THERE'S A LOT OF YOUTH IN UTAH STILL TO TRAIN THOSE. SO THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. YESTERDAY I VISITED AND PLAYED MY FIRST REAL FULL NINE HOLES OF DISC GOLF AT THE TETON ESTATES PARK. AND WHILE I WAS THERE, ONE OF BOB BUMGARDNER, WHO'S ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED DESIGN THE COURSE, SHOWED ME AND MY WIFE HOW TO PLAY DISC GOLF. NOW, I DID NOT COME IN UNDER PAR, BUT I HAD MORE FUN THAN PAR HAD. SO WE HAD A LOT OF FUN. AND WHILE WE WERE THERE, AND I WISH I WOULD HAVE TAKEN A PICTURE OF THIS, A GROUP SHOWED UP AND IT WAS A MOM AND A DAD AND FOUR OF THEIR KIDS, AND GRANDMA DOWNPLAYED DISCO AND THAT PARK WAS SO BUSY. AND ACCORDING TO BOB, HE'S GOING TO GET ME THE REAL NUMBERS. I'LL EMAIL THEM TO YOU WHEN THEY SHOW UP, HE SAID. WE ARE GETTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THERE A MONTH PLAYING DISC GOLF, THIS LOCATION, AND I TALKED TO A FEW PEOPLE WHO WERE DOING THAT. THEY LIKED THIS ONE BETTER THAN THE ONE. THE ONE THEY LIKE, THE ONE AT THE SYCAMORES. IT HAS MORE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHALLENGES LIKE THIS ONE, BECAUSE IT'S MORE OF A FLAT GROUND, AND IT'S MORE COOL BECAUSE THEY GET INTO THE TREES AND SOME COOL AREAS WHERE THEY WANT THE SYCAMORES IS MORE SUNNY, SO THAT WILL PROBABLY GET MORE POPULAR NOW THAT THE TEMPERATURES ARE DROPPING. AND THEY HAD THAT COOLNESS. BUT THE ONE OF THE SYCAMORES IT SAYS IS MORE CHALLENGING. BUT I FOUND THIS ONE QUITE CHALLENGING MYSELF.SO OUR DISC GOLFERS ARE MAKING PROGRESS. AND THOSE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING TO ARE THERE ARE BEGGING FOR MORE DISC GOLF. THEY THINK THAT WE NEED MORE. AND THE ONE GUY SHOWED ME A MAP OF DISC GOLF IN UTAH, AND THEY PICKED ANOTHER STATE. AND YEAH, THERE'S NOT QUITE AS MANY IN UTAH AS IN OTHER STATES, BUT WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE THAT HERE IN WEST JORDAN. AND I MIGHT NOTE THAT THE WEAR AND TEAR IS THERE, BUT WE DON'T GET THE GRAFFITI AND VANDALISM THAT THAT PARK USED TO GET PRIOR TO THAT DISC GOLF GOING IN THERE. SO THAT'S BEEN A REAL PLUS AND IT'S USED ALL THE TIME. YOU PROBABLY HEARD IT'S BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT WORLD MARKET IS COMING TO WEST JORDAN IS GOING INTO THE OLD OFFICE DEPOT SECTION OVER AT JORDAN LANDING. AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT BENEFIT FOR US AND OTHER PEOPLE AROUND WEST JORDAN AREA AND OTHER LOCATIONS.
AND WE EXPECT THAT TO OPEN EARLY OCTOBER. SO REAL SOON. SO THAT'S EXCITING. FUTURE THINGS COMING UP. OUR FOOD TRUCKS ARE STILL HAPPENING. WE GOT TILL 8:00, CHAIR. WE MIGHT I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST KIDDING, I DON'T KNOW. OH YEAH. OKAY. ANYWAY, TUESDAYS WE HAVE SO ON THE OFF WEEKS WE CAN GO TO THEM DURING PLANNING COMMISSION. SO THOSE ARE STILL HAPPENING. WE'VE BEEN GETTING GOOD TURNOUTS TO THOSE. OUR FARMER'S MARKET IS STILL HAPPENING. THAT IS TOMORROW ON WEDNESDAYS. AND THAT'S GOING WELL. MY WIFE HAS ENJOYED SOME OF THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES THAT SHE'S PURCHASED THERE. AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO COME INTO THAT AS WELL. OKAY. THIS LAST PARTY PAWT PARTY. OKAY. MAKE SURE WE GET THAT RIGHT. THAT'S HAPPENING. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH. BRING YOUR DOG OUT TO THE SPLASH PARK AND LET YOUR DOG GO. ENJOY SPLASH PARK EXPERIENCE.
AND YES, THE FILTERS WILL BE CLEANED AFTERWARDS. ALSO COMING UP IS A CPR CLASS. IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO SAVE SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE, THAT WOULD BE A GREAT TIME FOR IT. WE. WE WELCOME PEOPLE WITH THE NAME OF AARON BECAUSE WITH CPR IT WOULD BE AARON AARON OUT THERE IN.
OKAY. NEVER MIND. OKAY, SO THE CPR CLASS COMING AND THEN SUPER DUPER EXCITING. OUR EMPTY B X.
YEAH, THE DATE ON THIS IS 919. BUT REMEMBER ON THE 18TH IS THEIR PRACTICE RUNS. YOU CAN COME AND WATCH THEIR PRACTICE RUNS AND THEN THE REAL TOURNAMENTS WILL HAPPEN ON THE 19TH AND OUR WHEELS PARK. OH ARE WE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. WE ARE. WE HOPE YOU'RE GOING TO ROLL INTO THERE AND HAVE AN EXPERIENCE AND GET SOME AIR AND WATCH THEM DO THE THINGS YOU WISH YOU COULD DO. OKAY. WATCH THEM DO THE THINGS I WISH I COULD DO. MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO, BUT IT WOULD BE FUN. SO WE INVITE YOU TO DO THAT. OUR CRAFTS AND CRAVINGS, OUR NEXT ONE THAT YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR IS THEY HAPPEN THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, BUT THE NEXT ONE.
YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS ONE BY OCTOBER 20TH BY SEPTEMBER 21ST. IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE OCTOBER 21ST ONE, YOU HAVE TO DO IT A MONTH AHEAD IN SEPTEMBER. ONE IS ALREADY FULL, BUT WE HAVE ROOM IN OCTOBER, SO OUR NEXT ONE IS OCTOBER 21ST. YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR. AND WE.
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AND WE RECOMMEND YOU DO IT QUICKLY. AND THAT IS COMING RIGHT UP. AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE NEWSLETTER THAT IF YOU MISS THIS UPDATE, YOU'LL KNOW EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING IS RIGHT THERE, THE QR CODE. BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT HANDY, IF YOU'RE JUST GETTING THIS LATER, IT'S ON THE FRONT PAGE OR A WEBSITE COMES OUT TWO TIMES A MONTH BY EMAIL. THAT IS MY REPORT. THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM CORBIN LEE, OUR CITY[c. City Administrator’s Report]
ADMINISTRATOR FOR OUR FOR HIS REPORT. THANK YOU CHAIR, I WANT CHIEF ROBERTSON TO GIVE YOU A REPORT ON OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT. AS HE'S COMING UP, THOUGH, I WANT TO REPORT ON A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS. FIRST, THIS PICTURE. I TOOK THIS PICTURE LAST WEEK. THIS IS RON WOOD PARK. THIS IS THE NEW SOD THAT'S JUST BEEN LAID DOWN. RON WOOD PARK IS LOOKING SO GOOD.IT'S IT'S REALLY COMING ALONG WELL. ALL THE FLAT WORK IS DONE. SO THE SIDEWALKS ARE IN CONCRETE CURBS ARE ALL IN ASPHALT'S DOWN. THEY'VE STARTED LAYING THE SOD. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS PICTURE, IT IS REALLY TURNING INTO A MORE COMPLETE GEM IN OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OTHER THING ABOUT WATER. IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST, WE USE 19% LESS WATER YEAR OVER YEAR THAN WE DID LAST AUGUST. WE'RE OVER THE HUMP IN TERMS OF WATER USAGE. YOU KNOW, WITH THE COOLING TEMPERATURES NOW, OUR RESIDENTS ARE ARE TURNING DOWN THE SPRINKLERS, BUT THEY DID A GOOD JOB CONSERVING THIS SUMMER IN SPITE OF THE HIGH TEMPS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO START SHUTTING OFF THE WELLS HERE SHORTLY SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE'RE USING ALL OF OUR CONTRACTED WATER WITH JORDAN VALLEY AND NOT PAYING FOR WATER THAT WE'RE NOT USING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
OH, I DO HAVE SORRY. I HAVE ONE OTHER THING THAT INVOLVES THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE IT'S RELEVANT TO PARKING. I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DOING SOME CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING AT WEST JORDAN HIGH. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL THAT THEY'RE INVESTING IN THIS THIS BIG COMMUNITY ASSET IN OUR CITY. BUT THEY'RE USING UP A LOT OF THE PARKING LOT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE PROCESS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE A FEW YEARS, AND WE THINK THE SPILLOVER PARKING IS GOING TO IMPACT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. PAUL, SOME FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING ON PLANS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE AND TO MAKE AS MUCH PARKING AS AVAILABLE AS POSSIBLE TO THE STUDENTS, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME INCONVENIENCE TO SOME OF THE NEARBY RESIDENTS. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR THEIR PATIENCE. WHILE ALL THIS HIGH SCHOOLS BEING REMODELED. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT, CHIEF. THANKS, CORBIN. THANKS, COUNCIL, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WANT TO BEGIN JUST BY INTRODUCING. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW HIM, LIEUTENANT KEITH JENKINS. HE'S BEEN OVER OUR TRAFFIC UNIT FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. HE'S DONE A LOT TO INCREASE THE PRODUCTIVITY, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING TWO NEW PART TIME CSOS TO ENFORCE PARKING, WHICH YOU ADDED TO THE BUDGET LAST YEAR. AND WE WANTED TO LOOK AT HOW THAT PROGRAM HAS PROGRESSED AND THE PRODUCTIVITY THAT THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE IN THE YEAR A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A YEAR THAT THEY'VE BEEN IN SERVICE. SO LAST SEPTEMBER, WE HIRED ROGER DAVIES AND JAY POWELL AS OUR TWO PART TIME COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS.
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE WANTED TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT'S CHANGED. AND SO WE LOOKED AT DATA BEGINNING FROM JANUARY OF LAST YEAR. SO THAT WAS BEFORE THEY WERE HIRED THE REMAINDER OF THAT YEAR. AND THEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE JUST THIS LAST MONTH, WE NOTICED THAT PRODUCTIVITY MORE THAN DOUBLED, NOT TRIPLED, BUT DOUBLED DURING THE THAT TIME, LARGELY DUE TO THE SURGE IN PARKING ENFORCEMENT. SO FROM JANUARY TO JUST AUGUST OF THIS. SO JANUARY 2025 TO AUGUST 5TH OF THIS YEAR, WE HANDLED 1759 PARKING INCIDENTS. THAT WAS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 2.3%. WE'RE PROJECTED TO HANDLE. SO JUST DURING THIS YEAR. SO COMPARED TO THE LAST 20 MONTHS WHERE WE DID THE 1700, WE'RE EXPECTED TO DO 1720 JUST IN THIS YEAR WITH THE THREE, WITH THE TWO, THE ADDITION OF THE TWO, IT ALLOWED OUR FULL TIME COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER WHO WAS BEFORE DOING THIS, TO FREE UP HIS TIME TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE MORE PATROL CALLS. AND SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THREE COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THIS, IT'S NOT ONE FULL TIME PERSON DOING JUST PARKING. HE'S HELPING OUT WITH PARKING. IT'S REALLY THE TWO PART TIME PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRODUCTIVITY. ONE THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT 94% OF THOSE CASES WERE RESOLVED WITH A RESPONSE AND NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED, WHICH SHOWS ME THAT THEY'RE BEING EFFECTIVE AND REALLY PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR
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TIME AND EFFECTIVE IN CLOSING CASES. CURRENTLY, WE ARE STAFFED TO COVER MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SO WHEN WE COMPARE THE DATA OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FROM THIS YEAR TO LAST YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE TRENDS ARE CONSISTENT. WE'RE JUST DOING A LOT MORE ENFORCEMENT FOR THE TIMES OF YEAR. AND JUST NOTING THAT THAT DROPS OFF BECAUSE WE ONLY LOOKED AT THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS IN AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. BUT YOU CAN SEE THE PRODUCTIVITY AS IT COMPARES TO THE SAME TIME FRAMES OF LAST YEAR. THE TYPES OF CALLS WE'RE HANDLING ARE PRIMARILY PARKING COMPLAINTS, WITH 520 ABANDONED VEHICLES. AND ONE THING TO NOTE ON THIS SLIDE IS THAT WHILE THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, OUR REPORTS OF ABANDONED VEHICLES IS GOING DOWN. AND I THINK THAT'S LARGELY IN BEING PROACTIVE IN MAKING THOSE CONTACTS AND GETTING THOSE ABANDONED VEHICLES OFF THE STREET. WE DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND AS OFTEN WHEN THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO BE OUT THERE ON THOSE ABANDONED VEHICLES OR THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE STEALING THEM AND JUST LEAVING THEM SOMEWHERE.I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE WOULD SHOW UP AS AN ABANDONED VEHICLE. THEY MIGHT. MOST OF THE TIME, THOSE GET RECLASSIFIED AS A RECOVERED STOLEN VEHICLE. SO THESE WOULD BE VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME ON THE STREET. THEY MAY BE PARKED LEGALLY, BUT THEY'RE PARKED LONGER THAN WHAT THEY WOULD BE PERMITTED TO. OKAY. IS THAT ACCURATE? YEAH. THEY'D ALSO BE VEHICLES THAT IF WE CAN'T GET A HOLD OF OWNERS IN A REASONABLE TIME AND WE POST THAT, WE CAN'T GET IN CONTACT. WE HAD ONE LIKE A MOTOR HOME THAT WAS LEFT ABANDONED JUST A WHILE AGO, JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE STREET. AND THEY NEVER CAME BACK, NEVER CAME BACK AND COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF OWNERS, NOT REGISTERED TO ANYONE THAT WE COULD GET AHOLD OF. SO CALLS LIKE THAT. OKAY, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE EYESORES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. ONE OTHER THING THAT WAS ADDED THIS YEAR, JUST IN APRIL, WAS AN ONLINE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OR TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT REQUEST, SO THAT CITIZENS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH DISPATCH AND THE EMERGENCY CHANNELS, THEY CAN JUST GO ONLINE AND FILL OUT A FORM. THIS WAS DONE IN COOPERATION WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WITH OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, AND WITH IT. THIS CREATED A WORKFLOW SO WE CAN TRACK THE REQUESTS AND RESPOND TO THEM IN A IN A QUICKER FASHION, BUT ALSO KEEPING TRACK OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL OF THOSE. SO AGAIN, JUST SOME KEY TAKEAWAYS. WE'VE INCREASED BY 2.3% FROM 2005 TO 2006. THE ONLINE TRAFFIC IN REPORTING FORM, WE'VE HANDLED 148 REPORTS THROUGH THAT. AND WE ONLY EXPECT THAT TO INCREASE. AND THAT WILL HELP INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCIES IN THE PARKING IN THE TRAFFIC UNIT. AND AGAIN, 94% OF THOSE COMPLAINTS WERE HANDLED WITH A SINGLE RESPONSE.
OUR FOCUS ISN'T ON WRITING TICKETS. IT'S ON ENFORCEMENT. IT'S ON EDUCATION AND MAKING SURE THAT THE PROBLEM GETS SOLVED AND PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE NOT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO CALL, BUT THOSE WHO MAY BE LEAVING THEIR VEHICLES ON THE STREET WITHOUT KNOWING THE ORDINANCES AND DOING SOME EDUCATION THERE. ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THAT, CHIEF? COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW LONG IT TAKES WHEN SOMEONE REPORTS SOMETHING ONLINE BEFORE IT GETS RECOGNIZED AND ADDRESSED? IT WOULD DEPEND ON JUST HOW WHO'S ON DUTY, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE RIGHT AS SOON AS IT GETS REPORTED. SO AS SOON AS IT'S, AS SOON AS IT THE FORM GETS SUBMITTED, IT POPULATES AND WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND TO THAT WHERE BEFORE IT MAY SIT IN A DISPATCH QUEUE. SO IT'S ACTUALLY FASTER. THEY CALL IT DISPATCH IN MOST CASES. YES.
YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF ROBERTSON, I WANT TO CHIME IN ON THIS REAL QUICK. WE STARTED THIS PROGRAM. YOU FUNDED A COUPLE OF PARKING, A COUPLE OF PART TIME PARKING OFFICERS. I'M THINKING TO MYSELF, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME GOOD PARKING TICKET REVENUE. WE'LL PAY FOR WE'LL OFFSET THE COST OF THOSE. BUT YOU GO OUT AND RIDE WITH THOSE OFFICERS. I'M ACTUALLY REALLY PROUD OF THIS. I'M KIND OF GIVING THEM A HARD TIME. YOU DO A RIDE ALONG WITH THOSE OFFICERS AND THEY WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, NOT WRITE A TICKET. THEY CALL, THEY GO KNOCK ON THE DOORS. THEY FIND OUT WHOSE CAR IT IS, AND THEY WORK VERY HARD TO REACH OUT TO THE PERSON, TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE SITUATION. WHY IS THE CAR PARKED HERE? WHY IT'S ILLEGAL OR CAN'T SHOULDN'T BE PARKED.
THEY'RE WRITING A TICKET IS THE LAST THING THAT THEY'RE DOING AND I'M PROUD OF THEM FOR THAT.
DESPITE MY TONGUE IN CHEEK JABS. AND IT, IT REALLY DOES. IT FREES UP THE PATROL OFFICERS TO BE DOING OTHER THINGS. AND IT'S BEEN A VERY GOOD PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR FUNDING THOSE TWO PARKING OFFICERS, THOSE PART TIME OFFICERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. OH GOSH, I FIRST. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. THANK YOU. CHIEF. I JUST WANT TO KNOW IF YOU AND SHOOT IF YOUR TRAFFIC GUY IS GOING TO STAY FOR THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. YES. THEN I'LL ASK IT THEN. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW WE WILL
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MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME. I WILL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH SPEAKER[00:35:02]
WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES IN PERSON. ATTENDEES WILL BE HEARD FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE ATTENDEES. AND WE DO HAVE, I BELIEVE, ONE PUBLIC HEARING. SO IF YOU ARE HERE FOR TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'D LIKE TO COMMENT AT THAT TIME, PLEASE HOLD YOUR COMMENTS UNTIL THAT TIME. SO RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT TWO. I'VE GOT TWO YELLOW CARDS. OUR FIRST PERSON TO COMMENT IS JESS BIRCHER, WHO WILL COME UP TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR AND CITY EMPLOYEES. I JUST FIRST WANT TO SAY I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND SACRIFICE THAT YOU PUT INTO YOUR YOUR JOBS AND YOUR ROLES. GREATLY RESPECT THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION. AND ALSO, IT FEELS LIKE I PICKED JUST THE PERFECT NIGHT TO COME BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO FUN TO SEE ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THIS COMMUNITY. SO IT'S JUST A GREAT PLACE TO BE. SO JUST BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, MY NAME IS JESS BIRCHER. I'M RUNNING FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 44, WHICH IS PROBABLY PRIMARILY IN SOUTH JORDAN, BUT DOES CARVE OUT PARTS OF COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR. KENT SHELTON'S DISTRICT WITH A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN THAT AREA. AND I WANTED TO JUST GIVE YOU A LITTLE REPORT BACK. SO I'VE SPENT THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS CANVASING THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SOME OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS. AND IT'S BEEN A TERRIFIC EXPERIENCE. I'VE HAD A LOT OF DOORS THAT OPENED. YOU DON'T ALWAYS EXPECT THAT, BUT HAD A LOT OF GREAT CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. AND PART OF THE PURPOSE OF MY CANVASING WAS JUST TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. BUT PART OF IT ALSO WAS TO ASK, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE ON YOUR MIND AND MAYBE KEEPING YOU UP AT NIGHT AND PRETTY CONSISTENTLY, PROBABLY 80% OF THE TIME. THERE WAS TWO ISSUES THAT I HEARD. ONE WAS AFFORDABILITY. PROBABLY NOT SURPRISING TO ANYONE, AND THE SECOND WAS. AFFORDABILITY AND GROWTH OR INFRASTRUCTURE. SORRY, I JUST HAD A LITTLE BRAIN SQUEEZE THERE. AND, YOU KNOW, AS I, YOU KNOW, TALKED TO, YOU KNOW, INDIVIDUALS, IT BECAME VERY CLEAR THAT THESE, THESE, THESE THINGS WERE VERY TOPICAL TO THEM AND IMPORTANT THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT JUST THE STATE, BUT ALSO LOCAL COMMUNITY ADDRESS AND THINK ABOUT AND WHILE I DON'T HAVE ANSWERS TO ALL OF THESE ISSUES, I DO KNOW THAT THE STATE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN HELPING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUNDING AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT THE MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THE FUNDS THAT THEY NEED. AND ALSO FROM TALKING TO THE MAYOR A FEW WEEKS AGO, LEARNING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE RED TAPE AND STRINGS THAT COME ATTACHED WITH MAYBE STRINGS ISN'T THE RIGHT WORD. BUT WITH FUNDING, INCLUDING THINGS PROBABLY LIKE YOUR TOPIC YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES, SOMETIMES THOSE CAN BE ONEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME. AND SO I JUST WANT TO PLEDGE TO YOU, IF I'M FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ELECTED, THAT THOSE TWO ISSUES, ALONG WITH HOW WE CAN HELP MAKE THOSE RESTRICTIONS AND THAT RED TAPE LESS OF A BURDEN FOR YOU AS COMMUNITY LEADERS, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY TOP, TOP ISSUES TO TACKLE. SO I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. AND IF I'M ELECTED, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JESS. WE ALSO HAVE GEORGE GUTZMER WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. OBVIOUSLY, I THINK TO AWESOME NIGHT TO COME IN HERE WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS GATHERING, WHAT WAS GOING ON. PART OF WHAT I HAVE TO SAY HERE TONIGHT, COUNCIL, I WANT TO THANK THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. MAYOR BURTON, IF YOU'RE EVER TELLING ME HOW I NEED TO TURN BACK AROUND AND RIDE OR RUN A HELMET, I REPRESENT THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS. CHAPTER EIGHT. WHEN THE LARGEST CHAPTER IN THE STATE. I'M A PAST COMMANDER OF THE STATE. I'M PRESENTLY THE CHAPLAIN FOR THE STATE. WE HOLD AN ANNUAL VETERANS APPRECIATION PICNIC OVER HERE IN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK THIS YEAR. WE'D LIKE IT TO BE QUITE A BIT LARGER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN IN THE PAST. WE PARTICULARLY INVITE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO OFTENTIMES HAS REPRESENTATIVES FROM MILITARY SERVICES IN THEIR RANKS, TO PLEASE SHOW UP AND LET US TEACH YOU HOW WE CAN SERVE YOU, BESIDES HOW YOU SERVE US. FOR ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE VETERANS ON YOUR STAFF OR KNOW VETERANS AS NEIGHBORS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW. 26TH SATURDAY AND THE MAIN PAVILION STARTS AT 10:00. WE WILL FEED PEOPLE AS LONG AS WE HAVE FOOD IN THERE. AND UNTIL AT LEAST ABOUT 2:00, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE SELECTED TO[00:40:02]
DO THE PLEDGE TONIGHT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU ALL AGAIN. GOD BLESS AND STAY SAFE. AND THANK YOU. AND NOW THAT I'VE DESTROYED YOUR REVOLT. THANK YOU, MR. GUTZMER. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, MR. ANDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE THIS EVENING. THANK YOU. SEEING[a. Resolution No. 26-041 Authorizing the Mayor to Sign the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program Certifications and Assurances]
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK. I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE'LL MOVE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. OUR FIRST ONE IS RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-041. AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE EDWARD BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES.WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM GARY COX. HE'LL BE ME AGAIN. OH THAT'S FINE. WE WILL HEAR FROM CHIEF ROBINSON. THANK YOU. AS YOU I'M SURE AGREE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AND SAFETY IS AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY IN THE CITY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. WE HAVE A TRAFFIC COMMITTEE. THAT PARTNERSHIP WITH PARTNERS WITH A DIFFERENT CITY GROUPS TO THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, WHERE WE ADDRESS COMPLAINTS, WHERE WE LOOK AT WAYS TO BE SAFE. THROUGH THAT MEETING, WE IDENTIFIED A SOFTWARE CALLED URBAN SDK. IT SENDS ANONYMIZED DATA.
BASICALLY, IT PROVIDES US WITH INFORMATION ABOUT TRAFFIC, SIMILAR TO WHAT IT WOULD DO WHEN YOU WERE NAVIGATING. AND IT TELLS YOU WHERE TRAFFIC IS BUSY. THAT SAME INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE TO US SO WE CAN STUDY TRAFFIC PROACTIVELY OR RETROACTIVELY. SO WE CAN LOOK BACKWARDS AT DATA. WE CAN LOOK FORWARD AND SEE WHAT PROJECTIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE THAT WILL HELP US DRIVE ENFORCEMENT. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE TIMER IS GOING TO RUN. THE TIMER WAS STILL GOING FOR MR. GUTZMER, SO. OH, SORRY. THAT'S WHY IT TURNED OFF OKAY.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I WAS SAYING, AND I WAS JUST GOING TO GO SIT DOWN. BUT I'M GLAD IT'S JUST THE TIMER. YEAH, IT ALLOWS US TO LOOK AT DATA FOR ENFORCEMENT, ALLOWS US TO PLAN IN DIFFERENT WAYS. IT ALLOWS US TO DO SPEED STUDIES WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE OUT HARDWARE AND LAY IT OUT, WHICH CAN BE TIME INTENSIVE. AND THEN IT TAKES TIME TO COLLECT THAT DATA. IT IS EXPENSIVE, AND WE WANTED TO DO IT IN A WAY THAT WE WERE ABLE TO TRY IT OUT AND MAYBE LEARN ABOUT IT AND ITS VALUE BEFORE WE BUDGETED FOR IT. AND SO WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT AND WE WERE APPROVED FOR THAT GRANT. AND WE ARE REQUESTING THAT YOU AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN ACCEPTANCE OF THAT GRANT SO WE CAN USE IT FOR THIS PURPOSE. GREAT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK? THANK YOU. SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THIS WAS. SO I WATCHED A LITTLE VIDEO TODAY AND I HAD TOLD MY HUSBAND I WAS GOING TO BE READING AND HE CAME IN. I THINK HE THOUGHT, YOU'RE NOT READING. BUT SO AT FIRST I WAS LIKE, WHAT THE HECK? BUT IT SOUNDS OKAY, BUT I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER. BUT YOU NEED TO ANSWER IT FOR OUR PUBLIC. YES. DOES THIS COLLECT ANY PERSONAL DATA? NO. I IN MY MIND, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE COURT ACROSS THE STREET. YOU GO ACROSS IT AND IT COUNTS. HOW MANY CARS ONLY IT'S SOME TYPE OF AN ELECTRONIC WAY THAT IS HOOKED TO THE CLOUD. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IT TAKES DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE THAT PEOPLE OPT IN TO SHARE, THAT PROVIDES TRAFFIC INFORMATION. IT'S ANONYMIZED COMPLETELY. SO WE CAN'T TRACK IT INDIVIDUAL OR A VEHICLE BY ITSELF. IT'S JUST IT SHOWS US THE PATTERNS AS IT IS. AS THE DATA IS COLLECTED OVER THEIR ENTIRE SYSTEM. OKAY, LET ME SEE IF I HAD ANYTHING ELSE. I THINK THAT'S IT. OH, IN THE CONTRACT THERE'S A LOT OF YOU WILL. WHO'S GOING TO ENSURE THAT WE DO? WE WILL. SO THIS WE THIS IS CONSISTENT LANGUAGE WITH THE OTHER GRANTS THAT WE'VE ALREADY JOINED INTO. AND SO WE ARE ALREADY DOING THOSE THINGS AND WE'RE WATCHING THOSE. WE HAVE A GOOD LEGAL TEAM THAT HELPS US STAY ON TOP OF THOSE THINGS. BUT MR. COX IS THAT'S PRIMARILY HIS POSITION IS TO HELP US STAY ON TOP OF THOSE THINGS, BUT WE WILL. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. I WILL NOW OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, MR. ANDERSON, DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? THERE IS NO ONE ONLINE THIS EVENING. OKAY, OKAY. SINCE THERE IS NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL NOW LOOK FOR A MOTION. OKAY, I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NUMBER 26-041. AUTHORIZING THE
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MAYOR TO SIGN THE EDWARD BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES. I'LL SECOND MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM CHAIR TO APPROVE AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. MISS QUICK, LET'S MOVE TO A VOTE.COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. CHAIR. WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. THAT IS ALL FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE WILL NOW
[a. Ordinance No. 26-45 Amending Title 7, Chapter 3, Section 6 Prohibited Parking]
MOVE TO OUR BUSINESS ITEMS. OUR FIRST ONE IS SEVEN, A ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-45 AMENDING TITLE SEVEN. CHAPTER THREE, SECTION SIX PROHIBITED PARKING. AND WE HAVE MR. PATRICK BOYCE AND COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR FOR SOME TIME TONIGHT, EVERY DECEMBER. I THINK MR. ANDERSON COMES BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND SAYS, HERE'S HOW MANY SECTIONS OF CODE WE AMENDED, HERE'S HOW MANY TITLES WE TOUCHED, HERE'S HOW MANY, YOU KNOW, WORDS WE CHANGED OR WHATEVER. I'M REALLY NOT TRYING TO BUMP THOSE STATS UP, BUT THERE THERE IS A THEME HERE TONIGHT, BUT I, I HOPE THAT IT'S A HELPFUL ONE ON, ON SOME OF THESE. AND I THINK YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'RE RE ADDING OR AT LEAST ASKING THE COUNCIL TO RE ADD A FEW SECTIONS OF, OF LAW THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REMOVED, BUT THAT WE NEED TO RE ADD. SO I'LL START WITH JUST THIS FIRST ONE WHICH IS TITLE SEVEN, CHAPTER THREE DISCUSSING PROHIBITED PARKING. I THINK, AS YOU HEARD FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, ENFORCEMENT IS UP BASED ON SOME OF THE NEW CSOS THAT ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND MAKING THE ROUNDS, AS THAT'S BEEN GOING ON, AND AS THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN DOING SOME OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION, SOME REOCCURRING THEMES HAVE HAPPENED THERE WHERE THERE'S SITUATIONS THAT ARE BEING ENCOUNTERED THAT PREVIOUSLY WERE UNLAWFUL AND NOW ARE NOT BASED ON SOME CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE CODE. IN PARTICULAR, WE WE MENTIONED THREE, WHICH IS PARKING BY MAILBOXES, PARKING IN FRONT OF OR TOO CLOSE TO DRIVEWAYS, AND THEN PARKING TOO CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION WHERE THERE'S NO OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE. THOSE THOSE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM CITY CODE FAIRLY RECENTLY IN AN EFFORT TO BRING OUR CODE INTO WHAT WOULD MIRROR THE STATE'S LANGUAGE IN MIRRORING THE STATE'S LANGUAGE, WE TOOK OUT KIND OF SOME OF THE LOCAL. PROVISIONS AND RESTRICTIONS THAT WE HAD. AND AND WHILE WE TRIED TO THINK OF AND COVER AND DISCUSS WITH WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT NEEDS, THE MIGHT ARISE. I THINK THESE WERE ONES THAT WE REALIZED ACTUALLY DO NEED TO BE IN BECAUSE THE STATE DOESN'T ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THEM WITH MAILBOXES IN PARTICULAR, I THINK ONE OF THE SITUATIONS THAT WE FOUND IS THAT THE STATE DOESN'T GOVERN THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MAIN MECHANISM FOR ENFORCING IT IS JUST TO STOP DELIVERING YOUR MAIL. SO IF SOMEBODY'S PARKED IN FRONT OF YOUR MAILBOX, IT MAY NOT BE YOU OR YOUR CHILD. IF IT'S THE NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET, YOU STOP GETTING YOUR MAIL AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL WILL ESSENTIALLY NOT DELIVER ANY LONGER TO THAT ADDRESS UNTIL YOU COME IN AND MEET WITH THE POSTMASTER AND FIGURE THINGS OUT. SO THE PROBLEM WITH THAT, THOUGH, IS THAT IT MAY NOT BE ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE NECESSARILY DOING WRONG, COULD BE NEIGHBORS OR SOMEBODY ON THE STREET OR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT THAT'S, THAT'S FILLING UP, THAT'S LEADING TO THOSE SITUATIONS AND CAUSING THOSE PROBLEMS. SO SPECIFICALLY WITH MAIL, THAT'S ONE OF THEM. OBVIOUSLY, DRIVEWAYS IS KIND OF THE OTHER THING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE TO COME IN AND OUT OF THE DRIVEWAYS AND THEN INTERSECTIONS AS WELL. OFTENTIMES THERE'S AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN OR A YIELD OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND THOSE ARE ALL GOVERNED CURRENTLY UNDER EXISTING CITY CODE. BUT WHAT WE'RE ENCOUNTERING IS SITUATIONS WHERE MAYBE THERE'S NOT A STOP SIGN OR OTHER TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE. PEOPLE ARE PARKING TOO CLOSE TO THAT INTERSECTION AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR VEHICLES TO KNOW WHO'S COMING AND GOING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO REALLY GOVERN. WHAT HAPPENS AT THE AT THE PARTICULAR INTERSECTION. SO WE'VE BROUGHT THIS DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL. IN FACT, ALL THREE[00:50:03]
OF THESE THINGS HAVE NOT GONE TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BEFORE. WE'RE BRINGING YOU PROPOSED LANGUAGE BASED ON IT BEING PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD CHANGES BASED ON IT BEING THINGS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN THE CODE. I THINK THE INTENT WAS WAS GOOD TO TRY AND MAKE OUR CODE MORE IN LINE WITH WITH WHAT THE STATE HAS, BUT IN SO DOING, I THINK WE WE MISSED A COUPLE OF, OF OPPORTUNITIES. AND THEN ALSO WITH THE INCREASED ENFORCEMENT, I THINK WE'VE REALIZED THAT THOSE WERE WERE HELPFUL TOOLS TO HAVE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT'S HERE TONIGHT, BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANYTHING AND NO, BEFORE YOU ASK, I DON'T GET PAID BY THE, YOU KNOW, BY THE EDIT TO THE CODE.SO THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. BUT COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK, PROBABLY FOR POLICE, NOT LEGAL. WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A RESIDENT ADVOCATING FOR A 48 HOUR LIMIT FOR PARKING ON THE STREET. SO I JUST WONDERED IF YOU HAVE RATIONALE WHY WE DO 72 HOURS AND. I DON'T KNOW. NO, WE DON'T KNOW. OKAY. AGAIN, I MEAN, I CAN'T PROVIDE A RATIONALE FOR IT. WHAT DID YOUR OFFICER BEHIND YOU WANT TO SHARE? THAT'S A STATE CODE. BUT YEAH, IT JUST IT MORE IS IN LINE WITH WHAT THE STATE CODE SAYS. SO UTAH STATE CODE SAYS 72 HOURS. WE GO TO 48. THEN IT CAUSES CONFUSION. SOMETIMES WITH THAT, WHEN ARE WE ENFORCING CITY OR STATE CODE.
AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY THAT MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE WHERE RESIDENTS ARE LOOKING FOR. MOST OF THE TIME, THE 72 HOURS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC AS WELL, AND GIVES US TIME TO TALK TO THEM, EDUCATE THEM, LEAVE NOTES FOR THEM, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE SEEING MOST OF THE STUFF. TAKING THAT EDUCATION FIRST APPROACH HELPS WITH THE ENFORCEMENT. GREAT. THAT'S GREAT RATIONALE THAT I CAN SHARE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB, I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK PATRICK IF HE GETS PAID BY THE PARKING TICKET. DO YOU GET A BONUS? WELL, LIKE LIKE MR. LEE SAID, YEAH, I'M GLAD I DON'T BECAUSE IF TICKETS ARE DOWN, THESE OFFICERS ARE BEING SO NICE TO EVERYBODY, I. I WOULD BE OUT THERE FORCING THEM TO STICK TICKETS ON EVERY WINDOW. I MEAN, YOU'D BE WRITING THEM YOURSELF. YES, I WOULD, I WOULD BE PUTTING THEM ON MY. I'M JUST KIDDING, I SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS, I THINK, THE RIGHT THING TO DO. OKAY. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY FURTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? OKAY. I WILL MOVE TO LOOK FOR A MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 2645 AMENDING TITLE SEVEN. CHAPTER THREE, SECTION SIX PROHIBITED PARKING.
COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS I SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS MISS QUICK. WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE.
CHAIR WAGONER YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. THANK YOU.
I SHOW THAT MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. BUSINESS ITEM B, ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-24.
[b. Ordinance No. 26-24 Enacting Title 7, Chapter 6 Electric Bicycles]
ENACTING TITLE SEVEN. CHAPTER SIX ELECTRIC BICYCLES. AND WE HAVE PATRICK BOYCE CONTRARY TO YEAH ITEMS A AND C, THIS THIS ONE'S BEEN TO COMMITTEE THE WHOLE, YOU KNOW LIKE SEVEN TIMES I THINK. SO I THINK WE'RE WE'RE ALL EXCITED ON THIS ONE TONIGHT. THE, THE MAIN THING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO HERE IS ENACT A NEW SECTION OF, OF THE CITY CODE TO GOVERN ELECTRIC BICYCLES. THE STATE ALLOWS US TO REGULATE THEM ON CITY PATHS AND SIDEWALKS. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TREATING THEM SIMILAR TO BICYCLES IN, IN THAT SENSE. AND THEN ALSO REQUIRING THAT ANY BUDDY UNDER THE AGE OF 14 BE ACCOMPANIED BY, I THINK IT'S A RESPONSIBLE ADULT OR A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. I CAN'T REMEMBER OFFHAND WHAT LANGUAGE WE PUT I SHOULD LOOK, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S BASICALLY THE, THE IDEA BEHIND THAT ONE. AND THE STATE GOVERNS SO MUCH OF THIS. IT IS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. THE STATE GOVERNS SO MUCH OF THIS. THEY CHANGE IT. LAST YEAR THEY CHANGED IT. THIS YEAR. THE CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE ALREADY IN THE BOOKS. AND SO IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO KEEP CHANGING. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO, I THINK, KEEP IT SIMPLE, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT EXCEEDING OUR ALLOWED AUTHORITY FROM THE STATE AND ALSO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE PUBLIC CAN EASILY ABIDE BY AND THAT OUR OFFICERS CAN EASILY ENFORCE. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY[00:55:03]
QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE, IF THERE ARE ANY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. IT MIGHT BE MORE FOR THE MAYOR. HOW ARE WE GOING TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THESE RULES? BECAUSE I THINK PUBLIC EDUCATION REALLY FOR BOTH OF THE. THESE LAST TWO ARE VITAL. SO I'M HOPING WE'VE GOT THAT IN THE NEWSLETTER ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE. BECAUSE IT'S NOT WHAT IS OCCURRING NOW.AND. AND SO THEY NEED TO KNOW. I CAN. OH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I'LL LET THE MAYOR. AS FOR THE FIRST ONE THEY TALKED ABOUT, THAT'S BRINGING IT BACK. SO PRETTY MUCH THE PUBLIC'S BEEN EDUCATED. THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT YOU COULD START PARKING IN FRONT OF MAILBOXES NOW, BUT THEY WERE CALLING ON IT AND THE POLICE WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING. AND, AND THEY WERE WONDERING WHY. AND THEN WE REALIZED, OH, THAT'S WHY. SO BUT THE ONE ON THIS ONE THAT WILL BE WITHIN OUR NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, MARIE IS ON TOP OF IT. SO SHE WILL CYCLE HER WAY THROUGH IT. YEAH. SOMETIMES THOSE RODEO ATTENDERS AND THOSE BASEBALL PARENTS DON'T UNDERSTAND PARKING AWAY FROM THE DRIVEWAY. THAT IS ALSO TRUE. BUT AND PART OF THE EDUCATION IS KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR, PUTTING THAT PIECE OF PAPER UNDER THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPER. I WAS GOING TO SAY ALSO, I KNOW LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR WEST JORDAN PD HAS HAS GOT SOME MATERIALS SPECIFIC TO THE THE BICYCLES AND THINGS THAT THEY PUT OUT REGARDING THE DIFFERENT CLASSES, BECAUSE THERE'S DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND CLASSES OF THESE E-BIKES. AND I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT THE CHIEF ROBERTSON'S DEPARTMENT HAS PUT OUT JUST KIND OF TRYING TO INFORM ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE SERGEANT HERCULES CAN GET ON A COUPLE OF THESE AND RIDE UP AND DOWN THE STREETS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. HE'S A LIEUTENANT. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, SERGEANT JULIAN. SOMEBODY WITH REFLECTIVE AVIATORS WILL GET ON SOME SOME BIKE OF SOME SORT. YEAH, WELL, I'M GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT AS A PARENT OR GUARDIAN. BECAUSE RESPONSIBLE ADULT IS SUBJECTIVE, CORRECT? CORRECT. VERY. YEAH.
OKAY. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FOR COUNCIL OR FROM COUNCIL? OKAY.
I WILL NOW LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR THIS ORDINANCE. COUNCIL MEMBER LAM I MOVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-24. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LAM AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER BADOR MISS QUICK. WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAM. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. WHITELOCK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. YES. CHAIR. WIGNALL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. THANK YOU. I SHOW THIS MOTION PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN C IS ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-46. AN
[c. Ordinance No. 26-46 Enacting Title 7, Chapter 2, Section 3 Negligently Colliding]
ACTING TITLE SEVEN. CHAPTER TWO. SECTION THREE. NEGLIGENTLY COLLIDING. YEAH, I COUNCIL, I THINK THIS ONE'S. FUNNY SITUATION. FUNNY STORY. I, I SPENT I SPENT SOME TIME WHEN WE WERE EDITING THIS SECTION NOT LONG AGO, SPEAKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT HOW OFTEN SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT CHARGES WERE USED. YOU KNOW, THIS IS THIS IS THE SAME SECTION THAT HAD LIKE ONE ARMED DRIVING WHERE YOU CAN'T HAVE YOUR ARM AROUND YOUR PASSENGER AND DRIVE WITH ONE ARM. THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE, THE DRIVING OVER A CORNERS TYPE OF THINGS.WE REMOVED THIS ONE AS WELL WITH THE UNDERSTANDING FROM SOME OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT WE DON'T EVER CHARGE THAT LIKE WE DON'T WE DON'T CHARGE THAT. AND I THINK WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT'S STILL THE CASE. BUT WHO DOES USE THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR CRIMINAL PROSECUTORS. AND, AND I, I KNOW THIS, THIS IS A LITTLE SHEEPISH ON MY BEHALF THAT I DIDN'T TALK TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO SEE IF THEY USED THIS ONE. BUT I FIGURED THAT IF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T USE THE CHARGE, THEN NOBODY USED THE CHARGE. BUT NEGLIGENT COLLIDING IS ACTUALLY VERY USEFUL FOR OUR PROSECUTORS. THEY USE IT FOR PLEA AGREEMENTS.
SOMETIMES THEY'LL CHARGE IT AS PART OF THE OFFENSES THAT THEY SEE WHILE SCREENING THE CHARGES.
AFTER THE CITATION HAS BEEN GIVEN FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND SO IT'S BEEN A HELPFUL TOOL FOR THEM. AND I WAS APPROACHED RECENTLY BY A COUPLE OF OUR PROSECUTORS SAYING, WHY DID YOU WHY DID YOU TAKE THAT OUT? THAT'S LIKE OUR FAVORITE CHARGE. YOU GOT RID OF IT. AND I SAID,
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WELL, IT'S NOT PD'S FAVORITE CHARGE. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHO WE WE LISTEN TO AND WE SEE PD MORE AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS THAN WE DO YOU PROSECUTORS. SO I DON'T KNOW, SHOW UP ONCE IN A WHILE AND WE WON'T START DELETING YOUR STUFF. BUT WE WE TOOK IT OUT. I, I'VE MADE APOLOGIES, BUT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PUT IT BACK IN FOR OUR PROSECUTORS TO USE IN THEIR CHARGING DOCUMENTS AND THEIR PLEA NEGOTIATIONS TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR CASES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB. YES. THANK YOU. HOW MUCH OF MOTOR VEHICLE CODE IS IN OUR CODE AS OPPOSED TO IN STATE CODE? IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.THE INITIAL CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH PD WAS THAT, HEY, THERE'S SOME THERE'S SOME STATE OVERLAP HERE IN PARTICULAR WITH THIS ONE. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S PROPERTY DAMAGE, IT COULD BE THIS ONE. IF THERE'S NO PROPERTY DAMAGE, IT COULD BE THIS ONE. SO LET'S JUST DEFER TO STATE CODE. THERE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP. I THINK THERE IS. AND SO WE CAN WE CAN USE IT. AND I CAN GIVE YOU THE CITATIONS IF YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM.
I THINK WHAT WHAT IT IS THOUGH, AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT IF YOU APPLY THOSE STATE CODES, I THINK THEY, THEY SOUND HARSHER LIKE THE, THE WORDING AND THE, THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, ARE HARDER THAN WHAT THIS IS. AND SO THIS IS AN EASIER FIX AND AN EASIER WAY OF CHARGING THE SAME THING IN MAYBE A SOFTER MANNER. I KNOW THAT DOESN'T MAKE A TON OF SENSE, BUT IN, IN, IN LAW AND IN PROSECUTING THOSE CRIMES BEFORE THE COURT, IT SOUNDS NICER TO BE CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENT COLLIDING THAN, SAY, A RECKLESS DRIVING OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF CHARGE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE. AND I THAT A RECKLESS OR SOMETHING OF THAT EQUIVALENT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT IMPACT ON SOMEBODY'S DRIVING RECORD THAN MAYBE THIS WOULD. AND WHERE THIS IS BEING USED FOR LIKE A PLEA TYPE NEGOTIATION AND TO TRY AND SPREAD OUT SOME OF, OF THE CULPABILITY AND AN INSTANCE, IT JUST MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT'S, THAT'S A LITTLE EASIER TO SWALLOW. OKAY. AND I, I JUST HAVE THE, THE. PROPOSED SECTION, YOU KNOW, LEGISLATIVE DRAFT UP ON MY SCREEN. AND THERE'S THREE SECTIONS HERE TO, TO CODE SEVEN TWO ABOUT OPERATION VEHICLES.
THERE'S CUTTING THROUGH CORNERS, IMPROPER LOOKOUT AND AND SOON TO BE NEGLIGENT COLLIDING IS THIS IS THIS ALL THE CITY STEPS IN AND DIFFERENTIATES FROM THE STATE OR. NO. SO SO WE WOULD STILL APPLY THE STATE CODE. SO THERE'S THERE'S STILL DIFFERENT PROVISIONS FROM THE STATE THAT ARE CHARGED AND ARE USED. BUT THESE ARE ONES THAT THAT WE FEEL THE CITY NEEDS ITS OWN SPECIFICATIONS ON. OKAY. I WAS JUST WONDERING, LIKE SPEEDING, FOR EXAMPLE, RUNNING A RED LIGHT. YEAH. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT AREN'T MENTIONED IN OUR CODE DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE OKAY UNDER OUR CODE, RIGHT? JUST CLARIFYING THAT. CORRECT. OBVIOUSLY RUNNING INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S CAR IS PROBABLY ALSO ILLEGAL UNDER STATE CODE. HOWEVER, THAT HAPPENS TO WORK OUT, RIGHT? WHETHER THAT RESULTED FROM AN IMPROPER LOOKOUT, WHICH IS WHAT I WOULD THINK. YOU DIDN'T SEE THE OTHER GUY OR MAYBE YOU DID, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE YOU LOOKED OUT QUITE PROPERLY AND DECIDED TO HIT HIM ANYWAY. IT'S POSSIBLE. I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A DEFENSE, RIGHT? NO, SIR. I MEANT TO HIT HIM. I DIDN'T THAT WASN'T AN IMPROPER LOOK AT IT AT ALL.
INTENTIONAL COLLIDING, FAILURE TO YIELD. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST. I'M JUST WONDERING WHY WE'RE. WHY WERE WHY WERE DECIDING TO. THROW MORE CODE INTO OUR CODE WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF TRAFFIC CODE THAT'S NOT IN OUR CODE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS LITTLE PIECE IN ANYWAY.
YEAH, JUST I CAN. SO SO THE NEGLIGENT COLLIDING WAS WAS COULD HAVE BEEN COMBINED WITH CARELESS DRIVING UNDER UNDER STATE CODE OR WITH IF THERE WAS INJURY WITH A DIFFERENT PARTICULAR PROVISION. AGAIN, I THINK THAT THIS ONE FROM OUR PROSECUTION STANDPOINT WAS JUST THAT IT WAS IT WAS AN EASIER RESOLUTION FOR INSTANCES WHERE, WHERE A PLEA DEAL MIGHT BE NECESSARY. AND IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO, TO REALLY RING THEM UP ON SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS. THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH IT IS IT'S TO ME, IT'S KIND OF A
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NOSE IN A CAMEL'S, THE CAMEL'S NOSE IN THE NOSE, IN A CAMEL'S TENT, THE YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? IT'S, IT'S LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING THE STATE CODE AND FIDDLING WITH IT AND PUTTING IT IN OUR CODE. WE'RE TAKING, YOU KNOW, WHERE DOES THIS STOP? WHY IS IT THESE THREE THINGS AND NOT SIX OTHER THINGS? WHY DON'T WE WHY DON'T WE CALL OUT SPEEDING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE STATE DOES? AND WE SAY, YOU KNOW, 0.5 MILES AN HOUR OVER, YOU MIGHT GET WAVED IN 0.7 MILES AN HOUR. YOU MIGHT GET A TICKET OR WHATEVER. I, I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS STOPS. IT'S A, IT'S A FAIR POINT. AND, AND I, I DON'T KNOW, I THINK WITH, WITH THIS, YOU KNOW, AND I, I'D HATE TO USE THIS RATIONALE WITH, WITH MANY THINGS, BUT THIS HAD BEEN IN OUR CODE FOR SO LONG AND PROSECUTION HAD GOTTEN USED TO USING IT SO FREQUENTLY. AND, AND IT WAS, IT WAS SUCH A SPECIFIC TOOL FOR THEM. I THINK THAT THAT PART OF THAT IS, IS JUST UNIQUE TO THIS PARTICULAR PROVISION THAT WE MIGHT NOT HAVE WITH SOME OF THOSE OTHER SITUATIONS. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. I MEAN, WHY DON'T WE JUST REWORD IT AND AND, AND CONTINUE TO PUT THOSE IN? I MEAN, IT WOULD CONTINUE TO GIVE ME SOMETHING TO COME TO YOU WITH FOR MONTHS ON END THAT WAY. THAT WAY YOU WOULDN'T GET MISS US. I, I, I KNOW, I KNOW YOU WOULDN'T BE SAD BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T COME SEE US. SOMETIMES I ASK, WHAT DID THEY HAVE FOR DINNER? WHAT WAS EVERYBODY WEARING? DID THEY ASK ABOUT ME? WAS THE POWER PLANT MENTIONED? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THOSE ARE. THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS. I'M NOT SURE THAT I'M A BIG FAN OF OF GOING DOWN THIS ROAD. PARDON THE PUN. THERE. NEGLIGENTLY OR OTHERWISE, BUT YEAH. DO YOU KNOW WHY IT WAS REMOVED BEFORE? YEAH. WHEN I SPOKE WITH SERGEANT HUTCHINGS. HE'S NOT A LIEUTENANT YET, IS HE? NO. OKAY. WITH WITH SERGEANT HUTCHINGS. THE THE GENERAL IDEA WAS, HEY, WE DON'T REALLY ISSUE CITATIONS FOR THIS. THERE'S THESE OTHER TWO STATE SECTIONS THAT WE COULD USE. AND SO I THOUGHT WE WERE MAKING THE POLICE HAPPY, WHICH IS USUALLY MY, MY PREROGATIVE AND INCLINATION. BUT BUT IT TURNS OUT WE MADE OUR PROSECUTORS, YOU KNOW, SAD. AND, AND SO WE'RE WE'D LIKE TO. IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS ACTUALLY A TOOL THAT THEY THAT THEY DO USE WITH, I THINK. A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF, OF, OF SUCCESS FOR THE, THE, THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. THANK YOU.OKAY. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL OR FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. IF NOT, I WILL NOW LOOK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ORDINANCE. I WILL GO AHEAD AND MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE NUMBER 26-46 ENACTING TITLE SEVEN. CHAPTER TWO, SECTION THREE. NEGLIGENTLY COLLIDING. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. SECOND. OKAY. A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM CHAIR AND A SECOND FROM COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. MISS QUICK WILL MOVE TO A VOTE. COUNCIL MEMBER HARRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. LAMB. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BADOR. YES. CHAIR.
WAGNER. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. JACOB. NO. AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. YES. OKAY. I MADE A MISTAKE. HOLD ON. OKAY. I SO THAT MOTION PASSES 5 TO 1. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. OKAY, WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM MR. ANDERSON FOR OUR COUNCIL OFFICE REPORT. THANK
[Council Office Report]
YOU. CHAIR COUNCIL, FOR THE SAKE OF MY VOICE THAT IS NEARING ITS END FOR THE DAY.JUST WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL WEST JORDAN YOUTH COUNCIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO. TWO WEEKS AGO. THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED. WE HAD SOME PARENTS THAT CAME AS WELL AND SEVERAL OF YOU WERE THERE.
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT OF THAT PROGRAM. AND THEN THAT'S REALLY ALL I'VE GOT FOR THIS EVENING.
WE SOLVED THE OTHER THING WITH THE WITH THE LEAGUE CONFERENCE COMING UP AT THE END OF OCTOBER.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO CONSENT ITEMS TO OUR CONSENT ITEMS ARE
[Consent Items]
TO APPROVE MEETING MINUTES FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 25TH, 2026. I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CONSENT AGENDA AS LISTED. MOVE TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR. I. WE HAVE A. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE. THAT WAS OUR LAST ITEM ON[01:10:06]
TONIGHT'S AGENDA. I WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.