1 00:00:17,990 --> 00:00:18,510 All 2 00:00:22,670 --> 00:00:40,710 right. So tonight, I want to take a little bit of time to kind of educate the process on the Truth and Taxation, where it originated from. Truth and Taxation, it was passed in 1985. Utah ranked to protect effectively and informed taxpayers while providing state and 3 00:00:40,710 --> 00:00:43,450 local localities with sufficient revenues. 4 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:47,970 Utah brought these elements together when it implemented its Truth and Taxation legislature. 5 00:00:48,470 --> 00:00:53,430 The Truth and Taxation has three main elements, calculations of certified rates, 6 00:00:54,030 --> 00:01:00,850 transparency with notice to taxpayers, and accountability through public hearing and voting by taxing authority. 7 00:01:02,370 --> 00:01:07,190 When Truth and Taxation was passed, Utah ranked 24th in the nation and 8 00:01:07,190 --> 00:01:13,170 In property taxes per $1,000 of personal income, Utah now ranks 36th. 9 00:01:13,170 --> 00:01:18,610 Even though there were the past three decades property revenues, property tax revenues in the state of Utah have grown faster. 10 00:01:20,090 --> 00:01:23,750 Seeking solutions state legislatures had implemented a variety of policies. 11 00:01:24,050 --> 00:01:34,110 The truth in taxation policy pioneered and improved by Utah is the most effective way to address inflation and assessment driven property tax increases. 12 00:01:34,110 --> 00:01:42,270 The high degree of transparency and involvement of taxpayers leads to fewer tax increases and less upper over tax rates when they do rise. 13 00:01:44,710 --> 00:01:46,030 Okay. Thank you, Council Member. 14 00:01:47,390 --> 00:01:53,810 Council, we have minutes to approve from the July 14th work session and the July 28th policy session. 15 00:01:54,130 --> 00:01:57,550 You have the chance to review the minutes. Are there any additions or corrections? 16 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:00,760 Yes, ma'am. 17 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:01,060 and 18 00:02:12,810 --> 00:02:20,010 then um I think it was July 28th minutes it had Lamont Woods. I think it was 19 00:02:20,010 --> 00:02:27,710 supposed to be Hampton. Yeah it is. Yeah okay. I believe it was July 28th that 20 00:02:27,710 --> 00:02:28,930 policy needed. 21 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,320 We just need to change the name there from Lamont Woods to Lamont 22 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:43,560 Hampton. Yeah. Okay well I would entertain a motion with those changes. Some moved. 23 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:58,340 We have two public hearings tonight, first of those public hearings is to receive public comment on the fiscal year 2027 budget enterprise fund transfers to the general fund. 24 00:02:58,600 --> 00:02:59,440 Turn the time over to Rich. 25 00:03:09,420 --> 00:03:20,380 Okay mayor and council, the state code requires us to hold a public hearing before adopting a budget that includes transfers from the enterprise funds to the general fund. 26 00:03:20,380 --> 00:03:31,480 So the enterprise funds are utility funds that are fee-based, and our general fund is where most of our tax-supported revenues and expenses take place. 27 00:03:32,380 --> 00:03:46,080 So this is moving monies from the enterprise funds to the general fund to support administrative costs such as finance, human resources, legal, IT management, and other shared services. 28 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:52,380 So these are the transfers from those funds to the general fund. 29 00:03:53,100 --> 00:03:56,400 The other transfer is a non-cash transfer. 30 00:03:56,500 --> 00:04:12,640 It's an accounting to recognize water that our governmental services are using like parks and open space and our facilities that we are not charging ourselves for through utility billing. 31 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:21,580 But it's just recognizing that cost and also required by the law we will then provide 32 00:04:21,580 --> 00:04:27,440 a notice of third of a page in next month's utility bill showing these transfers. 33 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,620 Are there any questions on this? 34 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:33,620 Thank you. 35 00:04:34,500 --> 00:04:35,180 Okay. 36 00:04:35,900 --> 00:04:37,120 Go ahead and open the public hearing. 37 00:04:37,540 --> 00:04:42,060 Is there anyone here to speak in regards to the intergovernmental transfers? 38 00:04:42,060 --> 00:04:42,740 Okay, 39 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:47,720 seeing none, I'd entertain a motion to close the public hearing. 40 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:49,580 I'll move to close the public hearing. 41 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,600 Second, motion to the second, all in favor? 42 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:53,260 Aye. 43 00:04:53,660 --> 00:04:53,780 Aye. 44 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:54,140 Opposed? 45 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:54,840 Okay. 46 00:04:55,940 --> 00:05:02,220 The other public hearings, they receive public comment on the zoning text amendment, 2026-0704, 47 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,200 a city initiated zoning text amendment to the downtown form-based code, removing multi-family 48 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:13,600 residential as a permitted type, permitted type on secondary streets in the urban core 49 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,300 or commerce. Urban core commerce, you see his own. 50 00:05:18,840 --> 00:05:22,860 Tyson, we'll turn it over to you. Maybe you can say that easier than I can. 51 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:29,220 I'll do my best. Thank you, Marin Council members. To provide some background on this request, 52 00:05:29,460 --> 00:05:34,240 there was a work session discussion with the City Council discussing an upcoming civic 53 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:41,320 and town center plan where the city is hiring a consultant to do some planning work for this 54 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:49,080 area around City Hall, the civic center and town center area. Also discussed was a potential 55 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:57,000 temporary land use regulation regarding development in the UC zone. Through that discussion, it was also 56 00:05:57,000 --> 00:06:07,800 raised to do a potential amendment to remove the multifamily building type as a permitted building type 57 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,820 on secondary streets in the UC zone. 58 00:06:10,780 --> 00:06:17,360 The intent of the amendment is to preserve opportunities for commercial and mixed use 59 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:25,040 redevelopment in the surrounding area of city hall in the UC zone, pending completion 60 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:28,800 of the civic and town center planning process. 61 00:06:30,140 --> 00:06:34,440 So the form-based code is the code that's being amended. 62 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:41,980 there are various sections that are being amended, 2.8, which provides the UC zone description, 63 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:49,240 and then also 3.4, which provides development standards for various development types. 64 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:57,080 And then there are also a couple of tables within the form-based code, where the tables will need to 65 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:03,820 be amended reflective of the removal of the multi-family building type as a permitted building type 66 00:07:03,820 --> 00:07:12,740 in the UC zone tying it to the objectives of the general plan. One of the 67 00:07:12,740 --> 00:07:19,240 objectives in the Clearfield City General Plan is to continue efforts to 68 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:26,020 transform downtown Clearfield into a vibrant center of activity and gathering 69 00:07:26,020 --> 00:07:33,420 spaces. So this proposed amendment is a policy choice in that direction regarding 70 00:07:33,420 --> 00:07:39,220 the desired balance of residential and non-residential development in downtown 71 00:07:39,220 --> 00:07:48,080 Clearfield specifically the UC zone. So evaluating the amendment multi-family 72 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:53,220 as a building type it can contribute to downtown activity by increasing 73 00:07:53,220 --> 00:07:58,800 residents and supporting nearby businesses. Dis amendment prioritizes mixed use 74 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:07,380 buildings that may more directly contribute to active storefronts and gathering spaces 75 00:08:07,380 --> 00:08:15,300 in a pedestrian-oriented or creating amenities or commercial places where residents could 76 00:08:15,300 --> 00:08:22,600 go to as a destination. To clarify residential apartments would still be permitted in the UC 77 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:27,500 zone, it would just be on upper stories of a mixed-use building that had commercial uses 78 00:08:27,500 --> 00:08:34,740 is on the ground floor. The multi-family building type will still be permitted on secondary 79 00:08:34,740 --> 00:08:40,720 streets in the UR zone, so it is still permitted in another zone in the downtown Clearfield 80 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:50,880 area, and this is where you can see the zone in question. So the zone that has the pinkish 81 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:56,040 color outlined in white, that's the UC zone, so that's the area that we're talking about 82 00:08:56,040 --> 00:09:04,360 specifically for this amendment and it's the area just south of Clearfield City Hall and 83 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:10,020 down even further south to the Lakeside Square Development is pretty much the area. 84 00:09:13,310 --> 00:09:21,220 Again in the amendment request it's removing multi-family building types from secondary streets 85 00:09:21,220 --> 00:09:28,280 in the UC zone, so this is an image from the form-based code which shows the 86 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:34,980 street hierarchy. So the the streets are divided into different street types. We've 87 00:09:34,980 --> 00:09:40,780 got two main designations, primary streets and secondary streets. The secondary 88 00:09:40,780 --> 00:09:47,560 streets you can see indicated with the green color and the gray color. 89 00:09:50,750 --> 00:09:52,290 So as far as 90 00:09:52,290 --> 00:10:21,630 The public comment goes there is one resident who commented in the Planning Commission public hearing that same resident also submitted written public comment prior to this public hearing so our city recorder has directed me to read the public comment into the record so and it's from Michael Christians and clear field city resident. 91 00:10:21,630 --> 00:10:30,730 City leaders, I come to you regarding amendment 2026-0704 to be discussed at the 11 August 92 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:37,030 2026 city council meeting. The amendments premise of prioritizing ground floor retail 93 00:10:37,030 --> 00:10:42,070 by prohibiting purely residential construction has merit but misses a key point. 94 00:10:43,450 --> 00:10:48,990 Current mixed-use buildings on the west side of state street show businesses that are surviving 95 00:10:48,990 --> 00:10:56,210 but far short of thriving. Ground floor retail succeeds only after the surrounding area reaches a 96 00:10:56,210 --> 00:11:03,630 critical mass of permanent residents within roughly half a mile. No part of Clearfield has reached 97 00:11:03,630 --> 00:11:10,610 that critical mass. There are simply not enough residences inside any walkable radius that can be drawn 98 00:11:10,610 --> 00:11:18,110 on our city map. Ground floor mixed use retail works in places like New York, Chicago, or even Salt Lake 99 00:11:18,110 --> 00:11:22,990 city because many hundreds and occasionally thousands of potential customers live in 100 00:11:22,990 --> 00:11:29,410 an elevator ride plus a short walk away. That level is generally not achievable with 101 00:11:29,410 --> 00:11:34,370 the three or four-story construction of most mixed-use corridors in Clearfield. 102 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:42,720 Mixed-use development can be vertical, ground floor retail under residences, horizontal, tall 103 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:47,420 Concentrated around shopping or offices or a combination. 104 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:51,040 Clearfields existing structures are neither tall enough, 105 00:11:51,680 --> 00:11:54,420 tightly spaced enough nor sufficiently varied. 106 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:57,500 One practical test of critical masses, 107 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,360 whether building owners must discount their retail square footage 108 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,240 compared to a nearby strip mall to fill vacancies. 109 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,760 If commercial rents, 110 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:16,280 In the mixed use building remain comparable to a strip mall, and business owners still 111 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,800 prefer the mixed use location instead of procuring space in a nearby strip mall. 112 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:25,880 The market is likely telling us that critical mass has been achieved or exceeded. 113 00:12:26,860 --> 00:12:32,020 The amendment before you is an obstruction to reaching the critical mass necessary to sustain 114 00:12:32,020 --> 00:12:37,260 our current business operators, not a catalyst for driving mixed use success. 115 00:12:37,260 --> 00:12:44,820 Yes, existing mixed-use buildings across the street need far more local customers and residential 116 00:12:44,820 --> 00:12:50,000 buildings are built faster and cheaper because they are far less complex than mixed-use construction. 117 00:12:51,420 --> 00:12:58,060 If the council adopts the amendment blocking purely residential uses in the UC zone, take 118 00:12:58,060 --> 00:13:05,860 the logical steps simultaneously by also requiring that all new non-municipal buildings in the zone 119 00:13:05,860 --> 00:13:11,800 be at least five stories tall with hopes that many will propose seven story buildings to maximize 120 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:19,280 land utility while avoiding the owner's IBC regulations of eight plus story residential buildings. 121 00:13:20,220 --> 00:13:26,660 Force developers bringing in ground floor retail to bring massive, not trivial, numbers of customers 122 00:13:26,660 --> 00:13:34,060 alongside that retail. I encourage the council to either one, reject the amendment entirely 123 00:13:34,060 --> 00:13:48,300 So, more residents can be added more quickly or to modify it to require all non-municipal redevelopment in the area to be at least five stories minimum, Michael Christiansen. 124 00:13:50,280 --> 00:14:02,400 With the Planning Commission after hearing public comment, the Planning Commission voted to forward a recommendation of approval of the amendment request to the City Council. 125 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:11,300 So the City Council alternatives for action this evening would be to approve, deny or potentially table the request. 126 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:12,320 Okay. 127 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:13,180 Thank you, Tyson. 128 00:14:13,980 --> 00:14:14,940 I'll go ahead and open the public hearing. 129 00:14:15,680 --> 00:14:19,280 Is there anyone here to speak in regards to the zoning text amendment? 130 00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,020 My questions and I'll be brief because my email wasn't. 131 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:37,220 I do a lot of technical presentations so I don't write like I speak. 132 00:14:38,020 --> 00:14:42,360 I'll keep that in mind next time and use many fewer words for that. 133 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,440 But the only thing I would add to that is an option three. 134 00:14:45,940 --> 00:14:50,640 The idea about requiring a minimum elevation for mixed use buildings was not something I 135 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,260 projected presented to the planning commission. 136 00:14:52,260 --> 00:14:54,420 I didn't, that idea didn't come to me until after the meeting. 137 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:59,000 So it might be something on an option three, you might table this back to the planning commission 138 00:14:59,000 --> 00:14:59,600 to consider. 139 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:11,740 Whether a minimum elevation should be applied to the ordinance before considering passage of it, as they didn't have that in their mind when they voted on this as it's coming to you. Thank you. 140 00:15:14,470 --> 00:15:15,250 Any other comments? 141 00:15:18,820 --> 00:15:34,240 Okay. Seeing none, I'd entertain a motion to close the public hearing. Move to close the public hearing. Second. Second. All in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Okay. Well, that brings us to our open comment period. This is, we do have budget discussions tonight and others. 142 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:40,160 There's this would be if you're here for those, this would be the only time to speak to those, we don't, the others are not public hearings. 143 00:15:41,040 --> 00:15:52,980 But I do have two forms tonight, public comment, Christie Zabroski, and we'll 144 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:56,160 go ahead and invite you up here. 145 00:16:01,050 --> 00:16:08,950 Thanks. As I'm looking around, I've had several council members at my home over the last 146 00:16:08,950 --> 00:16:14,870 many years. I've been living here for almost 45 years. I have a problem with code enforcement. 147 00:16:15,890 --> 00:16:23,130 They, I realize that they're busy and can't come to the house every two weeks to make sure 148 00:16:23,130 --> 00:16:28,370 somebody's following along with the code, but what else do us residents do when they're 149 00:16:28,370 --> 00:16:32,410 not following the code years ago. 150 00:16:33,090 --> 00:16:39,910 There was a gentleman on the code enforcement named Doug Carve and he was at my house and 151 00:16:39,910 --> 00:16:47,810 same issue, same neighbors and he was a little upset about having to keep dealing with it. 152 00:16:48,130 --> 00:16:53,030 So when he backed out of my driveway, he almost hit my neighbors because he didn't see the kids. 153 00:16:54,550 --> 00:16:58,890 Clearfield City, where I live, it's not a culvacac, well, it depends. 154 00:16:59,890 --> 00:17:06,850 Sometimes it's a culvacac and sometimes it's a through-street, depending on what whether we have. 155 00:17:08,170 --> 00:17:12,550 If it's, we got a lot of snow, I am a culvacac. 156 00:17:13,630 --> 00:17:20,770 So my car can be where the curb is, the tires, and all the way, we got a big long truck. 157 00:17:20,770 --> 00:17:23,990 But I'm still where they just shoveled me in. 158 00:17:26,310 --> 00:17:28,190 I've had code enforcement come out. 159 00:17:28,330 --> 00:17:33,070 We have etchings on our fence that shows exactly what the neighbors are having to do. 160 00:17:34,210 --> 00:17:36,950 Again, they won't do anything until Clairefield City comes out. 161 00:17:37,550 --> 00:17:43,730 And I believe code enforcement is a little bit tired of dealing with the same issue as I've had you out. 162 00:17:44,110 --> 00:17:48,430 You out, I've talked to you on the phone about the same issue. 163 00:17:49,970 --> 00:17:57,290 They're served, they're told they have to do something and then just wait a couple of weeks. 164 00:17:58,070 --> 00:18:03,910 Unfortunately, where they have some trees within two weeks, they're already above where 165 00:18:03,910 --> 00:18:04,550 they're supposed to be. 166 00:18:06,900 --> 00:18:12,740 Code enforcement Ben and Lon have both come out to the house and measured it and we've marked 167 00:18:12,740 --> 00:18:15,840 it on the fence where they have to trim back. 168 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:20,740 I don't want to be responsible for the death of a child because we can't see. 169 00:18:21,620 --> 00:18:24,520 We back into our driveway to do that. 170 00:18:25,220 --> 00:18:28,660 This is only going to get worse with the construction you guys are doing. 171 00:18:29,460 --> 00:18:31,980 Our streets are all going to be torn up with all of this stuff. 172 00:18:33,940 --> 00:18:39,100 I know they finally made the guy move his truck into his driveway. 173 00:18:39,380 --> 00:18:41,000 He'll be gone in his driveway's empty. 174 00:18:41,500 --> 00:18:44,300 And the guy across the street is a really good man. 175 00:18:44,540 --> 00:18:45,820 He's very involved with his children. 176 00:18:46,420 --> 00:18:48,260 But he can go out and play basketball with him 177 00:18:48,260 --> 00:18:49,860 because the guy always parked his truck there. 178 00:18:50,420 --> 00:18:52,660 I do know that you guys finally took care of that, thanks. 179 00:18:52,860 --> 00:18:55,740 And there's a bunch of equipment in front of his house 180 00:18:55,740 --> 00:18:56,880 so he can't park there anyway. 181 00:18:57,780 --> 00:19:03,340 But where it is a safe walking route for South Clairefield students, 182 00:19:04,020 --> 00:19:05,940 there's only a sidewalk on that one side. 183 00:19:06,740 --> 00:19:23,160 So it comes it comes in and then it goes like that. Well, if he parks his truck there or has anything when he trims as Councilman Thompson seen little trim and then they leave it all there. 184 00:19:24,060 --> 00:19:32,440 They never plowed that sidewalk, so at some point you guys are going to have to address 185 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:36,220 these neighbors are going to have to take care of some of this stuff. 186 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:42,020 Right now schools are going to be starting, so code enforcement or somebody from the city 187 00:19:42,020 --> 00:19:46,260 needs to be on those sidewalks going to the school that are covered in puncture weeds. 188 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:54,520 Again, it's a safe walking route that goes by my house, but what do we do? 189 00:19:54,740 --> 00:19:57,440 If you park there, the kids go in the street and you can't see them. 190 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:00,280 I don't want to be responsible for the death of a kid. 191 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:06,060 And how to code enforcement comes out, serve them. 192 00:20:06,180 --> 00:20:06,920 This is a good one. 193 00:20:08,060 --> 00:20:12,420 Clearfield has served them several times for putting their vehicles and stuff on the grass. 194 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:21,020 Okay, well, code enforcement and the city closes down at 5 o'clock, and you don't come on the weekends. 195 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:26,680 So he can park there every weekend, because you're not going to do anything about it then. 196 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,200 So I just appreciated it. 197 00:20:29,300 --> 00:20:31,840 Clearfield City would start helping with this code enforcement. 198 00:20:32,340 --> 00:20:33,120 Be a little stronger. 199 00:20:33,540 --> 00:20:35,780 You've got a house over there with all the fires we've got right now. 200 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,420 You've got a house above the Credit Union, a couple of streets over. 201 00:20:40,100 --> 00:20:46,520 I would say it's definitely two and a half feet tall, it's all dead, one kid does 202 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:51,320 something, one stupid, somebody throws a cigarette butt out, it's going to go up. 203 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:53,060 Thank you for your time. 204 00:20:53,360 --> 00:20:54,020 Thank you, Christy. 205 00:20:56,100 --> 00:21:02,940 I understand you are working with staff on that now, so I'll let staff continue to drive 206 00:21:02,940 --> 00:21:03,560 that with you. 207 00:21:26,220 --> 00:21:26,600 Thank you. 208 00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,480 And then our other comment is Michael Gershenson. 209 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,520 I'll be brief again. 210 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:37,980 You know me as the housing guy. 211 00:21:38,780 --> 00:21:42,480 But when I was 11 years old, I got my mother involved in water 212 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:43,000 and sewer. 213 00:21:43,180 --> 00:21:46,420 And she's still going at it on board in Sandy, 35 years later. 214 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,020 So I have a spot for liquids as well. 215 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:51,780 So in the pre-meeting, we were talking about the Mayby pod 216 00:21:51,780 --> 00:21:53,620 filling that up with the well being replaced 217 00:21:53,620 --> 00:21:55,060 or repaired on 200 South. 218 00:21:56,360 --> 00:21:59,740 I was reminded of an experience I had with the teenage child 219 00:21:59,740 --> 00:22:04,200 some years ago after taking 35-minute showers for about four weeks in a row. 220 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,860 I confronted him and said, you know, water is expensive. 221 00:22:09,120 --> 00:22:10,860 He looked at me and said, water is cheap. 222 00:22:11,260 --> 00:22:14,820 And in a moment of inspiration, I looked at him and said, no, no, no, no, no, cold water is cheap. 223 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:16,560 Hot water is expensive. 224 00:22:17,020 --> 00:22:19,360 Frozen water is expensive because water doesn't like to change temperature. 225 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:24,060 But that same principle applies to the maybe pond well that was just spoken of in the room. 226 00:22:24,420 --> 00:22:28,960 Why are we digging a well to take precious fresh water in a desert and pour it on the ground? 227 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:34,100 When there is an alternative to take at least some of that pressure off with water from the 228 00:22:34,100 --> 00:22:36,420 Weber Davis and your secondary water to fill that. 229 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:43,880 So I encourage the council to consider not just the cheap solution of pouring precious expensive 230 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:49,160 water on the ground because it's easier to get at, but put some consideration and thought 231 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:54,400 and tell you only buying one pump and putting pressure on yourselves to get something set 232 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,160 up with Davis Webers to bring in some of that secondary water. 233 00:22:59,260 --> 00:23:03,240 Fresh water, culinary water from the ground is far too precious in this desert to pick 234 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:04,120 it up and pour it on the ground. 235 00:23:05,540 --> 00:23:06,600 Thank you very much. 236 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,620 Is there any other public comments that they did not have forms for tonight? 237 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:15,040 Okay, and we'll go ahead and move forward. 238 00:23:15,180 --> 00:23:20,080 The next item on the agenda is item number four, presentation and discussion of the proposed 239 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:21,560 property tax impact schedule. 240 00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:25,360 Turn it time over to the J.J. Allen, or, oh, we're going to have Rich take that one. 241 00:23:31,260 --> 00:23:37,880 I would like to present the, I don't know if they're the next three items, but the three 242 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:44,220 items that are mine starting with the budget and then because I think it all builds to 243 00:23:44,220 --> 00:23:49,960 the proper tax schedule, if that's okay. So, all right. 244 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,260 Let's see here. Why can't I see 245 00:23:59,260 --> 00:24:02,220 Okay, just a second. 246 00:24:09,090 --> 00:24:10,150 Okay, this is it. 247 00:24:10,290 --> 00:24:14,750 It is the last meeting on the fiscal 27 budget. 248 00:24:15,410 --> 00:24:17,790 I'm pleased to present this. 249 00:24:17,910 --> 00:24:22,610 It's our comprehensive financial plan that reflects our commitment to fiscal responsibility, 250 00:24:22,870 --> 00:24:27,130 transparency and delivering exceptional municipal services. 251 00:24:28,170 --> 00:24:34,950 But before we take action and adopt this 27 budget, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the process that got us here. 252 00:24:34,950 --> 00:24:41,310 There has been 11 meetings, public meetings, including tonight. 253 00:24:41,830 --> 00:24:47,050 Green here are work sessions, purple, public hearings, blue, council meetings. 254 00:24:48,330 --> 00:24:53,090 It's probably best to lump these in three phases. 255 00:24:53,450 --> 00:24:59,850 The first is building the foundation where we established priorities, looked at our needs. 256 00:24:59,850 --> 00:25:24,310 We went through staffing, compensation, capital revenues, operations, utility, fund sustainability in our rates and our debt, and then by April, we were starting to make the hard decisions narrowing it down because we have limited resources and all of our departments have a lot of requests, capital requests, operational requests, and we can't do it all. 257 00:25:24,310 --> 00:25:33,470 So, we did reduce or defer projects in about 1.8 million and even before the Council even 258 00:25:33,470 --> 00:25:37,510 signed anything, there were many things that didn't even make it into the draft budget. 259 00:25:39,550 --> 00:25:47,070 And then after the third phase was just publicly vetting this budget, adopting the tenant 260 00:25:47,070 --> 00:25:53,390 to budget, establishing our property tax impact schedule, announcing our proposed property 261 00:25:53,390 --> 00:25:58,550 tax rates, and adopting the interim budget, and now tonight the final budget. 262 00:26:00,490 --> 00:26:05,650 So the budget before you was not new, it's been reviewed, debated, reduced, and heard in 263 00:26:05,650 --> 00:26:07,450 public for over half a year. 264 00:26:08,290 --> 00:26:13,670 So just wanted to show that to you, is there any questions or comments regarding that? 265 00:26:15,330 --> 00:26:15,630 Okay. 266 00:26:15,630 --> 00:26:15,670 Okay, 267 00:26:17,880 --> 00:26:23,280 as an overview for the budget to give scale and just how many dollars are talking 268 00:26:23,280 --> 00:26:32,260 about our governmental funds, which are tax-supported funds, so not our utility funds, 33 million 269 00:26:32,260 --> 00:26:41,920 in revenues or transfers, and 40 million in expenditures of 11 and a half of which is capital 270 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:42,580 projects. 271 00:26:42,580 --> 00:26:46,240 You can see we are reducing cash, but that is intentional. 272 00:26:47,220 --> 00:26:53,380 We're using bunnies built up from prior years to pay for these one-time expenses. 273 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,760 So one-time sources are paying for one-time expenses. 274 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:03,420 And the operational budget is balanced, and we will all show that in a little bit. 275 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:09,340 And then looking at utility funds, 18 million revenues, 276 00:27:10,280 --> 00:27:19,280 17 and a half in capital expenditures, and again spending now cash, but that is intentional for projects, one time projects. 277 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:31,060 If you add those together, the total revenue is 50 million in revenues, if you add the total expenses together a $70 million budget. 278 00:27:34,310 --> 00:27:36,390 So, where does the money go? 279 00:27:36,390 --> 00:27:43,570 So, this is the most common question that this is the general fund, so the general fund 280 00:27:43,570 --> 00:27:48,930 is supported by our main sources of revenue for these expenses, the sales tax, energy 281 00:27:48,930 --> 00:27:53,630 tax, our aquatic and fitness center fees and property tax. 282 00:27:54,750 --> 00:27:57,330 Sales and energy being much higher than those other two. 283 00:27:58,990 --> 00:28:05,770 So what this, the two important takeaways from this slide is that first, it's a service 284 00:28:05,770 --> 00:28:12,930 budget. Most, the blue is operational, expenses, and most of it is operations and people 285 00:28:12,930 --> 00:28:19,570 providing daily services. And then also shows our priorities. Public safety is prioritized 286 00:28:20,250 --> 00:28:23,950 at the top with over 8.7 million in expenditures. 287 00:28:28,330 --> 00:28:32,170 And we could go into all the services provided 288 00:28:32,170 --> 00:28:33,210 about each of these functions. 289 00:28:33,210 --> 00:28:36,730 This is how the accounting language is. 290 00:28:36,830 --> 00:28:38,370 It's not the language we use necessarily, 291 00:28:38,650 --> 00:28:41,290 but this is how accounting splits these services up. 292 00:28:43,050 --> 00:28:45,210 Streets, that's half maintenance, 293 00:28:45,390 --> 00:28:47,430 which includes street treatment, 294 00:28:47,890 --> 00:28:50,790 and then the green is full reconstruction of streets. 295 00:28:58,010 --> 00:29:02,410 Okay, so major changes since 26 sales and energy tax 296 00:29:02,410 --> 00:29:03,550 has been tapering off. 297 00:29:03,550 --> 00:29:04,850 Interjects have actually gone down. 298 00:29:04,850 --> 00:29:21,550 So the net effect, 350,000, the increase in property tax, which we will talk about in the tax rate tonight, and the property tax impacts schedule. 299 00:29:22,210 --> 00:29:31,250 There is an increase in the utility rates starting in January of 27 in water, sewer and storm, about 255 per month on average. 300 00:29:31,250 --> 00:29:39,690 and then greenways the cost per camp per month will just went up this July 85 cents per month. 301 00:29:40,890 --> 00:29:43,250 Other changes from 27 to 26. 302 00:29:43,750 --> 00:29:50,290 We have a new assistant aquatic senate fitness center that was offset with reductions in other staffing and operations. 303 00:29:50,830 --> 00:29:56,470 Two new public works dedicated to pipe cleaning that was offset by not contracting that out. 304 00:29:56,470 --> 00:29:59,970 we reduce the display 305 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:06,520 We've got a batch contract with Layton, which helped a lot, and emergency planning was moved to the North Davis Fire District. 306 00:30:08,950 --> 00:30:31,370 The projects, in water sewer storm, we've added 4.3 million in new allocations, the monies to the left, or what is the total for prior years, so the bull that's just new allocations. Notable in parks was the bicentennial park renovation, the jazz basketball court. And again, we've talked about deferring 307 00:30:31,370 --> 00:30:35,470 limiting 1.8 million of capital requests that just didn't make the budget. 308 00:30:37,830 --> 00:30:45,890 So the budget is, it supports the end goal of security with 63 days of operating expense 309 00:30:46,810 --> 00:30:52,390 and because the general fund's ongoing revenues exceed its ongoing expenses considered financially 310 00:30:52,390 --> 00:30:52,970 stable. 311 00:30:54,310 --> 00:30:59,690 So these are all the slides, this gives it overview of the budget, a very large overview. 312 00:30:59,690 --> 00:31:04,190 We have the more detailed budget on our website if 313 00:31:06,340 --> 00:31:10,320 we're anyone that wants to see that and again, I will say that 314 00:31:11,660 --> 00:31:12,700 the departments 315 00:31:13,460 --> 00:31:22,880 other staff may or counsel put a lot of time a lot of meetings as you see a lot of things happening beside it behind the scenes of figuring out how to do this 316 00:31:22,880 --> 00:31:31,300 So there's a lot of work the revenues expenses for scrutinized fees and rates were reviewed for sustainability and every step happened in public meetings 317 00:31:31,940 --> 00:31:36,460 So, staff recommends the adoption of this budget that reflects all of that work. 318 00:31:39,840 --> 00:31:45,340 I do want to go into the rate and the Propitex Impact Schedules. 319 00:31:45,340 --> 00:31:46,720 Any questions on the budget? 320 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:54,300 Other than huge thank you, because your timeline on there shows how long this has taken 321 00:31:54,300 --> 00:31:58,820 and the amount of work that goes into planning a budget and it's not easy, you know, especially 322 00:31:58,820 --> 00:32:05,660 when you're having to trim out, you know, we trimmed $1.8 million, could it? 323 00:32:05,660 --> 00:32:13,840 Yeah, that's a lot of things we can't do and that we'd love to do right was 324 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:34,380 anything else. I mean, sorry, I don't know if I know it's all you. OK, so we presented this in a public hearing last Tuesday, our proposed rate above the certified tax rate. 325 00:32:34,380 --> 00:32:42,480 So the county's rate came in, the property values came in a 1% higher than the certified tax rate. 326 00:32:42,700 --> 00:32:49,440 So the higher, so the certified tax rate adjusts downward to give the cities the same revenue as last year. 327 00:32:50,460 --> 00:32:56,300 So that doesn't help us with any inflation or other demands on services. 328 00:32:57,060 --> 00:33:01,320 It's built to just give the same revenue as the prior excluding growth. 329 00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:11,020 So the city is proposing a tax rate of 0.001253, it is expected to generate 6.59% more 330 00:33:11,020 --> 00:33:17,260 property tax revenue than the certified tax rate. So you can see last year's 1-2818, the 331 00:33:17,260 --> 00:33:25,320 certified tax rate went down to 1-176 and were proposing to move it to 1-253. The impact 332 00:33:25,320 --> 00:33:32,780 to the city for new growth is 148,000 and then for the increased rate from the certified 333 00:33:32,780 --> 00:33:42,960 rate is 233,133,106 and the impact to the average resident valued at 510,000, their portion 334 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:51,420 of the property tax bills approximately $21.60 per year, bringing the total cost for 335 00:33:51,420 --> 00:33:56,700 service is from the property tax of $351.47. 336 00:33:58,990 --> 00:34:10,270 Make sure, so yes, this rate provides funding for key needs identified during the budget process, and are evolving service demands. 337 00:34:11,170 --> 00:34:16,290 During that process, we identified five budget priorities, totaling the amount of the increase and 338 00:34:16,290 --> 00:34:21,530 communicated these items would be eliminated if the proposed property tax rate increase 339 00:34:21,530 --> 00:34:22,490 was not approved. 340 00:34:23,050 --> 00:34:31,010 And that is summarized in the property tax impact schedule which we have now, I can't 341 00:34:31,010 --> 00:34:33,770 remember if this will be the fourth time or the fifth time we have showed this in a public 342 00:34:33,770 --> 00:34:34,150 meeting. 343 00:34:34,730 --> 00:34:39,190 These are available at this meeting as well in the back here and online. 344 00:34:43,050 --> 00:34:47,970 We I'm not sure if we, I'm going to, I'm going to give this to 345 00:34:48,950 --> 00:34:49,510 Yeah, 346 00:34:51,890 --> 00:34:58,450 this is where we've usually passed the baton so that I can just review these different 347 00:34:58,450 --> 00:35:03,210 items that we've placed on the property tax impact schedule with a lot of input from 348 00:35:03,210 --> 00:35:03,990 the City Council. 349 00:35:04,290 --> 00:35:10,190 This is really your property tax impact schedule as you've given guidance as far as what 350 00:35:10,190 --> 00:35:17,010 But what you've indicated, the additional property attacks should go to ward. 351 00:35:17,470 --> 00:35:25,270 So with that $233,306, this is what essentially we're saying to the public. 352 00:35:25,410 --> 00:35:32,710 If we don't increase the property tax as proposed, then these are the things that we will not do. 353 00:35:33,110 --> 00:35:38,190 None of them are for new things or service level increases or expansions. 354 00:35:38,190 --> 00:35:45,410 If we don't increase the property tax, then these are the items that would be reductions in level of service. 355 00:35:46,050 --> 00:35:52,410 So to summarize, $25,000 from the facilities budget in community services that would be for 356 00:35:52,410 --> 00:35:59,650 contracted services for very routine things, and that are needed for our various facilities. 357 00:36:00,430 --> 00:36:04,910 In the police department, $10,000 in patrol and 358 00:36:04,910 --> 00:36:07,750 investigations for equipment acquisition and replacement. 359 00:36:08,450 --> 00:36:14,470 In the streets budget in public works, $60,000 for various maintenance activities like striping, 360 00:36:14,710 --> 00:36:17,430 street light maintenance, pothole repair, and so on. 361 00:36:18,360 --> 00:36:26,470 In the parks budget in community services, 121,606, 75,000 of that is a slope mower, 362 00:36:26,830 --> 00:36:31,830 much more safe and efficient and practical in terms of what our needs are. 363 00:36:31,830 --> 00:36:38,850 And the remainder of that is grounds maintenance, supplies, materials, and supplies for grounds maintenance. 364 00:36:39,550 --> 00:36:46,650 And lastly, 16,500 from the communications budget in administration that would be to renew 365 00:36:46,650 --> 00:36:52,830 the texting service that we are launching now, that is a way to engage with the community 366 00:36:52,830 --> 00:36:59,030 and receive their feedback and take their work orders and things like that. 367 00:36:59,030 --> 00:37:12,990 So that's the summary of what we said we needed and how the justification for the property tax increase in according to statute would call property tax impact schedule. 368 00:37:13,530 --> 00:37:21,910 Are there any questions about property tax impact schedule or about the tax rate or the budget at all? 369 00:37:21,910 --> 00:37:34,430 Just for sake of clarity, could you go into kind of how we went through this process last year and how that impacts what we're going through this year as a result in the rate and the total value. 370 00:37:34,870 --> 00:37:43,490 Thank you, Councilmember. And that is touched on here in the paragraph up above the table that you see on the screen here. 371 00:37:43,490 --> 00:37:51,870 So a year ago, the city council did go through the process to increase the property tax and 372 00:37:51,870 --> 00:37:59,590 that increase a year ago would have been on the average $19 per home for the average home in Clearfield. 373 00:38:00,050 --> 00:38:11,670 That was to generate about $190,000 of new property tax and we didn't know until it was too late that the law had slightly changed. 374 00:38:11,670 --> 00:38:17,710 just removing any discretion for the tax commission, the Utah State Tax Commission. 375 00:38:17,970 --> 00:38:24,130 So where in previous years they were able to look at some at a taxing entity with some 376 00:38:24,130 --> 00:38:31,410 discretion as to well, did they meet the law in terms of going through the correct process 377 00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:32,650 to raise the property tax. 378 00:38:33,090 --> 00:38:38,490 In this case, it was to the letter very strict with no leeway whatsoever. 379 00:38:38,490 --> 00:38:44,090 However, and unfortunately, the tax increase that was approved by the City Council was rejected 380 00:38:44,090 --> 00:38:45,390 by the State Tax Commission. 381 00:38:45,890 --> 00:38:47,690 So it was not implemented. 382 00:38:48,470 --> 00:38:58,230 And this time around, the increase of 233, so that's just about $43,000-ish more than 383 00:38:58,230 --> 00:39:07,690 the 190 year ago, and on the average household, instead of about $19 for the year, this time 384 00:39:07,690 --> 00:39:14,050 around is 2160. So just a couple dollars more annually per the average household and 385 00:39:14,050 --> 00:39:18,730 clear field. So we're recovering. Most of what this council would be doing tonight 386 00:39:18,730 --> 00:39:24,850 in adopting this tax increase would be to recover what was intended to be done a year ago. 387 00:39:25,710 --> 00:39:35,370 And I'd note that one of those things that had to be done last year that we missed which 388 00:39:35,370 --> 00:39:51,670 which many cities missed last year was having a slide up during our public hearing, showing every taxing entity within the county and what they were doing with their taxes, which really has no bearing on what we're doing with ours, but it had to be up there and it wasn't provided by the county. 389 00:39:51,670 --> 00:39:57,070 So the county's failure to provide us with a slide, ultimately cost us that. 390 00:39:57,350 --> 00:40:00,810 And we should note that that's not cuts that we had to do last year. 391 00:40:00,830 --> 00:40:03,910 We'd already approved a budget based on that income coming in. 392 00:40:04,310 --> 00:40:09,350 So that dips into reserves and this isn't backfilling the reserves. 393 00:40:09,350 --> 00:40:14,830 It means after last year, our reserves are $180,000 short of what they should have been. 394 00:40:15,070 --> 00:40:19,430 So we cut everything that we could to make up for that but it still put us in a hole. 395 00:40:19,430 --> 00:40:25,210 also. Yeah, I appreciate that context because just to carry the thought train forward, just 396 00:40:25,210 --> 00:40:30,730 thank you to staff for the six month pro long, you know, really deliberate process of 397 00:40:30,730 --> 00:40:35,170 us looking at what we need to do to get this in a presentable state and that we're making 398 00:40:35,170 --> 00:40:41,530 form decisions that are, you know, in good interest of the public and where we're filling 399 00:40:41,530 --> 00:40:48,110 our fiduciary duty, but also like we have to as a city show up and provide these necessary 400 00:40:48,110 --> 00:40:51,470 service is like snow has to get plowed when it exists, 401 00:40:51,690 --> 00:40:53,030 potholes have to get paved. 402 00:40:53,610 --> 00:40:55,910 Public safety has to be able to perform their duties. 403 00:40:56,590 --> 00:40:59,590 And in order for us to do that, 404 00:41:00,030 --> 00:41:04,330 we are making really prescriptive decisions on, 405 00:41:04,450 --> 00:41:07,230 okay, what can we delay to the next year 406 00:41:07,230 --> 00:41:08,630 and trying to work within our means. 407 00:41:09,170 --> 00:41:11,230 And unfortunately, because of that context, 408 00:41:11,230 --> 00:41:13,550 this year requires that we go through this process. 409 00:41:13,550 --> 00:41:16,850 And I just am really appreciative because we cannot 410 00:41:16,850 --> 00:41:26,310 not do this on our own and we definitely can't show up for our residents without a balanced and consistent budget process. 411 00:41:27,030 --> 00:41:32,410 And I hope and pray that we have to plow time and time and time again this year. 412 00:41:32,530 --> 00:41:33,710 No, they really don't. 413 00:41:33,850 --> 00:41:39,530 I hope that it snows in the mountains because I don't have to shovel rain and I'm okay with the rain, so. 414 00:41:40,550 --> 00:41:51,850 Okay, well council with that presentation, I would entertain a motion to approve resolution 2026 R-20 sudden the city's property 2026 property tax rate of 0.001253. 415 00:41:53,110 --> 00:42:05,730 Your honor, I move to approve resolution 2026 R-20 setting the city's 2026 property tax rate at 0.001253 and authorize your signature to any necessary documents. 416 00:42:05,730 --> 00:42:06,910 and I'll second that motion. 417 00:42:07,190 --> 00:42:08,370 We have a motion and a second. 418 00:42:08,550 --> 00:42:09,810 Councilmember Worth, aye. 419 00:42:10,150 --> 00:42:11,250 Councilmember Ratchford, aye. 420 00:42:11,430 --> 00:42:13,090 Councilmember King, aye. 421 00:42:13,770 --> 00:42:14,710 Councilmember Thompson, aye. 422 00:42:15,430 --> 00:42:16,230 As unanimous. 423 00:42:16,870 --> 00:42:19,390 That moves us on, item number six. 424 00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:25,690 Yes, which is to consider approval of ordinance 2026-11 adopting 425 00:42:25,690 --> 00:42:27,650 the fiscal year 2027 final budget. 426 00:42:29,070 --> 00:42:31,810 Council, any further questions on the budget? 427 00:42:31,810 --> 00:42:32,690 Okay, 428 00:42:35,970 --> 00:42:38,230 seeing none, I would entertain a motion to approve the budget. 429 00:42:38,650 --> 00:42:45,190 I'll move to approve Ornette's 2026-11, adopting the fiscal year budget, 2027 final budget, 430 00:42:45,910 --> 00:42:49,430 and authorize your signature on any necessary documents. 431 00:42:49,870 --> 00:42:50,050 Yes. 432 00:42:50,710 --> 00:42:51,150 Second. 433 00:42:51,730 --> 00:42:52,890 We have a motion in a second. 434 00:42:53,130 --> 00:42:53,970 Council Member Reshford. 435 00:42:54,270 --> 00:42:54,390 Aye. 436 00:42:54,590 --> 00:42:55,050 Council Member Thompson. 437 00:42:55,470 --> 00:42:55,610 Aye. 438 00:42:55,890 --> 00:42:56,310 Council Member King. 439 00:42:56,690 --> 00:42:56,850 Aye. 440 00:42:57,030 --> 00:42:57,550 Council Member Worth. 441 00:42:57,850 --> 00:42:58,010 Aye. 442 00:42:58,350 --> 00:42:59,150 That is unanimous. 443 00:42:59,150 --> 00:43:01,470 I failed to excuse Council Member Peterson tonight. 444 00:43:01,710 --> 00:43:02,850 I keep looking down my list. 445 00:43:03,090 --> 00:43:04,510 So, excuse Council Member Peterson, 446 00:43:04,650 --> 00:43:05,990 she wasn't able to be with us this evening. 447 00:43:06,710 --> 00:43:07,450 I don't remember seven, 448 00:43:07,510 --> 00:43:10,110 so consider approval of ordinance 2026-12 449 00:43:10,110 --> 00:43:12,170 amending the downtown form-based code 450 00:43:12,730 --> 00:43:14,510 to remove multifamily residential 451 00:43:14,510 --> 00:43:17,450 as permitted building type on secondary streets 452 00:43:18,210 --> 00:43:20,470 within the urban cork, commerce zone. 453 00:43:21,510 --> 00:43:23,790 Couple of comments are rents downtown, 454 00:43:24,170 --> 00:43:25,470 are equal to our strip malls. 455 00:43:25,470 --> 00:43:31,210 So, and they're constant and actually the business is why you said it weren't thriving. 456 00:43:31,730 --> 00:43:38,130 They're actually doing very well with the exception of one on the corner who has tried and tried 457 00:43:38,130 --> 00:43:45,390 and tried to, he's had every setback in the world in his life and hopefully eventually he'll come out 458 00:43:45,390 --> 00:43:55,700 of that, but the others are doing well. So, we do have a minimum in our form-based code. It's four 459 00:43:55,700 --> 00:43:59,360 four stories, residential four stories. 460 00:43:59,480 --> 00:44:00,740 We don't allow three stories anymore. 461 00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,280 So residential is a minimum of four. 462 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:04,360 I can tell you the building design. 463 00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:09,320 Everyone has built the four for financial reasons. 464 00:44:10,020 --> 00:44:13,700 Because four stories of sticks are easy, 465 00:44:14,700 --> 00:44:17,380 and the cost is, you know, stays where it is. 466 00:44:18,440 --> 00:44:19,960 You start going over four stories. 467 00:44:20,080 --> 00:44:23,620 There's a delta there that a lot don't want to overcome. 468 00:44:23,620 --> 00:44:31,120 You start hitting six stories and it really now you start having to go and steal and that's a challenge. 469 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:39,540 I will tell you that the proposed and approved lakeside development is five over concrete. 470 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:41,640 So it's five over podium. 471 00:44:41,820 --> 00:44:47,220 That entire bottom floor is 26,000 square feet of commercial and then five stories above it. 472 00:44:47,220 --> 00:44:59,500 So we're we're heading in the right direction and they're confident on their end or they wouldn't be able to get their financing as far as keeping that retail space full and we've already worked on we have a couple of them already. 473 00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:31,590 In the works to be there, to anchor those two ends of the building. So we're doing well. At least we're moving in the right direction. That should hopefully create a vibrant downtown. Our biggest concern is that as we redevelop, these secondary streets are challenging. As you go through Clifford Town Center, or Town Square, next door. There's a street. I mean, this is a retail center that needs some redevelopment. It has been, it's being purchased by a new group. 474 00:45:31,590 --> 00:45:35,550 who would then read, at some point, down the future redevelop the site and there's a 475 00:45:35,550 --> 00:45:39,350 street that goes right down the middle of it. Right now you can see it as the entrance 476 00:45:39,350 --> 00:45:44,050 to the development. Long term on our plan, that is the street that goes down and connects 477 00:45:44,050 --> 00:45:44,890 to 200 South. 478 00:45:47,430 --> 00:45:53,070 Concern is building solid residential on those sides and not putting commercial as 479 00:45:53,070 --> 00:45:59,490 it should be and to take a commercial development and replace it with just housing would be 480 00:45:59,490 --> 00:46:05,090 a lot. So that's the impetus in this change, just to make sure that we have a balanced 481 00:46:05,090 --> 00:46:07,910 development as we do this, as we move forward. 482 00:46:09,330 --> 00:46:13,150 Yeah, and Michael, I appreciate your email last night. I found it very thoughtful. 483 00:46:14,850 --> 00:46:20,450 For me, just clarifying that we are not excluding residential in the UC zone. I think it's important 484 00:46:20,450 --> 00:46:28,050 and that Lakeside Square has 296 units currently entitled. So there's going to be some residential 485 00:46:28,050 --> 00:46:42,290 potential going in there as soon as they break ground on that, but I mean for me in that particular zone if redevelopment were to occur preserving that commercial tax base and that commercial opportunity, I think is a valuable consideration that I think we really want to maintain. 486 00:46:43,790 --> 00:46:51,590 But at the end of the day, we're not in the business of setting the market or constructing any of these projects, only creating the tools to enable it. 487 00:46:51,590 --> 00:46:59,050 I think that in creating place and again, I don't want to tear down I don't last thing I ever want to see happen in this city is a tear down 488 00:46:59,790 --> 00:47:02,250 a clear field town square or a 489 00:47:02,970 --> 00:47:03,890 lakeside square 490 00:47:04,690 --> 00:47:10,350 and replace it entirely with housing and not bring back that commercial component that's always been there would instead 491 00:47:10,350 --> 00:47:12,710 I want to see is a walkable 492 00:47:14,610 --> 00:47:16,510 district that creates that that 493 00:47:17,050 --> 00:47:19,330 call it vibe down down and 494 00:47:19,330 --> 00:47:26,550 and creates that walkable area, which they've designed around the pond and we'll work 495 00:47:26,550 --> 00:47:31,470 on the other end and getting the water to the pond from a different source, so that 496 00:47:31,470 --> 00:47:32,510 there's always water in the pond. 497 00:47:34,010 --> 00:47:43,080 We do appreciate that, so Council, I would entertain a motion to approve the ordinance 2026-12, 498 00:47:45,220 --> 00:48:01,280 I move to approve ordinance 2026-12 amending the downtown form base code to remove multi-family residential as permitted building type on secondary streets within the urban quirk commercial zone and authorize the mere signature to any necessary documents. 499 00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:03,120 Second. 500 00:48:03,540 --> 00:48:06,000 You have a motion on the second, Council Member King. 501 00:48:06,620 --> 00:48:07,060 Aye. 502 00:48:07,320 --> 00:48:07,840 Council Member Worth. 503 00:48:08,340 --> 00:48:08,480 Aye. 504 00:48:08,800 --> 00:48:09,900 Council Member Thompson. 505 00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:31,260 Before I see my vote, I'll just say that I do have concerns like on just some of these secondary streets allowed just to mix shoes because I'm 506 00:48:31,260 --> 00:48:33,300 to see more, especially on secondary seats, 507 00:48:33,560 --> 00:48:35,060 more pure commercial opportunities. 508 00:48:35,320 --> 00:48:37,800 It's just, my brain still looks at the hardest city center 509 00:48:37,800 --> 00:48:39,220 and how I have nightmares. 510 00:48:40,380 --> 00:48:42,440 So, I would have liked to see more commercial, 511 00:48:42,620 --> 00:48:44,200 so that's why my vote's gonna be nay, 512 00:48:44,780 --> 00:48:47,060 mainly because of the fact that I think that there just needs 513 00:48:47,060 --> 00:48:50,720 to be more of that pure consideration, but that's all. 514 00:48:50,820 --> 00:48:52,600 But I'm not saying that some of this discussion 515 00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:54,560 isn't a good idea or a real idea. 516 00:48:54,560 --> 00:48:56,340 It's just, I guess I'm just being a little picky 517 00:48:56,340 --> 00:48:57,620 on what I'd like to see. 518 00:48:57,980 --> 00:48:59,100 Okay, Council Member Retrie. 519 00:48:59,280 --> 00:48:59,620 Hi. 520 00:48:59,620 --> 00:49:12,720 Okay, that vastes in a 3-1 brings us to item number 8 which is consider approval of Resolution 2026 R21, approving amendments to the City Council rules of order. 521 00:49:13,280 --> 00:49:19,920 Council, we reviewed these a couple of weeks ago, went over just most of them are minor changes to our rules of order. 522 00:49:21,240 --> 00:49:24,120 Are there any questions or concerns as they were sent out? 523 00:49:26,380 --> 00:49:28,200 Okay, seeing none, I'd entertain a motion to approve those. 524 00:49:28,200 --> 00:49:35,700 I move to approve Resolution 2026R-21, approving amendments to the City Council rule of order, 525 00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:41,120 and procedures and authorizing the mayor's signature to any necessary documents. 526 00:49:41,680 --> 00:49:42,120 Second. 527 00:49:42,500 --> 00:49:43,320 Motion in a second. 528 00:49:43,480 --> 00:49:44,120 Council Member Rashford. 529 00:49:44,440 --> 00:49:44,600 Hi. 530 00:49:44,900 --> 00:49:45,580 Council Member Thompson. 531 00:49:45,940 --> 00:49:47,020 Council Member Worth. 532 00:49:47,460 --> 00:49:47,580 Hi. 533 00:49:47,780 --> 00:49:48,220 Council Member King. 534 00:49:48,680 --> 00:49:48,800 Hi. 535 00:49:49,160 --> 00:49:49,300 Okay. 536 00:49:49,620 --> 00:49:55,060 And then number nine is to consider approval of Resolution 2026R-22, approving the amendments 537 00:49:55,060 --> 00:49:56,520 to the Planning Commission Mylaws. 538 00:49:56,520 --> 00:50:04,200 Any concerns on those? Just again clean up really from which we need to do 539 00:50:04,200 --> 00:50:08,540 everyone's in a while. Okay then retain a motion. Here on our I would move to 540 00:50:08,540 --> 00:50:13,100 approve resolution 2026R-22 approving amendments to the planning commission 541 00:50:13,100 --> 00:50:16,320 bylaws and authorize your signature to any necessary documents. 542 00:50:16,920 --> 00:50:20,240 I'll second that motion. We have a motion and a second and councilmember 543 00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:23,600 Worth. Aye. Councilmember Ratchford. Aye. Councilmember King. Aye. 544 00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:24,240 Councilmember Thompson. 545 00:50:24,600 --> 00:50:25,100 All right. 546 00:50:25,160 --> 00:50:26,020 That is unanimous. 547 00:50:26,260 --> 00:50:28,060 That moves us on to our communication items. 548 00:50:29,560 --> 00:50:32,760 Thanks for allowing me to be out of town last week working on housing in DC. 549 00:50:34,080 --> 00:50:39,900 We really focused on what's next with the 21st century road to housing act having passed. 550 00:50:40,420 --> 00:50:48,760 We now turn our focus to getting cities prepared to implement everything that's in that bill, 551 00:50:48,760 --> 00:50:56,680 which is about 52 different individual bills that were basically combined into one massive bill. 552 00:50:57,600 --> 00:51:04,900 A lot coming through it and a lot that we need to be prepared for and that we will certainly be addressing over the next, the next while. 553 00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:17,640 Second, had a really cool opportunity this past Sunday to jump into a UTA truck that rides the rails and ride the rail with the UTA's operations 554 00:51:19,420 --> 00:51:29,680 operations managers from here to Ogden, and to look at the difference, it's really 555 00:51:29,680 --> 00:51:34,620 amazing to sit in the middle of the tracks and look at UTA's side and what they do to 556 00:51:34,620 --> 00:51:40,400 maintain theirs and to look at the other side of union specifics and what they do not do to 557 00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:41,140 maintain theirs. 558 00:51:42,180 --> 00:51:51,860 It is illegal for a resident to climb onto Union Pacific's property to mow down their 559 00:51:51,860 --> 00:51:53,460 own the weeds in there. 560 00:51:54,020 --> 00:51:58,520 That is problematic because unfortunately Union Pacific does not do that. 561 00:51:58,720 --> 00:52:06,700 We looked at the different types of trains and potential for fire, and while UTA does a great 562 00:52:06,700 --> 00:52:11,040 job, they've actually got a truck that drives down that, that drops an arm down, and goes 563 00:52:11,040 --> 00:52:19,060 out 20 feet from center of their tracks and mose everything down and clears that down and again nothing on 564 00:52:19,060 --> 00:52:26,360 the other side but all of UTA's trains run on disc brakes so they don't spark they're run just like 565 00:52:26,360 --> 00:52:36,100 your car that is a significant difference from the other side of the tracks and you can see if you 566 00:52:36,100 --> 00:52:42,260 ever set out at night in a union Pacific train passes, sparks as they make turns and it's 567 00:52:42,260 --> 00:52:46,640 not unusual. And it's very evident when you look at the fires that took place over the 568 00:52:46,640 --> 00:52:53,540 last month, the difference in how they started and where they started and how you can see 569 00:52:53,540 --> 00:53:02,460 where they jumped sides. And there's been a lot of, as you read media and you read public 570 00:53:02,460 --> 00:53:10,240 comments on social media, comments about UTA and their involvement in this. In fact, 571 00:53:10,360 --> 00:53:16,420 somebody blamed UTA for the fire in Washington, terrorists. I wanted to say stuff we were 572 00:53:16,420 --> 00:53:20,300 but Washington, terrorists, well UTA's trained doesn't even go there, but they got blamed 573 00:53:20,300 --> 00:53:21,920 somehow for that fire as well. 574 00:53:24,080 --> 00:53:28,220 UTA is doing an amazing job of keeping their stuff taken 575 00:53:28,220 --> 00:53:32,480 care of and ensuring that these things don't happen. So I wanted to give them a shout out. 576 00:53:32,600 --> 00:53:37,600 For one, inviting us out, I never got to ride on the train. I mean, I've ridden the train, 577 00:53:37,740 --> 00:53:41,720 but I never ridden on a truck in the middle of the rails. That was pretty cool. 578 00:53:43,260 --> 00:53:49,480 And they've got a truck that actually costs about a million dollars. It's an F250 that drives the 579 00:53:49,480 --> 00:53:56,620 track and measures everything. It knows exactly what's right or wrong on every inch of their track 580 00:53:56,620 --> 00:54:01,260 by driving on it and so they're able to prevent things before they happen. 581 00:54:01,580 --> 00:54:10,500 So kudos to UTA for inviting us myself and a couple of other mayors out to see those potential issues and they're still hard. 582 00:54:10,940 --> 00:54:14,680 If you live along the tracks, be aware they're still potential issues. 583 00:54:15,860 --> 00:54:23,320 I'd be dragging a hose over my backyard on a regular basis and watering down the brush that's on that side. 584 00:54:24,700 --> 00:54:26,360 It's, there's some stuff back there. 585 00:54:26,840 --> 00:54:29,160 Back to school is coming up here quickly. 586 00:54:29,420 --> 00:54:32,680 So those of you who volunteered to be over to South Clearfield Elementary. 587 00:54:32,900 --> 00:54:33,220 Thank you. 588 00:54:33,620 --> 00:54:34,520 They're not South Clearfield. 589 00:54:35,300 --> 00:54:36,340 And a local elementary. 590 00:54:37,040 --> 00:54:38,380 Go visit South Clearfield too. 591 00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:41,460 And every other elementary school, welcome the kids back. 592 00:54:41,680 --> 00:54:43,560 But thank you for doing that. 593 00:54:43,640 --> 00:54:46,060 We have a ribbon cutting Thursday at five o'clock. 594 00:54:46,500 --> 00:54:49,100 It clearfield high for the new CTC building. 595 00:54:49,980 --> 00:54:50,460 Hallelujah. 596 00:54:50,900 --> 00:54:51,720 It's absolutely gorgeous. 597 00:54:51,720 --> 00:54:57,580 I'm excited to be able to be there to cut the ribbon and get that thing open. 598 00:54:58,460 --> 00:55:00,340 It feels like just yesterday I was at the ground break and that's interesting. 599 00:55:00,340 --> 00:55:00,880 I know it, right? 600 00:55:01,060 --> 00:55:01,900 And I appreciate that. 601 00:55:02,560 --> 00:55:05,920 I wasn't able to be there for the ground breaking but I will be there for the ribbon getting. 602 00:55:07,020 --> 00:55:16,500 And then thanks to staff and our Steve Hyatt when we talk about him being worth what we have to pay him was a lobbyist. 603 00:55:16,500 --> 00:55:20,240 We've had to tap into him to work on the Opportunity Zone piece. 604 00:55:20,800 --> 00:55:27,760 And Opportunity Zone 2.0, we have two of them in Clearfield Opportunity Zones. 605 00:55:29,960 --> 00:55:38,520 With the new, with the one big, beautiful bill that required a reduction in Opportunity Zones, about 25% and 606 00:55:38,520 --> 00:55:45,660 30% have to go rural now, that puts ours at our two at risk, which could hamper development. 607 00:55:45,660 --> 00:55:50,780 both at Clearfield Station and at Lakeside and just about everywhere in between those two. 608 00:55:51,940 --> 00:55:56,540 And so we're putting up a pretty good fight with Governor's Office to make that happen and 609 00:55:56,540 --> 00:56:03,160 Steve Hyatt has worked his tail off to make sure the Governor's office and go ahead are informed 610 00:56:03,160 --> 00:56:10,940 and understand what we're looking for. He produced us a report today for them that was a piece of art 611 00:56:10,940 --> 00:56:12,300 compared to what I would have written. 612 00:56:12,580 --> 00:56:17,020 So, yeah, we coosed to him and we appreciate his work. 613 00:56:17,340 --> 00:56:19,060 So, thank you. 614 00:56:19,140 --> 00:56:20,500 Turn the seat, Council Member. 615 00:56:21,740 --> 00:56:22,340 What's going on? 616 00:56:22,580 --> 00:56:24,500 I might read my notes. 617 00:56:24,700 --> 00:56:26,820 Council Member Wurf, do you need anything else? 618 00:56:28,380 --> 00:56:29,540 I don't have any updates. 619 00:56:29,700 --> 00:56:31,800 I just want to remind everybody the bubble party on the bridge 620 00:56:31,800 --> 00:56:33,220 is this Saturday at noon. 621 00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:34,820 I hope to see you all there. 622 00:56:36,100 --> 00:56:36,700 That's all I've got. 623 00:56:37,000 --> 00:56:37,440 Bring your bubbles. 624 00:56:38,040 --> 00:56:38,700 You know it. 625 00:56:39,440 --> 00:56:48,860 The North Davis Fire District approved their budget the last month and with no increases, they stayed with the rate. 626 00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:56,340 The other thing is the salute picnic at the base, we had, gosh how many people, 1500? 627 00:56:56,700 --> 00:56:57,240 More than that. 628 00:56:57,640 --> 00:56:59,060 About 2500. 629 00:56:59,700 --> 00:57:00,020 It was so much. 630 00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:01,920 It was well received. 631 00:57:02,960 --> 00:57:06,880 There's five new commanders, I believe, so this is one of the bigger. 632 00:57:06,880 --> 00:57:13,720 here in terms that happen and they are excited to get with the community to see what you 633 00:57:13,720 --> 00:57:19,540 guys need and where they can help. They are very motivated to make sure that we bridge 634 00:57:19,540 --> 00:57:24,680 that connection point. So I look forward to bringing you tons more where we can do things 635 00:57:24,680 --> 00:57:32,660 together. That's all I have. That was a great event. I'm always this, but this was a good 636 00:57:33,960 --> 00:57:47,560 I just wanted to mention, I got to work with North Davis communities that care and blue star families to put together a service member picnic, which included food distribution. 637 00:57:47,960 --> 00:57:57,460 I want to thank JJ and our staff for collecting food at City Hall and also the aquatic center at the picnic they had community. 638 00:57:57,460 --> 00:58:05,040 All the kids got books, service members were able to get food and groceries and do yard 639 00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:12,740 games and have a dinner with Blue Star and communities that care research shows that 640 00:58:12,740 --> 00:58:18,240 30% of military families cannot afford to eat a balanced meal and 33% of Utah 641 00:58:18,240 --> 00:58:23,160 military families are concerned about their youth and well being due to lack of 642 00:58:23,160 --> 00:58:25,680 the social and community connections. 643 00:58:26,420 --> 00:58:28,240 So I think that was really important. 644 00:58:28,280 --> 00:58:30,080 I was so happy to be a part of that. 645 00:58:30,320 --> 00:58:33,680 And thank you for staff for being a part of that as well. 646 00:58:35,160 --> 00:58:36,340 Thank you, Councilmember Thompson. 647 00:58:37,140 --> 00:58:38,760 My last report is that there has been, 648 00:58:39,660 --> 00:58:40,940 and even though she's not here tonight, 649 00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:42,020 I have to thank Jasmine Reyes. 650 00:58:42,240 --> 00:58:44,920 She's done a lot of incredible work at Clearfield Job Corps. 651 00:58:45,520 --> 00:58:48,340 She has started something called Food and Fellowship, 652 00:58:48,740 --> 00:58:50,260 something that I kind of like helped her name. 653 00:58:50,460 --> 00:58:51,920 But in the Food and Fellowship, 654 00:58:51,920 --> 00:58:56,220 So we're taking child court students who normally have had issues actually, 655 00:58:56,380 --> 00:58:59,980 and I'll be baby stepping out for part of the retreat on Friday and going to MTC, 656 00:59:00,600 --> 00:59:03,600 where they've had issues kind of getting their religious rights recognized, 657 00:59:03,840 --> 00:59:05,720 that you've considered to go to church and things of that nature. 658 00:59:06,400 --> 00:59:11,820 And so in that work, we've gotten 12 students so far in this supposed growing, 659 00:59:12,500 --> 00:59:16,240 where they go to nations for cars here actually in Clearfield. 660 00:59:16,860 --> 00:59:18,800 And outside of that, they'll get food, 661 00:59:18,800 --> 00:59:48,780 who distribute things at nature and we just make sure to see that their well-being is well-taking care of that they understand their transitional opportunities and then on top of all that that any difficulties that they're having on center that because they're going to church that they that they know they have a community around them from a broader sense though regardless of religion I want to make sure that all students are able to to thoughtfully be able to go to their mosque or church or or synagogue whatever their religion is. 662 00:59:48,780 --> 00:59:52,600 is to be able to have a good experience 663 00:59:52,600 --> 00:59:53,880 while here at Clifffield Job Corps. 664 00:59:54,200 --> 00:59:56,740 So I said it's one that they judge the race for that work, 665 00:59:57,060 --> 00:59:58,240 and students' lives are being changed, 666 00:59:58,240 --> 00:59:59,240 and that's all I have to report. 667 00:59:59,600 --> 00:59:59,920 Okay, thanks. 668 01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:26,960 Thank you. Staff report, so I'm going to manage your agenda. Yeah, I wanted to add my, my thank yous for rich and Lee and everybody involved in the budget process this year in particular with the changes in the law. Nancy was a lot more involved in tracking, make sure we had everything done. And you're all familiar because you got to see it how involved that whole process is. And I think the same comment could go towards so many of the different things that we do. 669 01:00:26,960 --> 01:00:33,720 If it's zero tolerance, traffic enforcement, or 670 01:00:35,700 --> 01:00:40,300 Shandra launching a new application, texting app, you know, all these things. 671 01:00:40,440 --> 01:00:41,880 They just require a lot of effort. 672 01:00:42,080 --> 01:00:45,700 And so that's really what we're acknowledging. 673 01:00:46,060 --> 01:00:47,900 Not necessarily the culmination. 674 01:00:48,020 --> 01:00:48,440 That's great. 675 01:00:48,720 --> 01:00:51,520 But all the work that goes into it, we really appreciate. 676 01:00:51,520 --> 01:00:57,080 and to show our appreciation I guess my next item was the employee appreciation 677 01:00:57,080 --> 01:01:03,620 Carnival. I sent out an email to you to RSVP hopefully you can attend that. If 678 01:01:03,620 --> 01:01:09,400 you have an RSVP it already please do so. That is planned for September 19th. 679 01:01:09,820 --> 01:01:15,640 We have our retreat with the City Council this coming Friday so please take 680 01:01:15,640 --> 01:01:21,180 note of the homework I gave you and come prepared with your thoughts. That'll 681 01:01:21,180 --> 01:01:27,080 make that exercise so much more productive if we all come prepared with items to share. 682 01:01:27,960 --> 01:01:31,480 And I was going to mention the bubble party Dakota beat me to that and I don't know if 683 01:01:31,480 --> 01:01:36,100 Shonda wants to add anything else she can as she wants but you know we've also got the 684 01:01:36,100 --> 01:01:40,540 national night out so maybe Chief Bennett will want to talk about that that's all I had. 685 01:01:40,620 --> 01:01:42,700 Okay thank you Nancy. 686 01:01:46,210 --> 01:01:47,230 It's working now. 687 01:01:48,630 --> 01:01:53,770 Just our schedule we do not have a city council meeting next Tuesday but we will be back 688 01:01:53,770 --> 01:01:58,630 the following week for sure in work session, we're still looking to see what 689 01:01:58,630 --> 01:02:05,950 builds for the policy session. So, then we are scheduled on September 8th for work and policy. 690 01:02:07,970 --> 01:02:11,350 Okay. Any other staff reports? Chief. 691 01:02:14,410 --> 01:02:18,770 Mayor and council just reminded our national line out of August 27th at 692 01:02:18,770 --> 01:02:24,930 Steve Park from six to eight o'clock and we'd love to see all there we've got a lot of our resources 693 01:02:24,930 --> 01:02:29,810 of course has come out, Dave's behavioral health, safe harbor, Dave's kind of health department, 694 01:02:30,270 --> 01:02:34,970 a variety of resources for our community, and it's a great chance for us to interact with them, 695 01:02:35,050 --> 01:02:37,730 and everybody can come and have a free hot dog. 696 01:02:38,630 --> 01:02:45,750 And this year too, we are doing our field of cruiser again for back to school supplies for all of these schools in Clearfield City. 697 01:02:46,170 --> 01:02:50,030 The cruiser will be at the big back to school event that's next week. 698 01:02:50,270 --> 01:02:54,630 They have the back to school event for all of the schools in Clearfield City at one location. 699 01:02:54,630 --> 01:03:00,210 in Fisher Park that is next week so the car will be there and I will be at the night out against crime two and 700 01:03:00,210 --> 01:03:05,390 We'll give all the supplies to the schools here in critical city. So look forward to those events 701 01:03:06,410 --> 01:03:09,310 Fantastic, Sean, did you need to say anything or we got it? 702 01:03:11,370 --> 01:03:13,010 Okay, any other staff reports? 703 01:03:14,190 --> 01:03:18,950 Okay, seeing none and entertain the motion to adjourn so move second standard adjourn