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[5:22] » Welcome everyone.

[5:24] >> [clears throat]

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[5:40] We're going to go to item A2, which is

[5:42] the Pledge of Allegiance. Please join

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[5:48] » I pledge allegiance to the flag

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[9:21] Now, this brings us to item A4, which is

[9:24] approving

[9:25] the work session meetings meet meeting

[9:27] meet minutes for April 21st, 2026, May

[9:30] 5th, 2026, May 8th, 2026, June 11th,

[9:34] 2026, as well as the formal meeting

[9:37] minutes of June 2nd, 2026, June 9th,

[9:41] 2026, and June 16th, 2026. I need a

[9:43] motion.

[9:44] >> Mr. Chairman,

[9:46] » Mr. Chairman,

[9:46] move for approval, but I think it's a

[9:48] May 28th, 2026.

[9:50] >> May 28th, 2026.

[9:53] » May 28th, 2026.

[9:53] >> Move for approval.

[9:54] » Move for approval.

[9:54] >> Okay.

[9:54] » Okay.

[9:54] >> All the rest of them, too.

[9:56] » All the rest of them, too.

[9:56] >> Second.

[9:57] » Second.

[9:57] >> I have a motion by Dugan, I second it by

[10:00] » I have a motion by Dugan, I second it by

[10:00] a council member Petro. Any discussion?

[10:03] All of those in favor, say aye.

[10:04] >> Aye.

[10:06] » Aye.

[10:06] >> Any opposed?

[10:07] » Any opposed?

[10:07] Any abstentions?

[10:09] This motion carries unanimously.

[10:11] Now, this brings us to the public

[10:13] section, the public hearing section of

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[11:31] Uh public hearing B1 is a grant

[11:33] application for My Brother's Keeper's

[11:35] program Promise Partnership Utah grant.

[11:40] Before

[11:41] we start taking comments, we're going to

[11:42] invite Sylvia Richards, Council Policy

[11:44] Analyst, to give us a short

[11:45] introduction. Sylvia.

[11:48] >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Periodically, the

[11:50] » Thank you, Mr. Chair. Periodically, the

[11:50] city applies for and receives grants

[11:52] which support some city programs. Each

[11:55] grant receives a public hearing which

[11:59] provides the council and the public with

[12:01] an opportunity to opportunity to hear

[12:03] about each one. Tonight's grant supports

[12:07] My Brother's Keeper program. If

[12:09] approved, it would fund after-school

[12:11] support, academic support, or basic

[12:15] needs services for boys and young men of

[12:18] color living in Westside neighborhoods

[12:21] who must commute to East High School.

[12:25] The program goal is to improve

[12:26] graduation rates for each participant.

[12:30] Thank you.

[12:31] >> Thank you, Sylvia.

[12:33] » Thank you, Sylvia.

[12:33] Taylor, please start with our first

[12:34] public comment.

[12:36] >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. We do not have

[12:37] » Thank you, Mr. Chair. We do not have

[12:37] anyone registered to speak to this item.

[12:41] » I need a motion.

[12:42] >> Mr. Chair, I move that the council close

[12:44] » Mr. Chair, I move that the council close

[12:44] the public hearing and refer item B1 to

[12:47] a future consent agenda for action.

[12:50] >> Second.

[12:52] » Second.

[12:52] >> I have a motion by Council Member

[12:53] » I have a motion by Council Member

[12:53] Muryung which is on the second by

[12:55] Council Member Petro.

[12:56] Any discussion?

[12:58] All of those in favor say I.

[13:00] >> I.

[13:01] » I.

[13:01] >> Any opposed?

[13:03] » Any opposed?

[13:03] Any abstentions?

[13:05] This motion carries unanimously with the

[13:07] six of us present here.

[13:10] Our next item is item B2.

[13:13] Foreign ordinance for the six-year

[13:15] capital asset plan.

[13:18] Before we begin taking comments, I will

[13:19] turn the time to Kate Werrit, Council

[13:21] Policy Analyst, to give us a short

[13:23] introduction. Kate.

[13:24] >> Great. The CAP plan, or capital Asset

[13:27] » Great. The CAP plan, or capital Asset

[13:27] Plan, provides details and

[13:29] prioritization guidance for the General

[13:31] Fund capital improvement needs for the

[13:34] for fiscal years 2027 through fiscal

[13:37] year 2032.

[13:39] Finance, the Mayor's Office, and City

[13:41] departments have been working

[13:43] extensively to create this proposed $1.5

[13:46] billion six-year six-year capital asset

[13:49] plan. The CAP Plan provides an overall

[13:53] picture of the future general fund

[13:55] spending on extensive maintenance,

[13:57] expansion, and new investments.

[14:00] Improvements outlined in the Capital

[14:02] Asset Plan include streets, bridges,

[14:04] parks, buildings, traffic lights,

[14:07] sidewalks, and other public areas.

[14:10] The CAP Plan is located in the fiscal

[14:11] year 2027 Mayor's Recommended Capital

[14:14] Improvement Program Budget and Capital

[14:16] Asset Plan book for City Council

[14:18] consideration.

[14:20] If adopted, the CAP Plan will be updated

[14:22] annually and will guide general fund

[14:24] capital asset spending through the

[14:26] annual capital improvement program.

[14:28] Thank you.

[14:30] >> Thank you, Kate.

[14:32] » Thank you, Kate.

[14:32] Taylor, can you begin with our first

[14:33] public comment?

[14:35] >> Mr. Chair, we do not have anyone

[14:36] » Mr. Chair, we do not have anyone

[14:36] registered to speak to this item.

[14:39] >> I need a motion.

[14:41] » I need a motion.

[14:41] >> Mr. Chair, I move that the Council close

[14:42] » Mr. Chair, I move that the Council close

[14:42] the public hearing to forward action to

[14:44] a future Council meeting.

[14:45] >> Second.

[14:48] » Second.

[14:48] >> I have a motion by Council Member Dugan,

[14:49] » I have a motion by Council Member Dugan,

[14:49] seconded by Council Member Young. Is

[14:51] there any discussion?

[14:53] All of those in favor say I.

[14:55] >> I.

[14:55] » I.

[14:55] >> I. Any opposed?

[14:57] » I. Any opposed?

[14:57] Any abstentions? This motion carries

[15:00] unanimously with the six of us present

[15:01] here.

[15:03] Our next item is item B3, which is a

[15:06] resolution for the Capital Improvement

[15:08] Program. Uh before we begin taking

[15:11] comments, I will turn the time again to

[15:12] Kate Werett, Council Policy Analyst, to

[15:14] give us a short introduction. Kate.

[15:17] >> Thanks. Um the Council will accept

[15:20] » Thanks. Um the Council will accept

[15:20] public comment and

[15:22] and consider future adoption on August

[15:24] 25th of a resolution for funding um

[15:29] allocations for the capital improvement

[15:31] or CIP program which involves the

[15:34] construction, purchase, or renovation of

[15:36] buildings, parks, streets, or other

[15:37] city-owned physical structures.

[15:40] Generally, projects have a useful life

[15:42] at at least 5 years and cost $50,000 or

[15:45] more.

[15:46] This year, as part of the budget

[15:48] approval, $34.9

[15:50] million was allocated to CIP projects.

[15:53] The council approves debt service and

[15:55] overall CIP funding in June with the

[15:58] annual budget process. Well,

[16:00] project-specific funding is approved by

[16:03] [snorts] that August 25th date. Thank

[16:05] you.

[16:06] >> Thank you, Kate.

[16:07] » Thank you, Kate.

[16:07] Taylor, can you begin with the first

[16:09] public comment?

[16:10] >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have about 11

[16:12] » Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have about 11

[16:12] people registered to speak to this item.

[16:14] The first will be Barbara Basmajian, and

[16:16] then Jim Webster, followed by Seth

[16:18] Common. Barbara is here in person.

[16:24] » You can come to the dais here in the

[16:26] microphone if your name was called. If

[16:28] you need If you need to hand out

[16:31] Uh yes, that's okay.

[16:39] » Hello.

[16:42] Uh my name is Barbara Basmajian.

[16:45] >> Will you speak closer to the microphone?

[16:47] » Will you speak closer to the microphone?

[16:47] >> My name is Barbara Basmajian.

[16:49] » My name is Barbara Basmajian.

[16:49] And I'd like to thank the council

[16:50] members, and I know we have a new

[16:52] council member. Thank you all for your

[16:53] consideration.

[16:56] I'd like to thank Rachel Molinary, who

[16:57] is not here. She guided me through the

[16:59] CIP process, and I'd like to thank

[17:02] Kat Andra, the project liaison from the

[17:05] Department of Public Lands.

[17:08] I'm here to talk about my CIP project,

[17:10] which is called median conversion to

[17:12] parklet. It's number 64 in the mayor's

[17:16] budget, and it's located in district

[17:18] six.

[17:19] Again, credit to Cat Andra. She gave

[17:22] focus to the project and created a

[17:25] projected budget of $52,000.

[17:28] First and foremost, critical

[17:30] infrastructure improvements must be

[17:32] made. We need to bring the island up to

[17:35] the curb and gutter up to current code

[17:37] height.

[17:38] A new irrigation system is required to

[17:41] support drought-tolerant landscaping,

[17:43] replacing aging turf watered with

[17:45] overhead spray. And finally, trees, a

[17:48] bench, and landscape boulders will

[17:49] complete the project to create inviting

[17:52] neighborhood gathering space.

[17:55] I have a letter of support from the East

[17:57] Bench Community Council in full support.

[18:00] I gathered over 100 signatures from

[18:04] residents by going door-to-door and

[18:06] attending a town hall and making phone

[18:08] calls, also in support.

[18:11] A little bit of imagination is required

[18:13] because we're asking for a park park

[18:15] where currently one does not exist.

[18:19] This is what we have.

[18:28] what we've seen in other neighborhoods.

[18:32] And truly, this is what we're hoping to

[18:35] avoid because this is also in our

[18:38] neighborhood. And um

[18:41] that's all. Thank you on behalf of our

[18:42] community. We'll look

[18:45] >> Thank you.

[18:51] » Next is Jim Webster followed by Seth

[18:53] Coleman and then John Burnett. Jim is

[18:56] here in person.

[18:57] >> Yes, I'm Jim Webster. I'm representing

[18:59] » Yes, I'm Jim Webster. I'm representing

[18:59] John Lear, who's the applicant of the

[19:01] 13th South

[19:02] um

[19:03] California Trail monumentation. It's

[19:06] really more than that. It's a traffic

[19:07] mitigation thing and the people who are

[19:09] affected by this would be on Laird Way

[19:12] as people make left turns to go to the

[19:14] university and health center and

[19:16] downtown.

[19:17] As a result of the developments that's

[19:20] being that's I believe approved. I don't

[19:22] know the status of it, but we

[19:24] what I'm trying what I would like to

[19:26] propose is some precedents that have

[19:28] happened over the years. 40 years ago a

[19:30] number of us got together and came up

[19:32] with funding for Steiner Aquatics

[19:34] Center.

[19:35] There was a CIP that I initiated for

[19:38] traffic calming on Military Drive. That

[19:41] didn't happen through the CIP process,

[19:43] but there was funding that came through

[19:46] later on with

[19:47] Council Member Buehler. And so well

[19:49] there are precedents, what we're saying

[19:51] is that we are in the position right now

[19:53] where we have received matching funds

[19:56] from the developer and from members of

[19:58] the community. And what we're hopeful

[20:00] for in terms of this is some sort of

[20:03] support from the City Council.

[20:06] If money is available from sources other

[20:08] than CIP. It's a good project. It's one

[20:12] that

[20:13] I think

[20:14] will will be will will be well

[20:15] represented not only by the local

[20:17] community, but also by the state as the

[20:20] state is developing a state park with

[20:23] a

[20:24] monumenting the California Trail as

[20:26] well. So thank you for your time.

[20:31] » Next will be Seth Coman followed by John

[20:34] Burnett and then Kim Patzold.

[20:37] Seth is here in person.

[20:41] » Hi, I'm Seth Coman. I'm the community

[20:44] engagement and education manager at Bike

[20:47] Utah.

[20:48] And I wanted to speak in support of the

[20:50] Safe Routes to School Crossing Project

[20:53] for Rose Park Elementary and let you

[20:55] know a little bit of background on that

[20:56] project. So this is a project that has

[20:59] been going back going on for more than 2

[21:01] years now and really involved a pretty

[21:04] extensive process of not only in

[21:07] community engagement, but also using

[21:09] traffic safety data to verify and find

[21:13] some of the most dangerous crossing

[21:14] locations for students who are walking

[21:17] and biking to school.

[21:19] Um the primary crossing we found is at

[21:21] 900 West and 800 North, which is

[21:23] sandwiched right between two highway

[21:25] entrances. On the one side, on the east,

[21:28] you have dense apartments. On the west,

[21:30] you have the school neighborhood. And in

[21:32] the middle, you have a tiny little

[21:34] crossing. It's just two white lines.

[21:36] There's no overhead lights. There's no

[21:37] button to press. And all the kids who

[21:39] live in those apartments are having to

[21:40] cross over. And cars are going upwards

[21:43] at like 50 mph at times through that

[21:45] that intersection. So, we think this is

[21:48] really important. In addition to that

[21:50] particular part of the project, there

[21:52] are also other safe routes to school

[21:54] improvements that we found through

[21:56] traffic safety data traffic safety

[21:57] audits, as well as walking and biking

[22:00] audits. Um and I'm confident that all of

[22:03] those things would really improve the

[22:05] safety of the students at Rose Park

[22:07] Elementary as they walk to school.

[22:09] Um and just to speak a moment to to the

[22:11] community engagement process, we had

[22:12] multiple community engagement events at

[22:15] the school presenting all this data,

[22:17] giving all the community members and

[22:19] parents a chance to come and let us know

[22:22] what they thought. Um and we even did

[22:25] what we call a quick build project,

[22:26] where we went and we, with the approval

[22:28] of the city, painted that intersection

[22:30] bright green um with paint that was

[22:32] going to go away relatively quick quick

[22:34] quickly, and we knew that. But we took

[22:36] before and after data, and we found big

[22:38] crossing safety improvements, as well as

[22:40] just talking to the kids and hearing

[22:41] that they felt safer crossing. So, yeah,

[22:43] thanks for your time.

[22:46] » Next will be John Brunette, followed by

[22:49] Kim Pazzuro, and then Nick Peterson.

[22:53] John is here in person.

[22:54] >> Hi, thank you for to speak.

[22:57] » Hi, thank you for to speak.

[22:57] I'm speaking um on behalf of the

[22:58] residents on Hubbard Ave. And to give

[23:00] everyone an idea, um,

[23:03] about Hubbard Ave,

[23:05] I live on the 2 to 300 block of Hubbard

[23:07] Ave, but there's also a 3 to 400 block

[23:09] of Hubbard Ave that parallels 900 South.

[23:13] If you look at a map, Hubbard Ave is

[23:15] kind of divided. Um, the 2 to 300 block

[23:18] where I live is much closer to 900

[23:20] South.

[23:21] In fact, it's the closest street that

[23:23] parallels 900 South from the Whale to

[23:26] the Granary District.

[23:27] With all the increased traffic from the

[23:29] new restaurants and bars and the food

[23:32] co-op and whatnot on 9 South, there's

[23:34] been an overwhelming amount of, um,

[23:37] cars and people and whatnot on our

[23:39] street, which is fantastic. The problem

[23:41] is the safety of it. So, on Hubbard Ave

[23:44] where I live,

[23:46] there's only 13 ft between parked cars.

[23:49] Conversely, the street south of us,

[23:50] Belmont, has about 24 ft between parked

[23:53] cars.

[23:54] We're on a on a two-way street, so on

[23:56] the day when there are trash receptacles

[23:59] out, um, snow mitigation, what or just

[24:02] on a Saturday when everyone wants to be

[24:04] in the 9 line,

[24:06] um, there is it's just a huge traffic

[24:08] jam. Um, the the security and the safety

[24:11] of our street has gotten so bad that

[24:13] people of the street actually bought

[24:15] rubber speed bumps to put them on the

[24:17] street to slow, um, the people down. And

[24:20] now there's actually a painted fake

[24:21] speed bump on the street that actually

[24:23] works.

[24:24] Um, the city's response was to remove

[24:26] the speed bumps, the plastic ones, cuz

[24:28] it was a safety issue apparently. And

[24:30] nothing's been done.

[24:32] Um, cars have been hit. We have to close

[24:35] our mirrors now on our vehicles cuz it's

[24:37] so close, there's so much traffic.

[24:39] At the end of our street, there's a

[24:40] church.

[24:42] So, to compound the weekend traffic, we

[24:45] have, um, a lot of the churchgoers that

[24:47] attend, um, and the cars that are coming

[24:50] up and down the street, um, has gotten

[24:53] gotten a lot worse, I think primarily

[24:55] because people are square

[24:57] >> Fine.

[25:00] » Fine.

[25:00] >> Thank you.

[25:01] » Thank you.

[25:01] Thank you.

[25:03] » Next is Kim Paterso followed by Nick

[25:06] Peterson and then Nicole Palmer. Kim is

[25:09] here in person.

[25:11] >> Hello. Um good evening.

[25:14] » Hello. Um good evening.

[25:14] My name is Kim Paterso and I'm speaking

[25:16] in regards to CIP Safe Side Streets

[25:20] North Extension.

[25:22] I'm grateful for the opportunity to

[25:24] speak again on behalf of more than 120

[25:27] neighbors who have given their

[25:29] signatures in support of this

[25:31] application. Um this is our second year

[25:35] now

[25:36] um seeking support for completing the

[25:40] traffic calming in our neighborhood. The

[25:42] block requesting safety improvements is

[25:46] um

[25:47] half of the block of seven between 1700

[25:50] South to 2100 South to 900 East to 1100

[25:55] East.

[25:56] Now the southern portion um of this

[25:59] block has already received street

[26:01] calming measures and it's working

[26:02] fabulously.

[26:04] So they have speed bumps and traffic

[26:05] circles.

[26:06] We are simply asking for the

[26:08] continuation of the same measures to the

[26:11] north portion of this side of our block.

[26:15] Right now safety stops halfway.

[26:18] These streets within this block function

[26:20] as byways. They are heavily used by

[26:22] bicyclists and walkers, joggers,

[26:26] and families.

[26:28] Um at the at the same time they sit

[26:30] between major arterial roads. As a

[26:33] result, they are increasingly used as

[26:35] cut-through routes.

[26:37] So these wide street stretches make them

[26:39] feel inviting to speed on.

[26:42] So we are zone 46 in the Livable Streets

[26:45] program and if we wait for that full

[26:48] roll out, we're looking at five to seven

[26:51] more years.

[26:52] Meanwhile, development in the area

[26:54] continues to grow pretty immensely. So,

[26:57] last year's data, there was 3,384

[27:01] units built in our area.

[27:04] And under construction or operational

[27:06] between 17 or 7th South and 13th East,

[27:10] with approximately 50 more planned. So,

[27:13] growth is here.

[27:15] >> I'm

[27:18] Next will be Nick Peterson, followed by

[27:21] Nicole Palmer, and then Aaron Boyce.

[27:23] Nick is here in person.

[27:27] » Hello. Thanks for having me. Um my name

[27:29] is Nick Peterson. I'm a resident of 620

[27:32] South 900 West in Poplar Grove. Uh my

[27:34] wife and I have lived there for the past

[27:36] 8 years, and we care a lot about our

[27:37] neighborhood and our community. Uh I

[27:39] wanted to advocate for my capital

[27:41] improvement grant, which is a greenway

[27:43] connector between the Jordan Parkway and

[27:45] the Chapman Library. So, I have a few

[27:47] visuals. Um the Chapman Library is a hub

[27:50] of our neigh- neighborhood. It's this

[27:52] beautiful Carnegie era library. There's

[27:55] already been some improvements. Uh

[27:57] there's a green space median next to

[27:59] library on 600 South.

[28:01] Um about three blocks away, directly

[28:03] west, is the Jordan Parkway. And so, you

[28:05] can see signs pointing to the Chapman

[28:07] Library. That's a 6-minute walk. Um this

[28:10] section of the parkway is very nice. Uh

[28:12] there's trees, um nice parks. The

[28:15] neighborhood next to it has green space

[28:17] medians with mature birch trees that

[28:20] provide a lot of shade that is about 10°

[28:22] cooler than everywhere else in our area.

[28:25] And so, my project proposes to address

[28:28] this section, this gap in

[28:29] infrastructure, um on 600 South between

[28:32] 1000 West and 900 West. So, connecting

[28:36] the parkway to the library with green

[28:39] space. There's also an intersection here

[28:42] that's a two-way stop that is quite

[28:43] dangerous because people speed through

[28:45] without stopping right next to the park.

[28:48] Um and so I think my project is

[28:50] basically to propose a green space

[28:52] corridor that connects these two major

[28:54] parts of Poplar Grove with a green space

[28:57] median with trees that would add shade

[29:00] as well as a um traffic circle that

[29:02] would deal with the traffic issues

[29:04] there. Um but I think it's a great

[29:06] opportunity to take this sort of dead

[29:09] zone, this four-lane road that's empty.

[29:12] All of the houses along this road are

[29:13] back-facing so there's not really an

[29:15] incentive for them to grow trees or

[29:17] maintain these spaces. So I think this

[29:19] is a really good opportunity for the

[29:20] city to provide green space in our

[29:23] neighborhood and show that the west side

[29:25] is as deserving of green spaces in our

[29:27] neighborhoods. Thank you.

[29:30] » Next is Nicole Palmer followed by Aaron

[29:33] Boyce and then Jeff Bear. Nicole is here

[29:35] in person.

[29:38] » Good evening everybody. My name is

[29:40] Palmer and um

[29:43] this year I start my 16th year as

[29:45] principal at Rose Park Elementary.

[29:48] Um and I'm here to advocate for and

[29:50] thank you for considering the safe

[29:53] routes to school project in Rose Park.

[29:55] And um I'm really here to like speak for

[29:58] the families and the communities and say

[30:00] that as long as I've been there it has

[30:03] been a a primary concern of our families

[30:06] um

[30:07] >> [clears throat]

[30:07] » [clears throat]

[30:07] >> the the safety of 900 West and I'm sure

[30:10] » the the safety of 900 West and I'm sure

[30:10] you've probably all driven on it. Um not

[30:12] only does this project benefit the Rose

[30:15] Park Elementary students but the entire

[30:17] community as well as the kids who go to

[30:19] North and West because they have to

[30:20] cross the street to get to their bus

[30:22] stops.

[30:23] Um and I just truly appreciate you

[30:25] giving it some thought. Every day we

[30:27] have hundreds of kids who come from the

[30:29] east side of 900 West to come to school

[30:33] and I don't think I have much more to

[30:34] say. Just know that we would appreciate

[30:36] it. It's been something I have been

[30:37] thinking about since the first year I

[30:39] started there and I appreciate Seth and

[30:41] Bike Utah and Mary at the city for

[30:43] helping us actually get some movement

[30:45] toward improving the safety for our

[30:47] families and our kids. Good evening.

[30:51] » Next is Aaron Boyce followed by Jeff

[30:54] Bear and then Natalie Brund. Aaron, you

[30:56] may now unmute.

[30:58] >> Thank you. Can you hear me?

[31:01] » Yes, we can hear you.

[31:02] >> Yeah, my name

[31:03] » Yeah, my name

[31:03] >> [clears throat]

[31:03] » [clears throat]

[31:03] >> Excuse me. My name is Aaron Boyce. I'm a

[31:05] » Excuse me. My name is Aaron Boyce. I'm a

[31:05] Ballpark neighborhood resident. I'm

[31:07] really active here in the community with

[31:08] Ballpark Action Team and I'm just simply

[31:11] commenting in support of Central 9th's

[31:13] CIP project for pedestrian safety near

[31:17] our newly minted meet-up area.

[31:19] Um I know there's a lot of other

[31:22] initiatives built into this CIP, but the

[31:24] reason that I specifically am supporting

[31:26] it tonight is the crosswalk at West

[31:29] Temple and Mead Avenue. Um practically

[31:31] speaking, this is used as a crosswalk

[31:33] whether we like it or not and um as we

[31:36] all know there is an off-ramp that goes

[31:38] directly into our neighborhood. Um and

[31:41] there are many including many children

[31:43] and people experiencing homelessness in

[31:45] this area. And so I just think it's a

[31:46] really great idea to upgrade this

[31:48] intersection.

[31:50] Um

[31:51] I'm just speaking in behalf of that.

[31:52] Thank you so much.

[31:55] >> Next is Jeff Bear followed by Natalie

[31:58] » Next is Jeff Bear followed by Natalie

[31:58] Brund and then Jen Solomon.

[32:00] Jeff is here in person.

[32:02] >> Good evening.

[32:03] » Good evening.

[32:03] I'm speaking in support of the 1700

[32:07] South neighborhood byway crossing.

[32:09] Um

[32:10] This is a great

[32:13] um proposal in that it it drew four

[32:15] community councils together. Ballpark,

[32:18] Liberty Wells, East Liberty Park and

[32:20] Sugar House.

[32:21] 1700 South is a

[32:25] it's a dangerous roadway.

[32:27] Uh it's been narrowed, but people still

[32:29] speed through there and this project

[32:31] will uh improve the safety of

[32:34] the cross crossways, north-south

[32:36] crossways where there are not

[32:39] signals.

[32:41] The second one is slow slow down Liberty

[32:44] Wells South.

[32:46] This is for traffic calming between 1700

[32:50] South and 2100 South on 300, 400, and

[32:53] 600

[32:54] East.

[32:56] Uh the these streets are used by people

[32:59] to avoid State Street and 700 East, but

[33:02] they still feel that they can drive the

[33:04] speeds of State Street and 700 East.

[33:07] We have the traffic feedback boards, the

[33:09] driver feedback boards, and they're

[33:11] regularly flashing the 30, 40, and even

[33:14] 50 mph in these 20 mph streets.

[33:17] Uh residents regularly come out and find

[33:19] that their cars have been hit, their

[33:21] side view mirrors have been knocked off.

[33:23] We've had accidents where the cars are

[33:25] going so fast they end up flipping and

[33:27] landing on their roof.

[33:30] And I just like to say that we've been

[33:32] asking for traffic calming in this area

[33:34] for This is the 19th year.

[33:37] So, just would appreciate um your

[33:39] consideration. Thank you.

[33:43] » Next is Natalie Brookes, followed by Jen

[33:46] Solomon. Natalie is here in person.

[33:48] >> Thank you. I'm Natalie Brookes. Um sorry

[33:51] » Thank you. I'm Natalie Brookes. Um sorry

[33:51] for my handwriting. Um thank you all for

[33:53] your public service. Thanks Erica

[33:54] Carlson for District 5. Um I am here to

[33:57] support the same CIP grants that Jeff

[33:59] just talked about. Um 1700 South is a

[34:02] corridor that connects Ball Park,

[34:05] Liberty Wells, East Liberty Park, and

[34:07] Sugar House. And

[34:10] I have witnessed near Hawthorne, where

[34:11] there's already in a school crossing at

[34:13] 600, I've actually seen cars move into

[34:15] oncoming traffic to pass the car ahead

[34:17] of them cuz they're slowing down at that

[34:19] crosswalk on 600. And so, we really need

[34:22] infrastructure for these crosswalks. 600

[34:24] already has lights, but 400 does not.

[34:27] Um I I think the CIP grant would allow

[34:30] space for infrastructure like pedestrian

[34:31] islands as well to address these safety

[34:34] concerns. I don't want it to be another

[34:36] death that requires us to take action.

[34:38] So, I'm glad this is already been

[34:40] proposed by the the mayor, but um I hope

[34:42] that continues to get support.

[34:44] Um

[34:45] and then also

[34:48] I think that's most of what I wanted to

[34:49] say. But, thank you guys.

[34:53] » And next will be Jen Solomon. Jen, you

[34:56] may now unmute.

[35:04] » Jen?

[35:05] Are you there?

[35:09] Next comment.

[35:13] » And that is the last comment for this

[35:15] item.

[35:18] » Okay.

[35:20] Thank you everyone for those that shared

[35:22] your thoughts about CIP.

[35:24] Um CIP is one of the the most

[35:25] challenging uh processes we have. It's

[35:28] also very unique. There are cities that

[35:30] has a CIP pro- process where neighbors

[35:33] uh can propose projects. That's not

[35:37] common in most cities. It's actually

[35:39] very unique uh of our city that we have

[35:41] a process like that. Um and in in many

[35:44] cases

[35:45] uh it highlights uh the need from the

[35:49] incredible need that we have in our

[35:50] neighborhoods uh for infrastructure.

[35:52] Unfortunately, as you might might have

[35:55] catch from discussions earlier today, um

[35:59] we don't have money for all of the

[36:00] projects. Um

[36:01] and many projects have waited, you know,

[36:04] many many years to even get considered.

[36:06] Um

[36:07] not because they are not important, um

[36:09] but because we don't have the money for

[36:11] all of them.

[36:12] Uh so, for those that um

[36:15] that get funded this year, um

[36:18] great job. It doesn't, you know, we

[36:20] still have more. For those that don't

[36:21] get funded, please keep trying. Um

[36:24] because we really need uh

[36:27] we need your voice at the table Um

[36:29] and we definitely need to keep tackling

[36:32] the

[36:32] incredible need that we have in our

[36:34] neighborhoods for safety especially in

[36:36] general.

[36:38] So, thank you for everyone that that

[36:40] commented on on this issue.

[36:43] Um I need a motion.

[36:46] >> Mr. Chair, I move that the council close

[36:48] » Mr. Chair, I move that the council close

[36:48] the public hearing and defer action to a

[36:50] future council meeting.

[36:52] >> Second.

[36:54] » Second.

[36:54] >> I have a motion by Council member Young

[36:56] » I have a motion by Council member Young

[36:56] and a second by Council member Carlson.

[36:58] Is there any discussion?

[37:00] I'm going to call the question. All of

[37:01] those in favor say I.

[37:03] >> I.

[37:04] » I.

[37:04] >> Any opposed? Any abstentions?

[37:07] » Any opposed? Any abstentions?

[37:07] This carries unanimously with the six of

[37:09] us present today.

[37:11] Um

[37:13] Now, we're going to move to the C

[37:14] portion of our agenda, which is

[37:17] potential action items. And this is an

[37:19] ordinance

[37:21] for alley vacation at approximately 567

[37:24] East Warnock

[37:26] Avenue. I need a motion.

[37:29] >> Mr. Chair, I move that the council adopt

[37:31] » Mr. Chair, I move that the council adopt

[37:31] the ordinance.

[37:32] >> Second.

[37:34] » Second.

[37:34] >> I have a motion by Council member Young

[37:36] » I have a motion by Council member Young

[37:36] and a second by Council member Dugan. Is

[37:37] there any discussion?

[37:40] All of those in favor say I.

[37:41] >> I.

[37:42] » I.

[37:42] >> Any opposed?

[37:43] » Any opposed?

[37:44] Any abstentions?

[37:45] This carries unanimously with the six of

[37:47] us present.

[37:49] There are no new business or unfinished

[37:51] business items, but there is a consent

[37:52] agenda. So, I need a motion.

[37:55] >> Move for approval.

[37:56] » Move for approval.

[37:56] >> Second.

[37:58] » Second.

[37:58] >> I have a motion by Council member Petro

[38:00] » I have a motion by Council member Petro

[38:00] and a second by Council member Dugan.

[38:02] Any discussion? All of those in favor

[38:05] say I.

[38:05] >> I.

[38:07] » I.

[38:07] >> Any opposed? Any abstentions? This

[38:10] » Any opposed? Any abstentions? This

[38:10] motion carries unanimously with the six

[38:12] of us present. Now, we're going to that

[38:15] bring us to brings us to the section G

[38:18] of our agenda. Are there any questions

[38:20] for the mayor

[38:22] or mayor's staff.

[38:24] Thank you for being here.

[38:26] No?

[38:28] >> Mr. Chair.

[38:29] » Mr. Chair.

[38:29] >> Yes.

[38:30] » Yes.

[38:30] >> Just uh

[38:32] » Just uh

[38:32] Was there any uh news or on the fire?

[38:37] Thank you.

[38:39] >> All the noise. [laughter]

[38:43] » Thank you, Council member Dugan. Um so,

[38:45] today the city requested from the state

[38:49] forester to continue the ban on personal

[38:51] fireworks in the city through the July

[38:53] 24th holiday. Um this was through a

[38:56] process that was set out by the governor

[38:58] yesterday um that I'm sure you saw. So,

[39:00] we submitted the form today to the state

[39:02] forester. We just received notice a

[39:03] little while ago that we have been

[39:05] granted a full prohibition on personal

[39:07] fireworks in the city. So, that

[39:09] prohibition will continue similar to the

[39:11] July 4th holiday

[39:13] um through all of the the

[39:15] uh official discharge days, so the 22nd

[39:18] through the 25th this month. So, no

[39:20] personal fireworks in Salt Lake City

[39:22] through this holiday.

[39:23] Thanks.

[39:24] >> Thank you.

[39:25] » Thank you.

[39:25] >> Thank you very much for working on that,

[39:27] » Thank you very much for working on that,

[39:27] and I appreciate the update.

[39:31] » Thank you thank you.

[39:33] Thank you for that information. Um now

[39:35] that we're in the general comment

[39:36] section of portion of our agenda, um

[39:40] this is the section where um

[39:42] comments

[39:44] uh can be addressed uh on any city

[39:46] business that are not scheduled for

[39:48] public uh hearing. Uh and it's a limited

[39:51] to a 1 hour, and those uh individuals

[39:54] who have registered themselves to speak

[39:56] before 7:30 p.m. Uh so, 7 minutes ago.

[40:00] Our meeting rules apply that we

[40:02] expressed earlier today uh to the

[40:04] general comments, so please avoid

[40:06] disruptions or threats.

[40:08] Uh if you have um any handout, please uh

[40:11] give it to our staff who can give it to

[40:13] us.

[40:14] Um

[40:14] and we will be calling the names in the

[40:17] order of sign-ups. And uh uh

[40:19] and you will have 2 minutes. Um

[40:22] and host will announce time when your 2

[40:24] minutes are up. If you have not finished

[40:26] your comment, most likely we want to

[40:29] hear it all. So, just send it to us. Um

[40:32] you know, give it to our staff. Uh send

[40:34] it to

[40:35] through email. Uh

[40:37] or send it to uh us through

[40:40] um mail as well. I

[40:43] Ash K and uh or and Zoom can assist you

[40:46] if you are online, if you need

[40:47] assistance. If you are need assistance

[40:49] here in person, there's staff

[40:51] council staff here to assist you. Um I

[40:55] uh

[40:56] Taylor, can you begin now with our uh

[40:58] first comment out of me after me

[41:00] paraphrasing the rules?

[41:02] >> Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have four

[41:04] » Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have four

[41:04] people registered to speak. The first

[41:06] will be Ibrahim Abdirezac, followed by

[41:08] Soren Simonson, and then Benjamin Pelts.

[41:11] Ibrahim is here in person.

[41:17] » Yeah, good evening. My name is Abdirezac

[41:19] Ibrahim. I do live on the west side of

[41:21] Salt Lake City since 1998. I do really

[41:23] care on the west side. Uh

[41:26] the reason why I just came here today uh

[41:28] we have an office on 1151 South and

[41:31] Redwood Road. The office The office The

[41:34] office of our office, there is other new

[41:37] apartment is new apartment. But the

[41:40] problem is that there is a bus

[41:43] coming the other side and then there's

[41:44] people want to come to our side. There

[41:46] is no crosswalk, you know. There is no

[41:48] They cannot cross on this side because

[41:50] it's very hard to cross because there is

[41:53] a

[41:54] traffic.

[41:56] And then we have a elders peoples the

[41:58] the which they cannot cross. So, they

[42:00] have to go all the way down to 1300

[42:01] South and

[42:03] California Avenue or or 800 South and

[42:06] Indiana. And then that's one of the

[42:08] challenges we've been facing since the

[42:10] uh I saw what's happening since the year

[42:13] we have a new apartment but

[42:15] and then beside that you know we're

[42:16] living on the Glendale we don't have

[42:18] like high school this is just general

[42:20] we don't have a high school our kids

[42:22] going to outside from our Glendale

[42:25] neighborhood going outside some of the

[42:27] kids especially even my own kids going

[42:29] to Cottonwood for the uh

[42:33] some school and that that's one of the

[42:35] challenge so I'm a

[42:37] advocating you know my community on the

[42:38] west side Rose Park Glendale so I do

[42:41] care my community and then one other

[42:43] thing last one we need to have like

[42:46] 10,000 trees on the west side because

[42:48] the summer times people always good

[42:49] living from west side to the east side

[42:52] because we we don't have like capacity

[42:55] of the communities that they which they

[42:57] can stay on the

[42:58] summer time on their houses you know for

[43:00] example so if we can get those things

[43:03] that would be really

[43:04] good so I do care you know on the people

[43:06] who lives on the west side so I've been

[43:08] living since 98 so thank you

[43:13] » Next will be Soren Simonsen followed by

[43:16] Benjamin Pauts and then Heidi Hogan.

[43:18] Soren is here in person.

[43:25] » Good evening uh mayor staff and city

[43:28] council. It's good to be with you.

[43:30] Congratulations Councilman Napier

[43:32] Pearson. It wasn't that many years ago

[43:35] when you were

[43:36] interviewing me as a reporter sitting up

[43:39] in those chairs. Uh congratulations.

[43:42] Um we applaud the work that each of you

[43:44] are doing. Um I'm here with a small

[43:47] group. Um you've heard from some of us

[43:49] in uh previous meetings about some

[43:52] really critical issues that face our

[43:55] Great Salt Lake.

[43:56] Much of our focus uh over the last

[43:59] several years has been on the saline

[44:01] lake part of the Great Salt Lake.

[44:04] We're here to help connect dots.

[44:06] Uh and you might hear from a couple of

[44:08] my uh colleagues that have been working

[44:09] for many years since long before the uh

[44:12] North or the uh North Point Community

[44:14] Plan began

[44:16] trying to work on really critical

[44:19] preservation and conservation and

[44:22] stewardship of the not saline lake part

[44:25] of our Great Salt Lake, which is the

[44:26] shoreland area that surrounds the lake.

[44:29] It's fed by fresh water. The Jordan

[44:31] River is a major tributary and the

[44:34] wetlands and uplands that are connected

[44:36] to the Jordan River and the South Shore

[44:38] of the Great Salt Lake uh are in very

[44:41] dire circumstances, much like the saline

[44:43] lake. Uh and a lot of that is

[44:45] attributable to the development pressure

[44:48] of that continues to push closer and

[44:51] closer to the lake.

[44:53] Um there have been a number of decisions

[44:54] made in recent years, zoning decisions

[44:57] and planning decisions that we think

[44:59] continue to fragment really sensitive

[45:02] wildlife habitat and continue to erode

[45:05] this really critical and hemispherically

[45:07] significant habitat area that is so

[45:11] critical to migratory birds and

[45:13] permanent wildlife uh that surrounds the

[45:16] Great Salt Lake. I've shared a letter

[45:18] with you signed by a number of um

[45:21] community uh advocates and uh people in

[45:24] their professional capacity, including

[45:26] mine as executive director of the Jordan

[45:29] River Comm-

[45:32] » Thank

[45:33] Thank you.

[45:37] » Next is Benjamin Fouts, followed by

[45:39] Heidi Hoven. Benjamin, you may now

[45:41] unmute.

[45:42] >> Hi, this is Benjamin Are you able to

[45:44] » Hi, this is Benjamin Are you able to

[45:44] hear me?

[45:45] >> Yes, we can hear you.

[45:46] » Yes, we can hear you.

[45:46] >> Perfect. Well, good evening, Council

[45:47] » Perfect. Well, good evening, Council

[45:47] members. My name is Benjamin Fouts, like

[45:49] I already mentioned. And I'm following

[45:51] up on the email that I sent the Council

[45:52] last Friday uh regarding the

[45:54] implementation of the new short-term

[45:56] rental licensing process.

[45:58] I own a townhome uh that I purchased

[46:00] with the intent of operating as a

[46:01] short-term rental.

[46:03] and it had been operating as one prior

[46:04] to the new licensing requirements. Um

[46:06] when the city adopted the new ordinance,

[46:08] I uh made every effort to comply and and

[46:10] actually welcomed the uh regulations.

[46:13] Uh before the applications opened, I

[46:15] proactively contacted the business

[46:16] licensing department to understand how

[46:19] these rules would apply to my property

[46:21] and how I could promptly apply for a

[46:23] license.

[46:24] And so on July 1st,

[46:26] I attempted to apply as early as

[46:27] possible could.

[46:29] And despite making what I believe was

[46:30] every reasonable effort to comply

[46:32] proactively and in good faith, I was

[46:34] ultimately denied because the 10% cap

[46:36] for my HOA had already been reached.

[46:39] And so my request is simply that as you

[46:41] consider amendments to the ordinance, um

[46:43] that you would also review whether the

[46:45] transition process gave existing owners

[46:47] who were trying to comply

[46:49] a fair and transparent opportunity to

[46:50] understand the rules, know when and how

[46:52] to apply, and fairly uh compete for the

[46:55] limited licenses that were available.

[46:57] Thank you for allowing me to speak and

[46:59] your time and consideration.

[47:03] » And next will be Heidi Hoven, who's here

[47:05] in person.

[47:10] » Thank you. Good evening. Thank you for

[47:11] this opportunity to speak with you. I'm

[47:13] Heidi Hoven.

[47:15] I have been in front of this

[47:18] council for nearly 30 years speaking

[47:21] about the same issue

[47:24] and it really hasn't changed that much.

[47:26] I am now working for the last 10 years

[47:29] for National Audubon Society

[47:31] and I'm a wetland ecologist and a

[47:34] um avian conservation biologist working

[47:37] towards conserving shorelines of Great

[47:41] Salt Lake. And so just in on the shirt

[47:44] tails of Soren and my colleagues over

[47:46] here,

[47:47] please look at this letter.

[47:49] Lean in.

[47:51] Work hard.

[47:53] Dive deep. Learn the land conservation

[47:56] tools to build your toolkit. There's

[47:58] many options out there, and I don't

[48:01] believe that the city is taking

[48:02] advantage of what they could other than

[48:05] zoning,

[48:06] which is not something in perpetuity.

[48:09] You all know that can change.

[48:11] So, we would really love more

[48:13] opportunities to talk with you

[48:14] individually, in person,

[48:17] um and engage. There's lots of options

[48:20] out there to save our shoreline of Great

[48:22] Salt Lake. Thank you.

[48:29] » And that's the final registered

[48:30] commenter.

[48:32] >> Thank you for all of you to share your

[48:35] » Thank you for all of you to share your

[48:35] comments and documents with us.

[48:37] This um

[48:39] This concludes our Salt Lake City

[48:41] Council meeting for today. This meeting

[48:43] stands adjourned right now.

Salt Lake City Formal Meeting - 07/21/2026

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