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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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[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
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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.