2026-09-22 - City Council Formal Meeting

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07:12>> Okay,

07:15welcome.

07:18Welcome everyone.

07:21Thank you for joining us tonight to our

07:22city council meeting at the Utah State

07:25Fair Park. We're happy uh that to be

07:28here uh in the community um on the

07:30city's west west side and we're happy to

07:33have you all join us. Um although we are

07:36unable to host a hybrid meeting uh via

07:39Zoom today, we are broadcasting live and

07:42recording of the meeting will be

07:44available online within 24 hours. Um,

07:47now join me for the pledge of

07:49allegiance.

07:53Oh no. We we are welcoming uh the Rose

07:55Park Baseball League to lead us on the

07:58pledge of allegiance. So please stay

08:01standing.

08:03Rose Park.

08:05[applause]

08:10>> Thank you.

08:26To the flag of the United States of

08:29America

08:31to the republic for it stands one nation

08:37indivisible

08:39and

08:47Thank you, Rose Park Baseball League for

08:49leading us on the pledge. Um, thank you

08:53everyone. And, uh, now we're going uh,

08:56we're moving through the agenda already

08:57on item number three. uh and before we

09:01move through the agenda, I want to

09:02quickly uh go through the registration

09:04information and share the reasoning

09:07about how and which why we chair these

09:09these meetings the way we do. Uh I want

09:11to highlight that some of you might have

09:14missed uh the um the public comment

09:18card. So to comment you have to fill up

09:20a little card. It's it's always been

09:22like that but you know there's a lot of

09:24booths and a lot of tables. So Olivia by

09:27the door she's raising her hand. Um uh

09:30she has cards. So if you have missed

09:32your opportunity to fill up your card,

09:34uh please do so. Olivia by the door can

09:37get you a card. Um we welcome everyone

09:41regardless of your opinion or your side

09:43on any issue because we will have people

09:46with varying opinions on important

09:48issues. The council's goal is to make

09:50the meetings a place where people feel

09:52safe and comfortable participating. This

09:55is the most local level of government

09:57and it's it's a key value of ours to

10:00ensure that we have created a respectful

10:01and safe environment so that no one is

10:04intimidated out of free participation.

10:07This also allows us to ensure that the

10:10meeting can continue and we can conduct

10:12the schedule city business. We invite

10:15each of you to contribute to this space

10:18to speak your mind and to welcome others

10:20do the same. In order to create this

10:23welcoming and safe space, we will pause

10:26the meeting at any action that causes a

10:28disruption to our ability to conduct the

10:30meeting or any safety concern involving

10:33threats or unprotected speech. If there

10:36are repeated actions or comments, it may

10:38result in removal from the meeting. To

10:40avoid intimidating others, please avoid

10:43the use of threatening and

10:45discriminatory language. Do not insult

10:47others based on religion, ethnicity,

10:50race, color, gender, sexual orientation,

10:54or physical ability. Whether you agree

10:57or disagree with someone's comment,

10:59clapping, cheering, shouting, booing,

11:02snapping, gesturing, obstructing, or

11:04discouraging others from commenting is

11:06not allowed. As a reminder, as council

11:10members, we refrain from reacting or

11:13responding to allow everyone to share

11:15their opinions freely. This is to keep

11:18our reactions from affecting your

11:20ability to share your opinion freely. If

11:23you would like to to follow up with any

11:26of us, please see a council staff or uh

11:30you can also message us with uh contact

11:32information

11:34for contact information. When making um

11:37when making your comments, please

11:38address the body and not any individual

11:41elected official. If you have a handout

11:43for the council, please raise your hand

11:45and council staff will assist you.

11:48Council staff are available during and

11:50after the meeting to help you with any

11:52questions or information sharing. Also,

11:55they have our contact information if you

11:56wish. The full meeting rules are listed

11:59at the door and our staff will post them

12:02uh they often post them on Zoom, not

12:05this time. As a reminder of our public

12:07comment registration process,

12:09individuals might register to comment on

12:11scheduled public hearing items until the

12:13hearing is closed.

12:16For general comment section, we'll

12:19accept signups until 7:30m.

12:22The general comment section is limited

12:24to a maximum of about one hour and I

12:26will and will only include commenters

12:28who register before 7:30. So if you're

12:31here to give general comments, please

12:33sign up and remember that it is

12:35possible. Not everyone who sign up may

12:37be able to speak and that's where Olivia

12:39comes to play. So if you haven't filled

12:40up your card, Olivia can do it. Um, this

12:44brings us uh now to item A4, which is

12:47approving the uh work session meeting

12:50minutes from August 25th, 2026. I need a

12:54motion.

12:54>> Mr. Chair, I move that for approval.

12:56>> Second.

12:57>> I have a motion by Council Member Dugan,

12:59and a second by Council Member Wharton.

13:00Is there any discussion? All of those in

13:03favor say I.

13:04>> I.

13:04>> I.

13:05>> Any oppose? This motion carries

13:07unanimously. We're going now to item A5.

13:11It is u this council will consider

13:15adopting a joint ceremonial resolution

13:17with Mayor Mendenh Hall declaring

13:19September 15 and October 15, 2026 at as

13:24September 15 to October 15th of 2026 as

13:28Heritage Hispanic Heritage Month in

13:30Select City. I will turn the time over

13:32to council member Carlson who will read

13:34the resolution.

13:36>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Joint resolution

13:39recognizing and honoring Hispanic

13:41Heritage Month in Salt Lake City.

13:43Whereas Hispanic Heritage Month is

13:46celebrated nationwide from September

13:4815th to October 15th each year to honor

13:51the rich history, culture, and

13:53contributions of Hispanic and Latino

13:56communities to the United States. And

13:58whereas Salt Lake City is home to a

14:01vibrant and diverse Hispanic population

14:03whose presence and traditions have

14:05enriched our community and deepened the

14:08fabric of our city's identity. And

14:10whereas Hispanic and Latino individuals

14:13have made enduring contributions in the

14:16fields of arts, business, education,

14:19medicine, science, politics, law, and

14:23more, helping to mold our city and the

14:25nation. And whereas Salt Lake City

14:28celebrates the strength and resilience

14:31of the Hispanic community, recognizing

14:33its significant role in shaping our

14:36city's present and future through

14:38leadership, entrepreneurship, civic

14:40engagement, and public service. And

14:43whereas Salt Lake City is committed to

14:45fostering an inclusive and welcoming

14:48environment for all individuals,

14:50regardless of race, ethnicity, or

14:53background, and strives to ensure that

14:55Salt Lake City remains a place where

14:57everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

15:00And whereas Hispanic Heritage Month

15:03serves as a reminder of the city's

15:05ongoing efforts to address issues of

15:07inequality, equity, and opportunity for

15:10all of its residents and to uplift the

15:13voices and experiences of our Hispanic

15:15and Latino residents. Now therefore, be

15:18it resolved that the Salt Lake City

15:21Council and Mayor of Salt Lake City

15:23hereby recognize September 15 through

15:26October 15, 2026 as Hispanic Heritage

15:30Month in Salt Lake City and encourage

15:33all residents to join in celebrating the

15:35contributions, colorful cultures, and

15:37rich histories of Latino and Hispanic

15:40Americans.

15:42Be it further resolved that the Salt

15:44Lake City Council and Mayor of Salt Lake

15:46City extend their appreciation to the

15:49Latino and Hispanic community for their

15:51enduring contributions to our city and

15:54wish them a joyous and meaningful

15:56Hispanic Heritage Month.

15:58>> Thank you, Council Member Carlson. I

16:00will look for a motion.

16:02>> Move for approval.

16:04>> Second.

16:04>> Second.

16:06Hi, U Council member Wharton. Um,

16:08council member uh for the motion and

16:10council member Petro for the second. It

16:12was a close call. Um,

16:15is there any discussion?

16:18All of those in favor say I.

16:20>> I.

16:20>> Any oppose? This motion carries

16:23unanimously. I would like to welcome

16:25Sandy Braundes and Elizabeth Rodriguez,

16:29teachers from East and West High School

16:31along with their students representing

16:33Latinos in action here with us today to

16:36receive the resolution.

16:38You can come in here. Are you here?

16:41Yeah. Can come.

16:44>> And do you have a do do you want to do

16:46you have a few words to to share with us

16:48or

16:51>> um Well, thank you for having us. This

16:53is a really really awesome opportunity

16:55for both West High students and my East

16:58High students. Um we are just very glad

17:01that Dr. Rodriguez um who is our

17:03director of Latinos in action program

17:07was kind enough to let us um come to

17:09this event and accept this recognition.

17:12So thank you. Thank

17:13>> Thank you for for accepting the the

17:15recognition and uh the resolution. Uh

17:17come here. We're going to take a photo.

17:19Um, so

18:12>> [applause]

18:25>> So, our next item is item number six on

18:28the agenda. And uh the council will

18:30recognize the following individuals for

18:32their individuals and organizations for

18:35their outstanding community service in

18:37select city. As I call your name, keep

18:40please uh come come forward near the

18:42dis. Um so just stand awkwardly there

18:46while I finish uh while I finish calling

18:49all the names. Uh the Westside Coalition

18:51representatives for the Westside

18:53Coalition

19:00my hometown.

19:03[applause]

19:10Ibraim Adasak from the Somali Community

19:13Self-management Agency.

19:17[applause]

19:23Katie and Elizabeth Mononttoya from the

19:26Glendel Mountain View Community Learning

19:27Center.

19:31[applause]

19:35I I would like staff to come forward and

19:38hand out to uh certificates to to uh to

19:42those highlighted here. Uh staff has the

19:46certific Oh, I have the certificates. I

19:48am the staff highlighting the

19:50certificates. Um

19:51>> thank you who is here.

19:56>> Thank you for the contributions to the

19:58community. Uh I you know it feels

20:00awkward that you're single out right now

20:03uh you know in front of everyone but I

20:05want to uh I think we wanted to uh

20:09highlight the work that you do for the

20:10community and we uh like to give you the

20:13certificate right now. Um,

20:16for those that are multiple

20:17organizations, we can make copies. Uh,

20:22and

20:28chair, while we're handing that out, if

20:29I can speak, I would like to speak to

20:31the Westside Coalition. So, a few years

20:34ago when I was deciding to run for

20:37office, um, the inland port was the

20:41worst thing that had happened. Um, we've

20:43survived far worse together, friends.

20:45Um, there was a bridge fire that had

20:48gone on and getting getting

20:50communication to neighbors was

20:53disjointed and activism was difficult to

20:57arrange. Westsiders tend to be people

21:00who work really hard, so showing up for

21:03meetings tends to be a little bit

21:04difficult. And since that time, the

21:06Westside Coalition has really stepped in

21:10and made the most valiant attempts at

21:12not just organizing us politically to

21:14make sure that during the legislative

21:16session we show up to make sure that

21:18council has their feedback regularly,

21:21but last year when the West Point area

21:24flooded because of that quick rainfall

21:27that over overwhelmed the canals,

21:29Westside Coalition quickly reformulated

21:32themselves and were able to become a

21:34conduit for over $100,000 in private

21:37funds that they both solicited,

21:40accounted for, and distributed to the

21:42neighbors to make sure since no one here

21:45carries flood insurance that they were

21:47able to protect those generational

21:49investments. Westside Coalition

21:51continues to show up and to become what

21:54the Westside needs in order to show up

21:56in power and I'm really thankful to them

21:58for their advocacy.

22:00>> Thank you.

22:02[applause]

22:04I would like to I would like all of us

22:07to give a round of applause to all of

22:09those people. So, one more

22:13I

22:14[applause]

22:18I would love to quickly mention uh my

22:20hometown. Um my hometown as an

22:23organization has volunteer

22:26uh carried things from houses, helped

22:28neighbors in need. Every time that you

22:30call them, they're there. Um, and I

22:33rarely seen so many people show up uh

22:37with with asking for nothing in exchange

22:40uh advocating for community. Uh, and my

22:42hometown recently in the in the floods

22:45in in uh in Popular Grove, they were the

22:48first ones to respond uh and to help the

22:50neighbors. Uh, they're always advocating

22:53for uh for the community. Uh, they they

22:57uh they're a gem in the community. So,

22:58we're very thankful for you. Thank you.

23:02>> [applause]

23:07>> And chair, if I might speak to Ibrahim.

23:10Yes.

23:10>> Very rarely have I ever seen someone so

23:14carefully, passionately, and effectively

23:17show up for a community. Ibrahim comes

23:19from the Somali community and sometimes

23:23that can be a difficult community to

23:25gain trust in to make sure that we're

23:27providing services to. But Ibrahim is

23:30one of the most consistent neighbors and

23:34friends. He shows up clearly lets us

23:37know how best to show up for our

23:38neighbors. Never has gatekept a day in

23:41his life. Always makes sure anyone who

23:44wants to be heard can be heard. He is

23:46one of the kindest people I've ever met

23:49and just truly wants to do what he by

23:53his faith and by his community is

23:55commanded to do, which is take care of

23:57others. I'm so thankful for Ibraim. I'm

23:59thankful for the Somali community that

24:01calls us home. And I'm really glad that

24:02we could honor him tonight.

24:04>> Yes,

24:05[applause]

24:13>> Ibraim

24:17uh calls me all the time and tells me

24:18what I'm doing wrong and right. uh and I

24:21and I'm so thankful for for uh you know

24:24his uh his passion um and uh advocating

24:28for the community as a whole, not only

24:30this the Somali community, uh the Muslim

24:32community on the west side, but he's

24:34always advocating for everyone. Uh so

24:37these are the the the gems in our

24:39community. Uh, I also would like to h

24:41highlight Krie Taty and Elizabeth

24:43Mononttoya uh from the uh Glendel uh

24:46Mountain View uh CLC Community Learning

24:49Center. Um

24:51if you want to reach out to uh every

24:56family on the west side, you talk to

24:58them.

25:00You really talk to them. They will tell

25:02you uh where the potholes are, where the

25:05kids are, where the kids uh are

25:08struggling with with uh crossing safely

25:11the streets. They will tell you uh which

25:14families are struggling. Uh they will

25:17tell you uh who needs support. Uh and

25:21they will also highlight uh who's

25:23succeeding, all the amazing things that

25:25are happening on the west side because

25:26they know it. They cry with their

25:29families and they rejoice with their

25:31families. Uh they are part of

25:33everybody's family. Um and I've been

25:35lucky to uh know them uh for for this

25:39long. They they are just incredible

25:41advocates for the community and they

25:43deserve uh so much more than than this

25:46certificate too. So I want to thank you

25:48for your service.

25:51[applause]

25:57Thank you uh all of those uh that were

26:00awkwardly received this uh recognition.

26:02Uh I know that there is a lot more of

26:05you that are uh working in the community

26:09quietly um helping one way or another.

26:12Um I I wanted uh to highlight a few of

26:18you as a as a way of uh highlighting the

26:21amazing things that are happening on the

26:22west side. Uh there is a lot more things

26:24that are happening, a lot of success

26:26stories out there. A lot of challenges

26:29too. Uh and the hope of this meeting on

26:31the west side is that we hear it all

26:33that we are here among you um as a city

26:37uh to to listen. Uh this brings us now

26:40to the public hearing section of the

26:42agenda. These are specific proposals

26:45before the council that require a public

26:47hearing. Your comments should pertain to

26:50the hearing item. And if you go off

26:53topic, we will ask you to stop your

26:55comment. In order to create this

26:57welcoming and safe space, we will pass

27:00the meeting at any disruption to to our

27:03ability to conduct the meeting or any

27:05safety concern involving threats or

27:07unprotected speech.

27:09If there are any repeated actions or

27:11comments, it may result in the removal

27:13from the meeting. As a reminder, please

27:16avoid comments that include profanity,

27:18personal attacks, or discriminatory

27:20language. Such comments can be

27:22intimidating to others and not

27:24persuasive or compelling to the council.

27:27Keith Reynolds, our city recorder, is

27:30going to call the names in the order of

27:32signups. Each person will have two

27:34minutes.

27:36If you reach out the two-minute mark,

27:39the host, Jennifer next to me, uh will

27:43announce time and your microphone will

27:45be muted.

27:47If you need staff assistance in the

27:49room, please raise your hand and someone

27:51will be with you. If you're unable to

27:53finish your comment on those two

27:54minutes, please share the rest via

27:56email, mail, or you can call our office

27:59or talk to us while we're here. Uh

28:01contact information is listed at

28:03slc.gov/cancel.

28:05You can also grab one of our staffers to

28:07get direct contact information. If you

28:09have a handout to give us, please notify

28:12council staff so can make it to us.

28:16The first public hearing uh involves

28:18items B1 and B2 and these are grant

28:21applications and will be heard as one

28:24public hearing. Before we begin taking

28:27comments, I will turn the time over to

28:29Sylvia Richards, council policy analyst,

28:33to give us a short introduction. Sylvia.

28:36>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. Periodically, the

28:38city receives and applies for grants

28:41which fund some city programs. Each

28:44grant receives a public hearing uh to

28:47provide the council with the public and

28:49the public with additional information.

28:52First tonight is the US Department of

28:55Justice Office of Community Oriented

28:57Policing Services locking out crime

29:00grant preventing wire theft through

29:03innovative infrastructure security. If

29:06approved, funds would be used to

29:08purchase and install

29:10reinforced locking systems which would

29:12be placed on city-owned public utility

29:15infrastructure which is vulnerable to

29:18unauthorized access, vandalism, and wire

29:21theft. This will be a demonstration

29:23project and will be measured for changes

29:25following implementation.

29:29The second grant is the fiscal year 26

29:32community oriented policing services CPD

29:35micro grant. If approved, funding would

29:38be used to access Nibin,

29:41a subscription allowing agencies to

29:43collect and enter information to assist

29:46the police department with firearm and

29:48ballistics evidence and investigations.

29:51Thank you, Mr. Chair.

29:52>> Thank you, Sylvia. Please, uh, Keith,

29:55can we start with the first comment? We

29:57do not have anybody registered to speak

29:58to these items.

30:00>> There's no one registered to speak to

30:02these grant applications.

30:04I see anybody that has signed up. So, I

30:07need a motion.

30:08>> Mr. Chair, I move that the council close

30:10the public hearing and refer items B1

30:11and B2 to a future consent agenda for

30:14action.

30:15>> Second.

30:17>> That was council member Dugan and

30:19council member Young for the second.

30:22Close call. Um, I'm going to call the

30:25question. All of those in favor say I.

30:27>> I.

30:27>> I. Any and you oppose? Any abstensions?

30:31This motion carries unanimously.

30:33Um that brings us uh to item B3. And

30:37this is an ordinance for the zoning

30:39zoning map amendment at approximately

30:412025 and 2075 west, 2670 north, and 2620

30:48north, 2200 west. Um there's five

30:52minutes left on the registration for the

30:54general comment section. So if you have

30:56not registered to for the general

30:58comment section, uh this is a side note.

31:01Um you can still register. There's five

31:04minutes left. Um I was saying that um

31:07this is item number three and we're

31:09going to welcome uh Nick Tarvit who's

31:11already there, a council policy council

31:14deputy director to give us a short

31:16introduction. Nick,

31:17>> thank you sir. Um as noted that those

31:19addresses that you mentioned, this is a

31:21proposed reszone from A2 to M1A which is

31:25light industrial. Current uses are uh

31:27pasture land farmland type and it would

31:30if the resone was accepted by the

31:32council, it would be for light

31:33industrial.

31:35>> Thank you, Nick. Keith,

31:38do you have first comment?

31:39>> We have two people registered to speak

31:41on this. First is Natalie Thomasson and

31:44then Alma Mendoza. Natalie.

31:47N come come come here to the dis.

31:53The

31:55the next commenter can cue

32:09I don't really have like a something

32:11written down. I wasn't expecting to

32:12speak but came in here. Um something

32:15that

32:17um us neighbors that live out there,

32:18which I thought there's going to be more

32:20of us tonight, um we're really affected

32:22by those warehouses out there that are

32:24being built and they are not

32:28um

32:30abiding by what they they said that they

32:33were going to do. Like different roads,

32:37they're going up and down, you know, the

32:40roads and it's tearing up our roads out

32:41there. It's a mess.

32:44Um,

32:46I don't know. It's It's going to affect

32:48it even two times worse than 10 times

32:50worse than what it already is out there.

32:52We have street racers out there, parties

32:55at the warehouses.

32:57It's it's a mess for all the neighbors

32:59out there. It's not good. So, um, I

33:03don't remember. I don't know what else

33:05to say, [laughter]

33:06but it's it's not a, you know, not a

33:08good thing to have more out there. I

33:11know that they're going to put the

33:15homeless shelter out there at one point

33:17and that's not a you know that wasn't

33:19that's not a good choice.

33:21It needs to stay more rural for the farm

33:25animals and all that instead of having

33:27all those warehouses

33:29and

33:31you know the roads the roads can't

33:33they're not building those roads that

33:34they said that they were going to build

33:36and they're past those stages that they

33:38said that they're going to build those

33:40roads and they're coming down 2200 west

33:43which can't handle all that. There's

33:46already something. I don't know what it

33:48is, but it's right next to my house, and

33:51it's horrible. And the the

33:55uh dirt is past as tall as the trees.

33:58And they got to there needs to be more

34:04I don't know the word I'm looking for.

34:05Um

34:08people out there making sure they're

34:11abiding by what they're saying. They

34:13need to abide by ties. Thank you.

34:15>> Thank you.

34:17>> Next we have Alma Mendoza.

34:25>> Hi there. My name is Elma Mendoza and I

34:29am at uh 2240 West and uh and 3130

34:34North. So we have a little street there

34:36with two homes and um we deal with

34:39livestock

34:41and sometimes the animals escape.

34:45um other neighbors, their animals escape

34:48too, you know, like our horses, sheep,

34:50goats, and all that stuff. One neighbor,

34:53their pigs, you know, and so the I just

34:56feel that with all this development

34:59going on, they're not being considerate

35:01of us ranchers in respects to at least

35:04putting signs up, you know, to slow

35:08down, you know, be careful, you know,

35:10livestock crossing. Um the traffic is

35:13really bad with all those new um

35:17warehouses that have been developed like

35:20Nature's Bakery. Then we're already

35:22dealing with L3 down the street, Boeing,

35:25and everybody wanted to take that

35:26shortcut up 2200 West, you know, because

35:29everybody wants to take a break and go

35:31to Maverick, you know, or you know,

35:33Amazon and FedEx, DHL, UPS from the

35:37airport are all taking that street, too.

35:40Then we have New Balance. Then we have

35:42logistics. I drive logistics.

35:45And it's really really bad. So if you're

35:48going to be developing because I know

35:50that whatever we say it's still going to

35:52go through is that you my recommendation

35:55is that they need to um have these

35:57truckers because they're also Jake

35:59breaking and they're starting really

36:01early in the morning and they do it on

36:03the weekends and they're working on

36:04weekends when they're not supposed to.

36:06is that the traffic for them needs to be

36:09diverted somewhere else. Yeah. And the

36:12roads get really bad and we've already

36:13complained to the city, but I think

36:15they're already tired of us already. So,

36:17anyways, that's all I have to say. Thank

36:19you.

36:20>> Thank you.

36:21>> Um, thank you for sharing your comment.

36:24Um, I I need a motion.

36:28>> I move that the council close the public

36:30hearing and defer action to a future

36:32council meeting.

36:33>> Second. Council member Petro made a

36:36motion and council member Dugan the

36:38second. Is there any discussion?

36:42>> I'm going to call the question. All

36:43those in favor say I.

36:44>> I.

36:44>> I.

36:45>> Any oppose or abstensions? This motion

36:48carries unanimously.

36:49>> Chair.

36:50>> Can I offer a clarification for the

36:52neighbors?

36:53>> Yes. [clears throat]

36:53>> That was not a vote to approve anything.

36:56That was a vote to close the hearing.

36:58Nothing has been approved for the

37:00neighbors on 2200 West. There will be a

37:02meeting held by my office to understand

37:05what you need in a developer agreement

37:08to protect you. This is not a decision.

37:12>> Um we're moving on to item number B4.

37:16This is an ordinance for for the budget

37:19amendment number one for fiscal year

37:212026 2027. Um before we begin taking

37:25comments, Allison Roland, council policy

37:27analyst is going to give us a short

37:28introduction. Allison.

37:30>> Thank you Mr. Chair budget amendment

37:33number one includes 26 proposed changes

37:36totaling 20 $26 million in revenue and

37:4039 million in expenditures. It would not

37:42add any full-time employees. Four

37:44council added items are also proposed

37:46for the amendment. They include the

37:48community health access team social

37:50workers and additional partial team for

37:52the fire department. And there's a

37:54legislative intent that goes along with

37:55that that uh is in your motion sheet for

37:58tonight.

37:59Uh I'm sorry that is actually for next

38:02week. Um the crosswalks for safe routes

38:06to school is another one of the council

38:08added items. Uh reac reallocation of

38:10housing funds for emergency household

38:12assistant is in it and expanding housing

38:15options mailers. So potential a council

38:19action is scheduled as I said for

38:21October 6th. Thanks.

38:23>> Thank you Allison. Um Keith, can you

38:26start with the first public comment on

38:27this? We do not have anybody registered

38:29to speak to this item.

38:31>> Okay. Um I I uh Thank you. Um I I need a

38:35motion.

38:38>> I move that the council close the public

38:40hearing and refer the item to a future

38:42date for action.

38:44>> Second.

38:46>> You guys are organizing yourselves. Uh

38:49this is a new thing. Uh

38:52Council Member Napier Pierce, Council

38:54Member Young for the second. Um is there

38:57any discussion?

38:59I I would like to highlight um the this

39:03is the first budget amendment of the of

39:05the uh of the budget year. Um and uh we

39:10as the council um were able to find

39:14consensus on on a few additional things.

39:17Um and I would like to highlight you

39:20know the addition of the of the chat

39:22team. Uh thank thank you council member

39:24Young for advocating for for this

39:26alternative response that is very much a

39:28success across the city and um we know

39:31that uh we need this alternative

39:33response models to expand. Uh so thank

39:36you for advocating for that uh for the

39:38cross safe crossings. I thank all of you

39:41for for including that uh for for

39:45California Avenue. That's a huge deal

39:48and and the emergency funds for for the

39:50flood victims. So I I really appreciate

39:52all of you for supporting that. Um I

39:54have a motion by council member Npier

39:56Pierce and a second by council member

39:58Young. Um all of those in favor say I.

40:02>> I.

40:03>> Any oppose or absentions?

40:06>> This motion carries unanimously. This is

40:08our final public hearing hearing. This

40:11is item B5.

40:13This is an ordinance for the public

40:15utilities impact fee facilities plan

40:19analysis and consolidated fee schedule.

40:22We're going to uh hear public comment

40:25for that, but Austin Kimmel, council

40:27policy analyst, is going to give us a

40:30short introduction. Austin.

40:32>> Thanks, council members. Uh the

40:34Department of Public Utilities is

40:35proposing increases to the city's

40:38utility impact fees. If approved, it

40:40would be the first update to the city's

40:42water, sewer, and storm water impact

40:44fees since 1999.

40:46Impact fees are onetime charges imposed

40:49on new development to help pay for

40:51necessary utility infrastructure

40:52upgrades to serve that new development.

40:55They are paid when a building permit is

40:57issued or when a project connects to the

40:59system with a utility permit. Current

41:02impact fees have not been updated in 27

41:04years and no longer reflect rising

41:06construction costs, inflation, and

41:08ongoing infrastructure investments that

41:11have supported the growth Salt Lake City

41:12has experienced since then. Without

41:14adjusting impact fees, other revenue

41:16sources would subsidize utility

41:18improvements to support new development.

41:21During the August 18th briefing, the

41:23council indicated it would

41:25[clears throat] base the sewer impact

41:26fees on meter size as detailed in option

41:30one in the council's attached staff

41:32report and the administrative transmitt.

41:34The council also chose to phase the

41:37utility impact fees over two years,

41:40implementing 70% of the full fee

41:42starting in January of 2027 and the full

41:45fee effective July 1st of 2028. This is

41:49the first public hearing for the

41:51proposed utility impact fee increases

41:53and the next public hearing is scheduled

41:55for Tuesday, October 6th. Thanks.

41:57>> Thank you, Austin. Keith, can can we

42:00begin our first public comment?

42:02>> We have two people registered to this

42:04item. The first is Jennifer Madreal

42:06followed by Peter

42:09Cororin.

42:12Oh, sorry. Jennifer, please come up.

42:16>> It happens to me all the time. So,

42:17you're good, Keith.

42:20Okay. Can you can you hear me? Okay.

42:22Okay, great. Um, my name is Jennifer

42:24Madre. I'm the chair of the Glendale

42:25Neighborhood Council. Um, and I am in

42:28support of this long overdue immediate

42:31impact fee increase. Um, I'm not a civic

42:33planner by any means, but I've read

42:35through the facilities plan and the

42:37final analysis. Um, and I'm I'm

42:39concerned to not see any fees accounting

42:41for funds for accidents or unexpected

42:44maintenance or repairs. Um especially in

42:47the facilities plan, it uh says that it

42:50is the city's objective to mitigate the

42:52impact of flooding events on its

42:54residents and infrastructure to the

42:57extent practicable. And so I, you know,

43:00again, I don't know if that kind of um

43:03fund should be part of these impact

43:05fees. Um but not seeing that in here is

43:08a little bit concerning to me. Um

43:11there's only mention of emergency in the

43:14impact fee facilities plan regarding

43:16emergency storage and there's nothing

43:18about liability in the event of

43:20catastrophic events. So I don't know if

43:22an additional increase in the the storm

43:23water fees or if uh selection of option

43:26two of the sewer fees would be able to

43:29provide a means of funding some of these

43:31catastrophic events. But here on the

43:33west side, we've um had this compilation

43:35of aging infrastructure and this growing

43:37record of lifealtering flooding over the

43:40past two years. So my my neighbors to

43:42the north and popular grove are still

43:44experiencing displacements with

43:46belongings under tarps, sleeping in

43:48their backyards, and with um yet

43:50unrepaired storm drain system possibly

43:53being a cause of additional water

43:54seepage and mold that's still

43:56accumulating. Um, using this fee

43:59increase as an opportunity to augment

44:00the city's ability to act immediately

44:02and impactfully could look, for example,

44:04like selecting option two of the sewer

44:07impact fee or increasing the storm water

44:09impact fee from what's already been

44:10proposed. Climate's only getting more

44:12expense, more extreme, and I want the

44:14city to do better for the next neighbor

44:16displacing flood. Additionally, since

44:18impact fees are based on a six-year

44:20projection, um, as far as what I've

44:22read, I hope the planning department and

44:24the city council plan to review and

44:25update fees again in the next six years.

44:28>> Thank you.

44:31>> Next, we have Peter Corun. Peter, please

44:33come up.

44:35>> Peter Kurun. Okay.

44:40>> Uh, council for for being here as a

44:42former community council chair. I think

44:44it's nice that you're out in the

44:45community having your council meetings.

44:47So, I I am also here to talk about the

44:50proposed utility uh fees. Personally, I

44:52build uh affordable housing and work

44:55with nonprofits to build their buildings

44:57for their own use. I've worked with

44:59organizations like SpyHop uh to build a

45:02youth media center, working with

45:04Crossroads Urban Center to build a new

45:06food pantry and thrift store. And I'm

45:09currently working with Centro CVICO and

45:11Centro Deaf Familia on a on a project.

45:14So I would say that the 200 to 500%

45:17increase in fees plus a new fee are

45:20difficult to absorb especially when the

45:23monthly utility fees have doubled as

45:25well. Uh most developers uh not all

45:29recognize the fees need to be paid after

45:32no increase since 1999. So I think I

45:35would say it's it's necessary but you

45:38know having it all at once could be

45:40difficult for those who have been

45:41planning projects. So my recommendation

45:44was that you might consider imple

45:47implementing them over a two to three

45:49per two to threeyear period and then I

45:52would also recommend that the fees be

45:54waved for nonprofit organizations that

45:57are building buildings that would

45:59benefit the community. Um that's it.

46:02Thank you for listening.

46:05>> Thank you all of those that shared your

46:08comment. Um I need a motion.

46:10>> Mr. Chair, move the council close the

46:12public hearing and confirm the

46:13additional public hearing scheduled for

46:15October 6, 2026 at 7 p.m.

46:19>> Second.

46:20>> A motion by council member Dugan and a

46:22second by council member Carlson. Is

46:24there any discussion on this item?

46:28Okay. Uh all of

46:31all of those in favor say I.

46:33>> I.

46:33>> I. Any oppose or abstensions.

46:36This motion carries unanimously.

46:39Now we're moving to the C portion of our

46:42agenda. These are a potential action

46:44items. Um and uh C1 is a resolution for

46:50a waiver of proximity for Silverside

46:52Delhi at 2122 South Highland Drive. Um,

46:57and I need a motion.

46:58>> Mr. Chair, I move the council adopt a

47:01resolution authorizing the execution of

47:04a local authorization for proximity to a

47:07community location for Silverside Delhi

47:09located at 2122 South Highland Drive,

47:13Salt Lake City.

47:15>> Second.

47:18>> Okay, I I get to decide. Uh so council

47:23member Young for the for the motion and

47:26um council member Horton for the second.

47:29I will give you another one. Uh uh thank

47:32you um for for this. Any discussion on

47:35this? No, I I mean I keep saying it

47:38because it's so new still for us to be

47:40able to approve this these proximity

47:42waiverss, but uh we are very thankful uh

47:45that we are able to wave um uh these

47:49proximity uh rules that prohibited some

47:52restaurants and uh to to sell alcohol.

47:56Um um and it's a big deal for for for

47:59some of these businesses. Um so I I'm

48:02very thankful that we are allowed to do

48:03that now. Um and I'm thankful that the

48:06city has taken the public engagement

48:08portion to the extreme. So we we send

48:12notices to the neighbor to the families

48:14around it. Uh and we really uh expect uh

48:19community impact community uh out uh for

48:22the community to show up to tell us if

48:23they have opposition to the item or

48:25thoughts about it. Um and that's not

48:27required. Uh but we do that anyway. So

48:30I'm very thankful for that. We have a

48:31motion on the table. All of those in

48:33favor say I.

48:34>> I. I.

48:35>> Any oppose? This motion carries

48:37unanimously. Our next item is item C2,

48:41which is an ordinance for the alley

48:43vacation near 2553 South Chatwick

48:46Street. I need a motion.

48:48>> Mr. Chair, I move that the council adopt

48:50the ordinance.

48:51>> Second.

48:52>> Okay, that was easy. Uh, council member

48:54Young for the motion. Council member

48:56Petro for the second. Any discussion on

48:59the Ali vacation?

49:01All of those in favor say I.

49:03>> I. I any opposed? Any obstensions? This

49:07motion carries unanimously. Uh our final

49:10item is C3 which is an ordinance for the

49:13Sony map and general plan amendment at

49:15approximately

49:171990 and 2002 South 500 East. Um I need

49:21a motion.

49:23>> Mr. Chair, uh I move that the council

49:25adopt the ordinance.

49:27>> Second. member Carlson and seconded by

49:31for the motion and council member Dugan

49:33for the second. Is there any discussion?

49:34Oh yes, Council Member Carlson. Go

49:36ahead.

49:36>> Uh thank you, Mr. Chair. Um I wanted to

49:39just take this opportunity to name that

49:42this reszone happening in the Liberty

49:45Wells um community means change. And

49:49that that's difficult and there's no

49:51shying away from the change that uh this

49:54reszone is proposing. And my hope in

49:59what is the reason includes is 22 for

50:03sale familysiz homes with 10,000 square

50:07ft of open space parking above the

50:10minimum requirements a maximum building

50:13height of 30 ft water-wise landscaping

50:16and an educational component that will

50:18be a part of the playground. I also want

50:20to name that these changes in this

50:23reszone are part of a development

50:25agreement and that development agreement

50:27will be recorded on the title of the

50:29property and will be enforceable. I

50:31don't know how many Liberty Wells folks

50:33I have in the audience tonight, but I do

50:35want to take this opportunity to say

50:38thank you to the community members um

50:40who showed up who shaped this proposal

50:43that uh we are voting on right now with

50:45their voice, their advocacy and

50:47feedback. and to name that their

50:50feedback and their advocacy materially

50:53changed what this proposal was. And so I

50:56am grateful for their advocacy. And

50:58while I understand they may be

51:01ultimately disappointed with the

51:02direction um of of this vote, I am

51:06hopeful that the change this rezone

51:08brings is 22 families to a new part to a

51:11part of Liberty Wells and a place that

51:13those 22 families can call home. Thank

51:16you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Council

51:18Member Carlson. Council member Council

51:20Member Wharton.

51:21>> I just want to say uh uh give my thanks

51:25to Council Member Carlson for um

51:29representing the concerns of your

51:30constituents on this um and making sure

51:34that that their feedback was

51:36incorporated into the design. Um, I

51:38think it, you know, what we do up here,

51:42even though it often comes to a comes to

51:45ultimately comes to a yes or no vote,

51:46it's not a zero- sum game. Everyone has

51:49to contribute to try to make the

51:51situation better, and I appreciate the

51:53advocacy that you did on behalf of your

51:55residents to to make this um, a better

51:58fit. Thank you.

52:01>> I have a motion on the table. Council

52:03member Carlson and Dugan made the motion

52:05on the second. All of those in favor say

52:07I.

52:08>> I.

52:09>> Any oppose. Any abstensions? This motion

52:12carries unanimously. Uh now we're moving

52:15to the D section of the agenda, which is

52:18new business. Uh D1 is an advice and

52:21consent for Salt Lake City Justice

52:23Court, Nick Styles. I need a motion.

52:27>> Mr. Chair, I move that the council

52:28approve the appointment of Nick Styles

52:30to the Salt Lake City Justice Court.

52:33>> Second.

52:36I have a motion by council member

52:38Wharton and a second by council member

52:40Napier Pierce. Any discussion

52:44this um we are adding another judge.

52:46It's a big deal to the city. Um so we

52:49we're very excited about this um this

52:52addition. Um is uh all of those in favor

52:55say I.

52:56>> I. I.

52:56>> Any oppose?

52:59>> Um any abstensions? This motion carries

53:01unanimously. Uh that we have no

53:04unfinished business in our agenda and

53:05this brings us to consent, but I'm I'm

53:08pulling item number five from the

53:10consent agenda. So um I need a motion

53:14except for number five.

53:16>> Mr. Chair, I move that we

53:19approve the consent agenda for items one

53:21through four.

53:24>> And I need a second.

53:26>> Second.

53:28Um I have a motion by council member

53:31Dugan and a seconded by council member

53:34uh Petro. Um all of those in favor say

53:38I.

53:38>> I.

53:39>> Any oppose?

53:41>> Any abstensions?

53:43This this motion carries unanimously. Um

53:46I we're now on the general comment

53:49portion of the agenda. Um and uh but the

53:53first item here is uh G1 which is are

53:56there any questions for the mayor? Uh

53:59mayor uh thank you for being here. Um

54:02council members questions.

54:05Okay. Uh

54:08thank you uh for being here. Thank you

54:10Rachel as well for being here. Um we are

54:13now on uh G2 which is the general

54:16comment portion of the agenda. The se

54:18this section is for the public to

54:20comment on any city business not

54:22scheduled for a public hearing. It is

54:24limited to a maximum of one hour and

54:26only those individuals that that

54:28register before 7:30 will be able to

54:31speak. Our meeting rules apply to this

54:34general comment section. Uh avoid

54:36disruptions, threats. Um and if um

54:41you know if you do so, we will ask a

54:43staff member to assist you out. Um, as a

54:46reminder, comments that include

54:48profanity, personal attacks,

54:49intimidation, discriminatory language,

54:52or are not persuasive uh or compelling

54:55to this council. They are not helpful to

54:57create a respectful and safe

54:58environment. Uh, we'll be calling the

55:00names and the order of signups. Each

55:02person will have two minutes uh to make

55:05sure that the the um as many of you as

55:08possible can speak during the hour.

55:10Anyone in person should feel free to

55:13come up and stand in line um once your

55:17name is uh called. So you know we move

55:20faster so we we waste little time in

55:22between the comments. Uh please avoid

55:24interruptions

55:26um when people are speaking. Uh if you

55:28reach out to the two-minute mark the

55:30host will announce time Jennifer right

55:33next to me uh and your microphone will

55:35be muted. Um, if you need assistance

55:37before the comment or after the comment,

55:39raise your hand. Staff will help you

55:41out. Um, if you haven't been able to

55:43finish your comment on those two

55:44minutes, uh, you can share it with us,

55:47email, phone call, or staff members can,

55:50uh, give you our direct contact

55:51information. You can also probably talk

55:53to us after the meeting. Uh, Keith, can

55:56you um start calling on the names?

55:59>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have about 16

56:01people registered for public comment.

56:03First is Jack

56:06followed by Brooke Berner, then Shirley

56:09Ree, and then Von Fairchild. Go ahead,

56:11Jack.

56:13>> Uh, good afternoon, city council. My

56:14name is Jack Bellows and I'm here

56:16because uh Immigration Canyon's city

56:18council and mayor were approached by a

56:21government relations representative from

56:22Sinclair

56:24uh who told them that they

56:27uh plan on surveying some land to build

56:30a pipeline that would carry upwards of

56:3160,000 gallons of crude oil a day. And

56:35their uh plan is to build that pipeline

56:36through the north of Salt Lake. Now,

56:38they would do this in conjunction with

56:40Philip 66, another oil company. Uh, I

56:44know that the Salt Lake City Council has

56:45not been approached by Sinclair yet. As

56:47far as I know, the mayor's office also

56:49hasn't been approached by uh Sinclair or

56:52Phillips 66 yet, but I just wanted to uh

56:56get out ahead and say that I'm against

56:58uh any new oil pipeline infrastructure

57:01within Salt Lake City. I think uh 60,000

57:0560,000, excuse me, 60,000 gallons of

57:08crude oil is nothing for Sinclair

57:10Phillips 66. They're billion dollar

57:12corporations. they can't uh get by just

57:15fine without that pipeline. But should

57:18that should an accident at that pipeline

57:19occur, should there be a spillage, uh

57:22that oil would get into the wershed

57:24leading into the Great Salt Lake, the

57:25waterershed for the city, poison the

57:28ground, you know, probably affect parks.

57:31Uh, and I think that uh

57:37I was reading the public comment from

57:39Immigration Canyon's uh city council

57:41meeting there. Most of the residents

57:43there are opposed to it who spoke on

57:45behalf of it. Uh I imagine should they

57:47move forward with uh this within Salt

57:50Lake City that most of the residents

57:52here within Salt Lake City would be

57:53opposed to a new oil pipeline. So, uh,

57:56I'm just here to implore the city

57:57council to

57:59not should, uh, Sinclair or Phillips,

58:03uh, approach the council or the mayor's

58:05office to with, uh, intentions to build

58:09a pipeline through Salt Lake City that

58:10you do not let them. I think it would be

58:12a grave mistake. I think, uh, you know,

58:1560,000 gallons, like I said earlier,

58:17isn't enough for them to notice it

58:19missing, but 60,000 gallons of crude oil

58:21a day, should there be an accident or

58:23spillage.

58:23>> Thank you. Thanks.

58:28>> Next we have Brooke Berner, then Shirley

58:30Ree, Von Fairchild, and then David

58:33Troster. Go ahead, Brooke.

58:37I live here in Fair Park. I just wanted

58:39to extend my deepest thanks and

58:41gratitude to a few people here. Uh,

58:43first being Chief Red. Um, Kim Shel, um,

58:47our public lands director, has been just

58:50unbelievably responsive. She has um with

58:53the help of Salt Lake City Police

58:55Department, UHP, DNR, DWR, patrolling

58:59our section of the Jordan River Parkway

59:01Trail. Um I have moved over here in 2013

59:04and I used to use this trail at least

59:06once or twice a day. I'd walk my dogs,

59:08ride my bike, um take my animals to the

59:11dog park, and in 2015, it changed

59:15overnight and we no longer did trail and

59:17park cleanups in coordination with the

59:19parks department because it was no

59:20longer safe. Um our park um here, our

59:24parks here were were no longer safe. I I

59:27hate get emotional about it. I have

59:28suffered so much anxiety and stress

59:31because I live close to this trail and

59:33there were people in tents that were

59:36felons that had been recently parrolled

59:37from the prison. There were gang people

59:40out there. I was being harassed every

59:41time I was out on that trail. There were

59:44people being trafficked in tents. We had

59:46needles everywhere that were you could

59:49you could count 40 needles along the

59:51trail from here to the Cottonwood dog

59:52park. And I can just say that I spent so

59:54much time pleading with the city to try

59:57to get things changed and it went on for

1:00:0010 years and it seemed like everything

1:00:02sort of distilled into Cottonwood Park

1:00:04and it felt like it was a very unfair

1:00:09result that that sort of funneled a lot

1:00:11of undesirable people that we didn't

1:00:14want to have in other parts of the city

1:00:15to be viewed by convention goers or

1:00:17visitors or whatever. But it was a

1:00:19perfect place to let them do what they

1:00:21wanted to do in my park. And I can just

1:00:23say that um with the passage of HB312,

1:00:27it has transformed this park. I walked

1:00:30to the fair the other night, all of the

1:00:33vegetation that was overgrown, all the

1:00:35hiding places for And I'm telling you,

1:00:37these are dangerous criminals. They're

1:00:39hurt. They were hurting people. Thank

1:00:40you.

1:00:40>> They were u

1:00:42>> Thank you.

1:00:44Thank you.

1:00:45>> Thank the time is up. Thank you.

1:00:48Next, we have Shirley Ree, followed by

1:00:51Von Fairchild, David Troster, and then

1:00:54Kiko Jones.

1:00:55>> I would like to remind everybody, uh,

1:00:57you know, the two-minute mark. I I need

1:00:58to keep consistency. Um, it's not

1:01:01because we don't want to hear your the

1:01:03rest of your comment. I really do need

1:01:05to keep consistency. Uh, I, you know, if

1:01:08not, then there is no way to keep these

1:01:11meetings functioning well. Uh but I do

1:01:14want to make sure that you know

1:01:15everybody that is uh this is not

1:01:17counting against your time so you're

1:01:18good. Uh but but the um the um if you

1:01:23haven't finished your comment please let

1:01:25us you know reach out to us you know

1:01:27talk to us a little more. We'd love to

1:01:28hear more about the pieces that you know

1:01:31you you were not able to finish.

1:01:34>> Go ahead.

1:01:35>> Go ahead Shirley.

1:01:36>> Okay. And it's Shirley Reyes by the way.

1:01:39Um, so I live at Popular Grove, uh,

1:01:42right by the main, uh, water break that

1:01:43happened about a month ago. And I'm here

1:01:45to talk about the ongoing needs of my

1:01:47neighbors and those most affected by the

1:01:49flood. And since that night, all of the

1:01:51residents have come together to try to

1:01:53figure out this mess while taking care

1:01:54of each other. Most of us, to no

1:01:56surprise, are not covered by insurance.

1:01:58And after one month of us advocating for

1:02:00ourselves, we finally saw some relief

1:02:02from you DOT. The only thing I have to

1:02:04say is that this is just a start. We

1:02:07have elderly folks and children without

1:02:08homes. We have people living in homes

1:02:10exposed to unfinished or poorly

1:02:12ventilated spaces that were affected by

1:02:14the flood. We do not need any more false

1:02:17promises or performative acts of

1:02:19kindness. We want accountability and we

1:02:21are waiting for the investigation by the

1:02:22city to be completed so that we can move

1:02:24on to next steps. And I also want to I I

1:02:27know that we were given like uh thank

1:02:28yous and shout outs to groups, but I

1:02:30also want to give a thank you to our

1:02:32neighbors and our families and friends

1:02:34that came out to us for multiple days

1:02:36for cleanups, for days that we needed a

1:02:38place to stay for a meal, to ask

1:02:41questions, or even someone to talk to.

1:02:43That level of vulnerability and being

1:02:44intentionally chosen during such a

1:02:46difficult time in that month, it meant

1:02:48the world. And we got to this point

1:02:50because of your support, and we thank

1:02:52you.

1:02:56Next we have Von Fairchild and David

1:02:59Troster, Kiko Jones, and then Amy Jenny

1:03:02Fernandez.

1:03:04Go ahead, Von.

1:03:06>> Time. Um, I'm with the I'm the

1:03:09operations director or director of

1:03:11operations at Advantage Services. We've

1:03:13been a company for over 30 years

1:03:15providing employment opportunities to

1:03:16the disabled, the disadvantaged

1:03:19in any way you can see fit. Over a

1:03:21decade ago, we started as a community

1:03:23partner with the city of Salt Lake.

1:03:26A couple years ago, something changed.

1:03:27We were no longer community partner.

1:03:29We're now a vendor. Okay, that being

1:03:32said, at this time,

1:03:36we're in dire need and the city isn't

1:03:38helping, hasn't helped.

1:03:41You claim to want to help the homeless,

1:03:43but actively contributed to as being in

1:03:45the position that we're in.

1:03:48I would ask that you come visit our

1:03:50offices. Get to know our people. Get in

1:03:54the truck with me. Go around town. See

1:03:56who we have working. See who we're

1:03:59providing opportunity to.

1:04:02All right. Um, a lot of times I'm the

1:04:06tallest guy in the room. Today I'm

1:04:07trying to be the most bright. The end of

1:04:10this, ask me for my card. I will go out

1:04:13with you anywhere you want to go. I will

1:04:15show you what we're doing.

1:04:18Thank you for your time.

1:04:21>> Next we have David Troster, then Kiko

1:04:24Jones, Anna Jenny Fernandez, and then

1:04:26Biddy Betty Mestas.

1:04:31Hello, my name is David Trroster. I live

1:04:34in Glendale. The city installed sod on

1:04:37park strips with no sprinklers as part

1:04:39of a CIP project at 13 South and 10th

1:04:42West. It was dead in two weeks. Uh

1:04:44discriminatorily, other neighbors

1:04:46receive decorative gravel in front of

1:04:48their homes. The sod needs to be torn up

1:04:51and replaced with gravel. Uh this is the

1:04:53tip of the iceberg of impropriy and cut

1:04:55corners on this project. Um storm sewers

1:04:58were installed where they'll benefit a

1:05:00private developer of a city lot, but not

1:05:02existing homes. Uh the city council

1:05:05allocated 1.86 86 million to reconstruct

1:05:07the road with curbs, gutters, sidewalks,

1:05:09and sewers and to fix a section of the

1:05:11river trail. But the total project cost

1:05:14only 1 million. You would think, yay,

1:05:16right? The city chose not to install

1:05:18needed sanitary sewers or replace a

1:05:20nearly 100year-old water line, even

1:05:22though there's 860,000 in extra

1:05:25allocation. Where's the money? I asked

1:05:28the contractor for a private bid to

1:05:30install sanitary sewer. He said the city

1:05:33project manager told him not to do it.

1:05:35That seems like coercion to me.

1:05:37Residents were told they would get

1:05:39sidewalks on both sides of 10th West,

1:05:40but the city only installed sidewalk on

1:05:42one side, and the street is now too

1:05:45narrow for any parking. Crews destroyed

1:05:47a rock wall on my property, even though

1:05:50I reached out several times in advance.

1:05:52They told me later to file a claim with

1:05:54risk management, and I did. That claims

1:05:57being held up. However, my neighbor was

1:05:59reimbured $1,200 for a tree not even on

1:06:02his property. He didn't even file a

1:06:04claim. I guess it's who you know. The

1:06:07mayor's office promised me answers to

1:06:08several questions related to this

1:06:10project, but has failed to provide

1:06:12those. You can see the attached emails.

1:06:14Sanitation is a primary service provided

1:06:16by any competent city. Why would the

1:06:19city tear up a street and not install

1:06:20sanitary sewer, new water line, or full

1:06:22sidewalks when the money was already

1:06:24allocated? You failed this neighborhood.

1:06:27Can this be entered into the record?

1:06:29>> Yes, right there.

1:06:32The photos show the disparity.

1:06:35Ed sad and nice.

1:06:36>> Thank you. Time.

1:06:40>> Next we have Kiko Jones, Anna Jenny

1:06:42Fernandez, and Biddy Betty Mayestas, and

1:06:47then Michael Croll. Go ahead.

1:06:49>> Good evening, council members, mayor.

1:06:53Welcome to the west side where people

1:06:56are golden and resilient.

1:07:00I love and am proud of this community

1:07:03and diversity

1:07:05and thank you for bringing this meeting

1:07:08to us. I always look forward to this

1:07:11meeting every year, not just for good

1:07:14food and entertainment,

1:07:16but because you get to hear more from

1:07:19the Westside residents.

1:07:22And I'm grateful for the support you

1:07:26give us. you give this community

1:07:30uh through various programs

1:07:33and I advocate for aging adults

1:07:37especially rivers band advisory

1:07:39committee and there are more than one

1:07:44way to support us. So, I will be

1:07:48emailing you about it. But, uh, thank

1:07:52you so much for all you do for us and it

1:07:56will be amazing if you guys come to see

1:07:59us at Rivers Band Senior Center. Thank

1:08:03you.

1:08:06>> Next, we have Anna Jenny Fernandez,

1:08:09followed by Betty Metas, uh, Michael

1:08:13Kroll, and then Steven Otterstrom.

1:08:19Hello. Um, my name is Anna Jenny

1:08:21Fernandez. I wanted to come and address

1:08:23the Salt Lake City Council today. Um, to

1:08:25urge you to please continue to listen to

1:08:28the flood residents from Popular Grove

1:08:30and 500 South. Um and just reiterate

1:08:34that um it has been heartbreaking and

1:08:38disheartening to not have been responded

1:08:41to in an emergency manner and to think

1:08:44that we could be waiting for months and

1:08:48we weren't really treated or responded

1:08:51to as an emergency because it wasn't

1:08:52like a rain flood. Um, a lot of our

1:08:56insuranceances don't cover because we

1:08:59have insuranceances that are from

1:09:02rainwater or appliances from our our

1:09:05home or if it was pipes from our home.

1:09:08And

1:09:10[clears throat] it was a main water

1:09:11break from a lot of construction that's

1:09:14happening. and we um are thankful that

1:09:18now we are seeing some relief a month

1:09:20later, but um the city still is

1:09:23continuing their investigation. And we

1:09:25just want to remind you that um there's

1:09:29families like mine who have been living

1:09:31in that home for 19 years, 20 years. I

1:09:35have neighbors who have been there for

1:09:3650 years, 60 years, and some just three

1:09:38years. But um I really want you to

1:09:42recognize that this is our livelihoods

1:09:44and that um we are still not back in our

1:09:47homes and I have neighbors who have

1:09:49health issues who haven't been able to

1:09:51use their oxygen tanks who are still

1:09:55living outside of their homes or are

1:09:57displaced. We have a lot of different

1:10:00demographics of older um people and

1:10:04young children. And we just want you to

1:10:07please keep listening to the flood

1:10:10residents um and listen to our voices.

1:10:13Thank you.

1:10:16>> Next we have Betty Mistas followed by

1:10:19Michael Croll, Steven Otterstrom and

1:10:22then Ryan like

1:10:25>> first time it's Betty Mestus. Uh I'm

1:10:27here to advocate for the west side. I am

1:10:30not just somebody who moved into the

1:10:32west side. I have been living in this

1:10:33community for 58 years. I'm disappointed

1:10:35at the way that we were treated and

1:10:38about 80% of my um neighbors are

1:10:42Hispanic. They don't want to ask for

1:10:44help, but they needed help. And we were

1:10:47the last house that was hit and we were

1:10:48only notified one time. Somebody came to

1:10:50our house. It was just cherrypicking.

1:10:53You're coming over to the community. The

1:10:55city is coming over to the community and

1:10:56asking us, "What can we do to help?"

1:10:58When you come over and you have risk

1:11:00manage risk management coming over and

1:11:02telling us, "Well, you have a Too bad

1:11:04you spent $1,000 on it, but we're only

1:11:06going to give you 40% of that. I want

1:11:08every one of you guys to think if

1:11:10somebody came and destroyed something

1:11:11that was yours. How would you feel if

1:11:13somebody came and said, "We're only

1:11:15going to give you 40%." But what you

1:11:16worked really hard for? These people are

1:11:19are blue bluecollar workers. They don't

1:11:22work to be rich. They work to have a

1:11:24home. And that's what I'm asking is for

1:11:26each one of you guys to advocate for

1:11:27these people. Not me. I'm fortunate that

1:11:30I have a I inherited my parents

1:11:32property. It's horrifying to see my

1:11:34renter call me at 1:30 in the morning

1:11:36and your risk management is expecting at

1:11:391:30 you're supposed to be taking

1:11:40pictures because you need to have

1:11:42evidence. That's not reasonable. That's

1:11:45absolutely not reasonable. And I never

1:11:47want to hear my renter crying on the

1:11:49phone telling me at 3:00 in the morning

1:11:50to come and get her and help her and

1:11:52she's frozen in fear because she doesn't

1:11:54know what to do. So that's what I'm

1:11:56asking is for you guys to do is to think

1:11:57about that. What would you do? And if

1:12:00you're asking them to take only half,

1:12:02think if you would only take half of

1:12:03what their value is of the possessions

1:12:05that they have. Thanks.

1:12:10Next, we have Michael Croll, followed by

1:12:12Steven Otterstrom, Ryan Lake, and

1:12:14Jennifer Madrical.

1:12:18My name is Michael Kroll, and I'm a new

1:12:19homeowner in Rose Park. One of the major

1:12:21reasons we chose to live here was

1:12:23because of the access to active

1:12:24transportation options that allow us to

1:12:25continue living a a car-like lifestyle.

1:12:27One can bike around the area pretty

1:12:29easily with the Doran River Trail, 1300

1:12:31West Neighborhood Byway, and soon to

1:12:32open 600 North Bikeway. Transit options

1:12:34for both the UTA route 1 and 205 uh

1:12:37leave a lot to be desired. My wife uses

1:12:38the Route One daily for a commute to

1:12:40university and has uh become

1:12:42increasingly frustrated by how slow

1:12:43buses go. This is less due to traffic,

1:12:45but instead caused by crowding on the

1:12:46buses, both by university and public

1:12:48school students, increasing dwell times

1:12:49at stop, sometimes even having to deny

1:12:51boarding. It's clear there needs to be

1:12:53increased headways on the route at least

1:12:54during peak service to better handle the

1:12:55crowds as the current frequent service

1:12:57of 15 minutes doesn't cut it. I also

1:12:59like to use the route one for my commute

1:13:00to north to north temple front station.

1:13:02On top of delays, I would be slowed down

1:13:04by the time walking in the transfer

1:13:05between the two services. Despite the

1:13:07route one bus going over the uh the

1:13:09bridge uh over the station, it cannot

1:13:11stop at 500 West where the green line

1:13:13station is located instead having to

1:13:14stop at the ends of the bridge at least

1:13:16uh a block away. The weekend site has

1:13:18improvements listed for the area but

1:13:19with no proposed plans uh uh shown which

1:13:23leaves me wondering how this transfer

1:13:24will be improved. Additionally, one of

1:13:26our friends living in with us would like

1:13:28to use the route 205 bus for their

1:13:30commute but doesn't run early enough for

1:13:31them to work get to work on time. Even

1:13:33if they would still have to deal with

1:13:34the dirty minute headways on a route

1:13:36that used to have 15 minute uh headways

1:13:38prior to pandemic. Restoration of the

1:13:40service has been part of the 2026

1:13:43proposed service changes and the 2027 uh

1:13:45uh five-year plan, but it still has

1:13:48appears have been sheld indefinitely.

1:13:50The city recently dropped the hive

1:13:51passes with the intention to increase

1:13:53transit options for students and parents

1:13:54and try and add more frequent services

1:13:56to the west side. This uh this is what

1:13:58would allow students uh or increasing

1:14:00service would allow students, parents,

1:14:01and faculty of both public schools and

1:14:03universities to be able to get to and

1:14:04from the schools in a timely manner

1:14:06without the need of a personal vehicle.

1:14:08I'd also appreciate the city worked with

1:14:09the state to open the gates for the

1:14:10green line station just over there uh

1:14:12during events uh so that people getting

1:14:15between the station and fair park don't

1:14:16need to take the 3/4 mile detour. This

1:14:18is also an issue uh for both Westside

1:14:20Coalition and Fair Park Community

1:14:21Council meetings. Thank you.

1:14:23>> Time.

1:14:24>> Next we have Steven Otterstrom, then

1:14:26Ryan Lake, Jennifer Madrical, and then

1:14:29Andrew Angela Romero. Go ahead, Stephen.

1:14:32Welcome to the west side even those of

1:14:34you who live here [laughter] and uh

1:14:36thank you for being here tonight. Um I

1:14:38want to just really quickly talk about

1:14:40uh something that actually your very

1:14:42first speaker brought up and that is

1:14:43what happened at the immigration uh city

1:14:45council meeting. I don't want to be

1:14:47really clear. I mean this was the

1:14:48immigration city council. No one's

1:14:49blaming you for anything that happened

1:14:51there. Uh but it is important that we

1:14:54have um we get out in front of this

1:14:57because we are talking about something

1:14:59that the legislature has already kind of

1:15:01cleared the path for which is to bring

1:15:03about a million and a half gallons of of

1:15:07ready fuel in a pipeline into Salt Lake.

1:15:10And this if it comes down through

1:15:12Immigration Canyon, we are downstream.

1:15:15It's important that Salt Lake City

1:15:19be sure that it uh makes its case and

1:15:23that it stands in opposition to this as

1:15:25it as as I see this is something that is

1:15:27very likely going to turn into something

1:15:29bigger in the months to come.

1:15:33A few years ago in uh it was 2010 we did

1:15:36see a pipeline rupture. It was crude

1:15:39oil. It was about 30,000 barrels and it

1:15:41caused a big mess. This would be way

1:15:44worse because this is actual fuel. So,

1:15:47it would get into our our groundwater.

1:15:50It would contaminate our soil and it

1:15:52would not clean up easily. So, we need

1:15:54to be in front of that is what we're

1:15:55asking. Thank you.

1:15:59>> Next, we have Brian like, then Jennifer

1:16:01Madreal, Angela Romero, and then Jamie

1:16:04Hails.

1:16:05Go ahead, Ryan.

1:16:07>> Thank you, council members. This is

1:16:09actually related to Immigration Canyon

1:16:10as well. Different topic though. My name

1:16:12is Ryan like and my address is 1475

1:16:15North Pinerest Canyon Road. Uh I own

1:16:17about 40 acres in Immigration Canyon

1:16:19that supplies locally grown produce to

1:16:22Salt Lake City, a small business in Salt

1:16:24Lake City in the Sunshin and Grineer

1:16:26district. Uh I've also secured more than

1:16:28$200,000 in federal USDA n uh natural

1:16:31conservation service funding for soil

1:16:33and water conservation work. Uh however,

1:16:35implementation of those conservation

1:16:37efforts has become caught up in a

1:16:39disputed historical access issue that

1:16:41Salt Lake City has opposed. Uh a

1:16:43conservation development agreement with

1:16:44the city of Immigration Canyon was

1:16:45proposed that would allow these

1:16:47conservation projects to go forward

1:16:49without resolving the access issue while

1:16:51establishing long-term agricultural use

1:16:53of the property. However, at the August

1:16:5513th immigration planning commission

1:16:57meeting, the Salt Lake City uh

1:16:59attorney's office opposed uh that

1:17:02development agreement uh and the the

1:17:04commission referenced comments submitted

1:17:06by the attorney's office. Uh those

1:17:08comments were not included in the public

1:17:09record distributed prior to the meeting

1:17:10and still have not been released. Uh for

1:17:13more than 5 years, Salt Lake City Public

1:17:15Utilities has opposed my efforts

1:17:16concerning this property through

1:17:18Immigration Canyon's land use uh process

1:17:21despite my property being miles outside

1:17:23of Salt Lake City's statutory watershed

1:17:25jurisdiction. Uh this dispute instead

1:17:27concerns the city's private property

1:17:29interests uh involving historical access

1:17:31across land adjacent to mine that would

1:17:33provide access uh not only to Salt Lake

1:17:35City's own landlocked city uh own parcel

1:17:38but provide access to thousands of acres

1:17:41of adjoining federal property owned by

1:17:43the US Forest Service. Uh I've

1:17:45repeatedly attempted to resolve these

1:17:47issues directly with the city rather

1:17:48than through continued administrative

1:17:50proceedings and litigation. uh public

1:17:52utilities participated in advisor

1:17:54opinion and mediation facilitated by the

1:17:56Utah office of the property rights and

1:17:58budsman uh but withdrew before exploring

1:18:00any resolution and this ultimately led

1:18:03to avoidable litigation that still

1:18:04remains unresolved. Uh I'm not asking

1:18:07the council to take a position on these

1:18:08issues. Uh I recognize that Salt Lake

1:18:10City has a legitimate interest to

1:18:11protect rights.

1:18:13>> Thank you.

1:18:14>> Next we have Jennifer Madrical followed

1:18:16by Angela Romero, Jamie Hails, and then

1:18:19Ross Whitaker. Go ahead.

1:18:25>> Hi, it's me again. Um, I wanted to take

1:18:28this opportunity to parrot as many of

1:18:30the items that I'm advocating for as

1:18:32chair of the Glendale Neighborhood

1:18:34Council in under two minutes. So, rapid

1:18:37fire, we need better public

1:18:38accountability regarding implementation

1:18:40and results of the thriving in place

1:18:43from back in 2023. Number two, there

1:18:46will be no equity for families in Salt

1:18:48Lake City until we have a Westside High

1:18:51School, and we needed that 20 years ago.

1:18:54Number three, District 2 has had zero

1:18:56representation on the planning

1:18:57commission for the entire year, while

1:18:59the commission and the council have

1:19:01apped on applications and policies that

1:19:03directly impact District 2 residents.

1:19:06The Van Beerren Reszone project has

1:19:08revealed and the the decision of the

1:19:10planning commission on this project has

1:19:12revealed a huge disconnect between the

1:19:14commission and Glendale residents regard

1:19:16regarding the needs of the community the

1:19:18community and interpretation of the

1:19:21westside master plan which includes

1:19:23Glendale and Popular Grove. Number four,

1:19:25we need your support to work with UD do

1:19:28to make residential streets such as 17th

1:19:30South tier three streets um so that we

1:19:33have autonomy and keeping our streets

1:19:35safe. Number five, we support the Rio

1:19:38Grand Plan ASAP um east west division

1:19:41and and healing that division supports

1:19:43economic equity. And finally, I can't

1:19:46speak on behalf of all of the flood

1:19:48victims in Popular Grove, but there are

1:19:50still issues with water coming up from

1:19:52basement, a storm drain that is still

1:19:54broken since the night of the flood, and

1:19:58displacement obviously, and you've heard

1:19:59a lot about that tonight. The cost for

1:20:02each neighbor is running from thousands

1:20:04to hundreds of thousands of dollars.

1:20:07Some of these foundations are dirt

1:20:09foundations and they have crumbled. The

1:20:12Westside Coalition is not likely going

1:20:15to be able to raise even a tenth of the

1:20:17need this time. We've already depleted

1:20:19our funds last year from private donors

1:20:22and the people our neighbors need that

1:20:25need is past immediiacy. Thanks for

1:20:28listening.

1:20:30>> Next we have Angela Romero, then Jamie

1:20:33Hails, Ross Whitaker, and then Saurin

1:20:35Simson. Go ahead, Angela.

1:20:39>> Thank you. I'm not used to being on this

1:20:41side. I forgot to fill out the card, but

1:20:44um thank you. My my concerns are the

1:20:46kind of echoing what was said from the

1:20:48first speaker and the good rep who will

1:20:52be our next representative for Rose Park

1:20:54regarding Sinclair's proposed pipeline

1:20:56expansion. I've been talking to my

1:20:58colleagues that um represent that area.

1:21:01They went to that committee meeting and

1:21:03they were very frustrated with how the

1:21:05process works. So for me as an elected

1:21:07official, I'm hoping when the city is

1:21:10approached, you work with us. I'm the

1:21:12leader of my caucus as well as Senator

1:21:14Esamaya who's in the back. Please work

1:21:16with us, especially if there's pressure

1:21:17from the state legislature. Um I I

1:21:20really feel like it's important for us

1:21:23to look at alternative energy and yeah,

1:21:26this may boost fuel capacity, but will

1:21:29this really benefit Utons? And more

1:21:31importantly, what are the environmental

1:21:33risks? So, and and what will the these

1:21:36local benefits be to our state? And so,

1:21:38I'm just really concerned because a lot

1:21:40of times deals happen and we're not even

1:21:43consulted. So, I'm asking you as a city

1:21:45council and as a mayor if if these

1:21:48conversations are going on, please

1:21:49include us in those conversations

1:21:51because I want to protect our

1:21:53environment. I know you all want to

1:21:54protect our environment and we we know

1:21:56there are other ways in which we can um

1:21:59produce energy. we can produce other

1:22:03things in which to be environmentally

1:22:05friendly here in our our neighborhoods

1:22:09and in our city. Thanks.

1:22:12>> Next, we have Jamie Hails, then Ross

1:22:15Whitaker, and Saurin Simson. Go ahead,

1:22:17Jamie.

1:22:18>> Hello. Um, I own a home here on 10th

1:22:21West, just north of North.

1:22:24And there's an enormous tree in my park

1:22:26strip, 60 70 feet tall. Um, that tree's

1:22:29been there obviously before I came, but

1:22:31from the first week I lived there, it

1:22:33backed up my sewer and it does it six

1:22:35months, eight months or so. When I first

1:22:38called the city, they told me to buy the

1:22:39insurance plan through Homesteader,

1:22:41which I did and I still have, and I pay

1:22:43for every month or every year. They

1:22:46cover $10,000 of a replacement in the

1:22:48line. the line is repeatedly failing

1:22:51quicker. So, they're telling me it's

1:22:52closer to failing, but replacing the

1:22:56line is over $20,000. My coverage is

1:22:59$10,000. So, when I've called the forest

1:23:01tree, they come out, they inspect the

1:23:03tree, they trim it, they tell me it's

1:23:05fine, it's healthy, it can't be removed,

1:23:07it's it's got to stay. So, I feel like

1:23:09that tree is more valuable than my home.

1:23:11It's an enormous tree. Could take out my

1:23:13house as it fell. It has very large

1:23:15limbs that damaged my neighbor's uh

1:23:17fence years ago, but I feel like it's,

1:23:20you know, it's popping the sidewalk up

1:23:22and it the roots are in my yard. Who

1:23:25knows? It could be going to my

1:23:26foundation. I haven't had that looked

1:23:28at, but it's frustrating that the tree

1:23:30is more important than my house. The

1:23:32tree could go I'm going to need a new

1:23:34sewer line, but that doesn't seem to be

1:23:35a possibility

1:23:37the tree has to say. So, my issue is,

1:23:40you know, it affects my property. It

1:23:42damages my property. I should have um

1:23:44say or request to be able to remove the

1:23:46tree. Thank you.

1:23:50>> Next we have Ross Whitaker and then

1:23:51Saurin Simson.

1:23:53>> Go ahead, Ross.

1:23:59My name is Ross Whitaker. I live in the

1:24:00Glendale area and I'm concerned with the

1:24:02resoning issue in my community that'll

1:24:05be coming in front of you soon.

1:24:08Following the city's zoning standards

1:24:10and procedures is essential. At the same

1:24:12time, following a pro process should

1:24:15never mean the community input becomes

1:24:18merely a formality. The voices of

1:24:21residents, property owners, businesses,

1:24:22and other affected neighborhoods deserve

1:24:26to be heard, considered, and

1:24:28incorporated in the discussion before

1:24:30the final decision is made. There's a

1:24:33biblical story in 1st Samuel 17 that

1:24:36comes to mind. David and Goliath. David

1:24:38stood before the opponent who appeared

1:24:40to have a great far greater power and

1:24:44resources. Yet the story reminds us that

1:24:46the courage does not depend upon having

1:24:48the largest voice or the greatest

1:24:51influence. David was willing to step

1:24:53forward and speak when others hesitated.

1:24:57Our situation is obviously different and

1:25:00no individual or group should be

1:25:02characterized as Goliath simply because

1:25:04people disagree. But the principle is

1:25:07worth remembering. Every voice matters

1:25:10and the size of the influencing of party

1:25:13should not determine

1:25:15whether it's concerned a fair hearing.

1:25:19We can respect the city's established

1:25:21standards while also asking for a

1:25:23process that is transparent, meaningful,

1:25:26and attentive to the people most

1:25:28directly affected. Community community

1:25:31community participation

1:25:33should not be viewed as an obst obstacle

1:25:36to responsible development but is part

1:25:39of that responsible development. My hope

1:25:41is that this resoning issue will be

1:25:44approached with fairness, openness and

1:25:46respect, that the city's standards will

1:25:48be applied consistently.

1:25:51the legitimate community concerns will

1:25:53be carefully considered and that the

1:25:55final decision will reflect a thoughtful

1:25:58examination of both the broader needs of

1:26:00the city and the character of the

1:26:02well-being neighborhood. We have a

1:26:04petition that has been circulated and it

1:26:06has over 925 signatures opposing this

1:26:10resoning. In front of you, you have a

1:26:13flyer concerning that. Please consider

1:26:15that. Thank you.

1:26:18>> Our last commenter is Saurin Simson.

1:26:24Good evening. I'm Swaen Simson. Thank

1:26:26you for the opportunity to be here and

1:26:28thank you for bringing the meeting on

1:26:29the road. Uh I love working and spending

1:26:32every day in this community. It's become

1:26:35very dear to my heart. It's been great

1:26:37uh seeing friends and neighbors here and

1:26:39and making some new friends tonight.

1:26:42Thank you for being present here, for

1:26:44listening, and thank you for your

1:26:46service to this community. Um, this is a

1:26:49great place to give a little perspective

1:26:50on where we are right now. Uh, imagine

1:26:53if you will for a moment a thousand feet

1:26:55over our head, the the water of the

1:27:00ancient lake Bonavville. As that lake

1:27:03began its decline first abruptly and

1:27:05then more gradually over thousands of

1:27:08years, as the river emerged in the bed

1:27:10of the valley, there were already people

1:27:12living here. Um, we think this site

1:27:14where we are at the fair park, which has

1:27:16been in Salt Lake for 170 years and in

1:27:19this location for a little over 125, as

1:27:22being historic, but we have thousands of

1:27:23years of human history around the Jordan

1:27:26River here. And that's a remarkable

1:27:28thing to think about. For for a long

1:27:30time, it was the center of community and

1:27:33culture.

1:27:34Um, I just want to remind you uh I know

1:27:37you've heard from me many times both in

1:27:39in private meetings and in public. Uh,

1:27:42as you make decisions around the Jordan

1:27:44River, encourage you to make those

1:27:46decisions not just for our kids and our

1:27:48grandkids, but for all future

1:27:50generations in mind. Uh, make decisions

1:27:53that allow all living things to thrive

1:27:56in this community.

1:27:58Make decisions that restore the river as

1:28:01a center of community and culture as it

1:28:05was for thousands of years. and make

1:28:07decisions that foster this social

1:28:09infrastructure to care for each other.

1:28:12The work happening around the Great Salt

1:28:14Lake and I've had the great opportunity

1:28:15to be very involved with that in my role

1:28:18with the Jordan River Commission has

1:28:20been a remarkable unifying force across

1:28:22communities, backgrounds, ideologies,

1:28:25and a very diverse political landscape.

1:28:28The Jordan River Parkway has similar.

1:28:30It's

1:28:30>> time

1:28:32it's time. Thank you. Thank you, sir.

1:28:37Uh this uh that was the last commenter.

1:28:42Uh thank you for all of you that

1:28:43participating in the meeting. Um this uh

1:28:46council meeting happens quite often um

1:28:49many Tuesdays. Um the meetings uh start

1:28:52very early uh in the in the afternoon.

1:28:55Uh you know I would recommend you to

1:28:58watch uh the meeting from today. There

1:29:00was a lot of westside updates. Um uh so

1:29:03you know there's a lot of very good

1:29:05information in that meeting that we were

1:29:07briefed earlier today. So thank you for

1:29:09all of those that participated. I would

1:29:11like to um all of us to give a round of

1:29:13applause to the council staff to put

1:29:15this that put this together.

1:29:17[applause]

1:29:21It's uh this is council staff IMS uh

1:29:25security and everybody else that worked

1:29:27uh you know even the the fairgrounds uh

1:29:29everybody uh that make this happen. So

1:29:32um this uh basic this this concludes the

1:29:35city council meeting for on the west

1:29:37side. Uh this council meeting st uh

1:29:40stands adjourned.