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Minutes of the Millcreek City Council April 12, 2021 5:00 p.m. Work Meeting 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting The City Council of Millcreek, Utah, met in a public work meeting and regular meeting on April 12, 2021 at City Hall, located at 3330 S. 1300 E,., Millcreek, UT 84106. The meeting was conducted electronically per Millcreek State of Local Emergency Directive No. 2 of 2020 and live streamed via the City's website with an option for online public cornrnent. PRESENT: Council Members City Staff Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor John Brems, City Attorney Silvia Catten, District 1 Elyse Sullivan, City Recorder Dwight Marchant, District 2 John Miller, City Engineer (electronic) Cheri Jackson, District 3 Kurt Hansen, Facilities Director Bev Uipi, District 4 Rita Lund, Communications Director (electronic) (arrived at 5:23pm electronically then 7:07pm in person) Francis Lilly, Planning and Zoning Director (electronic) Mike Winder, Assistant City Manager Laurie Johnson, HR-Finance Director (electronic) Blaine Gehring, Legislative Analyst (electronic) Aimee McConkie, City Events Director (electronic) Josie Showalter, Asst. to Economic Dev. Director Attendees: Molly Betebenner (electronic), Becky Stromness (electronic), Lauren Leydsman (electronic), Courtney Bovee (electronic), Nancy Cormack-Hughes, Chief Duane Woolsey (electronic), Peggy McDonough, Ryan Wallace, Garth Wakefield, Shelli Mecham, Michael Herron, Dave Spatafore, Jason Burningham, Dr. Zachary Book, and Ashley Cleveland WORK MEETING - 5:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED: 5:00 p.m. Mayor Silvestrini called the work meeting to order. 1. Legislative Recap; Capstone Strategies, LLC Dave Spatafore said the Legislative session was particularly difficult for local government. He then gave a brief overview of some of the bills. H.B. 82 Single-family Housing Modifications passed, and it dealt with accessory dwelling units. Leadership wanted to pass the bill to assist with affordable housing. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 2 of 11 H.B. 98 Local Governrnent Building Regulation Amendments was passed by the Legislature but vetoed by the Governor for flood plain issues. This bill dealt with private building inspections and plan reviews. S.B. 61 0utdoor Advertisinz Amendments and S.B. 144 Billboard Restrictions Amendments failed. S.B. 61 dealt with billboards converting to digital billboards and S.B. 144 dealt with billboard locations. S.B. 164 Utah Housing Affordability Amendments passed, and it provided more money for affordable housing for preservation and development at the State level. There is also a mediation provision between landlords and tenants. H.B. 244 First Class County Highway Road Funds Amendments passed, and it appropriates a quarter of the quarter sales tax to all the cities in Salt Lake County. Millcreek gets $1 million once and $500,000 a year for 15 years. Spatafore said it cannot replace Class C Road money, it is in addition to it. S.B. 241 Sales Tax Distribution Amendments did not pass, and it dealt with the distribution of the Iocal option sales tax: 50% point of sale and 50% population basis. Spatafore said the Legislative interim meetings would be starting in May. Council Member Marchant asked where the money came from in H.B. 244. Spatafore said the fourth quarter of the local options sales tax dealing with transportation, so Salt Lake County residents pay for it. Mayor Silvestrini thanked the representatives and the lobbyists for keeping Millcreek in the fight. He said the Engineering Department would program where to spend the $500,000 each year. Council Member Catten asked if the vetoed bills would come back. Spatafore said H.B. 98 would come back in the May special session. Mayor Silvestrini pointed out that Millcreek's Building Department was compliant with state building permit deadlines. Spatafore said the interim schedule would be finalized that week. 2. I-80 and I-215 Renewed Salt Lake East Update Courtney Bovee, Horrocks Engineering, introduced Becky Stromness, UDOT, and Molly Betebenner as members of the project team. Becky Stromness said the contractor would be Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction. The project was to replace aging infrastructure, pavement, and bridges on I-80 and I-215 and also rebuild on and off ramps in the project area. The construction crews would keep three lanes of traffic open in each direction during the day with lane closures during the night. Stromness said work would happen on both roads at the same time and the construction would be through the next year. She mentioned that there would not be a batch plant in the project area, the contractor would be using one by the airport. Bovee said the public could stay informed through real-time text alerts and email updates on major milestones, the 24-hour hotline number was 844-909-3278. Mayor Silvestrini asked for the project team to work with the City's Communications Department for public outreach. Council Member Jackson asked about noise reduction. Stromness said the old pavement was in terrible condition and the new pavement should improve that. They found that changing the sound walls there would not improve the noise. Stromness pointed out that the lined texture of the road would be parallel with traffic so that shoufd help to reduce noise. 3. City Hall Programmmg Report and Next Steps; MHTN, Inc. Mfflcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 3 of 11 Mayor Silvestrini said MHTN, Inc. is an architectural firm that the City hired after a competitive bidding process to do prograrnrning on a future city hall. They have assisted staff and Council by evaluating what is needed in a city hall as far as space requirements and location, and they have made recommendations. He introduced Peggy McDonough and Ryan Wallace from MHTN. McDonough said the program was complete and exhaustive on how much space would be needed and in assessing the site. She reviewed the six key project drivers: inviting and welcoming community resource, leverage private partnerships to create a vibrant ground floor, embrace being connected by nature, enhance and support the local arts and business communities, woven into the fabric of Millcreek Common, and enhance police- cornrnunity relationships. Wallace pointed out a diagram of the city hall and Millcreek Common while emphasizing the key drivers with the city hall. He presented the Council with a new city hall timeline which included a nine-month design schedule and construction ending in June 2023. He showed a rough site plan to show how the project would fit with Millcreek Common. McDonough said 40% of the programmed space would be public/shared with the council chambers, community room, and art gallery. She showed a rendering of the different levels of the city hall. Wallace pointed out that design of the city hall had not yet begun. He showed vignettes from each direction of the ground floor. McDonough said the construction costs would be $30,292,500, and with the added soft costs, the total approximate project cost would be $37,865,000. Wallace said the project was unique and aspirational, it included a fault line setback, essential facility with police, high-rise and mixed-use, fire separation, marketplace, and a community room. He said with a nine-month design schedule, it would begin in May and go through to mid-October 2021. Mayor Silvestrini said the process had been ongoing for four months already and there had been conversations with developers on creating a public-private partnership for the parking. He appreciated MHTN's work. 4. Financing Related to Future City Hall Discussion; Jason Burningham, Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc. Mayor Silvestrini said staff had been in touch with Lewis Young Robertson & Burningham, Inc., the City's financial consultants, on how to finance a city hall without a tax increase to Millcreek residents. Jason Burningham said the City issued a sales tax revenue bond back in 2019. The security and bonding capacity that has been evaluated is in the context of sales tax which allows for the city to proceed and consider financing for the city hall project. Millcreek provided a structure for the indenture that allowed for additional issuance of bonds so the additional debt can be issued. The City would be required to maintain a 200% minimum debt service coverage. The indenture allows the City to use the 2019 bonds, aggregated debt, and any new bonds issued provided that the legal requirements are met. He pointed out that the City's sales tax had grown despite the pandemic. To be prudent in financing, the key financial, credit, and structuring factors to consider would be to maintain the City's high bond rating (AA+), the capital improvement project objectives of the City, historically low interest rates and access to capital markets, budgetary flexibility and financial strength to service the proposed bonds, and the need for cost-effective and timely debt structure to raise capital. Burningham recommended that there was adequate capacity up to and including $39 million in bond capacity. Council Member Jackson asked about increased construction costs. Burningham said the cost of capital interest rates compared to the cost of construction inflation was a huge differential. He said the bond would be structured on current interest rates and what felt staff felt comfortable with in terms of bond capacity. Mike Winder said the CM/GC (construction manager/general contractor) process meant locking in costs on Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 4 of 11 subcontractors and materials early on, similar to Millcreek Common. He anticipated the project moving relatively quickly. Burningham said timely execution would be helpful. He noted a 30-year amortization, construction proceeds of $39 million, and an interest cost of 2.8% on the bond. The maximum annual debt would not exceed the $3.7 million range. Mayor Silvestrini said the debt level coverage would preserve the City's good rating, keep costs lower, and leave headroom if the City needed to borrow again. Burningham said the average annual debt service would roughly be $1,937,939. He showed the Council a detailed debt service coverage 30-year amortization chart. The 2021 series bonds would be a level debt service. He said now was the best time to consider acquiring the City's own asset, like a city hall; a long-term asset that will provide community benefit. He said the bonds are callable after ten years. Council Member Marchant asked about the building being included in the security for the bond. Burningham said it was not a lease back structure. The headroom is up to two times where the market would allow to go, but he recommended being above three times. 5. Street Re-Naming Policy Discussion; Rita Lund, Communications Director Mayor Silvestrini said the City had received multiple requests to rename streets. He said doing that costs money and takes a considerable amount of staff time to process. The decision to allow it has resulted in other consequences, so staff would like to set up a procedure and charge a fee for it in the future. He said it was not fair to impose the cost on the taxpayers when it only benefits one street. John Miller said the City's ordinance allows for the renaming of street names. He gave an example that the recently renamed Gunn Avenue to Villa Vista created a situation where there was an emergency service call and the constituent said they lived on Gunn Avenue, though the road had been renamed, so the response time was reduced. Rita Lund said there is a $250 administrative fee from the Salt Lake County Addressing Office, about a $200 cost for the street signs, and staff time to consider. John Brems said he draffed an ordinance that would require 100% of impacted residents' signatures on the petition. The current ordinance only required 70%. There would also be a statement on the petition that the name change could be a pain for residents to update their addresses, a disclosure. Streets should be renamed between intersections so there was not a portion of a street with another name. He also brought up the option of having real names or fake names for streets. The Council agreed with 100% of neighbor approval and the petition disclaimer. Council Member Uipi brought up fundraising ideas for street renaming. She supported John Brem's ordinance draft. Council Member Jackson said the McBride petition (in the regular meeting) would be subject to the old ordinance. Lund pointed out that there would be a separate process for the City changing street names. One process would be ceremonial and approved by the City Council. The other would be a city-initiated change that the City Engineer would approve. The Council gave staff direction to present them with a draft ordinance. 6. Ranked Choice Voting/2021 Elections Discussion Mayor Silvestrini said Council Districts 2 and 4 were up for election in 2021. Elyse Sullivan said Salt Lake County presented Millcreek with an interlocal agreement to provide election services for the municipal election. If the Council decided to have a traditional election, the not to exceed cost that considered a primary and general election would be $37,659 with a candidate declaration period at the begiru'iing of June. If the Council decided to opt into ranked choice voting, the not to exceed cost for the general election would be $24,170 and the candidate declaration period would be in mid-August. In order for the County to use the Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 5 of 11 ranked choice voting software, there would be a $10,000 annual licensing fee that would be divided among the cities that opted into the program. Sullivan pointed out that so far, only one city had opted in, so Millcreek could be looking at a $5,000 licensing fee on top of the estimate. She mentioned that the fees for ranked choice voting could be more than the traditional election costs if there was no primary. Sullivan said the County requested that the interlocal agreement for election services be signed and returned by April 30I'1 and state statute required her to notice the elections by May Is', so the Council needed to make a decision at their next meeting for the elections. She also said that when the pilot program for ranked choice voting was passed through the Legislature, there was $250,000 appropriated for educational purposes. Approximately $50,000 had already been spent in 2019 by two cities, so the remainder could be used for cities who opted into the program in 2021. The Lt. Governor's Office would provide more information to cities after the May I0th opt-in deadline. The Council expressed favor for opting into ranked choice voting. Mayor Silvestrini said the City had been involved in the H.B. 411 Renewable Energy Program process. The governance agreement had been drafted and allowed cities to continue to proceed in the process. A Millcreek constituent expressed favor in Millcreek becoming an anchor city and provided a $25,000 check to Millcreek to pay the fee for becoming an anchor community in the first year. The resident said they may be willing to fundraise for the differential for the subsequent year. The Mayor said that would not bind the Council. The Mayor said that the Finance Director built in $18,000 of taxpayer dollars for the program into the budget for the next fiscal year. He said Millcreek could exit the agreement whenever the Council wanted. Council Member Jackson asked about John Brems doing the bulk of the work on the governance agreement on behalf of Millcreek. Brems pointed out that the amount he is paid by the City does not change, it is a flat rate every month. Council Member Jackson said she did not want to feel obligated to decide based on a resident's financial commitment rather than from the experts' opinion on the program. She appreciated the generosity, however. Council Member Marchant moved to adjourn the work meeting at 6:27 p.m. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED: 7:00 p.m. 1. Welcome, Introduction and Preliminary Matters 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Silvestrini called the meeting to order then led the pledge of allegiance. 1.2 Public Comment Dr. Zachary Book, 4111 Parkview Drive, asked for increased code enforcement with off- leashed dogs, specifically at Oakridge Elementary School. He said he was charged at and threatened by three dogs while on the property with his family. He called dispatch for enforcement on code that requires dogs to be on leash. Dispatch did not send out Animal Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 6 of 11 Services. He recommended increased community outreach in that area, additional signage, and posting animal control officers there with the ability to enforce. Mayor Silvestrini said he would work with him to come up with a plan. Ashley Cleveland, former Millcreek Promise Program Manager, bid the Council farewell since her employment for Millcreek ended on April 2nd. She thanked Council Members Uipi and Jackson, Kurt Hansen, Francis Lilly, and the Mayor for their support. She then provided suggestions for the future of the Promise Program to the Council in the specific track areas: safety, the City is on the on the right track and should talk to families; education, opportunities need to be for out of school time as well; health, provide smaller locations for mental health services; and economic wellbeing, create upward mobility in partnering with financial institutions. She looked forward to seeing the improvements to Sunnyvale Park. Mayor Silvestrini thanked Cleveland for her contribution to the program. The City Recorder read public cornrnents submitted online via the City's website into the record: Michelle Love-Day - "It was wonderful working with Ms. Cleveland. She unified the community and schools of Millcreek. As an educator, I appreciated all that she did for the principals, students, arid families of the commtmity. She will be missed!!" JennicaDavis-Hockett - "ThankyouAshley!It'sbeenanhonortogettoknowyouartd work with you. I've learried so much from you and feel inspired to keep up the good work. Can't wait to see what your next chapter brings. You are a blessing and have made a big impact on Millcreek." Mayor Silvestrini said he had received emailed comments in favor of ranked choice voting. He appreciated the feedback. 1.3 Proclamation for Chnd Abuse Prevention Month Mayor Silvestrini proclaimed the following and gave the proclamation to Shelli Mecham from the Family Support Center: PROCLAAdATION APRIL 2021 CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH WHEREAS, the children ofMillcreek are thefuture of our state's successand investing in their general welfare, safeffl and livelihood are of utmost priority; and WHEREAS, all children deserve to grow up in a safe and nurturing environment to assure they reach their full potential as they grow and develop; and WHEREAS, the protectiori of children and strengthening offamilies is of concern and responsibility of allMillcreek residents becausethe wellness of children affects our lives now and will continue to affect us in thefuture; and WHEREAS, child abuse is a serious problem with 93 confirmed child victims in the city of Millcreek lastfiscal year with each of those casesimpacting an entire family and affecting the community as a whole.' and WHEREAS, child abuse respects no racial, reli8ous, socio-economic or geographic boundaries, and WHEREAS, all residents ofMillcreek should be aware of child abuse and work toward its prevention within their respective neighborhoods and actively encourage and support parents in raising their children in a safe and nurturing environment, and Mnlcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 7 of 11 WHEREAS,preventing child abuse requires each member of the community to be attentive to the problems offamilies around them and commit to do everything they can to help. NOW THEREFORE, the Mayor and City Council ofMillcreek on behalf ofour 60,731 residents, proclaimApril2021 asCHILDABUSEPREVENTIONMONTHandwecallttpon allMillcreekers to renew their commitment to becomeeducated concerning the impact of child abuse and to join in working for its prevention within our city. IN TVITNESSTHEREOF, I have set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of Millcreek this 12th day of April, 2021. 1.4 Resident Petition for Street Name Change from 3835 South to McBride Drive Nancy Cormack-Hughes read the letter she presented to the Millcreek Community Council (see attached). Council Member Uipi said staff would continue to work through the process of the name change. She said the McBrides were a staple in the community. 2. Planning Matters 2.1 First Reading: a. ZT-21-001, Amendments to the Millcreek Historic Preservation Ordinance; Blaine Gehring, Legislative Analyst Blaine Gehring said the ordinance had not changed in text since it was last presented to the Council. He highlighted that in order for Millcreek to participate in certain programs, the City must pass an ordinance and organize a historic preservation commission. He said all four community councils and the Planning Commission had recommended approval of the amendments to the historic preservation ordinance. 3. Financial Matters 3.1 Public Hearing on Consideration of a Monetary Contribution Not to Exceed $10,000 to the Utah Rivers Council for the Rain Barrel Program Mayor Silvestrini said in the past, Millcreek has funded $5,000 to this program to subsidize rain barrels for Millcreek residents. There was enough in budget to put another $5,000 toward it. The program helps conserve water for landscaping and assists the City in managing stormwater. He said there was a demand by residents for extra barrels. A study was conducted for the appropriation and it concluded that the contribution fit within the scope of serving in the general welfare of Millcreek residents. Council Member Uipi moved to open the public hearing. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. There were no comments. Council Member Uipi moved to close the public hearing. Council Member Catten seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 3.2 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 21-13, Approving a Monetary Contribution of Not to Exceed $10,000 to the Utah Rivers Council for the Rain Barrel Program Council Member Jackson said residents could sign up for rain barrels via the City's website and the Utah Rivers Council's website. Millcreek City Councii Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 8 of 11 Council Member Jackson moved to adopt Ordinance 21-13, Approving a Monetary Contribution of Not to Exceed $10,000 to the Utah Rivers Council for the Rain Barrel Program. Council Member Uipi seconded. The Recorder called for the vote. All Councn Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 3.3 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 21-06, Acknowledging Receipt of the Tentative Budget on April 12, 2021; and Tentatively Adopting the Tentative Budget Pursuant to the Requirements of Utah Code Ann. § 10-6-111 for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2021, and Ending June 30, 2022 Mayor Silvestrini said staff had worked on a proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The budget would first be tentatively adopted, at the next meeting there would be a public hearing on the tentative budget, then the budget would be finally adopted. He said the revenue was healthy which enabled the City to increase the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) fund and Fund Balance. He reported that there was no need to have a property tax increase to pay for police services. Laurie Johnson said the revenues were strong. The property tax number would change when the County gave new growth figures. She said she reduced the projected revenue for business licenses and building permits. She wanted to budget revenues conservatively. The City was finishing a building permit fee study, so the fees may change. She decreased interest earnings. Johnson said when the City receives the property tax revenues, it is maintained for the Unified Police Department (UPD) contract. If there is no new growth, the use of Fund Balance projected the worst- case scenario as it would be used to pay the UPD contract. For the expenses, Johnson said there they City employed 43 fulltime employees, and the City was in the process of hiring one more. The personnel expenses included a l.5o/o cost of living adjustment, 2.5% merit increase, 5.9% increase in medical insurance expenses, and O.5% increase in dental insurance expenses. She said the tentative budget included the anchor community allotment for the Community Renewable Energy Program. She then reviewed the department expense budgets, most of which had minor adjustments to accornrnodate for the persoru'iel expense increases. The Public Safety budget included a 5.26% increase for UPD contract. A new "Events/Millcreek Common" budget would be created. The City Manager budget would be renamed to "City Management" and the Legislative Policy budget would be renamed to "Facilities Administration." The tentative budget expenses totaled $27,611,573, a 13.24% decrease from the current fiscal year. Johnson then reported the Fund Balance projection at about 28%. Mayor Silvestrini said there used to be a limit of 25% for Fund Balance (rainy day fund), but it is now 35%. Johnson reviewed the CIP revenue budget which included a $1.9 million transfer from Fund Balance. The Storm Water revenue budget would be kept level, there was no change from the estimated revenue from the current fiscal year. She said the Storm Water Fund had its own Fund Balance separate from the General Fund Fund Balance. She then reviewed the upcoming budget meeting calendar. Council Member Catten moved to acknowledge receipt of the Tentative Budget and tentatively adopt the Tentative Budget pursuant to requirements. Council Member Uipi seconded. Mayor Silvestrini described upcoming projects. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 9 of 11 3.4 Fiscal Year 2020-21 3rd Quarterly Report; Laurie Johnson, HR-Finance Director Laurie Johnson said 75% of the budget year had passed and 87.62% of General Fund revenues had been received. This amount was higher than would be expected at the time in the budget cycle and it was due to receipt of CARES Act funds and property tax revenues. She reported that 42.63% of the General Fund budget had been expended. This amount is lower than would be expected due to transfers to CIP and Fund Balance would not be completed until the end of the fiscal year. She said the revenues looked good. The property tax revenues should go up. Most of the department budgets were within the expected parameters for expenditures. The Economic Development budget seemed low due to the expenditure of all "Retail Promotion" funds. She said the department directors work hard on maintaining budgets. The CIP Fund had received grant funds and most of the money would be spent in the fourth quarter. She said CIP funds roll over from year to year with projects. In the Storm Water Fund, fees have not been coming in as high as expected. She said the City was better than where it needed to be. Council Member Uipi moved to recess the City Council meeting at 8:00 p.m. Council Member Catten seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. The Council reconvened at 8:19 p.m. 4. Business Matters 4.1 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 21-14, Adopting the Community Reinvestment Project Area Plan for the MedTech Community Reinvestment Project Area Council Member Uipi moved to approve item 4.1, Ordinance 21-14. Council Member Catten seconded. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.2 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 21-05, Approving an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with the Mfflcreek Community Reinvestment Agency for the MedTech Community Reinvestment Project Area Council Member Catten moved to approve Resolution 21-05, Approving an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement with the Millcreek CRA for the MedTech Community Reinvestment Project Area. Council Member Uipi seconded. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.3 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 21-15, Amending Title 14 Chapter 12 Section 130 of the Millcreek Code of Ordinances Entitled Private Roadways to Provide a Minimum Width of Twenty-Five Feet Francis Lilly said the Transportation Master Plan showed private roadway widths of 25 feet, so this ordinance would update the code to match. He said after several years of observations, a 25-foot roadway was most appropriate for fire and street activity. Chief Woolsey, not speaking on behalf of Unified Fire Authority (UFA), said a larger setback makes firefighters' jobs more efficient. Lilly pointed out that home deliveries by large Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 10 of 11 trucks would be better accommodated too. Council Member Marchant asked if the community councils and Planning Commission recommended approval. Lilly pointed out that Title 14 was not subject to land use approvals by those bodies. He said they were enthusiastic, however, for wider roadways when reviewing multi-family projects. Council Member Uipi moved to approve item 4.3, Ordinance 21-15. Council Member Jackson seconded. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Reports 5.1 Mayor's Report Mayor Silvestrini said the City Council would revisit the 100 Communities for the Renewable Energy Program at the next meeting. He said the Salt Lake County Council allowed the mandatory mask mandate to expire (relating to the pandemic) and Millcreek would follow the County's lead. He encouraged Millcreek residents to follow business's requirements on the issue and to wear masks at City Hall until staff has had the oppormnity to be vaccinated. 5.2 City Council Member Reports Council Member Uipi said she attended community council meetings in April and had upcoming various meetings/conferences that she would be attending. Council Member Jackson said she spoke to a representative with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on the use of the parking lot near the to-be pickleball courts at Canyon Rim Park. They had expressed concern about noise. Council Member Marchant said he attended a ribbon cutting of a new business, Millcreek Nutrition. Council Member Catten said she wanted city staff to help with the Jordan River. She also said there was a fox population at Big Cottonwood Park, and she felt there needed to be signage, so residents do not feed them. 5.3 Staff Reports Rita Lund said Millcreek was awarded as a Healthy Utah Community and would be recognized at the Utah League of Cities and Towns Conference. John Miller said the Salt Lake City Transportation Advisory Cornrnittee awarded three grants to Millcreek who co-sponsored with Holladay on two of them. Francis Lilly said the Cottonwood on Richmond project had some minor changes. There was a plaza on east end of the site in the 2018 development agreement. Due to a legal dispute over access between the Cottonwood site and Adib's Rug Gallery, Cottonwood had to redesign the project to allow for a potential underground parking lot for the rug gallery, therefore changing the plaza. The City Center Master Plan contemplated a pedestrian path between Villa Vista and Miller Avenue and the development agreement called out a mid-block plaza. He then showed the adjusted rendering of the plaza. Mike Winder said staff interpreted the new rendering to fit within the development agreement language. Mayor Silvestrini recommended the Council approve an amendment to the development agreement. 6. Consent Agenda 6.1 Approval of March 22, 2021 Work Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 12 April 2021 Page 11 of 11 Council Member Uipi moved to approve item 6.1. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 7. New Items for Subsequent Consideration There were none. 8. Calendar of Upcoming Events a Plaru'iing Commission Mtg., 4/21/21, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall a City Council Mtg., 4/26/21, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall Mayor Silvestrini announced that the City Council would have a special joint work meeting with the Planning Cornrnission on April 15f'l to discuss accessory dwelling units. ADJOURNED: Council Member Uipi moved to adjourn the meeting at 8:59 p.m. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Snvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanitnously. APPROVED: (al Date z,{-2J-'Loll Jeff 8ilvestrini, Mayor Attest: Ely'mty Recorder  The Rev. Nancy J. Cormack-Hughes 3794 S 2940 E Millcreek, UT 84109 April 12, 2021 City Hall of Millcreek 3330 S 1300 E Millcreek, UT 84106 Dear Mr. Mayor and the Millcreek City Council, We moved to our home on "2940 East" in December 2004. Within a day or two of moving in, we had a snowy night, and as our family was eating breakfast, we heard a loud hum of machine out back. Upon looking out the window, we saw our new neighbor, Bob, snow-blowing our driveway; Bob was then 82 years old. My husband went outside to let this kind senior citizen know that this was not necessary-we can shovel our own driveway. Bob promptly replied, (to the best of my memory) 'Tve been clearing this driveway (and the surrounding driveways) for forty-years, and I'm not about to stop now." And that is how we met Bob McBride. And soon, Audrey McBride as well. As tlie years went on, we quickly learned tliat Bob was the heartbeat of the street. It was Bob who welcomed new neiglibors, and discriminated against no one. Regardless of religious preference, ethnicity, sexual orientation, political party, Bob welcomed all (and snow-blew their driveways). Bob was always up for a conversation at the fence, with LIS, or anyone. He knew the postal carrier by name, and invited her to Christinas dinner. Audrey too, even in with her declining memory and constant pain, always welcomed a neighbor or a stranger. Having moved to their home in 1964, they knew the history of tlie street. Bob told stories of when there were forty children living on the loop; and he could tell anyone the story of their house-who had lived tliere and when. Bob was a natural builder and fixer. His garage was full of tools, and he always had a woodworking project-usually something for his family or for a neighbor. Whenever anyone needed a tool, or something repaired in tlieir house, Bob was the one to call. We learned tliat Bob was an Air Force veteran of World War II, serving as a flight test mechanic in England, preparing and repairing bomber and fighter planes of the Allied forces. He later served in Nevada during the Korean War as well. Bob and Audrey both died in 2020, six weeks apart, at 97 and 94, respectively. While Audrey was ailing (over a year ago), the idea of renaming our street to McBride Drive came into my mind. I had always wished there was a name to our street, and wondered if maybe we could change it. I inquired at the City of Millcreek, and learned it was possible, and was given the designated process for doing so. But I had to ask Bob. He paused, said tliat it was not necessary and not deserved. Finally he agreed, that would be nice. So I began the process per tlie City's instructions, and began the petition as well as researching any ramifications of a street name change. One long-term neighbor wrote, 'Tve always felt like the forgotten step-child because we didn't have a street name like all tl'iose streets above us. Love the McBrides, love this initiative." Another newer neighbor wrote, "We love this idea! Thanks for coming ris with such a creative way to honor the McBrides." Yet another neighbor suggested when the street name happens, we need to have block party (socially distanced, of course), to celebrate our new address. Bob and Audrey McBride would have called themselves regular people, and they would wholelieartedly deny tliat tliey need to be honored. And there are other stellar folks on our street-some who have also been residents for decades. But the timing, the initiative, and tlie death of tlie McBrides has created this successful petition to rename our street, "McBride Drive." I respectfully request that tlie City of Millcreek, approve this request. Sincerely, &V t7 6orma4-%/=m Nancy J. Cormack-Hughes