City Council

Minutes of the Millcreek City Council January 6, 2022 8:00 a.m. Work Meeting The City Council of Millcreek, Utah, met in a special public work meeting on January 6, 2022 at City Hall, located at 3330 S. 1300 E., Millcreek, UT 84106. PRESENT: Council Members City Staff Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor John Brems, City Attorney Silvia Catten, District 1 (excused from 12:05-12:37pm) Elyse Sullivan, City Recorder Thom DeSirant, District 2 Council-Elect Kurt Hansen, Facilities Director Cheri Jackson, District 3 Mike Winder, Assistant City Manager Bev Uipi, District 4 (present from 8:21-9:50am, excused) Francis Lilly, Planning & Zoning Director Rita Lund, Communications Director John Miller, Public Works Director Laurie Johnson, HR-Finance Director Jim Hardy, Building Services Director Aimee McConkie, City Events Director Attendees: No public attendees. WORK MEETING - 8:00 a.m. TIME COMMENCED - 8:13 a.m. Mayor Silvestrini called the work meeting to order. Mike Winder explained the outline of the meeting. 1. Review City Accomplishments and Lessons Learned from 2021 Council and staff reviewed the following accomplishinents: transitioned a new council member, passed a city hall bond, added open space, reviewed Parley's Canyon mine issues, made progress on Millcreek Common, were transparent, adopted an accessory dwelling unit ordinance, reconstructed a section of 3900 s., repaved Highland Drive, bounced back from 2020 events, gave Unified Police Department a raise, staff got certifications and promotions, adopted a Records Management Plan, adopted the Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan, adopted the Sustainability Action Plan, tried and were successful at ranked choice voting, received over $26 million in grants, improved Mountaire streetscape, got approvals and construction started on City Center projects, and gained an increase in sales tax and fund balance. Council and staff read, "For the Love of Cities, Revisited" before the meeting and watched a TEDx Talk by Peter Kageyama, the author, during the meeting. The group then summarized each of the book chapters and how they applied to Millcreek. The chapters were: Why Loveable Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 6 January 2022 Page 2 of 2 Cities Matter, The Affair and Why it Ended, What is Love, The Continuum of Engagement, What Makes Cities Loveable, Increasing the Love, Love Notes, For the Love of Cities, and Spreading the Love. The group took a break from 11:33-11:53 a.m. 2. Discussion of Ideas and Goals for 2022 Council and staff then answered the question, "What can we do in 2022 so that Millcreek will be even more loved by its residents and visitors?" They briefly discussed the following: using citywide apps, allowing street parties, giving community awards, hosting play streets, allowing utility box art, having public art, incorporating art in city hall, having public murals, creating a public art policy, beautifying the Skyline roundabout, beautifying the 2300 E. roundabout, adding entry markers into the city, adding more poles with banners, creating a "love note" fund and involving staff and the corni'nunity on the expenses, growing the email and social media followings, having neighborhood events, creating attachment through Millcreek Comi'non activities, having 5-year celebrations, creating content for the digital district sign, creating a volunteer database, creating a Millcreek Coinmunity Foundation, hosting an annual co-creator conference, developing a coini'nittee policy, allowing a letter to the editor for the Millcreek News, providing for community sponsorships, connecting to nature through Cainp Tracy and the Jordan River, having school engagement, having a mayor's award for high school students, creating a list of volunteer opportunities for youth, constructing a dog park on 900 E., boosting the Promise Program, looking for more grants, hosting interfaith events, allowing sponsored pavers on Millcreek Coinn'ion, hosting annual pickleball tournaments, and hosting a Christmas/holiday market. APPROVED: ( Mayor Attest: NZ'van, City Recorder