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Minutes of the Millcreek City Council March 14, 2022 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 March 14, 2022 at City Hall, located at 3330 S. 1300 E., Millcreek, UT 84106. The meeting was live streamed via the City's website with an option for online public coininent. PRESENT: CouncilMembers CityStaff Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor John Brems, City Attorney Silvia Catten, District 1 (excused) Elyse Sullivan, City Recorder Thotn DeSirant, District 2 (arrived at 5:l6pm, electronic) Cheri Jackson, District 3 Laurie Johnson, HR-Finance Director Bev Uipi, District 4 Francis Lilly, Planning & Zoning Director Rita Lund, Communications Director Mike Winder, City Manager John Miller, Public Works Director Kurt Hansen, Facilities Director Alexander Wendt, Business License Administrator Attendees: Sim Gill, Ralph Chamness, Marc Mathis, Richard Mauro, Rick Hansen, Ashley Spatafore, Mike May, Wes Heaps, Traci Myers, David Pendergast, Dave Spatafore, William Bustos, Chief Steve DeBry, Chief Duane Woolsey WORK MEETING - 5:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED - 5:02 p.m. Mayor Silvestrini called tlie work meeting to order. He excused Council Member Catten from the meeting. 1. Mfflcreek Prosecutors Presentation; Sim Gill, Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill introduced Ralph Chamness and Marc Mathis from his office. He reviewed the mission and program of the District Attorney's Office. The mission is, "The Attorneys, Paralegals, and Legal Secretaries in the Criminal Division are cornrnitted to providing justice for victims and witnesses of crime in the most professional, respectful and compassionate manner while ensuring that offenders are prosecuted to the full extent of the law." The program is, "The Misdemeanor Team is charged with prosecuting adult misdemeanors committed for the City of Millcreek. Misdemeanor prosecutors face the challenge of prosecuting a wide variety of cases, from traffic cases and DUIs to assaults and retail thefts." They serve two jurisdictions, the Municipal Services District (MSD) and Millcreek. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 2 of 9 He presented the FY 2023 budget, which totaled $462,000. Millcreek's portion of that budget would be $200,000. This represented a 10% decrease from FY 2022. Since Millcreek began contracting with their office in 2017, they have underbilled. They do not make money but try to break even. He showed the cost allocation breakdown by percentage for the Municipal Services District based on population. He said of all the fines and fees collected by the Salt Lake County Justice Court, 50oA could be attributed to the work of the District Attorney's Office. John Brems asked about prosecution of business license violations. Gill said the challenge was that prosecutors followed the law and relied on code enforcement officers to provide the burden of proof. He felt there may be a criteria miscommunication. Mayor Silvestrini asked Gill to work with Millcreek staff. Gill said he would help to establish criteria. John Brems noted that Millcreek did not issue citations. He requested that the District Attorney's Office visit with the Millcreek Business License Administrator 2. Mfflcreek Indigent Defense Presentation; Richard Mauro, Executive Director of Salt Lake Legal Defender Association Richard Mauro said his office had provided the defense services in the Salt Lake County Justice Court for over 30 years. They serve two jurisdictions, the MSD and Millcreek. They had 478 new cases in 2021, which was a 43% increase over 2020. The reasons for the caseload increase were because there were reduced filings in 2020 because of the pandemic, Web Ex had expanded the scope of participation, there was greater attorney availability, and there were more cases that merited appointment of counsel. He broke down the type of cases with 130 assault, 56 DUI, 52 theft, 46 criminal mischief, 35 drug, and 15 interfering with a police officer. Council Member Jackson asked if those case numbers were Millcreek specific. Mauro said it was a 60-40 split, with Millcreek at 40%. Council Member Jackson asked if they were Millcreek residents committing crimes elsewhere or crimes that were committed in Millcreek. Mauro said crimes that were committed in Millcreek. He said other services the office provides are investigations, a social services professional funded by the JAG Grant, the Salt Lake County Criminal Justice Advisory Council High Utilizer Project, and the Jail Release Planner Program. He noted that they were not seeking a budget increase for the coming fiscal year, it would remain at $112,558. Mayor Silvestrini acknowledged the county legal offices competing with the private market. He asked how they were managing that. Mauro said the County Council authorized raises to retain employees. Gill anticipated market stabilization in the next 12-36 months. He noted that this year was the lowest number of first year applicants to law school since 1974. There was an 18,000 national attorney shortage last year. Council Member Uipi asked about needing more staff in the next year for the Jail Release Program. Mauro was not yet sure. Gill said they had a program so that low-level offenders' cases did not enter the criminal justice system while still being held accountable for crimes. It addressed the cornrnunity's concern without passing the cost of prosecution on. Mayor Silvestrini thanked Mauro and Gill for their treatment programs. Mfflcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 3 of 9 Council Member DeSirant moved to reorder the agenda for item 3 to be at the end of other business. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4. FY 2022-23 General Fund Budget Parameters Discussion; Laurie Johnson, HR-Finance Director Mayor Silvestrini said staff started discussions on the budget. There would be challenges with respect to funding the Unified Police Department (UPD) contract. During the year, an increase had been funded with saved Fund Balance, but it was nearly exhausted. The Council would need to find other funding sources for the coming fiscal year. Millcreek had not yet been given budget numbers from UPD, but the Mayor anticipated at least a million dollar increase in contract costs. Laurie Johnson provided the Council with a News Release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and presented a graph of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) change from January 2019 to January 2022. Over the last 12 months, the CPI-U rose 7.7%. This was the largest over the year increase for the West Region since June 1982. She noted the numbers increased O.8% in February. Johnson proposed a 7% cost of living adjustment (COLA) for city employees which totaled an additional $245,000. She noted that every percentage change from that number would be $35,000. She also proposed a 2% merit increase for employees. She gave preliminary data on other neighboring cities, and they were all considering a similarly large increase. Mayor Silvestrini said the city needed to be competitive to retain and attract employees. Johnson had never seen the labor market this tough. She said she follows the data. Council Member Uipi asked about the merit percentage increase being raised and the COLA dropped. Johnson did not recoinmend it for the coming year and noted that most employees usually received the full merit. Mike Winder said every industry felt the labor shortage and he felt the proposed percentages were prudent. Council Member DeSirant agreed with the proposal. Johnson reviewed the proposed benefit adjustments with a 6.8% increase in medical benefits, 1% decrease in dental benefits, 0.5% decrease in retirement, and she proposed a new short- term disability benefit which would cost $6.10 per employee per pay period. Council Member Uipi asked if the short-term disability would be offered at hire date. Johnson said yes. Council Member Jackson asked how long the short-teri'n disability was. Johnson said the start of it depended on the disability and there would be a limitation on the number of weeks provided. She would present more data at the next meeting for the budget amendment. Johnson provided a staffing review. There were 45 current employees which did not account for unfilled positions. Six new positions were added in the current fiscal year and there would be more in the next fiscal year. Johnson said the city was able to use the UPD fund balance to cover the cost of the contract increase for the current fiscal year, but a property tax was necessary to continue to pay for the contract. She presented two five-year options for Millcreek property tax increases. The first option is year by year. The first property tax increase would be 2.6%, however the following years would be a 12.64% increase, 4.97% increase, then a 2.93% increase. The second option was a uniform increase each year of 5.96%. Council Member Jackson acknowledged that property taxes were solely dedicated to pay for police but asked if payment could be supplemented with sales tax. Johnson said if the Council went down that path, they would Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 4 of 9 regret it because they would not be able come out of it. Winder said economists cautioned using sales tax money because the current times were not going to be constant with various stimulus funds. Johnson acknowledged the fragility of the economy. Mayor Silvestrini said a larger property tax increase would be harder for residents. Council Member Uipi preferred the second option. Johnson also noted that the city's bonds were backed by sales tax and the city's bond rating was high because the property tax for law enforcement payment was kept separate. Mayor Silvestrini said the increase may be easier for residents to accept if it is only for fair law enforcement compensation. The city could also consider cutting back law enforcement services. Johnson reviewed the Community Renewable Energy Act membership level fees to the same as the current fiscal year and the $60,000 per year current contract for Washington, DC lobbyists. She noted that she would add a $25,000 community investment fund for the Council to spend as they saw fit. Mayor Silvestrini noted the good services being received by the DC lobbyists. Jomson reviewed the service contmct prices: Salt Lake County Justice Court at $215,000, the Salt Lake County Prosecutorial Services Contract at $200,000, the Salt Lake County Indigent Defense Contract at $112,558, the Salt Lake County Animal Services contract would increase 4.5%, and the Salt Lake County Public Works would increase by $125,000. There would not be any election or fleet expenses. The proposed budget would provide a projected $10,520,308 (32.96o/o) fund balance. Johnson noted that unused FY2021- 22 fund would be transferred to the Capital Improvement Fund to be used to pay increased costs of current projects and information would be updated as it was received. The Storm Water Fund revenue was projected to be at $3,000,000 with no additional vehicles. A line- item budget would be presented at the April 1 Ith meeting. Mayor Silvestrini recommended being conservative with new projects to be able fund current projects since costs were going up. 5. FY 2022-23 Storm Water Fund Preliminary Budget Discussion Laurie Johnson, HR- Finance Director There was not a separate presentation. 3. Legislative Recap; Capstone Strategies Ashley and Dave Spatafore reviewed bills from the 2022 Utah Legislative Session. H.B. 440 Homeless Services Amendments - The bill created a homelessness mitigation fund. Ashley Spatafore said any city that does not have a homeless shelter pays into that fund which helps to mitigate costs in cities where there are shelters. The State also appropriated $5 million, totaling $10.7 million in the fund. The other part of the bill deals with how Salt Lake County deals with overflow temporary shelters. Every year the Conference of Mayors must come up with temporary shelter locations otherwise the State will do it. The current shelters will flex. Mayor Silvestrini said they negotiated some semblance of local control. If the overflow is well managed, then it will not be a problem for that city. Council Member Jackson asked what happened if a facility was identified. Mayor Silvestrini said the payment and maintenance of it would be taken care of by the State but other service cost increases, like law enforcement, would be borne by the city. A city could not be forced to have a temporary shelter more than once every four years.  Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 5 of 9 H.B. 462 Utah Housinz Affordability Amendments (more commonly known as S.B. 34+) - The bill discusses how cities were going to accomplish goals from their moderate-income housing plan. There is a requirement for accessory dwelling units to be licensed. If a city does more, they could be prioritized for more transportation funding. Mayor Silvestrini said transportation funding could be withheld if cities were not checking boxes and making measured progress on their plans. Council Member Jackson asked if the bill was retroactive. Mayor Silvestrini said no, but Millcreek was ahead of other jurisdictions. Millcreek was the poster child for doing things right. The short-term rental enforcement bills did not progress, but they will be a big topic of discussion during the interim session. Mayor Silvestrini said cities could not use the internet to solely enforce short-term rentals. The short-term rentals were sucking rental units from the long-term rental market. H.B. 85 Eminent Domain Amendments - The bill takes away local authority for eminent domain use for parks. The bill did not pass. H.B. 95 Landscaping Requirements - The bill prohibits governments requiring a certain amount of lawn or turf. This bill did not pass. H.B. 282 Water Wise Landscaping Amendments - The bill says that a city cannot prohibit waterwise landscaping. H.B. 151 Retail Facility Incentive Payments Amendments - The bill originally said a city or redevelopment agency could not offer incentives for retail but what passed was that they can still use incentives for retail under certain conditions. Mayor Silvestrini said there are concerns about a food desert in west Millcreek and incentives may be required to get a grocery store there. Mayor Silvestrini said he thinks they steered legislators away from some unintended consequences. H.B. 399 Government Record Amendments - The bill protects Garrity statements from records requests. Ashley Spatafore said they worked on appropriations requests for Millcreek to finance the Jordan River trail extension which did not get funded. Winder said a bill provided an ongoing funding stream to an aviary in the Jordan River district which frees up funding for other river projects. Mayor Silvestrini said there would be a competitive grant process that Millcreek could apply for to get the remaining funding. Ashley Spatafore said 513 bills passed during the session and that Mayor Silvestrini showed great leadership in the Legislature. Council Member Uipi echoed the sentiments. Mayor Silvestrini said the relationships formed were invaluable to Millcreek's progress. 6. Staff Reports There were none. 7. Discussion of Agenda Items, Correspondence, and/or Future Agenda Items There was none. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 6 of 9 Council Member Jackson moved to adjourn the work meeting at 6:41 p.m. Council Member Uipi seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED: 7:02 p.m. 1. Welcome, Introduction and Preliminary Matters 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Silvestrini called the meeting to order and led the pledge of allegiance. He noted that Council Member DeSirant was participating electronically, and Council Member Catten was excused. 1.2 Public Comment There was no cominent. 2. Planning Matters 2.I Potential Rezone and Code Text Amendment to Expand Storage Facility at 3211 S. Highland Drive; Brad Sanderson, Current Planning Manager/Francis Lilly, Planning Director Mayor Silvestrini said this was a request from an applicant seeking Council direction. Brad Sanderson said there was no action to take yet, but the intent was for future development. The code text chaiige needed to consider how to buffer existing residential properties from commercial ones. Mayor Silvestrini said the proposal was spot zoning. Sanderson said he did not know how the code change would impact every property, but it would be spot zoning for this area. William Bustos, 3211 S. Highland Drive, said he acquired property to the east of the property that could not be seen from the street. He said he contacted neighboring properties that would be impacted. He had pride in ownership. Mayor Silvestrini asked who the affected property owners were. Bustos said the properties to the northeast and to the south. He did not want to be a disruption. He felt the property was not being used and this would give it purpose and benefit the community. Mayor Silvestrini thanked Bustos for cleaning up the front of his developed property. Council Member Jackson noted that Bustos had proposed to her the new property as a turn-around or RV storage but had changed the proposal to additional storage units. Bustos said the proposal evolved when he discovered the cost of asphalt. Council Member Jackson asked what plan was discussed with the neighbors. Bustos said self-storage that would mirror what was on the property. Council Member DeSirant asked if emails received from residents were read out loud. They had not been. Mayor Silvestrini asked for public comment. Council Member Jackson read emails from Wes Heaps and Michael May (see attached). Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 7 of 9 Bustos said he had spoken to neighbors and asked his contractor to adjust the lighting. He invited the neighbors to call him. Wes Heaps, 3213 S. Orchard Street, reemphasized the light issue. He noted that there was no shortage of storage units in the valley. He did not want to set a precedence for commercial encroaching on residential. Traci Myers, 3248 S. Orchard Street, said William Bustos had been a good neighbor. She did not object to the use of property for business uses. She had concerns for fencing, lighting, and hours of operation. She wanted to keep the neighborhood nice. David Pendergast, 3236 S. Orchard Street, said he offered Bustos the property to purchase. Trees were encroaching on Busto's fence, and he could not maintain the property anymore. He said Bustos had been good to work with. He was not bothered by the lighting. Mayor Silvestrini said this application would require a text amendment to the code and a rezone for the property. There is a public process for those applications. The applications go to the community councils and the Planning Commission and people could provide input at those meetings. Then the applications go to the City Council for adoption. He said there might be a way to refine the proposal to work for everyone and the provided input along the way would assist in that process to mitigate potential impacts. He said the Council did not want to do things to devalue residential property and wanted to make sure concerns were addressed. Council Member Jackson agreed and did not want to set precedence for other storage unit facilities expanding. Council Member DeSirant was not in favor of the proposal but wanted to get input through the regular process. Council Member Uipi also wanted the regular process to move forward. Heaps noted that the ground on that property was clay and did not absorb water. Mayor Silvestrini said the plans would be reviewed by staff and the water concerns would be addressed. Francis Lilly said code required a neighborhood meeting, so he suggested that be the starting place for the public's feedback. He suggested the meeting be on site and that Bustos review the General Plan in the meantime. He noted that two-thirds of Bustos' property was in the City Center Overlay Zone. Mayor Silvestrini said the Council was giving staff direction for an application to move forward accomplishing the goals of the neighbors and Bustos. He felt the application could be refined through the process. 3. Financial Matters 3.1 Public Hearing to Consider an Appropriation of up to $3,000 to the International Rescue Committee Mayor Silvestrini said the International Rescue Committee assists refugees. The request through the Promise Program would be to improve two coinmunity gardens, one at Suni'iyvale Park to build a shed to store tools and one in Canyon Rim Garden to build garden beds. Winder added that some of the money for the appropriation was raised during the Canyon Rim community service project and there were designated American Rescue Plan Act funds from the Promise Program. Mayor Silvestrini said the city commissioned a study for the appropriation and the purpose for it was consistent with Millcreek City Council IVIeeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 8 of 9 assisting in the general welfare of residents. Council Member Jackson asked about tl'ie new shed getting broken into at Sunnyvale Park. Winder said things were currently walking off so a shed would help prevent that. Council Member Jackson moved to open the public hearing. Council Member Uipi 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 Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 3.2 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 22-10, Approving a Monetary Contribution of up to $3,000 to the International Rescue Committee Council Member Jackson moved to approve Ordinance 22-10, Approving a Monetary Contribution of up to $3,000 to the International Rescue Committee. Council Member Uipi seconded. Mayor Silvestrini acknowledged gardens as being something that residents had expressed interest in. The refiigees had taken advantage of the gardens at Sunnyvale Park. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Business Matters 4.1 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 22-07, Approving an Agreement with Project Engineering Consultants LTD. with Respect to Concept and Construction Documents for Canyon Rim Park Improvements John Miller said the resolution was related to the pickleball courts. There had been two prior council discussions which led to an increased cost, choosing the 10-court option and the associated design and landscaping scope expansion. Council Member Jackson moved to adopt Resolution 22-07, Approving an Agreement with Project Engineering Consultants LTD. with Respect to Concept and Construction Documents for Canyon Rim Park Improvements. Council Member Uipi seconded. Mayor Silvestrini asked if there was budget for it. Miller said yes, though these were design costs, not construction costs. The Recorder caned for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member Jackson said Millcreek received a grant to replace playground equipment on the east side of Canyon Rim Park prior to the pandemic and those funds had been put on hold but Millcreek now had access to it. She presented the Council with a playground proposal with an expanded swing area. The city's match for the grant would b e $66,953 and the added swing area expense would be $14,933. The Council supported the additional expense for swings to replace the existing swings. 5. Reports 5.1 Mayor's Report Mfflcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 14 March 2022 Page 9 of 9 Mayor Silvestrini noted a robust response for the council redistricting map proposals. He received coinrnents inquiring about disclosure of political party information, demographics, or race. He said that information was not available to the Council and would not be used in setting boundaries. The boundaries are set by logically with guidelines established by the Independent Redistricting Commission. He requested input from the public via the city's website. He announced that the city hall groundbreaking would be on March 1 7f'l at 4:00 p.m. 5.2 City Council Member Reports There were none. 5.3 Staff Reports Rita Lund said the rain barrel program would be posted online in the next week. 6. Consent Agenda 6.1 Approval of February 14, 2022 Work Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes 6.2 Approval of February 28, 2022 Work Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes Council Member Uipi moved to approve items 6.1 and 6.2. 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 * Planning Coinmission Mtg., 3/16/22, 5:00 p.m. * City Council Mtg., 3/28/22, 7:00 p.m. 9. Closed Session Council Member Jackson moved to go into a closed session per Utah Code 52-4-205(d) strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property at 8:01 p.m. Council Member Uipi seconded. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member Jackson moved to go back into the public meeting at 8:45 p.m. Council Member Uipi seconded. The Recorder called for the vote. All Council Members voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 'J-,!-2g,72, Attest: From: Cheri Jackson To: Elyse Sullivan; WM BUSTOS Subject: Fw: Regarding proposed expansion of storage unit facility on Highland Dr into residential area Date: Monday, March 14, 2022 7:21:07 PM Attachments: 375.pdf Outlook-1jytvgpz.png Cheri Jackson Millcreek City Council District 3 801.214.2703 cjackson@millcreek.us From: Wes Heaps < > Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2022 2:02 PM To: Jeff Silvestrini <jsilvestrini@millcreek.us>; Cheri Jackson <cjackson@millcreek.us> Subject: Regarding proposed expansion of storage unit facility on Highland Dr into residential area Dear Mayor and City Councilman Jackson, As a new owner on S. Orchard Street, I highly oppose the attached proposal to expand the storage facility that Mr. Bustos is proposing. This area is zoned residential, and allowing a business owner to buy off pieces of people’s backyards and re-zone so they can expand their businesses sets an undesirable precedent for the neighborhood I just purchased my house in. If Mr. Bustos contends that he’s talked to the neighborhood, he hasn’t. And I, as a new home owner on S. Orchard St. am opposed to this. Can he just buy off little pieces of land and expand to more storage units like a cancer? And wasn’t one of the main concerns for this area expressed in many city council meetings by multiple residents that there be no more storage units and storage facilities? Having chatted with several of my neighbors, Mr. Bustos has flat out ignored many complaints about his facility already. His lights shine into people’s back windows at night, for example. He’s promised to fix the issues but hasn’t. He’s flat out misrepresented the use of land he purchased to his direct neighbors, saying he wasn’t going to expand his facility: but here is is proposing to do exactly that. All in all, I highly encourage the city council to reject such a proposal. Expanding this facility further does not make Orchard Street and Woodland Avenue a more desirable place to live. It doesn’t make this area a better city center, and it sends the message that it’s allowable for storage units to simply expand non-stop into residential areas by a process of hack-and-grab property sub-division— lowering the value and desirability of places like my own home. Thank you for consideration in rejecting the attached proposal . Sincerely, Wes Heaps 3213 S. Orchard St #B, Millcreek, UT 84106 Sent from my iPhone From: Cheri Jackson To: Elyse Sullivan; WM BUSTOS Subject: Fw: Item 2.1, 3211 Highland Drive proposal Date: Monday, March 14, 2022 7:20:31 PM Attachments: image 50587137.JPG image 50383873.JPG Outlook-3eano0ui.png Cheri Jackson Millcreek City Council District 3 801.214.2703 cjackson@millcreek.us From: Michael May < > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 1:04 AM To: Cheri Jackson <cjackson@millcreek.us> Subject: Item 2.1, 3211 Highland Drive proposal Hello Cheri, I am writing to you in regards to the proposal submitted by William Bustos about expanding the Storage House storage units that will be discussed in the meeting today. My property is one lot south east and shares one corner with Mr. Bustos’ storage units. I would like to give some perspective as a neighbor of this property and share my concerns with you about rezoning and allowing development. Quick history… Mr. Bustos purchased these storage units about a year and a half ago and soon after convinced my neighbor, two houses to the north, to subdivid and sell him the back half of their property so he could use this land for a turn around. This was not a vacant property as his proposal states, but that’s not the issue. His proposal indicates that he has “sought and received input from potentially affected owners and residents of the nearby residential properties” but this is the first I have heard about rezoning and expanding and more importantly, the first my direct neighbor to the north, Traci Myers, has heard about this (she shares two property lines directly east of these storage units). Mr. Bustos has been trying to purchase Traci’s property as well and has always told us both that he only wants the property as a turn around. He even talked to us about adding trees to help with aesthetics. It’s possible he has talked with other neighbors but it seems we would fall into the catagory of “potentially affected owners and nearby residential properties”. Some concerns: 1. Mr. Bustos states that he will have shielded lighting in the proposal but all the shielded lights that were on the storage units when he purchased them were replaced with very bright, unshielded LED lights. I have asked Mr. Bustos twice directly for these lights to be shielded