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Minutes of the Millcreek City Council March 24, 2025 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 24, 2025, at City Hall, located at 1330 E. Chambers Avenue, Millcreek, UT 84106. The meeting was recorded for the City's website and had an option for online public coinment. PRESENT: Council Members City Staff Jeff Silvestrini, Mayor Mike Winder, City Manager Silvia Catten, District 1 (arrived at 5:50 p.m.) Alex Wendt, Deputy Recorder Thom DeSirant, District 2 Francis Lilly, Assistant City Manager Cheri Jackson, District 3 John Brems, City Attorney Bev Uipi, District 4 (electronic) Kurt Hansen, Facilities Director Lisa Dudley, HR-Finance Director Rita Lund, Communications Director Carlos Estudillo, Plarmer Sean Murray, Planner Robert May, Long Range Planner John Miller, Public Works Director Kayla Mayers, Promise Program Director Zack Wendel, Planning Permit Technician Lt. Lovato, Unified Police Department Attendees: Steve Hogan, Charlie Thomas, Tariq Mughal, Jessa Munion, Stone Munion, Jacob Richardson, Dave Lehman, Megan Padjen WORK MEETING - 5:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED: 5:01 p.m. Mayor Silvestrini called the work meeting to order. Council Member Uipi is participating online, and Council Member Catten is having car trouble and will join the meeting when she can. There is a quorum present. 1. Granite School District Elementary Boundary and Closure Study Presentation; Steve Hogan, Director of Planning & Boundaries for the Granite School District Mr. Hogan gave the presentation; he presented the boundary and closure study for area 5. Tlicy arc conducting tliis study bccausc of dcclining cnrollmcnt numlycrs. Factors affecting Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 2 of 13 student population are birth rates, residential growth, families moving in and out of the district, increases in charter, private and online schools, and open enrollment. Declining enrollment impacts schools and communities. Having an average of 500-550 students allows an elementary school to staff a minimum of three teachers per grade level. Other benefits of consolidation are having no split grade level classrooms, providing more parental choice to match learning style and decrease personality conflicts, professional learning communities and overall collaboration are much more effective, and balances out classroom size. The economy of scale provides more funds for extra staffing and program supports. Teacher workload and burnout are decreased. The process to close a school takes about a year. Prominent factors considered include but are not limited to current and future enrollment, facility condition, transportation, safest walking routes, fiscal considerations, school/district programs and their impacts, benefits, and consolidation. Closing schools is not about saving money and selling properties. A municipality has the right of first refusal if there is the sale of a school district property. Council Member Uipi asked how Granite District considers public opinion for closing a school. Mr. Hogan said they consider the nuances of communities and their feedback. He encouraged members of the public to come to the public meetings and give their feedback because it helps the school board make decisions. Council Member Uipi asked how old the data presented is. Mr. Hogan said the data is brand new, and it is updated every year. Council Member Uipi asked how the school district considers student population in the consolidated schools. Mr. Hogan said the stronger they can make the elementary schools the stronger the school district is. Getting the schools the right size is key, if the school is not the right size parents will take their children to other schools. Council Member Jackson said she would like to meet with Granite School District staff to discuss the school closure process. She would like to talk about refinement of the public process. 2. Wasatch Boulevard Project Presentation; WCG Consultants Jom Miller, Public Works Director, spoke about how Millcreek is designing a multi-use path on the west side of Wasatch Boulevard. Dave Lehman from WCG consultants gave the presentation. Project improvements include a multi-use path primarily on the west side of Wasatch Boulevard between 4500 South and 3680 South in Millcreek. Bike lanes will be added using striping south of 4500 South to the boundary with Holladay City. There will be upgrades to pedestrian ramps on the west side of Wasatch Blvd. They will also shorten pedestrian crossings at intersections. The design process is 90% complete. Final design is expected to be completed by the first part of April. Mayor Silvestrini asked if there was a strategy for snow storage on the trail and if there was a possibility of keeping the trail open in the winter. Mr. Miller said the park strip can accornrnodate some snow. The current cost estimate indicates that the available budget will be sufficient to construct the trail improvements. Construction is planned for this summer. Council Member Uipi asked if the team is working with Holladay City to make sure improvements are consistent. Mr. Lehman said they are working close with Holladay City. 3. Promise Program Quarterly Update; Kayla Mayers, Promise Program Director Kayla Mayers, Promise Program Director, and Saira Enriquez gave the presentation. Ms. Enriquez spoke about data tracking. Every time Millcreek Promise has an event, that information is entered into the tracking spreadsheet. Ms. Mayers said they have been working on strategic planning, streamlining their processes for project management, and budgets. They Mfflcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 3 of 13 held two events with the Legislature, a student art showcase, and an interfaith harmony event. They just started a new round of digital literacy classes. Upcoming events include youth scholarships are due April 2, the Bud Bailey Resource Fair is on April 15, William Penn Elementary School's 100"I birthday celebration is on April 24, and Moss Elementary will hold a bike rodeo on May 1. Mayor Silvestrini asked if the Promise Program has been part of the talks for swearing in ceremonies for new Ainerican citizens. Ms. Mayers said she has only worked on the edges, and she will inquire more about that. 4. Sidewalk and Trans Master Plan Discussion, Robert May, Long Range Planner and Francis Lilly, Planning Director Robert May, Planner, spoke about the Sidewalk and Trails Masterplan. It is a data driven approach and includes a structured and usable sidewalk exception program, and detailed urban design standards making it more effective. The plan covers community sidewalk proposals which harness the grass roots core of the city and incorporates data and findings from other related studies. The draft of the master plan is a far superior implementation tool than the "Walk Millcreek Guidance Manual" because it prioritizes sidewalk and trail projects based on data driven criteria, defines pedestrian safety improvements to create safer and more walkable neighborhoods, it implements crossing safety improvements, incorporates urban design enhancements to improve pedestrian experience, and details a more refined core pedestrian network. The new plan identified almost 30 new crossing locations. It does not just identify the locations; it also helps come up with implementation tools to make a safer pedestrian experience. Mr. May said the "Walk Millcreek Guidance Manual" was a good document but was dated. The new plan is more specific and fills in holes tliat the older plan did not address. Council Member Catten joined the meeting in person at 5:50 p.m. The Sidewalk Exception and Deferral Process is far more detailed. Mr. Lilly said that Mr. May has been working with the coinmunity councils for two years on this project. 5. Planning Matter First Reading: ZT-24-018, Zoning and Subdivision Code Update and Update to Title 14; Francis Lilly, Planning Director Francis Lilly, Planning Director, gave the zoning and subdivision code update. This project started in 2022. Staff has reviewed 18 code chapters with community councils, the Planning Commission, and the City Council. They have had 36 Planning Commission public meetings, 113 community council meetings on this topic, and 16,975 mailers have been sent out regarding RCOZ and other updates. They reduced the number of coinmercial zones to 2 from 3 and forestry zones from 5 to 1, with the elimination of RCOZ and FCOZ. They defined every use referenced in the code and have better graphics. The 5-acre lot size minimum in Forest Zones will help protect hillsides. Sign standards are improved with a potential reduction in the number of billboards. The code update does not radically alter potential entitlements and densities in a zone, it did not rezone anyone to a higher density or a lower density, it did not reduce allowable densities in RM and CCOZ zones. They did not significantly change building heights in multifamily or cominercial zones. They did not propose a new general plan. There are more things to do. The City Council will need to approve a recodification of the zoning and subdivision code. On April 28'h staff will propose approval of updated checklists, approve an updated and consolidated fee schedule, and approve changes to Title 14. The community councils and Planning Commission gave unanimous recommendations. Mike Winder, City Manager, asked Mr. Lilly if a provision exists in the code to allow for some open space to be converted into parking in situations where additional parking may be worth it, would they also consider going the other direction. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 4 of 13 Mr. Lilly said no. Mr. Lilly spoke about CCOZ stepbacks. They are called out as an amenity and desirable thing in the General Plan, but they have turned into a little bit of a development impediment. Millcreek Corni'non is wide, it is wider than the Master Plan proposed. Mayor Silvestrini said that the city is participating in discussions about more parking in the Common areas. Stepbacks get more critical the further south on Highland. Sometimes stepbacks are amended in excliange for public benefit. The Planning Corni'nission requested to prohibit monopoles in sensitive lands and in residential areas unless they are stealth. Policy questions were raised about CCOZ stepbacks. Staff's opinion is that stepbacks can be a development impediment, in some cases. Stepbacks along Millcreek Common are not entirely deleted but are in some cases reduced because Millcreek Coi'i'unon is very wide. Stepback relief is important to encourage development of a variety of uses. Mr. Lilly gave examples of buildings without stepbacks, the new medical office building will be 45 feet tall with no stepbacks. The building is well articulated and needs no stepbacks. The Westerly has reduced stepbacks and has 4 frontages which makes it complex. The Millhouse and PEG development on Woodland and Miller have compliant stepbacks. Mr. Lilly shared the requirements and design enhancements to alter the design standards for stepbacks. Most community councils felt that there should be public benefit-based options, development agreement options, or hybrid compatibility with public benefit or development agreement options. The Planning Corni'nission asked that the city be careful about what the city gives up regarding stepback standards. John Brems, City Attorney, said that if the city goes through the development process it requires the Planning Coini'nission and City Council. Mayor Silvestrini said he does not have a problem with development agreements, and he would support more leniency about stepbacks in areas where they do not impact residential development and to improve other development. Council Member Catten asked what kind of guardrails the East Millcreek Coinmunity Council wanted for the framework. Mr. May said he attended that meeting, they did not give specifics, but they did want predetermined guardrails like development agreements and criteria for staff to follow. Council Member Jackson asked for a weighted scale or some enhancements. Some benefits give more benefit than others. Council Member Catten said Millcreek is not a new city anymore and it seems like most people are happy about how CCOZ is used. A hybrid system makes a lot of sense. Mr. Lilly said he will send changes out by email. Mr. Lilly spoke about legacy zone status, some of these are the R-4 and C-I. Combining zones was not the preference of the community councils and Planning Commission. Staff re- inserted design standards for R-1 and R-2 standards for the R-4 zone. Mr. Lilly asked in his presentation "should we encourage development in the R-4 and C-1 Zones? With better design standards does it make sense to keep the legacy zones?" This could be the type of missing middle development that the city wants. The Planning Corninission recommended removing the legacy zone restriction from R-4 and C-1. Mr. Lilly brought up a policy question regarding impervious surface coverage. It is typical that most cities recommend a maximum impervious surface for lots. Maximum impervious service is usually at 50%, greater surface is allowed for narrower lots, up to the minimum width allowed for driveways. Mr. Lilly then spoke about residential lighting standards. As the draft code is written, lighting standards would apply for additions and new residential buildings, the city is not regulating Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 5 of 13 residential holiday lights, this is a point of contention in the community. Enforcement and staffing would be an issue. Mayor Silvestrini said that strobe lighting is very distracting. Council Member Jackson asked if it would regulate residential security lights. Mr. Lilly said it would not regulate this. Council Member Uipi asked if city staff is getting complaints about residential lighting. Mr. Lilly said not often. Mayor Silvestrini said that he has received complaints about residential lighting. 6. Staff Reports There were no staff reports due to time constraints. 7. Discussion of Agenda Items, Correspondence, and/or Future Agenda Items There was no discussion due to time constraints Council Member Uipi moved to adjourn the work meeting at 6:39 p.m. Council Member DeSirant seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Councn Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously REGULAR MEETING - 7:00 p.m. TIME COMMENCED: 7:03 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. 1.2 Unified Police Department Millcreek Precinct Officer of the Month for February 2025 Lt. Lovato announced Detective Shaw as Officer of the Month for February 2025. Detective Shaw identified a person of interest in a check fraud case. He gathered surveillance and compiled evidence and solved the case. He has solved an exceptionally high number of cases. Detective Shaw is dedicated to his assignment and the citizens of Millcreek. 1.3 Public Comment Charlie Thomas, a resident of Millcreek, directed his comments about the Granite School District closure study. He has two children in the Granite School District. Many families in the area are gutted and scared that the school their children go to will close. People have bought homes in the area so their children can go to school close by. He feels that school closures will drive a wedge in the community and that people will look differently at the parents who win. He does not want the community schools to close. He urged the City Council to ask the Granite School District to reconsider their school closures. Tariq Mughal introduced himself as a real estate developer and spoke about the zoning code update. He asked that the code update be expedited so his project can move forward as fast as possible. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 6 of 13 Jessa Munion and her daughter Stone said they are scared that their elementary school will close. They came to the council meeting to participate in the community. There has been a revival on their street of new families in the same age range as tlieir family moving in. The families come together and ride their bikes to school. This leads to neighborliood solidarity. Their connection in the neighborhood is beco'ining "old world." It is a great feeling of cornrnunity. She is interested in learning how to preserve the local schools. The local school represents more than just the school programs. It is corni'nunity. She does not feel that the community has been given a window of opportunity to keep the local schools open. She is not interested in being part of a school district that represents 60,000 students in six cities since she is a Millcreek resident. Jacob Richardson made comments about the zoning changes. He thanked the mayor for speaking about housing affordability. If people want to expand student enrollment, tlien housing needs to increase. Providing housing and affordable housing is very important and affordability has gotten worse in the last two years. He asked Millcreek staff to gather numbers to assess how Millcreek is doing to provide affordable housing. Mayor Silvestrini said that the Council recognizes the importance of community schools. The Millcreek City Council caru'iot force the Granite School District's decision, but the City Council will do what they can to direct the decision in the manner that they can. Council Members Jackson and Uipi said they will advocate for Millcreek communities in every way. 2. Planning Matters 2.1 First Reading: ZM-24-014, Request to Rezone from the R-1-8 (Residential Single Family) Zone to the R-M (Residenti:il P.NulLi f,iiiily) 7rine to Accommodate a Residential Complex Consisting of 8 Apartment Units and 6 Townhome Units at 4317 S 700 E by applicant Brandon Fry; Carlos Estudfflo, Planner Cargos Estudillo, Planner, explained how the neighborhood is composed mostly of single family residential homes. The two triplexes have been designed to be as close as possible to the look of a single-family home. There is also a proposed condominium with eight units for a total of 14 units on the site. The proposed buildings will need to be within 35 feet tall. Landscaping will be subject to 40oA open space. Parking is also provided with two car garages and 2 stalls per unit for each condo, and guest parking. Setbacks meet the code. These units are intended for owner occupancy with a HOA. A traffic study was not needed for this proposal because there is not a significant impact on the 700 E corridor. Council Member Jackson asked if these are 1- or 2-bedroom units. Mr. Estudillo said there are 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units. Mr. Estudillo said a development agreement may be best to ensure development, design, and the layout of the property. The developer will record a final subdivision plat within one year of the conditional use permit approval. The development agreement will lock in the parking amount. There will be frontage improvements along 700 E and 730 E. The developer will install a decorative masonry fence along the property line. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the rezone. Council Member Uipi asked where the neighbors were from that attended the meetings. Mr. Estudillo said that the neighbors were from the 730 E area. She also confirmed that there were 35 parking stalls. Mr. Estudillo confirmed this. Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 7 of 13 Mayor Silvestrini asked if there are multiple lots that are bisected with Mixed Use zoning and Neighborhood I designations. Mr. Lilly said yes, some lots are bisected with multiple zones. Mayor Silvestrini said he would like to clean that up, independent of this application. Council Member DeSirant said this is a great addition and increases density gently. This is a great way to help people get into the housing market. John Brems asked if the mayor would like to add a deed restriction. Mayor Silvestrini said he may support this or perhaps hold the project to standards that enforce owner occupancy. The applicant said accomplishing owner occupancy through the HOA is preferable to him. 2.2 First Reading: ZT-25-001, Request to Amend Mfflcreek Code Chapter 19.86 to Include the Baldwin Radio Factory (3474-3476 S 2300 E) to the Mfflcreek Historic Sites and Districts List; Sean Murray, Planner Mr. Lilly gave the presentation. The community councils, Planning Coini'nission, and Historic Preservation Corninission all recognize the Baldwin Radio Factoi'y as historically significant in Millcreek. It was acknowledged as such in the Evergreen Historic District. This subjects the building to higher standards if it is remodeled or demolished or if there were architectural changes made to it. Mr. Lilly would like to roll this into the code update. 2.3 First Reading: ZM-25-002, Request to Rezone from R-1-21 (Single-Family Residential) to R-I-10 (Single-Family Residential) at 4548 S Mathews Way and 4471 S Covecrest Drive; Zack Wendel, Planning Permit Technician Zack Wendel spoke about the rezone application. City staff initiated this application on behalf of the property owners. This started because the two property owners wanted to do a lot line adjustment. When looking at these properties you can see that the property on 4548 S. Mathews Way is in two zones. 4471 S Covecrest is not big enough for its current zone and is currently noncompliant. This would move both properties into the R-1-10 zone. Both are designated as Neighborhood I in the General Plan. The proposed zone change will clean up a misaligned zone boundary for one property and bring the other better into compliance with the singe family zone requirements. Both properties already have single family homes. It is not possible to subdivide these properties further. The Mount Olympus Coinmunity Council voted 7 for and 1 abstention. The Planning Commission voted unanimously in favor of this rezone. Council Member DeSirant moved to reorder the agenda and deal with item number 5.4 the Wasatch Vision update at this time. Council Member Uipi seconded the motion. Mayor Silvestrini asked for the vote. Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Wasatch Choice Vision Update Megan Padjen gave the presentation. This is long range vision for land use and projects and goes out until 2055. She spoke about center types, neighborhood centers, city centers, urban centers, metro centers, and employment centers. Any center in the vision is intended to be walkable and have a mix of uses. An urban center would start to draw people in from other cities. She spoke about the map that Millcreek stakeholders worked Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 8 of 13 on. Council Member Jackson asked why the Mount Olympus shopping area is listed as a neighborhood center instead of Urban center. Mayor Silvestrini and Council Member DeSirant agreed. Council Member Uipi asked if the names of these areas will affect grants in the future. Ms. Padjen said it impacts the transportation modelling. 3. Financial Matters 3.1 Public Hearing to Consider Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 General Fund Budget Lisa Dudley, Finance Department Director spoke about the General Fund budget amendments. Three revenue lines needed increases. The state liquor allotment was higher than anticipated, $5,000 additional contributions were added to the Promise Program from the United Way, and a $70,650 increase in the fund balance. Expenditure increases included salary and contract renewal for the city manager, a ranked choice voting fee from Salt Lake County and increasing funding to the Community Life Department for managing events. They will track the 6'h floor venue usage to better understand budgeting needs. Ms. Dudley noted that it typically takes three years of steady use to accurately budget for a space. Mr. Winder said that the use of the 6' floor is a policy decision for the City Council. Mayor Silvestrini said that there is something to be said for exposure for the facility and making the room available. Mr. Brems said he is working on a new special events ordinance, and the City Council will make the choice about who gets the discount for the 6I11floor and who gets to use the 6ffi floor for free. Ms. Dudley explained a $1,500 transfer related to the Promise Program. The Utah Transit Authority has a policy where they will only sell discounted bus passes to a 50lc3 nonprofit organization. Since the Promise Program initially had the funds in the general fund budget, they needed to transfer $1,500 to the Corninunity Foundation, a 50lc3, so the purchase of UTA passes would be in compliance with UTA policy. Road closure fees were updated by Public Works. There are new fees for land disturbance and storm water, like working without a storm water permit. Fees have been added for climbing lessons and admission fees for summer catnps. Council Member DeSirant moved to open the public hearing. Council Member Uipi seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously There were no coinments. Council Member DeSirant moved to close the public hearing. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Coiuicil Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously 3.2 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 25-04, Amending the 2024-25 Fiscal Year Budget Council Member DeSirant moved to approve Ordinance 25-04, Amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget. Council Member Jackson seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Mfflcreek City Councn Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 9 of 13 Member Catten voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 3.3 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 25-05, Amending and Restating Chapter 2.22 of the Millcreek Municipal Code Financial Administration Lisa Dudley, Finance Director, said this is regarding the purchasing policy. There was only one minor change since the first read. Council Member DeSirant moved to approve Ordinance 25-05, Amending and Restating Chapter 2.22 of the Mfflcreek Municipal Code Financial Administration. Council Member Catten seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4. Business Matters 4.1 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-04, Approving an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement Behveen Salt Lake County and Millcreek Providing for the Transfer of up to Eight Hundred Eighty-One Thousand One Hundred Six Dollars ($881,106) for Sidewalk Construction on West Temple behveen 3900 South Trax and Central Avenue Mayor Silvestrini said this is essentially accepting a grant from Salt Lake County with a small match, but this is the majority of the money. Council Member Catten moved to approve Resolution 25-04, Approving an Interlocal Cooperative Agreement Between Salt Lake County and Millcreek Providing for the Transfer of up to Eight Hundred Eighty-One Thousand One Hundred Six Dollars ($881,106) for Sidewalk Construction on West Temple Between 3900 South Trax and Central Avenue. Council Member Uipi seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.2 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-05, Supporting America250 Utah anrl Rprn3ni"ging gnd Approving the Millcreek Utah250 Community Committee City Manager Mike Winder explained the resolution. There is a national coinmittee and a state committee. To receive money, the local city has to have a committee. A handful of internal staff would make up the committee. Council Member Jackson moved to approve Resolution 25-05. Council Member DeSirant seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.3 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-06, Accepting the Jordan River Recreation Zone Grant m the Amount of $54,000 to ASSiSt m Facilities Improvement and Vaulted Toilet Building Construction .Along the Jordan River Trail, Located at the Jordan River Trailhead near 3900 S, Mfflcreek, Utah Mmcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 10 of 13 Council Member Catten moved to approve Resolution 25-06, Accepting the Jordan River Recreation Zone Grant of $54,000 to ASSiSt in Facilities Improvement. Council Member DeSirant seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, CouncU Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.4 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-07, Reappointing Silvia Catten as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District Council Member Uipi moved to approve item 4,a, 'l'?r"ippoiiilm; S;L'ia Catten as a Member of the Board of Trustees for the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District. Council Member DeSirant seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Catten voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.5 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-08, Appointing Cheri Jackson as a Member the Unified Fire Authority Board .Mayor Silvestrini asked Council Member Jackson to take his place on the Unified Fire Board to lighten his load a bit. Mayor Silvestrini also asked the City Attorney to amend the resolution to add Mayor Silvestrini as the alternate Board Member. Council Member Catten moved to approve and amended Resolution 25-08, Appointing Cheri Jackson as a Member of the Unified Fire Authority Board with Mayor Silvestrini as the alternate member. Council Member Uipi seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.6 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-09, Approving an Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission Mr. Lilly said that they interviewed many great candidates but one rose to the top, Melissa Coy. She has a great professional background in history. Council Member Uipi moved to approve Resolution 25-09, Approving an Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission. Council Member Jackson seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, and Mayor Snvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.7 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-10, Requesting Inclusion of Mfflcreek in the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project for 2025 Mayor Silvestrini said that there will be elections for District 2 and 4 in Millcreek this year. 70% of people who answered the survey support ranked choice voting in Millcreek. A number of cities are seeing an increase in election fees. Cities not doing ranked choice Millcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 11 of 13 voting are seeing larger increases. If Millcreek did not participate in ranked choice voting the election fee that they would pay to Salt Lake County is going from $24,000 to $31,940. The ranked choice voting fee is $26,250 and will be divided by the number of participating communities. Council Member DeSirant said that Millcreek has used ranked choice voting for the last two election cycles, and it has worked well. Council Member DeSirant moved to approve Resolution 25-10, Requesting Inclusion of Millcreek in the Municipal Alternate Voting Methods Pilot Project for 2025. Council Member Jackson seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 4.8 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 25-11, Approving an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Millcreek, and Salt Lake County on Behalf of the County Clerk's Office Election's Division for the 2025 Municipal Election Mayor Silvestrini explained that Millcreek would have Salt Lake County run the election. This works well given the requirements of the new state statute about monitoring the drop off box and making sure that ballots are appropriately counted. Council Member DeSirant moved to adopt Resolution 25-11, Approving an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement behveen Millcreek, and Salt Lake County on Behalf of the County Clerk=s Office Election Division for the 2025 Municipal Election. Council Member Catten seconded. The Deputy Recorder called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Reports 5.1 Mayor's Report Mayor Silvestrini said there will be a closed session regarding personnel matters and property matters. Then the Council will come back into open session. 5.2 City Council Member Reports Council Member Uipi said she will attend the Granite School District meeting at Skyline High School. Council Member Uipi also thanked Mike Winder for the very successful trip of the Millcreek City Council to Washington D.C. to foster relationships with Millcreek's congressional representatives. Mayor Silvestrini said that the trips to meet with the congressional delegation have paid off far more than the cost of the trip. These trips have brought about $16 million to Millcreek. 5.3 Treasurer's Report Council Member Jackson reported the operating account balance is $1,521,041 and the state fund account balance is $38,480,117 for the total shared cash of $40,001,158. Property tax received is at 94% with the amount of $11,215,335, general sales tax received is $7,783,438, building permits received is $967,871, and total general revenue is $28,063,547. The report noted that the city is projected to meet or exceed its budget on all revenue sources. The city has written 133 checks this month totaling $841,1 74 with 13 bank drafts for $228,999.02 and payroll of $356,085. Millcreek City Councn Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 12 of 13 5.4 Staff Reports Mr. Lilly picked up his report from where he left off in the work meeting regarding the code update. He spoke about temporary structures and how to treat them. He proposed that seasonal structures be allowed in commercial zones for up to 6 months. Staff recommend treating these as conditional uses. Mayor Silvestrini asked the opinion of the council on feather signs in Millcreek. They are currently not lawful in Millcreek because they distract drivers. There are several businesses on 3300 S using them. Council Member Jackson said she has seen them, and they make 3300 S look very cluttered. 5.5 Unified Police Department Report Lt. Lovato reported the crime statistics for February 2025. Calls for service went down to 2,186 from 2,247. Citations went down to 215. Booking arrests went down as well. There are 7 vacant patrol positions. Two officers will be joining from other departments. Response times appear to have gone up but there were two high priority cases in February where multiple officers had to respond. The Directed Enforcement Unit is doing a great job. They seized 16 firearms in February. They conducted 15 arrests, 14 search warrants and found 3 stolen vehicles. They also seized 18,000 fentanyl pills. There were 3 SWAT team callouts. 6. Consent Agenda 6.1 Approval of February 24, 2025 Work Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes Council Member Uipi moved to approve the February 24, 2025 Work Meeting and Regular Meeting Minutes. Council Member Jackson seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council :Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Snvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. 7. New Items for Subsequent Consideration 8. Calendar of Upcoming Meetings @ Millcreek Community Council Mtg., 4/1/25, 6:30 p.m. * Canyon Rim Citizens Association Mtg., 4/2/25, 7:00 p.m. * East Mill Creek Comtnunity Council Mtg., 4/5/25, 6:30 p.m. * Mt. Olympus Cornrnunity Council Mtg., 4/7/25, 6:00 p.m. @ Historic Preservation Cornrnission Mtg., 4/10/25, 6:00 p.m. * City Council Mtg. 4/14/25 7:00 p.m. 9. Closed Session Council Member Jackson moved to go into closed session to discuss items as provided by Utah Code 52-4-205, related to the acquisition of real property (d) and competency of an individual (a) at 9:22 p.m. Council Member Uipi seconded the motion. The Deputy Recorder asked for the vote. Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Catten voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Mfflcreek City Council Meeting Minutes 24 March 2025 Page 13 of 13 Council Member Jackson moved to come out of closed session at 10:04 p.m. Council Member Desirant seconded the motion. The Deputy Recorder asked for the vote. Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, Council Member Catten voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. ADJO{JRNED: Council Member Uipi moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 p.m. Council Member DeSirant seconded. Mayor Silvestrini called for the vote. Council Member Catten voted yes, Council Member DeSirant voted yes, Council Member Jackson voted yes, Council Member Uipi voted yes, and Mayor Silvestrini voted yes. The motion passed unanimously. Attest: El!livan, City Recorder