Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting - ARCHIVED

SOUTH JORDAN CITY COMBINED CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING October 3, 2023 Present: Mayor Dawn R. Ramsey, Council Member Patrick Harris, Council Member Brad Marlor, Council Member Don Shelton, Council Member Jason McGuire, City Manager Dustin Lewis, Assistant City Manager Jason Rasmussen, City Attorney Ryan Loose, Director of Commerce Brian Preece, Director of Strategy & Budget Don Tingey, Fire Chief Chris Dawson, Director of Administrative Services Melinda Seager, Director of Public Works Raymond Garrison, Director of Recreation Janell Payne, CFO Sunil Naidu, Director of Planning Steven Schaefermeyer, City Engineer Brad Klavano, Police Chief Jeff Carr, Communications Manager Rachael Van Cleave, GIS Coordinator Matt Jarman, Senior Systems Administrator Phill Brown, IT Director Jon Day, City Recorder Anna Crookston, Meeting Transcriptionist Diana Baun, Planning Commissioner Laurel Bevans, Strategy and Budget Analyst Abby Patonai Absent: Council Member Tamara Zander Others: Benjamin Porter, Kathie Johnson, Clint Bennion, Matt Stayner, Jacob Stayner, James South, Benjamin Porter, Joseph Marion, Marc Walker, Owner’s iPad 6:40 P.M. REGULAR MEETING A. Welcome, Roll Call, and Introduction to Electronic Meeting - By Mayor Dawn Ramsey Mayor Ramsey welcomed everyone and introduced the meeting. B. Invocation – By Director City Commerce Brian Preece Director Preece offered the invocation. C. Pledge of Allegiance Jacob Stayner, a local Boy Scout, led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. D. Mayor and Council Reports Council Member Jason McGuire had nothing to report. South Jordan City 2 Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting October 3, 2023 Council Member Don Shelton - Attended the Jordan River Commission Awards Dinner, which included a tour of the new Tracy Aviary Jordan River Nature Center being constructed. - Attended the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) Meeting virtually, was able to vote on many of the questions. - Attended the open house for the new senior center and senior housing project being proposed. - Attended a Chamber Breakfast, which included a well moderated discussion by Jay Francis. - Visited with some residents about different issues in the city. Council Member Brad Marlor - Discussed his neighborhood’s experience participating in the “flip the strip” program and talked about the unusual sunflowers that were planted there recently. He encouraged residents to do the same and save on water to help fill the Great Salt Lake. - Discussed Jordan Ridge Park’s new playground facilities and his appreciation to city staff for planting new trees in the park. - Met in his office with a Developer who was presenting some wonderful things for the city. - Along with other Council Members and the Mayor, attended the new senior center open house. They received some comments, including some fairly negative comments. Many seniors were there at the very beginning and they were ecstatic about the opportunities this housing and facility will bring to the city and themselves. Council Member Patrick Harris - Attended the senior center and talked to seniors about the new facility. - Attended a Sewer Board meeting, everything is going well there. Mayor Dawn Ramsey - Spent a day with the city’s Streets Department filming a City Jobs Video. It is hard work and requires a high level of artistry to be good there. She was very impressed. - Taught a BYU MPA class on project management, this was the fourth time she had been asked and participated. The professor lives in the city and is very impressed with the city. - Attended a 100th birthday party for a resident, bringing her greetings from the city staff and council. - Asked to give a briefing to Celeste Malloy on behalf of the Wasatch Front Regional Council. She is the Republican Candidate for Congressional District 2 and Mayor Ramsey was able to walk her through the Wasatch Choice 2050 updated vision. They discussed how it was created, the stakeholders, and that it is a living document and extremely important to the future of this area. South Jordan City 3 Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting October 3, 2023 - Attended the senior project open house, thanked those who came and those who shared feedback there. - Attended a Unified Economic Opportunity Commission Growth and Transportation Subcommittee meeting. It’s so good to have the city with a voice and representation on that subcommittee. The committee wants to hear about our city’s opinions because things are done so well here. - Met with the senate president, President Adams, to go through our new growth projection numbers for the entire region, as well as the city specifically. They also discussed some of the policy proposals being proposed by the League of Cities and Towns, to help fund infrastructure that is an impediment to certain residential development that has already been entitled but the infrastructure is expensive and slow to be done. - Attended LPC and League Board Meetings. Met with some people from The Point, there is a lot going on there. They are working hard to make sure they impress the importance of extending the Red Line from South Jordan to The Point. - She, City Manager Lewis, and City Attorney Loose met with the CEO and executive team from the Utah Aerospace and Defense Commission, which is one of the largest contributors to the state’s economy. Many companies that are key in that area are here and there is lots of potential to bring even more of those jobs here. She wants to make sure that South Jordan has a chance to continue being a part of that. - Cohosted the Jordan Education Foundation Economic Summit, giving economic updates for our region, the state, and how it all goes together. She thanked Director Brian Preece for being there to contribute. - Attended the Chamber Breakfast on Friday. - Today she spent half the day in Cedar City at the ONE Utah Summit, which brings together stakeholders, elected officials, department staff, and many others involved in what’s happening in the State of Utah. There was very good information, with a chance to have some great conversations about the work going on here and where we need support. - She was happy to announce that they are breaking ground on the new Bees Stadium October 19, with the projected Opening Day in Spring of 2025. E. Public Comment Mayor Ramsey opened the public comment portion of the meeting. Benjamin Porter (Resident) – I had the extremely unfortunate opportunity of confronting a burglar trying to get into my home two nights ago. Our police officers did such an amazing job and I told them I would come and name them. I confronted the guy and spooked him off, but I called 911 and they got there so quick they were there before he left our subdivision. They got him cuffed and ID’d, it was a phenomenal outcome. I am a first responder for another entity and I get to work with police officers and fire from all around, let me just say we are lucky. Our police officers and fire both are some of the best in the entire valley, and that’s coming from another first responder. The officers responding were Jenkins, Thorpe, Meldrum, Elliott, Lopez South Jordan City 4 Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting October 3, 2023 and Carlisle. Every single one of them went far above and beyond, making a bad situation awesome. Please extend my gratitude to those officers who performed brilliantly. That being said, this isn’t a gripe but I live in a small subdivision just east of the river off 700 West and it’s rare we go a couple weeks without someone picking up someone trying to break into a car or home or something on home cameras. There is nothing any of you guys can necessarily do about that, but I do know that some of my neighbors have called about the streetlights and we have gotten mixed answers, whether the lights need to be replaced or that they are on a timer. Our street gets pretty dark at night, so if it’s a matter of timers, is that something we could look at getting switched so we have street lights on throughout the night? Next, I am an avid hunter and I absolutely respect wildlife tremendously. We are lucky to have a lot of deer in our area, with a mixed debate in our neighborhood of people who want the deer eradicated. We heard that the DWR was teaming up with our city to euthanize the deer and kill them, and I wanted to come here and say publicly that not everyone is on that same page. In fact, I think it’s an overwhelming majority that is against that. I get it, everyone loves their marigolds, but I don’t think we need to kill the deer because they are eating some flowers. Mayor Ramsey closed the public comment portion of the meeting. F. Presentation Item F.1. Proclamation in recognition of Serving You Like Family Day. (By Mayor Dawn Ramsey) G. Action Item G.1. Resolution R2023-46, Directing staff to forward the name of Mayor Dawn R. Ramsey to Governor Spencer Cox as the City’s nomination for the appointment to the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Board of Trustees. (By City Manager Dustin Lewis). City Manager Dustin Lewis gave a brief overview of the nomination as shared in tonight’s meeting packet. Council Member McGuire motioned to approve Resolution R2023-46, Directing staff to forward the name of Mayor Dawn R. Ramsey to Governor Spencer Cox as the City’s nomination for the appointment to the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District Board of Trustees. Council Member Shelton seconded the motion. Council Member Zander was absent from the vote. Roll Call Vote Yes – Council Member McGuire Yes – Council Member Shelton Yes – Council Member Marlor Yes – Council Member Harris Absent – Council Member Zander South Jordan City 5 Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting October 3, 2023 Motion passes 4-0, vote in favor. Council Member Shelton to recess the City Council Meeting and move to a Redevelopment Agency Meeting. Council Member Marlor seconded the motion; vote was 4-0 unanimous in favor. Council Member Zander was absent from the vote. RECESS CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND MOVE TO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING H. Public Hearing Item H.1. Resolution RDA 2023-09, Approving a Participation Agreement for the Southwest Quadrant Urban Center Community Reinvestment Project Area. (By Director of City Commerce Brian Preece). Director Preece reviewed background information from the Council Report and discussed changes from the most recent update. The changes were mostly to correct grammar and some of the wording. He discussed Exhibit G, noting that the total matches what is in the budget recently adopted, but he was asked to list everything by parcel. He asked the board to approve what is before them tonight with the condition that they go back, with Laura Lewis, and verify the numbers match. Chair Ramsey opened the public hearing for comments. There were no comments and the hearing was closed. Board Member Shelton asked to clarify that it was the Millers requesting the change to being listed by parcel. Director Preece responded that was correct. Board Member Shelton asked if the map was changed to show the school district property and last holdout properties updated. Manager Lewis responded that it was resolved this morning and that the map was accurate, not needing any changes. Board Member Marlor motioned to approve Resolution RDA 2023-09, Approving a Participation Agreement for the Southwest Quadrant Urban Center Community Reinvestment Project Area, with the condition that the data produced matches the data Laura Lewis has put together for Exhibit G. Board Member Shelton seconded the motion. Board Member Zander was absent from the vote. Roll Call Vote Yes – Board Member Marlor South Jordan City 6 Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting October 3, 2023 Yes – Board Member Shelton Yes – Board Member McGuire Yes – Board Member Harris Absent – Board Member Zander Motion passes 4-0, vote in favor. Board Member McGuire motioned to adjourn the Redevelopment Agency Meeting and return to the City Council Meeting. Board Member Shelton seconded the motion; vote was unanimous in favor. Board Member Zander was absent from the vote. ADJOURN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY MEETING AND RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING I. Staff Reports and Calendaring Items Council Member Shelton asked for details on 10200 South road work. Director Klavano responded that Jordan Valley put steel pipe in a few years ago, and there is now an electrical current running along that pipe. They are now putting in protection along the pipe and that requires bore pits to accomplish. When the job is done, the city is requiring them to mill and overlay, from curb to curb, a certain width. He was not happy about tearing up the brand new street, but this needed to happen. Council Member Marlor motioned to adjourn the City Council Meeting and move back to the City Council Study Meeting in the Council Work Room. Council Member McGuire seconded the motion; vote was 4-0 unanimous in favor. Council Member Zander was absent from the vote. ADJOURNMENT The October 3, 2023 City Council Meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m. This is a true and correct copy of the October 3, 2023 Combined City Council & Redevelopment Agency Meeting Minutes, which were approved on October 17, 2023. South Jordan City Recorder