City Council Regular Meeting

MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -1- THE WEST VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WEST VALLEY CITY HALL, 3600 CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD, WEST VALLEY CITY, UTAH. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AND CONDUCTED BY MAYOR PRO-TEM BUHLER. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: Steve Buhler, Mayor Pro-Tem/ Councilmember District 2 Lars Nordfelt, Councilmember At-Large Don Christensen, Councilmember At-Large Tom Huynh, Councilmember District 1 Karen Lang, Councilmember District 3 Jake Fitisemanu, Councilmember District 4 ABSENT: Ron Bigelow, Mayor STAFF PRESENT: Wayne T Pyle, City Manager Tera Smith, Deputy City Recorder Nicole Cottle, Assistant City Manager/General Counsel/ CED Director Eric Bunderson, City Attorney Don Groo, Acting Finance Director Colleen Jacobs, Police Chief John Evans, Fire Chief Layne Morris, CPD Director Nancy Day, Parks and Recreation Director Sam Johnson, Strategic Communications Director Jake Arslanian, Public Works Department OPENING CEREMONY Jake Fitisemanu conducted the Opening Ceremony. He recognized in the audience Jolynn Koehler, Principal of Redwood Elementary and Rebecca Spence, Assistant Principal of Redwood Elementary. He invited Jolynn to come to the podium to lead the members of the audience, City Staff, and the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS- SCOUTS Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler welcomed a Scout Troop that was present in the audience. However, the troop declined to approach the podium.  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -2- APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD MAY 14, 2019 The Council considered the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 14, 2019. There were no changes, corrections or deletions. Councilmember Christensen moved to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 14, 2019. Councilmember Huynh seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken, and all members voted in favor of the motion. COMMENT PERIOD A. PUBLIC COMMENTS Aseteria is a mother of four stated that all of her children have played rugby. She stated that the boys have talent, but that the team has been kicked out for not having a home field. She said that she is here to support her boys. She is hoping that someone will step-up to continue to help and that some of the boys that her son is graduating with have received rugby scholarships. She stated that they don’t like football anymore, but they like rugby. She has lived in West Valley her whole life and doesn’t want to go anywhere else. Her boys deserve a nice field in West Valley City. She is here to support rugby and looking for someone to help to have a home field in West Valley City. Don Nichols stated that he has a problem with the code enforcement who wrote him up for some “petti little crap.” His wife of 43 years has breast cancer and has had two surgeries in the last six weeks. This afternoon they were discussing chemotherapy, his wife has heart problems and chemotherapy is bad for your heart. He has done a lot for the city by doing his civic duty. He stated that he walked into a domestic violence situation that involved the police. Him and his wife were the first responders where a gun was on a table. He stated that a true leader is the first guy through the door, which himself and his wife were the first ones. Six police officers responded, one with an A.R. They went home to watch TV after the police arrived and the guy was arrest for an unpaid ticket which he guesses is protocol. One of the young cops said that they need to go talk to the neighbors since they were the first ones there, but an older cop said no. His wife feeds stray cats, and this is bad for P.R. and the city should not do things like this. He is not disabled and not handicap. Things are out of hand at his place with a lot of stress. They have an acre and half with a big lot out back. When they first bought that place they took all trees out so that they could keep the ryegrass mowed down because it can be a fire hazard. The neighbors to the east and west have tall grass right now, but he doesn’t care because he has a barrier. They are not needy people. He has talked to ordinance and been down to city hall and everyone says, “well that is someone else deal we can’t do anything.” He stated, this is wrong, and I don’t like people bullying me. He also stated that they have property on 5600 West, a rental, and when 5600 West was redone, about 20 years ago, they did not put the sidewalk back MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -3- in. He contacted West Valley City and was told they did not have the money, so they waited and when they poured a patio they ordered two extra yards and poured the concrete themselves and never asked West Valley for reimbursement. Mike Markham stated that in the study meeting last week commercial vehicles parking on the street was discussed. His feeling is that no commercial vehicles should be parked on the street. If an employer sends a car home with an employee, they need to have a place to park that is not on the street. Then he discussed unlicensed cars on the street. He was told that they can’t be cited for being unlicensed but can be tagged. Unless it is not gone in 3 days then it can be towed. He stated that three days is terrible because he has people in his neighborhood who run a car dealership and they will just move the cars around. Another issue that he brought up is abandoned buildings that should be torn down. There is one on the eastside and one on the westside of Bangerter Highway and 3500 South. He stated that they are probably owned by UDOT so they can put the overpass in, would like to get UDOT to step-up to teardown the buildings in order to make it look halfway dissent. The old Don Antonio lot could look better with taking down the sign and cleaning up the property. Would like to change the rules regarding notification of dumpster. Last year the notifications went out on Monday and the dumpsters were delivered on Tuesday. He stated that this is not enough time for people to prepare. He has asked if they would have Neighborhood Watch Meetings over at Valley Jr. High, but they complained about the $50 fee that is charged. He stated that he is willing to pay that fee, however they still have the meetings at the ward. He thinks the city does a good job of getting code notifications out but stated that if people don’t want to be notified they won’t. He would like to keep seeing a push on parking ordinances since some streets are hard to drive down. Mike Smithen is a parent that stated he is here to talk about the rugby team. His son graduated two years ago. He was one of the original founding parents. He was the team treasurer. He works for a global bank and does data analytics. The team started winning in his son’s sophomore year. They have had 57 wins, 3 state and one national championship. The team ranked number one in the nation 2 or 3 times in the last 5 years. They are constantly in the top 10 and a lot of times in the top 5. They are not trying to earmark money from the city. He stated that it makes him proud to see the little guys that are playing. He loves these boys and stated that they are good players. They have a great team and great couches who have worked hard. Lars Moleni is a Captain in the U.S. Field Arterially. Also, an employee of Hopeful Beginnings. He is hoping to finish his J.D. from the University of Utah next year. In his free time, he is a rugby couch. In 2015 his friends and himself founded the Hunterville Rugby Club and trained 50 kids on how to play rugby. In 2017 they changed the name to the West Valley Warriors. He is here to speak about three MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -4- things. Number one, Why rugby matters? Number two, Why West Valley City is so special? And number three, how support from the West Valley City government will provide positive effects back into the community in economic and civic ways? He gave many facts as why rugby matters. Ruby 7’s is now an Olympic sport, scholarships for passing grades are available, many top NFL players grew up playing rugby, the sport is growing in popularity and can bring revenue, rugby 15 is a multi-billion dollar industry, there are now 12 professional teams, television contracts with NBC and ESPN with over 40 million viewers, 2.2 million rugby players are female, fastest growing sport in America, per capita rugby is growing faster in Utah then in any other state and suppose to host the 2027 World Cup. With the right kind of support West Valley City could potentially see multiple players from our own backyard represent our nation. Second, why is West Valley City so special? He grew up in New Zealand they have had the best national rugby team for the past 10 years. The three things they have are interest, accessibility and talent. In West Valley City we have interest and a gold mind of talent, but what we are lacking is accessibility. We currently must practice in Kearns because we cannot play in West Valley City. We did have access to the West Valley City Centennial Park on the Southeast field. Now soccer and softball have precedence over that field. All we are asking for is a field of our own or access back to that field with goal posts and lines so that we can have a place to practice. Shelly Larsen from the West Valley City Warriors stated that she has been with the team since it started in 2014. She loves these boys and her husband coaches. She stated that we need to be able to keep boys out of trouble and teach them leadership. We have tried to find a field for the team but have not had any success. We have played at many parks. They have tried to play at schools however they charge fees and since they are a non-profit it is hard to raise money to rent these fields. The fields are being used for other sports and not be being kept up. One concern is field safety and they are requesting the help from West Valley City to get them a field to practice on and hold their games. They have only had two home fields in 5 years. They were able to use a field a Centennial Park because they were able to hold a rugby clinic with West Valley City Recreation Center. They went back this year and asked the recreation center if they would be able to go back and use those fields, however were told no because of the low number of kids in the clinic the year before. They have four state championships that were won back-to-back. In 2017 they traveled to Colorado and won the Rocky Mountain Challenge. In 2015, ranked 12th in the nation. In 2016 ranked 13th in the nation and in 2017 ranked 4th in the nation. In 2018 ranked number one in high school. Would like to empower youth and put them on a pathway to higher education. Coaches have a passion for the game and for the players. They want to help the youth be successful on and off the field. All volunteer work will continue, but at this time West Valley City Warriors  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -5- would like to be partners with the city to help them find a field to have games. They want to be ranked number one in the nation again. LaToya Paea stated that she had the task of finding a field. Her husband is a coach. She started by making an appointment at the recreation center with Nancy Day. She expressed interest and came prepared with what they wanted and what they needed. She stated she was turned away instantly and told that there wasn’t enough interest in rugby and they wouldn’t be able to help us. She was frustrated and at a loss of where to turn to and that is why they are here now to show the interest. There is a lot of talent in the city and they would thrive by having their own field. Sinai Pauni stated that she is a West Valley rugby Mom. Her boys have played the past couple of years. She is here to voice the concern that they do not have a home field, so they have traveled as far as St. George to play. She stated they have been kicked off fields due to soccer teams and other teams needing it. They have taken championships the past years and there would be nothing greater than to win on a home field. The two boys that are signed up on the list are my two boys. They did not know that I signed them up to speak, but I wanted you to hear from some of the players. Thank you for the opportunity. Brydan Pauni has played rugby and feels that it has kept him out of trouble. He stated that it is hard getting up on Saturday to go play in other cities and that it does take a toll on you to play on field in other cities. Stated that it would be very nice to have a home field, so they would not have to travel so far. Gideon Pauni stated that he has played ruby since 8th grade. It has kept him and his friends out of trouble and kept him from sitting at home doing nothing and they are able to play a sport that they love. Having a home field would be nice to have support from the West Valley community because going to different cities they do not get that support. B. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS Wayne Pyle, City Manager, had no comments. C. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Christensen stated that he fell into rugby through his bonus grandson that came to live with his grandson. He asked members of the audience who attends Hunter High School and who attends Granger High School. He stated that the results looked the same as with the West Valley City area hockey team that he participated on. He stated that West Valley City hockey team also encountered many of the same problems. He thanked them for their participation and congratulated them on their championships.  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -6- Councilmember Fitisemanu thanked them for their civic engagement. He also, commended the Parks and Recreation Department who have been very responsive about different and option. He stated that he also wished there was an immediate and very affordable option right now. He is stated that they are committed to finding options and thanked those in attendance. Councilmember Huynh stated that West Valley City has multiple ethnic groups. He stated that he does not know much about rugby, however appreciates the time agrees that it would be nice to have a home field here in the city. Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler made a few comments to conclude. He stated that he noted comments regarding ordinance enforcement (which they speak about a regularly), parking (which they speak about regularly), dumpster and Neighborhood Watch (which they do not speak about as often) were all discussed. He asked the council if a policy discussion was needed. No members of the council stated that a policy discussion was necessary. Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler stated that they have certainty showed that there is an interest in rugby. He informed the audience that they had one gentleman that came for 15 years hoping to have a skate park in the city and now there is a skate park in the city. A rugby field is on the list of things to do. And he appreciates support shown. He stated that it is all about allocating resources and having room for everyone and those can be difficult things. He also stated that sometimes things we would like to do as a city take longer and thanked them again for their time. ORDINANCE 19-13: AMEND SECTIONS 16-1-101, 16-2-101, 16-4-101, 16-11-101, 16-12-101, 16-13-101, 16-14-101, AND 16-15-101 OF TITLE 16 OF THE WEST VALLEY CITY MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2018 EDITIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODES Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler discussed proposed Ordinance 19-13 that would amend sections 16-1-101, 16-2-101, 16-4-101, 16-11-101, 16-12-101, 16-13-101, 16-14-101, and 16-15- 101 of Title 16 of the West Valley City Municipal Code to adopt the 2018 editions of the international codes. Written documentation previously provided to the City Council included information as follows: Every three years revised editions of the building code, which is adopted by the State of Utah as the minimal building standards for all buildings within our State, must be adopted by local municipalities to replace the older building codes that is considered obsolete. The building codes are living documents which are subject to revision at annual code development hearings in a national forum. The results of those hearings are published every three years in revised editions.  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -7- In order to comply with the actions of the State Legislature, and current State law, it is necessary to replace the 2015 editions of the International Building Code by adopting the 2018 editions of said code. Upon inquiry by Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler there were no further questions from members of the City Council, and he called for a motion. Councilmember Christensen moved to approve Ordinance 19-13. Councilmember Lang seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Fitisemanu Yes Ms. Lang Yes Mr. Huynh Yes Mr. Christensen Yes Mr. Nordfelt Yes Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler Yes Unanimous. RESOLUTION 19-52: AWARD A CONTRACT TO MC GREEN & SONS, INC. FOR THE 2540 SOUTH ROADWAY PROJECT Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler discussed proposed Resolution 19-52 that would award a contract to MC Green & Sons, Inc. for the 2540 South Roadway Project. Written documentation previously provided to the City Council included information as follows: Bids were opened for the project on May 7, 2019. A total of six (6) bids were received. Lowest responsible bid was received by MC Green & Sons, Inc, in the amount of $3,680,580.25. The City is building a new road to connect 2540 South at Beagley Lane from 7200 West to 6750 West, and to extend the road to the east from 6400 West to approximately 6100 West. The road will ultimately connect to 2400 South on the west side of Mountain View Corridor, connecting to 5600 West, per the Major Street Plan. The project includes the construction of the Cross Towne Trail parallel to the road, a new traffic signal at 7200 West, concrete paving and street lights. MC Green is a qualified contractor, capable of performing the work.  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -8- The road is being funded through State and County transportation funds. It is anticipated that the road construction will be completed in fall 2019. Wayne Pyle, City Manager, stated that this has been considered for a long time and that this will help with future transportation. He also stated that this was well responded to with six bids being received. Upon inquiry by Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler there were no further questions from members of the City Council, and he called for a motion. Councilmember Nordfelt moved to approve Resolution 19-52. Councilmember Fitisemanu seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Fitisemanu Yes Ms. Lang Yes Mr. Huynh Yes Mr. Christensen Yes Mr. Nordfelt Yes Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler Yes Unanimous. RESOLUTION 19-53: AUTHORIZE THE CITY TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BOWEN COLLINS & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR INSTALLATION OF A STORM WATER MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT MONITORING SYSTEM Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler discussed proposed Resolution 19-53 that would authorize the City to enter into an agreement with Bowen Collins & Associates, Inc. to provide Professional Services for installation of a Storm Water Management Equipment Monitoring System. Written documentation previously provided to the City Council included information as follows: The Riter Canal receives storm water runoff from an area approximately 12 square miles (nearly 1/3 of the city). Over time, the city has built various stormwater conveyance systems to move and store storm water runoff through the Riter drainage basin. Recently the city built a large control structure on the Riter Canal at approximately 7000 West, to store water in the property purchased by the city for this purpose.  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -9- This structure was required by Salt Lake County Flood Control and Kennecott, who operates the canal, to restrict the quantity of water leaving West Valley City to minimize the risk of downstream flooding. This control structure has a trash rack to prevent debris from blocking the opening of the structure. Through normal operations of the canal and during storm events, this trash rack collects large amounts of debris that require cleaning to ensure proper flow through the structure. The Public Works Department has requested the services of Bowen Collins & Associates to design and install certain storm water monitoring equipment (SCADA - Systems Control and Data Acquisition) on the Riter Canal control structure and a pump station operated by the Storm Water Utility. Equipment on the control structure will monitor and record the elevation of the water level upstream and behind the trash rack. The data will be sent via cellular modem and will monitor the difference in elevation between the two sensors and notify maintenance crews of the need to remove debris to prevent the flooding of adjacent properties, and to protect the structure from failure during a large event. The sensor on the pump station will record pump usage for maintenance purposes and will notify maintenance crews of problems with the pump station to prevent flooding. This will serve as a pilot project to determine the effectiveness and applicability of the use of SCAD A systems on other city-owned storm drain pump stations and other facilities. Wayne Pyle, City Manager, stated that this would help with elevation differences and be able to measure where storm water flows. Being able to monitor the system would provide more efficient data to make better decisions in the future. Upon inquiry by Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler there were no further questions from members of the City Council, and he called for a motion. Councilmember Lang moved to approve Resolution 19-53. Councilmember Huynh seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Mr. Fitisemanu Yes Ms. Lang Yes Mr. Huynh Yes Mr. Christensen Yes Mr. Nordfelt Yes Mayor Pro-Tem Buhler Yes  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – MAY 21, 2019 -10- Unanimous. MOTION TO ADJOURN Upon motion by Councilmember Huynh, all voted in favor to adjourn. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE WEST VALLEY COUNCIL THE REGULAR MEETING OF TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019 WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:18 P.M. BY MAYOR PRO-TEM BUHLER. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true, accurate and complete record of the proceedings of the Regular Meeting of the West Valley City Council held Tuesday, May 14, 2019. _______________________________ Tera Smith Deputy City Recorder