City Council Regular Meeting

MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -1- THE WEST VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON TUESDAY, JULY 23, 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 BIGELOW. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: Ron Bigelow, Mayor Don Christensen, Councilmember At-Large Lars Nordfelt, Councilmember At-Large Tom Huynh, Councilmember District 1 Steve Buhler, Councilmember District 2 Karen Lang, Councilmember District 3 ABSENT: Jake Fitisemanu, Councilmember District 4 STAFF PRESENT: Wayne T Pyle, City Manager Nichole Camac, City Recorder Paul Isaac, Assistant City Manager/ HR Director Nicole Cottle, Assistant City Manager/General Counsel/ CED Director Eric Bunderson, City Attorney Jim Welch, Finance Director Colleen Jacobs, Police Chief John Evans, Fire Chief Russell Willardson, Public Works Director Layne Morris, CPD Director Jamie Young, Acting Parks and Recreation Director Sam Johnson, Strategic Communications Director Jake Arslanian, Public Works Department OPENING CEREMONY Lars Nordfelt conducted the Opening Ceremony. He requested that members of the audience, City Staff, and the Council rise and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS- SCOUTS  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -2- Mayor Bigelow welcomed Scout Troop No. 626 in attendance at the meeting to complete requirements for the Citizenship in the Community merit badge. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING HELD JULY 16, 2019 The Council considered the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 16, 2019. There were no changes, corrections or deletions. Councilmember Christensen moved to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held July 16, 2019. Councilmember Huynh seconded the motion. A voice vote was taken and all members voted in favor of the motion. AWARDS, CEREMONIES AND PROCLAMATIONS A. A PROCLAMATION DECLARING AUGUST AS “NEIGHBORHOOD NIGHTS MONTH” AND AUGUST 6, 2019 AS “NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2019” IN WEST VALLEY CITY Mayor Bigelow discussed Neighborhood Night Out Month and information regarding neighborhood events. COMMENT PERIOD A. PUBLIC COMMENTS Russell Sanderson thanked the Council for their efforts and work. He also thanked Public Works and stated that they have been great to work with on the 4100 South project where he is involved as a Board Member of Granger Hunter. Mr. Sanderson stated that he is running for City Council and indicated that the City Recorder has been helpful and has done a great job with noticing and other items that need to be addressed. He stated that he doesn’t accept donations and has been surprised by the amount of people wanting to donate to his campaign. Mr. Sanderson indicated that some of his signs have gone missing and he hasn’t experienced this in other campaigns. He stated there is a red book about the City and his history is in that book since he was part of City staff when West Valley incorporated and the change of government occurred. Mr. Sanderson encouraged the Council to continue the history and document changes in the City. He expressed concern about speed and people running red lights. Jim Vesock stated that he would like Code Enforcement notification procedure to be placed on the Study Meeting. He stated that he feels there are a lot of issues that need to be discussed including sending abatement notices via certified mail. Mr. Vesock stated that the fine structure should also be looked at and evaluated. He added that having the ALJ who is also the Department Head is a conflict of interest and he feels this needs to be changed immediately. Mr. Vesock stated that a Code Enforcement Officer should drive by a home the day before a hearing to make sure the owner hasn’t brought the property into compliance. He also stated that he feels  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -3- having a Councilmember for every district instead of at large seats makes sense. Mr. Vesock stated that he would like to know what requirements there are for employees living in the City and if there are incentives provided. Gary Warr stated that he is concerned about Code Enforcement. He indicated that he received a citation from Officer Patino and he stated that he never received a warning letter. Mr. Warr indicated that Officer Patino granted him an extension and he was able to into compliance however he still has a fine associated with the citation and he feels this should be waived. Bill Angus stated that he represents a neighbor that has been having difficulties with Officer Patino and Code Enforcement. He stated that the notes in the file do not provide enough information, have spelling errors, and give irrelevant facts. Mr. Angus stated that something needs to be done about Code Enforcement. Bruce Baker stated that the property Mr. Angus was talking about is his. He stated that he has been able to work with Building Inspections but has had difficulty with Code Enforcement and Officer Patino. B. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS Wayne Pyle, City Manager, had no comments. C. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Huynh thanked Nichole Camac for her work on the elections. He stated that he has ran for City Council before and this has been a better experience with good changes. He added that he has had signs go missing as well. Councilmember Huynh thanked residents for attending and expressing their concerns. RESOLUTION 19-92: APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TWENTY FIVE (25) VEHICLES FROM YOUNG FORD Mayor Bigelow discussed proposed Resolution 19-92 that would approve the purchase of twenty five (25) vehicles from Young Ford. Written documentation previously provided to the City Council included information as follows: The City has selected Young Toyota as the supplier of four (4) vehicles. Young Toyota has the State contract (AV2531). Number of Vehicles Type of Vehicle Cost Per Vehicle 4 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE $25,638.00  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -4- TOTAL $102,552.00 Following are the vehicles being replaced: Replaced Vehicle Make Model Year Miles 711358 Toyota Camry 2011 101539 711354 Toyota Camry 2011 113249 711351 Toyota Camry 2011 98169 711356 Toyota Camry 2011 117875 Upon inquiry by Mayor Bigelow there were no further questions from members of the City Council, and he called for a motion. Councilmember Christensen moved to approve Resolution 19-92. Councilmember Buhler seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Ms. Lang Yes Mr. Buhler Yes Mr. Huynh Yes Mr. Christensen Yes Mr. Nordfelt Yes Mayor Bigelow Yes Unanimous. RESOLUTION 19-93: APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOUR (4) VEHICLES FROM YOUNG TOYOTA Mayor Bigelow discussed proposed Resolution 19-93 that would approve the purchase of four (4) vehicles from Young Toyota. Written documentation previously provided to the City Council included information as follows: The City has selected Young Toyota as the supplier of four (4) vehicles. Young Toyota has the State contract (AV2531). Number of Vehicles Type of Vehicle Cost Per Vehicle  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -5- 4 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE $25,638.00 TOTAL $102,552.00 Following are the vehicles being replaced: Replaced Vehicle Make Model Year Miles 711358 Toyota Camry 2011 101539 711354 Toyota Camry 2011 113249 711351 Toyota Camry 2011 98169 711356 Toyota Camry 2011 117875 Upon inquiry by Mayor Bigelow there were no further questions from members of the City Council, and he called for a motion. Councilmember Lang moved to approve Resolution 19-93. Councilmember Huynh seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Ms. Lang Yes Mr. Buhler Yes Mr. Huynh Yes Mr. Christensen Yes Mr. Nordfelt Yes Mayor Bigelow Yes Unanimous. RESOLUTION 19-94: AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A GENERAL LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN WEST VALLEY CITY AND UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE WINTON STREET SIDEWALK PROJECT Mayor Bigelow discussed proposed Resolution 19-94 that would authorize the execution of a General License Agreement between West Valley City and Utah Transit Authority for the completion of the Winton Street Sidewalk Project. Written documentation previously provided to the City Council included information as follows: The Utah Transit Authority is requiring a General License Agreement for  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -6- Pedestrian Walkway between UTA and West Valley City, as Licensee for the Winton Street Sidewalk Project. This project scheduled for construction in 2019 will include construction of curb, gutter, sidewalk and textured colored concrete across portions of properties owned by UTA. The project also crosses the UTA Trax line at 1070 West Parkway Avenue and will include a six-foot wide sidewalk along the Parkway Avenue and Winton Street frontages of property owned by the Utah Transit Authority. This project will provide a pedestrian walkway from the existing mosque at the end of Parkway Avenue to the Islamic Cemetery at the south end of Winton Street. Upon inquiry by Mayor Bigelow there were no further questions from members of the City Council, and he called for a motion. Councilmember Huynh moved to approve Resolution 19-94. Councilmember Nordfelt seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken: Ms. Lang Yes Mr. Buhler Yes Mr. Huynh Yes Mr. Christensen Yes Mr. Nordfelt Yes Mayor Bigelow Yes 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, JULY 23, 2019 WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:10 P.M. BY MAYOR BIGELOW. 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, July 23, 2019.  MINUTES OF COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING – JULY 23, 2019 -7- _______________________________ Nichole Camac, CMC City Recorder