City Council Special Meeting
Special MeetingWest Valley City, UT · November 8, 2022
Minutes
MINUTES OF COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING – NOVEMBER 8, 2022
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THE WEST VALLEY CITY COUNCIL MET IN ELECTRONIC SPECIAL SESSION ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 AT 4:30 P.M. AT WEST VALLEY CITY HALL,
MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, 3600 CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD, WEST VALLEY CITY,
UTAH. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AND CONDUCTED BY MAYOR LANG.
THE MEETING WAS ALSO HELD ELECTRONICALLY VIA ZOOM.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
Karen Lang, Mayor
Lars Nordfelt, Councilmember At-Large
Don Christensen, Councilmember At-Large
Tom Huynh, Councilmember District 1
Scott Harmon, Councilmember District 2
William Whetstone, Councilmember District 3 (electronically)
Jake Fitisemanu, Councilmember District 4 (electronically)
STAFF PRESENT:
Wayne T Pyle, City Manager
Angel Pezely, Deputy City Recorder
Nicole Cottle, Assistant City Manager/General Counsel
Eric Bunderson, City Attorney
Colleen Jacobs, Police Chief (electronically)
John Evans, Fire Chief (electronically)
Jim Welch, Finance Director (electronically)
Steve Pastorik, CED Director
Layne Morris, CPD Director (electronically)
Dan Johnson, Public Works Director (electronically)
Nancy Day, Parks and Recreation Director (electronically)
Mark Nord, RDA Director (electronically)
John Flores, HR Director (electronically)
Sam Johnson, Strategic Communications Director
Ken Cushing, IT (electronically)
NEW BUSINESS
A. POTENTIAL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Mayor Lang stated that a Closed Session was needed and the Council would like to
re-open Study Meeting upon completion and possibly schedule a potential future
agenda item.
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MOTION FOR CLOSED SESSION
Councilmember Nordfelt moved to adjourn and reconvene in a Closed Session for pending
litigation and discussion of a person’s character, competency, and/or health and
Councilmember Huynh seconded the motion.
A voice vote was taken and all members voted in favor of the motion.
THE WEST VALLEY CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED IN CLOSED SESSION ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 AT 4:35 P.M., IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, WEST
VALLEY CITY HALL, 3600 CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD, WEST VALLEY CITY,
UTAH. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR LANG.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
Karen Lang, Mayor
Lars Nordfelt, Councilmember At-Large
Don Christensen, Councilmember At-Large
Tom Huynh, Councilmember District 1
Scott Harmon, Councilmember District 2
William Whetstone, Councilmember District 3 (electronically)
Jake Fitisemanu, Councilmember District 4
STAFF PRESENT PARTIALLY:
Eric Bunderson, City Attorney
The City Council met in Closed Session and discussed pending litigation and discussion of a
person’s character, competency, and/or health.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE WEST VALLEY CITY COUNCIL, THE
CLOSED SESSION OF NOVEMBER 1, 2022 WAS ADJOURNED AT 6:25 P.M. BY MAYOR
LANG.
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Angel Pezely – Deputy City Recorder
THE WEST VALLEY CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED THE SPECIAL MEETING ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2022 AT 6:30 P.M., IN THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM, WEST
VALLEY CITY HALL, 3600 CONSTITUTION BOULEVARD, WEST VALLEY CITY,
UTAH. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR LANG.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:
Karen Lang, Mayor
Lars Nordfelt, Councilmember At-Large
Don Christensen, Councilmember At-Large
Tom Huynh, Councilmember District 1
Scott Harmon, Councilmember District 2
William Whetstone, Councilmember District 3 (electronically)
Jake Fitisemanu, Councilmember District 4
STAFF PRESENT:
Wayne T Pyle, City Manager
Angel Pezely, Deputy City Recorder
Nicole Cottle, Assistant City Manager/ General Counsel
Eric Bunderson, City Attorney
Dan Johnson, Public Works Director
NEW BUSINESS
A. POTENTIAL FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
None
MOTION TO ADJOURN
Upon motion by Councilmember Fitisemanu all voted in favor to adjourn.
MINUTES OF COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING – NOVEMBER 8, 2022
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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OF THE WEST VALLEY COUNCIL THE
SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2022 WAS ADJOURNED AT
6:32 PM BY MAYOR LANG.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true, accurate and complete record of the
proceedings of the Special Meeting of the West Valley City Council held Tuesday,
November 8, 2022.
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Angel Pezely
Deputy City Recorder
Agenda
WEST VALLEY CITY
A Special Electronic Meeting of the West Valley City Council will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at
4:30 PM, in the Multipurpose Room, West Valley City Hall, 3600 Constitution Boulevard, West Valley City,
Utah. Members of the press and public are invited to attend in person or view this meeting live on
YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/WVCTV.
AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. New Business:
A. Potential Future Agenda Items
4. Motion for Closed Session
5. Adjourn
West Valley City does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
If you are planning to attend this public meeting and, due to a disability, need assistance in understanding or participating in the meeting, please notify the City eight or
more hours in advance of the meeting and we will try to provide whatever assistance may be required. The person to contact for assistance is Nichole Camac.
Electronic connection may be made by telephonic or other means. In the event of an electronic meeting, the anchor location is designated as City Council Chambers,
West Valley City Hall, 3600 Constitution Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah.
3600 South Constitution Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah, 84119 | Phone: 801-963-3203 | Fax: 801-963-3206
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