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WHITE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES June 5, 2025, 6:00 PM WHITE CITY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 999 E GALENA DRIVE, WHITE CITY, UTAH 84094 Mayor: Mayor Paulina Flint City Council: Council Member Greg Shelton Council Member Linda Price Council Member Phillip Cardenaz Council Member Tyler Huish Staff: Rori Andreason, City Administrator; Paul Ashton, Attorney; Dave Sanderson, Financial Manager; Chief Ken Aldridge, UFA; Chief Mike Bullock, Sandy Deputy Fire Chief; Lt. Ken Malone, UPD; and Daniel Torres, Economic Development Manager. 6:00 PM – Workshop 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS Mayor Flint called the workshop meeting to order at 6:00 PM and confirmed that all Council Members were present. Jim Mitchell expressed his concerns about Mr. Alex Smith and his proposed change to the property on 10600 South. He said Mr. Smith is proposing a landscaping contractor business there which is not appropriate. He said the Planning Commission met on May 23, 2025, and even with strong disapproval of residents, the Planning Commission did not make a decision. He said this is just a way for Mr. Smith to run his own landscaping business with this property. He said they have asked that Mr. Smith not use 1225 East for his ingress and egress, but he is still using it. He said the fence needs to be moved and the gates locked. He reiterated that he was against this change and strongly advised the City Council and Planning Commission to make a major decision to deny this request and restrict the limited use. Charity Wild expressed her opposition to the proposed changes to Mr. Alex Smith property. She said she too attended the Planning Commission meeting where the Commission seemed favorable to listening to Mr. Smith. She said she is directly affected because she lives right across from Mr. Smith. She said she is not going to move and will continue to have horses just like everyone behind them. She is opposed to Mr. Smith running loud equipment that scares the horses. It’s dangerous for horses and for people riding horses. She said she is opposed to even entertaining any changes being made. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 1 2. DISCUSSION/CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS No items were discussed. 3. DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN Daniel Torres, Economic Development Manager, discussed the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District Transportation Master Plan. In the past they did not have the most transparent defined list of projects or even a plan. He said he wants to be able to maintain or improve the level of service while keeping taxes the same, or even possibly lower for communities of the MSD. One of the benefits of the shared service model is that they are able to take tax revenue from across the district and apply it where it is needed. Mr. Torres said one of the goals is to take transportation needs and quantify them and also define the need with their data. The end goal is to provide the community with specific options tailored to their community. He continue by discussing the following information: Transportation Master Plan: Aligning Land Use, Transportation, and Funding Goal: A unified, transparent approach that maximizes impact and supports MSD Cities and Towns individual long-term community visions Strategic Alignment • Coordinate land use planning and transportation priorities to support community goals and economic development Community Input: Define a process that ensures that community concerns and priorities are considered, and enables them to be enacted Funding Based on Transparent Metrics • Prioritize projects using clear, data-driven criteria: • Growth, safety, connectivity, condition, traffic demand • Align available funding with highest-priority projects • Support informed decision-making by the MSD Board and local jurisdictions White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 2 1. Transportation Master Plan Produces two project lists: Street Capital Projects List • Prioritized by: • Project urgency (e.g. safety, congestion, connectivity • Funding availability • Labeled by MSD jurisdiction (e.g. Brighton, Copperton) Street Maintenance Projects List • Includes routine maintenance activities: • Pothole patching • Asphalt resurfacing (overlay) • Slurry seals White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 3  • Chip sealing • Mill and overlay 2. Master MSD Project Lists Consolidates all projects into: • Capital Projects Master List • Maintenance Projects Master List • Both lists are presented on a 20-year schedule • Reviewed annually by the MSD Board 3. Jurisdiction-Specific Lists Each jurisdiction receives tailored: • Capital Projects List • Maintenance Projects List Allows: • Local prioritization • Independent funding decisions • Increased transparency and accountability Community Input for Project Prioritization White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 4 Transportation Master Plan Outcomes The TMP will include necessary data and planning components to support the creation of the following local funding mechanisms, should individual MSD communities choose to adopt them: • Transportation Utility Fee (road maintenance) • Street Impact Fees • Stormwater Utility Fee • Street Light Utility Fee Goal: To empower individual communities with the tools to fund projects with their “own” money Jurisdiction Specific-Funding • Local projects should be selected from jurisdiction-specific capital and maintenance lists developed in the Transportation Master Plan. • Each member community may receive funding (state appropriation, grant, transportation fee, impact fee, etc.) or maintains fund balances that they can use to fund projects within their own boundaries. • Communities can also apply their own discretionary funds or pursue additional grants for independent projects. Transportation Infrastructure Budgeting Process White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 5 Key Dates • RFP Issued June 2nd • RFP’s due June 26th • RFP’s Selected by July 11th • TMP Awarded July 30th • TMP Start Date August 11th Next Steps • Presentations to City and Town Councils • City and Town Subcommittees o City/Town Council o Planning Commission o Assigned MSD Staff White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 6 How the MSD Funds Road Projects MSD Funding • Class B & C Road Funds: Distributed by the State of Utah based on road mileage and population; used for maintenance and improvement of eligible public roads. • Grants and Matching Funds: Includes state and federal grants (e.g., TAP, STP), sometimes requiring local matches. • General Fund Appropriations: Allocated by the MSD Board during the annual budgeting process. Mayor Flint discussed the need for maintenance for the parks in the city. A few good employees have retired from the Parks and Rec Department. She asked for a follow-up with Parks and Rec to see why open jobs in that department have not been filled. 4. DISCUSS SEASONAL CLEANUP FOR WHITE CITY Renee Plant, WFWRC, distributed available options for a community cleanup if the city desires. She also brought vouchers for White City residents that can be used once a year free of charge. She discussed the following options: 2025-26 Additional Cleanup Options for Municipalities & Salt Lake County Unincorporated Areas Option 1: Free Landfill Vouchers • No cost to the municipality or Salt Lake County (for unincorporated areas). • Distribution: Hard copies can be handed out by code enforcement officers, municipal staff, or accessed online via QR code • Each resident is eligible to use one landfill voucher per calendar year. Vouchers can also be printed and made available for distribution at community events or by staff as needed. • Use: Residents present the voucher at the landfill for disposal access. ➤ WFWRD VOUCHER White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 7 Option 2: 18-Yard Trailer Rental (Paid by Municipality) – Cost Per Residence • Delivery & Pick-Up Schedule: • Monday delivery → Thursday pick-up • Tuesday delivery → Friday pick-up • Thursday delivery → Monday pick-up • Friday delivery → Tuesday pick-up • Trailer Options: • Green Trailer: $80.00 for up to 4 tons; $45.00 per additional ton • Bulk Trailer: $240.00 for up to 2 tons; $45.00 per additional ton (Maximum capacity: 5 tons) • Availability: Up to 7 trailers at a time. • Process: WFWRD delivers to a specific residence. Residents or volunteers are responsible for loading. • City Responsibility: Covers base cost and any violation fees: • Not tarped: $50 • Tires: $4 each | Tires with rims: $5 • Refrigerators: $20 each • Mattresses/Box Springs: $18 each • Overweight fees or trailers moved post-delivery Option 3: 14-Yard Container Delivery to Residential Properties • Delivery & Pick-Up Schedule: - Monday delivery → Thursday pick-up - Thursday delivery → Monday pick-up • Availability: Up to 7 containers at a time. • Cost: $175.00 per container for up to 2 tons - Over 2 tons: $45.00 per additional ton - Tarping included (performed by WFWRD staff) • Placement: May be delivered to a home, neighborhood street, or park. Option 4: Centralized Trailer/Container Events White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 8  • Ideal for: Single-day community clean-up events. • Pricing: o Green Trailer: $80.00 for up to 4 tons; $45.00 per additional ton o Bulk Trailer: $240.00 for up to 2 tons; $45.00 per additional ton (Max: 5 tons) o 14-Yard Container: $175.00 for up to 2 tons; $45.00 per additional ton • Additional Costs: o Saturday events incur overtime fees for WFWRD staff o Clean-up labor (debris outside containers): • Weekday: $31/hour • Weekend w/ OT: $47/hour o Skid steer rental (if needed): Reimbursed by city approximately $800 a day The Council discussed the options and desired Option 3. 5. DISCUSSION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Council Member Huish said it’s weed season, and he would like to review current ordinances and what code enforcement’s abilities are for enforcement. Mayor Flint closed the workshop meeting. BUSINESS MEETING 1. Welcome and Determine Quorum Mayor Flint stated a quorum was present allowing the meeting to proceed. 2. Financial Report Dave Sanderson said there is a new fund for the MET taxes that can be budgeted. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 9 Also, Stewart Okobia, Finance Director at the MSD, advised him that the financial reports will not be available until 30 days following the end of the month. He said this will inhibit his ability to get the information to the Council for the first meeting of the month. Mayor Flint asked Daniel Torres, Economic Development Manager, to see if the MSD can send Dave Sanderson the financial reports earlier so he can report to the City. Council Member Shelton seconded by Council Member Price, motioned to accept the financial report. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 3. UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY REPORT Chief Ken Aldridge and Deputy Chief Mike Bullock, Sandy City were present. Chief Aldridge reported that the UFA Board gave tentative approval for the budget at the May 20th meeting. The final adoption of that budget is scheduled for the June 17th meeting. There have been 33 firefighters that have graduated from Recruit Camp 59 and are now working in the fire stations. He discussed some personnel movement within the training division. He discussed firework restrictions for the valley. Vendors can sell fireworks beginning June 24th and ending July 25th and beginning December 29th and ending December 31st and then two days before and after the Chinese new year. Dates for legal discharge will be two days before the legal events from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, and on the 4th and 24th of July that is extended to midnight. He reminded everyone that arial fireworks are designed to go 150 feet in the air, so any winds of about 5 mph could be very dangerous and would advise against it. 4. UNIFIED POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT Detective Josh Smith and Lt. Ken Malone were present. Detective Smith said the numbers for May were a little higher than average at 40 calls. He said with warmer weather there are more people outside and there is an increase of suspicious activity. He said the one call they saw more of this month was reports of people erratically screaming or fighting. He is looking into one that’s a repeat offender, possibly mental health issue, that they will keep tracking and help the individual get the resources needed. With the weather warming up some of the summer toys in transportation are coming back out. The trend they are seeing is a lot of the bicycles and scooters are getting stolen. He suggested not going into stores and leaving the bikes unattended or unlocked. Even some that are locked are being stolen as well. He encouraged residents to have the bike serial number, which would be helpful in finding the bikes. Mayor Flint asked about bike registration. Det Smith said he will look into that and let the Council know. If he can get it going, he will make sure it’s at the Last Blast of Summer to get the White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 10 word out. He said not only bicycles, but any items of value may have serial numbers. Council Member Price asked about e-bikes that are going up and down Sego Lily very fast. Detective Smith suggested implementing ordinances the city wants, with tighter restrictions on certain items. Mayor Flint asked if there could be speed limits for bike lanes? Detective Smith said the bikes should abide by what’s posted on the street. Mayor Flint asked for a write-up addressing this issue. Detective Smith said he would be happy to once the ordinance is adopted. Council Member Huish asked about a recent shooting. He said residents are afraid that White City is not getting enough police coverage. Lt. Malone said there was an officer involved shooting in Midvale, but it did not affect White City. He said the incident was covered by overtime so there was no lapse in service in White City. Council Member Shelton asked if there are White City branded cars in the city. Lt. Malone said yes there are. 5. LAST BLAST OF SUMMER/COMMUNITY COUNCIL REPORT Jill Mojabi, Treasurer of the White City Community Council, said they have had some big changes over the last couple of days. She said she did not know what information the Council wants from her. Paul Ashton said because the Community Council is getting money from the city, under the ordinance the Community Council needs to provide a budget and a breakdown as to what the money is being used for this year. There are two checks, one for general Community Council processes and events, and another for the Last Blast of Summer. He said the City needs the documents to justify what the Community Council is asking for and then update the Council periodically on the use of the funds and if the events are coming together. Mayor Flint presented two checks to Jill Mojabi; one for $7500 and one for $45,000. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 11  Paul Ashton said the City needs needs to know who is on the bank accounts. He said these are public funds and the City has to show they are being spent responsibly. Jill Mojabi said she and Brent Potter went to the bank and had them pull up who was on the bank accounts. They still had Paulina Flint and Linda Price. Mayor Flint said her name is on it from when it was opened in 1986. The Community council has to update that information. Paul Ashton recommended Paulina and Linda go to the bank and have their names removed from the bank accounts. The bank records need to be accurate. Jill Mojabi said they are working on getting the bank account straight. She said she would have the budget sent to the Council. She also said she and Linda have been purchasing raffle prizes as they go on sale. She said they try to keep the total cost for the prizes at $2500 to $3000. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS 6.1 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 WHITE CITY FEE SCHEDULE Council Member Cardenaz, seconded by Council Member Shelton, motioned to open the public hearing. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Paul Ashton said the proposed fee schedule was given to the Council in the packet. The portion that needed to be reviewed by the Planning Commission has occurred. It is now ready for Council approval. Mayor Flint opened the public comment section of the public hearing. There were no public comments Council Member Cardenaz, seconded by Council Member Huish, motioned to close the public hearing. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 6.2 APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2025-06-01 ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 WHITE CITY FEE SCHEDULE Council Member Shelton asked why there were changes in the fees. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 12  Paul Ashton said the MSD must do an analysis to make sure the fees are accurate and only pay for the costs incurred. The City cannot make money on the fees. Council Member Shelton, seconded by Council Member Huish, motioned to approve Resolution No. 2025-06-01 adopting the Fiscal Year 2026 White City Fee Schedule. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 6.3 PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 2026 WHITE CITY FINAL BUDGET BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Council Member Shelton, seconded by Council Member Cardenaz, motioned to open the public hearing. The motion passed by unanimous vote. Rori Andreason said the FY2026 tentative budget was approved on May 1, 2025. This hearing is to adopt the final FY2026 budget which has been received from the Municipal Services District. Mayor Flint opened the public comment section of the public hearing. Neil Mahoney, 10478 S Crocus Street, said the actuals on the budget document are incorrect. He said the actuals on the budget document are different from the ones listed of Dave Sanderson’s report. Rori Andreason said the Council is voting on the proposed budget, not the actuals; however, she would be happy to go back to the MSD to get an updated document showing the correct actuals. There were no public comments online. Council Member Huish said he did not have any issue with the proposed budget; however, since the actuals were incorrect on the budget document, he did not feel the budget should be approved at that time. Rori Andreason said there will need to be a special meeting on June 12th to adopt the final budget and certified tax rate. Council Member Price, seconded by Council Member Shelton, motioned to close the public hearing. The motion passed by unanimous vote. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 13  6.4 APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 2025-06-02 ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 WHITE CITY BUDGET BEGINNING ON JULY 1, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Council Member Huish, seconded by Council Member Cardenaz, motioned table this and send it back to staff. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 7. ACTION ITEM 7.1 APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 3, 2025 Council Member Shelton said on the last page of the minutes the scrap program is spelled SCRP. Council Member Shelton, seconded by Council Member Cardenaz, motioned to accept the minutes of April 3, 2025, as amended. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 8. COUNCIL REPORTS 8.1 Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District/Council of Governments Mayor Flint said it’s been budget, budget, budget. Also, the MSD has just be holding open houses to show off the new MSD building. 8.2 Unified Fire Authority/Unified Fire Service Area Council Member Huish said budgets were also the discussion. UFA is on a fiscal and UFSA is on a calendar year, so budget is always fun. However, UFA is financially sound for this year. In the next meeting, they will have a public hearing to make some minor adjustments just to make sure they have a balanced budget. They did a review of the fraud risk assessment, and their score was excellent. They are doing very well and by covering all the steps in that fraud assessment. He said the Board was pleased with what they are doing. He said there was a release of deed, as the Board is also the Board of the Municipal Building Authority, for property set aside to be used for fire purposes but they’ve relocated that to a different piece of property, so UFA is giving up the hold on that deed. He said there is a new ladder company in Eagle Mountain, who went live a few days ago. The anti-labor bill has been stayed and will be put on the 2026 ballot. He said WUI, Wildland Urban Interface, code states that each municipality has to adopt up to at least the 2006 WUI code and he’s not sure what the city has adopted. He suggested the fireworks restriction map be placed on the city’s website. He said Chief Russell White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 14 was promoted to Operations Chief to Administration and Planning. UFSA’s FY2025 tentative budget has a nearly 10% membership increase. He said as a board member he is concerned with the double digit increases year after year. The majority of that is going to UFSA, which the city helps pay into. This may be a potential discussion for a closed session in the future. 8.3 Mosquito Abatement/Salt Lake County Animal Control Council Member Price said the Mosquito Abatement District is fully operational as of May 1st. The teams are actively engaged in Mosquito Abatement activities. They do have a couple of employees that will start on the 1st of June. The district participated in several health fairs, public events, and doing presentations and are willing to come to the city’s event if the city wants them to. Monitoring efforts are in full swing and currently mosquito traps are indicating a lower- than-average mosquito count. A lot of that is because the water flow is lower than it was last year. They watch the discharge of all the reservoirs and get a report each month on their capacity. Most of the reservoirs are running at 85% to 95% capacity. Because of the lower snowfall, there won’t be as much water coming in later on. The actual snowpack was 68% this year compared to 143% last year. Council Member Price said there was no meeting for animal control that month. 8.4 Unified Police Department/SLVLESA Council Member Cardenaz said this month they had two meetings. The first one they went over the budget. In the second meeting they had the victim advocates talk with the board regarding obtaining grants for a program dealing with victims of violent crimes, which has been in place for over 20 years. He said the building they have been looking at acquiring, which is a Granite School building, was put off for some time so they had to scramble to meet all of the requirements. He said SLVLESA is still waiting to get budget numbers from UPD to finalize their budget. 8.5 Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District Council Member Shelton said WFWRD reclassified the accountant position, which lowered that position. He said Pam Roberts, General Manager, submitted her retirement notice of 28 years of service. He said they have formed a hiring subcommittee to do preliminary White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 15 interviews. He said the SCRP program was a big topic and determining if WFWRD can continue with the program. He said they did pass an independent audit with flying colors. Council Member Huish asked how many people used the service? Council Member Shelton said WFWRD did not collect that data because just switched systems. Going forward they should be able to get better statistics. 9. Closed Sessions if Needed as Allowed Under Utah Code Ann. §52-4-205 No closed session was needed. 10. Adjourn Council Member Shelton, seconded by Council Member Price, motioned to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Flint declared the meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Rori L. Andreason, City Recorder Approved this 10th day of July, 2025. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 16