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WHITE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 4, 2025 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: Paul Ashton, Attorney; Dave Sanderson, Financial Manager; Diana Baun, MSD Clerk; Daniel Torres, Economic Development Manager; Chad Anderson, Engineer; Chief Ken Aldridge, UFA; Chief Mike Bullock, Sandy Deputy Fire Chief; Chief April Morse, UPD; and Chief Jason Mazuran. 6:00 PM – Workshop Mayor Flint called the workshop meeting to order at 6:00 PM and confirmed that all Council Members were present. 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. 2. DISCUSSION/CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA ITEMS No items were discussed. 3. UPDATE FROM DADU COMMITTEE Council Member Linda Price said the DADU Committee met a few weeks ago and discussed the Moderate Income Housing Report with the new Long Range Planner. The Moderate Income Housing Report was submitted on August 1st as required by state law. The committee reviewed all of the items listed in the report and did not think any of the items would be objectionable. They are still waiting to hear back on the report. Another meeting will be scheduled to continue the discussion on the Moderate Income Housing Report and the Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADU) more. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 1  Council Member Tyler Huish explained that the state requires review of the Moderate Income Housing Report, which is why they discussed this issue and to show progress on the five categories listed in the report. He said Rori Andreason and Daniel Torres will be working on creating a page on the city website for Committee regarding DADU’s for interaction with the public. Daniel and Danallie will be working to schedule times with the White City Water Improvement District and the Sandy Sewer Improvement District to get their input and feedback on any potential concerns if DADU’s were to be considered. They’re also going to look at past population versus current population to see if there’s similar amount of people that DADU’s might bring into the city. That might be a challenge because they will have to narrow it down to the current White City boundaries census data that would not have been the same 20 years ago. Mayor Flint asked where we stand according to the issues discussed with the state legislature. Council Member Price said none of the issues have made much progress such as the one that would enable seniors to stay in their homes or to establish an over 55 community or facility, which cannot be done right now because there’s no property available. That’s why they need to review the five categories to make sure they are still viable. The committee is waiting to hear back from the State to see if they have any objections to what the report stated. Council Member Huish said the categories included creating or allowing for reduced regulations related to internal or detached ADU’s. So, they can show progress since the city is allowing internal ADU’s; however, they may come back and said the city hasn’t reduced any regulations around it so that is a concern. B stands for invest, rehabilitation or expand infrastructure to facilitate construction of moderate income housing was one that was chosen. They submitted Sego Lily Drive and some other sidewalk projects to show evidence of progression. Find tax incentives to promote construction of moderate income housing as a city or as partners. That was one where there wasn’t any progress. Amend land use regulations to allow for single room occupancy, which falls outside of DADU but the city may need to consider again as a Council. The last one is moderate income housing projects for disabled or senior residents and that’s where DADU’s could possibly help. Council Member Price said the Committee agreed that once they get the results back from this report, they will meet again and proceed from there. 5. DISCUSSION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS There was no discussion on this issue. Mayor Flint closed the workshop meeting. BUSINESS MEETING 1. Welcome and Determine Quorum White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 2  Mayor Flint stated a quorum was present allowing the meeting to proceed. 2. DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT Dave Sanderson said the MSD send out financial information but he likes to put it in his own format. This financial report was only for July 2025. He reviewed the sales tax estimation since actuals won’t show up until September. Everything is normal. He reviewed the MET fund and Liquor fund. Council Member Shelton seconded by Council Member Cardenaz, motioned to accept the financial report. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 3. UNIFIED FIRE AUTHORITY REPORT Chief Bartlet filling in for Chief Ken Aldridge discussed HB 48, which is the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) legislation that was passed in the last session. The city needs to adopt the WUI Code by January 1, 2026, if it has not already been adopted. The second thing to do in the community is to identify a map where the WUI code will be enforced, which would include areas the city would consider to be at-risk for fires or wildfires. The State Bureau of Fire and State Lands has created a map to assist with that identifying areas they consider to be at-risk. He explained the scoring mechanism for the areas with a 10 being high risk and 1 being very little risk. He said the State is recommending that anything at a 5 or above be included in the city’s map identifying the areas where the WUI code is enforced. The goal of this legislation is to reduce risk, create responsibility for homeowners and property owners, and also support them in trying to mitigate risk in those areas. There will also be fees assessed to property owners in those areas. The state is still working on what those fees will be. Mayor Flint said the biggest issue the city has is with Dimple Dell Park, the homes that back it are in White City; however, once you cross over the fence, the park is Sandy City. The city has no open areas for development so who has the legal liability. She said Salt Lake County owns the park. Chief Bartlet said Salt Lake County and Sandy City would be entities the city would want to work with in developing a map. Mayor Flint said she does not want to see White City residents being assessed a fee of tax for something that’s not in White City. Chief Bartlet said if a resident borders a wild land urban interface area, the state may look at that as an area that is at-risk that would fall into this category. However, that is something the state is still working out. He said the state is still deciding what that money will be spent on. Mayor Flint said some time ago; it was suggested installing fire hydrants along the park. She White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 3 said that would be a better option than assessing fees. Chief Bartlet said the maps UFA currently have identify whether your community has passed or agreed to follow the WUI code. Paul Ashton said he was told that UFSA was going to come up with a preliminary map and not to worry about making the map until then. Chief Bartlet said UFA has the map the state has put together with the number designations as to what they have determined to be at-risk areas. Council Member Huish said he was told there would be a template created by UFA to adopt the Wildland Urban Interface Code. Chief Bartlet said a template is available and can be sent to the city. Mayor Flint said the scoring mechanism is the old ISO ratings. She said if a resident borders the park owned by Salt Lake County, Salt Lake County should be paying the fee, not the resident. Chief Bartlet said their concern is for all the community members and the difficulty they may face. He said their hope is these measures will mitigate risk and homeowners are able to participate and do some things that would allow them to be able to protect structures. He said unfortunately, they are seeing fires within the state start as a wildfire and transition to a structure fire. Their hope is working along side the state, counties and municipalities, they can work in an effort to make sure nobody’s uninsured and things are done to protect property and reduce risk. Chief Mike Bullock said Sandy City is working with Salt Lake County and UFA regarding Dimple Dell Park to do a lot of mitigation work and planning to reduce a lot of that risk. Their wildland division is working hard to identify those key areas. Mayor Flint said Salt Lake County owns every inch of that park and should be paying for the fees. Chief Bullock said Sandy City is working on programs that may allow them to send White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 4  out a QR code to residents in Sandy and White City where the residents can go in and add information about their home along with pictures to help identify these areas. He said they are taking the mitigation and pre-planning very seriously right now to try and avoid some of these fires from happening. Mayor Flint said the call volume reports are not being sent to White City. Chief Bullock said he would make sure the reports were sent. He also discussed the Ready, Set, Go program that he would send over that is a federal wildland fire safety program that us a great resource for residents. 4. UNIFIED POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT Detective Josh Smith updated the Council on the recent tire deflation incident. He said they are finally ready to fill all of the charges with all of the cases they had. There was a lot of work put in by himself and many other officers involved. He said it’s a long ongoing process but they are ready to file the charges with the District Attorney’s office to put some closure to the case. He said the call volume for August was higher than the normal 30 cases with a call volume in the mid 50’s. He said there were public peace calls, which include harassment, mental health and suspicious activity. During the month of August, it was mostly suspicious activity calls. There were a lot of people calling in on things that just didn’t look right, which they would rather have and have it documented than nobody saying anything and then there’s an outbreak in crime. With these calls, they can go back and compare them to crimes that come in and possibly identify suspects. Other calls included public order, which includes missing persons, civil cases, welfare checks, and police assists. He said this community cares and have family members that care about this community so they call for welfare checks. For most part in looking at all the cases, they are not going to the same address over and over. A trend to keep in mind in many communities is there are a lot of reporting of criminal activity on social media outlets, but unfortunately not being reported to the police. He encouraged the residents to call if they see something suspicious. Chief Morse said Lt. Malone retired on August 15th. Lt. Rich Wilson has been selected as the next precinct Lieutenant for the Midvale Precinct. She invited him to introduce himself to the Mayor and Council. Lt. Rich Wilson said he’s excited to be here in the Midvale Precinct. He discussed his extensive background. He said he provided a drone demonstration to the city within the last year. 4.1 Division Commanders Award for UPD Members Chief Morse said she wanted to recognize the officers involved in the tire deflation case. She said not only did they have patrol officers that were instrumental in this White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 5 case but a lot of detectives did a lot of hard work. They had three members from their forensic unit that provided analysis that was the key to apprehending the suspect. Sgt. Race, UPD, who was immediately warning the community and getting information out to the community. She said officers actually parked their cars and walked the roads to find the devices. Chief Morse read the certificate presented to officers involved in the resolution of this case. She said they will receive the certificate and Division Commanders Award pin. The Council expressed their appreciation for the hard work on this case. 5. WASATCH FRONT WASTE AND RECYCLING DISTRICT REPORT AND INTRODUCTION OF EVAN TYRRELL, WFWRD GENERAL MANAGER Pam Roberts reviewed the succession planning their team had gone through over the last month. She said last May she announced to her leadership board her plans to retire in September. The leadership retreat started shifting towards building a team and right now the leadership team has great synergy going, communication improved, along with accountability and consistency. She introduced Evan Tyrrell who was appointed by the Board last Monday to serve as General Manager for the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District. Evan Tyrrell introduced himself and said he is excited to lead the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District. He expressed his appreciation for Pam Roberts in assisting him with this transition. Mayor Flint and the Council expressed sincere appreciation for Pam Roberts and her service to White City. Pam Roberts reviewed the following information with the Council: Sustaining WFWRD Services with the 2025 Fee Increase Over the past five years, the District experienced 40% increased costs ($6,000,000) related to needed salary market adjustments and pay for work experience to boost recruitment/retention especially Commercial Drivers License (CDL) drivers. Other increases relate to truck maintenance up 47%, replacement truck purchase price up 35%, fuel up 65% and garbage tip fees up 8%. Knowing this, and with the advice from the financial advisory team at Zions, the WFWRD Board approved a $6.50 per month fee increase for 2025 (33%) to sustain services. The monthly fee is now $26.00 per mo./$78 per qtr./$312 annual for the following services: • Weekly curbside garbage and recycling collections. • Seasonal Container Reservation Program (SCRP) with the goal of at least 60 container deliveries per day. (Mid-April through September) • Can Repair and Replacement within 5 to 7 business days. • White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 6  • In-House - Local Customer Service. • Seasonal Services: Central leaf bag collections and curbside Christmas tree collections. • Landfill Vouchers for a residential truck, car, or trailer loads. • Central glass collections. Fee History: The last fee increase was implemented in 2023 after five years since our previous fee increase. Hindsight: Waiting five years was too long and $2.50 wasn’t enough. We lost the time value of money. • 2023: $2.50 per home/month increase to $19.50 per mo./$58.50 per qtr./$234 annual. • 2018: $2.25 per month, to $17.00 per mo./$51 per qtr./$204 annual. • 2014: $2.00 per month, from $12.75 to $14.75. • 2011: $1.75 per month, from $11.00 per month. Residential Services Weekly Garbage Financial Stewardship to Reduce Costs Operations and Staff Changes to Reduce Costs and Prolong Fee Increases: • Leaf Bag and Trailer Services: We changed the type of equipment for trailers and saved $68,000 on light duty truck replacements by downsizing to one-ton pick-ups. We will also keep one aging pickup rather than replace and save another $68,000. ($136,000 saved in 2025) Estimated annual replacement savings $7,000. • “Go-backs”: WFWRD receives reports from residents stating that their can was missed on their collection day. There are high costs associated with going back at $25.00 per mile. • We conducted two separate 2-week tests in 2024 to verify through dash camera footage if we missed cans, or if resident(s) didn’t have their cans out, or they set their cans out after our driver has gone by. Findings: 46% were false while 54% of the reports were valid. • Our customer service representatives review dash cam footage to verify missed pick-ups. We go-back on the go-back scheduled day if we missed the can. If we did not miss, customer education follows to reduce false reports in the future. We also remind residents to have cans out by 7:00 a.m. on collection day. • The results for January through June 2025 is $47,399 in reduced costs. Our goal is to save $150,000 in 2025 by reducing unnecessary go-backs. • 2025 Residential Collection Truck Replacements: The Board voted to save $400,000 on capital purchases by ordering diesel side load trucks versus Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). ($400,00 per White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 7  truck vs. $450,000). Projections show that diesel trucks will have a higher resale value than CNG due to lack of infrastructure for CNG. • Personnel Changes and “Right Sizing” Resources: • 2025, we reduced three positions, and we are absorbing workloads for a savings of over $200,000. • Reclassified the Controller/Treasurer position as an Accountant II/Treasurer, which fits more within our business model. There will be money saved by a reduced salary range. • A veteran supervisor retired in May, and our operations team has committed to absorbing the workload. • The absorbed workload is related to the changes with the SCRP program. The containers being delivered to resident's driveways and not having to clean-up debris on the streets. We reduced from five supervisors to four with an estimated savings of $120,000 annually. Weekly Recycling White City Jan – Jul 2025 Diversion Rate and Tonnages • Curbside Green Waste: Approximately 27 tons diverted (177 Subscribers) 0.21 tons of Christmas trees collected in January • Curbside Refuse (Garbage): 1,207 tons generated and collected for a cost of $37.00 per ton. • Curbside Recycling: 218 tons diverted • Glass: No cost for processing. • 22 Curbside subscribers diverted 5 tons. • Central site: 4.1 tons. • 0.9 total tons diverted. • The 1,826 homes in White City are 2% of the approximately 86,407 homes in the District boundaries. • Residents of White City diverted 17% of waste away from the landfill and District-wide was 19% diversion. • Average disposal fee for garbage = $37.00 per ton. (Only SL Valley Transfer Station) • Average processing fee for White City recycling = $42.00 per ton. ($2 more than 2024) • Processing for green curbside = $17.00 per ton. This will increase in 2025 to $20.00 per ton. Seasonal Container Reservation Program (SCRP) The 2025 SCRP season marks the sixth year of the reservation program. With this model, we service between 8-10% of the homes in our cities and towns. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 8 SCRP services run mid-April through September: • We started the season in Murray & Holladay and are moving clockwise throughout the District. • White City service dates ran from May 28th to May 30th (3 delivery days - 65 containers per day) • Reservations opened in phases: 1 -Early-bird - Access for those on last year’s cancellation waitlist and didn't receive a container. • Early Access - For those who didn't participate in the program at all last year. • General Reservations - for those who received a container last year, and there is still availability. White City SCRP Stats 2025: 195 out of the 305 requested reservations were delivered during SCRP services. We collected and hauled 136 tons of bulky waste and paid $5,669.00. 2024: WFWRD delivered 179 containers out of the 272 requested. We collected, hauled and paid the tipping fees of $7,346.00 for 162 tons of bulky waste including bulky waste. 6. ACTION ITEMS 6.1 Approve Minutes of August June 5 and June 12, 2025 Council Member Huish, seconded by Council Member Shelton, motioned to accept the minutes of August 7, 2025. The motion passed by unanimous vote. 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS 7.1 DISCUSSION REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND CODE OF CONDUCT OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS Paul Ashton discussed a case that came out of the Supreme Court case of Matthews vs. the County on August 14, 2025. It’s a significant case because it deals with social media, defamation and liable. For years, many thought that anything on social media was not liable to the laws. The Utah Supreme Court has said no, it is subject to liable laws. He said this comes up periodically, especially around elections, and the court wanted to set the guidelines in this regard. He discussed the validity of the information on Facebook and the fact that you cannot win trial by Facebook. However the Court has now said you cannot rely on the fact that it was just on social media to get out of your claim. People can sue you and if they can prove the elements of cause of action they can sue for; however, it’s not automatic. This raises concerns for city attorneys causing many cities to adopt codes of conduct for public officials which goes beyond the rules of ethics to protect members of councils and cities themselves. Different cities have adopted a code of conduct. All the rest are subject to ethics provisions White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 9 in the Utah code. The codes of conduct are basically common sense, you treat everyone with respect, you don’t disparage each other when in meetings, act with decorum. He said he wants the public officials to protect themselves and protect the city. If you’re going on Facebook, emphasize you’re speaking as yourself not a public official or as the Council because that opens you and the city up for liability. He said he would send out copies of Codes of Conduct from other cities for the council to review in preparation of creating a Code of Conduct for White City. He said Titles 1 and 2, which talk about the roles of the Mayor and Council, how agendas are created etc., need to be redone in the Municipal Code prior to January 2026. Mr. Ashton said it is a difficult issue because everyone’s entitled to their first amendment right to express your views; however, it’s important that you state that it’s your own personal opinion and you are not speaking as a council or for the city. He asked the Council for approval to send copies of other entities’ public officials code of conduct for the Council to review in preparation of creating a code of conduct for White City. Motion: Council Member Shelton seconded by Council Cardenaz moved to Instruct staff to bring back to the Council a proposed Code of Conduct. The motion passed unanimously. 7.2 DISCUSSION REGARDING SECURITY OF BIG BEAR PARK Paul Ashton said Salt Lake County Parks and Rec have asked him for input as to security of the Big Bear Park. He said they determined they had not changed out the keys for the park in multiple years so they are going to change out the keys. He said the determination of who needs the keys needs to be decided. There has been concern from some regarding cameras being in the park from private residences. He said the city should decide what type of cameras they want in the park and have them maintained. Otherwise, some parents of minors do not like people having cameras in the park. Council Member Shelton asked if that is something that can be regulated? Paul Ashton said the city can set a policy for the Salt Lake County Parks and Rec to follow. He said the MSD received a grant to look at parks in White City, Magna, Copperton, and Kearns, but that’s an analysis of trees, park equipment, etc. He said other cities like Salt Lake City have regulations on their parks that he will review in preparation for creating a policy for the Big Bear Park. Mayor Flint said the park is insured by the Utah Local Governments Trust. Salt Lake County Parks and Rec will be meeting with the Trust to see what is required of them for maintenance of the park. She said there is a difference between private people putting a camera on the fence with audio that observes everything in the park and cameras in the park the police monitor for crime. Paul Ashton said Salt Lake County Parks and Rec contacted him regarding what the policy of the park is. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 10  Council member Price said Big Bear Park has people on e-bikes that are dangerous. Paul Ashton said he would start working on a policy for the park. 8. COUNCIL REPORTS 8.1 Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District/Council of Governments Mayor Flint said Salt Lake County Operations has a pavement management plan they want to present to the Council at the next meeting. She said the MSD also approved a Master Professional Services Agreement with 17 or 18 different engineering companies with various disciplines for the MSD. They have engineers but there’s a lot of projects and jobs that have to be done. She said the engineering firms are pre-qualified firms for upcoming projects of all the cities within the MSD. Mayor Flint said one of the other items was a task order with Salt Lake County, Cottonwood Heights, and the MSD for unincorporated sidewalks in an interlocal agreement because there are still a lot of unincorporated areas in the Sandy and Cottonwood Heights areas. There was a change order for a Kearns project for the West Bridge. Mayor Flint said there was an IT report given that was really amazing. The new IT Manager had a checklist of items required on IT and there was only one item that wasn’t checked off, which was project portfolio management. So, the MSD came up with an answer to that which is a program called Opengov that tracks the projects from start to finish. A contractor can also invoice the MSD for a project they are working on through Opengov. Mayor Flint said there are other cities in the state that are looking at the MSD for guidance and possibly looking at contracting with the MSD for services. The contracts will have to be written to make sure they don’t take away from the MSD entities’ funding. The MSD is becoming widely known for their proficiency and ability to do an amazing job. Granite City is forming and gave a report with a petition. Representative Teuscher passed legislation for them to incorporate without having contiguous boundaries. She said they also want to be part of the MSD for their services. 8.2 Unified Fire Authority/Unified Fire Service Area Council Member Huish said there was no official meeting for business due to a problem with the agenda getting posted. So, they reviewed financials but didn’t take any actions. 8.3 Mosquito Abatement/Salt Lake County Animal Control Council Member Price said the West Nile virus is in full swing unfortunately. Most of the issues in Utah have been in Utah county. Salt Lake County has 11 pools of West Nile in the south valley. Each city is notified if there is a pool in their city. She said she is waiting for official word from the Health White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 11 department but they want us to put on the website to use their repellant, wear long sleeves and long pants. There have not been any human cases this year but there is an increase in the pools. She said they have not done a lot of fogging in areas due to the winds. They are very restricted when that can be done, and the winds are a big factor. They have also had positive cases on St. Louis Encephalitis, which does not affect humans, but it does affect horses. There are sizable horse properties in White City, so those residents have been made aware of this. Their treatment of areas is down a bit due to the dry weather. Council Member Price said there was no meeting with Animal Control; however, the Spaygetti and No Balls fundraising event will take place this year on October 10th. The White City Community Council does participate by putting together a basket that is auctioned off at that event. Council Member Shelton said he had not been notified of the St. Louis Encephalitis and did not think his neighbors had either. He suggested sending emails to those residents once the information is received. 8.4 Unified Police Department/SLVLESA Council Member Cardenaz said the citizens academy is occurring this year which he is participating in. He said there was discussion regarding benefits for individuals who had not previously taken benefits. If they were to allowed to now take those benefits, it would open UPD up to more liability so it was not approved. He said the meetings regarding Districts and who pay for what should be wrapping up soon. He said they are trying to set up the last two meetings with the facilitator and Salt Lake County, the Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Bureau, UPD and also the city attorney’s and board members. He said he is hopeful that some kind of agreement is met at those meetings. Council Member Cardenaz said the SLVLESA meeting was the quickest meeting ever, so they are discussing whether to only have the meetings as-needed rather than every month. 8.5 Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District Council Member Shelton said similar to the MSD, the Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District was also contacted by other entities in regard to their services they provide. He said they’ve seen private providers just not providing the same level of services as WFWRD. He said he told a story about his wife forgetting to put the garbage can out and saw the truck come by. She quickly grabbed the can and rolled it out to the street. The WFWRD driver quickly backed up and dumped the can. He said that was so impressive and he wanted the WFWRD staff to know how much they are appreciated. 9. Closed Sessions if Needed as Allowed Under Utah Code Ann. §52-4-205 No closed session was needed. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 12  10. Adjourn Council Member Huish, seconded by Council Member Shelton, motioned to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously. Mayor Flint declared the meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Rori L. Andreason, City Recorder Approved this 2nd day of October 2025. White City Council Meeting Minutes – Page 13