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Millcreek Community Council (MCC) Minutes Tue, Feb. 7, 2023 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM (MDT) 1. Mayor comments a. Mayor: Jeff Silvestrini Mayor spending time with the legislature. Commons facility is making enough to offset some operational costs. Awards and state of city address on 2/13/23. Diane Angus, former Millcreek Community Council President will receive an award to be presented by Jamie Walker. Dominion Gas regulating station moving to Milford ward site that city purchased on Highland Drive, with another development, which may be a medical tower. The city has an option to develop a medical tower if the city council approves. The medical tower would require a zone change to eliminate the building set back currently required. City requires retention of old trees and makes parking available for Millcreek Common during off hours. CC recommends a zone amendment for a 3 story building. Chick- Fil A offered to develop the site, and so did developers of an apartment complex. Neighbors don’t want a Chick-fil a, nor did they want Crown Burger to move to the site. Jamie for wedding cake layer type building. Silvia Catten was not for Chick Fil A. Crown Burger will remain in place, and the city is helping it find more parking. Mayor stated that there have not been incidents at the homeless shelter. Mentioned that UPD Officer Thompson took a homeless person back to Utah County, who had been given a bus ticket to Salt Lake City, but didn’t want to be there - above and beyond service. b. City Council members: Silvia Catten - Present c. Community Council members: Present - Jeremiah Clark, ROBERT BROUGH, Kristy Chambers, Eric Allen Sowards, Chip Spencer, Dan Donahoe, Jacob Richardson, Jamie Walker. i. Members excused: Quentin Wells ii. Moderator: Jamie Walker iii. Minutes taken by: Chip Spencer and Jeremiah Clark. iv. 3 minute timer: Robert Brough 2. 6:40 pm Police Report: Officer Christian Thompson M.C.C. February 2023.pptx Officer Thompson not present, but his presentation is available at the link in this paragraph. 3. 6:50pm Francis Lilly provided the homeless shelter report. The shelter is doing well. No complaints to date by residents about the shelter. The city is still accepting clothing for the shelter. 4. Review and approve January minutes. The January meeting was approved by MCC online. 5. Diane Angus Award Presentation update: a. City Council Meeting February 13, 2023 5:00pm at city hall. Other people will also receive awards. The Mayor will also present the State of the City. 6. Volunteer forms for community council members need to be filled out ASAP and turned in to Rita at the city office. 7. Candidate comments for one open position on the MCC: Candidates spoke for three minutes. ---PAGE BREAK--- a. Lynda Bagley-Gibson: stated that she is concerned about flooding, and parking in the city. She has lived in the city area all of her life. She is a previous MCC member. Would like to work on the Emergency Management committee. She lives at 3047 S. Richmond St. MCC questions/comments: None b. Richard Hansen: Is a long time resident of the city. He wants to keep Millcreek a good place to live. He also wants to make a contribution to the city for other residents. He lives at 3630 S. Caroline St. MCC questions/comments: None. c. Emily Wright: She is a registered nurse and has young children. She uses Millcreek Commons for family activities. Emily wants to represent young homeowners, and is interested in serving on committees that cover public health and safety. She lives on Brooklane St. MCC questions/comments: None d. The MCC will hold an anonymous vote in the next 48 hours for the open position (the 1st vice chair will email out a ballot to the MCC) and report the results to the candidates. Any ties will be broken by a coin toss. 8. 7:30 Applications: a. Community Council Staff Memo ZT-23-001 (see email from Robert May on 1.26.23 for attachment) ZT-23-001 Community Council Staff Memo.pdf The staff memo presents three options (two discussed here). It will be heard by the planning commission on 2/15/23. Francis Lilly from the city stated that Option A building size would be limited to 40 X 80 X100 footprint, and the building would not have a setback. Option C calls for a commercial building. Donahoe: Asked if no step back would result in future development also having no step back. Lilly said it is not likely. Walker asked that no two buildings be built side by side without one having a set back. This proposal will be heard by the planning commission on 2/15/23. Motion for option A made by Donahoe, with recommendation that no two buildings be built side by side without one having the current required set back. Motion to second by Brough. Chambers, and Richardson abstained. All others were in favor of the motion. b. CU-23-001 Katie Larsen for the city presented. Calacino from Salt Lake County petitioned for a conditional use permit to build a small craft boat launch (like canoes and kayaks) on the Jordan River. The project would include parking. The city would not incur safety liability, and the project would be considered as part of the Jordan River trail. The river will not be patrolled. Walker was concerned that entrance to the launch might be made over four lanes of traffic. Calacino: At the present time river use is minimal. The launch will be paid for by a bond. Seven launches have been built by Salt Lake County to date. A motion was made by Clark to approve as presented with Brough seconding. The vote was unanimous in favor. c. ZT-23-003 Staff Recommendation regarding Parking ratios in the revised parking and mobility standards ordinance Parking This item was not presented. It is different from item d below. d. Subdivision, parking update: Password “Millcreek” ---PAGE BREAK--- This deals with setting standards for the development of subdivisions within Millcreek. Comments can be made to planners by using the link. Richardson: Expressed concern that the proposed landscaping section (Title 19) uses buffers as a means to separate single family and multi unit housing and is another expense that adds to the cost of housing. Spencer: concerned with mandating xeriscape in certain subdivisions. Xeriscape turns land back into desert. Green landscape provides relaxation and aids General development should be limited to conserve water. Sowards: does not want to reduce current parking requirements. Expressed support for new policies that would mandate and/or incentive reduction in water use in home landscaping. Motion: To approve as presented while keeping existing parking standards, so there is no reduction in parking. A second motion was made by Richardson to recommend approval with no additional comment. The second motion was defeated. The first motion was approved with six in favor and three against. 9. 8:15 pm Get to know you social - Members need to let Clark know which date they prefer. Options are: Tuesday March 14th or Saturday the 18th or Tuesday March 21st. 10. 8:20 pm Capital Improvement suggestions: Make your capital improvement updates known soon. Two have been submitted see below. a. Crosswalk at 4620 south Highland Drive b. Flashing light (stop traffic capability) at 3487 S. 1300 E. c. A bike lane down 300 E. d. Install a pedestrian crossing at State Street and Gordon Lane. e. Reevaluate 500 East. Number 6 on Millcreek’s “Short, Mid, and Long-range Project Recommendations,” page 31 of the transportation master plan. 11. 8:45pm Subcommittee reports: a. Leadership: (past chair, current chair, 1st v.c., 2nd v.c., secretary, treasurer meet the week before MCC to review agenda and get reports from subcommittee chairs) b. Emergency Preparedness: (organize and stock cache locations, attend city emergency meetings, other) c. Social Media: (field community concerns on social media, share photos of community events and council meetings, general networking and marketing) Clark and Spencer to work on this committee so far. d. Community Service: (create, participate in and bring awareness to service opportunities in our community, weekly mobile food pantry, other) e. Events: (work with Venture out on events, create new events, etc.) f. ACCT: meetings, etc.) Coach g. Traffic committee/Streets and Roads: (Dan Donahoe leads this and has details. Work on speed limits, speed bumps, cross walks, sidewalks, stop lights, bike lanes etc.) Traffic Subcommittee - Brief Report is included as requested by Donahoe (6 bullet points below). ---PAGE BREAK--- h. Policing and Public Safety Committee: proposed creation of a subcommittee dedicated to policing reforms (send email to community council in the lead-up to this meeting). i. ● Provided powerpoint slides to full Council on January 4th per January 3rdminutes item 10f ● Currently 3 members of subcommittee: myself (Donahoe), Jacob Richardson and community member Rod Reed, more members welcome ● Contacted Lean Shahum (founder Vision Zero Network) on January 3rd ● Contacted Senator Nate Blouin on January 9th ● Contacted Salt Lake City Transportation Division Director Jon Larsen on January 19th. SLC is a new Vison Zero Community. ● Next steps: plan committee meeting to begin work on the attached Vision Zero Community form cognizant that VZ requires city commitment. j. Affordable Housing: (search out ways to place tiny homes, homeless villages, etc., work on rezoning or piggyback zoning with manufacturing areas, other) 12. Budget- Allen and Wayne to coordinate transfer of accounts a. Emergency Preparedness: $3,500 per container to fill with emergency items: (Proposing 4 total containers)= $14,000.00 i. shovels, garbage bags, goggles, gloves, sheers, facemasks, bandages, see list from Millcreek city emergency specialist. b. Two additional shipping containers : $5,250.00 each, $200 delivery, plus tax ($5,856.00) x 2= $11,712.00 13. Adjourned 9:30pm