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MOUNT OLYMPUS COMMUNITY COUNCIL Churchill Jr. High School Patio June 2, 6:00 PM Pledge of Allegiance Council Members Present: North: Richard Williamson, Brian Jorgensen, Kate Johnson South: David Baird (Chair), Joan Haven (vice chair and minutes), John Knoblock, Kumar Shah, Kyle Taft Excused: Chuck Pruitt, Ken Smith Reports: 1. Patrice Arent (House District 36) • Representative Arent reported on bills she has worked on. The surrogate law was changed to allow men to enter surrogacy agreements. The Newborn Safe Haven law now extends to 30 days. Straight ticket voting is no longer on the ballot. Representative Arent also worked on bills for home energy assessments and air quality. • The Clean Air Caucus continues to have virtual meetings (Zoom). The nest one is June 16 and the public is invited. • Two more special sessions will be held, one in June and one in July. The session in June will discuss budget cuts due to the reduced revenues caused by the pandemic and election law regarding the postmark date for mail-in ballots. The July session will address bills. • Representative Arent is not running for re-election and will continue her full term which ends December 31st. 2. MAYOR’S REPORT (Jeff Silvistrini): • No one anticipated having a pandemic, an earthquake, and social unrest in the same time frame. City revenues are down 20% due to decreased business activity and reduced gas tax because people are not driving as much due to the stay at home recommendations. Some capital improvement projects will need to be postponed. • Mayor Silvestrini expressed gratitude and pride for our UPD officers. Twenty of them were called to help Salt Lake City police enforce the curfew on Saturday night. Twenty more helped with the curfew on Sunday to give the SLC officers a break. (Salt Lake City had been put on curfew from 8 p.m. Saturday night until 6 a.m. Monday morning due to demonstrations which had turned violent in some instances. ---PAGE BREAK--- The demonstrations were occurring in many cities across the nation to protest the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.) Mayor Silvestini related that the UPD strives to hire a diverse force in order to help them relate to the population they serve. They undergo training in de-escalation and community policing. The City will provide more information to the public to address violence. The Mayor is open to suggestions regarding police reform. He stressed this is a societal problem as well. • A storm drain box was replaced and the road repaired on Wasatch Boulevard. The cost was about 75K. • The rebuild of 3900 South, which was to occur this summer, had to be postponed until next year. Dominion Energy has a gas line under the road that needs to be replaced. The existing gas line was installed in 1938. Salt Lake City also has a water line that needs replacing. These lines will be replaced before winter but the road cannot be rebuilt until the weather warms up next spring/summer. • The City has acquired most of the land for the City Center Millcreek Commons project. They have secured a grant to build the ice ribbon that citizens said they wanted. • Covid-19 cases have increased since the state went from orange to yellow alert. There are about 200 cases per day. The Mayor encouraged everyone to wear masks. • Mayor Silvestrini encouraged business owners to contact the City if they need assistance. • The City, in conjunction with Salt Lake County, has applied for a Flat Grant for road repair, more parking, and restrooms in Millcreek Canyon. The canyon is in Salt Lake County but Millcreek citizens use it so the City feels it will help our citizens. • John Knoblock serves on the Central Wasatch Commission Stake Holders Council, Millcreek Committee. He invited people to contact him with any Millcreek Canyon issues. 3. Venture Out: Mayor Silvestrini and Councilwoman Cherie Jackson related the changes that will be made due to social distancing precautions. A rolling car show is planned and citizens can nominate their street to view the show. Drive-in movie nights are planned for July. Food trucks will be in the parking lot of the City Offices on Thursdays. 4. UPD REPORT no report today. 5. UFA REPORT no report today 6. Jupiter Jump: David Baird reported that the project is being held up by Salt Lake City. They want to ascertain where their water lines are. Mayor Silvestini said he is working with SLC to get this done. 7. FEMA Flood Plain: David Baird gave an update on the Neff’s Creek flood plain. A second opinion was commissioned from CRS Engineers. They found an inconsistency in the hydrology assessment and that it was half the flow of what FEMA had determined. David reported that it will be a long process of 7-10 years and probably an act of Congress to design ---PAGE BREAK--- and implement the infrastructure to remediate the possible danger of flooding. David has set up a website for information. 8. Neff’s Trailhead Parking: John Knoblock reported that many people have been parking on White Way because the parking lot is full. He is working with Leon Berrett from Salt Lake County to have the parking lot re-striped in order to accommodate more parking. BUSINESS: City planning staff, Francis Lilly and Erin O’Kelley, presented on a request for a recommendation on Rezoning project number ZM-20-006 at 3646 Viewcrest Circle. The applicants’, Kyle and Amy Killian, property consists of two parcels, one zoned R-1-10 and the back part of the property zoned R-1-21. The applicant wants to put a guest house on the rear parcel. A guest house is allowed in that zone but only if there is a main house in that zone. The applicants’ main house is in the front of the property which is in the R-1-!0 zone and that zone does not allow a guest house. The applicants desire to rezone the entire property to R-1-21 so that the house and the guest house will be in compliance. The MOCC voted to recommend approval of the zone change. The meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m. These minutes were approved at the regular MOCC meeting on 6 October 2020. Due to the pandemic and no urgent business, MOCC did not meet during the months of July, August, and September.