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01-03-20 E-NEWS; 2020 ORDINANCES; EMERGING LEADERS; BLOOD DRIVE; POINT-IN-TIME COUNT; XMAS TREE AND HOLIDAY WASTE SCHEDULE; REAL COUGAR COUNTRY; WINTER BOOK DRIVE; 2020 CENSUS; JOBS; BOGOS; SAVE THE DATES View this email in your browser Happy New Year! Announcements UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS Mt. Olympus Community Council Tues., 1/7/20, 6 PM NEWS THE WORK CONTINUES: ORDINANCE UPDATES MILLCREEK. In all cities, but especially with a new city such as Millcreek, ordinances must be constantly reviewed and updated. This has been ongoing since our incorporation in late 2016, ---PAGE BREAK--- Churchill Jr. High 3450 E. Oakview Dr. Millcreek Community Council Tues., 1/7/20, 6:30 PM Millcreek City Hall 3330 S. 1300 E. Canyon Rim Citizens Association Weds., 1/8/20, 7 PM Christ United Methodist 2375 E. 3300 S. when we adopted the County's ordinances, almost word for word. What's in store for 2020? The planning department has prepared a list of ordinances to be reviewed in the next few months. The list is the result of input from residents, requests from the City Council and the Millcreek Planning Commission, and staff's suggestions in response to building applications that have been received. Accessory Dwelling Units. Many Millcreek residents have approached the City over the past two years requesting the ability to create an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on their property. ADUs are currently prohibited in our single-family residential zones. The city is in the information-gathering/community engagement phase of this potential ordinance update.We will hold a public open house on ADUs at Millcreek City Hall at 6:00 pm on January 23, 2020. After that process, we will prepare a draft ordinance for public review and community council input. Please learn more about ADUs and let us know your opinion about them by taking a survey here. Medical Campus Overlay Zone. St. Mark’s Hospital is looking to expand its facility to create new patient rooms, and a better, modernized experience for patients and guests using the hospital. To accomplish these changes, staff is recommending the adoption of an overlay zone that would apply exclusively to the St. Mark’s Hospital site. The goal is to accommodate future growth of the hospital while ensuring a height transition where the existing hospital site shares a boundary with single-family homes. St. Mark’s Hospital will be applying for the zoning amendments and rezone in early 2020, and that process will involve a public engagement process sometime in January. ---PAGE BREAK--- Fences and Retaining Walls. The Planning Commission has been considering adopting a fencing ordinance for Millcreek. Currently, under the ordinance adopted from the county, Millcreek has almost no standards for fences or retaining walls and staff receives many resident queries about fencing and wall projects throughout Millcreek. Millcreek staff would like to have clear standards to communicate to residents about fences, wall heights and materials. This ordinance update should be considered in spring of 2020. Signs and Billboards. After significant public input, the Planning Commission recommended changes to both the sign and billboard ordinances. The City Council will be taking up these recommendations in January or February. Technical Corrections to the C and RM Zones. The Millcreek zoning ordinance is a living document that needs to respond to changing conditions and lessons learned. Staff is preparing a series of technical corrections to the City’s commercial and residential multifamily zones to ensure that mixed use and other buildings are appropriate and effective in our commercial corridors, while preserving or enhancing existing height, design, and setback requirements. It is anticipated that these technical corrections will be presented to the community councils in Spring. ---PAGE BREAK--- The historic Gardner Home in Millcreek, now restored, was the subject of an e-newsletter article last fall. Historic Preservation. Millcreek takes historic preservation seriously, but we cannot force a property owner to save a historic building. Millcreek is crafting an updated historic preservation ordinance that would establish a Millcreek Historic Preservation Commission and allow the city to qualify for state and federal historic preservation grants that could be used to encourage property owners to save or adaptively reuse historic buildings. We want to know whether or not Millcreek residents desire historic designation for their neighborhoods or significant properties within the city boundaries. Stay in contact for updates on this topic and opportunities to weigh in. The order of this list of potential ordinance updates may change and other issues may come to the forefront as the year goes on. As these ordinance reviews move forward, the Planning Department staff will be holding open houses for some and giving presentations at City Council, Planning Commission and Community Council meetings for all. Resident input is a high priority and resident comments throughout the process will be extremely valuable. Information will be posted on the city website, social media outlets and newsletters as it is available. Please watch for developments and help with the creation of these important ordinances. ---PAGE BREAK--- Millcreek City Councilmember Silvia Catten Invites You to the Emerging Leaders Summit 2020 MILLCREEK. There is still time to register for the Emerging Leaders Summit 2020 this coming Monday, January 6th. Meet with leading experts on what policy challenges will face Utah and its younger generations. Breakout sessions will explore issues that young Utahns care about, including healthcare, affordable housing, diversity and inclusion and more. Learn how your organization can empower its emerging leaders to become more productive employees and change makers in your organization and community. Keynote speakers include Elizabeth Smart, Author/Speaker, and Scott Miller, Executive Vice President,Thought Leadership. Click here to learn more about the Summit. Click here to register. ---PAGE BREAK--- Sign up online at ARUPBloodServices.org using code B574. Not only will you be helping people in need, but you'll get a FREE movie ticket! ---PAGE BREAK--- CHRISTMAS TREE COLLECTION and HOLIDAY PICK-UP SCHEDULE MILLCREEK. Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District will be collecting Christmas trees during the month of January. For collection, place your tree on your curb (no flocked trees). The trees will be collected the day after your regular collection day during the month of January. If doesn’t get to your tree one week, they will be back the following week. Please call their offices at [PHONE REDACTED], or chat with them on their website, for additional information. Please remove all snow off the tree cannot accept trees with decorations, lights, tree stands or flocking Do not place the tree in your garbage, recycling, or green waste can If the tree is over eight feet tall, please cut it into smaller sections cannot accept artificial trees WASTE/RECYCLING CANS WEREN'T PICKED UP? Due to the holiday, pickups are delayed a day. Friday pickups will be collected on Saturday. The normal schedule will resume on Monday, January 6. For additional information, visit Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District. ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Click here to purchase books and have them delivered to Mill Creek Elementary for Read Across America Day! ---PAGE BREAK--- WELCOME TO REAL COUGAR COUNTRY MILLCREEK. Cougars live all across Utah, from the High Uintas wilderness to the dry southern deserts and are easily recognized by their tawny color, white muzzle and long tail. Adults typically weigh 90-200 pounds. Cougars are solitary animals and usually hunt alone at dawn and dusk., This fall and winter, there have been multiple cougar sightings in Millcreek within the foothill interface above the Mt Olympus area. Cougars can also be encountered while hiking in the foothills. Usually shy, these animals typically avoid people and urban areas. Here are some tips about cougars from wildawareutah. IF YOU ENCOUNTER A COUGAR Stop. Never run from a cougar. Do not approach the cougar. Maintain eye contact. Pick up children and pets or keep them very close. Stand up tall. Don't crouch or squat, but make yourself look bigger by raising and waving your arms or jacket above your head. Talk firmly in a loud voice. Back away slowly and leave the area. Fight back if you are attacked! Protect your head and neck. If you are aggressive enough the cougar will probably flee. ---PAGE BREAK--- SHARE THE WILD Remove wildlife attractants from your property, including pet food, water sources, bird feeders and fallen fruit. If your property and landscaping are attractive to deer and other wildlife, cougars may follow the wildlife into your yard while searching for prey. Do not leave children outside unattended, especially at dawn and dusk. Trim vegetation and remove woodpiles to reduce hiding places for wildlife. Bring pets and livestock inside at night or secure them in a barn or kennel with a top. Provide secure shelter for animals such as poultry, rabbits and goats. Ask your neighbors to do the same. Install outside and motion sensitive lighting around your property as a deterrent. PREVENT CONFLICTS WHILE RECREATING Do not hike or jog alone. Make noise while hiking to alert cougars of your presence. Leave the area if you find a dead animal, especially deer or elk. It could be a cougar kill. The cougar may return and defend its food. Travel in groups and keep everyone together, including children and dogs. Learn more about cougars and the important role of predators in ecosystems at Wild Aware Utah. If you have an encounter with aggressive wildlife, alert the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources at [PHONE REDACTED]. After hours, call the UPD at [PHONE REDACTED]. ---PAGE BREAK--- What is the Census? How will it impact you and your family for the next ten years? Millcreek City Hall has an opening for a Business License Assistant. Click here for more information. Business Council BOGOs ---PAGE BREAK--- Print out these coupons or show them on your phone to the merchant to get your Buy One Get One Free. Click here to see more great BOGO deals. Click here to see how you can promote your own business with a Millcreek BOGO. SAVE THESE DATES: Mon., Jan. 13 - City Council - Oath of Office and State of the City Address, City Hall, 7 pm Tues., Jan 14 - Millcreek Whole Community Resilience Meeting, Lamb Auditorium, St. Marks Hospital, 7 pm Tues., Jan 21 - Millcreek Arts Council, Millcreek Community Center Cafe, 2266 Evergreen Ave, 7 pm Weds., Jan 22 - Millcreek Common Open House, City Hall, 6 pm Thurs., Jan 23 - ADU Second Open House, City Hall, 6 pm Click here for our Calendar of Events Meetings with the Mayor Fridays from 2-4pm have been set aside for citizens to meet with Mayor Silvestrini. Please call ---PAGE BREAK--- [PHONE REDACTED] to schedule a slot. Mayor Silvestrini got a chance over the holidays to meet one last time with Salt Lake City's outgoing Mayor Jackie Biskupski. They both signed off on the surveys of the recent boundary adjustments between our two cities. VISIT us at Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter Copyright © 2020 Millcreek, All rights reserved. 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