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Millcreek Community Council Agenda Tue, Feb 6, 2024 6:30 PM (MDT) Adventure Hub, 1354 E. Chambers Ave. - Millcreek Common (Zoom link found at the end of document) 1. 6:30 pm Welcome, ○ Introductions: New Community Council members: David Tola, Richard Hansen, and Guy Warner. ○ Approve Jan 16 Minutes: The minutes were approved. ○ Approve agenda. Agenda times are approximate and may be modified by motion during the meeting. Agenda approved. 2. 6:40 pm City and Civic officials comments, reports. Councilman Desirant said that he and other city council members have been at the legislature on Mondays. He also reminded the MCC of Land Use Training at the city building, 02/11/2024, 9:00am to 11:20am. Rita Lund reminded MCC members to turn in their volunteer forms. She encouraged meeting attendees to sign up for the city’s electronic newsletter. No one should put batteries into recycle trash. Recently a recycle waste truck burned up because of a battery caused fire. ○ Mayor, Council members: Tom Desirant and Cheri Jackson were present. ○ Detective Thompson, UPD: presented. UPD has three officers assigned to traffic. 2023, the UPD responded to fewer calls than the year before. During 2023, there were 218 transient calls. UPD is moving or has moved a number of homeless camps. Currency fraud is occurring more often. UPD officer Darrin Paul is an expert in the field. ○ Assistant Chief, Zach Thompson, UFA. Most UFD calls are to apartment buildings and care centers. The 2024-2026 Strategic Plan will be presented soon. **The UFD will be conducting a CPR Certification course on 03/05/2024, from 6:00-10:00p at station 106. Sign up is done on the UFD web site. UFD has recently built four new stations. Station 112 in Millcreek is being seismic retrofitted. Residents are encouraged to create a winter safety plan to include one location all household members would go to in an emergency. Keep cobwebs off of the fire alarms in your house. 3. 6:50 pm Citizen Comments (2 min per person). None were made. 4. 7:00 pm Planning and Zoning: the order of these matters was changed to accommodate meeting attendees. 1. Consideration CU-23-009, a conditional use permit to accommodate a mixed-use residential complex, consisting of 12 townhome units and 1500 sq ft of commercial space at 4358 S 900 E, by applicant Brad Anderson. Please use ---PAGE BREAK--- the above link for details of this project. The CU was recommended with an amendment to delete the green space in the NW corner and add two parking spaces in its place.. The vote was 6 in favor, 4 against, and one abstaining. (Jamie made a motion to add two parking spaces but did not recommend removing the green space. There would be green space to the north of the parking area) 2. Consideration of CU-24-001, a conditional use permit to construct a medical office building in the C-3 Commercial and City Center Overlay Zones at 3179 S Highland Drive, by applicant Adam Watts. Please refer to the above link for details. The MCC unanimously recommended that the CU be approved as suggested by the city. 3. Consideration of ZM-24-001, a proposed rezone of the property located at 4433 S Garden Drive from the R-1-10 single family zone to the R-4-8.5 medium density zone. Please refer to the above link for details. This project would change the zoning of a single lot and also the neighborhood 1 zone designation of the area to a neighborhood 2 as found in the city plan. Neighbors were concerned about traffic, parking, and more housing density. They preferred that the zone remain R-1-10. The owner’s intention was to create 12 owner occupied residences. It was recommended that the proposal not be approved to change the zone of the lot or the neighborhood designation in the general plan with a vote of 7 to 5. 4. Consideration of ZT-23-011, repealing and replacing the existing ‘Foothills and Canyons Overlay Zone (FCOZ)’ MKZ 19.72, and adopting a new ‘Sensitive Lands Ordinance’. MCC recommended by unanimous vote with 12 in favor, approval of the new Sensitive Lands Ordinance with the addition of paragraph 1975050 from the existing ordinance. For details see the above link. 5. Consideration of ZT-23-016, amending the existing Sign Code, MKZ 19.82, to update standards. Refer to the above link for details. In regard to digital signs, as recommended by the city, the MCC voted 9 in favor, 2 against, and 1 abstaining. The new sign ordinance was recommended unanimously, 12/12. Several citizens were against any additional agreement with Reagan signs for electronic signs. Reagan has rights to the location of their signs. Millcreek is attempting to enter into a 40 year lease agreement giving one electronic sign to Reagan, which will cause the signs to revert to the city at the end of 40 years, and which will lead to Reagan not utilizing some signs they already have. 5. 9:00 PM ○ Subcommittee Report: Policing, Eric Due to the late hour, this report was postponed. 6. Meeting adjourned at 9:50pm. ---PAGE BREAK--- Council Members: Jeremiah Clark (Chair), Chip Spencer (Sec), Allen Soward (Treasurer), Kristy Chambers, Dan Donaho, Rick Hansen, Eric Jacob Richardson, David Tola, Jamie Walker, Guy Warner, Emily Wright. City Officials: Mayor Jeff Sylvestrini, Council members: Silvia Catten Thom DeSirant Cheri Jackson(3) Detective Christian Thompson Staff: Rita Lund, Communications Director Francis Lilly, Planning & Zoning Director Robert May, Long Range Planning Manager Brad Sanderson, Current Planning Manager Carlos Estudillo, Planner I Katie Larsen, Planner I Sean Murray, Planner Announcements: 1. Saturday, 10 February 2024 - 8:30 to Noon - Millcreek City Hall, Community Council Meeting and Land Use 101 training. This training is required. The training will be recorded and Community Council members will have to certify to Francis Lilly that they have watched it if they cannot attend the February 10 meeting. 2. Please review and send the signed Volunteer Agreement to Rita VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK Lund. [EMAIL REDACTED]. 3. Subcommittee Reports should be prepared in advance to be included on the agenda. * Process: 1. Discussion and debate of ideas is welcome and encouraged. To maintain order and ensure that everyone has a turn speaking or making a motion must be recognized by the chair. 2. Staff presents planning and zoning issues and clarifies what is being asked of the council. 3. Applicants may offer clarification, comments. 4. Community questions, comments. (2 minute timer) 5. Council member questions and comments. (2 minutes timer) 6. Motion for recommendation may be made, seconded, amended, and voted upon. 7. Results are recorded in the meeting minutes, and included in a formal letter sent to the city. Zoom link n=99367536380