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11/1/2018 City Council Wants to Break Police Services Borrowing Cycle 1/6 POLICE SERVICES BORROWING CYCLE; BIG IDEAS SURVEY; CALLING ALL BICYCLISTS, RUNNERS AND TRAIL USERS View this email in your browser Announcements UPCOMING MEETINGS City Council Tues., 3/26/18, 5 PM 3330 S. 1300 E. See agenda below NEWS CITY COUNCIL WANTS TO BREAK POLICE SERVICES BORROWING CYCLE MILLCREEK. The City Council believes that your property tax dollars are better spent on police services than on paying interest on a loan. To do that, we must break a borrowing cycle that has been in place long before our city incorporated. For years, Millcreek citizens paid for police services by paying property taxes to the Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area (SLVLESA). In theory, the taxes collected in December of each year would be used to pay the Unified Police Department (UPD) for services throughout the ensuing year. The reality was different. Instead of using collected taxes to pay for future Subscribe Past Issues Translate ---PAGE BREAK--- 11/1/2018 City Council Wants to Break Police Services Borrowing Cycle 2/6 services, SLVLESA was always a nearly a year behind. SLVLESA had to borrow money each year to pay UPD’s invoices. The taxes collected in December were used to pay off the loan, and then SLVLESA had to borrow again to pay for most of the new year’s police services. Millcreek inherited this borrowing cycle upon leaving SLVLESA at the end of 2017. Thus, to pay for 2018 police services, Millcreek had to borrow the funds. In December 2018, Millcreek will owe its lender approximately $10 million plus interest. The loan will be paid from the 2018 property taxes, and Millcreek will have to again borrow to pay for 2019 police services. But what if the property taxes collected were sufficient to not only pay off the current year’s loan, but also to pay for 13 instead of just 12 months of police services? Each year, we would have to borrow less and less, until eventually, the City would no longer have to borrow to pay for police services. We are currently in the process of preparing budgets for the fiscal year July 2018 to June 2019. This is one of the many strategies the City Council is considering to save Millcreek citizens money. We are interested in knowing what you think. Click here to comment on this article Subscribe Past Issues Translate ---PAGE BREAK--- 11/1/2018 City Council Wants to Break Police Services Borrowing Cycle 3/6 Big Ideas Online Survey MILLCREEK. We are in the process of creating our first General Plan, which will guide future growth and development over the next ten to fifteen years. We are looking to you for important feedback on big ideas and big choices that will ultimately be used to inform the first draft ofthe General Plan (Millcreek Together), to be released for public review and comment in Summer 2018. Subscribe Past Issues Translate ---PAGE BREAK--- 11/1/2018 City Council Wants to Break Police Services Borrowing Cycle 4/6 To provide participation options for all levels of interest and time, three online surveys have be created to gather input. Feel free to take all three. The surveys will close on April 16, 2018. Survey Short on time? Take the short 4 question survey to answer the most pressing questions facing Millcreek today. Take Survey #1 here. Survey Want to dive in deeper? Take the Virtual Workshop to provide feedback on big ideas for how the General Plan can meet and accomplish the community vision for Millcreek. Take Survey #2 here. Would you rather take this survey by hard copy? Download and print the workbook here. Survey Interested in design ideas for proposed opportunity areas (Town Center, Urban Center, and Village Centers)? Take the Visual Preference Survey. Take Survey #3 here. Click here to sign up for updates on the General Plan process. ATTENTION TRAIL USERS, BIKERS AND RUNNERS Subscribe Past Issues Translate ---PAGE BREAK--- 11/1/2018 City Council Wants to Break Police Services Borrowing Cycle 5/6 Little Cottonwood Canyon UDOT EIS Wasatch Canyons General Plan VISIT us at http://millcreek.us Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter City Council Agenda Monday, March 26, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the City Council of MILLCREEK will assemble in a public WORK meeting and REGULAR meeting on Monday, 26 March 2018 at City Hall, 3330 S. 1300 Millcreek, Utah 84106, commencing at 5:00 p.m. for the work meeting and 7:00 p.m. for the regular meeting. 5:00 p.m. - WORK MEETING: 1. Discussion on RCOZ Stakeholder Meeting 2. Discussion on YouthLinc; Justin Powell and Judy Zone 3. Discussion on Anti-idling and Sustainability in Millcreek; France Bernal 7:00 p.m. - REGULAR MEETING: 1. Welcome, Introduction and Preliminary Matters 1.1 Pledge of Allegiance 1.2 A Proclamation of the Millcreek Council thanking Cottonwood Heights for its generosity in donating furniture to Millcreek by declaring March 26, 2018 to be known as Cottonwood Heights Day 1.3 Public Comment Audience members may bring any item to the Mayor and Council's attention. Comments are subject to the Public Comment and Policy set forth below. State Law prohibits the Council from acting on items that do not appear on the agenda. 2. Business Matters 2.1 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 18-14, Approving an Agreement with CivicPlus for Website Design and Associated Services 2.2 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 18-15, Approving the First Amendment to Lease with Thirteen 3300 Associates (Woodbury Corporation) 2.3 Discussion and Consideration of Resolution 18-16, Approving a Cooperative Agreement with Salt Lake County with Respect to the Salt Lake County Storm Water Coalition 2.4 Discussion and Consideration of Ordinance 18-19, Creating the Millcreek Community Reinvestment Agency 3. Reports 3.1 Mayor’s Report 3.2 Reports of City Council Members 3.3 Staff Reports Subscribe Past Issues Translate ---PAGE BREAK--- 11/1/2018 City Council Wants to Break Police Services Borrowing Cycle 6/6 3.4 Report by the Unified Police Department 3.5 Report by the Unified Fire Authority 4. Consent Agenda 4.1 Approval of Minutes for March 12, 2018 Work Meeting and Regular Meeting 4.2 Approval of Minutes for March 20, 2018 Work Meeting 5. New Items for Subsequent Consideration 6. Calendar of Upcoming Events Millcreek Community Council Mtg., 4/3/18, 6:30 p.m. at 1025 E. 4405 S. Mt. Olympus Community Council Mtg., 4/3/18, 7:00 p.m. at 3450 Oakview Dr. Canyon Rim Citizens Association Mtg., 4/4/18, 7:00 p.m. at 2375 E. 3300 S. East Mill Creek Community Council Mtg., 4/5/18, 6:30 p.m. at 2266 E. Evergreen Ave. City Council Mtg., 4/9/18, 5:00 p.m., City Hall 7. Closed Session (If Needed) The Council may convene in a closed session to discuss items as provided by Utah Code Ann. §52-4-205. 8. Adjournment In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Millcreek will make reasonable accommodation for participation in the meeting. Individuals may make request assistance by contacting the Recorder's Office, [PHONE REDACTED], at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Public Comment Policy and Procedure: The purpose of public comment is to allow citizens to address items on the agenda. Citizens requesting to address the commission may be asked to complete a written comment form and present it to the City Recorder. In general, the Chair will allow an individual two minutes to address the Council. A spokesperson, recognized as representing a group in attendance, may be allowed up to five minutes. At the conclusion of the citizen comment time, the Chair may direct staff to assist the citizen on the issue presented; direct the citizen to the proper administrative department(s); or take no action. This policy also applies to all public hearings. Citizens may also submit written requests (outlining their issue) for an item to be considered at a future council meeting. The Chair may place the item on the agenda under citizen comments; direct staff to assist the citizen; direct the citizen to the proper administrative departments; or take no action. THE UNDERSIGNED DULY APPOINTED CITY RECORDER FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF MILLCREEK HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT A COPY OF THE FOREGOING NOTICE WAS EMAILED OR POSTED TO: City Offices: Those listed on the Agenda; City website: Utah Public Notice Website: http://pmn.utah.gov. DATE: March 23, 2018 CITY RECORDER: Elyse Greiner *Agenda items may be moved in order, sequence, and time to meet the needs of the Council* Copyright © 2018 Millcreek, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Subscribe Past Issues Translate