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January 5, 2021 Draft Millcreek Community Council Minutes Tue, Jan 5, 2021 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM (MST) 1) Introductions: (10 min.) a) Mayor: i) When can I get vaccinated? First responders and the like are first, folks over 65 will hopefully be by March; The county health department will work with the city to get messaging out about the vaccine rollout as it becomes available ii) The transitional housing facility has received no complaints since it has opened. There is additional CARES funding to address any impacts to the community, be in touch with city hall if you have any concerns. iii) It is our 4th year as a city! We no longer have to borrow any money to cashflow police, due to good fiscal management, which saves ~$175,000 in taxpayer money. iv) Sales tax revenues were up 136% for 2020- thanks for shopping local! (Also Home Depot, REI, and Walmart, and internet sales, are the reasons we’re doing well in this area.) This gives additional money for road repairs. 3900 S will be repaved from 700E to the river; 3900 from 2300E to I-215 will be done as well. 700E Red Maple and 3300 S sidewalk repairs are happening, and other public works projects are posted on the city website. v) Millcreek Common demolition is almost done, the park and lilac strip are under construction and will be done sometime in the spring. b) State Senator Jani Iwamoto let us know the legislative session is beginning soon; she is the assistant minority whip and wants us to know that public comment will be limited in person but also offered virtually. She encourages everyone to visit le.utah.gov to get familiar with current bills; she encourages residents to reach out to her at [PHONE REDACTED] via text or email [EMAIL REDACTED] c) City Council members: Cheri Jackson, Sylvia Catten d) Community Council members: i) Members Present: Allen Sowards, Jamie Walker, Robert Brough, Wayne Johnson, Daniel Blaser, Sahara Hayes, Hilary Lambert, Amber Measom, Diane Angus, Quentin Wells, Chip Spencer ii) Members Excused: e) Residents: Wesley Ashton, 1710 E 4620 S- Working with city and county to solve a safety concern: school busses are picking up on Highland Drive rather than on 4620; school safety representative won’t allow busses to turn around on 4620 cul de sac because there is a law against putting a school bus in reverse to turn around (Dave ---PAGE BREAK--- Gattie at UDOT Risk Management); residents feel a stop on Highland Drive is too dangerous given speed and volume of traffic on Highland Drive, on which a few accidents within 100’ have occurred in the past year. Rita reports that she spoke with the city engineer about creating a crosswalk, it would need to be done in conjunction with Holladay City; expanding the cul de sac is a potential, we should put it on the capital projects list; Cheri suggested Jamie and Wesley take the issue to the Granite School Board to see about overturning the ban on backing up turns- Julie Jackson is the new board member for the area; Sylvia reported the GSB is meeting tonight, Wesley or Jamie could potentially give public comment at that meeting this evening. Jani volunteered to take anything to UDOT that might be helpful; Robert reports he knows Julie Jackson well, she lives nearby and he feels she would give support f) Allen brought up a frustration with the limit of more than 2 city council members present; Francis, Sylvia and Cheri offered suggestions, one being the community council meetings could be noticed as city council meetings, the only hangup being that if a meeting is noticed a city recorder must take minutes 2) ADU and Zone Text amendments to RM/PUD Changes Discussions with Francis Lilly and Erin O’Kelly (20 min.) a) Francis- ZT-02-008 Community Council Memo.pdf i) Updates to RM Code aim to create better transitions between RM and neighborhoods; enforce 25’ drives for delivery, garbage, emergency vehicle access; see the table in the staff memo to look at the particulars; PUD and RM codes are often in conflict, it is proposed that the stricter of two is the default; the overarching goals are to modernize standards ii) Hilary motioned to recommend acceptance of the zone text amendments, Quentin seconded the motion; 10 in favor, 2 opposed b) Erin- ADU discussion; we’re not voting tonight, we’re learning i) Main points: In 2019 the State legislature passed a bill that required municipalities to adopt and maintain affordable housing plans and to increase moderate-income housing. Many cities recognize that allowing ADUs is a suitable solution to increase affordable housing stock. Approximately 60% of municipalities in Salt Lake County have adopted an ADU ordinance in some form (see attached municipality survey). Millcreek staff has been directed by City Council to explore the possibility of allowing ADUs in Millcreek. The draft ordinance was constructed because of public input over the past 2 years and research by our legislative and planning team. Staff has been directed to construct an ordinance that seeks to mitigate all concerns regarding the allowance of ADUs while providing a simple, cost effective option should property owners want to have an ADU on their lot. It is still yet to be determined how or if ADUs will be allowed until the City Council adopts the legislation. ii) The main concerns that came out of ~2 years of public comment and research are traffic, parking, increase in parking, privacy/lighting/increased backyard activities, and permitting iii) Please re-read the draft ordinance and give comments via email to Erin O’Kelly, [EMAIL REDACTED], we will talk in more specifics at next month’s meeting 3) Conditional Use Permit for a Tattoo Gallery in a RM Zone on 715 E 3900 S Unit 107 Parcel ID: 16-32-[PHONE REDACTED]; Applicant: Mitchell Baer; File No.: CU-20-008 Quentin made a motion to approve, Amber seconded; motion was unanimously approved 4) Rezone request from R-2-10 to R-1-21 at 1411 E Elm Leaf Cove. Jamie motions to approve, Robert seconded; motion was unanimously approved 5) Other items: (20 min.) a) Officer Elections: Nominations Received i) Chair- Allen Sowards ii) Vice Chairs- Diane Angus, Daniel Blaser, Jamie Walker ---PAGE BREAK--- iii) Secretary- Hilary Lambert iv) Treasurer- Wayne Johnson b) We voted on a slate for Chair- Allen Sowards, Secretary- Hilary Lambert, Treasurer- Wayne Johnson; slate was unanimously approved c) We voted for vice chairs via a google form, the two with the highest votes were Danie Blaser and Jamie Walker. d) Appointments: i) City Council Meeting- Chair or vice chairs in rotating fashion ii) Planning and Zoning- Amber and Wayne iii) ACCT- Sahara, pending a schedule check, and potentially a chair or vice chair iv) MCCA- Diane and Allen v) Promise program- Hilary vi) Emergency preparedness- Diane vii) Activities committee- Diane, Hilary, Sahara, Jamie e) Please return our volunteer forms to Rita, we need to do it in order to get our budget f) Budget Discussion g) Jamie, Diane and Allen have been meeting to talk about emergency caches and have discussed locating them at the police station on 3900 and Highland and the fire station on 3900 and 800 we need more sites because our cc district houses around 30,000 people. They have done research on costs for containers and supplies and are ready to purchase pending approvals and city collaboration. We discussed some of the potential sites for caches, Rita recommended we all do FEMA basic training online until CERT trainings can resume. 6) Review and approve minutes: (10 min.) Minutes we approved, with the addition of Quentin on the attendance. 7) PSA: The Millcreek Service Committee is running a donation campaign to help the temporary homeless shelter located in Millcreek. Items can be dropped off at Millcreek City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E, which will then be dropped off at the shelter by the City. We would love to spread the word on this amazing service project to as many businesses and residents as we can. Hilary will email a flyer that you can share. Here is the list of items they are in need of: • clothes hangars • men’s underwear and socks • latex gloves • disinfectant cleaning supplies • books • puzzles (the hard kind) • bottled water ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Millcreek Community Council Agenda January 5, 2021 Tue, Jan 5, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM (MST) Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. You can also dial in using your phone. United States (Toll Free): 1 [PHONE REDACTED] United States: +1 (646) 749-3129 Access Code: 271-363-541 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: 1. Introductions: (10 min.) a. Mayor b. City Council members: c. Community Council members: i. Members Present: ii. Members Excused: d. Residents: 2. ADU and RM/PUD Changes Discussions with Francis Lilly and Erin O’Kelly (20 min.) 3. Police Report: (10 min.) (Detective Christian Thompson) a. Review crime report 4. Review and approve minutes: (10 min.) 5. Misc. items: (10 min.) Sylvia Catten and Dwight Marchant, City Council items 6. Applications: (80 min.) 7. Other items: (20 min.) a. Officer Elections Notes: