PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Emigration Canyon Council will hold a meeting at 7:00 PM on the 23rd day of September 2025 at the Emigration Canyon Fire Station, 5025 E Emigration Canyon Road, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108 as follows:
** Portions of the meetings may be closed for reasons allowed by statute. Motions relating to any of the items listed below, including final action, may be taken.
7:00 PM - PUBLIC MEETING
1. Call to Order and Determine Quorum
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognize Visiting Officials
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to 3 minutes per person)
Comments should be limited to no more than three (3) minutes per person unless additional time is authorized by the Governing Body.
5. STAKEHOLDER REPORTS
A. Unified Police Department (UPD) - Detective Dawn Larsen
B. Unified Fire Authority (UFA) - Chief Bryan Case
C. Salt Lake County Animal Services - Gary Bowen
6. PROJECT UPDATES - None
7. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes
1. August 26, 2025 Council Meeting Minutes
8. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
A. Public Hearing to Accept Public Comment on Proposed Ordinance 2025-O-12 to Enact a Municipal Energy Tax
9. PRESENTATION ITEMS
A. Council Briefing on Elections, Terms and Form of Government - Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
10. COUNCIL BUSINESS: (Discussion/Motion)
A. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Ordinance 2025-O-12, Municipal Energy Tax - Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
B. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Ordinance 2025-O-13, Amending and Enacting Wildland Urban Interface Regulations - Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
C. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Resolution R2025-09, Canceling the Emigration Canyon Mayoral Race in the 2025 General Municipal Election - Diana Baun, City Recorder and Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
D. Discussion Regarding Dog Waste Dispensers - Mayor Joe Smolka
E. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Ordinance 2025-O-08, Amend Special Event Code - Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
F. Discussion and Possible Action to Approve Ordinance 2025-O-14, An Ordinance Adopting Title 3 Chapter 14, Municipal Telecommunications License Tax and a Corresponding Rate - Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
G. Updates on Credits for Water Conservation - Council Member Jennifer Hawkes
H. Healthy Utah Designation Updates - Council Member Robert Pinon
I. Discussion on Potential Banning of Semi Trucks Driving Through the Canyon without Local Deliveries - Council Member David Brems
11. CITY ATTORNEY UPDATES (Discussion/Motion)
A. Discussion on New Statute Requiring Having a 911 Ambulance Service and Interfacility Transfer Agent Designated by the City
12. COUNCIL REPORTS
A. Council Member Brems
1. Unified Police Department (UPD) & Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area (SLVLESA)
2. Emigration Canyon Planning Commission
3. Community Renewable Energy Program
B. Council Member Harris
1. Unified Fire Authority (UFA) & Unified Fire Service Area (UFSA)
2. Watershed Plan
C. Council Member Pinon
1. Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District (WFWRD)
2. Utah Broadband
3. Update on Possible High-Density Development
D. Deputy Mayor Hawkes
1. Website (www.emigration.utah.gov)
2. CodeRED
3. Association of Municipal Governments
4. Utah League of Cities and Townes
E. Mayor Smolka
1. Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District (MSD)
2. Landfill Council
3. Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) Transportation Committee
4. Council of Governments (COG)
5. Legislative Updates
13. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to 3 minutes per person)
Comments should be limited to no more than three (3) minutes per person unless additional time is authorized by the Governing Body.
14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
15. CLOSED SESSIONS IF NEEDED AS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205
A. Discussion of the character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an individual.
B. Strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation.
C. Strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property.
D. Discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and
E. Other lawful purposes as listed in Utah Code §52-4-205
16. ADJOURN
**PLEASE NOTE - this is a NEW Zoom Link, previous meeting links will not work for meetings going forward.**
ZOOM WEBINAR:Topic: Emigration Canyon City Council Meeting
Time: September 23, 2025, 7:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81314095542?pwd=wQyNeIHD7ewCsfiJx421UHfioVJM5Q.1
Meeting ID: 813 1409 5542
Passcode: 169133
Upon request with three (3) working days' notice, the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District will make reasonable accommodations for participation in the meeting. To request assistance, please call (385) 377-9466 - TTY 711.
Posted on: September 22, 2025
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Upon request with three working day's notice, Salt Lake County will provide free auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals (including sign language interpreters, alternative formats, etc.). For assistance, please call (385) 468-7130 - TTY 711. The Public May Attend.
Meetings May Be Closed For Reasons Allowed By Statute.