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6:00 Call to Order
Siavash Ghaffari - President
6:01 Public Comment - Opening
Siavash Ghaffari - President
Open the meeting for public comments on any agenda item, issue, or matter for the park authority's consideration and attention.
A board member will be appointed to follow up if further discussion and follow-up are required.
6:05 Approval of Special Events and Athletic Field Use Requests
Siavash Ghaffari - President
Name/Organization/Event
Pavilion(s) or Field(s)
*Midnight Madness 5K
Pedestrian Walkway
Portfolio 1
12/31/2025
*American Heart Assoc 2026 Utah Heart & Stroke Walk
Entire Park/Road Closure
Portfolio 2
Set up 9/18/2026 event 9/19/2026
*Cupids Chase 5K
Big Field
Portfolio 3
2/14/2026
*Salt Lake Marathon
Entire Park/Road Closure
Portfolio 4
4/25/2026
*These event requests are exempt from appearing before the Park Authority for approval because they have been held for three or more consecutive years. *
Action Item: Park Authority Vote(s) Required
Administrative Items for the Board
1. Approval of October 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes
Siavash Ghaffari - President
Action Item: Park Authority Vote Required
2. Approval of October 2025 Financial Statements
Shehan Jaro - Treasurer
Action Item: Park Authority Vote Required
6:25 Miscellaneous Items and Follow-up from previous Meetings
1. Update on draft contract between Salt Lake County and SHPA (Patrick).
2. Pond Dredging Project update scheduled for Q4-2025 (Patrick)
3. Land & Water Conservation Fund Compliance Inspection from the October 23 inspection (Roxanne)
4. TreeUtah agreement in place (Jackie)
5. Hotel Project on Sizzler Property Update (Jackie)
6. Big Field and Parley's Creek Pavilion Update (Roxanne)
7. CIP Committee Update on ZAP (Richard)
Informational Only
6:50 Termination of Lease with Utah Associated Garden Clubs (UAGC)
Siavash Ghaffari
Move forward to terminating the month-to-month lease with UAGC
Action Item: Park Authority Vote Required
If the motion passes, proceed to remove UAGC property and access from the Garden Center Building by December 31st, and cancel all reservations for the 2026 calendar year. UAGC is welcome to reserve the building at the public rate for 2026.
Action Item: Park Authority Vote Required
7:10 Garden Center Maintenance Update
Holly Nichols
Update on Unity Church, internet and door lock installation, and termination of Lindsay Schou.
Information Only
7:20 Board Elections
Siavash Ghaffari
Request nominations and board approval for the positions of President, Vice President, and Treasurer.
Action Item: Park Authority Vote Required
7:45 New Candidates for SHP board
Siavash Ghaffari
Four Candidates for interviews
1. Eric Forbush
2. Max Stocking
Move to a closed session for discussion of the candidates.
Move to come out of the closed session for a formal vote.
Action Item: Park Authority Vote Required
Incident Reports and Park Updates
Patrick Leary
Status update on any major incidents (requiring police, ambulance, fire department, etc.) at the park last month.
Informational Only.
8:15 President's Report
Siavash Ghaffari - President
End of the Year President's Report
Park Security Report
Informational Only
8:30 Other Business
1. Social Media / Website - Roxanne Christensen
2. Open the meeting to the board - Any Board Member
Informational Only
8:35 ADJOURN
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