City Council Work Session, CDRA Business Meeting, and City Council Business Meeting
Notice Tags
Budgeting, Official Notices
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting,
Hearing
Event Start Date & Time
October 3, 2023 04:00 PM
Event End Date & Time
October 3, 2023 09:00 PM
Description/Agenda
NOTICE OF COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the Cottonwood Heights City Council will hold a Work Session at approximately 4:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, in the Cottonwood Heights City Council Work Room located at 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The public may remotely hear the open portions of the meeting through live broadcast by connecting to http://mixlr.com/chmeetings .
Each citizen desiring to attend the Zoom Work Session must register in advance for the 'webinar' (i.e., this City Council work session) as follows:
https://cwh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4WMqLq0XRz2qq-Xfig4rlQ. Each registrant will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
4:00 p.m.
1. WELCOME - Mayor Mike Weichers
2. REVIEW OF BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA - Mayor Mike Weichers (15 min.)
3. STAFF REPORTS
(Each week the city council and staff provide informational reports as a method of keeping up on the day-to-day activities of the city. This agenda item is set aside to allow council members to ask questions or for staff to bring the council up to date regarding any changes since the report was made).
a. Budget Amendment Discussion - Administrative and Fiscal Services Director Scott Jurges (20 min)
b. South Valley Chamber Agreement Discussion - City Manager Tim Tingey and Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson (20 min)
c. Ordinance Discussion on Maintenance of Private Access Easements - City Manager Tingey and Public Works Director/ City Engineer Matt Shipp (20 min)
4. REVIEW OF CALENDARS AND UPCOMING EVENTS*
a. October 27th - 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Monster Mash at the Cottonwood Heights Recreation Center (7500 S. 2700 E.)
b. October 31st - 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Trunk or Treat at the Cottonwood Heights City Hall Parking Lot
c. November 21st - General Election: Voting Centers open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
d. November 24th - December 7th - Holiday Decorating Contest
e. November 27th - Light the Heights at City Hall
5. POSSIBLE CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS LITIGATION, PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND/OR THE CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL
6. ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
NOTICE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL AGENCY BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the Cottonwood Heights Community Development and Renewal Agency will hold a Business Meeting beginning at or about 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, in the Cottonwood Heights City Council Chambers located at 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The public may remotely hear the open portions of the meeting through live broadcast by connecting to http://mixlr.com/chmeetings.
Each citizen desiring to attend the Zoom Board Meeting must register in advance for the 'webinar' (i.e., this Community Development and Renewal Agency board meeting) as follows: https://cwh.zoom.us/j/85690133010. Each registrant will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
6:00 p.m.
1.0 WELCOME - Board Chair Mike Weichers
2.0 CONSIDERATION of RESOLUTION 2023-05-A or RESOLUTION 2023-05-B Appointing Members of the Hillside Plaza Citizen Advisory Committee
3.0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
The minutes of this meeting will be approved through the following process: The Agency's secretary promptly will circulate a draft copy of the minutes to the Board members, who then will have three business days to provide any proposed corrections to the secretary. The secretary will then circulate a revised draft of the minutes to the Board members, and the same review process will continue until such time as no corrections to the draft minutes are received within the three business days review period, whereupon that draft of the minutes will be deemed approved and will become the final minutes of the meeting.
4.0 ADJOURN
NOTICE OF COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the Cottonwood Heights City Council will hold a Business Meeting beginning at approximately 7:00 p.m., or soon thereafter, on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, in the Cottonwood Heights City Council Chambers located at 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The public may remotely hear the open portions of the meeting through live broadcast by connecting to http://mixlr.com/chmeetings.
Civility and decorum should be applied in all discussions and debate. Difficult questions, tough challenges to a point of view, and criticism of ideas and information are legitimate elements of a free democracy in action. Public officials and the public are encouraged to refrain from making belligerent, personal, impertinent, slanderous, threatening, abusive, or disparaging comments.
Citizens may make live verbal comments during the 'Citizen Comment' portion of this meeting through the City's 'Zoom webinar' process. Each citizen desiring to make a citizen comment must register in advance for the 'webinar' (i.e., this City Council business meeting) as follows:
https://cwh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L6pEyyJsTiG5MzC9cHM90w.
NOTE THAT THE 'WEBINAR' ACCESS LINKS EMAILED TO THE REGISTRANT ARE UNIQUE TO THAT INDIVIDUAL. USE OF A SHARED REGISTRANT LINK WILL RESULT IN NOT BEING ADMITTED TO THE 'WEBINAR' OR BEING REJECTED BY THE SYSTEM AND/OR HOST. EACH INDIVIDUAL MUST REGISTER INDIVIDUALLY AND ONLY USE THE LINK EMAILED TO THEM.
Each registrant will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar, and registrants who have entered the webinar's 'waiting room' will be admitted to the webinar one at a time for purposes of making their citizen comments to the City Council. Citizen comments also may be given in writing by submitting the comments to pmelgar@ch.utah.gov by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. In the interest of time and those attending the meeting live, however, submitted written comments will be entered into the record and distributed to the City Council, but will not be read at the public meeting.
7:00 p.m.
1.0 WELCOME
2.0 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3.0 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
3.1 Proclamation 2023-01 Acknowledging the Live-Saving Efforts of Cottonwood Heights Police and Unified Fire Authority on August 16, 2023 - Presented by Mayor Mike Weichers.
3.2 Presentation of Beautification Awards - Presented by the Community and Economic Development Director Michael Johnson.
4.0 CITIZEN COMMENTS
('During each regular city council meeting (specifically excluding work sessions), there will be a period not to exceed sixty minutes for citizen comment.' (Cottonwood Heights Code of Ordinances 2.30.160 (B))
City Manager Tim Tingey will admit into the record written public comments submitted to the City Recorder prior to 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
5.0 ACTION ITEMS
5.1 Consideration of Ordinance 403 Amending Code Chapter 19.72, Sensitive Lands Evaluation and Development Standards (SLEDS).
(This ordinance will enact amendments to Chapter 19.72 of the city's code of ordinances, commonly referred to as 'SLEDS').
5.2 Consideration of Ordinance 404 Adopting an Amended Budget for FY 2023-2024.
(This ordinance will amend the city's budget for the current fiscal year).
5.3 Consideration of Resolution 2023-49 Accepting Requests for Indemnification.
(The city, the city's manager, its chief of police, and its assistant chief of police are named as defendants in a lawsuit that recently was filed by a city employee concerning alleged discrimination, etc. The three city employees have filed with the city requests for indemnification pursuant to the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah. The city is required to accept such requests and provide defense and indemnity to the city employees to the extent that the subject acts or omissions occurred (a) during performance of the employees' duties; (b) within the scope of the employees' employment by the city; or (c) under color of authority. See Utah Code Ann. 63G-7-902. This resolution will accept the requests for defense and indemnification subject to a reservation of rights if the subject acts or omissions did not occur within those parameters).
5.4 Consideration of Resolution 2023-50 Declaring Certain Property Surplus.
(By this resolution, the council will declare surplus and designate the method of disposition of certain unneeded personal property owned by the city).
6.0 CONSENT CALENDAR
6.1 Approval of the minutes of the City Council Work Session, Board of Canvassers Meeting, and City Council Business Meeting of September 19, 2023.
7.0 ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING
On Friday, September 29th, 2023, a copy of the foregoing notices was posted in conspicuous view in the front foyer of the Cottonwood Heights City Offices, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. A copy of this notice was faxed to the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News, newspapers of general circulation in the City, by the Office of the City Recorder. The agendas were also posted on the City's website at www.ch.utah.gov and the Utah Public Notice website at http://pmn.utah.gov.
DATED THIS 29th day of September 2023 Paula Melgar, City Recorder
Council Members may participate in the meeting via telephonic or zoom communication. If a Council Member does participate via telephonic or zoom communication, the Councilmember will be on speakerphone or on zoom. The speakerphone or zoom will be amplified so that the other Council Members and all other persons present in the Council Chambers will be able to hear all discussions. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations or assistance during this meeting shall notify the City Recorder, at (801) 944-7021 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. TDD number is (801)270-2425 or call Relay Utah at #711. If you would like to submit written comments on any agenda item, they should be received by the City Recorder no later than Tuesday at noon. Comments can be emailed to cityrecorder@ch.utah.gov.)
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations or assistance during this meeting shall notify Paula Melgar, City Recorder, at 801-944-7021 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. If you would like to submit written comments on any agenda item they should be received by Paula Melgar, City Recorder no later than Tuesday at noon. Comments can be emailed to pmelgar@ch.utah.gov
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Council Members may participate in the meeting via telephonic communication. If a Council Member does participate via telephonic communication, the Councilmember will be on speakerphone. The speakerphone will be amplified so that the other Council Members