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, November 7, 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 Pro Tempore Scott Bracken
2. REVIEW OF BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA - Mayor Pro Tempore Scott Bracken (15 min.)
3. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT - Mr. Wayne Winsor, Metropolitan Water District Assistant General Manager/CAO (30 min.)
4. 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. Emergency Management Updates - Chief Robby Russo and Assistant Chief Paul Brenneman (15 min)
b. Fraud Checklist - Administrative and Fiscal Services Director Scott Jurges (10 min)
c. Sports Courts Ordinance Discussion - Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson (30 min)
d. Fort Union Traffic and Speed Discussion - Public Works Director/ City Engineer Matt Shipp and Chief Robby Russo (30 min)
e. City Planning Project Updates - Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson (15 min)
f. City Council Retreat Policies Review - City Manager Tim Tingey (15 min)
5. REVIEW OF CALENDARS AND UPCOMING EVENTS*
a. November 21st - General Election: Voting Centers open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
b. November 24th - December 7th - Holiday Decorating Contest
c. November 27th - Light the Heights at City Hall
6. POSSIBLE CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS LITIGATION, PROPERTY ACQUISITION AND/OR THE CHARACTER AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL
7. ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
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, November 7, 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 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.
4.0 PUBLIC COMMENT - Transportation Master Plan - Introduction by Public Works Director/ City Engineer Matt Shipp
5.0 ACTION ITEMS
5.1 Consideration of Resolution 2023-57 Approving an Independent Contractor Agreement for Land Use Hearing Officer Services.
(By this resolution the council will approve the city's entry into an independent contract agreement with attorney Frank M. Nakamura for hearing officer services in connection with land use appeals, variance requests and other hearings contemplated by Chapter 19.92 and other portions of the city's code of ordinances.)
5.2 Consideration of Resolution 2023-58 Approving an Appointment to the Arts Council.
(By this resolution, the council will approve the manager's appointment of Laura Paulsen Howe to the city's arts council).
6.0 CONSENT CALENDAR
6.1 Approval of the minutes of the City Council Work Session, CDRA Business Meeting, and City Council Business Meeting of October 17, 2023.
7.0 ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING
On Friday, November 3rd, 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 3rd day of November 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