Emigration Canyon Metro Township Council
Staff/Public Meeting Agenda
March 26, 2024
7:00 PM
www.ecmetro.org
In-Person at
Emigration Canyon Fire Station
5025 E Emigration Canyon Road
Virtual Meeting Via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83328451408
The Public May Attend Meetings
The Meeting May Be Closed for Reasons Allowed by Statute
The public may attend this meeting in-person at the Emigration Canyon Fire Station or via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83328451408.
Upon request with three working days' notice, the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District 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.
PUBLIC MEETING
7:00 1. Welcome and Determine Quorum
Joe Smolka, Mayor
Jennifer Hawkes, Deputy Mayor
David Brems, Council Member
Catherine Harris, Council Member
Robert Pinon, Council Member
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognize Visiting Officials
7:05 4. Citizen Public Input
(Individuals wishing to comment must access the meeting using the Zoom.com link above by the beginning of the 'Citizen Comment' period. If an individual is unable to attend the meeting, they may email their comments to nwatt@slco.org to have them read into the record.)
5. Reports from other Municipal Providers
7:10 5.1 Emigration Canyon Community Council - Bill Tobey, Chair
7:15 5.2 Unified Police Department - Detective Dawn Larsen, Chief April Morse
7:20 5.3 Unified Fire Authority - Chief Bryan Case
7:25 5.4 Salt Lake County Animal Services - Gary Bowen, Emigration Canyon Metro Township Council Representative
6. Council Business
7:30 6.1 Municipal Code Update Project (Motion/Discussion) - Matt Starley, Planner
7:40 6.2 Emigration Canyon Community Council (Motion/Discussion)
7:55 6.3 Proclamation Declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month (Motion/Discussion)
8:00 6.4 Closed Session per Utah Code §52-4-205
(a) Discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual.
(b) Strategy session to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation.
(c) Strategy session to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property.
(d) Discussion regarding deployment of security personnel.
8:30 6.5 Determining Emigration Canyon's Choice for Law Enforcement (Motion/Discussion)
8:55 6.6 Consideration of a Revised and Restated Unified Police Department Interlocal Cooperation Agreement or Contracting with the Sheriff's Office Enforcement Bureau (Motion/Discussion)
9:05 6.7 Update on HB 35 Converting Emigration Canyon Metro Township to a City and Discussion of the Process and Timeline (Motion/Discussion)
(a) 2025 Budget
(b) Code update
(c) Name and logo
(d) Public outreach
(e) Hiring of Clerk and other staff
9:30 6.8 Legal Issues (Motion/Discussion) - Polly McLean or Cameron Platt, Legal Counsel
9:35 6.9 Budget Items
(a) (a) Approval of Expenditures (Motion/Discussion)
9:40 8.8 6.10 Consideration of November 28, 2023, and December 6, 2023, Emigration Canyon Council Minutes (Motion/Discussion)
7. Council Member Reports
9:45 7.1 Council Member Brems
(a) Unified Police Department (UPD) &
Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area (SLVLESA)
(b) Emigration Canyon Metro Township Planning Commission
(c) Community Renewable Energy Program
9:50 7.2 Council Member Harris
(a) Unified Fire Authority (UFA) & Unified Fire Service Area (UFSA)
(b) Watershed Plan
9:55 7.3 Council Member Pinon
(a) Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling District (WFWRD)
(b) Utah Broadband
(c) Update on Possible High-Density Development
10:00 7.4 Deputy Mayor Hawkes
(a) Website (www.ecmetro.org)
(b) CodeRED
(c) Association of Municipal Governments
(d) Utah League of Cities and Towns
10:05 7.5 Mayor Smolka
(a) Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District (MSD)
(b) Landfill Council
(c) Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) Transportation Committee
(d) Council of Governments (COG)
(e) Legislative Update
10:10 8. Other Announcements:
10:15 9. Future Metro Township Council Agenda Items:
10:20 10. Motion to Adjourn Meeting
Topic: Emigration Canyon Metro Township Council Meeting
Time: March 26, 2024, 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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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.