City Council Work Session, CDRA Work Session, and City Council Business Meeting
Notice Tags
Public Meetings
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
July 2, 2024 04:00 PM
Event End Date & Time
July 2, 2024 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, July 2, 2024, in the Cottonwood Heights City Council Work Room located at 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The public may remotely view the open portions of the meeting through live broadcast by connecting to https://www.youtube.com/@CottonwoodHeights/streams, the city's YouTube channel.
4:00 p.m.
1. WELCOME - Mayor Mike Weichers
2. REVIEW OF BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA - Mayor Mike Weichers (20 min.)
3. VALLEY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER ('VECC') - Mr. Ivan Whitaker, Executive Director (15 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. Tavaci Annexation Update - Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson (15 min)
b. Hillside Plaza Event Discussion - Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson (15 min)
c. Form Based Code- Community and Economic Development Director Mike Johnson (15 min)
d. Lobbyists Agreements Discussion - Interim City Manager Scott Jurges and City Attorney Shane Topham (5-10 min)
5. REVIEW OF CALENDARS AND UPCOMING EVENTS*
a. Cottonwood Heights Arts Council Play: Beauty and the Beast, July 12, 13, 15, 18-20, Performances at 7:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. matinees, at Butler Middle School
b. Biology Makes the Water - July 13th from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., at the City Hall Cullimore Community Room
c. Butlerville Days - July 25th, 26th and 27th at Butler Park
d. Bark in the Park at Mountview Park on August 24th from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
*For more information, please visit CH.UTAH.GOV and click Community Calendar
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 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL AGENCY WORK SESSION AGENDA
Notice is hereby given that the Cottonwood Heights Community Development and Renewal Agency will hold a Work Session beginning at or about 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in the Cottonwood Heights City Council Work Room located at 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The public may remotely view the open portions of the meeting through live broadcast by connecting to the city's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@CottonwoodHeights/streams.
5:30 p.m.
1.0 WELCOME - Chair Mike Weichers
2.0 HILLSIDE UPDATE AND FUNDING DISCUSSION - Interim CDRA CEO, Scott Jurges; and Community and Economic Development Director, Michael Johnson
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, July 2, 2024, in the Cottonwood Heights City Council Chambers located at 2277 East Bengal Boulevard, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The public may remotely view the open portions of the meeting through live broadcast by connecting to https://www.youtube.com/@CottonwoodHeights/streams, the city's YouTube channel.
Persons physically attending the meeting in the City Council Chambers may make verbal comments to the City Council when invited to do so, after completing a speaker comment card. Citizen comments may also be submitted in writing to the city recorder at cityrecorder@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.
Civility and decorum should be applied in all discussions and debates. 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.
7:00 p.m.
1.0 WELCOME - Mayor Mike Weichers
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))
Persons physically attending the meeting in the City Council Chambers may make verbal comments to the City Council when invited to do so by the meeting chair. Persons attending the meeting remotely may not make verbal comments to the City Council during the meeting. Persons attending the meeting remotely, or who do not attend the meeting either physically or remotely, are invited to submit written comments to the City Recorder before 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Written comments that are timely submitted will be admitted into the record of the meeting and distributed to the City Council but will not be read at the public meeting.
4.0 STAFF QUARTERLY REPORTS
4.1 Police Report - Police Chief Robby Russo and Support Services Manager/Administrative Assistant Candie Terry
(Review of the Police Department statistics for the last quarter.)
4.2 Public Works Report - Public Works Director Matt Shipp
(Presentation of the quarterly public works report detailing the status of various public works and capital projects throughout the City.)
5.0 ACTION ITEMS
5.1 Consideration of Resolution 2024-46 Approving Entry into an Agreement with Schmidt Graphics and Signs for Installation of Public Art.
(This resolution will approve the city's entry into an independent contractor agreement whereunder Schmidt Graphics and Signs will install artist-designed wrap material on eight Rocky Mountain Power electrical distribution boxes in the city as part of a public art project, for a fee of up to $5,191.79.)
5.2 Consideration of Resolution 2024-47 Approving Entry into a Lease/Purchase Agreement with Zions Bancorporation, N.A. for the Lease of Police and Public Works Vehicles and Associated Equipment and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of all Related Documents and the Taking of All Required Actions.
(This resolution will approve the city's entry into the lease of a new fleet of police and public works vehicles from Zions Bancorporation).
5.3 Consideration of Resolution 2024-48 Approving Entry into a Vehicle Repurchase Option Agreement with Garff Enterprises, Inc. for Police and Public Works Vehicles and Associated Equipment.
(The city's leased fleet of police and public works vehicles is rotated every approximately two years. Because the vehicle lessor [here, Zions Bank] requires the city to purchase the fleet at the end of the lease term, the city requires the original seller of the fleet [here, Garff Enterprises] to agree at the time of sale to repurchase the fleet at the end of the lease term, thereby insulating the city from the repurchase risk. This resolution will approve the city's entry into that repurchase agreement).
5.4 Consideration of Resolution 2024-49 Accepting Requests for Indemnification.
(The city, its chief of police, and a CHPD officer are named as defendants in a lawsuit that recently was filed concerning the October 2021 arrest of a person. The two 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).
6.0 CONSENT CALENDAR
6.1 Approval of the minutes of the City Council Work Session and City Council Business Meeting Minutes of June 18, 2024.
7.0 ADJOURN CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS MEETING
On Friday, June 28, 2024, 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 sent 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 28th day of June 2024 Paula Melgar, City Recorder
Council Members may participate in the meeting remotely. If a Council Member does participate remotely, the Councilmember will be broadcast via speaker and recorded. The city building for this meeting is accessible. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, people with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation or assistance by notifying the City Recorder at 801-944-7021 or recorder@ch.utah.gov, at least two business days before the meeting, or by calling 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