Sugar House Park Authority | March 13, 2025, AGENDA
Date/Time: Thursday, March 13, 2025, from 6:00 - 8:25 pm
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6:00 Call to Order
Siavash Ghaffari - President
6:01 Public Comment - Opening
Siavash Ghaffari - President
1. 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 a more extended discussion and follow-up are required.
6:10 Approval of Special Events and Athletic Field Use Requests
Siavash Ghaffari - President
Name/Organization/Event Pavilion(s) or Field(s) Document Reference Reservation Date(s)
BD Medical Summer Event Sugar Beet Portfolio 1 06/04/2025
Grassroots Shakespeare Company Sego Lily Portfolio 2 06/16/2025
SLCo Sports Office Corporate Games 5K Big Field
Portfolio 3 08/02/2025
Woodward Park City Woodward in the Wild Fabian Lakeside Portfolio 4 05/03/2025
*Cure Search for Children's Cancer Walk Big Field Portfolio 5 09/06/2025
*Keller Williams Summer BBQ Big Field Portfolio 6 06/06/2025
*These event requests are exempt from appearing before the Park Authority for approval because they have held the same event for three or more years.
Action Item: Park Authority Vote(s) Required
6:30 Administrative Items for the Board
1. Approval of February 2025 Meeting Minutes
a. Siavash Ghaffari - President
Action Item: Park Authority Vote(s) Required
2. Approval of February 2025 Financial Statements
a. Shehan Jaro - Treasurer
Action Item: Park Authority Vote(s) Required
6:40 Miscellaneous Items Follow-up from February's Meeting
1. Reminder, in-person meeting for the June 12th and November 13th SHPA meeting at the Garden Center (Siavash).
2. Speeding Monitor and Animal Country in the Park (Siavash)
3. Contract update between Salt Lake County and SHPA (Jascha)
4. Sugar House Operations and Maintenance Budgets for 2024 and 2025 (Shehan)
5. Snow-clearing in the park, issues with sidewalks and trails in association with 1300 E (Patrick)
Informational Only
6:55 Garden Center Transition Update
Holly Nichols
Informational Only
7:05 Big Field & Parley's Creek Pavilion Construction Update
Roxanne Christensen - Vice President
Project Schedule - Status Update
Utility Easements - Update
Informational Only
7:15 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) / Master Plan Committee Update
Richard Layman & Roxy Christensen
ZAP Project Update & Grant Funds
Results from Park Authority Poll + 2027 Capital Improvement Project Recommendations
Informational Only
7:30 Arboretum Update
Roxanne Christensen - Vice President
Mulch-Madness Post-Event Report
Federal Funding Pause
TreeUtah in Sugar House Park
Informational Only
7:40 Board Policies Training and Adoption
Jacqueline Rosen
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention
Conflict of Interest
Action Item: Park Authority Vote(s) Required
8:00 President's Report
Siavsah Ghaffari - President
1. Park Security Update
2. Vending Violations Procedure
Informational Only
8:15 Other Business
1. Social Media / Website - Roxanne Christensen
2. Open the meeting to the board - Any Board Member
Informational Only
8:25 ADJOURN
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