I love the address.

Thank you.

That's how they're also.

Okay, we're gonna go ahead and get started and um the mayor showing.

So I don't have to.

So we're gonna start with a presentation from uh members of the Salt Lake County Council on County Budget Services in Key Protey.

So thank you for coming and we look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you so much for having us.

Do you want to start here?

Is that good?

Yeah, good.

So my name is Suzanne Hierston.

I'm one of the at large members of the Salt Lake County Council.

And I'm also a very proud Draper resident, so thank you so much for having us.

Thank you, Councilmember Johnson, for introducing us.

I'm here with Councilmember Theodore.

Yes, I'm D.

Theater.

I represent this area from the county.

I actually live in Fancy, a district neighboring city, but River.

So and then we have Kara Travino, she's one of our council staff and our government uh government relations liaison.

So we just wanted to take how much time do we have?

Like we were thinking of 10 to 15.

Okay, great.

Okay, that works.

So last year we had were meeting with some of our legislators, and it became really clear that there's a lot of confusion about what the county does, and so we were hoping to just reach out to our shared municipal elected officials and staff just to let you know what our our core priorities are and where we can collaborate and overlap and um serve our shared constituents better.

So the history of Zelda County, the first incorporation was in 1850 with Salt Lake City.

There's been a wave of incorporations since Draper was one of the earlier waves in 1978.

There were more incorporations in the 90s, and then we've had quite a few recently with several townships becoming towns, and then with the passage of HV 330, any island, um, most of them are in Sandy, must either annex or incorporate by July of 2027.

So that raises the question of well, in a valley that's walled of all cities, does the county play a role?

And if so, what?

And we would argue a very much yes.

We have we've been focusing on our regional role, especially as there's been more municipal incorporations over the years.

And the statutory duties that the legislature lays out are different for cities and counties, and like you, we are also um political subdivisions of the state.

And these are some of the things that we do for our regional services in our role.

Our number one priority, and it's bipartisan, is public safety.

We are responsible for the sheriff's uh operations, law enforcement, operations of the jail, uh our district attorney and prosecutions, and then also indigenous defense with our legal defense attorneys that we contract with to provide that constitutional right to an attorney and defending yourself.

We also are responsible by statute for general elections.

Um our uh county clerk Lenny Chapman also contracts with every city in the county to do local elections as well, and she sets the bar high.

She is the gold standard in my opinion of free and fair elections and is so great to answer questions if any of your constituents have questions.

She's phenomenal at answering them.

We also have a statutory duty for the health department.

I serve as a council representative on the board of health.

We are responsible for general public health.

We do things like restaurant inspections to make sure people aren't getting sick when they go out.

You know, if there's an issue with you know a nursing home water issue, they they handle that.

Um vaccine clinics and so forth.

And uh we also have statutory duties, both federal and state for adult and aging services.

There's a federal requirement that counties provide meals on wheels, aging nutrition, and this is a huge problem in our country, but we actually have the highest per capita according to the CBC uh rate of deaths by food insecurity for seniors in our county, and it's not something we want to be number one on, but our meals on wheels is so important.

We provide over 2,000 meals a day in our senior centers and also delivering to um folks that are at risk of hunger in our county.

Suzanne can ask why is that so high?

Is it have we just not identified the CDC the number of seniors?

The CDC study didn't elaborate on the why, but we are the highest in the country per capita on senior citizens dying from food insecurity.

I can I'll send you the study, but it's just they did not dig into why, but it's like it is not something that we want to be number one in, and we take this very seriously.

Our senior centers, in addition to providing that nutrition support, provide very needed like social engagement, you know, that that social connection in an era of increased loneliness and death from despair and loneliness is a is a thing that's really important to us.

We also are responsible for behavioral health.

In a lot of states, the state is the behavioral health authority.

In our state counties are the have the mandate for being the behavioral health authority, and what that means is folks that are on Medicaid, lower income.

Um we provide those mental and behavioral health services for people in um mental health crisis requiring substance use treatment.

And this is a pitch for um we recently opened the crisis care center over in South Salt Lake.

Um it's right by the Metro jail.

It is an incredible resource for anyone in the county experiencing a mental health crisis.

Please help us get the word out about it, and a pitch to our law enforcement friends the turnaround time for folks in law enforcement dropping off someone who's in crisis at our crisis care center is four minutes, and it gets you back to your community doing the work that you actually need to be doing, and it helps those people get the mental health treatment that they need rather than you know sometimes languishing in the jail, which isn't helping them get the care and uh medical care that they need.

So we're also um involved with arts and culture.

We have a Brockno Hall, we have Capital Theater, we co-own and operate Eccles Theater with Salt Lake City, and our arts and culture is actually paid for by grants and also tourism dollars, which brings me to the next item of conventions and tourism.

We are in the tourism business.

Salt Lake County has a very vibrant tourism industry.

We also have a vibrant um convention uh center downtown, and also um at our Mount America Expo Center.

There's some big changes happening with the Salt Palace, you may have heard, but those tourism dollars are really important to our economy.

Uh the our economists estimate that the tourism and convention uh brings uh substantial sales tax and reduces the average household tax burden by about $1,900 per household.

Those folks come here, they ski, they go to the convention, and then they leave, and we don't have to pay to educate their kids, and we get to keep their tax dollars.

So it's kind of great.

Those tax dollars, those tourism tax dollars also help fund our parks and recreation.

Um, our regional parks, we are very, very proud of them.

Um, we deeply care about them.

We have a draper, you know, rec center here.

Those things are paid for with our tourism dollars.

It also helps fund our My County Rec Pass, which allows any kiddo that's a county resident, 18 or younger, to have access to a free um rec center pass, which also gives you access to ice sheets, pools, um, and climbing walls that are county-owned and operated.

We're really proud of that.

Um, anything we can do to help kids put the phones down, connect in person, and improve their mental and physical health is something we're really really supportive of.

And I'm very grateful to Mayor uh Jenny Wilson's leadership for helping spearhead that we have nationally award-winning library services as well.

Um, our library is paid for entirely through a completely separate line item in property taxes, and that's because when our library system was established, the city of Salt Lake and Murray already had library systems.

So to keep it completely fair and not double tax um any and anybody, we have a separate line item in the property tax that funds our libraries, and that is 100% funds libraries.

Libraries get no money from our general funds, and then we also have the obligation and sometimes take the arrows and spears from constituents in being responsible for property tax administration.

We collect property taxes for cities for school districts, any other entity that that collects taxes and then we distribute it back to them.

Um that is one of our uh our statutory duties.

So sometimes people are like, well, with Wild Wall Cities, you know, do you do we really even need you?

But it wouldn't make sense for us to have multiple jails, multiple health departments, and multiple elections.

Um this uh regional role that we play helps us be more efficient with tax dollars and really provide the best possible service for the lowest cost.

I'm gonna turn it over to Council Member former governor, which is similar to yours, basically, mayor council form.

We do have three at large um council members, so that's Lori Say Banan and Natalie, and then I'm your district rep.

So we have six districts throughout Sally County, and that's our council.

And then we do have independent elected, so um, these are statutorily required um positions that we have.

We have our assessor, um, Christow Singill, our district attorney, Brad Park, who's our surveyor, our auditor is Chris Harding.

Michelle Hopps is our reporter, um, the treasurer Sheila Sharostava, and then our clerk Leanney Chapman, Sheriff Rodley Rivera, and then we do have a justice court as well.

Um, but as you know, the unincorporated areas are shrinking, and so we are actually bathing out our justice court.

Shauna Robertson is a Justice Court judge there, and this will dissolve um next year.

So yeah, so one thing we wanted to just touch on it comes up every you know general election year is people think that our budget has just ballooned out of control, and it's actually not true.

A few years ago, the state auditor required us to list any pass-through tax dollars that we collect but don't touch, don't impact in any way pass on to things like UTA or onto you folks in the form of the fifth or fourth quarter transportation taxes.

They required that we list that in our budget, and so it looks like our budget got bigger, but we actually have no discretion over any of that.

We literally pass it through.

455 million of that is passed through to UTA, and the rest is to other entities, fourth quarter transportation business, and so forth.

So wanted to talk a little bit about the different buckets of money that we have jurisdiction over.

The central one is the general fund.

That's the one that as council members we have the most discretion over.

It's based on property taxes and sales taxes, and that's where we fund our core government functions that we talked about, the elections, criminal justice, public safety, and so forth.

It's the most flexible, and it's where we have the most control for cuts or so forth.

Hello, councilman.

We also have special revenue um buckets in the form of those tourism taxes, track, TRT, so forth, the library fund, which is very specific.

These are highly restricted uses and can only be used for certain things.

And then we have our enterprise funds, and those are things that fund um that it's much like a business, these are funded completely separately and self-funded by based on fees, our golf courses, our land bill, mayor, good to see you, sir.

Come join us.

And then our golf courses and the public works are all enterprise funds and funded completely.

Um, those are funded purely based on fees.

So again, as I mentioned, nearly 75% of our general fund goes to public safety.

Um DA, indigenous, criminal uh our our corrections and our sheriff.

I like to highlight that it costs us 120 million dollars a year just to operate our jail, and that is with still a lot of needs in that jail.

So preaching to the choir, but Utah law when it comes to property taxes, uh, truth and taxation is very, very confusing.

But it also means that even though home values go up or inflation increases in the economy, the amount of money you as a city and me as a county get is exactly the same unless we go through treatment taxation to increase our rate.

And um, it's a very, very confusing thing.

But we actually have our rate has actually gone down except a couple times in the last several, several several years that we've gone through a tax increase.

And again, I'm preaching the choir, but hopefully we can help our residents understand that this challenge that even though um inflation is real and we don't collect a penny more, we still want to pay our folks a living wage, we still want to buy food for our seniors, and those costs are all going up every year with inflation.

This is just an example of the property taxes and what goes to the county.

That's the main property tax, and then there's a uh county assessment for collecting everybody else's taxes and distributing to them, and then there's a one that's not highlighted is the Sally County Library one, but um that is a separate one.

So again, I'm you guys know truth and taxation.

So we take our fiscal responsibility very seriously as a county council.

We're very proud of being one of only 42 counties in the country to have a triple A block reading, and it's a bipartisan priority to be fiscally responsible and prudent, and we scrutinize our budget every year and do everything we can to increase efficiencies and and find how we can save and stretch taxpayer dollars.

I'm just gonna turn it over to Dee.

Okay, so I'm sure you've heard of our jail.

Hopefully, you haven't been there, but um, we we um haven't had um an expansion on our jail or added new bed since 2001, so it's been a long time coming, and so um we did open some beds at Oxboil, which I don't know if you know, but we do have two jails.

There's one Oxpo that's down the street from the main jail, and that one holds a much lesser population, like 350 ish, and then the main ABC um adult detention center is about 2,000, and that's always fluctuating in numbers, but it is um always near capacity, and so um yeah, so we are also the the jail has become kind of the mental health landing spot for people um that we're bringing in, and so we're seeing more enforcement in Salt Lake, and so people are coming in more, they're enforcing a lot, and a lot of these people are all let's have mental health issues, and so it's definitely taken up space in our jail.

Um, and then so we we are at capacity.

We also have a cool um feature which has a jail dashboard, which you guys can access any time.

It kind of gives you um information on the capacity of our jail and the demographics of of who's in there, and and so it's it's quite interesting if you're ever board and want to know.

Um, but um, we are putting um planning to add more beds and expand our current jail.

Um, and like I said, the the Salt Lake City, that's where a lot of our people do come from pro jail, and so but right now we we did have try and pass a jail bond um last two years ago, and it barely barely failed, but um there was some interest in doing it, we thought it was gonna pass.

And so, in the meantime, we've been recalculating and seeing where we need to land to to get to where we need to be because we know we have to to expand the jail, and so it's been too long and we're kicking the camp, things are getting more expensive.

So, we are looking right now to see if we can bypass that system and maybe do at least revenue bonds, which we're discovering could be the same cost, um, so as costs go um increase.

So, we're looking into that.

So, it's it's coming, we're still talking, but we're getting there.

So, um, and then yeah, so our goals here is um we're just using Oxbo to the minimal, we've investing as little as possible in that one until we get the other one built.

The goal was to phase that one out once the the um ABC is built out.

Um, we want to add new beds, and this is all about public safety and making sure that people are being held accountable when they commit crime in the community, and so that's what this is for.

So we we also um want to address a very important component of this, and this is the mental health, and this is something that we are working on right now at Sully County, and we're very invested in this because we realize a lot of these people that do come to our system do have mental health issues, and jail is not the best solution for them.

So, this is something that we are currently working on, and and I think it will be good once we've got it all figured out.

But um, yeah, so that's pretty much it.

And we are doing, you know, we have um what is it called as lately?

The exit the delay entry program, and so people are always offered services when they're leaving, and we're looking to add to that and just give them more options before they leave and make sure they have places lined up where they can go and all the services that they need.

So we're like trying to address it.

We don't want people coming back and having this as their landing spot, and that does happen before we have the same people come back, it becomes a resolving order, and that's what we're trying to mitigate.

So would you need to get your that revenue bond in place in order to create that step down center?

The bond, so it would have been a geo bond, and we would need to have already started that process um this year if we were gonna go that route.

So we've been advised that at least revenue bond will work for us, and it's just the same price, and so we're leaning into that, but we still gotta have some work to do before we move forward.

But we put aside a hundred million when we have um the ARPA funding exclusively for this project, and so we've we've been hanging on to that, and so we're waiting.

Um, and I think we're gonna be using that money to um hire an army test to move forward.

We just know we have to move forward, and so it's been too long, and the longer it goes, we just kick the hand.

We don't want to do that.

So still a few years away though, isn't it?

Probably it will still be, but we I mean, as soon as you execute this and get going, that's it's it's going.

So that's that's the main thing.

So if we wait to go back to the voters, it's gonna take even longer.

Yeah, really well.

So we're very grateful for your time and service, and please have we're hoping this is the beginning of more conversations, and please reach out to us if there's things that we could better understand or do better to serve you.

So, and thank you for your time you need help for the speech to the bill that was run last year in the legislature to speak to split the county or oh, sure.

So um this is this has long been you know, kind of chatter amongst you know political folks, but my personal opinion is as someone that cares about saving and stretching taxpayer dollars.

If you split the county and you build two jails, well, who who's gonna want the jail?

I would be very interested to know which city would sign up for that.

And then you know, two health departments like duplicating everything just costs taxpayers so much more.

And Representative Tusher did work with the county to get um several of the more concerning aspects of that original draft out.

Um in the end, the county formal position was neutral.

My personal position is it's just gonna would dramatically increase everyone's taxes, and we are committed to being good partners and serving our shared constituents, and that's one of the reasons that we're coming into all our cities to make sure that that back and forth is there so that we can serve your needs and that we're aware of of what your needs are.

I mean it could come back.

That bills can really share things.

Yeah, just the the cost to all of our residents would be.

What's the reason really for driving that?

Um, I did put a couple articles.

Yeah, just I mean, when when when I've reached out to folks in the very cities, they're like, this is gonna come on from us because they understand like the cost to their taxpayers.

Um I would just invite you to I was impressive right now.

Well, the end version was technically neutral.

I think if you asked any of the council members, it would be an array of thinking everyone's on the the truth we told we don't like the breakers.

It's a bottom one.

It's not like everyone else.

Any other questions?

Thank you for your time.

We appreciate you.

Thanks so much.

I want pictures of all your awesome science.

Okay, okay.

Thank you, everybody.

We're gonna go back to the closed session.

So we're ready for closed session meeting here.

Yeah, so we need a what is it litigation?

Before you go into close, I've got a template to go in the close so that we use the the language as it's been suggested by um at the UMAA meeting that we had today, just because there's been some lawsuits against some cities for closed meetings, not following the process correctly.

So see, this is a test run, see how you like it, but whoever's gonna make the motion needs to start out first and then hand it to Troy.

So all right, council members.

Um so we need a reason we need to go into a closed session, and the stated reason is to discuss litigation that the city is involved in.

Is this a uh this looks like it's a council member?

That's yeah.

He's got a good reading voice to start the top.

I make a motion to temporarily recess the council meeting to go into a closed meeting for the following purposes uh strategy sessions to discuss the pending or recently internet litigation and strategy sessions to discuss the purchase exchange or lease of real property or to discuss a proposed development agreement, projected proposal or finance proposal related to the development of land owned by the city.

I'll second.

And then Hannah Democrats.

Mr.

Green second by Fred.

All right.

Mr.

Green, how do you vote?

Yes.

Yes.

Ms.

Johnson?

Yes.

Yes.

That puts us in closed session unanimously.

Five votes to zero.

I can go.

It should be pulled up already.

Oh, should we be trying to all rett's work?

Yep.

Sorry.

Oh, it's good.

This is in the right left, so it's not there.

I think I'm talking about.

All right.

So we'll be short on time, so I'll just do these quick just to give you a review of what to expect for the entertainment portion on the May stage at Draper Days.

So we'll start with you know, we've got two days, and just a reminder.

I don't even know the this year's gonna be different than ever.

We've moved the May stage over to the west build where we used to lost the fireworks.

Which means all the activities and stuff are gonna be on the other side of the hill on the east side.

So it's gonna be a great setup.

Um so on the stage.

Like we've had the last few years.

We'll have our Corner Canyon High School winners from their battle of the band this year.

These four girls because they were awesome as the picture I took up in the amphitheater for Draper Jam.

But so they'll be performing very first, right after the mayor welcomes everybody on Friday.

Of July, July, right?

Yes, okay.

We're not tracking here, right?

We'll be crowding that day if they do it.

July 7.

That'll be July 17th.

Yeah, that's Billy Wall.

Yeah, yeah.

Uh they don't have the two Draper idol winners.

Right after Sadie Doll, she got quite a name last year being on the boys.

She's gonna come seeing uh before our headliner.

And then the groove merchants are gonna put on a great show.

That's who we hired last year, and then we have the lightning storm and rain, and there means always invited in the back.

Supposed to be the best part of Utah.

But they'll be somewhere with Salamander's and you know, Jenny Jordan party crashers, that type of band.

And then we'll end with our drone show.

We've now got that under contract.

They're gonna do the logo like that for us.

They are.

Yeah.

It probably won't be this good because I tried, we didn't have that many drones.

But we will have a great drone show.

They'll have some American 250s.

Uh I have to do this in.

I don't know if you want to see it.

I can just skip over.

We don't have time.

Um I got the date I think.

The opening band will be Jean Murray Osman, and that's Donnie's niece.

She has a pretty good band, a good following, so glad to have them come.

And you know, we've got Alabama Tribute band, roll on coming out of Spokane and Washington area.

Supposed to be the best.

Those dudes look like oh, yeah, they do.

That's their main.

Yeah, their goal is like we're a tribute band.

We're not inserting our own talent.

So we're gonna do our talents to look like Alabama, to sound like Alabama.

So if you know 80s Alabama, early 90s, that's what they want to look like and sound like.

So it's really pretty cool.

There were a good deal.

And we spent half of what we normally want on national headliner.

So get that question today.

We save someone each year.

That helps pay for the video board.

That helps pay for the video board at the rodeo.

Yeah, it'll pay 100% of that video.

There we go.

Uh so that's the entertainment section again, it'll be on the west side.

You're talking with residents or neighbors or anybody that's a little review, but we've got a hurry.

Any questions on the entertainment?

Sorry.

Is David pulled up too?

Should be close to that.

Yes, please.

Um layouts.

Thank you.

Wait, David, did you hear that?

Then we got the video board covered for the road.

Check that off.

Okay, as Rhett.

Uh he just told us the entire layout for Draper Days this year is different.

So we've uh spent a lot of time uh redesigning it.

We've gone over the layout prior to it, uh, prior to this video, so I'll uh hit a few of the highlights that are different this year in the prior years, other than the layout.

One thing with the layout I'll I'll bring your attention to is the position of the food vendors.

If you notice these food vendors are ringing the area where the audience will be seated on Friday and Saturday nights, so the food vendors are not located in the um basketball courts, but they're by the main audience seating area.

That's a good idea.

I bet they sell more that way.

We should certainly hope so.

Yeah, council member.

Uh they're expecting a sort of week.

Um we've got a lot of great feather banners, other signage that we'll put up, but we hope with them interacting directly by the audience that we'll be over there.

This layout is incredible for the opportunity it gives us to increase our audience size.

So we now have the capacity to have much larger audiences.

We hope that this year our entertainment back school job event.

So that's the layout of the food vendors different than prior years.

Police department, fire department, event headquarters near the main stage, as in past years.

The east side of the park is where the family activities are located.

This year, one difference is, and I think we've spoken about this this year.

We have three uh stunts, true dog stunts shows, the fine Aces, pig races, and uh Canadian lumberjacks.

These are Canadian lumberjacks.

True Canadian.

The best canadians.

The best lumberjacks.

All right, eh?

With the three stunt shows, we were excited for that.

We think that will have a broad appeal, not just to children and families, but to adults.

Um all types of people.

We staggered these show times to allow people to see all of them and try to avoid uh overlap.

So the three stunt shows are a little bit different uh this year as well.

We've got the salty siren that's different, it's a mermaid experience.

Uh it's really swap.

You can have your photo kind of taken with a small window in the pool and want to find next to that's a pirate ship.

Um that's a new feature this year.

The other um the other activities and interactives are very similar to prior years.

One difference is the slides.

This year we have an extremely large slide, 42 feet tall, double the size of what we've had in past years.

42 feet tall, very exciting.

She come down and ride it.

I'm sure uh I'm sure Pat's excited about that.

Yes.

Kelly, Kelly's gonna ride the slide.

Bounces across the ground and shoot out the bottom for the handmade vendors business and sponsor area, both these are the same areas on prior years right now.

We're 60% full with handmade vendors.

We are about full.

Well, they'll like me to have some music in their ears.

They'll like it, they'll like it.

Our trajectory in terms of income this year is excellent.

Um, income from the handmade vendors, business vendors, and the food vendors are all uh have shown an increase.

So that's good news.

Any questions I can answer like the general layout of draperies or about any activities?

So all in that part nearby the barn, that's where we're gonna have the fire department, police department, all that equipment they have.

Great question, Mair.

So with the parking.

Uh this year we have more parking in the past because of the fireworks fallout zone that's restricted a lot of the parking here.

So this year, because of the layout, we have more parking than ever.

The north parking lot will be reserved for 88 placard vehicles only.

The south parking lot will be reserved for contractors, entertainers, volunteers.

Um, and the north parking lot will be for emergency responders.

So the fire department has 30 spaces, the police department has 30 spaces, the entertainment has 30 spaces, and that's VIP parking as well.

So the mayor and council have spaces uh for parking in this area.

So as you arrive to Draper Days, instead of going to the South Pavilion, you'll enter at the library entrance, and you'll park in this area here.

Thank you, Kelly.

We'll we'll supply you with lanyards, uh, several of them, and you're welcome to utilize them yourselves or pass those along to your family or associates.

And are we using the day barn as like a famous last year for the volunteers and boys?

Yeah, I think that's been a great addition.

Yeah, it's been a great and again Drake Days three days, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Friday, Saturday, concerts, fireworks, or drone shows Thursday.

We have the food vendors here, and this is where the car show will take place.

That's good.

And so Thursday, we'll have the children's bike parade down here at the elementary school, they'll march in, they'll take the loop around, and they'll end up in this area.

And concurrently, we'll have the car show going on.

So the food vendors get three days of sales.

David, logistically, how are the cars going to enter from there to get in?

Great question.

So food uh cars for the car show enter at the south pavilion.

We have a cutout here, they'll also enter at this bridge unity playground.

So we'll have two entrances, which is a hundred percent better than what we had on the show.

So we're hoping to alleviate some of what we eat.

Where does it cross over by the bridge?

There's a I call it a bridge.

You don't notice it, but across from the unity.

There's a walkway, a large walkway, and you can drive a vehicle.

Because right in the trees, it's pretty narrow, but it's big enough for the cars.

Really quickly, the rodeo rodeo sales are excellent because of the premium pricing and uh uh us doing away with the child pricing.

We've noticed uh a substantial increase in income.

So we've earned $10,000 more, which is a good amount for us.

So the running's going great.

That way we always didn't pay for it.

And they they look pretty filled out if you go on the line.

We do have maybe a hundred held out for sponsors, we'll release later.

Yeah, we'll probably we we have um uh not counting in the spots we have reserved for contestants and volunteers.

We probably have about a hundred spots left, which uh they're great uh resources to entice sponsors, so we give them those tickets to get that.

In terms of sponsorships, really quick.

We are uh broke 80,000, so we're at 80,000.

That's a pledged amounts.

We've got about $50,000 actual cash in hand.

$80,000 pledged amounts.

Last year we took in $88,000, so we're on track.

We will meet or exceed what we took in last year.

The giants bank they responded, yeah.

We've got a few more that should come in.

Did IFA come through for Cal Range?

I think it has uh still working on a big shout out to the business licensing official.

Travis DeYoung is uh the superstar of uh sponsorships.

So that man's been getting used to it.

We give him a going back to the rodeo though.

We are effectively sold out, our income looks excellent.

We're putting a lot of planning in for the America 250.

Uh swag and decorations and so that we'll flag down.

Yeah, we've got a big flag on the walk in.

Tell them about the video board, though.

Seriously, we joke about it, but we really think this is gonna add a lot.

So uh we are adding a video board to the Draper Days Rodeo, so both nights of the rodeo will have a large LED high resolution board there that will be a live feedback, so they'll have cameramen there, we'll be able to show uh replays of bucking broncos and clowns getting chased.

It should add a lot of excitement.

That's also an inducement to sponsors.

They love the opportunity to produce a short commercial and play that during the during the emissions.

So the addition of the video board should should enhance the and the video board not permanent if just ranting.

Yes, we were reading it this year.

So the parade really quickly.

Uh this is different wasn't that so with the parade.

If you remember, we are not throwing uh candy or other items from floats.

So candy's another items will need to be handed or gently uh gently tossed to people by the walkers along.

Uh we are walkers, and they're gonna have to just walk.

So we are we are busily uh we are engaged in building the float, and we will begin decorating it soon.

That's the float that you will ride on andor stand on during the parade.

Really exciting.

We're building a great big birthday cake on it.

It's nine feet tall.

Happy birthday, America should be really uh thank you, Kelly.

We'll have Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam in full character with you on your float.

So I'll put them in the front and they can wave and wave, and you'll be surrounded uh by cheering residents.

So we'll have Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam on your float.

Which council member balling out for so the candy situation, because I know that it is a fan favorite, at least all the years I've done it, is like the fan favorite.

Right.

So we're gonna weather winter.

Yeah, to compensate to mitigate that, Mayor, we will have the walkers next to your uh float.

They'll pull wagons and they will be handing out loads of candy on your behalf walking right next to it.

So we'll have a lot of change being distributed much safer.

Yeah, and so we can't throw candy or swag out.

What about water?

If there happens to be super soakers, yeah.

Are those like those popper things?

We those are really fun.

I've got the popper.

Yeah, we got the poppers.

I've got those.

And I believe water.

You know, water in the people on the route could get pretty warm.

That's what I'm thinking.

As much as I'd rather stand you, we have that on really close calls.

Last year we had a very close one.

Yes.

It's probably we're we've done all of both.

It's a smart thing to do.

Is it better if we just walk?

But I'm not opposed to walking.

Yeah.

We'll include liberty and uh Uncle Sam and many of these other events.

They'll be present in uh rodeo.

So at the road, we'll have uh an eight by eight uh step and repeat banner of the US Constitution.

So you can stand in front of the Constitution, have a picture taken on the liberty.

Hey David, I'll keep the dragon.

Guys, David's been killing this on everything.

Right, Scott, that leaves you not very much time.

Ratchet bump them.

Let's come back.

Oh, yeah, I gotta go.

We'll do it.

Let's convene in the chambers at seven o'clock.

All right, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to welcome you to our city council meeting this evening.

It's been a long time since we've had this many people in our in our chamber, so welcome to all of you.

Um before I get started, I would like to welcome back to our council, Councilmember Michael Green, who's been on a long uh military deployment, but he's now home, so we're glad to have him back.

So welcome back, Mike.

It's good to be home.

So very thank you.

We will start off like we normally do with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Uh Steve Pearson, our deputy fire chief, is gonna lead us, so please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.

And to the Republic for which it says, Deputy Chief.

All right, that takes us to item number three, and it's a special recognition that we have for one of our great uh volunteers.

Employee um who runs of an important department, Catherine, go ahead.

You've you've you were you're the one we'd like to take over on this one.

Go ahead.

Thanks so much, Mayor.

Um, I just want to take a moment to um uh thank Tina Mercer and tell you a little bit about her.

Um, or as I know her gator for all she does to contribute positively to our community.

So um Tina was hired more than nine years ago as a parks and rec employee, and this spring, my two girls who are 10 and 12 years old, decided they wanted to try something new, so they registered for Draper Rex softball.

They were really excited, but they really didn't know what they were doing, and so they were a little nervous.

Um, but we learned click quickly that there was one person on the field who would always be cheering for them from the first game to the last.

Gator, the umpire was there teaching the girls how to hit, pitch, and catch.

Not only does she just teach the skills, she's also a great supporter, and every player benefits from her encouragement and support.

When I started asking around the other parents, who is this?

Everyone knew and loved Gator and had something positive to say about the effect that she had.

Um, I heard stories from softball parents, from junior jazz parents, and even from adults um that she has refereed or umpired for about her kindness, enthusiasm, and teaching and teaching ability.

We're so grateful, um Gator, that you choose to spend your time lifting our girls, and we are so pleased to recognize you this evening.

So I have a certificate and some draper swag that we'd like to give you.

So if you'll come on up, and I'd love to have there are some girls, some players here have the players stand up also.

Come on up, Chief.

As you're aware, we've had a couple of recent retirements within our department.

And while sad to see some of our uh our esteemed leaders and those that have been with us for a long time retire and move on, what it does create is amazing opportunities for those within our department to continue to progress in their own careers.

And so tonight uh we're happy to have some of them before you as they they are uh receiving their promotion and moving on in their responsibilities and in their professional development in our uh department.

So we're gonna start out uh tonight with uh our newly promoted battalion chief uh Brian Garn.

Uh come forward, Brian, so I can talk about you, why everyone looks at you, please.

Um Brian has been with us uh since day one of the development and uh creation of our department.

So he he's an OG and he's been extremely dedicated to our department.

Uh to watch him progress throughout his career uh and part of our department is uh is one of the most rewarding parts of of the position I hold, and to see him uh achieve this level uh which is very few people achieve the level of battalion chief during our during their career.

So it's it's a huge accomplishment.

I want to tell you a little bit about Brian.

Uh he began as a volunteer, uh just as I did.

Uh but he began in 2022 up in Fielding, Utah, which is where he currently lives.

Um and he did that following in the footsteps of his late father.

His dedication to serving others has spanned more than 23 years and continues today, as he currently actually serves as the fire chief for fielding up in northern Utah.

In twenty uh twenty in twenty oh five, Brian began his EMS career with Southwest Southwest Ambulance, later joining South South Salt Lake, which I could speak tonight, South Salt Lake Fire Department in 2009, where he advanced to the rank of engineer in 2017, he joined our department as one of its founding members, and has served as engineer there before being promoted to captain for us in 2018, where he served until this time.

Brian and his wife Leslie have been married for nine years.

Uh she's a saint for putting up with him.

And they're the proud parents of seven active children.

They reside in Tremonton, uh, where Brian pursues his second passion of operating the family farm in between kids, many sporting events.

Brian and his family enjoy boating, traveling, and creating lasting memories together.

Um and again, it's uh my honor to uh promote him to battalion chief tonight.

So if you'd like to have the significant other come up, actually, let's do the oath first, and then we'll have the significant other come up.

We've instructed him to get that pretty white helmet dirty as quickly as he can.

That's a little too white.

All right.

Okay, next.

We are promoting two captains tonight.

Uh the first one being Captain Jake Martin.

Jake, where are you?

There he is.

Come on up, sir.

Make you stand here while we talk about you too.

So a little bit about Jake.

Uh Jake was raised in Southern California, but eventually traded those beaches for mountains when he moved to Utah and attended the University of Utah.

The move to Utah turned out to be a good decision as Utah became home in more ways than one.

In July, Jake and his wife, uh Sarah Jane will celebrate twenty-eight years of marriage.

And uh if you if you know Jake at all, you'll know that that's a testament to the patient's commitment and remarkable tolerance of his wife Sarah Jane.

Uh together they raised two wonderful daughters who continue to make them proud.

For more than 15 years, Jake has served in the fire service, building a career centered on service, teamwork leadership, and a willingness to answer the call at any hour of the day or night.

Throughout his career, he's been fortunate to learn from outstanding mentors, work alongside other dedicated firefighters who've helped shaped shape the leader that he is today.

When he's not serving in the community, he enjoys water skiing and taking long walks on the beach.

That's the way it's written right here.

So sunsets, yes.

Well, water skiing satisfies his need for speed.

The walks are generally a little easier and better for his body.

Uh, he looks forward to continuing to serve uh our community, and we're excited for the leadership that he brings to us.

Uh congratulations.

Steph there, I'm gonna do both at the same time.

Okay, we're gonna and I'm gonna announce the other one so we can do the swearing in at the same time.

Um if you go back to that picture, I just go back to the previous slide, Jake.

I just want to point out to everybody that the the lower uh right-hand corner, uh, that picture there is actually a picture of our deputy chief Steve and Jake uh very early in their careers.

One was eleven and a half, the other one was twelve years old at the time.

So you can figure out what who's who in that one.

So um, next, Justin South.

Come on up to you.

So Captain Justin South.

Um it's long, so stand by.

It's actually very short.

Um he is a man of few words, but he is a uh very astute leader.

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and he's worked in the fire service since 2016.

He has over 20 years in the U.S.

Army reserves, uh, which is outstanding, and where he has developed a ton of his leadership abilities, and we have been the beneficiaries of that.

Um he looks forward to his retirement from that so he can focus on family and the next chapter of his life in his free time.

He enjoys outdoor recreating and short biographies.

That's a new one for me to learn.

So nailed it.

Nailed it, nailed it.

All right.

So if we can swear them both in, and then we'll uh call up one at a time family members to pin on the badges.

Other would like to come up.

Captain South.

If I can get my phone to work here.

All right, Cole.

Come on up, sir.

No, you're fine.

You're fine.

Stand right here.

Turn the face, everyone, so they can give you the eye while I talk about you.

Perfect.

Perfect.

So this is Cole.

Uh Cole has been a founding member of our department since our creation as well.

Um he was born in Sandy and grew up in Riverton.

He had his first child, a son, in July of last year, so he is learning very quickly what what true exhaustion really feels like, aren't you?

Had no idea.

Uh Cole knew since he was a young child that he wanted to get into the fire service, and just out of high school, he attended UVU.

Well, working a concrete job.

He reserved his certifications from the fire academy.

He worked for UFA and Bluffdale part time until he was hired full time by Draper in our original group in twenty seventeen.

Over his years in the fire service, Cole has moved through the positions from entry-level firefighters been serving as a paramedic force for the last several years and now is moving to the rank of engineer.

Enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, working on cars, and rock crawling.

And uh just bought a home with his girlfriend Caitlin and Lee High, uh, who he's been with for the last five years.

He's excited for this new position and the opportunity to learn and grow in the position as he's that he's always been interested in.

And uh I just can't say enough about Cole again and what he's brought to our department again, watching him grow from an entry-level firefighter, and now to see the success that he's had throughout his career again, is really what makes uh this job that I'm in really really worth it.

So we're super proud of you, Cole, and continuing to expand your knowledge.

So we'll let you get sworn in by Nicole, and then we will do a badge pinning.

Thanks, Mayor and Council, for your continued support.

Appreciate the time in honoring these folks tonight.

Thank you, Chief.

Thank you, firefighter families, for your uh your folks that serve us so well.

We have an excellent fire department, and we are we are well served.

Um they do they do great work.

So thank you again.

Thank you all for coming to support them.

All right, the next item on our agenda, and I'll wait for the crowd to move.

Thank you.

Would you ask those guys a quiet down out there if you would, please, officer?

Or close it.

Told them to move further out.

All right, the next item on our agenda is an opportunity for general public comment.

We have a number of public hearings on our agenda.

Six A, six B, six C.

Um is continued.

Okay.

And so we we have those public hearing items.

If you're here to make a comment on one of the public hearing items, specifically one of the ordinances, I ask that you wait until we call that ordinance to make your comment.

Um, but if you want to make a general public comment, let me let me read you our meeting rules if I could.

Comments are intended to be three minutes, and I strictly enforce the three-minute timeline.

If you haven't been here, the clock is to my right.

Everyone gets three minutes.

Certainly don't need to use them, but you can, but at the end of three minutes, your time will be up.

Um we need you to start your comment with your name and your address clearly and the podium microphone, so we can start the timer.

Um comments should be directed to the council.

You can direct them to me.

We don't call out individual council members or staff members in our public comment.

That'll be out of order.

Comments should be made uh to the entire council and their and you can ask questions, but the council will not be answering questions from the dias.

They'll listen to your comments.

They may later in their deliberations desire to do it, but they can, but it's not a public question and answer session.

Um we do not allow displays or outbursts.

Signs are not allowed.

Clapping, cheering, none of that's allowed.

All of that's out of order.

Um so though those are the rules.

I have one comment card from Ms.

Kathleen Keller.

Kathleen, come on up.

Give us your name and address.

Thank you.

Kathleen Keller, 12782 South Hideaway Code Draper.

Um I'm here to let you know that in 2024, I presented a petition from 26 of my neighbors regarding a problem that we were having between 300 east and 150 east along the corridor where uh the uh Willow Creek goes.

And we were having a real problem with uh Russian thistles in that area.

Uh I wanted to let you know that number one, you acted quickly and the problem was solved.

Number two, the reason I'm uh, and I have thanked you for that, but the reason I'm letting you know now is that we as the collective neighborhood notice that the public utilities department has made further improvements in that area, and we want to let you know that number one, we notice, number two, we thank you.

And number three, the system works.

Thank you, Kathleen.

Probably pass that now.

All right, I'll I always allow opportunity for anyone that would like to make a general public comment.

Is there anyone here that would like to?

Come on up, sir.

Michael Sussman, I have no address.

I'm homeless.

All right, go ahead.

First, I would like to address the most pressing matter.

You know, every time I've been arrested, it's a false arrest.

And when I was arrested by a cop named Hicks, they've taken property, including all my prescription medications, and they refuse to return any of it.

In fact, the so-called uh evidence uh tech says they will never be returning the prescription medications that I so desperately need.

Uh so I've been forced off of them for about a week now.

And with uh respect to my other property, the uh, you know, she just has to say maybe someday they'll return it, maybe never.

Okay, um I think uh every every banishment from a place is not legal.

I don't think the Draper police understand that in a place of a public accommodation there needs to be a presumed reason that someone is banished or trespassed, and there never is uh I keep hearing the exact same thing, which is uh they just don't want you here.

That's simply not enough.

Uh I think uh, you know, the uh the the handcuffs used to to uh arrest me in these false arrests have created enormous problems physically and um I am having enormous problems uh being off my uh medications, which are apparently kept in some evidence locker, and no one's giving him to return them to me.

And uh besides this, I uh would like to talk to Richard Ferguson uh since three minutes is not enough about all the punches I've taken from a cop named Frazier.

Um in addition, you know, uh I have to say I'm in a state of sleep deprivation torture.

I have not slept in several days, and I think that's typical.

And uh when I do attempt to sleep, that seems to be a motivation to arrest me uh more than anything else.

And that and that should not be.

And besides that, um I think uh you know the the city government is quite capable of helping me should you they choose to.

I think I'm overlooked because there seems to be a loss of priority.

You know, they have all these firemen pretending they're being sworn in to be president of the United States or something.

I don't understand it.

Um I'm hoping uh that each and every one of you will take a personal interest in me and in ending uh my almost seven years of homelessness in Utah.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Is there anyone else would like to make a general public comment to the city?

No, you get one turn.

Thank you.

Is anybody else?

All right, seeing no further interest in general public comment, we'll move in our agenda to item number six.

Am I right there?

Yes.

Item number six.

This starts some items for council consideration.

The first item is 6A, and this is a public hearing.

It's ordinance number 1718.

It's an ordinance amending the official zoning map of Draper City for approximately 0.33 acres of property from RA1, residential agriculture to R3, single family residential, located at approximately 1212738 South 300 East, known as the Nielsen Zoning Map Amendment.

We'll have a staff report by Todd Draper.

Go ahead, sir.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

So this is the Nelson zoning map amendment.

I am actually filling in for Paul Geilman who did all the work on it, but uh he is out with a new addition to his family at the time.

So this is the vicinity map over there.

Uh uh on oh, he's got butler in here.

Well, I might have pulled the wrong one up, and I apologize, but I can actually get here too from this one.

Uh it's actually right next to the butler map.

Uh so it's the property just north of it here.

Uh and they have requested to uh rezone as well to the uh the R3 zone, similar to what the butler rezone was here.

And on this, they were they do not need to amend the land use map because it is already the residential medium density.

So with that, the property is uh.33 acres uh and would conform to the R3 zone, it doesn't conform to the current RA1 zone.

Uh and with that, what they're essentially intending to do is to bring it into compliance.

Uh it would have the effect of changing one of the the setbacks, the side setback from the 12 feet to the 10 feet, which would allow them uh a little of additional room to uh potentially build a garage uh on on the one side in the future.

Uh and again, I apologize.

This is uh apparently the the wrong one here, but uh uh again it's right next door to it, and I do know that the staff report was there in the uh packet.

So if there's any other questions you have for me, uh be happy to answer them.

And we'll just kind of go back to this one.

It's it's the property right here just north of that.

Yeah, Todd, I think the pitcher was right.

So I think he just has the wrong maps on there, but the pit the street view picture was of the correct house at the end.

Oh, the very last one.

Yeah, this is the correct one.

That's the correct property.

Yeah, apologize.

But yeah, are there any other uh questions you might have?

Questions for Todd.

So, Todd, my understanding that this is currently non-conforming, and so if we were to make this change, it would bring it into compliance.

Yes, okay.

Anybody else?

All right, is the applicant here?

Do you want to address the council's heard?

It's up to you.

You don't have to you can do it at the end if you want.

All right.

Um, this is a public hearing, it's ordinance number 1718.

Is there anyone from the public that would like to address the council on item 6A?

All right, seeing no public comment, we'll close the public comment period and bring it back to the council.

Council members, Mr.

Mayor.

Go ahead.

I move that we adopt ordinance 1718.

Uh approving.

My motion by Mr.

Green is there a second.

Oh, second.

Second by Ms.

Johnson.

Is there any further discussion?

Our hearing Mr.

Green, how do you vote?

Yes.

Ms.

Johnson?

Yes.

Mr.

Lowry.

Yes.

Ms.

Lowry.

Yes.

Ms.

Dowen.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously 5 to 0.

Been a while since we've had a 5 to 0 vote.

All right.

Item 6B is next.

This is also a public hearing.

It's ordinance number 1719 and 1720.

It's ordinance of Draper City amending the master area plan and the text of the land use development code of Draper City Municipal Code, Section 914-110, exhibit 914-1 regarding the veranda west master area plan located at approximately 13708 south, 600 west.

And we'll have a staff report by Todd Taylor.

Go ahead, Todd.

Thank you.

You can see it on the map, uh, west of 600 west and north of Bangator Highway.

Uh, this is an aerial the subject property.

You can see that on the northern portion of the site, the Austin town homes uh have already been constructed, uh, but the southern portion of the site is currently vacant.

The site is designated transit station district and also zones transit station district.

As part of the transit station district, uh our zoning code requires applicants to submit a master area plan for their development.

The Veranda West Master Plan was adopted in March of 2019, and there was a minor amendment in May of 2020.

The applicant is proposing some changes in the uses.

And then finally, some open space has been reduced by 4.4 acres, but they are still in compliance with the minimum required in the transit station district.

This is an exhibit show that's in the zoning code showing the intensity zones.

They're remaining in the same intensity zones, but just uh breaking it up slightly differently.

This is their concept plan.

You can see here on the left the existing Austin town homes.

There would be retail, sort of in the center.

Uh to the south of that would be the surf park, and then at the very southern end of the site would be the stacked flats.

Um this is an exhibit showing the circulation, and you can see with the purple sort of dotted lines uh the extensive pedestrian and bicycle circulation through the site.

Uh this are the showing the open spaces throughout the site.

They've also submitted some conceptual elevations of what the stacked flats and amenities space would look like, the retail concepts, and then uh concepts uh renderings of the surf park.

Uh the planning commission heard this item on May 14th.

They approved the conditional use permit subject to the city council approving the master area plan and zoning text amendment, and they forwarded a positive recommendation on the master area plan and zoning text amendment uh with a vote of four to one.

Uh the dissenting vote uh was a planning commissioner that had concerns about approving uh this surf park during uh sort of the these conditions that we're in in the state at this time.

Um that concludes my presentation.

I'm available for any questions, but I'd also like to note that the applicant does have a presentation and they will discuss the water usage at the surf park.

I have a couple questions.

Um you talked about the the ask for the reducing of the open space.

What is the requirement in this um area?

The minimum is 15%.

Okay.

Um, and then my other question was there's been an increase in in the then the want for um the high density housing, um, and it seems like there's a uh there could possibly be a concern with um safety of getting our our fire trucks in that in that area.

Um the previous plan was there an issue when there were um only four apartment buildings.

Is there an issue with um fire safety?

Um I wasn't here at the time when that was approved, um, so I'm not sure.

I do know that I talked to our fire and um marshal that reviews the plans and he felt that during the site plan approval uh that we would be able to work out any fire safety concerns with the circulation on the site.

Okay, thank you.

Anyone else?

Any questions for Todd?

All right, of the applicants here.

Would you like to address the council?

Come on up.

Just give us your name as that and address.

Thank you.

Good evening.

My name is Jackson Shepherd, uh 299 South Main Street Salt Lake City.

Um, I represent the ownership group.

It's a conglomerate of um a bunch of different um local development groups, Wasat's uh residential group.

We have Adam Lingford, um, the Wash Hats Group, Delay Hanton, Kip Shepherd, and we have uh our architects here tonight, Ayurvia.

We appreciate you guys' time tonight uh reviewing this.

Yeah.

Do I click next on the slide?

So okay.

Excuse us.

Um here's a better, more realistic rendering of the site.

Um that's the we'll get into the site plan in a minute, but this is the main surf club building.

This is a members lounge, and then this is where the retail village is right there for you guys' um to orient yourselves.

Um again, here's the um conceptual site plan.

Uh I in regards to the open space.

I don't believe we're including the pool in the open space, but um that'd be another um almost approximately four acres of you know of recreational space.

Um here's some more renderings of the retail village.

Um this is above the pool, looking back towards the um uh the retail village, the Austin town homes would be right there where my cursor is.

Uh we're anticipating uh some restaurants, some um uh retail clo uh stores, mainly clothing.

Um this is a view right here, um, looking from the Austin Town homes into the retail village over the parking lot.

Um and then this is again the the pool.

I wish I could get rid of that.

There you go.

This is again the pool.

Uh the waves are much cooler and much better than that than was in the rendering.

Um we are very excited to announce that um once the uh pool is approved and built, this will be the official Olympic training venue for the US men's uh and women's surfing team.

And uh we're excited for that to bring another Olympic sport to Utah.

Um this is a world-class facility.

Uh other um Olympic national teams use wave pools just like this.

The Brazilian team, uh, the Japanese team, they have wave pool facilities just like this.

And so we'll be the first wave pool in the US.

That will be the Olympic training venue, and uh yeah, we're super excited about that to have them in Utah.

Uh just a little uh background on the pool.

The pool is come is state of the art, it's completely customizable.

You can have beginner waves all the way up to expert waves.

So um if you're learning to surf, you can come to the pool.

If you're you know expert, you can come to the pool, hence why the USA men's surfing and women's surfing team are going to be there.

Um this uh we've added all the pool technologies.

Uh this one really stuck out to us for a lot of reasons.

The first one being um it's the most sustainable pool on the market.

It uses less electricity than every other pool, and it uses less water than every other pool system out there.

Uh, this pool is just essentially a big bathtub.

Um, the water, it's not like you're constantly refilling the water, you fill it up one time, and there's some maintenance that you have to you know maintain the water levels at, but this uh pool does not use a ton of water compared to other commercial uses.

Um it's designed to capture the rainfall and snowfall.

It's a closed loop recycling system.

It's uh like I said, just functions like a big swimming pool essentially.

Um right there says our annual use of water is estimated at six to nine gallons per year.

There's a slide later on.

Um that will show you where that compares to other um water usages for commercial uses.

And again, this is a wine basin.

This thing's a bathtub, water's not getting out.

Um, the only water getting out of this pool is on your body walking off the pool deck.

Um here's a comparison of water use um compared to uh all the other uses you could theoretically put here in the TOD.

Um we're estimating the pool uses six to nine million gallons per year.

That's um uh actually a uh report from uh engineer, so that's the those are real numbers.

Um if we put high density on the footprint of the uh waypool and the uses that we're proposing, it would use 28 million gallons per year.

Uh we're estimating that would be about 490 units, um, so that's four times more water than the proposed surf park.

If we did a commercial development on the same acreage, it'd be 109 gallons per year, about 12 times more water than the surf park.

And um obviously the the the uh data center, which I won't go into that.

Um the way pool is uh super quiet.

Uh we will be building in sound mitigation noise mitigation into the uh what are called the caissons.

That's that building right here along the back side that generates the pool.

Um the the waves, sorry.

Uh those are essentially just big fans enclosed in concrete chambers that um suck water in and would negatively pressurize and then and then force it out to make the waves.

Um the wave uh noise will be about 50 to 60 decibels, which is comparable to everyday neighborhood sounds.

Um you know, people uh turn on white noise machines with waves.

Uh it's you know, it's not uh it's gonna be very natural sound, it's not gonna be um anything abnormal or distressing to the neighbors.

Uh traffic and transportation.

We um it submitted a sign traffic impact study with our application.

Um it confirms that all the study intersections operate acceptable levels of service through 2050.

Um we're going to fund key improvements, including the new single at Hideway in Six West and the Southbound deceleration lane at the project entrance.

Uh I would like to add that um the pool is is not an amusement park.

You it's it's not like Disneyland, you're not gonna have thousands and thousands of thousands of people going in and out every single day.

At any given time at most, there's between 36 and 40 people surfing in the pool.

So again, this is not Disneyland.

And uh we also are it's a semi-private um venue, so there will be memberships and then will be times open to the general public.

And so there just won't, like I said, it won't be a circus.

Um economic impact.

Yeah, we uh there this is gonna be tons of jobs.

Uh we're excited to be right there across from the point.

Um it's gonna be 150 to 200 million during the construction phase.

Um you know that includes uh labor, materials and engineering and design, our architect at URB is a local architect.

Um and then 20 30 million dollars annually, supporting more than 100 local jobs.

Uh on top of this, we'll have um you know, local surf teams at the high schools, corner canyon, um uh surfing will become part of the culture, and so uh there'll be uh more local service-based um programs too.

Um there's some uh commentary there about the economic impact, which I won't go through.

And then again, just our partners.

Um we've partnered uh we're again we're a bunch of local developers and we've partnered with um a few developers and operators to make sure that we're doing this the right way.

Um there's a few individuals on here, Bergman Construction, who's building um three way pools in the world right now, one in uh Mexico and in other places.

Uh so we're uh yeah, we're uh very um experienced development team and we've done tons of projects here with the city and enjoyed our uh relationship with the local community and with the city.

And that's all I have.

Thank you.

Questions?

I do have some questions.

Um, you know, my primary concern is the safety issues that were raised um by the fire department.

So can you um touch on how you guys might mitigate some of those?

Yeah, I'll actually ask Connor Shepard to come up.

Um, but on the site plan, if I couldn't go back.

Um there's two entrances to the to the um apartments back here, this one right here, and then this one right here.

And um, you know, we've uh we're developers, we worked with the fire departments before, hammerheads, all of the you know, all those things, but um this road in in specific is and should be wide enough for that, and um this road again is uh wide enough for the two for the two ingresses and egresses.

They're both two ways.

So do you have anything to add to that?

Oh, there's yeah, um, so yeah, Mason Chavez, I'm one of the architects working on the project.

Um I spoke pretty extensively with uh Don Buckley at the fire department, the city fire marshal.

Um his main concern was with the residential units at the south most southern portion of the property.

Um, but but he was pretty confident through the redesign of the site.

I believe that pre previous iteration that you mentioned pretty much only had one point of access.

It was really difficult to be able to get fire trucks packed into the site.

We're through the redesign now we have multiple points of access, as well as being able to kind of meet our required distances around the buildings, and then he kind of just mentioned that when the time comes and we start submitting permits for those buildings.

Um we'll just be able to kind of work with local fire code code as well as national fire code to be able to make sure that if there is ever an emergency, any residents within those stacked flats would have plenty of time to be able to be serviced and be able to exit the property safe safely.

And is that something that'll be outlined in the site plan then?

What those you know that everything's where we want it to be uh yes, that will be part of the review of the site plan and the fire marshal make sure that everything is included during that.

Okay, I think I just have a couple of other questions if that's okay.

Um the retail space that you you talked about, that's open to the general public, not just the clients of the correct facility.

Okay, and then my I mean I do have some you know concerns about water, and I think you know what you showed was um was helpful.

Um but another concern that I have you did talk about about noise, um, but we also have some um light uh um you know ordinances in our city um and I think those hours you know for noise and light are some from 7 a.m.

to 10 p.m.

And I think your operating hours were suggested from like 6 a.m.

to 11 p.m.

if I read that correctly, is that's correct.

Yeah, and um that's mainly just due to people lingering on the site after we shut down the waves and stuff like that.

We um plan to adhere to the quiet hours of the city code and stuff like that.

Um, but getting people like I said off the site and stuff, um, including employees, you know, just closing down the buildings and things like that, uh, takes a little longer.

So are your operating hours gonna like finish at 10 and you're just gonna give people an hour to get out, or are you gonna set the bigger?

We'll yeah, the operating hours will conclude at 10, and you know, people will make their way out of the facilities.

Okay.

And the kind of same thing with the 6 a.m.

It's just allowing people to get there before like the 7 a.m.

start time or something like that.

That is correct.

Okay.

Thank you.

Anyone else?

A couple questions, Mayor.

I think you're also your intent with this too, is to maybe have some other events like receptions or parties and stuff like that too on some of your structures, right?

Yeah, and the uh um surf center here, the second floor has a few thousand empty um square feet of space just for that.

Uh obviously we'll have to pull event permits if they go beyond a specific size.

Uh we feel like we're adequately parked again, just given the you know, people were um estimating we'll use the park every day.

But that's correct.

There will be um yeah, some event space right here, and then also the retail village was kind of designed, this plaza right here, so you could maybe do some cool events there, and um we've actually sunk the wave pool two feet down, so it's almost like an amphitheater, so people coming in people in the retail will be able to see the pool, not just a fence because we have to put a fence there for the health and safety code.

Great.

And then a question how are you funding the the new signal or improvements on 600 west?

Just out of the project budget.

So is that part of this agreement?

I mean, or or is that just something a commitment you're making?

I believe that's uh part of a prior agreement with the um city.

Is that correct, Adam?

Yeah, um Adam Lankford Wasatch Residential Group 620 South State Street.

Uh any improvements to 600 West?

Is that what you're referring to?

Yeah, i i anything that would need to be done, like curb gutter sidewalk, uh turn lanes and things like that would be done with the development of the project.

Uh the signal that we're anticipating.

Um that's really just gonna come in when the traffic counts are high enough.

But yeah, any improvements like fire turn lanes, things like that would be done with the development.

It'd be our cost as part of the development.

Does that need to be in a development agreement then?

Yeah.

I believe that'll be part of the uh traffic study that'll be submitted, or the final traffic study that'll be submitted with the site plan that'll indicate what uh mitigation is needed for the project and what triggers when those triggers will occur.

But wouldn't we want to put that in a development zoning or not?

So there isn't a development agreement application, it would be in the master area plan that you would add that.

Yeah, we're just gonna be able to do that.

Um, I have not seen the traffic impact study, so I don't know what it what it says on when that signal would be um needed.

So maybe something that's needed when they open and maybe something that's expected to be needed later.

Because all we're doing is changing the land use text amendment for that area right now, correct?

Yeah, we're amending the master plan and text land use.

Never mind.

So we only need to evaluate that and that one component in front of us.

So all the site questions are really irrelevant and all these other things.

We just need to decide whether or not this is a compatible use, and we want to extend the text amendment.

So I think we should get to the public hearing and move along.

Well, I'll state I don't think it's totally irrelevant.

It helps us understand exactly the use and the purpose of this.

So thanks.

I was just gonna if I could clarify what Jan is is will there be a need for a uh any subdivision application on the site?

Um I'm not sure that's that's up to them where it's all commercial.

All of the different uses could be on the same property, they may want to subdivide it for different ownership.

So the apartments could be on one piece of property and the surf park on another, but that would be up to them.

But my thought being that often that's where we get turn lanes and other things that are um issues that are created by the development often get resolved at the subdivision.

Yeah, they they will have to apply for a site plan and go through that site plan review process, and with that we will require that traffic study.

Thank you.

Anybody else have any other questions?

Yeah, Jen, can you tell me if this falls within our unlimited height, unlimited density zone or within the half mile radius of a track station?

I think it's outside the half mile radius.

It is in the transit station district zone, so that is the zone that has the unlimited height with the master area.

So the way the TSD zone works is it basically has minimum densities, minimum building heights, and then with these master area plans, the developers basically lay out what it is that they're going to do, what kind of density, what kind of heights they're gonna do.

But theoretically, they could be asking for much higher density on this site than they are.

Would that be correct?

Correct.

Anyone else?

I have two.

How big of a wave can you make?

About eight feet.

It will be about eight feet.

Yeah, about that tall, yeah.

An eight foot face?

Yeah, that's correct.

Yeah.

Wow.

It's awesome.

Second question.

Go back to that water usage table.

I can't let this go.

All right.

So now I've been told, I've heard in the news that these data centers don't use any water at all.

So you're telling me right here that these data centers were use 500 million gallons a year.

Uh it depends on the data center.

If it's a closed loop system, it could um most data centers going in in Wyoming and other places aren't.

They're just drawing on the public utilities.

Um there's a very controversial one happening here in City of Utah, and they've decided to turn it into a closed loop system.

So that's amazing.

All right.

Thank you.

This is a public hearing.

Can I ask one more question?

Go ahead.

Or one question.

Um, so it looks like you're asking for a higher density on the apartment side.

And is that um are you requiring any sort of zoning change for that?

I'm Adam Lankford, Lash Residential Group again.

Uh so we're the apartment developer.

I mean, we're all under one umbrella, but we're the developer.

So if I could just explain that the increase in units real quick.

So the site, the apartment site on the south end actually got bigger by two acres.

So that's the first thing.

The site's bigger.

So when we started working with the rest of the group on the surf park, we started flipping buildings around and facing the surf park and facing out.

We have some better views.

So it was really a function of the site getting bigger, uh, better site planning.

Also, I don't know if we can go back, but there's a huge sewer line that runs, and so we decided to make that uh instead of running through it's right here.

Yeah, so we really created that as the north boundary between the two, because it's kind of hard to know how to site plan around.

I mean, that's a huge sewer line.

So that was the other thing, but so uh the density is actually down.

The unit count is higher, but that's because we're a bigger site.

So we were 29 units to the acre with the one before that's approved, and this one is 26.

So yeah, so the density went down.

Um and really it was just a function of the site getting bigger, trying to do better site planning with views, and and and really having some connection to the surf park instead of turning our back to it.

So we have a building facing it, and then we have our clubhouse that's really gonna feel like an extension of this too.

And honestly, we just felt like you've got tracks on one side, Bangar, and 600 west.

It's a good spot to put density, you know, even though we are lower.

Hopefully that answers the question.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Anything anybody else?

Anything else?

So comparative to other surf parks or other things like lagoon, is this a smaller surf area?

Um or similar it's it's similar to other surf parks.

It's it's similar.

There's uh it depends on the technology use.

There's a way pool in Fresno, California that's almost three times as large as this pool.

So you could just, you know, a straight line that assume it's three times the water usage.

Um there's a way pool in um that will be opening up in Palm Springs, and they're about the same acreage surface area.

That's correct.

Okay, thank you.

All right, this is a public hearing.

So anyone from the public would like to address the council on item six B ordinance 1719 and 1720.

All right, seeing no public comment, we'll close the public hearing, bring it back to the council.

Uh Mr.

Mayor, I make the motion that we approve ordinances 1719 and 1720.

Or motion by Fred for approvals or second.

I'll second.

Can I ask just one question still of Clint?

Um, Chief, do you feel okay with where this stands now with fire?

Uh yeah, as mentioned, there was some initial concerns based on the original design.

Uh, but the work of the reworking of the site with the two entrances have mitigated our concerns from the emergency access standpoint.

Perfect, thank you.

Yes, I'll second my second.

Okay, motion by Fred, second by Tosh.

Is there further discussion?

I think just amending this master area plan for something like this will be a great addition to the city if it's followed through.

Yeah, I do think that this is an area that needs some more of this sort of food entertainment restaurant retail, and I think that will be a good addition.

We really have very little of it in this area.

And I also really appreciated your charts on the water use.

I think it's really easy to assume that you're going to be gluttonous with water, but your charts make it very clear that you're actually cutting down on what you could have had had it been developed as high density apartments.

You heard the retail, retail, retail.

Oh we did.

Any further discussion.

All right, Fred Howdy vote.

Yes.

Tasha.

Yes.

Catherine.

Yes.

Ren.

Yes.

Mike.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously five to zero.

That takes us to six C.

It's a public hearing ordinance 1724 and 1725.

And it's ordinance an ordinance amending the official land use map of Draper City and an ordinance amending the official zoning map of Draper City for approximately 0.31 acres located at the southeastern boundary of the city at approximately 1637 South Suncrest Drive, known as the city initiated Draper Highland Boundary Adjustment Number 2 zoning map amendment.

This has been a long one.

Go ahead, Mr.

Draper.

Yes, thank you.

This is the other half of the zoning map amendments with the adjustment done between Draper and Highland.

This you'll see the vicinity map.

We did the other one previous where we took area out of the city.

This is area coming into the city.

And you can see it here in the aerial map.

And what we're looking to do is just match what's existing right next to it there.

Uh the hillside low density land use and the A5 zone and the sensitive hillside overlay.

And there's a site photo with the approximation of where that would be out there.

Uh and this is taken from uh the nearest road there in the city.

And uh did get a unanimous recommendation from for both of those from the planning commission.

And if you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them.

Questions for Todd.

Just go back to that first that other picture with the green.

Sorry, which one?

The next one.

This one or that one.

Yeah, they're both good.

Okay, thank you.

Questions.

All right.

This is a public hearing.

Is there anyone from the public that would like to address the council on item six C I see no public wanting to address the council?

I'll close the public hearing.

Bring it back to the council.

Mr.

Mayor, I'd like to make a motion to approve ordinances 1724 and 1725.

Motion by Tasha for approvals or a second.

I'll second.

Second by Brenn.

Any further discussion?

Are you hearing none, Tasha?

How do you vote?

Yes.

Bryn?

Yes.

Mike?

Yes.

Fred.

Yes.

Catherine.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously five to zero.

Item six D has been continued by, I guess the applicant to a time date uncertain.

So we'll pass skip six D.

That takes us to item seven.

Uh be prepared for the reading here of the new requirements.

7A, the budget officer intends to state that the fiscal year 26-27 tender budget includes a proposed property tax rate increase.

The budget officer intends to state as required as a required disclosure under Utah Code Section 59-2-919 sub-4 sub small A, that the city's tentative budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 includes a proposed property tax rate increase.

Item 7B, this is a statement by the budget officer, which is me, that the fiscal year 2026-2027 tentative budget includes a proposed property tax rate increase.

The budget officer will make the statement required by Utah Good annotated 592-919 sub-4 subsmall A that the city's tentative budget for fiscal year 2026-27 includes a proposed property tax rate increase.

Item 7C.

So 7B, the proposed property tax statement is on the uh screen as we are looking at it.

And the statement reads Draper City is considering levying a tax rate that exceeds the city's certified tax rate.

The proposed tax rate is estimated to increase the current tax rate from 0.000936 to 0.001170.

The proposed tax rate increase would generate approximately $2,696,000 of additional ad valorum tax revenue to be used to pay for operational and compensation costs.

The property tax rate increase would increase the city's ad valorum tax revenue by approximately 25%.

If the city proceeds with the proposed tax rate increase, the city will provide notice of and conduct a public hearing as required by Utah Code Section 592 9194C, and that is currently scheduled for August 12th.

Current Draper City property tax rate is 0.000936.

The current Draper City property tax revenue is $10,186.

The proposed Draper property tax rate with the increase is 0.001170.

The proposed Draper property tax rate revenue with the tax increase is $12,882.

The proposed new property tax revenue is $2,696,000.

Estimated increase to a primary primary residence valued at $807,000.

The median rate for Draper City is $866 per month, $103.86 per year for a $25% increase.

The estimated increase to a business valued at $1 million is $19.50 per month, $234 per year, and a $25% increase.

That is the statement.

So we can now move on to the next item, Mayor.

All right, that's the required slide.

And that counts for for 7C, or I've still got to read seven.

No, we got to read 7C.

All right, just for the record, every time we talk about this budget, because it has a proposed tax increase, so I gotta we gotta read and do all this.

Thank you to the Utah legislature.

All right, presentation property tax impact schedule.

The budget officer presents and makes available to the public a property tax impact schedule as a separate document from all other budget documents as required by Utah Code Section 592-924 and section and 592-919-4 sub A.

The budget officer will present the property tax impact schedule as a standalone document, separate from all other budget materials in accordance with Utah Code.

Section 59, 2-919 and 59-2-924.

And there on the screen is the standalone document.

Correct.

So this is the first section of the property tax impact schedule.

Um this shows that all of our city departments um budget with out the property tax increase would total $53 million,518,400.

Um with the proposed increase, that the amounts remains the same: $53,518,400.

The difference being that the Draper City fund balance would be used to cover that additional cost.

Without the property tax impact, without the property tax increase, we would uh require the Draper City fund balance would sit at 16,519 with the within the proposed budget that would be we would require be required to draw less on the fund balance and fund balance would sit at 18,980,000, the difference being 2,461 that would be pulled from fund balance.

The impact of the tax increase with the property tax increase, Draper will reduce its reliance on fund balance to meet the ongoing operational needs of the city.

Two other items on the property tax impact schedule.

Um the first is within the fire department.

Um fire department overtime without the tax increase would be at 250,000.

Um with the proposed property tax increase, fire department overtime would be zero for a reduction of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and we would use an a little 165,000 of additional revenue and hire three additional personnel for a proposed budget of 415,000 dollars, increasing that line by line item to 415,000, but the net change being 165,000 increase to the fire department budget.

The impact of the tax increase, the city will fund three new firefighter position, reducing the reliance on overtime to meet minimum staffing levels and reducing firefighter fatigue.

Within parks and recreation, uh we currently have a budget.

Um the budget without the tax increase is 130,000 for uh parks playground maintenance with the proposed uh property tax increase.

The budget increases to two 200,000 dollars, a budget change of $70,000.

The impact of the tax increase, the city will have the necessary funding to continual and annual playground replacements at the recommended level in order to maintain compliance with risk and insurance mandates.

Thank you, John.

Um's are presentations.

Now we're 7D, we're to some action here finally.

Resolution 2628.

It's a resolution adopting the fiscal year 2026-2027 interim budget for the Draper City, including the staffing document and compensation schedules.

Go ahead.

Just one second here.

Take your time, get the slides that need to be slid.

I think I think I got the right slide this time, and I'll present the right slide.

Um the total city budget um is shown here.

Um you can see the tentative budget that would that you adopted on May 19th.

Um, today we will be adopting an interim budget.

Um, there are some changes to from the tentative to the interim budget, mostly due to some items that we included in the uh budget amendment last week.

Um so those are those changes are that in within the CRA.

Um we are uh increasing the budget for uh by 3.3 million dollars for a uh for a contracted service in the crescent project area.

Um we are increasing the budget for 450,000 for uh traffic light uh in the East Bangar uh project area.

We'll discuss that in detail as we move into the CRA, but I thought I'd show it in uh the total for the city budget.

BNC road fund will increase by 475,000 dollars.

Uh that is for a traffic signal.

Traffic signal.

I'm trying to remember if that was the right one.

That is for the traffic signal, correct.

Um the local highway option tax fund will increase by $50,000.

That is for our sidewalk gap replacement.

Um park impact fees will increase by $30,000, that is for the $1,300 uh East Overpass.

Um, and then you can see each of those projects uh lie within the Capital Projects Fund, and so we have a separate line item for each of those uh items that are being adjusted within the budget.

Uh the water fund has two items within it, um $750,000 increase for pump station two emergency repairs, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars for pump station three improvements again uh in correlation with the budget amendment that we passed last week.

Um those projects aren't going to be completed completed in the next two weeks, so we need to adopt them now into the interim budget for next fiscal year.

Um stormwater fund has the two projects that we had funded in the budget amendment as well the trailer mounted storm line jetter and the stormwater master plan, the ambulance fund has uh funding for CPR assist devices as well as EKG monitors, and the fleet fund has funding for a police uh vehicle, a new golf court for the community for community events and upgrades to uh unit number 702 and st144.

Uh summary of all of the changes uh is listed here.

It's um $7,957,500, taking the total budget from $167 million, $7542 to $175 million, $711700,000.

And I have further details if you want to go into more of the budget presentation, but you've seen all of those in the past couple of council meetings.

So any questions for Mr.

Vike on budget item.

I would like to comment that the $710,000 beautification money is not all going to one new project, but it is the beautification projects that we need all around the city.

So it's like a new, it's the doing of all the things the councils asked to do at various points.

There was some question about that at the truth and tax or the um public hearing on the budget.

So anybody have any questions for Mr.

Vike?

If not, is there a motion on 7D?

Mr.

Mayor, I'd like to make a motion that we approve uh item 7D, resolution 26-28.

Or we have a motion by Brent to approve the actions resolution 2628 or second.

I'll second.

Second by Mike.

Any further discussion?

All right, hearing number Bryn, how do you vote?

Yes.

Mike?

Yes.

Brad.

Yes.

Tasha.

Catherine.

Yes.

All right, items approved unanimally five to zero.

So item seven E is next.

Um it's a it's an action item.

It's resolution 2629.

It's a resolution amending the consolidated fee schedule for Draper City.

Go ahead, Mr.

Vike.

So in conjunction with the budget, we will adopt some changes to the consolidated fee schedule.

Um I have a summary of those changes here uh on the screen.

Uh there are um basically two different parts.

First, accessory dwelling units were um they're part of our code, but they were not listed within the um consolidated fee schedule.

So to clarify that we actually are charging those, we have added those to the consolidated fee schedule.

We are also making the changes um that we'll talk about here in a couple of uh items uh for the water rate uh changes that will be adopted.

So you can see that here on this page as well as on the next one.

So those are the changes within the consolidated fee schedule.

All right.

Is there any questions on items item 70 20 resolution 2629?

Is there a motion?

Mr.

Mayor, I move that we adopt resolution 2629, amending the consolidated fee schedule.

All right, motion by Mike to adopt resolution 2629 second.

Second by Tasha.

Any further discussion?

I hear no Mr.

Green, how do you vote?

Yes.

Ms.

Lowry?

Yes.

Ms.

Dallin.

Yes.

Mr.

Lowry.

Yes.

Ms.

Johnson.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously five to zero.

Exist item.

Split on two pages there.

Seven F.

Action item is resolution 2630.

It's a resolution notifying the Utah retirement system URS of the city's intent to pick up public safety and fighter fighter contributions.

Go ahead, sir.

Mr.

Bike.

So um what this is doing is the legislature a couple of years ago.

Um, we went to tier two and we that the city's contribution into the public safe in the public safety um retirement was capped at 14 percent by the legislature.

Um since that time, those rates have gone up above that 14 percent.

But the cities have petitioned the legislature, and the legislature has allowed cities to go above that 14 percent in order to be able to qu hire quality firefighters and police officers, and we are required um to notify the Utah retirement system that we are willing that we are planning to pick up that additional amount this year.

Last year the amount was up 4.73 percent above the 14 percent.

It is um increasing to 5.98 percent above that 14 percent, so 19 percent above uh 19 percent uh to contribution into those uh funds.

Um the budget includes uh funding to cover this increase, and so it's proposed that we adopt that.

Any questions for Mr.

Vike on item 7F no can I ask um so last year it was 4.37.

Has it been consistently going up every year?

It kind of depends.

Um typically, yes, but this is a larger dump than we've seen in most years.

So uh it's it's gone up about one percent.

Well, it not even that per year, so a little less than one percent per year.

Okay.

Now within the employee side that that was capped at 10 percent.

Um that has exceeded the 10 percent, and so employees are now contributing uh the additional portion, and that sits at uh 0.7 percent above.

So it's really 10.7 percent, but the employees within the tier two system, public employees that are not within police and fire, are picking up that portion and making that contribution for themselves because the legislature hasn't given cities the ability to exceed the 10 percent, like they have in the and the reason the percentage is so much higher for public safety is because the the years of service before retirement are shorter, or what's I I think they have actuaries that do all those computations, and I'm certainly not, and nor do I ever want to be an actuary.

So uh I couldn't tell you exactly why those are going up the way they are.

Any other questions?

Mr.

Mayor, I move that we adopt item 7 resolution 26-30.

I have a motion by Brenn to adopt uh 26-30 second I'll second.

Second by Fred.

Any further discussion?

Hearing number, how do you vote?

Yes.

Fred.

Yes.

Mike.

Yes.

Tasha.

Catherine.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously, five to zero.

Item seven G is next.

And it's a resolution 2631 to resolution draper city council acting as the governing board of the Traverse Ridge Special Service District adopting and certifying a tax rate for the taxable for the 2027 taxable year.

Do we need to convene that or we I guess so we don't have to you are the you are the governing body.

Okay.

And so you and what you can't do is you cannot delegate the taxing authority to the special service district.

So because of that, you are required to set the tax rate.

Now the city has not received our certified tax rates yet.

Um that's not actually due to us until the 13th of the month.

So uh what the ordinance what the resolution will say is that we will adopt the certified tax rate that is presented um by the uh different counties, and then we will have to come back to you, mayor, to get that signed.

Okay.

Is there any questions?

No questions or motion.

I'll make a motion that we um accept resolution uh 26-31.

Motion adopt resolution 2631 by Catherine's or second.

I'll second.

Second by Bryn.

Further discussion.

Hearing them, Catherine, are you vote?

Yes.

Bren.

Yes.

Tasha.

Yes.

Fred.

Yes.

Mike.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously 5 to 0.

7H is next.

It's an action item as well, resolution 2632.

It's a resolution adopting the fraud risk assessment for the city of Draper.

We'll have a staff appropriate by Mr.

Vike.

Go ahead, sir.

Um, so this is also uh required.

We do we complete a fraud risk assessment assessment each year uh to determine where uh fraudulent activity could be and how we are exposed.

Um we score received a score of 355 out of 395, which puts the city at risk level in the very low category.

Um I've discussed this with Mike.

There's probably some opportunities to even increase that score, and uh we'll work on some of those uh that might include you guys in some training that we'll get to do in a uh study session.

So that sounds exciting.

Is there any questions on 7H?

Is there a motion?

Mr.

Mayor, I move that we adopt item 7H resolution 26-32.

All right, we'll have a motion by Brenda to adopt resolution 2632 second.

Second.

Second by Catherine.

Is there any further discussion?

Hard hearing none.

Bryn, how do you vote?

Yes.

Catherine?

Yes, Osha.

Fred.

Yes, Mike.

Yes.

It's approved unanimously five to zero.

Item seven is next.

Action item is ordinance number 1722.

It's an ordinance of Draper City Council adopting the compensation schedule for statutory employees.

Go ahead, Mr.

Vike.

Wait, I pulled up the wrong slide.

Forgive me.

I can't get my alphabet going right today.

Um so within the budget that we adopted in the interim budget, we actually adopted all of the executive officer compensation, but we are required to adopt the statutory officers by ordinance, and so this is an ordinance adopting the statutory officer compensation uh ranges for the city recorder and the city treasurer.

So are any questions from Mr.

Vike on ordinance 1722?

Is there motion?

So moved.

Motion by Mr.

Green, is there a second?

Second by Ms.

Lowry.

Is there any further discussion?

All right, Mr.

Green, how do you vote?

Yes.

Lowry?

Yes.

Ms.

Johnson?

Yes.

Mr.

Lowry?

Yes.

And Miss Dolan.

Yes.

Items approved unanimously, five to zero.

Item number seven J is next.

Let me get through the whole alphabet.

Action is ordinance number 1723, not quite.

An ordinance of the Draper City Council adopting the updated water rates for culinary water customers and services by Draper City.

Again, report by Mr.

Vike.

Go ahead, sir.

The items in green are the proposed rate increases.

As we discussed and had the public hearing on last week.

All right, any questions for Mr.

Vike?

Just to clarify, this is passing along.

This is not a uh Draper City tax.

This is passing along the rate increase from the from Jordan Valley, correct?

Correct.

Yep.

We did receive an increase of four and a half percent, and we are passing that along to the consumer.

All right.

Any other questions?

When is that truth in taxation?

It's like August 15th.

They have a truth in so the Jordan Valley Water District has a truth in taxation, but I don't know the actual date of their truth in taxation.

I think somehow it's not like we obligated to point that out.

So as we as truth and taxation in this process, yes, we will post all of the different uh tax increases on our website, which will also include a link to when those uh when the when their truth and taxation hearing will be.

But that obligation is at the truth in taxation hearing.

We are obligated to do that um for the truth in taxation, yes, 14 days prior to our truth in taxation.

But that is related to the truth in taxation hearing, it doesn't have to be done right now.

Correct.

And I want to get trapped on any of that crap again.

So that is correct on that because we we don't have that information, we do not have that advertisement from the um from the state or from the counties at this point in time.

So uh they are working on getting all of the certified tax rates, and they have till the middle of this month to be able to do that, and then once the property tax notices go out, then the counties will put together that advertisement, and then we are required to post that advertisement on our website, and we will have copies of that in our meeting.

Uh, our truth and taxation hearing as well.

Okay, want to be clear.

All right, is there any is there in a motion on ordinance 1723?

Mr.

Mayor, I move that we approve item 7J ordinance number 1723.

Motion by Brynn to adopt 1723.

Is there a second?

Tasha second by Tasha.

Further discussion?

I hear number and how do you vote?

Yes, Tasha?

Yes, Catherine.

Yes, yes, Mike.

Yes, items approved unanimously, five to zero.

Oh letters.

Wait, we're not we have I need a motion to adjourn to the community reinvestment agency meeting.

So Mr.

Mayor, oh yeah, I'll second.

So move.

So moved motion by Mr.

Green, second.

Second, second by Catherine.

All in favor of adjourning to the aye.

Community reinvestment agency meeting, say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Are there any opposed?

All right.

I'm gonna call the community reinvestment agency to order.

We have we have two items.

Um really one item.

Item for board consideration 2A is an action item is resolution CRA 26-02.

It's a resolution adopting the community reinvestment agency of Draper City budget for the fiscal year 2026-2027.

There is no tax increase there, so no laborious readings.

Is there a motion?

So I'll just make a note that the tentative budget was approved, and the items that are changing from the tentative to the interim budget are listed on the board.

So that is the change of 3.3 million dollars within the crescent project area, and then 450,000 within the East Bangar uh project area.

So that'll change the total uh budget for the CRA by 3.75 million dollars.

All right, is there questions all right?

Is there a motion?

Mr.

Mayor, I move that we adopt resolution CRA 2602.

All right, motion by Mr.

Green, is there a second?

I'll second second by Ms.

Johnson.

Is there any further discussion?

Mr.

Green, how do you vote?

Yes, Johnson, yes, Mr.

Lowry, yes, Lowry Mr.

Ms.

Dahlin.

Yes, items approved unanimously five to zero.

Is there a motion to adjourn back to the city council meeting?

So moved.

Second?

Second motion by Mr.

Green, second by Tasha.

All in favor say aye.

Aye.

Are there any opposed?

We're back in the city council meeting.

And there is there anyone that would like to do any council manager discussions.

We didn't do that in the last meeting.

I have a couple of things.

Go ahead.

Um my first thing was that I think we need to do an updated picture because we have Mike back and Catherine's.

Because I want to make sure that it's um it's inclusive that that everyone has that chance.

I was thinking maybe we could put something on our website, like the living and draper section.

Um because you know you could tell that was really meaningful.

Um to um what's her name again?

Tina.

Tina, okay.

I forget that's what I was looking for.

Gator.

I'm like, what's her name?

Gator.

Yes, I you could tell it was really meaningful to her.

And I think we've got so many amazing um citizens within our uh community that who really um contribute.

So that was just an idea.

I'm supportive of that as long as it's the council as a whole.

Giving out the award.

Um on that note, I just want to comment because the way we do our agenda typically, and my bad, I'm not looking at it sooner, but I can put something on the agenda, any two of you can.

Um, but that's the way we get it on there, and I do think it is important that if we're gonna do that kind of stuff.

We've never done it like that in my whole entire time as elected off official.

I don't, I mean, if you guys can vote to do whatever you want and put whatever you want on there, but I do think it needs to be coherent, and I do think that I what I don't want to see is we get we start a tradition of you know every council member picks someone they want to recognize every week, and it gets completely out of control for it.

And I I just think our meetings have always been really coherent and focused.

And I mean, you can I don't have a vote, but that's our rules currently.

So if you want to change them, let's change it by vote.

Otherwise, let's stick to the set rules that we have.

I think that's great.

I we did vote last week to to get this on the agenda, and I um apologize that I didn't realize I should have made sure you were the one speaking.

Well, it just I think we agreed that we could recognize her.

I don't think we meant it to be like this.

Right, like that's just not how we do it.

Yeah, and I apologize that I didn't know that.

That's okay.

Just going forward, I think we could.

I mean, I think it's great to do it.

I I think we should do it.

I think it was it was meaningful for sure, and she's certainly deserving.

That's not the issue for me, but just I didn't I didn't I would have caught it had I been had a little more opportunity.

That's my bad.

I should have checked the agenda.

So anyway, just going for unless you want to change if you guys are.

I think that's one of the things that we're gonna say but Fred We think it just happens as council members present awards, it's always presented from the mayor.

Yeah, yeah.

Unless you want to change that, you you no, I think it the mayor usually does that.

Yeah, well, the reward is from him, right?

I agree.

Okay, and the mayor's the spokesperson of the council.

Any uh your mic in with the USB it up, your mic unplugged it still record.

It's now working, so it's still working.

All right, anybody else have anything else?

Mayor, I just want to mention a reminder of the fire department banquet tomorrow night at the aquarium, uh six o'clock.

So look forward to being able to have all of you there.

In the new part?

It is.

We had to we weren't scheduled there, but we did request to be moved and we were moved.

So it is in the new part.

It's pretty cool.

Yeah, it's a very nice facility.

Thank you.

All right, anything else from anybody else?

So moved.

All right, Mr.

Green, is there a second?

I'll second.

Second by Mr.

Johnson.

All right, all in favor of adjourning, say aye.

Aye, aye.

Are there any opposed?

Are we stand adjourned?