City Council - Regular Meeting

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Welcome everyone to today's meeting. We're happy to have you here, whether you are joining us in person or are online. We hope you continue to participate in whichever manner you feel most comfortable. Thank you. We're going to go to item A2, which is the Pledge of Allegiance. Please join us.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic

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Mr. Chair, I move for approval, but I think it's May 28, 2026.

May 28, 2026.

Move for approval.

Okay. All the rest of them, too.

Second.

I have a motion by Dugan. I second it by Council Member Petro. Any discussion? All of those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Aye. Any abstentions? This motion carries unanimously. Now, this brings us to the public hearing section of our agenda. These are specific proposals before the council that require a public hearing. Your comments should pertain to the hearing item. And if you go off topic, we will ask you to stop your comment. In order to create this welcoming and safe space, we'll pause the meeting at any disruption to our ability to conduct the meeting or any safety concerns involving threats or unprotected speech. If you need staff assistance, please raise your hand. If you need staff assistance and you're on Zoom, contact staff support, Akshay from our staff can assist you. If you're going to be given two minutes, and at the two-minute mark, the host will announce time, and your microphone will be muted. We will call the names in the order of sign-up. If you are unable to finish your comment in those two minutes, you can share the rest of your thoughts via email, mail, or you can call our office. Contact information is listed at slc.gov slash council. If you have a handout, just notify the council staff who can assist you. Public hearing B1 is a grant application for My Brother's Keepers Program Promise Partnership Utah grant. Before we start taking comments, we're going to invite Sylvia Richards, council policy analyst, to give us a short introduction. Sylvia.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Periodically, the city applies for and receives grants which support some city programs. Each grant receives a public hearing which provides the Council and the public with an opportunity to hear about each one. Tonight's grant supports My Brother's Keeper Program. If approved, it would fund after-school support, academic or basic needs services for boys and young men of color living in west side neighborhoods who must commute to East High School. The program goal is to improve graduation rates for each participant. Thank you.

Thank you, Sylvia. Taylor, please start with the first public comment.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We do not have anyone registered to speak to this item.

I need a motion.

Mr. Chair, I move that the council close the public hearing and refer item B1 to a future consent agenda for action. Second.

I have a motion by Council Member Young, who is on the second by Council Member Pietro. Any discussion? All of those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions? This motion carries unanimously with the six of us present here. Our next item is item B2 for an ordinance for the six-year capital asset plan. Before we begin taking comments, I will turn the time to Kate Waret, Council Policy Analyst, to give us a short introduction. Kate.

Great, the cap plan or capital asset plan provides details and prioritization guidance for the general fund capital improvement needs for fiscal years 2027 through fiscal year 2032. Finance, the mayor's office, and city departments have been working extensively to create this proposed $1.5 billion six-year capital asset plan. The cap plan provides an overall picture of the future general fund spending on extensive maintenance, expansion, and new investments. Improvements outlined in the capital asset plan include streets, bridges, parks, buildings, traffic lights, sidewalks, and other public areas. The cap plan is located in the fiscal year 2027 mayor's recommended capital improvement program budget and capital asset plan book for city council consideration. If adopted, the cap plan will be updated annually and will guide general fund capital asset spending through the annual capital improvement program. Thank you.

Thank you, Kate. Taylor, can you begin with our first public comment?

Mr. Chair, we do not have anyone registered to speak to this item.

I need a motion.

Mr. Chair, I move that the council close the public hearing and defer action to a future council meeting.

Second.

I have a motion by Council Member Duggan, seconded by Council Member Young. Is there any discussion? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions? This motion carries unanimously with the six of us present here. Our next item is item B3, which is a resolution for the Capital Improvement Program. Before we begin taking comments, I will turn the time again to Kate Ward, Council Provost and Analyst, to give us a short introduction. Kate.

Thanks, the council will accept public comment and consider future adoption on August 25th of a resolution for funding allocations for the capital improvement or CIP program. which involves the construction, purchase, or renovation of buildings, parks, streets, or other city-owned physical structures. Generally, projects have a useful life at least five years and cost $50,000 or more. This year, as part of the budget approval, $34.9 million was allocated to CIP projects. The council approves debt service and overall CIP funding in June with the annual budget process, while project-specific funding is approved by that August 25th date. Thank you.

Thank you, Kate. Taylor, can you begin with the first public comment?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have about 11 people registered to speak to this item. The first will be Barbara Basmagian and then Jim Webster, followed by Seth Common. Barbara is here in person.

Come to the dais here on the microphone if your name was called. If you need to hand out, yes, that's okay.

Hello. My name is Barbara Bosmogian.

Will you speak closer to the microphone?

My name is Barbara Bosmogian, and I'd like to thank the council members, and I know we have a new council member. Thank you all for your consideration. I'd like to thank Rachel Molinari, who is not here. She guided me through the CIP process. And I'd like to thank Kat Andra, the project liaison from the Department of Public Lands. I'm here to talk about my CIP project, which is called Median Conversion to Parklet. It's number 64 in the mayor's budget, and it's located in District 6. Again, credit to Kat Andra. She gave focus to the project and created a projected budget of $52,000. First and foremost, critical infrastructure improvements must be made. We need to bring the island up to the curb and gutter up to current code height. A new irrigation system is required to support drought-tolerant landscaping, replacing aging turf watered with over... And finally, trees, a bench, and landscape burglars will complete the project to create a dividing neighbourhood gathering space. I have a letter of support from the East Bench Community Council in full support. I gathered over 100 signatures from residents by going door to door and attending a town hall and making phone calls, also in support. A little bit of imagination is required because we're asking for a park where currently one does not exist. This is what we have. This is what we've seen in other neighborhoods. And truly, this is what we're hoping to avoid because this is also in our neighborhood. And that's all. Thank you on behalf of our community. We'll look.

Thank you.

Next is Jim Webster followed by Seth Common and then John Burnett. Jim is here in person.

Yes, I'm Jim Webster. I'm representing John Lear, who's the applicant of the 13th California Trail Monumentation. It's really more than that. It's a traffic mitigation thing, and the people who are affected by this would be on Laird Way as people make left turns to go to the University and Health Centre in downtown as a result of the development that's being, I believe, approved. I don't know the status of it. But we, what I'm trying, what I would like to propose is some that have happened over the years. 40 years ago, a number of us got together and came up with funding for Steiner Aquatic Centre. There was a CIP that I initiated for traffic calming on Military Drive. That didn't happen through the CIP process, but there was funding that came through later on with Council Member And so while there are precedents, what we're saying is that we are in a position right now where we have received matching funds from the developer and from members of the community. And what we're hopeful for in terms of this is some sort of support from the city if money is available from sources other than CIP. It's a good project. It's one that I think will be well represented not only by the local community but also by the state as the state is developing a state park, monumenting the California Trail as well. So thank you for your time.

Next will be Seth Common followed by John Burnett and then Kim Paturo. Seth is here in person.

Hi I'm Seth Common. I'm the community engagement and education manager at Bike Utah. And I wanted to speak in support of the Safe Routes to School Crossing project for Rose Park Elementary and let you know a little bit of background on that project. So this is a project that has been going on for more than two years now and really involved a pretty extensive process. of not only in community engagement, but also using traffic safety data to verify and find some of the most dangerous crossing locations for students who are walking and biking to school. The primary crossing we found is at 900 West and 800 North, which is sandwiched right between two highway entrances. On the one side, on the east, you have dense apartments. On the west, you have the school neighborhood. And in the middle, you have a tiny little crossing that's just two white lines. There's no overhead lights. There's no button to press. And all the kids who live in those apartments are having to cross over And cars are going upwards of 50 miles an hour at times through that intersection. So we think this is really important. In addition to that particular part of the project, there are also other Safe Routes to School improvements that we found through traffic safety data, traffic safety audits, as well as walking and biking audits. And I'm confident that all of those things would really improve the safety of the students at Rose Park Elementary as they walk to school. And just to speak a moment to the community engagement process, we had multiple community engagement events at the school presenting all this data, giving all the community members and parents a chance to come and let us know what they thought. And we even did what we call a quick build project where we went and we, with the approval of the city, painted that intersection bright green with paint that was gonna go away relatively quickly and we knew that, but we took before and after data and we found big crossing safety improvements as well as just talking to the kids and hearing that they felt safer crossing. So yeah, thanks for your time.

Next will be John Murnett followed by Kim Patsuro and then Nick Peterson. John is here in person.

Hi, thank you to speak. I'm speaking on behalf of the residents on Hubbard Ave. And to give everyone an idea about Hubbard Ave, I live on the 200 to 300 block of Hubbard Ave, but there's also a 300 to 400 block of Hubbard Ave that parallels 900 South. If you look at a map, Hubbard Ave is kind of divided. The 200 to 300 block where I live is much closer to 900 South. In fact, it's the closest street that parallels 9900 South from the Whale to the Granary District. With all the increased traffic from the new restaurants and bars and the food co-op and whatnot on 9th South, there's been an overwhelming amount of cars and people and whatnot on our street, which is fantastic. The problem is the safety of it. So in Hubbard Ave, where I live, there's only 13 feet between parked cars. Conversely, the street south of us, Belmont, has about 24 feet between parked cars. We're on a two-way street, so on the day when there are trash receptacles out, snow mitigation, or just on a Saturday when everyone wants to be in the nine line, there is just a huge traffic jam. The security and the safety of our street has gotten so bad that people of the street actually bought rubber speed bumps to put them on the street to slow the people down. And now there's actually a painted fake speed bump on the street that actually works. The city's response was to remove the speed bumps, the plastic ones, because it was a safety issue apparently. And nothing's been done. Cars have been hit. We have to close our mirrors now on our vehicles because it's so close. There's so much traffic. At the end of our street, there's a church. So to compound the weekend traffic, we have a lot of churchgoers that attend. And the cars that are coming up and down the street has gotten a lot worse, I think, primarily because people are square.

Hi.

Thank you.

Next is Kim Faturza followed by Nick Peterson and then Nicole Palmer. Kim is here in person.

Hello. Good evening. My name is Kim Paterzo and I'm speaking in regards to CIP Safe Side Streets North Extension. I'm grateful for the opportunity to speak again on behalf of more than 120 neighbours who have given their signatures in support of this application. This is our second year now seeking support for completing traffic calming in our neighborhood. The block requesting safety improvements is half of the block of between 1700 south to 2100 south to 900 east to 1100 east. Now the southern portion of this block has already received street calming measures and is working fabulously. So they have speed bumps and traffic circles. We are simply asking for the continuation of the same measures to the north portion of this side of our Right now, safety stops halfway. These streets within this block function as byways. They are heavily used by bicyclists and walkers, joggers, and families. At the same time, they sit between major arterial roads. As a result, they are increasingly used as cut-through routes. So these wide, straight stretches make them feel inviting to speed on. So we are Zone 46 in the Livable Streets Program, and if we wait for that full rollout, we're looking at five to seven more years. Meanwhile, development in the area continues to grow pretty immensely. So last year's data, there was 3,384 units built in our area, and under construction or operational between 17th or 7th South and 13th East, with approximately 50 more planned. So growth is here.

Next will be Nick Peterson followed by Nicole Palmer and then Aaron Boyce. Nick is here in person.

Hello thanks for having me. My name is Nick Peterson. I am a resident of 620 South 900 West in Poplar Grove. My wife and I have lived there for the past eight years and we care a lot about our neighborhood and our community. I wanted to advocate for my capital improvement grant which is a greenway connector between the Jordan Parkway and the Chapman Library. So I have a few visuals. The Chapman Library is a hub of our neighborhood. It's this beautiful Carnegie-era library. There's already been some improvements. There's a green space median next to the library on 600 South. About three blocks away, directly west, is the Jordan Parkway. And so you can see signs pointing to the Chapman Library. That's a six-minute walk. This section of the parkway is very nice. There's trees, nice parks, the neighborhood next to it has green space medians with mature birch trees that provide a lot of shade that is about 10 degrees cooler than everywhere else in our area. And so my project proposes to address this section, this gap in infrastructure on 600 South between 1000 West and 900 West, so connecting the parkway to the library with green space. There's also an intersection here that's a two-way stop that is quite dangerous because people speed through without stopping right next to the park. And so I think my project is basically to propose a green space corridor that connects these two major parts of Poplar Grove with a green space median with trees that would add shade, as well as a traffic circle that would deal with the traffic issues there. But I think it's a great opportunity to take this sort of dead zone, this four-lane road that's empty. All of the houses along this road are back-facing, so there's not really an incentive. for them to grow trees or maintain these spaces. So I think this is a really good opportunity for the city to provide green space in our neighborhood and show that the West Side is as deserving of green spaces in our neighborhoods. Thank you.

Next is Nicole Palmer, followed by Aaron Boyce and then Jeff Behr. Nicole is here in person.

Good evening, everybody. My name is and this year I start my 16th year as principal at Rose Park Elementary. And I'm here to advocate for and thank you for considering the Safe Routes to School project in Rose Park. And I'm really here to speak for the families and the communities and say that as long as I've been there, it has been a primary concern of our families, the safety of 900 West. And I'm sure you've probably all driven on it. Not only does this project benefit the Rose Park Elementary students, but the entire community, as well as the kids who go to Northwest and West, because they have to cross the street to get to their bus stops. And I just truly appreciate you giving it some thought. Every day we have hundreds of kids who come from the east side of 900 West to come to school. And I don't think I have much more to say. Just know that we would appreciate it. It's been something I have been thinking about since the first year I started there. And I appreciate Seth and Bike Utah and Mary at the City for helping us actually get some movement toward improving the safety for our families and our kids. Good evening.

Next is Aaron Boyce, followed by Jeff Baer, and then Natalie Brood. Aaron, you may now unmute.

Thank you. Can you hear me?

Yes, we can hear you.

yeah my name excuse me my name is aaron boyce i'm a ballpark neighborhood resident i'm really active here in the community with ballpark action team and i'm just simply commenting in support of central ninth's cip project for pedestrian safety near our newly minted meetup area i know there's a lot of other initiatives built into this cip but the reason that i specifically am supporting it tonight is the crosswalk at west temple and mead avenue um practically speaking this is used as a crosswalk whether we like it or not and as we all know there is an off-ramp that goes directly into our neighborhood and there are many pedestrians including many children and people experiencing homelessness in this area and so I just think it's a really great idea to upgrade this intersection and I'm just speaking in behalf of that thank you so much

Next is Jeff Behr followed by Natalie Brood and then Jen Solomon. Jeff is here in person.

Good evening. I'm speaking in support of the 1700 South neighborhood byway crossing. This is a great proposal in that it drew four community councils together. Ballpark, Liberty Wells, East Liberty Park, and Sugar House. 1700 South is a dangerous roadway. It's been narrowed, but people still speed through there, and this project will improve the safety of the crossways, north-south crossways, where there are not signals. The second one is slow down Liberty Wells South. This is for traffic calming between 1700 south and 2100 south on 300, 400, and 600 east. These streets are used by people to avoid State Street and 700 east, but they still feel that they can drive the speeds of State Street and 700 east. We have the traffic feedback boards, the driver feedback boards, and they're regularly flashing the 30, 40, and even 50 miles per hour, and it's 20 mile per hour streets. Residents regularly come out and find that their cars have been hit, their side view mirrors has been knocked off. We've had accidents where the cars are going so fast they end up flipping and landing on their roof. And I'd just like to say that we've been asking for traffic calming in this area for, this is the 19th year. So I just would appreciate your consideration. Thank you.

Next is Natalie Brood, followed by Jen Solomon. Natalie is here in person.

Thank you. I'm Natalie Brooks. Sorry for my handwriting. Thank you all for your public service. Thanks, Erica Carlson, for District 5. I am here to support the same CIP grants that Jeff just talked about. 1700 South is a corridor that connects Ball Park, Liberty Wells, East Liberty Park, and Sugar House. I have witnessed near Hawthorne where there's already a school crossing at 600. I've actually seen cars move into oncoming traffic to pass the car ahead of them because they're slowing down at that crosswalk on 600. And so we really need infrastructure for these crosswalks. 600 already has lights, but 400 does not. I think the CIP grant would allow space for infrastructure like pedestrian islands as well to address these safety concerns. I don't want it to be another death that requires us to take action. So I'm glad this has already been proposed by the mayor, but I hope it continues to get support. And then also, I think that's most of what I wanted to say. But thank you, guys.

And next will be Jen Solomon. Jen, you may now unmute.

Jen, are you there? Next comment.

And that is the last comment for this item.

OK. Thank you, everyone, for those that shared your thoughts about CIP. CIP is one of the most challenging processes we have. It's also very unique that our city has a CIP process where neighbors can propose projects. That's not common in most cities. It's actually very unique of our city that we have a process like that. And in many cases, it highlights the need from the incredible need that we have in our neighborhoods for infrastructure. Unfortunately, as you might have catch from discussions earlier today, we don't have money for all of the projects. And many projects have waited many, many years to even get considered. Not because they are not important, but because we don't have the money for all of them. So for those that get funded this year, great job it doesn't you know we still have more for those that don't get funded please keep trying because we really need we need your voice at the table and we definitely need to keep tackling the incredible need that we have in our neighborhoods for safety especially in general so thank you for everyone that commented on this issue I need a motion

Mr. Chair, I move that the council close the public hearing and defer action to a future council meeting. Second.

I have a motion by Councilmember Young and a second by Councilmember Carlson. Is there any discussion? I'm going to call the question. All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Any abstentions? This carries unanimously with the six of us present today. Now we're gonna move to the C portion of our agenda, which is potential action items. And this is an ordinance for alley vacation at approximately 567 East Warnock Avenue. I need a motion.

Mr. Chair, I move that the council adopt the ordinance.

Second. I have a motion by Councilmember Young and a second by Councilmember Dugan. Is there any discussion? All those in favor say aye.

Aye.

Any opposed? Any abstentions? This carries unanimously with the six of us present. There are no new business or unfinished business items, but there is a consent agenda, so I need a motion.

Move for approval.

Second.

I have a motion by Councilmember Pietro and a second by Councilmember Dugan. Any discussion? All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Any abstentions? This motion carries unanimously with the six of us present. Now we're going to, that brings us to the section G of our agenda. Are there any questions for the mayor or mayor's staff? Thank you for being here. No?

Mr. Chair? Yes. Just, was there any news or on the fire...

Thank you, Council Member Dugan. So today the city requested from the state forester to continue the ban on personal fireworks in the city through the July 24th holiday. This was through a process that was set out by the governor yesterday that I'm sure you saw. So we submitted the form today to the State Forester. We just received notice a little while ago that we have been granted a full prohibition on personal fireworks in the city. So that prohibition will continue similar to the July 4th holiday through all of the official discharge days, so the 22nd through the 25th this month. So no personal fireworks in Salt Lake City through this holiday. Thanks. Thank you.

Thank you very much for working on that, and I appreciate the update.

Thank you. Thank you for that information. Now that we're in the general comments section of portion of our agenda, this is the section where comments can be addressed on any city business that are not scheduled for public hearing. And it's limited to one hour on those individuals who have registered themselves to speak before 7.30 p.m., so seven minutes ago. Our meeting rules apply that we expressed earlier today. to the general comments so please avoid disruptions or threats if you have any handout please give it to our staff who can give it to us and we will be calling the names and the order of signups and you will have two minutes and host will announce time when your two minutes are up and if you have not finished your comment most likely we want to hear it all so just send it to us um you know give it to our staff uh send it to you through email uh or send it to us through uh mail as well i ash k in our in zoom can assist you if you're online if you need assistance if you are need assistance here in person there's stuff Council staff here to assist you. Taylor, can you begin now with our first comment after me paraphrasing the rules?

Thank you, Mr. Chair. We have four people registered to speak. The first will be Ibrahim Abdirzik, followed by Soren Simonson, and then Benjamin Fouts. Ibrahim is here in person.

Good evening. My name is Abdulaziz Ibrahim. I do live on the west side of Salt Lake City since 1998. I do really care on the west side. The reason why I just came here today, we have an office on 1151 South and Redwood Road. The opposite of our office, there is other new apartment. But the problem is that there is a bus coming on the other side, and then there's people who want to come to our side. There is no crosswalk, you know, there is no, they cannot cross on this side because it's very hard to cross because there's traffic. And then we have elders, peoples, which they cannot cross. They have to go all the way down to 1300 South and California Avenue or 800 South and Indiana. And that's one of the challenges we've been facing since the I saw what's happening since then we have a new apartment. And then besides that, you know, we're living on the Glendale. We don't have like high school. This is just general. We don't have a high school. Our kids going to outside from our Glendale neighborhood, going outside. Some of the kids, especially my own kids, going to Cottonwood for the, some school. And that's one of the challenges. So I'm a, Advocating, you know, my community on the west side, Rose Park, Galandale. So I do care my community. And then one of the things, last one, we need to have like 10,000 trees on the west side. Because the summer times, people always leaving from west side to the east side. Because we don't have like capacity of the community which they can stay on the east side. summertime on their houses, you know, for example. So if we can get those things, that would be really good. So I do care, you know, on the people who lives on the west side. So I've been living since 98, so thank you.

Next will be Soren Simonson, followed by Benjamin Fouts and then Heidi Hogan. Soren is here in person.

Good evening. Mayor Staff and City Council, it's good to be with you. Congratulations, Councilman Napier-Pierce, and it wasn't that many years ago when you were interviewing me as a reporter sitting up in those chairs. Congratulations. We applaud the work that each of you are doing. I'm here with a small group. You've heard from some of us in previous meetings about some really critical issues that face our great Salt Lake. Much of our focus over the last several years has been on the Saline Lake part of the Great Salt Lake. We're here to help connect dots, and you might hear from a couple of my colleagues that have been working for many years since long before the North Point Community Plan began, trying to work on really critical preservation and conservation and stewardship of the not saline lake part of our Great Salt Lake, which is the shoreland area that surrounds the lake. It's fed by fresh water. The Jordan River is a major tributary. And the wetlands and uplands that are connected to the Jordan River and the south shore of the Great Salt Lake are in very dire circumstances, much like the saline lake. And a lot of that is attributable to the development pressure that continues to push closer and closer to the lake. There have been a number of decisions made in recent years, zoning decisions and planning decisions that we think continue to fragment really sensitive wildlife habitat and continue to erode this really critical and hemispherically significant habitat area that is so critical to migratory birds and permanent wildlife that surrounds the Great Salt Lake. I've shared a letter with you signed by a number of community advocates and people in their professional capacity, including mine as the executive director of the Jordan River Community.

Thank you.

Next is Benjamin Fouts followed by Heidi Hoven. Benjamin, you may now unmute.

Hi, this is Benjamin. Are you able to hear me?

Yes, perfect.

Well, good evening council members. My name is Benjamin like I already mentioned. And I'm following up on the email that I sent the council last Friday regarding the implementation of the new short term rental licensing process. I own a townhome that I purchased with the intent of operating as a short-term rental, and it had been operating as one prior to the new licensing requirements. When the city adopted the new ordinance, I made every effort to comply and actually welcomed the regulations. Before the applications opened, I proactively contacted the business licensing department to understand how these rules would apply to my property and how I could promptly apply for a license. And so on July 1st, I attempted to apply as early as I possibly could, and despite making what I believe was every reasonable effort to comply proactively and in good faith, I was ultimately denied because the 10% cap for my HOA had already been reached. And so I request is simply that, as you consider amendments the ordinance that you would also review whether the transition process gave existing owners who are trying to comply. A fair and transparent opportunity to understand the rules know when and how to apply and fairly compete for the limited licenses that were available, thank you for allowing me to speak in your time and consideration.

And next will be Heidi hoven who's here in person.

Thank you. Good evening. Thank you for this opportunity to speak with you. I'm Heidi Hoven. I have been in front of this Council for nearly 30 years, speaking about the same issue. And it really hasn't changed that much. I am now working for the last 10 years for National Audubon Society. And I'm a wetland ecologist and an avian conservation biologist working towards conserving shorelines of Great Salt Lake. And so just in on the shirt tails of Soren and my colleagues over here, please look at this letter. Lean in. work hard, dive deep, learn the land conservation tools to build your toolkit. There's many options out there, and I don't believe that the city is taking advantage of what they could other than zoning, which is not something in perpetuity. You all know that can change. So we would really love more opportunities to talk with you individually, in person, and engage. There's lots of options out there to save our shoreline of Great Salt Lake. Thank you.

And that's the final registered commenter.

Thank you for all of you that share your comments and documents with us. This concludes our select city council meeting for today. This meeting stands adjourned right now.