City Council - Regular Meeting

Okay, we'd like to welcome everyone and call to order the regular meeting of the West Valley City Council this June 23rd, 2026. We are beginning our meeting at 6.30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of West Valley City Hall. We excuse Councilmember Whetstone and Councilmember Norfelt this evening, and Councilmember Wood is online. Present, we have Councilmember Harmon, Councilmember Huynh, Councilmember Christensen and myself. We're also joined at the dais with our city manager, Mr. Peely, and our deputy city recorder, Ms. Smith. We'll have our opening ceremony, which I'm in charge of. I hope everyone had an opportunity to vote today. Voting is very important and really makes a big difference in our local and state federal elections. policies that are put together for us. We also have Independence Day coming, and this is where I'll get teary. I've been to a few different countries, some really, really modern, some very primitive. And even coming back from the ones that have better models than we do, I still am very, very thankful to live in America. It's just a totally different aspect. If you would please all stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance, I'd appreciate it.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you. We now have our minutes of June 9th, 2026. I'll turn those to the council for discussion or a motion.

Move to approve those minutes. Second.

Thank you. We have a motion and a second. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Thank you. And those passed by majority. We have recognition of our Youth City Council members 2025 to 2026, and we'll ask Travis Iono from our Public Relations Department to come and introduce and recognize our council members.

Thank you, Mayor, Council. Travis Iono, Marketing Manager. Youth City Council Advisor. Over the last year, the Youth City Council went from five active members to 40 active members showing up on a weekly basis, including 14 graduating seniors this year. We had students from Hunter, Granger, APA, Cypress, and West High School, some of which are in attendance today. This year, Youth City Council focused on are heavily focused on increasing civic engagement among their peers and helping young people feel connected to their community. Among other initiatives, our Youth City Council organized and hosted multiple youth social clubs, which brought an average of 300 to 400 kids here to City Hall, which is unique. Members of Youth City Council also participated in the Day of Legislature at the State Capitol back in January, giving them giving the students first-hand experience with the legislative process and opportunities to engage with elected officials. In addition, U City Council members have volunteered at every WVC is Me event thus far and will continue to do so and they are always looking for more opportunities to serve. I'm incredibly proud of each and every one of them and I'm fortunate to be the advisor for UC Council because they really are the leaders of today. But I just want to recognize them if we could. They've already received their certificates. I'll just invite them. If everybody will come up, we'll shake hands, shake your hands, and then we'll take a picture.

Sounds great. Thank you.

Thank you. Let's just fill in over here.

We're going to have to be tight and maybe two, possibly three rows.

So tall on the back?

Yeah, tall. Let's do the tall on the back. I appreciate the shorter people feeling like you're in the back row. That's awesome. There we go. Okay, if you can see me, we're good. If you can't see me, make sure you can.

That's fantastic.

Okay, one, two, three.

I'll let her go. Thank you. That's pretty amazing, because I do remember we've only had five or six in the past. So good job. All right. We will now accept public comment. Comment period is limited to 30 minutes. Any person wishing to speak shall limit their comments to three minutes. Upon recognition by the mayor, you will approach the microphone. If you did not sign up, please give us your name and address. All comments shall be directed to the mayor. No person addressing the city council during the comment period shall be allowed to comment more than once. Comments shall be limited to city business and matters within the purview of the city council. Speakers should not expect any debate with the mayor, city council, or city staff. The mayor, city council, and city staff may respond after the comment period has concluded. Speakers shall refrain from personal attacks against fellow citizens, city staff, and members of the city council. We do have four public hearings this evening. So if you're here to speak about compensation, application GPZ2-2026, application TZ1-2026, or application SA4-2026, it would be best to hold your comments until these items are presented. So speaker one. Chris? Yes. Okay.

So I think I didn't know with the new procedure, so this is probably an apology. I was here for GP2-206, so we'll wait until then. Thank you.

You bet. Speaker 2?

Okay, if I lift this up? Yep. Thank you.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. My name is Joe Poppel, and I'm the manager of the West Side Library. Just a couple of things to go over today. So first of all, the manager that was at Hunter now works for you guys, Azra. So we have a new person acting in over there until about November. Her name is Jennifer Flake. She's awesome. She also worked with me. So we're happy to have her there. She normally is assistant manager at the West Jordan Library. So what I wanted to talk to you today about. though, was so every year throughout the country, most libraries, I dare say all, but I don't know that for sure. Most libraries have a summer reading program and we do as well. So I just want to talk about that real quickly. So this is my reading record. So we have reading records for anyone from pre-readers, kids, teens, and adults. So if you're a living person, you can participate. And while it is a reading program, there are one, two, three, four, five things that you can do to participate. And so each day, if you participate in this, for one of each of these things that you do each day, you can mark off one of these little things. So obviously reading. If you create something, you can mark something off. If you learn anything, you can mark something off. If you play, you can mark something off. And if you connect, you can mark something off. So this goes through the end of July. And so there's still time to sign up and participate. If you finish, you can get a free book of your choice. Also, there is a coupon sheet and prize drawings. And if you get done and have time left and want to, there's a second round that you can do. So that was what I had to share with you guys today. Thank you.

OK. Thank you for the information. All right. Is there anyone that didn't have an opportunity to sign up that would like to comment? OK. We have the gentleman in the back, and then we'll go to you.

Thank you for calling me a gentleman. Jim Visak, address is on file. My list is a lot shorter. So I got to talk to Mr. Peely. But we're doing this 40-year plan, focusing on 40. And that was kind of in my head. And then in my neighborhood over the last few months, there's been six houses that have had to have their sewer lines and water lines replaced. because of the tree that's planted in their front yard. Well, another click in the head. West Valley City makes it mandatory for a person to plant a tree in the front yard. We're talking about 40 years later. My neighbor is 40 years, 45 years old. Now some smart attorney is going to be like, okay, the city made us put the trees in. Now the sewer lines are failing. It could be a potential thing. I think there's a better way to work it, still having a tree in the front yard, but maybe Eric and his magic over there can make a standard where it has to be so far from utilities and stuff like that to protect the city in the future. Like I said, the click-click. The other thing was the West Fest. I already talked with you in the other room about it, Mayor, and the start time, the vendors on Saturday were not happy. There was hundreds of people roaming around and nobody was open because West Fest said, don't be there till one. We're not opening till one. Well, I think they need to open at 10. So when the parade route is done, they're all set up. And I think that's an easy fix. And hopefully that will go on. Their other complaint was there was so much informational information booths there and there wasn't really people selling things um so i thought that was an odd complaint because that's your competition selling but they wanted more um retail sort of vendors there and as somebody that was there every day i think that would be better too um i went and talked to several of them they didn't have sizes um i went and bought hats they had some raider stuff they had some philadelphia hats and stuff the big sun hats and i bought four of them and dave parks bought two we were their first customers this is six o'clock at night we bought six hats and so that's you know i think they're a better a better vendor ratio it was the same thing i said last year the vendors were complaining about that and the same thing with the food trucks they were It was kind of weird that they weren't getting the sales. I went to the barbecue place and it wasn't as busy as the previous year. So that's all I have.

Thank you. Thank you. All right. Anyone else?

Hello, council. My name is Grace Gallagher. I live in Mignon Drive, West Valley City. I just want to make a quick comment. The speed bumps you guys added are in on Dino Drive. I really like. It's a really long and always been a smooth road. My grandma lives on that road. I feel like people have always went down that really, really fast. I mean, especially, and sometimes go down there on bikes when I was little. And I mean, those have just really helped it be more safe for my little cousins and for me. So thank you.

Thank you. Anyone else? Okay. We'll close the public comment period. Is there any comments from the council? we will move on to our first public hearing it is this public meeting it's not really well it's something weird is being held in accordance with Utah code 10 3 1 I mean 8 18 which requires municipalities to provide notice and allow public comment before approving compensation changes for executive officers So I will now open the public hearing. Is there anyone wishing to speak to this matter? OK. I will now close the public hearing. There is no action item for this one. So we can move on to the next item, which is application GPZ to 2026. The applicant is proposing an industrial project with several buildings that total 721,161 square feet area. The largest building being to the north would be within the M zone and not have access to Parkway Boulevard. The smaller flex buildings to the south would be within the commercial three zone, which is more restrictive than the M zone, and have access to Parkway Boulevard. I will now open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak to this matter?

Okay.

Just come up and give us your name and address, please.

Chris McCloskey. Address is 205 North 400 West, Suite 100, Salt Lake City, 84103. So thank you, Mayor, Council, Senior Manager, for giving me an opportunity to speak as applicant on behalf of the zoning request. Just wanted to spend a couple of minutes this evening speaking specifically about some concerns we heard in the work session. And I want to start by saying all these are site-specific concerns. Obviously, West Valley is a great jurisdiction for some large lot development. What I'm more going to speak on is the reason why we feel that this might be an advantageous rezone and change to help facilitate some development at this point, plus why the large lot may be a tough conversion or use at this time. So Unfortunately, Chris Gambrulus, who is CEO of Ivory Homes, could be here today. But as many of you know, as you were on our last zoning case in the property directly to the east, you can kind of see on this map, it's where the grading had begun. It's our first two buildings, phase one. There's two more buildings, also industrial, all in that kind of quadrant to the north and east of the proposed location and due east of some of it. As the largest home builder in The state of Utah Ivory Homes did sell that site to us and spoke on behalf of the rezone case for that site just due to the fact of some of the challenges with development of single family large lot homes in this location, including high water tables, soil conditions, all of which can increase costs for development and be prohibitive of certain improvements such as basements and other items that you find in large lot residential divisions. They also had some concerns with the marketability of those homes located directly adjacent to existing industrial, specifically across Beegley. We're obviously, we're trying to find a way to bridge that gap slightly from an industrial use to the residential that is on the other side of Parkway, which is the request for the C3 zoning. That is much more of a retail, more of a pedestrian approachable type building, smaller facades. to help facilitate local and regional retail and commercial uses. So trying to take what was existing from a site-constrained area with industrial, as you can see all the boxes across Beagley, soon to be industrial on the east. Large lot homes on this one also have a concern on how to buffer those. And so coming from a five-lane parkway boulevard, We tried to give you that retail feel and then put the industrial adjacent. So I know the site plan doesn't show up on this, but I think a lot of you saw that in the work session. And that was our intent of how to kind of step and make it a little more of a friendly transition to other uses and provide a great break point. I think the last thing we just wanted to touch on a little bit was. buffer zones. Obviously, if you were going to put the single family directly on Parkway Boulevard, that creates some concern with that adjacent land use. And then where do you transition to industrial? So again, just coming back to the point, there was some thought put into why. And I think I'm almost out of time. So I just want to say I appreciate the council's time and hope for a consideration vote of yes.

Okay. Thank you.

Thanks.

Anyone else wish to speak to this matter? Okay. I will now close the public hearing and turn the time over to the council for discussion or a motion. And there will be three items that we'll take one at a time. The first being ordinance 2626. Mayor, I know we've

We've talked about an adjacent parcel recently from a neighbor who wanted it rezoned manufacturing, I think, to the east of here. And then we did rezone the northeast section that I think was mentioned. And it seems that we need to have some sort of line. And at one point, I think Beagley was the line between warehouses and warehouses. and residential, and we've encroached upon that with this parcel to the northeast. But I still am not comfortable with what is proposed against Parkway. I think maybe that line just to the north of the school, you can kind of see how that land is split in half. That's probably going to be my line. If we're going to have to see what I'm talking about. I think that's gonna be my line if we if we rezone this. That's what I'd be comfortable with. So that's where I'm at. If I will, we'll make a motion to deny this ordinance, but open to other discussions.

I have some

Maybe a couple of questions before we can make a motion. But I think we have a couple of questions for Steve Patrick. Please, if you have a second, can you come up to a podium? So I want to make sure we are all on the same page. Because the last meeting, we missed a couple of council members, Mayor and also a council member. So look in the map right here, Steve, Mr. Patrick, The west side of this property is a 6400 West, correct?

Yes.

And after that, I mean, west side of 6400 West is a wetland?

Yes, that's all city-owned property to the west, most of it. Right on the northwest corner is 64 and Parkway is privately owned, but then As you move north, the wetland area is owned by the city.

Okay. How about the one right in the middle? So that's with the city and also Parkway Boulevard. You know what I'm talking about? That's a piece of land right there is the wetland.

It's further west on Parkway. Yes, that's so on the north side of Parkway, a little bit west of 64 where you see the wetlands. That's also owned by the city.

Okay. And that we cannot build houses there?

No, that's going to be or continue to be used for stormwater and also the cities. You can kind of see some of the improvements that we're making as far as more of a recreation use out there for trails.

Okay. Go to the east side of this property. You see that east side of this property is not east. Is that land going to build something there? I want to make sure. Is that that

building coming up here soon? Directly east on the north end is Van Trust. The applicant on this property is doing industrial on that property. As you go south, closer to Parkway, that's owned by Magna Water. They have wells on that. That will likely stay open. You can see where the land's being excavated in the image. That's where the industrial

Okay. And how about the two buildings right here? Is that the industrial? Correct? To the north? To the east. That's the school. The school.

And a private property.

And a private company.

Right. So closest to Mountain View, that's a charter school, and there's just a private owner with a home on it west of that.

So basically, I'm trying to understand is it kind of like this land kind of stuck between the wetland and also in the west side. And the east side have a school and also is one of the building, windows or building can be built in the east side very soon, correct? Yeah, that'll be right there. Okay. School below south side. And the west side, 6400 west, is the wetland. So if people, if our council members, they're concerned about where we can ride the line. And I think just right here, that mean west side of 6400 West is the perfect spot for us to try the line because the west side 6400 West is a wetland and owned by the city. And we're not going to build houses there. And the east side of that is the building, the school and also the industrial building going to build there soon. So if we put houses around this property, very, very odd. And it's not a very good plan at all. Between the wetland and industrial area. And I think there's a venture company trying to do something right here. It's a It's good for the city, and I think it's good for this area, because what are we going to do for this land right here? Build houses? No, because east side is the land district, west side is the wetland. That's what I thought. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. So for myself, I agree with Council Member Hardman. I think that line between the industrial that's going to the east of this property and then the Magna Water to the south is a good line to draw across and divide this property in half. The best part of being a neighbor to manufacturing is they're at work when you're at work and they're not at work when you're at home wanting your peace and quiet and I think building large lot residential in there would be a great addition. Parkway was kind of always thought to be residential on both sides. And it was to go as far as Bigley Lane, but now with Bigley, how it's matured, I do think just halfway through that property is a good line to draw to have industrial on one side and homes on the other. So I agree with Councilman Hardman on this one.

I just have two siblings that live off of Parkway. And so I drive Parkway when I go visit them. And it's very agricultural and residential. Quiet. Quiet. And I'm just concerned that changing the zoning on the south part of this parcel is going to change how Parkway feels. I mean, right across the street is a church and residential. There's also a new 55 and older community that we just started. So I'd love to see another 55 and older community come in to this part.

That might be good, yeah.

But yeah, so. So the south side, how far south side you want to have this line, but for that life. So half of that property could have four houses and and north side is going to be industrial?

Yeah. Well, in a lot of those homes on Parkway, on the south side of Parkway, face Parkway. So with commercial or industrial there, even being the flex smaller, there'll still be a lot more traffic. And I just think residential is a better fit right across the street. There's really no traffic at the water district site. The farmer just west of the elementary school is quiet. The elementary school is quiet. And then the parkland is the stormwater park is quiet. So I just think we would change the feel of the quiet agricultural out there.

They also thinking about they're going to do in the south side of these property is that have some commercial alongside of Parkway Boulevard. So that can be help a little bit for residents live in that area. But it's kind of odd if we divide in half for residential and half for industrial. Kind of weird, you know what I'm saying? It's only this small piece of property right here stocked out for residential. And right here in the east side is the school and also industrial. And then the north. is also industrial to and the West side is right here is the West land so only this a piece of have this property is a residential so I kind of like I don't know I think that we're.

Well, I think, well, I think what would be weird is to do this whole piece and industrial. And then you leave the Magna property to the right. And then you have a house. So this is a house.

It's not industrial. That's a school. So you're driving down Parkway.

And you see a school. Then you see a house. Then you see open space because it's Magna property. And then you see industrial. And you're never going to see industrial on Parkway. ever again because then it's residential and it's the wetlands park so that's what I think would be weird is driving down Parkway thinking you're going to your brother's house and then you see all this industrial on the right side and you're like that's weird so that's how we can both think it's weird but yeah I know you want to keep it that way you want to have more some houses there but I don't know kind of like stuck out a bit you know half is residential and half is

industrial a little bit odd to me. But, you know, they said they're going to do in the south side of this property, they can have some commercial. Basically, these people live in that area. They need those.

Well, but the commercial, I think, is more flex space. It's not really like... Retail, though. A grocery store. It's not really like grocery store retail. It's flex space where you could have, you know, a truck upfitting.

Can we ask, Van, just can you...

have some retail there the c3 zoning is more of a retail filling zoning so the flex industrial that you're referencing is not allowed in that district in fact they don't actually have truck docks either so the only thing that would be supplied on this is drive indoors so you'll have no semi access off a parkway and So your industrial fill is actually not directly on Parkway. Those are retail filling buildings. So for example, restaurants, we could have other types of uses that are regional types uses that are retail. So C3 zoning, and Steve, you can correct me if I'm wrong, is what a lot of your commercial retail zoning is. Is that correct? It does, but we're specifically through our development agreement saying that there's no truck traffic, therefore eliminating the industrial use. So it's the The intent was to give the C3 zoning to have the more retail commercial feel to it. Smaller buildings, shorter buildings. So as you're driving along Parkway, you're not looking at industrial. You're looking at storefronts that have more of a retail feel to them. And that does block the industrial, which would still be seen from Parkway if you did it half and half. So the retail is kind of the retail feeling buildings are the attempt to try to transition in a softer fashion than directly adjacent to industrial.

Okay, thank you.

Thanks.

So let me we can have let me be closest to can go there and get a gallon with milk. Can we write you got Wimco right like a half a mile away. Just run find your house. You know what I'm saying? Yeah.

Mayor, I'll motion to deny ordinance 26-26.

I'll second that. Okay, we have a motion and a second. Ms. Smith, roll call vote.

Council Member Wood?

Yes, to deny it, yes.

Council Member Harmon?

Yes.

Council Member Huynh?

No.

Council Member Christensen?

Yes.

And Mayor Lange? Yes. Motion for denial passes by majority. Okay, thank you.

All right, our next public hearing this evening is for applicant. Need to do the other ordinances? Oh yes, I'm sorry. There is three total. So then we'll go to ordinance 26-27 for the zone change.

Motion to deny.

Second. Okay, Ms. Smith.

Council Member Wood.

Yes.

Council Member Harmon. Yes. Council Member Hune. No. Council Member Christensen.

Yes.

Mayor Lange. Yes. Motion for denial passes by majority. Thank you.

And resolution 26-62 for the development agreement.

Motion to deny. Second.

We have a motion and a second. Ms. Smith.

Council Member Wood.

Yes.

Council Member Harmon. Yes. Council Member Huynh.

No.

Council Member Christensen.

Yes.

And Mayor Ling. Yes. Motion for denial passes by majority. Thank you.

OK, well, now we'll go to the next public hearing this evening for application ZT1-2026. During the 2026 legislative session, the Utah legislature passed Senate Bill 284, that includes several provisions affecting municipalities, and this ordinance change would ensure the city complies with those changes. Is there anyone here to speak to this matter? Okay, I will now close the. Right here.

I actually have some questions. If it passes, that's okay.

You'll have to ask staff after. It's the only questions right now is in the public hearing. Okay, but hang around after and we'll have a staff member talk to you. So I'll now close the public hearing and turn the time over to the council for discussion or a motion on ordinance 26-28. Move to approve ordinance 26-28.

Second.

Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Ms. Smith?

Council Member Wood?

Yes.

Council Member Harmon? Yes. Council Member Huynh?

Yes.

Council Member Christensen? Yes. And Mayor Lange? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you.

We now have our final public hearing this evening for application SA4-2026. The purpose of this application is to amend lot 5A of an existing subdivision, which was recorded in 2015. There is a storage unit project on the property that was finished in 2019. The existing lot has property utility easements that run along the subdivision, most of the north and south property lines. The owner is requesting to amend the subdivision plot to eliminate the easements under the storage unit buildings. I will now open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak to this matter? Seeing none, I'll close the public hearing and turn the time to the council for discussion or a motion on Ordinance 26-29.

Move to approve ordinance 26-29.

Second. Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Ms. Smith.

Council Member Wood.

Yes.

Council Member Harmon.

Yes.

Council Member Hune.

Yes.

Council Member Christensen.

Yes.

And Mayor Lange. Yes. Motion passes unanimously. Thank you.

We'll move to our consent agenda. We have 15 items on our consent agenda this evening, including the adoption of the international building codes and a wildlife urban interface map, a professional service agreement with ArcCedio, service agreements with Select Health and EMI Dental, several other of our anticipated easements and deeds and multiple appointments and reappointments to the Planning Commission, Professional Standards Review Board, Audit Review Committee, and Clean and Beautiful Committee. We can take these all at once or one at a time to the Council for discussion or a motion.

motion to approve 15 items on the agenda tonight.

Thank you.

Second.

Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Ms. Smith.

Council Member Wood.

Yes.

Council Member Harmon. Yes. Council Member Hune.

Yes.

Council Member Christensen.

Yes.

And Mayor Ling. Yes. Motions all pass unanimously.

Thank you. We do have one item of new business this evening resolution 26 dash 83 is an amendment to an existing to okay never mind it is a amendment that extends a the terms of the parking structure management and use agreement the amendment provides that management costs will be shared pro rata by users of the parking structure upon expiration of the original term The amendment also makes technical changes to add West Valley Land Holding LLC as a party to the agreement and to include that entity in the relevant calculations. To the council for discussion or a motion.

Move to approve resolution 26-83. Second. Yeah.

Thank you. We have a motion and a second. Ms. Smith?

Council Member Wood?

Yes.

Council Member Harmon?

Yes.

Council Member Hune?

Yes.

Council Member Christensen?

Yes.

And Mayor Ling? Yes. Motion passes unanimously. Okay, we have one more item of business.

Motion to adjourn.

All in favor say aye.

Aye. Aye.

Okay, and we stand adjourned. As a note, we have next... Tuesday is a fifth Tuesday, so we do not hold council. So our next meeting is scheduled for July 14th. And we do have one short special redevelopment agency that follows now.

I'd like to call to order the special meeting of the West Valley City Redevelopment Agency this 23rd of June, 2026 at 7.11 p.m. in the Council Chambers West Valley City Hall. We excuse tonight agency members Whetstone and Nordfeldt. Ms. Wood is with us electronically. On the dais, we have Mr. Harmon, Mr. Huynh, Ms. Lang, and myself. We're also joined with Ipho Peely, our city manager, and Ms. Smith, our deputy city recorder. First item of business is the approval of minutes.

Move for approval of said minutes. Second.

All in favor of the minutes, please say aye. Aye. We have one resolution tonight. It's to approve a temporary construction easement agreement with Questar Gas Company. Questar Gas Company has executed its portion of a temporary construction easement agreement across properties owned by the Redevelopment Agency of West Valley City. And this property is located at approximately 1251 West Cultural Center Drive to the agency for discussion or a motion.

Motion to approve resolution 26-09.

Second.

Moved and seconded. Ms. Smith.

Ms. Wood.

Yes.

Mr. Harmon. Yes. Mr. Huynh.

Yes.

Ms. Lang. Yes. Chairman Christensen.

Yes.

Motion passes unanimously.

And we have one final motion. Motion to adjourn. All in favor?

Aye.

Aye.