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West Valley City Council approves budget amendment, rezoning, EMS purchases and school officers in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Oct. 14 meeting the council unanimously approved a budget amendment (Ordinance 25-28), a CDBG annual performance report (Resolution 25-140), a rezoning and development agreement for 7005 West Gates Ave (Ordinance 25-29; Resolution 25-141), multiple EMS equipment purchases (Resolutions 25-142 through 25-144), an interlocal with Granite School District to place two officers at Granger High School (Resolution 25-145), and several other routine resolutions including a land sale and hazard mitigation plan.
The West Valley City Council approved a package of budget and operational items on Oct. 14, adopting a budget amendment, multiple procurement resolutions for the fire department, a rezoning with a development agreement and an interlocal policing agreement, all by unanimous vote.
Ordinance 25-28 (budget amendment): The council opened and closed the public hearing on the budget reopening with no public speakers and approved Ordinance 25-28 by roll call; the mayor announced unanimous support from the council.
Resolution 25-140 (CDBG consolidated annual performance and evaluation report): The council approved the city’s required CDBG performance report, which staff said summarizes program activities for fiscal year 2024–25.
Ordinance 25-29 and Resolution 25-141 (Rezoning and development agreement for 7005 West Gates Ave): The council approved a rezoning from agriculture to manufacturing for a proposal to build an approximately 6,000-square-foot metal building to house a welding shop and related outdoor storage, and approved a development agreement to restrict certain uses in the L-1 zone and to address hours of operation and site improvements. One public commenter spoke in favor of allowing appropriate reuse of the otherwise undeveloped property.
Resolutions 25-142, 25-143 and 25-144 (EMS vehicle and equipment purchases): Council approved separate resolutions authorizing the purchase of two Ford F-550 chassis (25-142), two ambulances from Frasier Ltd. (25-143), and two stretchers plus loading systems with service and maintenance contracts (25-144). The amounts were read aloud by staff during the meeting; the transcript contains inconsistent numeric phrasing in some lines (see clarifying details). Each resolution passed unanimously.
Resolution 25-145 (Granite School District interlocal): The council authorized an interlocal agreement to allocate two sworn officers to Granger High School while school is in session; Granite School District will provide payment of $45,000 per officer per year (total $90,000).
Other votes and routine business: The council approved a delay agreement for Ironworkers Local 27 Minersco Subdivision (Resolution 25-146), authorized the sale of a small city-owned strip of land to Clark Construction and Services LLC for $79,000 (Resolution 25-147), adopted amendments to residential surfacing and landscape standards (Ordinance 25-26), adopted Salt Lake County’s hazard mitigation plan (Resolution 25-148), and approved a partnership with Intermountain Healthcare to make whole blood available for prehospital transfusion at no cost to the city (Resolution 25-149). The council then adjourned the regular meeting and unanimously approved a short Building Authority action (Resolution 25-06) before adjourning the evening.
All recorded votes on the items listed above were announced in the meeting as unanimous approvals by the council members present. If and when staff or the council publish the official minutes or ordinance/resolution documents, those items will provide the formal numeric roll-call records and final signed documents.
