South Salt Lake Journal | April 2021

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BUDGET SEASON STARTS WITH COUNCIL LOOKING AT STORMWATER FEES, TILLER FIRE TRUCK

By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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udget season has started early for the fiscal year 2022.

According to state law, cities must submit a balanced budget to the state by Jun. 30. Under South Salt Lake City Council Chair Sharla Bynum’s direction, the council is starting to list and prioritize budget priorities.

Resident input is encouraged by contacting council members directly or using the Our Next Move website (sslournextmove.org).

City Council work so far

In the Feb. 10 City Council work meeting, each council member provided a list of their 2022 priorities. Among the priorities listed were a Stormwater Utility Fee, a fully funded Civilian Review Board (CRB), speeding on Millcreek Way, a tiller fire truck, better street lighting, a Public Works campus, an appropriate pay increase for city employees, high-speed internet, Promise SSL, and the arts. There was a total of 29 items listed.

Lindsey Ferrari, a partner at Wilkinson Ferrari & Co., along with Hillary Robinson, captured the lists. Wilkinson Ferrari & Co. is a public relations firm often used by SSL. They combined the lists and asked each council member to choose their top three.

They collected the votes and assigned a number to each vote. Number one received three points. A No. 2 received two points, and a No. 3 received one point.

Chairperson Bynum voiced a common comment that it was hard to choose three.

Creating a Civilian Review Board has become part of the larger FY2022 budget discussion. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals) At the March 10 work Continued page 5

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Mental health therapist Machiel Klerk helps bring Carl Jung’s theories to Utah

By Sona Schmidt-Harris | s.schmidtharris@mycityjournals.com

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t was a dark and foggy night (literally) when Machiel Klerk first arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in January 2004. He didn’t know then that Utah would become his home. He had just come back from a year of walking through Asia with a backpack and wanted to try what he called “an interesting six months in corporate America.”

He is still here 17 years later.

Born in South Africa, Klerk spent a lot of his childhood in Holland. He is comfortable on camera where he often appears on Jung Platform (jungplatform.com), which he founded in 2011. He created Jung Platform based on a dream he had wherein he saw Carl Jung working on a platform near a lake.

Klerk, a dream specialist, took it as a sign, and the “platform” was born.

Previously, Klerk founded the Jung Society of Utah in 2009 from which he has now stepped away as president. The theories of Jung resonated with Klerk, so much so that he studied at the Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland.

“I feel this deep gratitude towards the world of dreams and its inhabitants, and I want to provide ways to think about dreams and really practical ways of being with the dream that can help people to live more soulfully and meaningfully,” he said.

Klerk is devoted to helping people access their dreams and learn about the theories of Jung, one of which is synchronicity.

“Listen to synchronicity—these meaningful coincidences—whether you think about your friend, and there the phone goes…,” he said. “It doesn’t always mean something, but it allows one to ponder—be deeper in touch with one’s own self.”

Klerk hopes that dreams become more important in the West. “We don’t give it the power we used to, and there are several ex-

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planations for that,” he said. “The development of the intellect, which is such a helpful tool, might have squeezed out the world of imagination.”

He further stated, “The church does not talk a lot about it despite that in the Bible there are some big dreamers like Joseph and Daniel and people that had prophetic dreams or big dreams.”

Still, Klerk is hopeful. He believes that if people start writing down their dreams, they will soon see that they have helpful dreams that will inform, warn about danger and offer suggestions.

“And if there were enough people that think it works, we might start asking at the breakfast table and families about dreams,” he said.

In addition to being a Jungian expert and dream specialist, Klerk is also a licensed therapist. He lives in the Sugar House/South Salt Lake area where he has been since 2015.

A world traveler and globally educated, Klerk has studied approaches to psychology and dreams in many cultures. He noted differences between belief systems regarding why people go to the psychologist.

“For example, if I look at the more indigenous cultures in Africa where I have been, especially in the South, their people have a higher tendency to go for more spiritual problems or knowing what the ancestors say or connecting with spirit guides or getting rid of something.”

“Getting rid” of trauma is something we seek here in the West, and Klerk practices “Embodied Imagination” techniques to help his clients do this.

“More and more you see that the trauma cannot really be fixed by talking only,” Klerk said. “The trauma is really something that has manifested in the body, and to deal with

Machiel Klerk founded the Jung Society of Utah in 2009. The theories of Jung resonated with Klerk so much that he studied at the Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy of Machiel Klerk)

trauma and engage with the trauma, the whole body goes into fight and flight response, and you have to learn ways of self-soothing, make sure the body can feel safe again.”

For instance, Klerk asserts that anxiety is often felt in the stomach area. By engaging with the body where these emotions are

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Continued from front page meeting, the scores were revealed.

• Stormwater Utility Fee (11 points) • Tiller fire truck (6 points) • Public works (5 points) • Police/Crime prevention (5 points) • Street lighting (5 points) • Employee raises (3 points) • CRB partially funded (3 points) • Parking enforcement (2 points) • Recreation Center (1 point) • Speeding on Millcreek Way (1 point) Compare this list to the order of priorities in the Community Values Survey conducted by Y2 Analytics. Residents answered the question, “Which of the following projects should South Salt Lake prioritize for the future?”

• More safe places to walk and bike (58% favorable) • New recreation center (41% favorable) • New senior center (23% favorable) • New public computer lab (23% favorable) • Other (20% favorable) • New city hall (8% favorable) • None of the above (7% favorable) For the rest of the meeting, council members discussed the priorities.

Stormwater utility fee

Bynum mentioned that the utility fee should have passed years ago. Ray deWolfe, councilmember at-large, commented that SSL is the only city that doesn’t have a stormwater utility fee.

“We are leaving money on the table by having no fee,” deWolfe said.

Shane Siwik, District 5, pointed out that a stormwater utility fee must be used for stormwater projects. However, the fee would free up General Funds for other priorities such as employee pay increases.

Natalie Pinkney, councilmember atlarge, described passing the utility fee as a win-win situation.

Other priorities

The council also discussed other priori-

ties, such as a tiller fire truck. This opened the door for Fire Chief Terry Addison to explain again why a tiller truck is essential.

He reminded the council that the fleet of SSL fire trucks is aging. He mentioned that recently two trucks were in the shop, including the ladder truck. The repair bill for both trucks was around $400,000.

Addison also pointed out that if SSL’s ISO (Insurance Services Office) rating, used to measure a fire department against their standards, goes higher, homeowner’s insurance policies will go up. The lower the score, the better.

“SSLFD received a three, but it may go up if we don’t replace some of our equipment,” Addison said.

Another priority discussed was setting money aside to buy property when it becomes available for an enlarged Public Works campus.

The next action is for city staff to present their priority list to the council in late April or May.

CRB status

Since last July, the City Council has worked hard hammering out an ordinance to create the Civilian Review Board. However, when they started to look at budget implications, the process slowed.

As reported in a City Journal article in December, deWolfe estimated the startup As the South Salt Lake City Council begins work on FY 2022 budget, a Stormwater Utility Fee is on the list. cost could be on the plus side of $500,000 (Bill Hardesty/City Journals) with an annual cost of $300,000.

Mayor Cherie Wood suggested that staff could take a second look at the numbers.

Also, Siwik suggested at the Feb. 10 meeting to postpone passing the ordinance until the FY2022 budget is passed.

This suggestion made Pinkney ask, “When we talk about going slower on this ordinance are we really not serious about the issue?”

In the Feb. 24 council meeting, Bynum, who is shepherding the ordinance, suggested Scan Code without debate to wait until the budget is discussed. The ordinance was moved to a future meeting before June 30. l Free Quote

Expansion of the Public Works campus is being discussed during South Salt Lake City Council work on the FY 2022 budget. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals

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Google Fiber is coming to SSL

By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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t the Feb. 24 South Salt Lake City Council meeting, Mayor Cherie Wood announced the city has entered into an agreement to bring the Google Fiber network to the city.

The agreement allows Google Fiber to begin building its fiber-to-the-home network in South Salt Lake. It is anticipated that residents and businesses will be able to sign up for internet service this summer.

“Digital equity and inclusion are imperative for resident success. Working with Google Fiber creates new options for broadband access and connectivity in our community,” said Wood. “Google Fiber’s expansion into South Salt Lake will assist us in addressing the digital divide.”

The term digital divide is used to describe the gap between people who have ready access to computers and the internet and those who do not. This divide can affect access to online schooling, telephone reception, television quality and working from home.

City officials realize the digital divide is affecting many in SSL. The Digital Inclusion Committee was formed to tackle three issues: access to the internet, having an internet device, and digital literacy and IT support. Having Google Fiber across the city is one step to resolve the access issue.

“South Salt Lake and Mayor Wood recognize the opportunity that access to fast, reliable internet can make in a community,” said Jacob Brace, Google Fiber Government and Community Affairs manager in Utah. “Google Fiber is excited to be part of South Salt Lake’s goals of being a connected and innovative city.”

“It is often said that we are a small city with big opportunities. I am thrilled about our work with Google Fiber and the many opportunities it will afford residents and businesses,” Wood said.

Internet primer

In the computing world, the bit rate is the number of bits that are processed per unit of time. A bit is the smallest increment of data. It can either contain a 0 (off) or 1 (on). The bit rate is expressed in terms of bits per second (the symbol is bit/s). This symbol is used in conjunction with an SI prefix as kilo (kbits/s), mega (Mbit/s), giga (Gbits), or tera (Tbits/s).

Another measurement often used is a non-standard abbreviation of bps that replaces the standard symbol of bit/s.

For example, 1 Mbps denotes one million bits per second.

See chart 1 for a comparison.

Besides the actual speed, another term to understand is

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broadband. The best way to describe it is to think of internet access as a freeway. The bits of data are cars zipping along.

Broadband is the number of lanes. More cars can get through on a five-lane freeway than a two-lane freeway.

To allow wireless access, internet service providers (ISP) create a Wi-Fi in the home or business.

Understanding speed is essential when comparing different internet connection technologies. Currently, there are four ways to access the internet: DSL, satellite, cable, and fiber-optic.

Digital subscriber line (DSL) is one of the oldest internet technologies. It took over from dial-up (for you who are old enough to remember it). This technology used an existing telephone line to transfer data and connect to the internet.

The DSL advantage is a continuous dedicated connection that is not affected by your neighbor’s usage. Because of different frequencies for phones and the internet, both can be used at the same time. CenturyLink provides this technology.

DSL speeds can range from 10-20 Mbps, with some reaching up to 100 Mbps.

A satellite connection is self-explanatory. The internet is accessed through communication satellites. It is most prevalent in rural areas. Dish and HughesNet are typical providers.

For satellites, the average uplink speed rate is 256 kbits/s, and the average download rate is 1 Mbit/s.

A cable connection transmits data via electricity. It uses coaxial cables to transmit data. Inside the coax cable is a copper wire insulated with aluminum, a copper shield, and an older plastic layer. The cable is more susceptible to weather events and electromagnetic interferences. Cable download speeds range from 10-500 Mbps with upload speeds of 5-50

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Mbps. The rate can slow down during peak times.

Fiber-optic technology uses a small flexible strand of glass to transmit data as light. The strands are wrapped in a bundle and protected with layers of plastic, making fiber faster, more precise, and able to travel greater distances. The result is that fiber can carry more data than a bundle of copper cables of the same diameter. Fiber-optic speeds are ranging from 250-1,000 Mbps (1 Gbps). Many people can access the fiber network at the same time without affecting overall performance.

DSL and satellite are slower than either cable or fiber optic. Cable is getting faster. However, fiber optic is still the fastest. The critical item to keep in mind is with faster speeds comes increased cost.

Costs

The cost of Google Fiber in SSL is still not set. In Salt Lake City and Provo, the price for 1 Gig is $70/month. A 2 Gig plan costs $100.

The Digital Inclusion Committee realizes that such costs could make it hard for middle to low-income residents to use Google Fiber. The committee is working on obtaining grants and donations that will be used to lower cost for these residents.

One size does not fit all

Google Fiber might sound exciting. However, it might not be the right choice for you. Depending on your activities, a slower speed might work for you. Use chart 2 to compare your actions and the rate that works for you. If you don’t need the speed, choosing a slower but cheaper option might make sense for you. l

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Bit per second

Byte per second

Bit per second

bit/s

1

.125

Byte per second

B/s

8

1

Kilobit per second

Kbit/s

1,000

125

Kilobyte per second

kB/s

8,000

1,000

Megabit per second

Mbit/s

1,000,000

125,000

Megabyte per second

MB/s

8,000,000

1,000,000

Gigabit per second

Gbit/s

1,000,000,000

125,000,000

Gigabyte per second

GB/s

8,000,000,000

1,000,000,000

Terabit per second

Tbit/s

1,000,000,000,000

125,000,000,000

Terabyte per second

TB/s

8,000,000,000,000

1,000,000,000,000

0-5Mbps

5-40 Mbps

40-100 Mbps

100-500 Mbps

500-1,000+ Mbps

Works for: • Checking emails • Streaming music on one device • Searching on Google

Works for: • Streaming video on one device • Video calling with Zoom or FaceTime • Online gaming for one player

Works for: • Streaming HD video on a few devices • Multiplayer online gaming • Downloading large files

Works for: • Streaming video in UHD on multiple screens • Downloading files quickly • Gaming online for multiple players

Works for: • Doing a lot of almost anything

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Community comes together for the Utah Food Bank

By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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eople often only think of the Utah Food Bank during the holidays, but food insecurity is a 365-day reality for many people in Utah.

“Five hundred eleven thousand Utahns, which equates to one in six individuals, are at risk of missing a meal today. Even more alarming is that one in five Utah kids are unsure where the next meal is coming,” reports the Utah Food Bank website.

“So, this year, the pandemic has done things that rippled through our state,” Ginette Bolt, president and CEO of the Utah Food Bank said. “Many people who have come to us for help this year have never had to come before. They were unemployed suddenly in April or May. Perhaps the restaurant or the movie theater or the bar where they worked was closed immediately. They’ve maybe had money for two or three weeks, and after that, they needed help. So, a huge percentage of people had to find services. So, this year not only was it important for us to be able to serve regular clients, but we had to be able to really fill the gap for those first-time users.”

Feed Utah food drive Utahns across the state joined together to collect food on March 20. Early indications show the drive was extraordinarily successful.

“We look to be on track for it to be close to, if not, record-setting poundage from a one-day food drive,” Heidi Cannella, communications director of the Utah Food Bank, said.

At one collection point in Salt Lake County, youth removed collected food donations from cars, trucks and trailers.

“Because it is a good cause,” said one youth named Cooper, standing in the rain.

The drive was so successful that they ran out of boxes at the collection point, but people kept coming. Staff decided to put the small donations directly into the last of three semitrailers.

“But there’s nothing more heartfelt when you have a child look at you and be excited and say, ‘I get to have dinner tonight.’ That’s what this is about. This is what we do,” Bolt said, “There is no reason for children in this day and age, in our area in our state, to go hungry. It takes a collaborative effort; we all have to work together.”

Associated Foods and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were major supporters of the drive.

“We are Associated Food stores, and we’re passionate about food. We’re in the food industry, and we love our communities and so anything that we can do to help support and uplift our communities we support. Anything that involves food is where we want to be involved,” Ashlee Johnstun, director of customer relations of Associated Food Stores, said.

Johnstun mentioned that all 38 corporate

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When they ran out of boxes, they started to put the food directly into a semitrailer. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)

stores across the state participated along with many of their independent retailers. They also sponsor food drives within their stores throughout the year.

Another way Associated Foods helps is by pulling dated food before the expiration date. The food either goes to Utah Food Bank or a local pantry.

“You know this is who we are. And especially with the new children and youth program that just launched last year. It’s all about having children and youth lead and care for those in need,” said Ahmad S. Corbitt, first counselor in the Young Men General Presidency, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Corbitt also said, “We are out here doing this with our neighbors. Of course, there are a lot of members of the church here. They’re also Baptists and Catholics and Greek Orthodox, Jews and Muslims. You know, it is a statewide community-wide movement that will help feed everybody, and hunger doesn’t respect religion or wherever you live, so we don’t either. We are a respecter of everybody.”

The journey of the peanut butter jar Cannella explained the journey of a peanut butter jar that is donated. After it is collected from the doorstep of a person who donates, it is brought to a collection point.

Volunteers place the jar in a large box that is loaded into semitrailers.

The boxes are delivered to the Utah

Food Bank, where additional volunteers sort the donations. The sorted items are placed into storage.

It is likely that with two weeks or so, that peanut butter jar is taken to a food pantry or used in a mobile food pantry. Days later, that peanut butter jar is opened, and someone along the Wasatch Front is being fed and nourished.

Other Utah Food Bank programs Besides networking with local food pantries, the Utah Food Bank has a variety of targeted programs.

The Kids Café is a program that targets at-risk children. The Utah Food Bank partners with after-school educational sites such a Promise SSL, where children are fed a meal at a site. Last year, this program provided 484,234 meals to children.

The Mobile School Pantry is the newest program. Each month during the school year, a Utah Food Bank truck arrives on school property. Staff and volunteers assist students and their parents in receiving food.

Last year, through distribution at 85 school sites, 336,414 individuals, including 195,655 children received food.

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is a federally funded program design to improve the health of seniors living in poverty. The USDA ships nutritious food directly to Utah Food Bank. Last year, 36,114 CSFP were delivered to individual residences and senior housing sites or picked

Food donations start to arrive at a collection point on March 20. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)

up at a local food pantry.

The UFB Food Box Program targets homebound people with disabilities and seniors living in poverty. The boxes are delivered to the client’s home. Each box contains about one week’s worth of nonperishable food, plus as much fresh food as available.

Last year, 9,550 boxes were delivered.

Mobile pantries are used to deliver food to what are classified as “food deserts” or areas that are underserved by traditional food pantries. The mobile pantries are not just for rural Utah. Many mobile pantries are found within the county, like in Bennion, Hunter, Granger and Millcreek. Last year, 654,934 individuals were served. l

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Stream Daylighting brings waterways above ground for all to enjoy

By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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even Canyons Trust says that “it starts with water.” They are a nonprofit (sevencanyonstrust.org) working to uncover and restore the buried and impaired creeks in the Salt Lake Valley. Many creeks and waterways in the valley are hidden, channeled and piped underneath the urban environment and can’t be seen, heard or enjoyed. That’s where Stream Daylighting comes in.

“Stream Daylighting is the process of exposing buried water systems,” Brian Tonetti, executive director of Seven Canyons Trust, said.

For centuries, the seven creeks in the valley—City Creek, Red Butte Creek, Emigration Creek, Parleys Creek, Mill Creek, Big Cottonwood Creek, and Little Cottonwood Creek—that flow out of the seven Wasatch Mountain canyons were used to provide clean water. Development occurred around the creeks, but also seasonal flooding happened. In the early 1900s, Salt Lake Valley creeks were buried or rechanneled into straight paths with steep cement sides to prevent flooding.

“We made the water go where we wanted it to go,” Tonetti said. “The result is out of sight, out of mind.”

Tonetti argues we need to reconnect with water.

100 Years of Daylighting

In 2014, students from the University of Utah working with Professor Stephen Goldsmith developed a 100 Years of Daylighting plan. The 100-year plan is to uncover and restore the buried and impaired creeks that flow from the Wasatch to the Jordan River. The plan calls for 21 miles of open waterways and 87 miles of unimpaired creeks.

“Waterways need to be viewed as an amenity,” Tonetti said.

The plan isn’t suggesting turning back the clock but instead creates ways to bring out the benefits of open waterways.

Tonetti explained that open waterways improve water and air quality, provide recreational opportunities and provide potential development.

The water cycle allows water to filter toxins, nourish life, and cool surrounding areas. Buried water doesn’t have a chance to do so.

Many people find the sound of moving water relaxing, and it improves mental health.

healthiest and most popular creeks in the valley. Most of its underground diversions are done to allows roads to pass over the water.

Much of Mill Creek’s path is through private property and neighborhoods, often residents building fences and walls separating themselves from the creek. However, one place residents of SSL can enjoy Mill Creek is at Fitts Park.

The creek runs along the south side of the park. Ducks travel in the meandering water. The new bridge connecting the new part of Fitts Park with the older part is above where the northern tributary rejoins Mill Creek.

The Seven Canyons Trust created a mobile app of Mill Creek (Millcreek.MyJordanRiver.org). It allows users to discover exciting stops along the path from the mouth of Millcreek Canyon to the Mill Creek confluence. It even shows the Millcreek trail being developed in SSL. Currently, the trail starts at the Millcreek TRAX station and runs west along 3300 South to the Jordan River.

The creek was restored with natural banks. This provides a more natural look and feel. It is also a safety design.

a safe combination. It isn’t unreasonable to think that opening waterways increase the danger.

“While there is an inherent danger, it is important to use safe design,” Tonetti said.

He cited the example of a steep cement bank, which makes it exceedingly difficult to climb out of the water, as an unsafe design.

The alternative is natural sloping banks that are easier to climb should someone fall in.

Mill Creek confluence

The Mill Creek confluence is where the creek joins the Jordan River. Over the last couple of years, the Seven Canyon Trust has designated these eight acres as an opportunity area. The property is owned by Salt Lake County and is in an industrial area.

Volunteers have removed noxious weeds and planted 2,000-3,000 desirable plants.

The hope is to increase areas for wildlife like the family of red foxes seen last year. Tracy Aviary is tracking breeding birds at the site.

One of the unique parts of the confluence is that the north bank is considered a floods control levee area and is highly manMill Creek aged. The south bank is open for recreational Mill Creek, which travels through the development such as trails. However, now cities of Millcreek and South Salt Lake, is Safety design weeds and garbage abound.

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Because this water is treated, it has a high phosphorus count, which helps creates algae blooms in the Jordan River.

Seven Canyon Trust believes using wetlands before entering the Jordan River will naturally clean the water.

Seven greenways

A new initiative of Seven Canyon Trust is to develop greenway corridors along the seven creeks. A greenway corridor is a linear area along the creek used for recreational activities like walking, running and cycling.

The regional vision is to have the greenways connected, allowing people, cyclists and wildlife to move around the Salt Lake Valley. All appropriate municipalities have voiced support for the project.

The Seven Canyon Trust just completed its public survey. They collected 1,000 responses. The next step is to hold a vision workshop where the public can provide comments on the plan. The workshop may be held in June, but the date is not set. To keep informed or more information, go to sevengreenwaysvisionplan.org where you can sign up for updates. l Mill Creek, one of seven creeks in the valley, floats by Fitts Park giving a natural feel in an urban setting. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals)

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Need an intern? Clubhouse To Career interns look for work

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Between October and February, the 10 participants were taught soft skills for the workplace. Participants are 16-21 years old.

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Phase two is about creating work examples. Examples of participants career interest are: Architectural design; Architectural office work; Introduction to engineering; Business management; Animation/graphic design; Web development; Network solutions; and Animal training/animal care.

Grimshaw explained that after assessing them, “We gave them resources to help them along their path. All of this is leading up to preparing them for summer internships.”

Some examples of their project work are two participants who work with Mayor Cherie Wood’s office to create a video about housing. Another participant is developing a community podcast bringing diverse groups together to discuss subjects like working and education.

They are also working on resume and cover letter writing along with interviewing skills.

Phase three

This phase occurs from June through August. Participants will work 60-120 regular part-time hours over six weeks.

Since this program is targeted at immigrants and refugees, Promise SSL wants to make sure no one is being taken advantage of. So, they are asking the interns are paid at least $10 an hour.

“This requirement is a bit of a roadblock for us. We are hesitant to decrease that requirement because of our own standards,” Grimshaw said.

Promise SSL is finding that companies are excited to help, but when they learn that they need to pay the intern, interest seems to wane.

Grimshaw is focusing on tech-based internships. The staff is working hard but are finding it a slow go.

Partnerships

Staring in January, Promise SSL partnered with the Canvas4acause.org organization to provide one-on-one mentoring for each of the program participants. They also offer biweekly lessons.

“They provide a lot more support and

help than I can as an individual mentor,” Grimshaw said, “That has been very successful preparing them for these internships.”

Canvas4acause.org is a nonprofit organization that operates on a mission to inspire creative expression and empower youth.

Canvas4acause.org, in turn, has partnered with the South Salt Lake Chamber Women in Business to provide leadership opportunities at the 14 community centers in SSL. “Working closely with the Promise SSL leadership team, we created a mentorship program specifically for their ‘Clubhouse to College/Clubhouse to Career’ initiative. This program is intended to empower, inspire and motivate mentees to explore professional opportunities, pursue their passions and build out their career vision through an artistic lens,” stated the Canvas4acause.org website.

Another partner is the Clubhouse Network. Their mission is “is to provide a creative and safe out-of-school learning environment where young people from underserved communities work with adult mentors to explore their own ideas, develop new skills, and build confidence in themselves through the use of technology. In support of that mission, The Clubhouse Network supports community-based Clubhouses around the world by providing start-up support, professional development, new technology innovations, evaluation and assessment, partnership opportunities, and access to an online community for youth, mentors, and staff,” according to the Clubhouse Network website.

Grimshaw works with colleagues from around the world at their 100+ Clubhouses across 20 countries.

The last partner is Youthcomm.org who developed the On My Way curriculum. The training takes a holistic approach to prepare youth for careers.

“On My Way features professional development to help educators implement interactive sessions that guide young adults through many different stages of work readiness: whether they are looking for their first summer job or internship, struggling to balance school and work, or exploring their college and career goals,” stated the Youthcomm.org website.

Next cohort

In July, Promise SSL will start to receive applications for the next cohort. The program will run from September 2021 to August 2022.

Homework help

Another initiative is reopening. Before the pandemic, homework help was available at the Best Buy Tech Center. The program is reopening for in-person homework help Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. with a specific tutor. l

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Finally, it’s Stress Awareness Month

By Bill Hardesty | b.hardesty@mycityjournals.com

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pril is such a colorful month as flowers bloom. The origin of the name is as colorful. The word “April” has been around since 1150. It was the second month of the Roman calendar. Around 450 BCE, April was moved to the fourth spot and was assigned 29 days. Pope Gregory XIII, in 1582, changed it to 30 days when he introduced the Gregorian calendar.

One theory among many is the name is rooted in the Latin aprilis, which is derived from the Latin aperire. Aperire means to open. So, maybe the name honors all the flowers opening in April.

Another theory returns to the gods. Aphrillis is derived for the Greek Aphrodite. It is possible the month was named after the Greek goddess of love.

We know the month begins with a day of fun if you are the prankster or a sad day if you are the victim. The origin of April Fool’s Day is a mystery. One possible explanation is that with the Julian calendar, the new year started on April 1. However, when Pope Gregory XIII moved New Year Day, some folks were behind the times and still celebrated New Year’s Day on April 1. They were considered fools, perhaps?

Another explanation comes from “The Canterbury Tales” by Geoffrey Chaucer. One line in the book refers to “March 32.” What the statement referred to is lost to history, but experts think it is a joke which gave way to joke day.

The old saying about “April showers bring May flowers” implies April is a rainy month. Is it? That depends on the measurement. According to weather-us.com, on average, April has the rainiest days at 8.9 days. However, March is the wettest month at 0.51 inches compared to 0.43 inches (third highest tied with January).

National recognition days April has serious subjects to consider. April is Keep America Beautiful Month, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, and Scottish-American Heritage month. Other recognition brings a smile.

• Couple Appreciation Month – I think we need to move St. Valentine’s Day. • Move More Month – Must I? • National Humor Month – After 2020, we need a National Humor Year.

• National Internship Awareness Day – Check out the Club to Career internship article in this edition.

• National Soft Pretzel Month – One a day is all that is asked.

• Stress Awareness Month – Is this because you were pranked on April Fool’s Day? In April, there is only one recognition week.

April 4-10 is National Library Week. Maybe the best way to celebrate the week is to open all libraries.

There are lots of recognition days in April.

Some are important such as World Autism

Awareness Day (April 2), World Health Day (April 7), Earth Day (April 22), National Drug Take-Back Day (April 25), International Guide Dog Day (April 28), and National Arbor Day (April 30).

Lots of food days including: • National Burrito Day (April 1) – Hey, Taco Bell, how about a free one?

• International Carrot Day (April 4) – What’s up, Doc? • National Beer Eve Day (April 6) – Time to prepare for National Beer Day. • National Beer Day (April 7) – The day Prohibition ended. I’ll drink to that.

• National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day (April 12) – Nothing is better with tomato soup.

• National Animal Crackers Day (April 18) – Do you know anyone who doesn’t like Animal Crackers?

• National Jellybean Day (April 22) – A colorful indulgence of sugar, corn syrup and starch.

• National Pig in a Blanket Day (April 24) – A childhood staple since 1957.

• National Prime Rib Day (April 27) – The redder, the better.

Some unusual days • Major League Baseball Opening Day (April 1) – This should be a national holiday! (Go Dodgers!)

• National Hug a Newsperson Day – Can we do that in 2021?

• National Tell a Lie Day (April 4) – aka Politicians’ Day • Sorry, Charlie Day (April 6) – Think of Charlie Tuna of Star-Kist fame.

• National No Housework Day (April 7) – Isn’t that every day?

• National Name Yourself Day (April 9) – I always wanted to be named Bob. • National Winston Churchill Day (April 9) – Because President Kennedy said so.

• National Scrabble Day (April 13) – Why do I always get the letter X? • National Ex-Spouse Day (April 14) – Is this related to National Velociraptor Awareness Day (April 18)?

• National Wear Pajamas to Work Day (April 16) – What? I have been doing this since last March.

• National Velociraptor Awareness Day (April 18) – Keep a lookout.

• National Take a Chance Day (April 23) – Do something you are scared to do.

• National Hairball Awareness Day (April 30) – This is no coughing matter.

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Doctors share their experience of vaccinating Utahns against Covid-19

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By Drew Crawford | d.crawford@mycityjournals.com

n a March 18 press conference, Gov. Spencer Cox announced that all Utahns 16 years or older of age would be eligible for receiving a Covid-19 vaccination on March 24.

During the last several months, medical personnel and local residents have volunteered their personal time to ensure that anyone falling within these age groups can get vaccinated. This community effort has led to the full vaccination of 450,128 people living in The Beehive State at the time of this writing.

“The Governor made a call for volunteers, and you can sign up with Utah Responds to be a volunteer,” Dr. Sarah Woolsey, the division director for the Division of Family Health and Preparedness with the Utah Department of Health, said. “Utah Responds is a website, so you put in all your credentials and then you’re sent to volunteer opportunities with the counties.”

Woolsey, who has volunteered with the Medical Reserve Corps since April 2020, is passionate about the opportunities available to volunteer and help end Covid-19. She recommends that those who wants to help work with the Corps use the tools found on the Utah Responds website to start volunteering.

On a typical day Woolsey sets up her table with the proper equipment and gives vaccines nonstop during the entire time that she is there.

Last weekend, Woolsey gave 56 vaccines over the course of four hours.

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“Although you have to have a medical credential to administer a vaccination, anyone can help. We help schedule appointments for people, we help organize the crowds, we help move supplies around,” Woolsey explained, giving an example of how lay volunteers can help the older population with iPad technology.

“I call this the happiest place on Earth because everybody is happy to be there, because they’re thrilled to be in a place where they’re going to get that protection from Covid-19,” she said.

Dr. Michael Rubin, an infectious diseases doctor that works with the VA, and the husband of Woolsey, feels that the highlight of his volunteer experience has been hearing the stories that people tell about what they will do once vaccinated.

“When people show up, I like asking if they’re excited, because everyone has some story to tell about what they’re hoping to do when they’re immune,” he said.

“It’s a large operation with a lot of volunteers, and the organization is really sharp and very smooth, so that people are able to be guided through the entire process from when they walk through the door to when they walk out,” Rubin said.

“There are volunteers there to greet them, and to check them in, and get them the information they need, and to guide them through to

Utah doctors share their time and talents to ensure vaccination of all eligible Utahns. (Photo courtesy Lisa Ferdinando/Flickr)

where the vaccines are and then once the vaccine is delivered, they’re guided to where the observation area is,” Rubin said.

“The mood of the whole situation is one of hope and excitement,” he said. “You can just tell that people are really happy to be there.”

As long as the current trajectory continues Woolsey feels that the number of fully vaccinated people will soon be much higher.

“Utah’s doing a good job administering all of the vaccines we’re given, which makes us eligible to continue to get those supplies. It’s the volunteers, it’s the people willing to get the vaccines, it’s the medical community and the public

health community that are making this happen,” Woolsey said.

“We are seeing the declines in cases and deaths,” she said, “so we’re seeing evidence that this is working.”

Volunteers who want to help with the vaccination process can visit www.utahresponds.org to sign up for opportunities in the community.

Candidates who are eligible for vaccination can find answers to common questions at coronavirus.utah.gov l

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Привет, Fefe hake, Hola, Bonjour — Colts greet each other during diversity week

By Julie Slama | j.slama@mycityjournals.com

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t Cottonwood High, more than 40 languages can be heard amongst students in the hallways, according to the Colts’ student body president.

“We have so many cultures, so many different backgrounds, we want to celebrate those,” student leader Faith Godina said.

She said that as a student pushed his pin in a world map to show he identified with the Republic of Congo. Already students had marked countries they came from or where their families originated—from India to Mexico.

According to U.S. News & World Report, Cottonwood High, with about 1,750 students, is one of the most diverse schools in Utah, with 51% of the student body identified as minorities. Of that percentage, Hispanic, Black and Asian comprise 44%.

Indicating countries on the map was one of several activities lined up for students to participate in during the school’s first diversity week celebration. Flags were hung in the commons celebrating those countries as well.

The four-day school week was set up with each day celebrating the Colts’ diversity: language, music, talent and food.

“It looks a little different than we wanted with COVID-19, but we’re getting good participation with the first year,” she said.

For example, students submitted recipes for a school cookbook rather than make ethnic food samples for their classmates to taste.

Godina had planned to submit an Italian cookie recipe she makes with her grandmother.

The cookbook was then to be posted and distributed to classmates so they could try their hand at international cooking.

Students also submitted restaurant recommendations for cooking from their homeland.

“We wanted this to be the most authentic it could be, not what we perceived to be authentic,” she said. “We want this week to be genuine.”

Student body officers also posed questions to the student body about culture and traditions and a contest to identify a flag that represented a part of Cottonwood’s population. Winners could sample a piece of candy from another country.

Students also could submit a talent video or a piece of art representing a part of Cotton- Cottonwood High student body president Faith Godina, who is of both Italian and Mexican descent, stands in wood’s diverse culture to share. the commons where flags celebrate the school’s rich diverse student population. (Julie Slama/City Journals) “The week got more people talking and groups uniting in activities,” Godina said. their language and culture. Many students have been able to show their culture and Then, students began walking to their walked past posters greeting them in a vari- share it with the school,” she said. “It will be next class as international music played— ety of languages. cool to see it evolve in the years to come.” l songs that students submitted representing “It has been neat to see how students

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Cottonwood boys basketball ends season at state, but not before a season ending flurry

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ne week after an amazing end to the reg- to send Cottonwood’s boys basketball team It was a tough ending to a promising ular season, there was hope for an his- home for the season. year for Cottonwood (10-13), who capped toric, unheard of victory at the Class 5A state tournament for a Cottonwood boys basketball team that according to athletic director Greg Southwick was on their way up.

“Our boys program has been taking a huge step forward,” said Southwick. “There’s no question we’ll be more competitive in the years to come.”

If you were watching Cottonwood play in 2020-21, you saw that growth even as this season went on. Though the season did come to an end at state in a 56-39 loss at Mountain Ridge, the Colts weren’t blown out of the building.

In fact, Cottonwood held a lead at different points during the first quarter. The Colts were even tied at the end of the quarter.

The second quarter didn’t go as well as the first for Cottonwood, but the Colts were still within striking distance, trailing only by three points at the break.

But the three-point shooting touch that carried the Colts to a season-ending victory over rival Hillcrest went away at the state Cottonwood Head coach Marc Miller speaks to the team between quarters during a region game. (Travis tournament, especially in the third quarter Barton/City Journals) and so Mountain Ridge capitalized on that

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the year off with two consecutive region victories right before the state tournament.

The Colts stunned Brighton 47-43 at Brighton, a game on Feb. 17 in which the Colts snared 22 rebounds and benefited from balanced scoring from six different players.

Brighton then went on a run at state, winning two games, so you know Cottonwood’s future has to be bright if you can defeat a team as talented as the Bengals.

Then after the upset at Brighton, the Colts thumped their rivals up the road on Feb. 19, getting five three-point makes and 20 points from Noah Widerburg in the 56-47 win versus Hillcrest.

In that game, Andre Cooper had 12 points to go with 12 assists for Cottonwood, who should be very proud of what it accomplished in a historic year in many aspects.

The only sad note to the Colts season is that unlike the NCAA, high school athletes do not get a do-over year.

So, for Cooper, one of the top three in assists in Utah across all classifications, and Duncan Wonnacott, the 20-21 season also represents the end of the line for them. The rest of the players, however, including Widerburg are expected back for 2022. l

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Cottonwood baseball starts 2021 up and down, but with a familiar face as new head coach

By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com

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he defending 5A state champion Cottonwood Colts go into 2021 looking to repeat. But a year after only playing six games before Covid hit, there’s a new sheriff in town, and his name is Chris Shelton. But he’s a familiar face.

“The transition into the head position won’t see much change. It was really a no brainer for us,” said Greg Southwick, Cottonwood athletic director, who added that former Colts head coach Jason Crawford—now an assistant at SLCC—was emphatic about having Shelton take the position.

Shelton isn’t new; he was Crawford’s top deputy for years. But the fact that the players have a new voice ruling the precinct is new enough that it in part has led to an up and down start for the Colts, who are trudging through preseason like a rookie horse at the local equestrian park. Up and down, never a straight line, occasionally plowing through obstacles clumsily but sometimes graceful.

Honestly, the outcome has depended on the day for Cottonwood (5-3). Against rival Taylorsville, the Colts were tied for the first four innings and then exploded for six runs in the final two innings to escape with an 11-10 home victory.

But, when Syracuse took the bus to Murray and played

the Colts, Cottonwood suffered a 3-2 loss after the visitors slapped home two runs in the seventh.

Oh, by the way, those two games were a day apart.

Cottonwood’s first road game at Farmington was more of the same. Slow start but a furious finish, resulting in a 5-4 loss—on March 12, two days after the last home game.

That was three games in four days for a Cottonwood team that up to that point hadn’t played a sanctioned baseball game in 360 days.

The scheduling gods were kind enough to give the Colts a four-day break before their next game, March 16 against Juan Diego. Back at home, Cottonwood took off like a thoroughbred from the Kentucky Derby for all seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings for a 7-2 win.

The gods were not as kind a day later at Lehi, however, as the Colts bats got hot early but cooled off late, resulting in a 5-4 loss.

And then just for fun the scheduling gods thought it would be great if Cottonwood played another game the next day, in what looked like a tournament to the naked eye but wasn’t. The Colts did win that thriller, 6-5, over Mountain Ridge.

Cottonwood then took a seven-day breather after playing six games in nine days. The Colts then wrapped up preseason play with two victories over Region 2 foes West JorSenior catcher Hunter Neumayer is celebrated after catching a bunt and dan (13-3) and Cyprus (12-5). The Colts were slated to take then tagging out the runner for an inning-ending double play. (Travis on Brighton and Olympus to start region play. l Barton/City Journals)

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April 2021 Cherie Wood, Mayor 801-464-6757 mayor@sslc.com

South Salt Lake City Council Members LeAnne Huff, District 1 801-440-8510 lhuff@sslc.com Corey Thomas, District 2 801-755-8015 cthomas@sslc.com Sharla Bynum, District 3 801-803-4127 sbeverly@sslc.com Portia Mila, District 4 801-792-0912 pmila@sslc.com L. Shane Siwik, District 5 801-548-7953 ssiwik@sslc.com Natalie Pinkney, At-Large 385-775-4980 npinkney@sslc.com

Yes, It’s Easy to be Green

Do South Salt Lake residents value the environment? The results of the recent Community Values Survey are in. And with over 600 responses, the answer is a resounding “YES!” The results indicate that 94% of you place environmental and sustainability concerns at the top of your list for our community. It is time to take action!

Mayor Cherie Wood Our city is a steward of many environmental resources—our waterways, urban forests and natural areas. Maintaining clean air is also a goal. Through our daily practices in our city such as fleet management, recycling, investing in energy-efficient buildings and lighting, we are always striving to do better and encourage our community to join in. For this Earth Day and throughout this newsletter, you will discover several ways to focus your efforts and make a big impact on the environment and our community.

Ray deWolfe, At-Large 801-347-6939 rdewolfe@sslc.com

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will ensure we can keep building and maintaining the system we deserve, but this is only one part of the strategy. We rely on you for keeping contaminants and garbage out of gutters, storm drains and creeks.

“I am approaching all our departments, and asking them what initiatives they are taking to become more green via recycling, repurposing, and using alternative fuels or renewable energy sources.”

—Mayor Cherie Wood As stewards of the land, our responsibility includes more than merely our immediate surroundings, it includes all of Mother Earth.

Let’s pledge to collectively create a more eco-conscious, safe and green South Salt Lake. With the Canada geese arriving back, flowers and trees budding, days getting longer and warmer, I encourage you to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. I hope to see Last fall SSL Police, Fire and City you at one of our parks, bike Volunteers helped to spread chip paths, planting Milkweed for bark created from a record breaking Monarchs, or preparing your windstorm in 2020 at Fitts Park. garden beds soon!

Staying Green in Your Neighborhood Help to preserve the Mill Creek and Jordan River through the Seven Greenways Vision Plan and show your support for protecting our natural waterways. Learn more by visiting sevengreenwaysvisionplan.org.

Protect our creeks by keeping our storm drains and waterways clean. Our city’s small stormwater division is critical to water quality and to prevent flooding. We are required to see that our waterways stay in compliance with the provisions of the Utah Water Quality Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. I also ask for your support in adopting a stormwater fee that

You want well-kept, walkable neighborhoods with shade trees and landscaping. Along with our weekly curbside garbage and recycling, we offer semi-annual Boxed, Bagged, and Bundled Citywide Cleanups (Spring Cleanup is May 3-12), ideal for yard cleanup. In addition, the city is looking to up our recycling game, adding glass recycling to the lineup and are looking to see if green waste containers are feasible.

You’ll see a survey soon in utility bills and our website. Keep up to date as the City Council reviews the proposals and budget at sslc.com.

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With the spring season brings a chance of new beginnings and new opportunities. This is especially true for SSL where we are beginning to have budget discussions. The budget is a critical piece to our city.

It keeps our city going but it also shows our values.

What we put money behind shows what we truly want to invest in for our future and for our families.

Your voice and priorities are most important when we decide how our city should be shaped for the future. There are active and passive ways to let your voice be heard:

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• Take our survey at sslournextmove.org • Email your city council member • Attend or listen to Work Meetings • Make a comment at the Regular Meetings Cities have the power to impact each of our lives for the better. Clean water, better roads, safety, or childcare is only a few of many issues we face today.

We can do our part even better when we include the voices of everyone. Take a chance in this new season to stop by and let us know what you envision. I hope to see you at our next meeting.

Spring 2021 Citywide Cleanup Program Curbside pickup will be provided for approved items that are boxed, bundled or bagged. The intent of this program is to reduce pollution in our streams, rivers and lakes and will keep our City clean. When utilizing curbside collection, residents are reminded that hazardous materials such as oil, batteries, paint, tires and other pollutants will not be collected.

Note: Opinions expressed here may not be representative of all Members of the City Council.

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• Pick up and dispose of pet waste • Dispose of yard waste properly; do not dump them on the street or in the gutter • NEVER dispose of hazardous materials (fuels, paints, pesticides…) down drain or in gutters. Call the SL County Household Hazardous Waste Program to learn more at 385-468-3862.

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Curbside collection of bulky waste items will take place during the first full two weeks in May. Please follow your regularly scheduled garbage pick-up day listed below.

Properly prepared items must be placed curbside by 6:30 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

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• Dispose of litter in appropriate containers, not on the street or in the gutter

• If you see anyone disposing of waste in the storm drain, please call our 24-hour hotline at 801-412-3245

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Even though you may not see it, debris above and below ground in stormwater pipes and drains can cause blockages and flooding. Help us prevent this by doing the following:

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2/24/21 Civilian Review Board ordinance

An Ordinance to create a Civilian Review Board, review certain SSLPD actions, provide a Mediation Program and Encourage Community Engagement.

Moved to Unfinished Business Further for a future meeting discussion

2/24/21 Ordinance to update the City’s Election Code

Making amendments in the SSL Code due to recent mandates in State Law.

Moved to the Consent Agenda Further for March 10 discussion

2/24/21 City Council Rules discussion

Discussion regarding Citizens Stating their address for Public Moved to Unfinished Business Further Record for March 10 Discussion

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Items may be placed curbside up to one week prior to the scheduled pickup dates.

Items placed at the curb must not obstruct sidewalks, gutters, storm drain inlets, water meters, or the free movement of traffic.

3/10/21 Consent Agenda

Same as 2/24/21

Approved

No Further Discussion

3/10/21 City Council Rules Discussion

A Resolution amending Rule 7 of the SSL City Council Rules of Procedure

Approved

No Further Discussion

3/10/21 Discussion regarding eligibility of individuals to hold elective office

Discussion regarding eligibility of individuals to hold elective Moved to Unfinished Business Further office in SSL for a future meeting discussion

3/10/21 Update to Parks Ordinance

Reorganizing and modernizing provisions of the South Salt Lake Municipal Code

Moved to Unfinished Business Further for a future meeting discussion

Public Safety How a Cup of Joe Helps With Crime Prevention Message from SSL Police Chief Jack Carruth In South Salt Lake, as in most cities, public safety is focused on responding to calls and crimes that are reported. Beyond the calls we take, the data we collect, and the reports we file, we rely on community input to prevent harm and assist victims. Public safety becomes a shared effort through community-based crime prevention programs, which include Neighborhood Watch and Men’s Resource Center community meetings, as well as more casual outreach programs such as our Coffee with a Cop and Bowl with a Cop monthly meet-ups.

In April, with the lifting of some COVID safety measures, I am happy to announce that our Coffee with a Cop meetings are back. This gives us the opportunity to hear your concerns, allow you to get to know us better, and ask questions. The first 2021 Coffee with a Cop gathering will be outdoors at the Central Park Community Center at 2797 S. 200 East. As weather permits, if you’ll bring along your own mug with coffee, tea, or beverage of choice, I’ll supply the donuts. It’s scheduled for Wednesday morning, April 7, at 9 a.m.

In the recent SSL Community Values Survey, 28% of residents reported they would like to see more crime prevention measures.

Public safety and security are the responsibility of everyone, so I am asking for your help. If you see something, it may be hard to commit it to memory, so write it down or take a quick picture with your phone. Jot down license plate numbers, the specific make, model or color of a car, and any suspect description. When

reporting a concern, it can help if you remember the 5 W’s.

• Who did you see?

• What did you see?

• Where did it occur?

• Why is it suspicious?

• When did you see it?

Reporting suspicious activity, getting to know your officers and public safety resources and practicing crime prevention measures will enhance the security and safety of all. Let’s work together to help create a safer South Salt Lake. I look forward to joining you for coffee and donuts on April 7.

Coffee with a Cop Spend your morning with us!

Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Central Park Community Center Pavillion 2797 S. 200 East 9:00 a.m.

Bring your own mug, coffee, tea or beverage of choice.

We’ll provide the donuts!

Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Dispose of OTC and Rx medications safely!

Saturday, April 24 Walgreens 3250 S 700 E 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Not Just Fires. We Care about the Planet too.

Message from Fire Chief Terry Addison April brings spring and the renewal of life as evident in nature all around us along with the recognition of Earth and Arbor Days.

The SSLFD participates in practices that help in restoring our Earth. Here are a few ways we participate in energy and water conservation as an organization: • Years ago we received a grant to install solar panels on the rooftop of Station 41. Solar panels benefit the environment by combating greenhouse gas emissions and reducing our collective dependence on fossil fuel which requires significant water resources and causes water pollution.

• At Station 42, all grass was replaced with water-saving xeriscaping which drastically cut down on water usage.

Station 43 also had a large portion of grass removed with xeriscaping in its place. Xeriscape is a landscape style that requires little to no irrigation.

• Old incandescent and fluorescent lighting were replaced with new energy-efficient LED lighting in all stations. LED lighting consumes less electricity and lasts 25 times longer than incandescent lighting. When rooms aren’t in use, we turn off the lights.

It seems like a small gesture but has an energy-saving impact.

• Each station participates in the city’s recycling program. We actively recycle paper and cardboard, aluminum, steel and plastic bottles and containers.

• Shopping for everyday station operations is done in bulk quantities, thereby reducing packaging waste.

• Our primary medical supplier utilizes the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to reduce the climate impact by maximizing the volume of their line hauls, opting for lower-emission ground transport and carbon offsets. In turn, the SSLFD works to reduce medical supply ordering to bulk which eliminates undesired trips of carbon producing vehicles.

Did you know that a FM Global/Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition study found that automatic fire sprinklers: reduce fire damage by up to 97%; reduce water usage to fight a home fire by upwards of 90%, and reduce the amount of water pollution released into the environment? Good things to consider in new developments and businesses, as your efforts may assist us in our work as well as our planet.

Neighborhood Watch Meeting April 1, 2021 7:00 p.m.

Visit sslc.com for virtual event link.

Men’s Resource Center Neighborhood Meeting April 21, 2021 3:30 p.m.

Join us for the monthly Mens’ HRC Neighborhood Meeting via Zoom in March. Visit sslc.com for the link.

Questions? Contact Lindsey Edwards, ledwards@sslc.com

Business & Development New Developments Spring Up Around SSL HARMONY APARTMENTS

3839 S West Temple Building two is complete at this new 5-story mixed-use multifamily project along the southern border of Harmony Park.

The project includes three separate multifamily housing buildings, a retail plaza, clubhouse, fitness facility, pool/hot tub, fire pits, a small dog park and a trail that connects Main Street, West Temple and the UTA TRAX Station. Along the south side of Harmony Park, new lighting was added along West Temple to improve the neighborhood. For leasing opportunities, visit www.harmony3900.com.

Lunch on the Move The Cluck Truck Wednesday, April 21st 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

SSL City Hall 220 East Morris Ave, North side Discover a new food truck each month!

Keeping SSL Green THE SEASONS AT RIVERFRONT

3800 South 900 West Phase 3 of these single family homes is under construction in the Riverfront neighborhood, next to Olene Walker Elementary.

The project includes approximately 80 new homes developed by Richmond American and Garbett Homes. They complement the first phase of Riverfront homes directly to the south.

Have you wondered about the environment around you and how you could help protect it? SSL Code Enforcement works to help assure compliance with environmental laws that help protect public health. We look for things like graffiti, illegal dumping of solid and hazardous waste, and tall grass/weeds overgrowth to name a few. So what are some simple things you can do to help protect the environment?

GRANITE LIBRARY

3331 South 500 East Granite Branch of the Salt Lake County Library System will be under construction throughout the end of 2021. The new facility will be approximately 31,000 sq. ft. and will have a large childrens book collection, a dedicated teen center, a large collection of circulating fiction and non-fiction books, technology and creator spaces, meeting rooms and social spaces.

• Consider xeriscape with lowwater landscaping or gardening projects to reduce or even eliminate the need to water.

• Maintain weeds and grass to six inches or less and use your clippings to add to compost or as mulch.

• Recycle and donate all you can to local charities, volunteer for community cleanups and planting trees.

Do your part to seek out what you can do! For assistance or to find volunteer opportunities through the SSL Community Connection Program, give us a call 801-464-6712.

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The Mill Office Building 2200 S. Main Street The first building of the South City development is near completion and is anticipated to open early summer. The Mill Office Building is the first of a large-scale redevelopment site by Dakota Pacific. The building is 150,000 square feet of “Class A” Office Space. Under construction adjacent to the office building is a 10 story mixed-use multifamily building that wraps a 5 story parking structure. The office building will be allocated parking stalls below the new structure.

Community Happenings Milkweeds for Monarchs You can help save one beloved (and endangered) species in our city - the Monarch Butterfly. We are giving away seeds for monarchfriendly milkweed plants—contact jhill@sslc.com to request your planting kit.

CROSS COURT DINK!

(We’re not name calling, it’s Pickleball!)

Sport Courts Open April 1st Although pickleball is played on a court, the rules of the game more closely resemble table tennis or badminton rather than tennis rules. Pickleball is a family-friendly game enjoyed by all ages and can be played singles or doubles.

For scoring, how many bounces, rules and the specifics, visit: usapickleball.org

Community Happenings General Plan Steering Committee Member Highlights

Adam Cooter

Monthly we will be highlighting members of the Steering Committee, who are volunteering their time and expertise to assist the City in guiding the General Plan 2040. Find out more about them, their affiliation with SSL, and a bit about their concerns and hopes for our City.

SSL Resident for 18+ years in the Lincoln Park Subdivision

Business/SLC’s Premier Realtor

SSL’s future, I am most worried about: I am pretty optimistic but do think about rising costs and safety (office break-ins, etc.)

I am most excited about: The possibility of change for the better of all.

I am most excited about: The creative potential of South Salt Lake, networking with visionary creatives and business leaders.

My favorite place to eat or get a treat in SSL is: Delice Bakery & Charlotte-Rose’s BBQ My favorite place to have fun is: All of the local parks Dreaming big, what would you love to see for SSL? Trees, Trails, Parks, and community Rec Center with well-lit streets and lots of community events in a clean and safe city full of diversity.

Discuss the future of transportation, parks and open space, housing, and more as part of South Salt Lake’s Our Next Move project.

Go to sslournextmove.org and sign up for one of the following zoom sessions:

* April 20 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Portia Mila - District 4 * April 21 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Corey Thomas - District 2 * April 27 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

LeAnne Huff - District 1 * April 27 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Sharla Bynum - District 3 * April 29 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Shane Siwik - District 5

Business: Architect/ Owner of Sparano + Mooney Architecture at 57 W. 2100 South

SSL’s future, I am most worried about: How we will leave our planet...economically and environmentally for our future generations.

If I could pick anything to spend my days doing (work or play), it would be: Being in the mountains with my wife, three daughters and our dog :)

How would you like your city to grow? What do you want to see (or not see) in your neighborhood over the next 20 years?

Anne Mooney

If I could pick anything to spend my days doing (work or play), it would be: Creating great designs for our clients (work), hiking & walking my dog (play).

My favorite place to eat or get a treat in SSL is: Bjorn’s Brews, the brewpubs, Pat’s BBQ, the small local gourmet food outlets (hidden gems) like Afghan Kitchen, Sabor Latino, or the (now closed) Zaika Grill.

My favorite place to have fun is: Doing a pub crawl and touring the public art murals.

Dreaming big, what would you love to see for SSL? Would love to see SSL emerge as the creative hub for the Valley…many artists and creatives are priced out of downtown SLC so it could be a great option. I also would like it to be full of local, hidden treasures (food, pubs, galleries) NOT the chain options and big-box options found elsewhere. This is important for creating a place with character which is lacking in UT.

Promise Appreciating Afterschool Professionals April 19-23, 2021 is Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week. Across the country, an estimated 850,000 professionals work with children and youth during out-of-school hours to provide enriching experiences. Promise South Salt Lake staff are dedicated, driven, and compassionate in providing high quality afterschool to our youth. For this week, we especially wish to give thanks for efforts in serving our community! #HeartOfAfterschool And in just one year, three more afterschool staff members have joined our team, let us introduce you.

Please connect with any questions.

Meadowbrook STEM Center Cassidy Zekas 385-799-1360 | czekas@sslc.com Cassidy is the new Coordinator for the Meadowbrook STEM Center (new location to be announced soon). Cassidy comes to us with a wealth of experience working in both SLC afterschool and with SLCC. Since starting with Promise, Cassidy has helped lead high quality virtual activities including cooking, STEM, art, literacy and homework help and serves youth grades K-12. Through creative STEM enrichment activities, caring mentors, and quality programming our goal is to help youth find their passions and be successful in their lives while exploring and growing their personal interests.

Hser Ner Moo Community Center Chelsea Francom 801-828-7245 | cfrancom@sslc.com Chelsea is the newAfterschool Coordinator at the Hser Ner Moo Community Center. Since starting with Promise, Chelsea has secured funding to provide science and guitar clubs at Hser Ner Moo. She works hard to build strong, trusted relationships with youth and their families, connecting with schools and partners to build support needed for youth success. Serving K-12 youth, located within the Columbus Center.

The focus is academic excellence, mentorship, and life skills for all youth who attend. While partnering with local universities to offer tutoring and homework help, STEM cooking labs, robotics and engineering, multimedia art, and service projects students are allowed to be themselves and explore new career fields and hobbies.

Central Park Community Center Patrick Holman-Hart 801-386-4949 | pholman@sslc.com Patrick is the new Afterschool Coordinator at the Central Park Community Center. Since starting with Promise South Salt Lake, Patrick has worked hard to strengthen existing recreation and boxing programming while also looking for opportunities to bring in new programs.

Patrick secured a monthly Cheer Clinic for youth. This clinic teaches youth the foundation of cheerleading, while building leadership and confidence. Serving K-12 youth, we believe that youth thrive when given opportunities to step outside their comfort zones and while being supported by caring staff. We’re also home to the Pete Suazo PAL Boxing Gym, where students from 8-18 can participate in boxing coaching and exercises.

STEM Afterschool is Geared Towards Success Looking to keep your kids entertained when the school day is over?

STEM provides FREE online afterschool enrichment for K-12 youth. Our programming keeps kids engaged, active, and interacting with others.

Program offerings and activities include: cooking, ASL, film club, health and wellness, art, and much more.

For more info, contact Cassidy Zekas via email at czekas@sslc.com, or call 385-799-1360.

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Summit Vista Opens Meadow Peak, Full-Service, Onsite Medical Services Facility Summit Vista is opening Meadow Peak, an onsite assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitative care in a new 150,000 sq. ft. facility at 6084 S. Summit Vista Blvd., in Taylorsville Thursday, April 7.

Meadow Peak is the crowning achievement at Summit Vista, Utah’s first life plan community, because it allows residents to receive additional supportive services like assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing that complete the full continuum of care.

Healthcare professionals ensure every need is compassionately met while promoting the dignity of each resident, as well as helping them stay as independent as possible.

“One key to quality care it so provide each resident with their own individualized care plan,” said Mark Erickson, Summit Vista CEO and Executive Director. “That includes nutritious eating, as well as socializing activities and transportation.”

Life enrichment activities play an integral part in our approach and ensure each resident has the opportunity to participate in an personalized life skill or activity every day, if they like. That includes: • Doing tailored activities based on background, retained skills, abilities, and interests to stimulate positive memories; • Creating an enhanced sense of meaning, accomplishment, purpose, belonging, and connection with others; • Observing and addressing moods and well-being; and • Stimulating the senses through familiar objects and activities to help maintain and improve functional skills.

At Summit Vista, good food is also an integral part of our health and well-being.

“We offer a gourmet dining experience with bistro-style dining seven days a week, and our residents love it,” said Tim Needles, Executive Director of Meadow Peak. “Together with our in-house dietician, our culinary team prepares delicious and nutritious food to accommodate all diets, food restrictions, and discriminating palates.

“With our Meadow Peak opening, residents will have personal and health-related services available 24 hours a day, with each service designed to assist residents with the various activities of daily living, while helping them maintain their personal lifestyle.”

Meadow Peak provides studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, along with services for inpatient and outpatient therapy, pharmacy, mail, transportation, religious services, beautician, barber, laundry, housekeeping and more.

The beautifully architectured addition, built by Gardner Company, includes 54 assisted living apartments with 22 studios, which includes 20 one-bedrooms and 12 two-bedrooms; 20 memory care suites; 75 skilled nursing beds; 51 private skilled nursing suites; and 12 semi-private skilled nursing suites.

“Along with Gardner Company, we have partnered with Mission Health Services and CNS for premier healthcare services,” Needles said.

“All higher levels of care offered at Meadow Peak are administered by Mission Healthcare, and additional services are available through CNS and other healthcare partners.”

With Meadow Peak, residents and their families can have peace of mind in knowing each resident’s health needs will be taken care of now, as well as in the future.

“We make it our mission to provide a continuum of coordinated, integrated, and comprehensive health and wellness services that adhere to the Eden Alternative® philosophy of focusing on the care of the human spirit, as well as the human body,” said Erickson.

Called a revolutionary way to retire, Summit Vista is a 105-acre gated campus that provides an active senior living community and offers residents worry-free living, exceptional amenities, and an onsite continuum of care that includes independent living, assisted living, home care, nursing care, memory care and rehabilitation services.

The innovative retirement living community also includes a seemingly endless supply of maintenance-free conveniences, time-saving services, luxurious apartment homes, exclusive health and wellness opportunities, and a vast selection of programs to enhance retirement at every turn.

For more information, visit SummitVista.com.

In last hurrah, Cottonwood swimmer Jacob Ricci wins two individual state titles

By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com

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oing back to when life was normal and life was good for the Cottonwood swimming team coming off of state champion after state champion, back when Blayze Kimble was ruling class 5A for the Colts, head coach Ron Lockwood said the next big thing would be Jacob Ricci.

“You’ll want to watch out for that kid,” cautioned Lockwood in 2019. “He’s got all the potential to be great.”

True to form, Lockwood was right on the dot. Ricci was unstoppable in his last hurrah on Feb. 19-20, winning two individual Class 5A state titles at the South Davis Aquatics Center in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke—the first boys state individual double-titlist for Cottonwood since Kimble.

In the 100-yard freestyle, Ricci made no mistake who was going to win it, touching the wall first in the preliminaries in 47.23.

The Cottonwood senior then swam both lengths of the pool with grace and power in the 100 free final, winning his first individual state title in 47.08.

In the 100-yard backstroke though, Ricci really asserted his dominance, win-

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ning the preliminary heat by two seconds in a time of 51.63.

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that the Cottonwood senior stepped to the start of the state 100 back final and destroyed the field even worse than in the

first heat, winning a second state championship by more than a two-second margin in 51.99.

It wasn’t an easy road for Ricci, a senior who came just short of finishing first at last year’s state championships and up to now had never won an individual state title.

Ricci’s last shot at hardware in his illustrious four-year career at Cottonwood came in the 200-yard medley relay. The lone senior on the team swam the first of four pool lengths for the Colts, and his blistering time of 23.71 gave Cottonwood another two-second lead.

If you’re counting at home, that’s three championship races at state in which Ricci led by two seconds or more.

That lead would hold up well enough to give Cottonwood a second-place finish and silver medals for Ricci and his 200-relay teammates Aidan Salisbury, Collen Lokan and Dresden Jensen.

For the Colts girls, freshman Adessa Talbot had two fifth-place finishes at state, while fellow freshman Natty Alonso was among the top eight in three races. l

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Ashton Budge will return for the Cottonwood High girls team next season. (Travis Barton/City Journals)

Fast start comes up short for Cottonwood girls basketball at state

By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com

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f you’re an author of the perfect Cottonwood High girls basketball story, you couldn’t have written a better beginning if you tried. It was the last half that was frustrating in a 66-40 loss Feb. 24, ending the Colts season in the first round of the 5A state basketball tournament.

Cottonwood started out hot at Timpview, galloping out to a 12-7 lead in the first quarter. But a costly turnover trying to get the ball inside cost the Colts dearly, as a Timpview player went coast to coast for a layup—the Thunderbirds first basket in over 5 minutes.

The methodical plan to move the ball around the perimeter and look for one of two things, either an open three—at which Cottonwood has been very efficient this season—or pass inside to Ashton Budge and have her work in the low post were both effective.

Cottonwood also stayed in the game early on by forcing turnovers but not getting crazy running in transition, so it led 12-9 after one.

Amid the strains of Nikki Minaj blaring from the loudspeakers, the music wasn’t anything the Colts liked apparently, because the lid closed on the hoop for the next few minutes, until a three pointer from Budge stretched the lead to 15-11 two minutes into the second quarter. Timpview clawed back to tie it at 15 with 5:48 in the first half. That is, until Kimberly Rodriguez buried another three, seconds later.

The treys were critical, because that

along with the ball movement helped Cottonwood overcome a distinct size and athleticism advantage to the No. 7-seeded Thunderbirds, who were getting two-point buckets compared to Cottonwood’s threes early on.

But as the halftime buzzer neared ever closer, Timpview started trapping Cottonwood’s players at half court, negating the Colts ability to get into their offensive sets. Cottonwood got another three from Budge who ended up with 11 points, but the Timpview traps gave the ball back to the Thunderbirds and also forced the Colts into several bad turnovers, resulting in a 30-23 deficit at the half.

During the halftime break, Prince’s timeless “When Doves Cry” played over the PA system, which may too have been a bad choice in music for Cottonwood, because the lid again closed on the basket, while the deficit climbed to 12 at 39-27 with four minutes to play in the third.

Cottonwood again tried to work the ball around the perimeter and find the open player, but those threes that were dropping for the Colts in the first half were not in the second.

Neither were the passes in the low post into Budge, who was forced further outside by Timpview’s 2-3 zone than before.

Budge finished with three treys for the Colts, who end their second consecutive trip to the state tournament with a 1-13 record in region play, 4-16 overall. Chloe Myers added 10 for Cottonwood while Kimberly Rodriguez chipped in five points. l

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Cottonwood boys soccer snaps a 3-year losing skid

By Brian Shaw | b.shaw@mycityjournals.com

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he Cottonwood soccer players were playing well defensively on March 9 in the season opener, utilizing a suffocating defense to open up the offense, according to head coach Dominic Militello.

“We had a good shape in that game,” added Militello, whose Colts have been raring to get back at it for months.

As that game against Jordan neared its end, the ball swung from side to side as the right back played the ball up to the right midfielder, who played a square ball across his body into the path of the Colts center midfielder who let the ball fall to his right foot, took a touch that hopped and scissored a shot about 30 yards from Jordan’s goal.

“We had everyone asking if [Cottonwood] finally has a team,” said Militello, whose Colts were on the verge of snapping a threeyear, 17-game losing streak, down by just one goal at home to mighty Jordan.

This shot from Cottonwood’s center midfielder just floated up, up into the atmosphere, a shot the Jordan goalkeeper seemed to misjudge.

As the ball came down from the sky, the field at Cottonwood fell silent in anticipation.

Sometimes, the difference between all and none can be inches, even centimeters in sports.

Sometimes, it takes skill and sometimes, just a little luck.

The ball tumbled down and hit the top right corner post, smashing with a loud ping as it careened out of bounds, away from the net, eliciting “oohs” from the crowd. The Colts reserve, whose lone job was to shag loose balls from behind the goal, was so shaken by the shot he jumped and grabbed his head in frustration—then scurried to retrieve it so the Jordan goalie could put the ball back into play.

That would be the last chance for Cottonwood (0-3) who since that 1-0 loss has struggled to find that form it found in the Jordan game, according to Militello.

“We played so well versus Jordan,” the coach said. “We have the talent, we know how to play... but something keeps creeping into our mentality.

“I have never seen anything like it and I don’t know where it is coming from...we are starting to think we are cursed,” he added, laughing nervously.

The Colts started out bright at Brighton, a legitimate 5A state championship contender in the region opener March 16 and were within range of Skyline March 19 as it reached the halftime break.

But tough second halves in both games spelled the end of those threats for Cottonwood, who vowed it would go back to the drawing board as region play continues and snap this

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losing skid dating back to May 10, 2018.

“We watched game film, we identified issues, made the corrections and then 15 minutes into the Skyline game they just shut down. Ultimately, laid another egg,” Militello said. “One thing I do know is that we will keep at it until

we break chains of whatever is keeping us from getting results we desire.”

Militello’s words proved partly prophetic as the Colts did break the chains in its following game against East, defeating the Leopards 3-1 for its first victory in almost three years. l

The Cottonwood High boys soccer team takes on Skyline in a region game. After losing to the Eagles, the Colts defeated East 3-1 for its first win in three years. (Travis Barton/City Journals)

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Utah’s poet laureate helps communities celebrate National Poetry Month

By Joshua Wood | j.wood@mycityjournals.com

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tah has a thriving literary community, and the state’s poet laureate has worked to let people know about it. Paisley Rekdal, a distinguished professor at the University of Utah, has built a website featuring over 200 Utah writers, and she has helped organize activities for National Poetry Month this April.

Mapping Literary Utah is a website that encourages readers to discover Utah authors and their connections to places in Utah. The site lists novelists, poets, playwrights and nonfiction writers by region so readers can learn more about them and how their work connects to their part of Utah.

“I remember when I was growing up in Seattle and none of the poetry anthologies had something from the Pacific Northwest,” Rekdal said. “I think Utah suffers from the same mental blind spot. There is a very vibrant group of writers in this place.”

Rekdal hopes the Map of Literary Utah helps connect writers, build readership, and show that Utah has a strong literary culture. She also hopes the site will inspire budding writers in the state.

“Seeing it, someone might say, ‘I can do this too, I can also be a novelist or a poet or a playwright,’” Rekdal said.

Rekdal has also worked with others to mark National Poetry Month this April. This will include online poetry readings and regular social media posts featuring poets of all ages.

National Poetry Month will also feature the Utah Poetry Festival, a virtual event this year from April 16-18. People can register on the festival’s website and view events on the Utah Humanities YouTube channel. The event will provide materials for educators, showcase poetry in the pandemic, and more.

Rekdal has published several collections of poetry. She

Paisley Rekdal’s works, including the collection “Nightingale,” are widely available. (Joshua Wood/City Journals)

has also written nonfiction, including the book “The Broken Country: On Trauma, a Crime, and the Continuing Legacy of Vietnam.” With her literary versatility, she has long gravitated to poetry.

“I think poetry is private,” Rekdal said. “I like it because it’s quiet, meditative, and slows things down.”

Part of Utah’s literary community is its local bookstores.

Aaron Cance regularly features local authors at his bookstore, The Printed Garden in Sandy, and he maintains a substantial poetry section.

“Poetry enriches lives in a lot of different ways, and I think that poetry enriches not just a reader’s life but also a writer’s life,” Cance said. “Even people who are unpublished, their lives

will be enriched by the act of writing poetry, in the act of trying to find a new way to describe or perceive the world around them. Any kind of writing like that is very satisfying and enriching whether you wind up getting published or not.”

The Printed Garden regularly hosts the 15 Bytes poetry awards each year in November, and Cance hopes to resume the tradition after the pandemic prevented it in 2020.

“I think the best poets are poets who can get you to see the world in ways that you didn’t see it before,” Cance said. “That to me is the primary function of poetry.”

What better source for advice on writing poetry than the state’s poet laureate. Rekdal has a straightforward formula for writers. “You have to read a ton,” she said. “You can judge what is more urgent, see trends in poetry, and see the larger conversation in poetry, what makes a poem work and what makes it less successful.”

Finding subject matter can be different for each writer.

Utah’s poet laureate doesn’t necessarily search for subject matter for her poems. “I think largely the subject matter chooses you; you don’t choose the subject matter,” Rekdal said.

From the recent soaring success of Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, to an already steady rise in poetry readership, Rekdal sees Utah’s literary community growing. As for those who might think poetry is beyond them, Rekdal thinks there’s enough variety for everybody.

“There’s so many different types of poems out there,” Rekdal said. “I think it’s sad when people say poetry isn’t for me.

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Attached: forming secure relationships

By Cassie Goff | c.goff@mycityjournals.com

“I

’m going to use this time to work on myself,” is one of the most common phrases I’ve heard this past year in facing isolation, quarantine, distancing, and other forced desocialization with the pandemic. Various form of that sentiment have included: utilizing time to fully process lingering events or situations; learning how to be content being alone; growing self-worth and self-love, practicing meditative and grounding techniques; and figuring out individual desires and motivations.

In the journey to self-discovery, I tend to recommend figuring out your attachment style.

Learning your own attachment style can help in deconstructing past experiences; realizing certain patterns in your own emotions, reactions, and behavior; fostering relationships; and developing well-being.

Psychology research has identified four main attachment styles: Secure, anxious-(resistant/preoccupied/ambivalent: also known as preoccupied), avoidant-dismissive, and avoidant-fearful (also known as disorganized).

These attachment styles refer to how we socially attach to others. Research for attachment styles originated in developmental psychology as researchers were interested to learn how children formed attachments to their caretakers. With 70 years of research, we have learned attachment styles form relative to

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how secure a child feels in having their needs met. This derives from the attentiveness and responsiveness of their caretaker. Attachment styles are theorized to form within the first 18 months of life.

Nowadays, research has drawn connections between the formation of our initial attachment styles and how we attach as adults to others in various relationships and situations (including romantic relationships, friendships, acquaintanceships, and in workplace settings). Attachment styles seem to function as blueprints for intimacy, especially in working through conflict and tough situations with others. Some researchers also believe attachment styles may influence temperament.

For example, children who formed secure attachments to their caretakers cried when separated but sought attention when reunited and became happy when their caretaker attended to them. (Fifty percent of the population.)

Those who formed secure attachment styles as children tend to find it easy to get close to others as adults. They form secure, enduring, and committed relationships in which they find satisfaction. They also tend to have a greater positive self-image.

Anxiously attached children engaged in protest behaviors when separated from their caretaker. (Twenty percent of the population.)

Researchers theorize such protest behaviors as attention-seeking. As adults, those who formed anxious attachment styles are less trusting of others and fear abandonment; resulting in ambivalent and possessive behaviors in relationships. They also tend to have less positive self-image and low self-worth.

Avoidantly-dismissive attached children showed little to no response to caretaker separation. (Twenty-five percent of the population.)

Researchers theorize this behavior as a punishment to the caretaker. Avoidant adults do not allow others to get too close. They tend to be less invested in relationships and are more likely to restrict intimacy or end relationships.

They also tend to be more self-reliant.

Avoidantly-fearful children could not have their needs met in reasonable ways. (Five percent of the population.) There were no predictable patterns for ease after caretaker separation. Disorganized adults tend to be fearful of getting hurt and are distrustful of others. They tend to exhibit mood swings or other unpredictable behaviors in relationships. They also tend to have low confidence.

I’d be amiss if I did not point out how attachment styles are observed and realized through patterns of behavior. Through this process, there are many generalizations. If you know you engaged in protest behaviors

as a child, an anxious attachment style was not necessarily formed. The only person who can know in complete certainty the attachment style you may have formed, is you.

Knowing your attachment style is not the end-all be-all for relationships either. Many adults have worked to change their attachment styles. A person who may have formed an avoidantly-dismissive attachment style as a child can work to form secure attachments in other adult relationships.

In considering your previous and current living environments, families, and other experiences, you may begin to understand your own attachment style(s). Realizing your own attachment style(s) can lead to recognizing patterns in your own behaviors, emotions, needs, and relationship-forming habits. In doing so, there’s an extensive amount of growth that can occur, not only in yourself, but in finding and creating secure and healthy relationships as well.

Research sourced form: Ainsworth, Baldwin, Bartholomew, Bowlby, Cassidy, Davis, Derci, Erikson, Firestone, Jones & Cunnigham, Hazan, Horowitz, Kennedy, Levine, Loveheim, Maxwell, Mickelson, Miller & Rempel, Shaver, Simpson, Sternberg & Grajek. l

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Tails will wag with plenty of active play and exercise

By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com

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uring the month of April, National Canine Fitness Month focuses on keeping our loyal companions happy and healthy.

“Dogs definitely need a lot of exercise and activity,” said Cindy Christensen, an experienced dog trainer and owner of Let’s Train Your Dog. “Activity is where a dog gets its mental health. Any dog can become depressed and destructive, and I think it is one of the biggest things that dogs do not get enough exercise.”

Directing your dog through a timed obstacle course may not be the type of exercise your companion needs.

The size and breed of the dog will dictate the type of training it needs.

“Walking your dog is a relatively new thing. In my day we opened the back door and let them run around.

Working dogs like a German shepherd or labradoodle are high-energy breeds and they need a lot of exercise. A Newfoundland is a giant dog but will sleep all day. The breed of the dog is a big factor,” Christensen said.

Active play is one way to incorporate more exercise for your dog. Throw a ball or stick in a safe environment or better yet run or jog alongside it. Others may use their own yoga routine, asking the dog to lay down when you’re in a cobra pose or sit when you’re in a downward-facing dog pose.

The company FitPaws spearheads the month-long awareness to help prevent canine obesity and keep dogs active. Just like their human counterparts too much sitting around and large amounts of treats can cause weight gain,

Silly, Jonesi, and Call sit patiently waiting for their owner to take them for a walk. (Photo courtesy of Kortney Wilcock)

sore joints, difficulty breathing, and a higher risk of other diseases.

Sedentarism, the lack of movement, has become a normal lifestyle for many canines and their humans. The opposite of a sedentary lifestyle is movement. Canine Fitness Month encourages dog owners to take a step toward a healthier lifestyle with their four-legged friends.

“Sometimes we wonder why dogs go crazy. I had a depressed pit bull in Magna that jumped through a plate glass window. It had so much energy and needed to expend that energy. I really believe that people don’t exercise their dogs enough,” Christensen said.

The amount of exercise a dog needs should be a deciding factor in the type of dog you bring into your life and home.

“Do research before you pick a dog. Learn about the mom and dad of the puppies. Are they high energy or do they have other health issues? I believe many of the backyard breeders do not know what they are doing. Do your homework. Don’t pay a fortune for a dog that you don’t know much about,” Christensen said.

Obedience training can begin when a puppy reaches four weeks, but it is never too old to learn.

“I think anyone can teach sit, come, heal, stay. It takes more than that to help the dog become well behaved,” Christensen said.

Types of training methods vary. Christensen recommends teaching the dog respect, others use e-collars or treat recognition.

“A dog really needs a couple of hours a day. A dog needs activity and if you are not willing then you probably should not buy one,” Christensen said.

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Celebrate National Walking Day with a stroll or hike

By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com

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top talkin’ and start walkin’! Get up, get out and form an exercise plan because National Walking Day is April 7.

“Walking at a nice pace will give you all the exercise you need for your heart and lungs,” said Bill Caughey, personal trainer at Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness center.

Walking is a great way to improve or maintain your health. Just 30 minutes a day can increase cardiovascular fitness, strengthen bones, reduce excess body fat and boost muscle power and endurance.

Exercise does not need to be vigorous or done for long periods of time to improve your health. A 2007 study by betterhealth.com of inactive women, found that even low levels of exercise, 75 minutes a week, improved fitness levels immensely compared to a non-exercising group.

“Walking forces your heart and lungs to work. I prefer having my clients walk rather than run. The reason is running is high impact and will bother their hips, knees and ankles,” Caughey said.

Walking is low impact, requires minimal equipment and can be done at any time of the day.

“Young folks and older folks can do it. There is no down side. Start by going around your block once.

Listen to your body, if once around is good it is OK. The next day you might do a little more. In two or three weeks you could easily walk a mile,” Caughey said.

Walking is known as a weight bearing exercise.

Its benefits include: reduced risk of heart disease and stroke, improved management of conditions such as hy-

National walking day Caption: Get out and stretch those legs with a good walk around the block. (Greg James/City Journals)

pertension, high cholesterol and diabetes and reduced body fat.

To get the health benefits, try to walk at least 30 minutes as briskly as you can each day. Brisk means you can still talk, but not sing. Moderate activities pose little health risk, but if you have a medical condition speak to your doctor before beginning any exercise program.

Some suggestions to build walking into your daily routine include taking the stairs instead of the elevator, parking far away from the store entrance and walking to your shopping destination, if possible.

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phins are being released. A suggestion when you walk, expand your gate (lengthen your stride). It will stretch your hips and joints and the muscles around them,” Caughey said. “Sweating is not a function of how hard you have exercised.”

Walking is a low-cost exercise. Good shoes and loose fitting clothes are important.

“Shoes are important, watch them closely. If you use them regularly the soles will get crushed. That is natural. Be prepared to get new ones about every six months,” Caughey said.

Walking can be used along with resistance training to increase fitness levels. Caughey uses it for his personal training experience.

“I am a competitive powerlifter. After a strenuous workout I will walk around the block or on the treadmill. It will flush my body full of blood and carry nutrients all over. It feeds the parts of my body that need it.

Walking is also great after a crappy day at work. Come home and immediately go for a walk. It will settle your mind and allow your body to relax. Then go eat dinner and do your evening chores,” he said.

Personal trainers and physical therapists are available to help you make a plan to improve your health.

Caughey can be contacted through kopfc.com for more information. He has earned six certifications including personal training, youth fitness and strength and conditioning. He is a master trainer through the International Sports and Sciences Association.l

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Open space and family activities contribute to county quality of life

Aimee Winder Newton Salt Lake County Council | District 3

The days are starting to get longer and warmer, and that means many county residents are looking for things to do outside this spring. We are lucky to live in the beautiful state of Utah, with countless scenic locations that draw locals and outsiders alike. But residents don’t have to go far to enjoy the bright sunny days and pleasant evenings outside.

Salt Lake County is home to over 70 parks throughout the valley, as well as 25 designated open space areas. From structured activities and events, to reservable outdoor amenities, to simple green space areas to get away from it all, there are plenty of options to enjoy the summer.

You might wonder why the county has such a plethora of outdoor spaces for its residents. The answer is simple: we are committed to creating an environment in which our residents can thrive. More than just an entity charged with providing basic governmental services, Salt Lake County is invested in the well-being of its residents. Healthy, wholesome activities that foster families and friendships is an important part of that success.

We want Salt Lake County to be a great place to live, work, raise a family, and recreate. Outdoor venues for a variety of activities contribute to good mental and physical health, and increase the sense of community

our residents feel. We work better together as friends, neighbors, and – yes, elected officials - when we have a strong emotional investment in our community. I firmly believe adequate open spaces contribute to this community approach.

Whenever I face a budgetary decision in my role as a member of the County Council, I

always ask myself some key questions. First, is this the proper role of government? In our zeal to solve problems and provide resources to our residents, it’s always helpful to constantly remind ourselves what the appropriate role of county government is. Second, is this an efficient and effective use of taxpayer dollars? We want to make sure any government funded program, facility, or resource is operating with sound principles. And third, is this in accordance with the wishes of the taxpayers? Our job is to represent the people and their priorities as public servants.

The county’s open space amenities meet all three of these questions with a resounding yes. Open spaces are by definition a public good, our Parks and Rec department is a great example of efficiency, and voters have shown again and again the value they place on parks and open space.

We can always improve in our administration and management of county resources, and we welcome public input to help us do that. But I for one am pleased to live in a county that values the benefits to health and community that our beautiful outdoor spaces provide.

So this spring gather up the kids or grab your friends and come visit one of our many parks or open spaces. I hope to see you out there!

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Teaching yoga at Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center means I need to stay certified in CPR and first aid. After completing my recent CPR class, the only thing I know for sure is, “Hi, I’m Peri Kinder and I’m certified in CPR” is not the same as “Hi, I’m Peri Kinder and I can save your life.”

My previous medical training was years of watching M*A*S*H episodes, specifically the one where Father Mulcahy performs a tracheotomy on a wounded soldier by slicing open the man’s throat and sticking a pen down his windpipe. We didn’t learn how to do that.

Theoretically, we learned how to identify serious injuries, how to administer aid and how to use an AED (not to be confused with an IED or an IUD).

We were taught the signs of shock, which include being irritable and restless, and I realized I’ve been in shock for a half-century. If someone is in shock, you should cover them with a blanket. I do that after work. I wrap up in a blanket and tell my family, “Stay away. I’m in shock.”

Another technique we covered was how to make small talk with people who are injured. We’re supposed to put them at ease until emergency personnel show up. But I’m terrible at small talk. Someone could have a bone sticking out of their thigh and I’d say, “So, do you like to eat

food? Have you always had legs?” Then I’d throw up. And pass out.

Concussions are all the rage, so we studied how to recognize signs of a brain injury. (After banging my head against the wall for the last year, I’m permanently concussed.) The concussion lecture reminded me of a time when I was 12 and running with a friend. I jogged backwards so I could talk to her, then turned and ran smack into a telephone pole. I saw stars and birds circling my head, just like in the cartoons. My friend didn’t warn me I was

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udget season has started early for the fiscal year 2022.

According to state law, cities must submit a balanced budget to the state by Jun. 30. Under South Salt Lake City Council Chair Sharla Bynum’s direction, the council is starting to list and prioritize budget priorities.

Resident input is encouraged by contacting council members directly or using the Our Next Move website (sslournextmove.org).

City Council work so far

In the Feb. 10 City Council work meeting, each council member provided a list of their 2022 priorities. Among the priorities listed were a Stormwater Utility Fee, a fully funded Civilian Review Board (CRB), speeding on Millcreek Way, a tiller fire truck, better street lighting, a Public Works campus, an appropriate pay increase for city employees, high-speed internet, Promise SSL, and the arts. There was a total of 29 items listed.

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Creating a Civilian Review Board has become part of the larger FY2022 budget discussion. (Bill Hardesty/City Journals) At the March 10 work Continued page 5

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