Abraham Pollard
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- Total speaking time
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- Avg per meeting
- 0:18
- Segments
- 8
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Top issues during term (20)
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Planning
Establishes municipal spending parameters and tax revenue allocations for the upcoming fiscal year.
E-Bike and E-Scooter Safety
Negligible administrative costs associated with signage and public awareness.
Commercial Drone Regulation
Unknown at this time.
Neighborhood Noise Nuisance and Ordinance Enforcement
Potential administrative or legal costs if the city revises its municipal code enforcement procedures.
Public Improvement Standards
Reduces administrative delays for developers.
Commercial Landscaping Standards Amendment
Could have increased landscaping and irrigation installation and maintenance costs for local businesses.
Sale of City-Owned Land
Property transaction value between municipal entities.
Public Safety Jamboree Planning
Costs are absorbed within existing emergency preparedness operational budgets.
RDA Land Acquisition at 1882 W. 1700 S.
The property transaction totals $1,097,052, funded through the RDA.
Fire Equipment Lease-Purchase
$460,000 purchase price funded through standard fleet replacement schedules.
Zoning Amendment at 2617 S 3000 W
May alter local property values and commercial development potential.
Sign Regulations and Freeway Visibility
Could affect commercial sales tax revenue and property values near the interchange.
Davis School District Surplus Property Acquisition
Acquisition would have required paying full fair market value for the acreage.
Restaurant Property Tax Rebate Incentive
Public costs include land credits, tax rebates up to $9,200 annually for 10 years, and improvement reimbursements, offset by future sales and property tax revenues.
Syracuse High School Homecoming Displays
Costs for installation and restoration to be determined by agreement.
District 7 (Syracuse Waterfront) Organization
ACH Fraud Prevention and Monitoring Policy
Enhances security over municipal funds and electronic disbursements.
Chick-fil-A Site Design and Traffic Circulation
Private commercial investment with potential sales tax and employment benefits for the city.
Commercial Property Acquisition and Sale for Economic Development
Includes a property tax rebate incentive for the incoming commercial restaurant development.
Municipal Building Authority Financing
Involves up to $11 million in debt issuance and potential debt service restructuring.
Moved or seconded (4)
Motions Pollard personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
ADOPT THE AGENDA
- movedpassed2026-04-14
Resolution R26-15: Pressure Irrigation Water Restrictions
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-03-10
Proposed Resolution R26-13 appointing Dillon Merchant and Gage Thomas to the Syracuse City Planning Commission. (2 min.)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-03-10
Congressional Community Funding Grant Support
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (229)
Recorded while Pollard was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Youth Court Member Swearing-In
Resolution R26-42: Disaster Preparedness Committee Appointment
Adopt City Council Meeting Agenda
Appoint Evan Brown to Disaster Preparedness Committee
Approve City Council Meeting Minutes
Approve Consent Agenda Items B through F
Authorize MOU with Davis County Regarding Costco Sales Tax Distribution
Approve Resolution R26-43: Surplus and Sell 1.526 Acres to RDA
Approve Resolution R26-40: FY 2027 Budget Amendments
Approve Resolution R26-41: ACH Fraud Prevention and Monitoring Policy
Adjourn.
RDA Resolution RDA26-03: Purchase 1.526 Acres from City
RDA Resolution RDA26-04: Sell 1.526 Acres to CT Eatz Holdings
RDA Resolution RDA26-05: Authorize Property Tax Rebate for Restaurant
Adoption of Meeting Agenda
Public Hearing and Recommendation: Zoning Amendment for 2617 S 3000 W
Adjournment
Landscaping Standards Code Amendment
Adoption of Agenda
Adoption of Agenda
Voting record (8)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Proposed Ordinance 2026-22 (Rezone 2961 S. 1550 W.)
Agreed the zoning should remain unchanged as R-2.