PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
REGULAR AND COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1988
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met as the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, February 16, 1988, at 5:00 p.m. in Suite 300, City Hall, 324 South State.
The following Council Members were present: Florence Bittner Thomas Godfrey Sydney Fonnesbeck Willie Stoler Alan Hardman.
Councilmembers Horrocks and Kirk were absent.
Council Chairperson Godfrey presided at the meeting.
BRIEFING SESSION
Linda Hamilton, Executive Director, briefed the Council on the evening’s agenda. Councilmember Fonnesbeck asked why the Council was considering an ordinance to repeal the boiler operator license provisions of Chapter 4, Title 5, of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City. Ms. Hamilton told the Council that Salt Lake City was the only municipality in Utah which mandated licensing of boiler operators. Councilmember Fonnesbeck said that when the Council considered abolishing licensing requirements for boiler operators in the past, many citizens protested. She added that there was a segment of the population which felt that boiler operators should be licensed.
Councilmember Stoler said that boiler operators should be licensed because operators worked with complex machinery. Councilmember Bittner concurred and added that the State should license boiler operators, not the City. Ms. Hamilton told Council Members that they were only to set a date for a hearing to obtain public comment concerning the boiler operator license provision at this time. Councilmember Fonnesbeck asked that those affected by the ordinance change be notified of the public hearing.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in regular session on Tuesday, February 16, 1988, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 324 South State Street.
The following Council Members were present: Florence Bittner Thomas Godfrey Wayne Horrocks Willie Stoler Sydney Fonnesbeck Alan Hardman.
Councilmember Kirk was absent.
Mayor Palmer DePaulis, Roger Cutler, city attorney, Kathryn Marshall, city recorder, and Lynda Domino, chief deputy city recorder, were present.
Council Chairperson Godfrey presided at and conducted the meeting.
The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Minutes.
Councilmember Stoler moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council for the regular meeting held Tuesday, February g, 1988, which motion carried, all members present voted aye except Councilmember Fonnesbeck who was absent for the vote.
(M 88-1)
PETITIONS
Petition 400-545 by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
RE: An ordinance closing a portion and vacating a portion of an alley located north of 1078 McClelland and repealing Bill 85 of 1987 in order to correct the property descriptions.
ACTION: Councilmember Bittner moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to adopt Ordinance 18 of 1988 closing a portion and vacating a portion of an alley located north of 1078 McClelland in Lot 16, Block 17, 5 Acre Plat “A”, Big Field Survey and repealing Bill 85 of 1987, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(P 87-299)
DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS
AIRPORT AUTHORITY
#1. RE: An interlocal agreement with the United States Postal Service amending a lease in order to correct a typographical error in the premises description.
ACTION: Councilmember Bittner moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to adopt Resolution 16 of 1988 authorizing the execution of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and the United States Postal Service amending their lease to correct a typographical error in the premises description, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(C 87-31)
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
#1. RE: A proposed ordinance to repeal the boiler operator license provisions of Chapter 4, Title 5, of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City.
ACTION: Councilmember Bittner moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to set a date for a public hearing to be held Tuesday, March 1, 1988, at 6:30 p.m., which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(O 88-6)
MAYOR’S OFFICE
#1. RE: The appointments of Sylvia Bennion, Tom Billings, Gary Hicks, Betsy Hunt, Alan Katoa, Bill Prince, and Blake Rosenvall to the Recreation Advisory Board.
ACTION: Councilmember Bittner moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to approve the appointments, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(I 88-5)
#2. RE: The appointment of Margaret Jouflas to the Community Development Advisory Committee.
ACTION: Without objection Councilmember Godfrey referred this appointment to the Committee of the Whole.
(I 88-3)
#3. RE: The reappointment of Virginia Lee to the Public Utilities Advisory Committee.
ACTION: Without objection Councilmember Godfrey referred this reappointment to the consent agenda.
(I 88-6)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Historical Register - Boxrud and Battles Houses.
RE: A public hearing at 6:20 pm. to obtain public comment concerning the designation of the Anton Boxrud house and Alfred Settles house as historical landmarks.
ACTION: Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
Councilmember Hardman moved and Councilmember Fonnesbeck seconded to adopt Ordinance 17 of 1988 designating the Anton H. Boxrud house located at 57 South 600 East and the Alfred J. Bettles house located at 53 South 600 East as historical landmarks, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Bil Schwab, planning and zoning, said the houses were located side by side at 53 South and 57 South 600 East. He showed slides of the houses while Dennis Runnoe talked about the Bettles house and Margaret Fuller talked about the Boxrud house. Mr. Runnoe said he and his family wanted to upgrade and live in the Settles house and he intended to restore this house as near to its original status as he could. He said he would preserve the porch and stained glass windows and also restore the garage. He said he would have to make changes to the kitchen area to make it more useable. He said the home was a combination of different architectural styles.
Margaret Fuller said the Boxrud house had been used as a rooming house and she intended to restore the home and use it as a bed and breakfast inn. She said the outside needed work and she intended to take the awnings off and remove the chain link fence. She said the Boxrud house was the same architecture as the Settles house and she wanted to remove structures that clashed with the restoration of the house. She said she had a letter of support from the neighborhood.
No one from the audience opposed this request.
(L 88-1)
Community Development Block Grant Funds.
RE: A public hearing at 6:30 p.m. to obtain citizen input on general housing and community development needs for consideration by Community Development Block Grant staff and the Mayor prior to submission of the Mayor’s annual CDBG recommendations to the City Council.
ACTION: Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Horrocks seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Stephanie Loker, capital planning, said Salt Lake City’s CDBG allocation this year would be $3,795,000, available July 1. She said this was a decrease of about 2% from last year. She said that HUD required two public hearings to obtain community input regarding needs related to general community development and housing. The following citizens spoke: Ken Eltinge, 940 Elm Avenue, trustee for the Fairmont Neighborhood of the Sugar House Community Council, said he wanted CDBG funds to be used as an enhancement for target areas and not as the sole source of funding.
Myron Richardson, Salt Lake City Arts Council, spoke on behalf of the arts as a whole and said the arts were the life, culture and value of a city. He asked that the Council consider all the arts of the city and said matching funds were available from the federal level. Kathy Sheaffer, Neighborhood Housing Services, said she appreciated past support and the funding on the west side had made a significant difference. She said they had applied for funding for their rehabilitation and security lock programs. Sharon Abegglen, Housing Outreach Rental Program, said she appreciated past funding and said they would serve about 2,300 families in a program year, 90% of which would be in an emergency housing situation. She stressed the importance of funding housing for the homeless.
Patrick Poulin, Shelter the Homeless Committee, thanked the Council for their support and said there needed to be safe and livable shelters for the homeless. He urged the Council’s continued support for the shelter project. Pauline Valdez, West Side Food Pantry, thanked the Council for past support and said they saw 35-50 families a day. She said there was a real need for this program and said they served a lot of elderly and mothers with small children, as well as homeless people. Jan Nelson, Alliance House, said they were a private group that sponsored a downtown facility for those people with mental illness. She said they wanted to have a program to help people become self sufficient and contributing members of society.
She stressed the importance for these types of programs and said CDBG was the only source of public funding that could be used for the building and facilities. Mike McKendrick, 328 West 700 North, thanked the Council for supporting the West Capitol area and said people were taking more pride in the area. He asked the Council to consider allotting funds to extend the curb and gutter for 700 North. He said the area was zoned commercial but 98% of the use was residential. Erlinda Davis, Capitol Hill Community Council, thanked the Council for past support and said the neighborhood was grateful. She asked for funding to improve the West High School area. Norma Rodriguez, Salt Lake Citizen Congress - North Central area, asked the Council to consider allocating $296,000 for the block redesign of Windsor and Dooley Courts. Roger Borgenicht, ASSIST, said he hoped that once the homeless shelter funding was complete other housing programs would get needed attention. He mentioned areas with vacant houses and said it would take city support to help the neighborhoods maintain strength. He also asked that other “incubator” projects aided by ASSIST get consideration. Don Earl, 427 Edith Avenue, asked for a $25,000 grant to repair sidewalks in the area between 900 and 1300 South and 300 to 500 East.
Jeanette Drews, Work Activity Center, said they were two thirds of the way through their fund raising effort and requested additional funding to help complete their building. She said they had raised 25% of their funding on their own but needed public help and CDBG was the one source that could be used for buildings. Harriet Jones, 2660 Robidoux Road, spoke in support of the Neighborhood Housing Services program. She said she had purchased a run-down home on Iola Street and was able to renovate and sell it with the help of the NHS program. Bill Speckman, 1347 Filmore, asked the Council to consider ways of using vacant buildings, such as schools, in order to serve the citizens.
Lorille Miller, Capitol Hill Community Council, said there had been a lot done in this neighborhood which made it a nicer area and helped the houses to sell. She asked for continued support for improvements in this area. Rawlins Young, chairman of the CDAC committee, said they were in the process of reviewing the request for CDBG funds and said they had 93 requests totaling over $7 million. He said with less than $4 million allocated to Salt Lake City this would require hard decisions for the committee, the Mayor and City Council. He said the committee would make their final recommendations to the Mayor towards the end of the month.
(T 88-1)
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.