PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
REGULAR SESSION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1987
THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1987, AT 6:45 P.M. IN THE CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, SUITE 300, CITY HALL, 324 SOUTH STATE.
THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: FLORENCE BITTNER EARL F. HARDWICK GRANT MABEY ROSELYN N. KIRK SYDNEY R. FONNESBECK WILLIE STOLER.
Councilmember Godfrey was absent. Mayor Palmer DePaulis, Roger Cutler, city attorney, Kathryn Marshall, city recorder, and Lynda Domino, chief deputy city recorder, were absent.
Council Chairperson Kirk presided at and conducted the meeting.
DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
#1. RE: An amendment to the City’s Community Development Block Grant Fund for the Men’s Shelter operations.
ACTION: Councilmember Mabey moved and Councilmember Hardwick seconded to suspend the rules and on first reading adopt a motion amending the City’s Community Development Block Grant fund by reducing the 11th Year CDBG Emergency Housing allocation by $2,273, reducing the 12th Year CDBG Emergency Housing allocation by $10,500, and increasing the 13th Year CDBG allocation for Men’s Shelter operations by $12,773, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(T 87-24)
FININCE DEPARTMENT
#1. RE: An ordinance granting to the University of Utah the right to construct, erect, operate, and maintain cables and underground conduits in connection with its research instruction, administration and other telecommunication needs.
ACTION: Councilmember Mabey moved and Councilmember Hardwick seconded to suspend the rules and on first reading adopt Ordinance 76 of 1987 granting to the University of Utah the right and privilege to construct, erect, operate, and maintain over and under Wakara and Chipeta Ways, wires, cables, and underground conduits, in connection with its research instruction, administration, and other telecommunication needs, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Linda Cordova, real property management, explained that this franchise agreement had been delayed in the process and that was why the Council needed to expedite it at this time. She showed the Council a map indicating where the telecommunication lines would be located in Research Park. She said to determine the franchise fee they got an appraisal of the property which was $150,000 an acre and then they determined the number of feet involved and used a formula to determine the fee. She said the fee would be about $1,700 a year and the agreement was for 15 years. She said the University of Utah was self-insured so there wasn’t a certificate of insurance required. Councilmember Bittner asked about the status of the City’s negotiations with the University.
Ms. Cordova said this had been approved by the Attorney’s Office and the Council just needed to approve the franchise ordinance. Linda Hamilton, Council Executive Director, said it had been approved by Ray Montgomery from the Attorney’s Office and Gordon Hoskins from Finance. Councilmember Bittner said the length of franchises had been an issue in the past. Linda Cordova said the University was just supplying service to Research Park and not telecommunication services to an end user; they were tying in to their own system.
A representative from the University said they had isolated sites in Research Park which were running large computer programs unsupported (having no easy access to large systems for support and back up). He said this cable was meant to bring them on to the University’s campus computer network. He said this particular leg into Research Park was the longest extension of any place on the campus and they needed to install this leg so they could test equipment. He said service was self-contained in the University.
(O 87-32)
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 p.m.