PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1985
THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MET AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1985, AT 5:00 P.M. IN ROOM 211 CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING.
THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: RONALD WHITEHEAD THOMAS M. GODFREY GRANT MABEY ROSELYN N. KIRK SYDNEY R. FONNESBECK EDWARD W. PARKER EARL F. HARDWICK.
Council Chairperson Fonnesbeck presided at the meeting.
BRIEFING SESSION
#1. Carole Stokes, council executive director, briefed the Council on the evening’s agenda including specific information on a new procedure for considering Industrial Development Revenue Bond applications. Councilmember Fonnesbeck briefed the Council on developments in the implementation of the Historical District guidelines.
#2. Albert Haines, chief administrative officer, briefed the Council on the procedures followed and current standing of the selection process used in locating office space for the City during restoration of the City and County Building. He indicated that the field of six qualifiers had been narrowed to two possibilities - the City Center office building and the Lincoln School. He said that the selection process would become more exact in the next week and within a month he hoped to come to the Council with a recommendation on the selection of one location.
The briefing session adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1985, AT 6:00 P.M. IN ROOM 301 CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING.
THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: RONALD WHITEHEAD THOMAS M. GODFREY GRANT MABEY ROSELYN N. KIRK SYDNEY R. FONNESBECK EDWARD W. PARKER EARL F. HARDWICK.
Mayor Palmer DePaulis, Albert Haines, chief administrative officer, Roger Cutler, city attorney, Kathryn Marshall, city recorder, and Lynda Domino, chief deputy recorder, were present.
Councilmember Fonnesbeck presided at the meeting and Councilmember Hardwick conducted the meeting.
Police Chaplain Robert Blackhurst gave the invocation.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of Minutes.
Councilmember Parker moved and Councilmember Kirk seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council for the regular meeting held Tuesday, October 1, 1985, and for the meeting of the Committee of the Whole held Thursday, October 3, 1985, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(M 85-1)
PETITIONS
Petition 400-277 of 1985 by the Sugar House Community Council.
RE: Zoning changes in the Garfield area - Westminster College to 2100 South and 1100 East to 1300 East.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to schedule a public hearing for November 12, 1985, at 6:30 p.m., which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(P 85-252)
DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
#1. RE: Interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Resolution 129 of 1985 authorizing the execution of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and Salt Lake County for education and information services related to animal control activities, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(C 85-491)
#2. RE: Canvass of the primary election.
ACTION: Councilmember Whitehead moved and Councilmember Kirk seconded to convene the City Council and Mayor as the Board of Canvassers and authorize the City Recorder to prepare an abstract of the votes cast in the primary election held October 8, 1985; and recess the Board until the abstract is complete, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(U 85-1)
CITY COUNCIL
#1. RE: Priority ranking of Industrial Revenue Bonds.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Fonnesbeck seconded to give first priority ranking to Easton Aluminum, Holland Equipment, Intermountain Milk, G & K Services, and Old Salt Lake High School; and give second priority ranking to Prowswood and Commercial Club, which motion carried, all members voting aye except Councilmembers Whitehead and Kirk who voted nay.
DISCUSSION: Councilmember Whitehead indicated that he felt the Old Salt Lake High School project was not more important than the Commercial Club project and perhaps it should be included in the second priority ranking.
(G 85-22)
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
#1. RE: Appeal by the Historical Landmark Committee of a decision made by the Planning Commission in connection with a request by E. J. Carr regarding the use of aluminum siding on his home which is in the historic district.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to schedule a public hearing for Tuesday, November 5, 1985, at 6:45 p.m., which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(G 85-21)
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
#1. RE: Interlocal agreement with the State Judicial Council.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Resolution 130 of 1985 authorizing the execution of an amendment to the interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and the State Judicial Council for data processing services, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(C 85-61)
#2. RE: Bid opening for the Certificates of Participation.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Mabey seconded to accept the bids and refer them to the administration for tabulation and recommendation, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Parker seconded to award the sale of the Certificates of Participation to Morgan Stanley and Co. at a net effective interest rate of 6.746011 and adopt Resolution 128 of 1985 authorizing the execution and delivery of a Master Lease/Purchase Agreement between Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, and Prudential-Bache Securities Inc., with respect to the city’s acquisition of certain equipment for the public benefit, an indenture of trust with respect to certain Certificates of Participation for the financing of such equipment and certain other documents in connection with such financing; authorizing the execution and delivery of documents required in connection therewith; and authorizing the taking of all other actions necessary to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this resolution, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
DISCUSSION: The following bids were received: Ehrlich - Bober & Co., 7.062719%; Morgan Stanley & Co., 6.746011%; Prudential-Bache Securities Inc., 6.9826%; and Boettcher & Company, Inc., 6.925903%. After tabulation of the bids, Albert Haines, chief administrative officer, recommended that the Council award the sale to Morgan Stanley & Co.
(Q 85-13)
MAYOR’S OFFICE
#1. RE: The President’s 1985 Tax Reform Proposal.
ACTION: Councilmember Whitehead moved and Councilmember Mabey seconded to adopt Resolution 135 of 1985, opposing elements of the President’s 1985 Tax Reform Proposal, for presentation to Utah’s Congressional Delegation, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(R 85-10)
PUBLIC UTILITIES
#1. RE: Interlocal agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Resolution 132 of 1985 authorizing the execution of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and the Utah Department of Transportation for the relocation of culinary water and sanitary sewer facilities in conjunction with the state’s North Temple Street relocation, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(C 85-492)
#2. RE: Enterlocal agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Resolution 133 of 1985 authorizing the execution of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and the Utah Department of Transportation protecting the city’s culinary water and sanitary sewer facilities from construction on 1-80, from the surplus canal to Redwood Road, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(C 85-493)
#3. RE: Interlocal agreement with the Utah Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Resolution 134 of 1985 authorizing the execution of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and the Utah Department of Transportation for water and sewer line relocation for the state’s construction of I-215 from North Temple to 2200 North, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(C 85-494)
PUBLIC WORKS
#1. RE: Interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County.
ACTION: Councilmember Kirk moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Resolution 131 of 1985 authorizing the execution of an amendment to the interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and Salt Lake County regarding the 1300 South street-widening project - State Street to 500 East, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
(C 85-232)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Budget Opening.
RE: A public hearing at 6:25 pm. regarding amendments to the Fiscal Year 1985-86 budgets.
ACTION: Without objection the Council rescheduled the public hearing to Tuesday, October 15, 1985, at 6:25 p.m.
(B 85-8)
Petition 400-277 of 1985 by the Sugar House Community Council and Petition 400-344 of 1985 by Dan Miller.
RE: A public hearing at 6:30 p.m. to consider the rezoning of the Westminster Neighborhood (1700 South to 2100 South, 700 East to 1100 East) and consider the request of Dan Miller not to rezone the property between 21st South and Hollywood Avenue and between 9th East and 11th East from a Commercial “C-3” to a Residential R-5 classification.
ACTION: Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Kirk seconded to postpone a decision, pending a field trip to the area, to November 12, 1985, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
DISCUSSION: Bill Wright, planning and zoning, outlined the area on a map and outlined the proposed zoning changes, which are: (1) all of the Residential “R-4” property be rezoned to Residential “R-2”, (2) all of the existing Residential “R-5” property between Ramona and Wilson Avenues and 1100 East and McClelland Street be rezoned to Residential “R-2”, (3) all of the existing Residential “R-6” property be rezoned to the modified Residential “R-5”, (4) the Business “B-3” zones on the northeast corner of Downington Avenue and 700 East and on the northeast corner of Blaine Avenue and 900 East be rezoned to Residential “R-2”, (5) the existing Commercial “C-3” zones between 900 East and 1100 East from the rear of the properties fronting Hollywood Avenue south 234.7 feet be rezoned to Residential “R-5”, (6) the existing Commercial “C-3” zone between Windsor Street and 900 East north of 2100 South not be rezoned at this time and be studied again with the neighborhood to the south of 2100 South.
The following people spoke in support of the Westminster area rezoning: Keith Robbins, 2003 South 10th East Will Bagley, 2019 South 1000 East, Gayen Wharton, 1024 Ramona Avenue (and on behalf of John Burton, expressed his support), Vaughn Snow, 1739 South 800 East, Rawlins Young, Sugar House Community Council, Alice Edvalson, 1874 McClelland Street, Harmen Senten, 2000 Lake Street, Gene Davis, 865 Parkway.
The following people spoke in support of Petition 400-344 of 1985: Richard Bailey, 1727 South 900 East, Henry Richards, 1050 East 2100 South, Dan Miller, 2010 South 1000 East, Frank Lowenz, 950 Hollywood (and on behalf of Reinhard Lowenz, expressed his support), Jared Christensen, 1095 East 2100 South, Thomas Richards, 1050 East 2100 South, David Weissman, 2006 McClelland, Phyllis Barrus, 3811 South 3060 East, Ralph Barrus, 3811 South 3060 East, Larry Silver, 2006 South 10th East, Kenneth Hisatake, 1825 South 700 East, supported the B-3” zoning in the 700 East area. Mike Lawrence, P.O. Box 11645, supported the “R-6” zoning. Jim McGuire, 2144 Highland Drive, encouraged the Council to allow the Blue Ribbon Committee to finish their work before a decision is made about this issue.
(P 85-239 and 240)
City Creek Master Plan.
RE: A public hearing at 7:00 p.m. regarding the proposed City Creek Master Plan.
ACTION: Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
Councilmember Whitehead moved and Councilmember Mabey seconded to accept the master plan with the provision that if the slide area can be corrected then the possibility of two-way traffic along Bonneville Boulevard be re-evaluated, which motion failed, all members voting nay except Councilmembers Whitehead and Mabey who voted aye.
Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Kirk seconded to accept the City Creek Master Plan, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
DISCUSSION: Brent Wilde, planning and zoning, outlined the master plan area on a map and said that the purpose of the plan was to determine land use policy for the canyon. He mentioned that the plan addresses the Memory Grove area, the upper canyon, and traffic and circulation. He briefly outlined the major recommendations of the plan which include developing a park at North Temple and State Street to create a link between the Central Business District and Memory Grove, preserving the restrictive “R-2 zoning and the historic district overlay in the Memory Grove area, enhancing the existing features of Memory Grove Park with major expansion only as a long-range proposal, considering the development of a park on the west side of the east leg of Bonneville Boulevard, preserving the upper canyon as a watershed and recreation area, prohibiting private development in the canyon, annexing the balance of the upper canyon area, maintaining and upgrading the picnic areas in the canyon, shifting the emphasis from accommodating through traffic to providing access into the canyon for recreation, and providing reasonable access into the canyon for all traffic modes.
Mr. Wilde said that there was interest in expanding the number of days allowed exclusively for bicycle use and the plan acknowledged this interest. He said that Bonneville Boulevard is a convenient but not an essential through Street and he indicated that the plan recommended the current one-way traffic pattern. LeRoy Hooton, director of public utilities, stressed the importance of City Creek Canyon as a water supply for Salt Lake City and urged that care be taken not to pollute the water and destroy the watershed. He said that the water supply should be the first priority.
The following people spoke in support of the master plan: Ranae Pierce, 191 Canyon Road, Patrick Shea, 272 “C” Street, Alan Hayes, 940 East Laird, Jerry Fagerlund, 77 Hillside Avenue, William Christiansen, 1821 Yalecrest Avenue, Kirk Thomas, 1992 East Yalecrest, Howie Garber, 431 8th Avenue, Patsy Johnson, 527 11th Avenue, Carolyn Ostler, 762 Hilltop Road, Ann Clawson, 371 7th Avenue, Scott Williams, 319 “L” Street, Bruce Benedick, 1044 East 400 South, Jennifer Harrington, 480 “F Street, Thomas Noll, 607 East Ramona Avenue, Nick Norton, 251 Quince Street, Sonja Chesley, 1517 Parkway Avenue, Jack Campbell, 467 11th Avenue, Katherine Norton, 251 N. Quince, Thomas Bennett, 459 6th Avenue, Henry Whiteside, 385 5th Avenue, Lance Rovig, 239 E. South Temple.
It was the general consensus that vehicular traffic in the area should be minimal and that Bonneville Boulevard should remain one way. Several comments were also made about expanding the number of days allowed for exclusive bicycle use in the area. Council Members Whitehead and Mabey expressed the opinion that Bonneville Boulevard should be re-opened to two-way traffic if the slide problem can be resolved.
(T 85-22)
Petition 400-327 of 1985 by Smith’s Management Corporation.
RE: A public hearing at 7:30 p.m. regarding the request to vacate an alley located between 1700 South and Harris Avenue and between Redwood Road and Prospect Street.
ACTION: Councilmember Mabey moved and Councilmember Whitehead seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voting aye except Councilmembers Godfrey and Parker who were absent for the vote.
Councilmember Mabey moved and Councilmember Kirk seconded to approve closure and sale of the alley subject to the agreement by the Canal Authority and a right-of-way for any structure which will be required for the Brighton and North Point Canal and subject to easements for any utilities, which motion carried, all members voting aye except Councilmember Parker who was absent for the vote.
DISCUSSION: Brent Wilde, planning and zoning, outlined the area on a map and said that the Planning Commission recommended approval subject to the following conditions: closure and sale of the alley in lieu of vacation, an agreement by the Canal Authority, and easements for any utilities. No one from the audience opposed this request.
(P 85-246)
Petition 400-332 of 1985 by John Meador, et al.
RE: A public hearing at 7:35 p.m. regarding the vacation of the center portion (350’) of an alley located between Parkway and Stratford Avenues and Douglas and 13th East Streets.
ACTION: Councilmember Fonnesbeck moved and Councilmember Parker seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
Councilmember Whitehead moved and Councilmember Mabey seconded to vacate the alley as requested, which motion carried, all members voting aye.
DISCUSSION: Brent Wilde, planning and zoning, outlined the area on a map and indicated that the portion of the alley to be vacated was 350 feet in the middle. He said that of the 11 abutting property owners nine supported the request, one property owner did not sign the petition, and the other submitted a protest petition. Mr. Wilde said that the alley is currently blocked by garages and fences and if it remained open these structures would have to be moved. He said that the planning department recommended approval of the petition.
Gary Ashlock opposed vacating the alley. He explained that he and his neighbor have a dispute over the use of a joint driveway and he thought that if the alley remained open this would solve the dispute. The following people spoke in support of the alley vacation: Gordon Dew, 2491 South Douglas Street, Mary Aloia, 3005 Cascade (formerly 2485 Douglas), John Meador, 2476 South 13th East, John Marshall (speaking on behalf of Emil Wyss, 2512 South 13th East)
(P 85-245 and 247)
The meeting adjourned at 9:50 pm.