ADDITIONAL
City Council Announcements
April, 3, 2012
A. Information needed by Council Staff
CED Small Business Resource Retreat
1. The Economic Development Division will be hosting a Small Business Resource Retreat on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Leonardo. Council Members are invited to attend all or part of the discussion as well as the informal networking luncheon that concludes the session from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., also at the Leonardo.
The purpose of the retreat is to gain a better understanding of the variety of resources currently available to small businesses in Salt Lake City, and discuss real and perceived gaps in resources and how to bridge those gaps in the most effective manner possible. Michelle Straube has been asked to facilitate the discussion and we hope the outcome helps guide City and external small business resources to be deployed to maximize benefits to our small business community. We anticipate about 40 individuals representing 20 small business organizations. The City’s April Business Advisory Board meeting will be folded into the retreat as well.
Are Council Members interested in attending?
Council Members Love and Penfold are tentative.
B. For your information
Carlton’s 100 Day Heart Challenge
As a part of the 100 Day Heart Challenge that Carlton is participating in, IHC will do a series of films with him on walks around Salt Lake City. He would like to invite the Council to suggest their favorite 30 minute walk in their district, so that IHC can film in a variety of locations around Salt Lake City. Council Staff will be inquiring with IHC to get this film and use it in the Council’s various media platforms.
Council Members Penfold and Simonsen were interested.
C. For your review
Capital Facilities Plan – Debt and Capital Policies
During the 10-Year Capital Facilities Plan discussion, the Council reviewed and suggested modifications to its Capital and Debt Management Polices. Attached are the changes in revision format, based on staff’s understanding. Does the Council approve the Capital and Debt Management policy changes.
(See attached revision document.)
Councilmember Simonsen said he would like Item 5, Administration review of the progress of the 10-Year Capital Facilities Plan reviewed every other year.
April 24, 2012 Additional
City Council Announcements
April, 24, 2012
1:10:12 PM Information needed by staff:
A. Timeline for agenda items
- Does the Council want to set the public hearing of an item before a briefing has been held? Ms. Gust-Jenson asked if it was acceptable to set public hearings before having briefings. Council Members were ok setting public hearings before briefings but wanted to hold a briefing before the hearing. Council Members wanted to know if a section could be put on the agenda of upcoming hearing dates. Ms. Gust-Jenson said they could move in that direction. Councilmember Simonsen asked if they wanted it to be public information. Council Members were in favor of it being public information.
B. Revisions to the Idle Free Ordinance
- According to the state code, the city has until 5/8/12 to adopt these revisions. Do Council members want a briefing or just schedule adoption? Council Members just wanted the item scheduled for adoption.
C. Stan’s Announcement: D-1 Central Business District Parking Regulations (Not Held)
- Request to support initiating a petition to delete section 21A.30.020.D.3.e (D-1 Central Business District) of the City’s zoning ordinance.
- This provision is listed with other D-1 regulations intended to limit the construction of parking lots and parking structures to appropriate locations, typically interior to the block and behind a building with retail or other types of land uses fronting the street.
- However, this provision seems contrary to the intent of the D-1 regulations and could even encourage the demolition of buildings to allow for parking lots/structures to be constructed along the street right-of-way.
Is the Council supportive of this request?
The citation is 21A.30.020.D.3.e, states:
e. Parking lots, proposed as a principal use to facilitate a building demolition, shall be permitted as a conditional use with the approval of the planning commission pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21A.54 of this title, where it is found that the parking lot is:
(1) Associated with a proposed principal land use; or
(2) Shown to be necessary for an existing adjacent land use(s). Demand shall be demonstrated through affidavits or executed lease agreements for off site parking. Said lot shall be located within five hundred feet (500') of the principal use(s) that it is proposed to serve, and shall not exceed more than fifty percent (50%) of the required parking stall count for said use(s); or
(3) Not associated with a principal land use or a specific increase in parking demand. The applicant shall document to the planning commission's satisfaction that there is a need for more commercial parking in a given area and, if so, it must participate in the overall downtown token program.