City Council Announcements
December 4, 2012
Information Needed by Council Staff 8:51:24 PM
C. AFSCME Compensation Redesign Letter
In conjunction with labor negotiation last year, AFSCME has requested a letter from both the Mayor and the Council reflecting the group’s collaboration on the compensation redesign. The City liaison who worked on this project indicates that AFSCME and the City collaborated rather well on the redesign and hopefully the new system will put the City in a position to both fairly compensate employees and protect taxpayers
Ø If Council Members would like to participate in the draft letter (attached), comments and suggestions are welcome.
Ms. Gust-Jenson asked Council Members to provide any feedback they had. She said the letter would be modified to say “we” instead of “I”. She asked if there were any objections to moving forward. No objections were raised.
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December 4, 2012
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D. Legislative Breakfast Invitation
Below is the invitation to legislators for the Legislative Breakfast which is scheduled for 7:30 am on January 8 at the Tracy Aviary. As in the past, this will be signed by the Mayor and Council Chair.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said the breakfast was being organized by the Mayor’s Office and a letter (signed by Mayor and Council Chair) would be sent to legislators. Councilmember Christensen said the appointment sent out by staff said the breakfast was being held at the Gallivan Center. Ms. Gust-Jenson said it was probably the Aviary but would do additional follow-up.
Councilmember Simonsen asked if the letter contained a list of legislative items. Ms. Gust-Jenson said no. She said it only stated when and where. Councilmember Simonsen said he did not know if there was a list of all the people being invited but wanted to be sure that Representative Patrice Errant and Lynn Hemingway were invited this year. Ms. Gust-Jenson said staff would double check/coordinate that any legislator that had any piece of Salt Lake City would be invited. Councilmember Christensen said Senator Wyler who was primarily in South Davis County now took in all of Rose Park and part of Capitol Hill also needed to be invited. Ms. Gust-Jenson said staff would coordinate with Holly (Mayor’s Office).
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Dear Senator ___________,
We hope you will join us for a breakfast with our City legislative team to discuss the Legislature’s 2013 session. The breakfast will be held January 8 at the Tracy Aviary (589 East 1300 South in the southwest corner of Liberty Park) from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Convenient parking is available in the parking lot north of the aviary accessed from 900 south.
We would like to share the City’s perspectives on legislative issues we think will affect Salt Lake City in 2013. We also want to hear from you on your priority issues, as well as issues you think may affect our city.
We hope you will attend and work with us to help Salt Lake City fulfill its full potential as Utah’s capital city.
Please RSVP by the end of business Tuesday, January 1, to Holly Hilton at 801-535-6006 or holly.hilton@slcgov.com. We hope you will join us.
Thank you for all you do for Salt Lake City.
E. Council Calendar 2013
For July 2013 does Council approve the following schedule?
ü July 2 – no meetings
ü July 9 – no meetings
ü July 16, 2013 – RDA/Work Session/Formal Meeting
ü July 23, 2013 – Work Session/Formal Meeting
ü July 30, 2013 – no meetings
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Penfold wanted to ask if in July the Council would be interested in meeting on July 16th rather than July 30th. A majority of the Council was in favor. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked if the Council was available to meet the night before July 24th. A majority of the Council said yes. Councilmember Christensen said there might be a concern with parking if a large public hearing was scheduled. Councilmember Simonsen suggested keeping July 30th on the schedule. A straw poll was taken on holding two or three meetings in July. A majority of the Council was in favor of only two (July 16th and 23rd).
For September 2013, does Council approve the following schedule?
ü September 3 – Work Session/Formal Meeting
ü September 10 – no meetings
ü September 17 – RDA/Work Session
ü September 24 – Work Session/Formal Meeting
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Christensen pointed out there was a Utah League conflict for some people on September 10th. She said possible dates were September 3rd, 10th, 17th or 24th. A majority of the Council was in favor the 3rd, 17th and 24th. Councilmember Simonsen said the Council had previously held retreats on the last Tuesday in September. Ms. Gust-Jenson said staff would look at others dates for the retreat.