ADDITIONAL
City Council Announcements
January 10, 2012
B. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. Utah League Legislative Policy Committee Open Position
The end of City Council Member J.T. Martin’s term has left an opening on the Utah League of Cities and Town’s Legislative Policy Committee. The committee addresses legislative issues of common interest to all Utah cities. Because Council Member Carlton Christensen is the Utah League’s First Vice President, the City has five voting positions on the Policy Committee. Mayor Ralph Becker, Planning Director Wilf Sommerkorn, Council Member Christensen and Council Member Søren Simonsen hold the other four voting positions. One of the new Council Members has indicated an interest in succeeding former Council Member Martin to serve on the Committee.
How would the Council like to proceed in filling the remainder of the term for the open position? Ms. Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Luke expressed interest in the position. A majority of the Council was in favor.
Councilmember Simonsen said he was serving on the Association of Municipal Councils which was also a League function. He said his Chair duties would prohibit him from continued service and suggested having another Council Member fill in. Ms. Gust-Jenson said they would include the issue on the next set of announcements.
2. Liberty Heights Rezone
Request to draft an ordinance and to initiate a petition to rezone the property located at 1073 East 1300 South, from R-1-5,000 to CN. The property owner is currently using the home to conduct administrative tasks supporting the commercial business, Liberty Heights Fresh, located on the adjacent parcel (1290 South 1100 East). Both parcels are owned by the same owner and he supports the rezone so that he may continue his operations in the building.
The parcel was split zoned during the zoning rewrite. According to the City ordinance, “If a district boundary splits a parcel at a depth of less than thirty feet (30') or an average of thirty feet (30') in the case of irregular shaped parcel, then the entire parcel is considered zoned the majority district that covers the parcel” (21A.22.030). The majority of this parcel is located in the R-1-5000, therefore, this parcel is recognized as residential.
Is the Council supportive of this request? Ms. Gust-Jenson asked if the Council was ok with holding off this week. The Council said yes.
This relates to a Council Policy on initiating petitions. The Council may wish to reconsider the policy to allow Council Members to initiate petitions on behalf of private parties.
3. City Creek Walking Tour
The Presiding Bishopric has approved the Council to take a walking tour through City Creek. The Council appears to be available Tuesday, January 31, 2012 from Noon to 2:00 p.m.; or Friday, January 20, 2012 10:00 a.m. to Noon or Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Would the Council be interested in meeting one of these times to tour City Creek? Ms. Gust-Jenson said they would hold a discussion on this during the Chair/Vice Chair meeting.
C. Grants for Council’s Review - The Administration has forwarded information about the following grant opportunities that they are pursuing. Following is a quick list of the items. A memo with more information is attached. If the Council does not have any objections, and the City is awarded the grant, these will come back through the Consent and Budget Amendment process.
1) Historical Records Preservation – Mini grant
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: to purchase preservation materials for the City’s historical documents and records managed by the City Recorder’s Office..
b) Grant amount: $500 from the Utah State Historical Records Advisory Board.
c) Match Requirement: 100% (proposed to be fulfilled from the Recorder’s Office approved 2011-12 budget)
2) Clean Fuels Grant – Purchase of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds would be used toward the higher cost of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in the City’s fleet – namely a street sweeper and aerial tower truck for Urban Forestry. Both vehicles were part of a fleet CNG purchase already planned.
b) Grant amount: $70,000 from the Utah Division of Air Quality.
c) Match Requirement: 50% satisfied by the other CNG vehicle purchases already planned.
3) YouthCity Apprenticeship Program
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds would cover the cost for five youths to participate in a new youth employment initiative of placing low-income minority youths in an 8-week paid apprenticeship within a City department with an employee mentor. The $4,000 would cover the cost of five participants. The new initiative would be aimed at providing placements for 20 youths.
b) Grant amount requested: $4,000 through the U.S. Conference of Mayors Summer Youth Campaign 2012.
c) Match Requirement: none.
4) YouthCity Operations Funding
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds would be used toward the ongoing Operations costs for the YouthCity program.
b) Grant amount requested: $20,000 from the George S. & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation Community Giving program
c) Match Requirement: none.