Additional
City Council Announcements
June 19, 2012
1. Information needed by Council Staff: 8:50:51 PM
a. Proposed Legislative Action
D-1 and D-2 Downtown Zoning District Parking Regulations
Request sponsored by Council Member Garrott for support initiating a petition to remove stand-alone surface parking lots from the Downtown D-1 and D-2 zoning districts. Currently, stand-alone surface parking lots are a conditional use in the D-1 zone and a permitted use in the D-2 zone. This would not apply to surface parking lots if they are serving an adjacent primary use.
The intent would be to tie the changes in with the recent request to change the Downtown parking regulations sponsored by Council Member Penfold providing a more comprehensive approach in addressing parking lots or structures along street frontages. As part of the analysis for this request it would be helpful to identify possible exceptions that may be needed such as allowing stand-alone parking lots under certain circumstances.
Would Council Members support this request? Ms. Gust-Jenson said this needed a second sponsor. Council Members Penfold and Simonsen said they supported the proposal.
b. UCCD Iraqi Young Leaders - Meeting Request
Allison James-Garcia is the program associate for the Utah Council for Citizens Diplomacy (UCCD) UCCD is excited to welcome 10 Iraqi Students to Utah Friday, July 6 – Monday, July 16 as part of the Iraqi Young Leaders Program (IYLEP)! This program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is one of our nation’s most important Public Diplomacy initiatives. English-speaking Iraqi High school students are selected by the U.S. Department of State, through the U.S. Embassy, Baghdad. We are interested in exposing the Iraqi students to our city government. Our idea is to have a ‘mock city council meeting.’ It would be great to first meet with one or two City Council members and discuss what they do and then have the students practice what they just learned.
Ideally, this meeting would take place the afternoon of Monday, July 9 at 3:00 p.m. Please let me know if this can be arranged. I look forward to hear from you!
Please let Staff know if you are interested. Council Members Simonsen, Luke, Christensen and Garrott said they were interested if an workable time could be scheduled. Ms. Gust-Jenson said she would check back with UCCD and let the Council know what options were available.
c. Salt Lake City’s Community Food Assessment focus group discussions
As a part of Salt Lake City's Community Food Assessment project, Carbaugh Associates is hosting a series of focus group discussions. An important part of the Community Food Assessment project is learning from residents, businesses, and organizations about health, affordability and cultural availability of food in Salt Lake City. Robin Carbaugh is asking for suggested names of individuals for focus group discussions on Salt Lake City’s Community Food Assessment.
Wednesday, June 27 and Thursday June 28, 2012 at the Salt Lake City Main Library starting at 6:00 p.m. .
Please let Staff know if you are interested or have any names to submit. Councilmember Garrott requested the names of people currently on the list so duplication could be avoided. Ms. Gust-Jenson said Council Members could contact staff/liaisons with names of potential participants. Councilmember Penfold asked if it was appropriate to explore/include options like Wasatch Community Gardens. Ms. Gust-Jenson said she would recommend that Ms. Carbaugh check with existing groups to be sure they are included. Councilmember LaMalfa suggested adding Community Food Coop of Utah, Mountain View Community Learning Center and People’s Market. Councilmember Garrott suggested adding Food Not Bombs .
d. Taiwan Governor invitation for dinner on July 10
Mr. Lin, Junq-Tzer,Minister Without Portfolio and concurrently Governor of Taiwan Province, accompanied by two entourage, will visit SLC on July 8-11 to strengthen relationship between Taiwan and Utah. Governor Lin will meet with Governor Herbert, Chair "Taiwan Technology and Trade Seminar" and visit USTAR,etc. He would like to invite Mayors of Taiwan sister county and cities for dinner at 6:30 on July 10 at Garden Cafe in Grand America Hotel. Mayor Becker will be out of town then. Will any Council Members be available to join on behalf of Salt Lake City? Charlie is tentative, may be out of town. Carlton is available to attend.
Please let Staff know if you are interested. Councilmember Christensen said he might have a conflict but should know in about a week. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the Chair and Vice Chair might have conflicts and a back-up might be needed. Councilmember Garrott said he might be able to attend. Councilmember Simonsen asked if another night could be scheduled. Ms. Gust-Jenson said she would check.
City Council Announcements
June 19, 2012
2. Information needed by Council Staff:
a. Council Summer Retreat
At the last Council Meeting, there was a discussion among the Council indicating that Tuesday, August 7, 2012 is a possible date to hold the Council’s Summer Retreat.
Does this date accommodate all Council Members? Some Council Members said August 7th would not work. Councilmember Simonsen he would look at potential dates and try to get something pinned down by e-mail. He said he wanted to get a date scheduled in the next week or two so plans could be started. He said in addition to e-mail, staff would also follow-up with Council Members. Councilmember Garrott asked if Council Members could begin sending suggestions for agenda items. Councilmember Simonsen said yes.