City Council Announcements
March 20, 2012
Information needed by Council Staff
C. Legislative Action Items & Legislative Intents
Is the Council interested in holding a lunch meeting next Tuesday, March 27 to discuss the pending Legislative Action Items and receive an update on the Legislative Intent Statements? Ms. Gust-Jenson said she had not heard back from everyone. She said it would not be worthwhile unless all Council Members were there. Council Members said they would attend.
It will take some time to get through the list and it will help staff know which of the items the Council would like to pursue. Staff has identified 19 items so far from the long-term list that we think can be closed. It will also help the Administration know which requests should receive the most focus. Hopefully getting the Council’s feedback on this will help define how the Council would like to allocate staffing resources.
Are any Council Members interested in this approach?
D. Police Radio Purchase (ATTACHMENT)
The Administration would like to gauge the Council’s support for a large purchase to upgrade the City’s radio communication system. The purchase amount is approximately $4.3 million and will be reimbursed by Public Safety Building (PSB) bond funds and grant monies. The purchase was planned, but is occurring earlier than anticipated to take advantage of a pricing discount. If the Council is supportive, the Administration will move forward and the budget mechanics to process the grant funds will be handled in a future budget opening.
Does the Council wish to move forward and / or schedule a briefing for more discussion? Yes
E. Congress for the New Urbanism: The New World
The annual Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading venue for New Urbanist education, collaboration, and networking. CNU members come from around the world to discuss development practices and public policies, learn from recent innovative work, and advance new initiatives to transform our communities. New Urbanism is the town planning movement dedicated to the restoration of existing urban centers, the reconfiguration of formless sprawl into real neighborhoods and diverse districts, the conservation of natural lands, and the preservation of our built legacy. New Urbanist communities are walkable, offer a diverse range of housing options, encourage a rich mix of uses, and provide welcoming public spaces.
This year CNU 20 will be in West Palm Beach, Florida, Wednesday, May 9, 2012 thru Saturday, May 12, 2012. Next year it is in Salt Lake City. Council Chair Simonsen has been involved in recruiting this convention to Salt Lake City and would like to attend. Ms. Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Simonsen had been invited to attend and make a pitch for people to come to Salt Lake City. She asked if there were any objections to that. No objections were made. Councilmember Simonsen said the idea was to do this in instead of going to the planning conference in LA.
For Your Information
A. City Creek Center Preview Charity Gala
There are two complimentary tickets available for each Council Member to attend this event tomorrow evening from 6:30 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. These tickets have been placed in your folder. If you choose not to attend, please return your tickets to the Front Office, and they will be returned to City Creek.
Additional Item.
Discussion was held on the monitors mounted on the west wall of the Work Session Room. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked Bill Haight to get more information/options for consideration. Mr. Haight said he would install 4 - 55” monitors for evaluation. He said additional monitors could be added later if needed.