ADDITIONAL
City Council Announcements
March 27, 2012
I. 2:23:56 PM Information needed by Council Staff
1. The Council Office has received paperwork on alcohol regulations and small neighborhood business zoning. (The neighborhood business item we have had for some time, but it was held to process in conjunction with the alcohol regulation changes.) The Chair and Vice Chair have proposed setting the date on April 3 for an April 24 hearing and holding a briefing on April 10.
Is the Council comfortable with this schedule? Council Members were ok with the suggested schedule.
J. For Your Information
1. Salt Lake City is seeking applications for two positions on the Salt Lake City Public Library Board of Directors. Currently, the library Board is seeking applicants from City Council Districts 2 and 7 to fill three-year terms that will begin July 1. The Board desires applicants with financial expertise and applicants from diverse human, experiential, and economic backgrounds. Board members must be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Ms. Gust-Jenson said they needed some applicants from the Council Members. She said the Mayor’s Office was accepting applications.
K. 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.
9) Salt Lake Police Museum – Preservation & Digitization of museum collection
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds will be used toward the preservation of historical Police memorabilia that will be displayed in the new Public Safety Building. Funds will be used toward professional services of repair, conservation, inventorying, and selecting items to be digitized.
b) Grant amount: $10,000 from the Bay and Paul Foundations’ Collections Care and Conservation program
c) Match Requirement: 100%
10) Landscape Water Efficiencies Interactive Website
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds would be used to expand the existing plant database to include an advanced plant search tool and social networking component to further engage the Public.
b) Grant amount: $30,551 from the US Department of the Interior / Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Conservation Field Services Program
c) Match Requirement: 100%: met with existing staff hours dedicated to water conservation efforts, web license fees, and production of instructional videos.
11) Drug Free Communities Continuation Grant
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: continue existing efforts of the Mayor’s Coalition and production of Brown Bag Series and supplies.
b) Grant amount requested: $125,000 from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration to the Mayor’s Office Coalition on Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs
c) Match Requirement: 150% - met through other participating City staff, volunteer hours, and mailings.
12) Hidden Hollow Revitalization Project
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: toward supplies and contract services to upgrade and install new elements in the Hidden Hollow Nature Area to interface with the Wilmington Gardens RDA project.
b) Grant amount requested: $195,000 from the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City
c) Match Requirement: none.
13) Gallivan Center Recycling Bins
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: donation of the cans will be used as recycling bins throughout the Gallivan Center.
b) Grant amount requested: no stated cash value; 30 metal outdoor recycling bins from the Coca Cola Company Public Space Recycling Bins grant program
c) Match Requirement: none.
14) E Pluribus Unum Prize – Migration Policy Institute
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: support the City’s Office of Diversity & Human Rights work “to support the integration of immigrants into the Community.” Specifically, the anti-discrimination program was submitted for consideration of the award.
b) Grant amount requested: $50,000 from the Migration Policy Institute E Pluribus Unum Prize
c) Match Requirement: none.
15) Salt Lake Recruiting Women into Law Enforcement program
a) Purpose / Goal of the Grant: funds will be used to print recruiting materials aimed at increasing the recruitment of women into law enforcement careers.
b) Grant amount requested: $7,400 from the Berger-Marks Foundation to promote workers’ rights and have an impact on social justice for women
c) Match Requirement: 100%