City Council Announcements
May 15, 2012
Information needed by staff:
A. Topping out Ceremony for the Public Safety Building
The Administration would like to include interested Council Members in the topping out ceremony for the Public Safety Building. They expect this to happen in the last week of June. They don’t know the exact date yet, as it depends on the availability and delivery date for the final steel shipment. If Council Members are available and interested, it would help to know who is interested so that the schedulers can work with the interested Council Members schedules.
Are any Council Members interested in participating in this ceremony? Council Members Christensen, Luke and Simonsen said they were interested. Ms. Gust-Jenson said she would keep the Council updated.
B. School Board/Council leadership meeting
Council staff is
in the process of moving forward to plan the next School Board / Council
leadership meeting and will check with School Board Members on any topics they
would like to include on the agenda.
One potential agenda topic
is: Collaboration on the Promise Neighborhood Grant. Please let Council staff
know of other agenda topics Council Members would like to include. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked about other issues Council Members
wanted on the agenda. Councilmember Luke suggested the Anti Bullying
Initiative. Ms. Gust-Jenson said another Councilmember had asked a
question about that issue and she could provide information back to the full
Council as well.
Councilmember Penfold suggested a discussion about the collaboration between individual schools regarding their “safe routes to school” plans and how that integrates with the City, in particular CIP kinds of things, accessibility, sidewalks, that sort of thing. He said more collaboration in how those routes are determined in the City and what the needs are along those routes in a more strategic way.
Councilmember Love said it would be nice to have an update/follow-up on making the facilities at our schools more available for youth athletic programs, maybe look for some ways the City could do some in-kind things for the schools in exchange for making them available for youth programs.
Councilmember LaMalfa suggested finding a way for the City Library to work with schools libraries regarding school programs/community learning centers.
Councilmember Christensen said he had concerns about how the district is interacting in the City’s emergency management scenarios and whether that is as clear and defined as it needs to be. He said he was concerned about what would happen if a major event occurred. Councilmember Luke said he wanted to add smaller events like a fire where people are displaced and have an expectation that schools are available.
Councilmember Love said we voted to invest a lot of money over the last few years in the learning centers and it would be interesting to see if they have data about how they are working and impacting communities and neighborhoods. Councilmember Simonsen said that would be an appropriate discussion for a follow-up briefing.
C. Request Form to Schedule a Ceremonial Resolution
Attached is a
“Request Form to Schedule a Ceremonial Resolution for an Upcoming Council
Meeting” that can serve as a tool when the Council Office receives a resolution
request from the community.
If the Council supports this approach,
the staff could provide this form to anyone making a request. Once the
form is complete, Council staff will provide to the full Council the information
and ask whether or not there is a Council Member sponsor/co-sponsor. Ms. Gust-Jenson said there had been a lot of requests in
the past few months. She said staff wanted to get basic information from
the applicant and then come to the Council. She asked for feedback from
the Council and said changes could be made as we go along.
D. American Heart Association Joint Resolution Request
The American Heart Association made a request to have a joint resolution with the Council and Mayor declaring May 2012 as Stroke Awareness Month in Salt Lake City. Resolution language is attached.
Some Council Members have given approval. Council Staff would like to confirm that the full Council approves scheduling this joint ceremonial resolution for the May 22nd Council meeting. Please let Council staff know if you have any changes/questions/or concerns. Ms. Gust-Jenson said a formal meeting was not scheduled for May 22nd but staff was hoping to adopt the resolution then.
E. Library Audit Recommendation
Attached is a letter to City Council Chair Søren Simonsen from Linda Hamilton, transitional director of the Salt Lake City Library System. The letter recommends several changes to items originally listed in the scope of services for the performance audit of the Library System. City Council staff agrees with the letter except for the final point. The Council may wish to consider retaining that final point which requests additional information on best practices nationwide in regards to accommodating homeless library patrons and balancing their needs with the spectrum of library patrons. The SLC Library currently has an effective collaborative approach with Salt Lake County; it is always good to be aware of additional tools on issues this complex. A majority of the Council was in favor of the proposed changes but wanted to retain the final point with information on broad range public accessibility and focus on best practices looking at libraries in major metro areas.
For Your Information:
Summary of 3rd District Judge Kate A. Toomey’s Decision
Council staff, at the Chair’s request, has prepared a summary of 3rd District Judge Kate A. Toomey’s decision May 3 on Salt Lake City’s motion to dismiss a temporary restraining order requested by two taxicab companies.