Additional City Council Announcements
September 11, 2012
Information Needed by Council Staff 6:53:59 PM
A. Reminder of the National League of Cities Conference
November 28 - December 1
Boston
•Promoting Strong Local Economies
•Building Sustainable Communities
•Strengthening Neighborhoods and Families
Ø Checking in with Council Members just in case schedules have changed. Are there any Council Members interested in attending? (Carlton has accepted) Ms. Gust-Jenson asked Council Members to let staff know if they wanted to attend.
B. 4th Annual Celebrate the City, Highlighting the Leonardo
Saturday, September 22 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ø Would any of the Council Members be interested in being a judge for a comic drawing contest at the Night Flight Comics store? Councilmember LaMalfa said yes to either contest. Councilmember Luke said he might be able to attend and would let staff know. Councilmember Simonsen asked about the specific time for each event. Ms. Gust-Jenson said she would have to get that information. Councilmember Simonsen said he might be able to attend later in the afternoon around 3:30-4:00.
Ø Would any of the Council Members be interested in being a judge for a dance or costume contest?
C. Retreat Preparation Meeting with Facilitator
Chuck Klingenstein, the retreat facilitator, would like an opportunity to talk with Council Members prior to the retreat.
Ø Some Council Members have already talked with Mr. Klingenstein. If other Council Members are interested in scheduling a phone conversation, please let staff know. Ms. Gust-Jenson said Mr. Klingenstein wanted to talk to each Council Member prior to the retreat which was scheduled for September 25, 2012. She said he wanted to ask questions about place making, lighter-quicker-cheaper and initial ideas on master planning and long-range planning.
D. Street Lighting, Draft Brochure
As a follow-up to the Council’s discussion last week, staff sent out the brochure to Council Members (see attachment). A briefing is scheduled for September18 for Council Members to ask questions about the street light funding public engagement process.
Ø Please let staff know if you have any questions or feedback. Ms. Gust-Jenson said a briefing was scheduled for September 18, 2012. She said Council Members should have a copy of the draft brochure in their folders.
E. Tuesday, October 9th Working Lunch meeting with UTA Staff
The working lunch for September 18 has been cancelled. UTA has expressed an interest to discuss next steps for Salt Lake City with Council Members.
Ø Are Council Members interested in attending a working lunch meeting on Tuesday, October 9 for a discussion with UTA officials? Ms. Gust-Jenson said there was a conflict with UTA and Council Members and the meeting was cancelled. She said UTA asked if it was possible to have a working lunch with them on October 9, 2012. She said the UTA board member who represented Salt Lake City also wanted to attend. She said she would send out an appointment to Council Members.
F. Residential Infill Regulations
Council Member Jill Love would like to initiate a Legislative Action requesting the Administration revaluate the City’s residential infill zoning regulations to address issues that continue to be raised regarding major renovation and new construction in residential neighborhoods.
The intent would be to fine-tune the regulations as they relate to mass, scale and building size by creating regulations that use a ‘building envelope’ concept similar to Salt Lake County or Holladay City residential infill zoning regulations. The areas of Sugar House, Liberty Wells and/or Harvard Yalecrest should be evaluated first.
Constituents have asserted that some elements of the ‘building envelope’ concept that focus on building mass, scale and size may be a better tool than the historic or conservation district regulations. The three items accomplish different purposes, but provide a greater variety of tools to deal with specific neighborhood character concerns.
Ø Would other Council Members support Council Member Love’s Legislative Action? Yes - Council Members Garrott, Penfold, and Simonsen were in support.
Ø Council Members were in favor of having the Council and Administration work collaboratively to address the issue.
G. ULCT Annual Convention
September 12-14
Ø For those Council Members who are attending any of the sessions or events, would you like staff to pick up your name badge/tickets for you tomorrow? Ms. Gust-Jenson asked Council Members to let staff know if they wanted their badges/tickets picked up for them. Councilmember Christensen said the Council was co-sponsoring the Thursday evening event at the Natural History Museum and family members could be invited to attend.
H. City Opinion Question Ordinance (Move to Amend)
Attached is a new proposal from representatives of the Move to Amend group. This issue will be discussed in October after Council Members have had some time to review. Ms. Gust-Jenson said this issue would be scheduled during October meetings. She said the letter included some policy issue recommendations that “Move to Amend” wanted the Council to consider. She said the Council would have time to digest the information before discussions were held in October.