City Council Announcements
September 20, 2011
A. Information Needed by Council Staff
1. Rules of Procedure, Simplified (Attachment 1)
Staff has prepared a one-page handout to comply with H.B. 267, adopted in the last Legislative session. It requires certain public bodies, including the City Council, to adopt rules governing parliamentary order and procedure; ethical behavior; and civil discourse in a public meeting.
H.B. 267 requires that these rules be posted on the Council website and made available to the public at each Council meeting. We plan on creating website hyperlinks to the ethical rules and will also make them available in a binder for public review at Council meetings.
Does the Council have any concerns with the handout? Council Members were in favor of the language. Councilmember Simonsen asked if these would just be posted or attached to agendas. Ms. Gust-Jenson said they would be posted on the Council’s Website and then attached to each electronic packet and a physical copy would be available at each Council meeting for public review.
2. October Meetings
In a previous discussion the Council asked staff to look into the possibility of moving the October 18, 2011 Work Session and Formal Meeting to October 25, 2011. This option is a possibility.
Would the Council like to have Council Meeting on Tuesday, October 25, 2011? Council Members were in favor.
3. National League of Cities: Congress of Cities and Exposition 2011 (Attachment 2)
This year the NLC conference will be in Phoenix, AZ, Wednesday, November 9, 2011 thru Saturday, November 12, 2011. Wednesday, September 30, 2011 is the deadline for advanced registration.
Are there any Council Members interested in attending the NLC Conference this year? Councilmember Christensen said he might be interested. Council Members Love, Garrott, Simonsen, Penfold, Martin and Turner were not interested.
B. 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.
1. People’s Garden Grant Program
i. Purpose / Goal of the Grant: develop workshops & training to encourage and support local, sustainable community gardens. Collaboration with Wasatch Community Gardens.
ii. Grant amount: $26,500 through the US Department of Agriculture
iii. Match Requirement: none required, but suggested. Offered in-kind staff services from both the City and Wasatch Gardens.
2. Utah Pharmaceutical Drug Crime Project – Public Awareness
i. Purpose / Goal of the Grant: continue the statewide PA campaign “Use only as Directed”. Several collaborating agencies.
ii. Grant amount: $250,000 through the State of Utah Commission on Criminal & Juvenile Justice
iii. Match Requirement: none
3. K9 Squad Specialized Training
i. Purpose / Goal of the Grant: increase specialized training of dogs & handlers
ii. Grant amount: $5,000 from Target Public Safety Program
iii. Match requirement: none
4. Bicycle & Pedestrian Roadway Safety Project
i. Purpose / Goal of the Grant: fund the development / implementation of a public education campaign re: auto / roadway safety focused on pedestrian, bicycle, auto driver safety, also increase enforcement on crosswalks, bicycle road laws, and auto safety laws.
ii. Grant amount: $17,051 through State Farm Safe Neighbors Grant
iii. Match requirement: none
5. Wasatch SunShot – Streamlining & Simplifying Solar
i. Purpose / Goal of the Grant: 3-year initiative to streamline and simplify the permitting processes and tools associated with roof-top solar projects for both residential and commercial.
ii. Grant amount: $1,026,377 through the US Department of Energy.
iii. Match Requirement: 10% in year 1 and 20% in each year 2 and 3 - met through in-kind services.
iv. The Council may wish to note the staffing component to this item: Grant would fund 1,000 hours per year of an intern salary to assist with the project.