The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, April 2, 1996, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Stuart Reid Joanne Milner Sam Souvall
Deeda Seed Tom Godfrey Bryce Jolley
Keith Christensen
Mayor Deedee Corradini; Roger Cutler, City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; and Chris Meeker, Deputy City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and Councilmember Souvall conducted the meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2. Councilmember moved and Councilmember seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meeting held March 19, 1996, which motion carried, all members voted aye
(M 96-1).
CONSENT
ACTION: Councilmember moved and Councilmember seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
#1. RE: Set date of April 16, 1996 at 6:00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance to amend the Fiscal Year 1995-96 budget.
(B 95-1)
#2. RE: Set Date of April 9, at 6:00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting a motion to amend Lot 2, Arlington Hills Plat "H", pursuant to Petition No 400-94-9.
(P 94-227)
#3. RE: Set Date of May 7, 1996 at 6:00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting a motion to close a portion of North Bonneville Drive at approximately 957 East North Bonneville Drive, pursuant to Petition No. 400-96-10.
(P96-34)
#4. RE: Adopting Resolution 17 of 1996 authorizing the approval of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation ant Utah Department of Transportation to construct and operate a 12-inch ductile iron watermain.
(C 96-140)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting a motion regarding the Mayor's proposed Community Development Block Grant funding recommendations.
ACTION: Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Jolley seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to refer this item to the April 16, 1996 Council meeting for final action, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Bruce Quint, Salt Lake Community Development Corporation, thanked the City Council, City staff and the Mayor for funding affordable housing.
Dominique Anderson-Faben, member of the Board of Directors of the Travelers Aid Society, thanked the City for the partnership with the Travelers Aid Society in providing shelter.
Jim Jenson, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club for 27 years, thanked the City for CDBG funding.
William Scott Barraclough, President of the Board for Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS), asked for support for S125,000 for a revitalization program and the housing stock program.
Savanna Beacham and Angie Peterson, students from Hawthorne Elementary School and other students from the Beacon Heights School, thanked the City for CDBG grant funding for Hidden Hollow. They asked the City to fund a lighting system. The students requested additional funding for an irrigation system to make Hidden Hollow an even greater place.
Ron Pohlman, Housing Programs Manager for Salt Lake City, explained the First Time Home Buyer program and the rehabilitation program. Mr. Pohlman thanked the Council for supporting the programs.
Brenda Thompson, Director of the Utah Food Bank, asked the Council and the Mayor to reconsider funding for the Utah Food Bank. She said the proposal was for project operation not administration. She explained that funding would be used f or a driver who would pickup prepared and perishable foods. She said the food would then be delivered to shelters. She said if the Utah Food Bank did not receive funding the position would not be filled.
Richard Winters, Administrator for the Utah Food Bank, told the Council without funding for a driver the Utah Food Bank would not be able use donated food properly. He said food would go to the landfill instead of feeding hungry people.
Kristy Johnson, Director of Life Care at the Community Services Council, explained that which were the CDBG funds received were used for the SHHIP Program(Senior/Handicapped Home Improvement Program). She said the program took care of minor repairs to senior handicapped citizen homes. She thanked the Council, City staff and the Mayor for the grant.
Dave Woodman, Emergency Home Repair Coordinator for Assist Incorporated, thanked the Council and the Mayor for funding which made it possible for people to live in their homes longer.
Gary Ethington, Executive Director for Camp Kostopulos, asked for funding for remodeling four cabins at the camp.
Marion Willey, Director of Utah Non-Profit Housing, thanked the Community Development Action Committee (CDAC), the Mayor, City Council and City staff for funding affordable housing.
Nini Rich, Executive Director of Wasatch Community Gardens, thanked CDAC, the Mayor, City Council and City Staff for funding the gardens.
Sheldon Beitler, Faith Temple Church, thanked the City for funding low to moderate income housing purchase programs.
Kim Garvin, Legal Aid Society, said Legal Aid had missed the deadline for requesting CDBG funding due to their Director of Development resigning. She asked the Council for any funding which might still be available.
Lenoris Bush, Nettie Gregory Center, thanked the Mayor, City Council and City staff for their support in putting a roof on the Nettie Gregory Community Center.
Sharon Abegglen, Housing Director for the Salt Lake Community Action program, said Salt Lake City housing needs were going up on the average of 12% per year. She said this was a housing crisis and asked the City to support housing programs.
Virgina Walton, Coordinator of Neighborhood Centers for the Community Action program, thanked the City Council, Mayor and City Staff for their support. She said the Neighborhood Centers provided 5,180 citizens with a three day food supply.
Jeff St. Romain, Director of Volunteers of America Utah, thanked the Council for funding last year. He said the center was a detox center and needed new furniture.
Jane Edwards, Executive Director of the YWCA, said their request was for a fire protection system. She asked if extra funds were available that the YWCA receive funding for a the fire protection system. She thanked the City for past support.
Randall Dixon, a Vice Chair of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council, asked for improvement funding for the Warm Springs Neighborhood Park.
Abby Maestas, Executive Director of the Rape Recovery Center, thanked the City for on going support for the Center.
Alice Hummons, member of the Board of Trustees of the Rape Recovery Center and volunteer, recommended full funding of $22,340.
Jamee Roberts staff member and volunteer for the Rape Recovery Center, asked for full funding.
Freddi Nebeker, Guadalupe Schools Director of Development, thanked the CDBG for funding support.
Kathering Hunt, Vice Chair of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council, asked for support for the Warm Springs Park final phase.
Russell Ivory, Director of Operations for Utah Industries for the Blind, asked for support for funding to purchase packaging equipment for low skilled blind workers.
W. M. Simpson, Nettie Gregory Center, thanked the City for funding the roof for the Center.
Larry Houston, Nettie Gregory Center and First Vice President of the Salt Lake branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, asked for support for the Nettie Gregory Center and the Utah Opportunity Industrial Center requests for funding.
Rawlins Young, Chair of the Sugar House Community Council, spoke in support of funding for Hidden Hollow, Fairmont Park tennis courts, the continuation of the historic architectural survey of Sugar House and the update of the Sugar House master plan. He said the level of funding for Sugar House was now one tenth of the funding for the existing plan. He asked the Council to reconsider the amount of funding for the master plan.
Edith Byrd, Executive Director of the African American Task Force, spoke in support of funding for low to middle income people at risk. She thanked the City for the funding.
Mary Beth Bohan, Director of the Transitional Living Center asked for support.
(T 96-4)
#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordiance rezoning properties located near the North Boundary of the City east of Interstate 15 form Opentspace "OS" to Ectractive Industries "EI".
ACTION: Councilmember Reid moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Reid seconded to adopt Ordinance 15 of 1996, which would rezone approximately 885 feet of property, located east of Beck Street at approximately 2300 North which was owned by Staker Paving and Construction Company and Hughes & Hughes Investment Corporation, from an openspace to extractive industries "EI" as part of the comprehensive solution identified through a community facilitated process relating to the Beck Street extractive industries; to encourage the administration to include funding, for the proposed reclamation framework and foothill area planning process and study, in the Mayor's recommended budget for 1996-97; and express support for the Administrations plans to pursue regulation options for all gravel extraction operations, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Councilmember Christensen expressed appreciation to the Council, Council staff and City Staff. He expressed appreciation to Councilmember Reid for persuading the Council to investigate the issue further. He said through the process the community had been involved and a better reclamation process proposal was developed. He thanked Mr. Staker and Mr. Hughes for their sense of community responsibility and he thanked the citizens who were involved in the process. He said he respected those with differing opinions. He urged the Council to support the motion before them.
Councilmember Reid thanked Ralph Becker, Planning Commission Chair, and Cindy Cromer, concerned citizen, for their involvement. He said at no time during the process had he felt threatened by a law suit. He said the issue was about preserving open space. He said future development would be less likely with the rezoning. He said the scar on the mountain was already there. He said now the job was preservation of what was left of the mountain.
Councilmember Seed said the compromise was not everything everyone had hoped for but it was better than where the issue had started. She said the citizens would determine what happened and staying involved was critical. She said defending open space was not easy and constraints were numerous. She asked citizens who were opposed to the rezoning action to stay involved with the planning process. She said the City was developing an open space land trust and for the land trust to work the interest to create and maintain it needed to be there. She said resources were also needed for open space. She said citizen involvement was what would made the difference in preserving open space. She said she was personally committed to preserving the top of the bench as open space.
Councilmember Milner said she had been troubled by the lack of process in the beginning. She said she felt it had been exclusionary for many citizens. She said she had felt the City needed to go through the process and invite a third party, neutral person to give an outside perspective. She said the decision would leave an impression on the lives of many yet to come. She said the scar on the mountain had already left an impression on the community. She said her primary concern was to reclaim the property on the bench. She said balancing public interest and private interests was difficult. She said her concern was what had already been lost. She said she believed in preserving the quality of life.
Councilmember Jolley said the decision was hard to make. He said there were many interests. He said he was glad the public process had been followed. He said taking time and involving the community was necessary. He said the City Council was concerned with open space and the open space land trust. He encouraged citizens to be active in the public process. He thanked Frank Gray and Barbara Green for their input.
Councilmember Souvall thanked everyone involved with the process.
Bill Wright, Director of Planning and Zoning, gave a staff report. He said the process had been followed since December 12, 1995. He said City staff and petitioners had been asked to provide additional community review and input on the proposal. He said since that time City staff and the petitioners had met with six community councils and the East Bench Coalition. He said City staff had held two open houses for discussion. He said Council Members Souvall and Seed had organized a focus group to work with community issues.
Mr. Wright said the City Council had sponsored an issue process with Frank Gray, Consultant and Barbara Green, Legal Advisor. He reviewed Mr. Gray's analysis. He said Mr. Gray had recognized the option to prepare a reclamation framework plan for all properties along the bench. He said Mr. Gray had also recommended the City prepare a foothills area plan. He said this would address upper bench issues. He said Mr. Gray had recommended taking time to do more planning. He said Mr. Gray had recommended a rezoning of the Staker Hughes properties which would allow their operations to commence.
Mr. Wright said Mr. Gray recommended the City draft regulations to require reclamation plans of all operators of gravel pits. He said Mr. Gray recommended other options for the Beck Street relocation rather than going through the gravel pits. He said the City would be working with the Cities of North Salt Lake and Bountiful to develop plans and resolve planning issues.
Mr. Wright showed a drawing of the Staker Hughes property. He said the upper portion of the property would remain open space during the planning process. He said the proposal was for the property to be examined in the foothills area plan. He said the plan would be brought to Council for adoption. He said the reclamation framework plan and the foothills area plan should be concurrent. He said the two plans were interrelated as to the angle of reclamation and the amount of open space which would be kept on the top of the bench. He said there should be vertical and horizontal variation in the reclamation plan. He said the property should be ascetic and safe. He said the completion date was July of 1997.
Frank Gray, Council Planning Consultant said the uniqueness was that there were several independent problems which were interdependent to each other. He said these issues could be solved by solving the innerdependant issues. He listed the issues. 1)transportation link of Bountiful Boulevard, 2)preservation of neighborhoods, 3)the mountain face, 4)open space, 5)trails preservation and 6)Beck Street development issues were all intertwined. He encouraged the Council to adopt the rezoning ordinance.
Councilmember Reid asked if what Mr. Wright had proposed was what Mr. Gray was recommending Mr. Gray said that was correct.
Val Staker, Petitioner, said in the last 12 months he had been in touch with City staff and the community. He said he felt everyone involved had gained additional insight and understanding to the zoning issue. He said he had participated in many community meetings and in the mediation process with Mr. Gray. He said he felt this had been positive. He said he wanted this to be a win win situation for the community and the gravel pit operators. He said he wanted the gravel pit industry to be good long term citizens. He said over the last 12 months the original plan had taken many revisions and compromises. He said he felt the result was a win win situation.
Mr. Staker addressed two concerns which were raised by the public. He said the first concern was with materials falling or blowing from truck beds. He said all trucks would be covered with a tarp as of July 1, 1996 as stipulated by the State Legislature. He said second, in response to traffic speed limits on Beck Street, the sand and gravel operators had allied with Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Salt Lake City to study the traffic flows on Beck Street. He said sand and gravel operators had hired M K Centennial Engineering to perform the study and provide recommendations for locations for traffic signals. He said they had secured UDOT's commitment to pay for all above ground equipment associated with the signals. He said as a result of the mediation process the idea of a global framework reclamation and open space plan for the mountain through Salt Lake and Davis Counties had developed. He said he felt it was in the best long term interests for all concerned. He asked the Council to approve the rezoning.
Councilmember Reid expressed his gratitude to Mr. Staker for working for a long term goal.
Councilmember Jolley asked Mr. Staker if he had communicated with other excavation companies along the corridor, with respect to Mr. Gray's proposal. Mr. Staker said he had not but was happy to do so. Janice Jardine, City Council Planner, said all the excavation companies along the corridor would be considered through the planning process. Councilmember Milner said she was concerned that what had been proposed was contingent upon the contact and the buy-in of the other property owners. Mr. Wright said the properties to the south were already zoned extractive industry, so were already in the process. He said reclamation planning needed to be done.
The following citizens spoke in support of the rezoning ordinance.
Ralph Becker, Chair of the Planning Commission, thanked everyone involved in working on and solving the issue. He said this was a big step.
Cindy Cromer, 816 East 100 South, said the situation could be much worse. She urged the City Council to begin the process with interlocal agreements which would add structure. She thanked the Council for the respect they had shown to Community Councils.
Tom Rogan, Chair of the Greater Avenues Community Council.
Jim Byrne, Co Chair of the Bonneville Shoreline Committee.
Terry Carlson, Councilmember of the North Salt Lake City Council, said many issues were still left to be decided. She said the issues were extractive industries land and the environmental issues.
Greg Simonsen, Legal Counsel for Hughes, said Glen Hughes was personally committed to continue the effort.
Richard Thorn, Executive Vice President of the association of General Contractors, said their zone was an important step.
Randall Dixon, a vice chair of the Capitol Hill Neighborhood Council, was concerned with environmental issues.
Jim Geertsen, Treasurer for People for the West, a group interested in keeping public lands open to multiple use, congratulated the City for solving the problem in a reasonable manner.
Barry Roberts read a letter on behalf of Mr. Ken Cutler, Chairperson of Interstate Construction Company.
John Anderson, 629 Lake Street, said he had worked at the salvage yard next to the gravel pit site for 18 months. He said the area was not pristine and had been a gravel pit for over 100 years.
Arjun Ram, 2414 Gregson Avenue, Environmental Engineer, said the emissions from the Staker pit amounted to less than 2% of the particulate from all industries in the Salt Lake Valley.
Joseph Rust, Attorney for Staker paving.
Jason Kilgore, Bountiful Utah, read a letter in support of the rezoning by Dr. Wallace Guinn, geologist.
Ron Love, 1073 East 600 South said he was encouraged by the City Council studying the issue. He said he was discouraged by the loss of open space.
The following citizens spoke in opposition of the rezoning ordinance.
William Binger, 420 East South Temple, said the City was being short sighted by passing the rezoning ordinance.
Willie Litig, 121 D Street, said this was a compromise. He asked the Council to stay vigilant in the protection of the environment of the foothills.
Patricia Jeys, North Salt Lake.
Nina Dougherty, 638 6th Avenue.
Michael Budig, 339 East 600 South, said zoning issues should not be based on lawsuits.
Brian Hutchinson, 586 North Center Street, said the City should evaluate the true costs of mining and development to the environment and its image.
Ann Ahlander, 865 East Belmont Avenue.
Steve Mercer, 151 South Gary Way, was concerned with the non-revocable license for the gravel pits. He asked for a narrower window.
Lorille Miller, 548 Columbus Street, said she did not feel grateful to Staker Huges for agreeing to the rezoning. She said the land should not be given away.
Steve Alder, 852 South 2200 East.
Cheri Carleson, 2163 Wellington Street, urged the Council not to rezone.
Lynn Ballard, North Salt Lake City Council, cautioned that what had happened today would set precedence for the future.
Lee Snarr, resident of North Salt Lake for 18 years.
Christopher Biltoft, 529 10th Avenue, was concerned with the compromise to the environment and air quality.
The following people did not wish to speak but were in opposition to the rezoning.
Linda Lepreau, 252 Douglas Street.
Joleen Bell, 2379 East 900 South.
Avan Weber, 953 1st Avenue, did not speak but was in opposition.
The meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m.
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