The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, November 18, 1997, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Lee Martinez Joanne Milner Mary Mark
Deeda Seed Tom Godfrey Bryce Jolley Keith Christensen
Mayor Deedee Corradini; Steven Allred, Deputy City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; and Bonnie Ferrin, Deputy City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Seed presided at and Councilmember Jolley conducted the meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2. Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meetings held October 30, November 4 and November 6, 1997, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(M 97-1)
#3. Council Chair Deeda Seed and Mayor Corradini will present plaques to the Good Neighbor Award recipients.
Mayor Corradini and Councilmember Seed presented plaques to William Thompson, Julia Robertson, Lynne Olson, LaDawn McNeal, John Bryner (Utah Power & Light), Officer Fred Ross, Dean Manson, Kyoko Bannai, Lois Steenblik and Robert Parenti (American Society of Safety Engineers).
(M 97-1)
#4. Adopting a joint resolution with the Mayor co-sponsoring the English Plus Resolution.
ACTION: Councilmember Martinez moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to suspend the rules and allow public comment regarding the English Plus resolution, prior to the comment period and Council vote, which motion carried, all members voted aye, except Councilmember Godfrey, who voted nay.
Councilmember Martinez moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to adopt Resolution 66 of 1997, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Shu H. Cheng, 2044 Kensington Avenue; Mili Peters, 373 East 720 North, Orem; Forrest Cuch, Director of Indian Affairs; Robert Archuleta, 978 Cheyenne Street; Luis Palomeque, President of Alianca Latina; Tamera C. J. Baggett, 1268 West 500 North; James Gonzales, 2461 South Highland Drive; Alexius Gallegos, 864 West 400 North; Wanda Hertin, 1779 South Main; and Fahine Tavake-Pasi, 3221 South 3450 West spoke in support of the proposed resolution.
Councilmember Seed said she felt very strong about the resolution. She said after listening to the previous comments it underscored the importance. She said community was about diversity and tolerance. She said she hoped the resolution could contribute to the effort to build a community which was diverse, tolerant and full of different cultures.
Councilmember Mark said community was about acceptance.
Councilmember Milner said she was pleased that the Council was taking a progressive and pro-active stance in making the statement that all people were welcome in Salt Lake City.
Mayor Corradini said she grew up in a country where Arabic and French were the spoken languages and she fully supported the resolution.
Councilmember Christensen said the issue was not going to go away because of State proposed legislation like Bill 387.
Councilmember Martinez thanked the Mayor and other Council Members for supporting the resolution.
(O 97-9)
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Samantha Francis, 70 West Van Buren Avenue, said she was the Chair of the Peoples Freeway Community Council in District 2. She said she wanted to publicly thank Councilmember Milner for her help in cleaning up the area. She said District 2 had taken much of the burden of conditional use permits and homeless shelters. She asked that other districts be considered.
Gayle Ruzicka, 5882 West 9600 North, Highland, Utah, Machelle Haner, 1521 South West Temple; Sandra Richter, 1420 South 900 West; and Linda Solie, 46 Chicago Street, spoke in opposition of the proposed ordinance prohibiting discrimination in City employment.
David Joseph Lyman, 436 South 1300 East, Cori Sutherland, 227 4th Avenue, Stan Penfold, 1070 East 300 South, and Sherry Carlson, 2163 South Wellington Street, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance prohibiting discrimination in City employment.
CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
#1. RE: Approving the appointment of Katherine Gardner to the Civilian Review Board for a term extending through June 5, 2000.
(I 97-26)
RE: Approving the appointment of Ken Gardner to the Civilian Review Board for a term extending through June 4, 2001.
(I 97-26)
RE: Approving the appointment of Gary Ratcliff to the Civilian Review Board for a term extending through June 7, 1999.
(I 97-26)
RE: Approving the appointment of Dorothy S. Tuddenham to the Civilian Review Board for a term extending through June 4, 2001.
(I 97-26)
#2. RE: Approving the appointment of Peter T. Martin to the Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through September 28, 1998.
(I 97-23)
RE: Approving the appointment of Dan Mayhew to the Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through September 28, 1998.
(I 97-23)
#3. RE: Approving the appointment of Ron Whitehead to the Utah Transit Authority Board for a term extending through April 8, 2000.
(I 97-18)
#4. RE: Setting the date of December 9, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance rezoning properties located between McClelland Street and 1100 East and south of 900 South, pursuant to Petition No. 400-96-110.
(P 97-42)
#5. RE: Setting the date of December 9, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance rezoning properties located at the northeast corner of 700 East and 600 South, pursuant to Petition No. 400-96-51.
(P 97-43)
#6. RE: Setting the date of December 9, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance enacted, pursuant to Utah House Bill #98 of 1997: (1) levying and imposing a base business license fee upon all commercial entities in Salt Lake City ("The City") reflecting the City's costs of licensing, inspection, related Administrative costs of special regulation, as applicable; (2) levying and imposing a disproportionate impact fee upon commercial entities in the City receiving a disproportionate level of the City's services, after defining for purposes of the fee what constitutes disproportionate costs of the City's services and what amounts are reasonably related to the costs of the services provided by the City; and (3) defining what constitutes the basic level of municipal services in the City and what amounts are reasonably related to the costs of providing to certain commercial entities an enhanced level of services provided by the City.
(O 97-32)
NEW BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting an ordinance amending Section 21A.36.150, Salt Lake City Code, relating to fraternities and sororities.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to refer to December 4, 1997 Council Meeting, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(O 97-29)
#2. RE: Adopting an ordinance repealing Chapter 12.24.120, Salt Lake City Code, relating to minors operating a motor vehicle with any detectable alcohol in his/her body.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to suspend the rules and adopt Ordinance 76 of 1997, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(O 97-30)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting an ordinance amending Sections 2.08.050 and 2.08.080, and repealing Section 2.08.110, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to the Administrative Organization of the City and amending other sections of the Salt Lake City Code to effectuate the changes to the Administrative Organization made herein.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to adopt Ordinance 77 of 1997, which motion carried, all members voted aye, except Councilmember Martinez, who voted nay.
(O 97-31)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 1997-98 budget.
ACTION: Councilmember Seed moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to adopt Ordinance 78 of 1997, which motion carried, all members voted aye, except Councilmember Martinez, who voted nay.
(B 97-6)
#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 1997-98 Library Budget.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Milner moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Ordinance 79 of 1997, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(B 97-3)
#3. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance rezoning property located at approximately 718 North 5600 West from Agricultural to Light Manufacturing.
ACTION: Councilmember Godfrey moved and Councilmember Seed seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
Councilmember Martinez moved and Councilmember Godfrey seconded to adopt Ordinance 80 of 1997, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(P 97-37)