The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
Council In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Søren Simonsen, Stan Penfold, Jill Remington Love, Luke Garrott, Kyle LaMalfa, and Charlie Luke.
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Lehua Weaver, Council Research and Policy Analyst; Lynn Pace, Mayor’s Senior Advisor; Nick Tarbet; Council Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Sean Murphy, Council Policy Analyst; Allison Rowland, Council Public Policy Analyst; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember LaMalfa conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4:38 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. A) 4:39:08 PM (WRITTEN BRIEFING ONLY) ANNUAL BUDGET – RECEIVE A WRITTEN BRIEFING REGARDING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE 2014 PROPOSED LANDFILL BUDGET. A TIPPING FEE RATE INCREASE IS RECOMMENDED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET. (TIPPING FEES ARE CHARGED PER TRUCK LOAD OF REFUSE.) THERE WAS A PROPOSED TIPPING FEE INCREASE FOR 2013 THAT WAS ULTIMATELY RESCINDED. View Attachments
B) 4:55:22 PM LEGISLATIVE ROLE – RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE SALT LAKE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL’S LEGAL ROLE, AS PART OWNER OF THE LANDFILL, IN REVIEWING THE PROPOSED LANDFILL BUDGET, AND DISCUSS WHETHER TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE AGREEMENT.
Margaret Plane and Lehua Weaver briefed the Council from attachments.
#2. 4:39:53 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE STATUS OF COMPLETING THE COUNCIL’S 2013 PRIORITY PROJECTS. THE TOPIC AREAS INCLUDE ARTS & CULTURE, ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE CITY, NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, SUSTAINABILITY, EDUCATION, AND PARKS & OPEN SPACE. View Attachments
Allison Rowland and Lehua Weaver briefed the Council from attachments. Councilmember LaMalfa called for a straw poll asking if the Council wanted to increase or retain the Council’s perceived role in the Landfill agreement, which is a substantive role. Councilmember Christensen said he would sustain from the straw poll. Council Members Love, Penfold, Garrott, Luke, Simonsen, and LaMalfa were in favor.
#3. 5:06:44 PM RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT STATEMENTS THAT WERE ADOPTED WITH THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-14 BUDGET, AND REVIEW CLOSING SOME ITEMS FROM PREVIOUS BUDGET YEARS. View Attachments
Lehua Weaver briefed the Council from attachments.
#4. 5:08:24 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIST OF LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR THE 2014 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
Lynn Pace briefed the Council from attachments.
#5. 5:17:38 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY’S ZONING REGULATIONS THAT WOULD CREATE TWO NEW FORM-BASED ZONING DISTRICTS AND AMEND THE ZONING MAP IN THE WEST TEMPLE GATEWAY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2011-00640. THE REGULATIONS ARE A NEW CONCEPT COMBINING COMMONLY USED ZONING REGULATIONS WITH DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: View Attachments
•ZONING FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN 700 SOUTH AND FAYETTE AVENUE (975 SOUTH), AND BETWEEN WEST TEMPLE AND 300 WEST WOULD BE CHANGED TO THE NEW FORM BASED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD (FB-UN-1 AND FB-UN-2) ZONE. ZONING FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN 700 SOUTH AND 800 SOUTH AND BETWEEN WEST TEMPLE AND 200 WEST WOULD NOT CHANGE.
•THE PROPOSAL WOULD IMPLEMENT LAND USE POLICIES TO ALLOW A BROAD MIX OF USES, IMPROVE WALKABILITY AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRENGTHEN THE CHARACTER OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOME CLUSTERS ON MONTROSE, JEFFERSON, AND WASHINGTON STREETS.
RELATED PROVISIONS OF TITLE 21A, ZONING, MAY ALSO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PETITION. ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSAL WOULD REZONE PROPERTIES TO FB-UN-1 AND FB-UN-2 (FORM BASED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD) ZONES, CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO REZONING THE PROPERTY TO ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS. (PETITIONER MAYOR BECKER)
Nick Tarbet and Nick Norris briefed the Council from attachments.
#6. (TENTATIVE) 5:20:52 PM DISCUSS ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF RESIDENTIAL WOOD BURNING AND CURRENT REGULATIONS WITHIN THE CITY. THEY MAY CONSIDER WHETHER TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC EDUCATION, EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES TO INCENTIVIZE CONVERSION TO CLEANER HEATING METHODS, AND/OR DRAFT FURTHER WOOD BURNING REGULATIONS FOR SALT LAKE CITY OR IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES. View Attachments
Shawn Murphy briefed the Council from attachments. Council Members were in favor of continuing this discussion. Councilmember LaMalfa proposed that the Council continue the discussion at the January 7th, 2014 meeting. He directed staff to explore what regional air quality issues were being undertaken currently and to have that information ready for the next briefing. He asked staff to enhance the memo with information regarding party fires. Councilmember Penfold asked for information on best practices nationally, either educational or legislative.
#7. 9:13:53 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
See file M 13-5 for announcements.
#8. 5:34:35 PM ATTEND AN OUTGOING RECEPTION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS CARLTON CHRISTENSEN, JILL LOVE, AND SOREN SIMONSEN.
#9. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
This item was not held.
#10. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE ALLOWED PURPOSES.
This item was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 5:34 p.m.
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as additional discussion may have been held; please refer to the audio or video for entire content.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held December 10, 2013.
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