The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Søren Simonsen, Luke Garrott, Jill Remington Love, Kyle LaMalfa, and Charlie Luke.
Absent: Councilmember Stan Penfold
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Joel Paterson, Planning Manager; Rodney Newby, Petitioner for Pierpont Avenue Right-of-Way Closure; Jennifer Bruno, Council Deputy Director; Maryann Pickering, Principal Planner; Russell Weeks, Council Senior Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Policy Analyst; Jeff Niermeyer, Public Utilities Director; Jim Lewis, Public Utilities Finance Administrator; David Everitt, Mayor’s Chief of Staff; Len Simon, CEO Simon and Company, Inc.; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Simonsen presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 5:34:19 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM LEN SIMON REGARDING THE CITY’S NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
Len Simon briefed the Council.
#2. 5:59:07 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PETITION TO CLOSE PART OF PIERPONT AVENUE IN ORDER TO RELOCATE THE SIDEWALK FOR THREE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1010, 1020 AND 1046 WEST PIERPONT AVENUE PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2011-00438. THE PETITIONER OWNS THE THREE PARCELS ADJACENT TO THE SIDEWALK AND WOULD PURCHASE THE EXCESS RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ENLARGE THEM. (PETITIONER RODNEY NEWBY) View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Maryann Pickering, Joel Paterson and Rodney Newby briefed the Council from attachments. Ms. Bruno said the Council would be setting the hearing date tonight for January 8, 2013.
#3. 6:20:34 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED FEE-GENERATED STREET LIGHTING ENTERPRISE FUND THAT WOULD PAY FOR STREET LIGHT IMPROVEMENTS AND MAINTENANCE. View Attachments
•THE PROPOSAL WOULD CHARGE A MONTHLY FEE OF $3.73 FOR ALL SINGLE, DUPLEX AND TRIPLEX RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
•COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS AND MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCES THAT ARE LARGER THAN TRIPLEXES WOULD BE CHARGED $3.73 MONTHLY FOR EACH 75 FEET OF FRONT FOOTAGE.
AN ESTIMATED $3.6 MILLION WOULD BE GENERATED SHOULD THE FEE PROGRAM BE ADOPTED. THE PROPOSED FEE WOULD NOT RESULT IN A CORRESPONDING DROP IN PROPERTY TAXES. FUNDING FOR STREET LIGHTING CURRENTLY COMES FROM THE GENERAL FUND WHICH IS FUNDED THOUGH ANNUAL PROPERTY TAXES.
David Everitt, Russell Weeks, Lehua Weaver, Jim Lewis and Jeffry Niermeyer briefed the Council from attachments.
#4. (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIST OF LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR THE 2013 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
This item was not held.
#5. (TENTATIVE) CONTINUE A DISCUSSION WITH THE PLANNING DIVISION ON A REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO 21A.46.020.B TITLED DEFINED TERMS, AND 21A.46.070.X TITLED ELECTRONIC SIGNS. THE SECTIONS ARE PART OF AN ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN JANUARY OF 2012. (Petition No. PLNPCM2010-00032 and Petition No. PLNPCM2010-00717) View Attachments
This item was not held.
#6. 8:46:54 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
See File M 12-5 for announcements.
#7. 8:51:58 PM REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, INCLUDING AN UPDATE ON COUNCIL INTEREST ITEMS AND A REPORT ON MEETINGS WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF VARIOUS CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
#8. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: a) DISCUSSION OF THE CHARACTER, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, OR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(a); b) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(b); c) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING ANY FORM OF WATER RIGHT OR WATER SHARES) WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE CITY FROM COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(d); d) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING OR REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(c); e) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING ANY FORM OF WATER RIGHT OR WATER SHARES) IF (1) PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE CITY FROM COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS, (2) THE CITY PREVIOUSLY GAVE NOTICE THAT THE PROPERTY WOULD BE OFFERED FOR SALE, AND (3) THE TERMS OF THE SALE ARE PUBLICLY DISCLOSED BEFORE THE CITY APPROVES THE SALE; f) FOR ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §78B-1-137, g) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, DEVICES OR SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(f); AND h) A SESSION TO INVESTIGATE PROCEEDINGS REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(g).
This item was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 8:51 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 11, 2012.
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