The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members James Rogers, Kyle LaMalfa, Luke Garrott, Erin Mendenhall, Charlie Luke, Stan Penfold, and Lisa Adams.
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; David Everitt, Mayor’s Chief of Staff; Russell Weeks, Council Senior Policy Analyst; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Lynn Pace, Mayor’s Senior Advisor; Michael Akerlow, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Mary Beth Thompson, Revenue Analyst/Audit Manager; Neil Lindberg, Council Legal Director; Robin Hutcheson, Transportation Director; Julianne Sabula, Transportation/Transit Program Manager; Nichol Bourdeaux, Housing and Neighborhood Development Deputy Director; Nick Tarbet, Council Policy Analyst; Ray Milliner, Principal Planner; Joel Patterson, Senior Planner; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Wilford Sommerkorn, Planning Director; Jan Aramaki, Council Policy Analyst; Sean Murphy, Council Policy Analyst; Ben Luedtke, Council Constituent Liaison/Policy Analyst; Jaysen Oldroyd, Senior City Attorney; Cindi Mansell, City Recorder; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Len Simon, Salt Lake City Legislative Advisor; and Mike Reberg, County Animal Services Director.
Councilmember LaMalfa presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:02 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 2:02:55 PM TAKE A STRAW POLL TO NOMINATE THE COUNCIL CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014. View Attachments
Councilmember Charlie Luke was nominated for Council Chairperson and Councilmember Luke Garrott was nominated for Council Vice-Chairperson.
#2. 2:14:09 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE ZONING MAP FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN 700 SOUTH TO 900 SOUTH AND 700 EAST TO 900 EAST PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2012-00360. View Attachments
The changes would modify the zoning for:
•Existing single-family and two-family residences from RMF - 30 (Residential Multi-Family) to R2 (Single and Two-Family Residential); and
•Existing commercially-used properties from RMF-30 (Residential Multi-Family) to either SNB (Small Neighborhood Commercial) or CN (Neighborhood Commercial).
Although the request is to change the zoning of the properties to R2 (Single and Two Family Residential) and SNB (Small Neighborhood Commercial) or CN (Neighborhood Commercial), consideration may be given to rezoning the properties to another zoning district with similar characteristics. Petitioner: City Council. (Item C1)
Ray Milliner, Joel Paterson, and Nick Tarbet briefed the Council from attachments. Councilmember LaMalfa said the proposal was on the formal agenda for consideration. Mr. Tarbet said staff would provide a revised motion sheet prior to the formal meeting.
#3. 2:36:17 PM REVIEW LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WITH SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE MAYOR, LYNN PACE, FOR THE 2014 SESSION OF THE UTAH LEGISLATURE.
Lynn Pace said legislative issues discussed with the Council’s subcommittee included air quality, transportation funding, clarification to the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) statue regarding new growth/taxation, special assessment statues, and apartment inspections rules. He said other bills included convention hotel issues, alcohol, sales tax distribution, governing unincorporated areas, condemnation, billboards, and trails.
Mr. Pace asked the Council to advise him of other issues that needed to be included. Discussion was held on adding transit funding and allowing public opinion questions to be added to election ballots.
Straw Poll:
•All Council Members were in favor of the following top legislative priorities: air quality, transportation funding, transit funding, RDA new growth, special assessment area statue, and apartment inspections.
Mr. Pace invited Council Members to attend a legislative breakfast scheduled for Monday, January 13, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. He said he wanted to discuss agenda items with the subcommittee prior to the meeting. Councilmember LaMalfa said the Council needed to hold a policy discussion to clarify whether the newly elected Council Chair or the Subcommittee Chair would conduct legislative breakfast meetings.
#4. 3:02:58 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE CITY’S FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WITH SALT LAKE CITY ADVISOR, LEN SIMON.
Len Simon briefed the Council on the following issues: internet sales tax, federal transportation funding, immigration reform, income and equality issues, unemployment compensation, minimum wage expansion, health care enrollment/demographics, and highway trust fund. He said he thought the main priorities were general budget issues, transportation programs/funding, tax-exempt municipal bonds deductibility, market place fairness act/internet sales, farm bill, and climate change issues.
#5. 3:33:12 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING AND HOLD A DISCUSSION ON PROPOSED REVISIONS TO HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE REGULATIONS IN SALT LAKE CITY. View Attachments The proposal is in response to the Council’s request from their September 24, 2013 briefing to have the Mayor’s Administration and Salt Lake County Animal Services develop recommendations to horse-drawn carriage regulations and using Councilmember Charlie Luke’s recommendation as part of the framework in developing their recommendations.
The proposed changes include, but are not limited to:
•Limiting the number of hours a horse may work in a day to eight hours with regular breaks,
•Restricting carriage business operations in extreme weather conditions,
•Prohibiting branding as a form of identification,
•Implementing stricter standards for carriage equipment and maintenance,
•Adding more detailed provisions governing carriage drivers, including background checks and licensing requirements. (Item C1).
Rick Graham, Jan Aramaki, Ben Luedtke, Mike Reberg, Mary Beth Thompson, and Jaysen Oldroyd briefed the Council from attachments.
Discussion included evaluate best practices, rest periods, carriage inspection/annual sticker, enforcement issues/penalties, animal cruelty fines, education component, fitness issues, licensing fees, reevaluate temperature ranges, air quality days/restrictions, designated routes, traffic patterns/congestion, define/determine number of allowable accidents, still appropriate practice, utilize advice from animal experts, process to evaluate horses overall health/fitness for duty, veterinarian qualifications, and drivers qualifications/experience.
Council Members expressed interest in holding additional discussion on licensing fees, temperature ranges/guidelines, and designated routes.
Straw Polls:
•All Council Members were in favor of incorporating changes proposed by Salt Lake County.
•All Council Members were in favor of changing from a “Certificate of Necessity/Convenience” format to a “Service Contract” format with the understanding that the Administration would need additional time to make necessary changes.
Councilmember LaMalfa said the Council would continue to discuss designated routes, licensing fees, and temperature ranges/guidelines. He said at a future work session, the Administration would bring back an updated proposal containing the County’s recommendations and “Service Contract” language.
#6. 4:59:35 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND HOLD A DISCUSSION ON WHERE CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND POLICIES ALIGN WITH THE UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY'S (UTA) 2020 STRATEGIC PLAN. View Attachments
Discussion included having an annual retreat, multi-modal transportation system, leverage funding, potential federal funding, shared goals, First Mile/Last Mile strategy, explore funding opportunities with UTA to expand services/identify/clarify shared goals, and explore local service levels.
A majority of the Council was in favor of holding an annual retreat with UTA. Councilmember Penfold said small subcommittees could be formed to discuss strategic planning to jumpstart projects. Councilmember LaMalfa suggested incorporating UTA’s First Mile/Last Mile strategy in the next retreat.
#7. 5:08:34 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED SCOPE OF WORK FOR A TRANSIT MASTER PLAN FOR SALT LAKE CITY. The scope of work would be used to prepare a citywide mass transit plan. View Attachments
Robin Hutcheson, Russell Weeks, Wilford Sommerkorn, and Julianne Sabula briefed the Council from attachments. Ms. Hutcheson said the proposal would begin the procurement process to hire a consultant to help the City prepare a transit master plan. She said the Council would be given an outline showing how the Administration planned to keep them engaged through the entire process.
Discussion included scope of services, evaluate study costs, procurement process, consultant to have neutral view point, make pedestrian crossings compatible with surroundings, further development of bike/pedestrian corridors on 600/800 East and McClelland Trail, short-term transit solutions/implementation i.e. circulator buses with emphasis on neighborhood business nodes/expanded hours of operation, how would land-use issues/policies be addressed, define business node connectivity, RDA partnership, market assessment, identify key corridors, potential zoning changes, ensure development pattern changes were dealt with in the transit plan, create a separate task/category for land use issues, potential updates to other land use plans, determine what communities should look like and then develop transportation system to support that, include public engagement component/citywide opinion question, citizen buy-in needed, optimize transit service on local level, utilize UTA data/expertise, how to identify/implement equitable transit needs citywide, identify key locations for infrastructure investment, explore transit systems used by school districts and the University of Utah, and expand partnerships with other transit providers.
Straw Poll:
•A majority of the Council was in favor of advancing the proposal directly to a formal meeting with the following additions: involve the School District and University of Utah in the process, create a separate task/category for land-use issues, and define/include relationship between the transit master plan and the bicycle/pedestrian master plan currently being developed.
#8. 5:48:16 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING YOUTH SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED ACROSS THE CITY AS AN INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENCES IN PROGRAMMING BETWEEN EASTSIDE AND WESTSIDE SERVICES. View Attachments
Sean Murphy, Rick Graham, Nicole Bourdeaux, and Kim Thomas briefed the Council from attachments. Discussion included lack of available Westside data, majority of City-owned facilities located east of State Street, disproportionate services/identify gaps, and how limited number of facilities impacted ability to provide equitable services citywide.
Councilmember Penfold requested additional information regarding the “District Service Rates” category identified in the attachment. He requested a breakdown by location including service gaps, information on current/future plans for services at Sorensen Unity Center, and exploring opportunities to partner/utilize Northwest and County facilities. He said a long-term policy discussion might be needed to look at adding more facilities. Councilmember Rogers said he wanted to explore additional partnerships with the School District and Salt Lake County.
Councilmember Garrott said he wanted to see a comparison made utilizing performance data from various YouthCity programs. He asked staff to include, as part of the annual budget process, the ability to review the quality of services provided by the County. Councilmember Penfold requested data on household incomes to help the City better provide services to under-served populations.
Councilmember LaMalfa suggested developing criteria about how youth services could be distributed equitably throughout the City and have that included in the YouthCity Mission Statement.
Straw Poll:
•A majority of the Council was in favor of having the Administration expand/include youth programming during the next budget cycle along with providing equitable YouthCity services to all student populations.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said for clarification, the Council was requesting that the Administration provide information about costs/resources that would be needed to achieve that policy goal.
#9. 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
Item pulled.
#10. (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING COUNCIL STAFF'S PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING A NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO MANAGE WORKLOAD. View Attachments
Item pulled.
#11. 6:17:36 PM INTERVIEW ROBERT A. YOUNG PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE COMMITTEE. (ITEM H1)
Councilmember LaMalfa said Mr. Young’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#12. 6:20:02 PM INTERVIEW LAWRENCE PINNOCK PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT BOARD. (ITEM H2)
Councilmember LaMalfa said Mr. Pinnock’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#13. 6:25:26 PM INTERVIEW HOLLEY MCINTOSH PRIOR TO HER CONSIDERATION TO THE SORENSON MULTI CULTURAL CENTER ADVISORY BOARD. (ITEM H3)
Councilmember LaMalfa said Ms. McIntosh’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#14. 6:28:28 PM INTERVIEW THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD: (ITEM H4)
•Katherine Rubaclava
•Glen N. Greener
Councilmember LaMalfa said Ms. Rubaclava’s and Mr. Greener’s names were on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#15. 6:35:18 PM INTERVIEW THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD: (ITEM H5)
•Robert Rendon
•Amy Rowland
•Steven T. Finch
•Rocky McCain
Councilmember LaMalfa said Mr. Rendon’s, Ms. Rowland’s, Mr. Finch, and Mr. McCain’s names were on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#16. 6:39:36 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. View Attachments The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council business.
See file M 14-5 for announcements.
#17. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion.
#18. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE § 52-4-204, FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE.
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m.
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as other items may have been discussed; 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 January 7, 2014.
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