The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at 4:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Kyle LaMalfa, Stan Penfold, Luke Garrott, Jill Remington Love, Søren Simonsen, and Charlie Luke.
Staff In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Jennifer Bruno, City Council Deputy Director; Karen Halladay, Council Policy Analyst; Michael Akerlow, Administration Director; John Naser, City Engineer; David Everitt, Mayor’s Chief of Staff; Jennifer Schumann, Capital Planning and Programming Accountant/Auditor; Neil Lindberg, City Council Legal Director; Lehua Weaver, Council Research and Policy Analyst; and Sonya Kintaro, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember LaMalfa presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4:11 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 4:12:57 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ONE-YEAR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR 2013-2014, WHICH ALLOCATES HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FUNDS TO PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SALT LAKE CITY. The plan includes the Community Development Block Grant funding (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program funding (HOME), Emergency Shelter Grant funding (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funding (HOPWA), and approving the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Salt Lake City and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. View Attachments
Karen Halladay, Michael Akerlow, Jennifer Schumann, John Naser, and David Everitt briefed the Council with handouts and a PowerPoint presentation. Mr. Akerlow said the first item was Emergency Shelter Grant funding (ESG). Council Members had no objections to the funding recommendations.
Councilmember Penfold recused himself from the HOPWA discussion.
Mr. Akerlow briefed the Council on Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) funding. He said there was a decrease of approximately 5% or $19,000. He said the City Housing Authority withdrew their application of $128,000. He said there was a remaining balance of approximately $37,000. Councilmember Christensen asked if the County Housing Authority covered City residents that met the requirements of HOPWA. Ms. Schumann said the majority of Salt Lake County Housing Authority clients were Salt Lake City residents. Council Members were in favor of giving the $37,000 to the County.
Stan Penfold returned at the close of the HOPWA discussion.
Mr. Akerlow said the next issue was Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. He said there was a 13% increase or approximately $389,000. He said all public services had been funded at the previous year’s funding. He said the Rape Recovery Center had been given an additional $5,000. He said all street construction was funded. He said Percent for Art remained at 1% of total grant and Administration remained at 20%. Council Members were in favor of using the extra funding for streets.
#2. 4:56:49 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING AND CONTINUE A DISCUSSION ON ITEMS RELATED TO THE MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014. (Items C1a – C1r)
a. Review a report from the Administration regarding Legislative Intents and Interim Study Items adopted as part of the FY 2013 budget process. View Attachments
b. Continue a discussion with Council staff regarding unresolved issues relating to the recommended budget. View Attachments
c. Discuss a proposed ordinance that would modify regulatory and service fee authority and would require identification of all City fees. The ordinance also includes changes to various fees shown in the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule as proposed in the Mayor’s budget. View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Karen Halladay, Lehua Weaver, and Neil Lindberg briefed the Council with handouts. Ms. Bruno said the Council had requested staff look at a range of options from a $6 million tax increase to an $8 million tax increase. She referred to Page 4 of a handout. She said based on the Council’s straw polls through the other budget changes there was a $3 million deficit the Council would need to address.
Straw Polls Taken:
•Support the $3 million tax increase to plug the hole. Council Members Love, Christensen, Luke, LaMalfa, Sorensen, and Garrott were in favor and Councilmember Penfold was not in favor.
•Proposed tax increase of $7 million. Council Members Love, Luke, LaMalfa, Sorensen, and Garrott were in favor and Council Members Penfold and Christensen were not in favor.
•Proposed tax increase of $8 million. Council Members Garrott, Simonsen, and LaMalfa were in favor and Council Members Luke, Love, Penfold, and Christensen were not in favor.
•Eliminate the judgment levy. Council Members Christensen, Garrott, Penfold, and Love were in favor and Council Members Luke, Simonsen, and LaMalfa were not in favor.
•Keep the Library judgment levy and defer the revenue difference to a budget amendment. All Council Members were in favor.
•Keep current year funding for Move to Amend and add an additional $63,000 to fully fund the process. All Council Members were in favor.
•Status Quo on tax increase for employees. Council Members Christensen, Love, Garrott, Luke, LaMalfa, and Penfold were in favor and Councilmember Simonsen was not in favor.
•Refuse fund. Council Members wanted to postpone this issue until July.
•Appropriating $15,000 for the Sugar House fireworks to the Park Authority rather than through the Special Events Fund. All Council Members were in favor.
•Ask the Business Advisory Board to evaluate the State’s criteria for a business friendly City and evaluate the City’s processes to see if they met that standard. All Council Members were in favor.
•In making change in this year’s budget regarding long range planning. Council Members Christensen, Love, Luke, LaMalfa, Garrott, and Penfold were not in favor and Councilmember Simonsen was in favor.
Cindy Gust-Jensen and David Everitt briefed the Council on increased fees and transparency.
#3. 6:22:14 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013. BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR TO REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CITY’S BUDGETS. This proposed budget amendment includes adjustments totaling $6,176,231.24, relating to general obligation bonds, the Public Utilities water budget, and the Streetcar budget among other items. View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno briefed the Council.
#4. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council business. View Attachments
This item was not held.
#5. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
This item was not held.
#6. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE SECTION 52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE ALLOWED PURPOSES.
This item was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 6:31 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 June 11, 2013.
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