The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Stan Penfold, Søren Simonsen, JT Martin, Luke Garrott, Jill Remington Love and Van Turner.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; John LaPlante, Professional Traffic Operations Engineer and Director of Traffic Engineering for T.Y. Lin International; Michael Ronkin, Principal Designing Streets for Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Frank Gray, Community and Economic Development Director; Doug Dansie; Senior Planner; Wilford Sommerkorn, Planning Division Director; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Dan Bergenthal, Trails Coordinator; Gina Chamness, Budget Director; Vicki Bennett, Director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Lehua Weaver, Council Research and Policy Analyst; Debbie Lyons, Recycling Programs Manager; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 3:09 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND 3:09:11 PM ANNOUNCEMENTS.
See File M 11-5 for announcements.
#2. 3:23:00 PM RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM JOHN N. LAPLANTE, P.E. (PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER), P.T.O.E. (PROFESSIONAL TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ENGINEER), DIRECTOR OF TRAFFIC ENGINEERING FOR T.Y. LIN INTERNATIONAL, ON BEHALF OF SALT LAKE COUNTY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SALT LAKE CITY’S TRANSPORTATION DIVISION REGARDING COMPLETE STREETS EFFORTS IN SALT LAKE CITY. THE PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
•COMMENTARY ON THE COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL
•WHAT ELECTED LEADERSHIP SHOULD CONSIDER DOING TO MAXIMIZE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPLETE STREETS PHILOSOPHY
•HOW BEST TO INCORPORATE/VIEW FUNDING PRIORITIES THROUGH A COMPLETE STREETS LENS
•CITIES THAT IMPLEMENT COMPLETE STREETS PARTICULARLY WELL THAT SALT LAKE CITY CAN EMULATE
•BEST PRACTICES FOR SETTING OF GOALS/USE OF INDICATORS FOR COMPLETE STREETS/METRICS USED ELSEWHERE THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO SALT LAKE CITY
•BENEFIT/COST INFORMATION PERTAINING TO COMPLETE STREETS
•DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS STEPS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT COMPLETE STREETS
John LaPlante and Michael Ronkin briefed the Council with a power point presentation.
#3. 4:52:46 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE CITY’S ZONING REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT NEW ELECTRONIC BILLBOARDS AND REGULATE CHANGING EXISTING BILLBOARDS TO AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2010-000717. (RELATED PROVISIONS OF TITLE 21A – ZONING MAY ALSO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PETITION. MAYOR RALPH BECKER) View Attachments
Frank Gray, Doug Dansie and Wilf Sommerkorn briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Love said the Council should hold a discussion with the School Board on electronic signs. She said the Council would hold a hearing on April 5, 2011.
#4. 5:17:00 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 12.56.205 AND 12.56.550, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, DEFINING ELECTRIC VEHICLES CHARGING STATIONS, LIMITING THEIR USE TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES BEING ACTIVELY CHARGED, IMPOSING A LIMIT FOR USE AND ESTABLISHING A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Dan Bergenthal briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Love said this item would be placed on Unfinished Business on the agenda. She said no public hearing would be held.
#5. 5:29:36 PM RECEIVE A BUDGET PRESENTATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING A REPORT ON REVENUES FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND A PREVIEW OF REVENUES AND THE OVERALL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-12.
Gina Chamness briefed the Council from a power point presentation and the attached handout.
#6. 5:54:20 PM A BRIEFING REGARDING THE STATUS OF THE REFUSE FUND BUDGET, RECYCLING PROGRAM CHANGES AND OTHER RELATED UPDATES. View Attachments
Vicki Bennett, Rick Graham, Lehua Weaver and Debbie Lyons briefed the Council from the attached handouts.
#7. DISCUSS PRIORITIES FOR 2011 AS A FOLLOW-UP TO THEIR RETREAT. DISCUSSION COULD INCLUDE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: View Attachments
•SUSTAINABILITY
•9:27:27 PM MAXIMIZING CITY RESOURCES
•CITY’S BENEFITS PLAN DEFICIT AND FUTURE PLANNING
•COUNCIL COMMUNICATION EFFORTS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
•HISTORIC PRESERVATION
•STREET LIGHTING – POLICY AND FUNDING
(This item was discussed in the Council Chambers) Karen Halladay briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Love asked if the Council supported the three items that were discussed. She said there would additional items in the future. Council Members were in favor.
#8. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE § 52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: a) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE § 52-4-205 (1)(b); b) 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); c) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING OR REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE § 52-4-205(1)(c); d) 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; e) FOR ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE § 78B-1-137, AND f) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS DEPLOYMENT OF SECURITY PERSONNEL, DEVICES OR SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE SECTION 52-4-205 (1)(f).
This item was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 9:32 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held March 22, 2011.
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