The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, March 26, 2012, at 2:00 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, Luke Garrott, Jill Remington Love, Charlie Luke and Kyle LaMalfa.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Russell Weeks, Council Senior Policy Analyst; Karen Halladay, Council Policy Analyst; Lex Traughber, Senior Planner; Vicki Bennett, Sustainability Director; Rose Braz, Climate Campaign Director, Center for Biological Diversity (by phone); Jan Aramaki, Council Policy Analyst; Peter Ashcroft, local supporter of the Clean Air Act; Neil Lindberg, Council Attorney; Ray Milliner, Principal Planner; Joel Paterson, Planning Manager; Wilford Sommerkorn, Planning Director; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Lehua Weaver, Council Policy Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Emy Maloutas, Parks and Public Lands Director; Frank Gray, Community and Economic Development Director; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Karen Krieger, Arts Council Director; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Simonsen presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 2:08:59 PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION TO REVIEW A DRAFT PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT ON “ARTS AND CULTURE.” THE COUNCIL HAS ESTABLISHED SEVEN PRIORITY FOCUS AREAS. THEY ARE: ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE CITY, ARTS AND CULTURE, NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, TRANSPORTATION AND MOBILITY, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Karen Krieger briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Christensen said he was looking for ways to educate youth about art because art was limited in the school curriculum. Councilmember Simonsen said this item was scheduled as a public hearing this evening.
#2. 2:23:56 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
See File M 12-5 for Announcements.
#3. 2:27:15 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.
Council Members Simonsen and Luke briefed the Council. Councilmember Garrott said he was interested in future conversations with board and commission chairs about how effective they felt the boards were in carrying out their mission.
#4. 2:33:56 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING TWO ORDINANCES RELATING TO STREET AND ALLEY CLOSURES NEAR WEST BROOKLYN AVENUE (1025 SOUTH) AND WASHINGTON STREET (240 WEST):
A. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF WASHINGTON STREET (240 WEST) ADJACENT TO 252 WEST BROOKLYN AVENUE (1025 SOUTH) AS A PUBLIC STREET FROM ITS NORTHERNMOST INTERSECTION AND RUNNING NORTH APPROXIMATELY 72.5 FEET THERE FROM PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2011-00698. (PETITIONER – VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA) View Attachments
B. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING AN ALLEY AS A PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY ADJACENT TO PROPERTY LOCATED AT 252 WEST BROOKLYN AVENUE (1025 SOUTH) PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2011-00697. (PETITIONER – VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA) View Attachments
Lex Traughber briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Simonsen said this item would be scheduled for an April 24, 2012 public hearing.
#5. 3:07:59 PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING A RESOLUTION RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLEAN AIR.
Vicki Bennett, Jan Aramaki, Peter Ashcroft and Rose Braz briefed the Council from the attached handout.
Item Nos. 6 and 7 were held together.
#6. 2:44:07 PM (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE FRONTAGE OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 545 AND 555 WEST 500 NORTH FROM SR-1A AND SR-3 (SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN RESIDENTIAL TO TSA (TRANSIT STATION AREA) AND REZONING THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 555 WEST 500 NORTH FROM SR-1A TO SR-3 PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2011-00203. (PETITIONER MARIE GINMAN) View Attachments
#7. (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY’S ZONING REGULATIONS TO MODIFY REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. THESE REQUIREMENTS WERE MODIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IN JULY, 2008. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE INTENDED TO CLARIFY AND RESOLVE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN APPLYING THESE REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2009-00174. RELATED PROVISION OF TITLE 21A, ZONING, MAY ALSO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PETITION. (PETITIONER MAYOR RALPH BECKER.) View Attachments
Ray Milliner and Neil Lindberg briefed the Council.
#8. 3:18:46 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS THAT ESTABLISHES THE TERMS UNDER WHICH SALT LAKE CITY WILL MONITOR AND MAINTAIN THEIR FIRE HYDRANTS. COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS WILL PAY FOR THE CITY’S SERVICES. THE HYDRANTS ARE LOCATED IN AREAS OF COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS THAT RECEIVE CULINARY WATER FROM THE CITY’S WATER SYSTEM. View Attachments
Lehua Weaver briefed the Council from the attached handouts.
#9. 3:21:27 PM HOLD A BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION REGARDING AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING CITY ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS. THE ORDINANCE WILL ESTABLISH POLICY AND PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING DONATIONS OF MONEY, REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND VOLUNTEER LABOR, INCLUDING LABOR AND MATERIALS CONTRIBUTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY PROPERTY. View Attachments
Neil Lindberg briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Simonsen said this item was scheduled for action next week.
#10. 3:25:51 PM DISCUSS THE ADMINISTRATION’S RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT MAYOR BECKER AS THE CITY’S ELECTED OFFICIAL TO SERVE ON THE JORDAN RIVER COMMISSION GOVERNING BOARD. View Attachments
Edwin Rutan briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Simonsen said this was scheduled for action later this evening.
#11. 3:36:37 PM ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE ENACTING TEMPORARY LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR AREAS ON AND ADJACENT TO 400 SOUTH STREET BETWEEN 200 EAST AND 900 EAST STREETS TO ACCOMMODATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITY’S TRANSIT-ORIENTED LAND USE PLANNING EFFORTS. PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA WILL BE REZONED USING THE CITY’S CURRENT TRANSIT STATION AREA (TSA) ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS. THE TEMPORARY REGULATIONS SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SIX MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE OR UNTIL THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS REVISIONS TO THE LAND USE REGULATIONS FOR THE AREA. View Attachments
Nick Norris and Wilford Sommerkorn briefed the Council from the attached handouts.
#12. 4:08:12 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING AND CONSIDER THREE OPTIONS REGARDING THE CITY’S 10-YEAR CAPITAL FACILITIES PLAN (CFP) AND IMPACT FEES. THE COUNCIL SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL PROPOSED 10-YEAR CFP RESULTING IN A RECALCULATION OF IMPACT FEES. ONCE THE COUNCIL FORMALLY ADOPTS THE PLAN, THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT FEES CHARGED BY THE CITY WILL BE AMENDED. *NOTE: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION, PURCHASE OR RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS, PARKS, STREETS OR OTHER PHYSICAL STRUCTURES. GENERALLY, PROJECTS HAVE A USEFUL LIFE OF FIVE OR MORE YEARS AND COSTS $50,000 OR MORE.
LuAnn Clark, Karen Halladay, Emy Maloutas and Frank Gray briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Penfold said he wanted more information on what general fund commitment they were looking at for each option over the five-year timeframe. Ms. Clark said the Council would determine what the implementation time was. She said in the past the Council had made incremental increases based on the CPI. She said the Council had adopted the increases in July as part of the budget. She said the increases were not effective until October because some people had construction projects in the planning process. She said once the fees were adopted it was posted at the permits counter. Councilmember Simonsen said the Council was tentatively going to set the public hearing for April 24th and adoption on May 1st. Council Members were in favor of starting implementation on September 1st, 2012.
5:17:21 PM Ms. Halladay briefed the Council on the Legislative Intents.
#13. 5:43:11 PM RECESS TO ATTEND A RECEPTION HELD BY SALT LAKE CITY GREEN DRINKS.
#14. MAY CONTINUE THEIR CONVERSATION FROM TODAY’S 2:00 PM MEETING RELATED TO THE STATUS OF LEGISLATIVE INTENTS AND INTERIM STUDY ITEMS.
This item was not continued.
#15. (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 SECTION 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 5:45 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held March 27, 2012.
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