The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, May 3, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Stan Penfold, Luke Garrott, Jill Remington Love, JT Martin and Søren Simonsen.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Jennifer Bruno, Council Deputy Director; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Karen Halladay, Council Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver; Council Research and Policy Analyst; Russell Week; Council Policy Analyst; Brady Wheeler, Council Staff, Mike Beckstrand, Library Staff, Beth Elder, Library Director, Rick Graham; Public Services Director; Greg Davis; Public Services Finance Director; David Terry; Golf Enterprise Fund Manager; Wilf Sommerkorn, Planning Director; Cheri Coffey, Assistant Planning Director; Casey Stewart, Planner; Ray Milliner, Principal Planner; Ana Valdemoros, Associate Planner; Nick Norris’ Planning Manager; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Paul Nielson, Senior City Attorney; David Everitt, Chief of Staff; Tim Harpst, Transportation Director; Frank Gray, Director of Community and Economic Development; D J Baxter, RDA Director; Pam Perlich, Ph. D, Senior Research Economist at the University of Utah; Kevin Bell, GIS Specialist; Bill Haight, Chief Information Officer; Vicky Bennett, Environmental Manager; Mike Wilson and John Kirkham, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy; and Chris Meeker, City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 2:11:44 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. View Attachments
See File M 11-5 for announcements.
#2. 2:29:46 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDINGAN ORDINANCE, SCHEDULED FOR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING, CHANGING THE CITY’S ZONING REGULATION RELATING TO: View Attachments, View Motions
•URBAN FARMS, COMMUNITY GARDENS, SEASONAL FARM STANDS; AND
•LARGE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEMS.
RELATED PROVISIONS OF TITLE 21A – ZONING - MAY ALSO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PETITION.
PETITIONER – MAYOR RALPH BECKER (SUSTAINABLE CITY CODE INITIATIVE), PETITION NO. PLNPCM2009-01337. (ITEM D1)
Janice Jardine, Ray Milner, Wilf Sommerkorn, Rick Graham and Paul Nielson briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Councilmember Turner said he was concerned with the Fairmont Park Community Garden being permitted on a year to year basis because the street car might change the garden. Mr. Graham said a discussion concerning the temporary basis the garden was built had been held with the Fairmont Park Community Garden group and they were aware that there was a master plan for the park. He said the raised beds were portable. Councilmember Love asked the Council to straw poll potential motions 2,5,6,7 and 8. All Council Members were in favor. Councilmember Love asked staff to look at potential motion 3.
#3. 3:15:10 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE UPCOMING REDISTRICTING PROCESS WHICH WILL ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL AND SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICTS BASED ON 2010 CENSUS. ITEMS OF DISCUSSION WILL INCLUDE: View Attachments
•PRESENTATION “MAKING SENSE OF THE 2010 REDISTRICTING DATA” BY PAM PERLICH
•REDISTRICTING SOFTWARE OVERVIEW BY THE CITY’S INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (IMS)
•DISCUSSION OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS FOR REDRAWING BOUNDARIES FOR CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD BOUNDARIES
•SALT LAKE CITY’S PUBLIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE.
Pam Perlich, Karen Halladay, Bill Haight, Kevin Bell and Brady Wheeler briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms. Perlich said some of the data from the 2010 census was about individual people, households, and housing units, rented or owned and group quarters. Mr. Bell said the community would be involved with the redistricting. He said software called Redistricting On Line would be used and citizens could construct a plan on line.
Ms. Halladay said the end result of a working group or a commission was to collect as much information as possible. Councilmember Love asked Council Members if they wanted a working group. All Council Members were in favor of an independent working group being formed with guiding principles. Councilmember Love asked Ms. Halladay to come back to Council with a timeline schedule for redistricting. Ms. Halladay asked the Council if an information pamphlet would be helpful for citizens. All Council Members were in favor of a pamphlet. Councilmember Penfold asked Council Staff for available information found by the census regarding minority populations that would be available to be part of the working group.
#4. 4:11:53 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIBRARY OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012. View Attachments
Beth Elder, Russ Weeks, D J Baxter and Mike Beckstead briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms. Elder said the Library Board had approved the fiscal year 2011-2012 Operating and Capital Budget, determined the timing for the Marmalade Library funding for construction, and approved the final sites for the Glendale and Marmalade Libraries. She said they now needed Council approval. Councilmember Penfold asked Ms. Elder if she would provide the Council with information regarding at what stage of the process would more funding be needed for the new libraries.
#5. 5:04:31 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SALT LAKE AND SANDY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012. View Attachments
Lehua Weaver, Mike Wilson and John Kirkham briefed the Council with the attached handout. Mr. Wilson introduced other Metropolitan Water District Board Members; Tom Godfrey, Don Milne, Dave Buhler and Mike De Vries.
#6. 5:17:02 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE GOLF FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012. View Attachments
Rick Graham, Karen Halladay, David Terry and Greg Davis briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms. Halladay said a fee increase had not been proposed and might be a topic of discussion. Councilmember Martin said fees should be modestly raised. Councilmember Simonsen said the City needed to keep the golf courses up to date. Mr. Graham said a fee increase was proposed for 2014.
#7. 5:53:09 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY REFUSE FUND CLASS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012. View Attachments
Vicky Bennett, Lehua Weaver, Rick Graham and Greg Davis briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Ms. Weaver said some key points of the budget were no rate increases, no major program changes, offering smaller yard waste and recycling cans to residents and the finish of waste stream audit. Councilmember Turner asked that two weeks be given before the annual yard cleanup.
#8. 6:12:52 PM INTERVIEW PAUL JONES’S PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CITIZEN’S COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (ITEM H1)
Councilmember Love said Mr. Jones name would be moved to the Consent Agenda for appointment.
#9. 6:17:53 PM INTERVIEW PAULA BROG PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD. (ITEM H2)
Councilmember Love said Ms. Brog’s name would be moved to the Consent Agenda for appointment.
#10 CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE § 52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:
(r) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §54-2-205 (1)(B);
(s) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING ANY FORM OF 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)(C);
(t) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING OR REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE § 52-4-205 (1)(c);
(u) 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 UNDER 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;
(v) FOR ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE § 78b-1-137; AND
(w) A STRATEGY SESSION TO DISCUSS SECURITY PERSONNEL, DEVICES OR SYSTEMS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205(1)(F).
This issue was not addressed.
The meeting adjourned at 6:21 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held May 3, 2011.
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