The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, November 19, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
Council In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Søren Simonsen, Stan Penfold, Jill Remington Love, Luke Garrott, Kyle LaMalfa, and Charlie Luke.
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Elizabeth Buehler, Outreach Programs Administrator; Mike Akerlow, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Jeffry Niermeyer, Public Utilities Director; Stephanie Duer, Public Utilities Conservation Coordinator; Eric Shaw, Community and Economic Development Director; Gina Chamness, Budget Director; Police Chief Chris Burbank; Lehua Weaver, Council Senior Public Policy Analyst; Sylvia Richards, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Also In Attendance: Terry Feveryear, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City; Melva Sine, President and CEO of the Utah Restaurant Association; Tom Genny, Utah Restaurant Association; Judy Davis, Instructor at West High School; David Hart, MOCA.
Councilmember LaMalfa conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:10 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 2:11:19 PM RECEIVE THE ANNUAL UPDATE FROM TERRY FEVERYEAR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALT LAKE CITY. View Attachments
Terry Feveryear briefed the Council from attachments.
#2. 2:38:41 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM MELVA SINE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FROM UTAH RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION REGARDING TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WITH SALT LAKE CITY. THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF BRIEFINGS FROM PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED IN 2013 BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
Melva Sine, Tom Ginny, and Judy Davis briefed the Council. Pictures were taken with the cooking students from West High.
#3. 2:58:33 PM RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE REGIONAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX LOCATED AT 1900 WEST 2200 NORTH, A 160 ACRE MULTI-PURPOSE REGIONAL SPORTS RECREATION AND EDUCATION COMPLEX. RESIDENTS APPROVED A $15.3 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND IN 2003 FOR THE FACILITIES. View Attachments
Rick Graham briefed the Council from attachments.
#4. 3:34:36 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE ACTIONS THE CITY IS TAKING IN THE AREA TO HELP RESIDENTS, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS IMPROVE THE SAFETY, APPEARANCE, AND OVERALL CONDITIONS THERE. View Attachments
Mike Akerlow and Elizabeth Buehler briefed the Council from attachments.
#5. 4:24:10 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSAL ON A GRANT PROGRAM THAT WOULD ENABLE RESIDENTS WITH URBAN GARDENS TO USE WATER FOR IRRIGATING AT A LOWER COST. THE COUNCIL APPROVED $30,000 FOR THE GRANT PROGRAM, DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-14 BUDGET, WITH THE INTENTION THAT THE FUNDS WOULD SUPPORT LARGE URBAN GARDENS BY OFFSETTING THE COST OF THE WATER USED FOR IRRIGATING THE GARDEN SPACE. View Attachments
Jeffry Niermeyer and Stephanie Duer briefed the Council from attachments.
#6. 4:52:16 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-14. BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES EACH YEAR TO REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CITY’S BUDGETS, INCLUDING PROPOSED PROJECT ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS. THIS AMENDMENT CONTAINS A NUMBER OF PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FY 2013-14 BUDGET, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR: A NEW PROGRAM TO ALLOW CITY RESIDENTS TO PURCHASE AFFORDABLE ANNUAL UTA PASSES, LAND PURCHASES FOR FIRE STATION #6 ACCESS AND A NEW FIRE STATION #14, AND RENOVATIONS NEEDED FOR A NEW EVIDENCE STORAGE AND CRIME LAB FACILITY. View Attachments
Eric Shaw, Gina Chamness, David Hart, Police Chief Chris Burbank, and Sylvia Richards briefed the Council with attachments. Councilmember Simonsen said he wanted to consider a legislative intent on residential UTA bus passes. He asked for a copy of the fees so the Council could send them out in their newsletters.
Ms. Richards said the next item was $60,000 in funding appropriated for the Administration to issue as a reimbursement as the Leonardo submits the documentation regarding costs, the number of children served, and bus rental information, tickets, etc. for low income children.
#7. RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE ADMINISTRATION’S REVIEW OF “ADMINISTRATIVE FEES” THAT DEPARTMENTS CHARGE, AND AN ANALYSIS OF ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE CONSOLIDATED FEE SCHEDULE. THE DISCUSSION ABOUT THE REVIEW BEGAN DURING THE COUNCIL’S ANNUAL BUDGET BRIEFINGS, AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAS IDENTIFIED A SCHEDULE TO REVIEW FEES AND CHARGES DEPARTMENT-BY-DEPARTMENT. View Attachments
This item was not held.
#8. 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. THE CHANGES WOULD MODIFY THE ZONING FOR: View Attachments
•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)
This item was not held.
#9. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD CLOSE A PORTION OF CITY-OWNED ALLEY SITUATED MIDBLOCK BETWEEN WILMINGTON AVENUE AND SIMPSON AVENUE AND BETWEEN 800 EAST AND 900 EAST. THE PROPOSAL WOULD CLOSE THE ALLEY TO VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND ALLOW THE CITY TO COMPLETE TRAILS, LANDSCAPING AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS RELATED TO THE SUGAR HOUSE STREETCAR AND PARLEY’S TRAIL. (Petition No. PLNPCM2013-00119) View Attachments
This item was not held.
#10. 5:23:29 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING COUNCIL STAFF’S PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING A NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO MANAGE WORKLOAD. View Attachments
Lehua Weaver briefed the Council from attachments.
#11. (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE STATUS OF COMPLETING THE COUNCIL’S 2013 PRIORITY PROJECTS. THE TOPIC AREAS INCLUDE ARTS & CULTURE, ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE CITY, NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY OF LIFE, SUSTAINABILITY, EDUCATION, AND PARKS & OPEN SPACE.
This item was not held.
#12. 7:56:06 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. View Attachments
See file M 13-5 for announcements.
#13. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
This item was not held.
#13. (TENTATIVE) 5:42:06 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE ALLOWED PURPOSES.
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to enter into Closed Session for the purpose of strategy session to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation, to discuss a purchase, exchange, and lease of real property, and for attorney/client matters, which motion carried, by a roll call vote of Council Members Christensen, Penfold, Garrott, Luke, Love, Simonsen, and LaMalfa voting aye. See File M 13-2 for Sworn Statement and recording.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Kyle LaMalfa, Luke Garrott, Jill Remington Love, Charlie Luke, Stan Penfold, and Soren Simonsen.
Others in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Neil Lindberg, Council Attorney; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Emy Maloutas, Public Services Project Coordinator; Police Chief Chris Burbank; David Everitt, Mayor’s Chief of Staff; and Mayor Ralph Becker.
The meeting adjourned at 6:25 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 November 19, 2013.
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