The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, September 24, 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; Neil Lindberg, Council Legal Director; Jan Aramaki, Council Constituent Liaison/Research and Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Benjamin Luedtke, Council Seasonal Policy Analyst; Nick Tarbet, Council Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Wilf Sommerkorn, Planning Director; Lex Traughber, Senior Planner; Michael Maloy, Principal Planner; Nichol Bourdeaux, Housing and Neighborhood Development Deputy Director; Mary De La Mare-Schaefer, Community and Economic Development Deputy Director; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Also In Attendance: Shane Marshall, Utah Department of Transportation Deputy Director; Nathan Lee, New Region Director for Salt Lake City from Utah Department of Transportation; and Andrew Gruber, Wasatch Regional Council Executive Director.
Councilmember LaMalfa conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:16 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. 2:17:12 PM RECEIVE BRIEFINGS FROM THE FOLLOWING PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST WITH SALT LAKE CITY:
•A) UTAH DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – SHANE MARSHALL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
•B) WASATCH REGIONAL COUNCIL – ANDREW GRUBER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
THESE ARE JUST TWO IN A SERIES OF BRIEFINGS WITH PARTNERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED IN 2013 BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
Shane Marshall, Nathan Lee, and Andrew Gruber briefed the Council with a power point presentation.
#2. 4:46:52 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS AND STANDARDS FOR APPOINTING CONSTABLES. GENERALLY, CONSTABLES SERVE LEGAL PAPERS AND MAY ACT AS BAILIFFS FOR JUSTICE COURTS. View Attachments
Neil Lindberg briefed the Council from attachments. Council Members were in favor of moving this item to a public hearing.
#3. 3:09:23 PM HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC OF HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGES IN SALT LAKE CITY. View Attachments, View Attachments, & View Attachments
Russell Weeks, Jan Aramaki, and Benjamin Luedtke briefed the Council from attachments.
Straw Polls Taken:
•Total ban on horse drawn carriages in the City. Council Members Christensen, Penfold, Love, LaMalfa, Simonsen and Luke were not in favor of total ban and Councilmember Garrott was in favor of total ban.
•Move forward with an adjustment to the current ordinance as it stood using Councilmember Luke’s principles as a framework but bring it back for tuning. Council Members Christensen, Garrott, Penfold, and Love were not in favor and Council Members LaMalfa, Simonsen, and Luke were in favor.
•Investigate different ways to regulate carriages versus the Certificate of Convenience approach. Council Members Christensen, Garrott, Penfold, Love, Simonsen, and Luke were in favor and Councilmember LaMalfa was not in favor.
•Turn the information over to the Administration, Animal Control, and other agencies for recommendations. Council Members Christensen, Penfold, Love, and Simonsen were in favor and Council Members Garrott, LaMalfa, and Luke were not in favor.
•Bring this issue back for further more open ended policy discussion before the end of the year. Council Members Garrott, Simonsen, and Luke were in favor and Council Members Christensen, Penfold, Love, and LaMalfa were not in favor.
Councilmember LaMalfa said the Council wanted to request that:
•The Administration investigate certificate of convenience vs. other ways of regulating (contract approach, business licensing, etc.) for horse drawn carriages; and
•Request that the Administration and Salt Lake County Animal Services review the horse draw carriage issue and make recommendations, using Councilmember Charlie Luke’s proposal (memo dated September 24, 2013) as the framework.
#4. 4:56:57 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY’S ZONING REGULATIONS TO REVISE AND RELOCATE PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USE TABLES, AMEND CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, AND REVISE THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR OUTDOOR DINING AND DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE WINDOWS PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2009-00169. THESE CHANGES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY OF USE AS PART OF A CODE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. OTHER SECTIONS OF TITLE 21A, ZONING, MAY ALSO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PETITION. (PETITIONER MAYOR RALPH BECKER) View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Neil Lindberg, Wilf Sommerkorn, and Lex Traughber briefed the Council from attachments. Council Members were in favor of moving the proposal forward as a whole and move the drive-through discussion forward on a separate timeline.
#5. 6:19:23 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY’S ZONING REGULATIONS THAT WOULD CREATE TWO NEW FORM-BASED ZONING DISTRICTS AND AMEND THE ZONING MAP IN THE WEST TEMPLE GATEWAY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2011-00640. THE REGULATIONS ARE A NEW CONCEPT COMBINING COMMONLY USED ZONING REGULATIONS WITH DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES. View Attachments
•ZONING FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN 700 SOUTH AND FAYETTE AVENUE (975 SOUTH), AND BETWEEN WEST TEMPLE AND 300 WEST WOULD BE CHANGED TO THE NEW FORM BASED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD (FB-UN-1 AND FB-UN-2) ZONE. ZONING FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED BETWEEN 700 SOUTH AND 800 SOUTH AND BETWEEN WEST TEMPLE AND 200 WEST WOULD NOT CHANGE.
•THE PROPOSAL WOULD IMPLEMENT LAND USE POLICIES TO ALLOW A BROAD MIX OF USES, IMPROVE WALKABILITY AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, ENSURE COMPATIBILITY WITH EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRENGTHEN THE CHARACTER OF SINGLE-FAMILY HOME CLUSTERS ON MONTROSE, JEFFERSON, AND WASHINGTON STREETS.
RELATED PROVISIONS OF TITLE 21A, ZONING, MAY ALSO BE AMENDED AS PART OF THIS PETITION. ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSAL WOULD REZONE PROPERTIES TO FB-UN-1 AND FB-UN-2 (FORM BASED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD ZONES), CONSIDERATION MAY BE GIVEN TO REZONING THE PROPERTY TO ANOTHER ZONING DISTRICT WITH SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS. (PETITIONER MAYOR BECKER).
Nick Tarbet and Michael Maloy briefed the Council from attachments. Council Members were in favor of scheduling a public hearing and bringing the item back for more discussion.
#6. 5:27:06 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE SALT LAKE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND OUTREACH GRANT PILOT PROGRAM (PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT PROGRAM). THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FUND GRASS-ROOTS PROJECTS THAT ARE INEXPENSIVE AND QUICKLY DEPLOYED. A TOTAL OF $187,000 IS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS ADMINISTERED BY COMMUNITY NONPROFITS AND NEIGHBORHOOD–BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN MIND. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS ALLOCATED INTO FOUR CATEGORIES: View Attachments
•SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT GRANTS - $12,000 FOR GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR SMALLER NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECTS WITH A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $2,000 EACH.
•LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT GRANTS - $90,000 FOR GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR LARGER NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $10,000 EACH.
•COMMUNITY OUTREACH GRANTS - $20,000 FOR GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING OR OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $1,000 EACH.
•NEIGHBORHOOD MATCHING GRANTS - $65,000 FOR GRANTS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR PERMANENT PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH A MAXIMUM AWARD OF $5,000 EACH.
Mary De La Mare-Schaefer, Jan Aramaki, and Nichol Bourdeaux briefed the Council from attachments.
#7. 5:39:58 PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING OPTIONS FOR A RESOLUTION, A NEW PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT STAFF POSITION, AND OTHER ITEMS AS FOLLOW-UP TO THEIR SEPTEMBER, 2013 FALL RETREAT. (TENTATIVE) View Attachments
Mary De La Mare-Schaefer and Nick Tarbet briefed the Council from the attachments.
Straw Poll Taken:
•Go wide (have the coordinator involved in many ways) with public engagement. Council Members Christensen, Penfold, Love, and Luke were in favor and Council Members Garrott, LaMalfa, and Simonsen were not in favor.
#8. 6:32:25 PM INTERVIEW ELICIA CARDENAS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE BICYCLE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD.
Councilmember LaMalfa said Ms. Cardenas’s name would be forwarded to the Consent Agenda for formal approval.
#9. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
This item was not held.
#10. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
This item was not held.
#11. 6:39:39 PM (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-204, FOR ANY OF THE ALLOWED PURPOSES.
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to enter into Closed Session for property acquisition, which motion carried, with a roll call vote of Council Members Christensen, Penfold, Garrott, Luke, Love, Simonsen, and LaMalfa voted aye.
The meeting adjourned at 6:40 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 September 24, 2013.
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