01/12/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at
4 : 34 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South
State Street .
In Attendance: Council Members Andrew Johnston, James Rogers, Erin
Mendenhall, Charlie Luke, Derek Kitchen, Stan Penfold, and Lisa Adams .
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Jackie Biskupski, Mayor; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; David
Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; Margaret Plane, City Attorney;
Lehua Weaver, Council Associate Deputy Director; Boyd Ferguson, Senior
City Attorney; Sean Murphy, Council Public Policy Analyst; Nora Shepard,
Planning Director; Nick Tarbet, Council Public Policy Analyst; Nick
Norris, Planning Manager; David Gellner, Principal Planner; and Kory
Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Neil Lindberg, City Council Legal Counsel; Ben
McAdams, Salt Lake County Mayor; Shaleane Gee, Salt Lake County Division
Manager of Special Projects and Grant Partnerships; Carlton Christenson,
Salt Lake County Director of Regional Development; and Patrick Reimherr,
Salt Lake County Director of Government Relations and Senior Advisor.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4 : 34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . BRIEFING ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12 . 96. 025 OF THE
SALT LAKE CITY CODE, RELATING TO TOWING, IMPOUND, STORAGE, AND BOOTING
FEES. This proposal would make City Code consistent with Utah Code.
View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers asked the Council if they had any questions
regarding this item. No questions or discussion were held.
#2 . BRIEFING ON A PROPOSED BUILDING SERVICES AUDIT.
In The Fiscal Year 2015-16 budget process, the Council requested an
audit of the building services function of the City (which primarily
deals with building permits and to some extent planning) . The Council may
discuss a potential scope for the audit. View Attachments
Item moved to the Council Retreat .
#3. 4:37:33 PM BRIEFING ON PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES REGARDING DELEGATION
OF LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY. View Attachments
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Neil Lindberg briefed the Council with a Power Point Presentation.
Comments included Salt Lake City form of government, separation of powers
between the Council and Mayor, legislative functions, legislative and
executive powers, and delegation of authority.
Discussion was held regarding legislative intent, administrative
authority, legislative function of setting fees, specific criteria when
adopting ordinances, and a formal rule-making process to guide
implementation of delegated authority.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of moving forward with
Staff looking at the formal delegation of authority. Councilmember
Mendenhall was not present for the poll .
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of moving forward to
streamline the documentation of informal processes . Councilmember
Mendenhall was not present for the poll .
#4 . 5:12:36PM DISCUSSION ON HOMELESSNESS ISSUE WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS,
INCLUDING SALT LAKE COUNTY, REGARDING THE CITY AND REGION' S APPROACH TO
PROVIDING SERVICES AND SHELTER TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION. View Attachments
Mayor Biskupski stated the City was in a prime position to embrace
an opportunity to change the dynamics the homeless population had been
living in and some of the problems that had occurred in the City because
of those dynamics . She said she was grateful for the opportunity to
change current process and procedures and create a potential for people
to obtain services that would enable them to get back to independence in
an efficient way.
Mayor McAdams, Shaleane Gee, Patrick Reimherr, and Carlton
Christensen briefed the Council with a Power Point Presentation . Comments
included review of the Collective Impact on Homelessness Steering
Committee; Stakeholders unanimous consensus for a common agenda, shared
outcomes, and indicators and shared data for reporting progress; current
homeless services system; outcome for Utah residents experiencing
homelessness; fixable problems and solutions; immediate priority
populations, and a request summary for funding.
Discussion was held regarding concern with populations not
identified, gap of different definitions of homelessness between funding
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entities, concern with suburban municipalities not considering affordable
housing, concern with the Housing Authority' s ability to perform housing
county wide, twenty percent and fifteen/five percent split incentives,
concern regarding zoning for affordable housing, future education
component of basic life skills for people who are being housed, concern
with continued chronic homeless people based on mental health and
substance abuse issues, and the Olene Walker Housing Loan Fund amendments
and other proposed funding.
#5. 6:06:33PM BRIEFING ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND SECTIONS
OF THE CITY' S ZONING PERTAINING TO BUILDING SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THE
COMMUNITY BUSINESS (CB) ZONING DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PETITION NO.
PLNPCM2015-00636. The proposed changes would: View Attachments
• Continue to allow larger buildings in the CB zone through the
Conditional Building and Site Design Review (CBSDR) process.
• Lower the threshold trigger limits for the CBSDR process to 7,500
gross square feet of floor area for a first floor footprint or 15, 000
gross square feet of floor area overall .
• Incorporate six (6) design standards for the Planning Commission to
consider in addition to the CBSDR standards when reviewing proposals
for larger buildings in the CB zone that are subject to the CBSDR
process.
• Change the term "Maximum Building Size" to "Building Size Limits" in
the zoning ordinance for clarity.
The amendment would address a temporary land use regulation adopted on
August 4, 2015. Related provisions of Title 21A, Zoning, may also
be amended as part of this petition. (Petitioner Salt Lake City Council)
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, and David Gellner briefed the Council with
attachments .
Discussion was held regarding a review process rather than an over
the counter permit, appropriate zoning, current and recommended design
standards, and concern regarding community impacts .
#6. 7:11:10PM REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City
Council business, including but not limited to; Council District Newsletter
for Public Utilities, Salt Lake County Council of Governments, and
Scheduling Items.
See File M 16-5 for announcements .
#7 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
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No discussion was held.
#8 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE .
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 18 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as other
items may have been discussed; 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 January
12, 2016 .
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