04/26/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, 1 : 14
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;
Jennifer Bruno, Council Deputy Director; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy
Chief of Staff; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Allison Rowland, Council
Policy Analyst; Ben Luedtke, Council Policy Analyst; Nick Tarbet, Council
Policy Analyst; David Salazar, Human Resource Program Manager; Frances
Hume, Citizens' Compensation Advisory Committee; Melissa Jensen, Deputy
Director Housing and Neighborhood Development; Jennifer Schumann, Housing
and Neighborhood Development Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Associate
Deputy Director; Laura Briefer, Public Utilities Director; Kurt Spjute,
Public Utilities Accounting Finance Manager; Tom Ward, Public Utilities
Administration Deputy Director; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Molly Robinson, Planner; John Anderson,
Principal Planner; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Michele Vargas, FirstWest Consultants; Dave
Jackson, FirstWest Consultant, Carlton Christensen, Salt Lake County
Director of Regional Development; Erin Litvack, Salt Lake County
Department Director of Community Services; and Alec Harwin, Applicant.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 1 : 14 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . BRIEFING ON AN INTERLOCAL PROGRAM AND FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH
SALT LAKE COUNTY, PARK CITY AND SUMMIT COUNTY TO FORM THE RENEWABLE
ENERGY AND ENERGY CHOICE PARTNERSHIP. The agreement is an effort to
jointly explore options for renewable energy resources to serve community
needs. View Attachments
No discussion was held.
#2 . 1:14:52 PM BRIEFING ON 2016 CITIZENS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY
COMMITTEE (CCAC) ANNUAL REPORT & STUDY OF POLICE & FIRE COMPENSATION. A
report including information and recommendations relating to the total
compensation for the City's elected officials and employees. This report
also includes an analysis of pay for Salt Lake Police and Fire personnel
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compared to cities across the country that have similar characteristics.
The study was conducted by outside consultant, FirstWest. View
Attachments
David Salazar, Frances Hume, Michelle Vargas, and Dave Jackson
briefed the Council with attachments and a Power Point Presentation.
Discussion was held regarding Police and Fire; separate comparisons
for pay and benefits, criteria for selecting positions for comparison,
original initiation date of the study and time frame of completion,
concern regarding the support pay rate used for Fire compensation
comparison, recognition of the CCAC for their time and work, meeting with
the Committee Chair next year for an in-depth review of the report, and
use of the Union' s concerns in next year' s projections .
Note: Items A2, A3, A4 & A5 are related to the Proposed Fiscal Year
2016-17 Annual Budget. Briefings include budget proposals for
departments, separate funds, and other related items .
#3. 1:44:39 PM BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
AND AN APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ONE-YEAR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
FOR 2016-17 THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
FUNDING, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDING, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS
GRANT (ESG) FUNDING, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)
FUNDING, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 AND APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) . View Attachments
Ben Luedtke, Melissa Jensen, and Jennifer Schumann briefed the
Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding a budget overage of $26, 187 for a
request of additional funding by Councilmember Kitchen for two items :
$15, 000 for the Rape Recovery Center; and $11, 187 for the Boys and Girls
Club Popular Grove Digital Divide Work, additional funding opportunities
for Digital Divide, and the importance of Consolidated Plan Scores .
Councilmember Kitchen indicated he was not willing to pull other
organizations from the chopping block for the additional funding he had
requested.
Mr. Luedtke indicated that per Council discussion, the additional
requested funding for the Rape Recovery Center and the Boys and Girls
Club would be withdrawn which would bring CDBG funding into balance .
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A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of moving ahead with the
proposed recommendations for CDBG funding.
#4 . 1:57:43 PM BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 4, FY 2015-16. BRIEFING ON AN
ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND THE FINAL BUDGET OF SALT LAKE CITY, INCLUDING
THE EMPLOYMENT STAFFING DOCUMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016. Budget
amendments happen several times each year to reflect adjustments to the
City's budgets, including proposed project additions and modifications.
View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno briefed the council with attachments .
Cindy Gust-Jenson reported she had spoken with the Mayor' s Chief of
Staff Patrick Leary, regarding the possibility for the Legislative Body
to retain the Advice and Consent hiring process for the new Economic
Development Director. She said there was a convoluted process which
needed investigation, it would allow a department to be created and the
Mayor would choose the manner in which it reported. She indicated the
Mayor may be willing to document or legally specify the Council would
retain Advice and Consent . She said it would need to be worked out
through the City Attorney and the Mayor' s Office and then ultimately the
Council . Ms . Gust-Jenson said Staff would come back to the Council
regarding this matter in the next briefing.
Discussion was held regarding where the new Economic Development
Director position would be housed, funding for the position, concern with
sufficiency of one lead position in the RDA and the large work load,
possibility of left over funding in vacant positions, progress in the
search for the new position, and technicality of the Advice and Consent
process in relation to the new position.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of the Administration
moving ahead to establish a department head position for the Economic
Development Department.
#5. 2:10:34 PM BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S RECOMMENDED BUDGET
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING THE STREET
LIGHTING, WATER, STORM WATER AND SEWER UTILITY FUNDS, FOR FISCAL YEAR
2016-2017 . View Attachments
Lehua Weaver, Laura Briefer, Kurt Spjute, and Tom Ward briefed the
Council with attachments and a Power Point Presentation.
Discussion was held regarding the importance of funding/timing to
complete the updated Watershed Management and Fire Mitigation Plans in
relation to the Mountain Accord Process timing of completion, comparison
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of last year' s water rate increase to the currently proposed rate
increase, currently proposed Sewer rate increase, renewable energy plans,
concern of noticing/educating residents regarding rate changes and why
they occurred, permeable surface costs in relation to storm water
collection, time frame for completion of the updated Watershed Management
Plan, the Watershed Acquisition current fund balance, acquisition of
properties for Watershed protection, and Watershed protection fees .
#6 . 2:57:18PM BRIEFING ON AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY
PLAN AND REPLACING THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND THE GATEWAY SPECIFIC
PLAN. The final draft of the proposed plan details the vision, policies,
and framework that will guide growth and development in the downtown over
the next 25 years. View Attachments
Nick Norris, Russell Weeks, and Molly Robinson briefed the Council
with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding adding bus service to the Central
Business District, coordination of the Downtown Master Plan with the
Transit Master Plan, options for different concepts of
mobility/transportation for outlying areas of the City, promotion of
education/schools in the Downtown Master Plan, and distance requirements
between schools and alcohol drinking establishments in relation to State
and City regulations .
Mr. Weeks stated the public hearing for the Downtown Master Plan
would be held next week. He asked the Council how they wanted revisions
addressed before then. Councilmember Rogers said if transportation were
addressed somewhere in the Downtown Master Plan he would feel comfortable
moving forward. Mr. Weeks said the final version would contain items the
council had addressed plus any possible modifications after public
comment. Councilmember Penfold suggested moving forward with the
modifications from the Council' s perspective and if any additional
changes come from the public hearing process, a final version could be
addressed.
#7 . 4:27:19PM BRIEFING ON HEIGHT IN THE D-4 DOWNTOWN SECONDARY CENTRAL
BUSINESS DISTRICT (AMENDING SECTION 21A. 30 . 045 OF THE SALT LAKE CITY
CODE) . The ordinance would allow for buildings of unlimited height on the
Salt Palace properties bounded by South Temple, West Temple, 200 South
and 200 West, while maintaining the permitted maximum height requirement
of 75 feet elsewhere in the district. The change is designed to
accommodate a future convention center hotel . Related provisions of Title
21A Zoning may also be amended as part of this petition. View Attachments
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Russell Weeks, Nick Norris, Molly Robinson, Carlton Christensen, and
Erin Litvack briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding allowed unlimited building height
tailored with the design review, impact of unlimited building height on
Economic Development, inception of Downtown zoning and the exclusion of
the convention center in D-1 zoning, exclusion of the Olympic Metals
Plaza parking lot in the new boundary and current zoning, Salt Lake
County update/timeline regarding the convention center hotel, approximate
height of the hotel if unlimited height was allowed,
potential/competitiveness of marketing conventions, and concern regarding
sidelines on the north side .
#8 . 3:26:21 PM BRIEFING ON THE COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD JANUARY 19 WHICH
PRODUCED PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR 2016, INCLUDING A FOCUS ON HOUSING &
HOMELESSNESS, STREET REPAIRS & FUNDING, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Other
items that could be discussed include additional 2016 projects, and 2015
Priorities. View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Allison Rowland, and Lehua Weaver, briefed the
Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding Economic Development which included;
strategies in recruiting different types of businesses, focus of funding
priorities, process to create a vision, concern/importance of holding
community fact-finding nights for public input and various strategies to
do so, options to develop policy and funding, filling the new Director of
Economic Development position, viewing Economic Development as a
competition, importance of feedback from the Business Advisory Board, a
Philosophy Statement, timeline for completion of the Building Services
Audit, and consideration of adopting a "2016 Economic Health of the City
Policy Statement" .
Councilmember Rogers requested Council Members meet individually
with Ms . Rowland to discuss Economic Development visions . He said she
would then be able to put something together that incorporated the
Council vision.
#9. 4:48:06PM BRIEFING ON VACATING A PORTION OF THE AIR RIGHTS ABOVE
AN ALLEY THAT RUNS THROUGH A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1068 SOUTH JEFFERSON
STREET. The proposal would allow for the construction of a pedestrian
bridge to connect two proposed multifamily buildings. Under the proposal,
the alley would remain open and vehicular and pedestrian traffic would
continue. The alley would continue to be owned by Salt Lake City. View
Attachments
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Nick Norris, Nick Tarbet, John Anderson, and Alec Harwin briefed the
Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding public response of the proposal,
building material for the bridge, number of units, use of the alley way
for ingress and egress, alley maintenance responsibility, creating
criteria for future applications for similar proposals, potential
downsides of the proposal, a development agreement regarding material
used for the bridge, holding future discussion of an alley vacation
policy to include establishing criteria for building material standards,
and concern with the unresponsiveness of the Community Council .
Mr. Tarbet stated the public hearing would be set for May 24, 2016
and potential action for the following meeting on June 7, 2016 .
#10 . 2:52:31 PM REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
REPORT OF 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: Wasatch Front Regional Council Items .
#11 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#12 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE.
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 5 : 15 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
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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 April 26,
2016 .
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