05/31/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, May 31, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at 3 : 24
p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street .
In Attendance: Council Members James Rogers, Andrew Johnston, Derek
Kitchen, Erin Mendenhall, and Lisa Adams .
Absent: Council Members Stan Penfold and Charlie Luke .
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; Simone Butler, Mayor' s
Executive Assistant; Cutis Preece, Courts Director; John Baxter,
Presiding Judge; Valeta Bolton, Court Financial Analyst; Tamara Turpin,
Risk Manager; Jodi Langford, Human Resource Program Manager; Mary Beth
Thompson, Director of Financial Operations; Lisa Shaffer, Interim Public
Services Director; Mike Brown, Police Chief; Allison Rowland, Council
Policy Analyst; Benjamin Luedtke, Council Policy Analyst; Brad Stewart,
Public Utilities Development Services/Plan Review Engineer; Kurt Spjute,
Public Utilities Accounting Financial Manager; Lehua Weaver, Council
Associate Deputy Director; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Camille Winnie, Salt Lake City Downtown Alliance
Director of Community Services; Richard Giardina, CPA Raftelis Financial
Consultants, Inc. Executive Vice President; and Jim Lewis, Sub-Consultant
to Raftelis .
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 3 : 24 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
Note: Items Al-A3 are related to the Proposed Fiscal Year 2016-2017
Annual Budget. Briefings include budget proposals for departments,
separate funds, and other related items.
#1 . BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED JUSTICE COURT BUDGET. The Justice
Court handles misdemeanor criminal citations, small claims, traffic
citations and traffic school for moving violations. View Attachments
Lehua Weaver, Curtis Preece, John Baxter, and Valeta Bolton briefed
the Council with attachments .
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Discussion was held regarding former John' s Offender and
Prostitution Outreach (POP) Programs, current/sufficient diversionary
options available through the City' s Justice System, Homeless Court
status, decrease of outstanding cases without an influx of funds, Drug
Court status, and the process to assist interpreting the English language
with the influx of refugees .
Council Members requested the following item from Staff:
• Initiate a conversation with Salt Lake County District Attorney' s
concerning re-institution of a program similar to POP.
#2 . 3:55:16 PM BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED INSURANCE AND RISK
MANAGEMENT BUDGET, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE PLANS . View
Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Tamara Turpin, and Jodi Langford briefed the Council
with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding addition of autism and acupuncture
benefits for employees, and insurance requirements for (smaller) Special
Events held in the City.
#3. 4:06:43 PM BRIEFING REGARDING UNRESOLVED ISSUES RELATING TO THE
RECOMMENDED BUDGET. View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, David Litvack, Mike Brown, Allison Rowland, Lisa
Schaffer, Camille Winnie, Mary Beth Thompson and Ben Luedtke briefed the
Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding a funding request from Transportation
regarding a cost overrun for the McClelland Trail and Sunnyside Avenue
Multi-use Path budgets, keeping the Impound Lot open, Redevelopment
Agency (RDA) Finance position funding, funding Police training to work
with sexual assault victims, and funding for Police Social Workers .
Straw Polls: All Council Members present were in support of the
following:
• Providing funding for the cost overrun of the McClelland Trail and
Sunnyside Avenue Multi-use Path.
• Using funding sources suggested by Staff to cover the cost overrun
of the McClelland Trail and Sunnyside Avenue Multi-use Path.
• Removing the Impound Lot from unresolved issues as long as Staff
recommendations were met .
• Housing the RDA Finance position in the Finance Department and not
within the Redevelopment Agency.
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• Providing funding for Police training to work with victims of
sexual assault.
5:42:56PM Discussion continued regarding unresolved issues relating to
the recommended budget.
Discussion was held regarding portable/trailer-based restrooms,
increased funding for Police Officers in neighborhoods, Defining Success
in Responding to Sexual Violence (PERF) Study, Development Review Team
fee, Green Team and Clean Team funding, Economic Development Corporation
of Utah (EDCU) contract funding, Sunday parking enforcement, Parking
Amnesty Program, RDA Statutory Allocation Revenue Reduction (SARR)
accumulated interest, Public Safety compensation study, General
Obligation (GO) Bond for recreation and open space, Arts Council funding
of the Twilight Concert Series, and Information Services (IMS) Survey.
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Merge request for increased funding for officers in neighborhoods
with the budget item for Police social workers - vacancy savings
(overtime funding for enhanced foot-patrol coverage) .
• Create legislative intent for a written report/briefing upon
completion of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Study.
• Include Green Team Funding in the budget.
• Remove Clean Team funding from unresolved issues .
• Consider RDA SARR accumulated interest as General Fund balance.
• Create intent to fund a Public Safety Compensation Study every
three years and consider including it in the reporting ordinance.
• Review of Arts Council funding at the conclusion of the 2016
Twilight Concert Series (including outside consultant study
findings) .
• Add the City' s share of proposed RDA SARR accumulated interest to
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding for potential uses .
Straw Polls : All Council Members present were in support of the
following:
• Creating legislative intent to conduct an analysis of the City' s
costs for Development Review Team services .
• Reviewing other non-departmental budget items for opportunities of
consolidation into the Economic Development Department budget.
• Funding the EDCU contract.
• Creating legislative intent to request the new Economic
Development Director review the City' s goals with EDCU and provide
an evaluation of whether the City' s needs would be served by
continuing the EDCU contract.
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• Including the Parking Amnesty Program in the budget.
• Moving forward with the GO Bond to be on the ballot next year
(2017) .
A 3-2 Straw Poll was taken in support of continued Sunday parking
enforcement . Council Members Andrews, Kitchen, and Mendenhall were in
favor; Council Members Adams and Rogers were opposed.
A 3-2 Straw Poll was taken in support of delaying the IMS survey
until the new IMS Director was hired and keeping it as an unresolved
issue . Council Members Andrews, Kitchen, and Rogers were in favor;
Council Members Adams and Mendenhall were opposed.
#4 . 4:46:33PM BRIEFING REGARDING STREET LIGHTING ENHANCED SERVICE RATE
STUDY FINDINGS: A STUDY THAT EXAMINED THE CITY' S STREET LIGHTING PROGRAM
AND RELATED ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS. In November 2015, the Council requested
the Administration study more sustainable funding options for the Street
Lighting Enterprise fund. Among other recommendations, the study
recommends moving to a service fee for Enhanced Street Lighting that
would appear on customer 's monthly utility bills, in place of the current
annual assessment. View Attachments
Lehua Weaver, Richard Giardina, Brad Stewart, Kurt Spjute, and Jim
Lewis briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding the rate structure proposal, switching
residential street lighting to high efficiency lighting, history of
street lighting annual assessments, upcoming utility rate study, goals of
enhanced street lighting throughout the City, concern with clear public
outreach of fee increases, and collection of outstanding Special
Assessment Area (SSA) amounts .
Ms . Weaver stated Staff would proceed with a 3-Tier rate structure
system for enhanced lighting fees, a bonding structure for Capital
Improvements (that would be issued towards the end of the year/first of
next) , and SAAs would be kept open to collect on outstanding amounts . She
said Staff had prepared several legislative intents and asked the Council
for feedback to help prepare motion sheets for action on June 14, 2016 .
Councilmember Rogers requested sending the Policy Questions in email
form to the Council so they could respond.
#5. 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
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any item related to City Council business, including but not limited to:
The Mayor's Accessibility and Disability Council . View Attachments
No discussion was held.
#6. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#7 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE.
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 05 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 May 31,
2016 .
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