09/20/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at
2 : 29 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, Charlie Luke, Stan Penfold, and Lisa Adams .
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director;
Jennifer Bruno, Executive Council Deputy Director; David Litvack, Mayor' s
Deputy Chief of Staff; Simone Butler, Mayor' s Executive Assistant; Matthew
Rojas, Mayor' s Director of Communications; Mike Akerlow, Housing and
Neighborhood Development Director; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Benjamin
Luedtke, Council Policy Analyst; Kevin Young, Interim Transportation
Director; Jim Cleland, Facilities Energy/Utilities Management Coordinator;
Jeff Snelling, City Engineer; Lisa Shaffer, Public Services Director;
Kristin Riker, Parks and Public Lands Director; Nancy Monteith, Parks and
Public Lands Landscape Architect; Daniel Echeverria, Principal Planner;
Mike Reberg, Community and Neighborhoods Director; and Kory Solorio,
Assistant City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Scott Thornton, Zoning Applicant; Jeff Beck, Zoning
Applicant; Jim Lewis, Zoning Applicant; and Fred Phipot, Consultant .
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2 : 29 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 2:29:50PM BRIEFING REGARDING THE CITY' S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
(CIP) , WHICH INVOLVE THE CONSTRUCTION, PURCHASE OR RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS,
PARKS, STREETS OR OTHER PHYSICAL STRUCTURES. Generally, projects have a
useful life of five or more years and cost $50, 000 or more. View Attachments
Ben Luedtke, Mike Aklerlow, Kevin Young, Jim Cleland, Jeff Snelling,
Lisa Schaffer, Kristin Riker, and Nancy Monteith briefed the Council with
attachments .
Mr. Luedtke stated there were no changes to the CIP funding log except
a tentative place holder had been added in Parks Impact Fees for
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) projects .
A Straw Poll was taken in support of requesting the RDA Impact Fee
Consultant review the RDA budget amendment for any opportunity to use impact
fees . Council Members Penfold, Adams, Kitchen, Rogers, and Mendenhall were
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in favor; Councilmember Johnston abstained; Councilmember Luke was absent
for the vote .
Discussion followed regarding discrepancies with CIP requests and
recommended funding from the Board and Mayor, sustainability detail of
projects in conjunction with recommended funding, projects of interest not
recommended for funding, and entertaining proposals for closing out the CIP
process,
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Further information regarding combined funding with Salt Lake County
for Sugar House Park Roadway Maintenance .
• Further research/background regarding Pioneer Park Master Plan
adoption.
• Determine if Pioneer Park was considered as Regional Use .
• Further information regarding a potential Public/Private
Partnership of Pioneer Park.
• Determine what flexibility the City would have in the definition
of, how to increase capacity in an existing park, and was it an
option.
• Information regarding secondary water options for Glendale Park and
any cost increase .
• Potential sod replacement/costs for Glendale Park.
• Costs of implementing a compatible culinary/irrigation watering
system at Glendale Park.
• Analysis to determine if the Whitter Elementary School Project was
eligible for Tier 1 funding from Street Improvements . If eligible,
allocate funding the project cost of $91, 400 from the $2 . 49 million
in Class C funds; street improvements, reconstruction, pavement
overlay, and preservation.
• Verify where funding was allocated from for the 1200 East Median
asphalt overlay.
• Assessment of funding distribution for pickle ball courts across
the City.
• Clarify/confirm if lighting was an impact fee eligible expenditure
on the new plan.
• Review Tier 1 proposal of East/West Community Connections Project
of $450, 000 and determine different types of eligible funding
available to begin a project analysis .
Councilmember Penfold informed the Council they would re-address CIP
at the next meeting on October 4, 2016 . He stated at that time they would
need specific recommendations for additional funding requests, and
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identified funding sources . He instructed them to direct any questions
concerning projects/funding to Mr. Luedtke or Mr. Aklerlow before the
meeting.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of conducting an analysis
to determine if the Whitter Elementary School project was eligible for Tier
1 funding. If eligible, allocate funding $91, 400 out of Street Improvements,
Reconstruction, Pavement Overlay, and Preservation.
A 6-1 Straw Poll was taken in support of pulling recommended funding
of $472, 500 for Pioneer Park Improvements and instead allocate the funding
for the 1200 East Green Median (a constituent request) . All Council Members
were in favor except Councilmember Johnston, who was opposed.
#2 . 4:14:29PM BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD CLOSE AND VACATE
A CITY-OWNED ALLEY ADJACENT TO PROPERTIES AT 723 WEST PACIFIC AVENUE, 745
WEST PACIFIC AVENUE AND 470 SOUTH 700 WEST STREET PURSUANT TO PETITION NO.
PLNPCM2015-00935. The property no longer functions as a residential
alleyway, serving instead as additional parking for adjacent commercial
businesses. The property would be sold to the adjacent property owners at
fair market value (Petitioner: Jim Lewis) . View Attachments
Daniel Echeverria, Nick Norris, Scott Thornton, Jeff Beck, and Jim
Lewis briefed the Council with attachments and a PowerPoint Presentation.
Discussion followed regarding concern of long-term property access
along the property line the alley provided and how an agreement for a legal
easement would line-up with the process of property vacation/disposal .
#3. 4:30:12PM BRIEFING REGARDING A DRAFT PLAN THAT IDENTIFIES NEW IMPACT
FEE PRICING, IDENTIFIES THE LEVEL AND SERVICES (FIRE, POLICE, PARKS, LANDS,
ETC) THAT RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT, AND MORE. Interested groups, including
people in the development community, will have a chance to review the plan
and provide input before a final plan is forwarded to the Council . View
Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Ben Luedtke, Fred Phipot, and Mike Reberg briefed the
Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding the City' s
implementation process of impact fees, effective dates for
increase/decrease of impact fees after ordinance adoption, State guidelines
for structure of impact fees, sources used to obtain estimates of population
growth between censuses, potential strategic request and/or funding to
monitor population growth annually, potential policy to identify when
updates were needed to the Impact Plan/Fees, standard timeline to review
the Impact Plan/Fees, mechanism tying the annual budget process to a review
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of the Impact Plan/Fees, which uses (residential or commercial) had the
biggest impact to the Impact Plan/Fees, difference between single family
versus multifamily impact fees, eligible park and public land fees,
household size (including pets) in relation to impact fees, balance of
impact fees between transportation and parks, analysis regarding increase
of impact fees in relation to general rental pricing, creating an additional
impact fee for affordable housing, classification of town homes, increase
of impact fees in relation to inflation, timeline for completion of Impact
Fees Facilities Ten-Year Plan, public utility impact fees, consideration of
other municipality impact fees which Salt Lake City does not currently
charge, effect of nonstandard impact fees in relation to areas having a
serious impact on police services, transportation analysis of impact fees
pertaining to rational versus geographical/regional, cautions to consider
when looking at impact fees (in particular transportation) when there was
a large funding gap, and when looking at other funding streams to close a
funding gap what considerations need to be made to affect impact fees .
Council Members requested the following from Staff:
• Consider a potential policy to identify when updates were needed to
the Impact Plan/Fees .
• Provide an analysis regarding increase of impact fees relating to
general rental pricing.
• Provide a timeline for completion of the Impact Fees Facilities Ten-
Year Plan.
• Identify funding specific to street construction projects in the
Northwest Quadrant.
#4 . 6:11:14PM INTERVIEW DIANE STEWART PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE CULTURAL CORE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR A TERM EXTENDING
THROUGH AUGUST 1, 2020 . View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Ms . Stewart' s name was on the Consent Agenda
for formal consideration.
#5. 6:14:56PM INTERVIEW LUCINDA KINDRED PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH AUGUST 15,
2019. View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Ms . Kindred' s name was on the Consent Agenda
for formal consideration.
#6. 6:18:26PM INTERVIEW JENNIFER HALE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY & COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE COMMITTEE FOR
A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH AUGUST 15, 2020 . View Attachments
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Councilmember Rogers said Ms . Hale' s name was on the Consent Agenda
for formal consideration.
6:21:08PM Note : Interviews for Items 7 and 8 were combined.
#7 . INTERVIEW STANLEY ADAMS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT
TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH AUGUST 15 ,
2020 . View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Mr. Adams name was on the Consent Agenda for
formal consideration.
#8 . INTERVIEW PAUL SVENDSEN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT
TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH AUGUST 15 ,
2020 . View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Mr. Svendsen' s name was on the Consent Agenda
for formal consideration.
#9 . 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: Early advertising and scheduling
items. View Attachments
No discussion was held.
#10 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#11 . 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 6 : 32 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
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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 September 20, 2016 .
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