12/06/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 6, 2016,
at 2 : 13 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building,
451 South State Street .
In Attendance: Council Members James Rogers, Andrew Johnston, Erin
Mendenhall, Derek Kitchen, Stan Penfold, Charlie Luke, and Lisa
Adams .
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council
Director; Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; David Litvack, Mayor' s
Deputy Chief of Staff; Lynn Pace, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Russell
Weeks, Senior Council Policy Analyst; Maureen Riley, Airport
Executive Director; Ken Fullerton, Airport Managing Director; Mike
Williams, Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program Director; Ryan
Tesch, Airport Finance Director; Lex Traugher, Senior Planner;
Cheri Coffey, Assistant Planning Director; Nick Tarbet, Council
Senior Policy Analyst; Nick Norris, Planning Manager; Daniel
Echeverria, Principal Planner; Doug Dansie, Senior Planner; Lia
Summers, Mayor' s Senior Advisor for Arts and Culture, and Kory
Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Others in Attendance: Hamid Hosseini, Zoning Applicant; Allen
Sohrab, Zoning Applicant; Khosrow Semnani, Zoning Applicant; Dave
Bohn, Thatcher Chemical Engineering Manager; Darren Bower,
Thatcher Chemical Environment Health and Safety Manager; David
Plettner, The Culture Planning Group Co-founder; Soren Simonson,
Community Studio Executive Director; Virginia Gowski, Culture Core
Budget Committee Member; Holly Yocom, Salt Lake County Associate
Director of Community Services; and Pamela Atkinson, homeless
volunteer advocate .
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2 : 13 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . BRIEFING ON THE PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF MARY-BETH
THOMPSON AS THE BUDGET DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL BUILDING AUTHORITY.
View Attachments
Written briefing only.
#2 . BRIEFING ON A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING UP TO $9 MILLION IN
GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS. The bonds to be refunded were
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used to renovate the Leonardo Museum following a voter-approved
proposition in 2003. Under the proposal, the City would take
advantage of low-interest rates to refinance the bonds, resulting
in a $500, 000 savings. View Attachments
Written briefing only.
#3. BRIEFING ON A PUBLIC BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF THE
NONMONETARY ASSISTANCE THE CITY PROVIDES TO THE UTAH CLEAN CITIES
COALITION (UCCC) — AN ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE USE OF
ALTERNATIVE FUELS, AMONG OTHER EFFORTS. The City provides
assistance in the form of office space, support and parking for
the UCCC Coordinator that was valued at approximately $13, 700. In
exchange, UCCC provides the City with a membership valued at
$10, 000. The report recommends the City maintain its relationship
with the UCCC. View Attachments
Written briefing only.
#4 . 2:14:26 PM BRIEFING BY THE ADMINISTRATION ON ISSUES
AFFECTING THE CITY WHICH THE STATE LEGISLATURE MAY ADDRESS DURING
ITS 2017 SESSION. View Attachments
Lynn Pace and David Litvack briefed the Council with
attachments .
Discussion was held regarding funding for relocation of the
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) TRAX Station at the Airport, alcohol
licensing issues, Medicaid funding, potential of impact fees for
public safety, and funding for affordable housing.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of the
Administration pursing impact fees for public safety and
affordable housing with the State Legislature .
#5. 2:54:57PM BRIEFING ON TWO AIRPORT FINANCIAL ITEMS: View
Attachments
1 . BRIEFING ON A BOND RESOLUTION FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE
SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. One hundred percent of the
debt service on the bond will be paid from various types of revenue
generated at the Airport, including landing fees, terminal
rentals, food and beverage concessions and more. No taxpayer
dollars will be used to repay the bonds.
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2 . BRIEFING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET OF SALT
LAKE CITY, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYMENT STAFFING DOCUMENT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2016-2017 . Under the proposal, the budget for the Salt Lake
City International Airport Terminal Redevelopment Program (TRP)
would increase to accommodate higher-than-expected construction
bids. Budget amendments happen several times each year to reflect
adjustments to the City's budgets, including proposed project
additions and modifications.
Russell Weeks, Maureen Riley, Mike Williams, Ryan Tesch, Ken
Fullerton, and Jacqueline Biskupski briefed the Council with
attachments .
Discussion was held regarding yearly principal bond payment
amounts, impact/flexibility to implement potential Federal funding
during the construction process, lobbyists used, credit ratings,
final Official Statement effective date, concern with timeline of
bond presentation/approval, construction bid updates, budget
amendment requests, and airport signage alerting travelers to use
TRAX.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of receiving
quarterly updates/reports on the Airport Terminal Redevelopment
Program. All Members voted aye; except Councilmember Kitchen who
was absent for the vote .
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Quarterly reports on the Airport Terminal Redevelopment
Program.
• Explore signage alerting travelers to TRAX and Car Rentals .
#6. 3:48:48 PM BRIEFING ON AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP
PERTAINING TO PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 644, 652, 658, AND 664 EAST
600 SOUTH STREET; 628 SOUTH 700 EAST STREET; AND 665 EAST ELY PLACE
TO REZONE THOSE PARCELS FROM RMF-30, RMF-45 AND SR-3 RESPECTIVELY
TO FORM BASED URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD (FB-UN2) DISTRICT PURSUANT TO
PETITION NO. PLNPCM2016-00031 . The applicant intends to develop
the site as a mixed-use (residential and commercial) development.
Although the applicant has requested that the property be rezoned
to Form Based Urban Neighborhood District, consideration may be
given to rezoning the properties to another zoning district with
similar characteristics (Petitioner - Trolley Square Ventures
LLC) . View Attachments
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Nick Tarbet, Lex Traugher, Cheri Coffey, and Khosrow Semnani,
briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding percentage of Annual Median
Income (AMI) dedicated to affordable housing, potential
partnership with the developer for financial resources to decrease
AMI, managing the process of the coinciding zoning request and
Historic Landmark Commission (HLC) review, influence of potential
zoning on setbacks, proposed development agreement, and a
percentage increase of dedicated affordable housing.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of obtaining
feedback from HLC on setbacks and step-backs outlined in the
proposed development agreement .
Mr. Tarbet explained the next steps were for Planning Staff
to obtain feedback from HLC on setbacks and step-backs for the
proposed development and share that information with the Council .
He said the public hearing was set for December 13, 2016 and at
that point discussion would be held with the developer.
#7 . 4:32:40 PM BRIEFING ON AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD REZONE A
PARCEL AT 1975 FORTUNE ROAD FROM LIGHT MANUFACTURING (M-1) DISTRICT
TO HEAVY MANUFACTURING (M-2) DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PETITION NO.
PLNPCM2015-00128 . The proposal would allow Thatcher Chemical to
reconfigure and improve their loading dock facilities (Petitioner:
Craig Thatcher) . View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, Doug Dansie, Dave Bohn, and Darren
Bower briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding restricting expansion of non-
conforming heavy industrial use .
Councilmember Rogers stated a public hearing would be
scheduled on January 3, 2017, with tentative action on January 17,
2017 .
#8 . 4:45:25 PM BRIEFING ON A PROPOSAL TO REZONE PROPERTY AT 3120
RICHMOND STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL/OFFICE (RO) , TO COMMUNITY
BUSINESS (CB) , AND AMEND THE MASTER PLAN FROM "HIGH-INTENSITY MIXED
USE" TO "LOW-INTENSITY MIXED USE" PURSUANT TO PETITION NOS.
PLNPCM2016-00073, PLNPCM2016-00074 . The Planning Commission
forwarded a negative recommendation to the Council for this
petition (Petitioner - Allen Pour Sohrab Family Trust) . View
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Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, Daniel Echevarria, Hamid Hosseini,
and Allen Sohrab briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding the distinction between
Residential/Mixed Use Districts R-MU-35 and R-MU-45, preference
for R-MU Residential/Mixed Use District, and Planning Commission
review of additional proposed zoning options .
Mr. Tarbet indicated once the applicant decided which zoning
to pursue the proposal would be placed on the December 13, 2016
Council agenda for consideration.
#9. 5:11:08 PM BRIEFING ON CULTURAL CORE ACTION PLAN. The
proposal requests that the City Council adopt the Cultural Core
Action Plan and approve the funding for the management and
implementation of the Plan. Previously, the City Council approved
a proposal to establish a sales tax-based funding mechanism that
would invest nearly $10 million over the next 20 years into the
marketing, branding, development, and improvement of arts and
cultural activities in the downtown Cultural Core, which was the
area bounded by 600 West to 400 East and from North Temple Street
to 400 South. Salt Lake County also provides funding for this
effort. View Attachments
Lia Summers, David Plettner, Soren Simonson, Virginia Gowski,
and Holly Yocom briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding "Culture of YES" .
5:55:56PM Discussion continued regarding proposed marketing
costs, accommodating unique components of Salt Lake City,
potential funding of capital projects, and branding/place
marketing of the Cultural Core .
Councilmember Rogers stated a public hearing would be
scheduled on January 3, 2017, with tentative action on January 17,
2017 .
#10 . 5:29:39 PM BRIEFING ON HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESS SERVICES IN
SALT LAKE CITY.
Russell Weeks and Pamela Atkinson briefed the Council with
attachments .
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Discussion was held regarding rapid re-housing fees,
potential of an Redevelopment Agency (RDA) -owned building being
used for winter emergency overflow, additional storage for storing
of homeless personal belongings, potential of Police using the
Salt Lake County Jail to house homeless criminals who were
arrested, providing services for homeless people who wished to
begin recovery, communicating with residents as new homeless
resource centers were announced, and harm reduction programs .
#11 . 6:14:02 PM BRIEFING ON ISSUES AND PROJECTS AFFECTING THE
CITY' S NORTHWEST QUADRANT, WHICH WAS THE AREA OF CITY LOCATED NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 80 WEST OF THE SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
The briefing will include updates on: the development of the new
State prison, future economic development within the Northwest
Quadrant, and the old North Temple landfill . View Attachments
Lynn Pace briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding utilizing Council Members (who
represent the district) to participate in future decision making
of economic development, financing of outside consulting for
project creation, Economic Development Department budget plan,
creating a project area before rezoning, up-front costs for
development of the prison, and international sewer lift stations .
STANDING ITEMS
#12 . 7:48:28 PM 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:
• Scheduling items.
• 2017 Annual Council Meeting Calendar Review
See File M 16-5 for Announcements .
#13. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#14 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN
KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE.
Item not held.
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The meeting adjourned at 6 : 37 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
December 6, 2016 .
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