12/13/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 13, 2016,
at 6 : 09 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; Jennifer Bruno, Executive Council Deputy Director;
Russell Weeks, Council Senior Policy Analyst; Patrick Leary,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of
Staff; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Lara Fritts, Economic
Development Director; Mary Beth Thompson, Acting Finance Director;
Lynn Pace, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City
Recorder.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 6 : 09 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 6:17:37 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
REGARDING ISSUES AFFECTING THE CITY THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE MAY
ADDRESS DURING ITS 2017 SESSION. View Attachments
Lynn Pace and David Litvack briefed the Council with
attachments . Issues discussed included homeless resource centers/
funding issues, prison relocation/preserve sales tax option, and
internet sales tax collection/remittance issues .
Discussion was held on potential to involve the Legislature
regarding completion of Airport Trax. Mr. Pace said the Utah Transit
Authority (UTA) was contractually obligated to pay for improvements
but were struggling to find resources . Mr. Pace said the
Administration was exploring a range of options which they intended
to pursue with UTA. He said he would come back to the Council' s
Legislative Subcommittee with an update . Straw Poll: Support to
pursue other options regarding Airport Trax completion before
approaching the Legislature . All Council Members were in favor.
#2 . 6:09:33 PM INTERVIEW MARY BETH THOMPSON PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR OF THE SALT LAKE CITY
FINANCE DEPARTMENT. View Attachments
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Councilmember Rogers said Ms . Thompson' s name was on the
Formal Agenda for consideration.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING HOMELESSNESS AND HOMELESS
SERVICES IN SALT LAKE CITY. View Attachments
Item not held.
#4 . 6:30:06 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET OF SALT LAKE CITY, INCLUDING THE
EMPLOYMENT STAFFING DOCUMENT, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 . Under the
proposal, funding would be allocated for several items. (Budget
Amendment No. 2) View Attachments
Highlights include:
• funding for Police fleet purchases;
• funding for Police de-escalation training and community-
oriented policing;
• funding for pickleball courts;
• Department of Economic Development work plan;
• and other budget amendment items.
Jennifer Bruno, John Vuyk, and Lara Fritts briefed the Council
with attachments . Discussion was held on Councilmember Penfold' s
suggestion to allocate $200, 000 from the General Fund for
additional temporary space to shelter the homeless during severe
wet/freezing weather events and allocate up to $1 million to fund
additional police vehicles through Fleet. Councilmember Rogers
said the Council' s Legislative Subcommittee wanted the
Administration to explore the potential to utilize impact fees for
public safety items .
Councilmember Adams said she supported the Economic
Development Work Plan (EDWP) but did not want to allocate funding
until the Advice and Consent issue for Redevelopment Agency (RDA)
leadership positions was determined.
Ms . Fritts briefed the Council with a PowerPoint regarding
the EDWP. Comments included organization, business development,
place making, redevelopment and revitalization, arts/culture,
research, marketing, communication, external search for RDA
positions, central customer contact data base, and factors to
measure success .
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Ms . Fritts said this was her working document but Council
would be asked to formally adopt a "Strategic Plan" which should
be available by June, 2017 . She said funding needed to be allocated
to accomplish that .
Discussion continued on the Fleet allocation. Councilmember
Penfold said after calculating budget projections, he recommended
an additional $500, 000 instead of $1 million. Straw Poll: Support
to allocate additional $500, 000 to Fleet for police vehicles . All
Council Members were in favor, except Councilmember Johnston who
abstained and Councilmember Kitchen who was absent for the straw
poll .
Ms . Bruno said Staff would prepare a new motion sheet for the
Formal meeting which would include $500, 000 for Fleet and $200, 000
for emergency homeless space . She said that would take the budget
to approximately $2 . 5 million above the 10% threshold. She said
Staff would also include a motion to keep the budget amendment
open to address other issues including the Arts Council request,
transient camp clean-up, and Operation Diversion funding.
Council requested follow-up information regarding the General
Fund balance (amount/percentage of reserve) after Staff completed
all calculations .
#5. 8:36:14PM 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 .
#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 6 : 56 p.m.
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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 13, 2016 .
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