01/01/2004 - Minutes December 14, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, December 14, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City and County Building 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Erick
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy-Gust Jenson, Council Executive Director; Ed
Rutan, City Attorney; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam
Guevara, Chief of Staff; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Vicki Pacheco, Council
Staff Assistant; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Matthew
Sorensen, Courts Criminal Section Manager; Gordon Hoskins, Chief
Financial Officer; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director;
Linda Cordova, Property Manager; Orion Goff, Building Official; David
Dobbins, Community Development Director; Louis Zunguze, Planning
Director; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Doug
Wheelwright, Land Use, Transportation and Subdivision Planner; North
Salt Lake Mayor Kay Briggs, Bill Wright, North Salt Lake Planning
Consultant; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 38 p.m.
#1 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No report or announcements were given.
#2 . 5 : 37 : 00 PM INTERVIEW MICHAEL MARTINEZ PRIOR OT CONSIDERATION
OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Saxton asked Mr. Martinez to look at green fees
based upon average earnings for residents of Salt Lake City with a
creative and critical eye . Councilmember Love said Mr. Martinez' s
name would be forwarded to the consent agenda for approval .
#3 . 5 : 43 : 09 PM INTERVIEW SYDNEY JAYNE MAGID PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT AS A PART-TIME JUSTICE COURT JUDGE
FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY JUSTICE COURT. (ITEM F-4)
Councilmember Love said Ms . Magid' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda for approval .
#4 . 5 : 48 : 01 PM INTERVIEW L.G. (BUZ) CUTLER PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT AS A FULL-TIME JUSTICE COURT JUDGE
FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY JUSTICE COURT. (ITEM F-5) .
Mr. Cutler said he was currently serving as a part-time judge.
Mr. Fluhart said the Council was approving Mr. Cutler' s appointment by
the Mayor. He said the appointment would not be made until a position
was vacated. Councilmember Love said Mr. Cutler' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda for approval .
#5. 5 : 54 :25 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING REVENUE FORECASTS .
View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Steve Fawcett and Gordon Hoskins briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Mr. Hoskins said the forecast was
based only on two months and would change . He said three main areas
of concern for forecasting were franchises, fines and forfeitures, and
interest rates . He said franchises and interest rates were currently
under budget but would come back up and be on target. He said fines
and forfeitures were a concern and had a deficit partially due to the
number of traffic tickets decreasing and collection becoming more
difficult due to the criminalization of traffic tickets .
Councilmember Jergensen asked about the net result of the tax on
underground communications . Mr. Hoskins said communications companies
had not been responsive to requests for maps and linier footage . He
said he would send invoices .
#6 . 6 : 06 : 44 PM HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REQUEST BY NORTH
SALT LAKE FOR A VOLUNTARY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. (PETITION NO 400-04-
11) (ITEM C-3) P 04-32 View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Lewis Zunguze, Doug Wheelwright, Ed Rutan, Brent
Wilde, Bill Wright and North Salt Lake Mayor Kay Briggs briefed the
Council . Mr. Wheelwright said the proposal submitted by the City of
North Salt Lake would set aside 47 of 80 acres as perpetual open
space . He said a slope analysis of the area revealed that 19 . 5 acres
of the 47 would be un-developable due to the steep slope . He said
that left 27 . 5 acres as developable . Mr. Rutan said there were two
different processes, the boundary adjustment and the disconnection
process . He said the boundary adjustment process was consensual with
no time limitations . He said the disconnection process did have time
limitations . Mayor Briggs said the project had begun in 2002 . He
said a boundary adjustment was needed for North Salt Lake to develop
the land. He said a cemetery would be part of the plan and at the
same elevation as the Salt Lake City cemetery. He said a trail would
be built for recreation and conservation easements would be
maintained.
Mr. Wright said the Beck Street Reclamation and Foothill Master
Plan had been joint effort for both North Salt Lake and Salt Lake
City. He said all properties north of Davis County on the bench were
master planned for residential development.
#7 . 6 : 36 : 00 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE,
EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE
TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM
COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS AND TO DISCUSS
PENDING REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §§
52-4-4 , 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE
PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded
to enter into executive session, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
See file M 04-2 for executive session statement.
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 36 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
December 14, 2004 .
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December 9, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Eric Jergensen, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 05 p.m.
AGENDA ITEM
#1 . 5:06:09 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE,
EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE
TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM
COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS PURSUANT TO UTAH
CODE ANNOTATED § §52-4-4 AND 54-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT
MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED § 78-24-8 .
Councilmember Lambert moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 20 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Executive Session held December
9, 2004 .
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December 7, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, December 7, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Gary Mumford, Executive Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative
Auditor; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of
Staff; Alison McFarlane, Mayor' s Senior Advisor for Economic
Development; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks,
Council Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; David Dobbins, Community
Development Administration Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Sherrie Collins, Special Project
Grants Monitoring Specialist; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood
Development Administration Director; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; D. J.
Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Janet Wolf, Youth City Division
Program Director; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Kevin Young,
Transportation Planning Engineer; Steve Fawcett, Management Services
Department Deputy Director; Gordon Hoskins, Chief Financial Officer;
Gordon Haight, Transportation Engineer; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long
Range Planner; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Brent
Wilde, Deputy Planning Director; Kevin Bergstrom, Public Services
Deputy Director; Greg Davis, Public Services Finance Director; Laurie
Donnell, Budget Analyst; Dennis McKone, Fire Department Administrative
Assistant/Media Relations; Orion Goff, Building Official; David Oka,
Redevelopment Agency Executive Director; Sylvia Jones, Council
Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Max Peterson, City
Engineer; Rocky Fluhart, Management Services Chief Administrative
Officer; John Vuyk, Fire Department Assistant Financial Manager; Alice
Steiner, Utah Transit Authority Consultant; Rosemary Kappes, Salt Lake
City Housing Authority; and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 35 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:35:37 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 9:36:25 PM
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:37:01 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A ZONING
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE PARKING LOTS TO BE LOCATED BEHIND
BUILDINGS AND NOT OCCUPY STREET FRONTAGE IN ALL COMMUNITY-ORIENTED
COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE ZONING DISTRICTS . (PETITION NO. 400-00-
52) (WALKABLE COMMUNITIES) (ITEM C-4) View Attachments
Cheri Coffey, Doug Dansie, Janice Jardine, and Brent Wilde
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Council Members
wanted the term "walkable communities" modified to encompass other
aspects beyond locating parking lots away from streets such as
sidewalks and setbacks . Mr. Wilde said Planning staff would prepare
new sidewalk design standards and bring information back to the
Council . Discussion was held on potential motions 6:31:04 PM which could
be made during the formal meeting.
Mr. Wilde asked if the Council wanted follow-up information in
the form of a discussion paper or an updated ordinance . Council
Members were in favor of an ordinance . Councilmember Jergensen asked
if the changes could be colored or underlined to make them easier to
recognize . Ms . Jardine said the Administration indicated there were
items they planned to provide additional information about . She asked
if the Council wanted to receive this information separately from the
updated ordinance . Council Members were in favor. See attached
handout for Council direction and follow-up. View Handout
#3 . 6:46:22 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING REZONING THE PROPERTIES
LOCATED AT 1029 AND 1031 SOUTH WEST TEMPLE FROM CORRIDOR COMMERCIAL
(CC) TO RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE (RMU) . (JEFFERSON SCHOOL APARTMENTS
REZONING) (PETITION NO. 400-04-04) (ITEM F-4) View Attachments
Cheri Coffey, Doug Dansie, Janice Jardine, Brent Wilde, and
Rosemary Kappes briefed the Council with the attached handouts .
Councilmember Love said the item would be advanced.
#4 . 6:48:05 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF
TAXICAB MAXIMUM RATES . View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Sam Guevara briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Councilmember Christensen asked for additional
information before approving a rate increase . Councilmember Jergensen
asked if a public hearing was required. Ms . Gust-Jenson said no. She
said a public hearing would be necessary before any rate adjustments
were made . Councilmember Love said the item would be advanced to a
formal meeting.
#5 . 5:35:43 PM (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE
REQUEST BY NORTH SALT LAKE FOR A VOLUNTARY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(PETITION NO. 400-04-11)
Councilmember Love said this item would not be discussed until
new information was available .
#6. 8:26:56 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE YOUTH AND FAMILY
RECREATION AND PROGRAMS ADVISORY BOARD ORDINANCE . View Attachments
Janet Wolf and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council with the attached
handouts . Councilmember Buhler said he wanted the Council to review
the ordinance to ensure the City did not give Salt Lake County and
other entities the wrong idea that the City was taking responsibility
to provide services . Councilmember Love said the item would be
advanced to a formal meeting.
#7 . 8:33:39 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 4
AND REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-05 . View Attachments
Gordon Hoskins, LuAnn Clark, Gary Mumford, Sylvia Jones , Charles
Querry, Edwin Rutan, D . J. Baxter, David Dobbins, Alison McFarlane,
Janet Wolf, and Alice Steiner briefed the Council with the attached
handouts . The Council requested additional information/follow-up on
the following issues . The Council wanted future budget amendment
staff reports to include the total amount being requested from each
fund and to clearly identify reimbursement figures .
Issue No. 5 : Mayor' s Office - Economic Development Program
($55,000 - general fund) (new item) . The Council was in favor of using
one-time money and having a subcommittee or group review the business
plan and provide a recommendation before a formal vote .
Issue No. 7 : Mayor' s Office - Yale Avenue SID 1300-1500 East
($205,000 - CIP general fund) (new item) . Councilmember Christensen
asked for information/comparisons about charging equal percentages to
administer street lighting SIDs on a City-wide basis . Ms . Clark said
she would provide the information.
Issue No. 9 : Sugar House Community Council ($500 - CIP fund) (700
East Median Islands) (donation) . Councilmember Lambert wanted to send
a letter of appreciation. The Council was in favor of returning the
$500 to the East Central Community Council .
Issue No. 11 : Ottinger Hall improvements ($90 , 000 - CIP
funds) (Salt Lake Rotary) (donation) . Councilmember Jergensen wanted to
send a letter of appreciation. He asked for a separate briefing on
the efforts to mitigate traffic issues . Mr. Hoskins said the amount
needed to be changed to $100, 000 .
Issue No. 29 : Transportation Downtown Master Plan ($100 ,000 -
CIP fund) (new item) . Council Members expressed concerns about the
proposal and were in favor of removing the item from the budget
amendment.
#8 . 5:36:17 PM (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE
PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION
OF THE TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF
THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM
COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS, PURSUANT TO
UTAH CODE ANN.52-4-4 AND 54-4-5 (1) (A) (IV) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS
THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 78-24-8.
The Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 45 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held
December 7, 2004 .
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November 16, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Eric Jergensen, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Janice Lew, Associate
Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research
and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Romney Stewart, Solid Waste
Director; Stuart Palmer, Solid Waste Fiscal Manager; Ray McCandless,
Northwest Quadrant/Subdivisions Planner; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use
and Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Marge Harvey, Council
Constituent Liaison; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administration Officer; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Lex Traughber; Principle Planner; Everett Joyce,
Environmental Planning and Urban Design/Ordinances Planner; Elizabeth
Giraud, Historic Preservation Planner; Louis Zunguze, Planning
Director; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s
Senior Advisor; Bill Wright, Planning Consultant for North Salt Lake
City; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 35 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:35:46PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . 9:36:48 PM
Ms . Gust-Jenson said there was no report.
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:35:50 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE SALT LAKE VALLEY
LANDFILL FISCAL YEAR (CALENDAR YEAR) 2005 BUDGET. View Attachments
Sylvia Jones, Rick Graham, Romney Stewart, and Stuart Palmer
briefed the Council from the attached handout . Councilmember Lambert
asked when the Council had last received a progress report on the
department' s objective goals . Mr. Graham said the Council received a
report earlier in the spring. He said he had failed to provide the
Council with quarterly updates . He said that issue had been
corrected. He said the Council would receive updates through the
third quarter of this year. He said in January the Council would
receive a copy of the 2005 goals . He said the department would
respond quarterly on how those goals were being achieved.
#3 . 5:57:37 PM (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A
REQUEST TO VACATE THE EAST SEGMENT OF THE ALLEY THAT CONNECTS VIEW
STREET BETWEEN PROPERTIES AT 1974 AND 1984 SOUTH VIEW STREET PURSUANT
TO PETITION NO. 400-03-32 . (HIGHLAND DENTAL) (UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM
F-1) View Attachments
Marge Harvey, Doug Wheelwright, Ed Rutan, Janice Lew and Janice
Jardine briefed the Council from the attached handouts . Councilmember
Love said action had been delayed until questions were answered.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the closure could be conditioned upon
the Administration' s negotiations to sell the property to abutting
property owners . Mr. Rutan said the City should not act contrary to
specific ordinance provisions . He said the ordinance could be amended.
A discussion was held on public safety. Ms . Jardine said Mr.
Rutan indicated in order to make a public safety finding, statistics
were needed. She said the Council could ask the Police Department or
the Transportation Department to get statistics . Councilmember Love
said the issue would be forwarded for a vote.
#4 . 6:30:26 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE REQUEST BY NORTH
SALT LAKE FOR A VOLUNTARY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT PURSUANT TO PETITION NO.
400-04-11 . View Attachments
Doug Wheelwright, Janice Jardine, Ray McCandless, Mayor Anderson
and Bill Wright briefed the Council from the attached handouts . Mr.
Wright said Mayor Briggs of North Salt Lake expected the City to set
the date of December 14, 2004 for a public hearing so a decision on
the adjustment could be made . Councilmember Love said some legal
questions needed to be answered.
#5 . 6:42:32 PM & 8:32:43 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESPONSE
FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON COUNCILMEMBER JERGENSEN' S LEGISLATIVE
ACTION TO REVIEW SALT LAKE CITY' S APPROACH TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
View Attachments
Louis Zunguze, Doug Dansie, Janice Jardine and Elizabeth Giraud
briefed the Council with a computer power point presentation and
attached handouts . Councilmember Love said included in the Council' s
packets was implementation steps . She said the Council should these
steps . She said this item would be scheduled for a briefing in
December.
#6 . 8:06:18 PM (TENTATIVE) HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITIES FOR THE 2005 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
Rocky Fluhart and Ed Rutan briefed the Council from the attached
handouts . Councilmember Love said the Council' s intent was to draft a
letter to the Mayor outlining what the Council hoped the City' s
legislative package would be . Councilmember Buhler said he was
interested in amending the Government Records Access Management Act
(GRAMA) . He said when a constituent sent an elected official e-mail,
it was never imagined the name attached to the e-mail could appear in
the newspaper. He said he did not want to sign off broadly because it
was an encompassing and important act for public access .
Councilmember Jergensen said legislative priorities had one line
explanations and did not provide any detail . He said he was concerned
about GRAMA and hate crime legislation.
Councilmember Lambert said the City should not be involved in non
City issues . Councilmember Saxton said there was some interest in
pursuing living wage. She said the Council could request that the
Mayor try to get enough people from the County Council of Governments
to help with lobbying. She said she was willing to lobby if other
cities were .
Councilmember Love suggested recommending that any energy spent
lobbying the legislature should be spent on Salt Palace financing.
She said the recommendation could also include interest in an outside
lobbyist and updates on Items 2 through 11 . Councilmember Buhler said
he agreed that the Council should communicate to the Mayor that the
Council' s first objective was Salt Palace financing. He said the
Council could incorporate in the letter that they supported using
allocated money to hire at least one lobbyist and that other items of
interest be monitored. He suggested that the Chair and Vice-Chair
meet with the Mayor to discuss the best way to hire one or more
outside lobbyists and come back to the Council with a plan.
Councilmember Love said the Council could direct Mr. Pace to work
with outside groups already working on hate crime legislation and Utah
Governmental Records Access Management . She said Mr. Pace could let
the groups know the Council was interested in the legislation and they
could let the City know how to become involved. Councilmember Love
asked if the Council wanted to actively pursue Items 1-4 or actively
pursue Item 1 with interest in Items 2-11 . Councilmember Jergensen
said he wanted to actively pursue Item 1 but was interested in
pursuing Items 2-4 and monitoring Items 5-11 . Councilmember
Christensen and Buhler said they were more interested in pursuing Salt
Palace financing. Councilmember Lambert said he was interested in
pursuing Items 1-4 . Council Members Saxton and Turner said their main
interest was Item 1 but they wanted to actively pursue Items 2-4 .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 39 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
December 9, 2004 .
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November 9, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, November 9, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert. (Council Members Christensen and Lambert were on speaker
phone)
Also In Attendance : Gary Mumford, Executive Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson;
Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Alison McFarlane, Mayor' s Senior
Advisor for Economic Development; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine,
Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; David
Dobbins, Community Development Administration Director; Everett Joyce,
Environmental Planning and Urban Design/Ordinances Planner; Doug
Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Louis
Zunguze, Planning Director; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants
Monitoring Specialist; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood
Development Administration Director; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; D. J.
Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Ray
McCandless, Northwest Quadrant/Subdivisions Planner; Janet Wolf, Youth
City Division Program Director; Marge Harvey, Council Constituent
Liaison; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 35 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:35:13 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . View Attachments
Mr. Mumford said informational items included in the
announcements did not require discussion. He said the budget opening
did not include information regarding five grants . LuAnn Clark briefed
the Council with the attached handout regarding the grants . See file
M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:40:02 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT
TO ALLOW CAR WASHES IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL SUPPORT DISTRICT (D-2)
ZONING DISTRICT. PETITION NO. 400-04-32 . View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Everett Joyce briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Councilmember Love said the item would be advanced
to a public hearing.
#3 . 5:44:38PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIST OF LEGISLATIVE
ISSUES FOR THE 2005 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
Mayor Anderson and Lynn Pace briefed the Council with the
attached handout . Mayor Anderson said he wanted to establish
priorities through discussions with the City Council and the Salt Lake
County Council of Governments . Mayor Anderson said he felt the
Council and Administration needed to pursue the interim study on
health care .
Council Members had questions on a number of the proposed issues
and requested detailed information. Mayor Anderson said the
information would be compiled and submitted to the Council .
Council Members were in favor of identifying issues they felt
would be appropriate to utilize City resources on. Councilmember Love
said a list would be prepared and submitted to the Mayor.
Discussion was held on utilizing the $50, 000 allocated by the
Council for a lobbyist. Mayor Anderson said he felt agreement was
needed between the Council and Administration. He asked the Council
to identify areas where the money could be utilized and include that
in the list of priorities . He said he felt issues needed to be
confined to areas which would be difficult for Mr. Pace to
successfully handle .
#4 . 6:45:27 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE,
EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE
TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM
COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS PURSUANT TO UTAH
CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 54-4-5 (1) (A) (IV) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT
ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 78-24-8 .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded
to enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members
voted aye . See file M 04-2 for Sworn Statement.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 02 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held
November 9, 2004 .
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November 4, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Jill
Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Council Members Nancy Saxton and Eric Jergensen.
Also in Attendance: Cindy-Gust Jenson, Council Executive Director; Ed
Rutan, City Attorney; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer;
Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor;
Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council
Research and Policy Analyst/ Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Land
Use Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Policy Analyst; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Policy Analyst; Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs Director;
Gwen Springmeyer, Community Affairs Analyst; Linda Hamilton,
Investigator, Civilian Review Board; Brent Wilde, Deputy Director of
Planning; Everett Joyce, Environmental Planning and Urban Design;
Jackie Gasparik, Avenues and Subdivision Planner; Bill Haight,
Technology Consultant Manager; Jose Solano, Web Master; Ken Bullock,
League of Cities and Towns; Kerry Nakamura, League of Cities and Towns
and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 40
#1 . 7 : 08 : 51 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING
REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Ms . Gust-Jenson said there was no report .
See file M 04-5 for announcements
#2 . 5 : 40 : 32 PM INTERVIEW CHANTAL METHOT PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Love said Ms . Methot' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for approval .
#3 . 5 : 42 : 48 PM INTERVIEW JOE PERRIN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD .
Mr. Perrin said the board was reviewing how the Mountain View
Corridor was coming into the Salt Lake area. Councilmember Turner
asked how semaphores were signalized so traffic could move through the
City. Mr. Perrin said coordination was the key. He said the prime
direction of traffic in the Salt Lake area was north-south. He said
this was coordinated into the City in the morning and out of the City
in the afternoon. Councilmember Love said Mr. Perrin' s name would be
forwarded to the Consent Agenda for approval .
#4 . 5 : 46 : 44 PM INTERVIEW NAFITALAI UNGA KIOA PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
(CRB) .
Mr. Kioa said District No. 1 needed a representative on the
board. He asked that the ordinance be changed to allow one
representative from each district rather than two. Councilmember Love
said Mr. Kioa' s name would be forwarded to the Consent Agenda for
approval .
#5 . 5 : 49 :29 PM INTERVIEW MILTON BRASELTON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD .
Mr. Braselton said his interest was in transportation. He said
he was excited to live in Salt Lake City with the combinations of mass
transit. Councilmember Lambert said Mr. Braselton was passionate and
informed. Councilmember Turner asked Mr. Braselton his opinion
regarding how the City was doing developing light rail . Mr. Braselton
said the development of light rail was necessary. He said the line
needed to extend to the Airport. Councilmember Love said Ms .
Braselton' s name would be forwarded to the Consent Agenda for
approval .
#6 . 5 : 58 : 08 PM RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE UTAH LEAGUE OF
CITIES AND TOWNS ON THEIR TAX TEAM' S WORK AND GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
Kerri Nakamura and Ken Bullock briefed the Council with attached
handouts . Mr. Bullock said the League of Cities and Towns was working
on restructuring the tax structure . Ms . Nakamura said the League
presentation had been introduced at the League of Cities and Towns
annual conference. She said the problem was revenue sources did not
cover expenditures . She said the State of Utah could not continue to
fund quality municipal service under the current tax system. She said
the direction needed to change . She said many communities were seeing
decreases in budget as sales tax revenue fell off. Ms . Nakamura said
the final part of the report was how to meet the increasing service
expectations .
Ms . Nakamura said priorities for coming legislative session were
1) amend the Truth in Taxation Law to include an inflation component
in property taxes, 2) recommend no change in sales tax in reallocation
or head room without collaboration and coordination with impacted
entities, 3) pursue greater flexibility, 4) the legislature should not
trade one municipal revenue source for another, 5) align state and
local economic development, and 6) work to develop a long term
solution for transportation funding. Ms . Nakamura thanked Mr. Fluhart
for being a member of the tax team committee for the League .
#7 . 6 : 50 : 14 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CLOSURES OF
HAMILTON PLACE (EXTENDING NORTH FROM 600 SOUTH BETWEEN STATE STREET
AND 200 EAST) AND HAWTHORNE AVENUE (EXTENDING WEST FROM 200 EAST
BETWEEN 500 AND SOUTH) . (GARFF FAMILY, LLC) PETITION NO. 400-04-14 AND
400-04-15 . View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Jackie Gasparik and Brent Wilde briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Ms . Gasparik said Ken Garff built
a new Volvo dealership in the Hamilton Place and Hawthorn Avenue area.
She said the streets were never dedicated to the City and had always
been private . She said inadvertently public infrastructure had been
in place but the City had never received official easements .
#8 . 7 : 03 :26 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A PLANNING
COMMISSION REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1321 SOUTH 500 EAST
FROM RESIDENTIAL R-1/5000 TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CN. (JAYSON
CRITCHFIELD) PETITION NO 400-01-45 . View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Everett Joyce and Brent Wilde briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Councilmember Love said the request came
from her district. She said this was an older home on 500 East. She
said the front part was zoned commercial and the back half was zoned
residential . She said the Community Council and the neighborhood were
opposed to the re-zoning with regard to parking and hours of
operation. She said restrictive covenants could be used to help with
neighborhood concerns . She asked for notices to be sent to the
surrounding neighborhood and the Community Council with regard to the
hearing.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 17 p.m.
This document long with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
November 4, 2004 .
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October 21, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, October 21, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Van Turner, Carlton Christensen, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Sam Guebara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Cindy Gust-
Jenson, Council Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Vicki Pacheco, Council Staff Assistant; Janice
Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; David Dobbins, Community
Development Director; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood
Development Director; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Brent Wilde,
Planning Deputy Director; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner;
Everett Joyce, Environmental Planning and Urban Design/Ordinance
Planner; Lex Traughber, Principal Planner; Doug Dansie,
Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Linda Hamilton Investigator
Civilian Review Board and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p .m.
#1 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL
INFORMATION ITEMS ANNOUNCEMENTS 8 : 19 : 17 PM
See file M 04-5 for Announcements .
#2 . 5 : 38 : 00 PM INTERVIEW LISA A. FLORES PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Ms . Flores said the Civil Service Commission was faced with
important questions concerning employee relations . Councilmember Love
said Ms . Flores' s name would be forwarded to the consent agenda.
#3 . 5 : 39 : 44 PM INTERVIEW CRISTINA MATILDE TRUJILLO PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD .
Councilmember Lambert asked if there was anything that would bias
Ms . Trujillo for or against police. Ms . Trujillo said she had never
had any negative association with police . Councilmember Love said Ms .
Trujillo' s name would be forwarded to the consent agenda.
#4 . 5 : 42 : 51 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE RESOLUTION FOR THE
AMERICAN DREAM DOWNPAYMENT INITIATIVE . (ADDI) View Attachments
LuAnn Clark and Gary Mumford briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Councilmember Love said this was new Federal
funding for loans . Ms . Clark said the funding would become part of
the regular allocations . She said ADDI was part of the HOME funding
which was from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) . She said ADDI was
limited to down payment and rehabilitation assistance for first-time
owners . She said it was to encourage home ownership and was based on
population, income and poverty levels . Councilmember Love said the
issue would be forwarded to Budget Amendment No. 3 .
#5 . 5 : 55 : 59 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO AMEND
THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED 518 EASt 3RD AVENUE
FROM RESIDENTIAL RMF-3 TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CN. (JACK PLUMB)
PETITION NO. 400-04-12 . View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Everett Joyce and Brent Wilde briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Councilmember Christensen asked if there
was opposition to the rezoning. Councilmember Jergensen said he was
not speaking for all of the neighbors but there was a general sense
that a coffee shop as a small business was alright. He said the major
concern was the potential for a more intensive use . Ms . Jardine said
other uses might be retail sales, convenience store, offices, small
business offices, and adult and child daycare facility.
Councilmember Jergensen asked why the property had not been
rezoned in the 1995 zoning rewrite. Mr. Joyce said the property had
not been recognized but should have been rezoned. Councilmember
Jergensen asked if some type of restrictive covenant could be used.
Mr. Wilde said restrictive covenants could be used if the Council
wanted to go in that direction. The Council asked staff to research
the restrictive issue .
Councilmember Lambert asked if the Community Council had
considered and supported the petition. Councilmember Jergensen said
the Community Council heard the petition twice . He said they
supported the petition but the vote was not unanimous . Councilmember
Love said the issue would be forwarded to the City Council agenda.
#6. 6: 12 :59 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A ZONING
AMENDMENT THAT WOULD REQUIRE PARKING LOTS TO BE LOCATED BEHIND
BUILDINGS AND NOT OCCUPY STREET FRONTAGE IN ALL COMMUNITY-ORIENTED
COMMERCIAL AND MIXED ZONING DISTRICTS. (WALKABLE COMMUNITIES) PETITION
NO. 400-00-52 . View Attachments
Louis Zunguze, Brent Wilde, Doug Dansie and Janice Jardine
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Mr. Dansie said
historically zoning had been about separating uses . He said use and
design were two separate issues and the processes should use different
criteria for each. Mr. Dansie referred to some illustrations to
explain different scenarios for walkable communities . He said every
zone had a purpose statement which set what the zone was used for. He
said explained that the amendment would require developers to go
through a process only if they did not comply with the zone . Mr.
Wilde said once the amendment was adopted a flow chart would direct
developers from beginning to end.
Mr. Dansie said a posting requirement and going to Community
Councils could be included. Councilmember Lambert asked the
Administration to address pedestrian passage in parking lots .
Councilmember Love said the item would be forwarded to the
Business Advisory Committee for review and to a public hearing before
the City Council .
#7 . 7 : 57 : 38 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE REQUEST FROM THE
PLANNING COMMISSION TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING DEMOLITION
OF BUILDINGS IN THE FOR COMMERCIAL PARKING AND PROVIDING LANDSCAPING,
FOR DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS WITHOUT A REPLACEMENT USE. PETITION NO.
400-03-30 . View Attachments
Russ Weeks, Lex Traughber and Brent Wilde briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Councilmember Love said the issue would
be forwarded to a public hearing. Mr. Wilde said the amendment did
not address fencing but the zoning ordinance did.
#8 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS
PENDING/REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §§
52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE
PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
An Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 24 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
October 21, 2004 .
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October 19, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, October 19, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Eric Jergensen, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Kay Christensen,
Budget Analyst; David Dobbins, Economic Development Deputy Director;
LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Laurie
Donnell, Budget Analyst; Tim Harpst; Transportation Director; Edwin
Rutan, City Attorney; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research
and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council Land
Use Policy Analyst; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants
Monitoring Specialist; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Tom Pippin,
Managing Director of BBC Research and Consulting; and Beverly Jones,
Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:34:30PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND 8:16:22 PM ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No report was given.
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:34:35 PM INTERVIEW DAVID DOBBINS PRIOR TO ADVICE AND CONSENT
OF HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE DIRECTOR OF SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. (UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-1) View Attachments
Councilmember Buhler said unenforceable ordinances needed to be
modified. He said any process that did not work also needed to be
changed. He asked that these issues be submitted to the Council with
recommendations from the department. Mr. Dobbins said the department
would submit the needed changes .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Dobbin' s name would be forwarded to
Unfinished Business .
#3 . 5:41:29 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
CREATING THE OPEN SPACE LANDS PROGRAM. (UNFINISHED BUSINESS F-5) View
Attachments
Janice Jardine briefed the Council from the attached handout.
Councilmember Buhler said he felt the issue should come back for
review. He said open lands being purchased with bond money and City
property as a whole should be reviewed. He said property disposal
could be discussed to see if changes were needed. Councilmember Love
agreed.
#4 . 6:04:49 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING WAIVING FEES AT ALL CITY
PARKING METERS FROM THANKSGIVING DAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2004 TO SUNDAY,
JANUARY 2 , 2005 INCLUSIVE, AND ALLOW TWO-HOUR FREE PARKING.
(UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-2) View Attachments
Tim Harpst, David Dobbins and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council
from the attached handout .
#5 . 6:12:48PM RECEIVE A PROGRESS UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS
AT THE UNITY CENTER. View Attachments
Rick Graham and Kay Christensen briefed the Council from the
attached handouts . A discussion was held on how the various buildings
would be placed on the property. Mr. Graham said the City had $4 . 5
million from the Alliance for Unity. He said the Guadalupe Center and
the YMCA had shown great interest in the Unity Center. He said these
organizations had programs that could bring approximately $6 million
each to the Unity Center. He said they wanted to use $1 . 5 million
from the $4 . 5 million to give those two organizations $750, 000 to use
as seed money to begin their campaigns .
#6 . 7:38:04 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CITY' S GENERAL FUND
IMPACT FEES. View Attachments
Tom Pippin and David Dobbins briefed the Council from the
attached handout and a slide presentation.
#7 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, OR
LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION WOULD
DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY UNDER
CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM COMPLETING THE
TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-
4 AND 54-4-5 (1) (A) (IV) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE
PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 78-24-8 .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded
to enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye except Councilmember Buhler who was absent for the
vote .
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 19 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held August
24, 2004 .
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October 12, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, October 12, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative
Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Alison McFarlane,
Mayor' s Senior Advisor for Economic Development; Diana Karrenberg,
Community Affairs Manager; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison;
Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Jan Aramaki, Council
Constituent Liaison/Research and Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine,
Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Kay
Christensen, Budget Analyst; David Dobbins, Community Development
Administration Deputy Director; Joel Paterson, Special Projects
Planner; Everett Joyce, Environmental Planning and Urban
Design/Ordinances Planner; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner;
Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Doug Wheelwright, Land
Use and Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Brent Wilde, Planning
Deputy Director; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Marilyn Lewis, West
Salt Lake/Environmental Planner; Kevin Young, Transportation Planning
Engineer; Orion Goff, Building Official; Alison Jackson, Salt Palace
General Manager; Ken Ament, Salt Palace Project Manager; Kenneth
Pollard, Japanese Community representative; Brenda Koga, Japanese
Community representative; Judge Ray Uno, Japanese Community
representative; Chris Crawley, Salt Lake County Community Services
Acting Director; Alexandra Himonas, Sophia School Student; and Scott
Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 38 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:38:00 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No items or announcements were discussed.
#2 . 5:38:35 PM INTERVIEW ELLEN REDDICK PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Ms . Reddick' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. Councilmember Lambert
said he wanted to receive reports from the board.
#3 . 5:42:59PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO CLOSE AND
VACATE A PORTION OF THE NORTH SIDE OF 100 SOUTH BETWEEN 200 AND 300
WEST STREETS . (SALT PALACE) (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C-2) View Attachments
Mayor Anderson, Joel Paterson, Alison Jackson, Chris Crawley, Ken
Ament, Judge Ray Uno, Brenda Koga, and Kenneth Pollard briefed the
Council with the attached handout . Councilmember Saxton said she
wanted the Salt Palace to explore ways to minimize the number of times
200 West would be closed for events such as the Outdoor Retailer' s
convention.
Councilmember Turner said he wanted the green space area adjacent
to the church properties designed to accommodate church events . Mr.
Crawley said church representatives would be invited to participate in
the design process . Councilmember Turner said he also wanted church
patrons to have access to expanded parking areas .
Mayor Anderson said he wanted several Council Members to join
representatives from the County and Japanese/American Community to
discuss details of the proposal and explore potential development.
Councilmember Jergensen said a master plan process was needed to
develop a step-by-step method of public/private collaboration to
develop the area. He said there were immediate Salt Palace expansion
needs which needed to be addressed separately.
Councilmember Love said because the petition had been withdrawn,
the public hearing would not be held. She said several Council
Members would be selected to work with the Mayor and the Japanese
Community on master plan issues .
#4 . 6:47:08 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED LOAN TO
UNIVISION TELEVISION STATION. View Attachments
Alison McFarlane briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Turner said he wanted advertising used to inform the
Hispanic population about City events and encourage participation.
Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned about the value the City
would receive from proposed advertising.
Councilmember Christensen said he wanted Univision to be a
catalyst in encouraging Hispanic owned business owners to re-invest in
their businesses by expanding and developing in Salt Lake City. He
said if the City wanted to deliver messages to residents, money could
be allocated for advertising. He said he was not against the proposal
but felt the City needed to work towards being a catalyst to targeted
businesses . He asked Ms . McFarlane to come back to the Council with
suggestions . Ms . McFarlane said she had not defined what the
advertising would look like but welcomed any input.
Councilmember Love said concerns had been expressed about the
proposal and asked if Council Members wanted to advance the item for
formal consideration. The majority of the Council was in favor.
#5 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE ZONING
DISTRICT MAP FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 518 EAST 3RD AVENUE . (JACK
PLUMB) View Attachments
Item cancelled.
#6 . RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A ZONING AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD REQUIRE PARKING LOTS TO BE LOCATED BEHIND BUILDINGS AND NOT
OCCUPY STREET FRONTAGE IN ALL COMMUNITY-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-
USE ZONING DISTRICTS . (WALKABLE COMMUNITIES) View Attachments
Item cancelled.
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 58 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held October
12, 2004 .
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October 7, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Thursday, October 7, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison;
Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services
Director; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting Controller; David Dobbins,
Community Development Administration Deputy Director; LuAnn Clark,
Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s
Senior Advisor; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants Monitoring
Specialist; Marge Harvey, Council Constituent Liaison; Doug
Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Richard
Johnston, Deputy City Engineer; Timothy Harpst, Transportation
Director; Parviz Rokhva, Public Services Technical Planner/Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) ; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Dell Cook,
Engineering Landscape/Architect Project Manager; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:37:16PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No items or announcements were discussed.
#2 . 5:37:21PM INTERVIEW JANICE CARPENTER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE UTAH AIR TRAVEL COMMISSION.
Councilmember Love said Ms . Carpenter' s name would be forwarded
to the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#3 . 5:40:35 PM INTERVIEW JOSEPH B. WIRTHLIN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE UTAH AIR TRAVEL COMMISSION.
Councilmember Love said Mr. Wirthlin' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#4 . 5:45:36 PM INTERVIEW WILLIAM DALTON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Mr . Dalton' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#5 . 5:49:07PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO VACATE THE
EAST SEGMENT OF THE ALLEY THAT CONNECTS VIEW STREET BETWEEN THE
PROPERTIES AT 1974 AND 1984 SOUTH VIEW STREET. (HIGHLAND DENTAL) .
View Attachments
Marge Harvey, Doug Wheelwright, and Tim Harpst briefed the
Council with the attached handout. Councilmember Saxton said she
understood the device to block the alley would cost approximately
$1, 000 which should be paid by the residents . Councilmember Lambert
said he wanted more information about how local residents felt about
the issue . Councilmember Love said the proposal would be forwarded to
a public hearing.
#6 . 6:14:14 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE QUIET ZONE ON THE
900 SOUTH RAIL LINE . View Attachments
Russell Weeks and D. J. Baxter briefed the Council with the
attached handout . Discussion was held on penalties for non-
compliance . Mr. Baxter said he did not know if federal rules included
penalties . Councilmember Christensen asked Mr. Baxter to provide that
information to the Council .
Discussion was held on the use of other warning devices such as
bells . Mr. Baxter said he originally thought the City would be able
to ban all warning devices . He said he recently learned the only
device cities could limit was horns .
Councilmember Turner asked how soon the provision would be in
place . Mr. Baxter said the railroad required a 15-day notice
following the ordinance adoption.
Councilmember Love asked if a public hearing was required. Mr.
Baxter said no. A straw poll was taken on advancing the issue without
a public hearing. The majority of the Council was in favor.
#7 . 6:31:17 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING COST OVERRUNS IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (CIP) . View Attachments
LuAnn Clark, David Dobbins, and Gary Mumford briefed the Council
with the attached handout . Discussion was held on creating a fund to
handle cost overruns . Councilmember Christensen said he wanted the
Administration to come back to the Council on a quarterly or
semiannual basis . He said this would allow the Council to review
prior spending and appropriate additional funding if necessary. He
said he felt a sliding scale was needed regarding the percentage
allocated per project.
Councilmember Buhler said in addition to the established
criteria, the Administration needed to provide written notification to
the Council when the overrun account was accessed and for what
purpose. Mr. Dobbins said notification would be given to the Council .
Councilmember Christensen suggested Mr. Mumford work with the
Administration to prepare a final proposal for Council consideration.
He said an appropriation to the cost overrun fund could be made
through a CIP budget opening. Council Members were in favor of the
suggestion.
#8 . 6:45:02 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.
LuAnn Clark, David Dobbins, Rick Graham, Rocky Fluhart, Tim
Harpst, D. J. Baxter, Gary Mumford, and Dell Cook briefed the Council
with the attached handout. View Attachments See attached document
for proposed funding levels and follow-up requests . View Funding
Levels/Requests
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 13 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held October
7, 2004 .
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October 5, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, October 5, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Van Turner, Eric Jergensen, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Carlton Christensen
Also in Attendance : Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Cindy Gust-
Jenson, Council Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Steve Fawcett, Management Service Deputy
Director; Orion Goff, Building Official; Alison McFarlane, Senior
Advisor for Economic Development; Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs
Manager; Gwen Springmeyer, Mayor' s Community Affairs Analyst; Nancy
Boskoff, Executive Director for the Arts; Janice Jardine, Council Land
Use Policy Analyst; Jan Aramaki, Council Constituent Liaison/ Research
and Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; David Dobbins Deputy Director of
Community Development; Louis Zunguze, Planning Administration
Director; Brent Wilde, Planning Administration Deputy Director; Doug
Dansie; Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Joel Paterson, Special
Projects Planner; Kenneth Ament, Construction Control Corporation;
Allyson Jackson, Salt Palace General Manager; and Chris Meeker, Chief
Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p.m.
#1 . 8 : 40 : 21 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Ms . Gust-Jenson said the View Street alley vacation was
complicated and had a long history. She said it was scheduled for a
Council briefing on October 7, 2004 . She said the proposal was for a
pedestrian walkway. She said Councilmember Saxton wanted to attend
the Urban Land Institute . Councilmember Saxton asked the Council to
request that part of the funding come from the Redevelopment Agency
(RDA) . She said many of the issues dealt with RDA. All Council
Members present were in favor of Councilmember Saxton attending the
Urban Land Institute with partial funding coming from RDA.
#2 . 5 : 37 :20 PM INTERVIEW DIANNE ANDREWS HESLEPH PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS COUNCIL.
Councilmember Love said Ms . Hesleph' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda.
#3 . 5 : 42 : 57 PM INTERVIEW JORGE A. FIERRO PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Fierro' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda.
#4 . 5 : 51 : 39 PM INTERVIEW THOMAS WRIGHT PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Wright' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda.
#5 . 5 : 58 : 45 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
TEXT OF THE ZONING CODE TO ALLOW CONFERENCE CENTERS, CONVENTION
CENTERS, WITH OR WITHOUT HOTELS, AND EXHIBITION HALLS AND PERMITTED
LAND USES IN THE "D-4" DOWNTOWN SECONDARY CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
(SALT PALACE) (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C-3) . View Staff Report View
Attachments
Louis Zunguze, Doug Dansie, Joel Paterson, Russ Weeks Allyson
Jackson and Ken Ament briefed the Council with the attached handouts .
Mr. Zunguze said the Planning Commission had given preliminary
approval with conditions stating the need to interact with the
Japanese community, incorporate input from the community and mitigate
negative impact. Councilmember Love said the issue would be forwarded
to the agenda.
#6. 6:28 : 09 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A ZONING AMENDMENT
THAT WOULD REQUIRE PARKING LOTS TO BE LOCATED BEHIND BUILDINGS AND NOT
OCCUPY STREET FRONTAGE IN ALL COMMUNITY-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL AND MIXED
ZONING DISTRICTS. (WALKABLE COMMUNITIES) . View Staff Report View
Attachments
Louis Zunguze, Brent Wilde, Doug Dansie and Janice Jardine
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Mr. Dansie said the
walkable community concept was to make commercial areas more
pedestrian friendly and the amendment created a new design review
process . Mr. Zunguze said the Planning Commission reviewed and
unanimously approved the ordinance . Councilmember Lambert asked for a
specific hypothetical scenario so he could understand the ordinance
better. Councilmember Love said the issue would come back to Council
for another briefing.
#7 . 8 : 06 : 08 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN
ORDINANCE CREATING THE OPEN SPACE LANDS PROGRAM. View Attachments
View Ordinance
Lynn Pace and Janice Jardine briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . A discussion regarding dispersement of property,
the use of funds from bonds and clarification of the definition of
open space lands was held. Ms . Gust-Jenson said the final decision
was the Mayor' s but the Council could require processes, procedures,
and policies for final action. Mr. Pace said the Mayor could ask the
Council to agree before final action. Ms Gust-Jenson said the
ordinance could spell out specific required findings that must be made
by the Mayor before disbursement of property.
Councilmember Buhler asked Mr. Pace to check on voluntary
deferral of advice and consent regarding the disbursement of property.
He asked if proceeds from the sale of open space could go to the Open
Space Trust Fund. Ms . Jardine said staff could identify findings of
fact for the Council to consider . Councilmember Lambert said he was
interested in ideas regarding findings .
8 :24 :31 PM Bond discussion. Councilmember Love referred to Page
3 of the handout with regard to expenditures from the fund being used
for the sole purpose of acquisition and/or protection of Open Space
Lands . Mr. Pace said proceeds of the bond were limited by the terms
of the bond.
8:25: 05 PM Definition of Open Space . Ms Jardine said the
definition began at the bottom of Page 1 of the attachment .
Councilmember Lambert asked Ms . Jardine and Mr. Zunguze to define low
impact use with regard to open space .
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 45 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
October 5, 2004 .
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September 23, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Thursday, September 23, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee
Room, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison;
Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s Senior
Advisor; Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs Manager; Robyn Stanczyk,
Management Services Administrative Assistant; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s
Chief of Staff; Alison McFarlane, Mayor' s Senior Advisor for Economic
Development; Lee Martinez, Community Development Administration
Director; David Oka, Redevelopment Agency Executive Director; Doug
Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Nancy Tessman, Library
Director; Bob Farrington, Downtown Alliance; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 36 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:36:20PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No discussion was held.
#2 . 5:36:34 PM INTERVIEW CECILIA M. ROMERO PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE UTAH AIR TRAVEL COMMISSION.
Councilmember Love said Ms . Romero' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#3 . 5:37:48PM INTERVIEW DANIEL LEVIN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Levin' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#4 . 5:49:50 PM INTERVIEW ANTJE CURRY PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Ms . Curry' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#5 . 5:52:33 PM INTERVIEW BYRON RUSSELL PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Russell' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#6 . 6:04:33 PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION ON DOWNTOWN POLICY
STATEMENTS, RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE. View
Attachments
Alison McFarlane, Doug Dansie, Russell Weeks, and Bob Farrington
briefed the Council with the attached handouts .
➢ 6:07:06 PM UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON PROGRESS RELATING TO
ITEMS LISTED IN COUNCIL' S DOWNTOWN POLICY STATEMENT - ALISON
MCFARLANE
Councilmember Buhler asked when findings would be available
from the study being conducted regarding the reduction of parking
meters in the downtown area. Ms . McFarlane said she thought rough
figures would be available in the next six to eight weeks .
Councilmember Buhler asked if the Administration felt a final report
and possible recommendation would be available before the end of
2004 . Ms . McFarlane said she thought that was reasonable. She said
she would send the Council an additional handout which contained
information/results about parking meter reduction in Denver,
Colorado.
Councilmember Buhler asked for an update on the study being
conducted regarding one-stop licensing. Ms . McFarlane said the
study was being conducted by the Community Development Department .
She said David Dobbins, Deputy Director, had been working with the
consultant. She said the consultant conducted interviews with
system users and other members of the community. She said that was
as much as she knew but would update the Council when more
information was available.
Councilmember Saxton said she was interested in follow-up
information on Utah Transit Authority' s (UTA) analysis of public
transit in the downtown area.
Councilmember Love asked Ms . McFarlane to work with the
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) to ensure tenants were not lost from the
downtown area. Council Members expressed the importance of
maintaining RDA districts to enhance growth, retention, and
revitalization.
Discussion was held on the importance of marketing the City to
South Davis County residents . Ms . McFarlane said more effort was
needed and she would work on the issue.
➢ 6:49:34 PM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE - ALISON MCFARLANE
Ms . McFarlane said information under this section was included
in the report. She said she would keep the Council updated
regarding two major expansion projects the Administration was
tracking.
➢ 6:50:17 PM MASTER PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE - DOUG DANSIE
Councilmember Christensen said he hoped the Planning
Commission' s (PC) efforts would result in a simple effective plan
which would be easy to read and understand. Councilmember Love said
the PC could come back to the Council with recommendations or a
follow-up discussion.
Councilmember Lambert said he felt the Council needed to
reconsider zoning concepts in some areas of the City.
Council Members discussed the concept of establishing a monument
at the southern end of the City.
➢ 7:18:18PM REPORT FROM THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE REGARDING THEIR WORK PLAN
— BOB FARRINGTON
Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to emphasize the need to
solicit/welcome Davis County residents . He said he also hoped the
Alliance would look at ways to market the growing number of students
who would be in the downtown area.
Councilmember Christensen said from an economic development
standpoint the City needed to be consistent in conducting surveys .
He said data would be helpful in establishing policies . He said he
felt there was potential for combining survey questions and cost
sharing and wanted Mr. Farrington to follow-up on the practicality
of combining efforts .
Councilmember Christensen suggested using the Capital Improvement
Process (CIP) to evaluate and improve holiday lighting. He said
there might be other issues which could be addressed at the same
time.
Councilmember Christensen said he wanted the Downtown Alliance to
consider staging several afternoon events in different downtown
areas so business owners felt more included.
Councilmember Saxton said there had been discussion about
creating more interest and awareness along the entire light rail
line. She said given Utah' s rich musical history, she wanted the
Downtown Alliance to consider working with various entities to
invite new musical talent to perform at all the stops along the trax
line. She said a different style of music could be played at each
stop and there could be a competition between groups .
> 8:13:35PM POTENTIAL FUTURE ISSUES AND GENERAL DISCUSSION.
Councilmember Love said the Council talked about creating an
ongoing downtown subcommittee to keep the downtown policy document
as an active blueprint . She said the current Council Chair, Vice
Chair and RDA Chair would always constitute the subcommittee . She
said the subcommittee needed to review the document and discuss
potential updates or changes . The Council was in favor of the
suggestion.
Councilmember Love said the Council set priorities/goals for
downtown, open space and housing. She said in the next month the
housing committee would present an updated housing policy and the
Council would be adopting an open space ordinance.
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 15 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
September 23, 2004 .
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September 21, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, September 21, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy
Saxton, and Dave Buhler.
Absent: Council Members Jill Love, Eric Jergensen and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs Manager; Steve Fawcett, Management
Services Deputy Director; David Dobbins, Economic Development Deputy
Director; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Tim Harpst,
Transportation Director; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Rocky Fluhart,
Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff;
Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Lee Martinez, Economic
Development Director; Joel Paterson, Special Projects Planner; Louis
Zunguze, Planning Director; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Jim Lewis, Public Utilities Finance Administrator; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; and
Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 33 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:33:34PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . View Attachments
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Item A-3, the Keith Jensen reappointment,
needed to be listed as a new appointment . She said Executive Sessions
were always listed last on agendas . She said the Council could hold
the Executive Session earlier. She said Item C-1, Budget Amendment
No. 2, language on the agenda should read Ordinance 63 of 2004 .
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:35:07 PM INTERVIEW ANNE N. ERICKSON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE SISTER CITIES BOARD.
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Erickson' s name would be forwarded
to the Consent Agenda.
#3 . 5:39:57 PM INTERVIEW KEITH JENSEN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Lambert said Mr. Jensen' s name would be forwarded
to the Consent Agenda.
#4 . 5:46:35 PM INTERVIEW INGA REGENASS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE LAND USE ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Regenass' s name would be forwarded
to the Consent Agenda.
#5 . 5:51:21 PM INTERVIEW NANO PODOLSKY PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE SALT LAKE VALLEY BOARD OF HEALTH.
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Podolsky' s name would be forwarded
to the Consent Agenda.
#6. 6:00:58PM INTERVIEW JOANA "JOEY" BEHRENS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Behrens name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda.
#7 . 6:04:36 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROCEDURE FOR
PROCESSING LAND USE PETITIONS RELATING TO THE SALT PALACE .
Joel Paterson, Louis Zunguze, and Doug Dansie briefed the
Council . Councilmember Saxton asked that traffic patterns be looked
at on 200 West.
#8 . 6:27:34 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ROMNEY DEVELOPMENT.
Lynn Pace, Doug Wheelwright, Rocky Fluhart and Jim Lewis briefed
the Council . Councilmember Lambert asked if a settlement agreement
had been finalized. Mr. Pace said there was not a final version. He
said exhibits had not been reviewed and they needed to be included
with the agreement. Councilmember Lambert said he wanted the
agreement finalized before a public hearing was held. Mr. Pace said
that was their expectation. He briefed the Council on the development
concept. He said terms of the agreement were that property not
approved for home sites would be preserved as undisturbed open space .
He said it was not clear whether the property would be donated to the
City or to another open space entity.
#9. 6:52:30 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS PENDING/REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 54-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT
ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED § 78-24-8.
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to
enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye .
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 52 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held August
24, 2004 .
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September 14, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, September 14, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, and Dave Buhler.
Absent: Council Members Jill Remington Love and Dale Lambert
Also in Attendance : Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Ed Rutan, City
Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Rocky
Fluhart, Alison McFarlane, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Diana Karrenberg,
Community Affairs Manager; Gwen Springmeyer, Mayor' s Community Affairs
Analyst; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative
Auditor; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Jan Aramaki,
Council Constituent Liaison/ Research and Policy Analyst; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy
Analyst; Tim Campbell, Director of Airports; Rick Graham, Public
Services Director; Lee Martinez, Director of Economic Development;
LuAnn Clark, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development; David
Dobbins, Deputy Director of Economic Development; Louis Zunguze,
Planning Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use &
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Joel Paterson, Special Projects
PLanner; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner; Jackie Gasparik,
Avenues/Subdivision Planner; Nancy Boskoff, Art Council Executive
Director; Dennis McKone, Fire Chief' s Administrative Assistant/Media
Relations; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p.m.
#1 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL
INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Ms . Gust-Jenson said Item C-1, rezoning property located at 2665
East Parley' s Way had an alternative ordinance request, making the
changes effective upon issuance of a building permit. She said Item
F-3, General Aviation Technical Amendments was revised in keeping with
Council discussion. She said Section 16 . 16 . 180 regarding Santa Claus
was left in.
#2 . 5 : 35 : 41 PM INTERVIEW PASA TUKUAFU PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Councilmember Christensen said Mr. Tukuafu' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda.
#3 . 5 : 41 : 40 PM INTERVIEW KATHLEEN SCOTT PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
Councilmember Christensen said Ms . Scott' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda.
#4 . 5 : 56 : 35 PM INTERVIEW RON BARTEE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Christensen said Mr . Bartee' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda.
#5 . 6 : 03 : 32 PM INTERVIEW MARALEE LASSITER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS COUNCIL.
Councilmember Christensen said Ms . Lassiter' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda.
#6. 6: 07 :39 PM INTERVIEW DORA LOPEZ PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD.
Councilmember Christensen said Ms . Lopez' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda.
#7 . 6 : 09 : 15 PM INTERVIEW OLGA BENEDICT PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS COUNCIL.
Councilmember Christensen said Ms . Benedict' s name would be
forwarded to the consent agenda.
#8 . 8 : 09 : 21 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
TOWING OPERATION REQUIREMENTS AND AN ORDINANCE AMENDING BOOTING
OPERATION REQUIREMENTS . View Attachments
Russ Weeks, Ed Rutan, and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with
attached handout . Mr . Weeks said both ordinances required parking
lots to post specific signs with lettering a minimum of 1 1/2 inches
on the top and 1/2 inch on the bottom warning the public they would be
towed or booted. He said the size of letters might be too small .
Mr. Fluhart said the proposal came about due to citizen concerns .
He said booting was not regulated and should be regulated similar to
towing. Councilmember Saxton said she did not agree with the
requirement that private property owners had to sign their parking.
Councilmember Jergensen suggested limiting booting to D-1, D-2, D-3
and D-4 zones . Ms . Gust-Jenson said an inventory of the raised issues
could be collected. She said staff could come back to Council Members
with a summary of remaining issues . All Council Members present were
in favor of reviewing a summary of remainingg issues .
#9 . 6 : 11 : 43 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A HOUSING TRUST FUND
LOAN BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION AND GREEN STREET
PARTNERS/SECOND WEST APARTMENTS, LLC. View Attachments
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the attached handouts . She
said the project was completed. She said before release of funding
the Council needed to approve the loan assignment going from Green
Street Development to the Multi-Ethnic Development Corporation (MEDC) .
She said MEDC planned to locate their offices in the commercial space
in the building. Councilmember Jergensen said the Redevelopment
Agency (RDA) and the City Council needed to look at the overall policy
direction. All Council Members present were in favor of moving the
project forward.
#10 . 6 : 29 : 39 PM RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM AIRPORT DIRECTOR TIM
CAMPBELL BRIEFING ON THE SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT.
Mr. Campbell briefed the Council . He said Delta Airlines had
announced 58 additional daily departures instead of relocation. He
said some additions and expansions were needed and a budget
modification was possible . He said air space impact was not
anticipated. Mr. Campbell said implementing the Airport Master Plan
for new terminal facilities would be demand driven and current
construction was for improvement in circulation, baggage claim and
greeting areas .
#11. 8 : 56 : 16 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO RE-
EVALUATE REGULATIONS FOR FENCES IN FRONT YARD AREAS IN RESIDENTIAL
ZONING DISTRICTS. (PETITION NO. 400-04-26) View Attachments
Gary Mumford, Joel Paterson, Doug Wheelwright and Jan Aramaki
briefed the Council with attached handouts . Councilmember Buhler said
the issue came about because someone placed a six foot fence behind
the setback. Mr. Paterson said the recommendation was that anything
from the front property line to the front face of the house on the
interior part of the lot had to be four feet . Councilmember Saxton
asked staff to look at State Code regarding fencing. Councilmember
Buhler asked that all Community Councils be notified of the proposed
changes and the public hearing.
#12 . 6 : 47 : 52 PM and 8 : 04 : 09 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP BRIEFING
REGARDING A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR THE 30TH
YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR
2004-05 AND APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SALT
LAKE CITY AND THE U. S . HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) . View
Attachments
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the attached handouts .
Councilmember Turner said any excess in funding should go for
sidewalk, curb, gutter and accessibility issues . Councilmember
Christensen suggested $30, 696 to Assist, $25, 000 to Community
Development Corporation (CDC) for property rehabilitation, $62, 304 for
access ramps, and $35, 000 for Odyssey House parking lot .
Councilmember Turner suggested $25, 000 to CDC, $62, 304 to fiscal
access ramps and the balance to sidewalks . He said he disagreed with
$35, 000 for Odyssey House . All Council Members were in favor of
Councilmember Turner' s recommendations .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 27 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
September 14, 2004 .
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September 9, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Thursday, September 9, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, and Dave Buhler.
Absent: Council Members Jill Love and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Rocky
Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Jodi Howick, Assistant City
Attorney; David Dobbins, Community Development Deputy Director; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Tim
Campbell, Airports Director; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Lee Martinez, Community Development Director; Russell Weeks,
Council Policy Analyst; Brent Wilde, Planning Deputy Director; Janice
Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Dr. Sammie Lee Dickson,
Mosquito Abatement District Director; Louis Zunguze, Planning
Director; Marilyn Lewis, West Salt Lake/Environmental Planning
Planner; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 35 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:35:46PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Cindy Gust-Jenson said there was no report.
There were no announcements .
#2 . 5:35:52 PM INTERVIEW LARRY MIGLIACCIO PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CITY & COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE
COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Christensen said the Council would look forward to
Mr. Migliaccio' s continued service .
#3 . 5:40:16 PM INTERVIEW SAMUEL STRAIGHT PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Christensen said Mr. Straight' s name would be
forwarded to the Consent Agenda.
#4 . 5:48:15 PM INTERVIEW PEGGY A. MCDONOUGH PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
Councilmember Christensen said the Council would look forward to
Ms . McDonough' s continued service.
#5 . 6:06:33 PM INTERVIEW TIM DOLAN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS COUNCIL.
Councilmember Christensen said the Council would look forward to
Mr. Dolan' s service on the board.
#6. 6:11:49 PM INTERVIEW JAMES STEVEN FOUNTAIN PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
BOARD.
Councilmember Christensen said the Council would look forward to
Mr. Fountain' s service on the board.
#7 . 6:15:15 PM RECEIVE A REPORT FROM DR. SAMMIE LEE DICKSON,
DIRECTOR OF THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT, REGARDING THE WEST NILE
VIRUS. View Attachments
Dr. Dickson briefed the Council from the attached handouts .
#8 . 6:38:48 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1551 AND 1545 WEST 200
SOUTH FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1-5000) TO NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMERCIAL (CN) . (PETITION NO. 400-03-10 - SHAW HOMES) View Attachments
Brent Wilde, Janice Jardine and Marilyn Lewis briefed the Council
from the attached handouts . All Council Members present were in favor
of moving this issue forward. Councilmember Christensen asked Ms .
Gust-Jenson to determine a public hearing date with Councilmember
Love .
#9 . 6:53:06 PM 7:16:49 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO
AMEND TITLE 16 REGARDING GENERAL AVIATION REQUIREMENTS View Attachments.
Tim Campbell, Jodi Howick and Russell Weeks briefed the Council
from the attached handouts . A discussion was held on the clause which
allowed Santa and his reindeer to fly at a lower altitude on Christmas
Eve . Mr. Campbell said the committee felt that provision did not keep
with the overall tone and seriousness of the ordinance . Councilmember
Saxton said the clause did not seem to create a legal problem in the
ordinance . Council Members Turner, Buhler, Christensen and Saxton
were in favor of leaving the provision in the ordinance .
Councilmember Jergensen was absent for the straw poll . Councilmember
Christensen asked Ms . Gust-Jenson to notify the Attorney' s Office that
the Council wanted the clause to remain in the ordinance.
#10 . 7:17:41 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
EXISTING PROTOCOL AGREEMENT TO CLARIFY ELIGIBILITY AND TIMELINESS OF
FEE REFUND REQUESTS . View Attachments
David Dobbins briefed the Council from the attached handouts .
Councilmember Buhler asked if State agencies were required to pay
building fees . Mr. Dobbins said he would get that information to the
Council . Councilmember Christensen asked that the Attorney' s Office
review the protocol agreement for legal issues .
#11 . 7:39:42 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A LOAN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION AND MULTI-ETHNIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. (700 SOUTH CONDOS - 700 SOUTH AND 200 WEST) .
View Attachments
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council from the attached handout.
Councilmember Jergensen asked Ms . Clark about the status of the
housing policy draft. Ms . Clark said Mayor Anderson had reviewed the
draft and had made several changes . She said they were scheduled to
meet with the Mayor next week. She said then the policy would be
submitted for Council review.
Councilmember Christensen asked for a straw poll on whether the
Council wanted to advance the loan. Council Members Buhler,
Jergensen, Turner and Christensen were in favor of advancing the loan.
Councilmember Saxton was not in favor. Councilmember Jergensen said
there were four housing projects scheduled to come before the Council
in the next two weeks . He asked after those projects were discussed
that no more housing projects be forwarded to the Council until the
housing policy was in place . All Council Members present were in
favor.
Councilmember Christensen said one new housing loan was scheduled
for next Tuesday night. He asked if the Council wanted to wait on
that issue . The majority of the Council wanted to wait.
Councilmember Christensen said that loan would be removed from the
agenda. Ms . Clark asked if it was the Council' s intent that no new
loans come to the Council until the housing policy was adopted.
Councilmember Christensen said that was correct.
#12 . 8:01:39 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A LOAN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION AND UTAH NONPROFIT HOUSING
CORPORATION. (MILESTONE APARTMENT PROJECT) View Attachments
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council from the attached handouts . All
Council Members present were in favor of moving this item forward.
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 07 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
September 9, 2004 .
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September 7, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, September 7, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, and Dave Buhler.
Absent: Council Members Jill Remington Love and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson;
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst;
Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Rick Graham, Public Services Director;
Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Gordon Hoskins,
Accounting Controller; Daniel Mule, Treasurer; David Dobbins,
Community Development Administration Deputy Director; Nancy Boskoff,
Arts Council Executive Director; Stephen Oliver, Facilities Division
Manager; Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs Manager; Jan Aramaki,
Council Constituent Liaison/Research and Policy Analyst; Laurie
Donnell, Budget Analyst; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Sandi
Marler, Community Development Program Specialist; Sherrie Collins,
Special Project Grants Monitoring Specialist; LuAnn Clark, Housing and
Neighborhood Development Director; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use
Policy Analyst; Lee Martinez, Community Development Administration
Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions
Planner; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Cheri Coffey,
Northwest/Long Range Planner; Lex Traughber, Principal Planner; Val
Pope, Parks Maintenance Division Manager; Lisa Romney, Administrative
Assistant for Environmental and Intergovernmental Relations; Max
Peterson, City Engineer; David Oka, Redevelopment Agency Executive
Director; Jerry Burton, Police Administrative Services Unit Manager;
Rita Lund, Friends Interested in Dogs and Open Space (FIDOS) ; and
Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 38 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:38:33 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND 6:49:37 PM ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Ms . Gust-Jenson said this was the first time Council meetings
would broadcast live on the Internet. She said at a future date
recordings for previous meetings would be available on the Internet .
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:40:40PM INTERVIEW GEORG STUTZENBERGER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
The Council was in favor of advancing the appointment for formal
approval .
#3 . 5:47:36 PM INTERVIEW LISA THOMPSON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE
COMMITTEE .
The Council was in favor of advancing the appointment for formal
approval .
#4 . 5:50:54 PM INTERVIEW MARISOL (MARI) GARZA PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS COUNCIL.
The Council was in favor of advancing the appointment for formal
approval .
#5 . 5:54:14 PM INTERVIEW ARTURO "ART" GAMONAL PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY
COMMITTEE .
The Council was in favor of advancing the appointment for formal
approval .
#6 . 5:58:24 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
TO APPROVE AND MODIFY THE PROCESS AND EVALUATION GUIDELINES REGARDING
THE CITY' S DOGS OFF-LEASH PROGRAM. View Attachments
Rick Graham, Lisa Romney, Val Pope, Jan Aramaki, and Rita Lund
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember
Christensen asked the Administration to consider posting additional
signs at parks notifying residents where the nearest off-leash parks
were located. Ms . Aramaki asked if the Council wanted to hold a
public hearing. Councilmember Christensen said no. He said the item
could just be placed on a formal agenda for adoption.
#7 . 6:12:50 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE REZONE AND MASTER
PLAN AMENDMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2665 EAST PARLEY' S WAY.
(PETITION NO. 400-04-02 , RICK PLEWE) View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Cheri Coffey, and Lex Traughber briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Buhler said the
original development plan was modified and wanted a mechanism in place
to insure the new plan was followed to protect residents who supported
the modifications . Ms . Jardine said an additional ordinance could be
prepared which included a condition for building permit approval .
Council Members were in favor of having two ordinances prepared for
consideration. Councilmember Christensen said a public hearing would
be scheduled.
#8 . 6:20:30 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO MODIFY
THE SPECIALIZED OVERLAY TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL SIGNAGE ON THE DELTA
CENTER. (PETITION NO. 400-04-10 , LHM CORPORATION) View Attachments
Cheri Coffey, Doug Dansie, and Russell Weeks briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Councilmember Christensen said the
proposal would be scheduled for a public hearing.
#9 . 6:32:15 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 2
AND RECEIVE PROJECTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 . View
Attachments
Gordon Hoskins, Sylvia Jones, Gary Mumford, Max Peterson, Daniel
Mule, LuAnn Clark, and David Dobbins briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Ms . Jones said the Council was tentatively
scheduled to set the date of September 21, 2004 for a public hearing
which required newspaper advertising to begin prior to September 14,
2004 . She asked if the Council wanted to expedite the notice .
Council Members were in favor.
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 55 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
September 7, 2004 .
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August 24, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, August 24, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Tim Campbell, Director of Airports; LuAnn Clark, Director of Housing
and Neighborhood Development; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting Controller;
Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison;
Edna Drake, Business Licensing Administrator; Jodi Howick, Assistant
City Attorney; Gary Munford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; David Dobbins, Community Development Deputy
Director; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy
Director; Michael Sears, Council Budget/Policy Analyst; Rocky Fluhart,
Chief Administrative Officer; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Tim Harpst, Transportation Director; Vicki Pacheco, Council
Staff Assistant; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Lynn Pace, Deputy
City Attorney; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Russell Weeks, Council Policy
Analyst; Lee Martinez, Community Development Director; Louis Zunguze,
Planning Director; Dan Bergenthal, Transportation Engineer; Larry
Spendlove, Assistant City Attorney; Sherrie Collins, Special Project
Grants Monitoring Specialist; DJ Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Nancy
Tessman, Library Director; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner;
Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; and Beverly Jones,
Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 40 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:40:06 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND 10:15:18 PM ANNOUNCEMENTS. View Attachments
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:40:44 PM. INTERVIEW GREG VALDEZ PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Valdez' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda.
#3 . 5:41:53 PM. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ONE OR MORE ORDINANCES
ADOPTING AND RATIFYING THE RATE OF TAX LEVY UPON ALL REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY WITHIN SALT LAKE CITY MADE TAXABLE BY LAW FOR FISCAL YEAR
2004-2005 . (TRUTH IN TAXATION) (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C1) ViewAttachments
Michael Sears and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council from the
attached handouts . Mr. Sears said the Truth In Taxation public
hearing would be closed tonight . He said the Council needed to adopt
four ordinances . He said each ordinance should be adopted separately
using motion language in the staff report.
#4 . 5:44:25 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET
AMENDMENT NO. 1 AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS . (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C2) View
Attachments
Michael Sears and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council from the
attached handouts . Councilmember Love said the Olympic Legacy
resolution stated projects had to be on City property. She said
District 5' s project might not meet those criteria. She said when
they had discussed the resolution the Council thought it would say "or
a public area" . She said a suggestion was made that if her District' s
project did not meet criteria, the remaining $10, 000 could be taken
from Capital Improvement Program (CIP) contingency. All Council
Members were in favor of taking $10, 000 for the 700 East project out
of CIP contingency. Councilmember Love said the policy issue would be
addressed at a later date .
#5. 5:49:48 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE BICYCLE
AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN. (PETITION NO. 400-02-30) (PUBLIC HEARING
C6) View Attachments
Tim Harpst, Janice Jardine and Dan Bergenthal briefed the Council
from the attached handouts . Council Members Lambert and Jergensen
wanted to review specific language which made it clear that the master
plan was within budget abilities . Council Members Christensen and
Buhler said they wanted to make a decision in September after a few
plan modifications . Councilmember Love said she wanted to move this
item forward. She said she liked the suggestion to close the hearing,
table the issue, work on the process, consider how funding would work
and bring the plan back to the Council .
#6 . 6:05:13 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO CLOSE A
PORTION OF BELLFLOWER STREET (3130 WEST) BETWEEN THE RAILROAD RIGHT-
OF-WAY AND 700 SOUTH AND A PORTION OF 700 SOUTH BETWEEN FULTON STREET
(APPROXIMATELY 3000 WEST) AND BELLFLOWER STREET TO FACILITATE THE
INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY. (PETITION NO. 400-03-19)
(BFI/BURBS LLC (CONSENT ITEM Gl) View Attachments
Janice Jardine and Doug Wheelwright briefed the Council from the
attached handouts . Councilmember Love said a hearing date of
September 14, 2004 would be set on the Consent Agenda.
#7 . 6:10:58 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16 AND TITLE 5 REGARDING GROUND TRANSPORTATION
REGULATIONS FOR TAXICAB, LIMOUSINE AND OTHER GROUND TRANSPORTATION
BUSINESSES . (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C7) View Attachments
Russell Weeks , Sam Guevara, Jodi Howick, Larry Spendlove, Edna
Drake and Tim Campbell briefed the Council from the attached handouts .
Mr. Guevara said the Administration would figure out a way to enforce
the ordinance . Councilmember Buhler suggested the Council use the new
motion with the following changes : adopt the ordinance containing the
proposed amendments to Title 16 with the exception of 16 . 60 . 110 and
the proposed amendments to Section 5 . 71 . 025 titled License Required
and Article 6 of Chapter 5 . 71 titled Drivers Licensing except for
Section 5 . 71 . 415, Tipping or Compensation by Hotel People of
Transportation Companies, and defer action on the other amendments as
indicated. He said the motion could be changed to say that calendar
dates in Section 5 . 71 . 250 titled License Required for Operators
reflect that applicants must submit their application for a ground
transportation vehicle driver' s license within 30 days of publication
of the ordinance . Council Members supported the motion.
Councilmember Lambert said he would argue to do more than what
was being recommended. Councilmember Christensen said he was not
prepared to move the ordinance forward with a recommended resolution.
Councilmember Lambert asked if Councilmember Buhler would be willing
to add to the motion the Administration' s two suggestions that had to
do with a study on ADA. Councilmember Buhler said he would. Ms .
Gust-Jenson said it sounded as if the Attorney' s Office had not had an
opportunity to study the ADA issue . She said the Council could
request a legal opinion from the Attorney' s Office as opposed to a
full study.
Councilmember Saxton said she was not willing to move the
ordinance forward. Councilmember Love said she wanted to continue to
move this ordinance forward.
#8 . 9:53:00 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION AND MULTI-ETHNIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
(700 SOUTH CONDOS - 700 SOUTH AND 200 WEST) View Attachments
Ms . Gust-Jenson briefed the Council . Council Members Christensen
and Lambert said if it was the intent of the Multi-Ethnic Corporation
to make application through the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) , they
wanted to wait and consider the entire contribution before making a
decision. Councilmember Christensen asked how much the City' s total
involvement would be. Ms . Gust-Jenson said she would put the answer
in the staff report. Councilmember Saxton was in favor of the loan.
Councilmember Christensen said he was comfortable going ahead with the
$300, 000 loan.
Councilmember Love asked for a straw poll regarding approval of
the loan without a policy. Council Members were not in favor of
moving the loan forward at this time .
#9. 10:06:35 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO MODIFY
THE DEFINITION OF BREWPUBS TO ALLOW FOR LIMITED WHOLESALE
DISTRIBUTION. (PETITION NO. 400-03-33) (RESPONSE TO A LEGISLATIVE
ACTION ITEM BY COUNCIL MEMBERS LOVE AND SAXTON) View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Doug Dansie briefed the Council from the
attached handouts . All Council Members were in favor of moving this
issue forward to a public hearing on September 7, 2004 .
#10 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM. (CIP) View Attachments
This item was not discussed.
#11 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE ONE-
YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR THE 30TH YEAR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-05 AND APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND THE U. S . DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) . View Attachments
This item was not discussed.
The meeting adjourned at 10 : 26 p .m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held August
24, 2004 .
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August 10, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, August 10, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rock Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Tim Campbell, Director of
Airports; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Larry Spendlove, Assistant
City Attorney; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Rick Graham,
Public Services Director; Val Pope, Parks Division Manager; Nancy
Boskoff, Arts Council Executive Director; Tim Harpst, Transportation
Director; Gordon Haight, Transportation Engineer; Dan Bergenthal,
Transportation Engineer; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Michael Sears, Council Budget/Policy Analyst;
Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Marge Harvey, Council
Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst;
Jan Aramaki, Council Constituent Liaison/Research and Policy Analyst;
Lex Traughber, Planning; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects
Planner; Lee Martinez, Director of Community Development; David
Dobbins, Community Development Deputy Director; LuAnn Clark, Director
of Housing and Neighborhood Development; Sherrie Collins, Special
Project Grants Monitoring Specialist; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting
Controller; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Nancy Tessman, Library
Director; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Max
Peterson, City Engineer; Richard Johnston, Deputy City Engineer; John
Naser, Senior Project Manager; Pat Peterson, Construction Coordinator;
Mary Guy-Sell, Mayor' s Office; Garth Limberg, Special Assessment
Coordinator; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided and conducted the meeting
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p .m.
#1 . 5 : 37 : 43 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . View Attachments
Ms . Gust-Jenson said Items 2 through 5 were issues on the formal
agenda. She said Item 9, the budget amendment briefing was on the
agenda to set a public hearing date . She said Council Members had
received a memo from a citizen suggesting amendments to the minutes .
She said the minutes and the recording had been reviewed and the
minutes as summarized by the Recorder' s Office were not incorrect nor
were the citizen' s suggestions incorrect. She said in order not to
set precedence the issue was formally brought to the Council .
#2 . 5 : 40 : 38 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE
PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 16 AND TITLE 5 REGARDING GROUND
TRANSPORTATION REGULATIONS FOR TAXICAB, LIMOUSINE AND OTHER GROUND
TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS . (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C-4) .
Russell Weeks, Larry Spendlove, Laurie Donnell and Sam Guevara
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Love
said the public hearing could be continued until August 24, 2004 .
Councilmember Buhler asked what the advantages to the amendment
were . Mr. Spendlove said the amendment would level the ground rules
with respect to other types of transportation. Councilmember Love
said the Outdoor Retailers Convention was going on and many taxi
drivers were busy. She said it had been suggested that the public
hearing be continued until August 24, 2004 .
#3 . 6 : 17 : 51 PM HOLD A FOLLOW UP DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED
SIDEWALK ARTIST AND ENTERTAINERS ORDINANCE . (UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM
F-3) . View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Larry Spendlove briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Councilmember Lambert asked that the word
"likelihood" be substituted with the word "possibility" in the
proposed ordinance regarding the 150 feet . Mr. Spendlove said the word
"likelihood" was used as a reasonable standard for the courts .
#4 . 6 : 28 : 49 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION ON THE
EAST LIBERTY PARK CONCRETE REPLACEMENT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
(UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-2) . View Attachments
Rick Graham, Max Peterson, John Naser and Jan Aramaki briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Mr. Naser said the project was a
continuation of the City' s concrete replacement program. He said
Quayle Avenue had been added to the project because it was not big
enough by itself to bond.
#5 . 6 : 48 :29 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CREATION OF THE
ROSE PARK STREET LIGHTING REPLACEMENT SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
(UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-4) . View Attachments
Jan Aramaki, Gordon Haight and Tim Harpst briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Councilmember Christensen said he was
concerned with cost being in line . Mr. Haight said street light bids
came in under what was anticipated and bids for construction would be
held on August 19, 2004 with the hope they would be under.
Councilmember Christensen asked about the proposal in the Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) list for lighting on 1000 North. Mr. Haight
said the project was out to bid with an alternate . He said if the
City Council funded the alternate project they would be part of the
project .
#6 . 6 : 50 : 43 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO CLOSE
AND ABANDON AN ALLEY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2135 SOUTH BETWEEN 1000
EAST AND MCCLELLAND STREET. (PETITION NO. 400-03-35) . View Attachments
Marge Harvey, Cheri Coffey and Lex Traughber briefed the Council
with attached handouts .
#7 . 8 : 42 : 06 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
SIGN CHAPTER OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW STANDARDIZED PUBLIC
PARKING LOT IDENTIFICATION/ENTRANCE SIGNS FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
(PETITION NO. 400-04-06) . View Attachments
Dan Bergenthal, Russell Weeks and Wayne Mills briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Mr . Weeks said the staff memo indicated
that the signs were permitted as conditional uses . He said the signs
would go on parking lots which were permitted or conditional uses . He
said the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) agenda reflected a funding aspect
for this issue . He said the public hearing would be August 24, 2004 .
#8 . 8 : 53: 30 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO INCREASE
THE SIZE OF OUTDOOR TELEVISION MONITORS ALLOWED IN THE D-1 AND D-4
ZONING DISTRICTS FROM 50 SQUARE FEET TO 62 SQUARE FEET. (PETITION NO.
400-04-08) . View Attachments
Doug Dansie and Russell Weeks briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Councilmember Buhler said the ordinance would
bring the City into compliance .
#9 . 8 : 54 : 36 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO.
1 AND RELATED RESOLUTIONS . View Attachments
Gordon Hoskins, Michael Sears, LuAnn Clark, David Dobbins and
Sylvia Jones briefed the Council with attached handouts .
Councilmember Buhler asked the Council if they wanted to add $50, 000
allocated for a legislative lobbyist to the budget amendment . Council
Members did not want to add funding for a lobbyist at this time .
#10 . 9 : 29 : 10 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. (CIP) . View Attachments
Michael Sears, Rick Graham, Rick Johnston, Max Peterson, Mary
Guy-Sell, D . J. Baxter and Luann Clark briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Councilmember Love asked Ms . Clark to come back to
Council with further information regarding engineering fees vs .
construction fees for the fleet renovation and bonding project . She
also asked Ms . Clark to explain the CIP fee and impact fee funding
portions . Councilmember Jergensen asked Mr. Graham to come back to
Council with ready to bid engineering documents for bonding of the
project. Mr. Sears said Mr. Mule would also report on current
interest rates and what the anticipated rates would be .
The meeting adjourned at 10 : 21 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held August
10, 2004 .
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July 13, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Van Turner, Eric Jergensen, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Carlton Christensen
Also in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Elizabeth Giraud, Historic
Preservation Planner; Janet Wolf, Youth City Division Program
Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions
Planner; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Linda Cordova,
Property Manager; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s
Chief of Staff; Tim Harpst, Transportation Director; Jane Willie, Salt
Lake City School District; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative
Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Lee Martinez,
Community Development Director; Alison McFarlane, Senior Advisor for
Economic Development; Dan Bergenthal, Transportation Engineer; Jan
Striefel, Owner of Landmark Design, Inc. ; Larry Spendlove, Assistant
City Attorney; Kathy Ricci, Executive Director of the Utah
MicroEnterprise Loan Fund; Helen Peters, Sugar House Community Council
Chair; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 44 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:44:24 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . View Attachments
See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5:45:03 PM INTERVIEW ROSALIND (ROZ) MCGEE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD.
Councilmember Love said Ms . McGee' s name would be forwarded to
the Consent Agenda.
#3 . 5:53:39PM RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM JANE WILLIE OF THE SALT LAKE
CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE "COMMUNITY OF CARING" PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE "COMMUNITY OF CARING
101" WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 5, 2004 . View Attachments
Ms . Willie briefed the Council from the attached handout . She
said she would sit down one on one with Councilmember Saxton and
answer her questions .
#4 . 6:01:14 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE GRANT AGREEMENT
EXTENSION TO UTAH MICROENTERPRISE LOAN FUND. View Attachments
Gary Mumford, Alison McFarlane and Kathy Ricci briefed the
Council from the attached handout . Councilmember Turner asked for
some information on the MicroEnterprise Loan Fund so he could take it
back to the community councils . Ms . Ricci said she would get the
information for Councilmember Turner . Councilmember Love asked if
there were any objections to forwarding this item to a Regular Council
meeting. Council Members were in favor of forwarding this item.
#5 . 6:22:20 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE
ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF 2157 SOUTH LINCOLN STREET
FROM MODERATE DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY TO RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS PURSUANT TO
PETITION NO. 400-03-36 (JOHN PETERS) . View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Doug Wheelwright and Elizabeth Giraud briefed the
Council from the attached handouts . Councilmember Love said this item
would be forwarded.
#6 . 6:24:51 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE ORDINANCE ADOPTING
THE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN. View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Tim Harpst, Dan Bergenthal and Jan Striefel
briefed the Council from the attached handouts . Councilmember Buhler
asked that a summary be included with the master plan. He said the
summary could list high priorities and policy changes . He said then
someone would not have to read the whole plan to compare it with the
old one . Mr. Bergenthal said they would provide a summary before the
public hearing.
Councilmember Love said advertising could begin tomorrow and a
hearing could be held on August 24, 2004 or Council could set the
hearing date on August 10, 2004 and hold the hearing in September.
Councilmember Jergensen said some questions needed answers . He said
he wanted that information before the hearing was held. Mr.
Bergenthal said they could have the information to the Council before
August 24th. Councilmember Love said they would begin advertising,
officially set the date on August 10th and hold the hearing on August
24th.
#7 . 6:48:14 PM HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ORDINANCE PERTAINING
TO SIDEWALK ENTERTAINERS AND ARTISTS. View Attachments
Edwin Rutan and Larry Spendlove briefed the Council .
Councilmember Love asked that this item be put back in the Council' s
packets .
#8 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING
WITH UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS PENDING/REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION
PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) AND ATTORNEY-
CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 78-24-8 .
No Executive Session was held.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 08 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council meeting held July 13, 2004 .
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July 8, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Thursday, July 8, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City
County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love,
Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, and Eric
Jergensen
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Janice
Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Melanie Reif, Assistant City
Attorney; Tim Campbell, Airport Director; Jodi Howick, Assistant City
Attorney; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Ray McCandless,
Northwest Quadrant/Subdivisions Planner; Marilyn Lewis, West Salt
Lake/Environmental Planner; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range
Planner; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions
Planner; Lee Martinez, Community Development Administration Director;
Edna Drake, Business Licensing Administrator; Meghan Holbrook, Utah
Air Travel Commission Chair; Keith Christensen, International Air
Route Chair; Lisa Romney, Mayor' s Administrative Assistant for
Environmental and Intergovernmental Relations; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 41 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:41:34 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND 8:23:21 PM ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No information items were discussed. See file M 04-5 for
announcements .
#2 . 5:41:42 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE UTAH AIR TRAVEL
COMMISSION. View Attachments
Meghan Holbrook, Keith Christensen and Tim Campbell briefed the
Council with the attached handout . Discussion was held providing
support letters to the Commission. Council Members asked the
Commission to update the Council about issues which required letters .
The Council requested copies of the economic study being conducted on
airports throughout the State .
#3 . 6:00:50 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO REZONE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 163 WEST 1700 SOUTH FROM COMMUNITY BUSINESS TO
GENERAL COMMERCIAL PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-29 (LaJuan C.
Johnson) . View Attachments
Janice Jardine and Ray McCandless briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Council Members were in favor of forwarding the
item.
#4 . 6:02:49 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST FROM DIAMOND
PARKING, INC. TO REZONE A PORTION OF A PARCEL Al 50 SOUTH REDWOOD ROAD
FROM BUSINESS PARK TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR PURSUANT TO PETITION NO.
4 0 0-0 4-01 . View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Cheri Coffey, and Marilynn Lewis briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Love said some
criteria needed to be met before approval .
#5 . 6:04:55 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE
DISTRICTS AND OTHER RELATED CHANGES TO CREATE TWO ZONING DISTRICTS
RMU-35 AND RMU-45 PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-99-49 . View Attachments
Doug Wheelwright, Janice Jardine, and Cheri Coffey briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Discussion was held on potential
uses for new zones . Councilmember Saxton said she felt the
conditional use process could be used to accomplish master plan
goals/visions for specific areas relating to density/height for
commercial/residential mixed use . She said she wanted staff to
explore the issue . Ms . Jardine said staff would follow-up.
Councilmember Love said a public hearing needed to be scheduled.
She said prior to the hearing the Planning Department would prepare
options for Council consideration.
#6. 6:17:38 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 16 AND TITLE 5 REGARDING GROUND TRANSPORTATION
REGULATIONS FOR TAXICABS, LIMOUSINES AND OTHER GROUND TRANSPORTATION
BUSINESSES. View Attachments
Russell Weeks, Sam Guevara, Lee Martinez, Melanie Reif, Rocky
Fluhart, Edna Drake, and Tim Campbell briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Discussion was held on the advantage/disadvantage
between transportation providers . Mr. Weeks said the main policy
basis for the majority of the proposed amendments was to reduce
conflict among providers .
Discussion was held on criteria/policies used by hearing
officers . Councilmember Saxton said hearing officers needed to
understand the City' s policies/intent. Councilmember Saxton said she
wanted the Administration to study the availability/provision for
fully accessible cabs . Councilmember Saxton said the City needed to
have clear objectives/priorities when granting new licenses . She said
she felt the City needed to have at least one fully operational
vehicle available . Councilmember Love asked the Administration to
follow-up on these issues . Councilmember Saxton said it was important
for the Council to be aware of the direction the Administration was
taking and provide input.
Discussion was held on vehicle inspections, safety issues, and
insurance liability. Councilmember Saxton said she wanted the
department responsible for inspections to ensure cab seats were in
good condition. Councilmember Buhler said he wanted information on
rate charges on airport trips . Mr. Weeks said he would provide the
information. Councilmember Buhler said he wanted additional
information on other cities which had de-regulated taxicab service.
Mr. Weeks said he would follow-up.
Council Love said a public hearing would be scheduled. She asked
staff to work on additional amendments for Council consideration.
#7 . 7:29:14 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND AND
ADVISORY BOARD. View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Lisa Romney, Doug Wheelwright, Rocky Fluhart, and
Helen Peters briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Ms .
Jardine said one handout compared proposed language between the
Council and Administration. Discussion was held on potential changes .
Councilmember Love asked staff to make recommended changes and
present them to the Council . She said the item could be scheduled for
a formal vote in August, 2004 . Ms . Jardine said a briefing could be
held prior to the final vote . Councilmember Love said Council Members
who were not in attendance needed to be briefed on proposed changes .
#8 . 8:23:20 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO
DISCUSS PENDING/REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 54-4-5 (1) (A) (III) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS
THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 28 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held July
8, 2004 .
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July 6, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City
County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Gary Mumford, Council
Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Lee Martinez, Director of Community and
Economic Development; Janice Lew, Associate Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites;
Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Doug Wheelwright, Land
Use and Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Gordon Hoskins,
Controller; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Susi Kontgis, Budget
Analyst; Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Roger Sandack, Library Board
President; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Dennis
McKone, Police Chief' s Administrative Assistant/Media Relations; Jerry
Burton, Police Administrative Services Manager; Mary Tall, Leonardo
Development Director; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 35 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 7 : 00 : 16 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING
REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Ms. Gust-Jenson asked the Council if it was acceptable for the
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan to be on the agenda to set a date
for a public hearing the same evening of the Council briefing. She
said the McClelland Street alley vacation also needed to be scheduled
for a public hearing. Councilmember Love requested this issue be
scheduled for a briefing. Ms . Gust-Jenson reviewed the Truth in
Taxation public hearing needs . Councilmember Love said the August 10,
2004 meeting could be moved to August 24, 2004 to accommodate the
Truth in Taxation Public hearing.
#2 . 5 : 40 : 52 PM INTERVIEW SUSAN CROOK PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE
COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Love said Ms . Crook' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda for approval .
#3 . 5 : 43 : 07 PM INTERVIEW RICHARD CHANG PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING CONSERVANCY AND USE
COMMITTEE .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Chang' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda for approval .
#4 . 5 : 47 : 50 PM INTERVIEW ROGER SANDACK PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LIBRARY BOARD .
Councilmember Love said Mr. Sandack' s name would be forwarded to
the consent agenda for approval .
#5. 6 : 04 : 45 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING AND HOLD A DISCUSSION ON
UPDATED REVENUE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY AND THE IMPACT ON
CERTIFIED TAX RATES, THE CITY' S GENERAL FUND BUDGET AND LIBRARY FUND.
View Attachments
Gary Mumford, Sylvia Jones and Steve Fawcett briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . A straw poll was taken regarding the
Administrations recommended changes for the budget, all Council
Members were in favor.
6 :23 :22 PM Library Fund
Sylvia Jones, Nancy Tessman, Roger Sandack, and Russell Weeks
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . All Council Members
were in favor of moving the item forward.
#6 . 6 : 49 : 07 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING WESTMINSTER COLLEGE
PETITIONS TO REZONE PROPERTIES FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL TO
INSTITUTIONAL, AMEND THE SUGAR HOUSE COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN AND THE
CLOSURE AND ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF AN ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 1182
AND 1184 EAST BLAINE AVENUE. View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Cheri Coffey, Janice Lew, Doug Wheelwright and
Doug Dansie briefed the Council with the attached handouts .
Councilmember Love said a public hearing was set for July 13, 2004 .
#7 . 5 : 52 : 41 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN AGREEMENT
RELATING TO THE MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE LEONARDO.
Ms . Gust-Jenson, Mr. Fawcett, Mayor Anderson, and Ms . Tall
briefed the Council . All Council Members were in favor of delaying
the issue for a week. Ms . Gust-Jenson said she and Mr. Baxter would
meet and come back to the Council to discuss options .
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 05 p .m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held July
6, 2004 .
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June 17, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, June 17, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City
County Building, 451 South State Street .
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Councilmember Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and
Dale Lambert .
Also In Attendance : Mayor Ross C . "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-
Jenson, Executive Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; David Dobbins,
Director of Community Development; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent
Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Lee Martinez, Director
of Community and Economic Development; LuAnn Clark, Housing and
Neighborhood Development Director; Rick Graham, Public Services
Director; Gordon Hoskins, Controller; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst;
Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Randy
Hillier, Debt Management Analyst; Nancy Tessman, Library Director;
Roger Sandack, Library Board President; Steve Fawcett, Management
Services Deputy Director; Police Chief Rick Dinse; Dennis McKone,
Police Chief' s Administrative Assistant/Media Relations; Jerry Burton,
Police Administrative Services Manager; Fire Chief Charles Quarry, Jim
Lewis Public Utilities Finance Administrator; Jamey Anderson Knighton,
Labor Relations Specialist; Elizabeth Reid, Bond Counsel, Wells Fargo;
Rosalind McGee, Library Board and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 31 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No Report or Announcements .
#2 . 5 : 32 : 39 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE SALE
OF THE CITY' S TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES . View Attachments
Elizabeth Reid, Randy Hillier, Cindy Gust-Jenson and Gary
Mumford briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Ms . Gust-
Jenson said the net interest savings result was $218, 333 . She said
this should be considered a one-time savings due to favorable market.
Councilmember Love said the one-time savings would be put in the
Capital Improvement Project (CIP) fund.
#3 . 5 : 36 : 40 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE
PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 .
Nancy Tessman, Russ Weeks, Cindy Gust-Jenson and Rosalind McGee
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . View Attachments
Ms . Tessman said the Library would receive approximately $354, 479
more than anticipated. She said the Library budget could be reduced
by that amount . She said the Library would need a $1, 262, 846
adjustment to meet the budget line . Ms . Gust-Jenson said property tax
revenue numbers might not reflect the true amount of revenue . She
said pre-equalized taxable values reflected the value prior to
equalization or the actions of the County Board of Equalization or the
State Tax Commission. She said pre-equalized taxable values were
subject to adjustment including some properties being considered
exempt. She said two law changes had been made, one changed the base
number based on the prior year' s collection and the second was an
annual impact but it was not clear yet how it would impact new growth.
She said the range of assessment was so broad it was impossible to
predict how much money would come to the City.
Councilmember Love called for a straw poll regarding raising
taxes to make the Library budget whole . All Council Members were in
favor of raising taxes to meet Library needs except Council Members
Buhler, Saxton and Lambert who were not in favor.
#4 . 6 : 01 : 49 PM DISCUSSION OR UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES, INCLUDING
A REVIEW OF THE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING FOR POLICE AND FIRE
EMPLOYEES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 . View Attachments
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Sylvia Jones, Michael Sears, Gary Mumford,
Gordon Hoskins and Steve Fawcett briefed the Council with the attached
handouts . Council Members reviewed budget cuts and additions . A straw
poll was held regarding funding a position for office technician. The
majority of Council Members were in favor of not funding the position.
A straw poll was held regarding funding a clerk position in the
Justice
Courts . The majority of Council Members were in favor of not funding
the position. A straw poll was held regarding funding a public
education specialist for the Fire Department . The majority of Council
Members were in favor of funding the position. A straw poll was held
regarding reducing the $1 per linier foot to 75 cents per linier foot
for telecommunication fees . The majority of Council Members were in
favor of the $1 fee . A straw poll was held regarding raising the per
employee fee for business licenses . The majority of Council Members
were in favor of not raising the fee . A straw poll was held regarding
using recapture funding for employee salary raises . The majority of
Council Members were in favor of putting the funds into fund balance .
Ms . Gust-Jenson briefed the Council regarding judgment levies .
She said a judgment forever changed property value and the reduced
value of property had an impact on the City. She said the judgment
reduced the growth number and created a onetime cost for the general
fund and a cost for bonds . She said future lost revenue was not the
same number as the judgment levy. She said it was a factor relating
to the assessed value of the property. She said a judgment levy was
the result of an over evaluation of property or from the inclusion of
a parcel of property in one jurisdiction which should have been
included in another jurisdiction. Mr. Fawcett said the
Administrations recommendation was to adopt the levy. A straw poll
was held regarding adopting an assessment for the Judgment Levy. The
majority of Council Members were in favor of the assessment.
A discussion was held regarding traffic calming. A straw poll
was held regarding eliminating the traffic calming engineer and
installing a traffic calming technician II . The majority of Council
Members were in favor of a technician position. A discussion was held
regarding installation of street lighting in District Two. The
majority of Council Members were in favor of the installation on 1300
South, Utahna Street, with funding from the CIP contingency.
A discussion was held regarding training for telecommunication
audits . The majority of Council Members were in favor of training. A
discussion was held regarding the Library boiler. The majority of
Council Members were in favor of using the Library general fund. A
discussion was held regarding onetime equipment costs using on going
funding. The majority of Council Members were in favor of using on
going funding. A discussion was held regarding UTOPIA.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 14 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held June
17, 2004 .
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June 10, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Thursday, June 10, 2004, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Dave Buhler
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative
Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Michael Sears, Council
Budget and Policy Analyst; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent
Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; Lynn Creswell, Assistant City Attorney; Kay Christensen,
Budget Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Kevin
Bergstrom, Public Services Deputy Director; Sim Gill, City Prosecutor;
Steve Wetherell, Golf Manager; Greg Davis, Public Services Finance
Director; Parviz Rokhva, Public Services Technical Planner/CIP;
Jeffrey Niermeyer, Public Utilities Deputy Director; Steve Fawcett,
Management Services Deputy Director; Lamont Nelson, Fleet Division
Manager; Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting
Controller; Mary Beth Thompson, Payroll Accounting; Mary Johnston,
City Courts Director; Daniel Mule, Treasurer; Tracey Stevens, Chief
Procurement Officer; Vic Blanton, Classification and Compensation
Program Manager; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City Attorney; Kendrick
Cowley, City Recorder; Mike Freeland, Information Management Services
Deputy Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions; Susi Kontgis, Policy and Budget Analyst;
Laurie Donnell, Policy and Budget Analyst; Lee Martinez, Community
Development Administration Director; Larry Littleford, Fire Department
Deputy Chief Support Service; Kelly Murdock, Salt Lake City Financial
Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank, and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5 : 37 : 53 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING
REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. Ms . Gust-
Jenson said the agenda would be changed to accommodate other
schedules . She said Item 7, unresolved budget issues would follow
Item 3, UTOPIA. She said at 6 : 15 the Executive Session would be held,
followed by Item 5, the Artist issue . She said several artists would
be at the Citizens Comment section of the regular meeting. 9:35:00
PM See file M 04-5 for announcements .
#2 . 5 : 39 : 31 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE SALE OF THE
CITY' S TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTES . View Attachments
Kelley Murdock, Dan Mule and Gary Mumford briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . Mr. Mule said interest rate trends were up
and the money could be invested at a higher rate during the year. He
said rates could go up 1% . Mr. Murdock said l�o was approximately a
$250, 000 . Councilmember Love said the issue would be forwarded to the
June 17, 2004 meeting.
#3 . 5 : 42 : 47 PM HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING UTAH
TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY (UTOPIA) . View
Attachments
Chris Bramhall, Michael Sears and Rocky Fluhart briefed the
Council with the attached handouts . Mr. Bramhall outlined how Salt
Lake City was able to withdraw from UTOPIA. He said before bonds were
issued to build UTOPIA infrastructure in Salt Lake City, the City
could withdraw. He said the only option to be part of UTOPIA was to
pledge tax revenues .
#4 . 8 : 33 : 53 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO REZONE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 402 SOUTH 900 WEST FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY
TO COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD . View Attachment
Marilyn Lewis, Cheri Coffey and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council
with the attached handout. Councilmember Love said this was a house
keeping issue . She said it was a mapping error and all the community
councils involved had approved it.
#5 . RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE SIDEWALK ARTISTS
AND ENTERTAINERS ORDINANCE . (UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-4)
This issue was not discussed.
#6 . 8 : 14 : 15 PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION OF THE SALT LAKE CITY
LIBRARY SYSTEM BUDGET. View Attachments
Nancy Tessman, Laurie Donnell, Russ Weeks and Rocky Fluhart
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Ms . Donnell said in-
light of the tax increase, consideration should be taken for all
options . Councilmember Love asked staff to prepare two motions, one
for the proposed budget and the second with a 1 . 3 tax increase . She
said a decision could be made at the time of the meeting.
#7 . 6 : 01 : 44 PM DISCUSS UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES, INCLUDING A
REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT STATEMENTS AND THE UNRESOLVED
COMPENSATION ISSUES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 . View Attachments
Steve Fawcett, Chris Bramhall, Rocky Fluhart, Michael Sears,
Larry Campbell, Gary Mumford, Sylvia Jones, Orian Goff, Larry
Littleford and John Vuyk briefed the Council with the attached
handouts . All Council Members were in favor of giving all City
Employees with the exception of elected officials a one-time $500 .
Councilmember Lambert asked staff to examine part time employees .
Mr. Mumford said there was a proposal to switch Columbus Day for
the day after Thanksgiving. All Council Members were in favor of the
change .
A discussion was held regarding a $1 per linier foot fee increase
to the telecommunication right-of-way ordinance. The majority of
Council Members present were in favor of the increase . The majority
of Council Members present were in favor of the appropriation for a
lobbyist.
A discussion was held regarding Fire Department overtime .
Councilmember Jergensen asked that the Fire Department come back to
Council with the number of employees it would take to fill vacant
platoon positions, and what the cost would be .
Ms . Gust-Jensen asked the Council if they wanted to establish a
policy that when street construction projects were funded, lighting
conduit and boxes would be included in that funding. She said then
when a lighting special improvement district (SID) was created, the
conduit and boxes would already be in place and the road would not
need to be opened up again. She said funding could be charged back to
the SID. Councilmember Turner said he would come back to the Council
with the actual cost.
#8 . 6 : 15 :22 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS TWO ATTORNEY-CLIENT
MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded
to enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye . See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 39 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Council Work Session meeting held June 10,
2004 .
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June 8, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, June 8,
2004 at 4:30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council
Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor's
Chief of Staff; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Larry Spendlove, Assistant City Attorney;
Boyd Ferguson, Assistant City Attorney; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks,
Council Policy Analyst and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4:42 p.m.
#1. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH
CODE, TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8.
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to enter into
Executive Session to discuss attorney-client matters pursuant to Utah Code Ann. § 78-
24-8, which motion carried, all members present voted aye except Council Members
Jergensen and Lambert who were absent for the vote.
See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
The meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.
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June 3, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Thursday, June 3,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Steve Fawcett,
Management Services Deputy Director; Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Dan Mule' ,
Treasurer; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting Controller; LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities
Director; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; David Dobbins, Community Development
Administration Deputy Director; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst;
Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Tim Harpst,
Transportation Director; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Lee Martinez, Community
Development Administration Director; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Rocky Fluhart; Chief
Administrative Officer; Dennis McKone, Fire Department Administrative Assistant/Media
Relations; Parviz Rokhva, Capital Improvement Program Technical Planner; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Kelly Murdock, Wells
Fargo; Jamie Knighton, Labor Relations Specialist; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City
Attorney; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; Brenda Hancock, Management Services Director;
Richard Scott, Bond Counsel; Leland Myers, Metropolitan Water District Board Member;
Genevieve Atwood, Metropolitan Water District Board Member; John Carman, Metropolitan
Water District Board Member; Roger Sandack, Library Board Chairman; John Vuyk, Fire
Department Assistant Financial Manager; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No report was given and no announcements were discussed.
#2. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE DISCUSSION ON SALES TAX REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2004. View Attachment
Dan Mule' , Kelly Murdock, Gary Mumford and Richard Scott briefed the Council from the
attached handouts. Mr. Mule' said they were looking at refunding Municipal Building
Authority (MBA) Series 1993 bonds. He said they wanted to take advantage of lower
interest rates. He said one obstacle was naming rights on the baseball stadium that
would expire in 2009.
Mr. Mule' said flexibility was needed to allow them to call the bonds if it was
determined they would receive naming rights in excess of a certain dollar amount. He
said the bonds would be issued for a ten year period which matched the current
maturity of MBA bonds. He said upfront savings to the City with today' s market
interest rate would be approximately $1.5 to $1.7 million. He said if savings was
spread out over the life of the bonds, they would be looking at approximately
$175,000 to $190,000 a year.
Councilmember Christensen asked if the Council spread the savings out over the life
of the bonds would it still be approximately $1.7 million. Mr. Mule' said that was
correct. Councilmember Christensen asked if there was a benefit to spreading the
savings out over time. Mr. Murdock said if the Council decided to take the savings
upfront they could lower next year' s debt service obligation by $1.5 to $1.7 million.
Councilmember Christensen said with construction costs it made sense to take the
savings upfront and lower future bonding obligations for the fleet facility.
Councilmember Saxton asked about using sales tax revenue bonds in relationship to the
City' s bond rating. Mr. Murdock said the City was one of five major cities that
maintained a AAA bond rating.
Mr. Murdock said the 1993 bonds currently outstanding as lease revenue bonds carried
a AA-rating from rating agencies. He said agencies felt the sales tax revenue bond
structure was better because it did not require legal documentation. He said a lease
revenue bond was not debt and was subject to annual appropriation. He said the City
would be within their legal rights in any year to say they were not appropriating
debt service for those bonds.
Mr. Murdock said a sales tax revenue bond pledge was stronger because they could
identify revenues not subject to annual appropriation. He said the City could demand
a lower borrowing cost because of credit strength. He said the bond would cost less
to issue. Councilmember Lambert asked when the first savings would come. Mr. Mule'
said during the coming fiscal year.
Councilmember Turner said $1.4 million was paid when the baseball stadium was named.
He asked if a name change would be worth more or less. Mr. Mule' said it was hard to
know exactly what monies they were talking about in terms of being able to generate
on a naming right.
A straw poll was taken on how the Council wanted to take the money. All Council
Members were in favor of taking the money in one lump sum.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Leland Myers, Genevieve Atwood, John Carman, Gary Mumford and LeRoy Hooton briefed
the Council from the attached handout. Councilmember Lambert said approximately 75%
of the Metropolitan Water District' s (MWD) revenue came from Salt Lake City and about
25% from Sandy City. He said Sandy City received 371z% and Salt Lake City received
621•A of the master plan benefits. He asked why Salt Lake City carried a
disproportionate load to the benefit they received. Mr. Myers said there was a
capital assessment to the City from MWD. He said capital assessments were based on
the master plan capital facilities being divided three ways. He said capital
assessments could benefit Sandy, Salt Lake City or the entire district. Mr. Carman
said provisions for adding new capacity or non-capacity improvements were described
in the 2001 interlocal agreement.
Councilmember Lambert asked why an 8.6% increase in operating budgets. Ms. Atwood
said consulting fees were rising because of new plants. She said expenditures had
been $225 million. Mr. Carman said operations personnel were brought in to monitor
construction. He said when the plant opened, those people would have working
knowledge of the facilities. Councilmember Lambert asked about MWD's water
conservation programs. Mr. Carman said they had Salt Lake City and Sandy City's
programs. Ms. Atwood said cities who delivered the water were responsible for
conservation.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about the $70,000 increase for homeland security. Mr.
Myers said it related to the establishment of a HAZMAT team for the Risk Management
Program. He said the program was mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) . He said the program was implemented five years ago and this was a
continuation of additional training for responders. He said when using chlorine it
was required under the risk management plan to have response capabilities.
A discussion was held on terrorist attacks and the procedures in place to handle
them.
Councilmember Turner asked about vehicle sales and how MWD turned over cars. Mr.
Carman said they tried to buy a vehicle new one year and turn it over the next year.
He said they did not want to store vehicles for a long period of time before selling
them. He said after this year they would reevaluate the procedure. He said if they
did not make money selling the vehicles after one year they would go back to their
former practice. Councilmember Turner asked how MWD disposed of the cars. Mr.
Carman said current policy was to sell the cars in the Blue Book range from low to
high and negotiate a deal. He said if they could not sell them within one month then
they were taken to an auction.
Councilmember Saxton asked how an enterprise fund worked when raises were given to
employees. She asked how raise percentages were determined. Mr. Carman said in the
last few years a market study review was performed on what salary ranges should be.
He said some salaries were low compared to market range. He said some increases were
a result of market based changes. He said they looked at the cost of living
adjustment (COLA) each year because it was necessary to maintain uniformity with the
Consumer Price Index.
A discussion was held on cost of living, merits, pay raises, pay ranges, travel and
training.
Councilmember Saxton said Salt Lake City should be given first option to buy the
cars. She said MWD would receive the turnover and the City could get cars for a
reasonable price. She suggested that staff and the administration look at the
procedure.
Councilmember Buhler said he was surprised that MWD employees received a cola, market
adjustments and merits any where from 0o to 5%. He urged MWD to reconsider the 5%
merit. Councilmember Buhler asked what the average cola was. Mr. Carmen said 3%.
#4. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIBRARY BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
2004-2005. View Attachment
Nancy Tessman, Russell Weeks and Roger Sandack briefed the Council from the attached
handouts. Councilmember Lambert said it appeared that the City's library system was
more costly than any other system in Utah. Ms. Tessman said the only other system
more expensive per capita was Park City.
A discussion was held on the difference between the County's Library system and the
City' s Library system including circulation, programs, and materials.
Councilmember Lambert asked about the $400, 000 increase in buildings and grounds.
Ms. Tessman said most were fixed costs which resulted from coming off maintenance
contracts and warranties for the new building. She said because of the economy they
had used the monies planned for those expected costs. Councilmember Lambert asked
why the increase for materials was approximately $500,000. Ms. Tessman said it was
not an increase but an effort to restore what was cut last year. She said it would
bring them to a level comparable to where they were two years ago. Councilmember
Lambert said a $400, 000 increase in salaries included a performance based merit award
system and an across the board 2% wage adjustment.
Ms. Tessman said $300, 000 was devoted to raises. She said the Library Board's
position last year was that library staffs forego some of their salary and raises to
recognize a tight budget. She said at that time they made a commitment to ensure
staff would not go two years without a raise. She said employees insurance costs had
gone up. Mr. Sandack said the board felt strongly because staff came from the old
library building without a wage increase and into the new building. He said staff
experienced a 200o increase in their workload at that time. He said they would lose
their employees if they did not support them.
Councilmember Lambert asked how many volunteer hours the Library had and how it
compared to previous years. Ms. Tessman said they had used 900 volunteers with
approximately 30,000 hours since the new library opened. She said that was
equivalent to approximately 12 full-time employees (FTE' s) and was an increase of
approximately 80%. Councilmember Lambert asked about the 15% increase in the
programming budget. Ms. Tessman said they were looking at some restoration.
Councilmember Christensen asked about inner library loans. Ms. Tessman said the
State had a program where libraries were compensated for inner library loans. She
said in the last year between $5,000 and $6,000 came in for inner library loans
reimbursement. Councilmember Christensen asked if the library could charge more.
Ms. Tessman said they could. She said there was a long standing principal among
libraries to share information. She said in the event they were not eligible for
State funding, libraries needed to decide whether to cut inner library loans.
Councilmember Christensen said one legislative intent statement could be to look at
the reciprocity agreements which the City had including inner library loans.
Councilmember Saxton said school libraries were in desperate need of materials. She
said the City' s library system should look at options to team up to expand school
libraries. Councilmember Saxton asked about $600,000 for library expansion. Ms.
Tessman said $200,000 had been in the budget for several years. She said the money
related to acquiring land in Glendale. Councilmember Saxton asked what other options
were available to the Library to find needed revenues. Mr. Sandack said there were
no other options other than voluntary gifting. He said they would not get much
volunteer gifting if programs were cut.
Councilmember Saxton said residents were taxed at a different rate than businesses.
She said for a $2 million building the tax increase would be $265 on top of what they
already paid. She said 61% of the funds would be raised by business property owners.
She said only 39% was actually from residents of Salt Lake City. She said it was a
disproportionate amount raised by businesses. Ms. Tessman said the library was
working hard to ensure that the business community felt the benefit.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if $300,000 was normal contingency. Mr. Weeks said
contingency was about 2.4% on a $12 million budget. Ms. Tessman said $1.7 million
would allow the Library to invest in needed technology for long term cost recovery,
savings and internet scheduling. She said it was a one-time expenditure in
2004/2005. She said some of that could continue to support operating in 2005/2006.
She said approximately $100,000 of contingency was set aside to help protect the
library for next year.
Councilmember Jergensen asked what percent of total expenses was contributed to inner
library loans. Ms. Tessman said overall library loans equated to one FTE.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about fundraising. Ms. Tessman said introducing retail
shops had brought in additional money. She said they were looking at relationships
with various organizations and an increase in fees and fines. Councilmember
Jergensen said the Council should ask the Administration or the Library Board to
suggest other options for revenue. He said the City should not raise taxes every
time there was a problem.
Councilmember Turner asked if the Library needed more security since opening the
building. Ms. Tessman said two officers were on duty at all times when the library
was open. Ms. Tessman said they had reduced the hours of security at the main
Library to provide service to all branch libraries. Councilmember Turner asked when
people donated property or stocks, if they stipulated what could be done with the
money. Ms. Tessman said some did. She said they would receive a bequest of
approximately $100,000 in July.
Councilmember Buhler asked if maintenance was higher at the new library. Ms. Tessman
said maintenance costs had doubled. Councilmember Buhler asked about the cracked
pavers. Ms. Tessman said the stone provider was coming from Israel on June 8th. She
said they would be taking a tour. She said they were in the process of redoing all
tests. Councilmember Buhler asked how library programs were paid for. Ms. Tessman
said some programs were paid by donations. She said often programs were a function
of the programming budget. She said diversity programs were in concert with the
various ethnic communities.
Councilmember Love asked how many layoffs there would be if hours had to be reduced.
Ms. Tessman said approximately 100 of the work force. Councilmember Love asked if
the Library had to reduce programming would every program be reduced. Ms. Tessman
said story times and teen programs were important. She said if staff was reduced
they would not have staff available for exhibits and story times. Councilmember Love
asked how much would be saved if programming was reduced. Ms. Tessman said
approximately $50,000.
Councilmember Love asked if the administration had any recommendations at this point.
Mr. Fluhart said they did not have any suggestions but the Mayor had asked that they
look at options.
Council Members were in favor of waiting to make a decision until the Administration
brought options back to the Council.
#5. DISCUSS UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Michael Sears, Sylvia Jones, Gary Mumford, Gordon Hoskins, Rocky Fluhart, John Vuyk
and Fire Chief Charles Querry briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Mr.
Sears said there was some question from Council regarding FTE's. He said the budget
book showed a 6.6 reduction from General Fund and a .4 reduction from Refuse Fund.
He said six FTE's would be restored in the General Fund. He said one person would be
transferred to a vacant position in Refuse.
Councilmember Love said Item 19 was the Meth Coordinator position. Councilmember
Christensen said if the department could not get funding from agencies then an
equivalent amount needed to be found. He said he wanted to make the cut unless the
department came up with an option. Ms. Gust-Jensen said the police department was
not clear as to whether the Council wanted them to come up with a recommendation
prior to adoption of the budget or at some point during the year. Councilmember
Christensen said his preference was prior to budget adoption.
Councilmember Buhler said the City could fund the position for six months. He said
the department would have the option to eliminate the position after six months, get
other agencies who benefited from the service to help fund the salary for the
remaining six months or find another place in the department where money could be
saved. All Council Members were in favor of that suggestion.
Councilmember Love referred to Item 0, business license per employee fee increase.
Council Members Christensen, Turner, Love and Jergensen said they felt the Council
should move forward with the fee increase. Councilmember Saxton said as a business
person she paid a business tax. She said everything used in her business was taxed.
She said the cost of services to residents of Salt Lake was going up. She said they
needed to educate the public about rising service costs.
Councilmember Buhler said he felt if businesses added employees they should pay less.
He said he wanted intent language that the Council look at this issue along with a
cost study for next year to find a better way. Councilmember Christensen said if
property tax numbers came in higher than estimated, he wanted to revisit this issue.
Councilmember Love referred to Item P, telecommunication lease to linear foot basis.
Councilmember Lambert said he proposed $1 instead of $2. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the
City could require each entity to provide a Geographic Information System (GIS) map
for full disclosure. She said at the same time the Council could include penalties
in the proposed ordinance for not disclosing wiring and conduit in the right-of-ways.
She said it was possible that given the unreported amounts that existed today, the
City might not have a significant revenue reduction.
Mr. Hoskins said the numbers they had were estimates. He said they did not have full
acknowledgement from some companies. He said they were projecting at $2. He said
the City would be looking at a $480,000 difference.
Councilmember Buhler said he had suggested that the administration work with
telecommunication companies during the year and bring the issue back to the Council
if they wanted it considered. He said the administration agreed to do that. He said
if the City was going to continue charging the fee, they needed a more rationale
defensible way to do it. He said he did not feel the City would collect any money
this fiscal year. He said he wanted to find ways to forgo this revenue. Council
Members Lambert, Christensen, Jergensen and Turner supported $1 and a lower
projection.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Item H, debt analyst position in the City Treasurer's Office
they did not have complete information when placing this item on the list. She said
they had been provided with more information. She said as staff they suggested this
cut would have significant consequences. She said there was separation of duties
issues. Councilmember Saxton asked how many positions were proposed. Ms. Gust-
Jenson said of one FTE. She said the position was such a high priority for
Management Services that they found savings in their divisions. She said it could be
considered an enhanced service level. She said some options were to not increase the
position to full-time and leave it at of an FTE. She said a clerical position in
that division could be reduced to 50%.
Councilmember Turner said Item 18 was increase reimbursement fee by 30o for
take home vehicles. He said he supported the increase because of cost increases in
gasoline and repairs. Councilmember Buhler said it was time to reconsider what the
City charged officers who lived outside City limits. He said this fee was set by the
Administration and he wanted the Administration to reconsider this issue.
Councilmember Love asked about Items 1 and 2 under CIP funding for traffic
calming. She asked if the traffic calming position was funded from CIP. Mr. Sears
said it was. He said in the Mayor' s recommended budget they transferred the traffic
calming coordinator position to the existing CIP cost center.
Councilmember Buhler asked about $206,000 in Item 1, to incorporate traffic
calming into existing street replacement program in the CIP fund. Mr. Sears said
currently there was $206,000 in the cost center. He said if the program was stopped
as it currently existed, $206,000 would be available for reallocation. He said it
was one-time monies and the salary for the traffic coordinator was included.
Councilmember Buhler suggested finding the money in a combination of Item B,
eliminate public education specialist in Fire Department and Item C, maintain four-
handed fire crews. Mr. Fluhart said it had been three or four years since the
department had done four-handed staffing. Mr. Vuyk said they currently had about
$345,000 dedicated to four-handed staffing. He said they estimated approximately 200
to 300 of their staffing needs came from unplanned leave as opposed to planned leave.
He said the dollar figure would be from $70,000 to $100,000.
Mr. Vuyk said in the Mayor's proposed budget they had taken a $30, 000 hit to
overtime. He said an additional $130,000 cut meant the department would be running
three-handed on a number of crews and would have to eliminate some four-handed crews
for planned leave as well. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the numbers were used from last
year. She said after they had prepared the handout, they had received clarifying
numbers. She asked how the budget compared to actuals. She asked if they were
spending what was budgeted for overtime and if it was lower or higher. Mr. Vuyk said
actuals were higher. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked what they were currently spending on
overtime. Mr. Vuyk said their total overtime expenditures were approximately $1
million.
Fire Chief Querry said in the last few months a sick leave use policy had been
established. He said guidelines on how to monitor leave was included and when an
employee would be required to show proof that they were fit to come back to work. He
said employees had three personal days that could be prescheduled. Councilmember
Saxton said they had held discussions on four-handed crews and emergency vehicles in
the past. She said before the Council made changes they needed to be clear where
they were going as a Council. She said a subcommittee was needed to help the Council
understand better. She said she was not willing to look at four-handed crews at this
time. She said the department needed to give the Council cost savings.
Councilmember Christensen suggested cutting Item A, eliminate information/resource
center program and Item B, eliminate public education specialist in Fire Department.
Councilmember Jergensen said he supported cutting Item A. Councilmember Turner said
the public education specialist position did a lot of good and saved lives. He
suggested the new position for the Sorenson Center supervisor be cut. He said the
Sorenson Center was going to change in six months. He said there would be a new
center with new positions and a realignment of other employees. Mr. Fluhart said a
supervisor at the Sorenson Center was working unreasonable hours. He said something
needed to be done to help her or the center would need to close on Sundays and hours
would be cut back.
Councilmember Love asked for a straw poll on Item A. Council Members Saxton, Buhler,
Christensen and Love were in favor.
Councilmember Love asked for a straw poll on Item B. Council Members were in favor.
Councilmember Christensen said Item 1, incorporated the traffic calming program into
existing street replacement/ rehabilitation programs and eliminated a position in CIP
funding. He said he was not comfortable funding an ongoing position with CIP funds.
He said there were projects the Council had committed to and those projects should be
completed. He said he would support funding the position for a few months.
Mr. Sears said if the Council was going to recapture $206, 000 from traffic
calming, it was suggested that $100,000 of that be used for CIP Item 2, electronic
radar signs. He said $106,000 would be available for reallocation within CIP.
Councilmember Love said she supported this and suggested the remaining $100, 000 be
put into concrete programs.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was not prepared to say that this was the end
of traffic calming. He said traffic calming had a place and had worked in some
places. Councilmember Lambert said he agreed the City should not fund a full-time
position from CIP. He said he was opposed to eliminating the Traffic Calming
Program. Councilmember Saxton said she did not want to eliminate the program at this
point but the position should not be funded from CIP. Councilmember Turner said he
was in favor of eliminating traffic calming.
#6. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-
5 (1) (a) (ii) .
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to enter into
Executive Session, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
See file M 04-2 for Sworn Statement and confidential tape.
#7. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS ONE MATTER OF PENDING OR REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED
PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN.78-24-8.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to enter into
Executive Session, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
See file M 04-2 for Sworn Statement and confidential tape.
The meeting adjourned at 9:53 p.m.
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June 1, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, June 1,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary Mumford,
Deputy Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services Director;
Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Lamont Nelson, Fleet Division
Manager; Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting Controller; Mary
Beth Thompson, Payroll Accounting; Daniel Mule, Treasurer; Susi Kontgis, Policy and
Budget Analyst; Matt Williams, Real Property Agent; David Dobbins, Community
Development Administration Deputy Director; Nancy Boskoff, Arts Council Executive
Director; Garth Limburg, Special Assessment Coordinator; LuAnn Clark, Housing and
Neighborhood Development Director; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City Attorney; Boyd
Ferguson, Assistant City Attorney; Steve Whittaker, Information Management Services
Technology Consultant; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; D. J. Baxter, Mayor's Senior
Advisor; Larry Littleford, Fire Department Deputy Chief Support Service; John Vuyk,
Fire Department Assistant Financial Manager; Steven Mecham, Callister, Nebeker and
McCullough; Jerry Oldroyd, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews and Ingersoll; Gregory Monson,
Stoel Rives; Carroll Mays, Police Department Special Investigative Division Captain;
and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No items or announcements were discussed.
#2. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE SIDEWALK ARTISTS AND ENTERTAINERS
ORDINANCE. (Public Hearing Item C-1) View Attachment
Councilmember Love said the Consultant, Randy Dryer, was working on questions/changes
requested by Council. She said she thought the information would be available next
week. Councilmember Christensen asked if the hearing would be closed or continued.
Councilmember Love said a lot of information had been available for public review and
felt the hearing could be closed. She said she thought a formal vote could be taken
by June 10, 2004. Councilmember Jergensen asked when the final ordinance would be
available. Ms. Gust-Jenson said a draft should be ready by June 8, 2004 and would be
distributed to the Council. Councilmember Love said a briefing would be scheduled
when the information was available to address Council Members questions and concerns.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING SPECIAL LIGHTING DISTRICT NO. 1. View Attachment
Dan Mule, Garth Limburg, Gordon Haight, and Jan Aramaki briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Ms. Gust-Jenson said this was the first lighting district to
include administrative fees. Councilmember Christensen asked if 15% was equal to or
less than current administrative costs associated with lighting districts. Mr. Mule
said less than. Councilmember Christensen asked if 15% would be charged on
maintenance or construction. Mr. Mule said on construction.
Councilmember Christensen asked about costs for the Rose Park district. Mr. Mule
said approximately $36 per year for 10 years. Mr. Haight said Rose Park residents
would not see an increase from the proposal. He said the capital reserve fund would
absorb increases for the first year. Councilmember Christensen asked if the
administrative fee would increase. Mr. Haight said if engineering estimates were
accurate the fee could increase by approximately $1 per resident. Ms. Gust-Jenson
said the issue was confusing and staff would work with Mr. Haight to get details
about how the 15% would impact the Rose Park area. She said Council Members and
staff needed the information to answer constituent questions. Councilmember
Christensen said information about other lighting districts was also needed.
Councilmember Saxton asked for more assessment information. Mr. Haight said the
average Rose Park resident paid approximately $20 per year. He said after the
construction phase the fee would increase to approximately $35. He said if this
proposal was successful the fee would probably increase to $36. He said the fee
varied in other districts based on the number of residents and the level of power
maintenance.
Discussion was held on the management fee. Mr. Haight said approximately $1 of the
total fee was used for management/overhead costs. He said in the past that money
came from the City's general fund. Councilmember Saxton asked what management
included. Mr. Haight said Transportation/Treasurer's Office employees calculated the
budget, mailed notices and invoices, and collected payments. Mr. Mule said other
management costs included Utah Power and Light (UP&L) charges, legal fees, preparing
annual ordinances, and publication/recording costs. He said those costs totaled
approximately $321,000. He said 15% of that figure was $48,000 which would be
distributed to all districts. Councilmember Saxton asked how many lighting districts
there were. Mr. Haight said there were 50 extensions. Councilmember Turner asked if
his district would be affected by the proposal. Mr. Haight said no. He said there
were three super districts which contained 50 extensions. He said the proposal would
impact four Rose Park extensions in Super District 1.
Mr. Haight said in approximately four months the same proposal would be presented to
the Council for Super District 2. Councilmember Turner asked if the proposal would
affect properties in Poplar Grove and Glendale areas. Mr. Haight said no.
Councilmember Love said the Council needed a list of all extensions in the City. She
asked when the Council needed to vote on the proposal. Mr. Mule said the assessment
ordinance was scheduled to be adopted June 10, 2004.
#4. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHT-OF-WAY
PERMITS. (Public Hearing Item C-5) View Attachment
Chris Bramhall, Steve Fawcett, Mary Beth Thompson, Jerry Oldroyd, Steven Mecham, and
Gregory Monson briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Mr. Oldroyd, Mr.
Mecham, and Mr. Monson were given time to address the Council. They said letters
outlining industry concerns were previously given to the City. Additional comments
included federal/state law violations, potential discrimination between carriers,
methods for charging fees, local service providers, long-haul carriers, exemptions,
conduit size, construction methods for laying fiber, future technology, technical
input, conduit owner responsibility, Federal Telecommunications Act, fees based on
actual costs, impact of fee increases, potential law suits, and managing the right-
of-way.
Councilmember Lambert asked if the courts had declared per linear charges illegal or
a violation of the federal act. Mr. Oldroyd said he had not done that research but
could provide information to the Council. Mr. Monson said he felt the question was
whether charges reflected the City' s actual cost to manage and maintain the right-of-
way. He said he did not have case law to support that. Mr. Mecham said Qwest had
prevailed in the majority of lawsuits/cases which they filed in several regional
cities.
Councilmember Lambert said the Administration surveyed other cities and indicated the
$2 fee was below the average charged by those cities. He asked if the industry
disputed the way other cities charged fees and if the City's proposed fee was high,
low or average. Mr. Mecham said he did not have any basis to dispute the City's
survey. He said the industry had not contacted all cities charging fees. Mr.
Oldroyd said it was expensive and time consuming to litigate every ordinance similar
to the one being proposed by Salt Lake. He said he did not think a lot of cases had
been litigated.
Councilmember Lambert said the impact of the proposed ordinance appeared to vary
widely between providers. He asked about the difference. Mr. Mecham said the City
provided a rate sheet showing the impact to specific providers. He said some
companies had separate charges based on negotiations with the City. Mr. Oldroyd said
additional discussion was needed between the City and the telecommunications industry
to determine where facilities were located and what the impact would be. He said the
proposal needed to be fully understood before the ordinance was adopted.
Councilmember Turner asked how much time was needed to resolve concerns and prepare
an acceptable ordinance. Mr. Mecham said he was uncertain but they were willing to
work with the City to develop an acceptable proposal. Mr. Oldroyd said he did not
know if there would ever be total agreement but felt some problems could be worked
out.
Councilmember Buhler said when the City allowed a private entity to use the public
right-of-way there was basis for the City to receive compensation for its citizens.
Mr. Monson said he agreed but the law prohibited state or local governments from
having practices which discriminated or prohibited providers from providing services.
He said cities were allowed to charge fees but they had to be based on reasonable,
direct and actual management costs incurred in exercising authority over roadways.
He said the City could not charge fees based on market value. Councilmember Buhler
said he wanted to know how the City Attorney's Office viewed the statue cited by Mr.
Monson.
Councilmember Saxton asked if information was readily available on the location of
telecommunication lines in the City. Mr. Mecham said information was available but
he did not know how long it would take to get it to the Council. Councilmember
Christensen asked if franchise agreements provided an exemption from the proposed
charge. Mr. Monson said yes. Mr. Oldroyd said to the extent costs could be
identified they would be passed on to consumers.
Mr. Fawcett presented the attached response to telecommunication letters submitted to
the Council and Administration. Councilmember Buhler asked how surrounding
cities/counties dealt with this issue. Mr. Fawcett said they did not charge fees or
inventory amenities located in their roads. Councilmember Buhler asked if there was
a potential for revenue beyond what was projected. Mr. Fawcett said additional
revenue could be raised when the City identified companies who were using other
provider' s conduit. Councilmember Buhler asked if the proposal only applied to
companies who were not currently paying a franchise fee. Mr. Fawcett said that was
correct. Councilmember Lambert said he had legal questions which needed to be
addressed in Executive Session. He said he wanted to discuss the success/failure of
potential lawsuits with the Attorney' s Office. He asked about justification for some
large fee increases.
Mr. Fawcett said fees were based on a survey of other cities which imposed a similar
linear foot charge. He said $2 was middle/low middle for cities which currently
imposed a fee. Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned about large fee
increases to some providers. Mr. Fawcett said proposed increases had to be evaluated
on the company' s current agreement with the City. Councilmember Jergensen asked what
the Administration's principal reason was for making the proposal. Mr. Fawcett said
he felt the main reason was to level the playing field.
Councilmember Jergensen asked how enforcement would be handled. Mr. Fawcett said an
audit was needed to determine which providers were using the right-of-way. He said
the City could conduct the audit or hire a consultant. Councilmember Turner asked
how companies could operate in City streets without the City being aware. Mr.
Fawcett said he believed some companies ran their cable through existing conduit
without notifying the City. Councilmember Saxton asked why Salt Lake City cared what
was in its streets when other cities did not. Mr. Fawcett said that was a question
the Council needed to consider. He said he assumed the City cared because of the
cost of maintaining streets. He said in emergency situations it might be useful to
know what utilities/amenities were located in City streets.
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted to notify the Council about personal dealings
with McCullough of the law firm of Callister, Nebeker and McCullough. She said she
would contact the City Attorney's Office for possible conflict of interest.
Councilmember Love said an Executive Session would be scheduled to discuss legal
questions.
#5. DISCUSS UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
STATEMENTS AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View
Attachment
Rocky Fluhart, Michael Sears, Gary Mumford, Charles Querry, Carroll Mays and Sylvia
Jones briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Discussion was held on the
following legislative intent statements: A) Review City fees. Councilmember Saxton
said she did not want to review recently increased/adjusted fees. Ms. Gust-Jenson
said fees relating specifically to Planning were not reviewed during the prior
revision. The majority of the Council wanted to exclude categories where fees had
already been addressed. B) Cross-train inspectors in Community Development.
Councilmember Lambert asked for more information. Ms. Gust-Jenson said other cities
utilized crossed-training so inspectors could perform multiple inspections.
Councilmember Lambert asked if this issue could be handled through letters instead of
having an official intent statement. Ms. Gust-Jenson said yes.
Council Members Saxton and Buhler said they felt it was important to have formal
intent statements to give the Administration direction. They said the Administration
needed to know the Council wanted them to spend time and resources to get the
information back to the Council. The majority of the Council supported the intent
statement.
C) Contract with Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) for Traffic Control Center.
A straw poll was taken. All Council Members were in favor of retaining the statement
except Councilmember Lambert who felt the issue could be addressed through letters.
Councilmember Love said staff would continue to work on the issue. D) Stormwater
reimbursement of general fund costs. The majority of the Council supported the
intent statement.
E) Impact fees. The majority of the Council supported the statement but wanted staff
to prepare language concerning equity/competitive rates between industrial space and
office space. F) Boards and Commissions. The majority of the Council supported the
intent statement and wanted staff to identify specific cuts/combinations to lessen
the impact on City staff.
G) Risk Management administrative costs of enterprise funds. The majority of the
Council supported the intent statement. H) Plan review. The majority of the Council
supported the intent statement. Council Members expressed concerns about
providers/contractors inspecting their own work/installations.
Councilmember Love said she wanted to include Councilmember Saxton' s request that the
Administration explore the ability of adding capacity to handheld recording devices
so Public Utility employees could record safety/zoning violations or other concerns
while reading water meters.
Discussion was held on intent statements from the previous year. Councilmember
Lambert said he wanted additional focus on the following statements: 1) Retirement
payouts. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue was ongoing. 2) Library fiscal controls.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said additional work was needed to investigate questions raised by
the Council. 3) Semi-annual reports on the status of legislative intent statements
and action items. Ms. Gust-Jenson said reports were not automatically submitted.
She said the Council needed to request specific reporting dates . 4) City policy
coordination. Mr. Sears said coordination was needed between the Redevelopment
Agency (RDA) and Council regarding funding allocations. He said the issue was
ongoing.
5) Fiscal note on proposed CIP projects. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue was ongoing.
6) Funding of compensation liability. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue was ongoing as
part of the budget process. 7) Retirement payouts. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue
was ongoing as part of the budget process. 8) Overtime within the Police Department.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue was ongoing but the department had made progress.
9) Overtime within the Fire Department. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue was ongoing
and mainly dealt with four-handed crews. Discussion was held on the pros/cons of
four-handed crews. Councilmember Lambert said it was a policy issue the Council
needed to address. 10) Volunteers. Ms. Gust-Jenson said staff would follow-up on the
issue. Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to include language to exclude
board/commission members. Councilmember Jergensen said he wanted the Administration
to define which City services could be augmented by volunteers; and 11) Impacts of
special events. The majority of the Council was in favor of removing the statement
from the list. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the Administration was working on an ordinance
update and Council would receive additional information.
Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to add an intent statement requesting the
Administration provide a multiple year baseline projection of revenues and
expenditures relating to the City' s economic/budget forecast. Councilmember Jergensen
said he felt the information needed to be prioritized. Councilmember Lambert said
the Administration and Council staff needed to work together to find ways to
establish better planning.
Discussion was held on the revenue/expenditure options which were in addition to the
Mayor' s proposed budget. Mr. Sears said Item #1 was a revenue option which would
restore the sidewalk replacement program to 50/50. He said the revenue increase was
$92,500 which brought the total anticipated revenue to $166,765, 645. He said Items
#2-19 were additional expenditure reductions which had been discussed by Council
Members.
The following expenditure options were discussed: 2) Restore the concrete program to
the general fund including Full-Time Employees (FTEs) . Mr. Sears said restoring the
50/50 program required an additional $576,794 from general fund. Mr. Sears said the
Administration would provide information regarding whether the expenditure amount
could be reduced. The majority of the Council was in favor of using general fund
revenue to maintain the concrete program at 50/50. Councilmember Christensen said he
wanted the Administration to explore some type of revolving loan fund where residents
could get low interest loans and avoid the Special Improvement District (SID)
process.
3) Do not transfer administrative costs to CIP. Council Members did not have any
concerns. 4) Fund grant writer position - $47, 000. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the
Administration originally proposed to fund the position through Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funding until they learned it could not be used for the position.
Councilmember Love said the Administration proposed to use savings from Items 5, 6
and 7 to fund the position.
5) Update amount of general fund share of street lighting debt service and
administrative costs - (15, 000) . The majority of the Council was in favor. 6) Update
the cost of a financial advisory for the tax anticipation notes - (10,000) . The
majority of the Council was in favor. 7) Correction to the City's portion of Sugar
House Park maintenance (amount budgeted was in excess of City' s 50% share) - (30,456) .
The majority of the Council was in favor.
8) Use lapsed appropriations from current year to pay for one-time expenses in Police
(fence $25,000 RNC and radio server $110, 000) - ($135, 000) . Mr. Sears said staff
recommended using potential lapsed appropriations from the current fiscal year to
cover one-time expenses. The majority of the Council was in favor.
9) Free parking programs: a. RDA reimburse a portion of lost revenue from "Free after
3" trail. 52% of $100,000 (1126 meters out of total 2152) . b. RDA reimburse a
portion of the lost revenue for the holiday program - (52,000) . Mr. Sears said
approximately 52% of the parking meters were located in RDA areas. The majority of
the Council was in favor.
10) Fund 50% of office tech request in Justice Court until audit ($36,377 requested
for new position, salary $26, 976) . The majority of the Council was in favor of a .5
FTE. 11) Fund only one of the two requested clerk positions in Justice Court (salary
$26,052) . The majority of the Council was in favor. 12) Reduce amount budgeted for
tuition aid reimbursement (to better reflect actual use) $110, 000 requested) . Mr.
Sears said the proposed reduction was $15, 000. The majority of the Council was in
favor.
13) Cut travel budget back to lower of last year's budget or proposed budget and
reduce all by 10% (including IMS) (including all funds) . The majority of the Council
was in favor. Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned about the $11, 000 increase
proposed by the Fire Department. Chief Quarry said the department would adhere to
the Council' s recommendation. 14) Tracy Aviary (increase by $50, 000, not by $75, 000
as proposed) . The majority of the Council was in favor. 15) Do not fund vacant
traffic engineer position in Transportation (salary $63,300) . The majority of the
Council was in favor.
16) Increase reimbursement fee by 30% for take home vehicles to reflect increase in
fuel, maintenance and fleet replacement costs, and evaluate distance limits. (retain
no-charge for marked PD vehicles of City residents) . Councilmember Love said the
item would be scheduled for further discussion.
17) Encourage participation from other governmental entities within the County to
fund the Meth Coordinator position. Fund position for 6 months. (full funding is
$60,456; salary $45,252) . Mr. Sears said the entire amount was included in the
general fund. Capitan Mays said he was concerned about the department's ability to
get other agencies to participate in the funding. He said the position included Drug
Endangered Children Program responsibilities.
Councilmember Saxton said other communities benefited from the program and needed to
participate in the costs. She said reducing the City' s contribution would encourage
other entities to contribute. Councilmember Christensen said he agreed with
Councilmember Saxton.
18) Fund $35,000 for clerical support in Prosecutor's Office (request was for $39,103
for an office tech position) . The majority of the Council was in favor.
19) Do not contribute additional funding to East Valley Chamber. Council Members had
questions on the proposal. Mr. Sears said staff would research the issue and provide
an update.
#6. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5
(1) (a) (ii) .
No Executive Session was held.
The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
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May 27, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Thursday, May 27,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gordon Hoskins,
Accounting Controller; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Dennis
McKone, Fire Department Administrative Assistant/Media Relations; Kay Christensen,
Policy/Budget Analyst; Laurie Donnell, Policy/Budget Analyst; Larry Wiley,
Construction Inspector Supervisor; Daniel Mule, Treasurer; Michael Sears, Council
Budget/Policy Analyst; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City Attorney; David Dobbins,
Community Development Administration Deputy Director; LuAnn Clark, Housing and
Neighborhood Development Director; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants Monitoring
Specialist; Sam Guevara, Mayor's Chief of Staff; Timothy Harpst, Transportation
Director; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Rocky Fluhart,
Management Services Chief Administrative Officer; Edna Drake, Business Licensing
Administrator; Susi Kontgis, Policy/Budget Analyst; Steve Whittaker, Information
Management Services Technology Consultant; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. View Attachment
Ms. Gust-Jenson said the date in Item A-4, Budget Amendment No. 4, needed to be
changed to 2003-2004. Councilmember Love said Item A-6, Executive Session, was not
needed. Announcements were not discussed.
#2. INTERVIEW JOHN RICHARD DEJONG PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD.
Mr. deJong said he had been a City resident for 30 years. He said he received a
degree in industrial engineering and had always been interested in transportation
issues. He said he helped publish a magazine and was a proponent of transportation
solutions for the City. He said he had served on the Salt Lake City School Board for
1.5 years.
Councilmember Jergensen asked what areas of transportation the school district should
be involved in. Mr. deJong said bicycle corridors, safe school and bus routes and
student transportation. He said he wanted to help determine what would serve the
school district best. He said he looked forward to serving on the board.
#3. HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING UTAH TELECOMMUNICATION OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY
(UTOPIA) View Attachment
Chris Bramhall, Rocky Fluhart and Michael Sears briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Councilmember Lambert said he had discussions with the City Attorney's
Office about whether he needed to be recused from this issue. He said he had not
received an answer so he would listen but not participate in the discussion.
Councilmember Love said the Council had a copy of the interlocal agreement. She said
a hearing would be scheduled if there was enough interest by the Council to remain in
UTOPIA.
Mr. Bramhall said the revised interlocal established different rights for different
categories of members. He said with some members pledging and others not, UTOPIA had
to decide how to allocate excess revenue, handle royalty payments, and what rights
different cities had. He said these issues were outlined in the new agreement.
Mr. Bramhall said pledging cities were entitled to excess revenues after operating
and maintenance expenses, bond debt service and new construction. He said another
category dealt with cities that were not currently members of UTOPIA but chose to
join later. He said there were also cities which were founding members and chose to
change their membership from non-pledging to added members. He said that way they
could participate in profits from the system.
Mr. Bramhall said current non-pledging members were entitled to be reimbursed for
expenses put into UTOPIA up to this point. He said it was not clear when that would
happen. He said those cities would also be entitled to any royalties.
Councilmember Love asked if there was any financial risk to remain in as a non-
pledging city. Mr. Bramhall said a non-pledging city would not be liable for bonds.
He said if UTOPIA was sued before the project got started there would be
indemnification provisions. He said UTOPIA would not have any assets or revenues so
they would have to look to member cities to finance litigation.
Councilmember Turner asked if Salt Lake City as a UTOPIA member could be liable for
other cities infrastructure. Mr. Bramhall said yes. Councilmember Turner said he
was concerned about how long it would take to get fiber in Salt Lake City because
fiber would be laid one city at a time.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the City needed to take affirmative action to drop out
of UTOPIA. Mr. Bramhall said he recommended that if the City withdrew it should be
done affirmatively with a formal notice to UTOPIA before June 25, 2004. He said an
automatic termination provision was established in the amended interlocal agreement.
He said the interlocal needed unanimous approval to be an effective document.
Councilmember Buhler asked if they needed to hold a public hearing. Mr. Bramhall
said no public hearing was needed. Councilmember Buhler asked if the Council could
send a letter stating the City would not hold a public hearing and were withdrawing
from UTOPIA. Mr. Bramhall said it would require a resolution pursuant to normal
public notice.
Councilmember Christensen said financial options could be available and he felt it
was important for the City to remain in UTOPIA. Councilmember Love said she agreed
and wanted to remain a member. She said it provided future options and an
opportunity for the City to be reimbursed. Councilmember Buhler said he felt the
City should get out of UTOPIA.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned that the final finance plan included in
the handout did not contain interest rates or other important details. Ms. Gust-
Jenson said because of hesitation on the Council' s part, staff had not asked the
Administration to provide detailed information. She said a lot of time would be
required to gather information. She said they did not want the Administration to do
that until the Council had made a decision about membership.
Mr. Fluhart said UTOPIA would not know what the final financial plan was until the
term of debt was known. Mr. Bramhall said once UTOPIA knew which cities would be
participating then they would prepare a detailed plan. Councilmember Jergensen said
he did not believe UTOPIA was the way to provide broadband accessibility to Salt Lake
City residents. He said the City needed to develop an ongoing broadband policy. He
said he felt broader flexibility and options existed by staying outside of UTOPIA.
He said the City could move forward on its own with providers already in place.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned that there was only one choice for
internet service. She said there was a legitimate question regarding whether
government should compete with the private sector. She said she felt City services
existed for those who could not afford private services. She said if the City stayed
in UTOPIA, citizens would have the benefit of options for residential and business
services. She said she was concerned about liability from court actions. She asked
what liabilities the City could face whether the system was built or not.
Mr. Bramhall said anytime the City operated a utility there were risks of personal
injury. He said he expected UTOPIA to ensure for those risks and did not see a big
liability risk. Councilmember Saxton said she felt Salt Lake would be high on the
list to receive fiber because the largest amount of money would be made in Salt Lake
City. She said she felt the City needed to remain in UTOPIA.
Councilmember Love asked if the Council decided to affirmatively get out and three or
four years later wanted to get back in, would the City have to come in as a pledging
city at that time. Mr. Bramhall said yes unless waived by a majority of the other
pledging cities. Councilmember Love asked if non-pledging cities could get out at
anytime. Mr. Bramhall said he thought so.
A straw poll was taken. Council Members Christensen, Love and Saxton wanted to
remain in UTOPIA and Council Members Buhler, Jergensen and Turner did not want to
remain in UTOPIA.
Councilmember Christensen said the June 1, 2004 meeting could have two line items.
He said one would be to set the public hearing date and the other would be to
withdraw. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked if the Council wanted the Attorney's Office to go
ahead with the research before June 1st, or wait until after the vote. Councilmember
Christensen said he did not want to expend resources until a hearing was set.
Council Members were in favor of waiting.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004.
View Attachment
Michael Sears, Gordon Hoskins, Rocky Fluhart, Rick Graham, David Dobbins, and LuAnn
Clark briefed the Council with the attached handout. Mr. Sears said Issue No. 9: CIP
General Obligation Bonds expense ($53,343 - CIP Fund) (Housekeeping) needed to be
excluded from the discussion.
Discussion was held on the following budget items:
Issue No. 1: Impact fee exemptions ($122, 820 - General Fund) (New Items)
(Housekeeping) . Mr. Sears said this was required by ordinance. Council Members had
no objections.
Issue No. 2: Building permit fee refund ($3,557 - General Fund) (New Items)
(Housekeeping) . Councilmember Love asked if this was also by ordinance. Mr. Sears
said yes. Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 3: Capital Improvement Program (CIP) - Library bond accrued interest on
construction ($379,288 - General Fund) (New Items) (Housekeeping) . Mr. Hoskins said
$379,288 was interest which had accrued on the $81 million bond. He said at that
time the City thought the money was surplus and moved the revenue to debt service.
He said at the same time the Administration thought they had money for library
construction. He said the money was used twice, once to pay down debt service and
once in library construction. He said the money should have been left in
construction instead of moving it to debt service.
Councilmember Christensen asked what controls were in place to address double
expenditures. Mr. Hoskins said the Administration had analyzed the issue. He said
there needed to be reconciliation between the financial system and the investment
system or bond trusts. He said one responsibility of the proposed debt management
position would be reconciliation on a monthly/quarterly basis. He said interest
earned on bonds needed to be allocated through budget amendments.
Councilmember Christensen said he wanted to take the money from fund balance rather
than CIP. Council Members were in favor of using fund balance.
Issue No. 4: Donation - Spotlight on Excellence Award ($15,000 - Special Revenue
Fund) (New Item) . Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 5: Donation - Pacificorp E2 business program ($5, 000 - Special Revenue
Fund) (New Item) . Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 6: Certified local government - Historic Preservation ($12, 000 -
Miscellaneous Grant Fund) (Grant requiring existing staff focus) . Councilmember
Jergensen said he understood this proposal would come to the Council with a
recommendation to either create an historic district, an historic area or historic
overlay. Mr. Hoskins said 1,200 homes and buildings in that area would be surveyed.
He said then recommendations could be made on which ones should be preserved.
Councilmember Buhler said a designation was needed so properties could get tax
credits. He said the other step would involve designating an historic district.
Councilmember Saxton said the City needed more information on the condition of
housing stock. She said she wanted a briefing on what information would be obtained
from the survey because the Council might be able to capitalize on the money to get
other housing stock information. Councilmember Love said she agreed.
Issue No. 7: Special Improvement District (SID) - rail yard gateway ($1, 170,487 -
CIP Fund) (Housekeeping) . Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 8: Copy Center fund increase ($24,000 - Internal Service Fund)
(Housekeeping) . Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 9: CIP - General Obligation Bond expenses ($53,343 - CIP Fund)
(Housekeeping) . This item was pulled.
Issue No. 10: Library interest income carryover ($39, 669 - CIP Fund) (Housekeeping) .
Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 11: CIP - Foreign Trade Zone ($500, 000 - CIP Fund) (New Item) . Mr.
Fluhart said the project was located in the International Park. He said this was a
large warehouse used to store police motorcycles. He said a portion of the building
was recently leased to a private party. Councilmember Christensen asked if the City
should consider selling the property. Mr. Fluhart said that was a financial question
which needed to be decided. He said he understood the Foreign Trade Zone was never
used.
Councilmember Saxton asked about funding. Mr. Sears said there was a cost center in
CIP for building rent. He said the City had currently collected $607, 000. He said
$500,000 was needed to repair the roof. Council Members were in favor.
Issue No. 12: Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program income ($2,729, 978 -
Miscellaneous Grant Fund) (Housekeeping) . Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 13: HUD program income ($2,247,251 - Miscellaneous Grant Fund)
(Housekeeping) . Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 14: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recaptures ($153,534 -
Miscellaneous Grant Fund) (Housekeeping) . Councilmember Jergensen asked how
recaptured funds were allocated. Ms. Clark said it was the Council's policy to use
recaptured funds during the following year. Discussion was held on using the funding
for current needs.
Councilmember Christensen asked if it would be possible to have the Community
Development Action Committee (CDAC) meet to review items not funded. He said the
committee could establish a prioritization of where they felt the funds could be
used. Councilmember Buhler said the Council could use the list of items they wanted
to reconsider if funds were available. Councilmember Saxton said she agreed with
Councilmember Buhler.
Issue No. 15: Closed-out CIP projects ($1, 042,815 - CIP Fund) (Housekeeping) . Mr.
Sears said during CIP budget discussion for this upcoming fiscal year the Council had
asked to look at programming this amount of money. He said in a later briefing the
Council would receive a list of time sensitive issues. Councilmember Jergensen asked
if Class C funds had to stay in Class C projects. Mr. Hoskins said yes.
Issue No. 16: CIP - impact fee revenue ($229,000 - CIP Fund) (Housekeeping) .
Council Members had no objections.
Issue No. 17: Risk Administration ($2,363,400 - Risk Internal Service Fund) (New
Item) . Mr. Hoskins said $1.5 million in dental needed to removed. He said they had
analyzed dental closer and it did not need to be increased. He said the total amount
would be $813,400.
Issue No. 18: CIP - Wasatch Drive improvement ($51,120 - CIP Fund) (New Item) .
Councilmember Buhler said this project should have been completed during a street
reconstruction approximately five years ago. He said the City ran out of money and
the project was not finished. Mr. Graham said curb, gutter and sidewalks were
completed but park strips were not. He said this item would complete the project and
would be taken from CIP contingency.
Issue No. 19: Plan review outsourcing ($80, 000 - General Fund) (New Item) . Mr.
Dobbins said their department had more projects come in than they could handle in
March and April. He said it would be six to eight weeks after the applicant paid
their fees before the department could review the plans. He said they wanted to take
the applicants revenue from fees and outsource the first projects.
Councilmember Christensen asked if this would be an ongoing need. Mr. Dobbins said
it would depend on demand. He said the advantage of ongoing outsourcing was that
when volume was low and they were caught up, they would not send anything out. He
said if they had money set aside specifically for that purpose, they would have the
ability to use it.
Councilmember Saxton asked what had been done in the past when plan reviews were
backed up. Mr. Dobbins said at times plan reviews had been out a significant amount
of time. He said they had used outsourcing. He said staff positions had been
eliminated so they had fewer resources.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if this was revenue neutral. Mr. Dobbins said in the
budget opening they had asked for an appropriation of $80, 000. He said the
department had brought in $200, 000 more than expected. Councilmember Turner asked if
this happened yearly. Mr. Dobbins said they expected an increase this time of year
because it was the beginning of construction season. He said during the last several
years they had not seen this level of an increase.
#5. DISCUSS UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT
STATEMENTS AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View
Attachment
Michael Sears, Sylvia Jones, Gary Mumford and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with
the attached handout. Councilmember Saxton asked if the Council should assume that
with the increase in plan submittals that there would be more needs for inspectors.
Mr. Dobbins said typically there was a lag between plan review and inspection. He
said they would have to perform more inspections in the next few months than what
they had expected. Councilmember Saxton asked for a list of plans being reviewed and
how many man hours were being used. Mr. Dobbins said he would get the Council a
list.
Councilmember Love said they would have answers to the questions on the first page of
the handout at the next meeting. She said there were miscellaneous questions asked
from individual Council Members on the second page and the response was there in
writing.
#6. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-
5 (1) (a) (ii) .
Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
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May 18, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, May 18,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary Mumford,
Deputy Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Michael Sears, Council
Budget and Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones,
Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council
Policy Analyst; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn Creswell, Assistant City Attorney;
Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Kevin
Bergstrom, Public Services Deputy Director; Sim Gill, City Prosecutor; Steve
Wetherell, Golf Manager; Greg Davis, Public Services Finance Director; Parviz Rokhva,
Public Services Technical Planner/CIP; Jeffrey Niermeyer, Public Utilities Deputy
Director; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Lamont Nelson, Fleet
Division Manager; Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting
Controller; Mary Beth Thompson, Payroll Accounting; Mary Johnston, City Courts
Director; Daniel Mule, Treasurer; Tracey Stevens, Chief Procurement Officer; Vic
Blanton, Classification and Compensation Program Manager; Chris Bramhall, Assistant
City Attorney; Kendrick Cowley, City Recorder; Mike Freeland, Information Management
Services Deputy Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions;
Susi Kontgis, Policy and Budget Analyst; Laurie Donnell, Policy and Budget Analyst;
Lee Martinez, Community Development Administration Director; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No items or announcements were discussed.
#2. INTERVIEW HELEN ROLLINS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE
LIBRARY BOARD.
Ms. Rollins said she was a nurse at LDS Hospital. She said she was a member of
Friends of the Library and participated in book sales and volunteered at the gift
shop. She said she enjoyed being part of the new library and looked forward to
serving on the board.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS
ORDINANCE. View Attachment
Chris Bramhall, Mary Beth Thompson, and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with the
attached handouts. Councilmember Turner asked about the percentage of revenue paid
by providers. Mr. Bramhall said a large number of telecommunication companies which
paid the City a percentage of their gross revenue would not be affected by the
proposal. He said the current 6% rate would be reduced to 4% after July 1, 2004. He
said only companies that used the City' s right-of-way but did not provide local
service would be impacted by the proposal.
Councilmember Turner asked if there was a standard conduit size. Mr. Bramhall
said he thought 4-inch was standard. He said charges would be made on 4-inch
increments. Councilmember Saxton asked if any companies were delinquent on payments.
Ms. Thompson said approximately 200 of the accounts were past due. Councilmember
Saxton asked for a dollar amount. Ms. Thompson said she did not know the exact
figure but thought it was approximately $80, 000.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if legal issues associated with previous proposals were
included in the current proposal. Mr. Bramhall said he could not recall specific
issues but thought there was a discrepancy on how different types of companies were
treated. He said the differential was eliminated and everyone would be treated
equally. Councilmember Jergensen said he wanted the Administration to review the
legal issues and report back to the Council. Councilmember Love said the
telecommunication industry had not been briefed on the current proposal. She said
they wanted the Council to leave the public hearing open so they could review the
proposal and provide input. Mr. Bramhall said there was also an issue regarding the
City' s authority to impose charges.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned the proposal might cause
telecommunication companies to bypass Salt Lake City. Mr. Bramhall said other
municipalities charged higher fees than Salt Lake. He said the City could
investigate the impact to those cities. Councilmember Jergensen asked if third-type
providers had been notified and what effect the proposal would have on them. Mr.
Bramhall said yes. He said some providers would see a decrease in fees.
Councilmember Buhler said he understood the Administration planned to meet with
industry representatives during the past year to discuss concerns before presenting a
new proposal to the Council. He asked if meetings were held. Mr. Bramhall said no.
He said when the decision was made not to proceed with the ordinance, discussions
were discontinued. Councilmember Buhler said the Administration needed to work with
the telecommunication industry before a proposal was presented to the Council.
Councilmember Buhler asked why fees varied based on conduit size. Mr. Bramhall said
this was a policy issue which could be modified. He said he put 4-inch conduit in
the ordinance because it was the most common size. Councilmember Buhler asked if the
rational was based on the amount of space utilized in the right-of-way. Mr. Bramhall
said yes.
Councilmember Buhler said he understood the City would not charge companies to use
the right-of-way as long as they provided local service. Mr. Bramhall said that was
correct. He said companies which provided local service were charged a 4% gross
revenue tax. He said the City was prohibited in charging anything in addition to the
4%. Councilmember Buhler asked about cell phone providers. Mr. Bramhall said they
were included in the 4% tax.
Councilmember Buhler asked about long-distance carriers. Mr. Bramhall said they were
excluded because State law prohibited the City from collecting on long-distance
charges. Councilmember Lambert asked how much revenue was anticipated from the
proposal. Mr. Fawcett said $375,000. Councilmember Love said a motion to keep the
public hearing open could be made during the formal meeting.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES (IMS) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Rocky Fluhart, Steve Fawcett, Kendrick Cowley, Mary Johnston, and Sylvia Jones
briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Ms. Jones said the Council was given
additional information regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grant
writer position. Councilmember Lambert asked if funding was available in the
department's budget for the position. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked if CDBG funds could be
used for the position.
Mr. Fawcett said the Administration contacted the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) for clarification. He said HUD said CDBG funds could be used to
fund the position. He said there could be other ramifications and further discussion
was needed. Councilmember Saxton asked about hearing officer salary increases made
last August. Mr. Fawcett said positions were periodically audited to determine
proper classification. He said salaries were based on those classifications.
Councilmember Christensen asked about differences between deputy recorders and record
clerks. Mr. Cowley said the positions had completely separate duties. He said the
proposal would reduce one deputy position, but was contingent on using audio
recordings for official minutes. He said a part-time position was needed to assist
the records division. Councilmember Christensen said he was concerned about the
disproportionate costs regarding special improvement districts (SID) . He said he
felt costs should be proportionate based on outstanding SIDs. He asked about the
ratio. Mr. Fawcett said the entire cost was not being shifted to street lighting.
He said assessments were 15% of costs. Councilmember Christensen said he felt 15%
was high for some districts.
Mr. Fawcett said 15% was high for districts with a small number of property owners.
He said cost for the average homeowner was approximately $10. Councilmember
Christensen asked if $10 covered the position shift. Mr. Fawcett said by law the
City could charge 15% of the annual costs used to provide the district for
administrative expenses. He said the 15% included a small assessment for future
capital improvements. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked how much revenue would be generated by
assessing 15% to homeowners in every district. Mr. Fawcett said approximately
$48,000. He said a chart provided to the Council detailed revenue, costs and
homeowners per district.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about differences between Justice Court clerks and
office technicians. Ms. Johnston said office technicians mainly filed paperwork for
court cases. She said with the new Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) they
would be involved in scanning files for electronic retrieval. She said court clerks
were involved in actual case management. Councilmember Jergensen asked about the
number of clerk positions. Ms. Johnston said there would be 13 if two new positions
were added. Councilmember Jergensen said the Council was told the caseload would
level off during 2004-2005. He asked if 13 clerks would be able to effectively
manage the caseload. Ms. Johnston said yes. Councilmember Jergensen asked if
additional clerks would be needed in the future. Mr. Fluhart said the Administration
felt 13 clerks would be sufficient but if caseloads continued to grow more clerks
might be needed.
Councilmember Jergensen said caseloads were higher than originally estimated. Mr.
Fawcett said original analysis estimated the number of cases the City would have. He
said Justice Court caseloads were close to the estimate. He said the City
underestimated the number of employees needed to staff the Justice Court when the
system was established two years ago.
Mr. Fawcett said the case load in the Prosecutor's Office had increased partly
because traffic was re-criminalized. Councilmember Jergensen said he had additional
questions which were addressed in a handout. Councilmember Buhler said he was
concerned unnecessary work was being done on pre-trial information as outlined on
Page 6 of the handout. Ms. Johnston said she discussed the issue with Justice Court
judges who felt pre-trial information was necessary to protect citizen rights. She
said she requested an opinion from the General Counsel of the Administrative Office
of the Courts concerning the issue. She said district courts did not file pre-trial
information. Ms. Johnston said she asked if the Justice Court could operate the same
as district courts. She said she also spoke to the Prosecutor' s Office about other
options to streamline the process. Councilmember Buhler suggested contacting the City
Attorney's Office about modifying the ordinance to eliminate the requirement. Ms.
Johnston said she would follow-up.
Councilmember Buhler asked if IMS provided support/services for enterprise funds and
the library. Mr. Cowley said not the library. He said the airport received partial
support and Public Utilities received full support. Councilmember Buhler said he
felt there could be some savings by having the library use IMS. Mr. Fluhart said he
would review the issue. He said for the last few years the library chose to utilize
outside sources for functions which were previously performed by the City.
Councilmember Lambert asked if enterprise funds were charged for IMS services. Mr.
Cowley said they were charged the same rate as the general fund. Councilmember
Lambert asked about the number of full-time IMS employees. Mr. Cowley said there
were 61. Councilmember Saxton asked how many part-time or contract people were
included in the department. Mr. Cowley said they had three contract employees.
Councilmember Saxton asked what type of jobs they performed. Mr. Cowley said one was
a software engineer/programmer who worked full-time at Public Safety on a grant. He
said one was involved with video taping and editing jobs and one was a clerical
position in the front office. Councilmember Saxton asked about advantages of using
an employment service. Mr. Cowley said the video specialist position would cost the
City more money to get the same quality employee.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about one-time expenditures for the Justice Court. Mr.
Fawcett said the largest cost was $150, 000 for a voice recognition system. He said
$10,000 for ongoing software upgrades should not have been included. He said an
adjustment would be made. Ms. Johnston said $24,000 of one-time money was needed to
purchase computer software and the EDMS scanner. She said if new equipment at the
copy center was compatible a scanner would not be needed. She said $15,000 would be
deducted from the $24,000 figure.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if voice recognition software could be used in other
departments. Mr. Cowley said yes. Councilmember Jergensen asked if there would be
additional licensing fees to use the software in other departments. Mr. Cowley said
yes but after the initial purchase additional license fees were minimal.
Councilmember Christensen asked if IMS was investigating other telecommunication
options. Mr. Cowley said yes. Councilmember Lambert asked if the department
preferred clerk or technical positions. Ms. Johnston said technicians provided a
vital function and the court could not operate without them. She said during the
past year interns and overtime was use to meet needs.
Councilmember Lambert said he felt technician duties could be accomplished for less
money than what was proposed. He asked about the funding source for the voice
recognition software. Mr. Fluhart said one-time fund balance from the general fund
would be used. He said the money would be replaced at the end of this fiscal year.
Councilmember Lambert asked if $25,000 for parking ticket process services was an
increase. Ms. Johnston said yes. She said under the contract, fees had increased by
$2. Councilmember Lambert asked if approximately $22, 000 for prisoner transport was
an increase. Ms. Johnston said yes. She said the cost per prisoner had gone down
but the number of prisoners being transported had gone up.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING
FLEET, GOLF, REFUSE AND RELATED ORDINANCES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Rick Graham, Michael Sears, Lamont Nelson, Steve Wetherell, Steve Fawcett, Greg
Davis, Mayor Anderson and Kevin Bergstrom briefed the Council with the attached
handouts. Councilmember Love said the first item was the Fleet Management fund and
no major changes were proposed. Councilmember Buhler asked when a system would be
implemented where divisions paid for their vehicles out of their budgets. Mr. Graham
said they were at least one year away. He said in-depth discussion and research was
needed. Mr. Nelson said it would be a major change from the department' s current
practice.
Mr. Graham said a decision was needed on whether the City would dedicate money to
replacement every year. He said they would not be able to deviate from that or the
program would not work. Councilmember Buhler asked about City cars. Mr. Nelson said
over the last two years the fleet had been reduced by approximately 30 vehicles. He
said they had data and could look at fuel usage and miles per year.
Councilmember Christensen asked if the City' s repair costs were exceeding purchase
prices. Mr. Nelson said they had a system to determine when a vehicle needed to be
replaced. Councilmember Saxton said she had previously mentioned the possibility of
sharing a fleet facility with the school district. Mr. Graham said they talked with
the district a few years ago. He said at that time the district needed a facility to
store and repair buses. He said a larger City fleet facility would be required. He
said to locate the facility at a different site would cost approximately $21 million.
Councilmember Saxton said the City should check out the school district' s facility
first. Councilmember Turner said it had been proposed to locate the proposed fleet
building on 500 South by the freeway where 77 acres of property was available. He
said it would cost approximately $7 or $8 million to renovate the current building.
Mr. Graham said an audit showed there was enough existing space on site and would
work for the City's Fleet Division if it was improved.
Councilmember Love said the next issue was golf. She said there were some new
marketing initiatives but no major budget changes. Councilmember Turner said the
City had some debt they would be retiring soon. He asked if the City would be able
to reduce golf fees once the debt was reduced. Mr. Graham said the debt would be
retired in 2008. He said they had deferred an excessive amount of capital trying to
keep the system together and the program running without extra fee increases. He
said they would look at catching up on capital. He said they could consider lowering
fees.
Councilmember Lambert asked why advertising revenue was down by 1/3. Mr. Wetherell
said there were certain programs they intended to implement a few years ago but they
ran into legal issues during implementation. He said currently those were being
brought on line. He said they did not want to anticipate revenue when they felt it
would not be generated this year. Councilmember Lambert asked about the 3.8% decline
in rounds played in Salt Lake City. Mr. Wetherell said the National Golf Foundation
had published regional data. He said the entire region based on 119 courses had a
decrease of 3.8% during the same period. He said a consulting firm and Public
Utilities were performing a study on using secondary water at Rose Park. He said it
was moving forward but there would be challenges.
Mr. Graham said they reduced water consumption by 28% but with water rate increases,
they would have to budget more money next year. Councilmember Jergensen asked about
season passes. Mr. Wetherell said historically season passes were a liability to the
enterprise fund. He said a replacement program called the Frequent Player Discount
Card was created. He said the City could control the discount rather than being
regulated by the amount of play per individual with a season pass. Councilmember
Jergensen asked if the Frequent Player pass was more effective. Mr. Wetherell said
yes.
Councilmember Love said the next enterprise fund was refuse. She asked about the
proposed decrease of 2.5 full-time employees (FTE) . She said one employee was part
of the 50/50 concrete program. Mr. Bergstrom said the other FTE was used to build
and deliver recycling cans. Councilmember Christensen asked if anticipated dividends
would cover the cost of recycling this fiscal year. Mr. Bergstrom said yes. He said
next year there would be an increase in the waste management fee. He said recycling
was funded by the landfill dividend they received from a percentage of the waste. He
said recycling had been successful and fewer tons crossed the landfill tipping face
which reduced the dividend.
Councilmember Saxton asked if the City could save money by not distributing leaf
bags. Mr. Graham said it was an incentive to the community to put their leaves out
for collection. He said they were reevaluating the neighborhood clean-up program by
checking to see if there were newer more efficient ways to handle the program.
Councilmember Lambert asked about the 12% cost increase in the clean-up program.
Mr. Graham said the increase was due to increased equipment maintenance and fuel
costs. He said one year ago street sweeping was transferred from the storm fund to
general fund. He said they did not transfer revenue and costs associated with the
refuse program were being provided by general fund. He said a portion of the 12% was
charging back the refuse fund for general fund activities.
Councilmember Turner asked about the proposed decrease of 2.44 FTE' s in refuse. Mr.
Graham said in the 50/50 concrete replacement program, 40% of one employee' s salary
was charged to the refuse fund. He said that employee represented 40% of the 2.44.
He said the remaining 2.04 were seasonal employees which helped repair and assemble
recycling containers.
Councilmember Love said the next issue was the General Public Services Budget which
included the 50/50 concrete program. Mayor Anderson said he wanted to recommend that
CIP projects be reconsidered and reduced in order to keep the 50/50 concrete program.
He said local street rehabilitation for $1 million could be reduced to $750, 000. He
said sidewalk replacement in conjunction with the Special Improvement District (SID)
on Sunnyside Avenue could be delayed one year.
Mayor Anderson said traffic signal updates could be cut by $100,000. He said there
would still be a significant amount to provide traffic signal upgrades. He said
traffic signal installation at 100 South 600 East could be delayed. He said those
cuts would result in a savings of $1, 050, 000. He said he wanted those employees kept
on to maintain the level of services. Mr. Graham said they did not need that much to
restore the program.
Councilmember Christensen said he needed more information about charging labor for
CIP projects to general fund. Councilmember Jergensen said most CIP projects were
given to private contractors. He asked if some of that work could be given to the
concrete crew. Mr. Graham said he felt the City could assume a larger role than what
they had in the past.
Councilmember Love said the next issue was the youth program participation fee.
Councilmember Saxton asked how much of the $104, 000 would be used at the Sorenson
Center. Mr. Graham said $50, 000 would provide one FTE to work as an evening/weekend
facility supervisor. He said the other $50, 000 was a combination of adjustments and
payroll increases.
Councilmember Christensen asked why parking meter replacement was cut. Mr. Graham
said that was one-time money to install new parking meters. Councilmember Lambert
said one of the largest increases was for the Gallivan Center. Mr. Graham said
during the prior year they did not charge total administrative costs to the
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) . Councilmember Lambert asked how many FTE's were in Youth
and Family Programs. Mr. Graham said full-time and seasonal employees under the
general fund were 30.64. He said 15.50 positions were funded through grants or
trusts.
Councilmember Jergensen asked what the difference was between parking collection
under Public Service' s compliance and parking meter collection under Justice Court.
He said the report showed an estimated 2005 projection of $1, 030, 000 in Justice Court
and $2.1 million under Public Services. Mr. Fawcett said the written materials
included parking meter revenue and expenditures. He said enforcement which was part
of Public Services, was also included.
#6. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5
(1) (a) (ii) .
An Executive Session was held. See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
#7. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PENDING/REASONABLY
IMMINENT LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) ,
AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED §
78-24-8.
An Executive Session was held. See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
The meeting adjourned at 10:29 p.m.
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May 13, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, May 13, 2004 at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building,
451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson,
Council Executive Director; Rocky Flauhart, Chief Administrative
Officer; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Sim Gill, City Prosecutor; Jeffrey
Rowley, Risk Management Specialist; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and
Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Lee Martinez, Director of
Community Development; David Dobbins, Deputy Director of Community
Development; LuAnn Clark, Director of Housing and Neighborhood
Development; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants Monitoring
Specialist; Gordon Hoskins, Controller; Laurie Donnell, Budget
Analyst; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Mary Johnston, City Courts
Director; Mary Guy-Sell, Intermodal Hub Consultant; Pat Peterson,
Construction Coordinator; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy
Director; Brenda Hancock, Human Resource Division Director; Jodi
Langford, Employee Benefits Administrator; Parviz Rokhva, Public
Services Technical Planner; Kevin Bergstrom, Public Services Deputy
Director; Greg Davis, Public Service Finance Director; Gwen
Springmeyer, Community Affairs Analyst; Dennis McKone, Fire Chief
Administrative Assistant/Media Relations; Bryce Gomm, Fire Engineer;
Captain Curtis Day, Apparatus; and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 35 p.m.
#1 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No Executive Director report given.
See file M 04-5 for Announcements .
#2 . 5 : 38 :22 PM HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED SIDEWALK ARTIST
AND ENTERTAINERS ORDINANCE . View Attachments
Russell Weeks and Councilmember Love briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Councilmember Love read the subcommittee' s
recommendations from the handout. Councilmember Saxton asked about
enforcement. She asked that staff check with Planning and enforcement
personnel regarding sidewalks and park strips being wide enough in the
allowed zones .
All Council Members were in favor of the issue being forwarded to
the Attorney' s Office and holding a public hearing on June 1, 2004.
#3 . 5 : 48 : 42 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY' S OFFICE, INCLUDING GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 . View Attachments
Gary Mumford, Ed Rutan, Sim Gill, Gordon Hoskins and Jeff Rowley
briefed the Council with the attached handout. Mr. Mumford said in
the Civil Division the City Attorney was proposing a reduction in
contractual legal services from $85, 000 to $59, 000 .
#4 . 6:50 :45 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 . View
Attachments
Gary Mumford, Ed Rutan, Jody Langford, Brenda Hancock and Jeff
Rowley briefed the Council with the attached handout. Mr. Mumford said
dental insurance premiums were increasing by 2% . He said life and
accidental death decreased by 10% .
A discussion was held regarding the increase of premiums for
employees, employee bus pass program, and retiree' s health insurance.
#5 . 6 : 51 : 01 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED NON-
DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET (GENERAL FUND) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005 . View
Attachments
Gary Mumford, David Dobbins and Steve Fawcett briefed the Council
with the attached handout .
#6. 7 :27 :31 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S
RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachments
Michael Sears, LuAnn Clark, David Dobbins, Mary Guy-Sell, Parviz
Rohkava, Rick Johnston and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Mr. Sears said it was currently the fourth year of
the eighth year plan for Liberty Park. He said the request was for
fifth year funding. He said to finish the project would be
approximately 4 million dollars .
Mr. Fluhart reported on the fleet facility with the attached
handout.
Ms . Guy-Sell reported on the 200 South 400 West to 700 West
reconstruction project and the Intermodel Hub. She said the scenario
had been provided to the Redevelopment Agency. Ms . Gust-Jenson asked
for the same scenario to be provided for City Council files .
#7 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING
WITH UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANN. § 52-4-4 AND § 52-4-5 (1) (A) (II) .
Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 13 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Council Work Session meeting held May 13,
2004 .
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May 11, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, May 11,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington
Love, Dave Buhler, Dale Lambert, Eric Jergensen and Van Turner.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara, Mayor's Chief of
Staff; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Michael Sears, Council
Budget & Policy Analyst; Sylvia Jones; Research & Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison;
Marge Harvey, Constituent Liaison; Lehua Weaver, Constituent Liaison; Steve Fawcett,
Management Services Deputy Director; David Oka; Redevelopment Agency Director; Doug
Wheelwright, Land Use & Transportation/ Subdivisions Planner; Janice Lew, Associate
Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites; Tim Harspt, Transportation Director; Kay Christensen,
Budget Analyst; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Police
Chief Rick Dinse; Assistant Police Chief Scott Atkinson; Assistant Police Chief Scott
Folsom; Assistant Police Chief Don Llewellyn; Jerry Burton, Police Department
Administrative Manager; Chip Maldonado, Police Union President; Fire Chief Charles
Querry; Fire Deputy Chief/Support Services Larry Littlefield; Dennis McKone, Fire
Department Administration Assistant/Media Relations; John Vuyk, Fire Department
Assistant Financial Manager; Pat Peterson, Professional Employees (PEC) Council
Chairperson; Glen Ballard, Streets Department; Gina Creeze, PacifiCorp; and Pam
Johnson, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS. View Attachment
Cindy Gust-Jenson said John Richard DeJong was unable to attend. She said his
interview would be rescheduled for a later date.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Council had been provided a written briefing on the status of
the Neighborhood Matching Grant program for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2003-
2004. Council said they did not require an additional briefing from Housing and
Neighborhood Development (H.A.N.D. ) .
Ms. Gust-Jenson outlined Council' s schedule for departmental budget briefings.
She asked if Council Members wanted to meet with the departments prior to the formal
briefing. Councilmember Saxton requested a meeting with the Attorney's and
Prosecutor's Offices. Council Members Jergensen and Turner asked to be advised of
the meeting date as well.
See File M 04-5 for additional Council announcements.
#2. INTERVIEW JOHN RICHARD DEJONG PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO
THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD.
This item will be scheduled for a later date.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST BY PACIFICORP TO CLOSE AN ALLEY LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 2436 SOUTH HIGHLAND DRIVE. View Attachment
Janice Lew, Doug Wheelwright, Gina Creeze and Marge Harvey briefed the Council from
the attached handout. Councilmember Christensen asked if architectural issues
prohibited adding to the existing exterior wall. Ms. Lew said the privacy wall
extension was required for the approval of this petition by the Planning Commission.
Ms. Creeze said the privacy wall addition was being built from the same material, an
Atlas brick.
Councilmember Lambert said additional recommendations were made by the Sugar House
Community Council. He asked if a resolution was needed to have those items
completed. Ms. Creeze said PacifiCorp made the commitment to address those items.
She said they included placing a plaque for the homes in the area, redoing existing
landscape and walking trails were planned.
Councilmember Lambert said there was a desire to preserve the historic aspect of the
building. Ms. Creeze said an architect had been hired to evaluate the cost of
historic preservation.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said PacifiCorp was waiting for approval to begin construction. She
said to expedite this item it was scheduled for the City Council meeting later in the
evening.
#4. RECEIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View
Attachment
Michael Sears, Sylvia Jones, and Gary Mumford briefed the Council from the attached
handout. Councilmember Love said she would address each item of the Mayor's
recommended Biennial Budget to allow any additional questions.
Under General Fund Revenue: Councilmember Buhler said he wanted the administration to
provide details on the proposed free afternoon parking at downtown meters. Ms. Gust-
Jenson said the administration wanted to reserve monies for this program. She said
she did not think the detailed proposal would be available for Council prior to the
budget approval. Councilmember Turner said free parking during the holiday season
was successful, but parking meters were a source of revenue for the City. He said
Council should take caution in removing any source of revenue. Councilmember Lambert
said the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) should be included in developing programs
downtown. Councilmember Christensen asked if the ordinance for parking meters would
remain the same. He was advised it would.
Under proposed additional positions: Councilmember Lambert asked for clarification
on 1.6 full-time employees (FTE) in the Transportation Division. He asked what
services the traffic control center provided. Mr. Sears said grant funding had
expired and the positions needed to be funded from General Fund. He said they
monitored City stop lights, cameras at certain intersections and posted road
warnings. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the City had an agreement with Utah Department of
Transportation (UDOT) for off hour operation of the center. She said it might be
beneficial to contract the entire program through UDOT. Councilmember Saxton asked
if Home Land Security monies could be used for roadway monitoring. Mr. Sears said he
would research funding requirements.
Under proposed elimination of positions: Councilmember Lambert clarified the 6. 6
FTE' s for the City's concrete replacement program were being eliminated. Mr. Sears
said the positions were being eliminated from the Streets Division. He said the
concrete replacement program was being reworked and would be funded from the Capitol
Improvement Program (CIP) . Councilmember Christensen said those positions were
proposed to be eliminated last year. He asked if the positions were being eliminated
because labor could not be charged to a CIP job. He said he did not understand
contracting out labor for City programs already budgeted for. Ms. Gust-Jenson said
Public Services had been asked to provide details for this proposal. Councilmember
Turner said the employees provided a service and the 50/50 Concrete Replacement
Program was a benefit to City residents. He said he wanted to see this program
continue. Councilmember Love said these employees provided snow removal in the
winter and eliminating the positions would be a loss of services year round.
Councilmember Jergensen asked Council staff to prepare a detailed breakdown of the
figures in reference to the 50/50 concrete program and the CIP fund.
Additional discussion was held on the CIP fund and planned future City improvements.
Councilmember Love said discussion for the significant changes proposed to City
Department Budgets would be held as each was scheduled for a formal briefing. Ms.
Gust-Jenson asked Council Members to submit their questions to staff. She said each
department would be able to specifically address those issues.
Councilmember Saxton asked Council staff to verify that the Building Inspector
position was being eliminated due to a decline in building permits for new
construction. Mr. Sears said he would follow-up.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Chief Dinse, Assistant Chief Atkinson, Assistant Chief Llewellyn, Jerry Burton, and
Gary Mumford briefed the Council from the attached handout. Councilmember Lambert
said the dramatic decrease in Administrative Services' budget was matched by a
dramatic increase in Management Services' budget. Mr. Burton said the Police
Department rotated personnel. He said as public needs changed so did the placement
of manpower.
Chief Dinse said budget cuts resulted in hiring and training fewer recruits. He said
most training was provided by other officers on overtime. He said to wait longer
periods of time before hiring would leave the Police Department shorthanded.
Councilmember Lambert asked how many officers the City should have. Chief Dinse said
the City was authorized for 414 officers. He said there were 13 vacancies, not
including those on military leave.
Councilmember Christensen asked if the department anticipated a large number of
officers retiring at the same time. Chief Dinse said trends showed Officers were
staying longer. He said continued insurance coverage was one factor.
Councilmember Christensen asked if eliminating a communications technician position
would leave the City vulnerable. Assistant Chief Atkinson said the remaining
technician and dispatch supervisors would pick up the work of this position.
Councilmember Buhler asked if officers were frustrated by overcrowding of County jail
facilities. Chief Dinse said the County had to make tough decisions and results were
the City' s large parolee population. He said statistically parolees committed
additional crimes.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if clerical support had been provided by temporary
services in the past. Mr. Burton said secretarial staff often did the transcription
on overtime. Assistant Chief Atkinson said a temporary service could provide several
transcribers during times of increased complaints.
Councilmember Jergensen asked how projected fuel costs were arrived at. Mr. Burton
said the projections from last year were low. He said the amount requested was to
cover the shortage and current projected fuel costs. He said the Police Department
was the largest fuel consumer in the City.
Councilmember Turner said the Pioneer Precinct had nine more officers than the
Liberty Precinct with the same operating budget. Assistant Chief Llewellyn said the
Bicycle Patrol was based in the Pioneer Precinct.
Councilmember Saxton said predicting staffing needs could eliminate costly overtime.
Chief Dinse said the department was underbudgeted for overtime. He said they relied
on attrition savings to cover a portion of costs. Mr. Burton said the most
significant contributor to overtime was dispatch. Councilmember Saxton said it would
be a disservice to have overworked employees. She said a breakdown of overtime,
other than that of sworn officers, might help determine how to staff better.
Councilmember Christensen asked if minority hiring was successful. Mr. Burton said
Tracy Vaneps, Human Resource Consultant for the Police Department, would provide
figures to the Council. Chief Dinse said recruitment was working hard to reach the
minority population.
Councilmember Love said an option to consider in the future was charging for the
Police Department' s participation at special events.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Chief Querry, Assistant Chief Littlefield, John Vuyk and Michael Sears briefed the
Council from the attached handout. Councilmember Christensen asked if response time
had been shortened by relocating the Airport Fire Station. Chief Querry said time had
been cut by approximately three minutes. He said that location housed both
residential emergency and airport emergency vehicles.
Councilmember Jergensen asked how projected fuel costs were arrived at. Mr. Vuyk
said the budget for fuel had not increased in the last three years. He said the
department was significantly underbudgeted for fuel and vehicle maintenance.
Councilmember Buhler asked the ratio of medical to fire calls. Chief Querry said 71%
of calls were medical and 21% were fire. He said unit response was different. He
said more than one unit could respond to the same call. He said there were
approximately 2600 calls with approximately 5500 units responding.
Councilmember Turner asked who paid the costs of the Airport crash units. Chief
Querry said the Salt Lake City International Airport covered costs through an
interlocal agreement.
Councilmember Saxton asked if there were advantages to having smaller vehicles in the
Fire Department fleet. She said they could respond to lesser emergencies. Chief
Querry said dispatch obtained information and determined the need of the call. He
said Gold Cross Ambulance Service responded to the lowest ranked calls, the Alpha
calls. Councilmember Saxton said it was costly to have four-man crews respond to a
large portion of others calls. Chief Querry said if the unit needed to respond to
another call, it would be hazardous to have it short staffed.
Councilmember Lambert asked if the Airport Fire Stations received larger call volumes
than other stations. Chief Querry said Station No. 11, at the Airport, had one of
the lowest call volumes.
Additional discussion was held on the ratio of fire or medical calls per fire
station.
#7. CONSIDER ADOPTING A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH
CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-44 AND 54-4-
5 (1) (A) (II) .
No Executive Session was held.
The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
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May 6, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Thursday, May 6,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Lee Martinez,
Community Development Administration Director; Elizabeth Bailey-Durst, Community
Development Administrative Assistant; David Dobbins, Community Development
Administration Deputy Director; Timothy Harpst, Transportation Director; Steve
Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Rocky Fluhart, Management Services
Chief Administrative Officer; Edna Drake, Business Licensing Administrator; LuAnn
Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Sherrie Collins, Special
Project Grants Monitoring Specialist; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy
Analyst; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Sylvia
Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Brent Wilde, Deputy
Planning Director; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Janice Lew, Associate
Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Laurie Donnell,
Budget and Policy Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Parviz Rokhva,
Public Services Technical Planner - Capital Improvement Program (CIP) ; Steve
Whittaker, Information Management Services Technology Consultant; Orion Goff,
Building Services and Licensing Building Official; Richard Johnston, Deputy City
Engineer; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:38 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said there was a formal agenda to set hearing dates associated with
the budget. She said one additional hearing needed to be advertised regarding the
50/50 concrete replacement issue. She said paperwork was not available yet but the
Recorder's Office had the information and would publish the item. She said the item
would be placed on the agenda next week to confirm the date.
#2. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S SUMMARY OF
SERVICES. View Attachment
Lee Martinez, David Dobbins, Orion Goff, and Elizabeth Durst briefed the Council with
the attached handouts and a computer presentation. Mr. Martinez said the department
consisted of approximately 117 employees and had an $8.5 million budget.
Councilmember Christensen said he understood the department was looking at a one-stop
process and asked about the implementation timeline. Mr. Martinez said a consultant
would evaluate the process and prepare a report. He said City staff would address
any issues raised by the consultant and present a proposal to the Council by late
summer.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if moving economic development to the Mayor' s Office
had been effective. Mr. Martinez said economic development required a lot of time.
He said the move allowed him to spend more time directing the department.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if any adjustments or changes were needed to the
department. Mr. Martinez said he did not see any current need for change.
Councilmember Jergensen said the report indicated 100 housing units were being
legalized annually and asked if that was a constant figure. Mr. Orion said yes.
Councilmember Jergensen said units with substandard living conditions had a negative
impact on neighborhoods. He said landlords needed to maintain properties and
aggressive enforcement was needed. Mr. Martinez said he agreed. He said the
department had lost a number of employees over the past few years and he felt that
had an impact on enforcement and service.
Councilmember Turner asked what the most common complaint was from residents. Mr.
Martinez said the majority of complaints related to business licensing. He said he
felt new staff would help resolve those issues. He said the department was
implementing training to make staff accountable for customer service. Councilmember
Turner said he felt the Council supported a one-stop counter. He said he received
complaints about impact fees and asked if they could be reviewed or adjusted. Mr.
Dobbins said the department was preparing a revision to the impact fee schedule. He
said a proposal would be presented to the Council this fall.
Councilmember Saxton asked if the 10o reduction in work force resulted from
restructuring the department. Mr. Martinez said no. Councilmember Saxton said much
of the City' s enforcement was done on a complaint basis. She asked if citizens could
be better served by having more employees monitor community activity. She said one
resource could be to have water meter readers when going from house to house notify
the City and police about potential problems. Mr. Martinez said they had not
discussed the issue but were open to reviewing options.
Councilmember Buhler asked if business license fee revenue offset costs. Mr.
Martinez said yes. He said revenues were higher than costs. Ms. Gust-Jenson said a
policy decision did not allow most fees to recover 1000 of the cost. She said it was
illegal to bring in more money than the City had expenses. She said studies had been
done and Council based the fees on those studies. Mr. Dobbins said most business
license fees were set at 75% of what the City could legally charge. He said based on
a 1998 study, the department was collecting less for business licenses than actual
costs.
Councilmember Buhler asked the department to review any boards/commissions which
utilize City resources to determine if they could be combined or eliminated and to
also review other services where funding could be shifted to higher priorities. He
said the City would be better off to put money into higher priorities and do away
with non-essential services.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005, AND RELATED ORDINANCES. View Attachment
Rocky Fluhart, Lee Martinez, David Dobbins, Sylvia Jones, Laurie Donnell, Michael
Sears, and Edna Drake briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Councilmember
Christensen asked if a traffic calming coordinator was needed. Mr. Dobbins said yes.
He said there were sufficient funds in existing Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
accounts for the next fiscal year to pay the position' s salary and benefits. He said
in the following fiscal year they would request additional traffic calming funds
through CIP.
Councilmember Lambert asked about the strategy for CIP funding. Mr. Sears said in
the past the Council only wanted project construction costs included in the CIP fund.
He said the Council shifted its policy to include all salary/benefit costs for
employee positions relating to that project in the funding. Councilmember
Christensen said if CIP projects were cut back or not funded, employees would be
eliminated. He said any costs associated with a project needed to be included in the
project.
Discussion was held on how much of the traffic calming program related to CIP.
Councilmember Lambert asked what studies had been done regarding regulatory licenses
and building permits. Mr. Martinez said a survey of Wasatch Front municipalities
showed Salt Lake City was considerably lower on many fees. He said the proposed $2
increase per employee would put the City above other municipalities. Councilmember
Lambert said he was concerned about the impact of the fee increase on downtown
businesses.
Councilmember Saxton asked if building inspectors were allocated according to
district or Citywide and commercial versus residential. Mr. Martinez said they were
Citywide and previously were specific to commercial or residential. He said the
department was moving toward cross training. Councilmember Saxton said she wanted
the department to start a process to log requests for conditional uses throughout the
City. She said then data would be available to assist future master plan
development.
Councilmember Buhler said he was concerned moving additional costs to CIP would
further erode the program. He asked if all municipalities throughout the State did a
base fee plus a per employee fee. Mr. Dobbins said along the Wasatch Front most
cities charged a per employee fee and an additional fee on top of that. Ms. Drake
said House Bill 98 required cities to perform audits. She said all cities came out
with base fees. She said employee fees were added to help cover cost of services
such as police and fire protection.
Councilmember Buhler asked if property taxes were considered in the equation. Ms.
Donnell said no. Councilmember Buhler said he wanted staff to research different
options for charging business license fees. He said he was also concerned about the
impact of higher fees on businesses.
Councilmember Lambert asked about the projected 10o increase in pension costs. Mr.
Fluhart said the State set the rate each city paid for retirement benefits and the
State had increased the rate by 10%. Councilmember Saxton asked why the State needed
the increase. Mr. Fluhart said the State did an annual actuarial study of the
retirement system and what was needed to meet their financial obligations in the
future to retirees.
Councilmember Love said Council staff needed to review business license fees and CIP
funding.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Michael Sears, LuAnn Clark, David Dobbins, Rick Graham, Tim Harpst, and Rick Johnston
briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Councilmember Christensen asked why
the continued focus on Liberty Park as opposed to another park. Councilmember Love
asked what specific improvements were planned. Mr. Graham said many projects were
linked such as sprinkler systems followed by landscaping. He said they were trying
to follow-up design funding with construction funding the following year.
Councilmember Christensen asked if other parks needed new water systems. Mr. Graham
said the irrigation problem was Citywide. He said the Liberty Park irrigation system
was complete but landscaping was needed. He said Phase IV would cost approximately $1
million and replaced four additional tennis courts, construct design improvement for
the concession stand, rebuild foundation, and improve grass, shrubs and trees.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the needs at Lindsey Park. Mr. Graham said the
needs of the community had changed and the park was not laid out to meet those needs.
He said the department wanted to reevaluate the space and meet with the community to
determine how to address the issues. He said three baseball fields needed to be
redesigned.
Councilmember Saxton asked if additional funds were available which had not been
included in the handouts. Mr. Dobbins said contingency information would be
presented to the Council during the next budget opening. He said a significant amount
of funding was recaptured from current CIP projects. He said $518,000 was available
in CIP contingency. He said if the Council approved the department's recommendations
during the June budget opening the recaptured amount would be approximately $1.4
million.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the schedule for the 900 South and 900 East project.
Mr. Dobbins said the project would be ready next summer. Ms. Clark said they
currently had $300,000 from the 2003 budget and $170, 000 had come from a special
purpose grant. Mr. Dobbins said $70, 000 was recently spent on design. Councilmember
Love asked if the estimated cost of $500,000 was in addition to the $300,000 from the
2003 budget. Mr. Dobbins said $500,000 was the amount needed to complete the project
as currently proposed if they did $200,000 in a Special Improvement District (SID) .
Councilmember Turner asked about the proposed 33/67 split for concrete replacement.
Mr. Graham said due to the difficult budget the City would reduce its cost because
they did not want to eliminate the program. Councilmember Love said concrete
replacement employees were utilized in other areas during the winter. Mr. Graham said
6.6 positions would be eliminated. Councilmember Love asked if the cut would affect
service. Mr. Graham said yes. He said the layoffs would be felt in other areas
during winter months.
Councilmember Jergensen asked what the monetary difference was between 50o and 66%.
Mr. Graham said $62, 000, but the figure did not include staff costs. Mr. Sears said
staff costs of approximately $560,000 were included as a reduction in the
department's budget. Councilmember Jergensen said this was an important program and
asked how this would impact other improvements and rehabilitation. Mr. Graham said
the 50/50 program was cut in half last year and this proposal was a further
reduction. Councilmember Lambert said the City needed to reevaluate cutting the
program. Councilmember Jergensen said if the City was not saving a significant
amount of money by cutting the program then the program was important enough to
continue.
Councilmember Christensen said Council received a briefing on the need to rebuild the
fleet facility. He asked if the City wanted to bond for the project this year. Mr.
Graham said the cost was approximately $7.1 million. He said he was not aware of
plans to bond. He said the project was reviewed under CIP but was determined that it
could not be funded from CIP this year. Mr. Sears said bond information was included
in the handout. He said the cost would be $370,000 if the City bonded for the entire
$7.1 million. He said funding was not proposed under current CIP. Councilmember
Christensen said monies had been expended and it would be helpful to know before June
what the plan was to address this facility.
Councilmember Buhler asked what was planned on 1500 East, 1700 East and 1900 East for
traffic calming. Mr. Harpst said 1700 East and 1900 East were being prepared for
testing with a combination of things requested by the Council. He said the committee
was reviewing 1500 East for options so a proposed plan was not available.
Councilmember Buhler asked if $60,000 was enough to accomplish the projects. Mr.
Harpst said yes. Councilmember Buhler said speed bumps could not be built on 1700
East and 1900 East because the streets were emergency routes. Mr. Harpst said
current proposal complied with the Fire Department' s recommendations. Councilmember
Buhler asked Mr. Harpst to recheck the information on speed bumps and speed tables
and get back to him.
Councilmember Buhler said there was no money for the next ten priorities. Mr. Harpst
said that was correct. He said he felt by the end of next fiscal year, they would be
able to go through the planning and testing process with several of the priorities.
He said then they would ask for CIP funding for the following year.
Councilmember Jergensen asked due to monetary constraints if the department
anticipated finding monies to do the ten priority projects in the next fiscal year.
He asked what the estimated cost was. Mr. Harpst said the request was for
approximately $250,000 for construction plus operations. He said if a traffic
calming coordinator was included in CIP then the request would be for approximately
$320,000. Councilmember Jergensen asked how much was needed on an annual basis to
maintain a consistent traffic calming program. Mr. Harpst said the current program
cost $300,000 to $350,000 per year.
Councilmember Saxton asked about Fenway/Strong Court projects. Ms. Clark said
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) would pay for one street design. She said
bond counsel said the City needed to set aside enough CIP money to match half of the
citizens' participation in the Special Improvement District (SID) program.
Councilmember Saxton asked how much the SID was for the streets. Ms. Clark said
approximately $300,000. Councilmember Saxton asked if the City had received an
application from either street. Ms. Clark said the City had not contacted them
because the match portion needed to be in place first. Councilmember Saxton said the
Council needed to appropriate $140, 000 and then contact the residents. She said the
City could then utilize $20,000 appropriated for design. Ms. Clark said that was
correct.
Discussion was held on the need for sidewalk improvements. Ms. Gust-Jenson asked if
the Administration was projecting that the City could get the same amount of sidewalk
work done with the new proposal. She said she did not see how 6. 6 employees could
add up to a savings of $500, 000. Mr. Graham said he would get the information to the
Council.
Councilmember Christensen said the Council needed to discuss potential uses for $1.4
million in contingency prior to June. Mr. Sears said discussion could be held and
funding earmarked for the next budget amendment. He said the actual appropriation
would not take place until the second week in June. Councilmember Christensen said
he was concerned about putting off the fleet building replacement. He said he felt
the Council needed to move forward on this issue. He said the item needed to be
revisited before the budget was finalized.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about ADA transition at City parks. Ms. Clark said the
board considered ADA a critical issue but when the Mayor's priorities were moved
around there was not enough money. She said some ADA money was included in CDBG
because of CIP funded areas not CDBG eligible. Councilmember Jergensen asked in
terms of local street rehabilitation, if the Administration had identified where the
$1 million would be spent. Mr. Johnston said yes. He said the original request was
for $1.5 million and included seven or eight streets. He said they would provide
information about the allocation.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about funding for 200 South reconstruction. He said
RDA had discussed a $1.3 million budget allocation for a light extension. He asked
if there was any benefit in taking a portion of the money for design and engineering
costs and spread the balance out over a few years. Mr. Johnston said 200 South
needed to be rebuilt in conjunction with the light rail project. Council Members had
questions about the project being eligible for local match. Mr. Harpst said he
thought it was eligible but he needed to get back to the Council. He said he thought
the design portion needed to be done this year. Mr. Sears said staff would contact
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) in addition to working with the Mayor' s Office and come
back to the Council.
#5. REVIEW THE UPCOMING BUDGET SCHEDULE AND IDENTIFY INITIAL ISSUES OF INTEREST OR
CONCERN. View Attachment
Michael Sears, Gary Mumford, Sylvia Jones, and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with
the attached handouts. Councilmember Love asked Mr. Sears to calculate the CIP
budget at 8%. Councilmember Buhler asked how the telecommunications right-of-way fee
proposal was different from last year's proposal. Mr. Fluhart said there were some
changes but it was basically the same proposal as last year. He said they needed to
meet with industry representatives for input on the proposal. He said the
methodology for calculating the fee was different.
Councilmember Christensen said he was concerned with the transfer of the special
assessment coordinator position and that the fee might not be distributed based on
all SID's. He said it was not fair for new SIDs to bear the full cost. He said he
wanted to see how cost was allocated. Mr. Sears said he would work with the
Administration. Councilmember Christensen said he wanted the Rose Park Lighting
District to get a proportionate share.
Councilmember Jergensen requested more review on the 50/50 program. He said this was
an area where dollars could be leveraged to fix small overlooked projects. He said
the City used half of the Library's available parking. He said the library budget
was being assessed 100o for maintenance requirements. He said the City might need to
review the issue.
Councilmember Jergensen said he wanted more information on the Justice Court. Mr.
Sears said staff would provide more information. Councilmember Jergensen said the
Justice Court had been operating for approximately two years. He said something was
needed to objectively look at how the City was managing and operating the Justice
Court.
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted the Council to consider the option that if
telecommunication fees were raised the revenue should be earmarked or appropriated
for underground installation of wire. She said additional franchise agreement
revenues could also be earmarked for underground power. Mr. Sears asked if the City
would pay to bury service provider's lines. Councilmember Saxton said yes.
Councilmember Turner said he agreed with Councilmember Jergensen on the Justice
Court. He said the City was trying to increase downtown parking. He said if they
were going to provide free parking maybe the money should come from RDA. He said the
City could take $200, 000 and use it for concrete replacement. Councilmember
Jergensen said the Council asked in December for a statistical response in terms of
if free parking increased sales. Ms. Gust-Jenson said they had decided it would be
difficult to provide that information because there were so many variables.
Councilmember Lambert said he did not reject telecommunication right-of-way fees. He
said parking was a problem when shopping downtown and agreed that might be an
appropriate RDA expenditure. He said they were briefed on the Justice Court during
the budget amendment. He said the City had made a commitment to a Justice Court
process and the process needed to work.
Councilmember Lambert asked about the Economic Development Corporation of Utah
(EDCU) . He said the Mayor proposed a larger cut but could the City unilaterally cut
$130,000. Mr. Sears said he would check to see how the formula was calculated and
assessed to cities. Councilmember Lambert said the City needed to discuss local
lobbying service. He said he was not prepared to allocate $50, 000 but he saw a need
for the service. He said he supported the youth recreation fee increases and the
Sorenson Center supervisory position.
Councilmember Saxton said the administration had said there were a number of other
grants that could be used for CIP that put the City above 9%. She said the City kept
trying to get businesses to relocate to Salt Lake City and she felt raising business
license fees was moving in the wrong direction. Councilmember Buhler said he was
also concerned about the business license increase. He said there would be a
property tax increase because of the voter approved bonds. He said 2/3' s of that
increase would fall on commercial properties.
Councilmember Jergensen said there was a 20 year plan for CIP and the City was in the
eighth year of that plan. Mr. Sears said the Administration had completed updating
the plan for the first time. Councilmember Jergensen asked before Council decided on
CIP priorities, if they would get a chance to review the draft. Ms. Gust-Jenson said
the Council could decide on the issues they needed to decide on and defer all other
decisions until they had additional information.
Councilmember Love referred to the attached calendar. Council Members reviewed the
budget schedule.
#6. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-
5 (1) (a) (ii) .
No Executive Session was held.
The meeting adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
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May 4, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, May 4,
2004 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Canton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, and Dave Buhler.
Absent: Councilmember Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of
Staff; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Deeda Seed, Mayor' s
Communication Director; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative
Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Michael Sears, Council Budget and
Policy Analyst; Lee Martinez, Director of Community and Economic Development; LuAnn
Clark, Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development; Diana Karrenberg, Community
Affairs Manager; Janet Wolf, Mayor's Youth Services Program Director; Tim Harpst,
Transportation Director; Gordon Hoskins, Controller; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst;
Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Pat Peterson,
Construction Coordinator; Nancy Tessman, Library Director; Roger Sandack, Library
Board President; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Brenda Hancock,
Human Resource Division Director; Jamey Knighton, Labor Relations Specialist; Rick
Graham, Director of Public Services; Parviz Rokhva, Public Services Technical
Planner; Kevin Bergstrom, Public Services Deputy Director; Dennis McKone, Fire
Chief' s Administrative Assistant/Media Relations; Chief of Police, Charles Dinse;
Jerry Burton, Police Administrative Services Manager and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy
Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Buhler recommended a change to the minutes of
April 13, 2004. Councilmember Buhler said the change correctly stated the motion
which Councilmember Turner made regarding Item #2 of Unfinished Business, that the
City make no financial pledge in connection with bonds to be issued by the Utah
Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA) . Ms. Gust-Jenson said Items 4
and 5 of the consent agenda would be rescheduled due to a problem with publication.
#2. INTERVIEW NANCY PACE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING
TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD.
Ms. Pace reviewed her resume for the Council. She said working with the Community
Action Team and the Division of Children and Family Services had given her a
perspective of the desperate need for special housing. Councilmember Saxton said the
Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board (HTFAB) worked to establish mixed income housing.
She said the HTFAB for the City was funded by the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) . She
asked Ms. Pace for input regarding mixed income housing and funding the RDA.
Councilmember Jergensen said there were a number of housing funds in the City from
which applicants could draw. He said the major issue was the absence of a housing
policy that would drive each of the funds. He asked for suggestions.
#3. INTERVIEW BRUCE MIYA PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS
DESIGN BOARD.
Mr. Miya said this would be his second term on the board. He said he was an architect
and had enjoyed serving on the Arts Design Board.
#4. INTERVIEW L. G. (BUZZ) CUTLER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT AS PART-
TIME JUSTICE COURT JUDGE.
Mr. Cutler said he had been an attorney for 25 years and had been a prosecutor for
various cities within Salt Lake County. He said he had done general defense work and
had worked in juvenile court represented parents in juvenile court. Councilmember
Saxton asked how many hours he anticipated working as a Judge. Mr. Cutler said he
understood there was no guarantee for working any hours. Councilmember Saxton asked
why he was interested in working as a judge. Mr. Cutler said it was important to
improve quality of life.
#5. RECEIVE A PRESENTATION REGARDING UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY (UTA) COMMUTER RAIL. View
Attachment
Steve Meyer and Andrea Packer briefed the Council on the Commuter Rail Project from
Salt Lake City to Weber County with the attached handout, which was a power point
presentation. (See attachment) . Mr. Meyer said this was part of Salt Lake City's
transportation plan. Mr. Myer said nine stations were proposed. He said there would
be one station in each of the following cities: Pleasant View, Ogden at Union
Station, Roy, Clearfield, the Historic downtown area of Layton, Farmington, Woods
Cross, and Salt Lake City. Councilmember Buhler asked if UTA currently had enough
operating funds for this project without adding a tax increase. Mr. Meyer said that
was correct. Councilmember Christensen asked what parking facilities would be provide
at each of the stations. Mr. Meyer said UTA would provide parking at each stations.
He said the intention was to acquire land need for parking and build 600 of the
demand for the year 2030.
Councilmember Turner asked about the impact to neighborhoods due to the HUB. Mr.
Meyer said it was hard to tell what the impact would be. He said accessibility to
transit helped urban neighborhoods better interact with the City. Councilmember
Saxton asked what the width of the purchased right-of-way was. Mr. Meyer said width
varied from as narrow as 20 feet to as wide as 100 feet. Councilmember Saxton asked
if other intermodal structures would be built at the commuter stops. Mr. Meyers said
the stops would have park and ride lots and bus bays. Councilmember Saxton asked if
there would be bus transportation to and from the stops. Mr. Meyer said bus service
would be re-routed to meet the needs of commuters to get to stops.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if the park and ride lots would be free and if busses
would be at the lots. Mr. Meyer said they were evaluating the options as part of the
financial plan. Councilmember Jergensen asked what the local match component was that
the City would need to come up with. Mr. Meyer said capital portions of the project
would be identified.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY FUND FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2004-2005. View Attachment
Russ Weeks, Nancy Tessman and Roger Sandack presented the Library Budget with
attached handout. Councilmember Christensen asked for a more precise list of the
proposed cuts.
#7. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 52-4-4 AND § 52-4-5 (1) (A)
(II) .
Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
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April 20, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, April 20,
2004 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council
Executive Director; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Boyd
Ferguson, Assistant City Attorney; Larry Spendlove; Assistant City Attorney; Rocky
Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Steve
Fawcett, Deputy Director of Management Services; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst;
Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; D. J. Baxter, Mayor's Senior Advisor; Janet Wolf,
Mayor' s Youth City Program Director; Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs Manager;
Yolanda Francisco-Nez, Mayor's Executive Office Assistant; Blythe Nobleman, Minority
Affairs & Community Coordinator; Annette Daley, Community Affairs Analyst; Gwen
Springmeyer, Community Affairs Analyst; Barry Esham, Community Affairs Analyst;
Pauline Peck, Constituent Service Specialist; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison;
Michael Sears, Council Budget & Policy Analyst; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and
Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Marge Harvey, Constituent Liaison; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Lee Martinez,
Director of Community and Economic Development; David Dobbins, Deputy Director of
Community Development, Alison McFarlane, Senior Advisor for Economic Development;
LeRoy Hooton, Director of Public Utilities; Stephanie Duer, Water Conservation
Coordinator; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; John Vuyk, Fire Department Assistant
Financial Manager; Dennis McKone, Fire Administrative Assistant/Media Relations;
Nancy Boskoff, Arts Council Executive Director; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy
Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No Executive Director report given. See file M 04-5 for Announcements.
#2. INTERVIEW PAUL HEATH PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS
COUNCIL.
Mr. Heath said he was a life time Salt Lake City resident and Artist. He said
he had been commissioned to do the etched windows at Franklin Covey Field. He said
he wanted like to give his service as a visual artist to the community.
#3. INTERVIEW KEITH BARTHOLOMEW PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Mr. Bartholomew said he was a professor of Urban Planning at the University of
Utah. He said he had been a resident of Salt Lake City for six years and he was
excited to help direct transit policies. Councilmember Christensen asked Mr.
Bartholomew his perception of the relationship between Utah Department of
Transportation (UDOT) and the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) . Mr. Bartholomew said
transit and roadway systems needed to work together. He said getting transit users
to the platform needed to be focused on.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if other cities bus and rail integration had been
successful. Mr. Bartholomew said in Los Angeles integration had not been successful.
He said a systematic review of service guidelines provided by UTA was needed. He
said recognition of land use patterns determined patrons for the system. He said
priorities needed to be set with regard to land-use patterns and riders.
Councilmember Saxton said Salt Lake City was the only municipality which had an
appointment to the transportation board. She said all other appointments came from
the County.
Councilmember Saxton asked Mr. Bartholomew if his perception was that light rail
was for commuters. Mr. Bartholomew said around the Country weekend rider-ship was
comparable to week day rider-ship. He said that meant people used public transit for
other reasons than getting to work.
Councilmember Saxton asked Mr. Bartholomew to look at the balance between Salt
Lake City and other municipalities with regard to use of public transit.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SUMMARY OF SERVICES. View
Attachment
Chief Quarry and John Vuyk briefed the Council with a power point presentation.
Chief Quarry said the Fire Department responded to fires, medical problems, hazardous
materials circumstances and other events. He said they protected life, property, the
environment, and insured quality of life.
He said management of the Fire Department was directed by the Mayor and the City
Council. He said fire dispatch had been separated from Police but was still
connected. He said they had received a National accreditation from the National
Academy of Emergency Dispatchers. He said this accreditation showed reaching the 95%
compliance rate.
Chief Quarry reviewed the Training and Apparatus Division including Special
Operations, Heavy Rescue, and Urban Search and Rescue. He reviewed the Medical
Division, including emergency medical services, fitness, CERT program and life
support. He reviewed the Fire Prevention Division including inspections and fire
investigations.
Chief Quarry reviewed the Operations Division. He said this was the largest
division and was comprised of individuals working at fire stations. He said there
were 14 stations in the City including the aircraft rescue fire fighter (ARF) at the
Airport.
Chief Quarry said the average response time was five minutes or less, 83% of the
time. He said this time was well above the National Average of cities of over
100,000. He said the average response for life saving situations was two minutes and
38 seconds. He reviewed all 14 station locations and the specialty of each station.
He reviewed statistics regarding fire calls.
Chief Quarry said the Fire Department was interested in the environment and
recycled at each station. He reported on the cooperative effort between the Police
Department, Salt Lake County and community involvement.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the dispatch system being separated from the
Police Department. Chief Quarry said the expertise of dispatch personnel and the
type of dispatch for the Fire Department and the Police Department were different. He
said certifications for each were different.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the 20 hours per month of training for each
fireman. She asked about the size difference between Salt Lake City and Salt Lake
County. Chief Quarry said there were some size differences. He said Salt Lake City
had more professionals but the County had more total staff.
Councilmember Turner asked about response time on the west side of town. Chief
Quarry said mutual aid agreements worked well. He said in 2003, 137 calls were
answered by the mutual aid agreement and Salt Lake City answered 131 mutual aid
agreement calls. He said there were approximately 1500 calls on the east side and
1200 on the west side.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S OFFICE SUMMARY OF SERVICES. View
Attachment
Mayor Anderson, Sam Guevara, and Yolanda Nez briefed the Council with a power
point presentation. Mr. Guevara reviewed Mayor's Office staff. He said there were
21 full time employees who He reviewed staff projects. He reviewed the 900 South
railroad line, the Library open space, SLC Green, the environmental programs,
recycling projects, and new fleet management interceptors.
Mr. Guevara reviewed why Salt Lake City was the best place to live, the flag
program, new middle of the street parking, jazz festival, the revolving loan program,
community affairs, minority affairs, good neighborhood resource guide, executive
support staff, grant programs, Clean City program, Intermodal HUB project, and the
alcohol, drug and tobacco task force.
Councilmember Christensen asked were the Mayor's staff was located. He asked if
staff positions had changed. Mayor Anderson explained how staff and programs had
changed.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPECIAL EVENTS AND SIDEWALK
ENTERTAINERS AND ARTISTS. View Attachment
Rick Graham, Russell Weeks, Boyd Ferguson, Larry Spendlove and Nancy Boskoff
briefed the Council with attached handout. Councilmember Buhler asked what the
affect would be if an ordinance was not passed. Mr. Graham said artists and
entertainers would be able to set up and display and entertain in the public right-
of-way and special event areas with no permit. He said the only restrictions would
be littering, creating a public nuisance or blocking the sidewalk. Mr. Spendlove
said the sidewalk ordinance restricted sales of certain items and did not include
art. He said the ordinance also was restricted to certain areas. He said unless the
ordinance was passed the City would be in violation of the Constitution of the United
States.
Councilmember Buhler said the Downtown Alliance had received a permit for the
Farmer' s Market and had requested an event permit for the whole Pioneer Park area.
He said they were only given a portion of the park on the permit. Mr. Graham said
the Alliance was not able to demonstrate the need for the entire park. He said the
City needed to maintain some public space. He said the attempt was to balance the
needs of the Alliance with the public's needs. A discussion was held regarding the
use of sidewalks and groups wanting to participate outside of events.
Mr. Graham reviewed the proposed ordinance. He said the recommendation was for
no permit or fees. Councilmember Turner asked about artists and entertainers being
in a clustered area. Mr. Graham said the proposed ordinance allowed clustering.
#7. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING PERMIT FEE REFUNDS. View
Attachment
Michael Sears briefed the Council with the attached hand out. The Council did
not want to change the ordinance. Councilmember Love said there was a policy which
did not waive permit fees for non-profit agencies. Mr. Sears said the Administration
was currently reviewing the ordinance and could have amendments to bring before the
Council. He asked if Council Members wanted to be lobbied for each request and if
staff should spend time addressing concerns.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said a new category needed to be opened in order to grant fee
reimbursement.
A discussion was held regarding services the City provided for permit fees.
Council Members did not want to change the policy at this time.
#8. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 52-4-4 AND § 52-4-
5 (1) (A) (II) .
Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
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April 13, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, April 13,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary Mumford,
Deputy Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Michael Sears, Council
Budget and Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine,
Council Planning and Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Edwin
Rutan, City Attorney; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities
Director; Jeffrey Niermeyer, Public Utilities Deputy Director; Stephanie Duer, Water
Conservation Coordinator; Kendrick Cowley, City Recorder; Steve Whittaker,
Information Management Technology Consultant; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City
Attorney; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; LuAnn Clark, Housing
and Neighborhood Development Director; Tim Campbell, Director of Airports; Russell
Pack, Airport Commercial and Administration Division Director; Joseph Moratalla,
Airport Financial Analysis Manager; Jodi Howick, Assistant City Attorney; Barbara
Gann, Airport Public Relations and Marketing Director; Steve Domino, Airport Planning
Director; Jay Bingham, Airport Finance and Accounting Director; Pete Higgins, Airport
Maintenance Director; Randy Berg, Airport Operations Director; Kevin Robins, Airport
Engineering Division Director; Paula Blum, Airport Administrative Assistant; and
Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cindy Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Lambert needed to be recused from discussions on
UTOPIA and Odyssey House. She said the Council could vote on all other agenda items
before Councilmember Lambert left. She said additional UTOPIA information had been
given to the Council including an e-mail from Paul Morris. She said the e-mail
addressed the issue of recovering membership and feasibility costs.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said under Senate Bill 66, the Council needed a majority vote by
April 15, 2004 to back the bonds. She said the City was currently a member of UTOPIA
and an affirmative vote was needed to withdraw. She said there was an interlocal
agreement regarding UTOPIA membership which was being revised and would come back to
each city in the next 4-5 weeks. She said a vote would be taken by the Council to
continue the membership. She said the Administration was available for questions.
No questions were asked.
Announcements were not discussed.
#2. INTERVIEW JOAN FAIRBANKS REYNOLDS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS COUNCIL.
Ms. Reynolds said her background was in education and music. She said she valued and
supported the arts and had served on art related organizations. She said she
appreciated being considered for the board and looked forward to serving the
community.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF AIRPORTS' SUMMARY OF SERVICES.
View Attachment
Tim Campbell, Jay Bingham, Gary Mumford, and Russ Pack briefed the Council with the
attached handout and a computer presentation. Councilmember Buhler asked about the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) East Downwind proposal. Mr. Campbell said he
understood there were funding issues which needed to be resolved. He said he assumed
the proposal would move forward but airport consultants were preparing alternatives
and potential responses. Councilmember Buhler asked if public hearings would be
held. Mr. Campbell said he did not have a current timetable but would update the
Council. Councilmember Christensen asked how the City originally got into the airport
business. Mr. Campbell said it was common for cities to operate airports, though
some airports were operated by the State. He said Salt Lake City began developing
the airport in the 1920's.
Councilmember Christensen asked about the structural integrity of Terminal One
facilities. Mr. Campbell said the terminal was constructed in 1960 and the second
terminal in 1978. He said the interiors had been modified several times and would
undergo further modification as part of the rework to accommodate security equipment
and update the baggage claim areas. He said the structures were solid but they did
not meet earthquake standards.
Mr. Campbell said the airport would continue to use those facilities until passenger
volumes required a change. Councilmember Christensen asked about recently negotiated
airline contracts. Mr. Campbell said these were three year contracts and the first
year was almost complete. He said the trend around the country was for shorter
length contracts. He said the average was five years but some airports went month-
to-month. He said the airport preferred short-term contracts due to low debt
structure which was approximately $65 million. Councilmember Jergensen asked about
financial support from airlines relative to long-term expansion. Mr. Campbell said
currently there was not enough support due to low demand. He said Delta's business
model had changed since 911 and until their financial condition improved he did not
think it would be in the City's best interest to move forward. He said when the
timing was right airport would put a business plan together that would be acceptable
to carriers and allow the airport to build new facilities.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if other large cargo operations would be coming to the
airport in the future. Mr. Campbell said not in the near future. He said the cargo
industry consolidated several years ago but would expand when the economy rebounded.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about the future of the airline industry. Mr. Campbell
said some airlines would have to consolidate but others such as Southwest and United
were moving in the right direction. He said Delta would continue to struggle until
they resolved labor issues.
Councilmember Turner asked about other Delta hubs. Mr. Campbell said as the third
largest hub, Salt Lake was very competitive. He said even though Delta was
struggling financially, the airport was in a good position. Councilmember Turner
asked about 82 acres of surplus property mentioned in the staff report. Mr. Pack
said the parcel was located on the east side of 2200 West between 600 and 2100 North.
He said he understood the property was being developed through the City's Property
Management Division. He said an outstanding debt to the City's general fund would be
forgiven by the property transaction.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the number of employees compared to other airports
of compatible size. Mr. Campbell said the number was about average but varied
between airports depending on the type of functions performed by staff and how much
was outsourced.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE
AIRPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004/2005. View Attachment
Tim Campbell briefed the Council with the attached handout. Councilmember
Saxton asked about salary comparisons. Mr. Campbell said the medium to low salaries
were benchmarked with airports of similar size. Councilmember Saxton asked about the
proposed change to the pension plan. Mr. Campbell said the airport anticipated the
total change would cost approximately $3 million. He said the annual impact to the
budget was approximately $400,000 per year.
Councilmember Saxton asked about additional personnel. Mr. Campbell said the budget
did not include a request for new employees and 15 positions would not be funded.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the timeframe for expanding the airport. Mr.
Campbell said the target date was 2011. He said the timeframe could fluctuate based
on market changes. Councilmember Saxton asked how the amount of revenue generated by
the Salt Lake hub compared to other Delta hubs. Mr. Campbell said recent figures
supplied by Delta showed none of their hubs were making money. Councilmember Lambert
said he understood the airport was going to give additional benefits or concessions
to airlines this year.
Mr. Campbell said that was correct. He said the contract included a 36 cent
passenger rebate which carriers would receive at the end of fiscal year. He said the
rebate was intended to help them during tough financial times and provide an
incentive for them to install new services to generate more passengers.
Councilmember Lambert asked why the airport recommended 3% pay increases for non-
AFSCME employees. Mr. Campbell said the figure was used as a place marker until the
actual budget was determined. He said he understood the 3% was not likely to occur
so their expenses would be lower than originally estimated.
Councilmember Lambert said there was a modest decline in passenger use and asked why
operational expenses were up nearly 10%. Mr. Campbell said the increase included the
passenger rebate and the projected purchase of airline loading bridges/jetways. He
said the purchase was part of the agreement with the airlines. Councilmember Lambert
asked if the airport had evaluated capital improvement needs and determined how to
proceed. Mr. Campbell said a committee reviewed capital needs focusing on safety,
security, and maintenance. He said airfield maintenance was an ongoing project. He
said federal and state funding was utilized to minimize impact on airlines. He said
proposals were reviewed on several levels before being presented to the Council.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR PUBLIC
UTILITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004/2005. View Attachment
LeRoy Hooton, Jeff Niermeyer, Jim Lewis, and Gary Mumford briefed the Council with
the attached handout. Councilmember Jergensen asked if the additional 3% water rate
increase proposed for 2005 was related to conservation. Mr. Niermeyer said no. He
said the increase was for capital improvements. Mr. Lewis said the total 13%
increase basically paid the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) assessment.
Mr. Lewis said the 13% increase would not generate enough revenue to meet the $7
million payment needed for MWD. He said some debt service decrease would be realized
next year. Councilmember Jergensen asked about 2006. Mr. Lewis said an additional
$9 million bond was needed for a county water line replacement program to bring water
lines up to fire protection standards. Councilmember Jergensen asked if the Council
could expect to see an additional increase in water rates. Mr. Lewis said yes. He
said further increases were anticipated beyond the current request for 3% in 2005 and
6% in 2006. He said a $165 million capital improvement program needed to be funded
over the next ten years. He said 43% would be requested over an eight year cycle.
Mr. Lewis said the City's consultant recommended a 48% rate increase. He said the
department revised CIP and operating costs which reduced the proposed percentage from
48% to 43%. Councilmember Lambert said citizens were frustrated because they felt
their conservation efforts resulted in cost increases. He asked why the department
recommended 3% pay increases for employees. Mr. Lewis said the figure was estimated
because the department's budget was prepared early in the year to start the budget
process. He said the impact to the department was approximately $50, 000.
Councilmember Christensen said under the MWD agreement the City's obligation was $7
million. He asked what Sandy City's obligation was. Mr. Niemeyer said approximately
$3 million. Councilmember Christensen asked about Sandy' s ownership shares in MWD.
Mr. Niemeyer said approximately 65% in terms of new facilities. He said under the
old payment method Salt Lake City customers subsidized Sandy customers.
Councilmember Christensen said there was some controversy last year regarding MWD and
asked about their current status. Mr. Niermeyer said MWD was working to stay within
the budget established in the contract. Councilmember Christensen asked if there was
any concern they would exceed costs. Mr. Niermeyer said it was too early to tell but
the City continued to remind them that cost controls needed to be maintained.
Councilmember Christensen said he was concerned if department reserves got too low
the City would be asked to cover shortfalls. Mr. Lewis said the potential for that
to happen was minimal. He said the department had a large pay-as-you-go cash balance
for the City Creek treatment plant which could be utilized if necessary. He said
other major purchases would not be made until November or December when funding was
in place.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the basis for rate increases. Mr. Lewis said rate
increases were being proposed to handle capital improvements. Councilmember Buhler
asked if the Council would continue to see requests for rate increases. Mr. Lewis
said under current plans rate increases were needed for at least the next eight
years. Councilmember Saxton asked how the City compared to other western cities
regarding water prices and usage. Mr. Niemeyer said the City was in the lower third
in terms of the price of water. He said the City's per capita use was one of the
lowest in the State at 218 gallons. Mr. Hooton said the State' s goal was 241.
Councilmember Saxton asked if there was a minimum fee for water service. Mr.
Niemeyer said minimum billing/administrative costs were $5.62. Councilmember Saxton
asked if there was any advantage for the City to bottle water. Mr. Niemeyer said the
idea had been discussed but the City could not compete with established companies
like Coca-Cola which had the marketing ability to move a lot of water.
Councilmember Turner asked about cash reserves for the City Creek Water Treatment
Plant renovation. Mr. Lewis said reserves were built for a number of years so the
department could pay cash for the renovation. He said they were concerned about
cutting reserves too low but if the renovations were not made a lot of money would be
wasted just to keep the plant running. He said the design was in place and
postponing the project would cost more money.
Councilmember Turner asked what percentage of the City's water supply came from the
City Creek facility. Mr. Hooton said approximately 8%. He said it was a critical
water source for the Avenues and downtown fire protection. Councilmember Love said
water impact fees were increasing and asked how the City compared to surrounding
communities. Mr. Niemeyer said comparisons were outlined on Page 4 in the handout.
Councilmember Christensen said the Council of Governments held a meeting regarding
fluoridation. He said some communities were petitioning the County Council to place
the issue back on the ballot. He said he assumed the City had already invested
capital funds. Mr. Hooton said all City wells had been treated except one located on
Canyon Road. Councilmember Christensen asked how much money had been spent on
improvements.
Mr. Niermeyer said approximately $2.3 million. Councilmember Christensen said a
suggestion was made that communities wishing to continue fluoridation needed to send
a letter to the Council of Governments. He said the Mayor' s Office indicated a
willingness to sign the letter with the Council. He asked if the Council wanted to
submit a letter. Council Members were in favor of having staff prepare a joint
letter with the Mayor's Office.
Councilmember Love asked for more information about a position being added to the
sewer fund. Mr. Lewis said this was not a new position. He said due to the $25
million capital improvement project being constructed at the reclamation plant an
engineering position was being transferred from the water fund to help with
construction. Mr. Hooton said overall the department was losing employees.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the proposal to increase business fees regarding
sewer waste strengths. Mr. Niermeyer said the department' s goal was to slow down the
rate, strength, and volume going to the treatment plant. Councilmember Saxton asked
if the decrease in residential water use created a problem with waste handling. Mr.
Niermeyer said the only impact was a loss of revenue in the sewer utility.
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted the department to find ways to utilize meter
readers for other City services. Mr. Hooton said they would follow-up on the
request.
Councilmember Christensen asked about cost savings between manually reading meters
and using radio readings. He said the cost for reading meters in Glendale, Rose Park
and Central City was 60 cents per month. He said radio readings could be utilized
above Eleventh Avenue and Wastach during winter months when it was difficult to read
meters.
Councilmember Jergensen asked for more information on secondary water. Mr. Niermeyer
said a department consultant was looking at capital infrastructure costs to implement
a re-use demonstration project. He said other departments were involved in
identifying potential areas with high concentrations of green space which would be
amendable for re-use projects. Mr. Hooton said the department was trying to get
Torso, the City' s largest water user, to take/treat the City' s effluent.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if that would be done on site or required City
participation. Mr. Niermeyer said the consultant was exploring options.
Councilmember Jergensen said the Council looked forward to a follow-up report.
#6. HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING CDBG, ESG, HOPWA, AND HOME PROGRAMS.
(Unfinished Business Item F-1) View Attachment
Councilmember Love said she felt CDBG decisions would be simple and if needed, a
discussion could be held in the formal meeting prior to the vote.
#7. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5
(1) (a) (ii) .
Executive Session was not held.
The meeting adjourned at 6:51 p.m.
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April 8, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Thursday, April 8,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary Mumford,
Deputy Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Janice
Jardine, Council Planning and Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Edwin
Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn Pace, Assistant City Attorney; Max Peterson, City
Engineer; Jeff Rowley, Risk Management Specialist; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; Kay Christensen,
Budget Analyst; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Kevin Bergstrom, Public
Services Deputy Director; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner; Marilyn Lewis,
West Salt Lake/Environmental Planning; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects
Planner; Zim Gill, City Prosecutor; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants
Monitoring Specialist; Steve Wetherell, Golf Manager; Nikki Bown, Public Services
Communications Manager; Greg Davis, Public Services Finance Director; Parviz Rokhva,
Public Services Technical Planner/CIP; Russell Pack, Airport
Commercial/Administration Division Director; Jodi Howick, Assistant City Attorney;
Janet Wolf, Youth City Division Program Director; Jeffrey Niermeyer, Public Utilities
Deputy Director; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Stephen Oliver,
Facilities Division Manager; Lamont Nelson, Fleet Division Manager; and Scott
Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No items were discussed.
#2. INTERVIEW ESTHER HUNTER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) .
Ms. Hunter said she had lived in Salt Lake most of her life and worked for several
businesses. She said she had time to serve the community and wanted to see things
properly maintained. Council Members said this was an important position and wanted
Ms. Hunter to provide input to the Council and address both existing and potential
infrastructure needs.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
APPROXIMATELY 1551 AND 1545 WEST 200 SOUTH FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1-5000)
TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (CN) PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-10. View Attachment
Cheri Coffey, Merilyn Lewis, Doug Wheelwright, and Janice Jardine briefed the Council
with the attached handout. Councilmember Turner said the sites had been empty
approximately five years and the City had tried to redevelop them into housing. He
said the focus of the neighborhood and Poplar Grove Community Council was to increase
housing. He said he did not see any support for the rezoning. He said the
intersection was a problem because of train whistles.
Councilmember Turner said a quiet zone would allow residential housing. He suggested
the zoning be denied and that the Council work with the Administration to set up a
quiet zone. He said he felt the neighborhood would be improved with a larger quiet
zone and no commercial business. Councilmember Love asked who initiated the petition.
Ms. Jardine said Shaw Homes who was the property owner.
Councilmember Jergensen said the petitioner wanted to rezone the property to CG. He
said the Planning Commission (PC) recommended Neighborhood Commercial (CN) . He said
he thought Councilmember Turner would be in favor of a small retail such as a grocery
store. He asked if in the past there had been residential or development interest in
that area other than Shaw Homes. Councilmember Turner said no. Ms. Coffey said this
was the first proposal to build single family homes on the property. She said
planning staff felt this was not an appropriate area for single family homes because
of close proximity to the railroad and the freeway.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the City was discouraging homes on the site. Ms.
Coffey said that was correct. Councilmember Buhler asked if homes could legally be
built on the property. Ms. Lewis said yes but financing would be difficult. She said
the community was concerned about who would develop this as a residential area.
Councilmember Buhler said maybe single family homes should not be built if there
where concerns about who should develop it.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the cost to do a quiet zone and how far the zone
would extend. Ms. Jardine said they wanted the zone to go from I-15 to Redwood Road.
She said Redevelopment Agency (RDA) staff was reviewing the 900 South and West
Capital Hill areas. She said they intended to add the rest of the Westside railroad
areas.
Councilmember Christensen said the R-1-5000 site west of Montgomery Street was being
staked. He asked if someone was building there. Mr. Wheelwright said yes.
Councilmember Christensen asked if they were single family homes. Mr. Wheelwright
said yes. Councilmember Christensen said he was willing to pursue the quiet zone but
it would have to wait until other sites were completed. He said he felt the
petitioner was entitled to a public hearing.
Councilmember Christensen said he was concerned about delaying the hearing because
installing quiet zones within 6-9 months was remote. Councilmember Love suggested
the Council give Councilmember Turner one month to clarify issues and then set a
hearing date. Mr. Wheelwright said the City recently recorded the Montgomery Villa
51 lot single family subdivision for property between 100 and 300 South and
Montgomery and Redwood Road.
Mr. Wheelwright said that resolved a lawsuit the City had since the zoning rewrite
project. He said the proposal from Shaw Homes only involved three or four
residential lots. He said the Council needed to decide if that was worth the
investment in a quiet zone. Councilmember Christensen asked if other things could be
done to accommodate residents. Mr. Wheelwright said he understood the noise issue
related to performance. He said procedures proposed to mitigate noise might not
work.
Councilmember Lambert said he did not think a residential development would be
successful in that area. Councilmember Turner said the area had been challenged by
many problems such as crime. He said the Poplar Grove Community Council wanted to
make this a nice neighborhood. Councilmember Saxton said all the easy lots had been
developed in the City which left the difficult ones. She said she feared in the not-
to-distant future the City would not have many residential lots available. She said
she felt the development was not urgent and wanted to hold off on the rezoning. She
said the current zoning was appropriate because residential units were located near
by.
Councilmember Love said a hearing date would be scheduled in approximately 30 days.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE NORTHWEST COMMUNITY
MASTER PLAN, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-18. View Attachment
Doug Wheelwright, Janice Jardine, and Cheri Coffey briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Councilmember Christensen said this would be the last corner to
develop commercially. He suggested that the PC evaluate the property to determine
what should be commercial. He said the Common Sense Store owner wanted zoning on
their property changed. He said because no use had been established, property taxes
were higher. He said the City needed to determine a use. He said property owners in
the area needed to know what the potential was. Councilmember Lambert asked if there
were any policy issues associated with the proposal. Ms. Jardine said there could be
policy statements and implementation similar to the Central Community Plan. She said
those policies had not been identified. Councilmember Lambert said he wanted the
policy issues reviewed. Councilmember Jergensen said he supported the proposal. He
said one community council believed the City should not amend the master plan until a
development plan was presented.
Councilmember Jergensen said he wanted to know if Council Members felt the same.
Councilmember Christensen said he felt master plans directed development. He said he
agreed the City did not want to change zoning until there was a comprehensive
property use. He said property owners needed to know if commercial zoning was
possible. Councilmember Jergensen said master plans were not flexible documents
which could evolve when changes were needed.
Councilmember Jergensen said he felt the City should not make zoning changes until a
development plan was in place. He said he supported the idea of changing or amending
the master plan. He said he did not think the proposal had policy or budgetary
concerns. Councilmember Saxton said she did not want to change zoning because there
were residents on the property. Ms. Jardine said the property would not be rezoned
now. She said they were changing the land use classification in the master plan so
if someone wanted to do a commercial development in the future the zoning and master
plan direction would be in place. She said zoning would not be changed until a
viable project was proposed.
Council Members were in favor of scheduling the issue for a public hearing.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SALT LAKE CITY ZONING
CODE TO ALLOW FOR CARETAKER/SECURITY GUARD RESIDENCES IN MANUFACTURING ZONING
DISTRICTS, PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-04 . View Attachment
Doug Wheelwright and Janice Jardine briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Love asked if there was anything in addition to the staff report. Ms.
Jardine said no. There were no questions from the Council. Councilmember Love said
the proposal would be scheduled for a public hearing.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES' SUMMARY OF
SERVICES. View Attachment
Rick Graham and Kevin Bergstrom briefed the Council with the attached handout and a
computer presentation. Mr. Graham said the Public Service Department was comprised
of 11 divisions including an internal service fund (fleet) and two enterprise funds
(golf and refuse) . He said the department managed an annual budget of approximately
$62 million which included enterprise funds. Councilmember Christensen asked if Mr.
Graham wanted to restructure the department. Mr. Graham said no. He said he felt
the department worked well and provided satisfactory service to City residents.
Mr. Graham said there were some issues which needed consideration. He said the
recycling program would be addressed in more detail during the budget discussions.
He said due to the success of the program, revenues were down and new sources were
needed. He said the neighborhood clean-up program needed consideration. He said the
program was expensive and alternatives needed to be explored.
Councilmember Jergensen said one policy issue was the 9% Capital Improvement Program
(CIP) . He asked if the 9% met the City's infrastructure needs. Mr. Graham said the
percentage could be debated but the capital needs for his department far exceeded 9%.
He said curb, gutter, and sidewalk replacements were years behind. He said the City
needed to provide as much as possible taking into account other budgetary needs. He
said the same needs existed with roads and pubic properties. He said further
discussion was needed on CIP.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if 9% met the needs in some areas. Mr. Graham said
yes. Councilmember Jergensen said it would be helpful for the Council to know what
those areas were so their policies could be redefined. Councilmember Jergensen asked
if the department had considered a policy where alternate parking could be
implemented for snow removal.
Mr. Graham said there had been discussions but he did not have experience in managing
programs like that. He said alternate parking was tried in the past. He said it was
difficult to manage, implement, and notify the public. He said he felt the City
could develop a program but the application needed to be flexible. Councilmember
Jergensen said he agreed it would be difficult but needed to be considered.
Councilmember Saxton asked if there were better/aggressive recycling programs in the
State. Mr. Graham said he did not know but would get an answer to the question.
Councilmember Saxton said during Fleet' s budget discussions she wanted to discuss
vehicle turn over and the pros and cons of letting vehicles reach their maximum life.
She said the City could sell vehicles but asked if that offset costs. She said
maintenance on old vehicles would be less than payments on new ones. Mr. Graham said
that information would be discussed with the Council.
Councilmember Lambert asked if Mr. Graham felt there were overlapping services with
other departments. Mr. Graham said some overlaps occurred in ordinance enforcement,
youth and family services and special events. He said youth and family services and
special events had been corrected. He said he felt overall the system worked
efficiently. Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned with the amount of time it
took to get projects through the system from the appropriation stage to completion.
Mr. Graham said he did not feel this was an issue of not having enough people. He
said delays could result from issues regarding funding, bidding, and weather. He
said the City had an open public process which could create delays. He said projects
were affected differently but he felt his department did a good job getting projects
through the system in a timely manner. Councilmember Turner asked if there were
enough resources to keep up with the graffiti program.
Mr. Graham said the department did a good job maintaining the graffiti program and
meeting the 28 to 48 hour response deadline. Councilmember Turner asked how many
people participated in the Sorenson Center program. Mr. Graham said that statistic
was not tracked but thousands used the program. He said he could research the issue
further if Council wanted.
Councilmember Turner asked if more funding was needed to plant or replace trees. Mr.
Graham said a backlog existed and additional requests would require more funding.
Councilmember Buhler said with the number of services the department provided, he was
concerned about current and future funding. He said he hoped the department was
looking for innovative ways to address current and future demands and needs.
Mr. Graham said this issue would be discussed further during the budget process. He
said the department tried to be innovative but it was difficult to keep up
considering inflation costs and greater public expectation for services. He said
they were trying to get more people involved using volunteer services, etc.
Councilmember Buhler said when green space areas were acquired ongoing maintenance
cost needed to be considered.
#7. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FLEET AND
STREETS FACILITY. View Attachment
Michael Sears, Kevin Bergstrom, and Anne Gerber briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Councilmember Love said the City needed a new facility. Mr. Sears said
that was correct. He said the City could build new or rebuild on site. Mr.
Bergstrom said the remodel would cost $7 million and building new would cost $25
million.
Councilmember Love asked if this was an initial briefing. Mr. Sears said funding
options to build on site would be presented to the Council during the CIP process.
Councilmember Buhler said $7 million would be hard to fund. He said he wanted a list
of other potential projects so this one would not be addressed individually. He said
he wanted to know what the impact would be if the City continued to delay this
project. Councilmember Christensen asked about opportunity costs for using
enterprise fund balances.
Ms. Gerber said the impact on the refuse fund was their inability to maintain the 50
cent increment which the Council expected. She said they had just enough fund
balance over the next five years to maintain the 50 cent figure. She said the
recommendation was to make annual transfers to the CIP fund of $70, 000 rather than
all at once. She said the main issue with Fleet was scheduling vehicle replacement.
Councilmember Saxton said there was not enough room to park all the equipment. Mr.
Sears said on Page 3 of the transmittal there was a listing of current deficiencies.
He said parking was an issue along with poor heating, ventilation, ponding water,
etc. Councilmember Saxton asked if vehicles could be parked in other locations. Mr.
Bergstrom said the 2002 audit showed the maintenance facility was too small for
operation and lacked adequate storage for parts. He said the City could not continue
to be productive unless the facility was expanded.
Ms. Gerber said the handout identified 39 needs and how those would be addressed.
Councilmember Turner said he felt the 10 acre block where the fleet facility was
located was the key to transit oriented development and making that area a real
neighborhood. He said he thought the property could be used for other purposes.
#8. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SUMMARY OF SERVICES. View
Attachment
Ed Rutan, Lynn Pace, Jeff Rowley, and Sim Gill briefed the Council with the attached
handout and a computer presentation. Councilmember Buhler said it was important to
screen cases to help reduce the City's case load and find other ways to handle issues
which were not high priorities. Mr. Rutan said he agreed screening was an important
role. He said the department did not have to do a lot of screening because of the
high quality of cases which came in.
Mr. Rutan said they felt resources could be taken from that area and used in other
areas. Councilmember Buhler asked if the three attorneys identified in the chart
were doing full-time screening. Mr. Rutan said yes. Mr. Gill said every case where
someone plead not guilty was screened for validity.
Councilmember Christensen said the Public Utilities briefing showed a decrease in
lost work/time due to on the job injuries. He said from the City as a whole the risk
seemed high for on the job injuries. He asked if there were more ways to
aggressively handle that issue. He asked if their department lacked resources that
would be cost effective in accomplishing less on the job injuries. Mr. Rowley said
he had worked on the issue and would provide a written response tomorrow. He said
the Administration had asked his department not to have safety personnel go to
various departments but to provide resources and charge departments to provide their
own safety personnel to reduce losses. He said departments with safety personnel
showed significant savings.
Councilmember Saxton asked if taxpayers were seeing benefits of preventive programs
which had been initiated and were currently in place. Mr. Rutan said they were but
they were not in a position to give the Council specific data which would demonstrate
that. He said some of the programs were relatively new and did not have significant
data. He said eventually the department would be able to demonstrate that the
programs were having a positive effect and were worth committing to.
Councilmember Saxton said there had to be a reason for the increased workload. Mr.
Rutan said he did not mean to suggest the crime rate was increasing. He said the
significant problem was dealing with the responsibility shift of who was handling
cases. He said there was a new input source for cases coming into the system from
agencies the City had not dealt with in the past and handling cases prosecuted by the
District Attorney's Office. Councilmember Saxton said the difficulty for her was she
was not seeing a decrease in cases. She said as the department gathered more
information she wanted to have more discussion. Councilmember Turner asked if they
needed additional resources on the civil side. Mr. Rutan said no. He said they were
stretched but felt they would be all right for this fiscal year.
Councilmember Turner asked once old district court cases were completed, could some
resources currently devoted to District Court be moved to the City' s Justice Court.
Mr. Gill said yes. He said he felt one attorney could be moved. Councilmember
Lambert asked if paralegals were utilized on criminal issues. Mr. Gill said as much
as possible. He said they considered removing screening attorney's resources by
using paralegals.
Councilmember Lambert asked if law student interns could be utilized. Mr. Rutan said
they could on the prosecutor' s side but not the civil side. Councilmember Lambert
asked about the difference between the Governmental Immunity Fund and the Risk
Management Fund. Mr. Rowley said governmental immunity was only used for payment and
defense of claims. He said risk management handled a number of other issues
including the purchasing of insurance policies.
Councilmember Jergensen said he heard there had been approximately 14, 000 cases. Mr.
Gill said that was during the transition period and the number of cases had increased
to approximately 23,000. Mr. Gill said the Prosecutor's Office had been going
through a transition phase the past three years. He said he felt the case load would
stabilize at approximately 25,000.
Councilmember Jergensen asked what that was based on. Mr. Gill said the number of
filings from the Justice Court and District Court as well as the re-criminalization
of traffic offenses which came back into the system. Councilmember Jergensen asked
if there were policy recommendations in those areas that would decrease activity.
Mr. Rutan said he could make suggestions to the federal government. He said every
three or four years the federal government adopted another major initiative which
increased the work load.
Mr. Rutan said disciplinary areas took time. He said his office and the Human
Resource Division could work together to advise departments of ways to reduce the
City' s exposure to challenges and disciplinary decisions. Councilmember Love asked
if the City was compensated for the increased case loads from additional agencies.
Mr. Gill said there were a larger number of cases than anticipated. He said funding,
fines, and prosecution costs were all completely recovered by the City. He said the
Prosecutor' s Office picked up an additional 1,500 Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
cases which were labor intensive.
#9. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5
(1) (a) (ii) .
No Executive Session was held.
#10. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANNOTATED § 78-24-8.
An Executive Session was held. See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
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April 6, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, April 6,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, and Dave Buhler.
Absent: Councilmember Dale Lambert
Also in Attendance: Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky"
Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Lynn Pace, Assistant City
Attorney; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison;
Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Brent Wilde, Deputy Planning
Director; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Linda Hamilton, Civilian
Review Board Investigator; LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities Director; Jeffrey
Niermeyer, Public Utilities Deputy Director; Jim Lewis, Public Utilities Finance
Administrator; Stephanie Duer, Public Utilities Water Conservation Coordinator; Dan
Mule' , City Treasurer; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Lehua
Weaver, Council Liaison; Dennis McKone, Fire Department Administrative
Assistant/Media Relations; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Edwin
Rutan, City Attorney; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; David Oka, Redevelopment
Agency Executive Director; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City Attorney; Lee Martinez,
Community Development Director; Suzi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Kendrick Cowley, Chief
Information Officer/City Recorder; Steve Whittaker, Technology Consultant; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Councilmember Love said Gary Mumford would fill in for Cindy Gust-Jenson who
was out of town. She asked if there was any information to report to the Council.
Mr. Mumford said the Council requested Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) be on
the agenda but when the public hearing was held it was closed and referred to April
13, 2004. He said it was not on the agenda.
Mr. Mumford said Item C-1, Community Action Program, the figure had been changed from
$10,800 to $10,828 because of accrued interest. He said the City Recorder had the
correct document. He said the resolution in Opening Ceremonies would be read by
Councilmember Jergensen. He said the Executive Session was not needed.
Mr. Mumford said Item F-1, Hogle Zoo/Tracy Aviary bonds, bids had been opened and a
handout had been provided showing interest rates. He said when Council approved the
bonds, there was a motion that an agreement be in place with the zoo. He said the
agreement had been drafted and bond counsel and the zoo were reviewing it. He said
Dan Mule was available to answer Council's questions. Councilmember Buhler asked
what the motion would be if Council wanted to add legislative intent language that
the resolution be approved but funds not be dispersed until an agreement with the zoo
was in place.
Mr. Mule said the Attorney's Office could incorporate language in the agreement that
no funds be dispersed until the agreement was signed. He said he did not anticipate
problems because the zoo supported the issue. He said the bonds would not close for
approximately two weeks and the City controlled the disbursement. Councilmember
Buhler asked that a motion be prepared which expressed the Council's intent. He said
it needed to be clear the City would not disperse funds until an agreement was in
place which stated the zoo would remain at its current location or pay back the
money.
#2. INTERVIEW ANN PALMER PETERSON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER RE-APPOINTMENT TO THE
ARTS DESIGN BOARD.
Ms. Peterson said she served as the Contemporary Arts Group Board president. She
said she worked as an administrator of higher education at the University of Utah in
continuing education. She said she was the director of Career and Organization
Education. She said she felt the board functioned well.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW
BOARD ORDINANCE. View Attachment
Linda Hamilton briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms. Hamilton said one
amendment eliminated the request for review function because it was in direct
conflict with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the police union. She said
she was involved in all serious cases and that eliminated the need for a request for
review.
Councilmember Turner asked if a reopened case was a new case which went back to the
police chief. Ms. Hamilton said cases were never reopened because of conflict with
the MOU. She said she talked to the Administration and the Police Department. She
said they assured her that if a case had been closed and new substantive information
became available which could change the outcome of the original investigation, the
department would initiate a new internal affairs investigation. She said that would
start a new Police Civilian Review Board case.
Councilmember Turner asked if all recommendations went to the Police Chief. Ms.
Hamilton said that was correct. She said the Police Department supported all the
proposed amendments.
#4. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT ON THE REGULATIONS
CONTAINED IN THE SALT LAKE ZONING CODE REGARDING PLACES OF WORSHIP. (PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM C-2) View Attachment
Sylvia Jones, Janice Jardine, Brent Wilde, Doug Dansie, and Lynn Pace briefed the
Council with the attached handouts. Councilmember Love asked for an explanation on
three potential options. Ms. Jones said the first option was the Planning
Commission' s (PC) recommendation which did not address the existing business non-
conforming use question.
Ms. Jones said the second option was the same as the first but added language
addressing the non-conforming existing business questions. She said the third option
removed the airport as a place which would allow places of worship. Councilmember
Love asked how the second option addressed the non-conforming issue. Ms. Jones read
language from the proposed ordinance. Mr. Pace said City ordinances could not waive
State requirements. He said if Council chose to adopt options 2 or 3 words would
need to be removed from the proposed ordinance so it would be specified as a waiver
under City ordinances. He said obtaining a written waiver of State liquor
requirements would be handled on a case by case basis as applications came in.
Councilmember Love asked staff to prepare an amended motion.
Councilmember Saxton asked if it was appropriate for houses of worship to be allowed
at the airport. Mr. Dansie said public lands and airport zones allowed places of
congregation or assembly. He said discussion had been held at the airport. He said
due to securing and rental concerns the airport had no plans in the near future for a
meditation room.
Mr. Wilde said the airport viewed their structures as either airport operations or
revenue producing. He said there was concern if the airport permitted one
denomination they would be obligated to allow others. He said the airport had
spacing requirements and liquor establishments could create potential conflicts.
Councilmember Christensen asked if churches would be prohibited from leasing space
for an information kiosk at the airport. Mr. Wilde said the City would have to
establish that a proposed use did not fall within the definition of a place of
worship. Mr. Pace said the Mayor had drawn his attention to airport employees who
might be members of a religious group and needed a place to pray or meditate as
required by their religion. He said that had not been addressed in terms of a room
open to the public. He said the Mayor wanted an opportunity to explore the issue.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if the airport as a public entity could create a room
for employees. Mr. Pace said a private room for a variety of purposes would be
easier from a zoning perspective than a room dedicated for a place of worship. He
said those issues could be addressed if the City was addressing needs of employees.
Councilmember Love said if there was enough concern the Council could close the
hearing and request more information from the airport. The majority of the Council
wanted more information.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES' SUMMARY OF
SERVICES. View Attachment
LeRoy Hooton, Jeffrey Niermeyer, and Jim Lewis briefed the Council with the attached
handouts. Mr. Hooton said the department had approximately 395 full-time employees
and managed a multi-billion dollar budget. Councilmember Christensen said the
department had three enterprise funds. Mr. Hooton said he felt the enterprise funds
worked well together. Councilmember Christensen asked if the department had reached
the maximum capacity in electronic services for utility customers. Mr. Lewis said he
felt there was room for expansion. He said he did not know how much City residents
knew was available for them on the Web. He said a better education program was
needed. He said approximately 2,000 customers used the City's website to pay their
bills.
Councilmember Saxton asked if there were circumstances which would require the
department to hire more employees. Mr. Hooton said regulations were the biggest
factor. He said legislature passed a law in 1998 which required municipalities to
belong to Blue Stakes. He said that law resulted in six new positions.
Councilmember Saxton asked how maintenance and replacement for water infrastructure
was prioritized. Mr. Hooton said every main break or problem was recorded. He said
lines with a history of problems were elevated to a high rating in the replacement
schedule. He said they tried to coordinate replacement of old infrastructure with
new street projects. He said this was taken into consideration with proposed State,
County and City road replacement projects.
Councilmember Saxton asked if more money needed to be allocated. Mr. Hooton said
yes. He said two years ago they recommended going from six-tenth of a percent to one
percent. He said additional increases would be forwarded to the Council based on
further evaluation of the water system. Councilmember Saxton asked if meter readers
could be utilized to perform other functions for the City such as monitoring weeds,
damaged sidewalks, etc. Mr. Lewis said it was possible.
Councilmember Turner asked about flushing the entire water system. He said the
public could be alarmed when they saw water being wasted. Mr. Hooton said a press
release was provided and they tried to inform the public about the process. He said
it was necessary to flush the system to keep it clean and insure hydrants were
working. Mr. Niermeyer said they tried to flush the system during high spring runoff
to maximize water use.
Councilmember Turner asked about plans to provide secondary water for parks and other
facilities. Mr. Niermeyer said the department used a consultant to study the cost of
infrastructure needs. He said the airport and parks departments were also involved
and the study would be completed in approximately four months.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if there was a way to adjust the capital structure of
debt to lower costs to constituents. Mr. Lewis said the department's debt ratio was
good. He said they got a good interest rate on bonds which saved the City millions
of dollars in debt service. He said the department currently bonded for
approximately 500 of their products. He said that kept user costs down.
Councilmember Jergensen said revenue was being set aside for future projects so the
City would not have to bond as much.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if the department anticipated a rate increase during
the coming year. Mr. Lewis said yes. He said they were currently looking at raising
rates by 3% next year and 6% the year after. He said there would be increases after
that to pay for a $165 million capital improvement program. He said a lot of work
was needed to bring the water system up to grade.
Councilmember Buhler asked what the department attributed to low utilization of lost
time incidents and days. Mr. Hooton said that was high priority for the department.
He said several years ago they hired a professional safety person. He said they had
an incentive program where if employees went without accidents they were rewarded.
He said this provided savings by not having people off. Mr. Niermeyer said the
department spent a lot of time for ongoing training.
Councilmember Buhler asked Mr. Mumford to follow-up on Public Utilities safety record
compared to other City departments including Workers Compensation costs. He said
maybe other departments could learn or benefit from Public Utilities efforts.
Councilmember Buhler said the department had maintained or reduced the work force
over the years. He asked how much of that was due to contracting work out or to
privatization. Mr. Hooton said some reduction was the result of contracting
watershed enforcement to the County sheriff in the 1980s. He said the department had
also contracted for asphalt patch work rather than maintaining their own crew. Mr.
Niermeyer said they also use global positioning technology to save man power needed
for surveys.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE 2004 WATER CONSERVATION MASTER PLAN. View
Attachment
LeRoy Hooton, Jeff Niermeyer, and Stephanie Duer briefed the Council with the
attached handouts. Councilmember Love asked if there were any additions to the
written master plan. Ms. Duer said no. She said an important component was
identifying program initiatives. She said she had worked with Public Utilities
Advisory Committee (PUAC) to identify criteria to select programs and how the
programs would be monitored and evaluated in the future. She said they identified
programs specifically for the utility as a customer, the City as a customer, and the
general customer population. She said everyone could participate in water
conservation to make the community more efficient and effective.
Councilmember Christensen asked how much of the goal was achieved through voluntary
or incentive based methods versus proposed punitive or regulatory methods. Ms. Duer
said it was a combination. She said Salt Lake City had been successful with
voluntary action. She said public policy needed to be in place to encourage and
prevent problems in the future. She said they had reviewed City policies and
ordinances. She said they worked with the Planning Department and Parks to make sure
ordinances were keeping with the City's long-term goals. She said the Water Shortage
Contingency Plan which Council approved last year was part of the plan. She said
that plan provided opportunities for the City when there were droughts or water
shortages and restrictions were declared.
Councilmember Saxton said landscaping in historical districts was different. She
said a person could plant drought tolerant trees but not lessen the amount of
landscaping such as grass if abiding by historical designations. She said if the
City was going in a certain direction, all departments needed to be balanced. Ms.
Duer said they had identified that as a program initiative to create better
relationships with City departments. She said the City could work together to create
and implement conservation programs.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was not familiar with historical designations and
landscaping. He asked if a person had to go before the Landmarks Commission to have
a landscaping site plan approved. Councilmember Saxton said because a person had a
historical building, Landmarks wanted the same amount and the same kind of
landscaping that existed historically. She said that was not where the City was
going. Councilmember Jergensen said maybe the issue needed to be addressed with
Landmarks.
Councilmember Jergensen asked for data on last year's water conservation numbers.
Mr. Hooton said the information was in the report but the per capita was down to 218.
Ms. Duer said the State's average right now per capita, per person, per day, was 248.
She said Salt Lake City including industrial customers was 218.
Councilmember Love said the hearing would be set for April 20, 2004.
#7. HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING UTOPIA (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C-3) . View
Attachment
Mayor Anderson and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Jergensen said Mayor Anderson had suggested the City stay in UTOPIA
because of the possibility of reimbursement for the feasibility study. He said
cities who opted out fully did not get monies returned to them. Mayor Anderson said
a determination was needed of what the real impact to the City was. He said he did
not want to lose the opportunity to obtain reimbursement. He said if the City had to
fully participate in UTOPIA to be reimbursed then he would not recommend staying in.
Mr. Fluhart said if there was a second UTOPIA phase the City would be reimbursed a
minimum of $160,000 for the feasibility study. He said he did not know if the
$20,000 membership fee would be reimbursed.
Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to be reimbursed but he did not want to send a
message to anyone that Salt Lake City was still in the project but did not want to
back the bonds. Mayor Anderson said he did not want to lead anyone on in terms of
the City' s continued participation.
Councilmember Love asked if there were questions on the staff's report. No
questions were asked. Councilmember Love said the Council did not need any other
briefings on UTOPIA before the vote next Tuesday.
#8. (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-
5 (1) (a) (ii) .
Executive Session was held.
#9. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 78-24-
8.
Executive Session not held.
The meeting adjourned at 9:31 p.m.
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April 1, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Thursday, April 1,
2004, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development
Director; and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:20 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) ,
EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANT (ESG) , HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH AIDS (HOPWA) ,
AND HOME PROGRAMS. View Attachment
Michael Sears and LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the attached handouts and a
computer presentation. Council discussed the following CDBG housing projects and
made funding recommendations. 1) *Assist -Emergency Home Repair and Accessibility
and Community Design - $325, 000 (*project marked reconsideration) ; 2) *Community
Development Corporation - program support - $70, 000 (*project marked for
reconsideration) ; 3) Community Development Corporation - property acquisition and
rehabilitation - $100,000; 4) Habitat for Humanity - Egli Court housing development -
$28,315; 5) Housing and Neighborhood Development-housing match fund - $75,000; 6)
*Housing and Neighborhood Development - low and moderate income housing
rehabilitation - $600,00 (*project marked for reconsideration) ; 7) Lifecare -critical
home repair project - $76, 000; 8) Multi-Ethnic Development Corporation-land
acquisition for development - $0; and 9) Salt Lake Neighborhood Housing Services -
revolving loan fund - $100,000.
Council discussed the following CDBG street design projects and made funding
recommendations: 1) pedestrian overpass design - $0; 2) Fenway Avenue street design
- $0; 3) Strong Court street design - $0; 4) Fremont/Remington Way Design - $37, 000;
5) Stewart Street/1500 West design - $35, 000.
Mr. Sears said historically, the Council had been consistent by following design
funding with construction. He said gaps would be created by not being consistent.
Councilmember Lambert asked if design/construction was taken from the Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) . Ms. Clark said not always because eligible CDBG projects
were generally not funded through CIP. She said there were no overlaps between CDBG
and CIP this year.
Councilmember Saxton said the Council had not made a policy decision regarding
private streets. Ms. Clark said bond counsel recommended the City secure half of the
cost of the Special Improvement District (SID) . She said if residents were willing
to pay half of the costs the City would allocate funding. She said a CIP request
would be made later this year for enough money to pay half of the street construction
for either Fenway or Strong Court.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said the Council still needed a policy regarding private streets.
Councilmember Saxton said Fenway was the best choice for the 50/50 match. Ms. Clark
said the match was for construction. She said the Council had previously set aside
$15,000 for design. She said the SID needed to be accomplished before the City
received funding. She said one of the streets would be designed through CDBG.
Council discussed the following CDBG street construction projects and made funding
recommendations: 1) *physical access ramps - $237, 696 (*project marked for possible
increase) ; 2) traffic island landscape - $104, 000; 3) Utahna Street reconstruction
Phase 2 - $355,000; and 4) bus stop improvements - $0.
Council discussed the following CDBG sidewalk project and made a funding
recommendation: 1) sidewalk replacement program - $200, 000.
Council discussed the following CDBG park projects and made funding recommendations:
1) Poplar Grove Olympic Park - $0; 2) Riverpark Community Park - $0; 3) Cannon Park
improvements - $0; 4) *1700 South Jordan River Park - $100, 000 (*project marked for
possible reduction) ; 5) ADA plan implementation - Citywide - $100, 000; 6) Glendale
Park tennis courts - $240,000; 7) Jordan River trail lightning at Modesto Park -
$100,000; 8) Riverside Park parking lot - $125,000; and 9) Universal restroom design
- $0. Council Members wanted Engineering to establish a universal design for all
future projects. Ms. Clark said she would contact Engineering.
Council discussed the following Public Services projects and made funding
recommendations. Ms. Clark said this category had a 15% grant limitation. 1) Arts
Council - $0; 2) Boys and Girls Club (Capital West) - $34,000; 3) Boys and Girls Club
(Lied Club) - $0; 4) Boys and Girls Club (Youth With a Voice) - $20,000; 5) *Catholic
Community Services - $40,000 (*project marked for possible increase) ; 6) Centro de
la Familia de Utah - $18,000; 7) Salt Lake Community Action Program (housing outreach
rental program) - $32,000; and 8) Salt Lake Community Action Program (Northwest
Emergency Food Pantry) - $25, 000. Mr. Sears said the Northwest Emergency Food Pantry
requested a $3,000 building permit fee refund. He said refund information would be
given to the Council soon. He said currently they did not qualify for a refund.
Council Members were concerned about other fee waiver or refund requests; 9) Salt
Lake Community Action Program (tenant maintenance project) - $11, 000; 10) *Community
Health Centers - $90,000 (*project marked for possible increase) . Ms. Clark said a
lower recommendation was made because billings or quarterly reports had not been
submitted. She said the missing reports put the City out of compliance with Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) .
Council Members asked Ms. Clark to contact the applicant and request compliance; 11)
Crossroads Urban Center - $16, 000; 12) Disciples House - $0. Ms. Clark said there
was a concern about Disciples House. She said the Planning Department asked the
Attorney's Office for a legal opinion whether treatments fell under protected
religious laws. Ms. Clark said Disciples House had a public service building
improvement request which did not fall under the 15% cap. She said money could not
be released until a conditional use permit was obtained under federal guidelines.
She said that required an applicant to meet local zoning ordinances; 13) Family
Support Center - $10,000; 14) Guadalupe Center educational programs - $55,000; 15)
Guadalupe Center (voluntary improvement program) - $0; 16) *Kostopulos Dream
Foundation - $10,000 (*project marked for possible increase) ; 17) Legal Aid Society
of Salt Lake - $10, 000.
Additional Public Service projects: 18) Literacy Action Center - $5,000; 19)
Literacy Volunteers of America - $5,000; 20) *Multi-Cultural Legal Center - $0.
(*project marked for further consideration) ; 21) Multi-Ethnic Development Corporation
- $5,000; 22) Neighborhood House - $0; 23) *People Helping People - $0 (*project
marked for further consideration) ; 24) *Rape Recovery Center - $30,000. (*project
marked for further consideration) .
Further Public Service projects: 25) Red Cross - $0; 26) The Road Home - $126, 000;
27) Salt Lake City Police Department (crime prevention) - $40,000; 28) Salt Lake City
Police Department (Mobile Neighborhood Watch) - $5, 000; 29) Salt Lake City Youth and
Family Division (Sorenson Center game equipment) - $0. Mr. Sears said Items 29, 30,
and 31 were eligible for other funding sources. He said there was a $1.2 million
grant for youth and family services which was recently increased by $900, 000.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if staff was sure the programs were eligible. Ms.
Clark said she had not received an answer but there were general guidelines which did
not include the van unless a change was made. Ms. Gust-Jenson said this would move
the City into a new area of transporting people. She said the City would provide the
van and driver and accept liability for transporting children.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said it was a policy shift and if the Council approved that for
Central City, would the Council be willing to expand this service to other programs.
Council Members had questions on the need for another van, the number of existing
vehicles used for youth programs, and transporting youth. Council Members wanted
more information on why the request was made through CDBG instead of the existing
grant.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if the existing van fleet could be rotated so the City
did not have to purchase another one. Council Members asked staff to verify if grant
funding could be used for Item 30. Ms. Clark said she would get the information; 30)
Salt Lake City Youth and Family Division (Sorenson Computer Clubhouse) - $0.
(*project marked for further consideration) ; 31) Salt Lake City Youth and Family
Division (van purchase for Youth City) - $0; 32) Somali Community Development - $0;
33) Up With Kids Academy - $0; 34) Utah Alcoholism Foundation - $0; 35) Utah
Federation of Youth - $5,000; 36) Utah Issues - $0; 37) Utah Nonprofit Housing
Corporation - $30,000; 38) Utah Peace Institute - $0; 39) Valley Mental Health -
$15,000. Councilmember Jergensen asked Ms. Clark to contact Valley Mental Health
about administrative concerns and potential funding; 40) Wasatch Community Gardens -
$10,000;
41) Wasatch Homeless Health Care - $20, 000. Ms. Clark said this was the petitioner' s
first request for salaries. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the Council' s policy was to not add
administrative funding; 42) Young Men' s Christian Association (YMCA) - $10,000; and
43) Young Women' s Christian Association - $40, 000. Mr. Sears said $16,500 was still
available for distribution in this category. Councilmember Jergensen said the
Council could leave the asterisks on items for reconsideration and verify alternative
funding for Items 29, 30, and 31.
Council discussed the following Public Service Building Improvement projects and made
funding recommendations: 1) Alliance House - $60,000; 2) Boys and Girls Club
(Capital West) - $0; 3) *Catholic Community Services - $0 (*project marked for
reconsideration) ; 4) St. Mary's Home for Men - $23, 036; 5) *St Vincent de Paul -
$43,000 (*project marked for reconsideration) ; 6) Community Services Council (Utah
Food Bank Warehouse) - $75,000. Ms. Gust-Jenson said this was also a request to
refund permit fees; 7) Community Services Council (Kids Café Kitchen) - $15, 000; 8)
Disciples House Renovations - $0; 9) Housing and Neighborhood Development - $10, 000;
10) Indian Walk-In Center - $18, 000; 11) Neighborhood House - $46, 800; 12) *Odyssey
House - $8,000 (*project marked for reconsideration) ; 13) *Sarah Daft Home - $10, 000
(*project marked for possible decrease) ; 14) Salt Lake County Aging Services -
$120,000.
Additional Public Service Building Improvement projects: 15) TURN Community Services
- $53, 000; 16) Utah Alcoholism Foundation (House of Hope Treatment Center) - $15, 000;
17) Utah Alcoholism Foundation (House of Hope Douglas Street Residential Facility) -
$10,591; 18) Utah Alcoholism Foundation (House of Hope 10th East Residential
Facility) - $7,500; 19) Volunteers of America (Adult Detoxification Center - $40,000;
and 20) Volunteers of America (Homeless Youth Transition Home) - $39,500.
Council discussed the following Urban Amenities projects and made funding
recommendations: 1) Liberty Wells Community Council (Alta Rose Neighborhood) ; 2)
Liberty Wells Community Council (Carolina Neighborhood) ; 3) Liberty Wells Community
Council (Chelsea Neighborhood) ; 4) Liberty Wells Community Council (Edgewood
Neighborhood) ; 5) Liberty Wells Community Council (Jackson Square Neighborhood) ; and
6) Liberty Wells Community Council (Park Boulevard Neighborhood) . $60, 000 was
allocated for Items 1-6. Ms. Gust-Jenson said Council had not had prior discussions
on these issues because prior year funding was involved. Ms. Clark said a
transportation representative had explained different alternatives for doing street
lights. She said the representative told residents if they applied through CDBG they
would not have to pay any costs.
Councilmember Christensen said he was concerned about granting free lighting because
there were long-term obligations. He asked if CDBG monies could be used to fund
engineering costs. Ms. Clark said yes. She said it would be similar to street
design where the City only paid for engineering and design. She said then projects
would be funded through CIP or SID. Councilmember Saxton said she felt a commitment
was needed from a neighborhood before the City expended money on engineering and
design.
Councilmember Jergensen said before the Council approved Item 7, a discussion was
needed as to where lights would be installed first. Ms. Clark said she was concerned
about the numbers submitted by engineering. Councilmember Jergensen said the Council
should suggest a street lighting procedure to the Administration. He said the
Administration needed to prepare a master plan or a funding plan of the entire
proposal and present it to the Council for policy review. He said a method was
needed to define how much it would cost per light. Council Members were in favor of
having the Administration prepare a figure to help neighborhoods understand what
their long-term commitment would be. Council Members felt engineering costs needed
to be part of the SID commitment.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the Council could approve this with the understanding
the City would receive a commitment before engineering costs were spent if there was
desire by the community to proceed with an SID. Ms. Clark said she understood the
$60,000 allocation was for design and before engineering costs were spent the
Community Council needed to agree to an SID; and 7) Salt Lake City Transportation -
$0.
Council discussed the following Planning projects and made funding recommendations:
1) Circle of Wellness Master Plan - $0; 2) Northwest Multipurpose Center Plan -
$40,000; 3) Central City Community Center Plan - $25,000; 4) West Salt Lake Community
Plan Printing - $0; and 5) Wasatch Plunge Feasibility Study - $25,000. Council
Members wanted the organization to explore other funding sources. Ms. Clark said the
Administration would come back to the Council regarding Rail-to-Trails and crossings.
Council discussed an Economic Development project and made a funding recommendation:
1) Westside Alliance - $0. Council discussed a Percent for Art project and made a
funding recommendation: 1) Salt Lake City Percent for Art - $3,000. Council
discussed the following General Administration projects and made funding
recommendations: 1) Neighborhood Self-Help Grant - $10, 000.
Council discussed the following City Administration projects and made funding
recommendations: 1) City Attorney' s Office - $55,432; 2) Finance Division - $43, 680;
3) Finance Support - $48,287; 4) Housing and Neighborhood Development - $405, 616; 5)
Neighborhood Services - $91,709; and 6) Planning and Zoning - $67, 188.
Council discussed a Contingency project and made a funding recommendation: 1)
Contingency - $80,000. Council Members were in favor of allocating any balance
toward ADA access ramps. Councilmember Love said $16, 650 in Public Services would be
allocated once the Council found out if Item 30 could be funded through a grant. Ms.
Gust-Jenson said staff would get the answer and include it in the staff report along
with a list of the items marked for reconsideration. Council Members were in favor
of the suggestion.
Council discussed the following HOME projects and made funding recommendations: 1)
Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) (CHDO application) - $323,382. Ms. Clark said
NHS had an existing balance of $431,000 which needed to be spent. She said the City
was required to give CHDO a percent of the grant. She said NHS was the City' s only
CHDO. She said the allocation needed to be a least $218,255; 2) Neighborhood Housing
Services - $141,150; 3) Salt Lake Community Development Corporation - $125, 000; 4)
Salt Lake Community Action Program - $75, 000; and 5) The Road Home - $75, 000.
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted Items 4 and 5 monitored by the City and specific
reports from landlords. Ms. Clark said case management would be required. Ms. Clark
said the handouts included a list of department concerns. She said HUD waivers were
needed and the department would be required to do inspections because the City had
adopted a housing code and HOME only required Housing Quality Standards (HQS) .
Ms. Clark said HQS could not be used because the City had decided their standards
were lower than City standards. She said she felt it was unfair to spend this money
on housing quality standards when the City enforced all apartments at a higher level.
She said she would have to go to HUD to allow the City to raise standards which she
felt could be done.
Councilmember Buhler asked if there could be exemptions from the requirement due to
housing located outside the City. Ms. Clark said the majority of housing was located
in the City. She said at the current funding level her department could handle
rehabilitation but not enforcement. Councilmember Christensen asked if Council could
require City funds only go to units which met City standards. Ms. Clark said yes and
it would be easier for the City to inspect that way.
Councilmember Jergensen asked how that would be drafted. Ms. Clark said the City
would require in the contract that the Road Home and CAP use housing which had a
current business license from Salt Lake City. Council Members were in favor. 6) HMG
Property/Gateway Business Property - $0; 7) Salt Lake City Housing and Neighborhood
Development - $570,000; and 8) Administration Costs/Salt Lake City-Housing and
Neighborhood Development - $145,504.
Council discussed the following ESG projects and made funding recommendations: 1)
American Red Cross - $10, 000; 2) Marillac House - $5, 000; 3) St. Mary's Home for Men
- $5,000; 4) Weigand Resource Center - $5, 000; 5) Salt Lake Community Action Program
- $15,407; 6) Salt Lake Interfaith Hospitality Network - $0; 7) Odyssey House -
$7,000; 8) The Road Home - $90,000; 9) Utah Alcoholism Foundation - $5, 000; 10)
Valley Mental Health - $20,000; and 11) YWCA - $20, 000.
Council discussed the following HOPWA projects and made funding recommendations: 1)
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City - $140,000; 2) Salt Lake Community Action
Program - $150,000; 3) Robert Willey Apartments - $18, 000; 4) Utah AIDS Foundation -
$15,000; 5) Kenyon Consulting - $7,000; 6) West Valley Housing Authority - $25,000;
7) Multi-Ethnic Development Corporation - $5,000; 8) Clinic 1A University of Utah -
$0; 9) Housing Authority of Salt Lake County - $17,835; 10) HGM Properties, LLC -
$0; and 11) Administration - $11,550.
Council Members were in favor of holding a final vote April 6, 2004 . Mr. Sears said
there would be a follow-up briefing on the $16, 650 prior to the formal meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
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March 18, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, March 18,
2004 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy Saxton, Jill
Remington Love, and Dave Buhler.
Abesnt: Council Members Eric Jergensen and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council
Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; D. J. Baxter,
Mayor's Senior Advisor; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison;
Michael Sears, Council Budget & Policy Analyst; Lee Martinez, Director of Community
and Economic Development; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 7:17 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No report was given.
#2. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD
ORDINANCE. View Attachment
No briefing was held.
#3. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH
CODE, TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANN. § 78-24-8.
#4. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 52-4-4 AND § 52-4-
5 (1) (A) (I I) .
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to enter into
executive session, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
The meeting adjourned at 7:19 p.m.
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March 16, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, March 16,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy Saxton, Jill
Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Eric Jergensen
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Mayor Ross C.
"Rocky" Anderson; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor;
Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director; Police Chief Rick Dinse; Edna
Drake, Business Licensing Administrator; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Russ Weeks,
Council Policy Analyst; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst;
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Executive Officer; Dennis McKone, Fire Department Administrative
Assistant/Media Relations; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Cheri
Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner; Wayne Mills, Board of Adjustments; Lee
Martinez, Community Development Director; Boyd Ferguson, Assistant City Attorney; Lyn
Creswell, Assistant City Attorney; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Brent Wilde,
Planning Deputy Director; David Dobbins, Community Development Deputy Director; and
Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cindy Gust-Jenson said there were some changes to the agenda. She said Item A-
3, Fire Department' s summary of services, would be moved to April 20, 2004. She said
Item A-4, legislative action by Councilmember Christensen regarding rezoning
properties in the vicinity of Redwood Road and 2400 North, had been added.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Item A-7, Executive Session to discuss labor negotiations,
had also been added. She said Item B-2, resolution declaring April 30th as El Dia de
Los Ninos/de Los Libros had been moved to April 6, 2004. She said Item E-1, was
Councilmember Christensen' s legislative action item.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Item F-3, Leonardo matching fund resolution, had not been
reviewed by the Attorney' s Office and needed to be pulled from the agenda. She said
Item F-4, UTOPIA, could be deferred to Thursday, March 18, 2004 for consideration.
See file M 04-5 for announcements.
#2 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SUMMARY OF SERVICES. View
Attachment
Police Chief Rick Dinse and Assistant Police Chief Scott Atkinson briefed the Council
with a slide presentation and handouts. Councilmember Christensen asked about
interlocal agreements with neighboring agencies. He asked if the department shared
more resources with other communities than what the City received back in
reciprocation. Chief Dinse said Salt Lake City bordered several cities and counties.
He said those entities provided assistance upon request.
Councilmember Christensen said three officers had moved into his area recently. He
asked if there were ways to make the City more inviting to officers. Chief Dinse
said there were many reasons why officers moved out of the area. He said by moving
farther away an officer could buy a nicer home for the same amount of money. He said
incentives to move to the City were good and viable. He said new officers coming
into the organization were using incentives to move to the City.
Councilmember Buhler asked what the number one crime facing City residents was and
what the department was doing to address the issue. Chief Dinse said stolen cars was
a trend and was increasing nationally. He said property crimes were the most
frequent crimes. He said Salt Lake City had a higher incident of property crime than
some major cities across the country.
Councilmember Turner asked how crime statistics for the west side compared with the
City' s average. He asked if crime rates had dropped on the west side. Chief Dinse
said the number of calls was higher on the west side. He said violent crime
statistics were down. Councilmember Turner said the crime comparison report showed a
decrease in reported crime. He asked if the new precinct building aided in crime
reduction. He asked if officers were able to process and arrest faster with the new
building. Chief Dinse said no study had been done to determine how the officer's
time was being utilized. He said he felt there was a difference in response time.
He said there was the ability to get things accomplished and back into the field in a
more timely fashion.
Councilmember Christensen said citizens in his district felt the Police Department
was understaffed. Chief Dinse said at times the department was understaffed because
of vacations, emergencies and sicknesses. He said overall they were able to meet the
needs of the community.
Councilmember Lambert said a meeting was held in September at Highland Park where
approximately 200 neighbors showed up. He said their complaints primarily dealt with
property crimes. He said statistics at that time indicated violent crime was down
but property crime was up. Chief Dinse said there had been a decline in crime in
that area. He said if a community had a problem with crime, the department would put
strategies together to reduce the problem.
Councilmember Love asked about the detective division and how it worked. She asked
what kind of training an officer went through to become a detective. Chief Dinse
said there was no formal training within the department. He said most officers
started at a certain level, gained on the job experience and received specialized
training from POST. He said some training was done nationally. He said a training
course for detectives was needed.
Councilmember Love asked about Community Action Officers. She said residents
attended community council meetings and received a report on car prowls and minor
thief. She said attendees were told to call police if their car was broken into.
She said police needed to see a pattern and know what was happening. She said when a
call was made to dispatch residents felt the call was dismissed. Assistant Chief
Atkinson said to send an officer out for a broken car window was not cost effective.
He said someone from the department would call the person and get the information.
He said if they could determine a pattern then the department could become proactive
and have officers do surveillance.
Councilmember Buhler said Chief Dinse had discussed "high risk search warrants"
related to drug activity. He asked if there was an increase in illegal drug
activity. Chief Dinse said there were substantial numbers of arrests but that was
from a change of focus for the City Narcotic Unit. He said before the unit was
working more at midlevel narcotic operations as opposed to street level. He said
high hazard aspect was guns and threats associated with the warrants.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SUMMARY OF SERVICES. View
Attachment
This item was moved to April 20, 2004 for briefing.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTENSEN'S LEGISLATIVE ACTION
REGARDING REZONING PROPERTIES IN THE VICINITY OF REDWOOD ROAD AND 2400 NORTH AND
ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY ZONING REGULATION FOR THOSE PROPERTIES.
Cheri Coffee, Louis Zunguze and Carlton Christensen briefed the Council.
Councilmember Christensen said in 1999 a small area master plan was initiated north
of his district and to some commercial areas in Rose Park. He said he had hoped
responsible land use patterns would be identified for future development. He said
there were clearly commercial uses in place. He said the Council recognized many
uses were not compatible with the sensitivity of the river.
Councilmember Christensen said he had hoped since the approval of the small area
master plan three years ago the zoning would move forward. He said during the
process, landowners were notified and had participated. He said Council had modified
recommendations based on requests of landowners. He said currently a company was
proposing that a concrete plant be established in one undeveloped area. He said he
was concerned because one vacant space was at the Jordan River Parkway Trailhead. He
said it was also across from a residential area and a proposed junior high school.
He said it was one of the last natural stretches of river.
Councilmember Buhler asked why the master plan was not addressed after adoption. Ms.
Gust-Jenson said this has been an issue for a long time. She said the 1995 zoning
rewrite stated that once master plans were adopted, the City needed to follow-up with
zoning. Councilmember Christensen said when adopting future master plans, a petition
should be adopted to initiate zoning changes. Mr. Zunguze said when a master plan
process was completed, other steps needed to be completed as well. Ms. Coffey said
many existing uses along the west side of Redwood Road could be nonconforming.
Councilmember Buhler said there were many heavy industrial uses in the area. He
asked how many uses would become nonconforming. Ms. Coffey said many because
businesses had open storage.
Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned because this issue had come to the
Council overnight. He said they were talking about one specific use. He said
someone had purchased the property and engineering studies had been done. He said he
was concerned the City would expedite the proposal because significant amounts of
money had been spent. Ms. Coffey said she began working with the applicant in
February. She said the applicant was told he needed street frontage. She said the
applicant was told it was a conditional use process and the master plan stated the
river needed to be protected.
Ms. Coffey said she sent a memorandum to governmental agencies with jurisdiction over
the river. She said she received feedback from the State Parks Department and the
Fish and Wildlife Services. She said they had concerns with the proposed use. She
said last week the applicant came in and she reiterated the information. She said
she did not know if the applicant had acquired street frontage yet. She said the
applicant felt he could protect the river environment and had submitted an
application.
Councilmember Turner asked if any of the area could be used for housing.
Councilmember Christensen said he thought the City had historically taken the
position not to build north of the Jordan River. He said it was lowland and there
were concerns of potential flooding. Councilmember Turner asked if the City could
expand open space. Councilmember Christensen said the State owned the corridor
around the river. He said he was concerned about the south trailhead area because
that land was currently virgin.
#5. HOLD A DISCUSSION WITH CHRIS ROYBAL, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF UTAH (EDCU) , REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN
SALT LAKE CITY. View Attachment
Mr. Roybal briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Turner said
it was hard to attract national retailers. Mr. Roybal said approximately 75% of the
projects they dealt with were looking for existing space. He said when a company was
looking for space, Salt Lake City was always considered because of available real
estate.
Councilmember Saxton asked if any municipality used EDCU exclusively for economic
development efforts. Mr. Roybal said most cities with EDCU had one or two economic
development professionals on staff. He said cities might rely on EDCU to do national
mailers. He said most communities did not try to do their own national site
selection because it was not productive. He said they worked through a regional or
statewide group like EDCU.
Mr. Roybal said if someone needed 25,000 square feet of office space, EDCU went to
real estate brokers databases to collect data. He said they would also contact local
economic developers because many times the developers knew about property in their
communities not listed in the broker's database. He said they took input from local
communities on what they wanted to target.
Councilmember Lambert asked what EDCU did for Salt Lake City. Mr. Roybal said it
would be hard for the City to deal with a project from start to finish. He said a
public/private partnership was the best way to pull resources together to make a
project happen. Councilmember Lambert asked how the City could work better with
EDCU. Mr. Roybal said he felt they had a good relationship with the City. He said
companies needed to know what sites were available to them. He said local
communities could dictate how aggressive they wanted to be to land the project.
Councilmember Love asked what dollar amount was spent on marketing materials
including trips, tours, etc. Mr. Roybal said he did not have a dollar figure with
him. He said they had a budget of $1.4 million a year and they operated as a
nonprofit corporation. He said money not used on personnel costs went into
marketing. Councilmember Love asked what industries EDCU currently targeted. Mr.
Roybal said high technology, information technologies, biotech market, high end
business services and financial services operations.
Councilmember Buhler asked if Utah was still involved in business recruitment through
EDCU. Mr. Roybal said if the State got a recruitment lead they did not necessarily
turn it over to EDCU, the State would manage the project. He said they might use
EDCU for research services.
Councilmember Christensen asked if a communications infrastructure was critical to
making a site selection. He asked what member cities were doing to entice people to
their communities. Mr. Roybal said most business sites in the City had redundant
fiber which was what a company wanted. He said most of the cities only incentive
tool was through tax increments and property tax incentives. He said Utah was a
fairly conservative incentive state. He said operating cost structure did a lot for
incentives.
Mayor Anderson asked if there was framework EDCU utilized to determine what kind of
businesses would be actively recruited. Mr. Roybal said most members wanted EDCU to
spend their time recruiting high wage jobs. He said there were some projects that a
certain community would be friendly to accepting and another community would not.
Mayor Anderson asked if there was written policy as to what kind of companies would
be recruited. Mr. Roybal said no. He said they knew what industries they were going
after and they had agreed upon those targeted industries.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES. View Attachment
Michael Sears, Brent Wilde, Wayne Mills, Louis Zunguze, Edna Drake and Ed Rutan
briefed the Council from the attached handouts. Councilmember Christensen asked if
there were any unresolved issues. Mr. Zunguze said staff had tried to cover
everything but there could be new issues to consider at a later date.
Councilmember Buhler said in the current ordinance there was disagreement on how to
measure from landmarks to where a sexually oriented business (SOB) could be located.
He asked if that issue was clearer in the proposed amendment. Mr. Wilde said yes.
He said measurement was from property line to property line.
Councilmember Saxton asked if it was legal to make an SOB a conditional use in any
zone the City deemed they could be allowed. Mr. Rutan said the basic issue of
addressing an SOB as a conditional use was discretion. He said the City was dealing
with an activity protected by First Amendment rights. He said structure in the
conditional site plan review was based on specific objective factors so there was
little discretion in the overall process.
Councilmember Saxton said in many zones there were residential neighborhoods. She
said she was concerned about hours of operation. She asked what the City had in
place to minimize noise. Mr. Zunguze said certain criteria were used to eliminate
concentration of these uses in areas that could raise conflicts.
Councilmember Saxton asked if there was desire on the part of the City that if these
businesses had problems, the City could enforce by recalling business licenses. Ms.
Drake said there was a business licensing process where any applicable department
could request a revocation based on information. She said that allowed businesses to
go through due process. She said the City had to go through due process to revoke a
license. Councilmember Saxton asked if the City used that process to its optimal
abilities. Ms. Drake said it was based on the type of business and how the hearing
officer felt.
Councilmember Turner said an SOB could not be located 1000 feet from another SOB. He
said his neighborhood felt they were going to have many SOB' s on Redwood Road. Mr.
Mills said measurement would be taken from the nearest point of the property line of
the business to the nearest point of the property line of the proposed SOB.
Councilmember Turner said no SOB could locate on Redwood Road because of the 1000
foot measurement. Mr. Mills said there was a map in the Council's packet which
showed where SOB's could be located with the proposed changes.
#7. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (ii) .
No Executive Session was held.
The meeting adjourned at 11:23 p.m.
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March 9, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, March 9,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy Saxton, Jill
Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Eric Jergensen
Also In Attendance: Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director; Mayor Ross C. "Rocky"
Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor's Chief of
Staff; David Jones, Mayor' s Communication Director; Michael Sears, Council Budget and
Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine, Council
Planning and Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones,
Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney;
Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Charles Querry,
Fire Chief; Kendrick Cowley, City Recorder; Brent Wilde, Planning Deputy Director;
Brenda Hancock, Human Resource Management Division Director; Laurie Donnell, Budget
Analyst; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Gordon Hoskins, Accounting Controller; Boyd
Ferguson, Assistant City Attorney; Jim Lewis, Public Utilities Finance Administrator;
Kevin Bergstrom, Public Services Deputy Director; Linda Cordova, Property Manager;
Mary Johnston, City Courts Director; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner; Doug
Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Daniel Mule, Treasurer; Mike Freeland,
Information Management Services Deputy Director; Lee Martinez, Community Development
Director; Zane Gill, Administrative Law Judge; Karen Wiley, Grant Financial
Administrator; Tracey Stevens, Chief Procurement Officer; and Scott Crandall, Deputy
Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Gary Mumford said departmental briefings would be filmed by Information Management
Services (IMS) during the budget process. He said recordings would be available for
broadcast on the City' s information channel. See file M 04-5 for announcements.
#2. HOLD A DISCUSSION WITH COUNCIL CONSULTANT, MARTY ZELLER, REGARDING THE
PROPOSED OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND AND ADVISORY BOARD. View Attachment
Mr. Zeller said open space programs were increasing in popularity. He said programs
were mainly voluntary and could be tailored to benefit property owners and meet
public objectives. He said he felt the open space definition needed to be modified
so it was consistent throughout the ordinance. He said undeveloped land values
identified by the City included trails, natural areas, wildlife habitats, greenways
along streams, agricultural lands, scenic vistas, and neighborhood parks. He said he
recommended the City focus on using these lands for low impact recreation.
Mr. Zeller said the ordinance needed to distinguish between passive and active
recreational uses. He said active uses included organized activities such as ball
fields and golf courses. He said a narrow definition was needed to ensure passive
funds were used efficiently. He said other funding sources and programs were
available to address active recreational uses.
Mr. Zeller said increasing the board to nine members would provide greater diversity.
He said board members needed to be broadminded and represent a variety of interests.
He said the City had correctly identified a number of issues which the board needed
to accomplish. He said one of the primary goals was to establish criteria and define
an application process for evaluating funding proposals.
Mr. Zeller said criteria needed to reflect open space resources the City wanted to
protect. He said there were four categories to consider: 1) community values, 2)
leverage, 3) projects with multiple open space value, and 4) feasibility to finalize
transactions. He said establishing criteria and defining the application and review
process were critical to the integrity of the program. He said funding
recommendations for specific projects needed to be presented to the Council for
official action. He said he felt the board needed to meet at least six times per
year. He said the board needed to pursue a long term dedicated funding source.
Mr. Zeller said the proposed ordinance did not adequately address staffing needs. He
said other jurisdictions had independent staff dedicated to work with open space
boards. He said program models fell into two categories. He said one model included
internal staff where public entities created open space departments which had
planning and transaction capabilities. He said they were responsible to pursue and
negotiate deals.
Mr. Zeller said the second type was a partnership model which functioned with a small
staff. He said staff would work with land trusts that had expertise to structure
complicated transactions. He said land trusts had the capability to acquire both
real property and various types of easements. He said the Council needed to discuss
possibilities and determine what would work best for the City. He said a limit
should be set on the amount of money spent on administrative costs. He said costs of
other jurisdictions ranged from 10-15%. He said the open space program needed to be
structured to ensure property acquired with public funds and dedicated to open space
remained open space. He said a number of communities established criteria which made
it difficult to remove acquired properties. He said they required a public vote or a
majority Council vote to change the use. He said minimally, the Council needed to
hold an advertised public hearing prior to any proposed change.
Mr. Zeller said there were a number of approaches to protect different types of open
space. He said this was an issue which could be addressed by the board. He said
another issue dealt with the ongoing management of open space lands. He said
acquired properties would have different designations/functions and needed to be
managed accordingly. He said open space proposals needed to specify an appropriate
management system and identify the managing body.
Mr. Zeller said departments responsible for open space areas indicated a need to
establish a coordinated management system throughout the City. He said this issue
could be addressed when the City updated the open space plan. Councilmember
Christensen asked if the open space definition should be narrowed before going to the
public. Mr. Zeller said in most cases the ordinance would closely follow bond
language. He said because the language was so broad, he recommended it be narrowed
to passive recreation uses which were not currently funded. He said he felt funding
should not be spent on active recreation facilities. He said expectations for the
open space program needed to be established and the Council's intent reflected in the
ordinance. Councilmember Turner asked if models were available from other
jurisdictions which showed the percentage of funding dedicated to passive
recreational uses versus active uses.
Mr. Zeller said the National Parks and Recreation Association had standards which
applied to a variety of communities in terms of the amount of open space and park
land. He said neighborhood parks should be included in the definition. He said
funding should be used for passive uses like picnic and running areas but not for
soccer fields and baseball diamonds.
Councilmember Saxton asked if partnership organizations should be compensated for
their expertise. Mr. Zeller said land trust partners would be compensated through
transactions they generated. He said the City could participate in a memorandum
agreement between the board and land trust entities regarding specific roles each
party would assume.
Councilmember Buhler asked if written recommendations would be prepared for the
Council. Mr. Zeller said yes. Councilmember Buhler asked for additional staffing
information. Mr. Zeller said the internal staff model included a number of staff
members to perform daily functions. He said the land trust model had a coordinator
who worked with the open space board. He said the coordinator provided input and
assisted the board in carrying out daily functions, managing applications, working
through evaluations, and interacting with the public about the application process.
Councilmember Saxton asked about potential sources for open space funding. Mr.
Zeller said primary sources came from federal programs but some state programs
provided local matches. He said up to 50% of the cost of conservation easements
could be covered by federal funds. He said a number of Department of Interior funds
could be used for waterway and wetland protection.
Councilmember Lambert asked about defining open space properties. Mr. Zeller said he
felt defining open space values characterized interests the City wanted to protect.
He said how those interests were protected could vary depending on the type of value.
He said for example, in order to protect a trailhead the City might have to purchase
land if the property owner would not grant the City an easement for public access.
Mr. Zeller said he felt the City needed to establish objectives through open space
definitions and use the least expensive mechanism to accomplish those objectives.
Councilmember Lambert asked what interests needed to be represented on the board.
Mr. Zeller said he felt appropriate interests included real estate, landscape
architecture, natural resource management, biologists, conservationists, business
representatives, and attorneys. Councilmember Lambert said he thought the Council
would be interested in the partnership model. He asked if the model should be
defined in the proposed ordinance or developed later.
Mr. Zeller said he thought the model should be developed later because the City
needed interaction with the land trust community. He said he felt the ordinance
needed to include the capability to hire independent staff. Councilmember Lambert
asked if the issue of open space management should be defined in the ordinance. Mr.
Zeller said no. He said he felt those issues needed to be addressed during the
application process.
Councilmember Lambert asked if the City should inventory potential open space lands
or use the application process to develop opportunities. Mr. Zeller said both
methods had been used by other communities. He said with current Geographic
Information System (GIS) technology it would be easy to inventory property throughout
the City. He said realistically, the process would be a combination of being
proactive and re-active. Councilmember Love said the Council would continue to work
on the issue. Handouts attached.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPOSED ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW PLACES
OF WORSHIP IN MORE ZONING DISTRICTS AS APPROPRIATE. View Attachment
Brent Wilde, Doug Dansie, and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Councilmember Christensen said free speech issues needed to be
addressed and supported the City being proactive. Councilmember Buhler asked how the
proposal was impacted by the Church of the Nazarene's desire to change their zoning
to institutional.
Mr. Wilde said churches were a conditional use in residential districts. He said the
proposal would facilitate the Church of the Nazarene' s relocation but a separate
process was needed to remove the institutional land use designation on the master
plan map. Councilmember Buhler said the proposal did not affect the status of the
property.
Councilmember Buhler asked if churches were a permitted or conditional use in
residential zones. Mr. Wilde said conditional use. Councilmember Buhler asked about
the institutional zoning designation. Mr. Wilde said the Church of the Nazarene was
zoned residential but the designation on the Master Plan Land Use Map was
institutional. Mr. Dansie said churches larger than four acres were frequently zoned
institutional.
Councilmember Christensen asked under what circumstances a church would be
denied a conditional use. Mr. Wilde said if the proposed use required the demolition
of a lot of homes and had a large impact on the community. Councilmember Lambert
asked about the status of the 2100 South property. Mr. Wilde said after looking at
the project staff decided to spot check other areas where several other churches with
the master plan designation of institutional were found. He said the 2100 South
property was being addressed with other properties.
Mr. Wilde said a consistent adjustment needed to be made for all properties and a
proposal would be presented to the Council. Councilmember Turner asked if the
proposal would mainly impact M-1 and M-2 zones located in his district. Mr. Wilde
said yes. Councilmember Turner said impact to the Glendale/Poplar area would be
minimal and supported the proposal.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about other impacts churches could have
on surrounding properties. She asked if churches were required to have a building
permit. Mr. Wilde said a permit was not required unless improvements were made. He
said there could be situations where a church moved into a building and the City
would not have a record of it. He said the City did not have a category for churches
and they were not required to have a business license. Councilmember Saxton said she
was concerned about the City's inability to track permitted uses. She said
regulations required certain types of uses to locate a specific distance from
churches. She asked what could be done if permits were issued by mistake. Mr. Wilde
said the Planning Department needed to address that concern. He said the ordinance
did not address the issue and felt decisions could be made on a case-by-case basis.
He said surrounding property owners needed to be notified of proposals which could
affect their rights.
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted planning to double check if any permitted
uses would result in additional conflicts for property owners located in proposed
zoning districts. Councilmember Turner asked if sexually oriented businesses could
locate in M-1 zones. Mr. Wilde said yes. Councilmember Turner asked about the
distance required between churches and alcohol related businesses. Mr. Dansie said
state law required 600' .
Councilmember Turner asked about the impact to the Uinta Brewing Company located next
to the subject property. Mr. Dansie said if a church chose to locate next to an
existing liquor establishment the 600' rule was not enforced. Mr. Wilde said
existing churches could grant a waiver regarding the 600' requirement. Councilmember
Saxton asked if an existing brewery could expand after a church moved in. Mr. Wilde
said once a church moved in, taverns became non-conforming uses which were subject to
non-conforming use standards. He said those standards dictated the amount of
expansion. Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned an existing business could be
jeopardized by having a church locate next to them. She said that issue needed to be
addressed in the ordinance. Councilmember Turner said existing businesses needed to
be made aware of potential impacts when churches were allowed to locate next to them.
He asked if the City had informed Uinta Brewing Company about the limitations.
Councilmember Christensen said it appeared the notification was done randomly
and asked if that was correct. Mr. Dansie said yes. He said because the M-1 zoning
district included over half the City the GIS system was used to select random
parcels. Councilmember Christensen said he felt any properties which could be
negatively impacted needed to be notified. Councilmember Saxton said she wanted the
Planning Department to review potential properties/areas where conflicts could occur.
Councilmember Buhler said the notice to property owners/businesses needed to be
clear about potential problems when churches located next to them. Mr. Wilde said he
would prepare additional information for the Council on non-conforming use
restrictions and work with the Business License Department to develop a mailing list.
Councilmember Love said prior to the public hearing the Council would receive
an update from the Planning Department. Councilmember Saxton said the Attorney' s
Office needed to be involved in reviewing this issue.
#4. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SALT LAKE CITY AND THE UTAH DIVISION OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO FINALIZE THE TRANSFER
OF STATE PARK PROPERTY ALONG THE JORDAN RIVER TO SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION. View
Attachment
Kevin Bergstrom, Linda Cordova, and Michael Sears briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Councilmember Buhler said the City would receive $60, 000 per year
from the State for three years. He asked how maintenance costs would be handled
after that. Mr. Bergstrom said the budget had already been increased to cover costs.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the revenue would go into the general fund. Mr.
Bergstrom said yes.
Councilmember Saxton asked what maintenance costs were. Mr. Bergstrom said he
could not remember but costs were included in the budget two years ago.
Councilmember Turner asked if any revenue was generated along the parkway. Mr.
Bergstrom said only the golf course generated revenue which went into the Golf
Enterprise Fund. Councilmember Love said the Council would advance the proposal.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES'
SUMMARY OF DIVISIONS AND SERVICES. View Attachment
Rocky Fluhart, Dan Mule, Kendrick Cowley, and Mayor Anderson briefed the Council with
the attached handout and a computer presentation. Mr. Fluhart said the department's
annual budget was approximately $17 million with 182 full-time employees.
Councilmember Christensen asked about water payment collection and accounting. Mr.
Mule said the majority of payments went through the City' s lockbox system which was
downloaded and posted to the water system.
Councilmember Christensen asked if water payments could be paid online by debiting a
customer' s bank account to avoid higher processing fees associated with credit cards.
Mr. Mule said yes. He said a lot of customers agreed to have monthly payments taken
directly from their bank account. He said alternatives were available to replace
credit card use. Councilmember Buhler asked if the department was budgeted through
internal service funds or through the general fund.
Mr. Fluhart said only a small portion was funded through department billings.
Councilmember Buhler asked if it would be better to bill everyone for services. Mr.
Fluhart said he had not thought about that approach or seen it done in other cities.
He said Salt Lake City's financial structure was similar to other municipalities.
Councilmember Buhler asked why Fleet was not part of Management Services. Mr.
Fluhart said in most cities the fleet department was aligned with its largest
customer which was Public Works. He said additionally, fleet employees were skilled
in vehicle maintenance which differed from services provided by Management Services.
Councilmember Buhler asked why Emergency Management was not aligned with a public
safety department. Mr. Fluhart said they provided services, education, coordination,
advice, and materials to the entire City as well as external organizations.
Councilmember Buhler asked the Administration to review existing boards/committees
which required staff resources to determine if they were still useful or could be
eliminated. Mr. Fluhart said he could not think of any but would review the issue.
Councilmember Turner asked how the City compared to other municipalities concerning
emergency preparedness. Mr. Fluhart said he felt the City was adequately prepared.
He said the City had similar goals but lacked the staffing level of other cities.
Councilmember Turner asked what was needed to provide a higher response level. Mr.
Fluhart said if the Council was interested the Administration could research the
issue further and present a comprehensive proposal. Mayor Anderson said the recent
power outage brought out a number of emergency preparedness issues facing communities
along the Wasatch Front. He said one of the main issues was the need for better
coordination between jurisdictions. He said the City was currently working on that
effort. Councilmember Saxton asked about outstanding indebtedness referenced in the
handout. Mr. Mule said the outstanding bond total was approximately $377,826, 000.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the comparison to other cities regarding full-time
employees. Mr. Mule said other cities had more employees to manage smaller bond
amounts.
Councilmember Lambert said IMS appeared to have the most employees and asked about
their duties. Mr. Cowley said IMS was comprised of approximately eight departments
or teams. He said each team had several employees to provide a variety of services
throughout the City including technical support, consulting services, internet
applications, and software engineering. Councilmember Love thanked the department
for the presentation.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCES REGULATING FREE
SPEECH. View Attachment
Edwin Rutan, Boyd Ferguson, and Russell Weeks briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about implementing and
enforcing policies which affected a person's first amendment rights. Councilmember
Turner asked why the current ordinance needed to be updated. Mr. Rutan said free
speech was an area of the law which constantly changed. He said when courts made new
decisions it was important for the City to periodically review ordinances.
Councilmember Lambert said he felt the word "inherently" needed to be changed to
clarify the meaning. Discussion was held on proposed wording. Councilmember Lambert
said he would work with the Attorney' s Office to develop wording.
Councilmember Lambert said he was also concerned about the singular use of "person"
regarding violent reactions and he would work with the Attorney's Office on that
issue. He asked if Section 11.32.010, offenses constituting public nuisances, had
been reviewed concerning enforceability. Mr. Rutan said yes. He said the key
limitation was the underlying requirement that conduct be unlawful. He said the
basic disturbing the peace ordinance dealt with situations the City would likely face
in speech context.
Councilmember Buhler asked what changes were being proposed. Mr. Rutan said he
viewed the proposal as a clarification rather than a change. Councilmember Buhler
asked about the clarification. Mr. Rutan said there was a question whether symbolic
speech could be part of the "fighting words" doctrine. He said the determination from
his office was that it could be. Discussion was held on examples. Mr. Rutan said
just using jesters or other forms of symbolic speech did not necessarily constitute
"fighting words". He said the situation still had to rise to the level of the
"fighting words" doctrine. Councilmember Buhler asked if flag burning was protected
speech. Mr. Ferguson said yes. He said flag burning could be banned when fire
restrictions were in place during dry or hazardous conditions. Councilmember Buhler
asked if a cross could be burned in front of a church. Mr. Ferguson said yes.
Councilmember Buhler asked what the proposal prohibited. Mr. Rutan said situations
could exist where the combination of words and gestures directed at an individual or
small group would escalate to fighting words. He said the important aspect was
gestures/words had to be directed at an individual or small group of individuals to
qualify.
Councilmember Love said the Administration was interested in having the proposal
approved before April 5, 2004. She said a public hearing could be held even though
there was no legally obligation. The majority of the Council was in favor of holding
a public hearing. Mr. Weeks said the Administration needed to have language
clarifications ready prior to the public hearing.
#7. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANNOTATED § 78-24-8.
An Executive Session was held. See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
The meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
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March 4, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Thursday, March 4,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South
State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Mayor Ross C.
"Rocky" Anderson; Gordon Hoskins, City Controller; Steve Fawcett, Management Services
Deputy Director; David Dobbins, Community Development Deputy Director; Parviz Rokhva,
Technical Planner; Karen Wiley, Housing and Neighborhood Development Grant Financial
Administrator; Max Peterson, City Engineer; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood
Development Director; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sylvia
Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Gary Mumford, Council
Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lee Martinez, Community Development
Director; Dell Cook, Engineering Landscape and Architect Project Manager; and Beverly
Jones, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No report was given.
See file M 04-5 for announcements.
#2. INTERVIEW ANNA KARINA HOOPER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE
SISTER CITIES BOARD.
Ms. Hooper said she was a social worker in Salt Lake City. She said she was adopted
from Oruro, Bolivia and wanted to help foster the relationship between Oruro and Salt
Lake City.
#3. INTERVIEW RICHARD E. GADDIS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ADVISORY BOARD.
Mr. Gaddis said he had been a stockbroker for 37 years. He said Salt Lake had been
good to him and he wanted to give something back.
#4. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Cindy Gust-Jenson briefed the Council. She said the final house bill for UTOPIA
would grand father cities who had given notice and made a pledge by April 15, 2004.
She said an additional public hearing was required. She said public documents needed
to be made even more available to the public prior to the hearing. She said
governmental immunity passed but would not become effective until next year. She
said it was a total rewrite with many procedural changes but it did not create new
liability for the City. She said airport security legislation passed.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said airport police retirement died in House Rules. She said
Employee Appeals Board legislation passed that made the Appeals Board format similar
to the Civil Service Commission format. She said increased funding for tourism did
not pass. She said the Redevelopment Agency bill was not in existence because the
House passed one version and the Senate passed another version. She said the
firefighter retirement change did not pass. She said a cost of living increase for
police could financially impact the City.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 3, INCLUDING JANUARY REVENUE
FORECAST. View Attachment
Gordon Hoskins, Steve Fawcett, Rocky Fluhart, Rick Graham, Max Peterson, Dell Cook,
Assistant Police Chief Scott Folsom and Michael Sears briefed the Council from the
attached handout. Councilmember Love said Issue No. 1 was the National League
Convention. Mr. Hoskins said last year their department requested $227,000 to cover
the cost of the conference. He said the money was not moved from General Fund so the
funds dropped back to the General Fund fund balance. He said they wanted the money
appropriated again. He said they were only requesting $199,000 because the rest of
the money had been found in special revenue funds with surpluses.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 2 was collection of parking and traffic fines for
$100,000. Councilmember Saxton asked how the money would be used. Mr. Hoskins said
many costs had been incurred because of credit reports and mailings. He said the
appropriation would be offset against the revenues. Councilmember Love asked what
jobs the people working on this project performed for the City. Mr. Hoskins said a
temporary part-time person was hired to work on collections. He said three
additional revenue auditors spent half their time on collections.
Mr. Hoskins said two databases had been set up. He said one system was controlled
and managed by the courts. He said information was brought over and put into an
access database. He said they needed to work off the courts database to start
mailings more quickly. He said collection efforts should be coordinated with the
courts. He said they were collecting approximately 17% to 18%.
Council Members Turner Jergensen, Lambert and Love said they supported the program.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 3 was North/South light rail Utah Transit Authority
(UTA) payment of $254, 645. Mr. Fawcett said there was a dispute over what UTA said
the City owed. Councilmember Love said Issue No. 4 was Liberty Park Tennis Courts.
Mr. Graham said a tennis house had been added. He said Friends of Liberty Park were
interested in promoting and improving the City' s tennis program. He said Friends had
donated $200, 000 of the $500, 000 needed for the tennis house project. He said the
group remained committed to helping the City add a bubble structure. He said the
group would provide the bubble if the City could provide the foundation and
electrical hookups. He said Friends were also committed to replacing lights at
Liberty Park.
Mr. Graham said they had funds not expended from previous project allocations in
Liberty Park. He said their request was to take those funds earmarked for Liberty
Park and accelerate the replacement of the tennis courts. He said they were
withholding a restroom project from the first construction phase. He said initially
they were going to build an additional restroom closer to Tracy Aviary and the
concession area. He said the area was sensitive and would require removing trees.
He said public restrooms had been added to the tennis center. He said the public
could access those restrooms without accessing the tennis center.
Councilmember Buhler said he supported the project as long as money allocated for
Liberty Park was used. Mr. Graham said other Liberty Park projects had excess monies
which could be added to create $630,000. Councilmember Saxton asked about the extra
money. Mr. Cook said project bids had been low so monies budgeted for each
improvement had been in excess. He said $200,000 had accumulated in 3 years.
Councilmember Lambert said he supported funding for the tennis center. He asked if
there were ways to identify pockets of money that might be available in different
departments. Ms. Gust-Jenson said recapturing was a method used in the Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) . She said projects stilled open but completed were checked
for excess funds.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 5 was the Jordan River trail. Councilmember Turner
asked about the Fremont trailhead. Mr. Cook said they have had a trailhead designed
for approximately one year. He said a large segment of the trail had been completed
with allocated money and matching State grants. He said they wanted left over monies
from those grants and the balance of CIP monies pooled together. He said that would
allow them to complete the trailhead project and enhancements along the trail.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 6 was SID - Railroad Gateway for $15,585,474.
Councilmember Christensen said interim financial statements in Capital Fund items
showed a negative $13 million. Mr. Hoskins said they would be reimbursing Boyer and
Boyer would pay the City back with lower interest rates. Councilmember Christensen
said he wanted information on the negative amount of $13 million. Councilmember
Lambert asked what bonds were being issued. Mr. Graham said the bond had already
been issued. He said this was setting up the Special Improvement District (SID) so
Boyer could start paying the City back.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 7 was Class C asphalt overlay 2004-05 funding for
$1,500,000. No discussion was held. She said Issue No. 8 was the 2100 South 900
West bridge for $175,850. No discussion was held. She said Issue No. 9 was the
California Avenue concrete street rehabilitation for $30, 000. Councilmember Turner
asked about the rehabilitation. Mr. Peterson said it replaced defective panels in
the concrete pavement.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 10 was the 1300 South viaduct for $85, 000.
Councilmember Buhler asked about cost to the City. Mr. Peterson said Federal bridge
rehabilitation funds had a local match of 20%. Councilmember Christensen asked if it
was a City viaduct. Mr. Peterson said that was correct and the City only had two
major viaducts. Councilmember Turner said there had been many problems and the
bridge was coming apart underneath. Mr. Peterson said rehabilitation would bring the
bridge back to an acceptable standard.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 11 was Fund 73 escort vice enforcement for $10,000.
Assistant Chief Scott Folsom said the plan was to send all vice detectives through an
updated training course. He said an allocation would allow them to perform ten more
operations during the current fiscal year. Councilmember Love said Issue No. 12 was
Special Improvement Districts for $174,547. No discussion was held. She said Issue
No. 13 was Fund 81 motor fuel excise tax bonds for $1,500. No discussion was held.
She said Issue No. 14 was 60 Fund E911 fund transfer for $297,707. No discussion was
held.
Councilmember Love said Issue No. 15 was the Salt Lake City Marathon police support
for $50, 000. Councilmember Christensen said the City spent a lot of resources for the
Days of '47 Parade and other events. He asked how different the marathon was
compared to other events. Mr. Folsom said the marathon would require 220 officers
with 180 fixed posts. He said for events like the Salt Lake City Classic, the Days
of '47, and the Deseret News marathon approximately 120 to 130 officers were used.
Councilmember Saxton said a sizable number of people from out of state would run the
marathon. She asked about the 220 officers and overtime. Mr. Folsom said the
officers would be working overtime. Councilmember Saxton asked if officers scheduled
to work that day could be used. Mr. Folsom said police services still needed to be
provided to the rest of the City. Councilmember Saxton asked if it was possible for
the City to encourage less officers and more volunteers. Mr. Folsom said they had to
ensure vehicular traffic did not interrupt the flow of runners. He said to do that
officers were needed.
Councilmember Christensen asked what the City anticipated the economic impact to be.
Mayor Anderson said the marathon was slated to be one of the top ten marathons in the
country. He said they had committed $100, 000 or more to national advertising. He
said there were ads in major national running magazines and billboards had been put
up. He said this was a major destination marathon.
Councilmember Lambert asked if other communities were sharing the extra policing
costs. Mr. Folsom said the $50,000 covered officers in the geographical confines of
Salt Lake City. He said the other agencies would bare their own expenses. He said
they had not asked Salt Lake City to repay them for their services. Councilmember
Turner said if this marathon was going to be an annual event then the Council needed
to build $50,000 into the Police Department's budget.
Councilmember Love said Issue Nos. 16 through 23 were grant related. Councilmember
Saxton said Issue No. 17, Police Department Crisis Intervention Team training, had a
match. Mr. Hoskins said the match was $5,400. Councilmember Saxton said Issue No.
16, Violence Against Women had a required match of $6,459. Mr. Fawcett said that was
correct and both matches were included within the Police Department's budget.
Councilmember Love said Issue Nos. 24 thru 29 were housekeeping items. No discussion
was held.
Councilmember Love said one additional budget item needed to be discussed. Sylvia
Jones and Mr. Sears briefed the Council from the attached handout. Mr. Sears said
the Community Development Director on the Community Action Program (CAP) had asked
for funds to help residents of the Heath Cliff Trailer Court relocate. He said they
had received a benefits analysis and on Tuesday, March 9, 2004 a report on the
analysis would be presented. He said funds would be recaptured from the current CIP
cost center and a new CIP cost center labeled for that purpose would be created. He
said advertising requirements would need to be met. Ms. Gust-Jenson said it would be
helpful if the Council would give staff any feedback they had in terms of whether
they would approve the appropriation. She said if the Council was not going to
allocate funds then it was important for staff to know.
Councilmember Turner asked where the trailers would be relocated because some
trailers were old and trailer parks would not accept them. Ms. Jones said one
trailer would be moved to Tooele. She said the trailers needed to be moved outside
City limits because they did not meet code. She said a CAP representative said it
would cost more to move the trailers outside City limits. Councilmember Turner said
the Council could set a precedent by helping these people through hard times. He
said he would support the funding as long as it was one-time.
Councilmember Saxton said it was her understanding that not only did the trailers not
meet City Code, in some cases it was illegal to transport them after a certain age.
She said $11, 000 would move approximately five trailers. Councilmember Love said
only a few of the residents owned the trailers and the rest were leasing.
Councilmember Saxton asked what could be done to help these people. Ms. Gust-Jenson
said there were plans to help them in small ways. She said one person had contacted
staff to say that he needed to pay both his rent and approximately $200 to reserve a
trailer pad at a new site. She said they were trying not to get too specific. She
said they did not want people to expect moving expenses. She said no funds would be
given to specific individuals. She said CAP would manage the funds by making payments
directly to landlords, etc. Council Members Lambert and Christensen said they
supported the funding. Councilmember Christensen asked that the Administration
monitor the success of the relocation.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING FISCAL YEAR 2005 PRELIMINARY REVENUE FORECAST. View
Attachment
Gordon Hoskins, Steve Fawcett, Michael Sears and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council
from the attached handouts. Mr. Fawcett said comparing adopted revenue in current
fiscal year to what was projected for next fiscal year was a net change of
$1,076,000. He said $500, 000 of that amount depended on whether the Council approved
the department' s request for $100,000 to collect delinquent parking tickets.
Mr. Fawcett said a new property tax law went into affect this year and established
base revenue for the prior year budget. He said previously base revenue was based on
actual collections. He said they were projecting that this year' s collections would
be down. He said there was a period of time when the City had higher delinquencies
than normal. He said those delinquencies were now coming in. Councilmember Saxton
said the handout talked about a decrease in franchise tax. Mr. Fawcett said next
year they expected franchise taxes to come in ahead of budget based on utility rate
increases approved by the Public Services Commission.
Councilmember Lambert said approximately $1 million more was expected in revenues
next year. He said half of that was from old parking ticket collections. Mr.
Hoskins said collectables increased approximately $200, 000 a month. He said he felt
the collections would be a fairly sustainable source of revenue. Councilmember
Lambert asked about the cost to collect parking tickets. Mr. Hoskins said it cost
approximately $150, 000 to collect $450,000. Councilmember Lambert said next year the
increase in revenue would be .007 which was below 1%. He said increases the City was
already committed to would take the extra revenue. Mr. Hoskins said that was
correct. Councilmember Lambert said the City would have to cut next year to balance
the budget. Mr. Hoskins said that could happen.
Mr. Fluhart said they were in the initial phase of building next year's budget so
they did not have a clear picture of the expenditure side. He said the revenue
picture indicated the City would have a budget deficit. Councilmember Lambert asked
if there were no increases to services and the City only spent what they were
contractually obligated to spend, what would the increase be. Mr. Fluhart said there
would be increases even if the City held their obligations to the normal level.
Councilmember Buhler asked about cable and satellite taxes. Mr. Hoskins said the
state held those taxes but the City could eventually receive them.
A briefing was held on fiscal year 2004 revenue forecast. Mr. Fawcett said the City
would end this year by breaking even. Councilmember Christensen asked about charges
for services and total fund transfers. He asked if these were one-time monies. Mr.
Hoskins said approximately $125, 000 for reimbursement of police activity during the
Olympics was one-time monies. He said $75,000 from prior year block grant monies was
also one-time.
Councilmember Christensen said it was projected the City would receive an additional
$406,000 in the remaining five months of the budget. Mr. Hoskins said those were
reimbursements from Fleet and Golf. He said that would be an ongoing revenue source.
Councilmember Saxton said the handout showed a minus $234,000 from parking meters.
She said the City lost $90,000 during Christmas when the meters were bagged and
another $100, 000 from the filming loss of Touched by an Angel. Mr. Hoskins said they
were projecting parking meters would be approximately $143,000 off budget.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the collection of old debt had been tried this year.
Mr. Hoskins said to date they had collected approximately $650, 000. He said during
the budget opening they were requesting $100, 000 to offset the costs of the
collections. He said the employees who had been doing the collections needed to get
back to their regular jobs.
Councilmember Jergensen said last year there was concern about property tax revenues.
He said the actual revenue was significantly less than the projected amount. He said
it appeared the City was showing a sizeable increase over last year. Mr. Hoskins
said they were projecting real property would be $400,000 less this year. He said
they had made up the difference in collection of prior year items. He said they
hoped the trend would continue next year.
Councilmember Saxton said when a discussion about the possibility of collecting
$500,000 in old tickets was held the Council specifically asked if there would be a
fiscal note attached. She said now the department was asking for $100,000. She said
the amount seemed high and asked who was charged with this in the past. Mr. Hoskins
said it was not charged. He said postage was the primary expense. He said credit
reports had not been done in the past. He said the courts sent three letters to
collect delinquent fines and then the tickets dropped to uncollectibles. He said
they had $16 million in uncollectables.
Councilmember Love asked if staff had checked with cities statewide for sales tax
shortages. Mr. Hoskins said they had made inquiries of other cities and Sandy was
short by $700,000. He said most cities had the same problem.
#7. HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING UTOPIA. View Attachment
Gary Mumford, Michael Sears and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council from the attached
handout. Ms. Gust-Jenson said a handout answering some of the Council' s questions
had been distributed. She said the Council could decide how they wanted to handle
UTOPIA. Councilmember Buhler said a briefing could be scheduled after Councilmember
Jergensen returned from vacation. He said then a legal briefing could be scheduled
and they could also have the Administration' s recommendation by then. He asked for
information on the market study versus the availability of faster dial-up Internet
options. Mr. Mumford said in Salt Lake City 400 of households surveyed were using
dial-up service and 28% were using Direct Service Line (DSL) .
Councilmember Buhler asked if the survey table staff put together based on the 20
households was given back to Comcast and Qwest to find out if they felt the figures
were correct. Ms. Gust-Jenson said clarification was needed because whatever way the
information was calculated the other side could argue it was skewed. She said maybe
they should check each address and ask if one or the other could provide service.
Councilmember Jergensen said they were concerned about specific locations but also
about areas.
Councilmember Jergensen said they had heard argument about the need for high-speed
fiber. He said if Council looked at high-speed fiber versus no high-speed fiber it
would show that people did want high-speed fiber. He said then the question was if
UTOPIA was the proper business model to provide that service. He said there could be
a business model used in other countries. He said it could be a public/private
partnership that could provide fiber to the home which would minimize the risks
UTOPIA presented.
Councilmember Jergensen said the City agreed fiber was the best technology. He said
it was also the most costly and the most risky. Councilmember Buhler said it was his
understanding the City needed to set aside money for a guarantee. He said the City
could participate in UTOPIA but without the backing. He asked if fund balance could
be used and if the amount was over $4 million each year. Mr. Fluhart said the City
would be required to put into reserve the amount of the pledge. He said if the money
was drawn upon to back the bonds then the City would need to replace the amount used.
Councilmember Buhler said if money needed to be replaced then the City had to come up
with an ongoing source of funding.
Councilmember Turner asked if staff could find out what other countries were ahead of
the City in fiber optics. He said he had talked to someone from Moscow who said they
had a system like UTOPIA. He said he asked if the system was government sponsored.
He said that person said their people could not afford those things if government did
not sponsor them. Mr. Sears said when they compared countries the City was slipping
behind, they would see models exactly like UTOPIA. He said in Korea, Japan and
Norway the systems were open and owned by the government but they were 100o service
operated.
Mr. Mumford said he had told the Council that if the $4.1 million were paid by
property taxes, it would be approximately $31 annually on a $175,000 home. He said
that was a wrong figure. He said Kelly Murdock (the City's Financial Advisor)
convinced him that it was actually $26 annually or $2.15 monthly. He said when he
put the monthly number down on Page 2 it came out as $21.15 instead of $2.15.
Councilmember Turner asked what the annual business costs would be. Mr. Mumford said
a business with a $1 million assessed valuation would pay $268 annually.
#8. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (ii) .
No Executive Session was held.
The meeting adjourned at 8:01 p.m.
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March 2, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, March 2,
2004 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council
Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; D. J. Baxter,
Mayor's Senior Advisor; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Michael Sears, Council Budget & Policy Analyst;
Marge Harvey, Council Constituent Liaison; Lee Martinez, Director of Community and
Economic Development; Gordon Hoskins, Controller; Dan Mule, Treasurer; Jerry Fenn,
Qwest; Kelly Murdock, Wells Fargo, Dan Lofgren, Chair of the Quality Growth
Commission; John Bennett, Governors Office; Keith Wilson, Dynamic City; Paul Morris,
Executive Director of UTOPIA; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said Councilmember Lambert recused himself from the UTOPIA
hearing so the consent agenda would be considered before the hearing. She said a
correction in the minutes was made regarding inserting the word "second" to a vote.
No announcements were made.
#2. INTERVIEW GARY M. JONES PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
LAND USE APPEALS BOARD.
Mr. Jones said he was a professional urban planner. He said he had been in
private practice for 25 years. He said he had served on the Sandy City Planning
Commission, the Salt Lake County Boundary Commission and Salt Lake City Redevelopment
Agency Advisory Committee. He said his training; education and experience would help
him as a member of the board.
Councilmember Turner asked Mr. Jones what he felt the biggest need in Salt Lake
City was. Mr. Jones said more housing was needed. Councilmember Lambert asked what
master plans should contain. Mr. Jones said his ideas were extensive. He said
working master plans should be a tool for public policy makers. He said each
individual neighborhood should be looked at.
#3. INTERVIEW DR. GEORGE VAN KOMAN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO
THE SALT LAKE VALLEY BOARD OF HEALTH
Dr. Van Koman said he was a private practicing physician in the Salt Lake City
area. He said he had served on the Physicians Licensing Board for 10 years. He said
in 2001 he became the President of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the
United States. He said a physician had the obligation to serve public health.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned with meth houses. Dr. Van Koman said
meth use had increase 8500 over the past decade. He said this was a major priority.
He said treatment and proper prevention through protection was needed.
Councilmember Christensen asked about a survey from his district for health
needs. Dr. Van Koman said he would follow up on the survey. Councilmember Jergensen
suggested that consideration be taken of ethnic groups health needs. Dr. Van Komen
said he was an immigrant to this Country and he understood the needs.
#4. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said everything of interest to Salt Lake City was on the third
reading calendar. Councilmember Buhler reported on cable, satellite and fire
retirement. Councilmember Jergensen reported on the Redevelopment Agency bill.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PARAMETERS RESOLUTION FOR THE HOGLE ZOO AND
THE TRACY AVIARY GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROJECTS. View Attachment
Michael Sears, Dan Mule and Kelley Murdock briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Councilmember Christensen asked if the 6% cap was the maximum. Mr. Mule
said it would probably be 4%. He said the higher rate was there for safety. Mr.
Murdock said underwriters wanted to bid bonds as a premium.
Councilmember Lambert asked if all the bonds were bid as one package would the
City get a better rate. Mr. Mule said state law required that bonds be spent within
three years and issued within ten years. He said funding could not be used as a
trust fund.
Councilmember Buhler said the architectural designs for the elephant exhibit at
zoo were finished and the architect was ready to begin the design for the feline
exhibit. Mr. Mule said the bonds would be sold on the 6th of April, 2004.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING MUNICIPAL BUILDING AUTHORITY AMENDMENT NO. 1.
View Attachment
Michael Sears, Dan Mule and Gordon Hoskins briefed the Council with the
following handouts. Mr. Sears said this was a housekeeping issue. He said it was to
carry over unspent prior-year appropriations. He said the total amount was
approximately $1.5 million.
#7. RECEIVE A REPORT FROM DAN LOFGREN, CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE QUALITY GROWTH
COMMISSION, REGARDING QUALITY GROWTH COMMUNITIES. View Attachment
Councilmember Christensen introduced Dan Lofgren, Chair of the Quality Growth
Commission, and John Bennett. He said he and Mr. Lofgren had been appointed to the
commission in 1999. He said Mr. Lofgren represented the Home Builders Association
and he represented Municipal Government. He said part of the charge given to the
commission was to invent a process for communities to achieve quality growth.
Mr. Lofgren briefed the Council with the attached handout regarding the
incentive for cities to become quality growth communities. He said the basic premise
was the State and the Quality Growth Commission had adopted a set of quality growth
principals. He said there should be alignment between State expenditures and quality
growth principals. He said the State was the largest source of funding relating to
growth. He said most funding was spent on the local municipal level. He said
communities were invited to consider their plans with respect to four specific areas,
economic development, infrastructure, housing and conservation ethics. He said
communities choosing to become Quality Growth Communities (QGC) would become
certified and have access to benefits. He said benefits might include higher loan
matches or lower interest rates.
Mr. Lofgren said State leadership and local control was important. He said
State agencies and other entities had offered technical assistance. He encouraged
Salt Lake City to be a leader in quality growth. He said on January 21, 2004 the
Governor signed an executive order directing all State agencies to review funding
mechanisms and look for opportunities creating incentives for communities to become
partners in the Quality Growth program. He said Councilmember Christensen was the
new chair of the Quality Growth Communities Committee.
A discussion was held regarding regional cooperation between communities.
Councilmember Buhler said he was in favor of becoming a QGC. He asked staff for an
analysis of what it would take for Salt Lake City to become a QGC.
Councilmember Jergensen asked for a recommendation from the administration
regarding the application for certification.
#8. HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING UTOPIA. (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C-2)
View Attachment
Councilmember Lambert recused himself from the briefing. Gary Mumford, Michael
Sears, Jerry Fenn, Keith Wilson, and Paul Morris briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Mr. Sears said a follow-up briefing would be held for new
questions.
Councilmember Buhler asked if Comcast had submitted a list of addresses. Mr.
Sears said they had. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the hope was to have received the
information sooner.
Councilmember Saxton asked what the Legislature was currently doing with regard
to UTOPIA. Mr. Fenn said the bill passed with a floor amendment that stated any
cities that issued a notice by March 2, 2004 with respect to the public hearing
process would be grandfathered in. He said this meant they would not have to go to a
vote of the people. He said the bill passed out of the House by a vote of 52 to 23.
He said the bill would be in a conference committee for March 3, 2004.
Mr. Wilson said the language was that notification of a public hearing had to be
before March 2, 2004. He said the hearing and Council vote had to take place by
April 15, 2004. Mr. Fenn said the bill had passed the Senate and the House. He said
it had been passed by the House with a different version and would go to a conference
committee for resolution. He read the change in the language.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about Qwest's accusation that UTOPIA had
underestimated the cost of fiber. Mr. Mumford referred to his staff report. He said
UTOPIA felt they had a firm contract for unit costs. He said in the preliminary cost
analysis they had underestimated the cost per foot for fiber optics. He said Qwest
and Comcast had indicated the cost to be approximately $.30 per foot vs. $.16 per
foot that UTOPIA had estimated. He said because of the firm contract for
construction, UTOPIA felt the underestimation was a mute point.
A discussion was held regarding the price per unit contract. Councilmember
Jergensen said his concern was that there would be miscellaneous costs in the fixed
price contract and that type of a contract did not go on indefinitely. He said if
the cost of fiber had been missed by that much it made a difference. A discussion
was held regarding the Attorney's Office reviewing the contract, defining what the
fixed contract meant and what the caveats of the contract were.
Mr. Morris said the guaranteed maximum price was based on a model. He said
model elements were 1) known unit prices, 2) final engineering completed, 3) an
amendment attached to the contract which set the total amount of footage of fiber,
and 4) bid price of the fiber. He said that was the guaranteed maximum price He said
there were 11 different parts attached to the contract. He said it was a 100o bond.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the engineering had been completed. Mr. Morris
said the pre-engineering had been completed but not the civil engineering. A
discussion was held regarding the percentage of City residents using dial-up, DSL,
wireless or broadband. Councilmember Buhler asked for the UTOPIA market study. He
said he wanted a breakdown of what Salt Lake City residents were currently using and
what was available to them.
Councilmember Buhler asked for the City Attorney' s official statement. Ms.
Gust-Jensen said a briefing could be scheduled. Councilmember Love said this would be
a review of the franchise agreement. She said the question was were all
telecommunication providers being treated fairly for the proposed project.
Councilmember Buhler asked for a recommendation from the Mayor and the
Administration. Mayor Anderson said the schedule had changed and he wanted to find
out what the Legislature was doing. A discussion was held regarding Council options
for voting on the issue.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the cost of maintenance. She asked how much of
the infrastructure would be above ground. Mr. Sears said 200 of the City's
infrastructure would be underground with current underground utilities.
Councilmember Saxton asked for the difference in cost between above ground and
under ground. Mr. Sears said the cost was approximately three times as much for
underground. Mr. Sears said he would provide the cost difference per foot.
Councilmember Saxton asked what the cost would be per household and what the
maintenance cost would be. She asked who was responsible for the line between the
main line and the house connection. Mr. Sears said the UTOPIA business model set the
cost per household passed at approximately $810. He said from the right-of-way to
the premise would be approximately $1100, including consumer electronics and
maintenance. He said this was a cost to UTOPIA. A discussion was held regarding
service and maintenance. Mr. Morris said inside the house was the homeowner's
responsibility. He said the hook-up charge was approximately $140.
Councilmember Saxton discussed municipalities providing general services and
being in the business.
Councilmember Turner referred to Page 7 of the staff report. He said he was
concerned with the "take rate" of 300 of households and businesses needing to sign
for service to break even. He asked if long term extended cost was built into the
business plan. Mr. Mumford said 30o was after seven years. He said the cost
included changing components every three years for 20 years. He said the fiber
network would last for 20 years.
Councilmember Turner asked if all 18 communities opted for this would it cause
an economic development decline or increase. He asked what percentage of economic
gain the City would receive. Mr. Sears said a study had not been done to tell what
the percentage would be. He said benefits were from a network of this type. He said
another view was if Salt Lake City did not join with other cities Salt Lake City
would be left behind. Councilmember Turner asked if other cities had studied this.
Mr. Sears said smaller cities had shown benefits due to inferior services.
Councilmember Christensen asked Mr. Morris what assurances residents had for
the UTOPIA option. Mr. Morris said the interlocal agreement stated there were no
have or have nots. He said every address would be built passed in every community
that was a member of UTOPIA. He said the first bond would build 40% to 50% of all
pledging cities by the end of 2006. He said under the interlocal agreement the
cities would decide where building would start.
Councilmember Saxton asked Council Members to consider a tight deadline which
might be presented by the Legislature. She said she was concerned that a vote should
be taken which allowed Salt Lake City time to consider the bond for the future. She
said she wanted a vote which would lock the City into a commitment that would not
throw out options for consideration. She asked the Council to vote in the regular
City Council session.
Councilmember Love said the vote would exclude the bond but include taking the
next step in joining UTOPIA. She said the Attorney's Office had not reviewed the
resolution so a vote might be difficult at this time.
Mr. Morris said the House had passed an amendment giving April 16, 2004 as the
deadline. He said if the Council held a pledge hearing UTOPIA would bring a
financing plan back to the Council.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said the resolution scheduled for the regular City Council
meeting backed UTOPIA bonds. She said a motion could be made for anything the
Council wanted. Councilmember Saxton said verbiage for a motion would be to commit
the City to UTOPIA without committing to the bond.
Councilmember Buhler said his preference was to vote before the Legislature
acted. He also said he did not want to rush the vote and would like to see the
Mayor's recommendation. He said he did not know how to have it both ways. A
discussion was held regarding what the Legislature might do. Councilmember Buhler
said he felt the Legislature would vote for cities to join UTOPIA and it was a matter
of the price being too high.
#9. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST BY THE SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO ANNEX 12.3 ACRES OF LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 1700 NORTH STREET AND REDWOOD ROAD. (CONSENT ITEM G-2)
View Attachment
Michael Sears and Everett Joyce briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Turner said an option for the Glendale Elementary School was to
bus some children from the Glendale area to the Rose Park area while the new school
was being built.
Councilmember Love said a public hearing date would be set for March 16, 2004.
The meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
February 17, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, February
17, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 126, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart,
Chief Administrative Officer; D. J. Baxter, Mayor's Senior Advisor; Ed Rutan, City
Attorney; Lyn Creswell, Assistant City Attorney; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City
Attorney; Kendrick Cowley, Chief Information Officer; Fire Chief Charles Querry; Fire
Captain Mark Peck; Jerry Burton, Police Administrative Services Manager; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Russell Weeks, Council
Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Michael Sears, Council
Budget & Policy Analyst; Marge Harvey, Council Constituent Liaison; Tim Campbell,
Airport Director; Steve Whittaker, Technology Consultant; Lee Martinez, Director of
Community and Economic Development; Gordon Hoskins, Controller; Doug Wheelwright,
Land Use & Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Jamey
Knighton-Anderson, Labor Relations Specialist; Janice Lew, Associate Planner; Mark
Steven, Deloitte and Touche; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
See file M 04-5 for announcements
#2. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Steven Allred briefed the Council regarding legislative issues. He said the
Employee's Appeals Board amendment was now in conference committee. He said
Governmental Immunity was City sponsored and had a favorable response. He said
Senate Bill (SB) 124 would prohibit cities from using sales tax for economic
development incentives for over 80,000 square feet, auto dealerships, grocery stores
over 30,000 square feet or a retail development with two anchor stores over 150,000
square feet. He said the focus was for cities and counties not to compete for big
block retail. He said Senator Evans modified the Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
Executive Council. He said it provided for a super council made up of elected
officials in the UTA districts allowing for certain over site for hiring and firing
executive personnel and for certain budget matters. He said Asset Forfeitures, SB
175, was on the second reading. He said at the request of the Airport, Senator Evans
was sponsoring legislation enhancing penalties for certain weapon violations at the
Airport.
Mr. Allred said creation of a county-wide district for police service had been
killed. He said the proposal by the Governor to impact the state firefighter
retirement contributions had no movement at this time. He said HB 311 the
Redevelopment Agency bill, was currently out. He said SB 66, UTOPIA, was substituted
and expected to pass. He said the underlying perception was that the City was not
going with this bill due to press coverage. A discussion was held regarding the
City's position.
Mr. Allred said HB 244 was being supported by the Mayor and would limit the
asset test for children in Salt Lake City who were eligible to Medicaid. A
discussion was held regarding the bill. Mayor Anderson said this left thousands of
children without medical insurance. He said by eliminating the asset test children
could be moved from CHIPS to Medicaid allowing more children in the CHIPS program.
He said the net result was approximately 7, 000 thousand children throughout the State
gaining health insurance coverage. He said for every dollar Utah put into CHIPS they
get a four to one match from the Federal Government.
Council Members Jergensen and Buhler said more information was needed. Mr.
Allred said he would forward the bill to Council Members. A discussion was held
regarding a joint resolution with the Mayor to support the bill. A decision was made
to gather more information regarding the State' s position.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 280 EAST 800 SOUTH (PETITION
NO. 400-03-25) . View Attachment
a. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (CN) AND RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY (RMF-30) TO RESIDENTIAL
MULTI-FAMILY (RMF-45) ;
b. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN
FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO A MEDIUM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CLASSIFICATION; AND
C. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO VACATE AND AMEND A PORTION OF THE
BLOCK 3 CITY HALL SUBDIVISION.
Janice Jardine, Brent Wilde and Everett Joyce briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Ms. Jardine referred to a memo from Planning staff which contained
additional market information.
#4 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO USE CIP EMERGENCY SHELTER FUNDS.
View Attachment
Lee Martinez briefed the Council with the attached handouts. Mr. Martinez said
the recommendation was to use funds originally budgeted in the Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) for temporary homeless shelters to be used during the Olympics. He said
because the funds were available it was difficult morally not to help in this
emergency. He said there was $10,800 left in the fund.
Councilmember Turner asked if this would be a shift in City policy. Mr.
Martinez said this did not have to be a shift in policy. He said this was one time
only funding. He said the residents had approximately 60 days to move. He said some
residents needed assistance to move. He said the Community Action Program (CAP) had
been helping.
Mr. Martinez said all residents were on fixed incomes, unemployment or general
assistance. He said several residents had pets and the average deposit for pets was
approximately $300. He said most trailers had built in furniture so residents also
needed furniture. He said CAP would work with each individual for appropriate
housing needs.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the new owner of the property had
responsibilities to current tenants. Mr. Martinez said he did not think the property
owner had any responsibilities to residents.
Councilmember Christensen said he agreed that CAP should apply for funding
through Housing and Neighborhood Development. He asked if CAP was equipped to handle
funding and relocation. Mr. Martinez said CAP was the most active and credible
organization with regard to homeless issues and housing.
Councilmember Christensen asked if CAP and the Administration felt housing
solutions could be found in the short time frame. Mr. Martinez said there were not
guarantees. Ms. Gust-Jenson said the City would be increasing the ability of CAP to
deal with the problem. She said more money would be needed to guarantee the project.
Councilmember Christensen said he would like more information.
Councilmember Jergensen said making the developer provide new housing for the
community could be counter productive for the City's housing development program. He
said in the future this type of problem should be anticipated and Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds could be used on a need by need basis.
Councilmember Love asked Mr. Martinez to work with Council staff so the funding
would not be project specific but emergency funding. She said the issue would come
back to Council in March and would be taken to the Attorney' s Office for legalities.
#5. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING DELOITTE & TOUCHE'S AUDIT OF THE CITY'S
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT LETTER ISSUED TO THE CITY FOR THE YEAR ENDING
JUNE 30, 2003. View Attachment
Gary Mumford, Gordon Hoskins and Mark Stevens briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Mr. Stevens reviewed the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (See
Attachment) . He said the report made comparisons between year and gave a summary.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about grant funding accountability. He said the
issue was how funds were allocated and accounted for. Mr. Stevens said departments
had been responsive to issues and none were found to be reportable to Federal
agencies.
Mr. Hoskins said all grants were assigned a cost center which gathered
information associated with the individual grant. He said a budget was established
for each grant and an account was kept of both revenues and expenditures associated
with the grant.
Councilmember Christensen asked about segregation of duties relating to
issuance of payments. Mr. Hoskins this was a staffing need. He said checks were cut
and sent to the Treasurer' s Office where they were signed and returned to accounts
payable. He said the Treasurer' s Office was understaffed. He said documentation was
attached to the checks when they were sent to vendors so identification for posting
could be easy. He said direct deposit to vendors was also a program. He said the
goal was for 25% of the vendors to be in the direct deposit program and 35% had
actually taken advantage of the wire transfer. Councilmember Christensen suggested
that an administrative assistant be given the project.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the segregation of court cashiers and their
ability to reduce citations. Mr. Hoskins said the issue had been addressed and was
due to a staffing problem. He said the courts were understaffed. He said cashiers
were able to remove interest in penalties only. Councilmember Buhler asked Council
staff to take note of the issue for further consideration. Mr. Hoskins said the goal
was that hearing officers should be the only staff to reduce citations.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIBRARY AUDIT REPORT OF FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS. View Attachment
Nancy Tessman, Russell Weeks and Mark Stevens briefed the Council with the
attached handouts.
Councilmember Saxton asked if patronage remained high. Ms. Tessman said
circulation was three times the national average. She said patronage was large.
Councilmember Saxton asked about maintenance of the building. She said the impact on
the building was astounding and more staff could be used. She said she was concerned
with maintenance needs of the building.
Councilmember Turner asked about the reserve and new library branches. Ms.
Tessman said the reserve was done on purpose. She said property taxes were coming in
on track.
Councilmember Christensen asked about the reserve of funds for cash out
employees. He asked if cashiers could waive fines.
#7 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIBRARY SQUARE PLANS. View Attachment
D. J. Baxter, Russell Weeks and Rick Graham briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Mr. Baxter reviewed projects coming online in the spring. He said
the incorporation of art onto the block had been a goal. He said an agreement with
the Salt Lake Rotary Club would bring a rotating sculpture exhibits from around the
world on Library Square.
Mr. Baxter discussed the Quest for the Gift of Life Fountain to be built in the
southeast corner of the Library Commons. He said benches and trash cans were in the
overall development of the block. He said the benches and cans would be like
Washington Squares. He said chess tables would be added to the promenade of trees
in the spring.
Mr. Baxter said the City was designing plaques to mark the day the Library
Commons was dedicated, a list of names of the Mayor, City Council Members and primary
contractors. Councilmember Lambert said he did not support placing plaques with
officials name on them.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if Paralympics plaques could be placed. Mr. Graham
said Paralympics plaques had been planned for Liberty Park. He said he did not know
where the plan was at this date.
#8. RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS AT THE UNITY CENTER. View
Attachment
Rick Graham briefed the Council with the attached handout. He said the Unity
Center was on schedule and making progress. He said a series of public meetings had
been held and a letter sent to those attending. He said the community had been asked
what types of programs and services needed to be offered at the Unity Center. He
said the community listed health and fitness, cultural exchange, educational training
including early childhood daycare, medical and dental clinic, mental health, and an
information resource center as the top choices. He said other suggestions were
vision care, a pharmacy, legal advice, computer training, literacy and language
training, and library.
Mr. Graham said a steering committee had been created and sub committees had
been developed. He said they had hired a design and development consultant. He said
the next step was to finish interviews with partnership opportunities. He said a
business plan would then be developed based on the partnership mix. He said the
program would be announced to the City Council and the community in May of 2004. He
said bids for the project would be in September or October of 2004. He said the
facility was scheduled for completion the winter of 2005.
Councilmember Buhler asked Mr. Graham to keep in mind ongoing costs for future
maintenance of the center. Mr. Graham said meetings with future partners were to
evaluate resources the partners could bring to the City. He said partners bringing
capital to the program would help with program funding, expansion and maintenance of
the center.
Councilmember Christensen said that revenue or general obligation bonds could
create opportunities for the facility in the future.
Councilmember Jergensen said he felt the community was concerned with life
skills more than health and education. He said the community did not want another
Sorensen Center, they wanted a unique community facility. He asked what the
anticipation was for additional capital. Mr. Graham said that had not been
determined. He said he had committed to building the center and as financial
opportunities arose he would be open to them.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned with the development of the
definition of the program. He said the community had been clear as to what they
wanted. He said the center could change the whole community. Mr. Graham said the
focus would be a blend of the priorities of the community not just one priority.
The meeting adjourned at 8:11 p.m.
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February 10, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, February 10,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary Mumford,
Deputy Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; D. J. Baxter, Mayor's Senior Advisor; Michael Sears, Council
Budget and Policy Analyst; Lyn Creswell, Assistant City Attorney; Russell Weeks,
Council Policy Analyst; Janice Jardine, Council Planning and Policy Analyst; Lehua
Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Louis Zunguze, Planning
Director; Joel Paterson, Special Projects Planner; Everett Joyce, Environmental
Planning and Urban Design/Ordinances Planner; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities Director; Scott
Atkinson, Assistant Police Chief; Charles Querry, Fire Chief; Patricia Comarell,
Planning Consultant; Kendrick Cowley, City Recorder; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City
Attorney; Lynn Pace, Assistant City Attorney; Timothy Harpst, Transportation
Director; Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst; Alison McFarlane, Economic Development
Manager; Craig Spangenberg, Housing/Zoning Administrator; Steve Whittaker,
Information Management Services Technology Consultant; Brent Wilde, Planning Deputy
Director; Randy Isbell, Housing Specialist; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy
Director; Jodi Langford, Employee Benefits Administrator; Brenda Hancock, Human
Resource Management Division Director; Vic Blanton, Classification and Compensation
Program Manager; John Campbell, Citizens Compensation Advisory Committee Vice Chair;
Tom Bielen, Citizens Compensation Advisory Committee Chair; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cindy Gust-Jenson said Item A-7, legislative update, would not be held.
Announcements were not discussed.
#2. INTERVIEW JEANETTA WILLIAMS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT
TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD.
Ms. Williams said her two years on the board had been a positive experience. She
said the board worked well and provided opportunities to address transportation
issues. Councilmember Saxton asked if the board had enough time to look at the Utah
Transit Authority (UTA) bus system and how the City could better interface with UTA.
Ms. Williams said the bus system would be reviewed when the board evaluated the
entire public transportation system.
Councilmember Turner asked if there were adequate bicycle routes in his district.
Ms. Williams said the board would address the issue but felt additional routes were
needed. Councilmember Jergensen asked if the board was effective in receiving and
disseminating information. Ms. Williams said yes. She said the board received
monthly presentations from UTA and other organizations. She said the board made
presentations to community groups and distributed information to the general public.
#3. INTERVIEW ROBERT RENDON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
HOUSING ADVISIORY AND APPEALS BOARD.
Mr. Rendon said he had enjoyed his experience on the board over the past 5-6
years and looked forward to continued service. He said the board functioned well and
hoped they provided a positive impact on the City's housing market. He said he
worked at a local bank and felt his background fit well with the board.
Councilmember Christensen asked if the board saw any reoccurring regulations
which needed to be reviewed. Mr. Rendon said no. He said he felt the review process
worked well.
#4. INTERVIEW SAMANTHA FRANCIS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO
THE HOUSING ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD.
Ms. Francis said she learned a lot about zoning enforcement and inspections
from City staff. Councilmember Saxton asked about the balance of personalities on
the board. Ms. Francis said there were a lot of developers on the board and felt a
better community balance was needed.
#5. INTERVIEW CHERI AUSE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE GOLF
ENTERPRISE FUND ADVISORY BOARD.
Ms. Ause said she taught school, enjoyed playing golf, and wanted to get involved in
the community. Councilmember Jergensen asked how ladies clubs functioned. Ms. Ause
said clubs promoted women's golf, taught golf rules/etiquette, and participated in
fundraisers. Councilmember Jergensen asked if Ms. Ause thought ladies clubs would
increase play on City courses. Ms. Ause said yes.
#6. INTERVIEW GREGORY GRUBER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD.
Mr. Gruber said the board had a good mix of community and business members which
provided diverse input. Councilmember Lambert said a member of the Sugar House
business community needed to be appointed to the board. He said he wanted to see
more zoning and master plan issues reviewed by the board. Mr. Gruber said when
issues were reviewed, a report was presented to the Council.
Discussion was held on the need to establish a process to have issues reviewed by the
board. Council Members were in favor of establishing a review process.
Councilmember Turner said the west side was developing a business plan and needed the
board' s input. Mr. Gruber said the board wanted to be more involved and welcomed
requests from the Council and Administration.
#7. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Item cancelled.
#8. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE EMERGENCY BUDGET AMENDMENT. (PUBLIC
HEARING ITEM C-2) View Attachment
Michael Sears and Susie Kongis briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Christensen said the proposal needed to include the Smart Zone
controller and the City needed to retain its own system. Councilmember Love said
Council Members could vote on the proposal after the public hearing.
#9. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY
(UTA) COMMUTER RAIL. (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM C-3) View Attachment
Chris Bramhall and D.J. Baxter briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Love asked if there were any new issues. Mr. Bramhall said no. He
said minor adjustments were made and approximately 700 of the cities participating in
the proposal had approved the agreement. Councilmember Buhler asked if the Sugar
House spur was included in the proposal. Mr. Bramhall said yes.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the City would be able to negotiate amenities on the
Sugar House line because it ran through the City. Mr. Bramhall said only a small
segment went through the City. He said the City would have an opportunity to
negotiate with UTA in connection with the franchise agreement. He said the City' s
franchise authority pre-dated UTA's railway authority.
Mr. Bramhall said he did not think the City should use the franchise agreement to
negotiate items which the City was not able to get in the interlocal agreement.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the agreement protected the City on issues such as
having gravel between the tracks instead of concrete on 400 South. Mr. Baxter said
the City was in a good position to negotiate when UTA had to use City property. He
said UTA owned a 66' wide right-of-way on the Sugar House line. He said even without
the agreement the City' s leverage would be limited to what could be exerted through
the permitting and inspection process. He said the City also had limited ability to
inspect railroad tracks. Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about
relinquishing City rights to UTA. She said they needed to go through the permitting
process like everyone else.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the $6, 600 proposed for permits. Mr. Baxter said
the Engineering Department estimated $3, 000 for right-of-way permits for the main
line and Sugar House line. He said other fees would be required for inspecting two
substations along the Sugar House line. Councilmember Saxton said she felt the City
needed to have oversight over UTA. Councilmember Lambert asked if the Sugar House
spur would be light rail or diesel. Mr. Baxter said he believed the intent was for
light rail.
Councilmember Lambert asked what the City would lose by relinquishing permitting
rights. Mr. Bramhall said whenever UTA preformed work which affected City facilities
they were required to provide notice and comply with all applicable ordinances,
rules, practices, and procedures. He said the only thing UTA was not required to do
was take out a City permit. He said the City would be involved in the review process
and supervise the work. He said he did not think the permit issue diminished control
the City had in the process. Councilmember Christensen asked if the franchise
agreement required UTA to meet certain minimum federal construction standards. Mr.
Bramhall said yes. He said UDOT had jurisdiction over all railroad crossings in the
State and dictated those standards. He said UTA was required to maintain existing
quality at all crossings. Councilmember Jergensen asked if the current franchise
agreement could be used to extract improvements from UTA when lines ran through
residential areas.
Mr. Bramhall said the franchise could be used to deal with railroad crossings but he
did not think the City should use the franchise to extract promises from UTA which
were beyond what was included in the interlocal agreement. He said the City needed
to take a position now instead of asking for more at a later date. Councilmember
Jergensen asked what would happen if the City did not approve the agreement. Mr.
Bramhall said UTA would seek a legislative solution which would be imposed on
everyone.
Mr. Bramhall said prior legislation would strip cities of all authority to govern UTA
activities along the corridor. He said the current proposal was a better agreement
for cities. He said he did not know what would happen if all cities approved the
agreement except Salt Lake. Councilmember Saxton asked why the term of the agreement
was 50 years. Mr. Bramhall said the statutory limit for any interlocal agreement was
50 years. Mr. Baxter said UTA wanted 100 years. Councilmember Love said Council
Members could vote on the issue following the scheduled public hearing.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if there was a requirement to vote on the issue
tonight. Mr. Baxter said no, but UTA wanted a decision as soon as possible.
#10. RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE CITIZEN'S COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE. View
Attachment
Vic Blanton, Brenda Hancock, Gary Mumford, John Campbell, and Tom Bielen briefed the
Council with the attached handout. Mr. Bielen said the committee recommended a 2.5%
to 3% increase (merit and cost-of-living) for general employees. He said 2.5% was
recommended for elected officials. He said no recommendations were made concerning
benefits. He said the board felt the Benefits Committee needed to review benefits.
Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned about proposed increases when City
salaries were 6.5% higher than local markets. Mr. Blanton said the combined
compensation package (salaries and benefits) was at or below the average of
comparable markets. Councilmember Lambert asked about the 5%-6% increase in employee
expenses. Ms. Hancock said part of the increase was due to health insurance costs
and the rate the City was statutorily required to pay for retirement.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the high utilization of sick leave. Ms. Hancock
said sick leave was abolished several years ago for a number of employees. She said
there was a cap on the number of hours new employees could accrue. She said City
employees used a lot of time and the department had the same concerns as the Council.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said the issue was complicated and additional written information was
needed. She said the new plan saved the City a lot of money but appeared to
encourage employees to take more time off.
Ms. Hancock said she felt the issue needed to be referred to the Benefits
Committee for further review and a follow-up briefing scheduled with the Council.
Councilmember Christensen asked if the Administration recommended reducing the gap
between salaries and benefits. Ms. Hancock said that decision had not been
determined. She said one reason for the gap was the way the City handled retirement
contribution changes.
Councilmember Christensen said he agreed with the recommendation to review executive
salaries to ensure they were in line with other cities. Councilmember Saxton asked
if employees said they preferred enhanced medical benefits over salary increases.
Ms. Hancock said surveys were not conducted this year. Mr. Blanton said that
question normally came up during negotiations and generally employees chose salary
enhancements over benefits. He said in early years it was the other way around. Mr.
Johnson said richer medical plans resulted in higher utilization and higher premiums.
He said the City needed to be cautious about going to a richer medical benefit.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about serving the public and asked if a
study had been done to determine the impact on service levels due to the high number
of personal leave days taken.
Mr. Blanton said the department planned to survey other municipal employers about
personal leave usage and compare the data with Salt Lake. He said employees might
value time off more than cash-out incentives. Councilmember Love said the Council
might need the committee to come back during the budget process.
#11. HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF CITY MASTER PLANS AND RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM
THE CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR, LOUIS ZUNGUZE. View Attachment
Louis Zunguze and Brent Wilde briefed the Council with the attached handout and a
computer presentation. Mr. Zunguze said a Planning Commission (PC) subcommittee was
working on a master plan process. He said the Council would be notified when the
subcommittee was ready to interact with the public and community councils.
Councilmember Lambert said the current ordinance stated master plans were advisory
guides for land use decisions and asked if Mr. Zunguze agreed with that statement.
Mr. Zunguze said yes. Councilmember Lambert asked planning staff to consider whether
master plans should be adopted by resolution or ordinance and if they should be
advisory or binding documents. Councilmember Lambert said state law allowed
municipalities to determine comprehensive extent and format of general plans. He
asked if the definition of master plans in the existing ordinance needed to be
expanded. Mr. Zunguze said yes.
Mr. Zunguze said the PC was working on that issue and needed to hold a discussion
with the Council to set goals which would form the foundation of community plans.
Councilmember Lambert asked to what extent master plans should include budgetary
matters. Mr. Zunguze said that depended on whether a link existed to a specific
issue. Councilmember Buhler asked if master plans typically inventoried community
assets such as parks, housing, demographic trends, and population. Mr. Zunguze said
yes.
Councilmember Buhler asked if timelines were included in master plans for attaining
certain physical amenities. Mr. Zunguze said yes. He said five years was typical.
Councilmember Buhler said he felt the City needed to look at an overall ordinance
which described master plans and created a framework to judge them by. Mr. Wilde
said in reference to including fiscal information in master plans, he felt the City
needed to define expectations and perimeters so everyone was moving forward with a
common understanding.
Councilmember Christensen asked how specific master plans needed to be in order to
make them meaningful. Mr. Zunguze said he felt the community needed to determine the
level of detail and he was working with the PC. He said he did not recommend a one-
size-fits all master plan. He said a document was needed which contained a set of
policies encompassing Council and PC ideas for future direction concerning various
key categories and then challenge communities to see how they could accomplish those
goals and objectives.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if policy statements should be included in master
plans. Mr. Zunguze said yes. He said he did not think master plans should result in
ordinances. He said after general policy directions were determined, zoning
ordinances would be used to interrupt development. Councilmember Jergensen said he
felt master plans needed to include zoning direction and future zoning policies.
Mr. Zunguze said a master plan should empower the preparation of zoning regulations.
Councilmember Jergensen asked if master plans should direct City budgets or suggest
potential uses. Mr. Zunguze said master plans which contained capital improvement
details needed to include budgetary implications. Councilmember Jergensen asked how
far budgetary implications should go. Mr. Zunguze said the community needed to make
that decision. Councilmember Saxton said she felt census information needed to be
considered prior to addressing master plans. Mr. Zunguze said census information was
needed to understand and plan communities. Councilmember Turner said he was
concerned about the amount of effort spent developing master plans and how little
they were used. He said master plans were often obsolete before they were printed.
Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned about committing the City by adopting
master plans which contained potential improvement projects.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said a complete document was needed containing city-wide policies
which had been discussed and accepted by the Council. She said future master plans
presented to the Council would reflect those policies as well as the community's
needs. She said Central City and other adopted master plans contained policies which
had not been discussed by the Council. She said all master plan statements which
went beyond current Council policies needed to be reviewed by Council.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said after being discussed, a decision needed to be made whether or
not to include statements in the master plan. She said policy statements could not
be adopted which had not been discussed and had Council support. She said another
issue which needed to be addressed dealt with the "blueprint of values" mentioned in
the handout. She said those values needed to be defined. She said she thought
Council staff could work with the Administration to prepare examples for Council
consideration. Councilmember Love said additional discussions would be held.
#12. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING MISCELLANEOUS HOUSEKEEPING AMENDMENTS TO THE SALT
LAKE CITY ZONING ORDINANCE. View Attachment
Patricia Comarell, Joel Paterson, Brent Wilde, and Janice Jardine briefed the Council
with the attached handout. Councilmember Buhler asked if there were any outstanding
issues the Council needed to be aware of. Ms. Comarell said the proposal dealt
mainly with fine tuning items but she was concerned about one issue. She said the
department's memo included five factors used to determine findings. She said some
factors related to maps and others to text. She said she felt this was confusing and
suggested separating the issues.
Mr. Wilde said follow-up was needed on a couple of issues but felt the suggestion had
merit. He said text changes were often driven by geographic specific issues and the
City needed to have the ability to analyze the impact on surrounding areas. Ms.
Comarell said she understood the PC would be contacted for input. Councilmember Love
said prior to the public hearing the department would come back to the Council with
policy suggestions.
#13. HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING FOLLOW-UP TO THE UTOPIA FACT FINDING AND
PREPARATION FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. View Attachment
Gary Mumford, Edwin Rutan, and Steve Whittaker briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Councilmember Lambert was recused. Councilmember Love asked if Council
Members needed additional information prior to the public hearing scheduled for March
2, 2004. Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to know how many people used dial-up
modems in areas where Broadband or DSL was available.
Councilmember Love said presenters from the February 5, 2004 fact finding meeting
needed to be given an opportunity to provide written responses to issues discussed
during that meeting. Councilmember Christensen said a consultant from Dean and
Company could answer financial questions about the proposal. Councilmember Love asked
Council Members to let her know if a consultant was needed.
Councilmember Christensen said it would be helpful to know how future
markets/technology would impact service levels. Ms. Gust-Jenson suggested having
University of Utah students study the issue. Councilmember Saxton asked if the
proposal was successful, what participants stood to make. She said she understood
the City's return was estimated between $5 and $10 million per year. Mr. Fluhart
said board members were salaried employees and would not participate in profit
sharing. He said consultants would receive payments based on future UTOPIA revenue.
He said the company structuring and managing UTOPIA had invested a lot of money. He
said they benefited by being repaid and using the program to build business
opportunities in other communities. He said two companies which provided feasibility
analysis had already been paid and had no stake in the outcome. Councilmember Saxton
said she wanted information on how the UTOPIA board was structured and the type of
agreement they worked under.
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted to know what the projected cost per
household/individual was and what was included in the cost. She said she also wanted
to know how high fees needed to be in order to break even or make a profit. Mr.
Whittaker said UTOPIA was only the network and would not have control over end-user
fees. He said providers would pay UTOPIA a fee to use the network and would
establish end-user costs.
Councilmember Saxton said she thought the City should be able to establish minimum
and maximum cost limits. Councilmember Love said she was concerned about taxpayer
burden. She said if UTOPIA failed, taxpayers would be charged approximately $30 per
year to repay bonds. She said $30 was based on a home value of $175, 000. She said
there would also be subscription and hook-up fees which were unknown at this point.
Councilmember Saxton said it was difficult to comprehend and calculate the proposal
without subscription costs. Councilmember Turner asked if the proposal would be
adopted by resolution or ordinance. Mr. Rutan said resolution. Councilmember Turner
said he wanted to know if the Mayor had the ability to veto the Council's decision.
Mr. Rutan said separation of power issues would be reviewed along with a number of
other questions regarding the proposal. He said the Council would be notified with
the findings. Councilmember Love said a report and recommendation was needed from
the Administration before the Council voted on the proposal. She said several
locations were available if Council Members wanted to visit existing facilities.
Discussion was held on other cities which had similar programs. Mr. Whittaker said
Utah was unique due to the way the telecommunication act was written. He said
because the City was on the cutting edge it was difficult to find comparable models.
Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to know if the City was giving up economic
advantage to other cities by participating in UTOPIA. He asked Mr. Mumford to see if
there was a way to calculate the information.
Councilmember Jergensen said he had a number of questions he would put in writing.
He said telecommunication providers said they wanted to be partners with the City in
terms of providing economic development. He asked what that meant in terms of
providing telecommunication facilities and facilitation. Councilmember Jergensen
said if Qwest' s analysis of UTOPIA' s business plan was correct, their cost model
could be off by 25%-30%. He said that could be a significant problem for the City.
He said he spoke with representatives from Spanish Fork City and thought it might be
helpful to have them make a presentation to the Council.
Councilmember Saxton said she understood a similar program had failed in a city in
Montana and wanted staff to contact them for more details. Councilmember Love said
more information and discussion was needed and staff would follow-up on questions
from the public hearing.
#14. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE,
TO DISCUSS A MATTER OF LITIGATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5
(1) (a) (iii) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE
ANNOTATED § 78-24-8.
An Executive Session was held. See File M 04-2 for sworn statement and tape.
The meeting adjourned at 10:03 p.m.
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February 5, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson met in a
Fact-Finding Hearing on Thursday, February 5, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City
Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, and Dave Buhler.
Recused: Councilmember Dale Lambert
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Mayor Ross C.
"Rocky" Anderson; Kendrick Cowley, Chief Information Officer; Steve Fawcett,
Management Services Deputy Director; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Steve Whittaker, Technology Consultant; Chris Bramhall,
Assistant City Attorney; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Dan Mule' , City
Treasurer; Dr. Wendell Gibby, Neural Radiologist; Steve Proper, Comcast Government
Relations; Roger Black, Chief Operating Officer of UTOPIA; Mike Jerman, Utah
Taxpayers Association Vice President; Pete Ashdown, XMission President and Founder;
Jerry Fenn, Utah President of Qwest, Public Policy; Kelly Murdock, Wells Fargo Public
Finance, Salt Lake City' s Financial Advisory; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City
Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:31 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
No report or announcements were given.
#2. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
No update was given.
#3. HOLD AN EXTENDED MEETING FOR INVITED GUESTS TO PROVIDE THEIR INPUT ON ISSUES
PERTAINING TO A PROPOSAL BY THE UTAH TELECOMMUNICATION OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE AGENCY
(UTOPIA) TO BUILD A FIBER OPTIC NETWORK FOR USE BY PRIVATE COMPANIES TO PROVIDE
RETAIL SERVICES TO HOMEOWNERS AND BUSINESSES. View Attachment
Dr. Wendell Gibby, Medical Doctor, Neural Radiologist (user of similar fiber optic
network) briefed the Council. He said his business was in radiology. He said when
they constructed a high technology imaging business two years ago in North Provo,
they tried to get Ti line service. He said they did not feel they could afford $600
a month. He said physicians downloading images needed fast access. He said wireless
service was unreliable. He said currently they used Provo City's fiber optic system
and paid approximately $250 a month.
Dr. Gibby said about 12 years ago some physicians started a small software company
designed to send images from the hospital to their homes. He said when this
operation was expanded, the need for high-speed Internet connection was critical. He
said they could not find that connection in Provo so their company moved to American
Fork. He said he felt having government involved in a fiber optic system was an
appropriate use of development infrastructure.
Councilmember Turner asked about hospitals interacting with a cable system. Mr.
Gibby said most hospitals currently had fast Internet connection. He said
information was electronic and doctors had instant access to patient's pictures.
Mayor Anderson said for UTOPIA to succeed, a high percentage of subscribers over a
20-year period were needed. Dr. Gibby said fiber optic technology was not new. He
said with fibers in the ground, the City would be able to transmit more data than
they could conceive.
Mayor Anderson asked Dr. Gibby if his needs would be met if a private provider
provided assurances that all businesses in the community could connect to high-speed
telecommunications. Dr. Gibby said yes.
Councilmember Jergensen asked Dr. Gibby if he would purchase service from a private
company if they could meet his needs. Dr. Gibby said yes if the price was
competitive. Councilmember Jergensen asked why Qwest or Comcast would not bring
Internet service to Dr. Gibby' s area. Dr. Gibby said companies went after the
largest markets first.
Councilmember Christensen asked Dr. Gibby how he saw his business growing. Dr. Gibby
said patients knew he had state of the art quality equipment, the best doctors to
read the equipment and patients trusted the work performed. He said they had tried
to be patient oriented by placing internet computers in waiting rooms of their
clinic. He said they allowed patients to download their own images and reports.
Steve Proper, Comcast, Government Relations, briefed the Council. He said they
opposed UTOPIA and they were concerned their current regulator could become their
competitor. He said their network was built with private dollars and not a
subsidized public utility. He said they operated under a nonexclusive franchise
agreement. He said anyone from the private sector could build a competing
infrastructure as long as a franchise was secured.
Mr. Proper said during UTOPIA presentations it was stated that "the private sector
was not willing to make long term investments in the communities they served." He
said by midyear Comcast would have spent $350 million upgrading facilities throughout
Utah. He said approximately $17 million of that was used in Salt Lake City. He said
they had built a scaleable fiber optic rich network that met customers needs now and
in the future.
Councilmember Buhler asked about availability of broadband and other services within
Salt Lake City. Mr. Proper said wherever cable service was available, high-speed
Internet services were available.
Councilmember Christensen asked Mr. Proper what he saw in the way of future products
or needs. Mr. Proper said it was difficult to predict consumer needs. He said being
local and differentiating themselves in terms of product and services from satellite
dish companies gave them a head start. He said Comcast could do things that
satellite companies could not.
Councilmember Saxton asked what the performance pluses were between fiber optics and
wire cable. Mr. Proper said the coaxial wire was the same technology designed by
cable industries 40 years ago.
Councilmember Turner asked if Comcast would be able to compete now and in the future
if the City joined UTOPIA. Mr. Proper said they would make every effort to compete.
He said there needed to be a level playing field. He said this past summer UTOPIA's
cities were encouraged to pass an ordinance which required new developers to put in
conduit facilities in anticipation of UTOPIA usage. He said as a private entity they
had to negotiate with the developer to provide that service. He said that was a
competitive disadvantage because UTOPIA could extract something that Comcast could
not.
Councilmember Turner said UTOPIA would need to take substantial amounts of business
from Comcast to be profitable. Mr. Proper said for UTOPIA to succeed, others had to
lose.
Mayor Anderson asked what impact there would be on potential investors if municipal
governments adopted UTOPIA. Mr. Proper said he did not know. He said UTOPIA was
being closely looked at and monitored. He said there was potential downside to his
company. Mayor Anderson asked if the downside negatively impacted company
expansions. Mr. Proper said yes. He said companies would wonder why they should
invest in a community they had to compete with.
Roger Black, UTOPIA' s Chief Operating Officer, briefed the Council from the attached
handout. He said UTOPIA was created by 18 cities in response to experiences of those
cities with telecommunication providers. He said connectivity was essential to the
economic vitality of those cities. He said several cities had failed to attract
businesses because they could not provide connectivity. He said some businesses left
because current infrastructure did not satisfy their requirements.
Mr. Black said if this essential service was needed by cities to protect their
economic futures, then it was an appropriate role for government to play to assure
that infrastructure was available on an open competitive basis. He said the member
cities concluded that the tendency of the marketplace to under invest in
infrastructure would leave them without the needed capacity essential for the future.
Councilmember Christensen asked if Salt Lake City chose not to participate in UTOPIA,
would many of the other communities form UTOPIA. Mr. Black said five cities had held
public hearings and voted to pledge the backstop UTOPIA had requested. He said
hearing dates had been set in four other cities. He said based on feedback from
board members in those cities they would likely vote to proceed. He said whether
Salt Lake City was part of UTOPIA or not, the project would move forward.
Councilmember Christensen said UTOPIA had an exclusive contract with AT&T for initial
startup. Mr. Black said the arrangement with AT&T was that UTOPIA would develop and
implement sophisticated systems to support an open infrastructure. He said that time
period was there so they could prove the technology support system would make open
competition a reality.
Mr. Black said Phase I was 60 to 90 days. He said the network would be deployed
among people to teach UTOPIA how the network performed. He said once they were
satisfied that customers would have good experiences, then there would be nine months
when AT&T would be the exclusive user of the network. He said at the end of that
time the systems had to be fully deployed, proven and functional. He said Phase III
would welcome additional competitors to compete with AT&T for single services.
Councilmember Jergensen said approximately one year ago UTOPIA was discussed during a
budget amendment to allocate $127,000 for a feasibility study. He said at that point
it was represented there would be no requirement for cities to be involved
financially. He said it was felt the study would show sufficient market need and the
bonds would be easily insured, attained and underwritten.
Councilmember Jergensen said then concerns in the bond market created a need for a
guarantee by cities. He said that guarantee was estimated at $5 to $6 million in
total. He said now there was a requirement for 500 of the cities allocation which
was approximately 21% for Salt Lake City. He asked why the change over time. Mr.
Black said there had been evolution in their understanding of how to make the model
work. He said they started out to obtain financing that did not involve cities. He
said funding sources had been found but they came with requirements attached. He
said the Board of Directors found those requirements unacceptable.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about the requirements. Mr. Black said the financing
source wanted to own the network. He said the board concluded that it put the public
policy objectives at risk. He said it needed to be an open, competitive network, and
needed to be subject to public oversight and control to assure that it accomplished
the objectives. He said the board directed them to consider a different alternative
which did not involve the cities participation.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about estimated costs. Mr. Black said the total
project including hookup of the expected number of subscribers and the financing cost
was $540 million. Councilmember Jergensen asked if that was a fixed cost contract.
Mr. Black said they had given them a guaranteed maximum price contract on deployment.
He said the construction contract was approximately $275 million for deployment.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about the term of the guaranteed fixed price contract.
Mr. Black said fixed prices for construction of the network and the contract lasted
approximately 3 years. He said since hookup of subscribers would take a longer
period of time there would be opportunities to review prices.
Mayor Anderson said materials provided by Qwest stated they could provide any
connectivity and speed businesses needed. He asked if Mr. Black contended that
UTOPIA would be able to provide anything for businesses that Qwest would not be able
to provide. Mr. Black said UTOPIA was not the service provider.
Mayor Anderson said maybe Qwest could provide all services that customers utilizing
UTOPIA would receive. Mr. Black said that was possible and competition between Qwest
and UTOPIA service providers would be good for businesses. Mayor Anderson asked what
justified government's involvement to provide fiber optic technology to each
household. Mr. Black said motivation behind the project was that this technology was
essential for future economic vitality of participating communities.
Mayor Anderson asked what percentage of City households had to subscribe to service
utilizing UTOPIA to make the project work. Mr. Black said system-wide across all 18
cities the break even line was 30%. He said no one city had to satisfy that
expectation. Mayor Anderson said if it fell below that taxpayers money would be
used. Mr. Black said that was correct.
Councilmember Turner said if the City put up $5 million for startup it would bind
future mayors and councils for 16 years. Mr. Black said the financial structure was
being finalized but it looked like there would be an opportunity to use construction
financing before the bonds were finally issued. He said that meant considerable
savings from negative arbitrage. Councilmember Turner said he did not want to start
the project if it was going to stop in six months. Mr. Black said those who studied
the project were convinced it was sound and once it was started they would expect to
finish. He said they believed benchmarks would be achieved and exceeded.
Councilmember Saxton asked if UTOPIA would be subject to regular financial audits and
reporting the same as other public companies. Mr. Black said yes. Councilmember
Saxton said the Bell Companies had done their part to provide links between other
cities and states throughout the United States. She asked if links between Salt Lake
City and other possible providers would be at risk in the future if the Bell
structure sold off or divided. Mr. Black said the responsibility for developing
linkages to the wider world fell upon service providers.
Councilmember Buhler referred to the handout under Costs and Financing. He said the
City' s capital expense was approximately 21%. Mr. Black said it was 21% of the fixed
network expenses. Councilmember Buhler asked how that figure was arrived at. Mr.
Black said it was based on the estimated cost of deployment in Salt Lake City. He
said the cost per household in Salt Lake City was the lowest in UTOPIA because homes
were close together and many could be served aerially.
Councilmember Buhler referred to a chart showing that 69% of all residential service
used dial-up and only 14% used DSL. He said this was based on a market survey of
2200 households. Mr. Black said it was done system-wide but city by city and the
data for Salt Lake City was provided to Council staff. Councilmember Buhler asked if
the conclusion from the study was that a large number of households did not want to
pay more to have something faster or they were satisfied with slower dial-up service.
Mr. Black said that was part of the answer, but not all services were universally
available. He said price sensitivity clearly entered into it.
Mike Jerman, Utah Taxpayers Association Vice President, briefed the Council. He said
the Association was dedicated to lower taxes and sound tax policy. He said they
became interested in UTOPIA about six months ago. He said private sector felt the
plan was risky and would collapse under its own weight. He said UTOPIA had said
there would be no risk to taxpayers. He said now taxpayers system-wide could be
looking at approximately $20 million for 17 years.
Mr. Jerman said three types of risk were associated with UTOPIA; enterprise risk,
startup risk, and technological risk. He said they needed to ask how risk was
assessed and what was an acceptable level of risk. He said the market had assessed
risk for this project at 12%. He said that was what the interest rate would be if
there was no taxpayer backing.
Mr. Jerman said economic development was important. He said there was an issue of
how to fund increased government needs. He said one way to address economic
development was through tax incentives. He said UTOPIA would be tax neutral because
UTOPIA itself would be tax exempt.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about unfair competition from government
to the private sector. She said it was important as a government entity to know what
the bounds were. She said she wanted to know how citizens would benefit from the
Council' s decision.
Councilmember Buhler asked Mr. Jerman if an analysis had been done on what the
potential revenue impact would be to Salt Lake City or any other participating city
if UTOPIA was approved from property and franchise tax loss. Mr. Jerman said they
had not done an analysis. He said the issue was sales tax and they had always
supported exempting business purchases from sales tax. He said that was sound
economic policy. He said he felt confident in the next two years that
telecommunication purchases by the private sector would be tax exempt. He said in
that case it would be revenue neutral but at the same time would allow Comcast, Qwest
and other providers to be more competitive against UTOPIA.
Councilmember Turner said the handout stated there would be approximately 16-20o that
would not join UTOPIA. He said whether someone used the system or not, tax liability
would be the same. Mr. Jerman said he could not disagree with that.
Pete Ashdown, President and Founder of XMission briefed the Council. He said
XMission was founded in 1993 and was Utah's first public Internet provider. He said
XMission supported over 20, 000 customers worldwide. He said their support of
nonprofits was unequalled by any other service provider he knew. He said he granted
up to $50 a month in free service to any State or Federal registered 501C3 nonprofit.
Mr. Ashdown said in late 1995, US West rolled out a new ISDN data phone line. He
said the submitted tariff to the Public Service Commission (PSC) was so high no one
bought the line. He said in a subsequent meeting with US West representatives he was
told his customers should not be using Internet for extended hours because the
telephone system was not designed for that.
Mr. Ashdown said in 1997 US West started providing Internet service to homes. He
said he had been under this monopoly too long to believe their promises of change.
He said he had been able to buy his business telephone services from an alternate
provider. He said the choice for residential consumers was not as easy.
Mr. Ashdown said he fully supported UTOPIA. He said critics could not point to
specific problems with the plan. He said the newspaper deemed the project risky
because there was no way to know what the future held for telecommunications. He
said that was an uninformed view based on a lack of understanding of fiber optics.
He said five of 18 cities had already approved UTOPIA. He said he feared that if
Salt Lake City refused to back the project, they would become a digital wasteland
surrounded by cities that moved forward. He said those cities would become
attractive for outside companies and households due to the superior network. He said
City involvement was essential to guarantee UTOPIA's openness.
Councilmember Christensen asked what Mr. Ashdown anticipated people would want in the
future and what kind of system would it take to accomplish that. Mr. Ashdown said
DSL use in XMission customer wide was 30%. He said that did not take into account
the customers he had lost to Qwest and cable. He said Internet use would continue to
rise.
Councilmember Buhler said the deal for the City had changed from putting no taxpayer
money at risk to putting substantial taxpayer money at risk. Mr. Ashdown said the
characterization given earlier was that in order to get a lower interest rate,
openness of the network would be lost.
Councilmember Saxton asked about wireless use. Mr. Ashdown said XMission provided
free wireless service to the City Library and the Salt Lake Roasting Company. He
said anyone could take their laptop into those businesses and access the Internet.
Councilmember Saxton asked if wireless would be the wave of the future and if the
City should hold off on the UTOPIA infrastructure. Mr. Ashdown said the problem with
wireless was interference and public spectrum.
Councilmember Turner asked if a company was part of a "take rate" on an open system,
and business doubled, could XMission provide the service at a better price with that
kind of volume. Mr. Ashdown said it would dramatically reduce the infrastructure
costs in the direction of modems and servicing dial-ups. He said it would reduce his
infrastructure. He said it would reduce the price to the customer.
Mayor Anderson said Qwest maintained they could provide all technology communication
needs for connectivity and speeds for businesses. Mr. Ashdown said in order for
Qwest or any other competing telephone company to run fiber into a business, the
company was given a signed contract requiring the business to buy a certain amount of
service over a given length of time. He said that way they made their investment
back.
Mayor Anderson asked if there was any difference in pricing or technology available
for the business community between what UTOPIA would offer and what any other private
company would be able to provide. Mr. Ashdown said he was told Qwest was guaranteed
an 11% return on investment by government. He said cost was always going to be
higher to the consumer. He said UTOPIA had a break even motive.
Councilmember Love said many parts of Utah did not have Internet access. She said
government agencies needed to make Internet access available to citizens. She said
Comcast said 900 of the geographical area had access and Qwest said 70o had access.
She asked if it was fair to put Salt Lake City taxpayers at risk when the service was
there for them. Mr. Ashdown said the only way to guarantee service to everyone was
through a municipal network like UTOPIA.
Jerry Fenn, President of Public Policy for Qwest in Utah, briefed the Council with a
handout and computer presentation. He said UTOPIA plans had dramatically changed
over time. He said originally UTOPIA was marketed to cities with the understanding
bond revenues would cover costs and would not require taxpayer funds. He said bond
companies assessed the risks of the project and required cities to pledge revenues to
back bonds. He said this would create a significant risk to taxpayers if the project
failed.
Mr. Fenn said the original concept was an open network to everyone. He said
that had changed to a contract with AT&T which shut out other triple play providers
for 18 months. He said there was significant and growing opposition to UTOPIA. He
said there was an assumption that broadband was not being offered by private
industry. He said there had been a 20o increase in available broadband in Salt Lake
City. He said Qwest was committing major capital to Utah for infrastructure
improvements. He said Qwest wanted to work cooperatively with cities to meet their
infrastructure needs and fill in coverage gaps.
Mr. Fenn said Qwest would have 27 DSL terminals available by mid 2004 and more
scheduled for the second half of 2004. He said this extended broadband to areas
outside their central office. He said Qwest felt wireless broadband was the wave of
the future and was more cost effective to install and maintain. He said it did not
make fiber obsolete but was a better alternative for industry. He said it would
dramatically change the competitive environment that the UTOPIA network would face.
He said he felt government should not compete with private industry and risk taxpayer
dollars.
Mr. Fenn said UTOPIA could be in violation of Section 253 of the Telecom Act. He
said the act required that municipalities not discriminate or take action which
prohibited any company from providing telecommunication services. He said the
exclusive contract with AT&T made them the monopoly provider for 18 months where they
could capture customers. He said AT&T did not make infrastructure investments in
Utah and it was unfair to give them an advantage.
Mr. Fenn said UTOPIA's feasibility study was flawed. He said the study
underestimated cost to build the network, overestimated "take rates", and failed to
consider impacts of different network architectures and new technologies on customers
buying decisions. He said the estimated cost to build the network by Qwest experts
was significantly higher than UTOPIA's estimate. He said the survey estimated "take
rates" and did not address specific pricing with customers who were asked if they
wanted broadband. He said UTOPIA put citizens at risk. He said Qwest felt
subscriber rates would be lower than the estimated 50%. He said many residents would
choose to remain with lower cost options like dial-up.
Mayor Anderson said the UTOPIA study showed there would be a 30% buy-in. Mr. Fenn
said Qwest felt that estimate was not correct. Mayor Anderson said in the written
material, Qwest indicated they could provide service and speed for businesses in the
community. Mr. Fenn said that was correct. He said Qwest could provide fiber
solutions to any business within the City.
Councilmember Turner said it was difficult to compare Salt Lake to smaller
communities with no service. Mr. Fenn said Qwest felt the City should drop UTOPIA
completely because UTOPIA posed a significant risk to taxpayers.
Mr. Fenn said during the 3.5 years projected to build the network, any gaps in DSL
coverage in the City would be filled and other technologies would be available. He
said Qwest believed they could also provide satisfactory solutions to residential
customers. He said they did not believe there was any reason for government to get
involved.
Mr. Fenn said Qwest paid taxes that helped fund the bonds. He said Qwest would face
tax increases because they would work hard to ensure UTOPIA did not get the "take
rates" they anticipated. He said if UTOPIA succeeded, Qwest failed.
Councilmember Turner said he was concerned that the company with the most money would
be able to buy customer business. Mr. Fenn said since 1989 Qwest had lowered their
DSL pricing 60o and he felt this was a declining cost industry. He said UTOPIA's
feasibility study showed an increase in wholesale prices over 10 years. He said they
felt that was counter to market trends.
Councilmember Saxton asked about cost of expanding present wire service compared to
implementing fiber optics. Mr. Fenn said he felt running fiber to homes was
expensive. He said Qwest felt the copper fiber hybrid network they utilized was not
obsolete. He said their solution would be wireless broadband. Councilmember Saxton
asked about other municipalities with their own systems. Mr. Fenn said he did not
know what motivated other municipalities to obtain their own systems. He said some
of them had discovered it was beyond their core competency.
Councilmember Buhler asked if Qwest was regulated by the PSC. Mr. Fenn said Qwest
was regulated by PSC but they were not a monopoly. He said there were over 70
certified competitors in the State. Councilmember Buhler asked if that was on the
telephone side. Mr. Fenn said yes. He said they were not rate-of-return regulated,
there were no guarantees, and they competed openly in the marketplace.
Councilmember Buhler asked if Salt Lake City would be left behind if they did not
join UTOPIA. Mr. Fenn said he did not feel the City would be left behind. He said
the City' s broadband needs would be met by private industry. He said the City
already had architecture for fiber solutions. Councilmember Buhler asked how Qwest
decided where to place fiber. Mr. Fenn said Qwest's goal was to make connections
available throughout the State. He said Qwest was limited by capital budgets but
over the next three or four years would have filled most infrastructure gaps. He
said Qwest wanted the City' s input on where fiber needed to go. He said Qwest would
not neglect the smaller cities throughout the state.
Councilmember Christensen asked about video services. Mr. Fenn said video had not
been rolled out in Utah but Qwest had the capability to do so. He said Qwest had a
marketing agreement with a satellite provider to provide for customers who wanted
triple play options. Councilmember Christensen asked what Qwest saw as their future
market and if their network was sufficient to handle that. Mr. Fenn said Qwest
needed to continue to expand their networks capacity as demand was created and
applications drove that demand. He said they would price their products
competitively to try and meet demand.
Councilmember Jergensen said maybe government needed to step in where no services
were being provided or were being provided with prohibitive costs. He said he felt
government should not be in private enterprise because that could create a conflict
between taxpayers and the taxing entity.
Kelly Murdock, Wells Fargo Public Finance (Salt Lake City's financial advisory) ,
briefed the Council. He said he was asked what the impact would be on the City's
existing and future bond rating ability and capacity if they bonded for UTOPIA.
Mr. Murdock said the City currently had five different types of bonds rated by rating
agencies. He said the ratings were derived from four factors; 1) strength and
diversity of the issuers economy, 2) historical financial strength and flexibility to
respond to changes, 3) debt burden, which was currently relatively low, and 4)
management structure.
Mr. Murdock said the City stood among the elite few as far as General Obligation Bond
(GO) ratings. He said there were 74 other cities in the United States which
maintained an AAA rating. He said the City received the lowest borrowing cost
because of the rating. He said the City was considered a strong credit and
bondholders were willing to pay a much higher price for the City' s bonds because of
those ratings.
Mr. Murdock said two important factors relating to ratings were the City's ability to
repay obligations, and the City' s willingness on an ongoing basis to act as an AAA
rating holder. He said public vote was not needed in order to issue sales tax
revenue bonds.
Mr. Murdock said as Municipal Building Authority (MBA) or lease revenue bonds became
refundable they could be reissued as sales tax revenue bonds. He said it was cheaper
in cost because the City did not have to pay their legal/financial team as much. He
said credit ratings on sales tax bonds were higher than lease revenue debt. He said
the City paid less per $1,000 of bonds issued.
Mr. Murdock said the sales tax pledge proposed by UTOPIA was approximately $4.7
million for 20 years. He said there was not an infinite credit source available to
the City. He said the City's GO bonds were rated AAA because the City's bonding
capacity was approximately $1.5 billion. He said the City had currently used about
$99 million.
Mr. Murdock said Wells Fargo Bank looked at the City' s coverage in terms of what the
City currently generated with sales and use taxes. He said as of June 30, 2003 the
City collected in excess of $60 million. He said if the City transferred its lease
revenue debt to sales tax debt that could take $5.5 to $6 million of the $30 million
of bonding capacity. He said that amount along with the UTOPIA pledge and several
proposed projects of $300,000 to $500,000 the total was still under $11 million.
Mr. Murdock said rating agencies said $4.7 million was only about 30 of the City' s
general fund revenues as of June 30, 2003. He said if the UTOPIA pledge was made for
20 years it would not affect the City' s ability to borrow or the City's rating. He
said he would work closely with UTOPIA's team to ensure that any sales tax bonds the
City planned to issue were not impaired.
Councilmember Christensen asked for more information about "junk" bond status. Mr.
Murdock said the way to tell that this transaction was riskier than a normal
municipal transaction was that rating agencies and bond insurers wanted payment up
front. He said that was not typical of regular bond issues which were paid when the
bond issue closed.
Councilmember Christensen said it appeared this project had transitioned so much that
the markets were not used to it from a municipal standpoint. He asked if that was a
fair statement. Mr. Murdock said yes.
Councilmember Buhler said the Council was told if Salt Lake and other cities did not
back the proposal the interest rate would be around 12%. He asked how that compared
to the recently acquired water bonds. Mr. Murdock said the recently closed water
bonds were a 20-year obligation. He said the true interest cost which was the City's
borrowing cost was 3.99%.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned that by issuing a bond for UTOPIA it
would bring into question whether the City was acting like an AAA issuer. Mr.
Murdock said an agency would say $4.7 million was not a lot to take every year. He
said the question was what the City would do if called upon to replenish the fund.
He said agencies would expect the City to cut services, raise taxes, or find money
from existing funds. He said tapping into funds year after year to cover that
obligation would not miss the rating agencies attention.
Councilmember Love thanked all the participants and said a public hearing was
tentatively scheduled for March 2, 2004.
The meeting adjourned at 9:42 p.m.
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February 3, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, February
3, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451
South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington
Love, Dave Buhler, Dale Lambert, Eric Jergensen and Van Turner.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of
Staff; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Steven Allred, Deputy City Attorney; Cindy Gust-
Jenson, Executive Council Director; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Janice Jardine, Council Planning & Policy Analyst; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Michael Sears, Council Budget & Policy Analyst; Sylvia
Jones; Research & Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Steve Fawcett, Management
Services Deputy Director; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director;
David Oka; Redevelopment Agency Director; Brent Wilde, Planning Deputy Director;
Everett Joyce, Environmental Planning & Urban Design/Ordinances Planner; Linda
Hamilton, Investigator Civilian Review Board; Rosemary Kappas, Housing Authority
Director; Michael Gallegos, Housing Authority of Salt Lake City Board Chair; Von
McDonald, Co-Director of the Crusade of the Homeless; Matt Minkevitch, The Road Home
Executive Director; LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities Director; Jim Lewis, Public
Utilities Finance Director; Stephanie Duer, Water Conservation Coordinator; Steve
Whittaker, Technology Consultant; Chip Maldonado, Police Union President; and Pam
Johnson, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:42 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cindy Gust-Jenson said additional information on the Housing Trust Fund had been
provided for Council.
See File M 04-5 for additional Council announcements.
#2. INTERVIEW CARA LINGSTUYL PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD.
Ms. Lingstuyl said the current Board consisted of diverse members that worked well
together. She said they were open and able to discuss all sides of an issue.
#3. INTERVIEW AHMED WARFA PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE
CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD.
Mr. Warfa said he came to Utah as refugee from Somalia in 1996. He said he was an
adjunct faculty member at Brigham Young University and Salt Lake Community College.
He said he would adhere to the regulations of the Board.
#4. INTERVIEW NANCY YOUNG PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Ms. Young said the committee worked well because the Public Utilities Department
worked well. She said her past experiences made her an effective member of the
committee.
#5. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Steven Allred and David Oka briefed the Council from the attached handout. Mr.
Allred gave a briefing on Senate Bill Nos. 23, 55, 66, 124, 153, 233 and 243. He
gave a briefing on House Bill Nos. 38, 103, 116, 311 and 313. Councilmember Lambert
asked if Salt Lake City had taken a stand on House Bill No. 311. He said it could
effect how the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) operated. Mr. Oka said the RDA was waiting
for the bill to be defined better before stating the City' s position.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING A POTENTIAL PROJECT. View
Attachment
Rosemary Kappas, Michael Gallegos and Von McDonald briefed the Council from the
attached handout. Mr. McDonald said long term emphasis for the Crusade for the
Homeless was housing. He said their Board pledged $600, 000 of seed money to the new
Homeless Housing Partnership. Ms. Kappas said the new Homeless Housing Partnership
had been set up as a 501C3 Corporation. She said the partnership consisted of Salt
Lake County Housing Authority, Salt Lake City Housing Authority and the Crusade for
the Homeless.
Ms. Kappas said the partnership had been invited to a conference in Seattle. She
said they were able to see how Seattle was addressing their housing needs. She said
citizens of Seattle had voted to tax themselves for housing issues for several years.
She said they had taken a portion of those monies along with a grant from the Gates
Corporation to build permanent housing for the homeless in their downtown area. She
said the collaborative effort in Seattle inspired the local partnership.
Ms. Kappas said the new Homeless Housing Partnership had set a two year goal of
completing 100 units for single individuals and a 10 year goal of 500 units. She
said these units would be located on property both in Salt Lake City and Salt Lake
County. She said based on value of property, the partnership anticipated coming back
to the Council with a request of $600,000 and $1,000,000 for this program.
Councilmember Lambert asked if this would reduce funding for affordable housing
programs for families. Mr. Gallegos said it was hard to cut funding any more. He
said the new Homeless Housing Partnership program could move some to the top of the
waiting list quicker. He said Salt Lake City's Housing Authority pursued housing
vouchers more actively than any other municipality or organization.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned the program would compete with the
extensive vacancies landlords already faced. Ms. Kappas said landlords did not find
this type of tenant desirable. She said the program would provide case management to
assist the homeless population with the transition. She said the goal was to give an
opportunity for them to become part of the mainstream population. She said then they
could rent from independent landlords.
Councilmember Buhler said providing opportunity and help to the homeless was
necessary. He said he was concerned with the growth of homelessness. Mr. McDonald
said the program would take pressure off the shelters. He said a portion of the
homeless had mental health issues or substance abuse problems. He said the rest
simply needed the opportunity to start over. He said a permanent address allowed
them to get a job. He said employment provided health and other benefits. He said
proactive programs such as the Homeless Housing Partnership would be significant in
addressing the growing homeless problem.
#7. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST BY PUBLIC UTILITIES TO CONTINUE THE COUNTY
ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROJECT WATER
ASSIST EACH YEAR IF NEEDED AND IF FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE. View Attachment
LeRoy Hooton, Jim Lewis Stephanie Duer and Gary Mumford briefed the Council from the
attached handout. Councilmember Buhler said he was concerned public donations would
discontinue if the City began to provide shortfall monies. He asked if Public
Utilities sent notices outlining the need for donations. Mr. Lewis said the Red
Cross required that a flyer outlining the donation program be sent out annually. He
said a notation was also printed on water bills asking that donations be made to
assist those unable to pay their bill. He said the donated amount had remained
consistent for the last 12 years. He said in the last five years the fund had gone
from a surplus to a $3000 deficit. Mr. Hooton said the increase in water rates had
not affected donations. He said it was increasing costs and an increase in those
needing assistance.
Ms. Duer said other municipalities found it cost effective to assist those unable to
pay, rather than turn off services. She said a home without water would become
uninhabitable. She said in most case those needing assistance were single heads of
households. She said if utilities were turned off, the Division of Family Services
became involved. She said Utah Power and Light and Questar had programs established
to avoid such situations. She said other cities had addressed this by providing an
established funding source to assist their residents.
Council agreed to move this forward and schedule a public hearing.
#8. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE PROPERTY AT 280 EAST 800 SOUTH: (CONSENT ITEM
NO. G-4) View Attachment
A) A LOAN FROM SALT LAKE CITY'S HOUSING TRUST FUND TO UTAH NON-PROFIT HOUSING
CORPORATION FOR THE LIBERTY WELLS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PROJECT,
B) A REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL (CN) AND
RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY (RMF-30) TO RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY (RMF-45) ,
C) AMEND THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP TO A MEDIUM HIGH-
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CLASSIFICATION, AND
D) A REQUEST TO VACATE AND AMEND A PORTION OF THE BLOCK 3 CITY HALL SUBDIVISION.
Brent Wilde, Everett Joyce, LuAnn Clark, Janice Jardine and Michael Sears briefed the
Council from the attached handout. Councilmember Christensen said this request was
specific to this applicant. He asked if there was flexibility with the zoning should
the retirement project not work in this location. Mr. Wilde said should other
requirements, such as parking be met, zoning would allow for other uses. Ms. Clark
said the petitioner had been given a tax credit. She said they would lose that
credit should they change zoning use. She said she anticipated this would remain a
retirement community project.
Councilmember Saxton said the proposed rezoning would work well in this area. Mr.
Wilde said the property had been in a distressed state for many years. He said
current zoning allowed for uses which might not work in the area. He said given
other options, downzoning the property was beneficial. Councilmember Turner said he
supported the proposal.
Councilmember Lambert asked if there was too large a concentration of elderly
residents in this area. Mr. Joyce said he felt area residents were a variety of age
groups. Ms. Clark said there were several retirement housing projects in the area.
She said people preferred living near others with the same interests.
Councilmember Love asked the Planning Department to provide Council with a breakdown
of the demographics in the area. Councilmember Jergensen asked for Council to be
provided with a breakdown of existing projects. He said it would be helpful to know
how many units in the area were market rate and the number of affordable housing
units. He said effort was made to move seniors to affordable housing, but no effort
was being made for younger generation homeowners to refurbish the older homes vacated
in these moves.
Mr. Sears said the packet before Council included a loan request of $250, 000 at the
interest rate of 2.5%. He said after the packet had been prepared and submitted, the
project developer advised him they did not receive the entire amount of funding
requested from Salt Lake County. Ms. Clark said she met with the developers. She
said they were moving forward and hoping to purchase the land with the funds they did
receive. She said they were looking at other funding sources and project plan
revisions. She said the developers could come back to the City requesting another
$50,000 to $150,000 to complete the project.
The meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
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January 20, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, January 20,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 126, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Canton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart,
Chief Administrative Officer; D. J. Baxter, Mayor's Senior Advisor; Ed Rutan, City
Attorney; Lyn Creswell, Assistant City Attorney; Chris Bramhall, Assistant City
Attorney; Kendrick Cowley, Chief Information Officer; Fire Chief Charles Querry; Fire
Captain Mark Peck; Jerry Burton, Police Administrative Services Manager; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Russell Weeks, Council
Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Michael Sears, Council
Budget & Policy Analyst; Marge Harvey Council Constituent Liaison; Tim Campbell,
Airport Director; Steve Whittaker, Technology Consultant; Gordon Hoskins, Controller;
Doug Wheelwright, Land Use & Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Susi Kontgis,
Budget Analyst; Jamey Knighton-Anderson, Labor Relations Specialist; Janice Lew,
Associate Planner and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Council Chair Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:38 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Ms. Gust-Jenson said issues at the 2004 legislative session would be discussed at a
later date.
See file M 04-5 for announcements.
#2. INTERVIEW CLARK NIELSEN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
SUGARHOUSE PARK AUTHORITY.
Mr. Nielsen said he had been on the Park Authority Board (PAB) for eight years and
had been president for seven of those years. He said the PAB had been successful with
several issues. He said the City supported the PAB by paying half of the park
assessment. He said the County paid the other half. He said the park budget had not
been raised in years. Mr. Nielsen said they were revising the park irrigation system
and the board had applied for Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funding for the
Master Plan. Mr. Nielsen said the board was in transition and he enjoyed working on
the board.
Councilmember Jergensen asked how the relationship with Highland High school and the
park was. Mr. Nielsen said there would be a change in the contract with the high
school. He said a fence and some electrical facilities were being negotiated.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the Master Plan. Mr. Nielsen said the plan would be
for 10 years and guide the PAB. He said recommendations would be made to interface
with the Sugar House community. He said the Parley's Rails, Trails and Tunnels
Coalition (PRATT) trail was part of the Master Plan. He said use of the Park would be
considered. He said buildings on the park would be considered along with security
issues. Councilmember Saxton asked about the Interstate 15 (I-15) right-of-way. Mr.
Nielsen said the park had been located on a Utah Department of Transportation right-
of-way so the park paid the maintenance. Councilmember Lambert spoke about an Olympic
Legacy in the park.
#3. INTERVIEW JOHN SHORT PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT
BOARD.
Mr. Short said he had been on the board for four years and had been the vice chair.
He said he was a pilot and his company used the Airport. He said the Airport was
critical for the business community. He said the Airport management team was well
informed.
Councilmember Saxton asked how many people were on the board and how many were
pilots. Mr. Short said there were nine Board Members, three of which were pilots. Mr.
Short said the board was interested in was the overflight on the east side of the
community. He said he had written letters to the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) indicating the over-flight was not a good idea.
Councilmember Turner asked about air traffic at the Airport. He asked what the
capacity of the east side of the Airport was. Mr. Short said east side capacity for
planes had been master planned. He said the waiting list for hangars was down from
thirteen pages to less than one page. He said there was developable land available.
Councilmember Turner asked how the Salt Lake Airport compared to other Airports. Mr.
Short said Salt Lake was as good as it got. He complimented air traffic controllers,
tower personal, snow—removers and seeding personal for processing planes.
#4. INTERVIEW JESS AGRAZ PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT
AUTHORITY.
Mr. Agraz said planning for the Airport was currently on a short-term basis. He said
the current use agreement would help provide good service. He said the board was
concerned with providing better friendly atmosphere flow and a Councilmember Saxton
asked what the ethnicity of the board was. Mr. Agraz said there were three women on
the board, three pilots, developers, engineers and financial people. He said the
board was very diverse and balanced. He said the role of the Board was to provide
policy guidance. Councilmember Christensen asked about transportation management
issues. Mr. Agraz said the board was most involved with ground transportation. He
said economic development opportunities were also available in the area and would be
pursued. Mr. Agraz said funding and master planning were concerns with regard to
financial resources.
#5. DISCUSS ESTABLISHING A SUBCOMMITTEE REGARDING THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN.
View Attachment
Janice Jardine briefed the Council with the attached handout. Councilmember Love
asked Council Members to form a sub-committee. She said this was not a simple matter.
She said policy statements, statements with budget implications or citywide
statements that needed to be discussed. Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned
with the length of the process and changing the Master Plan. He asked that the
community be informed of the changes. Councilmember Love said Council Members Saxton,
Lambert and Buhler would form the committee. Councilmember Saxton said she was
concerned with the time period and that due process would take place. She asked if
Mr. Zunguze would brief the Council regarding direction of master plans.
Councilmember Lambert said the Planning staff was looking at what Master Plans should
be. He said policy needed to be discussed.
#6. FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY (UTA)
COMMUTER RAIL. View Attachment
Councilmember Love said the issue would have some fees waived so a public hearing
would be set. D. J. Baxter, Russell Weeks and Chris Bramhall briefed the Council with
the attached handout. Mr. Baxter said limitation of the term of the agreement and
clarification that the existing north-south light rail line would not be affected by
the agreement had been negotiated. He said one item the committee did not accept was
that the agreement set a minimum standard for stations in the new corridor. He said
the Sugar House corridor was included in the agreement. He said the minimum standard
had been set for lines in the County not in the City. He said art had been required
on the platforms in the City but not in the County.
A discussion regarding fee waivers was held. Ms. Gust-Jenson said waiving fees had
been limited. She said the resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign the interlocal
agreement would clearly and narrowly outline why this was a different situation. A
discussion was held regarding administrative fees. Mr. Bramhall said Public Utilities
fees would not be affected by the agreement. He said other departments in the City
could have an impact by waiving fees. Councilmember Jergensen asked what the budget
impact would be if fees were waived. He asked if the City would apply Master Planning
goals to the corridor area. Mr. Bramhall said budget impact unknown at this time.
Councilmember Saxton asked if UTA was required to have shelter and seats. Mr. Baxter
said shelters were required and he would check on seating. Councilmember Saxton said
she questioned waiving fees for UTA. She said she was concerned with the impact this
would have on the budget. Mr. Baxter said Salt Lake City was one of 44 other
communities who wanted UTA to bring TRAX faster. Mr. Bramhall said the contract
stated that UTA would not charge the City back when the City wanted to cross UTA' s
corridor. Councilmember Buhler asked if other cities were subject to the fee waiver.
Mr. Bramhail said that was correct. Mr. Baxter said it would not apply to future rail
lines just existing rail corridors.
#7. RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING ISSUES AT THE 2004 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
This issue was not discussed.
#8. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO CLOSE THE ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN 900 AND
1000 WEST STREETS AND FOLSOM AVENUE AND 100 SOUTH STREETS (Petition No. 400-03-17 -
George Mattena) . View Attachment
Councilmember Love said the alley closure was unusual because the property owner
wanted to lease the property rather than purchase it. Marge Harvey, Janice Lew, and
Doug Wheelwright briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms. Harvey referred
to her staff report, Item 3. She said the report stated the alley no longer
physically existed and had been materially blocked in a way that rendered it unusable
as a public right-of-way. She said that was not correct. She said she had
misinterpreted information from the Planning Commission staff report. She said the
alley was currently open from 900 to 1000 West. She said the alley did not meet
criteria for consideration "A" in Policy Considerations, but did meet criteria in "B,
C and D".
Councilmember Christensen said a request to close a portion of the Alley had come to
Council before and the petitioner did not want to pay for the property. A discussion
was held regarding crime in the alley. Councilmember Lambert asked how closing the
alley would eliminate crime. Mr. Wheelwright said the Planning Commission had
struggled with the same question. He said the majority of Planning Commission members
were not persuaded that crime would stop if the alley were closed. Councilmember
Saxton said the alley was in good repair. She said the alley was used frequently and
two properties needed access to get into back yards. Ms. Saxton said there were large
drums located in the alley that needed to be removed and crime enforcement needed to
be better. She said property owners needed to take better care of properties and
security lights should be put up for crime. She said she was not in favor of closing
the alley.
Councilmember Lambert asked if all property owners including homeowners were in favor
of closure. Ms. Lew said all were in favor of closure. She said access could be
gained through an easement or right-of-way for all property owners. Mr. Wheelwright
asked the Council if they wanted to explore another alternative for purchase of
nonresidential alleys. Councilmember Turner asked if the City would be responsible if
the land was leased. Mr. Rutan said landlords were not responsible. He said a clause
could be put in the lease for insurance. Councilmember Turner asked about a payment
plan or loan for property owners. Councilmember Love said a public hearing would be
scheduled.
#9. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE NOVEMBER REVENUE FORECAST. View Attachment
Rocky Fluhart, Gordon Hoskins, and Gary Mumford briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Mr. Hoskins said sales tax was a problem the previous year. A discussion was
held regarding collecting taxes from satellite and cable companies. Mr. Hoskins said
a memo had been sent as to how to cover the $277,000 deficit in the financial
forecast. Mr. Fluhart said $300,000 would be put on hold in response to the report.
He said the City currently had a soft hiring freeze and some capital expenditures
were not being approved. Councilmember Jergensen asked about the snowfall operations
deficit. Mr. Fluhart said they anticipated a budget opening for appropriation to the
department for snowfall. Councilmember Jergensen asked if there were any other
expenses in deficit. A discussion was held regarding a budget opening to cover the
cost for collecting the $500,000 receivables in the Courts.
Councilmember Jergensen asked about onetime effects. Mr. Hoskins said fleet and golf
revenues were higher than anticipated and would be ongoing revenue. He said the
Library had not been paying power and currently was. He said this would be ongoing
revenue. Councilmember Turner asked if Fire, Police, tree clean up and trimming were
included in the figure. Mr. Fluhart said it was his understanding that the estimate
by Public Services included everything related to the storm. Councilmember Saxton
asked about the interfund reimbursement. Mr. Hoskins said internal administration
fees were charged to enterprise and internal service funds and brought back into the
general fund for revenue.
#10. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING EMERGENCY BUDGET AMENDMENT. View Attachment
Michael Sears, Susi Kongis and Fire Captain Mark Peck briefed the Council. Mr. Sears
said two applications were submitted for 2004-05. He said one was for the full cost
of $5,000,000 submitted by the Fire Department and the second submitted by the Police
Department for $612,000. He said both were for the communications network.
Councilmember Love asked why this was an emergency. Ms. Kongis said there were two
issues. She said the Police grant of $640, 000 would expire March 31, 2004 and the
County would be removing their network infrastructure which the City was part of. She
said the County could not get to the towers now due to snow so there was no date set
for the removal. She said contracts and a system needed to be in place when the
County network came down.
A discussion was held regarding the three options in the staff report. Ms. Kongis
said with regard to option No. 1, become part of the Utah Communication Agency of
Networks (UCAN) system, UCAN was looking at Salt Lake City as the sustaining
financial user to the system. A discussion was held regarding UCAN. Councilmember
Christensen said he felt the City should go with option No. 3 of the staff report,
buy a new "Smartzone" controller. He asked why other City departments would not be on
the system. Captain Peck said it could be done and other departments had been asked
to go onto the system but they felt their systems were working and would come on line
at another date. He said other systems would be able to talk to the new system.
Councilmember Buhler asked what the total capital cost would be and what the
operation cost would be. Mr. Sears said the supplier had not given a number yet. He
said police and Fire would be $1.2 million. A discussion was held regarding the cost
of joining UCAN. Councilmember Love suggested a sub-committee be formed to study the
problem. A discussion was held regarding investigating the issue further.
Councilmember Buhler said he wanted another briefing with representatives from UCAN.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned with the operating and maintenance
costs. He said many variables were not known and more information was needed.
Councilmember Saxton suggested Mr. Sears, Council Members Buhler, Jergensen and
Christensen form a committee and come back with more information in February.
#11. HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE SCHEDULE AND DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED UTOPIA
FACT-FINDING MEETING.
Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council. He said Qwest would be represented at the meeting.
Councilmember Love said the Taxpayer's Association should be represented.
Councilmember Saxton said there was a State Committee which looked at unfair
competition with private enterprise. Councilmember Buhler said a letter from the
committee regarding UTOPIA would be helpful. Councilmember Christensen asked that
COMCAST and an association of computer networking engineers also be present.
Councilmember Jergensen asked for a potential financial burden analysis regarding
UTOPIA.
A discussion was held regarding implications that UTOPIA could cost the City.
#12. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO
DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATION, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a)
(ii) Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to enter into
executive session, which motion carried all members voted aye except Councilmember
Lambert who was absent for the vote.
(M 04-2)
The meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
January 13, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, January 13,
2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also In Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive
Council Director; Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Joshua Ewing, Mayor's Communication Director; D. J. Baxter,
Mayor's Senior Advisor; Michael Sears, Council Budget and Policy Analyst; Lyn
Creswell, Assistant City Attorney; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Janice
Jardine, Council Planning and Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; David
Dobbins, Business Services Director; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Gordon Hoskins,
Accounting Controller; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Joel Paterson, Special
Projects Planner; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Elizabeth Giraud,
Historic Preservation Planner; Jeffrey Niermeyer, Public Utilities Deputy Director;
LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities Director; Jim Lewis, Public Utilities Finance
Administrator; Diana Karrenberg, Community Affairs Manager; Dan Mule, City Treasurer;
Jamey Knighton, Labor Relations Specialist; Nancy Boskoff, Arts Council Executive
Director; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Charles Querry,
Fire Chief; David Oka, Redevelopment Agency Executive Director; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cindy Gust-Jenson said Item F-3, Petition 400-03-23, the Administration suggested the
ordinance contain an effective date to minimize future research efforts. She said if
the Council chose to approve the ordinance the motion needed to indicate department
store definitions were configured as of January 13, 2004. Announcements were not
discussed.
#2. INTERVIEW JAMES KELLY PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT.
Mr. Kelly said he had learned a lot from the four years he served on the board. He
said over the past year the board addressed the West Nile virus issue. He said even
though the district had not experienced any cases, an action plan was prepared for
potential incidents. He said he enjoyed serving and was interested in environmental
issues.
Councilmember Christensen said local abatement districts were small and asked if the
board had ever discussed consolidation. Mr. Kelly said board members had
unofficially discussed the subject. He said districts worked closely together and
felt a merger was possible. Councilmember Christensen said he felt consolidation
needed to be considered.
#3. INTERVIEW BARBARA ISHIMATSU PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT
TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Ms. Ishimatsu said she was studying environmental law and had served on the
board for six years. She said during the past year, the committee was involved in
restructuring water rates and had been asked to serve as the appeals board. She said
the committee's next challenge was to update the water conservation master plan.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the number of appeals. Ms. Ishimatsu said the
appeal process only applied to violators who were issued citations. She said no
citations had been issued.
#4. INTERVIEW GENEVA POWELL PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD.
Ms. Powell said this was a diversified board which worked well together.
Councilmember Christensen asked if the board had turned down any projects. Ms. Powell
yes. She said one project contained a commercial component which had to be turned
down. She said funding needed to be allocated for housing.
#5. INTERVIEW SANDRA FAGERGREN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE
SUGAR HOUSE PARK AUTHORITY.
Ms. Fagergren said she had lived in Salt Lake for 32 years. She said her home was
located near the park and as a concerned citizen was interested in park activities.
Councilmember Lambert asked if the applicant had any specific suggestions or ideas
about the park. Ms. Fagergren said she was concerned about crime and felt serving on
the board would improve her awareness of park issues.
#6. INTERVIEW EDIE TRIMMER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE ARTS
COUNCIL.
Ms. Trimmer said she was interested in the arts and enjoyed participating in art
projects. She said art was an integral part of a community and wanted to see more
art in public schools.
#7. HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING A REQUEST TO REDEFINE THE TERM
"DEPARTMENT STORE," AND TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN AND GATEWAY MIXED-USE DISTRICTS TABLES
OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES, AND TO CREATE A NEW OVERLAY DISTRICT TO DEFINE THE
DOWNTOWN MAIN STREET CORE OVERLAY DISTRICT PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-23.
(UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-2 AND F-3) View Attachment
Russell Weeks, Joel Paterson, and Louis Zunguze briefed the Council with the attached
handout. Councilmember Buhler asked why conventional stores should be allowed at the
Gateway and mass merchandising stores in the Main Street area. Mr. Zunguze said
research showed conventional department stores were anchors for downtown areas
throughout the country. He said that category had changed due to competition from
mass merchandising stores.
Mr. Zunguze said it was important for the City to recognize market indicators. He
said the City needed to be careful not to create non-conforming uses in other areas
by allowing certain types of stores in downtown. He said the City also needed to
protect its ability to attract quality stores to other areas.
Councilmember Buhler asked about allowing stores similar to "Target" on Main Street.
Mr. Zunguze said Target stores had the ability to function in strip malls or urban
settings. He said proposed developments needed to have the ability to work in duel
settings. Councilmember Buhler asked if the Administration intended to expand the
ordinance to include other commercial areas in the City. Mr. Zunguze said yes. He
said all commercial areas with the old definition needed to be reviewed. He said
additional information would be given to the Council along with a petition to address
other areas. Councilmember Saxton said existing stores would evolve and new stores
would be created to meet specific needs. She asked if stores would be defined by
name or how would changes be addressed.
Mr. Zunguze said the ordinance needed to include an effective date to benchmark the
City's understanding of current definitions and uses. He said the Administration
needed to monitor regional markets and present proposed adjustments to the Council.
Councilmember Saxton asked if the City was prepared to deal with the impact of
allowing large retail outlets to develop at the north end of Gateway.
Mr. Paterson said yes. He said the Gateway Mixed-Use district boundaries included 200
South to North Temple and 400 West to Interstate 15. He said the Gateway master plan
envisioned larger scale retail and entertainment type uses in the Gateway area. He
said the Gateway Mixed-Use zone included strict urban design guidelines which would
help the City attract urban models instead of large big box retailers normally
located in suburbs.
Councilmember Saxton asked if the proposal bound the City to provide infrastructure
to accommodate large developments. Mr. Paterson said the City had to participate in
offsite improvements. Mr. Zunguze said the requirement was not limited to the Gateway
area but applied to all commercial areas in the City. Councilmember Lambert asked if
the Planning Commission's proposal removed all square footage limitations and
precluded certain classifications in the Gateway development.
Mr. Zunguze said yes. He said the Administration tried to capture the typical store
size as a basis to move forward. He said the two classifications not permitted in
Gateway were high-end and specialty fashion department stores. Councilmember
Jergensen asked if store names would be included in the zoning ordinance. Mr.
Paterson said names would be included as examples but the list was not exclusive
because other stores could fit the definition.
Councilmember Jergensen said he was concerned about creating controversy. He said as
stores evolved they might not fit the original definition. He said he believed it
made more sense to leave the names out. Mr. Zunguze said he felt including the names
would not create a problem. Councilmember Jergensen asked if the Administration felt
the names were important for future interpretation. Mr. Zunguze said he thought they
would be helpful.
Councilmember Love asked if Council Members wanted to amend the proposal.
Councilmember Jergensen said he felt a motion was needed to express support for the
Planning Commission' s efforts to continue addressing apparent zoning inconsistencies
in 47 other City blocks. He asked if that would be included as part of the motion to
adopt the ordinance. Council Members were in favor of making a separate motion.
Councilmember Saxton asked if Council Members were interested in permitting super
stores and hypermarkets as allowed or conditional uses in the downtown area. The
majority of the Council was not in favor. Councilmember Lambert asked why the stores
mentioned by Councilmember Saxton would not work on Main Street. Mr. Zunguze said
they required an extensive surface area for parking.
Councilmember Lambert asked if there was a policy reason to exclude the stores, other
than they just did not fit. Mr. Zunguze said Main Street had a certain feel and
meaning to the community. He said the Administration wanted to allow stores which
best supported Main Street.
#8. INTERVIEW LEE MARTINEZ PRIOR TO ADVISE AND CONSENT OF HIS APPOINTMENT AS THE
DIRECTOR OF SALT LAKE CITY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
(UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-8)
Mr. Martinez said he grew up in Davis County and had lived in Salt Lake City for 25
years. He said he was known as a community activist and enjoyed working with
community and political organizations. He said national and international business
had played a key role in his life. Councilmember Buhler asked about Mr. Martinez's
philosophy about the relationship between government and business. Mr. Martinez said
in a free enterprise system, he felt government's role was to lend support and
provide services. He said he was open minded and wanted to work collaboratively with
the business community.
Councilmember Buhler asked how department functions could be improved to make it
easier for people to conduct business in the City. Mr. Martinez said he felt cross
training business license inspectors would provide more consistency and efficiency.
He said the Planning Department needed to develop more coherent and consistent zoning
throughout the City. He said he felt transportation was an important function in
attracting new businesses. He said he wanted to put services online and make them
seamless and efficient.
Councilmember Jergensen said the permitting process was difficult for people who
wanted to improve their homes and asked if Mr. Martinez would be willing to implement
a review process for outdated zoning ordinances. Mr. Martinez said yes. He said
during his service on the Board of Adjustment he felt the regulations needed to be
reviewed. Councilmember Christensen asked how Mr. Martinez saw his role in zoning
enforcement and addressing neighborhood demands. Mr. Martinez said he felt
compassion, education, and sensitivity was needed on both sides in order to
effectively deal with the variety of cultures found throughout the City. He said
City regulations could not be ignored but enforcement needed to be done in a
compassionate manner. Councilmember Lambert asked how the Mayor's proposal to re-
organize the department would impact the appointment. Mr. Martinez said he felt
there would be more latitude to focus on community development issues.
Councilmember Lambert asked about Mr. Martinez's experience in managing a large
department. Mr. Martinez said he had only managed small groups. He said he planned to
use division directors to obtain results. Councilmember Turner asked how the City
could help small businesses. Mr. Martinez said research, planning, and marketing
techniques needed to be taught to potential owners. He said he thought it was
important for businesses to hire English and non-English speaking employees.
Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about department turmoil and wanted Mr.
Martinez to explore employee needs and morale. Councilmember Love said she agreed
with Councilmember Saxton. She said the department needed strong leadership and
compassion. Mr. Martinez said he welcomed input and looked forward to working
closely with the Council.
#9. RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE REQUEST TO SHIFT THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. (UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM F-7) View
Attachment
Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council with the attached handout. No questions were
asked. The majority of the Council was in favor of the proposal.
#10. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 622,
624, AND 626 SOUTH 1100 EAST FROM INSTITUTIONAL TO RESIDENTIAL. View Attachment
Joel Paterson and Sylvia Jones briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Buhler said a similar zoning mistake was made in his district and he
supported the proposal. Councilmember Christensen said he felt this was a good
change. He said the City' s fee structure would have to be modified, if the Planning
Commission supported the proposal and initiated the petition. He said property owners
should not be required to pay filing fees because their property was mis-mapped.
Councilmember Saxton asked if buildings were located on the property. Mr. Paterson
said three parcels were combined and contained one tri-plex. Councilmember Love said
the Council would advance the proposal.
#11. HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING THE COUNCIL'S LABOR POLICY AND A PROPOSED LABOR
PROTOCOL AGREEMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. View Attachment
Lynn Creswell, Jamey Knighton, Rocky Fluhart, and Gary Mumford briefed the Council
with the attached handout. Councilmember Buhler said he supported staff
recommendations including multi-year contracts. He said financial issues could be
separated from work issues with salary negotiations held annually. Mr. Fluhart said
there were advantages and disadvantages to multi-year programs. He said based on
current circumstances, multi-year programs could be determined at the beginning of
the negotiation process.
Councilmember Buhler asked about balancing the budget and the 9% Capitol Improvement
Projects (CIP) . Mr. Mumford said the Administration and employee groups needed to be
aware the Council wanted to fund increases from ongoing revenues including the 9% to
CIP. Councilmember Saxton said she was concerned about automatically committing to
salary increases when revenue projections were unknown. She said she was concerned
about the perception the budget was balanced with employee salaries.
Councilmember Saxton said she valued City employees and the services they provided.
She said she wanted to see a different direction and supported creative ideas for
negotiations. Councilmember Christensen said the long-term unfunded employee leave
liability was $14.1 million. He said he was concerned about the immediate $5 or $6
million liability needed to cover employees who were currently eligible to retire.
He said even though this was not part of labor negotiations, the issue needed to be
addressed during the budget process.
Councilmember Christensen said employee wages should not be paid from fund balance.
Mr. Fluhart said the Administration agreed with that concept. He said additional
discussion was needed. Councilmember Love said this was an initial discussion and
the Administration would be come back to the Council with options.
Councilmember Lambert said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) overstated inflation. He
said the policy which required salary adjustments based on CPI during the years
surveys were not conducted needed to be reviewed. He said salary negotiations were
difficult and created morale problems. He said multi-year contracts were a good idea
because re-opening negotiations every year could create more problems.
Councilmember Love asked if staff had enough direction to prepare documents for
future Council discussion. Mr. Mumford said most of the issues discussed were not
included in the protocol agreement. He said he thought the agreement would be
acceptable to the Administration. He said concerning Council policies, staff would
provide options for future consideration.
The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
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January 8, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Thursday, January
8, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric Jergensen,
Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Also in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Gary Mumford,
Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent
Liaison; Jan Aramaki, Constituent Liaison/Research & Policy Analyst; Steven Allred,
Deputy City Attorney, LuAnn Clark; Director of Housing and Neighborhood Development;
Tim Campbell, Airport Director; Jay Bingham, Airport Finance Director; Lisa Romney,
Administrative Assistant for Environmental & Intergovernmental Relations; Richard
Scott, Chapman and Cutler; Rick Graham, Public Service Director; Val Pope, Parks
Maintenance Manager and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Remington-Love presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 p.m.
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Ms. Gust- Jenson reviewed the Council's schedule.
#2. INTERVIEW TAMMY NAKAMURA PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER RE-APPOINTMENT TO
THE AIRPORT BOARD.
Ms. Nakamura said it had been a pleasure and a privilege to be an Airport Board
member for four years. Councilmember Saxton asker what types of things the Airport
Board looked at. Ms. Nakamura said the on-going Airport reconstruction project and
what each vendor would need were some of the things the Board looked at. She said
the Board listened to recommendations of the Administration and made decisions based
on those recommendations. She said the Board also looked at how to keep the Airport
viable and progressive.
Councilmember Turner asked if security issues came before the Board. Ms.
Nakamura said prior to 911 the Board worked with security issues. She said currently
Transportation Security Association (TSA) worked with security. Councilmember Lambert
asked what the Board had to do with the development and over-site of the budget. Ms.
Nakamura said there was a finance committee that made recommendations to the board.
Councilmember Buhler asked if the Board was in agreement with Mr. Campbell's
opposition to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closing the flight corridor.
Ms. Nakamura said that was correct.
#3. INTERVIEW SUSAN ALDOUS PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE
LIBRARY BOARD.
Ms. Aldous said she was a 38 year resident of Salt Lake City and accessed all of
the Library branches. She said she was interested in the Library's mission and in
keeping the Library access level up.
Councilmember Turner asked how her small business background would be a value to
the Library Board. Ms. Aldous said she had been in the book business operation for
10 years.
#4. INTERVIEW GEORGE W. "BUZZ" WELCH PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT
TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Mr. Welch said the Board was important to him because of the quality of life in
Salt Lake City. He said housing was a critical need. He said he had real estate
industry experience and could add finance experience to the Board. He said he had
been involved with the Board approximately six weeks and had attended one meeting.
He assured the Council that the Board was creative and attuned to various levels of
needs. He said the Board explored all types of neighborhoods and products.
#5. INTERVIEW JUDGE RAYMOND UNO PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT.
Judge Uno said he could make the time commitment that was needed to be a member
of the Mosquito Abatement District and was interested in the Board. He said he could
contribute to the district because he had been in government many years. He said the
Board could use a senior citizen, a veteran and a minority. He said he could make a
contribution to the district.
#6. INTERVIEW STANLEY PARRISH PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
GOLF ENTERPRISE FUND ADVISORY BOARD.
Mr. Parish said he was interested in public service, the quality of life in Salt
Lake City and golf.
Councilmember Buhler said the City looked to the Board to keep the Golf
Enterprise Fund going. Mr. Parish said he had served as a board member and then a
trustee for Jeremy Ranch golf course and had taken it from bankruptcy to a viable
business.
Councilmember Saxton asked that golf be within the reach of all City residents.
She asked that members of the Board be leaders.
#7. INTERVIEW SPENCER WHITE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE
SUGAR HOUSE PARK AUTHORITY.
Mr. White said his background was in landscaping and architecture. He said he
was interested in parks and recreated in Sugar House weekly. He said he was
concerned in the development of areas around the park.
Councilmember Lambert asked if the County owned the park. Ms. Gust-Jensen said
the State set up the park and both the City and County had seats on the Authority.
Councilmember Jergensen asked how Mr. White felt about off-leash. Mr. White
said in the park he was concerned because of the diversity of park users. He said he
was in favor of a certain areas in the park being an off-leash area. He said Salt
Lake City needed more off-leash areas.
#8. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ISSUES AT THE UPCOMING 2004 LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. View Attachment
Steve Allred briefed the Council with the attached handout. He said the Utah
Transit Authority (UTA) Rail Corridor would achieve an interlocal agreement to
preserve the most important local control issues and still allow UTA to complete the
transit plan.
A discussion was held regarding the re-distribution of sales tax to 75%
population and 25% point of sale from the current 50/50o distribution. He said the
Utah League of Cities and Towns had organized a task force to look at a two-year plan
to review all municipal revenue streams. He said the long-term goal was that
Government would become more unified in terms of planning concepts for residential
and economic growth. He said ultimately regional planning was the answer.
Councilmember Buhler asked what the impact would be. Mr. Allred said he would get
the numbers to the Council. He said currently the Governmental Immunity bill was out
for review by the members of the committee and would take effect in a year.
Mr. Allred reported a change in the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) /Education
Development Agency (EDA) . He said the concern was the potential loss of housing.
Mr. Allred said Employee Appeals Board (EAB) was a Salt Lake City issue where
the City was requesting that the EAB be made to be more like the Civil Service
Commission for non-bargaining employees. He said Tom Hatch was the sponsor.
Mr. Allred said the City supported the effluent water legislation because it was
positive for the City. He said the concept for the Regional Planning bill was for
certain large projects there would be a Regional Planning Commission handling
argumentative issues. He said his understanding was that most municipalities would
oppose the legislation.
Mr. Allred said the cable industry was taking issue with the cable and satellite
sales tax legislature not being imposed on satellites.
Mr. Allred said the Firefighter retirement funding premium paid by the State
would fall to local government. He said the premium would increase to approximately
$2,000,000. A discussion was held regarding funding. Councilmember Saxton said the
Council should follow up on labor negotiations. Councilmember Jergensen said he
understood this bill was for rural volunteer firefighters not for Salt Lake City. He
asked for more information regarding this problem.
Mr. Allred reviewed the Telecommunication Revenues legislature which would
become effective July 1, 2004. He said the 1/16 cent Sales Tax had been proposed by
Governor Walker to divert 1/16 cent sales tax dedicated to water and transportation.
#9. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AIRPORT REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS. View
Attachment
Tim Campbell, Jay Bingham, Gary Mumford and Richard Scott briefed the Council
with the attached handout. A discussion was held regarding construction of the new
terminal. Councilmember Love said the issue would be forwarded to a formal meeting
to set a date for a public hearing.
#10. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE CITY' S DOGS OFF-LEASH PROGRAM. View
Attachment
Jan Aramaki, Rick Graham, Lisa Romney and Val Pope briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Mr. Graham said the proposal was for fine-tuning the off-leash
process. He said currently community councils initiated a requested for an off-leash
park. He said the area was tested for 12 months and evaluated. He said the
recommendation was for requests to not only come from community councils but from
citizens, staff members, or individuals. He said the request would be reviewed and
forwarded to the community councils for evaluating and comment. He said the
opportunity to create off-leash areas needed to be broadened.
Councilmember Buhler said he was concerned with the length of the testing
period. He said the neighborhood should have a way of reaching the City with
comments. Mr. Graham said 12 months took the area through all the seasons to see
what the use would be. He said Salt Lake City was the first to do this but others
were following.
Councilmember Christensen said he agreed with the 12-month testing period. He
asked if there were areas on the west side of Salt Lake City for a dog park. Mr.
Graham said Rotary Glen, Pioneer Park, Parley's Historical Park and Cottonwood Park
were on the list for testing periods.
Councilmember Lambert said he was concerned that anyone could make a proposal
even if they did not live in Salt Lake City. He encouraged a petition process. A
discussion was held regarding the interest of the community.
Councilmember Love said Council Members Christensen and Jergensen would form a
sub-committee to research the issue.
#11. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A HOUSING TRUST FUND LOAN PAYMENT DEFERMENT
AGREEMENT WITH UTAH NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION FOR THE RIO GRANDE HOTEL. View
Attachment
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms. Clark said the
facility needed remodeling to improve bathroom facilities. Council Members Saxton
and Buhler were interested in looking at the issue becoming a grant. Councilmember
Lambert said future needs for the trust fund could be compromised.
#12. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ISSUES THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS
PROGRAM FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. View
Attachment
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the attached handout. A discussion was
held regarding Ms. Clark coming back to the Council with more information regarding
the Road Home. Councilmember Buhler suggested following the Mayor' s recommendation.
The meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m.
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January 6, 2004
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on Tuesday, January
6, 2004, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office, City County Building, 451
South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Carlton Christensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington
Love, Dave Buhier, Dale Lambert, Eric Jergensen and Van Turner.
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; DJ Baxter, Mayor's
Senior Advisor; Diana Karrenburg, Community Affairs Manager; Ed Rutan, City Attorney;
Chris Bramhall, Assistant City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council
Director; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Janice
Jardine, Council Planning & Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst;
Michael Sears, Council Budget & Policy Analyst; Marge Harvey, Council Constituent
Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research & Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Gwen
Springmeyer, Community Affairs Analyst for District 3 & 4; David Dobbins, Community
and Economic Development Business Services Director; Alison McFarlane, Economic
Development Manager; Louis Zunguze, Planning Director; Doug Wheelwright, Land Use &
Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Everett Joyce, Environmental Planning & Urban
Design/Ordinances Planner; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner; Joel Paterson,
Special Projects Planner; Doug Dansie, Downtown/Special Projects Planner; Janice Lew,
Associate Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites; Elizabeth Giraud, Historic Preservation Planner;
Nelson Knight, Capitol Hill/Historic Preservation Planner; Kevin Bergstrom, Deputy
Director of Public Services; Parviz Rokhva, Public Services Technical Planner; Kem
Gardner, Boyer Company; David Gee, Gateway Legal Representative; Alan Sullivan, PRI
Legal Representative; Roger Boyer, Boyer Company; Dennis McKone, Fire Department
Administrative Assistant; Bill Landles, Utah Power & Light Executive Vice President;
Bob Moir, Utah Power & Light Senior Vice President of Distribution Operations; Karen
Gilmore, Utah Power & Light Customer Service Operations Manager; Rick Bielby, Utah
Power & Light Director of Distribution; and Pam Johnson, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5:42 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Cindy Gust-Jenson said Council had previously been briefed on the Salt Lake School
District annexation (Unfinished Business Item No. F-5) . She said unless Council had
additional questions, another briefing was not required. See File H 04-5 for
additional Council announcements.
#2. INTERVIEW KRISTIN NOEL ERSKINE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT.
Ms. Erskine said her experience had taught her about public health and environmental
issues pertaining to the City. She said the Board Members worked well together and
had accomplished a great deal during her previous term.
#3. INTERVIEW BLAINE LINCK PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT.
Mr. Linck said he was currently serving as the Chair of this Board. He said he had
made it a priority to educate the public as to the functions and services the
district provided.
#4. INTERVIEW MARK HAFEY PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS REAPPOINTMENT TO THE LAND USE
APPEALS BOARD.
Mr. Hafey said he had worked as a Land Use Appeals planner in the City for 35 years.
He said the ordinance change increasing the members of this board from three to five,
would improve the effectiveness. He said he was looking forward to the opportunity to
share his knowledge and experience with the new board members.
#5. RECEIVE A REPORT FROM UTAH POWER & LIGHT REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING THE WINTER
STORM. View Attachment
Bill Landels, Bob Moir, Karen Gilmore and Rick Bielby briefed the Council from the
attached handout. Mr. Landels said he wanted the public to know how hard Utah Power &
Light (UP&L) employee's worked, some 24 hours straight, during the power outage. He
said the Outage Management Information System failed within the first 24 hours of the
outage. He said that compromised communication efforts with both customers and
internal departments in the company. He said it was not a lack of response to the
emergency but rather a delay. He said he and other UP&L representatives had met with
the Public Services Commission, (PSC) the Division of Public Utilities, the Consumer
Committee, the media and the general public earlier in the day. He said he felt the
discussions were productive and consumer concerns were addressed.
Mr. Landels said the PSC was conducting an investigation. He said although Council
might have specific questions for UP&L relating to City issues, it would not be
beneficial to have two or three separate investigations. He encouraged the City to
work together with the PSC, UP&L and other municipalities.
Mr. Moir said one issue UP&L investigated was the tree trimming program. He said the
investigation showed improvement was needed and a new program was in the process of
being implemented. He said 82% more money was now allocated to tree trimming. He said
tree trimming would not have changed the outcome. He said even shorter branches would
not be able to support the weight and the amount of snow received in the storm.
Ms. Gilmore said the Customer Services Emergency Action Center was opened immediately
after the storm. She said communication for the Wasatch and the Portland areas were
centralized at the center. She said this allowed each call center to back the other
up. She said regardless of the origin of the outage, a caller would be forwarded to
the next available agent.
Ms. Gilmore said the customer service successes were due to UP&L employees. She said
many regional and corporate managers went door to door to check on customers, give
them blankets or to transport them to shelters. She said UP&L used the media to get
information to customers. Ms. Gilmore said the unsuccessful side of UP&L customer
service was the technology. She said the Main Outage Management System failed so
customers were not able to call in outage complaints and receive necessary
information for their area. She said it was this system that failed. She said
customers were given the message that no outage for their area had been reported. She
said this added to the level of frustration, since most customers had called the
outage in several times. She said as the system could not establish an outage, repair
information was not forwarded. She said once the problem was detected, all available
agents from both areas were called in. She said they were not able to handle the
large call volume. She said repair and investigation orders were written up and
manually forwarded to the field.
Councilmember Buhler said constituents reported repair crews were unprepared. He said
they were unable to locate power lines and transformers. Mr. Bielby said with the
loss of technology, crews received their instructions from customer service agents.
He said often the agents were relaying information directly from customers.
Councilmember Buhler asked if power was interrupted only in areas with overhead
lines. Mr. Moir said the inquiry would address power disruption statistics with both
overhead and underground power lines.
Councilmember Love said UP&L should have additional telephone numbers for customers.
She said had callers been able to get through, the system' s problems would have been
discovered earlier. Councilmember Love said repair crews seemed disorganized. She
said crews would address problems one house at a time and return to the same area
several times a day. Mr. Bielby said each repair order had to be processed manually.
He said a grid system was set up and repair orders were distributed as they were
received.
Councilmember Jergensen said constituents reported UP&L crews came out two or three
times prior to repairs being done. Mr. Bielby said separate crews were dispatched to
assess the damage. He said they prioritized repair areas and fielded details to
dispatch. He said their trucks were clearly marked. He said they were not trained nor
did they have the equipment to address repairs. Councilmember Jergensen said that was
not clearly communicated to customers.
Councilmember Turner said safety was a concern. He said without heat, water pipes
potentially could have burst. He said there was a large population of renters in his
Council District. He said if a large apartment building had suffered damage it would
displace many families. Mr. Landels said UP&L was committed to work with the City to
provide safety information to residents. Councilmember Saxton said it was as crucial
to restore power to businesses as it was to residents. She said for many small
businesses remaining closed for several days would put them out of business.
Councilmember Saxton said UP&L needed to implement a program advising of customers
dependent on power for their medical equipment.
#6. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE SNOW REMOVAL AND COLLECTION OF FALLEN TREE
BRANCHES.
Rocky Fluhart and Kevin Bergstrom briefed the Council from the attached handout. Mr.
Bergstrom said with record storms, the City was over the snow budget by $275,000. He
said 10, 000 tons of salt had been used on the most recent snow storm alone. He said
that was the total amount budgeted annually for salt. He said crews continued to work
around the clock, although with schedule changes they were no longer on overtime. He
said at one time there were two 12 hour shifts of 80 people on each shirt. He said
presently there were 13 crews throughout the City. He said crews were doing both snow
removal and the removal of tree limbs broken during storms. He said although
residents were responsible for removal of tree limbs on their property, if they were
curbside City workers would pick them up. He said temporary dump sites for the broken
limbs were set up at several City parks. He said eventually they would be chopped up
for mulch.
Mayor Anderson said he rode along with a snow removal team. He said drivers had
difficulty plowing with cars parked along the street, especially in the Avenues area
with the narrow streets. He said Council might want to consider adopting an ordinance
restricting parking on residential streets during or after a snow storm. Mr.
Bergstrom said if emergency conditions were declared, an odd/even parking grid would
be set up. Mr. Rutan said the Mayor could require special parking restrictions under
the terms of emergency power. Mr. Fluhart said Ogden City had tried to establish
residential parking restrictions. He said enforcement in a residential area was
nearly impossible and the parking restrictions were removed.
Mr. Bergstrom said it might take the next four weeks for crews to be on top of snow
removal and tree limb removal. He said clean up would be followed by seven urban
forestry teams assessing the damage and the number of trees needing to be replaced.
#7. NOMINATION OF THE COUNCIL CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 2004. (UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ITEM NO. F-2)
Councilmember Love was nominated as Council Chair and Councilmember Lambert as
Council Vice-Chair for calendar year 2004.
#8. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A PETITION BY THE SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO ANNEX APPROXIMATELY 12.3 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF
1700 NORTH AND REDWOOD ROAD. (UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM NO. F-5)
No discussion was held.
#9. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO REDEFINE THE TERM "DEPARTMENT
STORE," AND TO AMEND THE DOWNTOWN AND GATEWAY MIXED USE DISTRICTS TABLE OF PERMITTED
AND CONDITIONAL USES, AND TO CREATE A NEW OVERLAY DISTRICT TO DEFINE THE DOWNTOWN
MAIN STREET CORE OVERLAY DISTRICT. PETITION NO. 400-03-23 (PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. C-
4) View Attachment
Refer to the Regular City Council meeting of January 6, 2004 for discussion.
#10. RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN.
(UNFINISHED BUSINESS ITEM NO. F-3) View Attachment
Refer to the Regular City Council meeting of January 6, 2004 for discussion.
#11. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY (UTA)
REGARDING COMMUTER RAIL. View Attachment
Chris Bramhall, D.J. Baxter and Russell Weeks briefed the Council from the attached
handout. Mr. Bramhall said he was meeting with Gary Crane of Layton City Thursday,
January 8, 2004 to review the agreement. He said should Council want changes made to
the agreement they would need to let him know prior to Thursday.
Mr. Baxter said the proposed agreement would not change any pending plans in the
City. He said Council was aware of the proposed Pratt Trail in Sugarhouse. He said
Utah Transit Authority (UTA) owned a 66 foot wide right-a-way along the Sugarhouse
spur. He said UTA would need less than half that footage for light rail construction.
He said UTA was amenable to having the Pratt Trail run alongside the transit line. He
said construction of the trail would precede light rail construction. He said UTA
would work to accommodate existing structures.
Councilmember Lambert said the agreement did not allow the City to retain any
authority over UTA. Mr. Bramhall said the agreement pertained only to a 20 foot strip
of land running through the City. He said any land outside the corridor was subject
to all City zoning ordinances. He said areas such as the "Park and Rides" would not
be covered in the agreement. He said UTA could not use the property for anything
other than light rail or transit facilities.
A discussion was held on the State Legislature's involvement with cities and UTA.
Councilmember Christensen said he was concerned the City would have no say in
budgetary issues in the corridors. Mr. Bramhall said there would be additional costs
to the City during any construction periods. He said any such costs would be
recovered with the additional franchise fees. He said the franchise agreements were
scheduled to be renegotiated in the near future.
#12. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE BUDGET AMENDMENT. View
Attachment
Mayor Anderson and Rocky Fluhart briefed the Council from the attached handout. Mayor
Anderson said the proposal before Council was to change the name and function of the
existing Community and Economic Development Division. He said the request would
restructure the division. He said it established the new department of Community
Development (CD) . He said the City' s transportation, planning, housing and licensing
needs would remain in the CD Division. He said he would present the Council with an
appointment consideration for the Director of the CD Division. He said the
restructuring would move the Economic Division to the Mayor' s Office. He said Alison
McFarlane would continue to work with the City's small business community. He said
Ms. McFarlane along with the new position would comprise the Economic Division.
A discussion was held on the benefits of Economic Development relocating to the
Mayor's Office.
The meeting adjourned at 10:09 p.m.
January 5, 2004
The Oath of Office Ceremony for Council Members of Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 of
Salt Lake City, Utah was held on Monday, January 5, 2004 at 12:00 p.m. in Room 315,
City Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Van Turner Eric Jergensen
Jill Remington Love Nancy Saxton Dave Buhler
Dale Lambert
Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson,
Executive Council Director; Kendrick Cowley, City Recorder; and Beverly Jones, Deputy
City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and conducted the Induction Ceremony.
FLAG CEREMONY
The Flag Ceremony was presented by the Salt Lake City Fire Department Color
Guard.
WELCOME TO GUESTS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS
Councilmember Christensen welcomed everyone to the Induction Ceremony. He said he
wanted to extend a special welcome to family members and guests of the Council
Members.
OATH OF OFFICE, COUNCIL MEMBERS
The Oath of Office was administered to Van Blair Turner, District 2, by Versell
Johnson, Notary Public. Kendrick Cowley, City Recorder, presented Councilmember
Turner with a Certificate of Election.
Councilmember Turner addressed the audience and then took his place at the
dais.
The Oath of Office was administered to Nancy Saxton, District 4, by Salt Lake
City Recorder Kendrick Cowley. Mr. Cowley presented Councilmember Saxton with a
Certificate of Election.
Councilmember Saxton addressed the audience and then took her place at the
dais.
The Oath of Office was administered to David Buhler, District 6, by the
Honorable Ted Stewart, U.S. District Judge. Mr. Cowley presented Councilmember
Buhler with a Certificate of Election.
Councilmember Buhler addressed the audience and then took his place at the
dais.
The meeting adjourned at 12:42 p.m.
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