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04/17/2018 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State Street. In Attendance: Council Members Erin Mendenhall, Chris Wharton, James Rogers, Andrew Johnston, and Derek Kitchen. Absent: Council Members Charlie Luke, and Amy Fowler. Staff in Attendance: Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy Director; Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; Matthew Rojas, Mayor' s Director of Communications; Jennifer Seelig, Mayor' s Director of Community Empowerment; Simone Butler, Mayor' s Executive Assistant; Allison Rowland, Council Office Budget & Policy Analyst; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Greg Daly, Information Management Systems (IMS) Chief Information Officer; Kimberly Chytraus, Senior City Attorney; Lily Gray, Housing and Neighborhood Development Deputy Director; Elizabeth Buehler, Civic Engagement Manager; Roberta Reichgelt, Economic Development Manager; Ben Kolendar, Economic Development Deputy Director; Mary Beth Thompson, Finance Director; Sylvia Richards, Council Public Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Office Associate Deputy Director; Melissa Jensen, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Julianne Sabula, Transit Program Manager; Tim Doubt, Salt Lake City Assistant Police Chief; Jonathan Larsen, Transportation Director; John Vuyk, Budget Director; Daniel Rip, Real Property Manager; Benjamin Luedtke, Council Public Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Senior Advisor; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; DeeDee Robinson, Deputy City Recorder; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder. Guests in Attendance: Peter Bromberg, Executive Director of Salt Lake City Public Library; Jana Ostler, Library Board President; Jace Bunting, Library Finance Director; Dana Hernandez, Public Arts Program Manager; Jerry Benson, Utah Transit Authority (UTA) Chief Executive Officer; Nichol Bourdeaux, UTA Vice President of External Affairs; Heather Bennett, Board of Education President Salt Lake City School District; Lindsey Ferrari, Wilkinson Ferrari Company; and Siobhan Locke, The Langdon Group Senior Project Manager. Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 2 : 16 p.m. 18 - 1 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 AGENDA ITEMS #1 . 2:16:08 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE GRANTING MCI METRO ACCESS TRANSMISSION SERVICES CORP A TELECOMMUNICATION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. The company would do business as Verizon Transmission Services Corp. The agreement would allow the company to place and maintain its facilities within the City rights of way. The company would be governed by certain conditions, would need to secure appropriate permits, and pay the telecommunications tax under state law. The Council received a general overview about franchise agreements by the City Attorney's Office. View Attachments Kimberly Chytraus, Ben Luedtke, and Dan Rip briefed the Council with attachments . Comments included five main categories of franchises : railroads, power, gas, telecommunications, and cable companies . Discussion included franchises regulated by City/ State/Federal law oversight, City Code required franchise agreements (before anything was installed in the public right of way) , and updating/modernizing the current franchise ordinance. Councilmember Mendenhall inquired about the creation of recreation areas in company corridors, and if the Council had approved of these things in the past. Mr. Rip said to his knowledge that had not occurred. Councilmember Johnston said this was a big topic in the State Legislature this year and a bill was introduced to "unify" (standardize) common practices across all cities in the State. Ms . Chytraus said a law was passed regarding small cell wireless communications that would change current rules including more antennas, and pole installations in the City. #2 . 2:35:17 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS SERVING ON THE ART DESIGN BOARD FROM FIVE MEMBERS TO SEVEN, AND CLARIFIES LANGUAGE FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND APPLICANTS. View Attachments Dana Hernandez, Sylvia Richards, and Ben Kolendar briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding proposed changes to the ordinance such as increasing board members from five to seven, no-more-than three members being professional artists, arts administrators/art teachers involved in the administration (or teaching art at a recognized institution in the City) , no more than two members from the same Council district, and the addition of the phrase "or the director' s designee" in Section C. 18 - 2 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 Councilmember Rogers inquired what the current makeup of the board was and what districts were not represented. Ms . Hernandez said there were no representatives for District 1, 2, or 6 . #3. 2:38:40 PM FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION ABOUT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FINAL BUDGET OF SALT LAKE CITY, INCLUDING THE EMPLOYMENT STAFFING DOCUMENT, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-2018 . Budget amendments happen several times each year to reflect adjustments to the City's budgets, including proposed project additions and modifications. The proposed amendment includes adjustments for a revenue shortfall due to understaffing in parking enforcement, funding to move the City Prosecutor 's Office to the new County District Attorney's Office, and many other changes. View Attachments Ben Luedtke, Mary Beth Thompson and Greg Daly briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding creation of a reserve account should the City wish to terminate the Prosecutor Interlocal Agreement with the District Attorney, proposed amount of $500, 000 to cover costs to the City (office space, computer/furniture equipment, software, additional staff) ; and including a re-appropriation of funds for each fiscal year. It was also discussed the Council might wish to consider alternative funding options such as maintaining a Fund Balance greater than the current 10o minimum or adding the $500, 000 as a contingent appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2019 City Prosecutor' s budget. Councilmember Wharton expressed concern with the cost involved if the Interlocal Agreement was to be terminated and explained the difference between City-owned facilities versus a non City-owned facility and the risk potential as tenants in that situation. Mr. Daly provided a brief history of the record/document management system proposal . He said this was a City-wide Enterprise Document and Records Management System, in which the Council provided a contingent appropriation of these funds as part of the Fiscal Year 2018 IMS budget. He said the goal was to converge four different document storage systems into one single platform. Discussion was held regarding a staffing update for a grant funded Consumer Protection Processor. Discussion was held regarding utilizing street impact fees for the 1300 East reconstruction. It was discussed that the original proposal was to use $618, 000 by repurposing funds that were originally identified to reconstruct 700 South (State funds) . 18 - 3 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 The revised proposal was to use $378, 000 from those State funds and also $239, 000 in street impact fees . Councilmember Rogers inquired if the City could use street impact fees to repair/re-do streets . Mr. Luedtke responded that impact fees could never be used to improve the level of service; however, if a bike lane was added where there previously was not one, then street impact fees could be used for "new growth" . Further discussion was held about the Administration preparing to finalize a contract to reconstruct Gladiola Street . Mr. Luedtke said impact fees were not encumbered until there was a contract signed and the street impact fees would not expire until October, 2018 . #4 . 3:02:46 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 . View Attachments Russell Weeks, Peter Bromberg, Jace Bunting, and Jana Ostler briefed the Council with attachments . Mr. Bunting said the Library was asking for amendments to both the Capital Projects Fund budget and the General Fund budget, (some funds overlapped) . He further described three goals : a $90, 000 increase in the General Fund; $400, 000 out of the General Fund and transferred into the Capital Project Fund balance to pay for remediation costs for the Sprague Library; and an additional $140, 000 for building maintenance to repair the leaking roof at the Main Library. Councilmember Johnston inquired if the libraries were self- insured, or had flood insurance. Mr. Bunting said they did not previously have flood insurance but had since acquired it on three libraries (Sprague, Day Riverside, and Chapman) . Councilmember Kitchen inquired about the status of the Sprague Library. Mr. Bromberg reported that the upstairs had been open since January 2018, and final inspections were scheduled for April 19, 2018 . He also noted that the elevator was replaced and staff hoped to have the public bathrooms and new Teen-Study space open shortly after the final inspection. He said he anticipated the Sprague Library to close later this year for one year for renovations . He said they would seek out temporary locations to continue to provide library services while Sprague was closed. Councilmember Rogers asked if they considered sump-pumps for 18 - 4 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 future floods . Mr. Bromberg confirmed they had multiple pumps, back up pumps, and added that the pumps never failed during the Sprague flood. #5. 3:13:12PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE LIBRARY BOARD' S RECOMMENDED OPERATION AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-19 . View Attachments Russell Weeks, Peter Bromberg, Jana Ostler, and Jace Bunting briefed the Council with attachments . Mr . Bromberg informed the Council they had recently completed their "Strategic Road Map Process" . He said it was accomplished within six months and included participation of over 60 community & government agencies . He went on to say they identified six areas of focus that reflected the aspirations and needs of the community: arts & creativity, civic engagement, critical literacies, economic success, being healthy together, and inclusion & belonging. Discussion was held regarding the Library' s priorities for the proposed budget including the Sprague Library renovation, fundraising on behalf of the library, offering passport services, compensation increases (where applicable) , safety, cleanliness, maintenance for all locations, hiring of an in-house security officer, and health premium coverage for couples and families . Mr. Bromberg spoke about the Restroom Attendant Pilot Program that started in the Main Library last April . He said the program was successful and they would be moving out of the pilot phase and look to fully fund the program in this proposed budget . Councilmember Wharton detailed a resident' s bad experience with the restroom attendants and asked what the attendants looked for and how long they allowed patrons in the restroom. Mr. Bromberg explained the restroom attendants were employed by Advantage Services and were not directly supervised by Library Staff. He said the attendants were trained on the Library' s standards and tried to maintain the same high quality of performance . He said they were evaluating their services, staffing models, processes, looking for efficiencies, moving to use data & analytics to utilize staff and resources more efficiently, maximizing public spaces, and creating more flexibility. Councilmember Johnston said he was impressed by the dedication to salary & benefits . Mr. Bromberg said they minimized 18 - 5 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 the per-capita cost of materials by "right-sizing" their materials budget (based on other similar-sized Cities) . Councilmember Johnston inquired about the space utilization reviews for various branches and if the intention was to renovate the Chapman and Day-Riverside branches through fundraising or as part of the on-going budget for the next few years . Mr. Bromberg said the desire/intention was to address the Chapman and Day- Riverside branches next and he anticipated it would be funded through the Fund Balance and fundraising. He said he was open to any possible funding mechanisms . Councilmember Rogers stated that around 88% of the Library' s revenue came from property taxes . He inquired if the Library had a timeline for a tax increase in the future. Mr. Bromberg said he wanted to see what new growth would look like, what their capacity for private fundraising might be, and look at renovation needs to determine future tax increases . Councilmember Mendenhall thanked Ms . Ostler for her service as the Library Board President, and thanked the rest of the Library panel presenting to the Council . #6. 4:06:32PM HOLD A BRIEFING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FEDERAL OPPORTUNITY ZONES PROGRAM. This was established by Congress in 2017 to spur long-term private sector investments in low-income communities nationwide. Under the program, state governors nominate certain areas of low-income/high-poverty as opportunity zones and investors are given incentives to put their capital to work rebuilding these economically distressed communities. View Attachments Allison Rowland, Ben Kolendar, and Roberta Reichgelt briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . Rowland explained the process of designating Opportunity Zones and new opportunity funds that would invest private, public, or mixed-sourced money into capital projects . She said of the 17 City recommended census tracts submitted to the County, 14 were selected (along with the County' s recommended census tracts) . She said "The Federal Opportunity Zones Program" would be designated by the Governor on April 20, 2018 . Mr. Kolendar said the provision for Opportunity Zones was created during tax legislation in December of last year. He said the Governor would appoint 25% of the low income tracts for the 18 - 6 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 State (also known as special investment funds) , which deferred taxes for investment in those zones . He said Salt Lake City had 33 zones and considering a balanced approach, would have eight to nine designated slots . Ms . Reichgelt explained the purpose of the program in that it offered tax incentives for investors to reinvest their capital gains into opportunity funds that were dedicated to investing in designated opportunity zones . She went on to say only low-income census tracts were eligible and used as the primary basis for determining which were qualified as Opportunity Zones . She said the State of Utah would recommend 46 low-income tracts . Ms . Reichgelt said the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) , acting as the Association of Governors Administrators reached out to local municipalities and informed them the Governor was requesting recommendations . She said the WFRC asked counties and cities to provide their recommendations and rationale for each recommended tract. She said the analysis provided by Salt Lake City was based on guidance received from WFRC. She said the City selected priority tracts that overlaid with Redevelopment Agency (RDA) project areas, new market tax credit areas, and Community Development Block Grant eligible areas . She said analyses was made on new market tax credit successful projects : 72 of the 95 projects (since 2004) were found in Salt Lake County and 25% of those were in Salt Lake City, which helped form their decision. She said other important considerations were economic need, infrastructure in place to support investments, access to job markets and population centers, workforce, and habitability for new entrepreneurs . Councilmember Kitchen inquired about the definition of habitability for entrepreneurs . Ms . Reichgelt explained access to infrastructure, accessibility (public transportation) , along with opportunities for new or rehabbed buildings, created the potential to house new entrepreneurs . Ms . Reichgelt referenced a map of ten Opportunity Zones recommended by Salt Lake City (including seven alternates/new market tax credit eligibility/CDBG eligibility) . She said the goal was to prioritize targeting of resources within zones over maximizing geographic coverage to allow sufficient investment of resources . She said guidance was still needed from the Federal Government on creation of the Opportunity Funds . She said the City would work to identify existing or new project opportunities, market/recruit investment from qualified Opportunity Zones (in the 18 - 7 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 form of creating the data platform for investors to easily access information on local needs, qualified investments, and complimentary state and local initiatives) , and work with other City departments to streamline the process . She said creating workforce programs would be key to new companies that were created out of this program, along with building local capacity to support investment activity, and working with educational institutions, community organizations, foundations, and large and small business support centers that all had a stake in making them successful . Councilmember Kitchen inquired if housing was considered. Ms . Reichgelt said housing was considered as part of the selection and there were a wide variety of investments that could be done (with the majority in the form of real estate) . Councilmember Kitchen said that affordable housing was critical for the City to be competitive. Councilmember Mendenhall inquired about the timeline (when the Council could expect to hear back from the Treasury Department) , and if there would be any delay or if implementation would be immediate. Ms . Reichgelt said the City should hear back by May 20, 2018 and that implementation should be immediate depending on Federal regulations . Councilmember Mendenhall requested an update from Staff when the information came back from the Treasury Department. #7 . 4:28:27PM FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CITY' S FUNDING NEEDS AND REVENUE OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED SALES TAX INCREASE, AND THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO DATE. New revenue could be used toward streets maintenance, road reconstruction projects and other infrastructure needs, transit, neighborhood safety, and affordable housing. The potential sales tax increase would raise Salt Lake City's portion of sales tax by 0. 5 percent, or 5 cents on a $10 purchase. Additional sales tax would generate about $33 million per year in additional revenue. Sales tax is paid on most purchases made in the City, except groceries such as unprepared food, and about 60% of sales tax revenue is paid by nonresidents such as office workers, visitors and tourists. View Attachments The discussion had the following components: A. Information on the proposed sales tax and a public engagement report.4:28:43 PM B. Information on housing. 4:45:50 PM C. Information on public safety, police resources, and similar discussion items.5:25:26PM 18 - 8 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 D. Information on transit.5:56:28 PM Lindsey Ferrari, Siobhan Locke, Elizabeth Buehler, Lehua Weaver, Melissa Jensen, Tim Doubt, Mary Beth Thompson, Jon Larsen, Jerry Benson, Nichol Bourdeaux, Russell Weeks, Heather Bennett and Julianne Sabula briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion for topic A: Ms . Ferrari described a three-part approach for public engagement: reintroduction of the four needs (including transit, affordable housing, roads, and neighborhood safety) ; introduction of public to the possible revenue sources being considered by the City and Council; and to introduce to the public how the sales tax could be used to meet the four needs . Ms . Ferrari provided an overview of the initial feedback received: 3, 200 website visits within one month; 2, 151 surveys taken; 33 calls on the comment line; and 70 emails or comments from the online comment webpage. She said there were also two postcards sent to all residents and businesses . She said the online survey/public opinion poll provided 68% in support of the sales tax and 32% opposed. She said they were also asked for opinions concerning needs for street repair, east-west transit, affordable housing, and neighborhood safety. Ms . Locke said 60 neighborhood businesses were visited and the City received support from these groups; however, there was concern from retail businesses about the sales tax increase. Ms . Ferrari said they also reached out to business development leaders and business organizations : The Downtown Alliance, Kim Gardner Institute, and Downtown Merchants, regarding their issues concerning more advance notice on issues like roads, homeless, and threatening the competitiveness of downtown (which were strong areas of concern) . Ms . Locke said they met with other "opinion-leaders" such as church leaders, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) , and others who had a stake in this throughout the community. She said most groups agreed affordable housing was a big need for both low-income and middle- income levels . She said the "opinion-leaders" were generally supportive, with the accountability piece being very strong. 18 - 9 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 Ms . Ferrari said the last groups surveyed were Community Councils . She said there were concerns over east vs . west spending, how spending for critical needs had been deferred for so long, and going forward, how they would know the money was spent the way it was intended. Councilmember Mendenhall inquired about the equitable distribution and if this was a sentiment heard City-wide. Ms . Buehler said it was a City-wide sentiment however, the people wanted to see relative to bonding, improvements in their neighborhoods . Councilmember Rogers inquired as to why only 18 people attended the workshops . Ms . Locke said despite social media posts, mailers, and many other opportunities, only 18 people attended the workshops . She said in her experience this might indicate there was not much opposition. Discussion for topic B: Ms . Jensen briefed the Council regarding the implementation of Growing SLC, a Five-Year Housing Plan. She said stable housing produced nearly $7, 500 . 00 in income that was invested in families' health and the economy. She went on to say regardless of housing demand, the market would not provide housing for 40o area median income (AMI) , leading to a market gap. Ms . Jensen described a multi-faceted approach to include three goals : increase all housing, create affordability, and equitable & fair distribution. She said sales tax revenue presented an ongoing reliable funding source to support long-term investments . Ms . Gray spoke about the $5 million investment proposal and what the first fiscal year could look like. She said focus was on a wide impact across the income spectrum as well as a diverse tool kit of strategies, and a sustainable model . She said resources were not keeping up with population growth and by creating new housing opportunities (both affordable rental and homeownership) it translated to roughly 160 new housing opportunities within the first year and served over 1, 100 Salt Lake City households over a period of about 50 years . She added that funding to stabilize and support low income households was needed, would give households the opportunity to advance, and within the first year 350 households could be served. Ms . Gray spoke about tracking and reporting on the progress 18 - 10 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 as requested through the community engagement work and quarterly reports (received for the Federal funding from grantees on households served/dollars expended) . She said annual reports were received from the Housing Trust Fund with affordability compliance and property financial information. Councilmember Wharton asked for an explanation of the number of units per year. Ms . Gray explained that for land discounts and financing, this was the amount of units that could be created through loans for new development. She said in some cases, it was a household served through rental assistance and supportive services . Councilmember Wharton inquired about less units and less money allocated within the report. Ms . Jensen said that on average, there was about $10, 000 allocated per unit for construction and stabilizing families . Councilmember Wharton asked how they would increase homeownership of 13 people or families with only $175, 000 . Ms . Gray said that would require 20o down-payment assistance. Councilmember Wharton asked for an explanation of the $500, 000 increase to the rental pool for low-income renters and the to-be-determined (TBD) column of units for an offset to General Fund impact and building services . Ms . Gray said the $500, 000 was incentive for landlords to rent to low-income households and estimated it would provide over 100 units . Ms . Jensen added they looked at best practices around the country to determine implementation of the program and the City would be the steward of the dollars and rely on the community through a public process to apply to access the funds . Councilmember Rogers said Rapid Rehousing was giving landlords double the deposit (paying sometimes twice the amount of the rent per month just to get people in homes) . He went on to say when an individual was going to be evicted there were negotiations to pay them an additional two months of rent to keep them in the home. He said this was a waste of taxpayers' money. He said that once people were on Section 8 Housing it was hard for them to get off. He said this should be a program to allow for growth and not keep them in the system forever. Ms . Jensen said there was opportunity (with these being non-Federal dollars) as they managed these contracts they understood the problems and wanted to work with the community to assist families and not penalize them. She said it was imperative to create a new way of doing business in a way that advanced people economically with job training and allowed 18 - 11 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 them to move off the voucher with very clear time parameters . Councilmember Rogers said this should be a policy discussion and inquired what a good amount of time was to help subsidize ones rent. Ms . Jensen said that time limits and making sure this was an incentive for people to become stable was very important. Councilmember Johnston clarified Rapid Rehousing to say it was by definition immediate up front and time limited to no more than three months . He said to be clear when critiquing programs because they were designed for a specific purpose and if Rapid Rehousing was not used effectively, it would be abused. He added that if it was used the way it was intended, it would be a jump start back into the housing market for those who could not get in otherwise. He went on to say some Section 8 Housing subsidies were set up permanently for those with disabilities and not able to meet certain market rent . He said he did not want to throw certain programs under the bus because they became the only stop-gap measure for some people in the community. He said programs should be set-up with specific outcomes attached to them, and some outcomes might be that it was cheaper for the community to help somebody out long-term than to pay for the homeless services for them. He said as programs were set-up, there should be outcomes in mind, a target, and expectations . Councilmember Rogers said it was not in the short-term of helping one person, but in the long-term of building and stockpiling affordable housing. He said there was always a place for programs and whether it was a voucher or to make sure someone was not going homeless, there was the Housing Trust Fund that the City could place funding into for affordable units . Councilmember Johnston inquired if there was a way to quantify the potential program income . Ms . Jensen said potential program income meant dollars in the door (revolving loans) . Councilmember Kitchen inquired what the average down-payment assistance dollar amount was . Ms . Jensen said historically it had been quite low and among the community partners it varied from $5, 000 to $7, 500 . Councilmember Mendenhall asked about the $1 million that was placed towards the Renovation Pilot Program. She inquired about the reality of building a pilot program, the work it would take, length of time, etc. Ms . Gray said they met with the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board in March to present their draft parameters and process for the pilot and received their approval . She said once 18 - 12 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 the Council reviewed it they would be issuing a notice-of-funding availability for the pilot program. She said stakeholder interviews were performed with developers to ensure they were creating a funding source that could be utilized and expected the funds to be available before the end of this fiscal year. Councilmember Mendenhall asked how perpetuity played out in the short-term and to provide some context to the funding proposal on the spectrum of very short-term, to in-perpetuity. Ms . Jensen said the general recommendation was for 50 years, with the exception of the Community Land Trust which was the largest one- off subsidy at a 99-year-lease. She went on to say for any sort of loans or financing there would be a finance mechanism and a deed restriction. Councilmember Mendenhall inquired about expectation with spending $10, 000 per unit on the spectrum of perpetuity. Ms . Gray said there were roughly 160 units in long-term affordability which included 143 units in the Housing Trust Fund, three community land trusts, and 13 units for the Down-Payment Assistance Program. Discussion for Topic C: Ms . Thompson briefed the Council regarding the Public Safety and Police budget . Comments included the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant expiration and the need to be funded by the General Fund or the sales tax for between $300, 000 and $350, 000; $3 . 7 million needed for 50 new police officers; $526, 000 needed for an additional 13 full-time employees; $287, 000 for Justice Court costs; $501, 657 for nine dispatchers; a $500, 000 place holder for possible full-time employees; reconstruction costs or updating equipment; $4 million to place all police vehicles on a cash basis/three year rotation; and $2 million for raises or incentives for police officers . Councilmember Mendenhall said the Council was passionate about fully staffing the 23 beats the Police Department identified. She said this kind of community policing model (and having it adequately staffed) was the highest priority of the Council . Mr. Doubt said they recently finished an International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) study that would provide more information. He said a strategic plan was finished in which the community and stakeholders were involved and received feedback on three different goals, 11 different objectives, and 84 action items with a measurement attached to them to determine their outcomes and 18 - 13 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 effectiveness . He added that they did not tie a fiscal note to any of these items . Councilmember Mendenhall inquired as to the spectrum of supportive staff and if the City was getting the most out of the investment of 50 officers . Mr. Doubt said the added civilians were to help with current issues such as more crime lab technicians trained in finger print examinations to help with officers wait time and back-log prevention. He said more victim advocates were needed, intelligence analysts to assist with the current work load, and whatever the Council allowed would be placed towards patrol . Councilmember Wharton relayed a question from Councilmember Fowler (who was not present) . He inquired if the money would go towards de-escalation training. Mr. Doubt said there was currently a robust training program and he did not foresee needing more money for training. He said he felt the topic of de-escalation was adequately covered in the current training. Councilmember Rogers inquired what the difference would be if the number dropped from 50 to 27 officers and what the savings would be without other employees and vehicles . Ms . Thompson said it would be $1 . 9 million for 27 officers . Discussion for Topic D: Mr. Benson discussed the value of UTA' s partnership with the City, how transit improved quality of life, and not just getting people to work. Councilmember Mendenhall inquired if the Council had an opportunity to make decisions about specific funding for specific routes . She said costs could change with the transition in UTA and if the Council were to wait too long to execute on those decisions . Mr. Benson said the current Board of Trustees was in place until a new Board was implemented in November. He said if the City placed their objectives into the mix with what was happening County-wide, or State-wide, it would be harder to call the shots . He said with City' s willingness to fund/contribute to transit service placed Salt Lake City in the driver' s seat. Ms . Bourdeaux briefed the Council regarding the Transit Master Plan Implementation Scenarios including Frequent Transit Network (FTN) corridors, continued local bus service, and capital investments . She said Scenario I included focus on east-west 18 - 14 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 connections, downtown, and East High School, with an $8 million cost annually; Scenario II included additional east-west connections, Rose Park, Poplar Grove/Glendale, University of Utah, Downtown, and East High School with a $12 million cost annually; and Scenario III included Central City, Sugarhouse, north-south connections, and Highland High School with a $16 million cost annually. Councilmember Mendenhall asked what measures led to the selection of routes in Scenario I, versus II, versus III, and how Transportation or UTA prioritized service potential . Ms . Bourdeaux said UTA looked at the feedback received from Council, their community partners, and the Administration and focused on prioritizing east-west routes . Ms . Sabula said they needed partnerships to extend beyond the boundaries of the City. She went on to say 200 South was critical for the network to function, had been the busiest route in the system on a per mile basis, was key to going from hub and spoke to a grid-based system. Ms . Bennett said the biggest opportunity the School Board had was to take young people who were currently enrolled in public high schools and teach them to use public transportation. She said in working with UTA for a portion of the West High boundary area, where students were issued transit passes and billed by a tap on basis, it had evolved into a valuable partnership. She said they had not been able to extend to other parts of the City because of the lack of convenient service. Councilmember Kitchen inquired if the arrangement with UTA for West High could be replicated with 900 South and 2100 South in the current proposal . Ms . Bennett said it possibly could, and looking at the ridership numbers they currently had for the schools, there were around 1, 450 kids on school busses, and around 350 on UTA passes . She said if there was a way to make the routes match up, they could continue that conversation. Councilmember Kitchen added that Transportation should look into any opportunities for a shared operational cost at any level for the bus routes . He went on to say he wanted to see the Transit Master Plan take the place of needing to run school busses . Ms . Bourdeaux said conversations should continue with the University of Utah and Salt Lake City School District to provide transit services for people coming into the City. 18 - 15 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17 , 2018 Councilmember Johnston asked if these scenarios included fare subsidies for City residents . Mr. Larsen said the creation of a task force was recommended to view fares and potential partnerships and see more passes in more pockets, citing the Hive Pass successful program. Councilmember Rogers said he supported aspects of Scenario III which would be the difference for District 1 and would dramatically change people' s lives . Ms . Sabula said there were many neighborhoods where empty busses were running, which did not maximize resources, nor help air quality. She said trips-to-transit partnerships with residential and business areas were being sought out for those who currently relied on transit to not be left without options . She said partnerships with ridesharing (Uber and Lyft) were also being considered. Mr. Larsen added that an app might be developed for pick up/drop off options and predesignated transit hubs with no additional fare. Councilmember Mendenhall said there was opportunity to phase the preferred scenario, starting with $8 million and progressing to $12 million via other partnerships or additional tax opportunities . Councilmember Johnston said if more could be done internally for east-west routes and rely on external funds for north-south routes, that would be better for the long-term and accomplish all that was desired. #8 . 5:50:09PM INTERVIEW ALAN GALLEGOS PRIOR TO CONSIDERING HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH APRIL 17 , 2021 . View Attachments Councilmember Mendenhall said Mr . Gallegos' name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. #9. 5:54:17PM INTERVIEW ZACHARY ANDERSON PRIOR TO CONSIDERING HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH APRIL 17 , 2021 . View Attachments Councilmember Mendenhall said Mr. Anderson' s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. #10 . 8:29:07 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A 18 - 16 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2018 REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council business, including but not limited early advertising and scheduling items. See File M 18-5 for Announcements . #11 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR No discussion was held. #12 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE. Item not held. The meeting adjourned at 6 : 51 p.m. COUNCIL CHAIR CITY RECORDER This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as other items may have been discussed; please refer to the audio or video for entire content pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-203 (2) (b) . This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held April 17, 2018 . dr 18 - 17