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04/03/2018 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 7 : 06 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State . The following Council Members were present: Charlie Luke Andrew Johnston Erin Mendenhall Chris Wharton Amy Fowler Derek Kitchen The following Councilmember was absent: James Rogers Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy Director; Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; Katherine Lewis, Senior City Attorney; DeeDee Robinson, Deputy City Recorder; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder; were present. Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and Councilmember Luke conducted the meeting. OPENING CEREMONY #1. 7:06:20 PM The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Girl Scout Troop 377 . #2 . 7:09:24 PM Welcome/Review of Standards of Conduct. #3. 7:10:34 PM Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to approve the Work Session meeting minutes of Tuesday, March 6, 2018 and the Formal meeting minutes of Tuesday, March 20, 2018, which motion carried, all members present voted aye. View Minutes (M 18-3) (M 18-4) #4 . 7:11:06 PM Gregoria Alegria and Gracie Shirley, YouthCity Government, presented the Youth State of the City Report. View Report PUBLIC HEARINGS #1 . 7:24:02 PM Accept public comment on critical funding needs and new revenue options under consideration, including a potential sales tax increase. Through years of thoughtful study, planning and public involvement, City staff have identified hundreds of millions of dollars of unfunded one-time and ongoing needs. 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, and be used to fund street maintenance, affordable housing and better transit service. 18 - 1 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 • 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 food groceries. • About 600 of sales tax revenue is paid by nonresidents - office workers, visitors and tourists. (An open house will be held this same evening from 5-7 p.m. outside the Council Work Room for the public to ask questions and gather information. ) View Attachments Dr. Rainer Huck expressed concern with the proposal to increase taxes for additional funding of police officers in the City and the potential increase of police predatory activities and brutality. View Comments Bill Germundson, with Make Hunger Visible (an anti-hunger project with Crossroads Urban Center) , spoke regarding the housing crisis in Salt Lake City. He asked that $5-10 million of the proposed sales tax increase go to housing. Barbara Gallegos spoke about being homeless and the current housing situation in the City. She said money from the tax increase should be used to create more vouchers for the homeless . Jenny Bowser, with Courage House Utah, spoke regarding the crisis of sexually exploitation/trafficking among females in the City. She said the main thing missing to help/assist victims was housing and asked the Council to keep that in mind when deciding where to use funding. Bill Tibbets, Crossroads Urban Center Associate Director/Coalition of Religious Communities Director, spoke about housing in the City. He said many households living in the City spend over half of their income on rent and many people working in the City could not afford to live in the City. He asked if the Council moved forward with the sales tax increase to include significant funding for housing. Virginia Linford spoke regarding air quality, public safety, and questioned if there was a master plan to deal with the problems which integrated them over a five year period (or longer) . Christobal Villegas expressed disappointment regarding the proposal to hire more police officers and asked the Council to consider alternatives when hiring new officers (not allowing new officers to carry guns, require higher education, etc. ) . Dave Iltis stated he supported the bond and the sales tax increase; 18 - 2 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 however, the "Funding Our Future" website only talked about rebuilding streets . He said he did not think it was acceptable to ask for $70 million without having some kind of vision in place to reflect where transportation was going in the City. He also spoke about bringing back the recreation bond to fund amenities (such as the Foothill Trails) . He addressed housing and said rents would go down if the City required less parking for housing. Lisa Hazel said she supported the bond and believed some of the money should be used to protect immigrants (specifically members of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ) , include skate boarding (in the part of the bond to make streets better) , and assist with long term affordable housing. She said she also agreed with Mr. Villegas comments and requiring higher education for new police officers . Bob Barr said he was in favor of the bond and the tax increase . He said the people who lived in Salt Lake City need to pay the true cost of living here . He said the system had not done a proper job and suggested setting up citizen boards responsible to oversee issues (such as street repairs) . He said there was a lot of talk about growth and there had been enough growth in the City. He said what was needed was to look at ways to sustain what we have . Bernie Hart expressed concern regarding housing issues . He said more housing was not needed, what was needed was good programs . He said good programs decreased spending and better housing programs were needed to change the dynamics of the housing situation. Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to close the public hearing and refer to the next public hearing on April 17 , 2018, which motion carried, all members present voted aye. (B 18-6) Councilmember Luke stated workshops would also be held tomorrow (April 4, 2018) at 11 : 00 a.m. and 4 : 00 p.m. at the Sorenson Unity Center. Councilmember Mendenhall said further discussion/debate of this proposal would be held on April 10, 2018 in a Work Session meeting which the public could attend or watch on Channel 17 . #2 . 7:52:47 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the City' s zoning map to create Yalecrest-Douglas Park Local Historic District pursuant to Petition No. PLNHLC2017-00302 . The district would include 11 homes located on the north and south sides of Hubbard Avenue between 1500 East and Fairview Avenue. Local Historic Districts were designed to maintain the historic character of a neighborhood by protecting historic features and preventing out-of- character alterations (Petitioner: Marguerite Henderson) . View 18 - 3 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2018 Attachments Penny Gregersen, in lieu of Margaret Henderson, spoke on behalf of the neighbors . She said the proposal contained eleven properties constructed between 1916 through 1929 and was a diverse collection of unique historic contributing/significant architecture styles . She said current property owners were seeking designation as the Yalecrest- Douglas Park Local Historic District because of the noted historically significant houses and increasing demolition of similar homes throughout Yalecrest. Councilmember Luke said the neighbors followed the application process laid-out by the City and the margin of participation was well with-in the requirements of designation. Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Wharton seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future council meeting. Councilmember Luke asked if Councilmember Kitchen would consider closing the public hearing and moving for approval . Councilmember Kitchen consented to the request. A second motion was made by Councilmember Kitchen and seconded by Councilmember Wharton to close the public hearing, suspend the rules, and adopt Ordinance 10 of 2018, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (P 18-10) #3. 7:56:58 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the zoning map pertaining to the parcel located at approximately 505 North Morton Drive to rezone the parcel from R-1/5,000 Single-Family Residential District to PL Public Lands District pursuant to Petition NO. PLNPCM2017-00429 . Meadowlark Elementary School intends to use this parcel to expand and reconfigure the existing entrance on the east side of the school's site and administrators have requested the rezone in order to keep zoning consistent with the rest of the school 's site. Expanding the school entrance is a part of a larger project to rebuild the school building. Although the applicant has requested that the property be rezoned to the Public Lands District, consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics (Petitioner: Tyler Barnes) . View Attachments There were no public comments . Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future Council meeting, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (P 18-9) 18 - 4 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 #4 . 7:57:26 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting two ordinances amending Salt Lake City Code relating to enforcement of zoning violations (amending Chapter 21A. 20-Enforcement) and property clearing and weed control (amending Chapter 9 . 16, Article I , renumbering Section 9. 16. 110 and Section 9. 16. 120, and repealing Chapter 9. 16, Article II) pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2017-00058 . The changes include clearer language on the noticing of the City's intent to abate violations, collection of the costs of abatement, the appeals process, and the duties and roles of the Fines Hearing. View Attachments David Iltis said he hoped there was more explanation/definition in the ordinance (in particular regarding noxious weeds) . He spoke about noxious weeds and said residents needed to be educated on the hazards of noxious weeds . Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to continue the public hearing to a future date, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (P 18-1) Councilmember Luke explained the public hearing was continued due to recent legislative changes . He said the City needed to review those changes to determine if any further revisions were needed to the proposed ordinance . #5. 8:00:36 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule for Waste and Recycling Fees. The City conducted a review of the fees charged to special event organizers for waste and recycling cans. The review found that the fees needed to be increased and the fee structure changed in order to recoup City costs. The proposal would increase some fees for cans delivery and collection at special events, and clarifying fees for other related services. View Attachments Lisa Hazel said several bookstores throughout the City were not able/did not have time (specifically Barnes and Noble) to go through the steps to obtain recycling bins . She said if businesses were required to have recycling bins and the fee was consolidated, it would make it easier for businesses to add the fee to their budget. Councilmember Wharton moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to adopt the ordinance and adopt specific legislative intent requesting the Administration evaluate special event costs, benefits, and options for supporting those special events occurring within the City. Ms . Bruno stated there needed to be a motion to close the public hearing and clarification on the effective date of the rate increase . 18 - 5 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2018 An amendment was made to the motion. Councilmember Wharton moved and Councilmember Kitchen second to close the public hearing, adopt Ordinance 11 of 2018 amending the Consolidated Fee Schedule related to special event waste fees with an effective date of the rate increase to be January 1, 2019, and adopt a legislative intent requesting the Administration evaluate special event costs, benefits, and options for supporting those special events occurring within the City, which would help to review: 1) The current charges that special events pay to the City, with a description of why the fees were charged (what the fees pay for in terms of City staff time, equipment or facility impacts, etc. ) . 2) Existing City funds that were available for events (Additional ACE funding and other) . 3) A proposal or recommendation for whether any changes should be considered, and if so, what those changes would be. Timeline: post-budget and in time for consideration before the end of the year so that events can plan for 2019, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (0 17-3) #6. 8:03:51 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a resolution authorizing the approval of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County with respect to the County' s transfer of up to $500 , 000 to the City for highway construction, reconstruction and maintenance projects . Specifically, the funds would be used to design and construct a segment of the 9-Line Trail on 900 South between 900 East and 1300 East. This would encompass a high- comfort, above-the-curb trail along 900 South in conjunction with a road reconstruction from Lincoln Street (950 East) to 1300 East and wayfinding signage on 900 South and Gilmer Drive. View Attachments Dave Iltis, with Cycling Utah, spoke in favor of the proposed funding. He also expressed concern regarding weed removal along the 9- Line Trail (specifically puncture vine) . He asked the Council to include funding for puncture vine mitigation. Lisa Hazel spoke in favor of the proposed funding. She asked the Council to consider using part of the bond money to fund an extension of the trail to East High School and Westminster College. Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded to close the public hearing, and adopt Resolution 17 of 2018 authorizing approval of an interlocal cooperation agreement with Salt Lake County for transfer of funds for the 9-line Trail, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (R 18-12) 18 - 6 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2018 #7 . 8:08:39 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a resolution authorizing the approval of an amended and restated Interlocal Agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and Salt Lake County for management of the Salt Lake City Prosecutor' s Office. The agreement includes budget information, leasing terms and other details relating to the imminent relocation of both the City Prosecutors ' Office and the County District Attorney 's Office to a new space located between 400 and 500 South Main Street. View Attachments There were no public comments . Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future Council meeting. Councilmember Wharton said he wanted the Council to consider setting aside $500, 000 in the budget into a restricted account to be used in the event the City needed to separate from the Prosecutor' s office in order to prevent a downfall on the budget at the time . Councilmember Fowler said she agreed with Councilmember Wharton as a way to address concerns discussed at the Work Session regarding the interlocal agreement. Councilmember Mendenhall asked if a proposal would be presented in a budget amendment or in the General Fund discussion of the budget. Councilmember Wharton said he was thinking along the lines of the General Fund. Councilmember Luke called for the question, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (R 18-13) #8 . 8:11:19 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting 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 (Budget Amendment No. 4) . View Attachments There were no public comments . Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (B 18-5) 8:12:00 PM Note: Items 9 and 10 will be heard as one public hearing. 18 - 7 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2018 #9 . Accept public comment for the 2017 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant application requesting funding for the purchase of a fire prevention education trailer to be used for community events and elementary schools . View Attachments (B 18-3) #10 . Accept public comment for the 2018 Healthy Out of School Time Grant application requesting funding to update kitchen equipment and build out of a kitchen facility at the Liberty Park YouthCity program site, the integration of national nutrition literacy curriculum into all YouthCity sites, and promotion of healthy eating and physical activity strategies to YouthCity participants . View Attachments (B 18-3) There were no public comments . Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to close the public hearing and refer Items 9 and 10 to a future Consent Agenda for action, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (B 18-3) COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 8:13:17 PM Margaret Holloway spoke about Redevelopment Agency (RDA) money being used for the proposed public market downtown. She suggested the Council consider the Fair Park which would be less expensive to develop and bring businesses to the area. Michael Clara spoke about an issue he had trying to get a missing street sign replaced which led to an encounter with the Mayor' s Office. He expressed frustration with the Mayor' s Office and said if the Mayor' s Office adopted a Citizen' s Code of Conduct the public should be aware of it. Lisa Hazel spoke about the street light replacement going on in the City. She expressed frustration with the increased intensity of the new lights and the effects to the environment. Dave Iltis spoke about the new LED street lighting going up throughout the City and the effects to the environment. He said there was no current street lighting plan in place which dealt with LED lighting. He asked the Council to put a halt on the installation and reassess the program. Rodger Miller expressed concern about air quality. He said the most obvious solution was lowering speed limits on the freeway (to get more miles per gallon and less pollutants in the air) . He said he hoped the City would voice the concern in a unified way which could affect new 18 - 8 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2018 policy in that regard. Annina Mitchell was not present to speak but submitted written comments expressing concerns regarding the water supply for new residential construction, potential hacking of the City' s computer systems, and litter around the City. View Comments NEW BUSINESS #1 . 8:24:58 PM Adopting a resolution supporting updates to pretreatment local limits standards. Local Limits are wastewater pollutant standards. Following a 2015 Council request, Public Utilities re-evaluated all businesses that are known to, or reasonably expected to produce wastewater pollutants, and developed revised limits for a number of pollutants. View Attachments Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to adopt Resolution 16 of 2018 approving the updated local limits that shall serve as the new local limits for Salt Lake City, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . (R 18-15) CONSENT 8:25:34 PM Councilmember Johnston moved and Councilmember Fowler second to adopt the Consent Agenda excluding Item No. 5 (Transportation Advisory Board appointment - Alan Gallegos) , which motion carried, all members present voted aye . #1 . Setting the date of Tuesday, April 17 , 2018 at 7 p.m. to accept public comment on funding needs and new revenue options under consideration, including a 0 . 5 percent sales tax increase. The Council may vote on the sales tax increase that evening. View Attachments (B 18-6) #2 . Approving Grant Holding Account Items (consent agenda items Batch No. 6) associated with Budget Amendment No. 5 for Fiscal Year 2017- 18 : View Attachments • Utah Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife Resources recognizing grant funds to assist with the Fairmont Park Spring and Pond Restoration. • State Office of Crime Reparations (VAWA) recognizing grant funds to continue providing salary and benefits for a part-time Victim Advocate who assists victims of domestic violence. (B 18-3) 18 - 9 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2018 #3 . Approving the appointment of Nancy Rivera to the Art Design Board for a term extending through April 3, 2021 . View Attachments (I 18-12) #4 . Approving the appointment of Matthew Sibul to the Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through April 3, 2021 . View Attachments (I 18-6) #5 . Item Pulled. Approving the appointment of Alan Gallegos to the Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through April 3, 2021 . View Attachments (I 18-6) #6 . Approving the appointment of Darin Piccolo to the Business Advisory Board for a term ending on December 27, 2021 . View Attachments (I 18-5) #7 . Approving the appointment of Kestrel Liedtke to the Business Advisory Board for a term ending on December 27, 2021 . View Attachments (I 18-5) #8 . Approving the appointment of Kimberlyn Mains to the Human Rights Commission for a term extending through April 3, 2022 . View Attachments (I 18-2) #9. Approving the reappointment of Ali Oliver to the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for a term ending on December 27, 2021, beginning from the date of City Council advice and consent. View Attachments (I 18-13) #10. Approving the reappointment of Amy Rowland to the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for a term ending on December 27, 2021, beginning from the date of City Council advice and consent. View Attachments (I 18-13) #11 . Approving the reappointment of Irena Edwards to the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for a term ending on December 27, 2021, beginning from the date of City Council advice and consent . View Attachments (I 18-13) #12 . Approving the reappointment of Robert Rendon to the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for a term ending on December 27, 2021, starting from the date of advice and consent. View Attachments (I 18-13) 18 - 10 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3 , 2018 The meeting adjourned at 8 : 26 p.m. Council Chair City Recorder This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as additional discussion may have been held; 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 Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting held April 3, 2018 . ks 18 - 11