04/04/2006 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, APRIL 4 , 2006
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session
on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, at 7 : 00 p .m. in Room 315, City Council
Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present :
Van Turner Dave Buhler Eric Jergensen
Nancy Saxton Jill Remington Love
Soren Simonsen
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Mayor Ross C .
"Rocky" Anderson; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; and Chris Meeker, Chief
Deputy City Recorder; were also present .
Councilmember Buhler presided at and Councilmember Love conducted
the meeting.
#1 . The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7 : 02 : 43 PM Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember
Simonsen seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council
meeting held March 21, 2006, which motion carried, all members voted
aye . View Minutes
(M 06-3)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . 7 : 02 : 57 PM RE: Accept public comment regarding an ordinance
rezoning property generally located at 1443 East Sunnyside Avenue from
Open Space (OS) to Institutional (I) and amending the East Bench Master
Plan (Petition No . 400-05-09) . View Attachment
The following spoke in support of the rezoning ordinance : Bishop
Carolyn Irish, Bill Adams, Paula Sargetakis, Philip McCarthey, Cary
Jones and Reverend Art Riter, Mt . Olivet Board Members; Alan Sparrow,
Head Master at Rowland Hall St . Marks (RHSM) School; Bob Steiner, Chair
of RHSM Committee; Joe Perrin, Ken Johnson for Reverend France Davis ,
Carol Frymire, Margaret McGann, Bob Marquardt, Ryan Hoglund, Kathy
Kennedy, Elizabeth Anderson, and Bob Springmeyer.
The following spoke in opposition of the rezoning ordinance : Mark
Maxfield, East High Community Council Chair; Marian Florence, East
Central Community Council and the Bennion Neighborhood, Barbara Cook,
Helen Peters, Kathy Scott and Robert Forbis, Planning Commission; Norm
Peterson; Gregg Smith; Chris Johnson; Cindy Cromer; John Dewey, Dennis
Guy-Sell; Jim Webster; Diane Barlow; Steve Alder; Mary Lou Barber; Pam
Woodmansee; Josh Ewing; John Procher; Ronald Davey; Dan Jensen, Chair
of Watch Hollow Community Council and Reverend John Norman.
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The following submitted comment cards and were in favor of the
rezoning ordinance : Ben Logue and Kathy Adams.
The following submitted comment cards and were in opposition of
the rezoning ordinance : Lisette Gibson, Mary Delle Gunn, Suzanne
Dailey, Kathy Dudley and Anne Cannon.
Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye
except Councilmember Simonsen who voted nay.
Councilmember Simonsen said he was not in favor of continuing the
discussion. He said it was clear based on recommendations from the
Planning Commission, Community Councils and others that the open space
should be preserved.
Councilmember Buhler said the motion was to close the public
hearing and to let Council Members have time for further consideration.
He said normal Council practice was to make a decision at a later date.
(P 06-7)
COMMENTS
Iralyn Blosser spoke regarding a rental house at 460 Post Street
and the absentee landlord. Councilmember Love and Mayor Anderson said
the City would follow-up on the problem.
8 : 18 : 17 PM Diane Akiyama and Brandy Farmer spoke regarding One-
Year Action Plan for CDBG and the Multi-Cultural Legal Center.
CONSENT AGENDA
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
#1. 8: 17 :56 PM RE: Requesting that the Administration not hold a
hearing at 6 : 15 p.m. on April 6, 2006 regarding a lease agreement
related to encroachments in the public right-of-way where the property
overlaps streets which are platted, but not constructed. The owner is
rebuilding property, and the situation is pre-existing. Owner will be
petitioning the City for subdivision approval and street closure .
Compensation will be tendered. See Attachments
(W 06-4)
#2 . RE: Setting the date of April 18, 2006 at 7 : 00 p .m. to
accept public comment regarding an ordinance amending Section 5 . 75 . 455
of the Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to maximum taxicab rates .
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(0 05-2)
#3 . RE : Approving the re-appointment of Sharen HaUri to the Open
Space Lands Advisory Board for a term extending through March 1, 2010 .
(I 06-13)
#4 . RE : Approving the appointment of Senator Karen Hale to the
Utah Air Travel Commission for a term extending through September 1,
2008 .
(I 06-10)
#5 . RE: Approving the re-appointment of Darl Thomas to the Art
Design Board for a term extending through March 8, 2009 .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 22 p. m.
Council Chair
Chief Deputy City Recorder
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes for the City Council Regular Session meeting held
April 4, 2006 .
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