04/05/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, April 5, 2005, 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, Management Services
Chief Administrative Officer; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst;
Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council Land
Use Policy Analyst; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Brent
Wilde, Planning Administration Deputy Director; Janice Lew, Associate
Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Kelly
Murdock, City' s Financial Advisor; Matthew Dahl, Redevelopment Agency
Project Coordinator; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development
Director; Karen Wiley, Housing and Neighborhood Development Grant
Financial Administrator; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn Pace, Deputy
City Attorney; LeRoy Hooton, Public Utilities Director; Louis Zunguze,
Community Development Administration Director; Joel Paterson, Special
Projects Planner; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Department Deputy
Director; Kevin Keating, HMG Properties; Vicki Bennett, Senior
Environmental Advisor; Greg Thorpe, Utah Transit Authority Light Rail
Engineering/Construction Manager; and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 34 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:34:33 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A LOAN
APPLICATION FROM THE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO HMG PROPERTIES, LLC FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY PLAZA APARTMENT PROJECT TO BE LOCATED AT 134-
164 SOUTH 200 EAST. (ITEM F-3) View Attachments
LuAnn Clark, Gary Mumford, and Kevin Keating briefed the Council
with the attached handout . Councilmember Lambert said the item was
scheduled to be addressed during the formal meeting.
#2 . 6:02:33 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE HOUSING AND
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. View Attachments
LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the attached handout. Ms .
Clark said federal funding for the Weed and Seed program would end next
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year. She said Council/Administration discussion was needed about the
program.
#3. 6:33:05PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING ON THE REQUEST BY THE SALT LAKE
CITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING DESIGN
AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 900 SOUTH TRAX STATION ON 200 WEST BETWEEN 800
AND 900 SOUTH. (PETITION NO. 400-04-50) (ITEM F-4) View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Joel Paterson, Matthew Dahl, and Greg Thorpe
briefed the Council with the attached handout. The majority of the
Council was in favor of advancing the proposal .
#4 . 6:36:31 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. View Attachments
Vicki Bennett briefed the Council with the attached handout .
Councilmember Lambert said interns needed to be utilized by the
Administration and Council as much as possible .
#5 . (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) .
The item was not held.
#6 . 7:48:55 PM RECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE COUNCIL AUDIT SUBCOMMITTEE
REGARDING A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SELECTION OF A FINANCIAL AUDIT FIRM.
View Attachments
Councilmember Christensen and Gary Mumford briefed the Council
with the attached handout. Councilmember Christensen said the
subcommittee' s recommendation was Hansen, Barnett and Maxwell . He said
other firms could be interviewed by the Council . Councilmember Buhler
said he was concerned about Hansen, Barnett and Maxwell offices moving
from their present location in the Triad Center. He asked if the
Council could inquire whether they would relocate in downtown Salt Lake
before the contract was officially awarded. Mr. Mumford said yes .
Councilmember Lambert said the item would be scheduled for a formal
vote .
#7 . 7:57:30PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 24 p.m.
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COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held April 5,
2005 .
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