08/09/2016 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 7 : 04 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers,
City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Charlie Luke Derek Kitchen James Rogers
Andrew Johnston Erin Mendenhall
The following Council Members were absent:
Stan Penfold Lisa Adams
Jennifer Bruno, Executive Council Deputy Director; Patrick Leary,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff;
Rusty Vetter, Deputy City Attorney; Nora Shepard, Planning Manager;
and Cindi Mansell, City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and Councilmember Kitchen
conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1. 7:04:56 PM Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:05:24 PM Welcome and Review of Standards of Conduct.
#3 . 7:07:11 PM Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember
Johnston seconded to approve the minutes of the following Council
meetings, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
• July 12, 2016 Work Session
• July 12, 2016 Formal Meeting
• July 19, 2016 Work Session
• July 19, 2016 Formal Meeting
(M 16-3) (M 16-4)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. 7:07:39 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting one or
more ordinances adopting the final rate of tax levy, for all City
funds including the Library Fund, greater than the Certified Tax Rate,
upon all real and personal property within Salt Lake City made taxable
by law for Fiscal Year 2016-17 and adopt the final budget for Fiscal
Year 2016-17 . View Attachments
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Freddy Pimentel spoke in opposition of a proposed 110 percent
property tax increase and discussed the hardship associated with an
increase .
George Chapman expressed concern with the lack of public
participation regarding the proposed property tax increase . He asked
the Council to continue the public hearing in order to receive
additional public comment.
Scott Carter expressed concern with inconsistent property taxes .
He indicated a building with no parking was taxed the same as a
similar building with 16 parking spaces . He suggested the Council take
a careful look at property tax increases, be considerate of property
values, and not raise taxes solely for revenue purposes .
Scott Hyer stated he lived in an eight-unit complex. He indicated
units had not sold for anything near the amount listed on the Notice
of Property Valuation he received and questioned how valuation amounts
were determined.
Councilmember Mendenhall took a moment of personal privilege .
She stated property valuation amounts were assessed by Salt Lake
County. She explained the County had an appeals process to go through
if there was a disagreement with the market value placed on a
property. She said she believed absence of public participation was
not for lack of notice and explained every year the Annual Council
Meeting Schedule listed the Truth in Taxation Hearing on the first
meeting in August.
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
close the public hearing and adopt Ordinance 50 of 2016 establishing
the final rate of tax levy, including the library, which motion
carried, all members present voted aye .
(H 16-3)
#2 . 7 :16:24 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would amend the zoning of properties located at 2036
and 2046 South 1300 East from Residential Office (RO) to Community
Business (CB) pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2015-00050 . Under the
proposal, the property would be used as a parking lot for a new
pharmacy. Although the applicant has requested that the property be
rezoned to CB-Community Business, consideration may be given to
rezoning the properties to another zoning district with similar
characteristics (Petitioner: Gerry Tully) . View Attachments
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Lynn Schwarz , George Chapman, and Scott Carter spoke in favor of
the proposal . Comments included desire to maintain the Sugar House
vision statement, complexity of the issue in the Sugar House
Community, concern with the amount of traffic from the car wash going
through private parking.
Judi Short spoke in opposition of the proposal . She expressed
concern regarding the drive through window, building height in the
residential area, and the need for master plans and ordinances to
match.
Adrienne Bell, representing the Petitioner, stated community
concerns had been addressed regarding the development of CVS Pharmacy.
She said the applicant was willing to enter into a development
agreement with the City in order to ensure design elements were
included in the final project.
Scott Hyer stated he was a tenant in the building north of the
carwash. He asked if the project was approved what the timeline was
for development.
Councilmember Johnston moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting.
Councilmember Mendenhall made a friendly amendment to the motion to
include that staff work with the developer to present a development
agreement to the City.
Councilmember Kitchen called for the question, which motion
carried, all members present voted aye .
(P 15-23)
#3 . 7:27:16 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance closing a portion of 1300 South Street between 900 West and
the Jordan River pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2015-00765 . The street
closure would allow the City to create an access point to the Jordan
River, which is consistent with the Westside Master Plan. Petitioner:
Salt Lake City Parks and Public Lands Division. View Attachments
Vu Cao stated he owned a business located on the south side of
1300 South and 900 West. He expressed concern with the potential
effect the street closure could have on his business and asked the
Council to ensure customers would continue to have access to his
business .
Councilmember Luke requested a moment of personal privilege . He
asked if Staff would speak to Mr. Cao regarding his concern. Nora
Shepard said she understood closing the street would not prevent
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access to any existing properties and indicated the Planning
Commission would have taken this into consideration during the
application process . She said she was happy to sit down and review
this with Mr. Cao.
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting and have
Staff report back to Council to confirm the issue regarding access to
existing properties had been addressed prior to taking action.
Councilmember Mendenhall made a friendly amendment to the motion
to continue the public hearing and have Staff report back to the
Council to confirm the issue regarding access to existing properties
had been addressed prior to taking action. Council Members Luke and
Rogers indicated they supported the amendment.
Councilmember Kitchen called for the question, which motion
carried, all members present voted aye .
(P 16-21)
#4 . 7:32:41 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance closing a portion of 1700 East between Emerson Avenue (1500
South) and Logan Avenue (1600 South) . Located within the Wasatch
Hollow Open Space area, the designated street was never developed. It
will be designated a City-owned parcel under the proposal . Traffic
will not be impacted. View Attachments
Joe Zeidner indicated he lived on Emerson Avenue and reviewed the
history and current function of the street. He said the Master Plan
had always shown 1700 East extending all the way through and expressed
concerns with current traffic.
Susan Dillon stated she lived on the corner of Emerson and 1700
East and spoke in opposition of the proposal . She expressed concern
with current traffic issues and sidewalk accessibility and asked the
Council to address these issues before considering the proposal .
Scott Carter and Anne Cannon submitted comment cards with written
comments indicating they were in favor of the proposal but did not
wish to speak.
Councilmember Luke requested a moment of personal privilege . He
said he appreciated the issues being raised here and stated the
Council had previously worked to address traffic issues on Emerson
Avenue and had run into some road blocks with the previous
Administration. He indicated there would now be another opportunity to
address these issues and he believed the street closure would not
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affect them. He said he felt comfortable moving forward with the
street closure and was happy to work with the residents and
Administration to address the issues .
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to
close the public hearing, suspend the rules , and adopt Ordinance 51 of
2016, which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
(P 16-22)
#5 . 7 :39:51 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would amend the zoning map pertaining to seven parcels
located at approximately 211 to 251 North Cornell Street along with
adjacent platted alleys and an unimproved portion of Seward Avenue to
rezone those parcels from Business Park (BP) to Transit Station Area
Mixed Use Employment Center Transition (TSA-MUEC-T) pursuant to
Petition No. PLNPCM205-00824 . The rezone would allow for the
development of a multi-family housing complex (Petitioner: Little
Diamond LLC) . View Attachments
Joanne Anderson stated she lived in the All Seasons Manufactured
Homes Park and spoke in opposition of the proposal . She expressed
concern regarding the building height allowed in the TSA-MUEC-T zone.
She said a petition in opposition of the development had been
submitted and asked the Council not to allow approval of the proposal .
View Comments
Deloy Porter stated he also lived in All Seasons and spoke in
favor of the proposal . He said he did not sign the petition because he
believed individuals with low incomes deserve opportunity and should
not all be associated with crime. He asked the Council to consider
approving the proposal .
Peter Corroon and John Netto, Petitioners, said when the property
was purchased it was believed (based on the City Zoning Map and Salt
Lake County Records) this was a TSA zone that allowed housing which
was the intent for development . It was stated a building height change
had not been requested (the initial zoning application requested TSA-
MUEC-C zoning) and while working with Staff it was agreed transitional
zoning was more appropriate to keep the same building height. They
commented there was an eight-foot cinderblock wall built by All
Seasons which separated the properties . It was explained they were
looking to develop more work force housing rather than low income
housing. They said the area needed to be cleaned up and they had
worked on a design to keep the back side of the development open to
create attraction to the property. They said they felt good about the
proposal and hoped the Council would support it.
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Ross Palmer submitted a comment card with no comments and did not
wish to speak.
Linda Palmer submitted a comment card with written comments in
opposition of the proposal and concern regarding building.
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting, which
motion carried, all members present voted aye, except Councilmember
Rogers who was recused.
(P 16-23)
#6 . 7:48:51 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance closing and vacating alleys adjacent to parcels located at
approximately 211 to 251 North Cornell Street and closing an adjacent,
unimproved portion of Seward Avenue pursuant to Petition Nos .
PLNPCM2015-01002, PLNPCM2016-00079 . Currently, Seward Avenue is a dirt
field that runs adjacent to the properties and has never been
developed as a street (Petitioner: Little Diamond LLC) . View
Attachments
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting, which
motion carried, all members present voted aye, except Councilmember
Rogers who was recused.
(P 16-23)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
7 :51:32 PM Eduardo Naude said he was a property owner at 500 South
and 500 West (Gateway Park) and expressed concern regarding
homelessness and issues of drugs and gang violence in the area. He
stated this was a major catastrophe for business owners and taxpayers
and asked the Council for help.
7 :54:59 PM Alexandria Kiel said she was moving to Salt Lake City
from Detroit and while looking for residency in the City she quickly
learned about the existing homelessness epidemic. She indicated she
had served on the Michigan State Commission for Economic Opportunity
and Community Development and (from an outside perspective) she had a
couple of implementation ideas to share that were listed in handouts
she presented. View Comments
7 :57 :30 PM George Chapman expressed concern about protesters
currently outside of the building regarding a police involved shooting
which was found justified. He said there were teenagers involved in
gang activity in the Rio Grande area and they should not be out on the
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streets at night dealing drugs . Mr. Chapman indicated this was
dangerous territory and asked the Council to do something.
7:59:20 PM Chris Condit expressed concern regarding parking
enforcement in the downtown area. He explained he received a ticket
for not having a vehicle registration and when he presented proof that
his vehicle was registered, the ticket still had to be paid. He said
he felt the manner in which parking was enforced downtown seemed to be
aggressive and extreme . Mr. Condit said if this was a revenue maker
for downtown other alternatives should be considered.
Debbie Sorensen submitted a comment card with written comments
regarding concern with potential property tax increases and did not
wish to speak.
NEW BUSINESS
#1. 8:02:35 PM Adopting an ordinance that would formalize the
City' s current hours of meter operation. It would ensure that pre-
payment for meter time can begin at least one (1) hour before the time
that parking time-limitations take effect. View Attachments
Councilmember Johnston moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to
consider the changes at a future meeting in coordination with a group
of other potential parking meter ordinance changes, which motion
carried, all members present voted aye .
(0 12-20)
CONSENT
8:03:40 PM Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Mendenhall
seconded to adopt the consent agenda, which motion carried, all
members present voted aye.
#1. Approving the appointment of Cynthia Miller to the Airport
Board for a term extending through January 21, 2019 . View Attachments
(I 16-7)
#2 . Setting the date of Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 7 : 00 p.m.
to hold a public hearing and accept public comment regarding an
ordinance amending the final budget of Salt Lake City, including the
employment staff document, for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 . Under the
proposal, the remaining funds from the Public Safety Bond would be
used to construct a logistics facility for the Fire Department at 1560
South Industrial Road-the site of the Fire Department Training Tower.
Also included is a proposal to use Police Impact fees for the payment
of the long term lease for the police crime lab, which would free up
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funding for other projects. Budget amendments happen several times
each year to reflect adjustments to the City's budgets, including
proposed project additions and modifications. View Attachments
(B 16-9)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 03 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.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held August 9, 2016 .
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