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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 16 - 1 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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 16 - 2 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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 16 - 3 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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 16 - 4 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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. 16 - 5 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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 16 - 6 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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 16 - 7 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2016 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 . ks 16 - 8