12/04/2018 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4 , 2018
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 4, 2018,
in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Andrew Johnston, Erin Mendenhall,
Charlie Luke, Chris Wharton, Amy Fowler, and James Rogers .
Absent: Councilmember Derek Kitchen.
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive
Director; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; Margaret
Plane, City Attorney; Mary Beth Thompson, Finance Director;
Benjamin Luedtke, Council Public Policy Analyst; Kira Luke,
Council Public Policy Analyst; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior Public
Policy Analyst; Nick Norris, Planning Director; Casey Stewart,
Senior Planner; Melissa Jensen, Housing and Neighborhood
Development Director; Julianne Sabula, Transit Program Manager;
Jon Larsen, Transportation Division Director; Jennifer McGrath,
Community and Neighborhoods Deputy Director; Jennifer Schumann,
Housing and Neighborhood Development Program Manager; Lynn Pace,
Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Baylee White, Housing and Neighborhood
Development Programs Specialist; Katherine Lewis, Senior City
Attorney; Jennifer Seelig, Mayor' s Director of Community
Empowerment; Mike Reberg, Community and Neighborhoods Director;
John Vuyk, Budget Director; Mike Brown, Police Chief; and Kory
Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: James Alfandre, Urban Alfandre; Peter
Carroon, Developer; Shawn McMillen, First Step House Executive
Director; Janice Kimball, Salt Lake County Housing Authority
Executive Director; Chris Zarek, Form Development; Matt
Minkevitch, The Road Home Executive Director.
Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and conducted the
meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2 : 07 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 2:07:51PM FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE
THAT WOULD REZONE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 1332 AND
1334 EAST 500 SOUTH TO ALLOW FOR A FUTURE RESIDENTIAL USE WITH A
COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. The site is currently zoned RMF-75 (High
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Density Multi-Family Residential District) , but the small size of
the site and the existing development standards essentially limit
development to a single-family home. The proposed rezoning to R-
MU-45 (Residential/Mixed Use Residential District) would allow
for development that is consistent with the Central Community
Master Plan. View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing was held and
continued for this item. She said some Council Members met with
the Developer/Community Council Chairperson and she did not
believe there was any new information. She said tentative action
was scheduled for December 11, 2018 .
Mr. Tarbet stated the continued public hearing was being held
tonight at the Formal Council meeting.
#2 . 2:08:42PM BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST AMENDING VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF TITLE 21A OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE RELATING TO THE
FB-UN2 ZONING DISTRICT. An applicant is requesting the maximum
height regulations be increased for property located at the
southeast corner of 900 South and Washington Street. The Planning
Commission forwarded a negative recommendation to the Council .
View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris , Casey Stewart, and James Alfandre
briefed the Council with attachments . Mr. Tarbet provided an
introduction to the proposed amendment.
Discussion followed regarding whether adopting the newly
proposed text amendment would create legal challenges in the
future, redefining corner structures, changes to the initial
request (single parcel to six parcels) , setting a precedence by
allowing corner height allocations, recirculating application
back to the Planning Commission, reasoning behind the inclusion
of additional parcels, and site/environmental contamination.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of moving the
application back to the Planning Commission since it had changed
from what was initially voted on. All Council Members present were
in favor .
Councilmember Mendenhall said a continued public hearing
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would be held during the formal meeting and a motion would be made
to send the application back to the Planning Commission.
#3. 2:23:45PM BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD ALLOW
FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SALT LAKE COUNTY TO DEVELOP A HOUSING
PROJECT WITHIN SALT LAKE CITY BOUNDARIES. Currently, State statute
limits the County Housing Authority from undertaking a project
within the boundaries of the City unless a resolution has been
adopted by the Council . View Attachments
Melissa Jensen, Shawn McMillen, and Janice Kimball briefed
the Council with attachments . Ms . Jensen said anytime the Housing
Authority of the County of Salt Lake (HACSL) wanted to share
housing in the City they came before the Council to seek approval .
She said this project was driven by First Step House (FSH) who
had a unique partnership with HACSL. Mr. McMillen provided the
Council with a Power Point Presentation. Comments included: FSH
founding and services, 426 Apartments Project (proposed
development) , accessibility to services (Central City
Neighborhood) , 426 Apartments supportive services, 426 Apartments
Project Team, FSH recovery campus, HACSL founding and services,
street side parking entrances, and project design/site/floor
plans .
Discussion followed regarding the unique partnership between
FSH and HACSL and parking entrances on the street side .
Councilmember Mendenhall said tentative action was scheduled
for December 11, 2018 .
#4 . 2:35:15PM BRIEFING REGARDING A FOLLOW-UP TO THE CITY' S
FUNDING OUR FUTURE INITIATIVE, THE COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE AN UPDATE
ON THE $5 . 3 MILLION SALES TAX REVENUE ALLOCATION FOR IMPROVED
TRANSIT SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY. Discussion topics will include
a draft 20-year interlocal agreement establishing the framework
for an annual service contract between the City and Utah Transit
Authority, which may result in improved Salt Lake City transit
services as soon as August 2019. View Attachments
Kira Luke, Julianne Sabula, Jon Larsen, and Jennifer McGrath
briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . Luke provided a recap
on the Funding Our Future transit update . She noted the Utah
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Transit Authority (UTA) Board met on November 28, 2018 and
discussed the Interlocal Agreement (ILA) . She said as far as Staff
was aware, the UTA Board reviewed the same content the Council
received in the draft ILA but not the addendum or the final
version. Mr. Larsen gave an overview on the status of the ILA.
Ms . Sabula provided background, an extensive review, and timeline
of the ILA.
Discussion was held regarding how costs fit into the Master
Agreement, potential of a January 18, 2019 approval (slowing down
the August service implementation) , dashboard component, green
vehicles, transit productivity and propensity assessment, how
transit pass analysis and facilitation (getting ridership at a
comparable cost) fit into the Master Agreement, how private
advertising funds/revenue would be shared, scenarios to provide
free/reduced fares to increase ridership, flexibility of Frequent
Transit Network (FTN) routes/funding, and timeline for receiving
the Administration' s recommendations .
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Research where/how to consolidate/evaluate transit pass
opportunities for residents (include/address in the Master
Agreement) .
• Follow-up regarding how funds/revenue from private
advertising on City-owned bus stops would be shared.
• Contemplation of different free fare scenarios in the
implementation of the Transit Master Plan/possible testing
opportunities in a modeling/piloting (on the ground) sense.
#5. Tentative Break
#6 . 3:22:09PM FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD AMEND THE FINAL BUDGET OF SALT LAKE CITY, INCLUDING THE
EMPLOYMENT STAFFING DOCUMENT, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019. 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, but is not limited
to, adjustments related to impact fees for the 900 South
roundabout and a potential Police Precinct, a golf capital
improvement project, expenses related to the Airport Re-
Development project, anticipated funding for the UN conference in
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2019, and requests related to staffing and office space. (Budget
Amendment No. 2) View Attachments
3:22:22PM Potential Use of Vacancy Savings
Mary Beth Thompson and Benjamin Luedtke briefed the Council .
Discussion was held regarding whether attrition and/or vacancy
saving could be used to fund the following items : A-1 : Kronos
Scope Change IMS ($67, 500-IMS Fund) ; A-5 : Community Connection
Center (CCC) Janitorial and Utilities ($32, 000 - Fund Balance;
and A-8 : Housing and Neighborhood (HAND) Community Development
Grant Administrator (fully funded through Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) .
5:40:01PM Discussion continued regarding the dollar savings
amount from vacant positions in HAND.
3:33:35PM A-13 : Carpet and Paint for Plaza 349 ($50,000 - Fund
Balance)
David Litvack briefed the Council . Discussion was held
regarding a hold on the requested funding related to Redevelopment
Agency (RDA) anticipated funding of up to $200, 000 (for
furniture/fixtures/equipment) , office space issues, evaluating the
space planning contract, changing the assignment of the office
space planner/system, and vision of moving people around.
5:15:09PM A-18 : Eastside Police Precinct Land Acquisition
($1,299,688 - Surplus Land Fund AND $2 ,270 ,312 Police Impact Fees)
Ben Luedtke, Mike Reberg, Mike Brown, David Litvack, and Mary
Beth Thompson briefed the Council . Mr. Luedtke said the
Administration provided additional information including bond
financing, Liberty Division Precinct proposal questions/answers
from the Police Department, and a Liberty Precinct space needs
assessment. Ms . Thompson spoke about bond financing options . Mr.
Reberg talked about space needs for a police precinct. Chief Brown
reviewed operational efficiencies .
Discussion was held regarding accommodating square footage
needs differently, clarification of what the Police Department
was seeking concerning the budget amendment, what would happen to
funding if a proposed property fell through, if the Administration
was planning ahead for future projects which might require bonding
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(other than a police precinct) , and how the Police Department
envisioned handling future population growth.
5:41:42PM D-9: Fire Training Center - Repurpose Impact Fees
$1 , 600 ,000
Mr . Luedtke provided an overview of the funding request and
said it was a good example of how to use Impact Fees (over the
long-term) .
Discussion was held regarding not having to amend the Impact
Fee Facility Plan.
5:42:52PM D-14 : Donation Fund Budget Donation $300,000
Mr. Luedtke provided an overview of the funding request and
said the budget amendment would increase the donation fund by
$300, 000 (up to $500, 000) .
Discussion was held regarding an ordinance amendment
(addressing the donation process) and possible Legislative Intent.
Council Members requested the following item from Staff:
• Prepare a Legislative Intent (with the approval of the budget
expansion) stating the Council supported the Donation Process
and wished to put it in writing.
5:45:12PM E-6 : Federal/emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , Utah
State Division of Emeregency Management, Pre-Disaster Mitigation
Grant Misc. Grants $1 , 916,396
Mr . Luedtke reviewed the funding request . He pointed out
there were thousands of un-reinforced masonry homes in the City
and this was another opportunity for residents to make their homes
safer in the event of an earthquake.
5:36:36 PM A-16: Airport Employee Parking Lot ($25 million -
Airport Fund)
Benjamin Luedtke, Mike Reberg, and John Vuyk briefed the
Council . Mr. Luedtke reviewed the funding request and said the
Airport requested the Council conduct a straw poll in order to
expedite issuing a Request-For-Proposal (RFP) for the project.
Discussion was held regarding how the request would fit in
the existing budget and timing surrounding an Employee Parking
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Lot .
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of allowing the
Airport to proceed, in advance of the budget amendment, with the
Airport' s employee parking lot. All Council Members present were
in favor .
Councilmember Mendenhall said two public hearings were held
regarding the budget amendment and tentative action was scheduled
for December 11, 2018 .
#7 . 5:46:23PM BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE A MODIFIED LOAN FROM SALT LAKE CITY' S HOUSING TRUST FUND
TO CENTRO CIVICO HOUSING COMPANY, LLC. The $635, 000 loan is
contingent on other anticipated financing and would be used for
the development and permanent financing of Centro Civico Senior
Housing, a five-story 61-unit mixed-income senior housing
development located at 155 South 600 West. View Attachments
Kira Luke, Melissa Jensen, Baylee White, Jennifer Schumann,
and Peter Carroon briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . White
provided an overview of the proposed loan modification request .
Discussion was held regarding the previous amount awarded,
percentage of tax credits, concept of a shared second position,
policy issues related to the loan program (use of cash flow loans) ,
mitigating the level of risk, and how the percentage of units in
the Annual Median Income (AMI) were selected.
Councilmember Mendenhall said tentative action was scheduled
for December 11, 2018 .
#8 . 5:56:02PM BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE A LOAN FROM SALT LAKE CITY' S HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FORM
DEVELOPMENT AND COWBOY PARTNERS. The $1 million loan would assist
with the construction of The Magnolia, a 65-unit permanent
supportive housing complex located at 175 South 300 East. View
Attachments
Kira Luke, Melissa Jensen, Baylee White, Jennifer Schumann,
Chris Zarek, and Matt Minkevitch briefed the Council with
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attachments . Ms . White provided an overview of the proposed loan
request.
Discussion was held regarding whether $14 million projected
replacement value included services (or only capital) and if the
Road Home would be the service provider and the property manager.
Councilmember Mendenhall said tentative action was scheduled
for December 11, 2018 .
#9. 6:01:00 PM BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD
AUTHORIZE A MODIFIED LOAN FROM SALT LAKE CITY' S HOUSING TRUST FUND
TO PROJECT OPEN PHASE II (NORTH 4TH LLC) . The loan would refinance
$1 million of the original loan for a 95-unit mixed-income
development at 529 West 400 North. View Attachments
Kira Luke, Melissa Jensen, Baylee White, and Jennifer
Schumann briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . White provided
an overview of the proposed loan modification request.
Discussion was held regarding whether the 40-year loan term
(amortization schedule) was new or part of the original loan,
policy considerations around how much public investment was
appropriate, breakdown accuracy of affordable units, and AMI of
affordable units .
Councilmember Mendenhall said tentative action was scheduled
for December 11, 2018 .
#10 . 6:08:17 PM INTERVIEW NCHOPIA NWOKOMA PRIOR TO CONSIDERING
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE CULTURAL CORE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR A TERM
EXTENDING THROUGH APRIL 17 , 2021 . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said Ms . Nwokoma' s name was on the
Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#11 . 6:11:21PM BRIEFING BY THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT ISSUES
AFFECTING THE CITY THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE UPCOMING 2019 STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
Lynn Pace and David Litvack briefed the Council with
attachments . Mr. Pace talked about a list of priority items
anticipated during the next Legislative Session.
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Discussion was held regarding Impact Fee uses, explanation of
potential sales tax changes to the distribution formula, potential
changes to water legislation, and Rocky Mountain Power renewable
energy proposal .
Council Members requested the following item from Staff:
• Explore allowing more flexibility on expenditures of Impact
Fees, if discussed during the Legislative Session.
STANDING ITEMS
#12 . 6:23:21PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A
REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Council
may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City
Council business, including but not limited to scheduling items.
See File M 18-5 for announcements .
#13 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
Item not held.
#14 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN
KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE .
Item not held.
The Work Session meeting adjourned at 6 : 39 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript
as other items may have been discussed; 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 City Council Work Session meeting held
December 4, 2018 .
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