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12/06/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 6, 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; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Brent Wilde, Community Development Administration Deputy Director; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Joel Paterson, Senior Planner, Preservation and Urban Design; Alexander Ikefuna, Planning Administration Director; Timothy Harpst, Transportation Director; Cheri Coffey, Deputy Director Zoning Administration Preservation and Urban Design/Housing and Zoning Enforcement; Dan Bergenthal, Transportation Engineer; Sherrie Collins, Special Project Grants Monitoring Specialist; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; David Oka, Redevelopment Agency Executive Director; Louis Zunguze, Community Development Administration Director; Doug Dansie, Community Planning/Land Use and Transportation Planner; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Ron Love, Public Services Technical Planner; Len Simon, Simon and Company; Tom Pippin, BBC Consulting; Anne Wescott, Galena Consulting; Matt Williams, Real Property Acting Director; Craig Peterson, City Lobbyist; and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder. Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 5 : 37 p.m. AGENDA ITEMS #1 . 5:37:45PM INTERVIEW LEE KAPALOSKI PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT (METRO WATER BOARD) . Councilmember Buhler said the Council had previously expressed concerns about paying disproportionate costs because rates were linked to property assessments . He asked Mr. Kapaloski to keep this issue on the board' s agenda. Councilmember Lambert said the appointment would be advanced to the Consent Agenda. #2 . 5:56:17 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING CONCERNING FEDERAL LOBBYING ISSUES . View Attachments 05 - 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 D. J. Baxter and Len Simon briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Lambert said the City needed to address the legislative proposal which would restrict cities/towns authority to seek specific federal appropriations . Mr. Simon said two main issues of concern the Council needed to be aware of was Eminent Domain and Telecommunications . He said these issues would have direct impact on local governments . Councilmember Buhler said priorities for the upcoming year needed to be approved by the Council and asked if the Council had seen the list yet. Mr. Baxter said no. Mr. Simon said the process to develop the list had just begun. He said he needed to have the final list by the end of February. Councilmember Buhler asked if the Administration would present recommendations to the Council for review and consent. Mr. Baxter said yes . Councilmember Saxton asked Mr. Baxter to continue sending the Council a copy of the weekly report included in the handouts . #3 . 6:31:16 PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED COMPATIBLE RESIDENTIAL INFILL ZONING REGULATIONS . (PETITION 400-05- 25) (ITEM C1) View Attachments No discussion was held on this issue . #4 . 6:31:33PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING A REQUEST TO CREATE TRANSIT ORIENTED ZONING DISTRICTS (TC-50 AND TC-75) AND REZONE THE 400 SOUTH COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR FROM APPROXIMATELY 200 EAST TO 925 EAST. (PETITION NOS . 400-01-48 AND 400-01-12) (ITEM C2) View Attachments Cheri Coffey, Alex Ikefuna and Janice Jardine briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Christensen asked if the final ordinance contained the sub-committee' s recommendations . Ms . Jardine said yes . Councilmember Lambert asked if the sub-committee was satisfied with the proposal . Councilmember Christensen said yes . #5 . 10:01:02 PM RECEIVE A LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. Lynn Pace and Craig Peterson briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Lambert said the Council needed to establish priorities to assist with lobbying efforts during the upcoming legislative session. Mr. Pace said a process was needed so he and Mr. Peterson could receive policy direction from Council during the session. The Council said they would take the suggestion under advisement. 05 - 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 Mr. Pace said he would provide weekly updates to the Council via e-mail . He said as needed, he would attend Council meetings to brief the Council and answer questions . Mr. Pace said a meeting could be scheduled with City and State representatives to discuss priorities and ask for support and feedback. Councilmember Lambert said that was typically done during a breakfast meeting held in January. Councilmember Christensen suggested inviting a County Councilmember and a District representative. Discussion was held on potential issues outlined on the handout from the Utah League of Cities and Towns . The majority of the Council was in favor of tracking all listed items . View Attachments Ms . Pace said as specific details became available, he would update the Council . Discussion was held on the memorandum prepared by Mr. Pace . View Attachments The majority of the Council was in favor of including all listed items except photo radar. Mr. Petersen said he felt the Council needed to address an issue not listed which would affect the Council' s ability to voice concerns to Congress through the employment of lobbyists . Councilmember Lambert asked Mr. Pace to add that item to the list. #6 . 10:24:53 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING ON IMPACT FEES AND THE 10-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS INVENTORY. View Attachments LuAnn Clark, Jennifer Bruno, Tom Pippin and Anne Wescott briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Discussion was held on the North West Multi-Cultural Center project estimated at $2, 500, 000 . The Council wanted to know if this needed to be included since the County was responsible . Ms . Gust-Jenson said the Administration needed to address the issue . Ms . Clark said a follow-up briefing was scheduled on Thursday and she would have Public Services come prepared with an answer. Councilmember Lambert asked if the Council wanted a 10 or 20-year plan. All Council Members were in favor of 10 years . Discussion was held on Capital Improvement Project (CIP) percentages . Mr. Pippin said they recommended Council adopt a CIP project list, rather than a percentage . He said when the list was in place, a corresponding percentage could be determined. Ms . Wescott said as CIP priorities changed from year-to-year so would the percentage. Mr. Pippin said in order to keep pace with inflation, the Council could elect to adjust impact fees yearly or adopt a construction cost inflation index such as the Engineering News Record (ENR) which provided a fixed annual increase . 05 - 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 Councilmember Lambert asked what steps were needed to complete as much of the process as possible before the end of the year. Ms . Bruno said the Council needed to decide on an approach. She said options were listed on Page 8 of the staff report. She said at the December 13, 2005 the Council could adopt an enactment resolution which would start the formal noticing process . She said the public would be informed about the direction the Council was headed and allowed to provide feedback and input. She said a formal public hearing would be held in January to adopt the schedule. Councilmember Lambert asked which option Council Members wanted. The majority of the Council was in favor of Option A which would adopt the impact fee schedule at the levels recommended by the consultants and Option C which included an annual inflationary adjustment to impact fees . #7 . 10:53:17 PM DISCUSS A LEGISLATIVE ACTION REQUESTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS NANCY SAXTON AND CARLTON CHRISTENSEN TO ESTABLISH A STREET NAME IN HONOR OF ROSA PARKS. View Attachments The Council was in favor of the proposal . #8 . 10:55:31 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 , 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) , AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 . Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members voted aye . See file M 05-2 for Sworn Statement and tape. #9 . 10:54:04PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . 6:37:55PM The Council discussed Item C-3, Public Hearing, regarding an amendment to the Gateway Master Plan and declaring property purchased for transportation purposes no longer needed for that purpose pursuant to Petition No. 400-05-21 . View Attachments Louis Zunguze, Timothy Harpst, Dan Bergenthal and Russell Weeks briefed the Council with the attached handouts (hard copies available in file P 05-22) . Ms . Gust-Jenson said action could be deferred if Council Members wanted to review the proposal or request additional work by the Administration and/or Redevelopment Agency (RDA) . 05 - 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005 Councilmember Christensen said he felt the City needed to have an agreement/arrangement to obtain property owned by Utah Power and Light (UP&L) which they were willing to release. He said he thought that was an important aspect of the proposal . Councilmember Jergensen said he agreed with Councilmember Christensen. Councilmember Saxton said she was in favor of postponing a decision until the Council knew what was going to happen with the TRAX stop. She said she did not want to allow the petitioner to use the property for at-grade parking. See file M 05-5 for announcements . The meeting adjourned at 11 : 20 p.m. 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 December 6, 2005 . sc 05 - 5