02/10/2009 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 , 2009
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session
on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 7 : 00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council
Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Soren Simonsen Luke Garrott
Jill Remington Love Eric Jergensen Van Turner
JT Martin
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Mayor Ralph Becker;
David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Lynn Pace, Deputy City Attorney;
and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder, were present.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and Councilmember Love
conducted the meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2 . 7:10:30 PM Councilmember Simonsen moved and Councilmember
Turner seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council
meeting held February 3, 2009, which motion carried, all members voted
aye except Council Members Garrott and Jergensen who were absent for
the vote . View Attachment
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PUBLIC HEARING
#1 . RE: 7:10:47 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a
resolution relating to the renaming of Airport II in West Jordan
(Administration recommendation - South Valley Regional Airport) .View
Attachments
David B. Coats said he was a concessionaire at Airport II . He
said Salt Lake City had a system of airports which consisted of Salt
Lake City International, Tooele and currently Salt Lake City Municipal
No. 2 . He said this system allowed benefits from the Department of
Transportation. He said Airport No. II and Tooele were meant to be
reliever airports in case of overloads, emergencies or other events .
He thanked the Council for considering the name change and making this
a primary reliever airport. He said by not allowing traffic to divert
to Ogden or Provo, revenue would not be lost by Salt Lake City, West
Jordan or surrounding cities .
Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye
except Councilmember Jergensen, who was absent for the vote .
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Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded
to adopt Resolution 11 of 2009, which motion carried, all members voted
aye except Councilmember Jergensen, who was absent for the vote .
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7:16:30PM QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Turner asked Mayor Becker about the bailout money.
Mayor Becker said the stimulus package had not been completed. He said
he felt the City would receive a set amount of funding for projects
that fit the Legislative bill . Councilmember Simonsen said he saw the
Mayor in Washington DC last week and they met with Senator Bennett. He
said it looked like the City would have an opportunity at some level to
tap into some important funding sources .
Councilmember Simonsen said he understood that while he was away,
the Planning Commission had approved with conditions the Red Mountain
Retail Development in Sugar House on the Granite Block. He said he was
trying to find out what that included. He said it was important to
continue moving forward fairly aggressively with the realignment of
Sugarmont and Wilmington Avenues . He said he wanted a report back in
the next 30 to 60 days about what efforts were being done by
Transportation to help that project move forward. Frank Gray said he
knew Transportation had been working on that issue along with the Red
Mountain and the Mecham projects . He said he was working with the
County on the trail connection across and through into Fairmont park.
He said he would get the Council a full status report.
7:22:16PM COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Sarah Brenna said she represented the University Neighborhood
Council . She said they were opposed to Rocky Mountain Power Company
building a new plant. Aaron Fogelson said he also opposed Rocky
Mountain Power.
The following people spoke in support of Senate Bill 73 concerning
Townships : Jeff Silvistrini, Troy Blundell, Chair of the White Chair
Township Community Council, Paulina Flint, current President of the
Association of Community Councils, Nancy Carlson-Gotts, East Millcreek
Community Council, Barbara Cameron, Roberta Dempsey and Rita Lund, past
chair of Canyon Rim Citizens' Association.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . RE: 7:35:57 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing Salt Lake
City to apply for a grant award from the United States Bureau of
Reclamation for water efficiency and conservation (Big Cottonwood
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Tanner Water Conservation and Fire Flow Improvements Project) . View
Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded
to adopt Resolution 10 of 2009, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
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#2 . RE: 7:37:05 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing a cash flow
loan from Salt Lake City' s Housing Trust Fund to the YWCA for
construction of the new crisis shelter for women and children. View
Attachments
Councilmember Jergensen recused himself for this item.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded
to adopt Resolution 12 of 2009, which motion carried, all members voted
aye except Councilmember Jergensen, who was recused for the vote .
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CONSENT AGENDA
7:36:45PM Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Simonsen
seconded to adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
#1 . RE: Setting the date of March 24 , 2009 at 7 :00 p.m. to accept
public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending Chapter
5 . 72, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to taxicabs, to provide for
transition from regulatory to contract based system for providing taxi
services .
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The meeting adjourned at 7 : 37 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Regular Session meeting held
February 10, 2009 .
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