02/02/2016 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 , 2016
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 7 : 05 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers,
City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Charlie Luke Stan Penfold Andrew Johnston
James Rogers Derek Kitchen Erin Mendenhall
Lisa Adams
Jennifer Bruno, Executive Council Deputy Director; Jackie
Biskupski, Mayor; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Margaret
Plane, City Attorney; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder; were
present.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and Councilmember Mendenhall
conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7:05:53 PM The Pledge of Allegiance.
#2 . 7:06:20 PM Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember
Penfold seconded to approve the minutes of the following Salt Lake
City Council meetings, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
• November 10, 2015 Work Session
• January 4, 2016 Oath of Office Ceremony
• January 5, 2016 Work Session
• January 12, 2016 Formal Meeting
• January 12, 2016 Work Session
• January 19, 2016 Legislative Breakfast Meeting
(M 15-4) (M 16-3) (M 16-4)
7 :06:50 PM Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Luke
seconded to recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of
Directors of the Local Building Authority, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
7 :07 :30 PM Director Penfold moved and Director Luke seconded to
adjourn as the Local Building Authority and reconvene as the City
Council, which motion carried, all directors voted aye.
Note : See File M 16-10 for Local Building Authority minutes .
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PUBLIC HEARINGS 7:07:47 PM
#1 . Accept public comment and consider the following items
related to Grant Application Submissions :
Note: Items Bl-B6 will be heard as one public hearing item.
1 . Grant Application Submission - National Trust for Historic
Preservation Fund. View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Grant Application (s)
Purpose/Goal of the Grant: The grant monies will assist in funding the
consultant services of the Belvedere School for Hands-On Preservation
to conduct a two-day public educational workshop on historic buildings
and windows as a complement to the 10th annual Utah Preservation
Conference 2016. Grant Amount: $5, 000 Requested by: Department of
Community and Economic Development Match Requirement: $5, 000 from the
Planning Division's budget Funding Agency: National Trust for
Historic Preservation in collaboration with the Redevelopment Agency
of Salt Lake City and the Utah Heritage Foundation.
2 . Grant Application Submission - Zoo, Arts, and Parks (ZAP)
Recreation General Obligation Bond. View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Grant Application (s)
Purpose/Goal of the Grant: The grant monies would fund the
construction associated with the development of a new six acre outdoor
recreation park on Block 40 in downtown Salt Lake City. The park's
outdoor recreation amenities would include a . 75 mile multi-use trail,
pump track/bike park, dry stream bed, bouldering garden, park space,
pavilions, and a restroom/park maintenance building. Funding would
come from the Salt Lake County ZAP Recreation General Obligation Bond
(assuming the bond passes in November 2016) . Grant Amount:
$12, 846,381 Requested by: Salt Lake City Department of Public Services
Match Requirement: - 0 - Funding Agency: Salt Lake County in
collaboration with Downtown Alliance, Downtown Community Council, and
Momentum Indoor Climbing/Walltopia .
3 . Grant Application Submission - Assistance to Firefighters
for FY 2015 . View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Grant Application (s)
Purpose/Goal of the Grant: The grant monies would fund the replacement
of one air compressor fill station and two thermal imaging cameras
(TIC) . All cameras are obsolete and the air compressor is out of
service. Grant Amount: $75, 455 Requested by: Salt Lake City Fire
Department Match Requirement: 10o cash match from the Fire
Department's budget Funding Agency: FEMA, U. S. Dept. of Homeland
Security.
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4 . Grant Application Submission - 2016 Bureau of Reclamation
WaterSMART. View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Grant Application (s)
Purpose/Goal of the Grant: The grant monies would provide water
providers (and other authorized agencies and organizations) an
opportunity to leverage resources by cost sharing with the Bureau on
water conservation projects and climate-related impact projects, and
to prevent water-related conflicts and crises. Grant Amount Requested:
$964, 954 Requested by: Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
(SLCDPU) Water Conservation Program Match Requirement: $2 million from
the Dept. of Public Utilities budget for purchase and installation of
meters for residential and large (Commercial/Industrial/Commercial, or
CII) customers Funding Agency: U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.
5 . Grant Application Submission - UDOT Congestion Mitigation &
Air Quality Program - Bike Share Expansion. View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Grant Application (s)
Purpose/Goal of the Grant: The grant monies would be used to support
the purchase and installation of at least eight (8) additional
GreenBike stations in the city's central business district and to
leverage GREENBike sponsorship commitments from other private and/or
public sector agencies. Grant Amount Requested: $600, 000 Requested
by: Salt Lake City Department of Community and Economic Development
Match Requirement: cash match of $43,570 from the City's Capital
Improvement Program Funding Agency: U. S. Department of Transportation
via Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Wasatch Front
Regional Council .
6 . Grant Application Submission - UDOT Transportation
Alternatives Program / BikeShare Expansion. View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Grant Application (s)
Purpose/Goal of the Grant: This request would assist in funding the
Salt Lake City Bike Share Expansion, specifically, the installation of
two (2) new bike share stations and the expansion of six (6) existing
stations. Grant Amount Requested: $350, 000 Requested by: Salt Lake
City Department of Community and Economic Development Match
Requirement: $25, 416 from the City's Capital Improvement Program
Fiscal Year 2013 Bikeway Projects Citywide Funding Agency: U. S.
Department of Transportation via Utah Department of Transportation
(UDOT) and Wasatch Front Regional Council .
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to
close the public hearing for Items Bl-B6 and refer to a future consent
agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(B 16-4)
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7 . 7 :09:29 PM Conditional Building & Site Design Review (CBSDR)
Process in the Community Business Zone. View Attachments
Legislative Sponsor: Not Required - Council Initiated
A proposed ordinance that would amend sections of the City's zoning
pertaining to building square footage for the CB-Community Business
zoning district. The proposed changes would: Continue to allow larger
buildings in the CB zone through the Conditional Building and Site
Design Review (CBSDR) process. ; Lower the threshold trigger limits for
the CBSDR process to 7,500 gross square feet of floor area for a first
floor footprint or 15, 000 gross square feet of floor area overall . ;
Incorporate six (6) design standards for the Planning Commission to
consider in addition to the CBSDR standards when reviewing proposals
for larger buildings in the CB zone that are subject to the CBSDR
process. ; Change the term "Maximum Building Size" to "Building Size
Limits" in the zoning ordinance for clarity. The amendment will
address a temporary land use regulation adopted by the Council on
August 4, 2015. Related provisions of Title 21A-Zoning may also be
amended as part of this petition. Petitioner Salt Lake City Council .
Cindy Cromer urged the Council to take action regarding the
Conditional Building and Site Design Review (CBSDR) Process and
expressed her concerns regarding the process . View Written Comments
Darryl High expressed his concerns regarding the current CBSDR
Process . He believed the proposed amendment would offer a workable
solution and provide clarity to the process . Mr. High encouraged the
Council to adopt the amendments to the CBSDR Process .
Guttnm (Jack) Landro did not wish to speak but submitted a
hearing card requesting to be kept informed of proposed zoning changes
for the 21st South/21st East area.
Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
close the public hearing and adopt Ordinance 2 of 2016 amending the
Salt Lake City Zoning Code pertaining to bulk standards for buildings
in the Community Business (CB) zoning district.
Councilmember Kitchen further moved the Council continue to study
certain elements of this petition pertaining to the type of materials
that should be used for facade design, in order to allow more time to
solicit public input on the Council' s proposal, and;
Further study the Planning Commission' s recommendation to review
the language pertaining to step-backs to determine if there are other
ways to define those zones in a more appropriate manner, rather than
simply low density residential .
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Councilmember Penfold stated he would support the motion. He said
he appreciated the opportunity to discuss more details, in particular
quality building materials and how to define them. Councilmember
Penfold referenced public comment that was made about the need to
train the Planning Commission to use the tools they are given
regarding the CBSDR Process . He requested a follow-up discussion to
talk with the administration about what might be looked at in that
regard.
Councilmember Mendenhall congratulated the Community Councils
that were involved in this process . She stated this was a result of a
neighborhood speaking out. She said it was important that the City
protect the character of the business nodes because they were the
heart of the City in those areas . Councilmember Mendenhall said she
believed the City was putting a better CBSDR Process in place.
Councilmember Mendenhall called for the question, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
(0 15-11)
QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 7:17:57 PM
Councilmember Mendenhall welcomed Mayor Biskupski, and Mayor' s
Chief of Staff Patrick Leary. She thanked them for attending the
meeting.
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7 :18:22 PM
Douglas Cotant said he believed the Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
had a problem with people asking for handouts and expressed concern
with UTA enforcing rules regarding this matter.
Marie Taylor talked about affordable housing. She said she
submitted a letter in 2014 to the Planning Department suggesting
incentives for density for aging and disabled citizens . She expressed
opposition to recent ordinance modifications and questioned the City' s
process leading to those changes .
Andrew Harding talked about neglectful landlords . He described
the current and previous living situations he had experienced. He
expressed frustration with the way the City handled neglectful
landlords . He said he would like the City to pay more attention and be
more assertive regarding this matter. Mr. Harding stated that he loved
living downtown but he needed an affordable place that was taken care
of.
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Dave Iltis , Editor for Cycling Utah Magazine, spoke in favor of
the two Bike Share Expansion grants on the agenda. He said the Bike
Share had been an incredibly successful program in Salt Lake City and
the more that could be done to expand it both now and in the future
was going to help with so many different things in the City. Mr.
Iltis said he would like to see it expand beyond the core Central
Business District and hoped the City would support that.
Catherine Garff expressed concern about current zoning reviews .
She felt neighborhoods were not being informed and said she was
confused about how her neighborhood would be affected. She said she
had attended open houses but didn' t feel listened to. Ms . Garff said
she wanted to make sure the people who lived in the affected
neighborhoods were kept educated and listened to by the City.
Kerry Moore stated she lived on the West Side . She expressed
concern about the Commercial Business (CB) rezone and the effect it
would have on future development of her property. Ms . Moore said the
notice she received was the first she had heard about the rezone and
that more information was needed.
NEW BUSINESS 7:35:51 PM
#1 . Discuss the legislative role in the advice and consent
process as outlined by State and City Code, and potential ordinance
changes to further clarify that role. View Attachments
Item pulled from agenda.
(0 16-4)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7:36:13 PM
#1 . Adopting an ordinance amending Section 12 . 96 . 025 of the Salt
Lake City Code, relating to towing, impound, storage, and booting
fees. This proposal would make City Code consistent with Utah Code.
Following changes to state law, this is a housekeeping amendment that
will prevent municipalities from charging fees for vehicles held as
evidence. View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
adopt Ordinance 1 of 2016 amending Section 12 . 96 . 025 of the Salt Lake
City Code, relating to towing, impound, storage, and booting fees,
which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(0 16-2)
CONSENT 7:3 6:4 8 PM
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Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
#1 . Setting the date of February 16, 2016 at 7 : 00 p.m. to accept
public comment regarding an ordinance amending Section 21A. 44 . 050 .B of
the Salt Lake City Code to modify regulations pertaining to electric
vehicle parking requirements for certain development activity and
changing requirements for electric vehicle parking stalls pursuant
Petition No. PLNPCM2015-00148 . View Attachments
(P 16-2)
#2 . Setting the date of March 1 , 2016 at 7 : 00 p.m. to accept
public comment regarding an ordinance adopting the Northwest Quadrant
Master Plan. The proposed Master Plan details the vision, goals, and
policies guiding growth and development within the Northwest (NW)
Quadrant. The NW Quadrant is generally located west of the Salt Lake
International Airport and Interstate-215 and North of SR-201 or 2100
South to the western and northern boundaries of the City. The NW
Quadrant contains most of the City's current industrial areas as well
as a large amount of undeveloped land that is adjacent to
environmentally-sensitive lands. View Attachments
(T 11-2)
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 37 p.m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
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This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held February 2, 2016 .
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