02/21/2012 - Formal Meeting - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session
on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 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 Charlie Luke Stan Penfold
Jill Remington Love Luke Garrott Soren Simonsen
Kyle LaMalfa
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; and Beverly Jones,
Deputy City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Simonsen presided at and conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7 : 11 :27 PM The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Councilmember Simonsen acknowledged the death of Richard Wirick,
an activist for Downtown Salt Lake City, to a pedestrian/bus accident.
He asked the audience to offer a moment of silence .
#2 . 7 : 17 : 41 PM Adopting a joint resolution with Mayor Becker
celebrating the 100 Year anniversary of the Salt Lake Council of
Women. View Attachments
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded
to adopt Resolution 4 of 2012, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
Councilmember Christensen read the resolution. Council Members
Christensen and Love presented the resolution to Cathreen M. Stevens,
President of the Salt Lake Council of Women. 7 :22 : 13 PM Ms . Stevens
thanked the Mayor and the City Council for the acknowledgement.
(R 12-1)
#3. 7 :24 : 12 PM Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Luke
seconded to approve the Salt Lake City Council minutes for Tuesday,
February 7, 2012 and Tuesday, February 14, 2012, which motion carried,
all members voted aye . View Attachments
(M 12-3)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . RE: 7 :24 : 41 PM Accept public comment regarding proposed Salt
Lake City Council District boundary maps . Redistricting, completed
every ten years after the census, is required to substantially balance
the population so each person is equally represented. View Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved to close the public hearing and defer
action to a future date.
Councilmember LaMalfa made a substitute motion which was seconded
by Councilmember Luke to continue the public hearing to a future
meeting, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(U 12-1)
#2 . RE: 7 :28 : 00 PM Accept public comment regarding proposed Salt
Lake City School Board District boundary maps . Redistricting,
completed every ten years after the census, is required to
substantially balance the population so each person is equally
represented. View Attachments
Eliot Sykes thanked the Council for making the process as open
and transparent as possible . Haytham Ibrahim spoke about growth in the
Glendale area. Esmeralda Valle, Joel Arvizo, Elizabeth Montoya, Ryan
Robinson and Nancy Flanders spoke in support of more opportunities for
children in the Glendale area . Alisia DeLeon spoke in favor of school
map number two.
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Resolution 5 of 2012 designating the new Salt Lake
City School Board District boundaries attached as in Exhibit A, the
consensus map. The adopted map is a result of the redistricting
process based on the 2010 census results, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(U 12-2)
#3 . RE: 7 : 44 :25 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting
Budget Amendment No. 5 for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 . The Administration
is proposing adjusting the FY 2012 budget in a number of areas .
*Notable items include an HVAC system replacement for Fire Station No .
2, an upgrade to the City' s website, funding to treat the City' s urban
forest for insects and disease, funding to allow for solar panels on
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the roof of the new Public Safety Building and funding for the remodel
of Plaza 349 . View Attachments
Michael Cohn, member of the Healthy Tree Committee, wanted the
Council to immediately pass the budget amendment funding spraying or
injecting trees to save them from disease . DeWitt Smith spoke in
support of the short term effort to fund the care of the estimated
6, 000 trees currently at risk. Anne Cannon did not wish to speak but
submitted a hearing card in support of the effort to save the trees .
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to adopt
Ordinance 10 of 2012 pulling Item A-6, Citywide Tree Treatment for
Insects and Disease, from the budget amendment and approve the
funding, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(B 12-5)
#4 . RE: 7 :57 : 13 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a
resolution regarding the Council' s Philosophy Statement on the
Economic Health of the City. View Attachments
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember LaMalfa seconded to
adopt Resolution 6 of 2012, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
(R 12-2)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 8 : 00 :25 PM
Amir Cornell spoke in support of accessory dwelling units . Cindy
Cromar said she had worked on the City' s open space plan . She said
part of the plan was a proposal for trails to link the City' s
neighborhoods with the City' s recreational opportunities . She said the
Trans Valley Corridor had not received the attention it should have .
Loree Hagen thanked the Council and the Mayor for tabling the
Sunnyside test area until further public input could be received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . RE: 8 : 09 : 19 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing the approval
of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City and Salt
Lake County to help pay for two studies pertaining to transportation
and parking in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons . One study would make
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recommendations for improving parking in the canyons . The other would
consider transportation systems that create a more environmentally and
economically sustainable transportation system in the two canyons and
in the communities that are gateways to the canyon. View Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
adopt Resolution 7 of 2012, which motion carried, all members voted
aye.
(C 12-72)
#2 . RE: 8 : 09 : 55 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing the Mayor to
execute an interlocal cooperation agreement to join the Jordan River
Commission. View Attachments
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
adopt Resolution 8 of 2012 authorizing the Mayor to execute an
interlocal cooperation agreement to join the Jordan River Commission
and identify that Council Chair Soren Simonsen will serve as the
City' s representative on the commission and that Kyle LaMalfa will
serve as the alternate, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(R 12-3)
#3. RE: 8 : 10 : 39 PM Adopting an ordinance (the "2012 Assessment
Ordinance") approving the assessment list and levying assessments upon
property in Salt Lake City, Utah Special Assessment Area (North Temple
Viaduct) No. 109014 (the "Assessment Area") ; establishing the
effective date of the 2012 Assessment Ordinance; providing for a
procedure to contest an assessment; and related matters . (This action
is the next step for the City Council for the purpose of paying a
portion of the costs associated with the improvements . ) View
Attachments
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Luke seconded
to adopt Ordinance 9 of 2012 , which motion carried, all members voted
aye except Councilmember Garrott who voted nay.
(Q 09-9)
CONSENT AGENDA 8 : 13 : 06 PM
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
approve the Consent Agenda with the exception of Items 3 and 4, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
#1 . RE: Setting the date of Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7 : 00 p.m.
to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending
the City' s zoning regulations to modify requirements for approving
conditional use permits pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2009-00174 .
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These requirements were modified by the City Council in July, 2008 .
The proposed amendments are intended to clarify and resolve problems
encountered by the Community Development Department in applying these
requirements . Related provisions of Title 21A, Zoning, may also be
amended as part of this petition. (Petitioner Mayor Ralph Becker)
(P 12-1)
#2 . RE: Setting the date of Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7 : 00 p.m.
to accept public comment and consider adopting a resolution updating
policy statements for the City' s Community Housing Plan. The intent is
to address development of new housing opportunities, preservation of
the City' s existing housing stock and reflect current housing and
economic conditions .
(T 11-5)
#3 . RE: Setting the date of Tuesday, March 6, 2011 at 7 : 00 p.m.
to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance to combine
the Open Space Lands Advisory Board with the Parks, Trails and Urban
Forestry Advisory Board to create the Parks, Natural Lands, Trails and
Urban Forestry Advisory Board.
(0 12-4)
#4 . RE : Approving the appointment of Lisa Adams to the Planning
Commission for a term extending through July 1, 2014 .
(I 12-7)
#5 . RE: Approving the appointment of Whitney Ward to the
Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through September
29, 2014 .
#6 . RE: Approving the appointment of Cheryl Heying to the
Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through September
29, 2014 .
#7 . RE: Approving the reappointment of Tim Dolan to the Art
Design Board for a term extending through March 1, 2014 .
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 13 p .m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
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This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Regular Session meeting held
February 21, 2012 .
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