02/21/2017 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 , 2017
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7 : 03 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers,
City County Building, 451 South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Charlie Luke James Rogers Derek Kitchen
Erin Mendenhall Stan Penfold Lisa Adams
The following Councilmember was absent:
Andrew Johnston
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Margaret Plane, City
Attorney; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; and Cindi
Mansell, City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Penfold presided at and Councilmember Rogers
conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1. 7 :03:44 PM The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Scout Troop 539
and Troop 3190, both of Council District 6 .
#2 . 7:09:49 PM Welcome/Review of Standards of Conduct.
#3. 7 :11:01 PM Councilmember Adams moved and Councilmember Mendenhall
seconded to approve the meeting minutes of Tuesday, January 24, 2017,
Council Retreat and Tuesday, February 7 , 2017 , Formal Meeting, which
motion carried, all members present voted aye . View Minutes
(M 17-3) (M 17-4)
#4 . 7:11:25 PM The Mayor will present recommendations to the Council
regarding proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding,
Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funding, Home Investment Partnerships
Program (HOME) funding, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids
(HOPWA) funding budgets .
Mayor Biskupski was not available for the presentation. Ms . Gust-
Jenson said the item would be rescheduled.
(T 17-1)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Note : Items 1 and 2 will be heard as one public hearing item.
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#1 . 7 :12 :10 PM Accept public comment regarding an Urban Greens
Mobile Market grant application. The grant would fund the continuation
of the Urban Greens Mobile Market during the 2017 harvest season. The
intent of the program is to provide increased access to and consumption
of culturally-appropriate locally produced fruits and vegetables for
individuals living in the Glendale/Poplar Grove area through a mobile
farmers market. View Attachments
#2 . Accept public comment regarding a 2017 Rocky Mountain High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Area grant application. The grant would add
one K9 Investigator to the Salt Lake City Metro Narcotics Task Force
(including salary and benefits) . View Attachments
7 :12 :33 PM Councilmember Mendenhall said clarification regarding the
Urban Greens Mobile Market was needed before final action was taken at
a future meeting. She requested a history of grant monies for the past
3-5 years including appropriations .
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded
to close the public hearing for Items 1 and 2 and defer action to a
future date, which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
(B 17-4)
POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
#1 . 7 :13:40 PM Adopt an ordinance amending the East Bench Master
Plan, which includes the Parley' s Way Corridor Plan pursuant to Petition
No. PLNPCM2014-00139 . The plans would establish goals and policies
related to the future growth and development of the East Bench Community
(Petitioner-Former Mayor Ralph Becker) . View Attachments
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 5 of 2017 amending and updating the East Bench Master
Plan and Ordinance 6 of 2017 adopting the Parley' s Way Corridor Plan,
including the following change regarding the expansion of Sunnyside Park,
which was approved during the Council' s Work Session discussion:
• To integrate and align opportunities for improving neighborhood
environments, increasing public park land and creating a well-
connected and designed City park that includes culture, recreation,
gathering places, such as a senior center, ecological and trails
assets, Salt Lake City in association with other partners, should
initiate and pursue acquisition of land located in between Sunnyside
Park and the Steiner Recreation Center, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
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Councilmember Luke said this was one of oldest master plans in the
City and was grateful it was finally being adopted after such a lengthy
process .
(T 13-5)
#2 . 7:15:06 PM Adopt an ordinance adopting design guidelines for the
Westmoreland Place Historic District pursuant to Petition No.
PLNPCM2015-00162 . This proposal would add a new chapter to the City's
handbook that serves as a resource for the City's Historic Districts
with information about the Westmoreland Place Historic District
(Petitioner: Former Mayor Ralph Becker) . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded
to adopt Ordinance 7 of 2017 .
Councilmember Penfold said he thought these historic guidelines
were the first to be adopted under the City' s new ordinance. He said the
proposal allowed residents to work with the Planning Department to
develop guidelines which might be unique to their historic neighborhood.
He said he was excited to see this in place and commended the Westmoreland
neighbors for the hard work that went into developing the proposal .
Councilmember Mendenhall said she hoped this was the first of many
neighborhood design guidelines to come out of the new process . She said
the City would continue to work toward historic preservation in whatever
ways the State allowed.
Councilmember Rogers called for the question, which motion carried,
all members present voted aye.
(P 17-2)
#3. 7:16:35 PM Adopting an ordinance amending the zoning map
pertaining to a parcel located at approximately 475 South 300 East
Streets to rezone the parcel from Public Lands District (PL-2) to Transit
Station Area Urban Center Core (TSA-UC-C) . Under the rezone, the parcel
will have consistent zoning with nearby parcels, allowing them to be
developed with a blend of commercial use and multi-family housing.
View Attachments
Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
adopt Ordinance 8 of 2017, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(P 17-1)
#4 . 7:17:07 PM The City Council will consider a motion to recess as
the City Council and convene as the Board of Directors of the Local
Building Authority (LBA) .
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Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded
to recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of Directors of
the Local Building Authority, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
7 :18:19 PM Director Adams moved and Director Penfold seconded to
adjourn as the Board of Directors of the Local Building Authority and
reconvene as the City Council, which motion carried, all directors
present voted aye .
Note: See File M 17-10 for Local Building Authority minutes .
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
7 :18:42 PM The following spoke and/or submitted written comments in
opposition of the proposed Simpson Avenue homeless resource center:
George Chapman, Chris Sveiven, Terry Begay, Caitlin Arnett, Emir Tursic,
Peggy Clark, James Berensen, Steven Seftel, Charlotte Ovard, Dayna Mckee,
Shane Stroud, Susan Gallacher, Ruth Brown, Kerri Wagner, Emily Pennock,
Anthony Rossi, Stephanie Lee, Dean Mellott, and Ella Iotcovici. Jennifer
Andrus submitted a hearing card (written comments only) in opposition.
Comments included environmental issues, constitutional rights, State
Legislature funding issues, remove Simpson site, begin construction on
other sites, ground contamination remediation (uranium deposits) , spread
impact of resource centers to other areas, site selection should not be
a political decision, do what' s right for the homeless/City, concern for
those being displaced, homeless housing model/Project Housing First, no
evidence new sites will be effective, develop housing rather than
homeless shelters, misappropriation of taxpayers money, disclose City' s
real intentions for land purchased for sites, and communities/residents
need to be active participants in ongoing discussions/decisions .
Additional comments : increase in drugs/crime, study/consider zoning
impact on neighborhoods, site selection made behind closed doors, lack
of public input, homeless sites will be overcrowded before they are
built, expand bed space in other three sites then use $7 million for
additional housing/services, too close to freeway, public officials
elected to protect citizens welfare/rights, preserve neighborhood
attributes/character, Council invited to attend community meetings,
public safety concerns, "American Dream" lost with site announcement,
decreasing property values, accountability for spending taxpayer money,
residents are stressed/terrified, follow due process, how are "homeless
resource centers" being defined, disproportionate amount of risk, lack
of expanded Medicaid funding, and residential homes being taken/removed.
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Douglas Cotant said he fell outside the City and County Building
and asked for additional lighting. He thanked Dr. Chapman for helping
him and requested to speak with Councilmember Adams after the meeting.
Councilmember Adams said the City and County Building grounds would be
well-lit when construction was completed.
Dayna Mckee submitted a hearing card (written comments only)
requesting Council to avoid cutting funding for the Utah Arts Festival
and eliminate the $7, 000 rental fee.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 8:03:01 PM Adopt a resolution authorizing a loan from Salt Lake
City' s Housing Trust Fund to Little Diamond Housing, LLC. The $550, 000
loan would be used to construct a mixed-income housing development at
211 North Cornell Street (known as the Cornell Street Apartments) . The
development will feature 146 units, 131 of which will be affordable.
View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers recused himself.
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Adams seconded to adopt
Resolution 4 of 2017, which motion carried, all members present voted
aye, except Councilmember Rogers, who was recused.
(R 17-2)
Councilmember Rogers returned to the meeting.
#2 . 8:04:30 PM Adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 12 . 56, Salt Lake
City Code, relating to parking regulations and the Salt Lake City
Consolidated Fee Schedule (CFS) . Under the proposal, the overnight (8
p.m. to 8 a.m. ) , two-hour time limit at metered spaces would be removed,
among other changes. Most of the amendments proposed are minor updates
to language resulting from an in-depth Administration review in 2015 and
2016. Note: Proposed changes to the "Streets for Storage" section of the
ordinance have been postponed and will be briefed separately.
View Attachments
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 9 of 2017, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(0 17-3) (0 17-4)
CONSENT
8:04:52 PM Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Luke
seconded to adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members
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present voted aye .
#1 . Setting the public hearing date of Tuesday, March 7 , 2017 at
7 : 00 p.m. to accept public comment regarding the Mayor' s funding
recommendations and an appropriations resolution adopting the One-Year
Annual Action Plan for 2017-18 that includes Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) funding, HOME Investment Partnership Program funding,
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funding, for Fiscal Year 2017-18 and approving
an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Salt Lake City and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) .
(T 17-1)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 05 p .m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as
additional discussion may have been held; please refer to the audio or
video for entire content .
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held February 21, 2017 .
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