01/18/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 18 , 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Eric Jergensen
Also in Attendance: Cindy-Gust Jenson, Council Executive Director;
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s
Chief of Staff; Chris Bramhall, Senior City Attorney; Lynn Pace,
Deputy City Attorney; Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Gary
Mumford, Council Deputy Director and Senior Legislative Auditor;
Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Sylvia Jones, Council Research
and Policy Analyst and Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council
Land Use Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Vicki
Pacheco, Council Staff Assistant; Gwen Springmeyer, Community Affairs
Analyst; Rosemary Kappes, Housing Authority Director; LuAnn Clark,
Housing and Neighborhood Director; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst;
Jamey Knighton, Anderson, Labor Relations Specialist; Orion Goff,
Building Official; David Dobbins, Community Development Director;
Lewis Zunguze, Planning Director; Janice Lew, Associate Planner and
Alleys and Cell Site Planner; Ray McCandless, Northwest Quadrant and
Subdivisions Planner; Wayne Mills, Board of Adjustment; Elizabeth
Giraud, Historic Preservation; Joel Paterson, Special Projects; Doug
Wheelwright, Land Use, Transportation and Subdivision Planner; and
Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Council Chair Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 38 p.m.
#1 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
No report was given .
#2 . 5 : 38 : 03 PM INTERVIEW DEAN OFFRET AND PAUL TORRES PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPOINTMENT TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Councilmember Lambert said the Business Advisory Board was free
to comment to the City Council regarding anything the Council was
doing which might have an impact on business . Councilmember Lambert
said Mr. Offret' s and Mr. Torres' s names would be advanced to the
consent agenda.
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#3 . 5 : 48 : 56 PM INTERVIEW EMMA E . HOUSTON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION
OF HER APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Houston' s name would be forwarded
to the consent agenda .
#4 . 5 : 54 : 41 PM INTERVIEW PAULA CARL PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION AND 5 : 56 : 41 PM
NOREEN HEID PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION.
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Carl' s and Ms . Hied' s names would
be forwarded to the consent agenda.
#5. 6: 01 : 35 PM INTERVIEW KAREN CAHOON PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER REAPPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING TRUST FUND ADVISORY BOARD.
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Cahoon' s name would be advanced to
the consent agenda. Councilmember Saxton asked Ms . Cahoon for a
critique of the City' s Housing Policy when it was completed.
#6 . 6 : 06 : 53 PM RECEIVE A PROGRESS UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF
PLANS AT THE UNITY CENTER. View Attachments
Rick Graham briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Mr.
Graham asked the Council to support the recommendation to use a
portion of Unity Center funds for the purchase of two parcels of land
sitting adjacent to the Sorenson Center. He said the Alliance for
Unity supported the proposal . He said the Guadalupe School Board
wanted to be part of the Unity campus . He said they were prepared to
raise funding for the structure they would need.
Councilmember Saxton asked the Council to encourage the
Administration to put mitigation funding into the Housing Trust fund
for the loss of two houses . She asked that funding to come from the
project money.
#7 . 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 AND TO DISCUSS PENDING
REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §§ 52-4-4 ,
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52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE PRIVILEGED,
PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
No executive session was held.
#8 . 6 :21 : 10 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST BY MAYOR
ANDERSON TO REMOVE THE EXPIRATION DATES FROM PORTABLE SIGN
REGULATIONS . (PETITION 400-04-47) View Attachments
Janice Jardine, Joel Paterson and Doug Wheelwright briefed the
Council with attached handouts . Councilmember Saxton asked that the
number of signs per business be limited to no more than one on a block
face . She asked if the Council was interested in stating that a
business could put one sign out to the adjoining streets .
Councilmember Turner said he had seen businesses from outside of the
City placing signs in the City. He said he did not think it was
appropriate and wanted Zoning Enforcement to look into the problem.
Councilmember Lambert said the issue would be moved forward.
#9 . 6 : 31 : 37 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A REQUEST TO REZONE
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1003 AND 1005 WEST EUCLID AVENUE FROM COMMUNITY
BUSINESS (CB) TO MODERATE DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RMF-35)
AND TO AMEND THE WEST SALT LAKE COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN. (PETITION 400-
04-30) (NHS) View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Ray McCandless and Doug Wheelwright briefed the
Council with the attached handout . Councilmember Saxton asked the
Administration to continue the stabilization for residents of the area
and to look at stricter residential zoning. Councilmember Turner
asked if it would be a good time to vacate the alley in the area.
Councilmember Christensen said the area had previously been evaluated
for zoning and was near the rail stop at the Fair Park. He said the
current zoning left options open for transition. Councilmember
Lambert said the issue would be moved forward.
#10 . 6 : 39 :24 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING CAPITOL PARK
PENTHOUSES AND KAREN S. WRIGHT' S REQUEST TO REZONE THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 635 NORTH F STREET FORMERLY VETERAN' S
ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL, FROM FOOTHILLS RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT FR-3/1200
TO RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY (RMF-35) AND TO AMEND THE AVENUES
COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN. (PETITION NO. 400-04-38) (VA HOSPITAL) View
Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Wayne Mills and Doug Wheelwright briefed the
Council with attached handout. Councilmember Lambert said the issue
would be moved forward.
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#11 . HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE ISSUES .
No discussion was held
#12 . 6 : 40 : 32 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS,
PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §§ 52-4-4- AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (ii)
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to
enter into executive session, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye .
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 41 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY RECORDER
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This document long with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held
January 18, 2005 .
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