07/10/2018 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 10 , 2018
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in
Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Erin Mendenhall, Derek Kitchen,
Chris Wharton, James Rogers, Charlie Luke, Andrew Johnston, and
Amy Fowler.
Staff in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive
Director; Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy Director; David
Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; Margaret Plane, City
Attorney; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior Public Policy Analyst;
Russell Weeks, Council Senior Advisor; Kira Luke, Council
Policy/Budget Analyst; Brian Fullmer, Council Constituent
Liaison/Budget Analyst; Samuel Owens, Council Policy Analyst;
Melissa Jensen, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director;
Lisa Packwood, Revenue/Finance Manager; Mary Beth Thompson,
Finance Director; Paul Nielson, Senior City Attorney; Elizabeth
Buehler, Community and Neighborhoods Civic Engagement Manager;
Nick Norris, Planning Director; Mike Reberg, Community and
Neighborhoods Director; Matthew Cassel, City Engineer; Carly
Castle, Public Utilities Special Projects Manager; Tyler Poulson,
Senior Energy/Climate Program Manager; Dan Bergenthal,
Transportation Division Engineer; Doug Dansie, Senior Planner;
Jaysen Oldroyd, Senior City Attorney; David Gellner, Principal
Planner; John Anderson, Senior Planner; Wayne Mills, Planning
Manager; Kimberly Chytraus, Senior City Attorney; Daniel Rip, Real
Property Manager; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Rod Olsen, Petitioner (Item 2) and Ryan
Ritchie, The Ritchie Group (Item 3) .
Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and conducted the
meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4 : 44 p .m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 4:44:59 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO
APPOINT ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH COMMISSION,
(CWC) INCLUDING THE TOWN OF ALTA, PARK CITY, AND MILLCREEK CITY
(MOUNTAIN ACCORD) . View Attachments
Samuel Owen, Carly Castle, and David Litvack briefed the
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Council with attachments . Mr. Litvack provided background
information. Discussion was held on the intent/purpose of
increasing the membership from seven to ten, potential conflict
with tie votes (due to even number of members) , other entities
needing representation, building consensus, new executive director
appointment (Ralph Becker) , and the opinion/position of new
members about existing agreements .
Councilmember Rogers said he wanted to invite Mr. Becker to
share his goals/vision with the Council . Councilmember Mendenhall
said a briefing would be scheduled.
Councilmember Mendenhall asked Staff to work with the
Administration to contact new board members/Town of Alta' s new
mayor about their position on specific points contained in the
Mountain Accord agreements which were put-in-place by their
respective municipalities or predecessors .
Councilmember Rogers requested information, from a policy
perspective, why more seats were needed on the Commission (how
would more members drive better policy/discussion) . Councilmember
Fowler inquired about the reasoning behind appointing two Park
City representatives .
Councilmember Mendenhall said Council action was proposed for
July 31, 2018 and asked the Administration to provide feedback
prior to that date.
#2 . 4:56:11 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE
THAT WOULD REZONE A PORTION OF ONE PARCEL LOCATED Al 744 WEST
JACKSON AVENUE FROM SR-1 SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT TO TSA-UN-T TRANSIT STATION AREA DISTRICT (URBAN
NEIGHBORHOOD TRANSITION) PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM201700709 .
The parcel is currently split-zoned and the proposal would make
the full parcel TSA-UN-T Transit Station Area District (Urban
Neighborhood Transition) for future development purposes.
(Petitioner: Rod Olsen and Jeri Olsen) View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, David Gellner, and Rod Olsen briefed
the Council with attachments . Mr. Gellner provided background
information. Comments included lot line adjustment, intent for
uniform zoning, no development being proposed for property (intent
to correct split-zoning) , and TSA modifications .
Councilmember Mendenhall inquired about the zoning of an
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adjacent building located to the north that might be an historic
structure. Mr. Tarbet said he would do some research and get back
to Council .
Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing was scheduled
for July 31, 2018 .
#3. 5:02:40 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE THAT
WOULD AMEND THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL WOOD
PLAZA SITE, LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 230 SOUTH 200 WEST (BLOCK 67)
TO ALLOW GREATER BUILDING HEIGHT THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY ALLOWED
PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2017-00420. The applicant requested
the property be rezoned from Downtown Secondary Central Business
District (D-4) to Central Business District (D-1) in order to build
one or more towers that would exceed 120 feet. (Petitioner: The
Ritchie Group) View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, Doug Dansie, and Ryan Ritchie
briefed the Council with attachments/PowerPoint Presentation. Mr.
Dansie provided background information. Comments included property
owner development rights, parking issues, setbacks, freight
deliveries/refuse collection, rooftop gathering place, development
policies, compatibility issues, maintaining view corridors, D-4
height overlay, impact on adjacent properties, and design review.
Discussion with Mr. Ritchie included height/massing issues,
Planning Commission' s (PC) recommendation to keep the northern
most 50-feet out of the overlay, underground parking, phased
development, and increased ability for design review. Council
Members Mendenhall and Kitchen said they did not support the PC' s
50-foot setback recommendation.
Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing was scheduled
for July 31, 2018 with potential action on August 14, 2018 . Mr.
Tarbet requested clarification (to prepare motions) regarding
Overlays and setbacks . Councilmember Mendenhall said her intent
was for a D-4 Overlay with 20-foot setback.
#4 . 5:26:50 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS LICENSE
APPLICANTS. The proposal will require business license applicants
to provide photo identification and evidence that they possess
professional certifications necessary to operate specific
categories of businesses. View Attachments
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Russell Weeks, Lisa Packwood, Mary Beth Thompson, and Jaysen
Oldroyd briefed the Council with attachments . Mr . Weeks provided
background information. Comments included potential for public
hearing, issue not time sensitive, public input/transparency,
employees sharing one license, and finding better ways to enforce
business licensing.
Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing would be
scheduled for July 31, 2018 .
#5 . 5:32:33PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED REVISIONS
TO CHAPTER 12 . 56 .205 , SALT LAKE CITY CODE, WHICH REGULATES "GREEN
VEHICLES" THAT CAN PARK FREE AT SALT LAKE CITY PARKING METERS . The
proposed revisions would limit the number of vehicles eligible for
free parking to those vehicles that annually meet emission and
mileage standards listed by the federal Environmental Protection
Agency as "Smart Way Elite Vehicles. " The number of qualifying
vehicles would be cut significantly under the proposed revisions,
but the free-parking incentive might spur people to buy the least
polluting, most fuel efficient vehicles. View Attachments
Dan Bergenthal, Russell Weeks, and Tyler Poulson briefed the
Council with attachments . Mr . Poulson provided background
information. Comments included increasing number of green/electric
vehicles, reviewing balancing tests, encouraging ownership of fuel
efficient/low polluting vehicles to improve air quality/reduce
dependence on foreign oil, free two-hour parking for green
vehicles, improving vehicle technology, large number of vehicles
qualifying for program, incentivize top performing vehicles
(potential to dis-incentivize some vehicle owners) , update policy
to align with technology, Tier III standards, reducing electric
vehicle (EV) charging station requirements, and parking issues .
Councilmember Mendenhall expressed concern about reducing EV
charging station requirements from an infrastructure perspective.
Mr. Weeks said the proposal would be scheduled for Council action
on July 31, 2018 .
#6 . 5:42:45PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO ADJUST
THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN SALT LAKE CITY AND SOUTH SALT LAKE.
A parcel at 2508 South 500 East is owned by South Salt Lake, but
is within Salt Lake City's boundaries. The proposed boundary
adjustment removes the parcel from Salt Lake City and it would
become part of South Salt Lake. The proposal is to develop the
parcel into park space for the adjacent Columbus Community Center
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and be available to residents of and visitors to both cities. No
other property in the vicinity would be impacted by the adjustment.
View Attachments
Brian Fullmer, John Anderson, and Wayne Mills briefed the
Council with attachments . Mr . Anderson provided background
information. Comments included no financial impact to Salt Lake,
three sides of property located in South Salt Lake, no public
comment for/against, and proposal initiated by South Salt Lake.
Ms . Gust-Jenson said this was a very minor issue (rare
occurrence) and wanted the Council to be aware most boundary
adjustments were complicated and required a significant amount of
time/resources to accomplish. Mr. Fullmer said the Council needed
to adopt a resolution on July 31, 2018 setting a public hearing
for October 2, 2018 (State law required no less than 60-days
between adopting a resolution and holding a public hearing) .
#7 . 5:50:43PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A POSSIBLE GENERAL
OBLIGATION BOND (GO BOND) FOR STREET RECONSTRUCTION. As part of
the "Funding Our Future" initiative, the City is considering
issuing a GO bond of up to $87 million dollars to pay for street
reconstruction. (This would be in addition to the recently-adopted
sales tax increase, a portion of which will pay for increased
street maintenance. ) Through upcoming engagement, public hearings
and briefings, the Council will consider whether to add the Streets
Bond to the November Ballot. The Council's discussion may include
an update on public engagement and a review of reconstruction
information. View Attachments
Kira Luke, Matthew Cassel, and Elizabeth Buehler briefed the
Council with attachments . Ms . Luke provided an overview of the
proposal to date . She said as part of the "Funding-Our-Future"
initiative, a sales tax increase was approved which would fund
critical needs in housing, public safety, transit, and streets .
She said the GO Bond was another funding option for the Council to
consider. She said the bond would be approved by voters and used
exclusively for street reconstruction. She said street maintenance
could be addressed through sales tax revenue. She said Page 3 of
the Staff Report provided a high-level table/summary of total
reconstruction costs identified/needed for City roads . She said
the $87 million GO Bond was approximately 20% of the total $436
million needed. She said one policy question for consideration was
whether the Council wanted to identify a funding policy to
prioritize how far the Council wanted to go.
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Ms . Buehler provided a summary of promotion activities related
to the bond. She said the bond effort was mainly a campaign event
to educate the public about street conditions, funding needs,
sources, and how revenue would be utilized to address those needs .
She said some efforts included focus groups, postcard mailings,
online surveys, "coffee conversations", open houses, farmers
market, food trucks, media ride-alongs/interviews, and maintaining
the website with updated project information.
Mr. Cassel said pavement reconstruction information from the
April, 2018 meeting was updated with current data and transmitted
to the Council . He provided an overview of the information
including parameters/ideas about how projects were put together.
Comments included utilizing the bond for only reconstruction (not
maintenance/overlays) , 80/20 scenario preference, potential to
distribute bond in three separate issuances, intent to spend entire
$87 million in six years, primary goal/first-worst approach,
design/implement projects in cooperation with public utilities,
transportation, and other utility installations (complete all
necessary/planned infrastructure together) , flexibility needed to
accommodate shifting needs/priorities, and roads continuing to
deteriorate at different rates (need to reprioritize) .
Mr. Cassel said Transportation would continually check road
conditions to ensure worst streets were addressed first and ensure
ongoing coordination with Public Utilities/other utility providers
so any anticipated projects were completed simultaneously.
Councilmember Fowler said it was important during the
education campaign to remind people that City streets were
continually being looked at . She said the plan to spend the $87
million in six years was a strong selling point which also needed
to be conveyed to residents . She said she was concerned when
residents contemplated a 20-year bond, they might feel like their
street would never get looked at/fixed.
Councilmember Johnston talked about the need to educate
people about street maintenance following reconstruction (bond
payments lasting 20-years) . Ms . Buehler said ongoing maintenance
information was always included in discussions with residents . Mr.
Cassel said the "Cartegraph" tool would allow scenarios to be run
which would identify ongoing street maintenance needs/goals
(Council could identify goals/scenarios) .
Councilmember Johnston said to avoid misleading stories or
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rumors that only Eastside streets would be reconstructed,
residents needed to be reassured that street replacement was data
driven and the Council' s intent was to replace (worst first
streets) Citywide.
Councilmember Mendenhall asked when a decision needed to be
made to place the GO Bond on the November ballot. Ms . Luke said
August 14, 2018 . She said public hearings were scheduled for July
10 and 31, 2018 .
#8 . 6:10:49PM RECEIVE AN UPDATE RELATING TO THE NORTHWEST
QUADRANT AND INLAND PORT.
Council Members Rogers, Luke, Kitchen, and Mendenhall
commented on the issue . Comments included enthusiasm/excitement
for Inland Port, great progress being made, cooperative/engaged
approach, potential for special session, invitation to the Mayor
for joint participation, opportunity to become better public
officials, strong desire to correct issues sooner than later
(existing window-of-opportunity) , changes continuing to occur over
coming years/decades, and appreciation to Staff/everyone involved.
#9 . 6:16:43 PM REPORT AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. Report of the Executive Director, including a review of
Council information items and announcements. The Council may
provide feedback or Staff direction on any item related to City
Council business, including but not limited to scheduling items.
Announcements were not discussed.
#10. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
Item not held.
#11 . 6:17:05PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION,
IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE .
Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded
to enter into Closed Session to discuss Attorney-Client matters
that are privileged pursuant to Utah Code §78B-1-137, and for other
lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements of the
Utah Open and Public Meetings Act . A roll call vote was taken.
Council Members Rogers, Luke, Fowler, Johnston, Kitchen, and
Mendenhall voted aye. Councilmember Rogers was absent . See File M
18-1 for Sworn Statement.
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Note : Councilmember Kitchen left the meeting following the roll
call vote.
In Attendance : Council Members Johnston, Rogers, Fowler, Luke, and
Mendenhall .
Absent: Council Members Wharton and Kitchen.
Others in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Jennifer Bruno, David
Litvack, Margaret Plane, Kira Luke, Mike Reberg, Melissa Jensen,
Paul Nielson, Kimberly Chytraus, Dan Rip, Lehua Weaver, and Scott
Crandall .
The Closed Session adjourned at 6 : 51 p .m.
The Work Session meeting adjourned at 6 : 51 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
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as other items may have been discussed; please refer to the audio
or video for entire content pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-203 (2) (b) .
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held
July 10, 2018 .
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