Loading...
06/05/2018 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Formal Session on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 in Room 315, Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State . The following Council Members were present: James Rogers Andrew Johnston Amy Fowler Chris Wharton Erin Mendenhall Charlie Luke Derek Kitchen Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy Director; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Rusty Vetter, Deputy City Attorney; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder; were present. Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and Councilmember Rogers conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 7 : 12 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY #1. 7 :12:43 PM Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to approve the minutes of the following City Council meetings . • April 3, 2018 Work Session • May 1, 2018 Work Session • May 15, 2018 Formal Minutes PUBLIC HEARINGS #1 . 7 : 13: 09 PM Continue to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance closing a portion of 1300 South Street between 900 West and the Jordan River pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2015-00765 . The street closure would allow the City to create an access point to the Jordan River, which is consistent with the Westside Master Plan. The Council was first briefed on this item during the July 19, 2016 Work Session and held discussions and public hearings since then. View Attachment George Chapman expressed concerns about having a tow-yard located next to a City park (being considered for this property) . He spoke about adversarial relationships created by eminent domain proceedings and how that was unfair to small businesses and others . He asked the Council to work with the Legislature to find a better way to resolve this ongoing property dispute (three years) . He said government entities needed to 18 - 1 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 find better ways to handle these types of situations and avoid lengthy legal battles . Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to close the public hearing, suspend the rules, and adopt Ordinance 21 of 2018 , which motion carried, all members voted aye. (P 16-21) #2 . 7:15:29 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance rezoning property adjacent to the Salt Lake City International Airport terminals and runways from Open Space (OS) , Commercial Corridor (CC) , and Business Park (BP) to Airport (A) pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2015-00357 . The nearly 489 acres of land located south of the Airport includes the former Wingpointe Golf Course, which was closed in 2015. The Airport director has not specified the intended long-term use for the property. If the zoning amendment is approved, the property could be used for any use allowed in the Airport zone. The Planning Commission, which reviews all requests for rezones and text amendments, forwarded a negative recommendation to the Council . Although the applicant has requested that the property be rezoned to the Airport (A) , consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics. Petitioner: Salt Lake City Department of Airports. View Attachment George Chapman said more open/green space was needed at the Airport and the Wingpointe property needed to remain as such. He spoke about the need for a better system than the Three Tier System which treated parks and golf courses as a burden. He asked the Council to not rezone the property or allow it to be converted to a parking lot or an ice/snow removal maintenance facility. Jen Colby said she agreed there was enough paving at the Airport and the golf course should remain as open space (no future golf course subsidizing) . She also expressed concern about additional paving/parking lots/development that would occur as a result of the proposed Inland Port. She said she was in favor of more open space and requested funding to maintain/enhance bike trails . Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a later date, which motion carried, all members voted aye . Councilmember Mendenhall encouraged the speakers to meet with Staff to address concerns/questions . She said the proposed rezone would not prohibit Wingpointe from being a golf course (part of prior Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) negotiations) . (P 18-13) 18 - 2 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 #3. 7:19:20 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending various sections of Title 21A, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to alcohol regulations pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2017- 00631 . Under the proposal, the terms "dining club" and "social club" will be changed to "bar establishment, " and a new land use will be created in the Community Neighborhood and Residential Business zoning districts to allow businesses that have been operating as a dining club to convert to either a restaurant or a bar. The amendments will make City ordinance consistent with changes to state law. View Attachment Tiffanie Price expressed support for the proposal which would allow small establishments to be built where people could meet and socialize. Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future date, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (P 18-12) #4 . 7:20:50 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Final Budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 . Budget amendments happen several times each year to reflect adjustments to the City's budgets, including proposed project additions and modifications. The proposed amendment includes funding for computer cooling units, plus a Rocky Mountain Power Substation Site, among many other changes. (Budget Amendment No. 5) View Attachment Grant Sibley said he represented 25 Partlow Property Management owners who wanted to vote against the proposal . He said their main objection was that tax/bond increases were often imposed but were never removed/reduced. Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to June 12 , 2018, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (B 18-9) Note: Ordinances listed below (Nos . 5-14) are associated with the implementation of the Mayor' s Recommended Budget for Salt Lake City, including the Library Fund, for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 . All ordinances will be heard as one public hearing item during the May 15th, June 5th, and June 12th public hearings . #5. 7:27 :37 PM Continue to accept public comment regarding an ordinance adopting the budget for Salt Lake City, Utah, excluding the budget for the Library Fund which is separately adopted, and the 18 - 3 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 employment staffing document of Salt Lake City, Utah for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 . View Attachment (B 18-1) Elizabeth Bowman, Jolene Taft, Brandon Felsted, Thomas Wahl, Renee Hatton-Ward, Merle French, Nancy Carlson-Gotts, and Sam Richardson (hearing card only) spoke/submitted written comments in opposition of the proposed water, wastewater, sewer, and stormwater rate increases . Comments included late/inadequate public notice, better explanation about proposed increases needed, impact on people with fixed-incomes, excessive increases, good landlord participation, identify other revenue sources, better planning/budgeting (should have been done years ago) , utilize independent auditors, rates never decrease after infrastructure was built, frustration with continued increases, misleading information on utility bills (bill each utility separately) , water quality issues, waterline installations performed by residents, air quality issues being caused by too much unsustainable growth, avoid paradigm of un-ending growth (preserve quality of life) , misuse of franchise fees, property tax increases, salary increases not keeping up with cost-of-living, and transparency needed about projects (how would revenue be spent) . Councilmember Rogers said Staff was available to meet with anyone with questions/concerns about budget proposals . Jen Colby' s comments about golf-related issues included budget crises, eliminating subsidizes, deferred maintenance, keep golf operations under City management, raise golf fees (non-resident surcharge) , audit Energy Saving Company (ESCO) regarding secondary water project, convert Rose Park Golf Course to a general City park, and dissolve Golf Enterprise Fund (integrate with parks) . Polly Hart spoke about funding needs for tree maintenance in City parks along with removing/cleaning up homeless camps . She said an annual funding source was needed and asked the Council to fund all Parks Department requests . She said she also supported the proposed water rate increases . Lex Scott, Marshall Bergeran, Finn Epperson-Valum, Carly Haldeman, Cecelia Berman, Trevor Mortimer, Christian Haltshom, Cristobal Villegas, Madison Singer, Michelle Singer, Carlos Martinez , Antonio Frerro, Shirley Reyes, Jacob Jensen, Adam Guyman, Oscar Ross, Jr. , and Taz Hinkle (hearing card only) spoke or submitted written comments in opposition of hiring 50 additional police officers . Comments included diversity, provide information to support proposal for 50 officers, more officers would not reduce crime, minorities/homeless brutalized by police, police do not protect/service people (just property) , only provide protection for the rich, people being murdered by police, create community review 18 - 4 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 board to hold officers accountable, provide funding/resources for mental health issues and other community needs, police should be accountable to existing laws, racial differences, people marginalized by society, life/death issues, military personnel not allowed to shoot unarmed civilians (police should obey international laws of war) , slavery, inhumanity, demonstrations, biases, raise education level/requirements for police, better training, police viewed as the enemy, living in a violent culture (more police equals more violence) , develop mental health/rehab centers on the Westside, find innovative solutions to mitigate escalating crime, equitable distribution of resources City- wide, address core problems, differences between east vs . west, take deeper look at issues before adding more police, utilize funding to prevent crimes before they happen (more education, programs, housing, etc. ) , mistreatment of the handicapped, improve process to help people select/fill-out appropriate comment cards, and police brutality/national problem. George Chapman said he felt having more police presence/visibility was the best way to discourage crime . He said despite comments, he knew that Council Members were involved and cared about what was taking place . He said if the Council wanted more officers, the City would have to increase salaries and other benefits like 401K contributions (6% not enough) . He said other issues to address included budgeting realistically for water, funding more cop-cams (currently only one) and adding more public restrooms . Mano (last name illegible) submitted a hearing card about Westside educators teaching students about inter-cultural issues/communication. #6 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance adopting the rate of tax levy, including the levy for the Library Fund, upon all real and personal property within Salt Lake City made taxable by law for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 . View Attachments (B 18-1) (B 18-2) #7 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance adopting the budget for the Library Fund of Salt Lake City, Utah for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 . View Attachments (B 18-2) #8 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance appropriating necessary funds to implement, for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake City Corporation and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1004, representing eligible employees . View Attachments (0 17-6) 18 - 5 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2018 #9 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance appropriating necessary funds to implement, for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake City Corporation and the Salt Lake Police Association, representing eligible employees . View Attachments (0 17-7) #10 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake City Corporation and the International Association of Firefighters Local 81, representing eligible employees, pursuant to the Collective Bargaining and Employee Representation Joint Resolution dated March 22, 2011, which MOU shall become effective upon proper ratification and signature . View Attachments (0 18-9) #11 . Continue to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance appropriating the necessary funds to implement, for Fiscal Year 2018-2019, the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake City Corporation and the International Association of Firefighters Local 81, representing eligible employees . View Attachments (0 18-9) #12 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance approving a compensation plan for all non-represented employees of Salt Lake City. View Attachments (0 18-7) #13 . Continue to accept public comment and consider an ordinance amending various fees and fee information set forth in the Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule (CFS) . View Attachments (0 17-3) #14 . Continue to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance enacting Chapter 18 .58 : Solar Panel Fees . The ordinance states that solar panels will contribute significantly to the City's efforts to be transitioned to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2032, as well as efforts to reduce 80 percent of the City's carbon emissions by 2040. The ordinance states that fees associated with solar panels and corresponding permits will be set forth in the consolidated fee schedule; these fees were previously assessed as part of the total monetary value of a project and will now be based on the electrical capacity of the solar panel system. View Attachments (0 18-10) 18 - 6 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 Councilmember Fowler moved and Councilmember Wharton seconded to continue public hearing Items 5-14 to June 12, 2018, which motion carried, all members voted aye . QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL No questions were asked. COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 8: 14: 17 PM John Seaman said although water rates were becoming very expensive, his main concern was how that would impact the City' s green space . He said the urban forest was vital to the community and the City' s policy to incrementally increase water rates was foolishness because it could fundamentally damage the urban environment. George Chapman reiterated the need for more cop-cams to help stop human trafficking. He said other budget items included more water for green space and more restrooms in the canyons/on trails (protect watershed) . He said Community Council (CC) review/support was needed before the Council funded the 1700 South reconfiguration and 1100 East Post Office (in/out) . He said more storage was needed from the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and further CC discussion was needed on what (transit) routes should be increased with new sales tax revenue. Angela Moore spoke against funding more police officers . She said crime decreased when people had hope, job opportunities, affordable housing, and reasonable living conditions . She asked the Council to provide funding for education, drug treatment centers, and mental health resources, not additional police who created more problems . Adam Guyman spoke about people being killed by police officers and the need for the Council to quit delaying the issue and take action. Cristobal Villegas spoke about Pride Week and how the movement began due to police violence/brutality. He said he appreciated what the Council was going through, but public perception was the Council/Mayor were not paying enough attention to people' s concerns/grievances . Dave Newlin said there was no evidence that having more police prevented/stopped crime or provided more safety. He said what provided safety was having job programs, increasing living standards, and increasing access to health care and other resources . Branden Felsted said he was a Westside resident and felt much safer since Operation Rio Grande was implemented (walking around that area and on the Jordan River Parkway) . He said he appreciated not finding so many 18 - 7 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 drug needles and people breaking into his apartment/car. He also spoke about a hotel on North Temple which was causing a lot of problems and the ongoing need to address excessive police force issues . Scott Shurtliff submitted a comment card asking who was responsible to pay for replacing old waterlines in City neighborhoods . UNFINISHED BUSINESS #1 . 8:28:42 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale by Salt Lake City, Utah of not-more-than $25,000,000 of Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes, Series 2018 for the purpose of meeting the current expenses of the City for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, until the payment of taxes and receipt of other revenues for that fiscal year; and related matters . View Attachment Councilmember Johnston moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to adopt Resolution 25 of 2018, authorizing the issuance and sale of not- more-than $25,000,000 in tax and revenue anticipation notes; delegating authority to certain officials and officers of the City to approve the final terms and provisions; and providing for related matters, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (Q 18-1) CONSENT 8:2 9:3 0 PM Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye. #1. Requesting the Administration not hold an additional hearing at 6 : 00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 regarding the proposed conveyance of real property near 7800 South to facilitate the realignment of the New Bingham Highway. Property will be exchanged in order to facilitate the project . The Airport Advisory Board held a hearing earlier in May to consider the exchange. View Attachment (W 18-1) #2 . Approving the appointment of David Warnock to the Civil Service Commission for a term ending six years, beginning July 1, 2018 . View Attachment (I 18-18) #3 . Approving the appointment of Ian Quiel to the Police Civilian Review Board for a term extending through June 5, 2021 . View Attachment (I 18-19) 18 - 8 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JUNE 5 , 2018 #4 . Approving the appointment of Tony Mastracci to the Community Development and Capital Improvements Advisory Board for a term ending June 5, 2021 . View Attachment (I 18-5) #5 . Approving the appointment of Arlyn Bradshaw to the Airport Advisory Board for a term extending through June 5, 2022 . View Attachment (I 18-4) #6. Approving the reappointment of Catherine Stokes to the Library Board for a term ending three years, beginning July 1, 2018 . View Attachment (I 18-20) #7 . Approving the reappointment of Luciano Marzulli to the Library Board for a term ending three years, beginning July 1, 2018 . View Attachment (I 18-20) #8 . Approving the reappointment of Karen Okabe to the Mosquito Abatement District Board for a term extending through December 31, 2021 . View Attachment (I 18-1) #9 . Approving the reappointment of La Vone Liddle to the Mosquito Abatement District Board for a term extending through December 31, 2021 . View Attachment (I 18-1) The meeting adjourned at 8 : 30 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 pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-203 (2) (b) . This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meeting held June 5, 2018 . sc 18 - 9