03/02/2010 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, MARCH 2 , 2010
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 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 JT Martin Stan Penfold
Jill Remington Love Soren Simonsen Luke Garrott
Van Turner
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Martin presided at and Councilmember Turner
conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7:01:22 PM The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:02:03 PM Three Salt Lake City youth soccer clubs (Impact
United, Firebirds and Avalanche) presented the Council and Mayor Becker
with a donation of $5, 000 for the Salt Lake Regional Sports Complex
environmental and Jordan River restoration plans .
#3. 7:07:22 PM Councilmember Simonsen moved and Councilmember
Christensen seconded to approve the minutes for the Salt Lake City
Council meeting held February 16, 2010, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(M 10-3)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: 7:09:20 PM Accept public comment and consider an advisory
vote regarding the proposed sale and removal of approximately three
acres of land from the Open Space Lands Program inventory located at
Rose Park Golf Course, at approximately 1385 North 1200 West. View
Attachments
The following spoke or submitted written comments in opposition of
the proposal : Cindy Cromer, Kelli Dickerson, Tom Dickerson, Ric
Williams, Wayne Andersen, David Hellberg, Cree Williams, Linda Boline,
Benny Jarvis, Sherry Griffiths and Gerald Hellberg. Comments included
impact on property values/owners, reinvest revenue in open space,
zoning restrictions, impact on view corridors, open space inventory,
increased traffic, gang activities, limited ingress/egress, too many
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schools in area, insufficient parking, safety issues, wildlife
protection and overcrowding.
The following spoke/submitted written comments in support of the
proposal : Senator Luz Robles , Wayne Andersen, Walt Romney, Vicki Mori,
Annabel Martinez , Hector Jaines, David Kuhn, Larry Martinez , Mike
Harman and Patty Walker. Comments included enhancing education, school
relocation, community asset, responsible neighbors, golf course
improvements, educational programs, traffic study, zoning/building
requirements and community involvement/partnerships .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded
to defer action to a future date.
7:48:18 PM Councilmember Simonsen said the potential use for the
property was not consistent with current open space zoning. He said he
wanted to defer action until the Council could consider master plan and
zoning amendments that would be consistent with anticipated uses .
Councilmember Penfold said there were significant policy issues
involved with selling open space and declaring/disposing of surplus
land to fund capital improvements and more discussion was needed.
Councilmember Martin said the City' s golf courses were enterprise
funds which operated as independent businesses . He said he wanted to
better understand those operations and if golf courses were viewed
differently than other open space.
Councilmember Turner said most Council districts contained golf
course property and often there were discussions about selling that
open space to make improvements or for other purposes . He said he
thought the proposal opened the door for future discussions .
Councilmember Turner called for the question, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
(W 10-10)
#2 . RE: 7:52:17 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance closing a portion of Jefferson Street at 800 South Street
pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2009-00434 . View Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
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Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 9 of 2010, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(P 10-4)
#3. RE: 7:53:35 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending certain Sections of Title 21A (Zoning) pursuant to
Petition No . PLNPCM2009-00749, regarding planned developments . View
Attachments
Judi Short and Cindy Cromer spoke/submitted written comments
expressing concerns and requesting modifications to the proposal .
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded
to defer action to a future date, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
(P 10-3)
#4 . RE : 7:57:49 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending certain sections of Title 21A (Zoning) pursuant to
Petition No . PLNPCM2008-00643, to provide additional clarity and
efficiency in land use regulation. View Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
adopt Ordinance 10 of 2010, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
(P 10-2)
#5. RE: 7:59:05 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending certain sections of Title 21A (Zoning) and Title 2
(Administration) pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2009-00509, to provide
additional clarity and efficiency in land use regulation. View
Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
adopt Ordinance 11 of 2010, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
(P 10-1)
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#6. RE: 8:00:22 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance allowing for expedited building plan review, limited renewal
of expired building plan reviews, granting a one-time extension to
certain plan review expiration dates, and amending Sections 18 .32 . 035
(fees) and 18.20. 050 (building permit application, review and permit
issuance conditions) regarding fees for temporary certificates of
occupancy. View Attachments
Jacquelyn Nielsen, Sandra Hatch, Cindy Cromer and Jim Burdette
spoke/submitted written comments expressing concerns and requesting
modifications to the proposal .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future date, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
(0 10-4)
#7 . RE : 8:09:02 PM Accept public comment on the issuance and sale
of up to $15 ,300 , 000 aggregate principal amount of the City' s General
Obligation Bonds, Series 2010B to finance all or a portion of the cost
of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping a multi-purpose
regional sports, recreation and education complex and related roads,
parking and improvements and the impact such project will have on the
private sector. View Attachments
The following spoke/submitted written comments in opposition of
the proposal : Jeff Salt, Cindy Cromer, Amy O'Connor, Michael Budig,
Christine Vickers, Barbara RuFenacht, Paul Phelps , Allan Phelps , Ray
Wheeler, Nancy Saxton, Eric Harvey, Shirley McLaughlan, Chelsea
Gauthier, Sara Solaimanian and Shane Vickers . Comments included
creating a nature preserve/outdoor learning center, ballot not site
specific, misleading information, flood risk, economic viability study,
needs assessment, wetland permit, delay bond issuance, investigate
alternative sites, potential legal action, transit/health issues,
confusion regarding motion, future Council action, open space
commitment, democracy, release funding in stages, increased costs and
scaled down project.
Benjamin Rivkind said he was a member of the Open Space Board and
requested information from the Administration regarding various aspects
of the proposal .
8:31:40PM Councilmember Martin asked for a "Point of Order" to ask
Ms . Saxton a question regarding her comments on the proposal .
8:40:19 PM Councilmember Garrott said due to confusion about the
proposal, he wanted to ask the Administration to openly provide as much
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information as possible when requests were made. Mr. Everitt said the
Administration would be happy to do that.
Councilmember Garrott said for clarification, the Council was not
voting to release bond money during this meeting. He said the
Administration would need to come back to the Council at a future date .
Councilmember Love said she also understood additional action was
needed by the Council to approve the appropriation. Ms . Gust-Jenson
said that was correct.
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(Q 10-1)
#8 . RE: 8:44:29 PM Accept public comment on the issuance and sale
of up to $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the City' s General
Obligation Bonds, Series 2010A to finance all or a portion of the cost
of, among other things, providing a public safety administration and
operations building, an emergency operations center and related
facilities; and the impact such projects will have on the private
sector. View Attachments
Douglas Cotant spoke about emergency preparedness and improving
conditions for public safety personnel . Cindy Cromer spoke about how
bond issuances were being used to modify City master plans .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye,
except Councilmember Penfold, who was absent for the vote .
(Q 09-6)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 8:50:15 PM
David Hartley said he opposed actions being taken to evict
residents from the Regis Hotel and needed clarification about eviction
notices . Douglas Cotant told the Council a joke . Jihad Al Ali spoke
about charity, donations and panhandlers . Allan Phelps spoke about
protecting a wetland area located in northwest Salt Lake from oil
contamination and mosquitoes .
NEW BUSINESS
#1 . RE: 8:56:01PM Adopting a resolution authorizing the governing
board of Salt Lake City to appoint representatives to serve as its
appointees on the Taxing Entities Committee (TEC) for the Redevelopment
Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City. View Attachments
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Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded
to adopt Resolution 16 of 2010 (Option 2) , which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
Councilmember Christensen said Option 2 clarified that the
standing Council and RDA Chairs would serve on the committee in
perpetuity.
(R 10-3)
CONSENT AGENDA 8:57:47 PM
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
#1. RE: Adopting Ordinance 12 of 2010, (The "2010 Assessment
Ordinance") approving an assessment list and levying an annual
assessment upon property in Salt Lake City, Utah Lighting District No.
3, now known as L03 (the "District L03") ; establishing the effective
date of the 2010 Assessment Ordinance; providing for a procedure to
contest an assessment; and related matters . View Attachments
(Q 10-3)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 58 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Regular Session meeting held March
2, 2010 .
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