03/07/2017 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 7 , 2017
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at
2 : 07 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451
South State Street.
In Attendance: Council Members Andrew Johnston, Erin Mendenhall,
Derek Kitchen, James Rogers, Charlie Luke, and Lisa Adams .
Absent: Councilmember Penfold.
Staff in Attendance: Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy
Director; Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s
Chief of Staff; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff;
Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Paul Nielson, Senior City Attorney;
Lynn Pace, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior
Policy Analyst; Nick Norris, Planning Director; Casey Stewart,
Senior Planner; Allison Rowland, Council Public Policy Analyst;
Lehua Weaver, Council Associate Deputy Director; Rusty Vetter,
Deputy City Attorney; Russell Weeks, Council Senior Policy
Analyst; Jace Bunting, Library Finance Manager; Peter Bromberg,
Library Executive Director; Debbie Ehrman, Library Acting
Director; Cindi Mansell, City Recorder; Benjamin Luedtke, Council
Constituent Liaison; Lara Fritts, Economic Development Director;
Laura Briefer, Public Utilities Director; Julio Garcia, Human
Resources Director; Dan Weist, Council Communication Director;
Pete Higgins, Airport Operations Director; Keith Klemas, Sr. ,
Human Resources Consultant; Lorna Vogt, Public Services Operations
Division Director; Randy Bullough, Water Distribution Systems
Manager; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Councilmember Luke presided at and Council Members Luke and
Adams conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2 : 07 p .m.
AGENDA ITEMS
Note : Items 1 and 2 were combined.
#1 . 2:07:16 PM INTERVIEW TOOELE COUNTY COMMISSION CHAIR, WADE
B. BITNER PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT
ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH MARCH 31 , 2021 . View
Attachments
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#2 . INTERVIEW WEST JORDAN CITY MAYOR, KIM V. ROLFE PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD FOR
A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH MARCH 31 , 2021 . View Attachments
Councilmember Luke said Mr. Bitner' s and Mr. Rolfe' s names
were on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#3 . 2:17:44PM MID-YEAR BRIEFING FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITIES
DEPARTMENT. As part of last year's budget discussions, the Council
formally requested briefings with each of the City's new or interim
department directors. These meetings have been scheduled
throughout the coming months. Each director has been asked to
comment on new events or accomplishments, unexpected issues
affecting their department's budget, changes in service delivery
or new initiatives, and how they might use a significant new budget
allocation, if one were available.
Laura Briefer and David Litvack briefed the Council with a
mid-year summary of the Public Utilities Department . Discussion
was held regarding anticipation of future increase of algae blooms,
future water supply plans for the City, watershed protection
concerns, water vulnerability assessment for climate/watershed
pollution, how departmental/institutional knowledge was being
shared, and Bonanza Flats preservation project.
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Provide a regular update/timeline of current department
projects throughout the approval/completion process .
• Follow-up meeting to prepare strategies to defend the
City' s extraterritorial jurisdiction which keeps the water
clean and requires less treatment.
• Advice/direction on how the City could become involved in
conversations around water quality regarding upstream
processes which were not directly water related.
• Learn more about mitigation opportunities the department
was identifying from the downtown core, the possibility of
living roofs, and measures the City was brain storming
around anticipation of changes in weather events .
• More detail/explanation of information posted on the
department website regarding public issues (water/sewer
rate increases, water conservation, watershed protection,
etc. ) .
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#4 . 2:45:59 PM MID-YEAR BRIEFING FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT. As part of last year's budget discussions, the Council
formally requested briefings with each of the City's new or interim
department directors. These meetings have been scheduled
throughout the coming months. Each director has been asked to
comment on new events or accomplishments, unexpected issues
affecting their department's budget, changes in service delivery
or new initiatives, and how they might use a significant new budget
allocation, if one were available. View Attachments
Julio Garcia and David Litvack briefed the Council with
attachments . Discussion was held regarding potential of required
civility training, budget impact due to employee parental paid
leave, and employee child care funding/locations .
Council Members requested the following item from Staff:
• Provide budget data surrounding employee parental paid
leave.
#5 . 3:10:33PM BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND
THE CITY' S TRANSIT STATION AREA (TSA) ZONING DISTRICTS. Among other
changes, the proposal incentivizes affordable housing in TSAs,
requires uses on the ground floor of a building that encourage
engagement with pedestrians on the street, and requires building
materials to be high-quality and long-lasting, such as brick, stone
and patterned concrete. The proposal was initiated by the Council.
View Attachments
Councilmember Johnston excused himself for the remainder of
the meeting.
Nick Tarbet and Nick Norris briefed the Council with
attachments and a Power Point Presentation. Discussion was held
regarding potential of front yard area zoning uses, development
guidelines of scoring/points system and no parking incentives,
neighborhood effects of developments without parking, potential of
tying parking to affordable housing in the points system, Planning
Commission feedback regarding the sufficiency of the fifteen year
requirement for affordable housing, affordable housing
requirements in the TSA zone, tying affordable housing and parking
requirements together in the points system, concern/consideration
regarding points (for affordable housing in the North Temple/400
South TSA areas, owner occupied developments, developer
presentations to community councils) , requirements for developers
to identify how they incorporated feedback from community council
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meetings, and pinch points found with either the community or the
development community.
Council Members requested the following item from Staff:
• Consider housing points in the North Temple TSA area
similar to the housing points in the 400 South TSA area.
#6 . 3:56:04 PM BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY' S DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS . Design standards promote
walkable communities through the use of planning and architectural
principles. The proposed changes are designed to consolidate and
standardize design standards language for multiple zoning
districts. Under the proposal, City Code would have one location
for the definition/description of the standards, eliminating the
various versions that currently exist in ordinance. View
Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, and Casey Steward briefed the
Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding addressing
long time sun exposure to glass building products, defined
definitions creating limitations, creating a feedback loop for the
Planning Commission regarding development design standards in the
Conditional Building Site Design Review Process, and how proposed
changes/efficiencies were consistent with efficiencies proposed in
the building services audit.
#7 . 4:25:49PM BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 . View
Attachments
Russell Weeks, Jace Bunting, Peter Bromberg, and Debbie
Ehrman briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held
regarding landscaping at Day-Riverside Branch Library, potential
changes at Chapman Branch Library, and funding request for a photo
copier.
#8 . 4:41:50 PM MID-YEAR BRIEFING FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT. As part of last year's budget discussions, the Council
formally requested briefings with each of the City's new or interim
department directors. These meetings have been scheduled
throughout the coming months. Each director has been asked to
comment on new events or accomplishments, unexpected issues
affecting their department's budget, changes in service delivery
or new initiatives, and how they might use a significant new budget
allocation, if one were available. View Attachments
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Councilmember Luke excused himself and turned the meeting
over to Councilmember Adams . He briefly returned to the meeting.
Laura Fritts briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion
was held regarding the business retention and expansion survey,
Manager of Local and Underserved Businesses job functions, Arts
Council Director hiring timeline, industry co-branding funding,
budget challenges for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, and losing businesses
based on a lack of tax increment offers to new and relocated
businesses .
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Listen in/learn more about the National Main Street Program
when representatives were in town.
• Regular department overview and current project updates
from Economic Development and Redevelopment Agency (RDA) .
• Provide information/updates of in-market recruitment
trips .
#9 . 4:37:07PM FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION ON THE COUNCIL' S ANNUAL
WORKSHOP HELD TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 , 2017 . The discussion will focus
on the Economic Development priority and may provide additional
direction on next steps for staff work in the coming months. View
Attachments
Allison Rowland briefed the Council with attachments .
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in support of asking the
Administration to conduct an initial ordinance review to identify
possible changes that would help facilitate economic development
unanimously.
#10 . 5:28:49 PM BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED INTERLOCAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH SALT LAKE COUNTY TO PROVIDE ELECTION
SERVICES FOR THE 2017 MUNICIPAL ELECTION. The elections will
include a combination of physical vote center locations and vote-
by-mail ballots. View Attachments
Cindi Mansell and Ben Luedtke briefed the Council with
attachments . Discussion was held regarding registering for vote-
by-mail, vote-by-mail staffing capacity, and impact of Spanish
language translation to vote-by-mail and in-person voting.
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#11 . 5:52:08PM BRIEFING BY THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING ISSUES
AFFECTING THE CITY THE STATE LEGISLATURE MAY ADDRESS DURING ITS
2017 SESSION. View Attachments
Lynn Pace and David Litvack briefed the Council with
attachments . Discussion was held regarding homeless legislation.
#12 . 4:35:23PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A
REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . The Council
may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City
Council business, including but not limited to:
• WaterNow.
• Alliance Annual Summit.
• Other scheduling items .
See File M 17-5 for announcements .
#13 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#14 . 6:08:34PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION,
IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE .
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Rogers
seconded to enter into Closed Session to discuss strategy sessions
for collective bargaining pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-205 (1) (b)
and §78B-1-137 Attorney-Client matters that are privileged. A roll
call vote was taken. Council Members Adams, Luke, Rogers,
Mendenhall, and Kitchen voted aye. See File M 17-2 for Sworn
Statements .
In Attendance: Council Members Mendenhall, Luke, Adams, Kitchen,
and Rogers .
Absent: Council Members Penfold and Johnston.
Others in Attendance: Jennifer Bruno, David Litvack, Patrick
Leary, Lehua Weaver, Margaret Plane, Julio Garcia, Dan Weist, Randy
Bullough, Lorna Vogt, Keith Klemas, Sr. , Pete Higgins, and Kory
Solorio.
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 31 p .m.
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COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript
as other items may have been discussed; please refer to the audio
or video for entire content.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held
March 7, 2017 .
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