05/01/2018 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 1 , 2018
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, May 1, 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; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s
Chief of Staff; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior Public Policy Analyst;
Melissa Jensen, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director;
Lily Gray, Housing and Neighborhood Development Deputy Director;
Dawn Wagner, Deputy City Engineer; Mary Beth Thompson, Finance
Director; Benjamin Luedtke, Council Public Policy Analyst; Russell
Weeks, Council Senior Advisor; Wayne Mills, Planning Manager; Joel
Paterson, Planning Programs Supervisor; Michaela Oktay, Deputy
Planning Director; Mike Reberg, Community and Neighborhoods
Director; Jennifer Schumann, Housing and Neighborhood Development
Program Manager; Tracy Tran, Senior Planner; Daniel Rip, Real
Property Manager; Lewis Kogan, Open Space Lands Program Manager;
Tim Doubt, Assistant Police Chief; Dave Askerlund, Deputy Police
Chief; Brian Fullmer, Council Constituent Liaison/Budget Analyst;
Paul Nielson, Senior City Attorney; Julianne Sabula, Transit
Program Manager; Jonathan Larsen, Transportation Director; DeeDee
Robinson, Deputy City Recorder; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City
Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Nichol Bourdeaux, Utah Transit Authority
Vice President of External Affairs and Laura Hanson, Utah Transit
Authority Planning Director.
Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and conducted the
meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2 : 07 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 4:46:16 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION THAT
WOULD AMEND AND RATIFY A TASK FORCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN DRUG
ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION (DEA) METRO NARCOTICS AND THE SALT LAKE
CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT. The agreement would change the
primary/funding responsibility of the task force from Murray City
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to Salt Lake City. View Attachments
Ben Luedtke, Tim Doubt, and Dave Askerlund briefed the Council
with attachments . Comments included enhancing cooperation between
law enforcement agencies, Task Force Advisory Board, revenue
sources/grant funding, no current budgetary impact, changing
fiduciary responsibility, internal control relating to interlocal
agreements, and reduced level of participation in Metro Gang Task
Force.
Chief Doubt said a policy/procedure was put in place to ensure
interlocal agreements went through the appropriate process before
being transmitted for Council approval . Councilmember Mendenhall
requested the information/policy be shared with the Council .
Councilmember Mendenhall said the Staff report stated the
Recorder' s Office did not have an original copy of the agreement
and asked if it could be in the Public Safety Building files . Chief
Doubt said to his knowledge, it had not been found. Chief Askerlund
said he would check with the Task Force Finance Manager to try and
obtain a copy. Councilmember Mendenhall asked that the Council be
informed if one was found.
Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing was not needed
and the Council could take action on May 15, 2018 .
#2 . 2:07:54 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING 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 Attachments
Russell Weeks, Tracy Tran, and Wayne Mills briefed the Council
with attachments . Mr. Weeks provided a summary of the proposal .
Comments included State statute changes (update City code) ,
Legislative Intent adopted by Council in 2017, entity expressed
interest in pursuing a "bar establishment", practical/conditional
use provisions, and avoiding spot zoning.
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Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing would be
scheduled for June 5, 2018 .
#3 . 2:13:10PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE CLOSING
A PORTION OF 1300 SOUTH STREET BETWEEN 900 WEST AND THE JORDAN
RIVER. 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 briefed about this closure during
the July 19, 2016 and January 16, 2018 Work Sessions, and held a
public hearing during the August 9, 2016 and February 6, 2018
Formal meetings. The Council chose to continue the public hearing
and will be accepting public comment at the May 15, 2018 formal
meeting) . View Attachments
Brian Fullmer, Tracy Tran, Daniel Rip, and Lewis Kogan briefed
the Council with attachments . Mr. Fullmer and Ms . Tran provided a
summary of the proposal . Comments included potential uses for
adjacent parcel, access issues, relocate adjacent business owner,
Three Creeks Confluence design, full closure of 1300 South needed
to daylight creeks, street closure policy standards, Westside
Master Plan implementation, property appraisal, and potential loss
of impact fees and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding.
Councilmember Johnston asked the Administration to continue
working with the business owner to find a suitable property to
relocate his business . Mr. Rip said several options were presented
to Mr. Vu for his consideration.
Councilmember Mendenhall said public hearings would be held
May 15, 2018 and June 5, 2018 .
#4 . 2:20:15PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP
BRIEFING ABOUT AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD AMEND THE CITY' S ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNIT (ADU) REGULATIONS PURSUANT TO PETITION NO.
PLNPCM2014-00447 . ADUs are small apartments that share a lot with
a single-family home. They can be basement apartments, above and
inside garages, or entirely separate buildings. Currently, new ADU
permits are only available for properties located a half mile or
less from a fixed rail transit stop. The proposal would:
• Allow ADUs citywide
o as conditional uses in the FR (Foothill Residential
District) and R-1 (Single Family Residential) zoning
districts.
o as permitted uses in all other residential zoning
districts that already allow duplexes, triplexes, and
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multi-family as permitted uses.
• Prohibit ADUs from being used as short term rentals.
• Require properties with ADUs to have a deed restriction
stating that the owner must occupy the property.
• Create different standards for Attached and Detached ADUs.
• Change the wording of some standards for clarity.
• Add design standards to address compatibility with principle
structures. View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Wayne Mills, Joel Paterson, Michaela Oktay, Lily
Gray, and Paul Nielsen briefed the Council with attachments . Mr.
Tarbet provided a summary of the proposal . Discussion was held on
the following categories listed in the proposal :
1 . Locations where ADUs were allowed in the City (must be located
within (1) a permitted residential district, and (2) % mile of
an operational fixed rail station) .
Straw Poll: ADUs would be allowed Citywide as : A conditional
use in the FR and R-1 zoning districts and as permitted use in all
other residential zoning districts that already allowed duplexes,
triplexes and multi-family uses . All Council Members were in favor,
except Councilmember Luke who was opposed.
2 . Permit Limit (no proposed limit) .
Mr. Tarbet said Planning estimated the potential for 25-30
units per year. Comments included comparison to other cities
(percentage of housing mix) , scenarios being considered in Salt
Lake, and internal/external ADUs (smaller number of external vs .
internal) .
Straw Poll: No limit. All Council Members were in favor,
except Councilmember Luke who was opposed.
3. Building Height (Underlying zoning district standards apply,
however ADU may not be taller than principal dwelling) .
Comments included height restriction for accessory structures
in residential zones (maximum 24' limit- no higher than principal
structure) , conditional use vs design review process (allow more
Administrative latitude) , neighborhood compatibility, mitigation
efforts/issues, Planning Commission authority/discretion,
established standards, detrimental effects, limited livable space
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(650 square feet) , ensure Council received feedback, neighborhood
character preservation, issues with attached vs . detached
structures, site/streetscape characteristics, case-by-case
evaluation, built-in design/character review, conditional uses
being difficult to deny, costs associated with building an ADU,
obtain accurate data about where the demand was for ADUs (other
cities had not experienced large demand) , height exemptions
(maintain definition of accessory building) , privacy issues, and
re-evaluate square footage limitations .
Councilmember Mendenhall said once implemented, it was
important for Council to receive feedback from Planning about
problems, gaps, missed opportunities, and unintended consequences .
Straw Poll: Building height shall-not-exceed the height of
the single family dwelling on the property or 17' , whichever is
less . Exception: if the single family dwelling is over 17' , an ADU
may be equal to the height of the dwelling up to a maximum of 24'
for pitched roofs and 20' for flat roofs . All Council Members were
in favor .
4 . Maximum Square Footage (50% of principal dwelling, or 650 square
feet, whichever is less. )
Councilmember Johnston said he supported the conditional use
process but in the future, wanted to explore a "design review"
type of concept. Councilmember Mendenhall said if/after an ADU
ordinance was adopted, Planning needed to explore whether a "design
review" approach could potentially create more success with ADUs .
Straw Poll : Attached ADUs : must comply with building coverage
requirements of underlying zoning, may not occupy more than 500 of
the gross square footage of the single family dwelling. Detached
ADUs : must comply with general yard, bulk and height limitations
(21 .A. 40 . 050) , may not exceed 650 square feet. All Council Members
were in favor, except Council Members Johnston and Kitchen, who
were opposed.
5. Lot Area (Minimum 5, 000 square feet for detached ADU, no minimum
for attached ADU, however lot coverage restrictions apply)
Comments included restrictions for attached vs . detached (400
of lot remain open) , other existing restrictions, many properties
did not meet minimum lot requirements, and lift minimum (evaluate
case-by-case) .
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Straw Poll : No minimum lot area. All Council Members were in
favor.
6. Parking (One parking stall for one bedroom ADU, and two parking
stalls for two (or more) bedroom ADU. )
Comments included waiver authority restriction (specific
standards must be considered before granting wavier) , dedicated
stalls, administrative authority/flexibility, minimum parking
requirements, transit accessibility requirement, many properties
not located within 1/ mile of fixed transit, consider Citywide goals
(meet housing needs or provide parking?) , and many properties not
meeting minimum parking requirements .
Councilmember Johnston suggested reviewing the definition of
arterials, collectors, and local streets identified in the City' s
Street Classification Map in order to potentially expand
geographic areas to allow more ADUs . (align 15-minute bus service
with 15-minute fixed rail service) .
Councilmember Fowler requested information about how many
areas or people would be prohibited from building ADUs based on
parking requirements (revisit the issue to potentially allow more
units to be built) .
Straw Poll : (failed) A minimum of one on-site parking space
that is a minimum of 9' wide by 20' deep (require the parking space
regardless of the exception) . Council Members Fowler, Mendenhall,
Kitchen, and Johnston were opposed. Council Members Rogers, Luke,
and Wharton were in favor.
Straw Poll: (failed) Planning and Transportation Director may
approve parking waiver if the parking for the principal dwelling
is complied with, and: (1) street parking is available immediately
in front of the lot, and (2) the lot is located within 1/ mile from
a fixed transit line or arterial street with designated bus route.
Council Members Fowler, Mendenhall, Luke, Wharton, and Rogers were
opposed. Council Members Johnston and Kitchen were in favor.
The Council asked Planning Staff for the following:
• Provide clear parking recommendations for further Council
discussion/straw polls;
• explore potential for property owners to use one of their two
required parking spots for an ADU;
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• explore potential to allow property owners with only on-
street parking to have ADU use that space;
• provide further clarification about Arterial Streets vs .
Transit Corridors as defined in transit master plans .
7 . Entrance Requirements (Additional entrance not allowed on front
facade unless setback 20-feet from front facade) .
Comments included privacy concerns, potential to exclude
existing homes with front entrance (cost prohibitive to build
separate entrance) , complicated restrictions, and preserve
neighborhood characteristics .
Straw Poll:
Attached ADUs : (1) An existing entrance to the single family
dwelling; (2) When located on a building facade that faces a corner
side yard, the entrance shall be setback a minimum of 20' from the
front building facade; and (3) Exterior stairs leading to an
entrance above the first level of the principal structure shall
only be located on the rear elevation of the building.
Detached ADUs : (1) Must face an alley, public street or face the
rear facade of the single family dwelling on the same property;
(2) Face a side or rear property line provided the entrance is
located a minimum of 10' from the side or rear property line; and
(3) Exterior stairs leading to an entrance shall be located a
minimum of 10' from a side or rear property line unless the
applicable side or rear property line is adjacent to an alley, in
which case the minimum setback for the accessory building applies
to the stairs . All Council Members were in favor.
Councilmember Johnston requested the use of visuals to better
understand the concept.
8 . Existing Windows (Must be removed if not compliant with ADU
regulation. )
Comments included glazing requirements, privacy issues, and
ingress/egress .
Straw Poll:
Attached ADU: No Specific requirements .
Detached ADUs : Shall be no larger than necessary to comply with
the minimum building code requirements for egress . Glazing shall
be used when facing a side or rear property line. Windows on ground
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floor of an existing accessory structure may be retained if
compliant with building/fire codes, However, windows on second
level shall be brought into compliance with this section. All
Council Members were in favor.
9 . Owner Occupancy (Owner occupancy required in either principal
or accessory dwelling)
Comments included requiring a majority of "Trust" owners to
occupy principal dwelling would deter ADUs, simplify owner
occupancy requirements, enforcement ability/issues, impact of
investors purchasing properties as rentals (effectiveness of
proposal diminished by allowing investors in the equation) , and
neighborhood accountability.
Straw Poll : Owner occupancy required in either principal or
accessory dwelling. All Council Members were in favor.
Straw Poll: Request Planning come back with clear/simplified
language about owner occupancy requirements including multiple
Trust owners . A majority of the Council was in favor.
10. Deed Restriction (None)
Straw Poll: Must be filed with the County Recorder' s Office
and shall run with the land until the ADU is abandoned or revoked.
All Council Members were in favor.
11. Business License (Required)
Straw Poll: Remove business license from ADU ordinance
(already required in the Business License ordinance) . All Council
Members were in favor, except Councilmember Kitchen, who was
opposed.
Councilmember Rogers wanted to include a caveat requiring the
individual living at the home to attend a Good Landlord Program
(GLP) class . Ms . Bruno said State law prohibited cities from
requiring participation in the GLP if they owned less than three
units . She said there might be a way for the City to require them
to go through a training program. She said Staff needed more time
to review the issue.
12 . Certificate of Occupancy (Not required)
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Straw Poll: A certificate of occupancy would not be granted
until the property owner completed the registration process . All
Council Members were in favor.
13. Short-Term Rentals (STR)
Comments included ADUs being used as STRs, enforcement
issues, prioritize overall policy, rentals under 30-days
prohibited in current code, and self-policing.
Councilmember Kitchen said at some point, the Council needed
to hold further policy discussions about STRs/Abnbs, etc. before
prohibiting them. He suggested adding language to the proposal
indicating STRs would not be allowed until a policy was
established. He said he did not want to prohibit them outright.
Straw Poll: Eliminate language that would prohibit ADUs from
being used as short-term rentals . A majority of the Council was in
favor.
14 . Rooftop Decks (Prohibited)
Comments included loss of privacy/nuisance issues, overlook
neighboring properties, and property lines restrictions/setbacks .
Straw Poll : Prohibit rooftop decks . A majority of the Council
was in favor .
Additional discussion was held on utilizing ADUs to increase
density/affordable housing and on Councilmember Luke' s proposal to
require all new ADUs to be rented at 80o Area Median Income (AMI)
if rented to a non-family member. Comments included percentage
consistent with some new development, ADUs not currently a
permitted use so restrictions could be added, enforcement
strategies/issues, making ADUs affordable (help people age-in-
place) , potential liability to ADU owners regarding income/AMI
verification, discouraging ADUs with complicated restrictions,
potential to base rent on market rate, explore subsidizing ADUs
(apply AMI/income restrictions) , no rent restriction, and adding
ADU uses to areas not currently permitted.
Mr. Nielsen said he reviewed the proposal about imposing an
AMI requirement. He said he could not identify any legal
impediments but felt there were some practical concerns that needed
to be considered such as dealing with a property owner that did
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not understand AMI, enforcement issues, determining how property
owners would obtain information to verify renters met a certain
income threshold, and handling information from a privacy
standpoint.
ADDITIONAL STRAW POLLS:
• Require landlords to go through the Good Landlord training.
All Council Members were in support, except Councilmember
Kitchen, who abstained.
• Require all new ADUs to be rented at 80o AMI (if rented to
non-family) . Council Members Johnston, Kitchen, Mendenhall,
and Fowler were opposed. Council Members Luke and Rogers were
in support. Councilmember Wharton abstained.
• Explore ideas for rent assistance and incentives for ADU (tie
AMI to ADUs) . A majority of the Council was in favor.
• Eliminate required notice-to-neighbors in zones where
duplexes, triplexes, multi-family were already allowed (Staff
to clarify since Conditional Use process addresses notice) .
A majority of the Council was in favor.
• Request additional information/recommendations on existing
regulations for accessory buildings which limit the
cumulative total footprint of all accessory buildings to no
more than 50% of the footprint of the home or 720 square feet.
A majority of the Council was in favor.
Mr. Tarbet asked when additional public hearings would be
scheduled so Staff could begin the public notification process .
Councilmember Mendenhall said public hearings would be determined
after the Council received responses to questions/requests .
#5 . 4:55:23PM HOLD A FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION REGARDING THE CITY' S
FUNDING NEEDS AND REVENUE OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED SALES
TAX INCREASE, A PROPOSED GENERAL OBLIGATION (GO) BOND, AND ONGOING
PLANS FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. New revenue could be used toward
streets maintenance, road reconstruction projects and other
infrastructure needs, transit, neighborhood safety, and affordable
housing. The potential sales tax increase would raise Salt Lake
City's portion of sales tax by 0. 5 percent, or 5 cents on a $10
purchase. Additional sales tax would generate about $33 million
per year in additional revenue. Sales tax is paid on most purchases
made in the City, except groceries such as unprepared food, and
about 600 of sales tax revenue is paid by nonresidents such as
office workers, visitors and tourists. View Attachments
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Tim Doubt, David Litvack, Dave Askerlund, Jonathan Larsen,
Laura Hansen, Nichol Bourdeaux, Julianne Sabula, Melissa Jensen,
and Jennifer Bruno briefed the Council with attachments .
Councilmember Mendenhall presented comments about the proposal and
upcoming discussion. She said the discussion would be handled in
several segments beginning with the Police Department.
4:57:54PM Police Department (PD) . Chief Doubt briefed the Council
about Department activities including challenges involved in
trying to not only fill existing vacancies but hire qualified
applicants for the 50 new positions authorized by Council last
year. Comments included vacancies caused by attrition, unfunded
positions, fewer lateral officers coming from other agencies,
entry level officers, vacancies caused by retirement (13 since
January 1, 2018) , adding more entry level classes, and fewer
qualified applicants .
Further comments on written questions from Council Staff
included how 27 officers would address Council goals, accounting
for administrative time off (holidays, vacations, training, sick
time, military leave (25-30%) , 198 officers needed for patrol
divisions (currently 170) , adding officers to bike patrols
(replace those moved to Operation Rio Grande) , how to measure
success of new officers (upcoming briefing on strategic plan) ,
crime reduction (Part I & Part II) , providing faster response
times, improving closure/prosecution rates, conduct public survey
on resident' s perception of crime/quality-of-life issues (every
year during 5-year strategic plan) , and utilize "Public Perception
of Safety Survey" (PPSS) as a measurement tool .
Councilmember Mendenhall said she was pleased about the
survey but realized phone surveys were only effective to a certain
point. She said during a recent trip to Minneapolis she learned
their surveys were conducted by talking to people on buses,
standing at street corners, sporting events, and school groups
(holding deeper conversations with residents and visitors) . She
said she wanted PD to utilize the same methods in conducting their
annual surveys .
Councilmember Johnston said he endorsed the survey concept
and asked if the intent was to do this annually and how data would
be used by the public (through a public dashboard) . Chief Doubt
said the PD already made a lot of information available to the
public and would add any survey data. Councilmember Johnston asked
if there was any consideration to expand this beyond the PD. Mr.
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Litvack said that was a new conversation but thought there might
be an opportunity to broaden the survey.
Councilmember Mendenhall said she and Councilmember Luke
worked on a proposal with the Administration about how to
sufficiently staff the PD to reduce response times and help
residents feel safe in their neighborhoods . She said they used
what they thought were appropriate tools to determine the best
ratio of officers-per-population recognizing the difference
between daytime and night-time populations and arrived at 50
officers . She said all public outreach efforts/presentations
included the 50 number but now the Administration was before the
Council with a proposal for 27 officers .
Mr. Litvack said the Mayor' s budget was proposing a phased
approach to fill vacant positions and then expand to new officers .
He said they felt a phased approach would create an opportunity to
allow a comprehensive study PD was currently going through with
the International Association of Police Chiefs Association to help
determine what the correct number should be (data driven decision) .
He said new sales tax revenue would be used to reach that ultimate
number.
Councilmember Luke reiterated that public outreach efforts
for the "Fund-Our-Future" sales tax increase were done with the
intent for 50 officers and felt it was disingenuous to change the
proposal the day before Council was set to vote . He expressed
concerns about upholding public trust and spending sales tax
revenue the way it was promoted by the City. He expressed concern
that funding would not be available when the Administration came
back with future requests .
Councilmember Fowler spoke about the need to reduce
recidivism and asked about programs that could be implemented to
help reduce the burden of shifting funding toward treatment
centers . Chief Askerlund said they were looking at other options
such as the Peer Court to address recidivism issues .
Councilmember Johnston spoke about balancing interests and
basing policy decisions on data derived from the study/survey.
Councilmember Kitchen said the 50-officer proposal was initiated
by Council after the Administration proposed a much lower number.
He said the Council proposed that number in response to
community/resident concerns . He expressed interest in having a
fully staffed PD to address resident' s needs and provide better
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response to emergency situations . He said crime was down in the
City and he was not opposed to a phased approach.
Councilmember Wharton said his district supported more
officers and wanted police to go back to the beat system. He spoke
about the 50 number seeming to be random (not data driven) , not
fully/effectively utilizing new officers, and having to justify
the Council' s actions to residents .
Councilmember Mendenhall said her district wanted 50
officers . She said she supported in-depth/ongoing analysis/surveys
and hoped funding would be allocated so Council could compare crime
data and perception issues simultaneously. She reiterated the need
to expand surveys beyond the phone (out on streets, bus stops,
parks, (experience the City in the same way residents/visitors
did) .
Councilmember Rogers said the Council had never backed away
from funding more officers even when the Administration did not
ask for them because the Council understood the importance of doing
that.
Chief Doubt said he recognized there were not enough officers
and would announce a plan to the Department next week to address
that during the summer (assign officers back to patrol from
special/other assignments, until 38 new officers were out of
training) .
Ms . Gust-Jenson requested clarification on the following
questions :
1 . Could the PD staff its beat methodology with 27 officers?
Chief Doubt said yes .
2 . Would 27 officers allow PD to retain both East and Westside
bike squads? Chief Doubt said yes for the Eastside but would
get back to Council about the Westside. Ms . Gust-Jenson said
Staff/Council needed information about bike squads to answer
citizen questions (perception of equality) .
3 . Did 27 officers get PD to a place where it was not taxing
officers the same way with overtime. Chief Doubt said there
were different types of overtime (special events, courts,
shift extensions, extra duties shifts, etc. ) . He said there
would be relief from extra duty shifts but overtime for
special events, courts, etc. would not change .
4 . Discussion was held on time needed for various types of
training. Ms . Gust-Jenson said Staff would follow-up with PD
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to clarify the amount of time spent on each specific type of
training.
5:55:56 PM Transit
Jonathan Larsen, Laura Hansen, Nichol Bourdeaux, and Julianne
Sabula briefed the Council . Comments included complex transit
routes, master plan implementation, long-term commitment, frequent
UTA networks, costs associated with proposal, Council priorities,
potential for phased approach, "a la carte" options, paratransit
service required on all fixed routes, and federal requirements .
Discussion was held on various transit scenarios/funding.
Comments included limited hours (service to University) , limited
access to certain locations in the Avenues, underlying local
service, align agreement with UTA' s budget year (January 2019) ,
marketing issues, hiring new operators, utilize buses for
advertising, avoid running buses in neighborhoods that did not
support fixed-route service, and innovative mobility solutions .
Councilmember Wharton requested additional routes in the
Avenues . Councilmember Mendenhall questioned Administrative budget
fees (why there was an administrative component since the City was
contracting with UTA - 20o too high) . Ms . Sabula said the budget
was mainly for capital improvements and most of the plan fell
within City control (right-of-way changes, Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance/improvements, etc. ) .
Councilmember Mendenhall said she would be more comfortable
reducing the administrative fee to 5% (95% to UTA contract) .
Councilmember Rogers said advertisements about the new bus
service needed to be displayed on UTA buses (50o use for Salt Lake
City to advertise specific routes, HIVE pass, etc. )
Councilmember Mendenhall summarized Council requests for
follow-up.
• Advertising on UTA buses (Councilmember Rogers)
• Add 6th Avenue route (perhaps as "a la carte") (Councilmember
Wharton)
• Provide more detail on 20o Admin fee (break out capital
costs) , potential to phase costs, and remove any "embedded
services" and spell them out for Council discussion.
• Provide total cost for entire transit network (cost to make
the entire network the way Council envisioned it (bring back
for long-term planning; provide better understanding of
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context with existing routes) . (Councilmember Johnston)
6:23:50 PM Housing
Melissa Jensen and Jennifer Bruno briefed the Council .
Comments included housing affordability, supply/demand, market-
based approach, leverage resources, 7, 500 housing units needed for
severely cost-burdened residents ($75 million) , short-term vs .
long-term needs, long-term sustainable funding source/bonding,
housing must be responsive to the market, flexibility to adjust
strategy, utilize Growing Salt Lake City Housing Plan, State law
prohibiting GO bond for housing, and other limited ways to fund
housing (utilize RDA tax increment) .
Councilmember Kitchen said he wanted to hold discussions
about a potential housing bond ($100-150 million) to address
ongoing housing problems (explore what a long-term repayment
schedule might look like) . Councilmember Rogers said there were a
lot of choices but no direction/vision and asked how the City could
get the "biggest bang for the buck" .
Councilmember Mendenhall said the "Public Engagement"
discussion would be delayed to a future meeting.
Further discussion was held on the sales tax revenue proposal
and potential straw polls . Councilmember Luke reiterated concerns
about "embedded" elements, changing priorities/proposal/data,
adding new projects instead of addressing existing infrastructure
needs (i .e . street repair/replacement) , not delivering what
residents were promised in public engagement efforts, and finding
a way to "bind" sales tax revenue to specific projects .
Councilmember Mendenhall said everyone agreed new revenue was
needed but the main question was how to restrict/ensure revenue
was used to address the Council' s main funding areas/priorities
(maintain leverage during ongoing budget discussions) .
Councilmember Johnston spoke about the need to keep new tax
revenue from going into the City' s current budget base, finding
mechanisms to bind revenue, and determining which categories would
receive revenue (and at what level) . He said he thought a balance
was needed between being very specific and providing flexibility.
Councilmember Wharton spoke about the need to uphold public
outreach efforts and fund categories the way they were promoted.
He said he would support adjusting funding levels within the four
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categories . Councilmember Luke said he would be more comfortable
committing to some percentage to ensure streets were not
underfunded.
Straw Poll: Support to adopt the proposed sales tax increase ( . 05) .
All Council Members were in favor, except Councilmember Luke who
abstained.
Councilmember Mendenhall said the proposal was on the Formal
Meeting for Council action. She said if adopted, it needed to be
clear the Council was not setting specific programs/details . She
said that would occur when sales tax revenue was allocated.
#6 . RECEIVE A BRIEFING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION PROVIDING AN
OVERVIEW OF THE MAYOR' S RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR SALT LAKE CITY FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 . View Attachments
Item not held.
#7 . INTERVIEW LINDA WARDELL PRIOR TO CONSIDERING HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2018 . View Attachments
Item to be rescheduled.
#8 . 5:47:15PM INTERVIEW JEFF WORTHINGTON PRIOR TO CONSIDERING
HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE CITIZENS' COMPENSATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH AUGUST 31 , 2021 . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said Mr. Worthington' s name was on
the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
Note: Applicants to the Salt Lake City Arts Council Board,
Items 10-13, will be interviewed as a group.
#9 . 5:51:42 PM INTERVIEW CASSANDRA SLATTERY PRIOR TO
CONSIDERING HER APPOINTMENT TO THE SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL FOR
A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH MAY 1 , 2021 . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said Ms . Slattery' s name was on the
Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#10 . INTERVIEW LEAH LANGAN PRIOR TO CONSIDERING HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL FOR A TERM EXTENDING
THROUGH MAY 1 , 2021 . View Attachments
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Councilmember Mendenhall said Ms . Langan' s name was on the
Consent Agenda for formal consideration .
#11 . INTERVIEW KATHERINE POTTER PRIOR TO CONSIDERING HER
APPOINTMENT TO THE SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL FOR A TERM EXTENDING
THROUGH MAY 1 , 2021 . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said Ms . Potter' s name was on the
Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#12 . INTERVIEW DAVID MORTENSON PRIOR TO CONSIDERING HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE SALT LAKE CITY ARTS COUNCIL FOR A TERM EXTENDING
THROUGH MAY 1 , 2021 . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said Mr. Mortenson' s name was on the
Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#13 . 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: Mosquito Abatement Board
appointments and scheduling items.
Item not held.
#14 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
Item not held.
#15 . (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED
SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED
PURPOSE.
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 01 p .m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
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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 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 May
1, 2018 .
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