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11/15/1990 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met as the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, November 15, 1990, at 5:00 p.m. in Room 325, City Council Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street. The following Council Members were present: Alan Hardman Tom Godfrey Don Hale Roselyn Kirk Nancy Pace The following Council Member were absent: Wayne Horrocks Ron Whitehead Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director, and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy Recorder, were present. Councilmember Hardman presided at and conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to Dave Spatafore, lobbyist for order at 5:00 p.m. The League of Cities and Towns, discussed what issues the leagues AGENDA ITEMS Board of Directors had priori- tized. He said the league worked #1 RE: Receive a briefing to gain a sense of cooperation from the Utah League of Cities and between the smaller municipalities Towns staff regarding the league's and Salt Lake City. legislative package. Mr. Spatafore highlighted the Ken Bullock, Director of the high priorities which were; (1) League of Cities and Towns, handed The Municipal Services Funds. He out a brief overview of how the said these would not impact Salt leagues legislative issues were Lake City since Salt Lake County prioritized. (see attatched) He had already mandated to budget said the leagues Board Of separately for Municipal Services Directors determined the Funds. legislative priorities before the (2) Truth-In-Taxation; was an legislative session and these issue that asked the legislature could change during the session. to change the tax base from a The leagues Legislative Policy revenue base formula to a rate Committee was comprised of sixteen base formula. He said with a members. Two members of the City rate base formula the city would Council were on this committee; be allowed to keep additional Nancy Pace, co-chairman of the property tax revenue through ann- Energy and Natural Resources exations or other developments. (3) Committee, and Tom Godfrey the Monthly Remittance of Sales Tax leagues President. This the league wanted the State to committee determined the leagues remit to the city sales taxes they position on legislative issues. collected on a monthly basis. The 90-22 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 State may ask businesses that make into a trust fund. (7) $8,000 a month sales tax genera- Recodification Planning and Zoning tion to pay monthly. (4) Unem- Laws. Mr. Spatafore said this was ployment Compensation for Seasonal a recodification of all planning Workers. Governments now pay the and zoning laws throughout the exact cost when someone was laid state. These had been put into off, whether or not they were one format using the State Code seasonal or full time. The and other municipalities codes. Unemployment Compensation for This recodification would be Seasonal Workers bill would stop easier to follow to make changes the payment of unemployment com- to. pensation for governmental seasonal workers. (5) The Mr. Spatafor summarized by Downtown Business Alliance. An saying historically it was not important bill to some of the what the city brought to the smaller cities in the league. legislature that determined the success of our efforts, but what Councilmember Godfrey asked we prevented from passing the Mr. Spatafore to explain how the legislature. He said this year Downtown Business Alliance bill was no different because there got to be a priority. were pieces of legislation that limit our ability to levy impact Mr. Spatafore said the fees on new development. Also, leagues board recommended this as legislation would impact how much a priority because Mayor Jenkins maintenance work could be done by from Provo City, said it was our Streets Department. He said important to Provo. The it would be hard for local legislative support group governments to put a maintenance suggested it be a high priority program together which could be because Salt Lake City could help efficient for the tax payer. pass this bill. Legislators were concerned about extra layers Councilmember Kirk said she of taxation in this bill. had been contacted several times by contractors stating they were Mr. Spatafore continued with not being treated fairly. A priority; (6) Highway Revenues. discussion followed with Council He said Mayor DePaulis was a Members concluding they had also member of the task force for this been contacted and this was a very issue. The league maintained strong lobby. that local governments should get their share of new revenues. Councilmember Hardman asked Right now the League was in a how many of these issues had major verbal gridlock with UDOT concern- sponsors or were sponsored by the ing the distribution formula and League. Mr. Spatafore said each the transfer of roads. About of the high priority items would $30,000,000 in new revenue would be sponsored by the league or the be recommended by the league to league would initiate sponsors. the legislature. If this bill was not passed, the $30,000,000 Mr. Spatfore said the medium would not be allocated to UDOT or priority list was as follows; (1) local government, it would be put Monthly Collection of Sales Tax. 90-23 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 The league would be meeting to Mr. Zuhl said the legislative make recommendation to the board. team had two team meetings to (2) Earthquake Legislation. The review past legislation the city league would support who ever the was interested in. They had ACNR picks to sponsor. (3) talked about the new legislation Redevelopment Legislation. proposals and had formulated Hopefully there would be no tenitive positions. He said a legislation. (4) Unclaimed meeting with the city and county Property. The league had located legislators was set on November a sponsor and would be working 27. This meeting was to present with them. (5) Justices of the our legislative priorities and our Peace Amendments. Had sponsors chief concerns. and the league would be working with them. Mr. Zuhl presented legisla- tive issues for 1991. He said Councilmember Hardman asked they were not in priority order about the leagues weekly meetings. and the city was supportive of numbers 1 through 7. (1) Courts Mr. Bullock said the sixteen Complex. He said our member committee met to determine understanding was that funds were the leagues legislative position. requested for land acquisition and He said anyone was welcome and the planning for a courts complex. meeting was held at the Capitol (2) Salt Palace Convention Center. every Tuesday. He said only the The Governor recommended the sixteen members could vote, but State' s share of the project and they could vote by proxy of an the city may need some enabling elected official if necessary. legislation dealing with the He said there was also a meeting restaurant tax. every Monday with city representatives. This group made Councilmember Hardman asked recommendations to the sixteen if this was Tony Ramptons idea. member committee on Tuesday. A discussion was held concerning enabling legislation and the #2 RE: Receive a briefing possibility to pass the restaurant from the City's Legislative Team tax through the city' s business and discuss the City's Legislative regulation instead of going package. through state legislation. Mr. Zuhl said the Restaurant Mike Zuhl, Assistant Director Association may challenge the to the Mayor, handed out a packet city' s business regulation but the on the legislative issues. (see legislature would not. attached) Mr. Zuhl said the Councilmember Hale said he had approach the legislative team was strong feelings against the taking was different. In the restaurant tax. He said the past, only one or two staff Restaurant Association would be members had been involved with opposed to this tax. When we periodic reports to the Mayor and talked to Ron Morgan of the Council. This year they hoped to Restaurant Association, he be more broadly based, to aline a indicated that if the sales tax on particular expertise, and have food were defeated the association - the council help formulate the would take a positive position. package and strategy. 90-24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 Councilmember Hale said his A discussion followed with personal opinion was the Council Members concluding time Restaurant Association would take did not allow for an investigation a negative position, not neutral of all options. but absolutely opposed. Mr. Zuhl continued with the Mr. Zuhl said it was impor- legislative issues saying the city tant to know what position the opposed number 8 through 9. (7) Restaurant Association would take Air Quality. Legislation to because it was not often an indus- upgrade Salt Lake City's air try would take a position to tax quality. it's self. (8) Contracts for Public Improve- ments Amendments. Legislation Councilman Hardman said the that restricted maintenance Restaurant Association was sched- projects for public works to uled to hold a membership meeting $8,000 or $12,000 depending on the on November 26. size of the municipality. Also limited what type of work the Mr. Zuhl continued with the municipality could do. The cur- presentation of the legislative rent limit was $40,000. He said issue; (3) Special Improvement this may lead to less work being Districts; deals with the Down performed or more costly work. Town Business Alliance. Salt Contractors believed that the Lake City would be the driving municipalities had an advantage force for this bill. (4) Video because municipalities did not Rental Tax. A legislator from have to build for a profit. Price, Utah supported a 2C tax on Municipalities already had staff, video rentals for the purpose of materials and equipment. Mr. supporting arts in education. We Zuhl said we need to reach a don't know if this would be point where it was fair for drafted again in this legislature. government to do a certain amount We did support the Arts Council of the work and where it is fair and the Arts Council supported to bid a certain amount of the this bill. (5) Master Planning, work out to contractors. He said was being done for purposes of this bill would be monitored consistency and deals with Title closely by the legislative 10 of the State Code. (6) County committee. Government Reform. Legislation by Jack Gallivan to change the Councilmembers discussed the form of County Commission closure of the city' s asphalt Government to an executive council plant this year. An annual form. Comprising, the Council of evaluation of the city's asphalt the elected Mayors in the needs would be conducted and the incorporated cities and electing plant would not be permanently three representatives from the closed. unincorporated county. This created another option for county Mr. Zuhl continued with the government and would be subject to legislative issues; (9) Hotel/ the vote of county residents. Motel Tax. He said this legislation would limit or eliminate the city' s innkeeper 90-25 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 tax. Legislative issues number Mr. Zuhl continued with (16) 10 through 19 would be monitored Housing Legislation. This was closely. (10) B AND C ROAD legislation concerning landlord FUNDS. This issue proposed tenant issues. Councilmember possible changes to state and Godfrey asked Mr. Zuhl how far the local distribution of roads. city was in it's landlord tenant This would favor local governments policy. Mr. Zuhl said the city's and could give new revenue sourc- policy was in the ninth draft and es. (11) RDA Legislation. No was being reviewed by the Landlord legislation on this issue yet. Association. (12) Creation of Justice Court. Ms. Rosemary Curtin,Mayors The Judicial Council of the Court Office said the city was drafting Administrators office had formed a an ordinance that would be titled task force to look at a variety of "Premise Ordinance, this would judicial issues. Mr. Zuhl said deal with building and housing he did not anticipate this legis- problems. She said the lation to be drafted this year. legislative team felts strongly (13) Decriminalization of Traffic that the landlord tenant problems Tickets; This could possibly pay should be dealt with on a state for the new court system and could level because the problemsw are adversely effect the city. (14) complicated and state wide. Ms. State Property Tax Changes. This Cindy Gust-Jensen, Executive issue concerned centrally assessed Director of the Council said that properties and has not been the groups working with tenant introduced yet. Councilmember landlord legislation overlap with Pace asked if this issue had been state and city. Their ultimate resolved in the courts . Mr. goal was to have state legislation Zuhl said it had not but a that dealtwith tenant issues. precident had been established The first step is to get Salt Lake for other centrally assessed City along as far as possible. property. (15) Fine Arts Complex. Continuation of funding Mr. Zuhl continued (17) for fine arts facilities. The Emergency Medical Services. He three year agreement expired the said the legislative team would end of June of 1991. like guidance from the Council. He said this legislation deal with Councilmember Kirk said the a potential double taxation for City had done thier part and this paramedic emergency services. We was a county issue. believe there was evidence to Councilmember Hardman said the prove we payed for services we are Fine Arts Council chould send a not receiving. The county letter to the county stating that paramedic services are payed for this issue was coming up. out of a general fund budget which Councilmember Godfrey asked the suggested that all county Council how long they were going residents received this service. to feel obligated. A discussion Salt Lake City does not. We have followed and concluded that a our own paramedic service. The clear indication was needed by county claims this was a voluntary the county and the state. Tony decision the city made years ago. Rampton of the Fine Arts Board, This service was only provided to should be responsible to move this the unincorporated county. There along. 90-26 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 were several ways to pursue this; Ms. Curtin said an advisory ( 1 ) Challenge it legally, which board meeting was set on November the city attorney was eluctant to 26th and those who wanted to do because it brings up a whole attend may. host of issues and law suits. (2) Deal with this legislatively. Mr. Zuhl said the legis- This was also likely to bring up lative team would report to the counter balancing measures. The Council on a regular basis. He Fire Department wanted to propose said the team would provide for consideration legislation regular reports similar to the which defined emergency medical handout. (see attatched) He said services as a municipal function as the team begins to address and deleted it from the county specific legislation they would general fund and authorized it to want the Councils support. be funded out of the municipal budget. This meant there would Councilmember Hardman asked be a general reduction in the Mr. Zuhl to talk about the recep- county general fund and the city tion for the county legislators on taxpayers would benefit. November 27 at 5:30 p.m. Councilmember Kirk said the Mr. Zuhl said the agenda was city should talk to the new County not yet worked out but the idea Commissioners because they had to was to have the Mayor, the coun- do this by law. She said we may cil, and some staff to be there to be foolish to pick this up. address the legislators briefly on Councilmember Godfrey said we the cities priorities for this would not have time to look at session of the legislature. This this issue this year. Discussion is an opportunity to get to know concluded by leaving this issue on one another. hold for the league in the spring. A discussion was held. Mr. Zuhl continued with Councilmember Kirk said she would number (18) Local Government have liked to see the commuter tax Finances and (19) Annexation Laws on this sessions agenda. Mr. He said he would lump these to- Zuhl said that this issue would gether. He said the legislative not be passed easily. He said team had not identified any the legislative team was not far specific legislature that would be enough along to endorse the issue. undertaken in this session. He Councilmember Kirk said she wanted said these were under the general to see the"tax exempt property in local government finance category. the city" issue go to the He said the legislative team was legislature and also the "public looking at what the financial and private partnerships" issue in needs were, what tools were avail- session this year. able and what tools were needed. He said the annexation laws may be The meeting adjourned at 7:25 to ownerious. The legislative p.m. team would look at these laws and how they relate to schools. 90-27 PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1990 (1041t.%d ''''Cr-AAJ/t4t,e14A- COUNCIL IR D ,R 90-28 mpt PALMER DEPAULIS S...tisr' 1 A I C�I�'. )© t JO }I rya. $ MAYOR OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING 451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84111 TELEPHONE 535-7704 November 15, 1990 Alan Hardman , Chairperson and Members of the Salt Lake City Council 451 South State Street , Room 304 Salt Lake City , Utah 84111 Dear Alan : At this time Salt Lake City is preparing for the upcoming 1991 session of the Utah State Legislature . As you know , we are taking a new approach this year and plan to more actively involve the City Council in the legislative process . The Mayor has developed a legislative team whose role is to design Salt Lake City ' s legislative package and implement strategies to support a successful legislative session . The Mayor has asked that I chair this effort . Enclosed for your consideration is a tentative list of 1991 legislative issues . This list was put together by the legislative team with input from your staff and our City department heads . It is my intention to work with you to formalize and implement Salt Lake City ' s legislative positions . Sincerely ,5/tittiti- (14,444 6-riV 144 • ke 44/4—t Mike Zuhl Legislative Coordinator MZ : RBC : jf Enc . 1991 LEGISLATIVE ISSUES NOVEMBER 13, 1990 LEGISLATIVE ISSUE SUPPORT OPPOSE MONITOR Courts Complex YES Funding for potential development of complex . Salt Palace Convention Center Expansion YES State appropriation and perhaps enabling legislation for restaurant tax . Special Improvement Districts YES/SPONSORING Amendment to allow for Downtown Business Alliance . Video Rental Tax YES Legislation which would put a two-cent tax on all video rentals to support arts in education . Team would recommend expanding this to general support for the Arts . Planning Issues YES Master Planning process--Tightening up Title 10 of State Code . County Government Reform YES Legislation championed by Jack Gallivan to change the form of County government to an executive/ council form. • 0 LEGISLATIVE ISSUE SUPPORT OPPOSE MONITOR Air Quality YES Legislation recommended by the Governor ' s Clean Air Commission to upgrade Salt Lake City ' s air quality . Contracts for Public Improvements Amendments YES Legislation which would restrict municipalities to providing "maintenance" only in the area of public works and limit the amount of the projects . Hotel/Motel Tax Legislation to limit or eliminate YES the City ' s innkeeper tax . • LEGISLATIVE ISSUE SUPPORT OPPOSE MONITOR B & C Road Funds YES Possible changes to state/local distribution and formula . Specific Legislation has not been introduced as of yet . RDA Legislation Specific Legislation has not been YES introduced as of yet . Justice Court--Creation of YES Administrator ' s Office has formed a task force to look at a variety of issues . This could impact the City . Decriminalization of Traffic Tickets YES Possible legislation which could impact city revenues . State Property Tax Changes YES "Amax" Supreme Court decision--the resolution could potentially cost the City $900 , 000 . Specific Legislation has not been introduced as of yet . Fine Arts Complex YES Continuation of funding for fine arts facilities . Housing YES Housing Legislation Emergency Medical Services Legislation correcting the problem of double taxation for Emergency Medical Services . Local Government Finances YES The Team will review the outcome of the ULCT Blue Ribbon Task Force and the Salt Lake City Tomorrow Program to determine appropriate legislative issues including the possibility of a commuter tax . Annexation Laws YES The Team will review the outcome of the ULCT Blue Ribbon Task Force and the Salt Lake City Tomorrow Program to determine appropriate legislative initiatives . Legislative Team The following constitute the Legislative Team for the 1991 legislative Session : --City Council Staff (Cindy Gust-Jensen ) --Mayor ' s Office (Mike Zuhl , Rosemary B. Curtin) --Finance Office (Linda Hamilton ) --Police Department (Chief Chabries) --City Attorney ' s Office (Steven Allred) --RDA ( Alice Steiner) --Human Resources--(Karen Hashimoto) • • Please be advised that the ULCT Board has announced the membership of the 1991 Legislative Policy Committee. Members are: Executive Board: At Large: Tom Godfrey Karl Brooks Joe Jenkins Gordon Miller Bob Warnick Norm Sant Tom Stocks Leon Poulsen Issue Committee Chairs: Issue Committee Co-Chairs: Nancy Pace Marie Huff DeLore Thurgood Louise Day Jim Davis Bruce Dursteler Lynn Pett Ron Gee At the last Board meeting, the Board prioritized the League's Legislative Program as follows: High Priority: Municipal Services Funds Truth-In-Taxation Monthly Remittance of Sales Tax Unemployment Compensation For Seasonal Workers Downtown Business Alliance Highway Revenues Recodification Planning and Zoning Laws Medium Priority: Monthly Collection of Sales Tax Earthquake Legislation Redevelopment Legislation Unclaimed Property Justices of the Peace Amendments So that you may plan your calendar for the Legislative Session, the weekly meetings are scheduled as follows: Tuesday, January 15, 12:00 Noon Tuesday, January 22, 12:00 Noon Tuesday, January 29, 12:00 Noon Tuesday, February 5, 12:00 Noon