11/20/2007 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session
on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 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 Van Turner Eric Jergensen
Nancy Saxton Dave Buhler Soren Simonsen
The following Councilmember was absent :
Jill Remington-Love
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Lyn Creswell, Chief
Executive Officer; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney and Beverly Jones, Deputy
City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Turner presided at and conducted the meeting.
#1. 7:02:22PM The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:02:50 PM Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember
Saxton seconded to approve the minutes for the Salt Lake City Council
meeting held November 13, 2007, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye . View Attachments
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7:03:31 PM
Douglas Cotant said he was at the Burger King on 400 South and 200
East on Sunday night at 6 : 30 p.m. He said they were closed. He said
that was not right.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 7:06:46 PM RE: The Board of Canvassers, which includes the
Mayor and City Council, will canvass and declare the results of the
Municipal General Election held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007 . The
election was held for the offices of Mayor and Council Members for
Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 . The term for each of these positions is
four years . View Attachments
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of Canvassers,
which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
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Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Simonsen
seconded to adopt the returns as prepared by the Recorder' s Office for
the election, which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
adjourn as the Board of Canvassers and reconvene as the City Council,
which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
(U 07-2)
#2 . 7:08:55PM RE: The City Council only will sit as the Board of
Canvassers for the Special Bond Election held on Tuesday, November 6,
2007 . The Special Bond Election was for the issuance of $192,000,000
General Obligation Bonds of the City to acquire, construct, furnish and
equip fire, police and other public safety facilities . View
Attachments
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of Canvassers,
which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded
to accept the election results for the Special Bond Election as
prepared by the Recorder' s Office, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye .
Councilmember Simonsen moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded
to adjourn as the Board of Canvassers and reconvene as the City
Council, which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
(Q 07-7)
#3 . 7:10:28PM RE : The City Council, as the governing body for the
Special Bond Election, will consider adopting a resolution as the
official findings required by 11 . 14 . 207 (2) (a) . The resolution is
effective immediately upon adoption. View Attachments
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Resolution 73 of 2007 , which motion carried, all
members present voted aye .
(Q 07-7)
#4 . 7:11:09 PM RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing the approval
of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake County,
Holladay, Sandy, Murray, South Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Taylorsville, West
Valley, South Jordan and West Jordan Cities . View Attachments
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Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Simonsen
seconded to adopt Resolution 74 of 2007, which motion carried, all
members present voted aye.
(C 07-751)
#5. 7:11:33 PM RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing a cash flow
loan from Salt Lake City' s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Housing Match Fund to Housing Opportunities, Inc. for the Valley
Horizon II Project. View Attachments
Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to
adopt Resolution 75 of 2007, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(R 07-16)
#6. 7:12:02 PM RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing a cash flow
loan from Salt Lake City' s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Housing Match Fund to the Road Home for the "Palmer Court" housing
project for the chronically homeless, located at 999 South Main Street.
View Attachments
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to
adopt Resolution 76 of 2007, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(R 07-17)
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
adopt Item Nos. 7 thru 11 (Board appointments) , which motion carried,
all members present voted aye
#7 . 7:12:30 PM RE : Approving the appointment of Rich Knuth to the
Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for a tem extending through December
28, 2009 .
(I 07-7)
#8 . RE : Approving the appointment of Shawn Teigen to the Housing
Trust Fund Advisory Board for a term extending through December 28,
2008 .
(0 07-7)
#9 . RE: Approving the appointment of Xuesong Zhou to the
Transportation Advisory Board for a term extending through September
27, 2010 .
(I 07-21)
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#10 . RE: Approving the appointment of Katie Bradshaw to the
Housing Advisory and Appeals Board for a term extending through
December 31, 2009 .
(I 07-16)
#11 . RE: Approving the appointment of Elizabeth Barlow to the
Library Board for a term extending through June 30, 2010 .
(I 07-25)
Councilmember Turner said Item 12, the interview of Sheleigh A.
Harding, would be held until Ms . Harding could be interviewed.
#12 . 7:12:59 PM RE: Approving the appointment of Sheleigh A.
Harding to the Historic Landmark Commission for a term extending
through July 14, 2010 .
(I 07-13)
#13. 7:13:05 PM RE: Approving a resolution to determine the non-
applicability pursuant to Section 2 . 44 . 180 of the Salt Lake City Code.
View Attachments
Councilmember Love joined the Council for Item 13 by speaker
phone .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded
to adopt Resolution 77 of 2007 .
Councilmember Saxton said she felt this held the Council to a
higher standard than what the Council would hold the Mayor to . She
said her concern was that the Administration had been critical of the
previous administration and their efforts to do a similar practice .
She said this would open the door for future mayors . She said she
wanted to be consistent with the ordinance that was passed. She said
she wanted the Council to reconsider and vote against the ordinance .
Councilmember Turner called for a roll call vote, which motion
carried, Council Members Simonsen, Jergensen, Love (on speaker phone)
and Turner voted aye and Council Members Buhler, Saxton and Christensen
voted nay.
(R 07-14)
CONSENT AGENDA
7:17:23 PM Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember
Christensen seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2007
#1 . RE: (Tentative) Setting the date of December 11, 2007 at 7 : 00
p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
approving Budget Amendment No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 .
(B 07-11)
#2 . RE: Setting the date of December 11, 2007 at 7 : 00 p.m. to
accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance as prepared
and submitted by the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Management Council
for calendar year 2008 .
(B 07-3)
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 20 p .m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Regular Session meeting held
November 20, 2007 .
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