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10/02/2018 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 , 2018 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Formal Session on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 in Room 315, Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State. The following Council Members were present: James Rogers Andrew Johnston Amy Fowler Erin Mendenhall Charlie Luke Derek Kitchen Chris Wharton Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; 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; Tammy Hunsaker, Redevelopment Agency Project Manager; and DeeDee Robinson, Deputy City Recorder were present. Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 7 : 01 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY #1 . 7:01:50 PM The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Noah Crocket, Andrew Clawson, Soren Bell, Darin Bell, and Chris Checketts from Scout Troop 190 . #2 . 7:04:51 PM Welcome and Review of Standards of Conduct PUBLIC HEARINGS #1 . 7:05:40 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Final Budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 . Budget amendments happen several times each year to reflect adjustments to the City's budgets, including proposed project additions and modifications. The proposed amendment includes funding for the consolidation of the Airport Police into the Salt Lake City Police Department as a new Bureau, funding for an expanded jazz festival, an agreement with Salt Lake County to reimburse the City for roads built in the Northwest Quadrant and a waiver of impact fees and a donation to cover the costs associated with permit fees for two Homeless Resource Centers located in Salt Lake City. (Budget Amendment No. 1) View Attachments There were no public comments. 18 - 1 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to close the public hearing and defer action as part of Budget Amendment No. 1 of Fiscal Year 2019, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (B 18-10) #2 . 7 :06:22 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a resolution authorizing an Impact Fee Waiver for Shelter the Homeless, Inc. The request would waive impact and permit fees associated with two Homeless Resource Centers (HRCs) located in Salt Lake City. Shelter the Homeless is a local nonprofit that will manage the new HRCs. View Attachments There were no public comments. Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to October 16, 2018, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (R 18-21) #3. 7 :07 :12 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a resolution authorizing approval of an amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and Salt Lake County pertaining to the Senior Center located at 237 South 1000 East. Processes are in place to convey the Senior Center to the County as part of a property exchange. Under this proposal, the City will retain the Senior Center. View Attachments Cindy Cromer spoke about the property split agreement needing to be terminated. She discussed history of the property, her mission as an activist (regarding the property split) , and thanked City employees/attorneys for their patience with her throughout the process . Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (C 15-942) #4 . 7 :10:13 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the City' s Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations . 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 as conditional uses in the FR (Foothill Residential District) and R-1 (Single Family Residential) zoning districts. 18 - 2 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 , 2018 as permitted uses in all other residential zoning districts that already allow duplexes, triplexes, and multi-family as permitted uses. • 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 Sheila O'Driscoll expressed concerns regarding the proposed ordinance and suggested the Council take more time for additional public input. She said residents were unaware of what was happening, there would be a negative impact on other homes/adjacent neighbors, and parking being a serious issue. John Armstrong, Robert Goodman, Christopher Quann, Clayton Morgan, Bob Seiler, Shawn Wetterberg (no comment card) , Rebecca Tew, Dave Iltis, Soren Simonsen, and Todd Ridgway spoke in support of the proposed ordinance. Comments included balanced, thoughtful, and conciliatory ordinance amendment, meaningful impact, more vigilance for alleys, proximity to rail (transit being too exclusive) , providing better aesthetics than large apartment buildings, important to the integrity of neighborhoods, environmentally friendly, added to infill/reduced sprawl, providing affordable living in Salt Lake City, virtually no detriment, and helping the homeless situation. Councilmember Wharton moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to close the public hearing and note that a second public hearing on the Accessory Dwelling Unit petition was scheduled for October 16, 2018 , which motion carried, all members voted aye . (P 17-20) #5. 7:31:40 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance adjusting Salt Lake City' s common boundary with the City of South Salt Lake. The proposal would adjust the municipal boundary between Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake. A parcel at 2508 South 500 East is owned by South Salt Lake, but is within Salt Lake City's boundaries. The proposed boundary adjustment removes the parcel from Salt Lake City and it would become part of South Salt Lake. The proposal is to develop the parcel into park space for the adjacent Columbus Community Center and be available to residents of and visitors to both cities. No other property in the vicinity would be impacted by the adjustment. View Attachments There were no public comments. 18 - 3 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 , 2018 Councilmember Wharton moved and Councilmember Kitchen seconded to close the public hearing and adopt Ordinance 52 of 2018, adjusting the municipal boundary between Salt Lake City and South Salt Lake, which motion carried, all members voted aye. (R 18-19) COMMENTS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE COUNCIL 7:32:36 PM Councilmember Kitchen inquired about the current location (200 South) of The Road Home and why the Administration opted not to exercise their option for purchase. Mayor Biskupski said she was not aware there was such an option that was overriding the decision of the actual owners . She said the City did not have a plan for that space and the partnership with the State made sense. She said as a Boardmember, she supported the decision. Councilmember Kitchen said it was of interest to him because it was located within the Depot District Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Project Area. He said as the RDA Chair, he would have appreciated a conversation with the Administration, as they had strategic plans for that neighborhood. Mayor Biskupski said it would support RDA' s plans and enable the State to move another project out of the area where the City wanted to develop land, bringing it into the space where The Road Home was . She said this was to the City' s benefit. COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7 :34 :47 PM Stephen Pace (no comment card) provided a handout and spoke about a property located at 222 4th Avenue and the possible rehabilitation of the historic buildings on the site . He said he wanted to buy land from the City and said it was a lot easier to steal the land than buy it. He said there were no requirements for surveying, providing proof of purchase, or for owning the ground to apply for zoning approvals/permits to build on it . He said within his block, there were three buildings that encroached on City property which would impede mortgage financing and title insurance. Councilmember Wharton took a moment of personal privilege and said he previously met with Mr. Pace and reiterated that he was not able to restore/preserve an historic property that the City' s ordinance was trying to protect; however, because of the way the ordinance was written, was not able to do so. He said he would be willing to explain/discuss further with Council Members . Bernie Hart spoke about a Tai Chi program he was involved in at the Library and discussed new ideas regarding human behavior, servicing 165 different individuals, averaging 45 people a day/five days a week, and outreach coming about by people bringing their friends . He discussed relapse rates for addiction, organization of a new addiction recovery 18 - 4 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 , 2018 program, and implementation of a program ("11-11") that would (exclusively) serve people arrested a minimum of 11 times, and on the street/in jail for at least 11 years . Dave Iltis and Christopher Quann spoke in opposition of the State Street Community Reinvestment Area Project. Comments included lack of consideration for bicycle ridership on State Street (should be a safe and complete street) , bike lanes being better for air quality, providing bicycle access to the new 700 South homeless shelter, important transportation route, bicycling as a focus on State Street, ensuring document encompassed all modes of transportation, and being conscious about the role of bicycling and low-speed motorized transportation throughout the City. Bob Seiler spoke about the influx of new apartment buildings in Salt Lake City and their unappealing aesthetics, bicyclists being responsible for riding safely, and the need for developing more ethnic diversity in Salt Lake City. Robert Goodman spoke about receiving positive feedback from his out-of-town renters that attend the University of Utah. He said they were impressed with Salt Lake City' s public transportation/bike lane infrastructure and said it was the "jewel of the crown" . He said he also supported bike lanes on State Street and on as many streets as possible. NEW BUSINESS #1 . 7:49:30 PM Adopting an ordinance for the State Street Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Project Area Plan. The State Street CRA Plan outlines ways the City can use tax increment financing as a funding mechanism to advance the economic development goals of Salt Lake City and help facilitate the implementation of the community vision. The plan envisions the CRA as a way to revitalize State Street in a way that respects the corridor's auto-oriented focus while expanding its uses to include more pedestrian-friendly and livable features. View Attachments Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to suspend the rules and adopt the State Street Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Project Area Plan. Councilmember Kitchen said community members made important points regarding the lack of bicycle infrastructure/investment in the State Street CRA, and inquired if the Council could incorporate/update bicycle language and delay voting for a week or two. Councilmember Wharton said he wanted to encourage Council Members to delay voting until October 16, 2018, to allow for additional time for 18 - 5 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 , 2018 an update and dialogue with the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Staff, (speaking to the bike issue specifically) , before adopting the ordinance . Councilmember Kitchen said, as the RDA Chair, he was willing to allow for this to be added to next week' s RDA agenda. Councilmember Mendenhall said she participated in the Life on State Street dialogue with the RDA, Economic Development, and Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) . She reminded Council Members that State Street was not a City street, which explained why no bike lanes were planned. She said she supported the ordinance and pointed out that if RDA Staff were to amend the CRA document, the process would start over, and a new document would have to be provided to the taxing entity partners . Councilmember Kitchen said sending the CRA document back to the taxing entity partners would not be a good use of time. He said this might be an opportunity to explore intent language. Councilmember Wharton made a substitute motion to delay for a decision on October 16, 2018 , and discuss intent language/have dialogue to clarify the question of bicycles in the document, on the October 9, 2018 meeting. Councilmember Kitchen asked if RDA Staff could clarify what issues would be discussed at the next Council meeting. Tammy Hunsaker, RDA Project Manager, said the plan included improving bicycle safety and mobility, (both along the corridor and at street crossings) ; however, no bike lane projects were identified. She added that RDA State Code (17c) , stated if there were significant changes to the plan, a notice had to be mailed to each property owner, and a 30-day public hearing notice would be triggered, which would cause significant delays for adopting the ordinance. Councilmember Fowler made a substitute motion to Suspend the Rules and adopt Ordinance 51 of 2018, the State Street Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Project Area Plan, and ask that RDA Chair/Vice Chair discuss this at next week' s meeting to clarify what was in the CRA. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Kitchen. Councilmember Mendenhall called for a roll call vote on the substitute motion, which motion carried, all members voted aye. (T 18-3) #2 . 8:00:25 PM Adopting an ordinance for the 9-Line Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Project Area Plan. The Plan outlines opportunities to use tax increment as a funding mechanism to implement the community vision established through the Westside Master Plan and reaffirmed through a community engagement process. The CRA could be 18 - 6 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 useful in helping close the gap in identified disparities by providing housing stability, economic development, and improved neighborhood conditions. View Attachments Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to adopt Ordinance 50 of 2018, for the 9-Line Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) Project Plan Area, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (T 18-4) UNFINISHED BUSINESS #1 . 8:01:23 PM Adopting a resolution to develop property at approximately 545 and 555 West 500 North pursuant to PLNPCM2011-00203 . In 2012, the property owner requested and was granted a rezone of the properties on condition that the adjacent private street (Tuttle Court) be dedicated to the City. The property owner is now requesting that the condition be removed. The City had previously granted the property owner three extensions to satisfy the conditions of the ordinance due to difficulties the property owner had experienced in obtaining financing to move forward with the project. The Council may consider adopting a resolution to extend the ordinance. (Petitioner: Marie Ginman) View Attachments Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to adopt Resolution 39 of 2018, extending the time period for satisfying the conditions set forth in Ordinance 18 of 2012, by 6 months in order to give the City and the applicant time to consider options for a development agreement, which motion carried, all members voted aye . (P 18-11) CONSENT 8:0 2 :0 5 PM Councilmember Kitchen moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye . #1 . Setting the dates of Tuesday, October 16, 2018 and Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7 : 00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Major Street Plan of the Salt Lake City Transportation Master Plan. Due to the relocation of the State Correctional Facility to the Northwest Quadrant and the potential for future development in the area to follow, there is a need to identify a street network system for the area. The proposed changes to the Major Street Plan reflect a system of arterial and collector streets that will serve the Northwest Quadrant area as development takes place. View Attachments (T 17-2) 18 - 7 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 , 2018 #2 . Setting the date of Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7 :00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance to rezone the property located at approximately 1332 and 1334 East 500 South to allow for a future residential use with a commercial component pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2018-00256 . The site is currently zoned RMF-75 (High Density Multi-Family Residential District) , but the small size of the site and the existing development standards essentially limit development to a single-family home. The proposed rezoning to R-MU-45 (Residential/Mixed Use Residential District) would allow for development that is consistent with the Central Community Master Plan. Although the applicant had requested that the property be rezoned to R- MU-45, consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics. (Petitioner: D3cade Homes) View Attachments (P 18-27) #3. Setting the date of Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7 :00 p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance to rezone the property located at approximately 1230 West 200 South from M-1 Light Manufacturing to TSA-UN-T Urban Neighborhood Station pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2018-00163 . The site is the location of a former steel fabrication facility located immediately west of the Jordan River on 200 South. The properties contain approximately 15. 36 acres. There is no development proposal at this time. Although the applicant has requested that the property be rezoned to the TSA-UN-T Urban Neighborhood Station, consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics. (Petitioner: MS Operating Company LLC) View Attachments (P 18-28) #4 . Consider approving Grant Holding Account Items (Batch No. 2) Associated with Budget Amendment No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2019 1 . Executive Office of the President, Office of National Drug Control, Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Grant Supplemental Award recognizing grant funds for the purchase of a portable drug analyzer. 2. Utah Division of Parks and Recreation and the Federal Highway Administration, Mormon Pioneer Trail Restoration Phase One recognizing grant funds to restore 3. 45 miles of the Mormon Pioneer Trail in Parley's Canyon. 3. Utah State Office of Education, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Youth After School Programs recognizing grant funds to reimburse Salt Lake City for snacks and meals served to children participating in the after school enrichment/education activities. 4. U. S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA Assistance to 18 - 8 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018 Firefighters Grant Program recognizing grant funds to purchase equipment and personal protective equipment used by firefighters. View Attachments (B 18-3) #5. Approving the appointment of Tom Godfrey to the Public Utilities Advisory Committee for a term ending October 2, 2022 . View Attachments (I 18-23) #6. Approving the appointment of Angela Tuiaki to the Human Rights Commission for a term ending October 2, 2022 . View Attachments (I 18-2) #7 . Approving the appointment of Abudu Soud to the Business Advisory Board for a term ending October 2, 2022 . View Attachments (I 18-5) The meeting adjourned at 8 : 02 p.m. Council Chair City Recorder This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as additional discussion may have been held; 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 Salt Lake City Council meeting held October 2, 2018 . dr 18 - 9