10/25/2016 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2016
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 7 : 06 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers,
City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Charlie Luke Andrew Johnston James Rogers
Erin Mendenhall Stan Penfold Lisa Adams
The following Councilmember was absent:
Derek Kitchen
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; and Kory Solorio, Assistant City
Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and Councilmember Luke conducted
the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1. 7:06:39 PM Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:07:53 PM Welcome/Review of Standards of Conduct.
#3. 7:07:04 PM Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Rogers
seconded to approve the minutes of the following Council meetings, which
motion carried, all members present voted aye except Councilmember
Johnston, who was absent for the vote.
• September 13, 2016 Work Session
• September 20, 2016 Work Session
• October 4, 2016 Work Session
• October 4, 2016 Formal Meeting
• October 13, 2016 Special Meeting
(M 16-3) (M 16-4)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7 :08:18 PM Consider a motion to recess as the City Council and convene
as the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency.
Councilmember Adams moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of Directors of the
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Redevelopment Agency, which motion carried, all members present voted
aye .
Director Adams moved and Director Mendenhall seconded to adjourn as
the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency and reconvene as the
City Council, which motion carried, all directors present voted aye .
#1 . 7 : 32 : 23 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would close and vacate a City-owned alley adjacent to
properties at 723 West Pacific Avenue, 745 West Pacific Avenue and 470
South 700 West Street pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2015-00935 . The
property no longer functions as a residential alleyway, serving instead
as additional parking for adjacent commercial businesses. The property
would be sold to the adjacent property owners at fair market value
(Petitioner: Jim Lewis) . View Attachments
No comments were made .
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded
to close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting, which
motion carried, all members present voted aye .
(P 16-31)
POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
#1 . 7 :33:09 PM Adopting an ordinance amending various sections of
Salt Lake City Code pertaining to the local historic designation process
(amending various sections of Title 21A Zoning) pursuant to Petition No .
PLNHLC2015-00149 . Under the proposal, changes would be made to align the
process with State code. Specifically, signatures would be needed from
at least 33 percent of residents in a proposed district before an
application could be initiated (currently only 15 percent are required) ,
and additional informative outreach efforts would be required, among
other changes (Petitioner: Former Mayor Ralph Becker) . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded
to adopt Ordinance 67 of 2016 amending the City Code pertaining to the
Local Historic District Designation Process , which motion carried, all
members present voted aye .
(P 16-30)
#2 . 7 :33:49 PM Adopting an ordinance amending Salt Lake City Code
relating to franchise agreements granted to video services providers
(amending Chapters 5 .20, 5 .20A, 5 .21) . View Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Adams seconded to
adopt Ordinance 68 of 2016 amending Chapters 5 .20, 5.20A, and 5.21 of
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the Salt Lake City Code, relating to Cable Television Systems, Cable
Communications Franchise Grant, and Cable Communications Service
Standards, which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
(0 16-14)
7:34:33 PM QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE COUNCIL
Councilmember Rogers took a moment of personal privilege . He
expressed frustration with the continued absence of the Mayor and/or the
Administration during the question period. Mr. Litvack and Mr. Leary
joined the meeting. Discussion followed regarding the interim of impact
fees and the Mayor' s proposed plan for impact fees .
7:42:42 PM COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Douglas Cotant expressed concern with the Housing Authority of Salt
Lake City' s decision not to renew the Moderate Rehabilitation Contract
with the New Grand Apartments and the potential affect to his housing
situation. View Attachments
George Chapman concurred with Mr. Cotant' s comments . He expressed
the importance of affordable housing and its effect on the public. He
encouraged the Council to continue focus on affordable housing and
homeless shelters for the winter.
Don Butterfield addressed the newly proposed Salt Lake City
Transportation Plan. He expressed concern with the plan indicating there
was enough parking in the downtown area and questioned why during major
events in the City there were parked cars in the Capital Hills/Marmalade
area. He also referenced the City' s future population growth and the
need for reliable bus service in the City.
Soren Simonsen indicated small business owners no longer have the
option/ability to park in a freight-loading zone and explained how it
had affected him as a small business owner. He asked the Council to
consider allowing small business owners to use loading zones as they
addressed parking policies . He also suggested the Council consider
extending the moratorium on impact fees and include housing projects
that were currently in development (but had not yet obtained a building
permit) . He believed it could have as much of an impact as other kinds
of funding sources the City was putting together for affordable housing.
Bernard Hart stated homelessness in Salt Lake City had become a
major issue for the downtown business community and had created a lot of
distress . He said he felt uncomfortable treating homelessness as an
industrial problem and believed it was a people problem.
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Dave Iltis said as a resident, taxpayer, and homeowner in Salt Lake
City it seemed like the intent of impact fees had completely dissolved.
He believed the City should begin immediate collection of impact fees .
He spoke in relation to bike trail projects and requested funding from
impact fees . He indicated the Council priority to address and reinstate
the recreation bond discussion this year had not taken place and hoped
it would before the close of the year.
Micah Peters stated impact fees were a clear situation of quick
nickel (being impact fees) and slow dime (being a lifetime of property
taxes collected from the additional 25 to 35 percent of development units
that get put on the ground during impact fee moratorium years) . He said
it was worth looking into the many shovel-ready projects in the pipeline
and many tools for funding affordable and low area median income units .
He suggested the City approach those developers asking how to get
affordability in their projects .
Lauren Smith stated she worked for the last year and a half with
people in the homeless community. She said because the homeless were
afraid they did not report homeless crimes and were in immediate danger.
Ms . Smith said she did not know what the answer was to the homeless
situation; however, there was the need to get them help.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 7:59:13 PM Adopting an ordinance granting Comcast of Utah II ,
Inc. a cable television franchise governing access to the City' s public
right of way. View Attachments
Councilmember Adams moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to
adopt Ordinance 69 of 2016 granting Comcast of Utah II, Inc. , a Cable
Televisions Franchise, which motion carried, all members present voted
aye .
(0 16-15) (C 16-820)
#2 . 7:59:44 PM Adopting an ordinance granting Redline Phone, Inc. a
telecommunication franchise. The agreement allows Redline Phone, Inc. to
place its facilities within the City rights-of-way. Under the agreement,
the company would be governed by certain conditions, would need to secure
appropriate permits and pay the telecommunications tax under state law.
View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to
adopt Ordinance 70 of 2016 granting a Telecommunication Franchise to
Redline Phone, Inc. , which motion carried, all members present voted
aye .
(C 16-821)
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#3. 8:00:08 PM Adopting an ordinance granting a telecommunication
franchise to FirstDigital Telecom LLC. The franchise agreement allows
FirstDigital Telecom LLC to maintain and place its facilities within the
City rights-of-way. Under the agreement, the company would be governed
by certain conditions, would need to secure appropriate permits and pay
the telecommunications tax under state law. View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to
adopt Ordinance 71 of 2016 granting a Telecommunication Franchise to
FirstDigital Telecom LLC, which motion carried, all members present voted
aye .
(C 16-822)
8:00:32 PM CONSENT
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Rogers seconded to
adopt only Item G1 on the Consent Agenda and not adopt Items G2 and G3,
which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
#1. Setting the date of Tuesday, November 15, 2016, at 7 : 00 p.m. to
hold a public hearing and accept public comment regarding an ordinance
amending the final budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment
staffing document, for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 . Under the proposal, funding
would be allocated for several items. Highlights include:
• Funding for Police fleet purchases.
• Funding for Police de-escalation training and community oriented
policing.
• Funding for pickle ball courts.
• Other budget amendments.
The Council may also discuss plans regarding the Economic Development
Department (Budget Amendment No. 2) View Attachments
(B 16-10)
#2 . Approving the appointment of John Kemp to the City and County
Building Conservancy and Use Committee for a term extending through
September 1, 2020 . View Attachments (Not Approved)
(I 16-34)
#3 . Approving the appointment of Mario Organista to the Community
Development & Capital Improvement Programs Advisory Board for a term
extending through October 12, 2019 . View Attachments (Not Approved)
(I 16-12)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 01 p.m.
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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.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held October 25, 2016 .
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