10/06/2005 - Minutes (3) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Thursday, October 6, 2005, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Van Turner, Eric Jergensen, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Carlton Christensen
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rocky Fluhart, Management Services Chief Administrative Officer;
Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Russell
Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Mary Guy-Sell, Intermodal Hub
Consultant; Doug Dansie, Community Planning/Land Use and Transportation
Planner; Lex Traughber, Preservation and Urban Design Planner; Cheri
Coffey, Planning Administration Deputy Director/Zoning
Administration/Preservation and Urban Design/Housing and Zoning
Enforcement; Joel Paterson, Senior Planner, Preservation and Urban
Design Planner; Alexander Ikefuna, Planning Administration Director;
and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 46 p .m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 6:38:50PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING TO AMEND THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE TO
ADD LANGUAGE REGARDING THE CONVERSION OF VACANT PROPERTIES, DUE TO
DEMOLITION, TO COMMERCIAL PARKING GARAGES, LOTS OR DECKS IN "Dl" ZONE
PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. 400-03-30 . View Attachments
Lex Traughber, Russell Weeks and Cheri Coffey briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . The Council was in favor of advancing the
issue to a public hearing.
#2 . 6:48:07 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE REQUESTING
A CLOSURE OF A PORTION OF NAVAJO STREET (1335 WEST) AT APPROXIMATELY 83
SOUTH TO ALLOW THE PETITIONER TO COMBINE THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY WITH HIS ADJOINING PROPERTY PURSUANT TO PETITION
NO. 400-05-01 . (RICHARD LETHER) View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, Joel Paterson and Cheri Coffey briefed the Council
with the attached handouts . The Council was in favor of advancing the
proposal .
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#3 . 5:46:03 PM RECEIVE AN UPDATE BRIEFING REGARDING THE TRAX
EXTENSION AND INTERMODAL HUB. View Attachments
D . J. Baxter, Russell Weeks, Doug Dansie, and Mary Guy-Sell
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Discussion was held on
budget approval/appropriations, design costs, number/location of
proposed stations and Planning Commission (PC) review and
recommendations . Council Members expressed concern that the proposal
had not been to the PC.
A straw poll was taken on approving $1 . 7 million for design.
Councilmember Love said she needed more budget information on the cost
to design a second station. Councilmember Buhler said he was in favor
of funding the design for one station. Councilmember Turner said he
was in favor of funding two stations . Councilmember Jergensen said he
was in favor of moving forward with design but wanted detailed
information about the entire project. Councilmember Saxton said she
was in favor funding two stations and receiving more information .
Councilmember Lambert said he was in favor of funding.
Councilmember Lambert said the Council wanted to receive a
briefing during the Redevelopment Agency' s October 13, 2005 meeting.
He said the Council wanted information regarding design costs for a
second station, cost breakdown regarding the $1 . 7 million allocated for
design, construction details and budget criteria/cost breakdown
regarding one station or two stations and a timetable for all aspects
of the project. The Council requested written follow-up prior to the
October 13th meeting.
Ms . Guy-Sell asked for clarification on the specific information
the Council wanted. Ms . Gust-Jenson said she would work with the
Administration. Councilmember Jergensen said the timetable needed to
include submission to the PC, all required steps before the proposal
came back to the Council, funding information and potential
construction dates leading to the 2008 opening. Councilmember Buhler
said in the near future the Council needed to hold a discussion
regarding the entire Intermodal Hub budget. He said the Council needed
to maintain control of the funding.
#4 . 6:50:27PM (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS AND TO DISCUSS PENDING OR
REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 ,
52-4-4 , 52-4-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) .
The item was withdrawn.
#5 . 6:52:05PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2005
No report was given. See file M 05-5 for announcements .
The meeting adjourned at 6 : 57 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held October
6, 2005 .
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