09/15/2020 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 , 2020
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday September 15, 2020,
in an Electronic Meeting, pursuant to Chair determination and Salt
Lake City Emergency Proclamation No. 2 of 2020 (2) (b) .
In Attendance: Council Members Andrew Johnston, Amy Fowler, Chris
Wharton, Daniel Dugan, Darin Mano, James Rogers, and Analia
Valdemoros .
Staff in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive
Director; Jennifer Bruno, Council Deputy Director; Erin
Mendenhall, Mayor; Rachel Otto, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Katherine
Lewis, City Attorney; Allison Rowland, Council Public Policy
Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Associate Council Deputy Director; Mary
Beth Thompson, Chief Financial Officer; Lorna Vogt, Public
Services Director; Kira Luke, Council Public Engagement & Policy
Analyst; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior Public Policy Analyst; Orion
Goff, Building Official; Antonio Padilla, Building Services
Manager; Jason Draper, Public Utilities Engineer; Karl Lieb, Fire
Chief; Mike Brown, Police Chief; Brian Fullmer, Council
Constituent Liaison & Policy Analyst; David Gellner, Principal
Planner; Samuel Owen, Council Public Policy Analyst; Laura
Briefer, Public Utilities Director; Danny Walz, Redevelopment
Agency (RDA) Chief Operating Officer; Lauren Parisi, RDA Project
Manager; Tammy Hunsaker, RDA Project Manager; Lisa Shaffer,
Mayor' s Chief Administrative Officer; Amanda Lau, Council Public
Engagement & Communications Specialist; Benjamin Luedtke, Council
Policy Analyst; and DeeDee Robinson, Deputy City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Micah Peters, Applicant (Item #7) ; and Dianne
Olson, Langdon Group Consultant (Item #8) .
Councilmember Wharton presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2 : 05 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 2:07:13 PM Informational : Updates Relating to Mayor' s
Proclamations Declaring Local Emergencies for COVID-19, March
Earthquake, Recent Protests, and Windstorm. The Council will
receive an update from the Administration about the Mayor's
emergency declarations relating to COVID-19 (coronavirus) , the
March 18th earthquake in the Salt Lake Valley, recent protests in
the City, and the September 8th windstorm. As part of the update,
the Council may discuss public health and other public safety,
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policy and budget issues stemming from the emergency declarations.
The Council may also receive information or updates from
organizations or experts related to the emergency responses and
coordination, including but not limited to earthquake damage to
the City, the functioning of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) ,
City response and aid, and the status of City buildings.
2:07:51PM Mayor Mendenhall took a moment of personal privilege
to recognize the loss of a City employee, Mark Peterson who was
killed on the job at Fleet Services, and a moment of silence was
held.
Lorna Vogt, Rachel Otto, and Mayor Mendenhall briefed the
Council regarding windstorm updates (public safety, partners
assisting with cleanup, infrastructure damage, repair priorities,
primary focus areas of cleanup) , parks access, replanting tree
efforts, park/streets maintenance being pushed to next year,
update pending on costs relating to damage repair, emergency
shelters for homeless individuals, current COVID-19 trends (ICU
rates, testing, etc. ) , updates for bio-waste cleanup efforts, camp
abatements, and winter homeless shelter updates .
#2 . 2:32:07 PM Informational: Updates on Relieving the
Condition of People Experiencing Homelessness . The Council will
hear updates and discuss issues pertaining to relieving the
condition of people experiencing homelessness in neighborhoods
throughout Salt Lake City.
Councilmember Wharton said Item #2 was addressed in Item #1 .
#3 . 2:32:13PM Informational: Updates on Racial Equity and
Policing. The Council will hold a discussion about recent efforts
on various projects City staff are working on related to racial
equity and policing in the City. The conversation may include
issues of community concern about race, equity, and justice in
relation to law enforcement policies, procedures, budget, and
ordinances. Discussion may include:
• An update or report on the newly created Commission on
Racial Equity in Policing; and
• Other project updates or discussion. View Attachments
Kira Luke briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion
was held regarding Mental Health Crisis Response Programs (non-
profit partnerships, mobile response teams, call diversion
programs, alternatives to police responses) , and The Center for
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Policing Equity having provided a road-map for new funding models
for public safety services (including a scope for Request-for-
Proposals for police budget audit/analysis of public safety
demand) .
#4 . 2:42:38PM Ordinance: Demolition of Dangerous or Boarded
Buildings Follow-up Briefing. The Council will receive a follow-
up briefing on changes to the City's Demolition ordinance. The
proposed changes are intended to streamline the process for
demolitions on commercial and residential properties, remove the
requirement for a replacement use, landscape plan and bond, and
provide clarity to the enforcement process for boarded buildings.
Chapters 18. 84, 18. 64 and 2. 21 . 030 will be amended as part of this
petition. View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Orion Goff, Antonio Padilla, Jason Draper, Karl
Lieb, and Mike Brown briefed the Council regarding proposed changes
intending to streamline the process and provide clarity with more
clear description of boarded buildings; some dangerous or nuisance
buildings, boarded buildings having impact on first responders
(fire/police) , purpose/intent with current changes, current
boarded building permit fees (including options for assessing
additional fees to encourage compliance and initiating the
process) , elimination of landscaping requirements, allowances for
irrigation meters for boarded structures, housing mitigation loss,
weed abatement in lieu of landscaping (property liens held to
recuperate abatement costs) , and inspector capacity (freeing up
employee resources) .
#5. PULLED Ordinance: Early Notification Text Amendment
Follow-up. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about an
ordinance that would make various changes to Salt Lake City Code
relating to early notification of the public and recognized
community organizations for land use projects. The Council
initiated this petition to clarify early notification regulations
and public outreach. The purpose of the proposed changes is to
increase awareness and participation by the public for various
types of City projects while still providing a timely review
process for applicants. View Attachments
Item pulled from the agenda .
#6 . Tentative Break
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#7 . 3:52:46PM Ordinance: Rezone and Master Plan Amendment at
833 South 800 East (Telegraph Exchange Lofts) . The Council will be
briefed about an ordinance that would amend the zoning map and
future land use map for property located at 833 South 800 East. If
approved, the property would be rezoned from an R-2 (Single & Two-
Family Residential) zoning designation to RMF-45 (Moderate/High-
Density Multi-family Residential) . The future land use map
designation would change from "Low-Density Residential" to
"Medium/High Density Residential. " The applicant also owns the
adjacent property at 847 East 800 South (the Telegraph Exchange
Building) . Under the proposal, the two properties would be
consolidated into one parcel for the development of 23 residential
units. View Attachments
Brian Fullmer and David Gellner briefed the Council regarding
project details (23 total units, for-rent residential, two parking
spaces per unit, town home units to include two car garages) ,
property history, and planned development being approved by the
Planning Commission (contingent on zoning change) .
3:55:51PM Micah Peters (applicant) was granted five minutes to
provide information regarding the proposal including background of
project/history of building, outreach efforts involving the
community, land/site plan details, landscaping details, and
parking allowances (47 on-site stalls, all stalls containing
electric vehicle hookups) .
#8 . 4:11:51PM Informational : East-West Conveyance Project. The
Council will receive a briefing from the Department of Public
Utilities about a water conveyance project that will span the
valley from the City's water resources on the eastern side to
customers on the western and northern sides of the service area.
View Attachments
Samuel Owen, Dianne Olson (outside consultant) , and Laura
Briefer briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held
regarding project purpose, project background, major Salt Lake
City sources of water, alignment overview (three construction
phases) , schedule of the project (present through fall of 2023) ,
planned outreach (mailers, meetings, project page, etc. ) , and cost
of the project ($60 million) .
#9 . 4:28:15PM Ordinance: Budget Amendment No. 2 for Fiscal Year
2020-21 Follow-up. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing
about an ordinance that would amend the final budget of Salt Lake
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City, including the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year
2020-21 . 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 additional publicly-accessible internet
access and expansion of the City's Youth and Family program to
help with childcare and education, among other items. During the
September 1, 2020 formal meeting the Council approved Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding for
personnel costs related to pandemic response. View Attachments
Benjamin Luedtke, Mary Beth Thompson, Lisa Shaffer, and
Jennifer Bruno briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion
was held regarding due date for CARES funding (October 1) and the
possibility of extending the deadline, General Fund projects
qualifying for CARES funding (possible to move items from the
General Fund directly to CARES grant) , internet allowance/hazard
pay bonuses for City employees, possible incentives for City
employees who did not receive internet allowance/hazard pay bonus,
and the General Fund being the source of funding for all items (A2
to A14) , made available due to CARES funding.
#10 . 4:48:36 PM Diversion of Property Tax for a Community
Reinvestment Project Area (CRA) : 9-Line Interlocal Agreement with
the Redevelopment Agency. The Council will be briefed about a
resolution that would approve an interlocal agreement with the
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City for the diversion of
property tax for the 9-Line Community Reinvestment Project Area
(CRA) . The agreement identifies terms of participation in the CRA
including percentage of tax increment to be contributed, length of
the participation, amount of funds for specific activities (such
as being set aside for affordable housing) , and the base year used
to calculate the increment. View Attachments
4:50:04PM Councilmember Valdemoros disclosed she owned property
within the 9-Line CRA and 4:50:26PM Councilmember Mano disclosed that
his residence was within the State Street CRA.
Benjamin Luedtke, Danny Walz, and Lauren Parisi briefed the
Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding project
boundaries (738 acres total/113 acres anticipated to redevelop) ,
standards to guide development (strengthen employment base,
support needs of current residents/attract new residents, etc. ) ,
CRA history (9-Line CRA approved August 2018) , interlocal
agreement terms, projected tax-increment, and tentative schedule.
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#11 . 5:01:23 PM Diversion of Property Tax for a Community
Reinvestment Project Area: State Street Interlocal Agreement with
the Redevelopment Agency. The Council will be briefed about a
resolution that would approve an interlocal agreement with the
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City for the diversion of
property tax for the State Street Community Reinvestment Project
Area (CRA) . The agreement identifies terms of participation in the
CRA including percentage of tax increment to be contributed, length
of the participation, amount of funds for specific activities (such
as being set aside for affordable housing) , and the base year used
to calculate the increment. View Attachments
Lauren Parisi, Danny Walz, Tammy Hunsaker, and Mayor
Mendenhall briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was
held regarding project boundaries (730 total acres/204 acres
anticipated to redevelop) , standards to guide development
(transit-oriented, walkable environment, etc. ) , CRA history (State
Street CRA approved August 2018) , interlocal agreement terms,
projected tax increment from new growth, tentative schedule,
integration with transit oriented development, tools for promoting
housing for families/mitigating the loss of students in the City
for both 9-Line and State Street CRA' s (utilizing funds to build
more housing for homeownership and higher unit mix of bedrooms
encouraging families) , past CRA project history, and reasoning for
extending boundaries to west side of City.
#12 . 5:25:37 PM Ordinance : Restricting Military Surplus
Equipment in the Police Department. The Council will be briefed
about a proposed ordinance that would restrict the Salt Lake City
Police Department from receiving or acquiring certain military
surplus equipment property such as military-grade weapons, combat
aircraft and armored vehicles. The ordinance would require an
initial report and then annual report on the Police Department's
inventory of military surplus equipment. Going forward, when the
Police Department seeks any military surplus equipment a public
purpose must be met (such as advancing public health with medical
supplies) and notice must be given to the Council, Mayor and
Finance Department. View Attachments
Benjamin Luedtke and Katherine Lewis briefed the Council
regarding restrictions applying to any military equipment surplus
program, specific categories (combat aircraft, weapons, etc. ) ,
budget amendment/reasoning required if Police Department requested
to acquire/purchase surplus equipment, written
notification/explanation to the Council/Mayor/Finance Director
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required for donation of surplus equipment, surplus ammunition
(bullets) being used for police training only, possibility for
additional types of surplus equipment, and next steps .
#13 . 5:43:31 PM Board Appointment: Human Rights Commission - Dr.
Ivis Garcia. The Council will interview Dr. Ivis Garcia prior to
considering her appointment to the Human Rights Commission for a
term ending December 30, 2024. View Attachments
Interview was held. Councilmember Wharton said Ms . Garcia' s
name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#14 . 5:33:53PM Board Appointment: Cultural Core Budget Committee
- Moana Uluave-Hafoka. The Council will interview Moana Uluave-
Hafoka prior to considering her appointment to the Cultural Core
Budget Committee for a term ending September 15, 2024. View
Attachments
Interview was held. Councilmember Wharton said Ms . Uluave-
Hafoka' s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
STANDING ITEMS
#15 . Report of the Chair and Vice Chair
No discussion was held.
#16 .5:37:32 PM Report and Announcements from the Executive
Director. Report of the Executive Director, including a review of
Council information items and announcements. The Council may give
feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council
business, including but not limited to;
• Property Conveyance for 1085 East Simpson Avenue; and
• Scheduling Items.
See File M 20-5 for Announcements .
#17 .5:48:16 PM Tentative Closed Session
Councilmember Mano moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
enter into Closed Session to discuss pending and reasonably
imminent litigation pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-205 (1) (c) ; and
Advice of Counsel, pursuant to Utah Open and Public Meetings Law.
A roll call vote was taken. Council Members Johnston, Wharton,
Mano, Valdemoros, Dugan, Fowler, and Rogers voted aye.
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See File M 20-1 for Sworn Statement.
In Attendance: Council Members Johnston, Valdemoros, Wharton,
Fowler, Rogers, Dugan, and Mano.
Others in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Jennifer Bruno, Mayor
Mendenhall, Lehua Weaver, Lisa Shaffer, Mark Kittrell, Rachel
Otto, Amanda Lau, Sam Owen, David Mull, Benjamin Luedtke, Katherine
Lewis, Allison Rowland, Robert Nutzman, and DeeDee Robinson.
The Work Session meeting adjourned at 5 : 49 p.m.
The Closed Session meeting adjourned at 6 : 47 p.m.
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September 15, 2020 .
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