10/06/2020 - Work Session - MinutesMINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020
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The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday October 6, 2020,
in an Electronic Meeting, pursuant to 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; David Litvack, Mayor’s Senior Advisor; Ben
Kolendar, Economic Development Deputy Director; Katia Pace,
Principal Planner; Michaela Oktay, Deputy Planning Director;
Russell Weeks, Council Senior Advisor; David Salazar, Human
Resource Program Manager; Carolyn Campbell, Human Resource Program
Manager; Lehua Weaver, Associate Council Deputy Director; Laura
Briefer, Public Utilities Director; Lorna Vogt, Public Services
Director; Danny Walz, Redevelopment Agency Chief Operating
Officer; Blake Thomas, Director of Community & Neighborhoods; JP
Goates, Housing & Neighborhood Development Policy & Program
Manager; Daniel Rip, Housing and Neighborhood Development Policy
& Program Manager; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior Public Policy
Analyst; Nick Norris, Planning Director; Daniel Echeverria, Senior
Planner; Julianne Sabula, Transportation Transit Program Manager;
Jonathan Larsen, Transportation Director; Lisa Shaffer, Mayor’s
Chief Administrative Officer; Robert Nutzman, Council
Administrative Assistant; Amanda Lau, Council Public Engagement &
Communications Specialist; Benjamin Luedtke, Council Policy
Analyst; and DeeDee Robinson, Deputy City Recorder.
Councilmember Wharton presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:04 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1.2:05:56 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, and the September
8th windstorm. As part of the update, the Council may discuss
public health and other public safety, policy and budget issues
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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.
Mayor Mendenhall and Rachel Otto provided updates/briefed the
Council regarding COVID-19 and windstorm, including:
• City moving back into Orange phase (after three highest positive
test case days in local pandemic history)
• 8.5% positivity rate averaged in the last seven days (goal was
less than 5%)
• 45 City Police officers were quarantined/in isolation due to
exposure
• Coordination with local businesses/public health officials to
re-evaluate moderate-risk restrictions
• Windstorm cleanup moving ahead and currently on schedule
• Coordination with a variety of different programs to keep wood
waste out of landfills
#2.2:09:59 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.
Rachel Otto briefed the Council regarding:
• Continuation of the Community Commitment Program (Phase II
began yesterday – involving intensive focused outreach located
in the 700 South area/Geraldine E. King Women’s Resource Center,
15 individuals engaged during outreach, six individuals
accepting services with nine declining services)
• Website being made available today by Housing and Neighborhood
Development (HAND), explaining various phases of Community
Commitment Program, available resources, addressing frequently
asked questions, etc.
#3.2:13:21 PM Informational: Updates on Racial Equity and Policing (REP). 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
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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.
David Litvack briefed the Council regarding:
• Background on selection process of facilitators (Langdon Group
being firm selected)
• Proposed budget for REP Commission Members & Facilitators
(funding for the facilitator positions not to exceed $218,940
for one year, funding/honorarium of $2,500 for core
commissioners, $2,000 for other members, and $1,500 for two
youth commission members).
Straw Poll: Support for funding the REP facilitator positions
(expecting a future budget amendment and support for that budget
amendment). Council Members Rogers, Johnston, Wharton, Fowler,
Mano, and Dugan were in favor. Councilmember Valdemoros was absent
for the vote.
4:09:51 PM Katherine Lewis and Benjamin Luedtke briefed the
Council regarding donation ordinance guidelines/restrictions,
donation of military surplus (as per current draft ordinance), and
examples of equipment donated to other jurisdictions (grenade
launchers, military assault rifles, combat Humvees with top
mounted firearms).
Straw Poll: Support for creating a process to negotiate with
the Administration regarding the donation of certain military
surplus property (through added/amended language regarding
donation policy in an ordinance). All Council Members were in
favor.
Mr. Luedtke inquired on the upcoming timeline: if the Council
would be ready to vote this evening at the formal meeting or moving
the vote to the next formal meeting. Cindy Gust-Jenson recommended
an added motion to allow the Council to adopt the ordinance tonight
with the condition the Attorney’s office add the requested amended
language. Mr. Luedtke confirmed this could be added for the formal
meeting tonight. Councilmember Wharton agreed to Ms. Gust-Jenson’s
recommendation.
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#4. 2:21:53 PM Ordinance: Fleet Block Zoning Amendments (300 and 400 West and between 800 and 900 South). The Council will be
briefed about a proposal to create a new land use zone titled Form-
Based Urban Neighborhood 3 (FB-UN3) and rezone the 10-acre City
block known as the Fleet Block (located between 300 and 400 West
and between 800 and 900 South) from Public Land (PL) and General
Commercial (CG) to FB-UN3. The area was previously used by the
City for a fleet maintenance facility that has since been
relocated. Form-Based code focuses on the form and appearance of
buildings. It also has more regulations that control those aspects
of development than traditional zones. The proposal would apply
regulations to future developments such as building design,
height, bulk, use, and other development standards and land uses.
The regulations are intended to support the block’s redevelopment.
In addition to the zoning amendments, the Council will also hear
updates from City departments about the work they have done related
to the redevelopment of this City-owned property. Petition No.
PLNPCM2019-00277. View Attachments
Mayor Mendenhall, Nick Tarbet, Nick Norris, and Daniel Echeverria briefed the Council with attachments. Discussion was
held regarding history of the fleet block, considerations for fleet
block and nearby/surrounding area, overview of current zoning,
master plan coordination, form-based code proposal (key components
including: midrise heights, design controls, broad mix of uses,
expandable to Granary area), building form types and allowances
(row house/vertical mixed use, multi-family, storefront), design
standards, possible land uses, parking/streetscape/sign
requirements, additional requirements/components
(retail/restaurant/art galleries along 900 South sidewalks,
excluding residential units and clarifications to code to reduce
conflicts), and public process (outreach, open house, public
comments, and public hearings).
Further discussion included environmental impacts/concerns,
requiring certain commercial uses on ground level throughout the
block, and concerns regarding developing lot lacking open/green
space.
Councilmember Valdemoros joined the meeting at 3:00 p.m.
Daniel Rip provided a high-level summary of the Urban Design
Associates Feasibility Study, including: study completed late
2018, concluding presentation was made to the City Council early
2019 (findings were reviewed), process included heavy public
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engagement with several community engagement meetings, findings
included recommendations from consultants for the City to include
dividing the site into three areas and develop using a phased
approach, recommended next steps at the time included: begin the
re-zone process, determine a sequence for public infrastructure
improvements around the fleet block (new roads, public
access/transportation, upgrades to utilities/underground utility
lines), determine a path for environmental remediation, and
publish from a request for interest and/or qualification from
developers (important for the City to see what interest there was
in the development community for pursuing this project).
JP Goates provided information regarding environmental
considerations, including: constraints due to previous industrial
use (for over 100 years), mitigation of existing soil contaminants
(petroleum, lead, arsenic, etc.), Phase II assessment was
conducted in late 2017 detailing cleanup costs (ranging from
$600,000 for commercial screening, time frame varying from eight
months to two years), and determining factors for level of cleanup
dependent on future use of the property/screening levels (EPA
standards for commercial vs. residential uses).
Councilmember Johnston requested more detailed information
regarding environmental cleanup costs if the block became a public
park. Mr. Goates said he would provide more information to the
Council.
Jonathan Larsen provided the following information: potential
changes to street frontage on fleet block depended on what was
developed, largest investment in the area being 400 West light
rail connection (benefitting the neighborhood/City, relieving
pressure off main TRAX line), light rail study being conducted by
Utah Transit Authority (UTA), additional City-run Transportation
projects being on a much shorter time frame: 900 South
reconstruction, 9-Line trail completion, 300 West reconstruction,
the already completed Route 9 service (funded by Funding Our
Future), and the Grain Loop project (900 South/500 West) with
plans to address the railroad tracks in the area (being a major
barrier heading west).
Danny Walz and Ben Kolendar provided information regarding
RDA involvement in the western downtown area (including Fleet
Block) including: consideration of one or more potential project
areas, the existing RDA project area of the Granary District
(expiring in 2023), existing project area of the Depot District
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(expiring in 2022), looking at 400 South/400 West areas as they
relate to potential transit expansion/improvements (including
consideration of the Grand Boulevards – 500/600 South), financial
analysis being conducted for land use, base taxable values for the
areas, planned projects for the neighborhood, property value
increases (re-zoning efforts playing a role in economic growth
potential), inclusion of an evaluation of areas from a community
impact/neighborhood vibrancy prospective (prioritizing public
benefits including affordable housing, sustainable development,
walkability, open-space, adaptive reuse, and historic
preservation), crucial portion of analysis for new project areas
was determining appetite for additional taxing entities to
participate (to what extent a new project area could align with
their goals), current discussions/negotiations with Salt Lake City
School District and Salt Lake County for approval of 9-Line & State
Street project areas, and analysis results informing discussions
with the Administration regarding priorities/next steps.
Councilmember Johnston expressed concern regarding investing
time/staff resources/money for new project areas in that district.
Mr. Kolendar said the struggle in planning new project areas was
the balancing of either shaping development that was happening now
(in the vision/values of the City) or have development build
development (may not fit City values, becomes more unorganized).
Mr. Walz added there were public benefits such as affordable
housing, infrastructure improvements, and encouraging transit to
be built sooner to benefit the area (as well as the City and County
as a whole).
Blake Thomas thanked the Council for utilizing their various
backgrounds to provide recommendations to the FBUN-3 zone and
mentioned that an update on the 2018 study (funded through Housing
& Neighborhood Development – HAND) was requested (noting the study
was now outdated), feedback from the Council regarding open-space
for the Fleet Block was being heard, and determining a zoning
change that all departments could agree on was top priority.
Mayor Mendenhall said that open space was very important to
her in the development of the Fleet Block and she appreciated the
creativity considerations of the Planning Department and others.
She said open-space had water-quality benefits, intersectional
reasons in the decision-making process, and for the future public
benefit that brings open-space up on the list of priorities.
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Laura Briefer provided information on the following: higher-
capacity water/waste water lines existed in the Fleet Block area,
however; capacity upgrades may be needed if larger water users
came in to the development (industrial, whole food processing,
breweries, beverage manufacturing, etc.), storm water
considerations included the new MS4 Permit (State issued –
authorizes City to discharge storm-water collected by storm sewer
systems to waters of the United States) requiring on-site retention
of water, and any changes with respect to pedestrian activity in
the area/changes to the flow of traffic would trigger consideration
of enhanced lighting areas (included in the updated Street Lighting
Master Plan forthcoming to the Council).
Lorna Vogt said a needs assessment was performed in 2018-2019
and was made available to the Council, the Fleet Block resided in
the Central Planning Area for public lands and was identified as
the highest need (currently lowest level of service in the City),
highest level of anticipated growth/visitation/future needs
(measured by the number of school aged children/youth, seniors,
density, and income), the block had a significant lack of trees
and area for other open spaces that were publicly accessible, the
addition of green spaces/plazas/squares were a way to support
livability and economic development in addition to their many
social/environmental factors, considerations for
preserving/incorporating into a public plaza/square (due to the
historic/current nature of the Fleet Block itself – specifically
the murals), and research was being conducted for resources on how
to use public spaces to connect people across
demographics/economic levels with some model cities finding
measurable impacts in voting participation & civic engagements
(due to access to available public space).
Councilmember Fowler said she would be interested in the
findings of the research from Ms. Vogt and her team and requested
a small group meeting to discuss.
#5. 3:44:18 PM Tentative Break
#6. 4:27:57 PM Ordinance: Congregate Care Text Amendment Additional Recommendations. The Council will be briefed about a
proposal that would create a land use classification to address
short-term housing for the terminally ill and seriously ill
(sometimes known as eleemosynary, residential support, group home,
assisted living facility, or congregate care facilities). The
updated proposal includes reviewing compatibility concerns for how
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this land use, and others like it, would impact the adjacent
residential neighborhoods, particularly the Institutional Zoning
District. Petition No. PLNPCM2016-00024 View Attachments Nick Tarbet, Katia Pace, Michaela Oktay, and Nick Norris
briefed the Council with attachments. Discussion was held
regarding Planning Commission recommendations (remove 25-person
cap in the definition of Assisted Living Facilities, remove 800-
foot distance requirements between facilities, rename Eleemosynary
to “Dwelling, Congregate Care” facility, create new parking
requirement, etc.), proposing the addition of a qualifying
provision limiting one individual allowed per 950 square/feet of
lot area for Large Congregate Care/Large Assisted Living
facilities only in the Institutional zoning districts, amending
the definition of Congregate Care land use to explain how to define
an individual to be calculated, Medical Respite being a service
(not a land use type) and addressed/allowed as part of existing
land uses in the zoning ordinance, reasoning for focus on
Institutional zoning district (usually lying within low-density
neighborhoods – potentially impacting the neighborhood), and
allowance for existing facilities to increase the number of clients
with the proposed changes.
#7. 4:59:40 PM Ordinance: Shared Housing Zoning Text Amendments Follow-up Briefing (formerly Single Room Occupancy or SROs). The
Council will receive a follow-up briefing about a new proposal for
Shared Housing zoning text amendments. The proposed amendments
would redefine what was previously Single Room Occupancy (SRO)
housing to Shared Housing, and defines it as a residential
building, or part of one that contains smaller housing units
consisting of one or more sleeping rooms and contains either a
private kitchen or private bathroom, but not both. In the updated
proposal, units could contain multiple sleeping rooms, rather than
limiting the unit to one sleeping room. Petition No. PLNPCM2018-
00066. View Attachments Russell Weeks and Nick Norris briefed the Council regarding
requirement that any universally accessible units be on the ground-
floor (if more than what could fit on the ground floor then
allowable on other levels), and separate (new) petition being
required for expansion of shared housing units into residential
zones. #8. 5:06:21 PM Resolution: Authorizing Pick Up of Public Safety and Firefighter Employee Retirement Contributions. The Council
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will be briefed about a resolution that would authorize the City
to “pick up” or cover qualifying Tier II public safety and
firefighter employee retirement contributions. The Fiscal Year
(FY) 2020-2021 annual budget split the cost between the City and
employees. The City would fully cover the cost increase under the
proposal. View Attachments
Benjamin Luedtke, David Salazar, and Carolyn Campbell briefed
the Council regarding proposed change estimated to cost the City
approximately $55,000 (included reimbursing those City employees
who had made payments in the current fiscal year), change was
result of Senate Bill (SB) 129 of 2019 (increased public safety
retirement multiplier from 1.5% to 2% and effective starting July
1, 2020 – higher benefit to the employee), the change in State law
resulted in a cost increase of 4.27% for the retirement plans with
two options: covered fully by the employer, or split between
employer/employee – adopted fiscal year (FY) 21 budget splits the
cost between the City and employees), Administration now
recommending the City fully cover the cost increase and reimburse
City employees making payments since July 1, 2020, and proposed
change being built into the annual budget each year at 2.27%.
#9. 5:18:02 PM Informational: County Sales Tax for Transportation Projects Follow-up. The Salt Lake County fourth
quarter-cent sales tax for transportation funding is a new, ongoing
funding source dedicated to transportation. The Council will
receive a follow-up briefing about the Administration’s proposed
projects for Fiscal Year 2020-21. Funding includes $1.5 million
for improvements to prepare for frequent transit bus service on
600 North and 1000 North, $800,000 for improvements to the 9-Line
Trail and Folsom Trail, and $200,000 for alleyway maintenance,
among other items. The Council may consider a straw poll to support
releasing funds for some or all project proposals. View Attachments Benjamin Luedtke, Blake Thomas, Jonathan Larsen, Jennifer Bruno, and Julianne Sabula briefed the Council with attachments.
Discussion was held regarding Transportation’s Quality
Transportation Improvement Plan (QTIP) website (providing
clarity/transparency regarding scoring metrics, processes, tools
used, funding opportunities, and links to master project list),
QTIP being Transportations new 5 year program (technical project
screening with 23 data points: analysis of equity, sustainability,
good governance, and safety), prioritization of a 5+ year project
list, matching projects with opportunities (Capital Improvement
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Projects - CIP, Fourth quarter, Funding Our Future, etc.), proposed
QTIP annual timeline (successful with high-level buy in from
multiple levels throughout the City – particularly the Council),
goal being to receive feedback from the Council regarding project
prioritization, providing the Council requested list of projects
not selected this year, QTIP providing accountability,
transparency, and clarity about why projects get selected,
different this year was a dedicated funding stream and potential
discussions to determine if it was automatically directed or added
to the larger CIP conversation (used for CIP projects), and
motivation for the project was to be organized with more
information for more informed discussions.
Councilmember Johnston raised concerns regarding potentially
choosing between a project that was ready to go but was not nearly
as impactful (to surrounding area/neighborhood) as a project that
maybe was not ready and would never be because they could never
start.
Councilmember Fowler said she was in favor of releasing
funds/not holding up required work but requested more time to
discuss the process to understand the benefits to the Department
as well as the Council.
Straw Poll: Support for release of the recommended project
list, and to move forward with releasing funds for said projects
and set this topic for a future agenda item for policy discussion.
All Council Members were in favor.
#10. 5:48:45 PM Board Appointment: Utah Performing Arts Center Agency (UPACA) – Rachel Otto. The Council will interview Rachel
Otto prior to considering her appointment to the UPACA Board for
a term ending October 6, 2024. View Attachments
Interview was held. Councilmember Wharton said Rachel Otto’s
name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
#11. 5:52:12 PM Board Appointment: Human Rights Commission – Shannon Kelly. The Council will interview Shannon Kelly prior to
considering her appointment to the Human Rights Commission for a
term ending April 3, 2022. Shannon is replacing Kimberlyn Mains,
who resigned August 2020. View Attachments
Interview was held. Councilmember Wharton said Shannon
Kelly’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
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#12. 5:56:56 PM Board Appointment: Business Advisory Board – Edward Bennett. The Council will interview Edward Bennett prior to
considering his appointment as an ex-officio member to the Business
Advisory Board for a term ending December 27, 2021. View Attachments
Interview was held. Councilmember Wharton said Edward
Bennett’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration.
STANDING ITEMS
#13. Report of the Chair and Vice Chair
No discussion was held.
#14. 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 scheduling items.
Item not held.
#15. Tentative Closed Session. Council will consider a motion
to enter into Closed Session for any specific purpose under Section
52-4-205.
Item not held.
The Work Session meeting adjourned at 6:03 p.m.
Minutes approved on May 4, 2021
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COUNCIL CHAIR
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CITY RECORDER
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