10/19/2021 - Formal Meeting - Meeting Materials
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
FORMAL MEETING
October 19, 2021 Tuesday 7:00 PM
This Meeting Will be an Electronic Meeting Pursuant to the Chair’s
Determination.
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Amy Fowler, Chair
District 7
Chris Wharton, Vice Chair
District 3
District 1
Darin Mano
District 5
Dennis Faris
District 2
Ana Valdemoros
District 4
Dan Dugan
District 6
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Please note: Dates not identified in the FYI - Project Timeline are either not applicable or not yet
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WELCOME AND PUBLIC MEETING RULES
A. OPENING CEREMONY:
1. Council Member Amy Fowler will conduct the formal meeting.
2. Pledge of Allegiance.
3. Welcome and Public Meeting Rules.
4. The Council will approve the work session meeting minutes of Tuesday, April 13,
2021; Tuesday, April 20, 2021; and Tuesday, September 7, 2021; the formal
meeting minutes of Tuesday, September 7, 2021; as well as the meeting minute
excerpts relating to Delegating GO Bond actions from Tuesday, September 21,
2021.
B. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Ordinance: Street Vacation near 538 East 14th Avenue
The Council will accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance that
would partially vacate a portion of 14th Avenue adjacent to a property located at
538 East 14th Avenue. The purpose of the partial vacation is to reconcile the
location of fencing and landscaping within the park strip. The partial vacation will
not impact vehicular traffic or pedestrian access to the street or sidewalk. Petition
No.: PLNPCM2018-00561
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
2. Ordinance: Budget Amendment No.3 for Fiscal Year 2021-22
The Council will accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance that
would amend the final budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing
document, for Fiscal Year 2021-22. Budget amendments happen several times
each year to reflect adjustments to the City’s budgets, including proposed project
additions and modifications. This amendment includes re-authorizing $2 million
for the nonprofit Switchpoint to assist in their purchase of the former winter
overflow shelter at the Airport Inn. Switchpoint, is proposing to purchase the
property to provide transitional housing for extremely low-income seniors and
veterans.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
C. POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS:
1. Ordinance: Rezone and Master Plan Amendment at 554 and 560 South
300 East
The Council will consider adopting an ordinance that would amend the zoning of
property at 554 and 560 South 300 East from RO (Residential/Office District) to
R-MU (Residential/Mixed Use District), and would amend the Central Community
Master Plan Future Land Use Map. The applicant is proposing to amend the
Master Plan to designate the subject sites as High Mixed Use land use designation,
which provides for spaces medium to high density residential and higher intensity
commercial uses. Consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another
zoning district with similar characteristics. Petition
No.: PLNPCM2020-00604/00712
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
2. Ordinance: Rezone and Master Plan Amendment at 461 South 400
East
The Council will consider adopting an ordinance that would amend the zoning of
property located at 461 South 400 East from R-MU-45 (Residential/Mixed Use
District) to TSA-UN-C (Transit Station Area Urban Neighborhood Core District),
and would amend the Central Community Master Plan Future Land Use Map. The
proposal to rezone the site is to accommodate a future redevelopment of the site to
include residential, retail, and live/work units while eliminating the parking
structures which front 500 South and Denver Street. The proposed amendment
would also change the Master Plan Future Land Use to High Density Transit
Oriented Development. Consideration may be given to rezoning the property to
another zoning district with similar characteristics. Petition
No.: PLNPCM2020-00804/00806
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
3. Ordinance: Rezone and Master Plan Amendment at 203 East 2100
South, 221 East 2100 South, and 1991 South 200 East
The Council will consider adopting an ordinance that would amend the zoning of
properties located at 203 East 2100 South, 221 East 2100 South, and 1991 South
200 East from RMF-45 (Moderate/High Density Multi-Family Residential
District) to FB-UN2 (Form Based Urban Neighborhood District) and would
amend the Central Community Master Plan Future Land Use Map. The intent is to
allow development of a mixed-use project which includes multi-family housing on
the subject parcels. Mixed-use is not allowed under the current RMF-45 zoning.
No specific site development proposal has been submitted at this
time. Consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning
district with similar characteristics. Petition No.: PLNPCM2021-00029 and
PLNPCM2021-00104
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
4. Ordinance: Elm Avenue Alley Vacation
The Council will consider adopting an ordinance that would vacate a portion of
City-owned alley situated adjacent to properties located at 968 East Elm Avenue,
974 East Elm Avenue, 980 East Elm Avenue, and 2188 South 1000 East. The
applicants identify public safety and lack of use of the public right-of-way as the
main reasons for the request. Petition No.: PLNPCM2020-00999
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
D. COMMENTS:
1. Questions to the Mayor from the City Council.
2. Comments to the City Council. (Comments are taken on any item not scheduled
for a public hearing, as well as on any other City business. Comments are limited
to two minutes.)
E. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Ordinance: Amending and Restating Salt Lake City Code Chapter 3.04
Relating to Local Sales and Use Taxes
The Council will Consider adopting an ordinance that would restate Salt Lake City
Code Chapter 3.04 relating to local sales and use taxes. This is a housekeeping
ordinance to align City code with state law.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - n/a
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Grant Holding Account Items (Batch No.2) Associated with Budget
Amendment No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2021-22
The Council will consider approving Grant Holding Account Item (Batch No. 2) for
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Associated with Budget Amendment No. 3.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - n/a
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Refer to motion sheet(s).
G. CONSENT:
1. Ordinance: Rezone at 1945 South 1300 East
The Council will set the date of Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7 p.m. to accept
public comment and consider adopting an ordinance that would amend the zoning
of property at 1945 South 1300 East from RMF-35 (Moderate Density Multi-
Family Residential District) to RMF-45 (Moderate/High Density Multi-Family
Residential). The proposed amendment to the Zoning Map is intended to
accommodate a new multifamily residential development. Consideration may be
given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar
characteristics. Petition No.:PLNPCM2020-01022
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Set date.
2. Board Appointment: Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry and Trails
(PNUT) Advisory Board – Nathan Manuel
The Council will consider approving the appointment of Nathan Manuel to the
PNUT Board for a term ending October 19, 2024.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Staff Recommendation - Approve.
3. Resolution: Public Benefits Analysis and Recommendation - Digital
Donation Program
The Council will set the date of Tuesday, November 9, 2021 to accept public
comment and consider adopting a resolution that would authorize the donation of
certain City computers to benefit disadvantaged communities and low-moderate
income families through a Digital Donation Program. The Information
Management Services (IMS) is proposing the City donate surplus computers to
community organizations that serve Salt Lake City’s low-income families and
individuals via an open application process. The organization will then
disseminate the refurbished computers to its clients, carry out an initial digital
literacy screening and/or training, and provide information and resources on
internet access.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD
Staff Recommendation - Set date.
H. ADJOURNMENT:
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
On or before 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 15, 2021, the undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder,
does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public Notice
Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided to The
Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any others who
have indicated interest.
CINDY LOU TRISHMAN
SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER
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Public Comments 10.13.2021-10.19.2021
Date/Time Opened Contact Name
Hi,I work in a middle school in the SLCSD.The mask mandate is causing more conflict with
students and teachers/staff than it is doing good.Many students have an exemption
already,so we don't have 100%compliance.Please give students the choice to wear a mask
10/13/2021 8:37 Dallin Miller or not.Thank you,Dallin Mask Mandate in Schools
TO:SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM:Alice McHugh,on behalf of the STPP
Coalition.I do not know how carefully you read the OpEd section of the Deseret News.But
one member of our Coalition just published a well-researched Op-Ed there that contains
facts I doubt you knew.Kindly take a moment to read this piece by Malin Moench,who for
30 yrs was a Federal regulator of the logistics industry.You can reach him directly
And yes,he is Dr.Brian Moench's"older&handsomer"
brother. a DESERET NEWS:October,2021 A"transloading facility"is a freight yard that
moves shipping containers between trucks and trains.The Utah Inland Port Authority(UIPA)
believes that it must build a new one<https://inlandportauthority.utah.gov/proposed-
transload-facility/>for its inland port project to succeed.The UIPA plans to expropriate Salt
Lake City's future tax revenue,which it will hand over to buyers of UIPA's capital
improvement bonds.It plans to issue bonds worth$150 million,repaid over 35 years from
future city tax revenue,at interest rates as high as 8.5%.Total cost to taxpayers could reach
$256 million.It's little wonder that UIPA may have to pay junk bond rates to finance its
transloading facility.The UIPA has not made a concrete business case for it and apparently
believes it doesn't need to.Former UIPA board chairman Derek Miller explained that"we're
building the airplane as we fly it."In place of planning and modeling of key economic
variables,UIPA offers the bond buyer only arm-waving generalities that blue financial skies
for its project lie ahead.Even if the UIPA had done its homework,seeking to finance its
project now is astonishingly premature for these reasons:1.The Utah Supreme Court
10/13/2021 9:47 Nancy McHugh *Continued 1/3* Utah Inland Port
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*Continued 2/3* still pondering whether UIPA can usurp Salt Lake City's taxing authority
without violating Utah's constitution.2.Union Pacific already has a transloading facility in
the port area ready to double its throughput if demand warrants.3.The transloading project
can't proceed without public hearings and permits issued by the Surface Transportation
Board,the Federal Highway Administration,and,likely,the Army Corps of Engineers.A
thorough environmental impact statement must be prepared before these hearings are
held.The analyses and approvals needed require years of advance planning.The UIPA has
not shown that it is even aware of these requirements,let alone planning to meet them.
Report ad 4.Salt Lake County is an EPA"nonattainment area"
<https://www.deseret.com/uta h/2021/2/10/22276644/2021-legislature-lawmakers-d iscuss-
22-clean-air-proposals-pollution-energy-salt-lake-valley>for ozone and PM2.5 pollution.
These air quality standards are obsolete,and likely to be tightened by the Biden
administration.With full buildout,the new transloading facility could generate 70,000 new
diesel truck trips per day,further fouling our airshed.The UIPA may be told to devise major
pollution mitigation measures to obtain a"nonattainment new source review"permit from
the EPA before building its transloading facility.5.Currently,diesel trucks haul freight for 12
cents per ton-mile on average,compared to 4 cents for rail.Some industry analysts predict
that within five years,autonomously driven electric semis will carry long-haul freight at 3
cents per ton-mile.If this happens,with a 25%cost advantage,autonomous trucks will
quickly capture the market for long haul freight<https://ark-invest.com/articles/analyst-
research/autonomous-trucks/>,which would end the need to transload containers to rail.6.
Transpacific shipping is dominated by three large consortiums.They keep contractual
Nancy McHugh control over both the sea and land segments of their container movements.
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*Continued 3/3*They avoid using West Coast seaports that divert freight through dry ports
that are more than 200 miles from their parent seaport.This keeps to a minimum both their
costs and their container turnaround times<https://www.portofwillamette.com/wp-
content/uploads/Brooks-ITF-Project-Plan-web.pdf>.Following current industry practice,
these consortiums would not send containers through Utah's port which is over 600 miles
from the California seaports on which it depends.7.Successful dry ports need a large import
market,with at least 10 million consumers within a 300-mile radius
<https://assets.recenter.tamu.edu/Documents/MktResearch/DF W_Houston_Ind ustria I_I nlan
dPortsLogistics.pdf>.Utah's import market is barely one third that size.Successful dry ports
also need substantial export volumes,such as agricultural,mineral,or industrial products.
Utah has only two bulk products of potential interest to Asia—coal and alfalfa.No West
Coast seaport will accept coal.Alfalfa cultivation uses half of the West's water supply—
most going to feed cattle in China.Our climate scientists predict
<https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1600873>that the mega drought gripping the
American West is here for the long term.Expanding the alfalfa trade now would be as
foolish as hitting ourselves in the head with a hammer.There are major legal,regulatory,
and geographical obstacles to the commercial success of UIPA's transloading facility that the
UIPA has yet to address—including the chance that it will not be needed soon after it is
built.If the UIPA prematurely bets hundreds of millions of future tax dollars on a soon-to-be-
obsolete transloading facility,taxpayers will be left holding a very expensive bag.Malin
Moench is a volunteer with the Stop the Polluting Port Coalition.--Alice McHugh(Nancy)
Nancy McHugh Salt Lake City,UT 84102
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Public Comments 10.13.2021-10.19.2021
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Commen
Subject:(EXTERNAL)Homeless/Transient Camping in Sugarhouse Hello,I live in Sugarhouse
(District 7)and am concerned about various homeless people camping around the
area...especially at the very north end of Elizabeth Street,where it turns up onto Highland
Drive,underneath the 1-80 overpass(just west of the Sugarhouse Liquor Store).It's HUGE!
Last week,my family drove by on our way home(we live on Elizabeth Street)and saw the
camp with 2 police cars there.I assumed the police would be breaking it up.Nope!The next
time we drove by(a couple of days later)and the next few times...it's still there and maybe
even larger?!!My husband&I have two elementary school-aged kids and we love to walk or
ride scooters/bikes down the length of Elizabeth Street and over to Fairmont Park...but my
kids are too scared to do that now with the camp there.I don't think I'd feel comfortable
taking them without my husband there too.I realize the city is short a few hundred beds
since closing the downtown homeless shelters a year or so ago,but there has to be a better
solution than people camping(and doing who knows what else)in broad daylight in our
quiet residential neighborhood!Please help,or direct me who I should contact instead...
10/13/2021 14:37 Abbie Carter-Smith Thank you,Abbie Carter-Smith Homelessness
_>Sent:Wednesday,October 13,2021 6:25 PM To:Fowler,Amy Subject:(EXTERNAL)
Homeless Camp Can you please help?I've been trying for a couple weeks to get a homeless
camp at Highland and 1-80 dispersed.I have serious concerns about the camp as I've heard
from neighbors that they have had items stolen and seen drug use.It has now blocked the
side walk to Elizabeth Sherman park and continues to grow daily.There is also a ton of trash
10/15/2021 13:48 Joe Reynolds that has been thrown on Driggs Ave from it.PLEASE HELP.Thanks,Joe Reynolds Homelessness
Dl vacancy recommendation.Wharton,Chris Subject:(EXTERNAL)James Rogers Seat Chris,
As you all consider filling this seat,I want to urge you to select Victoria Petro-Escher.I have
10/18/2021 13:28 Beverly Cooper been familiar with her community work for a long time.Sent from my iPhone Dl Vacancy
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Public Comments 10.13.2021-10.19.2021
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Commen
Hello,Just adding some comments about the new trail system going in(or not going in)in
and around the shoreline.I am both an avid mountain biker and avid trail runner and dog
walker on the shoreline trail and have ridden and ran all of the new trails.My thought is that
the plan is a great one,but the trail building was not well done.Rumor has it that you
contracted with an out of state company from North Carolina that obviously had little to no
experience building trails in the west.The Downhill biking flow trails are not well done at all
and with the exception of the Memory Grove trails,the uphill hiking trails are no better.I
would suggest getting out of the contract and hiring local trail builders that have done
excellent jobs in the Wasatch.The trails in Draper and anything built by the Mountain Trails
Foundation in Park City are excellent.You need to carefully study the Draper,Park City and
Basin Recreation trail system and model the foothills after those.Hire local trail builders
with experience in the Wasatch.My feeling is that the contract went to the lowest bidder
and that the company was inept.We desperately need new trails for both hiking and biking
in the foothills.The most important trails to finish right now are uphill and downhill only
trails,up and down Dry Creek to the saddle above lime-kiln gulch.There are many conflicts
10/18/2021 15:25 Charles Rettberg on that trail between users of all different varieties.Thanks,Chuck Foothills Trail System Master Plan
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Public Comments 10.13.2021-10.19.2021
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Commen
Hello,My name is Lauren Swanson and I am a resident of Salt Lake City.I reviewed the
Foothills Master Plan when it was available to the community a couple years ago and was SO
excited for it.I think the plan is great.I love the consideration for hikers and bikers and think
that the plan will help more people enjoy the foothills responsibly!I frequently use the trails
that were put in as part of Phase 1,above the Upper Avenues Neighborhood and in
Popperton.I frequently hike and bike on those trails.I love them and love spending time up
there.I like that the clear trailheads and signage that was added helps keep everyone on the
correct trails and allows the'unofficial'trails to regrow.Also thank you for replacing the
signs that were removed over the summer.I understand there were some concerns from the
public about how the trails were constructed,but I still think that the trails are a large plus
for the community despite those concerns.I am so excited for the Foothills Master Plan to
be completed and to see so many more people enjoying the trails:)I fully support the
continuation of the Foothills Master Plan!Last I saw,construction would possibly resume in
October.Do you have any update on this?Thank you for all of your time and effort in
10/19/202112:21 Lauren Swanson implementing this plan to better our community,Lauren Foothills Trail System Master Plan
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