01/18/2022 - Work Session - MinutesThe City Council of Salt Lake City,Utah,met in Work Session on Tuesday,January 18,2022 in
an electronic meeting pursuant to the Chair’s determination.
The following Council Members were present:
Ana Valdemoros,Amy Fowler,Darin Mano,Chris Wharton,Daniel Dugan,Victoria Petro-
Eschler,Alejandro Puy
Present Legislative leadership:
Cindy Gust-Jenson,Executive Director;Jennifer Bruno,Deputy Director;Lehua
Weaver,Associate Deputy Director
Present Administrative leadership:
Mayor Erin Mendenhall;Rachel Otto,Chief of Staff;Lisa Shaffer,Chief Administrative Officer
Present City Staff:
Katherine Lewis –City Attorney,Cindy Lou Trishman –City Recorder,Andrew Johnston
–Director of Homelessness Policy and Outreach,DeeDee Robinson –Minutes and Records
Clerk,Taylor Hill –City Council Staff,Kaletta Lynch –Chief Equity Officer,Roxana Orellana
–City Language Coordinator
Council Member Dugan presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4:14 pm.
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Work Session Items
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1.Informational:Updates from the Administration ~4:15 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive an update from the Administration on major items or projects,
including but not limited to:
•COVID-19,the March 2020 Earthquake,and the September 2020 Windstorm;
•Updates on relieving the condition of people experiencing homelessness;
•Police Department work,projects,and staffing,etc.;and
•Other projects or updates.
FYI –Project Timeline:(subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -Recurring Briefing
Set Public Hearing Date -n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment -n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action -n/a
Minutes:
Mayor Mendenhall and Rachel Otto provided information regarding:
COVID-19 Updates
•Current status;cases surging/record case numbers daily,limited testing resources in
the State,current goal to reduce hospitalizations,vaccinations still available and
high-quality masks should be worn by all,additional information found at
thisisourshot.com
•Free at-home tests available (COVIDtests.gov)
•Data updates;syndromic surveillance and hospitalizations,hospitalizations in Salt
Lake County was doubling every 14 days (43.5 new cases everyday),etc.
•Citywide vaccination average at 67.28%
•Statewide metrics compared to Utah’s transmission index
•Current legislation;Senate Joint Resolution (SJR)2 (terminating JR public health
order issued by local health department),HB 182 (prohibiting City Mayor from
issuing any order related to public health/exempts State facilities from local health
order),SB 113 (Test to Stay authority by governor,Senate president,Speaker of the
House and the State Superintendent of the school and Local Education Agency)
Andrew Johnston provided information regarding:
Homelessness Update
•Current Homeless Resource Center (HRC)and Overflow occupancy;shelter
capacity/bed availability
•Resource fairs;next one held on January 21,2022 (likely in the Ballpark
neighborhood)
•Cleaning and abatement;minimal abatement occurring due to low staffing levels
•Annual Point in Time Count scheduled for January 27 through 29,4-6 am.each
morning,500 volunteers needed
•Overflow status:St.Vincent DePaul (open nightly),Weigand Center (open nightly),
High Needs Temporary Housing (referral only for elderly and medically vulnerable
beginning today),Redwood Overflow Beds (open nightly beginning at the end of
January 2022),access line for emergency shelter beds:801 990-9999
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2.Informational:Equity Update ~4:45 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will hold a discussion about various initiatives led by the City's Office of
Equity and Inclusion.These initiatives include,but are not limited to,improving racial
equity and justice in policing.Discussion may also include updates on the City's other
work to achieve equitable service delivery,decision-making,and community engagement
through the Citywide Equity Plan,increased ADA resources,language access,and other
topics addressed in the ongoing work of the Human Rights Commission and the Racial
Equity in Policing Commission.
FYI –Project Timeline:(subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -Recurring Briefing
Set Public Hearing Date -n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment -n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action -n/a
Minutes:
Kaletta Lynch provided information regarding:
•Racial Equity in Policing (REP)Commission meeting remotely today at 5:30 pm,
accessible by:www.slc.gov/boards/,agenda included:public comment available,
Park Ranger Program update,goals/priorities for 2022,sub-committee chair
updates,etc.
•Vacancies on the REP Commission (three positions);applications reviewed in the
meeting tonight
•Vacancies for Human Rights Commission (two positions)
•February 1,2022;Accessibility and Disability proposal to be brought to the Council
Roxana Orellana,new to Mayor’s Communications Team,introduced herself to the
Council.
Council Member Valdemoros welcomed Ms.Orellana to the City,and offered support
from herself and possibly other Council Members with assisting/motivating the spanish
speaking public to engage more in local government.She expressed excitement to be able
to provide the community more opportunities to engage.
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3.Informational:Economic Outlook Presentation ~5:05 p.m.
40 min.
The Council will receive a briefing from the Gardner Policy Institute about their Economic
Outlook presentation to gain insights on the future of Utah’s economy.
FYI –Project Timeline:(subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Set Public Hearing Date -n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment -n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action -n/a
Minutes:
Phil Dean (Kem C.Gardner Policy Institute)provided information regarding:
Top Takeaways
•Taking care of your people (labor shortages)
•Being prepared for economic re-sorting (supply chains shifting,demographic
changes,etc.)
•Caring for those left behind
Major Economic Indicators (in summary)
•Utah leading the nation in population growth at 18.4%
•Pandemic reducing life expectancy (demographic impacts)
•Utah’s Gross domestic product (GDP)vs.United States GDP
•Pandemic response (“unprecedented”Federal fiscal support)
•Lower household debt payments (debt being paid off/savings were up)
•Job growth (employment change from 2000 to 2021)
•Strong broad-based jobs recovery in Utah
•Resignation and labor shortages (quit rates from September 2001 to September
2021)
•Supply and demand (wages being too low)
•Increasing wages (for ages 16-24)
•Accelerating inflation (producer price index vs.consumer price index)
•Supply chain disruptions (global supply chain pressure index from September 1997
to January 2021)
•Historic low mortgage interest rates (30 year fixed)
•Rent on new leases up 17.2%in Salt Lake City/Salt Lake County
Utah Economic Forecast
•Continued low unemployment at 2.1%
•Job growth at 2.7%
•Continued population growth at 1.8%
•Increase in home values an total wages
•Forecast risks pros and cons;lingering pandemic,overall inflation,quality of life,
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infrastructure investments,strong pandemic recovery,etc.
Council Member Valdemoros requested more information regarding groups that might be
impacted more than others (an overview of income levels –percentages of those effected)
for the City/County as a whole.Mr.Dean said he would provide online resources
(containing more detailed information)to Council Staff for distribution and added that
more information could possibly be sought from tax data at the City level or from the
County as a whole,and eventual Census data would be released.
4.Board Appointment:Community Development and Capital
Improvement Programs (CDCIP)Advisory Board –Richard
Nazzaro
~5:45 p.m.
5 min.
The Council will interview Richard Nazzaro prior to considering her appointment to the
CDCIP Advisory Board for a term ending June 2,2025.
FYI –Project Timeline:(subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Set Public Hearing Date -n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment -n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Minutes:
Interview held.Council Member Dugan said Richard Nazzaro’s name was on the Consent
Agenda for formal consideration.
5.Board Appointment:Community Development and Capital
Improvement Programs (CDCIP)Advisory Board –Jenny Bonk ~5:50 p.m.
5 min.
The Council will interview Jenny Bonk prior to considering her appointment to the CDCIP
Advisory Board for a term ending June 2,2025.
FYI –Project Timeline:(subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Set Public Hearing Date -n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment -n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Minutes:
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Interview held.Council Member Dugan said Jenny Bonk’s name was on the Consent
Agenda for formal consideration.
6.Board Appointment:Community Development and Capital
Improvement Programs (CDCIP)Advisory Board –Jacob Skog ~5:55 p.m.
5 min.
The Council will interview Jacob Skog prior to considering her appointment to the CDCIP
Advisory Board for a term ending June 2,2025.
FYI –Project Timeline:(subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Set Public Hearing Date -n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment -n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action -Tuesday,January 18,2022
Minutes:
Interview held.Council Member Dugan said Jacob Skog’s name was on the Consent
Agenda for formal consideration.
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Standing Items
7.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair
Report of Chair and Vice Chair.
Minutes:
Council Member Dugan noted the redistricting application period ended January 26,
2022 and spoke on the grim statistics of COVID-19 in Utah (ICUs were full,fourth highest
for COVID-19 cases in the United States,etc.);suggested getting vaccinated and wearing
masks to protect first responders and essential workers.
8.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.
Minutes:
Item not held.
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9.Tentative Closed Session
The Council will consider a motion to enter into Closed Session.A closed meeting described
under Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including,but not limited to:
a.discussion of the character,professional competence,or physical or mental health
of an individual;
b.strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining;
c.strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
d.strategy sessions to discuss the purchase,exchange,or lease of real property,
including any form of a water right or water shares,if public discussion of the
transaction would:
(i)disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under
consideration;or
(ii)prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best
possible terms;
e.strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property,including any form of a water
right or water shares,if:
(i)public discussion of the transaction would:
(A)disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under
consideration;or
(B)prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best
possible terms;
(ii)the public body previously gave public notice that the property would be
offered for sale;and
(iii)the terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body approves
the sale;
f.discussion regarding deployment of security personnel,devices,or systems;and
g.investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to
Utah Code §78B-1-137,and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements
of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.
Minutes:
Item not held.
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Meeting adjourned at:5:51 pm.
Minutes Approved:March 1,2022.
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City Council Chair
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City Recorder
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Dan Dugan (Mar 4, 2022 14:59 MST)
Dan Dugan
Cindy Trishman (Mar 7, 2022 08:51 MST)
January 18, 2022 WS Minutes - Approved
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