02/21/2023 - Work Session - MinutesThe City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Work Session on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
The following Council Members were present:
Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Amy Fowler, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy,
Darin Mano
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, Michelle Barney –
Minutes & Records Clerk, Thais Stewart – Deputy City Recorder, Isaac Canedo – Public
Engagement Communication Specialist, Taylor Hill – Constituent Liaison/Policy Analyst, Scott
Corpany – Staff Assistant, Allison Rowland – Public Policy Analyst, Andrew Johnston –
Director of Homelessness Policy and Outreach, Ben Luedtke – Senior Public Policy Analyst,
Brian Fullmer – Constituent Liaison, Policy Analyst, Lorena Riffo Jenson – Director Economic
Development, Nick Norris – Planning Director, Nick Tarbet – Senior Public Policy Analyst,
Sylvia Richards – Public Policy Analyst, Ashley Cleveland – Senior Advisor, Mayor, Kristina
Gilmore – Senior Planner, Laura Briefer – Director of Public Utilities, Stephanie Duer – Water
Conservation Program Manager, Jesse Stewart – Public Utilities Deputy Director, Jaysen
Oldroyd – Senion City Attorney, Jake Maxwell – Workforce Development Manager, Cathie
Rigby – Economic Development Project Manager, Michael Fox – Assistance Fire Chief, Tamara
Prue – Water Resource Manager
The meeting was called to order at 2:01 pm
Work Session Items
1.Informational: Updates from the Administration ~ 2:00 p.m.
15 min.
The Council will receive information from the Administration on major items or projects
in progress. Topics may relate to major events or emergencies (if needed), services and
resources related to people experiencing homelessness, active public engagement efforts,
and projects or staffing updates from City Departments, or other items as appropriate.
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Ashley Cleveland provided information regarding:
Community Engagement Update
• Ways to engage with the City at www.slc.gov/feedback/
• Sustainability: Food Equity Micro-grant – closing date of March 6, 2023,
informational workshop on February 23, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm –
www.slc.gov/sustainability
• Mayor’s Office Art Healing comment form, indigenous and Native American
working group, proclamation will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at
Calvary Baptist Church
• Information regarding the Mayor’s Office Community Office Hours
Andrew Johnston provided information regarding:
Homelessness Update
• Homeless Resource Center/overflow providers were increasing capacity and
daytime options
• Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) location information
• Resource Fair at Library Square scheduled for Friday March 10, 2023
• Information regarding the “Miami Model: Sequential Intercept”
◦ Programs Salt Lake City has that apply to the model
◦ Next steps for the program
• House Bill 499 – pertaining to resource centers
Council Members and Andrew Johnson discussed if the intention of the Miami Model
program was to expand intercepts or use what as in place.
2.Ordinance: Northpoint Small Area Plan ~ 2:15 p.m.
45 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about an ordinance that would adopt the Northpoint
Small Area Plan. The Northpoint Small Area Plan is a land use plan for the land that is
located between the Salt Lake City International Airport and the northern boundary of
the City along the 2200 West corridor. The updated plan will provide guidance on
existing and anticipated development in the area, as well as annexation-related issues. As
part of the plan update, the Salt Lake City Major Streets Plan will be amended to reflect
recommended roadway alignments.
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Nick Tarbet introduced the small area plan reviewing:
• Boundaries: Salt Lake International Airport and 2200 West
• Funding for the project
Krissy Gilmore and Nick Norris presented the plan including:
• Study area
• Current zoning
• Existing future land use
• Goals of the plan – key highlights included:
◦ Recognizes the intense development pressure the area
◦ Identifies appropriate future land use and development characteristics
◦ Identifies appropriate buffering, building design, and development
characteristic to reduce the impacts on agricultural uses and important
wildlife habitats
◦ Recommends methods to reduce the negative impacts that future land use
might have on air quality, noise and light
◦ Updates future annexation potential
• Vision Map: showing natural open spaces, transitional areas, areas zoned for
Business Park/Industrial and Airport
• Design standards
• Implementation – Critical Path Items:
◦ 2900 West /2200 West redevelopment and construction
◦ Evaluate feasibility of acquiring City-owned open spaces
◦ Development code updates
• Implementation – Other Items:
◦ Require local area utility plans
◦ Develop environmental impact standards
◦ Implement wetland buffers
◦ Coordinate Police and Fire service and infrastructure
◦ Support annexation of contiguous parcels
• Amending the Major Street Plan
• The land preservation tools:
◦ Regulatory: clustering, sensitive landscape studies
◦ Incentive based: conservation easements, purchase/transfer of development
rights program
◦ Land acquisition: land exchange
• Financial tools:
◦ Tax increment areas
◦ Public infrastructure districts
◦ Special investment areas
◦ Impact fees
Council Members, Krissy Gilmore and Nick Norris discussed:
• The need to protect the residents in the area from noise, light and air pollution
• Business Park (BP) zoning; potential change to M-1 (Light Manufacturing)
• 2200 West improvements promoted protection of the residents
• Clarification of the wording throughout the plan to be more stringent
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• Clarification of language regarding 3200 West improvements and developments
facing 3200 West
• Protection of the Rudy Canal, ensuring the 75-foot buffer was on both sides of the
canal
• Incentive based financial idea was great but needed stronger language
• Transfer of development rights should be explored
• Building facade language needed to benefit the City
• Definition/clarity needed on “limited distribution land”
• Work vs. living conditions in an Airport overlay area:
◦ Buildings could have air purifiers for indoor uses to offset the impacts
◦ People have a right for a reasonable economic return for their property
◦ Determining what was the least impactful use of the property
• Potential South Shore protection plan and necessary steps
◦ Depended on the outcome of whatever the process was
◦ Would be something the property owner brought forth
◦ Entitlements were already being developed under and would not be possible
to change those entitlements at this time
• Ensuring the zoning authority stayed with Salt Lake City
• Placing a moratorium on the developments along 2200 West to address impacts
◦ Proposals that have already been permitted could not have a moratorium
placed on them
◦ Options to address impacts to neighbors along 2200 West
• Options for funding from the State for preservation/conservation of sensitive areas
• Importance of protecting the wetlands, waterways and Great Salt Lake needed to
be outlined
• Development agreements with a community benefit agreement/escrow account to
help compensate residents whose properties have been damaged due to
construction in the area (could not apply anything retroactively to current projects)
• 3200 West to remain unimproved with assertive language and could access be
restricted on 3200 West
• Prohibition of construction on wetlands
• Wetland designation process
• The current requirement for developers to have wetlands studied prior to
construction
• Clarifying what “facing” meant in regards to 3200 West
Council Members thanked Nick Norris and Krissy Gilmore for all their work and time on
the proposal.
40 min
The Council will receive a briefing about an ordinance that would adopt the Glendale
Regional Park Plan to be part of the City’s general plan as a specific plan found in the
Westside Master Plan. The Public Lands Department has been working with a consultant,
Design Workshop, to develop a plan to guide development of the 17-acre Glendale
Regional Park site, formerly known as Raging Waters.
Item moved to a future agenda.
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3.Ordinance: Glendale Regional Park Plan ~ 3:00 p.m.
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The Council will receive a briefing about an ordinance that would approve the
disbursement of local business assistance grant awards from the City’s American Rescue
Plan Act (ARPA) fiscal recovery funds. A business needs to show an economic hardship
caused by the pandemic and meet other federal requirements to be eligible for these
ARPA grants.
Council Members and Katie Lewis discussed whether or not Council Members needed
to recuse themselves due to conflicts of interest with the grant applications. It was
determined that if the conversation remained broad in terms of the grants, Council
Members did not need to recuse themselves.
Council Member Petro left the meeting at 3:45 pm.
Council Member Fowler arrived at the meeting at 4:00 pm.
Ben Luedtke introduced the grant awards indicating:
• As part of Budget Amendment #4 of FY2022, the Council approved one-time $2
million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for local business assistance grant
awards, managed by the Economic Development Department
• If the 31 recommended grants were awarded, the $1,244,282 would remain for
future phases of local business grant awards
• Reminded the Council of the separate one-time funds ($2 million) allotted to the
Community and Neighborhood Department (CAN) from ARPA for nonprofit
assistance grants which were currently in the review process
Lorena Riffo Jenson, Cathie Rigby, and Jake Maxwell presented the ARPA
Community Grant Program highlighting:
• Request:
◦ Approve the recommended list of 31 applicants to receive funding in Phase 1,
Group 1
◦ Approve distribution of ARPA Community Grant Funds in the amount of
$755,718
• Background of the proposal
• Funding categories
• Program details
• Applicants – 229 eligible applications
◦ 32 were incomplete
◦ 157 small business applications reviewed
◦ 40 arts and small business recovery programs (nonprofit sub-recipient) to be
reviewed
• ARPA language
• Applicant demographics
• Funding category breakdown
• Community Recovery Committee (CRC) review and goals
Council Members, Ben Luedtke, Lorena Riffo Jenson, Cathie Rigby, and Jake
Maxwell discussed:
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4.Ordinance: Local Business Assistance ARPA Grant Awards ~ 3:40 p.m.
40 min.
• Application count by Council District
• Scoring process
• ARPA requirement for the applicant to prove a loss occurred due to COVID-19
• Reasoning for the sliding scale in awarding the money instead of allocating the full
$2 million
• Reasoning for holding a phase 2 process
◦ Increased equity
◦ Increased opportuity to amend applications from phase 1 process
• Options for advertising phase 2 to reach business owned who did not apply in
phase 1
Straw Poll
Support to accept the recommendation and move forward to a phase 2 application
process.No vote was taken.
Amendment to the Straw Poll to prioritize the current application that received 70% in
the phase 2 funding process.
Straw Poll
Support the recommendation. Council Members Puy, Mano, Dugan, Wharton and
Valdemoros were in support. Council Member Fowler was not in support of the straw
poll and Council Member Petro was not present for the poll.
5.Tentative Break ~ 4:20 p.m.
20 min.
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6.Resolution: Authorizing Execution of an Interlocal
Agreement to Transfer a MITS Vehicle to West Valley City ~ 4:40 p.m.
15 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about a resolution that would authorize the approval
of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and West
Valley City regarding the transfer of ownership of a tactical vehicle (MITS) from Salt Lake
City Corporation to West Valley City. As part of the Urban Areas Security Initiative
(UASI) grant, funds were allocated to Salt Lake City to purchase and operate several
Mobile Interoperable Tactical Solution Vehicles (“MITS Vehicle”) for use in emergencies
and other operations throughout the Wasatch Front urban area and the State of Utah.
Sylvia Richards reviewed the request for an interlocal agreement to transfer a Mobile
Interoperable Tactical Solutions (MITS) vehicle to West Valley City.
Jaysen Oldroyd reviewed the legal background of the agreement.
Chief Michael Fox stated the Fire Department was not using the vehicle and stated the
vehicle would benefit West Valley City.
Council Members and Chief Fox discussed the use of the vehicle and why it was a benefit
to West Valley City not Salt Lake City.
7.Informational: Water and Snowpack Report ~ 4:55 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a briefing from the Department of Public Utilities about the
status of water runoff, snowpack and water supply projections.
Laura Briefer presented the report, highlighting:
• Salt Lake City’s (SLC) Water Service Area:
◦ SLC provided drinking water to more than 360,000 people
◦ Water service area included all of SLC and large portions of Millcreek,
Holladay and Cottonwood Heights
◦ Stormwater and sanitary sewer service were within Salt Lake City’s corporate
boundary
◦ Water service area included small portions of South Salt Lake, Murray and
Midvale
• Determining the annual water supply outlook
• What SLC will start the water year with:
◦ Above average snow pack
◦ Drought persists but has improved over last year
◦ Soil moisture appearing to have improved over last year
• High probability of average or above average watershed yields
◦ 123% to 193% of average for local Wasatch Mountain watersheds
◦ Have about a month prior to the water year (April 1st)
• Big Cottonwood Creek status (2022 vs. 2023)
• Snow water equivalent – as of January 31, 2023 was well above the median in the
watersheds
• Precipitation and temperature outlook
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• Reservoirs and their role in providing water
• Water conservation and what it would take to exit drought status
• Spring runoff and flood control
Council Members, Stephanie Duer, Tamara Prue, Jesse Stewart and Laura Briefer
discussed:
• Watershed percentages and if it would bring Utah out of a drought
• Impact of high summer temps on water amounts
• Allowing for permeable surfaces to drain water but keep it out of the stormwater
pipeline
• Streams and reservoirs status and involvement in City’s water supply
• Status on the construction of the Mountain Dell Reservoir
• Water conservatory status (stage 2)
• The purpose of staying in a lower water conservatory stage instead of being in a
stricter conservatory stage
• Council Members requested an infographic of water users and the percentage of
water being used
8.Board Appointment: Arts Council – Jeff Driggs ~ 5:25 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview Jeff Driggs prior to considering appointment to the Arts
Council for a term ending February 21, 2026.
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Interview held. Council Member Mano said Jeff Driggs’ name was on the Consent
Agenda for formal consideration.
9.Board Appointment: Arts Council – Matthew Coles ~ 5:30 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview Matthew Coles prior to considering appointment to the Arts
Council for a term ending February 21, 2026.
Interview held. Council Member Mano said Matthew Coles’ name was on the Consent
Agenda for formal consideration.
10.Board Appointment: Transportation Advisory Board –
Justice Morath ~ 5:35 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview Justice Morath prior to considering appointment to the
Transportation Advisory Board for a term ending September 28, 2026.
Interview held. Council Member Mano said Justice Morath’s name was on the Consent
Agenda for formal consideration.
Council Member Mano welcomed everyone to the meeting.
Standing Items
11.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair
Report of Chair and Vice Chair.
Council Member Mano reviewed the 704 East 900 South rezone that was listed on the
Formal Meeting agenda for consideration and noted the property was not a historically
designated house, however; the developer agreed to enter into a development agreement
stating the existing home would be retained for 50 years. Council Member Mano
reviewed the number of units on the property and the requests of the City regarding the
proposed zoning.
Brian Fullmer reviewed the allowed uses under the proposed zoning and the
agreement from the applicant that the property would not be used for short-term
rentals.
Council Members and Brian Fullmer discussed:
• If a new property owner could have short-term rentals in the future
• If the development agreement would remain with the property regardless of
ownership
• Clarification was needed on the motion sheet regarding the number of units
allowed on the property
• The Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance was pulled from the Formal Agenda for
the evening pending further review
12.Report and Announcements from the Executive Director -
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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.
No announcements.
13.Tentative Closed Session -
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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:
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(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.
Closed Session Started at 5:50 pm
Held via Webex and in the Work Session Room (location)
Council Members in Attendance: Council Members Dugan, Fowler, Petro, Puy, Mano,
Wharton and Valdemoros
City Staff in Attendance: Mayor Mendenhall, Katherine Lewis, Kimberly Chytraus, Lisa
Shaffer, Mary Beth Thompson, Blake Thomas, Danny Walz, Lorena Riffo-Jenson, Cindy
Gust-Jenson, Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Allison Rowland, Ben Luedtke, Taylor
Hill, Scott Corpany, Tracey Fletcher, and Cindy Lou Trishman
Closed Session ended at 6:30 pm
Motion:
Moved by Council Member Fowler, seconded by Council Member Puy to
enter into Closed Session for the purposes of strategy sessions to discuss
the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property and attorney-client
matters. .
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Amy Fowler, Chris Wharton,
Alejandro Puy, Darin Mano
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
Motion:
Moved by Council Member Fowler, seconded by Council Member Wharton
to exit Closed Session and adjourn..
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Amy Fowler, Chris Wharton,
Alejandro Puy, Darin Mano
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Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
Meeting adjourned at 6:30 pm
Minutes Approved: June 13, 2023
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City Council Chair
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City Recorder
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Victoria Petro (Jul 14, 2023 08:42 MDT)
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