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03/21/2023 - Work Session - MinutesThe City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Work Session on Tuesday, March 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: 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, Nick Norris – Planning Director, Nick Tarbet – Senior Public Policy Analyst, Sam Owen – Public Policy Analyst, David Salazar – Human Resource Program Manager II, Michael McNamee – Principal Planner, Michaela Oktay – Assistant Planning Director, Debbie Lyons – Sustainability/Environmental Director, Christopher Thomas – Senior Energy Climate Program Manager, Joshua Rebollo – Community Liason, Kelsey Lindquist – Planning Manager, Tony Milner – Director Community and Neighborhood, Heather Royall – Deputy Director Housing & Neighborhood Development, Dillon Hase – Housing Stability Community & Neighborhoods The meeting was called to order at 2:00 pm MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 1 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. Josh Rebollo provided information regarding: Community Engagement Updates • Ways to engage with the City at www.slc.gov/feedback/ • Planning ◦ Pole sign regulations for school – being reviewed by City Attorney’s Office ◦ Affordable Housing Incentives – Planning Commission and Work Session discussions scheduled for March 22, 2023 and March 29, 2023, discussion with Community Council Chairs (SLCN) was held on March 16, 2023 ◦ Reorganization of Local Historic Chapter – 45-day engagement through April 27, 2023 ◦ Sugar House Drive Thru Text Amendment – engagement through April 3, 2023 • Sustainability ◦ The Otherside Village Environmental – encouraging public engagement with state-led environmental process ◦ Sustainability website for more information and to follow updates • Mayor’s Office ◦ Love Your Block Grants – $16,500 to 10 Projects, one scholarship for Bloomberg Graduate Student ◦ Earth Day Clean up: April 22, 2023, at 8:00 am ◾Sign up at stewardship.slc.org ◦ Mayor’s Community Office Hours Andrew Johnston provided information regarding: Homelessness Update • Homeless Resource Center (HRC)/Winter overflow utilization data • Information regarding Rapid Intervention (RIT)/Encampment Intervention Mitigation (EIM) – at Liberty Park • 33 Homeless Response and Engagement Team (HEART) tracked camps • RIT locations ◦ Volunteers of America (VOA) outreach engagement ◦ RIT site rehabilitation • Next Resource Fair to be held April 14, 2023, at Pioneer Park • Kayak Court to be held May 19, 2023 • Operation Homeless Connect: March 24, 2023 at the Convention Center • Winter Overflow Ramp down by April 30, 2023 • Renovation of the Ramada Inn with the addition of a mental health clinic open Monday through Friday, and open to the public MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 2 45 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal to establish a process for approving future Homeless Resource Centers (HRCs) in the City and modify existing standards for homeless resource centers and homeless shelters. The Council may amend other related chapters and sections of Title 21A Zoning as part of this proposal. This petition was initiated by the City Council through Ordinance 15B of 2022. The proposal includes: • A Homeless Resource Center Overlay Zoning District; • Modifications to City ordinance 21A.36.350 Standards for Homeless Resource Centers; • Provisions for temporary/seasonal homeless resource centers that incorporate recent changes to Utah Code; • Modifications to City ordinance 21A.50 to include additional considerations when mapping the HRC overlay and other related changes; and • Updated defined terms For more information on this item visit https://tinyurl.com/HRCTextAmendment Nick Tarbet gave a brief overview of the proposal highlighting: • Background • Purpose • Goals • Timeline Michaela Oktay, Kelsey Lindquist, and Nick Norris presented the Homeless Resource Center (HRC) amendment including: • Goal was to identify the most appropriate process considering the following: ◦ Safety and welfare ◦ Impact to communities ◦ Financial considerations ◦ Roles and responsibilities ◦ Avoiding inequities • HRC Overlay Proposal: ◦ Established how future HRCs would be approved ◦ Requiring a zoning map amendment ◦ If approved, an HRC would be a permitted use ◦ Timeline and engagement • Standards: ◦ Requiring a room for medical personnel to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ◦ Prohibiting firearms, but also requiring a place for people to securely store a firearm ◦ Clarifying operator could establish policies and procedures for community coordination group ◦ Requiring a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) review by someone certified by the International CPTED Association ◾Police Department (PD) would review CPTED plans MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 3 2.Ordinance: Homeless Resource Center Text Amendment ~ 2:15 p.m. ◾PD could recommend modifications to plans, modifications approved by the Zoning Administrator (ZA) •If modification not allowed by code, ZA might approve a modification to the following standards: ◦Fence height ◦ Landscaping ◦ Clear view triangles ◦ Building design standards • Approval Process ◦ Request from facilitators: ◾Predictable timeframe ◾Shorten the approval process ◾Planning Commission (PC) asked the Council to consider codifying a timeline for decision • Changes: ◦ Increased public notice radius from 300 to 450 feet ◦ Allowed public hearing within 45-day public input period ◦ Required to engage homeless population ◦ PC recommendation: first available meeting after 45-day period ended • Updated Factors: ◦ Anticipated benefits to homeless population ◦ Proximity of support services/transportation plans ◦ Impact to City services ◦ Proximity to other homeless resource centers ◦ Effectiveness of security and operations plan ◦ Equity between neighborhoods hosting impactful land uses ◦ Compliance with HRC standards on a site (CEPTED, Security and Ops) • Planning Commission recommendation: ◦ Unanimous positive recommendation ◦ City Council to expedite review of an HRC Overlay Petition and make a decision within 90-days of the Planning Commission ◦ HRCs with 40 beds or less allowed in any zoning district that allows residential uses, subject to a Conditional Use • Temporary HRC Standards: ◦ When Allowed: ◾When HRCs were full and temperatures dropped below 32° F or the heat index was above 95° F ◾City was required by state code to provide an emergency shelter ◦Where Allowed: ◾Zoning district that allows lodging or multi-family uses; ◾Government-owned buildings or buildings constructed as hotels, motels, or other lodging ◦Limitations: ◾May only occupy the same site once every 4-years (consistent with state code) ◾Separation from other HRCs/shelters: 1 mile ◾Case by case: community locations ◦ Requirements: MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 4 ◾Security and operations plan ◾Adequate restrooms ◾Comply with building and fire codes • Why this approach? ◦ The best practice for addressing homelessness was to provide housing for those that could not afford it ◦ Conditional use authorization was likely to continue a concentration ◦ HRCs required an increase or reallocation of City resources that could not be authorized through zoning ◦ HRCs attracted impacts that the HRC would not be responsible for • Concentration: ◦ Most zoning districts were found within a mile buffer of an existing HRC or homeless shelter ◦ 62 zoning districts ◦ 15 were not within a 1-mile buffer ◦ 10 were not appropriate due to the nature of the zone ◦ 37 districts could be found within the buffer ◦ Allowing in any of these districts increased the risk of concentration to existing areas • Reviewed the location of shelter/HRC in relation to other facilities • What other cities were doing • Definition of Overlay Zone and why it was the preferred option Council Members, Michaela Oktay, Kelsey Lindquist, and Nick Norris discussed: • How the proposal worked with HB 440 and other counties/cities providing HRCs • Salt Lake City might be required to provide the overflow shelter in the winter every four years • HB 499 changes that might affect the presented proposal • CODE Blue requirements – conditional use could not be imposed on a facility that wanted to provide additional beds • The requirement that a building could not be used more than once in four years and if it applied to a yearly operation of a overflow shelter • The assignment process for a location of an overflow HRC by the State • Council’s ability to assign a temporary HRC outside of the State’s assignment • HRC operation requirements/limitations from January to April • Number of days a temporary shelter could be open (180) • One-mile radius requirement and if it was adequate for the proposal under the State requirements • Council’s role to review/make exceptions on locations • Review and implementation of the CEPTD recommendations • Timeframe for review of proposals under the current ordinance and if that timeframe caused issues for HRCs • The potential number of applications that would come to the City Council for approval • Changing the 90-day decision requirement to state a public hearing was required to be held within 90-days of receiving the transmittal from Planning Staff, with a decision at an upcoming meeting MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 5 The Council will receive a briefing about the Mayor’s funding recommendations and an appropriations resolution that would authorize grant funding to selected applicants and adopt the One-Year Annual Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24. The plan includes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding, HOME Investment Partnership Program funding, Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funding. The resolution would also approve an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Salt Lake City and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Mayor Mendenhall thanked the City Council for taking the time to review the grant applications and reviewed the purpose/importance of the grants to help the residents of Salt Lake City. Ben Luedtke, Tony Milner, Heather Royal and Dillon Hase presented the following: • The number of beds in a facility, how it was determined by lot size and how the information/numbers in the ordinance were determined • If the medical services would be required in small HRCs • If the current HRCs followed the Conditional Use requirements and if there were issues, how could they be addressed with new HRCs to prevent similar issues • Proposal was a good start but needed more to ensure the impacts were addressed ◦ How the ordinance took impacts into consideration and helped ensure more was done to mitigate impacts • Need to review impacts every few years to ensure issues were addressed • Review security plans after HRCs were functioning to ensure the plan was adequate and effective • Areas where the Zoning Administrator could approve safety measures for projects with a CEPTD review • Ensure the facilities are safe, dignified, and do not cause harm in the area where they exist even if a community did not welcome the HRC • Investing more time with the HRCs who have been great neighbors • Provide more options to move unsheltered individuals into permanent housing • The 40-bed requirement and whether or not it was an appropriate number for temporary HRCs that did not require Council approval • Staff requirements for HRCs and if a lower number of beds would create staffing issues for providers • How the Miami Model would apply to this ordinance and what it was doing to address HRCs • Remove the Planning Commission recommendation of 40 beds for the Conditional Use 45 min. • The U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department’s annual grant programs being one of the most significant non-pandemic related ongoing funding sources the City receives from the Federal Government • Fiscal Year 2024 was subject to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan which identified funding goals, strategies, and targeted areas for spending CDBG dollars on public infrastructure and economic development ~ 3:45 p.m. MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 6 Funding Allocations for One-year Action Plan for Community3. Development Block Grant & Other Federal Grants for Fiscal Year 2023-24 • Recommended list of grant awards (see attached funding log located in the meeting materials) • City Council will make the final decision of grant awards – potentially on April 18, 2023 • Policy questions listed in the Staff Report (meeting materials) • Goals and strategies – applications must advance to qualify for grant funds • A hybrid public hearing was scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, 2023 • The requested funding from applicants was significantly greater than available funds • Requests were 121% of available funding: $10,830,805 was requested compared to $8,937,395 in available funding • The HOPWA grant had more funding available than requests, having more than doubled in the last several years Council Members, Tony Milner, Heather Royal, Dillon Hase and Ben Luedtke discussed : • Council wanting an overview of funding, allocated for housing, from the last few months in order to determine if the appropriate projects were being funded under the proposal • Council wanted more information on the recaptured funding and where it was coming from to allow for more efficiency in allocating funds • The number of requests that were not being filled versus past years and what was driving the decrease • Timeline for review and decision of the proposal • Reviewed the applications and the amount being allocated to each • Housing applications 1, 4, 5, and 7 (listed on page 2 of the funding log) for housing and business repairs of approximately $3 Million dollars, the difference in the program requests and what the program assisted with • The number of people that used the assist program each year and if there was a log of projects that were funded • When additional funding was granted, what the additional funding was being used for • Council wanted clarification on the Community Land Trust operations prior to the April 18, 2023 vote • Council wanted information on what was funded under the Housing Stability request 4.Informational: Citizens' Compensation AdvisoryCommittee 2023 Annual Report 20 min. The Council will be briefed by the Citizens’ Compensation Advisory Committee to review the 2023 Annual Report. The report includes information and recommendations about market comparisons of City employee salaries, compensation strategies, turnover data, and is presented for consideration each year prior to the City's budget review process. Ben Luedtke gave a brief overview of the Committee and its purpose. Mike Terry (Citizen’s Compensation Advisory Committee Chair) and David Salazar presented the annual report, including: • Committee Member's names and background • Purpose of the report MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 7 ~ 3:45 p.m. • Impact of labor shortages on the job market • Cost of labor and inflation on 2023 salary budgets • Local area market pay comparisons • Recommendations Council Members, Mike Terry, Ben Luedtke and David Salazar discussed: • Recommendation of the 5% City-wide increase, if it was the first priority, and how to address the significantly lagging positions • Past practices and how lagging positions were addressed • Goal was to be within 2% of the market rate • How to address benchmark jobs and ensure they were comparable Council Members thanked the Committee for their work on the review. 5.Tentative Break ~ 4:05 p.m. 20 min. 6.Informational: State Legislative Briefing ~ 4:25 p.m. 20 min. The Council will receive a briefing about bills and issues that may affect the City that occurred during the 2023 Utah State Legislative Session. Kate Bradshaw (Director of Government Affairs, Legislative Lobbyist) presented the Legislative briefing, highlighting: • State Crustacean: Brine Shrimp (House Bill – HB137) • State Mushroom: Porcini (HB92) • New State Flag (State Bill – SB31) • Number of Bills presented and passed • 2023 Budget ◦ Record year for Utah’s budget ◦ $29.4 Billion budget ◦ $14.6 Billion from state funds ◦ $170 Million from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds • Public Education ◦ $233.1 Million increase to the Weighted Pupil Unit (WPU) (6% increase) ◦ $196.9 Million for educator salary bonuses • Transportation ◦ $1.2 Billion for commuter rail, trails, Cottonwood Canyons • State Employees ◦ $242 Million for pay increases and pay for performance measures • 2023 Request for Appropriation (RFA) Requests Status ◦ SLC Cemetery RFA $3 Million ◦ Shelter Cities Mitigation $2.5 Million ◦ Deer Creek Reservoir – $11 Million was not allocated ◦ Inn Between end-of-life respite care $100,000 ◦ USA Climbing support requests $15 Million ◦ 7200 West Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA) request of $500 Million MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 8 ◦ Perpetual Housing Fund/Rocky Mountain Housing – $50 Million (funded at $5 Million) • Majority Caucus Priorities ◦ Senate Priorities ◾Increase teacher salaries ◾Find long-term solutions to Utah Water Crisis ◾Cut taxes ◦ House Priorities ◾Great Salt Lake ◾Cut taxes ◾School Choice (Vouchers) • Change in Session Strategy ◦ Move the big issue bills early instead of late: ◾HB215 Funding for Teacher Salaries and Optional Educational Opportunities, Representative Pierucci ◾10 Days to pass – Signed by Governor on Day 12 ◾SB16 Transgender Medical Treatments and Procedures Amendments, Senator Kennedy ◾11 Days to pass – Signed by Governor on Day 12 ◾SB100 School Gender Identity Policies, Senator Weiler ◾18 Days to pass – signed by Governor on Day 31 ◾HJR2 Joint Resolution on Amending Rules of Civil Procedure on Injunctions, Representative Brammer ◾29 Days to pass – Effective on final passage ◾HB131 Vaccine Passport Prohibition, Representative Brooks ◾16 Days to pass – now signed by Governor • Housing Bills ◦ SB174 Local Land Use and Development Revisions, Senator Fillmore – Streamlined subdivision applications ◦ HB364 Housing Affordability Amendments, Representative Whyte – MIH plans/compliance, Low-income Housing Tax Credit, $51 Million in tax credits ◦ HB406 Land Use Development and Management Act, Representative Whyte – Development agreements, annexations, moratoriums, development standards ◦ SB199 Local Land Use Amendments, Senator McKell – Bans referendum by voters of unanimous municipal land use decisions ◦ SB240 First-time homebuyer Assistance Program, Pres. Adams – Up to $20K toward purchase of new construction home of $450K or less ($50 Million in funding) ◦ HB291 Short Term Rental Amendments, Representative Musselman – Helpful clarification of online listing for code enforcement & pilot program ◦ HB565 Limited-use Infrastructure District Amendments, Representative Dunnigan – LID bill-taxing authority ◦ SB295 Dedicated Infrastructure District Act, Senator McCay – DID bill- eminent domain & taxing authority • Housing Appropriations MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 9 ◦ $51 Million – Utah Low-Income Housing Tax Credit ◦ $50 Million – First-time Homebuyer Program (SB 240) ◦ $50 Million – Deeply Affordable Housing ◦ $10 Million – Utah Housing Preservation Fund ◦ $5 Million – Attainable Housing Grants ◦ $5 Million – Shared Equity Revolving Loan Fund ◦ $4 Million – Affordable Housing Technical Assistance ◦ $2.75 Million – Rural Single-Family Home Land Revolving Loan Program ◦ $1 Million – Critical Home Repair Program ◦ $500,000 – Veterans First-time Homebuyer Program • Homelessness ◦ HB499 Homeless Services Amendments, Representative Eliason ◾Code Blue at 15 degrees plus windchill ◾Counties of the 2 Class winter response TF & plan ◾Mitigation Funds, additional $2.8 Million locals, $2.5 Million State ◾Enforcement of camping unless shelters were at capacity ◦ Funding: ◾$12 Million – Homeless Services Dedicated Funding ◾$15 Million – Teen Centers for Students Experiencing Homelessness ◾$7 Million – Box Elder Crisis Shelter and Transitional Housing • Saving the Great Salt Lake (GSL): ◦ HB491 Amendments Related to the Great Salt Lake, Representative Schultz ◦ HB307 Utah Water Ways, Representative Musselman ◦ SB76 Water Amendments, Senator Sandall ◦ SB118 Water Efficient Landscaping Incentives, Senator Sandall ◦ HB349 Water Reuse Project Amendments, Representative Snider • Investments in GSL and other water projects: ◦ $200 Million for agriculture optimization ◦ $50 Million for Water Reuse and Desalination ◦ $30 Million for water infrastructure projects ◦ $15 Million for secondary water meters • Infrastructure ◦ HB301 Transportation Tax Amendments, Representative Schultz – Furthers the user fee concept to fund Utah’s roads through gas tax, vehicle registration fees, and sales tax on electricity for charging electric vehicles (EVs) ◦ SB260 Transportation Funding Requirements, Senator Cullimore – Eliminates the deadline for a county to impose the “5 of a 5th” local option sales tax. Expands which counties may impose the local option sales tax ◦ SB185 Transportation Amendments, Senator Harper – Creates the Active Transportation Fund (A-TIF) within the Transportation Investment Fund to develop active transportation infrastructure ◦ Environmental Social Governance ◦ SB96 Fiduciary Duty Modifications, Senator Wilson – Requires a governmental entity to invest public funds with the sole purpose of maximizing the risk-adjusted return on investments nd th MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 10 ◦ SB97 Public Contract Requirements, Senator Wilson – Requires all contracts that State and local governmental entities issue cannot engage with businesses that are participating in economic boycotts of fossil fuels, timber, mining, agriculture, and firearms ◦ HB449 Business Services Amendments, Representative Ivory – Prohibits a company from coordinating with another to intentionally destroy another company ◦ HB281 Social Credit Score Amendments, Representative Acton – Creates a system for individuals to report to Division of Consumer Protection if a company is using a social credit score. Prohibits government from creating/using /enforcing social credit scores • Alcohol Omnibus Bill ◦ SB173 Alcoholic Beverage Control Act Amendments, Senator Stevenson ◾10% flavoring agent fix for beer & hard seltzer products ◾Hard soda similar to NA brand restricted to Division of Alcohol & Beverage Control (DABC) stores ◾15 additional bar licenses state-wide ◾30 additional full-service restaurant licenses ◾Banquet license for private parties –Zion Curtain returns ◾Ban on mini-bottles at DABC stores ◾Advertising ban on public entities (Utah Transit Authority) ◾Restaurant patron drink portability ◾More Airport liquor licenses due to expansions (SLC, Ogden, St. George & Provo) • SLC Airport ◦ HB206 Airport Land Use Amendments, Representative Ballar - Airport overlay zones ◦ HB367 Local Government Airport Ordinances, Representative Hall – Ground leases at Airport hangars and reversion clause ◦ HB461 Airport Firearm Possession Amendments, Representative Gricius – Provides a pathway for a person that has a firearm seized at the Airport to have firearm returned if the person may lawfully possess a firearm • Miscellaneous Bills ◦ SB241 Utah Inland Port Authority Amendments, Senator Stevenson – SITLA landfill & clean up funding ◦ SB187 State Fair Park Amendments, Senator Sandall – Creates Fair Park Authority to facilitate master plan ◦ HB329 Event Permit Notification Amendments, Representative Jack – Requirement to provide public notice for a permitted event with an adult theme ◦ SB105 Traffic Enforcement Amendments, Senator Stevenson – Created a speed camera pilot program for school and construction zones ◦ SB245 Closed Public Meeting Amendments, Senator Bramble – micro-loan committee fix with consensus language with media coalition ◦ SB58 Background Check Amendments, Senator Fillmore – SLC pushed for expungement to take place within existing budget & staffing MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 11 ◦ HB51 Railroad Right of Way Amendments, Representative Snider – Authorization for a local government to assess a RR for public infrastructure improvements ◦ HB63 Office of Rail Safety, Representative Schultz – For Class I and commuter rail ◦ HB232 Railroad Crossing Amendments, Representative Cutler – Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) to oversee grade crossing & assignment of costs ◦ SB250 Public Surveillance Amendments, Senator McCay – Allows for law enforcement to use LPR technology • 2023 Session Income tax cut: ◦ HB54 Tax Revisions, Rep. Eliason lowers income tax from 4.85% to 4.65% ◦ Social security exempt for those earning up to $75,000/year (up from $62,000) ◦ EITC increased from 15% to 20% of federal EITC ◦ Double dependent exemption in year of birth ◦ How the $200 Million tax cut breaks down: ◾Family of four making $80,000 saves $208 ◾Low income 22% cut ◾Middle income 6% cut ◾High income 4% cut ◦ HB 170 Child Tax Credit Revisions, Rep. Pulsipher ◦ Enacts Child Tax Credit for low-income ($9 Million) ◦ HB407 Incentives Amendments, Rep. Christofferson ◦ Sought to repeal mixed bag of tax incentives, which would have required specific reporting for incentive receivers • Sales Tax ◦ HB54 Tax Revisions, Rep. Eliason ◦ Sales tax on food removed in 2025 ◦ $200 Million tax cut, contingent on 2024 Constitutional Amendment passing which allows income tax to be used for any purpose once the education needs were satisfied ◦ Household spending $6,000 saves $105/year in food tax ◦ SB75 Sand and Gravel Sales Tax Amendments, Sen. Sandall – Source sand & gravel sales tax to pits & batch plants where roads are most impacted (rather than dispatch), also distribution formula issue • Property Tax ◦ Five-year rate freeze expired (property tax relief for all) ◦ HB56 Tax Assessment Amendments, Rep. Eliason – Tax Commission involved earlier with county assessments to ensure no undervaluation (which raises everyone’s taxes) ◦ HB231 Low Income Housing Property Tax Exemption, Rep. Eliason – Low- income housing exemption ◦ SJR1 & SB228 Disclosure light and real estate transfer tax ban – Assessors will get information elsewhere • 2024 Ballot Questions • HJR10 Election of County Sheriffs, Speaker Wilson – Asks voters to amend the State Constitution to include: MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12 ◦ Each county to have a county sheriff ◦ Each county sheriff be an elected office ◦ Term for 4 years ◦ SJR10 Income Tax, Sen. McCay – Asks voters to amend the State Constitution to remove the earmark on income taxes for education funding if a certain statutory public education funding framework was met ◦ HJR18 State School Fund, Rep. Moss – Asks voters to amend the State Constitution to change the limit on annual distributions of the State School Fund from 4% to 5%. • 2024 Session ◦ First United Economic Opportunity Commission (UEOC) Meeting of April 12, 2023 ◦ Legislative Management Committee meeting on April 12, 2023 to set interim schedule & study priorities ◦ May 3, 2023 – 2024 Session bills can start to be filed ◦ May 10, 2023 Interim Committees begin Council Members and Kate Bradshaw discussed: • Limited-Use Infrastructure District Amendments (LIDS), Dedicated Infrastructure District Act (DIDs) and Proposed Infrastructure Districts (PIDs) • Short-term rental pilot program • HB240 First Time home buyers, if the language could be changed to benefit cities where new construction was not possible and when it could be modified • State’s priorities in preserving the Great Salt Lake • The meaning of SB199 and how it affected City Land Use Regulations • Use lobbying time in the off-season to address the housing bills • HRCs and the reactions of other counties in regard to working with/construction of HRCs in their areas • Free fare transit and why it did not move forward Council Members thanked Kate Bradshaw for diligently working for the City at the Legislative Session. The Council will receive a briefing about the responses to the Fiscal Year 2023 adopted legislative intents and further responses from prior fiscal year’s open legislative intents. Allison Rowland reviewed the Legislative Intents and asked Council if there were any intents they wanted removed/updated prior to the budget season. Council Members and Allison Rowland discussed: • Informing the public on the pedestrian zero fatality and traffic calming projects in the City • Continue reviewing the items, and determine if there were items to remove or close at the next Work Session • Staff will include any relative items in budget discussions • Rotating audits of City Departments and when to determine which department would be audited next MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 13 7.Informational - Legislative Intent Administration Responses,~ 4:45 p.m. Fiscal Year 2023 and Previous 20 min. Update 20 min. The Council will receive an update about a major step in a cooperative renewable energy initiative, known as the Community Renewable Energy Program. The step is a progressing utility agreement on some terms of service for the program. The Council will be briefed about this agreement and possible next steps. The agreement is not finalized. Sam Owen gave an overview of the program approval process and stated the closed session allowed for discussion of the full proposal. Debbie Lyons and Christopher Thomas presented the update, including: • Purpose of the presentation • History and timeline: pathway to meeting net 100% renewable electricity community-wide goal • Steps on the Utility Agreement ◦ The Utility Agreement was the next step on the path to remain eligible for the Community Renewable Energy Program. Each participating community must be prepared to sign the agreement in order to continue with the application ◦ Each participating community signs separately ◦ The draft Utility Agreement was consistent with how the program was described in the Council’s last briefing • Utility Agreement ◦ State law outlines four elements that must be in the Utility Agreement: ◾Community Renewable Energy Agency (CREA) payment for consultants used by the Division of Public Utilities and Office of Consumer Services. The budgeting for this step is done, all participants have contributed the agreed amount ◾Communities reimburse Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) for costs associated with mailing two notices that go to customers before program launch. Participating communities must include this mailing cost in the budget for their respective entity because the funds are paid from the community directly ◾Describe how unpaid termination fees would be dealt with ◾Identify any replaced assets ◦ CREA and RMP having identified additional elements to include in the Utility Agreement ◦ The Utility Agreement is still in draft form: ◾A first draft of the Utility Agreement was developed by CREA’s counsel and sent to RMP in October 2022 ◾CREA Program Design Committee and community attorneys reviewed RMP’s redline in January and February 2023 ◾The most recent draft was presented to the CREA board in closed session on Monday, February 27, 2023 ◦ CREA’s counsel and RMP attorneys would continue working towards a final version. CREA Board Members and community attorneys would continue to be involved in reviewing subsequent drafts • Community Renewable Energy Agency structure MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 14 ~ 5:05 p.m.8.Informational: Utah Community Renewable Energy Program • Review of activities since the formation of CREA: ◦ Since launching in July 2021, CREA, three subcommittees, and consultants have met regularly to advance the development of the Community Renewable Energy Program. While there is still a lot of work remaining before RMP files the program application, significant progress has been made. ◾Portions of the program application have been completed or substantial progress has been made, including: ◾Draft model ordinance finalized ◾Individual community low-income plans finalized ◾Boundary maps drafted ◾Customer counts and loads obtained ◾Proposed form of opt-out notices drafted ◾Utility Agreement drafted ◾As an Agency we have coordinated with: ◾RMP ◾Key State offices ◾Office of Consumer Services ◾Utility assistance program implementers ◾Clean energy advocates ◾Interested community members and many more stakeholders ◦ Discussions continue to determine how the program will acquire new renewable energy resources, how those resources will be valued and what they will cost, what that means for customer rates, and how we will meet State statute by ensuring that no program costs are passed to non- participating customers • Program goal and how will it be met ◦ Acquiring renewable energy to serve residents and businesses in participating communities so that by 2030, the amount of electricity participants use every year will be matched by the same amount of renewable energy delivered to the RMP system ◦ This is also referred to as “net-100%” renewable electricity, with consumption matched by generation ◦ Envision meeting this goal through a combination of the renewable energy we already pay for as RMP customers and new program resources • How much renewable energy might the program acquire ◦ Based on electricity consumed by the 18 eligible communities in 2021 and assumptions about participation across residential, commercial, and industrial loads, the program size could be 2.54 million megawatt-hours per year • Will the program cost a premium and what might that cost be ◦ Based on a provision in the interlocal governance agreement requiring supermajority votes – if a resource has a 10% incremental rate impact and information about the average monthly residential electric bill, we estimate for the typical residential customer, the program will cost between $2 and $7 per month averaged over the year MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 15 ◦ The actual cost will depend on how resource valuation was calculated, which was still being finalized in discussions with RMP ◦ Expectations that the program would cost a premium to participate in because: ◾Program customers are required to pay their share of “ongoing costs” of the rest of the RMP electricity system ◾Renewable projects that show overall savings were built to serve all customers, not just program customers ◾As wind and solar increase on the system, each additional project has less value • What does the cost mean to low-income customers ◦ In late 2022, the CREA Board voted to adopt two “Programmatic Strategies” to low-income assistance to incorporate into the overall program design ◦ The first was an enhanced monthly bill credit. This strategy will build on RMP’s existing bill credit, by offering up to $7.00/month for eligible low- income customers participating in the program. The actual enhanced monthly bill credit amount will be determined by how much the program will cost the average household ◦ The second Programmatic Strategy was a termination fee waiver. If implemented for the program, a termination fee would apply to customers that exit the program after a designated cancelation period. If the program’s design includes a termination fee, it will be waived for all eligible low-income customers, allowing them to leave the program at any point without financial penalty • For more information visit utah100communities.org, subscribe to the e-newsletter @utah100communities on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube Council Member Dugan reviewed why the plan was needed, the timeline for the proposal and how it benefited Salt Lake City. 15 min. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about an ordinance that would amend the final budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year 2022-23. 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 more repairs to City Hall from the March 2020 Earthquake, upgrades to public safety radio systems, police officer recruitment and retention bonuses, and additional emergency rental assistance among other items. For more information on this item visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCFY23 Council Member Puy suggested additional funding to protect Washington Square specifically preventing unauthorized vehicles from driving onto the property in a damaging nature, the proposal would be to add bollards around the block and additional security measures to protect the building and its grounds. Ben Luedtke indicated the motion sheet stated the request was for $1 Million to be put into a holding account for this purpose. MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 16 9. Ordinance: Budget Amendment No.5 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Follow-up ~ 5:25 p.m. Council Member Puy reviewed the reasoning and importance for security of the City and County Building. Council Members discussed: • The cost of bollards and what could be done with the remaining money if the bollards did not cost the full million dollars • Support for the request • If this was the best use of the money for security or if other aspects were needed to protect the building • Option to allow administration to determine the best options for protecting the building • The City has an internal committee that makes recommendations for security upgrades and could be included in the conversation on this request Ben Luedtke presented the amendment highlighting: • Item I-2 for technology upgrade increase of $25 thousand to a total of $55 thousand from enterprise funding. Council Members, Jennifer Bruno and Ben Luedtke discussed: • The total amount for the technology services • Giving Council first priority to the use of the new technology • Listed motions and what was included in each motion • How to vote/not vote on items listed in the motions • Closing the public hearing during the motion Amendment Follow-up 15 min. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about a proposal that would amend various sections of the Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations. The proposed code revisions would eliminate the conditional use requirement for detached ADUs in single-family residential zones. They would also aim to lower zoning barriers to construction of ADUs in general. The proposed changes would seek to strike a better balance between encouraging construction of ADUs and mitigating impacts to neighboring properties. For more information on this item visit www.tinyurl.com/ADUTextAmendment Brian Fullmer reviewed the text amendment changes, including: • Owner occupancy discussions at the March 14, 2023 Work Session • Owner occupancy options for consideration: ◦ Retaining the owner occupied requirement for properties with single- family homes and ADUs in the FR (Foothills), R-1 (Single-Family Residential), and SR-1/SR-1A (Special Development Pattern Residential) zoning districts. The owner occupancy requirement would be removed in other zoning districts where ADUs were allowed, where there were existing commercial/rental and multi-family uses currently ◦ Retain the owner occupancy requirement for properties City-wide where ADUs were allowed, with a legislative intent to revisit this requirement in three years. In the interim, data would be collected and reviewed on ADUs constructed, barriers to their construction, and neighborhood impacts MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 17 Ordinance: Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Text10.~ 5:40 p.m. • Council requested legislative intents related to the annual budget: ◦ It is the intent of the Council to provide $1 Million in one-time funding to provide financial support for ADU construction ◦ It is the intent of the Council to fund two additional Civil Enforcement employees for ADU enforcement • A public hearing will be held during the March 21, 2023 Formal meeting where Council could vote on the proposal Michael McNamee gave a brief overview of the proposal and the changes resulting from the prior discussions. Council Members, Nick Norris and Michael McNamee discussed: • History of working with the ordinance • The importance of the ordinance • Potential support for motions outlined in the Staff Report • Timeline for approval of the ordinance • Potential compromises to accomplish the goals of the Council • Maps of zoning where ADUs would/would not be • How historical areas would be affected • Unintended hazards that may not align with City’s housing goals with the implementation of ADUs • Potential impacts to Transit Area Zones (TSA) and if there were incentives to get people to use the ADU zoning in these areas • Creating mechanisms to gather data that would answer questions and concerns, in the form of useful data that was measurable and usable • Protection of renters • Adding attorney’s fees language to the ordinance that would allow for complaints with short-term rentals • Restrictive covenant and how it would apply to short-term rentals • If it was a no net difference as to whether someone was going to build an ADU then why was the ordinance important ◦ If it was not in a single-family zone then other tools were probably being used • What was allowed in the TSA zones that made using the ADU zoning undesirable • Zones where the ADU ordinance would benefit homeowners and where it would create the most incentive 11.Board Appointment: Racial Equity in Policing Commission – Jason Wessel ~ 5:55 p.m. 5 min The Council will interview Jason Wessel prior to considering appointment to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission for a term ending December 29, 2025. Interview held. Council Member Mano said Jason Wessel’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 18 The Council will interview Teresa Gregori prior to considering appointment to the CDCIP Advisory Board for a term ending June 1, 2026. Interview held. Council Member Mano said Teresa Gregori’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. 13.Board Appointment: Community Development and Capital Improvement Programs (CDCIP) Advisory Board – Miranda Cask ~ 6:05 p.m. 5 min The Council will interview Miranda Cask prior to considering appointment to the CDCIP Advisory Board for a term ending June 1, 2026. Interview held. Council Member Mano said Miranda Cask’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. 14.Board Appointment: Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry, and Trails (PNUT) Advisory Board – Dave John ~ 6:10 p.m. 5 min The Council will interview Dave John prior to considering appointment to the PNUT Board for a term ending March 21, 2026. Interview held. Council Member Mano said Dave John’s name was on the Consent Agenda for formal consideration. Standing Items - - 15.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair Report of Chair and Vice Chair. Minutes: No report. 16.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: No report. MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 19 12.Board Appointment: Community Development and Capital Improvement Programs (CDCIP) Advisory Board – Teresa Gregori ~ 6:00 p.m. 5 min 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: Closed Session Started at 6:42 pm Held via Webex and in the Work Session Room (location) Council Members in Attendance: Council Members Dugan, Fowler, Petro, Puy, Wharton and Valdemoros (online) City Staff in Attendance: Katherine Lewis, Sara Montoya, Lisa Shaffer, Mary Beth Thompson, Blake Thomas, Tammy Hunsaker, Mary Beth Thompson, Jennifer Bruno, Cindy Lou Trishman, Ben Luedtke, Taylor Hill, and Scott Corpany, Closed Session ended at 6:53 pm Motion: Moved by Council Member Fowler, seconded by Council Member Dugan to enter into Closed Session for the purposes of: 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. MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 20 - - 17. Tentative Closed Session 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 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: 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. . 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 Dugan to exit Closed Session and adjourn. AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Amy Fowler, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy ABSENT: Darin Mano Final Result: 6 – 0 Pass MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 21 Meeting adjourned at 6:53 pm Minutes Approved: June 13, 2023 _______________________________ City Council Chair _______________________________ City Recorder Please refer to Meeting Materials (available at www.data.slc.gov by selecting Public Body Minutes) for supportive content including electronic recordings and comments submitted prior to or during the meeting. Websites listed within the body of the Minutes may not remain active indefinitely. This document along with the digital recording constitutes the official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held Tuesday, March 21, 2023 and is not intended to serve as a full transcript. Please refer to the electronic recording for entire content pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-203. MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 21, 2023 22 Victoria Petro (Jul 14, 2023 08:43 MDT) March 21, 2023 Work Session Minutes Final Audit Report 2023-07-17 Created:2023-07-13 By:Michelle Barney (michelle.barney@slcgov.com) Status:Signed Transaction ID:CBJCHBCAABAApRChLGi8GRr6MYjZqf-xeDjf8-2Bor3w "March 21, 2023 Work Session Minutes" History Document created by Michelle Barney (michelle.barney@slcgov.com) 2023-07-13 - 8:52:15 PM GMT Document emailed to victoria.petro@slcgov.com for signature 2023-07-13 - 8:52:49 PM GMT Email viewed by victoria.petro@slcgov.com 2023-07-14 - 4:48:36 AM GMT Signer victoria.petro@slcgov.com entered name at signing as Victoria Petro 2023-07-14 - 2:43:50 PM GMT Document e-signed by Victoria Petro (victoria.petro@slcgov.com) Signature Date: 2023-07-14 - 2:43:52 PM GMT - Time Source: server Document emailed to Cindy Trishman (cindy.trishman@slcgov.com) for signature 2023-07-14 - 2:43:54 PM GMT Document e-signed by Cindy Trishman (cindy.trishman@slcgov.com) Signature Date: 2023-07-17 - 9:47:13 PM GMT - Time Source: server Agreement completed. 2023-07-17 - 9:47:13 PM GMT