08/15/2023 - Work Session - MinutesThe City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Work Session on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
The following Council Members were present:
Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy, Darin Mano,
Sarah Young
Present Legislative leadership:
Cindy Gust-Jenson – Executive Director, Jennifer Bruno – Deputy Director, Lehua Weaver –
Associate Deputy Director
Present Administrative leadership:
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, 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, Blake Thomas – Community & Neighborhoods Director, Lorena
Riffo Jenson – Economic Development Director, Mary Beth Thompson – Chief Financial
Officer, Nick Tarbet – Senior Public Policy Analyst, Daniel Echeverria – Senior Planner, Tammy
Hunsaker – Deputy Director of Community Services, Peter Makowski – Economic Development
Manager, Joshua Rebollo – Mayor Executive Assistant, Tony Milner – Director of Housing
Stability
The meeting was called to order at 2:47 pm
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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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Josh Rebollo provided information regarding:
Community Engagement Highlights
• Ways to engage with the City at www.slc.gov/feedback/
• Transportation
◦ Capitol Hill Traffic Calming
◦ 1000 West Intersection Improvement and Traffic Calming
◦ 600/700 North Reconstruction www.600northSLC.org
• Redevelopment Agency
◦ City Creek Day lighting at Folsom Trail
• Mayor’s Office
◦ August Community Office hours and locations
• August 2023 City events
Andrew Johnston provided information regarding:
Homelessness Update
• Resource Center utilization data
• Rapid Intervention/Encampment Impact Mitigation locations
• Resource Fair was held Friday August 11, 2023, at Library Square
• Kayak Court to be held August 18, 2023, on the Jordan River
• Winter Services Plan
◦ 600 + beds, 24 hours a day/7 days a week operations
◾175 Homeless Resource Center (HRC) Flex beds
◾65 St. Vincent DePaul 7:00 pm-7:00am
◦ October 2023 to April 2024
◦ Three cities – Emergency Shelter Beds
◦ MVP – Sandy
◦ VOA – Detox Expansion
◦ Code Blue Emergency Options
◾Below 15 degrees farenheit
◦ Working on Providers and Funding
Council Members and Andrew Johnston discussed:
• Mitigation funding for the neighborhoods hosting flex shelters
• Options for the location of the flex shelter
• Status of the City-based Code Blue initiative
• If all beds would be 24/7 during the winter to keep people warm and off the streets
• The number of beds in each shelter and if they made up the 600 bed count
• Options for family housing
• If the bed cap needed to be raised for the upcoming fall/winter seasons
2.Ordinance: Zoning Map Amendment at Approximately 2350
North and Annexation at Approximately 2441 North Rose
Park Lane
~ 2:15 p.m.
30 min.
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Annexation into Salt Lake City approximately 28 acres of property generally located at
approximately 2441 North Rose Park Lane. The annexation requires designating a zone
for each property within the annexation area. The properties are proposed to be zoned as
follows:
• 2440 N Rose Park Lane (City-owned) – OS, Open Space
• 2441 N Rose Park Lane (Hunter Stables) – R-MU, Residential/Mixed-Use
• 2462 N Rose Park Lane (State-owned) – OS, Open Space
Zoning Map Amendment at approximately 2350 North Rose Park Lane from AG-2 –
Agricultural to R-MU, Residential/Mixed Use. The property is currently within Salt Lake
City boundaries. Although the petitions propose specific zones for the properties, the
Council may consider other zones with similar characteristics. The properties at 2350
and 2441 North are currently used for horse boarding and outdoor equipment storage.
The changes would facilitate the future development of a mixed-use, multi-family
residential development with potentially 1800 dwelling units. Additional properties at
2440 North (City-owned) and 2462 North Rose Park Lane (State-owned) would be
annexed into the City as part of the petition. Petition No. PLNPCM2021-01124 &
PLNPCM2021-01134.
The Council will receive a briefing about annexation and zoning changes for properties
located at approximately 2350 North Rose Park Lane. The changes include:
Nick Tarbet reviewed the proposal, including:
• Annexation of about 28 acres of property generally located at approximately 2441
North Rose Park Lane which required designating a zone for each property within
the area
• The properties are proposed to be zoned as follows:
◦ 2440 North Rose Park Lane (City-owned) – OS, Open Space
◦ 2441 North Rose Park Lane (Hunter Stables) – R-MU, Residential/Mixed-
Use
◦ 2462 North Rose Park Lane (State-owned) – OS, Open Space
Daniel Echeverria reviewed:
• Public outreach for the proposal
• Policy questions as listed in the Staff Report (contained in the Meeting Materials)
• Planning Commission’s negative recommendation
• Planning Staff’s recommendation
• Standards for review
• Requested zoning and what was allowed under the proposed zones
Council Members and Daniel Echeverria discussed:
• Area transit services
• Density should allow for radial movements in the area
• Project could be positive for future generations
• Protecting the Westside and ensuring additional noise did not become an issue
• Potential services for residents
• Area being a food desert
• If the development offered adequate green space
• Ensuring the proposed road interacted with the canal and Jordan River
• Reasoning for the proposed zoning versus lower density
Wade Budge, Lincoln Shurtz and Jason Boal (J Right Communities -
Applicant) presented/addressed:
• Council’s concerns for the facility
• Intent of the proposal
• Access to existing trails from the development
• How changes in the proposal addressed the concerns of the Planning Commission
• Potential development agreement
Council Members, Daniel Echeverria, Wade Budge and Lincoln Shurtz discussed:
• State funds given to the City for the project
• Layout and use of the ground floor
• If tools existed in the RMU zoning to ensure the project addressed the safety and
security of its residents
• Design needed to be reviewed to make it a livable development
• Location of residential and business uses in the development
3.Informational: Capital Asset Plan Early Check-In for Policy ~ 2:45 p.m.
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• Using economic filtration that would not pass the cost of the filters to the residents
was important
Guidance 30 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about the process, goals, and prioritization criteria to
create a Capital Asset Plan. It would prioritize projects over a five-year period to
implement the City's visions from Council-adopted master plans. Prioritized projects
would go through the annual open and competitive Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
to receive funding. A Capital Asset Plan would help bridge the gap between 20-year
master plan aspirations and the annual CIP process, such as identifying efficiencies of
combining projects across departments and plans, tracking metrics for high-level policy
goals, and aligning funding sources with eligible uses.
Item not held.
4.Ordinance: Budget Amendment No.1 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 ~ 3:15 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about Budget Amendment No.1 for the Fiscal Year
2023-24 Budget. 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 additional funding for downtown open
streets events this coming fall, local matching funds for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
grants to rebuild bridges over the Jordan River, and funding expanded elements of the
2100 South reconstruction project through the Sugar House Business District, among
other items. The proposed amendment also includes an ordinance to amend the Salt
Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule to address lane closures and sidewalk closures
separately.
For more information on this item visit tinyurl.com/SLCFY24.
Ben Luedtke and Mary Beth Thompson presented the budget amendment
including:
• Budget Amendment Number One includes ten proposed amendments, $2,139,398
in revenues and $14,892,993 in expenditures of which $250,000 is from General
Fund Balance, requesting changes to five funds
• Most expenses in this budget amendment were housekeeping items
• The transmittal included a separate ordinance for Item D-2 that would correct a fee
in the Consolidated Fee Schedule (CFS)
• The budget amendment and the CFS amendment would be listed as two separate
items with two separate ordinances and voted on at a future Council formal
meeting agenda
• If all items were adopted the General Fund Balance (including Funding Our
Future) would be projected at 11.38% which is $7,190,963 below the 13% minimum
target
• FY2024 annual budget had a projected Fund Balance slightly above 13% of ongoing
General Fund revenues
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• Decrease from 13% to 11.38% was caused by an $8.5 million estimate of expense
changes (e.g. prepaid expenses, accounts payable outstanding), actual amount
could vary
• Actual expense changes were pending confirmation by the annual financial audit –
typically completed in December
• Projected Fund Balance did not include unused FY2023 budgets that drop to Fund
Balance at the end of the fiscal year
• Policy Question: The Council may wish to ask the Administration for additional
information about the $8.5 million of estimated expense changes and whether the
estimates might have changed since the annual budget deliberations in May and
June
Council Members, Mary Beth Thompson, Cindy Gust-Jensen and Ben Luedtke
discussed:
• The request not being an additional request as it was moving the funds forward
that could not be appropriated the previous year
• Fund Balance totals and how the new balance came about
Council Members, Ben Luedtke, Lorena Riffo-Jensen and Peter Makowski
discussed:
• A-1: Donation for Northeast Ball Field Sports Lighting at Riverside Park ($218,000
Donation to the CIP Fund)
◦Straw Poll - Support for the donation to Capital Improvement Projects
(CIP) for Ball Field Sports Lighting at Riverside Park in the amount of
$218,000 to light both ball fields. Supported by all Council Members
present.
• A-2: One-time Additional Funding for Fall 2023 Downtown Open Streets Events
($250,000 from General Fund Balance)
◦ Start dates for the program
◦ The look of the proposed barrier would be black bollards and white chain
and street barriers would be a roll-able cement bollard
◦ Reasoning for the delay in this year’s program
◦ The longevity and maintenance of the bollards
◦ Impacts of the construction on 200 South and how it excluded some
businesses as part of the program
◦ Cost of program funding
◦ What would be included in the activation and programing and if was an
appropriate use of tax-payer money
◦ Benefits the program had on the City
◦ Program cost should decrease each year
◦ Economic Development Staff to present information on activation and
programing via email or at a future meeting
◦ Infrastructure that would be added with the additional funding request and
the reasoning for adding the infrastructure
◦ Time frame of the activations – 12:00pm to 2:00am, Friday and Saturday
◾Straw Poll - Support for funding the fall 2023 Downtown Open
Streets Initiative, holding the activation and programing funding until
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more information could be given – in which Economic Development
would like time to bring back information on the activation and
programing – If the activation was not approved how would it effect
the program- Whether or not fund the proposal as presented
◾Alternative Straw Poll – Support for approving the entire funding
for the fall 2023 Downtown Open Streets Initiative. Supported by
Council Members Wharton, Valdemoros, Young, Puy and
Dugan. Council Members Mano and Petro did not support the straw
poll
Follow-up items for Council:
• Information on the activation of the streets and cost of the program
• A study of the pedestrian mall to determine the benefit of the program
• Details of the activation and programing including what feedback/data collection
was being received
• Feedback from businesses after investments were made in the neighborhoods
Remaining budget items to be discussed at a later meeting.
5.Tentative Break ~ 3:45 p.m.
20 min.
6.Resolution: Ivory University House Public Benefits Analysis ~ 4:05 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about the Administration’s public benefit analysis for a
project that would provide new student housing at the University of Utah. The public
benefit analysis was performed to potentially justify impact and permit fee waivers and
refunds paid by the Ivory University House, L3C, a low-profit limited liability company.
In return, over a period of ten years, Ivory University House would pledge need-based
scholarships for Salt Lake City residents valued at the same amount as the fee waivers
and refunds.
Allison Rowland, Mary Beth Thompson and Blake Thomas presented the
analysis including:
• Public benefit analysis conducted by the City Finance Department for a project that
would provide 465 units of new student housing at the University of Utah
• The project, which was currently under construction at 434 South Mario Capecchi
Drive was being developed by Ivory University House L3C
• The public benefit analysis was performed to assess whether Salt Lake City
could/should waive impact and permit fees, as well as providing refunds for fees
the project had already paid
• The public benefit analysis concluded that “While the project was not income
restricted, it would be rent restricted and would address critical affordable housing
needs of students”
• The impact fee amount requested to be waived/refunded would total just over $2.4
million
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• In return, over a period of ten years, Ivory University House would pledge the
same sum to fund need-based scholarships administered by the University of Utah
and reserved for Salt Lake City students
• Goal of the briefing was to review the public benefit analysis and consider adopting
a resolution which would authorize impact fee and permit fee waivers and refunds
for Ivory University House L3C
Council Members, Mary Beth Thompson, Blake Thomas and Allison Rowland discussed:
• The amount of funding Ivory University House would be donating as scholarships
over the next ten years
• The background of the waiver and why it was not conducted at the beginning of the
process
• If the residents of the development would be scholarship winners or if who would
be using the facility
• If not for the subject agreement when would impact fees be paid – at issuance of
the permits, this was a refund of those fees
Analise Wilson (Ivory University House L3C) reviewed the status of the company and
the operations agreement dictating all profits must go to a scholarship fund for students,
and the rental/housing assistance program that would be funded through the student
program.
Council Members and Analise Wilson discussed:
• Housing assistance programs
• Definition of a Salt Lake City resident
• Who qualified for the scholarships
7.Informational: Unallocated Housing Program Income Funds
Follow-up ~ 4:35 p.m.
45 min.
The Council will receive a follow-up briefing on unallocated U.S. Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) program income funds from the Community Development Block
Grant or CDBG and Home Investment Partnership programs, among others. The briefing
will include an overview of projects and programs based on the Council's earlier policy
guidance, the next steps for use of the funds, and areas needing further Council policy
feedback.
Ben Luedtke gave a brief overview of the proposal.
Tammy Hunsaker and Tony Milner presented the information including:
• Accumulated funds
• Proposed Funding Allocations
◦ HUD Program Income
◦ Moving Forward – Best Practices & Transparency
◦ Next Steps – HUD Funding
◦ HUD Timeline Requirements
• Proposed Allocations – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
◦ Proposed Allocations – HOME
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◦ Non-Restricted Program Income
◦ Moving Forward – Best Practices & Transparency
◦ Next Steps – Non-Restricted Funds
◦ Proposed Allocations – Non-Restricted Tenant & Homeowner Loan Fund
(Revolving)
◦ Proposed Allocations – Non-Restricted – One Time Allocations
• Questions for the Council
◦ Supportive of Administration’s proposed funding allocations
◦ Supportive of establishing a tenant and homeowner revolving loan fund
Council Members, Ben Luedtke, Tony Milner and Tammy Hunsaker discussed:
• Changing the name from the Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)
Renter Rehab Program to the NOAH Rental Rehab Program
• Timeline for approving the amendments
• Process of approving the applications
• Additional details of the tenant and homeowner loan fund would be brought to a
future meeting for review
• Next steps for the proposal
8.Board Appointment: Police Civilian Review Board: Elizabeth
Hanna ~ 5:20 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview Elizabeth Hanna prior to considering appointment to the
Police Civilian Review Board for a term ending September 7, 2026.
Item not held.
Standing Items
9.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair
Report of Chair and Vice Chair.
Item not held.
10.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.
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Item not held.
11.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:
(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.
Motion:
Moved by Council Member Wharton, seconded by Council Member
Valdemoros to enter into Closed Session as the RDA Board and City Council
for the purposes of strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or
lease of real property, and 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, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy,
Darin Mano, Sarah Young
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
Closed Session started at 5:15 pm
Held via Zoom and in the Work Session Room (location)
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Council Members in Attendance: Council/Board Members Dugan, Young, Petro, Puy,
Mano, Wharton and Valdemoros
City Staff in Attendance: Mayor Mendenhall, Rachel Otto, Lisa Shaffer, Lindsey Nikola,
Andrew Johnston, Katherine Lewis, Sara Montoya, Kimberly Chytraus, Paul Nielson,
Allison Parks, Danny Walz, Tammy Hunsaker, Blake Thomas, Mary Beth Thompson,
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Allison Rowland, Ben Luedtke, and
Cindy Lou Trishman
Closed Session ended at 6:00 pm
Motion:
Moved by Council Member Dugan, seconded by Council Member Puy to exit
Closed Session.
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy,
Darin Mano, Sarah Young
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
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Meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm
Minutes Approved: September 5, 2023
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City Council Chair
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City Recorder
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Darin Mano (Sep 8, 2023 16:27 MDT)
August 15, 2023 Work Session for Signature
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