12/05/2023 - Work Session - MinutesThe City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 5, 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, Lehua Weaver – Associate Deputy Director
Present Administrative leadership:
Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Rachel Otto – Chief of Staff
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, Andrew Johnston – Director of
Homelessness Policy and Outreach, Ben Luedtke – Senior Public Policy Analyst, Brian Fullmer
– Constituent Liaison, Policy Analyst, Mary Beth Thompson – Chief Financial Officer, Jennifer
Bruno – Council Deputy Director, Tom Millar – Public Lands Planning Manager, Ashley
Cleveland – Mayor's Senior Advisor, Michaela Oktay – Planning Deputy Director, Nannette
Larsen – Senior Planner, Chief Karl Lieb – Fire Chief -89, Clemens Landau – Justic Court
Judge, Jaysen Oldroyd – Senior City Attorney
The meeting was called to order at 2:04 pm
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Work Session Items
1.Informational: Updates from the Administration ~ 2:00 p.m.
20 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.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Recurring Briefing
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a
Ashley Cleveland provided updates regarding:
Community Engagement Updates
• Ways to engage with the City www.slc.gov/feedback/
• Public Lands:
◦ Steenblik – Phase 1 engagement done, SLC Public Lands staff have analyzed the results of the
first phase of community engagement visit https://www.slc.gov/parks/steenblik-park-
reimagine-neighborhood-park/
◦ North Gate Park and Warm Springs Park – Phase 1 engagement beginning with Indigenous &
Native American community groups in December 2023
◦ Allen Park – Public engagement for the three proposed concept designs recently closed
◦ A virtual open house to reveal the final recommended concept design for the park will be held
on December 11, 2023 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm register for the Zoom meeting
at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIodOGgqjgpGdaL2J5vPHqq3z8kTSC0c8c8
• Transportation:
◦ Techlink TRAX Study - UTA has launched the TechLink TRAX Study to improve east-west,
downtown Salt Lake City, and regional TRAX connectivity in Salt Lake City.
https://www.techlinkstudy.com/
◦ 1300 East Construction – 1300 East construction has been bumped to 2025. The 1100 East
project began in mid-June 2023 and was initially scheduled to be completed in late 2023 but
has been pushed to 2024
• 2023 Winter Clothing Drive – December 11-15, 2023 from 8am to 6pm - primary drop off point on
the 2nd floor of the Salt Lake City & County Building
• Mayor’s Office:
◦ Community Office Hours
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• Homeless Resources Center utilization
• Encampment Impact Mitigation (EIM) information
• Temporary (Micro) Shelter Community
• Medically Vulnerable Population (MVP) – The Road Home/4th Street Medical Clinic ribbon cutting
December 9, 2023, opening for 165 residents as soon as possible in January 2024
• Code Blue information
Council Members and Andrew Johnston discussed:
• The possibility of shelters in Odgen or St. George Utah and if police would have to transport
individuals to those shelters
• Notification possibilities during Code Blue nights that helped not only homeless individuals know
where to go but volunteers know where they were needed
• How residents would be determined for the MVP facilities
• Challenges with enforcement and abatement during the winter months
• Addressing homelessness along the Jordan River
• The operation, residential selection, and services for the shelter pods
Tom Millar provided updates regarding:
• Parks Trails & Open Space Bond and Sales Tax Revenue Bond
• Cemetery irrigation and roadways
• Urban wood reutilization
• Pioneer Park updates
• Glendale Park updates
• Liberty Park Playground updates
• Allen Park updates
• Folsom Trail completion and landscaping
• Public space at the Fleet Block
• Fairmont Park
• Reimagine Neighborhood Parks, Trails and Open Spaces
• Steenblik Park
• Warm Springs & North Gateway Parks
• Taufer & Richmond Parks
• Donner Park Trail Park
• Jordan River Corridor
The Council requested the Parks Trails & Open Space Bond and Sales Tax Revenue Bond update be added
to a future agenda as a stand alone agenda item to allow for further discussion.
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Andrew Johnston provided updates regarding:
•Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness (SLVCEH): endutahhomelessness.org/salt-lake-
valley
• Utah Office of Homeless Services (OHS): jobs.utah.gov/homelessness/index.html
• Location and hours for homeless services
For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/HistoricDistrictsSLC.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a
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2.Informational: Planning Director’s Local Historic District Report ~ 2:20 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about the Local Historic District Designation report. The proposed
boundaries of the Upper Yale Local Historic District are approximately 1800 East to 1900 East along Yale
Avenue. The Planning Division is requesting acceptance of the report by the City Council in order to
continue the designation process.
Brian Fullmer gave a brief overview of the report.
Nannette Larsen presented the Director’s Report for the Yalecrest – Upper Yale – Local Historic
District (LHD), including:
• Boundaries for:
◦ Established local historic districts
◦ Local historic districts review in process
◦ Proposed new local historic district
• Process of creating a local historic district
• The Council’s role in the process
Council Members, Nannette Larsen, Brian Fullmer, and Michaela Oktay discussed:
• Where the Laird Avenue historic district was in the process
• The purpose of Council’s decision at this point in the process
• If the City was looking to create historic districts in other areas of the City
Straw Poll
Support for the process of the historic district to move forward. Supported by all Council Members
present.
3.Resolution: Recertifying the Salt Lake City Justice Court ~ 2:40 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about a resolution requesting the recertification of the Justice Court of
Salt Lake City in order to provide for the Court's continued operation.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Jennifer Bruno gave a brief overview of the resolution.
Judge Clemens Landau stated the resolution was a standard re-certification that all justice courts went
through on a regular basis that gave the City a chance to review the operations of the justice court system.
Council Members, Jaysen Oldroyd, and Judge Clemens Landau discussed:
• The Council’s authority to grant the re-certification
• Deadline for submission - December 15, 2023
• Re-certification was required every four years
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4.Ordinance: Budget Amendment No.3 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 ~ 3:00 p.m.
45 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about Budget Amendment No.3 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 four new full-
time paramedic employees in the Fire Department's Medical Response Team, creation of a Legislative
Division with four new full-time employees in the City Attorney's Office, over $6 million of additional
transportation impact fees for reconstructing 2100 South through the Sugar House Business district and
the 600 North / 700 North corridor transformation project among other items.
For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCFY24.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD
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Ben Luedtke reviewed the budget amendment including:
• Budget amendment number three included 31 proposed amendments
• $3,103,054 in revenues and $15,244,714 in expenditures of which $1,718,732 was from General
Fund Balance
• Requesting changes to eight funds
• Four full-time employees (FTEs) (Item A-1) for the Fire Department, four FTEs (Item A-4) for the
City Attorney’s new Legislative Division, and one FTE (Item A-13) for the Finance Department
•A-1: Fire Department Medical Response Paramedics Request for Four New FTEs ($160,519 from
General Fund Balance)
Council Members, Ben Luedtke, Jennifer Bruno, Karl Lieb, Mary Beth Thompson, Katie Lewis,
and Rachel Otto discussed:
• The new FTE positions in the Fire Department and their job duties
◦ The Council requested follow up information on these positions to ensure they were
beneficial
• Why the nine positions were being asked for now instead of in a regular budget season
◦ For Fire it would be to ensure the single role paramedics were available and worked in this
capacity before the 2024 budget was presented
◦ Were there vacant firefighter positions that could be reclassified for a short time to determine
if the program worked
◦ Whether or not it was a benefit to hire new FTE’s now or wait until the new budget season to
request the positions
• The sales tax revenue included in the budget amendment
◦ Sales tax numbers would be updated in the next few weeks
• Proposed FTE’s for a new Legislative Division in the Attorney’s Office
◦ If these would be new hires or transfers from other departments
◦ How this system would be different than what was done in the past
• Prioritizing which positions were needed now and which could wait for the regular budget season
• One new FTE (Item A-13) for the Finance Department funded with the Community Development
Block Grants
◦ The purpose and job duties for the position
◦ Ensuring the position was fully utilized now and in the future
◦ Splitting funding to allow flexibility in job duties
◦ The administrative cost allowed under the Grant
◦Cindy Gust Jenson stated the proposal was to also resolve transparency issues
Straw Poll
Support for the first two FTEs – Division Director and Senior Attorney - for the Legislative Division.
Supported by all Council Members present.
Council Members and Katie Lewis discussed if the two position would be a benefit to the Division or if all
positions were needed.
Straw Poll
Support for hiring the two Legislative Division support staff positions as requested. Supported by Council
Members Dugan, Wharton, and Young. Council Members Valdemoros, Petro, and Mano were not in
support.
Council Members and Katie Lewis discussed:
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• The need to have staff support for the Senior Staff
• If there were in house talent that could step into the positions
Ben Luedtke reviewed:
•A-16: The Road Home’s Family Hotel Winter Interim Plan ($300,000 from General Fund Balance)
Council Members, Andrew Johnston, and Ben Luedtke discussed:
• The reasoning for the gap in financing for non-congregate care in Salt Lake City
• Motel rooms were the most efficient short-term option until the shelter came online
• If there was any possibility that other City’s could help pay to cover the cost to house families
• Conversations having changed over the last few years and improvements made in regard to other
City’s helping to address the homeless crisis
Straw Poll
Support for approving the funding of $300,000 for The Road Home’s Family Hotel Winter Interim Plan.
Supported by all Council Members present.
Ben Luedtke reviewed:
•A-15: Mill & Overlay Pilot Program for Street Pavement Maintenance ($205,177 from the Quarter
Cent Sales Tax for Transportation Fund Balance and Transferring $955,177 to the Fleet Fund)
Council Members and Ben Luedtke discussed:
• Reason the request was an emergency and required a straw poll
Straw Poll
Support to approve Item A-15. Supported by all Council Members present.
5.Ordinance: Landscaping and Buffers Chapter Text Amendment ~ 3:45 p.m.
25 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about an ordinance that would amend various sections of Title 21A of
the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to Landscaping and Buffers chapter amendments. The proposed
amendments would seek to reduce water consumption, enhance the urban forest, and improve air quality
and green infrastructure city-wide. The proposal would also seek to clarify, simplify, and reorganize the
landscaping and buffer chapter to be more user-friendly. The City Council may consider modifications to
other related sections of the code as part of this proposal.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD
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Jennifer Bruno gave a brief overview of the proposal.
Nannette Larsen presented the text amendment, including:
• Why the landscape chapter needed to be updated
• Promoting water conservation
• Preserving and expanding the urban tree canopy
• Reducing the heat island effect
• Reducing stormwater runoff
• Improving air quality
• Best practices applied City-wide
• Standards simplified
• When and where standards applied
• What has not changed
• Turf & rebate eligibility
• New Landscape Plan updated
• Prioritizing trees
• Parking lot updates
• Stormwater integrated
• Rock mulch limitations
• Public comment concerns and additional clarity
• If trees were required in the park strip
• Planning Commission recommendation
• Modification after Planning Commission
• Next steps
Further discussion will be held on this item at the December 12, 2023 Work Session meeting.
6.Board Appointment: Transportation Advisory Board – Matt Gray ~ 4:10 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview Matt Gray prior to considering appointment to the Transportation Advisory
Board for a term ending September 28, 2026.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Interview was held. Council Member Mano said Matt Gray’s name would be on the Consent Agenda for
formal consideration.
7.Board Appointment: Citizens Compensation Advisory Committee (CCAC) – J.
Clair Baldwin
~ 4:15 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview J.Clair Baldwin prior to considering appointment to the Citizens Compensation
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Advisory Committee for a term ending December 5, 2027. This is a Council-appointed position, therefore
an Administrative Recommendation letter is not included.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Interview was held. Council Member Mano said J. Clair Baldwin’s name would be on the Consent Agenda
for formal consideration.
Standing Items
8.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair
Report of Chair and Vice Chair.
Council Member Mano stated the end of the year also brought the end of his time as
Chair of the Council. Council Member Mano thanked Staff and fellow Council Members
for all their assistance over the past year.
9.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:
• Approval of the 2024 Annual Meeting Calendar; and
• Scheduling items.
Cindy Gust-Jenson reported on the following:
• The Annual Meeting Calendar and whether or not Council wanted to hold a
meeting on January 2, 2024 or January 9, 2024 due to the swearing in ceremony
held January 2, 2024.
• The Council usually held a retreat and the available dates were January 16 or 23,
2024, with the retreat being held during the day
Council Members indicated they would send their availability/date preferences to Cindy
Gust-Jenson.
10.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:
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(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 4:55 pm
Held via Zoom and in Room 542 – Cutler Room of City Hall
Council Members in Attendance: Council Members Mano, Puy, Wharton,
Petro, Valdemoros, Young and Dugan.
City Staff in Attendance: Katherine Lewis, Kimberly Chytraus, Cindy Gust-Jenson,
Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Sam Owen, Kira Luke, Ben Luedtke, Allison Rowland,
and Cindy Lou Trishman.
Closed Session ended at 6:09 pm
Motion:
Moved by Council Member Wharton, seconded by Council Member Dugan
to enter into Closed Session for the purposes of advice of counsel relating
to attorney client matters.
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Darin Mano,
Sarah Young
ABSENT: Alejandro Puy
Final Result: 6 – 0 Pass
Motion:
Moved by Council Member Wharton, seconded by Council Member Dugan
to exit Closed Session and adjourn.
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy, Darin Mano
ABSTAIN: Victoria Petro, Sarah Young
Final Result: 5 – 0 Pass
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Meeting adjourned at 6:09 pm
Minutes Approved:
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City Council Chair Darin Mano
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City Recorder
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