08/13/2024 - Work Session - MinutesThe City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Work Session on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.
The following Council Members were present:
Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy, Darin Mano, Sarah Young, Eva
Lopez Chavez
Present Legislative leadership:
Lehua Weaver – Associate Deputy Director
Present Administrative leadership:
Mayor Erin Mendenhall, Rachel Otto – Chief of Staff, Jill Love – Chief Administrative Officer
Present City Staff:
Katherine Lewis – City Attorney, Cindy Lou Trishman – City Recorder, DeeDee Robinson –
Minutes & Records Clerk, Taylor Hill – Constituent Liaison/Policy Analyst, Scott Corpany –
Staff Assistant, Ben Luedtke – Senior Public Policy Analyst, Andrew Johnston – Director of
Homelessness Policy and Outreach, Allison Rowland – Public Policy Analyst, Kelsey Lindquist –
Senior Planner, Daniel Echeverria – Senior Planner, Tammy Hunsaker – Deputy Director of
Community Services, Michaela Oktay – Assistant Planning Director, Jesse Stewart – Public
Utilities Deputy Director, Tony Milner – Housing Stability Division Director, Heather Royall –
Housing Stability Division Deputy Director, Nancy Monteith – Public Lands Senior Landscape
Architect, Nate Kobs – Safety & Security Director, Jesse Dean – Mayor's Senior Advisor of Real
Estate and Capital Projects, Becka Roolf – Transportation Senior Planning Strategist
The meeting was called to order at 2:45pm.
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Work Session Items
1.Informational: Updates from the Administration ~ 3:00 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.
Andrew Johnston provided information regarding:
Homelessness Update
•Homeless Resource Center Utilization data – all locations currently at capacity
•Encampment Impact Mitigation (EIM)/Rapid Intervention Team (RIT)
information:
◦EIM – Working this week at 1700 South/Glendale Regional Park
◦RIT – Working next week at Jordan River, (Backman, Day-Riverside, 900
South Park), Hidden Hollow, Sherwood
•Resource Fair was held August 9, 2024 at Pioneer Park
•Kayak Court to be held August 16, 2024 at Modesto Park
•Microshelter Community move information
◦Buildings were moved to 700 West
◦State Office of Homeless Services was busy on-site working with their
contractors
◦Estimated to be open by October 2024
◦Sheltering 50 individuals
•The Otherside Village update
◦The City was not directly involved with the set up
◦Current construction timeline details (site remediation, utilities, roads,
foundations, etc.)
◦30 homes to be on-site by end of 2024 with other structures to follow
◦Welcome Village located in Murray to move to Salt Lake City soon –
introductory service to the Otherside Village
•Some un-sheltered individuals have moved from the Salt Lake City Library grounds
to Washington Square grounds due to some remediation work at the Library
Council Member Lopez Chavez inquired if there was additional equipment/apparatus
needed to further secure and maintain safety at both Washington Square and Library
Square. Nate Kobs said an on-going project was being discussed for physical security
implementation, but completion was still a ways out and said manpower for the security
team would be the biggest need to continue adequate security coverage at the City &
County Building, Washington Square, Library Square, and Plaza 349.
Council Member Petro inquired if there were alternatives to un-sheltered residents
congregating in spaces the City had identified as public due to nothing other than not
having a place to go, such as day-treatment programs, etc. Andrew Johnston said the
current shelter system allowed individuals to be there day and night if they chose to be,
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day services were available at the The Weigand Center (including showers), healthy
housing programs often offered the same ability to congregate safely, as well as City parks
and libraries where services, water, shade might be available and it was a safe place to be.
Council Member Lopez Chavez said she wanted to see a public space management plan
considered for Washington Square and Library Square, as the place where the City
conducted business needed to be safe for all residents whether sheltered or not.
Jesse Stewart provided information regarding:
Great Salt Lake Water Levels
•Detailed graph of water levels of the Great Salt Lake from 2007 to current (2024)
•Water levels of reservoirs along the Wasatch Front (Deer Creek, Jordanelle, East
Canyon, etc.)
•Utah Great Salt Lake webpage – https://greatsaltlake.utah.gov/
◦The Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan
◦Commonly Asked Questions About Utah’s Great Salt Lake & Ancient Lake
Bonneville
◦Protecting and Preserving the Great Salt Lake
Council Member Lopez Chavez inquired if there was anything Salt Lake City could do to
increase water flow back into the Great Salt Lake. Jesse Stewart said Public Utilities was
currently working on increased flow from the effluent at the Water Treatment Plant, but
conservation was important because unused water would end up in the lake.
2.Informational: Draft Policies for Housing Program Funds in
The Community and Neighborhoods Department ~ 3:15 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing from the Community and Neighborhoods Department
(CAN) on their proposals for using “dormant” program funds to expand existing City
housing support programs and establish new ones, among other items. This would
include adoption of a Housing Program Funds Policy to establish budgeting standards for
the Department’s direct-delivery housing programs. In addition, the proposals would
create a Housing Program Funds Loan Committee, establish a Tenant and Homeowner
Loan Fund, and pay off and close lines of credit that were opened many years ago.
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Allison Rowland provided an introduction to the briefing.
Tammy Hunsaker, Heather Royall, and Tony Milner provided information
regarding:
Housing Programs – Draft Policies
•Overview:
◦Establishes budgeting and reporting standards for the Housing Program
Funds
◦A revolving loan fund as a self-replenishing pool of revenue to assist in
funding the Direct Delivery Programs
◦A loan committee for the Housing Programs
◾Sub-recipient Programs – Administered by partner organizations (The
Road Home, Rapid Re-housing Program)
◾Direct Delivery Programs – Community Land Trust – CLT, Home
Repair, and Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH)
Preservation Pilot Program
•Annual budget process within the proposed policy
•Flow of program income for Funding Our Future, US Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD), and Tenant and Homeowner Loan Fund (THLF) into
the Direct Delivery Programs
•Housing Program Funds Loan Committee –
◦Composition of:
◾Two members of the Community Development & Capital
Improvement Program (CDCIP) Board, or it’s successor
◾The Director of Community & Neighborhoods (or designee)
◾The Director of Housing Stability (or designee)
◾The City’s Chief Financial Officer (or designee)
•Home Repair Program Policy summary, including:
◦Mission
◦Funding availability
◦Project management
◦Funding assistance
◦Funding approval
•Community Land Trust (CLT) Program Policy summary, including:
◦Mission
◦Policy objectives
◦Uses of program funding
◦Homeowner equity
◦Applicant prioritization
◦Funding approval
•Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) Pilot Program, including:
◦Mission
◦Funding assistance
◦Eligible properties
◦Affordability term
◦Affordability covenant
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◦Funding availability
◦Funding approval
•Program income budget status and Administration’s recommendation
3.Ordinance: Sports, Entertainment, Culture, and Convention
District Text Amendment Follow-up ~ 3:35 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a follow-up briefing on a proposed ordinance that would amend
the D4 Secondary Central Business District zoning district to support the creation of a
Sports, Entertainment, Culture, and Convention (SECC). The proposed text amendments
would make the following changes to the D4 zoning district:
1. Modify the maximum height allowed through design review from 125 feet to
600 feet.
2. Modifying the required front and corner yard setback requirements are
changing to clarify that buildings with plazas and other similar public spaces are
allowed to exceed the maximum setback.
3. Change the table of allowed uses for the D4 zoning district would change as
follows:
o Stadiums change from a conditional use to a permitted use.
o Commercial parking would be changed from a conditional use to a
permitted use. (A current requirement prohibiting the demolition of a building for
principal use parking on the property would remain.)
4. Expand the existing sign overlay that applies to the Delta Center to extend to
the blocks that contain the Salt Palace. This allows more flexibility for signs related
to the entertainment venues within the overlay and allows modifications to signs
through the design review process for buildings that are subject to design review.
For more information visit tinyurl.com/SLCRevitalizationZone.
Nick Tarbet provided an introduction to the briefing and provided an overview of the
timeline thus far in the progress with Smith Entertainment Group (SEG).
Council Members, Kelsey Lindquist, Michaela Oktay, and Daniel Echeverria
discussed the following straw polls required to move forward with the proposed text
amendment:
Straw Poll: Support for maximum height of 600 feet with full design review by
Planning Commission at 200 feet (matching D1 zone). All Council Members were in favor
with Council Member Puy absent for the poll.
Straw Poll: Supporting allowance for exceeding the established maximum front yard
setback for the D-4 district for the purpose of adding a plaza. All Council Members were
in favor with Council Member Puy absent for the poll.
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Straw Poll: Support for setbacks from adjacent property/uses, addressing the issue in
the development agreement. All Council Members were in favor with Council Member
Puy absent for the poll.
Straw Poll: Support for Planning Staff’s proposals for sign regulations including
standards in the overlay, no off-premise signs at this time, allowing reciprocity within the
overlay blocks, addressing display hours via a development agreement. All Council
Members were in favor with Council Member Puy absent for the poll.
4.Informational: Green Loop Update ~ 4:05 p.m.
45 min.
The Council will receive a briefing from the Administration about the Green Loop
Project.
For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCGreenLoop.
Council Member Puy joined the meeting during this agenda item. (4:10pm)
Mayor Mendenhall said this was the culmination of 15-years of wanting a downtown
park-like connected experience, land was scarcely available in downtown, this
neighborhood in Central City had some of the worst ratio for access to open space/park
space for any residents in the City, the Green Loop vision encircled the downtown with
about 60 acres of new park space and over five miles of linear park
development, and provided detailed benefits requested for the Green Loop through
public input – urban forest, family friendly, plazas and social spaces, active
transportation, storm water management, native planting.
Nancy Montieth, Becka Roolf, Jesse Dean, and Nicole Horst (Wenk Associates)
provided information regarding:
•Green Loop History – First described in the Downtown Rising Plan (2007) by the
Salt Lake City Chamber, envisioned to connect the entire City
east/west/north/south, create corridors, and be both a destination and a linkage
•Currently Central community had greatest concentration of high needs areas in
2019 Needs Assessment
•Population growth – Since 2019, downtown had grown nearly 4,000 units with no
new green space
•Access to green space – 30% of residents are a five minute walk from green space,
1.9% landcover is greenspace, 6% tree canopy cover
•Urban Heat Island map – analysis of heat threats
•Improving access in proximity and quantity – the Green Loop would double SLC’s
downtown open space with more than 60% of downtown residents being within a
five minute walk to an open space
•Connects citywide trails & bikeways into a network for active transportation
•200 East and 500 West being the top two priorities for implementation
•Details of the vision for 200 East
•Plan frameworks – two prototypes that were center aligned and west aligned
concepts
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•Green Loop today – 750 South 500 West
•Space prioritization existing vs. proposed in regards to roadway, parking, sidewalk,
bike lanes, public space, and planting
•Economic opportunity – boosts prosperity, supports local businesses, promotes
tourism, activates street facades, and increases land/property values
•Estimates of consumer spending per month by transportation mode (transit, bike,
walk, automobile, etc.)
•Community engagement process – pop up events, online surveys, open house, site
tours (walking & biking), and stakeholder engagement
•Future Operations and Management chart – how various City departments played
a role in the development/planning phases
•Reconciling the right-of-way in regards to utilities and fire access
•Concept drawings detailing community spaces within the proposed Green Loop on
200 East
•Civic Block concepts, key recommendations, potential events, and street
configuration
•Preliminary cost estimate
◦High level cost estimate for entire Green Loop: $250-350M
◦200 East construction cost estimate: $85-90M
•Information and future plans regarding 900 South’s integration into the Green
Loop
•The Green Loop being both a destination and path
•Maintenance and funding information would be provided to the Council over the
next weeks/months
•Transportation was working with Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) on
design concepts for State Street, between North Temple and South Temple to
accomplish the Green Loop
Council Member Young said she would continue to look for information about how the
project would be staged comprehensively across the Green Loop, due to the current
experiences residents faced with the extensive construction on 2100 South.
Council Member Lopez Chavez expressed concerns regarding 500 West and its utilization
of pedestrian access, noting other places along the Green Loop were more ready for this
type of investment to be achieved, expressed interest in looking at what other financial
tools the City had in existence that could help the City pair other existing projects with
the Green Loop.
Council Member Wharton expressed concerns about traffic on the North Temple stretch
of the proposed route and wanted to know more about the plan to combat gridlock and
wanted to see a strong maintenance plan for the project as well.
Council Member Puy questioned if more employees would be needed for maintaining this
effort as the City was already struggling with maintenance in current City-owned spaces
and a backlog of deferred maintenance, and expressed interest if a public or
private model would be sought to help with operation/maintenance of the Green Loop.
Council Member Petro said she would be asking questions regarding stewardship of the
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Green loop; capacity, time, money, resources, and making sure the City’s service facing
out to the constituencies (who had been wanting to see movement on other projects) had
concrete answers for these issues as well.
5.Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget: Capital Improvement Program
Follow-up ~ 4:50 p.m.
40 min.
The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about the City's Capital Improvement
Program (CIP), which involves the construction, purchase or renovation of buildings,
parks, streets or other city-owned physical structures. Generally, projects have a useful
life of at least five years and cost $50,000 or more. The Council approves debt service
and overall CIP funding in June with the annual budget process, while project-specific
funding is approved by September 1 of the same calendar year.
For more information visit tinyurl.com/SLCFY25CIP.
Council Member Puy left the meeting during this agenda item (5:20pm).
Ben Luedtke provided information regarding:
•Item #20 – Memory Grove Parks Urgent Repairs & Preservation & Maintenance
Plan ($1,910,000)
◦Council Member Puy requested to shift $160K (of the $1.9M) for the
Preservation and Maintenance Plan to another project
◦Council Member Wharton said he was opposed to shifting the $160K for
Preservation and Maintenance funding as it was needed for Memory Grove
Park
•Item #22 – Amplifying our Jordan River Revitalization : Leveraging Bond
Investment ($1,500,000)
◦Council Member Puy requested to identify the Fife Wetlands as one of the
priority areas within the scope with an option to prioritize The International
Peace Gardens
•Item #41 – California Avenue Pedestrian Safety Improvements Construction
($807,000)
◦Council Member Puy suggested to use most of a canceled project’s funds to
build traffic calming a few blocks down California Avenue, (benefiting the
same students and families that utilize the Sorenson Center Campus of which
the $807K was originally intended for), near Glendale Middle and Mountain
View Elementary schools
•Item #48 – Fayette Avenue Improvements between Washington Street and 200
West ($560,000)
•Item #53 – International Peace Gardens ($512,696)
◦Intended for installing security fencing around the Peace Gardens and
educational signs/kiosks
•Item #75 – Planning & Design for Future CIP Applications ($350,000)
◦Options included:
◾Fund as recommended – departments would determine what projects
would receive the planning and design funding
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◾Recapture this funding and use it for other projects
◾Add policy parameters around the funding this year
◦Council Members tentatively wanted to prioritize this funding for
implementing the citywide transportation plan, traffic calming, and water
conservation
•Estimated costs involved to quickly make improvements for dead trees on North
Temple ($505,000). (This item was an emergent situation and was not a CIP
application nor on the Funding Log.) Included tree removal (stump grinding), 100
new trees in planters, soil removal, and mulch back fill
◦Council Members were in agreement of prioritizing this project with General
Fund dollars
•Table on Pages 2 & 3 of Staff Report – Detailed projects the Council requested to
fund (including the remaining $595,000 that was unallocated within the Funding
Scenario).
Council Member Young discussed Item #47 (Fairmont Park Basketball Court –
$754,000) and wanted to keep this item on the list and adjust the scope to preserve the
opportunity for residents to provide input on the project at an upcoming engagement
event, adjusting it to say that the size, location, and amenities would be determined
through public engagement in coordination with other projects in Fairmont Park.
Council Member Lopez Chavez said funding was not required for Item #35 (Faultline
Park Playground – $337,000) as the playground planned for this item had already been
replaced and could be removed from the list.
Council Member Dugan wanted to increase funding for Item #11 (Safer Crossings
Citywide – $300,000) with $100,000 to allow for a hawk signal and Item #4 (Complete
Streets Reconstruction – $3.5M) with $495,000. (Additional funding was from $595,000
not allocated to any project – located within the Funding Scenario in the Staff Report).
Council Member Mano discussed item #48 (Fayette Avenue Improvements between
Washington Street and 200 West – $560,000) and requested to fully fund this item by
adding the unallocated $595,000 from the Funding Scenario in the Staff Report.
Council Members agreed to continue discussing the CIP items through to the August 27,
2024 Work Session meeting.
6.Board Appointment: Library Board – Tricia Pil ~ 5:35 p.m.
5 min
The Council will interview Tricia Pil prior to considering appointment to the Library
Board for a term ending June 30, 2027.
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Interview held. Council Member Petro said Tricia Pil’s name was on the Consent Agenda
for formal consideration.
7.Informational: Cultural Core and THE BLOCKS Approved
Budget Update Written Briefing
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The Council will receive a written briefing about the approved budget update for the
Cultural Core initiative, now known as “THE BLOCKS.” The annual appropriation from
Salt Lake City is $300,000. The interlocal agreement between Salt Lake City and Salt
Lake County requires each entity to approve the final budget. The program seeks to
develop, improve and market arts and cultural activities in downtown Salt Lake City. The
goal of the Cultural Core initiative is to enhance downtown as a key cultural center for the
city, region, and nation.
Written briefing only. No discussion was held.
8.Ordinance: Economic Development Loan Fund - Policy Kings
Brewery, LLC Written Briefing
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The Council will receive a written briefing about an ordinance that would approve a
$75,000 loan for Policy Kings Brewery, LLC. at 925 South Jefferson Street from the
Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF). Policy Kings Brewery, LLC., is Utah's first
black-owned brewery.
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Written briefing only. No discussion was held.
Standing Items
9.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair -
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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:
•Scrivener’s error; and
•Scheduling items.
Lehua Weaver discussed two items for the Council’s consideration:
•The upcoming Sister City’s visit to Matsumoto, Japan, noting Council Member
Mano was interested in attending and it was not a trip that was covered by the
Council Policy Manual, and inquired if the Council was in support of the Council
Office funding the travel
•A correction to the staffing document to reflect what the Council discussed and
verbally approved, ensuring the budget adoption documents reflected the
omission of information and were duly corrected
Straw Poll: Support for Council Member Mano to attend the Sister City’s visit in
Matsumoto, Japan, paid for by the City Council Office. All Council Members present
were in favor except for Council Member Dugan who was opposed, with Council
Member Puy absent for the poll.
Council Members Wharton and Dugan expressed the importance of a Council policy
regarding certain travel for Council Members, including but not limited to how it was
decided on who would be sent, how many Council Members could attend, and what
percentage of the trip would be covered by the Council Office.
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.
Item not held.
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Meeting adjourned at 5:49 pm.
Minutes Approved: October 1, 2024.
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City Council Chair – Victoria Petro
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City Recorder – Cindy Trishman
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