02/09/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at
4 : 00 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South
State Street .
In Attendance: Council Members Andrew Johnston, James Rogers, Erin
Mendenhall, Charlie Luke, Derek Kitchen, Stan Penfold, and Lisa Adams .
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; Jennifer Bruno, Council Deputy Director;
Patrick Leary, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy
Chief of Staff; Lynn Pace, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Margaret Plane, City
Attorney; Allison Rowland, Council Policy Analyst; Ben Luedtke, Council
Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Senior Public Policy Analyst;
Robin Hutcheson, Transportation Director; Lisa Schaffer, Administrative
Services Division Director; Isaac Astill, Compliance Program Director;
and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Julio Garcia, Applicant for the Department of Human
Resources .
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4 : 00 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . RECEIVE A WRITTEN BRIEFING ON THE 2016 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
WATERSMART GRANT RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT. If the grant is awarded, monies
would allow water providers (and other authorized agencies and
organizations) an opportunity to leverage resources by cost sharing with
the Bureau on water conservation projects and climate-related impact
projects, and to prevent water-related conflicts and crises. Grant Amount
Requested: $964, 954 Requested by: Salt Lake City Department of Public
Utilities (SLCDPU) Water Conservation Program Match Requirement: $2
million from the Department of Public Utilities budget for purchase and
installation of meters for residential and large (Commercial-Industrial-
Commercial, or CII) customers. Funding Agency: United States Bureau of
Reclamation. View Attachment
Written briefing/no discussion.
#2 . RECEIVE A WRITTEN BRIEFING ON TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN
AMENDMENTS, COLLECTOR ROAD AT 5700 WEST BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AVENUE AND
2100 SOUTH PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2014-00586. A proposed
ordinance is before the Council that would amend the Major Street Plan of
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the Salt Lake City Transportation Master to remove a proposed collector
street located at 5700 West between California Avenue (1300 South) and
2100 South Street Frontage road (State Road - SR-201) . A collector street
moves traffic from local streets to arterial roads. The proposal would
change the Master Plan for a proposed street located at 5700 West between
California Avenue (1300 South) and 2100 South Street Frontage Road to
specify that should a street be necessary in the future, a local street -
rather than a collector street - would be installed. This change is
related to Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT's) decision to locate
the Mountain View Corridor in the area (Petitioner - Former Mayor Ralph
Becker) . View Attachment
Written briefing/no discussion.
#3. RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE JORDAN RIVER
COMMISSION INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. A proposed resolution is before the
Council that would authorize the approval of an interlocal cooperation
agreement modifying the 2010 interlocal cooperation agreement that
established the Jordan River Commission. Under the proposal, housekeeping
amendments would be made to reflect changes in state law and improve
governance of the commission. View Attachment
Written briefing/no discussion.
#4 . 4:00:48 PM INTERVIEW JULIO GARCIA PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT AS THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. View Attachment
Discussion was held with the applicant regarding qualifications and
future vision for Human Resources . Comments included equal/competitive
pay, communication issues, technology tools, protect employee rights,
harassment issues (claims/investigation/training) , review existing
policies, website improvements, opportunities for program development
(succession planning, etc) , morale issues, determine/prioritize goals,
budget management, success measurements, utilize exit interviews, track
survey data, respect/trust issues, leadership development, employee labor
relations, workforce planning, ongoing feedback, performance appraisals,
open door policy, and enhance communication between employees and
supervisors .
Councilmember Mendenhall said she wanted to have a follow-up
discussion with Mr. Garcia regarding succession planning. Councilmember
Rogers said Mr. Garcia' s name was on the formal agenda for consideration.
#5. 4:37:11PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (2016
COUNCIL PRIORITY) . The Council has outlined a series of priorities for
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the year ahead. Advancing Economic Development in the City is one of the
top three chosen for 2016, and multiple briefings, strategic steps and
actions plans will be scheduled for discussion and review this year. View
Attachment
Allison Rowland and Ben Luedtke briefed the Council with
attachments . Comments included annual priority project, develop timetable
to bring in new business, and strategic plan.
Straw Polls:
• Support for approval as an "Economic Development Strategic
Plan" rather than an "Economic Development Master Plan" . All
Council Members were in favor. Ms . Rowland said for Staff
purposes, was this the matrix by which Council would judge
Staff' s success in moving toward the economic development
priority. Councilmember Rogers said yes .
• Support for Council to receive an update from the
Administration on its plans for a new Department of Economic
Development. All Council Members were in favor.
• Given the variety of changes in recent months, would the
Council like to review the Legislative Intent adopted in
September 2015 which asked the Administration to prepare an
Economic Development Master Plan (Strategic Plan) in the next
twelve months (complete text of legislative intent in
Attachment A) . All Council Members were in favor. (after
Administrative briefing)
Discussion was held on Policy Question No. 4 . (Would the Council
like to consider updating the Philosophy Statement that was adopted
several years ago? A proposed new version for Council review can be found
in Attachment B. ) Councilmember Luke said before something was formally
adopted, he wanted go through the process, receive feedback from the
Administration, and make necessary changes . Councilmember Mendenhall said
she wanted to explore annexation opportunities . Councilmember Penfold
asked Staff to track ongoing discussions to help focus potential
modifications . He said Staff needed to understand outcome/success
components so they could continue to remind the Council what success
looked like and how it would be measured going forward.
Councilmember Johnston said he wanted to revisit this concept
because incorporating a technology campus in west downtown or the Granary
District was an important element in the plan. He requested information
about what that would look like and what Council intended to accomplish.
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He said he also wanted to explore more housing as part of the economic
development plan (conduct aggressive marketing campaign to relocate to
Salt Lake City) . Councilmember Luke suggesting adding the Governor' s
Office of Economic Development to the list in Attachment C.
Councilmember Mendenhall requested additional information during the
fact finding discussion under Item 3j , about what was meant by tax
rebates and other incentives for residents to relocate to Salt Lake City
(include incentives (like housing) to also encourage City employees to
relocate) . She said she wanted additional information about the vision
for Item 4i to create a new Housing and Neighborhood Development position
to focus on business node development.
Councilmember Rogers spoke about updating small area plans and
master plans in Attachment C. He said that would be a long process but
outdated plans needed to be upgraded so economic development could
continue to progress .
#6 . 4:55:03 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
RELATING TO ALCOHOL OFFENSES (ENACTING SECTION 11 . 12 . 060) . Alcohol
Offenses Amendments - A housekeeping ordinance clarifying the Salt Lake
City Municipal Code's conformance with Utah State alcoholic beverage
sales laws and regulations. View Attachment
Margaret Plane and Russell Weeks briefed the Council with
attachments . Comments included new offenses not being created, repealing
prior sections, duplicate issues covered by State Code, and opportunity
to clarify/improve code . Ms . Plane said there were ongoing efforts to
identify ways to improve the City' s Code .
#7 . 4:59:24 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING PARKING/PARKING
ENFORCEMENT. Discuss a variety of public parking concerns from the past
few years, including proposed ordinance changes. View Attachment
Allison Rowland, Robin Hutcheson, Lisa Schaffer, and Isaac Astill
briefed the Council with attachments . Comments included early meter
operation (potential ordinance change) , meter time-limits (utilization
for specific times) , enforcement issues, 48-hour residential parking
restrictions, streets for storage, monitor complaints, encourage use of
public transit, vehicle towing, residential parking permit program,
parking policy study, how to design streets to meet specific demands,
identify number of current parking spaces, housing density would put
greater demand on parking, explore parking programs of other cities,
change compliance enforcement philosophy, dead-end/cul-de-sac parking
issues, potential to expand Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on-
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street parking (list spots on website) , high efficiency vehicle parking,
and philosophy of writing good tickets versus bad tickets .
Ms . Hutcheson said her Staff was reviewing the larger context of how
parking permits should be handled. Councilmember Mendenhall requested
information about the potential to allow residents to register their
license plate with parking enforcement when they would be out-of-town for
more than the allowed 48/72 hour limit (have system independent of
Department of Motor Vehicles) .
Ms . Schaffer said the Administration was preparing a proposal to
present to the Council regarding a plan to change the philosophy behind
compliance enforcement (customer-friendly approach) .
Councilmember Luke requested data showing parking utilization
Citywide at 8 : 00 a.m. and between 6 : 00-8 : 00 p.m. Ms . Hutcheson said Staff
was currently working on that and would being a report back to the
Council .
Councilmember Rogers asked the Administration to explore the
potential to allow/add additional time for people utilizing ADA parking
spots . Councilmember Penfold requested tracking information on high
efficiency vehicles that utilized free City parking and how that impacted
parking revenues .
Ms . Gust-Jenson suggested working with the Attorney' s Office to find
a way to document or develop a protocol for how the Administration and
Council would agree to handle dead-end and cul-de-sac parking issues .
Councilmember Rogers asked the Administration to modify the SmartApp
software so customers were not charged time until they finalized their
parking meter transaction.
Councilmember Adams requested a picture of what "apron parking"
looked like and where it was located. She suggested working with the
Downtown Alliance to develop an advertizing campaign to invite customers
"to come back and try City parking" .
Ms . Rowland asked if the Council wanted to straw poll three items
listed on Page 2 of the attachment. Councilmember Rogers said those straw
polls would be conducted during the next briefing so all current and
follow-up information could be considered together.
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#8 . 5:52:51PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING ISSUES RELATING TO THE 2016
UTAH STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachment
Lynn Pace and David Litvack briefed the Council with attachments .
Comments included homeless shelter issues (funding/site selection) ,
homelessness reform initiative (clear public process/funding benchmarks) ,
historic district issues, potential impact of retirement bills (public
safety/educators) , air quality bills (commitment for no "red" air days) ,
"Tier 3 Fuel" incentives, new growth tax issues, prison relocation
issues, State Fairpark issues/lease, and funding for the "Last Bridge
Project" (complete Jordan River Trail) .
Councilmember Rogers said a briefing would be scheduled to further
address homeless issues . Councilmember Mendenhall requested a copy of the
Jordan River Commission' s "Last Bridge Project" proposal . She also asked
about "Tier 3 Fuel" incentives for local production. Mr. Litvack said he
would provide the information (Senate Bill 102) .
Mr. Pace said he would keep the Council informed as issues evolved.
#9. 7:06:16 PM 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.
See File M 16-5 for announcements .
#10 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#11 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE.
Item not held.
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 09 p.m.
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COUNCIL CHAIR
CITY RECORDER
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as other
items may have been discussed; please refer to the audio or video for
entire content .
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held February
9, 2016 .
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