03/15/2016 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 , 2016
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 4 : 14
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; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; John Vuyk, Budget Manager;
Allison Rowland, Council Policy Analyst; Ben Luedtke, Council Policy
Analyst; Rick Rasmussen, Police Civilian Review Board Investigator; Glen
Greener, Civilian Review Board Chair, Ginger Fletcher, Civilian Review
Board Member; Mike Brown, Police Chief; Nick Tarbet, Council Policy
Analyst; Katia Pace, Principal Planner; Michaela Oktay, Planning Manager;
Michael Akerlow, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Melissa
Jensen, Housing and Neighborhood Development Deputy Director; and Kory
Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Guests in Attendance: Marie Ginman, Planning Department applicant; Janis
Kimball, Salt Lake County Housing Authority Director; Dave Hart,
Executive Vice President at MOCA; Ralph Chamness, Salt Lake County Deputy
District Attorney; Megan Hillyard, Salt Lake County Administrative
Services Department Director; Robert Pinion, Vice President MHTN
Architects; Ben McAdams, Salt Lake County Mayor; and Sim Gill, Salt Lake
County District Attorney.
Councilmember Rogers presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4 : 14 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . BRIEFING ON SALES AND EXCISE TAX REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2016A (REFUND SALES TAX REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2009A) . A resolution
authorizing the issuance and the sale of not to exceed $30, 000, 000
aggregate principal amount of Sales and Excise Tax Revenue Refunding
Bonds for the purpose of refunding certain outstanding Sales Tax Revenue
Refunding Bonds of the City; authorizing the execution and delivery of a
supplemental trust indenture to secure said bonds; giving authority to
certain officials and officers to approve the final terms and provisions
of the bonds within the parameters set forth herein; authorizing the
taking of all other actions necessary for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this resolution; and related matters.
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View Attachments
Item not held.
#2 . BRIEFING ON AN ORDINANCE CONFIRMING ASSESSMENTS AND ENACTING
LEVY IN CENTRAL BUSINESS ASSESSMENT AREA - 16. An ordinance confirming
the equalized assessment list and levying an assessment against certain
properties in the Central Business Improvement Assessment area for the
purpose of financing certain economic promotion activities. The ordinance
continues a funding mechanism for downtown promotions, marketing and
advocacy and re-establishes a special assessment on property in the area.
View Attachments
Item not held.
#3 . 4:14:43 PM INTERVIEW SENATOR KAREN MAYNE PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF
HER APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING
THROUGH DECEMBER 31 , 2019 . View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Senator Mayne' s name was on the formal
meeting for consideration.
#4 . 4:16:42PM INTERVIEW ROBERT BERGMAN PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE AIRPORT ADVISORY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2019. View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Mr. Bergman' s name was on the formal
meeting for consideration.
#5. 4:18:28PM INTERVIEW DAVID LITVACK PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD FOR A TERM EXTENDING THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2019. View Attachments
Councilmember Rogers said Mr. Litvack' s name was on the formal
meeting for consideration.
#6 . 4:19:43PM BRIEFING FROM SALT LAKE CITY' S POLICE CIVILIAN REVIEW
BOARD ' S INVESTIGATOR/ADMINISTRATOR, RICK RASMUSSEN, ON THE BOARD' S ROLE
IN INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLICE MISCONDUCT, AS WELL AS ALL
OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS . View Attachments
Allison Rowland, Ben Luedtke, Rick Rasmussen, Glen Greener, Ginger
Fletcher, and Mike Brown briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding the duties of the Police Civilian
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Review Board (CRB) , funding outside counsel for the CRB, how CRB dealt
with pressure/scrutiny of community happenings,
communication/transparency through quarterly reporting, accountability of
officers involved in lethal shootings, issues of sustained allegations
and recommended paid leave, elected positions, statistics of yearly
cases, training opportunities, and budget allocations .
Council Members said it would be helpful for the CRB to provide in
March, a quarterly report, additional information regarding funding
requests for Board training opportunities, and suggested funding that
would be helpful to Police Officers and the public in order to help the
Council prepare for the budget process .
Mr. Rasmussen stated that in March he would send quarterly reports
from the previous year to the Council .
#7 . 5:07:40 PM BRIEFING ON BUDGET AMENDMENT NO. 3 FISCAL YEAR 2015-16.
Proposed amendments to the Final Budget of Salt Lake City, including the
employment staffing document for Fiscal Year 2015-16. View Attachments
Jennifer Bruno, John Vuyk, and Margaret Plane briefed the Council
with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding Arts Council funding, a follow-up
evaluation in the fall regarding funding requested for the Twilight
Concert Series, funding of new street signs for an honorary street
naming, community fund raising for sign printing to put up new signs
required for naming of an honorary street, and funding for independent
counsel .
A 5-2 Straw Poll was taken in support of not funding Item A-2 : KRCL
In-Kind Trade ($50, 000-General Fund, One-Time) . Council Members Penfold,
Johnston, Mendenhall, Luke, and Adams were in favor; Council Members
Kitchen and Rogers were opposed.
Unanimous Straw Polls were taken in support of funding the following
items :
• E-8 : State of Utah Department of Public Safety Alcohol & Drug Free
Committee, Equipment Grant ($25, 000-Misc. Grants) .
• A-1 : Arts Council Programming ($150, 000-General Fund) Ongoing
Request .
• I-3 : Severance pay-outs ($600, 000-General Fund, One-Time) .
• I-1 : Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) Feasibility Study ($30, 000-
Sustainability Fund) Contingent Appropriation.
• I-4 : Harvey Milk Boulevard Honorary Renaming ($7, 000-General Fund,
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One-Time) .
#8 . 5:29:13 PM BRIEFING ON A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TIME PERIOD FOR
SATISFYING THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE NO. 18 OF 2012 FOR
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 545 AND 555 WEST 500 NORTH STREET. The proposal would
extend the deadline for a property owner to deed a private street to the
City as part of the property owner's request for a zoning change. The
zoning change for property at 545 and 555 West 500 North was requested in
2012 and stipulated that the property owner deed Tuttle Court to the
City. The 24 month deadline extension was being requested to allow the
property owner to obtain financing. This was the applicant 's third
request to extend the deadline for satisfying the conditions of the
ordinance. Petitioner-Marie Ginman, Petition No. PLNPCM2011-00203. View
Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Katia Pace, Michaela Oktay, and Marie Ginman briefed
the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding concern with the projected date of
completion for the remodel of rental units and the needed street
improvements by the applicant in order to dedicate the existing private
street to the City.
A unanimous Straw Poll was taken in favor of granting a two-year
extension to the property owner to deed a private street to the City as
part of the property owner' s request for a zoning change .
#9. 5:42:49PM BRIEFING ON A RESOLUTION DECLARING THERE A NEED FOR THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF SALT LAKE TO EXERCISE ITS POWERS
WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SALT LAKE CITY. The resolution would allow the
County to develop an affordable housing project, the Bodhi Apartment
Project, at 750 West South Temple. The project will feature 80 units, 60
of which will be affordable housing. View Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Mike Akerlow, Melissa Jensen, and Janis Kimball briefed
the Council with attachments and a Power Point Presentation.
Discussion was held regarding three-bedroom apartments in relation
to the City' s parking requirements, concern with marketability due to
lack of access to neighborhood schools , question regarding the
determination process of how the breakdown of Area Median Income (AMI)
and the different demographics would be served to occupy the units,
concern with the majority of affordable housing on the Westside, question
regarding type and level of building material standards, how the
management structure of the facility will support potential high
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risk/vulnerable residents in the facility, concern with the management
group contacting community councils, and cost differential of property on
the Eastside and Westside .
#10 . BRIEFING ON LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. The City Attorney's Office will
brief the Council on general policy and plans relating to City labor
negotiations. View Attachments
Item not held.
#11 . 6:24:19 PM BRIEFING ON TEMPORARY LAND USE REGULATIONS - PARKING
STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN THE D1 ZONE. Consider adopting an
ordinance enacting temporary land use regulations related to parking
standards in the DI zone as provided in Title 21A, Salt Lake City Code.
View Attachments
Dave Hart, Ralph Chamness, Megan Hillyard, Robert Pinon, Ben
McAdams, and Sim Gill briefed the Council with attachments and a Power
Point Presentation.
Discussion was held regarding the minimum and maximum of required
parking and the connection between parking and security.
#12 . BRIEFING REGARDING ISSUES FOR THE 2016 STATE LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. View Attachments
Item not held.
#13. 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:
• Harvard Leaders Program Invitation and Scheduling Items .
View Attachments
Item not held.
#14 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
No discussion was held.
#15. CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH
UTAH CODE FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE.
Item not held.
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The meeting adjourned at 6 : 41 p.m.
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 March 15,
2016 .
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