04/14/2020 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 , 2020
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, April 14, 2020,
in an Electronic Meeting, pursuant to Salt Lake City Emergency
Proclamation No. 2 of 2020 (2) (b) .
Virtual Attendance: Council Members Chris Wharton, Analia
Valdemoros, Daniel Dugan, Andrew Johnston, Amy Fowler, James
Rogers, and Darin Mano.
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive
Director; Erin Mendenhall, Mayor; Jennifer Bruno, Council
Executive Deputy Director; Rachel Otto, Mayor' s Chief of Staff;
Benjamin Luedtke, Council Public Policy Analyst; Nick Tarbet,
Council Senior Policy Analyst; Mayara Lima, Principal Planner;
Mary Beth Thompson, Chief Financial Officer; Lisa Shaffer, Mayor' s
Deputy Chief of Staff; Russell Weeks, City Council Senior Advisor;
Ashley Ogden, Redevelopment Agency Project Manager and Wayne
Mills, Planning Manager; Nick Norris, Planning Director; Ben
Kolendar, Economic Development Acting Director; Felicia Baca, Arts
Division Director; Lani Eggertson-Goff; Division Director of
Housing and Neighborhood; Jennifer Schumann, Deputy Director of
Housing and Neighborhood; Tony Milner, Housing and Neighborhood
Program and Policy Manager; Katherine Lewis, City Attorney; Cindy
Lou Trishman, Council Office Policy Analyst;
Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder; and Kory Solorio, Assistant
City Recorder, participated electronically.
Guests by Virtual Attendance : Bruce Baird (Item #3) .
Councilmember Wharton presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4 : 06 p.m. 4:06:05PM
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 4:07:43 PM UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT THE MAYOR' S
RECENT EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS RELATING TO COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)
AND THE MARCH 18TH EARTHQUAKE IN THE SALT LAKE VALLEY. As part of
the update, the Council may discuss public health and other public
safety, policy and budget issues stemming from the emergency
declarations. The Council may also receive information or updates
from organizations or experts related to the emergency responses
and coordination, including but not limited, earthquake damage to
City, the functioning of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) ,
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City response and aid, and the status of City buildings. View
Attachments
Mayor Mendenhall provided an update on the following points :
• Mask project for City employees .
• Collaboration with the County and State for staffing
requests .
• Expansion of the Emergency Food Program with Salt Lake City
School District.
• Emergency Proclamation No. 7 of 2020 was issued on April
10, 2020, and addressed the following:
• Business License Fees
• Evictions
• Assessments
• Parking on Residential Streets
• Outdoor Dining Permits
• Non-Profit Tenants
• Public Utilities Developed Recreation Sites
• St. Vincent De Paul Overflow Shelter
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
Provide information for Council Members to share regarding
homemade mask donations from the public (for City employees) .
#2 . 4:18:39PM BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSED RESOLUTION THAT
WOULD EXTEND THE MAYOR' S MARCH 18 PROCLAMATION DECLARING A LOCAL
EMERGENCY RELATING TO A MAGNITUDE 5. 7 EARTHQUAKE.
Rachel Otto, Lisa Shaffer, Mayor Mendenhall, Katherine Lewis,
Ben Kolendar, and Felica Baca briefed the Council . Discussion began
with the topic of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
reimbursement and the timing of the extension of the emergency
proclamation.
Discussion continued regarding the Arts Council grant funding
and the Emergency Loan Program with Felicia Baca and Benjamin
Kolendar. Arts Council grant funding was brought up by the Arts
Council Foundation (non-profit arm of the Arts Council) to
repurpose funding to support local artists . Economic Development
requested a straw poll from the Council at next week' s meeting.
Further discussion was held regarding original allocation of
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funding, similarity of other emergency loan distributions,
application requirements (United States citizenship) , event
eligibility, and determined grant amount (per artist) .
4:43:02 PM Ben Kolendar provided an update from Economic
Development on the Emergency Loan Program (ELP) to assist small
businesses immediately impacted by COVID-19 . View Attachments
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Provide comparison of Hispanic applicants (including
complete/incomplete applications) with the total of
received/selected applicants .
#3. 5:01:57PM BRIEFING REGARDING A PROPOSAL TO REZONE A PARCEL
AT APPROXIMATELY 1172 EAST CHANDLER DRIVE FROM OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
(OS) TO FOOTHILLS RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (FR-3/12, 000) . The intent
of the rezone is to match the zoning of the property to the east,
which is under the same ownership, to allow residential accessory
uses on the property after the two lots are combined. View
Attachments
Nick Tarbet, Mayara Lima, and Bruce Baird (applicant) briefed
the Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding why
the property was zoned OS (vertically situated) , property
ownership, if the property was the old Gardner home, Community
Council concerns, and ownership/zoning of surrounding properties
(OS) .
#4 . 5:13:40 PM BRIEFING ABOUT UPDATING THE CITY' S 2020-24
CONSOLIDATED PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) . The Consolidated Plan details the
City's goals and objectives to build healthy and sustainable
communities through four federal grants: Community Development
Block Grants (CDBG) , Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) , Home
Investment Partnerships, and Housing Opportunities for Persons
With AIDS (HOPWA) . View Attachments
Benjamin Luedtke, Jennifer Schumann, Tony Milner, and Lani
Eggertson-Goff briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion
was held regarding strategies for funding consideration and the
plan-covered areas . Councilmember Wharton suggested focus on the
low-income areas to allow residents to see meaningful improvement
in their neighborhoods .
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Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• List the options in the strategy plan for geographic equity
as an overlay on the map.
• Small group meetings to discuss options for overlay
determination of the Consolidated Plan
#5 . 5:47:00 PM FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING ABOUT THE MAYOR' S FUNDING
RECOMMENDATIONS AND AN APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ONE-
YEAR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 THAT INCLUDES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDING, HOME INVESTMENT
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FUNDING, EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT (ESG)
FUNDING, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS (HOPWA)
FUNDING, AND APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SALT LAKE CITY AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT (HUD) . View Attachments
Ben Luedtke, Lani Eggersten-Goff, Jennifer Schumann, and Tony
Milner briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held
regarding ESG, HOME, and HOPWA funding recommendations .
Councilmember Wharton emphasized the schedule at the next
discussion to be prepared for straw poll actions for any changes
or recommendations .
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Small group meetings requested in relation to the Journey
of Hope and the Inn Between (specifically why a
recommendation was not included for funding)
#6. DINNER BREAK
#7 . 7:03:46PM BRIEFING REGARDING A NEW PROPOSAL THAT WOULD
REDEFINE SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) HOUSING TO SHARED HOUSING.
The proposed changes define Shared Housing as a residential
building (or part of one) that contains smaller housing units of
one or more sleeping rooms and would have either a private kitchen
or private bathroom, but not both. This change would allow the
developments to serve families. The proposal would extend Shared
Housing as a permitted use to most areas zoned for commercial and
multi-family use. View Attachments
Russell Weeks, Nick Norris, Ashley Ogden, and Wayne Mills
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briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held
regarding the proposed ordinance including the adjustment of the
name, zoning district areas, and determining next steps for the
City to consider.
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Request for a revised ordinance on the language
clarification of the universally accessible term in the
ordinance and the requirement to meet HUD guidelines in
all scenarios .
#8 . 7:16:46 PM DISCUSS REGARDING VARIOUS LEGISLATIVE TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO ACCOMPLISH COUNCIL PRIORITIES AND INTERESTS, AS A
FOLLOW-UP TO THE COUNCIL RETREAT DISCUSSIONS AND GENERAL REVIEW OF
LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES . View Attachments
Cindy Gust-Jenson and Jennifer Bruno briefed the Council with
attachments . Discussion was held regarding tools and options for
Council members . Council tools have adapted through time including
the evolution of proactivity on issues of interest or concern.
STANDING ITEMS
#9. REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
Item not held.
#10 . 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.
Item not held.
#11 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN
KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE .
Item not held.
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The meeting adjourned at 7 : 34 p.m.
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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 pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-203 (2) (b) .
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held
April 14, 2020 .
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