04/02/2019 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Formal Session on
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Room 315, Council Chambers, City County
Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
James Rogers Amy Fowler Chris Wharton
Erin Mendenhall Charlie Luke Andrew Johnston
Analia Valdemoros
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Executive Deputy Director; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief
of Staff; Katherine Lewis, Senior City Attorney; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Luke presided at and Councilmember Johnston conducted
the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 02 p .m.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1. 7:02:42 PM The Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:03: 14 PM Welcome and Review of Standards of Conduct.
#3. 7:04 :50 PM Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember
Rogers seconded to approve the minutes of the Work Session meeting held
February 5, 2019, which motion carried, all members voted aye . View
Minutes
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#4 . 7 :05: 11 PM Adopting a joint ceremonial resolution with the Mayor
supporting the United Nations treaty on the prohibition of nuclear
weapons .
The resolution was read by Councilmember Luke and presented to
representatives from Utah Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (UCAN) .
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to adopt
Resolution 7 of 2019, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(R 19-1)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . 7 :12:43 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending the final budget of Salt Lake City, including the
employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year 2018-19. 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 funding for reconstructing 1500 South and
other street improvements, expanding the Parks maintenance yard to
accommodate the new streets maintenance crew, and an engineering study
of structural and water conditions at the Warm Springs Plunge historic
building, among other changes (Budget Amendment No. 5) . View Attachment
Cristobal Villegas spoke in support of Census Coordinator funding.
He expressed concern that the job description did not specifically state
applicants needed to understand marginalized identities/economic classes
which were historically present in census counting. He asked the Council
to ensure the person hired understood the role ethnicity (race, gender
identify, etc. ) played in census taking.
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Wharton seconded to
close the public hearing and refer action to a future date, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
7: 16:58 PM Ms . Gust-Jenson said based on the Council' s earlier
decision to add tuition reimbursement expansion to the budget amendment,
Staff suggested continuing the hearing (rather than closing) . She said,
if desired, the Council could make a motion to reconsider the prior vote
and then make a new motion to continue the hearing.
Councilmember Fowler moved and Councilmember Wharton seconded to
reconsider the prior motion closing the hearing and referring action to
a future date, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
continue the public hearing to a future date, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(B 19-6)
POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
#1 . 7 : 15:38 PM Consider a proposal that would amend the zoning and
future land use map for property located at 515 South 400 East pursuant
to Petition No. PLNPCM-2018-00642 and Petition No. PLNPCM2018-00643 . The
petitioner is requesting to change the future land use map for the
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property from "Residential/Office Mixed Use" to "High Mixed Use" and to
change the zoning map from Residential Office (RO) to Residential/Mixed
Use (R-MU) . The intent is allow more flexibility to develop future multi-
family residential, office or mixed-use development. A specific site
development proposal has not been submitted with this request. The
Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation, therefore an
ordinance has not been drafted. If the Council decides to approve the
zone change and master plan amendments, an ordinance would be drafted
and considered for approval . Although the applicant has requested that
the property be rezoned to R-MU, consideration may be given to rezoning
the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics.
View Attachment
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
adopt Ordinance 12 of 2019, rezoning property located at 515 South 400
East from RO to R-MU and amend the future land use map, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
(P 19-2)
#2 . 7 : 16: 10 PM Adopting an ordinance amending various sections of
Title 21A, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to regulation changes for
Open Space and similar uses pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2010-00406 .
The proposed amendments address issues related to development standards,
definitions and sign regulations relating to parks, open space and public
facility uses, among other changes. The overall purpose of the project
is to ensure City regulations help various departments meet their service
and program goals, and support best practices relating to open space,
recreation and land management. View Attachment
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
adopt Ordinance 13 of 2019, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(P 19-3)
#3 . 7 :19: 01 PM Adopting an ordinance that would amend various
sections of Title 21A, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to Conditional
Building and Site Design Review (CBSDR) pursuant to Petition No .
PLNPCM2016-00615 . The CBSDR process enables development of buildings
that are taller or larger than zoning regulations would typically allow.
It also enables flexible implementation of some design standards. The
proposed amendments would clarify and improve the application process
for developers. Under the proposal, minor requests related to zoning and
design standards would be handled by the Administration, while major
requests would be handled by the Planning Commission. Other sections of
Title 21A, Zoning, may also be amended as part of this petition. View
Attachment
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Councilmember Valdemoros moved and Councilmember Wharton seconded
to adopt Ordinance 14 of 2019, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
(P 19-4)
QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 7:20: 05 PM View Attachment
• Acting Attorney.
• Comprehensive Administrative review on funding requests .
• City Services , streets near Millcreek.
• Pending Meetings .
• Surveyor Error on the Exchange Place property appraisal .
• Impact Fee Plan Update .
• Golf Fund.
• Brickyard - future conversations .
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7 :23:52 PM
The following spoke about the need to increase the salary of Salt
Lake City police officers : Steven Winters, Sarah Crane, Alen Gibic,
Jonathan Fitisemanu, Pete Sauers, and Erin Shupe. Comments included
Police Association, ongoing pay inequity, hazardous calls/situations,
higher exposure to critical incidents, assault on officers/injuries,
salary survey recommending adjustment, higher salaries needed to recruit
best/brightest talent, officers exploring/moving to other agencies,
Capital City needing to be pinnacle of State (top salaries) , need to
keep up with rising costs, fewer applicants joining police force, elected
officials giving themselves a pay raise, lack of concern from City
officials, officers being underpaid/understaffed, and overworked, other
agencies having better career paths/incentives/wages, City having
highest service demand/more complex problems, new officers requiring
lengthy training (retain experienced officers) , needing to plan for and
protect City' s future (unprecedented growth) , police department being
one of the best (diverse background/representation) , and consider
negative message being sent to current and future officers .
Cristobal Villegas spoke about inequity in adhering to two-minute
comment time, escalating living costs requiring pay increases, need for
campaign finance reform, and democratic engagement.
NEW BUSINESS
#1 . 7 :42 :28 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing Salt Lake City to
apply for a $50, 000 grant award from the United States Department of
Agriculture for a Northern Utah Food Hub Feasibility Study. The study
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would assess the viability of specific infrastructure improvements that
would strengthen community-based food trade connections and assist in
the economic development of the rural agricultural business sector in
Northern Utah. There is no cost sharing required to receive this grant.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture requires a resolution adopted to the
governing board of the applicant agency to apply for the grant. View
Attachment
Councilmember Valdemoros moved and Councilmember Wharton seconded
to adopt a resolution in support of the Northern Utah Food Hub
Feasibility Study grant application, ($50 , 000 being requested, and if
awarded, funding would be provided by the U. S . Department of
Agriculture' s Rural Business Development Grant Program) , which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
Councilmember Rogers proposed a friendly amendment, seconded by
Councilmember Fowler, to suspend the rules and adopt Resolution 8 of
2019, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
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CONSENT 7 :4 3:4 8 PM
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
#1. Setting the date of Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at 7 :00 p.m. to
accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance for a partial
street vacation of Hillside Avenue adjacent to property located at 239
North East Capitol Street pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2108-00121 .
Under the proposal, the property owner would purchase the front yard
area between the house and the sidewalk at market-rate (the area is
currently City-owned) . The approximately 2, 000 square-foot area includes
an existing wall and structures. The partial vacation will not impact
vehicular traffic or pedestrian access to the street or sidewalk.
(Applicants Brian Reuben and Jennifer Reuben) View Attachment
(P 19-7)
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 44 p .m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
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This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as
additional discussion may have been held; 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 Salt Lake City Council meeting held April 2,
2019 .
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