04/23/2013 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, APRIL 23 , 2013
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session
on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 6 : 10 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers,
City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Soren Simonsen Luke Garrott Jill Remington Love
Kyle LaMalfa Charlie Luke Carlton Christensen
Stan Penfold
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; Ralph Becker, Mayor; David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff;
Cindi Mansell, City Recorder; and Sonya Kintaro, Chief Deputy City
Recorder; were present.
Councilmember LaMalfa presided at and Councilmember Love
conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 6:09:57 PM Pledge of Allegiance.
#2 . 6:10:23 PM Councilmember Simonsen moved and Councilmember
Christensen seconded to approve the meeting minutes of Tuesday, March
26, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 and Tuesday, April 9, 2013, which motion
carried, all members voted aye . View Attachments
(M 13-3)
#3 . 6:11:52 PM Mayor Ralph Becker presented the proposed Salt Lake
City budget including the Library Fund for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 .
View Speech
(B 13-1)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . 6:27:58 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance pertaining to certain provisions of Chapter 21A.36, Salt
Lake City Code, to establish certain recycling and construction waste
management requirements in furtherance of the City' s sustainability
efforts pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2010-00614 . View Attachments
Daniel Salmon spoke in favor of the proposal .
Councilmember Simonsen moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future
meeting, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(0 12-13)
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#2 . 6:33:08 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would amend the Sugar House Future Land Use Map for the
property located at approximately 2018 East 2100 South Street from
Institutional and Public Lands to Very Low Density Residential
pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2012-00546 . No changes are proposed to
the existing use of the site. The property is currently zoned Single-
family Residential R-1/12, 000. Amending the Master Plan would be
consistent with the residential zoning classification. Petitioner:
Salt Lake City Council. View Attachments
L. Rex Sears and Judi Short spoke in favor of the change
requested and to keep the property residential .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded
to close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting,
which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(P 13-7)
#3. 6:36:46 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would amend the zoning of the rear portions of two
properties located at 834 and 836 South Edison Street from SR-3
Special Development Pattern Residential to D-2 Downtown Support
pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2012-00114 . The request has been made
in order to allow Epic Brewing to expand their brewing operations. The
current zoning would only allow residential uses and not allow a
brewery or other commercial uses. Although the applicant has requested
that the property be rezoned to the Downtown Support (D-2) zone,
consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning
district with similar characteristics. Petitioner: Epic Brewing LLC.
View Attachments
Deborah Walling said business characteristics should reflect
local area interests, build a positive community reputation and have a
synergistic impact with other businesses .
Richard Jones said the petitioner could not rezone the parcel
unless Autonomy, Inc. signed a development plan so their interests
would be represented.
Cindy Cromer, Warren Henschel, Muffi Henschel, Lloyd Hart,
Natalie Pascual, Scott Kisling, and Butch Adams spoke or submitted
written comments against the proposal . Concerns included increased
traffic, deterioration of a revitalized neighborhood and further
residential encroachment.
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Andrey Kutuzov, Siavash Ghaitari, Peter Erickson, Matthew
Marrott, Jessica Penetar, Bip Daniels, Tom Mutter, Kristin
Remenschneider, Mesun Choi, John Kernsupport, Matthew Sargant, Jordan
Anthony Ivins and Caitlin Sargent spoke or submitted written comments
in favor of the proposal .
Jon Moore spoke about neighborhood improvements and said he was
interested in a compromise .
Patricia Peterson and Laurn Peterson spoke or submitted written
comments in favor of the Edison Street compromise proposed by "Friends
of Edison Street. "
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a future
meeting, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
Councilmember Garrott expressed appreciation for the process and
felt a master plan change was needed indicating that future land use
be designated as SR-3 .
(P 13-6)
#4 . 7:04:09 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would amend the CN-Neighborhood Commercial zoning of
property located at 1321 South 500 East to remove covenants,
conditions and restrictions (CCRs) linked to zoning of the property
pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2012-00588 . This would allow the
applicant to demolish the existing building and construct a mixed use
residential/office building. Although the applicant has requested
amending the CN-Neighborhood Commercial zoning to remove the CCRs,
consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning
district with similar characteristics. Petitioner: Michael Lobb. View
Attachments
Cindy Cromer presented handouts and spoke regarding Liberty Wells
National Historic Registered Districts . She said this property could
be demolished at any time and expressed concern regarding potential
new development.
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
(P 13-5)
#5. 7:22:00 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a
resolution designating the "locally preferred alternative" (route) for
the street car. The Administration's recommendation and other
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alternatives are described in the Sugar House Streetcar Phase II
Alternatives Analysis draft report. This action would determine where
the next phase of the Sugar House Streetcar would go. View
Attachments
7:23:45 PM Councilmember LaMalfa said this was an important issue
and described various methods the City used to notify people about
this hearing and how the public could provide feedback.
The following spoke or submitted written comments against the
proposed 11th east alignment: George Chapman, Sheila O'Driscoll, Eliza
James, Emily Ford, Andrea Haughey, Pamela Pedersen, Jason Riesen,
Richard Hayes Olson, Michael Rubin, Don Thorpe, Laurie Bryant, Sarah
Woolsey, Raquel Ramon, Oletta Cummings, Valerie Klein, Randy Baker,
Butch Adams, Julie Adams-Chatterley, Gayle Anderson, Tara Baird,
Michael Browning, Carol Carter, Constance Cromptin, Jessica Crouch,
Dana Curtis, Michael Glover, Tim Imaev, Reid Judd, Susan Kennard for
Donna Klenk, Christina Kulakouski, Jordan Larsen, Gary Madrid, Robert
Mayer, Lisa Monson, Alice Parkinson, Daphne Perry, Kristin Riker, Mary
Slocum, Nathan Smith, Blain Sorenson, JoAnn Syndergard, Merrill
Syndergard, M. Rhiannon Trimm, Mark Unruh, Debbie Unruh, Cathy Walsh
and Solissa Welden. Comments included destruction of woman-owned small
businesses, destruction of a major north/south bicycle route, air
pollution, increased taxes, impact on property values, inadequate
public notice, increased traffic/parking congestion, positive change
already occurring in this area, llth East street too narrow, increased
accidents/injuries, desire to encourage walkable/active community,
illogical plan, costly project, wasted federal funding, who benefits
from project, available Utah Transit Authority (UTA) bus routes and
purchase rubber-tire trolley to implement on a trial basis .
Lori Leighton presented a petition (signed by 1565
constituents/property owners) against the northbound route along 1100
East .
The following spoke or submitted written comments against the
streetcar expansion altogether: Michael Arrett, Donald Gaillard, Lisa
Hildebrand, Steve Joyce, Tyler Christensen, Claudia Johnson, Matt
Christensen, David Gall, Lauri Duncombe, Dan Washburn, David Campbell,
Kristin Johnson, Cristy Airhart, Barbara Boller, Michael Bruschke,
Bobbi Burton, LeeAnn Bywaters, Edward Campos, Bill Cordray, Lisa
Eisenberg, Mark Eliason, Laura Fuhriman, Nicole Herbert, Kathy Hills,
Tracie Kirkham, Scott Kisling, David Morrow, Gerald Nichols, Robert
Peacock, Laurie Reed and Christine Zabawa. Comments included concern
the City was proceeding with no clear master plan, alternate route
options worth consideration, study/develop a transportation master
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plan, noise, increased theft, economics, who pays for the streetcar
and increased vehicle idling/emissions .
The following spoke or submitted written comments supporting the
21st Street alternative: Ben Labrum, Amy Barry, Rinaldo Hunt, Kenner
Kingston, Deb Henry, Joe Mandl, John Stringham, Jeff Woodbury and Jovi
Sisovic, Greg Bergmann, Heather Bradbury, Allison Fleming, Clayton
Helme, Tom Helme, John Neville, Emily Potts, Kelly Saunders, Sara
Solaimanian and Tagge Solaimanian. Comments included help alleviate
congestion, air pollution, connect/improve neighborhoods, convenient
access to Sugarhouse Park, encourage 1300 East growth, and develop
road system to accommodate both residents and businesses .
JD Smith suggested 17th East as an alternate route.
Christopher Thomas spoke/submitted written comments/letter
regarding his preference to wait until a City transit plan was
developed before deciding the Phase 2 streetcar alignment . He said
Sugarhouse Community Council straw polls favored creating a pedestrian
plaza at Monument Plaza and directing the alignment east along 2100
South.
Pat Newhouse said he agreed with Councilmember Simonsen' s letter
regarding the 2100 South alignment.
Maggie Shaw, Brandon Lloyd, Mike Christensen, Lee Logston, Laurie
Bray and Helen Peters spoke for the streetcar and the 11th East
alignment long-term.
Douglas Cotant said the streetcar route needed to cover areas
where bus/light rail did not which might encourage people to drive
less .
Clayton Gilliland spoke regarding available mitigation tools and
success stories involving street car construction.
Judi Short submitted a letter representing the Sugar House
Community Council Executive Committee which summarized the split
decision about alternative preference and expressed concern regarding
a decision being made without having a Citywide Transportation Master
Plan.
William Hackins submitted a petition (over 200 signatures)
against the 215t South corridor and suggested an alternate route along
Simpson Avenue and the south side of Fairmount Park to 17th South.
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Todd Olsen, Steven Rosenberg, Lorrin Colby Jr. , Christy Brown,
Ryan McEuen, Kelly Marinan, Brent Verhaaren, Katie Wagner, Chris
Collier, Wade Olsen, Barry Angstmon, Dustin Campbell, Allan Flandro,
Dan Flandro, Alex Hildebrand, G. Kies, F. P. McNeil, Randy Palmer,
Whitney Ward, William Ward, Ken Wheddon and Kelly White expressed
support of a streetcar, but suggested further study and consideration
for alternative routes .
Mark Williamson submitted a petition with five signatures against
the 1100 East Sugarhouse streetcar .
Anne Cannon, David Petersen and Greg Schlegel submitted written
comments supporting the 11th East Streetcar route.
Sue Ann Jones, Susan Koelliker and Suzanne Parry submitted
written comments opposing the 21st Street alternative.
The following submitted video comments :
Kent Mitchie, Chris Kirk, Wayne Witzel, Thea Brannon and Chad
Miller spoke in support of public transit, but suggested consideration
of alternative routes and development of a Citywide transportation
master plan.
Dale Achel spoke in favor of the streetcar and the 1100 East
alignment and felt a transit master plan was needed.
Kayleen Hughes and Tracey Miller spoke against the 1100 East
alignment and expressed concerns relative to congestion and business
access .
Tom McCowan, Sonia Hoysher and Paul Stack spoke in favor of the
21st Street alignment .
Original Motion: Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember
Christensen seconded to close the public hearing and defer action to a
future meeting.
Original Substitute Motion: Councilmember LaMalfa moved for a
substitute motion and Councilmember Penfold seconded to close the
public hearing and defer action to May 7, 2013.
Councilmember Garrott expressed concern about not hearing from
the Administration regarding the need to make a decision in advance of
a master plan. Discussion followed regarding the need to give an
answer to the public.
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Councilmember Simonsen said the Council needed to thoughtfully
process all the input provided and rather than setting a time certain,
he preferred to see a meaningful discussion in a work session meeting.
He thanked the Sugarhouse Community for their input.
Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting. (No
vote was taken) .
Councilmember Luke said turnout from this evening deserved more
Council discussion or potentially an additional public hearing. He
inquired as to a reason to push forward immediately considering the
magnitude of the decision being made.
Councilmember LaMalfa called for the question on the original
motion to defer action to a future meeting, which motion failed.
Council Members Garrott, Luke and Simonsen voted aye . Council Members
Christensen, LaMalfa, Penfold and Love voted nay.
Councilmember LaMalfa called for the question on the original
substitute motion to defer the item to May 7, 2013, which motion
carried. Council Members Christensen, Penfold, LaMalfa and Love voted
aye . Council Members Garrott, Luke and Simonsen voted nay.
(P 13-4)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 9:44:46 PM Adopting an ordinance adding new Section 2 .23 . 115
to the Salt Lake City Code to create a Bicycle Standing Committee of
the Transportation Advisory Board. View Attachments
The ordinance would:
• Establish the committee in ordinance; and
• Integrate the committee into the board structure by associating
it with the Transportation Advisory Board.
This item was removed from the agenda.
(0 13-9)
#2 . 9:44:50 PM Adopting an ordinance amending Sections 2 . 46 . 090
and 2 . 46 . 140, Salt Lake City Code, relating to campaign financial
reporting and computation of time. As the result of changes enacted by
the State Legislature, the municipal declaration of candidacy period
is now June 1-7 (instead of July 1-15) and the Primary Election date
is the second Tuesday of August (instead of the second Tuesday of
September) . The proposed ordinance makes corresponding changes to
certain campaign finance disclosure dates. It also changes how the
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filing time period is computed to be consistent with state law. View
Attachments
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Ordinance 20 of 2012 , which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(0 13-10)
#3 . 9:45:11 PM Adopting a resolution designating the time and
method for submitting Local Opinion Question Number One to Salt Lake
City registered voters . View Attachments
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded
to adopt Resolution 16 of 2013 designating the time and method and for
the voting time period to be from September 9 to September 26, 2013,
which motion carried, all members voted aye .
Council Members Christensen and Garrott spoke to the motion .
(R 13-4)
#4 . 9:46:59 PM Adopting a resolution directing the Board of
Directors of the Local Building Authority of Salt Lake City, Utah, to
issue its Lease Revenue Bonds to finance the cost of acquiring,
constructing and improving a new library and providing for related
matters . View Attachments
Councilmember Simonsen recused himself at this time .
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Garrott seconded to
adopt Resolution 17 of 2013, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(Q 13-4)
9:47:57 PM Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Luke
seconded to recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of
Directors of the Local Building Authority, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
Note: See File M 13-10 for minutes of the Board of Directors of
the Local Building Authority of Salt Lake City.
9:49:27 PM Director LaMalfa moved and Director Penfold seconded to
adjourn as the Board of Directors of the Local Building Authority and
reconvene as the City Council, which motion carried, all directors
present voted aye .
CONSENT
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9:50:26 PM Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Garrott
seconded to adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
#1 . RE: Setting the date of Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and Tuesday, May
21, 2013 at 7 : 00 p.m. to accept public comment regarding an ordinance
adopting the final budget and related ordinances, including the
Consolidated Fee Schedule and the employment staffing document for
Salt Lake City, Utah for Fiscal Year 2013-2014 . (Note: This public
hearing will address all ordinances associated with the implementation
of the City's 2013-2014 Budget including the Library Fund) .
(B 13-1)
#2 . RE : Consider approving:
a. The reappointment of T. Christopher Wharton to the
Human Rights Commission for a term extending through December 26,
2016 .
(I 13-11)
b. The appointment of JT Martin to the Airport Board for a
term extending through July 16, 2017 .
Councilmember Simonsen expressed concern about considering
appointments without holding interviews . He said failing to interview
applicants did not support transparency initiatives but said he would
support the appointment because he previously spoke to the applicant.
(I 13-12)
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 51 p.m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
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.
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This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held April 23, 2013 .
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