08/20/2013 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 , 2013
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 7 : 00 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; Margaret Plane,
City Attorney; David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; and Scott
Crandall, Deputy City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember LaMalfa presided at and conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7:01:53 PM Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:02:25 PM Adopting a joint resolution with Mayor Ralph Becker
declaring August 2013 as School Attendance Awareness Month in Salt
Lake City. View Attachments
Councilmember Christensen read the resolution.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Luke seconded
to adopt Resolution 38 of 2013, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
7 :04:53 PM Councilmember Christensen commented on the resolution
which was presented to Karen Crompton, Voices for Utah Children
President/CEO and Tracy Gruber, Voices for Utah Children Policy
Analyst.
7 :06:29 PM Ms . Crompton commented on the resolution.
(R 13-1)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . 7:07:59 PM Accept public comment relating to the issuance of
the City' s general obligation bonds to finance all or a portion of the
cost of acquiring and preserving open space, park and recreational
lands and amenities and the potential economic impact that such
projects will have on the private sector. View Attachments
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Councilmember Luke moved and Councilmember Garrott seconded to
close the public hearing and refer action to August 27, 2013, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
(Q 11-6)
#2 . 7:08:30 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending the Future Land Use Map of the Central Community
Master Plan and the Zoning map related to property located at 1073
East 1300 South pursuant to Petition Nos . PLNPCM2012-00608 and
PLNPCM2012-00610 . The proposal would change the zoning on the property
from R-1-5000 Single Family Residential to CN-Neighborhood Commercial
to allow for a two-story, mixed-use development. Liberty Heights Fresh
Market would be housed on the first floor, and four residential units
on the second floor. Although the applicant has requested that the
property be rezoned to the CN-Neighborhood Commercial zone,
consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning
district with similar characteristics. Petitioner - Liberty Heights
Fresh. View Attachments
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Garrott seconded to
close the public hearing and refer action to September 3, 2013, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
(P 13-8)
POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
#1. 7:08:56 PM Adopting a resolution extending the time period for
satisfying the conditions set forth in Ordinance 60 of 2012, which
would amend the Central Community Master Plan and zoning map
pertaining to the properties located between 1015 and 1035 South 200
West and 1068 South Jefferson Street, from Moderate Density Multi-
Family Residential (RMF-35) to Residential/Mixed Use (R-MU) . The
applicant is requesting a 12-month extension in order to satisfy the
conditions of the ordinance (August 21, 2013 - August 21, 2014) .
View Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Resolution 39 of 2013, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(P 12-11)
#2 . 7:09:28 PM Adopting an ordinance amending and enacting certain
sections of Salt Lake City Code relating to cemeteries (amending
Sections 15 . 24 . 050, 15 . 24 . 240 and 15 . 24 . 290 and enacting Section
15 . 24 . 245) . The proposal would update headstone restrictions and
policies, establish a disclaimer for vases and flower receptacles
placed at ground level in the maintenance path, and eliminate the
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prohibition on bicycles and motorcycles, among other changes.
View Attachments
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Ordinance 51 of 2013 , which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(0 13-21)
#3. 7:09:52 PM Adopting an ordinance amending Salt Lake City Code,
Chapter 2 . 90 Open Space Lands Program relating to the removal of lands
from the Open Space Lands Program. The ordinance would add exceptions
to the procedures for removing lands from the Open Space Lands
Program. Currently, the leasing of any building, infrastructure or
facility residing on property zoned as Open Space is considered
"removal of land" and must go through a public process. The exceptions
in the proposal include: View Attachments
• leasing of existing buildings, infrastructure or facilities.
• special events of free expression activities lasting fewer than
21 days.
• recreation areas that are being leased in accordance with their
intended use.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Penfold
seconded to adopt Ordinance 52 of 2013, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
(0 13-22)
7 :10:31 PM Councilmember LaMalfa asked the Council staff to include
the name of the Council Sponsor on future formal agendas .
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7 :11:07 PM
Lynn Anderson, Johnston Powder, Natalie Blanton, Jasone Rose,
Kara Sally, Collette Gillian (no card) , Connie Curnow, Autumn Wagner,
Janet Wagner, Anne Cannon, and Susan Pett spoke or submitted written
comments regarding an incident evolving a horse that collapsed while
pulling a carriage in the downtown area. Comments included inhuman
treatment, unnecessary form of transportation, excessive heat, safer
environment needed, traffic and public safety issues, unnecessary
hazard, streets too narrow, multiple incidents, review/revise
regulations, negative publicity, eliminate horse drawn carriages,
disturbing incident for eye witnesses, business unsafe for
passengers/horses, potential liability/lawsuits, avoid future
tragedies, and elected officials were responsible to protect
visitors/residents .
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7:21:26 PM Councilmember Luke said he received formal support from
the Council to ask their staff to work with the carriage company and
veterinarian to gather facts/information. He said the Council also
wanted staff to research best practices around the country to see what
other municipalities were doing and what ordinances and regulations
they had. He said the Council wanted to be responsible/deliberate
about this issue and would decide an appropriate course of action once
all the facts and information was available. He said it was important
to have an open public process and wanted to encourage everyone to
contact the Council with ideas and opinions . He thanked those who
participated in the meeting and said there would be many future
opportunities to provide input.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 7:24:16 PM Adopting a resolution approving the project goals,
outcomes and timeline for the 9 Line Corridor Master Plan, which will
create a framework for future development of the 9 Line Trail and
property along the corridor. The Plan would: View Attachments
• create a vision statement, guiding principles and policies for
the corridor.
• establish a multi-use plan addressing trails, open space,
transportation options, urban design and streetscape elements,
and connections between the corridor and the community.
• identify tools and action steps for implementing the
recommendations in the Plan.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Penfold
seconded to adopt Resolution 40 of 2013.
7 :24:37 PM Council Members Garrott and LaMalfa commented on the
proposal .
Councilmember LaMalfa called for the question, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
(R 13-7)
#2 . 7:26:30 PM Consider a motion to recess as the City Council and
convene as the Board of Directors of the Local Building Authority to
address issues related to the Marmalade Library Project.
View Attachments
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Simonsen 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 .
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Director Penfold moved and Director Simonsen seconded to adjourn
as the Board of Directors of the Local Building Authority and
reconvene as the City Council, which motion carried, all directors
voted aye .
Note : See File M 13-10 for Local Building Authority minutes .
CONSENT AGENDA 7:32:32 PM
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
adopt the Consent Agenda, with the exception of the appointment of
Megan Hallet to the Arts Council, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
#1 . Approving the appointment of Louis Melini to the Bicycle
Standing Committee of the Transportation Advisory Board. Terms for the
Committee will be determined at the first meeting. (Term - August 20,
2013 thru September 1, 2014)
(I 13-20)
#2 . Approving the appointments of Libby Haslam and Helen Peters,
to the Art Design Board for a term extending through March 1, 2016 .
(B 13-7)
#3 . Approving the appointments of the following people to the
Arts Council:
a . Chad Whittaker with a term extending through July 1, 2016 .
b . Eva M. Rinaldi with a term extending through July 1, 2016 .
c . Megan Hallet with a term extending through July 1, 2016 .
d. Whitney King Hyans with a term extending through July 1, 2016 .
e . Richard Jaramillo with a term extending through July 1, 2016 .
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 33 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.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held August 20, 2013 .
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