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12/12/2017 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 , 2017 The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State Street. In Attendance: Council Members Erin Mendenhall, Derek Kitchen, Stan Penfold, Charlie Luke, James Rogers, Andrew Johnston, and Lisa Adams . Staff in Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Jennifer Bruno, Executive Council Deputy Director; Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; Sean Murphy, Housing and Neighborhoods Project and Policy Manager; Sylvia Richards, Council Public Policy Analyst; Nick Tarbet, Council Senior Public Policy Analyst; Brian Fullmer, Council Constituent/Budget Analyst; Benjamin Luedtke, Council Public Policy Analyst; Lara Fritts, Economic Development Director; Melissa Jensen, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Ben Kolendar, Economic Development Deputy Director; Joel Paterson, Joel Paterson, Planning Programs Supervisor; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder. Councilmember Penfold presided at and conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 4 : 17 p.m. AGENDA ITEMS #1 . 4:17:30PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING ABOUT "GROWING SLC: A 5-YEAR HOUSING PLAN. " The plan envisions Salt Lake City as a place where all its residents can find housing that is safe, secure and affordable. The plan outlines goals for creating long- term solutions for increasing the housing supply, expanding housing opportunities throughout the city, addressing systemic failures in the rental market, and preserving existing units. View Attachments Nick Tarbet, Melissa Jensen, Sean Murphy, and Benjamin Luedtke briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . Jensen said a clarification was made to ensure the guiding principals were used as a lens for implementation while the housing policy (previously adopted) was used for creation. She said there was clear direction about how those components would work together. Discussion was held on the following items : Item No. 1 : Does the Council want to include the proposed changes 17 - 1 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 , 2017 to the ADU section in the final draft of the Housing Plan? Mr. Tarbet said changes were made to provide more flexibility going forward since a final determination had not been made about ADUs . Straw Poll: Support for changes proposed by Staff adding/removing language identified on Page 3 in the attachment. All Council Members were in favor. Item No. 2 : Does the Council want to keep the language about providing City approved building plans and financing options for ADUs? Councilmember Mendenhall said she was in favor of providing approved building plans for ADUs to increase financial accessibility of ADU implementation across the City. Councilmember Rogers said he was opposed because he felt it was not the City' s business to do that. A majority of the Council was supportive of providing some type of building plans but wanted to remove language that could potentially commit the City to provide financing. The Council also wanted to be careful not to limit the City' s ability to address ADU issues and remain receptive to future Staff proposals . Councilmember Mendenhall said in the upcoming general budget, it might be relevant to contemplate adding an innovative housing ombudsman position to assist with ADUs/other housing issues . Councilmember Penfold suggested deleting the finance language and indicating the City would explore/make recommendations on having clear internal processes and potential building plans . Straw Poll : Support to eliminate potential financial options as part of the plan. All Council Members were in favor . Mr. Tarbet said Staff would prepare motion language for Council consideration during the formal meeting. #2 . 4:34:46 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TIME PERIOD FOR SATISFYING THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN ORDINANCE 56 OF 2016 PURSUANT TO PETITION NO. PLNPCM2015-00438 . The proposal would extend the deadline by two years for the property owner to meet certain conditions listed in the 2016 17 - 2 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 , 2017 ordinance. On the August 8, 2017, the Council adopted a resolution granting a four month extension to allow time for the Capitol Hill Community Council to provide feedback about the proposed subdivision adjacent to the proposed street closure. The original ordinance was a result of the property owner 's request to close and vacate a portion of West Capitol Street adjacent to properties located at approximately 686 and 690 North West Capitol Street. View Attachments Brian Fullmer and Joel Paterson briefed the Council with attachments . Councilmember Penfold said the proposal was located in his District and he was supportive of the 2-year extension. He said the Developer complied with the request to obtain additional community input. He said this was on the formal meeting for consideration. #3 . 4:36:59 PM RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES . View Attachments Lara Fritts, Ben Kolendar, and Sylvia Richards briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . Fritts provided some background information about the proposal . She said the attachment contained a response to questions asked by Council at a prior meeting. She said she was interested in having a policy discussion with the Council to obtain further direction. Comments included impact on venues from large crowds, increased security costs, potential to lose money (rain outs) , mitigation measures, increasing artist fees/lower return, and administrative role regarding programming. Councilmember Kitchen said he wanted to decide on a price- point the Council was willing to fund and move forward. He said he did not want to skip Twilight in 2018 and thought the community felt the same . Councilmember Rogers said he agreed and wanted to know specifically what the Administration was proposing and where they were coming from. Discussion was held regarding choosing an implementation strategy versus making a policy decision. Ms . Fritts said she felt this was really a policy issue the Council needed to decide (was it a priority and at what investment level) . She said she thought picking an implementation strategy was getting to a policy directive. Councilmember Mendenhall said she thought what the policy was getting at was to engage people in the arts in an approachable and affordable way. She said she was leaning toward Option 4 but wanted greater engagement opportunities . She said 17 - 3 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 , 2017 discussions were held about connecting patrons with opportunities to engage in the arts throughout the City and it was brought up that this could also be an opportunity to connect sponsors of Twilight with other arts opportunities . Councilmember Mendenhall said at a future meeting the Council could discuss the idea about Twilight having its own advisory board. She said the board could have an economic slant with some business development positions in addition to members with art backgrounds . She said there was also the idea that, like the Arts Festival, Twilight might be getting large enough to break off on its own. Councilmember Adams said she was in favor of not having Twilight in 2018 . Councilmember Johnston said under the current model, he agreed with Councilmember Adams . He said as far as the policy statement, he supported Option 1 . He said although he agreed Twilight might be an avenue to other arts, he thought it was a signature event that drew large crowds to downtown. He said it brought economic vibrancy to the City' s cultural core and was economically sustainable which he thought made it a policy decision for the Council . Further discussion was held about whether or not to have Twilight in 2018 . Councilmember Penfold said he understood the Administration was not planning on producing anything in 2018 . Mr. Kolendar said that was correct . He said however, the Administration was holding discussions with the private sector about potentially doing something in 2018 (nothing had been determined) . He said any discussions or decisions with the private sector would not involve additional funding from Council . Councilmember Penfold asked if Mr. Kolendar had any idea when additional information about that might be available . Mr. Kolendar said he thought they would know something by the first of the year. Councilmember Penfold said the Council could schedule a follow-up briefing sometime in January, 2018 . Councilmember Kitchen said he did not want to continue having back and forth conversations with the Administration where nothing was accomplished. He said he thought the Council needed to provide the Administration with clear policy direction so they could come back to Council with better options . He said some issues to consider included cost, accessibility, ticket price, event size, and potential attractions/artists . 17 - 4 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 , 2017 Councilmember Penfold said he wanted to postpone further discussion so new Council Members could participate in the conversation. He asked Ms . Richards to work with Staff to develop some policy questions for the Council to consider/straw poll in January. He said the Administration would also have time to determine if any Twilight activity would take place in 2018 . A majority of the Council was in favor of the suggestion. Councilmember Rogers asked about tickets which were going to be set aside to help underprivileged children attend events at the Eccles Theatre. Ms . Fritts said the program was just finalized and a transmittal would be sent to Council shortly. Councilmember Rogers said he was not aware of the status and appreciated the update . #4 . 5:05:26 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING ABOUT A PUBLIC BENEFITS ANALYSIS OF A REQUEST TO WAIVE CITY FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT' S SALT LAKE CITY PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER LOCATED AT 610 SOUTH 200 EAST. View Attachments Sylvia Richards briefed the Council with attachments . Ms . Gust-Jenson said based on Council Member questions, two motions were prepared for consideration. Councilmember Adams asked if a motion was needed to close the hearing. Councilmember Penfold said the hearing was already closed and asked Staff to provide an updated motion sheet for the formal meeting. #5 . (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING ABOUT HOMELESS SERVICES . Item not held. #6 . (TENTATIVE) RECEIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT. View Attachments Item not held. #7 . 5:07:22PM 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: • Early Bird registration for the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, 17 - 5 MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 , 2017 • Availability for New Council Group Photo, • Ballpark Lighting Replacement Funding, • the 2018 Annual Meeting Calendar, • and scheduling items. See File M 17-5 for announcements . #8 . REPORT OF THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. No discussion was held. #9 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE §52-4-205 FOR ANY ALLOWED PURPOSE . Item not held. The meeting adjourned at 5 : 18 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 December 12, 2017 . sc 17 - 6