02/13/2018 - Work Session - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2018
The City Council met in Work Session on Tuesday, February 13, 2018,
in Room 326, Committee Room, City County Building, 451 South State
Street.
In Attendance: Council Members James Rogers, Andrew Johnston,
Chris Wharton, Derek Kitchen, Erin Mendenhall, Charlie Luke, and
Amy Fowler.
Staff in Attendance: Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive
Director; Jennifer Bruno, Council Executive Deputy Director;
Jacqueline Biskupski, Mayor; Patrick Leary, Mayor' s Chief of
Staff; David Litvack, Mayor' s Deputy Chief of Staff; Mary Beth
Thompson, Finance Director; Lisa Shaffer, Public Services
Director; Rusty Vetter, Deputy City Attorney; Benjamin Luedtke,
Council Public Policy Analyst; Matthew Rojas, Mayor' s Director of
Communications; Mike Reberg, Community and Neighborhoods Director;
Dawn Wagner, Community and Neighborhoods Engineering Project
Manager; Nicholas Daniels, Community and Neighborhoods Public Ways
Asset Manager; Allison Rowland, Council Public Policy and Budget
Analyst; John Vuyk, Budget Director; Lisa Packwood, Finance
Revenue and Collections Director; Marina Scott, City Treasurer;
Nole Walkingshaw, Public Services Administration Deputy Director;
and Kory Solorio, Assistant City Recorder.
Councilmember Mendenhall presided at and conducted the
meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 4 : 14 p .m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 4:14:29 PM BRIEFING REGARDING AN UPDATED INTERLOCAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY REGARDING THE OPERATION OF
THE SORENSON MULTICULTURAL CENTER, SORENSON UNITY CENTER AND
STEINER WEST POOL LOCATED AT 855 WEST CALIFORNIA AVE . The proposed
contract details the terms for management, programming, capital
improvement, and maintenance of the Sorenson Campus. View
Attachments
Allison Rowland, Lisa Shaffer, and Noel Walkingshaw briefed
the Council with attachments . Discussion was held regarding
utility costs/uses, costs covered by Salt Lake County, use of
tourist/recreation/cultural/convention money, contract operation
and maintenance cost coverages, and potential onsite property
management.
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Councilmember Mendenhall said a public hearing would be held
February 20, 2018 with tentative action on March 6, 2018 .
#2 . 4:34:50 PM BRIEFING REGARDING THE 2017 PAVEMENT CONDITION
REPORT, AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF SALT LAKE CITY' S STREETS. The report
assigns a condition rating to each City-owned street and includes
recommendations for prioritizing repairs. The report found that 64
percent of City-owned streets were in "Poor" or worse condition.
View Attachments
Benjamin Luedtke, Mike Reberg, Dawn Wagner, and Nicholas
Daniels briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held
regarding 80/20 percent funding scenario split/ratios, potential
of funding scenarios future payoff, maintenance prioritization,
potential of a five-year plan/funding scenario prioritizing
maintenance by Council Districts, funding distribution perception
issues, inclusion of Redevelopment Agency (RDA) areas for funding
supplementation, concern with manpower/maintenance funding for
streets in the Northwest Quadrant, complete streets potential,
budget scenario assumptions, creating/building policy with
flexibility to guide future Councils, rolling bond funding
scenario, study requirement for dramatic funding increases, goal
setting, capacity to implement projected funding/costs with
current staffing, Urban Forestry component, and other components
for costs/funding opportunities .
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Provide percentage/costs of project spectrums .
• Provide dashboard goals to assess current status .
• Provide updates on the progress of the 80/20 split (how
arterial looks versus roads, different percentages) .
• Follow-up regarding the Urban Forestry component, provide an
analysis if Urban Forestry fits or if there was an assisting
ability component to address opportunities .
• Demonstrate City-wide reach of work and the ability to
articulate the work (in the five-year plan or any funding
scenarios) .
• Overlay RDA areas to maximize finance collaboration
opportunities .
• Consider the Northwest Quadrant area as a potential Special
Assessment Area (SAA) and anticipate any unanticipated costs
for development.
• Provide information for assumptions made in the $20 million
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scenario and the inclusion of anything that was not
assumed/built into the scenarios (inflation, four percent
maintenance increase, etc. ) .
• Provide clarity on Staffing upgrade needs at the high-level
scenario.
• Provide a green infrastructure component .
• Coordinate a ride along with Street Department crews .
#3. 5:23:42PM BRIEFING FROM STAFF REGARDING THE CITY' S BUDGET
TOOLS AND POTENTIAL FUNDING NEEDS IN THE COMING YEARS . View
Attachments
Cindy Gust-Jenson stated it was perceived the City had
resources/funds to consider how to use; however, the reality was
that the City did not have adequate money going forward into the
new budget without making cuts or adding a new revenue source .
Councilmember Mendenhall said it was fitting to indicate (at the
top of the long-term funding needs list) the structural gap and
that priorities happened to fall below that, because the reality
was that if nothing was adjusted or added (no new revenue streams)
the budget could not be balanced this year. She said there was at
least an $8 million shortage for the upcoming budget.
Jennifer Bruno, Benjamin Luedtke, Mary Beth Thompson, John
Vuyk, and Marina Scott briefed the Council with attachments .
Discussion was held regarding sales tax distribution percentages,
comfort with principle uses of one-time funding/fund balance,
funding tools (a property tax increase and additional sales tax
option) , potential revenue with a sales tax funding option,
potential General Obligation Bond opportunity, sales tax revenue
versus property tax revenue, potential transportation utility fee,
timeline for implementation of a sales tax increase, concern with
west side mitigation, overall mitigation impact/issues City-wide,
potential primary use of a sales tax increase for frequent transit
network, funding goals, look at the base/core budget including
fund balance (were things being considered which were not core to
priorities) , and considering new funding opportunities going
forward to establish levels/measures of success .
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Consider a potential transportation utility fee.
• Provide legal clarity on a potential sales tax option as
defined by State Code in order to help guide discussions on
west side mitigation.
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• Consider west side mitigation, projects, and what mitigation
would look like.
• Consider base budget considerations around new money.
#4 . 4:26:57 PM BRIEFING BY THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING ISSUES
AFFECTING THE CITY THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE UPCOMING 2018 STATE
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. View Attachments
David Litvack briefed the Council . Discussion was held
regarding the State Legislative timeline to address governance
issues regarding the Northwest Quadrant, inclusion of property
owners in the Northwest Quadrant, and achieving shared goals .
#5 . 7:03:59 PM DISCUSSION WITH MAYOR JACKIE BISKUPSKI AND
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REGARDING THE UPCOMING 2018-19 FISCAL YEAR
BUDGET. In planning for the upcoming annual budget, the
Administration will provide information about current fiscal year
budgets, upcoming budget items, and coming year priorities. View
Attachments
Councilmember Mendenhall said the purpose of this discussion
was to get clarity from Finance on the structural gap being faced
and to further discuss financing tools and sales tax opportunities .
Mayor Biskupski said focus had been given to funding for affordable
housing, transit, infrastructure, and public safety. She said
there were projections and opportunities included within those and
where to figure out the path forward. She said she talked about
the format of a General Obligation Bond (as one time money to
inject into needs) and a potential tax increase (as an on-going
funding stream) needed to define the future of Salt Lake City to
match growth and opportunity.
Mayor Biskupski, Mary Beth Thompson, John Vuyk, and Lisa
Packwood briefed the Council with attachments . Discussion was held
regarding business license exemption fee impact, expense
projection variances, personnel budget percentage costs, decreased
revenue projections/potential structural gap, proposed
Prosecutor' s office funding, cost-per-resident for potential sales
tax increase, transportation utility fee/property tax
stabilization, and consideration of potential revenue options .
Councilmember Mendenhall said funding conversations would
continue with the Administration as the Council' s priority
discussions continued. She thanked the Mayor for being involved in
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the budget discussions . She said the Council had many priorities
and recognized the deficit they were working with. She said as the
Mayor prepared her budget, the Council hoped to continue to
collaborate.
Council Members requested the following items from Staff:
• Provide percentages of sales tax collected from residents and
visitors to the City.
• Discussion between Council Staff and Finance Staff to
consider various options within the General Obligation Bond
funding range.
#6 . TENTATIVE - NORTHWEST QUADRANT AND GLOBAL TRADE PORT
FOLLOW-UP. The Council may receive an update about the Northwest
Quadrant and Global Trade Port. View Attachments
Item not held.
STANDING ITEMS
#7 . 7:56:14PM 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.
See File M 18-5 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 7 : 58 p .m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
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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 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
February 13, 2018 .
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