02/17/2005 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 , 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Thursday, February 17, 2005, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Nancy
Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Eric Jergensen
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rocky Fluhart, Management Services Chief Administrative Officer;
Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy
Analyst; Jan Aramaki, Council Constituent Liaison/Research and Policy
Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Laurie Donnell,
Budget Analyst; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy Director;
Christine Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder; Sonya Kintaro, Records
Manager/Election Coordinator; Bill Haight, Information Management
Systems Technology Consultant Group Manager; Kendrick Cowley, City
Recorder; Louis Zunguze, Planning Administration Director; Brent Wilde,
Planning Administration Deputy Director; Elizabeth Giraud, Historic
Preservation Planner; Janice Lew, Associate Planner/Alleys/Cell Sites;
Vicki Mickelsen, Historic Landmark Commission Vice-Chair; Soren
Simonsen, Historic Landmark Commission Chair; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 39 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:39:42PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE RECORDER' S OFFICE.
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Kendrick Cowley, Christine Meeker, and Sonya Kintaro briefed the
Council with the attached handout. Councilmember Saxton said she felt
interns/volunteers could be utilized to scan historical records .
Discussion was held on locating a new record storage facility.
Councilmember Christensen said potential facilities included the old
City library and transferring records to the State Archives . He said a
feasibility study might help determine the amount of space needed.
Mr. Cowley said the old library was considered on several
occasions in the past. He said approximately half of the basement
level would be needed for storage. Councilmember Christensen asked the
department to utilize an archive designer and prepare a follow-up
report for the Council . He said there were concerns about long-term
data storage and the City needed to be prudent about protecting
information.
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Councilmember Buhler asked about the status of proposed changes to
the election ordinance. Ms . Kintaro said she would try to have the
ordinance ready for this year' s election. Councilmember Buhler said he
hoped the changes could be made prior to the election and offered to
initiate a legislative action or assist in any way he could.
#2 . 6:17:08 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS (IMS) . View Attachments
Kendrick Cowley and Bill Haight briefed the Council with the
attached handout. Councilmember Christensen said he wanted feedback on
ways to upgrade the GIS system. Councilmember Love said she wanted
information on the number of internet audio hits for council meetings .
Mr. Haight said he would produce a report for the Council .
Councilmember Buhler said video rebroadcasts on Channel 17 needed
to include meeting dates/times . Mr. Cowley said they would include the
information. Discussion was held on budget shortfalls . Mr. Cowley
said he needed to do a better job with City departments regarding
commitments for IMS services .
#3 . RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING REGARDING COUNCILMEMBER
JERGENSEN' S LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO REVIEW SALT LAKE CITY' S APPROACH TO
HISTORIC PRESERVATION: View Attachments
a. 7:08:56 PM PRESENTATION FROM THE HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION
(HLC) .
Louis Zunguze, Vicki Mickelsen, and Soren Simonsen briefed the
Council with the attached handout .
b. 7:27:08PM PRESENTATION FROM THE PLANNING DIVISION.
Brent Wilde, Louis Zunguze, Elizabeth Giraud, and Soren Simonsen
briefed the Council with the attached handout. Discussion was held on
potential ordinance changes . The majority of the Council was in favor
of modifying the existing HLC ordinance to allow 11 members .
Councilmember Saxton asked the Administration to review the committee' s
guidelines and how proposed changes would impact member selection.
Discussion was held on funding requirements . Councilmember
Lambert said funding options needed to be included in the Mayor' s
budget proposal . Councilmember Buhler asked Council staff to ensure
the item was placed on an agenda for discussion sometime during the
budget process .
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#4 . 8:59:06PM HOLD A DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE RELATING
TO ENHANCED PENALTIES IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES . View Attachments
Councilmember Buhler, Councilmember Love and Jan Aramaki briefed
the Council with the attached handout. Councilmember Buhler said
additional focus was needed regarding enforcement on streets with 25
mile-per-hour limits . He said he proposed using approximately $25, 000
from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Traffic Management Fund for
a publicity campaign. He said the City' s information Channel 17 or
direct mailings could be used to inform the public about the proposal .
Councilmember Buhler said the Council could pass the ordinance now
with an effective date of July 1, 2005 . He said that would allow
enough time for officer training and public education. Discussion was
held on waiving enhanced penalties for first offenses, traffic school,
and community service . Councilmember Buhler said he wanted to get
input from the Courts and Prosecutors . He said the Council needed to
determine if the City had enough enforcement officers and what areas
needed to be covered.
Councilmember Turner asked if enhanced penalties were being
utilized around the country. Ms . Aramaki said she would research the
information. Councilmember Saxton said she wanted to know if a
procedure existed for working off fines through community service.
The majority of the Council was in favor of increasing the
enhancement penalty to 20% . Councilmember Lambert said the Council
could discuss ways to increase traffic enforcement during the Police
Department' s briefing.
#5 . 9:23:26PM DISCUSS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE
REGARDING THE CENTRAL COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN, PETITION NO. 400-01-36 .
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Council Members Saxton, Buhler and Lambert served on the sub-
committee and briefed the Council with the attached handouts .
Councilmember Lambert said the sub-committee felt the proposal needed
to be given to the community for review and input. He said the Council
could consider adopting the proposal in July. He said the Council
would work with the Planning Commission to develop guidelines for
future community master plans .
#6 . (TENTATIVE) HOLD A DISCUSSION REGARDING UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE
ISSUES .
No Discussion was held.
#7 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
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No discussion was held.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 32 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held February
17, 2005 .
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