02/28/2002 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 , 2002
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Thursday, February
28, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council Chambers, City County Building, 451
South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Van Turner Eric Jergensen
Jill Remington Love Nancy Saxton Dave Buhler
Dale Lambert
Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Roger
Cutler, City Attorney; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Buhler presided at and Councilmember Love conducted the meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2. Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to approve
the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meeting held February 5, 2002, which motion
carried, all members voted aye.
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QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
Comments were made by Council Members and the Mayor regarding the success of the
2002 Winter Olympics.
Councilmember Saxton asked about the status of the Citizen Review Board revisions.
Mayor Anderson said he thought the information had been submitted to the Council but
would follow-up on the issue. Councilmember Saxton asked if the emergency shelter was
still operating. Mayor Anderson said he understood the shelter was closed and the
Americorp volunteers were returning home.
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Ana Archuleta, Salt Lake City, said the Central City Neighborhood Council wanted
a combination of open space and low income housing on the east side of the Library
block. She said the City owned the land and was in a good position to accomplish that.
Cindy Cromer, Salt Lake City, said the East Central Community Council supported
the position of the Central City Neighborhood Council. She said a long history existed
for including housing on the Library block.
David Berg, Salt Lake City, said he agreed with the previous speakers but mainly wanted
to talk about the Olympic riot. He said he was concerned about conduct of police
officers and felt a full investigation was needed. He said officers who discharged
weapons needed to be placed on administrative leave.
Sarah Arnold, Salt Lake City, said she agreed with Mr. Berg. She said she was
involved with the Central City Neighborhood Council and residents attending their
meetings supported a mix of open space and housing on the Library block.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance enacting
and amending sections of the Salt Lake City Code relating to animal services and horse-
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drawn carriages. View Attachment
ACTION: Councilmember Lambert moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to close
the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Lambert moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt Ordinance
17 of 2002, excluding amendments to Sections 8.04.500, 8.04.510 and Appendix A to
Chapter 8.04, which motion carried, all members voted aye, except Councilmember Saxton
who voted nay.
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to adopt
Ordinance 17 of 2002, (horse-drawn carriages) including the following changes: changing
the temperature allowance to 120-degree and establishing a number for the corral or a
ratio between animal and square footage, which motion failed, all members voted nay,
expect Council Members Saxton and Jergensen, who voted aye.
DISCUSSION: The following people spoke concerning dog ordinances: Polly Hart,
Cara Lingstuyl, and Julie Bryan, Salt Lake City. Comments included bodily injury,
violations, penalties, vicious dogs, responsibility of pet owners, number of pets
allowed, separate rules for owners and pets, tabling the issue for more studies, and
developing clear, fair and enforceable regulations.
David Berg, Salt Lake City, said the proposed ordinance did not address the
operation of carriages on narrow streets. He said City streets were congested and
carriages needed to be restricted to City parks. He said language changes were needed
to reflect the relationship between owners and pets.
Councilmember Saxton said she had concerns relating to horse-drawn carriages.
She said the 150-degree temperature issue needed to be addressed. She said humidity
was part of the equation and since Salt Lake City did not have humidity, the numbers
were not accurate. She said the ordinance needed to address where horses were housed.
She said temperatures needed to be measurable because enclosed areas could reach 150-
degrees.
Councilmember Saxton asked if two carriage companies were still operating in the City.
Laurie Dillon, Budget Analyst, said she understood one company wanted to purchase the
other one. She said a hearing was held and the City had approved the proposal but she
had not verified the information. Councilmember Saxton said it was important to
establish regulations which encouraged people to obey the law and use good judgment.
Councilmember Saxton said she felt keeping horses in a corral was a better option
than stables. She said the existing guidelines required only enough room for horses to
turn around. She said she felt a better job could be done in calculating a square
footage or ratio for the number of animals in a corral.
Councilmember Saxton said cooperation was needed between the Police Department
and Animal Control. She said police officers needed to be aware of the regulations and
have enforcement powers. She said she felt ordinance changes were needed to better
reflect the relationship between pets and owners. She said referring to animals as
companions and owners as guardians would make people think differently about how they
looked at pets and what their responsibilities were to them. She said she wanted to
encourage Animal Control to come back to the Council with changes.
Councilmember Buhler said a lot of input had gone into this issue in the past.
He said the proposed ordinance might not be perfect but would be better than not having
anything in place this year. He said a number of issues raised by Councilmember Saxton
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merited further consideration. He said the Council had the ability to amend the
ordinance if improvements were needed.
Councilmember Jergensen said he agreed with Councilmember Buhler. He said he
was concerned about language in the existing ordinance and agreed issues raised by
Councilmember Saxton needed to be addressed.
Councilmember Turner said he supported addressing the horse-drawn carriage issue
separately from the other animal service issues. He said he felt the people involved
in the business were concerned about the way the animals were cared for. He said the
City had worked with those involved to do the right thing and felt this was a good
compromise.
Councilmember Lambert said he wanted to pass the ordinance as drafted and then go back
and address the temperature and corralling issues. Councilmember Christensen said he
agreed with Councilmember Lambert. Councilmember Jergensen said he understood from the
ordinance the method of measurement was the ambient air temperature plus humidity. He
said there were additional issues regarding asphalt temperatures. He said he did not
know if the 150-degree figure took into consideration the heat from the road.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting an ordinance repealing Section 12.56.510 of the Salt Lake
City Code, relating to parking for certain purposes prohibited. (Parking vehicles with
'For Sale' signs on City streets. ) View Attachment
ACTION: Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to adopt
Ordinance 11 of 2002, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Councilmember Buhler said he did not want the ordinance to create
unintended consequences by increasing problems with the unofficial used car lot issue.
He said he hoped if problems occurred which could not be enforced due to inadequate
ordinances, the City could draft ordinances which would be constitutionally acceptable
and effective.
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The meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
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