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01/02/1990 - Minutes PROCEINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITsc`, UTAH TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1990 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met for the Oath of Office Ceremony on Tuesday, January 2, 1990, at 12:00 Noon in Room 315, City Council Chambers, City and County Building, 451 South State. The following Council Members were present: Wayne Horrocks Tom Godfrey Sydney R. Fonnesbeck Roselyn Kirk Alan Hardman Councilmembers Bittner and Stoler were absent. Mayor Palmer DePaulis was present. Council Chair-Elect Alan tion didn't accomplish anything Hardman opened the meeting. but great things were accomplished through cooperation. She also Boy Scout Troop 687 presented said she found out that people the colors and led the pledge of were the most important thing in allegiance. the organization and the way to get things done was to be open and Mr. Hardman welcomed everyone honest and be good to people. She present and excused Council- said Salt Lake City was blessed members Bittner and Stoler who with having good people serving were out of town. He recognized the city. past and present elected officials as well as community and business She said she enjoyed her leaders who were present. He said association with Mayor DePaulis this was the 10th anniversary of and thanked her neighborhood for the Salt Lake City Council. He being so supportive. She said it then invited the outgoing Coun- had been a privilege to serve and cilmembers to make comments. she wished the new council well. She said she was pleased with Mrs. Councilmember Fonnesbeck ex- Pace as the new council member for pressed her gratitude to her District 3. family and introduced those mem- bers who were present. She said Mayor DePaulis welcomed those the last 10 years had been excit- who were present and said ing and said she thought the Councilmember Fonnesbeck' s 10-year Council ' s best achievement had legacy was quite an achievement. been its initial charge which was He said a good council member to form a new government. She said balanced the needs of their dis- the Mayor at that time wanted to trict against those of the entire form a good government of checks city and he said Councilmember and balances. Fonnesbeck had done a good job. She paid tribute to the first He commended Mrs. Fonnesbeck council and said they didn't for her stabilizing influence rubberstamp each other or the during changes and difficult Mayor. She also said they were times. He also said she'd been fully aware that their decisions fair with city employees and the would set precedent for future public in terms of taxation. In councils. She said she found out regards to zoning issues and quickly that an adversarial posi- 90-1 PROCEPINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CIZY, UTAH TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1990 historic preservation, he com- profitable business without a mended Mrs. Fonnesbeck for the negative impact on the canyons or legacy she would leave in terms of taxpayers. how the city viewed these issues. He pointed out that she was one of He pledged his support to the people most responsible for Salt Lake City citizens and said the restoration of the City and he looked forward to working with County Building. the Mayor, the Councilmembers and department heads. He said work- He then presented Council- ing together they would make Salt member Fonnesbeck with a silver Lake City a better place to live. plate inscribed with her service dates and etched with the City Mrs. Pace expressed her and County Building. Mayor enthusiasm about Salt Lake City. DePaulis said each outgoing member She said the economy was growing. would receive this gift. She said citizens were involved in a grassroots movement that gave Kathryn Marshall, city re- vitality to neighborhood coun- corder, then administered the Oath cils, generated involvement in the of Office individually to Ronald revitalization of downtown and Whitehead, District 1, Nancy Pace, promoted advocacy for homeless and District 3, Tom Godfrey, District low income people. 5, and Don Hale, District 7. After taking the oath, each person She also said people were spoke briefly. donating untold hours on citizens boards charting the course of the Mr. Whitehead introduced his city as arbitrators, advocates and family and thanked all the volun- boards of appeal. She said there teers who had helped on his cam- was also a new demand for account- paign. He thanked those who had ability. She said she believed at contributed financially and also this point in time Salt Lake City thanked his business partners. was presented with a window of Lastly he thanked the citizens who opportunity to orchestrate its voted. He outlined the accom- future and said it was a privilege plishments he hoped to see in the to participate in this opportuni- next four years. ty. She then introduced her family and thanked the voters and First he said he wanted to her campaign committee. see the new Jazz Arena built, Block 57 well underway and Block She thanked Councilmember 53 completed. He said redevelop- Fonnesbeck for her support and ment was important in order to thanked Councilmembers Bittner and improve a city. Second, he said Stoler for their service. She said he hoped crime would decrease and as a new decade began she looked said the city needed more police forward to serving Salt Lake City. officers and more people involved in crime watch. Mr. Godfrey thanked all those who supported him in his reelec- Third, he said the city tion campaign and thanked present needed a war on drugs in order to and past City Council staff mem- rid neighborhoods of drug dealers. bers. He gave special recognition And fourth, he said he wanted Salt to Mrs. Fonnesbeck and said she Lake City to receive the bid for had been a great person to work the 1998 Olympics and run it as a with. He recognized her for 90-2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CI'1 , UTAH TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1990 staying with the Council for 10 He said the legacy he wanted years and for her persistent to leave was to help people in the efforts in reminding the Council family units get the righteous that their goal was to make good desires of their hearts. He public policy. wanted to see better education, better living conditions, stronger He said he was proud of a families, and safety on the number of things that the Council streets. He said he thought the had accomplished in the last five city should encourage business to years. He was proud that the come into the area and should Council decided, with the citizens create stepping stones rather support, to restore the City and than stumbling blocks. County Building. He said he was proud that the Council managed to He said he was excited about retain city services without a tax the mix of the new council. He increase when the economy was said he read all of their resumes flat for so many years. and was impressed with their goals and accomplishments. He wished He said he was pleased to the outgoing members well and paid have had the opportunity to deal special tribute to Mrs. with housing issues for low to Fonnesbeck. moderate income people. He said he was also proud to chair and He said he was anxious to see raise money for the city' s housing what the new decade would bring conference last January. He said and committed himself as a member the draft for a city-wide housing of the Council to do all he could policy and implementation strate- to work in harmony with the other gies would come to the Council members. He said he thought within the next few months. harmony should epitomize the Council 's efforts. He said in the next four years the Council ' s responsibili- Mr. Hardman concluded the ty would be to establish proce- ceremonies and congratulated the dures and policies to prepare the new council members. He invited city and its residents for any all those present to attend a future possibilities. He said reception immediately following four years ago he promised to do the meeting. what was right for District 5 and Salt Lake City and he said he The ceremony adjourned at would continue to do so. He said 12: 55 p.m. he would continue to cast his Wvotes as if each one were hisAC. last. Counc' 1 Chair Mr. Hale paid tribute to all those who worked hard for his campaign and he acknowledged his family members and friends who Ci R . r er were present. He said he thought the greatest quality one could develop was charity. He said the city was the sum total of all its vital parts - the family units. 90-3