01/07/2003 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7 , 2003
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, January
7, 2003, at 7:00 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 Dave Buhler Dale Lambert
The following Councilmember was absent:
Nancy Saxton
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council
Director; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder were
present.
Councilmember Buhler presided at and conducted the meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2. Presentation of the 2002 International ITE Transportation Operations Award.
DISCUSSION: Timothy Harpst, Salt Lake City Transportation Director, said ITE was a
professional organization for traffic engineers and transportation professionals around
the world which presented an achievement award every year.
Mr. Harpst said Salt Lake City, the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Transit
Authority, and the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee's Transportation Department
would receive the award. He said the award recognized the efforts involved in planning,
implementing, and operating the Salt Lake Regional Transportation System during the
2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics.
Councilmember Christensen presented a plaque to Councilmember Buhler on behalf of the
Council. He said the Council wanted to recognize Councilmember Buhler's leadership as
the Chair and thank him for his service.
#3. Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to approve the minutes
of the Salt Lake City Council meeting held December 17, 2002, which motion carried,
all members present voted aye.
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COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Richard Wirick submitted written comments and spoke concerning solutions for
downtown revitalization.
The following people submitted written comments or spoke concerning the Main Street
easement: Lonnie Pursifull, Travis Bird, D. Kinikini, Bill Gibbs, William McConkie
and Brent Hardy. Comments included legal action, constitutional rights, preaching,
relinquishing the easement, demonstrations, picketing, pedestrian access,
proselytizing, distributing literature, honoring promises, church and community
leadership, making correct decisions, additional contention created by delaying action,
obscene language, peaceable assemblage, and disturbing abutting property owners.
Rawlins Young submitted written comments and spoke concerning federal housing programs
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and community outreach partnership centers.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting a motion ratifying the election of Chairperson and Vice-
Chairperson of the Salt Lake City Council for calendar year 2003.
ACTION: Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to ratify
Carlton Christensen as City Council Chair, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye.
Councilmember Lambert moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to ratify Jill
Remington Love as City Council Vice-Chair, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye.
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Councilmember Buhler turned the Chair over to Councilmember Christensen.
#2 RE: Adopting a resolution expressing the Council's policies associated with
Downtown. View Attachment
ACTION: Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Love seconded to adopt Resolution
1 of 2003, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
DISCUSSION: Councilmember Buhler said downtown issues had been identified by the
Council, as a top policy priority. He said after receiving public input through a
number of hearings and meetings, the Council created a subcommittee to draft a policy
statement. He said the document was presented to the public for additional comments
and suggestions. He said a final draft was prepared and referenced in the resolution.
Councilmember Buhler said policies were established by the Legislative Branch and
administered by the Executive Branch particularly in the areas of economic development.
He said the policy statement identified positive aspects and activities of downtown.
He said it was important to focus on all facets and not just one or two issues.
Councilmember Buhler said the document also contained four principal statements
regarding: 1) the City's leadership role relating to downtown issues, 2) building on
downtown strengths and uniqueness, 3) addressing long term solutions, not focusing on
quick fixes, and 4) supporting all aspects of downtown development. He said many
positive suggestions were received during the public process. He said 35 suggestions
were included in the document as immediate steps for improving downtown. He said the
Council hoped the City would take the suggestions seriously and work with private
entities to promote downtown.
Councilmember Lambert said he felt the public hearings brought focus to the
issues. He said the hearings brought a diverse group of people together to contribute
ideas about the importance of downtown. He said downtown provided diverse opportunities
for people to participate in the culture of the City. He said the plan emphasized
downtown as a multi-facetted area, not just retail.
Councilmember Lambert said downtown had the largest concentration of employment,
tourism and entertainment in the State. He said housing development was increasing
and would continue to be an important part of downtown. He said the vitality of
downtown was critical to Utah. He said Main Street was the core of downtown and was
essential to the economic and cultural health of the City.
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Councilmember Love said the process worked well and people came from all walks
of life to present ideas. She said as previously mentioned, many of those ideas were
captured as action steps. She said City staff and community organizations needed to
continue to work with the document to implement the action steps. She said she hoped
this process could be applied to other issues facing the City. Councilmember Jergensen
said he had been questioned about the integrity of the policy statement and if it meant
the Council was giving up on the development of Main Street. He said the collaborative
effort between the City, community groups, and business leaders to develop the policy,
signaled that a vibrant Main Street was vital to the health of downtown.
Councilmember Jergensen said the statement provided specific policy direction to the
Administration regarding downtown development. He said it also expressed the Council's
desire to be an active partner in that development. He said he encouraged the City,
community organizations, and other stakeholders to take the document seriously and
actively work together to expand the viability of downtown.
Councilmember Turner said he appreciated everyone who participated in the process
and provided input. He said even though there were seven Council districts, Council
Members were united in the effort to ensure downtown was a priority as indicated in
the policy statement.
Councilmember Christensen said in working and visiting downtown, he was encouraged by
the changing dynamics he saw taking place. He said the diverse input which had gone
into developing this policy, was the epitome of a good legislative function and he
appreciated being part of the process.
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CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt the
Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members present voted aye, except
Councilmember Love who was recused.
#1. RE: Adopt Resolution 2 of 2003 authorizing the approval of the fifth amendment
to the interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, BP
Products North America Ins. , (formerly) Amoco Oil Company and Chevron USA Inc. View
Attachment
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The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
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