01/08/2013 - Formal Meeting - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session
on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 7 : 13 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Charlie Luke Kyle LaMalfa
Jill Remington Love Luke Garrott Stan Penfold
Soren Simonsen
Mayor Ralph Becker; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council
Director; David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Deputy Director; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; and Cindi Mansell,
City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Simonsen presided at and conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7 : 14 :20 PM Pledge of Allegiance.
#2 7 : 14 : 45 PM Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember
Garrett seconded to approve the minutes of Salt Lake City Council
meetings held Tuesday, December 4 , 2012 and Tuesday, December 11,
2012, which motion carried, all members voted aye . View Minutes
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . RE: 7 : 16 : 07 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting
an ordinance closing and abandoning a portion of City-owned right-of-
way adjacent to Pierpont Avenue at approximately 1010, 1020 and 1046
West Pierpont Avenue pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2011-00438 . The
sidewalk adjacent to the three parcels would be relocated and the
excess right-of-way would be purchased by the petitioner. (Petitioner
Rodney Newby) View Attachments
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember LaMalfa
seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all
members voted aye .
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded
to adopt Ordinance 1 of 2013.
7 : 17 : 03 PM Councilmember Christensen said there were no outside
concerns . He said he wanted the petitioner to be able to move forward.
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7 : 17 :23 PM Councilmember LaMalfa said this was a good project and
would clean up part of Poplar Grove .
7 : 17 : 49 PM Councilmember Simonsen said he had intended to put
together a legislative intent to focus on a broader policy to address
freeway corridors and health impacts associated to residential
development near freeway right-of-ways . He said he wanted to address
long-term issues .
7 :22 :22 PM Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love
seconded to amend the motion to adopt Ordinance 1 of 2013 and ask that
the Council review Councilmember Simonsen' s legislative intent
language in two weeks, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(P 12-21)
#2 . RE: 7 :23:21 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending Salt Lake City Ordinance 56 of 2012, which adopted
the final budget of Salt Lake City for the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. This budget amendment would create a
revenue and expense budget of $1 . 8 million for the Street Lighting
Enterprise Fund, including the creation of three new full time
employee positions to run the new Street Lighting Enterprise Fund
program. The Council adopted ordinances creating the fund on December
11, 2012 . The amendment also includes a Council request to consider
funding in support of the Congress of New Urbanism (CNU) 2013
conference . (Budget Amendment No. 2) View Attachments
7 :23 :50 PM David B. Troester said he was opposed to the Street
Lighting Enterprise Fund.
7 :25 :20 PM Councilmember Simonsen said the Council authorized the
change in the actual Street Lighting Program in December. He said they
were considering a budget amendment to transfer funds from the General
Fund to a Public Utilities Enterprise Fund.
7 :27 : 12 PM Council Members requested additional information on
funding for the Congress of New Urbanism.
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded to
close the public hearing and defer action to a future date, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
(B 12-11)
#3. RE: 7 :27 : 56 PM Accept public comment and hear protests and
objections to the creation of the Central Business Improvement Area 13
and consider hearing written protests and objections of the same
issue . The Council adopted a notice of intent to create the district
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at its December 4, 2012, meeting. The proposed assessment area would
require owners of properties valued at more than $20, 000 to pay an
assessment on the properties . Revenue from the assessment would be
used for economic promotion activities in downtown Salt Lake City.
Written protests must be filed in the City Recorder' s Office by 5 : 00
p.m. , January 8, 2013 . View Attachments
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Garrott
seconded to close the public hearing and refer written protests to the
Administration for tabulation, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
(Q 12-11)
POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
#1 . RE: RE: 7 : 34 :23 PM Adopting an ordinance authorizing the
amendment of the Holladay Subdivision plat to relocate a public use
easement on property located at approximately 1201 East Wilmington
Avenue pursuant to Petition No . PLNSUB2012-00121 . The proposal would
relocate a 20 foot maintenance and pedestrian easement to Parley' s
Trail on the property to the eastern-most 20 feet of the property.
Currently, the easement sits 25 feet from the eastern boundary of the
property. The relocation would allow the proposed buyer of the
property, Wilmington Gardens Group LLC, to develop the lot . View
Attachments
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Luke seconded to
adopt Ordinance 2 of 2013, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
(P 12-19)
#2 . RE: 7 : 34 : 55 PM Adopting an ordinance amending the Final
Budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing document
for Fiscal Year 2012-13 . This item of the budget amendment relates
specifically to the funding of The Leonardo kitchen facilities and
related issues . Budget amendments happen several times each year to
reflect adjustments to the City' s budgets, including proposed project
additions and modifications . (Note : All other items were adopted on
either December 4 or December 11, 2012 . For a complete list of
adjustments, see attached transmittal . ) (Budget Amendment No. 1) View
Attachments
Councilmember LaMalfa moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Ordinance 4 of 2013 appropriating $250 ,000 from the
CIP cost overrun account for a catering kitchen at the Leonardo and
appropriating an additional $100,000 from fund balance to be available
for capital costs related to incubator kitchen facilities with the
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understanding that any capitol cost in excess of the $250,000 related
to the Leonardo catering kitchen would be covered within the
Leonardo' s own budget and with the understanding that the City
Administration and City' s Food Policy Task Force lead the exploration
of partners for the incubator kitchen and development of its use,
design and location and that $100,000 be used in combination with
private funds raised towards the construction and capital costs of the
to be defined incubator kitchen; and that the City' s Food Policy Task
Force and Administration report back to the Council on the progress of
the incubator kitchen.
7 : 36 : 16 PM Councilmember Garrott said he felt this location had a
window of opportunity because it was in a City facility with space,
was downtown and centrally located. He said he felt the Leonardo was
the right place for the kitchen because of the combined economies of
doing two kitchens with shared facilities .
7 : 37 : 37 PM Councilmember LaMalfa said as a founder and operator
of a local Farmer' s Market for six years, the thirst for an incubator
kitchen was obvious .
7 : 38 : 36 PM Councilmember Christensen said he saw this as a great
economic generator.
7 : 40 : 00 PM Councilmember Simonsen called for the question, which
motion carried, all members voted aye .
(B 12-10)
#3 . RE: 7 : 40 : 22 PM Adopting an ordinance amending the City' s
Zoning regulations relating to home occupations (businesses operated
out of homes) pursuant to Petition No . PLNPCM2011-00380 . The purpose
of the proposed changes is to clarify the current regulations and
close loopholes . The proposed amendments would: View Attachments
• Remove the list of permitted/conditional home occupations
and update the list of prohibited uses . (This would allow a range
of home occupations to be considered subject to compliance with
business licensing requirements and specific zoning standards . )
• Revise the standards and regulations for permitting and
terminating home occupations .
Related provisions of Title 21A - Zoning, may also be amended as
part of this petition. (Petitioner Mayor Ralph Becker) .
Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
adopt Ordinance 3 of 2013, which motion carried, all members voted
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aye .
(P 12-20)
QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 7 : 41 :27 PM
Councilmember Simonsen thanked the Mayor and his staff for
organizing the Legislative Breakfast. He said there were some
potential Legislative issues not covered on the agenda such as
changing hours of operation requirements regulated by the State for
alcohol establishments and changing State law to allow for special
elections . Mayor Becker said the hours of operation was on the agenda
and they had discussed it with the legislators and with the sponsor,
Senator Valentine . He said he would be happy to add anything to the
agenda which the Council, individually or as a Council, felt was
important.
Councilmember Garrott said he walked to City Hall through the
east side of Library Square. He said he appreciated the specialness of
that public space and the Public Safety Building that was currently
under construction. Mayor Becker said those blocks were a great
addition to downtown as a whole.
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7 :29 : 30 PM
Johnny-Mack Barlow said he ran a home business in Salt Lake City.
He said he supported the proposed ordinance .
NEW BUSINESS
#1 . RE : 7 : 47 : 08 PM Adopting a motion ratifying the election of
Chair and Vice-Chair of the Salt Lake City Council for the calendar
year 2013 .
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Luke seconded
to suspend the rules and ratify the paper election that was read out
with the Council Members names and votes on it approving as Chair,
Kyle LaMalfa for the year 2013 and Jill Remington Love as Vice Chair
for the year 2013, which motion carried, all members voted aye .
(G 13-1)
7 : 48 : 07 PM Councilmember LaMalfa made a few comments as the new
Council Chair .
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 48 p.m.
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Council Chair
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 the entire content.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council meeting held January 8, 2013 .
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