07/22/2008 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, JULY 22 , 2008
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 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 JT Martin Van Turner
Jill Remington Love Soren Simonsen
The following Council Members were absent:
Eric Jergensen Luke Garrott
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Edwin Rutan, City
Attorney; David Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember Love presided at and Councilmember Simonsen
conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7:10:04PM The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance .
The Council recognized Scout Troop 190 .
#2 . 7:12:20PM Adopting a joint resolution with the Mayor naming a
baseball diamond at Sunnyside Park in honor of Robert W. Jones.
The resolution was read by Councilmember Love and presented to Mr.
Jones . View Resolution
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Resolution 32 of 2008, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
#3. 7:16:44 PM Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Love
seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meeting
held July 1 , 2008, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(M 08-3)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1 . RE: 7:17:06PM Accept public comment and consider adopting two
ordinances - 1) rezoning property at 477 North 300 West from Community
Business (CB) to Residential Mixed Use (RMU-45) and 2) amending the
Capitol Hill Community Master Plan Future Land Use Map from General
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Commercial to Medium Mixed Use pursuant to Petitions 400-07-37 and 400-
07-38 . (Capitol Hill Investments Partners) View attachments
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Martin seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 56 of 2008, rezoning property located at 477 North 300
West from Community Business (CB) to Residential Mixed Use (RMU-45)
subject to the conditions stated in the ordinance, with two
modifications : a. The height of the structures on the subject parcel
will not exceed 35 feet, as measured in the Salt Lake City Zoning
ordinance. b. The ordinance is also conditioned upon the filing of an
application for a building permit consistent with the terms set forth
herein, which motion carried, all members present voted aye .
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 57 of 2008, amending the Capitol Hill Community Master
Plan Future Land Use Map, subject to the same conditions indentified in
the previous motion, which motion carried, all members present voted
aye .
(P 08-4)
#2 . RE: 7:18:58 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance rezoning property generally located at 1955 East Stratford
Avenue from Open Space (OS) to Institutional (I) pursuant to Petition
No. 400-06-49 . (Redeemer Lutheran Church and School) View attachments
The following spoke or submitted written comments regarding the
proposal : Linda Tatomer, Darren Morrison, Sarah Carlson, Constance
Smith, Rawlins Young and Ken Jones . Comments included adding a multi-
purpose building, decreased enrollment, allow growth/expansion,
negative impact on park, opposing petition, reduction of open space,
preservation and parking issues, air lease, rightful property owner,
and improved public access .
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Martin seconded to
adopt Ordinance 58 of 2008 , rezoning property generally located at 1955
East Stratford Avenue from Open Space (OS) to Institutional (I) and
further moved to adopt a legislative intent that the Council request
information from the Administration to outline the cost of capital
improvements to Hillcrest Park in a manner consistent with the Sugar
House Master Plan and to provide information as to whether these
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improvements are included in the City' s Ten Year Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP) and further moved that the Council request that the
Administration begin the process of amending the land use map in the
Sugar House Master Plan to reflect the adopted ordinance.
Councilmember Simonsen said a question was raised concerning
ownership of the Hillcrest Park property. He said it was important to
ensure the City held proper title and asked the Administration to
follow-up .
Councilmember Simonsen called for the question, which motion
carried, all members present voted aye .
(P 08-11)
#3 . RE: 7:36:55 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting a
joint resolution of the Salt Lake City Council and Mayor adopting a
locally preferred alternative for the Utah Transit Authority (UTA) to
extend transit options within the Sugar House Transit Corridor. View
Attachments
The following spoke or submitted written comments : Robin
Carbaugh, Milton Braselton and Rawlins Young. Comments included
environmental studies, trail use in Sugar House, develop various
interests along corridor, street car, planning and feasibility studies,
ongoing public input, accessible bicycle/pedestrian pathway, historic
rail spur, develop/maintain single track, wide trail, green space, use
existing bus route, analyze necessity for transit route, Trans-Plan
2000 recommendations, develop 2700 South system, and develop
Sandy/University TRAX line along 1300 East .
Councilmember Martin moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
Councilmember Martin moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to
adopt Resolution 33 of 2008, adopting a locally preferred alternative
for the Utah Transit Authority to extend transit options within the
Sugar House Transit Corridor with the following amendments : That the
14th paragraph which starts "Whereas, the criteria should include:..."
contain the following changes : The language of Criterion No. 2 be
changed to read, "it should provide stations or boarding platforms at a
maximum spacing of two blocks . " The language of Criterion No. 3 be
changed to read, "it should provide a low-speed system in which
vehicles travel at speeds not-to-exceed 25 to 30 miles per hour. " That
Criterion No. 4 be deleted and replaced with language that reads, "it
should utilize conventional signals at street and highway crossings
that can also accommodate pedestrian crossings . " That Criterion No. 6
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be changed to read, "it should include a landscaped, multi-use trail at
least 15-feet-wide throughout the entire corridor to serve as a parkway
that increases beauty, enhances socialization and contributes to the
walkable nature of the surrounding neighborhoods . " That a Criterion
No. 7 be added which reads, "it should make a complete transit-to-
transit connection from the 200 West Station on the North-South TRAX
line to other mass transit options, including high-frequency buses and
future transit modes along the 1100 East/Highland Drive and 1300 East
Street traffic corridors, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(R 08-4)
#4 . RE : 7:49:34PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance rezoning a portion of property located at 313 North 300 West
from Public Lands (PL) to Mixed Use (MU) and amending the Zoning Map
pursuant to Petition No. 400-08-05 . (Newport CitiView LLC, by Akerlow)
View attachments
Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded
to adopt Ordinance 59 of 2008 , which motion carried, all members
present voted aye .
(P 08-10)
QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL 7:56:48PM
Councilmember Turner said the Administration/Police Department was
very responsive in providing help/support regarding the murder of a
young girl in his district. He said it was important for neighborhoods
to feel safe and wanted to see increased enforcement.
Councilmember Martin said the City needed to do a better job in
protecting its citizens . He said it was time to stop gangs and gang
activity. He said he hoped the Council and Administration would be
supportive and do everything they could to ensure that Salt Lake City
would not be a haven for gangs .
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7:50:48PM
Douglas Cotent spoke concerning the need to put bus service back
on 700 East.
Cindy Cromer spoke concerning riparian, conditional use and
parking proposals . She asked the Council to adopt intent language to
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establish a six-month to one-year timeframe to review how changes were
working.
Anne Cannon spoke concerning the importance of preserving the
riparian corridor for future generations .
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . RE: 7:59:22 PM Amending Section 21A. 62 . 040, Salt Lake City
Code, pertaining to zoning Code Definitions, and Sections 21A. 44 . 010,
21A. 44 . 020, 21A. 44 . 030, and 21A. 44 . 060, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining
to off street parking and loading requirements, and amending tables in
Section 21A. 44 . 060E, pertaining to schedule of shared parking, Section
21A. 44 . 060F, pertaining to schedule of minimum off street parking
requirements, Section 21A.24 . 190, pertaining to permitted and
Conditional Uses for Residential Districts, and Section 21A.26 . 080,
pertaining to permitted and conditional uses for commercial districts
pursuant to Petition No . 400-02-22 . (Business Parking Regulations)
View attachments
Councilmember Martin said under advice of legal counsel he needed
to recuse himself from this item.
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 60 of 2008, with the following legislative intent
statements : Request that the Administration develop a comprehensive
program to mitigate neighborhood commercial business district parking
spillover impacts in residential neighborhoods which could include the
following elements : a. Painting curbs to indicate no parking zones
within 5-feet of driveways or fire hydrants . b. Developing a broad
educational outreach campaign targeted toward neighborhood businesses
that help facilitate positive neighbor relations and to mitigate
impacts on the neighborhood. c. Implementing urban design elements to
indicate the transition from a neighborhood commercial business
district to a residential neighborhood which could include signage and
d. Investigating parking benefit district for neighborhoods most
directly impacted by neighborhood businesses .
Councilmember Love said small businesses were part of the
community and she hoped the flexibility provided in the ordinance would
help them address impacts to adjoining residential properties . She
said the Council could review the ordinance in a year or so to evaluate
impacts and consider additional tools if necessary. She said the
Council would work with the community to find solutions .
Councilmember Turner said he agreed with Councilmember Love and
felt the City needed to send a message that it supported local
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businesses . He said having walkable communities with small businesses
would benefit everyone .
Councilmember Christensen said he felt some amendments to the
ordinance would provide incentives to small businesses to create a
better atmosphere for patrons and lessen the impact on residential
neighborhoods . He said he thought the proposal created a fair balance
between competing interests and was optimistic the results would be
positive .
Councilmember Simonsen said he knew some residents were concerned
about the impact of businesses and thought the legislative intents
would help provide additional tools to mitigate those impacts . He said
he felt the proposal would provide alternatives for people to access
businesses beyond automobiles and create incentives to develop that
infrastructure .
Councilmember Simonsen called for the question, which motion
carried, all members present voted aye, except Councilmember Martin,
who was recused.
(P 08-7)
#2 . RE: 8:06:14PM Amending the Salt Lake City Code, Section 21A,
Zoning relating to permitted and conditional uses, conditional use
standards and limitations and building and site design review
regulations pursuant to Petition No. 400-07-19 . (Conditional Uses)
View attachments
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
adopt Ordinance 61 of 2008 and request that the Planning Commission
review the design guidelines and make any further amendments or
recommendations through a separate process, which motion carried, all
members present voted aye .
(0 07-29)
#3. RE: 8:10:47 PM Repealing and re-enacting Section 21A.34 . 130,
Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to the Riparian Corridor Overlay
District (RCO) and applying the RCO District to all property located
within one hundred (100) feet of the annual high water level of City
Creek, Red Butte Creek, Emigration Creek, Parleys Creek and the Jordan
River pursuant to Petition No . 400-07-18 . (Streambed Corridors) View
attachments
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Ordinance 62 of 2008 with the following legislative intent
statements: request that the Administration implement the consultant' s
non-regulatory issues recommendations relating to restoration, signage
and education identified in the Riparian Corridor Ordinance Review
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Diagnosis and request that the Administration explore additional
incentive options for stream bank restoration or daylighting in
nonresidential districts and provide recommendations to the Council,
which motion carried, all members present voted aye, except
Councilmember Turner, who voted nay.
(0 07-21)
#4 . RE: 8:17:00 PM Approving a resolution extending the deadline
in Ordinance 55 of 2006 requiring execution and confirmation of a
development agreement for rezoning properties generally located on the
east and west sides of 300 West between 500 and 600 North from a
variety of zoning classifications to Residential/Mixed Use RMU and
amending the Capitol Hill Community Master Plan Future Land Use Map.
View attachments
Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to
adopt Resolution 34 of 2008, which motion carried, all members present
voted aye .
(P 03-6)
CONSENT AGENDA 8:17:37 PM
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded
to approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
#1 . RE: Approving the appointment of Todd Erskine to the Salt
Lake City Mosquito Abatement Board for a term extending through
December 31, 2010 .
(I 08-13)
#2 . RE: Approving the re-appointment of Jan Striefel to the
Public Utilities Advisory Committee for a term extending through
January 16, 2012 .
(I 08-7)
#3 . RE: Approving the re-appointment of Richard Gaddis to the
Public Utilities Advisory Committee for a term extending through
January 16, 2012 .
(I 08-7)
#4 . RE: Setting the date of August 19, 2008 at 7 : 00 p.m. to
accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending
Section 5. 04 . 070 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to business
license base fees .
(0 04-22)
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#5 . RE: Setting the date of August 19, 2008 at 7 : 00 p.m. to
accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance modifying
certain permit fees in the Salt Lake City Code and an ordinance
amending Section 12 . 96. 025, Salt Lake City Code, relating to vehicle
towing, impound, storage and booting fees .
(0 08-8)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 18 p .m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Regular Session meeting held July
22, 2008 .
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