06/15/2006 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
THURSDAY, JUNE 15 , 2006
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Thursday, June 15, 2006, at 7 : 00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council
Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Van Turner Nancy Saxton Jill Remington Love
Soren Simonsen Eric Jergensen Carlton Christensen
Dave Buhler
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Acting Mayor Rocky
Fluhart; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Scott Crandall, Deputy City
Recorder and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder, were present.
Councilmember Buhler presided at and Councilmember Simonsen
conducted the meeting.
#1 . 7:00:39 PM The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2 . 7:01:05 PM Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember
Saxton seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council
meeting held June 6, 2006, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
View Minutes
(M 06-3)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL 7:01:57 PM
The following people spoke or submitted hearing cards in
opposition to the proposed golf budget: Richard Mageras and Duncan
Phillips.
The following people spoke or submitted hearing cards in support
of Youth City: Chris Warren, Kelsey Buchanan, Vreni Romang, Zoe Rhyne,
Meagan Campbell, Gina and Jacob Cornia, Margerite Cosale and Ashantai
Yungai.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
#1 . RE : 7:16:00 PM Adopting a resolution authorizing the issuance
and sale of up to $20, 000, 000 aggregate principal amount of Tax and
Revenue Anticipation Notes, Series 2006, and related matters . View
Attachment
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to
adopt Resolution 45 of 2006, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
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7:16:31 PM Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Jergensen
seconded to adopt an ordinance establishing Salt Lake City' s repayment
of court ordered judgments made taxable by law for the Fiscal Year
commencing July 1, 2006 and ending June 30 , 2007 as follows : the
General Obligation Bonds at 0 . 000013 and the Library Fund at 0 . 000018 ,
which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Buhler
who voted nay.
7:17:13 PM Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to adopt Items F-2 through F-22 (Ordinances 31 thru 38) as
indicated on the blue sheet relating to the Library budget, the City' s
final budget (including compensation plans and memoranda of
understanding) , the tax levies, including the previously decided
judgment levies, Refuse Fund fees, water rates, fire prevention fees,
Airport Parking Services License Tax, motion approving Legislative
Intent Statements, and the motion regarding City-owned vehicles (see
Item F-18 for components) , but excluding Item F-15 (golf fees, passes,
and staffing changes) and Item F-19 (Business Licensing fees) which
were adopted separately.
Councilmember Buhler said the budget funded 21 . 75 new positions .
He said the positions included eight in the Police Department, four for
the City' s new One Stop Counter, one new prosecutor, one new office
technician, a new Deputy City Treasurer and a new Energy Efficiency
Coordinator. He said the School Resource Officer at Highland High had
been continued, changes in the Youth Program had been made and four
contract clerks in the Justice Court were extended.
Councilmember Buhler said a Council initiative of $200, 000 for GIS
program enhancements and additional support for special events were
funded. He said the budget funded the Downtown Construction
Coordinator in partnership with the Salt Lake Chamber and increased
funding to the 50/50 concrete replacement program. He urged the
Council to support the proposed budget.
Councilmember Simonsen said his concerns were the loss of an
enterprise program, funding new positions while losing others and the
modest cost of living increase the Council had proposed for current
employees . He said he would support the budget but would continue to
try and find ways to support current City employees .
Councilmember Simonsen called for the question, which motion carried,
all members voted aye .
#2 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 31 of 2006 adopting the budget for the
Library Fund of Salt Lake City, Utah for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 . View
Attachment
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#3. RE: Adopting Ordinance 32 of 2006 adopting the budget,
excluding the budget for the Library Fund which is separately adopted,
and the employment staffing document of Salt Lake City, Utah for Fiscal
Year 2006-2007 . View Attachment
(B 06-1)
#4 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 33 of 2006 approving a compensation
plan for Executive Employees and Elected Officials . View Attachment
(0 06-11)
#5. RE: Adopting Ordinance 34 of 2006 appropriating necessary
funds to implement for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 the provisions of the
Memorandum of Understanding between Salt Lake City Corporation and
Local 1004 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME) representing the "100 Series" City employees dated
on or about June 22, 2005 . View Attachment
(0 05-4)
#6. RE: Adopting Ordinance 35 of 2006 appropriating necessary
funds to implement for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 the provisions of the
Memorandum of Understanding between Salt Lake City Corporation and
Local 1004 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME) representing the "200 Series" City employees dated
on or about June 22, 2005 . View Attachment
(0 05-5)
#7 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 36 of 2006 approving a compensation
plan for "600 Series and 300 Series" employees . View Attachment
(0 06-12)
#8 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 37 of 2006 appropriating necessary
funds to implement for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 the provisions of the
Memorandum of Understanding between Salt Lake City Corporation and
Local 1645 of the International Association of Firefighters
representing the "400 Series" City employees dated on or about June 18,
2004 . View Attachment
(0 04-8)
#9. RE: Adopting Ordinance 38 of 2006 approving a Memorandum of
Understanding between Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Police
Association, International Union of Police Associations, Local 75 AFL-
CI0 representing the "500 Series" City employees and appropriating
funds necessary to implement that agreement for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 .
View Attachment
(0 06-13)
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#10 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 39 of 2006 approving a compensation
plan for "800 Series" employees . View Attachment
(0 06-14)
#11 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 40 of 2006 approving a compensation
plan for "900 Series" employees . View Attachment
(0 06-15)
#12 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 41 of 2006 approving a compensation
plan for "Un-classified" employees . View Attachment
(0 06-16)
#13 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 42 of 2006 approving a compensation
plan for "Regular Part-time" employees . View Attachment
(0 06-17)
#14 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 43 of 2006 adopting the final rate of
tax levy on all real and personal property within Salt Lake City made
taxable by law for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 . View Attachment
(B 06-7)
#15. RE: 7:24:05 PM Adopting an ordinance amending certain sections
of Chapter 15 . 16, Salt Lake City Code, relating to fees for park and
recreation facilities, and repealing Chapter 15 . 21, Salt Lake City
Code, relating to the Recreation Enterprise Fund and adopt the
following changes to the Administration' s proposed budget, including
staffing document: View Attachment
1) . Shift 5 full-time groundskeeper positions to seasonal as of
October 1, 2006. 2) . Retain 5 full-time groundskeeper positions and
reclassify them to irrigation/maintenance technicians along with the 3
full-time maintenance workers we currently have in the system. This
will give us a total of 7 full-time irrigation/maintenance technicians .
3) . Eliminate the office technician position as of January 1 , 2007 .
4) . Shift 4 full-time starter positions to seasonal as of October 1,
2006. 5) . Retain one full—time starter position at Mountain Dell and
reclassify this position to assistant professional. 6) . Add one head
professional position. 7) . Implement the upgraded seasonal pay scale
for maintenance and pro shop positions after approval by Human
Resources . 8) . Implement the volunteer marshal program after approval
by the City Attorney' s Office. 9) . By January 1 , 2007 , conduct a
cost/benefit analysis into the Golf Division' s continued operation of
the Jordan River Par 3 facility. If this analysis shows that the annual
net loss to the Golf Fund cannot be justified, then investigate
utilizing all or a portion of this property for General Fund
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recreational programs in accordance with our agreement with the State
of Utah. 10) . Prior to the FY08 budget process, complete the
initiatives outlined in the 2006 Golf Division Strategic Plan, which
will be briefed in detail to the Council in a future meeting.
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to
adopt Ordinance 49 of 2006 amending certain sections of Chapter 15. 16
of the Salt Lake City Code relating to fees for park and recreation
facilities and repealing Chapter 15 .21 of the Salt Lake City Code
relating to the Golf Enterprise Fund and adopt printed changes to the
Administration' s proposed budget including the staffing document.
Councilmember Jergensen said they had seriously considered the
needs of the golfing community and the employees that were part of that
program. He said the proposal allowed the City to move forward to find
and establish new markets . He said they could not allow the beauty of
open spaces to be reduced and minimized. He said it was important not
to move ten full-time employees to seasonal . He said the City needed
to maintain a significant amount of the ten employees to reduce the
risk of problems on the courses . He urged the Council to support the
proposal .
Councilmember Love said at no time was this discussion about job
performance . She said it was an attempt to adjust the golf structure
to find new efficiencies .
Councilmember Saxton said she would be voting against the motion.
She said she could not vote to hire a person at a higher salary for an
ongoing basis when employees were being laid off or being made
seasonal .
Councilmember Christensen said he was struggling with some policy
issues which he felt the budget did not address . He said he would have
a difficult time voting for the motion.
Councilmember Turner said he felt the City needed employees they
could depend on and knew exactly what they were doing. He said he
would vote against the motion.
Councilmember Simonsen called for the question, which motion
carried, all members voted aye, except Council Members Christensen,
Turner and Saxton, who voted nay.
(0 06-20)
#16. RE: Adopting Ordinance 44 of 2006 amending Section 9 . 08 . 030,
Salt Lake City Code, relating to garbage and recycling pick up
services . View Attachment
(0 06-21)
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#17 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 45 of 2006 amending Sections 17 . 16 . 670
and 17 . 16 . 680, Salt Lake City Code, relating to water rates . View
Attachment
(0 04-15)
#18 . RE: Adopting a motion expressing intent to adopt an ordinance
amending Chapter 2 . 54, Salt Lake City Code, relating to City-owned
motor vehicles that include the following components : View Attachment
o With regard to Personal Use :
• off-duty use is available for public safety officers living within
Salt Lake City for use within Salt Lake City.
• off-duty use within Salt Lake City is available for public safety
officers while already in the City on official business . (One may
not drive into the City in order to conduct personal business . )
• limited personal use is allowed outside of the City for non-City
residents' incidental to their commute home .
• Amount of personal use should be a reasonable amount so as to not
accumulate excessive miles on the vehicle . A definition of
reasonable personal use will be established by department
policies . A report of usage and mileage will be provided by Fleet
Management to Department Directors on a monthly basis so that
directors can monitor usage and determine a reasonable
accumulation of miles .
o With regard to use of vehicles for secondary employment, vehicles
will continue to be allowed for this use, but a fuel surcharge in
the amount of $3 . 00 per shift will be assessed to those employers
effective October 1 , 2006 .
o With regard to the fee schedule for bi-weekly payments by employees :
• the fee schedule will be adopted by ordinance rather than by the
mayor or mayor' s designee .
• the fee schedule is :
Within Biweekly
CITY
CITY non-PS
5 $8 . 00
10 $16 . 00
15 $24 . 00
20 $32 . 00
25 $40 . 00
30 $48 . 00
35 $56 . 00
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40 $56 . 00
45 $56 . 00
• the fee schedule will be re-evaluated each year in conjunction
with the annual budget.
o With regard to the distance an employee may live from the City:
• no longer measured from "the corporate limits of SLC" , but from I-
80 and Redwood Road
• Employees living farther than 35 miles from I-80 and Redwood Road
would not be eligible for a take-home vehicle .
• 35 "road and highway miles" - theoretically, this would be
calculated using a common internet or software program that
estimates distances using driving directions .
• add an appeal process for employees disagreeing with the distance
calculation. This will be administered by the employee' s
department director or designee and established in departmental
policy. The appeal criteria would require some documentation of
the discrepancy from the employee, action taken by the department,
and records would need to be kept and available for audit.
• Those officers farther away than 35 miles as of August 1 , 2006
will be grandfathered for a period of 5-years at which time they
will no longer be eligible for a take-home vehicle. For the first
two years , their bi-weekly payment will equal the maximum charge
for those within 35 miles . In year three, the maximum charge will
increase by 20% , in year four it will increase by an additional
20% , and in the fifth and final year, it will increase by an
additional 20% .
(0 06-22)
#19 . RE: 7:38:48 PM Adopting an ordinance amending Schedule 1 of
Title 5, Salt Lake City Code, relating to additional regulatory fees
for certain classes of businesses, Section 5 . 04 . 070, Salt Lake City
Code, relating to license fees levied, Section 5 . 05 . 130, Salt Lake City
Code, relating to application fees - for certificate or certificate of
additional authority and Section 5 . 05 . 135, Salt Lake City Code,
relating to fees pertaining to certificates of public convenience and
necessity. View Attachment
Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to
adopt Ordinance 50 of 2006 .
Councilmember Saxton said she would be voting against the motion
because she was against an increase in the employee rate even though
the increase was minimal .
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Councilmember Turner said he felt the proposed fees were
reasonable and would not put a burden on businesses in the area.
Councilmember Buhler said he agreed in concept with Councilmember
Saxton about the per employee fee. He said if the employee fee was
dropped small businesses would be penalized because the base fee would
be so high.
Councilmember Jergensen said the City needed to charge for
employees because some came from outside the City. He said the City
was expected to provide services for those employees such as fire,
police protection, roads and other amenities .
Councilmember Simonsen called for the question, which motion
carried, all members voted aye, except Councilmember Saxton, who voted
nay.
(0 04-22)
#20 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 47 of 2006 enacting Subsection
2 . 12 . 040, Salt Lake City Code, providing permit fees to be collected
from businesses by the City. View Attachment
(0 06-18)
#21 . RE: Adopting Ordinance 48 of 2006 amending 5 . 04 . 200, Salt
Lake City Code, pertaining to the Airport Parking Services License Tax.
View Attachment
(0 06-23)
#22 . RE: Adopting a motion approving the City Council' s
Legislative Intent Statements for Fiscal Year 2006-2007 . View
Attachment
(B 06-1)
CONSENT AGENDA 7:42:51 PM
Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to
approve the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted
aye .
#1 . RE: Setting the date of July 6, 2006 at 7 : 00 p.m. to accept
public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending two portions
of the Transportation Master Plan: (A) Major Street Plan: roadway
functional classification, and (B) rail transit corridors and renaming
rail transit corridors to major transit facilities pursuant to Petition
No . 400-05-14 .
(P 06-11)
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#2 . RE: Setting the date of July 11, 2006 at 7 : 00 p.m. to accept
public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending Section
21A. 62 . 040, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to child daycare and
Section 21A. 62 . 040, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to definitions
pursuant to Petition No. 400-06-30 .
(0 06-2)
The meeting adjourned at 7 : 43 p.m.
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Regular Session meeting held June
15, 2006 .
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