06/02/2020 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JUNE 2 , 2020
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Formal Session on
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in an electronic meeting pursuant to Salt Lake
City Emergency Proclamation No. 2 of 2020 (2) (b) .
The following Council Members participated in the meeting:
Chris Wharton Analia Valdemoros James Rogers
Amy Fowler Andrew Johnston Daniel Dugan
Darin Mano
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Council Executive Director; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Executive Deputy Director; Erin Mendenhall, Mayor; Rachel Otto,
Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Katherine Lewis, City Attorney; Cindy Lou
Trishman, Council Administrative Assistant; Scott Crandall, Deputy City
Recorder; and DeeDee Robinson, Deputy City Recorder participated
electronically.
Councilmember Wharton presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 25 p.m. 7 :25:12 PM
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7 :11:45 PM Pledge of Allegiance (A moment of silence was held
while the American Flag/Anthem was displayed on the video
screen)
#2 . Welcome and Review of Standards of Conduct.
Note : Opening Ceremonies were held as part of the June 2, 2020
combined Local Building Authority, Redevelopment Agency, and City
Council Formal agenda.
7:13:10 PM Councilmember Wharton made a statement regarding events
occurring within the past week, including the killing of George Floyd by
Police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, being thankful for peaceful
demonstrators, and the Council condemning any form of violence in the
City.
7:14:57 PM Councilmember Valdemoros made a statement regarding
peaceful protesters, violent demonstrators, being united against Police
brutality, and commitment to ending discrimination & racism within City
processes .
#3. 7 :25:18 PM Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Johnston
seconded to approve the Work Session minutes of Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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as well the Formal Meeting minutes of Tuesday, April 21, 2020, which
motion carried, all members voted aye (roll call) . View Minutes
(M 20-3) (M 20-4)
#4 . 7 :26:09 PM Consider adopting a joint ceremonial resolution with
Mayor Mendenhall celebrating Pride Month. View Attachments
Councilmember Wharton read the resolution and said he wanted to
recognize the Utah Pride Center for their assistance with drafting the
Resolution.
Councilmember Fowler moved and Councilmember Mano seconded to adopt
Resolution 17 of 2020, which motion carried, all members voted aye (roll
call) .
(R 20-1)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Note: 7 :2 9:05 PM Public Hearings and General Comments will be heard
as one item. Comments/materials submitted to the City Council have been
attached as part of the official record. Click link to view.
https : //www. slc.gov/council/virtual-meeting-comments/
#1 . Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance that
would approve a new permit program for qualifying residents to reduce
vegetation on a strip of City-owned open lands adjacent to their
properties, such as the Foothills Natural Area or the Jordan River
Parkway, to reduce potential wildfire fuel sources . The proposal seeks
to strike a balance between the City's limited budget for public lands
management and the concerns of some residents about the risk of wildfires
spreading to their properties. View Attachment
(0 20-5)
Councilmember Wharton said this item would be postponed to a later
date .
#2 . 11:59:03 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance that would amend the final budget of Salt Lake City, including
the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 . Budget
amendments happen several times each year to reflect adjustments to the
City's budgets, including proposed project additions and modifications.
The proposed amendment includes $2 million to repair damage to City-
owned buildings caused by the 5. 7 earthquake series and $1 . 5 million
from the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement to replace 11 of the
City's diesel trucks, among other changes. The Council may also consider
other appropriations related to City emergency declarations including,
but not limited to, year-end coverage of public safety expenses and
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continuation of specialized public safety training. (Budget Amendment
No. 6) View Attachment
There were no public comments .
Councilmember Johnston moved and Councilmember Dugan seconded to
close the public hearing and adopt Ordinance 16 of 2020 , approving item
D-7 in the proposed budget amendment, with changes to the funding source
shown on the motion sheet; and further moved the Council makes a finding
that appropriating these funds are necessary to address resident' s
unforeseen costs during the pandemic emergency.
• $1 . 1 million from the General Fund' s Fund Balance for Item D-7
appropriated into Non-departmental .
The Council intends to fully replenish the $1 . 1 million to Fund Balance
using a funding source selected at a future date potentially including
CARES Act dollars, which motion carried, all members voted aye (roll
call) .
(B 20-7)
#3 . 12 :07 :16 AM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance appropriating necessary funds to implement, for Fiscal Year
2020-2021, the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
between Salt Lake City Corporation and the American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 1004 , representing
eligible employees . View Attachment
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Johnston seconded to
close the public hearing and refer the item to a future date for action,
which motion carried, all members voted aye (roll call) .
(0 20-9)
12 :08 :14 AM Note: Items 4 through 13 were heard as one motion.
#4 . Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake City
Corporation and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME) Local 1004 , representing eligible employees pursuant
to the Collective Bargaining and Employee Representation Joint
Resolution dated March 22 , 2011, which shall become effective on proper
ratification and signature. View Attachment
(0 20-9)
#5. Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
appropriating the necessary funds to implement, for Fiscal Year 2020-
21, the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt
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Lake City Corporation and the International Association of Firefighters
Local 81, representing eligible employees . View Attachment
(0 18-9)
#6. Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
approving a compensation plan for all non-represented employees of Salt
Lake City. View Attachment
(0 20-10)
#7 . Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
appropriating necessary funds to implement, for Fiscal Year 2020-21, the
provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake
City Corporation and the Salt Lake Police Association, representing
eligible employees . View Attachment
(0 17-7)
#8 . Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Salt Lake City and
the Salt Lake City Police Association, representing eligible employees
for Fiscal Year 2020-21 . View Attachment
(0 17-7)
#9. Accept public comment and consider approving an ordinance
adopting the rate of tax levy, including the levy for the Library Fund,
upon all real and personal property within Salt Lake City made taxable
by law for Fiscal Year 2020-21 . View Attachments
(B 20-1) (B 20-2)
#10 . Accept public comment and consider approving an ordinance
adopting the budget for the Library Fund of Salt Lake City, Utah for
Fiscal Year 2020-21 . View Attachments
(B 20-2)
#11 . Accept public comment and consider approving an ordinance
amending various fees and fee information set forth in the Salt Lake
City Consolidated Fee Schedule (CFS) . View Attachments
(0 17-3)
There were no public comments on Items 4 through 11 .
#12 . Accept public comment and consider approving an ordinance
adopting the budget for Salt Lake City, Utah, excluding the budget for
the Library Fund which is separately adopted, and the employment staffing
document of Salt Lake City, Utah for Fiscal Year 2020-21 . View
Attachments
(B 20-1)
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7 :36:23 PM Colt Robbins, Emily Allworth, Martha Castillo, Chris
Lancaster, Kayla McKinney, Michael Kennedy-Yoon, Katy Rox, Kianee
DeJesus, Leo Kell, Ashlie Hamilton, Jaime Loewen, Carlos Garcia, Krystal
Krat, Madison Sudweeks, Thandiwe Msiska, Stephen Yu, Yehemy Zavala
Orozco, Simone Longo, Jeremy McDonough, Sarah Roller, Adam Carlo,
Stephanie Schubert, Yesica Medina, Nick Halberg, Nain Christopherson,
Megan Young, Maeve Wall, Henry Glasheen, Edward Hannan, Kasey Davis, Kev
Nemelka, Kaytlin McDonough, Jacob Lyman, Eric Markewitz, Elli Lavon,
Devin O'Donnell, Caroline James, Caitlin Ansley, Cache Miller, Ashley
Horiuchi, Ashlyn Anderson, Anahy Salcedo, Joseph Moss, Jennifer Nielsen,
Hillary McDaniel, Julian Percival, Hannah May, Ethan Vincent, Ethan
Pedersen, Elmera Azadpour, Goldin Fillmore, Alicia Chen, Alana Burman,
Ann Charles, Adam Hickey, Kiana Avlon, Kyah Lund, Kristiana Sieger,
Margarita Satini, Michael Braak, Piper Stevens, Tegen Robinett, Scout
Cohen-Pope, Sadie Asbridge, Ryan Gall, Timothy McDowell, Nina Vought,
Grady Vought, Olivia Kavapalu, Myles Varga, Mackenzie Donovan, Richard
Holman, Katheryn Van Sleen, Katheryn Mulliken, Aimee Nguyen, Claire
Taylor, Caroline Hsu, Miguel Diaz, Erin Moore, William Santee, Kelsey
Harrison, James Porter, Michael Allen, Mari Duran, Maryan Shale, Benjamin
Pok, Daud Mumin, Devin Lindley, Molly Levine, Natasha Wong, Sai Parsawar,
Saige Wheaton, Sanila Math, Shelby Hearn, Tess Bybee, Tommy Hamby,
Quinton Monson, Justin Swanger, Fota Rassmusen, Alexandra Acuna, Alex
Bean, Alec Gehrke, Alli Matyja, Heather Hickey, Ashley Engeler, Angelica
Bolanos, Brandon W. , Craig Ogan, Daniel Johnson, Emily Williams , Ariel
Genovesi, and Ashley Finley spoke in opposition of the current funding
proposal for the Police Budget . Comments included: defunding/decreasing
the Police budget by $30 Million, implementing a Police department hiring
freeze, creation of a national law enforcement database, Police officers
lacking training in psychology, additional screening protocols needed
for hiring officers, chokeholds needing to become illegal, consequences
needed for behavior that did not represent the Police force, requesting
Police receive training on cultural competency/humility (how to respond
to people of color) , curfew disproportionally affecting people of color,
wanting to see elected officials join protests, reallocating funds to :
housing, transportation (free/reduced public transit) , libraries,
trained mental health professionals, more outdoor spaces/public parks in
low-income neighborhoods, after-school programs, public defenders,
education, arts council programs, natural lands/trails, mandatory de-
escalation training for Police department, social workers, and low-
income housing.
9:43:43 PM Councilmember Wharton made a statement regarding the
amount of similar comments made to the Council regarding the Police
Budget and provided information regarding various items . He said this
was not intended to discourage citizens from speaking freely to the
Council .
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7 :56:42 PM Bailey Roberts spoke about Funding Our Future sales tax
and the housing allocation. She said the amount allocated for
rent/mortgage assistance (1 Million) was not adequate due to a possible
second wave of the Coronavirus .
9:23:43 PM George Chapman said new Council Members and Mayors had
always pushed hard to decrease Police violence/increase de-escalation.
He said the Council made efforts over the last few years to make the
City respectful, fair, and safe for everyone . He urged the Council to
continue to focus the Police budget on additional training, de-
escalation, and specialized body cameras .
#13 . Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance that
would facilitate the uniform regulation of Enterprise Funds payments in
lieu of taxes . View Attachments
(0 20-8)
There were no public comments
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
close the public hearing and refer Items 4 through 13 to a future meeting
for action, which motion carried, all members voted aye (roll call) .
12 :09:14 AM Note: Items 14 and 15 were heard as one motion.
#14 . Accept public comment and consider a grant application
requesting $6,500 to provide a daily snack to YouthCity summer program
participants at Central City Recreation Center, Fairmont Park, Liberty
Park, Ottinger Hall, and Sorenson Unity Center as part of the Summer
Food Service Program 2020 . View Attachments
#15 . Accept public comment on a grant application request from the
Fire Department for $45,000 to support Camp Athena and Camp Prometheus
this year. The funds would help purchase turnout gear for young women
and young men, fund overtime for firefighters participating in the camps,
and purchase additional items such as food, t-shirts, bags, and water
bottles for the participants. View Attachments
There were no public comments on Items 14 and 15 .
Councilmember Johnston moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
close the public hearing and refer Items 14 and 15 to a future Consent
Agenda for action, which motion carried, all members voted aye (roll
call) .
(B 20-3)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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Kayla McKinney, Katy Rox, Kianee DeJesus, Megan Young, Edward
Hannan, Key Nemelka, Ashlyn Anderson, Jennifer Nielsen, Alana Burman,
Mackenzie Bledsoe, Katheryn Van Sleen, Chris Sanger, and Emily Williams
expressed concerns and were opposed to the recently enacted curfew.
Comments included: used as a weapon against peaceful protesters, rooted
in racism/classism, notification of the curfew was not accessible to
many people of color/only provided in English, used to amplify white
fear, used to silence the voices that were protesting, an act of violence
for people of color, used to avoid addressing police brutality,
implemented with nearly no notice, direct attack on rights/moral
obligation to free speech, unconstitutional, and undermining first
amendment rights .
7:58:55 PM Bailey Roberts spoke about the recent protests and said
she was disappointed with Salt Lake City and University of Utah Police
Department' s behavior, including the handling of the death of Lauren
(McClusky) , and believed the City had a duty to be involved with global
events as well as the City.
8:02:17 PM Ashleigh Hamilton spoke about the current protests and
said she did not understand why City leaders were not demanding that
Police/National Guard be allies to the protesters . She said they should
be protecting the protesters instead of preparing for the public to
dismantle things .
8:18:41 PM Simone Longo called for the firing of Police Chief, Mike
Brown. He said during a recent interview, Mr. Brown did not express
understanding about the protests . He said someone who could make
meaningful change in the Police department should take his place .
8:21:26 PM Stephanie Schubert inquired what the Council was doing to
stand for black lives . She said she was disappointed with the neutrality
of some Council members and noted the disparity of Police action between
the black lives matter protests and the Coronavirus protests .
9:26:44 PM George Chapman urged the Council to re-evaluate the
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance as it appeared to be increasing
housing costs . He said the City Attorney should evaluate if the Council
(as RDA Board) could have inadvertently made an illegally contracted
rezone .
9:26:33 PM Ann Charles spoke about the accessibility of the currently
held Webex Council meetings and said she had difficulty accessing the
meeting and asked the Council to find better/easier ways for citizen
participation.
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10:12:48 PM Richard Holman spoke about the Mayor recognizing
inequities between the Westside and other parts of the City and inquired
where the inequities were defined, and where in the budget were the
resources to address the inequities quantified. He said the Westside
Coalition requested the Mayor/Council consider funding for Planning,
Zoning, and other relative City departments to provide training and
resources to Community Councils to review/discuss/analyze/comment on
their respective proposals .
10:39:02 PM Kelsey Harrison said the Webex platform was a generally
inaccessible platform and a roadblock to participate in meetings .
10:47:00 PM Lou McKee said she was appalled by the behavior of the
current Administration (support for the corporate elite/developers at
the expense of persons of color/unsheltered individuals) . She spoke of
experiencing police brutality daily while living in the Ballpark District
and said community-led economic development on the Westside was needed
to prevent gentrification.
11:28:51 PM Fota Rassmusen spoke about feeling discouraged regarding
the conversations with Police representatives during the Work Session
meeting and said it seemed unprepared. She said she was concerned
groupthink could be occurring within the Police Department.
QUESTIONS TO THE MAYOR FROM THE CITY COUNCIL
There were no questions .
NEW BUSINESS
#1 . 12:10:45 AM Approving the appointment of Cindy Lou Trishman as
the Salt Lake City Recorder. View Attachment
12:10:58 AM Councilmember Wharton read a statement and congratulated
Ms . Trishman on her appointment as City Recorder.
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
approve the appointment of Cindy Lou Trishman as the Salt Lake City
Recorder, which motion carried, all members voted aye (roll call) .
(I 20-15)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 12:12:50 AM Approving a resolution amending the Central Wasatch
Interlocal Agreement, including the admission of the Town of Brighton.
The proposed amendment includes changes to criteria for membership,
various structural changes to the commission, and to include the newly
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incorporated Town of Brighton, among other changes. The Central Wasatch
Commission (CWC) is charged with implementing the Mountain Accord, and,
in particular the major values of environment, recreation,
transportation, and economy that are inherent in the Central Wasatch
Mountains. The Mountain Accord was a several-year negotiation about the
future of the Central Wasatch Mountains that was approved in 2017. View
Attachment
Councilmember Rogers moved and Councilmember Fowler seconded to
adopt Resolution 18 of 2020, which motion carried, all members voted aye
(roll call) .
(C 16-763) (C 16-764)
12:13:56 AM Councilmember Fowler thanked the public and Council Staff.
The meeting adjourned at 12 : 15 a.m.
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