03/11/2003 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, MARCH 11 , 2003
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, March 11,
2003 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South
State.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Dale Lambert Eric Jergensen
Jill Remington Love Dave Buhler Nancy Saxton
Van Turner
Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson,
Executive Council Director; and Pam Johnson, Deputy City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and Councilmember Turner conducted the
meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2. Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to approve the
minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meeting held March 4, 2003, which motion carried,
all members voted aye.
(M 03-1)
PUBLIC HEARING
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance creating a light
manufacturing height overlay district that increases the maximum allowable building
height from 65 to 85 feet in the M-1 zoning district and applying the zoning overlay
district (map amendment) to property located between 5200 and 5500 West and between
1730 and 2100 South, (NAC) , pursuant to Petition No. 400-03-03. View Attachment
ACTION: Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Lambert seconded to close
the hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to adopt Ordinance
7 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(P 03-5)
#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting a resolution authorizing the sale
of Industrial Revenue Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4, 600,000;
to loan the proceed of the bonds to Spring Air Mountain West, Inc. to finance expansion
and acquisition of equipment for its manufacturing facility. View Attachment
ACTION: Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Lambert seconded to close
the hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to postpone this item
until a later date, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(Q 03-1)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Lambert read a statement from the Salt Lake City Council in reference to
the "Cities of Peace" movement prior to taking comments from the public. He said "The
Salt Lake City Council has been approached by a number of people about passing a
resolution opposing a war with Iraq. We understand that this is an extraordinarily
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important national and international issue which affects us all. We all wish to live
in a peaceful world without war; opinions differ as to how that can best be achieved.
Out of respect for the concerned opinions on both sides of the debate which we have
received, we wish to explain why we have not placed the Iraq war on our agenda for
debate and formal action.
The Salt Lake City Council has made it a practice to decline to pass resolutions on
issues outside our sphere of responsibilities, even though we are often called to do
so. We were not elected to represent the citizens of Salt Lake on national and
international matters, nor were we elected to make formal public pronouncements for
the City on issues clearly outside of our responsibilities. To undertake such
activities in contradiction of our general policy would undermine the essential non-
partisan nature of this body, and distract us from the work we were elected to do. We
think it would set an unwise precedent for a Council to become a tool for advancing
partisan ideological causes, even on important national issues.
Moreover, even if the Council elected to make an exception to this general
policy, it would do so only if there were a broad consensus of opinion, which there is
not. Like our citizens, Council Members are divided on how this nation and the world
should deal with Iraq and on the possible use of military force against Iraq. Given
the lack of consensus, it would be particularly inappropriate for the Council to depart
from its general policy.
For these reasons, we respectfully decline to pass a resolution on this issue.
Council Members, like all citizens, are free to speak out on these issues as individual
citizens, but the Council elects not to make a formal pronouncement purporting to state
the position of Salt Lake City residents, be it supporting or opposing the use of
military force against Iraq."
(M 03-1)
Douglas Cotant, Salt Lake City, spoke about low income housing in the City.
Bonnie Mangold, Salt Lake City, spoke about the Main Street easement.
The following citizens spoke or submitted comment cards in support of adopting a
resolution against war on Iraq, and make Salt Lake City a "City of Peace": Paul Wilson,
Peter Hines, Pete Litster, Greg Lewis, Karen Nisonger, Aaron Turpen, Claire Geddes,
Karen Fazekas, Barbara Jean Whiteley, Richard K. Oliver, Joe Koiycur, Jan Bartlett,
Tony Bereshnyi, Eugenia Bereshnyi, Rick Chase; Roben Schafer, Diana Lee Hirschi,
Marisa Black, Mike Rose, Christopher J. Davenport, Deanna Taylor, Thomas L. King, Maria
Estrada, and Daniel C. Gripentrog.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting an ordinance enacting new Section 5. 02.115 of the Salt Lake
City Code to provide that business licenses be approved or denied within 30 days of
submission to the City. If the process requires more than 30 days, a conditional
license, conditioned upon completion of the review verifying the applicant meets all
license requirements, will be issued. View Attachment
Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Lambert seconded to adopt Ordinance 8 of
2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(0 03-4)
#2. RE: Adopting a resolution establishing funding criteria for the $700,000
Olympic Legacy project. View Attachment
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ACTION: Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to
adopt Resolution 10 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(R 03-4)
CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to adopt the
Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
#1. RE: Setting the date of March 20, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. to accept public comment
and consider adopting an ordinance amending Salt Lake City Ordinance 32 of 2001, which
adopted the Final Biennial Budget of Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing
document, for Fiscal Years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003. (Budget Amendment No. 12.)
(B 03-5)
#2. RE: Setting the date of April 8, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. to accept public comment
regarding the Mayor's proposed recommendations for Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) funding, Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) funding, Housing Opportunities for People
With AIDS (HOPWA) funding, and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funding.
(T 03-1)
#3. RE: Approving the appointment of Brent Ward to the Police Civilian Review
Board for a term extending through September 5, 2005.
(I 03-15)
#4. RE: Approving the appointment of Lee Martinez to the Library Board for a
term extending through June 30, 2005.
(I 03-7)
#5. RE: Approving the appointment of Richard Kaufusi to the Youth City Government
Advisory Board for a term extending through January 1, 2006.
(I 03-16)
The meeting adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
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