03/15/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 , 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 5 : 15 p.m. in Room 326, City Council
Office, City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Eric Jergensen,
Van Turner, Nancy Saxton, Dave Buhler, and Dale Lambert.
Absent: Councilmember Jill Remington Love
Planning Commission Members In Attendance: Tim Chambless, Chair,
Laurie Noda, Vice Chair, Babs DeLay, John Diamond, Craig Galli, Peggy
McDonough, Prescott Muir, Kathy Scott, and Jennifer Seelig.
Also in Attendance: Cindy-Gust Jenson, Council Executive Director;
Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn
Pace, Deputy City Attorney; Gary Mumford, Council Deputy
Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use
Policy Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Policy Analyst; Vicki Pacheco, Council Staff Assistant; Louis
Zunguzi, Director of Community and Economic Development; Brent Wilde,
Planning Deputy Director; Doug Wheelwright, Planning Land Use and
Transportation/Subdivisions; Everett Joyce, Community Planning/Land Use
and Transportation; Cheri Coffey, Deputy Director/Zoning
Administration/Preservation and Urban Design/Housing and Zoning
Enforcement; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development
Director; Sandi Marler, Community Development Program Specialist; and
Peter Corroon, HGM Properties; Kevin Keating, HGM Properties and Chris
Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Council Chair Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 16 p.m.
#1. 5: 16: 32 PM HOLD A JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
Discussions were held regarding improving communication between the
City Council and the Planning Commission, community master plans, and
a comprehensive City wide master plan. View Attachments
Councilmember Lambert said some concerns regarding the Central
City Master Plan were that master plans should deal primarily with
land use, zoning issues and housing elements . He said City wide
issues and financial commitments should not be in neighborhood Master
plans . He said the discussion would move the Council toward a policy
statement for future development and standardization of master plans .
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 , 2005
A discussion was held regarding a sub-committee composed of
Council Members and Planning Commission members which would begin
organizing a City wide master plan.
#2 . 6:26: 00 PM INTERVIEW MAGED SENBEL PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTMENT
TO THE OPEN SPACE LANDS ADVISORY BOARD .
Councilmember Lambert said the interview would take place at a
future time .
#3 . 6 :26 : 36 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A LOAN APPLICATION
FROM THE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO HMG PROPERTIES, LLC FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY PLAZA APARTMENT PROJECT TO BE LOCATED 134-164
SOUTH 200 EAST. View Attachments
LuAnn Clark, Gary Mumford, Peter Corroon and Kevin Keating
briefed the Council with the attached handout. Mr. Mumford said
current policy was for loans of up to $300, 000 . He said the
developers were asking to be grandfathered in at the $850, 000 level
because they had applied before the $300, 000 cap had been set . He
said financial arrangement was difficult and the developers would have
to re-apply for financing which would delay the project . Ms . Clark
said the loan would be a 40 year bond loan. Councilmember Lambert said
the issue would be moved forward.
#4 . 8 : 56: 29 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING TO AMEND THE TEXT OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE RELATING TO NONCONFORMING USES, NON-COMPLYING STRUCTURES AND
AMENDING THE AVENUES COMMUNITY MASTER PLAN. (Petition 400-03-34) View
Attachments
Cherrie Coffey, Janice Jardine and Everett Joyce briefed the
Council with the attached handout . Councilmember Lambert said the
issue would be moved forward.
#5. 9: 18 : 19 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE,
EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE
TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM
COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS AND TO DISCUSS
PENDING REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §§
52-4-4, 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE
PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MARCH 15 , 2005
#6 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN
KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH
CODE ANN. §§ 52-4-4 , 52-4-5 (1) (a) (ii) .
Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
enter into executive sessions, which motion carried all members
present voted aye .
#7 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
This item was not discussed.
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 20 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY RECORDER
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This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held March
15, 2005 .
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