03/04/2003 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
TUESDAY, MARCH 4 , 2003
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Tuesday, March 4,
2003 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 Van Turner Eric Jergensen
Jill Remington Love Nancy Saxton Dave Buhler
Dale Lambert
Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Cindy Gust-Jenson,
Executive Council Director; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder were present.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and Councilmember Turner conducted the
meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
#2. Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson presented recommendations to the Council
regarding proposed Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) , Emergency Shelter Grant
(ESG) , Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) , and Home Investment
Partnership Program (HOME) funding.
See File M 03-1 for recommendations and speech.
#3. Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to approve
the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meeting held February 18, 2003, which motion
carried, all members voted aye.
(M 03-1)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Douglas Cotant, Salt Lake City, asked if there was a way the City could require
all City restaurants to provide menus in Braille or large print. He said City sidewalks
on 700 East and 2100 South were in disrepair.
The following people spoke in support of a Cities for Peace resolution: Peter
Hines, Salt Lake County; Brenda Lamm, Midvale, Utah; Darren Peoples, Eden, Utah; Kevin
Schoenberger, Pete Litster, Bob Brister, all from Salt Lake City; Louisa Monstrona,
Salt Lake County; Patricia Samul, Salt Lake City; Deanna Taylor, Tom King, both from
West Jordan, Utah; William White, Richard Oliver, Mark Hofeling, Jennifer de Tapia,
all from Salt Lake City; David Huebner, Midvale, Utah; D. Marisa Black, Jan Bartlett,
Robert Hardage, Payam Foroughi, Dave Hofeling, all from Salt Lake City; Phil Gonzales,
no City given; Lynn Petersen, Salt Lake County; Bill Newmark, Sarah Stein, and Todd
Roberts, all from Salt Lake City.
The following people did not wish to speak but submitted cards in support of a
Cities of Peace resolution: Kara Bracken, Megan Bracken, William Ohlsen, Steve Roens,
Jesse Walker, Robert G. Pruitt III, Robert Bittins, and Ruth Ohlsen, all from Salt
Lake City.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance closing and
abandoning a portion of an alley located between Kelsey Avenue and 1300 South and
between Main and Major Streets pursuant to Petition No. 400-02-26. (Nate Wade Subaru)
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ACTION: Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Lambert seconded to close the public
hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Lambert moved and Councilmember Buhler seconded to adopt Ordinance 5 of
2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(P 03-3)
#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the
Salt Lake City Code to allow an intermodal transit passenger hub as a conditional use
in the general commercial zoning district pursuant to Petition No. 400-02-33.
ACTION: Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to close
the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to adopt
Ordinance 6 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember
Turner who voted nay.
DISCUSSION: The following people spoke against rezoning property for an
intermodal hub because of the recent reactivation of the 900 South rail line: Leon
Johnson, Poplar Grove Community Council Board; Mary Espinoza, Phil Gonzales, Jesus
Christopher Chacon, J. Michael Clara, DeAnn Rivera, and Jesus Chacon, all from Salt
Lake City.
Michael Hansen, Project Manager for Utah Transit Authority (UTA) , said UTA looked
forward to construction and completion of the intermodal hub.
Mark Smedley, Salt Lake City, spoke in support of the location of the intermodal hub.
Gloria Durrant, Salt Lake City, submitted a card in opposition to the intermodal hub.
Councilmember Buhler said he did not blame citizens for the way they felt about trains
on 900 South. He said he would feel the same way. He said the proposed intermodal
hub would not have an impact on whether or not trains ran on 900 South. He said
commuter rail would run on a different rail line. He said for that reason he supported
the motion. He said the City needed to look at future transportation needs.
Councilmember Christensen said he was sympathetic to residents who lived along 900
South. He said he did not see a connection between the intermodal hub and the
reactivation of the 900 South line. He said there was no reason not to move forward
with the intermodal hub.
Councilmember Saxton said it was preemptive of Union Pacific (UP) to reactivate the
900 South line if it related to the intermodal hub. She said the railroad was using
900 South for unknown reasons. She said it was not because of the intermodal hub.
She said she would vote in favor of the intermodal hub because she was in favor of
transit.
Councilmember Lambert said he supported the intermodal hub and transit. He said if he
felt in some way the City could stop trains on 900 South by putting the intermodal hub
somewhere else, he would support that. He said the zoning change would make no
difference to 900 South. He said all communities would benefit from an intermodal
hub.
Mayor Anderson said the railroad had made it clear that there was no connection between
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the intermodal hub and the decision to open 900 South. He said UP had not explained
why their representatives had said earlier that the hub was one of the reasons to
reactivate the 900 South line. He said Union Pacific had made it clear that trains
would continue to run on 900 South regardless of where the intermodal hub was located.
Mayor Anderson said residents on the west side had said that light rail was needed in
that area. He said he agreed. He said the intermodal hub would help facilitate that.
He said he hoped citizens in the 900 South area understood the Council and the
Administration had committed to do everything they could to mitigate negative effects.
He said money had been funded to create a quiet zone. He said the City would do what
it could to reconfigure Grant Tower to significantly reduce traffic on 900 South.
Councilmember Turner said he would vote against the ordinance. He said he knew what
effects the trains had because he lived in the area. He said everyone who lived by
the tracks heard the whistles. He said the railroad had not come forward as a good
partner. He said the City would do anything it could to make things better.
(P 03-4)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing a loan from the Salt Lake Housing Trust
Fund to Community Development Corporation for the Mortenson Court Condo project located
at 220 East 500 South. View Attachment
ACTION: Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to
adopt Resolution 7 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
(R 03-3)
CONSENT AGENDA
ACTION: Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Saxton seconded to adopt
the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
#1. RE: Adopting Ordinance 4 of 2003 approving the assessment list and levying
an annual assessment upon property in Salt Lake City, Utah Lighting District No. 3,
now known as L03; establishing the effective date of the 2003 assessment ordinance;
and related matters. View Attachment
(Q 03-2)
#2. RE: Approving Resolution 6 of 2003 appointing a Board of Equalization and
Review for Salt Lake City, Utah Special Improvement District No. 101016; setting the
dates for the Board of Equalization to hear and consider objections and corrections to
any proposed assessments; authorizing the City Recorder to publish and mail a notice
of meetings of the Board of Equalization and Review; and related matters.
(Q 01-4)
#3. RE: Approving the reappointment of Richard Howa to the Airport Board for a
term extending through January 16, 2006.
(I 03-14)
#4. RE: Setting the date of March 11, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. to 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 to property located
between 5200 and 5500 West and between 1730 and 2100 South pursuant to Petition No.
400-03-03. View Attachment
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(P 03-5)
#5. RE: Setting the date of March 18, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. to accept public comment
and consider adopting ordinances: a) rezoning property located at 321-331 South 500
East from Residential Office (RO) and Residential Multi-Family (RMF-35) to Residential
Mixed-Use (R-MU) ; b) rezoning property located at 550-558 East 300 South from
Residential Office (RO) to Residential Mixed-Use (R-MU) ; and c) rezoning property
located at 326-348 South 600 East from Residential Multi-Family (RMF-35) to Residential
Mixed-Use (R-MU) pursuant to Petition No. 400-01-37. View Attachment
(P 03-6)
#6. RE: Setting the date of April 8, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. to accept public comment
and consider adopting an ordinance closing a portion of 500 North to vehicular traffic
at the 500 West railroad crossing pursuant to Petition No. 400-99-61. View Attachment
(P 03-7)
#7. RE: Adopting Resolution 8 of 2003 authorizing the approval of an interlocal
cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City and UDOT for bridge replacement design
and construction for the bridge located at 700 South and Jordan River.
(C 03-112)
#8. RE: Adopting Resolution 9 of 2003 authorizing the approval of an interlocal
cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and UDOT for a landscaped
median on 700 East between 900 and 1300 South.
(C 03-113)
The meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
bj
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