05/10/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on
Tuesday, May 10, 2005, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room, City
County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Van Turner, Eric
Jergensen, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert.
Also In Attendance : Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director;
Rocky Fluhart, Management Services Chief Administrative Officer;
Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst;
Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior Legislative Auditor;
Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison;
Nancy Boskoff, Arts Council Executive Director; Brent Wilde, Planning
Administration Deputy Director; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff;
Doug Wheelwright, Land Use/Transportation/Subdivisions Planner; Edwin
Rutan, City Attorney; Cheri Coffey, Northwest/Long Range Planner; Jim
Lewis, Public Utilities Finance Administrator; Kelly Murdock, City' s
Financial Advisor; "Rick" Dinse, Police Chief; Ken Pearce, Assistant
Police Chief; Scott Atkinson, Police Administrative Bureau Assistant
Chief; Carroll Mays, Police Operations Bureau Assistant Chief; Jerry
Burton, Police Administrative Services Unit Manager; Sonya Kintaro,
Records Manager/Election Coordinator; Gordon Hoskins, Chief Financial
Officer; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Susi Kontgis, Budget Analyst;
Boyd Ferguson, Senior City Attorney; Russell Weeks, Council Policy
Analyst; Janet Wolf, Youth City Division Program Director; Rick Graham,
Public Services Director; Greg Davis, Public Services Finance Director;
Parviz Rokhva, Street/Sanitation Division Technical Planner/Director;
Max Peterson, City Engineer; Stephen Oliver, Facilities Division
Manager; Val Pope, Park Maintenance Division Manager; Alison McFarlane,
Mayor' s Senior Advisor for Economic Development; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy Recorder.
Councilmember Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 38 p.m.
AGENDA ITEMS
#1 . 5:39:05PM INTERVIEW BRIAN SNAPP PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF HIS
APPOINTMENT TO THE ART DESIGN BOARD .
The Council was in favor of the appointment .
#2 . 5:41:54 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S RECOMMENDED
BUDGET FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 . View
Attachments
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Rick Dinse, Jerry Burton, Scott Atkinson, Carroll Mays, Ken
Pearce, and Gary Mumford briefed the Council with the attached
handouts . Councilmember Buhler asked the department to provide a
breakdown of daily service calls and consider alternate methods to
maintain staffing levels to avoid the 10% to 200 ongoing attrition.
Councilmember Buhler asked about the status of the eastside precinct
proposal . Chief Dinse said the department planned to present a
proposal to the Administration by March, 2006 . Mr. Atkinson said land
still needed to be purchased and design issues needed to be addressed.
Discussion was held on overtime issues . The Council requested a
breakdown of the amount of overtime generated per officer, overtime
categories, and various types of savings which could be expected from
the addition of new officers .
Councilmember Saxton asked if there was a national standard for
balancing the number of sworn officers, non-sworn officers and support
staff. Chief Dinse said he was not aware of a recommended number.
Councilmember Saxton asked the department to try and determine what
that number was . Chief Dinse said they would provide the information
to the Council .
Councilmember Saxton said she wanted information on the number of
new officers who left the force prior to serving five years . Chief
Dinse said they would get the information. Councilmember Saxton said
she also wanted to discussion the potential for horse patrols .
The Council requested written information regarding the proposal
to provide incentives for officers to receive education and physical
training similar to 800 Series employees .
#3 . 7:44:42 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S RECOMMENDED
BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 . View
Attachments
Rick Graham, Greg Davis, Val Pope and Janet Wolf briefed the
Council with the attached handout. Councilmember Love said the public
needed to be informed about how to maintain/handle City owned trees .
Councilmember Christensen asked for information about cemetery fee
schedules from other municipalities .
Councilmember Saxton asked if the $32, 000 tennis bubble donation
was included in the budget presentation. Mr. Graham said no but he
would verify the information. Councilmember Jergensen said the City
needed to have a cemetery master plan which included land use issues
and financial planning for ongoing perpetual care.
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Councilmember Jergensen said he wanted information on the average
cost per resident participating in special improvement districts for
sidewalk replacement.
Councilmember Christensen said he wanted to know what the cost
would be to replace all irrigation systems throughout the City which
were currently inadequate . Mr. Graham said he would provide the
information.
#4 . 8:38:54 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING CAMPAIGN FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURES. View Attachments
Sonya Kintaro, Russell Weeks and Boyd Ferguson briefed the Council
with the attached handout. Councilmember Buhler said the Council
needed to be careful about unintended consequences regarding personal
use of campaign funds . He suggested removing the words "ordinary and
necessary" from Section 2 . 46 . 050 (F) (2) .
Mr. Ferguson said a new subsection would be created for filing
deadlines relating to personal and political committees . Ms . Gust-
Jenson said she would work with Mr. Ferguson and bring back refinements
for the Council to consider. Councilmember Lambert said a follow-up
report was needed on the refined changes before a formal vote was
taken.
#5 . 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 OR
REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § § 52-4-4 ,
52-4-5 (1) (a) (iii) AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS
THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
Executive Session was not held.
#6 . (TENTATIVE) CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION, IN KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE, TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS,
PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANNOTATED § § 52-4-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (ii) .
Executive Session was not held.
#7 . 9:14:29PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN OVERVIEW OF BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06. (WRITTEN BRIEFING, STAFF AVAILABLE TO RESPOND
TO QUESTIONS) View Attachments
#8 . 9:14:29PM DISCUSS BUDGET FOLLOW-UP ISSUES.
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Gary Mumford briefed the Council with the attached handout.
Councilmember Lambert asked if the Council opposed the proposed
increase in cemetery fees . All Council Members were in favor.
Councilmember Lambert said the Council planned to receive
presentations from Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Utah
League . Ms . Gust-Jenson said the League was aware of the Council' s
needs . She said she was working with them to schedule a briefing. She
said she had not spoken to EDC but would be contacting them.
Councilmember Lambert asked if Council Members were prepared to
discuss increases to parking meter and planning fees . The majority of
the Council said no. Councilmember Lambert asked if the Council wanted
to discuss bus increases for youth programs . The majority of the
Council said no.
Councilmember Love suggested holding luncheon meetings to discuss
budget ideas . Councilmember Lambert asked if the Council was prepared
to discuss the police budget. The majority of the Council said no.
Councilmember Turner asked if luncheon meetings would be utilized.
Councilmember Lambert said yes .
#9 . 9:20:40 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
See file M 05-5 for announcements .
The meeting adjourned at 9 : 28 p.m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER
This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the City Council Work Session meeting held May 10,
2005 .
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