05/05/2015 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 5 , 2015
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 7 : 27 p.m. in Room 315, Council Chambers, City
County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Stan Penfold Luke Garrott Erin Mendenhall
James Rogers Lisa Adams Kyle LaMalfa
Excused: Charlie Luke
Ralph Becker, Mayor; Jennifer Bruno, Deputy Council Executive
Director; Russell Weeks, Senior Council Public Policy Analyst; David
Everitt, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Margaret Plane, City Attorney; Deputy
Fire Chief Brian Dale; and Cindi Mansell, City Recorder; were present.
7:27 :46 PM Councilmember Garrott presided at and Councilmember
LaMalfa conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 7:28:05 PM Pledge of Allegiance .
#2 . 7:28:33 PM The Council and Salt Lake City Fire Department
recognized a special community member, Dustin Dickerson.
Deputy Fire Chief Brian Dale said awards were given annually for
both firefighter and civilian efforts . He said this year he received a
letter from Fire Station #13 crew recognizing a citizen, Dustin
Dickerson. He said Mr. Dickerson came upon a vehicle accident before
the crew could arrive; the driver refused to leave the vehicle and
tried to drive away. He said multiple people attempted to remove the
man from the vehicle but he kept revving the engine until sparks
caught the vegetation on fire which began to spread. He said at great
risk to himself, Mr. Dickerson physically removed the man from within
the completely engulfed vehicle .
Mr. Dickerson was presented with the Citizen Heroism Award and
honored by the Mayor, City Council, Deputy Fire Chief, and others.
#3. 7:31:49 PM Mayor Becker presented (View Budget Speech) the
proposed Salt Lake City budget, including the Library Fund, for Fiscal
Year 2015-2016 .
PUBLIC HEARINGS
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#1 . 7:53:00 PM Accept public comment and consider adopting an
ordinance amending various fees set forth in the Fiscal Year 2014-15
Salt Lake City Consolidated Fee Schedule, relating to the residential
transit pass program. This ordinance was a housekeeping item and
codifies fees relating to the continuation of the HIVE transit pass
program as approved the Council in Budget Amendment #3 of Fiscal Year
2014-15. View Attachments
A written comment by Jen Colby expressed appreciation for
continued Council support of the HIVE pass .
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Garrott seconded to
close the public hearing, suspend the rules, and adopt Ordinance 19 of
2015, which motion carried, all members present voted aye.
(0 11-9) (B 15-7)
COMMENTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
7 :54:06 PM Ameer Cornell spoke regarding fund raising for Nepal and
recommended a request be included for donation in conjunction with the
Public Utility billing statement. He said he bought property in
Sugarhouse, was given incorrect permit information, and there was an
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) boundary issue. He said the Planning
Division was working to amend the boundary and encouraged the Council
to contact staff to speed up that process .
7 :57 :30 PM Jim Webster spoke about Miller Park and Siberian Elm
reoccurrence resulting in a maintenance burden . He said one
fundamental aspect of the Miller Park Master Plan was protection of
the Works Progress Administration (WPA) historical walls . He said the
walls were undercut by the City Parks Department to build trails and
install irrigation lines . He said the County refused to maintain Red
Butte Creek in that section because they felt the Plan was non-
compliant with engineering standards and the City decided to accept
maintenance responsibility. He said silver leaf vines were not
removed and continued to be a financial obligation. He said removal
of hundreds of black locusts had encouraged a massive amount of grass
undergrowth which would result in fire and mosquito issues .
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1 . 7:59:59 PM Ordinance: Deadline Extension for Parley' s Pointe
Annexation. Consider adopting a resolution extending the time period
for satisfying the conditions set forth in Ordinance No. 24 of 2006
annexing approximately 406 acres of property located in the vicinity
of 2982 East Benchmark Drive. The deadline extension would give the
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property owner an additional three years to satisfy the conditions of
the ordinance. If granted, this would be the third deadline extension
the City has granted. View Attachments
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Adams seconded to
adopt the ordinance to extend the time period for three years .
Councilmember LaMalfa spoke to the motion and said he could not
support another extension or further slope development in an unstable
location.
Councilmember LaMalfa called for the question, which motion
failed, with Council Members Mendenhall, Adams, and Penfold voting aye
and Council Members LaMalfa and Garrott voting nay.
Discussion followed regarding the failed motion and the potential
to conduct the vote again to include Councilmember Rogers in the vote .
It was determined the prevailing side could recall the motion to
reconsider.
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded
to reconsider the vote, said motion passed 5-1, all members present
voting aye except Councilmember LaMalfa who voted nay.
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded
to adopt Resolution 15 of 2015 extending the time period for
satisfying the conditions set forth in Ordinance No. 24 of 2006 for an
additional three years . Said motion passed 4-2, with Council Members
Mendenhall, Adams, Penfold, and Rogers voting aye; Council Members
Garrott and LaMalfa voting nay.
(R 15-8)
#2 . 8:06:13 PM Resolution: Tentative Budgets of Salt Lake City,
including the Tentative Budget of the Library Fund, for Fiscal Year
2015-16 . Consider a resolution adopting the tentative budgets of Salt
Lake City, Utah, including the tentative budget of the Library Fund,
for Fiscal Year 2015-16. View Attachments
(B 15-1) (B 15-2)
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Mendenhall seconded
to adopt Resolution 16 of 2015, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye .
8:06:52 PM Considered a motion to recess as the City Council and to
convene as the Board of Directors of the Local Building Authority.
Councilmember Mendenhall moved and Councilmember Penfold seconded
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to recess as the City Council and convene as the Board of Directors of
the Local Building Authority, which motion carried, all members
present voted aye .
Director Garrott moved and Director Mendenhall seconded to
adjourn as the Board of Directors of the Local Building Authority and
reconvene as the City Council, which motion carried, all directors
present voted aye .
Note: See File M 15-10 for Local Building Authority minutes .
CONSENT
8:07:56 PM Councilmember Garrott moved and Councilmember Penfold
seconded to adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all
members present voted aye.
#1. Approving the appointment of Sydney Fonnesbeck to the Public
Utilities Advisory Committee for a term extending through January 21,
2019 . View Attachments
(I 15-10)
#2 . Approving the appointment of Ken Yonemura to the Bicycle
Advisory Committee for a term extending through September 1, 2017 .
View Attachments
(I 15-13)
#3 . Set the public hearing date of Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 7 : 00
p.m. to accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance
amending the zoning map pertaining to property located at 2855 South
Highland Drive to re-zone a portion of that parcel from R-1-7000
Single Family Residential to Community Business (CB) , and amending the
Sugar House Master Plan Future Land Use Map. View Attachments The
property is currently "split-zoned" with the majority of the property
(1 . 06 acres) zoned CB-Community Business, and the remainder (0. 35
acres) zoned R-1/7, 000-Single Family Residential . The applicant is
requesting that the City rezone the R-1/7, 000 portion of the property
to CB. The property is currently occupied by a vacant commercial
building and parking lot. This type of project requires a Zoning Map
and Master Plan Amendment.
• Zoning Map Amendment- The petitioner is requesting to amend the
zoning map designation of the R-1/7, 000 portion of the property to CB.
The intent of the proposed rezone is to more fully utilize the entire
property for future development.
• Master Plan Amendment- The associated future land use map in the
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Sugar House Master Plan currently designates the majority of the
property for "Low-Intensity Mixed Use;" however, the area proposed for
rezone to CB is designated for "Parks & Open Space. " The petitioner is
requesting to amend the future land use map so that the entirety of
the property is designated as "Low-Intensity Mixed Use. "
Although the applicant has requested that the property be rezoned to
the CB zone, consideration may be given to rezoning the property to
another zoning district with similar characteristics. Petitioner -
Wayne Reaves, Petition Nos. PLNCPM2014-00769 and PLNPCM2014-00770.
(P 15-12)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 08 p.m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as
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This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held May 5, 2015 .
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