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10/15/1996 - Minutes CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS: October 15, 1996 I. Pressing matters: A. COUNCIL FUNCTIONS / EVENTS / DATES 1. Critchlow Groundbreaking tentatively scheduled for October 23 2:00. Does the Council wish to designate a spokesperson? 2. Light Rail trip -- Portland is recommended by UTA because the downtown portion of the system includes areas with both pedestrian and vehicle traffic. A. Date options: Wednesday, November 13 Friday, November 15 Monday, November 11 is Veterans Day — this is an option if the other days don't work. Alice Steiner will be in Portland on Friday, October 18 and Monday, October 21. If these dates are more convenient, she will be happy to meet you. B. Time options: 1. One day trip -- depart SLC 8:55 a.m., return at 9:05 p.m. 2. Over night trip could also be arranged. This would allow Councilmembers to observe the system, ride the system at different times and speak with business people and others. C. Other: Bill Barnes from UTA will arrange to have the UTA design person meet the Council in Portland IF THAT IS OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL. This gentleman is very familiar with both Portland's system and the proposed system for SLC. He is a graduate of West High School! Bill Barnes will be happy to go along as a guide, since he has taken a number of elected officials. He is aware of the necessity not to lobby. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH HIM SERVING AS YOUR GUIDE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET WITH SOMEONE FROM THE PORTLAND TRANSIT DISTRICT? THE CITY OF PORTLAND? The Council's trip will be paid for by the City. B. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Attached is a revised letter from Mayor Corradini relating to the study of Main Street from South Temple to 100 South. The Mayor is reporting that the initial phases of the study have caused her to conclude that it would be best if the City resources were focused on studying the South Temple to North Temple closure, because there does not appear to be public support for the South Temple to 100 South portion. Councilmember Stuart Reid, who originated the Legislative Action, has indicated agreement with this approach. C. FEEDBACK & DECISIONS: 1. You have received a confidential attorney client communication re: disposition of pending appeals from Historic Landmarks / Planning Commission. Would you like to: a. Schedule an executive session to discuss the information. b. Encourage the Administration to give provisional notice for Board of Adjustment review, as outlined in the opinion (per your straw poll indicating the preference for having the appeal heard by the Board of Adjustment). c. Other 2. On Tuesday we will distribute a ROUGH draft of Council Office policies for your preliminary review (with the Thursday announcement packet). Depending upon the preference of the Council, the discussion can be held right away, or when Chairperson Christensen returns. Another alternative is to hold the discussion, but not make the decisions until the Chair returns. (Copy machine broken, or we could have distributed it with this packet-- sorry!) 3. Property Conveyances - Please review the following property conveyances. If approved, Council Chair needs to sign. 4. Council Retreat - date options and location options per Councilmember Milner A. Should Council have retreat when Tom is out of school around the holidays, etc...? B. Locations such as Memory Grove, University Park Hotel Somewhere in the Salt Lake City area. C. Should retreat be a full day rather than a 1/2 day? II. For Your Information A. COUNCIL OFFICE INFO. 1. Stephen Harmsen has formally withdrawn his appeal on Critchlow. He was very complimentary of the work done by Bill Wright and Brent Wilde to address the issues he raised. B. CITY INFO. 1. A group of City staff is looking into the pros and cons of a "green waste" pick-up program. This was mentioned briefly to the previous Council. In general, residents could be provided with a container for yard waste and it could be picked up in spring / summer/fall. The waste could be used for composting and sold by the landfill, rather than be simply dumped in the landfill. This would potentially save the City money and prolong the useful life of the landfill. It would help the staff working group to know whether you have had comments from citizens on topics that might relate to this, or if you have any initial thoughts on the topic. They want to be sure their information is complete when they bring options on the City's overall waste management program to the Council in the next few months, and thought it would be helpful to check in and get your thoughts on the "green waste" concept. This is not being advanced in a formal manner by the Administration right now. This is just an informal check-in. Feedback will be appreciated. MEETING REGARDING MAIN STREET Incorrect information was given out by a citizen group regarding a meeting to be held October 3, 1996 on the Main Street closure. The Planning Commission has this listed on their agenda for: Date: October 17, 1996 Location: Council Chambers, Room 318 This will be discussed by the City Council in late November 1996 or early December 1996. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS: October 15, 1996 Pressing matters: A. COUNCIL FUNCTIONS / EVENTS / DATES 1. Critchlow Groundbreaking tentatively scheduled for October 23 2:00. Does the Council wish to designate a spokesperson? 2. Light Rail trip -- Portland is recommended by UTA because the downtown portion of the system includes areas with both pedestrian and vehicle traffic. A. Date options: Wednesday, October 23 Friday, October 25 Monday, October 28 Tuesday, October 29 Wednesday, October 30 Thursday, October 31 Monday, November 4 Wednesday, November 6 Wednesday, November 13 Friday, November 15 Monday, November 11 is Veterans Day -- this is an option if the other days don't work. Alice Steiner will be in Portland on Friday, October 18 and Monday, October 21. If these dates are more convenient, she will be happy to meet you. B. Time options: 1. One day trip -- depart SLC 8:55 a.m., return at 9:05 p.m. 2. Over night trip could also be arranged. This would allow Councilmembers to observe the system, ride the system at different times and speak with business people and others. C. Other: Bill Barnes from UTA will arrange to have the UTA design person meet the Council in Portland IF THAT IS OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL. This gentleman is very familiar with both Portland's system and the proposed system for SLC. He is a graduate of West High School! Bill Barnes will be happy to go along as a guide, since he has taken a number of elected officials. He is aware of the necessity not to lobby. ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH HIM SERVING AS YOUR GUIDE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET WITH SOMEONE FROM THE PORTLAND TRANSIT DISTRICT? THE CITY OF PORTLAND? The Council's trip will be paid for by the City. 3. October 23 Reception - Co-Sponsor with the Mayor and Chief Ortega. Does the Council want to distribute awards? It is held 5:30 - 7:30 in Council Chambers. Do any Councilmembers wish to speak? B. IMPORTANT INFORMATION ITEMS: 1. Attached is a revised letter from Mayor Corradini relating to the study of Main Street from South Temple to 100 South. The Mayor is reporting that the initial phases of the study have caused her to conclude that it would be best if the City resources were focused on studying the South Temple to North Temple closure, because there does not appear to be public support for the South Temple to 100 South portion. Councilmember Stuart Reid, who originated the Legislative Action, has indicated agreement with this approach. C. FEEDBACK & DECISIONS: 1. You have received a confidential attorney client communication re: disposition of pending appeals from Historic Landmarks / Planning Commission. Would you like to: a. Schedule an executive session to discuss the information. b. Encourage the Administration to give provisional notice for Board of Adjustment review, as outlined in the opinion (per your straw poll indicating the preference for having the appeal heard by the Board of Adjustment). c. Other 2. On Tuesday we will distribute a ROUGH draft of Council Office policies for your preliminary review (with the Thursday announcement packet). Depending upon the preference of the Council, the discussion can be held right away, or when Chairperson Christensen returns. Another alternative is to hold the discussion, but not make the decisions until the Chair returns. (Copy machine broken, or we could have distributed it with this packet-- sorry!) 3. Property Conveyances - Please review the following property conveyances. If approved, Council Chair needs to sign. 4. Council Retreat - date options and location options per Councilmember Milner A. Should Council have retreat when Tom is out of school around the holidays, etc...? B. Locations such as Memory Grove, University Park Hotel Somewhere in the Salt Lake City area. C. Should retreat be a full day rather than a 1/2 day? 5. Each of you should have received a memo from Sally on October 7 regarding an appointment to Citizens Compensation Advisory Committee. Attached were memos of three individuals; Allan Ayoub, Jill Carter, and Ron Coleman. Did you want to interview any of the three or all? II. For Your Information A. COUNCIL OFFICE INFO. 1. Stephen Harmsen has formally withdrawn his appeal on Critchlow. He was very complimentary of the work done by Bill Wright and Brent Wilde to address the issues he raised. B. CITY INFO. 1. A group of City staff is looking into the pros and cons of a "green waste" pick-up program. This was mentioned briefly to the previous Council. In general, residents could be provided with a container for yard waste and it could be picked up in spring / summer/fall. The waste could be used for composting and sold by the landfill, rather than be simply dumped in the landfill. This would potentially save the City money and prolong the useful life of the landfill. It would help the staff working group to know whether you have had comments from citizens on topics that might relate to this, or if you have any initial thoughts on the topic. They want to be sure their information is complete when they bring options on the City's overall waste management program to the Council in the next few months, and thought it would be helpful to check in and get your thoughts on the "green waste" concept. This is not being advanced in a formal manner by the Administration right now. This is just an informal check-in. Feedback will be appreciated. 2. You will not be able to get into the City's system today from 4:30 to 9:30 on your laptops. If you have any problems later, just let Jan or Veronica know.