10/18/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 5 : 30 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, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler and Dale
Lambert.
Also in Attendance : Gary Mumford, Council Deputy Director/Senior
Legislative Auditor; Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Sam
Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Ed Rutan, City Attorney; Lynn Pace,
Deputy City Attorney; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy
Analyst; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Vicki Pacheco, Council
Staff Assistant; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Jeff Niermeyer, Public
Utilities Deputy Director; Gordon Hoskins, Chief Financial Officer;
LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Louis
Zunguze, Director of Community Development; Brent Wilde, Deputy
Director of Community Development; Alexander Ikefuna, Director of
Planning; Doug Wheelwright, Deputy Director of Planning; Joel Paterson,
Senior Planner, Preservation and Urban Design; Janice Lew, Principal
Planner; Orion Goff, Building Official; Cheri Coffey, Deputy Director
Zoning; and Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Council Chair Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 36 p.m.
#1 . 5:35:58 PM INTERVIEW CHRISTINA B. CARVER AND JAMES (JIM) K.
TEALL PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPOINTMENTS TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMISSION AUTHORITY.
Councilmember Lambert said Ms . Carver' s and Mr . Teall' s names
would be forwarded to the Consent Agenda.
#2 . 5 : 46 : 06 PM INTERVIEW STEVE STURZENEGGER PRIOR TO
CONSIDERATION OF HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD.
Councilmember Lambert said Mr. Sturzenegger' s name would be
forwarded to the Consent Agenda.
#3 . 5 : 51 :29 PM REVIEW AND FINALIZE COURSE OF ACTION REGARDING
COMPATIBLE INFILL HOUSING. See Attachments
Alexander Ikefuna, Cheri Coffey, Brent Wilde and Joel Paterson
briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Ms. Gust-Jenson said
Frank Gray had suggested using building volume ratio. She said this
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was an industry standard and used frequently. She said the idea was
the bulk of a structure in comparison to lot size .
#4 . 7 :26 : 11 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A LOAN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SALT LAKE
CITY CORPORATION AND CEDAR POINT PARTNERS, L. P. , FOR REHABILITATION
FOR 224 RENTAL UNITS LOCATED AT 731 SOUTH 300 EAST. See Attachments
Gary Mumford and LuAnn Clark briefed the Council with the
attached handouts . Councilmember Turner said he felt the developer
fee was high. All Council Members were in favor of taking the
advisement of the Housing Trust Fund board and advancing the issue .
#5 . 7 : 36 :26 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE
SESSION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS 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 .
#6 . (TENTATIVE) 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, PURSUANT UTAH
CODE ANN. §§ 54-2-4 AND 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS
THAT ARE PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §78-24-8 .
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to
enter into Executive Sessions, agenda items 5 and 6, which motion
carried, all members voted aye .
#7 . 5: 51 : 35 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE TO CORRECT
TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER TECHNICAL ERRORS .
This item was moved to the October 20, 2005 Work Session.
#8 . 8 :41 :14 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW
OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
Ms . Gust-Jenson said the Boyer Company asked that the Council
expedite their project for the right-of-way at 400 West 200 South.
She said advertising would need to begin on the same day as the
briefing. She said it was a complicated issue . She said the hearing
could be December 6 or 13, 2005 . Councilmember Jergensen said this
issue was directly involved with the placement of a TRAX station. Ms .
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Gust-Jenson said Redevelopment Agency staff was in favor of the issue .
All Council Members were in favor of moving this forward.
See file M 05-5 for announcements .
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 47 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
October 18, 2005 .
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