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10/20/2005 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 2005 The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah met in Work Session on Thursday, October 20, 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 and Jill Remington Love. Absent: Council Members Dave Buhler and Dale Lambert. Also In Attendance : Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Rocky Fluhart, Management Services Chief Administrative Officer; Gary Mumford, Deputy Council Director/Senior Legislative Auditor; Jennifer Bruno, Council Policy Analyst; Lehua Weaver, Council Constituent Liaison; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Russell Weeks, Council Policy Analyst; Dell Cook, Engineering Landscape and Architect Project Manager; LuAnn Clark, Housing and Neighborhood Development Director; Sherrie Collins, Housing and Neighborhood Development Special Project Grants Monitoring Specialist; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Department Deputy Director; Louis Zunguze, Community Development Administration Director; Brent Wilde, Community Development Administration Deputy Director; Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Tom Pippin, BBC Consulting; Anne Wescott, Galena Consulting; Wesley Robinson, Senior City Attorney; Elizabeth Giraud, Senior Planner, Preservation and Urban Design; Ray McCandless, Community Planning/Land Use and Transportation Planner; Joel Paterson, Senior Planner, Preservation and Urban Design; Alexander Ikefuna, Planning Administration Director; Doug Wheelwright, Deputy Planning Director/Community Planning/Land Use and Transportation/Support Staff; D. J. Baxter, Mayor' s Senior Advisor; Commanding Officer Tracy Howard, USS Salt Lake City; Kerry Cassaday, 716 Club/USS Salt Lake City President; and Scott Crandall, Deputy Recorder. Councilmember Saxton presided at and conducted the meeting. The meeting was called to order at 5 : 40 p.m. AGENDA ITEMS #1 . 5:40:30 PM COUNCIL VICE-CHAIR NANCY SAXTON AND MAYOR ROSS C. "ROCKY" ANDERSON WILL PRESENT A JOINT CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION TO COMMANDER TRACY HOWARD OF THE USS SALT LAKE CITY SSN-716 . THE JOINT RESOLUTION HONORS THE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE USS SALT LAKE CITY. THE RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 , 2005 . View Attachments Councilmember Christensen read the attached resolution which was presented to the recipients . Commander Howard said an effort was being 05 - 1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 made to salvage items/mementos from the ship which could be presented to the City. #2 . 5:53:49PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING TWO ORDINANCES TO CREATE A NATURAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT AND AMEND TABLE 21A.32 . 140, SALT LAKE CITY CODE, PERTAINING TO PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS. (PETITION NO. 400-05-20) View Attachments Doug Wheelwright, Janice Jardine, Ray McCandless, Louis Zunguze and Alex Ikefuna briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Discussion was held on providing access to open space areas, public/private property use, conditional uses and alternative zoning designations . Ms . Jardine said a public hearing was schedule for November 1, 2005 . Mr. Wheelwright said the hearing on the rezoning portion was scheduled for November 15, 2005 . #3 . 6:11:59 PM RECEIVE A FOLLOW-UP BRIEFING ON IMPACT FEES AND THE 20-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS INVENTORY. View Attachments LuAnn Clark, Jennifer Bruno, Steve Fawcett, Tom Pippin and Anne Wescott briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Christensen asked about bonding company requirements for cities to reinvest in their infrastructure. Mr. Pippin said he would research the information prior to the next meeting. Discussion was held on the percentage the Council wanted for the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) . Ms . Gust-Jenson said the consultants could prepare recommendations based on different percentages . Mr. Pippin said under that scenario, the Council would be able to see which projects to keep and which ones to cut. Ms . Gust- Jenson said when the Administration received that information they could prepare recommendations for Council consideration. A straw poll was taken on the percentage the Council wanted for CIP. Councilmember Turner said between 8 and 9 percent. Councilmember Jergensen said 7% . Councilmember Saxton said 9% . Councilmember Love and Councilmember Christensen said 7% with the caveat that the City check with Bond Counsel and make sure 7% was a sufficient amount to maintain the City' s good rating. Councilmember Christensen asked historically what impact fee collection was in relation to the total CIP expenditure . He said the information was a key component in determining future expectations . A straw poll was taken on the length of the CIP plan. All Council Members were in favor of 10 years . The Council also wanted to keep the 20-year plan in place as a planning/inventory document. 05 - 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 The Council asked for information on historic trends of impact fees . Ms . Wescott said if it was available she wanted the City' s revenue projects for the next 10 years . Mr. Fawcett said accurate information would be difficult to provide but he could use historical information to estimate future projections . Ms . Clark said new CIP applications had been received and asked the Council if they wanted her to hold them until the new 10-year plan was in place or proceed with the CIP Board process . The majority of the Council was in favor of waiting until the 10-year plan was in place . Mr. Pippin said they recommended the Council include an annual inflation index to cover construction cost increases until fees were reevaluated. He said the Council needed to review the 10-year plan at a future work session meeting and schedule a required public hearing. #4 . 7:05:42 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING TWO ORDINANCES AMENDING THE TEXT OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO SIGN REGULATIONS FOR PARKS 28 ACRES OR LARGER IN SIZE IN THE OPEN SPACE DISTRICT (OS) . (PETITION NO. 400-05-11) View Attachments Jennifer Bruno, Joel Paterson, Elizabeth Giraud and Dell Cook briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Turner asked for feedback on the feasibility of installing lights to help identify/advertise venues . Councilmember Saxton said the item would be advanced. #5 . 7:19:19PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE APPLICATION FOR PRESERVE AMERICA CERTIFICATION AND PROCLAIMING THE CITY' S SUPPORT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION. View Attachments Elizabeth Giraud, Janice Jardine and Joel Paterson briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Ms . Jardine said a resolution would be presented to the Council for consideration. #6 . 7:21:06 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SALT LAKE CITY CODE TO CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER TECHNICAL ERRORS . View Attachments Gary Mumford and Russell Weeks briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Love asked about proposed changes to the animal service ordinance. Mr. Mumford said the changes should be ready for Council consideration before the end of the year. Mr. Mumford said Item 6, write-in candidates, the words "regular general election" could be removed but they would not cause a problem 05 - 3 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2005 if left in. Councilmember Christensen said he thought the language should be removed because it did not apply to municipal elections . Mr. Mumford said Item 7, traffic violations, the word "criminal" could be removed. He said the criminal portion of the code had not been updated yet and the department indicated the Council could wait until that was done . Councilmember Saxton asked about Item 21, licensing hybrid wild animals . Mr. Mumford said language was being removed but did not change current policy. Councilmember Saxton asked about Item 23, garbage pick-up. Ms . Gust-Jenson said there was some confusion regarding private street pick-up. She said staff would contact the Administration for more information. Ms . Gust-Jenson said Item 32, legal descriptions of parks, could be significant. She said staff would contact the Attorney' s Office . #7 . 7:46:53 PM 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 . Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to enter into Executive Session, which motion carried, all members present voted aye . See file M 05-2 for Sworn Statement and tape. #8 . 7:29:48 PM RECEIVE A REPORT FROM COUNCILMEMBER LOVE REGARDING THE UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS (ULCT) POLICY COMMITTEE. View Attachments Councilmember Love, Jennifer Bruno and Russell Weeks briefed the Council with the attached handout . Councilmember Love said she felt the City needed to draft an official letter outlining the City' s concerns about sales tax reform. Councilmember Christensen said the letter needed to show how much Salt Lake City subsidized other areas of the State . Councilmember Love said another proposal would take zoning control away from local governments . She said she felt the Council needed to work with Gary Crane and the League to stay on top of this issue . 05 - 4 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH WORK SESSION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 2005 Councilmember Love said another issue which needed to be addressed dealt with establishing a Council-Manager form of government. She said the League requested a letter outlining the City' s position and asked Mr. Fluhart to follow-up on the issue. Councilmember Jergensen said the Council/Redevelopment Agency could invite legislators to a luncheon at the City/County Building to discuss issues of concern. Councilmember Saxton asked Councilmember Jergensen to coordinate the effort. #9 . 7:45:11 PM REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS . No report was given . See file M 05-5 for announcements . The meeting adjourned at 8 : 40 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 October 20, 2005 . sc 05 - 5