10/09/2003 - Minutes PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Thursday, October
9, 2003, at 6:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council Chambers, City County Building, 451
South State.
The following Council Members were present:
Carlton Christensen Van Turner Eric Jergensen
Nancy Saxton Dave Buhler Jill Remington Love
Dale Lambert
Rocky Fluhart, Chief Administrative Officer; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council
Director; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; and Scott Crandall, Deputy City Recorder were
present.
Councilmember Christensen presided at and Councilmember Turner conducted the
meeting.
#1. The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending
the table of uses for the Gateway Mixed-Use zoning district to make department stores
either a conditional use or a permitted use and related matters pursuant to Petition
No. 400-03-20. View Attachment
The following people spoke or submitted written comments regarding the proposal:
Jake Boyer, Bruce Heckman, Ron Pastore, Brooke White, Debbie Cotter, Maureen Andrews,
Tony Seymour, Sheri Lloyd, Heather Kingsford, Tracy Byington, Kurt Spence, Gina
Stavrakakis, Alan Sullivan, Victoria Cooley, Janet Trunnell, Melinda Clarkson Haynes,
Mac Christensen, David Marin, Somer Love, Julie Stephens, Marie Spence, Vincent Corno,
Connie Christopher, Vincent Lawrence, Sierra Fichialos, Jan Bartlett, Peter Kaanapu,
Meghan Johnson, Rich McDonald, Scott Poll, Sergey Smirnov, Greg Walker, John Storrs,
Amy Browning, Diana DeJoseph, Don Polster, Lynn Arent, John Speros, John Longaker,
Christopher Corroon, Tom Mutter, Lydia Wright, B.J. Stringham, Azita Negad, Mark
Walton, Polly Hart, Briant Stringham, Steve Christopher, Tom Denison, Holley Hendrix,
Jeff Bennion, Bart Stringham, Beth Bradford, Michael Packard, Michael Smith, John Pace,
Richard Moffat, Nathan Dalley, Vasilios Priskos, Mary Corporon, Leilani Drum, Aaron
Nelson, Will Pace, Glen Taylor, Heidi Poulson, Julie Glenn, Rawlins Young, Marc
Stephens, Sally Epperson, Tamra Young, Peter Corroon, William Garbett, Jim Webster,
Sierra Cannon, John Bowen, Mickey Hurst, Bonnie Mangold, Mauricei Capson, Weston Clark,
Pam O'Mara, Shawn Anderson, Bruce Bingham, and Ross Peterson.
Comments included what was best for the City, retail business, special favors,
retaining tenants, business values, keeping Nordstrom in the City, attracting
businesses downtown, diverse mix of pedestrian oriented retail, suburban alternatives,
retail in downtown core, viable Gateway options, premier locations, redevelopment
projects, maintain policies/zoning, master plan issues, following established
rules/agreements, lost jobs/careers, and community asset.
Additional comments: commitment to small businesses, fair treatment, plans to redevelop
Block 85 and 86, business decline, demolition, construction, blind decisions,
decreasing sales, vacant stores, association with nationwide retailers, humility,
tolerance, patience, diversity, create growth, shopping destination, loyal customers,
lost tax revenue contributions to community, broad downtown plan, consistency with
established policies, family support, and friendships.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2003
Further comments: business relationships, moral standards, employee contributions,
retail hub, locate department stores on Main Street, hold City hostage, independent
studies, market fragmentation, revitalize infrastructure, short-term solution,
detrimental ramifications, protect downtown interests, competing property owners, laws
needed to change with City growth, attracting national businesses, inadequate
information, deny move, honesty, ethics, special interests, integrity of elected
officials, competition, transportation issues, tax incentives, political pressure, and
free enterprise. Approximately half of the people who spoke or submitted comments
were in favor of allowing Nordstroms to relocate to the Gateway and half were opposed.
Councilmember Saxton moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to close the public
hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Lambert seconded to defer the issue
to October 14, 2003 for further consideration, which motion carried, all members voted
aye.
(P 03-22)
#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance creating an
airport landscaping overlay district and adopting related changes to the Salt Lake
City Code pursuant to Petition No. 400-00-21.
Councilmember Lambert moved and Councilmember Jergensen seconded to close the public
hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Lambert seconded to adopt Ordinance
70 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye.
Councilmember Saxton asked if a land acquisition or exchange was part of the motion.
Steve Domino, Airport Planning and Environmental Programs Director, said no. He said
land acquisition would be handled as a separate issue.
(P 03-19)
The meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
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