09/12/2023 - Formal Meeting - Meeting MaterialsSALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
FORMAL MEETING
September 12, 2023 Tuesday 7:00 PM
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Council Chambers
451 South State Street Room 315
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Darin Mano, Chair
District 5
Victoria Petro, Vice Chair
District 1
Alejandro Puy
District 2
Chris Wharton
District 3
Ana Valdemoros
District 4
Dan Dugan
District 6
Sarah Young
District 7
Generated: 13:09:56
Please note: Dates not identified in the FYI - Project Timeline are either not applicable or not yet
determined.
WELCOME AND PUBLIC MEETING RULES
A.OPENING CEREMONY:
1.Council Member Darin Mano will conduct the limited formal meeting.
B.PUBLIC HEARINGS:
NONE.
C.POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS:
NONE.
D.COMMENTS:
NONE.
E.NEW BUSINESS:
1. Advice and Consent: 911 Dispatch Executive Director – Lisa Kehoe
The Council will consider approving the appointment of Lisa Kehoe as the 911 Dispatch
Executive Director.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Staff Recommendation - Suspend the rules and consider
motions.
F.UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
NONE.
G.CONSENT:
1. Board Appointment: Transportation Advisory Board - Isaac Astill
The Council will consider approving the appointment of Isaac Astill to the Transportation
Advisory Board for a term ending September 28, 2026.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Staff Recommendation - Approve.
H.ADJOURNMENT:
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
On or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023, the undersigned, duly appointed City
Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public
Notice Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided
to The Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any
others who have indicated interest.
CINDY LOU TRISHMAN
SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER
Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda, including but
not limited to adoption, rejection, amendment, addition of conditions and variations
of options discussed.
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ERIN MENDENHALL Lisa Shaffer
Mayor Chief Administrative Officer
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
Date Received: ______________
________________________ Date Sent to Council: ______________
Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: 8/08/2023
Darin Mano, Chair
FROM: Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer.
SUBJECT: Appointment Recommendation: Lisa Kehoe as the 911 Dispatch Executive
Director.
STAFF CONTACTS: Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer, lisa.shaffer@slcgov.com
Alejandro Sanchez, Executive Assistant, alejandro.sanchez@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Appointment
RECOMMENDATION: Following advice and consent, appoint; Lisa Kehoe – 911 Dispatch
Executive Director.
BUDGET IMPACT: None.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Brief Biography:
Currently, Lisa is filling the position of 911 Dispatch Executive Director, in an acting capacity, demonstrating
the competence and set of skills needed to successfully carry her job duties.
Lisa is a professional in her field with over 10 years of experience in municipal and private entities, with
proven commitment to serve internal and external stakeholder at the highest quality level.
We are delighted to include Lisa’s resume for your consent to install her as the 911 Dispatch Executive
Director.
Attachments:
A. Lisa Kehoe Resume
P.O. BOX 145474 WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306 TEL 801-535-7704
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474
Lisa Shaffer (Aug 8, 2023 16:54 MDT)
08/08/2023
08/08/2023
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474
WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
TEL 801-535-7704
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
______________________________ Date Received: 7/31/2023
Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Date Sent to Council: 7/31/2023
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE 7/31/2023
Darin Mano, Chair
FROM: Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Office of the Mayor
SUBJECT: Board Appointment Recommendation: Transportation Advisory Board
STAFF CONTACT: April Patterson
April.Patterson@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Board Appointment Recommendation: Transportation Advisory
Board
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends the Council consider the
recommendation in the attached letter from the Mayor and appoint Isaac Astill
member of the Transportation Advisory Board.
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474
WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
TEL 801-535-7704
July 31, 2023
Salt Lake City Council
451 S State Street Room 304
PO Box 145476
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Dear Council Member Mano,
Listed below is my recommendation for the membership appointment for:
Transportation Advisory Board.
Isaac Astill to be appointed for a three year term starting from date of City Council
advice and consent and ending on September 28, 2026.
I respectfully ask for your consideration and support for this appointment.
Respectfully,
Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
cc: file
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Subject Description
9/6/2023 10:42 Edith OBrien North Point Small Area Master Plan Please DO NOT spread the destruction of Great Salt Lake’s uplands and wetlands by another Inland Port or any
other development. Such development with additional truck traffic will only worsen our already bad air. Edith
OBrien
9/6/2023 10:42 Alex Taft No Northpoint Warehouse District Please do not create this district close to the Great Salt Lake. We must preserve the area on the shores of the
lake for water retention, lower air pollution, preservation of our snowpack and preservation of migratory birds.
9/6/2023 10:43 Anatoliy Shanin NO Northpoint Warehouse District Please do NOT create ANOTHER warehouse district in Salt Lake City. Do NOT add more pollution into Salt Lake
valley. Thank you, Anatoliy Shanin
9/6/2023 10:43 Carol Stineman Northpoint Warehouse District Just say NO! With the Feds bailing on wetland protections, it’s up to us and the State of Utah to protect these
vital areas! DO THE RIGHT THING! For us and our children & grandchildren! Respectfully, Carol Stineman A Very
Concerned Citizen
9/6/2023 10:44 Richard Holman Northpoint Warehouse District Dear Council Members Please consider what the consequences would be to your individual districts if this
warehouse district were in your area next to your house. It is unconscionable to continue to ask Westside
residents to absorb the consequences of further development of these areas. Do not further compromise our
neighbors on the West Side of Salt Lake City by allowing further development of these warehouses with their
attendant diesel truck traffic and other negative environmental impacts. Richard Holman
9/6/2023 10:45 Jackie May Northpoint warehouse district hello there, I would like to ask the city council to vote no on the northpoint warehouse district. I would
personally prefer that salt lake find ways to repurpose already developed land elsewhere to fill warehousing
needs. i'm sure we can find to revamp and amplify existing areas of our city that would benefit from industry
and attention. please consider other less ecologically damaging options. thank you jackie may
9/6/2023 10:45 Patty BECNEL Northpoint warehouse district Please do not allow the building of another warehouse in SLC area. This particular proposal for the Northpoint
Warehouse District is on vital wetlands, needed to preserve species, but also wetlands help clean our water.
This area is near the GSL and everything needs to be done to save it so we do not lose the economic benefits,
but more so, so we do not have a dust bowl further polluting our city and the devastating environmental
impacts it would cause. Salt Lake has enough warehouse and industrial spaces. We do not have the workers to
fill the jobs proposed and if we did have the workers, there would be no where for them to live as our
affordable housing supply is so low. Salt Lake City is a beautiful, environmentally aware, diverse city. Let’s keep
it that way by preserving our lands, our air, and maintaining a healthy growth that will benefit the people and
environment rather than diminish them. Thank you. Patricia Becnel
9/6/2023 10:46 Allan Post Northpoint I cannot attend in person Tuesday, but strongly oppose the approval and construction of the Northpoint Small
Area Master Plan. As you know, or should know, this will add many tractor trailers to our roads and highways
daily, worsening congestion and air quality. It already takes forever to get across the Valley during rush hour.
Our air is already some of the worst in the nation during inversions. Losing the Great Salt Lake, as we are
gradually doing, will mean mercury-laden dust will be part of what we breath going forward, also----a problem
not solved, long before this project came along. You may say—what’s a few more tractor trailers?. (Well, with
the Inland Port, which this is apparently part of or a facsimile of, you are talking a lot more. Like 200 tractor
trailers more per day). That is like the frog in the post saying, when the water is 89 being turned to 95 degrees,
“its only a little bit hotter”. And then from 98 to 103 degrees, “it’s only a little bit hotter”. Slowly the frog is
cooked. Approving this will mean you are slowly cooking SLC in a soup of over building, over-polluting, and
congestion that will make this city a haven of the former West, become more like Chicago or Milwaukee or the
manufacturing areas of Denver. Please don’t demolish the quality of life here. No quality jobs will be added.
Cordially, Allan Post
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Subject Description
9/6/2023 10:47 Gina Thayne Fleet Block Hi my name is Gina Thayne, i would like to express how much those beautiful Murals mean to me. Each &
everyone of those individuals that are on that wall represent love to someone, regardless of the circumstances.
Thier life's were taken at the hands of law enforcement it is a constant reminder those that are suppose to
protect & serve need to do better. The families of these loved ones are deeply scared for life, each one of us
has a story to be told. No one listens or understands us better than each other. This is a place of healing. A
place where the community helps the community.
9/6/2023 10:48 Fred Adler Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Please do not approve this terrible plan -- the city is for people not for polluting industries that displace people,
pollute the air, and lock us into an obsolete economic model. Fred Adler
9/6/2023 10:49 Janice Campbell Northpoint Small Area Master Plan I am firmly opposed to creation of (yet another) warehouse district in this location. PLEASE leave some things
in nature TO nature. We don't need to develop every bit of land around us. Leave it alone. Thank you for your
consideration. Janice Reed Campbell
9/6/2023 10:49 Donna Sharee Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Tell To the Salt Lake City Council Members please do NOT to create ANOTHER warehouse district in Salt Lake
City. On Tuesday, September 5 the Salt Lake City Council will discuss adoption of the Northpoint Small Area
Master Plan. Adoption of the plan as written will greenlight millions of square feet of new warehouse
construction in Salt Lake City on currently undeveloped Great Salt Lake wetlands and uplands. This new
warehouse district will pour more pollution into neighborhoods and cause ecological destruction on the South
shore of Great Salt Lake. Please do NOT support adoption of the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. Sincerely,
D. Sharee9/6/2023 10:50 Andy White Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Put another checkmark in the “Please don’t infringe farther into the wetlands. Every bit we take away
diminishes the value of the environment that ultimately sustains us. Thank you! Andy White
9/6/2023 10:51 Natalie Taylor Northpoint Small Area Master Plan I do not support adoption of the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. Utah is under a dangerous land grab. The
state is promoted as a beautiful state filled with natural wonders and wildlife. But the unprecedented growth is
ruining the state's ecological vibrancy. The Great Salt Lake is in peril. If the lake dries up, the entire state will be
affected by toxic dust—which will cause all the economy to dry up as well. To add a warehouse district this
close to the lake is a short-sighted plan with one goal: money for a few. As currently written, the plan will allow
construction of millions of square feet of new warehouse space. These warehouses will be served by
thousands of additional diesel trucks pouring more pollution into Salt Lake City and surrounding communities.
Warehouse development contributes to water, noise and light pollution, as well as traffic congestion. This
warehouse development will also destroy a residential community. As it stands now, nearly 17,000 acres of
land in Salt Lake City are zoned for warehouses and it’s the largest zoning district in the city in terms of
acreage, while also one of the least restrictive in permitted and conditional land uses. There are no limitations
on warehousing or distribution uses in the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan This is unacceptable. Salt Lake
City does not need another warehouse district. It desperately needs someone with a future vision to the health
of the environment and all who call this home. Sincerely, Natalie Taylor
9/6/2023 10:51 June s Taylor Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Frankly, given the track record of the Inland Port in mismanaging leases, etc, I would urge you to vote against
this “master plan” just to prevent them from more reckless spending of taxpayer $$. and Really - more
destruction of GSL wetlands? More warehouses in Mosquito Central? More air pollution for the west side? I
am a constituent of District 6, but I oppose this master plan and I urge you to consider the health of our citizens
on the West side of SL Valley, even if they do not live in SLC. We all pay, economically and in healthcare costs,
when any of our SLCO citizens have a poorer quality of live, including poorer air quality…and BTW air doesn’t
just stay over the West side.. Please do not approve this Master Plan. I vote in ALL elections, FYI. Regards June S
Taylor
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Subject Description
9/6/2023 10:52 Alex Steckel Northpoint Small Area Master Plan It is unconscionable that the Salt Lake City Council is even considering yet another extension to the Inland Port,
when the entire process since the IPA’s inception, has been plagued with mismanagement. How much
evidence does the City Council need to be convinced that the Inland Port will exacerbate the already,
unhealthy air that its citizens breathe on a daily basis. Furthermore, the sanctity of the already threatened
Great Salt Lake is at risk of exposing residents to the toxic substances that constitute its lakebed. Despite
assurances that the Inland Port would have a neutral impact on the surrounding communities, the science that
is available, disputes that contention emphatically. For all of the posturing about how cosmopolitan Salt Lake
has recently become, by touting its downtown development, it will be entirely irrelevant and overshadowed
when the quality of life along the Wasatch Front succumbs to the hubris of policy makers, who ultimately
choose to look the other way. Sincerely, Alex Steckel
9/6/2023 10:53 Suzie Ellison Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Hello, I'm a lifelong Utahn and I am very much opposed to a new warehouse district. We already face so many
unnecessary health challenges by the terrible quality of our air in Salt Lake. We need to reduce rather than
increase air, water and noise pollution and reduce traffic congestion. Please vote against more unnecessary
development and for a healthier future for us all. Thank you -- Suzie Ellison
9/6/2023 10:53 Ann Richards Northpoint Small Area Master Plan I am writing to voice my STRONG DISAPPROVAL of the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan as is stands. There
are NO LIMITATIONS on warehouse or distribution uses which is unacceptable. More warehouses in this area
will contribute to more water noise and light pollution and more traffic congestion from diesel trucks. As a city
we need to prioritize protecting the Great Salt Lake and its surrounding wetlands and uplands. Instead we are
putting in inland ports right and left( which many experts say make no sense in the first place to locate here-
see SL Trib Article 5/22/23). The main people benefitting are the developers, certainly not the residents of this
area. Once they make their profit, the developers don't care what kind of mess they leave behind for future
generations. Please vote against this proposal. Ann Richards
9/6/2023 10:54 Marlene Deer Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Dear Council Members, Please vote NO on the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. In the pursuit of commerce
and increasing state revenue, projects such as this as well as the Inland Port are disastrous in terms of
environmental impact: worsening already unhealthy air for SLC residents, particularly our neighbors to the
west; destroying marshland habitat for wildlife and migratory birds; and increasing diesel-fuel trucks on our
crowded highways. Please take a step back and seriously look at what this mad rush to warehouse
development in our city truly means to the citizens who are expected to foot the bill and as well as suffer the
environmental consequences. This huge push for warehouse development in our city and state is the opposite
of what we should be doing. Instead, council members, use tax dollars to encourage environmentally conscious
businesses to set up shop in our city and state. This will take more time and energy on your part, but, please,
that's what your constituents have a right to expect. The projects you push forward will, for good or bad, affect
generations to come. Marlene Deer
9/6/2023 10:55 Ian Wade Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Council Members Please do NOT allow another warehouse district to be created in Northpoint, It is too close to
precious wetlands and the Great Salt Lake. The low water of the lake is an existential threat to our city and
quality of life here. Many Thanks, Ian Wade & Ginger McKenna
9/6/2023 10:56 Bill Newmark Northpoint Small Area Master Plan I am strongly opposed to the adoption by the city council of the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. This plan
would result in severe ecological disturbance and destruction of the south shore of the Great Salt Lake through
the construction of warehouses. We need to be protecting rather than destroying the Great Salt Lake which is a
critical stopover site for hundred of thousands of birds. This construction and the warehouses will further
contribute to the declining air quality in Salt Lake City. We do not need any more development around the
Great Salt Lake! Sincerely, William D. Newmark
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Subject Description
9/6/2023 10:56 Launa KNIGHT Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Council: Please consider that making a larger population AND corrupting the quality of the air is a bad mix.
Living in SLC for 72 years has proved that my ancestors made a mistake in settling here for life. The quality of
life has went downhill considerably since the Olympics in 2002. The air has suffered terribly. Proven by studies.
(You probably have these studies in your possession.) The fact that Utah keeps stuffing people in this area
without considering what the facts are of air quality with the larger population is irresponsible and dangerous.
One only has to look at other cities that have populated their areas exponentially without the consideration of
the air quality to see how much it costs to do studies and clean up the air after the fact. (You probably have
these studies in your possession as well.) Also, since the world population will be turning to cleaner energy
sources in the future, this project might be better put off until new studies are made. Please reconsider this
project. DO NOT FORGET: We are the stewards of the wildlife in our area. Get rid of the wildlife, the humans
will follow. (Me) Corrupting this natural habitat is sinful. To nature. To the residents of the Wasatch Front. To
me. To many others. It should by sinful to you. Sincerely, LAUNA KNIGHT 1 voter.
9/6/2023 10:57 Marjorie Rasmussen Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Dear Council, Thank you for all you do. I am writing to ask that you do not allow millions of feet of new
warehouse construction in the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. We currently have some of the worst air
quality in the nation and more warehouses, cars, and trucks in that area along with the destruction of the open
area cannot help our City. Please reconsider the zoning or mitigate any environmental impacts as much as
possible. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. Marjorie Rasmussen Resident, Salt Lake City
9/6/2023 10:57 Maurena Grossman Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Hello City Council, I ask that you do not approve development near the wetlands in the Northpoint area
adjacent to the Great Salt Lake. The long term overall impact outweighs any of the short term benefit. It will
also further endanger the Great Salt Lake, along with the inhabitants and migratory birds who rely on the
wetlands and lake for sustenance and survival. Thank you for your time and effort. Warmly, Maurena
Grossman Salt Lake City, district 79/6/2023 10:58 Ann Wright Northpoint Small Area Master Plan Thank you for accepting my comments. I am opposed to anything that will encroach open our wetlands, so I
am opposed to the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. 1. What developers call "underutilized" is actually in
constant use by our fellow creatures 2. Our city is becoming uglier with every mountain obscuring high rise.
Please don't add a bunch of box buildings along the lake. 3. Consider the impact on our air quality (often the
worst in the country already) when we become a hub for semi-trucks. 4. If you don't live in this valley, don't
mess with it. Thanks, Ann K Wright9/6/2023 10:59 Larry Dean Northpoint Small Area Master Plan I am writing to oppose this plan. It will potentially displace dozens of property owners. City government can't
say enough about what they are doing to promote housing and yet your actions don't bare that out. Oh yeah,
we don't need any more warehouses. Stop giving our money away to speculators and developers.
9/6/2023 10:59 Dolly Peach Stop building warehouses on wetlands The wetlands need to be preserved. Also, we need to do something about the horrible glare from all of the LED
lighting emitted from all the warehouses that already exist to the West. Thank you.
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Subject Description
9/6/2023 11:00 Janice Beil NO to Northpoint Dear Salt Lake City Council, My name is Janice Sugiyama and I am a passionate bird watcher and outdoor
enthusiast. The first time I saw the Great Salt Lake up-close was magical: the huge flocks of birds flying
overhead, people floating and boating in the saline lake, all made it different and special. During the 20 years I
have lived here, the air quality has diminished, to the point that Salt Lake City sometimes has the distinction of
worst air quality in the world. Increased pollution, in the form of air particles, noise, and light, is harming
humans and other creatures. The Great Salt Lake is drying up and on the verge of irreversible collapse,
threatening the health of local residents and the ecosystem that millions of migratory birds are dependent
upon. Permitting more warehouse development in one of the most fragile ecosystems on the Great Salt Lake is
reprehensible and irreversible. Salt Lake does not need more warehouse acreage and it certainly does not need
a warehouse district built on wetlands - especially one that has little to no restrictions on warehouses. If we do
not protect critical wetlands from being paved over and destroyed, the environment and future generations
have been failed for thoughtlessness and short-term greed. Please vote NO to the Northpoint Small Area
Master Plan. Thank you for recognizing that we only have one shot to get this right. Sincerely, Janice Sugiyama
9/6/2023 11:01 Tijs Limburg Stop Encroaching on the Lake We can’t allow the continued development of polluting lands ever closer to the lake. More and more
warehousing in areas close to the lake is not the answer to our problems here in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, or Utah as a whole. Thank you for your consideration in stopping this from happening. Tijs Limburg
9/6/2023 11:02 James Miska Stop the Polluting Port My name is James Miska, I am a homeowner and small business owner here in Salt Lake City. I am submitting
my formal comments in lieu of attending the City Council meeting for tonight September 5th, 2023, wherein
the subject of the Inland Port and Warehousing districts will be a topic of discussion. Please listen to the
hundreds, if not more than hundreds, of people, including myself, who have pleaded with you in the past to
shut down the approval of this catastrophic project. The people of this city do not want this project to move
forward. We do not want another warehousing district taking up invaluable space for wildlife and people to
exist. It is so very unjust that you would consider throwing more people, animals, habitat, and environment of
Salt Lake City's west side, which is of course majority non-white and of a lower socio-economic status than the
east side of town, under the proverbial bus. It would be a shameful thing to approve, please do not do this
Sincerely, James Miska
9/6/2023 12:53 Marianne Fraser 988 Suicide Line/D5 Hello Darin, This email is a follow-up to our discussion after the City Council Meeting last night. It involves
updating the suicide resolution content to include the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline information. The
link below is from the FCC and provides a comprehensive discussion of what the 988 Lifeline provides. It
explains how the nationwide system functions and also contains a social media tool kit. The FCC link is:
https://www.fcc.gov/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline The national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline went into effect
July 16, 2022.The previous 1-800-273-8255 number will always remain available to people in emotional distress
or suicidal crisis (https://988lifeline.org/current-events/the-lifeline-and-988) I hope this information is helpful
to you, your staff, and your constituents. Please contact me if you have any questions. Best wishes, Marianne
Fraser,
9/6/2023 12:56 Kira Kilmer Farmington Bay/D5 No Northpoint at Farmington Bay Isn’t there another place? Don’t threaten an established wetland and
conservation area. There are many visitors and school groups that both visit recreationally or as part of
education program. Economically: Is this really necessary? -how many train loading/ trucking facilities are
viable economically?
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9/6/2023 16:43 Jake Jensen Comment on Northpoint Small Area Masterplan To Whom it May Concern: My name is Jake Jensen and I am a resident of Salt Lake City. I am concerned to hear
about the proposed project to develop a warehouse district in the Northpoint area. The project will threaten
important wetlands along the the Great Salt Lake and will be an unnecessary source of pollution. In a time
where the Great Salt Lake is more threatened than ever, it is preposterous to be considering projects that will
negatively impact the delicate ecosystem of the lake. Please be considerate of the environmental harms that
would be involved in this project. Thanks, -- Jake Jensen
9/6/2023 16:46 Brown Berets Vote no to FB MU 11 Rose Park Brown Berets say no FB MU 11. The murals have a better chance of being preserved under the
current zoning. You change the zoning, you are leaving these murals under the mercy of developers who will
rip these murals apart for their own profitable gain. Murals or not, the city will never forget what SLCPD has
done. Shame on SLCPD. Shame on Erin Mendenhall. Shame on Sim Gill. Justice For Bernardo!!!
9/7/2023 11:36 Kasey O'Connor Funding in Rose Park They say never look a gift horse in the mouth,,, but speed signs is what Rose Park gets?? Hopefully there is a
little left over so they can mow the weeds on Rose Park Lane once every couple months?? It took an act of
congress and 2-3 months the last time to get it mowed, and weeds were 4-6 feet tall. They do mow the little
Westpoint Park every few weeks, so may be you could get someone to schedule mow the strips when they are
already here and have the equipment. For some reason it's like there is a do not mow sign for the rest. LOL. We
thank you for all you and your efficient staff do.
9/7/2023 15:09 Justin Grover Northpoint Small Area Master Plan I am writing to let the council know I am against this proposal. We should not further degrade our air quality
with polluting warehouse development. The Utah Inland Port jurisdictional area already allows for 152 million
square feet of new warehouse development. Is it in the public interest to enable even MORE warehouse
development? Is dedicating over 22% or more of the land within the city to warehouse development while we
are facing the acute impact of the climate emergency and the dying Great Salt Lake in the public interest? The
west side especially needs investment in residential properties. Please no more ports. Justin Grover
9/7/2023 15:12 Jude Rubadue Northpoint new warehouse district Please do not approve the new warehouse district. We don't need more pollution and higher use spaces.
Thank you. Peace and Respect
9/7/2023 15:13 Karen Nelson Northpoint Warehouse District I wish to add my voice to the chorus of constituents very concerned by the negative impact a huge warehouse
project and distribution center would have on the local community and fragile ecosystem. Just say NO to the
would-be developers of the Northpoint Warehouse District. Thank You! Karen Nelson District 4
9/7/2023 15:15 Shauna Walton-Zwahlen Northpoint Warehouse District I oppose this action. Stop allowing all of these polluting areas.
9/7/2023 16:38 Ken Hall Speed limits on 1200 E - 1300 E Hi, This is regarding the street between 1200E and 1300 E and I've working with someone in your office but
they are no longer there any more and I don't know who to contact now. I've been contacting the Police
department, West Minister, and Transportation department and I've been trying to call for at least 25-30 years
now and nothing has happened. Can we get the slow-down sign or anything to help to slow down the traffic?
Please contact me back my email or phone call. Thank you
9/8/2023 10:13 Carol Fudyma UTA Routh 209/D3 . Hi Chris, Route #209 is still creating quite a noise disturbance in our community. I am writing to ask you to
advocate for electric buses on this route. We need your help. Thank you, Carol
9/8/2023 10:15 Peter Lindgren Routh 209/D3 Route #209 is still presenting disturbing noise on its route through the Avenues. Please advocate for running
electric buses on this route. Jessica and Peter Lindgren
Date/Time Opened Contact Name Subject Description
9/8/2023 10:16 Linda Hart Bus Route 209 #209 - so loud - too - loud - empty - and insane Caution: This is an external email. Please be cautious when
clicking links or opening attachments. this bus has really changed our neighborhood. It's so loud - so pervasive.
As I've mentioned before my son has hyperacusis - he can no longer sleep unless he wears his hearing aids,
which, ideally, he would NOT have to use at night. We are told we are out of options to make any changes - but
- I must say once again - HOW INSANE IT IS TO HAVE AN EMPTY - HUGE CITY BUS TRAVEL UPHILL ON OUR QUIET
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET EVERY 15 MINUTES. IT MAKES ZERO SENSE FOR THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'm not opposed to public transport. I'm opposed to the
stupidity and wastefulness. Once again, HOW ABOUT A SMALLER VEHICLE OR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE? If you
were sitting here in my living room, with the front door open because the weather is perfect, we would not be
able to hold a conversation - we'd have to pause EVERY 15 MIN. Thank you for considering this - please - if you
think about it for a few min. you will see how truly insane this bus, on this street, at this interval is. -- Linda Hart
9/8/2023 10:20 Carol Steffens 1018 S 1100 E Rental/D5 Friday morning: September 8, 2023 Four cars in front of house, across street plus 5th car parked up Herbert
Avenue. Added note: 1012 south 1100 east ( four cars ) renters moved the Ford Explorer that they have been
storing on the street, move three feet forward. There are nine vehicles total at these two rental properties.
Thanks, Carol
9/8/2023 14:15 Preston Anderson Camp Abatement - 534 South 500 West - D2 Hello, I hope this email finds you well! I am the warehouse manager for A-Priori Foods, a sister company to
Tony Caputo's. An encampment at my warehouse at the above-mentioned address has repeatedly existed as
an unsanctioned campsite from March 2023 until today. My team feels unsafe and in the past week, we have
documented a series of crimes that leave us feeling unsafe. Please let me know if you have any questions. Best,
Preston Anderson9/8/2023 14:44 Rebecca Corley Minimum Parking Requirements / D4 Hi, my name is Rebecca Corley, a constituent from Salt Lake City (District 4). I’m writing to urge you to eliminate
any remaining minimum parking requirements in our city. I’m encouraged by our city’s progress on removing
outdated parking codes in the city center, and I believe the rest of our city could benefit from similar reforms.
According to this map, Salt Lake City, let alone the state of Utah, has made no efforts towards eliminating or
minimizing parking mandates. Abolishing parking minimums near transit hubs would help alleviate carbon-
intensive car congestion in favor of cleaner, safer, more walkable cities. Parking minimums are excessive
regulation on developers, who should be free to make their own decisions on parking capacity. Empty lots are
a missed revenue opportunity for cities. As a constituent, this is important to me because every day I see ugly,
wasted space dedicated to empty lots. I am also aware of the costly impact parking mandates have on cities
and towns. Such impacts include: urban sprawl, lack of affordable housing, car dependency, and climate
change. As a former city planner and current business owner, I hope you would like to stand with me in the
fight to abolish parking mandates in Salt Lake City. If you’re interested, I’d love to chat more about my
concerns via email, over coffee, or by phone at 706-201-0670. Thank you so much for your service to our
community. -- ------------------------------------------------- Rebecca Corley
9/8/2023 16:35 Tana Hunter North point wear house district We don’t need any more warehouse districts; we need to save the great Salt Lake and the surrounding very
important natural areas. When are you going to learn that growth is not always the answer. Sometimes you
have to just let things be for the betterment of everybody.
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9/8/2023 16:36 Liam O'Donnell Proposed SLC Northpoint Warehouse District Please do not rezone the Northpoint warehouse district. There is already 17,000 square miles of zoning for
these facilities. The inland port has been an absolute travesty that generations of Utahns will now be burdened
with. The wetlands surrounding the Great Salt lake are not a resource that can handle more abuse. Developing
these lands will continue to decimate this vulnerable habitat. The great Salt lake is already under incredible
stress. Please consider the fragile environment that cannot be replaced. Please also consider the public health
of the citizens who live in the salt lake area. Fossil fuel driven industry are not the future. Building more
warehouses are not a long term solution to economic growth in Utah. Utah's air quality cannot handle more
trucks moving through the valley. Listen to the people you are supposed to represent instead of the companys
who wish to profit at Utah expense
9/8/2023 16:37 Lauren Cabrera SLC Northpoint Warehouse District Dear Salt Lake City Council Members, Please do NOT create ANOTHER warehouse district in Salt Lake City. As it
stands now, nearly 17,000 acres of land in Salt Lake City are zoned for warehouses and it’s the largest zoning
district in the city in terms of acreage, while also one of the least restrictive in permitted and conditional land
uses. Let's build UP in those areas, rather than expand outward--we have the technology. I am a birdwatcher,
licensed hunter, and recreationalist at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area-- adjacent to the
proposed zoning change. This is one of the most magical bird sanctuaries in the world and crucial to migrating
species. Warehouse development contributes to water, noise and light pollution. This warehouse development
will also destroy a residential community, which we need to be bolstering. There are no limitations on
warehousing or distribution uses in the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan - this is unacceptable. Please
continue to consider leaving the zoning throughout the area as it is currently and addressing proposals as they
are submitted to the City. Thank you. Sincerely, Concerned Resident Lauren Cabrera
9/8/2023 16:38 Steven Fisher Capital Project 1700 South is in dire need of resurfacing!
9/8/2023 16:39 Carla Tuke Utah is not a PORT! I Am writing to appose the adoption of the Northpoint Small Area Master Plan. I often wonder, daily, WTF is
wrong with you, the leaders of this city and state...it seems you are all hell bent on destroying it. Its as if you
look for the worst possible projects that create the worst outcome for the citizens and their health and
wellbeing, as well as for the environment as a whole. You are blind to the connection. Guessing you can just
kick the can down to all of us to deal with what your short term gains in profits for your developer friends
cause, that result in our rising health costs, respiratory diseases, early death, developmental issues with the
children growing up here, asthma, on and on. You will not be happy until every square inch is paved or
developed. Do any of you actually live near any of these areas that you think should be made into warehouse
disctricts/PORTS? Probably not, because you would never let this happen in "your" back yard. This new
warehouse district will pour more pollution into neighborhoods and cause ecological destruction on the South
shore of Great Salt Lake, which is a whole other matter on its own since it is now at risk of contributing even
more to the air pollution we all suffer with from your past poor decisions because its drying up. One day I
would like to live in an actual democracy where our so called elected officials actually represent the people
and really listen to their concerns and act accordingly. Instead of these BS public meetings/comment periods
etc. that lead to you all doing the opposite and everything but what is in the benefit of the people, and bottom
line benefit the few. Regards, Carla D.Tuke SLC, UT
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9/8/2023 20:07 Samantha Hobush tree removed from school I am writing as a concern teacher who works at Salt Lake Center for science education in Rose Park. We
recently had a neighbor complain about a tree that was on school property and it was immediately cut down
without what I feel proper investigation. In accordance to your new urban forestry plan it looks like trees
should not be taken down just due to messy leaves are the neighbors yard. I am curious if the city has any
oversight concerning trees on school district property. My students are wanting to learn more about this and
do aome advocacy work for trees on the west side and understanding what type of laws exsist can help me
guide their process. thanks!
9/11/2023 9:30 Bernie Hart Private Donations/D5 Hi All, ....all that....and no one knows what is or isn't working. Who is holding who accountable? We all want
everyone to believe we care..but we just can't seem to care enough to question if what is being done is really
helping anyone. The woman panhandling on the corner of 600E and 500S is really in bad shape. Bonnie. She
was in our program for a short time. Now she looks like she won't make it through the first cold spell. And she
is just one of the many I keep bothering you about. 83M and she needs help and she is standing on a corner
holding a sign. I know she has been in and out of the shelters for years and frequently visited the library. What
happened and what is her story? Sad, Bernie
9/11/2023 9:32 Cindy Cromer Opinion on GSL/D5 Dear Council Members and Mayor Mendenhall- The author of the Opinion in the link below is David Deisley.
He's an attorney and an avid birder. To my way of thinking, that's a rare combination: riveting analytical skills
and staring at the sky for extended periods of time. Deisley's comment reminded me of another relationship
between humans and birds, canaries more specifically. I've included a second link to the origins of the
expression "canary in a coal mine." I always thought that the canary stopped singing. Well, yes, but that it is
because it fell off its perch in the presence of carbon monoxide, alerting the coal miners to the danger.
Apparently a canary in a cage was standard safety equipment for rescues in mines. My point is standard
Cromer-think: We humans are no better off than the bird, the canary. The bird falls off its perch shortly before
we are impacted by the same environmental hazards, just as miners were historically. Even if you've already
read Deisley's opinion, please look at the link about the canary. The picture, over 100 years old, of the safety
inspector with a caged canary, is worth seeing. Relentlessly, cindy c.
9/11/2023 16:50 April Thompson LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE Not only is the NorthPointe proposal a terrible idea considering the type of land you want to build on, it’s
unnecessary for that location and will create more global warming issues due to all the building supplies it will
require. Are you going to use battery powered machinery to do all the construction? Stop trying to ruin this
state. Put your warehouse in Beaver if you need it so badly.
9/11/2023 16:51 Robyn Lopez SLC Northpoint Warehouse District My name is Robyn Lopez and I live in your district. Our whole district is being inundated with ugly buildings
everywhere. I am already tired of looking at all the unsightly apartment buildings. I am sorry that UTA has the
power to control re-zoning in so many areas. Life changes. Everyone understands that. There should be some
regard for people living in areas where such uncompromising and greedy business owners (and our state
representatives) don't succeed in ruining everything they touch. How about just saying NO. Does money really
do all the talking in Utah. I am old and won't have to put up with this in the far reaching future. Who will be
here in 20 years? Think of all the damage that has already been done. The new apartments will be slum
apartments and will have ruined the neighborhoods. The warehouses will have ruined any real neighborhoods.
The Great Salt Lake - well, oh well. Any wetlands for birds - well, oh well. Are the state representatives and the
city council really ready to sell all of us down the river. Maybe there won't be a river - oh well.
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9/11/2023 16:52 Joel Ban Northpoint Hello i'm a resident of central SLC and I've heard there are plans to build yet more warehouses in the
northpoint area. It cannot be stressed how shortsighted such "economic development" would be. There are a
host of reasons why this would be such a poor idea even forgetting the sensitive ecological location of these
proposed warehouses. Obviously building such structures in a wetland or very close is so misguided that it
shouldn't even have to be mentioned but yet I understand this is very much being considered. The economic
benefit of these warehouse districts is very suspect as well as many studies have shown. These aren't good jobs
and aren't the desired economic activity that we need here. The environmental impacts would be disastrous as
well not just for the ecology but also air quality. please reconsider this plan. thanks! joel
9/11/2023 16:53 Heather Wilkins Rezoning anything I'm not sure why Major Mendenhall things rezoning any street neighborhood will change anything?? The only
change that will happen is when The mayor chooses to clean up our street from Humanfilth!! Yes human filth.
Drugs prostitution, and trafficking. My house will not be Rezone, or smashed downdm for apartments or any
other 15 minute communities. Clean up your streets, make the homeless accountable. Rocky Anderson is
looking very smart rightnow, because he truly cares for those of us paying higher taxes. That's my public
comment!! I want protection too my home, family and my neighbors. I don't feel like Mayor Mendenhall really
cares about me and what I see as human, garbage, drugs on our streets. What a waste, more rezoning?? Sorry
but if I have to get an attorney and protect my home, I will. My regards Heather Wilkins
9/11/2023 16:54 The ebertzs The Ebertzs Against the Port Our family is against the port which would affect all wildlife ecology which is our focus, right? Preserving
nature? The Ebertzs Sugarhouse homeowner
9/11/2023 16:54 Linda Waters Warehouses, inland port facility We have a rare precious gem, our city, and surrounding beauty, residents and citizens that are caring, and
need to be cared for. Let us come together to leave a healthy legacy of sustainability and wonder for our
children, and theirs and theirs. Please feel the long term bigger picture, and focus on the values of health,
longevity and well-being over more profit and consumption and consumerism. Protect people, nature and
future. Warehouses and manufacturing...when will we see past these outdated, outgrown old trends? Thank
you for doing the right things, making better choices. And for showing up for the betterment of our lives. We
need you. Linda Waters9/11/2023 16:56 Shelly Jenson Stop the Warehouse District Please consider the implications of these decisions for not only our children and grandchildren, but also for the
air they will breathe, the water they will drink, the soil they will grow gardens upon, and the need to healthy
living beyond the dollar bill. Thank you, Shelly Jenson