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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE PROTECTION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH IN SALT LAKE CITY THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE UTAH INLAND PORT
WHEREAS, protecting the health and welfare of city residents and visitors is of utmost
importance to the Salt Lake City Council;and
WHEREAS, dramatic growth within the region presents the City with the challenge to plan for
accommodating new economic development opportunities for businesses and
residents while minimizing new developments'environmental impact;and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Northwest Quadrant Master Plan,which called for
balancing unique economic development opportunities in this area with
environmental sensitivity that protects natural resources and habitat;and
WHEREAS, throughout the Master Planning and zoning processes for the Northwest
Quadrant,extensive public outreach was conducted and the public consistently
expressed support for compatible,sustainable development and protection of
critical habitat;and
j WHEREAS, the City Council adopted zoning ordinances to implement the vision of the
Northwest Quadrant Master Plan,including the Northwest Quadrant Overlay
Zoning District with the intent to:
• Protect sensitive lands and wildlife habitat;
• Allow for the continuation of agricultural uses;
• Ensure development of lands in appropriate areas contributes to the future
economic growth of the City without negatively impacting sensitive lands,
_ habitats,and waterways;and
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WHEREAS, the Inland Port Overlay Zoning District was developed to be a model for
sustainable development that:
• Respects and maintains sensitivity to the natural environment,
Helps to achieve City and State goats for air and water quality;
• Minimizes use of natural resources;
I • Utilizes best available technology and practices to avoid,minimize,
manage and mitigate detrimental environmental impacts;
• Is compatible with and complements other uses within and near the
district,and
WHEREAS, during Inland Port negotiations with State leaders,the City Council successfully
argued to include strong environmental provisions to the State Inland Port statute
such as:
• Requiring the Port Authority to work with the Department of
Environmental Quality to include sustainability considerations in its
Business Plan;
• Incorporating policies and best practices that meet or exceed federal and
state standards regarding emissions monitoring and reporting;
• Develop strategies that use best available technology to mitigate
environmental impacts from development on Authority jurisdictional
land,
• Requiring appeals to the Port Authority to identify any potential
environmental impact a proposed development will have on air quality,
surface and groundwater,and migratory bird production areas;and
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WHEREAS, the enabling legislation requires the Port Authority to report annually on
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implementation of environmental sustainability requirements;and
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WHEREAS, through City Council participation on the Utah Inland Port Authority Board,
refinements to the Business Plan scope of work were included to ensure
consideration of environmental and sustainability measures,including:
• Performance of a baseline air quality analysis;
i • Assessment of potential impacts to air quality through increased amounts
of air,rail,and truck traffic;
• Consideration of alternative,fleet options that could be implemented;
• Assessment of impacts on wildlife;
• Water quality and mitigation options;
• Identification ofpotential mitigation options for air,noise,and vibrations
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on local communities;and
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WHEREAS, during the 2019 Legislative Session,the Salt Lake City Council aided in the passage
of Senate Bill 144,which directs the Department of Environmental Quality to
establish and maintain monitoring facilities to measure environmental impacts j
from inland port development and to report results of the monitoring;and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City International Airport located near the City's Northwest
Quadrant,is being redeveloped using state of the art standards.Included in the
many efforts to reduce the Airport's carbon footprint are: j
Transitioning to an electric ground equipment fleet;
• A design to achieve LEED Gold certification; --
• A new'configuration that will allow more planes to move between
concourses simultaneously,reducing time planes spend idling,resulting in
lower fuel consumption and fewer emissions.
These combined with countless additional design elements will reduce overall
energy consumption per square foot by 3o%from current levels;and
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WHEREAS, the City Council supports clean energy goals,including:
• The City Public Utilities'efforts to minimize environmental impact;
j Funding the City's Sustainability Department which continually works to
develop programs to improve the city's air quality and reduce waste;
• An emphasis on a clean City vehicle fleet;
• Additional investments in vehicle charging stations;
• Achieving t00%renewable energy for community electricity by logo;and
WHEREAS, the airshed is not managed or affected by any single entity and best efforts of
residents,businesses,elected officials and advocacy groups are needed to improve
the air quality;and
WHEREAS, the neighborhoods closest to the Inland Port jurisdiction are already exposed to
some of the highest levels of pollution in the State;and
WHEREAS, future growth and development in the industrial areas of Salt Lake City,including
the Inland Port,will have an impact on the air shed;and
WHEREAS, economic development growth is expected and necessary to sustain the growth of a
community;and
WHEREAS, most of the property in the Northwest Quadrant area is zoned for light
manufacturing development and property owners have a right to develop their
property according to the zoning,which the Council adopted with the intent for
future development to be a sustainable model and contribute to the future
economic growth of the City while minimizing negative impacts to sensitive lands,
habitats,and waterways;and
WHEREAS, the City Council is encouraged the PortAuthority's tax differential policy
recommends supporting projects that foster healthy communities,and
environmentally and economically sustainable development that use the most
efficient and best available technology to mitigate environmental impacts;and
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WHEREAS, the City Council is encouraged that the Port Authority Executive Director has
experience with retrofitting older,established ports into more environmentally
sustainable models,and has expressed a professional commitment to"use best
practices to try to drive a more progressive,more forward looking,smarter
idevelopment,"and
WHEREAS, the City Council looks forward to continuing opportunities for partnerships with
stakeholders to develop the Northwest Quadrant in a manner that advances future
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economic growth of the City without negatively impacting sensitive lands.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED
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that the Salt Lake City Council strongly encourages the Utah Inland Port Authority
to collaborate with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality,the Salt Lake
County Health Department and the Utah Department of Health to identify and
recommend policies that will ensure the public's health is a priority and commit to
working toward developing the cleanest possible port,consistent with the Council's
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policy goals throughout this process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Salt Lake City Council encourages the Utah Inland Port Authority to
implement the environmental impact and sustainability recommendations in the
forthcoming business plan to the highest level in order to further advance the goal
of a sustainable,clean port that encourages high-quality job creation which
prioritizes livable,family wages.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Salt Lake City Council encourages the Utah Inland Port Authority Board to
y build on the environmental safeguards established jointly with stakeholders to further
advance innovative approaches and capitalize on this generational opportunity by
incentivizing clean development projects,develop forward thinking,environmentally
r„ sustainable Portpolicies that champion economic development success while
improving and preserving critical environmental habitat and improving air quality
for the City,State and Region.
j krlie L Jarlres Rogers,Vice Chair
La City Council Member,District Six It Lake City Council Member,District One _
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Chris Wharton
S ke City Member,District Two Salt Lake City Council Member,District Three
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Ana Valdemoros Erin Mendenhall
Salt Lake City Counci Member,District Four Salt Lake City Council Mer
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Amy Fowler \0 *'1
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iAdopted this 81h day of October 2oi9