Proposed Ordinance - 7/22/2021SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ______ of 2021
(Animals running at large and other parks)
An ordinance amending Sections 8.04.390 and 15.04.350 of the Salt Lake City Code,
relating to animals running at large and other parks, respectively.
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, desires to amend Sections
8.04.390 and 15.04.350 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to animals running at large and other
parks, respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah that:
SECTION 1. Section 8.04.390 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to animals running at
large, is amended as follows:
8.04.390: ANIMALS RUNNING AT LARGE:
A. With the exception set forth in subsection B of this section, it is unlawful for the owner or
person having charge, care, custody, or control of any animal to allow such animal at any
time to run at large. The owner or person charged with responsibility for an animal found
running at large shall be strictly liable for a violation of this section, regardless of the
precautions taken to prevent the escape of the animal and regardless of whether or not such
owner or person knows that the animal is running at large. Any violation of this section shall
constitute a civil violation and will be penalized pursuant to the criteria set forth in sections
8.15.020, 8.15.025, and 8.15.027 of this title.
B. 1. Dogs shall be permitted to run off leash only in areas of parks and public spaces
specifically designated in City ordinance as "off leash areas" or "off leash trails", and clearly
identified by signage as such. Said areas shall be as follows:
a. Designated areas of Memory Grove Park known as the Freedom Trail section;
b. The Municipal ballpark, also known as Herman Franks Park, except for the fenced
youth baseball diamonds and playground area;
c. Designated areas of Jordan Park;
d. Designated areas of Lindsey Gardens;
e. Designated areas of Parleys Historic Nature Park, as set forth in title 15, chapter 15.10
of this Code, or its successor;
f. Designated areas of Pioneer Park;
g. Designated areas of Cottonwood Park;
h. Designated areas of Fairmont Park;
i. Designated areas of Rotary Glen Park;
j. Designated areas and hours at Wasatch Hollow Park;
k. Designated areas and hours at Warm Springs Park;
l. Designated areas and hours at Parley's Way Park; and
m. Designated areas and hours at Jefferson Park.
2. While in such areas dogs shall at all times remain under control of the dog's owner or
custodian. "Under control" means that a dog will respond on command to its owner or custodian.
C. 1. The foregoing notwithstanding, the relevant department may conduct additional
experiments in other areas of the City for possible future legislative enactment designating such
areas as "off leash areas" or "off leash trails". The process must be a community friendly process
directed at serving the interests of Salt Lake City residents. If the location is in an area
represented by an active recognized neighborhood organization, the request must be forwarded
to that organization for comment and recommendation. Each new off-leash site must pass
through a 12-month test period before it can be permanently established. At the conclusion of the
test period, the relevant department director will review public and administration input and
make a final recommendation to the Mayor or the Mayor's designee and the Council on whether
to make the off-leash designation official by ordinance. Within thirty (30) days after it receives
the department director's recommendation, the Council may take any of the following actions: a)
request and review any additional information from the administration; b) consider objections to
the proposed off-leash site; or c) convene to receive additional public input. If the Council does
not take any of those actions within that 30-day period, the Mayor or the Mayor's designee may,
without further Council involvement, designate the proposed off- leash site as an off leash area.
If, after taking any of those actions, the Council determines that the proposed off leash area
should not be designated, the Council Chair shall promptly direct the Mayor not to designate that
area as off leash, and the Mayor shall not designate that area as off leash unless the City
successfully repeats the designation process described in this subsection C1. Any off leash areas
designated in the future under this process will not be codified in this Code.
2. No domesticated animal, on or off-leash, shall be permitted inside areas of parks and
public spaces specifically prohibited by City ordinance. The areas identified below will be closed
for habitat and nature preservation and/or public safety issues and must be clearly identified by
signage as closed. Said areas shall be as follows:
a. Wasatch Hollow Preserve - North gate entry and trails on the north end of the Preserve;
b. I Street Bike Park;
c. 900 South Bike Park;
d. Fred & Ila Rose Fife Wetlands Preserve - 952 South 1100 West;
e. BMX Bike Park at Parleys Historic Nature Park;
f. Parleys Historic Nature Park as described in section 15.10.060 of this Code; and
g. Allen Park.
3. From time to time, and for reasons of public safety or the protection of wildlife or other
sensitive resources, the relevant department director may specifically designate certain areas as
closed to domesticated animals, for up to a maximum of fourteen (14) days, by clearly
identifying the area by signage as closed. It is unlawful for any person to take domesticated
animals into such areas whether loose, on a leash, or in arms. The relevant department director
will provide notice of this closure to the City Council in writing in advance of the closure or, in
cases of emergency, within a reasonable time after the closure.
SECTION 2. Section 15.04.350 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to other parks, is
amended as follows:
15.04.350: OTHER PARKS:
The following properties are "parks" for the purposes of this title and are named and described.
Some parcels may be associated with multiple parks:
11th Ave Park:
Parcels: 09-32-130-001-0000
17th S River Park:
Parcels: 15-14-159-009-0000
4th E Community Garden:
Parcels: 16-06-454-006-0000
5th Ave Park:
Parcels: 09-31-408-001-0000
6th E Park:
Parcels: 16-06-279-017-0000
9 Line Oxbow Preserve:
Parcels: 15-11-180-004-0000, 15-11-180-009-0000, 15-11-180-010-0000, 15-11-180-011-0000,
15-11-180-012-0000, 15-11-180-014-0000, 15-11-180-015-0000, 15-11-180-016-0000, 15-11-
181-001-0000, 15-11-181-002-0000, 15-11-181-003-0000, 15-11-181-004-0000, 15-11-181-005-
0000, 15-11-183-001-0000, 15-11-186-017-0000, 15-11-186-018-0000, 15-11-503-023-0000,
15-11-503-024-0000, 15-11-503-025-0000, 15-11-503-026-0000, 15-11-503-027-0000, 15-11-
503-028-0000, 15-11-503-029-0000, 15-11-503-030-0000, 15-11-503-031-0000, 15-11-503-032-
0000, 15-11-503-033-0000, 15-11-503-034-0000, 15-11-503-035-0000, 15-11-503-036-0000,
15-11-503-010-0000
9 Line Trail:
Parcels: 15-11-503-037-0000, 15-11-280-015-0000, 15-11-260-020-0000, 15-12-154-002-0000,
15-12-154-003-0000, 15-11-178-009-0000, 15-11-154-009-0000, 15-11-178-009-0000, 15-11-
154-008-0000, 15-10-281-011-0000, 15-10-281-011-0000, 15-10-281-011-0000, 15-10-281-011-
0000, 15-10-281-011-0000, 15-10-255-016-0000
9th S River Park:
Parcels: 15-11-136-001-0000, 15-11-181-006-0000, 15-11-181-007-0000, 15-11-181-008-0000,
15-11-181-010-0000, 15-11-182-001-0000, 15-11-253-001-0000, 15-11-253-012-0000, 15-11-
253-013-0000, 15-11-253-014-0000
Allen Park:
Parcels 16-16-307-017-0000
Alzheimers Wildlife Grove:
Parcels: 15-02-155-009-0000, 15-02-155-010-0000, 15-02-155-011-0000, 15-02-155-012-0000,
15-02-155-015-0000, 15-02-156-001-0000, 15-02-156-002-0000, 15-02-156-003-0000, 15-02-
156-004-0000, 15-02-156-006-0000, 15-02-156-007-0000, 15-02-156-011-0000, 15-02-156-012-
0000, 15-02-156-013-0000, 15-02-156-014-0000, 15-02-156-015-0000, 15-02-176-011-0000,
15-02-176-012-0000
Artesian Well Park:
Parcels: 16-07-253-025-0000
Beatrice Evans Park:
Parcels: 16-08-280-016-0000
Beldon Park:
Parcels: 16-06-452-019-0000
Bend in the River:
Parcels: 15-11-330-003-0000, 15-11-331-004-0000, 15-11-331-005-0000, 15-11-331-012-0000,
15-11-332-004-0000, 15-11-332-005-0000, 15-11-333-004-0000, 15-11-333-005-0000, 15-11-
334-001-0000, 15-11-377-006-0000, 15-11-377-007-0000, 15-11-377-008-0000, 15-11-377-011-
0000, 15-11-378-001-0000, 15-11-378-002-0000, 15-11-378-006-0000, 15-11-378-007-0000,
15-11-378-008-0000, 15-11-378-009-0000, 15-11-378-014-0000, 15-11-378-015-0000, 15-11-
382-001-0000, 15-11-382-002-0000, 15-11-405-012-0000, 15-11-405-013-0000, 15-11-405-015-
0000, 15-11-405-016-0000, 15-11-405-017-0000, 15-11-405-018-0000, 15-11-405-019-0000,
15-11-451-001-0000, 15-11-451-003-0000, 15-11-451-005-0000, 15-11-451-006-0000, 15-11-
453-008-0000, 15-11-453-009-0000, 15-11-453-010-0000, 15-11-453-011-0000, 15-11-453-012-
0000, 15-11-453-013-0000, 15-11-453-014-0000, 15-11-453-015-0000, 15-11-454-001-0000,
15-11-454-002-0000, 15-11-454-003-0000, 15-11-454-004-0000, 15-11-454-005-0000, 15-11-
454-006-0000, 15-11-454-007-0000, 15-11-454-008-0000, 15-11-454-009-0000, 15-11-454-010-
0000, 15-11-454-011-0000, 15-11-454-012-0000, 15-11-454-013-0000, 15-11-457-001-0000,
15-11-457-002-0000, 15-11-457-003-0000, 15-11-457-004-0000, 15-11-457-005-0000, 15-11-
457-006-0000, 15-11-457-007-0000, 15-11-457-008-0000, 15-11-457-009-0000, 15-11-457-010-
0000, 15-11-457-011-0000
Blaine Preserve:
Parcels: 16-16-327-018-0000
Bonneville Shoreline Preserve:
Parcels: 08-13-300-011-0000, 08-13-300-015-0000, 08-24-100-004-0000
Bonneville Shoreline Trail:
Parcels: associated with other parks identified herein
Cannon Greens Community Garden:
Parcels: 15-11-480-001-0000, 15-11-480-028-0000, 15-11-480-003-0000, 15-11-480-029-0000,
15-11-480-012-0000, 15-11-480-033-0000, 15-11-480-032-0000
City Creek Park:
Parcels: 09-31-353-029-0000
Columbus Hillside Preserve:
Parcels: 09-30-351-040-0000
Cotten Park:
Parcels: 16-18-339-005-0000
Cottonwood Park:
Parcels: 08-34-252-041-0000, 08-34-252-042-0000, 08-34-252-048-0000, 08-34-251-032-0000
Curtis Park:
Parcels: 16-15-126-019-0000
Dry Creek Detention Basin:
Parcels: 09-33-403-008-0000
Dee Glen Smith Tennis Courts:
Parcels: portion of 16-10-401-002-0000
East Bench Preserve:
Parcels: 16-14-306-021-0000, 16-14-306-027-0000, 16-14-306-030-0000, 16-14-306-046-0000,
16-14-326-016-0000, 16-14-352-002-0000, 16-14-352-003-0000, 16-14-352-026-0000, 16-14-
353-018-0000, 16-14-353-020-0000, 16-14-353-022-0000, 16-14-378-001-0000
Elizabeth Sherman Park:
Parcels: 16-20-255-006-0000, 16-20-426-001-0000
Ensign Peak Nature Park:
Parcels: 16-20-229-053-0000, 16-20-229-057-0000, 16-20-229-059-0000, 16-20-229-062-0000,
16-20-229-072-0000
Hillcrest Park:
Parcels: 16-21-426-017-0000
Imperial Neighborhood Park:
Parcels: 16-28-131-001-0000
Inglewood Park:
Parcels: 16-08-452-001-0000
International Peace Gardens:
Parcels: portion of 15-11-259-001-0000
Jackson Park:
Parcels: 08-35-276-002-0000, 08-35-276-008-0000
Jake Garn Park:
Parcels: 15-02-380-025-0000
Jefferson Park:
Parcels: 15-12-428-005-0000, 15-12-428-006-0000, 15-12-428-007-0000, 15-12-428-017-0000,
15-12-428-018-0000, 15-12-428-019-0000, 15-12-428-020-0000, 15-12-428-021-0000, 15-12-
428-022-0000, 15-12-428-023-0000, 15-12-428-024-0000, 15-12-428-025-0000, 15-12-428-026-
0000, 15-12-428-027-0000, 15-12-428-028-0000, 15-13-276-005-0000
Jordan River Parkway:
Parcels: 15-14-129-013-0000, 15-14-155-003-0000, 15-14-176-001-0000, 15-14-177-001-0000,
15-14-177-002-0000, 15-14-177-003-0000, 15-14-177- 004-0000, 15-14-180-001-0000, 15-14-
180-017-0000, 15-14-180-019-0000, 15-14-180-023-0000, 15-14-180-024-0000, 15-14-180-025-
0000, 15-14-329-001-0000, 15-14-329-002-0000, 15-14-329-003-0000, 15-14-353-001-0000,
15-14-376-003-0000, 08-16-276-004-0000, 08-34-201-010-0000, 08-34-202-022-0000, 08-34-
202-023-0000, 08-34-202-024-0000, 08-34-202-027-0000, 08-34-202-028-0000, 08-34-202-032-
0000, 08-34-203-005-0000, 08-34-203-006-0000, 08-34-203-007-0000, 08-34-203-008-0000,
08-34-203-010-0000, 08-34-203-011-0000, 08-34-203-012-0000, 08-34-203-013-0000, 08-34-
203-016-0000, 08-34-203-032-0000, 08-34-251-014-0000, 08-34-251-015-0000, 08-34-251-016-
0000, 08-34-251-017-0000, 08-34-251-018-0000, 08-34-251-019-0000, 08-34-251-020-0000,
08-34-251-021-0000, 15-02-181-002-0000, 15-02-181-003-0000, 15-02-326-002-0000, 15-02-
326-004-0000, 15-02-327-008-0000, 15-02-327-010-0000, 15-02-327-011-0000, 15-02-327-012-
0000, 08-35-376-001-0000, 15-11-129-001-0000, 15-11-129-003-0000, 15-11-129-004-0000,
15-11-129-009-0000, 15-11-129-010-0000, 15-11-130-001-0000, 15-11-130-002-0000, 15-11-
130-003-0000, 15-11-130-004-0000, 15-11-130-009-0000, 15-11-134-010-0000, 15-11-134-011-
0000, 15-11-134-012-0000, 15-11-134-013-0000, 15-11-134-014-0000, 15-11-134-023-0000,
15-11-134-025-0000, 15-11-134-027-0000, 15-11-134-028-0000, 15-02-376-015-0000, 15-02-
376-017-0000, 15-02-382-002-0000, 15-02-384-008-0000, 15-02-384-009-0000, 15-02-384-010-
0000, 15-11-126-013-0000, 15-11-126-019-0000, 15-11-126-020-0000, 15-11-132-001-0000,
15-11-132-005-0000, 08-34-251-030-0000, 08-34-428-001-0000, 08-34-428-002-0000, 08-34-
428-003-0000, 08-35-301-011-0000, 15-11-258-015-0000, 15-11-258-016-0000, 15-11-258-004-
0000, 15-11-259-002-0000, 15-11-258-003-0000, 15-02-332-009-0000, 15-02-333-011-0000,
15-02-334-001-0000, 15-02-334-008-0000, 15-02-334-012-0000, 15-02-334-015-0000, 15-02-
334-019-0000, 15-02-334-023-0000, 15-02-334-024-0000, 08-27-402-002-0000, 08-27-402-003-
0000, 08-27-402-004-0000, 08-27-403-006-0000, 08-27-405-004-0000, 08-27-405-005-0000,
08-27-405-007-0000, 08-27-452-041-0000, 08-27-452-044-0000, 08-34-252-043-0000, 08-34-
252-044-0000, 08-34-252-045-0000, 08-34-252-046-0000, 08-34-252-047-0000, 08-34-278-010-
0000, 08-15-100-011-0000, 08-15-100-016-0000, 08-15-326-001-0000, 08-15-327-001-0000,
08-15-327-002-0000, 08-15-351-005-0000, 08-15-376-002-0000, 08-15-376-003-0000, 08-15-
376-007-0000, 08-15-376-009-0000, 08-22-100-002-0000, 08-22-100-004-0000, 08-22-100-005-
0000, 08-22-100-009-0000, 08-22-452-007-0000, 15-14-126-008-0000, 15-14-126-009-0000,
15-14-126-010-0000, 15-14-126-024-0000, 15-14-126-025-0000, 15-14-126-026-0000, 15-14-
126-027-0000, 15-14-126-028-0000, 15-14-129-001-0000, 15-14-129-004-0000, 15-14-129-006-
0000, 15-14-129-007-0000, 15-14-129-008-0000, 15-14-129-009-0000, 15-14-129-011-0000,
15-14-326-001-0000, 15-14-327-002-0000, 15-14-327-003-0000, 15-14-327-004-0000, 15-14-
327-011-0000, 15-14-328-002-0000, 15-14-328-011-0000, 15-02-152-003-0000, 08-22-252-001-
0000
Kay Rees Park:
Parcels: 09-30-476-022-0000
Kletting Park:
Parcels: 09-31-411-017-0000
Meadows Park:
Parcels: 08-34-151-022-0000
Memory Grove Park and Natural Area:
Parcels: 09-30-330-014-0000, 09-30-376-021-0000, 09-30-402-002-0000, 09-30-453-013-0000,
09-30-454-016-0000, 09-31-126-009-0000, 09-31-201-001-0000, 09-31-326-002-0000, 09-31-
328-001-0000, 09-31-328-002-0000, 09-30-376-022-0000, 09-30-376-023-0000, 09-30-454-016-
0000, 09-31-201-001-0000
Miami Park:
Parcels: 08-22-326-012-0000, 08-22-326-014-0000, 08-22-326-021-0000
Modesto Nature Park:
Parcels: portion of 15-11-453-015-0000
Nelli Jack Park:
Parcels: 15-10-453-029-0000
North Bonneville Preserve:
Parcels: 09-29-403-018-0000
North Gateway Park:
Parcels: portion of 08-25-403-001-0000
Oak Hills Ball Diamonds:
Parcels: portion of 16-10-401-002-0000
Parley Pratt Plaza:
Parcels: Approximately 2300 E 2100 S
Parleys Way Park:
Parcels: 16-23-327-008-0000
Peace Tree Bend:
Parcels: 15-14-129-013-0000, 15-14-155-003-0000, 15-14-176-001-0000, 15-14-177-001-0000,
15-14-177-002-0000, 15-14-177-003-0000, 15-14-177-004-0000, 15-14-180-001-0000, 15-14-
180-017-0000, 15-14-180-019-0000 ,15-14-180-023-0000, 15-14-180-024-0000, 15-14-180-025-
0000
Peoples Freeway Park:
Parcels: 15-13-276-007-0000, 15-13-276-008-0000, 15-13-276-009-0000
Perrys Hilltop Preserve:
Parcels: 09-28-100-002-0000, 09-28-100-004-0000, 09-28-100-006-0000
Perrys Hollow Preserve:
Parcels: 09-32-226-016-0000, 09-29-476-003-0000, 09-32-202-017-0000, 1028 E Chandler Dr.
Popperton Park & Preserve:
Parcels: 09-33-154-010-0000
Post Street Park:
Parcels: 15-02-405-014-0000, 15-02-405-015-0000
Pugsley Ouray Park:
Parcels: 08-36-177-025-0000
Redwood Meadows Park:
Parcels: 08-34-177-004-0000
Roberta Laconia Park:
Parcels: 16-07-130-009-0000
Ron Heaps Memorial Park:
Parcels: 16-07-329017-0000
Rosewood Park:
Parcels: 08-23-353-005-0000, 08-23-353-006-0000, 08-23-353-007-0000, 08-23-353-011-0000,
08-23-378-001-0000, 08-23-378-002-0000, 08-23-379-001-0000, 08-23-380-001-0000, 08-23-
381-001-0000, 08-23-382-004-0000, 08-23-383-001-0000, 08-26-126-001-0000, 08-26-126-002-
0000, 08-26-126-003-0000, 08-26-126-004-0000, 08-26-126-005-0000, 08-26-126-006-0000,
08-26-126-007-0000, 08-26-126-008-0000, 08-26-126-009-0000, 08-26-126-010-0000, 08-26-
126-011-0000, 08-26-126-012-0000, 08-26-126-013-0000, 08-26-126-014-0000, 08-26-126-015-
0000, 08-26-203-001-0000
Rotary Glen Park & Preserve:
Parcels: 16-11-177-002-0000
Rotary Park:
Parcels: portion of 09-30-402-003-2000
Salt Lake City Cemetery:
Parcels: 09-32-181-007-0000, 09-32-204-001-0000, 09-32-251-001-0000, 09-32-277-001-0000,
09-32-332-001-0000, 09-32-401-001-0000, 09-32-426-002-0000, 09-32-203-002-0000
Salt Lake City Regional Athletic Complex:
Parcels: 08-15-351-003-0000, 08-15-351-004-4001, 08-15-351-004-4002
Shipp Park:
Parcels: 09-32-309-011-0000
Silver Park:
Parcels: 08-36-234-019-0000, 08-36-234-020-0000, 08-36-234-021-0000
Spring Gulch Preserve:
Parcels: 09-28-200-002-1001, 09-28-376-001-0000, 09-28-400-008-0000, 09-33-126-014-0000,
09-33-202-026-0000
Stansbury Shoreline Preserve:
Parcels: 08-25-428-001-0000, 08-25-200-010-0000, 08-24-400-002-1001, 08-25-200-002-0000,
08-25-200-003-1001, 08-24-300-013-1001, 08-25-278-001-0000, 08-24-300-011-1001, 08-24-
300-002-1001
Stanton Park:
Parcels: 16-06-451-011-0000
Steenblick Park:
Parcels: 08-26-380-004-0000
Swede Town Park:
Parcels: 08-23-477-005-0000
Taufer Park:
Parcels: 16-07-127-027-0000
Van Ness Park:
Parcels: 16-07-255-009-0000
Victory Park:
Parcels: portion of 16-05-254-002-0000
Wasatch Hollow Park:
Parcels: portion of 16-16-179-030-0000
Wasatch Hollow Preserve:
Parcels: 16-16-209-011-0000, 16-16-251-008-0000, 16-16-252-002-0000, 16-16-252-004-0000,
16-16-179-032-0000, portion of 16-16-179-030-0000
Wesemen Park:
Parcels: approximately 1335 S 900 W
Westminster Park:
Parcels: 16-17-183-012-0000, 16-17-183-013-0000
Westpointe Park:
Parcels: 08-27-107-014-0000, 08-27-107-015-0000, 08-27-107-016-0000, 08-27-151-019-0000
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of ____________,
2021.
____________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
___________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on ______________________.
Mayor’s Action: __________ Approved. ___________ Vetoed.
____________________________
MAYOR
___________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ______ of 2021.
Published: _____________________.
SALT LAKE CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
APPROVED AS TO FORM
BY: _______________________
BOYD FERGUSON
DATE: __________________ 5-12-21
ATTACHMENT C
Minutes of PNUT Board Meeting, November 5, 2020
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MINUTES
PARKS, NATURAL LANDS, URBAN FORESTRY AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD OF SALT LAKE CITY
FORMAL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 2020
5:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.
WEBEX – VIRTUAL MEETING
HTTPS://MEETINGSAMER11.WEBEX.COM/MEET/PARKS
DUE TO THE INCOMPLETE RECORDING SOME PORTIONS OF THE MINUTES MAY BE INCOMPLETE.
1. CONVENING THE MEETING
a. CALL TO ORDER
a. ELLIOTT MOTT
b. SAMANTHA FINCH
c. POLLY HART
d. GWEN SPRINGMEYER
e. BRIANNA BINNEBOSE
f. FRED FIFE
g. KATIE DAVIS
h. JENNY HEWSON
b. CHAIR COMMENTS
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. APPROVE AUGUST 6, 2020 AND JUNE 4, 2020 MEETING MINUTES
MS. BINNEBOSE MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AND MS. SPRINGMEYER SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL BOARD MEMBERS
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 6, 2020 AND JUNE 4, 2020 MINUTES.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
A. VERBAL COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 3 MINUTES; 15 MINUTES TOTAL. WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME.
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. 501(C)(3) OPPORTUNITIES – MICHAEL HUGHES, FRIENDS OF GILGAL GARDENS
MS. HEWSON INTRODUCED MR. MICHAEL HUGHES, TREASURER OF THE FRIENDS OF GILGAL
GARDENS AND BOARD MEMBER OF THE GREATER AVENUES COMMUNITY COUNCIL. MR.
HUGHES PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW ON HOW TO SET UP A FOUNDATION OR A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION. HE EXPLAINED WHAT A FOUNDATION IS AND DISCUSSED THE BENEFITS OF
CREATING A FOUNDATION. HE ALSO REVIEWED THE TAX-EXEMPT APPLICATION FORM FOR
CREATING A FOUNDATION AND EXPLAINED THE RULES AND RESTRICTIONS FOR A FOUNDATION.
MR. HUGHES ALSO REVIEWED THE PROCESS FOR CREATING A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND
TAX-EXEMPT APPLICATION PROCESS. HE DISCUSSED LIMITATIONS OF A NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS THE BENEFITS. HE ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
REGARDING THE RESTRICTIONS OF THIS OPTION.
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b. REIMAGINE NATURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT – DR. IVIS GARCIA & UNIVERSITY
OF UTAH
STUDENTS, CITY & METROPOLITAN PLANNING DEPARTMENT
MS. MONTEITH INTRODUCED DR. IVIS GARCIA AND THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH STUDENTS. MS. MONTEITH EXPLAINED SHE PARTNERED WITH
DR. GARCIA AND HER STUDENTS TO ASSIST WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE PUBLIC LANDS MASTER PLAN PROJECT. DR. GARCIA
EXPLAINED HER STUDENTS VISITED EACH PARK, PUBLIC LAND AND TRAIL IN SALT LAKE CITY TO INTERACT AND SURVEY PARK AND TRAIL
USERS. EACH STUDENT PRESENTED ON DIFFERENT TOPICS AND DISCUSSED THEIR OVERALL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROJECT. THEY
DISCUSSED THEIR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION THROUGH INTERCEPT INTERVIEWS ONSITE IN PARKS, TRAILS AND AT LOCAL BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS, AND THROUGH ONLINE ENGAGEMENT. THEY DISCUSSED THE GIS AND DATA THEY COMPILED AND PROVIDED A
DEMOGRAPHIC COMPARISON AND DISCUSSED THEIR FINDINGS FROM THE FOCUS GROUPS WHICH THEY HELD. MS. MONTEITH THANKED THE
STUDENTS FOR THEIR WORKED AND EXPLAINED THEIR DATA WOULD BE INCLUDED A SYNTHESIS REPORT IN JANUARY AND ANSWERED
QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS REGARDING THE OUTREACH EFFORT THROUGH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
c. 2020 WIND DAMAGE UPDATE – TONY GLIOT
MR. GLIOT PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON THE DAMAGE FROM THE WINDSTORM EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2020. HE INFORMED THE BOARD
THERE WERE 1,500 TREES WHICH UPROOTED OR SUSTAINED ENOUGH DAMAGE REQUIRING REMOVAL AND APPROXIMATELY 3,000 TREES
SUSTAINED BROKEN LIMBS AND BRANCHES REQUIRING ADDITIONAL TRIMMING. MR. GLIOT EXPLAINED THE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY THAT
SUSTAINED THE MOST DAMAGE WERE ROSE PARK, THE SOUTH EAST QUADRANT OF THE CITY AND THE SALT LAKE CITY CEMETERY HE
EXPLAINED THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ASSIST WITH CLEAN UP THROUGHOUT THE CITY AS WELL AS
CHALLENGES WITH THE COORDINATED EFFORT. HE ADVISED MOST OF THE TREE DEBRIS FROM CITY TREES HAS BEEN CLEARED AND HIS
TEAM WILL CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE WINTER TO TRIM DAMAGED TREES.
d. SLC CEMETERY ARBORETUM GOVERNING DUTIES (ACTION ITEM) – TONY GLIOT
MR. GLIOT PROVIDED A BRIEF RECAP OF THE GOVERNING DUTIES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 MEETING. HE EXPLAINED FOR THE SALT
LAKE CITY CEMETERY TO BE APPROVED AS AN ARBORETUM A GOVERNING BOARD MUST AGREE TO OVERSEE THE DUTIES. HE EXPLAINED HE
DOESN’T FORESEE ANY ADDITIONAL TIME COMMITMENT OUTSIDE OF THESE BOARD MEETINGS AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM BOARD
MEMBERS. A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED BY ANOTHER BOARD MEMBER TO APPROVE ACCEPTING GOVERNING DUTIES FOR THE SLC
CEMETERY ARBORETUM. ALL BOARD MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO APPROVE THIS ACTION ITEM.
e. ALLEN PARK DOG ORDINANCE AMENDMENT (ACTION ITEM) – KATIE RISER
MS. KATIE RISER, VOLUNTEER AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR FOR THE TRAILS AND NATURAL LANDS DIVISION, PROVIDED AN OVERVIEW OF
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE DOG ORDINANCE FOR ALLEN PARK. SHE PROVIDED A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF THE PARK
AND SHARED INFORMATION OF THE NATURAL WILDLIFE THAT CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LOCATION. SHE DISCUSSED THE CURRENT CHALLENGES
OF ALLOWING DOGS INSIDE THE PARK AND EXPLAINED THE HARM TO THE LOCAL WILDLIFE AS WELL AS THE DANGERS TO DOG OWNERS WHEN
THEIR ANIMALS RUN AND JUMP PAST FENCES.
SHE EXPLAINED THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS DIVISION IS TO AMEND THE DOG ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT DOGS AT ALLEN
PARK FOR THE PROTECTION OF LOCAL WILDLIFE AND SAFETY OF PARK USERS. SHE ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
REGARDING THEIR CONCERNS AND ADVISED SHE CAN ADD A CLAUSE TO THE AMENDMENT DISCUSSING COMPLIANCE WITH ADA REGULATIONS
REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS. MS. HART MOTIONED TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT AND MS. SPRINGMEYER SECONDED THE MOTION. ALL
BOARD MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT.
5. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
A. EACH PROGRAM WILL SHARE AN UPDATE (TIME PERMITTING)
SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS PROVIDED UPDATES ON PROJECTS AND EVENTS IN THEIR PROGRAMS AND PARKS.
6. BOARD COMMENTS & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a. BOARD COMMENT PERIOD
A. REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEM
I. MR. MOTT REQUESTED AN UPDATE REGARDING THE JORDAN RIVER BOAT RAMP PROJECT.
b. PNUT BOARD FIELD TRIP
c. UPCOMING INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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7. CONFIRMATION OF NEXT MEETING
A. DECEMBER 3, 2020
8. ADJOURN
MS. BINNEBOSE MOTIONED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND MS. SPRINGMEYER SECONDED THE
MOTION. ALL BOARD MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO ADJOURN.
ATTACHMENT D
Letter of Recommendation from Save Allen Park Citizen’s Committee
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ATTACHMENT E
Letter of Recommendation from Allen Park Neighbor and Public Lands Steward
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Office of the Mayor
Room 300
451 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Office of the City Council
Room 304
451 S. State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
11/10/2020
RE: Allen Park LOI. Endorsement to change dog ordinance.
Dear Mayor Mendenhall and members of the City Council,
We have lived next to Allen Park for the past 21 years. We have always considered ourselves to be
friends of the park and active in our local community. We marvel at what the park will be when it is
restored and are excited to help in any capacity. We currently volunteer and are stewards of the park. We
feed the peacocks, landscape, patrol the park & help where needed. We understand that this park is a gift
and we do our best to keep it a safe place for everyone to visit.
Since the park opened to the public, October 4th 2020, dogs have been allowed. Unfortunately, we have
had two guards bitten and several very close incidences of dogs (both on leash and off) going after the
peacocks and wildlife. There have been several close calls and it has gotten to the point where the birds,
wildlife and harmony of the park are being greatly affected.
Since its inception in 1931, Allen Park has been a bird sanctuary on the Emigration Creek riparian
corridor. Dogs have never been allowed in the park! Even though we love dogs and are dog people, we
feel that this long-standing policy of ‘no dogs’ was put in place for a reason to protect the birds and
provide a serene and safe environment for them to flourish.
We would ask the Public Lands Advisory Board to pass the endorsement that will change the policy to “no
dogs allowed” in the park. This will help to ease the stress in the park that has been put on the birds and
wildlife and reinstate the former policy that has been a long standing rule. Wasatch Hollow is only a few
blocks away and even though it might not be as convenient for some, it is an established ‘dog-park’ and is
much better suited to accommodate dogs for walking/socialization.
We are extremely grateful for the investment you have made in Allen Park and we will keep doing what
we can, where we can to help keep the park a unique, beautiful and safe place for all to enjoy! We are
grateful for your time and thoughtful consideration of this matter. Thank you! Please call or write with any
questions or concerns!
Respectfully,
Patrick & Tracie DePaulis
Public Lands Stewards
pdepaulis@me.com
801-910-9709