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R-035-2018 - Support for Japantown Placemaking ProcessR 18-2 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SALT LAKE CITY R-35-2018 JOINT RESOLUTION NO. Support for Japantown Placemaking Process RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SALT LAKE CITY SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WORKING GROUP COMPOSED OF BLOCK 67 STAKEHOLDERS, WITH THE GOAL OF WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO ARTICULATE A VISION FOR JAPANTOWN, AND PARTICIPATING IN THE STUDY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS TO ENHANCE PLACEMAKING IN THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, on July 12, 2005, Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County adopted a joint resolution recognizing the unique cultural, economic and social contributions of the Japanese -American community and the need to mitigate the impacts of the Salt Palace Convention Center, which displaced Japanese -American businesses and cultural assets along 10o South between 200 and 30o West (Attachment 1). WHEREAS, on September 19, 2006, the Salt Lake County Council encouraged Salt Lake City to rename too South between 200 West and 300 West as "Japantown Street," recognizing the historical importance of "Salt Lake's Japanese Community and its relationship to the development of the Salt Palace," and that "the actions of Salt Lake County in expanding the Salt Palace Convention Center have inextricably bound it to not only the future, but also, the preservation of that historical community" (Attachment 2). WHEREAS, on March 6, 2007, the Salt Lake City Council changed the name of too South between 200 West and 30o West on an honorary basis to "Japantown Street" (Attachment 3). WHEREAS, the Board and Executive Director of the Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City ("RDA") seek to ensure that future development is sensitive to and supportive of the unique cultural assets in the area as the RDA considers significant reinvestment to spur additional large-scale commercial and economic development in the adjacent area. WHEREAS, on November 27, 2018, the RDA approved $too,000 to fund a study of the public right-of-way along loo South between 200 West and 30o West, which will evaluate, design and estimate costs for potential streetscape improvements including, but not limited to, pedestrian and safety enhancements, improvements to facilitate street festivals, increased neighborhood connectivity, and options that reflect the cultural heritage and assets of Japantown. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SALT LAKE CITY that the RDA hereby supports the establishment of a Working Group composed of Block 67 stakeholders, with the goal of working collaboratively to articulate a vision for Japantown, and participating in the study and implementation of streetscape improvements to enhance placemaking in the community. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board and Executive Director will evaluate specific ways to include this policy goal in future project area plans and objectives for the area. Passed and adopted this llth day of December, 2018. OF DIRECTORS: RDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Derek Chen, Chair Jacqueline M. Biskupski District our my ow District Seven Erin Mendenh Distri e C ,i air rew :. nston strict o Ja hies Rogers //Board Member, District One 's harton D. Three Luke District Six Approved as to form: Salt Lake City Attorney's Lake City Recorder Katherine N. Lewis HB ATTY-#74569-vl-RDA Japantown Placemaking Resolution.docx k05-1 rj J-n�' _. U Q- y..,py +.'. dµ y}-u >:' �. t: ti ..•y r 4'$.. g_ e 9. - v r �... -�rsre:,l,_{}j. ,_� �^54N..�,ri �MNYfYpYIkiV1hYMh�dtlt4.�WHHMNrWt'i' nr 4WWNANli:t�aNn.�2krt�4rStiY/E0�/Mirl�[! :NttiittiNt� ,}+4irW'4rKy' 1 v ri SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION lzen1u±iim 50 0C 'oo5 Joint Resolution of the Salt Lake City Council, Mayor Rocky Anderson, the Salt Lake County Council and Mayor Peter M. Corroon Concerning the Salt Palace Expansion and Japan Town WHEREAS, prior to 1967, there was a viable and thriving Japanese community, known as Japan Town, located on First South between Main Street and Third West and adjacent streets which had its beginning at the turn of the century; ark WHEREAS, much of Japan Town was demolished in the process of building the original Salt Palace Convention Center (SPCC) in 1967; WHEREAS, the two remaining pillars of the Japanese community in what remains of Japan Town, the Japanese Church of Christ (JCC) and the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple (Temple), have existed on or near First South for over eighty years; WHEREAS, Japan Town has been a tremendous cultural asset that adds history, diversity, and vitai' to Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County; WHEREAS, the proposed expansion of the SPCC may negatively impact Japan Town unless effective efforts are undertaken to mitigate the impact of the SPCC expansion and otherwise support Japan Town; WEITREAS, Japan Town hosts cultural gatherings and festivals important to the Japanese / Jap:L_ese American communities and others; WHEREAS, the Japanese / Japanese American communities have made important contributions to the cultural, economic and societal well-being of Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County; W DEREAS, the expansion of the Salt Palace is vital to its viability as a convention center able to attract convention business to downtown to the benefit of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, and Utah's economy, and; WITFREAS, The SPCC staff, representatives of the Salt Lake County Council and their staff, representatives of the Salt Lake City Council and their staff, Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon and his staff, Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson and his staff, and the Japanese Community Preservations Committee, Inc. (JCPC) have worked diligently and conscientiously in attempti g to mitigate any negative impact on the JCC, the Temple, and the Japanese community at large and its culture and heritage as a result of the Salt Palace expansion; WHEREAS, the desire of the Japanese / Japanese American communities to retain sense of place is a significant value for Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County; and the cultural preservation of Japan Town would aid the development of diverse ethnic neighborhoods along 300 West. NOW, fkiEREFORE, BE TT RESOLVED, that the Salt Lake City Council, the Mayor of Salt 3 Lake City, the Salt Lake County Council, and the Mayor of Salt Lake County shall strive to honor the Japanese / Japanese American communities and recognize the positive impacts for the entire community that will result from the support of historic Japan Town; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City will continue efforts to mitigate the impact of the SPCC expansion on historic Japan Town. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that future efforts may also include, as feasible, providing appropriate assistance to businesses or residents that desire to locate in Japan Town and/or, if needed for future SPCC expansion, the purchase or exchange of land to accommodate the l},,�. revitalization of Japan Town and/or the dedication of public space for a public plaza in conjunction rs''• with Japan Town; •_._'_.—��w7a5,�ti r „lF k�'%%1: .� �+��� T,al re 5 ltif � v �t +! a qqw a] �} j �a y'r(j r i l l nQ ti . ie} Mr' gµ. V tab 5JT. Y.CRP Y'q 'y tl #. y F'' ./ a fr�7'ri' Y-'P SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION l'£Ith ±inn BE 11T FURTR RESOLVED, that the JCPC commits to assist in identifying and encouraging businesses, institutions, and resources to assist in establishing a Japanese Cultural Corridor; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all parties concerned shall work cooperatively to promote the cultural preservation and revitalization of Japan Town. Dated this 12ih day of July, 2005. oss C. "Rocky" Anderson Salt L,alse City Mayor Dale Lambert, District Seven Salt Lake City Council -Chair Nancy Saxton, District Four Peter M. Corroon Salt Lake County Mayor Michael Jensen, District Two Salt Lake County Council Chair Randy Horiuchi, At Large A Salt Lake City Council Vice Chair Salt Lake County C. uicil arlton J. Chn en, District One Salt Like City Council Van Blair Turner, District Two Salt Lake City Council a l K. En �''`� District Three Salt ouncil Jennifer Wilson, At Large B Salt Lake County Council Jim Bradley, At Large C Salt Lake County Council Joe Hatch, District One Salt Lake County Council Jill Remington Lobe, District Five David Wilde, District Three Salt Lake City Council Salt Lake County Council David L. Buhler, District Six Mark Crockett, District Four Salt Lake City Council Raymond S. Uno, President Japanese Community Preservation Committee, Inc. Salt Lake County Council Cortlund Ashton, District Five Salt Lake County Council Marvin Hendrickson, District Six Salt Lake County Council BE IT FURTKER RESOLVED, that the JCPC commits to assist in identifying and encouraging 1,LsMesses, institutions, and resources to assist in establishing a Japanese Cultural Corridor; and BE IT FURl73ER RESOLVED, that all parties concerned shall work cooperatively, diligently, and in good faith to effectuate the letter and spirit of this resolution promoting the cultural preservation rand revitalization of Japan Town. Dated this 1 day of June, 2005. Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson Salt Lake City Mayor Dale Lambert, District Seven Salt Lake City Council Chair Nancy Saxton, District Four Salt Lake City Council Vice Chair Carlton J. Christensen, District One Salt Lake City Council Van Blair Turner, District Two Salt Lake City Council K. Eric Jergensen, District Three Salt Lake City Council Jill Remington Love, District Five Salt Lake City Council David L. Buhler, District Six Salt Lake City Council c,o-rta�.y Raymond S. Uno, President Japanese Community Preservation Committee, Inc. Peter M. Corro S alLLake,Coun Michael Jensen, strict Two Salt Lake County Cotineil`Chair Randy Horiuchi, At Large A Salt Iyake County Co}mgi1 Wilson, At Large B Salt Lake County Council Jim Bradley, At L. Salt Lake County Council Je Hatch, District One Salt Lake County Council David Wilde, District Three Salt Lake County Council Mark Crockett, District Four Salt Lake County Council Cortlund Ashton, District Five Salt Lake County Council in endric. son, istrict Six It Lake County Council . r4-/IN SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNTY COUNCIL Cortlund G. Ashton, Chair District #5 Randy Horiuchi At -Large A Jennifer Wilson At -Large B Jim Bradley At -Large C Joe Hatch District #1 Michael H. Jensen District #2 David A. Wilde District #3 Mark Crockett District #4 Marvin L. Hendrickson District #6 September 19, 2006 Salt Lake City Council Councilman David L. Buhler, Chair 451 S. State Street, Room 304 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Dear Councilman Buhler: The Salt Lake County Council, at its meeting held this day, approved the attached RESOLUTION, recognizing the historical importance of Salt Lake's Japanese Community and its relationship to the development of the Salt Palace, and urging the Salt Lake City Council to recognize and commemorate that historical community by naming 100 South Street between 200 West and 300 West as Japan Town Drive. ks pc: 'ouncil Respectfully yours, SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL SHERRIE SWENSEN, COUNTY CLERK BY /4A4hittidOM Deputy Clerk SALT LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER 2001 South State Street, Suite N-2200 • Salt Lake City, Utah 84190-1010 • 801 / 468-2930 • 801 1469-3029 fax SALT LAKE -COUNTY C J(ESOLUTIQN A RE.SOLUTLON. OITHE SALT LAKi+ COUNTY CDIINCIL_ -- RECOGNIZINGT-HE-HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE-OF-SALT-LAKE'-S JAPANESL-COMMUNITY-A-NIr ITS —RE IONS/MP-TO-TM DEVELOPMENT OF THE SALTPALACK GIN THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCILTO EECOGNI7IL AND OONIMEMORATL THAT HISTORICAL-COMMUNITY-BY--NAMING--100-SOUTI1- TREES' BETWEEN-200 WEST -*NDr 300-WEST AS-JAPANTOWN-SFREEET. BE AND RE EMBERED THAT: V+ REAS;the-historical-Japanese-community in Salt-ake-County was located in the area-betweeirSouth-Temple and -Second South and West -Temple and -Third Westand-constituted a vibrant neighborhood that provided diversity to Salt Lake City, and WHEREAS,-early-civicrevitalization-efforts; including -the -development ofthe-initial Salt Palace arena and convention -complex; severely -impacted thatcommunity and-the-nfrastructure- sum— po i > WHEREAS, since -the constructionoofthat-initiaLcomplex.the actions -of,SA)t_Lake County --in expandingthe-Salt-Palaec Convention-Center-have-inextrieai ly-bound-it-to-not only the future, butatsothe preservahacrof that historical community; and • WHERF.AS,itis appropriate to caminemorate andacknowledge n only ihe._role of _the —residents-ofthat community in creating-the-soeiial fabrie-of-Salt-Lake City but -also -the -importance —of the neighborhood-nd-physical community ofJapantowrriir heztevetopment-of Salt Lake City and County; ---NOW T-EREFORE-theSalt-Lake County-Counoii-hereby-en uages-the-Salt--Lake City -- -- - —Councitto-commemorate and recognize-Te-historical coninnnu -ofJapan-T-owirbydesignating —100-Stihth Street between 00r 100-West as ` ato o Stiett"- APPROVEDancLADQPT-ED this day of September, 2006 SALT LAKE COUNTY By Cortland-O.. Ashton, Chair Salt IAce County Counci A IhST: Salt Lake County Clerk Approved as -to -form: 114 Deputy District yA.ttorney water J / 1L -t¢ l' Councilmember Ashton voting Councilmember-Bradley-voting-- Councilmember Crockett voting Councilmember Hatch voting Councilmember Hendrickson voting Councilmember Horiuchi voting_ _ _V' e"- Councilmember Jensen voting Councilmember Wilde voting , Councilmember Wilson voting e -n- RESOLUTION NO. SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL RESOLUTION DATE: A RESOLUTION OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL RECOGNIZING THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF SALT LAKE'S JAPANESE COMMUNITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SALT PALACE AND URGING THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEMORATE THAT HISTORICAL COMMUNITY BY NAMING 100 SOUTH STREET BETWEEN 200 WEST AND 300 WEST AS JAPAN TOWN DRIVE. BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED THAT: WHEREAS, the historical Japanese community in Salt Lake County was located in the area between South Temple and Second South and West Temple and Third West and constituted a vibrant neighborhood that provided diversity to Salt Lake City, and WHEREAS, early civic revitalization efforts, including the development of the initial Salt Palace arena and convention complex, severely impacted that community and the infrastructure that supported it, and WHEREAS, since the construction of that initial complex the actions of Salt Lake County in expanding the Salt Palace Convention Center have inextricably bound it to not only the future, but also, the preservation of that historical community, and WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commemorate and acknowledge not only the role of the residents of that community in creating the social fabric of Salt Lake City but also the importance of the neighborhood and physical community of Japan Town in the development of Salt Lake City and County; NOW, THEREFORE, the Salt Lake County Council hereby encourages the Salt Lake City Council to commemorate and recognize the historical community of Japan Town designating 100 South Street between 200 West and 30 West as "Japan Town Drive" APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of September, 2006, SALT LAKE COJ YMAYOR Peter Coif n,,Mayor Mark Crockett, District No 4 J }latch, Dis net No. 1. LAndoLt David Wilde, District No. 3 ruin Hendrickson, District No. JAPANTOWN STREET Utah has had several Japan towns. Salt Lake City's Japantown was one of the oldest and largest. It was located primarily on 100 South between West Temple and 100 West. It consisted of a myriad of businesses including, but not limited to, community and cultural organizations; churches; newspapers; schools; medical, legal and insurance offices; cinema companies; photo studios; confectionaries; produce companies; hotels (approximately 24); stores (approximately 18); cleaners and laundries (approximately 27); florists; garages; restaurants (approximately 21); barber shops; and pool halls. (See attachments which lists Salt Lake's Japanese -owned businesses from the 1940s, as well as the location of the buildings at the time of the Salt Palace demolition) It was a thriving and active community until 1967, when the Salt Palace Convention Center (SPCC) was constructed. The construction was the death knell of the Japanese community — it literally destroyed what was Japantown and the heart of the Japanese community. The Japanese Church of Christ (JCC) and the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple (SLBT) are the only remnants of what was once Japantown. During the most recent expansion of the SPCC, the viability of the JCC and SLBT was once again threatened. The Japanese community, realizing that unified action was necessary to protect, preserve and promote the two last vestiges of Japantown, formed the Japanese Community Preservation Committee (JCPC), consisting of members from the JCC, SLBT and the Japanese community at large. JCPC has been meeting regularly since it's formation in October, 2004, and has worked to protect and preserve the JCC, SLBT and the Japanese Community from negative impacts arising from the recent SPCC expansion, including, but not limited to, health and safety hazards, as well as loss of enjoyment of the remaining churches and properties, which have dated back approximately 90 years. Representatives of JCPC have met weekly with those involved in the construction and design of the SPCC -- some modifications have been made to accommodate safety concems„ as well as the preservation of the Japanese culture and activities of the JCC, SLBT and Japanese community. In addition, due to efforts of JCPC, legislative language was included in Senate Bill 211 to address impacts to adjacent structures as a result of SPCC construction/expansion. A revival of a Japantown has generated a great deal of interest, support and momentum. The recent inclusion by the Urban Land Institute into their conference's work session was energizing and gave international attention to the plight of Salt Lake's Japantown, as well as ideas backed by expertise in various, pertinent disciplines. Extensive evaluation, research and action has been ongoing. To memorialize the historical existence and significance of Japantown, and to move forward to preserve and restore Japantown, there has been strong support to rename First South, between 2nd and 3`d West, to Japantown Street. Japantown has been used as one word in Japantowns across the Nation. It is our belief that this originates from the Japanese word for Japantown, "Nihonmachi", which is one word. A petition, along with a letter and resolution by the Salt Lake County Council, and a letter by the community council have been prepared and signed by all essential parties for the re -naming of First South between 2°d West and 3`d West, to Japantown Street for adoption by the Salt Lake City Council. We ask for the Council's support and adoption, as well as action as soon as is feasible. R 07-2 RESOLUTION NO. 12 OF 2007 (Changing the Name of 100 South, between 200 West and 300 West, on an honorary basis to "Japantown Street," Pursuant to Petition No. 400-06-39.) WHEREAS, Salt Lake City has received Petition No. 400-06-39 relating to the change of name of 100 South, on an honorary basis, between 200 West and 300 West; and WHEREAS, the City Council fords that there is good cause to change the name of said street on an honorary basis, without changing the official name or designation of said street. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 1. That the name of 100 South between 200 West and 300 West shall be and hereby is changed on an honorary basis to "Japantown Street." 2. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective on the date of its first publication. Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 6th day of March 2007. CHAIRPERSON ATTEST: (10114 CHIEF DEPUTY CITY RECORDER 1:1RESOLUTI\Resolution Changing Street Name to Japantown Street.doc Published: March 19, 2007. —A= APPROVED AS TO FORM Selt Lake Date c City ATelt 4 OOT By