Transmittal - 1/13/2023ERIN 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
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Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Date Received: 1-13-2023
Date Sent to Council: 1-13-2023
TO: DATE: 1-13-2023Salt Lake City Council
Darin Mano, Chair
FROM: Ashley Cleveland, Deputy Director Community Outreach
Weston Clark, Director Community Outreach
SUBJECT: An ordinance amending Section 2.94.040 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to
the creation of the Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board.
STAFF CONTACTS: Ashley Cleveland, Deputy Director Community Outreach
ashley.cleveland@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council adopt the ordinance.
BUDGET IMPACT: There is no monetary impact.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: In May of 2021, out of a deep respect for rich and important
part the indigenous communities play in our City, Mayor Mendenhall began unprecedented work to
grow the relationship between the City and Indigenous communities. In August of 2021, the
Mayor’s Office hosted a history-making event at City Hall, spending two days with Ute and Ute-
Mountain Tribal Leaders both in City Hall and around the City, visiting places of significance for
Indigenous communities. City Council members have been very supportive of the administration’s
efforts and participated in this event.
Since August of 2021, Ashley Cleveland, Salt Lake City Deputy Director of Community Outreach,
has organized virtual roundtables and other meetings and events with indigenous residents,
grassroots groups, and nonprofit organizations. This has helped the administration better
understand how to serve Indigenous and Native American communities.
rachel otto (Jan 13, 2023 14:45 MST)
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
One outcome of this deep engagement has been the recommendation by the community to include
Indigenous representation on the City’s Parks, Natural Lands, Urban Forestry & Trails (PNUT)
Advisory Board with the inclusion of staff from Dine’ Bike-yah.
The administration desires to codify the inclusion of representatives of Indigenous Tribes or
organizations of Utah on the PNUT board, and the attached ordinance is intended to do that. The
ordinance specifies that nominations to the PNUT board should reflect many communities’ needs
by seeking to find members with geographic, professional, ethnic, cultural and community diversity.
In addition, at least two of the at-large members of the board must be representatives of Indigenous
Tribes or organizations of Utah, which for purposes of this chapter means members of or
descendants of the following tribes: Utes (all bands); Paiute, Goshute, Dine’/Navajo; Shoshoni;
Arapaho; Oglala Sioux; Cheyenne River Sioux; Wind River Shoshone; Cherokee; or Rosebud Sioux.
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 2
No. ______ of 2023 3
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(Creation of Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board) 5
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An ordinance amending Section 2.94.040 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to the 7
creation of the Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board. 8
WHEREAS, the city desires to make certain changes to require the appointment to the 9
board of representatives of Indigenous Tribes or organizations of Utah; and 10
WHEREAS, the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, desires to amend Section 2.94.040 11
of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to such change. 12
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah that: 13
SECTION 1. Section 2.94.040 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to the creation of the 14
Parks, Natural Lands, Trails, and Urban Forestry Advisory Board, is amended as follows: 15
2.94.040: CREATION OF BOARD: 16
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A. There is created the city parks, natural lands, trails, and urban forestry advisory board 18
(board). The board shall be comprised of nine (9) to thirteen (13) voting members. All 19
appointments shall be made for a three (3) year term. One member of the board shall be 20
appointed from each city council district and must reside in that council district. The remaining 21
members of the board shall be appointed as at large members. At least two (2) of such at large 22
members shall represent Indigenous Tribes or organizations. No more than three (3) at large 23
members may live outside of the Salt Lake City boundaries. 24
B. Nominations to the board should reflect many communities’ needs by seeking to 25
find members with geographic, professional, ethnic, cultural and community diversity. In 26
addition, at least two of the at-large members of the board must be representatives of Indigenous 27
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Tribes or organizations of Utah, which for purposes of this chapter means members of or 28
descendants of the following tribes: Utes (all bands); Paiute, Goshute, Dine’/Navajo; Shoshoni; 29
Arapaho; Oglala Sioux; Cheyenne River Sioux; Wind River Shoshone; Cherokee; or Rosebud 30
Sioux. 31
C. The board shall also include the following ex officio nonvoting members: 32
1. The chair of the city's transportation advisory board, or the chair's designee; 33
2. The chair of the community development and capital improvements board or the chair's 34
designee; 35
3. The chair of the historic landmark commission or the chair's designee; and 36
4. The mayor or the mayor's designees. 37
D. The board will be located and staffed in the department of public lands and will have 38
access to and assistance from the parks director, the urban forester, the director of transportation, 39
the trails coordinator, the city natural lands program manager, or their designees; other city 40
departments and/or divisions; and the city attorney's office as needed. 41
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately after it has been published or 42
posted in accordance with Utah Code section 10-3-711 and recorded in accordance with Utah 43
Code section 10-3-713. 44
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of ____________, 45
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CHAIRPERSON 48
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN: 49
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CITY RECORDER 52
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Transmitted to Mayor on ______________________. 54
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Mayor’s Action: __________ Approved. ___________ Vetoed. 56
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MAYOR 60
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CITY RECORDER 65
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Bill No. ______ of 2023. 71
Published: _____________________. 72
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Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved As To Form
By: _______________________
Boyd Ferguson
Date: __________________ 12-29-22