August 7, 2003 City Council minutes

The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on Thursday, August 7, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 315, City Council Chambers, City County Building, 451 South State.

The following Council Members were present:

Carlton Christensen Van Turner Eric Jergensen

Jill Remington Love Nancy Saxton Dave Buhler

Dale Lambert

Mayor Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson; Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Edwin Rutan, City Attorney; and Beverly Jones, Deputy City Recorder, were present.

Councilmember Christensen presided at and Councilmember Lambert conducted the meeting.

#2. The Council will consider a joint resolution with the Mayor regarding Hogle Zoo.

DISCUSSION: Councilmember Buhler read the joint resolution. He said by adopting the joint resolution, a strong signal would be sent that there were compelling reasons to keep the zoo at its present location. He said closure was needed so improvements to the zoo could be started.

ACTION: Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Love seconded to adopt Resolution 35 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.

#3. Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake City Council meetings held June 24, July 1 and July 8, 2003 , which motion carried, all members voted aye.

#1. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending Salt Lake City Ordinance 33 of 2003, which adopted the revised tentative budget of Salt Lake City , including the employment staffing document for fiscal year 2003-2004. (Budget Amendment No. 1)

ACTION: Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to close the public hearing, which motion carried, all members voted aye.

Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to adopt Ordinance 53 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Buhler who voted nay.

#2. RE: Accept public comment and consider adopting an ordinance amending the Salt Lake City Site Development Ordinance regarding the standards by which subdivisions may be approved in Foothill zoning districts pursuant to Petition No. 400-03-07.

DISCUSSION: The following people spoke or submitted speaker cards in opposition to the petition: David Deisley, Dennis Nielson, Deb Sawyer, and Dona Disario.

The following people spoke or submitted speaker cards in support of the petition: Mitch Beckstead, James Derrick, Bruce Baird, Amir Cornell, Wynn Johnson, and Greg Larsen.

Councilmember Jergensen said there was discrepancy between the site development ordinance and the zoning ordinances. He said North Bonneville was not the only street in question. He said there were many parcels throughout the Avenues as well as the Foothill area. He said it was the Council’s policy to protect the hillside and foothills from encroachment. He said he felt the proposed ordinance left many questions unanswered.

Councilmember Lambert said he supported the motion. He said the Council could not solve a general policy issue by trying to address a single lawsuit.

ACTION: Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Love seconded to continue the public hearing until after Council staff and the Administration have had time to propose additional methodologies and processes to define an ordinance regarding Foothill and Foothill Development and such a proposal may and ought to include hiring a consultant to help the Council on this issue, which motion carried, all members voted aye.

Councilmember Turner thanked the Mayor for the resources during the Night Out Against Crime party held in his district. He thanked the Fire and Police Departments for all their resources. Mayor Anderson said it was a great tradition in the neighborhood. He said fighting crime and creating safer neighborhoods required a partnership between residents of the City.

Councilmember Christensen said he appreciated City resources made available to a number of Night Out Against Crime parties in his district.

Douglas Cotant said the Main Street Plaza was quiet and peaceful and no protesters were present. He thanked Mayor Anderson for giving the easement to the LDS Church .

Kirk Huffaker, the Utah Heritage Foundation, said the City’s Administration recently announced their interest in a November Election ballot spot for a General Obligation Bond. He said if the bond passed, it would fund several cultural facilities renovations including the Wasatch Springs Plunge and the Hansen Planetarium. He said the Foundation had assisted other communities in passing bond initiatives to renovate public historic buildings. He said he hoped the City would involve the Foundation in its plans.

Lon and Zoe Richardson spoke about Hogle Zoo. Mr. Richardson said they co-chaired a grass roots group that was trying to keep Hogle Zoo at its present location. Ms. Richardson said the zoo needed the City’s financial support.

#1. RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing the approval of an interlocal cooperation agreement between Salt Lake City Corporation and the

Department of Agriculture Forest Service Intermountain Region Wasatch-Cache National Forest for a variety of watershed protection projects.

ACTION: Councilmember Christensen moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to suspend the rules and adopt Resolution 34 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.

#2. RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing the approval of an interlocal cooperation agreement among Salt Lake City Corporation, The Friends of ALTA and Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission for the reimbursement to Salt Lake City Corporation of funds used to purchase watershed property in the Albion Basin of Little Cottonwood Canyon.

ACTION: Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Love seconded to suspend the rules and adopt Resolution 36 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.

#1. RE: Adopting an ordinance amending Section 5.50.170 of the Salt Lake City Code regarding outdoor barrier requirements for private clubs.

ACTION: Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Love seconded to adopt Ordinance 57 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.

#2. RE: Adopting a resolution authorizing Salt Lake City to accept the grant agreement from the State of Utah , Department of Transportation to Salt Lake City ’s Fire Department and Police Department for the purchase and installation of a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System.

ACTION: Councilmember Love moved and Councilmember Turner seconded to adopt Resolution 37 of 2003, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.

#3. RE: Adopting an ordinance amending Chapter 9.02, Salt Lake City Code, pertaining to Salt Lake City-County Health Department regulations, to reflect changes to the name of the local Health Department and adopting the Health Department regulations by reference.

ACTION: Councilmember Buhler moved and Councilmember Love seconded to adopt Ordinance 54 of 2003 with the exception of Section 9.02.020 which shall read as follows: violations of Salt Lake City health regulation, Section 9.02.010 or its successor shall be punished as Class C misdemeanors unless otherwise specified, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.

#1. RE: Approving the appointment of Nathan Wilcox to the Mayor’s Records Appeals Board.

#2. RE: Approving the reappointment of James Moreno to the Arts Council for a term extending through July 1, 2006 .

#3. RE: Approving the reappointment of Davis Asman to the Arts Council for a term extending through July 1, 2006 .

#4. RE: Approving the reappointment of Hubert Chang to the Sister Cities Board for a term extending through July 3, 2006 .

#5. RE: Approving the appointment of Mae Rendon to the Multi-Ethnic Community Resource Board for a term extending through December 31, 2007 .

ACTION: Councilmember Turner moved and Councilmember Christensen seconded to adopt the Consent Agenda, which motion carried, all members voted aye except Councilmember Jergensen who was absent for the vote.