Council adopts Budget Amendment 7 and city vehicle rules, defers two rezones to seek 35-foot height limit

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item B.1 · Budget

   Local Building Authority tentative budget, FY 2022-23

   Approved · 7-0

   Acting as the Local Building Authority board, members adopted Resolution 01 of 2022, the tentative budget for the LBA Capital Projects Fund, which covers only bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade libraries.

   Moved by Board Member Puy, seconded by Board Member Wharton. Vote: 7-0

2. Item D.1 · Budget

   Redevelopment Agency tentative budget, FY 2022-23

   Approved · 7-0

   Acting as the Redevelopment Agency board, members adopted Resolution 05 of 2022, the agency's tentative budget for fiscal year 2022-23.

   Moved by Director Mano, seconded by Director Puy. Vote: 7-0

3. Item F.3 · Budget

   Mayor presents proposed FY 2022-23 budget

   Discussed

   Mayor Mendenhall presented the proposed budget, including the Library Fund, describing priorities of equitable growth, environmental resilience, inclusive opportunity and employee well-being. She noted a property tax increase and bond proposals to help fund critical projects. Council Member Dugan reviewed next steps and encouraged public comment.

4. Item G.1 · Public hearing

   Public hearing: 2023 Distracted Driving Prevention Program grant application

   Approved · 7-0

   The council held a hearing on a Police Department application to the Utah Department of Public Safety for a grant to fund distracted-driving enforcement and education overtime shifts for one year starting October 1, 2022. No one spoke. The hearing was closed and the item referred to a future consent agenda.

   • GrantAmount not given to Utah Department of Public Safety Distracted driving enforcement and education overtime shifts, one year from October 1, 2022. Paid from State grant (application)

   Moved by Council Member Petro-Eschler, seconded by Council Member Mano. Vote: 7-0

5. Item G.2 · Zoning

   Rezone and master plan amendment, 1950 and 1948 South West Temple (PLNPCM2021-00291, -00292)

   Continued · 7-0 · 1950 South West Temple and part of 1948 South West Temple

   The council held a hearing on rezoning the properties from RMF-35 to CG and amending the master plan to Medium Residential/Mixed Use so Intermountain Wood Products can build an office building. One speaker opposed it, citing possible noise and traffic and the effect of added height next to a single-family zone. The council closed the hearing, deferred action and directed staff to work with the petitioner and City Attorney's Office on an agreement limiting building height to 35 feet.

   • Current zone → proposed: RMF-35 → CG
   • Applicant: Intermountain Wood Products
   • Directed: agreement limiting height to 35 feet

   Moved by Council Member Mano, seconded by Council Member Puy. Vote: 7-0

   Follow 1950 South West Temple rezone (Intermountain Wood Products) in the development tracker →

6. Item G.3 · Zoning

   Rezone and master plan amendment, 1902 South 400 East (PLNPCM2021-00717, -00718)

   Continued · 7-0 · 1902 South 400 East

   The council held a hearing on rezoning from R-1-5,000 to RMF-35 and amending the master plan from low to medium density residential for townhomes. Two speakers opposed it: one said it would raise housing costs and change the neighborhood, and the other reviewed the property's history, said the housing would not be affordable and asked the council to deny it. The council closed the hearing and deferred action.

   • Current zone → proposed: R-1-5,000 → RMF-35

   Moved by Council Member Puy, seconded by Council Member Fowler. Vote: 7-0

   Follow 1902 South 400 East rezone in the development tracker →

7. Item G.4 · Budget

   Library Fund Budget Amendment No. 1, FY 2021-22

   Continued · 7-0

   The council opened a hearing on the amendment, which budgets property tax revenue legally required to pass through the library to the Utah Inland Port and the county convention center hotel. No one spoke, and the hearing was continued to a future meeting.

   Moved by Council Member Puy, seconded by Council Member Wharton. Vote: 7-0

8. Item G.5 · Budget

   Budget Amendment No. 7 for FY 2021-22

   Approved · 7-0

   After a hearing in which one speaker supported the open space portion and another backed mobile police cameras, light-pole cameras in high-crime areas, a Fleet Block park using Granary flood plain money, and an east-side police precinct, the council adopted the amendment as Ordinance 20 of 2022, for the items on the motion sheet, with items A-4 and D-2 withdrawn. Items included $700,000 for open space acquisition, $1 million UDOT pass-through for the RAC access road, $300,000 for Leonardo flood repair, $713,680 for cybersecurity, $2.8 million moving the Housing Trust Fund to the RDA, $2 million plus $2.238 million for Granary District flood plain mitigation, a $1.24 million RAISE grant match increase and a $10 million one-time transfer for capital investments.

   • Budget$700,000 A-1 open space acquisition. Paid from Parks impact fees
   • Budget$195,000 A-2 Cottonwood Park bridge rebuild. Paid from Public Lands vacancy savings
   • Grant$1.00 million to UDOT A-3 pass-through funds for RAC access road. Paid from UDOT
   • Budget$611,749 A-5 re-scope of Class C funds from 1300 East to 900 South reconstruction. Paid from Class C funds
   • Budget$300,000 A-6 Leonardo flood damage repair. Paid from Fund balance
   • Budget$713,680 A-7 cybersecurity portfolio expansion. Paid from Fund balance
   • Payment$37,892 to Salt Lake County Youth & Family D-1 Central City damages payment. Paid from General Fund
   • Budget$184,259 to Utah Transit Authority D-3 UTA-sponsored routes encumbrance carryforward. Paid from General Fund
   • Budget$653,571 D-4 wildland deployment reimbursements. Paid from General Fund
   • Budget$440,000 D-8 transfer to Sustainability. Paid from General Fund
   • Bond$1.11 million D-9 Public Utilities revenue bonds ($874,000 sewer, $234,000 water)
   • Budget$482,809 D-11 Community Connection Center supplies and tenant improvements. Paid from Police Department vacancy savings
   • Budget$383,160 D-13 mobile surveillance trailer cameras. Paid from Police Department vacancy savings
   • Budget$2.80 million D-14 Housing Trust Fund transfer to the RDA. Paid from Housing Fund
   • Grant$4.24 million to State of Utah, Governor's Office of Planning and Budget E-1 Granary District flood plain mitigation ($2 million CIP, $2.238 million grants fund). Paid from CIP Fund and Miscellaneous Grants Fund
   • Grant$1.24 million I-1 RAISE grant match increase. Paid from Funding Our Future revenues above budget
   • Budget$10.0 million I-2 one-time transfer for capital investments. Paid from Fund balance

   Moved by Council Member Puy, seconded by Council Member Wharton. Vote: 7-0

9. Item H.1 · General plan

   Public Lands twenty-year master plan, Reimagine Nature

   Continued · 7-0

   The council deferred action on the plan to a future date.

   Moved by Council Member Wharton, seconded by Council Member Puy. Vote: 7-0

   Follow Public Lands master plan, Reimagine Nature in the development tracker →

10. Item J.1 · City code

    Rename Housing and Neighborhood Development Division as Housing Stability Division

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Ordinance 21 of 2022 renaming the Housing and Neighborhood Development Division (HAND) the Housing Stability Division, a change its directors said better reflects its mission.

    Moved by Council Member Puy, seconded by Council Member Petro-Eschler. Vote: 7-0

11. Item J.2 · Appointment

    Advice and consent: Jorge Chamorro, Public Services Department director

    Approved · 7-0

    The council appointed Jorge Chamorro as director of the Public Services Department.

    Moved by Council Member Wharton, seconded by Council Member Puy. Vote: 7-0

12. Item K.1 · Budget

    Tentative FY 2022-23 city and library budgets

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Resolution 11 of 2022, the tentative budget for the city, including the Library Fund, for fiscal year 2022-23. Hearings were set for May 17 and June 7.

    Moved by Council Member Petro-Eschler, seconded by Council Member Valdemoros. Vote: 7-0

13. Item K.2 · Budget

    Budget Amendment No. 6 for FY 2021-22: Foothills trailheads

    Approved with conditions · 7-0 · Foothills trails, five trailheads

    The council adopted Ordinance 22 of 2022 for the items on the motion sheet: a $1.3 million Bonneville Shoreline Trail state grant and a budget-neutral rescope of $1.3 million in parks impact fees as a match, for five new Foothills trailheads. The money is to be used only for planning, design and community engagement, with a no-construction clause until FY22 conditional appropriation requirements are met. The council also approved the department's requests to continue the pause on trail construction until spring 2023, to rehabilitate the trench above Terrace Hills, and to maintain the existing trail network starting spring 2022.

    • Grant$1.30 million to State of Utah, Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity Bonneville Shoreline Trail grant for five Foothills trailheads (planning, design, community engagement). Paid from State grant
    • Budget$1.30 million Parks impact fees rescoped as match for the state grant (budget neutral). Paid from Parks impact fees

    Moved by Council Member Puy, seconded by Council Member Mano. Vote: 7-0

    Follow Foothills Trail System in the development tracker →

14. Item K.3 · City code

    Use of city-owned motor vehicles, Chapter 2.54

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Ordinance 23 of 2022 amending city code Chapter 2.54, which among other changes raises the take-home vehicle distance limit from 35 to 60 miles from city limits. The City Recorder noted the version approved as to form had minor grammatical and date errors to be corrected before signature.

    Moved by Council Member Puy, seconded by Council Member Wharton. Vote: 7-0

15. Item K.4 · Taxes and fees

    Public Utilities revenue bonds, Series 2022: parameters resolution

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Resolution 12 of 2022 setting parameters for revenue bonds of not more than $360 million for water, sewer and storm water improvements, with a public hearing on May 17 and a protest period.

    • Bond$360.0 million Public Utilities revenue bonds, Series 2022, not more than $360 million. Paid from Public Utilities revenue

    Moved by Council Member Mano, seconded by Council Member Wharton. Vote: 7-0

16. Item L · Other

    Consent agenda: grant holding account items and board appointments

    Approved · 7-0

    The council approved the consent agenda except item L6. It included Grant Holding Account Items (Batch No. 6), confirmation of the May 17 hearing on the utility bonds, and appointments of Pook Carson to the Business Advisory Board, Shaleane Gee to the Cultural Core Finance Committee and Frances Ngo to the PNUT board. The appointment of Wisam Khudhair to the PNUT board was pulled from the consent vote.

    Moved by Council Member Wharton, seconded by Council Member Puy. Vote: 7-0

What residents said

Rezone height and noiseHousing affordabilityPolice budgetFormer water park siteRedistricting maps

General comments covered the redistricting maps (a Fairpark Community Council member urged the minimal-changes map), a request to keep the former Raging Waters site as a water park for youth, a call for an outdoor pool and more housing on the west side, opposition to the proposed police budget in favor of homelessness and mental health spending, and written support for using public health funds for safer roadways.