D A T E T U E S D A Y F E B R U A R Y 7, 2017
THE SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL, STATE OF UTAH, MET ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2017, PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017, AT THE HOUR OF 4:12:12 PM AT THE SALT LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, 2001 SO. STATE STREET, ROOM N1-110, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT: JENNIFER WILSON
RICHARD SNELGROVE
JIM BRADLEY
AIMEE WINDER NEWTON
SAM GRANATO
MAX BURDICK
STEVEN DEBRY, Chair
COUNCIL MEMBERS
EXCUSED: MICHAEL JENSEN
ARLYN BRADSHAW
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: BEN MCADAMS, MAYOR
SIM GILL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
By: RALPH CHAMNESS, DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
JASON ROSE, LEGAL COUNSEL, COUNCIL OFFICE
SHERRIE SWENSEN, COUNTY CLERK
By: NICHOLE WATT & LINDA DUFFY, DEPUTY CLERKS
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Council Member DeBry, Chair, presided.
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Ms. Susan Pinegar led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake County Council meeting held on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. The motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Mr. Norm Henderson spoke under “Citizen Public Input” regarding a letter issued by the Utah State Legislature’s Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands (CSPL). The letter is asking the Quality Growth Commission for recommendations on how to better manage the Wasatch watershed within the state. He asked the Council to delay approval of changes to the FCOZ ordinance until the State Legislature made its recommendations.
Council Member Bradley stated it would be highly unusual for the State Legislature or the State itself to get into planning and zoning and creating ordinances for local governments. It is not clear what the CSPL is asking since the Quality Growth Commission has no expertise in that area. It may be premature to ask for a delay in FCOZ because a great deal of time and effort has already been spent on the issue.
Mr. Henderson stated the Quality Growth Commission is looking at the Salt Lake City ordinance regarding watershed and has heard testimony from canyon landowners about how the watershed ordinance applied to them. This is a direct correlation with FCOZ.
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
The Council reviewed a proposal by Bluffdale City to use EDA tax increment to finance construction of a new Bluffdale fire station.
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to instruct its TEC representative, David Delquadro, to vote to oppose this request. and to forward the matter to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously.] The Council motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Mr. Brian Maxwell, Senior Policy Advisor, submitted a letter requesting approval of the appointment of Zachary Richmond as a deputy constable under Constable Larry Bringhurst.
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Newton, seconded by Council Member Wilson, moved to approve the appointment and forward it to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member Snelgrove was absent for the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, requesting Mr. Richmond take his oath at the County Clerk’s Office, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
The Council reviewed the appointment of Max Burdick to serve as the County’s representative on the Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area Board.
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Newton, seconded by Council Member Snelgrove, moved to reappoint Council Member Burdick as the Council representative to the Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area Board and forward it to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously.] The Council motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Council Member Jim Bradley submitted a Disclosure of Private Business Interests form advising the Council that he is a board member of the University of Utah Museum of Fine Arts and the Utah Film Center, and that his spouse is the owner of the 15th Street Gallery.
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mr. Robert Sampson, an employee of the County Council, submitted a Disclosure of Private Business Interests form advising the Council that he serves as a police advisor to the Citizen Review Board of Salt Lake City Corp.
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Deputy Mayor/CAO Erin Litvack submitted a Disclosure of Private Business Interests form advising the Council that she is a board member for the Downtown Alliance, Visit Salt Lake, and the State Office of Museum Services.
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to accept the Disclosure Forms and make them a matter of record. The motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Mr. Kevin Jacobs, County Assessor, submitted letters recommending that refunds in the amounts indicated be issued to the following taxpayers for overpayment of vehicle taxes:
Taxpayer Year Refund
William F. Anderson 2016 $113.00
Russell S. Pelton 2016 $153.00
Scott Rissmann 2016 $ 20.00
Debra Fullmer 2016 $ 50.00
Dennis J. Holmes 2016 $ 10.00
2016 $150.00
Russell D. Hosie 2016 $150.00
2016 $ 80.00
Joseph Metzger 2016 $150.00
Tiffany A. Trane 2016 $ 10.00
Joseph C. Mendez 2016 $110.00
Charles A. Boyd 2017 $ 50.00
William D. Hatch 2017 $ 50.00
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mr. Kevin Jacobs, County Assessor, submitted letters recommending that refunds in the amounts indicated be issued to the following taxpayers for overpayment of their personal property taxes:
Taxpayer Tax Roll No. Year Abatement
LHM Fleet Lease 35 167825 2016 $635.68
Performance Systems 21 125049 2016 $962.39
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mr. Kevin Jacobs, County Assessor, submitted a letter recommending adjustment of the 2000-2001 personal property taxes to $70,981.64, and accrued interest to $2,434.97 on Viktron Lika Utah property identified as Tax Roll No. 13E 073724. The Utah State Tax Commission recalculated the tax assessment for 1994-1999, but additional payments were made that were not in that adjustment; therefore, a new adjustment is necessary for 2000-2001 to incorporate those.
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mr. Scott Tingley, County Auditor, submitted letters recommending reduction of taxes on the following properties, pursuant to an order of the Utah State Tax Commission. He also recommended that refunds in the amounts indicated, plus the appropriate interest, be issued to the taxpayers:
Taxpayer Parcel No. Year Reduction Refund
Jane Evalyn Loveland 15-35-400-122 2014 $ 2,732.04 to $ 1,842.50 $ 889.54
Michael Carlson 22-31-429-027 2015 $ 4,668.03 to $ 3,708.93 $ 959.10
Garaventa Ctec 15-04-303-010 2013 $77,048.89 to $52,689.84 $24,359.05
Autonomy 22-09-329-060 2013 $ 87.59 to $ 6.74 $ 80.85
27-02-151-015 2013 $ 34.85 to $ 7.26 $ 27.59
27-27-351-001 2013 $ 23.49 to $ 1.68 $ 21.81
Gregory & Berlene Ward 24-35-178-016 2014 $12,275.75 to $11,516.18 $ 759.57
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Newton, seconded by Council Member Wilson, moved to approve the tax matters and forward them to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member Snelgrove was absent for the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, authorizing the County Treasurer to effect the same, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Mr. Gavin Anderson, Deputy District Attorney, submitted an ordinance reorganizing the Mayor’s Office to provide for four deputy mayors.
[This Ordinance is not typed into the minutes due to its length (42 pages). A complete copy of
Ordinance No. 1806 is available in the Office of the Council Clerk, 2001 South State Street, Room N2-700, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114.]
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to approve the ordinance. The motion passed unanimously, authorizing the Chair to sign the same, directing the County Clerk to attest his signature, and to publish the ordinance summary in a newspaper of general circulation, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Mr. David Clemence, Manager, Real Estate Section, submitted a letter recommending approval of the following RESOLUTION authorizing execution of the LEASE AGREEMENT between Salt Lake County for its Clerk’s Office and Utah ITX Partners – Warehouse for Storage of Electronic Voting Machines. Salt Lake County will lease an industrial building located at 2490 South 300 West to store electronic voting machines. Salt Lake County will pay $10,115.52 per month for the first year. If the lease is renewed, the monthly lease payment will increase to $10,418.99 a month for the second year, $10,731.56 per month for the third year, and $11,053.50 per month for the fourth year. Utah ITX Partners will pay the property taxes, insurance premiums, maintain common areas, provide maintenance and repairs, and cover certain damages.
RESOLUTION NO. 5168 DATE: February 7, 2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVING THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SALT LAKE COUNTY, ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY CLERK, AND UTAH ITX PARTNERS, LLC, FOR WAREHOUSE FOR STORAGE OF ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES
RECITALS
A. The County Clerk requires warehouse space to store electronic voting machines owned by the County.
B. The County wishes to continue to use the industrial building owned by Utah ITX Partners, LLC, and located at approximately 2490 South 300 West, in South Salt Lake.
C. It has been determined that the best interests of Salt Lake County will be served by leasing said warehouse space on behalf of the Clerk’s office as a secure storage space for electronic voting machines.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved by the Salt Lake County Council that the Lease Agreement between Salt Lake County and Utah ITX Partners, LLC attached hereto as Exhibit A, be, and the same is hereby approved, and that the Mayor is authorized to execute said Lease and any additional documents necessary to effectuate the leasing of the warehouse space referenced above on behalf of the County Clerk.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 7th day of February, 2017.
SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL
ATTEST (SEAL)
By /s/ STEVEN DEBRY
Chair
By /s/ SHERRIE SWENSEN
County Clerk
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Newton, seconded by Council Member Wilson, moved to approve the resolution and forward it to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member Snelgrove was absent for the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, authorizing the Chair to execute the resolution and directing the County Clerk to attest his signature, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Mr. Martin Jensen, Director, Parks & Recreation Division, submitted a letter advising that the Jordan River Foundation has offered to donate $22,155 for restoration work along the Jordan River at the Little Confluence Trailhead and the Redwood Nature Area.
Council Member Wilson, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Granato, seconded by Council Member Bradley, moved to accept the gift and forward it to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member Snelgrove was absent for the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, authorizing the Chair to sign the Declaration of Gift form, and directing the County Clerk to attest his signature and forward it to the Jordan River Foundation, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦ ♦♦♦
Ms. Holly Yocom, Director, Community Services Department, submitted a letter requesting approval for an interim budget adjustment of $22,155 to recognize a donation from the Jordan River Foundation for restoration work along the Jordan River at the Little Confluence Trailhead and the Redwood Nature Area.
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mr. Sim Gill, District Attorney, submitted a letter requesting approval for an interim budget adjustment to reclassify an Assistant Division Administrator position to a Prosecuting Attorney position
− − − − − − − − − − − − − −
Mr. Sim Gill, District Attorney, submitted a letter requesting approval for an interim budget adjustment to reclassify an Office Manager position to a Prosecuting Attorney position.