D A T E T U E S D A Y A U G U S T 20, 2013
THE SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL, STATE OF UTAH, MET ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2013, PURSUANT TO ADJOURNMENT ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2013, AT THE HOUR OF 4:03 PM AT THE SALT LAKE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, 2001 SO. STATE STREET, ROOM N1100, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
COUNCIL MEMBERS
PRESENT: RANDY HORIUCHI
RICHARD SNELGROVE
JIM BRADLEY
DAVID WILDE
SAM GRANATO
MAX BURDICK
STEVEN DEBRY, Chair
COUNCIL MEMBERS
EXCUSED: ARLYN BRADSHAW
MICHAEL JENSEN
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: BEN MCADAMS, MAYOR
SIM GILL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY
JASON ROSE, LEGAL COUNSEL, COUNCIL OFFICE
SHERRIE SWENSEN, COUNTY CLERK
By: LINDA DUFFY & NICHOLE WATT, DEPUTY CLERKS
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Council Member DeBry, Chair, presided.
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Council Member Wilde opened the meeting with an inspirational/thought/reading/invocation.
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Mr. Steven Van Maren, led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America.
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Council Member Bradley, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to approve the minutes of the Salt Lake County Council meetings held on Tuesday, August 6, 2013, and Thursday, August 8, 2013. The motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
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Mr. Marion Cox spoke under “Citizen Public Input” regarding placement of a statue honoring his great-grandparents for their efforts in founding the Fort Union area.
Council Member DeBry stated Mr. Cox’s request is for the County to provide real estate to him on which he can place a statue. Mr. Jason Rose, Legal Counsel, Council Office, has information on findings that can be released to Mr. Cox.
Mr. Jason Rose, Counsel, Council Office, stated the Council has delegated the authority to negotiate real estate to the Mayor’s Office. A policy decision would need to be made in order to move on with any type of agreement.
Council Member DeBry stated he wants a final answer for Mr. Cox. He suggested putting the issue on a Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting to discuss legal ramifications with counsel. Once a decision is made in the COW meeting, it will be the final decision. Before the issue comes in front of the Council, he would like a site visit or photos of the property. He asked Mr. Alejandro Puy, Council Intern, to visit the location and take pictures of the property and where the statue would be placed.
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Mayor Ben McAdams submitted a letter requesting the Council’s advice and consent to the appointment of Alan Chenworth as a member of the Copperton Township Planning Commission to serve a partial term. His term will begin August 20, 2013, and end December 31, 2015.
Council Member Horiuchi, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Burdick, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to approve the appointment 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.”
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Mayor Ben McAdams submitted a letter requesting the Council’s advice and consent to the appointment of Bryan O’Meara as a member of the Salt Lake County Planning Commission to serve a three-year term. His term will begin August 20, 2013, and end February 28, 2016.
Council Member Horiuchi, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Burdick, seconded by Council Member Snelgrove, moved to approve the appointment 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.”
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Mayor Ben McAdams submitted a letter requesting the Council’s advice and consent to the appointment of Melissa Yack Hall as a member of the Career Service Board to serve a three-year term. Her term began July 1, 2013, and will end June 30, 2016.
Council Member Horiuchi, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Snelgrove, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to approve the appointment 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.”
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Mayor Ben McAdams submitted a letter requesting the Council’s advice and consent to the appointment of Dijana Alickovic as a member of the Sorenson Multicultural Center to serve a partial term. His term will begin August 20, 2013, and end November 15, 2015.
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Mayor Ben McAdams submitted a letter requesting the Council’s advice and consent to the appointment of Jennifer Weyerstall as a member of the Center for the Arts Advisory Board to serve a partial term. Her term will begin August 20, 2013, and will end December 31, 2015.
Council Member Bradley, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Bradley, seconded by Council Member Jensen, moved to approve the appointments and forward them to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously. Council Member DeBry abstained from the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
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Mayor Ben McAdams submitted a letter requesting the Council’s advice and consent to the appointment of Richard J. Turpin and Darrell H. Smith as members of the Library Board to serve four-year terms. Their terms began July 1, 2012, and will end June 30, 2016. On June 11, 2013, the Council originally approved a three-year term for these appointees. This request is to extend the term by one year.
Council Member Bradley, seconded by Council Member Granato, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Bradley, seconded by Council Member Jensen, moved to approve the corrected terms and forward them to the 4:00 p.m. Council meeting for formal consideration. The motion passed unanimously. Council
Member DeBry abstained from the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”
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Council Member DeBry read the following JOINT RESOLUTION commemorating Lee Gardner as Salt Lake County Assessor:
A JOINT RESOLUTION
OF THE SALT LAKE COUNTY MAYOR AND THE SALT LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMEMORATING LEE GARDNER AS SALT LAKE COUNTY ASSESSOR
WHEREAS, Salt Lake County Assessor Lee Gardner was first elected to office in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner has administered his office with integrity, professionalism, and efficiency; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner is well known for giving equity in property valuations by instituting procedures to evaluate all properties at once; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner championed the cause of moving to a simple and fair valuation of vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner has streamlined his office and is evaluating more properties than ever before with less staff and fewer resources; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner is always ready to receive a complaint on Green Belt Status; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner has accepted a Mission call from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to serve in the Barcelona, Spain Mission; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner has tendered his resignation to accept his Mission call; and
WHEREAS, Lee Gardner will be missed by all those who work with him.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salt Lake County Mayor and Salt Lake County Council give thanks to Lee Gardner for his many years of service, sacrifice and dedication.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Salt Lake County extends its warm wishes to Lee Gardner and his family on his future endeavors.
Signed this 20th day of August, 2013.
By /s/BEN MCADAMS By /s/STEVEN DEBRY
Salt Lake County Mayor Council Chair
By /s/RANDY HORIUCHI By /s/RICHARD SNELGROVE
Council Member Council Member
By /s/JIM BRADLEY By /s/ARLYN BRADSHAW
Council Member Council Member
By /s/MICHAEL JENSEN By /s/DAVID WILDE
Council Member Council Member
By /s/SAM GRANATO By /s/MAX BURDICK
Council Member Council Member
Mr. Lee Gardner, County Assessor, stated he wanted to take this opportunity to thank his staff. They are the ones who made everything run smoothly. It has been a pleasure to work with all the elected officials within the County, and it is with mixed emotions that he is moving on.
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Ms. Nichole Dunn, Deputy Mayor, presented the following proclamation declaring October 13-19, 2013, as AV Week:
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, AV solutions providers work with architects and building owners to create buildings that are sustainable, safer, more comfortable, productive and efficient; and
WHEREAS, the audiovisual industry is improving people’s lives through lifesaving medical technology; and
WHEREAS, audiovisual equipment allows government proceedings to be recorded, allowing for a more active and involved citizenry; and
WHEREAS, AV equipment and services are used to protect our nation’s people and infrastructure through command and control facilities; and
WHEREAS, millions of students are receiving an enhanced educational experience through use of AV information communications technology; and
WHEREAS, the audiovisual industry provides entertainment value to millions of sports fans and concert goers; and
WHEREAS, the audiovisual industry allows companies to meet with customers, shareholders and others around the world without leaving their boardroom; and
WHEREAS, networked digital signage helps the public receive critical information in real-time; and
WHEREAS, the audiovisual industry is a $78 billion industry worldwide; and
WHEREAS, during this week, across the globe, community outreach projects will be performed by the audiovisual industry.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Ben McAdams, Mayor of Salt Lake County, do hereby proclaim the week of October 13-19, 2013, as AV Weekin Salt Lake County, Utah.
Signed this 20th day of August, 2013.
By /s/BEN MCADAMS
Mayor
Ms. Dunn presented Kristin Rector, Director of Marketing Communications, Listen Technologies, with a certificate for AV week.
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Council Member Granato spoke under “Report of Council Members” and read the following statement:
“Politics is what it is.
But human beings are real. They have feelings and emotions and all those vital things that politics too often ignores.
I’ve grown increasingly concerned by attacks on a good human being who happens to be part of this county’s government. The attacks are not intellectual attacks, based on ideas and points of view. Instead, the attacks strike at those things that come together over a lifetime to form the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of an individual.
We are all products of our backgrounds – our parents, our communities, our teachers, our life experiences. That’s what makes us different. That’s what makes us human. That’s what makes us who we are. That’s what makes us Democrats, or Republicans, or whatever political label we attach to one another.
But to use today’s politics as an excuse to attack parents, and communities, and teachers, and life experiences is reprehensible.
You can dispute my ideas all you want. That’s fair game. But you had better stay away from my parents, my community, my teachers, and my children, and the life experiences that make up my background.
That’s why I resent – deeply resent – recent attacks on District Attorney Sim Gill. I know Sim Gill to be a man of high integrity, of high intellect. He can readily stand up for what he believes in any reasonable debate. But neither Sim nor anyone else should be pushed by political desperadoes into conducting genealogical autopsies on what it is that makes us who we are.
I’m ashamed of my political friends and colleagues – from whichever party – who stoop to such misplaced tactics.”
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Council Member Wilde spoke under “Report of Council Members” regarding the personal attacks on Sim Gill, District Attorney, on his recent findings regarding the officer involved shooting and consequent death of Danielle Willard. He stated he regrets what Chad Bennion, Chair, Salt Lake County Republican Party, had to say. He is satisfied the County’s District Attorney is acting in good faith, and he would suspect that most of the findings and conclusions have been reviewed by his staff. As a Republican; he appreciates working with Mr. Gill; he is a man of integrity.
Also, he would like to offer condolences to the Larry H. Miller family on the death of their son, Roger.
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The Council reviewed the reappointment of Jim Bradley as the Council representative to the Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area Board of Trustees to serve a four-year term.
Council Member Horiuchi, seconded by Council Member Snelgrove, moved to ratify the vote taken in the Committee of the Whole meeting. [Council Member Bradley, seconded by Council Member Jensen, 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 DeBry abstained from the vote.] The Council motion passed unanimously, showing that all Council Members present voted “Aye.”