Council Work Session Meeting

SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORK SESSION February 6, 2024 Tuesday 2:00 PM Council meetings are held in a hybrid meeting format. Hybrid meetings allow people to join online or in person at the City & County Building. Learn more at www.slc.gov/council/agendas. Council Work Room 451 South State Street, Room 326 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 SLCCouncil.com 7:00 pm Formal Meeting Room 315 (See separate agenda) Welcome and public meeting rules In accordance with State Statute and City Ordinance, the meeting may be held electronically. After 5:00 p.m., please enter the City & County Building through the main east entrance. The Work Session is a discussion among Council Members and select presenters. The public is welcome to listen. Items scheduled on the Work Session or Formal Meeting may be moved and / or discussed during a different portion of the Meeting based on circumstance or availability of speakers. The Website addresses listed on the agenda may not be available after the Council votes on the item. Not all agenda items will have a webpage for additional information read associated agenda paperwork. Generated: 15:54:15  Note: Dates not identified in the project timeline are either not applicable or not yet determined. Item start times and durations are approximate and are subject to change. Work Session Items 1. Informational: Updates from the Administration ~ 2:00 p.m. 15 min. The Council will receive information from the Administration on major items or projects in progress. Topics may relate to major events or emergencies (if needed), services and resources related to people experiencing homelessness, active public engagement efforts, and projects or staffing updates from City Departments, or other items as appropriate. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Recurring Briefing Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a 2. Ordinance: Yalecrest – Laird Heights Local Historic District ~ 2:15 p.m. 15 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal that would amend the zoning map to apply the H-Historic Overlay District, establishing the Yalecrest-Laird Heights Local Historic District. The proposal includes 66 homes located on Laird Avenue from 1300 East to 1500 East, including the homes on Laird Circle and Uintah Circle. The project is within Council District 6. Petitioner: Kelly McAleer. For more information visit tinyurl.com/HistoricDistrictsSLC. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, March 19, 2024 3. Ordinance: Zoning Map and General Plan Amendments at ~ 2:30 p.m. Approximately 2445 South 500 East (Woodland Commons) 15 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal that would amend the zoning of properties located at approximately 2445 South 500 East from R-1/7,000 (Single-Family Residential) to RMF-35 (Moderate Density Multi-Family Residential). This proposal would also amend the Sugar House Community Master Plan Future Land Use Map. The proposed amendments would facilitate the construction of eight townhomes at this property. Consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with similar characteristics. The project is within Council District 7. Petitioner: Jason Foster with Atlas Architects representing the property owner. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, March 19, 2024 4. Resolution: Authorizing the Salt Lake County Housing Authority to Operate within Salt Lake City for The Deeply Affordable ~ 2:45 p.m. Housing Development 44 North Apartments 15 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal declaring there is a need for the Salt Lake County Housing Authority, doing business as Housing Connect, to exercise its powers within the boundaries of Salt Lake City. The Resolution would allow Housing Connect, in partnership with the nonprofit First Step House, to develop 67 apartments of one and two bedrooms as an affordable housing development at 44 and 48 North 1000 West. The rents would be affordable to tenants earning 25% - 35% of area median income or AMI. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, March 19, 2024 5. City’s Annual Financial Audit Report ~ 3:00 p.m. 20 min. The Council will be briefed about the City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the previous fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)  Briefing - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a 6. Ordinance: Budget Amendment No.3 for Fiscal Year 2023-24 ~ 3:20 p.m. Follow-up 10 min. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about Budget Amendment No.3 for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget. Budget amendments happen several times each year to reflect adjustments to the City’s budgets, including proposed project additions and modifications. The proposed amendment includes four new full-time paramedic employees in the Fire Department's Medical Response Team, creation of a Legislative Division with four new full-time employees in the City Attorney's Office, over $6 million of additional transportation impact fees for reconstructing 2100 South through the Sugar House Business district and the 600 North / 700 North corridor transformation project among other items. For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCFY24. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023; Tuesday, December 12, 2023; Tuesday, January 9, 2024; Tuesday, January 16, 2024; and Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD 7. Ordinance: Landscaping and Buffers Chapter Text ~ 3:30 p.m. Amendment Follow-up 25 min. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about an ordinance that would amend various sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to Landscaping and Buffers chapter amendments. The proposed amendments would seek to reduce water consumption, enhance the urban forest, and improve air quality and green infrastructure city-wide. The proposal would also seek to clarify, simplify, and reorganize the landscaping and buffer chapter to be more user-friendly. The City Council may consider modifications to other related sections of the code as part of this proposal. For more information visit tinyurl.com/SLCLandscapingAndBuffers. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, December 5, 2023; Tuesday, December 12, 2023; and Tuesday, February 6, 2024  Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 8. Tentative Break ~ 3:55 p.m. 20 min. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - n/a Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a 9. Resolution: University of Utah Baseball Stadium Public ~ 4:15 p.m. Benefits Analysis 30 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a resolution that would authorize a 99-year below-market ground lease to the University of Utah of 1.175 acres of City-owned property at approximately 1735 Sunnyside Avenue. This lease would facilitate the expansion of the University’s baseball field to meet the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requirements for a competition field, but also result in the removal of one existing City-owned softball field and one multi-purpose field located at Sunnyside Park. In exchange for this lease, the University would commit $4.2 million to the City for improvements and new amenities at Sunnyside Park, as well as, possibly, other public benefits. The types of improvements and amenities would be determined through a community engagement process. For more information visit http://tinyurl.com/UofUBaseballSunnysidePark. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 10. Ordinance: Zoning Text Amendment for Daycare Facilities ~ 4:45 p.m. 15 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal that would amend various sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code pertaining to childcare facilities, including Daycare Centers, Home Daycares, and Home Occupations. The proposal would amend sections 21A.33 Land Use Tables, 21A.36.030 Home Occupations, 21A.36.130 Daycares, 21A.60.020 List of Defined terms, and 21A.62.040 Definitions of Terms. The proposed amendments intend to align City daycare related regulations more closely with Utah State Code and reduce zoning barriers to childcare facilities in the City. The proposed amendments would apply citywide. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, March 19, 2024 11. Informational: State Legislative Briefing ~ 5:00 p.m. 30 min. The Council will receive a briefing about issues affecting the City that may arise during the 2024 Utah State Legislative Session. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, January 16, 2024 and Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a Standing Items 12. Report of the Chair and Vice Chair Report of Chair and Vice Chair. 13. Report and Announcements from the Executive Director - - Report of the Executive Director, including a review of Council information items and announcements. The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council business, including but not limited to scheduling items. 14. Tentative Closed Session - - The Council will consider a motion to enter into Closed Session. A closed meeting described under Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including, but not limited to: a. discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; b. strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining; c. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation; d. strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if public discussion of the transaction would: (i) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or (ii) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms; e. strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if: (i) public discussion of the transaction would: (A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or (B) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms; (ii) the public body previously gave public notice that the property would be offered for sale; and (iii) the terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body approves the sale; f. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and g. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct. A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to Utah Code § 78B-1-137, and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.  CERTIFICATE OF POSTING On or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 1, 2024, the undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided to The Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any others who have indicated interest. CINDY LOU TRISHMAN SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda, including but not limited to adoption, rejection, amendment, addition of conditions and variations of options discussed. The City & County Building is an accessible facility. People with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation, which may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids and services. Please make requests at least two business days in advance. To make a request, please contact the City Council Office at council.comments@slcgov.com, 801-535-7600, or relay service 711.