City Council
Regular MeetingTaylorsville, UT · February 6, 2008
Minutes
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CityofTaylorsville
CITYCOUNCILMEETING
Minutes
Wednesday February6 2008
CouncilChambers
2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140
Taylorsville Utah84118
BRIEFINGSESSION
Attendance
MayorRussWall
CouncilMembers CityStaff
JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
ChairmanLesMatsumura JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberBudCatlin CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
CouncilMember MorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopmentDirector
ScottHarrington ChiefFinancialOfficer
Excused CouncilMemberLynnHandy
BRIEFINGSESSION
1 ReviewAdministrative Report
1802 57ChairmanLesMatsumura conductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat602
pm City RecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinall CouncilMembers
werepresent exceptCouncilMemberHandywhowasexpectedattheregularmeeting The
AdministrativeReportwasthenreviewed1803 51QuestionsfromtheCouncilwereaddressed
2 ReviewAgenda
1806 52Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewedand discussed
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1816 15CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbachremindedtheCouncilthathewillbeoutoftown
andunable toattendtheFebruary20 2008CityCouncilMeeting
3 ClosedSession
1816 26CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadjourn theBriefingSessionandconvene a
ClosedSessiontodiscuss thesale ofrealpropertyat616pm CouncilMember Jerry
Rechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanLesMatsumura called fordiscussiononthe
motion Therebeing none hecalled foraroll callvote Thevotewasasfollows Handy
excused Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes andCatlinyes Allmembers ofthe
CityCouncilvotedandthe motioncarriedbyaunanimousvote
CLOSEDSESSION
Thosein attendance atthisClosedSessionwere CouncilMembers Catlin Matsumura Pratt
andRechtenbach Mayor Wall CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan CityAttorneyJohn
Brems EconomicDevelopmentDirectorKeith SnarrandCityRecorderCherylPeacockCottle
MinutesfortheClosedSessionweretakenand arenowonfileasaProtectedRecord
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toadjourntheClosedSessionat640pm and
convenetheregularCityCouncilMeeting CouncilMemberMorrisPratt SECONDED the
motion ChairmanLesMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeing none he
calledforarollcallvote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach
yes Prattyes andCatlin yes Allmembers oftheCityCouncilpresentvotedandthe
motioncarriedbyaunanimousvote
REGULARMEETING
Attendance
MayorRussWall
CouncilMembers CityStaff
ChairmanLesMatsumura JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
ViceChairmanLynnHandy JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberBudCatlin MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
CouncilMember MorrisPratt Delwin Craig ChiefofPolice
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
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JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director
ScottHarrington ChiefFinancialOfficer
KevinTaylor CourtAdministrator
JeanAshby DeputyCityRecorder
JohnTaylor CityEngineer
Citizens ChrisGebhardt TracyWyant Raili Jacquet JohnGidney KenCook KristieOverson
GordonWolf HarlanChristmas Tania Knight EmilyParrish DaveHaslam HeideePehrson
ColtonGardner ErikaKanegae ChayanneThompson DardanSadrija PerryMcArthur Deja
Makoni MattLusty Amberly Hess StevenStewart KimCarter LaceyLeBaron Brittany
Swier JohnnyAnderson ChristineHerron MembersofScoutTroops511and1997 HaiHo
JoanneBenfatti LowellGallagher ShawnDole NatalieNoakes EchoFerrin RobSmith
AbrahamAllan BraydenChristensen GraysonPowell RobertParker ThomasAllen Rachelle
Snow JessicaSnow Cody Uhi FahaUhi LincolnUhi AmyBraithwaite ZoeSirivejchaphan
WhitneyMorgan Joey Pehrson WilenysLastre KortneyMiles KyraHolman
1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS
1844 05ChairmanLesMatsumura calledthemeetingtoorderat6 44pm andwelcomedthose
inattendance HerecognizedmembersofScoutTroops 511and1997whowere inattendance
CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswere
present
11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies YouthCouncilMemberHeidee
Pehrson
1844 52HeideePehrson oftheTaylorsville YouthCouncil directedthePledgeofAllegiance
12 Reverence YouthCouncil MemberColtonGardner OpeningCeremonies
ForFebruary20 2008tobe arrangedbyLynn Handy
1845 24YouthCouncilMemberColtonGardneroffered theReverence
13 CitizenComments
1846 26ChairmanLesMatsumura reviewedtheCitizenCommentProcedures fortheaudience
1847 41Hethencalledforanycitizencomments
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1847 47Therewereno citizencomments andChairmanMatsumura closedthecitizencomment
period
14 Mayor sReport
1847 51MayorRussWallgavean updateon HB48 regardingmobilehomeparksandreported
thatthebillwaspassedbyrepresentativesandwillnowgobeforethesenate
1848 39TheMayor relayedthathetestifiedbeforetheAppropriationsCommittee earlierinthe
dayandrequested 4000000000fortransportationimprovement projectsinTaylorsville 6200
SouthRedwood Roadand5400South Interchanges Hestatedthattherequestpassedthrough
theTransportationCommitteeandnowwillgotoGeneralAppropriations
1849 13MayorWallreportedthathe alongwithChairmanMatsumura andCityAdministrator
JohnInch Morgan willbetravelingtoWashington DC on February11 2008tomeetwith
SenatorHatch SenatorBennett and Representative Cannontorequest 2000000000infederal
appropriationsfortransportationneedsand 400000000tooffset stormwaterutilityrepairs
2 APPOINTMENTS
21 JohnnyAnderson Economic DevelopmentCommittee MayorWall
1850 07MayorRussWallrecognized JohnnyAnderson andnominatedhimtoserveonthe
EconomicDevelopmentCommittee
1850 38CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toappointJohnnyAndersonasa memberof
theEconomicDevelopmentCommittee CouncilMemberLynnHandy SECONDED the
motion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled
foravote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes
andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassed
unanimously
22 GordonWolfforBudgetCommitteeChairandChristineHerronforVice
Chair ChairmanMatsumura
1851 31ChairmanMatsumuranominatedGordonWolftoserveasChairoftheBudget
CommitteeandChristine HerrontoserveasViceChair
1851 59CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toappoint GordonWolfasBudgetCommittee
Chairand ChristineHerronasBudgetCommitteeViceChair CouncilMemberBudCatlin
SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion There
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beingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Matsumura yes
Rechtenbach yes Prattyes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncil members votedinfavorand
themotionpassedunanimously
23 ReappointKenCookasChairmanoftheEconomicDevelopmentCommittee
ChairmanMatsumura
1852 29ChairmanMatsumuranominatedKenCookforreappointment asChairofthe
EconomicDevelopmentCommittee
1852 35CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toreappointKenCookasChairman ofthe
EconomicDevelopmentCommittee CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED the
motion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled
foravote Thevotewasasfollows Handyyes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes
andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassed
unanimously
24 ResolutionNo 08 05 AppointingaBoardofTrusteesfortheTaylorsville
ArtsCouncil MayorWall
1853 11MayorWall citedtheneed toappointaBoardofTrusteesfortheTaylorsvilleArts
Council HemadethefollowingnominationsMayor RussWall CouncilChairLes
Matsumura ArtsCouncilChairJohnGidney ArtsCouncilViceChair HowardWilson andArts
CouncilTreasurer GordonWolf
1854 57CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toapproveResolutionNo 08 05 Appointinga
BoardofTrusteesfortheTaylorsvilleArtsCouncil CouncilMemberLynnHandy
SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion There
beingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Matsumura yes
Rechtenbach yes Prattyes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncil members votedinfavorand
themotionpassedunanimously
25 ResolutionNo 08 06 AppointingCouncilmanRechtenbachastheCity s
Representativeonthe AssociationofMunicipalGovernmentsCouncil
ChairmanMatsumura
1855 32ChairmanLesMatsumura nominatedCouncilMemberJerryRechtenbachtoserveas
Taylorsville srepresentativeontheCouncilofGovernments
1855 41CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toapproveResolutionNo 08 06 Appointing
CouncilmanRechtenbachastheCity sRepresentative ontheCouncilofGovernments
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CouncilMember MorrisPrattSECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumuracalledfor
discussiononthemotion MayorWall notedthat thename oftheentityonthesubjectresolution
isincorrect Council MemberRechtenbach statedthatthenameshouldbechangedtoreflectthe
AssociationofMunicipalGovernments Council Mr Catlinamended hismotiontoreflectthe
namechange Therebeingno furtherdiscussion ChairmanMatsumura calledforavote The
votewasasfollows Handyyes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Prattyes andCatlin yes
AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
3 REPORTS
31 YouthCouncil YouthCouncil MemberTaniaKnight
1858 07YouthCouncilChairTaniaKnightreportedonrecentactivitiesand upcomingevents
fortheTaylorsville CityYouthCouncil She relayedthatYouthCouncilmembersparticipated
intheDayswiththeLegislatureeventand alsoassistedwithaserviceprojectattheCapitol
1859 22Ms KnightcitedanupcomingbowlingfundraiserforBigBrothers BigSistersand
saidthattheYouthCouncilwillassistwith theTaylorsville CityArtShow Onbehalfof
membersoftheTaylorsville YouthCouncil Ms Knightwished CouncilMembersCatlinand
Handya happybirthday
32 TaylorsvilleHighSchool ClassAssignment
1900 23MayorWallreportedthatherecentlyvisitedEmilyParrish sEnglishClassat
TaylorsvilleHighSchooland presentedinformationonCityGovernment Herelayedthatsince
thattime students haverequestedanopportunitytopresentreportsthattheyhaveprepared on
Taylorsvilleissues
321 BusinessGrowthinTaylorsville ErikaKanegae Chayanne
Thompson DardanSadrija PerryMcArther
1902 50Erika Kanegae ChayanneThompson DardanSadrija and PerryMcArthurintroduced
themselvesandpresented apowerpointreportonbusiness growthinTaylorsville
322 TaylorsvilleExpansion DejaMakoni MattLusty AmberlyHess
SteveCarol
DejaMakoni MattLusty andAmberlyHessintroducedthemselvesandpresentedideasfor
expansionwithinTaylorsville
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323 OpenSpacesandWetlands Lacey LeBaron BrittanySwier Kim
Carter
1920 54StevenStewart KimCarter Lacey LeBaron andBrittanySwierintroducedthemselves
andreportedon openspacesandwetlandsinTaylorsville
4 CONSENTAGENDA
41 Minutes RCCM1 23 08
1928 08CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council
MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussion on
themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Handy
yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncil members
votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
5 PLANNINGMATTERS
51 PublicHearing 6 30pm AmendingtheTaylorsville GeneralPlanMap
fromUtilitytoHighDensityMixedUseonProperty Locatedat3005West
6200South MarkMcGrath
1928 46CommunityDevelopmentDirector MarkMcGrathcombined hispresentationon
AgendaItems51and 52duetotheirrelatedissue Hedisplayedthesubjectpropertythrough
aerialmaps Mr McGrathreferenced thepropertyontheGeneral PlanMapandontheZoning
Map HestatedthattheapplicantwishestoamendtheGeneralPlanMapfromUtilitytoHigh
DensityMixedUseandontheZoning MapfromA2 agricultural toMD3zc mixed use
Mr McGrathdescribed theapplicantspreliminaryplansforanofficebuildingdevelopment He
citedrecommendationsfromCityStaff andfromthePlanningCommissiontoapprovethe
request withtheinclusion oftwozoningconditions
1935 54Mr McGrathaddressedseveralquestionsfromtheCouncil
1938 55ChairmanMatsumura openedthepublichearing onthismatterandcalledforany
citizencomments
1939 49TaylorsvillePlanningCommissioner KristieOversonstatedthatthePlanning
Commissionsvoteonthis applicationwas6to1 infavor
1941 14Asaresidentofthearea CityAttorneyJohnBremsexpressedhisconcernregarding
thepotentialforincreasedtrafficalong6200 South
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1942 28Therewereno additionalcommentsandChairmanMatsumura declaredthepublic
hearingclosed
1942 43PaulShupe thedeveloper fortheproposedproject describedplansforthe
developmentandaddressedtrafficconcerns Heansweredquestionsfrom theCouncil
1945 06CouncilMemberRechtenbachrecommendedthatthedeveloper workwiththeIvory
HighlandsHomeOwners Associationtodiscussaccessthatwouldmitigateincreasedtrafficon
6200South
1947 41DaleBennett BenchmarkEngineering answeredquestionsregardingthegradeofthe
property
511 OrdinanceNo 08 08 Amendingthe TaylorsvilleGeneral PlanMap
fromUtilitytoHighDensityMixedUseonProperty Locatedat3005
West6200South
1951 36CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toapproveOrdinanceNo 08 08
AmendingtheTaylorsvilleGeneralPlanMapfromUtilitytoHighDensityMixedUseon
PropertyLocatedat3005West6200South CouncilMemberLynnHandy SECONDED the
motion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled
foravote Thevotewasasfollows Handyyes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes
andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassed
unanimously
52 PublicHearing 6 30pm AmendingtheTaylorsville ZoningMapfrom
A2 agricultural toMD3zc mixeduse onProperty Locatedat3005West
6200South MarkMcGrath
1953 03ChairmanMatsumura openedthepublichearing onthismatterandcalledforany
citizencomments
1953 11TherewerenocommentsandChairmanMatsumura declaredthepublic hearingclosed
521 OrdinanceNo 08 09 AmendingtheTaylorsville ZoningMapfrom
A2 agricultural toMD3zc mixeduse onProperty Locatedat
3005West6200South
1953 27CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toapproveOrdinanceNo 08 09
AmendingtheTaylorsville ZoningMapfromA2 agricultural toMD3zc mixeduse on
PropertyLocatedat3005West6200 South CouncilMember LynnHandy SECONDED the
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motion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled
foravote Thevotewasasfollows Handyyes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes
andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassed
unanimously
53 MotiontoConsideraRequestfromLegacy Village RegardingtheDedication
ofPublicRoads MarkMcGrath
1954 26CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathstatedthatStaffwas previously
requestedtobringthismatterbacktotheCouncilforofficialactiononarequest fromLegacy
Villagetodedicate publicroads
1955 43CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED todenytherequestfromLegacyVillageto
dedicateprivateroadsaspublicroads CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED the
motion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled
foravote Thevotewasasfollows Handyyes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes
andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassed
unanimously
6 FINANCIALMATTERS
61 PublicHearing 6 39pm ToDiscusstheMidYearBudgetAdjustments
forthe2007 2008BudgetYear JohnInchMorgan
1956 25CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganpresented MidYearBudgetAdjustmentsforthe
Councilsconsideration Hereferenced handoutsthatweredistributedtotheCouncil andnoted
additionalrequests beingmade HealsocitedrecommendationsmadebytheTaylorsville
BudgetCommittee
1958 30Mr Morganreviewedspecific changes as listedinColumns 5and6ofthespreadsheet
andaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilaccordingly Discussionwasheldasneededon
individualrecommendations Someclarification wasgivenbyTaylorsville sChiefFinancial
OfficerScottHarrington
2019 33CourtAdministratorKevinTayloraddressedquestionsfromtheCouncil
2022 41Budgetadjustmentsweremadeasneeded
2028 40Mr HarringtoncommentedontheBudgetCommittee sinputonthepotential
adjustmenttoCouncilsalaries
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2033 06ChairmanMatsumura expressedhisconcernsaboutincreasingCouncilMembers
salaries HestatedthatheisstronglyopposedtoraisingCouncilsalariesandtoimplementing
costoflivingincreases
2034 13CouncilMembersPratt Catlin Rechtenbach andHandylistedreasons toconsider
adjustingCouncilMembers salaries ItwasnotedthatCouncilsalarieshavenotbeenadjusted
for12years Mr Morgan statedthatduringthelast12years thecostofliving expensehas
increased24 28 SeveralCouncilMembersnoted thatthesuggestedincreaseisminimal
PoliceChiefDelCraigansweredquestionsregardingpolicevehicles
2102 17CityEngineerJohnTayloraddressedquestionsregardingthe5400 SouthWall Project
2108 23AdditionalclarificationsonrecommendedbudgetadjustmentsweremadebyMr
Morganand MayorWall
2116 35ChairmanMatsumura openedthepublichearing onthismatterandcalledforany
citizencomments
2116 44JohnnyAndersonencouragedtheCounciltoconsider thesalaryandcostofliving
increaseforelectedofficials
2118 13Therewereno additionalcommentsandChairmanMatsumura declaredthepublic
hearingclosed
2118 36CouncilMemberRechtenbachexpressedconcernsaboutthebaseballfieldproject
beingunder funded
2121 30Mr Tayloraddressedquestionsregardingtheintersectionat1175West
2127 04Mr Morgan askedtheCounciltopresentanychangestohim Hewillthenmakethe
proposedmidyearbudgetavailableintwoweeks
2128 58CouncilMemberPrattasked thatBudgetCommitteerecommendationsbeincluded
7 OTHERMATTERS
2130 42CouncilMemberPrattcitednumerouscallshe hasreceivedexpressingappreciationfor
theCity sworkonmobile homeparkissues HethankedMayorWallforhisworkwiththe
legislatureonthismatter
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2131 42CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganstatedthathehasexempted twooftheCity s
mobilehomeparksfromstormdrainfees
8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction
213236Therewerenonewitemsforsubsequentconsideration
9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING
2132 59
91 CityCouncilWorkSession February13 2008 6 00pm
92 CityCouncilBriefingSession February20 2008 6 00pm
93 CityCouncilMeeting February20 2008 6 30pm
94 CityCouncilBriefingSession March5 2008 6 00pm
95 CityCouncilMeeting March5 2008 6 30pm
10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS
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103 RedCrossBloodDrive Monday February25 2008 2 00 7 00pm
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11 ADJOURNMENT
2134 18 CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting
CouncilMemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfor
discussion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevote wasasfollows Handy yes
Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Pratt yes andCatlinyes AllCityCouncilmembers
votedinfavorand themotionpassedunanimously Themeeting wasadjournedat934pm
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