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Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page1 CityofTaylorsville CITYCOUNCILMEETING Minutes Wednesday May7 2008 CouncilChambers 2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140 Taylorsville Utah84118 BRIEFINGSESSION Attendance CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLesMatsumura JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairmanLynnHandy DelCraig PoliceChief CouncilMemberBudCatlin CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder CouncilMember MorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector ScottHarrington ChiefFinancialOfficer Excused MayorRussWall BRIEFINGSESSION 1 ReviewAdministrative Report 1803 23ChairmanLesMatsumura conductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat603 pm City RecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRoll Call whereinallCouncilMembers werepresent TheAdministrative Reportwasthenreviewed ChiefFinancialOfficerScott Harringtonand CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan answeredquestionsfor CityCouncil Members 2 ReviewAgenda 1808 13Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewedand discussed Mr Morgan askedthatthereport fromTessa Kohl fromVictimAdvocateServices bemovedaheadofthe Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page2 reportbyTaylorsvillePoliceChiefCraigduringtheregularmeeting Clarificationwasmadeon theminutesfromApril23 2008 Theminuteswillbe leftas presentlywritten 1816 01CouncilMemberRechtenbachrequestedthatdiscussionbeheldregardingValley Televisionduringthebudgetdiscussionintheregularmeeting Mr Morgan madeclarification onbudgetforVTV Mr Morgan askedthatMayorWallbeexcusedfrom theBriefingSessionandnoted thathewill beinattendanceattheregularmeeting 3 Adjourn 1815 39ChairmanMatsumura adjourned theBriefingSessionat6 15pm REGULARMEETING Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLesMatsumura JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairmanLynnHandy JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberBudCatlin MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector CouncilMember MorrisPratt DelCraig ChiefofPolice CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director TessaKohl VictimServicesAdvocate MichaelKwan MunicipalCourtJudge MarshaThomas MunicipalCourtJudge PatrickTomasino BuildingOfficial Citizens JohnGidney GordonWolf Dave Goddard EchoFerrin MikeZuhl KellyDavis MembersofScoutTroop1306 1424 555 AnthonyGarcia GoltonGardner HarlanChristmas RailiJacquet KarenByrd DanFazzini DavidTeigland JenniferMarshal JPWinchester NatalieNoakes DustinHancey KarlHigbee SamRihman RyanWarner AmyBraithwaite KyraHolman HeideePehrson JoeyPehrson JoeTurpin Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page3 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS 1832 29ChairmanLesMatsumura calledthemeetingtoorderat6 32pm andwelcomedthose inattendance City RecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswerepresent ChairmanMatsumura welcomedmembersofScout Troops1306 555 and1424 whowereinattendance 11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies YouthCouncilMember Jessica Snow AnthonyGarcia oftheTaylorsville YouthCouncil directed thePledgeofAllegiance 12 Reverence YouthCouncil MemberJoeyPehrson OpeningCeremonies ForMay21 2008tobearrangedbyCouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach YouthCouncilMember ColtonGardnerofferedtheReverence 13 CitizenComments 1835 02ChairmanLesMatsumura reviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience Hethencalledforanycitizencomments 1836 25Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanMatsumura closedthecitizencomment period 14 Mayor sReport 141 PresentationtotheSLCCBruinsBasketballTeam 1836 38MayorRussWallwelcomedCoachBrettandmembersoftheSaltLakeCommunity CollegeBruinsBasketballTeamandrecognizedtheir achievements SLCCCoachBrett introducedmembersoftheteam 18 3932MayorWallpresentedaproclamation totheteamand thankedthemfortheir finerepresentationoftheCityofTaylorsville 2 APPOINTMENTS 21 DaniSchiess OrdinanceReviewCommittee ChairmanMatsumura 1841 16CouncilChairmanMatsumura nominatedDaniSchiesstoserveontheOrdinance ReviewCommittee Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page4 1841 35CouncilMemberLynnHandy MOVED toappointDaniSchiessasa memberofthe OrdinanceReviewCommittee CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussionon themotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora vote Thevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes Handy yes and Matsumura yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthemotionpassed unanimously 22 ReappointTedJensenasChairmanoftheOrdinanceReviewCommittee ChairmanMatsumura 1842 13CouncilChairmanMatsumura nominatedTedJensenforreappointmentasChairofthe OrdinanceReviewCommittee 1842 16CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toreappointTedJensenastheChairmanofthe OrdinanceReviewCommittee CouncilMemberLynnHandy SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora vote Thevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes Handy yes and Matsumura yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthemotionpassed unanimously 3 REPORTS 31 YouthCouncil YouthCouncil MayorEchoFerrin 1842 49YouthCouncil MayorEchoFerrinreported onactivitiesandeventsfortheTaylorsville YouthCouncil ShedescribedtherecentWalkforAutism theupcomingTaylorsvilleBigGive andaclothingdrivethatwillbe conductedforTaylorsville Victim Services 32 R RPartners MikeZuhl 1844 10MikeZuhl fromR RPartners introducedhis partnersGerryShawand Dave Niponski whowerealsoinattendance Mr ZuhldescribedappropriationsreceivedfortheBass FishingPond 500000 theBaseballComplex 43Million andlocalroads 65million in Taylorsville Hecitedlobbyingeffortsduringthelegislativesessioninregardstomobileparks Mr ZuhladdressedquestionsfromtheCouncil 1849 01MayorWallmadeclarificationsontheappropriations CouncilMember MorrisPratt MOVED toproceedtoAgenda Item34aheadofItem33 CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumuracalledfor discussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled foravoteThevote wasasfollows Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page5 Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes Handy yes andMatsumura yes AllCity Council membersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 34 QuarterlyReport VictimsServicesDivision TessaKohl 1850 20 VictimAdvocate Tessa Kohlpresentedareportforthefirsttwoquartersof2008from theVictimsServicesDivisionoftheTaylorsville PoliceDepartment ShedescribedaSubfor SantaProjectthatwasconductedforthefamilyofOfficerMikeKimballandthankedthosewho participated 1858 48Ms KohladdressedquestionsfromtheCouncil 33 QuarterlyReport TaylorsvillePoliceDepartment ChiefCraig 1900 48TaylorsvillePoliceChiefDel CraigreportedonactivitieswithinthePoliceDepartment forthepreviousquarter 1903 23ChiefCraigaddressedquestions fromtheCounciloncrimesthathave occurred He reviewedstatistics theDirectedEnforcementReport andtheCrime LabReport Hecitedtrends incitationsissued 1906 13ChiefCraigcalledforquestionsfrom theCouncilandmadeclarification regardingauto theftsinthecommunity etc 35 QuarterlyReport West ValleyAnimalServices KellyDavis AnimalServices Director 1914 33KellyDavis WestValleyCityAnimalServicesDirector reportedonanimalservices inTaylorsville HenotedthatthemajorityofcallsinTaylorsville areforstrayanimalsand injuredordeadanimals HereviewedcallresponsetimesintheCity Mr Davisreported on severalincidentsinTaylorsville HealsodescribedenforcementissuesatMillracePark 1921 08Mr Davisprovidedcopiesoftheschematicdesignforthe newAnimalshelterthatis beingbuiltat3500Southand4400 West HeaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilregardingthe newshelter citationsatMillrace microchippingforpets issues withpitbulls etc 1929 41Mr DavisrecognizedShelterManagerKaren Byrd whowasalso inattendance 1925 18 Mr DavisagreedtoprovidestatisticsoncitationsissuedinMillracePark Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page6 1931 24CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toproceedtoAgendaItem71aheadofItem 4134 CouncilMember BudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumuracalledfor discussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalled foravoteThevote wasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes Handy yes andMatsumura yes AllCity Council members votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 7 OTHERMATTERS 71 DiscussionofProposed ChangestoTitle8 Animals withRegardstoPit Bulls JohnBrems 1932 29CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan reviewedarecommendationfromtheOrdinance ReviewCommitteetoconsiderbanningpitbullsinTaylorsville 1932 33WestValley CityAnimalShelterKarenByrdaddressedquestionsregardingproblems withpitbullsinTaylorsville 1935 11CouncilMemberRechtenbachprovidedbackgroundinformationregardinganincident withan offleashpitbullinaTaylorsville Park 1937 16WestValleyCityAnimalServicesDirectorKellyDavisgaveadditionalinputon enforcingordinancesregardingnuisanceanimals 1940 00CouncilChairmanrecommendedreferringtheordinance backtotheOrdinanceReview Committeeforfurtherconsideration 4 CONSENTAGENDA 41 Minutes CCWS04 16 08 RCCM04 23 08 1940 41CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussion on themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcall voteThevotewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes Handy yes andMatsumura yes AllCity Council membersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 5 PLANNINGMATTERS 1941 28Therewerenoplanningmatters Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page7 6 FINANCIALMATTERS 61 ResolutionNo 08 18 ApprovingtheAdoptionofanInterlocalCooperative AgreementBetweenCityofTaylorsville andSaltLakeCountywithRespect toTrafficSignalConstruction andMaintenance JohnInchMorgan 1941 34CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan presentedthesubjectresolutionforCouncil consideration Henotedthat thisisarenewal ofan existingagreement Mr Morgan citedthe annualcost forTrafficSignal maintenanceat 1200 1942 34CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 08 18 Approvingthe Adoptionofan InterlocalCooperativeAgreementBetweenCityofTaylorsvilleand SaltLake Countywith RespecttoTrafficSignalConstructionandMaintenance CouncilMember Jerry Rechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthe motion CouncilMember Prattasked forclarificationon thelengthofthecontractanditwas given Therebeingnofurtherdiscussion ChairmanMatsumura calledforarollcallvoteThe votewasasfollows Rechtenbachyes Catlin yes Prattyes Handy yes andMatsumura yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 62 DiscussionandCouncilDirectiontoAdministrationRegarding2008 2009 TentativeBudget JohnInchMorgan 1944 02CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganreviewedalistofbudgettopicstobecovered duringthis discussion 1946 36ChiefFinancialOfficerScottHarringtonpresentedinformationoncashflowandthe Citysfundbalance HereviewedsourcesforCityrevenue Mr Morgan providedadditional input 1948 43Mr HarringtonandMr Morgan addressedquestionsandcommentsfrom theCouncil 2007 49Concernsfortheamountinthefundbalancewereaddressed Optionsbeforethe City werecited ie increasingtaxes decreasingallocationstothefundbalance cuttingbackon capitalprojects orcuttingtaxes 2016 36Discussionensuedregardingpotentialtaxincreases 2021 40TheCourtbudgetwasreviewed JudgeMichaelKwanpresentedinformationon indigentdefenserights Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page8 2034 51JudgeKwananswered questionsandaddressed commentsfromtheCouncilregarding indigentdefenseservices 2049 33JudgeKwanprovidedinformationabouttheprovisionofinterpreters He addressed questionsfromtheCouncil 2100 22Mr Morgan calledforanyquestionsorrecommendationstotheCourtBudget He answeredquestionsregardingthepossibilityofexpandingtheTaylorsville Court providing prosecutionservicesin house etc 2121 44Mr Morgan reviewedthebudgetforthePoliceDepartment 2125 11ChiefCraigaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilregardingthePoliceDepartment budget Discussionwasheldregardingsalaries wages recruitment enforcementissues and incentiveawards 2138 42MayorWallprovidedinputonissues withofficerrecruitmentandpayingovertimeand vacationtimeforpoliceofficers 2153 42Discussionensuedregardingvacanciesinthedepartment overtimeissues and providinganadditionalallocationforanofficerinthePoliceDepartment 2157 42TheCouncilaskedAdministrationtobringbackoptionsforincreasingthePolice Departmentbudget 2158 33TheCouncilagreedthat theBudgetWork Sessiontentativelyscheduledfor this th Saturday May10 willnotbeheld Ifneeded anadditionalSaturday budgetsession willbe scheduledatalaterdate 2202 27ChairmanMatsumura polledthecouncilonwherebudgetadjustmentsshouldbemade tocovertheallocationforan additionalpoliceofficer CouncilMember Prattstated thatheis notinfavorofataxincrease Council MemberHandysaidthatthetaxincreaseoptionmayneed tobereconsidered CouncilMemberRechtenbachsaidthatheisnotinfavorofcuttingcapital projectsandsuggestedthatconsiderationshouldbegiventocuttingservicesor freezingsalaries instead CouncilMemberCatlinstatedthatheisnotinfavorofcutting policeservices Chairman Matsumura spokeagainstreducingservicesorcuttingcapitalprojects 2223 28ItwasdeterminedthatAdministration willprepare allscenariosforincreasing the policebudget TheywillbepresentedattheWorkSessionon May14 2008 Documentation willnotbereadyintimetobeincludedinCouncilpackets butwillbeprovidedpriortothe WorkSession Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page9 2223 57Optionsforadjustingsalaryincreaseswerereviewed Itwasdetermined thatfiguresfor 1 3 and4 increaseswillbe provided 2226 56MayorWallsaidthat ifcapitalprojectsarecut CouncilMemberswillhaveto determinewhichcapitalprojectsaretobeputaside 2228 18Furtherdiscussionwasheldonthepossibilityofcuttingcapitalprojects 63 SetTimeandDateofPublicHearingfor2008 09FiscalYearBudget ToBe HeldMay 21 2008at6 30pm andSetTimeand DateofPublic Hearingfor FinalAmendmentstoFY2007 2008Budget ToBeHeldJune 18 2008at 6 30pm JohnInch Morgan 2231 20CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganaskedtheCounciltosettimesanddatesfor publichearingson boththe20092009Tentative BudgetandontheFinal Amendmentstothe 2007 2008Budget 2233 01CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED tosetthetimeand dateofapublichearingfor the2008 2009FiscalYearBudgetforMay21 2008at6 30p m andthetimeanddateofa publichearingforfinalamendmentstotheFY20072008BudgetforJune18 2008at630pm CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumuracalledfor discussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes Handy yes andMatsumura yes AllCity Councilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 2234 05Mr Morgannotedthatthe2008 2009TentativeBudgetiscurrently ontheCitywebsite andthe2007 2008budgetwillbeplacedonthewebsitenowthatahearingdateisscheduled 8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction 223457Therewere nonewitemsfor subsequentconsideration 9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING 2235 10 91 CityCouncilWorkSession May 14 2008 6 00pm 92 CityCouncilBriefingSession Ma 21 2008 6 00pm 93 CityCouncilMeeting May21 2008 6 30pm 94 CityCouncilBriefingSession June4 2008 6 00pm 95 CityCouncilMeeting June4 2008 6 30pm Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May7 2008 Page10 10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS 101 EmergencyPreparednessFair hosted bythe TaylorsvilleSeniorCenter at 4743S PlymouthViewDrive 1650W onThursday May15 2008from 9 00am to3 00pm ContactSueChamberlinat293 8340formore information 102 EarlyVotingfortheStateandCountyPrimaryElectionwill beat TaylorsvilleCityCenter Room110 onJune10 13 June16 19 andJune20 2008fromnoonto5 00pm 11 ADJOURNMENT 2236 23CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting Council MemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussion There beingnone hecalledforavote The votewasasfollows Rechtenbach yes Catlinyes Pratt yes Handy yes andMatsumura yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthe motion passedunanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat1036pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC 05 21 08 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder