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Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page1 CityofTaylorsville CITYCOUNCILMEETING Minutes Wednesday December3 2008 CouncilChambers 2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140 Taylorsville Utah84118 BRIEFINGSESSION Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLesMatsumura JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairmanLynnHandy JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberBudCatlin CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder CouncilMember MorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator JohnTaylor CityEngineer WayneDial AssistantChiefofPolice Excused CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach BRIEFINGSESSION 1 ReviewAdministrative Report 1800 55ChairmanLesMatsumura conductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat600 pm City RecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinall CouncilMembers werepresent exceptCouncilMember Rechtenbachwhowasexcused TheAdministrative Reportwasthenreviewed 1803 34CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan gaveclarification concerningtheCitystelephone service Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page2 2 ReviewAgenda 1804 45Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewedand discussed MayorWall issuedaspecialinvitationtoCityCouncil MemberstoattendtheCityChristmasPartyon December5 2008 1810 12ChairmanMatsumura notedthatCouncilMembersarealsoinvitedtoattendtheCity s HolidayLuncheon forserviceprovidersscheduledforDecember9 2008 3 Adjourn 1810 31TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat610 pm REGULARMEETING Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLesMatsumura JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairmanLynnHandy JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberBudCatlin RosieRiver PoliceLieutenant CouncilMember MorrisPratt WayneDial Assistant ChiefofPolice CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator LisaSchwartz EVCCCoordinator JamieBrooks CourtAdministrator MarshaThomas Judge Excused CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach Citizens BrittanySlade KyraHolman GabeEpperson KevynSmeltzer PamRoberts LorenzoMiller Doug Stowell RailiJacquet MembersofScoutTroop 365 793 and636 John Gidney JayZiolkowski KourtneyMiles BrandonArmstrong BrandonSwann HeideePehrson EchoFerrin HollyPetrik ColtonGardner AmyBraithwaite JohnGarrett Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page3 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS 1830 35ChairmanLesMatsumura calledthemeetingtoorderat6 30pm andwelcomedthose inattendance City RecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswerepresent exceptCouncilMember Rechtenbachwhowasexcused 1831 11ChairmanMatsumurarecognizedmembersofScoutTroops365 793 and636who wereinattendance 11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies YouthCouncilMember BrittanySlade 1832 01YouthCouncilMemberBrittanySladedirectedthePledgeofAllegiance 12 Reverence YouthCouncilMember KyraHolman OpeningCeremonies ForDecember10 2008tobearrangedbyCouncilmanHandy 1832 29YouthCouncilMemberKyraHolmanofferedtheReverence 13 CitizenComments 1833 04ChairmanLesMatsumura reviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience Hethencalledforanycitizencomments 1834 20Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanMatsumura closedthecitizencomment period 14 Mayor sReport 1834 28MayorRussWallrelayedthatHeathBatemanhasrecentlybeenhiredasthenew directorfortheTaylorsville SeniorCenter TheMayorcitedthegreatprogramsofferedatthe SeniorCenter 2 APPOINTMENTS Therewereno appointments Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page4 3 REPORTS 31 YouthCouncil YouthCouncil Chair NatalieNoakes 1835 38YouthCouncilMemberBrittanySladereportedonrecentactivitiesandupcoming eventsfortheTaylorsvilleYouthCouncil ShecitedThanksgivingdinnersthatwereprovided forfourTaylorsvillefamilies andplanstodecorateCityHall andassist withtheSaturdaywith SantaeventonDecember6 2008 OnbehalfoftheYouthCouncil Ms Sladepresented Christmascookiestotheelectedofficials 32 EmergencyVolunteerCoordinatingCommitteeReport LisaSchwartz EVCCCoordinator 1836 43MayorWallaskedthatthereportfromEVCCCoordinatorLisaSchwartzbepostponed untiltheDecember10 2008CityCouncilMeeting 33 BlueprintJordanRiverVision GabeEpperson Envision Utah 1837 33GabeEpperson ofEnvisionUtah reportedontheBlueprintJordanRiver vision He describedthestudyareaalongtheJordanRiverCorridor whichinvolves15citiesandthree counties Mr Eppersoncited inputthatwasreceivedfrom Taylorsville residentsandTaylorsville Citystaffandreportedon surveyresults Henotedthat restorationandpreservationoftheriver ecosystem aretoppriorities Hereviewedthelongterm effectoneconomicdevelopmentin Taylorsville Mr Eppersondescribedelementsofthevision ie preservingandenhancing remaining openareas facilitatingurban renewal developingasetofmaps illustratingguiding principlesoftheriver anddevelopingpolicyframework 1849 02 Mr Eppersonreviewedpolicystatementsandillustratedspecificundevelopedareas withinTaylorsvilleHeshowedplanned openspaceandareastargetedformoreintense development Herelayedideasthathavebeenrecommendedforlongterm development Mr EppersonreportedthatTaylorsville frontagealongthecorridoris32milesandsaidthat approximately123acresarecontainedintheTaylorsville preservationcorridor 1850 12CouncilMember Catlininquired aboutrepresentation bytheCorp ofEngineers Mr Eppersonidentifiedfunding sources asfollows 13from thefederalgovernment 13through SaltLakeCounty and13through corporatesponsorsand others HeaffirmedthattheCorp of EngineershasbeeninvolvedandtheBlueprint Visionisconsistentwiththeirplan He recommendedthatarepresentative fromtheCorp ofEngineersbeappointed totheCitysRiver Commission Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page5 1846 15Mr EppersonaddressedquestionsregardingdevelopmentareasinTaylorsvilleand implementationoftheguidingprinciples HerecommendedthattheCityform aRiver Commissiontodealwith issuesrelatingtotheJordanRiver 1847 44MayorWallaskedforclarification aboutrestoringnatural habitat 1854 37Mr Eppersondescribed stepsforimplementationincreatingaunifiedauthority comprisedoflocalgovernments stateagencies andstakeholders Healsoreviewedpotential fundingstrategies 1855 24Mr Eppersondescribedstepsthatwill betakenin2009toorganizetheRiver Commissionand askedTaylorsvilletoappointarepresentativetotheinterimcommittee 1856 11Mr Eppersonreported thatSaltLakeCountyCouncilMemberDave Wildehasdrafted aresolutioninsupportoftheblueprintand hasaskedcitiestoadopt theblueprintasan addendumtotheirgeneralplans 1857 39MayorWallasked aboutanytaxingauthoritythepotentialRiver Commissionmay haveandMr Eppersonstatedthatitisnotlikelythatsuchacommissionwill havetaxing authority 34 QuarterlyReport PublicWorks KevynSmeltzer 1858 08KevynSmeltzer oftheSaltLakeCountyPublicWorksDepartment reportedonpublic worksinTaylorsvilleduring July August andSeptember 2008 Hecitedalargeamountof overlayand pavingworkthathasbeencompleted Henoteda recentincreaseinpricesfor asphalt 1859 45CouncilMemberCatlininquiredaboutincreasingcostsofoilandotherproducts It wasclarifiedthatasphaltandoilcontractswillberenegotiatedinJanuary 1901 32Mr Smeltzerstated thatstreetsweepingfor theCity hasbeencompletedandtheSalt LakeCountyPublicWorksDepartmentwillno longerbe providingstreetsweepingservicesin Taylorsville 1901 58Mr Smeltzergaveclarificationon stormdrainmaintenancelogsthataremaintainedby drivers Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page6 35 QuarterlyReport Sanitation SpecialServiceDistrict 1 PamRoberts 1903 57PamRoberts oftheSaltLakeCountySanitationDepartment reportedonsanitation servicesinTaylorsville Sheprovidedillustrations ofsanitationtrucksthat nowcontain Taylorsville logos Shecited thecontinuingAntiUnder Age DrinkingCampaignthatisbeing promotedonsanitation trucks Ms Robertsreportedontrailerrentalservicesthatareavailable Shesaidthatjust overamillionpoundsofbothgreenandbulkwastehavebeencollectedyearto date Shereviewedtherecycleprogramreport notingthat13 400homeswereservedin Taylorsville with5millionpoundsofrecyclablescollected throughtheendofOctober 1906 51Ms Robertsreportedon theLeafBagprogramthathasjustbeencompleted 1907 50Ms Robertscitedchallengesfacedin receivingexcessbagsofwasteduringtheleaf bagprogram 1909 12CouncilMember Catlinaskedaboutthepotential forprovidingadditionalpickupsites forleafbags Ms Robertscitedcontroversysurroundingcurbside greenwastepickup She agreedtocheckonthepossibilityofprovidingtrailers atadditionalsites 1911 13Ms Robertsnotedtherecentdecreaseinfuelcostsanddescribedchallenges surroundingfuelconsumptionduetonewEPAstandardsthathavebeen implemented She reportedthat citizensareaskingforaweeklyrecycle programandmethodstodealwithgreen waste 1912 48Ms Robertsdescribedunknownfactorsthatresultfromfluctuating fuelcosts She notedthatSaltLakeCounty willsoonbereplacingsixdieselfueltrucks withhybridsthatrunon batteries 1915 00Ms RobertsreportedthattheSanitationDepartmenthopestoexpandits vehiclefleetin 2010toutilize morehybridsanddecreasetheuseofdieselfuel 1915 31Ms Robertscitedwaystobemorecostefficientwithwaste collection Shesaidthe SanitationDepartmentisplanningtodoa410schedule withtheAreaCleanupnextyear in ordertoreducemilesgoingtoandfromtheyard Shestated thattheplannedschedule change shouldresultina10000mile decrease Ms Robertssaidthatresidentialrouteswillbere evaluatedtoincreaseefficiency Shestatedthatifanychangesaremadeinpickupschedules advancenotification willbegiventotheCityand toresidents 1916 30Ms Robertsexplained thatgreenwasteisbeneficialinhelpingtodecomposewasteat landfills Shesuggestedthatthebestwaytohandlegreenwastecurbsidecollection istoutilize Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page7 trailersandtheareacleanupprogram Ms Robertsexplainedthatcertaingreenwastecan generatemethanegas whichisusedas apowersource 1918 23Ms Robertsaddressedquestionsregardingapotentialweeklyrecyclingprogramin 2010 Shecitedincreased costsforweeklypickups 1920 13Ms Robertsdescribedvariables thatwilleffectthepotentialrecyclingofglass products She saidthatglassrecyclingwilleventuallybeinplace 1920 55Ms Robertsreportedthat nationalstatisticsreflecta25 increasewithweekly recyclablecollection 1922 10Ms Robertsstated thatthereisnoprofittoSaltLakeCountythroughtherecycling program duetothehighcostsofimplementingtheprogram 1923 21CouncilMemberBudCatlincalledforclarification onhowoften wastecollectionis beingtransportedtothedumpingstation Ms Roberts explainedthat trucksaredumpedwhen theyreachtheirlegalweight whichisapproximately8tons 36 QuarterlyReport Courts JamieBrooks LorenzoMiller Doug Stowell 1925 20CourtAdministratorJamie BrooksreferencedtheQuarterlyCourt reportprovidedto theCouncilandcalledforanyquestions 1925 57CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan askedMs Brookstoreportonassessment measuresthatarebeing implementedinthecourt 1926 00Ms Brooksdescribed surveysdesignedtoassesseffectivenessinthecourt She indicatedthatthesurveywillbeprovidedtorandomuserswithinthenextmonth Shenotedthat asurveywillalsobeconductedamongcourtemployees 1927 34Ms BrooksclarifiedthattheCourToolsProgramhasdevelopedthesurveysbeing implemented 1927 58CityProsecutorLorenzoMillercommentedon recenttrendswiththetypesofcases beingheardinthecourt Henotedthat withthecurrentrecession retail theftshave goneupand domesticviolencecrimeshaveincreased Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page8 4 CONSENTAGENDA 41 Minutes RCCM11 19 08 1929 55CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council MemberLynn Handy SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussion on themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Handy yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbachexcused Catlin yes and Pratt yes AllCityCouncil memberspresentvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 5 PLANNINGMATTERS Therewerenoplanningmatters 6 FINANCIALMATTERS 61 ResolutionNo 08 51 Accepting aGrantfromtheBureauofJustice AssistanceforBulletProofVestintheAmountof 2800 JohnBrems 1930 23CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganpresentedthesubjectresolutionregarding acceptanceofagrantfromtheBureauofJusticeAssistanceforthepurchaseofbulletproof vests Henotedthatitisamatchinggrantandcovers50 ofthecostofvests Mr Morgan citedcostsbetween 700and 1600perbulletproofvest 1932 28LieutenantRosieRiverastatedthatthelifeofabulletproofvestisabouttwoyears beforesyntheticmaterials deteriorateandbreakdown 1933 19CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 08 51 Accepting a GrantfromtheBureauofJustice AssistanceforBulletProofVest intheAmountof 2800 CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumuracalledfor discussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Handy yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbachexcused Catlin yes and Pratt yes All CityCouncilmemberspresentvotedin favorandthemotionpassedunanimously Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page9 7 OTHERMATTERS 71 ResolutionNo 08 50 AdoptingtheNaturalHazardPre DisasterMitigation PlanasRequiredbytheFederalDisasterMitigationandCostReductionAct of2000 JohnInchMorgan 1933 46CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgancalledforCouncilconsiderationofthesubject resolutionregardingadoption oftheNaturalHazardPre DisasterMitigationPlan Heexplained thatthis planisrequiredbytheFederalDisasterMitigationand CostReductionActof2000 Mr Morgannotedthatthefullplanhasbeenprovided bytheWasatchFrontRegional Council andisavailable ontheirwebsite He relayedthathecanprovideahard copyofthefullplanfor reviewuponrequest but theCouncilhaspresentlybeenprovidedwithan executivesummary onlyofthestudy Mr Morgan encouragedelectedofficials toexaminethefull planwhen possible 1936 04CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 08 50 Adoptingthe NaturalHazardPre DisasterMitigationPlanasRequiredbytheFederalDisasterMitigationand CostReductionActof2000 CouncilMemberLynnHandySECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumura calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforaroll callvoteThevotewasasfollows Handy yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbachexcused Catlin yes andPrattyes AllCityCouncil memberspresent votedinfavorandthemotion passed unanimously 72 DiscussionRegardingthe TaylorsvilleCemetery JohnInch Morgan 1936 35CityAdministratorJohnInch Morgancitedproformacostestimatesobtainedfor potentialmaintenanceoftheTaylorsvilleCemeteryintheevent thattheCityofTaylorsville takesovermanagementofthecemetery Hecalled fordirectionfromtheCouncilregardingthe cemetery 1937 32CouncilMember Prattnoted thattheCitywilleventuallyneedtodealwiththisissue becausevolunteerswillnolongerbewilling torunthecemetery Discussion washeldregarding potentialmanagementofthecemeteryandthepossibilityofcreatingaCemeteryBoard 1938 20Mr Morganclarifiedthatan enterprisefundwouldneedtobecreated sothatall expendituresand incomeareearmarkedforthecemetery 1938 50MayorWallcitedpotentialcemeteryexpensesandreviewed incomeforthepastthree years HeagreedthattheCitywilleventuallyhavetotakeover managementofthecemetery Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page10 1940 27MayorWallestimated thatapproximately 20000wouldcome outoftheenterprise fundannuallyformaintenanceofthecemetery 1940 55Mr Morgan reportedthatthereisstill30 to50 ofthecemeteryinavailablespace 1941 26TheMayorreferenced apendinglawsuitregarding800burialsites Hesaidthat managementofthecemeterywould involvetheCitywiththelitigation asthecurrent board wouldnotbe liableiftheCitytakesover 1942 44CouncilMember BudCatlinstatedthatthecemeteryhasbeenwellcaredforbythe currentvolunteerboard 1943 12CouncilMember Prattmadeclarificationoncapitalimprovementsthatweremade duringtheyearswhenlosseswerereflected Henoted theimportanceofnotinvolvingtheCity inalawsuit Hesuggestedthatlegalissues beresolvedbeforetransferringresponsibility ofthe cemetery 1944 11CityAttorneyJohnBrems notedthattheCitycouldpotentiallytakealosswithno revenuecominginandmaintenancecoststocover Hepredictedthatcemeteryincomewill graduallydecrease butcostswillincrease Mr Bremsgaveclarificationonthependinglitigation andexplained thatthe claimantbelievesheowns thelotsinquestion Hesaidthatthepretrial hearingon thismatter isonDecember5 2008andthetrialwillthenbescheduledwithinsixto ninemonths 1946 37MayorWallagreedthattheCityshouldmoveforwardandbringclosureforthecurrent CemeteryBoard pendingtheoutcomeofthepretrialconference CouncilMembersconcurred toschedulethismatter forconsiderationonJanuary7 2009 Discussionwasheldregarding whetheraclosedsession isneededtodiscussthismatter 1949 20Mr Morgangaveclarification onthemaintenanceestimatesthatwereprovided He agreedtoprovideoptionsforimplementingCitymanagementofthecemetery 8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction Therewerenonewitemsforsubsequentconsideration 9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING 1951 36 91 CityCouncilBriefingSession December 10 2008 6 00pm 92 CityCouncilMeeting December10 2008 6 30pm 93 CityCouncilBriefingSession January 7 2008 6 00pm Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes December3 2008 Page11 94 CityCouncilMeeting January7 2008 6 30pm 95 RDAMeeting Wednesday January7 2008 7 00pm 10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS 1952 05 101 SaturdaywithSanta Saturday December6 2008 Noonto4 00pm Four Taylorsvillelocations NoneatKmart 3835W 5400S 1 00pm at Harmons 5454S Redwood 2 00pm atWal Mart 5469S Redwood 3 00pm atTaylorsville BennionHeritageCenter 1488W 4800S Come haveyourphototakenwithSanta 102 ChristmasTreeLightingCeremonyandTraditionalCarolSing Along Saturday December6 2008 5 30 6 30pm CityCouncil Chambers Fun forthewholefamily plusavisitfromSanta Freetothepublic 103 MESSIAH SINGIN Saturday December6 2008 7 30pm City CouncilChambers HostedbyTaylorsvilleArtsCouncil 11 ADJOURNMENT 1952 52CouncilMemberLynnHandy MOVED toadjourn theCityCouncilMeeting Council MemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion ChairmanMatsumuracalledfordiscussion Therebeing none hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Matsumura yes Rechtenbach excused Catlin yes andPrattyes AllCity Councilmemberspresent votedin favorandthemotionpassedunanimously Themeeting wasadjournedat652pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC01 07 09 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder