City Council
Regular MeetingTaylorsville, UT · January 21, 2009
Minutes
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CityofTaylorsville
CITYCOUNCILMEETING
Minutes
Wednesday January21 2009
CouncilChambers
2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140
Taylorsville Utah84118
BRIEFINGSESSION
Attendance
MayorRussWall
CouncilMembers CityStaff
ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberLesMatsumura CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
CouncilMember MorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance
DelCraig ChiefofPolice
WayneDial AssistantChiefofPolice
KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director
TracyWyant PoliceSergeant
BradyCottam PoliceOfficer
Citizens HowardWilson GordonWolf RailiJacquet
BRIEFINGSESSION
1 ReviewAdministrative Report CommunityDevelopmentDepartment
1800 25 ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvened at600p m
CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncilMemberswere
present 180056TheAdministrativeReportfortheCommunityDevelopmentDepartmentwas
thenreviewed
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3 ClosedSession
1801 11CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourn theBriefingSessionandconvenea
ClosedSessiontodiscuss theprofessionalcompetenceofanindividualat6 01pm Council
MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanLynnHandycalledfordiscussionon
themotion Therebeingnone hecalledfor aroll callvote Thevotewasasfollows
Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes and Handy yes Allmembers ofthe
CityCouncilvotedandthe motioncarriedbyaunanimousvote
CLOSEDSESSION
ThoseinattendanceatthisClosedSessionwere CouncilMembersCatlin Handy Matsumura
Pratt andRechtenbach MayorRussWall CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan CityAttorney
JohnBrems andCityRecorderCherylPeacock Cottle AClosedMeetingCertificateforthis
ClosedSessionisnowon fileasa ProtectedRecord
CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourntheClosedSessionat6 22pm and
reconvenetheBriefingSession CouncilMemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion
ChairmanLynnHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora
rollcallvote Thevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes
andHandy yes Allmembers oftheCityCouncilpresentvotedandthemotioncarriedby
aunanimousvote
2 ReviewAgenda
1824 33TheBriefingSessionwasreconvenedandtheagendafortheCityCouncilMeetingwas
reviewed
1828 42TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat6 28pm
REGULARMEETING
Attendance
MayorRussWall
CouncilMembers CityStaff
ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
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ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
CouncilMember MorrisPratt DelCraig ChiefofPolice
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
JohnTaylor CityEngineer
ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance
KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director
WayneDial AssistantChiefofPolice
TracyWyant PoliceSergeant
BradyCottam PoliceOfficer
JamieBrooks CourtAdministrator
MarshaThomas Judge
Citizens RailiJacquet HowardWilson GordonWolf JohnGidney TerryLynne Gidney
JeremyEveland SusanHolman TedJensen ArthurBridgewater HarlanChristmas Shellie
McHaley CarmenMcHaley TrevorMcHaley JerryMilne
1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS
1830 06ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat630pm andwelcomedthose in
attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil
Memberswerepresent
11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies CouncilmanMatsumura
SergeantTracyWyantdirectedthePledgeofAllegiance
12 Reverence CouncilmanMatsumura OpeningCeremonies
ForFebruary4 2009tobe arrangedbyYouthCouncil
Taylorsville PoliceOfficer BradyCottamofferedtheReverence
13 CitizenComments
1834 52ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience
Hethencalledforanycitizencomments
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1834 59Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosed thecitizencomment
period
14 Mayor sReport
1835 12TherewasnoMayorsReport
2 APPOINTMENTS
21 HowardWilsonasChairofthe ArtsCouncil MayorWall
1835 27MayorWallthankedoutgoingArtsCouncilChairJohnGidneyforhispastservice
TheMayorrecognizedHoward WilsonandnominatedhimtoserveasChairoftheArtsCouncil
1836 06CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toappointHowardWilsonasChairoftheArts
Council CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy
calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfor avote Thevotewasas
follows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes andHandy yes AllCity
Councilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
22 SusanHolmanasViceChairoftheArts Council MayorWall
1836 41MayorWallrecognizedSusanHolmanandnominatedhertoserveasVice Chairofthe
ArtsCouncil
1837 22CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED toappointSusanHolmanasViceChairof
theArtsCouncil CouncilMember BudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy
calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfor avote Thevotewasas
follows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes andHandy yes AllCity
Councilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
23 AdministrativeLawJudgeJeremyD Eveland MBA JD MayorWall
1837 59MayorWallrecognizedJeremyD Evelandandnominatedhimtoserveasan
AdministrativeLawJudgefortheCityofTaylorsville
1839 01CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toappointJeremyD Evelandasan
AdministrativeLawJudge CouncilMemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion Chairman
Handycalledfordiscussionon themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewas
asfollows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes andHandy yes AllCity
Councilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
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24 ArthurBridgewater PublicSafetyCommittee MayorWall
1839 39MayorWallrecognizedArthurBridgewater andnominatedhimtoserveasamember
oftheTaylorsville Public SafetyCommittee
1840 55CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toappointArthurBridgewaterasamemberof
thePublicSafetyCommittee CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion Chairman
Handycalledfordiscussionon themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewas
asfollows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes andHandy yes AllCity
Councilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
3 REPORTS
Therewerenoreports
4 CONSENTAGENDA
41 Minutes RCCM1 7 09
1841 42CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council
MemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthe
motion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Matsumura
yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes andHandy yes AllCityCouncilmembers
votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
5 PLANNINGMATTERS
51 PublicHearing 6 30pm Amending Chapters1304and1312ofthe
TaylorsvilleZoningOrdinanceRegardingAreaandSetbackRegulationsfor
TwoFamily Dwellings
1843 07ChairmanHandyopenedthepublichearing onthismatterandcalledforcitizen
comments
1843 13Therewereno citizencommentsandChairmanHandydeclaredthepublichearing
closed
1845 11CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathnotedthatthisisacompanion
ordinance regardingthepotential subdividingoftheHeatherglenCondominiums aspreviously
discussedin theJanuary7 2009CityCouncilMeeting Mr McGrathnotedthattheapplicantin
thismatteristheCityofTaylorsville
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Mr McGrathreviewedtheexistingsetbackstandards andillustratedthesiteonaGeneralPlan
Map
1845 17Mr McGrathdescribedtheproposedtextchangestotheordinanceregardingareaand
setbackregulationsfortwofamilydwellings
1849 37Mr McGrathaddressedquestionsfromtheCounciland gaveclarification regardingthe
proposedsetbacksandpotentialimpactonanyfuturetwinhomes
1851 09Mr McGrathstatedthatthePlanningCommissionhasreviewedtheproposed
amendmentsandhasmadeunanimousrecommendationforapproval
511 OrdinanceNo 09 04 Amending Chapters1304and1312ofthe
Taylorsville ZoningOrdinanceRegardingAreaandSetback
RegulationsforTwoFamilyDwellings
1852 39CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptOrdinance09 04 Amending
Chapters1304 and1312oftheTaylorsville ZoningOrdinanceRegardingAreaand Setback
RegulationsforTwoFamilyDwellings CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED the
motion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora
rollcallvoteThe votewasasfollows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt
yes andHandy yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthemotionpassed
unanimously
52 PublicHearing 6 30pm ProposedTextAmendmenttoSections
1304036 1314060 1314080 1316060 and1316080oftheZoning
OrdinanceSection1524120Cand1524120S oftheBuildingCode
RegardingFrontYardandRearYardSetbacksforManufacturedHomesin
EstablishedManufacturedHomeCommunities
1853 56ChairmanHandyopenedthepublichearing onthismatterandcalledforcitizen
comments
1854 02ShellieMcHaley oftheMonteVistaManufacturedHomeCommunity statedthat
MonteVistahasbeenparticipatingindevelopmentoftheproposedtextamendmentsregarding
setbacksformanufacturedhomes Shenotedthat whenpropertieswereestablishedinthe1970 s
footprintsofmanufacturedhomesweresmaller butcurrenthomesarenowlonger Ms McHaley
citedtheneedtocreateaccessibilitytothelotsites Shelistedreasonsthat theproposedsetbacks
areappropriate ie safety andmarketability She askedthattheCouncil givepositive
considerationtotheproposedchangesinsetbackstandardsformanufacturedhomes
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1856 33CouncilMemberRechtenbachaskedforclarification ontheterm manufactured
homes andMs McHaleynotedthat thehomesunderconsiderationaresetonfoundationsand
donothavemobility thereforetheterm mobilehome isnotaccurate
1858 07Therewereno furthercitizencommentsand ChairmanHandydeclared thepublic
hearingclosed
521 OrdinanceNo 09 05 AmendingTextinSections 1304036 1314060
1314080 1316060 and 1316080oftheZoningOrdinanceSection
1524120Cand 1524120S oftheBuildingCode RegardingFront
YardandRearYard SetbacksforManufacturedHomesin
EstablishedManufacturedHomeCommunities
1858 45CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathdescribed theexistingregulations
andthenewregulationsbeingproposedforsetbackstandardsformanufacturedhomes Henoted
thattheCityofTaylorsville istheofficialapplicantforthis proposal Heillustratedcurrent
setbacksonsiteplans asfollows thefrontyardsetbackis7 feetandthesetbackrequired
betweenstructures iscurrently 15feet Mr McGrathstatedthattheproposalunderthesubject
ordinance istoreducefrontsetbacksto5feetandtoreducethedistancebetweenunits inthe
backyardto10 feet He saidthisincreasesthepotentialfootprintfor amanufacturedhomeby a
totaloffivefeet Mr McGrathrelayedthattheoriginalproposalwasfora two footfrontyard
setback butthePlanningCommissionandthe CityCouncildeterminedthatwasinadequate
1902 24Mr McGrathindicatedthat Citystaffisinfavoroftheproposedamendmentsand the
PlanningCommissionhasrecommendedapprovalinasplitvote Mr McGrathnotedthatthe 10
footstandard isbased ontheuniversalbuildingcode
1903 26CouncilMemberPrattnotedatypographicalerrorintheordinance and Mr McGrath
agreedtomakethecorrection Mr McGrathgaveadditionalclarificationon theproposed
setbackstandardsandmanufacturedhomefootprints Henotedthatifasidewalk isinplace the
setbackwould includethesidewalkwidthplusfivefeet
1906 40CouncilMemberPratt statedthattheproposedsetbacksareappropriateandnotedthe
closeproximityofexisting manufacturedhomes Hecitedthefuturebenefitofimplementing
amendedstandards
1907 41Mr McGrathaffirmedthatsomemembersofthePlanningCommissionhadconcerns
thatafivefootfrontyardsetbackisinsufficient buttherewerenoconcernsidentifiedregarding
theproposedrearsetback
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1908 14CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptOrdinance09 05 AmendingTextin
Sections1304036 1314060 1314080 1316060 and1316080oftheZoningOrdinance
Section1524120Cand1524120S oftheBuilding Code RegardingFrontYardandRear
YardSetbacksforManufacturedHomesinEstablishedManufacturedHomeCommunities with
thecorrectionnoted Council MemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy
calledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevote
wasasfollows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Prattyes and Handy yes All
CityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
6 FINANCIALMATTERS
61 PublicHearing 6 30pm AmendingtheFiscalYear2008 2009General
Fund CapitalImprovementFundandStormDrainFundBudgets
1909 28CityAdministrator JohnInchMorgan notedthatpreviousquestionsoftheCouncil
havebeen addressedbyChiefofFinanceScottHarrington Hecalledforanyadditional
questionsfromtheCouncilandtherewerenone
1909 59Mr Morgan notedthatthebudgetamendmentscurrentlybeingpresentedareidentical
tothosepreviouslyprovidedtotheCouncil
1910 22Mr Morganstatedthatthebudgetamendments areavailableontheCity website
ChairmanHandy openedthepublichearingonthismatterandcalledforcitizencomments
1910 25Therewerenocitizencommentsand ChairmanHandydeclaredthepublichearing
closed
611 OrdinanceNo 09 06 Amending theFiscalYear2008 2009General
Fund CapitalImprovement FundandStormDrainFundBudgets
JohnInchMorgan
1910 29CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptOrdinance09 06 Amendingthe
FiscalYear20082009GeneralFund CapitalImprovementFundandStormDrainFund
Budgets CouncilMember LesMatsumura SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalled
fordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas
follows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes Catlin yes Pratt yes andHandy yes AllCity
Councilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
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7 OTHERMATTERS
191114CouncilMemberCatlinreportedontherecentHealthFairheldatTaylorsvilleHigh
SchoolonJanuary17 2009 Hecitedfreehealth testingthatwasoffered alongwithseatbelt
demonstrations andapresentationbytheTaylorsville PoliceDepartmentK9 Unit Council
MemberCatlinstatedthatover 500peoplewereinattendanceandtheeventwasdeemed
successful
191259MayorWallreferencedthe draftlegislationconcerningspecialservicedistrictsthatis
currentlybeingproposed CityAttorneyJohnBremsnotedthathedoesnothavedraftingcontrol
oftheproposedlegislation HecalledforCouncilinputonthelanguageregardingspecialservice
districts
1913 26Mr Bremscited theproposedlanguageand CouncilMemberRechtenbach
recommendedchangingthewording maynotdeny tostatethatspecialdistricts arerequired
toprovideserviceifrequested CouncilMemberCatlinconcurredwithMr Rechtenbach The
consensusoftheCouncilwasthatprovidingsewer andwaterserviceshouldnotbeoptionaland
morespecificlanguage shouldbeused
1916 18CouncilMemberRechtenbachreferencedresidentswhohavebeenpayingfeesandyet
notreceivingservice
1917 02Mr Bremsreiteratedthathedoes nothavedrafting control but agreedtosubmitthe
followingproposedlanguage Alocaldistrictthatleviesapropertytaxtopaysomeorallofthe
costsofprovidingwater sewer orotherservicestopropertywithinthedistrictshall if
requested providetheservice thatisasubjecttothetax
1917 53MayorWallinquiredabout whethertheproposedverbiagestillallowsforaninterlocal
agreement Mr Bremsgaveclarification
1919 02CouncilMemberMorrisPrattnotedthathewillnotbeinattendanceattheFebruary 4
2009CityCouncilMeeting
8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction
1919 27Therewereno newitemsforsubsequentconsideration
9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING
1919 32
91 CityCouncilBriefingSession February4 2009 6 00pm
92 CityCouncilMeeting February4 2009 6 30pm
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93 CityCouncilWorkSession February11 2009 6 00pm
94 CityCouncilBriefingSession February18 2009 6 00pm
95 CityCouncilMeeting February18 2009 6 30pm
10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS
1920 02
101 FreeConcert Salt LakeCommunityCollege Taylorsville Symphony
Orchestra Tuesday February17 2009 7 30pm HunterHighSchool
4200South5600West
102 WeeklyGardeningClasses ThursdaysstartingonFebruary26 2009and
continuingthroughMarch 6 30pm Taylorsville CommunityGreenhouse
1488W 4800S Costis 15perclass Learnaboutmixingsoils plantingof
seeds seedcollecting dryingandstoring pruning fruittrees roses grapes
andgrafting ContactToniLenningat801 2265 1328or801 414 4192 for
information
103 AnnualArtShow Saturday March21 2009 Noonto4 00pm
Taylorsville CityHall 2600W Taylorsville Blvd Theeventissponsoredby
Taylorsville CityArtsCouncil Forinformation contactJoanWhite Event
Chairperson at801 265 8478 FreeAdmissiontothepublic Entriesmaybe
submittedThursday March19 2009from4 00to8 00pm orFriday
March20 2009from10 00am to4 00pm
11 ADJOURNMENT
1920 56CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadjournthe CityCouncilMeeting Council
MemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion There
beingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Rechtenbach yes
Catlin yes Pratt yes andHandy yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthe
motion passedunanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat720pm
CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
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