City Council
Regular MeetingTaylorsville, UT · February 4, 2009
Minutes
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CityofTaylorsville
CITYCOUNCILMEETING
Minutes
Wednesday February4 2009
CouncilChambers
2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140
Taylorsville Utah84118
BRIEFINGSESSION
Attendance
CouncilMembers CityStaff
ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberLesMatsumura CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
DelCraig ChiefofPolice
JohnTaylor CityEngineer
WayneDial AssistantChiefofPolice
Excused CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MayorRussWall
Others RodLambert QuinnLawrence JoshRoberts AnthonyMcLellend DaveBreinholt
TylerBreinholt
BRIEFINGSESSION
1 ReviewAdministrative Report
1801 07ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat600pm
CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswere
present exceptCouncilMemberPrattwhowasexcused CityAdministrator JohnInchMorgan
askedthatMayorWall alsobeexcused ChairmanHandycalledforquestionsonthe
AdministrativeReport andthere werenone
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2 ReviewAgenda
1801 58Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewed Mr Morgannoteda matter
fordiscussionunderOtherMattersregardinglegislativeissues
3 Adjourn
1805 36TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat605 pm
REGULARMEETING
Attendance
CouncilMembers CityStaff
ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach DelCraig ChiefofPolice
CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
JohnTaylor CityEngineer
WayneDial AssistantChiefofPolice
PatrickTomasino BuildingOfficial
KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director
MarshThomas Judge
JamieBrooks CourtAdministrator
Excused CouncilMember MorrisPratt Mayor RussWall
Citizens LorenzoMiller KourtneyMiles EchoFerrin RailiJacquet JohnGidney Jeffery
Nelson AdamCraig PamRoberts Natalie Noakes BryonMair AubreyThomson Autumn
Scru BrittneySlade HeideePehrson JoeyPehrson AmyBraithwaite WhitneyMorgan Noel
Gilbert JessicaBeauchamp ReaganGabbitas PaigePowell RodLambert QuinnLawrence
JoshRoberts Anthony McLellend DaveBreinholt TylerBreinholt
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1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS
1830 21ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat630pm andwelcomedthose in
attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil
Memberswerepresent except CouncilMemberPratt whowasexcused ChairmanHandy noted
thatMayorWall wasalsoexcused
11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies
YouthCouncilMember ColtonGardner
1830 54Taylorsville YouthCouncilMemberKourtneyMilesdirectedthePledgeofAllegiance
12 Reverence YouthCouncilMemberAmyBraithwaite OpeningCeremonies
ForFebruary18 2009tobearrangedbyCouncilMemberMorrisPratt
1831 20TaylorsvilleYouthCouncilMemberEchoFerrinoffered theReverence
1831 58ChairmanHandyrecognizedmembersofScoutTroop 99andalsoscoutsfromthe
Jordan4th Ward whowereinattendance
13 CitizenComments
1833 25ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience
Hethencalledforanycitizencomments
1833 36Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosed thecitizencomment
period
14 Mayor sReport
TherewasnoMayorsReport
2 APPOINTMENTS
21 JefferyR Nelson Economic DevelopmentCommittee ChairmanHandy
1833 50CouncilChairmanHandyrecognizedJefferyR Nelsonandnominatedhimtoserveon
theEconomicDevelopment Committee
1834 15CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toappointJefferyR Nelsonasa memberofthe
EconomicDevelopmentCommittee CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED the
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motion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora
vote Thevotewasasfollows Pratt excused Catlin yes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes and
Matsumura yes AllCityCouncilmemberspresentvotedinfavorandthemotion passed
unanimously
22 JoanWhite Chair HistoricPreservationCommittee ChairmanHandy
1835 01CouncilChairmanHandynominatedJoan WhitetoserveasChairoftheHistoric
PreservationCommittee
1835 05CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toappointJoanWhiteasChairofthe
HistoricPreservationCommittee CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion
ChairmanHandycalledfor discussiononthemotion Therebeing none he calledforavote
Thevotewasasfollows Pratt excused Catlin yes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes and
Matsumura yes AllCityCouncilmemberspresentvotedinfavorandthemotion passed
unanimously
23 MargaretPlayer Vice Chair Historic PreservationCommittee
ChairmanHandy
CouncilChairmanHandynominatedMargaretPlayertoserveasVice ChairoftheHistoric
PreservationCommittee
1835 49CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toappointMargaretPlayerasVice Chairofthe
HistoricPreservationCommittee CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED the
motion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora
vote Thevotewasasfollows Prattexcused Catlin yes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes and
Matsumura yes AllCityCouncilmemberspresentvotedinfavorandthemotion passed
unanimously
3 REPORTS
31 YouthCouncil YouthCouncil ChairNatalieNoakes
1836 24TaylorsvilleYouthCouncilChairNatalieNoakes reportedon recentactivitiesand
upcomingeventsfortheTaylorsvilleYouthCouncil ShenotedthatYouthCouncilMembersare
currentlypreparingfortheUtahStateConferenceandwillassistwiththeTaylorsvilleArtShow
onMarch19 21 2009 Sheconfirmed that25 memberspresentlyserveontheTaylorsville
YouthCouncil
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32 QuarterlyReport Courts JamieBrooks LorenzoMiller DougStowell
1837 50CourtAdministratorJamieBrooksnotedthattheTaylorsvilleDrugCourtrecently
celebrateditsten yearanniversary ShereportedontherecentDrugCourtGraduation where
UtahSupremeCourtJusticeChristineDurhamwastheguestspeaker
1839 38Ms Brooksgaveexplanationon thehighnumberoftrafficfilingsduringthemonthof
Octoberand citedadditionalofficersontheroadatthattime Shealsocommentedona recent
decisionbytheUtahJudicialCounciltohaveallsmallclaimsmattersheardinjusticecourts
only Ms BrooksstatedthatthiswillgreatlyimpacttheTaylorsvilleJusticeCourt
1842 03IndigentDefenseAttorneyAdamCraigand CityProsecutorLorenzoMilleraddressed
questionsfrom CouncilMemberCatlinregardingindigentdefensefordriverslicenseviolations
Mr MillercitedaSupremeCourtdecisionmandatingthatanytimethecourtimposesthe
possibilityofjailtime suspendedoractual anindigentdefendantisentitledtolegal
representationatthegovernmentexpense Hedescribedsomecoststhatare recoupedfor
indigentdefense CouncilMemberCatlin askedthatrestitutionamountscollectedfortheCitybe
includedintheCourt snextQuarterlyReport Ms Brooksagreedtoprovidethatinformationin
futurereports
1849 17Mr Millergaveadditionalexplanationregardingdifferenttypesofdriverslicense
violations
1853 51JudgeMarshaThomasreviewedcourtcriteriaforappointingindigentdefensecounsel
33 QuarterlyReport Sanitation SpecialServiceDistrict 1 PamRoberts
1856 13SaltLakeCounty SanitationDirector PamRobertsreportedonsanitationservices
providedinTaylorsville
1856 30Ms Robertsstatedthat 150000tons ofwaste werecollectedinTaylorsville with
23000 tonsdivertedfromthelandfillthrough therecycleprogram
1857 09Ms Robertscited2008goalsthathavebeenachievedregardingsafetystandards
customersatisfactionratings andemployee satisfaction ratings
1858 20Ms Robertsdescribedspecificprogramsoffered inTaylorsville during2008 ie
AnnualArea CleanupProgram RecycleProgram LeafBagProgram andTrailerRental
Program Shecitedservicesperformedduringrecentflooding inthecommunity
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1901 20Ms Robertsdescribedeffortsthat areunderwaytosecureanadditionaldroplocation
forleafbagsduring 2009
1902 33Ms RobertscitedgoalsthathavebeensetbytheSanitationServiceDistrict for2009
Shenotedthat althoughweeklyrecyclinghasnotyetbeenimplemented residentsareoffered
secondcans forrecyclablesatnocharge Ms Robertsreviewedwaysthattruckmileagehas
beenreduced Shesaidthatconsiderationisbeinggiventoafourtenschedule fortheArea
Cleanup
1859 45Ms RobertsaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilregardingwastecollection etc She
statedthatcustomersatisfactionsurveysweremailedrandomlyto10000 homesinJanuary
2009anddescribedthetypesofquestionsonthosesurveys Sheconfirmed thatthepurchaseof
severalhybridvehiclesistentativelyscheduledfor2010
4 CONSENTAGENDA
41 Minutes RCCM1 21 09andCCWS1 14 09
1907 08CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council
MemberJerry RechtenbachSECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussionon
themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Pratt
excused Catlin yes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes andMatsumura yes AllCity Council
memberspresentvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
5 PLANNINGMATTERS
51 ResolutionNo 09 02 StatingSupport oftheGoalsandInitiativesof
BlueprintJordanRiver MarkMcGrath
1907 53CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathpresentedthesubjectresolution
regardingthegoalsand initiativesoftheBlueprintJordanRiver HenotedthatEnvisionUtah
presentedtheplantotheTaylorsville CityCouncilinDecember 2008
1909 44Mr McGrathstated thatTaylorsvillecurrentlyhasnopropertyzonedasOpenSpace
Hereferencedaslight changemadetothemodelresolutionprovidedbyEnvision Utahinorder
tomaketheresolutionlessbindinginregard toordinance modification
1911 34Mr McGrathreviewedaspectsofthedevelopment codethatmaybeimpactedbythe
BlueprintJordanRiver Headdressed questionsfromtheCouncil andgaveadditional
explanationonrecommendationscontainedinthePlan Hestatedthatthemainpurposeforthe
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planistobringunityamong municipalities Mr McGrathsaidthatallcities aresupportingthe
BlueprintJordanRivertovaryingdegrees
1916 18Mr McGrathrelayedthatMayorWallhasagreedtoserveastheCityrepresentativeon
aRiverCommissionBoardthatwilloverseecontinued progressontheBlueprintJordanRiver
1917 53CouncilMemberBudCatlinMOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 02 StatingSupport
oftheGoalsandInitiativesof BlueprintJordanRiver CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach
SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeing
none hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Pratt excused Catlin yes Handy
yes Rechtenbach yes andMatsumura yes AllCityCouncil memberspresent votedin
favorandthemotionpassed unanimously
6 FINANCIALMATTERS
61 ResolutionNo 09 03 ConsiderationandAcceptanceofaGrantfromthe
ADTECCommitteeforthePurchaseofEquipmenttobeUsedinthe
DetectionandEnforcement ofImpaired Drivers JohnInchMorgan
1918 41CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan statedthattheCityrecentlyappliedforand
receivedagrantfrom theAlcohol DrugTraining EducationCommittee Henotedthat
ADTEChaspurchasedtheequipmentandtheCityisresponsibleforinstallation Mr Morgan
askedTaylorsvillePoliceChiefDelCraigtodescribespecificsofthegrant
1919 57ChiefCraiglistedequipmentthatwasreceivedthrough thegrant asfollows anin car
videorecordercameraand fivePortable BreathTesters PBTs Hesaidthevalueofthecamera
is 4200andthevalueofthePBTsis 500each
1921 14CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 03
Considerationand AcceptanceofaGrant fromtheADTECCommitteeforthePurchaseof
EquipmenttobeUsedintheDetectionand EnforcementofImpairedDrivers CouncilMember
BudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion JIM
confirmedthatthecostforinstallationofthe Therebeingno further he calledforarollcall
voteThevote wasasfollows Pratt excused Catlin yes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes and
Matsumura yes AllCityCouncilmemberspresentvotedinfavorandthemotion passed
unanimously
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7 OTHERMATTERS
192231CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganstated thatheandMayorWall havebeen
attendingsomelegislative sessions Hereferencedlegislativedifficulties relatingtobudgetcuts
Mr Morgannotedthat anewrevenuereportwillbecomingout butcitedmanyunknown
factors
1923 00Mr Morgan askedforCouncildirectionon aproposedbillregardingSpecialService
Districts Henotedthatthelastopportunitytointroducethebillistomorrow February5 2009
1923 41CouncilMemberCatlinsuggestedpushingforwardwiththeproposedlegislation
regardingWaterand SewerDistricts CouncilMembersconcurredandsuggestedincorporating
certainlanguageintothebill aspreviouslydiscussedbytheCouncil
1924 09Mr Morganpresented informationonaproposedSenateBill toproviderelocation
costsformobilehomes Hestatedthatthebillcameup forasecondreadingearliertodayand
wascircled butnotedthatthere isnotoverwhelmingsupportforthebill Mr Morganreviewed
issuesrelatingtomobilehomerelocation
8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction
1927 02Therewereno newitemsforsubsequentconsideration
9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING
1927 24
91 CityCouncilWorkSession Wednesday February11 2009 6 00pm
92 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday February18 2009 6 00pm
93 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday February 18 2009 6 30pm
94 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday March4 2009 6 00pm
95 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday March 4 2009 6 30pm
10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS
1927 31
101 FreeConcert Salt LakeCommunityCollege Taylorsville Symphony
Orchestra Tuesday February17 2009 7 30pm Hunter HighSchool
4200South5600West
102 WeeklyGardeningClasses ThursdaysstartingonFebruary26 2009and
Continuing throughMarch 6 30pm TaylorsvilleCommunity
Greenhouse 1488W 4800S Costis 15perclass Learnaboutmixing
soils plantingofseeds seedcollecting dryingandstoring pruning fruit
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trees roses grapes andgrafting ContactToniLenningat801 265 1328or
801 414 4192forinformation
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
1928 23 CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting
CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion
Therebeingnone hecalledfora vote Thevotewasasfollows Pratt excused Catlin yes
Handy yes Rechtenbach yes andMatsumura yes AllCityCouncil membersvotedinfavor
andthemotionpassed unanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat728pm
CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
Minutesapproved CC02 18 09
MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder
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