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Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page1 CityofTaylorsville CITYCOUNCILMEETING Minutes Wednesday May20 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 JohnTaylor CityEngineer ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance Others KevynSmeltzer LornaVogt BRIEFINGSESSION 1 ReviewAdministrative Report 1800 43ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat600pm CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswere present 180112Chairman Handycalledforquestions orcommentsontheAdministrative Reportandtherewerenone Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page2 2 ReviewAgenda 1801 31Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewedand discussed Mr Morgan statedthatLornaVogtwillbereportingon SanitationservicesforPamRoberts MayorWall notedthatadiscussionregardingtheDogParkwillbeheldduring theregularmeeting 3 Adjourn 1805 03TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat6 05pm REGULARMEETING Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector CouncilMember MorrisPratt DelCraig ChiefofPolice CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator JohnTaylor CityEngineer ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance Citizens Lorna Vogt Kevyn Smeltzer Gordon Wolf LarryJohnson JayZiolkowski Raili Jacquet HarlanChristmas 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS 1830 34ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat630pm andwelcomedthose in attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswerepresent Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page3 11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies ChairmanHandy CouncilChairmanHandydirectedthePledgeofAllegiance 12 Reverence ChairmanHandy OpeningCeremonies ForJune3 2009tobe arrangedbyYouthCouncil CouncilChairmanHandyofferedtheReverence 13 CitizenComments 1832 38ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience Hethencalledforanycitizencomments 1833 39Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosed thecitizencomment period 14 Mayor sReport 1833 51MayorRussWallreportedthat he CouncilChairHandy and CouncilMemberPratt recentlyattendedtheInternationalCouncilofShoppingCenters ICSC convention Hestated thatitwasbeneficialfortheCitytobe representedattheconference 1834 43CouncilMemberPrattreportedontheICSCConferenceand commendedTaylorsville EconomicDevelopment DirectorKeithSnarrforhisefforts HealsorecognizedtheEconomic DevelopmentCorporationofUtah EDCU for theirrepresentation 2 APPOINTMENTS Therewereno appointments 3 REPORTS 31 QuarterlyReport PublicWorks KevynSmeltzer 1838 30KevynSmeltzer ofSaltLakeCounty reportedonpublic workswithinTaylorsville He gaveclarification ongeneralroadmaintenanceandrevieweddetailsonsnowremovalservices 1839 59Mr SmeltzeraddressedquestionsandcommentsfromtheCouncilregardingpublic worksintheCity Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page4 1841 15Mr Morgan gaveexplanation ontheimpacttotheCity sbudget asa resultof reductionsincontractcosts 32 QuarterlyReport Sanitation SpecialServiceDistrict 1 PamRoberts 1843 02LornaVogt ofSaltLakeCounty reported onsanitationservices withinTaylorsville Shecitedtheimpactofseasonal conditionsonwastecollection 1844 55Ms Vogtaddressedquestions fromtheCouncilregardingtherecyclingprogram 1846 32Ms Vogtreportedthat theSanitationDepartmenthasrecentlyupdated itswebsite 4 CONSENTAGENDA 41 Minutes RCCM5 6 09 CCWS5 13 09 1847 26CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council MemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthe motion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncil members votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 5 PLANNINGMATTERS 51 DiscussionRegardingAmendmentstoChapter1306Planning Commission oftheTaylorsvilleZoningOrdinance MarkMcGrath 1848 04CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathcitedacomprehensiverewriteof alldevelopmentcodes He statedthatthesubjectordinance regardingthePlanning Commission isbeinghandled in houseandreferencedrelatedtimingissues 1848 53Mr McGrathreviewedchangesincludedintheproposedamendment asfollows 1 Extendstermstofouryears 2 Eliminatestermlimits 3 MakesPlanningCommissiondistrictboundariesconsistentwithCityCouncil districtboundaries 4 Changes compensationto 40permeeting 5 AmendslanguageconcerningremovalfromthePlanningCommission 6 ProvidescompensationforattendanceatCityCouncilMeetingswhenrequested bythe Council 7 Otherminoramendments Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page5 1852 04Mr McGrathaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilregardingcompensation Council MemberPrattnoteda typographicalerrorthat needstobecorrected 50to 40 andexpressed concernsregarding unlimitedtermsforPlanningCommissionMembers 1853 34Mr McGrathnotedthatPlanningCommissionMember KristieOversonisnearingthe endofhersecond termandwillnotbe allowedtocontinueservingunlesstheordinance is amendedregardingterm limits Herelayedreasonsthatitisbeneficialtoallowexperienced PlanningCommissionMembers toserveadditionaltermswhenappropriate 1855 19Discussionwasheldregardingordinance consistencyforappointment andremovalof PlanningCommissionMembers 1855 54MayorWallnotedaconflictinthecodethataffectsstatutoryrightsoftheMayor He recommendedthatno actionbetakenuntilAdministrationandtheCityAttorney havehad time toreviewtheproposedamendments 1857 31Mr McGrathclarifiedthattheproposedamendmentsarebeingpresentedfor discussiononly priortobringingthembackforCouncilconsideration 1858 14CouncilMemberCatlinrelayedhisconcernsregardingunlimitedtermsforPlanning CommissionMembers andaskedforadditionalresource material 1858 59CouncilMembers RechtenbachandHandystatedthatthey donotbelieveitis necessarytoimposetermlimitsandcitedtheMayor sabilitytoreappointPlanningCommission Memberswhendesired 1901 38MayorWallcommentedonreasonsthatheisuncomfortable withunlimitedterms 1902 53CouncilMemberPrattcitedtheneedtomoveforwardwithfinalizingtheordinanceas soonaspossible 6 FINANCIALMATTERS 61 PublicHearing 6 30pm ToReceivePublicCommentontheTentative Budgetforthe2009 2010FiscalYear JohnInchMorgan 1903 32CityAdministratorJohn InchMorgan gavebackgroundonthebudgetand cited statisticsonthecurrentbudgetbeingproposed Henotedthesignificantdecreaseinrevenue sincelastyearand saidthebudgetbeingpresentedisa barebones budget Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page6 1905 29ChairmanHandyopenedthepublichearing toreceivepubliccommentsonthetentative budgetforfiscalyear20092010 1905 50BudgetCommitteeChairGordonWolfrelayedthat theBudgetCommitteesupportsthe budgetaspresented 1906 53MayorWallthankedmembersoftheBudgetCommittee theCityCouncil and City Stafffortheireffortsinhelpingtopreparethebudget 1908 23Therewereno additionalcommentsandChairman Handydeclaredthepublic hearing closed 1908 27Mr Morganstated thattheFY2009 2010Budgetwillbepresentedforadoptionduring theJune3 2009CityCouncilMeeting alongwithapublichearingandadoptionofthecurrent 2008 2009Budget 1909 32Mr Morganaddressedquestionsregardingcapital projectcoststhatmaybereduced andadjustments thatwillbe includedinVersion 4oftheBudget 1910 32ChiefofFinanceScottHarringtonagreedtoemail thenewestversionofthebudgetto CouncilMembersonMay21 2009 62 ResolutionNo 09 14 ApprovingtheAdoptionofanInter LocalAgreement RegardingtheCreation andOperation oftheValleyPoliceAllianceBetween theCityofTaylorsville CityofCottonwoodHeights MidvaleCity Murray City SaltLakeCity SandyCity SouthJordanCity SouthSaltLakeCity UtahTransitAuthority WestJordanCity andWestValley City JohnInch Morgan 1911 09CityAdministrator JohnInchMorgan statedthat thecreationofaValleyPolice Alliance VPA hasrecentlybeendiscussedinthemedia HeoutlinedpurposesoftheAlliance andstatedthatparticipation intheVPAisnon bindingtotheCity Mr Morgan presentedthe subjectresolutionregardingadoptionofaninter localagreement that wouldincludeTaylorsville intheVPA 1912 50MayorWallcitedbackgroundontheUnifiedFireAuthority UFA andthecreationof theVPA Hestated thatheisneutralregardingTaylorsville sparticipation butfavorsinviting all agencies inthevalleytoparticipate 1915 43Discussionensuedregardingtheintentofavalley widepolice allianceandMayorWall gaveadditionalclarification Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page7 1918 37ChiefDelCraiggavefurtherexplanationontheproposedagreementand clarifiedthat itdoesnotcreateaconsolidationofpolicedepartments andagencies mayoptoutatanytime 1920 06Mr Morgan citedthepurposeand potentialbenefitsofparticipating intheVPA Chief Craigstatedthatheprefers beinginvolvedinthealliance ratherthanbeinganoutsideagency Heclarifiedthatthealliancedoes notbinddepartments bymajoritydecisions Helistedreasons thatheisinfavorofparticipatingandcitedadvantagesinopeningdiscussiononcostsavings that mayresultfrom anyconsolidatedservices 1924 33ChiefCraigstatedthathehasbeentoldthatSaltLakeCountywillbeincludedinthe agreement 1925 26Mr Morgansuggestedthat considerationofthisresolution bepostponeduntilan updatedinterlocalagreement canbeobtainedwithanaccuratesignatureblockandtheinclusion ofSaltLakeCounty Hestatedthataperfectedcopycould bebroughtbacktotheCouncilon June3 2009 1925 44CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toTABLEResolutionNo 09 14 Approving theAdoptionofanInter LocalAgreementRegardingtheCreationandOperation oftheValley PoliceAllianceBetweentheCityofTaylorsville City ofCottonwoodHeights MidvaleCity MurrayCity SaltLakeCity SandyCity SouthJordan City SouthSaltLakeCity UtahTransit Authority WestJordan City andWestValleyCity untilsuchtimeas anupdateddocumentis obtained CouncilMemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalled fordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCity Councilmembersvotedinfavoroftablingtheresolution 63 ResolutionNo 09 15 AuthorizationtoAcceptthe2009Emergency ManagementPerformanceGrant EMPG JohnInchMorgan 1926 25CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgandescribedagrantprovidedbyHomeland SecurityandtheUtahDepartmentofPublicSafety Hesaidthat 3034hasbeenawardedto TaylorsvilleinordertoupdatetheCity sEmergencyOperation PlanandtheEmergency MitigationandResponsePlan Mr MorganconfirmedthattheCityscontributionis 6 000 whichisalreadyincludedinthe20082009Budget Hegaveadditionalclarification on adjustments madetothecurrent budget 1929 26CouncilMemberPrattcommendedEmergencyServicesCoordinatorLisaSchwartzfor hereffortsinthecommunity Mr Morgan andUFABattalionChiefJayZiolkowskiaffirmed thatMs Schwartzisdoingagreatjobandiswell respectedwithregard toemergencyservices Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page8 CouncilMember MorrisPrattMOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 15 Authorizationto Acceptthe2009EmergencyManagementPerformanceGrant EMPG CouncilMemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthe motion There beingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Handyyes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavor andthe motionpassedunanimously 64 ResolutionNo 09 16 ApprovalforaSubstantialAmendment tothe2008 2009ActionPlanRegardingtheCDBGProgramWheretheAmerican RecoveryandReinvestmentActof2009AppropriatedSupplementalFunds forInfrastructureImprovements andJobRetentionCreation JohnInchMorgan 1931 17CityAdministratorJohnInch Morgangaveclarificationonlanguagecontainedwithin thesubjectresolution Hecitedfundsthatmust beencumberedimmediatelyinregardstothe CDBGGrant HenotedthatMayor Wallhassuggestedutilizingthe fundsfor infrastructuresidewalk improvements Mr Morgan calledforapprovaloftheproposed resolution 1933 16CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 16 Approval foraSubstantial Amendment tothe2008 2009ActionPlanRegardingtheCDBGProgram WheretheAmerican RecoveryandReinvestment Actof2009Appropriated SupplementalFunds forInfrastructureImprovementsandJobRetentionCreation CouncilMember BudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalled fordiscussiononthemotion Mr Morgan suggestingamending theresolutiontoincludethegrantamountof 99000 CouncilMember Matsumura amendedhismotionaccordinglyandCouncilMemberCatlin reaffirmedhissecond Therebeing nofurtherdiscussion ChairmanHandycalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCity Councilmembers votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously 7 OTHERMATTERS 71 ResolutionNo 09 13 Establishingthe2009MunicipalVotingPrecinctsand PollingPlacesfortheCityofTaylorsville JohnBrems 1935 00CityAttorneyJohn Bremspresentedthesubjectresolutiontoapprovevoting locations forthe2009MunicipalPrimaryandGeneral Elections asoutlined bytheSaltLakeCounty ElectionsOffice 1935 04CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 13 Establishing the2009MunicipalVotingPrecinctsandPollingPlacesfortheCityofTaylorsville Council Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page9 MemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussionon themotion Mr Bremsand Mr Morgan gaveadditional clarificationregardingpollingplaces forapotentialprimaryelection Itwasnoted thatSaltLakeCountyhasreservedtherightto adjustpollingplacesaselectionneedsdictate Therebeingnofurtherdiscussion Chairman HandycalledforarollcallvoteThe votewasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassedunanimously 193626CouncilMemberCatlindescribedarecentcommunityeventheattendedin theCity CouncilChambersandinquiredaboutadjustments forthepodiummikeintheroom Mr Morgan agreedtoevaluateandprovidefollowuponuseofthemike 1937 46MayorWallupdatedtheCityCouncilregardingclosureoftheMillraceDogPark He describedrecentproblemswithvandalismattheparkandcited anonymousmessages thathave beenleftwithCityCouncilMembers regardingdaysthattheparkisclosed 1939 05MayorWall statedthathe orderedthepark tobelockedon May19 2009 whenthe gatewasvandalizedand trespasserswerefoundintheparkduringclosedhours Hesuggested leavingtheparkclosedovertheweekendandcitedpositive feedbackfromsomecitizenswho arewillingtohelpresolveproblemsatthepark Mayor WallcalledforinputfromtheCouncil regardingissuesatthedogpark Hecited majorcoveragethathasbeenprovidedbythe Taylorsville PoliceDepartmenttopatrolandresolve issuesatthedogpark 1942 50CouncilMemberPratt commentedonissuesatthedogpark andcitedaneedtoeducate someusersofthepark HestatedthatitisnotpracticaltocontinueusingCityresourcesfor majorrepairstotheparkandforpolicepatrol 1943 59Mr Morgan suggestedchanging parksignageinordertopostmoredirectinformation HecitedaneedtorevisittheCityordinance tomakeparkhoursconsistent CouncilMember Catlinstatedthathefavorsconsistentparkhours morestringentenforcement andthe useof camerasurveillance Mr Morgannotedthatthereiscurrentlynoallocationinnextyearsbudget forsecuritycamerasatMillracePark Hedetailedreasonsthatparkhoursshouldbeconsistent 1945 56Discussionwasheldregarding theimpactofparkrulesonthe BassFishingPond A needfor furtherconsideration ofthisissuewasnoted 1947 44Mr Morgan describedthetypeofvandalismoccurringatMillracePark 1948 24MayorWallstatedthatitisanAdministrativedecisiontokeeptheparkcloseduntil Monday May25 2009 Hestatedthatsuggestionsregardingconsistenthoursofoperationfor theparkwillbebrought backtotheCouncilforfutureconsideration Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page10 8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction Therewerenonewitemsforsubsequent consideration 9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING 1949 28 91 CityCouncilBriefingSession June3 2009 6 00pm 92 CityCouncilMeeting June3 2009 6 30pm 93 CityCouncilWorkSession June10 2009 6 00pm 94 CityCouncilBriefingSession June17 2009 6 00pm 95 CityCouncilMeeting June17 2009 6 30pm 10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS 1949 34 101 Taylorsville ArtsCouncilPresents OKLAHOMA RogersandHammersteins Musical Thursday June11 2009 Friday June12 2009 Saturday June13 2009 andMonday June15 2009 7 30pm EisenhowerJuniorHighSchool Auditorium 4351S RedwoodRoad Ticketsare 5each 102 Taylorsville DayzzEvents Fri June26 SLCC Taylorsville Symphony FreeConcert 7 00 7 45pm Valley RegionalPark 5100S Taylorsville Blvd Featuring musicbyJohnWilliams RaidersMarch HymntotheFallen EpisodeIIMarch from1941 LostWorld Themes JasonHewlett TheEntertainer FreeConcert 8 00pm Valley RegionalPark 5100S Taylorsville Blvd Brief fireworks followingperformance Sat June27 BennionLionsClubBreakfast 7 00 11 00a m 5454 S RedwoodRoad Harmon sparkinglot 4 adults 3 kids 5KFamilyFunRun 8 20am RacebeginsandendsatCityHall Costis 10 Registerearlyand geta T shirt SignupatTaylorsvilleRec Center 3938S 2700W orregisteratwwwactivityregcom Parade organizedbyTaylorsvilleExchange Club 9 00am 5400S Redwood along5400S to2700W thenN on 2700W toMidwestDr AutoShow ValleyRegionalPark 5100S 2700W 11 00am to5 00 pm Burnout 12 00Noon EntryformsavailableatallLesSchwabdealers at CityHall andatwwwtaylorsvilleut gov Carnival Entertainment ontwostages FoodandExhibitBooths BarnyardBuddies ValleyRegionalPark Startsat1100a m NeilDiamondTributebyJayWhite 8 00pm ValleyRegionalPark FireworksExtravaganza 10 00pm ValleyRegionalPark Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes May20 2009 Page11 Mon June29 UtahSymphony 8 00pm ValleyRegionalPark FreePatrioticConcert featuringWasatchCannoneersduringthe1812Overture Brieffireworksafter program 11 ADJOURNMENT 1950 10CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting Council MemberBud CatlinSECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy calledfordiscussion There beingnone hecalledfor avote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlinyes AllCity Councilmembersvotedin favorandthe motion passedunanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat750pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC06 03 09 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder