City Council
Regular MeetingTaylorsville, UT · June 3, 2009
Minutes
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CityofTaylorsville
CITYCOUNCILMEETING
Minutes
Wednesday June3 2009
CouncilChambers
2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140
Taylorsville Utah84118
BRIEFINGSESSION
Attendance
CouncilMembers CityStaff
ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator
ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney
CouncilMemberLesMatsumura CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
CouncilMember MorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator
CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector
ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance
JohnTaylorCityofEngineer
Excused MayorRussWall
BRIEFINGSESSION
1 ReviewAdministrative Report
1801 42ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat600pm
CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswere
present TheAdministrativeReportwasreferencedandthere werenocomments Chairman
HandynotedthatMayorRussWallisexcusedfrom thismeeting
2 ReviewAgenda
1802 36Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewed
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1804 51Mr Morganrequested thatItem71oftheregularCityCouncilMeeting beaddressed
duringtheMayor sReport
3 Adjourn
TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat6 08pm
REGULARMEETING
Attendance
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
BretMiller PoliceDetective
JamieBrooks CourtAdministrator
MarshaThomas Judge
KeithSnarr EconomicDevelopment Director
Excused MayorRussWall
Citizens SenatorKaren Mayne LorenzoMiller DougStowell BrittneySlade NoelGilbert
RogerKesler LisaKesler AmyBraithwaite JayZiolkowski Raili Jacquet DamaBarbour
DaveGoddard DeanPaynter AlanAnderson FrankBudd JohnGidney JessicaBeauchamp
BryonMuir
1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS
1830 38ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat630pm andwelcomedthose in
attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil
Memberswerepresent ChairmanHandynotedthatMayorRussWallisexcusedfromthis
meeting
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11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies YouthCouncilMember Jordan
Gallegos
1831 20YouthCouncilMemberBrittneySladedirectedthePledgeofAllegiance
12 Reverence YouthCouncilMember NoelGilbert Opening Ceremonies
ForJune17 2009tobe arrangedbyCouncilmanMatsumura
1831 49YouthCouncilMemberNoelGilbertofferedtheReverence
13 CitizenComments
1832 18ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience
Hethencalledforanycitizencomments
1833 44Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosed thecitizencomment
period
14 Mayor sReport
1833 53CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toaddressAgendaItem7 1atthistime
CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion
onthe motion Therebeingnone hecalledforavoteThevotewasasfollows Matsumura
yes Prattyes Catlin yes Handy yes andRechtenbach yes AllCityCouncilmembers
votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
1836 28InMayorWall sabsence CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan providedan updateon
constructionoftheBassFishingPond Hestatedthatthepondhasrecentlybeenstocked butis
notyetopenforfishing Mr Morgan described theareasurroundingthepond
183633Mr MorganaskedPoliceChiefDelCraigtoaddresstheCouncilregardinganawardto
amemberoftheTaylorsvillePoliceDepartment
71 UtahChief sofPoliceOfficeroftheYearAward ChiefDel Craig
1837 09ChiefDelCraigintroducedFrankBudd ExecutiveDirector oftheUtahChiefsof
PoliceAssociation
183714Mr BuddrecognizedTaylorsville CityPoliceDetectiveBretMillerandreportedthat
DetectiveMiller hasbeenawardedtheUtahChief sofPoliceOfficeroftheYearAward Mr
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Buddreadastatement describingaccomplishmentsofDetective Millerandpresentedhimwitha
plaquefromtheUtahChief sofPoliceAssociation
15 RecognitionoftheBestofTaylorsville Home BusinessBeautification
Awards DaveGoddard LARPChairman
1842 12LARPChairman DaveGoddardrecognizedTaylorsville residentsRogerandLisa
Keslerand presentedthemwiththeBestofTaylorsville Home BusinessBeautificationAward
2 APPOINTMENTS
Therewereno appointments
3 REPORTS
31 SenatorKarenMayne
1844 29SenatorKaren Maynedescribedaresolutionconcerningthespendingoffederal
economicrenewalgrants Shenotedthatthis resolutionhasrecentlybeenadoptedbyseveral
othermunicipalities
1845 33SenatorMaynestatedthat thepurposeoftheresolutionistolessentheimpactofthe
currenteconomicsituation SheaskedthattheCouncilreviewtheresolutionandgiveitfuture
consideration
1847 04SenatorMaynethankedtheCityofTaylorsvillefor itssupportofrecentlegislationthat
shesponsoredregardingtownships Shealsodescribedaprogramentitled Helmetsto
Hardhats thatisbeingpresented totheSaltLakeCommunityCollege SenatorMaynenoted
thataboothforthisprogramwillbeattheTaylorsville Dayzzevent
1851 27CouncilMemberPrattthankedSenatorMayneforherefforts onbehalfofTaylorsville
32 YouthCouncil YouthCouncil ChairAmyBraithwaite
1852 23YouthCouncilChairAmyBraithwaitereportedonrecentactivitiesand upcoming
eventsfortheTaylorsvilleYouthCouncil Shenotedthatvolunteersarecurrentlybeing
recruitedforTaylorsville Dayzz
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33 Quarterlyreport Courts Jamie Brooks DougStowell LorenzoMiller
1854 04CourtAdministratorJamieBrookscitedtheTaylorsville JusticeCourtreports as
previouslyprovidedtotheCouncilandcalledforanyquestions
1854 35CouncilMemberCatlininquiredabouttheeffectivenessandcostofthedomestic
violencecourt
1855 57Ms Brooksreferenced changestothedomesticviolence courtthatarebeingplanned
byJudge Thomas
1857 49CityProsecutorLorenzoMillerprovidedexplanationonthedomesticviolence court
JudgeThomasstatedthat sheisthejudgeassigned tothedomesticviolencecourtsandgave
additionalclarification on thefocus oftheprogram Shesaidthatapproximately11 14domestic
casesareheardperweek Shecitedreasonsthatthedomesticviolence courtsavestheCity
money JudgeThomasreviewedcompliancetoolsthatareusedand detailedcostswithinthe
programthatarenotborne bytheCity Shestatedthattimerequirementsvaryforeachcase
1908 33IndigentDefenseAttorneyDougStowellgaveadditionalclarification onstatisticsfor
domesticviolence cases
1909 03JudgeThomasagreedtoprepareandprovide areportcontainingstatisticsfordomestic
violencecasesoverthepastfiveyears Itwassuggestedthatfurther discussionregardingthe
domesticviolencecourtbe conductedatafuturecouncilmeeting JudgeThomascitedan
Domestic ViolenceAdministrativeTeamthathasbeenassembledandwillreviewfindingsofthe
BestPracticesCourt
1911 34JudgeThomasreviewedstepsthatmayincreaseefficiency intheDomestic Violence
Program
4 CONSENTAGENDA
41 Minutes RCCM 05 20 09
1912 20CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council
MemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussionon
themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasas follows
Matsumura yes Prattyes Catlin yes Handy yes andRechtenbach yes AllCity Council
membersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
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5 PLANNINGMATTERS
51 PublicHearing 630pm ToReceiveCommentRegardingaProposed
ZoneChangefromA1toR 1 6on051Acres ofPropertyLocatedat6326
South2200West
1913 00CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathillustratedthesubjectpropertyon
vicinity aerial GeneralPlan and zoningmaps He statedthatthepropertyisapproximately
acreinsizeandiscurrentlyzonedA1 Mr McGrathsaidthattheapplicantforthis matteris
DaleKehlandtheapplication isintendedtofacilitateanewthree lotsubdivision projectat6326
South2200West
1915 41Mr McGrathsuggestedthatthisrequestisfairlysimple HerelayedthatthePlanning
Commissionhasrecommendedapprovalwitha6to1vote andStaffalsorecommendsapproval
1916 30Mr McGrathaddressedquestionsfromtheCounciland gaveadditionalclarification on
lotswithinthesubdivision
1919 16Mr McGrathillustratedaphotooftheareasurroundingthenewprojectanddescribed
anexisting fence
1919 33ChairmanHandyopenedthepublic hearingandcalledforcomments onthismatter
1920 00Therewerenocomments andChairman Handydeclaredthepublichearingclosed
1920 03ChairmanHandyrecognizedapplicantDaleKehl TheCouncilhadnoquestionsor
commentsforMr Kehl
1920 43Additional clarification onacombinedlotwasgiven byMr McGrath
511 OrdinanceNo 09 23 AnOrdinanceoftheCityofTaylorsville to
ChangetheZoningof051AcresofProperty Locatedat6326South
2200West MarkMcGrath
1920 35CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptOrdinanceNo 09 23 an
OrdinanceoftheCityofTaylorsvilletoChangetheZoningof0 51AcresofPropertyLocatedat
6326South2200West CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbachSECONDED themotion
ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussionon themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcall
voteThevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Prattyes Catlin yes Handy yes and
Rechtenbach yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthemotionpassed
unanimously
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6 FINANCIALMATTERS
61 OrdinanceNo 09 08 AdoptingaBudgetforAllCityofTaylorsville
MunicipalFundsfortheFiscalYearBeginningJuly1 2009andEndingJune
30 2010 MakingAppropriationsfortheSupportoftheCityofTaylorsville
fortheSameFiscalYearPeriod andDeterminingtheRateofTaxand
LevyingTaxesUpon AllRealandPersonalProperty WithintheCityof
Taylorsville JohnInchMorgan
1921 55CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgancitedextensiveconsiderationthathasbeengiven
totheFY 20092010budget Henotedthatacertifiedtaxratehasnotyetbeendetermined by
SaltLakeCounty Hestated thatitisreasonabletopredict thattherevenueamountwill not
change
1924 09Mr Morgan notedthatapublichearingwasheldregardingthisbudgetonMay20
2009andnocommentswerereceivedatthattime Heaskedthatthebudgetbeapprovedas
presented
1925 03CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptOrdinanceNo 09 08 Adoptinga
BudgetforAllCityofTaylorsville MunicipalFunds fortheFiscalYearBeginningJuly1 2009
andEndingJune30 2010 MakingAppropriations fortheSupportoftheCityofTaylorsvillefor
theSameFiscalYearPeriod andDetermining theRateofTaxandLevyingTaxesUponAll
RealandPersonalProperty WithintheCityofTaylorsville CouncilMemberMorrisPratt
SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalled fordiscussiononthemotion CityAttorney
JohnBrems suggestedthat theresolutionbeamendedtoreflectthecertified taxrate asfinally
determinedbySaltLakeCounty ChiefofFinanceHarringtonlistedthetotalrevenueamountas
4265978 CouncilMemberMatsumura modifiedhismotionaccordinglyandCouncilMember
Prattreaffirmedhissecond Therebeingno furtherdiscussion ChairmanHandycalledfora roll
callvoteThe votewasasfollows Matsumura yes Prattyes Catlin yes Handy yes and
Rechtenbach yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthemotionpassed
unanimously
62 PublicHearing 6 30pm ToReceiveCommentRegardingtheFinal
Amendment tothe2008 2009FiscalYearBudget
1927 57CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganreferencedthe2008 2009midyearbudgetthat
wasadoptedinJanuary 2009and statedthattherehaveonlybeenminimalchangestothebudget
sincethattime Hecitedsomefinetuninginrevenuesand expenditures Mr Morgan confirmed
thatthefundbalance transferwillincrease
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1930 39ChairmanHandyopenedthepublichearing onthismatterandcalledforcitizen
comments
1930 48Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandydeclaredthepublichearing
closed
621 OrdinanceNo 09 24 ProvidingfortheFinalAmendmenttothe
2008 2009FiscalYearBudget JohnInch Morgan
1930 59CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptOrdinanceNo 09 24 Providing
fortheFinalAmendmenttothe20082009FiscalYearBudget CouncilMember Jerry
Rechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion onthemotion
Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Pratt
yes Catlin yes Handy yes andRechtenbach yes AllCityCouncil members votedinfavor
andthemotion passedunanimously
7 OTHERMATTERS
72 OrdinanceNo 09 22 ApprovingRequestsforIndemnificationand Legal
Representation StemmingfromaLawsuitFiledintheUnitedStatesDistrict
CourtAgainst TracyWyant ChristopherWalden andJessAllenArising
fromtheirDutiesasPoliceOfficersfortheCity ofTaylorsville JohnBrems
1931 53CityAttorneyJohnBremscitedadomesticviolenceincident towhichTaylorsville
PoliceOfficersTracyWyant ChristopherWalden andJessAllenwere dispatchedinFebruary
2008 Mr BremsrelayedthatMr Alvaradohasnowbroughta civilactionagainsttheofficers
involvedintheincident Mr BremsaffirmedthatcostsforthedefensearecoveredbytheTrust
1933 52CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptOrdinanceNo 09 22 Approving
RequestsforIndemnificationandLegalRepresentationStemmingfromaLawsuitFiledinthe
UnitedStates DistrictCourtAgainstTracyWyant ChristopherWalden andJess AllenArising
fromtheirDutiesasPoliceOfficersforthe CityofTaylorsville CouncilMemberBudCatlin
SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeing
none hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin
yes Handy yes andRechtenbach yes AllCityCouncil members votedinfavorand the
motionpassedunanimously
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73 PublicHearing 6 30pm ToReceiveCommentRegardingRenaming
Street Knownas1500West tobeWarriorWay MayorWall
1933 56CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgancitedtheprocessdefinedbyCityordinance to
renameaCity streetandstated thattwopublic hearingsarerequired Hedescribed aproposalto
rename1500WesttoWarriorWay Mr Morgan statedthatCityAdministration supports
renamingthestreet Hethenrecognized TaylorsvilleHighStudentBryanMuir whois
participatinginthe streetre namingprocess
1935 03Chairmanopened thepublichearingonthismatterandcalledforcitizencomments
1935 07BryanMuirstatedthattheTaylorsville HighSchoolSeniorClass desirestorename the
subjectstreettoWarriorWayandhasworkedwithMayor RussWalltocompletetheprocess
1936 01Therewereno additionalcitizencomments and ChairmanHandydeclaredthepublic
hearingclosed
74 DiscussionofBeautificationWallProjects ChairmanHandy
1936 13ChairmanHandyleaddiscussionregardingpotentialbeautificationwall projectsinthe
City He referenced thewallpreviouslyinstalledon5400Southandsaidthatotherrequestshave
beenreceived forwallswithinCityneighborhoods ChairmanHandyindicatedthatitisnotthe
responsibility oftheCitytoreplacewallsorfencesonprivateproperty however hecited
locationsalongmajorthoroughfaresintheCitywhereproblemsexist HenotedthatCity
EngineerJohnTaylorhasresearchedthefencingproblemsandaskedhimtoaddresstheCouncil
1938 19Mr TaylorreviewedhandoutsprovidedtotheCouncilregardingproblemareasat4700
Southand4100 South Hecitedbudgetrecommendationsmadeearlierintheyearforblock
wallsatthesetwoareas Hereferenced photosillustratingcurrentconditionsoftheparcels Mr
Taylorstatedthat thecurrentpricetoinstallblockwallis 50per linealfoot Henotedthat this
pricewouldrequirepropertyownerstoremoveexistingwalls footings foundations another
materials andalsotoleveltheproperty beforefencingisinstalled
1939 05Mr Taylorestimatedthatthe1800feetoffencingalong4100Southwouldcost
approximately 90000 andthe1400feetalong4700Southwouldcostapproximately 70 000
tocomplete
1942 01Discussionwasheldregardingpotential fencingprojects
1942 39CouncilMemberCatlincitedreasonsthathefavorsmakingawallalong4100Southa
toppriority Hesaidthathestronglyendorsespropertyownerparticipation
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1946 00Discussionwasheld regardingtheneedtoobtainconstruction easementsandrights of
wayfrompropertyowners
1946 33CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganreviewedbudgetreductionspreviouslymadeto
wallprojectsand addressedquestionsregardingavailablegrantsandCDBGfunds
1950 53Mr Morgan notedthat asmoneyisleftavailable fromotherprojects theCouncilhas
discretiontomovethosefundstowallprojects
1951 55CouncilMemberPrattsaidthathe supportsdirectingfundsleftfromotherprojectsto
thetwowallprojects
1952 09Mr Taylorgaveadditionalclarification onfencingcosts
8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction
1955 35CouncilChairmanHandyinvitedSenator KarenMaynetoprovideadditional
comments Shereportedthatstadiumlights withmetalpolesarebeingdonatedforTaylorsville
HighSchool SenatorMaynecitedadditionaltimeand materialsthatarebeingdonatedtothe
lightingproject
9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING
1958 34
91 CityCouncilWorkSession Wednesday June10 2009 6 00pm
92 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday June17 2009 6 00pm
93 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday June17 2009 6 30pm
94 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday July1 2009 6 00pm
95 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday July1 2009 6 30pm
10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS
101 Taylorsville ArtsCouncilPresents OKLAHOMA Rogersand Hammerstein s
Musical Thursday June11 2009 Friday June12 2009 Saturday June13
2009andMonday June15 2009 730pm EisenhowerJuniorHighSchool
Auditorium 4351S RedwoodRoad Ticketsare 5each
102 Taylorsville DayzzEvents
Fri June26
SLCC Taylorsville Symphony FreeConcert 700 745pm
ValleyRegionalPark 5100S Taylorsville Blvd Featuringmusicby
JohnWilliams RaidersMarch HymntotheFallen Episode II March
from1941 LostWorldThemes
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JasonHewlett TheEntertainer FreeConcert 800pm Valley
RegionalPark 5100S Taylorsville Blvd Brieffireworksfollowing
performance
Sat June27
BennionLions ClubBreakfast 7 00 1100am 5454S Redwood
Road Harmon sparkinglot 4 adults 3kids
5KFamilyFunRun 820 am RacebeginsandendsatCityHall
Costis 10 RegisterearlyandgetaTshirt SignupatTaylorsville
Rec Center 3938S 2700W or registeratwwwactivityregcom
Parade organized byTaylorsville ExchangeClub 9 00am 5400S
Redwood along5400S to2700W then N on2700W toMidwest
Dr
AutoShow ValleyRegionalPark 5100 S 2700W 1100am to
500pm Burnout 1200Noon EntryformsavailableatallLes
Schwabdealers atCityHall and atwwwtaylorsvilleutgov
Carnival Entertainment ontwostages FoodandExhibitBooths
BarnyardBuddies ValleyRegionalPark Startsat1100am
Neil DiamondTribute byJayWhite 800pm Valley RegionalPark
FireworksExtravaganza 1000pm ValleyRegionalPark
Mon June29
UtahSymphony 800 pm ValleyRegionalPark FreePatriotic
ConcertfeaturingWasatchCannoneersduringthe1812Overture
Brieffireworksafterprogram
11 ADJOURNMENT
1959 59CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting Council
MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy calledfordiscussion There
beingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes
Handy yes andRechtenbach yes All CityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotion
passedunanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat759pm
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