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Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes June10 2009 Page1 CityofTaylorsville WorkSession Minutes Wednesday June10 2009 CouncilChambers 2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140 Taylorsville Utah84118 Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLynn Handy DelCraig ChiefofPolice ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberLesMatsumura CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder CouncilMemberMorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector JohnTaylor CityEngineer ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance Excused CouncilMemberRechtenbach CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan Others AlanTaylor RobEldredge EricLyman JoshPalmer CamillePetersen TroyMoss BraydenEversen MikeHansen DallinSchwartz ThaneTaylor DarwinCottle 1759 50ChairmanLynnHandycalledtheWorkSessiontoorderat600pm andwelcomed thoseinattendance CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinall CouncilMembers werepresent except CouncilMemberRechtenbach whowasexcused 1 DiscussionRegardingAmendmentstoChapter1306PlanningCommissionofthe TaylorsvilleZoningOrdinances MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathnotedthat thisitemwasfirstintroducedtothe CityCouncilonMay20 2009 Hecitedtheprimaryissuesfor discussion ie reappointments Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes June10 2009 Page2 termlimits and theremovalofplanningcommissioners Mr McGrathnotedunusuallanguage andinconsistenciesintheexisting ordinance 1802 34Mr McGrathaddressedquestionsandcomments fromtheCouncilregarding the numberofcommissionersandalternatemembersappointed Hestatedthat tohisknowledge a memberoftheTaylorsville Planning Commissionhasneverbeenremoved 1805 51MayorRussWallreviewedhistorysurroundingPlanningCommissionMembers He citedaneedfortheCityordinance tobe consistent MayorWallsaidhefavorshavingthe CouncilappointmemberstothePlanningCommission Mr McGrathsaidthereisnothingto preventthatchange 1808 37Discussionwasheldregardingpotential scenariosinvolvingtheappointmentor removalofPlanningCommissionMembers 1809 49ChairmanHandyagreedthattheCouncilshouldhaveinputontheappointmentof memberstothePlanningCommissionandcited aneedfortheordinancetobe clearand consistent 1810 47MayorWallsuggestedchangingChapterTwotogivetheCityCouncilauthorityto appointandremovePlanningCommissionMembers Hedescribedreasons thattheMayor shouldstillmakerecommendationsforothercommittees withtheadviceandconsent ofthe Council 1814 08Discussionensuedregarding thepotentialprocessfortheCouncil sselectionof PlanningCommissionmembers 1815 54Mr McGrathdescribed waysthatPlanning Commissionmembersarerecruited He calledforinputontermlimitsforCommissioners 1816 49CouncilMemberCatlinstatedthathefavorssettinglimitsatservingtwoconsecutive terms 1817 33MayorWallcitedthehistory ofestablishingrules forCityCommitteeChairs 1819 03Furtherdiscussionwasheldregarding termlimits TheconsensusoftheCouncilwas toleavelimitsattwofour yearterms withadditionaltermsalloweduponunanimousapproval bytheCouncil 1820 48CouncilMemberPrattcalledfordiscussiononthedefinitionof justcause Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes June10 2009 Page3 1822 54InputwasprovidedbyCityAttorneyJohn Brems Directionwasgiventochange languageintheordinance to MembersofthePlanningCommissionmayberemovedbythe CityCouncil Mr Brems willreviewthepotentialordinance amendment 1824 47CityEngineerJohnTayloraskedthatAgendaItem2bepostponeduntillaterinthe meeting CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED topostponeItem2 untillaterinthemeeting CouncilMemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion Chairman Handycalledfordiscussion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes Handy yes andRechtenbach yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthe motionpassedunanimously 3 DiscussiononSenatorKarenMayne sProposedResolution onBuyingAmericanas aKeytoEconomicRecovery ChairmanHandy ChairmanLynnHandyrelayedthatSenatorMaynewasunabletoattendthemeeting 1826 19 TheconsensusoftheCouncilwastoplacethesubjectresolutionontheJune 17 2009 CityCouncilagenda forconsideration 4 DiscussionoftheJulyMeetingSchedule ChairmanHandy 1827 12ChairmanLynnHandycalledfordiscussionontheJulyCityCouncilMeeting Schedule Itwasdetermined toschedule tworegularCityCouncil MeetingsonJuly1andJuly 8 2009and tocanceltheWorkSessionforJuly 182746CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toschedule tworegularCityCouncilMeetings forJuly1andJuly8 2009and canceltheJulyWorkSession CouncilMemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion Chairman Handycalledfordiscussion Therebeingnone hecalledfor avote Thevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes Handy yes and Rechtenbach yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassed unanimously Chairmandeclaredafiveminuterecessat629pm 1833 28Themeeting wasreconvenedat6 33pm Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes June10 2009 Page4 2 TheRedwoodRoad Beautification ProjectTeam willPresenttheConceptDrawings forFutureImprovementstoRedwood Roadfrom6700SouthtoI215 and5400 Southto4100South RepresentativesfromJ UBEngineers theLangdonGroup Interplan andEA Lyman AlanTaylorwithJ U BEngineers introducedEricLyman RobEldredge Camille Petersen and JoshPalmer Alan Taylorpresenteda ConceptPlanfortheRedwood RoadEnhancement Project PhaseII 1837 40AlanTaylorreviewedAccidentDataPlansfor2002 2007 AlternativeAccessfor6020 South anddescribedspecific designconceptsfortheproject 1841 41Explanationwasgivenregardingpocketparks Discussionwasheldregardingproperty ownershipandpotentialmaintenancecostsforparks ConceptswerereviewedforRedwoodRoadStreetscapeRedevelopment ie walls furniture signs mediansandlandscaping 1851 41Mr Tayloraddressedquestionsfrom theCouncilregardingaccess to6020South 1901 08MayorWallgaveclarification onbeautificationprojectsandnoted thattheCitymust decidewhethertogoforwardwiththebeautification 1905 14Potentialdriveway closureswereaddressed 1933 28AlanTaylorreferencedpublic inputbeing soughton thebeautificationproject 1933 57CityEngineerJohnTaylorexplained thattheconceptplanisbeingprovidedtothe Councilfor review HeinvitedCouncilMemberstoprovideinputontheproject 1909 35JohnTaylordescribedbenefitsrelatedtodrivewayclosures Hegaveadditional clarification oninputfrom businessowners 1911 59Statisticsregardingtravel timesand accidentswerecited 1914 17EricLymandistributedhandoutsandreviewedsuggestionsforbeautification landscapingimprovements 1920 39Mr Lymanreferencedlessons learnedwith PhaseIofthe RedwoodRoad BeautificationProject Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes June10 2009 Page5 192951CouncilMemberCatlin statedhisapproval ofimprovementsthatweremadenear5400 SouthandRedwoodRoadaspartofPhaseI 1931 14Mr Lymanreferencedsomeissues withtheprojectthatwillbeconsidered 1932 48Mr Taylormadeclarificationon inputfrom UDOT 5 OtherMatters 193437ChairmanHandyrecognizedmembersofScoutTroop3900 6 Adjournment 1934 58 CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourntheCity CouncilWorkSession CouncilMemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfor discussion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Matsumura yes Pratt yes Catlin yes Handyyes andRechtenbach yes AllCityCouncil membersvotedin favorandthemotionpassedunanimously Themeeting wasadjournedat634pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC06 17 09 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder