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Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page1 CityofTaylorsville CITYCOUNCILMEETING Minutes Wednesday September2 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 Others WarrenRogers PamRoberts BRIEFINGSESSION 1 ReviewAdministrative Report 1759 18ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat600pm CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswere present ChairmanHandycalledforquestionson theAdministrativeReport andCouncilMember Rechtenbachinquired aboutthestatusoftheRFP forprosecutionservices MayorWallreported thattherewerethreerespondentstotheRFP Heagreedtoforwardcopiesofthethree proposals Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page2 receivedtoCouncilMembers City AdministratorJohnInchMorgannotedthatthedecisionon prosecutionserviceshasbeenpostponeduntilaftertheCourtStudyhasbeencompleted 2 ReviewAgenda 1759 18Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewed 3 Adjourn 1806 51ChairmanHandydeclaredtheBriefingSessionadjournedat6 06pm 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 JamieBrooks CourtAdministrator MarshaThomas Judge Citizens PamRoberts JayZiolkowski WarrenRogers DaveGoddard DamaBarbour Kevyn Smeltzer UFAChiefDonBerry GaylordScott NoelGilbert RailiJacquet DavidRicketts Reo Castleton JeffJudkins BrianGale DavidRicketts ColtonGardner JohnGidney Reo Castleton LorenzoMiller DeanPaynter AdamCrayk JeffHatch Michael Jensen Delores Silletti Joyce Pollack JessicaBeauchamp ReaganGabbitas AmyBraithwaite PaigePowell Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page3 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS 1831 24ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat631pm andwelcomedthose in attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswerepresent 11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies YouthCouncilMemberKourtneyMiles 1832 07YouthCouncilMemberNoelGilbertdirectedthePledgeofAllegiance 12 Reverence YouthCouncil MemberColtonGardner OpeningCeremonies ForSeptember16 2009tobe arrangedbyCouncilMemberCatlin 1833 12YouthCouncil MemberColtonGardnerofferedtheReverence 13 CitizenComments 1833 18ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience Hethencalledforanycitizencomments 1834 34Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosed thecitizencomment period 14 Mayor sReport 141 ProclamationDeclaringSeptemberasFirefighterAppreciation MonthinTaylorsville 1834 47MayorRussWallrecognizedUFAChiefDonBerry DeputyChiefSaltLake County CouncilMemberMichaelJensen AssistantChiefGaylordScott BattalionChiefJayZiolkowski BattalionChiefJeffJudkins andCaptainBrianGale andhiscrew MayorWall statedthatthe CityofTaylorsvillebelongstotheUnifiedFireAuthorityandnotedthattheUFAisgreatmodel throughoutthenationforefficiency inprovidingfireservices He relayedthatlocalfirefighters arecurrentlyparticipating intheFilltheBootProgram inconjunctionwiththeJerryLewis MuscularDystrophyAssociation LaborDayTelethon TheMayorpresentedaproclamationto localfirefightersdeclaringSeptemberasFirefighterAppreciationMonthinTaylorsville 1841 01MichaelJensennotedthatTaylorsville firestationsandresidentsarethebiggest contributorswithinUFAtotheMDAFilltheBootProgram Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page4 1842 28MayorWallreportedthattheSaltLakeCounty Councilrecentlymetinsubcommittees whereissues regardingtheSanitationDistrictwerediscussed Herelayed thatTaylorsvilleput outabidforsanitationservicesandhasnowawardedthecontracttoSanitationDistrict 1 who providedthebestproposal 1842 15TheMayornotedthatdiscussionhasbeenheld regardingthepotentialexpansionofthe SanitationBoardtoincluderepresentatives fromtheCityofTaylorsville Hereportedonissues thatarebeing resolvedwith sanitationservicesthatareprovidedtosmallbusinessesintheCity 1843 01MayorWallstatedthattheSaltLakeCountyCouncilisconsideringanincreasein grantsfor theVistaBallPark sothattheprojectmightbe finished He thankedSaltLake CountyCouncilMemberMichaelJensenforhisleadershipandhissupportofthatproject 1844 27CouncilChairmanLynnHandythankedmembersoftheUFAfortheirefforts onbehalf oftheCityandfortheirsupport ofMDAandothercauses 15 RecognitionoftheBestofTaylorsville Home BusinessBeautification Awards DaveGoddard LARPChairman 1844 31LARPChairman DaveGoddardrecognizedDeloresSilletti VicePresidentofthe StoneHollowCondoAssociation andalso Taylorsville residentsPaul andBonnieNicholsasthe AugustwinnersoftheBestofTaylorsville Home BusinessBeautificationAward 2 APPOINTMENTS Therewereno appointments 3 REPORTS 31 UFAInvestigations Bureau JayZiolkowski Logistics BattalionChief 1847 16BattalionChiefJayZiolkowskiaskedthatthisitembemovedtoaWorkSession as UFAInvestigatorsarecurrentlyoutonassignmentandnotavailable Thismatterwas rescheduledfortheOctober14 2009 CityCouncilWorkSession 32 YouthCouncil YouthCouncilChair AmyBraithwaite 1848 49YouthCouncilChairAmyBraithwaitereportedonrecentactivitiesand upcoming eventsfortheTaylorsvilleYouthCouncil ShestatedthattherecentTaylorsville YouthCouncil AnnualYardSale wasverysuccessfulandraised 690 whichwillbecontributedtothe Taylorsville VeteransDayCelebration Ms BraithwaitenotedthatYouthCouncilMemberswill Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page5 beparticipatingintheupcomingTaylorsville TaleseventandtheCrosswalkSafetyProject She confirmedthattherearecurrently11 membersservingontheTaylorsville YouthCouncil but additionalmembersarebeingrecruited tojoininJanuary 2010 33 QuarterlyReport PublicWorks KevynSmeltzer 1850 07KevynSmeltzer ofSaltLakeCounty PublicWorks reportedonpublicworksservices performedinTaylorsville forthefourthquarter Hecommentedonregulatorysignsthat mustbe upgradedby2011 Hestatedthatslurrysealandconcreteprojectsareongoingandtherepaving of2700Westwilltakeplacewithinthenexttwoweeks Henotedthata planforroutinestorm drainmaintenancehasbeensubmitted 1851 52Mr SmeltzeraddressedquestionsoftheCouncilanddescribed thetypeofmaintenance performedonstormdrains Mr SmeltzerupdatedtheCouncilonthestatusofroadstripingin theCity 34 QuarterlyReport Sanitation SpecialServiceDistrict 1 PamRoberts 1853 03PamRoberts ofSanitationSpecialServiceDistrict 1 reportedonsanitationservices inTaylorsville 1853 15Ms Robertsreported onrecentretreatsthatwereheldforSanitationManagerson budgeting andothermanagementissues 1854 23Ms RobertsdescribedincreasedcoststhatwillbeabsorbedbytheSanitationDistrict ShereferencedasavingstoTaylorsville residentsoverthenexttenyears duetoachangeinthe truckreplacement plan Shestatedtherewillbe nofeeincreasestoresidentsforsanitation servicesnextyearandarenotanticipatedfor2011 1855 22Ms Robertsaddressedquestions fromtheCouncilregardingsellingandpurchasing trucksandtheneighborhoodcleanupprogram Sherelayedthat10additionalcontainerswillbe purchasedandprovidedthis yearandanadditionalsitehasbeenaddedtodrop leafbags in TaylorsvilleduringthemonthofOctober CouncilMember Prattrelayed aresident spositive commentonserviceprovidedbythe SanitationDistrict 1902 00Ms RobertscommentedonapotentialGreenWasteCurbsideProgramanddescribeda recentstudythatshoweditwouldnotbebeneficialoverall ShereferencedtheGreenTrailer RentalProgram thatisprovidedtoCityresidentsandcitedtheDistrict sgoaltoincrease recyclablesthisyear Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page6 35 QuarterlyReport Courts JudgeThomas JamieBrooks DougStowell LorenzoMiller 1904 02CourtAdministratorJamie BrooksrecognizedTaylorsvilleMunicipalJudgeMarsha Thomas ProsecutorLorenzoMiller andDefenseCouncilAdamCrayk Shereportedon activitiesinthe Taylorsville MunicipalCourt Ms Brooksnotedacorrection onherreport and citedstatistics ondomesticviolencecases 1906 02CouncilMember Rechtenbachrequesteddatareflectingahistoricalreportoncourt cases Ms Brooks agreedtoprovideinformationoncasesoverthepastfiveyears including budgets 1908 27JudgeMarshaThomaspresentedstatisticsontheDomesticViolenceCourtProgram ShedescribedthemodelfortheprogramthathasbeenineffectinTaylorsvillefor thepastten years SheaddressedtheeffectivenessoftheDomesticViolenceCourtProgram 191402Council MemberCatlinexpressedhisconcernswiththeDomesticViolenceProgram HequestionedwhetheritistheCourt sresponsibilitytomonitor offenders 1915 12JudgeThomasstatedthat legislationmandatestreatmentforDomestic Violence offenders but thecourtisnotrequiredtomonitorthem Shereviewedreasonsthatmonitoringis effectiveandreducesrecidivism 1916 42JudgeThomasreportedoneffortsbeingmadetohavepolicereportsavailableat arraignments Shedescribedspecificsrelating toPleaandAbeyanceAgreements 1917 49CouncilMemberCatlininquiredaboutthestatisticsforrepeatoffendersand the numberofparticipantsintheDomesticViolenceProgram whoareTaylorsville residents 1918 17JudgeThomasstatedthat43 ofdefendantsparticipatingintheprogramlivein Taylorsville butallofthedomesticviolenceinquestionoccurredintheCity Shecitedissues withreluctantwitnessesandstatedthatmonitoringisneededfordefendantswhotendtobe controlling 1920 05CouncilMemberCatlinexpressedaneedforoffenderstoberesponsiblefortheir actionsandpaytheappropriatepenalty 1921 27MayorWallinquired whethertheDomesticViolenceProgramisnowdeemed mandatoryandJudgeThomasconfirmedthatiscorrect TheMayorquestionedwhetherthere aremonopoliesontreatmentprovidersand whetherfinesareultimatelyreimbursedtooffenders whocompletetheprogram Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page7 1922 33CityProsecutorLorenzoMillergaveclarification ontheprogramand defined diversion versus pleaandabeyance HestatedthattheDomesticViolenceProgramrequires theoffendertopayforfines restitution andtreatment 1924 49CouncilMemberCatlinquestionedthepercentageoffinesthatareactuallycollectedby thecourt 1924 56JudgeThomasreviewedfineamounts 1926 01CouncilMember Catlininquired aboutsurchargespaidbytheCity totheState 1926 05JudgeThomasstatedthattheCitydoesnotpaymorethanisactuallyreceivedona case Shegaveclarification on optingin totheprogram 1929 31Mr Milleraddressedrecordsfordefendants thedismissalofcases andpleaand abeyanceforfirstoffenses HenotedthatUtahlawwillnotforcevictimstotestifyagainsta spouse Heemphasized thatheavysupervisionofdefendants withenforcedtreatment reduces recidivism 1936 26Mr Craykstated thatdefenseattorneystypicallyadvisepeople tooptintotheDomestic ViolenceProgram He offeredhisopinionthattheprogramiseffective 1938 00 JudgeThomassaidthatTaylorsvillewouldsufferwithouttheprogram Shecited effortsthatarebeingmadetoresolveissuesandacknowledged somedifficultieswiththe program butsaidshefeelsitisworthit 1940 47MayorWallcommendedthejudgesandcourtstafffortheirhonorableeffortsand intentions HestatedthathismainconcerniswhethertheCitycanaffordtocontinuethe program 1942 13Mr Millersuggestedconsideringincreasesinfeesandfines Hedescribedproblemsin othercitiesthatdon thavedomesticviolence programs 1944 46CouncilMemberPrattreferencedproblemswith thedeficitintheCourt asobserved by theBudgetCommittee 1946 01JudgeThomasgaveadditionalclarification andnotedthat4 ofdefendantswho completetheprogramhavenewcharges 1947 45CouncilMember Matsumuraexpressedconcernregardingthegapbetween court revenueand courtcosts Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page8 1948 44Mr Millercitedthepresentcourtfeeschedule Hestatedthatfeesarenegotiable but judges areresponsibletosetthefees 1952 14JudgeThomasnotedthatpartofcollectingfeesiscompliance Shestatedthat Ms BrooksandtheTaylorsville courtclerksworkdiligentlyonthecollectionprocess 1954 35Mr Millerobservedthatcaseswith higherfeescanbeappealed toa districtcourt who thenroutinelyassesses lowerfees 1955 47Ms Brooksagreed toincludeadditionalstatisticsoncostsfortheDomesticViolence ProgramintheinformationthatshewillprovidetotheCouncil 4 CONSENTAGENDA 41 Minutes RCCM8 19 09 CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda Council MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion There beingnone hecalledforarollcall voteThevotewasasfollows Catlin yes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes and Pratt yes AllCityCouncil members votedinfavor andthe motionpassedunanimously 5 PLANNINGMATTERS Therewerenoplanningmatters 6 FINANCIALMATTERS Therewerenofinancial matters 7 OTHERMATTERS 71 SaltLakeCountyAuditor JeffreyHatch JeffreyHatchdescribedoperationsintheSaltLakeCountyAuditor sOfficeandcitedfour divisionswithinthedepartment allofwhichimpactCitygovernment Mr Hatchreviewed functionsintheAccountingand OperationsDivision theInternalAuditDivision the ManagementandBudgetDivision andtheTaxDivision 2005 18CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgannotedthegoodrelationshipbetweenTaylorsville CitystaffandtheCountyAuditor soffice Taylorsville CityCouncilMinutes September2 2009 Page9 8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction 2006 09Therewereno itemsforsubsequentconsideration 9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING 2006 23 91 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday September16 2009 6 00pm 92 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday September16 2009 6 30pm 93 TownMeeting Wednesday September30 2009 6 00pm 94 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday October7 2009 6 00pm 95 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday October7 2009 6 30pm 10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS 200644 101 TownMeeting Wednesday September30 2009 6 00pm Taylorsville CityCouncilChambers 2600W Taylorsville Blvd AsktheMayorand CityCouncilquestions Bringyourideasandcomments 11 ADJOURNMENT 2006 50CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting Council MemberBud Catlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandy calledfordiscussion There beingnone hecalled foravote Thevote wasasfollows Catlinyes Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes andPratt yes AllCity Councilmembersvoted infavorandthe motion passedunanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat806pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC09 16 09 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder