City Council
Regular MeetingTaylorsville, UT · October 7, 2009
Minutes
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CityofTaylorsville
CITYCOUNCILMEETING
Minutes
Wednesday October7 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
BRIEFINGSESSION
1 ReviewAdministrative Report
1800 54ChairmanLynnHandyconductedtheBriefingSession whichconvenedat600pm
CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil Memberswere
present ChairmanHandycalledforquestionson theAdministrativeReport andtherewere
none
2 ReviewAgenda
1801 36Theagenda fortheCityCouncilMeetingwasreviewed
3 Adjourn
1807 22TheBriefingSessionwasadjournedat606 pm
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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
Citizens Angela Linford DavidThompson Jay Ziolkowski RailiJacquet DamaBarbour
JohnGidney JoanWhite DaveGoddard DeanPaynter MembersofScoutTroops1196and
636 KourtneyMiles ReaganGabbitas DarrenGarner CharlesCampbell JessicaBeauchamp
NoelGilbert MarkineWright EstherHalliday
1 WELCOME INTRODUCTIONANDPRELIMINARYMATTERS
1830 53ChairmanLynnHandycalledthemeetingtoorderat630pm andwelcomedthose in
attendance CityRecorderCherylPeacockCottleconductedaRollCall whereinallCouncil
Memberswerepresent
11 PledgeofAllegiance Opening Ceremonies
YouthCouncilMember ReaganGabbitas
1831 17YouthCouncilMemberReganGabbitasdirected thePledgeofAllegiance
12 Reverence YouthCouncilMember KourtneyMiles Opening Ceremonies
ForOctober21 2009tobearrangedbyChairmanHandy
1832 47YouthCouncilMemberKourtneyMilesofferedtheReverence Shecalledfora
momentofsilenceinmemoryofvictimsofthetsunamiinSamoa
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13 CitizenComments
1832 52ChairmanLynnHandyreviewedtheCitizenCommentProceduresfortheaudience
Hethencalledforanycitizencomments
1834 01Therewerenocitizencomments andChairmanHandyclosed thecitizencomment
period
14 Mayor sReport
1834 08MayorRussWallreferenced theSamoanIslandsthatwererecentlystruckbyatsunami
andrecognized thelargeSamoancommunityinTaylorsville Hestatedthat manyTaylorsville
residentshavefamilymembers whohavebeenaffectedbythetsunami He offeredcondolences
onbehalf oftheCity TheMayorrelayedthatTaylorsvilleCityHallwill beusedasa collection
pointforgatheringsuppliesthatwillbe distributedtothereliefeffortinSamoa Heencouraged
thedonationofanyitemsthatcanbe utilized
1835 58MayorWallrecognizedAngelaLinfordandDavid ThompsonofUDOTandinvited
themtogiveanupdateonUDOTProjectsplannedfor Taylorsville
1836 51Ms Linford describedtheStateTransportation projectsthathavebeendesignedto
reducetrafficcongestiononeastwestroutesinTaylorsville andwillbe implementedduring
2010 Theprojectsdiscussedwere asfollows flexlanes reversiblelanes tobe implementedat
5400SouthbetweenBangerter HighwayandRedwood Road andContinuousFlowIntersections
atboth4700Southand5400SouthonBangerter Highway Ms Linfordnotedthatconstruction
willbeginontheseprojectsnextspring
1837 54Ms Linford relayedthatapublicopenhousewillbehostedbyUDOTonTuesday
October20 2009 from500p m 700pm intheTaylorsvilleCityCouncilChambers She
notedthatabrief informalpresentationwillberenderedat5 30pm andagainat630pm
duringtheopenhouseperiod Ms Linfordstatedthatthepurposeofthispublicmeetingisto
presentthedesignplansfortheprojects referenced andtoprovideinformationondriver
utilization
1839 37Ms Linford illustratedthedesignthatwasselectedfortheflexlanes followingan
environmentalstudy Mr Thompsongaveexplanationonoperation oftheflexlanes
1841 50QuestionsoftheCouncilwereaddressedbyMs LinfordandMr Thompson
Clarificationwasgivenonimprovementsthatwillaffect trafficflow
1844 47Additional discussionensuedregardingtrafficcongestionandsignage atintersections
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1847 15Ms Linfordencouragedparticipation attheupcomingOpenHouse
1847 53Mr Thompsonstatedthatconstruction willbegininSpring2010andexplainedthat
minortrafficdiversionwilltakeplaceduringconstruction He saidthattheprocessfor
implementingimprovementsshouldgofairlyquickly
1849 04ChairmanHandyrecognizedmembersofScoutTroops1196and636 whowerein
attendance
15 RecognitionoftheBestofTaylorsville Home BusinessBeautification
Awards DaveGoddard LARPChairman
1849 56LARPChairmanDave GoddardpresentedtheBestofTaylorsvilleHome Business
BeautificationAwardforSeptembertoMarkineWright andEsterHalliday
2 APPOINTMENTS
Therewereno appointments
3 REPORTS
31 YouthCouncil YouthCouncilChair AmyBraithwaite
1852 07Taylorsville YouthCouncilViceChairKourtneyMilesreportedonrecentactivities
andupcomingeventsfortheTaylorsville YouthCouncil ShedescribedtheCrosswalkSafety
Projectand illustratedpicturesofMayorWallandCityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan who
participatedintheprogramatlocalelementaryschoolcrosswalks Ms Milesrelayedthata
ServiceProjectwillbeheldbytheYouthCouncil inconjunctionwithaHalloweenParty on
October28 2009topreparedrug bookletsforthePublicSafetyCommittee Shenotedthat
recruitmentfornextyearsYouthCouncilwillbeginnextmonth
4 CONSENTAGENDA
41 Minutes RCCM 09 16 09
1853 16CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadopttheConsentAgenda CouncilMember
JerryRechtenbach SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthe
motion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Handy yes
Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Prattyes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncil members
votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
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5 PLANNINGMATTERS
Therewerenoplanningmatters
6 FINANCIALMATTERS
61 ResolutionNo 09 27 ApprovinganInter LocalAgreementBetweenSalt
LakeCountyandtheCityofTaylorsvilleRegardingAerialPhotography
JohnInchMorgan
1854 08CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgancitedpreviousbidstheCityhasreceivedfor
aerialphotography HesaidbidstophotographTaylorsvillehavebeenapproximately 30000
Mr MorganreportedthattheSaltLakeCountySurveyorsOfficehasphotographedtheentire
valleyandwillsharethosephotographswith cities HestatedthatTaylorsvilleisableto
purchasenaturalcolor orctorectifiedimageryfor 1365 Mr Morgan recommendedapproval
ofthesubjectresolutionforaninterlocalagreementwithSaltLakeCountytopurchasethe
images
1854 53CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 27
ApprovinganInterlocalAgreementBetweenSaltLakeCounty andtheCity ofTaylorsville
RegardingAerialPhotography CouncilMemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion
ChairmanHandyinquiredastohowoften theCityisphotographed Mr Morgansaidthatthe
initialgoalwastophotographTaylorsvilleevery5years buttheCityhasnotbeenabletodoso
duetobudgetconstraints HecitedthehighqualityoftheimagesbeingprovidedbytheCounty
Mr Morganrecommendedthat inthefuture theCityupdatetheirphotosasoftenastheCounty
does Therebeingno furtherdiscussion ChairmanHandycalled forarollcallvoteThevote
wasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Prattyes andCatlin yes All
CityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
62 ResolutionNo 09 29 ApprovingaMemorandum ofAgreementBetween
SaltLakeCityandtheCityofTaylorsville TheCity thatAcceptstheCity s
Awardofthe2009Edward ByrneMemorialJusticeAssistanceGrant
ProgramintheAmountof 44026inSupportoftheCity sPolice
DepartmentPrograms JohnInchMorgan ChiefCraig
1855 53CityAdministratorJohnInch MorgandescribedthefederalEdwardByrne Memorial
JusticeAssistanceGrantawardreceivedintheamountof 44026andreviewedspecific
elementsofthegrant HenotedthatSaltLakeCityhasactedastheleadagency forthegrant
withparticipationfromsurroundingcities Hecitedarequirement oftheinterlocalagreement
forthegoverning bodytosolicitand takecommentsovera30 dayperiod Mr Morganstated
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thatthefundswillbe utilizedtoequip patrolcarswithruggedprinters computers cages video
systemsandforthepurchaseofaFordFusionPolicevehicle
1857 31ChiefDelCraigexplainedthatthenew FordFusionwill beanunmarkedcarfor
vehiclereplacement He notedthatdifferentmakes ofcarsareusedforunmarkedunits but
CrownVictoriasareusedforpatrol Heconfirmed that thePolice Departmentiswithinone
vehicleofswappingoutall theoriginalunits
1859 32CouncilMemberLesMatsumura MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 29 Approving
aMemorandumofAgreementBetweenSaltLakeCity andtheCityofTaylorsville TheCity
thatAcceptstheCitysAwardofthe2009Edward ByrneMemorialJusticeAssistanceGrant
ProgramintheAmountof 44026inSupportoftheCity sPoliceDepartmentPrograms
CouncilMemberBudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion
onthemotion Mr Morgan askedthatthemotionbeamendedtoincludea30 dayperiodfor
solicitingwrittencomments CouncilMemberMatsumura amendedhismotionaccordinglyand
CouncilMemberCatlinreaffirmed second Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThe
votewasasfollows Handyyes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Prattyes andCatlin yes
AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
63 ResolutionNo 09 30 DeclaringPoliceCars PoliceBikes FumeHood and
DryingCabinet PoliceVehicles Depreciated AssetsandEquipmentas
SurplusProperty JohnInchMorgan
1900 51CityAdministratorJohnInchMorgan describedequipmentthatisnolongerusefulto
theCityandpresentedthesubjectresolutiontodeclarethoseitemsassurplus
1902 17Mr Morganexplainedthatthepolice vehicleshavebeenauctionedthrough TNT
Auctioninthepast butthistimegeneralonlineadvertisingwillbeconductedinan effortto
obtainhigherpricesforitems HestatedthatthepublicmaycontactFinanceDirectorScott
Harringtonorhimselftoviewtheequipment
1903 07CouncilMemberPrattcalledforclarificationonthebikesandMr Morgan affirmed
thatthebikeshavealreadybeenreplaced
1903 33CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptResolution09 30 DeclaringPolice
Cars PoliceBikes FumeHood andDrying Cabinet PoliceVehicles Depreciated Assetsand
EquipmentasSurplusProperty CouncilMemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion
ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussionon themotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcall
voteThevote wasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes and
Catlin yes AllCity Councilmembersvoted infavorandthemotion passedunanimously
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64 ResolutionNo 09 31 Accepting a GrantfromtheUtahOfficeofMuseum
Servicesin theAmountof 48000forJoanC WhiteandConnie S Taneyto
Attendthe 2009UtahMuseumsAssociationConference JoanWhite
1904 30HistoricPreservationCommitteeChair JoanWhitereferencedtheavailabilityofa
grantscholarshipfor ConnieTaneyand herselftoattendtheUtahMuseumsAssociation
ConferenceinGreenRiveronOctober21 23 2009 Shestatedthatthescholarshippaysfor
theregistration hotel mileage andsomemeals Shereportedthatnomatchingfundsare
required
1905 03CouncilMemberPrattexpressedappreciationtoMs WhiteandMs Taney fortaking
timetoattendtheMuseumConference
1905 23CouncilMember Prattnotedtypographicalcorrections thatneedtobemadetothe
amountsreferencedintheresolution
1905 55CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 31 Accepting a
GrantfromtheUtahOfficeofMuseumServicesintheAmountof 480 00forJoanC White
andConnieS TaneytoAttendthe2009UtahMuseumsAssociationConference withthe
correction toreflecttheamountof 480consistentlythroughouttheresolution CouncilMember
BudCatlin SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion
Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcall voteThevotewasas follows Handy yes
Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncil members
votedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
65 ResolutionNo 09 32 Accepting aGrantfromtheZoo Arts Parks ZAP
Programs2009ZAPTierIIFundingforthe TaylorsvilleBennionHeritage
Center City ofTaylorsvilleinthe Amountof 3500fortheUseofExpanding
theVisibilityandUtilizationoftheTaylorsville BennionHeritage Center
Property byCreating AdditionalCulturalandExhibitSpace JoanWhite
1906 53HistoricPreservationCommitteeChairJoanWhitereferencedthe 3500ZAPGrant
awardedtotheCity Sherelayedthat 2000ofthisamountwillcoverfilming thatwasdoneof
theTaylorsville Taleseventand therestwillgotowardpurchasing aprojectorandother
equipmentfortheHeritage Center Shenotedthatnomatchingfundsarerequiredforthisgrant
1908 31CouncilMemberMorrisPratt MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 32 Accepting a
GrantfromtheZoo Arts Parks ZAP Programs2009ZAPTierIIFundingforthe
TaylorsvilleBennionHeritageCenterCityofTaylorsville intheAmount of 3500fortheUse
ofExpandingtheVisibility andUtilizationoftheTaylorsvilleBennionHeritageCenterProperty
byCreatingAdditional Cultural andExhibitSpace Council MemberJerryRechtenbach
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SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeing
none hecalledforarollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Handyyes Rechtenbach yes
Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe
motionpassedunanimously
66 ResolutionNo 09 33 Accepting a Grantfromthe SafeKidsUSA2009 2010
SchoolSafetyCommitteeintheAmountof 3000fortheHealthy
TaylorsvilleCommitteetoPromote SchoolSafetyinthe CityofTaylorsville
BudCatlin
1909 18CouncilMemberBudCatlinpresentedaresolutiontoacceptagrantthathasbeen
awardedtotheHealthy TaylorsvilleCommitteeforschoolsafetyprograms
1910 44CouncilMemberPratt notedtypographicalcorrectionstoamountsreflectedinthe
resolution
1910 40CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadoptResolutionNo 09 33 Accepting a
GrantfromtheSafeKidsUSA2009 2010SchoolSafetyCommittee intheAmountof 3000for
theHealthy TaylorsvilleCommitteetoPromoteSchoolSafetyintheCityofTaylorsville with
thetypographicalcorrectionsreferenced CouncilMemberJerryRechtenbach SECONDED the
motion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledfora
rollcallvoteThevotewasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Pratt
yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembers votedinfavorandthe motionpassed
unanimously
7 OTHERMATTERS
71 ResolutionNo 09 28 AdoptingtheNaturalHazardPre DisasterMitigationPlan
asRequiredbytheFederalDisasterMitigationandCostReductionActof2000
JohnInchMorgan
191153CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganreferencedapowerpointpresentationthathe
previouslyrenderedtotheCouncilregardingtheCitysPre DisasterMitigationPlan He
explainedthatsuchaplan mustbeadoptedeveryyearinorderfor theCity tobeeligibleto
receiveHomelandSecurityfunds
1913 05CouncilMember LesMatsumura MOVED toadoptResolution09 28 Adoptingthe
NaturalHazardPre DisasterMitigationPlanasRequiredbytheFederalDisasterMitigationand
CostReductionActof2000 Council MemberMorrisPratt SECONDED themotion Chairman
Handycalledfordiscussiononthemotion Therebeingnone hecalledforarollcallvoteThe
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votewasasfollows Handyyes Rechtenbach yes Matsumura yes Prattyes andCatlin yes
AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthemotionpassedunanimously
72 DiscussionoftheVeteransMemorialMonumentandProgram MayorWall
1913 55MayorWallcited theCity seffortstohonor veterans HedescribedtheVeterans
MemorialDayProgramthatwillnowbeheldannuallybytheCityofTaylorsville Hestated
thatthis yearsprogramisscheduledforNovember11 2009 at1100 am attheCityCenter
TheMayorrelayedthattheUnitedVeteransOrganizationhasselectedTaylorsvilletohostthe
VeteransDayParadefor2010 2011 and2012
1915 19MayorWallstatedthattheCitysentoutrequestsfor artistsinthecommunitytodesign
aVeteransMemorialtobebuiltwith donationsand locatedontheCityCenterproperty He
statedthat aSelectionCommitteereviewed the15responses receivedandnarrowedthemdown
tothreefinalists TheMayorrecognizedCommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrath
whoistheStaffMemberassigned inchargeoftheVeteransMemorial
1916 54Mr McGrathdescribedthedesignplansthatwere receivedandthankedotherSelection
CommitteeMembersconsistingofPatKimbrough Jamie Brooks Gordon Wolf andHoward
Wilson Mr McGrathdescribedJustin Wilson swinningdesign asrecommended bythe
CommitteetotheMayor entitled RememberingThoseWhoRememberedUs
1925 01Mr McGrathreviewedtheestimatedbudgetfortheproposedmonumentandstatedthat
itistheCitysintentionthatnotaxdollarswillbe usedtowardthemonument Hedescribed
planstoseekprivate donationsfrombusinessesandtoconductfundraising Mr McGrath
relayedthattheCity sgoalistohavethememorialbuiltforpresentationon VeteransDayin
2011
1926 45Mr McGrathaddressedquestionsonthecostsforthemonument maintenance etc He
clarifiedthatdiscussionisstillongoingregardingwordingtobeplacedontheproposedplaques
HecitedpotentialproblemsinaccuratelyidentifyingallTaylorsvilleveteransbynameand said
thatappropriatequotesmaybeengravedontheplaques
1928 26MayorWallexpressedhisappreciationtoStaffvolunteersand tothosewhosubmitted
designs Hestatedhisdesiretorecognize thewinningdesigneronVeteransDaythisyear
1929 20Theconsensus oftheCouncilwastomoveforwardwiththemonumentproject
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8 NEWITEMSFORSUBSEQUENTCONSIDERATION NoAction
Therewerenonewitemsforsubsequent consideration
9 NOTICEOFFUTUREPUBLICMEETINGS NEXTMEETING
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91 CityCouncilWorkSession Wednesday October14 2009 6 00pm
92 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday October21 2009 6 00pm
93 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday October21 2009 6 30pm
94 CityCouncilBriefingSession Wednesday November4 2009 6 00pm
95 CityCouncilMeeting Wednesday November4 2009 6 30pm
10 CALENDAROFUPCOMINGEVENTS
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101 FallConcert TaylorsvilleSymphony Friday Oct 16 2009 7 30pm
EisenhowerJr HighAuditorium 4351S RedwoodRd 5a person
102 EarlyVoting October20 23 2009andOctober26 30 2009 9 00am
5 00pm TaylorsvilleCityHall Room110 2600W TaylorsvilleBlvd
103 MeettheCandidates Thursday Oct 29 2009 7 00pm Taylorsville
CityCouncilChambers 2600W Taylorsville Blvd Sponsoredbythe
ExchangeClubofTaylorsville
104 HealthyTaylorsvilleCommunityHealthFair November7 2009 1000
am 2 00pm Taylorsville HighSchool 5225S RedwoodRoad Sponsored
byTaylorsville HighSchool Taylorsville City IntermountainHealthcare
andJordanValleyHospital
st
105 1 AnnualVeteransDayCelebration Wednesday November11 2009
11 00am Taylorsville CityHall 2600W Taylorsville Blvd Program
winningmonumentdesignunveiling refreshments
11 ADJOURNMENT
1930 36CouncilMemberBudCatlin MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilMeeting Council
MemberLesMatsumura SECONDED the motion ChairmanHandycalledfordiscussion There
beingnone hecalledfor avote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach yes
Matsumura yes Pratt yes andCatlin yes AllCityCouncilmembersvotedinfavorandthe
motion passedunanimously Themeetingwasadjournedat730pm
CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder
Minutesapproved CC10 21 09
MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder
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