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Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes October14 2009 Page1 CityofTaylorsville WorkSession Minutes Wednesday October14 2009 CouncilChambers 2600 WestTaylorsvilleBlvd RoomNo 140 Taylorsville Utah84118 Attendance MayorRussWall CouncilMembers CityStaff ChairmanLynn Handy JohnInchMorgan CityAdministrator ViceChairman BudCatlin JohnBrems CityAttorney CouncilMemberLesMatsumura CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder CouncilMember MorrisPratt JessicaSpringer CouncilCoordinator DelCraig ChiefofPolice MarkMcGrath CommunityDevelopmentDirector JohnTaylor CityEngineer ScottHarrington ChiefofFinance PennyKnight BusinessLicenseCoordinator Excused CouncilMemberRechtenbach Others DamaBarbour FredPhilpot PauletteHansen GaryHansen 1803 24ChairmanLynnHandycalledtheWorkSessiontoorderat603pm andwelcomed thoseinattendance CityRecorderCherylPeacock CottleconductedaRollCall whereinall CouncilMembers werepresent exceptCouncilMember Rechtenbachwhowasexcused Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes October14 2009 Page2 1 DiscussionConcerningAmendingTitle5oftheTaylorsville CityCode AddingNew Definitions AmendingtheLicense FeeSchedule andAdoptingaGoodLandlord Program JohnBrems MarkMcGrath 1804 36CommunityDevelopmentDirectorMarkMcGrathcitedthedesireoftheCouncilto reviewtheBusiness LicenseStudyandFeeSchedule 1805 15Mr McGrathoutlinedtheplanneddiscussion as follows 1 ReviewChanges totheStudy 2 ReviewLicenseCategories 3 AddressPotentialImpacts 4 DiscussGoodLandlordProvisions 5 FormulatePreliminary FeeProposal 1806 21FredPhilpot ofLewisYoung reviewedtherecentchangesmadetothestudy He referencednewsalarydatathatwasreceivedandcitedchanges tothecostperminutedata 1808 35Mr Philpotgaveclarification onassessmentsforfireandpoliceservices 1809 10Reductionsinbasefeeswerereviewed 1809 42Mr PhilpotaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilregardingchangesthatweremade 1819 27FinanceDirectorScottHarringtonagreedtoforward morelegiblecopiesofthe amendedstudytotheCouncil 1819 57Mr McGrathreviewedchangestolicensecategoriesand citednewcategoriesthathave beencreated 1822 37Mr McGrathconfirmed thatgroup homeshavenotbeenaddressedinthebusiness licensefeeschedule CouncilMemberPrattstatedthattheOrdinanceReviewCommitteeis workingonissuessurrounding grouphomes 1823 27 CityAttorneyJohnBremsaddressedquestionsfromtheCouncilregardingthe regulation ofgrouphomes 1824 54Discussionwasheld ondisproportionatefees 1826 42Mr McGrathgaveexplanationonhowdisproportionatefeesarecalculated Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes October14 2009 Page3 1827 04Mr Philpotaddressedquestionsregardingcalls forservicethatwereattributedto businesses Hedescribedlegislative requirementsandwaysthatsimilarbusinessesare classified 1831 59ChiefDelCraiggaveexplanationonthewayscallsforservicefrombusinessesare tracked 1833 45 Mr Philpotstated thatthecalldataprovidedisveryaccurate 1835 00CouncilMember Prattaskedforclarification onemployeecostsand costsfor calldata 1837 07Mr McGrathreviewedclasscategoriesandchangesmadetothestudy Anerrorinthe tablewasnoted 1839 51Mr McGrathreviewedthefeeschedule forhomeoccupationsandcited coststothe City asidentifiedbythestudy 1844 15Mr McGrathreviewedthecommercialbase costsummary 1846 49Mr McGrathlistedfeesandcoststotheCityforconstructionand manufacturing trades Itwassuggestedthattheemployeefeebe eliminated 1851 54Mr McGrathgaveclarification on thedefinitionofsmall retailversuslargeretail 1854 39Discussionwasheldregardingthefeesand coststotheCityforDepartmentStore Big Boxbusinesses 1855 29CityAttorneyJohnBremsgaveadditional clarification 1859 46Mr McGrathreviewedfeesandcoststotheCity forfullservice grocerybusinessesand professionalbusinessservice 1901 21Mr McGrathoutlinedfeesand coststotheCityforthefollowingbusinesscategories personalservicebusinesses seniorassistedliving familyservicesgroup homes arts entertainmentandrecreationbusinesses foodservicebusinesses automotivebusinesses accommodationfacility mobilehomecommunities andstorageunits 1911 22Discussionwasheldregarding thestaffsupportrequiredtomanagethepotential increaseinbusinesslicenses Mr McGrathagreedthatthisissuemustbeanalyzed morefully andadditionaldiscussionwilltakeplaceinthefuture Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes October14 2009 Page4 1914 13CouncilMemberPrattnotedthedifference inCity costsforanewlicenseversusa renewallicense 1914 39Demographicsformobilehomeparkswerereferenced 1915 51Mr McGrathestimatedthat85 ofbusinesslicensesissuedarerenewals 1918 41CouncilMemberPrattreviewedfeesand coststotheCityforrentalunitsthathave3 plusapartments 1919 15Mr McGrathnotedthatsomesinglefamilyrentalhomesin theCityare havinga negativeimpactinneighborhoods Hestatedthatheand Mr BremsbothattendedtheUtah Land UseInstituteConferenceearlierintheday HerelayedinformationregardingGood Landlord programsthatarebeing implementedinothercities Mr McGrathreportedondatafromseveral communitiesshowingthatsinglefamilyrentalhomes havemorecalls forservicethantypical apartments 1920 21 Mr McGrathreviewed feesandcoststotheCityforduplexes whicharenotbeing requiredtohavebusinesslicenses 1923 29Mr McGrathdetailedprovisionsoftheGoodLandlordProgram 1925 16CouncilMember Prattexpressedconcernsregardingincentivesforparticipation inthe GoodLandlordProgram HecitedthecostsforclassesthatareprovidedbytheApartment Association 1926 37CouncilMemberMatsumura calledforclarificationonrequirementsforattendingthe classes Itwasrelayedthattheproposedordinance requiresthatlandlordsmustattendeverytwo years 1930 00QuestionswereaddressedbyMr McGrathregardingclassesofferedbytheApartment Associationfor landlordsandspecific requirementsforattendance 1934 08MayorWall statedthatlandlordsarenotrequiredtobemembersoftheApartment Association Healsonoted thattheCitycanofferitsownclassforlandlords 1937 03MayorWallcitedcodeenforcementissueswith rentalhomesintheCity Hereviewed theoriginalintent oftheproposedordinance andthebenefitsofutilizingtheGoodLandlord Program TheMayorexpressedadesire toensurethatresponsiblelandlordsarenotpenalized butirresponsiblelandlordsare He describedseveralpotentialscenarioswithlandlords Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes October14 2009 Page5 1943 36Mr Bremsgaveadditionalclarification 1947 09Mr McGrathstatedthattheproposedordinanceisanattempttoimproveneighborhood situationswithrentals Henoted thatothermunicipalitiesareenacting theGoodLandlord OrdinanceandifTaylorsville doesn thaveoneinplace criminaltenantswillendup in Taylorsville Mr McGrathcitedthepurposeoftheGoodLandlordProgram asfollows Topreventillegalactivityandensurepropertymaintenance Toprovidefinancialincentivesforparticipatingintheprogram Tocreateaformalagreement betweenlandlordsandtheCity Theminimumrequirementsoftheprogram asdescribedinSection5 76080AV 1949 53Mr McGrathaskedforinputonsection U andsuggestedthatthismaynotbegood publicpolicy Herecommended eliminating thatportion 1951 46CouncilMember Prattstatedhisconcernwithhavingsomerequirementsthatare typicallythetenant sresponsibility shiftedtothelandlord 1953 10Mr McGrathnotedthatanyprovisionsoftheproposedprogramareupfordebate 1953 49CouncilMemberPrattreferencedthesensitivityofthis ordinance 1955 15MayorWallstatedhisconcernsaboutwaitingtoo longtoimplementtheGood LandlordPrograminTaylorsville 1956 36CouncilMember Prattinquiredabouttheordinance seffecton sexoffenders 1957 44Mr McGrathaffirmedthatverbiageintheordinance willbereviewedatafuturetime 1958 14CityAdministratorJohnInchMorganaskedfordirectionandguidancefromthe Councilon preparingrecommendationsforfees 1958 58CouncilMemberPrattaskedthatAdministrationproviderecommendationsforthe Counciltoreview 1959 50CouncilMemberPrattstatedthatheisuncomfortable droppingtheemployeefeewith largeemployers Mr Morganreviewedthehistoryofimplementationoftheemployeefee Taylorsville CityCouncilWorkSessionMinutes October14 2009 Page6 2001 20MayorWallgaveexplanationonoutliers thatarenotincludedindetermining disproportionatefees 2001 50Securityissuesatlargebusinesseswereaddressed 2002 46MayorWallgaverecommendationsforassessingfeesforsinglefamily rentalhomes 2 OtherMatters 2004 27CouncilMemberCatlininquiredaboutthestatusoftheCourtreport Mr Morgan agreedtoforwardittotheCouncil 3 Adjournment 2009 46 CouncilMemberBud Catlin MOVED toadjourntheCityCouncilWorkSession CouncilMemberLesMatsumura SECONDED themotion ChairmanHandycalledfor discussion Therebeingnone hecalledforavote Thevotewasasfollows Handy yes Rechtenbach excused Matsumura yes Pratt yes and Catlin yes AllCity Councilmembers votedinfavorand themotionpassedunanimously Themeeting wasadjournedat809pm CherylPeacockCottle CityRecorder Minutesapproved CC11 04 09 MinutesPrepared by Cheryl PeacockCottle CityRecorder