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Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 1 City of Taylorsville CITY COUNCIL MEETING Minutes Wednesday May 18 2011 Council Chambers 2600 West Taylorsville Blvd Room No 140 Taylorsville Utah 84118 BRIEFING SESSION Attendance Mayor Russ Wall Council Members City Staff Council Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach John Inch Morgan City Administrator Vice Larry Johnson Chairman John Brems City Attorney Council Member Dama Barbour Cheryl Peacock Cottle City Recorder Council Member Morris Pratt Jessica Springer Council Coordinator Council Member Morris Pratt Mark McGrath Community Development Director John Taylor City Engineer Scott Harrington Chief of Finance Donald Adams Grants Manager Keith Snarr Economic Development Director Excused Council Member Bud Catlin BRIEFING SESSION 1 Review Administrative Report 34Chairman Rechtenbach conducted the Briefing Session which convened at 0 01 18 6 1m p City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle conducted a Roll Call wherein all Council Members were Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Paee 2 present except Council Member Catlin who was excused Chairman Rechtenbach called for questions on the Administrative Report for Community Development and there were none 2 Review Agenda 8 54 0 1 The agenda for the City Council Meeting was reviewed It was noted that Council Member Pratt will conduct the opening ceremonies during the regular meeting in the absence of Council Member Catlin 56Council Member Barbour referenced the many residents who volunteer for the City and 06 18 encouraged Council Members to consult volunteers in order to garner input from them regarding the budget and the direction the City is going 16Chairman Rechtenbach relayed that a group of police officers have presented a petition 09 18 and will be making comments regarding the Unified Police Department during the regular meeting Council Coordinator Jessica Springer distributed copies of the petition submitted to members of the Council 3 Adjourn 10The Briefing Session was adjourned at 1 18 6 0 p m REGULAR MEETING Attendance Mayor Russ Wall Council Members City Staff Council Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach John Inch Morgan City Administrator Chairman Vice Larry Johnson John Brems City Attorney Council Member Dama Barbour Mark McGrath Community Development Director Council Member Morris Pratt Del Craig Chief of Police Council Member Morris Pratt Cheryl Peacock Cottle City Recorder Jessica Springer Council Coordinator Wayne Dial Assistant Chief ofPolice John Taylor City Engineer Scott Harrington Chief of Finance Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 3 Keith Snarr Economic Development Director Donald Adams Grants Manager Kathy Lemay Building Dept Patrick Tomasino Building Official Denise Ikemyeshiro Police Officer Shannon Bennett Police Officer Vaughn Allen Police Sergeant Doug Barney Police Officer Jean Ashby Admin Asst for Economic Dev Patricia Kimbrough Administrative Assistant Jennifer Gober Police Officer Robin Bronson Human Resources Specialist Shawn Fausett Police Officer Jason Richman Police Officer Ryan Oyler Police Officer Brady Cottam Police Officer Excused Council Member Bud Catlin Citizens David Richardson Kristie Overson Joan White Jay Ziolkowski John Gidney Bruce Wasden Connie Taney Todd Sutton Gordon Wolf Dave Ballou Lynn Handy Kenneth Acker Jennifer Bodell Shari Fullmer Rita Heagren Rachel Sanderson Aimee Newton Dean Paynter Kenneth Cook Suzan Bukovinsky Steve Ashby Donald Frame Jack Lauritzen Mary Beth Lauritzen Rita Heagren Carmen Heagren Justin Ellis S Michael Taylor Israel Grossman Jackie Anderson Margaret Player Roger Barer Randall Doyle Sonia Ballou Mazy Beth Bingham Joelle Merriman Brittney Gillespie Brad Gillespie Susan Holman Susan Yadeski Adam Merriman 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTION AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS 31 Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach called the meeting to order at 3 18 6 1 m p and welcomed those in attendance City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle conducted a Roll Call wherein all Council Members were present except Council Member Catlin who was excused 1 Pledge of Allegiance Opening Ceremonies Council Member Catlin 56In Council Member s 31 18 Catlin absence Council Member Morris Pratt directed the Pledge of Allegiance Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 4 2 1 Reverence Council Member Catlin Opening Ceremonies For June 1 2011 to be arranged by Youth Council No reverence was offered 3 1 Citizen Comments 44Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach reviewed the Citizen Comment Procedures for the 32 18 audience He then called for any citizen comments 28 Shannon Bennett President of the Fraternal Order of Police FOP Lodge said he is 34 18 representing the majority of Taylorsville Police Officers He cited a petition to be presented from Police Department employees in support of joining the Unified Police Department UPD Sergeant Vaughn Allen was introduced as the representative for those police employees who are not members of the FOP Lodge or Union 15 Sergeant Allen referenced a petition delivered to the City Council last year urging that 35 18 the Police Department be staffed at an acceptable minimum level He said that at that time the Police Department was inadequately staffed at 9 per 1000 citizens or 55 sworn officers He noted that the average ratio of surrounding jurisdictions was approximately 3 1 4 officers per 1000 citizens Sergeant Allen indicated that to attain a similar staffing level the Police Department would have been required to hire an additiona125 sworn officers at an increased cost of approximately 35 million annually He said the only other viable option at that time was to consider joining the UPD and 31 members of the Police Department both sworn and civilian signed the petition presented to the Council 08 Sergeant Allen said that over the course of the last year since the petition was rendered 36 18 Police Department PD staffing has not significantly improved overall He reported that the current ratio is still below one officer per 1000 citizens and no consideration has been given by the City Council to join UPD 23 Sergeant Allen read a petition urging the Council to either raise the revenue necessary 36 18 to adequately fund the City of Taylorsville Police Department PD or to reconsider joining the UPD The statement cited the inefficiency of having many small and medium size police departments within Salt Lake County and said that the current model unnecessarily creates duplication of services redundant purchasing of expensive equipment and competition for a myriad of finite federal and state financial resources Sergeant Allen relayed that the petition encourages the City Council to demonstrate its fiscal responsibility by providing the best value in police service to its constituents by joining UPD It was noted that a model similar to UPD has been proven by the Unified Fire Authority which is supported by the City Council It was noted that the petition contains 61 signatures representing the majority of members of the PD Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 5 Sergeant Allen indicated that Chief Craig and Assistant Chief Wayne Dial wish to remain neutral regarding the petition however it was noted that their support of the UPD is already on record 19 Sergeant Allen referenced a budget from the City of Lakewood Washington Police 38 18 Department He reported that the City of Lakewood began providing self police services one year prior to the Taylorsville PD and their model was reviewed when Taylorsville made the self He noted that although s decision to provide Lakewood population demographics crime rate and income are very similar to Taylorsville their police department has 102 sworn officers which nearly doubles that of the Taylorsville PD He said this further illustrates reasons for concerns that the Taylorsville PD is grossly understaffed and in need of options besides raising taxes Sergeant Allen relayed that the entire Taylorsville Police Department believes that joining UPD is the right choice for the citizens and officers of Taylorsville 11 Chairman Rechtenbach inquired whether representatives from the PD would still like to 39 18 be on the June 1 2001 City Council Meeting Agenda 29Sergeant Allen called for input from the Council on how they would like to proceed 40 18 and whether they would like to have a formal process to consider UPD He noted that the last time this issue was raised three of five Council Members would not consider listening to a presentation He cited concerns that the democratic process is being shut down in regard to a decision on UPD 45 Chairman Rechtenbach clarified that there was not a previous request to place a UPD 39 18 presentation on an agenda but rather a question as to whether the Council had interest in hearing a proposal from the UPD He noted that officers have a right to present in a City Council Meeting 27Sergeant Allen asked that the matter be left on the June 1 2011 agenda for now to be 40 18 solidified at a later time 36Officer Bennett relayed his willingness to provide input as FOP President and clarified 40 18 that the only intent fox this meeting was to bring forth the petition and verify that the vast majority ofofficers are in support ofjoining UPD 23 Chairman Rechtenbach expressed concerns about the validity ofthe savings being 41 18 promised by UPD and cited the need to evaluate details and hear feedback 02 Sergeant Allen referenced the past lack of consideration by the Council to consider 42 18 UPD and said that the only other option to raise the PD to adequate staffing levels is to place the burden on citizens who are already overtaxed He called the current system of individual police departments scattered throughout the valley fragmented inefficient and costly He stated that Taylorsville City Council Minutes May I8 2011 Page 6 the Council Members who made the decision to provide self knew that doing so would be extremely expensive and vowed to raise taxes to fund the PD He observed that the needed tax increases have not happened 35 Chairman Rechtenbach noted that taxes were raised a few years back and Sergeant 42 18 Allen countered that they were not raised to the degree required 53 Council Member Pratt asked if the suggestion is being made that Taylorsville have the 42 18 same police department as Lakewood Washington Sergeant Allen clarified that s Lakewood model was referenced when the Taylorsville PD was initiated and said he only wishes to illustrate how faz that department has progressed in comparison to Taylorsville 18 Council Member Pratt noted that Lakewood has a 20 million 4330 plus budget for their PD but Taylorsville is unable to provide that amount Sergeant Allen said that the Council vowed that kind of support at the outset of the PD 50Officer Bennett cited potential safety issues in having a police department that is 43 18 staffed below the national average He acknowledged that Taylorsville circumstances are different than those in Lakewood He said that officers would be happy to sit down with Council Members and discuss the situation in greater detail 51 Chairman Rechtenbach asked that an open discussion on UPD including facts reports 44 18 etc be scheduled for the June 1 2011 City Council Meeting 22Mayor Wall asked for clazification on whether the Council desires to have a 45 18 representative from UPD participate in the discussion Chairman Rechtenbach clarified that whatever is needed to facilitate the presentation on the UPD is welcome 51 Joan White representing the Taylorsville Historic Preservation Committee HPC 45 18 presented the s Committee concerns if the budget for the committee should be eliminated as has been proposed She cited a desire to clear up any misconceptions about the impact of dropping funding for the committee Ms White made the following clarifications 1 the HPC does receive grants but they can only be used for specific projects and not for operating expenses fox the museum 2 out of the four grants received during the past year the City is only eligible for two next year and 3 without the 2000 budget the HPC may not be able to obtain any grants that are available 00Ms White referenced the statistical fact sheet m 47 18 e ailed to the City Council and noted that volunteer hours for grants were not included in the fact sheet except those for school tours She cited verbal expressions of appreciation the HPC receives from teachers and students who come to tour the museum Ms White thanked the Council for its support of the museum as Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 7 reflected in the City budget for items such as utilities Internet caretakers salary and vazious supplies She cited special needs that are not covered in the budget e i silver polish hardwood floor cleaner piano tuning and piano cleaner chandelier cleaning vacuum cleaner flag printer cartridges paper sheet protectors binders flowers rug cleaning picnic tables and benches She noted that there are various things that aze provided by volunteers at no cost to the City e i cleaning of the museum planting and maintenance of flowers flag pole painting offence school house buildings and service projects Ms White cited comparisons with other similar out museums that are owned by their respective cities e i museums in Murray Midvale and South Jordan She asked that the City continue to fund the HPC and thus the Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center in order to preserve the history of the community 31Utah Public Employees Association UPEA Employee Representative cited 52 18 s skilled and competent workforce He observed that public employees are typically Taylorsville paid below market when compared to similar positions in the private sector and said this has been solidified during the recent economic downturn He asked that the Council consider the Administration compensation proposal or s and offset a potential rise in health caze premiums Mr Sutton addressed the dichotomy between public sector and private sector work in regard to compensation He noted that Taylorsville employees have been getting by with less and additional cuts to compensation and benefits could counter the City s ability to competitively retain and hire competent employees He suggested that undercutting the s City workforce will not bring the City of Taylorsville economic gains Mr Sutton relayed that counties and municipalities are now recovering from the recession and most are beginning to restore public employees compensation He asked that the Council base their decision regarding employee compensation on the merits of their employees services to the City of Taylorsville and the need to keep the City at the forefront of economic development 38 Council Member Pratt asked for data on salaries in other cities Mr Sutton agreed to 56 18 e m ail such data to City Administrator John Inch Morgan to be provided to the Council 49There were no additional citizen comments and Chairman Rechtenbach closed the 56 18 citizen comment period 4 1 Mayor Report s 53 Mayor Russ Wall recognized Dr David Richazdson a former administrator at Salt 56 18 Lake Community College and invited him to make a presentation on Sister Cities to the City Council 25David Richardson presented a Powerpoint Presentafion on Sister Cities and reviewed 57 18 the following points Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 8 Sister City Relationship Addifional Rationale Taoxin Demographics Taoxin Economy Taoxin 2010 Manufacturing Investment 2012 Expectations Benefits to a Sister City Partnership Possible Outcomes 4 1 Proclamation Recognizing Teachers Jenifer Bodell Anne Black Shari Fullmer and Rita Heagren for Receiving the Excel Outstanding Educator Award for 2011 01 Mayor Russ Wall presented proclamations to Taylorsville teachers Jenifer Bodell Shari 09 19 Fullmer and Rita Heagren in recognition of receiving the Excel Outstanding Educator Award for 2011 He also recognized Anne Black who was not in attendance but was also an award recipient Mayor Wall noted that nearly a third ofthe students attending Cottonwood High School are from Taylorsville 2 APPOINTMENTS 1 2 Kenneth Acker Economic Development Committee Chairman Rechtenbach 26Chairman Rechtenbach nominated Kenneth Acker to serve on the Economic 12 19 Development Committee 00Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to appoint Kenneth Acker as a member of 13 19 the Economic Development Committee Council Member Morris Pratt SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for a vote The vote was as follows Catlin Barbour excused yes Rechtenbach yes yes and Pratt Johnson yes All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously 2 Rachel Sanderson Arts Council Mayor Wall 49Mayor Wall nominated Rachel Sanderson to serve as a member of the Taylorsville Arts 13 19 Council 4 19 2 2Council Member Morris Pratt MOVED to appoint Rachel Sanderson as a member of the Taylorsville Arts Council Council Member Larry Johnson SECONDED the motion Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 201 I Page 9 Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for a Catlin Barbour vote The vote was as follows excused yes Rechtenbach yesJohnson yes and All Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed City yes Pratt unanimously 3 REPORTS There were no reports 4 CONSENT AGENDA 1 4 11 RCCM 04 Minutes RCCM 04 20 11 27 47Council Member Morris Pratt MOVED to adopt the Consent Agenda Council 14 19 Member Dama Barbour SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows Catlin excused Barbour yes Johnson yes Rechtenbach yes and Pratt yes All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously 5 PLANNING MATTERS There were no planning matters 6 FINANCIAL MATTERS 1 6 19Appropriation Resolution Adopting the One Year Resolution No 11 Action Plan for the 37 h Year Community Development Grant Funding 2012 and Approving an Home Investment Partnership Funding 2011 Interlocal Cooperative Agreement Between the City of Taylorsville and the U Department of Housing and Urban Development Mayor Wall S 38 Mayor Wall presented the subject resolution to adjust the budget numbers for the 15 19 CDBG Grant and reviewed his recommended adjustments to accommodate a 16 decrease in funds across the board 59Council Member Pratt questioned whether unspent funds can be extended for use by 20 19 individual entities 39 The Mayor explained that unspent funds fall to the s 21 19 City contingency fund He stated that he will request confirmation from CDBG Consultant Kathy Ricci and bring information Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 201 I Page 10 back to the Council Council Member Pratt indicated that he will forward an m a ail to the Mayor regarding a request received from an entity 33 Council Member Johnson 22 19 inquired about the type offence planned to go around the Taylorsville Senior Housing Project Mayor Wall clarified that the fence will be rod iron with an electronically secured gate He gave explanation about a change order for the planned fence Grants Manager Donald Adams confirmed that the contractor is the lowest bidder on the project 05 Council Member Morris Pratt MOVED to adopt Resolution 11 24 19 14 Appropriation Adopting the One Year Action Plan for the 37 Year Community Development Block Grant 2012 and Approving an Interlocal Funding Home Investment Partnership Funding 2011 Cooperative Agreement Between the City of Taylorsville and the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development Council Member Dama Barbour SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows excused Catlin Barbour yes yes yes and Rechtenbach Johnson yes All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed Pratt unanimously 37 Mayor Wall referenced invitations the Council should have received for a special 24 19 tourof the Senior Housing Project to be held Thursday May 26 2011 at 0 occasion 1 0m pHe noted that this will also be the first Lead Certified HUD Project in the nation He relayed that the public is also invited for a tour of the facility 2 6 Discussion Regarding the Tentative Budget John Inch Morgan City Administrator John Inch Morgan cited questions asked and research requested from the Council regarding the budget He recognized Police Chief Del Craig 1 2 6 Police Department Discussion on Suggested Budget Changes and Program Impact 33 Chief Craig publicly thanked members of the Taylorsville Police Department and 26 19 recognized them for doing a fine job He expressed appreciation to the Council for listening to his officers 13 Chief Craig cited the four areas relating to the budget for which the City Council has 27 19 requested his feedback 16The Chief cited the proposed 0 27 19 5 00 cut to the Police Department PD Training Budget He said that he is nervous about the proposed reduction and noted that deep cuts to training have already been made in previous years He asked that the training budget not be cut Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 20l I Page 11 at all The Chief said that police departments are being scrutinized in the area of training in PD commitment to employee relation to litigation and liability issues He cited the s development and said the training budget is low by comparison to other police departments 12The Chief addressed a suggested 10 28 19 000 cut to the budget for PD Firearms and said this cut may be accomplished by deferring the purchase of firearms He noted that as the PD grows consideration will need to be given to the purchase of firearms and ammunition for new individuals 57Chief Craig said that the proposed reduction to Capital Equipment causes him concern 28 19 He stated that the purchase ofhandheld radios can be deferred but indicated that it will still be a necessary expense at some time in the future because often existing radios that are not digitally compliant He asked that the budget for a new police copy machine be allowed He said that the existing copy machine will be kept and moved to another part ofthe police department in order to keep up with a need for infrastructure items 48Chief Craig addressed the budget for acquisition of police vehicles He referenced a 29 19 Council s Member suggestion to cut 90 000 from the vehicle allocation with some restoration allowed from surplus of used vehicles The Chief asked that an ongoing fund be created to purchase vehicles so that the PD is not found in a deferred mode on vehicles He also recommended the possible purchase of a type of fleet management program to provide a more to and accurate view of the Police fleet He cited the lack of a system that other date up governmental entities have in place to evaluate fleets He called for the establishment of a capital fund for vehicles 37 Chairman Rechtenbach relayed his impression that the Chief would be discussing the 31 19 different types ofvehicles proposed for purchase at this time Chief Craig said he was unaware that was the direction He clarified that the list previously provided was not an indication of vehicles the PD was proposing to buy but was rather a list of price examples from the State contract He cited reasons that it is difficult to predict an exact vehicle cost at this time and said there is a very small window for purchasing vehicles during the year and prices cannot be guaranteed now 1Chairman Rechtenbach acknowledged that he misunderstood the intent of the list 34 19 previously presented 32The Chief cited the potential expense to equip new police cars He relayed that the 34 19 majority of cars targeted for purchase this year would be for the investigative side of the Police Department Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 201 Page 12 for 22Council Member Pratt asked for confirmation that the replacement cars will be 35 19 investigations 41 Chief Craig affirmed that the majority will be for investigations and also some trucks 35 19 would be used for Canine He said that the Patrol Division has received the bulk of new cars purchased with grants over the past two years 21 Council Member Pratt inquired about the anticipated mileage goal for vehicles and 36 19 Chief Craig cited three factors to consider in fleet management e i age of the car cost for maintenance and mileage He said that in police service it is not wise to run cars close to the need to 000 when vehicles need to be relied upon in emergency response He referenced 100 consider the salvage value of a vehicle 52Council Member Pratt said his interest lies in which cars are being replaced and what 37 19 they are being replaced with He cited his belief that it is not always necessary to replace car a 80 miles during this economic time with 000 04Chief Craig said his intent is to ensure that adequate and safe front 39 19 line equipment is utilized He reiterated the need to implement a capitalization of the police fleet being 45 Council Member Barbour said she believes that Chief Craig is in the very best position 39 19 vehicles and asked if a to evaluate fleet needs She inquired whether the City owns all the police fleet rotation lease plan may be feasible 07 Chief Craig affirmed that the City does own all its vehicles He cited the need to 40 19 evaluate costs for lease options versus purchase 10Council Member Johnson asked if the City has a breakdown of mileage and 41 19 maintenance for each vehicle 46Chief Craig said that the information can be produced but the program for tracking is 41 19 not sophisticated He relayed that there are 64 vehicles in the fleet and manual tracking is being done Staff who are tasked with other jobs He said that he would like to obtain a software by fleet program to easily track the 40Council Member Johnson said that he would like to see the data on vehicle 42 19 maintenance and Mr Morgan said that the information can be provided 57Chairman Rechtenbach stated that he personally has no desire to micromanage the 42 19 fleet He inquired about the approximate cost of a fleet management softwaze program police Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 13 27Chief of Finance Scott Harrington relayed that the projected cost for such a program is 43 19 000 22 33Chairman Rechtenbach suggested that this type of program would ultimately pay for 43 19 itself with as many vehicles as the City owns He recommended possibly sacrificing one vehicle this year in order to buy the software 07Chief Craig said that an allocation for the suggested software is not currently in the 44 19 proposed budget but reaffirmed the need to have a fund for fleet management rethe types of 27Chairman Rechtenbach suggested scaling back the list and evaluating 44 19 vehicles fox purchase 000 a cut of 65 He recommended that rather than trimming 90 000 000 be made instead with some funds being used for the fleet management system He 70 asked that the Chief sharpen his pencil somewhat and give the Council something more concrete as to vehicle purchases 44Council Members Johnson and Pratt conducted discussion with each other that was 45 19 inaudible at this time 42Council Member Barbour stated that the Police Chief is in the best position to evaluate 46 19 the needs of the Taylorsville Police Department 31 Mr Morgan noted that a list of potential police vehicles was m 47 19 e ailed to City Council Members from Mr Harrington He confirmed that the new list excluded certain vehicles e ithe Yukon per the s Council request 2 Public Works and Storm Drain Discussion on Road Maintenance 6 06 City Engineer John Taylor relayed that he does not yet have detailed numbers for the 48 19 subject discussion He stated that he will give the matter further review and m e ail data to the City Council He asked that this discussion be tabled Council Member Morris Pratt stated that time is running short for this discussion Mr Taylor agreed to provide information to the Council before the June 1 2011 City Council Meeting 3 2 6 Fund Balance Information 22Chief of Finance Scott Harrington referenced an m 49 19 e ail sent to Council Members end Mr Harrington reviewed regarding the fund balance for the beginning of the year and year the spreadsheet and concluded by saying that based on his estimate the fund balance will ultimately be at 16 Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 14 4 2 6 Personnel Issues 41 City Administrator John Inch Morgan opened discussion on employee benefits and 11 20 referenced insurance options recently presented by Insurance Representative Jim Dunnigan Mr Morgan relayed that Administration is proposing that benefit levels remain as they were last 20 split and the 16 increase being shared by both the City and the employees year with an 80 39Council Member Pratt inquired about the dollar amount of the increase to health 12 20 insurance 45Chief of Finance Scott Harrington performed calculations and relayed that the 13 20 difference over last year is 139 408 36Council Member Pratt noted that one reason for the insurance premium increase is 15 20 usage He suggested that employees should share in that insurance increase 23Council Member Pratt inquired whether Administration is willing to consider other 16 20 options for insurance Mr Morgan and Mayor Wall both clarified that Administration has looked at all options and has included what it believes is most appropriate in the budget submitted to the Council The Mayor referenced previous cuts to benefits and adjustments that have been made in prior years when employees have been asked to take on more of the premiums with less coverage He said he does not believe that should be asked again this year 59Mr Harrington clarified that employees will be sharing in the 16 increase through 20 16 their 20 contribution 48 Council Member Johnson said that his 17 20 personal employees are sharing in the increased cost of insurance Mr Morgan affirmed that City employees are doing the same He noted that benefits are part of employee compensation and cited approximate costs of the increase covered by employees 45 Chairman Rechtenbach referenced the Public Information Officer PIO allocation and 18 20 Mr Harrington clarified that the PIO position has been moved from the Economic Development Budget to the Departmental Non Budget 17Mayor Wall said that in looking at economic development opportunities other cities 19 20 have been evaluated He indicated that Taylorsville is the only city without an actual marketing expert He relayed that Taylorsville has developed an Economic Development Team and implemented steps to provide incentives however having a marketing PIO expert is a critical ofthe City s efforts The Mayor noted that the Police Department has a Public Information part Officer trained to communicate with the media during an incident but suggested that it is also Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 15 important to have an individual with proper marketing and public relations credentials He said that such a person could give the City needed much help with new social networking tools He relayed that he will be sending a presentation to the Council regarding the benefits of social networking He noted that successes experienced in Herriman City and West Valley City have been the result of great marking teams and tools 34Chairman Rechtenbach stated that although he is a proponent of economic 23 20 development and promoting the City the question of an additional employee is difficult for him in the current climate He noted that employees have already taken hits over the past three years with salary freezes and benefit decreases He suggested that the funds for the PIO allocation might be used instead for existing employees who could use additional recognition Mayor Wall said he agrees to some degree but cited the special need to boost advertising during tough economic times He stated that he believes there will be a return on investment through hiring a PIO 14 Council Member Barbour questioned whether this is a service the City could contract 25 20 in Mayor Wall said that might seem like an excellent idea but the for rather than hiring house City Attorney has indicated that contracting someone to work exclusively for Taylorsville violates federal employment laws 22 Mayor Wall outlined the members of the Economic Development ED Team for 26 20 Council Member Johnson Mr Johnson said that he believes these individuals can handle the public relations position among themselves Mayor Wall agreed that members of the team are topemployees but relayed that none are educated in public relations or marketing notch 47Council Member Barbour agreed that the ED Team Members are sharp people but 27 20 observed that they are already fully tasked She said the PIO is needed fox many areas in the City and would even be a benefit to the City Council She suggested that citizens deserve to have social media tools in place in case of an emergency 58Mayor Wall indicated that some smaller efforts have already been made house 28 20 in toward social networking He recognized volunteer Steve Ashby for his efforts in the marketing and public relations arena and said that Mr Ashby has saved the City anywhere from 10 000 to 000 through his donated work The Mayor said Mr Ashby cannot be asked to continue to 100 donate his time and must attend to his own job The Mayor relayed that he has included the PIO position in the budget because he believes it is important to the City 41 Council Member Pratt observed that there are other budgets for City promotion and 29 20 suggested that the Economic Development Director the Mayor and City Council Members should be doing such promotion Mr Pratt referenced the sMayor statement that the PIO is position an economic development tool but said he is confused because the representative for Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 16 the ED Team City Engineer John Taylor previously stated that the PIO is not for economic development purposes Council Member Pratt observed that public relations should be covered in other areas and said he is not sure that this is the year to add another dollar high employee 51 The Mayor said he still believes the PIO is an important economic development tool 30 20 33 Council Member Johnson observed that Grants Manager Donald Adams is quite a 31 20 and promoter that with him on the ED Team the job needed can be done Mayor Wall suggested acknowledged that Mr Adams is currently doing some public relations work but observed that he could be better utilized elsewhere The Mayor agreed that the choice to add a new employee to the budget is difficult 34Council Member Pratt suggested deleting the PIO position from the budget entirely 32 20 Chairman Rechtenbach suggested that an alternative to hiring a new employee would be to first address the need to restore the salaries of three employees who had their salaries unfairly reduced last year He observed that the salary restoration is a higher priority than the PIO position and Mayor Wall agreed Chairman Rechtenbach recommended that the offset from the PIO allocation might go to existing employees who are struggling with lower compensation 23 Mayor Wall said he would agree to give up the PIO position in preference to helping 34 20 current employees if that is the choice required 000 amount should be considered for reallocation to 50Mayor Wall asked whether the 90 34 20 such things as the insurance cost increase in order to keep employees whole Chairman relieving Rechtenbach said that the current suggestion is to delete the PIO allocation altogether and keep that amount in the balance fox possible reallocation 41 Council Member Pratt said that each issue should be considered one at a time and items 35 20 tbe traded within the budget Mayor Wall conffrmed that Chairman Rechtenbach has shouldn asked that the PIO allocation be deleted 33 Council Member Johnson agreed that the PIO line item be deleted with no strings 36 20 attached 58 Council Member Pratt stated that he personally feels the same way that he did last yeaz 36 20 on tsupport the restoration suggested by the issue of decreased salaries so he doesn Administration He then called for explanation on a new line item in the Police Department Salaries and Wage Budget regarding holiday payout in the amount of 25 000 Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page l7 01 Police Chief Del Craig clarified that this allocation covers payout for patrol officers 38 20 who are required to work holidays He indicated that the practice has occurred in the past but has not been identified as a separate line item until this year 11 Chief Craig gave additional clarification on the benefit allowed for officers h w o are 39 20 have been absorbed in the budget required to work on a holiday He confirmed that the amounts in the past 48Chairman Rechtenbach inquired about the potential use of a floating holiday and Chief 20 39 Craig cited efforts to mitigate staff scheduling issues 00 Chairman Rechtenbach called for clazification on additional time for bailiffs in Small 41 20 Claims Court Mr Morgan noted that the increase results from the fact that District Courts aze nolonger handling small claims and it is anticipated that the Municipal Court will have additional hours to staff He added that the limit for small claims filings has also gone up to 000 10 06Mr Morgan clarified that the Police Department FTEs listed are in the Add Package 42 20 and are not in the current budget He noted that the cost to add those FTEs would be an increase 000 to the current budget of 133 31 Mr Morgan noted that the Public Hearing for the budget is scheduled for June 1 2011 20 42 He called for direction on compensation and benefits so that adjustments might be made prior to the public hearing ay increase is on the budget He clarified that a performance 2 for s level He explained that included in the budget for employees below the Department Director below supervisors would not be receiving the compensation increase but it would affect those that level and would be based on performance 06Mr Morgan referenced the 4 44 20 step increase for sworn police officers who have not reached their maximum level He clarified that the step increase is not in addition to the pay for performance increase rather it is either one adjustment or the other 33 Chairman Rechtenbach inquired about the percentage of fringe benefits provided and 45 20 Council Member Pratt said the average is 40 Mr Harrington gave additional clarification on the of rates for retirement He acknowledged that the total burden is 40 but the actual vaziety increase to compensation is less than that percentage 49Council Member Johnson commented that he understands that employees haven 47 20 thad a raise during the last several years but noted that most individuals haven t He said that employees in the private sector are not getting raises Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 18 57Council Member Pratt cited information from the Social Security Administration 48 20 2011 He observed that stating that there are no automatic social security increases fox 2010 senior citizens on fixed incomes are bearing the burden of the economy He stated that City employees are not the only ones who have not received increases 51 Council Member Barbour noted that she and her husband aze both senior citizens on 49 20 and fixed incomes but said she is willing to see line employees of Taylorsville be compensated receive raises as Chairman Rechtenbach said he believes increasing compensation is proposed the right thing to do He referenced UPEA Representative Todd s Sutton remarks that increases aze being given in Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City and said he is aware that the Sanitation District is also awarding raises He stated that this is something the City needs to do and he 000 in lieu of the allocation for the PIO supports the increase of 58 30Council Member Pratt mentioned that other cities and the county have had increases 51 20 but said it should be remembered that they also across decreases while had the board previously Taylorsville did not 12Chairman Rechtenbach suggested seeing the raises stand taking the PIO out and then 20 52 evaluating if cuts are still needed at the end of budget discussions 02Council Member Bazbour called for discussion on personnel in the Justice Court 53 20 Wall noted that the Judge submits his own budget as a sepazate branch of government Mayor The Mayor said that he believes the Court is overstaffed by approximately three to five clerks t doing a good job but relayed and one judge He clazified that he is not saying judges aren opinion he has heard that if social programs are eliminated in the Court two judges are not needed 44 Council Member Barbour concurred 53 20 58 Mr Morgan acknowledged that a couple of changes were made to the budget submitted 53 20 the Judge in regard to proposed shelving Mr Morgan cited significant increases in the by budget for interpreters and indigent defense and said that the Judge has anticipated that moving result in additional expenses Mr Morgan said that away from a consolidated schedule would year if those items were cut back with the realization that an adjustment might be made at mid necessary 25Chairman Rechtenbach referenced the s 55 20 judge promise when he took over administration of the Court a year ago that he would make cuts to personnel Mr Rechtenbach inquired whether that has happened to date The Mayor confirmed that it has not and in fact additional court staff has been added Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 19 17Council Member Barbour said she feels strongly that the Court staff could be cut by 56 20 two to three clerks Chairman Rechtenbach questioned whether Judge Kwan should be in attendance to discuss details of his budget 43Council Member Pratt stated that he believes the Judge should be present to talk about 56 20 the budget he submitted He observed that additional employees have been added to the Court staff even though the Judge previously indicated he could do with less staff He said there is also a 0 5 00 allocation for temporary court employees Mr Pratt reiterated his previous 000 be cut out of the Court budget He suggested that the City cannot recommendation that 100 000 to 800 continue to operate the Court at a 250 000 loss each year 25Council Member Johnson questioned whether the Court can become sufficient 57 20 self Mayor Wall observed that other courts are typically run within a range of 90 110 of costs while the Taylorsville Court is grossly out of line with the average municipal court 12Additional discussion was held regarding the Court Budget Council Member Pratt 58 20 reminded the Council that mid year budget adjustments can always be made based on revenue and expense trends 18 Chairman Rechtenbach cited the need to have the Judge in attendance at the June 1 59 20 2011 City Council Meeting 30Council Member Barbour observed that based on the s 59 20 Judge budget even if 100 000 is cut the Court Budget is still 100 000 plus in the red Court budget is reduced by 100 44Council Member Johnson noted that even if the s 59 20 000 the City has still not chopped any clerks Chairman Rechtenbach said that would be the s Judge decision 58 Mayor Wall recommended that if the Council decides to make a cut to the Court 00 21 Budget it be done specifically to the salary line 14Chairman Rechtenbach cited the need to evaluate 02 21 re the Court Salary line Discussion ensued regarding the cost of two court clerks 03Mr Morgan confirmed that the budget allocation for prosecution is based on a fixed 02 21 contract amount He clarified that the contract for indigent defense is on a per case basis and may fluctuate 43Council Member Pratt suggested that the Judge needs to be in attendance before 02 21 adjusting the Court Budget Chairman Rechtenbach recommended making the adjustment Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 20 Council immediately to the Court Budget and then asking the Judge to come and address the regarding the changes 38 Chairman Rechtenbach said he would like to make cuts to the Court budget but not 03 21 necessarily give direction on cuts for particular employees Council Member Barbour agreed that she does not want to choose who to cut 00Mayor Wall expressed a desire to go back to azchived records to review what the Judge 04 21 originally committed regarding staff reductions is 30 Mr Harrington confirmed that the total cost for the two lowest paid Court s FTE 21 04 562 for salaries including benefits 79 FTE from the Court Budget 05Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to cut three s 21 Council Member Johnson SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for Larry discussion Mr Harrington relayed that the total cut for the removal of three employees would be 612 120 Council Member Pratt suggested identifying a number that must be cut from the Court Budget rather than identifying three clerks with the recommendation that the cut be in the form of clerks He said the actual item cut can be decided upon at a later time but he hates to stipulate cutting three clerks 0 11 6 Chairman Rechtenbach confirmed that the direction is to reduce the s Court salaries 000 He asked that the Judge be invited to and wages by 120 attend the next Council Meeting in order to discuss this budget cut 02Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on any other personnel items and there 07 21 was none 2 6 5 Economic Development Fund a Revenue Expenditures and Fund Balance 22Chief of Finance Scott Harrington gave an explanation and reviewed history of the 51 19 Economic Development Fund and Fund Balance per a digital presentation 05 Council Member Pratt observed that his purpose for the Economic Development Fund 56 19 Balance was to pay interest on the bond payments Mr Harrington acknowledged that would be a wise use and can be done at the discretion of the Council City Administrator John Inch Morgan clarified that for that use an allocation would have to be directed by the Council specifically from the Fund Balance to an expenditure line item ei debt service etc Taylorsvilte City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 21 50Chairman Rechtenbach noted that the allocation described could be done at yeaz 56 19 mid Mr Morgan gave additional clarification on interest payments and bond payment 31 Mr Harrington agreed to m 57 19 e ail the spreadsheet referenced to the Council He referenced the detailed summary provided on fund balance changes Council Member Pratt asked for clarification and Mr Harrington provided additional information on changes provided on the most recent version ofthe budget 52 Council Member Pratt asked for additional summary sheets in a different format Mr 19 59 Harrington agreed to provide whatever is needed 35Chairman Rechtenbach suggested adding an extra column in order to list suggested 00 20 Council changes 07Mr Harrington illustrated potential changes that are highlighted in yellow on summary 01 20 pages He showed ways that suggestions are being tracked He agreed to provide a separate summary page of suggested adjustments 36Council Member Barbour confirmed that the Council agreed to delete street signs and 04 20 inquired whether anything else has been formally agreed upon for deletion Council Member Pratt noted that a transfer was made from the Economic Development tab to the Economic Development Fund in the amount of 72 000 30Council Member Morris Pratt MOVED to address Agenda Item 6 06 20 5prior to 6 2 2 4 Council Member Larry Johnson SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows Catlin Bazbour excused yes Rechtenbach yesJohnson yes and Pratt yes All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously b Bonding 49 City Administrator John Inch Morgan gave an update on bonding issues 06 20 He relayed that bids for bonds have been refreshed and there are still major bidders that are interested He cited the potential need to do taxable bonds and referenced those possible rates He said when specific draws are ready to be made for specific purposes those will be brought back before the Council Mr Morgan gave additional clarification on the parameters resolution relating to incremental draws and a range for interest rates 01 Council Member Pratt confirmed that there are no plans to draw on bonds until a 10 20 project is ready Taylorsville Ciry Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 22 44Mayor Wall referenced past projects that have come back into the spotlight and said 10 20 these will be addressed after appointments are conducted at the upcoming International Council of Shopping Centers ICSC Conference 2 6 Summary of Changes Between 2 4 117 5 11 Versions 25 Chief of Finance Scott Harrington said that he has highlighted changes but would like 07 21 to review those changes and take a straw poll to determine actual adjustments for implementation He suggested that this will allow fox a more productive meeting on June 1 2011 59Mr Harrington reviewed changes and called for clarification as follows 08 21 28 Revenue Sale of Fixed Assets Direction was to book 35 09 21 000 as a placeholder for the sale of fixed assets police vehicles 00Court Wages 13 21 Benefits Direction was to delete 120 Salaries 000 now 41Departmental 13 21Non PIO Direction was to delete the entire PIO allocation for wages and benefits 56Citizens Committees Float Direction was to leave in the allocation for the float for 14 21 now but to keep it highlighted Mr Harrington gave clarification on the City float 56Police Travel and Training Direction was to leave this line item whole for now but 16 21 to keep it highlighted as a comment 59 Firearms Direction was to reduce this line item by 10 17 21 000 52Police Vehicles Direction was to reduce this line item by 90 18 21 000 for atotal of 325 Additional clarification was given by Mr Harrington on booking revenue for surplus 271 of police vehicles 17Police Equipment Direction was to reduce the held 21 hand radios in the amount of 000 25 21 Public Works Direction was to reduce 100 2L53 000 for street signs It was noted that this may be moved to road maintenance upon receiving further information from the City Engineer Taylorsvitle City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 23 of 44Mr Harrington relayed that with the changes that have now been booked the amount 23 21 791 He agreed to provide a new summary sheet that will show revenue over expenses is 491 budget changes in detail 01 Mr Harrington indicated that he will also make changes to the CDBG fund to reflect 24 21 the previously adopted resolution for the CDBG Budget 7 General Fund Discussion 2 6 Potential Adjustments 36 Mr Morgan called for any other direction on suggested changes to the budget 24 21 49 Council Member Pratt MOVED to remove the tax increase from the revenue side of 21 24 balance Mr the budget based on changes made with the shortfall being made up by the fund the fund balance significantly and place it at Harrington noted that this will change approximately 8 25Council Member Barbour suggested that it is too eazly to take out the tax increase She 27 21 On Packages including the Mayor Add stated that the Council still needs to look at the s life possibility of two Police officers She cited a need to provide citizens with quality of adding City commitment to the Strategic Plan and to plan for the future as part of the s 12Council Member Pratt stated that there is a motion on the table Council Member 28 21 Johnson SECONDED the motion made Chairman Rechtenbach called for additional discussion and stated that he bemay with taking the tax increase out of the budget but is not ready to okay commit until he sees firmer numbers on the fund balance It was noted that another motion for aroll vote The vote was called for call adjustment can always be made Chairman Rechtenbach as follows Catlin excused Barbour no Rechtenbach no Johnson yes and Pratt yes The motion failed with a tie vote 00Chairman Rechtenbach gave direction to take the tax increase out of the budget and 21 30 then as revenue sources are considered and numbers are crunched additional consideration may of be given Mr Harrington noted that other than taking out the tax increase the revenue side the the budget will not change much He clarified that removing the tax increase will decrease tentative budget by 826 000 19 Council Member Barbour expressed concern over bringing the fund balance 31 21 so low Mr 15 Council Member Pratt called for clarification on reductions to the fund balance 32 21 Harrington gave additional explanation on his calculations and additional discussion was held regarding anticipated revenues and the fund balance Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 24 44Mr Harrington confirmed that with the tax increase removed revenues are 35 21 556 and the Fund Balance is left at 1 886 20 3 99566 He acknowledged that this is approximately a 15 fund balance which is very acceptable 27 Revised direction was given to remove the tax increase and supplement it with the fund 36 21 balance Mr Hazrington confirmed that the tax increase is now out of the budget 09 Council Member Bazbour confirmed that nothing is being fmalized on the budget at 37 21 this time 25 Council Member Pratt noted that some things approved by Ms Bazbour have been left 37 21 in the budget He clazified that the salary increase has not been removed yet and the adjustment to the health insurance benefit has not been made yet It was acknowledged by Council Members Barbour and Pratt that these things are important 32Chairman Rechtenbach cited the difficulty in reviewing the budget and expressed 2138 desire to work together toward accomplishing goals 39Mr Harrington said the only thing he has for future review are the Add 21 On Packages and the other highlighted items in the budget 26Mr Harrington cited additional items that were originally requested by Department 39 21 Directors and within the Strategic Plan but were cut by Administration for additional review and consideration He clarified that none of these items are in the current budget and would be additional expense 34 Police Chief Craig referenced his requests to update video 40 21 audio recording equipment sound for a concrete interview room that echoes He clarified that this and to provide deadening is needed for better interviewing of suspects 40Chief Craig described several concepts for a Police Department Reserve Program Mr 42 21 Morgan clarified that monies were requested to equip eight reserve officers 52Mr Harrington clarified that the cost for the two additional officers suggested by the 42 21 Strategic Plans is 133 000 including benefits Mr Morgan noted that the amount does not include equipment 44Mr Harrington cited the City Engineer 21 s request for an additional 350 000 for road maintenance City Engineer John Taylor indicated that he will discuss this issue further at the next Council Meeting Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2017 Page 25 10Mr Taylor gave additional explanation that 1 45 21 4 million is required just to maintain 000 request is to cover deferred general road maintenance each year He clarified that the 350 maintenance 21 Council Member Pratt inquired when the last slurry seal was done on 4800 South He 4621 said that road does not need slurry seal done at the present time Mr Taylor agreed to provide details and priorities for road maintenance at the next Council Meeting 22 Mr Morgan cited additional requests from the Court e 47 21 i rolling doors shelving auto and and provided background for those requests Mr Harrington gave dialer a security camera additional clarification on the Court requests It was noted that Judge Kwan has been concerned with building security in the Court area of the City Center because the building is open after hours for meetings 52Council Member Pratt noted that there has already been discussion about the need to 48 21 cut the Court Budget and now discussion is being held to increase it Chairman Rechtenbach stated that the requests from the Court still need to be heard 17Mr Morgan confirmed that there has not been an incident to date with security in the 49 21 glass area He referenced a proposal from the Court to retro Court Clerks covered reception fit the jury room with additional file shelves 57Mr Morgan noted that the suggestion for additional security cameras is a result of the 49 21 Strategic Plan He cited cameras that have been installed and referenced proposed expansion Mayor Wall noted that some cameras have already been committed e i to Taylorsville Bennion Improvement s District storage facility along the Jordan River Parkway It was confirmed that this camera is in the current budget but may be on hold due to CDBG funding Mr Morgan said that the security cameras in the Add On Package are not of highest priority wide training package as part of the Strategic Plan 48Mr Hamngton described the City 51 21 to restore and increase training for City employees to required levels 4Mr Morgan cited a request in the Strategic Plan to begin upgrades to City Parks 21 03Mr Morgan explained that anAdd 53 21 Onfor Cleanups Fixups is designed to address way and main thoroughfares e i 5400 South and Redwood Road He noted that public rights of some work is currently being done through community service edproposed joint transportation studies e 30Mr Morgan reviev 54 21 ia 50 000 contribution from the City toward a 200 000 BRT Study Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 26 42It was confirmed that the Council Studies Budget remains at 55 55 21 000 It was acknowledged that Council Studies could be used to cover the BRT Study contribution 19Mr Harrington cited a suggestion for efforts to gather citizen input and conduct 56 21 surveys per the Strategic Plan 05Assistant Police Chief Wayne Dial cited the need for interview room improvements 57 21 based on poor conditions and liability issues Chairman Rechtenbach polled the Council no Johnson regarding the improvements to the interview room The poll was as follows Pratt no Barbour yes Rechtenbach yes 29Council Member Pratt suggested considering the list as a whole He said that he views 59 21 the majority of the Add OnList as wants rather than needs He indicated that he would only consider adding at least one police officer but cannot support anything else 17Council Member Johnson said that he also would support one to two officers but is not 58 21 On List in favor of anything else on the Add 57Council Member Barbour said that she is in favor of the interview room two police 00 22 officers probably additional street maintenance depending on future information provided by the City Engineer the cleanup fix up and the rolling doors for the Court She stated that she believes in being proactive instead of reactive 19Chairman Rechtenbach expressed favor for the interview room improvements and the 02 22 two police officers 15 Direction was given to add two additional Police Officers into the budget place the 03 22 interview room on hold and hold off on road maintenance until next week sdiscussion everything else on the Add On list is out 09Chairman Rechtenbach said that he believes fix 04 22 up projects aze important but observed that there is already 25 000 budgeted for neighborhood beautification 50 Council Member Johnson stated that he thinks citizens do a 04 22 great job with cleanup Mayor Wall noted that funds are available for cleanup and aze available at the discretion of City Council Members 0 5 00 per district 20Mr Morgan noted that this is the last meeting scheduled for budget discussion until 06 22 June He inquired whether there is a need for an additional Budget Session Discussion ensued but an available date was not found for an additional meeting Chairman Rechtenbach agreed to follow up with Council Members via m e ail on possible dates for an additional Budget Meeting Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 2011 Page 27 53Council Member Pratt asked that the Council be polled on cutting the budget for the 08 22 000 Channel 17 0 Sister City 20 5 00 and the Police Holiday Payout Mr Pratt confirmed that he is requesting that all three items be removed Council Member Johnson agreed that all three should be removed 53Chairman Rechtenbach said that he is not in favor of Sister City He voted in favor of 09 22 leaving 0 5 00 in the budget for Channel 17 and said he is in favor of the holiday payout for Police Officers 26Council Member Barbour said she would like to see Channel 17 improved but is not in 10 22 favor of removing that budget allocation Mayor Wall noted that he is in negotiation with a private provider to try and improve Channel 17 He described options that aze being considered Council Member Barbour voted in favor of the holiday payout and voted against the Sister City Program 49 Council Member Johnson observed that Council Member s 12 22 Catlin presence is needed for tie votes 52It was confirmed that the only additional item to remove from the Budget is the Sister 13 22 City Program OTHER MATTERS 57 Council Member Pratt inquired whether the s 14 22 City franchise agreement with Comcast requires that wires to homes are at a safe distance to the ground He reported that this is not the case at his home and Comcast has not responded to his requests for repair City Administrator John Inch Morgan agreed to follow up with Comcast regarding this matter on May 19 2011 11 Council Member Lazry Johnson thanked Mayor Wall for facilitating a discussion 16 22 regarding loose dogs last week He relayed that he has recommended that this issue be reviewed by the Ordinance Review Committee Mayor Wall stated his understanding that this matter was resolved satisfactorily with the parties involved 16Chief of Finance Scott Harrington confirmed that he will send changes to the Budget 17 22 out to the City Council and the Budget Committee by Friday May 20 2011 S NEW ITEMS FOR SUBSEQUENT CONSIDERATION No Action 56There were no new items for subsequent consideration 17 22 Taylorsville City Council Minutes May 18 201 Page 28 9 NOTICE OF FUTURE PUBLIC MEETINGS NEXT MEETING 03 18 22 9 1 RDA Meeting Wednesday May 18 2011 0 7 0m p 2 9 City Council Briefing Session Wednesday June 1 2011 0 6 0m p June 2011 6 3 0 3 9 City Council Meeting Wednesday 1 m p 9 4 City Council Work Session Wednesday June 8 2011 0 60m p Session June 15 2011 0 6 0m 9 5 City Council Briefing Wednesday p June 15 2011 6 3 0 6 9 City Council Meeting Wednesday m p 10 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS 29 18 22 Thru Exercise and Giveaway Tuesday 10 Emergency Preparedness Drive May 24 2011 30m 10 a to 11 30 m a Bennion Stake Center 6250 S 2200 W SL Valley Health Dept and Taylorsville City are conducting an exercise to practice mass distribution of emergency supplies in an event of a public health emergency Chief Dial gave additional clazification on this event 2 10 Open House Plymouth View Senior Housing Thursday May 26 2011 1 0 0mp 4764 S Plymouth Dr 1630 W 3 10 27 2011 See the City website for further Taylorsville Dayzz June 23 details and a schedule of events taVlorsvilleut eov www 16Council Member Morris Pratt clarified that the public hearing on next s 22 20 year budget is scheduled for June 1 2011 and the budget must be adopted by June 22 201 L It was noted that the last scheduled Council Meeting in June will be June 15 2011 unless an additional special meeting is planned 11 ADJOURNMENT 51 Council Member Morris Pratt MOVED 2220 to adjourn the City Council Meeting Council Member Dama Bazbour SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion There being none he called for a vote The vote was as follows Catlin excused Barbour yes yes Johnson Rechtenbach yes and Pratt yes All City Council members voted in favor and the motion passed uri rmously The mee ng was adjourned at 10 21 m p d D 1 h Peacd Cottle City Recorder Cheryl k Minutes approved CC 06 11 15 Minutes Prepared by Cheryl Peacock Cottle City Recorder