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Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 1 City of Taylorsville CITY COUNCIL MEETING Minutes Wednesday July 6 2011 Council Chambers 2600 West Taylorsville Blvd Room No 140 Taylorsville Utah 84129 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 Bud Catlin Jessica Springer Council Coordinator Council Member Morris Pratt John Taylor City Engineer Scott Harrington Chief of Finance Donald Adams Grants Manager Others Kristie Overson Andrea Gumm Rajan Zed John Gidney BRIEFING SESSION 1 Review Administrative Report 29 Chairman Rechtenbach conducted the Briefing Session which convened at 0 04 18 6 4m p City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle conducted a Roll Call wherein all Council Members were present Chairman Rechtenbach called for questions on the Administrative Report and there were none Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 2 2 Review Agenda 33The agenda for the City Council Meeting was reviewed 08 18 Council Member Barbour cited two typographical errors found in the minutes City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle agreed to make the necessary corrections 39Mr Morgan noted a correction to the amendment for the Interlocal Agreement for 08 18 Public Works Services and distributed a corrected copy of Exhibit A 08Chairman Rechtenbach inquired about ADA ramps and Mr Morgan gave clarification 10 18 He explained that there is no set dollar amount but the City must show it is making a conscientious effort toward compliance He also gave explanation on what is included in pavement management 03Mr Morgan asked that Resolution 11 12 18 21 be pulled from the agenda He indicated that it is actually a duplicate of previously adopted Resolution 11 56Council Member Catlin requested that a brief discussion regarding Chairman 12 18 Rechtenbach s m e ail on fireworks be held during Other Matters 57Mr Morgan said that he would like to discuss a City Council Meeting topic planning 13 18 schedule during Other Matters 3 Adjourn 21 The Briefing Session was adjourned at 1 16 18 6 6 p m REGULAR MEETING 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 Bazbour Michael Meldrum Principal Planner Council Member Bud Catlin Del Craig Chief of Police Council Member Morris Pratt Cheryl Peacock Cottle City Recorder Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 3 Jessica Springer Council Coordinator John Taylor City Engineer Scott Harrington Chief of Finance Donald Adams Interim Econ Dev Director Jean Ashby Economic Dev Admin Asst Citizens Kristie Overson Rajan Zed Andrea Gumm Reagan Gabbitas Israel Grossman John Gidney Rhetta McIff Brett McIff Rob Luse Matt Zundel Carrie Bohnsack David Isaksen Harold McKinley Karen McKinley Jacob Bailey Dave Ballou Dean Paynter June Boyer Charlie Bernstein Harold Shewell Madeline Wamsley David Isaksen Rhonda Isaksen 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTION AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS 54Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach called the meeting to order at 2 29 18 6 9m p and welcomed those in attendance City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle conducted a Roll Call wherein all Council Members were present 1 Opening Ceremonies Pledge of Allegiance Maria Magallanes Youth Council 25Youth Council Member Jacob Bailey directed the Pledge of Allegiance 30 18 2 1 Reverence Rajan Zed President of Universal Society of Hinduism Opening Ceremonies for July 20 2011 to be arranged by Council Member Pratt Rajan Zed offered the Reverence 3 1 Citizen Comments 19Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach reviewed the Citizen Comment Procedures for the 35 18 audience He then called for any citizen comments 20David Isaksen of 1430 Alder Road spoke regarding the need for a fence or sound wall 36 18 along 4100 South between Redwood Road and 1300 West He cited issues with safety noise and trash He submitted a petition signed by residents of the neighborhood 53Mayor Wall noted that this project was on the Master Plan but it would cost 39 18 000 He relayed that there is currently no budget for such a project approximately 400 Taybrsville City Council Minutes July 6 201 I Page 4 27Council Member Catlin gave clarification on walls in the City that are on State Roads 40 18 funded He said that the problem on 4100 South is that it is not a State and are therefore state road and improvements would have to be financed by the City He clarified that the south half of the road belongs to Taylorsville and the north half belongs to West Valley City Mr Catlin said that the project has been considered for a long time but acknowledged that funding is a problem 34 City Administrator John Inch Morgan explained that foot 42 18 10 concrete walls would need to be installed to do the project right He cited recent problems in the area with flooding and said those were previously addressed City Engineer John Taylor confirmed that flooding issues in the neighborhood were resolved but agreed that the second part of the project is very pricey 30Harold Shewell 1458 West Alder Road recognized budgetary concerns but said that 43 18 his main concern is safety He reported that he has had two cars that have ended up in his back yard and said other neighbors have had cars come into their yazds as well He cited the need to prioritize projects and consider safety issues for citizens He said that funding should be found to remedy this situation 11 Mr Morgan confirmed that the proposed wall would be similaz to that on 5400 South 46 18 45 Council Member Barbour agreed that this project needs to be made a priority 18 46 12 Rob Luce said he personally built a 100 47 18 foot vinyl fence for his property but said the City would not allow him to install the fence because it exceeded height requirements He reported that he has already spent 1500 out of his own pocket 12 Mayor Wall clarified that any fence over six feet only requires a building permit with 48 18 engineering Principal Planner Michael Meldrum echoed the requirements cited by the Mayor 13 Mayor Wall clarified that Administration has submitted everything for the project but 50 18 it was pulled out of the budget by the Council Chairman Rechtenbach acknowledged that this is one of the concerns in depleting the fund balance and cited a need to be able to fund these types of emergencies 22 Mayor Wall asked ifthe Council desires the Administration to put something together 51 18 on the project Mr Shewell agreed to work with the City as a representative of the neighborhood He said that he will provide pictures to the Mayor of incidents accidents in the area 01 Charlie Bernstein stated that he recently moved to the azea and is currently in charge of 52 18 the Family Center in Taylorsville He expressed his wish to introduce himself to the Council and said he is happy to meet with City officials to discuss future plans for the property Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 5 45 Council Member Pratt inquired whether there is any chance that storm drain funds 53 18 could be used on the Alden Road Project Mr Taylor explained that those funds could not be used 56There were no additional citizen comments and Chairman Rechtenbach closed the 54 18 citizen comment period 4 1 Mayor Report s 04Mayor Russ Wall referenced his previous m 55 18 a ail to the City Council indicating that Keith Snarr is no longer employed with the City as Economic Development Director He indicated that the job has been put out for advertisement and closes on July 11 2011 He announced that the Interim Economic Development Director is Donald Adams 18 56 28 Mayor Wall cited the success of the recent Taylorsville Dayzz Event and thanked all those involved for their efforts He referenced damage caused by a vehicle to the new lawn at City Hall and said a citation has been issued 50The Mayor recognized Dean Paynter and described a 57 18 party held neighborhood parade in his Bennion Estates neighborhood The Mayor said this was a great community event with over 250 attendees He referenced the cleanup efforts made by this neighborhood 59 03 City Engineer John Taylor reported on flooding issues in the City He explained that 18 to date there has been no structural damage along Jordan River although the water is high He relayed that Salt Lake County has been very responsive to neighborhoods in the area He noted that many sandbagging efforts have prevented flooding and said the area is being monitored daily Mr Taylors suggested that if the weather holds out the City will be okay in relation to flooding and if not emergency action will be taken He cited another issue at 1300 West and 5400 South and said that road was closed approximately two weeks ago to local traffic only He indicated that the road will remain closed until such time as a report is received from the Geotechnical to determine stability analysis 01Chairman Rechtenbach stated that the City is fortunate to have some storm drain funds 19 but noted that those funds are limited He suggested that these funds are nearly exhausted and future issues will have to be addressed through the General Fund Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 6 5 1 Recognition of the Best of Taylorsville Home Business Beautification Awards Rhetta Mclff LARP Chair 27 9 1 0 2 LARP Chair Rhetta McIff recognized June Boyer and presented her with the Best of Taylorsville Home Business Beautification Award Ms Boyer described the origin of some of the flowers in her ward and shazed some of her gardening tips 2 APPOINTMENTS There were no appointments 3 REPORTS 1 3 Youth Council Reagan Gabbitas Youth Council Chair 34 Youth Council Reagan Gabbitas reported on recent activities and upcoming events for 07 19 the Taylorsville Youth Council She relayed that the Youth Council assisted with the Taylorsville Dayzz Event and is now prepazing for the Community Yard Sale in August She noted that proceeds from the Yard Sale will go to the Veterans Memorial On behalf of Youth Council Members Ms Gabbitas wished a happy birthday to the Mayor last week and also to Chairman Rechtenbach next week 2 3 Bangerter Highway Design Build Project Report Matt Zundel UDOT Region 2 Project Manager 54UDOT Region 2 Project Manager Matt Zundel presented an update on the Bangerter 08 19 Highway Design Build Project A copy of Mr s Zundel Power Point Presentation is attached and incorporated herein as part of this record 54Mr Zundel called for questions from the Council 23 19 00 Chairman Rechtenbach asked for clarification on criteria for s 23 19 CFI at 6200 South and 7000 South and for the grade separation interchange planned for 7800 South Mr Zundel cited the 2005 East West Study which examined major blocks to traffic movement in the Salt Lake Valley He noted that Bangerter Highway and Redwood Road were determined to be major blocks through that study He said that based on traffic volume it was determined to be most feasible to put separated grade interchanges beginning at 7800 South and extending southward to I 1 5 He noted that funds are limited and there is a significant cost differential between constructing a CFI and constructing an interchange Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 7 12Mr Zundel acknowledged that originally the study showed that there should be an 25 19 interchange at 6200 South as well 04Chairman Rechtenbach stated his belief that there is more accidents 26 19 traffic at 5400 SouthBangerter than at 7800 SouthBangerter He said that s UDOT removal of the ramp at 5400 South Bangerter contradicts the partnering with businesses theory cited in Mr s Zundel report Chairman Rechtenbach suggested that the decision was a political move 03 Mayor Wall relayed that the Chairman of the Transportation Committee represents both 27 19 West Jordan and Taylorsville and it was decided that after all the other money given to Taylorsville for road projects something must go to West Jordan 42 Mayor Wall cited a positive factor in that 7800 South may be more attractive to pass 27 19 through traffic once the Mountain View Corridor Project is complete 13 Chairman Rechtenbach stated that removal of the 28 19 ramp at 5400 South Bangerter killed businesses at the West Point Shopping Center He noted that Taylorsville has had to fight UDOT to get an intersection installed at the shopping center on 5400 South 11 Matt Zundel noted that UDOT has a responsibility to move people safely from one area 29 19 to another and having signalized intersections very close to a major thoroughfare can be a safety risk Chairman Rechtenbach said those signalized intersections were installed by UDOT against the recommendations of engineers Mr Zundel stated that the department has a limited budget and s there only so much that can be done 4 CONSENT AGENDA 1 4 Minutes RCCM O1 11 RCCM 06 06 11 15 30 27 Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to adopt the Consent Agenda with the 19 typographical corrections previously noted 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 yes Catlin Pratt yes Barbour yes yes and Johnson Rechtenbach yes All City Council members voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously 5 PLANNING MATTERS There were no planning matters Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 8 6 FINANCIAL MATTERS 1 6 Resolution No 11 20Approving an Interlocal Agreement Between Salt Lake County Public Works and the City of Taylorsville for Public Works Services in Fiscal Year 2011 2012John Inch Morgan 07City Administrator John Inch Morgan presented the subject resolution to approve an 31 19 interlocal agreement between Salt Lake County Public Works and the City He noted that the total contract amount should be 3 1 09 and cited an amendment needed to reflect that 000 amount in the title and in the first paragraph of the resolution Mr Morgan referenced the amended Exhibit A to the contract as previously distributed which contains the corrected amount He said the difference is a result of budget adjustments made for street sign identifiers and for street light maintenance He noted that the street light maintenance amount was folded into the CDBG budget 39 Council Member Catlin asked for clarification on the 100 32 19 000 referenced for street signs Mr Morgan confirmed that the original amount for new street signs was removed from the budget but the City will continue to replace damaged signs through the regular contract 45 Council Member Morns Pratt MOVED to adopt Resolution No 11 33 19 20 Approving an Interlocal Agreement Between Salt Lake County Public Works and the City of Taylorsville for Public Works Services in Fiscal Year 2011 2012 with the inclusion of the amended Exhibit A for 1 Council Member Bud Catlin SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for roll call vote The vote was as a follows Pratt yes yes Catlin yes Rechtenbach Bazbour yes and Johnson yes All City Council members voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously 2 6 Resolution No Approving 21 an Interlocal Agreement Between the City 11 of Taylorsville and Salt Lake County Public Works Regarding Storm Drain Cleaning in the Amount of 00 000 John Inch Morgan 250 Council Member Pratt noted that this resolution is a duplicate of previously adopted Resolution 11 and asked that it therefore be removed from consideration 19 34 43Council Member Morris Pratt MOVED to strike Resolution No 11 21 Approving an Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Taylorsville and Salt Lake County Public Works Regarding Storm Drain Cleaning in the Amount of 00 000 Council Member Dama 250 Bazbour 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 yes Catlin Pratt yes yes and Johnson yes Rechtenbach Bazbour yes All City Council members voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously Taylorsville City Council Minutes aaty 6 zol 1 Page 9 OTHER MATTERS 1 7 Resolution No 11 22 Approving the 2011 Municipal Voting Precincts and Polling Places for Taylorsville Utah Cheryl Peacock Cottle City Recorder City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle presented the subject resolution to approve the 2011 Municipal Voting Precincts and Polling Places for the City of Taylorsville 11 Council Member Bud Catlin MOVED to adopt Resolution No 11 36 19 22 Approving the 2011 Municipal Voting Precincts and Polling Places for Taylorsville Utah 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 yes Pratt yes Bazbour Catlin yes and Johnson yes Rechtenbach yes All City Council members voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously 38Chairman Rechtenbach cited concerns with fireworks in his neighborhood 36 19 He stated that he does not like the new law He referenced several m e ails he has received from constituents complaining about fireworks He acknowledged the State law but said there is nothing to prevent a City ordinance that is more restrictive 11 Council Member Pratt suggested asking Jim Dunnigan to come and explain the new 38 19 legislation Chairman Rechtenbach cited safety issues as a result of the changes in law 00 Council Member Bazbour stated that she has great respect for Representative 39 19 Dunnigan but does not agree with the new law She suggested that the City go back to the original law 29Council Member Catlin described issues with fireworks in his neighborhood 1939 26Mayor Wall said he shares the concerns of Council Members relating to fireworks He 40 19 cited his experience in alongs ride during fireworks season with the Police Department and said the City does not have enough manpower to control the fireworks situation He noted that the majority of the problems can be attributed to illegal fireworks He suggested taking the issue back to the legislature for reconsideration 03Chief Del Craig confirmed that it is difficult to enforce laws related to fireworks 42 19 43Chairman Rechtenbach said he is perplexed that the City is considering an ordinance to 41 19 prohibit smoking in public places but is willing to turn its back on fireworks enforcement Taylorsville Ciry Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 10 01 Chief Craig said the department does not wish to turn its back on the issue but it is 42 19 realistically difficult to get to all the calls related to fireworks 43 Mayor Wall clarified that neither the Administration nor the Police Department have 42 19 asked for anon smoking ordinance He said the ordinance referenced has been recommended by the Ordinance Review Committee The Mayor said he believes the smoking non ordinance would be great but agreed that it would be unenforceable 15 Council Member Dama Barbour cited issues with fireworks that extend from June 26 43 19 through July 26 and said Taylorsville neighborhoods deserve better 02Chairman Rechtenbach suggested that City Attorney John Brems and the Ordinance 44 19 Review Committee research the current law relating to fireworks and bring suggestions back It was also recommended that Representative Dunnigan be invited to address issues with the legislation Mayor Wall said that the motive behind the legislafion is related to the potential for increased tax revenue in the State 15 Council Member Johnson suggested that issues also be examined surrounding 45 19 fireworks at the Taylorsville Dayzz event He cited complaints from his constituents about the fireworks Mayor Wall noted that he also received many calls from concerned residents He relayed that Administration intends to tell the Taylorsville Dayzz Committee that fireworks must be limited to one night at future events 34The consensus of the Council was to discuss the fireworks issue at the August Work 46 19 Session and ask Representative Dunnigan to participate in that discussion Council Member Barbour noted Taylorsville is the most densely populated city in the valley Mr Brems was asked to examine current law and give feedback Council Member Catlin asked Chief Craig to track data on calls relating to fireworks during the holiday 22Mayor Wall cited his plans to take this issue to the Council of Governments 49 19 COG to discuss a potential county wide ordinance in regard to fireworks Chairman Rechtenbach said he would like to see some sort of regulation on neighborhood streets 07City Administrator John Inch Morgan presented ideas regarding planning for Council 50 19 Meetings and identifying Work Session discussion topics on a quarterly basis 07Mr Morgan suggested that general budget discussions be held each trimester to come 51 19 together as a team and idenfify desired service levels delivery plans contracting methods etc 16Council Member Barbour cited the need to tie budget discussions to Year 1 of the 52 19 City Strategic Plan s Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 11 54The consensus of the Council was that Mr s 52 19 Morgan idea is good Mr Morgan agreed to put something together for the August Work Session Council Member Johnson suggested not scheduling too many topics during the June May budget season 49Chairman Rechtenbach confirmed that systematic review of the Development Code 53 19 will begin next week He noted that Council Members have copies of the code and suggested that review of such be given Donald Adams confirmed that review will begin with Chapter Three of the Code Council Member Johnson inquired whether the City will need a Primary Election for the upcoming municipal election City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle confirmed that a Primary Election will be held 8 NEW ITEMS FOR SUBSEQUENT CONSIDERATION No Action 49There were no new items for subsequent consideration 54 19 9 NOTICE OF FUTURE PUBLIC MEETINGS NEXT MEETING 52 54 19 1 9 City Council Work Session Wednesday July 13 2011 0 60mp 9 2 City Council Briefing Session Wednesday July 20 2011 6 0 0 p m 9 3 City Council Meeting Wednesday July 20 2011 3 6 0mp 9 4 City Council Briefing Session Wednesday August 3 2011 0 6 0 p m 9 5 City Council Meeting Wednesday August 3 2011 3 60m p 04 56 19 10 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS 10 Community Yard Sale Saturday August 27 2011 0 8 0m a to 0 1 0 m p Hosted by the Taylorsville Youth Council reserve your spot todaySpaces are 35 for a parking spot size area Contact Jessica at 5400 963or 801 ov t aylorsvilleut for more information jsprineer a 11 ADJOURNMENT 08 Council 56 19 Member Dama Barbour MOVED to adjourn the City Council Meeting Council Member Bud Catlin SECONDED the motion Chairman Rechtenbach called for discussion There being none he called for a vote The vote was as follows yes Catlin Pratt yes Barbour yes and yes Rechtenbach yes Johnson All City Council members voted in favor and the motion passed unanimously The meeting was adjourned at 5 7 6m p Taylorsville City Council Minutes July 6 2011 Page 12 l Cheryl Peacocit Cottle City Recorder Minutes approved CC 07 11 20 Miirufes Prepared by Cheryl Peawck Cottfe City Recorder