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Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 20l 1 Page t City of Taylorsville CITY COUNCIL MEETING Minutes Wednesday October 19 2011 Council Chambers 2600 West Taylorsville Blvd Room No 140 Taylorsville Utah 84129 SESSION Attendance Council Members City Staff 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 Mark McGrath Community Development Director John Taylor City Engineer Donald Adams Economic Development Director Excused Mayor Russ Wall Council Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach Council Member Morris Pratt BRIEFING SESSION 1 Review Administrative Report Community Development Department 14Chairman 00 18Vice Johnson conducted the Briefing Session which convened at 0 6 0m p City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle conducted a Roll Call wherein Council Members Barbour Catlin and Johnson were present Council Members Rechtenbach and Pratt were excused It was noted that Mayor Wall was also excused Vice Johnson called for questions on Chairman the Administrative Report for the Community Development Department and there were none Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 2 2 Review Agenda 23The agenda for the City Council Meeting was reviewed 01 18 It was determined that discussion on Chapter 24 of the Development Code will be postponed until other Council Members are in attendance 3 Adjourn 39 The Briefing Session was adjourned at 0 04 18 6 4m p REGULAR MEETING Attendance Council Members City Staff John Inch Morgan City Administrator Vice Larry Johnson Chairman John Brems City Attorney Council Member Dama Barbour Mark McGrath Community Development Director Council Member Bud Catlin Cheryl Peacock Cottle City Recorder Jessica Springer Council Coordinator John Taylor City Engineer Donald Adams Economic Development Director Michael Kwan Judge Marsha Thomas Judge Patrick Tomasino Building Official Lisa Schwartz Emergency Response Coordinator Excused Mayor Russ Wall Council Chairman Jerry Rechtenbach Council Member Morris Pratt Citizens Charles Christopher Kristie Overson Jay Ziolkowski Ruth Jacobsen Jolene Daley Dan Fazzini Dave Ballou 1 LT Earl Simmons Lauren Mead SSG Sinja Fonua SFC Zettel Gabriel Kimberly Forsyth Patrick Harrison Geneva Facemyer Bailey Wyatt Reagan Gabittas Joel Gardner and Aubrey Thomson Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 9 2017 Page 3 1 WELCOME INTRODUCTION AND PRELIMINARY MATTERS Chairman Larry Johnson called the meeting to order at 3 10Vice 30 18 6 0m p and welcomed those in attendance City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle conducted a Roll Call wherein Council Members Barbour Catlin and Johnson were present Council Members Rechtenbach and Pratt were excused It was noted that Mayor Wall was also excused 1 Opening Ceremonies Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Catlin 08Council Member Bud Catlin directed the Pledge of Allegiance 31 18 2 1 Reverence Council Member Catlin Opening Ceremonies For November 2 2011 to be arranged by Youth Council 07 Chairman 33 18 Vice Larry Johnson offered the Reverence 3 1 Citizen Comments Chairman Larry Johnson reviewed the Citizen Comment Procedures for the 25Vice 33 18 audience He then called for any citizen comments 47 Ruth Jacobsen addressed the Council regarding flooding that took place at her home 34 18 on Misty Drive on July 26 and August 1 201 1 She noted that flooding also occurred at the neighboring Daley home She described damage on the properties and distributed pictures of such She cited fixes that the City Engineer has suggested will solve 90 or more of the flooding problem She referenced the need to have window wells replaced and raised higher Ms Jacobsen relayed that her flower beds have all sunk at least 6 to 8 inches along with her front step and concrete She relayed her desire to have flooding problems resolved this fall before the spring melt 55 City Engineer John Taylor described immediate fixes that have taken place He noted 38 18 that the problem is area wide and involves West Jordan City UDOT and Salt Lake County He said that the City is working with UDOT to solve flooding for typical rain events Mr Taylor said that West Jordan is working to maintain canals behind the homes He said the issue is large but the City is doing its best to resolve flooding concerns 55 Mr Taylor confirmed for Council Member Barbour that West Jordan City owns the 40 18 canal behind the subject homes He agreed to set up a meeting soon with Ms Jacobsen and to invite Council Member Barbour to attend as well Taylorsville City Council Minutes October l9 2011 Page 4 11 There were no additional citizen comments and Chairman 41 18 Vice Johnson closed the citizen comment period 4 1 Mayor Report s 41 City Administrator John Inch Morgan noted that Mayor Wall is excused from the 18 meeting On the sMayor behalf Mr Morgan recognized the newly selected 2011 2012 Taylorsville Youth Ambassadors as follows Bailey Wyatt Reagan Gabittas Joel Gardner Kimberly Forsythe and Aubrey Thomson 37Mr Morgan described functions and responsibilities of the Youth Ambassadors He 43 18 also reviewed eligibility requirements for Youth Ambassadors Mr Morgan distributed name tags to the new ambassadors and thanked the parents in attendance 2 APPOINTMENTS 1 2 Paul Sommer Economic Development Committee Chairman Vice Johnson Vice Johnson recognized Paul Sommer and nominated him to serve as a 31 Chairman 46 18 member of the Economic Development Committee 18 47 13 Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to appoint Paul Sommer as a member of the Economic Development Committee Council Member Bud Catlin SECONDED the motion Vice Johnson called for discussion on the motion Chairman There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows yes Barbour Catlin yes excused Rechtenbach yes and excused Johnson Pratt All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed 2 Ordinance Na 11 18Appointing Municipal Inspectors John Inch Morgan 47 City Administrator John Inch Morgan explained that the subject ordinance is being 18 brought back to the City Council to appoint those individuals employed as Code Enforcement Personnel as the s City Municipal Inspectors 36Council Member Bud Catlin MOVED to adopt Ordinance No 11 48 18 18 Appointing Municipal Inspectors Council Member Dama Barbour SECONDED the motion Vice Chairman Johnson called for discussion on the motion There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows yes Barbour Catlin yes excused Rechtenbach Johnson yes and excused Pratt All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed Taylorsville Ciry Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 5 3 REPORTS 1 3 Community Covenant ILT Earl Simmons 121LT Earl Simmons distributed information regarding a Community Covenant Program 49 18 to support those who serve in the military He explained that the intent ofthe program is to encourage cities and town across the country to formally commit their support to service members current and former and military families residing within their communities Lt Simmons relayed that the initiative in Utah began in early 2010 with a Community Covenant Citation read on the floors of the Utah House and Senate He then presented a video regarding the Community Covenant Program 45 Lt Simmons inquired whether Taylorsville would like to participate with Community 55 18 Covenant in support of the program He said that a City volunteer is needed to serve as a liaison between the Community Covenant Program and the City He noted that 60 of 300 Utah Cities have already signed up City Administrator John Inch Morgan expressed the support of Administration for the program and encouraged the Council to join as well He said that either he or a member of his staff will act as liaison Council Members present stated their full support of the Community Covenant Program 32Mr Morgan described the Veterans Memorial that will be presented during the 59 18 upcoming Veterans Day Celebration Event on November 11 2011 at Taylorsville City Hall 2 3 Quarterly Report UFA Jay Ziolkowski Battalion Chief 25 UFA Battalion Chief Jay Ziolkowski began his report by presenting a short video 00 19 regarding fire fighters and legislation 18 Chief Ziolkowski confirmed that the two busiest UFA stations are 117 and 118 in 02 19 Taylorsville Council Member Johnson said that he hasn t had time to read the report provided but questioned how many fires there have been in Taylorsville recently Chief Ziolkowski reported that there were only two fixes in the previous quarter resulting in relatively little damage and there have been no fires so far in the cun ent quarter The Chief also gave clarification on Fire Hydrant Inspections and relayed that every hydrant is checked annually 50Council Member Bazbour thanked fire fighters for their service in Taylorsville 05 19 Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 6 3 Court Report Judge Kwan 04 Judge Michael Kwan presented a report on court activities during the month of August 06 19 2011 He reviewed statistics for traffic cases criminal cases and small claims cases 12 The judge relayed that 10 08 19 000 is the limit for small claims cases 21 Judge Kwan reviewed statistics for Court expenses and revenues He illustrated 19 09 comparisons on case and work loads e i projected filings YTD comparisons and Revenue Analysis and Projections The Judge relayed that there has been an opening in the Court since July that has not been able to be filled 38 Judge Kwan said he attributes the drop in traffic case filings to a shortage of officers 12 19 that are assigned to traffic enforcement City Administrator John Inch Morgan confirmed that Taylorsville previously had six dedicated traffic officers in 2006 and also previously had allocations for traffic overtime He said he believes there are now four officers assigned to traffic enforcement He noted that police officers are being used to address high priority calls 54 Mr Morgan explained that all three of the new police officers recently hired are 19 13 currently in training but may be eventually assigned to traffic or direct enforcement 10It was agreed that Police Chief Del Craig should be in attendance before continuing 17 19 discussion on police staffing assignments 15 Judge Kwan reviewed revenue trends in the Court 18 19 He also discussed Expense Analysis and Projections 10The Judge presented a rhetorical question regarding whether crime should be 19 profitable He stressed that the value of the Court isn t only revenue driven and the ultimate goal for the Court is to reduce crime 22 Council Member Barbour agreed that the goal is not to make a profit in the Court but 20 19 cited the importance of not losing money She suggested that other departments are also monitored for revenue and expense Council Members congratulated Judge Kwan on his efforts in the Court 57Council Member Catlin cited the ideal achievement of voluntary compliance but noted 21 19 that all Courts are interested in counting revenue as it is a product by of levying fines Judge Kwan agreed that revenue should be accounted but also referenced the other values that should be attributed to the Justice Court Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 7 35 Judge Kwan explained that he struggles with apples to oranges comparisons with 25 19 other Courts He suggested that the Taylorsville Court includes more expenses in its budget than some other Courts e i budgeting for Bailiffs etc Council Member Catlin suggested that the Judge meet with the City Administrator and the Chief Financial Officer in a luncheon meeting to discuss budgeting tactics 25 Mr Morgan agreed that the Taylorsville Court accounts differently than other cities He 27 19 suggested showing compare and contrast data possibly during year amid budget session Mr Morgan said that this would be a way to compare the Taylorsville Court fairly with other Courts 15 Judge Kwan cited challenges currently experienced in the Court e 28 19 i low employee salaries declining case load and the loss of employees due to low compensation He also described inadequate Court facilities and said another courtroom would be advantageous The Judge suggested term ashort fix of using the City Council Chambers during the day and noted that safety issues would then need to be addressed He commended Taylorsville Police Officers for their efforts He cited a need for appropriate funding in order to provide adequate enforcement to ensure public safety 02Chairman 33 19Vice Johnson requested that Chief Craig be invited to discuss police staffing issues at a future meeting 13 Council Member Catlin suggested not having a second courtroom off 37 19 site but agreed that using the City Council Chambers during the day may be a good option 4 CONSENT AGENDA 1 4 Minutes RCCM OS 11 10 10Council Member Bud Catlin MOVED to adopt the Consent Agenda 39 19 Council Member Dama Barbour SECONDED the motion Vice Johnson called for discussion on the Chairman motion There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows yes Catlin yes excused Barbour Rechtenbach Johnson yes and excused Pratt All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed Taylorsville CiTy Council Minutes October I9 2011 Page 8 5 PLANNING MATTERS 1 5 Discussion Regarding the Proposed Land Development Code Chapters 23 24 25 Mark McGrath 46It was noted that as determined in the Briefing Session discussion on Chapter 24 of 39 19 the Development Code will be postponed until the next City Council Meeting Community Development Director Mark McGrath called for review of Chapters 23 and 25 19 12Mr McGrath explained that Chapter 23 contains all of the miscellaneous development 41 standards for the s City various commercial districts e i building setbacks and heights construction standards etc He said that the new code differs from the existing code in that it contains more specific zoning classifications and regulations 23 Council Member Barbour inquired whether this chapter addresses materials Mr 41 19 McGrath confirmed that the chapter discusses materials for screening walls on page 6 He noted that the new code is more comprehensive and will provide better guidance and answers for developers and builders relating to building standards 14Chapter 25 containing the Landscape Standards Ordinance 44 19 was addressed Mr McGrath stated that this new code is a more comprehensive guide with better language related to landscaping than that in the existing code 53 Concrete standards were discussed Chairman 44 19 Vice Johnson presented his concerns regarding the requirement for stamped concrete when using colored concrete He cited a desire to avoid such limitations Mr McGrath explained that the requirement is for aesthetics purposes 15 Mr McGrath gave clarification on the current park strip ordinance 47 19 17Additional discussion ensued regarding park strip and landscape standards Mr 52 19 McGrath stated that he can bring the chapter back with alternative language Council Member Barbour stated that park strip maintenance is the number one issue to her 31 Economic 53 19 Development Director Donald Adams noted that this language is directed to more intense business zones and doesn tapply to most of the City He suggested that from an economic development point of view the use of patterning is desirable for quality developments Council Member Barbour emphasized rethe importance of maintenance 30Mr McGrath asked for direction from the Council regarding differentiation between 55 19 residential area and commercial standards Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 9 25 Mr Adams noted that this ordinance covers a very defined park strip area He stated 57 19 his opinion that this specific requirement in a public right way is not out of line of Chairman Johnson inquired about weed management on Redwood Road Mr 18Vice 58 19 Morgan confirmed that the City is responsible for that maintenance and it is being handled through the use of community service workers He cited the impact of excessive rain on ability to control weeds 54Judge Michael Kwan confirmed that community service crews are being used reguarly 58 19 Mr Morgan indicated that the crew sare supervised through Administration and are actually sent out three times a week and also two Saturdays per month 33Mr Morgan noted that some sections of 5400 South are the responsibility of the State 00 20 He described efforts made through the community service program to maintain weeds 57It was determined that discussion of the Development Code will begin with Chapter 24 00 20 at the next Council Meeting 6 FINANCIAL MATTERS 1 6 Resolution No 11 30 A Resolution Accepting the FY 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants from the State of Utah Department of Public Safety in the Amounts of 5 6 0063 and 4 00 2 38 John Inch Morgan 26 01 20 City Administrator John Inch Morgan described the subject grants and indicated that they are annual grants used for emergency equipment He clarified that these grants were not anticipated in the budget He explained that the subject resolution allows Administration to book the funds received into the budget and authorize expenditures Mr Morgan said that the grant amounts will be brought back at mid year for budget adjustments 09Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to adopt Resolution No 11 03 20 30 A Resolution Accepting the FY 2011 Emergency Management Performance Grants from the State of Utah Department of Public Safety in the Amounts of 5 6 00and 4 63 2 0038 Council Member Bud Catlin SECONDED the motion Vice Johnson called for discussion on Chairman the motion There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows Catlin yes excused yes Barbour yes and excused Rechtenbach Johnson Pratt All City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed 36Mr Morgan recognized Emergency Response Coordinator Lisa Schwartz who briefly 03 20 joined the meeting for her efforts in securing emergency grants Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 0 7 OTHER MATTERS 1 7 Resolution No 11 29 Requesting the Recertification of the Taylorsville Court Brems Justice John 12 City Attorney John Brems called fox 04 20 approval of the subject resolution to approve recertification of the Taylorsville Justice Court He noted that his opinion letter has now been included with the resolution 31 Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to adopt Resolution No 11 04 20 29 Requesting the Recertification of the Taylorsville Justice Court Council Member Bud Catlin SECONDED the motion Vice Johnson called for discussion on the motion Chairman There being none he called for a roll call vote The vote was as follows Catlin yes Rechtenbach yes Barbour All City Council members yes and excused excused Johnson Pratt present voted in favor and the motion passed 8 NEW ITEMS FOR SUBSEQUENT CONSIDERATION No Action 00Vice 05 20 Chairman Johnson inquired about the status of the Employee Appeals Board Ordinance that was discussed previously City Attorney John Brems relayed that the ordinance is currently being reviewed Chairman Vice Johnson asked whether it might be ready for presentation during November Mr Brems stated that he will need to check with Mayor Wall regarding the status of the ordinance Mr Johnson suggested that the Mayor be asked to bring the ordinance back for discussion as soon as possible 13Geneva Facemyer of Bennion Circle requested an opportunity to address the Council 06 20 She stated that a group of Taylorsville residents are concerned for the safety of children and animals in Taylorsville in relation to recent attacks by Pit Bulls 25 City Administrator John Inch Morgan suggested that Ms Facemyer be allowed to state 10 20 her issue but that discussion be postponed until such time as it is scheduled and noticed on a City Council Agenda 01 Council Member Catlin suggested that fixture discussion be scheduled for the Pit Bull 11 20 issues as requested He recommended that Kelly Davis from Animal Services be invited to attend and address concerns Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 2011 Page 11 9 NOTICE OF FUTURE PUBLIC MEETINGS NEXT MEETING 36 11 20 1 9 City Council Briefing Session Wednesday November 2 2011 060mp November 2 2011 3 6 0 9 2 City Council Meefing Wednesday p m 9 3 City Council Work Session Wednesday November 9 2011 0 6 0m p 9 4 Council Session November 16 2011 6 0 0 City Briefing Wednesday p m 9 5 City Council Meeting Wednesday November 16 2011 3 6 0m p 9 6 Board ofCanvassers Meeting General Tuesday November 22 2011 0 6 0 p m 10 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS 13 12 20 10 Veterans Day Poster and Essay Contest Deadline is October 21 2011 at 7 0 pAllstudents grades 0m 1st through 8th are invited to participate for more information contact Patricia at 801 5400 or 963 eov a h pkimbrou t avlorsvilleut p to 0 10 2 Halloween Night at the Museum October 31 2011 0 6 0m 8 0 p m Taylorsville Bennion Heritage Center 1488 West 4800 South 3 10 Early Voting October 25 November 4 weekdays only 00 m 10 a to 0 4 0 p m Taylorsville City Hall is an Early Voting Location 10 4 General Election November 8 2011 0 7 0m a to 0 8 0m p Assigned voting precincts For more information contact Cheryl Cottle at 801 963 5400 or t a ov ccottle aylorsvilleut 5 10 Veterans Day Parade and Event November 11 2011 Parade begins at 00 m 11 aEvent begins at 12 pThis is a community event sponsored 15 m by the City of Taylorsville and the United Veterans Council of the Greater Salt Lake and County For more information contact Patricia Kimbrougb at 963 or pkimbrouehnu taylorsvilleut 801 5400 eov Upon request City Recorder Cheryl Peacock Cottle confirmed that the deadline fox online and in voter registration in Salt Lake County is October 24 2011 office Taylorsville City Council Minutes October 19 20l l Page 12 11 ADJOURNMENT 44 15 20 Council Member Dama Barbour MOVED to adjourn the City Council Meeting Council Member Bud Catlin SECONDED the motion Chairman Vice Johnson called for discussion There being none he called for a vote The vote was as follows The vote was as follows yes and Pratt All excused yes excused yes Barbour Catlin Rechtenbach Johnson City Council members present voted in favor and the motion passed The meeting was adjourned at 1 8 5m p G 4 i Cheryl Pe ock Cottle City Recorder Minutes approved CC 11 02 b Cheryl Peacock Cottfe Minutes Prepared c City Recorder