SHCC Meeting Minutes, January 2, 2003
From Sugar House
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Attendance
Trustees
Rich Bennett, Chris Bowler, Alice Edvalson, Claudia Holm, Michael G. Kavanagh, Lynne Olson, Helen Peters, Susan Petheram, Judi Short, Grace Sperry, Gayen Wharton, Rawlins Young (12)
Trustees Excused
Julie Nitzkowski
City/State Representatives
Melissa Anderson, SLC Planning; Ranae Pierce, Sprague Library (2)
Others
Katie Olson, Robert Cheney, Joyce Cheney, Earl Lewis, Kimberly Nielsen, Soren D. Simonsen, Bob Evans, Mike Holman, Steve Townsend, Dan Duggleby, Tom Nitzkowski, Rita Lund, Andrea Olson, Mark Vlasic, Stephen Morgan, Michael Lane, Derek Payne, Lisa Sokol, Jan Striefel (19) Total Attending (33)
Meeting Minutes
Meeting began at 7:00 PM with Chair Helen Peters conducting. The minutes of the December meeting were approved. There was no Treasurer’s report as Treasurer, Dolores Donohoo was not in attendance.
Chair Report
Graffiti Removal Hotline 972-7885; Grocery Cart Removal Hotline: 446-7984; Barry Esham, Community Affairs Analyst, SLC Mayor’s Office 535-7971; SH Planner, Melissa Anderson 535-6184
Public hearings
1) Jan. 13 5:00 PM Room 126, City/County Bldg. A Board of Adjustment hearing regarding a special exception to allow a contractor conditional home occupation for a business in his home at 1904 So. Lake St. For more information contact Wayne Mills of the Planning Dept. at 535-6173. (2) Jan. 8 5:40 PM Room 315, City/County Bldg. A request for two conditional use permits for construction of public utility buildings to contain water fluoridation, one at 1907 East 2700 South and one at 1285 East 2700 South. For more information, contact Jackie Gasparik at 535-6354. (3) Jan. 8 6:45 PM Room 315 City/County Bldg. There is a request for a conditional use permit and planned development for a new commercial building at approximately 1140 East 3300 South. For more information, contact Melissa Anderson at 535-6184.
Action items
1) A petition has been initiated by the City Council to re-evaluate the Zoning Ordinance regarding parking requirements in small commercial zones. For more information, contact Melissa Anderson at 535-6184. (2) The University of Utah is holding its annual public planning meeting Wed. Jan. 22 at 5:00 PM in Rm 241 of the Randall V. Turpin University Services Bldg. (1795 E. South Campus Dr.). The purpose of this meeting is to review all current and proposed campus building plans. For more information, contact Ann Floor at 585-3595. Open House: (1) UDOT is holding a round table discussion on Jan. 15 at 1:00 PM, 4501 S. 2700 West 3rd floor to discuss issues and recommendations for the upcoming Long Range Plan. (2) The Salt Lake Arts Academy is holding an information open house on Jan. 7 from 5-7 PM at the Sprague Library. For more information call 531-1173 or www.saltlakeartsacademy.org.
Informational Items
1) Beginning in January, the Planning Commission will hold their meetings on the 2nd and 4th Wed. of each month. They will hold the meetings in Rm. 325 of the City/County Bldg. (2) A Planning Commission sub-committee will hold a meeting in the morning of Jan. 9th to discuss the Smith’s development on 9th East and 21st So. We will be represented on this committee by Derek Payne (487-3522) and Judi Short (487-7387/jpshort@einsteinonline.com). Contact either of these for comments or questions. (3) Tree Recycling: Call 974-6902, 535-6970, or visit www.slvswmf.net for tree recycling information. Trees will be picked up from the curb starting Jan 6. (4) Neighborhood Recognition Awards: To nominate a location for the Sugar House Park, Beacon Heights, Country Club, Grandview, Highland Park, Wilford, or Forest Dale neighborhoods, contact Helen Peters at 466-7170 or submit a nomination at www.sugar-house.org. (5) Interested in free flowering trees from the National Arbor Day Foundation. Join the foundation in January to receive 10 trees, including dogwoods, crabapples, and American redbuds. To become a member, send $10 contribution to the Ten Free Flowering Trees, National Arbor Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 69410 by Jan. 31. See The Salt Lake Tribune, Wed. Jan. 1, 2003, page B3.
Public Input
Earl Lewis, 2517 Alden St. presented a request for neighborhood lighting on Alden St. between Parkway & Stratford. The neighbors were basically supportive of the project. He was questioned if there were renters living on the street and he indicated there were a few. Some of the rental owners were supportive and would support the project financially, some were supportive but not financially, but others were not supportive at all. Dan Duggleby, 1650 E. Kensington Ave, asked for our feelings about rezoning an area at the end of Kensington on Emigration Creek from Open Space to Residential. There is a desire to do a PUD next to the creek area. Lynne Olson said that Su Armitage had looked at this area and found that the neighbors were opposed to the zone change. The open space is what is desired in this area. Lynne made a motion that we send a letter to the Planning Division indicating that we oppose the change from open space to residential. Voting was 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstaining. Michael G. Cavanaugh introduced the new owners of the Blue Kats, Bob Evans and his partner, Tom Cordova (who also owns a Great Harvest) have acquired this business and want to be active in the neighborhood. Bob also has the Rimini coffee roasting company and supplies several coffee businesses in the City. They plan to change the name to Sugar House Coffee. Bob pointed out that minutes from a previous meeting had indicated that the Blue Boutique han a different owner, but he indicated that Tony is still the owner.
SHCC Election Rules
There were several changes to the rules that had been distributed at the Nov. meeting. They included: 1) On the first line, change the word “board” to “Sugar House Community Council”, 4) Change “a week prior to the meeting of the Board of Trustees” to “the Wednesday prior to the meeting of the Sugar House Community Council”. Add – “Ballots will be available for absentee vote the Monday before the meeting.” 5) Change to read, “The Chair of the Board of Trustees will appoint a trustee to organize the nominating committee no later than the July Sugar House Community Council meeting. The nominating committee will consist of three or five members. Members of the nominating committee will appoint a chair of the committee. Members of the Elections Committee may not run for office. The Elections Committee decisions are final. 8) Change “individual)s)” to individual’s”. 9) Delete the two sentences, “In voting for Vice Chairs, a Trustee should vote for three (3) persons. If more than three are voted on a single ballot, then the vote for Vice Chair on that ballot will be disqualified. 10) Add, “If a ballot contains votes for an incorrect number of candidates for an office as indicated on the ballot, the ballot will be considered invalid.” Add at the bottom, “See Attachment C for sample ballot”. The motion was made that we accept the Election Procedures with changes as noted with voting 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 abstaining. These procedures will eventually be included in the by-laws as we work on updates to them in the future.
Foster Care Foundation Presentation
Kimberly Nielsen. Kimberly indicated they presently have 154 children needing homes and only 18 foster families in our area. They are trying to keep the kids in the same school where they have been going. They are in need of homes for children, ages 9-13. There is also a need for those willing to take more than one child so they don’t have to split up families. Kimberly asked for our help in publicizing this program. Judi Short suggested they have a booth on the 4th of July to make their needs known. Tom Nitzskowski, who works at Rowland Hall-St. Marks School, suggested coming there to give a presentation.
Planning Dept. Update
Melissa Anderson. Melissa reported on several public hearings and other projects that will be coming up in the near future including, an ordinance amendment to parking requirements which will included shared parking, the new development at the Brickyard on 33rd So., the Smith’s project on 9th East and 21st So., and a planned expansion at Dreyer’s/Snelgrove’s Ice Cream on 21st So. Code looks like it is allowed. Melissa indicated that it looks like the zoning and codes will allow the planned expansion at Dreyer’s/Snelgrove’s and that they will not be coming to the Community Council or Planning. Planning has received no formal application from IHC yet. Rawlins Young felt that our Master Plan says we shouldn’t expand industrial uses in the area and wondered if Dreyer’s/Snelgrove’s would violate that. Melissa feels the CC zone allows this use.
Unit Legalization – 869 Ramona Ave.
Steve Townsend. This home has had an apartment in the basement since 1970. Steve lives upstairs. The basement apartment has two bedrooms. The City feels that the parking is not adequate. Gayen Wharton reported a favorable recommendation from the neighbors. She also indicated that the drive is 18 ft. wide, wider than most in the area, and that there are 2 garages and feels that there is adequate parking available. The apartment does have a separate address. The motion was made that we send a letter to the Planning Division indicating that we approve the petition for this unit legalization, noting the elements that make this property more desirable for use as a duplex than others, including: the parking is adequate, the property is well maintained, it is owner-occupied, and it has a separate address. Voting was 7 in favor, 1 opposed, 2 abstaining.
Trustee Petition Renewal
Helen indicated she had received the petition for renewal from Alice Edvalson. It was accepted by a unanimous vote.
Transit Oriented Development
Soren Simonsen: Soren presented a study that was done for Envision Utah. The study looks at issues that effect the future growth of SLC. They found that growth is coming from within (larger families). There are 1.2 million people now but where do we put the next million or so? One of the tools used to deal with growth is mass transit and the Transit Oriented Development Guidelines. Mass transit is not a new idea since much of the valley was serviced by a mass transit system at the turn of the last century. This type of development tries to create all types of services in a given area so that there is not a need to travel so far for services. They have especially looked at the existing light rail/commuter rail and bus system. It is felt that the bus system is probably under used in the SLC area but is quite well used in some of the outlying areas. A ¼ mile radius is considered an acceptable distance to have to walk to services or transit stops. They look at well connected street systems with small block sizes. The buildings should front directly onto the street with a facade that is transparent (so people can see into the building and see what is happening there). They look for mixed use, compact development, transit supportive uses, and shared parking. Other areas besides SL that were studied were Layton, South SL, Murray, and West Jordan. Additional information on Envision Utah can be found at www.envisionutah.org.
Westminster Small Area Master Plan
Mark Vlasic, Lisa Sokol, Jan Striefel (all of Landmark Design), Andrea Olson (Interplan Co.): Mark quickly ran through the elements of the Westminster neighborhood plan. Traffic is one of the biggest problems in this area so the plan took a pedestrian first emphasis. The plan recommends lowering the speed on 11th East. It is recommended that the speed not be increased anyplace in this area and there be more pedestrian crossings. More traffic calming devices are suggested in the neighborhoods. It is suggested that bicycle lanes be added as proposed in Mayor’s bicycle plan. The area needs to have a comprehensive parking plan before anything is done. Pedestrian safety should be given a high priority. The Urban Design proposes new ideas and upgrading of existing sites in the business area along 21st So. between 9th and 11th East in an effort to improve the image in the business areas of 21st South and 11th East. The plan suggests that 7th East be converted to a boulevard at some time in the future. Alleys and parking behind the businesses on the north side of 21st South are particular problem areas. The Post Office creates some problems with traffic. Suggestions are made for the parking problems behind 21st South on McClelland St., and between the businesses and residential on Hollywood Ave. Preserving Neighborhood character is emphasized. There are concerns with the large developments that have come into the area. The plan recommends a neighborhood conservation district to help prevent the loss of more housing and to provide safe homes. Rich Bennett had concerns with the reduced lanes proposed for 7th East and the suggestion that alleys be used as shortcuts, but he likes what the City is doing with some of the cross walks. There was a concern with taking a vote for the approval of the plan because so few trustees were here tonight. Judi Short feels there are a lot of exciting ideas in the plan. Lynne Olson likes what has been done for the 21st So. Interface. Lynne would prefer that it not refer to sidewalks as trails and feels that the reference to securing all non-developed parcels where waterways are buried should be changed to also include those segments that are still above ground. Alice Edvalson would like to see cross-walks at all intersections on 11th East and 9th East and a traffic signal at 10th and 21st South. Claudia Holm liked the plan, especially the ideas for 7th East since that is where she lives. Barbara Green is concerned with the proposal for the shared parking and feels that the business owners need to come to the table to talk more about this. Rawlins Young feels the way to change traffic patterns are to change the standards for the City streets and not just with traffic calming measures. He is also concerned that the long-range recommendations exceed the 20 year scope of the Sugar House Master Plan. Melissa Anderson of SLC Planning indicated that this plan will supplement the Sugar House Long Range Master Plan. Melissa indicated that the plan, as we now have it, will go the Planning Commission and they will present any recommended changes to the City Council. If there are any major conflicts between this and the SH Master Plan, they would need to be resolved. It would probably be adopted by the City Council with some modifications as suggested by the Planning Commission. Derek Payne stated he felt the plan for the Hollywood area traffic problems was an elegant solution. Gayen Wharton made a motion to approve the plan and it was seconded by Claudia Holm. Voting was 9 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining.
Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 9:45 PM.
