Officers and Board Members present: Jeff Bair, Holly
Christmas, Jim Fisher, Chris Herman, Wayne Howcroft, Wayne Howcroft Jr., Steve
Hunt, Marilyn Oblad, Devin Howells: Quorum Present

Joyce Valdez – Mayor’s office, substituting for Shawn
McDonough.
Jill Remington-Love – City Council

Jeff Neirmeir – Director of Salt Lake City Public Utilities
Dan Johnson – Chevron Oil Co.

Liberty Park pond worked as a natural oil skimmer. The water
comes in from Red Butte and Parleys creek and then drains from the bottom. The
oil naturally raises in the water so the bottom drain carried mostly water
leaving the oil to be skimmed.

The oil from the pipeline leak got into Red Butte creek and
from the intersection of drains at 500 East and 1300 South some of it went down
the 1300 South storm drain and some down the 900 South storm drain. Some of it
also came through the Mt. Olivet cemetery irrigation system to the 800 South
storm drain. Oil got into the Jordan river at 1300 South, 900 South, and 800
South.

The big question everyone is asking is how much longer will
it take?

Quite a while.

Remaining tasks: Containment, Remediation, and Restoration
Flush the lines and clean up the pond.
Assess how clean the corridor is
Test the pond sediment for contamination.
Re-establish the concrete ring and vegetation around the pond. One idea is to put a sidewalk around the pond.
There doesn’t appear to be much oil in the conduits.

Should we be concerned about the air quality?

Short term: The city and Chevron tested the air and determined that it is okay now.

Long Term: The city has hired an environmental firm to do air testing. There were high levels of vapors at
first. It is very low now. The air tested below EPA guidelines. Some people may
be sensitive and feel some irritation.

The lake is still cordoned of for the workers safety and to keep people and kids out. It is not because of poor air quality.

Water tests are being conducted by the State Water Quality division and the County Health Department.

City Goal: All contamination to be removed to protect the watershed. Chevron will remove the contaminated soil around the spill area so it will not contaminate the city wells.

Did Chevron have sensors that should have detected this spill?

The system did not fail. The normal sensors would not detect this type of leak.

They walk the pipeline route regularly and fly over it weekly

They do other tests to ensure that the pipe is in good condition. It was not a faulty pipe it was an electrical charge the passed through a steel fence pipe into the pipe that blew a hole the size of a
quarter.

 

Are you expecting the fence company to have some liability?

Chevron it totally focused on collecting the oil and cleaning up the spill at this time. After that is completed they will review the cause.

 

There are 4 groups organized to approve the future course. Environmental, health, property, and prevention.

 

Web sites to learn more:

            Redbuttecanyonspill.com
            Slcgov.com 

What is the status of the birds caught in the spill?

300 plus were saved with the help of Tracy Aviary and Hoogle Zoo staff. Approximately 17 died.

Born in Tonga, family moved to Hawaii when she was young. Also lived in the Avenues, Liberty Park area, and Granger.

Approved with one correction that the British Motor Rally was changed to July 17.

Liberty Park and Salt Lake City School District are sponsoring a Tennis and tutoring for children program.

Panhandling ordinance

Dogs off leash in parks

Alcohol ordinance

Historic Preservation

Northwest Quadrant

Budget is done

Public Safety Building: a)Plans in progress, b)Contractor will be selected by the end of the year

Projects:

Hot pedestrian light at 600 East and 1300 South will be
the third one in the city. It cost $100,000. When a pedestrian pushes the
button the lights will flash yellow then red.

Repair restrooms and playground at the park

Some street work in our area is on the list but they may
not have enough money to do them. Someone suggested that if they redo
1700 South they should look at running the irrigation water underground.
Flooding the gutters each Tuesday may be causing the curb and gutter to
settle and become uneven.

Any comment on allowing the homeless to sleep in the
parks? Not aware of anything.

British Motor Car Rally at Liberty Park this Saturday,
July 17, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Proceeds will go to the Salt Lake
Community Network. We are part of the network so we could get some of the
money for mailing, etc. If anyone is available to volunteer to help them
contact DeWitt.

Officers and Board Members present: Jeff Bair, Holly Christmas, Jim Fisher, Chris Herrmann, Wayne Howcroft, Devin Howells, Steve Hunt, Marilyn Oblad, Shawn Porter, Don Roylance, DeWitt Smith: Quorum present

Minutes approved, noting that the account balance as of April was $163.49

Minutes approved with one correction: Account balance was $188.48

Auditor’s office has 4 divisions: Property Tax, Accounting and Operations, Budget, Internal Audit. Property Tax division takes care of property taxes including the auction of property if taxes are more than 5 years delinquent. Accounting and Operations pay all the bills . The Budget Office establishes the revenue budget, while the mayor’s office establishes the expenditures budget. Internal Audit office examines the efficiency of the county.

Regarding Property Tax auctions. Salt Lake County does a “Bid Down” method of auction. The sale starts at the entire property for the amount due. Instead of going up in price, the property gets smaller. The goal of this method is to allow just a portion of the lot to be sold to pay taxes so that the property owner can stay in their home.

arlynbradshaw.com

Has worked for the last 3 years for Joe Hatch, the current representative for Council 1

Protecting environmental quality: water, open space, planning and zoning. Social Justice: Non-discrimination and diversity. Criminal Justice: Look for alternatives to incarceration. Continued excellence in Services: Arts facilities, recreation centers, etc..

“Working with the two cities in Council One extremely important for the area.”

calnoyce.com

Grew up in Rose Park, involved with organized labor most of his life. One the United Way Board of Directors, on the Community Actin Program Board of Directors (Head Start). Helped organize ‘Pride at Work’ nationally.

“I believe the people are the government. We get things done by activating the people.”

Salt Lake Community College would like to purchase a piece of land from Salt Lake City that is currently in the middle of their parking lot and is also used as parking lot. Zoning would have to be changed on this strip of land since it is currently zoned as an alley.

While there were no objections from the residents president, since this item was not listed on the Agenda, no vote could be taken. Chairman DeWitt Smith will write a letter to the City stating this. The letter will support the sale and rezone.

Still looking for a secretary for 2010-2011. Jim Fisher has offered to take care of the print mailing list to make the job less work.

Not much new at the moment. Budget is still the main issue and subject in the City.

Jill Love attends every other meeting. Her next visit will be in July.

Car prowls increase in the summer. Also be aware that people are knocking on doors during the day quite often to see if anyone is at home. If you are going away on vacation, you can notify the Police Department and they will keep an eye out on their rounds.

Officers and Board Members present: Jeff Bair, Holly Christmas, Jim Fisher, Chris Herrmann, Wayne Howcroft, Devin Howells, Steve Hunt, Marilyn Oblad, Chuck Robbins, Don Roylance, DeWitt Smith: Quorum present

Due to technical problems, not enough copies for review were available. Jim Fisher motioned to suspend the review of minutes to the next meeting, Wayne Howcroft seconded the motion. Motion passed

Jennifer P., a resident in the area, was able to attend the Community Council meeting for the first time this month. She lives in the area of the council south of 1700 South.

The Mobile Market is looking for locations to hold its market. The markets are held year-round, once a month, and each lasts about 2 hours. Ideal locations are near their target audience – people that may not be able to go to a Farmer’s Market in the City, but would benefit from access to fresh, local food. Locations would need truck access and parking. Indoor and outdoor space is preferred, and needed during inclement weather.

The market is also in need of partners to provide volunteers, distribute information and help increase awareness to potential customers. Student housing groups, retirement communities are some of the ideas. Please contact them if you have other ideas they could pursue.

Next market will be held at Rowland Hall on Guardsman Way on June 11.

Contact Information: For more information on the Market, or to share ideas, you can contact the co-op at community@crossroads-u-c.org or (801) 746-7878. Their web site is: https://foodco-op.net/

The Aviary is on the historic site of the original zoo in Salt Lake City. A historically magnificent site, there infrastructure is suffering from deferred maintenance. Thanks to a bond that passed in 2008, that maintenance can now be undertaken. Additionally, the Aviary is adding exhibits (inside and outside) and renovating the North Entrance that faces the interior of Liberty Park with the bond funds.

Construction already under way and will continue for at least another 2 years.

Phase A of the project includes new exhibits outside and adding some indoor exhibits for the first time. This phase is almost complete.

Phase B involves renovating the North entrance and adding space for classrooms. The team to design and build this phase has just been selected and the public input process is starting. The Historic Landmark Commission is the overseer for this location and there will be a presentation made for them in July or August.

There are 4 more projects after Phase B: An indoor exhibit of Panama, and indoor exhibit on Mexico, a new amphitheater and a complete reworking of the infrastructure (sewer, water, gas, etc.)

Reasoning behind proposed rate increase: Some SLC water infrastructure is over 100 years old. The water infrastructure done in a period after the 1950s used a concrete that is not holding up well to some of the chemicals in the system and these lines have been failing. Since Salt Lake City has been proactive and used statistics on lines and leaks to predict future problems so that they can be taken care of, we have not suffered from poor water quality, but the City feels that now is the time to replace a large part of the current, aging infrastructure to keep that level of quality and prevent future costs.

For the average household in Salt Lake the increase would be about $1.25 per month, depending on your water usage. Additionally, there would be a fourth tier added to the drinking water price tiers for those using the most water – currently about 3% of the users. The fourth tier may also server as an incentive for water preservation.

The City received $6.3 million for the replacement of digester covers from the federal stimulus grants. The new covers will increase the energy production from waste and allow these facilities to be off the power grid. The current digesters allow them to be 50% off-line for power.

The rate increase will not go into effect unless it is approved by the City Council. There will be a hearing at the May 18 City Council meeting and the Council will vote on June 22. If you have questions about the need for the rate increase or about the project in general, you can reach Stephanie Duer at 801.483.6860

Stephanie also talked about the Utility Departments efforts to improve the mapping of water and sewer lines, public and private as well as provide residents with more information on how to keep their lines in good shape. In regard to grey water, Stephanie is discouraging it for our area since the studies on its use were done in the eastern U.S. where the soil is very acidic, there is greater moisture for decomposition and the environment is better able to break down the matter. In our area, the situation is about the opposite and extensive use of grey water could kill the soil, making it impossible to grow plant life without replacing the soil completely – it would not be possible to amend the soil back to health.

Utah Heritage Foundation Award: The core neighbors from the Liberty Wells area who participated in the efforts to prevent the expansion of Institutional zoning and loss of historically contributing homes received an aware from the Utah Heritage Foundation on April 30. Jeff Bair and Garo Topdjian, two of these neighbors, were present at the ceremony to accept the award.

Celebrate the City to be held May 15 at the Fisher Mansion at 1206 West and 200 South. There will be family activities from 1-4 PM. The Beer Garden opens at 5:00 PM with entertainment from the School of Rock.

The Council is knee-deep in the budget currently. The mayor’s budget proposes the elimination of 65 positions in the City, 25 of those are currently occupied. If you wish to address them on other issues, it is best to wait until after June 22 so that they can give you their full attention.

The curbside waste program is being reworked. In the future, all residents will get a green-waste bin as well. If you do not want a green-waste bin, you can reject receiving it, but it will not lower your monthly cost. The City is also adding glass recycling locations. A list of these locations can be found at http://www.slcgov.com/slcgreen/recycle/glass.htm

Det Potter was unable to attend this meeting.

Don announced a new award for neighbors with nice yards. If you have a neighbor you feel keeps up a great yard, send the address to Don Roylance at roylanced@gmail.com

200 feet of SLCC’s parking lot is zoned as an alley. They would like to have it rezoned as parking lot and have asked if the Community Council has any objections. No objections to the change were expressed and DeWitt will write a letter indicating that for the College.

Chair Nominations

DeWitt Smith (nominated at April 14 meeting). He accepted this nomination.

No additional nominations were made – nominations closed

Vice Chair Nominations

Don Roylance (nominated at April 14 meeting). He accepted this nomination.

No additional nominations were made – nominations closed

Secretary Nominations

Holly Christmas (nominated at April 14 meeting; she was not in attendance). She is not able to accept this nomination.

No additional nominations were made – the nominations for this position remain open

Treasurer Nominations

Steve Hunt (nominated at April 14 meeting). He accepted this nomination.

No additional nominations were made – nominations closed

Parliamentarian Nominations

Old Wayne Howcroft (nominated at April 14 meeting). He accepted this nomination.

No additional nominations were made – nominations closed

Board Nominations

The following people were nominated and accepted their nominations at the April 14 Meeting:
Jeff Bair, Jim Fisher, Devin Howells, Bryant Larsen, Chris Herrmann, Charles Robbins, Marilyn Oblad, Young Wayne Howcroft, Matt Fields, Melissa Madden, Larry Simpson

Holly Christmas was nominated for the Board, she accepted.

No additional nominations were made – nominations closed

A motion was made to accept the officer nominations in their entirety by acclamation. Motion seconded. Oral vote on officers with all accepted into office.

A motion was made to accept the board member nominations in their entirety by acclamation. Motion seconded. Oral vote on board members with all accepted into office.

Officers and Board Members present: Jeff Bair, Holly Christmas, Jim Fisher, Chris Herrmann, Wayne Howcroft, Devin Howells, Steve Hunt, Marilyn Oblad, Chuck Robbins, Don Roylance, DeWitt Smith: Quorum present

Minutes approved with spelling corrections

John Flynt, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for SLC and Susan Spencer, the South East quadrant coordinator were present for the Emergency Preparedness program.

We also got to welcome Shane Clark, a resident in the area, to the meeting.

Jim Fisher presented on the Liberty Wells role in emergency preparedness for our area. The primary role our residents play is to provide the manpower to make sure all our neighbors are looked after in case of an emergency. Two main jobs are in demand for neighborhood members: Area Captain and Street Captain.

Street Captains are in charge of 4 – 5 homes. The responsibilities include visiting with your neighbors on occasion to ascertain how many people live in the house or apartment, their names, and if anyone needs special attention (oxygen, assistance evacuating). This information is given to the city. The time commitment is about one hour every 3 months.

Area Captains need to be CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams) certified. CERT training is available through the city, takes 21 hours and requires a $30 fee. LWCC may be able to assuage the fee, so if you are interested in the training, but worried about the cost, talk to Jim Fisher regardless.

The LDS Belvedere Ward will be holding an Emergency Preparedness Fair on April 16. They will be airing emergency preparedness presentations from BYU and have checklists for disaster preparedness. The Ward house is located at 607 E Downington Ave (~1820 South).

John Flynt has been with Salt Lake City for two weeks. He came to Sale Lake City from Arkansas because of his experience with real-world implementations of emergency preparedness plans. The main focus of his department right now is CERT training. Over the next two years, the mayor is pushing to standardize terminology with the national terms used to better communication in an emergency. FEMA is incorporating the standardized terminology into its training, so even if you have done the training in the past, a refresher is needed.

The Quadrant coordinators are working to establish a structure within the grass-roots efforts (like those of community councils) and will be looking for more volunteers for this purpose as they move forward.

Open Space Funding: Should have update next month of this.

The mayor will be attending the April 14 meeting

$19 Million deficit. Last year city staff took a 1.5% pay ct and vacant positions were eliminated. Visit http://slcgov.com/budget2010 for more information.

Survey available for the Recognition Ordinance discussed earlier as http://slcgov.com/citizen/comm_councils/communications.pdf

One-on-ones with the Mayor are now available on Saturdays as well. Call 801.5357704 for more information and to make reservations.

Bike Summit on April 16th and 17th at Library Square! Registration is free, but you must register to attend. More information at http://utahbikesummit.com

More than 35 items going before the City Council before May. Attend the meetings or view them on demand online at http://www.slctv.com/vid_demand.htm

Important to report graffiti and not just clean it up yourself. SLC police take pictures of graffiti for tracking particular taggers.

Unsure how they will be affected by the budget cuts at this point.

One point of clarification: Police Department does not get funds from traffic tickets directly – the money goes to the City.

Officers and Board Members present: Jeff Bair, Holly Christmas, Devin Howells, Steve Hunt, Marilyn Oblad, Shawn Porter, Chuck Robbins, Don Roylance, DeWitt Smith: Quorum present

2 Corrections: Gloria Gardner was the representative from Utahns for Ethical Government. The SLCC project is a $36 Million project (not $36)

Betty Eatchel made motion to approve minutes from January.
Minutes approved.

3 students from the U of U Political Science program were present to watch local politics in action.

Sgt Todd Mitchell was filling in for Sgt Potter.

Since the area surveyed in 2007 went from 1300 S to 2100 S and did not include what is considered the ‘Liberty’ area from 900S to 1300 S, the nomination is for the ‘Wells’ area. The proposal is scheduled to go before State Historic review on February 11 at 1:00 PM.

68% of the buildings surveyed were determined to contribute to the historic integrity of the area, more than many other areas that already have historic designation.

The national historic area designation is not the same as a city designation which could help protect against tear-down and also restrict some remodeling.

The presenter, Jim Fisher, was not in attendance.

Ron Heaps Park: DeWitt has contacted Dewey Reagan again and hopes for an update next month

Utahns for Ethical Government: DGloria Gardner talked briefly at the last meeting and spoke as a follow-up to that on the groups efforts to get ethics reformon the ballot in 2010. There is more information on their web site: utahnsforethicalbehavior.org. You are able to sign the petition on their web site as well. If it is determined that an online signature is not legally valid, they will contact you to arrange a physical signature.

The mayor will be attending the April 14 meeting

Regional Athletic Complex moving forward. More information available on the SLCgov web site.

Clear the Air – free public transport on Feb. 12!

May 14 & 15 – 2nd Annual Celebrate the City. This year’s celebration will be held at the Fisher Manision and is set in the Victorian Age. Call Shawn at 801.535.6338 if you are interested in volunteering.

Reminder that the Census is very important for funding!

Upcoming hot issues for the City Council:

1. Alcohol Normalization
2. North-West Quadrant Planning (expansion and types of growth)
3. Ground Transportation – City Council has been discussing this for 8 years and feels it needs to give the Taxi companies an answer
4. Historic Preservation

You can submit traffic complaints and more on the Police Department’s web site: slcpd.com

If you have a non-emergency police-related issue that you are unsure whom to contact, you can call Det. Potter, 801.799.3309.

Police and Fire Chiefs holding “Ask the Chief” sessions in February for public information and feedback.

Officers and Board Members present: Jeff Bair, Holly Christmas, Jim Fisher, Chris Herrmann, Wayne Howcroft, Devin Howells, Steve Hunt, Marilyn Oblad, Shawn Porter, Chuck Robbins, Don Roylance, DeWitt Smith: Quorum present

Wayne Howcroft made motion to approve minutes from December, Steve Hunt seconded the motion.
Minutes approved.

Ben McAdams, new Utah State Senator appointed to replace Scott McCoy.

Gloria Gardner – with Utahns for Ethical Government was present with a petition. She will be presenting at our February meeting.

Next One-on-One sessions with the mayor on January 27 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. Call on January 20 to apply for a reservation. 801.535.7704

Sustainable Living Tips available at www.slcgreen.com

2010 Census is coming

The City Council meeting the previous evening ran until after midnight. Jill was unable to make it to tonight’s meeting.

A number of narcotics’ arrests in North end of council recently. Be aware of cars in the neighborhood that seem to have a number of other cars or people coming up to them. Report to dispatch.

If you have a non-emergency police-related issue that you are unsure whom to contact, you can call Det. Potter, 801.799.3309.

SLCC is in the middle of a $36-million building project for a school of New Media. Existing gymnasium will be stripped of its exterior and the framework retrofit for seismic activity. Funding came from Salt Lake City School District, SLCC students and the Utah State Legislature. The School District Building (located where the cafeteria was), should be completed in Fall of 2011 and the remaining facilities should be ready for students in January 2012. The footpront has not increased very much due an increase in height. The current facilities building wi be demolished and replaced by parking.

Mark Binton from the Wasatch Hollow Community Council spoke on the concerns the Salt Lake Community Action Committee has on the proposed Alcohol Normalization Ordinance. The city held discussion groups in 8 neighborhoods and got input through an open house and comments submitted through the mayor’s web site. However, the Salt Lake Community Action Committee feels that some areas are still undefined and could be left to a variety of interpretations by the planning commission. Since conditional use permits cannot be blocked in Utah, the Committee feels it is vital to have solid definitions for items such as the buffer zone between a dining club and/or brew pub and a residence, limitations on operating hours and noise ordinance enforcement.

This presentation led to two motions made.

Motion One: To suspend the by-laws of the council to allow for a vote on asking for definitions to be clarified so that community councils can consider something more concrete. This motion was made by Jim Fisher and seconded by Betty Eatchel. Motion passed by vote

Motion Two: Motion made by Jeff Bair to request that in regard to Title 21, the alcohol normalization ordinance, that the Planning Commission delay their vote until the specific wording of the ordinance is set by the planning staff and Community Councils have a chance to review it. The motion was seconded by Steve Hunt. Motion passed unanimously by vote.

Sam Smith spoke about job opportunities with the 2010 Census. They are trying to get people who live in the neighborhoods they would poll. The jobs last from 3 to 8 weeks and pay $14 per hour.

Adjournment at 9:10 PM

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