December 2009 Minutes

Welcome by Bill Davis

Announcements by Bill Davis:

• Welcome new board members - Click here to see last month's minutes.

• Proposed updates to bylaws - Click here to see last month's minutes.
  

Business by Bill Davis:

• Motion to accept proposed bylaws - Passed.

Mayor's Office Update by Shawn McDonough:

• Mayor's Office Hot Topics - click here to view all the topics.

• Shop locally - Support small businesses & decrease motor vehicle emissions.

• Downtown streetcars - Downtown city streets, once the site of bustling trolleys, may soon be the home of streetcars. The Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City will host an open house to seek comment on several routes being considered for an initial downtown streetcar line. The public is invited to attend the open house on Monday, Dec. 7 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on the First Floor of the City & County Building, 451 South State Street.
  
  
• Public safety building - Salt Lake City residents are invited to a community workshop to discuss site evaluation and analysis for the new public safety building. Earlier this year the City hosted 11 open houses regarding the location of the proposed public safety building. Ten potential sites were presented to the public for review. Based on the information gathered and evaluated this past spring and summer, the preferred site was Block 35 Plat B (the block on the east side of 300 East between 400 and 500 South). Public participation is encouraged at the workshop which will be held Monday, Dec. 7 at the Salt Lake City Main Library, 212 East 400 South, Conference Rooms A, B and C, from 6 to 8:30 in the evening.
  

• Free parking - Downtown parking meters are bagged to allow free parking for the holidays.
  

Salt Lake Police Department Update by Detective Potter:

• Crime stats for November - Click here to view the report (we are the column labeled "PEF"). Car prowls went way up the day after Thanksgiving. Keep your packages out of sight in the car and lock your car doors, especially in parking lots.

• Winter driving tips - Keep tire pressure at the maximum recommended amount for your tires. This will give you the optimal traction on slippery roads in cold weather. If you are driving on a wet road in cold weather, watch the tires of the car in front of you - if you see water or snow flipping off the tires, then the road is just wet and not frozen. If the road appears wet, but there is no liquid flipping off the tires, then black ice is present on the road.
  

Open forum:

• Pet crematorium on Major Street - There is neighborhood opposition to a proposed pet crematorium at 1727 Major Street. Click here to see and article about it in the Salt Lake Tribune. Hopefully we will have a representative of the crematorium at our January meeting.

• Taylor Springs - Housing construction continues at 1812 West Temple. They are anticipating having the units completed and occupied by next fall.

• Lighting on West Temple - Bill included lighting upgrades in his recent Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) application for our area. Read more about the CIP here.
  

Thank you to all who attended!