Attending: Jill Van Langeveld; Phil Carroll; Aileen Olsen; Stephen Mecham; Brooke Adams; Judith Locke; Jim Jenkin; Walter Jones; Denton Taylor; John Sittner; Shane McCarthy; Thella Mae Christensen.

Attendance: approximately 50

Announcements:
Jill Van Langeveld handed out information on the proposed Capital Hill tunnel.

A Neighborhood Watch map showing which areas of the Avenues have organized committees is available at the Sweet Library.

May 14th is the Memory Grove Clean-up. Free lunch provided by LDS Hospital - incentive to volunteer.

Committee Reports

Police (April): Aggravated assaults, 2; auto theft, 8; burglary, 13; car prowl, 22; car strip, 3; sexual assault, 1.

Mayor's office: Gwen Springmeyer passed out the new calendar, highlighting the University of Utah graduation, Cinco de Mayo festivities, the upcoming Freedom Forum discussion.
The Gallivan Center is starting up its lunch-time concerts beginning May 9.
The city-wide Get Fit drive is kicking off on May 24.
The city's Jazz festival program is now available.
She also provided brochures on xeriscaping parking strips.
Many residents have been calling about weeds and neglected lawns. If someone in your neighborhood is unable to keep up their lawn, contact Gwen. There are things the city can do to help.

City Council: Eric Jergensen reviewed the Capital Hill tunnel proposal for Victory Road and Columbus Street. Funding of the Salt Palace expansion project has been successfully resolved. He encouraged Avenues residents to get involved in Neighborhood Watch. Late night noise (9 p.m. to 7 a.m.) is a problem in some areas; call the police at 799-3000 if you are having a problem. To contact Eric at the council office, call 535-7600; ask for Marge if he is not available. Or, call him at home at 532-4844.

Transportation committee: Jim Jenkin said advisory board meeting met at Salt Lake Traffic Coordination Center, which regulates the street lights, and described briefly how it works.

Street Fair: Walter Jones said there will be a meeting Saturday at Jill's house at 9 a.m. to discuss a location for the next fair, which will be Sept. 10th.

Legislature: Sen. Scott McCoy said the special session resulted in permanent funding for Legal Aid Society services for low-income residents and victims of domestic violence; the Salt Palace expansion project funding; funding for a Veteran's nursing home in Ogden; funding for a drug rehabilitation pilot project. As for No Child Left Behind, the bill to pull Utah from the project passed. McCoy voted against the bill because of the amount of money Utah stands to lose. He also felt it was wrong to pull out of the program while the state was in the midst of negotiating with the U.S. Department of Education about possible accommodations. He also said a pending lawsuit, which keys on the program's unfounded mandates, may resolve issues that were a concern to Utah.

Open Forum:
Jeanine encouraged residents over age 50 to check out the Osher Lifelong Institute at the University of Utah, which offers classes that cater to older learners.

GACC By-laws: Phil Carroll filled in for Wayne Green. The discussion picked up at Article 7 - Nominations and elections.
There was discussion on whether the chair should be allowed to serve an additional term in the event a suitable chair-elect candidate cannot be found.
Audience members said the chair-elect should be allowed to move into the chair position, regardless of whether a chair-elect candidate has been identified.

Denton Taylor made a motion to strike 7.5. The motion passed.

Jim Jenkin proposed a substitute motion to allow the nominating committee can nominate a candidate for any vacant office if no candidate has stepped forward, overriding other by-laws such as required attendance and term limits if necessary.

The motion passed.

Motion: To accept Article VII has presented. The motion passed.

Article VIII - Financial management.

Motion: Adopt Article VIII as written. The motion passed.

Article IX - Amendments.

Motion: To accept as written.

Discussion: The spirit of this article is contrary to the philosophy that the board serves at the direction of the council.

Substitute motion: By-law amendments shall be presented to, but do not require approval by, the board, before being presented to the council, where they must be approved by majority vote.

The substitute motion passed.

Utah Heritage Foundation tour: Katelyn Bradley invited residents to attend the tour. Tickets are $10 for foundation members, $15 for general public.

Traffic circle: Andy Langton, location manager for Everwood, said filming has finished in the area of Laurel St. and Perry Avenue and the production company would like to help restore the traffic circle at the intersection. The city will do the work. The company will pay to improve the curb and gutter at the intersection, while the layout of the triangle will stay the same.

Motion: Say yes, thank you. Approved.

Federal Place: Glen Saxton, manager of Terrace Hills Associates, introduced the firm's plans for Federal Place. It is proposing replacing a duplex at 239 N. Virginia Street with three new single-family homes. Current zoning on the property, which is 23,000 square feet, is SR 1. Saxton said the project would provide a nice transitional buffer between homes to the west and homes in Federal Heights. There is a hearing on May 11 for a demolition permit to take down the duplex.
Several residents said the project developer has not met with neighbors to resolve right-of-way issues.

LDS Church History Library/Archive Building: Scott Trotter and Bill Williams outlined the project proposed for North Temple and Main Street, to be built partially on an existing parking lot. The building would be used to house historical documents of interest to researchers. It would employ about 350 people who currently work out of the LDS Church Office Building. The building will consolidate archive operations currently spread out in various locations. The project will result in a loss of 272 parking spaces. Williams said the parking lot is currently under-used and there is a surplus of about 1,000 parking spots in the surrounding area. If approved, the project would begin this fall.

Water supply: Stephanie Duer, Salt Lake City Water Conservation Coordinator, said it is still important to save water - even though the city is taking steps to manage any flood risk. Many city storm drains were upgraded after the 1983-84 floods. The city anticipates it will be able to handle any increased water flows. Right now, snowpack is in back basin, rather than forward basin, so unlikely to have a repeat of 1983-84.