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Show New Police Mamin Mills for Minute in Iaw Unions Seeking Talks on Labor Agreement Salt Lakfi City police officers have a new union that will immediately begin talks with city executives on a labor agreement. The Salt Lake Police Association was formally recognized by Mayor Ted Wilson this week as the latest collective bargining unit for some 250 city patrol personnel. Challenging the statewide Utah Alliance of Police Officers that itself decertified another group in 1982, SLPA was authorized to represent the citys officers as result of a mail-ballelection conducted in the last few weeks. The election was supervised by the citys personnel office. SLPA edged UAPO 119-9with three officers indicating they want ed no representation and 27 others not voting. Im so glad its over. Now we can get on with what were doing, said acting SLPA president Bo Grimes, who had headed the forces UAPO local. The new union had objected to a disproportionate amount of UAPO returned for local activities. UAPO is affiliated with the Western Alliance of Government Employees, WAGE president Dennis Thayne, who had been the IBPO local president, said Tuesday that while there are no plans to appeal the latest election, UAPO faction may try to decertify SLPA in the next two or three months after we take a look at how theyre doing. Senator Urges Family Planning Aid Jfalt flake tribune Local News TV Today, Features Page B-- 7 Wednesday Morning, May 2, 1984 Section B Page 1 By Thomas H. Gorey Tribune Washington Bureau A Utah legislaWASHINGTON tor called on Congress Tuesday to change existing federal law so that Utah can receive Title 10 family planning funds. In testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Family and Human Services, State Sen. Bryce Flamm, urged the panel to overturn a decision of U.S. District Judge David K. Winder, who ruled April 12 that Utah may not receive such funds so long as it imposes a parental consent requirement on minors seeking contraceptives. Sen. Flamm denounced the ruling, accusing Judge Winder of ignoring - Land Sale, Utah S&L Examined Psarras Tribune Staff Writer A California real estate transaction involving State Savings & Loan and the owner of the Los Angeles Express football team has been analyzed by Utah and federal banking officials as part of a routine annual examination of State Savings, and not as part of a special investigation, the Utah financial institutions commissioner said Tuesday. The Los Angeles Herald reported in a copyright story that the the sale of property by a California mortgage investment firm owned by J. William Oldenburg to State Savings, also owned by Mr. Oldenburg, is under investigation by Utah banking officials and by the Federal Home Loan Bank. State Savings is being examined just like there are probably 12 other banks and savings and loans being examined right now. It is a routine examination that is conducted jointly by the state and the Federal Home Loan Bank. There is no spe- said Elaine Weis, director of the Utah Department of Financial Insitutions. Ms. Weis said State Savings officials have been contacted regarding the real estate acquisition and have agreed to accommodate state law by seeking a buyer of the property, an undeveloped parcel near Richmond, Calif., north of San Francisco. State Savings purchased the property for $55 million from Investment Mortgage International Inc., which purchased the property in 1977 for $800,000. Mr. Oldenburg, owner of the Los Angeles Express franchise of the United States Football League, is principal owner of both State Savings and the IMI mortgage concern. Ms. Weis said the transaction has been analyzed as part of an ongoing examination of State Savings because Utah law sets several restrictions on real estate investments by savings and loans. She said state law limits the amount of money a savings and loan chartered in Utah can invest in real estate. In any examination of any financial institution, the examiners go through all transactions, particu363-ac- re state-charter- larly those that involve large amounts of money, those that involve affiliated parties and those that involve real estate, Ms. Weis said. National news reports on the B-- 3, Column 1 Trun Aerial view looking west down Little Cot- tonwood Canyon shows massive amounts I I By Jack Fenton Tribune Staff Writer Hansen Planetarium Foundation President Clifford D. White Tuesday predicted that sagging attendance at Salt Lake Countys Hansen Planetarium could create a financial climate that forces reconciliation benon-prof- it and the foundation. "No chance, declared Commissioner Bart Barker, who led a drive that ended county dealings with the foundation May 2. Were no worse off now than when we supposedly had access to foundation money. Commission Chairman Mike Stewart added he would "be flabbergasted if the planetariums new Halleys comet show and other activities dont give the operation a ' profit this year. Revenues for the first two months of the year were down more than $59,000 from the same period of 1983, Mr. White stated in a news release. He pointed to figures claiming February attendance fell from 8,477 in 1982 to 4,120 last year to 3,426 this year. With 102,000 patrons at its star shows in 1982, the planetarium set a an attendance record but gljowed ' ? deficit of $122,000. Although attendance fell to 79,000 last year, the overall operation showed a $43,000 profit, according to financial statements. V Aerial Photo by Lynn R. Johruon of snow remain for May runoff. April weather set many precipitation records. e e See Page B-- Column 1 By Mike Gorrell Tribune Staff Writer Slide movement continued in Sanpete and Box Elder counties Tuesday, coinciding with the release of National Weather Service figures confirming the weather was doing its best to make potential flooding conditions as bad as possible. Aprils inclement weather pattern d went virtually with the "worst-cas- e scenario for flooding outlined by Weather Service and local flood control officials. Precipitation far exceeded normal. Snow containing a high water content fell in record quantities. Cool days and cold nights kept snowmelt to a minimum. The real start of the runoff has been pushed back to a period referred to as the window of that mid- - to late-Ma- y vulnerability, when span temperatures have been known to jump from the 60s to the high 80s, sending torrents of melted snow down mountain creeks to populated valleys below, said Weather Service meteorologist Bill Alder. In Ephraim, Sanpete County, mudslides caused three more breaks Tuesday in the citys water line in Ephraim Canyon. City officials are preparing to declare a disaster situation because of the threat to the system, said City Emergency Services Director Sharon Sevy. In response, Ms. Sevy noted, residents have been asked to voluntarily conserve water and large users have agreed to curtail usage. Except for drinking fountains, water will be shut off in the Snow College Activity Center. Car washes in Ephraim also have agreed to stop operation until problems subside, Ms. Sevy noted. Workers trying to repair the line in Ephraim Canyon have been hin dered by deep mud, preventing the use of heavy equipment. Theyre moving material by hand, digging by hand, she added. In essence, 1984's weather picture is beginning to look a lot like 1983. Like last year, cool weather has delayed the snowmelt with the potential for additional severe flooding problems around the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake increasing with each day of cool wet weather, said Weather Service hydrologist Ralph Hatch. As Mr. Alder noted, April enhanced the grim prospect of repeat flooding with scores of records: Official precipitation at Salt Lake City International Airport was 4.43 inches, twice the average amount; the month was the third wettest on record; Valley snowfall amounted to 25.1 inches, second highest ever, the norm is 4.9 inches; Alta received 125 inches of snow, also the second highest total; Tooele received 5.66 inches of precipitation, wettest on record; the average is 2.38. Several water-yea- r (starting November 1) records also fell: The airport received 15.86 inches in seven months, more than the total (15.31 inchaverage rees); the previous seven-mont- h cord was 15.85 inches (1951-52Alta has received 744 inches since November, a record total; the best previous mark was 696 inches ); in 1981-8- Snowbird has recorded 677 inches, also a record; the former record was 632 inches (1974-75Nine measuring stations recorded record precipitation totals ); See Page B-- Column 5 Matheson to Restore $300,000 to Family Services By Carol Sisco Tribune Staff Writer A fear that waiting lists would be necessary in the states subsidized e program for welfare mothers who want to work has temporarily been alleviated with a $300,000 appropriation to the state Department of Social Services. Tuesday Social Services Director Norman G. Angus said Gov. Scott M. Matheson will restore $300,000 to the Division of Family Sewices budget, allowing him to finish the fiscal year without waiting lines. Were not certain that we know. day-car- the precise dollar amount but we do know the governor is committed to providing enough funds so we dont have to establish waiting lists this fiscal year, said Linda Hamilton, his administrative assistant for human services. If we can do it with $200,000, we will. If they need the whole $300,000 then well fund it. Last summer when revenue projections looked bad the governors office cut nearly $10 million from state operating budgets in a budget reduction effort, Ms. Hamilton explained. While the funds remained appropriated agencies were told they couldnt use the money. Planetarium Tickets Lag, Planetarium Endorses May Set Stage for Peace tween government The family subcommittee is considering legislation sponsored by its chairman, Jeremiah Denton, that would revise and extend Title 10 of the Public Health Service Act. The bill contains a provision written by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, chairman of the parent Labor and Human Resources Committee, that would allow states to receive Title 10 funds even if they require parental consent. Sen. Flamm's testimony was well received by Sen. Denton, who authored a 1981 law dealing with teenage pregnancies that critics dubbed the chastity bill. Sen. Denton said it was hideous that clinics don't need hand-in-han- er See Page parental consent to give teenagers contraceptives when schools must obtain permission to give students aspirin. Sen. Flamm charged that the existing family planning program, by excluding parental consent, has only "poured gasoline on the fire" of teenage sex. In Utah from 1975 to 1980, he told the subcommittee, teen-agpregnancies increased by 5 percent a abortions rose year while teen-agby 10 percent annually. By contrast, he said, after the state legislature the law repassed Senate Bill 3 teen-ag- e consent quiring parental pregnancies declined by 3 percent a protected Ephraim Water System Threatened Its Purely Routine cial investigation, constitutionally No Break in Weather; But Officials Stress By Con parents right. And, Dean Rees, who heads a finance committee for the volunteer Hanren Planetarium Advisory Board, Tuesday saw the opertion ending 1984 with a surplus of $74,000. That money would go in a fund to replace the planetariums aging star projector. Advisers recommend buying Digistar, a $495,000 computer graphics system built by Evans & Sutherland of Salt Lake City. Mr. Rees called timing of the foundation presidents news release unfortunate. That would give the uninformed . . . the idea that Hansen Planetarium was going down the tubes, he said of the handout. It's not true. He pointed to a March upturn that saw public star shows and laser pro- ductions combine for an income of $23,760 or nearly $10,000 more than they made in 1983. After years of bickering, commissioners had given the foundation seven days to release $50,000 county officials contended was donated to help buy a star projector for the converted library at 15 S. State. Since then, the foundation has offered to finance completion of an unfinished space suit exhibit, automate the star chamber's podium and give the facility a talking computer exhibit written by former Director Mark Littmann who quit in June rather than accept a demotion to artistic director. New Projector Salt Lake County should look to the future with the purchase of a $495,000 computer graphics system to replace Hansen Planetariums aging star projector, Director Von Del Chamberlain and the facilitys advisory board recommended Tuesday. The system known as Digistar is made by Evans & Sutherland of Salt Lake City. It would replace a optical system thats been out of production for years. Goto of Japan and the Carl Zeiss works of West Germany submitted bids of $330,400 and $489,565, respectively, for conventional star projectors. Salt Lake County could adopt the cautious route and select the best available traditional instrument ... for quality planetarium programing and instruction," Mr. Chamberlain said in a memo for commission consideration Wednesday. Or, the county could select the sky projection instrument of the future the Digistar made right here in Salt Lake City. This, See Page B-- 3, Column 3 Were restoring funds cut from the Division of Family Services budget then, she said. Two weeks ago Mr. Angus said he feared waiting lines would be instituted for new day care applicants because the program is growing so rapidly. The state had nearly 5,900 children receiving subsidized day care last January when the Legislature funded 6,000 slots, Mr. Angus said. Currently, were using 6,500, he added. Mr. Angus attributed the rapid growth to the states new self-suf- fi ciency program which emphasizes putting welfare mothers to work. If we continue to push the caseload will continue to grow, he said. But Utah has no intention of dropping the program which is rapidly removing women from welfare rolls, he said. Asked if Social Services can use money from the Aid to Families with Dependent Children budget for as authorized by the day care Legislature, Mr. Angus said that budget also is tight. At this time I have to say no to taking money from that budget, he said. Caseloads are starting to inch back up a little bit there too. The states Day Care Advisory Council is looking at proposals to relieve the crunch after July 1 when money will still be tight, Mr. Angus said. If push comes to shove in terms of keeping our self sufficiency effort going, we may have to go back to them for a supplemental budget, he said. The Legislature took out all the slack when they put our budget together for next year. Firm Says Planning Restrictions Could Hurt Sugar House Area By Brian Wilkinson Tribune Staff Writer Everyone agrees Sugar House needs a facelift, but proposed planning restrictions could hurt the commercial area rather than give it the benefits it needs, one development company warns. At issue is a new master plan draft designed to encourage increased economic activity while maintaining residential areas and improving the areas quality of life. Parts of the plan include dividing up the commercial core into areas with specific uses and limiting how tall buildings can be. Unreasonable Limitations? But, by placing what may be unreasonable limitations on proposed development, the city could smother Sugar Houses rejuvenation before it even starts, say officials from Clark Financial Corp., which owns 40 acres in the heart of the Sugar House commercial district. Clark envisions building a cluster of office structures, ranging from six to 12 stories, near 1300 East and Wilmington Avenue. The first, $10 million, building is scheduled to break ground in August. A mall, sports center, housing and entertainment could join the office park if and when the market dictates the need, Clark officials said Tuesday during a presentation of their plan to Planning Commission members. Limited to 4 Stories If the master plan is adopted as is, though, buildings along 1300 East would be limited to about four stories. Taller buildings should be concentrated at 1100 E. 2100 South,the historic center of Sugar House, the plan says. A four-stor- y limit would hinder Clarks return on investment by decreasing the amount of rentable space; the companys Tal Biesinger said In asking com six-sto- es V missioners to take the height restrictions out of the plan. Were ready and willing to do something for Sugar House, he said, ... but we dont know if this is even going to be successful. Good Place for Offices If the building proves that Sugar House, is a good place for offices, Clarks other planned buildings would readily sprout around a small depression through which Parleys Creek meanders, he said. Mr. Biesinger downplayed questions that Clarks project would compete with downtown offices. Most of the competition would come from new office parks located in Salt Lake County at Interstate 15 and 5300 South, 700 East and 4500 South and 1300 East and 7200 South, he said. Salt Lake City has a chance to take all of the revethat is going to Salt Lake County from these suburban office parks and put it in Salt Lake City. nue Excellent Suggestions While Clark says the majority of the plan has excel- lent suggestions for Sugar Houses comeback, it sees another area, that of land uses, as a problem too. The plan specifies how land should be used throughout the Clark property and the rest of the business core. Some of those land uses may be too strict and in conflict with Clark's plans. In one case, the proposed master plan, which has yet to be adopted, calls for medium- - to housing on a parcel next to Interstate 80 just west of 1300 East. high-densit- y I Because of freeway noise aqd an ugly view housing might be better suited further north on 1300 East where it can overlook Sugarhouse Park, said Mr. Biesinger. |
