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AGENDA
WORK SESSION
January 20, 2026 Tuesday 2:00 PM
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Council Work Room
451 South State Street Room 326
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
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7:00 pm Formal Meeting
Room 315
(See separate agenda)
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Alejandro Puy, Chair
District 2
Erika Carlsen, Vice Chair
District 5
Victoria Petro
District 1
Chris Wharton
District 3
Eva Lopez Chavez
District 4
Dan Dugan
District 6
Sarah Young
District 7
The Work Session is a discussion among Council Members and select presenters. The public is welcome to listen.
Items scheduled on the Work Session may be moved and / or discussed during a different portion of the Meeting based on
circumstance or availability of speakers.
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Note: Dates not identified in the project timeline are either not applicable or not yet determined. Item start
times and durations are approximate and are subject to change.
Work Session Items
1.Ordinance: Zoning Map Amendment at Approximately 265
East 100 South ~ 2:00 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing on a proposal that would amend the zoning for the
property at approximately 265 East 100 South from MU-8 (Mixed-Use 8) to D-1 (Central
Business District). The proposal would enable redevelopment of the site with a mixed-use
development including ground floor retail and residential units on the upper floors.
Consideration may be given to rezoning the property to another zoning district with
similar characteristics. The project is within Council District 4. Petitioner: Dave Hunter of
Silverado Development, LLC, representing the property owners, Raven One, LLC.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, February 17, 2026
2.Ordinance: Zoning Administration Text Amendment ~ 2:20 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal that would amend multiple sections
of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code to clarify and update provisions related to the
administration of the zoning code. The proposal would primarily align the code with
established processes, current practices, and recently adopted state laws. The proposal
does not modify how the Planning Division administers the zoning code but is intended
to strengthen the legal standing, support staff in code implementation, and enhance
transparency.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, February 17, 2026
3.Creation of The Silo Park Public Infrastructure District ~ 2:40 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing on a required public hearing as a step in the process
that would create the Silos Park Public Infrastructure District (PID) at approximately 470
West 600 South. As provided in the petition, the proposed district would assist with
financing the construction of public infrastructure related to development, including
construction and maintenance of a right-of-way (a curb, a gutter, a sidewalk, a street, a
road, a water line, a sewage line, a storm drain, an electricity line, a communications line,
a natural gas line, or street lighting). The public hearing allows for input on whether the
requested service is needed and if the service should be provided by the City, County, or
the proposed district, and all other matters relating to the proposed district. The decision
on the creation of the PID will not be made on January 20, 2026. Future briefings and a
resolution will be necessary before a final decision is made. Petitioner: Joseph McKay,
representing Olympus QOZB, LLC, Silos South Apartments Building 3, LLC, Silos
Midblock QOZB, LLC, and Silos South Apartments, LLC.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD
4.Informational: Downtown Alliance Updates ~ 3:00 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a briefing from the Downtown Alliance about program updates
and developments in the downtown area. The Downtown Alliance is funded by a special
assessment of commercial properties downtown to pay for economic promotion activities
and holiday lighting. The assessment was originally established in 1991 and has been
reviewed, adjusted, and renewed every three years.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a
5.Informational: Proposed Golf Fee Increases ~ 3:30 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a briefing on a proposal to increase certain fees charged by the
Golf Division, which runs Salt Lake City’s six public golf courses. These changes are
expected to provide just over $1 million in new revenue to the Golf Fund if implemented
by the beginning of the upcoming golf season. The Division continues to face a critical
backlog of deferred capital maintenance, and it prefers to fund these projects through
user fees rather than larger general fund subsidies.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a
6.Tentative Break ~ 4:00 p.m.
20 min.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing -
Set Public Hearing Date -
Hold hearing to accept public comment -
TENTATIVE Council Action -
7.Resolution: Collective Bargaining for the Salt Lake City Public
Library Board ~ 4:20 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a briefing on a collective bargaining agreement between the Salt
Lake City Public Library and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees (AFSCME) Local No.1004, which represents eligible Library employees. The
Library Board of Directors approved the agreement on December 15, 2025. The Library
now seeks the Council's review and approval.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, February 3, 2026
8.Ordinance: Budget Amendment No.4 for Fiscal Year 2025-26
Follow-Up ~ 4:40 p.m.
30 min.
The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about Budget Amendment No.4 for the
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget. Budget amendments happen several times each year to
reflect adjustments to the City’s budgets, including proposed project additions and
modifications. The proposed amendment includes the rescoping of Open Streets funds, a
mobile command center purchase, Old Library (formerly known as the Leonardo) capital
improvements, a pedestrian bridge, and Fleet purchases, among other items.
For more information visit tinyurl.com/SLCFY26.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 and Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 7 p.m.
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, February 17, 2026
9.Informational: State Legislative Briefing Follow-Up ~ 5:10 p.m.
20 min.
The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about issues affecting the City that may arise
during the 2026 Utah State Legislative Session.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 and Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a
10.Board Appointment: Business Advisory Board – Kandi Tesen ~ 5:30 p.m.
5 min.
The Council will interview Kandi Tesen, resident of District 4, prior to considering
appointment to the Business Advisory Board for a term ending December 31, 2029.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council
discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
11.Board Appointment: Business Advisory Board – Mazhar
Kathi ~ 5:35 p.m.
5 min.
The Council will interview Mazhar Kathi, resident of District 1, prior to considering
appointment to the Business Advisory Board for a term ending December 31, 2029.
FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion)
Briefing - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Set Public Hearing Date - n/a
Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a
TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Standing Items
12.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair -
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Report of Chair and Vice Chair.
13.Report and Announcements from the Executive Director -
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Report of the Executive Director, including a review of Council information items and
announcements. The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to
City Council business, including but not limited to:
•Public Utilities Newsletter,
•National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Conference, and
•Scheduling Items.
14.Tentative Closed Session -
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The Council will consider a motion to enter into Closed Session. A closed meeting described
under Utah Code Annotated (UCA) Section §52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes
including, but not limited to discussing:
a. discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental
health of an individual.
b. strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining.
c. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation.
d. strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property,
including any form of a water right or water shares, if public discussion of the
transaction would:
(i) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under
consideration, or
(ii) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best
possible terms.
e. strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property, including any form of a water
right or water shares, if:
(i) public discussion of the transaction would:
(A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under
consideration, or
(B) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best
possible terms.
(ii) the public body previously gave public notice that the property would be
offered for sale, and
(iii) the terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body
approves the sale.
f. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems.
g. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to
Utah Code § 78B-1-137, and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent
requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
On or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2026, the undersigned, duly appointed City
Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public
Notice Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided
to The Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any
others who have indicated interest.
KEITH REYNOLDS
SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM:Brian Fullmer
Policy Analyst
DATE:January 20, 2026
RE: Zoning Map Amendment at Approximately 265 East 100 South
PLNPCM2024-01377
ISSUE AT A GLANCE
The Council will be briefed about a proposal to amend the zoning map for an approximately 2.19-acre
parcel at 265 East 100 South in Council District Four from its current MU-8 (mixed-use) zoning to D-1
(Central Business District). Staff note: when the application was received the property was in the R-MU
zoning district but is now zoned MU-8 because of the mixed-use zoning consolidation adopted in 2025.
The applicant’s stated objective is to construct a large mixed-use development with ground floor retail
space, residential units above, and underground parking with a targeted ratio of one space per unit. D-1
zoning allows additional uses and height beyond the maximum 90 feet under MU-8.
The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal at its October 22, 2025 meeting and held a public hearing
at which nine people spoke, mostly opposing the proposed rezone. Concerns included parking, changes in
neighborhood character, potential property tax increases, and impacts to the St. Mark’s Cathedral and
pantry. One person spoke in support of the proposal citing the need for more housing in the city. Planning
staff recommended, and the Commission voted 7-1 to forward a positive recommendation to
the City Council with the following conditions:
Building height is limited to 225 feet.
The property owner will work with commercial tenants to mitigate displacement.
The Commissioner who voted against the motion did not state why she was opposed.
The applicant was amenable to the above conditions.
Item Schedule:
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Goal of the briefing: Review the proposed zoning map amendments, determine if the Council supports
moving forward with the proposal.
POLICY QUESTIONS
1. The Council may wish to ask the applicant if there will be an additional charge for resident use of
the parking garage.
2. The Council may wish to discuss expanding the D-1 zone to the east.
Area zoning map with subject parcel outlined.
St. Mark’s Cathedral location indicated with red star.
Image courtesy of Salt Lake City Planning Division
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As shown above, the subject property is located at the transition from D-1 to the west, and MU-8 to the
east. Land uses on the block face are a mix of commercial, multi-family, St. Mark’s Cathedral, and
Hildegarde’s Pantry. Uses shift to primarily multi-family housing east of 300 East.
Conceptual drawings were submitted by the applicant and are included on pages 9-29 of the
Administration’s transmittal. Proposed community benefits include:
20% of housing units will be affordable for those earning 80% AMI or below. These will include
one- and two-bedroom units, with one-bedroom units being prioritized. The units will be in
locations that do not distinguish them from market-rate units.
More than 8% of units will be three-bedroom family sized.
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2,000 square foot restaurant, and 1,000 square foot coffee shop space for local organizations.
Leasing incentive programs for the spaces, potentially with flexible lease terms or graduated rent
structures, tenant improvement allowances for first-time commercial tenants, and/or reduced
initial rent periods are anticipated.
A private 35,000 square foot publicly accessible courtyard plaza with mid-block walkway.
It is important to note that if the zoning map amendment is adopted by the Council there is no guarantee
the proposed development will be constructed. The property could be redeveloped with any use allowed
within the zone or sold to another party.
The Council is only being asked to consider rezoning the property. Because zoning of a property can outlast
the life of a building, any rezoning application should be considered on the merits of changing the zoning of
that property, not simply based on a potential project.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Planning staff identified three key considerations related to the proposal which are found on pages 3-10 of
the Planning Commission staff report and summarized below. For the complete analysis, please see the
staff report.
Consideration 1 – How the Proposal Helps Implement City Goals and Policies Identified in
Adopted Plans.
Planning staff found that the proposed zoning map amendment generally aligns with principles and goals
found in Plan Salt Lake (2015), Housing SLC (2023), Thriving in Place (2023), Central Community Plan
(2005), East Downtown Plan (1990), and Downtown Plan (2016). Planning also noted that they did not
request a master plan amendment because the proposal is generally consistent with the future land use
element found in the Central Community Plan’s high mixed-use designation of 50+ dwelling units per
acre.
Consideration 2 – Proposed Community Benefit
As discussed above, the proposal includes 20% of the units, comprised primarily of one-bedroom and some
two-bedroom, which will be affordable for those earning 80% AMI. Additionally, the proposal calls for
more than 8% of units to be three-bedroom family sized. Finally, plaza, restaurant and coffee shop space
are included in the proposal, with potential leasing incentive programs for the commercial spaces.
Consideration 3 – Compatibility with Nearby Properties
As shown in the image above, the subject property and those surrounding it are zoned MU-8. They were
changed from R-MU as part of the 2025 mixed-use zoning consolidation. Both the current MU-8 and
proposed D-1 zoning would allow the type of use anticipated for the property, though there are notable
differences discussed below.
MU-8 zoning is intended for areas with mid-rise buildings, generally eight stories high or less. Maximum
height in this zone is 90 feet, with design review required for buildings taller than 75 feet. D-1 zoning has a
minimum building height of 100 feet and does not have a maximum height (though, as noted above, the
Planning Commission recommended a 225-foot height limit for this property). Design review is required
for buildings in the D-1 zone that are taller than 200 feet. D-1 zoning is typically located in areas with more
intense uses found downtown. This zoning has additional permitted and conditional uses than MU-8. A
table comparing the two zones is found on pages 52-57 of the Planning Commission staff report.
The tables below compare zoning and design standards for both the current and proposed zones. They are
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also found on pages 51-52 of the Planning Commission staff report.
CURRENT AND PROPOSED ZONING STANDARDS (21A.25.060 and 21A.30.020)
REGULATION MU-8 (existing)D-1 (proposed)
Building Height
Minimum Front
Setback
Maximum Front
Setback
Corner Side Setback
Interior Side Setback
Rear Setback
Open Space,
Landscape Yards, and
Landscape Buffers
CURRENT AND PROPOSED DESIGN STANDARDS (21A.37.050 AND 21A.37.060)
REGULATION MU-8 (existing)D-1 (proposed)
Ground Floor Use %
Building Materials:
ground floor
Building Materials:
upper floors
Glass: ground floor
Glass: upper floors
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Reflective Glass 0%None of the ground floor may have
reflective glass. Upper floors may
have no more than 50% reflective
glass.
Building Entrances Spaces between entries cannot
exceed 40 feet.
Spaces between entries cannot
exceed 40 feet.
Blank Wall Maximum
Length
15 feet 20 feet
Street Facing Façade
Maximum Length
200 feet 150 feet
Upper Floor Step
Back – Upper-Level
Front
N/A 10 feet
Upper Floor Step
Back: Landmark Site
This requirement is intended to
promote a transition in scale
between new buildings and lower
scale historic buildings. It applies to
properties abutting local landmark
sites that include buildings less than
50 feet in height. This does not apply
when a right-of-way separates the
properties. New buildings shall be
designed so that no portion of the
building within 25 feet of the
abutting property line is taller than
the height of a 45-degree angular
plane extending from the top of the
landmark building toward the new
building.
This requirement is intended to
promote a transition in scale
between new buildings and lower
scale historic buildings. It applies to
properties abutting local landmark
sites that include buildings less than
50 feet in height. This does not
apply when a right-of-way separates
the properties. New buildings shall
be designed so that no portion of the
building within 25 feet of the
abutting property line is taller than
the height of a 45-degree angular
plane extending from the top of the
landmark building toward the new
building.
Lighting: exterior Yes N/A
Lighting: parking lot Yes N/A
Screening of
Mechanical
Equipment
Yes Yes
Screening of Service
Areas
Yes Yes
Parking Garages or
Structures
Yes Yes
Public Improvements Yes Yes
Analysis of Standards
Attachment E (pages 58-61) of the Planning Commission staff report outlines zoning map amendment standards
that should be considered as the Council reviews this proposal. The standards and findings are summarized
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below. Please see the Planning Commission staff report for additional information.
Factor Finding
Whether a proposed map amendment is consistent
with and helps implement the purposes, goals,
objectives, and policies of the city as stated through
its various adopted planning documents.
Complies
Whether a proposed map amendment furthers the
specific purpose statements of the zoning ordinance.
Complies
The extent to which a proposed map amendment will
affect adjacent and nearby properties due to the
change in development potential and allowed uses
that do not currently apply to the property.
Complies
Whether a proposed map amendment is consistent
with the purposes and provisions of any applicable
overlay zoning districts which may impose additional
standards.
N/A
The adequacy of public facilities and services
intended to serve the subject property, including, but
not limited to, roadways, parks and recreational
facilities, police and fire protection, schools,
stormwater drainage systems, water supplies, and
wastewater and refuse collection.
Complies, though
some utility and
drainage systems
may need upgrades.
The status of existing transportation facilities, any
planned changes to the transportation facilities, and
the impact that the proposed amendment may have
on the city’ s ability, need, and timing of future
transportation improvements.
Complies, though a
traffic impact study
will be required at the
design review or
building permit stage.
The proximity of necessary amenities such as parks,
open space, schools, fresh food, entertainment,
cultural facilities, and the ability of current and
future residents to access these amenities without
having to rely on a personal vehicle.
Complies
The potential impacts to public safety resources
created by the increase in development potential that
may result from the proposed amendment.
Complies
The potential for displacement of people who reside
in any housing that is within the boundary of the
proposed amendment and the plan offered by the
petitioner to mitigate displacement.
Complies (no existing
housing on property)
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The potential for displacement of any business that is
located within the boundary of the proposed
amendment and the plan offered by the petitioner to
mitigate displacement.
Complies
The community benefits that would result from the
proposed map amendment.
Complies
City Department Review
Responding departments and divisions did not express opposition to the proposed rezone though some
noted additional discussions will happen to outline requirements if the property is redeveloped.
PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
• December 2, 2024 – Application for a zoning map amendment reviewed for pre-screen.
• January 15, 2025 – Application accepted.
• September 9, 2024 – Petition assigned to Sara Javoronok, Senior Planner
• October 22, 2024 –
o Information about the proposal was sent to the Central City Community Council to solicit
public comments and start the 45-day recognized organization input and comment period.
o Planning staff sent an early notification announcement of the project to all residents and
property owners living within 300 feet of the project site, providing information about the
proposal and how to give public input on the project.
o Proposal posted for an online open house.
• March 12, 2025 – Early notification sign posted on the property by the applicant.
• April 2, 2025 – Applicant presented at Central City Community Council meeting.
• April 21, 2025 – 45-day public comment period for recognized organizations ended.
• October 9, 2025 – Planning staff posted notices on City and State websites and sent notices via the
Planning listserv for the April 9, 2025 Planning Commission meeting. Public hearing notice
mailed.
• October 10, 2025 – The applicant posted a public hearing notice sign on the property with project
information and notice of the Planning Commission public hearing.
• October 22, 2025 – The Planning Commission held a public hearing for the request and voted 7-1
to forward a positive recommendation to the City Council for the proposed zoning map
amendment.
• October 23, 2025 – Ordinance requested from City Attorney’s Office.
• November 21, 2025 – Planning received signed ordinance from the Attorney’s Office.
• December 8, 2025 – Transmittal received in City Council Office.
Salt Lake City // Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
City Council –January 20, 2026
PLNPCM2024-01377 –Zoning Map Amendment
THE 265 –265 E 100 S
Salt Lake City //Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
OVERVIEW
Zoning District: MU-8 (Mixed Use 8)
General Plan: Central Community
Property Size: 95,350 sq. ft. (2.19 acres)
Land Use Designation: High Mixed Use
(50+ du/ac)
Salt Lake City //Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
PROJECT REQUEST
Zoning Map Amendment
•Change from MU-8 (Mixed Use 8) to D-1
(Central Business) zoning district
•Zoning consolidation changed the existing zone
from R-MU to MU-8
•Applicant anticipates a mixed use building
Planning Commission:
Voted 7-1 to forward a recommendation of
approval for the request.
Salt Lake City //Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
Salt Lake City //Planning Division www.slc.gov/planning
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
•Implementation of city goals and policies
identified in adopted plans
•Proposed community benefits
Affordable housing units
Family sized units
Commercial space for local businesses and
organizations
•Compatibility with nearby properties
SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
11/24/2025
Date Sent to Council:
12/08/2025
From:
Department *
Community and Neighborhood
Employee Name:
Javoronok, Sara
E-mail
sara.javoronok@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
12/02/2025
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
12/05/2025
Subject:
Zoning Map Amendment - 265 E 100 S
Additional Staff Contact:
Sara Javoronok, sara.javoronok@slc.gov
Presenters/Staff Table
Sara Javoronok, sara.javoronok@slc.govJohn Anderson, john.anderson@slc.gov
Document Type
Ordinance
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Recommendation:
The Planning Commission recommends that the city council adopt this request as recommended by staff.
Background/Discussion
See first attachment for Background/Discussion
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
Early Notification – On March 7 2025, the Central City Community Council and Downtown Alliance were sent the 45-day required notice for recognized community organizations. Staff and the applicant attended the April 2, 2025, community council meeting. A notice of the pr oposal was mailed to all property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the property. An online open house has been posted on the Planning Division’s website since March 7, 2025.
Planning Commission Meeting – The petition was heard by the Planning Commission at a public hearing on October 22, 2025. The Planning Commission voted 7-1 to forward a recommendation of approval for the request, with the following conditions of approval: 1)The building height is limited to 225’.2)The property owner will work with commercial tenants to mitigate displacement. The full public meeting can be viewed using this link starting at 1:04:55.
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ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY
Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS
Tammy Hunsaker
Director
SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 404 WWW.SLC.GOV
P.O. BOX 145486, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5486 TEL 801.535.6230 FAX 801.535.6005
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Dave Hunter of Silverado Development, LLC, representing the property owners, Raven One, LLC, is
requesting a Zoning Map Amendment for the property at approximately 265 E ast 100 South. The proposal
is for a map amendment from MU-8 (Mixed Use 8) to D-1 (Central Business) zoning district. This zoning
district allows for greater building height and a wider range of uses than permitted in the MU-8 zoning
district. It would enable redevelopment of the site with a mixed-use development including ground floor
retail and residential units on the upper floors. The property is approximately 2.19 acres or 95,350 sq. ft.
The land use designation for the property is High Mixed Use (50+ dwelling units per acre). It is in the
Central Community Master Plan area, just to the east of the Downtown Plan area.
Current zoning map with subject property outlined in yellow
The application was submitted in December 2024 and determined complete in February 2025. This was
prior to the adoption of the MU zoning consolidation which went into effect October 8, 2025. This changed
the existing zoning of the subject property, and the applicant’s request, from R-MU (Residential/Mixed Use) to MU-8. Staff and the applicant discussed the change and other potential zoning districts during the
MU Zoning Consolidation project, and the applicant chose to continue with the proposal for a zoning
amendment to D-1.
The applicant’s submittal includes renderings for a proposed mixed-use building. The rendering shows a
U-shaped building with a high-rise tower to the east that is connected to a lower, podium construction
building. The building could have approximately 420 units and 24,000 square feet of commercial and
amenity space on the first two levels.
The applicant detailed the proposed community benefit from the initial submittal and worked with staff to
develop the proposal, which would be implemented with a development agreement with the map
amendment. The applicant is proposing the following community benefits:
1) Affordable housing units: The applicant will provide 20% of the units to those earning at or below
80% AMI. The units will be designed and placed in locations that will not distinguish them from the market-rate units. The applicant has indicated that 1-bedroom units will be prioritized and 2-
bedroom units will also be included.
2) Family sized units: The applicant identified that the current proposal has 3-bedroom units for over
8% of the units.
3) Commercial space for local businesses and organizations: The current proposal has a 2,000 square
foot restaurant space and a 1,000 square foot coffee shop. The applicant anticipates leasing
incentive programs, potentially including the following: flexible lease terms or graduated rent
structures, tenant improvement allowances for first-time commercial tenants, and/or reduced initial
rent periods.
The specifics of the Community Benefit requirements need to be determined with the preparation of the
development agreement.
PUBLIC PROCESS:
• Early Notification – On March 7 2025, the Central City Community Council and Downtown
Alliance were sent the 45-day required notice for recognized community organizations. Staff and
the applicant attended the April 2, 2025, community council meeting. A notice of the proposal was
mailed to all property owners and tenants within 300 feet of the property. An online open house
has been posted on the Planning Division’s website since March 7, 2025.
• Planning Commission Meeting – The petition was heard by the Planning Commission at a public
hearing on October 22, 2025. The Planning Commission voted 7-1 to forward a recommendation
of approval for the request, with the following conditions of approval:
1) The building height is limited to 225’. 2) The property owner will work with commercial tenants to mitigate displacement.
The full public meeting can be viewed using this link starting at 1:04:55.
Planning Commission (PC) Records
a) PC Agenda of October 22, 2025
b) PC Minutes of October 22, 2025
c) Planning Commission Staff Report of October 22, 2025
EXHIBITS:
1. Project Chronology
2. Notice of City Council Public Hearing 3. Original Petition
4. Mailing List
5. Ordinance
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ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY
Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS
Blake Thomas
Director
SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 404 WWW.SLC.GOV
P.O. BOX 145486, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114 -5486 TEL 801.535.6230 FAX 801.535.6005
PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
Petition: PLNPCM2024-01377
December 2, 2024 Application for a Zoning Map Amendment reviewed for pre-screen.
January 15, 2025 Application for a Zoning Map Amendment was accepted.
January 22, 2025 Petition PLNPCM2024-01377 was assigned to Sara Javoronok, Senior
Planner, for staff analysis and processing.
March 7, 2025 Notice was sent to the Central City Community Council Recognized
Community Organization (RCO) and Downtown Alliance informing them of the petition. Early notification of the project was also sent to
property owners and residents within 300 feet of the proposal. The
proposal was posted for an online open house. The proposal can still be
viewed online.
March 12, 2025 An Early Notification sign was posted on the property by the applicant.
April 2, 2025 The applicant presented their proposal at the Central City Community
Council meeting
April 21, 2025 The 45-day public comment period for Recognized Organizations ended.
October 9, 2025 Planning Staff posted notices on City and State websites and sent notices
via the Planning list serve for the Planning Commission meeting. Public
hearing notices were mailed.
October 10, 2025 Public hearing notice sign with project information and notice of the
Planning Commission public hearing physically posted on the property
by the applicant.
October 17, 2025 Planning Commission Staff Report was posted.
October 22, 2025 Planning Commission held a public hearing and made a recommendation
to the City Council to approve the proposed map amendment.
October 23, 2025 Requested Final Draft of Ordinance from Attorney’s Office
November 21, 2025 Final Draft of Ordinance received from Attorney’s Office
SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 404 WWW.SLC.GOV
P.O. BOX 145486, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5486 TEL 801.535.6230 FAX 801.535.6005
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Salt Lake City Council is considering Petition PLNPCM2024-01377 – The 265. Salt Lake City
has received a request from Dave Hunter of Silverado Development, LLC, representing the property
owners, Raven One, LLC, requesting a Zoning Map Amendment for the property at approximately 265
East 100 South. The proposal is for a map amendment from MU-8 (Mixed Use 8) to D-1 (Central
Business) zoning district. This zoning district allows for greater building height and a wider range of
uses than permitted in the MU-8 zoning district. It would enable redevelopment of the site with a
mixed-use development including ground floor retail and residential units on the upper floors. The
property is approximately 2.19 acres or 95,350 sq. ft.
As part of their study, the City Council is holding an advertised public hearing to receive comments
regarding the petition. During this hearing, anyone desiring to address the City Council concerning
this issue will be given an opportunity to speak. The hearing will be held:
DATE:
PLACE: Electronic and in-person options.
451 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
** This meeting will be held via electronic means while also providing an in-person opportunity
to attend or participate in the hearing at the City and County Building, located at 451 South
State Street, Room 326, Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, including WebEx
connection information, please visit www.slc.gov/council/virtual-meetings. Comments may also
be provided by calling the 24-Hour comment line at 801.535.7654 or sending an email to
council.comments@slcgov.com. All comments received through any source are shared with the
Council and added to the public record.
If you have any questions relating to this proposal or would like to review the file, please call Sara
Javoronok at 801-535-7625 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or
by e-mail at sara.javoronok@slc.gov. The application details can be accessed at
https://www.slc.gov/planning/2025/03/11/openhouse2025-01377/.
The City & County Building is an accessible facility. People with disabilities may make requests for
reasonable accommodation, which may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids
and services. Please make requests at least two business days in advance. To make a request, please
contact the City Council Office at council.comments@slc.gov, 801-535-7600, or relay service 711.
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REZONING APPLICATION
A PROPOSAL TO RE-ZONE THE 265 E 100 S PARCEL
FROM RM-P TO D-1
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PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED OPEN SPACE
PART OF DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN
BUILDING EXPLORATION
PARTICIPATE IN DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS
INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC IN DOWNTOWN
LIVE NEAR WORK AND DOWNTOWN AMENITIES
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TO CONTRIBUTE MIXED-INCOME LIVING SPACE AND RETAIL TO A DOWNTOWN WALKABLE LOCATION.
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EXTEND THE D-1 ZONE EAST TO ALLOW GREATED RESIDENTIAL DESNITY AND
WALKABLE RETAIL ADJACENT TO DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENTS.
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Max hight 75’ (95’ with design review)120’ minimum height for tower
Internal courtyard private over top parking structure - possible 30,000 sqft of
courtyard space, over private parking structure. Publicly accessible green space and mid-block walk way
250 Units possible if courtyard is made publicly accessible.Approximately 500 units in several floor plan configurations
Opportunity for subsidized/for sale units - mixed income
Greening of street side of building.Greening of street side of building and publicly-accessible courtyard park
First floor amenities - engaging street corner for max density
Street-level dining and retail in building - possible units facing street Street-level retail and dining open to publicly assessable plaza
Increased density next to downtown core area
Multiple size retail opportunity along street side
First 2 floors amenities - concentrated at corner of lot
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Hollywood & Gower - case study - LA
Via Verde - New York
senior center - san fransico
PUBLIC CORNER ACTIVATION
PUBLIC ELEVATED PLAZA ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST
STREET ACTIVATION
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Integration of street and plaza
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Replacing 175 current surface parking stalls
Targeted ratio of 1:1 - for underground
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Single car port entrance to reduce street
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10,000 sqft of private fitness space
Street engagement with people presence
Outdoor/Indoor retail space and dining
Local business presence
Internal plaza activation
1,000 sqft retail space
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Pedestrian connectivity through whole site
Mid-block walkways through the property
Diversification of units types for rent/sale
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Viewing platform
Internal residential views into courtyard
Internal residential views into courtyard
Privacy and green view from units
Reduction of heat island effect
Tree planters for selective shading
Potential diversification of seating
Potential diversification of seating
Greenifications of street side of building Privacy withing viewing units
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Privacy and gathering spaces
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Connection to retail space
Diversity of unit types - connection
Multi-point entryways onto site
Reduction of heat island effect
OUTDOOR ENGAGEMENT PATIOS
OUTDOOR NOOKS
OUTDOOR UNIT PATIOS
MID-BLOCK WALKWAY
Statement of Purpose and Justification for Proposed Zoning Change
The requested zoning change seeks to achieve a higher and better use of the property by aligning its
development potential with the city’s vision for a vibrant, interconnected, and dynamic downtown
Salt Lake City. The proposed zoning will enable:
1. Improved Utilization of the Property
By transitioning from the current zoning to a designation that supports denser, mixed-use
development, the property will be utilized in a way that maximizes its value and relevance within the
urban fabric of downtown.
2. Support for Downtown Improvements
The zone change will enable the property to better align with and contribute to ongoing downtown
improvements, fostering a cohesive environment that supports the city’s economic and community
goals. Some of the initiatives that the approval of the rezoning request will align with the Salt Lake
City’s initiatives:
I. Green Loop Initiatives – adding density and placemaking to the fabric of
downtown, to increase the success rate utilization of the proposed green loop.
Integrated and emphasis on bike accessibility though design.
II. Sustainability - building design incorporates and emphasizes the use of
sustainable practices. From integrated plaza, green roofs, building orientation to
capture views and energy.
III. Livability – support the cities ongoing efforts to provide opportunity for affordable
housing. Close proximity to downtown and public transit (UTA trax, protected bike
lanes, and growing bus system) encourages walkability as well as access to
surrounding amenities without having to rely on a personal vehicle.
3. Increased Foot Traffic
Denser mixed-use development will attract more residents, workers, and visitors to the area,
increasing foot traffic and contributing to a more vibrant, active downtown. The proposed building
program would create an additional destination place in the fabric of downtown.
I. Privately owned – publicly accessed courtyard plaza – the proposed approximate
35,000sqft plaza as the connecting design aspect for the project, would create a
destination and an opportunity for “third space” for the residents of the building as
well as downtown patrons.
II. Commercial space availability for variety of scales – the proposed design
integrated different scales of commercial space, to be able to accommodate
different program types and need of the residence as well as the city.
III. Permeable street level design – Building proposal designed in a fashion that
invigorate and maximizes the corner of the block, drawing attention to the
commercial space strategically placed. Multiple options of entrances are designed
throughout the building to encourage circulation and enjoyment.
4. Opportunities for Downtown Living and Amenities
The change will promote living near work and downtown amenities, offering opportunities for
residents to enjoy walkable access to jobs, retail, cultural attractions, and public spaces, further
supporting the city’s livability goals. With intentional design of different density of units, allowing for
a wider variety of family types to occupy the building.
I. Variety of Unit size types – With the projected growth of the downtown, the building
design anticipates the density, and family size needs of a growing population. A variety
of bedroom units plans proposed in the design to accommodate people of different
professions and needs.
II. Opportunity for affordable housing – a portion of the building is designed for an
opportunity to be allocated for affordable housing.
III. Residencial amenity support – Intentions residential amenity spaces designed to
support meet ups, and natural opportunities to create community. Main residential
tower designed in a way to maximize views, both from the residence that would occupy
the building, as well the neighbors.
5. Replacement of Underutilized Land Uses
The zoning change will facilitate the replacement of surface parking lots accommodating a
maximum of 175 cars and low-density office spaces with a thoughtfully designed, dense, mixed-
use development. This shift will enhance land use efficiency, provide new housing and commercial
opportunities, and contribute to the overall economic vitality of the area.
The current existing office building on the site is underutilized, with the occupancy rate of 54%.
Additionally, about 72.7% (69,300 SF) of the total site (2.19 Acreage) is utilized by paved surface
parking to support the office building. With the conversion of zoning to D1, allowing for the
proposed building design, the design intent would utilize the full allotted footprint of the site.
Please refer to the info below for additional proposed design:
RESIDENCIAL BUIDLING BREAKDOWN – combined 491,400 SQFT (421 units total)
Lower residential buildings – 149,400 sqft (166 units total)
Floor plate 1-5: 26,000 sqft
Floor plate 6-7: 9,700 sqft
o 110 - 1bdr/studio units
o 17 - 1bdr units
o 39 - 2bdr units
Hi-rise tower – 342,000 sqft (255 units total)
Floor plate 1-19: 18,000 sqft
o 17 - 1bdr/studio units
o 119 - 1bdr units
o 85 - 2bdr units
o 34 - 3bdr units
AMENITY BUILDING BREAKDOWN - combined 59,000 SQFT
Commercial sqft – 24,000sqft
• 2,000 sqft- restaurant + patio
• 1,000 sqft - bike storage + amenity
• 1,000 sqft – coffee shop
• 10,000 sqft – fitness center (residence use)
• 10,000 sqft – rooftop amenity (residence use)
Plaza sqft – 35,000sqft
• Replacing 175 existing parking stalls
• Underground parking garage with parking goal of 1:1
In summary, the proposed zoning change aligns with the city’s broader objectives of enhancing the
downtown area and supports a sustainable and thriving urban environment.
Community Benefits Narrative for Zoning Amendment
Project Overview: The 265 located at 265 East 100 South Salt Lake City, proposes a zoning
amendment to transition from the current zoning designation to a higher-density, mixed-use zoning
district. This zoning change is intended to maximize the property’s development potential and align
with Salt Lake City’s broader vision of a vibrant, interconnected, and sustainable downtown. The
development seeks to replace underutilized land and surface parking lots with a dynamic, mixed-
use building that includes residential units, commercial space, and public amenities.
Proposed Community Benefits:
The proposed zoning amendment includes significant community benefits that are in alignment
with the city’s goals for a sustainable, vibrant downtown. These benefits will be formalized through
a development agreement to ensure compliance and accountability.
1. Affordable Housing: A central community benefit of this zoning amendment is the inclusion of
affordable housing within the development. A portion of the residential units will be designated as
affordable, offering opportunities for households at or below the area median income. This benefit
goes above and beyond the existing zoning requirements, ensuring that the increase in
development rights supports the city’s housing needs. The affordable housing component will be
formalized through a development agreement, which will specify the number of units and their
affordability levels.
Additionally, the development will include a mix of unit sizes, including family-sized 3-bedroom
units, to address the diverse housing needs of the community. These family-sized units will help
accommodate larger households and provide much-needed housing for families in downtown Salt
Lake City.
2. Family-Sized Units: The project will incorporate a variety of unit sizes, with 34 three-bedroom
units included in the design. This variety is intended to meet the growing demand for housing
suitable for families in downtown, where such units are scarce. The inclusion of family-sized units
will enhance the livability of the area and contribute to the city’s goal of providing housing options
for people at different life stages.
3. Commercial Space for Local Businesses: The development will include 24,000 square feet of
commercial space, designed to accommodate a variety of local businesses and charitable
organizations. This commercial space will provide opportunities for small businesses to thrive,
contributing to the economic vitality of the downtown area. The commercial spaces will be
designed with flexibility in mind, offering different scales to suit a wide range of business types,
from restaurants and cafes to retail and service-oriented businesses.
In particular, the 2,000-square-foot restaurant space, 1,000-square-foot coffee shop, and 10,000-
square-foot fitness center will create spaces that serve both residents of the development and the
broader downtown community. Additionally, the inclusion of bike storage facilities in the
commercial space aligns with the city’s efforts to promote bike-friendly infrastructure.
4. Public Open Space: A major feature of the development is the inclusion of a 35,000-square-foot
publicly accessible courtyard plaza. This space will function as a “third space” for the residents of
the building and for the public, providing a place to relax, socialize, and enjoy the outdoors. The
plaza will replace existing surface parking and be designed to encourage pedestrian movement,
with connections to other parts of downtown. The space will be integrated into the development’s
design, making it a focal point for the community and increasing foot traffic in the area.
5. Increased Density and Sustainable Design: The proposed development will increase the
density of the site while promoting sustainable urban design. The project will include green roofs,
energy-efficient building materials, and an orientation designed to maximize views and natural
light. These features support the city’s sustainability goals and contribute to creating an
environmentally responsible development.
Furthermore, the mixed-use nature of the project promotes urban livability by providing residential,
commercial, and public spaces within close proximity. This design encourages walkability and
reduces the need for personal vehicles, aligning with the city ’s objectives to create a more
sustainable and connected downtown environment.
6. Public Infrastructure and Foot Traffic: The development will contribute to the overall livability of
downtown by increasing foot traffic and supporting the city’s Green Loop initiatives. The building
will be designed to integrate with the city’s green infrastructure, including bike accessibilit y and
sustainable urban features. The increase in density will attract more residents, workers, and visitors
to the area, further contributing to the vitality of downtown.
The integration of diverse commercial space and a permeable street-level design will also create a
welcoming and active environment. By providing multiple entrances, encouraging circulation, and
strategically locating commercial spaces, the development will foster a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly
atmosphere that contributes to the area’s character and accessibility.
7. Replacement of Underutilized Land Uses: The requested zoning change will facilitate the
replacement of an underutilized office building and surface parking lots with a dense, mixed-use
development that includes 421 residential units, a variety of commercial spaces, and public
amenities. This will efficiently utilize the land, providing much-needed housing, services, and
community spaces. Currently, approximately 72.7% (69,300 square feet) of the site is used for
surface parking, which is inefficient and not in alignment with the city’s goals for downtown
development.
The rezoning will allow for the full utilization of the property’s footprint, creating an environment that
fosters residential and economic growth. The development is designed to meet the needs of both
the existing population and the growing downtown community.
Conclusion: The proposed zoning amendment for The 265 aligns with Salt Lake City’s vision for a
vibrant, sustainable, and interconnected downtown. The development will provide a range of
community benefits, including affordable housing, family-sized units, commercial space for local
businesses, and a publicly accessible plaza. The project will also contribute to the city’s
sustainability and livability goals, enhancing the downtown environment for both residents and
visitors. These benefits will be formalized in a development agreement and will be subject to public
input, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Community Benefits Narrative for Zoning Amendment
Project Overview: The 265 located at 265 East 100 South Salt Lake City, proposes a zoning
amendment to change the current zoning designation to a higher-density, mixed-use zoning district.
This zoning change is intended to maximize the property’s development potential and align with
Salt Lake City’s broader vision of a vibrant, interconnected, and sustainable downtown. The
development seeks to replace underutilized land and surface parking lots with a dynamic, mixed-
use building that includes residential units, commercial space, and public amenities. Although Salt
Lake City code 21A.50.050.C. requires a petition for a rezone to identify “a” community benefit that
will result from the project, we feel confident that we have designed the project in a way to provide
at least seven (7) benefits to the community. We are committed to working with Salt Lake to further
the goals the city has laid out through this project.
Proposed Community Benefits:
The proposed zoning amendment includes significant community benefits that align with the city’s
goals for a sustainable, vibrant downtown. These benefits will be formalized through a development
agreement to ensure compliance and accountability.
1. Affordable Housing: A central community benefit of this zoning amendment is the inclusion of
affordable housing within the development. In alignment with Salt Lake City’s housing and equity
goals, the project will restrict 20% of the total residential units to households earning at or below
80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). This represents a significant commitment to inclusive urban
development and goes above and beyond existing zoning requirements.
By providing housing opportunities at the 80% AMI level, the development supports the creation of
a mixed-income community that includes residents across a variety of income levels, such as
essential workers, early-career professionals, service industry employees, and seniors on fixed
incomes. These groups are vital to the day-to-day life of a thriving downtown, yet often face limited
access to high-quality housing in central neighborhoods.
Affordable units will be designed and distributed to be indistinguishable from market-rate units,
ensuring a seamless integration that supports community cohesion and dignity for all residents.
The units will be delivered in a mix of layouts, prioritizing 1-bedroom units where feasible to
maximize efficient use of space and maintain financial sustainability. Any remaining affordable
units will be drawn from the development’s supply of 2-bedroom apartments, offering further
diversity in housing options.
The inclusion of affordability at this scale not only helps address the city’s critical housing needs,
but also contributes to the long-term success and vibrancy of downtown Salt Lake City. When
people of varying income levels can live close to where they work, shop, and access services, it
reduces commuter traffic, supports small businesses, and enhances neighborhood stability.
Affordable housing is essential infrastructure that fosters a more dynamic and resilient urban core.
This affordability commitment will be formalized through a binding development agreement with
Salt Lake City. The agreement will outline the number of units, income qualifications, long-term
affordability requirements, and compliance procedures to ensure the benefit is meaningful and
lasting.
In addition to the affordability provisions, the development includes a range of unit sizes, including
family-oriented 3-bedroom units to address the diverse housing needs of the community. By
offering both affordable and market-rate units in a variety of layouts, the project advances the city’s
vision for a livable, inclusive, and sustainable downtown.
2. Family -Sized Units: The project will incorporate a variety of unit sizes. The current concept has
over 8% of the total units comprising three-bedroom units. This variety is intended to meet the
growing demand for housing suitable for families downtown, where such units are scarce. The
inclusion of family-sized units will enhance the livability of the area and contribute to the city’s goal
of providing housing options for people at different life stages.
3. Commercial Space for Local Businesses and Organizations:
As part of its commitment to supporting the local economy and enhancing access to essential
services, the development will include 24,000 square feet of commercial space, with a portion of
that space specifically designated for lease by local businesses and charitable or community-
based organizations.
The commercial space is intentionally designed with a variety of layouts and square footages to
accommodate a local business. This includes:
• A 2,000-square -foot restaurant space
• A 1,000-square -foot coffee shop
These uses will serve both building residents and the broader public, creating a more vibrant,
walkable downtown. In addition to reserving the space above for local businesses the remainder of
leased space in the project will prioritize leasing opportunities for locally owned businesses,
nonprofits, and community-serving organizations, particularly those that align with Salt Lake City’s
values around equity, sustainability, and inclusion.
To support this goal, the development team is exploring leasing incentive programs, which may
include:
• Flexible lease terms or graduated rent structures for qualifying nonprofits or small local
enterprises
• Tenant improvement allowances or build-out support for first-time commercial tenants
• Reduced initial rent periods to assist with startup costs or relocation expenses
These programs are intended to lower the barrier to entry for mission -driven organizations and
small businesses that might otherwise be priced out of downtown locations. The developer will
also coordinate outreach efforts during the lease-up period to actively engage local business
associations and nonprofit networks, ensuring these groups are aware of available opportunities.
Finally, the commercial space will incorporate street-level visibility, outdoor activation, and
amenities like bike storage to enhance access, foot traffic, and long-term tenant success. By
making dedicated space available and implementing supportive leasing strategies, the
development advances the City’s goal of fostering a thriving, inclusive, and locally connected
downtown economy.
4. Public Open Space: A major feature of the development is the inclusion of a 35,000-square-foot
publicly accessible courtyard plaza. This space will function as a “third space” for the residents of
the building and for the public, providing a place to relax, socialize, and enjoy the outdoors. The
plaza will replace existing surface parking and be designed to encourage pedestrian movement,
with connections to other parts of downtown. The space will be integrated into the development’s
design, making it a focal point for the community and increasing foot traffic in the area.
5. Increased Density and Sustainable Design: The proposed development will increase the
density of the site while promoting sustainable urban design. The project will include green roofs,
energy-efficient building materials, and an orientation designed to maximize views and natural
light. These features support the city’s sustainability goals and contribute to creating an
environmentally responsible development.
Furthermore, the mixed-use nature of the project promotes urban livability by providing residential,
commercial, and public spaces within close proximity. This design encourages walkability and
reduces the need for personal vehicles, aligning with the city ’s objectives to create a more
sustainable and connected downtown environment.
6. Public Infrastructure and Foot Traffic: The development will contribute to the overall livability of
downtown by increasing foot traffic and supporting the city’s Green Loop initiatives. The building
will be designed to integrate with the city’s green infrastructure, including bike accessibilit y and
sustainable urban features. The increase in density will attract more residents, workers, and visitors
to the area, further contributing to the vitality of downtown.
The integration of diverse commercial space and a permeable street-level design will also create a
welcoming and active environment. By providing multiple entrances, encouraging circulation, and
strategically locating commercial spaces, the development will foster a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly
atmosphere that contributes to the area’s character and accessibility.
7. Replacement of Underutilized Land Uses: The requested zoning change will facilitate the
replacement of an underutilized office building and surface parking lots with a dense, mixed-use
development that includes 421 residential units, a variety of commercial spaces, and public
amenities. This will efficiently utilize the land, providing much-needed housing, services, and
community spaces. Currently, approximately 72.7% (69,300 square feet) of the site is used for
surface parking, which is inefficient and not in alignment with the city’s goals for downtown
development.
The rezoning will allow for the full utilization of the property’s footprint, creating an environment that
fosters residential and economic growth. The development is designed to meet the needs of both
the existing population and the growing downtown community.
Conclusion: The proposed zoning amendment for “The 265” aligns with Salt Lake City’s vision for a
vibrant, sustainable, and interconnected downtown. The development will provide a range of
community benefits, including affordable housing, family-sized units, commercial space for local
businesses, and a publicly accessible plaza. The project will also contribute to the city’s
sustainability and livability goals, enhancing the downtown environment for both residents and
visitors. These benefits will be formalized in a development agreement and will be subject to public
input, ensuring transparency and accountability.
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 202__
(An ordinance amending the zoning of property located at 265 East 100 South Street from MU-8
Mixed Use 8 District to D-1 Central Business District)
An ordinance amending the zoning map pertaining to property located at 265 East 100
South Street (“Property”) from MU-8 (Mixed Use 8) District to D-1 (Central Business) District
pursuant to Petition No. PLNPCM2024-01377.
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Planning Commission (“Planning Commission”) held a
public hearing on October 22, 2025 to consider a petition by Joe Brown and Dave Hunter of
Silverado Development, LLC, representing the property owner, Raven One, LLC, to rezone the
parcel located at 265 East 100 South (Tax ID No. 16-06-127-027-0000) from MU-8 (Mixed Use
8) District to D-1 (Central Business) District; and
WHEREAS, at its October 22, 2025, meeting the Planning Commission voted in favor of
transmitting a positive recommendation to the Salt Lake City Council (“City Council”) on said
petition; and
WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the City Council has determined that
adopting this ordinance is in the city’s best interests.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending the Zoning Map. The Salt Lake City zoning map, as adopted
by the Salt Lake City Code, relating to the fixing of boundaries and zoning districts, shall be and
hereby is amended to reflect that the Property, identified on Exhibit “A” attached hereto, shall be
and hereby is rezoned from MU-8 (Mixed Use 8) District to D-1 (Central Business) District.
SECTION 2. Condition. This map amendment is conditioned upon the owner of the
Property entering into a development agreement with Salt Lake City that (1) will limit the height
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of any building on the Property to 225’, and (2) will require the property owner to work with
commercial tenants to mitigate displacement.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication. The Salt Lake City Recorder is instructed to not publish this ordinance until the
condition set forth in Section 2 pertaining to entering into and recording a development
agreement is satisfied as certified by the Salt Lake City Planning Director or his designee.
SECTION 4. Time. If the condition set forth in Section 2 has not been met within one year after
adoption, this ordinance shall become null and void. Prior to such one year period, the City
Council may, for good cause shown, extend the time period for satisfying the above condition by
resolution.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of ______________,
202__.
______________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor’s Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 202__.
Published: ______________.
Ordinance rezoning 265 East 100 South to D-1
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:___11/21/2025_____________________
By: ___________________________________
Courtney Lords, Senior City Attorney
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EXHIBIT “A”
Legal Description of Property to be Rezoned:
Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot 1, Block 73, Plat A, Salt Lake City Survey, and running thence
South 89°58'28” West along the south line of said Lot 1 a distance of 285.38 feet; thence North 00°02'02"
West 330.14 feet to the north line of Lot 8 of said Block 73; thence North 89°58'27" East along said north
line 120.30 feet; thence North 00°02'10" West 8.25 feet; thence North 89°58'27" East 165.05 feet to east
line of said Block 73; thence South 00°02'18" East along said east line 338.39 feet to the point of
beginning.
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM:Brian Fullmer
Policy Analyst
DATE:January 20, 2026
RE: Zoning Administration Text Amendment
PLNPCM2025-00164
The Council will be briefed about a text amendment requested by the Planning Division and initiated by
Mayor Mendenhall to amend sections of the zoning code. The proposed amendments would align City code
with current practices and processes, and changes to State code.
Proposed changes are in the following three main categories:
Updating the zoning review process to align with current practice.
Clarifying provisions related to code interpretation.
General code cleanup and updates.
The changes are intended to strengthen legal standing, support City staff in their code implementation, and
provide additional transparency. They would not change how Planning administers the zoning code.
The Planning Commission reviewed the proposal at its May 28, 2025 meeting and held a public hearing at
which no one spoke. The Commission forwarded a unanimous positive recommendation to the
Council on the proposed amendments.
After the Planning Commission’s recommendation, Planning staff identified an error on the table of
permitted and conditional uses for manufacturing districts. “Adaptive reuse of a landmark site” was
intentionally deleted from the table as part of the building preservation incentives ordinance. The use was
unintentionally added back to the table shortly after when the “distribution center” use was added. The
change corrects the table.
Item Schedule:
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Goal of the briefing: Review the proposed text amendment and determine if the Council supports
moving forward with the proposal.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As noted above, the proposed amendments are primarily found in three main categories which are
summarized below. Additional information can be found on pages 2-3 of the Planning Commission staff
report.
Currently City code calls for procedures that are outdated and don’t reflect current processes. The proposed
changes will align with how the City departments operate and they will meet State statutes. These include:
Eliminating the zoning certificate process. Current simultaneous review processes and digital
records render zoning certificates obsolete.
Replace outdated site plan review process with current practice of zoning review during building
permit, business license, or planning applications. Submittal requirements are updated to comply
with state code.
Remove Development Review Team as a decision-making body. The DRT serves an advisory role
though it is referenced incorrectly in sections of City code. Proposed changes match current
practices of an appropriate staff member or division as the decision maker.
Clarification of zoning authority. The changes would update code language to match the existing
practice of the Planning Director’s role in administrating the code. This includes delegating review
and decision-making authority to the zoning administrator and Planning staff.
Review of appeals chapter. This change would clarify what decisions are under the purview of the
appeals hearing officer and the appeal periods.
Proposed changes provide clarity for more consistent application of the code.
Clarifying the administrative interpretation process to clarify who can apply, as well as the effects
and limitations of a decision.
Adding provisions for unlisted uses. State law requires adding references to the process of
petitioning to approve unlisted uses.
Clarifying the determination of nonconformity process. This is intended to determine whether uses,
structures or lots that do not comply with current standards are legal. Clarifies application
requirements and standards.
Reorganizing standards related to abandonment of nonconformity. Clarifies that standards are
allowed to apply to both use and structures so it is consistent with State code.
Adjusting definitions and standards. Minor corrections to standards for noncomplying lots, uses
and structures for consistency and alignment with intent.
Proposed changes include minor updates, corrections, and removes obsolete provisions.
Replace outdated “lot and bulk” term with current “development standards” that includes all
development standards for site or building development.
List design standards as a type of zoning regulation. Will be included in the introductory portion of
City code. Also clarifies that the Historic Landmark Commission has authority to modify design
standards for properties in the historic preservation overlay.
Update home occupation standards. A business license exemption for home occupations that do
not create an impact was added to State law in 2017. The proposed change brings City code into
compliance and has been the practice since State law was changed.
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Adjust recently adopted language to clarify intent. Minor adjustments to provisions that allow
rooftop amenities to exceed building height and to the definition of “attached garage.”
Delete obsolete districts, land uses and provisions.
o Deletes AG-20 zoning district because it is not a mapped or active zoning district.
o Deletes Character Conservation District-none have been proposed or created since this was
added in 2013.
o Removes references to special exception process which no longer exists.
o Lists seasonal farm stands as a temporary allowed use in non-residential zones.
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Planning staff identified two key considerations related to the proposal, found on pages 3-4 of the Planning
Commission staff report, and briefly summarized below. For the complete analysis, please see the Planning
staff report.
Consideration 1 – Compliance with State Law
The Planning Commission has authority to make recommendations to the City Council on proposed
changes to City code, and the Council has the authority to adopt, amend, or reject these recommendations.
However, some of the proposed changes are mandated by State law as discussed above and are beyond the
City’s authority to modify.
Proposed updates are intended to help clarify processes for applicants and City staff and ensure compliance
with State law.
Consideration 2 – Changes to the Zoning Approval Process
Proposed changes to the zoning review and approval process mirror what the City has done for several
years. Planning noted that modifications to the proposed process would require coordination with various
City departments and review to ensure that the changes comply with State law. City software limitations
may also be constrained by City software systems.
ANALYSIS OF STANDARDS
Attachment B (page 53) of the Planning Commission staff report outlines zoning text amendment
standards that should be considered as the Council reviews this proposal. The standards and findings are
summarized below. Please see the Planning Commission staff report for additional information.
Factor Finding
Whether a proposed text amendment is consistent with
the purposes, goals, objectives, and policies of the city as
stated through its various adopted planning documents.
Complies
Whether a proposed text amendment furthers the
specific purpose statements of the zoning ordinance.
Complies
Whether a proposed text amendment is consistent with
the purposes and provisions of any applicable overlay
zoning districts which may impose additional standards.
Complies
The extent to which a proposed text amendment
implements best current, professional practices of urban
planning and design.
Complies
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PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
• February 19, 2025 – Mayor Mendenhall initiated petition.
• February 19, 2025 – Petition assigned to Mayara Lima, Zoning Administrator.
• March 10, 2025 – Notice emailed to recognized organizations citywide.
• March 11, 2025 – Proposed code changes posted to the Planning Division’s webpage as an online
open house.
• May 16, 2025 – Planning Commission public hearing notices posted on City and State websites
and at the City library.
• May 28, 2025 – Planning Commission meeting and public hearing. A unanimous positive
recommendation was forwarded to the City Council.
• June 12, 2025 – Ordinance requested from the Attorney’s Office.
• December 10, 2025 – Ordinance received from the Attorney’s Office.
• December 22, 2025 – Transmittal received in City Council Office.
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Planning Commission –May 28, 2025
PLNPCM2025-00164
ZONING
ADMINISTRATION TEXT
AMENDMENT
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SUMMARY
CLARIFY AND UPDATE PROVISIONS
•Multiple sections of Title 21A –Zoning
•Clarify land use authorities
•Updates zoning review processes to reflect current/best practices
•Improves code administration
•Updates references, section numbers, and “cleans up” zoning code
•Eliminates unused sections of code
•Updates to align with state code requirements
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CLARIFY LAND USE AUTHORITIES
Proposal: Changes to 21A.06.06
Replaces “planning official” with “planning director” to match
definitions.
Reflects how authority is delegated (matches reality):
Zoning Administrator
•Interpret code
•Administrative decisions
•Zoning reviews
•Planning Staff
•They do the work that Planning Director and Zoning
Administrator rely on;
•Interpreting the code and zoning reviews delegated to staff
currently.
Existing Code
21A.06.060: ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:
Primary responsibility for administering and enforcing this title
shall be delegated to the planning official. Except as otherwise
specifically provided in this title, the Director may designate a
staff person or staff persons in the division to carry out these
responsibilities. The staff person(s) to whom such
administrative and enforcement functions are assigned shall be
referred to in this title as the "Zoning Administrator".
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Align with current/best practice
•Simplifying the zoning certificate process
•Changes site plan review to zoning review in Chapter 58
•Removal of the Development Review Team as a process
UPDATE ZONING REVIEW PROCESSES
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Proposed Code: What actually happens
Zoning Review and Approval occurs:
•During land use application (if required); or
•During building permit review
•Zoning Certificate only issued if no other
permit is required by code.
ZONING APPROVAL PROCESS
Zoning Certificate Process (currently in code)
Land Use application
↓
1st zoning review
↓
Zoning Certificate Application
↓
2nd zoning Review
↓
Building Permit Application
↓
3rd zoning review
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ZONING REVIEW PROCESS
1.Compliance with state law
(submittal requirements)
2.Reflects modern practice
(electronic plans vs paper plans)
3.Addresses what site plan
approval means/when it occurs
4.Moves zoning certificate to this
section
5. Establishes zoning verification
process.
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ELIMINATING DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
TEAM FROM CODE
DRT identified as a land use authority, but has no approval authority in code.
DRT process replaced by zoning review process
Does not eliminate the “development review team” meetings for applicants.
•There is no need to codify the ability to meet with applicants
•Purpose: for applicants to understand what codes apply and what they
need to do to obtain various permits.
•Also identifies obvious code issues (fire access, utility access, zoning
issues)
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•Administrative interpretation process
•Provisions for unlisted uses Determination of
nonconformity process*
•Standards related to abandonment of nonconformity*
•Adjust definitions and standards related to
noncomplying structures/nonconforming uses
* Updates required to be consistent/compliant with state code
IMPROVES CODE ADMINISTRATION
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CLARIFIES BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION
AND DETERMINATION
Administrative Interpretation
Interprets code to specific situation
•Is a land use allowed?
•How a standard applies?
Used to address land uses that are not
defined or in land use tables (state code
requirement).
Administrative Determinations
Decides nonconforming land uses and
noncomplying structures:
•Nonconforming use: a use that was legally
allowed and established but is no longer
allowed by zoning.
•Noncomplying structure: a building that
was built legally but no longer complies
with existing rules because the rules
changed.
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STANDARDS RELATED ABANDONMENT OF
NONCONFORMING USE
Relocated in 21A.38 to where it makes more
sense.
Standard for amortizing nonconforming use
updated to match state code.
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NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES/NONCOMPLYING
BUILDINGS STANDARDS
Clarifies additions not further extending into
noncomplying setbacks
Noncomplying Lots
•Clarifies how a noncomplying lot can be
legalized
•SFD allowed in all residential zones
•Any use allowed in the zone
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General code cleanup and update
•Replace “lot and bulk” with “development standards”
•List design standards as a type of zoning regulation
•Update home occupation standards (to comply with state
code changes)
•Adjust recently adopted language to clarify intent
•Delete obsolete districts, land uses and provisions
EXAMPLES OF “CODE CLEAN UP”
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EXAMPLES OF ADDING CLARITY
Adjust language to clarify intent
Amending note 2 of table 21A.36.020C
2. Amenities shall be setback at least 5 feet from all property lines.
Physical separation, such as a fence or railing, shall be provided to
delineate the rooftop amenity area, but the amenity may not
enclosed with walls or include a roof.
Amending definition of attached garage
GARAGE, ATTACHED: A garage that is attached to the principal
building by a common wall or is connected to the principal building
by a roof that has a width of more than five feet (5') or more. An
attached garage shall be considered part of the principal building.
Delete obsolete provisions
Amending subsection 21A.36.250.J.1
1. Landscaping and screening of rRecycling collection stations
shall be screened from public view by a fence or wall, unless
when exempt by other provisions of this title. provided in a
manner that improves their appearance without obscuring
their visibility. Landscaping and screening requirements shall
be established on a case by case basis as part of the site plan
review process pursuant to chapter 21A.58 of this title. In
districts where site plan review is not required, no landscaping
or screening will be required.
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DELETING UNUSED CHAPTERS
21A.32.056 AG-20 Agricultural District
•District is not mapped anywhere in the city
21A.35 Character Conservation Districts
•Added to code in 2012, but has never been used.
•Overlays can accomplish the same thing.
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Planning Commission recommended adopting the proposal.
RECOMMENDATION
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Mayara Lima
Mayara.lima@slc.gov
SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
12/15/2025
Date Sent to Council:
12/19/2025
From:
Department *
Community and Neighborhood
Employee Name:
Norris, Nick
E-mail
Nick.Norris@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
12/16/2025
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
12/19/2025
Subject:
Zoning Administration Text Amendment
Additional Staff Contact:Presenters/Staff Table
Document Type
Ordinance
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Recommendation:
Adopt the ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission.
Background/Discussion
See first attachment for Background/Discussion
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Provide your perspective on the value of recommending a public hearing
We have public hearings on these matters.
Public Process
(In memo)
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ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY
Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS
Tammy Hunsaker
Director
SALT LAKE CITY CORPORATION
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 404 WWW.SLC.GOV
P.O. BOX 145486, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5486 TEL 801.535.6230 FAX 801.535.6005
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: This petition, initiated by Mayor Erin Mendenhall at the request of the
Planning Division, proposes amendments to multiple sections of Title 21A – Zoning. This text
amendment focuses on updating the zoning ordinance to reflect current practices, fix inconsistencies, and
incorporate changes required by state law.
Many existing processes, such as the zoning certificate requirement and sequential departmental reviews,
are outdated and no longer align with how zoning approvals are currently administered. The amendment
eliminates obsolete steps, updates definitions, clarifies roles, and incorporates simultaneous, digital
review processes that are already in practice. It also addresses legal requirements for reviewing unlisted
uses, limits imposed on site plan requirements for residential projects, and clarifies appeals and
interpretation procedures.
The proposed changes generally fall into three main categories:
(1) Updating the zoning review process to align with current practice, which includes modifying
the zoning certificate process, clarification of zoning authority, and removal of the Development
Review Team (DRT) as a decision-making body;
a. A zoning certificate is issued when an application does not otherwise require another
approval (such as a business license or building permit) as a method to document zoning
approval. An approved building permit, business license, conditional use, design review,
or planned development application carry the same legal weight as a zoning certificate, so
a zoning certificate is unnecessary. It is necessary when there is no other application
required, such as construction of a shed under 200 square feet, which does not require a
building permit.
b. The zoning code often uses the term “zoning administrator” as a decision-making body,
but the definition of zoning administrator says that the administrator is the planning
director. The code also uses both the planning director and zoning administrator
interchangeably. This set of changes does not change who has authority, it simply makes
the use of the term more consistent.
c. The DRT is listed as an approval authority in the code but does not have any decision-
making authority in administering the zoning code. That authority is designated to the
Planning Director, or the director’s DRT. Chapter 21A.58 includes sections about what
the DRT does. However, the DRT has functioned differently from what the code says for
many years, primarily because zoning reviews and all other land use applications routed
for review by other departments are done electronically. This set of changes removes the
DRT from the code and recognizes the current practice of how applications are reviewed.
The practive of applicants being able to schedule informational meetings to review
developments remains, but it is not necessary to codify.
(2) Clarifying provisions related to code interpretation, which includes updates to the
administrative interpretation process, determination of nonconformity, and provisions for unlisted
uses;
a. This set of changes updates the code to better match current practices and matches state
code regarding the process of administering Title 21A Zoning.
b. The processes for administering the code as it applies to nonconforming uses and
noncomplying buildings and lots are being updated to match existing practice for
determining the legal status of both, clarifying when a nonconforming use or structure is
considered abandoned, and updates the process for amortizing nonconforming uses to
match state code references. The city has not amortized a nonconforming use in the past,
which essentially means giving a nonconforming use a set amount of time before it must
cease. This only applies to uses that are no longer allowed but is not applicable to uses
that routinely create nuisances. Under state code, the city must adopt a formula for
amortizing a nonconforming use and adopt it into code. Salt Lake City has not created a
formula to accomplish this, so the existing process is proposed to be removed because it
likely does not comply with Utah Code.
(3) General code cleanup and updates to address ambiguities in definitions, standards, and
procedures, such as replacing outdated terms like “lot and bulk,” deleting obsolete districts and
land uses, and adjusting standards to ensure consistency with state code.
a. This group of changes is mostly a clean up of the zoning code. It deletes the AG-20
zoning district and all references to this chapter, which is not mapped anywhere in the
city and no longer necessary. It also removes the Character Conservation District chapter
from the code, which has never been used and is not necessary to update zoning
standards.
b. This section clarifies how some standards are applied, such as in the Foothill Residential
zoning districts where taller retaining walls may be needed to ensure access to legally
existing lots.
c. Multiple definitions are being updated to be more clear, and unnecessary definitions are
being deleted.
These updates improve transparency, ensure legal standing, and more clearly communicate when and how
zoning approvals are granted.
CONSIDERATIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL
The Planning Commission held a public hearing for the proposed text amendment and unanimously
forwarded a positive recommendation of approval to the City Council. After such recommendations, staff
identified the following for council consideration:
• Remove the land use “Adaptive reuse of a landmark site” from 21A.33.040 Table Of Permitted
And Conditional Uses For Manufacturing Districts. The use was deleted by ordinance 56 of 2024,
which adopted the building preservation incentives. The use was shortly after added back to the
table due to an error by ordinance 60 of 2024, which was meant to only introduce the use
“Distribution Center” to the table. The change would be merely a correction.
PUBLIC PROCESS:
Community Council Notice: A notice of application was sent to all recognized community organizations
on March 10, 2025, per City Code Chapter 2.60 with a link to the online open house webpage. The
recognized organizations were given 45 days to respond with any concerns or to request staff to meet with
them and discuss the proposed zoning amendment. The 45-day public engagement period ended on April
25, 2025.
Public Open House: An online open house is being held since March 11, 2025. No public comment was
received.
Planning Commission Meeting: The Planning Commission held a public hearing on May 28, 2025. The
Planning Commission forwarded a positive recommendation to City Council on the proposed amendment.
Planning Commission (PC) Records
a) PC Agenda of May 28, 2025
b) PC Minutes of May 28, 2025
c) PC Staff Report of May 28, 2025
EXHIBITS:
1) Ordinance
2) Project Chronology
3) Notice of City Council Public Hearing
4) Original Petition
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1. ORDINANCE
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Project Title: Zoning Administration Text Amendment
Petition No.: PLNPCM2025-00164
Version: Transmitted
Date Prepared: 5/9/2025
Planning Commission Action: Recommended 5/28/2025
This proposed ordinance makes the following amendments (for summary purposes only):
Makes changes to code references associated with the amended sections, including in Title 2, 18
and 21A.
Lists design standards as a type of regulation in the zoning code (21A.04.010).
Authorizes HLC to modify any design standards (21A.06.050)
Deletes obsolete special exception language in 21A.06.030.
Modifies Zoning Administrator authority to Planning Director and adds section about designees
(21A.06.060).
Removes Development Review Team (DRT) as a decision-making body (21A.06.070) and
amends several sections to give authority to more appropriate staff or division.
Deletes chapter 21A.08 - Zoning Certificate and moves relevant standards to 21A.58.
Clarifies the administrative interpretations process, including who can apply, the decision’s effect
and its limitations (21A.12).
Amends 21A.12, 21A.16, 21A.33.010.C and 21A.50 to comply with state code regulations
regarding use classification request.
Makes changes to appeals chapter title and authority (21A.16) to include all types of decisions
under the appeals hearing officer purview and clarifies appeal periods.
Amends 21A.24.010.P.9 to allow modifications to grade changes when necessary to provide
driveway access.
Deletes 21A.32.056 - AG-20 Agricultural District because district is not in the zoning map and
thus regulations do not apply.
Deletes Chapter 21A.35 - Character Conservation Districts because no district has been created
and thus regulations have not been used since chapter was added to the code in 2012.
Clarifies how development standards apply for new uses and buildings on noncomplying lots
(21A.36.020.A).
Amends 21A.36.030.E to exempt from business license home occupations that do not create
impacts, as required by state law.
Reorganizes standards related to abandonment of nonconformity as to apply to both use and
structures (21A.38.020).
Amends 21A.38 to clarify noncomplying structure, noncomplying lots and the application
requirements to determine nonconformity.
Clarifying seasonal farm stand is permitted as a temporary use in Chapter 21A.42 and increasing
maximum period from 120 to 180 days. Maximum period for farmers’ market also increased to
180 days to match.
Updates chapter 21A.58 to replace obsolete site plan review process with current practice of
zoning review and approval process during building permit and business license.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: ___________________________
By: ____________________________
Katherine D. Pasker, Senior City Attorney
December 10, 2025
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Makes technical changes to several sections in Title 21A that simplifies, clarifies or makes
language more consistent.
Amends definitions in section 21A.62.040 associated with the other amended sections.
Underlined text is new; text with strikethrough is proposed to be deleted. Modifications made as part of
the Planning Commission recommendation are highlighted in yellow. All other text is existing with no
proposed change.
1. Amends Subsection 2.58.037.A.5 as follows: 1
5. Site plans, as required pursuant to section Chapter 21A.58.060 of this Code; 2
2. Amends Subsection 18.12.050.A as follows: 3
A. Powers and Duties of Fines Hearing Officer: The fines hearing officer, appointed pursuant to 4
Section Chapter 21A.06.090, may hear and decide appeals of civil fines and abatement costs 5
imposed pursuant to this title. As set forth in this section, the fines hearing officer may affirm 6
civil fines, reduce civil fines, and approve civil fine payment schedules. The fines hearing officer 7
may affirm or reduce an abatement statement of costs and may approve abatement cost payment 8
schedules. 9
3. Amends Subsection 21A.04.010.C as follows: 10
C. Types Of Regulations In This Title: The following types of regulations are contained in this title: 11
1. Land Use Regulations: Land use regulations for each base zoning district specify land 12
uses permitted as of right, or allowed after obtaining conditional use approval. The 13
regulations include special requirements applicable to specific uses. Land use regulations for 14
all districts appear in part III of this title. Land use regulations may be modified by overlay 15
districts also found in part III of this title, or by procedures in part V, "Amendments And 16
Special Approvals", of this title. 17
2. Development Standards: Development standards for each zoning district include fixed 18
dimensional standards and performance standards. Fixed dimensional standards are numerical 19
maximum or minimum conditions which govern the development on a site. These standards 20
are intended to promote uniformity of development in terms of the dimensions being 21
controlled. Performance standards establish certain criteria which must be met on a site, but 22
allow flexibility as to how those criteria can be met. 23
Development standards control the height, size, location and other particular aspects of 24
structures and uses on sites intended for development. These standards also prescribe off-25
street parking, landscaping and buffering requirements between districts and between certain 26
potentially incompatible uses. Development standards for each zoning district appear in part 27
III of this title. Development standards for base zoning districts may be modified by overlay 28
districts which are found in part III of this title, or through procedures in part V, 29
"Amendments And Special Approvals", of this title. The development standards in part III of 30
this title are supplemented by additional development standards in part IV of this title. The 31
development standards in part IV of this title also include sign regulations applicable to the 32
zoning districts. 33
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3. Design Standards: Design standards are dimensional and performance standards that 34
promote the district’s intended aesthetics and construction quality. These design standards are 35
located in part III and part IV of this title. The standards may be modified through procedures 36
in part V, "Amendments and Special Approvals", of this title. Part V of this title may also 37
require additional design standards to comply with the special approval goals and purposes. 38
3. 4. Administration: Administration includes creation of, and allocation of powers and 39
duties to, decision making bodies and officials, requirements for zoning certificates, general 40
application and public hearing procedures for administrative interpretations, appeals of 41
administrative decisions and variances. These administrative regulations appear in part II of 42
this title. 43
4. 5. Enforcement: Enforcement contains the remedies available to the City to enforce this 44
title. These regulations appear in part II of this title or may be included in other sections to 45
address violations of specific chapters. 46
4. Amends Section 21A.06.010 as follows: 47
21A.06.010: SUMMARY OF AUTHORITY 48
The City decision making bodies and officials described in this chapter, without limitation upon such 49
authority as each may possess by law, have responsibility for implementing and administering this title in 50
the manner described in sections 21A.06.020 through 21A.06.090 of this chapter. Other City departments 51
also have specific responsibilities related to this title and are identified in the appropriate sections. 52
5. Deletes Subsection 21A.06.030.C.8 as follows: 53
8. Authorize special exceptions to the terms of this title pursuant to the procedures and standards 54
set forth in chapter 21A.52, "Special Exceptions", of this title. 55
6. Amends Subsection 21A.06.040.B as follows: 56
B. Jurisdiction and Authority: The appeals hearing officer shall have the following powers and duties in 57
connection with the implementation of this title: 58
1. Hear and decide appeals from any administrative of decisions made by the zoning administrator in 59
the administration or the enforcement of this title pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in 60
Chapter 21A.16, "Appeals of Administrative Decisions", of this title; 61
2. Authorize variances from the terms of this title pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth 62
in Chapter 21A.18, "Variances", of this title; 63
3. Hear and decide terminations of a nonconforming use by amortization pursuant to the procedures 64
and standards set forth in Chapter 21A.38; and appeals of any decision made by the historic landmark 65
commission, or the planning director in the case of administrative decisions, pursuant to the procedures 66
and standards set forth in Section 21A.34.020, "H Historic Preservation Overlay District", of this title; 67
4. Hear and decide any other matter involving application, administration or enforcement where 68
specifically authorized by a provision of this code. appeals from decisions made by the planning 69
commission concerning subdivisions or subdivision amendments pursuant to the procedures and 70
standards set forth in title 20, "Subdivisions and Condominiums", of this code; and 71
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5. Hear and decide appeals from administrative decisions made by the planning commission pursuant 72
to the procedures and standards set forth in this title. 73
7. Amends Subsection 21A.06.050.C.6.f as follows: 74
f. Any mModifications to bulk and lot regulations development and design standards, except 75
density and off-street parking, of the underlying zoning district where it is found that the 76
proposal complies with the applicable standards identified in Section 21A.34.020 and is 77
compatible consistent with the surrounding historic structures purpose of the H Historic 78
Preservation Overlay District; 79
8. Amends Section 21A.06.060 as follows: 80
21A.06.060: ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR: 81
Primary responsibility for administering and enforcing this title shall be delegated to the planning official 82
director. The planning director has the responsibility to process any application required by this title and 83
make administrative decisions as authorized by this title. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this 84
title, the The Ddirector may designate a staff person or staff persons in the division to carry out these 85
responsibilities as follow: The staff person(s) to whom such administrative and enforcement functions are 86
assigned shall be referred to in this title as the "Zoning Administrator". 87
A. Zoning Administrator: The zoning administrator shall be responsible for interpreting the 88
provisions of this title and of any rule or regulation issued pursuant to it. The zoning 89
administrator shall be responsible for zoning reviews and approvals and for administrative 90
decisions as specifically authorized by this title. 91
B. Planning Staff: The planning director or zoning administrator may delegate to staff the processing 92
of applications and issuing of administrative decisions. 93
9. Deleting Sections 21A.06.070 and 080 and renumbering existing Section 21A.06.090 to 94
21A.06.070 with no other changes to the “Fines Hearing Officer” section. 95
21A.06.070: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TEAM (DRT): 96
The development review team shall consist of a designated representative from all City departments 97
and/or divisions involved in the development review/approval process, including, but not limited to, the 98
Department of Community and Neighborhoods, the Department of Public Services, the Police 99
Department, the Fire Department and the Department of Public Utilities, and shall be responsible for 100
advising the Zoning Administrator in the Zoning Administrator's administration of the site plan review 101
process pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21A.58 of this title. 102
21A.06.080: RESERVED. 103
21A.06.090: FINES HEARING OFFICER: 104
10. Deleting Chapter 21A.08 and reserving as follows: 105
CHAPTER 21A.08 - ZONING CERTIFICATE RESERVED 106
SECTION: 107
21A.08.010: Purpose Statement Applicability 108
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21A.08.020: Authority To Issue Zoning Certificate 109
21A.08.030: Zoning Certificate Requirement 110
21A.08.040: Application For Zoning Certificate 111
21A.08.050: Waiver Of Requirements 112
21A.08.060: Revocation Of Zoning Certificate 113
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21A.08.010: PURPOSE STATEMENT: 115
The zoning certificate serves two (2) general purposes. First, it provides a means to document the review 116
of plans for conformance with this title. Second, because the certificate must be filed along with all other 117
applications submitted in connection with a specific development proposal, it provides an ongoing record 118
of actions taken with respect to the authorized use of a particular parcel or site. Because the certificate 119
serves as a vehicle for routine plan review by the zoning administrator prior to special reviews by other 120
decision making bodies, it avoids needless special reviews of incomplete plans. 121
21A.08.020: AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ZONING CERTIFICATE: 122
The zoning administrator shall have authority to issue zoning certificates, but only in accordance with the 123
provisions of this chapter. 124
21A.08.030: ZONING CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENT: 125
Except as otherwise expressly required herein upon April 12, 1995, a zoning certificate shall be required 126
for the following: 127
A. Building Permit: Any new principal building development activity requiring a building permit. 128
B. Change Of Land Use Type: Any change of land use type. 129
C. Increased Parking Or Landscaping Requirements: Any modification to a property or development 130
that requires an increase in parking or landscaping requirements. 131
21A.08.040: APPLICATION FOR ZONING CERTIFICATE: 132
Application for a zoning certificate may be made only by the owner of the property or building or the 133
property owner's authorized agent for which the zoning certificate is sought. The application shall be 134
made to the zoning administrator on a form or forms provided by the office of the zoning administrator. A 135
record of all zoning certificates issued shall be kept on file in the office of the zoning administrator. 136
A. Application Requirements For Building Permits Or Change In Land Use Type: Each application for 137
a zoning certificate for any new principal building permit, an increased parking requirement, an increased 138
landscaping requirement or change of land use type shall be accompanied by the following: 139
1. A statement describing: 140
a. The type of structure containing the use, if any, 141
b. The exact nature of the most recent use of such structure or lot, 142
c. The exact nature of the proposed use of the structure or lot, and 143
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d. The number of off street parking and loading spaces currently provided on the zoning lot; 144
2. A site plan, drawn to scale and fully dimensioned, including: 145
a. The topography, actual shape and dimensions of the lots to be built upon or used, 146
b. The exact size and location on the lot of the existing and proposed buildings, structures, and 147
accessory buildings, 148
c. The existing and intended use of each building or part of a building, 149
d. The number of dwelling units the building is designed to accommodate, 150
e. The number and location of off street parking stalls to be provided, 151
f. The location and design of loading docks and facilities, and 152
g. Such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary for the 153
enforcement of this title. (Ord. 62-09 § 10, 2009) 154
21A.08.050: WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS: 155
The zoning administrator shall waive any or all of the submittal requirements of section 21A.08.040 of 156
this chapter, if information necessary to create a zoning certificate exists in existing city records 157
including, but not limited to, building permit, business licensing, appeals hearing officer records, and 158
board of adjustment records. (Ord. 8-12, 2012) 159
21A.08.060: REVOCATION OF ZONING CERTIFICATE: 160
A. Authority: A zoning certificate may be revoked by the zoning administrator in accordance with the 161
provisions of this section, if the recipient of the certificate fails to develop or maintain the property in 162
accordance with the plans submitted, the requirements of this title, or any additional requirements 163
lawfully imposed in connection with the issuance of the zoning certificate. 164
B. Notice: Before a zoning certificate may be revoked, written notice of the decision to revoke shall be 165
given to the certificate holder. The notice shall inform the certificate holder of the grounds for the 166
revocation and advise the certificate holder that the revocation shall be effective thirty (30) days from the 167
date of the notice unless before the revocation date, the certificate holder either: 1) demonstrates to the 168
satisfaction of the zoning administrator compliance with the requirements of the zoning certificate; or 2) 169
files an appeal of the zoning administrator's decision to revoke pursuant to subsection D of this section. 170
C. Effect Of Revocation: No person may continue to make use of land or buildings in the manner 171
authorized by any zoning certificate after such certificate has been revoked in accordance with this 172
section. 173
D. Appeal: Any person adversely affected by a final decision of the zoning administrator to revoke a 174
zoning certificate may appeal to the appeals hearing officer in accordance with the provisions of chapter 175
21A.16 of this title. 176
11. Amends Section 21A.12.030 as follows: 177
21A.12.030: PERSONS ENTITLED TO SEEK INTERPRETATIONS: 178
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Applications for interpretations may shall be filed only by a the property owner having need for an 179
interpretation or by the property owner's authorized agent. The request for interpretation shall be specific 180
to provisions of this title as it applies to the property. 181
12. Amends Section 21A.12.050 as follows: 182
21A.12.050: STANDARDS FOR USE INTERPRETATIONS: 183
A use interpretation determines whether a land use not listed in chapter 21A.33 is substantially similar to 184
a listed use and therefore subject to the same regulations. The following standards shall govern the zoning 185
administrator, and the appeals hearing officer on appeals from the zoning administrator, in issuing use 186
interpretations: 187
A. Any use defined in chapter 21A.62 of this title, shall be interpreted as defined; 188
B. Any use specifically listed without a "P" or "C" designated in the table of permitted and 189
conditional uses for a district shall not be allowed in that zoning district; 190
C. No use interpretation shall allow a proposed use in a district unless evidence is presented 191
demonstrating that tThe proposed use, if allowed, will shall comply with the development 192
standards established for that particular district; 193
D. No A use interpretation shall only allow any use in a particular district unless such a proposed use 194
is that is substantially similar to the uses allowed in that district and is more similar to such uses 195
than to uses allowed in a less restrictive prohibited in the district; 196
E. If the proposed use is most similar to a conditional use authorized in the district in which it is 197
proposed to be located, any use interpretation allowing such use shall require that it may be 198
approved only as a conditional use pursuant to chapter 21A.54 of this title; and 199
F. No use interpretation shall permit the establishment of any use that would be inconsistent with the 200
statement of purpose of that zoning district.; and 201
G. A proposed use that is not similar to a listed use may be approved only as a zoning amendment 202
pursuant to Chapter 21A.50 of this title. 203
13. Amends Section 21A.12.060 as follows: 204
21A.12.060: EFFECT OF USE INTERPRETATIONS: 205
A use An administrative interpretation finding a particular use to be a permitted use or a conditional use 206
shall not authorize the establishment of such a use nor the development, construction, reconstruction, 207
alteration or moving of any building or structure. It shall merely authorize the preparation, filing, and 208
processing of applications for any approvals and permits that may be required by the codes and 209
ordinances of the city including, but not limited to, a zoning certificate, a building permit, a certificate of 210
occupancy, subdivision approval, and site plan approval. respond to the specific interpretation request 211
submitted with respect to the application of this title to a particular property. An interpretation is not 212
binding absent the approval of separate land use application coupled with other detrimental reliance 213
associated therewith in a manner consistent with the terms of the interpretation. 214
14. Amends Section 21A.12.070 as follows: 215
21A.12.070: LIMITATIONS ON USE INTERPRETATIONS: 216
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A use An administrative interpretation finding a particular use to be a permitted use or a conditional use 217
in a particular district shall be specific to the situation being interpreted and deemed to authorize only that 218
particular use in the district and such use interpretation shall not be deemed to authorize any other 219
allegedly similar use or situation for which a separate use interpretation has not been issued. 220
15. Amends the name of Chapter 21A.16 with no other revisions to the chapter (except as specifically 221
noted below): 222
CHAPTER 21A.16 223
APPEALS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS 224
16. Amends Subsection 21A.16.010.A as follows: 225
A. Title 21A Appeals, Applications and Determinations: As described in section 21A.06.040 of this 226
title, tThe appeals hearing officer shall hear and decide or make determinations regarding appeals 227
of: 228
1. Appeals alleging an error in any aAdministrative decisions made by the zoning administrator, 229
the planning commission or the historic landmark commission involving the application, 230
administration, enforcement or compliance with Title 21A of this titlecode; 231
2. Appeals from dDecisions made by the planning commission concerning subdivisions or 232
subdivision amendments pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in Title 20 of this 233
code; 234
3. Decisions made by the historic landmark commission pursuant to the procedures and standards 235
set forth in Section 21A.34.020; Applications for variances as per chapter 21A.18 of this title; 236
4. Decisions made by the planning commission pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth 237
in this title; The existence, expansion or modification of nonconforming uses and noncomplying 238
structures pursuant to the procedures and standards set forth in chapter 21A.38, "Nonconforming 239
Uses and Noncomplying Structures", of this title; and 240
5. Any other matter involving application, administration or enforcement of this code where 241
specifically authorized by a provision of this code. 242
17. Amends Subsection 21A.16.030.C as follows: 243
C. Time for Filing an Appeal: The deadlines for filing a complete application for appeal are: 244
1. Administrative decisions made by the zoning administrator or planning director: ten (10) 245
days; 246
2. Planning commission decisions: ten (10) days; 247
3. Historic landmark commission or administrative decisions authorized in 21A.34.020: thirty 248
(30) days for appeals filed by the applicant, ten (10) days for appeals filed by any other party 249
entitled to appeal.; 250
4. City council decisions regarding unlisted land uses: ten (10) days. 251
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18. Adds Subsection 21A.16.030.I.3 as follows: 252
3. An appeal of a city council decision regarding an unlisted land use shall be based on the record 253
made below. 254
a. No new evidence shall be heard by the appeals hearing officer unless such evidence was 255
improperly excluded from consideration below. 256
b. The appeals hearing officer shall presume that the decision of the city council is valid, 257
provided the decision was made in compliance with the procedures set forth in 21A.50, 258
and shall uphold the decision of the city council if it is reasonably debatable that the city 259
council’s decision is consistent with the purpose and standards of this title. 260
19. Amends Section 21A.18.090 as follows: 261
21A.18.090: EFFECT OF GRANTING A VARIANCE: 262
The granting of a variance shall not authorize the establishment or extension of any use, nor the 263
development, construction, reconstruction, alteration or moving of any building or structure but shall 264
merely authorize the preparation, filing and processing of applications for any permits and approval that 265
may be required by the regulations of the city, including, but not limited to, a zoning certificate, a 266
building permit, a certificate of occupancy, subdivision approval, and site plan approval. 267
20. Amends Subsection 21A.20.080.A as follows: 268
A. Powers And Duties Of Fines Hearing Officer: The Fines Hearing Officer, appointed pursuant to 269
section 21A.06.09070 of this title, may hear and decide appeals of civil fines imposed pursuant to 270
this chapter. As set forth in this section, the Fines Hearing Officer may reduce civil fines and 271
approve civil fine payment schedules. 272
21. Deletes the following rows in Subsection 21A.22.010 as follows, with no other changes to the 273
table: 274
Section Reference District Name
E. Special Purpose Districts:
21A.32.056 AG-20 Agricultural District
G. Character Conservation Districts:
21A.35.010 Purpose
22. Deletes Subsection 21A.24.010.B and reserving, as follows: 275
B. Site Plan Review: In certain districts, permitted uses and conditional uses have the potential for 276
adverse impacts if located and laid out without careful planning. Such impacts may interfere with 277
the use and enjoyment of adjacent property and uses. Site plan review is a process designed to 278
address such adverse impacts and minimize them where possible. Site plan review is not required 279
for single-family, two-family and twin home dwellings unless they are approved as a conditional 280
use. All other uses shall be subject to the site plan review regulations contained in chapter 21A.58 281
of this title. Reserved 282
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23. Amends Subsection 21A.24.010.J as follows: 283
J. Basement Structures: All dwellings must shall have at least one full story aboveground. 284
Residential structures built into a hillside with may have less than all elevations exposed when 285
constrained by the slope of the site may be approved through the site plan review process. 286
24. Amends Subsection 21A.24.010.P.9 as follows: 287
9. Roads And Driveways: To ensure that private roads and driveways minimize impact on the 288
natural landscape, plans for the design and improvement of roads and driveways shall be 289
subject to review and approval by the City Engineer and Fire Department as a condition of 290
building permit issuance. Design standards and guidelines for private roads and driveways 291
shall include the following: 292
a. Driveways which serve more than one parcel are encouraged as a method of reducing 293
unnecessary grading, paving, and site disturbance. The drive approach for driveways 294
which serve more than one parcel shall not exceed the standard widths for drive 295
approaches as specified by the Salt Lake City Transportation Division. 296
b. Driveway approaches shall not be located within six feet (6') of any side property line. 297
The zoning administrator Exceptions may be considered by the development review 298
team, approve exceptions based on the driveway slope and dimension, slope of the 299
roadway or lot, location of existing drive approaches serving abutting properties, and 300
proposed uses. 301
(1) Driveway approaches shall maintain a twelve foot (12') separation from another 302
drive approach. Drive approaches shall be located ten feet (10') from a corner 303
property line or five feet (5') from the termination of a corner curb radius, whichever 304
is greater. Drive approaches located along a designated right turn lane shall maintain 305
a fifty foot (50') setback from the termination of a corner curb radius. The zoning 306
administrator Exceptions to those requirements may be approved by the development 307
review team exceptions to this requirement. 308
c. A driveway shall not exceed sixteen percent (16%) average slope with standard vertical 309
curve transitions from the property line to a legal parking space. 310
(1) The cross slope of driveways should may not exceed four percent (4%). 311
d. Driveway approaches shall maintain a five foot (5') offset from power poles, fire 312
hydrants, trees or any other roadside hazards. The zoning administrator Exceptions to 313
those requirements may be approved by the development review team exceptions to this 314
requirement. 315
e. Sight obstructions along driveways shall maintain a ten foot (10') wide by ten foot (10') 316
deep sight distance triangle as noted in section 21A.62.050, figure 21A.62.050I of this 317
title. Obstructions in the required sight distance triangle shall generally not exceed thirty 318
inches (30") in height. The zoning administrator Exceptions may be approved by the 319
development review team exceptions based upon location and type of material. 320
f. The zoning administrator may approve grade changes that exceed the limitations in 321
21A.24.010.P.6 when necessary to accommodate a driveway that provides access to legal 322
parcels or legal parking areas. 323
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25. Amends Subsection 21A.24.010.P.10.a as follows: 324
a. Site Plan Submittal: As a part of the site plan zoning review process, a fencing plan shall 325
be submitted which shall show: 326
(1) Any specific subdivision approval conditions regarding fencing; 327
(2) Material specifications and illustrations necessary to determine compliance with 328
specific subdivision approval limitations and the standards of this section. 329
26. Amends Subsection 21A.24.120.E.7 as follows: 330
7. Any density bonus granted will shall be documented through a zoning certificate in 331
accordance in Chapter 21A.08. The zoning certificate will be issued by the Building Services 332
Division once the bonus unit has passed its final building inspection. The certificate will 333
indicate that this unit was established through the preservation of the existing structure on the 334
site. restrictive covenant, the form of which shall be approved by the city attorney. The 335
restrictive covenant shall be recorded on the property with the Salt Lake County Recorder 336
prior to final inspection of the bonus units. The restrictive covenant shall run with the land 337
and shall provide for the following, without limitation: 338
a. Indicate that bonus dwelling units were established by retaining existing structures on a 339
site. 340
b. Guarantee that the building(s) containing the unit(s) used to qualify for the bonus units 341
shall not be demolished unless the associated bonus units are also demolished; and 342
c. Establish that the terms of the restrictive covenant are enforceable by the city or, pursuant 343
to Utah Code Section 10-9a-802 (or its successor), any adversely affected party, and that 344
in any such enforcement action the court shall award the prevailing party its attorneys' 345
fees. 346
27. Deletes Subsection 21A.25.010.J and reserving, as follows: 347
J. Site Plan Review: In certain districts, permitted uses and conditional uses have the potential for 348
adverse impacts if located and laid out without careful planning. Such impacts may interfere with 349
the use and enjoyment of adjacent property and uses. Site plan review is a process designed to 350
address such adverse impacts and minimize them where possible. Site plan review is required for 351
all conditional uses, and all permitted uses except single-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, 352
and twin homes. All uses in these districts shall be subject to the site plan review regulations 353
contained in chapter 21A.58 of this title. Reserved 354
28. Deletes Subsection 21A.32.010.B and reserving, as follows: 355
B. Site Plan Review: In certain districts, permitted uses and conditional uses have the potential for 356
adverse impacts if located and laid out without careful planning. Such impacts may interfere with 357
the use and enjoyment of adjacent property and uses. Site plan review is a process designed to 358
address such adverse impacts and minimize them where possible. Site plan review of 359
development proposals is required in the RP, BP, FP, PL, PL-2, I, UI, MH and MU districts. All 360
uses in these districts shall be subject to the site plan review regulations contained in chapter 361
21A.58 of this title. Reserved 362
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29. Amends Subsection 21A.32.020.G as follows: 363
G. Attached Buildings On Separate Lots: Buildings on separate lots of record that are attached by a 364
common wall along the interior side lot line may be permitted, subject to the site plan review 365
approval pursuant to the provisions of chapter 21A.58 of this title when the lots are part of a 366
single development. Where such buildings are authorized, the requirement for interior side yards 367
in subsection F3 of this section shall be waived. 368
30. Amends Subsection 21A.32.020.H.3 as follows: 369
3. Interior Side Yard: Eight feet (8'). Where a common access drive serves two (2) adjacent lots 370
and extends along the side lot line to parking facilities in the rear of the lot, this landscape 371
yard may be reduced or eliminated if the reduction or elimination is compensated for by 372
increasing another landscape yard, subject to site plan review approval. 373
31. Amends Subsection 21A.32.030.I.2 as follows: 374
2. Outdoor Storage: Accessory outdoor storage shall be screened with a solid fence and 375
approved through the site plan review process. 376
32. Amends Subsection 21A.32.040.I.1 as follows: 377
1. Site Plan Submittal: As a part of the site plan zoning review process, a fencing plan shall be 378
submitted which shall show: 379
a. Any specific subdivision approval conditions regarding fencing; 380
b. Material specifications and illustrations necessary to determine compliance with specific 381
subdivision approval limitations and the standards of this section. 382
33. Amends Subsection 21A.32.080.I as follows: 383
I. Traffic And Parking Impact: The traffic and parking characteristics of institutional uses can have a 384
significant impact on the nearby residential neighborhoods. To ensure that these characteristics do 385
not impair the safety or enjoyment of property in nearby areas, a traffic and parking study shall be 386
submitted to the City in conjunction with the site plan review provisions of this title whenever a 387
new use, an expansion of an existing use, or an expansion of the mapped district is proposed. 388
New institutional uses or expansions/intensifications of existing institutional uses shall not be 389
permitted unless the traffic and parking study provides clear and convincing evidence that no 390
significant impacts will occur. The Zoning Administrator may, upon recommendation of the 391
Transportation Director development review team, waive the requirement for a traffic and 392
parking study if site conditions clearly indicate that no impact would result from the proposed 393
development. 394
34. Amends Subsection 21A.32.090.K as follows: 395
K. Traffic And Parking Impact: The traffic and parking characteristics of institutional uses can have 396
a significant impact on the nearby residential neighborhoods. To ensure that these characteristics 397
do not impair the safety or enjoyment of property in nearby areas, a traffic and parking study shall 398
be submitted to the City in conjunction with the site plan review provisions of this title whenever 399
a new use, any additional parking is provided or required for an expansion of an existing use, or 400
for any an expansion of a mapped district is proposed. Unless the traffic and parking study 401
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provides clear and convincing evidence that no significant impacts will occur, the application 402
shall be denied. The Zoning Administrator may, upon recommendation of the Transportation 403
Director development review team, waive the requirement for a traffic and parking study if site 404
conditions clearly indicate that no impact would result from the proposed development. 405
35. Deletes Section 21A.32.056 as follows: 406
21A.32.056: AG-20 AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT: 407
A. Purpose Statement: The purpose of the AG-20 Agricultural District is to preserve and protect 408
agricultural uses, on lots not less than twenty (20) acres, in suitable portions of Salt Lake City. These 409
regulations are also designed to minimize conflicts between agricultural and nonagricultural uses. 410
This district is appropriate in areas of the City where the applicable master plans support this type of 411
land use. 412
B. Uses: Uses in the AG-20 Agricultural District as specified in section 21A.33.070, "Table Of 413
Permitted And Conditional Uses For Special Purpose Districts", of this title are permitted subject to 414
the general provisions set forth in section 21A.32.010 of this chapter and this section. 415
C. Minimum Lot Area And Lot Width: 416
Land Use Minimum Lot
Area
Minimum Lot
Width
Agricultural uses 20 acres 500 feet
Kennels, public and private 5 acres 220 feet
Natural open space and conservation areas, public and
private
No minimum No minimum
Pet cemetery 2 acres 150 feet
Public pedestrian pathways, trails and greenways No minimum No minimum
Public/private utility wires, lines, pipes and poles No minimum No minimum
Utility substations and buildings 5,000 square feet 50 feet
Other permitted or conditional uses as listed in section
21A.33.070 of this title
20 acres 500 feet
417
D. Maximum Building Height: Building height shall be limited to forty five feet (45'). Building 418
heights in excess of forty five feet (45') but not more than sixty five feet (65') may be approved 419
through the design review process provided that the additional height is compatible with adjacent 420
properties and does not conflict with the Airport Flight Path Protection Overlay Zone. 421
E. Minimum Yard Requirements: 422
1. Front Yard: Fifty feet (50'). 423
2. Corner Side Yard: Fifty feet (50'). 424
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3. Interior Side Yard: None required. 425
4. Rear Yard: None required. 426
5. Accessory Buildings And Structures In Yards: Accessory buildings and structures may be located 427
in required yard areas subject to section 21A.36.020, table 21A.36.020B of this title. 428
F. Required Landscape Yards: None required. 429
G. Restrictions On Agricultural Uses: In addition to the applicable foregoing regulations, agricultural 430
uses shall comply with the following requirements: 431
1. No feeding, grazing, or sheltering of livestock and poultry, whether within penned enclosures or 432
within enclosed buildings, shall be permitted within fifty feet (50') of an existing single- family 433
dwelling on an adjacent lot. 434
36. Amends Subsection 21A.32.110.K.2 as follows: 435
2. The configuration of the entrance road connecting the park to a public street shall be approved 436
by the Transportation Director subject to site plan review. 437
37. Amends Subsection 21A.32.140.E.4.c as follows: 438
b. Expansions of Existing Uses: No commercial or industrial land use shall expand to an 439
extent that increases its daily potable water consumption or use to exceed an annual 440
average of two hundred thousand (200,000) gallons of potable water per day. 441
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 21A.38.040.HE, an existing land use 442
that exceeds the water use threshold may not expand if the expansion will result in a 443
net increase in water consumption or use. The use and consumption limit is based on 444
the total use from all water meters that serve the land use. 445
38. Adds Subsection 21A.33.010.C.1 as follows: 446
1. Unlisted uses: A land use not listed in this chapter may be found to be substantially similar to 447
a listed use and therefore subject to the same regulations through a use interpretation, 448
pursuant to the standards in 21A.12. 449
39. Deletes Subsection 21A.33.010.D.2 as follows: 450
2. Reserved. 451
40. Amends Subsection 21A.33.010.D.1.b as follows: 452
b. Expansions of Existing Uses: No commercial or industrial land use shall expand to an 453
extent that increases its daily potable water consumption or use to exceed an annual 454
average of two hundred thousand (200,000) gallons of potable water per day. 455
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 21A.38.040.HE, an existing land use 456
that exceeds the water use threshold may not expand if the expansion will result in a 457
net increase in water consumption or use. The use and consumption limit is based on 458
the total use from all water meters that serve the land use. 459
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41. Deletes the “AG-20” column in Section 21A.33.070 as follows, with no other changes to the 460
table: 461
Use Permitted And Conditional Uses By District
AG-20
Accessory use, except
those that are otherwise
specifically regulated
elsewhere in this title
P
Adaptive reuse for
additional uses in eligible
buildings
Affordable housing
incentives development
Agricultural use P
Air cargo terminals and
package delivery facility
Airport
Alcohol:
Brewpub (2,500 square
feet or less in floor area)
Brewpub (more than
2,500 square feet in
floor area)
Ambulance service
(indoor)
Ambulance service
(outdoor)
Amphitheater, informal
Animal:
Kennel on
lots of 5
acres or
lar e
P8
Pet
cemeter P4
Stable
(private) P
Stable
(public) P
Veterinary
office
Antenna, communication
tower P
Antenna, communication
tower exceeding the
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maximum building height
in the zone
Art gallery
Artisan food production
Bed and breakfast
Bio-medical facility
Botanical garden
Brewery, small
Cannabis production
establishment P
Cemetery
Clinic (medical, dental)
Commercial food
preparation
Community garden P
Convent/monastery
Data center
Daycare center, adult
Daycare center, child
Dwelling:
Accessory unit P
Assisted living facility
(large)
Assisted living facility
(limited capacity)
Assisted living facility
(small)
Congregate care facility
(large)
Congregate care facility
(small)
Group home (small)
Living quarters for
caretaker or security
guard
Manufactured home
Mobile home
Multi-family
Single-family
(detached)
Exhibition hall
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Extractive industry
Fairground
Financial institution
Financial institution with
drive-through facility
Gas station
Golf course
Heliport
Home occupation P17
Hospital, including
accessory lodging facility
Hotel/motel
Hunting club, duck
Industrial assembly
Jail
Jewelry fabrication
Laboratory, medical related
Large wind energy system C
Library
Light manufacturing
Manufacturing, concrete or
asphalt
Mixed use development
Mobile food business
(operation on private
property)
Municipal service uses,
including City utility uses
and police and fire stations
P
Museum
Nursing care facility
Office
Open space P
Park P
Parking:
Commercial
Off site
Off site (to support uses
in an OS or NOS
Zoning District)
Park and ride lot
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Park and ride lot shared
with existing use
Performing arts production
facility
Pharmacy
Place of worship
Radio, television station
Reception center
Recreation (indoor,
outdoor)
Research and development
facility
Restaurant
Restaurant with drive-
through facility
Retail (goods or services)
School:
College or university
K - 12 private
K - 12 public
Music conservatory
Professional and
vocational
Seminary and religious
institute
Short term rental
Solar array
Stadium
Storage, accessory
(outdoor)
Studio, art
Technology facility
Theater, live performance
Theater, movie
Transportation terminal,
including bus, rail and
trucking
Urban farm P
Utility, building or
structure P1
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Vehicle, automobile rental
agency
Vending cart, private
property
Vending cart, public
property
Warehouse
Wholesale distribution
Zoological park
42. Amends footnote 6 to the table in Section 21A.33.070 as follows: 462
6. Radio station equipment and antennas shall be required to go through the site plan review process to 463
ensure that the color, design and location of all proposed equipment and antennas are screened or 464
integrated into the architecture of the project and are compatible with surrounding uses. 465
43. Deletes Subsection 21A.34.010.B and reserving, as follows: 466
B. Site Plan Review: Permitted uses and conditional uses in the Overlay Districts have the potential 467
for adverse impacts if located and laid out on lots without careful planning. Such impacts may 468
interfere with the use and enjoyment of adjacent property and uses. Site plan review is a process 469
designed to address such adverse impacts and minimize them where possible. Site plan review of 470
development proposals is required in the T Transitional Overlay District, the LC Lowland 471
Conservancy Overlay District, and the LO Landfill Overlay District. All uses in these districts 472
shall be subject to the site plan review regulations contained in chapter 21A.58 of this title. 473
Reserved 474
44. Amends Subsection 21A.34.040.FF.7 as follows: 475
7. Plan Approval: All landscape plans shall be coordinated with the city's departments and 476
divisions development review team (DRT) and planning division, for review and comment on 477
compliance with city ordinances and these performance standards. The planning director and 478
director of airports shall jointly approve final landscaping plans for any airport parking lot. 479
45. Amends Subsection 21A.34.120.E.2 as follows: 480
2. Noncomplying Detached Garages: An existing noncomplying detached garage located in the 481
rear yard may be rebuilt or expanded at its existing location to a maximum size of four 482
hundred forty (440) square feet subject to the approval of the development review team 483
(DRT) zoning administrator. 484
46. Amends Subsection 21A.34.150.D.1 as follows: 485
1. Permitted Uses: Permitted uses located in the IP Inland Port Overlay District shall be subject 486
to the site plan review requirements found in chapter 21A.58 of this title. 487
47. Deletes Chapter 21A.35 as follows: 488
CHAPTER 21A.35 489
CHARACTER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS 490
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SECTION: 491
21A.35.010: Purpose 492
21A.35.020: Applicability 493
21A.35.030: General Provisions 494
21A.35.040: Petition Initiation For A Character Conservation District 495
21A.35.050: Planning Director Report To The City Council 496
21A.35.060: District Plan And Design Standards Formulation And Review 497
21A.35.070: Character Conservation District Plan And Design Standards Ordinance Review 498
21A.35.080: Character Conservation District Standards 499
21A.35.090: Adjustment Or Repeal Of A Character Conservation District 500
501
21A.35.010: PURPOSE: 502
The city recognizes the substantial aesthetic, environmental and economic importance of its 503
neighborhoods and commercial districts. The purpose of this chapter is to establish policies, regulations 504
and standards to protect neighborhood character and to ensure that development in a character 505
conservation district is compatible and enhances the quality and character of Salt Lake City. The intent of 506
this chapter is to promote the general welfare of the public of the city through the protection, 507
conservation, preservation, enhancement, perpetuation and use of structures, sites and areas that are 508
characteristic to each of the unique areas of Salt Lake City. 509
A. Specific purposes of character conservation districts for residential neighborhoods and commercial 510
districts are as follows: 511
1. To protect and strengthen desirable and unique physical features, design characteristics, and 512
recognized identity and charm. 513
2. To promote and provide for economic revitalization. 514
3. To protect and enhance the livability of the city. 515
4. To reduce conflict and prevent blighting caused by incompatible and insensitive development and 516
to promote new compatible development. 517
5. To stabilize property values. 518
6. To provide residents and property owners with a planning tool for future development. 519
7. To promote and retain affordable housing. 520
8. To encourage and strengthen civic pride. 521
522
21A.35.020: APPLICABILITY: 523
The regulations set forth in this chapter shall apply to properties located within the boundaries designated 524
as a character conservation district on the Salt Lake City zoning map. In the case of conflict between the 525
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character conservation district standards and other requirements contained in other chapters of the zoning 526
ordinance, the standards of the character conservation district shall prevail. 527
528
21A.35.030: GENERAL PROVISIONS: 529
A. Establishment By Ordinance: Each character conservation district must be established by a separate 530
character conservation district ordinance. The city council shall approve a character conservation district 531
ordinance in accordance with this chapter. 532
B. Special Review Procedure: If the planning director determines that, due to the sensitivity of the 533
area, or due to the nature of the proposed regulations for the area, a special administrative procedure 534
needs to be established for the review of proposed work in a character conservation district, such a 535
procedure may be incorporated into the character conservation district ordinance before it is approved by 536
the city council. 537
C. Administrative Review Of Projects Subject To Adopted Character Conservation District Standards: 538
Following administrative review of an application subject to the standards of an adopted character 539
conservation district, staff shall approve, conditionally approve or refer the application to the historic 540
landmark commission for consideration. 541
542
21A.35.040: PETITION INITIATION FOR A CHARACTER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 543
A. An application for a character conservation district feasibility study may be filed with the planning 544
director on an application form furnished by the planning division. The following are those who are 545
authorized to submit an application: 546
1. The mayor; 547
2. A majority of the city council; or 548
3. Property owners with fifteen percent (15%) support of the property owners within the proposed 549
district. A property owner or owners would have six (6) months to collect signatures and submit an 550
application to the city. The six (6) month time period begins when the first signature is obtained. There is 551
no fee for the application. 552
B. An application for a character conservation district prepared by the proposed district area or their 553
authorized agent must include the following: 554
1. Property Owners: A list of the names, site address and mailing address of all property owners in 555
the area of request. 556
2. Organizations: A list of all neighborhood associations or other organizations representing the 557
interests of property owners in the area of request. This list should include information as to the number 558
of members and the officers' names, mailing addresses, and phone numbers. 559
3. Justification: A statement of justification. This statement should: 560
a. Identify the factors which make the area of request eligible for character conservation district 561
classification as per the determination of eligibility in this chapter; and 562
b. Explain in detail how and why such a classification would be in the best interest of the city as a 563
whole. 564
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4. Character Defining Features: A written description of the character defining features of the area as 565
seen from the public right of way. Character defining features may include, but are not limited to, 566
architecture or architectural features, mass and scale of buildings, streetscape, building orientation, 567
landscaping, types of signs, sidewalk improvements, public art, or other items that contribute to the 568
overall character of the area. Photographs of the area to be considered as a character conservation district 569
should also be included for reference. 570
5. Fees: No application fee will be required for a petition initiated for the designation of a character 571
conservation district. 572
573
21A.35.050: PLANNING DIRECTOR REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL: 574
A. When a petition for the creation of a character conservation district is initiated in accordance with 575
this chapter, the planning director shall determine the eligibility of the area for character conservation 576
district classification in accordance with this section. 577
B. The planning director's determination of eligibility must be based on a consideration of the 578
standards in this subsection. The boundaries or designated area for a character conservation district shall 579
satisfy all of the following criteria: 580
1. The area must contain at least one "block face" (as defined in this title) for all character 581
conservation districts proposed in residential zoning districts. 582
2. Commercial areas should contain one block face when feasible and must contain all properties 583
located at the intersecting corners of streets that are proposed to be included in the character conservation 584
district boundary. 585
3. The area must be either "stable" or "stabilizing" as those terms are defined in this title. 586
4. The area must contain significant "character defining features" as defined in this title. 587
5. The area must have a distinctive atmosphere or character which can be identified and conserved 588
by protecting or enhancing its character defining features. 589
C. If the planning director upon the advice of the historic landmark commission determines that the 590
area is not eligible for character conservation district classification, the planning director shall notify the 591
applicant of this fact in writing. Notice shall be mailed to the address shown on the application. The 592
decision of the planning director that an area is not eligible for character conservation district 593
classification may be appealed in accordance with chapter 21A.16 of this title. 594
D. An appeal under this chapter is made in accordance with chapter 21A.16 of this title. The request 595
must be filed within ten (10) days of the date written notice is given to the applicant of the planning 596
director's decision. In considering the appeal, the sole issue shall be whether or not the planning director 597
erred in their determination of eligibility, and, in this connection, the commission shall consider the same 598
standards that were required to be considered by the planning director in making their determination. 599
E. If it is determined by the final appeal authority that the area is not eligible for character conservation 600
district classification, no further applications for character conservation district classification may be 601
considered for the area of request for one year from the date of its decision. 602
F. If the planning director determines that the area is eligible for character conservation district 603
classification, the planning director shall submit a report based on the following considerations to the city 604
council: 605
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1. The estimated financial cost of creating the character conservation district standards; 606
2. Evaluation to determine if there is sufficient funding and staff resources available to allow the 607
planning division to develop standards, complete the public process and provide ongoing administration 608
of the new character conservation district if approved by the city council. If sufficient funding is not 609
available, the report shall include a proposed budget. 610
611
21A.35.060: DISTRICT PLAN AND DESIGN STANDARDS FORMULATION AND REVIEW: 612
A. If the area is determined to be eligible for character conservation district classification pursuant to 613
this chapter, the planning director shall schedule a public meeting for the purpose of informing property 614
owners in the proposed district of the nature of the pending request. The planning director shall send 615
mailed notice of the time and place of the meeting in accordance with chapter 21A.10 of this title. 616
B. The planning division shall prepare a draft district plan and design standards for the proposed 617
district based on the information and character defining features found in the feasibility study with input 618
from owners and residents of the proposed character conservation district. 619
C. The draft district plan and design standards must include at a minimum (or note the inapplicability), 620
the following elements governing the physical characteristics and features of all property (public or 621
private) within the proposed character conservation district: 622
1. Building height and number of stories. 623
2. Building size and massing. 624
3. Lot size and lot coverage. 625
4. Front and side yard setbacks. 626
5. Roof line and pitch. 627
6. Parking and hardscape covering. 628
D. In addition, the draft district plan and design standards may include, but are not limited to, the 629
following elements: 630
1. Building orientation. 631
2. General site planning (primary or accessory structures). 632
3. Density. 633
4. Demolition. 634
5. Floor area ratio. 635
6. Signage. 636
7. Garage (residential or commercial) entrance location. 637
8. Entrance and street lighting. 638
9. Driveway, curbs, curb cuts and sidewalks. 639
10. Utility boxes and trash receptacles. 640
11. Street furniture. 641
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12. Building relocation. 642
13. Right of way designs that exceed current city standards. 643
E. Once the draft plan and design standards are developed, public hearings before the historic 644
landmark commission and the planning commission will be scheduled to receive public comment 645
regarding the plan. The planning director shall send written notice of the public hearing in accordance 646
with chapter 21A.10 of this title. 647
648
21A.35.070: CHARACTER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PLAN AND DESIGN STANDARDS 649
ORDINANCE REVIEW: 650
A. Staff Report: A staff report evaluating the application for establishment of the character 651
conservation district shall be prepared by the planning division. 652
B. Public Hearing By Historic Landmark Commission: The historic landmark commission shall 653
schedule and hold a public hearing on the application in accordance with the standards and procedures for 654
conduct of the public hearing set forth in chapter 21A.10 of this title. 655
C. Historic Landmark Commission Recommendation: Following the public hearing, the historic 656
landmark commission shall recommend approval or denial of the proposed amendment or the approval of 657
some modification of the amendment and shall then submit its recommendation to the planning 658
commission and city council. 659
D. Public Hearing By Planning Commission: The planning commission shall schedule and hold a 660
public hearing on the application in accordance with the standards and procedures for conduct of the 661
public hearing set forth in chapter 21A.10 of this title. 662
E. Planning Commission Recommendation: Following the public hearing, the planning commission 663
shall recommend approval or denial of the proposed amendment or the approval of some modification of 664
the amendment and shall then submit its recommendation to the city council. 665
F. Determination; Level Of Public Support: 666
1. Following the completion of the historic landmark commission and planning commission public 667
hearings, the planning division will deliver a public support ballot to all property owners of record within 668
the boundary of the proposed character conservation district. 669
2. Property owners of record will have thirty (30) days from the postmark date of the public support 670
ballot to submit a response to the planning division indicating the property owner's support or nonsupport 671
of the proposed character conservation district. 672
3. A certified letter shall be mailed to all property owners within the proposed character conservation 673
district whose public support ballot has not been received by the planning division within fifteen (15) 674
days from the original postmark date. This follow up letter will encourage the property owners to submit a 675
public support ballot prior to the thirty (30) day deadline date set by the mailing of the first public support 676
ballot. 677
4. There shall be one vote per property and the results of the vote shall be based on the number of 678
votes received. A vote to abstain shall not be counted as a vote received. 679
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G. Notification Of Public Support: Following the determination of the level of support, the planning 680
division will send notice of the results to all property owners within the proposed character conservation 681
district. 682
H. Public Hearing By City Council: The city council shall schedule and hold a public hearing to 683
consider the proposed amendment in accordance with the standards and procedures for conduct of the 684
public hearing set forth in chapter 21A.10 of this title. 685
I. City Council Action: At the public hearing, the city council may adopt the proposed creation of a 686
character conservation district, adopt the proposed character conservation district with modifications, or 687
deny the proposed character conservation district. However, no additional land may be added to the 688
boundaries of the character conservation district, without new notice and hearing. 689
J. Designation Of Character Conservation District: 690
1. If the number of ballots received in support exceed the number of ballots in opposition, the city 691
council may designate a character conservation district by simply majority vote. 692
2. If the number of ballots received in support do not exceed the number of ballots received in 693
opposition, the city council may only designate a character conservation district by a super majority (2/3) 694
vote. 695
K. Amendments To District Boundaries Or Standards: Amendments to the character conservation 696
district boundaries or standards shall be processed in the same manner as a new application according to 697
the process in the chapter. 698
699
21A.35.080: CHARACTER CONSERVATION DISTRICT STANDARDS: 700
A decision to create a character conservation district is a matter committed to the legislative discretion of 701
the city council and is not controlled by any one standard. 702
A. In making its decision concerning creation of a character conservation district, the city council 703
should consider the following factors: 704
1. The proposed character conservation district is an established area with shared distinguishing 705
characteristics, which may include architecture, geography, development, services, and interests. 706
2. The proposed character conservation district is a logical neighborhood unit with a closely settled 707
development pattern on similar sized parcels. 708
709
21A.35.090: ADJUSTMENT OR REPEAL OF A CHARACTER CONSERVATION DISTRICT: 710
The procedure to repeal or adjust the boundaries of a character conservation district shall be the same as 711
that outlined for the designation of a character conservation district. 712
48. Amends Subsection 21A.36.010.B.2 as follows: 713
2. Lots in the RP, BP, M-1, M-2, M-1A, AG, AG-2, AG-5, AG-20, A, OS, NOS, and EI 714
Districts may have multiple buildings on a single lot regardless of street frontage and subject 715
to meeting all other zoning regulations. 716
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49. Amends the name of Section 21A.36.020 with no other changes to the section except as 717
specifically noted below: 718
21A.36.020: CONFORMANCE WITH LOT AND BULK CONTROLS DEVELOPMENT 719
STANDARDS: 720
50. Amends Subsection 21A.36.020.A as follows: 721
A. Conformance With District Requirements: No structure or lot shall be developed, used or 722
occupied unless it meets the lot area, lot width, yards, building height, and other New 723
development shall comply with the requirements established in the applicable district regulations, 724
except where specifically established otherwise elsewhere in this title. The following exceptions 725
shall apply to noncomplying lots: 726
1. In residential districts: A single-family dwelling shall be permitted on noncomplying lots in all 727
residential districts. 728
In any residential district, on a lot legally established prior to April 12, 1995, a single-family 729
dwelling may be erected regardless of the size of the lot, subject to complying with all yard area 730
requirements of the R-1/5,000 District. 731
2. Legal conforming In nonresidential districts: Noncomplying lots in nonresidential districts 732
shall be approved for any permitted use or conditional use allowed in the zoning district. 733
51. Amends note 2 of table 21A.36.020C as follows: 734
2. Amenities shall be setback at least 5 feet from all property lines. Physical separation, such as a fence 735
or railing, shall be provided to delineate the rooftop amenity area, but the amenity may not enclosed with 736
walls or include a roof. 737
52. Amends Subsection 21A.36.030.E as follows: 738
E. License Required: It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to engage in a 739
"home occupation" as defined in Chapter 21A.62 of this title without first obtaining a license 740
pursuant to the provisions of Title 5, Chapter 5.02 of this code. 741
1. Exception: A license is not required if the zoning administrator determines that the impact of 742
the home occupation does not exceed the impact of the primary residential use. The 743
determination shall be based on the information provided to satisfy the standards of this 744
section and compliance with the standards alone shall not be construed as not creating 745
impacts. 746
2. Compliance with Standards: Prior to issuance of said license, the standards set forth in this 747
section must be satisfied and all applicable fees shall be paid. 748
3. License Expiration: All home occupation business licenses shall be valid for one year, and 749
may be renewed annually. 750
53. Amends Subsection 21A.36.140.E as follows: 751
E. Application For Sexually Oriented Business Conditional Site Plan Review: Applications for 752
conditional site plan review may be obtained from the City license authority and should be 753
returned to the same when completed. The application for a conditional site plan review shall be 754
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filed with the City license authority on the same day that the application for a sexually oriented 755
business license, if applicable, is filed with the license authority. The application for a conditional 756
site plan review shall include the items listed in section 21A.58.060 of this title. 757
54. Amends Subsection 21A.36.140.F.7 as follows: 758
7. Modifications May Be Required: The Planning Commission may require modifications to a 759
proposed sexually oriented business conditional site plan as it relates to traffic and parking, 760
site layout, environmental protection, landscaping, and signage in order to achieve the 761
objectives set forth in section 21A.58.040 of this title. 762
55. Amends Subsection 21A.36.190.B as follows: 763
B. Basement Structures: All dwellings must shall have at least one full story aboveground. 764
Residential structures built into a hillside with may have less than all elevations exposed when 765
constrained by the slope of the site may be approved through the site plan review process. 766
56. Amends Subsection 21A.36.250.J.1 as follows: 767
1. Landscaping and screening of rRecycling collection stations shall be screened from public 768
view by a fence or wall, unless when exempt by other provisions of this title. provided in a 769
manner that improves their appearance without obscuring their visibility. Landscaping and 770
screening requirements shall be established on a case by case basis as part of the site plan 771
review process pursuant to chapter 21A.58 of this title. In districts where site plan review is 772
not required, no landscaping or screening will be required. 773
57. Amends Subsection 21A.36.360.A as follows: 774
A. The shared housing use shall be subject to the same lot and bulk requirements development 775
standards as the multi-family dwelling use, but not the density requirements of the underlying 776
zone. 777
58. Deletes Section 21A.37.030 and reserving, as follows: 778
21A.37.030: SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Reserved 779
All applications that are subject to site plan review as indicated in chapter 21A.58 of this title shall 780
address as part of their submittal drawings all applicable design standards identified in this chapter, in 781
addition to all other applicable regulations. 782
59. Amends Subsection 21A.38.010.A.2 as follows: 783
2. Noncomplying structures and improvements include legally constructed principal and 784
accessory buildings, structures and property improvements, that do not comply with the 785
applicable bulk and/or yard area regulations development and design standards of this title 786
such as setbacks and parking in the zoning districts in which the buildings or structures are 787
located. 788
60. Amends Section 21A.38.020 as follows: 789
21A.38.020: AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE: 790
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Except as provided in this chapter, a A nonconforming use, noncomplying structure, noncomplying lot or 791
legal conforming dwelling may continue unaffected by any change in ownership, except when the 792
nonconformity is determined to have been abandoned. 793
A. Abandonment of nonconforming use or noncomplying structure: 794
1. Abandonment of a nonconforming use of land may be presumed when: 795
(a) The primary structure associated with the nonconforming use has been voluntarily 796
demolished without prior written agreement with the municipality regarding an extension of the 797
nonconforming use; 798
(b) The use has been discontinued for a minimum of one year; or 799
(c) The primary structure associated with the nonconforming use remains vacant for a period of 800
one year. 801
2. Abandonment of a noncomplying structure may be presumed when: 802
(a) A noncomplying structure is allowed to deteriorate to a condition that the structure is 803
rendered uninhabitable as determined by the building official and is not repaired or restored within one 804
year after written notice to the property owner that the structure is uninhabitable; or 805
(b) A property owner or authorized representative voluntarily demolishes the noncomplying 806
structure. 807
b. Calculation of Period of Discontinuance: Any period of discontinuance caused by government 808
actions, without any contributing fault by the nonconforming user, shall not be considered in calculating 809
the length of discontinuance. 810
c. Termination Of Legal Nonconforming Status: A nonconforming use or noncomplying structure 811
that has been abandoned shall be terminated and will have lost legal nonconforming status. 812
3. Presumption Of Abandonment: Any party claiming that a nonconforming use has been abandoned 813
shall have the burden of establishing the abandonment. An abandonment claim shall be made as an appeal 814
to a decision, pursuant to chapter 21A.16, unless requested by the planning director, in which case shall 815
be processed as an administrative determination. 816
4. Rebuttal of Presumption of Abandonment: A property owner may rebut the presumption of 817
abandonment, and shall have the burden of establishing that the claimed abandonment has not in fact 818
occurred. 819
B. Termination Of A Nonconforming Use By Amortization: A nonconforming use may be terminated 820
by amortization in accordance with the municipal land use, development, and management act, title 10, 821
chapter 20, or its successor. 822
61. Amends Section 21A.38.025 as follows: 823
21A.38.025: PROCEDURES ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATION: 824
A. Persons Entitled to Seek Determinations: An application shall only be filed by the property owner or 825
by the property owner's authorized agent. The planning director may also request a determination of 826
abandonment for any property within the city as part of the duties of administering this title. 827
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B. Application: An application for an administrative interpretation determination relating to a 828
noncomplying lot, or noncomplying structure or an application for determination of a nonconforming use 829
of this title shall be filed on a form provided by the zoning administrator and shall contain at least the 830
following information: 831
1. Provisions: The specific provision or provisions of this title for which an interpretation or a 832
determination is sought; 833
2. Facts: The facts of the specific situation giving rise to the request for an interpretation or a 834
determination; 835
3. Interpretation Determination: The precise interpretation or determination claimed by the applicant 836
to be correct; 837
4. Fees: The application shall be accompanied by the applicable fees shown on the Salt Lake City 838
consolidated fee schedule. The applicant shall also be responsible for payment of all fees established for 839
providing the public notice required by chapter 21A.10 of this title. 840
5. Notification To Recognized Organizations: The city shall send notice by e-mail or other form 841
chosen by the planning director to any recognized community organization in which the subject property 842
is located notifying the recognized community organization that an administrative interpretation or 843
determination of nonconforming use has been made. 844
C. Burden Of Proof: The applicant has the burden of proving that the determination claimed is 845
correct. Building permits, business licenses, historical photographs and similar documentation 846
may be considered as evidence establishing the status. 847
D. Notification to property owner: The zoning administrator shall send notice to the property owner 848
when a claim of abandonment is made by the planning director while administering this title. 849
E. Determination: The Zoning Administrator shall determine the legal status of properties based 850
upon the evidence submitted and information available pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 851
B. F. Action On Application: The Zoning Administrator shall send the Zoning Administrator's written 852
interpretation or determination to the applicant stating any specific precedent or other reasons, or analysis 853
upon which the interpretation or determination is based. The zoning administrator shall also send a copy 854
of the determination to the property owner for abandonment determinations filed by planning director. 855
C. Records: A record of decisions on all applications for interpretations or determinations of this title 856
shall be kept on file in the Office of the Zoning Administrator. 857
D. G. Appeal: Any person adversely affected by a final decision made by the Zoning Administrator 858
interpreting or making a determination regarding a provision of this title may appeal to the Appeals 859
Hearing Officer in accordance with the provisions of chapter 21A.16 of this title. 860
62. Deletes Subsections 21A.38.040.E, F, G and renumbering (no changes made to language in 861
subsection H other than numbering): 862
E. Determination Of Nonconforming Use Status: 863
1. Burden Of Owner To Establish Legality Of Nonconforming Use: The burden of establishing that 864
any nonconforming use lawfully exists under the provisions of this title shall, in all cases, be the owner's 865
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burden and not the City's. Building permits, business licenses and similar documentation may be 866
considered as evidence establishing the legality of use. 867
2. Determination Of Nonconforming Status: The Zoning Administrator shall determine the 868
nonconforming use status of properties based upon the evidence submitted and information available 869
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 870
F. Abandonment Of Nonconforming Use: 871
1. Termination Of Nonconforming Use: A nonconforming use of land or of a structure that is 872
abandoned shall not thereafter be reestablished or resumed. Any subsequent use or occupancy of the 873
structure or site must conform with the regulations for the district in which it is located. 874
a. Presumption Of Abandonment: Abandonment may be presumed to have occurred if: 875
(1) A majority of the primary structure associated with the nonconforming use has been 876
voluntarily demolished without prior written agreement with the municipality regarding an extension of 877
the nonconforming use; 878
(2) The use has been discontinued for a minimum of one year; or 879
(3) The primary structure associated with the nonconforming use remains vacant for a period of 880
one year. 881
b. Calculation Of Period Of Discontinuance: Any period of such discontinuance caused by 882
government actions, without any contributing fault by the nonconforming user, shall not be considered in 883
calculating the length of discontinuance pursuant to this subsection F1. 884
c. Termination Of Legal Nonconforming Status: A nonconforming use that has been abandoned 885
shall be terminated and will have lost legal nonconforming status. 886
2. Presumption Of Abandonment: Any party claiming that a nonconforming use has been abandoned 887
shall have the burden of establishing the abandonment. 888
3. Rebuttal Of Presumption Of Abandonment: A property owner may rebut the presumption of 889
abandonment under subsection F1a of this section, and shall have the burden of establishing that any 890
claimed abandonment under subsection F1a of this section has not in fact occurred. 891
G. Termination Of A Nonconforming Use By Amortization: The appeals hearing officer may require 892
the termination of a nonconforming use, except billboards, under any plan providing a formula 893
establishing a reasonable time period during which the owner can recover or amortize the amount of the 894
owner's investment in the nonconforming use, if any, as determined by the zoning administrator. The 895
appeals hearing officer may initiate a review for amortization of nonconforming uses upon a petition filed 896
by the mayor or city council, in accordance with the following standards and procedures and consistent 897
with the municipal land use, development, and management act, title 10, chapter 9a, of the Utah code and 898
shall mail written notice to the owner and occupant of the property: 899
1. Initiation Of Termination Procedure: Appeals hearing officer review of a use determined to be 900
nonconforming pursuant to the provisions of this section, for the purpose of establishing an amortization 901
plan for termination of the use, shall first require a report from the zoning administrator to the appeals 902
hearing officer. The zoning administrator's report shall determine the legality of the nonconforming use, 903
provide a history of the site and outline the standards for determining an amortization period. 904
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2. Notice To Nonconforming User: Upon receipt of the report of the zoning administrator 905
recommending the establishment of an amortization plan for a nonconforming use, the appeals hearing 906
officer shall mail the report and plan to the owner and occupant(s) of the nonconforming use, giving 907
notice of the appeals hearing officer's intent to hold a hearing to consider the request in accordance with 908
the standards and procedures set forth in chapter 21A.10 of this title. 909
3. Appeals Hearing Officer Review: The appeals hearing officer shall hold a noticed hearing within a 910
reasonable time, following the procedures established in chapter 21A.10 of this title, on the request for 911
amortization of the nonconforming use. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the appeals hearing officer 912
shall determine whether the nonconforming use should be amortized within a definite period of time. 913
4. Standards For Determining Amortization Period: The appeals hearing officer shall determine the 914
appropriate amortization period upon the consideration of evidence presented by the zoning administrator 915
and the owner of the nonconformingly used property that is sufficient to make findings regarding the 916
following factors: 917
a. The general character of the area surrounding the nonconforming use; 918
b. The zoning classification and use(s) of nearby property; 919
c. The extent to which property values are adversely affected by the nonconforming use; 920
d. The owner's actual amount of investment in the property on the effective date of 921
nonconformance, less any investment required by other applicable laws and regulations; 922
e. The amount of financial loss, if any, that would be suffered by the owner upon termination of the 923
use; and 924
f. The extent to which the amortization period will further the public health, safety and welfare. 925
5. Appeal: Any person adversely affected by a final decision of the appeals hearing officer may file a 926
petition for review of the decision with the district court within thirty (30) days after the decision is 927
rendered. 928
H. Modifications to Nonconforming Uses: 929
63. Amends Subsection 21A.38.050.B.1.c(1) as follows: 930
(1) Single story additions are permitted to follow the existing setback line provided the 931
following standards are complied with: 932
i. The addition does not further reduce the existing side yard setback and complies 933
with all other applicable requirements of Title 21A. 934
i.ii The exterior wall height of the addition is equal to or less than the exterior wall 935
height of the existing building. When a cross slope exists along the exterior wall, 936
the interior floor to ceiling height of the addition shall match the interior floor to 937
ceiling height of the existing building. 938
ii.iii. The addition may extend the noncomplying exterior wall of the building up to 939
twenty percent (20%) of the length of the existing wall. This shall be a one-time 940
addition and no further additions are permitted. 941
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64. Amends Subsection 21A.38.050.B.1.d as follows: 942
d. Rear Yards: A principal building noncomplying to rear yard setbacks may be expanded 943
provided the addition does not further reduce expansion follows an existing 944
noncomplying building wall and does not result in a decrease of the existing rear yard 945
setback and complies with all other applicable requirements of Title 21A. side and corner 946
side yard setbacks of the underlying zoning district. If the building does not comply with 947
the existing side or corner side yard setback, the expansion shall be permitted to extend to 948
the side or corner side yard setback of the underlying zone. 949
65. Amends Section 21A.38.060 as follows: 950
21A.38.060: NONCOMPLYING LOTS: 951
A. Legally established lots: A lot that was legally established but no longer complies with the lot 952
regulations of this title due to a subsequent amendment shall be considered a noncomplying lot. 953
B. Lots not approved by the city: 954
1. An existing lot that does not comply with the standards of this title and that was not approved 955
by the city may be considered a noncomplying lot if: 956
a. The lot was created before April 12, 1995, and it is determined that the lot complied with 957
the minimum zoning requirements at the time it was created; or 958
b. The lot was created by court order; 959
2 Lots not recognized as noncomplying lots may only be developed or gain legal status if 960
returned to a configuration previously authorized by the city, combined with other lots to 961
create a conforming lot or approved as part of a Planned Development. 962
C. Modifications to noncomplying lots: Noncomplying lots may be modified or combined with other 963
lots when the resulting lot maintains or reduces its degree of noncompliance. 964
D. Creation of Noncomplying Lots: 965
1. Noncomplying lots may be created when expressly authorized by other sections of this title. 966
2. The Planning Director may approve through a subdivision the creation of a noncomplying lot 967
to Subdividing Lots Containing Two or More Separate Principal Buildings: Lots that contain 968
two or more separate two or more principal buildings on a single parcel may be subdivided 969
and to place each structure on a separate lot. Said subdivision is subject to the following 970
provisions: 971
A. a. The properties shall be subdivided by recording of a plat. 972
B. b. The proposed lots are exempt from the minimum lot area, lot width, lot coverage, 973
and street frontage requirements of the underlying zoning district; 974
C. c. The proposed setbacks shall be reviewed and approved by the planning director after 975
consultation with applicable city departments; 976
D. d. The proposed subdivision plat shall identify the front, corner side, interior side, and 977
rear yards for the purpose of future development. 978
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E. e. Parking may be located anywhere within the proposed subdivision except front yards 979
(unless already existing) and shall not be reduced below the existing off-street parking 980
F. f. All lots that are part of the subdivision must include adequate access to a public 981
street. Adequate access shall include pedestrian walkways and when off-street parking is 982
required, vehicle access and parking. 983
G. g. All necessary easements for access and utilities are shown on the plat. A note shall 984
be added to indicate responsibility for maintenance of shared access and utilities. 985
H. h. All other applicable regulations of the Salt Lake City Code shall apply. 986
A lot that is noncomplying as to lot area or lot frontage that was in legal existence on the effective date of 987
any amendment to this title that makes the existing lot noncomplying shall be considered a legal 988
complying lot and is subject to the regulations of this title. Any noncomplying lot not approved by the 989
city that was created prior to January 13, 1950, may be approved as a legal noncomplying lot subject to 990
the lot meeting minimum zoning requirements at the time the lot was created and documented through an 991
updated zoning certificate for the property. 992
Any noncomplying lot not approved by the city that was created on or between January 13, 1950 to April 993
12, 1995, may be approved as a legal noncomplying lot subject to the lot meeting minimum zoning and 994
subdivision requirements at the time the lot was created and documented through an updated zoning 995
certificate for the property. 996
Noncomplying lots may be combined to create a conforming lot or more conforming lot subject to any 997
maximum lot size standards of the zoning district in which the lot is located. 998
66. Amends Subsection 21A.40.120.E.5.d as follows: 999
d. Alternative Design Solutions. To provide adequate line of sight for driveways and alleys, 1000
the zoning administrator, in consulting with the Transportation director development 1001
review team, may require alternative design solutions, including, but not restricted to, 1002
requiring increased fence setback and/or lower fence height, to mitigate safety concerns 1003
created by the location of buildings, grade change or other preexisting conditions. 1004
67. Amends Subsection 21A.42.060.F as follows: 1005
F. Revocation Of Permit: A temporary use permit may be revoked by the Zoning Administrator 1006
pursuant to the procedures of section 21A.08.060 of this title, if any of the standards and 1007
conditions imposed pursuant to such permit, are violated. 1008
68. Amends Subsection 21A.42.070.B as follows: 1009
B. Bulk And Yard Regulations Development standards: Except as expressly provided otherwise in 1010
sections 21A.42.080 and 21A.42.090 of this chapter, every temporary use shall comply with the 1011
bulk and yard requirements development standards of the district in which the temporary use is 1012
located with the exception of landscaping requirements. Bulk and yard regulations can be 1013
adjusted by the The Zoning Administrator may allow modifications based on the nature of the 1014
temporary use and the character of the adjacent and surrounding area. 1015
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69. Amends Subsection 21A.42.080.D as follows: 1016
D. Seasonal Farm Stands, Temporary Food Service And or Other Small Scale Temporary Uses: 1017
Temporary food service and other small scale temporary Such uses are permitted for a maximum 1018
of one hundred twenty (120) 180 days each calendar year. Such facilities shall be less than two 1019
hundred (200) square feet and shall not interfere with pedestrian access to other businesses on the 1020
site. Food trucks and trailers are subject to chapter 21A.36 of this title if on private property or 1021
title 5, chapter 5.69 of this Code if on public property. 1022
70. Amends Subsection 21A.42.080.E as follows: 1023
E. Farmers' Markets: Farmers' markets shall be limited to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) 1024
180 days each calendar year. 1025
71. Amends Subsection 21A.46.120.C as follows (with no revisions to the table in said subsection 1026
aside from the title thereof): 1027
C. Sign Regulations For The AG, AG-2, and AG-5, And AG-20 Districts: 1028
1. Purpose: Signage in the AG, AG-2, and AG-5 and AG-20 districts should be limited to 1029
signage appropriate for single-family residential and agricultural uses. 1030
2. Applicability: Regulations in subsection C3 of this section shall apply to all lots within the 1031
AG, AG-2, and AG-5 and AG-20 districts. 1032
3. Sign Type, Size And Height Standards: 1033
1034
STANDARDS FOR THE AG, AG-2, AND AG-5 AND AG-20 DISTRICTS 1035
72. Amends Subsection 21A.46.125.B.1 as follows: 1036
1. An application for designation of vintage sign status as well as for the reinstatement of, 1037
modifications to, or relocation of a vintage sign shall be processed in accordance with the 1038
procedures set forth in chapter 21A.058 and section 21A.46.030 as well as the following: 1039
73. Adds Subsection 21A.50.040.I.1 as follows: 1040
1. Decision regarding a new land use: A zoning amendment proposing to allow an unlisted use 1041
shall be decided within 12 months from filing of a complete application. In the case of denial, 1042
the decision shall include a written description of the reasons for denial. 1043
74. Amends Section 21A.50.070 as follows: 1044
Any party adversely affected by the decision of the City Council may, within thirty (30) days after such 1045
decision, file an appeal to the District Court pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Development and 1046
Management Act, section 10-9a-801, of the Utah Code Annotated., except that: 1047
A. For decisions regarding an unlisted land use, the applicant of the amendment request may appeal 1048
to the appeals hearing officer in accordance with the provisions of chapter 21A.16 of this title. 1049
75. Amends Subsection 21A.51.030.B.1.a as follows: 1050
a. Parties Entitled to Submit Application: Any owner of property proposed for a landmark 1051
site, the mayor or the city council, by majority vote, may initiate a petition to consider the 1052
designation of a landmark site. When initiated by an owner, the application shall be 1053
approved by all property owners representing interest in the lot or parcel. 1054
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76. Amends Subsection 21A.52.040.A.5 as follows: 1055
5. The location of all existing and proposed buildings and structures, accessory and principal, 1056
showing the number of stories and height, dwelling type, if applicable, major elevations and 1057
the total square footage of the floor area by proposed use and any additional information 1058
required for site plan review set forth in Chapter 21A.58; 1059
77. Amends Subsection 21A.54.060.A.6 as follows: 1060
6. Site plans, as required pursuant to section 21A.58.060 of this title; 1061
78. Amends Subsection 21A.55.040.A.4 as follows: 1062
4. Plans, as required pursuant to section 21A.58.060 of this title, with the exception of the 1063
number of copies required; 1064
79. Deletes the following row in Table 21A.55.060 as follows with no other revisions to the table: 1065
District Minimum Planned
Development Area
Special purpose districts:
AG-20 Agricultural District 40 acres
80. Amends Subsection 21A.55.100.B as follows: 1066
B. Minor Modifications: The Planning Director may authorize minor modifications to the approved 1067
development plan pursuant to the provisions for modifications to an approved site plan as set 1068
forth in chapter 21A.58 of this title, when such modifications appear necessary in light of 1069
technical or engineering considerations. Such mMinor modifications shall be limited to the 1070
following elements necessary in light of technical or engineering considerations or those that 1071
comply with the standards of the underlying zone, including: 1072
1. Adjusting the distance as shown on the approved development plan between any one structure 1073
or group of structures, and any other structure or group of structures, or any vehicular 1074
circulation element or any boundary of the site; 1075
2. Adjusting the location of any open space; 1076
3. Adjusting any final grade; 1077
4. Altering the types of landscaping elements and their arrangement within the required 1078
landscaping buffer area; 1079
5. Signs; 1080
6. Relocation or construction of accessory structures; or 1081
7. Additions and modifications which comply with the lot and bulk requirements standards of 1082
the underlying zone and do not affect the planned development approval. 1083
81. Amends Chapter 21A.58 as follows: 1084
CHAPTER 21A.58 ZONING SITE PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL 1085
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SECTION: 1086
21A.58.010: Purpose Statement 1087
21A.58.020: Authority Applicability 1088
21A.58.030: Scope Of Application Authority 1089
21A.58.040: Scope Of Modifications Authorized Zoning Approval 1090
21A.58.050: Development Review Team (DRT) Zoning Verification 1091
21A.58.060: Application Zoning Review Submittal Requirements 1092
21A.58.070: Standards For Site Plan Review Appeal 1093
21A.58.080: Procedures For Site Plan Review 1094
21A.58.090: Sketch Plan Review 1095
1096
21A.58.010: PURPOSE STATEMENT: 1097
The purpose of this chapter is to establish when zoning review and approval is required. Zoning review is 1098
intended to ensure a proposed development complies with the standards of this Title. Zoning approval 1099
documents the review and authorizes development pursuant to following all other permits or approvals 1100
required by the city. 1101
The intent of these site plan review regulations is to promote the safe and efficient use of land, to 1102
contribute to an orderly and harmonious appearance in the City and to further enhance the value of 1103
property. This process is intended to supplement the review and administrative procedures which are 1104
carried out under this title or other City ordinances and regulations. The site plan review process is 1105
intended to help ensure that newly developed properties and redeveloped properties are compatible with 1106
adjacent development and that traffic, public safety, overcrowding, and environmental problems are 1107
minimized to the greatest extent possible. More specifically, the purpose of the site plan review process is 1108
to provide for a review of: 1109
A. A project's compatibility with its environment and with other land uses and buildings existing in the 1110
surrounding area; 1111
B. The quantity, quality, utility, size and type of a project's required open space area and proposed 1112
landscaping improvements; 1113
C. The ability of a project's traffic circulation system to provide for the convenient and safe internal 1114
and external movement of vehicles and pedestrians; 1115
D. The quantity, quality, utility and type of a project's required community facilities; and 1116
E. The location and adequacy of a project's provision for drainage and utilities. 1117
21A.58.020: AUTHORITY: APPLICABILITY: 1118
A. Zoning review and approval is required prior to: 1119
1. final approval of any application required by this title; 1120
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2. modifications that affect a previously approved development plan; 1121
3. approval of a permit for a change of land use type or a development, as defined in 21A.62.040, 1122
that requires compliance with the provisions of this title; or 1123
4. issuance of a business license involving a change of land use type or requiring site 1124
modifications to comply with this title. 1125
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, all land and structures shall be used, built and 1126
operated in conformity with this title. 1127
Site plan review shall be required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for uses as specified in section 1128
21A.58.030 of this chapter before zoning certificates, building permits or certificates of occupancy may 1129
be issued. 1130
A. The Zoning Administrator shall approve site plans upon consideration of all comments received 1131
from City departments. The Zoning Administrator shall be assisted in administering the site plan 1132
review process by the development review team (DRT). 1133
B. The Zoning Administrator may waive the requirements for site plan review for additions to 1134
existing buildings, structures, or uses if, in the Zoning Administrator's opinion, such additions do 1135
not substantially impact adjacent properties. 1136
21A.58.030: SCOPE OF APPLICATION: AUTHORITY: 1137
A. The Zoning Administrator shall perform the zoning review and issue zoning approvals. The 1138
Zoning Administrator may request or consider comments received from City departments in the 1139
review process. 1140
B. The Zoning Administrator may waive the requirements for zoning review and approval for 1141
changes that do not substantially affect a site or development plan do not substantially impact 1142
adjacent properties. 1143
A. Permitted Uses: Site plan review approval shall be required for approval of all permitted uses other 1144
than detached single- family and two-family/twin home dwellings as a condition to receiving a zoning 1145
certificate if that permitted use involves the following: 1146
1. Development of a new principal building; 1147
2. Change of land use type; 1148
3. An increased parking requirement; 1149
4. An increased landscaping requirement; or 1150
5. Development activities identified in various sections of this title that are specifically subject to site 1151
plan review. 1152
B. Conditional Uses: Site plan review shall be required for all conditional uses in all zoning districts. 1153
C. Accessory Uses: Site plan review shall not be required for accessory uses and structures (as defined 1154
in chapter 21A.40, "Accessory Uses, Buildings And Structures", of this title). Such uses shall be reviewed 1155
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in conjunction with the review of principal buildings when such accessory structures are proposed to be 1156
approved at the same time as the principal building. 1157
21A.58.040: SCOPE OF MODIFICATIONS AUTHORIZED: ZONING APPROVAL: 1158
A. Zoning approval shall be granted as follows: 1159
1. Permit or business license: The zoning administrator shall perform zoning review of all 1160
permits or business licenses listed in 21A.58.010. The permit or license shall only be issued 1161
after receiving zoning approval. 1162
2. Certificate of appropriateness or record of decision: A certificate of appropriateness or record 1163
of decision shall also document a zoning approval whenever a building permit or business 1164
license is not required. 1165
3. Zoning certificate: The zoning administrator may issue a zoning certificate to document an 1166
approval whenever a building permit or business license is not required, or when the 1167
certificate will facilitate the record of actions taken with respect to the authorized use of a 1168
particular parcel or site. 1169
4. Zoning Verification: An applicant may request zoning approval through a zoning verification, 1170
as authorized by this chapter. 1171
B. An exemption from a building permit, business license or certificate shall not be construed as an 1172
exemption to the standards of this title. 1173
The authority of the zoning administrator through the site plan review process to require modification of a 1174
proposed site plan shall be limited to the following elements in order to achieve the objectives set forth 1175
below: 1176
A. Traffic And Parking: 1177
1. Minimizing dangerous traffic movements. 1178
2. Promoting the smooth and efficient flow of traffic in accordance with standards in the "Institute 1179
Of Traffic Engineers' Transportation And Traffic Engineering Handbook", and other local sources of 1180
authority as adopted by resolution. 1181
3. Optimizing the efficient use of parking facilities through provisions for adequate interior 1182
circulation, parking stalls and travel aisles. 1183
B. Site Layout: 1184
1. Promoting compatibility with adjacent and nearby properties. 1185
2. Preserving and protecting valuable natural features and amenities to the greatest extent practical. 1186
3. Promoting the efficient provision of public services. 1187
C. Environmental Protection: 1188
1. Preserving existing healthy and long lived trees wherever economically feasible. 1189
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2. Designing drainage facilities to promote the use and preservation of natural watercourse and 1190
patterns of drainage. 1191
3. Minimizing alterations to existing topography. 1192
4. Protecting important views and vistas as identified in adopted plans. 1193
D. Landscaping: 1194
1. Promoting the use of plant material compatible with the climate of the region and microclimate 1195
conditions on the site. 1196
2. Ensuring that plant material can be maintained for long term health and continued growth. 1197
3. Maximizing water and energy conservation through the appropriate use of plant materials. 1198
4. Ensuring that the arrangement of required landscaping produces the optimal visual effect. 1199
E. Signage: 1200
1. Ensuring that the location, size and orientation of signage do not impair the visibility of or distract 1201
motorists. 1202
2. Ensuring that the location, size and orientation of signage minimize obstructions and hazards to 1203
pedestrians. 1204
21A.58.050: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW TEAM (DRT): ZONING VERIFICATION 1205
A. A zoning verification is a type of administrative interpretation that confirms the zoning 1206
designation of a specific property. It also informs an applicant of the present use of a property and 1207
if the use and structures on site conform with zoning standards. 1208
B. An applicant may request a zoning verification to document the present condition of a specific 1209
property or to obtain zoning review and approval whenever a zoning review is not required. 1210
C. Application: 1211
1. Parties Entitled to Submit Application: An application for a zoning verification shall be made 1212
by the owner of the property or the property owner's authorized agent. 1213
2. Submittal Requirements: The application shall contain all the applicable items for review in 1214
accordance with this chapter. 1215
3. Fees: The application shall be accompanied by the applicable fees for an administrative 1216
interpretation shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule. 1217
The zoning administrator shall be assisted in conducting site plan review by the development review team 1218
(DRT). 1219
A. Membership: The development review team shall consist of a designated representative from each 1220
of the city departments or department divisions, as necessary, including, but not limited to, the following: 1221
1. Department of community and neighborhoods; 1222
2. Department of public services; 1223
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3. Police department; 1224
4. Fire department; 1225
5. Department of public utilities. 1226
B. Coordination Of Review: The zoning administrator, or the zoning administrator's designee, shall 1227
serve as the chair of the development review team and shall coordinate its review of proposals. 1228
21A.58.060: APPLICATION ZONING REVIEW SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: 1229
A. Plans submitted for zoning review and approval shall contain enough information to demonstrate 1230
compliance with the requirements of this title. All plans shall indicate the street address and tax 1231
parcel number of the property associated with the proposal. 1232
B. Upon receipt of a zoning review request, the Zoning Administrator shall make a determination of 1233
the necessary documentation. The list of missing documentation shall be submitted to the 1234
applicant in writing. 1235
C. A site plan is required for any development proposing or requiring changes to the site. All site 1236
plans submitted for review shall be drawn to scale, include a north arrow and legend, and contain 1237
the minimum information outlined below. 1238
1. Residential development: A site plan for the review of a development that is exclusively 1239
residential shall contain: 1240
a. Lot size and dimensions; 1241
b. Setbacks and overhangs for setbacks; 1242
c. Easements; 1243
d. Property lines; 1244
e. Topographical details, if the slope of the lot is greater than 10%; 1245
f. Retaining walls; 1246
g. Hard surface areas; 1247
h. Curb and gutter elevations as indicated in the subdivision documents; 1248
i. Existing and proposed utilities, including water meter and sewer lateral location, sewer, and 1249
subsurface drainage facilities; 1250
j. Street names; 1251
k. Driveway locations; 1252
l. Defensible space provisions and elevations, if required by the Utah Wildland Urban 1253
Interface Code adopted under Section 15A-2-103; 1254
m. The location of the nearest hydrant; 1255
n. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units in the project and the overall project 1256
density in dwelling units per gross acre; and 1257
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o. Any other items specifically listed for an application authorized by this title. 1258
2. Nonresidential or mixed use development: A site plan for the review of a nonresidential or 1259
mixed use development shall contain: 1260
a. The street address and tax parcel number; 1261
b. Indication of the present use of the subject property; 1262
c. A vicinity map with north arrow and scale; 1263
d. The boundaries of the subject property, all existing property lines, setback lines, existing 1264
streets, buildings, watercourses, waterways or lakes, wetlands, and other existing physical 1265
features in or adjoining the project; 1266
e. Topographic survey, showing the elevation of streets, alleys, buildings, structures, 1267
watercourses and their names. The topography shall be shown by adequate spot 1268
elevations. Elevations of the top of bank and toe of slope, slope ratio of fill, and limits of 1269
fill, including access, shall be indicated; 1270
f. Significant topographical or physical features of the site, including existing trees; 1271
g. The location and dimensions of existing and proposed streets, alleys, parking and loading 1272
areas, outdoor lighting systems, sidewalks, curbs and gutters and all curb cuts; 1273
h. The location and dimensions of existing and proposed buildings and structures, accessory 1274
and principal. The number of stories and height, use and the total square footage of the 1275
floor area by proposed use shall be indicated for all buildings; 1276
i. The location, height, type and material of all fences and walls; 1277
j. The proposed nature and manner of grading of the site, including proposed treatment of 1278
slopes in excess of ten percent (10%) to prevent soil erosion and excessive runoff; 1279
k. The location of dumpsters or other outdoor trash receptacles; 1280
l. The location and dimensions of proposed recreation areas, open spaces and other required 1281
amenities and improvements; 1282
m. A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project and the percentage and acreage 1283
thereof proposed to be allocated to off street parking, open space, parks and other 1284
reservations; 1285
n. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units in the project and the overall project 1286
density in dwelling units per gross acre, if project contains a residential component; 1287
o. The proposed and required off street parking and loading areas, including parking and 1288
access for persons with disabilities; 1289
p. Proposed landscaping; and 1290
q. Any other items specifically listed for an application authorized by this title. 1291
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D. The zoning administrator may require additional plans necessary to show compliance with 1292
standards. Required plans may include other architectural drawings, such as floor and roof plans, 1293
elevations, sections, or details. 1294
E. Plans shall identify that the proposed development complies with the subdivision standards found 1295
in Chapter 20.26 of the city code, unless otherwise exempt by other titles of this code. 1296
F. The Zoning Administrator may waive any of the above listed requirements upon making a 1297
determination that such requirements are unnecessary due to the scope and nature of the proposed 1298
development. 1299
Each application for site plan review shall include six (6) copies of a site plan, drawn to a scale of twenty 1300
feet (20') to the inch or such other scale as the zoning administrator shall deem appropriate. Plans shall be 1301
submitted with every application for site plan approval and shall contain the following information: 1302
A. The applicant's name, address, telephone number and interest in the property; 1303
B. The owner's name, address and telephone number, if different than the applicant, and the owner's 1304
signed consent to the filing of the application; 1305
C. The street address, tax parcel number and legal description of the subject property; 1306
D. The zoning classification, zoning district boundaries and present use of the subject property; 1307
E. A vicinity map with north arrow, scale and date, indicating the zoning classifications and current 1308
uses of properties within eighty five feet (85') of the subject property (exclusive of intervening streets and 1309
alleys); 1310
F. The proposed title of the project and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of the architect, 1311
landscape architect, planner or engineer on the project, and a signature panel for zoning administrator 1312
approval; 1313
G. The boundaries of the subject property, all existing property lines, setback lines, existing streets, 1314
buildings, watercourses, waterways or lakes, wetlands, and other existing physical features in or adjoining 1315
the project; 1316
H. Topographic survey, showing the elevation of streets, alleys, buildings, structures, watercourses and 1317
their names. The topography shall be shown by adequate spot elevations. The finished grade for the entire 1318
site shall be shown as well as the first floor elevation of all buildings. Additionally, on all site plans the 1319
following information must be provided: 1320
1. Significant topographical or physical features of the site, including existing trees; 1321
2. The elevation of the curb (if existing or proposed) in front of each lot shall be indicated; and 1322
3. Elevations of the top of bank and toe of slope, slope ratio of fill, and limits of fill, including 1323
access, shall be indicated; 1324
I. The location and size of sanitary and storm sewers, water, gas, telephone, electric and other utility 1325
lines, culverts and other underground structures in or affecting the project, including existing and 1326
proposed facilities and easements for these facilities. In the case of city owned utilities, such information 1327
shall be provided to the applicant by the department of community and neighborhoods and/or department 1328
of public utilities; 1329
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J. The location, dimensions and character of construction of proposed streets, alleys, loading areas 1330
(including numbers of parking and loading spaces), outdoor lighting systems, storm drainage and sanitary 1331
facilities, sidewalks, curbs and gutters and all curb cuts. Where necessary to meet the purposes and intent 1332
of this chapter, such information shall be provided for the site. Additional area may also be required to be 1333
shown to indicate connections or proposed connections to major utilities; 1334
K. The location of all proposed buildings and structures, accessory and principal, showing the number 1335
of stories and height, dwelling type, if applicable, major elevations and the total square footage of the 1336
floor area by proposed use; 1337
L. The location, height, type and material of all fences and walls; 1338
M. The location, character, size, height and orientation of proposed signs, as proposed to be erected in 1339
accordance with chapter 21A.46 of this title, and elevations of buildings showing signs to be placed on 1340
exterior walls. Signs which are approved in accordance with this chapter shall be considered a part of the 1341
approved site plan; 1342
N. The proposed nature and manner of grading of the site, including proposed treatment of slopes in 1343
excess of ten percent (10%) to prevent soil erosion and excessive runoff; 1344
O. The location of dumpsters or other outdoor trash receptacles; 1345
P. The location and dimensions of proposed recreation areas, open spaces and other required amenities 1346
and improvements; 1347
Q. A tabulation of the total number of acres in the project and the percentage and acreage thereof 1348
proposed to be allocated to off street parking, open space, parks and other reservations; 1349
R. A tabulation of the total number of dwelling units in the project and the overall project density in 1350
dwelling units per gross acre (for residential projects); 1351
S. The proposed and required off street parking and loading areas, including parking and access for 1352
persons with disabilities, as specified in the Utah Adopted Building Code; and 1353
T. Landscape plans subject to the standards contained in chapter 21A.48 of this title. 1354
The Zoning Administrator may waive any of the above listed requirements upon making a determination 1355
that such requirements are unnecessary due to the scope and nature of the proposed development. 1356
21A.58.070: STANDARDS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW: APPEAL: 1357
Any person adversely affected by a final decision of the zoning administrator may appeal to the appeals 1358
hearing officer in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 21A.16 of this title. 1359
In addition to standards provided in other sections of this title for specific types of approval, the following 1360
standards shall be applied to all applications for site plan review: 1361
A. Lighting: All developments shall provide adequate lighting so as to assure safety and security. 1362
Lighting installations shall not have an adverse impact on traffic safety or on the surrounding area. Light 1363
sources shall be shielded, and shall not shine onto adjacent properties. 1364
B. Stormwater Drainage: Provisions for storm surface drainage shall be in accordance with the design 1365
standards of the Department of Public Utilities indicating location, size, types and grades of sewers, 1366
drainage structures, ditches, and connection to existing drainage system. Disposition of storm or natural 1367
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waters both on and off the site shall be provided in such a manner as not to have a detrimental effect on 1368
the property of others or the public right-of-way. 1369
C. Utilities: Provision of hookups to public utilities shall be the responsibility of the applicant and 1370
connections shall be installed in accordance with the standards of the Department of Public Utilities. All 1371
connections shall be shown on the site plan. 1372
D. Public Safety: The Salt Lake Valley Health Department shall be invited to review all site plans for 1373
treatment of bulk trash disposal. The Police Department and the Fire Department shall review all site 1374
plans to determine adequacy of access and other aspects of public safety. 1375
E. General Plan Conformity: The Planning Division shall review site plans for all applications for 1376
conditional uses (including planned developments) and design reviews with reference to adopted plans 1377
and the conformity of the site plans with the objectives and policies of the adopted plans. 1378
21A.58.080: PROCEDURES FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW: 1379
A. Preapplication Conference: Before filing an application for approval of a site plan, landscape plan 1380
and other applicable plans, the applicant is encouraged to confer with the DRT regarding the general 1381
proposal. Such action does not require formal application fees, or filing of a site plan, or landscape plan 1382
and is not to be construed as an application for formal approval. No representation made by the Zoning 1383
Administrator, the DRT or other City departments during such conference shall be binding upon the City 1384
with respect to an application subsequently submitted. 1385
B. Fees: Every site plan application shall be accompanied by the fee shown on the Salt Lake City 1386
consolidated fee schedule. 1387
C. Submission Of Final Site Plan, Landscape Plan And Other Plans; Review And Approval: 1388
1. DRT Review: After the site plan, landscape plan, other applicable plans and related materials and 1389
fees have been submitted pursuant to section 21A.58.060 of this chapter, and the application has been 1390
determined by the Zoning Administrator to be complete pursuant to section 21A.10.010 of this title, the 1391
application shall be reviewed and processed through the development review team (DRT) in coordination 1392
with the appropriate city departments. If the plan is approved, the zoning administrator shall certify 1393
approval on the site plan and state the conditions of such approval, if any. If the plan is disapproved, the 1394
zoning administrator shall indicate reasons in writing to the applicant. 1395
2. Appeal Of Zoning Administrator Decision: Any person adversely affected by a final decision of 1396
the zoning administrator on a site plan may appeal to the appeals hearing officer in accordance with the 1397
provisions of chapter 21A.16 of this title. 1398
3. Certification By Zoning Administrator: The decisions of the zoning administrator approving the 1399
application shall be noted on all copies of the site plan, landscape plan and other applicable plans to be 1400
retained in the record, including any changes or conditions required as part of the site plan approval. One 1401
such copy shall be returned to the applicant, and others retained as required for records or further action 1402
by the zoning administrator or other affected agencies of the city. 1403
4. Building Permits: Building permits shall be issued in accordance with approved plans. A copy of 1404
the approved site plan shall be retained in the records of the office of the division of building services and 1405
licensing and all building and occupancy permits shall conform to the provisions of the approved site 1406
plans. 1407
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5. Amendments Or Modifications To Approved Site Plans: Amendments or modifications to 1408
approved site plans and/or landscape plans must be submitted to the zoning administrator. Such 1409
modifications shall be submitted in accordance with the procedures and requirements of this chapter and 1410
shall be distributed to the appropriate departments for review. The zoning administrator may waive this 1411
requirement if the zoning administrator determines that such modification of the original site plan and/or 1412
landscape plan has no significant impact upon the original proposal and still remains in conformance with 1413
zoning standards and regulations. 1414
6. Time Limit On Approval: Approval of the site plan, landscape plan and other applicable plans 1415
shall be void unless a building permit has been issued or complete building plans have been submitted to 1416
the division of building services and licensing one year from the date of approval. The planning director 1417
may grant an extension of a site plan approval for up to one additional year when the applicant is able to 1418
demonstrate no change in circumstance that would result in an unmitigated impact. Extension requests 1419
must be submitted to the planning director in writing prior to the expiration of the site plan approval. 1420
7. Stop Work Order: A stop work order may be put on the project if any improvements required are 1421
not consistent with the approved site plan, landscape plan or other applicable plans. 1422
8. Maintenance Guarantee: When any improvement is to be accepted for dedication, maintenance or 1423
operation by the city, the applicant shall be required to provide financial security (acceptable to the city 1424
attorney) in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total construction costs of the project to cover the 1425
costs of any defects which may occur in such improvements within two (2) years after the date of 1426
acceptance by the city. The director of community and neighborhoods or director of public utilities or 1427
other city official shall be responsible for determining when such financial security shall be required. 1428
21A.58.090: SKETCH PLAN REVIEW: 1429
The development review administrator or designee may accept a sketch plan and other documentation 1430
prior to the formal submittal of plans for building permit review to determine the required standard for 1431
front or corner side yard; building height and wall height for a principal structure, width and placement of 1432
attached garages; and the location, building height and footprint of accessory structures. The sketch plan 1433
review process may be utilized for properties located in the FR, R-1, R-2 and SR districts. The submittal 1434
shall incorporate sufficient documentation for the development review administrator or designee to 1435
determine the zoning standards that will be applicable to developing the specific site. This preliminary 1436
zoning review intends to provide information and guidance to the project designer and is not to be 1437
construed as an application or approval of site or building plans. Subsequent building permit applications 1438
must comply with all applicable Salt Lake City development requirements. 1439
82. Amends Subsection 21A.59.030.B.1 as follows: 1440
1. All of the application information required for site plan review as identified in Chapter 1441
21A.58 of this title. 1442
83. Amends the following definitions in Section 21A.62.040 as follows: 1443
a. CHARACTER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FEASIBILITY STUDY: A study conducted by 1444
the proposed district area or their authorized agent to determine whether or not a particular area of the 1445
City is eligible for Character Conservation District classification. The study is typically a summary report 1446
or white paper developed for the proposed Character Conservation District and there is no specific format. 1447
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b. DEVELOPMENT: The carrying out of any building activity, the making of any material change 1448
in the use or appearance of any structure or land, or the dividing of land into parcels by any person. The 1449
following activities or uses shall also be taken for the purposes of these regulations to involve 1450
"development": 1451
A. The construction of any principal building or structure; A new or modified landscape plan; 1452
B. Increase in the intensity of use of land, such as an increase in the number of dwelling units or an 1453
increase in nonresidential use intensity that requires additional parking; 1454
C. Alteration of a shore or bank of a pond, river, stream, lake or other waterway; 1455
D. Commencement of drilling (except to obtain soil samples), the driving of piles, or excavation on a 1456
parcel of land; 1457
E. Demolition or relocation of a structure; 1458
F. Clearing of land as an adjunct of construction, including clearing or removal of vegetation and 1459
including any significant disturbance of vegetation or soil manipulation; and 1460
G. Deposit of refuse, solid or liquid waste, or fill on a parcel of land. 1461
The following operations or uses shall not be taken for the purpose of these regulations to involve 1462
"development": 1463
A. Work by a highway or road agency or railroad company for the maintenance of a road or railroad 1464
track, if the work is carried out on land within the boundaries of the right-of-way; 1465
B. Utility installations as stated in Subsection 21A.02.050B of this title; 1466
C. Landscaping for residential uses; Minor repairs or maintenance of existing structures which do not 1467
alter approved plans; and 1468
D. Work involving the maintenance of existing landscaped areas and existing rights-of-way such as 1469
setbacks and other planting areas. 1470
c. DISTRICT PLAN AND DESIGN STANDARDS: Proposed design standards and provides for 1471
review of site plans in Character Conservation Districts, to ensure that the character and distinctive 1472
features of these districts are maintained and reinforced by new construction. 1473
d. GARAGE, ATTACHED: A garage that is attached to the principal building by a common wall or 1474
is connected to the principal building by a roof that has a width of more than five feet (5') or more. An 1475
attached garage shall be considered part of the principal building. 1476
e. NONCOMPLYING LOT: A parcel of land which was legally established on the effective date of 1477
any amendment to this title that made the lot noncomplying that has less lot area, frontage or dimensions 1478
than required in the district in which it is located. that does not conform to the regulations of this title but 1479
was legally established prior to an amendment of this title or is recognized to be in legal existence 1480
according to the provisions of Chapter 21A.38. 1481
f. NONCOMPLYING STRUCTURE: Buildings, and structures or property improvements that 1482
serve complying land uses which were legally established on the effective date of any amendment to this 1483
title that makes the structure not comply with the applicable yard area, height and/or bulk regulations of 1484
this title or is recognized to be in legal existence according to the provisions of Chapter 21A.38. 1485
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g. SKETCH PLAN REVIEW: A preliminary review process administered by the development 1486
review administrator or designee for the purpose of determining the required standard for front or corner 1487
side yard; building height and wall height, width and placement of attached garages; and the location, 1488
building height and footprint of accessory structures prior to the formal submittal of plans to obtain a 1489
building permit. 1490
h. STABILIZING: The area is expected to become stable through continued reinvestment, 1491
maintenance, or remodeling. 1492
i. STABLE: The area is expected to remain substantially the same with continued maintenance of 1493
the property. While some changes in structures, land uses, and densities may occur, all such changes are 1494
expected to be compatible with surrounding development and in accordance with the adopted master plan 1495
policies and adopted zoning regulations. Other items that can determine the stability of an area include, 1496
but are not limited to, the following: property values, number of demolition or building permits issued. 1497
84. Effective Date. This ordinance, if passed, shall be effective on the date of its first publication. 1498
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2. CHRONOLOGY
PROJECT CHRONOLOGY
Petition: PLNPCM2025-00164
processing and research.
an online open house.
at city library.
to City Council.
Planning Division.
3. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Salt Lake City Council is considering Petition PLNPCM2025-00164 – Zoning Administration Text
Amendment – Mayor Erin Mendenhall has initiated a petition for a zoning text amendment to clarify and
update provisions related to the administration of the zoning code. These changes are primarily a cleanup to
align the code with established processes, current practices, and recently adopted state laws. The proposal
does not modify how the planning division administers the zoning code. It is intended to strengthen legal
standing, support staff in code implementation, and enhance transparency.
As part of their study, the City Council is holding an advertised public hearing to receive comments
regarding the petition. During the hearing, anyone desiring to address the City Council concerning this issue
will be given an opportunity to speak. The Council may consider adopting the ordinance the same night of
the public hearing.
DATE:
TIME: 7:00 pm
PLACE: Electronic and in-person options.
451 South State Street, Room 326, Salt Lake City, Utah
** This meeting will be held via electronic means, while also providing an in-person opportunity to
attend or participate in the hearing at the City and County Building, located at 451 South State
Street, Room 326, Salt Lake City, Utah. For more information, including Zoom connection
information, please visit www.slc.gov/council/virtual-meetings. Comments may also be provided by
calling the 24-hour comment line at (801) 535-7654 or sending an email to
council.comments@slcgov.com. All comments received through any source are shared with the
Council and added to the public record.
If you have any questions relating to this proposal or would like to review the file, please call Nicholas
Norris at 801-535-6173 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or via e-
mail at nick.norris@slc.gov. The application details can be accessed at https://citizenportal.slcgov.com/, by
selecting the “planning” tab and entering the petition number PLNPCM2025-00164.
The City & County Building is an accessible facility. People with disabilities may make requests for
reasonable accommodation, which may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids and
services. Please make requests at least two business days in advance. To make a request, please contact
the City Council Office at council.comments@slcgov.com, 801-535-7600, or relay service 711.
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CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 304
P.O. BOX 145476, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5476
WWW.SLC.GOV/COUNCIL
TEL 801-535-7600 FAX 801-535-7651
PUBLIC HEARING
MOTION SHEET
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Jennifer Bruno & Kate Werrett, Budget and Policy Analysts
DATE:January 20, 2026
RE: Silo Park Public Infrastructure District Creation
MOTION 1 – CLOSE & DEFER ACTION
I move that the Council close the public hearing and defer action to a future meeting.
MOTION 2 – CONTINUE HEARING
I move that the Council continue the public hearing to a future Council meeting.
CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 304
P.O. BOX 145476, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5476
SLCCOUNCIL.COM
TEL 801-535-7600 FAX 801-535-7651
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Jennifer Bruno & Kate Werrett
Budget & Policy Analysts
DATE:January 20, 2026
RE:Silo Park Public Infrastructure District Creation Petition
ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE
On November 24, 2025, the Administration received the attached petition requesting the creation of the Silo
Park Public Infrastructure District (Silos PID). The petition area is located at approximately 470 West 600
South. The attached certification acknowledges receipt of the petition and confirms that it complies with the
requirements outlined in Utah Code section 17D-4.
The proposed district would assist with financing the construction of public infrastructure related to
development, including construction and maintenance of a right-of-way (a curb, a gutter, a sidewalk, a street, a
road, a water line, a sewage line, a storm drain, an electricity line, a communications line, a natural gas line, or
street lighting).
The petitioners include: Joseph McKay, representing Olympus QOZB, LLC; Silos South Apartments Building 3,
LLC; Silos Midblock QOZB, LLC; and Silos South Apartments, LLC.
Utah Code, section 17D-4, outlines the creation, governance, and powers of a public infrastructure district.
According to the statute the city must hold a public hearing at the start of the process. A decision on the creation
of the PID will not be made on January 20. More discussions will be held before a final decision is requested.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Petition Requesting the Creation of Silo Park Public Infrastructure District
2. Certification of Petition Requesting the Creation of Silo Park Public Infrastructure District
3. Utah Code, Section 17D-4
Project Timeline:
Set Date: January 13, 2026
Briefing: January 20, 2026
Public Hearing: January 20, 2026
Potential Action: To be determined
SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
01/15/2026
Date Sent to Council:
01/15/2026
From:
Department *
Attorney
Employee Name:
Trishman, Cindy Lou
E-mail
Cindy.Trishman@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
01/15/2026
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
01/15/2026
Subject:
Silo Park Public Infrastructure District (Creation, Public Hearing)
Additional Staff Contact:
Keith Reynolds, Allison Parks
Presenters/Staff Table
Cindy Lou Trishman, Allison Parks
Document Type
Information Item
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Recommendation:
Schedule and hold the scheduled public hearing as a required, formal step in the Public Infrastructure District process.
Background/Discussion
Joseph McKay, representing Olympus QOZB, LLC, Silos South Apartments Building 3, LLC, Silos Midblock QOZB, LLC, and Silos South Apartments, LLC submitted a petition requesting the creation of a Public Infrastructure District at approximately 470 West 600 South. The petition has been certified complete and the City Council is required to hold a public hearing pursuant to 17B-1-210. As described in the petition, the proposed district would assist with financing the construction of public infrastructure related to development, including construction and maintenance of a right-of-way (a curb, a gutter, a sidewalk, a street, a road, a water line, a sewage line, a storm drain, an electricity line, a communications line, a natural gas line, or street lighting). The public hearing allows for input on whether the requested service is needed and if the service should be provided by the City, County, or the proposed district, and all other matters relating to the proposed district. The Council has not yet set a date to take formal action for consideration of the approval for the proposed district.Early advertising was arranged and the Public Hearing is set for January 20, 2026.
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
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KEITH REYNOLDS
CERTIFICATION VIA EMAIL
D ecember 29, 2025
Salt Lake City Council
Chris Wharton, Co un ci l Ch air
PO Box 1455476
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-5476
chris. wharton@slc.gov
Jos eph McKay
2170 South McClelland Street
Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 582 -31 88
jmckay@loweprop.com
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF UTAH,
City and County of Salt Lake,
Salt Lak e County Council
Dea Theodore , Council Chair
2001 South State St. Ste N2-200
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
DHTheodore@saltlakecounty.gov
CITY RECORDER
This document serves to certify the "Petition Reque sting the Creation of a Silo Park Public
Infra structure District in the City of Salt Lake City, Utah" submitted on November 24, 2025, by
the owners of Olympus QOZB , LLC, Silos South Apartments Building 3, Silos Midblock QOZB,
LLC , and Silos South Apartments , LLC .
I, Keith Reynolds , City Recorder of Salt Lake City, Utah, do hereby certify that the petition
complies with all applicable requirement s .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of sa·
this 29'" day of December 2025. 4 ~
S)'Y R or er,S L ~
The City Recorder 's office has attached the Petition Requesting the Creation of a Silo Pa
Public Infrastructure District in the city of Salt Lake City , Utah. Pursuant to l 7B-l-2 l 0, the
Lake City Council has confirmed a public hearing will be held on January 20 , 2026. If you have
any questions , please contact the City Recorder 's office.
LOCATION : 451 SOUTH STATE STREET , ROOM 415 , SALT LAKE CITY , UTAH 84111
MAILING ADDRESS: PO BOX 145515, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5515
TELEPHONE: 801-535-7671 FAX : 801-535-7681
PETITION REQUESTING THE CREATION OF
SILO PARK PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT
IN THE CITY OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
Keith Reynolds
Salt Lake City Recorder
451 South State Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-535-7671
keith.reynolds @ slc.gov
November 24, 2025
The undersigned (the "Petitioners") hereby request that the City of Salt Lake City , Utah
(the "City") create a public infrastructure district (the "District") pursuant to the Special District
Act , Title 17B , Chapter 1, Utah Code Annotated 1953 and the Public Infrastructure District Act,
Title 17D , Chapter 4, Utah Code Annotated 1953 ( collectively , the "Acts"). The Petitioners
request the formation of the District in order to assist in the financing of public infrastructure to
service and benefit the proposed area within the District.
I. Petitioners
Petitioner / Owner:
Olympus QOZB , LLC
386 West 500 South, Suite 100
Salt Lake City , UT 84101
Parcel Nos: 15013760110000, 15013760140000 , 15013810010000
Petitioner / Owner:
Silos South Apartments Building 3 , LLC
36 South State Street, Suite 1400
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Parcel No: 15013770320000
Petitioner / Owner:
Silos Midblock QOZB , LLC
2170 South McClelland Street, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
Parcel No : 15013770240000
Petitioner / Owner:
Silos South Apartments , LLC
2170 South McClelland Street, Suite 100
Salt Lake City , UT 84106
Parcel Nos: 15013770330000 , 15013770270000 , 15013770290000
Contact Sponsor :
Joseph McKay
2170 South McClelland Street, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
801-582-3188
The Petitioners represent 100% of the surface property owners within the proposed District
boundaries. There are no registered voters residing within the proposed District boundaries.
II. Proposed District Boundaries
The Petitioners request that the initial District boundaries include the real property
described and depicted on the map attached as Exhibit A (the "District Boundaries").
III. Requested Service
The Petitioners request the District be created for the purpose of financing the construction
of public infrastructure relating to the Development, as permitted under the Acts; to service and
benefit the District and annexation area, as shall be further described in the governing document
relating to the District. Additionally, the Petitioners request the District be created for the
construction and maintenance of a right-of-way , including : a curb; a gutter; a sidewalk; a street; a
road; a water line; a sewage line; storm drain; an electricity line; a communications line; a natural
gas line; or street lighting.
IV. Board of Trustees
The Petitioners hereby waive the residency requirement of Section 17D-4-202 of the Acts
and propose that the Board of Trustees for the District be initially composed of seven (7) members
appointed by the City Council who are agents, or officers of the property owners , as follows:
Trustee 1: Jeremy Keele
Trustee 2: Kristian Peterson
Trustee 3: Brandon Blaser
Trustee 4: Jonathan Hardy
Trustee 5: Alex Lowe
Trustee 6: Ben Lowe
Trustee 7: Joseph McKay
V. Petitioners Representations
The Petitioners hereby represent and warrant that:
(a) Those signing on behalf of the Petitioners are authorized to do so;
(b) The Petitioners are the owner of the real property included within the District
Boundaries;
( c) This Petition is signed by 100% of the surface property owners of real property
within the District Boundaries;
( d) There are no registered voters residing within the District Boundaries; and
( e) The proposed Trustees listed above are registered voters at their primary
residence and are either a property owner or the agent or officer of a property owner.
VI. Petitioners Consent
The Petitioners hereby consent to:
(a) Joseph McKay serving as the Contact Sponsor for the Petitioners;
(b) The creation of the public infrastructure district within the District Boundaries;
( c) A waiver of the residency requirement for members of the Board of Trustees of
the District as permitted under Section 17D-4-202(3)(a) of the Acts;
( d) A waiver of the entirety of the protest period described in Section l ?B-1-213 of
the Acts, pursuant to Section 17D-4-201 (2)(b) of the Acts;
(e) The recording of a notice as required under Section 17B-1-215(2)(a) and 17D-1-
209(1)(a) of the Acts, which will apply to all real property within the District Boundaries;
(f) The District levying a property tax of up to 0.015 per dollar of taxable value of
taxable property within the District Boundaries, specifically including the properties of
the Petitioners; and
(g) The issuance by the District of bonds repayable through tax increment, property
taxes and/or assessments.
VII. Electronic Means; Counterparts
This Petition may be circulated by electronic means and executed in several counterparts,
including by electronic signature, all or any of which may be treated for all purposes as an original
and shall constitute and be one and the same document.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Petitioners have executed this Petition as of the date
indicated above.
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On thi s \'Jin clay of [0...GL_], 2025, person all y ap p ea re d before m e
l)ro.nJo(\ f>\ClSU , whose identity is pe rso nally known to me (or proven on the basis o f
satisfacto 1y ev idence ) a nd who by me dul y sworn did say that h e is th e AL,\\novizttl Si50U of
Olympus QOZB , LLC , th at he was du ly aut horized by sa id company to sign thi s P e tit10n , and
th at he acknowledged to me that said com pan y executed the same for the uses an d purposes
se t fo rth herein .
STEVEN EUGENE BOSWEli
Notary Public -Stale of lJtah
Commission # 737990
My Commission Expires
July 3, 2028
Silos South Apartments Building 3, LLC
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On this \ 5 day of [fil:_], 2025, personally appeare d b efore me S hu:i 8-o j me§Vhose identity is personally known to me (or proven on the basis o f
satisfactory evidence) and who by me duly sworn did say that he is the Ctutthoriz,eJ ~'jS-~
Silos South Apaitments Building 3, LLC , tha t he was duly a uth orized by said cmnpany to
sign th is Petition , and that he acknow ledged to me that said company executed the same fo r
the uses and purposes set fo 1th here in .
SHERI HOLMES
Notary Public • State of Utah
Commission# 738101
My Commission Expires On
07/1212028
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sa ti sfactory ev id ence) and w h o by me duly sworn did say that he is th ~U¼on'zed 5(j:f1-e6f
S ilo s Midblock QOZB , LLC, that he was du l y a u thorized by said company to sign this
Petition, and that he acknow l e dged to me that sa id compa ny execut ed the same for the uses
an d purposes set fo11h h erein.
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On this IG day of [OLt-J, 2025, pe rsonally appeared before me
Shui mvmes ' whose identity is personally known to me (or proven on the basis o f
satisfactory evidence ) and who by me duly sworn did say that he is the a£;f tf,p rizeJ S'f_g /1 ,t~f
Silos South Apartments, LLC, that he was duly authori zed by said company to sign this
Pet ition , and that be acknowledged to me that said company executed the same for the uses
and purposes set forth herein.
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N OTARY PUBLIC
Exhibit A
Initial District Boundaiie s
Legal Descriptions
District
A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN LOTS 1-3 , AND 5-8 OF BLOCK 29 , PLAT A , SALT
LAKE CITY SURVEY , SAID PARCEL ALSO BEING LOCATED IN SILOS
CONDOMINIUMS PLAT , ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE SALT
LAKE COUNTY RECORDER IN BOOK 2004P , AT PAGE 151 , SAID PARCEL ALSO
BEING LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP l
SOUTH , RANGE l WEST , SALT LAKE BASE AND MERIDIAN , SAID PARCEL BEING
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID BLOCK , SAID POINT ALSO
BEING SOUTH 89 °57'22 " WEST 64 .27 FEET AND SOUTH 0°02'38" EAST 72 .03 FEET
FROM A BRASS CAP MONUMENT LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTIONS OF 400 WEST
AND 500 SOUTH STREETS , AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 0°09'26 " WEST ALONG
THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 200.62 FEET TO A POINT ON THE ARC OF A 262 .04
FOOT-RADIUS-NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT ; THENCE ALONG THE ARC
OF SAID CURVE A DISTANCE OF 132.16 FEET , THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF
28 °53'49", CHORD BEARS SOUTH 52 °30'44" WEST 130.76 FEET ; THENCE NORTH
24 °45'49" WEST 3.08 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 65 °14'09 " WEST 6.18 FEET ; THENCE
SOUTH 3.03 FEET TO A POINT ON THE ARC OF A 262 .04 FOOT-NON-TANGENT
RADIUS CURVE TO THE RIGHT ; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE A
DISTANCE OF 56.83 FEET , THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 12 °25'36", CHORD
BEARS SOUTH 74 °48'14" WEST 56 .72 FEET ; THENCE SOUTH 0°09'26" WEST 32.62
FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 7 OF SAID BLOCK ; THENCE NORTH 89 °52'27"
EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE 165 .13 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID
LOT 7 ; THENCE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF SAID BLOCK THE FOLLOWING THREE
(3) COURSES: 1) SOUTH 0°09'26 " WEST 330.15 FEET , 2) SOUTH 89 °52'45" WEST 660 .35
FEET, 3) NORTH 0°09'27" EAST 330.09 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 3
OF SAID BLOCK; THENCE NORTH 89 °52'27" EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID
LOT 3 A DISTANCE OF 330.18 FEET ; THENCE NORTH 0 °09'26 " EAST 165.06 FEET ;
THENCE SOUTH 89 °52'18 " WEST 330 .17 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID
SILOS CONDOMINIUM PLAT ; THENCE ALONG THE PERIMITER OF SAID
SUBDIVSION PLAT THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES: 1) NORTH 0°09'27" EAST
69.24 FEET , 2) NORTH 78 °48'32 " EAST 76.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE ARC OF A
474 .28 FOOT RADIUS TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT , 3) THENCE ALONG THE
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470 West 600 South. The proposed district would assist with financing the
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Downtown SLC vitality report
Downtown Alliance briefing for Salt Lake City Council | January 2026
Objectives of our briefing today
1. Report the Alliance’s 2025 key efforts and
outcomes for creating vitality Downtown.
2. Preview the Alliance’s key initiatives for 2026.
2025 achievement
Signed an MOU with Salt Lake City to:
●Develop a Public Private Partnership to improve
the Pioneer Park guest experience and grow
visitation.
●Explore development of a public building in
Pioneer Park for year-round activations including
the Downtown Farmers Market and other
programming.
1.
2025 achievement
Raised and disbursed $494,000
to 120 restaurant employees
displaced by the Main Street fire.
2025 achievement
Ambassador made Downtown better
Referrals to
social services
Bags of trash
collected
Citizen / guest
assisted
Miles walked
(3x around the world)
2025 achievement
Produced 161 street activations
Mariachi Festival
AMZG ANMLS mural
Day of the Dead celebration
SB Dance on Pierpont garage
2025 achievement
Helped create 21 million customer
visits downtown by promoting
downtown events, performances,
shopping and nightlife
Downtown venue ticket sales were up 18.4 %
11,057
weekly newsletter
recipients
298,504
social media
followers
We use our robust communications channels to
invite visitors downtown
CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS
The Gateway and
Downtown Alliance host
Last Hurrah
Finally, a solution for
Pioneer Park, Downtown
Alliance to make a
year-round home for Market
Alliance launches relief
fund for workers
displaced by Main Street
Main Street businesses on
cusp of reopening
2025 achievement
Brought learnings home to SLC
from our exploration of Seattle
2025 achievement
Moved the weekly Winter
Downtown Farmers Market to the
former Leonardo building
2026 initiative
Downtown Rising 2035
1. Develop a shared vision for Downtown based on
stakeholders’ priorities and aspirations.
2. Publish findings to connect opportunities and
foster additional investment.
2026 initiative
Temple Square open house strategy
Goals:
1. Present a vibrant downtown SLC to visitors.
2. Induce spending at downtown businesses.
2026 initiative
Temple Square open house strategy
Our plans for attracting visitor spending:
1. Staff hospitality kiosks with ambassadors.
2.Produce activations and entertainment.
3. Support retail development on Main Street.
2026 initiative
Increase investment in
Cultural Core programming
(The Blocks Arts District) by 27%
2026 initiative
Determine optimal location for 2026
Summer Downtown Farmers Market
We must vacate the park for planned construction.
2026 initiative
Continue pursuing a
Public Private Partnership
to improve Pioneer Park.
Activate
Populate Make safe
Downtown Alliance Briefing to Salt Lake City Council, January 20, 2026
We appreciate the time to brief you on downtown investments, accomplishments and
upcoming initiatives. Recognizing the limited time for this update, we prepared a brief
presentation. We welcome your questions after these remarks. And we are available
to discuss downtown opportunities and challenges in greater detail. And, we put
links to program details in the presentation notes that we provided to Council Staff.
The Downtown Alliance is primarily funded by Special Assessment Area that
commercial property owners created and have reauthorized for more than 30 years.
We are charged with vitalizing downtown–the intermountain wests center of
commerce, culture and entertainment.
Downtown vitality creates visitation and spending. Spending generates tax revenues
to stoke the general fund and sustain our City.
Our most recent CBIA Quarterly report (“Disbursement memo”)
2025 Economic Benchmark report
Downtown SLC vitality report
Downtown Alliance briefing for Salt Lake City Council | January 2026
Objectives of our briefing today
1. Report the Alliance’s 2025 key efforts and
outcomes for creating vitality Downtown.
2. Preview the Alliance’s key initiatives for 2026.
We are here today to:
●Report the Alliance’s 2025 efforts and outcomes for creating vitality and
spending downtown.
●Preview the Alliance’s key initiatives for 2026.
Our briefing is focused on a few key issues. You can find a summary of our FY2026
strategic plan here.
2
2025 achievement
Signed an MOU with Salt Lake City to:
●Develop a Public Private Partnership to improve
the Pioneer Park guest experience and grow
visitation.
●Explore development of a public building in
Pioneer Park for year-round activations including
the Downtown Farmers Market and other
programming.
1.
We signed an MOU with the City last year and began meeting with a working group
with City administrative departments and Council staff. That work continues in 2026.
We are working on:
●Developing a Public Private Partnership to improve the Pioneer Park guest
experience and grow visitation.
●Exploring development of a public building in Pioneer Park for year-round
activations including the Downtown Farmers Market and other programming.
3
4
2025 achievement
Raised and disbursed $494,000
to 120 restaurant employees
displaced by the Main Street fire.
Last year, 120 downtown employees woke up unemployed on August 12 after a fire
ravaged five Main Street restaurants. Bartenders, cooks, servers and bus staff were
thrown into crisis. But the downtown and Utah community rallied to provide relief.
Downtown Alliance had a campaign running within 24 hours. Many other restaurants,
customers and businesses stepped forward with cash and resources.
We were able to raise and distribute $494,000 to the affected employees to cover
their expenses in the critical first month after the fire.
We distributed the first tranches of funds to employees just one week after the fire.
And all funds were in employees’ hands by mid-September.
We alson want to acknowledge that Utah Restaurant Association and SLC joined us in
providing a job fair on August 17 with guidance to open employment positions and to
social services.
We look forward to the restaurants reopening soon. White Horse is scheduled to
re-open next week!
5
2025 achievement
Ambassador made Downtown better
Referrals to
social services
Bags of trash
collected
Citizen / guest
assisted
Miles walked
(3x around the world)
Our ambassadors continue to contribute to the vibrancy and safety of downtown.
They also help people in crisis. And they save lives–last year the saved X lives by
administering Narcan to individuals who had overdosed.
These data are for Central Business Improvement Area AND the other expansion
areas (Ballpark, North Temple, Rio Grande, Central).
For the latest Ambassador monthly report click here.
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2025 achievement
Produced 161 street activations
Last year, we produced and/or sponsored 161 days of events downtown.
These included artist driven events like Sonder in an alleyway on Main Street, A
rooftop dance performance, dozens of busker performances, and a free Last Hurrah!
on New Year’s Eve.
We supported a Day of the Dead celebration on Edison Street, Nihon Matsuri in Japan
Town, a huge Mariachi Festival at Eccles Theater and numerous other cultural
festivals.
These events attract visitation and spending in the downtown core. That spending
generates tax revenue for City services.
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Mariachi Festival
AMZG ANMLS mural
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Day of the Dead celebration
SB Dance on Pierpont garage
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2025 achievement
Helped create 21 million customer
visits downtown by promoting
downtown events, performances,
shopping and nightlife
Downtown venue ticket sales were up 18.4 %
Downtown customer spending sustains retailers, bars, restaurants, arts organizations,
and artists.
Last year, we helped create 21 million customer visits.
Downtown venue ticket sales were up 18.4 percent.
These are both measures of the overall vitality downtown.
If you would like a refresher on the details of these measures, you will find them in
our Downtown Economic Benchmark Report.
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11,057
weekly newsletter
recipients
298,504
social media
followers
We use our robust communications channels to
invite visitors downtown
Some of the tools that we use to support visitation and spending are our
communication channels.
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CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS
The Gateway and
Downtown Alliance host
Last Hurrah
Finally, a solution for
Pioneer Park, Downtown
Alliance to make a
year-round home for Market
We use proactive media relations to bring attention to key downtown issues and
opportunities.
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Alliance launches relief
fund for workers
displaced by Main Street
Main Street businesses on
cusp of reopening
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2025 achievement
Brought learnings home to SLC
from our exploration of Seattle
Most of you were able to join us in exploring programming and investments in
Seattle. The Council also funded scholarships so that we could invite small business
owners and artists to be part of the conversation. THANK YOU for your investment!
There is a link in the speaker’s notes of this presentation, that I believe you have been
provided, where you will find a summary of what SLC saw and learned on the Seattle
exploration.
15
2025 achievement
Moved the weekly Winter
Downtown Farmers Market to the
former Leonardo building
Vendors and customers love the new indoor Winter market location on Library
Square. More people are coming downtown to shop the market. We have 70 weekly
vendors and many of them are reporting healthy increases in sales at the Library
Square location. And Ken Sanders could not be happier with the impact the market is
having on his shop.
I hope that you will join us this Saturday, and every Saturday through April. For the
latest on farm and artisan products at the market, follow us here.
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2026 initiative
Downtown Rising 2035
1. Develop a shared vision for Downtown based on
stakeholders’ priorities and aspirations.
2. Publish findings to connect opportunities and
foster additional investment.
We recently began a project, Downtown Rising 2035, to:
●Develop a shared vision for Downtown Salt Lake City in 2035 based on
downtown stakeholders’ priorities and aspirations.
●Publish those findings to shape downtown’s identity, seize opportunity, and
foster collaborations and additional investment.
Why are we doing this?
There is $10 billion in project investments coming downtown this decade – I am
referring to the Sports Entertainment District, Salt Palace rebuild, Temple Square
experience expansion, Pioneer Park, Green Loop, Rio Grande District, and the
University of Utah bringing student housing, programs and colleges downtown.
As we enter this decade of generational investments, downtown stakeholders want to
help shape downtown’s transformation. Now is the time to capture a shared vision to
guide investments, define and plan for success, and ensure broad community
benefits. This 2035 initiative is the third leg of a relay following Downtown Rising
(2007) and The Downtown Plan (2016).
We look forward to engaging City Council and the Administration in this initiative.
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2026 initiative
Temple Square open house strategy
Goals:
1. Present a vibrant downtown SLC to visitors.
2. Induce spending at downtown businesses.
When the Church of Jesus Christs of Latter-day Saints conducts an open house in the
renovated Salt Lake Temple, there will be 3,000 visitors exiting Temple Square every
hour, twelve hours a day, seven days a week, for six months.
We look forward to celebrating renovated Temple Square. And, we see tremendous
opportunity in the 3 million downtown visits expected during the open house.
Visitors are already the biggest audience sector in the Downtown Economy. We
expect this six-month event will increase total visitor days by 20 percent in 2027.
This is an opportunity to capture an estimated $320 million in additional spending in
2027.
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2026 initiative
Temple Square open house strategy
Our plans for attracting visitor spending:
1. Staff hospitality kiosks with ambassadors.
2.Produce activations and entertainment.
3. Support retail development on Main Street.
We are investing in strategies to attract visitors into the downtown core and induce
spending. This plans include:
●Staffing kiosks with ambassadors to direct visitors to activities, dining and
shopping.
●Producing daily outdoor performances and activations on Main Street
●Preparing downtown merchants for success. And attracting new merchants
downtown.
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2026 initiative
Increase investment in
Cultural Core programming
(The Blocks Arts District) by 27%
The City and County’s long-term investment in the Cultural Core is adding to the
vitality of downtown. Under The Blocks Arts District initiatives:
●Attendance has increased for legacy arts organizations at Abravanel Hall and
Eccles, Capitol, Rose Wagner theaters .
●New visual arts and performing arts are being set on downtown’s streets,
alleyways and rooftops.
●New artists are programming in the core and new audiences are finding
connection downtown.
●Emerging artists are being paid for their work.
This year, we are using Downtown Alliance resources and other sources to increase
the investment in The Blocks programming by 27 percent.
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2026 initiative
Determine optimal location for 2026
Summer Downtown Farmers Market
We must vacate the park for planned construction.
The Downtown Alliance has been producing the beloved Downtown Farmers Market
in Pioneer Park for 35 years.
This summer, the park will be under construction. We are evaluating fit studies using
the streets surrounding Pioneer Park and a small portion of the park to produce the
summer market from June through October.
300 intrepid small Utah businesses rely on our Farmers Market platform to bring their
goods to market.
We have launched dozens of new Utah businesses from our low-barrier-to entry
platform. We over-index for women owned businesses and minority owned
businesses.
It is critical that we find a way to sustain our farmers and makers sales through 2026.
21
2026 initiative
Continue pursuing a
Public Private Partnership
to improve Pioneer Park.
Activate
Populate Make safe
Per the MOU signed in 2025, we continue to meet with the Administration and
Council staff to determine if:
●a public building in the park is viable, and
●a cost-benefit analysis supports the investment.
A building would be a platform for enhanced park management and activation. It
would also be a venue for community events including a year-round weekly farmers
market.
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CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 304
P.O. BOX 145476, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5476
SLCCOUNCIL.COM
TEL 801-535-7600 FAX 801-535-7651
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM:Allison Rowland
DATE:January 20, 2026
RE: INFORMATIONAL: PROPOSED GOLF FEE INCREASES
ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE
Goal of the briefing: Review and consider the increase in certain golf fees on the City’s public courses.
ADDITIONAL AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Proposed Golf Fee Changes. Proposed changes to the Division’s fee schedule are complex in part
because, as noted above, fees charged differ among the six courses as a reflection of shifting demand, which
itself varies according to the day of the week, time of day, and weather. In addition, the charge for regular
(“General Public”) play at each course depends on whether a player qualifies for reduced prices as a Senior
(>60 years old), a Young Adult (18-25 years old), or a Junior (6-17 years old). Options for frequent players to
reduce the cost per round include the City Club and Senior City Club, which provide a punch card at a set
price, or the City Pass program, which offers unlimited play for a set price. Comparison among golf course
prices are usually standardized to nine-hole rounds, since not all SLC Golf courses have the option of
playing 18 rounds. The full list of proposed fee changes appears on pages 7 to 9 of the transmittal, and most
fees that were increased in 2025 do not appear slated to rise again in 2026. A general overview of proposed
fee changes appears below.
Item Schedule:
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1.Regular Play. For 2026, rates are not proposed to increase at Nibley Park and Rose
Park Golf Courses, except for Young Adults, who would pay $1 more per nine-hole round
than in 2025. Most prices at the other courses—Bonneville, Forest Dale, Glendale, and
Mountain Dell—would increase by $1 to $3 in 2026. The exception is the rate for Juniors,
which would remain the same as 2025. There are also several other discounted rates at
some of these courses, depending on the time of day.
2.City Pass Program. The price of the City Pass program would increase from $1,800 to
$1,900 for the general public and from $1,400 to $1,600 for seniors.
3.Tee-Time and No-Show Fees. Tee-Time fees are charged only for reservations made
eight days to one year in advance. The fee would remain at $10 for Forest Dale and Nibley
Park, rise from $10 to $15 at Glendale and Rose Park, and to $20 at Bonneville and
Mountain Dell. No-Show Fees would rise at Rose Park and Glendale.
4.Equipment Rental Fees. Rental equipment is available for players at all courses. Golf
club rentals, which are offered at different price points, would rise by $5 at Mountain Dell
for Premium Golf Club Rentals. Pull carts prices would rise by $1 per nine holes.
B.Background. In 2014 and 2015, the Council undertook a thorough review of Salt Lake City’s golf system,
with the intention of stabilizing the Golf Fund’s increasingly precarious financial situation. Among a number
of other important changes, the Council adopted the Golf Course Fee Ordinance (City Code 15.16.031), in
2017, with the goal of facilitating the Golf Division’s ability to adjust prices charged to customers to reflect
demand. This change also allowed the Golf Division to implement any price changes at the beginning of the
golf season, rather than midway through it. The Golf Course Fee Ordinance does not require a public
hearing before an increase is implemented, but the Council has instructed the Golf Division to ensure that
the public has adequate notice of any prices changes before they are implemented.
Since 2017, while many fees remain unchanged each year, the Golf Division has been able to analyze actual
play patterns at each of the six courses and use this information to manage demand at each, since this tends
to vary greatly according to the day of the week, time of day, and weather. Any changes are communicated to
players immediately on the Division’s website (slcgolf.com) and the electronic fee board in each golf shop.
The changes also are reflected in the Golf Enterprise Fund’s annual budget proposal and ultimately are
adopted by the Council as part of the Consolidated Fee Schedule.
C.Trends in Golf Play. In recent years, the number of rounds played at Salt Lake City golf course has
surpassed the previous records set in Fiscal Year 2001 (see Attachment C1.). The Golf Division has managed
to sustain, and build on, the “Covid bump” in 2020 and 2021 to reach these new records. As rounds played
have grown, financial stability has also improved, allowing for greater investment in repairs and upgrades to
make SLC Golf courses more competitive in the region. This would appear to validate the strategy of
subsidizing Golf operations with general fund revenue over the past eight years. However, with Golf’s
success, the Council may wish to consider the future of that strategy in the coming City budget discussions.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment C1. Long-Run Trends in Golf Rounds Played (9-Hole Equivalents).
Attachment C2. Calendar Year Starts 2012 to 2025.
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88,921
103,205
54,959
58,43565,905
97,246
125,067
160,238
36,514
44,486
68,328 83,238
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
110,000
120,000
130,000
140,000
150,000
160,000
170,000
FY 2
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Bonneville Forest Dale
Glendale Mountain Dell
Nibley Park Rose Park
Attachment C1. Long-run Trends in Golf Rounds Played
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10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Bonneville Forest Dale
Glendale Mountain Dell
Nibley Rose Park
Attachment C2. Calendar Year Starts 2012 to 2025
BB
ROUNDS PLAYED
421,035 423,432 415,831
365,671 343,670 355,655 350,550 374,139
455,556 441,087 425,698
498,010
546,848
9-
TOTAL SLC GOLF ROUNDS | FY13 -FY25
Closure of Wingpointe
& Jordan River Par-3
GOLF
Calendar Year Starts 2019-2025
Calendar Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Total Starts 251,690 304,916 327,476 312,607 329,916 371,599 407,439
Playable Days 226 247 251 208 231 249 273
Avg. Utilization 64%86%90%105%100%109%110%
Total Revenue $6,775,868 $8,232,219 $9,944,835 $10,039,691 $11,229,373 $12,332,070 $14,203,191
Revenue/Start $26.92 $27.00 $30.37 $32.12 $34.04 $33.19 $34.86
OPERATOR
Bountiful City
Davis County
Park City
Private
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Sandy City
West Valley City
$18
$18
$24
$17
$19
$20
$23
$21
$31
$23
$18
$20
$25
$17
$18
$23
$20
$18
$18
$45
$16
$16
$18
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50
Stonebridge
The Ridge
River Oaks
Meadow Brook
Mick Riley
Mountain View
Old Mill
Riverbend
South Mountain
Bonneville
Forest Dale
Glendale
Mountain Dell
Nibley Park
Rose Park
Eaglewood
Glen Eagle
Schneiter's Bluff
Schneiter's Riverside
Park City
Davis Park
Valley View
Bountiful Ridge
2025 Weekday 9-Hole Course Price By Operator – SLC Market
OPERATOR
Bountiful City
Davis County
Park City
Private
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Sandy City
West Valley City
$18
$18
$24
$17
$19
$20
$23
$21
$31
$25
$19
$21
$28
$17
$19
$23
$20
$18
$18
$45
$16
$16
$18
$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50
Stonebridge
The Ridge
River Oaks
Meadow Brook
Mick Riley
Mountain View
Old Mill
Riverbend
South Mountain
Bonneville
Forest Dale
Glendale
Mountain Dell
Nibley Park
Rose Park
Eaglewood
Glen Eagle
Schneiter's Bluff
Schneiter's Riverside
Park City
Davis Park
Valley View
Bountiful Ridge
2026 SLC Proposed Weekday 9-Hole Course Price By Operator – SLC Market
+$1
+$3
+$1
+$1
+$2
Capital Reinvestment
These funds come primarily from user fees
collected over the past several years and have
been set aside for prioritized course projects
that address decades of deferred maintenance.
GOLF
Project FY25 FY26
Tee Box Leveling Projects $60,000 $60,000
Cart Path Improvements $525,000 $625,000
Bonneville Driving Range Fence $900,000
Other Capital Projects $324,000 $827,735
On Course Restrooms at Glendale,
Forest Dale and Nibley Park $600,000
New Maintenance Buildings at
Rose Park, Bonneville and
Mountain Dell
$1,000,000
Glendale Driving Range Additions $1,500,000
Nibley Park Irrigation Project $3,000,000
Rose Park Irrigation Project $5,500,000
SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
12/30/2025
Date Sent to Council:
01/05/2026
From:
Department *
Public Lands
Employee Name:
Romero, Maria
E-mail
maria.romero@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
12/30/2025
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
01/05/2026
Subject:
FY25-26 Consolidated Fee Schedule - Golf Fee Changes (Informational)
Additional Staff Contact:
Kim Shelley, Director, Kim.Shelley@slc.govTyler Murdock, Deputy Director Tyler.Murdock@slc.govMatt Kammeyer, Division Director, Matt. Kammeyer@slc.govGregg Evans, Finance Manager Gregg.Evans@slc.gov
Presenters/Staff Table
Kim Shelley, Director, Kim.Shelley@slc.govTyler Murdock, Deputy Director Tyler.Murdock@slc.govMatt Kammeyer, Division Director, Matt. Kammeyer@slc.govGregg Evans, Finance Manager Gregg.Evans@slc.gov
Document Type
Information Item
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Recommendation:
The Public Lands Department is providing the mid-year changes to the FY25-26 Consolidated Fee Schedule for Golf fees. The new rates will take effect March 1st, 2026, and will be included in the FY27 Consolidated Fee Schedule for Council adoption.
Background/Discussion
In 2017 the Council adopted the Golf Course Fee Ordinance (City Code 15.16.031) facilitating the Golf Division’s ability to adjust prices charged to customers to reflect demand. This ordinance allows the Golf Division to implement any price changes at the beginning of the golf season, rather than midway through the season. The fee changes must be deemed necessary by the director and the adjustments would require approval from the department director or designee and the mayor or the mayor's designee. Any changes are communicated to players immediately on the Division’s website (slcgolf.com) and the electronic fee board in each golf shop. The changes also are reflected in the Golf Enterprise Fund’s annual budget proposal and ultimately are adopted by the Council as part of the Consolidated Fee Schedule.
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
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CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 304
P.O. BOX 145476, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5476
SLCCOUNCIL.COM
TEL 801-535-7600 FAX 801-535-7651
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Austin Kimmel
DATE:January 20, 2026
RE: RESOLUTION: SLCPL AND AFSCME COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE
Goal of the briefing: To review the collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the Salt Lake City
Public Library and AFSCME Local #1004, and to understand the Council's role in approving the agreement.
POLICY QUESTIONS
Item Schedule:
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b. The Council may also wish to ask the Finance Department if conversations with the State and
County on taxing authority, tax rate limits, and other factors may affect negotiated elements of
the CBA.
2. Compensation and Benefits:
a. The Council may wish to ask the Library how pay scales and benefits in the CBA were
determined, including whether the City’s compensation and benefits were considered during
negotiations.
b. The CBA specifies cost of living adjustments occur at the first pay period of August each year
through the term of the agreement. The Council may wish to ask the Library to explain how
August was determined and not the beginning of the fiscal year in July. The Council could also
ask if some employees might receive a pay adjustment on July 1, 2026, when transitioned to the
new scale, followed by an additional 3% increase in August 2026.
3. Staffing Levels: The Council may wish to ask the Library about its anticipated staffing needs for the
upcoming fiscal year and future fiscal years. The Council may also want to know if the Library’s
proposed General Obligation bond would require additional staffing to meet operational demands.
KEY POINTS
The following points highlight provisions of the CBA and other supporting information that may be most
relevant to the Council's role in approving the agreement and appropriating funds to implement its terms. For
additional details on matters such as leave accruals, disciplinary procedures, grievance processes, and other
employment terms, please refer to the complete CBA included in the Library's transmittal.
I. Council Role and Process
The Salt Lake City Library is considered a separate legal entity from Salt Lake City. The City Council's
role in the Library budget process is unique to other City enterprise funds. The Library Board sets the
policy for Library operations. The Council is tasked with reviewing and approving the overall budget and
setting the Library's tax rate.
On February 4, 2025, the Council approved a labor resolution that established the framework for
collective bargaining with eligible Library employees. The CBA under consideration today was the result
of negotiations conducted pursuant to that resolution.
Paragraph 8 of the labor resolution states that the collective bargaining memorandum of understanding
will not be binding until the Council votes to ratify it and appropriates the funds needed for its
implementation in the Library’s budget.
The Attorney’s Office has prepared a resolution to accompany the CBA, which would allow the Council
to act within its authority. The resolution provided by the Attorneys Office refers to the agreement as a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), terminology consistent with Salt Lake City agreements with
employee unions. For purposes of this process, "CBA" and "MOU" are interchangeable.
II. Library Employee Representation
While AFSCME also represents employees in other Salt Lake City departments, AFSCME would
represent Library employees as a separate bargaining unit because the Library is structured as separate
from General Fund departments and enterprise funds. The Library's compensation and benefits are also
separate from the City's.
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Under this agreement, part-time employees would be eligible for union representation. This is unique
compared to the City's labor resolutions because nearly half of Library employees are part-time.
As outlined in the labor resolution detailing the CBA process, the October 2024 vote on union formation
was limited to employees who had maintained continuous employment with the Library for six months
or more, regardless of their full-time or part-time status.
Like the City's labor agreements, Library employees holding supervisory and management positions are
ineligible to be represented by the union.
III. Compensation and Wage Increases
Base wage increases: The entire Library employee wage schedule is set to receive cost-of-living
adjustments every year over the term of the agreement:
Effective July 1, 2026 (beginning of FY27): employees will be paid according to the hourly wage
scale found in Appendix A, with steps that are 2.5% apart.
Effective the first full pay period of August 2026, 2027, and 2028, the entire wage scale will
increase by 3% annually.
Additional compensation: Individual employees may receive wage adjustments based on specific
qualifications or scenarios:
Higher classification incentive: Employees assigned in writing to perform the duties of a
manager or supervisor for five or more consecutive days receive a 5% incentive, or 3% if the
classification is within the bargaining unit.
Bilingual premium: Employees who demonstrate proficiency in a recognized language receive
an additional $0.50/hour; those proficient in Spanish receive $1.00/hour.
On-call pay: Maintenance technicians assigned to "on-call" duties receive $50 for each day
assigned.
Call-back pay: Employees called back to a worksite outside regular hours receive a minimum of
two hours pay at their regular rate, or overtime if applicable.
IV. Benefits
Tuition reimbursement: The CBA provides up to $5,250 per year for both full-time and part-time
eligible Library employees. By comparison, this tuition reimbursement program contrasts with:
The City's program: $4,000 per year for full-time employees who have completed probation.
Salt Lake County's program: $5,250 for full-time employees, prorated for part-time employees.
In separate correspondence with City staff, increasing the reimbursable tuition amount for City
employees is under consideration, but a final determination has not been made.
Health benefits:
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Full-time employees are eligible for various health insurance programs, including dental and
vision insurance, as well as other insurance policies such as life, accidental death, and
dismemberment insurance.
Library part-time employees will be eligible for a telehealth program (already available to full-
time employees), with the Library paying the monthly premium for those who enroll.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Failed Appropriation Contingency
Section 8.G, of the labor resolution, which the Council approved on February 4, 2025, addresses a scenario in
which the City Council does not appropriate funding to implement the CBA:
(g) If the City Council fails to appropriate the funds required to implement a proposed collective
bargaining agreement or wage schedule, the Library Board shall, following good faith negotiations
with the Certified Employee Organization, adopt a one-year compensation plan or wage schedule for
the affected employees and/or adopt a one-year extension of the existing collective bargaining
agreement, and shall present the same to the City Council pursuant to the City Council budget process.
After good faith negotiations, the Library shall retain final authority regarding the terms and content
of any one-year compensation plan or wage schedule adopted under this paragraph for presentation
to the City Council.
BACKGROUND
On February 4, 2025, the Council approved a labor resolution establishing the structure and process for the
Library to begin collective bargaining with eligible Library employees. The CBA under consideration is the result
of negotiations conducted pursuant to that resolution.
The consideration of the CBA is the Council’s final step in the collective bargaining process before it considers
the Library’s Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27) budget, which would include funding to meet the terms of the
agreement. If the CBA is approved by the Council, many provisions outlined in the agreement will take effect.
Provisions determining vacation tier accruals, an increased compensation wage schedule, bilingual premium,
and other benefits, are stated to take effect July 1, 2026, the beginning of the FY27 fiscal year.
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Hourly Rate of Pay (Appendix A)
The following tables, copied from pages 43-44 of the Library’s transmittal, are included here for convenience.
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THE CITY LIBRARY’STENTATIVEAGREEMENT WITHAFSCME LOCAL 1004(SLCPL WORKERSUNITED)
August 28, 2025
Library workers
officially voted to
unionize with a 92%
approval rate
November 13, 2015
Library Union Members
voted to approve
contract
January 20, 2026
Today!
TIMELINE
December 15, 2025
Library Board Members
voted to approve
contract
Collective Bargaining
process begins
May 1, 2025
Council approved a labor resolution that
established the framework for
Collective Bargaining
February 4, 2025
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02
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THE
AGREEMENT
COMPENSATION +BENEFITS
UNIONRECOGNITION &RIGHTS
GRIEVANCES
MANAGEMENTRIGHTS
MANAGEMENT RETAINS EXCLUSIVERIGHTS OVER OPERATIONS,STAFFING, ASSIGNMENTS,SCHEDULING, DISCIPLINE,REORGANIZATION, EMERGENCYACTIONS, ETC.
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS:
UNION RECOGNITION & RIGHTS
STEWARDS
The Library will recognize up to 10 union
stewards across all branches. Steward time
spent in official representational activities
will be paid when these meetings occur
during their regular scheduled shift.
UNION ACTIVITY
Union activity such as membership
solicitation, elections, membership
meetings, and literature distribution will
occur on employees’ own time and must
not interfere with library operations.
RECOGNITION
Outlines who is covered by the CBA.
Applies to all full-time and part-time
regular employees; excludes supervisors,
management, confidential employees, and
substitutes
July 1, 2026, employees will
be placed on a new step plan
closest to their current pay
(no one will receive a
decrease)
STEP PLAN
COMPENSATION
5.5% INCREASES EVERY
YEAR (3 YEARS)
Step Increases: 2.5%
COLA: 3%
(This is in alignment with
the compensation study
recommendation in 2024)
COMPENSATION (CONT.)
Bilingual pay $0.50 per hour;
Spanish $1.00 per hour.
(Previously all $.50/hr)
BILINGUAL PAY
OUT OF CLASS PAY
Out of Class pay will be
implemented after five (5)
consecutive days of working
at the higher classification
(Previously 20 consecutive
days).
BENEFITS
HOLIDAYS
12 paid holidays. Employees scheduled to
work on Easter Sunday will receive
holiday pay starting in 2026.
HEALTH INSURANCE
The Library will now offer part-time
employees a telehealth plan, and if they
choose to enroll, the Library will cover
the monthly premium effective July 1,
2026.
SICK AND VACATION LEAVE
Sick Leave: a new 640 sick leave cap
effective July 1, 2026.
Vacation Leave: Earlier opportunity to
reach 26 vacation days. Allows employees
to reach 26 vacation days at 145 months of
service instead of 252 effective July 1, 2026.
DISCIPLINARY GRIEVANCES (FOR SUSPENSIONS, DEMOTIONS,OR DISCHARGE) FOLLOW A TWO-STEP PROCESS, ENDING WITH FINALREVIEW BY THE CEO.
CONTRACTUAL GRIEVANCESFOLLOW A THREE-STEP PROCESS,ENDING WITH FINAL REVIEW BY THECEO.
GRIEVANCES
COMPENSATION (CONT.)
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
On call and call back pay (Fiscal)
Holiday Easter (Fiscal)
Labor/Management meetings
Union dues paycheck deductions
Enforced mandatory safety trainings
New Grievance procedures
JULY 2026
Step plan (Employees placed based on current pay)
Vacation accrual increase
Sick leave cap
Spanish language bilingual pay increase to $1.00
Telehealth for part time (in alignment with open
enrollment)
COST OF
IMPLEMENTATION
COST OF
IMPLEMENTATION
OUR ORIGINAL FINANCIAL FORECAST INCLUDED
PERSONNEL/WAGE INCREASES AVERAGING 5.25% PER YEAR
ADDITIONAL COST TO IMPLEMENT COMPENSATION
PORTIONS OF AGREEMENT: 5.5% INCREASES- 0.25% MORE
(AN ADDITION OF LESS THAN $42K (INCLUDING ALL UNION
AND NON UNION POSITIONS)**Includes Bilingual Pay
MAINTENANCE ON CALL- $18 K
TELEHEALTH + EASTER HOLIDAY: $8,000
TOTAL IMPLEMENTATION COST
FY 2027 IN ADDITION TO WHAT
WE BUDGETED FOR PERSONNEL
$68,000
NO BUDGET
INCREASE
WE ARE PREPARED TOSTREAMLINE OTHEROPERATIONAL LINES TOMAKE UP THISDIFFERENCE WITHOUTINCREASING PROPERTYTAXES EARLIER THANPREVIOUSLYANTICIPATED -NO ADDITIONALHEADCOUNT NEEDSARE ANTICIPATED
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GRATITUTE FOR AFSCME LOCAL1004
SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
01/12/2026
Date Sent to Council:
01/15/2026
From:
Department *
Library
Employee Name:
Heidi Voss
E-mail
hvoss@slcpl.org
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
01/13/2026
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
01/14/2026
Subject:
SLCPL and AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement - Board Approved
New transmittal or
Revision
New transmittal
Revision
Revision Updates:
For the Library's 2025 MOU (background document): Correction to signature date of January 29, 2025 not 2024.For the collective bargaining agreement: Correction to Article 19 effective date - July 1, 2026 not 2025.Addition of Resolution for Council to take Action document
Additional Staff Contact:
Noah Baskett - nbaskett@slcpl.org
Presenters/Staff Table
Sariah Toronto - storonto@slcpl.orgNoah Baskett - nbaskett@slcpl.org
Document Type
Resolution
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Recommendation:
We recommend adopting the CBA as written.
Background/Discussion
See first attachment for Background/Discussion
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
This collective bargaining agreement is the result of the resolution passed by both the City Library Board of Directors and City Council in 2025.Library employees also voted to unionize. The attached agreement is the result of the collective bargaining process and has been approved bythe City Library Board of Directors.
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WHEREAS the Salt Lake City Code, Chapter 2.28, establishes the Salt Lake City Library
Board (the “Library Board”) as the governing body for the Salt Lake City Library (the
“Library”), pursuant to Utah Code Annotated § 9-7-402 through 9-7-410;
WHEREAS state law gives the Library Board jurisdiction over the hiring of Library
personnel and policies for Library operations, as well as other powers subject to city approval;
WHEREAS the residents of Salt Lake City are entitled to the orderly and uninterrupted
operations of their Library;
WHEREAS the Library strives to engage employees in training and career development;
engage employees in organizational improvements; provide a fair, respectful, cooperative, and
safe work environment; ensure accountability of employees, supervisors, and managers;
celebrate success and achievement with Library employees; and support employees’ work/life
balance;
WHEREAS discussions with Library employees related to the terms and conditions of
their employment will enable the Library to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality of
service, promote fiscal stability, and ensure a high level of employee morale; and
WHEREAS the Library wishes to ascertain the extent to which its employees desire to be
represented through collective bargaining;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Library Board, as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Resolution:
(a) “BARGAINING UNIT” means a group of Eligible Employees that share an internal
community of interest; are readily identifiable as a group based on job classifications,
departments, functions, work locations, skills, or similar factors; and are sufficiently
distinct from other groups of Eligible Employees.
(b) “CITY” means Salt Lake City, a Utah municipal corporation.
(c) “ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE” means any person who is employed by the Library, on a
full- time or part-time basis, except for:
(1) Any employee who primarily performs the duties of an administrator, manager, or
supervisor with the authority to hire, fire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall,
promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly
to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, if in connection with the foregoing the
exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires
the use of independent judgment.
(2) Any employee who assists and acts in a confidential capacity to persons who
formulate, determine, and effectuate management policies or regularly has access
to confidential information concerning the formation, execution, administration,
or review of the Library’s bargaining position or any collective bargaining agreement.
(3) Any employee employed by the Library as a “substitute.”
(d) “ELIGIBLE VOTER” means any Eligible Employee who has been continuously
employed by the Library for six (6) or more months.
(e) “EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION” means any bona fide organization that does not
discriminate in its membership against any protected category of person under Utah or
federal law and exists for the purposes of representing employees in negotiations with
employers.
(f) “EMPLOYER” means the Library.
(g) “CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION” means any Employee Organization
certified as representative of Library employees pursuant to this Resolution
(individually “union” and collectively “unions”).
(h) “IMPASSE” means a deadlock in negotiation between a union and the Library over
any matters required to be negotiated in this Resolution, or over the scope of the
subject matter of negotiations.
(i) “LEGISLATIVE BODY” means the Salt Lake City Council.
(j) “LIBRARY” means the Salt Lake City Library, a City Library organized under the
Utah Code.
(k) “LIBRARY BOARD” means the board of the Library.
(l) “NEGOTIATION” means the good faith process by which the Library and a certified
employee organization meet to confer regarding wages, hours and other terms and
conditions of employment, and includes the obligation to sign a document outlining
the parties’ agreement.
(m) “STRIKE” means:
(1) The concerted failure to report for duty;
(2) The concerted absence of employees from their positions;
(3) The concerted stoppage of work;
(4) The concerted submission of resignations;
The concerted abstinence, in whole or in part, by any group of employees from the full, faithful
and proper performance of the duties of employment for the Library for the purpose of inducing,
influencing, condoning or coercing a change in the terms and conditions of employment,
including sick calls, sick-outs, or any other concerted interference with services provided by the
Library; or
(1) The collective concerted withholding of services or the performance of duties by
any person or persons pending the signing of contracts, including those persons
who are customarily employed on a yearly contract basis.
(n) “TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT” means wages, salaries, working
conditions, and hours and benefits, except as specifically modified in this Resolution.
2. EMPLOYER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
(a) The Library has the exclusive right to determine the role of each of its branches,
departments, and divisions, consistent with Utah statutes, City ordinances and the
provisions of this Resolution; to set standards of service to be offered to the public;
and to exercise control and discretion over its organization and operation.
(b) It is the exclusive right of the Library, subject to the Library Board and City budgeting
processes, to:
(1) Hire and direct its employees;
(2) Classify its employees for compensation purposes;
(3) Take disciplinary action for proper cause;
(4) Relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work, lack of funds, as a result
of a reorganization, or any other legitimate reason;
(5) Maintain the efficiency of its operations;
(6) Determine the method, means and personnel by which the Library's operations are
to be conducted; and
(7) Take whatever actions the Library deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities
in emergency situations. Emergency situations include, but are not limited to,
public emergencies (i.e. storm, fire, or security threats), threats to safety of
employees or patrons, operational emergencies (i.e. lack of product or financial
credit), and other major unforeseen events affecting the Library requiring
immediate action.
(c) The Library, with the approval of the City where required by law, shall:
(1) Negotiate in good faith over terms and conditions of employment with any
Certified Employee Organization that has been recognized pursuant to the
procedures provided for in this Resolution;
(2) Compensate its employees in a fiscally responsible manner;
(3) Meet and confer with a Certified Employee Organization prior to making a
decision to amend this Resolution or privatize or contract out any Library function
which would result in an Eligible Employee losing her or his current position with
the Library;
(4) Meet and confer with a Certified Employee Organization prior to designating an
employee as ineligible for union representation;
(5) Notify the appropriate Certified Employee Organization prior to reclassifying an
employee’s position in a manner which makes the employee ineligible for further
union representation; and
(6) Meet and confer in good faith with a Certified Employee Organization that has
been recognized pursuant to the procedures provided for in this Resolution
regarding paid time for the Certified Employee Organization’s officers, board
members and stewards to conduct appropriate Labor/Management related business
in order to affect the purposes of this ordinance and any MOU reached between
the Library and the Certified Employee Organization.
3. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.
(a) Eligible Employees have the right to form, join and participate in union activities for
the purpose of representation on all matters of employee relations described in this
Resolution, except that only Eligible Voters may vote to determine whether to certify
an Employee Organization as a Certified Employee Organization or to decertify a
Certified Employee Organization.
(b) Eligible Employees have the right to refuse to join or participate in any union activity
and have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations
with the Library.
(c) No union shall coerce an Eligible Employee into joining, participating, assisting,
supporting or in any other way contributing to the success or operation of a union. No
Eligible Employee shall be interfered with, intimidated, restrained, coerced or
discriminated against because of the exercise, or refusal to exercise, any of the rights
contained in this Resolution.
(d) This Resolution shall not prevent any employee:
(1) From bringing personal concerns to the attention of the Library administration;
(2) From acting in their own behalf or choosing their own representative in a
grievance or judicial action; or
(3) From enjoying without discrimination, all employment rights and benefits granted
by the Library.
4. PETITIONS
(a) Any Eligible Employee may file a petition with the Library’s Executive Director to
recognize an Employee Organization as the exclusive representative of a group of Eligible
Employees. The petition must contain:
(1) a statement outlining the basis for the petition;
(2) a declaration by the Eligible Employee filing the petition that the petition’s
contents are true and correct;
(3) a description of the group or group of Eligible Employees that will be represented
by the Employee Organization, including a clear and reasonable justification as to
why those Eligible Employees constitute an appropriate Bargaining Unit;
(4) written proof (through petition, union authorization card, or similar method) that
at least 30% of the relevant employees have indicated their desire to designate the
Employee Organization as their sole representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining; and
(5) the signature of the Eligible Employee filing the petition.
(b) Any Eligible Employee represented by a Certified Employee Organization, or the
Library Executive Director with approval from a majority of the Library Board, may
file a petition alleging that the applicable Certified Employee Organization no longer
represents the interests of a majority of the Eligible Employees within the Bargaining
Unit. The petition must be filed between September 15 and October 15 of any
calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which any collective
bargaining agreement expires, and must contain:
(1) a statement outlining the basis for the petition;
(2) a declaration by the person signing the petition that the petition’s contents are true
and correct;
(3) the name of the group or groups of employees the petition seeks to remove from
representation by the Certified Employee Organization; and
(4) the signature of the person or persons filing the petition, as well as from thirty-three
(33) percent of the employees in the Bargaining Unit.
(c) A petition under Section 4(a) will be deemed filed under this Resolution upon actual
delivery to the Library Executive Director. A petition under Section 4(b) will be
deemed filed under this Resolution upon actual delivery to the Library Executive
Director and president of the applicable Certified Employee Organization.
5. PETITION MEET AND CONFER AND ELECTIONS
(a) No later than thirty (30) calendar days after a petition is filed pursuant to Section 4(c),
the Library Executive Director and any affected Employee Organization or Certified
Employee Organization shall meet and confer regarding the petition, including any
disputes regarding the petition’s compliance with Section 4.
(b) If, after meeting and conferring under Section 5(a), the Library Executive Director
and any affected Employee Organization or Certified Employee Organization agree
that the petition complies with Section 4, then the parties shall proceed to an election
under Section 5(d).
(c) If, after meeting and conferring under Section 5(a), the Library Executive Director
and any affected Employee Organization or Certified Employee Organization are at an
impasse as to the petition’s compliance with Section 4, then the impasse will be
submitted to the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee, and the City Council, who will have
authority to resolve any such impasse and, if appropriate, order an election under
Section 5(d).
(1) The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee and the City Council may conduct a
conference with the Library’s Executive Director and any affected Employee
Organization or Certified Employee Organization in order to clarify the nature of
the impasse prior to ruling on the impasse.
(d) Following submission of a petition pursuant to Section 4, and subject to the processes
identified by Section 5(a)-(c), a secret ballot vote of the Eligible Voters in the
Bargaining Unit as defined by the petition will be held to determine whether to certify
an Employee Organization as a Certified Employee Organization or to decertify a
Certified Employee Organization, depending on the relief sought by the petition. The
election will be administered using an electronic voting system, and the costs of the
election will be divided equally between the Library and the Employee Organization.
The Library shall provide the Employee Organization with a full and complete list of
all Eligible Voters, including their personal contact information, no later than thirty
(30) calendar days prior to the election. An individual agreed upon by the Library and
the Employee Organization, or in the absence of agreement, two individuals, one
appointed by the Library and one appointed by the Employee Organization, will
schedule and administer the election, count the votes, and certify the results of the
election. If a majority of votes cast by Eligible Voters in the applicable group (defined
as 50% plus one) vote in favor of a petition under Section 4(a) above, the Employee
Organization shall be certified as a Certified Employee Organization. If a majority of
votes cast by Eligible Voters in the applicable group (defined as 50% plus one) vote in
favor of a petition under Section 4(b) above, the Certified Employee Organization
shall be decertified.
(e) In the event an election to certify an Employee Organization fails to obtain majority
support of the applicable Eligible Voters, no new petition under Section 4(a) shall be
filed for a period of twelve (12) months from that election.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a substantial demonstration of interest by
Eligible Voters, the Library may voluntarily certify an Employee Organization as
bargaining agent without an election. The Library shall consider such voluntary
certification in good faith and not unreasonably withhold voluntary certification.
6. LIST OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
Upon request by an Employee Organization which may seek to become a Certified Employee
Organization hereunder, but no more frequent than twice annually, the Library shall provide a
list of Eligible Employees as defined herein. Upon recognition, the Library shall provide each
Certified Employee Organization a list of Eligible Employees at a frequency and in a manner to
be negotiated in good faith with the Certified Employee Organization. The Library will not
enter into a collective bargaining agreement with any union which represents or bargains for an
individual who is not on the list of Eligible Employees other than a Certified Employee
Organization.
7. LIBRARY BARGAINING TEAM; DISCUSSIONS THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS.
(a) The Library’s Executive Director will provide any Certified Employee Organization
the name of the Library’s chief negotiator at least five (5) months prior to the
expiration of any agreement with the union, or within five (5) months of the date of
official recognition of the union, in the case of a first contract. The chief negotiator
will represent the Library in all bargaining and labor negotiations pursuant to the
terms of this Resolution. All proposals and negotiations with and by the unions shall
be handled by the chief negotiator who shall report and be directly responsible to the
Library’s Executive Director.
(b) A certified employee organization will provide the Library the name of the union’s
chief negotiator at least five (5) months prior to the expiration of any agreement with
the union, or within five (5) months of the date of official recognition of the union, in
the case of a first contract.
8. GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
(a) The Library’s chief negotiator and the Certified Employee Organization’s chief
negotiator will meet to negotiate in good faith issues related to wages, hours and other
terms and conditions of employment. The Library’s chief negotiator and the Certified
Employee Organization’s chief negotiator will fully consider any proposals presented
during negotiations.
(b) The scope of bargaining shall be restricted and shall not include those subjects which
the Library has no authority to change and shall not infringe on the Employer’s Rights
outlined in Paragraph 2 of this Resolution. Negotiations will not include any issues
already required by Utah law or City Ordinance, however the parties shall be
permitted to bargain over subjects addressed by Utah law or City Ordinance provided
that no direct conflict results.
(c) Each collective bargaining agreement must contain a provision prohibiting strikes and
lock-outs.
(d) Each collective bargaining agreement shall have a term of at least one year.
(e) If the Library’s chief negotiator and a union reach an agreement, they will jointly
prepare a written collective bargaining agreement containing the terms of their
agreement and shall recommend the collective bargaining agreement to the Library’s
Executive Director no later than December 15, or at a later date in the event
negotiations are reopened.
(f) The collective bargaining agreement will not be binding upon the parties, either in
whole or in part, until:
(1) A majority of the members of the applicable Certified Employee Organization
have ratified the collective bargaining agreement by a majority vote of members
within a given Bargaining Unit;
(2) The Library Board approves the collective bargaining agreement by majority vote
and enacts a resolution to implement the collective bargaining agreement;
(3) The City Council by majority vote ratifies the collective bargaining agreement; and
(4) As to economic terms, the City Council appropriates the funds required to
implement the collective bargaining agreement, which requires funding for each
year of its existence.
(g) If the City Council fails to appropriate the funds required to implement a proposed
collective bargaining agreement or wage schedule, the Library Board shall, following
good faith negotiations with the Certified Employee Organization, adopt a one-year
compensation plan or wage schedule for the affected employees and/or adopt a
one-year extension of the existing collective bargaining agreement, and shall present
the same to the City Council pursuant to the City Council budget process. After good
faith negotiations, the Library shall retain final authority regarding the terms and
content of any one-year compensation plan or wage schedule adopted under this
paragraph for presentation to the City Council.
(h) While a collective bargaining agreement is pending before the Library Board or City
Council for action, neither the Certified Employee Organization nor their individual
members, nor the Library’s Executive Director, shall appear before the Library Board
or the City Council, or their individual members, to advocate for any amendment,
addition or deletion to the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining
agreement's agreed-upon language.
(i) A collective bargaining agreement will be enforceable when entered into in
accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. No publication of it shall be
required to make it effective.
(j) Nothing in a collective bargaining agreement shall prevent the Library and a Certified
Employee Organization from identifying and discussing issues related to the terms
and conditions of Eligible Employees’ employment during the term of an existing
collective bargaining agreement.
9. CLOSED DOOR NEGOTIATIONS
Collective bargaining meetings and negotiations between the Library and unions and any
deliberations of mediators shall be considered private, and may be conducted in closed door
or executive sessions, with only the Library’s representatives and the Certified Employee
Organization’s representatives having a right to be present, and without the right of the public
to be present, if the parties to the negotiations so decide.
10. RESOLUTION OF IMPASSES
(a) Beginning five (5) months after the date of official recognition of the union, the
parties shall have 180 days to reach a collective bargaining agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing time periods, if no collective bargaining agreement is
reached by December 15, then negotiations will be directed toward reaching a
collective bargaining agreement for the next fiscal year.
(b) The Library Executive Director and the Certified Employee Organization may jointly
request the services of an outside mediator. The costs associated with any outside
mediator shall be equally borne by the Library and the Certified Employee
Organization.
(c) Should the parties fail to reach an agreement within this time frame, any unresolved
mandatory subjects of bargaining shall be submitted to the Mayor and City Council
for resolution. Nothing in this provision shall alter the process for adopting a
collective bargaining agreement as provided for in Section 8.
11. PROCEDURAL RIGHTS
The Library shall have the right to promulgate rules and regulations governing activities by
Employee Organizations or Certified Employee Organizations, including procedures for
meeting with management, use of bulletin boards and other publicly owned facilities, and the
solicitation of membership during business hours.
12. SEVERABILITY
(a) Nothing herein shall be construed to alter the Library’s rights and obligations under
existing or future state laws, city regulations, and Library Board resolutions.
(b) Should any court declare any provision of this Resolution void, invalid, illegal or
unconstitutional, only the relevant part of the Resolution shall be deemed rescinded,
repealed and of no effect.
13. UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.
(a) The Library as well as its representatives and agents, shall be prohibited from:
(1) Restraining or coercing or interfering with any employee in the exercise of rights
guaranteed under this Resolution;
(2) Discharging or otherwise discriminating against any employee with reference to
terms and conditions of employment for the purpose of encouraging or
discouraging membership, support or participation in any labor organization or
because the employee has signed or filed an affidavit, petition or complaint, or
given any information or testimony under this Resolution;
(3) Refusing to negotiate in good faith with an Employee Organization designated as the
exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit; or
(4) Locking out employees.
(b) Unions, as well as their representatives and agents, shall be prohibited from:
(1) Restraining or coercing or interfering with employees in the exercise of the rights
guaranteed under this Resolution, including but not limited to, attempting to cause the
Library to discriminate against an employee in violation of such employee’s rights
under this Resolution or other applicable law;
(2) Restraining or coercing the Library in the selection of a representative for purposes of
collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances;
(3) Refusing to negotiate in good faith with the Library, if the organization has been
designated the exclusive representative of a group of employees;
(4) Engaging in a strike, or encouraging, aiding or abetting any Library employee to
engage in any strike, which are in addition to being prohibited, are declared to be
illegal.
(5) Every union and its officers and agents shall have an affirmative duty to take
immediate, appropriate, and effective affirmative action to end an employee strike or
work stoppage.
Adopted by the Library Board of Directors
on January 29, 2025
Sariah Toronto, President Noah Baskett, Library CEO
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SALT LAKE CITY RESOLUTION
No. ______ of 2026
(Approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Salt Lake City Library Board and the
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 1004, representing
eligible employees, pursuant to the resolution governing collective bargaining and employee
representation adopted by the Salt Lake City Library Board on January 29, 2025)
A resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Salt Lake City
Library Board and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local
1004, representing eligible employees, pursuant to the resolution governing collective bargaining
and employee representation adopted by the Salt Lake City Library Board on January 29, 2025,
which Memorandum of Understanding shall become effective upon proper ratification and
signature.
PREAMBLE
The Salt Lake City Library Board and the American Federation of State, County, and
Municipal Employees Local 1004, representing eligible employees, have agreed to a
Memorandum of Understanding (the “MOU” attached hereto as Exhibit “A”) pursuant to the
resolution governing collective bargaining and employee representation adopted by the Salt Lake
City Library Board on January 29, 2025 (the “Collective Bargaining Resolution) - which MOU
shall become effective upon proper ratification and signature. Section 8 of the Collective
Bargaining Resolution provides that a memorandum of understanding will not be binding upon
the parties until the City Council by majority vote ratifies such memorandum of understanding.
Section 8 of the Collective Bargaining Resolution also provides that the economic terms of such
memorandum of understanding will not be binding upon the parties until the City Council
appropriates the funds required to implement that memorandum of understanding.
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The attached Memorandum of Understanding is a three-year agreement effective for
fiscal years 2027-2029. The Memorandum of Understanding is subject to appropriation of funds
by the City Council, and the City Council hereby reserves the right to consider the appropriation
of such funds as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Memorandum of
Understanding, as part of the municipal budget proceedings that correspond to each of the fiscal
years at issue.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this resolution is to approve and ratify the
Memorandum of Understanding between the Salt Lake City Library Board and the American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 1004, representing eligible
employees, that is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.
SECTION 2. The attached Memorandum of Understanding is hereby approved and
ratified. However, the City Council does not address the appropriation of funds at this time and
instead reserves the right to consider the appropriation of such funds as are necessary to
implement the provisions of this Memorandum of Understanding as part of the pertinent
municipal budget proceedings that correspond to the fiscal years at issue.
SECTION 3. AUTHORIZATION. The Library Board of Salt Lake City is hereby
authorized to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of the attached Memorandum of
Understanding between the Salt Lake City Library Board and the American Federation of State,
County, and Municipal Employees Local 1004, assuming that the Memorandum of
Understanding is properly ratified and signed and that all such actions take place within the
pertinent time periods specified in such Memorandum of Understanding.
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall be deemed effective on the
date of publication
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ____ day of January, 2026.
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to the Mayor on __________________________.
Mayor’s Action: _____Approved. _____Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:
_______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. _______ of 2026.
Published: ____________________
(2025.12.30.Library.Collective Bargaining MOU)
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved as to Form
Date:_December 30, 2025_
By: /s/Jaysen Oldroyd
Senior City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT
Salt Lake City Public Library
&
American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees
Local #1004
Upon Execution
to
June 30, 2029
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scope of Agreement........................................................................................................................ 1
Article 1: Recognition..................................................................................................................... 1
Article 2: Union Membership and Dues.........................................................................................2
Section 1: Eligible Employees' Rights........................................................................................2
Section 2: Union Business and Membership Dues.....................................................................2
Section 3: Association Rights and Obligations/Union Stewards...............................................3
Article 3: Management Rights.........................................................................................................5
Section 1: Management Rights...................................................................................................5
Section 2: Limitations of this Agreement...................................................................................5
Article 4: Strikes and Work Stoppages............................................................................................5
Article 5: Hours of Work................................................................................................................. 6
Section 1:.....................................................................................................................................6
Section 2: Overtime..................................................................................................................... 6
Section 3: Rest Periods...............................................................................................................7
Section 4: Meal Periods...............................................................................................................7
Section 5: Work Schedules......................................................................................................... 7
Section 6: Minimum Hours on a Workday................................................................................. 7
Section 7: Remote Work.............................................................................................................7
Section 8: On-Call Assignment...................................................................................................8
Section 9: Call Back....................................................................................................................8
Article 6: Sick Leave....................................................................................................................... 8
Section 1: Sick Leave Accrual.....................................................................................................8
Section 2: Use of Accrued Sick Leave....................................................................................... 8
Section 3: Bereavement Leave................................................................................................... 9
Section 4: Sick Leave Conversion..............................................................................................9
Section 5: Payment upon Separation........................................................................................ 10
Article 7: Vacation......................................................................................................................... 10
Section 1....................................................................................................................................10
Section 2: Use of Accrued Vacation......................................................................................... 11
Section 3: Vacation Accrual Maximum....................................................................................11
Section 4: Accruals Upon Separation....................................................................................... 11
Article 8: Holidays.........................................................................................................................11
Article 9: Leaves of Absence.........................................................................................................12
Section 1: Leave Without Pay................................................................................................... 12
Section 2: Jury Duty..................................................................................................................12
Section 3: Military Leave.......................................................................................................... 12
Article 10: Compensation..............................................................................................................12
Section 1: Wage Schedule......................................................................................................... 12
Section 2: Pay Periods..............................................................................................................13
Section 3: Assignment to Work in a Higher Classification...................................................... 13
Section 4: Bilingual Premium....................................................................................................13
Section 5: Parental Leave Pay.................................................................................................. 13
Article 11: Health and Life Insurance/Workers Compensation....................................................14
Section 1: Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Dental, and Health Insurance...........14
Section 2: Long and Short Term Disability............................................................................... 14
Section 3: Workers’ Compensation........................................................................................... 14
Article 12: Retirement.................................................................................................................. 15
Section 1: Utah Retirement System (URS).............................................................................. 15
Section 2: Deferred Compensation...........................................................................................15
Article 13: Corrective Action and Discipline............................................................................... 15
Section 1:...................................................................................................................................15
Section 2: Notice of Investigatory Interview............................................................................16
Section 3: Pre-Disciplinary and Name-Clearing Meeting........................................................16
Section 4: Imposition of Formal Disciplinary Action.............................................................. 16
Section 5: Timing.....................................................................................................................16
Article 14: Grievances................................................................................................................... 17
Section 1: Contractual Grievance.............................................................................................. 17
Section 2: Discipline Grievance Process................................................................................... 18
Section 3: Timelines.................................................................................................................. 18
Article 15: Probationary Periods................................................................................................... 18
Section 1: New Hires.................................................................................................................18
Section 2: Employees promoted within the Bargaining Unit.................................................... 19
Section 3: Employees promoted to a higher classification not within the Bargaining Unit......19
Article 16: General Provisions..................................................................................................... 19
Section 1: Personnel Records....................................................................................................19
Section 2: Tuition Reimbursement............................................................................................ 19
Section 3: Travel and Mileage..................................................................................................19
Section 4: Training....................................................................................................................20
Section 5: Miscellaneous.......................................................................................................... 20
Section 6: Labor Management Meetings..................................................................................20
Section 7: Safety Training........................................................................................................ 20
Section 8: Critical Incident........................................................................................................ 20
Section 9: Transfers and Job Postings...................................................................................... 21
Article 17: Seniority and Layoffs................................................................................................. 21
Section 1: Definition.................................................................................................................21
Section 2: Layoffs.....................................................................................................................21
Section 3: Recall.......................................................................................................................22
Section 4: Loss of Seniority......................................................................................................22
Article 18: Limitation of Provisions.............................................................................................22
Article 19: Term of Agreement.....................................................................................................23
Appendix A – Hourly Rate of Pay.................................................................................................24
Scope of Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the Salt Lake City Public Library (Library)
and AFSCME Local #1004 (Union) setting forth the full and complete agreement between the
Library and the Union for eligible employees.
This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Resolution (January 29, 2025),
unless otherwise negotiated in this agreement.
Labor matters specifically addressed by this agreement supersede the employee handbook,
however, the handbook may clarify additional details of a contractual provision. Matters of
employment not addressed by this agreement are controlled by the Employee Handbook at the
discretion of the Library.
Article 1: Recognition
The Salt Lake City Library (Library) as a public employer recognizes AFSCME Local 1004 as
the exclusive representative (Union) for negotiation of hours, wages and other conditions of
employment for eligible Library employees (Employee/s) as recognized by resolution dated
January 29, 2025.
Eligible Employees represented by the Union are those employees who are regularly scheduled
as a full-time or part-time classification/position, including if serving a probation period, that is
not management, executive, supervisory or confidential employee all as defined by the
Resolution Section 1(c), or a substitute employee. For the purposes of this agreement, reference
to employee means "Eligible Employee" as defined in this paragraph.
Full-time employees are those employees who are scheduled to work 40 hours per week.
Part-time employees are those employees who are scheduled to work less than 40 hours per
week.
A “substitute" employee is any employee whose employment does not offer or imply an
expectation of continued employment, including substitute, temporary, seasonal, or casual
employee. For the purposes of this agreement:
● A temporary employee is a position that does not exceed 1040 hours worked in a one
year period.
● A seasonal employee is a position that does not exceed 1040 hours worked in a 6 month
period.
● A paid intern, who is limited to 30 hours per week not to exceed 11 consecutive months.
● A substitute employee is a non-regularly scheduled employee wherein the employee may
be contacted to work on an ad-hoc basis and who can deny a request to report to work.
Substitute positions must work at least 18 hours in the previous three (3) calendar months
to be considered eligible for additional substitute, with the occasional exception for
taking approved leave without pay. Employees who do not meet this minimum are
released from employment with loss of seniority and are no longer eligible for substitute
call work without reapplication for employment.
Part-time employees accrue leave benefits based on the number of regularly scheduled work
hours per week divided by forty (40) hours. For example, for holiday time accrual an employee
who is regularly scheduled to work 15 hours per week, Monday through Friday, is prorated at
15/40, which is then multiplied by the respective accrual rate for sick and vacation leave. Sick
and vacation accruals are calculated to the hundredth (.00). For the purposes of this agreement,
all part-employee benefits are pro-rated unless otherwise specified as not pro-rated.
Article 2: Union Membership and Dues
Section 1: Eligible Employees' Rights
Eligible employees have the right to join and participate in AFSCME’s activities subject to the
Resolution for representation on all matters of employee relations or to refuse to join or
participate in AFSCME activities. Eligible employees also have the right to represent themselves
individually in their employment relations with the Library. AFSCME agrees that it will not
restrain or coerce any eligible employee in the exercise of their rights and will not discriminate
against any eligible employee because of membership or non-membership or activity or
non-activity with AFSCME.
Regardless of membership or non-membership in the Union, nothing in this agreement precludes
a Library employees covered by this agreement from bringing matters of personal concern to the
attention of the appropriate officials in accordance with applicable law, regulations, or
established policy; or from having and enjoying all employment rights and benefits granted by
the Library whether or not they are members of the Association.
Section 2: Union Business and Membership Dues
1. Union business, such as soliciting membership, electing officers, membership meetings,
and posting and distributing literature will be conducted on an Eligible Employee's
personal time and will not interfere with Library operations.
2. Authorization of Payroll Deduction. Effective the month following execution of this
agreement, the Library agrees to honor all lawful authorizations for payroll deduction of
payments (twice per month) to the union and to remit such payments promptly to the
Union pursuant to receipt of written authorization (form as provided by the Union) from
the employee submitted to payroll through the Library's HRIS system. An employee’s
authorization for payroll deduction of union dues will be implemented in the pay period
following the written submission. Upon written revocation by an employee to discontinue
dues payments, as submitted to payroll, the Library will discontinue dues payments in the
pay period following the written submission.
With each payment of dues to the Union, the Library will provide a list of all bargaining unit
members, including new hires, wage rate, and job title.
The Union agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Library harmless against any claims made
or suits against the Library as a result of dues payments and payroll deductions. Union
acknowledges that dues payments are not for political purposes consistent with Utah law.
Section 3: Association Rights and Obligations/Union Stewards
1. The Union agrees to represent the interests of all eligible employees in good faith.
2. The Union agrees it will provide the same representation to all eligible employees
without discrimination and without regard to whether the eligible employee is a Union
member.
3. The Union has the right to present its views to the Library either orally or in writing by
means of communication with the CEO or management designee.
4. The Library agrees to recognize up to ten (10) Library employee Union representatives
(Stewards) as the designated representatives of the Union, not including AFSCME Union
representatives that are not Library employees. The Union will provide the Director of
Employee Relations, or designee, the names of its designated Stewards in writing
quarterly. The names of the Stewards will be posted by the Union on appropriate bulletin
boards in the work location.
5. Employees shall not be represented in their employment relations under this agreement
with the Library by an agent or representative of any employee organization other than
the recognized Union.
6. Time spent representing Library employees by Stewards during attendance as Stewards
to meetings with the Library management personnel for investigative interviews,
grievance meetings, Labor Management Meetings, new employee orientation,
disciplinary interviews and pre-disciplinary meetings, or related disciplinary matters is
not working time and shall not be compensated, unless such representation takes place
during the Steward's regularly scheduled working hours, subject to applicable law.
Excluding labor management meetings, attendance for meetings noted in this section is
limited to two (2) AFSCME Stewards. Stewards will provide advanced notice and secure
permission from their Supervisor for attending the meetings noted in this section. Such
permission will not be unreasonably denied. Upon conclusion of attending these
meetings, the Steward will report their return to work to their supervisor.
7. Successor Contract Collective Bargaining Sessions. The Union may have up to four (4)
bargaining unit members in attendance for bargaining sessions in successor contract
bargaining. Union employee bargaining team members will be considered on paid time if
regularly scheduled to work during the scheduled session for the first ten (10) bargaining
sessions. If not regularly scheduled to work, employees will not be compensated by the
Library. Bargaining attendance will not result in the payment of overtime to any
bargaining team member.
8. Union Leave. Upon written request from the Union, and subject to operational needs, the
Library may grant up to two (2) employees the use of accrued vacation, or if exhausted,
unpaid leave for Union members to attend conventions, training, or other official Union
functions. Requests must be submitted at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance and
will not be unreasonably denied.
9. Bulletin Board. The Library will provide the Union with designated space on an existing
bulletin board, or a mutually agreed-upon location, for posting official Union notices. The
size and placement of such space will be determined by mutual agreement between the
Library and the Union, taking into account operational and considerations. All materials
posted must be limited to official Union business and shall not contain defamatory,
discriminatory, or political content, or anything inconsistent with Library policies. The
Library reserves the right to remove any material it deems inconsistent with these
standards. Posting of materials shall occur during non-work time, such as before or after
shifts, during breaks, or meal periods.
10. Bargaining Unit Information. Monthly, the Library will provide the Union, in Excel or
similar format, a list of employees in the bargaining unit that includes the following
information, consistent with the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act
(GRAMA):
● Employee name
● Job title / classification
● Department or work location
● Hire date
● Hourly rate or annual salary
● Library-issued work email address
● Union dues payments
The Library may require up to ten (10) business days to compile such data.
11. New Employee Orientation. The Library generally conducts one new employee
orientation monthly. The Library will provide the Union with the opportunity to meet
with new employees who are part of the bargaining unit at the conclusion of their new
employee orientation. The purpose of this meeting is for the Union to introduce itself and
provide information about Union membership and representation.
The Union’s participation shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes and will take place at the
end of the Library’s orientation program. The 30 minutes period for the new employee
will be on paid time, subject to applicable law. During this time, two (2) Union
representatives may address new bargaining unit employees.
The Library will provide the Union with reasonable advance notice of orientation
sessions that include bargaining unit employees to allow for planning and attendance. The
specific time and format of the Union’s participation shall be scheduled by the Director of
Employee Relations to ensure the session proceeds smoothly and without disruption to
the orientation schedule.
Article 3: Management Rights
Section 1: Management Rights
Except as specifically changed by the terms of this agreement, the Library retains the exclusive
right to decide how to manage its employees and to direct its operations, the Library has the
exclusive right to determine the role of each of its branches, departments, and divisions,
consistent with Utah statutes and regulations and the provisions of this Resolution; to set
standards of service to be offered to the public; and to exercise control and discretion over its
organization and operation.
It is the exclusive right of the Library, subject to the Library Board and Salt Lake City budgeting
processes, to:
1. Hire, direct, assign, and schedule the work of its employees;
2. Establish job positions and classify its employees for compensation purposes;
3. Evaluate employees, use corrective actions, and impose disciplinary action for proper
cause;
4. Relieve, reassign, or reclassify its employees from duty because of lack of work, lack of
funds, as a result of a reorganization, or any other legitimate reason;
5. Determine staffing levels and budget positions including full or part time, temporary,
on-call, casual, including demotion and reassignment of classification;
6. Maintain the efficiency of its operations;
7. Determine the method, means and personnel by which the Library's operations are to be
conducted; and
8. Take whatever actions the Library deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities in
emergency situations. Emergency situations include, but are not limited to, public
emergencies (i.e. storm, fire, or security threats), threats to safety of employees or
patrons, operational emergencies (i.e. lack of product or financial credit), and other major
unforeseen events affecting the Library requiring immediate action.
Section 2: Limitations of this Agreement.
These terms and provisions of this agreement are subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions
of the Resolution and any applicable federal or state law. Negotiations will not include any
issues already required by Utah law; however the parties shall be permitted to bargain over
subjects addressed by Utah law provided that no direct conflict results.
Article 4: Strikes and Work Stoppages
AFSCME agrees that continuous and uninterrupted service by the Library and its employees to
the public are the essential considerations for this agreement. AFSCME agrees that it will not
engage in, or encourage, strike activities.
“STRIKE” means:
● The concerted failure to report for duty
● The concerted absence of employees from their positions
● The concerted stoppage of work
● The concerted submission of resignations
The concerted abstinence, in whole or in part, by any group of employees from the full, faithful
and proper performance of the duties of employment for the Library for the purpose of inducing,
influencing, condoning or coercing a change in the terms and conditions of employment,
including sick calls, sick-outs, or any other concerted interference with services provided by the
Library, or the collective concerted withholding of services or the performance of duties by any
person or persons pending the signing of contracts, including those persons who are customarily
employed on a yearly contract basis.
If an eligible employee violates this Article, the Library may, in addition to any other lawful
remedies, discipline the eligible employee involved in the violation. AFSCME acknowledges the
affirmative duty to take immediate, appropriate, and effective affirmation action to end an
employee strike, work stoppage, or alike as described in this Article, to the extent reasonably
possible. AFSCME acknowledges that this discipline could include termination of the eligible
employee’s employment. Furthermore, no eligible employee will receive any benefits or wages
while they are engaged in a strike, work stoppage, or other interruption of work.
Article 5: Hours of Work
Section 1:
Full-time eligible employees are those non-probationary employees regularly scheduled to work
40 hours per seven (7) day work week. Part-time eligible employees are those non-probationary
employees regularly scheduled to work less than 40 hours per week. This section does not limit
or prevent the Library from changing or establishing work schedules based on operational need.
The work week is considered from Sunday morning (00:00) to Saturday 11:59 pm.
Eligible full-time employees may be assigned a regular work week schedule including a 5/8 or
4/10 schedule or be assigned a flexible schedule as determined by the Library.
Section 2: Overtime
FLSA non-exempt full-time and part-time employees who are assigned and who work more than
40 hours in a work week will be paid overtime at time and one-half of the employee's regular rate
of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in the work week. Overtime is paid by to the nearest
next quarter hour. Employees must be authorized by a supervisor before working overtime. Use
of any paid accrued leaves, including but not limited to sick, vacation, bereavement, paid
parental, and holiday time do not count as hours worked. Overtime is not paid for using any
accrued leaves or for any hours not worked. Overtime will not be paid twice for the same hours
worked (aka: no pyramiding). Employees should have no expectation of continued overtime
opportunities. The Library reserves the right to assign work performed by classifications within
this agreement to supervisory and management personnel when needed and subject to
operational need.
Overtime is not paid for classifications designated as FLSA exempt.
Section 3: Rest Periods
An eligible employee will receive a fifteen-minute rest period during each four (4) hour work
period. The rest period will be included within the work shift unless there are extraordinary
circumstances preventing a break. Operational needs will determine when an eligible employee
receives a break. An eligible employee’s rest periods will be counted as time worked when
calculating overtime. The Library will make a reasonable effort to provide breaks near the
middle of each four (4) hour work period. An eligible employee may not combine rest periods
and/or meal periods. An eligible employee who chooses not to take a break or is required by
unforeseen circumstances to work during a break will not receive additional compensation.
Section 4: Meal Periods
An eligible employee will have a 30 minute unpaid meal period during each work shift in excess
of six (6) hours. Library departments will schedule the lunch period based on operational needs.
An eligible employee will only be paid for the lunch period if required to be on the work site or
to perform any work during the lunch period as assigned by a supervisor. In such cases, instead
of being paid for working during a lunch period, as assigned, an eligible employee may request
to end the work shift early by the same number of minutes worked during the lunch period.
Section 5: Work Schedules
Department managers will post schedules by the 15th of the prior month. Employees are
encouraged to provide department managers advance notice of scheduling concerns that affect
the employee's ability to report to work. Department managers will make best efforts to schedule
employees in consideration of employee requests, seniority in classification, and subject to
operational need. Scheduling is determined at the discretion of the Department manager or
designee. Due to operations, parties acknowledge that scheduling includes weekend and evening
hours.
Section 6: Minimum Hours on a Workday
Any employee who reports for work at their regularly scheduled time and for whom no work is
provided shall be compensated for not less than three (3) hours pay at their regular rate. This
provision does not apply if an employee reports to work and then subsequently leaves work for
illness or related reasons.
Section 7: Remote Work
The Library acknowledges that particular work duties for some classifications permit remote
work opportunities. The Library and Union agree that some classifications are not eligible for
remote work. The Library will review requests for remote work opportunities on a case by case
basis in consideration of the work duties performed and operational needs of the Library.
Employees may request for remote work opportunities in writing to their Department manager.
The Library will review requests and provide written responses consistent with Library policy.
Section 8: On-Call Assignment
Due to various operational needs, employees within the classification of Maintenance Technician
may be assigned to be "on-call" for the purpose of reporting to work when not regularly
scheduled. Employees assigned on-call must be readily available to promptly report to work
within 45 minutes, subject to a reasonable time period dependent on commute conditions.
Employees are expected to answer an on-call notice promptly, generally within 5-10 minutes of
notification. On-call assignments will be based on a rotation of eligible employees assigned.
Employees assigned on-call status will be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars ($50) for each
day assigned. A daily assignment is for up to a 24-hour period. This provision does not preclude
management members covering on-call conditions and responding to calls for service.
Section 9: Call Back
Due to various operational needs, employees within the classification of Maintenance Technician
may be called-back to report to work outside their regular work hours. When called back to
work, an employee is expected to make reasonable efforts to perform the tasks associated with a
call-back, however, in the event an employee does not feel capable of performing the task, the
employee will contact the appropriate available supervisor. When called back to work to
respond to a worksite facility, an employee will be compensated a minimum of 2 hours pay, at
the employee's regular rate, or overtime if applicable. A call-back begins from the moment the
employee begins their commute to respond to the work call location and ends upon conclusion of
the work duty. A return commute is not compensated. Except in an emergency, an employee
shall be released from duty upon cessation of the event that required the call back. Employees
responding to a work-initiated phone call or virtual meetings for more than 5 minutes when off
duty will be compensated in a minimum increment of 15 minutes overtime. Calls or virtual
meetings of 5 minutes or less are considered insubstantial. Employees performing call-back duty
will log their time and the duties performed. This provision does not preclude management
members covering on-call conditions and responding to calls for service.
Article 6: Sick Leave
Section 1: Sick Leave Accrual
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.70 hours per pay period (bi-monthly) upon
date of hire. Part-time employees accrue pro-rated sick leave as defined in Article 1. Effective
July 1, 2026, the sick leave maximum accrual for full time employees will be 640 hours. Upon
reaching the maximum accrual, employees will no longer accrue leave until the accrual is below
the maximum. For those employees hired before July 1, 2026, they may maintain their current
balance over 640 hours, however, no additional sick leave will be accrued until the balance falls
below the 640 maximum value.
Section 2: Use of Accrued Sick Leave
Sick leave is offered to prevent a loss of income should an employee be unable to perform their
work because of physical or mental health, injury, pregnancy, childbirth or adoption, or for
emergency care of ill or injured immediate family members (as defined by the handbook for sick
leave), including medical appointments. (For example: Father, mother, grandparents, sister,
brother, husband, wife, children, or grandchildren. It also includes step relations, and in-laws,
and domestic partners to the same degree of relationship - 2014 Library Handbook)
Employees may use sick leave for qualifying events under FMLA.
Employees who are not FMLA eligible may use sick leave as accrued.
When taking leave under this Article, employees are required to use accrued sick leave prior to
using other accrued leaves, and employees are required to exhaust all accrued leaves prior to any
leave of absence without pay.
Employees are expected to notify their supervisor/manager with reasonable advance notice and
prior to their work shift if seeking the use of accrued sick leave. If extraordinary circumstances
prevent the eligible employee from notifying their supervisor, the eligible employee will contact
the supervisor as soon as reasonably possible.
When an employee uses sick or other accrued leave during a workweek, the employee's
combined work hours and accrued leave hours used may not exceed their regular assigned hours,
unless otherwise assigned in writing to additional work hours. A medical release to return to
work may be required to return to work. The Library will follow all applicable law in
designating leaves under the FMLA or other.
A note from a medical provider may be required to support extended, frequent, unusual, or
patterned use of sick leave usage. Excessive use or abuse of sick leave may result in
disciplinary action.
Employees are encouraged to contact People and Culture for assistance for eligibility questions
regarding the use of sick leave.
Section 3: Bereavement Leave
In the event of the death of an immediate family or household member, an employee may be
excused for up to five (5) regularly scheduled workdays in full day increments per event. In the
event of the death of an extended family member, an employee may be excused for one (1)
scheduled workday. Subject to manager approval, an employee may use accrued sick leave for
an absence longer than provided in this section. The use of paid bereavement leave under this
section must be used within 60 days of the passing, or as approved in writing in advance by a
supervisor.
Section 4: Sick Leave Conversion
Consistent with the Library handbook, an employee who has accrued 55 days (440 hours) of sick
leave accruals and who has at least 60 months on continuous employment with the Library, is
eligible to convert a portion of their accrued sick leave. Part-time employees receive a prorated
conversion value once reaching 440 hours of accrued sick leave.
If the employee has used four (4) or less sick days leave during the previous fiscal year (ie: July
1 to June 30th the next year), the employee may elect accrued sick days to vacation as follows:
Number of Sick Days Used Conversion to Vacation
No sick days used Five (5) days
One (1) sick days used Four (4) days
Two (2) sick days used Three (3) days
Three (3) sick days used Two (2) days
Four (4) sick days used One (1) day
Five (5) or more sick days used No conversion
For conversion purposes, a day is the equivalent payment of 8 hours pay and a fraction of a day
of sick leave used will be counted as a full day of sick leave when totaling the use of accrued
sick leave for the fiscal year. Part-time employees are prorated as noted in Article 1.
Employees must submit a request to People and Culture for conversion during June. If
approved, conversion will be applied in July. Current year conversion to July will be included
in the vacation maximum balance.
Section 5: Payment upon Separation
Employees are not eligible for payment of accrued sick leave upon separation of employment,
unless the employee has completed 15 years (180 months) of continuous employment with the
Library prior to July 1, 2013, and the employee retires under URS or is laid off consistent with
policy. This payment is limited to 25% of the employees accrued sick leave up to 1080 hours.
This provision expires July 1, 2028.
Article 7: Vacation
Section 1
Full-time employees earn accrued vacation based on the employee's most recent benefit-eligible
hire date as follows:
Years of Service Accrual Rate
Date of hire - 12 months completed 13 days per year
13 months - 60 months completed 19 days per year
61 months - 144 months completed 23 days per year
145 months- 240 months completed 26 days per year
A day is considered 8 hours of accrual
Part-time employees accrue pro-rated sick leave as defined in Article 1.
New and rehired employees will be placed at the vacation tier including prior years of service in
a similar job classification as determined by the Library.
Section 2: Use of Accrued Vacation
Employees may request the use of accrued leave by submitting their written request to their
supervisor or manager. Employees are encouraged to request use of accrued leave with as much
advanced notice as possible. If an employee provides at least 28 days prior notice for a vacation
request, the Library will provide a written response to the employee within 10 days. Approval is
at the discretion of the Library based on operational need and requests are granted on a first
come first served basis. Employees may not request vacation time in excess of earned accruals
at the time of the request or for time off more than 18 months in advance, unless granted by a
Department Head under special circumstances. Denials of vacation request will be in writing
with explanation.
Section 3: Vacation Accrual Maximum
Vacation accruals are limited to a maximum of one and one-half year of annual vacation accrual.
When the maximum accrual is reached, an employee no longer accrues vacation until the
accrued time is less than the maximum. Any sick leave conversion to vacation counts towards
this maximum.
Section 4: Accruals Upon Separation
Upon separation of employment, employees will be compensated for any unused vacation
accruals not exceeding the maximum. The payment will be in the employee's final paycheck.
Article 8: Holidays
The Library recognizes 12 paid holidays per calendar year as identified by policy. When a
holiday day falls on an employee's day off, the employee will be allowed to schedule an
alternative day off as agreed upon by their supervisor.
For reference, by policy the 12 paid holidays are:
● New Years Day (January 1)
● Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)
● President's Day (Third Monday in February)
● Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
● Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed on June 19)
● Independence Day (July 4)
● Pioneer Day (July 24)
● Labor Day (First Monday in September)
● Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday of November)
● Day after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday of November)
● Christmas Eve (December 24)
● Christmas Day (December 25)
Part-time employees accrue pro-rated leaves as defined in Article 1.
For full time employees scheduled to work Easter Day, for which the Library is closed, the
employee will receive 8 hours pay for that date pro-rated for part-time employees.
At the discretion of the Library, the Library may close on any given other holiday not listed
above. In such event, an employee may either work an additional day in the work week as
approved by a supervisor or elect to use vacation leave.
Article 9: Leaves of Absence
Section 1: Leave Without Pay
A leave of absence without pay may be granted for a full-time employee not to exceed 180 days.
Requests for a leave of absence without pay should be submitted to the employee's supervisor.
Approval is at the discretion of the CEO. A leave of absence without pay for a full-time
employee may require the employee to have exhausted all eligible accrued leaves.
Employees must use unpaid leave to fulfill political offices.
Section 2: Jury Duty
Employees summoned to appear for jury duty or subpoenaed to appear as a witness on behalf of
the Library will be paid their normal working hours while serving. Employees may keep court
or witness fees received. Employees are expected to provide notice to the Library upon receipt
of the summons or subpoena. If released from jury duty or as a witness during their normal
working hours, the employee is expected to promptly return to work or arrange for leave time for
the balance of their normal working hours.
Section 3: Military Leave
The Library will provide military leave in accordance with USERRA and applicable law.
Article 10: Compensation
Section 1: Wage Schedule
● Effective July 1, 2026, employees will be paid the hourly rate for their classification
based on Appendix A, Hourly Rate of Pay. Steps are 2.5% apart.
● Effective the first full pay period in August 2026, Step 1 of Appendix A will be increased
by 3%. Steps are 2.5%.
● Effective the first full pay period in August 2027, Step 1 of Appendix A will be increased
by 3%. Steps are 2.5%.
● Effective the first full pay period in August 2028, Step 1 of Appendix A will be increased
by 3%. Steps are 2.5%.
New employees will be placed on the step commensurate to their work experience in similarly
related positions subject to management discretion.
For non-probationary employees, step increases occur August 1 each calendar year, up to the top
of the step scale. Step increases are subject to satisfactory performance evaluations.
Section 2: Pay Periods
Employees will be paid a base hourly rate for their classification for all hours worked as
provided by the hourly wage schedule in Appendix A. Employees are paid bi-weekly (every
alternating Friday).
Section 3: Assignment to Work in a Higher Classification
An employee assigned in writing by a Department Head and approved by People and Culture to
perform the duties of a manager or supervisor at a higher classification than the employee for
five (5) or more consecutive calendar days will be paid an additional incentive of 5% of their
base rate of pay for all hours worked in the assigned capacity. The premium will not be paid
when using accrued leaves.
An employee assigned in writing by a Department Head and approved by People and Culture to
perform the duties of a higher classification within the bargaining unit for five (5) or more
consecutive calendar days will be paid an additional incentive of 3% of their base rate of pay for
all hours worked in the assigned capacity. The premium will not be paid when using accrued
leaves.
Section 4: Bilingual Premium
The Library recognizes the added value to provide better services with employees who speak
different languages. Consistent with policy, employees who complete a test to demonstrate
bilingual proficiency in one of 11 languages, including American Sign Language, will be paid
and additional $0.50 per hour, or $1.00 per hour for Spanish, for all hours worked, or for FSLA
exempt employees, a salaried equivalent. Payment will begin the pay period following approved
proficiency by the Library.
Section 5: Parental Leave Pay
Consistent with policy, employees may receive up to 30 workdays when working a 5/8 schedule
or 24 workdays when working a 4/10 schedule of paid parental leave to be taken in full day
increments for the birth, adoption or placement of a child as a parent of the child. This provision
is prorated for flexible schedules and prorated for part-time employees as noted in Article 1.
Article 11: Health and Life Insurance/Workers Compensation
Section 1: Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Dental, and Health
Insurance
1. The Library will make available health, dental and vision insurance to full-time
employees in the bargaining unit upon the terms and conditions as may be from time to
time determined by the Library.
The Library will make available life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance to
full-time employees in the bargaining unit upon the terms and conditions as may be from
time to time determined by the Library.
2. Premium Cost Sharing. For those full-time employees electing employee only coverage,
the Library will contribute 100% of the health and 50% of the lowest dental insurance
premium. For those employees electing employee and at least one dependent or more,
the Library will contribute 90% of the monthly health premium and 50% of the lowest
dental premium. The employee will pay the remaining premium through payroll
deduction biweekly, except for a third pay period of the month, consistent with the pay
periods. Regular part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
3. Employee Assistance Program. The Library offers an Employee Assistance Program by
an outside independent firm with benefits as provided at the discretion of the Library.
4. Health Savings Account. The Library will contribute $1,000 to an individual employee's
Health Savings Account (HSA) if electing employee coverage. The Library will
contribute $2,000 to an individual employee's HSA if electing coverage for employee and
at least one dependent. HSA contributions are prorated monthly and are paid the pay
period that includes the first day of the month. HSA contributions are prorated
proportionally based on the month of hire throughout the calendar year for new hires. If
a full time employee is not eligible for an HSA account, the Library will make the same
contributions to the employee's individual Flexible Spending Account (FSA) account.
5. Telehealth Plan. The Library will make available a telehealth plan for all part-time
employees. The Library will pay the monthly premium for those employees who enroll.
Section 2: Long and Short Term Disability
1. The Library provides Long Term coverage for full-time employees.
2. The Library makes available a Short Term Disability for full-time employees at the
option and purchase by the full-time employee.
Section 3: Workers’ Compensation
1. The Library provides worker's compensation coverage as required by the Utah's Worker's
Compensation Act. At the request of an employee, for an accepted claim, eligible
employees may elect to use accrued paid leaves to make up the difference between the
amount the employee receives as worker's compensation payments by the carrier and the
eligible employee's net wages monthly/bi-weekly. The Library offers light duty
opportunities when available.
Article 12: Retirement
Section 1: Utah Retirement System (URS)
The Library will make employer contributions to URS consistent with applicable law and as
directed by URS.
Section 2: Deferred Compensation
The Library makes available a deferred compensation plan for employees. Employees are
responsible to initiate their own accounts.
For those employees employed after July 1, 2011 who elect the defined benefit plan, as provided
by URS, the Library will contribute 0.81% of an employee's rate of pay towards the individual
employees deferred compensation plan (401k). Note: This is in offset to the URS 0.81%
employee required contribution to URS.
Article 13: Corrective Action and Discipline
Section 1:
The Library agrees to act in good faith in the discipline of any employee. Depending on the
severity of the violation involved and the employee's past record, formal disciplinary actions for
cause are limited to written reprimand, suspension without pay, demotion, or discharge. For
cause is satisfied upon a showing of substantial evidence that supports the findings of
misconduct or policy violation and when the disciplinary sanction imposed is consistent and
proportional to the nature of the conduct. The Library will generally follow principles of
"progressive discipline," however, no prior disciplinary action shall be deemed necessary based
on the egregiousness of the totality of the circumstances, including, but not limited to, examples
of criminal conduct, theft, dishonesty, using or being under the influence of alcohol or controlled
substance during working hours; gross negligence; egregious violations of professional ethics,
failure to follow lawful directives resulting in loss of property, harm or injury; violence or other
misdeeds similar as to the seriousness of their impact on the employer-employee relationship.
Non-Disciplinary Corrective Actions. Corrective Actions and Counseling documents, such as
notices of corrective actions, counseling, coaching, verbal warnings (even if repeated in writing),
work improvement plans, and other similar remedial actions are not considered formal discipline.
Corrective actions will be clearly labeled and will not be placed in the employee’s personal file.
A corrective action may be noted as resolved or not resolved in the next yearly evaluation. An
employee may provide a rebuttal to a corrective action, so long as submitted within 14 calendar
days of imposition. Corrective actions are not subject to the grievance procedure. Corrective
action documents will be considered stale after 12 months from imposition, subject that no
further similarly related conduct has occurred. Counseling documents can be used as notice of
rule should additional related conduct occur.
The Library may maintain a supervisory file for periodic performance evaluations. Employees
may review their supervisory file upon 72 hours of the written request, not including weekends.
The Library agrees to address matters of performance concerns with the understanding of being
responsive to performance concerns as they arise. The Library is not precluded from imposing
performance improvement plans as part of remedial measures in counseling or discipline.
Section 2: Notice of Investigatory Interview
Upon knowledge of allegations of misconduct that could result in formal disciplinary actions, the
Library may conduct an administrative investigation. In the event the Library seeks to interview
the employee accused of the allegations, the Library will provide at least 24 hours written notice
to the employee who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation interview. The written notice
will include facts sufficient to reasonably ascertain the allegation, notice of possible policy or
rule violations, and notice of right to have a Union representative present. The Union
representative shall be present only as an observer and advisor and shall not act in obstruction.
In order to preserve the record, investigatory meetings will be audio recorded by the investigator.
A copy of the audio recording will be provided with the investigatory materials with any
pre-disciplinary meeting notice, if applicable.
Section 3: Pre-Disciplinary and Name-Clearing Meeting
Prior to imposition of a suspension without pay, demotion, or discharge, the employee will be
provided a reasonable opportunity for a pre-disciplinary and name-clearing meeting with the
person deciding the disciplinary action, if any, for the Library. The Library will give the Union
or employee written notice of the meeting including the findings, policy violations, audio
recording on the employee (if applicable), and the contemplated disciplinary action under
consideration. The Union and employees will have the opportunity to present information,
including mitigating factors, for the Library's consideration prior to making a final
determination.
Section 4: Imposition of Formal Disciplinary Action
Employees will be given written notice of any formal disciplinary action imposed and informed
of the right to grieve the disciplinary action and right to contact the Union for representation. The
notice will include reference to grievance rights under Article 14. Disciplinary actions will be
imposed in a private manner. The Library acknowledges to act in good faith when considering
and imposing disciplinary actions.
Section 5: Timing
The Library will make best efforts to conclude administrative investigations within 180 days of
the investigatory interview of the accused employee. In the event more time is needed, the
Library will provide the employee and Union a written explanation.
Article 14: Grievances
This Article separates contractual grievances and disciplinary grievances. Grievances for matters
not covered by the express terms of this agreement defer to the Library handbook.
Section 1: Contractual Grievance
A contractual grievance is limited to a dispute in the interpretation and/or application of the
express terms of this agreement, excluding Article 1, Recognition, Article 3, Management
Rights, Article 4 Strikes and Lockouts, Article 13 for imposed disciplinary actions, Article 18,
Limitations of Provisions, and Article 19, Term of Agreement. Employees will not be retaliated
against for exercising their grievance rights.
1. Contractual Grievance Process.
Step 1: Informal Resolution.
An employee or the Union contesting the interpretation or application of the provisions of this
agreement, excluding those articles listed above, may raise their concern informally in writing
with their supervisor/manager within 15 days of the incident or reasonable knowledge thereof of
the dispute, not to exceed 30 days. Email correspondence is suitable. The supervisor/manager
will review the matter and will meet informally with the employee to discuss the concern. The
employee may have a Union representative present. The supervisor/manager will provide an
informal written response to the employee and Union representative within 15 calendar days of
the informal meeting.
Step 2: Formal Written Grievance.
In the event the employee or Union are not satisfied with the management response, the Union
may file a formal written grievance with the EEO Officer, who will appropriate the grievance to
the proper Library representative within 15 calendar days of the Library's response in Step 1.
The written grievance must include the specific facts relied upon, the contract provision/s alleged
to have been violated, and the requested remedy. The Library representative will meet with the
grievant and/or Union representative to clarify the grievance. The Library will provide a written
response to the grievant and/or Union representative within 15 calendar days of the Step 2
meeting.
Step 3:
In the event the Union is not satisfied with the Library representative's response in Step 2, the
Union may file the written grievance with the EEO Officer and the CEO. The CEO, or designee,
may review evidence and consult with the supervisor/manager, employee (with a Union rep if
requested), and any other persons deemed appropriate. The CEO may also meet with the Union
representative who filed the grievance or other AFSCME representative as designated by the
Union. The CEO will provide a written response within 45 calendar days from the date of
receipt of the Union's step 3 filing or within 15 days of meeting with the CEO, if applicable. The
CEO's decision is final.
Section 2: Discipline Grievance Process
For purposes of this agreement formal disciplinary actions, as defined in Article 15, may be
grieved as written below. Probationary employees may not grieve or otherwise appeal
disciplinary actions or failed probations.
Step 1:
In the event an employee contests the imposition of a formal disciplinary action, as defined in
Article 15, the employee may file a formal written grievance with the EEO Officer who will
appropriate the grievance to the proper library representative. The grievance must be filed
within 15 calendar days of the issue date of the disciplinary action. The written grievance must
specifically describe the reasons contesting the disciplinary action, the contract provision/s
alleged to have been violated, and the requested remedy. The submission of the grievance must
attach or identify any documents the employee intends to rely.
The Library representative will meet with the grievant, with the presence of a Union
representative, if applicable, to discuss and/or clarify the grievance. The Library will provide a
written response to the grievant and Union representative within 15 calendar days of the meeting.
Step 2:
In the event the employee is not satisfied with the Library representative's response, the
employee may file the written grievance with the EEO Officer and the CEO. Note: If the CEO
imposed the disciplinary action, the grievance may be advanced directly to Step 2. The CEO may
review evidence and consult with the supervisor/manager, and any other persons deemed
appropriate. The CEO or designee will meet with the grievant to review the grievance within 15
days from the date of receipt of the Step 2 filing. The meeting will be recorded, and the
employee may bring a Union representative on their behalf. The CEO may conduct additional
meetings in an effort to resolve the grievance. The CEO will provide a written response within
45 calendar days from the date of the meeting. The CEO's decision is final.
Section 3: Timelines
Parties may extend timelines by written mutual agreement. Failure of an employee or the Union
to advance a grievance will result in dismissal without further action. Failure of the Library to
respond according to a grievance step permits the grievant to advance to the next step of the
grievance process.
Article 15: Probationary Periods
Section 1: New Hires
A newly hired employee will serve a probationary period of 180 days from date of hire. This
observation period is intended to evaluate and train employees. Probationary employees are
considered "at-will". At the sole discretion of the Library, a probationary employee not meeting
performance expectations may be terminated without further grievance or appeal recourse.
The Library may extend an employee’s probationary period resulting from absences due to
medical reasons or similarly related circumstances in order to complete the observation period.
Employees will be provided written notice when their probationary period is extended.
Section 2: Employees promoted within the Bargaining Unit
An employee promoted from one classification to a higher classification in the bargaining unit
will serve a promotional probationary period of 180 days from the date of promotion. A
promoted employee will receive a minimum 3% increase in their base hourly rate or be paid the
minimum hourly rate of the new position's range, the greater of either. Employees who fail their
promotional probationary period may elect to return to their previous classification, without loss
in seniority inclusive of their time in the higher position. A determination by the Library that an
employee has failed their promotional period is not subject to grievance.
Section 3: Employees promoted to a higher classification not within the Bargaining
Unit
An employee promoted to a higher classification not within the bargaining unit may be returned
to their previous classification within 180 days of promotion without loss in seniority, inclusive
of their time in the higher position. A determination by the Library that an employee return to
their previously held position is not subject to grievance.
Article 16: General Provisions
Section 1: Personnel Records
People and Culture will maintain the documents in a secure, centralized location. Upon
reasonable request, an employee may view their personnel file by contacting People and Culture.
1. Formal Disciplinary Actions. At the request of the employee, a disciplinary action of
written reprimand may be removed from the employees' personnel file after 12 months
from date of imposition subject to the action was not EEO or Violence in the Workplace
relate and subject to not receiving counseling or further disciplinary action for the same
or similarly related conduct during the 12 month period. If removed, the written
reprimand will be considered stale for the purposes of progressive discipline, however,
the document will be retained separately for the purposes of notice of rule or for civil
defense.
Section 2: Tuition Reimbursement
Consistent with policy, Full and Part-time employees are eligible for tuition reimbursement for
receiving college credits from a bona-fide institution of higher learning. Reimbursement for
earned college credit may within the calendar year paid. Reimbursement is subject to a passing
grade of C or better and is limited to $5,250 per calendar year. Reimbursement requires proof of
payment and transcript. Employee is responsible for any applicable withholdings or taxes. For
further information, please contact People and Culture.
Section 3: Travel and Mileage
The Library will pay a GSA per diem allowance and reasonable travel expenses incurred for
assigned travel when conducting Library business. A person assigned to travel on behalf of the
Library should coordinate with their manager or the Director of Organizational Learning at least
30 days prior to the travel. Employees approved to use their own personal vehicle for travel are
eligible for mileage reimbursement at the applicable GSA rate.
Section 4: Training
Employees may be required to attend training. The Library may adjust an employee's schedule
to attend training. Employees seeking additional training may make a request to their supervisor.
The Library, at its discretion, may agree to additional training opportunities.
Section 5: Miscellaneous
1. Transit Pass reimbursement. Full and Part-time employees who worked at least 19 hours
in the given month are eligible for reimbursement payable in the following month for a
Utah Transit Authority individual pass for up to $62 per month. Reimbursement requires
proof of payment to the Finance Department within 60 days of purchase. This provision
is not prorated and paid the same for full and part time employees.
2. Employees may park, with a parking card provided by the Library, without cost during
business hours at the Main Library parking complex.
3. Employees may use the Fitness Center at the Main Library during regularly scheduled
hours while off-duty without cost. Use of the center off duty is not considered
compensable time worked and is not work time.
Section 6: Labor Management Meetings
In order to strengthen the parties' labor-management relations, the Library agrees to participate
with AFSCME in labor management meetings to address ongoing concerns, including employee
and facility safety . Such meetings will generally be quarterly as requested by AFSCME or by
the Library to meet at mutually accepted times. Attendance during regularly scheduled work
hours is limited to up to five (5) members and up to five (5) Library representatives. The
labor/management meetings are advisory and not a forum for collective bargaining.
Section 7: Safety Training
The Library will provide Basic CPR/First Aid, Narcan, and Mandatory Reporting training to
each employee.
For the classifications of Associate Librarians, Librarians, Safety Associate, Community Garden
Associate, Events Associate, Technology Associate Librarian, Audio Visual Specialist,
Technology Librarian and Social Worker, the Library will provide de-escalation training.
These mandatory training courses are scheduled at the sole discretion of the Library. These
trainings will be provided on paid time.
Section 8: Critical Incident
The parties recognize that employees may be exposed to certain critical incidents in the
performance of their duties that may cause significant stress or disruption to employee' ability to
perform the duties of their position. Critical incidents are those events where an employee is
actively involved or in contact with a person or persons involving the death, potential death (ie:
overdoses), critical injury to a person, imminent threat of violence directed at the employee, or
substantially related events. An employee may be provided a reasonable break from duty as
soon as operationally feasible, if requested by the employee.
In certain incidents, an employee may be relieved from their duties in as timely a manner as the
Library determines is operationally feasible, if the employee requests to be relieved from duty.
Employees may also be relieved from duty at the discretion of the Library and placed on paid
administrative leave or assigned to a different work location. Employees who are placed on paid
administrative leave may be required to seek EAP psychological counseling, as provided by the
Library, within a reasonable period of the incident.
Section 9: Transfers and Job Postings
1. Transfers. For operational need, an employee may need to be transferred to a different
work location. In the event of a transfer, the Library will consider equitable factors in
making its decision based on the circumstances of the purpose of the transfer. In some
cases, the Library may first seek a volunteer.
2. Job Applicants. For existing employees who apply for a Library position, if requested,
the Library will provide the applicant reasonable feedback if not accepted for the
position. The Library may also provide some development opportunities to assist the
employee for prospective options.
The provisions of Section 9 are at the sole discretion of the Library.
Article 17: Seniority and Layoffs
Section 1: Definition
For the purposes of this agreement, Seniority means a regular employee's length of continuous
service in the bargaining unit from the date of the employee's most recent date of hire, unless
otherwise specified in this agreement.
Section 2: Layoffs
The Library retains the right to determine staffing levels including adjusting employee FTE
status and/or layoffs. A layoff is a separation of employment. Adjustments to FTE status and
layoffs are not subject to the grievance procedure of this agreement or other appeal. Layoffs will
be by classification seniority. For the purposes of layoff, classification seniority is the length of
continuous service in a classification (ie: job title/position). The employee with the least
classification seniority will be the first to be laid off in a classification. Seniority lists for
full-time employees is separate than seniority lists for part-time employees. Employees earn no
compensation, benefits or accruals from the Library when laid off, unemployed or when in
unpaid status. Note: For clarification, a classification is defined as a named position on the wage
scale.
Employees will be given at least 21 calendar days’ advance notice of layoff of an employee. In
the event of layoffs, the Library is not precluded from hiring temporary employees or distributing
work to other Library employees in order to meet operational need. Prior to hiring a temporary
employee as a result of layoff within a classification, the laid off employee will be offered the
temporary position.
Section 3: Recall
Within 180 days from the date of layoffs, employees may be recalled back to their previous
classification from layoff according to seniority. In the event of a recall, an employee will be
given written notice. The employee must provide the Library with the employee’s current
mailing address and contact information (phone number) and respond to a recall notice sent to
that address within seven days of the notice of recall. The Library will send recall notices by
certified letter, return receipt requested, to the address maintained. Upon recall, the employee
will need to return to work within 15 calendar days of recall notice. Upon return to
re-employment, seniority will be restored. If an employees does not return to work upon notice
of recall, the employee will have no further rights to employment, and all seniority shall be lost.
Section 4: Loss of Seniority
An employee will lose all seniority in the event of:
1. Voluntarily separation (resignation)
2. Disciplinary discharge.
3. Absence for two (2) consecutive workdays without notification to the Library where such
notification is possible.
4. In the event of an absence due to layoff, a failure to affirm acceptance of recall within 7
calendar days and return to work without the Library's prior approval within 15 calendar
days.
5. Layoff of more than 180 days from date of layoff.
6. Medical/disability separation of employment
Article 18: Limitation of Provisions
All financial commitments by the Library shall be subject to the availability of funds approved
by the Library and Salt Lake City Council and the limitations on future budget commitments
provided under State Constitution and Statute.
The provisions hereof shall be effective as provided herein, but subject to approval by the
Library Board of Directors and the Salt Lake City Council and their appropriation of funds.
During the term of this agreement, it is the Library's intent to make a reasonable effort to
maintain a funding level sufficient to satisfy this understanding; however, the parties to this
agreement mutually understand that public emergencies or revenue shortfalls may alter the
ability of the Library to satisfy this agreement. In the event of a public emergency where the
Library is unable to meet the particular terms of this agreement, the Library will give as much
notice as reasonably possible of the circumstances and make best efforts to inform the
Association President, or designee, about the nature of the emergency condition and the expected
duration.
It is expressly understood that this agreement does not bind succeeding elected officials of the
Library or City of Salt Lake and shall not be construed to compel the Library or the City of Salt
Lake to impose or maintain any tax or fee structure.
The provisions of this agreement are subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions of the
Resolution and any applicable federal or state law. For any provisions of this agreement that are
revealed to be contrary to state or federal law, the Library will defer to the state or federal law.
All other provisions of this agreement not contrary to law remain in full force and effect.
The parties acknowledge the opportunity of the Union to bring forward all matters of
employment relations during the collective bargaining process for this agreement even if subject
matters were proposed and later withdrawn. The Library and AFSCME expressly waive and
relinquish the right and each agree that the other will not be obligated during the term of this
agreement to bargain collectively with respect to any subject or matter referred to or covered by
this agreement. The parties acknowledge the ability to discuss issues related to the terms and
conditions of employment for bargaining unit members during the term of this agreement,
however, all matters and subjects not covered by this agreement remain at the sole discretion of
the Library without further bargaining obligation until successor bargaining. The parties are not
precluded from entering into mutual agreements, such as Memorandum of Understanding, during
the term of this agreement.
Should any provisions of this agreement be rendered or declared invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction or by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation be contrary to law,
the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the parties
shall, upon request of either party, enter in negotiations for the purpose of resolving the
invalidated provision.
Article 19: Term of Agreement
This Agreement will be effective the month following full execution and through end of fiscal
year June 30, 2029. Parties acknowledge that the following provisions are not effective until
July 1, 2026 or as stated in this Agreement thereafter: Article 7 Section 1 - vacation tier accruals,
Article 10.1, 10.3, 10.4 and Article 11.E.
No provisions of this Agreement are retroactive.
For the purposes of contract interpretation or clarification, the parties may, by mutual written
agreement, acknowledge a written clarification to this Agreement by means of a Memorandum
of Understanding.
The parties agree to initiate successor bargaining by scheduling and hold a first bargaining
session by February of the expiration year of this agreement.
FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY FOR AFSCME LOCAL #1004
PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Noah Baskett, CEO
Sariah Toronto, Board President
Date Date
Appendix A – Hourly Rate of Pay
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SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
12/19/2025
Date Sent to Council:
12/29/2025
From:
Department *
Library
Employee Name:
Heidi Voss
E-mail
execadmin@slcpl.org
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
12/28/2025
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
12/29/2025
Subject:
SLCPL and AFSCME Collective Bargaining Agreement - Board Approved
Additional Staff Contact:
Noah Baskett - nbaskett@slcpl.org
Presenters/Staff Table
Sariah Toronto - storonto@slcpl.orgNoah Baskett - nbaskett@slcpl.org
Document Type
Resolution
Budget Impact?
Yes
No
Recommendation:
We recommend adopting the CBA as written.
Background/Discussion
See first attachment for Background/Discussion
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
This collective bargaining agreement is the result of the resolution passed by both the City Library Board of Directors and City Council in 2025. Library employees also voted to unionize. The attached agreement is the result of the collective bargaining process and has been approved by the City Library Board of Directors.
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WHEREAS the Salt Lake City Code, Chapter 2.28, establishes the Salt Lake City Library
Board (the “Library Board”) as the governing body for the Salt Lake City Library (the “Library”),
pursuant to Utah Code Annotated § 9-7-402 through 9-7-410;
WHEREAS state law gives the Library Board jurisdiction over the hiring of Library
personnel and policies for Library operations, as well as other powers subject to city approval;
WHEREAS the residents of Salt Lake City are entitled to the orderly and uninterrupted
operations of their Library;
WHEREAS the Library strives to engage employees in training and career development;
engage employees in organizational improvements; provide a fair, respectful, cooperative, and safe
work environment; ensure accountability of employees, supervisors, and managers; celebrate
success and achievement with Library employees; and support employees’ work/life balance;
WHEREAS discussions with Library employees related to the terms and conditions of their
employment will enable the Library to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality of service,
promote fiscal stability, and ensure a high level of employee morale; and
WHEREAS the Library wishes to ascertain the extent to which its employees desire to be
represented through collective bargaining;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Library Board, as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Resolution:
(a) “BARGAINING UNIT” means a group of Eligible Employees that share an internal
community of interest; are readily identifiable as a group based on job classifications,
departments, functions, work locations, skills, or similar factors; and are sufficiently
distinct from other groups of Eligible Employees.
(b) “CITY” means Salt Lake City, a Utah municipal corporation.
(c) “ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE” means any person who is employed by the Library, on a
full- time or part-time basis, except for:
(1) Any employee who primarily performs the duties of an administrator, manager, or
supervisor with the authority to hire, fire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall,
promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly
to direct them, or to adjust their grievances, if in connection with the foregoing the
exercise of such authority is not of a merely routine or clerical nature, but requires
the use of independent judgment.
(2) Any employee who assists and acts in a confidential capacity to persons who
formulate, determine, and effectuate management policies or regularly has access
to confidential information concerning the formation, execution, administration,
or review of the Library’s bargaining position or any collective bargaining agreement.
(3) Any employee employed by the Library as a “substitute.”
(d) “ELIGIBLE VOTER” means any Eligible Employee who has been continuously
employed by the Library for six (6) or more months.
(e) “EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION” means any bona fide organization that does not
discriminate in its membership against any protected category of person under Utah or
federal law and exists for the purposes of representing employees in negotiations with
employers.
(f) “EMPLOYER” means the Library.
(g) “CERTIFIED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION” means any Employee Organization
certified as representative of Library employees pursuant to this Resolution
(individually “union” and collectively “unions”).
(h) “IMPASSE” means a deadlock in negotiation between a union and the Library over
any matters required to be negotiated in this Resolution, or over the scope of the
subject matter of negotiations.
(i) “LEGISLATIVE BODY” means the Salt Lake City Council.
(j) “LIBRARY” means the Salt Lake City Library, a City Library organized under the
Utah Code.
(k) “LIBRARY BOARD” means the board of the Library.
(l) “NEGOTIATION” means the good faith process by which the Library and a certified
employee organization meet to confer regarding wages, hours and other terms and
conditions of employment, and includes the obligation to sign a document outlining
the parties’ agreement.
(m) “STRIKE” means:
(1) The concerted failure to report for duty;
(2) The concerted absence of employees from their positions;
(3) The concerted stoppage of work;
(4) The concerted submission of resignations;
The concerted abstinence, in whole or in part, by any group of employees from the full, faithful
and proper performance of the duties of employment for the Library for the purpose of inducing,
influencing, condoning or coercing a change in the terms and conditions of employment,
including sick calls, sick-outs, or any other concerted interference with services provided by the
Library; or
(1) The collective concerted withholding of services or the performance of duties by
any person or persons pending the signing of contracts, including those persons
who are customarily employed on a yearly contract basis.
(n) “TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT” means wages, salaries, working
conditions, and hours and benefits, except as specifically modified in this Resolution.
2. EMPLOYER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
(a) The Library has the exclusive right to determine the role of each of its branches,
departments, and divisions, consistent with Utah statutes, City ordinances and the
provisions of this Resolution; to set standards of service to be offered to the public;
and to exercise control and discretion over its organization and operation.
(b) It is the exclusive right of the Library, subject to the Library Board and City
budgeting processes, to:
(1) Hire and direct its employees;
(2) Classify its employees for compensation purposes;
(3) Take disciplinary action for proper cause;
(4) Relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work, lack of funds, as a result
of a reorganization, or any other legitimate reason;
(5) Maintain the efficiency of its operations;
(6) Determine the method, means and personnel by which the Library's operations are
to be conducted; and
(7) Take whatever actions the Library deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities
in emergency situations. Emergency situations include, but are not limited to,
public emergencies (i.e. storm, fire, or security threats), threats to safety of
employees or patrons, operational emergencies (i.e. lack of product or financial
credit), and other major unforeseen events affecting the Library requiring
immediate action.
(c) The Library, with the approval of the City where required by law, shall:
(1) Negotiate in good faith over terms and conditions of employment with any
Certified Employee Organization that has been recognized pursuant to the
procedures provided for in this Resolution;
(2) Compensate its employees in a fiscally responsible manner;
(3) Meet and confer with a Certified Employee Organization prior to making a
decision to amend this Resolution or privatize or contract out any Library function
which would result in an Eligible Employee losing her or his current position with
the Library;
(4) Meet and confer with a Certified Employee Organization prior to designating an
employee as ineligible for union representation;
(5) Notify the appropriate Certified Employee Organization prior to reclassifying an
employee’s position in a manner which makes the employee ineligible for further
union representation; and
(6) Meet and confer in good faith with a Certified Employee Organization that has
been recognized pursuant to the procedures provided for in this Resolution
regarding paid time for the Certified Employee Organization’s officers, board
members and stewards to conduct appropriate Labor/Management related business
in order to affect the purposes of this ordinance and any MOU reached between the
Library and the Certified Employee Organization.
3. EMPLOYEE RIGHTS.
(a) Eligible Employees have the right to form, join and participate in union activities for
the purpose of representation on all matters of employee relations described in this
Resolution, except that only Eligible Voters may vote to determine whether to certify
an Employee Organization as a Certified Employee Organization or to decertify a
Certified Employee Organization.
(b) Eligible Employees have the right to refuse to join or participate in any union activity
and have the right to represent themselves individually in their employment relations
with the Library.
(c) No union shall coerce an Eligible Employee into joining, participating, assisting,
supporting or in any other way contributing to the success or operation of a union. No
Eligible Employee shall be interfered with, intimidated, restrained, coerced or
discriminated against because of the exercise, or refusal to exercise, any of the rights
contained in this Resolution.
(d) This Resolution shall not prevent any employee:
(1) From bringing personal concerns to the attention of the Library administration;
(2) From acting in their own behalf or choosing their own representative in a
grievance or judicial action; or
(3) From enjoying without discrimination, all employment rights and benefits granted
by the Library.
4. PETITIONS
(a) Any Eligible Employee may file a petition with the Library’s Executive Director
to recognize an Employee Organization as the exclusive representative of a group of Eligible
Employees. The petition must contain:
(1) a statement outlining the basis for the petition;
(2) a declaration by the Eligible Employee filing the petition that the petition’s
contents are true and correct;
(3) a description of the group or group of Eligible Employees that will be represented
by the Employee Organization, including a clear and reasonable justification as to
why those Eligible Employees constitute an appropriate Bargaining Unit;
(4) written proof (through petition, union authorization card, or similar method) that
at least 30% of the relevant employees have indicated their desire to designate the
Employee Organization as their sole representative for the purposes of collective
bargaining; and
(5) the signature of the Eligible Employee filing the petition.
(b) Any Eligible Employee represented by a Certified Employee Organization, or the
Library Executive Director with approval from a majority of the Library Board, may
file a petition alleging that the applicable Certified Employee Organization no longer
represents the interests of a majority of the Eligible Employees within the Bargaining
Unit. The petition must be filed between September 15 and October 15 of any
calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which any collective
bargaining agreement expires, and must contain:
(1) a statement outlining the basis for the petition;
(2) a declaration by the person signing the petition that the petition’s contents are true
and correct;
(3) the name of the group or groups of employees the petition seeks to remove from
representation by the Certified Employee Organization; and
(4) the signature of the person or persons filing the petition, as well as from thirty-
three
(33) percent of the employees in the Bargaining Unit.
(c) A petition under Section 4(a) will be deemed filed under this Resolution upon actual
delivery to the Library Executive Director. A petition under Section 4(b) will be
deemed filed under this Resolution upon actual delivery to the Library Executive
Director and president of the applicable Certified Employee Organization.
5. PETITION MEET AND CONFER AND ELECTIONS
(a) No later than thirty (30) calendar days after a petition is filed pursuant to Section 4(c),
the Library Executive Director and any affected Employee Organization or Certified
Employee Organization shall meet and confer regarding the petition, including any
disputes regarding the petition’s compliance with Section 4.
(b) If, after meeting and conferring under Section 5(a), the Library Executive Director and
any affected Employee Organization or Certified Employee Organization agree that the
petition complies with Section 4, then the parties shall proceed to an election under
Section 5(d).
(c) If, after meeting and conferring under Section 5(a), the Library Executive Director and
any affected Employee Organization or Certified Employee Organization are at an
impasse as to the petition’s compliance with Section 4, then the impasse will be
submitted to the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee, and the City Council, who will have
authority to resolve any such impasse and, if appropriate, order an election under
Section 5(d).
(1) The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee and the City Council may conduct a
conference with the Library’s Executive Director and any affected Employee
Organization or Certified Employee Organization in order to clarify the nature of
the impasse prior to ruling on the impasse.
(d) Following submission of a petition pursuant to Section 4, and subject to the processes
identified by Section 5(a)-(c), a secret ballot vote of the Eligible Voters in the
Bargaining Unit as defined by the petition will be held to determine whether to certify
an Employee Organization as a Certified Employee Organization or to decertify a
Certified Employee Organization, depending on the relief sought by the petition. The
election will be administered using an electronic voting system, and the costs of the
election will be divided equally between the Library and the Employee Organization.
The Library shall provide the Employee Organization with a full and complete list of
all Eligible Voters, including their personal contact information, no later than thirty
(30) calendar days prior to the election. An individual agreed upon by the Library and
the Employee Organization, or in the absence of agreement, two individuals, one
appointed by the Library and one appointed by the Employee Organization, will
schedule and administer the election, count the votes, and certify the results of the
election. If a majority of votes cast by Eligible Voters in the applicable group (defined
as 50% plus one) vote in favor of a petition under Section 4(a) above, the Employee
Organization shall be certified as a Certified Employee Organization. If a majority of
votes cast by Eligible Voters in the applicable group (defined as 50% plus one) vote in
favor of a petition under Section 4(b) above, the Certified Employee Organization
shall be decertified.
(e) In the event an election to certify an Employee Organization fails to obtain majority
support of the applicable Eligible Voters, no new petition under Section 4(a) shall be
filed for a period of twelve (12) months from that election.
(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon a substantial demonstration of interest by
Eligible Voters, the Library may voluntarily certify an Employee Organization as
bargaining agent without an election. The Library shall consider such voluntary
certification in good faith and not unreasonably withhold voluntary certification.
6. LIST OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
Upon request by an Employee Organization which may seek to become a Certified Employee
Organization hereunder, but no more frequent than twice annually, the Library shall provide a
list of Eligible Employees as defined herein. Upon recognition, the Library shall provide each
Certified Employee Organization a list of Eligible Employees at a frequency and in a manner to
be negotiated in good faith with the Certified Employee Organization. The Library will not
enter into a collective bargaining agreement with any union which represents or bargains for an
individual who is not on the list of Eligible Employees other than a Certified Employee
Organization.
7. LIBRARY BARGAINING TEAM; DISCUSSIONS THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS.
(a) The Library’s Executive Director will provide any Certified Employee Organization
the name of the Library’s chief negotiator at least five (5) months prior to the
expiration of any agreement with the union, or within five (5) months of the date of
official recognition of the union, in the case of a first contract. The chief negotiator
will represent the Library in all bargaining and labor negotiations pursuant to the terms
of this Resolution. All proposals and negotiations with and by the unions shall be
handled by the chief negotiator who shall report and be directly responsible to the
Library’s Executive Director.
(b) A certified employee organization will provide the Library the name of the union’s
chief negotiator at least five (5) months prior to the expiration of any agreement with
the union, or within five (5) months of the date of official recognition of the union, in
the case of a first contract.
8. GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATIONS; COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
(a) The Library’s chief negotiator and the Certified Employee Organization’s chief
negotiator will meet to negotiate in good faith issues related to wages, hours and other
terms and conditions of employment. The Library’s chief negotiator and the Certified
Employee Organization’s chief negotiator will fully consider any proposals presented
during negotiations.
(b) The scope of bargaining shall be restricted and shall not include those subjects which
the Library has no authority to change and shall not infringe on the Employer’s Rights
outlined in Paragraph 2 of this Resolution. Negotiations will not include any issues
already required by Utah law or City Ordinance, however the parties shall be
permitted to bargain over subjects addressed by Utah law or City Ordinance provided
that no direct conflict results.
(c) Each collective bargaining agreement must contain a provision prohibiting strikes and
lock-outs.
(d) Each collective bargaining agreement shall have a term of at least one year.
(e) If the Library’s chief negotiator and a union reach an agreement, they will jointly
prepare a written collective bargaining agreement containing the terms of their
agreement and shall recommend the collective bargaining agreement to the Library’s
Executive Director no later than December 15, or at a later date in the event
negotiations are reopened.
(f) The collective bargaining agreement will not be binding upon the parties, either in
whole or in part, until:
(1) A majority of the members of the applicable Certified Employee Organization
have ratified the collective bargaining agreement by a majority vote of members
within a given Bargaining Unit;
(2) The Library Board approves the collective bargaining agreement by majority vote
and enacts a resolution to implement the collective bargaining agreement;
(3) The City Council by majority vote ratifies the collective bargaining agreement; and
(4) As to economic terms, the City Council appropriates the funds required to
implement the collective bargaining agreement, which requires funding for each
year of its existence.
(g) If the City Council fails to appropriate the funds required to implement a proposed
collective bargaining agreement or wage schedule, the Library Board shall, following
good faith negotiations with the Certified Employee Organization, adopt a one-year
compensation plan or wage schedule for the affected employees and/or adopt a one-
year extension of the existing collective bargaining agreement, and shall present the
same to the City Council pursuant to the City Council budget process. After good faith
negotiations, the Library shall retain final authority regarding the terms and content of
any one-year compensation plan or wage schedule adopted under this paragraph for
presentation to the City Council.
(h) While a collective bargaining agreement is pending before the Library Board or City
Council for action, neither the Certified Employee Organization nor their individual
members, nor the Library’s Executive Director, shall appear before the Library Board
or the City Council, or their individual members, to advocate for any amendment,
addition or deletion to the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining
agreement's agreed-upon language.
(i) A collective bargaining agreement will be enforceable when entered into in
accordance with the provisions of this Resolution. No publication of it shall be
required to make it effective.
(j) Nothing in a collective bargaining agreement shall prevent the Library and a Certified
Employee Organization from identifying and discussing issues related to the terms
and conditions of Eligible Employees’ employment during the term of an existing
collective bargaining agreement.
9. CLOSED DOOR NEGOTIATIONS
Collective bargaining meetings and negotiations between the Library and unions and any
deliberations of mediators shall be considered private, and may be conducted in closed door
or executive sessions, with only the Library’s representatives and the Certified Employee
Organization’s representatives having a right to be present, and without the right of the public
to be present, if the parties to the negotiations so decide.
10. RESOLUTION OF IMPASSES
(a) Beginning five (5) months after the date of official recognition of the union, the
parties shall have 180 days to reach a collective bargaining agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing time periods, if no collective bargaining agreement is
reached by December 15, then negotiations will be directed toward reaching a
collective bargaining agreement for the next fiscal year.
(b) The Library Executive Director and the Certified Employee Organization may jointly
request the services of an outside mediator. The costs associated with any outside
mediator shall be equally borne by the Library and the Certified Employee
Organization.
(c) Should the parties fail to reach an agreement within this time frame, any unresolved
mandatory subjects of bargaining shall be submitted to the Mayor and City Council for
resolution. Nothing in this provision shall alter the process for adopting a collective
bargaining agreement as provided for in Section 8.
11. PROCEDURAL RIGHTS
The Library shall have the right to promulgate rules and regulations governing activities by
Employee Organizations or Certified Employee Organizations, including procedures for
meeting with management, use of bulletin boards and other publicly owned facilities, and the
solicitation of membership during business hours.
12. SEVERABILITY
(a) Nothing herein shall be construed to alter the Library’s rights and obligations under
existing or future state laws, city regulations, and Library Board resolutions.
(b) Should any court declare any provision of this Resolution void, invalid, illegal or
unconstitutional, only the relevant part of the Resolution shall be deemed rescinded,
repealed and of no effect.
13. UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES.
(a) The Library as well as its representatives and agents, shall be prohibited from:
(1) Restraining or coercing or interfering with any employee in the exercise of rights
guaranteed under this Resolution;
(2) Discharging or otherwise discriminating against any employee with reference to
terms and conditions of employment for the purpose of encouraging or
discouraging membership, support or participation in any labor organization or
because the employee has signed or filed an affidavit, petition or complaint, or
given any information or testimony under this Resolution;
(3) Refusing to negotiate in good faith with an Employee Organization designated as
the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate unit; or
(4) Locking out employees.
(b) Unions, as well as their representatives and agents, shall be prohibited from:
(1) Restraining or coercing or interfering with employees in the exercise of the rights
guaranteed under this Resolution, including but not limited to, attempting to cause the
Library to discriminate against an employee in violation of such employee’s rights
under this Resolution or other applicable law;
(2) Restraining or coercing the Library in the selection of a representative for purposes of
collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances;
(3) Refusing to negotiate in good faith with the Library, if the organization has been
designated the exclusive representative of a group of employees;
(4) Engaging in a strike, or encouraging, aiding or abetting any Library employee to engage
in any strike, which are in addition to being prohibited, are declared to be illegal.
(5) Every union and its officers and agents shall have an affirmative duty to take
immediate, appropriate, and effective affirmative action to end an employee strike or
work stoppage.
Adopted by the Library Board of Directors
on January 29, 2024
Sariah Toronto, President Noah Baskett, Library CEO
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT
Salt Lake City Public Library
&
American Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees
Local #1004
Upon Execution
to
June 30, 2029
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scope of Agreement........................................................................................................................ 1
Article 1: Recognition..................................................................................................................... 1
Article 2: Union Membership and Dues.........................................................................................2
Section 1: Eligible Employees' Rights........................................................................................2
Section 2: Union Business and Membership Dues.....................................................................2
Section 3: Association Rights and Obligations/Union Stewards...............................................3
Article 3: Management Rights.........................................................................................................5
Section 1: Management Rights...................................................................................................5
Section 2: Limitations of this Agreement...................................................................................5
Article 4: Strikes and Work Stoppages............................................................................................5
Article 5: Hours of Work................................................................................................................. 6
Section 1:.....................................................................................................................................6
Section 2: Overtime..................................................................................................................... 6
Section 3: Rest Periods...............................................................................................................7
Section 4: Meal Periods...............................................................................................................7
Section 5: Work Schedules......................................................................................................... 7
Section 6: Minimum Hours on a Workday................................................................................. 7
Section 7: Remote Work.............................................................................................................7
Section 8: On-Call Assignment...................................................................................................8
Section 9: Call Back....................................................................................................................8
Article 6: Sick Leave....................................................................................................................... 8
Section 1: Sick Leave Accrual.....................................................................................................8
Section 2: Use of Accrued Sick Leave....................................................................................... 8
Section 3: Bereavement Leave................................................................................................... 9
Section 4: Sick Leave Conversion..............................................................................................9
Section 5: Payment upon Separation........................................................................................ 10
Article 7: Vacation......................................................................................................................... 10
Section 1....................................................................................................................................10
Section 2: Use of Accrued Vacation......................................................................................... 11
Section 3: Vacation Accrual Maximum....................................................................................11
Section 4: Accruals Upon Separation....................................................................................... 11
Article 8: Holidays.........................................................................................................................11
Article 9: Leaves of Absence.........................................................................................................12
Section 1: Leave Without Pay................................................................................................... 12
Section 2: Jury Duty..................................................................................................................12
Section 3: Military Leave.......................................................................................................... 12
Article 10: Compensation..............................................................................................................12
Section 1: Wage Schedule......................................................................................................... 12
Section 2: Pay Periods..............................................................................................................13
Section 3: Assignment to Work in a Higher Classification...................................................... 13
Section 4: Bilingual Premium....................................................................................................13
Section 5: Parental Leave Pay.................................................................................................. 13
Article 11: Health and Life Insurance/Workers Compensation....................................................14
Section 1: Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Dental, and Health Insurance...........14
Section 2: Long and Short Term Disability............................................................................... 14
Section 3: Workers’ Compensation........................................................................................... 14
Article 12: Retirement.................................................................................................................. 15
Section 1: Utah Retirement System (URS).............................................................................. 15
Section 2: Deferred Compensation...........................................................................................15
Article 13: Corrective Action and Discipline............................................................................... 15
Section 1:...................................................................................................................................15
Section 2: Notice of Investigatory Interview............................................................................16
Section 3: Pre-Disciplinary and Name-Clearing Meeting........................................................16
Section 4: Imposition of Formal Disciplinary Action.............................................................. 16
Section 5: Timing.....................................................................................................................16
Article 14: Grievances................................................................................................................... 17
Section 1: Contractual Grievance.............................................................................................. 17
Section 2: Discipline Grievance Process................................................................................... 18
Section 3: Timelines.................................................................................................................. 18
Article 15: Probationary Periods................................................................................................... 18
Section 1: New Hires.................................................................................................................18
Section 2: Employees promoted within the Bargaining Unit.................................................... 19
Section 3: Employees promoted to a higher classification not within the Bargaining Unit......19
Article 16: General Provisions..................................................................................................... 19
Section 1: Personnel Records....................................................................................................19
Section 2: Tuition Reimbursement............................................................................................ 19
Section 3: Travel and Mileage..................................................................................................19
Section 4: Training....................................................................................................................20
Section 5: Miscellaneous.......................................................................................................... 20
Section 6: Labor Management Meetings..................................................................................20
Section 7: Safety Training........................................................................................................ 20
Section 8: Critical Incident........................................................................................................ 20
Section 9: Transfers and Job Postings...................................................................................... 21
Article 17: Seniority and Layoffs................................................................................................. 21
Section 1: Definition.................................................................................................................21
Section 2: Layoffs.....................................................................................................................21
Section 3: Recall.......................................................................................................................22
Section 4: Loss of Seniority......................................................................................................22
Article 18: Limitation of Provisions.............................................................................................22
Article 19: Term of Agreement.....................................................................................................23
Appendix A – Hourly Rate of Pay.................................................................................................24
Scope of Agreement
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the Salt Lake City Public Library (Library)
and AFSCME Local #1004 (Union) setting forth the full and complete agreement between the
Library and the Union for eligible employees.
This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Resolution (January 29, 2025),
unless otherwise negotiated in this agreement.
Labor matters specifically addressed by this agreement supersede the employee handbook,
however, the handbook may clarify additional details of a contractual provision. Matters of
employment not addressed by this agreement are controlled by the Employee Handbook at the
discretion of the Library.
Article 1: Recognition
The Salt Lake City Library (Library) as a public employer recognizes AFSCME Local 1004 as
the exclusive representative (Union) for negotiation of hours, wages and other conditions of
employment for eligible Library employees (Employee/s) as recognized by resolution dated
January 29, 2025.
Eligible Employees represented by the Union are those employees who are regularly scheduled
as a full-time or part-time classification/position, including if serving a probation period, that is
not management, executive, supervisory or confidential employee all as defined by the
Resolution Section 1(c), or a substitute employee. For the purposes of this agreement, reference
to employee means "Eligible Employee" as defined in this paragraph.
Full-time employees are those employees who are scheduled to work 40 hours per week.
Part-time employees are those employees who are scheduled to work less than 40 hours per
week.
A “substitute" employee is any employee whose employment does not offer or imply an
expectation of continued employment, including substitute, temporary, seasonal, or casual
employee. For the purposes of this agreement:
● A temporary employee is a position that does not exceed 1040 hours worked in a one
year period.
● A seasonal employee is a position that does not exceed 1040 hours worked in a 6 month
period.
● A paid intern, who is limited to 30 hours per week not to exceed 11 consecutive months.
● A substitute employee is a non-regularly scheduled employee wherein the employee may
be contacted to work on an ad-hoc basis and who can deny a request to report to work.
Substitute positions must work at least 18 hours in the previous three (3) calendar months
to be considered eligible for additional substitute, with the occasional exception for
taking approved leave without pay. Employees who do not meet this minimum are
released from employment with loss of seniority and are no longer eligible for substitute
call work without reapplication for employment.
Part-time employees accrue leave benefits based on the number of regularly scheduled work
hours per week divided by forty (40) hours. For example, for holiday time accrual an employee
who is regularly scheduled to work 15 hours per week, Monday through Friday, is prorated at
15/40, which is then multiplied by the respective accrual rate for sick and vacation leave. Sick
and vacation accruals are calculated to the hundredth (.00). For the purposes of this agreement,
all part-employee benefits are pro-rated unless otherwise specified as not pro-rated.
Article 2: Union Membership and Dues
Section 1: Eligible Employees' Rights
Eligible employees have the right to join and participate in AFSCME’s activities subject to the
Resolution for representation on all matters of employee relations or to refuse to join or
participate in AFSCME activities. Eligible employees also have the right to represent themselves
individually in their employment relations with the Library. AFSCME agrees that it will not
restrain or coerce any eligible employee in the exercise of their rights and will not discriminate
against any eligible employee because of membership or non-membership or activity or
non-activity with AFSCME.
Regardless of membership or non-membership in the Union, nothing in this agreement precludes
a Library employees covered by this agreement from bringing matters of personal concern to the
attention of the appropriate officials in accordance with applicable law, regulations, or
established policy; or from having and enjoying all employment rights and benefits granted by
the Library whether or not they are members of the Association.
Section 2: Union Business and Membership Dues
1. Union business, such as soliciting membership, electing officers, membership meetings,
and posting and distributing literature will be conducted on an Eligible Employee's
personal time and will not interfere with Library operations.
2. Authorization of Payroll Deduction. Effective the month following execution of this
agreement, the Library agrees to honor all lawful authorizations for payroll deduction of
payments (twice per month) to the union and to remit such payments promptly to the
Union pursuant to receipt of written authorization (form as provided by the Union) from
the employee submitted to payroll through the Library's HRIS system. An employee’s
authorization for payroll deduction of union dues will be implemented in the pay period
following the written submission. Upon written revocation by an employee to discontinue
dues payments, as submitted to payroll, the Library will discontinue dues payments in the
pay period following the written submission.
With each payment of dues to the Union, the Library will provide a list of all bargaining unit
members, including new hires, wage rate, and job title.
The Union agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Library harmless against any claims made
or suits against the Library as a result of dues payments and payroll deductions. Union
acknowledges that dues payments are not for political purposes consistent with Utah law.
Section 3: Association Rights and Obligations/Union Stewards
1. The Union agrees to represent the interests of all eligible employees in good faith.
2. The Union agrees it will provide the same representation to all eligible employees
without discrimination and without regard to whether the eligible employee is a Union
member.
3. The Union has the right to present its views to the Library either orally or in writing by
means of communication with the CEO or management designee.
4. The Library agrees to recognize up to ten (10) Library employee Union representatives
(Stewards) as the designated representatives of the Union, not including AFSCME Union
representatives that are not Library employees. The Union will provide the Director of
Employee Relations, or designee, the names of its designated Stewards in writing
quarterly. The names of the Stewards will be posted by the Union on appropriate bulletin
boards in the work location.
5. Employees shall not be represented in their employment relations under this agreement
with the Library by an agent or representative of any employee organization other than
the recognized Union.
6. Time spent representing Library employees by Stewards during attendance as Stewards
to meetings with the Library management personnel for investigative interviews,
grievance meetings, Labor Management Meetings, new employee orientation,
disciplinary interviews and pre-disciplinary meetings, or related disciplinary matters is
not working time and shall not be compensated, unless such representation takes place
during the Steward's regularly scheduled working hours, subject to applicable law.
Excluding labor management meetings, attendance for meetings noted in this section is
limited to two (2) AFSCME Stewards. Stewards will provide advanced notice and secure
permission from their Supervisor for attending the meetings noted in this section. Such
permission will not be unreasonably denied. Upon conclusion of attending these
meetings, the Steward will report their return to work to their supervisor.
7. Successor Contract Collective Bargaining Sessions. The Union may have up to four (4)
bargaining unit members in attendance for bargaining sessions in successor contract
bargaining. Union employee bargaining team members will be considered on paid time if
regularly scheduled to work during the scheduled session for the first ten (10) bargaining
sessions. If not regularly scheduled to work, employees will not be compensated by the
Library. Bargaining attendance will not result in the payment of overtime to any
bargaining team member.
8. Union Leave. Upon written request from the Union, and subject to operational needs, the
Library may grant up to two (2) employees the use of accrued vacation, or if exhausted,
unpaid leave for Union members to attend conventions, training, or other official Union
functions. Requests must be submitted at least thirty (30) calendar days in advance and
will not be unreasonably denied.
9. Bulletin Board. The Library will provide the Union with designated space on an existing
bulletin board, or a mutually agreed-upon location, for posting official Union notices. The
size and placement of such space will be determined by mutual agreement between the
Library and the Union, taking into account operational and considerations. All materials
posted must be limited to official Union business and shall not contain defamatory,
discriminatory, or political content, or anything inconsistent with Library policies. The
Library reserves the right to remove any material it deems inconsistent with these
standards. Posting of materials shall occur during non-work time, such as before or after
shifts, during breaks, or meal periods.
10. Bargaining Unit Information. Monthly, the Library will provide the Union, in Excel or
similar format, a list of employees in the bargaining unit that includes the following
information, consistent with the Utah Government Records Access and Management Act
(GRAMA):
● Employee name
● Job title / classification
● Department or work location
● Hire date
● Hourly rate or annual salary
● Library-issued work email address
● Union dues payments
The Library may require up to ten (10) business days to compile such data.
11. New Employee Orientation. The Library generally conducts one new employee
orientation monthly. The Library will provide the Union with the opportunity to meet
with new employees who are part of the bargaining unit at the conclusion of their new
employee orientation. The purpose of this meeting is for the Union to introduce itself and
provide information about Union membership and representation.
The Union’s participation shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes and will take place at the
end of the Library’s orientation program. The 30 minutes period for the new employee
will be on paid time, subject to applicable law. During this time, two (2) Union
representatives may address new bargaining unit employees.
The Library will provide the Union with reasonable advance notice of orientation
sessions that include bargaining unit employees to allow for planning and attendance. The
specific time and format of the Union’s participation shall be scheduled by the Director of
Employee Relations to ensure the session proceeds smoothly and without disruption to
the orientation schedule.
Article 3: Management Rights
Section 1: Management Rights
Except as specifically changed by the terms of this agreement, the Library retains the exclusive
right to decide how to manage its employees and to direct its operations, the Library has the
exclusive right to determine the role of each of its branches, departments, and divisions,
consistent with Utah statutes and regulations and the provisions of this Resolution; to set
standards of service to be offered to the public; and to exercise control and discretion over its
organization and operation.
It is the exclusive right of the Library, subject to the Library Board and Salt Lake City budgeting
processes, to:
1. Hire, direct, assign, and schedule the work of its employees;
2. Establish job positions and classify its employees for compensation purposes;
3. Evaluate employees, use corrective actions, and impose disciplinary action for proper
cause;
4. Relieve, reassign, or reclassify its employees from duty because of lack of work, lack of
funds, as a result of a reorganization, or any other legitimate reason;
5. Determine staffing levels and budget positions including full or part time, temporary,
on-call, casual, including demotion and reassignment of classification;
6. Maintain the efficiency of its operations;
7. Determine the method, means and personnel by which the Library's operations are to be
conducted; and
8. Take whatever actions the Library deems necessary to carry out its responsibilities in
emergency situations. Emergency situations include, but are not limited to, public
emergencies (i.e. storm, fire, or security threats), threats to safety of employees or
patrons, operational emergencies (i.e. lack of product or financial credit), and other major
unforeseen events affecting the Library requiring immediate action.
Section 2: Limitations of this Agreement.
These terms and provisions of this agreement are subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions
of the Resolution and any applicable federal or state law. Negotiations will not include any
issues already required by Utah law; however the parties shall be permitted to bargain over
subjects addressed by Utah law provided that no direct conflict results.
Article 4: Strikes and Work Stoppages
AFSCME agrees that continuous and uninterrupted service by the Library and its employees to
the public are the essential considerations for this agreement. AFSCME agrees that it will not
engage in, or encourage, strike activities.
“STRIKE” means:
● The concerted failure to report for duty
● The concerted absence of employees from their positions
● The concerted stoppage of work
● The concerted submission of resignations
The concerted abstinence, in whole or in part, by any group of employees from the full, faithful
and proper performance of the duties of employment for the Library for the purpose of inducing,
influencing, condoning or coercing a change in the terms and conditions of employment,
including sick calls, sick-outs, or any other concerted interference with services provided by the
Library, or the collective concerted withholding of services or the performance of duties by any
person or persons pending the signing of contracts, including those persons who are customarily
employed on a yearly contract basis.
If an eligible employee violates this Article, the Library may, in addition to any other lawful
remedies, discipline the eligible employee involved in the violation. AFSCME acknowledges the
affirmative duty to take immediate, appropriate, and effective affirmation action to end an
employee strike, work stoppage, or alike as described in this Article, to the extent reasonably
possible. AFSCME acknowledges that this discipline could include termination of the eligible
employee’s employment. Furthermore, no eligible employee will receive any benefits or wages
while they are engaged in a strike, work stoppage, or other interruption of work.
Article 5: Hours of Work
Section 1:
Full-time eligible employees are those non-probationary employees regularly scheduled to work
40 hours per seven (7) day work week. Part-time eligible employees are those non-probationary
employees regularly scheduled to work less than 40 hours per week. This section does not limit
or prevent the Library from changing or establishing work schedules based on operational need.
The work week is considered from Sunday morning (00:00) to Saturday 11:59 pm.
Eligible full-time employees may be assigned a regular work week schedule including a 5/8 or
4/10 schedule or be assigned a flexible schedule as determined by the Library.
Section 2: Overtime
FLSA non-exempt full-time and part-time employees who are assigned and who work more than
40 hours in a work week will be paid overtime at time and one-half of the employee's regular rate
of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in the work week. Overtime is paid by to the nearest
next quarter hour. Employees must be authorized by a supervisor before working overtime. Use
of any paid accrued leaves, including but not limited to sick, vacation, bereavement, paid
parental, and holiday time do not count as hours worked. Overtime is not paid for using any
accrued leaves or for any hours not worked. Overtime will not be paid twice for the same hours
worked (aka: no pyramiding). Employees should have no expectation of continued overtime
opportunities. The Library reserves the right to assign work performed by classifications within
this agreement to supervisory and management personnel when needed and subject to
operational need.
Overtime is not paid for classifications designated as FLSA exempt.
Section 3: Rest Periods
An eligible employee will receive a fifteen-minute rest period during each four (4) hour work
period. The rest period will be included within the work shift unless there are extraordinary
circumstances preventing a break. Operational needs will determine when an eligible employee
receives a break. An eligible employee’s rest periods will be counted as time worked when
calculating overtime. The Library will make a reasonable effort to provide breaks near the
middle of each four (4) hour work period. An eligible employee may not combine rest periods
and/or meal periods. An eligible employee who chooses not to take a break or is required by
unforeseen circumstances to work during a break will not receive additional compensation.
Section 4: Meal Periods
An eligible employee will have a 30 minute unpaid meal period during each work shift in excess
of six (6) hours. Library departments will schedule the lunch period based on operational needs.
An eligible employee will only be paid for the lunch period if required to be on the work site or
to perform any work during the lunch period as assigned by a supervisor. In such cases, instead
of being paid for working during a lunch period, as assigned, an eligible employee may request
to end the work shift early by the same number of minutes worked during the lunch period.
Section 5: Work Schedules
Department managers will post schedules by the 15th of the prior month. Employees are
encouraged to provide department managers advance notice of scheduling concerns that affect
the employee's ability to report to work. Department managers will make best efforts to schedule
employees in consideration of employee requests, seniority in classification, and subject to
operational need. Scheduling is determined at the discretion of the Department manager or
designee. Due to operations, parties acknowledge that scheduling includes weekend and evening
hours.
Section 6: Minimum Hours on a Workday
Any employee who reports for work at their regularly scheduled time and for whom no work is
provided shall be compensated for not less than three (3) hours pay at their regular rate. This
provision does not apply if an employee reports to work and then subsequently leaves work for
illness or related reasons.
Section 7: Remote Work
The Library acknowledges that particular work duties for some classifications permit remote
work opportunities. The Library and Union agree that some classifications are not eligible for
remote work. The Library will review requests for remote work opportunities on a case by case
basis in consideration of the work duties performed and operational needs of the Library.
Employees may request for remote work opportunities in writing to their Department manager.
The Library will review requests and provide written responses consistent with Library policy.
Section 8: On-Call Assignment
Due to various operational needs, employees within the classification of Maintenance Technician
may be assigned to be "on-call" for the purpose of reporting to work when not regularly
scheduled. Employees assigned on-call must be readily available to promptly report to work
within 45 minutes, subject to a reasonable time period dependent on commute conditions.
Employees are expected to answer an on-call notice promptly, generally within 5-10 minutes of
notification. On-call assignments will be based on a rotation of eligible employees assigned.
Employees assigned on-call status will be compensated at the rate of fifty dollars ($50) for each
day assigned. A daily assignment is for up to a 24-hour period. This provision does not preclude
management members covering on-call conditions and responding to calls for service.
Section 9: Call Back
Due to various operational needs, employees within the classification of Maintenance Technician
may be called-back to report to work outside their regular work hours. When called back to
work, an employee is expected to make reasonable efforts to perform the tasks associated with a
call-back, however, in the event an employee does not feel capable of performing the task, the
employee will contact the appropriate available supervisor. When called back to work to
respond to a worksite facility, an employee will be compensated a minimum of 2 hours pay, at
the employee's regular rate, or overtime if applicable. A call-back begins from the moment the
employee begins their commute to respond to the work call location and ends upon conclusion of
the work duty. A return commute is not compensated. Except in an emergency, an employee
shall be released from duty upon cessation of the event that required the call back. Employees
responding to a work-initiated phone call or virtual meetings for more than 5 minutes when off
duty will be compensated in a minimum increment of 15 minutes overtime. Calls or virtual
meetings of 5 minutes or less are considered insubstantial. Employees performing call-back duty
will log their time and the duties performed. This provision does not preclude management
members covering on-call conditions and responding to calls for service.
Article 6: Sick Leave
Section 1: Sick Leave Accrual
Full-time employees accrue sick leave at the rate of 3.70 hours per pay period (bi-monthly) upon
date of hire. Part-time employees accrue pro-rated sick leave as defined in Article 1. Effective
July 1, 2026, the sick leave maximum accrual for full time employees will be 640 hours. Upon
reaching the maximum accrual, employees will no longer accrue leave until the accrual is below
the maximum. For those employees hired before July 1, 2026, they may maintain their current
balance over 640 hours, however, no additional sick leave will be accrued until the balance falls
below the 640 maximum value.
Section 2: Use of Accrued Sick Leave
Sick leave is offered to prevent a loss of income should an employee be unable to perform their
work because of physical or mental health, injury, pregnancy, childbirth or adoption, or for
emergency care of ill or injured immediate family members (as defined by the handbook for sick
leave), including medical appointments. (For example: Father, mother, grandparents, sister,
brother, husband, wife, children, or grandchildren. It also includes step relations, and in-laws,
and domestic partners to the same degree of relationship - 2014 Library Handbook)
Employees may use sick leave for qualifying events under FMLA.
Employees who are not FMLA eligible may use sick leave as accrued.
When taking leave under this Article, employees are required to use accrued sick leave prior to
using other accrued leaves, and employees are required to exhaust all accrued leaves prior to any
leave of absence without pay.
Employees are expected to notify their supervisor/manager with reasonable advance notice and
prior to their work shift if seeking the use of accrued sick leave. If extraordinary circumstances
prevent the eligible employee from notifying their supervisor, the eligible employee will contact
the supervisor as soon as reasonably possible.
When an employee uses sick or other accrued leave during a workweek, the employee's
combined work hours and accrued leave hours used may not exceed their regular assigned hours,
unless otherwise assigned in writing to additional work hours. A medical release to return to
work may be required to return to work. The Library will follow all applicable law in
designating leaves under the FMLA or other.
A note from a medical provider may be required to support extended, frequent, unusual, or
patterned use of sick leave usage. Excessive use or abuse of sick leave may result in
disciplinary action.
Employees are encouraged to contact People and Culture for assistance for eligibility questions
regarding the use of sick leave.
Section 3: Bereavement Leave
In the event of the death of an immediate family or household member, an employee may be
excused for up to five (5) regularly scheduled workdays in full day increments per event. In the
event of the death of an extended family member, an employee may be excused for one (1)
scheduled workday. Subject to manager approval, an employee may use accrued sick leave for
an absence longer than provided in this section. The use of paid bereavement leave under this
section must be used within 60 days of the passing, or as approved in writing in advance by a
supervisor.
Section 4: Sick Leave Conversion
Consistent with the Library handbook, an employee who has accrued 55 days (440 hours) of sick
leave accruals and who has at least 60 months on continuous employment with the Library, is
eligible to convert a portion of their accrued sick leave. Part-time employees receive a prorated
conversion value once reaching 440 hours of accrued sick leave.
If the employee has used four (4) or less sick days leave during the previous fiscal year (ie: July
1 to June 30th the next year), the employee may elect accrued sick days to vacation as follows:
Number of Sick Days Used Conversion to Vacation
No sick days used Five (5) days
One (1) sick days used Four (4) days
Two (2) sick days used Three (3) days
Three (3) sick days used Two (2) days
Four (4) sick days used One (1) day
Five (5) or more sick days used No conversion
For conversion purposes, a day is the equivalent payment of 8 hours pay and a fraction of a day
of sick leave used will be counted as a full day of sick leave when totaling the use of accrued
sick leave for the fiscal year. Part-time employees are prorated as noted in Article 1.
Employees must submit a request to People and Culture for conversion during June. If
approved, conversion will be applied in July. Current year conversion to July will be included
in the vacation maximum balance.
Section 5: Payment upon Separation
Employees are not eligible for payment of accrued sick leave upon separation of employment,
unless the employee has completed 15 years (180 months) of continuous employment with the
Library prior to July 1, 2013, and the employee retires under URS or is laid off consistent with
policy. This payment is limited to 25% of the employees accrued sick leave up to 1080 hours.
This provision expires July 1, 2028.
Article 7: Vacation
Section 1
Full-time employees earn accrued vacation based on the employee's most recent benefit-eligible
hire date as follows:
Years of Service Accrual Rate
Date of hire - 12 months completed 13 days per year
13 months - 60 months completed 19 days per year
61 months - 144 months completed 23 days per year
145 months- 240 months completed 26 days per year
A day is considered 8 hours of accrual
Part-time employees accrue pro-rated sick leave as defined in Article 1.
New and rehired employees will be placed at the vacation tier including prior years of service in
a similar job classification as determined by the Library.
Section 2: Use of Accrued Vacation
Employees may request the use of accrued leave by submitting their written request to their
supervisor or manager. Employees are encouraged to request use of accrued leave with as much
advanced notice as possible. If an employee provides at least 28 days prior notice for a vacation
request, the Library will provide a written response to the employee within 10 days. Approval is
at the discretion of the Library based on operational need and requests are granted on a first
come first served basis. Employees may not request vacation time in excess of earned accruals
at the time of the request or for time off more than 18 months in advance, unless granted by a
Department Head under special circumstances. Denials of vacation request will be in writing
with explanation.
Section 3: Vacation Accrual Maximum
Vacation accruals are limited to a maximum of one and one-half year of annual vacation accrual.
When the maximum accrual is reached, an employee no longer accrues vacation until the
accrued time is less than the maximum. Any sick leave conversion to vacation counts towards
this maximum.
Section 4: Accruals Upon Separation
Upon separation of employment, employees will be compensated for any unused vacation
accruals not exceeding the maximum. The payment will be in the employee's final paycheck.
Article 8: Holidays
The Library recognizes 12 paid holidays per calendar year as identified by policy. When a
holiday day falls on an employee's day off, the employee will be allowed to schedule an
alternative day off as agreed upon by their supervisor.
For reference, by policy the 12 paid holidays are:
● New Years Day (January 1)
● Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)
● President's Day (Third Monday in February)
● Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
● Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed on June 19)
● Independence Day (July 4)
● Pioneer Day (July 24)
● Labor Day (First Monday in September)
● Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday of November)
● Day after Thanksgiving (Fourth Friday of November)
● Christmas Eve (December 24)
● Christmas Day (December 25)
Part-time employees accrue pro-rated leaves as defined in Article 1.
For full time employees scheduled to work Easter Day, for which the Library is closed, the
employee will receive 8 hours pay for that date pro-rated for part-time employees.
At the discretion of the Library, the Library may close on any given other holiday not listed
above. In such event, an employee may either work an additional day in the work week as
approved by a supervisor or elect to use vacation leave.
Article 9: Leaves of Absence
Section 1: Leave Without Pay
A leave of absence without pay may be granted for a full-time employee not to exceed 180 days.
Requests for a leave of absence without pay should be submitted to the employee's supervisor.
Approval is at the discretion of the CEO. A leave of absence without pay for a full-time
employee may require the employee to have exhausted all eligible accrued leaves.
Employees must use unpaid leave to fulfill political offices.
Section 2: Jury Duty
Employees summoned to appear for jury duty or subpoenaed to appear as a witness on behalf of
the Library will be paid their normal working hours while serving. Employees may keep court
or witness fees received. Employees are expected to provide notice to the Library upon receipt
of the summons or subpoena. If released from jury duty or as a witness during their normal
working hours, the employee is expected to promptly return to work or arrange for leave time for
the balance of their normal working hours.
Section 3: Military Leave
The Library will provide military leave in accordance with USERRA and applicable law.
Article 10: Compensation
Section 1: Wage Schedule
● Effective July 1, 2026, employees will be paid the hourly rate for their classification
based on Appendix A, Hourly Rate of Pay. Steps are 2.5% apart.
● Effective the first full pay period in August 2026, Step 1 of Appendix A will be increased
by 3%. Steps are 2.5%.
● Effective the first full pay period in August 2027, Step 1 of Appendix A will be increased
by 3%. Steps are 2.5%.
● Effective the first full pay period in August 2028, Step 1 of Appendix A will be increased
by 3%. Steps are 2.5%.
New employees will be placed on the step commensurate to their work experience in similarly
related positions subject to management discretion.
For non-probationary employees, step increases occur August 1 each calendar year, up to the top
of the step scale. Step increases are subject to satisfactory performance evaluations.
Section 2: Pay Periods
Employees will be paid a base hourly rate for their classification for all hours worked as
provided by the hourly wage schedule in Appendix A. Employees are paid bi-weekly (every
alternating Friday).
Section 3: Assignment to Work in a Higher Classification
An employee assigned in writing by a Department Head and approved by People and Culture to
perform the duties of a manager or supervisor at a higher classification than the employee for
five (5) or more consecutive calendar days will be paid an additional incentive of 5% of their
base rate of pay for all hours worked in the assigned capacity. The premium will not be paid
when using accrued leaves.
An employee assigned in writing by a Department Head and approved by People and Culture to
perform the duties of a higher classification within the bargaining unit for five (5) or more
consecutive calendar days will be paid an additional incentive of 3% of their base rate of pay for
all hours worked in the assigned capacity. The premium will not be paid when using accrued
leaves.
Section 4: Bilingual Premium
The Library recognizes the added value to provide better services with employees who speak
different languages. Consistent with policy, employees who complete a test to demonstrate
bilingual proficiency in one of 11 languages, including American Sign Language, will be paid
and additional $0.50 per hour, or $1.00 per hour for Spanish, for all hours worked, or for FSLA
exempt employees, a salaried equivalent. Payment will begin the pay period following approved
proficiency by the Library.
Section 5: Parental Leave Pay
Consistent with policy, employees may receive up to 30 workdays when working a 5/8 schedule
or 24 workdays when working a 4/10 schedule of paid parental leave to be taken in full day
increments for the birth, adoption or placement of a child as a parent of the child. This provision
is prorated for flexible schedules and prorated for part-time employees as noted in Article 1.
Article 11: Health and Life Insurance/Workers Compensation
Section 1: Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Dental, and Health
Insurance
1. The Library will make available health, dental and vision insurance to full-time
employees in the bargaining unit upon the terms and conditions as may be from time to
time determined by the Library.
The Library will make available life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance to
full-time employees in the bargaining unit upon the terms and conditions as may be from
time to time determined by the Library.
2. Premium Cost Sharing. For those full-time employees electing employee only coverage,
the Library will contribute 100% of the health and 50% of the lowest dental insurance
premium. For those employees electing employee and at least one dependent or more,
the Library will contribute 90% of the monthly health premium and 50% of the lowest
dental premium. The employee will pay the remaining premium through payroll
deduction biweekly, except for a third pay period of the month, consistent with the pay
periods. Regular part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
3. Employee Assistance Program. The Library offers an Employee Assistance Program by
an outside independent firm with benefits as provided at the discretion of the Library.
4. Health Savings Account. The Library will contribute $1,000 to an individual employee's
Health Savings Account (HSA) if electing employee coverage. The Library will
contribute $2,000 to an individual employee's HSA if electing coverage for employee and
at least one dependent. HSA contributions are prorated monthly and are paid the pay
period that includes the first day of the month. HSA contributions are prorated
proportionally based on the month of hire throughout the calendar year for new hires. If
a full time employee is not eligible for an HSA account, the Library will make the same
contributions to the employee's individual Flexible Spending Account (FSA) account.
5. Telehealth Plan. The Library will make available a telehealth plan for all part-time
employees. The Library will pay the monthly premium for those employees who enroll.
Section 2: Long and Short Term Disability
1. The Library provides Long Term coverage for full-time employees.
2. The Library makes available a Short Term Disability for full-time employees at the
option and purchase by the full-time employee.
Section 3: Workers’ Compensation
1. The Library provides worker's compensation coverage as required by the Utah's Worker's
Compensation Act. At the request of an employee, for an accepted claim, eligible
employees may elect to use accrued paid leaves to make up the difference between the
amount the employee receives as worker's compensation payments by the carrier and the
eligible employee's net wages monthly/bi-weekly. The Library offers light duty
opportunities when available.
Article 12: Retirement
Section 1: Utah Retirement System (URS)
The Library will make employer contributions to URS consistent with applicable law and as
directed by URS.
Section 2: Deferred Compensation
The Library makes available a deferred compensation plan for employees. Employees are
responsible to initiate their own accounts.
For those employees employed after July 1, 2011 who elect the defined benefit plan, as provided
by URS, the Library will contribute 0.81% of an employee's rate of pay towards the individual
employees deferred compensation plan (401k). Note: This is in offset to the URS 0.81%
employee required contribution to URS.
Article 13: Corrective Action and Discipline
Section 1:
The Library agrees to act in good faith in the discipline of any employee. Depending on the
severity of the violation involved and the employee's past record, formal disciplinary actions for
cause are limited to written reprimand, suspension without pay, demotion, or discharge. For
cause is satisfied upon a showing of substantial evidence that supports the findings of
misconduct or policy violation and when the disciplinary sanction imposed is consistent and
proportional to the nature of the conduct. The Library will generally follow principles of
"progressive discipline," however, no prior disciplinary action shall be deemed necessary based
on the egregiousness of the totality of the circumstances, including, but not limited to, examples
of criminal conduct, theft, dishonesty, using or being under the influence of alcohol or controlled
substance during working hours; gross negligence; egregious violations of professional ethics,
failure to follow lawful directives resulting in loss of property, harm or injury; violence or other
misdeeds similar as to the seriousness of their impact on the employer-employee relationship.
Non-Disciplinary Corrective Actions. Corrective Actions and Counseling documents, such as
notices of corrective actions, counseling, coaching, verbal warnings (even if repeated in writing),
work improvement plans, and other similar remedial actions are not considered formal discipline.
Corrective actions will be clearly labeled and will not be placed in the employee’s personal file.
A corrective action may be noted as resolved or not resolved in the next yearly evaluation. An
employee may provide a rebuttal to a corrective action, so long as submitted within 14 calendar
days of imposition. Corrective actions are not subject to the grievance procedure. Corrective
action documents will be considered stale after 12 months from imposition, subject that no
further similarly related conduct has occurred. Counseling documents can be used as notice of
rule should additional related conduct occur.
The Library may maintain a supervisory file for periodic performance evaluations. Employees
may review their supervisory file upon 72 hours of the written request, not including weekends.
The Library agrees to address matters of performance concerns with the understanding of being
responsive to performance concerns as they arise. The Library is not precluded from imposing
performance improvement plans as part of remedial measures in counseling or discipline.
Section 2: Notice of Investigatory Interview
Upon knowledge of allegations of misconduct that could result in formal disciplinary actions, the
Library may conduct an administrative investigation. In the event the Library seeks to interview
the employee accused of the allegations, the Library will provide at least 24 hours written notice
to the employee who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation interview. The written notice
will include facts sufficient to reasonably ascertain the allegation, notice of possible policy or
rule violations, and notice of right to have a Union representative present. The Union
representative shall be present only as an observer and advisor and shall not act in obstruction.
In order to preserve the record, investigatory meetings will be audio recorded by the investigator.
A copy of the audio recording will be provided with the investigatory materials with any
pre-disciplinary meeting notice, if applicable.
Section 3: Pre-Disciplinary and Name-Clearing Meeting
Prior to imposition of a suspension without pay, demotion, or discharge, the employee will be
provided a reasonable opportunity for a pre-disciplinary and name-clearing meeting with the
person deciding the disciplinary action, if any, for the Library. The Library will give the Union
or employee written notice of the meeting including the findings, policy violations, audio
recording on the employee (if applicable), and the contemplated disciplinary action under
consideration. The Union and employees will have the opportunity to present information,
including mitigating factors, for the Library's consideration prior to making a final
determination.
Section 4: Imposition of Formal Disciplinary Action
Employees will be given written notice of any formal disciplinary action imposed and informed
of the right to grieve the disciplinary action and right to contact the Union for representation. The
notice will include reference to grievance rights under Article 14. Disciplinary actions will be
imposed in a private manner. The Library acknowledges to act in good faith when considering
and imposing disciplinary actions.
Section 5: Timing
The Library will make best efforts to conclude administrative investigations within 180 days of
the investigatory interview of the accused employee. In the event more time is needed, the
Library will provide the employee and Union a written explanation.
Article 14: Grievances
This Article separates contractual grievances and disciplinary grievances. Grievances for matters
not covered by the express terms of this agreement defer to the Library handbook.
Section 1: Contractual Grievance
A contractual grievance is limited to a dispute in the interpretation and/or application of the
express terms of this agreement, excluding Article 1, Recognition, Article 3, Management
Rights, Article 4 Strikes and Lockouts, Article 13 for imposed disciplinary actions, Article 18,
Limitations of Provisions, and Article 19, Term of Agreement. Employees will not be retaliated
against for exercising their grievance rights.
1. Contractual Grievance Process.
Step 1: Informal Resolution.
An employee or the Union contesting the interpretation or application of the provisions of this
agreement, excluding those articles listed above, may raise their concern informally in writing
with their supervisor/manager within 15 days of the incident or reasonable knowledge thereof of
the dispute, not to exceed 30 days. Email correspondence is suitable. The supervisor/manager
will review the matter and will meet informally with the employee to discuss the concern. The
employee may have a Union representative present. The supervisor/manager will provide an
informal written response to the employee and Union representative within 15 calendar days of
the informal meeting.
Step 2: Formal Written Grievance.
In the event the employee or Union are not satisfied with the management response, the Union
may file a formal written grievance with the EEO Officer, who will appropriate the grievance to
the proper Library representative within 15 calendar days of the Library's response in Step 1.
The written grievance must include the specific facts relied upon, the contract provision/s alleged
to have been violated, and the requested remedy. The Library representative will meet with the
grievant and/or Union representative to clarify the grievance. The Library will provide a written
response to the grievant and/or Union representative within 15 calendar days of the Step 2
meeting.
Step 3:
In the event the Union is not satisfied with the Library representative's response in Step 2, the
Union may file the written grievance with the EEO Officer and the CEO. The CEO, or designee,
may review evidence and consult with the supervisor/manager, employee (with a Union rep if
requested), and any other persons deemed appropriate. The CEO may also meet with the Union
representative who filed the grievance or other AFSCME representative as designated by the
Union. The CEO will provide a written response within 45 calendar days from the date of
receipt of the Union's step 3 filing or within 15 days of meeting with the CEO, if applicable. The
CEO's decision is final.
Section 2: Discipline Grievance Process
For purposes of this agreement formal disciplinary actions, as defined in Article 15, may be
grieved as written below. Probationary employees may not grieve or otherwise appeal
disciplinary actions or failed probations.
Step 1:
In the event an employee contests the imposition of a formal disciplinary action, as defined in
Article 15, the employee may file a formal written grievance with the EEO Officer who will
appropriate the grievance to the proper library representative. The grievance must be filed
within 15 calendar days of the issue date of the disciplinary action. The written grievance must
specifically describe the reasons contesting the disciplinary action, the contract provision/s
alleged to have been violated, and the requested remedy. The submission of the grievance must
attach or identify any documents the employee intends to rely.
The Library representative will meet with the grievant, with the presence of a Union
representative, if applicable, to discuss and/or clarify the grievance. The Library will provide a
written response to the grievant and Union representative within 15 calendar days of the meeting.
Step 2:
In the event the employee is not satisfied with the Library representative's response, the
employee may file the written grievance with the EEO Officer and the CEO. Note: If the CEO
imposed the disciplinary action, the grievance may be advanced directly to Step 2. The CEO may
review evidence and consult with the supervisor/manager, and any other persons deemed
appropriate. The CEO or designee will meet with the grievant to review the grievance within 15
days from the date of receipt of the Step 2 filing. The meeting will be recorded, and the
employee may bring a Union representative on their behalf. The CEO may conduct additional
meetings in an effort to resolve the grievance. The CEO will provide a written response within
45 calendar days from the date of the meeting. The CEO's decision is final.
Section 3: Timelines
Parties may extend timelines by written mutual agreement. Failure of an employee or the Union
to advance a grievance will result in dismissal without further action. Failure of the Library to
respond according to a grievance step permits the grievant to advance to the next step of the
grievance process.
Article 15: Probationary Periods
Section 1: New Hires
A newly hired employee will serve a probationary period of 180 days from date of hire. This
observation period is intended to evaluate and train employees. Probationary employees are
considered "at-will". At the sole discretion of the Library, a probationary employee not meeting
performance expectations may be terminated without further grievance or appeal recourse.
The Library may extend an employee’s probationary period resulting from absences due to
medical reasons or similarly related circumstances in order to complete the observation period.
Employees will be provided written notice when their probationary period is extended.
Section 2: Employees promoted within the Bargaining Unit
An employee promoted from one classification to a higher classification in the bargaining unit
will serve a promotional probationary period of 180 days from the date of promotion. A
promoted employee will receive a minimum 3% increase in their base hourly rate or be paid the
minimum hourly rate of the new position's range, the greater of either. Employees who fail their
promotional probationary period may elect to return to their previous classification, without loss
in seniority inclusive of their time in the higher position. A determination by the Library that an
employee has failed their promotional period is not subject to grievance.
Section 3: Employees promoted to a higher classification not within the Bargaining
Unit
An employee promoted to a higher classification not within the bargaining unit may be returned
to their previous classification within 180 days of promotion without loss in seniority, inclusive
of their time in the higher position. A determination by the Library that an employee return to
their previously held position is not subject to grievance.
Article 16: General Provisions
Section 1: Personnel Records
People and Culture will maintain the documents in a secure, centralized location. Upon
reasonable request, an employee may view their personnel file by contacting People and Culture.
1. Formal Disciplinary Actions. At the request of the employee, a disciplinary action of
written reprimand may be removed from the employees' personnel file after 12 months
from date of imposition subject to the action was not EEO or Violence in the Workplace
relate and subject to not receiving counseling or further disciplinary action for the same
or similarly related conduct during the 12 month period. If removed, the written
reprimand will be considered stale for the purposes of progressive discipline, however,
the document will be retained separately for the purposes of notice of rule or for civil
defense.
Section 2: Tuition Reimbursement
Consistent with policy, Full and Part-time employees are eligible for tuition reimbursement for
receiving college credits from a bona-fide institution of higher learning. Reimbursement for
earned college credit may within the calendar year paid. Reimbursement is subject to a passing
grade of C or better and is limited to $5,250 per calendar year. Reimbursement requires proof of
payment and transcript. Employee is responsible for any applicable withholdings or taxes. For
further information, please contact People and Culture.
Section 3: Travel and Mileage
The Library will pay a GSA per diem allowance and reasonable travel expenses incurred for
assigned travel when conducting Library business. A person assigned to travel on behalf of the
Library should coordinate with their manager or the Director of Organizational Learning at least
30 days prior to the travel. Employees approved to use their own personal vehicle for travel are
eligible for mileage reimbursement at the applicable GSA rate.
Section 4: Training
Employees may be required to attend training. The Library may adjust an employee's schedule
to attend training. Employees seeking additional training may make a request to their supervisor.
The Library, at its discretion, may agree to additional training opportunities.
Section 5: Miscellaneous
1. Transit Pass reimbursement. Full and Part-time employees who worked at least 19 hours
in the given month are eligible for reimbursement payable in the following month for a
Utah Transit Authority individual pass for up to $62 per month. Reimbursement requires
proof of payment to the Finance Department within 60 days of purchase. This provision
is not prorated and paid the same for full and part time employees.
2. Employees may park, with a parking card provided by the Library, without cost during
business hours at the Main Library parking complex.
3. Employees may use the Fitness Center at the Main Library during regularly scheduled
hours while off-duty without cost. Use of the center off duty is not considered
compensable time worked and is not work time.
Section 6: Labor Management Meetings
In order to strengthen the parties' labor-management relations, the Library agrees to participate
with AFSCME in labor management meetings to address ongoing concerns, including employee
and facility safety . Such meetings will generally be quarterly as requested by AFSCME or by
the Library to meet at mutually accepted times. Attendance during regularly scheduled work
hours is limited to up to five (5) members and up to five (5) Library representatives. The
labor/management meetings are advisory and not a forum for collective bargaining.
Section 7: Safety Training
The Library will provide Basic CPR/First Aid, Narcan, and Mandatory Reporting training to
each employee.
For the classifications of Associate Librarians, Librarians, Safety Associate, Community Garden
Associate, Events Associate, Technology Associate Librarian, Audio Visual Specialist,
Technology Librarian and Social Worker, the Library will provide de-escalation training.
These mandatory training courses are scheduled at the sole discretion of the Library. These
trainings will be provided on paid time.
Section 8: Critical Incident
The parties recognize that employees may be exposed to certain critical incidents in the
performance of their duties that may cause significant stress or disruption to employee' ability to
perform the duties of their position. Critical incidents are those events where an employee is
actively involved or in contact with a person or persons involving the death, potential death (ie:
overdoses), critical injury to a person, imminent threat of violence directed at the employee, or
substantially related events. An employee may be provided a reasonable break from duty as
soon as operationally feasible, if requested by the employee.
In certain incidents, an employee may be relieved from their duties in as timely a manner as the
Library determines is operationally feasible, if the employee requests to be relieved from duty.
Employees may also be relieved from duty at the discretion of the Library and placed on paid
administrative leave or assigned to a different work location. Employees who are placed on paid
administrative leave may be required to seek EAP psychological counseling, as provided by the
Library, within a reasonable period of the incident.
Section 9: Transfers and Job Postings
1. Transfers. For operational need, an employee may need to be transferred to a different
work location. In the event of a transfer, the Library will consider equitable factors in
making its decision based on the circumstances of the purpose of the transfer. In some
cases, the Library may first seek a volunteer.
2. Job Applicants. For existing employees who apply for a Library position, if requested,
the Library will provide the applicant reasonable feedback if not accepted for the
position. The Library may also provide some development opportunities to assist the
employee for prospective options.
The provisions of Section 9 are at the sole discretion of the Library.
Article 17: Seniority and Layoffs
Section 1: Definition
For the purposes of this agreement, Seniority means a regular employee's length of continuous
service in the bargaining unit from the date of the employee's most recent date of hire, unless
otherwise specified in this agreement.
Section 2: Layoffs
The Library retains the right to determine staffing levels including adjusting employee FTE
status and/or layoffs. A layoff is a separation of employment. Adjustments to FTE status and
layoffs are not subject to the grievance procedure of this agreement or other appeal. Layoffs will
be by classification seniority. For the purposes of layoff, classification seniority is the length of
continuous service in a classification (ie: job title/position). The employee with the least
classification seniority will be the first to be laid off in a classification. Seniority lists for
full-time employees is separate than seniority lists for part-time employees. Employees earn no
compensation, benefits or accruals from the Library when laid off, unemployed or when in
unpaid status. Note: For clarification, a classification is defined as a named position on the wage
scale.
Employees will be given at least 21 calendar days’ advance notice of layoff of an employee. In
the event of layoffs, the Library is not precluded from hiring temporary employees or distributing
work to other Library employees in order to meet operational need. Prior to hiring a temporary
employee as a result of layoff within a classification, the laid off employee will be offered the
temporary position.
Section 3: Recall
Within 180 days from the date of layoffs, employees may be recalled back to their previous
classification from layoff according to seniority. In the event of a recall, an employee will be
given written notice. The employee must provide the Library with the employee’s current
mailing address and contact information (phone number) and respond to a recall notice sent to
that address within seven days of the notice of recall. The Library will send recall notices by
certified letter, return receipt requested, to the address maintained. Upon recall, the employee
will need to return to work within 15 calendar days of recall notice. Upon return to
re-employment, seniority will be restored. If an employees does not return to work upon notice
of recall, the employee will have no further rights to employment, and all seniority shall be lost.
Section 4: Loss of Seniority
An employee will lose all seniority in the event of:
1. Voluntarily separation (resignation)
2. Disciplinary discharge.
3. Absence for two (2) consecutive workdays without notification to the Library where such
notification is possible.
4. In the event of an absence due to layoff, a failure to affirm acceptance of recall within 7
calendar days and return to work without the Library's prior approval within 15 calendar
days.
5. Layoff of more than 180 days from date of layoff.
6. Medical/disability separation of employment
Article 18: Limitation of Provisions
All financial commitments by the Library shall be subject to the availability of funds approved
by the Library and Salt Lake City Council and the limitations on future budget commitments
provided under State Constitution and Statute.
The provisions hereof shall be effective as provided herein, but subject to approval by the
Library Board of Directors and the Salt Lake City Council and their appropriation of funds.
During the term of this agreement, it is the Library's intent to make a reasonable effort to
maintain a funding level sufficient to satisfy this understanding; however, the parties to this
agreement mutually understand that public emergencies or revenue shortfalls may alter the
ability of the Library to satisfy this agreement. In the event of a public emergency where the
Library is unable to meet the particular terms of this agreement, the Library will give as much
notice as reasonably possible of the circumstances and make best efforts to inform the
Association President, or designee, about the nature of the emergency condition and the expected
duration.
It is expressly understood that this agreement does not bind succeeding elected officials of the
Library or City of Salt Lake and shall not be construed to compel the Library or the City of Salt
Lake to impose or maintain any tax or fee structure.
The provisions of this agreement are subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions of the
Resolution and any applicable federal or state law. For any provisions of this agreement that are
revealed to be contrary to state or federal law, the Library will defer to the state or federal law.
All other provisions of this agreement not contrary to law remain in full force and effect.
The parties acknowledge the opportunity of the Union to bring forward all matters of
employment relations during the collective bargaining process for this agreement even if subject
matters were proposed and later withdrawn. The Library and AFSCME expressly waive and
relinquish the right and each agree that the other will not be obligated during the term of this
agreement to bargain collectively with respect to any subject or matter referred to or covered by
this agreement. The parties acknowledge the ability to discuss issues related to the terms and
conditions of employment for bargaining unit members during the term of this agreement,
however, all matters and subjects not covered by this agreement remain at the sole discretion of
the Library without further bargaining obligation until successor bargaining. The parties are not
precluded from entering into mutual agreements, such as Memorandum of Understanding, during
the term of this agreement.
Should any provisions of this agreement be rendered or declared invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction or by reason of any existing or subsequently enacted legislation be contrary to law,
the remaining portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the parties
shall, upon request of either party, enter in negotiations for the purpose of resolving the
invalidated provision.
Article 19: Term of Agreement
This Agreement will be effective the month following full execution and through end of fiscal
year June 30, 2029. Parties acknowledge that the following provisions are not effective until
July 1, 2025 or as stated in this Agreement thereafter: Article 7 Section 1 - vacation tier accruals,
Article 10.1, 10.3, 10.4 and Article 11.E.
No provisions of this Agreement are retroactive.
For the purposes of contract interpretation or clarification, the parties may, by mutual written
agreement, acknowledge a written clarification to this Agreement by means of a Memorandum
of Understanding.
The parties agree to initiate successor bargaining by scheduling and hold a first bargaining
session by February of the expiration year of this agreement.
FOR THE SALT LAKE CITY FOR AFSCME LOCAL #1004
PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Noah Baskett, CEO
Sariah Toronto, Board President
Date Date 12/15/2025
Appendix A – Hourly Rate of Pay
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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY
TO:City Council Members
FROM: Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Austin
Kimmel, Kira Luke, Allison Rowland, Sylvia Richards,
Michael Sanders, and Kate Werrett
DATE: January 20, 2026
RE: FY2026 Budget Amendment 4
PROJECT TIMELINE:
Briefing: January 13, 2026
Set Date: January 13, 2026
2nd Briefing: January 20, 2026
Public Hearing: February 3, 2026
Potential Action: February 17, 2026
NEW INFORMATION
At the January 13 briefing, the Council was briefed on and took affirmative straw polls on the following items:
A-10: Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for Public Lands Parks Division
A-17: Council support to proceed with the appointment process for a sixth Justice Court Judge
D-5: Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for FY 2025-26
A-14: Police Overtime Funding in FY2026
The Council was also briefed on, but did not take action on the following items:
A-15: Police Retirements Cost
A-16: Police Mobile Command Center
D-1: Legislative Affairs Operations Funding
ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE
Budget Amendment 4 includes 27 proposed amendments, including $16,614,942 in revenues and
$16,847,383 in expenditures, including $8,650,923 from the General Fund. The amendment proposes changes
in seven funds and adds 8.0 FTE’s for the Justice Court.
With the adoption of Budget Amendment 4, the available fund balance will be 16.91% of the FY2026 adopted
budget. If the items are adopted as proposed, then the Fund Balance would be 3.91%, or $20,026,782, above the
13% minimum Council policy target. Updated Fund Balance numbers and percentages can be found in the table
on page 2 of this report.
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STRAW POLL REQUESTS
The Administration has requested straw polls for the following items:
1. A-10: Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for Public Lands Parks Division
2. A-17: Council support to proceed with the appointment process for a sixth Justice Court Judge
3. D-5: Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for FY 2025-26
The Administration provided the following fund balance and revenue chart reflecting the proposed changes
included in Budget Amendment 4. If the proposed budget amendment items are approved, the fund balance is
projected to be 16.91%, which is 3.91% - or $20,026,782- above the target fund balance of 13% of projected
General Fund revenue.
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IMPACT FEE UNALLOCATED “AVAILABLE TO SPEND” BALANCES AND REFUND TRACKING
The table below is current as of June 30, 2025. Impact fees must be encumbered or spent within six years of the
City receiving them. Expired impact fees must be returned to the entity that paid them with interest over the
intervening six years.
Note: Encumbrances are an administrative function when impact fees are held under a contract
The Administration provided the table below with updated revenue details.
ADDITIONAL & BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Section A: New Items
The Administration is requesting $37,000 to replace an Urban Services compliance vehicle that was totaled in
April 2025. In June 2025, the totaled vehicle was auctioned for $142.50, and those funds were placed in the
Fleet Replacement Fund. To offset the loss of the vehicle, the division has been using Fleet loaner vehicles and a
bicycle; however, a designated vehicle is essential to Urban Services’ operations. The division has proposed
transferring $37,000 from its operational budget to Fleet for the replacement electric vehicle.
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A-2: Trailer for Facilities Division. (General Fund: One-time - $30,000)
The Administration is requesting $30,000 to purchase a drop-down trailer to support Clean City Team work.
The trailer will primarily be used to carry sidewalk scrubbing equipment. The Clean City Team has been
borrowing a Facilities trailer, however, the use for both functions has grown such that it is impractical for the
teams to split trailer usage. The formation of Clean City has generated efficiencies that have reduced the need for
contract labor; supporting them with the requested trailer will continue to increase call response capacity.
A-3: Wildland Firefighting Expansion Funding. (General Fund: One-time - $13,000 & General
Fund: Ongoing - $75,000)
The Fire Department is requesting $88,000 in General Fund funding to strengthen wildland fire preparedness
and response capabilities. This funding request will include $75,000 ongoing in the FY2027 budget. This
funding will support:
Increased staffing during red flag days
Expanded wildland fire training opportunities
Acquisition of wildland personal protective equipment (PPE) and tools
Replacement of aging wildland operation radios
Below is a line-item budget summary of the request.
Category FY2026 Request Ongoing Request
Personnel $25,000 $40,000
PPE & Equipment $28,000 $25,000
Radios $35,000 $10,000
Total $88,000 $75,000
Increasing Wildfire Risk
Wildfire risk is increasing both statewide and within the City, particularly in the wildland-urban interface
(WUI). In 2025, approximately 160,000 acres burned statewide, nearly double the acreage burned in 2024. This
growing risk underscores the importance of preparedness and rapid response. Goal 1 of the Fire Department’s
Strategic Plan “provide unparalleled public safety service” calls for expanding WUI capabilities.
Increased Staffing During Red Flag Days
The requested funding will support increased staffing during periods of elevated fire risk. On red flag days,
additional personnel will patrol the WUI and wildland areas to conduct prevention, detection, and initial
suppression activities, to improve the City’s ability to respond quickly before fires escalate.
Wildland PPE and Tools
The department is requesting funding for wildland PPE and tools, including hoses, nozzles, and hand tools.
Currently, this equipment is primarily housed at stations closest to the WUI. This proposal would make wildland
PPE and tools available at all fire stations, for potential “all-hands-on-deck” wildfire events.
Wildland Operation Radios
The department is also proposing to replace its existing 10-year-old Bendix King radios, which are no longer
manufactured. These radios are critical for wildland firefighting operations and are the standard radios used by
state and regional partners. Replacing them will ensure reliable communication and interoperability during
multi-agency wildfire incidents.
The Council may wish to ask the Administration if this request could be delayed to the FY2027 annual budget.
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A-4: Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for Equipment Purchases.
(General Fund: One-time - $163,900)
One-time transfer from GF to Fleet, $163,900. To fund new capital equipment purchases, the Department of
Public Lands (DPL) proposes to use $163,900 in FY2026 personnel funding from attrition and vacancy savings
in the past six months. The equipment includes:
One Kubota RTV Utility Vehicle ($50,300) to water newly planted trees in maintenance district 2,
freeing up a one-ton dump truck to be used by the Restrooms and Garbage crew, which provides daily
restroom cleaning, pulls trash cans to the curb and back into the parks, and picks up trash in parks.
One Toro Dingo trencher ($47,500) to replace a unit that was stolen sometime in Fall 2024. The theft
was reported to the Police Department as soon as it was discovered missing, but it has not been
recovered. The City’s insurance does not cover the theft or damage of non-real estate assets worth less
than $100,000; therefore, the Department must pay for the replacement.
Aerator ($15,600) for use exclusively at the Regional Athletic Complex rather than borrowing the Parks
Division’s existing unit.
Caterpillar model 302 C3 small excavator ($50,500) to allow the new, highly experienced machine
operator on the Trails Team to perform in-house trail construction and maintenance. This would save
$4,000 per month on rentals and provide improved consistency and results. In addition, the excavator
would be used for restoration projects, fire mitigation efforts, and vegetation management on other
Department properties.
Policy Question:
The Council may wish to ask whether this excavator will be used on Foothills Trails construction, and
if so, what the planned timeline is for this work.
A-5: Park Land Acquisition. (Parks Impact Fees: One-time - $405,000)
The Department of Public Lands (DPL) would use this amount to purchase 1.09 acres of open space land. Note:
the December 23, 2025, transmittal erroneously lists CIP as the funding source, it is instead Parks Impact Fees.
A-6: Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal at Glendale Golf Course. (General Fund: One-
time - $250,000)
This amount would cover construction costs associated with SLC Engineering installing improvements under an
existing pedestrian bridge, which spans the Surplus Levee, at the Glendale Golf Course. This structure was
flagged by the United States Army Corps of Engineers several years ago as an unpermitted encroachment and
the Corps recently issued approvals for City permitting and erosion control at this site. The improvements would
treat existing erosion and prevent further erosion around the pedestrian bridge piles that support the structure,
as well as protect the structural integrity of the Surplus Canal banks.
Project bidding and construction is considered urgent, so the Administration prefers funding this in a budget
amendment rather than waiting for the next Capital Asset Planning process. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) updates their Flood Insurance Rate Maps based on levee conditions reported by
the Corps, so levee deficiencies—like the ones that will be rectified by the proposed project—can lead to
increased flood insurance rates for homes and businesses protected by the levee.
A-9: Public Services Facilities Division: Old Library Immediate Facility Needs (General Fund:
One-time - $195,000)
The Administration is requesting $195,000 for several maintenance and security items associated with the Old
Library, the former location of the Leonardo. $130,000 will be used to replace the defunct access control system
and install security cameras. $65,000 will be used for:
Grounds maintenance
Security
Repairs to doors, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems
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Janitorial Services
Moving services
Funding will come from the General Fund. Grounds maintenance, security, and janitorial services will be
incorporated into the FY2027 budget as ongoing expenses.
A-10: Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for Public Lands Parks Division.
(General Fund: One-time - $292,819)
The Administration is requesting $292,819 to replace a Streets Division backhoe and a Parks Division tractor.
Both pieces of equipment have suffered catastrophic failures, and the estimated repair costs significantly exceed
their remaining value. These assets were originally scheduled for replacement in FY2027.
Upon replacement, both assets will be auctioned, with estimated sale proceeds ranging from $9,700 to $17,900
per unit. The proceeds will be deposited into the Fleet Replacement Fund and used toward future vehicle
replacements in accordance with the annual budget process. The FY2026 Fleet Replacement Fund has been fully
allocated to other purchases and is not available to offset the cost of these replacements. Additionally, neither
division has sufficient funding within their current budgets to absorb the replacement costs; therefore, a transfer
from the General Fund is requested.
The Administration is requesting a straw poll which, if affirmative, would authorize staff to proceed with
ordering the replacement equipment in order to receive it in time to support late spring and summer projects.
The Council may wish to consider straw polling this item.
Sample language: "I propose a straw poll to allocate funds from the General Fund in the amount of
$292,819, for the purchase of replacement equipment for the Streets and Parks Divisions."
A-11: Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts Capital Improvements. (CIP: One-time -
$5,498,741 & General Fund: One-time $889,800)
To address personnel space constraints, the Administration is proposing capital improvements at the Old
Library, and Plaza 349 to support the Justice Courts and other city staff. These improvements are intended to
meet the space needs of the Justice Court and certain General Fund departments for several years.
The requested funding will support the following projects:
Old Library Improvements:
Infrastructure upgrades, including elevators, HVAC, and related systems
Conversion of existing galleries and classrooms into mixed-use space, including offices and meeting
rooms
Plaza 349 Improvements:
Upgrades to aging building systems
Relocation of a portion of Justice Court staff
Capital construction costs will be funded using accrued interest from tax-exempt bonds. Because furniture,
fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) are not an eligible use of this bond interest, $889,800 from the General Fund
Balance is requested to cover FF&E expenses.
A-12: Trailer for Public Services Streets Division. (General Fund: One-time - $58,000)
The Administration is requesting $58,000 to replace a Streets Division trailer that has experienced a permanent
failure. This trailer is used by the asphalt crew to transport equipment for overlay work and larger pothole repair
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projects. Although the trailer was originally scheduled for replacement in FY2027, heavy utilization and higher-
than-anticipated wear and tear have necessitated an earlier replacement.
A-13: Funding for Gap in Homeless Resource Center Grant Funding for Salaries. (General Fund:
Ongoing - $292,833)
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consisting of three squads and a supervising Lieutenant.
What if future State funding continues to be reduced?
A-14: Police Overtime Funding in FY2026. (General Fund: Onetime - $3,810,941)
Maintain minimum shift coverage, particularly during high-demand summer months
Support mitigation and proactive enforcement efforts
Staff special events and large-scale community activities
Budget assumptions and vacancy savings
Overtime trends and workload
In FY2025, the Department incurred $8,244,009 in overtime costs, representing approximately 115,593
overtime hours. For FY2026, overtime is estimated at approximately 109,600 hours, a reduction in total hours
compared to FY2025. While fewer hours are predicted, overall overtime costs are projected to increase due to
higher overtime pay rates in FY2026.
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The Department reported it is reviewing mitigation staffing logistics and evaluating potential reductions in shifts
and shift durations as part of its effort to manage overtime usage.
Organizational restructuring and long-term strategy
The Department has undergone recent changes to its organizational structure, staffing levels, and deployment
models and is actively working to rightsize operations and implement longer-term strategies to reduce reliance
on overtime. The department’s stated goal regarding overtime is to reduce the number of overtime shifts while
maintaining the ability to respond to emergencies and other operational demands.
A-15: Police Retirements Cost. (General Fund: One-time - $977,286)
Category Amount
Total One-Time Request $977,286
Historical context and budget timing
Current budget impacts
Anticipated retirements and funding strategy
Longer-term structural considerations
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to consider either the creation of a dedicated departmental budget line for retirement and severance payouts or
an increase to the City’s centralized non-departmental reserve.
A-16: Police Mobile Command Center. (General Fund – one-time - $1,000,000)
Operational Need
Natural disasters (earthquakes, wildfires, floods, severe weather)
Mass casualty events
Large public gatherings and/or civil disturbances
Planned events with worldwide participation
Infrastructure failures and emerging cybersecurity-related incidents
Enhanced on-scene coordination and faster decision-making
Improved situational awareness during critical incidents
A secure, centralized location for command-and-control operations
Improved interagency coordination during multi-jurisdictional responses
Increased public confidence in emergency preparedness during major events
Additional Context and Notes
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The Department is in the process of applying for grants which if awarded may be able to reimburse some of the
cost to the General Fund.
A-17: Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and Legal Defenders Association (LDA) Staffing
Increases. (General Fund: Ongoing - $201,749 for FY2026 & IMS Fund: One-time - $9,000)
Fiscal Impact Summary
FY2026 Budget Amendment
$201,749 ongoing General Fund (personnel and operations)
$9,000 one-time IMS Fund (computers)
FY2027 Ongoing Impact
$1,554,826 General Fund for fully loaded annual costs
Includes staffing across all three offices and a sixth Justice Court judge
Positions Included in the Proposal
Justice Court
Justice Court Judge (Appointment process approval only; funding deferred until FY2027)
Clerk of Court
Judicial Assistant (2)
City Prosecutor’s Office
Associate Prosecutor (3)
Paralegal (1)
Legal Defenders Association
Attorney (2)
Case Manager (1)
Straw Poll for sixth Justice Court Judge
The Council may wish to consider straw polling this item.
"I propose a straw poll to indicate Council support for the Administration to proceed
with the appointment process for a sixth Justice Court Judge.”
Justice Court Staffing and Operations
Clerk of Court (new supervisory position)
o $50,891 ongoing (4 months)
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o $3,000 one-time (computer)
o Fully loaded annual cost: $152,672
o For more information on this position, see Attachment 2 of this staff report
Two Judicial Assistants (Level 2)
o $46,294 ongoing (3 months)
o $6,000 one-time (computers)
o Fully loaded annual cost: $185,177 total
o These positions would directly support the sixth judge once appointed.
Operating Costs
o $6,529 ongoing (3 months)
o Primarily for interpreter services and minor operational expenses
If all Justice Court positions (including the sixth judge) are approved, the FY2027 annual budget need would be
$630,411, and total staffing would increase to 48 FTEs (approximately a 9% increase).
City Prosecutor’s Office Staffing
The City Prosecutor’s Office is requesting $43,920 of General Fund ongoing funding to add four FTEs to reduce
attorney caseloads and improve case processing. Additions include:
Three Associate Prosecutors
o $33,699 ongoing (1 month)
o Fully loaded annual cost: $404,383 total
One Paralegal
o $10,221 ongoing (1 month)
o Fully loaded annual cost: $122,657
If approved, the FY2027 annual budget impact would be $527,041, increasing office staffing to 36 FTEs (a 13%
increase).
Legal Defenders Association
The Administration is proposing $33,115 of General Fund Funding to fund to increase the City’s contract with
the LDA, which provides legal defense services at the Justice Court but whose employees are not City staff. The
contract increases will include:
Two Attorneys
o $25,467 ongoing (1 month)
o Fully loaded annual cost: $305,607 total
One Case Manager
o $7,647 ongoing (1 month)
o Fully loaded annual cost: $91,767
o Would support the Familiar Faces Court, diversion programs, and Project Rio.
If approved, the FY2027 annual contract amount would increase to $2,191,184 (a 22% increase), requiring
$397,374 annually for the added positions.
A-18: Parking Wayfinding Signage. (General Fund: One-time, $584,495)
The Administration proposes to repair or replace a total of 54 way-finding signs that were once located
downtown. Of these, only 17 remain in service. Because the City does not have the equipment needed to produce
these large signs, the Administration proposes the Council consider two potential options for repair or
refurbishment:
1. Using a vinyl overlay to repair the 17 existing signs, at $3,100 each, totaling $52,700; or
2. Refurbish the 17 signs, at $4,900 each, totaling $83,300. This method is considered more attractive.
The Administration also notes that some of the foundations of the 17 existing signs also may need
refurbishment, at $1,700 each, which would cost a maximum of $28,900.
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The remainder of the total $584,495 requested for this item would then be used to pay for new signs to replace
the 37 signs that no longer exist, at $12,400 each.
Policy Questions:
If the Council agrees to fund this item, which of the two options listed above is preferred?
The Council may wish to ask whether all of the original 54 signs are needed, given the ubiquitousness
of electronic way-finding methods used today.
A-20: Funding for Fisher Mansion. (CIP: One-time - $500,000)
Section B: Grants for Existing Staff Resources
None
Section C: Grants for New Staff Resources
Section D: Housekeeping
D-1: Legislative Affairs Operations Funding. (General Fund: Ongoing - $80,000)
Access and parking at the State Capitol
Travel associated with legislative coordination and advocacy
Professional development and training
Support for legislative and intergovernmental events
D-2: Engineering Planning and Design Housekeeping and Expansion. (General Fund: Ongoing -
$350,000)
D-3: Refuse Fund Carry Revenue Budget for Lease Agreement. (Refuse: One-Time - $8,918,482)
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D-4: Community Events - Rescope. (General Fund: One-time - $400,000)
The Administration is requesting a rescope of the $400,000 FY2026 Open Streets funding. Council Members
will recall this funding is in the City’s Non-Departmental budget and was shifted to ongoing funding in FY2026.
The Administration states the funding would be used for the following community events:
$100,000 for the DTA Blocks program;
$200,000 for a watch party; and
$100,000 for America 250 events, which celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of
America’s founding.
Any unused funds will drop to fund balance. According to the Administrative Transmittal, money is being raised
to support these events. Council staff has inquired about the Administration’s plans for future Open Streets
events and how much it hopes to raise through fundraising. Answers have not been provided at the time this
report was published, and staff will follow up with more information as it becomes available.
In Budget Amendment 2 of FY2026, over $6 million in interest from unspent proceeds of multiple bonds,
including the 2018 Street Reconstruction General Obligation Bonds (2018 GO Bonds), was accounted for and
added to the CIP budget. For General Obligation bonds, the interest revenue may only be spent on the project
types the voters approved – in this case, street reconstruction. Accordingly, in the present budget amendment,
the Administration is proposing to spend the $1,735,515.83 interest from the 2018 GO bonds on street
reconstruction projects, including a long-planned segment on 1700 East from 1700 to 2100 South.
According to the Administration, "When the City borrows at a low tax-exempt interest rate and does not spend
the bond proceeds within three years, any interest earned at a rate higher than the bond’s issuance rate is
considered 'excess' and must be repaid to the U.S. Treasury to preserve the bond’s tax-exempt status." Because
of this time sensitivity, the Administration has requested a straw poll for this item.
Projects using the 2018 GO bonds are chosen according to the values reflected in Engineering's 2022 Six-Year
Plan, which prioritizes streets with the worst pavement condition (the "worst-first" approach) for reconstruction.
The proposed segment of 1700 East is currently shown in "poor" condition on the City's pavement condition
map. The administrative description notes that the project will be coordinated with other agencies, like Public
Utilities, to upgrade infrastructure and minimize disruptions in the near future.
Note: the budget request anticipates additional interest accruing in FY2026 from the same bonds, which could
generate approximately $560,000, to be accounted for in a future budget amendment. If funding permits, the
Administration proposes adding 2100 to 2700 South to the reconstruction on 1700 East, which was in the
original project plan.
The Council may wish to consider straw polling this item.
Sample language: "I propose a straw poll to allocate the interest from FY2025 BA#2 for Streets GO
bonds in the amount of $1,735,515.83, for rebuilds of city streets as determined by the Engineering
Division's Six Year Pavement Plan and the Roadway Selection Committee."
The Transportation Division proposes to rescope this funding, which was initially a constituent request funded
by the Council in Fall 2024. The rescope would use existing funds to provide additional improvements and
expand the project area to include two nearby schools. Potential improvements include landscaping, lighting,
traffic calming, pedestrian safety improvements and/or school crosswalks.
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D-7: CPTED Streetlighting– GF to CIP Transfer. (CIP: One-time - $300,000)
As part of the FY2026 budget, the Mayor’s Recommended Budget included a proposed $300,000 transfer to the
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) within the Non-Departmental section to fund CPTED lighting along the
Jordan River Trail. This transfer was not reflected in the Key Changes document or the CIP Funding Log.
To allow the Administration to proceed with the project, the City Council approved the $300,000 CPTED
funding request at its July 8, 2025 meeting and agreed to update the Key Changes document through a future
budget amendment.
This item recognizes the City's funding availability grant award in the amount of $57,600 for the
purpose of removing dead and dying trees and other woody vegetation to improve navigability, safety and
beautification of the Jordan River between 1700 South and 900 South. The Public Hearing for this grant was
held November 21, 2025.
None
None
None
New Ongoing Costs to the General Fund
Clerk of Court Job Description
ACFR – Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
BEMS – Bureau of Emergency Service
CIP – Capital Improvement Program
FTE – Full-time Employee / Equivalent
FY – Fiscal Year
GF – General Fund
IMS – Information Management Services
MCC – Mobile Command Center
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Attachment 1: New Ongoing Costs to the General Fund
Council staff has provided the following list of potential new ongoing costs to the General Fund. Many of these
are new FTE’s approved during this fiscal year’s budget amendments, noting that each new FTE increases the
City’s annual budget costs if positions are added to the staffing document. Note that some items in the table
below are partially or fully funded by grants. If a grant continues to be awarded to the City in future years, then
there may not be a cost to the General Fund but grant funding is not guaranteed year-over-year.
BAM#2 D-3 IMS Fund Budget
Carry Forward $159,414 Ongoing -0-
CCAC recommended
funding for multiple
departments to address
compensation for
positions lagging behind
market rate. Changes &
funding weren’t included
in annual budget.
BAM#2
D-4 Language Access
Transfer from Mayor’s
Office
$50,000 Ongoing -0-
Contract language access
services funding was
inadvertently left out of
IMS budget when it was
transferred from Mayor’s
to IMS during the annual
budget.
BAM#3 None.
BAM#4
A-3: Wildland
Firefighting Expansion
Funding
$88,000 One-Time,
$75,000 Ongoing -0-
Reflects additional
resources needed for red
flag days.
A-13: Funding for Gap
in Homeless Resource
Center Grant Funding
for Salaries
$292,833 Ongoing -0-
The State HRC grant
funding was reduced by
$292,833. Funding to
maintain the HRC
functionality levels
matches the reduction.
A-17: Justice Court,
City Prosecutor's
Office and Legal
Defenders Association
(LDA) Staffing
Increases
$1,554,826 Ongoing 8
Annualized, the
additional FY2027
staffing costs are
$1,554,826.
NOTE: Council staff is working with the Administration on clarifications.
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Attachment 2: Clerk of Court Job Description
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SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
01/08/2026
Date Sent to Council:
01/08/2026
From:
Department *
Finance
Employee Name:
Hillier, Randy
E-mail
Randy.Hillier@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
01/08/2026
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
01/08/2026
Subject:
FY26 Budget Amendment #4 Retransmittal
New transmittal or
Revision
New transmittal
Revision
Revision Updates:
This is a retransmittal of Budget Amendment #4. There were changes it items A-17 and A-18, item A-19 was withdrawn and item A-20 was added. This transmittal also includes an updated version of the Impact Fee report and Fund Balance.
Additional Staff Contact:
Greg Cleary, Mary Beth Thompson
Presenters/Staff Table
Greg Cleary: greg.cleary@slc.gov and Mary Beth Thompson: marybeth.thompson@slc.gov
Document Type
Ordinance
Recommendation:
The Administration recommends that subsequent to a public hearing, the City Council adopt the following amendments to the FY 2026 adopted budget
Background/Discussion
The Administration is requesting a budget amendment totaling $8,650,923 in expenses in the general fund. The amendment proposes changes in seven (7) funds, with a total revenue increase of $16,614,942 and a corresponding expenditure increase of $16,847,383. The proposal includes the addition of eight (8) general fund-funded positions.
A summary spreadsheet outlining proposed budget changes is attached. The Administration requests this document be modified based on the decisions of the Council.
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Provide your perspective on the value of recommending a public hearing
NA
Public Process
Public Hearing
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
POLICY AND BUDGET DIVISION
451 SOUTH STATE STREET
PO BOX 145467, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5455
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
MARY BETH THOMPSON
Chief Financial Officer
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
___________________________________ Date Received: _______________
Jill Love, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: __________
______________________________________________________________________________
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: January 8, 2025
Chris Wharton, Chair
FROM: Mary Beth Thompson, Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT: FY26 Budget Amendment #4 - Retransmittal
SPONSOR: NA
STAFF CONTACT: Mary Beth Thompson, Greg Cleary
DOCUMENT TYPE: Budget Amendment Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that subsequent to a public hearing,
the City Council adopt the following amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026 adopted budget.
BUDGET IMPACT:
REVENUE EXPENSE
GENERAL FUND $0.00 $8,650,923.00
FLEET FUND 1,581,719.00 1,581,719.00
CIP FUND 5,798,741.00 6,298,741.00
REFUSE FUND 8,918,482.00 0.00
GOLF FUND 250,000.00 250,000.00
IMS FUND 9,000.00 9,000.00
MISC GRANTS FUND 57,000.00 57,000.00
TOTAL $16,614,942.00 $16,847,383.00
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Revenue for FY 2026 Budget Adjustments
The chart below presents General Fund Projected Revenues for FY 2026. Based on revenue data across the first
part of the fiscal year, it is projected that revenues will be realized at approximately $368,733 beyond the FY
2026 Adopted Budget.
Revenue FY26 Annual Budget
FY26 Amended
Budget Projection
Amended Variance
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
Property Taxes 148,580,334 148,580,334 148,580,334 -
Sales, Use & Excise Taxes 126,026,000 126,026,000 126,000,000 (26,000)
Franchise Taxes 17,220,000 17,220,000 17,339,305 119,305
Total Taxes 291,826,334 291,826,334 291,919,639 93,305
Charges For Services 6,821,820 6,821,820 5,056,754 (1,765,066)
Fines & Forfeitures 3,085,827 3,085,827 3,074,937 (10,890)
Interest Income 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 -
Interfund Service Charges 34,569,169 34,569,169 34,574,395 5,226
Intergovernmental Revenue 6,205,000 6,205,000 6,073,983 (131,017)
Licenses 21,847,694 21,847,694 22,024,495 176,801
Miscellaneous Revenue 3,838,663 3,838,663 3,808,672 (29,991)
Parking Meter Revenue 3,273,255 3,273,255 3,956,050 682,795
Parking Tickets 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 -
Permits 18,981,859 18,981,859 20,235,322 1,253,463
Property Sale Proceeds - - 24,741 24,741
Gain on Property Dispositions - - 272 272
Rental & Other Income 1,201,460 1,201,460 1,270,554 69,094
Operating Transfers In 24,780,192 24,780,192 24,780,192 -
Total W/O Special Tax 135,804,939 135,804,939 136,080,367 275,428
Sales Tax Addition 1/2%58,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 -
Total General Fund 485,631,273 485,631,273 486,000,006 368,733
The table below presents updated Fund Balance numbers and percentages, based on the proposed changes
included in Budget Amendment #4.
With the complete adoption of Budget Amendment #4, the available fund balance will remain at 16.91 percent
of the FY 2026 Adopted Budget. For context, at budget adoption fund balance was at 12.91 percent.
FOF GF Only TOTAL FOF GF Only TOTAL
Beginning Fund Balance 27,841,978 146,448,554 174,290,532 22,746,360 120,121,319 142,867,679
Prior Year Encumbrances (3,547,119) (18,657,815) (22,204,934) - - (18,919,920)
Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 24,294,859$ 127,790,739$ 152,085,598$ 22,746,360$ 120,121,319$ 123,947,759$
Beginning Fund Balance Percent 39.57%30.50%31.66%38.72%26.47%24.19%
Year End ACFR Adjustments
Revenue Changes
Expense Changes (Prepaids, Receivable, Etc.) (3,188,435) (3,188,435) 15,024 15,024
Fund Balance w/ ACFR Changes 24,294,859 124,602,304 148,897,163 22,746,360 120,136,343 123,962,783
Final Fund Balance Percent 39.57%29.74%30.99%38.72%26.48%24.19%
Budgeted Change in Fund Balance (4,162,906) (36,664,442) (40,827,348) - (27,392,780) (27,392,780)
Budget Amendment Use of Fund Balance
BA#1 Revenue Adjustment 469,408 469,408
BA#1 Expense Adjustment (2,468,933) (2,468,933) (358,000) (358,000)
BA#2 Revenue Adjustment 102,000 102,000
BA#2 Expense Adjustment (3,407,524) (3,407,524) (913,000) (913,000)
BA#3 Revenue Adjustment 3,904,861 3,904,861
BA#3 Expense Adjustment (3,959,861) (3,959,861) -
BA#4 Revenue Adjustment - -
BA#4 Expense Adjustment - - (8,650,923) (8,650,923)
BA#5 Revenue Adjustment 1,013,067 1,013,067
BA#5 Expense Adjustment (5,200,000) (4,736,688) (9,936,688)
BA#6 Revenue Adjustment -
BA#6 Expense Adjustment
Change in Revenue
Change in Expense
Fund Balance Budgeted Increase
Adjusted Fund Balance 22,746,360 120,121,319 142,867,679 22,746,360 82,821,640 86,648,080
Adjusted Fund Balance Percent 37.05%28.67%29.74%38.72%18.25%16.91%
Projected Revenue 61,397,384 419,006,975 480,404,359 58,749,999 453,721,525 512,471,524
Salt Lake City
General Fund
TOTAL
Fund Balance Projections
FY2026 BudgetFY2025 Budget
The Administration is requesting a budget amendment totaling $8,650,923 in expenses in the
general fund. The amendment proposes changes in seven (7) funds, with a total revenue increase
of $16,614,942 and a corresponding expenditure increase of $16,847,383. The proposal includes
the addition of eight (8) general fund-funded positions.
A summary spreadsheet outlining proposed budget changes is attached. The Administration
requests this document be modified based on the decisions of the Council.
The budget amendment is separated in eight different categories:
A. New Budget Items
B. Grants for Existing Staff Resources
C. Grants for New Staff Resources
D. Housekeeping Items
E. Grants Requiring No New Staff Resources
F. Donations
G. Council Consent Agenda Grant Awards
I. Council Added Items
PUBLIC PROCESS: Public Hearing
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2026
(Fourth amendment to the Final Budget of Salt Lake City,
including the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year
2025-2026)
An Ordinance Amending Salt Lake City Ordinance No. 32 of 2025, which adopted the
Final Budget of Salt Lake City, Utah, for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2025, and Ending
June 30, 2026.
In June of 2025, the Salt Lake City Council adopted the final budget of Salt Lake City,
Utah, including the employment staffing document, effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2025, and ending June 30, 2026, pursuant to the requirements of Utah Code section 10-6-118.
The City’s Budget Director, acting as the City’s Budget Officer, prepared and filed with
the City Recorder proposed amendments to said duly adopted budget, including the amendments
to the employment staffing document necessary to effectuate the staffing changes specifically
stated herein, copies of which are attached hereto, for consideration by the City Council and
inspection by the public.
All conditions precedent to amend said budget, including the employment staffing
document as provided above, have been accomplished.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the final budget of
Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing document, as approved, ratified and finalized
by Salt Lake City Ordinance No. 32 of 2025.
SECTION 2. Adoption of Amendments. The budget amendments, including
amendments to the employment staffing document necessary to effectuate the staffing changes
specifically stated herein, attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance shall be, and the same
hereby are adopted and incorporated into the budget of Salt Lake City, Utah, including the
amendments to the employment staffing document described above, for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, in accordance with the requirements of Section 10-6-128 of
the Utah Code.
SECTION 3. Filing of copies of the Budget Amendments. The said Budget Officer is
authorized and directed to certify and file a copy of said budget amendments, including
amendments to the employment staffing document, in the office of said Budget Officer and in the
office of the City Recorder which amendments shall be available for public inspection.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ____ day of _____, 2026.
Chris Wharton, Council Chair
ATTEST:
Keith Reynolds, City Recorder
Transmitted to the Mayor on
Mayor’s Action: Approved Vetoed
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
ATTEST:
Keith Reynolds, City
Recorder
(SEAL)
Bill No. ____ of 2026.
Published
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved As To Form
Jaysen Oldroyd Jaysen Oldroyd
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Initiative Number/Name Fund Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount
Ongoing or One-
time FTEs
1 Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services Division GF 0.00 (37,000.00)One-time -
1 Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services Division GF 0.00 37,000.00 One-time -
1 Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services Division Fleet 37,000.00 37,000.00 One-time -
2 Trailer for Facilities Division GF 0.00 (30,000.00)One-time -
2 Trailer for Facilities Division GF 0.00 30,000.00 One-time -
2 Trailer for Facilities Division Fleet 30,000.00 30,000.00 One-time -
3 Wildland Firefighting Expansion Funding GF 0.00 88,000.00 One-time/Ongoing -
4 Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for
Equipment Purchases GF 0.00 (163,900.00)One-time -
4 Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for
Equipment Purchases GF 0.00 163,900.00 One-time -
4 Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for
Equipment Purchases Fleet 163,900.00 163,900.00 One-time -
5 Park Land Acquisition CIP 0.00 (405,000.00)One-time -
5 Park Land Acquisition CIP 0.00 405,000.00
6 Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal at Glendale Golf
Course GF 0.00 250,000.00 One-time -
6 Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal at Glendale Golf
Course Golf 250,000.00 250,000.00 One-time -
7 Moved to Housekeeping
8 Withdrawn Prior to Transmittal
9 Public Services Facilities Division: Old Library Immediate
Facility Needs GF 0.00 195,000.00 One-time -
10 Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for
Public Lands Parks Division GF 0.00 292,819.00 One-time -
10 Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for
Public Lands Parks Division Fleet 292,819.00 292,819.00 One-time -
11 Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts Capital
Improvements CIP 5,498,741.00 5,498,741.00 One-time -
11 Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts Capital
Improvements GF 0.00 889,800.00 One-time -
12 Trailer for Public Services Streets Division GF 0.00 (58,000.00)One-time -
12 Trailer for Public Services Streets Division GF 0.00 58,000.00 One-time -
12 Trailer for Public Services Streets Division Fleet 58,000.00 58,000.00 One-time -
13 Funding for Gap in Homeless Resource Center Grant
Funding for Salaries GF 0.00 292,833.00 Ongoing -
14 Police Overtime Funding in FY 2026 GF 0.00 3,810,941.00 One-time -
15 Police Retirements Cost GF 0.00 977,286.00 One-time -
16 Police Mobile Command Center GF 0.00 1,000,000.00 One-time -
16 Police Mobile Command Center Fleet 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 One-time -
17 Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and Legal Defenders
Association (LDA) Staffing Increases GF 0.00 189,749.00 Ongoing 8.00
17 Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and Legal Defenders
Association (LDA) Staffing Increases IMS 9,000.00 9,000.00 One-time -
18 Parking Way-finding Signage GF 0.00 584,495.00 One-time -
19 Withdrawn Prior to Transmittal
20 Funding for Fisher Mansion CIP 0.00 500,000.00 One-time -
1 Legislative Affairs Operations Funding GF 0.00 80,000.00 Ongoing -
2 Engineering Planning and Design Housekeeping and
Rescope GF 0.00 (350,000.00)One-time -
2 Engineering Planning and Design Housekeeping and
Rescope GF 0.00 350,000.00 One-time -
3 Refuse Fund Revenue Budget for Lease Agreement Refuse 8,918,482.00 0.00 One-time -
4 Community Events - Rescope GF 0.00 0.00 One-time -
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Council ApprovedAdministration Proposed
Section A: New Items
Section D: Housekeeping
Section C: Grants for New Staff Resources
Section B: Grants for Existing Staff Resources
1
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
5 Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for FY 2025-26 CIP 0.00 (1,735,515.83)One-time -
5 Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for FY 2025-27 CIP 0.00 1,735,515.83 One-time -
6 California Avenue Safety Improvements Rescope CIP 0.00 0.00 One-time -
7 CPTED Streetlight – GF to CIP Transfer CIP 300,000.00 300,000.00 One-time
Section E: Grants Requiring No New Staff Resources
1 Trail Maintenance for Salt Lake City Portion of the Jordan
River Trail Misc Grants 57,000.00 57,000.00 One-time -
Consent Agenda
Total of Budget Amendment
Items 16,614,942.00 16,847,383.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
Initiative Number/Name Fund Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount
Ongoing or One-
time FTEs
Total by Fund, Budget Amendment #4:
General Fund GF 0.00 8,650,923.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
Fleet Fund Fleet 1,581,719.00 1,581,719.00 0.00 0.00
CIP Fund CIP 5,798,741.00 6,298,741.00 0.00 0.00
Refuse Collection Fund Refuse 8,918,482.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Golf Fund Golf 250,000.00 250,000.00 0.00 0.00
IMS Fund IMS 9,000.00 9,000.00 0.00 0.00
Misc Grants Fund Misc Grants 57,000.00 57,000.00 0.00 0.00 -
Total of Budget Amendment Items 16,614,942.00 16,847,383.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
Administration Proposed Council Approved
Section I: Council Added Items
Section F: Donations
Section G: Council Consent Agenda -- Grant Awards
2
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Current Year Budget Summary, provided for information only
FY 2025-26 Budget, Including Budget Amendments
FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget BA #1 Total BA #2 Total BA #3 Total BA #4 Total BA #5 Total Total Revenue
General Fund (FC 100)453,721,525 0.00 - - 453,721,525.09
Debt Service Fund (FC 101)30,514,822 30,514,822.00
Other Improvement Fund (FC 150)3,000 3,000.00
Capital Improvement Fund (FC 300)41,675,084 12,206,670.04 5,798,741.00 59,680,495.04
Water Utility Fund (FC 400)192,010,432 51,079,400.00 243,089,832.00
Sewer Utility Fund (FC 410)357,160,859 357,160,859.00
Stormwater Utility Fund (FC 420)25,327,969 2,000,000.00 27,327,969.00
Street Lighting Utility Fund (FC 430)5,874,881 5,874,881.00
Department of Airports Fund (FC 540)606,598,500 - 606,598,500.00
Fleet Management Fund (FC 610)23,925,700 - 1,581,719.00 25,507,419.00
Risk Management Fund (FC 620)69,846,524 69,846,524.37
Governmental Immunity Fund (FC 630)4,529,865 4,529,865.00
Information Mgt Serv Fund (FC 650)43,052,934 50,000.00 9,000.00 43,111,934.00
Local Building Authority Fund (FC 660)1,172,525 1,172,525.00
Refuse Collection Fund (FC670)25,469,123 8,918,482.00 34,387,605.00
Golf Fund (FC 680)14,156,634 250,000.00 14,406,634.00
Housing and Loan Fund (FC 690)14,082,500 14,082,500.00
CDBG Fund (FC 710)4,885,779 4,885,779.00
Miscellaneous Grants Fund (FC 720)12,714,477 3,490,212.72 4,139,704.89 57,000.00 20,401,394.61
Demolition Weed and Forfeiture (FC 730)4,365,000 4,365,000.00
Emergency 911 Dispatch (FC 750)4,295,000 4,295,000.00
Downtown Alliance Fund (FC 760)1,700,000 2,500,000.00 4,200,000.00
Donations Fund (FC 770)500,000 500,000.00
Funding Our Future Fund (FC 780)58,749,999 58,749,999.00
Transportation Fund (FC 785)14,332,500 14,332,500.00
DEA Taskforce (FC 901)1,159,208 1,159,207.61
Community Reinvestment Agency Fund (FC 920)86,036,232 86,036,232.00
Sports Arena Fund (FC 740)79,512,660 79,512,660.00
Emergency Loan Program Fund - 273,000.00
Total of Budget Amendment Items 2,177,373,732 273,000.00 71,326,282.76 4,139,704.89 16,614,942.00 - 2,269,454,661.72
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General Fund (FC 100)464,359,952 353,000.00 913,000.00 8,650,923.00 474,276,875.26
Debt Service Fund (FC 101)36,589,783 36,589,783.00
Other Improvement Fund (FC 150)3,000 3,000.00
Capital Improvement Fund (FC 300)48,175,084 16,339,140.04 6,298,741.00 70,812,965.04
Water Utility Fund (FC 400)216,611,815 66,849,851.00 283,461,666.00
Sewer Utility Fund (FC 410)159,022,034 12,083,142.00 171,105,176.00
Stormwater Utility Fund (FC 420)26,465,800 7,349,551.00 33,815,351.30
Street Lighting Utility Fund (FC 430)8,418,357 1,327,234.00 9,745,591.00
Department of Airports Fund (FC 540)476,954,577 100,000.00 477,054,577.00
Fleet Management Fund (FC 610)23,735,252 13,202,498.00 1,581,719.00 38,519,469.00
Risk Management Fund (FC 620)69,846,524 69,846,524.37
Governmental Immunity Fund (FC 630)4,302,013 94,791.00 4,396,804.00
Information Mgt Serv Fund (FC 650)43,052,934 2,451,295.18 9,000.00 45,513,229.18
Local Building Authority Fund (FC 660)1,172,525 1,172,525.00
Refuse Collection Fund (FC670)29,357,332 9,350,559.00 - 38,707,891.00
Golf Fund (FC 680)26,570,200 957,404.00 250,000.00 27,777,604.00
Housing and Loan Fund (FC 690)14,082,500 14,082,500.00
CDBG Fund (FC 710)4,885,779 4,885,779.00
Miscellaneous Grants Fund (FC 720)12,714,477 3,490,212.72 4,139,704.89 57,000.00 20,401,394.61
Demolition Weed and Forfeiture (FC 730)4,365,000 4,365,000.00
Emergency 911 Dispatch (FC 750)9,646,688 9,646,688.00
Downtown Alliance Fund (FC 760)1,700,000 2,500,000.00 4,200,000.00
Donations Fund (FC 770)500,000 500,000.00
Funding Our Future Fund (FC 780)48,111,572 48,111,571.83
Transportation Fund (FC 785)15,106,833 15,106,833.00
DEA Taskforce (FC 901)1,159,208 1,159,207.61
Community Reinvestment Agency Fund (FC 920)86,036,232 86,036,232.00
Sports Arena Fund (FC 740)79,512,660 79,512,660.00
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Total of Budget Amendment Items 1,912,458,131 353,000.00 137,008,677.94 4,139,704.89 16,847,383.00 - 2,070,806,897.20
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Section A: New Items
A-1: Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services
Division GF One-time ($37,000.00)
GF One-time $37,000.00
Fleet One-time $37,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: JP Goates, Julie Crookston, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates, Julie Crookston and Kimberley Schmeling
In April 2025, a compliance enforcement officer was involved in an accident that led to the total loss of one of the
division's Chevy Bolt vehicles. There were no other vehicles involved; the officers swerved to avoid hitting an animal in
the roadway. Since the City is self-insured, Urban Services is fully responsible for the replacement cost of the vehicle.
Since the accident, the division has been using bikes in warmer weather but will need to use a loaner vehicle from the
Fleet Division once bike season ends. However, this is a temporary fix. To regain full operational capacity, the Urban
Services Division is proposing transferring $37,000 from its operational budget to the Fleet Division to purchase a new
Chevy Bolt. This new vehicle is essential for th e division's operations, as it will replace the lost asset and help maintain
enforcement efficiency and revenue generation.
A-2: Trailer for Facilities Division GF One-time ($30,000.00)
GF One-time $30,000.00
Fleet One-time $30,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: JP Goates, Riley Bird, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates, Riley Bird and Kimberley Schmeling
When the division of Urban Services was created in FY 2026, personnel and equipment were moved from the Facilities
division to Urban Services division. A drop-down trailer, previously an asset of the Facilities team used to move large
equipment, including two scissor lifts, was no longer available for maintena nce and repair work completed by the staff in
that division. An increase in workload related to the Clean City initiative at Urban Services means the trailer is in use
full-time by that team. A drop-down trailer is the safest and most efficient way to move critical large equipment.
Without it, operations are delayed and safety risks increase. Leasing a trailer is not a practical alternative as equipment
is moved daily and is an ongoing need. The Division of Facilities Services is seeking to transfer funds from their
operating budget to Fleet to purchase the trailer needed. No new funds are being requested.
A-3: Wildland Firefighting Expansion Funding GF One-time/
Ongoing $88,000.00
Department: Fire Prepared By: Chief Lieb, Brittany Blair
For questions, please include Chief Lieb and Brittany Blair
The Fire Department is requesting funding to support the expanding needs of our wildland firefighting program, as
wildfire risk increases and conditions continue to change in the region. According to the National Interagency Fire
Center based in Boise, ID, the total number of wildfires nationwide have increased significantly over the last five years.
These fires range from human caused, to natural caused, to cause undetermined. The contributing factors for wildland
fires are the increase in urban centers pushing up against wildland urban interface areas, such as the east and north
benches in SLC, water content in the fuels, environmental temperatures, humidity, and wind speed.
The current request totals $88,000 for the remainder of this fiscal year, $75,000 of which will be ongoing costs (see the
table below). These funds will cover the days of increased staffing during 2025 for periods of extreme fire weather during
July through October, increased wildland training requirements, additional personal protective equipment (PPE), tools,
such as hoses, nozzles and hand tools, and the replacement of aging Bendix King radios, which are over ten years old and
no longer manufactured. The Bendix King radios are the standard radio used in wildland operations and are essential for
the firefighting teams to communicate and coordinate on-scene with our state and regional partners during an event.
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The ongoing request also supports anticipated annual upstaffing needs driven by increasing red flag days, recurring PPE
purchases, further equipment replacement due to loss or damage, expanded wildland training, and ongoing radio
maintenance and replacement.
Category
Personnel
FY26 Request
$25,000
Ongoing Request
$40,000
PPE Equipment $28,000 $25,000
Radios $35,000 $10,000
Total $88,000 $75,000
A-4: Public Lands One-time Personal Services
Budget Rescope for Equipment Purchases GF One-time ($163,900.00)
GF One-time $163,000.00
Fleet One-time $163,900.00
Department: Public Lands Prepared By: Gregg Evans
For questions, please include Gregg Evans
The Public Lands Department is requesting to rescope $163,900 in existing FY 2026 personnel budget which, if
approved, will be transferred to the Fleet Fund as one-time funding for the purchase of capital equipment. The funds
being requested for this transfer to Fleet were generated from attrition and vacancy savings from the first half of th is
fiscal year. Savings are generated throughout the fiscal year from positions remaining vacant during the typical hiring
process, especially when there is difficulty in hiring some positions. The Department continually tracks the duration of
all vacancies to calculate the estimated savings.
The Department is proposing to use the one-time funds to purchase the equipment detailed below.
• $50,300 - Kubota RTV Utility Vehicle, this new unit will support the ongoing watering of newly planted
trees throughout the maintenance district 2 area. Currently, staff are using a 1 -ton dump truck for tree watering,
adding this vehicle will free up a 1-ton truck in District 2 used for watering trees to be repurposed to the detail
(rag) crew in District 2.
• $47,500 - Toro Dingo to replace stolen trencher (Unit # 81510) with a new trencher.
• $15,600 – Aerator, the new aerator requested will help prevent soil compaction in high-use common and
spectator areas at the Regional Athletic Complex (RAC). Currently, the RAC does not own an aerator and has
relied on borrowing the Parks Department’s unit for more than five years. The current unit will be repurposed to
perform turf aeration on park properties throughout the City.
• $50,500 - Caterpillar model 302 C3 small excavator for trail repairs and maintenance. The primary
purpose of this new machine will be in-house trail construction and maintenance performed by the Trails Team.
Currently, all machine work on trails is either contracted out with variable results or completed using rented
equipment at a cost of approximately $4,000 per month. The Trails Team now has an experienced machine
operator on staff with six years of trail construction and maintenance experience, allowing this work to be
completed internally with greater consistency and higher quality results. In addition, this excavator would also
support restoration projects, fire mitigation efforts, and vegetation management across Natural Lands
properties.
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A-5: Park Land Acquisition CIP One-time ($405,000.00)
CIP One-time $405,000.00
Department: Public Lands Prepared By: Gregg Evans
For questions, please include Gregg Evans
The Public Lands Department in coordination with Real Estate Services is requesting a budget amendment in the
amount of $405,000 that will utilize Parks Impact Fees to fund the acquisition of 1.09 acres of open space.
A-6: Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal
at Glendale Golf Course GF One-time $250,000.00
Golf One-time $250,000.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Mark Stephens, Dawn Valente
For questions, please include Mark Stephens, Dawn Valente and Tammy Hunsaker
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Salt Lake County Flood Control (SLCoFC) identified multiple
unpermitted encroachment violations along the Surplus Canal located within the geographic boundaries of Salt Lake
City. Resolution of these encroachment violations were shared between SLC Public Utilities, SLC Engineering and the
SLC Airport. One of the major encroachment violations assigned to SLC Engineering was the permitting and erosion
control of an existing, previously constructed pedestrian bridge at the Glendale Golf Course spanning the Surplus Levee
Canal.
The above-mentioned USACE design review process and approvals have taken years, and until recently Engineering did
not know when the final USACE would be approved. Now that the USACE has provided approval, project bidding and
construction is considered urgent, and as such, obtaining funding through a budget amendment process has been
deemed the best approach in lieu of waiting for the next Capital Asset Planning process.
The $250,000 requested in this amendment is to cover construction costs associated with installing the erosion control
rip-rap revetment under the existing bridge surrounding the piles driven into the canal that support the bridge structure
above. USACE requires the placement of this revetment t o treat existing erosion and to prevent further erosion around
the pedestrian bridge piles that support the structure. This will also ensure and protect the structural integrity of the
Surplus Canal banks. Increases to flood insurance costs could be incurred by surrounding residents and businesses if the
City does not address this violation.
Part of the reason for the emergency is that as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updates their Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) based on levee conditions reported by USACE, any lacking levee deficiency , such as the one
to be rectified by the proposed project, poses the risk for flood insurance rates to be increased for those properties,
homes and businesses protected by the levee.
A-7: Moved to Housekeeping as D-6
A-8: Withdrawn
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A-9: Public Services Facilities Division: Old
Library Immediate Facility Needs GF One-time $195,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: JP Goates, Josh Lander, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates, Josh Lander and Kimberley Schmeling
Maintenance activities began in September of this year with miscellaneous repairs for The Leonardo, but when the
building was vacated by the tenant and turned over to the City, activities have ramped up and have included but have not
been limited to:
- grounds maintenance,
- repairs to doors, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems,
- janitorial and moving services, and
- security.
Work on these items needs to continue at a minimum to keep the building functional and secure. Public Services is
requesting $195,000 to continue maintenance and security efforts. The largest of these expenses will be $130,000 for
security access and camera installations; the remaining funding will be for the maintenance expenses listed above.
Security updates have been deemed necessary because the building’s existing access control system is outdated and in
need of repair. In addition, the city no longer has licensing for Mellennium, which means City badges cannot be
programmed to work with the existing system. Also, since this is a City building, the City’s Security Director has
requested that cameras be installed to monitor the site.
A-10: Backhoe for Public Services Streets
Division & Tractor for Public Lands Parks
Division
GF One-time $292,819.00
Fleet One-time $292,819.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: Julie Crookston, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, Julie Crookston and Kimberley Schmeling
Two assets -- one in Public Lands and one in Streets -- have recently experienced severe and unrepairable breaks.
Public Lands Tractor – This asset had a catastrophic break occur recently. It will cost about $7,000 to repair.
However, prior to the break the estimated value of the asset was no more than $1,000 due to its age and continued heavy
use. The tractor was originally purchased in 2008 and has been eligible for replacement since August 2023. Due to
volume of assets needing replaced, both in Public Lands and throughout the City, replacement of other older or more
critical assets have taken priority. Of the 52 assets Public Lands needed replaced, this tractor was originally 37 th on the
list in order of seniority. Fleet and Public Lands have now determined this tractor needs to be replaced as soon as
possible, rather than waiting for the FY 2027 replacement cycle. Parks District 1 (serving Pioneer Park, Riverside Park,
Cottonwood Park, etc.) uses this asset heavily since it has many different attachments which allow it to be used for a
variety of tasks. For example, it is used in the spring as a seed spreader and fertilizer. In the fall, it is used as a leaf
collector, leaf blower, and a sweeper. In the summer it functions as a backup mower. There are no rental options
available for this type of tractor. It is imperative this asset is replaced with one that is compatible with all the
attachments we already own. Fleet has committed all of the FY 2026 replacement funding and is unable to cover the cost
of replacing this asset. Likewise, Public Lands does not have enough projected end-of-year savings to cover the cost. The
cost of replacing the tractor is $55,819. The lead time for this asset is a minimum of three months .
Streets Backhoe – This asset also suffered a catastrophic break. The current estimated value of the backhoe prior to
the break was about $27,000. The repairs needed are estimated to cost over $40,000, and due to the nature of the
required repairs, it is likely there will continue to be repair issues with this asset even after the repairs. As such, it is not
economical to repair the backhoe.
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This asset was not projected to be eligible for replacement until 2027. After review, it was determined there was no abuse
by the users, and the asset was being used appropriately and for its intended purpose. This asset is heavily utilized,
creating a large amount of wear and tear. It has been operated by the concrete crews as they repair concrete throughout
the City and is vital to their work excavating damaged concrete prior to pouring new concrete. Th is asset needs to be
replaced as soon as possible rather than waiting for the FY 2027 replacement cycle. There are no rental options available
for this exact size, and a smaller backhoe would greatly decrease efficiency of the team, creating a reduction of service.
Fleet has committed all FY 2026 replacement funding and is unable to cover the cost of replacing this asset. Likewise,
Streets does not have enough projected end-of-year savings to cover the cost. The cost of replacing the backhoe is
$237,000.
In the backup documentation quotes for both assets are provided. Public Services is also requesting a straw poll for this
BA, to allow the orders to be placed as soon as possible, and thus delivered as quickly as possible.
A-11: Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts
Capital Improvements CIP One-time $5,498,741.00
GF One-Time 889,800.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates,
Kimberley Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates and Kimberley Schmeling
To support internal growth, with the most pressing one being the addition of a new judge and their supportive staff at the
Justice Courts building, and to address space constraints in several City offices, the City plans to reinvest in three key
facilities: the Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts. This initiative may include completing essential infrastructure
upgrades (elevators, HVAC, etc.) at the Old Library (former Leonardo museum), converting into a mixed-use space
including City offices on the third floor and classrooms, meeting, and gallery space on the second floor, and additional
administrative offices on the first floor.
It also includes addressing aging systems at Plaza 349 and supporting the relocation of certain Justice Courts staff. This
will allow time for the City to explore alternatives to adequately house the Justice Courts.
The Department intends to utilize the interest accrued from the tax-exempt bond. Upon review, it has been determined
that the above-mentioned project costs are eligible to be covered by bond interest proceeds.
The Architectural team has prepared a high-level estimate of $5,498,741. The project includes interior renovations to
accommodate the Justice Courts ($300,000), critical repairs to the elevators ($250,000), storm dr ainage ($36,000), and
tech ($75,000). Permits will cost $45,000. Design, engineering and project management ($822,941), and
construction/general contracting, and contingencies ($3,080,000) make up the bulk of the expense. F urniture, fixtures
and equipment (FF+E) expenses ($889,800) round out the budget.
The FF+E will not be included in bond interest financing and will be supported by General Fund Fund Balance.
A-12: Trailer for Public Services Streets Division GF One-time ($58,000.00)
GF One-time $58,000.00
Fleet One-time $58,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: Julie Crookston, James Aguilar,
Kimberley Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, Julie Crookston, James Aguilar and Kimberley
Schmeling
A trailer used by the Streets division in Public Services has suffered a permanent break. The metal frame has cracked and
is unrepairable. This trailer is a critical piece of equipment used by Streets' asphalt crews to haul equipment to roadways
when they are performing more robust asphalt repairs, such as repairing larger than normal potholes and doing inlays.
This asset was not projected to be eligible for replacement until 2027. After a review it was determined there was no
abuse by the users, and the asset was being used appropriately and for its intended purpose. This asset is heavily utilized,
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thus creating a large amount of wear and tear. Fleet has committed all the FY 2026 replacement funding and is unable to
cover the cost of replacing this asset this year. Streets is currently projected to have enough end -of-year savings to cover
the cost of replacing this trailer. This amendment is to transfer $58,000 from Streets to Fleet cover the cost of replacing
the asset.
A-13: Funding for Gap in Homeless Resource
Center Grant Funding for Salaries GF Ongoing $292,833.00
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
Budget for HRC mitigation officer salary portion not covered by the State HRC grant $292,833. The amount of funding
awarded for the FY 2026 HRC mitigation grant to cover the 19.0 employees is $2,735,048 which was a reduction of
$210,909 from FY 2025 funded at $2,945,957. The total estimated personnel cost is $3,027,881 requiring a budget of
$292,833 for FY 2026 general fund. The existing funding provides for 19 FTE's, which is three squads and a supervising
Lieutenant. To maintain functionality at the Homeless Resource Center, Police needs to keep staffing at this level.
A-14: Police Overtime Funding in FY 2026 GF Ongoing $3,810,941.00
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
The police department is requesting additional funding to cover overtime expense. This cost is currently budgeted at
$3,993,611 and the department does not have anticipated vacancy savings to cover overtime. The total overtime in FY
2026 is not expected to reach the FY 2025 total cost of $8,244,009 but is trending at the FY 2024 actuals of $7,804,990.
The police department utilizes overtime to manage shift coverage in the heavy summer months, provide mitigation,
proactive enforcement, and staff special events. In FY 2025, the department had an overtime budget of $6 ,886,430 and
utilized vacancy savings to cover the additional costs above budget. This year the department does not anticipate vacancy
savings and is requesting additional budget of $3,810,941.
With the changes in the department organization structure, staff, and staffing levels; the department is working to make
long-term improvements to reduce the need for overtime at this level. This will take time, and this budget item is a one-
time request with the intention to support the remainder of FY 2026.
The police department is requesting additional funds to cover overtime.
Ongoing: $2,493,611
Funded in MRB: $1,500,000
FY 26 Budget $3,993,611
FY 26 Expense to date: $3,301,926
FY 26 Trending $7,804,553
FY 26 additional funds needed $3,810,941
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A-15: Police Retirements Cost GF One-time $977,286.00
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
The police department is requesting additional funding to cover retirement payouts. This cost is not currently budgeted,
and the department does not have anticipated vacancy savings to cover this cost.
Personnel costs for Retirement and severance:
Retirement and Severance Payout Amount through 10/31 $805,286
Known Pending Retirements through 1/31/2026 $172,000
Total $977,286
A-16: Police Mobile Command Center GF One-time $1,000,000
Fleet One-time $1,000,000
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
A mobile command center is needed by the police department to manage on scene response and presence at natural
disasters, large scale events, events with long durations, special events and protests. A lead time of 1 year requires budget
in FY 2026 to facilitate delivery and availability for large events scheduled for Early 2027.
Mobile Command Center (MCC) - The police department is requesting one-time funding to acquire a mobile command
center. The estimated cost is $1,000,000.
This funding request seeks support for the acquisition of a Mobile Command Center (MCC) to significantly improve the
operational capabilities the Police Department. The MCC will serve as a critical asset in managing emergencies,
coordinating multi-agency responses, and ensuring public safety during high-risk incidents and large-scale events. The
investment aligns with city and state priorities for public safety, emergency preparedness, community resilience and the
Public Safety Plan.
Our jurisdiction faces a growing number of complex public safety challenges, including:
• Natural disasters (earthquakes, wildfires, floods, severe weather)
• Mass casualty incidents and active shooter events
• Large public gatherings and civil disturbances
• Infrastructure failures and cybersecurity threats
Having a MCC will provide the tools necessary to meet those challenges and:
• Enhance emergency response times and coordination.
• Improve situational awareness and decision-making during critical incidents.
• Provide a secure and centralized location for command operations.
• Increase community engagement and visibility during public events.
• Increase public confidence in law enforcement preparedness.
Currently, Salt Lake City Police lacks a mobile, self-sufficient platform to coordinate field operations during such events.
The police department had a motorhome which was recently disposed of by fleet that was purchased used in 2001 that
hasn’t been functional or operable for a year. As a result, the department relies on neighboring local or state agencies for
use of a command center during critical incidents. While the fire department has a mobile command center, in a major
response to a disaster, critical incident or major event, both departments will need on-scene command capabilities to
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manage resources and response. This request ensures both departments can operate independently and effectively
during major incidents.
This gap limits our ability to respond swiftly, communicate effectively, and manage resources efficiently in dynamic
environments.
The Mobile Command Center represents a strategic investment in public safety infrastructure. With support for funding,
the Police Department will be better equipped to protect lives, property, and critical infrastructure during emergencies
and high-risk events. The Police Department respectfully requests consideration for funding to support this vital
initiative.
A-17: Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and
Legal Defenders Association (LDA) Staffing
Increases
GF Ongoing $189,749.00
IMS One-time $9,000.00
Department: Justice Court / Attorney’s Office Prepared By: Ben Luedtke
For questions, please include Ben Luedtke, Cindy Lou Trishman, Mark Kittrell, Kathryn Fairchild
Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office, and Legal Defenders Association (LDA) Staffing Increases
($189,749 from General Fund Balance of which $174,220 is ongoing for personnel, $6,529 is ongoing for Justice Court
operations, and $9,000 is one-time to the IMS Fund for computers)
The Administration is proposing funding to add a total of 11 FTEs across the three offices including four FTEs at the
Justice Court, four FTEs at the City Prosecutor’s Office, and funding for three FTEs at the LDA (who are not City
employees). If this item is approved as proposed plus a sixth judge, then the FY2027 annual budget would need
$1,554,826 to cover the fully loaded annual costs. Details of the proposed positions and costs are provided below and
grouped by each of the three offices.
Simultaneously adding staff capacity in all three offices to address increasing workload is the recommended approach
because there are multiple interdependencies between the offices. Since annual budget deliberations in the spring, case
filings continued to grow especially for criminal cases and criminal hearings which have exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
The additional staff proposed would reduce workload per employee to support service levels.
Sixth Justice Court Judge
It’s important to note that funding for a sixth judge is not included in this budget amendment because the appointment
process is estimated to take six months and would exceed the current fiscal year period. The Administration is requesting
the Council’s approval for a sixth judge, FTE to begin the hiring and appointment process. Funding for a sixth judge
would be included in the FY2027 annual budget and has a fully loaded estimated cost of $266,447. Earlier this year, in
August the Administration recommended and in October the Council adopted an ordinance amendment to City Code
Chapter 2.84 to allow future expansion of judgeships at the Justice Court including a sixth judge. The State Judicial
Council also authorized a sixth judge at the City’s Justice Court. Per City Code, the Mayor appoints a Justice Court judge,
and they are then confirmed by the City Council. Per Utah Code, justice court judges serve for a six-year term.
A total of $112,714 to the Justice Court
The Justice Court is proposed to receive $97,185 for three new FTEs, $9,000 for three computers, and $6,529 for
increased operating costs to mostly cover more interpreters and several smaller expenses. The total number of FTEs in
the Justice Court would increase to 48 FTEs (9% increase including the sixth judge). If all the positions and operational
costs are approved including a sixth judge, then the FY2027 annual budget would need $630,411.
- $50,891 ongoing to cover four months of a new Clerk of Court which is a new position at the Justice Court (see
the attached HR approved job description), and $3,000 one-time for a computer. The fully loaded annual cost of
the position is estimated at $152,672. This position would function like a department deputy director which the
Justice Court does not currently have.
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- $46,294 ongoing to cover three months for two direct support Judicial Assistants Level 2 ($23,147 each),
and $6,000 one-time for three computers. The fully loaded annual cost of the positions is estimated at $185,177
($92,589 each). These judicial assistants would work directly with the sixth Justice Court judge providing
administrative support. The funding is proposed for three months to allow time for the new supervisor position
(Clerk of Court) to be hired one month earlier and to allow six-months training before the sixth judge is
appointed.
- $6,529 ongoing to cover three months of increased operational costs which would mostly be used for
interpreter services. The funds may also be used for several other expenses such as jury fees, equipment
maintenance, printing and postage among others. The FY2027 annual budget would need $26,115 to cover a full
year of the increased operational costs.
A total of $43,920 to the City Prosecutor’s Office
The City Prosecutor’s Office is proposed to receive $43,920 for four new FTEs. Funding for computers is included in the
operations fee paid by the City under the interlocal agreement with the County to manage the City Prosecutor’s Office.
The total number of FTEs in the office would increase to 36 FTEs (13% increase). If all the positions are approved, then
the FY2027 annual budget would need $527,041 to fully cover the annual cost.
- $33,699 ongoing to cover one month for three Associate Prosecutors ($11,233 each). The fully loaded
annual cost of the positions is estimated at $404,383 ($134,794 each). These positions would help reduce the per
attorney caseload.
- $10,221 ongoing to cover one month for a Paralegal. The fully loaded annual cost of the position is estimated at
$122,657. Attorneys have absorbed some paralegal work to fit within staffing limits so adding this position would
free up time for attorneys to work on other matters. This position would support discovery, screenings, and
diversion efforts.
A total of $33,115 to the Legal Defenders Association (LDA)
The LDA is proposed to receive $33,115 for three new positions which are not City employees; this additional funding
would be added to the annual Nondepartmental line-item for the LDA contract with the City. If all the positions are
approved, then the FY2027 annual budget would need $397,374 to fully cover the annual cost. This would increase the
total contract amount to $2,191,184 (22% increase).
- $25,467 ongoing to cover one month for two Attorneys ($12,734 each). The fully loaded annual cost of the
positions is estimated at $305,607 ($152,804 each). These positions would help reduce the per attorney
caseload. Legal defenders are not involved in every case; the LDA doesn’t get involved in cases that are resolved
before appointment and are not usually appointed on cases that involve only infraction level charges .
- $7,647 ongoing to cover one month for a Case Manager. The fully loaded annual cost of the position is
estimated at $91,767. The case manager would support the Familiar Faces Court and diversion efforts including
Project Rio.
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Salt Lake City FY 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Initiative Number/Name Fund
One-time
or Ongoing Amount
10
A-18: Parking Way-finding Signage GF One-time $584,495.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Mary Beth Thompson
For questions, please include Kyle Cook, Jorge Chamorro, James Aguilar, Orion Goff and Tammy
Hunsaker
Design options have been developed for parking wayfinding signage where it needs replacement or has been deemed
necessary. There were originally 54 way-finding signs downtown. Of the original 54 signs, only 17 are still in
service. Public Services/Streets do not have the equipment necessary to produce these large signs. As such,
Transportation/Engineering must find a third party to refurbish or produce and place the signs. A vinyl overlay can be
used on the 17 existing signs for a cost of $3,100 per sign amounting to a total of $52,700, although that isn’t considered
the most attractive option. The preferred option would be to refurbish the 17 signs at a cost of $4,900 per sign, for a total
of $83,300. This option would be a full refurbishment of the signs that would leave no evidence of the previous sign
graphics. Additionally, there may also be a need to refurbish some of the foundations of the 17 existing signs at a cost of
$1700 each. Once the preferred approach to refurbish the signs is determined by the Council, the balance of $584,495
can be used toward new signs at a cost of $12,400 each.
A-19: Withdrawn Prior to Transmittal
A-20: Funding for Fisher Mansion CIP One-time $500,000.00
Department: Mayor’s Office Prepared By: Mary Beth Thompson
For questions, please include Mary Beth Thompson, Jill Love and Jorge Chamorro
CIP funding is being requested for the Fisher Mansion to be used for projects that include replacing the exterior skylight,
repairing interior plaster cracks, refinishing soffits and fascia, and restoring deteriorated sandstone porch elements. It
would also include installing new wood floors over a new subfloor that is already under contract. A lternatively, the
budget could be focused solely on restoring as many doors and windows as possible. Full restoration of doors and
windows is estimated to exceed the available budget.
Section B: Grants for Existing Staff Resources
Section C: Grants for New Staff Resources
Section D: Housekeeping
D-1: Legislative Affairs Operations Funding GF Ongoing $80,000.00
Department: Attorney Prepared By: Cindy Lou Trishman
For questions, please include Cindy Lou Trishman
Amending the budget to include the previously provided $80,000 to Legislative Affairs for operating costs. Costs include
state capital access, parking needs, travel, professional development, and event support.
D-2: Engineering Planning and Design
Housekeeping and Expansion GF Ongoing ($350,000.00)
GF Ongoing $350,000.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Mark Stephens, Julianne Sabula
Salt Lake City FY 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Initiative Number/Name Fund
One-time
or Ongoing Amount
11
For questions, please include Tammy Hunsaker, Mark Stephens and Julianne Sabula
In the annual budget, as part of the Ongoing Commitments a transfer of $350,000 was set up to be made from General
Fund to the CIP fund. It was determined for FY 2026 that it would be better housed in the Non -Departmental cost
center within the general fund, however the accounting for the transfer did not get corrected. This budget amendment
first needs to correct the "transfer to CIP fund" to an operational expense in the Non-Departmental cost center. This
portion of the BA request is simply housekeeping.
In addition to the housekeeping request, the Administration is requesting clarification on the types of projects that these
funds can be used for. In the current budget, these funds are called, “Planning and Design” and have been intended to
facilitate the planning and design of CIP projects prior to construction. For purposes of clarity, the Administration is
requesting that these funds be used not only to develop design documents and cost estimates but expanded to include
creating and updating master plans and other plans that are required by federal or state requirements.
D-3: Refuse Fund Carry Revenue Budget for
Lease Agreement Refuse One-time $0.00
Department: Sustainability Prepared By: Debbie Lyons
For questions, please include Debbie Lyons, Chris Bell and Ammon Jacobsmeyer
The Sustainability Department is requesting $8,918,482 in revenue for the Refuse Fund. As part of BA#1, the revenues to
offset expenses were not accounted for. Budget is required in order to realize financing revenue to enter lease agreements
for the new Waste & Recycling collection vehicles we expect to receive in FY 2026.
D-4: Community Events - Rescope GF One-Time $0.00
Department: Administration Prepared By: Mary Beth Thompson
For questions, please include Mary Beth Thompson
This item is to rescope $400,000 budgeted in NonDepartmental from Open Streets as follows:
$100,000 for the DTA Blocks program;
$200,000 for the watch party; and
$100,000 for America 250 events.
Unused funds will drop to fund balance. Money is being raising to support these events.
D-5: Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for
FY 2025-26 CIP One-time ($1,735,515.83)
CIP One-time $1,735,515.83
Department: CAN Prepared By: Dawn Valente, Dustin Petersen
For questions, please include Dawn Valente, Dustin Petersen and Brent Beck
This budget amendment is requesting to allocate the interest from FY 2025 BA#2 for Streets GO bonds in the amount of
$1,735,515.83, in addition to any interest which will accrue while processing the invoice reallocations and bond draws
from July 1, 2025 through the remainder of the fiscal year June 30, 2026, to be used to fund additional rebuilds of city
streets as determined by the Engineering Division's Six Year Pavement Plan and deliberations of the Roadway Selection
Committee.
Engineering would like to request a straw poll for this housekeeping reallocation. Once approved, Engineering will need
to do journal entries to reallocate costs for Treasury to do the bond draws for the bonds that have expired. Then if there
is residual interest, another budget amendment will be needed for the remaining unallocated interest, along with
additional invoices to be reallocated so the totality of these bonds can be spent. Waiting for the bond draws will incur
additional earned interest which may be subject to arbitrage and the potential loss of funding for more roadway rebuilds.
Salt Lake City FY 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Initiative Number/Name Fund
One-time
or Ongoing Amount
12
One project that Engineering is looking to fund after the reallocation funding is complete is the 1700 East reconstruction
from 1700 South to 2100 South which was on the original reconstruction list but had to be pulled due to funding
shortage in the 2018 GO Bond series. Engineering and Transportation are working alongside Public Utilities to
coordinate their storm drainage project along 1700 East within and ahead of our road construction project limits, as well
as the Highland High Reconstruction that the school board will be doing over the next few years. This should be another
success story like 2100 South reconstruction where Engineering is able to install all the upgraded sewer and water lines
for Public Utilities as part of the roadway construction project to accommodate forthcoming private development
capacity needs without having to tear up new pavement within a few years. This collaboration with the City’s internal
Departments/Divisions and external entities is saving taxpayer dollars.
D-6: California Avenue Safety Improvements
Rescope CIP One-time $0.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Julianne Sabula
For questions, please include Julianne Sabula, Jon Larsen and Tammy Hunsaker
City Council funded a constituent requested project in the fall of 2024 to improve pedestrian safety in the Glendale
neighborhood. The project proposed to relocate curb and gutter to widen sidewalks and reduce the pedestrian crossing
distance on California Avenue, between Glendale Drive and Concord St, along with other safety improvements. During
the civil design work, it was discovered that relocating the curb and gutter would be more expensive than anticipated to
allow proper drainage of the relatively flat elevation. Transportation is requesting to rescope funding to allow other
improvements, as well as to expand the project area to include two nearby schools. Potential improvements could
include landscaping, lighting, traffic calming, pedestrian safety i mprovements and/or school crosswalk. Adequate funds
are available to address these items, but the Council needs to approve the budget rescope.
D-7: CPTED Streetlighting– GF to CIP Transfer CIP One-Time $300,000
Department: Finance Prepared By: Mike Atkinson
As part of the annual budget, the $300,000 was not recognized in key chances with the adoption of the CIP Budget. This
action is to recognize this item.
Section E: Grants Requiring No New Staff Resources
E-1: Trail Maintenance for Salt Lake City Portion
of the Jordan River Trail Misc Grants One-time $57,000.00
Department: Finance Prepared By: Amy Dorsey, Julianne Sabula
For questions, please include Amy Dorsey and Julianne Sabula
This budget amendment is to recognize the City's funding availability grant award in the amount of $57,600 for the
purpose of removing dead and dying trees and other woody vegetation to improve navigability, safety and beautification
of the Jordan River between 1700 South and 900 South.
Section F: Donations
Section G: Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda #
Salt Lake City FY 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Initiative Number/Name Fund
One-time
or Ongoing Amount
13
Section I: Council Added Items
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Impact Fees - Summary
Data pulled 06/30/2025
Unallocated Budget Amounts: by Major Area
Area Cost Center Notes:
8484001 1,697,464$
8484002 685,449$ B
8484003 12,723,823$ C
Impact fee - Streets 8484005 1,615,373$ D
16,722,109$
Expiring Amounts: by Major Area, by Month
202407 (Jul2024)2025Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202408 (Aug2024)2025Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202409 (Sep2024)2025Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202410 (Oct2024)2025Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202411 (Nov2024)2025Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202412 (Dec2024)2025Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202501 (Jan2025)2025Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202502 (Feb2025)2025Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202503 (Mar2025)2025Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202504 (Apr2025)2025Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202505 (May2025)2025Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202506 (Jun2025)2025Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Current Month
202507 (Jul2025)2026Q1
202508 (Aug2025)2026Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202509 (Sep2025)2026Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202510 (Oct2025)2026Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202511 (Nov2025)2026Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202512 (Dec2025)2026Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202601 (Jan2026)2026Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202602 (Feb2026)2026Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202603 (Mar2026)2026Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202604 (Apr2026)2026Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202605 (May2026)2026Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202606 (Jun2026)2026Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202607 (Jul2026)2027Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202608 (Aug2026)2027Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202609 (Sep2026)2027Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202610 (Oct2026)2027Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202611 (Nov2026)2027Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202612 (Dec2026)2027Q2 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202701 (Jan2027)2027Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202702 (Feb2027)2027Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202703 (Mar2027)2027Q3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202704 (Apr2027)2027Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202705 (May2027)2027Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202706 (Jun2027)2027Q4 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202707 (Jul2027)2028Q1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
202708 (Aug2027)2028Q1 16,511$ -$ -$ -$ 16,511$
202709 (Sep2027)2028Q1 43,763$ -$ -$ -$ 43,763$
202710 (Oct2027)2028Q2 52,548$ -$ 1,089,717$ -$ 1,142,265$
202711 (Nov2027)2028Q2 9,554$ -$ 923,400$ -$ 932,954$
202712 (Dec2027)2028Q2 65,118$ -$ 2,931,110$ -$ 2,996,228$
202801 (Jan2028)2028Q3 2,736$ -$ 91,357$ -$ 94,093$
202802 (Feb2028)2028Q3 15,159$ -$ 189,853$ -$ 205,012$
202803 (Mar2028)2028Q3 14,776$ -$ 466,744$ -$ 481,520$
202804 (Apr2028)2028Q4 34,298$ -$ 1,383,521$ -$ 1,417,819$
202805 (May2028)2028Q4 22,990$ -$ 881,420$ -$ 904,410$
202806 (Jun2028)2028Q4 20,966$ -$ 124,361$ -$ 145,327$
Total, Currently Expiring through Jun 2028 298,418$ -$ 8,081,483$ -$ 8,379,901$
FY
2
0
2
5
Calendar
Month
FY
2
0
2
6
FY
2
0
2
7
FY
2
0
2
8
Fiscal
Quarter
E = A + B + C + D
Total
Impact Fees (Page 1)
Data pulled 06/30/2025 AAA BBB CCC DDD = AAA - BBB - CCC
Fire
Allocation
Budget
Amended
Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures
Allocation
Remaining
Appropriation
Budget
Amount
Values
Description Cost Center
FY24B4A6-3036-Fire Station 1 Fencing 130,275$ -$ -$ 130,275$
8419202 3,079$ -$ 3,021$ 58$
8423004 29,000$ -$ 1,540$ 27,460$
Grand Total
Parks
Allocation
Budget Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures Remaining
Description Cost Center
Allocation Budget Allocation Allocation YTD Sum of Parks Allocation
Remaining Appropriation
FY24CIP-3037-337 Park Development 550,000$ -$ -$ 550,000$
FY25B1D15-3037-Folsom Trail Landscapin 1,000,000$ -$ -$ 1,000,000$
FY25B1D15-3037-Glendale Park Phase 2 11,350,000$ 848,724$ 1,585,115$ 8,916,161$
FY25B1D15-3037-Liberty Park All Abilities 2,000,000$ -$ -$ 2,000,000$
FY25B1D15-3037-Warm Springs & North G 1,000,000$ -$ -$ 1,000,000$
8416005 1,733$ 855$ 1,733$ (855)$
8423406 287,848$ -$ 8,420$ 279,428$
8420136 149,953$ (124,185)$ 151,104$ 123,034$
FY25CIP-3037-Amplifying Our Jordan Rive 1,300,000$ -$ -$ 1,300,000$
8418005 262,043$ -$ 82,796$ 179,248$
FY24CIP-3037-Cottonwood Park Trailhead 648,000$ -$ -$ 648,000$
8420424 240,239$ -$ 143,325$ 96,914$
8418002 23,262$ -$ 19,638$ 3,624$
FY25CIP-3037-Equal Grounds Project (Cali 86,200$ -$ -$ 86,200$
FY FY25CIP-3037-Fairmont Park Basketball C 678,600$ -$ -$ 678,600$
FY24CIP-3037-Fire Station No. 7 Tennis an 416,150$ -$ -$ 416,150$
8421401 132,208$ -$ 123,813$ 8,396$
8420430 125,740$ -$ 125,495$ 245$
8423408 499,457$ -$ 5,511$ 493,946$
8423450 4,350,000$ 542,000$ 3,788,200$ 19,800$
8422406 2,246,982$ (8,929)$ 1,850,202$ 405,709$ C
8422408 513,788$ -$ 513,788$ 0$
8422410 315,770$ -$ 156,146$ 159,624$
8420406 54,808$ -$ -$ 54,808$
8423005 29,000$ -$ 1,540$ 27,460$
8419103 6,398$ -$ -$ 6,398$
FY24CIP-3037-Jefferson Park Improvemen 530,000$ -$ -$ 530,000$
8420134 404,139$ -$ 15,108$ 389,031$
8422414 475,079$ -$ 14,844$ 460,235$
8417018 1,570$ -$ -$ 1,570$
8417017 2,946$ -$ -$ 2,946$
8423409 299,269$ -$ 220,000$ 79,269$
8417011 60,928$ -$ 60,928$ -$
8423451 996,905$ 84,133$ 432,000$ 480,772$
8423407 864,449$ -$ -$ 864,449$
8423452 450,000$ -$ 33,140$ 416,860$
8423453 300,000$ -$ -$ 300,000$
Parks Bilingual Signage Installation FY24CIP-3037-Parks Bilingual Signage Ins 331,200$ -$ -$ 331,200$
Park's Consultant's Contract 8419204 2,638$ -$ 2,596$ 42$
Parley's Trail Design & Constr 8417012 327,678$ -$ -$ 327,678$
Pioneer Park 8419150 3,052,938$ 574,411$ 1,128,751$ 1,349,776$
Playground Shade FY25CIP-3037-Playground Shade 500,000$ -$ -$ 500,000$
Pocket Park Community Space - Jake Garn FY25CIP-3037-Pocket Park Community Sp 330,000$ -$ -$ 330,000$
Poplar Grove Park Full Court Basketball FY24CIP-3037-Poplar Grove Park Full Cour 253,500$ -$ 8,182$ 245,319$
RAC Playground Phase II 8423405 521,564$ -$ -$ 521,564$
RAC Playground with Shade Sail 8422415 178,298$ -$ 63,456$ 114,842$
Redwood Meadows Park Dev 8417014 9,350$ -$ -$ 9,350$
Rich Park Comm Garden 8420138 12,431$ -$ -$ 12,431$
Riverside Park Pathway Loop FY25CIP-3037-Riverside Park Pathway Loo 530,000$ -$ -$ 530,000$
Rose Park Neighborhood Center 8423403 157,280$ -$ 157,280$ -$
Rosewood Dog Park 8417013 1,056$ -$ -$ 1,056$
SLC Foothills Land Acquisition 8422413 319,139$ -$ 14,175$ 304,964$
SLC Foothills Trailhead Develo 8422412 1,241,318$ -$ 112,726$ 1,128,592$
Street Futsal Courts 1:1 Match FY25CIP-3037-Street Futsal Courts 1:1 Ma 350,000$ -$ -$ 350,000$
Three Creeks West Bank New Par 8422403 150,736$ -$ -$ 150,736$
Trailhead Prop Acquisition 8421403 21,830$ -$ -$ 21,830$
UTGov Ph2 Foothill Trails 8420420 120,893$ -$ -$ 120,893$
Wasatch Hollow Improvements 8420142 431,860$ -$ 11,481$ 420,378$
Waterpark Redevelopment Plan 8421402 1,705$ 1,705$ -$ -$
Grand Total
$685,449
8484002
12,723,823$
8484003
Impact Fees (Page 2)CONTINUED from PG1
Data pulled 06/30/2025 AAA BBB CCC DDD = AAA - BBB - CCC
Police Allocation Allocation YTD Remaining
Values
Description Cost Center
8423003 29,000$ -$ 1,540$ 27,460$
FY24B5A6-3035-Police Impact Fee Refunds 47,592$ -$ 801$ 46,791$
Grand Total 76,592$ -$ 2,341$ 74,251$
Streets Allocation Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures Remaining
Description Cost Center
8422622 35,300$ -$ -$ 35,300$
8423602 252,000$ -$ 252,000$ -$
8422602 37,422$ -$ 37,422$ -$
8423606 40,000$ 40,000$ -$ -$
8422611 90,000$ 22,576$ 2,424$ 65,000$
8418016 22,744$ -$ -$ 22,744$
8412001 11,703$ 5,546$ 6,157$ -$ D
FY25CIP-3037-5th West Commons Conversation Center(s)50,000$ -$ -$ 50,000$
FY24B3A6-3038-600/700 North Reconstruction 3,204,371$ 3,204,371$ -$ -$
FY24CIP-3038-75-Year-Old Traffic Signal Replacement 40,000$ -$ -$ 40,000$
8422604 28,000$ -$ 28,000$ -$
8418003 181,303$ -$ 136,936$ 44,367$
8420120 18,699$ -$ -$ 18,699$
8422608 25,398$ -$ 25,398$ -$
FY24B5D9-3038-FY24 Street IF Refunds 75,000$ -$ -$ 75,000$
8406001 15,169$ 12,674$ 836$ 1,659$
FY25B5A12-3038-2025 IFFP Amendment - Streets 20,000$ -$ -$ 20,000$
8412002 124,593$ -$ -$ 124,593$
8422614 104,500$ -$ -$ 104,500$
FY24CIP-3038-Safer Crossings: Main St., Glendale Park, and Citywide 90,000$ -$ 1,418$ 88,582$
8421501 340,236$ -$ 53,109$ 287,127$
8423608 110,000$ -$ 10,000$ 100,000$
FY24CIP-3038-Transit Capital for Frequent Transit Routes / Operational Investments-FY24 110,000$ -$ 513$ 109,488$
8420110 46,883$ -$ (1,117)$ 48,000$
8421500 241,135$ -$ 124,786$ 116,349$
8422620 6,316$ -$ -$ 6,316$
FY24B5A7-3038-Update of the Streets IFFP - Unappropriated Transportation Impact Fees 30,183$ -$ -$ 30,183$
FY24B5A7-3038-Update of the Streets IFFP (Rescope 8419203)29,817$ -$ -$ 29,817$
8422619 6,500$ -$ -$ 6,500$
Grand Total
Values
Sum of Budget-Amended Sum of Encum- brances Sum of YTD Expenditures
E = A + B + C + D
$16,722,109
UnAllocated
Budget
Amount
1,697,464$
8484001
1,615,373$
8484005
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ATTACHMENT #1
Job Title: Clerk of Court
Job Code:
FLSA: Exempt
Pay Rate Type: Exempt
Comp Grade:
Management Level: Manager
Classification:
EEO Code: OFFICIALS_AND_ADMINISTRATORS - (EEO-4 Job Classification)
Workers Comp Code:
Job Family:
Job Profile Summary
Under the general direction of the Court Administrator, the Clerk of Court provides high-level
administrative and operational leadership for the Salt Lake City Justice Court. This position
oversees daily court functions, supervises staff, ensures procedural compliance, and assists with
implementing strategic and policy initiatives established by the Court Administrator and the
Bench.
The Clerk of Court acts as a key member of court leadership, supporting judges, staff, and
partners in advancing court operations, staff development, and access to justice initiatives.
Job Description TYPICAL DUTIES:
• Provides direct administrative support to the Bench and Court Administrator in achieving court
wide goals and implementing policies and procedures.
• Oversees daily operations across all court departments, ensuring compliance with state law,
Judicial Council rules, and administrative standards.
• Coordinates with judges, judicial assistants, clerks, bailiffs, and other staff to maintain consistent
procedures and efficient case flow management.
• Disseminates up to date information to staff regarding policy and procedure changes.
• Supervises assigned personnel, including hiring, onboarding, training, establishing performance
expectations, providing feedback, and addressing performance issues as needed.
• Conducts performance management and training needs assessments; monitors and tracks
training completion and effectiveness.
• Schedules and monitors workloads to assure effective staff utilization and maximum output.
• Represents the interests of the court with local community leaders including representatives of
various state and local government agencies.
• Serves as the primary administrator for internal learning and development systems, including
the city’s performance management and learning management systems
• Assists in developing and implementing administrative policies, operational procedures, and
long-range strategic plans in collaboration with the Court Administrator.
• Prepares reports, operational analyses, and data summaries for use in management decision-
making and reporting.
• Participates in planning and policy discussions with judicial leadership and represents the court
in committees, task forces, and external collaborations.
• Oversees or coordinates internal communication, employee recognition, service awards, and
other engagement or staff development programs.
• Ensures effective coordination of courtroom coverage and clerical support for all proceedings.
• Maintains familiarity with and ensures compliance with the Utah Code of Judicial Administration,
local ordinances, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Monitors and tracks relevant legislative changes and updates, providing guidance to judges and
staff on impacts to court operations and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public
administration, business administration, or a closely related field. Six (6) years of directly related
experience, including supervisory and management experience, or any equivalent combination
of education and experience.
• Knowledge of court operations, personnel management, policy implementation, and
administrative coordination.
• Skill in leadership, supervision, and employee development.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities for evaluating workflow and implementing process
improvements.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with judges, staff, city
departments, allied agencies, and the public.
• Proficiency with technology, including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, and virtual
collaboration platforms (e.g., Webex).
• Commitment to professionalism, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all court operations.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Work performed in an office and courtroom setting under normal conditions of light,
temperature, and sound.
• Exposure to stress due to multiple projects, deadlines, and interactions with individuals in
emotionally charged situations.
• Requires occasional travel to meetings, training, or outreach sites.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by persons assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all
duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.
All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals
with disabilities.
• Additional Job Description
POSITION TYPE
Full-Time / Part-Time / Seasonal
POSITION SALARY RANGE
$ - $
DEPARTMENT
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SALT LAKE CITY TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair
Submission Date:
12/23/2025
Date Sent to Council:
12/24/2025
From:
Department *
Finance
Employee Name:
Hillier, Randy
E-mail
Randy.Hillier@slc.gov
Department Director Signature
Director Signed Date
12/23/2025
Chief Administrator Officer's Signature
Chief Administrator Officer's Signed Date
12/24/2025
Subject:
FY25 Budget Amendment #4
Additional Staff Contact:
Greg Cleary, Mary Beth Thompson
Presenters/Staff Table
Greg Cleary: greg.cleary@slc.gov and Mary Beth Thompson: marybeth.thompson@slc.gov
Document Type
Ordinance
Recommendation:
The Administration recommends that subsequent to a public hearing, the City Council adopt the following amendments to the FY 2025 adopted budget
Background/Discussion
The Administration is requesting a budget amendment totaling $8,273,526 in expenses in the general fund. The amendment proposes changes in seven (7) funds, with a total revenue increase of $16,629,942 and a corresponding expenditure increase of $16,834,986. The proposal includes the addition of nine (9) general fund-funded positions.
A summary spreadsheet outlining proposed budget changes is attached. The Administration requests this document be modified based on the decisions of the Council.
Public Hearing
Is there a City or State statutory requirement to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
The City Council reserves the option to hold and notice for a public hearing pursuant to their practices for public engagement.
Does the City have a general practice to hold a public hearing for this item?*
Yes
No
Public Process
Public Hearing
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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2026
(Fourth amendment to the Final Budget of Salt Lake City,
including the employment staffing document, for Fiscal Year
2025-2026)
An Ordinance Amending Salt Lake City Ordinance No. 32 of 2025, which adopted the
Final Budget of Salt Lake City, Utah, for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2025, and Ending
June 30, 2026.
In June of 2025, the Salt Lake City Council adopted the final budget of Salt Lake City,
Utah, including the employment staffing document, effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2025, and ending June 30, 2026, pursuant to the requirements of Utah Code section 10-6-118.
The City’s Budget Director, acting as the City’s Budget Officer, prepared and filed with
the City Recorder proposed amendments to said duly adopted budget, including the amendments
to the employment staffing document necessary to effectuate the staffing changes specifically
stated herein, copies of which are attached hereto, for consideration by the City Council and
inspection by the public.
All conditions precedent to amend said budget, including the employment staffing
document as provided above, have been accomplished.
Be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend the final budget of
Salt Lake City, including the employment staffing document, as approved, ratified and finalized
by Salt Lake City Ordinance No. 32 of 2025.
SECTION 2. Adoption of Amendments. The budget amendments, including
amendments to the employment staffing document necessary to effectuate the staffing changes
specifically stated herein, attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance shall be, and the same
hereby are adopted and incorporated into the budget of Salt Lake City, Utah, including the
amendments to the employment staffing document described above, for the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, in accordance with the requirements of Section 10-6-128 of
the Utah Code.
SECTION 3. Filing of copies of the Budget Amendments. The said Budget Officer is
authorized and directed to certify and file a copy of said budget amendments, including
amendments to the employment staffing document, in the office of said Budget Officer and in the
office of the City Recorder which amendments shall be available for public inspection.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon adoption.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ____ day of _____, 2026.
Chris Wharton, Council Chair
ATTEST:
Keith Reynolds, City Recorder
Transmitted to the Mayor on
Mayor’s Action: Approved Vetoed
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
ATTEST:
Keith Reynolds, City
Recorder
(SEAL)
Bill No. ____ of 2026.
Published
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved As To Form
Jaysen Oldroyd Jaysen Oldroyd
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ATTACHMENT #1
Job Title: Clerk of Court
Job Code:
FLSA: Exempt
Pay Rate Type: Exempt
Comp Grade:
Management Level: Manager
Classification:
EEO Code: OFFICIALS_AND_ADMINISTRATORS - (EEO-4 Job Classification)
Workers Comp Code:
Job Family:
Job Profile Summary
Under the general direction of the Court Administrator, the Clerk of Court provides high-level
administrative and operational leadership for the Salt Lake City Justice Court. This position
oversees daily court functions, supervises staff, ensures procedural compliance, and assists with
implementing strategic and policy initiatives established by the Court Administrator and the
Bench.
The Clerk of Court acts as a key member of court leadership, supporting judges, staff, and
partners in advancing court operations, staff development, and access to justice initiatives.
Job Description TYPICAL DUTIES:
• Provides direct administrative support to the Bench and Court Administrator in achieving court
wide goals and implementing policies and procedures.
• Oversees daily operations across all court departments, ensuring compliance with state law,
Judicial Council rules, and administrative standards.
• Coordinates with judges, judicial assistants, clerks, bailiffs, and other staff to maintain consistent
procedures and efficient case flow management.
• Disseminates up to date information to staff regarding policy and procedure changes.
• Supervises assigned personnel, including hiring, onboarding, training, establishing performance
expectations, providing feedback, and addressing performance issues as needed.
• Conducts performance management and training needs assessments; monitors and tracks
training completion and effectiveness.
• Schedules and monitors workloads to assure effective staff utilization and maximum output.
• Represents the interests of the court with local community leaders including representatives of
various state and local government agencies.
• Serves as the primary administrator for internal learning and development systems, including
the city’s performance management and learning management systems
• Assists in developing and implementing administrative policies, operational procedures, and
long-range strategic plans in collaboration with the Court Administrator.
• Prepares reports, operational analyses, and data summaries for use in management decision-
making and reporting.
• Participates in planning and policy discussions with judicial leadership and represents the court
in committees, task forces, and external collaborations.
• Oversees or coordinates internal communication, employee recognition, service awards, and
other engagement or staff development programs.
• Ensures effective coordination of courtroom coverage and clerical support for all proceedings.
• Maintains familiarity with and ensures compliance with the Utah Code of Judicial Administration,
local ordinances, and applicable state and federal regulations.
• Monitors and tracks relevant legislative changes and updates, providing guidance to judges and
staff on impacts to court operations and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public
administration, business administration, or a closely related field. Six (6) years of directly related
experience, including supervisory and management experience, or any equivalent combination
of education and experience.
• Knowledge of court operations, personnel management, policy implementation, and
administrative coordination.
• Skill in leadership, supervision, and employee development.
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize multiple tasks under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities for evaluating workflow and implementing process
improvements.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with judges, staff, city
departments, allied agencies, and the public.
• Proficiency with technology, including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office Suite, and virtual
collaboration platforms (e.g., Webex).
• Commitment to professionalism, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all court operations.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
• Work performed in an office and courtroom setting under normal conditions of light,
temperature, and sound.
• Exposure to stress due to multiple projects, deadlines, and interactions with individuals in
emotionally charged situations.
• Requires occasional travel to meetings, training, or outreach sites.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by persons assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all
duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.
All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals
with disabilities.
• Additional Job Description
POSITION TYPE
Full-Time / Part-Time / Seasonal
POSITION SALARY RANGE
$ - $
DEPARTMENT
XX
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Impact Fees (Page 1)
Data pulled 04/30/2025 AAA BBB CCC DDD = AAA - BBB - CCC
Fire
Allocation
Budget
Amended
Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures
Allocation
Remaining
Appropriation
Budget
Amount
Values
Description Cost Center
8484002 -$ -$ -$ -$
8419202 3,079$ 3,021$ 3,021$ (2,963)$
8423004 9,000$ -$ 1,540$ 7,460$
FY24B4A6-3036-Fire Station 1 Fencing 130,275$ -$ -$ 130,275$ B
Grand Total
Parks
Allocation
Budget Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures Remaining
Description Cost Center
FY24CIP-3037-337 Park Development 550,000$ -$ -$ 550,000$
FY25CIP-3037-5th West Commons Conversation Center(s)50,000$ -$ -$ 50,000$
8416005 1,733$ 855$ 1,733$ (855)$
8423406 287,848$ 130$ 8,420$ 279,298$
8420136 149,953$ -$ 162,067$ (12,114)$
FY25CIP-3037-Amplifying Our Jordan River Revitalization 1,300,000$ -$ -$ 1,300,000$
8418005 262,043$ 262,043$ -$ -$
FY24CIP-3037-Cottonwood Park Trailhead and Parklet 648,000$ -$ -$ 648,000$
8420424 240,239$ -$ 143,325$ 96,914$
8418002 23,262$ -$ 19,638$ 3,624$
FY25CIP-3037-Equal Grounds Project (Calisthenics-Fitness Area)86,200$ -$ -$ 86,200$
FY25CIP-3037-Fairmont Park Basketball Court 678,600$ -$ -$ 678,600$
FY24CIP-3037-Fire Station No. 7 Tennis and Pickleball Court Restoration and Amenities 416,150$ -$ -$ 416,150$
8421401 132,208$ 1,400$ 123,813$ 6,996$
FY FY25B1D15-3037-Folsom Trail Landscaping, Irrigation & Completing the Trail 1,000,000$ -$ -$ 1,000,000$
8420430 125,740$ 66,901$ 58,839$ -$
8423408 499,457$ -$ 5,511$ 493,946$
FY25B1D15-3037-Glendale Park Phase 2 Design & Construction 11,350,000$ 5,609,300$ 273,777$ 5,466,922$
8423450 4,350,000$ 1,561,800$ 2,788,200$ -$
8422406 2,246,982$ 1,228,956$ 1,018,027$ -$
8422408 513,788$ 24,243$ 489,546$ 0$ C
8422410 315,770$ -$ 156,146$ 159,624$
8420406 54,808$ -$ -$ 54,808$
8423005 9,000$ -$ 1,540$ 7,460$
8419103 6,398$ -$ -$ 6,398$
FY24CIP-3037-Jefferson Park Improvements 530,000$ -$ -$ 530,000$
8420134 404,139$ 1,649$ 14,304$ 388,186$
8422414 475,079$ 6,361$ 13,693$ 455,024$
8417018 1,570$ -$ -$ 1,570$
8417017 2,946$ -$ -$ 2,946$
FY25B1D15-3037-Liberty Park All Abilities Play Park & Playground 2,000,000$ -$ -$ 2,000,000$
8423409 299,269$ -$ 220,000$ 79,269$
8417011 60,928$ -$ 60,821$ 107$
8423451 996,905$ -$ 429,207$ 567,698$
8423407 864,449$ -$ -$ 864,449$
8423452 450,000$ -$ 33,140$ 416,860$
8423453 300,000$ -$ -$ 300,000$
Parks Bilingual Signage Installation FY24CIP-3037-Parks Bilingual Signage Installation 331,200$ -$ -$ 331,200$
Park's Consultant's Contract 8419204 2,638$ 2,596$ 2,596$ (2,554)$
Parley's Trail Design & Constr 8417012 327,678$ -$ -$ 327,678$
Pioneer Park 8419150 3,052,938$ 1,050,562$ 830,103$ 1,172,273$
Playground Shade FY25CIP-3037-Playground Shade 500,000$ -$ -$ 500,000$
Pocket Park Community Space - Jake Garn WFY25CIP-3037-Pocket Park Community Space - Jake Garn Way 330,000$ -$ -$ 330,000$
Poplar Grove Park Full Court Basketball Exp FY24CIP-3037-Poplar Grove Park Full Court Basketball Expansion 253,500$ -$ 8,182$ 245,319$
RAC Playground Phase II 8423405 521,564$ -$ -$ 521,564$
RAC Playground with Shade Sails 8422415 178,298$ 11,542$ 63,456$ 103,300$
Redwood Meadows Park Dev 8417014 9,350$ -$ -$ 9,350$
Rich Park Comm Garden 8420138 12,431$ -$ -$ 12,431$
Riverside Park Pathway Loop FY25CIP-3037-Riverside Park Pathway Loop 530,000$ -$ -$ 530,000$
Rose Park Neighborhood Center 8423403 157,280$ -$ 157,280$ -$
Rosewood Dog Park 8417013 1,056$ -$ -$ 1,056$
SLC Foothills Land Acquisition 8422413 319,139$ -$ 14,175$ 304,964$
SLC Foothills Trailhead Development 8422412 1,241,318$ 127,040$ 103,060$ 1,011,218$
Street Futsal Courts 1:1 Match FY25CIP-3037-Street Futsal Courts 1:1 Match 350,000$ -$ -$ 350,000$
Three Creeks West Bank New Park 8422403 150,736$ -$ -$ 150,736$
Trailhead Prop Acquisition 8421403 21,830$ -$ -$ 21,830$
UTGov Ph2 Foothill Trails 8420420 120,893$ -$ -$ 120,893$
Warm Springs & North Gateway Park FY25B1D15-3037-Warm Springs & North Gateway Park 1,000,000$ -$ -$ 1,000,000$
Wasatch Hollow Improvements 8420142 431,860$ 22,382$ 11,481$ 397,996$
Waterpark Redevelopment Plan 8421402 1,705$ 1,705$ -$ -$
Grand Total
9,160,648$
8484003
$777,182
8484002
Impact Fees (Page 2)CONTINUED from PG1
Data pulled 04/30/2025 AAA BBB CCC DDD = AAA - BBB - CCC
Police Allocation Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures
Allocation Remaining
Appropriation
Description Cost Center
8423003 9,000$ -$ 1,540$ 7,460$
FY24B5A6-3035-Police Impact Fee Refunds 47,592$ -$ -$ 47,592$
Grand Total
Streets Allocation
Budget Amended
Allocation
Encumbrances
YTD
Expenditures
Allocation Remaining
Appropriation
Values
Description Cost Center
8422622 35,300$ -$ -$ 35,300$
8423602 252,000$ -$ 252,000$ -$
8422602 37,422$ -$ 37,422$ -$
FY24B3A5-3038-2100 South Reconstruction (131,247)$ -$ (131,247)$ -$
8423606 40,000$ 40,000$ -$ -$
8422611 90,000$ 25,000$ -$ 65,000$
8418016 22,744$ -$ -$ 22,744$
8412001 11,703$ 5,685$ 6,018$ -$ D
FY24B3A6-3038-600/700 North Reconstruction 3,204,371$ -$ -$ 3,204,371$
8423305 (166)$ -$ (166)$ -$
FY24CIP-3038-75-Year-Old Traffic Signal Replacement 40,000$ -$ -$ 40,000$
8422604 28,000$ -$ 28,000$ -$
8418003 181,303$ -$ 136,936$ 44,367$
8420120 18,699$ -$ -$ 18,699$
8422608 25,398$ -$ 25,398$ -$
8423625 (224,557)$ -$ (224,557)$ -$
8406001 15,169$ 12,925$ 585$ 1,659$
8412002 124,593$ -$ -$ 124,593$
8422614 104,500$ -$ -$ 104,500$
FY24CIP-3038-Safer Crossings: Main St., Glendale Park, an 90,000$ -$ 1,418$ 88,582$
8420125 (1,359,910)$ -$ (1,359,910)$ -$
8421501 340,236$ -$ 53,109$ 287,127$
8419008 (108,000)$ -$ (108,000)$ -$
8420105 (200,000)$ -$ (200,000)$ -$
8423608 110,000$ -$ 5,205$ 100,000$
FY24CIP-3038-Transit Capital for Frequent Transit Routes / 110,000$ -$ 513$ 109,488$
8420110 46,883$ 11,820$ 5,480$ 29,583$
8422620 6,316$ -$ -$ 6,316$
8421500 241,135$ 2,558$ 118,188$ 120,388$
FY24B5A7-3038-Update of the Streets IFFP - Unappropriate 30,183$ -$ -$ 30,183$
FY24B5A7-3038-Update of the Streets IFFP (Rescope 8419 29,817$ 17,442$ -$ 12,374$
8422619 6,500$ -$ -$ 6,500$
Grand Total
Total
E = A + B + C + D
15,372,660$
3,799,855$
8484005
UnAllocated
Budget
Amount
1,634,974$
8484001
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
POLICY AND BUDGET DIVISION
451 SOUTH STATE STREET
PO BOX 145467, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5455
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
MARY BETH THOMPSON
Chief Financial Officer
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
___________________________________ Date Received: _______________
Jill Love, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: __________
______________________________________________________________________________
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: December 23, 2025
Chris Wharton, Chair
FROM: Mary Beth Thompson, Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT: FY26 Budget Amendment #4
SPONSOR: NA
STAFF CONTACT: Mary Beth Thompson, Greg Cleary
DOCUMENT TYPE: Budget Amendment Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that subsequent to a public hearing,
the City Council adopt the following amendments to the Fiscal Year 2026 adopted budget.
BUDGET IMPACT:
REVENUE EXPENSE
GENERAL FUND $0.00 $8,245,928.00
FLEET FUND 1,581,719.00 1,581,719.00
CIP FUND 5,798,741.00 6,298,741.00
REFUSE FUND 8,918,482.00 0.00
GOLF FUND 250,000.00 250,000.00
IMS FUND 21,000.00 21,000.00
MISC GRANTS FUND 57,000.00 57,000.00
TOTAL $16,626,942.00 $16,454,388.00
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
Revenue for FY 2026 Budget Adjustments
The chart below presents General Fund Projected Revenues for FY 2026. Based on revenue data across the first
part of the fiscal year, it is projected that revenues will be realized at approximately $368,733 beyond the FY
2026 Adopted Budget.
Revenue FY26 Annual Budget
FY26 Amended
Budget Projection
Amended Variance
Favorable/(Unfavorable)
Property Taxes 148,580,334 148,580,334 148,580,334 -
Sales, Use & Excise Taxes 126,026,000 126,026,000 126,000,000 (26,000)
Franchise Taxes 17,220,000 17,220,000 17,339,305 119,305
Total Taxes 291,826,334 291,826,334 291,919,639 93,305
Charges For Services 6,821,820 6,821,820 5,056,754 (1,765,066)
Fines & Forfeitures 3,085,827 3,085,827 3,074,937 (10,890)
Interest Income 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 -
Interfund Service Charges 34,569,169 34,569,169 34,574,395 5,226
Intergovernmental Revenue 6,205,000 6,205,000 6,073,983 (131,017)
Licenses 21,847,694 21,847,694 22,024,495 176,801
Miscellaneous Revenue 3,838,663 3,838,663 3,808,672 (29,991)
Parking Meter Revenue 3,273,255 3,273,255 3,956,050 682,795
Parking Tickets 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 -
Permits 18,981,859 18,981,859 20,235,322 1,253,463
Property Sale Proceeds - - 24,741 24,741
Gain on Property Dispositions - - 272 272
Rental & Other Income 1,201,460 1,201,460 1,270,554 69,094
Operating Transfers In 24,780,192 24,780,192 24,780,192 -
Total W/O Special Tax 135,804,939 135,804,939 136,080,367 275,428
Sales Tax Addition 1/2%58,000,000 58,000,000 58,000,000 -
Total General Fund 485,631,273 485,631,273 486,000,006 368,733
The table below presents updated Fund Balance numbers and percentages, based on the proposed changes
included in Budget Amendment #4.
With the complete adoption of Budget Amendment #4, the available fund balance will remain at 11.10 percent
of the FY 2026 Adopted Budget. For context, at budget adoption fund balance was at 12.93 percent.
FOF GF Only TOTAL FOF GF Only TOTAL
Beginning Fund Balance 27,841,978 146,448,554 174,290,532 14,931,953 78,854,192 93,786,145
Prior Year Encumbrances (3,547,119) (18,657,815) (22,204,934) - - -
Estimated Beginning Fund Balance 24,294,859$ 127,790,739$ 152,085,598$ 14,931,953$ 78,854,192$ 93,786,145$
Beginning Fund Balance Percent 39.57%30.50%31.66%25.42%17.38%18.30%
Year End ACFR Adjustments
Revenue Changes
Expense Changes (Prepaids, Receivable, Etc.) (3,188,435) (3,188,435)
Fund Balance w/ ACFR Changes 24,294,859 124,602,304 148,897,163 14,931,953 78,854,192 93,786,145
Final Fund Balance Percent 39.57%29.74%30.99%25.42%17.38%18.30%
Budgeted Change in Fund Balance (4,162,906) (36,664,442) (40,827,348) - (27,392,780) (27,392,780)
Budget Amendment Use of Fund Balance
BA#1 Revenue Adjustment 469,408 469,408
BA#1 Expense Adjustment (2,468,933) (2,468,933) (353,000)
BA#2 Revenue Adjustment 102,000 102,000
BA#2 Expense Adjustment (3,407,524) (3,407,524) (913,000) (913,000)
BA#3 Revenue Adjustment 3,904,861 3,904,861
BA#3 Expense Adjustment (3,959,861) (3,959,861)
BA#4 Revenue Adjustment - -
BA#4 Expense Adjustment - - (8,245,928) (8,245,928)
BA#5 Revenue Adjustment 1,013,067 1,013,067
BA#5 Expense Adjustment (5,200,000) (4,736,688) (9,936,688)
BA#6 Revenue Adjustment -
BA#6 Expense Adjustment
Change in Revenue
Change in Expense
Fund Balance Budgeted Increase
Adjusted Fund Balance 14,931,953 78,854,192 93,786,145 14,931,953 42,302,484 56,881,437
Adjusted Fund Balance Percent 24.32%18.82%19.52%25.42%9.32%11.10%
Projected Revenue 61,397,384 419,006,975 480,404,359 58,749,999 453,721,525 512,471,524
Salt Lake City
General Fund
TOTAL
Fund Balance Projections
FY2026 BudgetFY2025 Budget
The Administration is requesting a budget amendment totaling $8,245,928 in expenses in the
general fund. The amendment proposes changes in seven (7) funds, with a total revenue increase
of $16,626,942 and a corresponding expenditure increase of $16,454,388. The proposal includes
the addition of eight (8) general fund-funded positions.
A summary spreadsheet outlining proposed budget changes is attached. The Administration
requests this document be modified based on the decisions of the Council.
The budget amendment is separated in eight different categories:
A. New Budget Items
B. Grants for Existing Staff Resources
C. Grants for New Staff Resources
D. Housekeeping Items
E. Grants Requiring No New Staff Resources
F. Donations
G. Council Consent Agenda Grant Awards
I. Council Added Items
PUBLIC PROCESS: Public Hearing
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Initiative Number/Name Fund Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount
Ongoing or One-
time FTEs
1 Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services Division GF 0.00 (37,000.00)One-time -
1 Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services Division GF 0.00 37,000.00 One-time -
1 Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services Division Fleet 37,000.00 37,000.00 One-time -
2 Trailer for Facilities Division GF 0.00 (30,000.00)One-time -
2 Trailer for Facilities Division GF 0.00 30,000.00 One-time -
2 Trailer for Facilities Division Fleet 30,000.00 30,000.00 One-time -
3 Wildland Firefighting Expansion Funding GF 0.00 88,000.00 One-time/Ongoing -
4 Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for
Equipment Purchases GF 0.00 (163,900.00)One-time -
4 Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for
Equipment Purchases GF 0.00 163,900.00 One-time -
4 Public Lands One-time Personal Services Budget Rescope for
Equipment Purchases Fleet 163,900.00 163,900.00 One-time -
5 Park Land Acquisition CIP 0.00 (405,000.00)One-time -
5 Park Land Acquisition CIP 0.00 405,000.00
6 Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal at Glendale Golf
Course GF 0.00 250,000.00 One-time -
6 Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal at Glendale Golf
Course Golf 250,000.00 250,000.00 One-time -
7 Moved to Housekeeping
8 Withdrawn Prior to Transmittal
9 Public Services Facilities Division: Old Library Immediate
Facility Needs GF 0.00 195,000.00 One-time -
10 Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for
Public Lands Parks Division GF 0.00 292,819.00 One-time -
10 Backhoe for Public Services Streets Division & Tractor for
Public Lands Parks Division Fleet 292,819.00 292,819.00 One-time -
11 Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts Capital
Improvements CIP 5,498,741.00 5,498,741.00 One-time -
11 Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts Capital
Improvements GF 0.00 889,800.00 One-time -
12 Trailer for Public Services Streets Division GF 0.00 (58,000.00)One-time -
12 Trailer for Public Services Streets Division GF 0.00 58,000.00 One-time -
12 Trailer for Public Services Streets Division Fleet 58,000.00 58,000.00 One-time -
13 Funding for Gap in Homeless Resource Center Grant
Funding for Salaries GF 0.00 292,833.00 Ongoing -
14 Police Overtime Funding in FY 2026 GF 0.00 3,810,941.00 One-time -
15 Police Retirements Cost GF 0.00 977,286.00 One-time -
16 Police Mobile Command Center GF 0.00 1,000,000.00 One-time -
16 Police Mobile Command Center Fleet 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 One-time -
17 Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and Legal Defenders
Association (LDA) Staffing Increases GF 0.00 201,749.00 Ongoing 8.00
17 Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and Legal Defenders
Association (LDA) Staffing Increases IMS 21,000.00 21,000.00 One-time -
18 Parking Wayfinding Signage GF 0.00 167,500.00 One-time -
19 Exhibit Space at the City County Building CIP 0.00 500,000.00 One-time -
1 Legislative Affairs Operations Funding GF 0.00 80,000.00 Ongoing -
2 Engineering Planning and Design Housekeeping and
Rescope GF 0.00 (350,000.00)One-time -
2 Engineering Planning and Design Housekeeping and
Rescope GF 0.00 350,000.00 One-time -
3 Refuse Fund Revenue Budget for Lease Agreement Refuse 8,918,482.00 0.00 One-time -
4 Community Events - Rescope GF 0.00 0.00 One-time -
5 Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for FY 2025-26 CIP 0.00 (1,735,515.83)One-time -
5 Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for FY 2025-27 CIP 0.00 1,735,515.83 One-time -
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #4
Council ApprovedAdministration Proposed
Section A: New Items
Section D: Housekeeping
Section C: Grants for New Staff Resources
Section B: Grants for Existing Staff Resources
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6 California Avenue Safety Improvements Rescope CIP 0.00 0.00 One-time -
7 CPTED Streetlight – GF to CIP Transfer CIP 300,000.00 300,000.00 One-time
Section E: Grants Requiring No New Staff Resources
1 Trail Maintenance for Salt Lake City Portion of the Jordan
River Trail Misc Grants 57,000.00 57,000.00 One-time -
Consent Agenda
Total of Budget Amendment
Items 16,626,942.00 16,454,388.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
Initiative Number/Name Fund Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount Revenue Amount Expenditure
Amount
Ongoing or One-
time FTEs
Total by Fund, Budget Amendment #4:
General Fund GF 0.00 8,245,928.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
Fleet Fund Fleet 1,581,719.00 1,581,719.00 0.00 0.00
CIP Fund CIP 5,798,741.00 6,298,741.00 0.00 0.00
Refuse Collection Fund Refuse 8,918,482.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Golf Fund Golf 250,000.00 250,000.00 0.00 0.00
IMS Fund IMS 21,000.00 21,000.00 0.00 0.00
Misc Grants Fund Misc Grants 57,000.00 57,000.00 0.00 0.00 -
Total of Budget Amendment Items 16,626,942.00 16,454,388.00 0.00 0.00 8.00
Administration Proposed Council Approved
Section I: Council Added Items
Section F: Donations
Section G: Council Consent Agenda -- Grant Awards
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Current Year Budget Summary, provided for information only
FY 2025-26 Budget, Including Budget Amendments
FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget BA #1 Total BA #2 Total BA #3 Total BA #4 Total BA #5 Total Total Revenue
General Fund (FC 100)453,721,525 0.00 - - 453,721,525.09
Debt Service Fund (FC 101)30,514,822 30,514,822.00
Other Improvement Fund (FC 150)3,000 3,000.00
Capital Improvement Fund (FC 300)41,675,084 12,206,670.04 5,798,741.00 59,680,495.04
Water Utility Fund (FC 400)192,010,432 51,079,400.00 243,089,832.00
Sewer Utility Fund (FC 410)357,160,859 357,160,859.00
Stormwater Utility Fund (FC 420)25,327,969 2,000,000.00 27,327,969.00
Street Lighting Utility Fund (FC 430)5,874,881 5,874,881.00
Department of Airports Fund (FC 540)606,598,500 - 606,598,500.00
Fleet Management Fund (FC 610)23,925,700 - 1,581,719.00 25,507,419.00
Risk Management Fund (FC 620)69,846,524 69,846,524.37
Governmental Immunity Fund (FC 630)4,529,865 4,529,865.00
Information Mgt Serv Fund (FC 650)43,052,934 50,000.00 21,000.00 43,123,934.00
Local Building Authority Fund (FC 660)1,172,525 1,172,525.00
Refuse Collection Fund (FC670)25,469,123 8,918,482.00 34,387,605.00
Golf Fund (FC 680)14,156,634 250,000.00 14,406,634.00
Housing and Loan Fund (FC 690)14,082,500 14,082,500.00
CDBG Fund (FC 710)4,885,779 4,885,779.00
Miscellaneous Grants Fund (FC 720)12,714,477 3,490,212.72 4,139,704.89 57,000.00 20,401,394.61
Demolition Weed and Forfeiture (FC 730)4,365,000 4,365,000.00
Emergency 911 Dispatch (FC 750)4,295,000 4,295,000.00
Downtown Alliance Fund (FC 760)1,700,000 2,500,000.00 4,200,000.00
Donations Fund (FC 770)500,000 500,000.00
Funding Our Future Fund (FC 780)58,749,999 58,749,999.00
Transportation Fund (FC 785)14,332,500 14,332,500.00
DEA Taskforce (FC 901)1,159,208 1,159,207.61
Community Reinvestment Agency Fund (FC 920)86,036,232 86,036,232.00
Sports Arena Fund (FC 740)79,512,660 79,512,660.00
Emergency Loan Program Fund - 273,000.00
Total of Budget Amendment Items 2,177,373,732 273,000.00 71,326,282.76 4,139,704.89 16,626,942.00 - 2,269,466,661.72
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Total Expense BA #1 Total BA #2 Total BA #3 Total BA #4 Total BA #5 Total Total Expense
General Fund (FC 100)464,359,952 353,000.00 913,000.00 8,245,928.00 473,871,880.26
Debt Service Fund (FC 101)36,589,783 36,589,783.00
Other Improvement Fund (FC 150)3,000 3,000.00
Capital Improvement Fund (FC 300)48,175,084 16,339,140.04 6,298,741.00 70,812,965.04
Water Utility Fund (FC 400)216,611,815 66,849,851.00 283,461,666.00
Sewer Utility Fund (FC 410)159,022,034 12,083,142.00 171,105,176.00
Stormwater Utility Fund (FC 420)26,465,800 7,349,551.00 33,815,351.30
Street Lighting Utility Fund (FC 430)8,418,357 1,327,234.00 9,745,591.00
Department of Airports Fund (FC 540)476,954,577 100,000.00 477,054,577.00
Fleet Management Fund (FC 610)23,735,252 13,202,498.00 1,581,719.00 38,519,469.00
Risk Management Fund (FC 620)69,846,524 69,846,524.37
Governmental Immunity Fund (FC 630)4,302,013 94,791.00 4,396,804.00
Information Mgt Serv Fund (FC 650)43,052,934 2,451,295.18 21,000.00 45,525,229.18
Local Building Authority Fund (FC 660)1,172,525 1,172,525.00
Refuse Collection Fund (FC670)29,357,332 9,350,559.00 - 38,707,891.00
Golf Fund (FC 680)26,570,200 957,404.00 250,000.00 27,777,604.00
Housing and Loan Fund (FC 690)14,082,500 14,082,500.00
CDBG Fund (FC 710)4,885,779 4,885,779.00
Miscellaneous Grants Fund (FC 720)12,714,477 3,490,212.72 4,139,704.89 57,000.00 20,401,394.61
Demolition Weed and Forfeiture (FC 730)4,365,000 4,365,000.00
Emergency 911 Dispatch (FC 750)9,646,688 9,646,688.00
Downtown Alliance Fund (FC 760)1,700,000 2,500,000.00 4,200,000.00
Donations Fund (FC 770)500,000 500,000.00
Funding Our Future Fund (FC 780)48,111,572 48,111,571.83
Transportation Fund (FC 785)15,106,833 15,106,833.00
DEA Taskforce (FC 901)1,159,208 1,159,207.61
Community Reinvestment Agency Fund (FC 920)86,036,232 86,036,232.00
Sports Arena Fund (FC 740)79,512,660 79,512,660.00
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Total of Budget Amendment Items 1,912,458,131 353,000.00 137,008,677.94 4,139,704.89 16,454,388.00 - 2,070,413,902.20
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Section A: New Items
A-1: Vehicle Replacement for Urban Services
Division GF One-time ($37,000.00)
GF One-time $37,000.00
Fleet One-time $37,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: JP Goates, Julie Crookston, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates, Julie Crookston and Kimberley Schmeling
In April 2025, a compliance enforcement officer was involved in an accident that led to the total loss of one of the
division's Chevy Bolt vehicles. There were no other vehicles involved; the officers swerved to avoid hitting an animal in
the roadway. Since the City is self-insured, Urban Services is fully responsible for the replacement cost of the vehicle.
Since the accident, the division has been using bikes in warmer weather but will need to use a loaner vehicle from the
Fleet Division once bike season ends. However, this is a temporary fix. To re gain full operational capacity, the Urban
Services Division is proposing transferring $37,000 from its operational budget to the Fleet Division to purchase a new
Chevy Bolt. This new vehicle is essential for the division's operations, as it will replace th e lost asset and help maintain
enforcement efficiency and revenue generation.
A-2: Trailer for Facilities Division GF One-time ($30,000.00)
GF One-time $30,000.00
Fleet One-time $30,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: JP Goates, Riley Bird, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates, Riley Bird and Kimberley Schmeling
When the division of Urban Services was created in FY 2026, personnel and equipment were moved from the Facilities
division to Urban Services division. A drop-down trailer, previously an asset of the Facilities team used to move large
equipment, including two scissor lifts, was no longer available for maintena nce and repair work completed by the staff in
that division. An increase in workload related to the Clean City initiative at Urban Services means the trailer is in use
full-time by that team. A drop-down trailer is the safest and most efficient way to move critical large equipment.
Without it, operations are delayed and safety risks increase. Leasing a trailer is not a practical alternative as equipment
is moved daily and is an ongoing need. The Division of Facilities Services is seeking to transfer funds from their
operating budget to Fleet to purchase the trailer needed. No new funds are being requested.
A-3: Wildland Firefighting Expansion Funding GF One-time/
Ongoing $88,000.00
Department: Fire Prepared By: Chief Lieb, Brittany Blair
For questions, please include Chief Lieb and Brittany Blair
The Fire Department is requesting funding to support the expanding needs of our wildland firefighting program, as
wildfire risk increases and conditions continue to change in the region. According to the National Interagency Fire
Center based in Boise, ID, the total number of wildfires nationwide have increased significantly over the last five years.
These fires range from human caused, to natural caused, to cause undetermined. The contributing factors for wildland
fires are the increase in urban centers pushing up against wildland urban interface areas, such as the east and north
benches in SLC, water content in the fuels, environmental temperatures, humidity, and wind speed.
The current request totals $88,000 for the remainder of this fiscal year, $75,000 of which will be ongoing costs (see the
table below). These funds will cover the days of increased staffing during 2025 for periods of extreme fire weather during
July through October, increased wildland training requirements, additional personal protective equipment (PPE), tools,
such as hoses, nozzles and hand tools, and the replacement of aging Bendix King radios, which are over ten years old and
no longer manufactured. The Bendix King radios are the standard radio used in wildland operations and are essential for
the firefighting teams to communicate and coordinate on-scene with our state and regional partners during an event.
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The ongoing request also supports anticipated annual upstaffing needs driven by increasing red flag days, recurring PPE
purchases, further equipment replacement due to loss or damage, expanded wildland training, and ongoing radio
maintenance and replacement.
Category
Personnel
FY26 Request
$25,000
Ongoing Request
$40,000
PPE Equipment $28,000 $25,000
Radios $35,000 $10,000
Total $88,000 $75,000
A-4: Public Lands One-time Personal Services
Budget Rescope for Equipment Purchases GF One-time ($163,900.00)
GF One-time $163,000.00
Fleet One-time $163,900.00
Department: Public Lands Prepared By: Gregg Evans
For questions, please include Gregg Evans
The Public Lands Department is requesting to rescope $163,900 in existing FY 2026 personnel budget which, if
approved, will be transferred to the Fleet Fund as one-time funding for the purchase of capital equipment. The funds
being requested for this transfer to Fleet were generated from attrition and vacancy savings from the first half of this
fiscal year. Savings are generated throughout the fiscal year from positions remaining vacant during the typical hiring
process, especially when there is difficulty in hiring some positions. The Department continually tracks the duration of
all vacancies to calculate the estimated savings.
The Department is proposing to use the one-time funds to purchase the equipment detailed below.
• $50,300 - Kubota RTV Utility Vehicle, this new unit will support the ongoing watering of newly planted
trees throughout the maintenance district 2 area. Currently, staff are using a 1 -ton dump truck for tree watering,
adding this vehicle will free up a 1-ton truck in District 2 used for watering trees to be repurposed to the detail
(rag) crew in District 2.
• $47,500 - Toro Dingo to replace stolen trencher (Unit # 81510) with a new trencher.
• $15,600 – Aerator, the new aerator requested will help prevent soil compaction in high-use common and
spectator areas at the Regional Athletic Complex (RAC). Currently, the RAC does not own an aerator and has
relied on borrowing the Parks Department’s unit for more than five years. The current unit will be repurposed to
perform turf aeration on park properties throughout the City.
• $50,500 - Caterpillar model 302 C3 small excavator for trail repairs and maintenance. The primary
purpose of this new machine will be in-house trail construction and maintenance performed by the Trails Team.
Currently, all machine work on trails is either contracted out with variable results or completed using rented
equipment at a cost of approximately $4,000 per month. The Trails Team now has an experienced machine
operator on staff with six years of trail construction and maintenance experience, allowing this work to be
completed internally with greater consistency and higher quality results. In addition, this excavator would also
support restoration projects, fire mitigation efforts, and vegetation management across Natural Lands
properties.
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A-5: Park Land Acquisition CIP One-time ($405,000.00)
CIP One-time $405,000.00
Department: Public Lands Prepared By: Gregg Evans
For questions, please include Gregg Evans
The Public Lands Department in coordination with Real Estate Services is requesting a budget amendment in the
amount of $405,000 that will utilize Parks Impact Fees to fund the acquisition of 1.09 acres of open space.
***This item will require a closed session to discuss th is confidential land acquisition***
A-6: Pedestrian Bridge Over the Surplus Canal
at Glendale Golf Course GF One-time $250,000.00
Golf One-time $250,000.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Mark Stephens, Dawn Valente
For questions, please include Mark Stephens, Dawn Valente and Tammy Hunsaker
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Salt Lake County Flood Control (SLCoFC) identified multiple
unpermitted encroachment violations along the Surplus Canal located within the geographic boundaries of Salt Lake
City. Resolution of these encroachment violations were shared between SLC Public Utilities, SLC Engineering and the
SLC Airport. One of the major encroachment violations assigned to SLC Engineering was the permitting and erosion
control of an existing, previously constructed pedestrian bridge at the Glendale Golf Course spanning the Surplus Levee
Canal.
The above-mentioned USACE design review process and approvals have taken years, and until recently Engineering did
not know when the final USACE would be approved. Now that the USACE has provided approval, project bidding and
construction is considered urgent, and as such, obtaining funding through a budget amendment process has been
deemed the best approach in lieu of waiting for the next Capital Asset Planning process.
The $250,000 requested in this amendment is to cover construction costs associated with installing the erosion control
rip-rap revetment under the existing bridge surrounding the piles driven into the canal that support the bridge structure
above. USACE requires the placement of this revetment t o treat existing erosion and to prevent further erosion around
the pedestrian bridge piles that support the structure. This will also ensure and protect the structural integrity of the
Surplus Canal banks. Increases to flood insurance costs could be incurred by surrounding residents and businesses if the
City does not address this violation.
Part of the reason for the emergency is that as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) updates their Flood
Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) based on levee conditions reported by USACE, any lacking levee deficiency , such as the one
to be rectified by the proposed project, poses the risk for flood insurance rates to be increased for those properties,
homes and businesses protected by the levee.
A-7: Moved to Housekeeping as D-6
A-8: Withdrawn
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A-9: Public Services Facilities Division: Old
Library Immediate Facility Needs GF One-time $195,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: JP Goates, Josh Lander, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates, Josh Lander and Kimberley Schmeling
Maintenance activities began in September of this year with miscellaneous repairs for The Leonardo, but when the
building was vacated by the tenant and turned over to the City, activities have ramped up and have included but have not
been limited to:
- grounds maintenance,
- repairs to doors, plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems,
- janitorial and moving services, and
- security.
Work on these items needs to continue at a minimum to keep the building functional and secure. Public Services is
requesting $195,000 to continue maintenance and security efforts. The largest of these expenses will be $130,000 for
security access and camera installations; the remaining funding will be for the maintenance expenses listed above.
Security updates have been deemed necessary because the building’s existing access control system is outdated and in
need of repair. In addition, the city no longer has licensing for Mellennium, which means City badges cannot be
programmed to work with the existing system. Also, since this is a City building, the City’s Security Director has
requested that cameras be installed to monitor the site.
A-10: Backhoe for Public Services Streets
Division & Tractor for Public Lands Parks
Division
GF One-time $292,819.00
Fleet One-time $292,819.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: Julie Crookston, Kimberley
Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, Julie Crookston and Kimberley Schmeling
Two assets -- one in Public Lands and one in Streets -- have recently experienced severe and unrepairable breaks.
Public Lands Tractor – This asset had a catastrophic break occur recently. It will cost about $7,000 to repair.
However, prior to the break the estimated value of the asset was no more than $1,000 due to its age and continued heavy
use. The tractor was originally purchased in 2008 and has been eligible for replacement since August 2023. Due to
volume of assets needing replaced, both in Public Lands and throughout the City, replacement of other older or more
critical assets have taken priority. Of the 52 assets Public Lands needed replaced, this tractor was originally 37 th on the
list in order of seniority. Fleet and Public Lands have now determined this tractor needs to be replaced as soon as
possible, rather than waiting for the FY 2027 replacement cycle. Parks District 1 (serving Pioneer Park, Riverside Park,
Cottonwood Park, etc.) uses this asset heavily since it has many different attachments which allow it to be used for a
variety of tasks. For example, it is used in the spring as a seed spreader and fertilizer. In the fall, it is used as a leaf
collector, leaf blower, and a sweeper. In the summer it functions as a backup mower. There are no rental options
available for this type of tractor. It is imperative this asset is replaced with one that is compatible with all the
attachments we already own. Fleet has committed all of the FY 2026 replacement funding and is unable to cover the cost
of replacing this asset. Likewise, Public Lands does not have enough projected end-of-year savings to cover the cost. The
cost of replacing the tractor is $55,819. The lead time for this asset is a minimum of three months .
Streets Backhoe – This asset also suffered a catastrophic break. The current estimated value of the backhoe prior to
the break was about $27,000. The repairs needed are estimated to cost over $40,000, and due to the nature of the
required repairs, it is likely there will continue to be repair issues with this asset even after the repairs. As such, it is not
economical to repair the backhoe.
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This asset was not projected to be eligible for replacement until 2027. After review, it was determined there was no abuse
by the users, and the asset was being used appropriately and for its intended purpose. This asset is heavily utilized,
creating a large amount of wear and tear. It has been operated by the concrete crews as they repair concrete throughout
the City and is vital to their work excavating damaged concrete prior to pouring new concrete. This asset needs to be
replaced as soon as possible rather than waiting for the FY 2027 replacement cycle. There are no rental options available
for this exact size, and a smaller backhoe would greatly decrease efficiency of the team, creating a reduction of service.
Fleet has committed all FY 2026 replacement funding and is unable to cover the cost of replacing this asset. Likewise,
Streets does not have enough projected end-of-year savings to cover the cost. The cost of replacing the backhoe is
$237,000.
In the backup documentation quotes for both assets are provided. Public Services is also requesting a straw poll for this
BA, to allow the orders to be placed as soon as possible, and thus delivered as quickly as possible.
A-11: Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts
Capital Improvements CIP One-time $5,498,741.00
GF One-Time 889,800.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates,
Kimberley Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, JP Goates and Kimberley Schmeling
To support internal growth, with the most pressing one being the addition of a new judge and their supportive staff at the
Justice Courts building, and to address space constraints in several City offices, the City plans to reinvest in three key
facilities: the Old Library, Plaza 349 and Justice Courts. This initiative may include completing essential infrastructure
upgrades (elevators, HVAC, etc.) at the Old Library (former Leonardo museum), converting into a mixed-use space
including City offices on the third floor and classrooms, meeting, and gallery space on the second floor, and additional
administrative offices on the first floor.
It also includes addressing aging systems at Plaza 349 and supporting the relocation of certain Justice Courts staff. This
will allow time for the City to explore alternatives to adequately house the Justice Courts.
The Department intends to utilize the interest accrued from the tax-exempt bond. Upon review, it has been determined
that the above-mentioned project costs are eligible to be covered by bond interest proceeds.
The Architectural team has prepared a high-level estimate of $5,498,741. The project includes interior renovations to
accommodate the Justice Courts ($300,000), critical repairs to the elevators ($250,000), storm dr ainage ($36,000), and
tech ($75,000). Permits will cost $45,000. Design, engineering and project management ($822,941), and
construction/general contracting, and contingencies ($3,080,000) make up the bulk of the expense. Furniture, fixtures
and equipment (FF+E) expenses ($889,800) round out the budget.
The FF+E will not be included in bond interest financing and will be supported by General Fund Fund Balance.
A-12: Trailer for Public Services Streets Division GF One-time ($58,000.00)
GF One-time $58,000.00
Fleet One-time $58,000.00
Department: Public Services Prepared By: Julie Crookston, James Aguilar,
Kimberley Schmeling
For questions, please include Jorge Chamorro, Julie Crookston, James Aguilar and Kimberley
Schmeling
A trailer used by the Streets division in Public Services has suffered a permanent break. The metal frame has cracked and
is unrepairable. This trailer is a critical piece of equipment used by Streets' asphalt crews to haul equipment to roadways
when they are performing more robust asphalt repairs, such as repairing larger than normal potholes and doing inlays.
This asset was not projected to be eligible for replacement until 2027. After a review it was determined there was no
abuse by the users, and the asset was being used appropriately and for its intended purpose. This asset is heavily utilized,
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thus creating a large amount of wear and tear. Fleet has committed all the FY 2026 replacement funding and is unable to
cover the cost of replacing this asset this year. Streets is currently projected to have enough end -of-year savings to cover
the cost of replacing this trailer. This amendment is to transfer $58,000 from Streets to Fleet cover the cost of replacing
the asset.
A-13: Funding for Gap in Homeless Resource
Center Grant Funding for Salaries GF Ongoing $292,833.00
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
Budget for HRC mitigation officer salary portion not covered by the State HRC grant $292,833. The amount of funding
awarded for the FY 2026 HRC mitigation grant to cover the 19.0 employees is $2,735,048 which was a reduction of
$210,909 from FY 2025 funded at $2,945,957. The total estimated personnel cost is $3,027,881 requiring a budget of
$292,833 for FY 2026 general fund. The existing funding provides for 19 FTE's, which is three squads and a supervising
Lieutenant. To maintain functionality at the Homeless Resource Center, Police needs to keep staffing at this level.
A-14: Police Overtime Funding in FY 2026 GF Ongoing $3,810,941.00
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
The police department is requesting additional funding to cover overtime expense. This cost is currently budgeted at
$3,993,611 and the department does not have anticipated vacancy savings to cover overtime. The total overtime in FY
2026 is not expected to reach the FY 2025 total cost of $8,244,009 but is trending at the FY 2024 actuals of $7,804,990.
The police department utilizes overtime to manage shift coverage in the heavy summer months, provide mitigation,
proactive enforcement, and staff special events. In FY 2025, the department had an overtime budget of $6 ,886,430 and
utilized vacancy savings to cover the additional costs above budget. This year the department does not anticipate vacancy
savings and is requesting additional budget of $3,810,941.
With the changes in the department organization structure, staff, and staffing levels; the department is working to make
long-term improvements to reduce the need for overtime at this level. This will take time, and this budget item is a one-
time request with the intention to support the remainder of FY 2026.
The police department is requesting additional funds to cover overtime.
Ongoing: $2,493,611
Funded in MRB: $1,500,000
FY 26 Budget $3,993,611
FY 26 Expense to date: $3,301,926
FY 26 Trending $7,804,553
FY 26 additional funds needed $3,810,941
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A-15: Police Retirements Cost GF One-time $977,286.00
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
The police department is requesting additional funding to cover retirement payouts. This cost is not currently budgeted,
and the department does not have anticipated vacancy savings to cover this cost.
Personnel costs for Retirement and severance:
Retirement and Severance Payout Amount through 10/31 $805,286
Known Pending Retirements through 1/31/2026 $172,000
Total $977,286
A-16: Police Mobile Command Center GF One-time $1,000,000
Fleet One-time $1,000,000
Department: Police Prepared By: David Pond, Shellie Dietrich
For questions, please include Chief Redd, Shellie Dietrich and David Pond
A mobile command center is needed by the police department to manage on scene response and presence at natural
disasters, large scale events, events with long durations, special events and protests. A lead time of 1 year requires budget
in FY 2026 to facilitate delivery and availability for large events scheduled for Early 2027.
Mobile Command Center (MCC) - The police department is requesting one-time funding to acquire a mobile command
center. The estimated cost is $1,000,000.
This funding request seeks support for the acquisition of a Mobile Command Center (MCC) to significantly improve the
operational capabilities the Police Department. The MCC will serve as a critical asset in managing emergencies,
coordinating multi-agency responses, and ensuring public safety during high-risk incidents and large-scale events. The
investment aligns with city and state priorities for public safety, emergency preparedness, community resilience and the
Public Safety Plan.
Our jurisdiction faces a growing number of complex public safety challenges, including:
• Natural disasters (earthquakes, wildfires, floods, severe weather)
• Mass casualty incidents and active shooter events
• Large public gatherings and civil disturbances
• Infrastructure failures and cybersecurity threats
Having a MCC will provide the tools necessary to meet those challenges and:
• Enhance emergency response times and coordination.
• Improve situational awareness and decision-making during critical incidents.
• Provide a secure and centralized location for command operations.
• Increase community engagement and visibility during public events.
• Increase public confidence in law enforcement preparedness.
Currently, Salt Lake City Police lacks a mobile, self-sufficient platform to coordinate field operations during such events.
The police department had a motorhome which was recently disposed of by fleet that was purchased used in 2001 that
hasn’t been functional or operable for a year. As a result, the department relies on neighboring local or state agencies for
use of a command center during critical incidents. While the fire department has a mobile command center, in a major
response to a disaster, critical incident or major event, both departments will need on-scene command capabilities to
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manage resources and response. This request ensures both departments can operate independently and effectively
during major incidents.
This gap limits our ability to respond swiftly, communicate effectively, and manage resources efficiently in dynamic
environments.
The Mobile Command Center represents a strategic investment in public safety infrastructure. With support for funding,
the Police Department will be better equipped to protect lives, property, and critical infrastructure during emergencies
and high-risk events. The Police Department respectfully requests consideration for funding to support this vital
initiative.
A-17: Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office and
Legal Defenders Association (LDA) Staffing
Increases
GF Ongoing $201,749.00
IMS One-time $21,000.00
Department: Justice Court / Attorney’s Office Prepared By: Ben Luedtke
For questions, please include Ben Luedtke, Cindy Lou Trishman, Mark Kittrell, Kathryn Fairchild
Justice Court, City Prosecutor's Office, and Legal Defenders Association (LDA) Staffing Increases
($201,749 from General Fund Balance of which $174,220 is ongoing for personnel, $6,529 is ongoing for Justice Court
operations, and $21,000 is one-time to the IMS Fund for computers)
The Administration is proposing funding to add a total of 11 FTEs across the three offices including four FTEs at the
Justice Court, four FTEs at the City Prosecutor’s Office, and funding for three FTEs at the LDA (who are not City
employees). If this item is approved as proposed plus a sixth judge, then the FY2027 annual budget would need
$1,554,826 to cover the fully loaded annual costs. Details of the proposed positions and costs are provided below and
grouped by each of the three offices.
Simultaneously adding staff capacity in all three offices to address increasing workload is the recommended approach
because there are multiple interdependencies between the offices. Since annual budget deliberations in the spring, case
filings continued to grow especially for criminal cases and criminal hearings which have exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
The additional staff proposed would reduce workload per employee to support service levels.
Sixth Justice Court Judge
It’s important to note that funding for a sixth judge is not included in this budget amendment because the appointment
process is estimated to take six months and would exceed the current fiscal year period. The Administration is requesting
the Council’s approval for a sixth judge, FTE to begin the hiring and appointment process. Funding for a sixth judge
would be included in the FY2027 annual budget and has a fully loaded estimated cost of $266,447. Earlier this year, in
August the Administration recommended and in October the Council adopted an ordinance amendment to City Code
Chapter 2.84 to allow future expansion of judgeships at the Justice Court including a sixth judge. The State Judicial
Council also authorized a sixth judge at the City’s Justice Court. Per City Code, the Mayor appoints a Justice Court judge,
and they are then confirmed by the City Council. Per Utah Code, justice court judges serve for a six-year term.
A total of $112,714 to the Justice Court
The Justice Court is proposed to receive $97,185 for three new FTEs, $9,000 for three computers, and $6,529 for
increased operating costs to mostly cover more interpreters and several smaller expenses. The total number of FTEs in
the Justice Court would increase to 48 FTEs (9% increase including the sixth judge). If all the positions and operational
costs are approved including a sixth judge, then the FY2027 annual budget would need $630,411.
- $50,891 ongoing to cover four months of a new Clerk of Court which is a new position at the Justice Court (see
the attached HR approved job description), and $3,000 one-time for a computer. The fully loaded annual cost of
the position is estimated at $152,672. This position would function like a department deputy director which the
Justice Court does not currently have.
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- $46,294 ongoing to cover three months for two direct support Judicial Assistants Level 2 ($23,147 each),
and $6,000 one-time for three computers. The fully loaded annual cost of the positions is estimated at $185,177
($92,589 each). These judicial assistants would work directly with the sixth Justice Court judge providing
administrative support. The funding is proposed for three months to allow time for the new supervisor position
(Clerk of Court) to be hired one month earlier and to allow six-months training before the sixth judge is
appointed.
- $6,529 ongoing to cover three months of increased operational costs which would mostly be used for
interpreter services. The funds may also be used for several other expenses such as jury fees, equipment
maintenance, printing and postage among others. The FY2027 annual budget would need $26,115 to cover a full
year of the increased operational costs.
A total of $55,920 to the City Prosecutor’s Office
The City Prosecutor’s Office is proposed to receive $43,920 for four new FTEs, and $12,000 for four computers. The total
number of FTEs in the office would increase to 36 FTEs (13% increase). If all the positions are approved, then the
FY2027 annual budget would need $527,041 to fully cover the annual cost.
- $33,699 ongoing to cover one month for three Associate Prosecutors ($11,233 each), and $9,000 one-time
for three computers. The fully loaded annual cost of the positions is estimated at $404,383 ($134,794 each).
These positions would help reduce the per attorney caseload.
- $10,221 ongoing to cover one month for a Paralegal, and $3,000 one-time for a computer. The fully loaded
annual cost of the position is estimated at $ $122,657. Attorneys have absorbed some paralegal work to fit within
staffing limits so adding this position would free up time for attorneys to work on other matters. This position
would support discovery, screenings, and diversion efforts.
A total of $33,115 to the Legal Defenders Association (LDA)
The LDA is proposed to receive $33,115 for three new positions which are not City employees; this additional funding
would be added to the annual Nondepartmental line-item for the LDA contract with the City. If all the positions are
approved, then the FY2027 annual budget would need $397,374 to fully cover the annual cost. This would increase the
total contract amount to $2,191,184 (22% increase).
- $25,467 ongoing to cover one month for two Attorneys ($12,734 each). The fully loaded annual cost of the
positions is estimated at $305,607 ($152,804 each). These positions would help reduce the per attorney
caseload. Legal defenders are not involved in every case; the LDA doesn’t get involved in cases that are resolved
before appointment and are not usually appointed on cases that involve only infraction level charges .
- $7,647 ongoing to cover one month for a Case Manager. The fully loaded annual cost of the position is
estimated at $91,767. The case manager would support the Familiar Faces Court and diversion efforts including
Project Rio.
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A-18: Parking Wayfinding Signage GF One-time $167,500.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Mary Beth Thompson
For questions, please include Kyle Cook, Jorge Chamorro, James Aguilar, Orion Goff and Tammy
Hunsaker
Design options have been developed for parking wayfinding signage where signage needs replacement or has been
deemed necessary. The cost estimate of $167,500 is broken out in the table below and is estimated to cover the cost of 65
signs.
Cost per sign Total Cost
45 Updated Signs $1,500 $67,500
20 New Signs $5,000 $100,000
Subtotal $167,500
A-19: Exhibit Space at the City County Building CIP One-time $500,000.00
Department: Mayor’s Office Prepared By: Mary Beth Thompson
For questions, please include Jill Love, Alejandro Sanchez and Mary Beth Thompson
Funding for design and fabrication of display cases on the third floor of the City County Building. These costs will cover
design work and also fabrication costs. Exhibits created will be consistent with the architecture of the building.
This will be funding by Bond Interest Income.
Section B: Grants for Existing Staff Resources
Section C: Grants for New Staff Resources
Section D: Housekeeping
D-1: Legislative Affairs Operations Funding GF Ongoing $80,000.00
Department: Attorney Prepared By: Cindy Lou Trishman
For questions, please include Cindy Lou Trishman
Amending the budget to include the previously provided $80,000 to Legislative Affairs for operating costs. Costs include
state capital access, parking needs, travel, professional development, and event support.
D-2: Engineering Planning and Design
Housekeeping and Expansion GF Ongoing ($350,000.00)
GF Ongoing $350,000.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Mark Stephens, Julianne Sabula
For questions, please include Tammy Hunsaker, Mark Stephens and Julianne Sabula
In the annual budget, as part of the Ongoing Commitments a transfer of $350,000 was set up to be made from General
Fund to the CIP fund. It was determined for FY 2026 that it would be better housed in the Non -Departmental cost
center within the general fund, however the accounting for the transfer did not get corrected. This budget amendment
first needs to correct the "transfer to CIP fund" to an operational expense in the Non-Departmental cost center. This
portion of the BA request is simply housekeeping.
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In addition to the housekeeping request, the Administration is requesting clarification on the types of projects that these
funds can be used for. In the current budget, these funds are called, “Planning and Design” and have been intended to
facilitate the planning and design of CIP projects prior to construction. For purposes of clarity, the Administration is
requesting that these funds be used not only to develop design documents and cost estimates but expanded to include
creating and updating master plans and other plans that are required by federal or state requirements.
D-3: Refuse Fund Carry Revenue Budget for
Lease Agreement Refuse One-time $0.00
Department: Sustainability Prepared By: Debbie Lyons
For questions, please include Debbie Lyons, Chris Bell and Ammon Jacobsmeyer
The Sustainability Department is requesting $8,918,482 in revenue for the Refuse Fund. As part of BA#1, the revenues to
offset expenses were not accounted for. Budget is required in order to realize financing revenue to enter lease agreements
for the new Waste & Recycling collection vehicles we expect to receive in FY 2026.
D-4: Community Events - Rescope GF One-Time $0.00
Department: Administration Prepared By: Mary Beth Thompson
For questions, please include Mary Beth Thompson
This item is to rescope $400,000 budgeted in NonDepartmental from Open Streets as follows:
$100,000 for the DTA Blocks program;
$200,000 for the watch party; and
$100,000 for America 250 events.
Unused funds will drop to fund balance. Money is being raising to support these events.
D-5: Streets GO Bonds Interest Reallocation for
FY 2025-26 CIP One-time ($1,735,515.83)
CIP One-time $1,735,515.83
Department: CAN Prepared By: Dawn Valente, Dustin Petersen
For questions, please include Dawn Valente, Dustin Petersen and Brent Beck
This budget amendment is requesting to allocate the interest from FY 2025 BA#2 for Streets GO bonds in the amount of
$1,735,515.83, in addition to any interest which will accrue while processing the invoice reallocations and bond draws
from July 1, 2025 through the remainder of the fiscal year June 30, 2026, to be used to fund additional rebuilds of city
streets as determined by the Engineering Division's Six Year Pavement Plan and deliberations of the Roadway Selection
Committee.
Engineering would like to request a straw poll for this housekeeping reallocation. Once approved, Engineering will need
to do journal entries to reallocate costs for Treasury to do the bond draws for the bonds that have expired. Then if there
is residual interest, another budget amendment will be needed for the remaining unallocated interest, along with
additional invoices to be reallocated so the totality of these bonds can be spent. Waiting for the bond draws will incur
additional earned interest which may be subject to arbitrage and the potential loss of funding for more roadway rebuilds.
One project that Engineering is looking to fund after the reallocation funding is complete is the 1700 East reconstruction
from 1700 South to 2100 South which was on the original reconstruction list but had to be pulled due to funding
shortage in the 2018 GO Bond series. Engineering and Transportation are working alongside Public Utilities to
coordinate their storm drainage project along 1700 East within and ahead of our road construction project limits, as well
as the Highland High Reconstruction that the school board will be doing over the next few years. This should be another
success story like 2100 South reconstruction where Engineering is able to install all the upgraded sewer and water lines
for Public Utilities as part of the roadway construction project to accommodate forthcoming private development
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capacity needs without having to tear up new pavement within a few years. This collaboration with the City’s internal
Departments/Divisions and external entities is saving taxpayer dollars.
D-6: California Avenue Safety Improvements
Rescope CIP One-time $0.00
Department: CAN Prepared By: Julianne Sabula
For questions, please include Julianne Sabula, Jon Larsen and Tammy Hunsaker
City Council funded a constituent requested project in the fall of 2024 to improve pedestrian safety in the Glendale
neighborhood. The project proposed to relocate curb and gutter to widen sidewalks and reduce the pedestrian crossing
distance on California Avenue, between Glendale Drive and Concord St, along with other safety improvements. During
the civil design work, it was discovered that relocating the curb and gutter would be more expensive than anticipated to
allow proper drainage of the relatively flat elevation. Transportation is requesting to rescope funding to allow other
improvements, as well as to expand the project area to include two nearby schools. Potential improvements could
include landscaping, lighting, traffic calming, pedestrian safety i mprovements and/or school crosswalk. Adequate funds
are available to address these items, but the Council needs to approve the budget rescope.
D-7: CPTED Streetlighting– GF to CIP Transfer CIP One-Time $300,000
Department: Finance Prepared By: Mike Atkinson
As part of the annual budget, the $300,000 was not recognized in key chances with the adoption of the CIP Budget. This
action is to recognize this item.
Section E: Grants Requiring No New Staff Resources
E-1: Trail Maintenance for Salt Lake City Portion
of the Jordan River Trail Misc Grants One-time $57,000.00
Department: Finance Prepared By: Amy Dorsey, Julianne Sabula
For questions, please include Amy Dorsey and Julianne Sabula
This budget amendment is to recognize the City's funding availability grant award in the amount of $57,600 for the
purpose of removing dead and dying trees and other woody vegetation to improve navigability, safety and beautification
of the Jordan River between 1700 South and 900 South.
Section F: Donations
Section G: Consent Agenda
Consent Agenda #
Section I: Council Added Items
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SALT LAKE CITY BOARD MEMBER TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair Submission Date:
12/29/2025
Date Sent To Council:
12/30/2025
From:
Otto, Rachel
Subject: Board appointment Recommendation: Business Advisory Board
Recommendation:
The Administration recommends the Council approve the appointment of Kandi Tesen to the Business Advisory Board for a 4 year term
starting on the date of City Council advice and consent and ending on the last Monday in December.
Kandi Tesen currently lives in District 4.
Approved:*
Otto, Rachel
DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR DIRECTOR
TO: Mayor Mendenhall
FROM: Will Wright, Salt Lake City Economic Development
RE: Business Advisory Board Appointment Recommendation
Dear Mayor Mendenhall:
The Department of Economic Development (DED) would like to recommend Kandi Tesen, owner of Eats
Bakery in downtown Salt Lake City, for a voting position on the Business Advisory Board., Kandi is Co-
Owner of Eats Bakery in District 4 (D4), a U.S. Army veteran having served for twenty years, an EDLF
recipient, entrepreneur, and member of the Utah Black Chamber.
Kandi’s unique background of service and entrepreneurship will be a welcome addition to the Business
Advisory Board. Kandi is willing to give her time and talents to the Business Advisory Board and lend her
voice to issues impacting the business and entrepreneurial communities.
DED strongly supports Kandi’s application to the Business Advisory Board as a voting member
representing D4. Please find attached her resume and application. Feel free to reach out if you have any
further questions.
Sincerely,
Will Wright
Business Development Project Manager
Liaison to the Business Advisory Board
Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development
801-535-7936
william.wright@slcgov.com
SALT LAKE CITY BOARD MEMBER TRANSMITTAL
To:
Salt Lake City Council Chair Submission Date:
12/29/2025
Date Sent To Council:
12/30/2025
From:
Otto, Rachel
Subject: Board appointment Recommendation: Business Advisory Board
Recommendation:
The Administration recommends the Council approve the appointment of Mazhar Kathi to the Business Advisory Board for a 4 year term
starting on the date of City Council advice and consent and ending on the last Monday in December.
Mazhar Kathi currently lives in District 1.
Approved:*
Otto, Rachel
DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR DIRECTOR
TO: Mayor Mendenhall
FROM: Will Wright, Salt Lake City Economic Development
RE: Business Advisory Board Appointment Recommendation
Dear Mayor Mendenhall:
The Department of Economic Development would like to recommend Mazhar Kathi, Owner & Founder of
The Catalyst Business Development Consulting, as a District 1 representative on the Business Advisory
Board.
Mazhar has a twenty-plus year track record as a serial entrepreneur with a background in marketing and
technology. Additionally, Mazhar has been working in the business development field for the past five
years. He has managed and coordinated a recent charity drive to provide winter coats and blankets to the
unhoused on the City’s west side and is currently a member of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and
Visit Salt Lake.
Mazhar is willing to give his time and talents to the Business Advisory Board and lend his voice to issues
impacting the business, entrepreneurial, and west side communities.
We strongly support Mazhar’s application to the Business Advisory Board as a D1 representative. Please
find attached his resume and application. Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Will Wright
Business Development Project Manager
Liaison to the Business Advisory Board
Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development
801-535-7936
william.wright@slcgov.com
City Council Announcements
January 20, 2026
Information Needed by Council Staff
A. National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Conference
Council Member, Alejandro Puy is interested in attending the 43rd Annual Conference celebrating
the 50th Anniversary of National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials NALEO.
Conference is in Los Angeles, CA, from Tuesday, July 14-16 2026. An annual membership will be
required for conference registration, details to come. Per the Council travel policy (if approved) this
announcement will be added to the February 3rd Formal Meeting agenda under “New Business”.
A.When a Council Member expresses interest in traveling to a conference, convention or
seminar, beyond the pre-authorized opportunities, Council staff will prepare information
for the briefing session, and a motion for the Formal Meeting, to be considered under
“New Business.”
Does the Council approve Council Member, Puy attending this conference?
Are there other Council Members that would like to attend this conference?