06/14/2022 - MinutesThe Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City met on Tuesday,
June 14, 2022.
The following Board Members were present:
Amy Fowler, Ana Valdemoros, Chris Wharton, Daniel Dugan, Darin Mano, Alejandro Puy,
Victoria Petro-Eschler
Present Agency Leadership:
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
Danny Walz, Chief Operating Officer; Cara Lindsley, Deputy Operating Manger
Present City Staff:
Rachel Otto – Chief of Staff, Katie Lewis – City Attorney, Ashley Ogden – Project Manager,
Lauren Parisi – Project Manager, Cindy Lou Trishman – City Recorder, Thais Stewart – Deputy
City Recorder , Michelle Barney – Minutes and Records Clerk, Taylor Hill – City Council Staff,
Scott Corpany – Council Staff
Director Chair Valdemoros presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 1:03 pm
MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF SALT LAKE CITY
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Comments:A.
1.General Comments to the Board ~1:00 p.m.
5 min
The RDA Board of Directors will receive public comments regarding Redevelopment
Agency business in the following formats:
1.Written comments submitted to RDA offices, 451 South State Street, Suite 118, P.O.
Box 145455, Salt Lake City, UT. 84114-5455.
2.Comments to the RDA Board of Directors. (Comments are taken on any item not
scheduled for a public Hearing, as well as on any other RDA Business. Comments
are limited to two minutes.)
Minutes:
Director Valdemoros welcomed everyone in attendance and reviewed the rules of
decorum.
No public comments
B.Public Hearing - individuals may speak to the Board once per public hearing
topic for two minutes, however written comments are always accepted:
NONE.
C.Redevelopment Agency Business - The RDA Board of Directors will receive
information and/or hold discussions and/or take action on:
1.Approval of Minutes ~1:05 p.m.
5 min.
The Board will approve the meeting minutes of April 12, 2022; May 10, 2022; and May
17, 2022.
Motion:
Moved by Director Puy, seconded by Director Dugan to approve the RDA
minutes from April 12, 2022; May 10, 2022 and May 17, 2022.
AYE: Amy Fowler, Ana Valdemoros, Chris Wharton, Daniel Dugan, Darin Mano,
Alejandro Puy, Victoria Petro-Eschler
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
2.Informational: RDA Commercial Assistance Opportunities ~ 1:10 p.m.
30 min.
The Board will receive a briefing about the preliminary proposal to develop a package of
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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Commercial Assistance Programs. The RDA is proposing to amend two existing
programs and potentially create two new programs to better support the real estate and
financial needs of the local business and non-profit sectors.
Minutes:
Lauren Parisi, Ashley Ogden and Cara Lindsley presented the proposal
highlighting the next steps (activities scheduled for Summer and Fall of 2022), equitable
and inclusive development work plan, potential challenges (increasingly unaffordable
housing, COVID-19 impacts), commercial assistance program, RDA loan program
amendments, adaptive reuse loan program amendments, affordable storefront activation
program and education and technical assistance.
Board Members stated they appreciated/were excited for the program and would be
available to work with the Staff to introduce them to people that would benefit from the
program in their districts.
Board Members, Ms. Parisi, Ms. Ogden and Ms. Lindsley discussed:
•The Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF) program- if the proposal was a
duplicate, and could be partnered with the EDLF services
•How to ensure the proposed program was not duplicating existing programs or
how it could partner with existing programs to better serve the community
•Affordable Store Front Activation program – allowing longer lease times to help
businesses establish themselves in a location and the need to partner with trusted
community groups to reach the business owners who needed these services
•RDA could help with the master leasing timeframes to allow business to get
established however, it needed to be clear that the assistance was temporary
•The importance to keep the spirit of small businesses in the city to support the
residence of Salt Lake City as well as keeping the culture alive
•Technical assistance was to help applicants navigate the process and develop
relationships with City staff
•Staff needed to actively recruit people to use the program
3.Straw Poll – Release of Funds from the North Temple Strategic
Intervention Fund TENTATIVE
10 min.
The Board will consider a straw poll to release a portion of previously appropriated
funding in the North Temple Strategic Intervention Fund.
Minutes:
Straw Poll:
Board Members Fowler, Wharton, Puy, Valdemoros, Mano, and Petro-
Eschler showed unanimous support to release a portion of previously
appropriated funding in the North Temple Strategic Intervention Fund in
the amount of 1.11 Million dollars.
Board Member Dugan was not present for the straw poll.
4.Report and Announcements from the Executive Director TENTATIVE
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5 min.
Report of the Executive Director, including a review of information items,
announcements, and scheduling items. The Board of Directors may give feedback or
policy input.
Minutes:
No report
5.Report and Announcements from RDA Staff TENTATIVE
5 min.
The Board may review Board information and announcements. The Board may give
feedback on any item related to City business, including but not limited to;
•RDA Programs; and
•Scheduling Items.
Minutes:
Cara Lindsley reviewed the $3 Million Notice of Funding Availably (NOFA) released by
the RDA on June 2, 2022, for developments experiencing an emergency funding gap, the
regulations and timeline for obtaining the loans.
D.Written Briefings – the following briefings are informational in nature and
require no action of the Board. Additional information can be provided to the
Board upon request:
NONE.
E.Consent – the following items are listed for consideration by the Board and can be
discussed individually upon request. A motion to approve the consent agenda is
approving all of the following items:
NONE.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2022
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F.Closed Session
The Board will consider a motion to enter into Closed Session. A closed meeting described
under Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including, but not limited to:
1.discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of
an individual;
2.strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
3.strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property:
(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;
4.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
5.discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and
6.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.
Minutes:
Closed Session Started at 2:00 pm
Held via Webex and in the Work Session Room (location)
Board Members in Attendance: Board Members Dugan, Fowler, Petro-Eschler, Puy, Mano,
Wharton and Valdemoros.
City Staff in Attendance: Mayor Mendenhall, Danny Walz, Rachel Otto, Katherine Lewis,
Allison Parks, Jasmine Harouny, Cindy Gust-Jenson, Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Ben
Luedtke, Sam Owen, Beatrix Sieger, Allison Rowland, Taylor Hill, Cara Lindsley, Lauren Parisi,
Ashley Ogden, Erin Cunningham, Tracy Tran, Austin Taylor, Amanda Greenland, Corinne
Piazza, Katherine Hackman, Kate Werrett, Robyn Stine, Eric Holmes, Felina Lazalde, Cate
Love, Cindy Lou Trishman, and Thais Stewart.
Closed Session ended at 2:35 pm
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Adjournment
Motion:
Moved by Director Wharton, seconded by Director Fowler to enter into Closed
Session for the purposes of strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or
lease of real property and attorney-client matters that are privileged.
AYE: Amy Fowler, Ana Valdemoros, Chris Wharton, Daniel Dugan, Darin Mano, Alejandro
Puy, Victoria Petro-Eschler
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
Motion:
Moved by Director Mano, seconded by Director Dugan to exit Closed Session.
AYE: Amy Fowler, Ana Valdemoros, Chris Wharton, Daniel Dugan, Darin Mano, Alejandro
Puy, Victoria Petro-Eschler
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
G.
Meeting adjourned at 2:43 pm
Minutes Approved: August 9, 2022
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Redevelopment Agency Chair
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City Recorder
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City Redevelopment Agency meeting held Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
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June 14, 2022 RDA Minutes
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