10/12/2022 - Meeting Materials REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
October 12th , 2022
451 S State Street, Room 126
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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I, Darin Piccoli, Chair of the Business Advisory Board (BAB), hereby determine that conducting the Business Advisory Board meeting
at an anchor location presents a substantial risk to the health and safety of those who may be present.
Agenda
1. Roll Call
2. Briefings by the Staff
A. Report from the Director 5 minutes
Ms. Reichgelt will provide updates on the Emergency Loan Program repayment date and the Main Street Pedestrian
Mall internal working group and will introduce Councilmember Dan Dugan to the BAB.
3. Approval of the minutes
A. Review and Approval of August 10th, 2022, BAB Minutes
BAB members will review the August 10th, 2022 meeting minutes and consider for approval.
4. Business
A. Mayor's Office Outreach 2.0 15 minutes
Ms. Cleveland will provide a presentation on the how the Mayor's Office of Community Outreach engages with the
public and will provide clarify and their work as they represent the entire City.
B. Private Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure 15 minutes
Mr. Nelson will present the City's steps on promoting private electric vehicle charging infrastructure and get feedback
on opportunities for the City to support businesses in the future transition to electric vehicles.
C. Tech Lake City Initiatives 15 minutes
Mr. Cahoon will be sharing an update on the Mayor's Tech Lake City initiative including websites, banners, station
center update, spring bike four of Granary, January Tech Week programming.
5. City Council Announcements
A. None
6. BAB Member Announcements
A. None
7. Adjournment
People with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation no later than 48 hours in advance in order to attend this
Business Advisory Board. Accommodations may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids. This is an accessible
facility. For questions, requests, or additional information,please contact the Department of Economic Development at 801-535-7200.
MINUTES FOR THE
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Wednesday, August loth, 2022
8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
I, Jeff Carleton, Vice-Chair of the Business Advisory Board(BAB), hereby determine that
conducting the Business Advisory Board meeting at an anchor location presents a substantial risk
to the health and safety of those who may be present.
1. Roll Call
The following members of the Business Advisory Board were present:
Jeff Carleton, Vice-Chair Scott Lyttle
Pook Carson Andy Robertson
Abudujannah Soud Jocelyn Kearl
The following members of the Business Advisory Board were absent:
Darin Piccoli, Chair Sue Rice
Alfonso Brito Karen Gunn
Also Present:
Veronica Cavanagh, Department of Economic Development; Lorena Riffo Jenson,
Department of Economic Development; Roberta Reichgelt, Department of Economic
Development; Will Wright, Department of Economic Development; Cathie Rigby,
Department of Economic Development; Todd Andersen, Department of Economic
Development; Peter Makowski, Department of Economic Development; Lindsey Day,
Department of Economic Development; Lindsey Day, Department of Economic
Development; Brittney Hemingway, Department of Economic Development; Katie
Matheson, Department of Economic Development; Vinay Cardwell, Young Professionals of
Salt Lake City, Allison Rowland, Salt Lake City Council Office; Michaela Oktay, Planning
Department; Stephanie Duer, Public Utilities,Nicki Powell, Maddaus Water Management;
Hannah Braun, Maddaus Water Management; Michelle Maddaus, Maddaus Water
Management.
2. Briefings by the Staff
Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF)
Ms. Reichgelt stated that staff provided a transmittal to the City Council regarding potential
changes to the Economic Development Loan Fund(EDLF) in October2021. She explained that
the discussion has not been placed on a Council agenda yet, due to the City considering options
for a city-wide loan program where all the loan programs within the City fall under an umbrella
program.
Ms. Reichgelt said the Department of Economic Development has contracted with the
International Rescue Committee to provide outreach and support applicants of the EDLF.
Ms. Reichgelt stated that staff is in the process of updating the logo and branding for the EDLF
program.
Ms. Reichgelt explained that in FY22 six EDLF loan were approved by the City Council totaling
$960,000.
Ms. Rowland said the Council loves the EDLF program, and loves supporting small businesses.
Sugar House Special Assessment
Ms. Reichgelt said that the Department Economic Development received a letter from the
Sugarhouse Chamber Community Alliance in Fall 2021 regarding its interest in creating an
economic promotion special assessment area within Sugarhouse. Ms. Reichgelt said that the
process for a special assessment area is a very long and technical process. However, if approved
it will be a great opportunity for the area.
3. Approval of the minutes
Mr. Robertson made a motion to approve the minutes from July 13th, 2022 meeting. Ms. Kearl
seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion passed unanimously.
4. Business
A. Zoning Ordinance around Homeless Resource Centers
Ms. Michaela Oktay, Deputy Director of the Planning Division,provided a presentation on a
zoning ordinance change concerning Homeless Resource Centers (HRCs)and how the City has
been exploring new ways to properly zone the centers that are within Salt Lake City.
Ms. Oktay explained that Mayor Mendenhall has put a moratorium on any future permanent
shelter uses in the City for six-months and recently the City Council approved a text amendment
removing the conditional use from all zones in the City with a sunset date, with the expectation
that a new zoning ordinance would be completed prior to January 31, 2023. She added that the
goal is to use this timeframe to create a plan and process to develop a new, more equitable, and
more fair zoning process for the siting of any future shelters.
Ms. Rowland stated that from the City Council's perspective, the question of siting additional
HRCs, temporary or permanent, is a complicated discussion in terms of how much of the burden
City should bear compared to other cities and municipalities around the metropolitan area. The
Planning division is doing the technical work for this to make sure the City can have some say in
what happens within the City boundaries.
B. CII Water Conservation Pilot Program— Stephanie Duer, Public Utilities
Ms. Stephanie Duer, with Salt Lake City's Public Utilities provided a presentation on the Pilot
Commercial Water Audit and Fixture Replacement Program. Ms. Nicki Powell, Ms. Hannah
Braun, and Ms. Michelle Maddaus from the Maddaus Water Management were present to
answer any questions regarding the audit. The goal of is the program is to have businesses join
and guide them to use less water.
Mr. Lyttle asked if the program was up and running and once a business has completed the
program are they provided some form of documentation as proof of completion. Ms. Duer said
yes, however they are still developing a certification process. She added that until the
certification part is finalized, they are promoting any businesses that participates in the audit
program.
Vice Chair Carleton asked if Salt Lake City are wasteful with water usage compared to other
western cities. Ms. Duer said isn't a fair way to make that type of comparison. The way water
use is measured depends on where a person is. She said that she thinks Salt Lake City is doing a
great job, but they can do more. She said that commercial customers play a role in how much
water Salt Lake City uses, and they will not reach the City's goal without the participation of
businesses. The goal for Salt Lake City is to be down to 192 gallons per capita by 2025. Ms.
Maddaus added that Salt Lake is a leader for Utah regarding conserving water and they have one
of the top tier programs in the country.
C. ARPA Community Grants Program Updates
Ms. Rigby provided a presentation regarding the American Rescue Plan Act(AR-PA)
Community Grant Program for Small Businesses that will launch on September 1, 2022. The
Department of Economic Development has been directed to use 2 million dollars to provide
direct financial assistance to small businesses, Art business, and nonprofits. This assistance can
include grants for businesses not included in other governmental programs during the pandemic,
especially small, independent, and local businesses, and artist/artisan businesses. The grant funds
are to be spent on the business or nonprofit's operations or employees who have been
economically impacted by the pandemic.
Highlights of the program:
Amount:
• Maximum request: $50,000 for eligible small business
• Maximum request: $50,000 for eligible business in travel, tourism, and hospitality
• Maximum request: $50,000 for eligible artist-artisan businesses
• Maximum request: $100,000 for eligible art and small business-related nonprofit serving
as a sub-recipient
Dates
• Funding will be available for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and FY 2023-2024.
• Phase 1 will begin accepting applications September 1, 2022
• Phase 2 will begin accepting applications January 2, 2023
• Eligible costs must be incurred after March 3, 2021, to qualify for reimbursement
• All funds must be expended by December 31, 2024
Mr. Robertson asked if a small business received other recovery funds already, are they
disqualified from this grant. Ms. Rigby said no they are not.
5. City Council Announcements
A. No Updates
6. BAB Member Announcements
A. No Announcements
7. Adiournment
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
Jeff Carleton, Vice Chairperson
This document and the recording constitute the official minutes of the Economic Development
Business Advisory Board meeting held August IOth, 2022.
ERIN MENDENHALL =� ^� , i; LORENA RIFFO-JENSON
MAYOR INTERIM DIRECTOR
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DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD STAFF MEMO
DATE: 9/6/22 ITEM#: 1
PREPARED BY: Weston Clark
RE: Mayor's Office Community Outreach 2.0
REQUESTED ACTION:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ANALYSIS:
While many departments and divisions engage in community outreach and the Civic Engagement
team is the center for large scale engagement projects (ie; Imagine Nature, GO Bond, etc...)the
Community Outreach Team in the Mayor's Office has a unique role of connectivity between the
Community and the Mayor's Office and by extension, the City. As the world returns to "normal"
after the global pandemic the Community Outreach team wanted to redefine and refocus our role
while adding clarity to city departments, divisions, and the community as to our role in the City
and how we can best be of service.
The team has been reconfigured to add flexibility to our capacity, focus on some ongoing and
complex problems, and increase and broaden our proactive engagement work. This is being done
with a new equity lens, which both informs who we try to engage with and where we engage with
them, as well internally to ensure work loads are as even as possible.
Some notable changes that the BAB might be most interested in:
The Community Outreach team will host"office hours"monthly so that we can place our team out
in the community to interact directly with the community. We would love businesses to partner
with us to host our team. So far, we have already been at Publik Coffee,Neighborhood Hive, and
Emigration Market among some public spaces.
Increased flexibility for the team to work outside traditional office hours by doing a trial run of
every-other Friday off, asking for 16 hours of outside traditional office hour engagement.
In our engagement to new and unorganized groups and people we continue to encourage
individuals to engage with and participate in traditional groups—like community councils and
business districts.
Future launch of education initiatives in order to work to build better understanding in the
community in regard to city processes in order to empower and increase engagement with city
process and boards and commissions.
We are always interested in involving our team and our work and open to ideas and suggestions.
ATTACHMENTS:
Community Outreach 2.0 Community Presentation Slide Deck
COMMU lutreach
• Prioritizing equity.
• Clarifying roles.
• Adding flexibility to meet demand.
• Increasing and broadening proactive engagement.
Community Outreach Team
Weston Clark - Director
Ashley Cleveland - Deputy Director
Katie Schnell - Executive Assistant
Tim Cosgrove - Community Outreach City-Wide Lead & 7
Eva Lopez - Community Outreach District Liaison for Districts 2 & 4
New Districts!
Josh Rebollo - Community Outreach District Liaison for Districts 1 & 5
Hannah Barton - Community Outreach District Liaison for Districts 3 & 6
Katie Riser - Community Outreach Special Projects and Volunteer Program Manager
ID Love Your Block Team (Collaboration with Public Lands and HEART)
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achieve agreed upon results. Collaboration works to establish a shared vision for the audience they are serving. Members
of the collaboration share resources, power, and work to achieve desired goals. It is a shared decision-making process in
which all parties have a stake in the problem, commit to do the work to understand each others perspective and
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• Adding "collaboration" to goals and energy
• More proactive work in the community
o Community Office Hours
o Friday off exchange
o Canvassing, education, tabling
• Broadening engagement
o Direct to Community Councils & Business Districts
• Measure Success
• Creation of Lead Position
o F lexibility
o Policy follow-up
o City-Wide Problem Solving
Community Outreach District Liaison
3 simultaneous and on-going phase approach 2 & 4
• # 1 Identify Community
o Connect to OROs (Community Councils) �.
o Connect with CBO's and "unofficial" community organizations
o Find Community: Leaders, Businesses, gathering spaces
• #2 Data Gather 1 & 5
o Community Office Hours
o Event and Meeting presence '
o Canvassing
• #3 Collaborative solutions
o Education
o Connectivity to available resources (CIP, Microgrants) NNIPPW
o Identify SLC Corps/ LYB projects
o Prioritize Community to be a part of the process and solution
Community Outreach Cit)�Wide Lead
• Serve as a lead liaison and district 7 liaison
o Mentor, advise, collaborate
• Build City and Community Partnerships
o Adopt an Alleyway, Garbage Can programs, Creative Crime • '
prevention, public restrooms, CIP
• Complex P roblem S olving and P olicy W ork
o CAT team - city-wide - problematic properties
o Solution teams - addressing identified policy problems
District 7
■ Freedge, Snow clearing, Building Demolition, Noise issues,
AirBnB, Sharps Containers, Crime hot spots
o Construction Coordination via Mayor's Office
Deputy Director Projects
• Director Support
o Develop metrics of success
o Manages Events in City for possible Mayor's connection and opportunity with Liaisons
• City Engagement Support
o Boards and Commissions Lead
o Building education programs (Land Use 101, SLCty, etc..)
o Sensitive Outreach Process and work
■ LatinX, Black, Native-Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and Indigenous Community Work
o As needed, Department/Division engagement support
■ Public lands/trails, CAN, Transportation
• Special Engagement Projects
o MBK/Cities United
o Quarterly Meetings w/ Mayor
o Fleet Block
o Love Your Block
Community Outreach Special Project and Volunteer Program Manager
• Volunteer Program / SLC Corps
o Work with liaisons to identify Volunteer Opportunities
• Love Your Block - Community Grant Program
o Collaboration with HEART & Public Lands
• Community Outreach Newsletter
o Curated city-wide and mayoral aligned announcements to community groups
• Community Connectivity Projects
o Keys to the City / Community Recognition
o Community Grant Program
o Summer Tabling/Summer Event Coordination/ACE help
• Special Projects as assigned
Services the Outreach Team provides to the Community
Identifying community assets and existing networks to build connectivity to the City and
Community Councils
Connecting identified community groups to the City, and the City to these groups
Steering individuals and groups to participate in their local Community Council for ongoing and
sustainable connectivity
• Help residents and community groups better navigate and understand City processes to
empower their engagement and reduce their frustration
• Bring attention to unintended consequences of policies or identify where policies fall short and
where new policies may be needed
Equitably elevate voices of communities who don't typically engage with the City
Convene listening and co-ideation processes to solve problems and address community concerns
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ERIN MENDENHALL =� ^� , i; LORENA RIFFO-JENSON
MAYOR INTERIM DIRECTOR
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DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD STAFF MEMO
DATE: October 12,2022 ITEM#:
PREPARED BY: Peter Nelson
RE: Private Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
REQUESTED ACTION: Advisement from Business Advisory Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ANALYSIS: The Salt Lake City Council and Mayor adopted the
Electrified Transportation joint resolution in 2021that includes goals to support private electric
vehicle charging infrastructure. The Sustainability Department is in the process of engaging
business owners to understand their current perspectives on EVs and EV charging with regard to
their business, and to identify opportunities for the City to support businesses in the future
transition to electric vehicles. BAB members will also be invited to participate in a dedicated EV
Roundtable meeting convened by the Sustainability Department in early November 2022.
ATTACHMENTS:
ERIN MENDENHALL =� ^� , i; LORENA RIFFO-JENSON
MAYOR INTERIM DIRECTOR
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DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD STAFF MEMO
DATE: October 7, 2022 ITEM#: 3
PREPARED BY: Clark Cahoon
RE: update on Tech Lake City
REQUESTED ACTION: feedback welcome
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ANALYSIS: I'll be sharing an update on the Mayor's Tech Lake
City initiative including websites, banners, station center update, spring bike tour of
Granary,January Tech Week programming.
ATTACHMENTS: N/A