09/12/2023 - MinutesThe Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) of Salt Lake City met on Tuesday,
September 12, 2023.
The following Board Members were present:
Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy, Darin Mano,
Sarah Young
Present Agency Leadership:
Danny Walz – Director, Cara Lindsley – Deputy Director
Present City Staff:
Katherine Lewis – City Attorney, Cindy Lou Trishman – City Recorder, Stephanie Elliott –
Minutes & Records Clerk, Thais Stewart – Deputy City Recorder , Taylor Hill – Constituent
Liaison/Policy Analyst, Scott Corpany – Staff Assistant, Corinne Piazza – Senior RDA Project
Manager
Director Chair Alejandro Puy presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 2:02 pm
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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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Comments:A.
1.General Comments to the Board ~2:00 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.)
No Public Comment.
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 ~2:05 p.m.
5 min.
The Board will approve the meeting minutes of June 6, 2023; June 13, 2023; and August
15, 2023.
Motion:
Moved by Director Dugan, seconded by Director Valdemoros to approve
meeting minutes of June 6, 2023; June 13, 2023; and August 15, 2023.
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy,
Darin Mano, Sarah Young
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
2.Informational: Station Center Vision and Implementation Plan
Progress Update ~ 2:10 p.m.
45 min.
The Board will receive a progress update about the Station Center Vision and
Implementation Plan. Station Center is located in the Depot District Project Area
between 500 to 600 West and 200 to 400 South. The RDA owns properties in the study
area, including 11 acres in Station Center and an additional four acres near 600 West and
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100 South. Station Center is envisioned to have new streets, parks, and open spaces,
taller building heights, and a mix of land uses. The study is evaluating the creation of a
governance entity to guide development, programming, and other long-term needs of the
area.
Danny Walz introduced Ashley Ogden and Marc Asnis (Project Manager at
Perkins & Will Architecture and Planning).
Marc Asnis gave the following updates on the progress of the Station Center Vision and
Implementation Plan:
•Snapshot presentation of where the plan was currently at
•Salt Lake City Design Framework and the vision of future development at Station
Center
•Establishing compact blocks to create easier access
•Restoring the site for all living things such as tree canopies and native planting
•Enabling a sustainable mobility network by prioritizing public, bicycle, and
pedestrian transit
•Championing the Green Loop (Urban Trail) with play areas, dog runs, gardens, and
other amenities for the public to enjoy
•Activating the festival street and creating a flexible street to accommodate other
outdoor events on 300 South
•Ensuring functional roadways integrating shared ride and car accessibility but
maintaining parking for private vehicles
•Curating public places of culture, arts, and performance and creating a larger arts
campus for the public
•Changing the current zoning to allow maximum height in new and existing
construction
•Conserving water such as an underground water basin and harvesting stormwater
•Harnessing solar power and implementing renewable energy sources in the area
Imran Aukhil (Principal at HR&A Advisors) presented the following information
regarding governance on the project:
•Framework of governance and how it would be implemented into the new center
•Benefits of governance: attracting users, target tenants, brand management, and
support entitlements
•Successes of governance across the nation in St. Louis and Boston
•Governance Timeline
◦Pre – Startup (years 1-2)
◦Startup (years 3-4)
◦Stabilization (years 5 and beyond)
•Contracting for local food programming and more
•Helping attract ground-level retail tenants
•Activating and managing open spaces
•Facilitating district parking strategy and arts program partnerships
Director Member Dugan expressed concern with this project and said it overshadowed
other developments and requested collaboration with the Rio Grande Project.
Director Wharton and Director Petro requested the 1.5% arts funds be reevaluated and
increased and wanted to see funds invested in Festival Street.
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Director Valdemoros requested more family-oriented plans to make the Station Center
an inviting place and asked about the Public Market proposal progress.
Director Petro stated that in order for the RDA to use public trust and funding, the
Council needed the utmost clarity on the proposal and plans.
Directors stated the following concerns with the Governance Proposal:
•Creating a new entity and government to handle the new project area
•Governing power being removed from the Council
•Overlap of identified spaces for specific uses – needing more clarification on
intended uses
•Vast work and fund scope of the projects being proposed
•Where the funding would come from – current and future costs
•Where the sustainability of this project would come from including staffing and
funding needs
3.Informational: Proposed Housing and Transit Reinvestment
Zone Tax Increment Reimbursement Policy
~ 2:55
p.m.
20 min.
The Board will receive a briefing about the proposed Housing and Transit Reinvestment
Zone (HTRZ) Tax Increment Reimbursement Program Policy. This policy will guide the
disbursement of tax increment in HTRZs. Tax increment reimbursement allows for a
portion of the property tax generated by a development to be returned to the developer
over a fixed period of time.
Danny Walz and Corrine Piazza presented the following information regarding the
Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone (HTRZ) Tax Increment Reimbursement Policy
Proposal:
•Tax Increments (TI) allowed for a portion of property tax generated by a
development to be reimbursed back to the developer over time – post performance
based
•Direct payments that did not need to be paid back – post performance based
•Objectives:
◦Development of mixed-use, affordable housing
◦Increased utilization of public transit
◦Creating criteria thresholds
•Maximum Reimbursement Rate:
◦90% of TI received by the RDA
•Maximum reimbursement term of 15 or 25 years – based on a project’s eligible
costs, public benefits, and demonstrated financial need
•Next steps:
◦Adoption of the formal policy once the draft had been considered
◦Interlocal agreement between Salt Lake City and the RDA to ensure
distribution of TI was consistent with all HTRZ policies and acts
◦The Board to consider a draft policy for non-HTRZ project areas
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DirectorPuy and Petro stated concerns about the proposal but supported the area
becoming an HTRZ.
Director Valdemoros asked about the housing thresholds and wanted clarification on the
homeowner opportunities and projects located in the HTRZ.
4.Resolution: Amendment to Terms for Loan to Ville 1659, LLC, and
Additional Funding Conditions
~ 3:15
p.m.
20 min.
The Board will be briefed about, and will consider approving a resolution that would
modify the terms and include additional funding conditions for the Housing
Development Loan Program (HDLP) loan to Ville 1659 project, located at 1659 West
North Temple. The proposed modifications include a balloon repayment with a three-
year term versus the originally approved cash flow repayment with a 40-year term.
Item pulled from Agenda
5.Informational: RDA Exploration Trip Update ~ 3:35 p.m.
15 min.
Board Members and RDA staff will discuss key takeaways from the Board's recent trip to
Pittsburgh to learn from their Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Danny Walz gave the following updates:
•Pittsburg was a great area to research and explore
•Ideas and processes were found to be implemented in Salt Lake
•Takeaways from the trip;
◦Prioritizing minority and women-owned businesses
◦Federal and private financing options
◦Concentration on smaller areas for specific projects, instead of larger plans
◦Need for more technical support
Directors thanked Staff for all the work to make the trip a useful experience and
expressed excitement for redevelopment ideas in Salt Lake City.
6.Report and Announcements from the Executive Director TENTATIVE
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.
No Report from the Executive Director.
7.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:
•Project Updates; and
•Scheduling Items.
Danny Walz gave the following updates:
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•Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program applications closed mid-September 2023
•Public outreach opportunities
◦Ballpark public survey engagement project
◦City Creek Daylight contract
8.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair TENTATIVE
5 min.
Report of the Chair and Vice Chair.
No Report from the Chair or Vice Chair.
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.
F.Tentative 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<
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Adjournment
(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.
Closed Session started at 3:43 pm.
Held via Zoom and in the Work Session Room (location)
Board/Council Members in Attendance: Board/Council Members Dugan, Petro, Valdemoros,
Mano, Wharton, Young and Puy.
City Staff in Attendance: Erin Mendenhall, Danny Walz, Rachel Otto, Lisa Shaffer, Megan Yuill,
Lindsey Nikola, Katie Lewis, Allison Parks, Andrew Johnston, Tammy Hunsaker, Ashley Ogden,
Corinne Piazza, Kathryn Hackman, Amanda Greenland, Kate Werrett, Austin Taylor, Marcus
Lee, Lucas Goodrich, Cindy Gust-Jenson, Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Allison Rowland,
Nick Tarbet, Ben Luedtke, Whitney Gonzalez-Fernandez, Ariana Williford, and Cindy Lou
Trishman
Closed Session ended at 5:00 pm.
Motion:
Moved by Director Wharton, seconded by Director Dugan 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 pursuant to
Utah Code § 78B-1-137.
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy, Darin
Mano, Sarah Young
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
Motion:
Moved by Director Mano, seconded by Director Dugan to exit Closed Session.
AYE: Ana Valdemoros, Victoria Petro, Daniel Dugan, Chris Wharton, Alejandro Puy, Darin
Mano, Sarah Young
Final Result: 7 – 0 Pass
G.
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Meeting adjourned at 5:00 pm
Minutes Approved: November 14, 2023
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Redevelopment Agency Chair Alejandro Puy
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City Recorder
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