1/12/2022 - Meeting Minutes MINUTES
OF THE SALT LAKE CITY
BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD
Wednesday,January 12th, 2022
8:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
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I,Darin Piccoli,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:
Darin Piccoli, Chair Sue Rice
Jeff Carleton Alberto Brito
Karen Gunn Andy Robertson
The following members of the Business Advisory Board were absent:
Scott Lyttle
Abudujannah Soud
Also Present:
Veronica Cavanagh, Department of Economic Development; Lorena Riffo Jenson,Department of
Economic Development; Will Wright, Department of Economic Development; Cathie Rigby,
Department of Economic Development; Peter Makowski,Department of Economic Development;
Lindsey Day,Depai intent of Economic Development;Roberta Reichgelt, Department of Economic
Development;Allison Rowland, Salt Lake City Council Office; Kristina Olivas,The Downtown
Alliance; Michelle Hoon Homeless Engagement and Response Team(HEART);Amy Thompson,
Planning Division;Edward Bennett, Suazo Business Center;Weston Clark, Community Outreach.
2. Briefings by the Staff
New BAB member
Ms. Reichgelt introduced Andy Robertson as a new member of the Business Advisory Board. Mr.
Robertson stated that he is the Vice President of Business Development for IONIQ Sciences,Inc,which
is a MedTech start-up where they are modernizing cancer detection with an FDA Breakthrough Device.
Construction Mitigation
Ms. Reichgelt provided an update on the Construction Mitigation Program(CMG), explaining that
$76,000 have been deployed to small businesses impacted by construction. She stated that once all funds
have been issued the Business Development team will provide a report on businesses that received
funding, overview of the program, and recipient survey results.
Emergency Loan Program(ELP)
Ms. Reichgelt stated in March 2020,Economic Development asked City Council for a$1 million to fund
a program which would provide businesses with a bridge loan until Paycheck Protection Program loans
would be available.Fifty-two local businesses received an ELP Loan, and the repayments were tied to the
Emergency Proclamation which expired in May 2021 and Economic Development extended the payment
deadline to December 31, 2021. The Department is currently working with City Council and looking into
extending repayments.
Mr. Bennett asked if any of the businesses that received an ELP loan shut down. Ms. Reichgelt said she
does not have that information at this time.
Ms. Rowland added that the Council is involved in this because it is their statutory obligation to oversee
the finances of the City. There are a lot of steps to do all the diligence and some of the guidance of the
Treasury hasn't been clear until recently for these emergency funds. The Council is aware, and they are
working with Economic Development.
DED staffing
Ms. Reichgelt announced that there were two Project Coordinator positions available on the Business
Development team. She asked BAB members to share this information with their network.
3. Approval of the minutes
A. Review and Approval of December 8th,2021 BAB Minutes
Ms. Rice made a motion to approve the minutes from December 8,2021 meeting.Ms. Rice seconded the
motion.Upon roll call,the motion passed unanimously.
1. Business
A. FBSE 2nd Story Rooftop Commercial Uses that was approved by Council in Sugarhouse
Ms. Thompson from Salt Lake City's Planning Division provided information on the recent changes to
the zoning ordinates related to 2nd story commercial rooftop uses specific to the FBSE zone.
Mr. Robertson asked if a second story deck has opened in the past and if it was successful.Ms. Thompson
was not aware of any history regarding of any previous request in that area.
B. HEART(Homeless Engagement and Response Team)
Ms. Hoon provided a presentation regarding the engagement from the Homeless Engagement and
Response Team(HEART) in the business community. She stated that if BAB members ever experience
any homeless encampment they can reach out on the SLC Mobile App,to provide information on the
encampment. That information will be sent to the SLC Police Department and Salt Lake County Health
Department to remedy the problem. She added that if there are issues with biowaste and needles they also
can deploy a cleaning contractor to clean.
Deputy Director Riffo Jenson asked Ms. Hoon what is the best way to contact her. Ms. Hoon responded
that her email was best: michelle.hoon@slcgov.com.
Mr. Bennett asked if the City has ever thought that the Housing First model was not appropriate for Salt
Lake City. Ms. Hoon said they always want to be sure that they are evaluating what the best use of their
resources are. They want to make sure they are following what the best practices are and best for the
community.With Housing First,people need places to go and if there is no outflow from a shelter the
shelter would just get bigger. It does make sense to use Housing First to help with getting the homeless a
place of their own as it has been proven that it is more costly to shelter people and have them engage with
the police force and emergency medical services than them getting their own place.
Chairperson Piccoli said that the last Grand America meeting they discussed getting the next legislative
session to include funds, and the Senator said they left it in a way that the State is not going to act if there
is not some sort of incentive. Mr. Piccoli asked Ms. Hoon if there has been any update regarding funds for
this. Ms. Hoon said the City, County and State are recipients of ARPA dollars and the County has set
aside $6 million s for its development of a receiving center and is seeking matching funds from the State
to fill the gap. One of the things that is in the Governor's proposed budget is about$20 million set aside
for the development of the Tiny Homes Community,which is also one of Mayor Mendenhall's big
initiative.
Ms. Reichgelt stated she would invite Andrew Johnston to a future meeting to provide updates regarding
the Legislative Session.
C. Nomination of Chair/Vice Chair for Calendar Year 2022
Mr. Carleton made a motion for Chairperson Piccoli to continue as Chair. Ms. Rice seconded the motion.
Upon roll call,the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Rice nominated Mr. Carleton to serve as Vice-Chairperson.Ms. Gunn seconded the motion.Upon
roll call,the motion passed unanimously.
2. City Council Announcements
Ms. Rowland announced that City Council swore in two new district members:
District 1: Alejandro Puy,and
District 2: Victoria Petro-Echler
She also announced City Council has a new chair and vice chair:
Chair—Dan Dugan of District 6
Vice-Chair: Darin Mano of District 5
3. BAB Member Announcements
No Announcements.
4. Adjournment
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned.
dani
darin picco (Mar 11,2022 12:10 MST)
Darin Piccoli, Chairperson
This document and the recording constitute the official minutes of the Economic Development Business
Advisory Board meeting held January 12th, 2022.
BAB MINUTES 1 . 12.2022
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