03/13/2024 - Appointment Information
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474
WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
TEL 801-535-7704
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
______________________________ Date Received: 3/13/2024
Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Date Sent to Council: 3/13/2024
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE 3/13/2024
Victoria Petro, Chair
FROM: Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Office of the Mayor
SUBJECT: Board Appointment Recommendation: Business Advisory Board
STAFF CONTACT: April Patterson
April.Patterson@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Board Appointment Recommendation: Business Advisory Board
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends the Council consider the
recommendation in the attached letter from the Mayor and appoint Business Advisory Board.
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474
WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
TEL 801-535-7704
March 13, 2024
Salt Lake City Council
451 S State Street Room 304
PO Box 145476
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Dear Council Member Petro,
Listed below is my recommendation for the membership appointment for the Business Advisory
Board.
Kristen Lavelett to be appointed for a four year term starting from date of City Council advice
and consent and ending on Monday, December 25, 2028.
I respectfully ask for your consideration and support for this appointment.
Respectfully,
Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
cc: file
DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR
LORENA RIFFO JENSON
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 Kristen Lavelett, Business
Development Manager, Downtown Alliance, for an ex officio position on the Business Advisory Board.
Kristen has been a tireless advocate for the City and local businesses for more than a decade. She served
at Local First Utah from 2012 to 2021 as Assistant Director and then Director before moving to the
Downtown Alliance in 2022. Kristen has also served on the boards of Urban Food Connections of Utah, the
Granary District Alliance, the Central Ninth Community Council, and Chair of the Special Olympics Game
Organizing Committee for Fall & Winter Games at the University of Utah.
Kristen is willing to give her time and talents to the Business Advisory Board and lend her voice to issues
impacting the business community.
We strongly support Kristen ’s application to the Business Advisory Board. Please find enclosed her
application and resume. 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