10/04/2023 - Meeting Minutes MINUTES OF THE
REDEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
October 4, 2023
The following Members were present:
Mojdeh Sakaki, Baxter Reecer, Rosa Bandeirinha, Mark Isaac, Brian Doughty, Amy Rowland
The following Members were absent:
Nic Peterson
Present Agency Staff:
Danny Walz— Director, Austin Taylor- Project Manager, Eric Holmes - RDA Data Manager, Robyn Stine
- Office Manager
Present City Staff:
Erik Fronberg— Management Analyst, Allison Parks—Senior City Attorney
Present Guests:
None
Business:
1. Announcements by the Staff
None
2. Approval of Minutes from September 6, 2023
Mark Isaac made a motion to approve the minutes from the September 6, 2023 meeting. Baxter
Reecer seconded the motion. Upon roll call, the motion passed unanimously.
3. High Opportunity Areas: Proposed Map Update—Austin Taylor, Project Manager; Eric Holmes,
Data Manager; and Erik Fronberg, Management Analyst
Austin Taylor introduced Eric Holmes and Erik Fronberg and shared their assistance with creating
the new High Opportunity Areas map. He explained the proposal to update the data set, ranking
system, and eligibility map of High Opportunity Areas. He said in 2015, the Kem C. Gardner Policy
Institute created the Opportunity Index, using a set of economic and housing related metrics to
determine census tracts in Salt Lake City in which low-income households would have the greatest
opportunity of improving their economic situation. In 2017, the RDA Board (Board), using the
Opportunity Index, set aside $4.5 million to finance affordable housing development within High
Opportunity Areas. Since then, only one application was approved.
Mr. Taylor said the goals for the High Opportunity Area Proposal include incentivizing affordable
housing development, increasing economic mobility, fostering mixed-income neighborhoods,
avoiding concentrated poverty, and compensating for the lack of federal support. The current map
covers parts of the city with indicators showing its high level of opportunity, but there are
challenges like small parcel sizes, limited multifamily zoning, and exclusion from federal support. To
address this, an updated map was proposed.
Eric Holmes explained that the proposed new map was created by using a model developed by the
University of Utah team, and considered additional metrics such as proximity to services, health
information, and community services.
Mr. Holmes presented the changes in metrics and explained the inclusion of tracks surrounded by
high-opportunity areas. The new map expands the eligible land for multifamily development,
adding tracts in The Avenues, Central City, East Central, East Liberty, Liberty Wells, and Sugar
House.
Mr. Taylor said the new map is what staff will be taking before the Board and would value feedback
from the committee Members.
Discussion:
• A committee member informed the group that Utah Housing Corporation is using a county-
wide map to provide 10-30% basis boosts for LIHTC-funded projects in high opportunity
areas within Salt Lake County.
• Recommended to counter federal bias with better City benefit.
• Staff added the map is for Agency use to concentrate efforts on spreading affordable
housing throughout the City and not just in neighborhoods with a current concentration of
affordable housing such as Central City, Downtown, Ballpark, and Fairpark.
• It was requested the maps be forwarded to the committee Members.
4. Adjournment
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
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This document along with the digital recording constitute the official minutes of the Redevelopment Advisory
Committee held October 4, 2023.
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