Legislative Version Ordinance - 4/6/2022ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS
MAYOR KRISTIN RIKER
DIRECTOR
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
Date Received:
Lisa Shaffer, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council:
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: April 6, 2022
Dan Dungan, Chair
FROM: Kristin Riker, Director, Department of Public Lands _
SUBJECT: Naming the pedestrian bridge between 200 South and North Temple along the Jordan
River the “Archie and Lois Archuleta Bridge”
STAFF CONTACTS: Tyler Fonarow, Recreational Trails Manager, tyler.fonarow@slcgov.com
Rocío Torres Mora, Community Partnership & Engagement Coordinator,
rocio.torres@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Information Item
RECOMMENDATION: Notify Council of the proposed bridge naming, per City Code Chapter
3.65
BUDGET IMPACT: N/A
BACKGROUND:
The pedestrian bridge between 200 South and North Temple along the Jordan is currently nameless.
Robert “Archie” and Lois Archuleta have been long-time community advocates in Salt Lake City.
Some of the highlights in the Archuleta’s advocacy work and reasons for the request of this designation
include:
•Lois and Archie were advocates for education. Archie became principal of an alternative high
school and planted the seeds for what became the Horizonte Instruction and Training Center. Lois
studied education at Westminster College. They created the Archie and Lois Archuleta Chicano
Scholarship Fund at the University of Utah. Their passion inspired hundreds of individuals to
follow their lead and created a positive effect that connected education with activism.
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• They helped lead efforts to change a height requirement that prevented Latinos from joining the
Salt Lake City Police Department.
• The couple fostered welcoming environments for all. In their day-to-day lives, they went above
and beyond to make sure anyone they interacted with felt safe and empowered.
• They received the Key to the City for their advocacy work in support of individuals experiencing
homeless, the LGBT community, and women.
• Besides serving as president of Utah Coalition of La Raza for nine years, Archie Archuleta served
on many other boards, including Centro Civico Mexicano, Center for Documentary Arts,
Concerned Citizens Committee, Alliance for Unity, the Utah Aging Commission and the
Enriching Utah Coalition. He was also chairman of the Salt Lake County Democratic Caucus.
• Lois was passionate about her faith and music. She was a member of a local musical group and
her church in Poplar Grove for over 40 years.
• The Archuletas have been a pinnacle of community service. From boards and commissions to
faith-based service opportunities, they exemplified what it means to work for your community
within your community.
Naming city assets is addressed in City Code Chapter 3.65 and Section 3.65.020 says that the naming of
major assets requires City Council approval, and the naming of minor assets requires the Mayor’s
approval. This section states that a major asset includes a structure or any acreage of land. The pedestrian
bridge in this case is a major asset. The Council may choose to approve the name change through
legislative process or defer the approval to the Mayor’s office. Chapter 3.65 allows the Council 15
business days after receipt of this notice to determine whether it wishes to use a legislative process for the
naming of the bridge. If, at the conclusion of those 15 business days, the Council has not responded to
this notice, the naming decision and process reverts to the Mayor’s office to use the minor asset approval
process. To initiate the process, Public Lands is forwarding the attached letter from the Mayor to the
Council notifying them of the proposed naming
PUBLIC PROCESS: N/A
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Letter from the Mayor
Letter from the Mayor
ATTACHMENT A
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ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
April 6, 2022
Dear Council Members,
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
I am requesting that the pedestrian bridge between 200 South and North Temple along the
Jordan River be named as the “Archie and Lois Archuleta Bridge.”
City Code Chapter 3.65.020 says that the naming of major assets requires City Council approval
and the naming of minor assets requires Mayor approval. That section says that a major asset
includes a structure or any acreage of land. The pedestrian bridge in this case is a major asset.
The Council may choose to approve the name change through legislative process or defer the
approval to my office. Chapter 3.65 allows the Council 15 business days after receipt of this
notice to determine whether it wishes to use a legislative process for the naming of the bridge. If,
at the conclusion of those 15 business days, the Council has not responded to this notice, the
naming decision and process reverts to the Mayor’s office to use the minor asset approval
process.
Sincerely,
Mayor Erin Mendenhall
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
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