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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE 1
No. _____ of 2022 2
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(Amending Salt Lake City Code to modify the membership of the Community Recovery 4
Committee, a new city board to assist with and oversee 5
the distribution of American Rescue Plan Act funds) 6
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WHEREAS, the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world and local economy 8
at an unprecedented level, and Salt Lake City’s nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and 9
residents have been negatively impacted by the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic. 10
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WHEREAS, Salt Lake City Corporation (City) has received federal funding under the 12
American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Plan), which must be committed by December 31, 2024 and 13
spent by December 31, 2026. 14
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WHEREAS, the City must spend the Rescue Plan funds on certain COVID-related uses, 16
including to support disproportionately impacted communities and to mitigate negative economic 17
impacts within the community. 18
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WHEREAS, the City is creating a community grant program to deploy Rescue Plan funds 20
to support disproportionately impacted communities in the City and mitigate the negative 21
economic impacts to the City’s local businesses and nonprofit organizations. 22
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WHEREAS, the City desires to establish criteria to quickly, transparently, and fairly deploy 24
the Rescue Plan funds through the community grant program, and desires to create a new City 25
board to review applications for the grant funding and make recommendations to the City Council, 26
for its approval. 27
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WHEREAS, in April, 2022, the City Council adopted an ordinance to establish the 29
community grant program and to create the Community Recovery Committee to oversee the grant 30
applications and recommendations, as set forth herein, is in the City’s best interests. 31
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WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to make a change to the Community Recovery 33
Committee membership to include members of the Salt Lake City Arts Council. All other 34
provisions of the Community Recovery Committee ordinance will remain unchanged. 35
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NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: 37
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SECTION 1. Section 2.20.030, MEMBERSHIP, shall be amended as follows: 39
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2.20.030: MEMBERSHIP: 41
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A. The Community Recovery Committee shall be made up of a total of seven or nine 43
members, with up to three members or four members from the Human Rights 44
Commission, one member from the Business Advisory Board, up to three members or 45
four members from the Racial Equity in Policing Commission, and one member from 46
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the Economic Development Loan Fund Committee and one member from the . Salt 47
Lake Arts Council. 48
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B. Members of the Community Recovery Committee will be appointed by the Salt Lake 50
City Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. Individuals appointed to 51
the Community Recovery Committee will be authorized under City Code to serve on 52
two City boards. 53
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SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after it has 55
been published in accordance with Utah Code §10-3-711 and recorded in accordance with Utah 56
Code §10-3-713. 57
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of ______________, 2022. 59
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Dan Dugan, Council Chair 62
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN: 63
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CITY RECORDER 66
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Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________. 68
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Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed. 71
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MAYOR 74
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CITY RECORDER 76
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Bill No. ________ of 2022. 79
Published: ______________. 80
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:______________________________
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Katherine Lewis, City Attorney