Proposed Resolution - 8/15/2022
RESOLUTION NO. __ OF 2022
(A Resolution in Support and Approval of the Salt Lake City Department of Airports’ 2022
Master Plan Update for Continued Development of the Salt Lake City International Airport)
WHEREAS, in 1997 the Salt Lake City Department of Airports (“SLCDA”) completed a
master plan (“1997 Master Plan”) and business plan (“1997 Business Plan”) for the phase one
development program of the Salt Lake City International Airport (“Airport”); and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council adopted Resolution 58 of 1997 approving and
supporting the 1997 Master Plan and 1997 Business Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Airport is a valuable asset and economic driver in Salt Lake City and the
state of Utah; and
WHEREAS, an airport master plan is a comprehensive study of an airport and usually
describes the short-, medium-, and long-term development plans to meet future aviation demand;
and
WHEREAS, community engagement is important in developing master plans, and so for
development of the 2022 Airport master plan (“2022 Master Plan”), SLCDA formed a variety of
stakeholder committees, including a Technical Advisory Committee, a Policy Advisory
Committee, an Airport Staff Working Group, and the Airport Board Advisory Group; and
WHEREAS, each committee was comprised of stakeholders representing a broad
spectrum of interests, including airport users, airport tenants, aviation service providers, air
carriers, general aviation organizations, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), state and
local planning organizations, environmental interest groups, airport staff, and elected and
appointed officials representing local municipalities; and
WHEREAS, SLCDA presented the 2022 Master Plan to the Salt Lake City Council in
detail, and the Council has had the opportunity to carefully consider aspects of the 2022 Master
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the 2022 Master Plan and has had the
opportunity to review the proposed construction and development, the needs and purposes for the
development and for the implementation generally presented in the 2022 Master Plan; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as
follows:
1. Having completed this examination, the City Council supports and approves the
2022 Master Plan, including the general development and funding aspects of those plans, and
agrees that the Airport should proceed with development using all reasonable means to give
effect to those plans.
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2. The City Council reserves its rights and responsibilities to separately consider
each financing action for which it must give formal legal approval.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this _____ day of _________, 2022.
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
By: ______________________
Dan Dugan, Chair, Salt Lake City Council
Attest:
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City Recorder
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved as to Form:
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Senior City Attorney