Transmittal - 9/5/2023
MARY BETH THOMPSON
Chief Financial Officer
ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 245
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114 TEL 801-535-6403
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
_______________________________ Date Received: __________________
Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff Date sent to Council: _____________
TO: Salt Lake City Council
Darin Mano, Chair
DATE: August 31, 2023
FROM: Mary Beth Thompson, Chief Financial Officer ________________________________
SUBJECT: Council Consent Agenda #1 Items Fiscal Year 2023-24
STAFF CONTACTS: Mary Beth Thompson, Chief Financial Officer (801) 535-6403 or
Lisa Hunt, Deputy Chief Financial Officer (801) 535-7926
DOCUMENT TYPE: Consent Agenda/Establish Grant Projects from Grant Holding Account
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the City Council consent to the transfer
of these grants and donations from the holding account and establish a
project budget for them.
BUDGET IMPACT: Grant Holding Account ($ 1,466,069.00)
New Grant Project 1,466,069.00
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The grant holding account was established to fund grants between
budget amendments with the understanding that the grants would be submitted as part of the next
budget opening. Items transmitted are placed on a Council Consent agenda and then formally
approved during the following budget amendment. On occasion, a similar process is employed for
donations to the City.
Where necessary, resolutions were previously passed authorizing the Mayor to sign and accept these
grants and donations.
EXHIBITS: Consent Agenda Detail
Consent Agenda Summary
09/05/2023
09/05/2023
rachel otto (Sep 5, 2023 16:54 MDT)
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Section G: Council Consent Agenda – Grant Awards
G-1: Greater Salt Lake Area Clean Energy and Air Roadmap
Misc. Grants
$1,000,000.00
Department: Sustainability
Prepared By: Amy Dorsey
The City received a grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency on August 4, 2023. The first deliverable of
this grant is due by March 1, 2024, so there is a sense of urgency to approve the acceptance of the funds.
CPRG funding is available in two phases. In the first phase, Formula Grants for Planning are apportioned to states ($3
million each) and 67 of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas ($1 million each) to produce a Priority Climate Action Plan
(PCAP) and Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP). In the second phase, the EPA is conducting competitive grant
rounds to disperse $4.6 billion to implement measures identified in PCAPs and CCAPs.
Sustainability is asking for a straw poll from the Council: They would like to use the grants reserve fund to cover the costs of
1) finalizing an RFP for a consultant 2) posing a job for the grant-funded coordinator and 3) negotiating and signing a sub-
award agreement with one of our grant partners. The EPA grant would then reimburse the fund.
A public hearing was held on July 11, 2023.
G-2: Utah Department of Natural Resources/Forestry Fire and State
Land
Misc. Grants
$150,000.00
Department: Public Lands
Prepared By: Amy Dorsey
The Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands of the Utah Department of Natural Resources is giving Public Lands a
$150,000 grant for the purpose of removing navigational hazards, including downed trees, garbage, and other debris, from
the Jordan River from 2100 South to 2400 North.
A public hearing was held on June 6, 2023.
No match is required.
G-3: State of Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation (UORG) Misc. Grants $150,000.00
Department: Public Lands
Prepared By: Amy Dorsey
The Division of Outdoor Recreation is giving Public Lands a $150,000 grant for the purpose of removing navigational
hazards, including downed trees, garbage, and other debris, from the Jordan River from 2100 South to 2400 North.
A public hearing was held on May 16, 2023.
No match is required.
G-4: Backman Community Open Space
Misc. Grants
$62,223.00
Department: Public Lands
Prepared By: Amy Dorsey
Salt Lake City's (City) Department of Public Lands will improve the open space adjacent to Backman Elementary. The design
will likely include intentional landscaping and safety improvements, multiple nature playground amenities, watchable
wildlife areas, an outdoor gathering area, and a permaculture garden and/or similar amenities. This open space area is
covered with thick, invasive vegetation and remains virtually unused by the surrounding community. The current conditions
create safety concerns for families whose children use the existing trail and bridge to walk to school. An analysis by the
University of Utah of census block data shows that this natural area could provide children and their families greater access
to nature than any other single natural open space in the city, making the site an unprecedented public asset for hundreds of
local children and families in the City's Rose Park neighborhood and users of the Jordan River Parkway by improving a
blighted section of the trail.
A 50% match is required.
A public hearing was held on May 16, 2023.
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G-5: Utah Office for Victims of Crime-VOCA Misc. Grants $92,846.00
Department: Attorney’s Office (Prosecutors)
Prepared By: Amy Dorsey
Salt Lake City Prosecutor's Office was awarded $92,846 for a two-year grant to pay a partial salary for a victim advocate.
This grant does not require any new positions as the victim advocate was partially paid for the last two years by a previous
VOCA award.
The other portion of the Victim Advocate's salary will be used to satisfy the 25% match.
A public hearing was held on June 6, 2023.
G-6: Utah State Board of Education Misc. Grants $11,000.00
Department: CAN (Youth and Family) Prepared By: Amy Dorsey
This grant will be used to pay for snacks for the Youth and Family locations throughout the City. No FTEs are paid for by
this grant.
Employee staff time is being used as a match.
A public hearing was held on September 5, 2023.
Fund Expenditure Amount Revenue Amount Ongoing or One- time FTEs
1 Greater Salt Lake Area Clean Energy and Air Roadmap 1,000,000.00 1,000,000.00 One Time 0
2 Utah Department of Natural Resources/Forestry Fire and State Land 150,000.00 150,000.00 One Time 0
3 State of Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation (UORG)150,000.00 150,000.00 One Time 0
4 Backman Community Open Space 62,223.00 62,223.00 One Time 0
5 Utah Office for Victims of Crime-VOCA 92,846.00 92,846.00 One Time 0
6 Utah State Board of Education 11,000.00 11,000.00 One Time 0
Total of Budget Amendment Items 1,466,069.00 1,466,069.00 0
Fiscal Year 2023-24 Consent Agenda #1
Initiative Number/Name
Section G: Council Consent Agenda - Grant Awards
Section I: Council Added Items
Signature:
Email:
April Patterson (Sep 5, 2023 15:12 MDT)
April Patterson
april.patterson@slcgov.com