Transmittal - 4/25/2024DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR
Lorena Riffo-Jenson
DIRECTOR
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
___________________________________ Date Received: _________________
Jill Love, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: __________
______________________________________________________________________________________
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE: April 23, 2024
Victoria Petro, Chair
FROM: Lorena Riffo-Jenson, Director, Department of Economic Development
SUBJECT: Central Business Improvement Area -25 (CBIA-25)
STAFF CONTACTS: Andie Feldman, Andie.Feldman@slcgov.com
Roberta Reichgelt, Roberta.Reichgelt@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Written Briefing
RECOMMENDATION: N/A
BUDGET IMPACT: None.
COORDINTATION: Economic Development, Treasurer’s Office, Engineering, Recorder’s
Office, City Council, Mayor’s Office, Attorney’s Office, Information Management Services
(IMS), Central Business District Property Owners, Zions Public Finance, Inc.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: The Central Business Improvement Area (CBIA) serves as an
essential Improvement District in Downtown Salt Lake City, aimed at enhancing vibrancy and
activity within the City’s Central Business District. It operates through a special assessment on
commercial properties within the designated area, funding various initiatives such as marketing,
promotion, advocacy, and more.
The inception of the Central Business Improvement Area dates back to 1991, with assessments
spanning three years and contracts awarded through Request for Proposals (RFPs). The current
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contract, awarded to the Downtown Alliance in 2022, will expire in April 2025 coinciding with the
conclusion of the current assessment area, CBIA-22. To ensure uninterrupted funding, the
Administration proposes the initiation of a new assessment area, CBIA-25, continuing within the
established downtown boundary.
CBIA-25 aims to sustain vital services such as marketing, promotion, advocacy, and The Farmers
Market, among other programs supported by the Downtown Alliance. Establishing a new CBIA
involves a meticulous process governed by Utah State law, requiring various City Council actions,
including noticing provisions, public hearings, and other regulatory requirements over the next
fourteen months. This timeline aligns with the expiration of the current contract to ensure seamless
transition and uninterrupted service provision within the CBIA. Close collaboration between
Department of Economic Development (DED) staff and Council staff will facilitate effective
communication and compliance with the outlined timeline.
Additionally, a secondary assessment provides Specialty Lighting for a subsection of the CBIA,
funded separately. However, recent findings have revealed that the existing lighting infrastructure
in the CBIA is outdated and insufficient, particularly impacting properties along 362-375 South
State Street, as well as parcel 7 on 400 South. The lighting assessment map is included below. In
response, businesses not receiving adequate lighting service have been excluded from the lighting
assessment map to prevent unjust charges in the upcoming Special Assessment Area (SAA)
renewal.
Council’s Recommended Timeline CBIA-25:
1. July 2, 2024, Resolution of Intent to Designate
2. July 9, 2024, Adoption of Resolution of Intent to Designate
3. September 3, 2024, Public Protest Hearing
4. November 12, 2024, Meeting to Announce Protest Tally
5. November 12, 2024, Adoption of Resolution to Designate & Appoint Board of
Equalization
6. January 17, 2025, Board of Equalization report forwarded to City Council
7.March 4, 2025, Approve Board of Equalization Recommendations
8.March 4, 2025, Adopt Assessment Ordinance
Attachments:
Attachment 1: Map of CBIA-25 boundaries (same as CBIA-22)
Attachment 2: Map of CBIA-25 Holiday Lighting Map
Attachment 4: Estimated Timeline of CBIA-25 Implementation
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Step Action Description Group/Lead Deadlines
1 Consultant Contract Contract with a consultant to provide guidance throughout process. DED 2/1/24 - 4/30/2024
2 Technical Description of the CBIA
Technical Description of the CBIA provided to Engineering. Engineering prepares
tax roll based on this data.Consultant 3/12/2024
3
Develop assessment methodology
that conforms to Assessment Area
Act.
Develop assessment methodology concerning Economic Promotion & Lighting
Assessment.DED 3/24/2024
4 Overview Transmittal. (Mayor) High level document explaning the process transmitted to Mayor’s Office. DED 3/12/2024
5 Overview transmittal. (Council
Office)High level document explaning the process transmitted to Council Office. Mayor’s Office 3/19/2024
6 City Council Meeting
DED will provide a written briefing to the City Council on the upcoming on the CBIA-
25 process. DED 4/2/2024
7 Salt Lake County Property Tax
Information. Numbers should be available by May 22, 2024. Consultant 5/31/2024
8 Bond Counsel Description &
Improvement Review Bond Counsel reviews the description of Improvements and Areas to be Improved. DED 6/5/2024
9 Resolution of intent to designate. Bond Counsel drafts resolution of Intent to Designate. Bond Counsel 6/11/2024
10
Resolution of Intent to Designate
and Justification transmittal.
(Mayor)
Resolution of Intent to Designate and justification documentation transmitted to
Mayor’s Office. DED 6/18/2024
11
Resolution of Intent to Designate
and Justification transmittal.
(Council Office)
Resolution of Intent to Designate and justification documentation transmitted to
Council Office. Mayor’s Office 6/21/2024
12 City Council Meeting DED will brief the City Council on CBIA-25 Information. DED 7/2/2024
13 Property Owner Letter Prep
Property Owner letter includes verbiage of preliminary estimate, rate, notice of
intent to designate, common question and map finalized.DED 7/8/2024
14 Tax roll prepared for DED
approval.Assess County Data. Engineering 7/8/2024
15 DED approval of tax roll. DED approves county data. DED 7/8/2024
16 City Council Meeting City Council adopts the resolution of Intent to Designate the assessment area. City Council 7/9/2024
17 Draft/Create Notice of Intent to
Designate Letter Engineering 7/11/2024
18 Post Notice of Intent to Designate
Post notice of intent to designate in at least three public places within boundaries
of jurisdiction DED 8/9/2024
19 Mail out Notice of Intent to
Designate Mail out Notice of Intent to Designate to go out within 10 days of notice posting.DED sends via State
Mail 8/12/2024
20 Minutes prepared for use at
protest hearing Distribute to team SAA. Bond Counsel 8/23/2024
21 City Council Meeting City Council Protest Hearing City Council 9/3/2024
22
Draft Resolution to Designate the
Assessment Area and appoint the
Board of Equalization (BOE).
Bond Counsel 9/10/2024
23
Resolution to Designate the
Assessment Area and appoint the
Board of Equalization Transmittal
(Mayor’s Office)
Resolution to Designate the Assessment Area and appoint the Board of Equalization
Transmitted to Mayor’s Office.DED 9/17/2024
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Resolution to Designate the
Assessment Area and appoint the
Board of Equalization (City
Council).
Resolution to Designate the Assessment Area and appoint the Board of Equalization
Transmitted to the Council Office.Mayor’s Office 9/24/2024
25 Publish Notice of Intent to
Designate Publish Notice of Intent to Designate on the Utah Public Notice Website DED 10/3/2024
26 Property Owners Written Protests
Filing Deadline
Property owners who are protesting the assessment area. Also, the end of 60-day
written protest period.Recorder's Office 11/3/2024
27 Compile Written Protests.Recorder's Office 11/4/2024
29 Delivery of Compilation of
Protests Compilation of protests sent to City Council. Recorder's Office 11/5/2024
30 Publishing of Written Protests Publishing of Written Protests on City & State public notice website. Recorder's Office 11/5/2024
31 City Council Meeting City Council announces the protest tally and if it exceeds 40% threshold. City Council 11/12/2024
32 City Council Meeting
City Council adopts the Resolution to Designate the Assessment Area and appoints
the Board of Equalization.City Council 11/12/2024
33
Recording of the Resolution to
Designate the Assessment Area &
Notice of Proposed Assessment
Record Resolution to Designate the Assessment Area and Notice of Proposed
Assessment with Salt Lake County Recorder, within 15 days of adoption.
Salt Lake City
Recorders
11/12/2024 -
11/27/2024
34 BOE Notice and Dates of BOE
Meetings.Finalize Verbiage for BOE notice and dates of BOE meetings. Bond Counsel 11/22/2024
35 Mailing process for the BOE
notice.Begins 2 weeks before mailing date. Engineering 12/6/2024
36 Publication of the BOE hearings.
Publication and posting of time and location of the 3 consecutive meetings. Posted
in at least 3 public places at least 20 days, but not more than 35 days from the first
BOE hearings dates. Published on the Utah Public Notice Website.
Recorder's & DED 12/10/2024
CBIA ‐ 25 Tentative Timeline
37 Mailing due to Recorder’s Office
for review.Due 1 week before mailing date. Engineering 12/13/2024
38 Mailing of preliminary assessment
& notice of BOE hearings Mailing sent to each property owner and each street address. DED 12/20/2024
39 BOE hearings 9:00 am to 10:00 am
(public meeting). Held on consecutive days by statute.Salt Lake City
Recorders 1/7/2025
40 BOE hearings 10:00 am to 11:00
am (public meeting). Held on consecutive days by statute.Salt Lake City
Recorders 1/8/2025
41 BOE hearings 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
(public meeting). Held on consecutive days by statute.Salt Lake City
Recorders 1/9/2025
42 Finalization of BOE Hearings Finalize the report DED 1/14/202543RFP: Center Business Selection is made from the proposals submitted DED NA
43 BOE Report Completion BOE report completed, signed, and forwarded to City Council and Bond Counsel. DED 1/17/2025
44 Mailing of BOE Final Report BOE report mailed to objecting property owners. Begins 15 day appeal period. Engineering 1/23/2025
45 Assessment Ordinance Bond Counsel Draft Assessment Ordinance Bond Counsel 1/28/2025
46 Assessment Ordinance
Transmittal (Mayor’s Office).Assessment Ordinance transmitted to the Mayor's Office. DED 2/4/2025
47 Assessment Ordinance
Transmittal (Council Office).Assessment Ordinance transmitted to the Council Office. Mayor’s Office 2/7/2025
48 Budget submission for CBIA Submit budget to SLC Finance Department in anticipation of approval. DED 2/7/2025
49 City Council Meeting
City Council accepts or modifies BOE recommendations and adopts or rejects
Assessment Ordinance.City Council 3/4/2025
50
Center Business Improvement
Assessment Area Management
Contract drafting and Execution
Execute Agreement between Salt Lake City and the vendor to manage the
assessment area. DED
51 Transfer properties into billing
status.Engineering 3/20/2025
52 Assessment Invoices and Billing
Mail assessment notices and invoices to Property Owners by April 5, 2022 the
latest.Treasurer 3/21/2025
53 Publication & Posting of the
Assessment Ordinance
1. Publication of the Assessment Ordinance on the Utah Public Notice Website.
2. Post a copy of the Assessment Ordinance in at least three public places within the
jurisdiction boundaries. For at least 21 days
DED/Recorder's 3/24/2025
54
Record Notice of Assessment
Interest with Salt Lake County
Recorder.
I note that Utah Code 11-42-404(4)(b)(iii) requires the notice of assessment
interest to “describe the property assessed by legal description and tax
identification number.” Metes and Bounds legal description provided by Recorder’s
Office.
Salt Lake City
Recorders 4/21/2025
55 Effective start date of the
Assessment Ordinance Must be specified in the Assessment Ordinance DED 4/21/2025
56 Assessment Payments Due
Invoice Payments due from property owners [15 days after effective date of
Assessment Ordinance]Treasurer 5/6/2025