Transmittal - 9/3/2024ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR
DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
LORENA RIFFO JENSON
DIRECTOR
Jill Love
Jill Love (Jun 19, 2024 11:12 MDT)Date Received: 06/19/2024
Jill Love, Chief Administrative Officer Date sent to Council: 06/19/2024
TO:Salt Lake City Council DATE: June 18, 2024
Victoria Petro, Chairperson
FROM: Lorena Riffo Jenson, Director of the Department of Economic Development
SUBJECT:Resolution of Intention to Designate Central Business Improvement Area – 25
(CBIA-25)
STAFF CONTACT: Roberta Reichgelt, Department of Economic Development,
Roberta.Reichgelt@slcgov.com; Peter Makowski, Department of
Economic Development, Peter.Makowski@slcgov.com; Andie Feldman,
Department of Economic Development, Andie.Feldman@slcgov.com
DOCUMENT TYPE: Resolution
RECOMMENDATION: Administration recommends City Council adopt the Resolution of
Intention to designate the Central Business Improvement Area 2025 (CBIA-25). This continues a
funding mechanism for downtown promotions, marketing, and advocacy established in 1991. It
re-establishes a Special Assessment Area (SAA) in the boundary area map attached (same
boundaries as 2022) for a three-year period as well as breaks out a second assessment for Holiday
lighting, map attached.
BUDGET IMPACT: The budget summary for the City is detailed starting on page 2 under the
section “Financial Summary for CBIA–25.”
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION: Salt Lake City established the Central Business Improvement
Area (CBIA) in 1991 as a mechanism to fund marketing, promotions, advocacy, and other
initiatives in Downtown Salt Lake City through a special assessment on property within a
designated area.
The current SAA, CBIA-22, expires April 22, 2025. The Administration wishes to initiate another
SAA, CBIA-25, by April 22, 2025 to continue the collection of assessment funds within a defined
downtown boundary area. This allows for the continuation of marketing, promotion, advocacy,
and other benefits that have and will accrue to the City and downtown property owners and
businesses through services provided by the RFP recipient contractor (currently the Downtown
Alliance). The SAA also funds an ambassador’s program in Downtown Salt Lake City. The goal
of the program is to promote economic growth by increasing local business activity through in-
person wayfinding assistance for visitors, connecting the City’s homeless population with
available resources, as well as a recently added garbage and litter collection to better maintain
cleanliness. If approved, the Administration would like to continue this program and use the
downtown special assessment area as a continued funding source.
Since the inception of the CBIA, commonly known as a Business Improvement District, the funds
collected for the Area have been used to fund the Downtown Alliance under a contract with Salt
Lake City Corporation. The Department of Economic Development (DED) is able to extend the
contract with the Downtown Alliance for a further three years to cover the CBIA-25 assessment.
The creation of the CBIA is a lengthy and complex process that is governed by State law, has
numerous noticing provisions, public hearings, and other requirements that involve a variety of
City Council actions over the next nine months in order to meet the deadline for continuous
funding from the Area.
The Department of Economic Development, in cooperation with Engineering, City Attorney’s
Office, City Treasurer’s Office, Zions Public Finance, and the Downtown Alliance, would like to
brief the City Council on the “Resolution of Intention to Designate the Central Business
Improvement Area” on July 2, 2024, with a formal action item on July 9, 2024. The action by the
City Council allows the notification of property owners to begin and keeps the process on target
to meet the April 2025 deadline for expiration of the current SAA management contract with
DTA.
Financial Summary for CBIA-25
$3,573,174,176
.00142
$5,073,907
$13,870
$12.79
Revenue for CBIA-25
2024 Taxable Property Valuation
Proposed Taxable Value Assessment Rate
Taxable Value Assessment Subtotal
2024 Estimated Linear Footage for
Holiday Lights
Proposed Holiday Light Rate per Foot
Holiday Light Assessment Subtotal $177,378
Total Assessment Revenue $5,251,285
Tentative Budget for CBIA-25
Salt Lake City Expenses
DED Management $ 132,000
Reserve withheld (3%)$ 173,293
Professional and Technical $ 33,000
Legal Fees $ 30,000
Printing $ 5,500
Postage Fees $ 3,300
Salt Lake City Subtotal $ 377,093
RFP Recipient Budget
Economic Development Activities (27%)$ 1,422,300
Marketing and Events (16%)$ 853,600
Administration (24%)$ 1,280,400
Ambassador Program Unhoused Services (33%)$ 1,663,200
RFP Recipient Subtotal $ 5,219,500
Total Use of Funds $ 5,596,593
Adoption Process and Timeline
If the City Council adopts the proposed “Resolution of Intention to Designate CBIA-25,” the
additional steps toward final implementation are:
●Property owners in the SAA are mailed a Notice of Intention with a description of the
boundaries and an assessment rate
●Property owners have opportunities to protest (in writing) the creation of the SAA or
inclusion in it
●Public hearings and informational meetings are held
●Board of Equalization hearings are held to hear factual issues on the amount of benefit
received and the amount of the proposed assessment
●City Council adopts an ordinance to create CBIA-25
●CBIA-25 takes effect April 22, 2025
Special Stipulations
Parcels under $20,000 in valuation as well as residential, ecclesiastical and government owned
properties are exempt from the assessment, except those whose owners agree in writing to be
assessed. By State law, properties that are not included in the initial Notice of Intent cannot be
added at a later date unless the property owner consents. However, properties may be removed
from the SAA at the Council’s discretion prior to assessment. Property owners are assessed the full
amount but may pay the assessment in three annual installments. If owners of 40% or more of the
valuation in the SAA boundaries protest the creation of the CBIA- 22, the SAA cannot be created.
No more than 30% of the assessment funds can be spent on administrative expenses.
Public Process
If the City Council adopts the Notice of Intention as recommended, copies of the notice will be
mailed to all property owners in the SAA, as well as to the physical property address (if it differs
from the address of the property owner), along with a notice of an open house/hearing. Written
protests may then be filed with the City, and a protest hearing should be scheduled by the City
Council before the adoption of the ordinance creating the CBIA-25.
If the City Council creates the SAA, it would appoint a Board of Equalization that may recommend
adjusting the assessment rate higher or lower from that indicated in the Notice of Intention. The
City Council then may accept, reject, or modify that recommendation before adoption of the
Assessment Ordinance.
Relevant Statutes and Ordinances
The definition of "economic promotion activities" in the SAA statute, Utah Code Section 11-42-
102(18) is as follows:
(18) "Economic promotion activities" means activities that promote economic growth in a
commercial area of a local entity, including:
(a) sponsoring festivals and markets;
(b) promoting business investment or activities;
(c) helping to coordinate public and private actions; and
(d) developing and issuing publications designed to improve the economic well-being of
the commercial area.
ATTACHMENTS:
A. Boundary Map & Holiday Lighting Map
B. Timeline
C. Resolution
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CBIA - 25 Tentative Timeline
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 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
26 Compile Written Protests.Recorder's Office 11/4/2024
27 Delivery of Compilation of Protests Compilation of protests sent to City Council.Recorder's Office 11/5/2024
28 Publishing of Written Protests Publishing of Written Protests on City & State public notice website.Recorder's Office 11/5/2024
29 City Council Meeting City Council announces the protest tally and if it exceeds 40% threshold.City Council 11/12/2024
30 City Council Meeting City Council adopts the Resolution to Designate the Assessment Area and appoints
the Board of Equalization.City Council 11/12/2024
31
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
32 BOE Notice and Dates of BOE
Meetings.
Finalize Verbiage for BOE notice and dates of BOE meetings.Bond Counsel 11/22/2024
33 Mailing process for the BOE
notice.Begins 2 weeks before mailing date.Engineering 12/6/2024
34 Publication of the BOE hearings.
Publication and posting of time and location of the 3 consecutive meetings. Posted
as a Class B notice 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
35 Mailing due to Recorder’s Office
for review.Due 1 week before mailing date.Engineering 12/13/2024
36 Mailing of preliminary assessment
& notice of BOE hearings Class B notice mailing sent to each property owner and each street addre s. DED 12/20/2024
37 BOE hearings 9:00 am to 10:00 am
(public meeting).Held on consecutive days by statute.Salt Lake City
Recorders 1/7/2025
38 BOE hearings 10:00 am to 11:00
am (public meeting).Held on consecutive days by statute.Salt Lake City
Recorders 1/8/2025
39 BOE hearings 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
(public meeting).Held on consecutive days by statute.Salt Lake City
Recorders 1/9/2025
40 Finalization of BOE Hearings Finalize the report DED 1/14/2025
41 BOE Report Completion BOE report completed, signed, and forwarded to City Council and Bond Counsel.DED 1/17/2025
42 Mailing of BOE Final Report BOE report mailed to objecting property owners. Begins 15 day appeal period.Engineering 1/23/2025
43 Assessment Ordinance Bond Counsel Draft Assessment Ordinance Bond Counsel 1/28/2025
44 Assessment Ordinance
Transmittal (Mayor’s Office).Assessment Ordinance transmitted to the Mayor's Office.DED 2/4/2025
45 Assessment Ordinance
Transmittal (Council Office).Assessment Ordinance transmitted to the Council Office.Mayor’s Office 2/7/2025
46 Budget submission for CBIA Submit budget to SLC Finance Department in anticipation of approval.DED 2/7/2025
47 City Council Meeting City Council accepts or modifies BOE recommendations and adopts or rejects
Assessment Ordinance.City Council 3/4/2025
48
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
49 Transfer properties into billing
status.Engineering 3/20/2025
50 Assessment Invoices and Billing Mail assessment notices and invoices to Property Owners by April 5, 2022 the
latest.Treasurer 3/21/2025
51 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 as a Class A notice. For at least 21 days DED/Recorder's 3/24/2025
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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
53 Effective start date of the
Assessment Ordinance Must be specified in the Assessment Ordinance DED 4/21/2025
54 Assessment Payments Due Invoice Payments due from property owners [15 days after effective date of
Assessment Ordinance]Treasurer 5/6/2025
Salt Lake City, Utah
July 9, 2024
A regular meeting of the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, was held on Tuesday,
July 9, 2024, at the hour of 7:00 p.m., at which meeting there were present and answering
to roll call the following members who constituted a quorum:
Victoria Petro Chair
Chris Wharton Vice-Chair
Alejandro Puy Councilmember
Eva Lopez Chavez Councilmember
Darin Mano Councilmember
Dan Dugan Councilmember
Sarah Young Councilmember
Also present:
Erin Mendenhall Mayor
Katherine Lewis City Attorney
Cindy Lou Trishman City Recorder
Absent:
Thereupon the following proceedings, among others, were duly had and taken:
The following resolution was introduced in writing, was read by title, and
Councilmember moved its adoption:
Notice of Intent Resolution
2 Notice of Intent Resolution
4876-5491-9111, v. 3
RESOLUTION NO. of 2024
A Resolution of intention of the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah (the
“City”), to designate an Assessment Area for the purpose of levying
assessments against properties within the Assessment Area to continue to
promote business activity and economic development in the central
business area of downtown Salt Lake City by assessing benefited properties
within the Assessment Area for the costs of such economic promotion
activities for a period of three years (the “Assessments”); and to fix a time
and place for protests against the Assessment Area and its assessments, and
related matters.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as follows:
Section 1. The City Council (the “Council”) of Salt Lake City, Utah (the
“City”), hereby determines that it will be in the best interest of the City to continue to
promote economic growth activities in the central business area of downtown Salt Lake
City. The proposed activities are more specifically described hereafter, but generally will
include, but will not be limited to, advertising, marketing, special events, festivals,
transportation, newsletters, publications, banners, holiday lighting, homeless services,
security, special projects, housing, town meetings, government policy, cultural promotion,
reports, surveys and other promotional activities (the “Economic Promotion Activities”) in
the downtown area as described hereafter and more specifically identified on maps and
plans on file in the Office of the City Recorder of the City. In order to accomplish the
Economic Promotion Activities, the City proposes to designate the Salt Lake City, Utah
Central Business Improvement Assessment Area No. DA-CBIA-25 (the “Assessment
Area”) pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 42, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended (the
“Act”), the area of which is more particularly described in the Notice of Intention to
Designate Assessment Area set out hereafter.
Section 2. A portion of the cost of the Economic Promotion Activities shall be
paid by a special assessment to be levied against business and commercial properties
situated within the Assessment Area that are specially benefited by the Economic
Promotion Activities. The assessment will have two components: (i) an assessment based
on the 2024 taxable property values (the “Base Assessment”), plus (ii) an assessment on
certain properties by linear feet for special holiday lights (the “Holiday Lighting
Assessment” and together with the Base Assessment, the “Assessment”). Attached hereto
as Exhibit A is a list of the properties within the Assessment Area and the proposed
Assessment related to each property. The Assessment may be paid when assessed or, at
the option of the property owner, in three (3) annual installments with interest on any
delinquent installment until paid.
Section 3. The Council shall hold a public hearing on September 3, 2024, at
7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers at 451 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah to hear
all objections related to the Assessment Area as set forth in the Act. Thereafter, written
protests from property owners against the proposed assessments may be filed in the Office
of the City Recorder of the City, whose address is 451 South State Street, Room 415, for a
3 Notice of Intent Resolution
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period of 60 days after the date of the public hearing. On Tuesday, November 12, 2024
(such date being within 15 days after the date the protest period expires), at 7:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers at 451 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Council shall
count the written protests filed and calculate whether adequate protests have been filed and
hold a public meeting to announce the protest tally and whether adequate protests have
been filed. The Council may thereafter adopt a resolution abandoning or creating the
proposed Assessment Area depending on whether adequate protests have been filed. The
City Recorder is hereby directed to give notice of intention to designate the Assessment
Area (the “Notice of Intention”) to finance and support the Economic Promotion Activities.
The Notice of Intention shall specify the date of the public hearing and the time within
which protests against the proposed assessments may be filed. The Notice of Intention
shall be published as a Class B Notice under Section 63G-30-102, Utah Code Annotated
1953, as amended, for at least 20 days but not more than 35 days before the date of the
public hearing. As a Class B Notice, the City Recorder shall mail a copy of the Notice of
Intention by United States Mail, postage prepaid, to each owner of property to be assessed
within the Assessment Area at the last known mailing address of such owner, using for
such purpose the names and addresses of said owners appearing on the last completed real
property assessment rolls of Salt Lake County, Utah, and, in addition, a copy of the Notice
of Intention shall be mailed, postage prepaid, addressed to “Owner” at the street number of
each piece of improved property to be affected by the assessment. If a street number has
not been so assigned, then the post office box, rural route number, or any other mailing
address of the improved property shall be used for the mailing of the Notice of Intention.
Said Notice of Intention shall be in substantially the following form:
4 Notice of Intent Resolution
4876-5491-9111, v. 3
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DESIGNATE ASSESSMENT AREA
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on July 9, 2024, the City Council of
Salt Lake City, Utah, adopted a resolution (the “Resolution”) declaring its intention to
designate the Salt Lake City, Utah Central Business Improvement Assessment Area No.
DA-CBIA-25 (the “Assessment Area”) to finance a portion of the cost of economic
promotion activities, which are more specifically described hereafter (the “Economic
Promotion Activities”) in the area of downtown Salt Lake City within the Assessment Area
and to levy a special assessment (the “Assessment” or “Assessments”) for a period of three
years as provided in Title 11, Chapter 42, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended (the
“Act”), on real property situated within the Assessment Area for the benefit of which such
assessments are to be expended in the management and costs of the Economic Promotion
Activities.
DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT AREA
The Assessment Area is described by reference to the following streets (the
“Reference Streets”):
A – North Temple from State Street to the East right-of-way line of I-15 (includes
parcels on both sides of the street)
B – East right-of-way line of I-15 from North Temple to 400 South
C – 400 South from the East right-of-way line of I-15 to 300 East
(includes parcels on both sides of the street)
D – 300 East from 400 South to South Temple (includes parcels on both
sides of the street)
E – South Temple from 300 East to State Street (includes parcels on both
sides of the street)
F – State Street from South Temple to North Temple (includes parcels on both
sides of the street)
The area of the Assessment Area shall include all property bounded by Reference
Streets A through F described above. In addition, it shall include parcels of property,
subject to the exceptions set out hereafter, which abut the Reference Streets plus all corner
parcels which have a corner touching any of the Reference Streets.
The Holiday Lighting Assessment (as described herein) shall apply to the following
streets (collectively, the “Holiday Lighting Streets”):
A – 200 South between 300 West and 400 West
B – 200 South between West Temple and 200 West (South side only)
C – Pierpont Street between West Temple and 200 West
D – West Temple between 400 South and 200 South
E – Main Street between 400 South and South Temple
F – Market Street between West Temple and Main Street (North side only)
G – State Street between 350 South and South Temple
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The Resolution, maps, and other information about the Assessment Area are
available for examination during business hours in the offices of the Salt Lake City
Recorder, 451 South State Street, Room 415, Salt Lake City, Utah.
ACTIVITIES AND MANAGEMENT OF THE ASSESSMENT AREA
The Economic Promotion Activities shall include advertising, marketing, special
events, festivals, transportation, newsletters, publications, banners, holiday lighting,
homeless services, security, special projects, housing, town meetings, government policy,
cultural promotion, reports, surveys and other promotional activities. The Economic
Promotion activities will take place within the boundaries of the Assessment Area for the
benefit of business and commercial property owners within the Assessment Area.
Since 1992, the Downtown Alliance has managed promotional activities for Central
Business Improvement Assessment Areas (or districts) Numbers DA-8690-A, DA-8690-
B, DA-8690-97, DA-CBID-00, DA-CBID-03, DA-CBID-06, DA-CBIA-10, DA-CBID-
13, DA-CBID-16, DA-CBIA-19 and DA-CBIA-22. The City intends to extend the existing
management contract with the Downtown Alliance to manage the Assessment Area
through April 2028, subject to the creation of the Assessment Area.
ASSESSMENT RATE, FINANCIAL PLAN AND
SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS
Funding from Assessments provides only a portion of the total budget for the
Assessment Area’s programs and activities. The City anticipates that the manager of the
Assessment Area will secure non-assessment funds from other sources such as grants,
foundations, promotions, contributions, earned income, and sponsorships. In addition, the
City anticipates that sponsors and contributors will pay directly to third-party providers a
portion of the costs of some Economic Promotion Activities. These supplemental third-
party payments are not reflected in the projected budget of the Assessment Area. Most, if
not all, of these other sources of funds would not be available without the funding from the
Assessments or the Economic Promotion Activities of the Assessment Area. Funds
received from the Assessments and the estimated cost of the Economic Promotion
Activities, as determined by a project engineer, are as follows:
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Sources of Funds (for 3-year period)
Base Assessment Revenue $5,581,298
Holiday Lighting Assessment Revenue $177,378
Total $5,758,676
Uses of Funds (annual basis)
Contractor:
Marketing and Events (16%)$853,600
Economic Development (27%)$1,422,300
Ambassador Program Homeless Services (33%)$1,663,200
General and Administrative (24%)$1,280,400
Contractor Total $5,219,500
Salt Lake City Administrative Costs and Reserve $377,093
Total $5,596,593
The Assessment is proposed to be levied on benefited property within the
Assessment Area to pay for a portion of the Economic Promotion Activities according to
the estimated benefits to the property from such activities. The Economic Promotion
Activities will not be financed with bonds.
PROPERTIES EXCLUDED FROM ASSESSMENT AREA ASSESSMENTS
Residential, ecclesiastical, and government-owned properties shall be excluded
from Assessments unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the City and the owners of such
properties. Subject to the foregoing sentence, only business and commercial properties
shall be assessed. In addition, any properties having a taxable value of less than $20,000
based upon the most recent real property assessment roll of Salt Lake County shall be
excluded from Assessments. The determination of qualification for exclusion for
ecclesiastical and government-owned property shall be based upon exemptions from ad
valorem real property taxes for properties used by churches for non-commercial purposes
and for properties owned and operated by governmental agencies. Inasmuch as the
Assessment is intended to fund economic promotion activities, the City does not find any
benefits for residential, ecclesiastical and/or governmental property excluded from the
Assessment.
BASIS FOR ASSESSMENT
It is proposed to levy a one-time Assessment for a three-year period on property in
the Assessment Area to pay all or a portion of the estimated costs of the Economic
Promotion Activities within the Assessment Area. The Assessment shall not exceed the
benefits derived by the properties within the Assessment Area. There shall be two
assessment components: (i) an assessment based on the 2024 taxable property values (the
“Base Assessment”), plus (ii) an assessment based on linear feet (except that corner lots
will not be assessed for both frontages as applicable, only one) on certain properties with
frontage on the Holiday Lighting Streets for special holiday lights (the “Holiday Lighting
Assessment” and together with the Base Assessment, the “Assessment”). The City
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anticipates that, in addition to revenues from the Assessment, the manager of the
Assessment Area will utilize other funding resources, including revenues from grants,
promotions, contributions, foundations, earned income, and sponsorships.
PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS
Assessments shall be payable in full or in three (3) annual installments (the
“Assessment Installment” or “Installments”). If payable in three (3) Installments, the first
Installment will fall due fifteen (15) days after the effective date of the ordinance levying
the Assessment (the “Assessment Ordinance”). The total Assessment for the benefited
property related to this notice is detailed in the cover letter accompanying this notice. The
first Installment is currently estimated to be due on approximately May 6, 2025. The
second and third Installments will fall due on the first and second anniversary dates of the
first Installment. If any Installment is not paid by the due date, the unpaid Installment(s)
will accumulate delinquent interest and/or charges in accordance with the Assessment
Ordinance and State law. The Assessments will be collected by directly billing property
owners. The City doesn’t currently expect any adjustments to the Assessments for changes
in costs associated with Economic Promotion Activities. The City will ensure that no
Assessments will be collected and used for purposes other than those described in this
Notice.
PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council shall hold a public hearing on September 3, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at
the Council Chambers at 451 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah to hear all
objections related to the Assessment Area and all persons desiring to be heard, as set forth
in the Act.
TIME FOR FILING PROTESTS
PROTESTS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECTING TO THE
ASSESSMENT AREA DESIGNATION OR OBJECTING TO BEING ASSESSED FOR
THE PROPOSED ECONOMIC PROMOTION ACTIVITIES MUST BE FILED IN
WRITING WITH THE CITY RECORDER OF SALT LAKE CITY EITHER IN PERSON
DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR BY
MAIL (PO BOX 145515) ON OR BEFORE 5:00 P.M. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2024.
To be counted against the creation of the Assessment Area, protests or objections
MUST BE IN WRITING, signed by the owners of the property proposed to be assessed.
The written protest must describe or otherwise identify said property. If the aggregate
taxable value of property that is the subject of timely filed written protests represents at
least 40% of the aggregate taxable value of all property within the Assessment Area, the
City Council will not impose the Base Assessment and if the linear feet frontage of the
Holiday Lighting Streets (except that corner lots will not apply for both frontages as
applicable, only one) that is the subject of timely filed written protests represents at least
40% of the aggregate linear feet frontage of Holiday Lighting Streets assessed within the
Assessment Area, the City Council will not impose the Holiday Lighting Assessment.
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Protests withdrawn prior to the expiration of the protest period and protests from areas
deleted from the Assessment Area will not be counted against the creation of the
Assessment Area.
On Tuesday, November 12, 2024 (such date being within 15 days after the date the
protest period expires), at 7:00 p.m. at the Council Chambers at 451 South State Street in
Salt Lake City, Utah, the City Council shall count the written protests filed and calculate
whether adequate protests have been filed and hold a public meeting to announce the
protest tally and whether adequate protests have been filed. To stay informed on the
electronic means or physical location of the City Council’s hearings and meetings, please
visit www.slc.gov/council/agendas. The City shall post the total and percentage of the
written protests it has received on its website at least five days before such meeting.
BY RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
/s/ Cindy Lou Trishman
City Recorder
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Councilmember seconded the motion to adopt the foregoing
resolution. The motion and resolution were unanimously adopted on the following
recorded vote:
AYE:
NAY:
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After the conduct of other business not pertinent to the above, the meeting was, on
motion duly made and seconded, adjourned.
(SEAL)
By:
Chair
ATTEST:
By:
City Recorder
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PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR
The foregoing resolution was presented to the Mayor for her approval or
disapproval on July , 2024.
By:
Chair
MAYOR’S APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL
The foregoing resolution is hereby approved on this July , 2024.
By:
Mayor
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STATE OF UTAH )
: ss.
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE )
I, Cindy Lou Trishman, the duly chosen, qualified, and acting City Recorder of Salt
Lake City, Utah, do hereby certify as follows:
(a) That the foregoing typewritten pages constitute a full, true, and
correct copy of the record of proceedings of the City Council at a regular meeting
thereof held in Salt Lake City on July 9, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., insofar as said
proceedings relate to the consideration and adoption of a resolution declaring the
intention of the City Council to designate the Salt Lake City, Utah Central Business
Improvement Assessment Area No. DA-CBIA-25 to provide economic promotion
activities therein described as the same appears of record in my office; that I
personally attended said meeting, and that the proceedings were in fact held as in
said minutes specified.
(b) That due, legal, and timely notice of said meeting was served upon
all members as required by law and the rules and ordinances of Salt Lake City.
(c) That the above resolution was provided to my office on July 9, 2024,
has been recorded by me, and is a part of the permanent records of Salt Lake City,
Utah.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my official signature and
affixed the seal of Salt Lake City, Utah, this , 2024.
(SEAL)
By:
City Recorder
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STATE OF UTAH ) AFFIDAVIT OF MAILING
: ss. NOTICE OF INTENTION
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE )
I, Cindy Lou Trishman, the duly chosen, qualified, and acting City Recorder of Salt
Lake City, Utah (the “City”), do hereby certify that a Notice of Intention to Designate
Assessment Area (the “Notice of Intention”) was approved and adopted in the proceedings
of the City Council held on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
I further certify that the Notice of Intention was published as a Class B Notice under
Section 63G-30-102, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended, for at least 20 days but not
more than 35 days before the date of the public hearing (September 3, 2024).
I further certify that on , 2024, I mailed a true copy of the Notice of
Intention by United States Mail, postage prepaid to each owner of land to be assessed
within the proposed Assessment Area at the last known address of such owner, using for
such purpose the names and addresses appearing on the last completed real property
assessment rolls of Salt Lake County, and in addition I mailed on the same date a copy of
said Notice of Intention addressed to “Owner” addressed to the street number, post office
box, rural route number, or other mailing address of each piece of improved property to be
affected by the assessment.
I further certify that a certified copy of said Notice of Intention, together with
profiles of the improvements or economic promotion activities and a map of the proposed
Assessment Area, was on file in my office for inspection by any interested parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate
seal of Salt Lake City, Utah, this , 2024.
(SEAL)
By:
City Recorder
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW
I, Cindy Lou Trishman, the undersigned City Recorder of Salt Lake City, Utah, do
hereby certify, according to the records of the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah (the
“City Council”) in my official possession, and upon my own knowledge and belief, that in
accordance with the requirements of Section 52-4-202, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as
amended, I gave not less than twenty-four (24) hours public notice of the agenda, date,
time, and place of the July 9, 2024, public meeting held by the City Council as follows:
(a) By causing a copy of such Notice, in the form attached hereto as
Schedule 1, to be delivered to the Salt Lake Tribune on July , 2024, at least
twenty-four (24) hours prior to the convening of the meeting; and
(b) By causing a copy of such Notice to be posted on the Utah Public
Notice Website (http://pmn.utah.gov) at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the
convening of the meeting.
In addition, the Notice of 2024 Annual Meeting Schedule for the City Council
(attached hereto as Schedule 2) was given specifying the date, time, and place of the regular
meetings of the City Council to be held during the year, by causing said Notice to be (a)
provided to at least one newspaper of general circulation within Salt Lake City, Utah, on
, 2024, and (b) published on the Utah Public Notice Website
(http://pmn.utah.gov) during the current calendar year.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my official signature this
July 9, 2024.
(SEAL)
By:
City Recorder
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SCHEDULE 1
MEETING NOTICE
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SCHEDULE 2
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
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