Proposed Resolution - 8/23/2021
RESOLUTION NO. __ OF 2021
A Resolution Authorizing the Waiver of Lease Fees to Facilitate the Operation of an Airport
Military Service Members Lounge Operated by United Service Organizations, Inc., a Nonprofit
Corporation, at the Salt Lake City International Airport
WHEREAS, United Service Organizations, Inc., a nonprofit corporation (“USO”)
advances the City’s goals of safety, health, moral well-being, peace, comfort and convenience
for the residents of Salt Lake City by providing a comfortable lounge area in airports for military
service members and their families; and
WHEREAS, the primary beneficiaries of the construction of the USO airport lounge
(“USO Lounge”) will be active military service members from Salt Lake City, Utah generally,
and the surrounding region; and
WHEREAS, the USO will operate the USO Lounge with volunteer efforts and a paid
staff member; and
WHEREAS, the below-market lease fee waiver to the USO will facilitate the
development of the USO Lounge, which would otherwise be financially unfeasible; and
WHEREAS, the City is willing to provide assistance to the USO in the form of lease fee
waiver for a five to fifteen-year facility lease at the Salt Lake City International Airport (the
“Lease Fee Waiver”); and
WHEREAS, Utah Code Section 10-8-2(1)(a)(v) allows public entities to provide
nonmonetary assistance and waive fees to and for nonprofit entities after a public hearing; and
WHEREAS, though Utah Code Section 10-8-2 does not require a study for such waiver
or assistance, in this case the Administration voluntarily performed an analysis of the
nonmonetary assistance to the nonprofit corporation (the “Analysis”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a public hearing relating to the foregoing, in
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satisfaction of the requirements of Utah Code Section 10-8-2; and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed the Analysis, and has fully considered the
conclusions set forth therein, and all comments made during the public hearing;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as
follows:
1. The City Council hereby adopts the conclusions set forth in the Analysis, and
finds and determines that, for all the reasons set forth in the Analysis, the Lease Fee Waiver is
appropriate under these circumstances.
Adopted by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this _____ day of _________,
2021.
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
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Chairperson
Attest:
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City Recorder
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Approved as to Form:
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Senior City Attorney