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Grant Application Hearings - Summer 2026

At a glance

  • What: Public hearings on City grant applications held June 16 and July 14, 2026. Each set was heard as one hearing, closed and referred to a future Consent Agenda.
  • Where it stands: All six applications were referred to future Consent Agendas, 7-0 on June 16 and 5-0 on July 14.
  • Status: Hearings complete; later Consent Agenda action is recorded in other meetings' minutes.

June 16, 2026 (items G1 to G4)

  • Safe Streets for All Fiscal Year 2026: Transportation Division request to the U.S. Department of Transportation for pedestrian and traffic safety work at 110 targeted intersections, including LiDAR pedestrian detection, accessible pedestrian signal push buttons and lighting.
  • Salt Lake County Recreation Bond 2027-2036: Public Lands request for the Civic Center All Abilities Destination Playground in the northeast quadrant of the Library Square/Civic Center campus.
  • Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Grant Fiscal Year 2027: Police Department request to Workforce Services Homeless Services to fund 19 existing full-time positions supporting public safety around homeless shelters; one-year period July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.
  • Fiscal Year 2025 Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Police Department request to the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance for travel, training, equipment, supplies, registrations and overtime for officers, social workers and victim advocates; three years, June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2029.

Sylvia Richards introduced the items. Two people spoke: Margaret Holloway described late-night gatherings and loitering near the Road Home facility at 2333 West North Temple (the former Motel 6) as a nuisance to neighbors; Olive Peterson Jacoby asked the Council to oppose legislation involving automatic police technology, to deny further grant funding to the Police Department on item G-4 and to increase grant transparency. Motion by Dugan, seconded by Petro to close the hearing and refer G-1 through G-4 to a future Consent Agenda: passed 7-0.

July 14, 2026 (items B1 and B2)

  • Tourism, Recreation, Cultural, Convention and Airport Facilities Tax Act (TRCC) grant for the Jordan River Trail: Public Lands request to Salt Lake County for consultant fees (interpretive programming, materials, design, engineering) and construction of up to twenty rest stop stations.
  • State Dam Safety Grant for Red Pine Dam: Public Utilities request to the Utah Division of Water Resources (federal Homeland Security/FEMA funds) for engineering investigation and design of upgrades to the rock fill core, outlet gate, crest and slope protection to bring the dam into compliance.

Sylvia Richards introduced both; there were no public comments. Motion by Dugan, seconded by Wharton to close the hearing and refer B-1 and B-2 to a future Consent Agenda: passed 5-0 (Petro and Puy absent).

May 5, 2026 (items G1 to G4)

An earlier set, heard as one hearing at the formal meeting and introduced by Sylvia Richards:

  • Fiscal Year 2027 COPS Technology and Equipment Grant, Public Safety Vehicles: Police Department request through the Community Project Funding process (sponsored by Representative Blake Moore) for three quick response transport vans, one transport van and one operations management center vehicle for emergencies, mass casualties, demonstrations and large events such as the Olympics and the Temple open house; one-year grant period.
  • Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant, Regional Asset Tier 2026: Public Lands request to the Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation for a pump track, an adaptive pump track (the first fully adaptive pump track in Utah) and a skatepark at Glendale Park.
  • State Historic Preservation Office Cemetery Grant: Salt Lake City Cemetery request for a large-format overhead scanner to digitize 179 years of records dating to 1847.
  • Emergency Management Performance Grant: Fire Department request to the Utah Division of Emergency Management for hardware to expand redundant communications if the cellular network fails.

Jen Colby and Esiah Rodriguez opposed the police vehicle purchase (Colby preferred funding alternative public safety and community trust initiatives; Rodriguez raised concern it could support immigration enforcement). David Iltis supported the Glendale Park project and urged opening the nearby Canal Trail. One name called was not present. Moved by Young, seconded by Dugan to close the hearing and refer G-1 through G-4 to a future Consent Agenda: passed 7-0.

Sources

Log

2026-05-05 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting

Four grant hearings (police vehicles, Glendale Park pump track and skatepark, cemetery scanner, emergency communications) held as one; three speakers; referred to Consent 7-0. This was the earliest of the sets on this page.

2026-07-14 - City Council Formal Meeting

Jordan River Trail TRCC and Red Pine Dam grant hearings held as one hearing; no comments; referred to Consent 5-0.

2026-06-16 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting

Four grant hearings held as one; two speakers; referred to Consent 7-0.

2026-06-02 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting

Three grant hearings (G1 to G3) held as one, introduced by Sylvia Richards: Salt Lake City International Airport Taxiway F and G reconstruction (Senator John Curtis Fiscal Year 2027 Congressionally Directed Spending request, covering demolition and replacement of pavement, markings, in-pavement lights and underground cabling); the Police Department's Fiscal Year 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Real Time Crime Center expansion technology and equipment plus a subaward to Salt Lake County; period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028); and the Public Utilities request to the Bureau of Reclamation Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (aerial LiDAR snowpack surveys of seven Wasatch canyons for the 2027 to 2029 snow seasons). No public comments. Puy thanked Senator Curtis and supported the airport application. Closed and referred to a future Consent Agenda (Dugan/Petro; 6-0). This was an earlier hearing than the June 16 and July 14 sets above.