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

Summary

Built from the official minutes (Council minutes approved July 21, 2026; CRA minutes approved August 18, 2026; LBA approval not yet recorded). The minutes are not a full transcript.

  • Combined Local Building Authority (LBA), Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) and City Council formal meeting, called to order at 7:01 p.m. and adjourned at 7:51 p.m. Puy presided. Six members present: Petro, Dugan, Wharton, Puy, Young and Carlsen. The District Four seat was vacant. Every recorded vote was 6-0.
  • LBA public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Projects Fund budget (bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade Libraries only): no comments; closed and referred to a future date for action (Dugan/Young). Adopted at the next formal meeting (2026-06-16 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting).
  • CRA public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 CRA budget: no comments; closed and referred (Dugan/Wharton).
  • Approved the March 10, 2026 work session minutes (Wharton/Dugan).
  • Grant hearings G1 to G3 held as one: Salt Lake City International Airport Taxiway F and G reconstruction (request to the Senator John Curtis Fiscal Year 2027 Congressionally Directed Spending), the Police Department's Fiscal Year 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Real Time Crime Center expansion and a subaward to Salt Lake County; grant period October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028) and the Bureau of Reclamation Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program (LiDAR snowpack surveys). No comments; closed and referred to a future Consent Agenda (Dugan/Petro).
  • Adopted Ordinance 25 of 2026 (Inland Port Related Police Expenses and Revenues, item A-2 of Budget Amendment No. 5) and deferred the remaining items (Dugan/Petro).
  • Budget hearings G6 to G22 held as one hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget, including a proposed property tax increase of 12.5 percent equal to $13,500,000 in revenue. Ten residents spoke; hearing closed and the items referred to a future date (Young/Wharton).
  • Adopted Resolution 10 of 2026 setting a fair and transparent method for eliminating District Four vacancy applicants (Dugan/Carlsen).
  • Consent Agenda approved (Wharton/Petro): five board appointments and one reappointment.

Local Building Authority and Community Reinvestment Agency budgets

Jennifer Bruno introduced each item. There were no public comments at either hearing. The LBA is a financing tool that lets cities and entities such as libraries bond for capital projects at better interest rates; other capital projects sit in the Mayor's recommended budget. Both hearings were closed and referred, 6-0. Both boards then adjourned in turn (Wharton/Carlsen each time) to reconvene as the next body. See Fiscal Year 2026-27 City Budget.

Grant application hearings

Sylvia Richards introduced the three grant applications, heard together. Puy thanked Senator John Curtis for his partnership and supported the airport taxiway application. Moved by Dugan, seconded by Petro to close the hearing and refer the items to a future Consent Agenda. 6-0. Details: Grant Application Hearings - Summer 2026.

Budget Amendment No. 5, Fiscal Year 2025-26

Austin Kimmel introduced the item. The amendment includes funding for new police officers, replacement of aging patrol vehicles, a transport van and a pass-through of property tax revenue to the Salt Lake City Public Library. No public comments. Moved by Dugan, seconded by Petro to close the hearing, adopt Ordinance 25 of 2026 approving item A-2 (Inland Port Related Police Expenses and Revenues) and defer action on the remaining items. 6-0. Details: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fifth Budget Amendment.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget and property tax hearing

Items G5 to G22 covered the compensation ordinance for elected and statutory officers (G5, closed and referred separately, Dugan/Petro), the interim budget with the Library Fund, the tax levy, the Consolidated Fee Schedule, non-represented employee pay, the AFSCME Local 1004, International Association of Firefighters Local 81 and Salt Lake Police Association agreements, the Capital Improvement Program resolution, the Five-Year Capital Asset Plan, parking text amendments (parking fees, parking service business license tax, repeal of the SLC Green Vehicle Program), short-term rental business licenses, board member compensation, UTA Addendum No. 10 and the Public Utilities fee update, plus the proposed Property Tax Impact Schedule. Bruno gave an overview. The proposed rate adjustment above the certified rate (a 12.5 percent impact, $13,500,000) would support Fire, Public Lands, Justice Court, Attorney, Community and Neighborhoods and Sustainability, adjustments to the Street Lighting, Capital Improvement Projects and Fleet Centralized Maintenance funds, and the arrangement with the Legal Defender Association.

Public comment (names as recorded):

  • Chris Butler: concerned about proposed police funding increases and program effectiveness; urged investment in housing, mental health, social services and transit.
  • Barbara Basmadjian: supported the District 6 Median Conversion Project and the Capital Improvement Program request.
  • Michael Kroll: supported continued Hive Pass funding.
  • Matthew Morriss: supported pedestrian and traffic safety improvements in Glendale.
  • Jack Wilhite: concerned about water rate increases, utility affordability and infrastructure planning.
  • John Rosswog: asked for a fenced off-leash dog area at Wasatch Hollow Park through the Capital Improvement Program.
  • Scott Johnson: concerned about budget transparency and timely access to revenue and spending information.
  • Gretta Millett: supported pedestrian safety and traffic calming near the Roslyn Heights Sports Complex.
  • Leslie Trubetskoy: concerned about rising property taxes, utility costs and housing affordability.
  • Shannon Woulfe: opposed police funding increases, supported Hive Pass and urged priority for housing, transit and social services.
  • Kabrina Miller: supported Hive Pass funding and alternative priorities.

Puy thanked residents for taking part in the Capital Improvement Program process and noted that limited funding means not every project can be awarded. Moved by Young, seconded by Wharton to close the hearing and refer items G6 to G22 to a future date. 6-0. Details: Fiscal Year 2026-27 City Budget, Fiscal Year 2026-27 Property Tax Increase, Capital Improvement Program, Board Member Compensation Ordinance, Parking Regulation Text Amendments, Short-Term Rental Business License Ordinance, Six-Year Capital Asset Plan, Frequent Transit Network Interlocal Agreement and Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Unresolved Items.

Comments

No questions to the Mayor from the Council. In the general comment period Kylie Hansen questioned proposed police budget increases, asked for transparency on police spending and urged funding for housing and transit.

District Four vacancy: elimination method

Moved by Dugan, seconded by Carlsen to adopt Resolution 10 of 2026, approving a fair and transparent method for eliminating District Four vacancy applicants. 6-0. Puy thanked the Recorder's Office for receiving and processing the applications. Interviews and the selection followed on June 9 (2026-06-09 - City Council Work Session). Details: District Four Council Vacancy Appointment.

Moved by Wharton, seconded by Petro; 6-0. Appointments: Rosemary Stum to the Historic Landmark Commission (District 5, term ending June 2, 2030); Christopher Shope to the Metropolitan Water District Board (District 6, term ending June 2, 2030); Emmanuel Oshitoye Jr. to the Human Rights Commission (District 2, term ending December 30, 2030); Daryl McCall and Atiyah Appline to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission (terms ending December 25, 2028); and the reappointment of Dani Cepernich to the Public Utilities Advisory Committee (District 3, term ending January 21, 2030).

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