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2026-06-16 - 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 7:10 p.m. and adjourned at 7:47 p.m. Puy presided. All seven members present: Petro, Dugan, Wharton, Napier-Pearce, Carlsen, Puy and Young. Mayor Mendenhall attended. Every vote was 7-0.
  • LBA: Resolution 2 of 2026 adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Projects Fund budget (Young/Petro); it covers only bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade Libraries.
  • CRA: Resolution 12 of 2026 adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-27 CRA budget per the Key Changes spreadsheet (Dugan/Young).
  • Council ceremonial resolutions: Joint Ceremonial Resolution 7 (June 2026 as Immigration Heritage Month) and 8 (supporting America250 Utah and the Salt Lake City Utah250 Community Committee).
  • Four grant application hearings held as one; two speakers; all referred to a future Consent Agenda.
  • Adopted the interim Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget (Ordinance 27) and tax levy of 0.003482 (Ordinance 28), plus fee schedule (2.6 percent General Fund fee increase), pay, labor agreement, capital and text amendment items.
  • Ordinance 38 of 2026 created short-term rental business licenses, with a request to add required fire and safety equipment to the self-certification checklist.
  • Consent Agenda: set July 21 hearing on the Six-Year Capital Asset Plan and July 14 hearing on the Via Veneto Pizzarium proximity waiver.

LBA and CRA

LBA Resolution 2 of 2026 (Young/Petro) adopted the final budget for the Capital Projects Fund. The LBA is a financing tool that lets cities and entities such as libraries bond for capital projects at better rates; other capital projects are in the Mayor's recommended budget. The LBA adjourned (Wharton/Carlsen) and the CRA convened. CRA Resolution 12 of 2026 (Dugan/Young) adopted the CRA budget. The CRA adjourned (Wharton/Dugan) and the Council reconvened. Danny Walz attended as CRA Director.

Ceremonial resolutions

Petro read Joint Ceremonial Resolution 7 recognizing immigrants' contributions to the economy, culture and community. Puy spoke about his own experience as an immigrant. Ciriac Alvarez Valle of the Utah Immigrant Advocacy Coalition accepted the resolution; Luis Camara Manoel of the Utah Consular Corps and Linda Stone of MomsRising also thanked the Council. Moved by Dugan, seconded by Carlsen: 7-0. Young read Resolution 8 on the nation's 250th anniversary, civic engagement, education and inclusion of Indigenous peoples; moved by Dugan, seconded by Wharton: 7-0.

Grant application hearings

Items G1 to G4 (Safe Streets for All, County Recreation Bond playground, Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation, Justice Reinvestment Initiative) were introduced by Sylvia Richards. Margaret Holloway raised nuisance and loitering concerns near the Road Home site at 2333 West North Temple; Olive Peterson Jacoby asked the Council to oppose automatic police technology legislation and to deny further Police grant funding on G-4. Dugan/Petro: close and refer to Consent, 7-0. See Grant Application Hearings - Summer 2026 and Automatic License Plate Reader Ordinance.

Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget package

See Fiscal Year 2026-27 City Budget for detail and Fiscal Year 2026-27 Property Tax Increase for the tax rate decision.

  • Ordinance 27 (Young/Dugan): interim budget with the proposed property tax adjustment, excluding the capital projects and debt schedule; revenue from the increase held in a restricted fund until final adoption before September 1, 2026.
  • Ordinance 28 (Dugan/Young): levy 0.003482 per dollar, including 0.002374 General Fund (123,837,279 dollars), 0.000007 judgment levy (346,642 dollars one-time), 0.000626 Library Fund (32,657,748 dollars), 0.000395 General Obligation bonds (20,614,755 dollars) and 0.000080 Governmental Immunity Fund (4,173,514 dollars). Property Tax Impact schedule dated June 16 adopted (Wharton/Petro). Ordinance 42 on July 14 later corrected the judgment levy figures.
  • Ordinance 29 (Carlsen/Petro): Consolidated Fee Schedule with a 2.6 percent increase to General Fund fees.
  • Ordinances 30 to 34 (Carlsen/Petro): pay for elected and statutory officers; non-represented employee compensation plan; appropriations for MOUs with AFSCME Local 1004, International Association of Firefighters Local 81 and the Salt Lake Police Association.
  • Capital Improvement Program resolution (Napier-Pearce/Carlsen): 48,079,733 dollars transferred into CIP including 13,355,765 dollars in approved funding; project allocations later (see Capital Improvement Program).
  • Ordinance 40 (Carlsen/Petro): Public Utilities Title 17 changes and fees.
  • Legislative Intent Statements, motion sheet items 1 to 11 (Petro/Young).

Other ordinances and resolutions

Wharton/Petro, 7-0: set the July 21, 2026 hearing on the Six-Year Capital Asset Plan (briefing July 14, tentative action August 25; see Six-Year Capital Asset Plan) and the July 14 hearing on the Via Veneto Pizzarium proximity waiver (tentative action August 18). There were no general comments, new business or unfinished business.

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