Erika Carlsen

Context

Associated municipality: Salt Lake City.

Council Vice Chair, District 5. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• Ballpark rezoning follow-up
• Tree preservation legislative action
• HUD Community Development Needs Public Hearing
• Expanding Housing Options Text Amendment - Stressed ownership and an incremental approach
• Library capital projects bond proposal - Asked why the bond estimate grew
• Community Clean Energy Program - Praised outreach
• HF Sinclair Westline Connect pipeline expansion - Asked about timeline, permits, price claims and neighbor impacts
• Rio Grande District Phase One Public Improvements - Questioned the funding gap; cited the fund balance
• Commercial Development Loan Program Allocations - Raised the 321 Main Street capital stack; seconded
• Capital Improvement Program - Pressed for the Mead Avenue and West Temple crosswalk
• Main Street Fire Disaster Relief Loan - Moved approval
• Community Reinvestment Agency Art Policy Update - Moved approval

Log

• 2026-08-18 - City Council Work Session - Advocated a crosswalk at Mead Avenue and West Temple; voted to pause Item 31 and for fully funding it in separate polls (the minutes spell her name Carlson in one poll).

• 2026-08-18 - Community Reinvestment Agency - Seconded the budget amendment and the Pendleton House amendment; moved the 323 LLC loan and the Art Policy.

• 2026-08-11 - City Council Limited Formal Meeting - Voted for both ordinances.

• 2026-10-20 - City Council Work Session - Said ownership was the legislative intent, asked about trees and setbacks, questioned the library bond increase, and praised clean energy outreach.

• 2026-10-20 - City Council Formal Meeting - Seconded the grant and HUD hearing motions, moved the Ballpark ordinances and the tree preservation action, and spoke about her Native heritage on the heritage month resolution.

• 2026-10-13 - City Council Work Session - Previewed the Ballpark open space and tree amendments (captioned Carlson), and asked HF Sinclair about its timeline, permits, price claims and effects on property values and insurance.

• 2026-10-13 - Community Reinvestment Agency - Asked about the Rio Grande District funding gap and USA Climbing, and about non-project-area funds and the CRA share of the 321 Main Street project; seconded the loan motion.

• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.

• 2026-07-21 - City Council Formal Meeting - Seconded closing the Capital Improvement Program hearing.

• 2026-07-14 - City Council Work Session - Said the Community Development and Capital Improvement Programs Advisory Board and Fire Code Board of Appeals candidates would be added to the Consent Agenda.

• 2026-07-14 - Community Reinvestment Agency - Seconded Resolutions 13 (Silo Park Development Tax Increment Reimbursement) and 14 (Chenzo Disaster Relief Loan).

• 2026-06-11 - City Council Work Session - Present for the budget follow-up briefing.

• 2026-06-09 - City Council Formal Meeting - Seconded the Juneteenth resolution and continuing the Jefferson Park hearing (Jefferson Park Alleyway Closure); voted for all items.

• 2026-06-09 - City Council Work Session - Voted for Jennifer Napier-Pearce in both rounds; seconded the motion to exit closed meeting.

• 2026-06-02 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting - Seconded Resolution 10 of 2026 (District Four elimination method).

• 2026-05-19 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting - Moved the motion repurposing the working group into a Code of Conduct review (Council Code of Conduct Review).