Council Work Session Meeting

SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORK SESSION June 3, 2025 Tuesday 1:00 PM Council meetings are held in a hybrid meeting format. Hybrid meetings allow people to join online or in person at the City & County Building. Learn more at www.slc.gov/council/agendas. Council Work Room 451 South State Street, Room 326 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 SLCCouncil.com 7:00 pm Formal Meeting Room 315 (See separate agenda) Welcome and public meeting rules In accordance with State Statute and City Ordinance, the meeting may be held electronically. After 5:00 p.m., please enter the City & County Building through the main east entrance. The Work Session is a discussion among Council Members and select presenters. The public is welcome to listen. Items scheduled on the Work Session or Formal Meeting may be moved and / or discussed during a different portion of the Meeting based on circumstance or availability of speakers. The Website addresses listed on the agenda may not be available after the Council votes on the item. Not all agenda items will have a webpage for additional information read associated agenda paperwork. Generated: 11:29:40  Note: Dates not identified in the project timeline are either not applicable or not yet determined. Item start times and durations are approximate and are subject to change. Work Session Items Click Here for the Mayor’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. 1. Informational: Updates from the Administration ~ 1:00 p.m. 15 min. The Council will receive information from the Administration on major items or projects in progress. Topics may relate to major events or emergencies (if needed), services and resources related to people experiencing homelessness, active public engagement efforts, wildfire mitigation, and projects or staffing updates from City Departments, or other items as appropriate. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Recurring Briefing Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a 2. Ordinance: Zoning Text Amendment for Public Hearing ~ 1:15 p.m. Requirements for Appeals and Variances 15 min. The Council will receive a briefing about a proposal that would amend various sections of Title 21A of the Salt Lake City Code relating to public hearing requirements for appeals and variances. The proposal makes the necessary changes to comply with House Bill 368 (HB368), adopted by the Utah Legislature in 2025, and went into effect on May 7, 2025. One part of HB368 prohibits cities from holding a public hearing for any appeals of a land use decision and requests for variances. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, July 8, 2025 3. Ordinance: Economic Development Loan Fund - Hruskas ~ 1:30 p.m. LLC. 5 min. The Council will receive a briefing about an ordinance that would approve a $200,000 loan for Hruskas, LLC. at 1751 South 1100 East from the Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF). Hruskas, LLC. takeout restaurant offering sweet and savory kolaches stuffed pastries. This loan will assist in the creation of two new jobs in the next year and the retention of nine current jobs. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 4. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget: Fire Department ~ 1:35 p.m. 45 min. The Council will receive a briefing about the proposed Fire Department budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCFY26. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, May 20, 2025 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD 5. Tentative Break ~ 2:20 p.m. 20 min. 6. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget: Responses to Open Legislative ~ 2:40 p.m. Intents from Previous Years 30 min. The Council will receive the first briefing of two opportunities to discuss budget-related legislative intents. This first briefing focuses on the Administration’s responses to the Fiscal Year 2025 adopted legislative intents, and to any other prior legislative intents that remain open. Legislative intents are formal requests the Council makes of the Administration. This briefing will include updates on a variety of subjects, including noise enforcement for vehicular and non-vehicular sources, Jordan River water quality, and more. The second briefing, on June 5, 2025, will allow the Council to consider any new legislative intents to be added with the Fiscal Year 2026 budget. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - n/a 7. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget: Unresolved Issues Follow-up ~ 3:10 p.m. 60 min. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about unresolved issues relating to the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCFY26. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Thursday, May 29, 2025 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, May 20, 2025 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD 8. Tentative Break ~ 4:10 p.m. 20 min. 9. Board Appointment: Racial Equity in Policing Commission – ~ 4:30 p.m. Aleksei Hernandez-Nietling 5 min. The Council will interview Aleksei Hernandez-Nietling prior to considering appointment to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission for a term ending December 27, 2027. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - n/a Hold hearing to accept public comment - n/a TENTATIVE Council Action - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 10. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget: Arts Council Division ~ 4:35 p.m. 45 min. The Council will receive a briefing about the proposed Arts Council Division budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. For more information visit https://tinyurl.com/SLCFY26. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, May 20, 2025 and Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD Standing Items 11. Report of the Chair and Vice Chair - - Report of Chair and Vice Chair. 12. Report and Announcements from the Executive Director - - Report of the Executive Director, including a review of Council information items and announcements. The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council business, including but not limited to scheduling items. 13. Tentative Closed Session - - The Council will consider a motion to enter into Closed Session. A closed meeting described under Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including, but not limited to: a. discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; b. strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining; c. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation; d. strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if public discussion of the transaction would: (i) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or (ii) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms; e. strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if: (i) public discussion of the transaction would: (A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or (B) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms; (ii) the public body previously gave public notice that the property would be offered for sale; and (iii) the terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body approves the sale; f. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and g. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct. A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to Utah Code § 78B-1-137, and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.  CERTIFICATE OF POSTING On or before 5:00 p.m. on , the undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided to The Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any others who have indicated interest. KEITH REYNOLDS SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda, including but not limited to adoption, rejection, amendment, addition of conditions and variations of options discussed. The City & County Building is an accessible facility. 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