At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: The Council received the proposed Salt Lake City budget from the Mayor for the next fiscal year, which begins in July. More on the Mayor’s presentation here. Council Members received an update on the vacancy process for filling the empty District 2 Council seat. More on this vacancy here. The Redevelopment Agency Board […]
April 20 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council voted to change this year’s City elections to ranked-choice voting without a primary. More here. The Council reviewed a draft of an audit of police budget and operations. More here. Council Members paused the meeting and joined with the Racial Equity in Policing Commission at a press conference on the Derek Chauvin […]
April 6 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council announced it will make a choice at the April 20 meeting on changing this year’s City elections to ranked-choice voting. The Council received late today a draft of the first part of a police budget audit. It will be discussed at the April 20 meeting. The Mayor and Council adopted […]
March 23 RDA Board and Council Meetings
At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: The Council received an update on the audit of the police budget. A preliminary draft of the audit is expected next month. The Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency Board, furthered a centralized Housing Development Loan Program for the City. The Mayor reported on the timeline for assistance from community […]
March 16 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Mayor updated the Council about $6 million for SLC from the U.S. Treasury Department for pandemic-related rental and partial utility assistance. The Mayor also reported on additional Federal funding (The American Rescue Plan) to help with pandemic-related issues. $87 million is expected to be used in multiple areas in an equitable manner […]
March 2 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Racial Equity in Policing Commission officially presented its first set of recommendations, three in all, about the Police Department training practices. The Council discussed the legal framework governing small cell wireless facilities in the public right of way. Federal and state laws regulate many aspects of the facilities but potential policy directions were […]
February 16 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council awarded $7.1 million in federal CARES Act grants to community partners and City departments that will provide services directly for housing programs, food stability, and other types of pandemic assistance. The Mayor reported to Council an additional $6 million in Federal Treasury funding will be available soon for pandemic-related rental […]
February 9 RDA Board and Council Meetings
At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: The Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Board was briefed on the next steps for the former Utah (Pantages) Theater property. The City Council received an update on $7.1 million in federal grants for providing services directly to housing programs and assistance to help respond with the pandemic, provide emergency food supplies, plus assisting with an equitable […]
February 2 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council received an update on $7.1 million in federal grants for community partners and City departments providing services directly to housing programs and assistance to help respond with the pandemic. The Council was briefed on a proposal increasing the number of energy-efficient vehicles eligible for free metered parking. The Council heard recognition for the […]
January 19 Council Meetings
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council held a moment of recognition at 3:30 p.m. to honor the lives lost to COVID-19. The Council noted that federal CARES Act funding is in the works; it could mean more than 7 million dollars in rental and housing assistance or other COVID related services for City residents. The Council […]