HolladayDigest

Salt Lake County overview.

• The county's 2026 budget is $1.7 billion. Of the general fund, 73% goes to public safety, and the jail accounts for 45% of that.
• Mayor Jenny Wilson's proposed budget includes a property tax increase. All of it would pay a lease revenue bond to expand the Metro jail and move beds from the aging Oxbow jail. A 2024 general obligation bond for the jail failed 52–48.
• County officials confirmed the county intends to keep offering public works services to cities like Holladay.
• They encouraged families to sign up for the free My County Rec Pass for youth 18 and under. More than 100,000 kids are already enrolled.

UPD quarterly report (July–September).

• Staffing: The precinct has 32 of 35 officers on the road. Two are in the academy, finishing around February and July 2027. There is one true vacancy.
• Cases: September cases rose to 310. Chief Ackerman attributed this to proactive enforcement:
• Monthly speeding citations rose from 115 to 185 and 181.
• New e-bike, e-motorcycle and golf cart enforcement produced 44 e-bike stops, 15 motorcycle stops, 2 golf cart stops, 1 impound, 4 helmet violations and 25 unsupervised juveniles.
• Juveniles fleeing: Officers recorded four juvenile fleeing incidents in the past week. Officers do not pursue, and the Chief urged parents to supervise their children's riding.
• Overdoses: There were five death investigations in September, most of them overdoses. UPD expects 60 naloxone kits from the Utah Naloxone Program so each officer can carry two and leave one with families. It is also preparing resource cards with the Happy Healthy Holladay Coalition.
• Drones: UPD reported expanded drone use, including at the Blue Moon Festival.
• New shift schedule: Starting in January, a new four-shift schedule run jointly with Millcreek adds an officer to most shifts. The freed-up sergeant will become a school resource officer (SRO) sergeant for Holladay and Millcreek.
• Case consolidation: Council thanked the Chief for consolidating case numbers. Shared-service costs are allocated by a 70/20/10 formula, with 70% based on cases.

UFA quarterly report.

• Calls are up about 9.5% from Q3 2024 to Q3 2026.
• Captain Brown gave a "firefighting 101" on the 17-firefighter "effective response force." The southeast part of the city takes longer to reach full staffing.
• He noted that nearby Station 116 on Wasatch and Murray's crews are three-person rather than four-person crews.
• He supported more resident naloxone and CPR training.

Public Art Plan.

Megan Adermann presented a five-year, phased framework.

• Goals:
• Set clear governance
• Commission site-specific art
• Build art into infrastructure
• Strengthen identity and wayfinding
• Create opportunities for artists
• Tiered review:
• Under $35,000: city manager oversight
• $35,000–$100,000: a four-member subcommittee
• Over $100,000: an expanded group including other departments, the City Council and site stakeholders
• Alignment: The plan aligns with the Holladay Horizons general plan.

CDBG home repair program.

• 2025–26: The program had $220,000, including $20,000 for administration. It offers $25,000 forgivable loans that are forgiven after five years.
• The program received 70 applications, found 14 ineligible and made 8 awards.
• Projects are spread citywide. Three are complete and the rest are 75–95% done, on track for the extended December deadline.
• 2026–27: The city was awarded $100,000, enough to help about three homeowners.
• 2027–28: The city will compete for a share of $1.1 million shared among about 10 cities. Applications are due December 4.
• Eligibility: Applicants must be at or below 80% of area median income.

Short-term rentals (STRs).

• Only three STRs are licensed, while third-party data shows 100–230 listings, mostly outside the major corridors where STRs are allowed.
• In October, 84% of listings were entire homes and 6% were single rooms.
• State law limits enforcement based on a listing alone.
• Licensing takes 3–4 weeks under the current conditional use process.
• Council discussion focused on several ideas:
• Targeting enforcement at whole-home and investor-owned rentals, including a cluster of about five adjacent homes with one owner
• Caps by area
• Streamlined licensing
• Administrative fines instead of court citations
• Encouraging long-term accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rentals instead of STRs
• Council members preferred framing any changes as "managing what we already have" rather than expanding STRs.

Staff (John, Anne, Gina)

• Return with STR options, including enforcement, streamlined licensing, possible caps and ADU guidance.
• Research best practices and conduct community outreach before Council decides.

Staff

Ask Salt Lake County whether homes used as full-time STRs can lose the 45% residential property tax exemption.

Chief Ackerman

• Report on overdose trends and naloxone distribution.
• Fill the remaining vacancy.
• Report results of the new January shift schedule.

Staff

• Explore other funding sources to expand the home rehab program, which several Council members supported.
• Place CDBG eligibility flyers at the City Hall front desk.

Staff

Update Council on the garbage-day switch for Holladay and Taylorsville, now delayed to March at the earliest because of the new curbside bulky waste program.