HolladayDigest

• Outdoor Lighting Standards

  Amendment to Title 13.84 of City Code addressing light trespass concerns, particularly during new builds and remodels

• Historical Markers

  Interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County for construction and maintenance

• Spring Lane Elementary Lease

  30-year land lease with Granite School District to convert former school grounds to public open/park space

• Criminal Prosecution Services

  Renewed agreement with Hansen Law, including a 3% cost escalator

• Indigent Defense Services

  Updated agreement with Stowell Crayk, PLLC, raising primary rate from $150 to $200 after 15 years unchanged

• Royal Holladay Hills MOU

  Tax increment financing MOU covering City pre-funding of a traffic light at Murray Holladay Road and Channin Street, with interest reimbursement language

• UDOT Safe Sidewalks Grant

  $200,000 grant received for Phase II of the 4500 South sidewalk project

• Creative Aging Grant

  Potential application discussed

• Granite School District Boundary Study

  Update from Council Member Quinn

• Briefing Session Discussion

  Sidewalk concerns, outdoor lighting ordinance process, and MOU interest rate for Royal Holladay Hills

• Ordinance 2025-13 ADOPTED

  Amending Title 13.84 of the City Code Relating to Outdoor Lighting Standards

• Resolution 2025-16 APPROVED

  Interlocal Agreement with Salt Lake County for Construction and Maintenance of Historical Markers

• Resolution 2025-17 APPROVED

  Lease Agreement with Granite School District for Spring Lane Elementary (30-year land lease; ~$37,000/year first year with 2% escalator; City assumes maintenance and begins payment January 2026; Granite School District responsible for demolition)

• Resolution 2025-18 APPROVED

  Criminal Legal Services Agreement with Hansen Law for Prosecution Services (includes 3% escalator, ~$10,000 increase, shared with Millcreek and Cottonwood Heights)

• Resolution 2025-19 APPROVED

  Agreement with Stowell Crayk, PLLC for Indigent Defense Services (primary rate increased from $150 to $200)

• Resolution 2025-20 APPROVED

  Memorandum of Understanding for the Royal Holladay Hills Project Relating to Tax Increment Financing, with two amendments:

  • Address corrected to Murray Holladay Road and Channin Street
  • Interest language added: City entitled to interest on outstanding amounts at a rate equivalent to the Public Treasurer's Investment Fund rate

• Consent Agenda APPROVED

  Minutes from April 3, June 5, June 12, and July 17

• Ordinance 2025-13 (Outdoor Lighting)

  Motion ByFotheringhamSecond ByGrayOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesGray-Yes, Quinn-Yes, Fotheringham-Yes, Durham-Yes, Brewer-Yes, Mayor Dahle-Yes

• Resolution 2025-16 (Historical Markers)

  Motion ByGraySecond ByQuinnOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesGray-Yes, Quinn-Yes, Fotheringham-Yes, Durham-Yes, Brewer-Yes, Mayor Dahle-Yes

• Resolution 2025-17 (Spring Lane Lease)

  Motion ByFotheringhamSecond ByBrewerOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesGray-Yes, Quinn-Yes, Fotheringham-Yes, Durham-Yes, Brewer-Yes, Mayor Dahle-Yes

• Resolution 2025-18 (Hansen Law)

  Motion ByGraySecond ByBrewerOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesGray-Yes, Quinn-Yes, Fotheringham-Yes, Durham-Yes, Brewer-Yes, Mayor Dahle-Yes

• Resolution 2025-19 (Stowell Crayk)

  Motion ByQuinnSecond ByDurhamOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesGray-Yes, Quinn-Yes, Fotheringham-Yes, Durham-Yes, Brewer-Yes, Mayor Dahle-Yes

• Resolution 2025-20 (Royal Holladay Hills MOU)

  Motion ByFotheringhamSecond ByBrewerOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesGray-Yes, Quinn-Yes, Fotheringham-Yes, Durham-Yes, Brewer-Yes, Mayor Dahle-Yes

• Consent Agenda (Minutes)

  Motion ByBrewerSecond ByDurhamOutcomePassed unanimouslyIndividual VotesNot individually recorded

• Process address correction and interest language amendments to Resolution 2025-20

  City Attorney Todd Godfrey / City StaffNotesAddress to read Murray Holladay Road and Channin Street; interest rate tied to Public Treasurer's Investment Fund

• Bring UDOT Safe Sidewalks Grant match (~25% of $200,000) forward in a future budget amendment

  Gina Chamness / City StaffNotesGrant is for Phase II of 4500 South sidewalk project

• Prepare application for Creative Aging Grant

  Arts Council / City StaffNotesCouncil Member Fotheringham expressed support; grant previously administered by Arts Council

• City to assume maintenance of Spring Lane Elementary grounds and begin lease payments

  City StaffNotesPayments begin January 2026; first-year payment ~$37,000 annualized (~$18,000 this fiscal year)

• Follow up on neighboring property Code compliance issue raised by Rustin Nance

  City Council / City Planning StaffNotesResident at 5220 Holladay Blvd. reported unresolved Code violation on neighboring property

Public Comments

• Trudy Jorgensen-Price

  (Library representative) provided library updates:

  • NASA-gifted "moon tree" is healthy
  • Summer Reading program concluded; fine waiver active through end of August
  • Blood drive held the prior day
  • Saturday: National Book Lovers Day event, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (mini composition book decorating)
  • Tuesday: Primary election vote
  • August 29, 2025: After Hours Star Party at dusk with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society

• Rustin Nance

  (5220 Holladay Blvd.) raised a concern about a neighboring property where work was allegedly not done to Code. He stated the issue had not been resolved despite prior conversations with City Planning and the Mayor, and requested Council assistance to avoid bearing financial burden as an innocent party.

Council Reports

• Council Member Gray

  Cottonwood High School has a new Principal, Dr. Justin Pitcher (formerly Vice-Principal at Brighton High School); Evan Tyrrell will replace retiring Pam Roberts at Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling

• Council Member Quinn

  Attended Granite School District Boundary Study meeting; preliminary recommendations to be presented September 2, 2025; attended Holladay Lions Recreation Center family event; received fireworks complaints from constituents

• Council Member Fotheringham

  Summer concerts averaging over 1,000 attendees in recent weeks; inaugural Holladay Theater Company performance of Newsies upcoming; spoke with a constituent who received a City tree (minutes appear cut off)

City Manager Report (Gina Chamness)

• UDOT Safe Sidewalks Grant of $200,000 received for Phase II of the 4500 South sidewalk project (requires minimum 25% City match; will come forward in a future budget amendment)