January 23 2025

City Council Work Meeting

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Topics

  • Elected Official Disclosure Forms

    New State Legislature requirement for updated disclosure forms, including spousal employment disclosure; deadline before end of January

  • City Hall Design Update

    Seismic upgrade implications requiring demolition and reconstruction of main corridors; design options for flooring, carpeting, ceilings, lighting, and color palette

  • City Citizens Survey Review

    Draft questionnaire reviewed by Y2 Analytics; discussion of survey length, question relevance, and data utility

  • Residential and Commercial Lighting Standards

    Review of two draft ordinance options for addressing light misdirection, glare, excessive brightness, and all-night residential lighting; enforcement considerations

Decisions

  • No formal resolutions or binding decisions were adopted

    during this Work Meeting.

  • Council provided preliminary feedback and direction on the following:

    • City Hall design: General support for subtle inclusion of green in carpet; no final design selections made
    • City Survey: Council consensus to reduce or eliminate clubs and groups-related questions to shorten survey length
    • Lighting ordinance: Discussion remained exploratory; no ordinance version selected

Actions

  • Council Members to return updated elected official disclosure forms within a few days (before end of January)

    All Council Members
  • Council Members with questions about disclosure forms to contact City Staff

    Council Members / Stephanie Carlson
  • Continue bringing design options and ideas to the City Council for feedback on City Hall renovation

    Dwight Yee / Process Studio; Gina Chamness
  • Investigate availability of Holladay brand green color for floor tile/border options

    Dwight Yee / Process Studio
  • Reduce survey from ~18 minutes to ~15 minutes by cutting five or six questions; reduce or eliminate clubs and groups section

    Kyrene Gibb / Y2 Analytics
  • Add trend comparison data to survey results, referencing prior years (back to 2017) and comparable municipalities

    Kyrene Gibb / Y2 Analytics
  • Continue internal review and refinement of lighting draft ordinance options (Level 1 and Level 2) based on Council feedback

    Jonathan Teerlink / City Staff; Todd Godfrey

Notes

  • Disclosure Form Changes

    City Attorney Todd Godfrey noted that the new State-mandated disclosure forms differ from both prior years and the forms City Staff will complete. Forms will be published on both the State and City websites for broader access.

  • City Hall — Half-Dome Ceiling

    Rebuilding the half-dome ceiling was noted as likely more costly; no decision made.

  • City Hall — Design Direction

    Council Member Fotheringham suggested a Holladay brand green for the border tile; Dwight Yee noted green is not a readily available floor color at this time. Council Member Brewer raised a concern about the timelessness of wood finishes.

  • Survey Length Concern

    Mayor Dahle expressed concern that an overly long survey (~18 minutes) could discourage resident participation. Council Member Fotheringham confirmed that partial survey responses are captured in the data.

  • Lighting Complaints Context

    Jonathan Teerlink reported no more than approximately a dozen lighting-related complaints per year in Holladay. Council Member Brewer noted that the lighting concerns he has received from residents are primarily requests for additional streetlights, not complaints about existing lighting.

  • Lighting Ordinance — Builder/Developer Reaction

    City Attorney Godfrey cautioned that requiring a separate lighting professional in the permitting process would add cost and could be viewed negatively by the development community.

  • Minutes appear incomplete

    the document ends mid-sentence during Item IV (Lighting Discussion), suggesting the provided text is a truncated version of the full minutes.

Summarized April 22, 2026