Holladay council honors outgoing Mayor Rob Dahle; leaves Holladay Hills affordable housing hearing open; accepts clean audit
December 11, 2025, 6:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 4580 South 2300 East, Holladay
On Dec. 11 the council honored Mayor Rob Dahle for 12 years of service, opened and left open a hearing on moving 100 required affordable units from Block D to Block E at Royal Holladay Hills, and received a clean audit. It approved Arts Council and Historical Commission appointments 5-0 with Council Member Ty Brewer excused. The minutes record the mayor voting with the council.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item V · Public hearing
Public hearing: Royal Holladay Hills affordable housing agreement (Block E)
Continued
The 2008 master plan and development agreement require 100 affordable units funded partly by tax increment. Developers first planned them in Block D and asked to move them to unbuilt Block E. Terms include a $2.5 million item with interest-reduction language and $2 million of Millrock project area funds to be spent by May 1, 2029, schematics agreed by June 30, 2026 and construction start by May 1, 2028. Mayor Dahle said the city cannot force developers to meet residents of another block; Council Member Fotheringham said the council preferred Block D but wants to accommodate the change; Council Member Gray said the 25-year term was a miscommunication and the agreement keeps 20 years. The hearing was left open and carried to the next meeting.
- Budget$2.50 million
- Budget$2.00 million
Item VI · Presentation
2025 audit report
Discussed
Auditors HBME reported a clean opinion with no material weaknesses. Net position rose $6,753,560 (from $6,465,760); the unassigned General Fund balance is about $8.3 million, about 33.3% of revenues against a 35% state limit; the RDA repaid $2.5 million of a $3.7 million loan from the Capital Projects Fund.
Item VII · Appointment
Resolution 2025-34: Arts Council appointments
Approved · 5-0
Appoints two nominees to the Arts Council.
Item VIII · Appointment
Resolution 2025-35: Historical Commission appointment
Approved · 5-0
Appoints a nominee to the Historical Commission; the minutes do not name the nominee in the vote section.
Item X · Budget
City manager report: bonds, City Hall bids and legislation
Discussed
The lease revenue bonds sold at a true interest cost of 3.918% with total debt service of about $16.9 million; closing expected the next week. At least five contractors were invited to bid City Hall reconstruction, with bids due Jan. 21, 2026. Legislative previews included a 5% cap on Truth in Taxation increases and a change in the residential exemption from 45% to 55%.
Item XIII · Roads and utilities
Work meeting: Suada Drive traffic
Discussed
Police speed studies did not show an ongoing speeding problem; neighbors cited volume, school cut-through and a curve with limited sight distance. Options discussed were limiting right turns, restricting parking, an advisory curve sign, a speed flasher and a 20 mph curve limit. Mayor Dahle was open to signs but noted precedent and that signs do not address volume; Council Member Fotheringham favored a citywide speed bump discussion; Council Member Durham will gauge neighbors' support for an advisory sign. No vote.
What residents said
Affordable housing processBlock D owner notificationSuada Drive traffic
A Block D condominium owner, speaking for owners who she said have invested over $40 million, asked that the affordable housing agreement be tabled to January, revised for clarity and fairness, and that developers meet with owners; she said owners are not objecting to affordable housing itself but to the process and timeline. Three written comments were submitted. Topics included a concept bridge between Blocks D and E, owner notification, and whether the action is legislative or administrative.