Holladay council adopts council policies and appoints Council Member Sundwall to mosquito district, 5-0, with Quinn excused
January 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 4580 South 2300 East, Holladay
On Jan. 22 the council voted 5-0 to adopt revised council policies and to appoint Council Member Dave Sundwall to the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District board; Council Member Drew Quinn was excused. Police and fire fourth-quarter reports and a work meeting on a ball field donation, bike lane policy and paving were also held.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item VI · Other
Resolution 2026-03: adopt council policies
Approved · 5-0
Removes language giving council members life insurance matching employees and the option to buy more coverage at employee rates, because the insurer does not offer it to council members.
Item VII · Appointment
Resolution 2026-04: appoint David Sundwall to the South Salt Lake Valley Mosquito Abatement District
Approved · 5-0
The minutes record no recusal although Sundwall was the appointee; he voted yes.
Item V · Public safety
Police and fire fourth-quarter reports
Discussed
Unified Police cases were about 30 lower than the prior year; traffic cases were 44, 31 and 31 for October through December. Unified Fire Authority had 483 incidents, 206 emergent, with a 90th-percentile emergent response of 7:29 against a 10-minute goal; annual calls rose from 1,845 in 2020 to 2,216 in 2025.
Item VIII · Other
City manager report: federal earmark and legislation
Discussed
The House approved a homeland security appropriation with a $1.76 million earmark for Holladay. The city and Utah League of Cities oppose HB 184 (lots as small as 5,400 square feet) and SB 97 (5% cap on property tax increases) and are monitoring HB 241 (charter school first right on closed school property) and HB 196 (Class C road naming). A resident was targeted by a fake payment request using staff names.
- Grant$1.76 million
Item XI.a · Parks
Work meeting: ball field naming donation
Discussed
A family proposed renaming a ball field for a relative who died in 2022 with a $25,000 donation covering about 65% of an estimated $38,000 ten-year maintenance cost, 2026 to 2036. An agreement would return to the council.
- Grant$25,000 to Family donor
Item XI.c · Roads and utilities
Work meeting: bike lane policy and paving plan
Discussed
A consultant recommended a city-specific bike lane policy based on 2025 FHWA guidance, with shared lane markings no more than 300 feet apart. Staff said county contract paving will finish in late July or early August and other sections could start in April.
Item Briefing · Parks
Community theater pilot
Discussed
Staff said the August musical drew $33,510 in ticket sales and $45,500 in donations; a June 25 to 30 production of Fiddler on the Roof is proposed with projected expenses of $51,000 and a budget amendment.
- Budget$51,000
What residents said
State housing billsProperty tax cap
None.