Spring Lane Elementary site

Every hearing and vote

1. August 17, 2023 · City Council work session

   Work meeting: Spring Lane Elementary and Arts Council

   Discussed

   The council supported conceptual work costing $50,000 to $75,000 and a letter of intent for Spring Lane Elementary, with Council Member Gibbons suggesting a 40-year lease rather than 20 to 25 years. Council Members Gibbons and Fotheringham and the mayor supported a combined arts and culture position, and staff was directed to advertise a full-time role.

2. November 2, 2023 · City Council

   City manager report

   No action

   The 3900 South trail project was not funded by the county and is several years away. A $600,000 county TRCC award for the historic experience exhibit is matched by $100,000 from fund balance. Granite School District countered with a 25-year lease plus three five-year extensions for Spring Lane. A large budget amendment is coming. A $64,000 corridor preservation request for 4500 South and Highland Drive goes to the Council of Governments November 16.

3. November 16, 2023 · City Council

   Public hearing and work meeting discussion: 2023-24 budget amendments

   Discussed

   Amendments include $905,000 from capital projects fund balance for multiple expenses, $100,000 for Spring Lane park concept design and public engagement, a $200,000 transfer as a match for a 2700 East sidewalk grant, and a $250,000 match for the $600,000 historic experience grant. A $6.7 million federal grant for the Cottonwood Creek bridge on Highland Drive requires a Holladay match of $480,000 (6.77% of project cost, which rose from $3.5 million to $7 million). Historic signs would cost about $5,000 each rather than about $300. The capital projects fund fell from $14.7 million to about $11 million after an RDA loan.

4. January 11, 2024 · City Council work session

   Review of 2023 retreat goals

   Discussed

   The six priorities were police services, Spring Lane, affordable housing, City Hall renovation, stormwater and roads. A 2023 accomplishments summary will be published and the 2024 retreat is set for February 29.

5. May 2, 2024 · City Council

   Work meeting: Spring Lane adaptive reuse initial presentation

   Discussed

   After stakeholder meetings, a workshop and a survey of about 680 responses, three concepts were reviewed and Concept 3 developed into Concepts A and B. Concept A has up to 188 parking stalls, a pavilion with restrooms, pickleball courts, a dog park, a playground and five acres of multi-purpose fields. Construction-only estimates are $8.3 million to $9 million; demolition, at $10 to $12 per square foot, is excluded pending a school district agreement. Council Members Gray and Brewer asked about phasing, pickleball noise and dog park crowds; Council Member Durham supported phasing and preserving school history.

6. July 11, 2024 · City Council

   Work meeting: Spring Lane adaptive reuse master plan

   Discussed

   About 600 survey responses; consensus favored moving forward with a few changes, including a "to be determined" label for the dog park. Phase I costs and a parking overlay ($123,656) were discussed, with maintenance estimated at about $95,000 a year excluding water and labor. A lease with the school district is expected to take a few months.

7. August 22, 2024 · City Council

   City manager report

   No action

   Talks with Granite School District on the Spring Lane agreement continue, with cost the main sticking point and a site appraisal pending. The city's 25th incorporation anniversary will be marked with a Historical Night on November 18.

8. November 7, 2024 · City Council

   Work meeting: options for funding Spring Lane and City Hall

   Discussed

   The bond adviser said City Hall is estimated at $7.9 million, with about $1 million of exclusions such as HVAC, for a project total of about $10.4 million including a $1 million contingency and about $600,000 for relocation. The Spring Lane park is estimated at $7.5 million in most scenarios. One scenario is a $4 million bond using a $1.7 million earmark, ARPA funds, $7.7 million from capital projects and $1.5 million of fund balance. Council Member Fotheringham said fund balance should be preserved for roads and storm drains. Staff will run more scenarios for early 2025.