Council adopts fiscal year 2022-23 budget and 6.2% fee increase, approves new Ballpark lease resolution
June 14, 2022, 7:00 p.m. · Hybrid meeting
Meeting as the Local Building Authority, Redevelopment Agency and City Council, members voted 7-0 on every action. They adopted the 2022-23 city budget and Library Fund budget, the property tax rate ordinance, a 6.2% increase in General Fund fees, union and non-represented compensation ordinances, and the RDA and Local Building Authority budgets. A joint resolution establishing a new Ballpark Legacy lease with the Salt Lake Bees also passed.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Local Building Authority budget for fiscal year 2022-23 | Approved · 7-0 |
| Redevelopment Agency budget for fiscal year 2022-23 | Approved · 7-0 |
| Joint resolution establishing a new Ballpark Legacy lease with the Salt Lake Bees | Approved · 7-0 |
| Ceremonial resolutions: Juneteenth Freedom Day and language access | Approved · 7-0 |
| Public hearing on four grant applications | Continued · 7-0 |
| Fiscal year 2022-23 city budget and related ordinances | Approved · 7-0 |
| Consent agenda: grant holding accounts and board appointments | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Budget
Local Building Authority budget for fiscal year 2022-23
Approved · 7-0
The Local Building Authority board adopted Resolution 2 of 2022, its capital projects fund budget, which covers only bond debt service on the Glendale and Marmalade libraries.
Item D1 · Budget
Redevelopment Agency budget for fiscal year 2022-23
Approved · 7-0
The RDA board adopted Resolution 8 of 2022, approving the budget and placing $8,023,449 in capital project holding accounts that do not lapse to fund balance, to return when specific proposals are ready. Amounts include $250,000 for Japantown and $734,061 for property acquisition (Central Business District), $421,805 for a Granary District strategic intervention fund, $2,104,947 for State Street property acquisition, $959,774 for 9-Line property acquisition, $931,835 for a commercial revitalization pilot, $1,599,880 in primary housing funds for property acquisition, $10,000 for an accessory dwelling unit pilot, $500,000 for the Westside Community Initiative and $1,000,000 for affordable housing property acquisition. The board also adopted four legislative intents on new program funding, equity and inclusion in developer selection, early board feedback on negotiations, and legislative session updates.
- Budget$8.02 million
Item F3 · Contract
Joint resolution establishing a new Ballpark Legacy lease with the Salt Lake Bees
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted joint ceremonial Resolution 16 of 2022, establishing a new Ballpark Legacy lease with the Salt Lake Bees professional baseball franchise. Council Member Darin Mano read the resolution and it was presented to a Larry H. Miller Company representative, who thanked the council and mayor for their commitment to the ballpark community.
Item F2, F4 · Other
Ceremonial resolutions: Juneteenth Freedom Day and language access
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Resolution 15 of 2022 recognizing June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth Freedom Day in Salt Lake City, and Resolution 17 of 2022 declaring the city's commitment to equitable and inclusive language access.
Item G1-G4 · Public hearing
Public hearing on four grant applications
Continued · 7-0
The council held one hearing on a 2022 RAISE grant application from the Transportation Division to fund planning and environmental review for eight east-west crossings of I-15 and the Union Pacific freight corridor (600 North, 200 South, 400 South, 800 South, 900 South/9-Line Trail, 1300 South, 1700 South and 2100 South), a Teen Afterschool Prevention grant for YouthCity staffing, a State Homeland Security grant ($100,000 for first responder pods, $5,000 for evacuation modeling software and $100,000 for communications standards tools) and an Emergency Management Performance Grant. No one commented. The hearing was closed and the items referred to a future consent agenda.
Item H1-H10 · Budget
Fiscal year 2022-23 city budget and related ordinances
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 32 of 2022, the city budget and staffing document (excluding the Library Fund and capital schedule), Ordinance 33 (Library Fund budget) and Ordinance 34 (the property tax levy rate, including the Library Fund). It adopted Ordinance 37 amending the Consolidated Fee Schedule with a 6.2% increase to all General Fund fees and removal of the meter obstruction fee, Ordinances 35 and 36 on business-license records and recreation facility fees, and Ordinances 38 to 41 funding the AFSCME, Police Association and Firefighters agreements and the non-represented employee compensation plan. A separate motion transferred $45,703,683 into the capital improvement program, including approving $14,043,194 in funding but not a placeholder first-year payment on a new sales tax revenue bond; the council said it would consider capital projects and the proposed GO and sales tax bonds later in the year. It also adopted legislative intents A through S, covering topics such as evaluating the city's diversified response teams, extending free winter transit fares, expediting traffic calming, replacing the donation ordinance and rotating outside audits of city departments. All motions passed 7-0.
- Budget$45.7 million
- Ordinances 32-41 of 2022
- 6.2% increase to General Fund fees
Item L1-L6 · Appointment
Consent agenda: grant holding accounts and board appointments
Approved · 7-0
The council approved Grant Holding Account items (batch 1) for fiscal year 2022-23 and appointments of Vinay Cardwell (Business Advisory Board) and Lawrence Suggars, George Reid, Paul Hayward and Tyson James Bell (Board of Appeals and Examiners).
What residents said
Train tracks through a neighborhoodHousing availability
Two speakers addressed the council. One opposed proposed train tracks through a neighborhood, citing safety and air quality concerns and asking the council to keep residents informed. Another spoke about the lack of housing in the city.