Council approves $350,000 Trackland loan and up to $600 million airport bond resolution; budget hearings continue to June 6
May 16, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
The Council voted 6-0 to approve a $350,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Trackland, LLC and, also 6-0, a resolution authorizing up to $600 million in airport revenue bonds, with a hearing set for June 6. It adopted a partial Budget Amendment No. 6 for FY2022-23, adopted a Pride Month resolution and held first hearings on the FY2023-24 budget ordinances. Council Member Amy Fowler was recorded absent for all votes except the consent agenda, where she abstained. The meeting also covered the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Local Building Authority FY2023-24 Capital Projects Fund budget (hearing) | Continued · 6-0 |
| Redevelopment Agency FY2023-24 budget (hearing) | Continued · 6-0 |
| Joint ceremonial resolution declaring June 2023 Pride Month | Approved · 6-0 |
| Early notification text amendment (public hearing) | Continued · 6-0 |
| Public hearing: nine grant applications | Continued · 6-0 |
| Public hearing: FY2023-24 budget ordinances | Continued · 6-0 |
| Budget Amendment No. 6 for FY2022-23 (partial adoption) | Approved with conditions · 6-0 |
| Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2023 (parameters resolution) | Approved · 6-0 |
| Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Trackland, LLC | Approved · 6-0 |
| Consent: airport bond and school sign hearing dates, grant holding account, Sister Cities appointments | Approved · 6-0-1 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Public hearing
Local Building Authority FY2023-24 Capital Projects Fund budget (hearing)
Continued · 6-0
Sitting as the Local Building Authority board, the Council held a hearing with no public comment on the capital projects budget, which covers bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade libraries, and referred it to the June 6 hearing.
Item D1 · Public hearing
Redevelopment Agency FY2023-24 budget (hearing)
Continued · 6-0
Sitting as the Redevelopment Agency board, the Council held a hearing with no public comment on the agency's FY2023-24 budget and referred it to the June 6 hearing.
Item F2 · Other
Joint ceremonial resolution declaring June 2023 Pride Month
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Joint Ceremonial Resolution 15 of 2023 with the Mayor celebrating June 2023 as Pride Month. Council Member Mano read the resolution and two Utah Pride Center representatives thanked the Council and Mayor.
Item G1 · Public hearing
Early notification text amendment (public hearing)
Continued · 6-0
The Council held a hearing on changes to city code on early notification of the public and recognized community organizations for land use projects. No one commented. The Council closed the hearing and deferred action; tentative action is June 6.
Item G2-G10 · Public hearing
Public hearing: nine grant applications
Continued · 6-0
Staff presented nine grant applications: Transportation Alternatives Program funds from UDOT for extending the 9-Line Trail west of Redwood Road (a 4/10-mile shared-use path along Indiana Avenue and three crossings); Utah Department of Natural Resources money for Backman School community open space near the Backman Bridge; DNR money for removing tree branches and debris from the Jordan River Water Trail; Utah Division of Drinking Water money for a lead service line inventory and replacement plan; Homeland Security funds for mobile pole-mounted cameras for arson surveillance by the Fire Department; an Emergency Management Performance Grant; two Highway Safety Office grants for police radar units and distracted driving enforcement overtime; and a National League of Cities Race, Equity and Leadership grant for a consultant on equity for minority-owned small businesses. One speaker spoke of family history at Backman Elementary and was excited about the open space project. The Council closed the hearing and deferred action to the consent agenda.
Item G11-G22 · Public hearing
Public hearing: FY2023-24 budget ordinances
Continued · 6-0
Twelve ordinances implementing the Mayor's recommended FY2023-24 budget were heard as one hearing, including the Library Fund budget, the city budget and staffing document, the property tax rate, the Consolidated Fee Schedule, the non-represented employee compensation plan, funding for union agreements with AFSCME Local 1004, firefighters (IAFF Local 81) and the Salt Lake Police Association, accessible parking violation penalties, board member employee status, past due receivable fees and parking meter bagging. Speakers raised west side improvements, homelessness and crime; the water budget (support for the rate increase, tiering rates to use, removing the water assessment from property taxes, and watering-time ordinances); housing and vouchers; street repair in District 1; and sidewalks near 1000 East. The Council closed the hearing and referred the items to the June 6 hearing.
Item H1 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 6 for FY2022-23 (partial adoption)
Approved with conditions · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 21 of 2023 amending the FY2023 budget only for items on the motion sheet: A-2 Mobile Clean Team funding ($300,000 from rescoped vacancy savings), A-3 repurposed Operation Rio Grande funds ($73,418), A-9 natural gas cost increase ($635,000, of which $135,000 to the Fleet Fund), A-11 environmental assessment ($50,000), A-14 additional ARPA revenue replacement ($4 million from General Fund balance to the Redevelopment Agency's Westside Community Initiative for 9-Line project area property acquisition), and E-3 a revision of the state homeless shelter cities mitigation grant ($110,000 rescope and $50,000 reappropriation for Advantage Services). The remaining proposed funds for A-14 will be considered later.
- Budget$300,000 to Advantage Services (Mobile Clean Team)
- Budget$73,418
- Budget$635,000
- Budget$50,000
- Land deal$4.00 million to Redevelopment Agency Westside Community Initiative
- Grant$160,000 to Advantage Services
Item H2 · Budget
Airport Revenue Bonds, Series 2023 (parameters resolution)
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Resolution 16 of 2023 authorizing the issuance and sale of up to $600,000,000 in Series 2023 airport revenue bonds to finance capital improvements at Salt Lake City International Airport, along with a supplemental indenture and bond purchase agreement, and recognized a public hearing date of June 6, 2023.
- Bond$600.0 million
Item K1 · Contract
Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Trackland, LLC
Approved · 6-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 22 of 2023 approving a $350,000 loan from the Economic Development Loan Fund to Trackland, LLC, a Sugar House software company, to create 20 jobs in the next year and retain eight.
- Contract$350,000 to Trackland, LLC
Item L1-L8 · Other
Consent: airport bond and school sign hearing dates, grant holding account, Sister Cities appointments
Approved · 6-0-1
On consent the Council set June 6, 2023 for the public hearing on the airport revenue bond resolution and for the School District pole sign text amendment (Section 21A.46.052, petition PLNPCM2021-00190), approved Grant Holding Account Items (Batch No. 8), appointed Ricardo Becerra, Ronald Joe Zeidner and Ahimara Suarez to the Sister Cities Board, and reappointed Olga Efimova and Sheri Sorensen (terms ending July 6, 2027). Council Member Fowler is recorded as abstaining on this vote, although she is listed as absent for the rest of the meeting.
What residents said
Water rates and property tax assessmentHomelessness and housingStreet repairSidewalks near 1000 EastTraffic calming off 2100 South
Comments from the public included a request to meet about a neighborhood street where homes were replaced by parking lots, camping in a lot and a need for traffic calming off 2100 South; remarks about personal circumstances; and a call for more affordable housing and help for unsheltered people.