Council straw polls fund sanctioned camping reserve, air quality program and legal and public safety items in budget talks
June 12, 2023, 1:00 p.m. · City & County Building, 451 South State Street, Salt Lake City
The Council briefed a $100,000 Economic Development Loan Fund request for a west side food truck, then worked through unresolved fiscal year 2023-24 budget items by straw poll. Members present were unanimous on each straw poll taken. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent for the whole meeting, and Council Member Chris Wharton was absent for most of the polls.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Budget
Economic Development Loan Fund: Salt Lake Sandwich Company
Discussed
Staff briefed a proposed $100,000 loan to Salt Lake Sandwich Company, a Poplar Grove breakfast food truck, expected to create 3.5 jobs in the next year. Staff described the company as a start-up focused on feeding the west side workforce and said applicants are encouraged to enroll in entrepreneurial classes with City partners and were selected and qualified under the loan program's criteria.
- Payment$100,000 to Salt Lake Sandwich Company, LLC
Item 2 · Budget
Fiscal year 2023-24 budget: unresolved issues follow-up
Discussed
Council Member Wharton asked that trail maintenance funding be held in a holding account pending a report on past work and plans. Staff noted new tax growth figures and $865,234 of CIP money that could be recaptured. By straw poll, all Council Members present supported: holding $230,000 for an air quality incentives program (staff position funded, program money held); holding $500,000 for sanctioned campgrounds for that use only; $340,000 and $122,000 for legal defenders and prosecutors; $133,000 for seasonal Public Lands wage increases; $114,648 for HIVE passes; $150,000 for train crossing safety signs; $100,000 for quick-action traffic calming; $145,225 for a post-911 call text survey system; $30,000 for Economic Development partnerships with nonprofits; $10,000 for black water tank vouchers; $300,000 construction mitigation; $60,000 for a Granary District special assessment area consultant; $50,000 for elections; and all proposed new positions. Council Members also discussed general support for firefighter pay increases without a straw poll, and made changes to legislative intents including pay parity among attorneys, golf fees, response team efficiency and airport transit.
- Budget$500,000
- Budget$230,000
- Budget$300,000
- Straw polls were unanimous among members present; Council Members Wharton and Fowler were absent for most polls
What residents said
Sanctioned campgroundsAir quality