Meeting History

Oct 13, 2026 · CivicClerk meeting video

• Arts and zoo grants: approved about $38 million in ZAP grants. ZAP is a voter-approved sales tax that funds arts, cultural, botanical and zoo groups. That covers $17.4 million for 22 large groups (Tier One), the zoo, aviary and aquarium, and 214 smaller groups (Tier Two, 21 of them new). Both votes passed with no opposition heard.
• Routine items: approved the consent agenda (items 4.1 to 6.1), a bundle of routine items passed in one vote without discussion. Also appointed temporary deputy constables, officers who serve court papers, for one office until the state takes over constables early next year.
• Budget outlook (no vote): property tax revenue from new construction, called new growth, adds about $4.6 million without raising rates. General fund revenue is expected to rise about $8.3 million. Sales tax is projected to grow 3.5% in 2027, while hotel tax is expected to drop about 2.5% because the Salt Palace convention center is closing.
• Economy briefing (no vote): the Gardner Policy Institute said Utah jobs grew 1.2% in the past year versus 0.3% nationally, Utah tech jobs fell by about 2,300, and inflation is 3.4%.
• Set an Oct 20, 1:30 PM public hearing, a session where residents can comment before a vote, on an agreement with Salt Lake City. It confirms the city library's share of property taxes stays out of a city tax-increment area, a district where new property tax growth is reinvested locally. Staff said the budget is unchanged.
• Mayor's report: the county closed a $1.3 million tax-credit financing deal, a federal program that lowers the cost of building, for a senior center. The county also formally opposed repealing the federal roadless rule, which protects canyon watersheds that supply drinking water.