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Meeting recap (from recording) Oct 6, 2026: City audio (council + study meetings)

• Fire station funding: the Municipal Building Authority (a city-controlled board used to finance buildings) approved up to $27 million in lease revenue bonds to build Fire Station 65 on the growing west side. A bond is a loan the city repays over time. With a lease revenue bond, the board borrows the money and builds the station, and the city pays it back through lease payments, with the station as collateral. Staff said no tax increase is needed. Two public hearings drew no comments, and the vote was unanimous.
• Chose Councilmember Patrick Harris as mayor pro tem, the acting mayor who runs the meeting, for Oct 20 while Mayor Dawn Ramsey is away on city business.
• Roads: UDOT has connected the new U-111 and closed part of old Bacchus Highway. South Jordan Parkway, Lake Avenue and Dock Sider should connect in a couple of weeks. Lake Avenue will be right-in/right-out only, with no left turns or signal.
• Public comment: state Rep. Tracy Miller invited residents to a legislative town hall. A Glenmore resident complained about rising HOA fees and stray golf balls; the city attorney said HOA fees and golf course netting are private matters the city cannot regulate.
• Announcements: Josh was named the city's new communications manager, Sandbox Theater previewed its musical "Lucky Stiff," and the Halloween 5K is Oct 17 at Bingham Creek Regional Park.
• Study meeting, a discussion-only session with no votes: U.S. Rep. Mike Kennedy talked about federal project funding and data centers raising power costs. UDOT presented a guide for cities on drones and vertiports (landing pads for drones and air taxis). Staff reported progress rewriting the city's development code, the zoning and building rules. The council then went into a closed session, a private meeting allowed by state law, to discuss an individual's character and competence; no votes are taken there.

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Meeting recap (from recording) 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.

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