Holladay City Newsletter | September 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020

MAYOR’S MESSAGE I recently read an update from Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson. She addressed the current state of the County’s response to the Covid-19 crisis. Like most of us, she conceded a sense of disappointment as it relates to our current status. I believe we all thought that by now the virus would be in substantial decline, allowing us to begin the transition to at least the “New Normal” we were all hoping for.

As we continue to monitor the daily numbers, it’s clear that we will most likely be operating within the Yellow Phase of the Governors Utah Leads Together Plan for the foreseeable future.

As the economy continues to gradually open, we watch as our local businesses and schools wrestle with safely integrating individuals back into public spaces.

As a community we have been unable to reach consensus on the seriousness of this virus, which creates a challenging situation for those charged with policy making. I hope we can all agree that nobody wants to knowingly create an unsafe situation for their employees

or our students. I ask that we all exercise some empathy when judging the policy decisions that must be made.

We will get through this, but it’s clear at this juncture that there will be no silver bullet in the coming weeks and maybe months. We’re all going to have to balance personal risk with public engagement for time being.

My plea; keep the discourse civil! All of us are doing the best we can to balance safety, economic recovery and now mental health concerns as we move together through these challenging times.

So what does this mean for the City? The city will continue to operate under a staggered staffing model as a means of limiting internal risk. When not at City Hall, most are set up to work from home. We ask that all who enter the building wear a mask, remain distanced, and wash your hands. All normal functions continue; business licenses, code enforcement, permits, applications and essential Justice Court functions. Police and fire are fully staffed and ready to meet the needs of our community.

City Council and Planning Commission will continue virtually. We post these agendas on our city website and at City Hall and offer public comment via email or during

the virtual meeting. Registration instructions for public comment are posted on the agenda or notice. Bottom line, we expect all essential city functions to continue unimpeded. If you feel your needs are not being met, please reach out to your City Council Representative (contact info posted in this issue of The Journal and on the city web site). State clearly the nature of your complaint/concern and let them look into it.

There is no question this has been a difficult stretch for everyone. I commend our staff for quickly pivoting to a hybrid remote/office working model. It’s not been easy, but I think we have done the best we can in a very short period of time to balance the critical functions of city government with the personal safety of our employees, their families and those that visit City Hall.

We will continue to do our very best to meet the needs of our citizens in these challenging times.

Be Safe, Be Kind!

– Rob Dahle, Mayor

Unified Fire Authority Update

August 13, 2020

By Capt. Dan Brown, Unified Fire Authoriity I have two sons, 4 and 9, and my wife and I have really struggled with what to do about school. Should we keep our 4 year old home? Should we send our 9 year old to school full time? Part time? Not at all? What we decided for our family is there is no “right” answer. You have to do what works for you and your family as everyone’s situation is different. But, we have to be able to do something, right? One thing we can do is follow the direction of our local health department. Below is direction from Dr. Dagmar Vitek, Medical Officer for the Salt Lake County Health Department.

1. If a student is symptomatic with either of the below, they should not go to school and should seek COVID testing at a location listed at coronavirus.utah.gov: • one or more of these: chills or fever of 100.4° F or higher, cough, shortness of breath, or loss of taste or smell • two or more of these: fatigue, headache, muscle/joint aches, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea 2. If a student is symptomatic (as defined in #1) and tests for COVID, they should remain at home until test results are back.

• If test results are negative, the individual may return to school when symptoms are improving and they are fever-free without the aid of medication for at least 24 hours • If tests results are positive, the individual must remain isolated until symptoms are improving and one of the following, whichever is longer: o 10 days have passed since symptoms began o 24 hours have passed since resolution of fever without the aid of medication 3. If a student is exposed but not symptomatic, they should quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure and watch for symptoms. The individual should maintain the full 14-day quarantine even if they test negative for COVID in that time; illness may develop at any point during the 14 days and they may have tested before illness developed.

Thanks for reading and Stay Safe Holladay!

40 NOTICE SPEED LIMIT CHANGE Holladay Blvd from 5380 South North to Holladay Village Border speed limit now lowered to 35 MPH

SEPTEMBER 2020

CITY INFORMATION

HOLLADAY CITY BUDGET UPDATE On June 18th, the Holladay City Council adopted the City’s budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. During May and June of each year, the City Manager and the City Council spend time discussing projections of revenue that the City expects to receive as well as anticipated needs of the City for the upcoming year.

This year’s budget discussions were especially challenging. Over the course of the last year, a group of City residents, along with City staff spent a great deal of time developing a financial sustainability plan for the City. This plan, dubbed Holladay @ 20, was designed to ensure funding mechanisms were available to provide the level of City service residents have indicated they want for their community. At the same time those residents were finalizing their recommendations for the City Council to consider, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged. The City Council ultimately decided to defer the recommendations of the citizen group for a period in order to better understand the impact of the pandemic on the City’s residents and the City’s budget.

This year, Holladay expects to receive about $15 million in revenue from a variety of sources. Last year, sales tax funding provided just over 1/3 of overall revenue for City operations. As the budget was developed in April and May, the impact of the pandemic on overall spending was unclear, but we currently estimate available sales tax will be about 10% less than FY 2019-20. If that budget prediction becomes a reality, the City is planning to use approximately $700,000 of reserves in order to maintain services. By using this reserve funding, the City budget essentially remains steady at $15.7 million.

About a quarter of the City’s overall budget is funded by property tax. While property taxes for individual property owners may change from year to year depending on a variety of factors, state law is designed to keep the funding that Holladay City receives at roughly the same level over time.

Any increase in the property tax rate would require a Truth in Taxation notice and public hearing, something that to date Holladay City has not done in its history.

Property tax can be confusing. As a resident and property owner in Holladay, my overall property tax bill has remained steady or even slightly declined for a number of years, even as other entities that assess property tax in Holladay raised their property tax rates. This year, however, as I received my estimated property tax notice from Salt Lake County, I noted a very large increase in my overall bill. While one entity has increased their property tax rate, the real change in comes in the overall valuation of my home. Because my home increased in value at a rate higher than the average in Holladay this year, my property tax bill increased. If you are in a similar circumstance and believe your property is valued incorrectly, your property valuation can be appealed to the Salt Lake County Board of Equalization through September 15. For more information on how to read your property tax bill, information on the City’s website at www.cityofholladay. com. For more information on the Board of Equalization, visit www.slco.org.

Half of the City’s overall budget is spent on public safety services. Holladay contracts with the Unified Police District (UPD) and the Unified Fire Authority (UFA) to provide these services for Holladay residents. The City also contracts with

Salt Lake County to provide road maintenance services including snow plows, street sweepers, street light maintenance and general road improvements.

Through September 30 of this year, the City also has federal funding available to help the City, our contractors, and our community deal with the impact of COVID-19. This funding adds up to $900,000 to our available funds this year. Uses are restricted to activities clearly tied to the impact of the pandemic.

If you have questions about the City budget, please contact Gina Chamness, City Manager, at gchamness@cityofholladay.com.

City Of Holladay • 4580 South 2300 East • 801.272.9450 • www.CityOfHolladay.com

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Rob Dahle, Mayor rdahle@cityofholladay.com 801-580-3056 Sabrina Petersen, District 1 spetersen@cityofholladay.com 801-859-9427 Matt Durham, District 2 mdurham@cityofholladay.com 801-999-0781 Paul Fotheringham, District 3 pfotheringham@cityofholladay.com 801-424-3058 Drew Quinn, District 4 dquinn@cityofholladay.com 801-987-8805 Dan Gibbons, District 5 dgibbons@cityofholladay.com 385-215-0622 Gina Chamness, City Manager gchamness@cityofholladay.com

PUBLIC MEETINGS: City Council – first and third Thursday of the month at 6 p.m.

Planning Commission – first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.

CITY OFFICES: Mon-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. • 801-272-9450 4580 South 2300 East • Holladay, UT 84117 Community Development Finance Justice Court Code Enforcement

NUMBERS TO KNOW:

801-527-3890 801-527-2455 801-273-9731 801-527-3890

Emergency 911 UPD Dispatch (Police) 801-743-7000 UFA Dispatch (Fire) 801-840-4000 Animal Control 385-468-7387 Garbage/Sanitation 385-468-6325 Holladay Library 801-944-7627 Holladay Lions Club 385-468-1700 Mt. Olympus Sr. Center 385-468-3130 Holladay Post Office 801-278-9947 Cottonwood Post Office 801-453-1991 Holliday Water 801-277-2893 Watermaster - Big Cottonwood Tanner Ditch system - Art Quale 801 867-1247

School Safety

By Chief Justin Hoyal, Unified Police Dept. Holladay

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is recognized each September to promote family and community disaster planning now and throughout the year. As our nation continues to respond to COVID-19, there is no better time to be involved this September. https://www.ready.gov/september The 2020 NPM theme is: “Disasters Don’t Wait. Make Your Plan Today.”

Disasters don’t wait. Make your plan today. National Preparedness Month 2020. Week 1: Sept 1-5 Make A Plan, Week 2: Sept 6-12 Build A Kit, Week 3: Sept 13-19 Prepare for Disasters, Week 4: Sept 20-26 Teach Youth About Preparedness Week 1 September 1-5: Make A Plan: Talk to your friends and family about how you will communicate before, during, and after a disaster. Make sure to update your plan based on the Centers for Disease Control recommendations due to the coronavirus. https://www.ready.gov/plan

With school starting once again, we want to ensure the safety of all of our children as they go to and from school. This year has been a year that has caused us all change with the pandemic. It has been a while since we have seen those flashing yellow lights in the school zones due to the pandemic and the one thing we don’t want to see change is increased speeds as we travel through those areas.

As a reminder, the speed limit in a school zone is 20 mile per hour.

As you travel through the school zones, please watch for crossing guards. They do all they can to make sure that the children cross the street safely.

Watch for their direction to stop. We have had many instances where motorists drive around the crossing guards while they are holding their stop signs. They only stop traffic when kids are about to cross or are crossing the street. Driving around the crossing guard only puts the kid’s safety in jeopardy.

The last thing I would like to remind everyone about is school busses. The flashing yellow lights mean you can pass at 20 miles per hour. If the lights are flashing red, you must stop. Those lights mean children could be crossing the street and could come around the side of a bus and be in front of a car very

quickly. Please follow the direction of the lights on the school busses.

With many other concerns about schooling this year, we don’t want our children to have to worry about traffic as well. Please do your part to help ensure they get to school safely. Officers will be strictly enforcing the speed limits in our school zones to ensure our students arrive at school and focus on what they are there for, their education.

In the end, our goal is to keep everyone safe.

Working together we can keep Holladay a great and safe community to live, work and recreate.

Call 801-359-2444

Week 2 September 6-12: Build A Kit: Gather supplies that will last for several days after a disaster for everyone living in your home. Don’t forget to consider the unique needs each person or pet may have in case you have to evacuate quickly.

Update your kits and supplies based on recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control. https://www.ready.gov/kit Week 3 September 13-19: Prepare for Disasters: Limit the impacts that disasters have on you and your family. Know the risk of disasters in your area and check your insurance coverage. Learn how to make your home stronger in the face of storms and other common hazards and act fast if you receive a local warning or alert. https://www.ready.gov/be-informed Week 4 September 20-26: Teach Youth About Preparedness: Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved. https://www.ready.gov/kids

City of Holladay

SEPTEMBER 2020

Residential Infill Zone Proposed For Possible Use In Holladay The City of Holladay is considering the addition of a new zone that could be used citywide. The Residential Infill (RI) zone is proposed to be used as an additional zoning tool to allow for the subdividing of land where other existing residential zones do not facilitate land development because of a property’s shape or size.

The RI zone would allow building lots that are smaller than other zones to allow for the creation of a variety of housing sizes and types for people who do not wish to live in an apartment nor on a traditionally sized lot (usually 8,000 to 10,000 square feet) for reasons related to of yard maintenance, floor plans or age related The kind of flexible home styles the RI Zone encourages are sometimes called the “missing middle” of housing. This refers to the fact that those homes are often creatively designed to fit smaller properties (often with more money spent on interior and exterior designs).

The City Council will consider the RI zone as a tool for the City’s use going forward. The Council will have a hearing on the propriety of the RI Zone for the use anywhere in the City where appropriate on Thursday, September 17 at 6:00pm. Written comments may be submitted to Stephanie Carlson, City Recorder at scarlson@cityofholladay.com by Sept. 17 at 5:00pm. Questions on the proposed zone should be directed to Robert Hobbs, 801-527-3890 or rhobbs@ cityofholladay.com

STORM WATER 80% of trash in our waterways comes from trash generated on land that was improperly thrown away.

Reducing the amount of trash we produce overall can reduce the amount of trash that ends up in our waterways.

Each individual household may not produce enough pollution to force a water access closures or cause a fish kill, but the combined output of all the homes in a community can be severe. This is why watershed protection is important.

Be the change! Consider making a commitment to pick up trash on sidewalks, streets & gutters in your neighborhood. Set a good example to kids, neighbors and friends. Prevent that trash from ending in up our streams, rivers and lakes.

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TREE

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GIVEAWAY Sept. 26th

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The Holladay City Tree Committee is giving away FREE trees to residents.

Register for a Tree, Donate, or Volunteer for the event.

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