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Council reviews Budget Amendment #5: bridge funding, public hygiene pilot, construction mitigation and other one‑time adjustments
Summary
Administration presented budget amendment #5 for FY2025 covering multiple one‑time allocations (bridge funding, community land trust repairs, Hive Pass demand, restroom study expansion, public hygiene pilot funds, construction mitigation, animal services contract true‑up and security spends). Council asked for further details on some line items.
City administration presented Budget Amendment No. 5 for fiscal year 2025 at the April 1 work session, requesting a series of one‑time adjustments across funds and departments and briefing the council on the rationale and next steps.
Key items highlighted by administration included:
- 400 South bridge: A request to spend $3.5 million from the county quarter‑cent fund balance to fully fund construction of the 400 South bridge over the Jordan River, with urgency tied to preventing a downgrade that could limit emergency vehicle and UTA bus access.
- Community Land Trust repairs: a proposed one‑time allocation to support repairs for homes in the community land trust program; administration will follow with a policy briefing in April to guide that program.
- Hive Passes and Green Bike memberships: a proposed $135,000 from fund balance to meet increased Hive Pass demand, with roughly $114,000 to cover expected passes; an additional $8,500 was proposed to subsidize Green Bike memberships for Hive members after UTA funding ended, with council requesting more usage and rationale data.
- Public restrooms: an expansion of a restroom study scope from a park‑specific analysis to an assessment of all city restrooms — proposed addition of $75,000 (raising the Fairmont Park allocation to $175,000) to map needs, accessibility, repairs and potential future investments.
- Public hygiene pilot: release of an additional $425,000 (remaining pilot funds) for a public hygiene pilot tied to earlier Jordan River discussions; council asked for RFP scope details to ensure data quality and program feasibility.
- Construction mitigation: a one‑time $270,000 addition to an existing $600,000 construction mitigation pool to address high demand during peak private and public construction activity; councilmembers asked whether program design and grant caps meet business needs.
- Animal services contract: a $398,000 true‑up to reflect newly finalized contract pricing (inflationary increases); administration explored timing coordination with Salt Lake County for future budget cycles.
- Public lands stabilization and stormwater impact fees: one‑time payments (about $420,000) to cover unexpected stabilization fees and routine impact fees in capital projects; administration will work to plan for these in future budgets.
- Park security and civic campus safety: short‑term security contracts for West Side parks (approximately $59,000 for April–June) and additional ongoing funding requests to expand security on the civic campus; council asked for clarity on how security aligns with park ranger plans and existing camera/response systems.
- Impact fees planning: funds to update the four sections (police, fire, parks, transportation) of the city’s impact fee facilities plan using impact fee balances to reflect nearly decade‑old cost estimates.
Council members pressed staff for program performance data on Hive Pass/Green Bike usage, detailed scope for the restroom assessment and public hygiene RFP, options for more effective construction mitigation (marketing vs. small grants), and a plan to avoid repeated mid‑year true‑ups by improving cross‑departmental forecasting. Administration agreed to supply additional details and follow‑up analyses before final votes.
