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Salt Lake County Council gives tentative backing to convention center funding; weighs protections for county revenue
Summary
Council members gave tentative support to state bills aimed at unlocking funds for a Salt Palace renovation and a broader convention district, while asking attorneys to secure language protecting county revenue shares; members also took positions on several other state bills this week.
Salt Lake County Council members on Tuesday gave tentative, conditional support to state legislation intended to help finance a renovation of the Salt Palace convention center and related downtown investments, while asking county attorneys to negotiate protective language before final endorsement.
The council’s legislative director, Kara Trevino, briefed members on two bills the county has been tracking: Senate Bill 306, a technical and funding bill tied to the convention-center effort, and Senate Bill 26, a vehicle to create a shared funding mechanism for a convention/hospitality/transit redevelopment district. Mayor Wilson and county staff have been negotiating with sponsors and city partners on provisions that would clarify how future tax increment and other revenues are shared and protected, the council was told.
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