Council approves lighting code, marker agreement, Spring Lane lease and several contracts

Holladay City Council approved a package of routine and substantive items during its Aug. 7 meeting, including a new outdoor lighting ordinance, an interlocal agreement for historical markers, a 30-year land lease for the former Spring Lane Elementary site, and updated agreements for prosecution and indigent defense services.

The council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025-13 amending Title 13.84 of the city code to set outdoor lighting standards. Council members Gray, Quinn, Fotheringham, Durham and Brewer each recorded “yes” votes and the chair cast the deciding vote.

Council members also approved Resolution 2025-16, an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County to construct and maintain historical markers at Olympus Hills Park and Creekside Park.

On a separate motion, the council approved Resolution 2025-17, a 30-year land lease with Granite School District for the Spring Lane Elementary property. Staff said the lease includes a 2% annual escalator, a tenant first right of purchase tied to an existing state statutory first right of refusal, and provisions for a limited acreage reservation if the district must temporarily relocate students due to an emergency. The city’s first-year, annualized payment was described as about $37,000, with the city’s share this fiscal year roughly $18,000; staff estimated about $1.5 million over the life of the lease.

Two contract resolutions were also approved. Resolution 2025-18 authorizes a prosecution agreement with Hansen Law incorporating a proposed 3% escalator (an estimated $10,000 annual cost shared among partner cities but appearing in Holladay’s administered court budget). Resolution 2025-19 approves an indigent defense agreement with Stonewall Creek PLLC that raises the primary hourly rate from $150 to $200; staff said that increase was already reflected in the budget approved in June.

The council additionally approved Resolution 2025-20, a memorandum of understanding for the Royal Holiday Hills project limited to prefunding a traffic signal at Murray Holiday Road and Shannon Street and adding language to allow the city to collect interest on outstanding reimbursable amounts at a rate equivalent to the city’s public treasurer investment fund (PTIF) yield until tax-increment revenues become available.

All motions were moved, seconded and carried on recorded roll calls. The council returned several items to the Redevelopment Agency for matching approvals where appropriate.