Holladay council names Quinn mayor pro tem and approves temporary city hall lease

The Holladay City Council on Jan. 8 appointed Council member Quinn as mayor pro tem and approved a resolution that authorizes staff to finalize a temporary-lease agreement for an alternate city hall during planned seismic retrofit work on the current building.

Mister Durham nominated "council member Quinn as mayor pro tem for this term," and a second was recorded. The council conducted a roll-call vote; Council members Gray, Quinn, Bradley, Durham, Sunwell and the chair each voted "yes." The motion carried, and Quinn accepted the appointment.

Council then considered a resolution to approve a lease agreement with Woodbury Corporation for Mill Creek's former city hall across from the new city hall on 33rd South and 13th East. City staff said the building is largely built out for council chambers and that the lease would let the city occupy the space while seismic retrofit construction begins in April. Todd, speaking for staff, said the city had reviewed the lease, sent comments to Woodbury, and received a response that left a few points to negotiate; he urged approval of a resolution creating an "envelope of terms" that would allow minor, nonmaterial financial revisions to be executed by the mayor.

Staff described key financial terms: rent near $8 per square foot, approximately $4 per square foot for taxes and insurance, occupancy beginning in February with payments starting in April, and an initial 18-month lease (April 2026–September 2027) with an option to add up to three months. Todd and other staff cautioned that one outstanding capital expense item—normally a landlord obligation—might create contingent exposure for the city if repairs are required, but characterized the exposure as limited and contingent rather than a guaranteed monthly payment.

Councilmember discussion focused on negotiating remaining capital expense language and preserving flexibility to sign a revised lease if the financial terms did not materially change. Speaker 2 made a motion "to approve resolution 2026-02 approving a lease agreement with Woodbury Court for the temporary City Hall location using the mitigating language said by Todd," which was seconded; the council took a roll-call vote and approved the resolution.

The resolution passed; staff said they would continue negotiations, present final lease language to the mayor for execution if acceptable, and return the item to the council if material financial terms changed.

Ending: The council approved the appointment and lease resolution and moved on to routine consent and agenda business.