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Redevelopment Agency holds public hearing on FY2026–27 RDA budget; staff outlines RDA and LBA roles
Summary
At a June 2 public hearing, Pleasant Grove staff described how the Redevelopment Agency uses tax-rebate agreements to attract businesses and explained the Local Building Authority’s role, citing the Ruth Theater as an example. No budget vote was taken; follow-up discussions were offered.
The Pleasant Grove City Redevelopment Agency on June 2 held a public hearing on the proposed FY2026–27 RDA budget, during which staff explained the agency’s role in encouraging economic development. Finance Director Denise Roy opened the hearing and clarified that “there is no vote being taken” at the public hearing stage.
City Administrator Scott Darrington told attendees that the RDA helps the city work with businesses by offering agreements that rebate a portion of tax revenue to incentivize relocation or expansion. “The idea is to encourage a business to come to the community and to generate jobs in the community,” Darrington said, citing a previous agreement with doTERRA as an example of how an RDA rebate can be structured. He also noted a statutory change that now prevents RDAs from being used for sales-tax retail stores.
During public comment, resident John Johannesmeyer asked for additional information about the purpose and future of RDA projects. Darrington described how the Local Building Authority (LBA) functions separately: the LBA enables the city to build and own facilities and, in Pleasant Grove’s case, the LBA Board is the City Council. He used the Ruth Theater as an example, explaining that rent paid to the LBA is being used to cover bond payments and that “the Ruth Theater will own the building once the bond has been paid off.”
Chair Eric Jensen closed the hearing after the explanation and there was no vote on the budget at that time. Staff offered to meet with interested residents for further details.
