NOTICE OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT AREA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council (Council) of the County of Salt Lake (County) has received petitions to designate an assessment area under the Convention and Tourism Business Assessment Area Act, Title 11, Chapter 42b, Section 1l-42b-103. The proposed name of this assessment area is the Salt Lake County Convention and Tourism Assessment Area (SLCo CTAA). A summary of the Management Plan is included herein as Exhibit A, as well as a full copy of the Management District Plan.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN THAT the Council proposes to:
1. Designate one or more areas within the County's geographic boundaries as an Assessment Area;
2. Contract with a third-party administrator to provide beneficial activities within the proposed SLCo CTAA; and
3. Finance some or all of the cost of providing beneficial activities by an assessment on benefitted properties within the SLCo CTAA.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that at 4:00 PM on May 2, 2023, at the County Council Chambers, County Government Center, 2001 South State Street #N1100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114, has been set as the time and place for a public hearing required by Section 1 l -42b- 106.
NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Section 11-42b-105, an owner of a benefitted property that is proposed to be assessed and who does not wish to be included within the SLCo CTAA may, within thirty (30) days after the day of the public hearing, file a written protest with the County. Protests may be filed at the County Council Chambers, County Government Center, 2001 South State St., Ste N2-200. Salt Lake City, Utah 84114. Subject to Subsections 11-42b-107(l)(b) and 11-42b-101, a determination shall be made at the public meeting to determine whether adequate protests have been filed to prevent designating an assessment area. A qualified number of owners are owners ofbenefitted properties that represent 60% or more of the total assessment amount levied against all benefited properties within the proposed assessment area, provided that if an owner of one or more benefitted properties represents 40% or more of the total assessment amount levied against all benefitted properties, no more than 40% of the total assessment amount shall be attributed to that owner. An owner of a benefitted property must protest the designation of the assessment area in writing if the owner objects to the area designation or being assessed for the proposed beneficial activities.
A complete copy of the petition to designate the SLCo CTAA and another copy of proposed Management Plan may be accessed. Requests for access should be made to:
Kaitlin Eskelson President & CEO Visit Salt Lake
90 S. West Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 801-534-4911