Holladay council approves Royal Holladay Hills affordable housing agreement 6-0 in December 2025

The Holladay City Council approved an affordable housing agreement for the Royal Holladay Hills project on Dec. 18, 2025, two weeks after a Dec. 4 work session discussion covered in our earlier story. ^[1]

The December vote

After a continued public hearing, Council Member Ty Brewer moved to approve Resolution 2025-37, an agreement among the city, the Redevelopment Agency of Holladay and KMW Development, LLC relating to affordable housing in the Royal Holladay Hills project. Council Member Drew Quinn seconded. ^[1]

Council Members Emily Gray, Quinn, Paul Fotheringham, Matt Durham and Brewer and Mayor Rob Dahle voted yes, and the resolution passed 6-0. No conflicts or recusals are recorded. ^[1]

At the hearing, two speakers asked that the vote wait until Jan. 20, 2026, and a representative of the Block E developer asked for approval that night. ^[1]

Terms described at the meeting

Fotheringham described about $2.5 million in city money as restricted and said it is a loan until housing is built, delivered for occupancy and deed-restricted. The minutes record: "The loan has provisions for loan forgiveness of the principal as units are built, delivered, and deed-restricted." They also record: "If those units are not delivered, the loan is callable by the City." ^[1]

Dahle said the city's requirement is for 100 units. The minutes say the units originally proposed for Block D shifted to Block E, which has not been built, and that the agreement covers units at 80% of area median income in Block E. ^[1]

Agency actions in 2026

The redevelopment agency noticed a Jan. 22, 2026 public hearing on amendments to its fiscal 2025-26 budget, to allocate revenue from affordable housing funds to the costs of an agreement establishing affordable housing in the Cottonwood Mall urban renewal project area. ^[2]

The agency's agenda for Feb. 5, 2026 lists Resolution 2026-02 amending its budget. The attached exhibit shows $2,000,000 in the Millrock RDA and $500,000 in the Cottonwood Mall RDA, each drawn from restricted tax increment fund balance and listed as a contribution to developers for affordable housing. The posted resolution is unsigned and its vote lines are blank. ^[3]

The agency's June 11, 2026 agenda lists Resolution 2026-05, amending the affordable housing agreement with KMW Development for the Royal Holladay Hills project. The posted draft, headed Resolution No. 2025-05, would authorize the agency chair to sign the amendment. The amendment itself is referenced as Exhibit A but is not included, and the vote lines are blank. ^[4]

The City Council took up the amendment itself on June 11, as Resolution 2026-20. According to the minutes, Mayor Paul Fotheringham said the item had come up at the agency meeting and that the main change was the proposed unit mix, a more varied mix that includes larger units. Council Member Emily Gray moved to approve and Council Member Drew Quinn seconded. Gray, Quinn, Matt Durham, Dave Sundwall and Fotheringham voted yes, the vote was 5-0, and Council Member Natalie Bradley was excused. ^[5]

The packet for that meeting includes the resolution, which has blank signature lines, followed by compliance and example material, a unit matrix and plans. It is the form presented to the council, not an executed amendment, and the Ledger has not reviewed it for final loan terms, deed restrictions or unit counts. The council's vote is a different action from the agency's Resolution 2026-05, whose outcome remains unreported here. ^[6]