The Holladay City Council will review a draft 2026 Citizens Survey and discuss results from a prior community poll when it meets Thursday, Aug. 20, giving residents a look at how the city gauges satisfaction with services, housing and neighborhood life.

The council will also hear a progress update on the nearly $10 million City Hall seismic renovation, which has cleared interior demolition and remains on track for mid-September 2027 completion.

What the survey asks

The draft questionnaire, dated July–August 2026, asks residents to rate their overall quality of life on a 0-to-100 sliding scale, evaluate city services including sidewalk maintenance, street lighting, code enforcement, parks and emergency preparedness, and allocate a hypothetical $100 city budget across 17 service categories.

A neighborhoods and housing section asks about walkability, transit access, road maintenance and which housing types, including accessory dwelling units, mixed-use buildings, senior housing and townhomes, would fit well in respondents' areas.

The survey also gauges interest in Independence Day events, asking which 2026 activities residents attended and what they'd prefer for 2027.

Kyrene Gibb of Y2 Analytics, a Salt Lake City-based polling firm, will present the survey discussion. Gibb presented an earlier draft of the questionnaire to the council in January 2025, when Mayor Dahle asked that the instrument include trend comparisons to prior years and benchmarks against other municipalities. At that meeting, the council discussed trimming the survey from about 18 minutes to 15 minutes to keep residents from abandoning it partway through.

The city's surveys page shows residents rated their quality of life an average 82 out of 100, five points higher than in 2022.

The draft also invites respondents to join a Holladay Citizens Opinion Panel that would contact participants by email for brief surveys on city policy topics.

City Hall renovation on schedule

The seismic retrofit of the historic City Hall at 4580 S. 2300 East has completed interior demolition of finishes and walls, structural shoring, mechanical and electrical demolition, and vestibule footings and foundations, according to the council meeting packet.

Crews are now working on vestibule steel and framing, vestibule site work and concrete, and interior structural foundations and walls, with rough mechanical, electrical and plumbing work starting by the end of August.

The project remains on schedule.

New scope additions include auditorium upgrades with an assistive listening system, theatrical lighting, a green room audio monitor and a permanent projector, plus building-wide security cameras, electronic door access and upgraded AV systems for the council chambers, courtroom and conference rooms.

"We estimate the construction on this building will take 12 to 15 months," City Manager Gina Chamness told the Holladay Journal in February, when the city announced the relocation. "So, being very cautious after other construction projects, we are securing the space for 18 months, with the option to add three additional months."

City offices are operating from the former Millcreek City Hall at 3330 S. 1300 East under an 18-month lease costing $143,648. The renovation is funded by a 20-year municipal bond.

How to participate

The Thursday, Aug. 20 meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the temporary Council Chambers, 3330 S. 1300 East. Residents can submit public comment by emailing [email protected] by 5 p.m. that day with the subject line "Public Comment," or watch the live stream at holladayut.gov.

The next Holladay City Council meetings are scheduled for Sept. 3 and Sept. 17.