State Sen. Jim Dabakis thinks his path to the Utah Transit Authorityâs board will dead-end at Salt Lake Cityâs Council. Dabakis said ahead of Tuesdayâs vote that the seven-member council was likely to reject his nomination by Mayor Jackie Biskupski for two reasons. One: that âthere is this raging war between the council and the mayor and Iâm caught in the middle,â Dabakis said. And two: his impression that City Council members are fine with the status quo at UTA, even as the debt-ridden transit ...