Holladay council extends COVID emergency declaration and hears police mental health unit update
January 7, 2021, 6:00 p.m. · Held electronically (virtual meeting)
The council unanimously extended the city manager's COVID-19 emergency declaration and heard an update from the police mental health unit, which had about 550 active cases the prior month. The Holladay Crossroads zone hearing stayed open. In a work meeting members took open meetings and ethics training and reviewed council policies and a fraud-risk assessment. The minutes show the mayor voting.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item III · Public hearing
Continued public hearing: proposed Holladay Crossroads zone
Continued
The hearing remained open. Council discussed a resident's side-by-side comparison with the C-2 zone and building height concerns; the mayor asked about surrounding building heights and Council Member Gibbons asked for front setbacks of a nearby hotel and office building at 5900 South and Van Winkle Parkway.
Item IV · Public safety
Resolution 2021-01: Further extending the city manager's emergency declaration
Approved · 6-0
The council extended the declaration; the city attorney suggested language stating the intent to extend relaxed outdoor dining and signage standards consistent with the declaration's date.
Item V · Public safety
Police mental health unit update
Discussed
Police leaders reported that the unit includes a sergeant, a full-time detective and a social worker, with over 30 crisis calls departmentwide in the prior seven days and about 550 active cases last month. Holladay typically sees 25 to 50 new cases a month.
Item VII · Other
City manager report
Discussed
Planning staff changes were announced, including a new community and economic development director and a building official. A grant application was submitted for sidewalk fill-in near Cottonwood Elementary requiring a local match. On state legislation, council members supported existing ordinances prohibiting new billboards and electronic signs.
Item VIII · Public safety
Council reports
Discussed
Council Member Quinn described a traffic engineering study on Wander Lane with three options (no change, a parking restriction on one side, or one-way streets) and said there would be no decision without substantial resident input. Council Member Gibbons identified a state grant of up to $10,000 with a 50/50 match for historic preservation, due February 12, and raised concerns about a proposed gravel pit development intersection in Cottonwood Heights.
- Grant$10,000 to State Historic Preservation Office
Item IX · Other
Work meeting: ethics training, council policies, fraud assessment, 3900 South
Discussed
The city attorney reviewed open meetings and ethics rules, recommending recusal where a member is involved. The council reviewed policy sections including raising a spending threshold from $500 to $1,000. Holladay scored 330 of 395 on a state fraud-risk checklist, a low-risk category. The city manager said the joint 3900 South reconstruction with Millcreek begins in February.
What residents said
Building heights in the Crossroads zoneWander Lane traffic optionsElectronic billboards legislation
None. Written comments on the Crossroads zone came from two residents and a joint letter from students at two schools requested a neighborhood access path.