Salt Lake City City Council
Who serves, and the Salt Lake City City Council meetings and work sessions written up since 2020: what was on the agenda, what the council decided, and links to the official minutes, agenda and video for each. Newest first by default; choose oldest first to follow events over time.
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At a glance
Salt Lake City has 433 meetings written up, from January 7, 2020 to October 20, 2026: 241 City Council work session and 192 City Council.
By year: 2026 (54), 2025 (58), 2024 (55), 2023 (65), 2022 (64), 2021 (68), and 2020 (69).
Those meetings recorded 1280 counted votes; 38 were not unanimous.
Topics residents raised most often: property tax increase (12 meetings), homelessness (9 meetings), housing affordability (8 meetings), traffic calming (7 meetings), and police budget (7 meetings).
- Meetings
- 433
- From approved minutes
- 272
- Work sessions
- 241
- Canceled
- 0
How minutes work. Minutes are the official record of a meeting. The council approves them at a later meeting, so the newest meetings have only an agenda, or draft minutes, until then. Meetings marked Approved minutes are written from that approved record. Ones marked Agenda only describe what was scheduled; we add the results once the minutes are posted.
2026
October 2026
Tue, Oct 20 · City Council
Salt Lake City Council bans community correctional facilities and jails on private property
The Salt Lake City Council approved a zoning change on Oct. 20 that prohibits community correctional facilities and jails on private property in the city, according to the council's official meeting recap. The recap also says the council approved new zoning regulations as part of the Ballpark NEXT Community Design Plan. This entry covers only the outcomes listed in the recap; it gives no vote counts or ordinance numbers, and it is not a full account of the meeting.
Tue, Oct 13 · City Council work session · 5:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: HF Sinclair pipeline expansion, e-bike trail rules and Ballpark rezone follow-up
The October 13 work session agenda listed a 45-minute briefing from HF Sinclair on its proposed Westline Connect pipeline expansion, a briefing on rules for electric-assisted bicycles and other electric devices on trails and pathways, a Ballpark rezone follow-up, and a legislative action on Risk Management coverage. No formal meeting or general public comment was scheduled. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are pending.
Tue, Oct 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: hearings on jails ban, Avenues rezone, utility impact fees and airport wetland sale; vote on budget amendment
The October 6 formal meeting agenda listed eight public hearings, including the Taste of Thai liquor waiver, a zoning ban on community correctional facilities and jails, rezones at 237 and 239 South 1000 East and the Ellerbeck Mansion property, affordable housing incentive fines, utility impact fees, the sale of surplus airport wetland to the state and the price waiver for a conservation easement. It also listed a vote on Budget Amendment No. 1 and a snow water forecasting grant resolution. No minutes are posted, so every outcome is pending. The Council's own recap (not formal minutes; it does not give vote counts) says the council approved Budget Amendment No. 1, including $50,000 in emergency help for Poplar Grove households affected by flooding after a water main break, crosswalks, a Glendale Park pump track and skate park, and social-worker support, and approved updated water, sewer and stormwater impact fees that had not changed since 1999. It took public comment on eight proposals, including the proposed sale of about 900 acres of surplus wetland to the Utah Department of Natural Resources, which only the mayor can approve.
Tue, Oct 6 · City Council work session · 4:30 p.m.
Council interviews three board nominees, then meets in closed session on real property and attorney-client matters
In a short work session the Council interviewed nominees for the Public Utilities Advisory Board and the Planning Commission and voted 6-0 to enter a closed meeting for real property strategy and attorney-client matters. The closed meeting ran from 4:52 to 6:09 p.m. The council approved the minutes on Oct. 20, 2026.
September 2026
Tue, Sep 22 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: votes on Silverside Deli waiver, 500 East townhome rezone and Chadwick alley vacation; hearings on Northpoint rezone and budget amendment
The Council's September 22 formal meeting at the Utah State Fairpark was set to hold hearings on a Northpoint rezone from AG-2 to M1-A, Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal 2026-27, utility impact fees and two police grant applications, and to consider action on the Silverside Deli liquor proximity waiver, the Chadwick Street alley vacation and the 22-townhome rezone at 1990 and 2002 South 500 East. No minutes are posted, so every outcome is pending. The Council's own recap (not formal minutes; it does not give vote counts) says the council approved a rezone to build 22 for-sale townhomes, appointed Nick Stiles as an additional Justice Court judge, and accepted comment at the first of two hearings on utility impact fees.
Tue, Sep 22 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda covers budget amendment, Liberty Park vision plan, parks bond and 600 and 700 North project
The agenda for the Council's work session at the Utah State Fairpark listed a follow-up briefing on Budget Amendment No. 1, the draft Liberty Park Vision Plan, the General Park Bond update, North Temple beautification, the Youth and Family Division strategic plan, the 600 and 700 North transportation project and housing programs. It also listed interviews for a Justice Court appointment and an Administrative Appeals Officer. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are pending.
Tue, Sep 15 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts 200,000-gallon daily water cap and fee waiver for Ivory Innovations housing; hearings on 500 East townhomes close without action
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt Ordinance 48 setting a 200,000-gallon daily water cap for non-residential uses, with a request that the Administration report within nine months on whether the cap can go lower. It also adopted the public services reorganization and a permit fee waiver for the 66-unit Ivory Innovations project. After hearings it deferred action on the 22-townhome rezone at 1990 and 2002 South 500 East and two alley vacations, and the license plate reader ordinance hearing was postponed. Council Member Daniel Dugan conducted the meeting.
Tue, Sep 15 · City Council work session · 2:30 p.m.
Council work session agenda covers Avenues rezone, jails ban, housing fines and a budget amendment with $11.5 million in grants
The work session agenda listed briefings on the rezone of the Ellerbeck Mansion and an adjacent house in the Avenues, a rezone of the 10th East Senior Center and Victory Park to Public Lands, a ban on community correctional facilities and jails in the zoning code, affordable housing incentive fines, a Taste of Thai liquor proximity waiver, legislative intents, and Budget Amendment No. 1 for fiscal 2026-27. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are pending.
Tue, Sep 8 · City Council · 5:00 p.m.
Council extends 247 North 800 West rezone conditions by a year and sets hearings on utility impact fee increases
At a short limited formal meeting the Council adopted a resolution giving the applicant one more year to satisfy conditions on the 247 North 800 West rezone, and on consent set September 22 and October 6 hearings on the first increase in water, sewer and stormwater impact fees since 1999. Both votes were 6-0 with Council Member Jennifer Napier-Pearce absent. The meeting ran from 5:58 to 6:00 p.m.
Tue, Sep 8 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on airport wetland sale for conservation and backs mailer on Expanding Housing Options proposal
In a work session the Council heard about the Department of Airports' plan to sell about 900 acres of surplus wetland to the Utah Department of Natural Resources after a conservation easement to Utah Open Lands, airport EV charging, and the Expanding Housing Options zoning proposal. All Council Members present backed a straw poll to mail information to every address in the affected zones after the Planning Commission acts. The Council then voted 6-0 to recess, convene a limited formal meeting and go into a closed meeting for attorney-client matters. The council approved the minutes on Oct. 20, 2026.
August 2026
Tue, Aug 25 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts six-year capital asset plan and fiscal 2027 capital improvement allocations, 6-0
With Council Member Daniel Dugan absent, the Council adopted the six-year Capital Asset Plan for the General Fund and the project-specific allocations of the Capital Improvement Program for fiscal 2027. It moved action on the Northwest Community Plan to a later meeting and, on consent, set hearing dates for four land-use items and approved two board appointments. All votes were 6-0.
Tue, Aug 25 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council leans toward barring data centers on a proposed Northpoint industrial rezone and previews a 22-townhome rezone on 500 East
In a work session the Council was briefed on a Northpoint rezone with a negative planning commission recommendation, a 22-townhome project in Liberty Wells, two alley vacations, a fee waiver for an affordable housing project and the city's diversified emergency response programs. All Council Members present supported a straw poll to prohibit data centers on the Northpoint properties as a condition of the rezone. No formal votes were taken.
Tue, Aug 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council hears five public hearings, defers all decisions, and approves two liquor proximity and mobile business actions
The Salt Lake City Council held public hearings on the Sugar House special assessment area, the Silverside Deli liquor proximity waiver, a 200,000-gallon daily water cap, the Northwest Community Plan and the Ballpark rezone, and closed or deferred each one without final action. It approved a proximity waiver for Via Veneto Pizzarium, the mobile business text amendment, and an amendment to the interlocal agreement over Library tax increment. All votes were 7-0.
Tue, Aug 18 · City Council work session · 4:15 p.m.
Council informally backs phased utility impact fee increase, first update since 1999
In straw polls, the council supported a meter-size sewer impact fee structure and phasing in new utility impact fees at up to 70 percent from January 2027 until full amounts take effect in July 2028. Members also reviewed remaining Capital Improvement Program items, including a split poll on a $568,000 park restroom.
Tue, Aug 11 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts final 2026-27 budget and property tax increase 7-0 after truth-in-taxation hearing
At a limited formal meeting, the council unanimously adopted the final tax levy and the final fiscal 2026-27 budget, including a property tax rate above the certified rate. Four residents opposed the increase, citing affordability, utility costs and police funding.
July 2026
Tue, Jul 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council vacates Warnock Avenue alley, hears capital project requests; 6-0 votes with Wharton absent
The council voted 6-0 to vacate a city alley off Warnock Avenue and held hearings on the Capital Improvement Program and the six-year Capital Asset Plan, deferring both. It set August 18 hearings on the Ballpark rezone, the Northwest Community Plan and the daily water use cap. Council Member Chris Wharton was absent.
Tue, Jul 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on license plate reader rules, water-use cap and Northwest Community Plan; capital list reviewed
At a work session, the council was briefed on a proposed ordinance regulating automated license plate readers, making permanent a 200,000-gallon daily water-use cap on non-residential uses, and the Northwest Community Plan, and went through 30 Capital Improvement Program funding items. These minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Jul 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council closes Jefferson Park alleys, corrects tax levy and defers Via Veneto liquor waiver
With two members absent, the council voted 5-0 to indefinitely close alleyways in Jefferson Park and to adopt a corrected property tax levy ordinance. It held hearings on a Warnock Avenue alley vacation, mobile business rules and a liquor waiver of proximity for a pizzeria near Liberty Park, deferring action on each. Public comment ran long on short-term rentals, a South Salt Lake-owned open-space parcel and artificial turf.
Tue, Jul 14 · City Council work session · 3:45 p.m.
Council supports lowering Ballpark rezoning from MU-11 to MU-8 in straw poll; short-term rental ordinance stays in effect
In a work session with Council Member Puy absent, members briefed on the Ballpark rezone and agreed in a straw poll to lower the proposed height district from MU-11 to MU-8. They also agreed to leave the short-term rental ordinance in effect while staff study changes, and heard presentations on the six-year Capital Asset Plan (about $1.5 billion in needs) and the Climate Forward plan.
June 2026
Tue, Jun 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts 2026-27 budget with property tax increase; all votes 7-0
The council, also sitting as the Local Building Authority and Community Reinvestment Agency, adopted the fiscal 2026-27 budget and a property tax rate above the certified rate, with the increase's revenue held in a restricted fund until final adoption. It also approved labor agreements, fee changes, a short-term rental licensing ordinance and the UTA frequent bus addendum. Every vote was 7-0.
Tue, Jun 16 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council holds straw polls on budget cuts, drone pilot funding fails 3-4; short-term rental license rules briefed
Ahead of budget adoption, the council took a series of non-binding straw polls on police, Public Lands and other budget lines, including a 3-4 poll against restoring the full drone pilot position. Members also heard the short-term rental licensing ordinance and a briefing on the state-required waiver of proximity for a pizzeria near Liberty Park.
Thu, Jun 11 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council works through possible budget cuts and property tax limit at special work session
The council spent about two and a half hours on unresolved items in the fiscal 2026-27 budget, including Hive Pass, police drones and equipment, Park Rangers, a third Community Health Access Team and tree maintenance. No votes were taken; updated revenue figures were pending, with a June 22 deadline to set the property tax increase limit.
Tue, Jun 9 · City Council · 5:00 p.m.
Council adopts resolution seating Jennifer Napier-Pearce in District Four
In a five-minute limited formal meeting, the council voted 6-0 to appoint Jennifer Napier-Pearce to the vacant District Four seat through January 3, 2028. She took the oath of office. There were no other items.
Tue, Jun 9 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council picks Jennifer Napier-Pearce for District Four seat by coin toss after 3-3 tie
At a work session, the council interviewed 20 applicants for the vacant District Four seat. A 3-3 tie between Jennifer Napier-Pearce and Scott Lyttle was broken by a coin toss. Members also reviewed legislative intents, budget follow-up items and a UTA frequent bus agreement.
Tue, Jun 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council opens budget hearings on 12.5 percent property tax increase; all items referred for later action
The council, sitting also as the Local Building Authority and Community Reinvestment Agency, held public hearings on the fiscal 2026-27 budget and a proposed property tax increase worth about $13.5 million, then referred them for later action. It adopted one piece of the current-year budget amendment, the Inland Port police expenses, and approved six board appointments. All votes were 6-0.
Tue, Jun 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council weighs artificial turf rules and a Warnock Avenue alley vacation, and reviews Opportunity Zone picks and budgets
The June 2 work session covered a proposal to allow artificial turf in some required landscaping, an alley vacation near Warnock Avenue, a mobile business code update, the city's Opportunity Zone nominations, and several budget briefings. The Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation on the landscaping amendment. No votes were taken apart from a 6-0 vote to enter a closed meeting.
May 2026
Thu, May 28 · City Council work session · 2:30 p.m.
Council briefed on Sugar House special assessment area and unresolved budget issues, including two budget scenarios
At the May 28 work session the council heard a proposal to designate a Sugar House Business District special assessment area, briefings on the non-departmental, Fleet and Public Utilities follow-up budgets, and a list of unresolved FY 2026-27 budget issues. The council will consider budget scenarios with and without a property tax increase. Council Member Erika Carlsen was absent. The council voted 5-0 to enter a closed meeting.
Thu, May 21 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council reviews Public Lands, Golf, Public Services and Fire budgets, including Park Ranger cuts and a fourth Station 3 truck
The May 21 work session was a series of budget briefings for Public Lands, the Golf Fund, Public Services and the Fire Department, with the Fleet Fund moved to a later meeting. Topics included proposed Park Ranger reductions, a proposed public electric vehicle charging fee and a request for 10 new firefighters. No votes were taken apart from a 6-0 vote to enter a closed meeting on labor negotiations and advice of counsel.
Tue, May 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves Fortune Road vacation, Mansell Manor and 1300 South rezones; budget hearings continue to June 2
Voting 6-0 throughout, the council adopted the Fortune Road street vacation, the Mansell Manor rezone to MU-8 and a rezone on East 1300 South, and approved two street closures and an airport lost-property ordinance. It held first hearings on the FY 2026-27 budget with a proposed 12.5 percent property tax increase and scheduled a second for June 2. It also narrowed its code of conduct working group's role to a policy review rather than an outside investigation.
Tue, May 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council reviews Budget Amendment No. 5, including Inland Port police funding, and four department budgets
The council's May 19 work session covered department budgets for Economic Development, Information Management Services and Human Resources, and a detailed briefing on Budget Amendment No. 5 for FY 2025-26. By straw poll, all members present supported accepting Utah Inland Port Authority funding for 12 sworn and one civilian police positions. The council voted 6-0 to enter a closed meeting on litigation and attorney-client matters.
Thu, May 14 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council reviews police, community and neighborhoods and arts budgets, and the District 4 vacancy process
At a Thursday work session the council reviewed the proposed FY 2026-27 budget from the council staff's view and heard Police Department, Community and Neighborhoods Department and Arts Council Division budget briefings, plus an update on THE BLOCKS downtown arts initiative. Staff also outlined the process and legal requirements for filling the District 4 council vacancy. No votes were taken. The minutes list six council members present.
Tue, May 12 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council gets overview of mayor's budget with property tax increase, plus Finance Department and Justice Court budgets
The council's May 12 work session covered the Administration's overview of the Mayor's recommended FY 2026-27 budget, including revenue projections and the proposed property tax increase, along with the Finance Department and Justice Court budgets and the property tax impact schedule. The council voted 6-0 to enter a closed meeting. Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez was absent.
Tue, May 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council tentatively adopts budget with 12.5% property tax proposal, delays vote on camping ordinance and 800 East rezone
In a meeting that ran until 11:34 p.m., the council voted 7-0 to adopt the tentative FY 2026-27 budget, which includes a proposed 12.5 percent property tax increase, and to rename part of 500 South honorarily for Dolores Huerta. It deferred action on the camping ordinance, Fortune Road vacation and Mansell Manor rezone, and continued the hearing on the 800 East and 400 South rezone. The council also voted to start an independent investigation into allegations involving Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez and to suspend some of her duties during it.
Tue, May 5 · City Council work session · 2:30 p.m.
Council briefed on airport lost-property rules, Jefferson Park alley closure, water district and public utilities budgets
The council's May 5 work session was devoted to briefings: a code change for lost property at the airport, an alley closure inside Jefferson Park, the Metropolitan Water District budget, and the proposed $427.8 million Public Utilities budget. Two Housing Authority board interviews were held, and a closed meeting followed with a 6-0 vote to enter it. No other votes were taken.
April 2026
Tue, Apr 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Community Clean Energy opt-out program and approves $11.3 million housing grant plan
Meeting jointly as the Local Building Authority, Community Reinvestment Agency and City Council, the council voted 5-0 to adopt the Community Clean Energy Program ordinance, the 2026-27 federal housing grant and Funding Our Future allocations, a Navajo Street rezone and a Wilmington Avenue street vacation. Council Members Alejandro Puy and Eva Lopez Chavez were absent. Public comment concerned a proposed federal immigration detention facility and the vehicle camping proposal.
Tue, Apr 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Fortune Road vacation, Mansell Manor rezone, airport budget and a transfer of development rights program
At its April 21 work session the council heard briefings on a Fortune Road street vacation, a Housing Authority rezone on Jefferson Street, a land exchange with UDOT for the Mountain View Corridor, historic district street signs, the airport budget and a possible transfer of development rights program. By straw poll, members present opposed hiring an outside contractor for about $75,000 to install the historic signs. The council also voted 6-0 to enter a closed meeting on litigation and attorney-client matters.
Tue, Apr 14 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on clean energy opt-out program, camping rules rewrite, 109-unit 800 East project and library bond options
The City Council's April 14 work session was made up of briefings, with no formal votes except a closed-meeting motion. Staff presented a Community Clean Energy opt-out program, a rewrite of camping and sidewalk-obstruction rules, a proposed rezoning for a 109-unit mixed-use building near 800 East and 400 South, and the library's budget and bond options. Council members also agreed by straw poll to add $255,000 for First Step House and move $30,000 to Ruff Haven in the federal and local housing grant allocations.
Tue, Apr 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council rejects Sugar House hotel rezone 7-0 and adopts land use approval expiration rules
The council voted 7-0 to reject the rezone and master plan change for a hotel at 2111 South 1300 East, with Council Member Sarah Young citing precedent for expanding the Sugar House business district beyond adopted plan boundaries. It adopted the text amendment on expiration of land use approvals and, after hearings, deferred action on the 256 East 300 South hotel rezone and the South Navajo Street rezone.
Tue, Apr 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on two indefinite road closures, pavement survey and Foothills trail funding
The work session covered a partial street vacation on Wilmington Avenue, indefinite closures of 7200 West and of 200 South at a rail crossing, open legislative intents, a 2025 pavement condition survey, and Foothills trail planning. In a straw poll all members supported releasing about $200,000 in Foothills trail construction funds. Follow-up discussion on housing grant allocations preceded a closed meeting.
March 2026
Tue, Mar 24 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Rio Grande rezone, temple street closures and nuisance ordinance; defers Sugar House hotel rezone
The council, meeting with the Community Reinvestment Agency, adopted the Rio Grande rezone, a rezone on 400 East, temple-area street closures, fence and hedge changes, the recurring nuisance ordinance, the alley and street disposition text amendment, and a 200,000-gallon water use cap for new nonresidential development, all by 7-0 votes. After more than 30 speakers, it deferred action on the Sugar House hotel rezone, with Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez abstaining, and on the 2260-2290 East 1300 South rezone. It approved the second Inland Port interlocal amendment 6-1.
Tue, Mar 24 · City Council work session · 2:30 p.m.
Council briefed on Inland Port studies, $11.3 million in housing grants and a 200,000-gallon water cap for new nonresidential uses
The revised work session covered Utah Inland Port Authority impact studies, recommendations for about $11.3 million in housing grants, a legislative session wrap-up, a Navajo Street rezone, a water use cap for new nonresidential development and the Cesar Chavez Boulevard honorary name. The council met in closed session for attorney-client matters.
Tue, Mar 10 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council holds hearings on Rio Grande rezone, temple street closures and nuisance ordinance, deferring action on all
The council held public hearings on the Rio Grande rezone, fence and hedge heights, a rezone on 400 East, the recurring nuisance properties ordinance and temporary street closures for the 2027 Temple reopening, and deferred action on each by 7-0 votes. It also heard the mayor's recommended federal housing grant uses and approved a consent agenda setting hearings for March 24.
Tue, Mar 10 · City Council work session · 4:30 p.m.
Council hears negative Planning Commission recommendation on 185-foot hotel rezone at 256 East 300 South
In a briefing-only session, council members voiced concerns about height and the lack of setbacks in a request to rezone 256 East 300 South to D-1 for a hotel, which the Planning Commission recommended denying. The council also reviewed public art options, the water and snowpack outlook and the compensation advisory committee's report.
Tue, Mar 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears clean audit report, fraud risk score of 375 of 395, and land use approval and alley vacation proposals
The work session covered the city's annual financial audit, the state fraud risk assessment, a text amendment on expiration of land use approvals and an alley vacation request. Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez arrived during the break after the alley item. A closed meeting followed.
February 2026
Tue, Feb 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves The Grove land sale 6-1 and $51 million park bond 6-1, adopts budget amendment
The council approved the resolution setting the sales price and term sheet for The Grove project on a 6-1 vote, with Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez opposed, and authorized up to $51 million in general obligation park bonds 6-1, with Council Member Victoria Petro opposed. It also adopted the rest of Budget Amendment No. 4, shifting $50,000 from Fisher Mansion to historic displays at City Hall.
Tue, Feb 17 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Sugar House hotel rezone, three other rezones, nuisance property ordinance and small lot housing
The work session covered rezone requests for a Sugar House hotel, a five-story building on 400 East and a 26-unit project on 1300 South, a revised recurring nuisance property ordinance, a Small Lot Dwelling proposal, and updates on the Capitol Hill plan and the 2027 Temple open house. No votes were taken.
Tue, Feb 10 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on temple-reopening street closures, fence and hedge rules and business loan fund
In a briefing-only work session, the council reviewed the Economic Development Loan Fund, a proposal to temporarily close streets around the Salt Lake Temple during its 2027 reopening, and a fence and hedge height text amendment. Members indicated full support for raising side and rear yard fence limits to seven feet.
Tue, Feb 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council continues 265 East 100 South rezone hearing, adopts budget amendment items and approves library union contract
The council continued the public hearing on a rezone at about 265 East 100 South after neighbors and a nearby church raised concerns, adopted a zoning administration text amendment, and adopted part of Budget Amendment No. 4 while deferring the rest. It approved the chief information officer appointment and the Library collective bargaining agreement, all by 7-0 votes.
Tue, Feb 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Rio Grande rezone, The Grove housing sale, $51 million park bond and budget changes
The council held a briefing-only work session covering a proposed alley and street vacation process, a rezone in the Rio Grande District, a below-market land sale for The Grove housing project, a second park bond issuance of up to $51 million, and follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 4. It also interviewed the nominee for chief information officer and a Historic Landmark Commission nominee. A closed meeting followed.
January 2026
Tue, Jan 27 · City Council work session · 12:00 p.m.
Council meets in closed session on attorney-client matters
The Jan. 27 work session had no briefing items. The Council voted 6-0 to enter a closed meeting for attorney-client matters, with Council Member Lopez Chavez absent for that vote, and 7-0 to exit after about an hour.
Tue, Jan 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts fire line fee with customer credit; heavy public comment on ICE operations
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt the corrected Public Utilities fire line fee structure and to support crediting customers for the per-inch portion paid since the fee began. It deferred action on the Silos Park Public Infrastructure District after a hearing with no speakers and set Feb. 3 hearings on a 265 East 100 South rezone and a zoning administration amendment. About two dozen speakers addressed ICE operations and public comment time, and Council Members Petro and others called for action.
Tue, Jan 20 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears 265 East 100 South rezone, Silos Park infrastructure district, golf fee and library union briefings
The work session covered a proposed rezone at 265 East 100 South, the proposed Silos Park Public Infrastructure District, golf fee increases expected to raise just over $1 million, a library collective bargaining agreement and a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 4. The only vote was 7-0 to enter and exit a closed session on real property and attorney-client matters.
Tue, Jan 13 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council ratifies Puy as 2026 chair; dozens of speakers press city on immigration enforcement and license plate readers
The Council voted 7-0 to ratify Alejandro Puy as chair and Erika Carlsen as vice chair, adopted a Public Lands fee schedule change, and deferred action on the Public Utilities fire line fee corrections after a hearing. A mayor's office representative told the Council the city has not entered and will not enter a 287(g) agreement with ICE. About three dozen speakers addressed immigration enforcement and public safety during general comment.
Tue, Jan 13 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council straw-polls support for police overtime, Justice Court judge and equipment in Budget Amendment No. 4; picks Puy as 2026 chair
Council Members chose Alejandro Puy as 2026 Council Chair and Erika Carlsen as Vice Chair on unanimous paper ballots. They then received briefings on Budget Amendment No. 4, in which all members present supported each item polled, along with homelessness and engagement updates, annual open meetings and records training, the state legislative session and road maintenance needs.