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.
2025
December 2025
Tue, Dec 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts RMF zoning changes 6-1; defers license plate reader grant amid public opposition
The Council voted 6-1 to adopt the RMF-35 and RMF-45 multi-family zoning amendments, with Council Member Wharton opposed over historic district concerns. It approved Budget Amendment No. 3 by 5-2 after removing a $224,000 license plate reader grant for later consideration, and released the city's reversionary interest for the Saltair Lofts supportive housing project 7-0. The meeting was Council Member Darin Mano's last.
Tue, Dec 9 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council hears utility-scale clean energy opt-out plan, bond capacity and police public safety update in work session
The work session was briefings only, with no votes other than closed-session motions. Topics were the Utah Renewable Communities program, city bond capacity, a Public Safety Plan update from the police chief that included license plate reader data policy, and a Public Lands fee schedule correction.
Tue, Dec 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts parking standards update, water element of general plan and 2025 Water Conservation Plan
The Council voted 6-0 to adopt updated parking dimension standards, a water conservation and land use element of the general plan, and the 2025 Water Conservation Plan. No residents spoke at the three hearings. Council Member Petro was absent.
Tue, Dec 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council straw polls favor eliminating the cap on unrelated occupants and removing 100-foot facade limit in RMF zones
In a work session, Council Members signaled unanimous support for removing the limit on unrelated people sharing a home, while asking for enforcement tools against overcrowding. They also backed changes to the RMF-35/RMF-45 zoning amendment and straw-polled a plan to credit fire-line fee charges. Briefings covered the Sky Harbour hangars, the county landfill budget, the Saltair Lofts supportive housing project and Budget Amendment No. 3.
November 2025
Tue, Nov 25 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council sets Dec. 9 hearings on Sky Harbour hangars, Budget Amendment No. 3 and Saltair Lofts supportive housing
The 25-minute formal meeting had no hearings or action items. On consent the Council set Dec. 9 public hearings on a TEFRA bond hearing for the Sky Harbour airport hangars, Budget Amendment No. 3 and the release of a city reversionary interest for a 68-unit supportive housing project, and approved a board appointment. Members also marked Native American Heritage Month and shared Thanksgiving reflections.
Tue, Nov 25 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council straw poll 6-1 favors largest park bond tranche, about $49.3 million
In a work session of briefings, Council Members indicated 6-1 support for a $49,336,400 second issuance of the parks, trails and open space general obligation bond. They also heard about the water conservation plan, public art maintenance funding, the Climate Forward SLC plan, fee schedule corrections and the West-East Connections Study. A closed session on security deployment and attorney-client matters followed.
Tue, Nov 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Salt Lake City Council adopts wildland-urban interface fire code, vacates part of 200 North for West High rebuild; RMF zoning vote deferred
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt the state-required Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code, to amend public-lands zoning and vacate a block of 200 North for the West High School reconstruction, and to pass Budget Amendment No. 2 after trimming a transition-cost item from $45,000 to $14,440. After a hearing with about ten speakers, it deferred action on the RMF-35/RMF-45 multi-family zoning amendment. The Council also closed hearings on two grant applications and adopted a station-area-plan exception resolution.
Tue, Nov 18 · City Council work session · 3:45 p.m.
State briefs Council on proposed homeless campus at 2520 North 2200 West
At the Nov. 18 work session, State of Utah homeless services officials briefed the Council on a proposed homeless campus on a 15.85-acre site at 2520 North 2200 West. Members also heard about a water element for the general plan and updated parking standards, both with Dec. 2 hearings planned, while two briefings were moved to later meetings.
October 2025
Tue, Oct 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council vacates 1100 West street segment 4-2 and adopts Patriot Rail street vacations and residential buffer changes
The Council voted 4-2 on Oct. 21 to vacate a segment of 1100 West next to an applicant's lot while denying the 400 South segment, with Council Members Young and Petro opposed. It also adopted the Patriot Rail street vacations, residential buffer rules, a $230,306 HOME-ARP reallocation, a $40,000 restaurant loan and part of Budget Amendment No. 2, and continued the utility installation exemptions hearing. Council Member Lopez Chavez was absent.
Tue, Oct 21 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council hears wildfire interface code proposal and reviews Budget Amendment No. 2 follow-up
At the Oct. 21 work session the Council was briefed on adopting the state's Wildland Urban Interface Fire Code, a resolution seeking an exception from six required station area plans, and a $40,000 loan to a Broadway restaurant. Members also followed up on Budget Amendment No. 2 and the partial street vacation at 1100 West and 400 South.
Tue, Oct 14 · City Council work session · 5:00 p.m.
Council discusses first fire line rate increase since 1961 in work session
At its Oct. 14 work session the Council discussed correcting the Consolidated Fee Schedule for fire line rates, which have been $1 per connection since 1961, and heard a Visit Salt Lake update on the Convention and Tourism Assessment Area. It also received a written briefing on a housing and transit reinvestment zone agreement.
Tue, Oct 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Liberty Heights and American Avenue alley vacations and Sampson-Altadena landmark status; West High vote postponed again
Meeting at the Sorenson Unity Center on the west side, the Council adopted the building preservation zoning incentives, two alley vacations, local landmark status for the Sampson and Altadena Apartments and a Justice Court capacity amendment, all 6-0 with Council Member Young absent. It deferred the 1100 West and 400 South street vacation and postponed the West High School ordinances for a second time. Council Member Wharton said the after-hours alcohol ordinance had been postponed for further refinement.
Tue, Oct 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Rose Park flooding, multi-family zoning changes and Pax Station bond hearing
At the Oct. 7 work session, held at the Sorenson Unity Center on the west side, the Council heard about the Oct. 4-5 Rose Park flooding that affected 27 homes, and was briefed on changes to RMF-35 and RMF-45 zoning, railroad street vacations near I-80 and a private activity bond for a 272-unit apartment project. Members also reviewed Budget Amendment No. 2 and fleet electrification plans.
September 2025
Tue, Sep 16 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council hears first briefing on updating the Avenues Community Plan, the city's oldest
At its Sept. 16 work session the Council heard an initial briefing on updating the 1987 Avenues Community Plan and a briefing on landmark designation for the Sampson and Altadena Apartments. It also received a written briefing on fee schedule corrections.
Tue, Sep 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves Delta Center parking garage agreement 6-0 and Main Street fire barricades and loans
On Sept. 9 the Council adopted the Delta Center parking garage development agreement on a recorded 6-0 vote, rezoned property near 247 North 800 West, and approved Main Street fire barricades and an emergency loan program while deferring rental assistance. It postponed action on the West High School ordinances and pulled the American Avenue alley vacation from the agenda. Council Member Lopez Chavez had technical difficulties and was recorded absent on most votes.
Tue, Sep 9 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Justice Court judgeships, nuisance property rules and an alley vacation
The Council's Sept. 9 work session covered a proposal to let the city add Justice Court judgeships, an ordinance on recurring nuisance properties and after-hours alcohol consumption, and a $230,306 HOME-ARP reallocation. Members also heard an alley vacation request and interviewed four Arts Council nominees.
Tue, Sep 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council holds hearings on Delta Center garage and West High rebuild, defers votes on both
At its Sept. 2 formal meeting the Council held public hearings on the Delta Center parking garage agreement, the West High School rebuild ordinances, a rezoning near 800 West and an alley vacation, and deferred action on each. It adopted parameters for up to $100 million in Public Utilities bonds and notes, building permit fee waivers for two affordable housing projects and a non-represented employee compensation plan. Council Member Lopez Chavez joined online partway through the hearings.
Tue, Sep 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Delta Center garage deal, Public Utilities bonds and Main Street fire aid
At a work session on Sept. 2, the Council heard briefings on the Delta Center parking garage development agreement, up to $100 million in Public Utilities bonds and notes, and a budget amendment for the Aug. 11 Main Street fire. Members also reviewed legislative intents and took straw polls on utility exemption language and $80,000 for pedestrian safety barriers.
August 2025
Tue, Aug 19 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council adopts administrative hearing process, design review rules and housing program policies, all on 7-0 votes
The City Council met Aug. 19 in a short formal meeting and passed every action item 7-0. It adopted an administrative hearing process for civil violations, new design review standards, capital improvement funding allocations and several housing program policies. It also admitted Holladay to the Central Wasatch Commission and set Sept. 2 hearings on the Delta Center parking garage and the West High School rebuild. Council Member Wharton also asked the Mayor about the city's response to residents displaced by a July 25 apartment fire in neighboring Millcreek.
Tue, Aug 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears West High School rebuild, alley vacation, rezone and fee-waiver briefings
At the August 19 work session the Council was briefed on the Power District transportation study, zoning changes and a street vacation for the West High School rebuild, building-preservation incentives, an alley vacation near American Avenue, a rezone at 247 North 800 West, building permit fee waivers for two affordable housing projects and a non-represented employee pay plan change. Hearings were set for September 2. No votes were taken apart from closed session.
Tue, Aug 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts downtown parking rules and a $1,000-maximum fine for unruly private gatherings
The Council unanimously adopted the Downtown parking regulations text amendment and an ordinance setting an administrative fine for unruly parties on private property, capped at the $1,000 state maximum. It deferred action on Design Review Standards and on four housing program resolutions, extended the deadline on a Lincoln Street rezone by six months, and set an August 19 hearing on the administrative appeals process. All votes were 7-0.
Tue, Aug 12 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council straw-polls CIP shifts, including $76,000 to Glendale traffic calming, after Main Street fire briefing
The August 12 work session opened with a briefing on the August 11 Main Street fire, then turned to the Capital Improvement Program, where members unanimously supported moving $76,000 to Glendale traffic calming and rejected, 5-2, moving $50,000 to bike racks. Members also heard a Safe Streets Action Plan kickoff and briefings on an administrative hearing process, Holladay joining the Central Wasatch Commission, and a rezoning deadline extension.
July 2025
Tue, Jul 8 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts mixed-use zoning consolidation 4-3; Neil Draper Field naming passes 7-0
The Council adopted Ordinance 47 consolidating up to 27 commercial and mixed-use zones into six MU districts by a 4-3 vote, with a Sugar House stepback and a three-month effective date. It also approved initial CIP changes, named the Riverside Park northeast baseball field the Neil Draper Field, and closed hearings on four grant applications.
Tue, Jul 8 · City Council work session · 3:45 p.m.
Council reviews mixed-use stepback changes, a party-fines ordinance and CIP requests
At the July 8 work session Council Members discussed a revised stepback and three-month effective date for the mixed-use zoning consolidation, a proposed civil fine for large unruly gatherings on private property, follow-ups on housing program resolutions and CIP funding requests, and three board appointment interviews. The Council went into closed session on real property and attorney-client matters.
Tue, Jul 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves N Street rezone, Madsen Park alley closure and appeals-hearing change; mixed-use zoning vote deferred after 11 speakers
On July 1 the Council adopted ordinances closing an alley at Madsen Park, rezoning about 128 North N Street to allow three infill rental units, and replacing public hearings for land use appeals and variances with public meetings to comply with state law. After 11 speakers on the mixed-use zoning consolidation, it closed the hearing and deferred action. All votes were 7-0.
Tue, Jul 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council straw-polls mixed-use zoning consolidation changes and reviews housing funds and Northwest plan
At the July 1 work session the Council took unanimous straw polls on several changes to the mixed-use zoning consolidation, including a 10-foot stepback after 30 feet on streets narrower than 90 feet, MU-3 zoning for the Green Street strip mall and a six-month transition. Members were also briefed on design review standards, downtown parking rules, the Northwest Community Plan update, four housing program resolutions and the CIP funding log.
June 2025
Tue, Jun 10 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts FY2025-26 budget, tax rate and Northpoint annexation, all by unanimous votes
The Council adopted the FY2025-26 city budget, the library budget and the property tax rate, plus a Capital Improvement Program transfer of $55.8 million, Ordinance 43 annexing the Northpoint area northeast of the airport, and a UTA frequent bus addendum. Votes on the Local Building Authority and CRA budgets were 6-0 with Council Member Lopez Chavez absent at that point; all other votes were 7-0. The Sustainability Department ordinance was deferred.
Tue, Jun 10 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council defers design review briefing, hears plan to name a Riverside Park field for Neil Draper
The June 10 work session, which started late at 4:14 p.m., covered final budget issues, a proposal to name the northeast baseball field at Riverside Park after the late Neil Draper, and an Airport Board appointment interview. The Design Review Standards briefing was moved to a later meeting because of time. The Council unanimously supported by straw poll updating the trail maintenance definition and folding property tax considerations into a rubric alongside budget proposals.
Thu, Jun 5 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council reviews 911, sustainability and capital budgets and polls on new legislative intents
The June 5 work session covered the 911 and Sustainability/Refuse budgets, the Capital Improvement Program and new legislative intents. By straw poll the Council supported adding best-practice and annual reporting language on police cameras and drones and a request for monthly court caseload reports, and backed using $74,000 in unused CIP money for deferred Public Lands maintenance and street reconstruction. No formal votes were taken.
Tue, Jun 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves $200,000 Hruskas loan and airport bond parameters; budget hearings closed with action set for June 10
After closing the Local Building Authority, Community Reinvestment Agency and city budget public hearings and referring them for action, the Council adopted a $200,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan for Hruskas LLC and a parameters resolution for up to $700 million in Airport Revenue Bonds. The consent agenda set July 1 hearings on the bonds and a rezone on N Street. All votes were 7-0.
Tue, Jun 3 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council hears budget briefings, a kolache shop loan and a state-law fix for appeals and variances
At the June 3 work session the Council received briefings on the Fire Department and Arts Council budgets, a $200,000 loan for a Sugar House kolache restaurant, and a zoning text change to end public hearings on land use appeals and variances under House Bill 368. Members also sorted open legislative intents from past years by straw poll and began deciding how to spend remaining budget money. No formal votes were taken except on the closed session.
May 2025
Thu, May 29 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on police, non-departmental and community budgets; members suggest drone-use legislative intents
The Council heard FY 2025-26 budget briefings on non-departmental items and the court system, the Police Department (including a $7.9 million overtime increase and the Drone First Responder program) and Community and Neighborhoods. Council Members Puy and Wharton suggested legislative intents on police drone policy and oversight. No votes on the budget were taken.
Thu, May 22 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Public Lands, Golf and Economic Development budgets
In a budget work session the Council heard from Public Lands, the Golf Fund and Economic Development, including Park Ranger goals, smart irrigation, a goal of a self-funded golf program and Main Street business closures and the Open Streets program. No votes were taken.
Tue, May 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council opens FY 2025-26 budget hearings, refers them to June 3; ends Budget Amendment No. 5 with an arts legislative intent
The Council held a combined public hearing on the mayor's FY 2025-26 budget package and 12 speakers raised capital project requests such as trail maintenance, traffic safety and tree care; it continued the hearing to June 3 (7-0). It closed Budget Amendment No. 5 by declining two Council-added items and adding a legislative intent for district arts projects. It also adopted a Library Fund budget amendment and a Pride Month resolution. Council Member Puy was absent for the opening LBA and CRA business.
Tue, May 20 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on N Street rezone, Public Services and IMS budgets, and new utility rates
The Council heard FY 2025-26 budget briefings from Information Management Services, Public Services and Public Utilities, and a briefing on a rezone for three infill rental units in the Avenues. It interviewed four nominees for the Planning Commission and Bicycle Advisory Committee.
Tue, May 13 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on up to $700 million in airport revenue bonds and the FY 2025-26 budget
The Council heard an economic forecast, a briefing on up to $700 million in Airport Revenue Bonds, overviews of the mayor's and Council staff budgets, the Fleet Fund and a second issuance of parks bond funding of nearly $35 million. It also took straw polls on its communication budget policy. The Council met briefly as the CRA board during the session.
Tue, May 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council continues Mixed-Use zoning hearing after about two dozen speakers; adopts flag ordinance and two alley vacations
After a long public hearing on consolidating 27 mixed-use and commercial zones into six, the Council voted 7-0 to continue the hearing. It adopted Budget Amendment No. 5 except two Council-added items, vacated alleys near Chadwick Street and near Edison Street, and adopted an ordinance approving new city flag designs, all 7-0. Mayor Mendenhall presented her FY 2025-26 recommended budget. The meeting also convened as the Local Building Authority and Community Reinvestment Agency.
Tue, May 6 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council supports M1-A zoning in Northpoint annexation straw poll and hears budget briefings
In a work session the Council backed M1-A zoning for the Northpoint annexation properties in a straw poll, was briefed on a Madsen Park alley closure, the revenue outlook and the Metropolitan Water District budget, and interviewed seven board appointees. It also discussed proposed additional city flags.
April 2025
Tue, Apr 15 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council creates Yalecrest-Upper Yale historic district and approves 273 East 800 South rezone for affordable housing 5-1
The Council adopted the Yalecrest-Upper Yale Local Historic District 5-1, approved the 273 East 800 South rezone for a 34-unit First Step House project 5-1 with a development agreement condition, and adopted the 2025-29 HUD Consolidated Plan and FY 2025-26 grant allocations. It also approved temporary higher overnight capacity at four homeless resource centers and a police association agreement. Council Member Puy was absent.
Tue, Apr 15 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council takes 11 straw polls on mixed-use zoning and hears airport, library and utilities budgets
The work session covered further straw polls on the Mixed-Use zoning consolidation, including rezoning the Midas Block and Snell Grove sites to MU8, and FY 2025-26 budget briefings for the airport, library and Public Utilities. Council also interviewed board appointees and was briefed on temporary zoning for homeless resource centers.
Tue, Apr 8 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council creates Convention Center Public Infrastructure District 7-0
In a short limited formal meeting, the Council unanimously adopted Resolution 09 of 2025 creating a public infrastructure district to help finance redevelopment of the Delta Center, Salt Palace, Abravanel Hall and UMOCA. Members voiced support alongside concerns about long-term financial risk and public trust.
Tue, Apr 8 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council takes straw polls on mixed-use zoning consolidation and hears a briefing on a Sugar House alley
The work session produced 11 straw polls on the Mixed-Use zoning consolidation, nearly all unanimous, including a 45-foot row house height and up to 150 feet in the Sugar House core. Council Member Sarah Young was absent. The Council also heard briefings on an alley vacation, the Sister Cities report, Budget Amendment No. 5 and federal grant allocations.
Tue, Apr 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council hears one speaker on downtown infrastructure district, defers vote to April 8
The Council held a public hearing on creating the Convention Center Public Infrastructure District, heard one speaker, and deferred action. It also adopted the downtown Central Business Improvement Area assessment ordinance and an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County for the 2025 election, all by 7-0 votes. Residents used general comment to urge funding for the Wasatch Community Gardens Green Team and to raise safety concerns near the Jordan River Trail.
Tue, Apr 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Delta Center public infrastructure district, Budget Amendment No. 5 and downtown assessment area
In a work session, the Council was briefed on a resolution to create a Convention Center Public Infrastructure District to help finance Delta Center, entertainment district and Salt Palace redevelopment, with a hearing and possible action set for later. Members also reviewed Budget Amendment No. 5 line by line, the 500 and 600 South Grand Boulevards concept, the downtown Central Business Improvement Area, the federal grant follow-up and a UTA presentation. No votes were taken apart from entering and exiting closed session.
March 2025
Tue, Mar 25 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Budget Amendment No. 4, including a $3.99 million lead hazard grant
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt Budget Amendment No. 4 for fiscal year 2024-25, which accepts a one-time $3,998,800.21 Lead Hazard Reduction Grant, and referred a clean-energy financing grant application to a future consent agenda. On consent it set April 15 hearings on the Yalecrest historic district, outdoor theaters, the First Step House rezone and an Edison Street alley vacation, and appointed three Arts Council members. These minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Mar 25 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council settles on federal housing grant straw polls and supports ranked choice voting without a primary
In a work session, the Council took straw polls on how to allocate about $7.7 million in federal housing and community development grants, backing the Mayor's recommendation for the public services budget with several adjustments. Members also supported participating in ranked choice voting for the 2025 municipal election without a primary and continuing the interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County, and heard the 2025 compensation committee report.
Tue, Mar 18 · City Council work session · 5:00 p.m.
Council hears First Step House rezone and Edison Street alley vacation; backs development agreement for security measures
In a work session, the Council was briefed on a request to rezone 273 East 800 South for a 34-unit deeply affordable apartment building by First Step House, and on an alley vacation near 1409 South Edison Street that the Planning Commission opposed. A straw poll supported asking staff to pursue a development agreement for the rezone. The Council also heard the end-of-session legislative review and FY2025-26 federal grant recommendations of about $7.7 million.
Tue, Mar 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves police chief and public lands director; adopts Paxton Avenue alley vacation; hears HUD grant requests
The Council voted 7-0 to confirm Brian Redd as police chief and Kim Shelley as Director of Public Lands, vacate an L-shaped alley near 268 West Paxton Avenue, approve a $100,000 loan to Cold Plunge Coffee and start work on an R-1 zoning text amendment. It heard comment on the 2025-29 HUD Consolidated Plan and FY2025-26 federal grant allocations and referred both to a later date. Mayor Erin Mendenhall is not listed as present.
Tue, Mar 4 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council gives straw-poll support to citywide parking changes and interviews police chief and public lands nominees
In a work session, the Council took straw polls in support of several citywide parking policy changes, including longer metering hours, higher meter rates and a switch to pay-by-plate. Members were also briefed on a proposed Yalecrest historic district, outdoor theaters in commercial zones, the water and snowpack outlook and a coffee shop loan, and interviewed nominees for police chief and Director of Public Lands.
February 2025
Tue, Feb 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Budget Amendment No. 3, a brewery loan and a temporary school zoning rule; confirms Mark Kittrell as city attorney
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt Budget Amendment No. 3 (without the cybersecurity position, approved earlier), approve a $75,000 loan to Policy Kings Brewery, enact a temporary land use regulation for public school development, and confirm Mark Kittrell as City Attorney. It voted 6-1 to give the owner of 704 East 900 South six more months to meet rezone conditions, with Council Member Sarah Young voting no.
Tue, Feb 18 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council gives unanimous straw poll support to consolidating R-1 zones and allowing up to four dwellings
In a work session, the Council took a straw poll, supported by all members present, to consolidate the R-1 single-family zoning sections and allow duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes with up to four dwellings in R-1, R-2 and SR districts. Members also heard briefings on a credit union rezone request that the Planning Commission opposed, a school zoning moratorium, the City's annual audit and a new parental leave policy, and interviewed three appointees.
Tue, Feb 11 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council briefed on winter shelter plans, Liberty Park planning, golf fee increases and HUD plan
In a work session, the Council received an update on winter shelter plans, an early briefing on the Liberty Park cultural landscape report and vision plan, and a proposal to raise golf fees to bring in nearly $553,000 a year. The R-1 single-family zoning briefing was moved to a later meeting. No votes were taken.
Tue, Feb 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves $350,000 Himalayan Kitchen loan and library union bargaining resolution
The Council voted 7-0 to approve a $350,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Himalayan Kitchen and 7-0 to adopt a collective bargaining process for the Salt Lake City Public Library. Budget Amendment No. 3 hearing was continued after the Council adopted only a new cybersecurity engineer position; ten grant applications were heard together and referred to a future consent agenda.
Tue, Feb 4 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears zoning consolidation and alley vacation briefings; Himalayan Kitchen loan and budget changes discussed
In a work session, the Council received a briefing on a proposal to consolidate up to 27 commercial, form-based and mixed-use zones into six new mixed-use districts, and on an alley vacation near 300 West and Paxton Avenue. Members also heard about a $350,000 loan for Himalayan Kitchen, a billing-notice error in the downtown improvement district, state legislation and Budget Amendment No. 3.
January 2025
Tue, Jan 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts stricter gas station location standards 7-0 and appoints a new city recorder
The Salt Lake City Council voted 7-0 to adopt a citywide zoning text amendment setting new minimum distances between gas stations and waterways, parks and open space, with tighter rules in the secondary groundwater recharge area. It also confirmed Keith Reynolds as City Recorder, moved $190,000 within the Library budget toward a roof project, and recognized longtime Council Executive Director Cindy Gust-Jenson on her retirement.
Tue, Jan 21 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council straw polls support $3.1 million Green Loop design release; Ivory University House terms favored 5-2 in straw poll
In a work session the Council backed, by unanimous straw poll, releasing $3.1 million in capital funds for Green Loop design and guidelines, and favored new terms for the Ivory University House student housing project 5-2, with Council Members Chris Wharton and Daniel Dugan opposed. Members were also briefed on winter shelter plans, Budget Amendment No. 3, the Emerald Ribbon plan for the Jordan River corridor and a library collective bargaining resolution. A rezoning in Emigration Canyon was removed at the applicant's request.
Tue, Jan 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts leadership stipends 5-2, approves two rezonings and Northpoint light industrial zone; Wharton and Puy elected chair and vice chair
The Council voted 5-2 to adopt an ordinance creating annual leadership stipends for the Chair and Vice Chair of the Council and the Redevelopment Agency, with Council Members Chris Wharton and Daniel Dugan voting no. It unanimously adopted two rezonings, the Northpoint Light Industrial (M-1A) zone and campaign finance code changes, and ratified Wharton as 2025 chair and Alejandro Puy as vice chair.
Tue, Jan 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council picks Wharton as 2025 chair and Puy as vice chair by straw poll; briefed on legislative priorities and utility rate study
In a long work session the Council nominated Council Member Chris Wharton as 2025 chair and Council Member Alejandro Puy as vice chair by written straw poll, then received national and state legislative briefings, the 2024 water, wastewater and stormwater rate study, and a proposed alley vacation near American Avenue. It also interviewed three nominees for city posts and commissions.
2024
December 2024
Tue, Dec 10 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Jordan River Fairpark district 7-0 and directs a development agreement with Larry H. Miller Development
The Council voted 7-0 to establish the Jordan River Fairpark zoning district on 93 acres near 1500 West North Temple and asked the Administration to enter a development agreement with the applicant, plus an annual public review of city service costs and tax revenue diverted to the state-created Fairpark district. It also approved a municipal services agreement with that district, Budget Amendment No. 2, building code changes in Title 18, ranked choice voting for 2025 and the ADA transition plan, and tabled a leadership restructuring resolution.
Tue, Dec 10 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council reviews final Fairpark development agreement terms; straw poll backs three-tier Jordan River buffer for Northpoint zone
In a short work session the Council heard City Attorney Katie Lewis review the final terms of the Larry H. Miller development agreement for the Jordan River Fairpark District, warning that without an agreement by Dec. 31 the state district board could take over the city's land use authority there. Members also backed a three-part Jordan River buffer in the Northpoint light industrial zone by straw poll and were briefed on a $350,000 loan to Frontier Fruit and details of Budget Amendment No. 2.
Tue, Dec 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council defers Fairpark vote after 15 speakers, closes 1000 West to restore rail quiet zone and sends budget amendment to a later vote
The Council heard about 15 speakers on the Jordan River Fairpark District rezone and development agreement, most supportive but several raising affordability, crime and homelessness, then closed the hearing and deferred action. It adopted 6-0 an ordinance temporarily closing part of 1000 West so the Woods Cross rail quiet zone can be restored, and closed hearings on Public Utilities revenue bonds, the S-Line parcel conveyance and Budget Amendment No. 2 without voting on them. Council Member Lopez Chavez was absent and Council Member Mano arrived partway through the evening.
Tue, Dec 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council weighs development agreement deadline for Fairpark district, merged chair roles and ranked choice voting in work session
In a work session the Council discussed the Dec. 31 development agreement deadline for the Jordan River Fairpark District, a municipal services agreement with the state-created Fairpark district, building code and enforcement changes, the ADA transition plan and Budget Amendment No. 2. Members also debated combining the Council and Redevelopment Agency chair roles, and the Mayor, speaking as RDA executive director, opposed the idea. Two zoning items were postponed.
November 2024
Tue, Nov 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council continues Jordan River Fairpark hearing after broad testimony, adopts State Street rezone 6-1 and Brooklyn Avenue vacation
The Council heard about 20 speakers on the Jordan River Fairpark District rezone and development agreement, most in support, and continued the public hearing to a later meeting. It adopted the 1816 South State Street rezone 6-1, with Council Member Darin Mano voting no, approved the Brooklyn Avenue vacation, and adopted Public Utilities revenue bonds of up to $225 million and two $250,000 economic development loans. The 1000 West closure hearing was also continued.
Tue, Nov 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council straw polls favor 10% open space, 15-foot maximum setbacks and FAA height condition for Jordan River Fairpark district
In a work session the Council held a follow-up briefing on the Jordan River Fairpark District and took a series of unanimous or near-unanimous straw polls on open space, design standards, building height, setbacks and walkways. Members were also briefed on two rezonings, two $250,000 economic development loans and Budget Amendment No. 2 for fiscal 2024-25, including 12 new police officers and $3.9 million for city vehicles.
Tue, Nov 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts airport code rewrite and fee waiver, defers Brooklyn Avenue and State Street items; Edgehill residents protest access road
With Council Members Petro and Lopez Chavez absent, the Council adopted a repeal-and-replace of the airport code (Title 16), a text amendment on yard obstructions and height exceptions, the Central Business Improvement Area designation, a utility fee waiver and a temporary capacity increase at a youth resource center. Public hearings on a Brooklyn Avenue vacation and a State Street rezone were closed with action deferred. Several residents objected to a permanent access road cut into the foothills above Edgehill Road.
Tue, Nov 12 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council briefed on Jordan River Fairpark rezone for Larry H. Miller Development; straw poll favors moving council pay proposal forward
In a work session the Council received a briefing on a proposal to create a Jordan River Fairpark zoning district on about 93 acres near 1500 West North Temple, with buildings up to 400 feet, and on a related development agreement that must be reached by Dec. 31, 2024 under state law. Members also heard about Public Utilities revenue bonds of up to $225 million, a temporary closure of part of 1000 West, and held a straw poll on council compensation.
October 2024
Tue, Oct 15 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts 6-0 the 900 South transit housing zone agreement, North Temple boundary change and a $300,000 loan to Ski Trucks
The Salt Lake City Council, meeting without Council Member Darin Mano, unanimously adopted an interlocal agreement for the 900 South Housing and Transit Reinvestment Zone and shrank the North Temple Urban Renewal Project Area to make way for the state-created Fairpark district. It also approved a $300,000 economic development loan to Ski Trucks, LLC and raised the allowed front-yard fence height in the International Center. Two ceremonial heritage-month resolutions were adopted.
Tue, Oct 15 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council keeps 300-foot Jordan River buffer in Northpoint zone talks and hears mosquito district tax proposal, airport code rewrite and TRAX study
The Council received briefings on winter shelter plans, the Northpoint Light Industrial zone, yard obstruction rules, housing program funds, a Mosquito Abatement District property tax increase estimated to raise $1.37 million, an airport code rewrite, the UTA TechLink TRAX study and collective bargaining law. Council Member Darin Mano was absent. Only a 6-0 closed session vote was taken.
Tue, Oct 8 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on landlord/tenant program, tenant resource center and $300,000 loan for Ski Trucks
The work session covered the Landlord/Tenant Program and the new Tenant Resource Center, a $300,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan for Ski Trucks, and homelessness updates including state funding. A rezone request on Emigration Canyon Road was moved to a future meeting. No votes were taken.
Tue, Oct 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves Smith Entertainment Group participation agreement and citywide 0.5% sales tax, 6-0, and rezones former Sears site for hospital
After a public hearing with more than 40 speakers, the Council voted 6-0 to approve the final participation agreement designating Smith Entertainment Group, LLC as project participant for the Capital City Revitalization Zone and to levy a 0.5% citywide sales and use tax for 30 years. It also adopted the 754 South State Street rezone with a development agreement, a parking-demolition ban, a collective bargaining resolution and four loans. Council Member Darin Mano was absent.
Tue, Oct 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council gets final briefing on Smith Entertainment Group participation agreement and 0.5% sales tax ahead of evening votes
Ahead of formal votes that evening, the Council was briefed on the participation agreement with Smith Entertainment Group for the Capital City Revitalization Zone and a citywide 0.5% sales and use tax. It also heard briefings on the 754 South State Street rezone, a Brooklyn Avenue vacation, a rezone at 1816 South State Street, three business loans of $100,000 each and the HUD consolidated plan.
September 2024
Tue, Sep 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts emergency plan and most of Budget Amendment No. 1; defers union representation resolution after union request
The Council adopted Ordinance 67 of 2024 covering most items in Budget Amendment No. 1 and the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, both 7-0. It deferred a collective bargaining resolution after union leaders asked for more time and continued two public hearings to October 1 because of an advertising error. About two dozen speakers addressed crime and homelessness on the west side, the Sports and Entertainment District sales tax, water stabilization fees and the Rio Grande plan.
Tue, Sep 17 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears Emerald Ribbon, Glendale Park, Great Salt Lake and East-West divide updates; asks for sign limits in monument sign proposal
The work session covered a YESCO-requested monument sign amendment for manufacturing zones, the Emerald Ribbon plan for 10 miles of the Jordan River, Glendale Park progress, Great Salt Lake conditions and the federally funded Reconnecting Communities study. No votes were taken other than entering and leaving a closed session, 7-0.
Tue, Sep 10 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council begins review of Council pay ordinance and hears emergency plan, Allen Park reuse plan and driveway standards briefings
The work session included a mayor's update on the East-West divide project, briefings on driveway and loading area standards, the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and the draft Allen Park Adaptive Reuse and Management Plan, and a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 1. Council Members shared views on revisiting Council compensation, with no action taken.
Tue, Sep 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts first part of FY2025 Budget Amendment No. 1, shifting ballpark bond funds to Pioneer Park
The Council adopted Part 1 of Budget Amendment No. 1, 7-0, including new Attorney's Office positions, office space lease funding, loan fund money and park projects. It held the public hearing opening a 60-day protest period for the Central Business Improvement Area renewal and adopted a legislative intent on Redondo Street ownership.
Tue, Sep 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council backs park impact fee projects and moving ballpark bond money to Pioneer Park in Budget Amendment No. 1 briefing
The Council received briefings on a Northpoint light industrial zone, gas station location standards, a small rezone at about 450 East 700 South, and updated collective bargaining procedures. In the Budget Amendment No. 1 follow-up, all members present supported park impact fee projects and funding for consultants on the City Prosecutor's office transition in straw polls.
August 2024
Tue, Aug 27 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves downtown sports and entertainment district zoning and FY2025 capital projects, rejects 700 South street vacation
The Council adopted the D-4 zone text amendment for a Sports, Entertainment, Culture, and Convention district, the capital improvement allocations and two zoning text amendments, all 7-0. It rejected a petition to vacate part of 700 South after Public Utilities objected, deferred action on the 754 South State Street hospital rezone, and approved Jennifer Bruno as Council Executive Director.
Tue, Aug 27 · City Council work session · 1:30 p.m.
Council gives straw-poll support to hospital rezone conditions, CIP funding tweaks and early hiring under Budget Amendment No. 1
In a long work session the Council took a series of straw polls, all supported by every member present: conditions on the proposed urban hospital rezone at 754 South State Street, a restriction on foothill trail funding, and several items in Budget Amendment No. 1. Briefings also covered the R-1 zoning study, a plan to consolidate commercial and mixed-use zones, and a parking-demolition text amendment. A straw poll on Urban Land Institute conference travel passed 6-1.
Tue, Aug 13 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council hears public comment on downtown sports and entertainment district zoning, adopts form-based zone fixes and landfill distribution-center ban
The Salt Lake City Council held 14 public hearings, adopting a form-based zone corrections amendment and a ban on distribution centers at the former North Temple Landfill, and a $75,000 loan for a brewery. It heard from many speakers on the proposed downtown Sports, Entertainment, Culture, and Convention district text amendment, then deferred action. All votes were 6-0 with Council Member Alejandro Puy absent.
Tue, Aug 13 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council straw polls support 600-foot height cap with design review for Delta Center district and hears $250-350 million Green Loop estimate
In straw polls, all members present supported a 600-foot maximum height in the D-4 district with full Planning Commission design review at 200 feet, plaza setback flexibility, and staff's sign proposals with no off-premise signs for now. The Council also heard a Green Loop briefing with a $250 million to $350 million citywide cost estimate, draft housing program fund policies, and Capital Improvement Program adjustments. Council Member Alejandro Puy joined at 4:10 p.m. and left at 5:20 p.m.
July 2024
Tue, Jul 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: Council scheduled to consider endorsing Delta Center revitalization zone participation agreement and Capital Improvement Program hearing
Written from the agenda; no minutes were available for this meeting. The agenda listed a resolution endorsing the Capital City Revitalization Zone project area and the participation agreement with Smith Entertainment Group, a public hearing on the fiscal year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program, a $100,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Goat Head, LLC, and a Utah Inland Port Authority interlocal amendment. Results are not recorded here.
Tue, Jul 9 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council reviews capital project requests and gets briefed on Goat Head restaurant loan ahead of Delta Center vote
The Council went through dozens of Capital Improvement Program project requests, from Livable Streets to the Regional Athletic Complex, and received a final briefing on the Capital City Revitalization Zone participation agreement before the evening's possible vote. It also heard a briefing on a $100,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Goat Head, LLC, with Council Member Darin Mano recused because of a conflict.
Tue, Jul 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts adaptive reuse zoning incentives and 900 West townhome rezone; participation agreement vote pulled from agenda
The Council adopted the citywide adaptive reuse incentives ordinance and the rezone at 1544 and 1550 South 900 West, both 6-0, and affirmed the executive officer pay ordinance. The vote on endorsing the Delta Center participation agreement was struck from the agenda. Council Member Chris Wharton was absent.
Tue, Jul 2 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on $900 million Delta Center participation agreement, 600-foot downtown height proposal and 700 South street vacation
The Council received briefings on the proposed Capital City Revitalization Zone participation agreement with Smith Entertainment Group, which would commit up to $900 million of new sales tax revenue, and on a D-4 zoning text amendment raising allowed height up to 600 feet with design review. It also reviewed a 700 South street vacation, renewal of the Central Business Improvement Area and Capital Improvement Program follow-ups. Council Members Chris Wharton and Alejandro Puy were absent.
June 2024
Tue, Jun 11 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts fiscal year 2024-25 budget 7-0 with $41.6 million Capital Improvement Program and closes Delta Center revitalization zone hearing
The Council adopted the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, Library Fund budget and property tax rate, labor agreement appropriations and the elected officials' pay adjustment, all 7-0, with contingencies on Foothills trail funding and Funding Our Future sales tax funds. It closed the public hearing on the Capital City Revitalization Zone after dozens more speakers, without taking action. The Council also adopted three ceremonial resolutions.
Tue, Jun 11 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council hears Smith Entertainment pitch for Delta Center revitalization zone and Intermountain's Sears block hospital plan
Before adopting the budget that evening, the Council took straw polls on final budget allocations, including $500,000 for a Jordan River team and putting Public Utilities in charge of the Jordan River water quality project. It also heard Smith Entertainment Group and a Gardner Institute economist on the Capital City Revitalization Zone and Intermountain Health on a proposed hospital at 754 South State Street. No formal votes were taken beyond a closed session motion.
Thu, Jun 6 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council straw polls support $3 million for 2100 South utility work and new staff positions in budget work session
The Council received budget briefings on Sustainability and the Refuse Fund, Economic Development, Governmental Immunity and the Capital Improvement Program, then took straw polls on unresolved budget items. Members supported $3 million from Funding Our Future fund balance to be repaid by future development along 2100 South, most new positions, and several legislative intents. Council Member Sarah Young was absent.
Tue, Jun 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts planning commission membership ordinance, $450,000 for 2200 West and 2100 North traffic safety and $350,000 Shades of Pale loan
The Council adopted Ordinance 40 of 2024 on planning and historic landmark commission membership, approved $450,000 for traffic safety at 2200 West and 2100 North, and approved a $350,000 economic development loan to Shades of Pale brewery, all 7-0. It held a combined budget hearing at which speakers opposed a mayoral pay increase and asked for restrooms and sanctioned camping, and deferred action on the Title 18 enforcement ordinance and the budget ordinances.
Tue, Jun 4 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council straw polls favor $500,000 for public restrooms, 20 mph signs and $2 million for Livable Streets during budget work session
The Council briefed on a 0.82-acre rezone on 900 West, the consolidated fee schedule, the 911, Fire and Fleet budgets and a $350,000 loan for Shades of Pale brewery, then worked through unresolved budget issues by straw poll. Members backed noise enforcement equipment, changing 25 mph signs to 20 mph by a 4-2 poll, $500,000 for restroom facilities, and $2 million for Livable Streets from Funding Our Future fund balance.
May 2024
Thu, May 30 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council gets briefings on fiscal year 2024-25 budget departments, building enforcement fines and adaptive reuse zoning incentives
In a work session with no votes on the policy items, the Council received briefings on the Non-Departmental, Insurance and Risk Management, Community and Neighborhoods, Public Services and Police budgets, plus ordinances on the Sustainability Department's duties, building enforcement fines and zoning incentives for reusing historic buildings. Members asked for more detail on boarded-building fees, water use measures and police grant backup plans.
Tue, May 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council continues public hearing on downtown sports and entertainment revitalization zone after dozens speak; adopts Ballpark Station rezones and MU-8 zone
The Council heard from dozens of speakers on the proposed Capital City Revitalization Zone around the Delta Center and voted 7-0 to continue the hearing to a future date. It adopted the new MU-8 zoning district and the Ballpark Station Area rezones, a State Street rezone with affordability and parking requirements, a downtown rezone at 536 South 200 West, and a fiscal year 2023-24 budget amendment. It also sent the fiscal year 2024-25 budget and related ordinances to a June 4 hearing.
Tue, May 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council reviews Public Lands, Golf, IMS, Justice Court and employee pay budgets and Metropolitan Water District tax plan
At its May 21 work session the Council continued budget briefings, reviewing Public Lands, the $20.5 million Golf Fund, Information Management Services, the Justice Court and employee compensation, including a recommendation of a cost-of-living increase of at least 5%. It also heard a follow-up on the Metropolitan Water District's proposed property tax increase, which Sandy City approved on May 7.
Tue, May 14 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council begins fiscal 2024-25 budget review of Mayor's $475 million general fund and backs downtown projects position
At the May 14 work session the Council started its review of the Mayor's $475.2 million general fund budget for fiscal 2024-25, up $26.7 million, and in a straw poll supported a new downtown projects staff position. It also heard the 2024 resident survey results, a Youth State of the City address, a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 5 and the City Attorney's budget.
Tue, May 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves North 2200 West industrial rezone 6-1, adopts Connect SLC transportation plan and 1050 West 1300 South rezone
At its combined Local Building Authority, Redevelopment Agency and Council meeting on May 7 the Council voted 6-1 to rezone about 14.33 acres on North 2200 West for light manufacturing with a limit on package delivery use, with Eva Lopez Chavez opposed. It adopted the Connect SLC transportation plan, the attached garage amendment, a city-owned property rezone at 1050 West 1300 South, historic district window rules and Budget Amendment No. 5, and deferred the Ballpark Station Area rezone, 536 South 200 West and the Northpoint annexation. Mayor Mendenhall presented a $475 million general fund budget.
Tue, May 7 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council hears Smith Entertainment Group pitch for Delta Center revitalization zone and library, airport and water budget requests
At its May 7 work session the Council heard Smith Entertainment Group, the Mayor and Salt Lake County's Mayor discuss a Capital City Revitalization Zone around the Delta Center, ahead of a May 21 public hearing. It also reviewed library, airport and Metropolitan Water District budgets, backed five items of Budget Amendment No. 5 in straw polls and supported authorizing assistance for the Fairmont Heights senior housing project.
April 2024
Tue, Apr 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council defers 2200 West industrial rezone and State Street rezone, adopts historic demolition penalties and summer shelter extensions
On April 16 the Council heard long public hearings on the OCC Industrial rezone on North 2200 West and the Maven State Street rezone and deferred both, and continued the Connect SLC transportation plan hearing. It adopted Ordinance 22 on work done without approval on historic buildings, allocated 2024-25 federal housing grants, approved $1.612 million for downtown parking pay stations and passed five temporary zoning ordinances for homeless shelters. Council Member Darin Mano recused himself from the State Street item.
Tue, Apr 16 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Delta Center revitalization zone law, summer shelter extensions and Connect SLC transportation plan
At the April 16 work session the Council heard how Senate Bill 272 could create a Capital City Revitalization Zone and a sales tax around the Delta Center, with an application from Smith Entertainment Group received April 4. It also reviewed temporary zoning for homeless resource centers, a rezone of city-owned land at 1050 West 1300 South, the Connect SLC transportation plan, Public Utilities' budget and Budget Amendment No. 5, which totals over $70 million.
Tue, Apr 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council rejects 1300 South rezone, closes 7200 West temporarily and starts Northpoint annexation
On April 2 the Council voted 6-0 to reject the 1300 South rezone to community business, citing the lack of affordable housing, and to temporarily close 7200 West over illegal dumping. It began the Northpoint annexation process and approved a $350,000 loan to Parea, LLC. Administration officials described the response to the unlawful demolition of the landmark Fifth Ward House. Council Member Sarah Young was absent.
Tue, Apr 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Ballpark Station Area rezone, Northpoint annexation and tougher penalties for unpermitted work on historic buildings
At the April 2 work session the Council heard briefings on the Ballpark Station Area rezone and new MU-8 zone, the start of the Northpoint annexation, a Metropolitan Water District property tax proposal, a $350,000 loan for Parea, LLC and new enforcement rules for work on historic buildings without approval. Council Member Darin Mano recused himself from the Ballpark items; Council Member Sarah Young was absent. A straw poll backed full funding for Housing Connect rental assistance.
March 2024
Tue, Mar 26 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Woodland Commons and Simondi Avenue rezones, 44 North Apartments authority and a Sugar House development-rights study
The Council voted 7-0 on March 26 to adopt the Woodland Commons rezone, the NeighborWorks rezone on Simondi Avenue and 300 North, the Princeton Heights historic district, a Montgomery Street rezone and the library roof budget amendment. It authorized Housing Connect's 44 North Apartments and started work on a Sugar House development-rights program, and continued a 1300 South rezone. A one-hour general comment period was dominated by calls for a cease-fire resolution.
Tue, Mar 26 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on 300 West station area plan and temporary closure of 7200 West over illegal dumping
At its March 26 work session the Council heard briefings on the 300 West Corridor and Central Pointe Station Area Plan, a proposed two-year closure of 7200 West because of illegal dumping, historic district window rules and the 2024 legislative session. It also received reports from the compensation committee, Sister Cities and THE BLOCKS arts initiative. No formal votes on land-use items were taken.
Tue, Mar 19 · City Council work session · 4:15 p.m.
Council weighs conditions on North 2200 West industrial rezone and backs Sugar House development-rights program
At its March 19 work session the Council heard the OCC Industrial request to loosen conditions on a 2200 West rezone, a State Street rezone for the Maven District, and a plan to study transfer of development rights in Sugar House. It also set straw-poll preferences on 2024-25 federal housing grants and reviewed a $1.3 million library roof budget amendment. Council Member Darin Mano recused himself from the State Street item.
Tue, Mar 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Salt Lake City Council approves Sunnyside Park baseball lease, tenant displacement rules and new landscaping code
The Council met March 5 with six of seven members voting (Darin Mano absent; Eva Lopez Chavez arrived partway through the hearings). It approved a 99-year ground lease of Sunnyside Park land to the University of Utah for $4.2 million in park improvements, adopted tenant displacement and landscaping code changes, passed Budget Amendment No. 4 and confirmed Jill Love as Chief Administrative Officer. It deferred the Woodland Commons and Simondi Avenue rezones and the federal grant allocations.
Tue, Mar 5 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council reviews federal housing grant plan, Sunnyside Park lease terms and public comment limits; interviews chief administrative officer nominee
With Council Member Darin Mano absent, the council heard homelessness funding updates, the FY2024-25 federal housing grant recommendations, a follow-up on the University of Utah baseball lease, Budget Amendment No. 4 follow-up and a discussion of possible limits on public comment. It interviewed Jill Love for chief administrative officer and four other board nominees.
February 2024
Tue, Feb 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts peace resolution, Avenues covenant release and Budget Amendment No. 4; defers University of Utah stadium lease
The council adopted a ceremonial resolution regarding peace, released the city's interest in restrictive covenants on 18 Avenues properties, and adopted Budget Amendment No. 4, all unanimously. It closed hearings on the University of Utah baseball lease at Sunnyside Park and the tenant displacement rules while deferring action, and continued the 1300 South rezone hearing. Public comment, which ran late into the night, again focused on Gaza.
Tue, Feb 20 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council weighs enforcement of artificial turf cases, hears water outlook and climate plan, and reviews Budget Amendment No. 4
The council was briefed on the Yalecrest-Princeton Heights historic district, a rezone on Montgomery Street, a plan to transfer the city's Foreign-Trade Zone to World Trade Center Utah, the 2024 water outlook, a regional climate action plan, Budget Amendment No. 4 and a reserves analysis. Council members worked through how to handle 10 open artificial turf enforcement cases under the landscaping rewrite.
Tue, Feb 13 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Simondi Avenue rezone and Budget Amendment No. 4; straw polls back e-bike incentive for one year
The council heard a homelessness funding update, a briefing on a NeighborWorks rezone at Simondi Avenue and 300 North, a zoning definitions cleanup, a state legislative update, annual records law training and Budget Amendment No. 4. Straw polls backed items A-1, A-7, A-9 and A-10 of the budget amendment, with the air quality incentive funded for this fiscal year only.
Tue, Feb 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Budget Amendment No. 3 and a $100,000 bakery loan; 500 South rezone hearing continued as dozens urge Gaza cease-fire
The council adopted Budget Amendment No. 3 and the Library budget amendment, approved a $100,000 economic development loan for Eats Bakery, and clarified its conditions for a rezone at 1435 South State Street, all unanimously. It continued the public hearing on a 500 South and 400 East rezone. Public comment was dominated by calls for a cease-fire resolution, with several speakers also raising the Inland Port agreement and a proposed University of Utah baseball stadium at Sunnyside Park.
Tue, Feb 6 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on University of Utah baseball lease at Sunnyside Park, historic district, 44 North Apartments and daycare zoning changes
In a long work session the council heard briefings on a proposed 99-year ground lease to the University of Utah at Sunnyside Park, a Yalecrest-Laird Heights historic district, a Woodland Commons townhome rezone, 67 deeply affordable apartments on 1000 West, daycare zoning changes and the city audit. It also reviewed Budget Amendment No. 3 and updated landscaping rules, then held a closed session.
January 2024
Tue, Jan 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Budget Amendment No. 3 staffing changes and firefighter retirement resolution; Gaza cease-fire speakers again fill public comment
The council unanimously adopted Budget Amendment No. 3 (staffing document only) and a resolution asking that paramedics and social workers be admitted to the Tier 2 firefighters retirement system. It set a Feb. 6 hearing on the 500 South and 400 East rezone and approved board appointments on consent. More than 50 people asked the council to support a cease-fire in Gaza.
Tue, Jan 16 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council presses for affordability in 1300 South rezone and reviews Budget Amendment No. 3 and tenant displacement rules
The council heard briefings on a rezone at 2260-2290 East 1300 South, an Avenues restrictive covenant release, tenant displacement and community benefit rules, a $100,000 loan to a bakery, Budget Amendment No. 3, the Library budget amendment and the state legislative session. Straw polls backed a left turn on Douglas Street and pulling a parking pay-station purchase from the budget amendment for more information.
Tue, Jan 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council ratifies Petro as 2024 chair, adopts airport board code changes and defers landscaping vote
The council ratified Victoria Petro as 2024 chair and Chris Wharton as vice chair 7-0, adopted revisions to the Airport Board code 6-0, and closed the public hearing on the Landscaping and Buffers amendment while deferring action. Dozens of residents used public comment to ask the council to support a cease-fire in Gaza.
Tue, Jan 9 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council elects Victoria Petro 2024 chair and presses developer on public benefit for 500 South rezone
Council members elected Victoria Petro chair and Chris Wharton vice chair for 2024 by unanimous straw poll. They asked a developer seeking a rezone near 500 South and 400 East to return with community benefits, and backed a modified paramedic staffing proposal in Budget Amendment No. 3.
2023
December 2023
Tue, Dec 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Budget Amendment No. 3, two rezones and a six-month temporary shelter community
The council adopted Budget Amendment No. 3 for fiscal 2023-24 6-0, approved rezones on 900 West and Lincoln Street, and unanimously enacted temporary rules for a pilot shelter community at 255 South 600 West. It created a Division of Legislative Affairs 7-0 and deferred a firefighters' retirement system resolution. Many residents used public comment to urge a council statement on a cease-fire in Gaza.
Tue, Dec 12 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council reviews landscaping rules, budget amendment and new legislative staff; straw poll backs four positions 5-1
In a work session, the council heard briefings on the airport board ordinance, the proposed Landscaping and Buffers code rewrite and Budget Amendment No. 3. A straw poll supported creating and funding four new Legislative Division positions in the City Attorney's Office, 5-1. The council also interviewed board appointees and held a closed session.
Fri, Dec 8 · City Council work session · 4:45 p.m.
Special work session: council meets in closed session on litigation strategy
The Council held a special meeting with no work session items. Vice Chair Victoria Petro convened it, and the Council voted 4-0 to enter a closed session on pending or reasonably imminent litigation and advice of counsel. The closed session ended when Council Members Wharton and Puy left at 5:56 p.m., leaving no quorum. Council Member Alejandro Puy joined at 5:02 p.m., after the vote.
Tue, Dec 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts affordable housing incentives 6-1, rezones Fleet Block, and approves subdivision code, two rezones and $4 million in recovery grants
The Council adopted the affordable housing incentives ordinance 6-1 with Council Member Daniel Dugan opposed, along with a direction to draft a measure on construction damage to neighboring property and an implementation report due April 30, 2024. It created a new form-based zone and rezoned the Fleet Block with a public square, adopted the subdivision code rewrite, and approved rezones at 680 South Gladiola Street and 711 and 721 South 1200 East. Also approved were ARPA business grants, nonprofit grants and a $90,000 loan to a seafood market.
Tue, Dec 5 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council backs Upper Yale historic district process and $300,000 family hotel plan; splits on legislative division staffing
In straw polls, the Council supported moving the Upper Yale local historic district process forward, a $300,000 winter family hotel plan with The Road Home and a street mill-and-overlay pilot, and the first two positions for a new Legislative Division in the City Attorney's Office, while splitting 3-3 on two support staff positions. It also was briefed on Budget Amendment No. 3, the landscaping and buffers text amendment and Justice Court recertification. Council Member Darin Mano noted this was his last meeting as chair.
November 2023
Tue, Nov 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Northpoint plan, historic preservation rules and Edith Avenue rezone; West Temple rezone passes 6-1
The Council adopted the Northpoint Small Area Plan, a rewrite of the historic preservation overlay rules, open space amendments, the Downtown station area plan certification and the 116 East Edith Avenue rezone, all 7-0. It approved the 1720 and 1734 South West Temple rezone 6-1 and the 300 West alley vacation with conditions. Hearings on the subdivision code rewrite and on HUD community development needs were held.
Tue, Nov 14 · City Council work session · 3:45 p.m.
Council straw polls would enact affordable housing incentives this year with a delayed start; briefed on nonprofit grants, ARPA business grants and UTA budget
In straw polls, the Council supported enacting the affordable housing incentives before year's end with applications delayed to April 30, 2024 while staff drafts a separate Title 18 ordinance on neighbor property damage. Members also reviewed allocation scenarios for $2 million in nonprofit direct assistance grants, a recommended $2 million round of ARPA business grants, a church-to-school rezone and the Utah Transit Authority's 2024 budget. Council Member Victoria Petro was absent.
Tue, Nov 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves 1435 South State rezone with conditions, adopts Madsen Park plan change and alley vacations; Goltz Avenue rezone withdrawn
The Council adopted the 1435 South State Street rezone with a development agreement requiring replacement of demolished units and active ground-floor uses, kept Madsen Park in place in the North Temple plan, approved two alley vacations and a 1018 East 900 South rezone, and enacted temporary rules for a youth shelter, all by unanimous votes. The Goltz Avenue and Jefferson Street rezone was withdrawn by the petitioner. Hearings on 2157 South Lincoln, 116 East Edith, West Temple and 300 West alley items were closed with action deferred.
Tue, Nov 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council backs affordable housing incentive changes in straw polls and previews two rezones and a subdivision code rewrite
The Council took five straw polls on the affordable housing incentives ordinance, including supporting changes to ownership requirements and rejecting 6-1 a ban on triplexes and fourplexes in Type A zones. It also heard briefings on a temporary zoning rule for a youth shelter, rezones at 1380 South 900 West and 680 South Gladiola Street, and a rewrite of the subdivision code. The only formal votes were to enter and leave a closed session.
October 2023
Tue, Oct 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Thriving in Place plan, Budget Amendment No. 2 and M-1 height change; defers affordable housing incentives
The Council adopted the Thriving in Place anti-displacement plan with a request for urgent action on six priorities, passed Budget Amendment No. 2 and a height amendment for bulk storage in the M-1 district, all 7-0. It held a hearing with 12 speakers on the affordable housing incentives ordinance and deferred action, and also deferred two alley vacations and a 900 South rezone.
Tue, Oct 17 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Northpoint annexation, historic preservation rules, alley vacation and nonprofit grants
The Council discussed the Northpoint Small Area Plan and a city-led annexation, a rewrite of the historic preservation overlay rules, an alley vacation on 300 West, open space ordinance changes and $2 million in nonprofit direct assistance grants. It interviewed candidates for two boards and voted 7-0 to enter and exit a closed session.
Tue, Oct 10 · City Council work session · 2:30 p.m.
Council briefed on Goltz Avenue and West Temple rezones, housing report and legislative intents
The Council received briefings on a Ballpark-area rezone that the Planning Commission recommended denying, a West Temple rezone, unallocated housing program income, and the second budget amendment. It also heard a state housing market report and continued discussion of the affordable housing incentives ordinance. No votes were taken.
Tue, Oct 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council defers budget amendment, rezone and Thriving in Place vote after hearings; adopts parking permit change and ARPA grants
The Council held public hearings on Budget Amendment No. 2, two Fire Department grant applications, a rezone at 1435 South State Street and the Thriving in Place plan, and deferred action on each. It adopted a residential parking permit ordinance for areas near hospitals, colleges and TRAX stations and approved ARPA nonprofit pass-through grants, both by 7-0 votes. The consent agenda set Oct. 17 hearings and approved board appointments.
Tue, Oct 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on three rezones, budget amendment and I-15 draft study
The Council heard briefings on rezones at 2157 South Lincoln Street, 116 East Edith Avenue and an M-1 height change for bulk storage near I-80, and followed up on Budget Amendment No. 2. UDOT presented the draft Interstate 15 environmental study. Members also discussed the affordable housing incentives and Thriving in Place plan, and interviewed three board nominees. No formal votes were taken except to enter and leave a closed session.
September 2023
Tue, Sep 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts budget amendment 7-0 and $250,000 for Downtown Open Streets 5-2; defers Rose Park Lane annexation
The council adopted Budget Amendment No. 1 (Ordinance 50 of 2023) 7-0 for most items, then approved $250,000 for fall Downtown Open Streets events 5-2, with Council Members Victoria Petro and Darin Mano opposed. After a hearing in which seven residents opposed the Rose Park Lane annexation and rezone and two supported it, it voted 7-0 to defer action. The Ivory University House fee waiver was removed from the agenda at the applicant's request. The header of the posted minutes still reads pending, though the closing line gives an approval date of November 7, 2023.
Tue, Sep 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on affordable housing zoning incentives, a $24.8 million bond budget amendment and a Justice Court ordinance
The council reviewed citywide affordable housing incentives, a residential parking permit change for Central Ninth, Budget Amendment No. 2 (including $24.8 million from the first parks bond issuance), ARPA nonprofit pass-through grants, and an ordinance making the Justice Court a separate branch of city government. Members voiced frustration at how long ARPA money has taken to reach recipients. A Goltz Avenue rezone briefing was moved to a future agenda.
Tue, Sep 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council confirms 911 Dispatch director and a transportation board appointee in a brief meeting
With Council Members Alejandro Puy and Darin Mano absent, the council met for two minutes in a limited formal meeting. It voted 5-0 to approve Lisa Kehoe as 911 Dispatch Executive Director and 5-0 to approve Isaac Astill to the Transportation Advisory Board on consent. Council Member Victoria Petro conducted the meeting.
Tue, Sep 12 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council gets 90-minute briefing on Thriving in Place anti-displacement plan
The council spent most of its work session on the Thriving in Place anti-displacement plan, which would be adopted into the city's general plan and replace the Housing Loss Mitigation Ordinance. It also heard a drought and water supply update, briefings on two alley vacations in Council District 7, and interviewed three appointees. Council Members Darin Mano and Alejandro Puy left around 6:04 p.m., and the council voted 5-0 to go into a closed session for legal advice.
Tue, Sep 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council rejects 1782 South 1600 East rezone, bans new Sugar House drive-throughs and defers Fleet Block zoning
The council voted 7-0 to reject the 1782 South 1600 East rezone and then passed legislative actions to study broader changes to single-family zones, and 7-0 to ban new drive-throughs in the Sugar House Business District. It closed public hearings on the Fleet Block zone, Ivory University House fee waivers and the first budget amendment, deferring action on each, and adopted a fee schedule correction. About two dozen speakers used the comment period to discuss the Northpoint Small Area Plan. The minutes were marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Sep 5 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council member asks to hold Northpoint plan and apply interim agricultural zoning; state coordinator briefs on homelessness
The council received a follow-up on the Northpoint Small Area Plan, where Council Member Victoria Petro asked colleagues to defer action and apply interim agricultural zoning and Council Member Dan Dugan said the plan was in the wrong location. It also heard the state homeless services coordinator, a briefing on a 1435 State Street rezone and a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 1, and interviewed five board appointees.
August 2023
Tue, Aug 15 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council adopts FY2024 capital improvement allocations, sight distance rules and a $100,000 bakery loan
The council voted 7-0 to adopt the project-specific allocations for the FY2024 Capital Improvement Program, the sight distance triangle ordinance and a $100,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Leavity LLC. It also set September 5 hearings on the first budget amendment and a fee schedule correction, and approved a Police Civilian Review Board appointment on consent.
Tue, Aug 15 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears plan for up to 1,800 homes on Rose Park Lane and a $2.4 million fee refund request for student housing
The council was briefed on an annexation and rezone near 2350 and 2441 North Rose Park Lane that could allow up to 1,800 dwelling units, on the first budget amendment of the fiscal year, on a public benefit analysis for fee waivers for the Ivory University House student housing project, and on unallocated federal housing program income. In a straw poll, five of seven members backed the full $250,000 for fall downtown Open Streets events. The council then voted 7-0 to go into closed session.
Tue, Aug 8 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: hearings on carriage houses, sight distance triangle, Sugar House drive-throughs and capital projects
No minutes were available for this meeting, so the write-up is from the agenda. Four public hearings were scheduled: a historic carriage house text amendment, the sight distance triangle amendment, a ban on new Sugar House drive-throughs and the FY2024 capital improvement projects. The consent agenda included setting a September 5 hearing on Fleet Block zoning and on fee waivers for Ivory University House. Results are not recorded here.
Tue, Aug 8 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council reviews funding scenarios for priority capital projects and sidewalk repair programs
With Council Member Ana Valdemoros absent, the council heard staff scenarios for funding the council's priority projects in the FY2024 Capital Improvement Program, which would use the whole CIP allocation, and discussed sidewalk repair and the 50/50 program. It also received an equity update and a written briefing on a $100,000 loan to a bakery, then voted 6-0 to go into closed session on possible litigation.
July 2023
Tue, Jul 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves three rezones, a sign ordinance and a UTA service agreement; postpones Sugar House rezone and capital budget vote
The council adopted rezones on West Temple, in Riverside and on the west side, a downtown rezone at 510 South 200 West and the nonconforming signs ordinance, all by 7-0 except the West Temple rezone, where Council Member Darin Mano recused. It held public hearings on a 1782 South 1600 East rezone, which it deferred, and on the FY2024 capital improvement projects, which it continued to August 8. The minutes were marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Jul 18 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council shows early support for Fleet Block site plan and reviews unfunded capital requests
In a work session chaired by Council Member Darin Mano, the council went through the unfunded items on the FY2024 Capital Improvement Program list, heard a revised Form-Based Urban Neighborhood 3 zoning proposal for the city-owned Fleet Block, and got briefings on a Sugar House rezone, a ban on new Sugar House drive-throughs and a sight-distance rule. All members present gave preliminary support to the Fleet Block site plan shown by the administration. Four board appointees were interviewed.
Thu, Jul 13 · City Council · 5:45 p.m.
Council appoints Sarah Young to District 7 seat, 6-0
At a short limited formal meeting, the Council voted 6-0 to adopt Resolution 20 of 2023 appointing Sarah Young to fill the unexpired District 7 term through January 2, 2024. The City Recorder administered the oath of office.
Thu, Jul 13 · City Council work session · 4:30 p.m.
Council interviews 15 applicants and picks Sarah Young to fill District 7 seat
The Council interviewed 15 applicants for the vacant District 7 seat and chose Sarah Young after three rounds of ballots. Six Council Members took part. The seat will be on the November ballot.
Tue, Jul 11 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council holds hearings on six rezones and nonconforming signs, defers action on all
The Council held public hearings on rezones for Riverside Cottages, 1000 West townhouses, 510 South 200 West, West Temple Street and an urban hospital at 754 South State Street, plus nonconforming signs, and deferred action on each, voting 6-0 on all but the West Temple item. Council Member Darin Mano recused himself on the West Temple rezone (5-0). The Council also approved a clarification of the Downtown building height ordinance and set an August 15 truth-in-taxation hearing on consent.
Tue, Jul 11 · City Council work session · 3:45 p.m.
Council reviews capital projects list, Intermountain hospital rezone at 754 South State Street and carriage house text amendment
At its July 11 work session the Council reviewed the fiscal year 2024 Capital Improvement Program, including five projects of Council interest that the Mayor and advisory board did not recommend. It was also briefed on a proposed urban hospital rezone downtown, a historic carriage house text amendment and a community renewable energy agreement. Six Council Members attended; the District 7 seat was vacant.
June 2023
Tue, Jun 13 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council unanimously adopts fiscal year 2023-24 budget, tax levy and Housing SLC plan
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt the fiscal year 2023-24 city and library budgets, a tax levy of .003599, $39.76 million in transfers to the Capital Improvement Program, the five-year Housing SLC plan and a $25.5 million parks bond. It also approved a $100,000 loan for a west side food truck, the Cannon Greens garden lease and school pole signs. Council Member Amy Fowler marked her last meeting. About 20 speakers backed sanctioned campground funding. The meeting was held jointly with the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency.
Tue, Jun 13 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on 300 West station area plan and rezones for Riverside Cottages, 510 South 200 West and 1000 West townhouses
Before the evening budget vote, the Council reviewed budget motions and heard briefings on the 300 West Corridor and Station Area Plan, two downtown and west side rezones, nonconforming sign rules and the Riverside Cottages rezone. All seven Council Members attended. Public hearings on the rezones were scheduled for July 11.
Mon, Jun 12 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council straw polls fund sanctioned camping reserve, air quality program and legal and public safety items in budget talks
The Council briefed a $100,000 Economic Development Loan Fund request for a west side food truck, then worked through unresolved fiscal year 2023-24 budget items by straw poll. Members present were unanimous on each straw poll taken. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent for the whole meeting, and Council Member Chris Wharton was absent for most of the polls.
Tue, Jun 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Downtown building height rules and early notification changes, and releases $10 million contingent housing fund contribution
With five members present, the Council voted 5-0 to adopt the Downtown building height and street activation text amendment, the early notification ordinance, and fiscal year 2022-23 Budget Amendment No. 6 (with a $10 million Perpetual Housing Fund item made contingent on a term sheet). It held a combined public hearing on the fiscal year 2023-24 budget and deferred action, and continued the airport revenue bond hearing to June 13 because of a noticing error. Council Members Amy Fowler and Chris Wharton were absent. The meeting was held jointly with the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency.
Tue, Jun 6 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Cannon Greens lease, capital program and $25.5 million parks bond
At its June 6 work session the Council received briefings on the Cannon Greens garden lease, the Capital Improvement Program, the first issuance of the parks, trails and open space general obligation bond, and unresolved budget items. It also approved a timeline for filling the District 7 vacancy. All seven Council Members attended.
Thu, Jun 1 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council hears Fire, Economic Development and Attorney budget requests and a list of unresolved budget items
The Council spent its June 1 work session on fiscal year 2023-24 budget briefings from the Fire Department, Economic Development and the City Attorney's Office, then reviewed unresolved budget issues. All Council Members present supported a straw poll on four housing funding items. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent.
May 2023
Thu, May 25 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: Housing SLC plan and Sustainability budget briefings
No minutes were available for this monthly briefing meeting, so this write-up comes from the agenda. The Council was scheduled to be briefed on the proposed Housing SLC five-year housing plan and the fiscal year 2023-24 Sustainability Department and Refuse Fund budget, plus unresolved budget issues. No formal meeting or public comment period was held that day.
Tue, May 23 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council sets June 6 hearings on Cannon Greens garden lease and five-year housing plan
At a short limited formal meeting, the City Council approved a consent agenda 6-0 that set a June 6 public hearing on below-market leases for the Cannon Greens community garden and on the new Housing SLC plan. It also adopted a clarification to the accessory dwelling unit parking ordinance. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent.
Tue, May 23 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on South West Temple rezone, with Mano recused, and department budgets
The Council heard a briefing on a request to rezone three properties at about 1350 to 1370 South West Temple to allow a mixed-use building. Council Member Darin Mano recused himself because of his business's affiliation with the project and Council Member Chris Wharton chaired the item. Most of the session covered FY2023-24 budgets for Community and Neighborhoods, Public Lands, Public Services, the Golf and Fleet funds and the Non-Departmental Fund, plus a list of unresolved budget issues. No votes were taken. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent.
Tue, May 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves $350,000 Trackland loan and up to $600 million airport bond resolution; budget hearings continue to June 6
The Council voted 6-0 to approve a $350,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Trackland, LLC and, also 6-0, a resolution authorizing up to $600 million in airport revenue bonds, with a hearing set for June 6. It adopted a partial Budget Amendment No. 6 for FY2022-23, adopted a Pride Month resolution and held first hearings on the FY2023-24 budget ordinances. Council Member Amy Fowler was recorded absent for all votes except the consent agenda, where she abstained. The meeting also covered the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency.
Tue, May 16 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council straw-polls downtown height changes and reviews police and employee pay budgets
In straw polls on the downtown building height text amendment, Council Members present supported most staff recommendations, with Council Member Ana Valdemoros abstaining on keeping the FB-UN2 proposal as presented. The Council also reviewed the Police Department budget, a proposed 5% pay increase for city employees, and a proposal to allow school pole signs. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent. The posted minutes are marked pending and not approved.
Tue, May 9 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on $1.83 billion FY2024 budget and plan to borrow up to $600 million for airport
The Council was briefed on the Mayor's recommended FY2023-24 budget of about $1.83 billion across all funds, up $239 million from FY2023, and on an airport revenue bond resolution authorizing up to $600 million, of which the airport plans to sell $450 million. It also heard the Metropolitan Water District budget, which proposes raising its property tax rate for Salt Lake City. The Council went into two closed sessions.
Tue, May 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts homeless resource center rules with firearm signage requirement, approves 792 West 900 South rezone with 35-foot height limit
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt Ordinance 19 of 2023, the homeless resource center and shelter text amendment, with a requirement that privately owned centers that bar firearms post signs and provide secure storage. It also approved 7-0 the rezone at 792 West 900 South with a recorded 35-foot height limit, extended the flood emergency declaration to June 15, and adopted tentative FY2023-24 budgets. The meeting also covered the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency. Council Member Victoria Petro was recorded absent for the first votes of the evening.
Tue, May 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on $10 million housing fund investment, Budget Amendment No. 6 and historic district reports
The Council reviewed Budget Amendment No. 6 for FY2022-23, a proposal to invest $10 million of federal pandemic relief money in the Perpetual Housing Fund of Utah, a $350,000 economic development loan to Trackland, LLC and two proposed local historic districts. Members agreed informally to extend the flood emergency declaration through June 30 and voted 6-0 to enter a closed session. Straw polls on two budget items passed 6-0 with Council Member Amy Fowler absent for the polls.
April 2023
Tue, Apr 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council rejects 865 South 500 East rezone 3-4, approves federal housing grant plan and tourism area consent
The Council voted 3-4 against a rezone and master plan amendment at 865 South 500 East. It approved the FY2023-24 federal grant allocations (Resolution 09 of 2023) and consent to the county tourism assessment area (Resolution 10 of 2023), both 7-0. Hearings on downtown building heights, the 792 West 900 South rezone and the airport code were closed or continued, and action on the homeless resource center text amendment was deferred. The Local Building Authority met first, and the minutes were approved August 8, 2023 (LBA minutes May 7, 2024).
Tue, Apr 18 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on library, utilities and airport budgets for FY2023-24
The Council received briefings on the proposed FY2023-24 budgets for the Salt Lake City Public Library, the Department of Public Utilities (about $508.8 million, with a drought surcharge discussion) and the Department of Airports. It also heard about the Blueprint Jordan River and a $170,000 regional grant for a North Temple economic revitalization plan. No votes were taken.
Tue, Apr 11 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council extends temporary zoning for youth resource center capacity through May 1
In a three-minute limited formal meeting, the Council adopted Ordinance 18 of 2023 extending the temporary zoning rule that lets the Volunteers of America Youth Resource Center host up to 50 people overnight until May 1, 2023. The vote was recorded as 6-0. The minutes' attendance list and roll call disagree on which member was absent.
Tue, Apr 11 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council backs $24.66 million first parks bond issuance and shifts grant funds in straw polls
In a work session with no formal votes on policy, Council Members unanimously supported in a straw poll the proposed first $24.66 million issuance of the $85 million parks, trails and open space bond. They also supported a straw poll moving small amounts of federal grant money to two public service programs and agreed on changes to the early notification ordinance. The Council also heard briefings on a county tourism assessment area and oversight audits, then held a closed session.
Tue, Apr 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts ADU and EV-readiness rules, sets hearing dates, and defers action on shelter zoning
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt an ordinance easing accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules and another requiring electric vehicle charging capacity in new multi-family parking. It approved the 130 North 2100 West zoning change for senior supportive housing 6-0, with Council Member Amy Fowler abstaining. Public hearings on the homeless resource center text amendment, a rezone at 865 South 500 East and a fire department grant were closed with action deferred.
Tue, Apr 4 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on downtown building heights, federal housing grants and airport code rewrite
The Council heard briefings on the Downtown Building Height and Street Activation text amendment, the FY2023-24 federal grant allocations, a rezone at 792 West 900 South and a rewrite of the airport code. It also received spring runoff flood updates and interviewed four board nominees. No votes were taken in the work session. The posted minutes are marked pending and not approved.
March 2023
Tue, Mar 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Glendale Regional Park Plan and turf limits, denies Northpointe annexation petition and starts city-led annexation; ADU vote deferred
The Council unanimously adopted the Glendale Regional Park Plan, turf limits on landscaping, HOME-ARPA funding and Budget Amendment No. 5. It denied, without prejudice, a petition to annex land at about 2200 West between 2800 and 3300 North and voted to initiate a city-led annexation of nearby unincorporated land. After a hearing with about 20 speakers on owner occupancy, it deferred action on the ADU ordinance. All seven members attended.
Tue, Mar 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears Homeless Resource Center overlay proposal, federal grant requests exceeding funds by 21%, and compensation committee's 5% raise recommendation
The Council heard a staff proposal for a Homeless Resource Center overlay zone, learned that applicants requested $10.8 million against $8.9 million in federal housing grants, and received a recommendation from the Citizens' Compensation Advisory Committee for a 5% citywide pay increase. Members also reviewed ADU owner-occupancy options and a state legislative recap.
Tue, Mar 14 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council straw polls keep ADU owner-occupancy for now, with a three-year review and $1 million in intended ADU financing
In straw polls, six of seven Council members supported keeping the owner-occupancy requirement in the ADU ordinance, with a legislative intent to revisit it in three years and to earmark $1 million for ADU construction financing and $200,000 for two enforcement employees in the next budget. Members also heard a consultant briefing on a Public Asset Yield model for city-owned property and discussed police bonuses and other items in Budget Amendment No. 5.
Tue, Mar 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council hears hours of comment on Northpoint Small Area Plan and defers action; approves ranked choice voting pilot and first ARPA business grants
After a hearing that ran past 10 p.m., the Council deferred action on the Northpoint Small Area Plan, with dozens of speakers on each side. It unanimously voted to join the state ranked choice voting pilot for the 2023 municipal election and approved local business ARPA grants, with two members recusing on specific grants. Of Budget Amendment No. 5, the Council adopted only a $2 million tenant assistance item that night.
Tue, Mar 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council weighs $33 million budget amendment and ARPA business grant options; Mayor opposes dropping ADU owner-occupancy
Council members were briefed on Budget Amendment No. 5, took straw polls supporting three items and $4 million in federal rental assistance funds, and compared four funding options for the first round of ARPA local business grants. Mayor Erin Mendenhall told the Council she opposes removing the owner-occupancy requirement from the ADU ordinance. Members also heard briefings on a rezone at 865 South 500 East, the Glendale Regional Park Plan and language access services.
February 2023
Tue, Feb 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves 704 East 900 South rezone 6-1 with a 50-year preservation agreement, adopts Rocky Mountain Power rezone and Urban Forest Plan
The Council rezoned 704 East 900 South to Small Neighborhood Business 6-1, with Council Member Ana Valdemoros opposed, on conditions in a development agreement. It unanimously adopted the Rocky Mountain Power rezone, the Urban Forest Action Plan, the 130 North 2100 West overlay change for supportive housing and the Local Link update, and approved the Bridge to Backman land exchange. The ADU ordinance was pulled from the agenda. Council Member Daniel Dugan arrived after the meeting began.
Tue, Feb 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears Northpointe Small Area Plan briefing and straw poll supports first round of $755,718 in ARPA business grants
Council members pressed for stronger protections for residents, wetlands and the Rudy Canal in the Northpointe Small Area Plan, and a straw poll backed the recommended first round of local business ARPA grants, with Council Member Fowler not in support. They also heard briefings on a transfer of a tactical vehicle to West Valley City, the water and snowpack outlook, and the 704 East 900 South rezone set for that night.
Tue, Feb 14 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council backs targeting $14.3 million in dormant HUD program income to essential workers and extremely low-income residents
In a work session, all seven Council members supported in a straw poll prioritizing one-time HUD program income, about $5.7 million in CDBG funds and $8.6 million in HOME funds, for essential workers and residents at or below 30% of area median income. Members also heard briefings on the Local Link study for Sugar House, the Housing SLC plan, county animal services and changes to two city boards, and approved early advertising for the Northpointe Small Area Plan.
Tue, Feb 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council hears ADU, Rocky Mountain Power and 704 East 900 South hearings, defers action on all three
The Council held public hearings on the ADU text amendment, the Rocky Mountain Power rezone and the rezone at about 704 East 900 South, and deferred action on all three. It referred seven transportation and revitalization grant applications to a future consent agenda and continued the Bridge to Backman land exchange hearing. A consent agenda set hearings and appointed Julie Bjornstad to the Transportation Advisory Board.
Tue, Feb 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council straw polls favor permitting backyard ADUs without conditional use review, with a one-space parking rule near transit exceptions
In a work session, Council members took a series of non-binding straw polls on the proposed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance, supporting making ADUs a permitted use and keeping the owner-occupancy requirement. They also heard briefings on a closed captioning ordinance, a right-of-way notification fee, the Bridge to Backman land exchange, the Airport Flight Path overlay at 130 North 2100 West, and $20.4 million in dormant housing program funds. These minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
January 2023
Tue, Jan 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council extends shelter bed-cap emergency, approves $100,000 bakery loan and sets February hearings on rezones and ADU rules
The Salt Lake City Council unanimously extended the local emergency declaration on winter overflow shelter bed caps and approved a $100,000 economic development loan to Forty Three Bakery. A consent agenda approved five board appointments and set public hearings on the 704 East 900 South rezone, the Rocky Mountain Power rezone, ADU rules, the Urban Forest Action Plan, a land exchange and turf limits. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent.
Tue, Jan 17 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on ADU rules, Rocky Mountain Power rezone and turf limits; backs extending shelter bed caps to April 30
The Salt Lake City Council heard briefings on a proposed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rule change, two rezones, a citywide urban forest plan and limits on turf grass. In a straw poll, members unanimously supported extending the shelter bed-cap emergency declaration to April 30, 2023. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent.
Tue, Jan 10 · City Council work session · 3:47 p.m.
Council backs ranked choice voting for 2023 election in straw poll; hears UTA and zero-fare briefings
In a straw poll, the six Council Members present supported using ranked choice voting with no primary in the 2023 municipal election, depending on state legislation. The work session also covered emergency management, UTA's on-demand pilot, zero-fare and long-range plans, and lead and copper drinking water rules. Council Member Chris Wharton was absent.
Tue, Jan 3 · City Council · 7:02 p.m.
Council ratifies Mano as 2023 chair and adopts electronic-meeting quorum rule
With Council Members Amy Fowler and Alejandro Puy absent, the Council voted 5-0 to ratify Darin Mano as chair and Victoria Petro as vice chair for 2023, adopt an ordinance on quorum at electronic meetings and approve most of the consent agenda. Two policing commission appointments were pulled from consent.
Tue, Jan 3 · City Council work session · 2:05 p.m.
Council picks Mano as 2023 chair, Petro as vice chair; seeks changes to EV-ready parking proposal
In a straw poll the Council chose Darin Mano as 2023 chair and Victoria Petro as vice chair. It also reviewed the UDOT I-15 study, a $100,000 bakery loan, an electric vehicle readiness parking ordinance and the Thriving in Place plan. Council Member Valdemoros arrived at 4:35 p.m. and Council Member Fowler was not present for the later portion. The minutes are pending approval.
2022
December 2022
Tue, Dec 13 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves Main Street rezone with conditions and Capitol Park Cottages 4-2; adopts Budget Amendment No. 4
The Council approved the 1550 South Main Street rezone and alley vacation 6-0 with development agreement conditions, rezoned Capitol Park Cottages 4-2 with conditions after a retaining wall substitute motion failed 2-4, and adopted Budget Amendment No. 4 and a $1.3 million library property appropriation. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was marked present but absent for the votes through Capitol Park Cottages, then voted on the later items. Council Member Dan Dugan was recognized as 2022 Council Chair.
Tue, Dec 13 · City Council work session · 3:45 p.m.
Council hears Capitol Park Cottages conditions and Thriving in Place anti-displacement plan
The work session took up conditions on the Capitol Park Cottages rezone, with the applicant accepting several limits and Council Members split on retaining wall requirements, and a briefing on the Thriving in Place anti-displacement strategy. The minutes are pending approval.
Tue, Dec 6 · City Council · 7:10 p.m.
Council adopts citywide water-use limit and Club Verse loan; Main Street rezone hearing draws Ballpark setback concerns
Council Member Victoria Petro was absent. The Council voted 6-0 to extend the 200,000-gallon daily water-use cap to the whole water service area, approve a $250,000 loan to Club Verse and amend its dispatch agreement with Sandy. A hearing on the 1550 South Main Street rezone drew seven speakers; action was deferred. The minutes are pending approval.
Tue, Dec 6 · City Council work session · 1:05 p.m.
Council reviews budget amendment, $6 million affordable housing awards and a citywide water use limit
The work session covered a third briefing on Budget Amendment No. 4, $6 million in deeply affordable housing grants, an ordinance extending the 200,000-gallon daily water use cap to the whole water service area, and updates on the state legislature, watershed plan, Downtown Alliance and Central Wasatch Commission. The minutes are pending approval; Council Member Victoria Petro was absent.
November 2022
Tue, Nov 22 · City Council · 7:15 p.m.
Council rezones 856 West 1300 South with conditions and accepts parks bond election results
With Council Member Alejandro Puy absent, the Council voted 6-0 to rezone 856 West 1300 South with conditions, accept the voter-approved $85 million parks bond results, and allow more beds at a youth homeless center through April 2023.
Tue, Nov 22 · City Council work session · 2:03 p.m.
Council briefed on Fleet Block zoning, library property purchase and temporary youth shelter beds
The work session covered the Fleet Block zone and disposition plan, the budget amendment, a $1.3 million library property purchase, an Economic Development Loan Fund loan and temporary capacity for a youth homeless center. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved. Council Member Alejandro Puy was absent.
Thu, Nov 10 · City Council · 7:05 p.m.
Council adopts Airport Master Plan and stealth tower rule; defers Capitol Park Cottages rezone after long hearing
Six members met with Council Member Ana Valdemoros absent. The Council adopted the airport master plan 6-0, a stealth tower height amendment 5-1 and an alley vacation, and heard about 35 speakers on the Capitol Park Cottages rezone before deferring action.
Thu, Nov 10 · City Council work session · 3:05 p.m.
Council hears Little Cottonwood gondola plan, Main Street rezone and budget amendment briefings
The Council's work session covered UDOT's preferred Gondola B for Little Cottonwood Canyon, the draft Connect SLC transportation plan, a Main Street rezone and alley vacation, and Budget Amendment No. 4. No formal votes were taken except a closed session motion.
October 2022
Tue, Oct 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves Other Side Village lease and rezone, Inland Port agreement and RMF-30 changes
The Council met in formal session with all seven members present and adopted shared housing, parking, RMF-30 and 16 South 800 West zoning changes plus the Ballpark Station Area Plan. It approved The Other Side Village lease terms (7-0) and rezone (6-1), and the Inland Port interlocal agreement (7-0). Redevelopment Agency business followed the council meeting.
Tue, Oct 18 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session: Capitol Park Cottages rezone draws about 650 opposition letters; Other Side Village lease terms revised
Council members were briefed on a Capitol Park Cottages rezone on F Street that drew about 650 opposition letters and a 2,000-signature petition, a plan for $3.5 million in federal HOME-ARP housing funds, and last-minute revisions to The Other Side Village lease and agreement. No formal votes were taken. These are pending, unapproved minutes.
Tue, Oct 11 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council hears comment on $85 million parks bond ahead of Nov. 8 election
In a short limited formal meeting the Council held the public hearing on the proposed $85 million parks, trails and open space general obligation bond, which voters will decide Nov. 8. Speakers were split, and the Council closed the hearing 5-0. Two members were absent.
Tue, Oct 11 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Work session: Inland Port contract, airport master plan and 856 West 1300 South rezone discussed
Council members were briefed on the interlocal agreement with the Utah Inland Port Authority, the airport master plan, and a rezone at 856 West 1300 South for six townhomes. No votes were taken. Council Members Darin Mano and Victoria Petro-Eschler were absent, and Council Member Ana Valdemoros left after the Inland Port item.
Tue, Oct 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council defers Other Side Village and Ballpark plan votes, accepts annexation petition and adopts housing budget items
The Council closed public hearings on The Other Side Village lease and rezone and on the Ballpark Station Area Plan and deferred both. With Council Member Darin Mano absent, it voted 6-0 to accept an annexation petition near 2200 West, vacate the Green Street alley, defer loan repayments to 2024 and adopt rules for small wireless facilities.
Tue, Oct 4 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session: Glendale Regional Park plan, Other Side Village conditions and annexation petition reviewed
Council members were briefed on the Glendale Regional Park master plan, conditions for the Other Side Village lease and rezone, electric vehicle charging funds and an annexation petition for land near 2200 West. No policy votes were taken; the Council held closed sessions. These are pending, unapproved minutes.
September 2022
Tue, Sep 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts $6 million affordable housing budget item and airport amendment; Other Side Village hearing continued
The Council unanimously adopted Budget Amendment No. 2, the $6 million housing item of Budget Amendment No. 3, the Growing SLC implementation plan amendment and a rezone at 1330 South 700 West. After a long hearing on The Other Side Village lease and rezone, it continued the matter without a decision.
Tue, Sep 20 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session: loan deferral, Northpoint plan, housing zoning changes and $6 million housing budget amendment reviewed
Council members were briefed on deferring Emergency Loan Program repayments to 2024, the Northpoint Small Area Plan, shared housing, parking and RMF-30 zoning changes, small cell wireless rules and Budget Amendment No. 3. Straw polls backed an adaptive reuse option for shared housing and rounding up parking for bicycles. These are pending, unapproved minutes.
Tue, Sep 13 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Work session: briefings on The Other Side Village rezone, Ballpark plan and $6 million housing grants
Council members were briefed on a rezone for The Other Side Village, the Ballpark Station Area Plan, a 16 South 800 West rezone, airport expansion funding and a $6 million affordable housing grant proposal. A straw poll supported releasing $125,000 for a community food assessment. No formal votes were taken. These are pending, unapproved minutes.
Tue, Sep 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: hearings on revenue bonds, airport master plan and 1330 South 700 West rezone
The Council's Sept. 6, 2022 formal meeting agenda lists public hearings on a rezone at 1330 South 700 West, the airport master plan, up to $67.5 million in revenue bonds and the first budget amendment. No minutes were available, so results are not recorded here.
Tue, Sep 6 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session: Other Side Village lease, landscaping rules and budget intents discussed
The Council heard briefings on a proposed $1-a-year, 40-year lease for The Other Side Village tiny-home pilot, water-conserving landscaping rules, legislative intents for fiscal 2023 and a $50,000 loan to Kahve Cafe. No votes were taken. Council Member Ana Valdemoros disclosed a personal connection to the cafe's owner.
August 2022
Mon, Aug 29 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council adopts final property tax levy above the certified rate, 7-0
After a Truth in Taxation hearing the Council voted 7-0 to set the final fiscal 2022-23 tax levy, including the library fund, and ratified the budget adopted in June. Speakers included the Utah Taxpayers Association chair, who asked for transparency on the requested increase.
Tue, Aug 16 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council adopts parks bond election resolution, $67.5 million revenue bonds and five zoning changes
The Council voted 6-0 to call a bond election on $80 million in parks, trails and open space bonds and to authorize up to $67.5 million in sales tax revenue bonds. It also unanimously adopted rezonings on Rose Park Lane, Hoyt Place, 805 South 800 West and 2435 South 500 East, raised R-2 building coverage to 45%, and approved project allocations in the fiscal 2023 capital program. Council Member Amy Fowler left before the later votes.
Tue, Aug 16 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: 1330 South 700 West rezone, ranked choice voting, budget amendment and Livable Streets program
The agenda for the August 16 work session lists briefings on a rezone at 1330 South 700 West, the option of ranked choice voting in the 2023 municipal election, Budget Amendment No. 1, an outdoor business activity grant program, the Livable Streets traffic calming program, and loans and committee changes. No minutes were posted at the time of writing, so all items are pending.
Tue, Aug 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: hearings on five land-use proposals, capital improvement projects, and $23.6 million street bond resolution
The agenda for the council's August 9 formal meeting lists public hearings on four rezones and an R-2 building coverage text amendment, the capital improvement program project list and a homeless shelter cities mitigation grant, plus a vote on a resolution authorizing up to $23.6 million in street reconstruction bonds. No minutes were posted at the time of writing, so outcomes are listed as pending.
Tue, Aug 9 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council straw-polls added funding for Pioneer Park, Warm Springs and Fisher Mansion and a traffic circle design, and hears airport master plan
Council members unanimously straw-polled $5 million for Fairmont Park, $10 million for Pioneer Park and higher funding for Warm Springs and Fisher Mansion in the bond proposals. In capital improvement program talks they backed $300,000 for Riverside Park and $81,000 for a 1000 West traffic circle design, and rejected a $500,000 disc golf park proposal 6-1. They were briefed on the airport master plan update and a $350,000 loan to Chip Cookies, LLC, and held a closed session on attorney-client and litigation matters.
July 2022
Tue, Jul 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts gender equity and donations ordinances and UTA transit agreement at westside meeting
Holding its formal meeting at the Sorensen Unity Center on the west side, the council voted 6-0 to adopt a CEDAW and gender equity ordinance, a revised donations ordinance with added reporting, and a transit interlocal agreement with the Utah Transit Authority. It set August 9 hearings on five land-use proposals. About two dozen speakers addressed the council in general comments. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent.
Tue, Jul 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears five rezone and zoning-text briefings and straw-polls capital projects at off-site westside work session
Meeting at the Sorenson Unity Center, council members were briefed on rezones for city-owned land on Rose Park Lane, Hoyt Place, 805 South 800 West and 2435 South 500 East, and on a text amendment raising building coverage in the R-2 zone. They also heard an urban forest plan update and a donations ordinance, and took two unanimous straw polls on capital improvement projects. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent.
Tue, Jul 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council continues capital improvement hearing to Aug. 9 and sets Aug. 16 truth-in-taxation hearing
The council held the first public hearing on capital improvement program project funding, then voted 7-0 to continue it to August 9. The consent agenda, also 7-0, set an August 16 truth-in-taxation hearing on a tax rate above the certified rate and made several board appointments. Council Member Chris Wharton raised concern about the timing of the afternoon's sales tax bond straw poll.
Tue, Jul 12 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council straw-polls parks bond and sales tax bond projects, hears gender equity ordinance and Ballpark Station Area Plan briefings
Council members straw-polled unanimous support for the parks and public lands general obligation bond with changes to Allen Park, neighborhood parks and the Fleet Block, and for most sales tax revenue bond items except Warm Springs Plunge, Fisher Mansion and Pioneer Park, which they will revisit in September. They were briefed on a proposed gender equity ordinance, the Thriving in Place anti-displacement plan and the Ballpark Station Area Plan. A capital improvement program follow-up was postponed.
June 2022
Tue, Jun 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts fiscal year 2022-23 budget and 6.2% fee increase, approves new Ballpark lease resolution
Meeting as the Local Building Authority, Redevelopment Agency and City Council, members voted 7-0 on every action. They adopted the 2022-23 city budget and Library Fund budget, the property tax rate ordinance, a 6.2% increase in General Fund fees, union and non-represented compensation ordinances, and the RDA and Local Building Authority budgets. A joint resolution establishing a new Ballpark Legacy lease with the Salt Lake Bees also passed.
Tue, Jun 14 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council finalizes budget legislative intents and hears Harvard students on public-private partnerships at the ballpark
Council members reviewed the motion sheets for that evening's budget votes and straw-polled changes to legislative intents, including a new one for rotating department audits that Council Member Amy Fowler opposed. They discussed the timing of decisions on the parks general obligation bond and capital projects, and heard Harvard Kennedy School students present research on public-private partnerships in the Ballpark area. Five board appointees were interviewed.
Thu, Jun 9 · City Council work session · 12:00 p.m.
Council straw-polls a $4.36 million property tax increase as it finishes budget follow-up
In a budget work session, council members straw-polled support for a $4.36 million property tax increase, 6-1 with Council Member Ana Valdemoros opposed. They also voted to keep Parks' two requested positions consolidated into one, declined a $600,000 plan to make part-time groundskeepers full-time, and put new growth revenue into General Fund and Library Fund balances. The council then went into closed session on real property and attorney-client matters.
Tue, Jun 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council rezones Western Gardens site, adopts Reimagine Nature plan and approves $150,000 loan for Liberty Park concessions operator
Meeting as the Local Building Authority, Redevelopment Agency and City Council, members voted 7-0 on each action. The council rezoned the Western Gardens site at 550 South 600 East for multifamily redevelopment, adopted the 20-year Reimagine Nature public lands master plan with an amendment on friends groups, and approved a $150,000 loan to Buddies, Inc. The fiscal year 2022-23 budget hearing was closed and the budget referred for a later vote.
Tue, Jun 7 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council hears capital improvement and finance budget briefings, straw-polls staffing and a 6.2% fee increase
Council members spent most of the afternoon on the fiscal year 2022-23 budget, hearing a capital improvement program overview and a Finance Department briefing before working through unresolved issues. Straw polls favored dropping a Fisher Mansion carriage house coordinator position, keeping all requested Public Services positions and raising city fees by 6.2%. The council also interviewed five board appointees. The minutes were marked pending and not yet approved.
Thu, Jun 2 · City Council · 5:00 p.m.
Council confirms Jojo Chou Liu as Justice Court judge
In a two-minute limited formal meeting held during the work session recess, the council voted 7-0 to confirm the appointment of Jojo Chou Liu to the Salt Lake City Justice Court. The minutes were approved June 14, 2022.
Thu, Jun 2 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council straw polls on budget add-ons including security, Open Streets, Fix the Bricks and traffic calming
The work session covered FY 2022-23 budget briefings for IMS, 911, Economic Development, the Metropolitan Water District and Governmental Immunity, and a briefing on a $150,000 loan for the Liberty Park concessions operator. Late in the day the council held a long series of straw polls on unresolved budget items, with the council still $152,000 out of balance. Judge Jojo Chou Liu was introduced for the Justice Court. The minutes were approved October 18, 2022.
May 2022
Tue, May 24 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council reviews FY 2022-23 budgets for public services, fire, fleet, sustainability and golf
The council spent the afternoon on department budget briefings: Public Services, Public Lands, Fire, Fleet, Sustainability and Refuse, Non-Departmental, Golf, Insurance and Risk Management and Justice Court. Members raised questions about the Park Ranger program, electric vehicle timelines, garbage fee increases and the property tax proposal, and listed unresolved issues for later votes. No votes were taken.
Tue, May 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves two rezones with 35-foot height limit on one, adopts patient privacy ordinance
Meeting also as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, the council adopted the 1950 South West Temple rezone with a 35-foot height covenant, the 1902 South 400 East rezone, and an ordinance on patient privacy near healthcare facilities. It also corrected its council district map and held first hearings on the FY 2022-23 budget, which were referred to June 7. All votes were 7-0. The minutes were approved July 13, 2022.
Tue, May 17 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council reviews police, community development, HR and pay budgets for FY 2022-23
The work session was devoted mostly to FY 2022-23 budget briefings on the Police Department, Community and Neighborhoods Department, employee compensation and Human Resources. Council members asked about civilian response teams, the Fix the Bricks program and staffing costs, and staff agreed to provide metrics on several programs. The council also interviewed three board candidates and met in closed session.
Tue, May 10 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts new district map and 20 mph default speed limit
At a short limited formal meeting the council unanimously adopted a redistricting resolution based on 2020 Census results and an ordinance lowering the default city speed limit from 25 to 20 mph. It also confirmed Council Member Victoria Petro-Eschler's appointment to the Utah Inland Port Authority Board.
Tue, May 10 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council gets FY 2022-23 budget briefings and backs 20 mph default speed limit in straw poll
The council received the administration's and council staff's overviews of the mayor's recommended FY 2022-23 budget and a briefing on program-based budgeting. All members present supported a 20 mph default speed limit in a straw poll, and the council discussed an ordinance on patient privacy near healthcare facilities. The closed session and standing reports were not held.
Tue, May 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts Budget Amendment 7 and city vehicle rules, defers two rezones to seek 35-foot height limit
The council, also meeting as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, adopted Budget Amendment No. 7, a Foothills trailheads budget amendment with a no-construction condition, and an ordinance raising the take-home vehicle limit to 60 miles. It deferred the 1950 South West Temple and 1902 South 400 East rezones after hearings and directed staff to pursue a 35-foot height limit agreement on the first. Mayor Mendenhall presented the proposed FY 2022-23 budget. All votes were 7-0. The minutes were approved June 7, 2022.
Tue, May 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on library budget, Glendale park plans and $360 million utility bond; redistricting map backed in straw poll
The work session covered Budget Amendment No. 7 follow-up, the library budget, the Glendale Regional Park master plan, the $360 million Public Utilities bond and the take-home vehicle policy. In a straw poll all seven members supported tentatively adopting a redistricting map, with a vote set for May 10. Program-based budgeting, the executive director report and chair reports were not held.
April 2022
Tue, Apr 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council funds $4 million ARPA grants program, defers stealth tower and Western Gardens votes
The council adopted a $4 million ARPA Community Grants Program with a new oversight committee, approved the FY 2022-23 federal grant action plan, and approved two $100,000 business loans. It deferred votes on a stealth tower text amendment and the Western Gardens rezone, and held hearings on the Reimagine Nature master plan and council redistricting. All votes were 7-0.
Tue, Apr 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on city vehicle rules, I-15 study, Budget Amendment 7 and two rezones
The council's work session covered a proposal to widen the take-home city vehicle radius from 35 to 60 miles, a UDOT presentation on the I-15 environmental study, and Budget Amendment No. 7. Members also heard rezone briefings for 1902 South 400 East and 1950 South West Temple and interviewed board candidates. A straw poll showed unanimous support for spending grant money on Foothills trailhead planning and design.
Tue, Apr 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts two ceremonial resolutions at limited April 12 meeting
The council held a short limited formal meeting with no public hearings or business items. Members unanimously adopted joint resolutions marking the 150th anniversary of the Cathedral Church of St. Mark and recognizing Education and Sharing Day. Council Member Amy Fowler was absent.
Tue, Apr 12 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Fleet Block redevelopment, airport and utilities budgets, redistricting maps and two $100,000 business loans
The Council heard an update on the city-owned Fleet Block, the proposed fiscal 2022-23 budgets for the Department of Airports and Public Utilities, redistricting map options and the Thriving in Place anti-displacement plan. It also reviewed two proposed $100,000 loans from the Economic Development Loan Fund. A closed session on real property passed 5-1.
Tue, Apr 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: stealth tower and Western Gardens hearings, Airport Inn rezone vote and Hunter Stables annexation petition
No minutes were available for this revised formal meeting, so this is written from the agenda; results are pending. The agenda called for hearings on six grant applications, the stealth tower text amendment and the Western Gardens rezone, possible action on the Airport Inn rezone, and a vote on accepting the Hunter Stables annexation petition.
Tue, Apr 5 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council shifts federal grant funds by straw poll and hears ARPA grants committee, Hunter Stables annexation and Reimagine Nature plan
With Council Member Ana Valdemoros absent, the Council took unanimous straw polls to move federal housing and homeless-services grant money, including $30,000 for shelter meals, $40,000 for a South Valley Services case manager and $37,778 for the YWCA. It also heard a proposed committee to distribute $4 million in ARPA grants, the Hunter Stables annexation petition and the 20-year Public Lands master plan. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
March 2022
Tue, Mar 22 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts 180-day pause on new homeless shelters in three zones, 6-0, after long public hearing
With Council Member Amy Fowler absent, the Council voted 6-0 to adopt Ordinances 15A and 15B pausing homeless resource centers and shelters as conditional uses in the CG, D-2 and D-3 zones, along with a legislative intent on geographic equity. It also adopted a public-way work notice ordinance, a partial Budget Amendment No. 6B and a special event permit change, all 6-0. Hearings on the Airport Inn rezone and a street vacation at 601 South 900 East were closed with action deferred. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Mar 22 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on stealth cell tower text change, Western Gardens rezone and federal grant recommendations
With Council Member Amy Fowler absent, the Council heard briefings on a Verizon-backed stealth tower text amendment that the Planning Commission and staff opposed, a rezone of the Western Gardens site at 550 South 600 East, and the mayor's federal grant recommendations. It also received compensation reports and discussed support for Chernivtsi, Ukraine, the city's sister city. The only vote was to enter and exit a closed session.
Tue, Mar 8 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on 180-day pause on new homeless shelters in three zones, clean energy plans and 2021 ADU report
The Council heard a proposal to pause new homeless resource centers and shelters in the CG, D-2 and D-3 zones for 180 days while the city rewrites its rules, a clean energy program update involving Rocky Mountain Power, and the 2021 accessory dwelling unit report. No votes were taken in open session other than entering and leaving a closed session. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Mar 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts three rezones and downtown assessment; fireworks funding fails 3-4
The Council unanimously adopted rezones for the former Fire Station No. 3 property, 1193 West California Avenue and 2060 North 2200 West, and the three-year downtown CBIA-22 assessment. A motion to fund a July fireworks show in Budget Amendment No. 6 failed 3-4, while three new Arts Council positions passed 6-1. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Mar 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council backs 20 mph default speed limit by straw poll and questions Airport Inn rezone for transitional housing
In a work session the Council unanimously supported by straw poll moving forward with a proposal to lower the default speed limit from 25 to 20 mph, and agreed on notice requirements for work in the public way. Several members questioned a rezone that would let the Airport Inn operate as transitional housing, and the Council asked for City Attorney input on a street vacation at 601 South 900 East. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
February 2022
Wed, Feb 16 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council holds special work session consisting of a closed session on litigation
The Council met in a special work session with no open work session items. It voted 7-0 to enter a closed session on pending or reasonably imminent litigation and attorney-client matters, and 7-0 to exit it. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Feb 15 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts overflow shelter lease funding 5-2 and creates Accessibility and Disability Commission; three rezones deferred after hearings
The Council adopted the emergency winter overflow shelter lease portion of Budget Amendment No. 4 on a 5-2 vote and unanimously established the Accessibility and Disability Commission. Public hearings opened or held on Budget Amendment No. 6 and rezones for the former Fire Station No. 3, 1193 West California Avenue and 2060 North 2200 West drew no comments, and action was deferred. A hearing date of March 1 was set for the 1583 East Stratford Avenue rezone.
Tue, Feb 15 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council sends 1583 East Stratford rezone back to Planning Commission by straw poll; Pioneer Park plan draws historic-character concerns
In a work session the Council took several straw polls: it unanimously supported returning the 1583 East Stratford Avenue rezone to the Planning Commission, approved its Redistricting Advisory Commission picks, and voted 4-3 against a proposal to remove July fireworks funding from a budget amendment. It also heard a $20 million conceptual design for Pioneer Park. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved.
Tue, Feb 8 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council hears briefings on Free Fare February, library facilities plan, HOME-ARP funds and a food equity resolution
The Council held a work session of briefings with no votes. Topics included a $1.3 million Free Fare February transit initiative, the draft Library Master Facilities Plan, the sixth budget amendment of fiscal year 2021-22 and a joint resolution on food justice. The minutes are marked pending and not yet approved, and several passages are incomplete.
Tue, Feb 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: council to hold public way permit notice hearing and set February 15 hearing dates
Minutes were not available, so this is written from the agenda. The agenda lists a continued hearing on notice requirements for public way permits, a ceremonial resolution on the 2002 Olympics anniversary, and a consent agenda setting hearing dates for Budget Amendment No. 6, the Art Barn lease waiver and three rezones. No votes or outcomes are available.
Tue, Feb 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council reviews $2.7 million budget amendment, redistricting plan and three rezones
At a work session, the council reviewed Budget Amendment No. 6 (35 items, $2.7 million from fund balance), the redistricting commission process, an Accessibility and Disability Commission ordinance and three rezone proposals including the former Fire Station No. 3 property. Council Member Victoria Petro-Eschler joined at 3:05 p.m. and Ana Valdemoros was absent.
January 2022
Tue, Jan 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council names Petro-Eschler to Inland Port board and sets water service area
The council appointed Council Member Victoria Petro-Eschler to the Utah Inland Port Authority Board, established the city's designated water service area and shifted $400,000 in tennis funding from Wasatch Hills to Liberty Park. It also amended a UDOT infrastructure bank loan to be repaid from the innkeepers tax. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent.
Tue, Jan 18 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council hears COVID, shelter, equity and economic outlook updates
At a work session, the council received COVID-19 and homelessness updates, an equity update, a Gardner Institute economic outlook and interviewed three candidates for the CDCIP Advisory Board. No votes were taken.
Tue, Jan 11 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears COVID surge update, audit results and redistricting timeline
At a work session, the council heard that the Omicron surge had filled ICUs, received a clean audit opinion and reviewed the redistricting timeline, which requires a new district map by May 10, 2022. It also discussed public way permit notices, the city's watershed and water service area, and straw-polled support for Council Member Victoria Petro-Eschler joining the Inland Port Authority Board.
Tue, Jan 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council elects Dugan chair and adopts four urgent budget items, including $3 million for Switchpoint hotel
The council elected Daniel Dugan chair and Darin Mano vice chair for 2022 and adopted a partial Budget Amendment No. 5 covering $400,000 for county police services at homeless resource centers, a $3 million grant for the Switchpoint hotel project and unused CARES Act funds for firefighters. The rest of the amendment's hearing was continued. Ana Valdemoros is listed as present but was recorded absent on the roll call votes.
Tue, Jan 4 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council picks Dugan as 2022 chair, Mano as vice chair, and hears census and budget briefings
At the first work session of 2022, the council chose Daniel Dugan as chair and Darin Mano as vice chair by ballot. It then received briefings on the shelter response, racial equity in policing, emergency management, Budget Amendment No. 5, 2020 Census results and redistricting, a bond of up to $58 million and the legislative session. Alejandro Puy attended as a council member.
2021
December 2021
Tue, Dec 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves East Bueno Avenue rooming house rezone with conditions and adopts Budget Amendment No. 4
The council voted 6-0 to rezone East Bueno Avenue parcels for a 65-unit rooming house on the condition that rentals under 30 days be barred and building materials salvaged. It also adopted Budget Amendment No. 4, rezoned property at Redwood Road and Indiana Avenue, allowed rooftop commercial uses in the FB-SE zone, adopted a street lighting master plan and extended the COVID-19 emergency to March 25, 2022. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent. The council also recognized outgoing members James Rogers and Dennis Faris and Chair Amy Fowler.
Tue, Dec 14 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council reviews budget amendment, COVID emergency extension and shelter updates
At a work session, the council received administration updates, discussed extending the COVID-19 local emergency and school mask order, and held straw polls on the budget amendment before that night's vote. Council Member Ana Valdemoros was absent.
Tue, Dec 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council caps new water use at 200,000 gallons a day and rejects 1945 South 1300 East rezone
The council adopted a ban on new commercial or industrial uses averaging over 200,000 gallons of potable water a day, lower than the 300,000 proposed, and rejected a rezone at 1945 South 1300 East. It also adopted Sugar House design standards, two alley vacations and a sewer code update, and deferred the East Bueno Avenue rooming house rezone, Redwood Road rezone and rooftop commercial amendment. Council Member Darin Mano was absent.
Tue, Dec 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears COVID, homelessness and police updates and reviews budget amendment and hearing items
At a work session, the council received administration updates, a follow-up briefing on Budget Amendment No. 4 and briefings on alley vacations, a Redwood Road rezone, a health care innovation blueprint and a sublease at The Leonardo. In a straw poll, members present supported $600,000 for community activities near the proposed overflow shelter. Council Member Darin Mano was absent.
November 2021
Tue, Nov 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves North Temple overflow shelter 5-2 and rezones University of Utah site for 536 student units
The council voted 5-2 to allow a temporary winter overflow homeless shelter at about 1659 West North Temple, with a fence and security plan required first. It also rezoned the University Ivory House site near the University of Utah for about 536 student housing units, adopted tech land use rules and approved a vehicle master lease of up to $35 million. The 1945 South 1300 East rezone was deferred after a hearing with six opposing speakers. The Local Building Authority met first.
Tue, Nov 16 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council hears water-use cap, rooftop dining and 65-unit rooming house proposals; shapes temporary shelter conditions
Staff briefed the Council on a 300,000-gallon-per-day cap on water use by commercial and industrial land uses, a zoning change allowing rooftop commercial uses, a rezone for a 65-unit rooming house near 700 East, and a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 4. The Council also held straw polls on conditions for a temporary overnight shelter at about 1659 West North Temple. Several items were moved to a future meeting for time.
Tue, Nov 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council seats Victoria Petro-Eschler for District 1, accepts Hunter Stables annexation petition and ends zoning special exceptions
The Council, sitting first as the Local Building Authority, swore in Victoria Petro-Eschler to fill the District 1 vacancy through Jan. 3, 2022. All votes were 6-0. It adopted an ordinance eliminating the special exception process from the zoning ordinance, vacated part of a 14th Avenue park strip, approved the Digital Donation Program, and accepted the Hunter Stables annexation petition for further consideration. Hearings on the University Ivory House rezone and tech-related land use changes were closed with action deferred.
Tue, Nov 9 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on ARPA spending, Budget Amendment No. 4 and Hunter Stables annexation; picks Victoria Petro-Eschler for District 1
The Council reviewed the Mayor's American Rescue Plan Act proposals, Budget Amendment No. 4, a vehicle master lease with JPMorgan Chase and the Hunter Stables annexation petition. In a unanimous straw poll, members chose Victoria Petro-Eschler to fill the vacant District 1 seat. Straw polls on four budget items were unanimous.
October 2021
Tue, Oct 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves three rezones, Elm Avenue alley vacation, $2 million Switchpoint budget item and temporary overflow shelter zoning
The Council voted 6-0 on three rezones and master plan amendments, an alley vacation and Budget Amendment No. 3, and 5-0 on temporary zoning for an overflow homeless shelter at about 235 South Rio Grande, with Council Member Dennis Faris recused. The 2100 South rezone was approved subject to a development agreement requiring half an on-site parking stall per unit. Public comment ran largely on the Great Salt Lake and mosquito spraying. The minutes are marked pending, not yet approved.
Tue, Oct 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on 1945 South 1300 East rezone, $10 million social investment proposal and temporary overflow shelter ordinance
Staff briefed the Council on a rezone for a multifamily development at 1945 South 1300 East, a proposed $150,000 plus $10 million American Rescue Plan Act social investment package, and a temporary zoning ordinance for an overnight overflow homeless shelter at about 235 South Rio Grande. Council Member Dennis Faris recused himself from the shelter discussion because of his employment with Volunteers of America, the applicant. Presentations also covered mosquito control alternatives and a COVID-19 update. The minutes are marked pending, not yet approved.
Tue, Oct 12 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council extends COVID-19 local emergency through Dec. 20, 6-0
In a 30-minute limited formal meeting, the Council voted 6-0 to adopt Resolution 39 of 2021 extending the local COVID-19 emergency declaration through Dec. 20, 2021. No other business was taken up.
Tue, Oct 12 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council hears police staffing, body camera and Digital Donation Program briefings; supports extending COVID emergency
The work session covered police staffing and response times, body-worn camera upgrades, a memorial arboretum at the City Cemetery, a Central Wasatch Commission update and a pilot to donate surplus City computers. Straw polls showed unanimous support among members present for the Digital Donation Program and for raising a COVID-19 emergency extension to Dec. 20 at the formal meeting. Council Member Chris Wharton was absent for part of the session, including the closed-session vote and the Digital Donation straw poll.
Tue, Oct 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda Oct. 5: public hearings on eight grants and three rezones, vice chair ratification
The agenda for the Oct. 5 formal meeting lists one combined public hearing on seven grant applications and the homeless shelter cities mitigation grant, hearings on three rezones and an alley vacation, ratification of the vice chair and a Utah Inland Port Authority Board appointment. No minutes have been posted, so no results are recorded.
Tue, Oct 5 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council picks Chris Wharton as vice chair, hears Ivory House rezone and Livable Streets briefings
Council Member Chris Wharton was chosen vice chair by unanimous support after James Rogers resigned. Members were briefed on a student housing rezone near the University of Utah, a proposed citywide Livable Streets traffic-calming program, the Workday software project and tech-related zoning changes. Straw poll support for Budget Amendment No. 3 was 5-1, with Council Member Ana Valdemoros opposed, and the Council voted 6-0 to enter closed session.
September 2021
Tue, Sep 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda Sept. 21: street lighting plan, budget amendment, $23.6 million street bonds and 18 appointments
The revised agenda for the Sept. 21 formal meeting lists public hearings on a library bond resolution, the 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan and Budget Amendment No. 2, and votes on a Nielsen Estates rezone, new fence height limits, a USO lounge lease waiver and up to $23.6 million in street reconstruction bonds. The consent agenda includes 17 board appointments, 15 of them to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission. No minutes have been posted, so no results are recorded.
Tue, Sep 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: 14th Avenue street vacation, parking rules, $58 million bond briefing
The agenda for the Sept. 21 work session lists briefings on a partial street vacation on East 14th Avenue, follow-ups on off-street parking rules and eliminating the zoning special exception process, and a follow-up on up to $58 million in sales tax revenue bonds. Two board appointees were also scheduled for interviews. No minutes have been posted, so no results are recorded here.
Tue, Sep 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council extends COVID-19 local emergency and school mask order 30 days, 6-1
In a 10-minute limited formal meeting held electronically, the City Council adopted Resolution 32 of 2021 extending the Mayor's Aug. 20 local emergency declaration for COVID-19 by 30 days. The extension keeps in place the related emergency order requiring masks in K-12 schools. Council Member James Rogers cast the one no vote. The Council will review the declaration again on Oct. 12. The minutes are marked pending, not yet approved.
Tue, Sep 14 · City Council work session · 1:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Budget Amendment No. 2 and $58 million in bonds; straw poll backs 30-day COVID emergency extension 6-1
In a work session, the Council reviewed Budget Amendment No. 2, up to $58 million in sales and excise tax bonds for community capital projects, and legislative intents. A straw poll supported extending the local COVID-19 emergency declaration and school mask order for 30 days by 6-1. The minutes are pending approval.
Tue, Sep 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council allows restaurants in Public Lands zones, makes police equity commission permanent and approves $7 million parking loan
The Council adopted an ordinance allowing restaurants in the Public Lands zoning district, made the Racial Equity in Policing Commission permanent, renamed People's Freeway Park the Ballpark Playground and approved a $7 million state infrastructure bank loan for a parking structure, all 6-0. It deferred action on the Nielsen Estates rezone, fence height rules and an airport USO lounge fee waiver. Council Chair Amy Fowler was absent.
Tue, Sep 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on four rezones, an alley vacation, urban forest plan and $23.6 million street bond
In a work session led by Council Member James Rogers, the Council received briefings on rezones at 300 East, 400 East and 2100 South, an alley vacation off Elm Avenue, the Urban Forest Action Plan, a general obligation street reconstruction bond and the 2021 resident survey. Chair Amy Fowler was absent.
August 2021
Tue, Aug 24 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Agenda: vote scheduled on capital projects, Goshen alley, Rosewood Park, appeals changes and honorary street name
The agenda for the Aug. 24 formal meeting listed four grant hearings, a hearing and possible vote on the Pastor France Davis Way honorary street name, and possible action on the Goshen Street alley vacation, Rosewood Park vacation, administrative appeals amendment and Capital Improvement Program funding. No minutes were available, so results are not reported.
Tue, Aug 24 · City Council work session · 3:47 p.m.
Work session agenda: capital projects, Northpoint plan, park renaming, airport USO lounge and $7 million parking loan
The agenda for the Aug. 24 work session listed a Capital Improvement Program follow-up, an early briefing on the Northpoint Small Area Plan, a proposed park renaming, a lease fee waiver for a military lounge at the airport, a $7 million state infrastructure bank loan for a parking structure and a water update. No minutes were available, so no discussion or results are reported.
Tue, Aug 17 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council approves Encircle rezone, UTA transit addenda and up to $26.1 million in library refunding bonds
The Council approved the Encircle rezone, two addenda to the UTA transit agreement and a resolution authorizing up to $26.1 million in refunding bonds, and confirmed Kristin Riker as Public Lands director. It deferred the Goshen Street alley, Rosewood Park and appeals measures and sent the special exception amendment back to staff. The Local Building Authority met first.
Tue, Aug 17 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on street lighting plan, American Rescue Plan priorities, fence heights and a Public Lands restaurant rule
In a work session the Council heard a COVID-19 and body camera update, a follow-up on the Street Lighting Master Plan, and a straw poll backing American Rescue Plan Act funding for Odyssey House and five capital projects. It also was briefed on fence height limits, the Nielsen Estates rezone and allowing restaurants in Public Lands zones, and interviewed three appointees.
July 2021
Tue, Jul 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts three rezones, Budget Amendment No. 1 and police and firefighter contracts, all unanimously
The Council unanimously approved rezones on 3rd Avenue, 2100 South and 800 South, Budget Amendment No. 1 shifting police pay costs to American Rescue Plan Act funds, and labor agreements with firefighters, police and AFSCME. It also declared racism a public health crisis and banned dogs at Allen Park. Council Member Darin Mano missed the first vote of the night.
Tue, Jul 20 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council briefed on special exception elimination, Encircle rezone, UTA transit agreements and capital project priorities
In a hybrid work session the Council received briefings on zoning text amendments, the Encircle rezone, Rosewood Park street vacations, new transit agreements with the Utah Transit Authority and campaign finance reporting. Members also named their priorities among capital improvement requests. Council Member Darin Mano was absent.
Tue, Jul 13 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council defers three rezones, continues capital projects hearing and adopts fee schedule
The Council held hearings on the airport bonds, rezones for properties on 3rd Avenue, 2100 South and 800 South, and the Capital Improvement Program, deferring action on each. It adopted the fiscal year 2021-22 Consolidated Fee Schedule 6-0. Council Member James Rogers was absent; the minutes are marked pending and not approved.
Tue, Jul 13 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on police staffing, capital projects funding, mosquito tax request and downtown improvement district
In a work session, the Council heard administration updates on COVID-19, homelessness and police staffing, a second briefing on Capital Improvement Program funding, and briefings on the Mosquito Abatement District's proposed tax increase and the downtown business improvement area. A straw poll showed support for Budget Amendment No. 1 and for an emergency management grant.
June 2021
Mon, Jun 21 · City Council · 10:30 a.m.
Tentative special meeting listed possible reconsideration of June 15 budget and labor actions
The agenda for a special limited formal meeting said it would convene only if Council Members wanted to reconsider decisions made at the June 15, 2021 formal meeting. Listed items were the city's labor agreements, tax levy, fiscal year 2021-22 budgets and related ordinances. No minutes were available, so no results are reported.
Mon, Jun 21 · City Council work session · 10:00 a.m.
Council scheduled a special session on the adopted fiscal 2021-22 budget
A special work session was set for the morning of June 21 with a possible closed session and a discussion of the adopted 2021-22 city budget. No minutes were available, so no results are reported.
Tue, Jun 15 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council unanimously adopts the 2021-22 budget, a 2% pay increase and a .004076 property tax rate
Sitting also as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, the council adopted the fiscal 2021-22 budget and 2020-21 Budget Amendment No. 9 on 7-0 votes. It set the property tax rate at .004076, approved $37.4 million for capital programs and debt service, a 2% raise for non-represented employees and a new Public Lands Department. It also adopted the RDA budget, held a hearing on eight grant applications and passed a Juneteenth resolution.
Tue, Jun 15 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on three rezones and police staffing down 49 positions before adopting the budget that night
In a work session before the evening's budget adoption, the council heard that police sworn staffing was down 49 funded positions since June 1, and reviewed three rezone requests (860 and 868 East 3rd Avenue, 850 and 870 East 2100 South, and 810 East 800 South), each of which Council Member Amy Fowler asked to put on the consent agenda. It also heard the Racial Equity in Policing Commission and the Mosquito Abatement District, and interviewed four board nominees.
Thu, Jun 10 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council scheduled a two-hour follow-up on unresolved fiscal 2021-22 budget issues
The June 10 work session agenda had one substantive item, a two-hour follow-up on unresolved issues in the 2021-22 budget, with budget action tentatively set for June 15. No minutes were available, so no results are reported.
Tue, Jun 8 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council sets July hearings on capital projects and an Avenues rezone; Library budget amendment hearing closed
At a 25-minute limited formal meeting the council, also sitting as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, held a hearing on a Library Fund amendment tied to inland port and convention facility pass-through taxes, and approved a consent agenda. The agenda set July 13 and August 17 hearings on capital project funding and a July 13 hearing on an Avenues rezone. Justin Rodriguez's police review board appointment was pulled because his interview had not happened.
Tue, Jun 8 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council scheduled briefings on an Avenues rezone, Funding Our Future and unresolved budget issues
The June 8 work session agenda listed a briefing on rezoning 860 and 868 East 3rd Avenue, a Funding Our Future recap, a two-hour unresolved budget issues item, and interviews for the Police Civilian Review Board and Housing Authority. No minutes were available, so no results are reported.
Thu, Jun 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council backs $2 million police alternative-response fund, social workers and dispatchers in budget straw polls
At a budget work session the council heard the City Attorney's and Information Management Services budgets and then resolved open issues by straw poll. All members present backed a $2 million holding account for an alternative police response model, social worker positions, more dispatchers and a higher capital fund share. Council Member Darin Mano did not join the votes on skipping the fireworks recapture and the urban forest position. The council then held a closed session on collective bargaining.
Tue, Jun 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council vacates Learned and Fern alleys and authorizes up to $1 billion in airport bonds
Sitting also as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, the council held second hearings on the 2021-22 budget, with about two dozen speakers on the police budget, and then vacated two alleys, 6-0, with Council Member Ana Valdemoros absent for those votes. It authorized up to $1 billion in airport revenue bonds, approved a county reimbursement of up to $55,365 for a 900 South intersection and approved Pride Month and appointments. Justin Rodriguez's board appointment was pulled from the consent agenda.
Tue, Jun 1 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council gets budget briefings on capital projects, fire and ARPA money, and backs $500 reloads for Salt Laker Card holders
In a long budget work session, the council heard the administration's updates, reviewed the $34.7 million capital improvement proposal, the Fire Department budget and open budget issues. All members present supported reloading $500 onto existing Salt Laker Cards and giving nonprofits $80,000 to reach additional people. The council did not hold the interview with Justin Rodriguez, the Chair's report or the executive director's report.
May 2021
Tue, May 25 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council scheduled an all-day budget briefing covering 911, the police audit, golf and public lands
The May 25 work session, the council's monthly briefing meeting with no formal meeting, was agenda-listed for budget briefings on Human Resources, compensation, 911, Sustainability and Refuse, Non-Departmental, Public Services and the proposed Public Lands Department, Fleet and Golf funds, and a follow-up on the Police Department audit. No minutes were available, so no results are reported.
Tue, May 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council rezones 2058 North 2200 West to M-1, adopts Budget Amendment 8, and holds first hearings on the 2021-22 budget
The council, sitting also as the Local Building Authority and Redevelopment Agency, held first hearings on the 2021-22 budget and on two alley vacations, then approved a rezone at 2058 North 2200 West, Budget Amendment No. 8 and franchise agreements for SQF, LLC and Google Fiber. Council Member Dennis Faris abstained on the amendment, the rezone and three telecommunications ordinances; the minutes give no reason. Hearings on the Learned Alley and Fern alley vacations and Budget Amendment 9 were closed or continued with action deferred.
Tue, May 18 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council scheduled budget briefings on police, housing and HR plus airport bond and sustainability director interview
The agenda for the May 18 work session listed briefings on the police, Community and Neighborhoods and Human Resources budgets, employee compensation, a resolution authorizing up to $1 billion in airport revenue bonds, and an interview of Debbie Lyons for Director of Sustainability. No minutes were available, so no results are reported.
Thu, May 13 · City Council · 1:30 p.m.
Special limited formal meeting on May 13 set to appoint a member to the vacant District Two seat (agenda only)
The agenda listed a single tentative item: a resolution appointing a Council member to fill the District Two term through January 3, 2022 and administering the oath. No minutes or video were posted, so the result is not recorded.
Thu, May 13 · City Council work session · 12:00 p.m.
Council work session on May 13 set to interview applicants for vacant District Two seat (agenda only)
The agenda had one item: interviews of applicants for the vacant Council District Two seat, with up to five minutes each. No minutes were posted, so the interviews are not summarized here.
Tue, May 11 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts electronic meetings ordinance 4-0 with two members absent
At a short special limited formal meeting the four members present voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 20 of 2021, repealing Chapter 2.86 and amending Section 2.06.030.E of the city code on electronic meetings. Council Members Ana Valdemoros and James Rogers were absent.
Tue, May 11 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council reviews Mayor's FY 2021-22 budget, small cell and Google Fiber franchises, and Garden Lofts loan change
The Council spent the day on briefings: Budget Amendment No. 9, franchise agreements with SQF and Google Fiber, a Housing Trust Fund loan amendment, and the Mayor's recommended FY 2021-22 budget and several department budgets. Council Member Andrew Johnston is not listed among those present. The minutes are marked pending and not approved.
Tue, May 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council formal meeting on May 4 agenda: six UDOT grant hearings, Budget Amendment No. 8 and a reconsidered 900 South rezone (agenda only)
The revised agenda for the combined Local Building Authority, Redevelopment Agency and Council meeting included public hearings on six transportation grant applications and Budget Amendment No. 8, the tentative FY 2021-22 budgets, the outdoor business ordinance and a reconsideration of the 900 South rezone. No minutes were posted, so results are not recorded.
Tue, May 4 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council work session on May 4 set to review outdoor dining ordinance and Budget Amendments 8 and 9 (agenda only)
The agenda listed briefings on a temporary outdoor business ordinance, police officer training and promotions, Budget Amendments No. 8 and 9, a new building official, and a Public Utilities Advisory Committee nominee. No minutes were posted, so outcomes are not recorded.
April 2021
Tue, Apr 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council opts into ranked-choice voting 6-1 without a primary and adopts Budget Amendment No. 7 and a 900 South rezone
The Council voted 6-1 to join the state ranked-choice voting pilot for the 2021 municipal election with no primary; Council Member James Rogers voted no. It also adopted Budget Amendment No. 7 (7-0), the FY 2021-22 federal grant action plan (6-0 after a recusal) and a rezone of properties at 706-740 West 900 South from light manufacturing to residential mixed use.
Tue, Apr 20 · City Council work session · 2:07 p.m.
Council hears airport and library budgets and consultants' draft police audit findings
The Council received briefings on the FY 2021-22 Airport and Library budgets and heard consultant Matrix Consulting Group present draft findings of its audit of the Police Department. Five board appointees were interviewed. Several items were not held, including the police training discussion and Budget Amendment No. 8.
Tue, Apr 13 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council extends temporary rules for overflow homeless shelter at 2333 West North Temple
At a short special limited formal meeting the Council voted 7-0 to adopt Ordinance 8 of 2021, extending temporary zoning regulations that allow an overflow homeless shelter at about 2333 West North Temple. No public hearings or public comment were held. The minutes are marked pending and not approved.
Tue, Apr 13 · City Council work session · 4:04 p.m.
Council briefed on Public Utilities budget, 700 South county funds and federal grant plan, and sets off-street parking questions
In a long work session the Council heard the Public Utilities FY 2021-22 budget ($420.5 million), a $611,000 county grant for the 700 South reconstruction, a Cartegraph asset-management update, and follow-ups on federal grant funding and off-street parking rules. Members indicated support for adopting the recycling zone resolution at the next formal meeting.
Tue, Apr 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council adopts library budget amendment and public art funding increase to 1.5 percent; Budget Amendment No. 7 hearing draws opposing views on police funding
The Council voted 7-0 to adopt the Library Fund budget amendment and to raise the minimum capital-budget share for public art from 1% to 1.5%. It held public hearings on Budget Amendment No. 7, the FY 2021-22 federal grant action plan and a railroad safety grant, closing each and referring them for later action. The minutes are marked pending and not approved.
Tue, Apr 6 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session on April 6 set to hear ranked-choice voting, idling rules, federal grant plan and alley vacations (agenda only)
The work session agenda listed briefings on ranked-choice voting, vehicle idling amendments, the FY 2021-22 federal grant action plan, the accessory dwelling unit report, two alley vacations and the six-year pavement plan. No minutes were posted for this session, so outcomes are not recorded here.
March 2021
Tue, Mar 23 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council leans toward shared housing zoning with management plan and yearly review; supports funding boiler repair
In a March 23 work session, council members discussed the shared housing zoning amendments, a request to raise building heights in part of the Gateway Mixed Use zone, the percent-for-art ordinance and Budget Amendment No. 7. A straw poll supported funding a repair of the boiler that heats the Library and City and County Building, and members reviewed the Citizens' Compensation Advisory Committee's pay equity report and the draft federal grant action plan for 2021-22. No formal votes were taken. The minutes are marked pending approval.
Tue, Mar 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves State Street and Highland Drive rezones and alley closure, rejects Lincoln Street rezone, defers 900 South
The council adopted the 900 South alley closure, the 2903 South Highland Drive zoning amendments and the 1301 and 1321 South State Street rezone, each 7-0, and voted 7-0 to reject the Lincoln Street and 200 South rezone petition. It deferred action on the 900 South and Genesee Avenue rezone, and held hearings on the parking ordinance, RMF-30 amendments, a library budget amendment and three grant applications. The council also remembered former Council Member Roslyn Kirk.
Tue, Mar 16 · City Council work session · 2:05 p.m.
March 16 work session agenda: Budget Amendment No. 7, shared housing zoning and police recruitment
The March 16 work session agenda lists briefings on Budget Amendment No. 7 (including $6 million in federal rental assistance), the shared housing zoning amendments, a Housing Authority update and a policing discussion on officer recruitment, hiring and promotion. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
Tue, Mar 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council holds hearings on five rezones, including 900 South and Lincoln Street, and defers all action to March 16
Council Member Andrew Johnston presided in Council Member Amy Fowler's absence as the council heard public comment on an alley closure and four rezone requests, then voted 6-0 on each to close the hearing and defer action. Speakers largely supported the 900 South and State Street projects, with the neighboring Summum church raising height and noise concerns, while most speakers on the Lincoln Street rezone opposed it. The council also voted 6-0 to keep meeting remotely.
Tue, Mar 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
March 2 work session agenda: RMF-30 zoning, street lighting plan, policing and small cell wireless
The March 2 work session agenda lists a follow-up briefing on RMF-30 zoning text amendments, the 2020 Street Lighting Master Plan, a public art maintenance study, small cell wireless facilities and a long discussion on racial equity and policing. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
February 2021
Tue, Feb 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council approves modular home inspection rules and CARES Act housing grants; hears eight grant applications
The council adopted an ordinance allowing off-site inspection of modular homes, 7-0, and approved HUD CARES Act pandemic grant allocations, with Council Member Andrew Johnston recused on one applicant's award. It also held a combined hearing on eight grant applications, closed a hearing on a $300 million airport borrowing program and set March hearings on rezones and a parking ordinance. The minutes are marked pending approval.
Tue, Feb 16 · City Council work session · 2:02 p.m.
Feb. 16 work session agenda: 900 South rezone, parking rules, modular homes and ranked-choice voting
The Feb. 16 work session agenda lists briefings on a rezone at 900 South and Genesee Avenue, off-street parking amendments, modular building inspections, the street lighting master plan and a ranked-choice voting pilot. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
Tue, Feb 9 · City Council work session · 3:51 p.m.
Feb. 9 work session agenda: library budget amendment, CARES Act grants and windstorm budget
The council's monthly briefing meeting on Feb. 9 listed follow-ups on notice for work in the public way, Library Budget Amendment No. 1 and HUD CARES Act grant funds, plus an update on windstorm repair funding. No formal meeting was held that day, and no minutes were available.
Tue, Feb 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 2 council agenda: COVID, earthquake and windstorm emergency extensions and hearing dates for three rezones
The Feb. 2 formal meeting agenda had no public hearings. It lists resolutions to extend the local emergency declarations for COVID-19, the magnitude 5.7 earthquake and the September windstorm, and consent items setting March 2 hearings on rezones at Lincoln Street, State Street and Highland Drive. No minutes were available, so results are not recorded.
Tue, Feb 2 · City Council work session · 2:06 p.m.
Work session agenda: briefings on Lincoln Street rezone, State Street rezone and green vehicle parking
The Feb. 2 work session agenda lists briefings on rezoning requests at Lincoln Street and 200 South, 2903 South Highland Drive and 1301 and 1321 South State Street, plus the HUD CARES Act grant resolution and free metered parking for green vehicles. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
January 2021
Tue, Jan 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda for Jan. 19 includes airport borrowing resolution, Budget Amendment No. 6 and four grant hearings
The Jan. 19 formal meeting agenda lists public hearings on three grant applications, an ordinance requiring notice for work in the public way and Budget Amendment No. 6 for fiscal year 2020-21. The council was also scheduled to consider a bond resolution for a short-term borrowing program of up to $300 million for the Department of Airports. No minutes were available, so results are not recorded.
Tue, Jan 19 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on airport borrowing, alley vacation and a larger art-funding share in January 19 work session
The council met in a remote work session and heard briefings on a proposed $300 million airport short-term borrowing program, a partial alley closure on 900 South, the city's annual financial audit and CARES Act housing grants. In a straw poll, members present supported raising the percent-for-art share of capital funding from 1% to 1.5%. No formal votes were taken.
Tue, Jan 12 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council work session Jan. 12 listed police social worker program, Budget Amendment 6 follow-up and legislative briefing
The Jan. 12 work session agenda included a state legislative briefing, a 45-minute briefing on the Police Department's social worker co-responder program, a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 6 and a first briefing on legislative intents. No formal meeting was scheduled and no minutes were available.
Tue, Jan 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda for Jan. 5: hearing on Budget Amendment 6, ratify chair election, vote on UTA transit agreement
The Jan. 5 formal meeting agenda listed a public hearing on Budget Amendment No. 6, a motion to ratify the 2021 chair and vice chair, the UTA interlocal agreement for frequent transit routes, and a Police Civilian Review Board reappointment. No minutes were available.
Tue, Jan 5 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Fowler elected 2021 Council chair, Rogers vice chair, in work session that also held straw polls on budget amendment funding
Council Members elected Amy Fowler chair and James Rogers vice chair for 2021 in unanimous straw polls. In a briefing on Budget Amendment No. 6, members unanimously supported, by straw poll, $300 million in interim airport construction financing, a transfer of Funding Our Future housing money, and $750,000 for temporary housing. The minutes are marked pending and not approved.
2020
December 2020
Fri, Dec 11 · City Council · 2:30 p.m.
Special council meeting Dec. 11 listed one item: temporary zoning for an overflow homeless shelter at 2333 West North Temple
The Dec. 11 special limited meeting agenda had a single item, an ordinance enacting temporary land use regulations to allow a temporary overflow homeless shelter at about 2333 West North Temple. No minutes were available, so the outcome is not recorded.
Tue, Dec 8 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda for Dec. 8: possible votes on Budget Amendment 5, scooter rules, hearing officer system, Police Civilian Review Board changes and emergency extensions
The Dec. 8 formal meeting agenda listed potential action on the Water Conservation Plan, the 800 North street vacation, the dockless mobility ordinance, the hearing officer system and Budget Amendment No. 5, plus Police Civilian Review Board changes and extension of three local emergency declarations. No minutes were available.
Tue, Dec 8 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council work session on Dec. 8 listed Fleet Block follow-up, UTA transit agreement briefing and Housing Advisory Board interviews
The Dec. 8 work session agenda included a 40-minute follow-up on the Fleet Block rezone, a briefing on amendments to the interlocal agreement with UTA for frequent transit routes and interviews for three Housing Advisory and Appeals Board nominees. No minutes were available.
Tue, Dec 1 · City Council · 7:05 p.m.
Council agenda for Dec. 1: hearings on scooter rules, water conservation plan, 800 North street vacation and appeal hearing officer system; body camera ordinance up for action
The Dec. 1 formal meeting agenda listed four public hearings (an 800 North street vacation, the 2020 Water Conservation Plan, the dockless shared mobility ordinance and the hearing officer system) and a possible vote on a police body-worn camera ordinance. No minutes were available.
Tue, Dec 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session on Dec. 1 included a 90-minute briefing on housing and planning petitions and Police Civilian Review Board changes
The Dec. 1 work session agenda listed a briefing on proposed changes to the Police Civilian Review Board, a 90-minute comprehensive housing and planning briefing, a follow-up on Budget Amendment No. 5 and a joint resolution on electrified transportation goals. No minutes were available.
November 2020
Tue, Nov 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda for Nov. 17: possible votes on Fleet Block rezone, congregate care text, budget amendments and demolition ordinance
The Nov. 17 formal meeting agenda listed public hearings on congregate care, the Fleet Block zone, Budget Amendments 4 and 5 and the demolition ordinance, plus a motion on meeting without an anchor location. No minutes were available.
Tue, Nov 17 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session on Nov. 17 listed briefings on budget amendments, a hearing officer system replacing the Civil Service Commission, and demolition rules
The Nov. 17 work session agenda covered emergency, homelessness and policing updates, follow-up briefings on Budget Amendments 4 and 5, a proposal to replace the Civil Service Commission and Employee Appeals Board with an appeal hearing officer system, and changes to the demolition ordinance. No minutes were available.
Tue, Nov 10 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda for Nov. 10: hearings on Fleet Block rezone, shared housing and two budget amendments; vote on Telegraph Exchange Lofts rezone
The Nov. 10 formal meeting agenda included public hearings on the Fleet Block form-based zone, congregate care and shared housing zoning text changes, two grant applications and Budget Amendments 4 and 5, and a potential vote on a rezone at 833 South 800 East. No minutes were available, so outcomes are not recorded.
Tue, Nov 10 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council work session on Nov. 10 scheduled briefings on Budget Amendment 4, water conservation plan and three police review board appointments
The agenda for the Nov. 10 work session listed briefings on racial equity and policing, the local emergencies, homelessness, the 2020 Water Conservation Plan, Budget Amendment No. 4 and interviews for three Police Civilian Review Board nominees. No minutes were available, so outcomes are not recorded.
October 2020
Wed, Oct 28 · City Council · 4:00 p.m.
Special meeting agenda: hearing on Budget Amendment No. 3
The Council's October 28, 2020 special limited formal meeting, held electronically at 4 p.m., had one public hearing, on Budget Amendment No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2020-21, plus a motion to keep meeting remotely. No general comment period was scheduled. No minutes were available.
Tue, Oct 20 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: 16 public hearings including RMF-30 housing rules, Telegraph Exchange Lofts and the Cemetery Master Plan, and a vote on Gateway height
The Council's October 20, 2020 formal meeting, back to its regular format, was set to hear eight grant applications as one hearing, then demolition rules, the Southeast Market and Telegraph Exchange Lofts rezonings, RMF-30 and shared housing text changes, the Cemetery Master Plan, early notification and Budget Amendment No. 3. Potential action included the Gateway height increase, police retirement contribution pickup and HUD CARES Act funds. No minutes were available.
Tue, Oct 20 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: Rocky Mountain Power outage plans, Public Lands Master Plan, Eccles Theater budget and Gateway building height follow-up
The Council's October 20, 2020 work session was scheduled to hear from Rocky Mountain Power on outage response, an update on the Public Lands Master Plan, a street vacation near 800 North and Warm Springs Road, the Eccles Theater site budget and a follow-up on the Gateway height request, plus four board nominee interviews. No minutes were available.
Tue, Oct 13 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: briefings on police body cameras, Budget Amendment No. 3, $7.1 million in HUD CARES Act funds and electric scooter rules
The Council's October 13, 2020 work session, its monthly briefing-only meeting with no formal meeting or general comment, was scheduled to cover a proposed police body-worn camera ordinance, Budget Amendment No. 3, an update to the Consolidated Plan for about $7.1 million in HUD CARES Act funds and a follow-up on electric scooter rules. No minutes were available.
Tue, Oct 6 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: nine public hearings, plus votes on police military surplus limits, a city flag redesign and Gateway building height
The Council's October 6, 2020 formal meeting was set to hold hearings on RMF-30 zoning changes, four rezonings, fire code changes, the Cemetery Master Plan, demolition rules and early notification. It also listed potential action on the transportation impact fee plan and Gateway height increase, emergency declaration extensions, limits on police military surplus and a flag redesign. No minutes were available.
Tue, Oct 6 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: 90-minute briefing on the Fleet Block rezone, plus congregate care, shared housing and public safety retirement contributions
The Council's October 6, 2020 work session was scheduled to spend 90 minutes on the proposed Fleet Block zoning for the 10-acre former city fleet site. It also listed briefings on congregate care and shared housing zoning text changes, city payment of Tier II public safety retirement contributions and county transportation sales tax projects, with three board nominee interviews. No minutes were available.
September 2020
Tue, Sep 29 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: briefings on emergencies, homelessness, policing equity, a proposed city flag redesign and early notification rules
The Council's September 29, 2020 work session, held after a Redevelopment Agency meeting with no formal meeting that evening, was scheduled to hear recurring updates on the emergency declarations, homelessness and racial equity in policing. It also listed a briefing on a proposed city flag redesign and a follow-up on early notification rules for land use projects. No minutes were available.
Tue, Sep 15 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: seven hearings including wildfire vegetation permits, six rezonings and fire code changes, plus two tax diversion agreements
The Council's September 15, 2020 formal meeting was set to hold hearings on the Gateway height increase, a wildfire vegetation permit program, the Richmond Street, Redwood Road and 989 East 900 South rezonings, fire code changes and the transportation impact fee plan. It was also to consider Budget Amendment No. 2 and tax diversion agreements for the 9-Line and State Street project areas. No minutes were available.
Tue, Sep 15 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: briefings on demolition rules, Telegraph Exchange Lofts, tax diversion for two project areas and military surplus equipment
The Council's September 15, 2020 work session was scheduled to cover the emergency declarations (now including the September 8 wind storm), homelessness, racial equity and policing, demolition of dangerous buildings, early notification rules, the Telegraph Exchange Lofts rezone, the East-West water conveyance project, Budget Amendment No. 2, two property tax diversion agreements and limits on police military surplus. No minutes were available.
Tue, Sep 1 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: hearings on a Gateway height increase, an 80-unit Richmond Street rezone and a $348.6 million water bond
The Council's September 1, 2020 formal meeting was set to hold hearings on raising building heights in part of the Gateway zone, the Richmond Street rezone, the WIFIA water bond, Budget Amendment No. 2 and the transportation impact fee plan. It was also to consider the 400 West rezone, a digital equity policy and a motion to keep meeting remotely. No minutes were available, so outcomes are pending.
Tue, Sep 1 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: briefings on emergency declarations, homelessness, RMF-30 zoning changes, transportation sales tax projects and the cemetery plan
The Council's September 1, 2020 work session was scheduled as a run of briefings: emergency declarations, racial equity and policing, homelessness, Budget Amendment No. 2, RMF-30 text changes, the Southeast Market rezone, county transportation sales tax projects, the draft cemetery master plan and municipal renewable energy. No minutes were available, so no outcomes are recorded.
August 2020
Tue, Aug 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: seven public hearings including five rezonings, a $348.6 million water bond and a new policing equity commission
The Council's August 18, 2020 formal meeting, held electronically, was set to hear public comment on Budget Amendment No. 1, an alley vacation, five rezonings and the transportation impact fee plan. It was also set to take up the Capital Improvement Program, a joint resolution creating the Commission on Racial Equity in Policing, a department director appointment and a WIFIA water bond of up to $348,635,000. No minutes were available, so outcomes are listed as pending.
Tue, Aug 18 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council to be briefed on two rezonings, Budget Amendment No. 2 and a $348.6 million water loan
The agenda listed briefings on the Richmond Street rezone, a rezone and master plan amendment on North Redwood Road, a rezone at 989 East 900 South, Budget Amendment No. 2, crossing guard staffing, a $348,635,000 WIFIA loan bond and a proposed Digital Equity Policy. It also listed a fire code amendment and interviews for four appointments.
Tue, Aug 11 · City Council · 6:00 p.m.
Council scheduled to hold hearings on scooter ordinance, budget amendment and five land-use petitions
The special formal meeting agenda listed public hearings on the scooter ordinance, the Capital Improvement Program, Budget Amendment No. 1, an alley vacation and four rezonings. It also listed an extension of the COVID-19 emergency, the donation code revisions and the appointments of Ben Kolendar and Debra Alexander. No votes are recorded in the agenda.
Tue, Aug 11 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council to be briefed on downtown building height request, capital projects and solar project
The agenda listed follow-up briefings on the scooter ordinance, a request to raise building height limits in part of the Gateway Mixed Use zone from 120 to 190 feet, and the Capital Improvement Program. It also listed a municipal renewable energy update, wildfire vegetation permits and interviews for five appointments.
July 2020
Tue, Jul 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council scheduled to hold hearings on scooter ordinance and capital projects, act on utility bonds
The agenda listed public hearings on the Capital Improvement Program resolution, the dockless scooter ordinance and a Police Department grant interest budget, and unfinished business on the Public Utilities revenue bonds. The consent agenda set August 11 and 18 hearing dates for the budget amendment and several land-use petitions and listed 12 board appointments. No votes are recorded in the agenda.
Tue, Jul 14 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council to be briefed on transportation impact fees, 5G small cells and capital improvement projects
The agenda listed briefings on a draft update to the transportation impact fee plan, the city's role in 5G and small cell wireless installations, Budget Amendment No. 1 and the Capital Improvement Program funding resolution. It also listed a racial equity and policing update and an interview for the Human Rights Commission.
Tue, Jul 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council scheduled to hold hearing on $200 million utility bonds and vote on street bonds and emergency extension
The agenda listed public hearings on up to $200 million in Public Utilities revenue bonds and a wildland-urban interface grant application, and action on storm sewer ordinance amendments, up to $20.3 million in general obligation street bonds and an extension of the COVID-19 emergency declaration to August 14. On consent, the Council was to set August hearing dates for five land-use petitions and the scooter ordinance. No votes are recorded in the agenda.
Tue, Jul 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council to be briefed on four rezonings, an alley vacation and Little Cottonwood Canyon study
The agenda listed briefings on a rezone on West 1730 South, two rezones on 700 North, a rezone and master plan change at 771 and 795 North 400 West, and an alley vacation in the Cumming's Subdivision. It also listed an update on the Little Cottonwood Canyon environmental study, a racial equity and policing discussion and revisions to the city code on donations.
Thu, Jul 2 · City Council · 2:00 p.m.
Council to consider extending earthquake emergency declaration in limited special meeting
The special limited formal meeting had one action item: a resolution extending the Mayor's March 18 local emergency proclamation for the magnitude 5.7 earthquake. No public comment period was scheduled. The agenda does not record the result.
Thu, Jul 2 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Special work session lists only a closed session
The agenda for the special work session listed a single item, a closed session, ahead of a special limited formal meeting the same afternoon. No details of the closed discussion are given in the agenda.
June 2020
Tue, Jun 16 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council scheduled to vote on fiscal year 2020-21 budget, union contracts and tax rate
The formal meeting agenda listed final action on the city's fiscal year 2020-21 budget package: appropriations and agreements with three employee groups, the non-represented employee compensation plan, the property tax rate, the Library Fund budget, the fee schedule and the main city budget. It also listed the appointment of Lorna Vogt as Director of Public Services. No votes are recorded in the agenda.
Tue, Jun 16 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council to hear briefings on scooter ordinance, budget issues and three appointments
The agenda listed emergency-declaration updates, a follow-up on unresolved budget issues, a briefing on a proposed electric scooter ordinance and interviews for three appointments. The formal meeting was set for 7 p.m. that evening. The agenda does not record outcomes.
Thu, Jun 11 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council scheduled to take up police and unresolved budget issues in a work-session-only meeting
The agenda for the Council's monthly briefing meeting listed a closed session, a two-hour follow-up on the Police Department's fiscal year 2020-21 budget and a two-hour follow-up on unresolved budget issues. No formal meeting or public comment period was scheduled. Results are not recorded in the agenda.
Tue, Jun 9 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: Budget Amendment No. 6, $200 million utilities bonds and two top administrator appointments up for action
The June 9 formal meeting agenda, covering the Council, Redevelopment Agency and Local Building Authority, lists action on Budget Amendment No. 6, up to $200 million in utilities revenue bonds and the chief administrative and information officer appointments, plus hearings on a storm sewer ordinance and 13 grant applications. No minutes are posted, so results are not recorded here.
Tue, Jun 9 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: police budget follow-up on race, equity and justice, housing stability and top administrator interviews
The June 9 work session agenda lists a one-hour police budget follow-up shaped by public input, a housing stability programs discussion and interviews for the chief administrative and chief information officers. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
Thu, Jun 4 · City Council · 3:30 p.m.
Council special meeting agenda: vote to extend the COVID-19 local emergency to July 10
The Council's special limited formal meeting on June 4 had one action item, a resolution extending the local COVID-19 emergency from June 6 to July 10, 2020. No general comment period was scheduled, and no minutes are posted, so the result is not recorded here.
Tue, Jun 2 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: budget hearings continue, Central Wasatch Commission change and City Recorder appointment up for action
The revised June 2 formal meeting agenda lists continued hearings on the fiscal year 2020-21 budget and labor agreements, Budget Amendment No. 6, the Central Wasatch Commission agreement and the City Recorder appointment. The wildfire vegetation permit hearing was listed as postponed. No minutes are posted, so results are not recorded here.
Tue, Jun 2 · City Council work session · 2:30 p.m.
Council work session agenda: curfew update, bond briefings and fire budget
The revised June 2 work session agenda lists an update on the curfew proclamation, briefings on a $20.3 million street bond and up to $200 million in utilities revenue bonds, Budget Amendment No. 6 and the Fire Department budget. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
May 2020
Thu, May 28 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: Central Wasatch Commission changes, capital program and open budget issues
The May 28 work session, a Thursday briefing-only meeting, was scheduled to cover amending the Central Wasatch Commission agreement to admit Brighton, Budget Amendment No. 6, the Golf and Non-Departmental funds, the capital program and unresolved budget issues. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
Tue, May 26 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: more fiscal year 2020-21 budget briefings
The May 26 work session, a briefing-only meeting with no formal session, was scheduled to cover budgets for IMS, Economic Development, 911 Communications, Public Services and Sustainability, plus the emergency update. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
Tue, May 19 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: Cleveland Court rezone and Housing Trust Fund loan change up for votes, budget hearings opened
The May 19 formal meeting, held electronically with the Redevelopment Agency and Local Building Authority, listed action on the Cleveland Court rezone, the 529 West 400 North loan change and the county hazard plan, and the first hearings on the fiscal year 2020-21 budget and labor agreements. No minutes are posted, so results are not recorded here.
Tue, May 19 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: police, community development and HR budgets, COPS hiring grant
The May 19 work session was scheduled to continue fiscal year 2020-21 budget briefings with Community and Neighborhoods, Police, Compensation and Human Resources, plus a federal COPS grant that would fund ten officers. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
Tue, May 12 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: mayor's budget briefings and storm sewer ordinance
The May 12 work session, the Council's monthly briefing-only meeting with no formal meeting, was scheduled to start fiscal year 2020-21 budget briefings and cover the 504 South 900 East rezone, wildfire vegetation permits and storm sewer ordinance changes. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
Tue, May 5 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: five rezonings up for adoption, mayor's budget presented
The Council's May 5 formal meeting, held electronically along with the Redevelopment Agency and Local Building Authority, listed continued hearings on five rezoning and alley petitions, federal grant plans and the mayor's proposed fiscal year 2020-21 budget. No minutes are posted, so results are not recorded here.
Tue, May 5 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: COVID-19 emergency update, scooter rules and wildfire permits
The Council's May 5 work session, held electronically under the emergency proclamation, was scheduled to cover the COVID-19 and earthquake emergency updates, the Transportation Master Plan, an electric scooter ordinance and a Housing Trust Fund loan change for a 95-unit project. No minutes are posted, so outcomes are not recorded here.
April 2020
Tue, Apr 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council set to vote on federal grants Action Plan and hear five public safety and parks grant applications
Agenda for the April 21 formal meeting, held electronically, lists a vote on the 2020-21 federal grants Action Plan, five grant application hearings and a set of consent items confirming May 5 hearings on five rezones and an alley vacation. A Local Building Authority session is also scheduled. No minutes were available, so no votes are recorded.
Tue, Apr 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on Gateway height request and 2020-21 utilities, library and airport budgets
Agenda for the April 21 work session, held electronically, lists emergency updates, the federal grants Action Plan, the Gateway height proposal and three proposed 2020-21 budgets. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
Tue, Apr 14 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Special meeting set to consider extending the earthquake emergency declaration
Agenda for the April 14 special limited formal meeting lists one item, a resolution extending the local emergency declared after the magnitude 5.7 earthquake. No minutes were available, so no vote is recorded.
Tue, Apr 14 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council briefed on earthquake emergency extension, Chandler Drive rezone and Shared Housing zoning
Revised agenda for the April 14 work session, held electronically, lists emergency updates, an extension of the earthquake emergency, a Chandler Drive rezone and a new Shared Housing zoning proposal. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
Tue, Apr 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council set to hear Cleveland Court, 2200 West and alley hearings and vote on 700 West and 6th Avenue rezones
Agenda for the April 7 formal meeting, held electronically, lists hearings on three rezones, an alley vacation, Budget Amendment No. 4 and six grant applications, with votes on the 700 West and 6th Avenue rezones and a COVID-19 emergency extension. The 900 South hearing was postponed at the applicant's request. No minutes were available, so no votes are recorded.
Tue, Apr 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on extending the COVID-19 emergency, Budget Amendment No. 4 and federal grant plans
Agenda for the April 7 work session, held electronically, lists emergency updates, a proposed extension of the COVID-19 local emergency, Budget Amendment No. 4 and the federal grants Action Plan. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
March 2020
Tue, Mar 24 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council set to hear two rezones and Budget Amendment No. 5 and vote on cannabis zoning and a telecom franchise
Agenda for the March 24 formal meeting, held electronically, combined general comment with hearings on the 700 West and 6th Avenue rezones, Budget Amendment No. 5 and the federal grant Action Plan. Action items include cannabis zoning and a Teleport franchise. No minutes were available, so no votes are recorded.
Tue, Mar 24 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on COVID-19 and earthquake emergencies, pay studies and a Livable Streets program
Agenda for the March 24 work session, held electronically, lists three written compensation briefings, COVID-19 and earthquake emergency updates, the capital improvement process and the Livable Streets proposal. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
Tue, Mar 17 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Limited meeting set to schedule hearings on COVID-19 budget amendment, Cleveland Court rezone and Fern alley
Agenda for the March 17 special limited formal meeting has no public hearings or action items, only four consent items setting hearing dates. No minutes were available, so no outcomes are recorded.
Tue, Mar 17 · City Council work session · 3:30 p.m.
Council briefed on Cleveland Court rezone, Gateway height increase and COVID-19 response
Revised agenda for the March 17 work session lists briefings on the Cleveland Court rezone, a Fern Subdivision alley vacation, a proposed Gateway building height increase, Budget Amendment No. 5 and COVID-19 policy issues. No minutes were available, so no discussion is recorded.
Tue, Mar 3 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council scheduled to hold hearings on Sugar House design rules, cannabis zoning and four grant applications, and vote on the Foothills trail plan
Agenda for the March 3 formal meeting lists four text-amendment hearings, grant hearings totaling several million dollars, a vote on the Foothills Trail System Master Plan and several hearing-date settings. No minutes were available, so no votes or outcomes are recorded.
Tue, Mar 3 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council briefed on rezones, an alley closure, a cannabis-era franchise and the Foothills trail plan before the evening vote
Agenda for the March 3 work session lists briefings on two rezones, an alley vacation, the Foothills Trail System Master Plan, a telecommunications franchise and the draft Public Lands Needs Assessment. No minutes were available, so no discussion or outcomes are recorded.
February 2020
Tue, Feb 18 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: hearing on Foothills Trail plan and seven grant applications; ballpark field agreement up for vote
The Feb. 18 formal meeting agenda lists a public hearing on adopting the Foothills Trail System Master Plan, a combined hearing on six grant applications, a vote on the Smith's Ballpark field agreement, and consent items setting March 24 hearings on two rezones. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Feb 18 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: two rezones, transit and bike grant applications, Council reporting rules
The Feb. 18 work session was scheduled to cover rezones at 700 West and 6th Avenue, grant applications for 200 South transit and other projects, and proposals on Council reporting and master-plan policy. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Feb 11 · City Council work session · 3:00 p.m.
Council to hold annual workshop on priorities for the coming year
The Council noticed an annual workshop on Feb. 11, to begin at 3 p.m. or right after the Redevelopment Agency meeting, to identify priorities for the coming year. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Feb 4 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: hearing dates for four zoning text amendments set for consent
The Feb. 4 formal meeting had no public hearings or votes beyond consent items setting a March 3 hearing on four ordinances: Sugar House design standards, Historic Landmark Commission appeals, medicinal cannabis and early notification. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Feb 4 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: Smith's Ballpark field agreement, Sugar House design standards, cannabis zoning rules
The Feb. 4 work session was scheduled to cover a county agreement to help pay for a new Smith's Ballpark playing surface ($900,000 county, $285,000 city) and four zoning text amendments with hearings planned for March 3. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
January 2020
Tue, Jan 21 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: six grant applications up for hearing, tentative District Five appointment, foothills plan hearing date
The Jan. 21 formal meeting agenda lists one combined hearing on six grant applications, a tentative resolution appointing a member for the District Five vacancy, and setting a Feb. 18 hearing on the Foothills Trail System Master Plan. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Jan 21 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Work session agenda: legislative briefing and interviews for vacant District Five seat
The Jan. 21 work session was scheduled to include a state legislative briefing and about three hours of interviews with applicants for the vacant District Five seat, with a possible appointment that evening. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Fri, Jan 17 · City Council · 4:30 p.m.
Special formal meeting agenda: vote on temporary overflow shelter zoning at 2234 South Highland Drive
The special limited formal meeting had one item, consideration of an ordinance enacting temporary zoning regulations for an overflow homeless shelter at about 2234 South Highland Drive. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Fri, Jan 17 · City Council work session · 4:30 p.m.
Special work session agenda: temporary overflow homeless shelter proposed on Highland Drive
A special Friday work session was called to brief the Council on an ordinance allowing a temporary overflow homeless shelter at about 2234 South Highland Drive for the rest of the winter. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Jan 14 · City Council work session · 4:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: request to raise building height to 190 feet in part of Gateway zone
The Council's January briefing meeting was set to cover a request to raise the height limit in part of the Gateway Mixed Use zone from 120 to 190 feet, which the Planning Commission recommended against, plus the annual audit report and a Rocky Mountain Power briefing. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Jan 7 · City Council · 7:00 p.m.
Council agenda: five grant applications up for public hearing; chair vote and city attorney appointment
The Jan. 7 formal meeting agenda lists one combined public hearing on five grant applications, a motion on the 2020 chair and vice chair, and consideration of Katherine Lewis as city attorney. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.
Tue, Jan 7 · City Council work session · 2:00 p.m.
Council work session agenda: city attorney interview, foothills trails plan, Funding Our Future updates
The Council's Jan. 7 work session was scheduled to include a straw poll on its 2020 chair and vice chair, annual open meetings and records trainings, and an interview of Katherine Lewis for city attorney. No minutes were available; this write-up is from the posted agenda, so no outcomes or votes are recorded.