Council sets July hearings on capital projects and an Avenues rezone; Library budget amendment hearing closed
June 8, 2021, 7:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting
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.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Library Budget Amendment No. 2 for fiscal year 2020-21 (public hearing) | Continued · 7-0 |
| Set hearings on Capital Improvement Program project funding (consent) | Approved · 7-0 |
| Set July 13 hearing on rezone of 860 and 868 East 3rd Avenue (consent) | Approved · 7-0 |
| Board appointments (consent) | Approved · 7-0 |
| Police Civilian Review Board appointment: Justin Rodriguez | Pending |
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Budget
Library Budget Amendment No. 2 for fiscal year 2020-21 (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The council held a hearing on an amendment raising the Library's General Fund budget to account for pass-through property tax revenue collected by Salt Lake County that goes to the Utah Inland Port Authority and the Convention Facility. Russell Weeks reviewed the ordinance. Speakers objected to library-earmarked money passing to the inland port and convention hotel, and one asked for more library funding. The hearing was closed and the ordinance left for a future meeting.
- BudgetAmount not given to Utah Inland Port Authority and Convention Facility
Item G1 · Budget
Set hearings on Capital Improvement Program project funding (consent)
Approved · 7-0
The council set public hearings for July 13 at 7 p.m. and August 17 at 6 p.m. on a resolution allocating funding to capital improvement projects.
Item G2 · Zoning
Set July 13 hearing on rezone of 860 and 868 East 3rd Avenue (consent)
Approved · 7-0
The council set a July 13 hearing on rezoning two parcels in the Avenues Local Historic District from CN (Neighborhood Commercial) and SR-1A (Special Development Pattern Residential) to R-MU-35 (Residential/Mixed Use). The applicant wants to build a multi-family development, but the request is not tied to a specific proposal; demolition or construction would need Historic Landmark Commission approval. Petition PLNPCM2020-00703.
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-00703
- Current zone to proposed: CN and SR-1A to R-MU-35
Item G4-G9 · Appointment
Board appointments (consent)
Approved · 7-0
The council approved Raheem Bennett to the Police Civilian Review Board (term to September 2, 2024); Tina Padilla and Amy Hawkins to the Housing Authority (terms to June 8, 2025); the reappointment of Cindy Gust-Jenson to the Housing Authority (to June 8, 2025); Brenda Scheer to the Planning Commission (to June 8, 2025); and Joshua Poppel to the Bicycle Advisory Committee (to June 8, 2024). Item G3, the Justin Rodriguez appointment to the review board, was pulled because his interview had not taken place.
Item G3 · Appointment
Police Civilian Review Board appointment: Justin Rodriguez
Pending
Excluded from the consent vote because the council had not yet interviewed him. (He was interviewed June 15.)
What residents said
Library funds going to inland port and convention facility
Three speakers addressed the Library amendment: two objected to library money going to the inland port and convention hotel, one asked for more library funding.