Council agenda Sept. 21: street lighting plan, budget amendment, $23.6 million street bonds and 18 appointments
September 21, 2021, 7:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting (remote)
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.
From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item B.1 · Public hearing
Sales and excise tax revenue and refunding bonds for library facilities (public hearing)
Pending
Public hearing on a resolution authorizing sales and excise tax revenue bonds to finance acquiring library facilities from the Local Building Authority and the potential economic impact of those facilities on the private sector.
Item B.2 · Public hearing
2020 Street Lighting Master Plan (public hearing)
Pending
Hearing and possible adoption of the plan, which changes how lighting in public spaces is chosen based on pedestrian activity and transportation needs and sets new standards for retrofits and new construction. The Planning Commission has reviewed it.
Item B.3 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 2 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 (public hearing)
Pending
Hearing on an amendment that includes continued funding for Downtown Ambassador pilots on North Temple and in the Rio Grande neighborhood, a new RV and car camping outreach and mitigation pilot, and renovation of the City-owned Annex Building leased by Odyssey House.
Item C.1 · Zoning
Nielsen Estates rezone, West Hoyt Place and West 200 North
Pending
Proposal to rezone two parcels from R-1/5,000 and R-1/7,000 single-family to SR-3 Special Development Pattern Residential. The applicant wants a future planned development that keeps the existing home and adds six single-family attached homes, but the request is not tied to a specific plan.
- Current zone to proposed: R-1/5,000 and R-1/7,000 to SR-3
- Petition: PLNPCM2018-00877
Item C.2 · City code
Fence, wall and hedge height requirements
Pending
Ordinance removing the special exception for over-height fences and limiting fences, walls and hedges to 4 feet in front yards and 6 feet in side and rear yards citywide, with exceptions such as residential districts abutting nonresidential districts, industrial zones, public facilities, private game courts and construction fencing. Planning and Historic Landmark commissions could grant added height with a land use application.
- Petition: PLNPCM2020-00511
Item C.3 · Other
Lease fee waiver for USO military lounge at the airport
Pending
Resolution to waive lease fees at Salt Lake City International Airport so the nonprofit USO can operate a lounge for active duty, Reserve and Guard members and their families, free of charge year-round.
- FeeAmount not given to United Service Organizations (USO)
Item E.1 · Other
Resolution supporting Salt Lake City hosting the 2025 National League of Cities Conference
Pending
Resolution of support for the city hosting the conference in 2025.
Item F.1 · Budget
General obligation bonds, Series 2021 (street reconstruction)
Pending
Resolution authorizing up to $23.6 million in general obligation bonds from the voter-approved 2018 Funding Our Future initiative, with officers authorized to set final terms.
- Bond$23.6 million
Item G.1 · Other
Consent: set Oct. 19 hearing on 14th Avenue street vacation
Pending
Consent item setting an Oct. 19 public hearing on the partial vacation of 14th Avenue to reconcile fencing and landscaping in the park strip.
Item G.2-G.3 · Appointment
Consent: appointments to City and County Building Conservancy and Use Committee and Police Civilian Review Board
Pending
Consent appointments of Kathy Davis (term ending July 21, 2025) and Chuck Krivanek (term ending Sept. 2, 2024).
Item G.4-G.18 · Appointment
Consent: 15 appointments to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission
Pending
Consent appointments of 15 members to the Commission on Racial Equity in Policing, with terms ending Sept. 21, 2022 or Sept. 21, 2023.
What residents said
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