Council rezones Western Gardens site, adopts Reimagine Nature plan and approves $150,000 loan for Liberty Park concessions operator
June 7, 2022, 7:00 p.m. · Hybrid meeting
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.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Local Building Authority fiscal year 2022-23 budget public hearing | Continued · 7-0 |
| Redevelopment Agency fiscal year 2022-23 budget public hearing | Continued · 7-0 |
| Public hearing on fiscal year 2022-23 city budget and related ordinances | Continued · 7-0 |
| Zoning map amendment for Western Gardens, 550 South 600 East | Approved · 7-0 |
| Public Lands 20-year master plan, Reimagine Nature | Approved with conditions · 7-0 |
| Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund loan to Buddies, Inc. | Approved · 7-0 |
| Consent agenda: set CIP hearing dates and board appointments | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Budget
Local Building Authority fiscal year 2022-23 budget public hearing
Continued · 7-0
The Local Building Authority board held a hearing on its 2022-23 capital projects fund budget, which covers only bond debt service on the Glendale and Marmalade libraries. No one commented. The board closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
Item D1 · Budget
Redevelopment Agency fiscal year 2022-23 budget public hearing
Continued · 7-0
The Redevelopment Agency board held a hearing on its 2022-23 budget. No one commented. The hearing was closed and the item referred to a future date for action.
Item G1-G10 · Public hearing
Public hearing on fiscal year 2022-23 city budget and related ordinances
Continued · 7-0
Ten budget ordinances were heard together: the tax rate including the Library Fund, the Library Fund budget, the Consolidated Fee Schedule, the city budget and staffing document, the non-represented employee compensation plan, MOUs funding with the firefighters, AFSCME and police unions, recreation facility fees and business-license record delivery. About a dozen speakers addressed the council. Themes included moving money away from policing and golf toward social services or a department of peace, objections to the proposed tax increase and spending, support for road work at the city cemetery and for the My Brother's Keeper program, requests for more transportation planning and traffic calming, a park in northwest downtown, tree care and water use, and protecting historic districts. The council closed the hearing and referred the ordinances to a later date for action.
Item H1 · Zoning
Zoning map amendment for Western Gardens, 550 South 600 East
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 29 of 2022, rezoning the Western Gardens commercial center from CN (Neighborhood Commercial) to FB-UN2 (Form Based Urban Neighborhood). The change would allow redevelopment of the parcel into a multifamily residential project and did not require a Central Community Master Plan amendment. Council Member Darin Mano summarized the ordinance.
- Petition: PLNPCM2021-00420
- Current zone → proposed: CN → FB-UN2
- Ordinance 29 of 2022
Item K1 · General plan
Public Lands 20-year master plan, Reimagine Nature
Approved with conditions · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 30 of 2022, approving the citywide 20-year Public Lands master plan, which sets a vision for parks, natural lands and urban forests, including the Salt Lake City Cemetery and the Regional Athletic Complex. The motion added a revision requiring that any partnership with a friends group or nonprofit be separate from the city, not managed by city employees, and be contractual and transparent, with city processes for budgeting, funding and contracting.
- Ordinance 30 of 2022
Item K2 · Budget
Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund loan to Buddies, Inc.
Approved · 7-0
The council adopted Ordinance 31 of 2022 approving a $150,000 loan from the Economic Development Loan Fund to Buddies, Inc., which would own and operate concessions and rides at Liberty Park.
- Payment$150,000 to Buddies, Inc.
- Ordinance 31 of 2022
Item L1-L7 · Appointment
Consent agenda: set CIP hearing dates and board appointments
Approved · 7-0
The council set July 12 and August 9, 2022 at 7 p.m. for hearings on Capital Improvement Program project funding, with action tentatively August 16. It approved appointments of Lisia Satini (Racial Equity in Policing Commission), Thomas Kessinger (Arts Council), Siavash Ghaffari (Sugar House Park Authority Board) and reappointments of Daniel Mendoza and Suzanne Stensaas (Transportation Advisory Board). The motion excluded item 3, the Housing Authority appointment of Janis Bennion, which was not acted on in the minutes.
What residents said
Property tax increasePolice fundingCemetery roadsPark access in GlendaleTransportation safety
During general comments, speakers asked about small business programs in Glendale, rent control, benches, drought-tolerant planting and protected bike lanes, short-term rental rules, mental health responders, gun violence and policing, transportation department processes, a maintained park in Glendale, and funding for the Safe Side Street program in Sugar House.