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Council adopts Budget Amendment No. 3 staffing changes and firefighter retirement resolution; Gaza cease-fire speakers again fill public comment

January 16, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

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.

From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

ItemResult
Grant application: 2023 Marathon Community Investment Programs First Responder Grant (public hearing)Continued · 7-0
Budget Amendment No. 3, fiscal year 2023-24Approved · 7-0
Resolution requesting EMS personnel admission to the Tier 2 Firefighter retirement systemApproved · 7-0
Set Feb. 6 hearing on rezone at 357 and 375 East 500 South and 460-466 South 400 EastApproved · 7-0
Consent: grant holding account items and board appointmentsApproved · 7-0

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item B1 · Public safety

    Grant application: 2023 Marathon Community Investment Programs First Responder Grant (public hearing)

    Continued · 7-0

    The council held a public hearing on a Police Department application to Marathon Petroleum for a grant that would fund a drone for training first responders. No one spoke. The council closed the hearing and referred the item to a future consent agenda for action.

    • GrantAmount not given to Marathon Petroleum Drone for first responder training (Police Department). Paid from Marathon Community Investment Programs

    Moved by Council Member Alejandro Puy, seconded by Council Member Daniel Dugan. Vote: 7-0 to close hearing and refer to consent

  2. Item C1 · Budget

    Budget Amendment No. 3, fiscal year 2023-24

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Ordinance 2 of 2024, amending the final budget and staffing document only for items shown on the motion sheet. The amendment was the subject of earlier briefings on paramedic and legislative division positions and transportation impact fees.

    Moved by Council Member Daniel Dugan, seconded by Council Member Sarah Young. Vote: 7-0

  3. Item C2 · Public safety

    Resolution requesting EMS personnel admission to the Tier 2 Firefighter retirement system

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Resolution 1 of 2024 asking that emergency medical service personnel, including paramedics and social workers, be admitted to the Tier 2 Firefighter Utah Retirement System.

    Moved by Council Member Alejandro Puy, seconded by Council Member Daniel Dugan. Vote: 7-0

  4. Item G1 · Zoning

    Set Feb. 6 hearing on rezone at 357 and 375 East 500 South and 460-466 South 400 East

    Approved · 7-0 · 357 and 375 East 500 South; 464-466 and 460-462 South 400 East

    On consent, the council set a Feb. 6, 2024, 7 p.m. public hearing on rezoning the properties from RMU-45 to TSA-UC-C.

    • Applicant: Zachary Jones, Cowboy Partners
    • Petition: PLNPCM2023-00403

    Moved by Council Member Alejandro Puy, seconded by Council Member Chris Wharton. Vote: 7-0 (consent)

    Follow 500 South and 400 East rezone (Cowboy Partners) in the development tracker →

  5. Item G2-G7 · Appointment

    Consent: grant holding account items and board appointments

    Approved · 7-0

    The council approved Grant Holding Account Items (Batch No. 3) for fiscal 2023-24, and appointments of Barri Allaire and Sheridan Mordue to the Business Advisory Board, Travis English to the Arts Council Board, and Lisia Santini and Lucia Rodriguez to the Human Rights Commission.

    Moved by Council Member Alejandro Puy, seconded by Council Member Chris Wharton. Vote: 7-0 (consent)

What residents said

Gaza cease-fire resolutionState legislation HB 261 and HB 257

About 55 speakers urged the council to call for a cease-fire in Gaza, asked why the council had not responded, and some said they would return each week; one speaker also raised state bills HB 261 and HB 257. Council Members Alejandro Puy and Chris Wharton responded briefly: Puy cited Food Bank volunteers and upcoming legislation, and Wharton expressed sympathy and concern about hate crimes.