Work session agenda: 90-minute briefing on the Fleet Block rezone, plus congregate care, shared housing and public safety retirement contributions
October 6, 2020, 2:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting (no physical anchor location)
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.
From the agenda; results are added when minutes are posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
Updates on emergency proclamations (COVID-19, March earthquake, windstorm)
Discussed
Recurring Administration update on the local emergency declarations.
Item 2 · Presentation
Updates on relieving the condition of people experiencing homelessness
Discussed
Recurring updates and discussion on homelessness in neighborhoods across the city.
Item 3 · Presentation
Updates on racial equity and policing
Discussed
Recurring discussion of staff work on racial equity and policing, including the Commission on Racial Equity in Policing.
Item 4 · Zoning
Fleet Block zoning amendments
Discussed
Briefing on creating a Form-Based Urban Neighborhood 3 (FB-UN3) zone and rezoning the 10-acre Fleet Block from Public Land and General Commercial to FB-UN3. The block was a city fleet maintenance facility that has moved. The Council was also to hear from city departments on their work toward redeveloping the city-owned property. Hearings were tentatively set for November 10 and 17.
- Acres: 10
- Current zone → proposed: PL and CG → FB-UN3
Item 6 · City code
Congregate care text amendment, additional recommendations
Discussed
Briefing on a proposed land use classification for short-term housing for the terminally and seriously ill, with added review of compatibility with adjacent residential neighborhoods, particularly in the Institutional zoning district.
Item 7 · City code
Shared Housing zoning text amendments, follow-up
Discussed
Follow-up on renaming Single Room Occupancy housing as Shared Housing: units with one or more sleeping rooms and either a private kitchen or bathroom but not both. The updated proposal allows multiple sleeping rooms per unit.
Item 8 · Budget
Paying Tier II public safety and firefighter retirement contributions
Discussed
Briefing on a resolution to have the city 'pick up' qualifying Tier II public safety and firefighter employee retirement contributions. The 2020-21 budget split the cost between the city and employees; under the proposal the city would cover the full cost increase.
Item 9 · Roads and utilities
County sales tax for transportation projects, follow-up
Discussed
Follow-up on proposed Fiscal Year 2020-21 uses of the county's quarter-cent transportation sales tax: $1.5 million for frequent transit bus service preparation on 600 North and 1000 North, $800,000 for the 9-Line and Folsom Trails and $200,000 for alleyway maintenance. The Council might hold a straw poll on releasing funds.
- Budget$1.50 million
- Budget$800,000
- Budget$200,000
Item 10-12 · Appointment
Board nominee interviews
Discussed
The Council was to interview Rachel Otto (Utah Performing Arts Center Agency), Shannon Kelly (Human Rights Commission) and Edward Bennett (ex-officio, Business Advisory Board) before considering appointments that evening.
What residents said
Fleet Block redevelopmentZoning for shared and congregate housing