Work session agenda: Rocky Mountain Power outage plans, Public Lands Master Plan, Eccles Theater budget and Gateway building height follow-up
October 20, 2020, 2:00 p.m. · Electronic meeting (no physical anchor location)
The Council's October 20, 2020 work session was scheduled to hear from Rocky Mountain Power on outage response, an update on the Public Lands Master Plan, a street vacation near 800 North and Warm Springs Road, the Eccles Theater site budget and a follow-up on the Gateway height request, plus four 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, protests, 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 projects on racial equity and policing.
Item 4 · Roads and utilities
Rocky Mountain Power service briefing
Discussed
Rocky Mountain Power representatives were to brief the Council on power outage response and restoration plans after natural disasters, and possibly on infrastructure improvements in the city.
Item 5 · Parks
Public Lands Master Plan update
Discussed
Public Services update on community engagement and plans for a new Public Lands Master Plan to guide the Parks, Trails and Natural Lands and Urban Forestry divisions as population and density grow.
Item 7 · Roads and utilities
Street vacation near 800 North and Warm Springs Road
Discussed
Briefing on closing a portion of 800 North next to I-15 and Warm Springs Road that is no longer used as a roadway. The applicant owns the property to the north and the vacated area would be split between northern and southern owners. The agenda says traffic and access would not be affected. Hearings were tentatively set for December 1 and 8.
Item 8 · Budget
Eccles Theater 2021 site budget
Discussed
Annual briefing on the operating budget for the Eccles Theater (Utah Performing Arts Center) site for Fiscal Year 2020-21; the center's fiscal year follows the calendar year.
Item 9 · Zoning
Zoning text amendment to raise building heights in part of the G-MU zone, follow-up
Discussed
Follow-up on the request to raise heights from 120 feet to up to 190 feet on parts of two blocks. The agenda says the applicant seeks the change for a specific project, not zone-wide. The Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation; an ordinance has since been added for formal Council consideration.
Item 10-13 · Appointment
Board nominee interviews
Discussed
The Council was to interview John Ewanowski, Babs DeLay and Aiden Lillie (Historic Landmark Commission) and Kristen Lavelett (Business Advisory Board). The agenda says Lavelett has served unofficially since January 2017 and the Administration wants that counted toward her term limit, making this her final term.
What residents said
Power outage responseGateway building height