Council reviews capital project requests and gets briefed on Goat Head restaurant loan ahead of Delta Center vote
July 9, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
The Council went through dozens of Capital Improvement Program project requests, from Livable Streets to the Regional Athletic Complex, and received a final briefing on the Capital City Revitalization Zone participation agreement before the evening's possible vote. It also heard a briefing on a $100,000 Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Goat Head, LLC, with Council Member Darin Mano recused because of a conflict.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Presentation
Updates from the Administration
Discussed
Staff highlighted an e-bike rebate program open July 9 to 16, the 2025 reconstruction of 200 South, mayor's office hours and July community events.
Item 2 · City code
Form Based zone corrections text amendment
Discussed
Associate Planner Noah Elmore said the amendment corrects incorrect, inconsistent or incompatible standards in the form based districts adopted in 2016 and amended in 2023. Council Members asked for specific examples; he said the edits align language throughout the ordinance and examples would be hard to convey.
Item 3-4 · City code
Projecting business signs and single-family attached dwellings text amendments (written briefings)
Discussed
Written briefings only. One proposal would update standards for projecting business signs in commercial and mixed-use districts; the other, petitioned by TAG SLC, would allow single-family attached dwellings in the Community Business, Community Shopping, Commercial Corridor, General Commercial and Sugar House Business districts where multifamily is already permitted.
Item 5 · Budget
Fiscal year 2024-25 budget: Capital Improvement Program follow-up
Discussed
Council Members and staff discussed individual project requests. Topics included the difference between the Livable Streets and Complete Streets programs; accessibility and visitor data for the Art Barn; a HAWK crossing at Richmond Street and Zenith Avenue and Vision Zero; $385,000 for soil testing and remediation for a Jordan River Trail food forest; bus stop shelters and a citywide bus stop assessment; the Faultline Park playground; $300,000 already allocated for the Green Loop; 600 South safety improvements, for which bonding with HUD was an option; Fayette Avenue parking; the Regional Athletic Complex, which members supported; International Peace Gardens security; Harvey Milk Boulevard crosswalks; and a request for a status summary of all CIP projects. Discussion of the Fairmont Park basketball court was held until Council Member Sarah Young arrived. Staff would schedule a Transportation Division briefing on Vision Zero, Livable Streets and Complete Streets.
- Budget$385,000
- Budget$300,000
Item 6 · Development
Capital City Revitalization Zone participation agreement follow-up
Discussed
City Attorney Katie Lewis reviewed the July 2 briefing, the SB 272 process, the proposed sales tax, the difference between the project area and the participation agreement area, the voting process, and public benefits including workforce initiatives, infrastructure and public art. Council Members discussed potential motions, the benefits to the city, their role in explaining the project to the public, and that Japantown deserved the benefits that would result. Council Member Sarah Young arrived during this item.
- Applicant: Smith Entertainment Group
Item 7 · Contract
Economic Development Loan Fund loan to Goat Head, LLC at 702 South 300 East
Discussed
Economic Development staff presented a $100,000 loan to Goat Head, LLC, a vegan and vegetarian restaurant, to create four jobs in the next year and keep two. Council Member Darin Mano recused himself due to a conflict; the minutes do not describe it. Council Member Eva Lopez Chavez said she was excited for the restaurant. Council Member Alejandro Puy asked how loans are reviewed and approved, and staff said most applications are from food vendors.
- Contract$100,000 to Goat Head, LLC
Item 8-9 · Appointment
Board appointment interviews: City and County Building Conservation and Use Committee
Discussed
The Council interviewed Caitlyn Barhorst and Mark Morris for terms ending July 17, 2028. Council Member Victoria Petro said both names were on the consent agenda.
Item 10-12 · Other
Written briefings: North Temple Landfill distribution centers, Computers for the Community, Inland Port interlocal amendment
Discussed
Written briefings only. One ordinance would prohibit distribution centers on the former North Temple Landfill site at 6780 West North Temple Street within the Northwest Quadrant Overlay. A resolution would donate up to 500 surplus city computers through the Computers for the Community program. A third would amend the interlocal agreement with the Utah Inland Port Authority signed October 25, 2022.
Other
Closed session motion
Approved · 6-0
The Council voted to enter closed session for attorney-client matters, and later to exit.
What residents said
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