Bridge to Backman land exchange
Exchange of city open space at 592 N. Riverside Drive with Riverwood Cove, LLC for an equal parcel to enable a public park, outdoor classroom and walking and biking link to Backman Elementary. Council voted 7-0 on Feb. 21, 2023 to support it.
Approved
- Type
- Public project
- Location
- 592 N. Riverside Drive
- Size
- 0.057 acres
- Applicant
- Riverwood Cove, LLC
- City Council: Land exchange for the Bridge to Backman project (public hearing)
- City Council: Land exchange to facilitate the Bridge to Backman project (public hearing)
- City Council work session: Land exchange for the Bridge to Backman project
- City Council: Consent: public hearing dates set
In brief
Bridge to Backman land exchange appears on 4 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of January 17, 2023 to the City Council meeting of February 21, 2023.
On record, it was continued once and approved once.
The most recent decision was approved (7-0) at the City Council meeting of February 21, 2023.
A motion at the City Council meeting of January 17, 2023 set a hearing date; it did not decide the application.
Follow the money and project delivery
Bridge to Backman land exchange
- Council action
Approved: Land exchange for the Bridge to Backman project (public hearing) · Approved minutes Record → · Feb. 21, 2023
- Money in the record
land: $0 — Open space land swap of equal-size parcels Record → · Feb. 21, 2023
- Signed agreement and payments
Execution and project-level disbursements are not verified by this tracker. They require separate records; meeting approval alone does not establish either.
- Work and operating costs
Check the linked records for completion and recurring operating costs; this tracker does not verify them. Record →
Every hearing and vote
February 21, 2023 · City Council
Land exchange for the Bridge to Backman project (public hearing)
Approved · 7-0
With no public comment, the Council closed the hearing and voted to support the exchange of city open space at 592 N. Riverside Drive for an equal-size parcel with Riverwood Cove, LLC, enabling a public park, outdoor classroom and a walking and biking link to Backman Elementary.
February 7, 2023 · City Council
Land exchange to facilitate the Bridge to Backman project (public hearing)
Continued · 7-0
The hearing covered the exchange of city open space at 592 N. Riverside Drive for another open space parcel of equal size with Riverwood Cove, LLC, to enable a public park, outdoor classroom and walking and biking link to Backman Elementary. No one spoke. The Council continued the hearing to a future date.
February 7, 2023 · City Council work session
Land exchange for the Bridge to Backman project
Discussed
Staff briefed the Council on the proposed swap of about 2,473 square feet (0.057 acres) of city open space at 592 N. Riverside Drive for an equal parcel owned by Riverwood Cove, LLC, to resolve utility and access issues with no net loss of open space. Council Member Mano clarified the Council's role is advisory. Members asked about adjacent parking lot ownership, setbacks, newspaper noticing, project funding and streamlining swaps that do not reduce open space.
January 17, 2023 · City Council
Consent: public hearing dates set
Approved · 6-0
The Council set February 7, 2023 hearings on the rezone at about 704 East 900 South, the Rocky Mountain Power rezone at 1223 West North Temple, the ADU text amendment and a land exchange at 592 N. Riverside Drive for the Bridge to Backman project; set a February 21 hearing on the Urban Forest Action Plan; and set a March 7 hearing on landscape material (turf) limits. The Planning Commission forwarded a negative recommendation on the 704 East 900 South rezone, so no ordinance had been drafted. The Riverside Drive exchange would transfer open space for $0 to Riverwood Cove, LLC for another open space parcel of equal size, to enable a public park, outdoor classroom and a walking and biking connection to Backman Elementary and to resolve an encroachment.