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Salt Lake City development tracker

Micro temporary shelter community, 255 South 600 West

Six-month pilot temporary shelter with 27 portable structures for up to 50 people, run with the State Office of Homeless Services; temporary land-use rules adopted Dec. 12, 2023.

Approved

Type
Public project
Location
Approximately 255 South 600 West
  1. Mar 5, 2024City Council work session: Administration updates: engagement and homelessness funding
  2. Dec 12, 2023City Council: Temporary zoning regulations for a temporary shelter community at 255 South 600 West

In brief

Micro temporary shelter community, 255 South 600 West appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of December 12, 2023 to the City Council work session meeting of March 5, 2024.

On record, it was approved once.

The most recent decision was approved (7-0) at the City Council meeting of December 12, 2023.

Follow the money and project delivery

Micro temporary shelter community, 255 South 600 West

Approved

  1. Council action

    Approved: Temporary zoning regulations for a temporary shelter community at 255 South 600 West · Approved minutes Record → · Dec. 12, 2023

  2. Money in the record

    No itemized amount linked in the records collected.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  1. March 5, 2024 · City Council work session

    Administration updates: engagement and homelessness funding

    Discussed

    Staff reported shelter capacity at 100%, Code Blue called on two nights, and 2024 state legislative funding of $64.5 million (including a $15 million private match) toward $127.5 million in public safety and emergency shelter needs, with $10 million in ongoing state funding. The micro-shelter temporary ordinance runs to May 30, 2024. Council Member Sarah Young asked for updates every other month; Council Member Alejandro Puy asked to extend the micro-shelter ordinance until the state funds another shelter.

  2. December 12, 2023 · City Council

    Temporary zoning regulations for a temporary shelter community at 255 South 600 West

    Approved · 7-0

    The council adopted Ordinance 79 of 2023 authorizing a temporary shelter community for up to six months. The pilot, managed with the State Office of Homeless Services, has 27 portable living structures for up to 50 people experiencing homelessness and office space for at least two on-site support staff.

    Moved by Council Member Chris Wharton, seconded by Council Member Ana Valdemoros. Vote: 7-0