What is it exactly that the City Council is considering?
The original public process for the Master Plan started in 2007 with a favorable planning recommendation in 2009. The Master Plan was not adopted at that time. Several years later, attempting to capitalize on the previous engagement efforts, the City focused on reworking the plan and getting feedback on a revised version of the plan instead of starting from scratch. Throughout the summer of 2015, the City worked with various stakeholders and property owners, and the general public to develop this plan. Other public engagement included an Open House, a booth at a local festival, and an Open City Hall forum on the City’s website. The plan went through the City’s standard process of review through the City’s Planning Commission and was forwarded to the City Council. The plan was then adopted by the Council in 2016. The plan includes an unprecedented number of acres planned for preservation, following significant discussions among advocates, property owners and Salt Lake City.
In July 2016 the Council acting as the Board of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) authorized the drafting of a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) for the Northwest Quadrant and a visioning report, based on the economic development goals established in the Master Plan. In January 2018, the City began implementing the goals of those plans by adopting the CRA and signing Development Agreements with Kennecott and NWQ, LLC.