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SALT LAKE CITY HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION MEETING
City & County Building
451 South State Street, Room 326
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Thursday, September 4, 2025
A role is being kept of all who attended the Historic Landmark Commission Meeting. The meeting
was called to order at approximately 5:30 PM. Audio recordings of the Historic Landmark
Commission meetings are retained for a period of time. These minutes are a summary of the
meeting and not a verbatim transcript. A video recording of the meeting is available
at www.youtube.com/slclivemeetings
Present for the Historic Landmark Commission meeting were: Carlton Getz, Babs De Lay, Alan
Barnett, Michael Abrahamson, and Adrienne White.
City Staff members present at the meeting were: Planning Manager Amy Thompson, Principal
Planner Rylee Hall, and Office Facilitator Aubrey Clark.
Commissioner Getz called the meeting to order.
REPORTS OF THE CHAIR AND VICE-CHAIR
Vice Chair Getz
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
Planning Manager Amy Thompson had nothing to report.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Cindy Cromer – Invited the commission to a celebration of the Gilgal Garden to be held on
September 21, 2025, and gave a brief history of the garden.
WORK SESSION
1. Avenues Community Plan Update - Planning Staff will provide a briefing on the process to
update the Avenues Community plan, including an overview of the exiting conditions report
for the Avenues neighborhood and a summary of the public input received so far. The
Avenues Community is in the northeastern area of the city, situated between City Creek to
the west, University of Utah and East Bench to th east, and Downtown and Central City to the
south. The Avenues Community Plan establishes the land use and growth related policies for
the area and will be used to guide zoning, transportation, housing, and similar decisions. (Staff
Contact: Rylee Hall at 801-535-6308 or rylee.hall@slc.gov)
Planning Manager Amy Thompson and Principal Planner Rylee Hall reviewed the proposal.
The Commission and Staff discussed:
• What will happen with the property that LDS Hospital currently inhabits
• The impact that the proposal could have on the Avenues Historic District
• Site Lines
• View Corridor
• Shade
• Beautification and Placemaking
OTHER BUSINESS
2. Chair and Vice-Chair Elections
Motion
Commission White nominated Commissioner Getz to serve as Chair. Commissioner Abrahamson
nominated Commission Barnett as Vice Chair. Commissioner Babs De Lay seconded the
nominations.
Vote
Commissioners White, Getz, Abrahamson, Barnett, and De Lay voted “aye”. The nominations
passed.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 6:08 pm.
For Historic Landmark Commission agendas, staff reports, and minutes, visit the Planning Division’s website at
slc.gov/planning/public-meetings. Staff Reports will be posted the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes will be posted two days
after they are ratified, which usually occurs at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission.