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P L A N N I N G D I V I S I O N
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISION
MEETING MINUTES
These minutes are a summary of the meeting and not a word-for-word transcript.
Attendance for the Historic Landmark Commission meeting is kept on file. An audio
recording is retained temporarily, and available upon request. Video recording of the
meeting is available at www.youtube.com/slclivemeetings.
A T T E N D E N C E
The meeting was called to order by Chair Carlton Getz at approximately 5:30 PM.
Roll called by Commission Secretary Vanessa Nelson.
Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PMCity & County Building
451 South State Street, Room 326
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Commissioners Present Carlton Getz,Vice Chair Alan Barnett, Commissioners Emoli Kearns, Taymour Semnani, Adrienne White, Michael Abrahamson and Mark
Commissioners Absent
City Staff in Attendance
Director Michaela Oktay, City Attorney
Katherine Pasker, Public Services Deputy
Director Julie Crookston, and Administrative
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A P P R O V A L O F M I N U T E S
Approval of the Minutes for December 4, 2025
Motion motioned to approve minutes.
Emoli Kearns
Vote Abrahamson, Barnett, Kearns, Semnani, White, Getz
No:
Abstained: McGrath
Result The motion passed
R E P O R T O F T H E C H A I R & V I C E -C H A I R
Nothing to report.
R E P O R T O F T H E D I R E C T O R
Nothing to report.
P U B L I C C O M M E N T S
No one wished to speak.
W O R K S E S S I O N
1. Historic District Street Sign Program – Public Services will be leading out on a city-
wide historic district street sign program that will aim to replace existing street signs of
approved historic districts with new street signs that will include a different color
scheme and the name of the historic district. The goal of these signs will be to denote
historic districts and enhance local identity. The Commission will be briefed on the
project and shall provide input on street sign mock-ups. This street sign replacement program is not intended to replace the established planning process to designate historic districts. (Staff Contact: Julie Crookston at 801-535-6043 or
Julie.crookston@slc.gov)
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Julie Crookston, Public Services Deputy Director, presented three options of the historical district signs and commissioners discussed the readability, longevity,
spacing and logo design of each choice.
O T H E R B U S I N E S S
2. Policies & Procedures Updates – (Staff Contact: Michaela Bell at 801-535-6003 or
Michaela.bell@slc.gov)
Deputy Director Michaela Bell reviewed the proposed changes to the Policies &
Procedures.
Commissioner McGrath inquired on additional clarity, language and punctuation edits.
Commissioner Semnani requested a grammatical edit.
Motion Emoli Kearns approve the amended Policy & Procedures Taymour Semnani
Vote Abrahamson, Barnett, Kearns, McGrath, Semnani, White,
Getz
No:
Abstained:
Result passed unanimously
Chair Getz called a five-minute recess at 6:41pm
3. Historic Landmark Commission’s Authority Training – (Staff Contact: Michaela Bell at 801-535-6003 or Michaela.bell@slc.gov)
Deputy Director Michaela Bell presented on Salt Lake City’s preservation history, the
sources of HLC’s authority, state and city codes, advisory function types (reviews &
recommendations) and Commission challenges.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 7:06 PM.
RECORDS: For Historic Landmark Commission agendas, minutes, staff reports, and YouTube recordings,
visit www.slc.gov/hlc. Staff Reports will be posted the Friday prior to the meeting and minutes will be posted
two days after they are approved, which usually occurs at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
Historic Landmark Commission.