Complex sentence: The City Council backed down and rescinded the appropriate zoning changes on August 7, in efforts to keep the city from having to run a special election; they also approved the plans for the eastern portion between Black Mountain Road and I-15.
Split into simpler sentences: The City Council backed down and rescinded the appropriate zoning changes on August 7, in efforts to keep the city from having to run a special election. They also approved the plans for the eastern portion between Black Mountain Road and I-15.