Summary of Action - Meetings of August 29, 2017

PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Work Meeting Summary of Action
12:00 PM, Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Room 310, City Conference Room
351 W Center, Provo, UT 84601
Agenda

Approval of Minutes

• June 6, 2017 Work Meeting
• June 6, 2017 Council-Airport Board Joint Meeting
• July 11, 2017 Work Meeting
• July 11, 2017 Council-Metropolitan Water Board Joint Meeting

Approved by unanimous consent.

Business
1. A discussion on a conservation easement for Rock Canyon (17-085)
Presentation only.

2. A discussion on the Economic Development Department's efforts in workforce development, startups, and women, minority and underserved populations (17-087)
Presentation only.

3. An update on the General Plan review (17-099)
Presentation only.

Provo City Council Work Meeting, August 29, 2017

Agenda  (Time stamps have been added on YouTube to the individual agenda items to help you find them in the video.) 

Citizens Agenda for Meetings on August 29, 2017

Council meeting agendas are often difficult for people to navigate. Filled with jargon and legal requirements on how an item must be listed, it can be a challenge to determine what Council members are actually discussing or deciding on. 

What follows is a staff interpretation of the agendas.  

The official published agendas and supporting materials can be found here:  http://publicdocuments.provo.org/sirepub/meet.aspx

PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Work Meeting Agenda

12:00 PM, Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Work Meetings are designed to be a less formal venue for discussion among Council Members. Generally, no public input is taken during the meeting.

Summary of the August 8 Meetings

In the Work Session

Parking Administration

Matthew Taylor, Provo's new Parking Administrator gave a presentation on the interim direction and priorities of the Provo Parking Administration. He will begin with the Provo Strategic Park Plan draft that was developed by consultants. Taylor explained that some of the challenges are related to perception and education. Wayfinding signage would help people find available parking that may not be easy to see. A Park Provo Facebook page has been created to share information in this ongoing discussion.

Economic Development - Retail

Council heard another in a series of presentations from the Economic Development Department. The focus of this one was retail incentives and retaining business. Provo has a "toolbox" of what it can do to incentivize businesses to relocate here. One of those is tax increment financing (TIF). Here is a video on how that works. The issue of businesses leaving Provo was also addressed. They often relocated due to limited land and building inventory, need for larger facility, workforce, and location/proximity. Council plans to meet with Economic Development on August 17 for an extra work session focused on retail.

Development Approval Process
Council's Development Approval Process Review (DAPR) Committee has been working to streamline the process for land-use applications that are submitted to Provo City. Under the current guidelines, it can take at least five weeks for an application to go from the Planning Commission meeting to a Council meeting. DAPR presented their recommendation on changes to noticing land use items. This was approved and staff will work on making the changes to the process Watch for more details once this process is in place.

Council-School Board Joint Meeting, August 10, 2017

Agenda  (Time stamps have been added on YouTube to the individual agenda items to help you find them in the video.) 

Provo City Council Work Meeting, August 8, 2017

Agenda  (Time stamps have been added on YouTube to the individual agenda items to help you find them in the video.)