Citizens Agenda
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://agendas.provo.org
PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Work Meeting Agenda
1:00 PM, Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Work Meetings are designed to be a less formal venue for discussion among Council Members. Generally, no public input is taken during the meeting.
Business
- Brigham Young University Parking Analysis. (20-022)
- Recent and planned additions to the physical plant on the BYU campus has led the University to review their parking demand and supply on campus. Ray Bernier, director of planning at BYU, has requested an opportunity to present to the Council in a work session the results of their recent review, including the impact of transit and active transportation on traffic and parking on campus.
- Presentation from the Mayor's Sustainability & Natural Resources Committee. (20-020)
- The Mayor's Sustainability and Natural Resources Committee will present their 2019 Sustainability Report to the Council. They have been working on community outreach, energy efficiency, recycling, agricultural land preservation, and transportation issues.
- Discussion of Councilors' committee assignments. (20-021)
- Besides serving on the Provo City Council, there are various ad hoc committees that Councilors can serve on. Vacancies due to retirements of past Councilors need to be filled.
- Discussion regarding meeting structure and decorum. (20-024)
- There has been an expressed interest in streamlining both the work meeting and the regular Council meeting. Suggestions include moving presentations of items referred from the Planning Commission to the regular meeting (skipping the work meeting preview), more utilization of the consent agenda, and clearer guidelines for presenters regarding the available time.
- A presentation regarding Water Plans. (20-019)
- Dave Decker, Director of Public Works, will present to the Council plans for water infrastructure and management. Proper water management will be a key piece in preparing for anticipated population growth.
- Presentation on preliminary budget discussions. (20-026)
- John Borget, Director of Administrative Services, will speak about the process regarding the upcoming department budget presentations to the Council for fiscal year 2020-2021
Administration
- Update on the Innovation Fund Program. (20-027)
- The Innovation Program has been incorporated in the FY20 budget as part of the Employee Recognition fund. The Administration will share an update on the program for the current project year.
- Presentation about policy items referred from the Planning Commission. (20-025)
- There have been some discussions as to why items referred from the Planning Commission are heard at both the Work Meeting and the Council Meeting. Brian Jones, Council Attorney, will explain the history of the items appearing on both agendas, and possible solutions the council can pursue to make meetings more efficient.
- Public Works Dept. requests a General Plan Amendment to correct language in Area 5 of the Annexation Policy Map. North Timpview Neighborhood. PLGPA20190410
- The Annexation Policy Plan is included in the General Plan and provides guidance on future growth of Provo City into unincorporated areas. The Public Works Department has found an inconsistency in the water pressure elevation for Area 5 of the Plan and proposes a change to be more accurate. The non-substantive change simply changes the existing elevation designated as 5,200 feet to 4,876 feet, as noted in the attachments to this report. Planning Commission recommended approval.
- Community & Neighborhood Dept. requests Ordinance Text Amendments to amend permitted uses in the Neighborhood (SC1), the Community (SC2), and the Regional (SC3) Shopping Center Zones. Citywide application. PLOTA20190429
- The Community and Neighborhood Services Department has proposed to amend Title 14 of the Provo City Code to consolidate the permitted uses and shift multiple conditional uses to permitted uses in the SC1 – Neighborhood Shopping Center (14.18), SC2 – Community Shopping Center (14.19), and SC3 – Regional Shopping Center (14.20) zones. Within the permitted and conditional uses in each zone there is a four-digit number attached to the land use type. The four-digit number comes from the Provo City Standard Land Use Code (SLU). The first digit of the number represents a broad classification of land uses, with the second digit representing a grouping of similar uses under the broader classification. The third and fourth digits are the particular uses within the larger grouping. Staff saw the need to analyze the permitted and conditional uses within the Shopping Center (SC) zones and think critically about which SLU code would require conditions to be placed upon it and which would not. If no conditions were to be placed upon the land use then therefore it should be moved to the permitted uses. Conditions are typically added to mitigate impacts the land use would have on the surrounding properties. Some of the SLU codes were categorized with a broader SLU code based on the similar types of uses land uses with in the zone. By transitioning the number of conditional uses to permitted uses in the SC zone increases the opportunity for someone to do business in Provo. It also increases staff and Planning Commissioner’s bandwidth to work on other planning items. In the near future, staff would like to decrease the amount of conditional uses and shift increase permitted uses of additional zones. Planning Commission recommended approval.
- Courtyard at Jamestown, LLC, requests an Ordinance Text Amendment to the Professional Office Zone (Section 14.16.120). Citywide application. PLOTA20190432
- The applicant is proposing this amendment to §14.16.120(1) of the PCC to add flexibility to the permissible lot coverage requirement of the PO (professional office) Zone. They ran into an issue applying the subject ordinance when they discovered that a small portion of the property they included in their assisted living facility expansion project has title issues (resolution of this title issue may take an action of a court to quiet the title, which could be a lengthy process). Simply put, the applicants want to remove the property in question (the Lover’s Lane portion) from their project, but if they do, the remaining land will not meet the permissible lot coverage requirement of the PO Zone. The applicant believes that without the property in question included in their project they will have a lot coverage percentage of approximately thirty-four percent (34%), four percent (4%) above the allowed thirty percent (30%) allowance. The applicant proposes an amendment that would allow the Development Services Director the ability to vary the permissible lot coverage requirement of land in the PO Zone, by up to five percent (5%), if such land is adjacent to a public amenity, such as a public park or trail. Planning Commission recommended approval.
- Quinn Peterson, Downtown Neighborhood Chair, requests an ordinance amendment to allow approval of restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use in the SC3, DT1, and DT2 zones. Citywide application. PLOTA20190378
- The applicant has had inquiries as the Downtown Neighborhood Chair, about establishing restaurants with microbreweries as part of their business model. The applicant worked with staff to create an amendment to accomplish this goal. The specific language being proposed adds as a permitted use, microbreweries in the above zones only when attached to and ancillary to a restaurant. Restaurants in these areas are currently permitted to sell and serve alcohol based on their business license. This amendment would allow current and future restaurants to brew and sell on site as part of their business. In this case, ancillary to a restaurant means that 60% of the sales would need to be from food. This is the definition of a Class B liquor license. Planning Commission recommended approval. Council staff prepared a report.
- Closed meetings (aka executive meetings) are held without the public present and must meet one of the conditions listed in Utah State Code (§ 52-4-204 and 52-4-205 et. seq.). If a closed meeting is needed, it will be announced at that time.
PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda
5:30 PM, Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Opening Ceremony
- Items in this category do not involve legislative action.
- Items in this category do not involve legislative action.
- A presentation on the 2020 Census (20-028)
- Fifteen minutes have been set aside for any person to express ideas, concerns, comments, or issues that are not on the agenda:
- Please state your name and city of residence into the microphone.
- Please limit your comments to two minutes.
- State Law prohibits the Council from acting on items that do not appear on the agenda.
- Public Works Dept. requests a General Plan Amendment to correct language in Area 5 of the Annexation Policy Map. North Timpview Neighborhood. PLGPA20190410
- This was item 9 on the work meeting agenda.
- Community & Neighborhood Dept. requests Ordinance Text Amendments to amend permitted uses in the Neighborhood (SC1), the Community (SC2), and the Regional (SC3) Shopping Center Zones. Citywide application. PLOTA20190429
- This was item 10 on the work meeting agenda.
- Courtyard at Jamestown, LLC, requests an Ordinance Text Amendment to the Professional Office Zone (Section 14.16.120). Citywide application. PLOTA20190432
- This was item 11 on the work meeting agenda.
- Quinn Peterson, Downtown Neighborhood Chair, requests an ordinance amendment to allow approval of restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use in the SC3, DT1, and DT2 zones. Citywide application. PLOTA20190378
- This was item 12 on the work meeting agenda.
- ***CONTINUED*** The Community and Neighborhoods Department requests on Ordinance Text Amendment to remove the R2.5, R3, R4, R5 and Campus High Density Residential zones from the city code. PLOTA21090428
- This item was not ready to be heard.
- ***CONTINUED*** Comm. & Neighborhoods Dept. requests zone changes to all properties zoned R2.5, R3, R4 to Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential or High Density Residential so the former zones may be removed the city code. PLRZ20190427
- This item was not ready to be heard.
What do those numbers at the ends of the agenda items mean?
- Items on the agenda are given a file number by Council staff or Community Development staff to help with tracking the item through the legislative process and to organize the supporting materials.
- You may find it helpful in cases where an item may be worded a little differently on different agendas. Matching up that file number helps you see that it is the same issue.
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