What's Up? - 11 Mar 2016

What's Coming Up?

The feedback from the last What's Up was underwhelming, so I'm evaluating whether I should dedicate this time to advancing other Council business. I do want to thank Carrie Prince for writing in with her thoughts on housing in Franklin. I do have an idea which may streamline these updates while making them more worthwhile to readers. I'll have to see what the other Councilors think of the idea.

This coming Tuesday's meetings are purposely light, in order to allow the Council extra time in the closed meeting to whittle down the candidates for the Executive Director position.

Council Work Meeting

12:00 PM, Tuesday, March 15, City Conference Room, 351 West Center

1. A follow-up discussion regarding the Community Development fees identified for review from the Consolidated Fee Schedule. (15-118) We will pick up our discussion from last time. Take a look at my report from last time if you are interested. We have comparative data from other cities and over all we are on the low side of fees.
2. A follow-up discussion on the mission statement created for the Ad Hoc Housing Committee. (16- 018) I believe this will also be a discussion about who will be invited to participate on the Committee as Citizen Advisers.
3. A discussion by Community Development on the Southwest Neighborhood Plan, by Engineering on traffic-related issues, and by David Harding regarding the West Side. (Council Priority-West Side) (16-015) Southwest Provo is the last large swath of undeveloped land in Provo. It represents our last chance for large "green field" development. How are we going to use it? I believe that Provo plays a unique role in the County and our Southwest area can benefit from and enhance that role.
4. A follow-up discussion on an ordinance adding to the duties of the Executive Director regarding the responsibility for oversight and review of the General Plan and Chapter 13, annually. (16-035) This ordinance would ensure that the Council is reviewing the General Plan as we set our goals each year.
5. A discussion on Pocket Neighborhoods. (16-039) Ross Chapin presented this concept during Provo's Zoning Summit at the end of last year. Creating a Pocket Neighborhood is one of the Mayor's goals for this year.
6. A discussion and overview of the Provo City Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Budget. (16-038) The CIP is part of the supporting documents for Tuesday's meeting. It's 186 pages. If you want to know what the City is up to, or even wants to be up to in the next few years, this should be your go to document.
7. Closed Meeting 

Council Meeting 

5:30 PM, Tuesday, March 15, Municipal Council Chambers, 351 West Center

1. A resolution approving a Power Plant Property Lease Agreement between Provo City and Utah Municipal Power Agency. (16-024) This was postponed from the last meeting.
2. A resolution of the Governing Board of the Redevelopment Agency of Provo City Corporation authorizing the preparation of a Draft Downtown Redevelopment Community Development Area Plan for new development located within the area from 100 West to 200 West and from 100 North to 400 North in Provo, Utah. (16-036) In the last meeting we authorized the City to facilitate a transfer of property with a developer and the State. Projects for that area include a new District Courthouse, a hotel, a college campus, and parking. This item would authorize a Community Development Area to be drafted, which, if agreed to by the taxing entities, could offer tax incentives to encourage additional development on the three target blocks.