Council Meetings - 21 August 2018

It's less than 24 hours before our meetings. I'm sorry for not getting this out sooner. I am also still working on my blog post discussing my reasons for voting to place "Option 3" on November's ballot. Hopefully I'll publish that soon.

As for tomorrow's meetings, I can't recall a Council Meeting agenda as light as this one. The Work Meeting agenda is also lighter than usual, but not by much. I think items 3 and 5 have the biggest potential for impact.

PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Joint Meeting with Airport Board

12:00 PM, Monday, August 21, 2018

Council regularly schedules meetings with key boards and commissions to discuss current issues and ways to improve processes.

Business



1. A presentation on current Airport projects
   This is an opportunity for the Airport Board and/or management to update the Council on what is happening at the Airport.
2. An update on the Airport Master Plan
   The current Airport Master Plan is nearing the end of its intended service and an update is scheduled (and needed). We will talk about where it's at in the process.
3. An update on the progress of Duncan Aviation
   Duncan services corporate jets. They are building a large facility at the Provo Airport to expand their operations.
4. Other discussion or questions
There are a ton of things going on at the airport. The Master Plan is much further along than I thought. I believe it is about to enter the public comment phase. We have pretty much hit our capacity for commercial flights with just a single gate. The tentative plan for the future is a expandable terminal that will start off with four gates.


Adjournment

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PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Work Meeting Agenda

1:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2018

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

1. A presentation on the Congress for the New Urbanism Conference (18-079)
   Council members are occasionally invited to attend national conferences on topics related to their duties in order to be aware of and informed on best practices and important issues. David Harding attended the Congress for the New Urbanism Conference earlier this year and will be relaying some of the key points that are most relevant for Provo. This one is my item! "Urban" comes from the Latin word for "city", so "urban design" simply refers to the design of the city. New Urbanism advocates for the return to design principles the guided the evolution of cities for centuries, the same principles that gave us Center Street, Provo. New Urbanism advocates for cities to be designed for human beings, with places that people want to be. Presentation only. Some technical problems arose that threw off the presentation, but I was very pleased with the amount of discussion amoung the Council. There is a strong desire to grow smart so we can maintain and enhance our quality of life even while the city and county continue to evolve.
2. A discussion on Council priorities (18-004)
   In January, Council held a retreat to discuss their priorities for 2018-19. Some work was done, but these were not formally adopted as priorities at the time. Council will revisit the discussion and decide how to proceed with setting these items as priorities. I have to say that I'm surprised that we never offically adopted our priorities for 2018-2019. I remember the discussion and thought we whittled down the priorities and settled on the five. Oh well, it's about time to review our progress on them anyway.
   • An amended motion to keep the General Plan as a Council priority, and to leave control of the process for updating the General Plan to the Planning Commission was approved 7:0.
   • A motion to keep “develop a holistic approach to evaluating zoning enforcement solutions and progress” in the Desired Outcomes, to refer the topic of short-term rentals policy to the Zoning Committee, and to keep Zoning Compliance as a Council priority was approved 7:0.
   • A motion to approve Economic Development as a Council priority was approved 7:0.
   • An amended motion to add “budgets reflect the process and desired outcomes associated with the Council’s and Mayor’s priorities and General Plan goals” and to keep Vision 2050/General Plan as a Council Priority was approved 7:0.
   • A motion to adopt the changes to the Affordable Housing section as presented and edited and to keep Affordable Housing as a Council Priority was approved 7:0.
   We voted on each priority separately. There were a few tweaks, but we mostly stayed the course.
3. A discussion on a Request for Qualifications relating to the creation of a Community Land Trust (18-081)
   A community land trust (CLT) is a nonprofit corporation that develops and stewards affordable housing, community gardens, civic buildings, commercial spaces and other community assets on behalf of a community. “CLTs” balance the needs of individuals to access land and maintain security of tenure with a community’s need to maintain affordability, economic diversity and local access to essential services. The Redevelopment Agency would like to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) to solicit proposals to develop and manage a CLT. I feel like this is a fairly big step. This will really get the momentum rolling, so I feel we need to be comfortable with and committed to this path going forward. An amended motion that the Redevelopment Agency proceed with putting out a Request for Qualifications and a Request for Proposals for a Community Land Trust was approved 7:0. Well, the momentum is rolling. I believe this will have a long-term positive impact on affordable housing in our city.
4. A discussion on inclusionary zoning in Provo City (18-080)
   Inclusionary zoning is often linked to community land trusts— the topic preceding this one on the work meeting agenda. Bill Peperone will give the Council an overview of inclusionary zoning to provide context for community land trusts. This is one way to help fund a community land trust. It is also a way to ensure at least a little housing diversity in projects. And it will be fairly controversial with developers. A motion to refer the policy discussion questions on inclusionary zoning to the Housing Committee was approved 7:0. Inclusionary zoning can give you a binary product, with a big gap between the regular housing and the "inclusionary" housing. I'd be interested to see if we could spread the options across the spectrum.
5. An update on the parking/sustainability coordinator position (18-047)
   During budget season, the Administration proposed combining the already-existing parking coordinator position with a new sustainability coordinator position. Gary McGinn from Community Development will give an update on the efforts to create the position. I feel we've lost some momentum on addressing our parking challenges. I hope we can fill this position quickly, and with a well qualified person. Presentation only. The position has been posted. Could you or someone you know fit the bill?
6. A discussion on the parking permit program designation process(18-082)
   In the past month, two residents have either submitted or are preparing to submit proposals for parking permit areas. Currently, when Provo residents want to submit a proposal and petition for a parking permit area, there is not a clear way for them to initiate the process, leading to ambiguity and frustration for residents. Although PCC 9.80.070 (Designation Process) outlines a process, it does not address certain questions or concerns. There are definitely some problems with the process as it is currently laid out. Perhaps if we had a parking coordinator then they could come up with a proposal to fix it. I am a bit concerned about assigning it to the Policy Governance Committee (which I chair) because I was hoping to really focus on election process/policy/code improvements. A motion to refer Provo City Code Section 9.80.070 to the Policy Governance Committee for review and recommendations was approved 7:0. I told them that it might be a while before we can take this up because we will be focused on election procedures and policies for the next little while.



Closed Meeting

7. The Municipal Council or the Governing Board of the Redevelopment Agency will consider a motion to close the meeting for the purposes of holding a strategy session to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation, and/or to discuss the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property, and/or the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual in conformance with § 52-4-204 and 52-4-205 et. seq., Utah Code.
   Closed meetings (aka executive meetings) are held without the public present and must meet one of the conditions listed above. None requested.

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PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda

5:30 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Opening Ceremony

Items in this category do not involve legislative action.
• Roll Call
• Prayer
• Pledge of Allegiance

Presentations, Proclamations, and Awards

Items in this category do not involve legislative action.
1. A presentation of the August 2018 Employee of the Month
   Presentation only.
2. A presentation by the Covey Center of 'The Nerd'
   Presentation only.



Public Comment

• This public comment period is intended to allow comment on matters that do not appear on the agenda. Each speaker will generally be limited to two minutes. Fifteen minutes has been set aside for this comment period.
• For items on the agenda requiring a public hearing, time to comment will be provided, after the item is presented, for all those who wish to speak.
• For items not requiring a public hearing, public comment will still be taken following presentation of the item, but will be limited to a ten minute total comment period.




Consent Agenda

Items on the consent agenda are generally routine in nature, have been fully vetted in other meetings, or do not need additional discussion. They are approved together as one item. Approved 7:0. There was only one item on the Consent Agenda, which kind of defeats the purpose of a consent agenda. We discussed the Council Committee changes in our Work Meeting two weeks ago.
3. An ordinance amending the Provo City Code regarding Council committees
   Council’s Rules Committee has proposed several recommendations pertaining to Council’s policies and procedures, including how the Council defines and establishes “Council Committees.” We looked at this two weeks ago in our Work Meeting. Here is what I said then, "The changes to the Handbook would increase the emphasis on parliamentary procedure. I am curious how current and recent committees would have worked under the new proposed rules for Council Committees. The Administration has raised some concerns about our use of committees. I think it would be good to discuss what procedures the Administration follows when it forms committees."




Action Agenda



4. A public hearing regarding the proposed Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Timp-Kiwanis Bounous Property Conversion. (17-036)
   Over the past year the Parks and Recreation Department has been working with Clegg Consult and the State to remove the LWCF designation on Timp-Kiwanis Park due to the park no longer meeting the requirements. Upon approval of this conversion, Parks and Recreation has proposed that the property is surplussed and sold to Provo School District. The proceeds of the purchase are required to be used to purchase land only and the land would need to qualify for the LWCF designation. This public hearing is part of that process. The last time this issue came before the Council, we voted to place the property on the surplus list. This is the next step in a very long process. So far I haven't seen anything to suggest that we should change course. Public hearing only. The next public hearing will be at the September 11, 2018 Council Meeting. Weighing out all of the considerations, the conversion of this LWCF property with all it entails, has several major upsides and very little downside which is being more than compensated.



Adjournment