Provo Municipal Council - Notice of Joint Meeting with the Orem City Council
Notice Subject(s)
Other
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
September 10, 2020 12:00 PM
Event End Date & Time
September 10, 2020 01:30 PM
Description/Agenda
PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Joint Meeting with the Orem City Council
12:00 PM, Thursday, September 10, 2020
Electronic meeting: youtube.com/provocitycouncil
This meeting will be conducted entirely via electronic means. The meeting will be available to the public for live broadcast and on-demand viewing at: youtube.com/provocitycouncil. If you do not have access to the Internet, you can join via telephone following the instructions below.
For more information regarding the City Community Safety Plan for COVID-19 and related City facility closures, please visit: provo.org/covid19
To listen to the meeting by phone: September 10 Joint Meeting: Dial 346-248-7799. Enter Meeting ID 856 8806 1737 and press #. When asked for a participant ID, press #.
Agenda
Roll Call
Prayer
Business
1. A discussion regarding a study for a flood zone map update along Provo River. (20-224)
2. A discussion regarding COVID-19 policies and responses. (20-223)
3. Discussion of additional items as time permits
Adjournment
Materials and Agenda: publicdocuments.provo.org/OnBaseAgendaOnline
Council Blog: provocitycouncil.blogspot.com
Provo City Municipal Council
Chair's Statement re Open and Public Meetings Act
In accordance with Utah Code 52-4-207(4)* I have determined that conducting meetings of the Municipal Council with an anchor location, such as the Municipal Council Chamber, presents a substantial risk to the health and safety of those who may be present there. These are the facts upon which I have made this determination:
- Utah has been in a declared state of emergency due to novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) since March 6, 2020, a disease outbreak which the World Health Organization has characterized as a pandemic.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that COVID-19 is easily spread from person to person between people who are in close contact with one another. The spread is through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, and it may be spread by people who are non-symptomatic.
- Federal, state, and local authorities have recommended that individuals limit public gatherings, wear facemasks, and follow social distancing guidelines.
- The Provo City Council has adopted a local mask requirement 'in indoor areas accessible to the public, including without limitation businesses and City buildings, where social distancing is not possible, reasonable, or prudent.'
- As reported by the Utah Department of Health, reported COVID-19 cases (as measured by the number of cases per 100,000 people) in Provo continue to rise at a significantly higher rate than reported rates for the county and the state.
- Physical distancing measures will be difficult to set up and maintain in the Provo City Municipal Council Chamber.
Therefore, for the next 30 days, all meetings of the Municipal Council will be conducted entirely via electronic means:
- Council meetings are broadcast live and available later on demand at youtube.com/provocitycouncil.
- Agendas and support materials are available at agendas.provo.org.
- To make a public comment or to join a meeting via telephone, follow the instructions provided on public notices of each meeting.
- To send comments to the Council or weigh in on current issues, visit opencityhall.provo.org or email the Council at council@provo.org.
George Handley, Chair, September 8, 2020
I have determined that conducting meetings of the Governing Board of the Redevelopment Agency of Provo City is subject to the same risks identified above based on the facts stated herein. Therefore, I adopt the same procedures listed above for meetings of the RDA Governing Board.
David Sewell, RDA Governing Board Chair, September 8, 2020
* As amended by HB5002, Open and Public Meetings Act Amendments, (2020 Fifth Special Session), Utah Code Annotated (UCA) 52-4-207(4) provides that a public body may convene and conduct an electronic meeting without an anchor location if the chair of the public body:
(a) makes a written determination that conducting the meeting with an anchor location presents a substantial risk to the health and safety of those who may be present at the anchor location;
(b) states in the written determination described in Subsection (4)(a) the facts upon which the determination is based;
(c) includes in the public notice for the meeting, and reads at the beginning of the meeting, the information described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b); and
(d) includes in the public notice information on how a member of the public may view or make a comment at the meeting.
UCA 52-4-207(5) states that a written determination described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b) expires 30 days after the day on which the chair of the public body makes the determination.
https://le.utah.gov/~2020S5/bills/static/HB5002.html
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Notice of Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
In compliance with the ADA, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aides and services) during this meeting are invited to notify the Provo Council Office at 351 W. Center, Provo, Utah 84601, phone: (801) 852-6120 or email evanderwerken@provo.org at least three working days prior to the meeting. The meeting room in Provo City Center is fully accessible via the south parking garage access to the elevator. Council meetings are broadcast live and available for on demand viewing at youtube.com/user/ProvoCityCouncil.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Notice of Telephonic Communications
One or more Council members may participate by telephone or Internet communication in this meeting. Telephone or Internet communications will be amplified as needed so all Council members and others attending the meeting will be able to hear the person(s) participating electronically as well as those participating in person. The meeting will be conducted using the same procedures applicable to regular Municipal Council meetings.
Other Information
Notice of Compliance with Public Noticing Regulations
Pursuant to Executive Order 2020-05, certain requirements of Utah Code 52-4-202 and 52-4-207 have been waived. There will be no anchor location for this meeting; it will be conducted exclusively using online means and will be available to view on YouTube at youtube.com/ProvoCityCouncil. This meeting was noticed in compliance with Executive Order 2020-05, which supersedes some requirements listed in Utah Code 52-4-202 and Provo City Code 14.02.010. Agendas and minutes are accessible through the Provo City website at agendas.provo.org. Council meeting agendas are available through the Utah Public Meeting Notice website at utah.gov/pmn, which also offers email subscriptions to notices.