PROVO MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Work Meeting
12:00 PM, Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Electronic meeting: https://www.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 on YouTube and Facebook at: youtube.com/provocitycouncil
and facebook.com/provocouncil. If one platform is unavailable, please try the other. If both services are
down or unavailable, after a reasonable (but short) time waiting to see if the services resume, the
remainder of the meeting will be postponed to the next week, with appropriate public notice given of
the rescheduled date. 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: March 30 Work Meeting: Dial 346-248-7799. Enter Meeting ID 836
4747 8096 and press #. When asked for a participant ID, press #.
Agenda
Roll Call
Prayer
Business
1. A presentation regarding Administrative Services' fiscal year 2021-2022 budget. (21-015)
2. A resolution appropriating $105,000 from Wildland Fire Response Revenues into the
Fire Department in the General Fund for an employee salary adjustment warranted by a
recent salary market study. (21-048)
3. A presentation regarding the Police Department's fiscal year 2021-2022 budget. (21-015)
4. A presentation regarding the Provo Power Department's fiscal year 2021-2022 budget.
(21-015)
5. A discussion of the City's Real Property Holdings and Surplus Property List. (21-045)
6. A presentation on the Parks and Recreation Master Plan Needs Assessment Results.
(21-046)
7. A presentation on the need for Provo City sustainability program which includes a
Sustainability Director and a Sustainability Plan. (21-048)
8. An ordinance amending Provo City Code regarding legislative staffing. (21-049)
9. A discussion on Rank Choice Voting and the possible use for the 2021 Municipal
Elections. (21-047)
Closed Meeting
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.
Adjournment
Provo City Municipal Council
Chair's Statement re Open and Public Meetings Act
In accordance with Utah's Open and Public Meetings Act* 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:
The World Health Organization has classified novel coronavirus disease (aka COVID-19) as a pandemic.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that COVID-19 is easily spread from person to
person between people who are in close contact with one another.
Utah County is currently listed as having a MODERATE level of coronavirus transmission as determined by
the state's transmission index metrics***.
Health Guidance Levels issued by Utah Department of Health limits gathering sizes, requires masks to be
worn in public settings, and strongly recommends physical distancing.
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.
David Sewell, Chair, Provo City Municipal Council, March 25, 2021
I have determined that conducting meetings of the Governing Board of the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) 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.
Shannon Ellsworth, Chair, RDA Governing Board, March 25, 2021
* 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
*** The state's transmission index metrics per county can be found here: https://coronavirusdownload.utah.gov/Health/Transmission_index_by_county.pdf
If you have a comment regarding items on the agenda, please contact Councilors at council@provo.org or
using their contact information listed at: provo.org/government/city-council/meet-the-council
Materials and Agenda: agendas.provo.org
Council meetings are broadcast live and available later on demand at youtube.com/ProvoCityCouncil
To send comments to the Council or weigh in on current issues, visit OpenCityHall.provo.org.
The next Work Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. The meeting will be conducted virtually. Work
Meetings generally begin between 12 and 4 PM. Council Meetings begin at 5:30 PM. The start time for additional
meetings or retreats may vary. All meeting start times are noticed at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
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
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
Utah Code 52-4-207(4), 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.