[0:00] Call it.
[0:01] Um, welcome to the Provo Municipal
[0:03] Council. It's our regular meeting April
[0:05] 28th, 2026 at 5:31 p.m. Um, as far as
[0:10] our elected officials today, we have
[0:12] Mayor Marsha Judkins,
[0:14] Council Rachel Whipple, myself Katrice
[0:16] McKay, we have Council Gary Garrett,
[0:19] Council Becky Bogden is sitting down and
[0:21] Council Jeff Whitlock.
[0:24] Travis will be on his way in.
[0:27] All right, um, we will have an opening
[0:30] prayer by Angie Carter and then we'll
[0:31] have the pledge of allegiance by Council
[0:34] Whipple.
[0:39] Our dear heavenly Father, we are so
[0:41] grateful to be able to come to this City
[0:44] Council meeting
[0:45] and to work together as citizens to
[0:48] preserve and protect our our
[0:50] neighborhoods and our city.
[0:53] We pray that thy spirit will be here and
[0:55] help us to discuss reasonably and kindly
[0:58] with each other the issues in our minds
[1:00] and in our hearts. We pray for these
[1:02] things in the name of Jesus Christ.
[1:03] Amen.
[1:05] Thanks, Angie.
[1:06] Please stand and join me in the pledge
[1:08] of allegiance.
[1:10] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:13] United States of America and to the
[1:16] republic for which it stands, one nation
[1:19] under God, indivisible with liberty and
[1:22] justice for all.
[1:31] right, we are going to have a number
[1:33] of presentations today. So, first a
[1:35] ceremony recognizing our own Chief Troy
[1:38] Beebe as Utah's Chief of Police
[1:40] Association Chief of the Year. This will
[1:43] be presented by Mayor Marsha Judkins.
[1:56] So, members of the council, tonight we
[1:59] join the Utah Chiefs of Police
[2:00] Association in recognizing Chief Troy
[2:03] Beebe who was selected as a 2026 large
[2:05] department Chief of the Year.
[2:07] Um, and this award was formally
[2:10] presented to him last month the Utah
[2:11] Chiefs of Police Association's
[2:13] conference in St. George, but we wanted
[2:15] to recognize Chief Beebe here as well so
[2:18] that our residents and all of us could
[2:20] share in this well-deserved honor. Um,
[2:23] it has been one of my favorite things to
[2:26] be able to meet with Chief Beebe every
[2:28] week and to get to know him and to see
[2:31] his commitment to the safety of our
[2:34] residents and to his force.
[2:37] And he was recognized for his
[2:38] outstanding leadership, his work to
[2:40] improve staffing levels, his support of
[2:43] the language incentive program, and his
[2:45] commitment to innovation and
[2:46] modernization. He has led important
[2:48] efforts to strengthen the statewide law
[2:51] enforcement radio system, worked closely
[2:53] with agencies across Utah to help
[2:55] apprehend a dangerous fugitive, and
[2:56] continue to expand meaningful community
[2:58] partnerships.
[3:00] So, under Chief Beebe's leadership, the
[3:02] Provo Police Department has strengthened
[3:03] community policeman policing, improved
[3:07] response times, and built lasting trust
[3:09] with residents. Because of that
[3:11] leadership, our city is stronger and
[3:13] safer. So, um, Chief Beebe is known for
[3:16] his hands-on approach and his
[3:18] willingness to go above and beyond the
[3:19] call of duty.
[3:21] I have it on good authority that when
[3:22] public safety became a serious concern
[3:24] along the Provo River Trail due to large
[3:26] trees being felled by beavers, Parks and
[3:28] Recreation had no options and the
[3:31] Division of Natural Resources does not
[3:32] handle beaver issues.
[3:35] It was then that Chief Beebe revealed he
[3:36] just happens to hold a trap horse
[3:38] license
[3:40] >> [laughter]
[3:41] >> and he quickly went to work resolving
[3:42] the issue.
[3:44] There are very few police chiefs who
[3:46] would consider waders part of their
[3:47] operational attire or who would
[3:49] literally wade into a problem to protect
[3:51] residents, but Chief Beebe is that kind
[3:53] of leader. He approaches every situation
[3:55] with the attitude that no task is too
[3:57] small and no tap challenge too large
[3:59] when it comes to public safety.
[4:01] Chief Beebe,
[4:03] on behalf of Provo City and this
[4:04] council, it is my honor to recognize you
[4:06] again for your outstanding service and
[4:09] congratulate you on being named large
[4:11] department Chief of the Year and
[4:12] congratulations.
[4:35] All right, we are very blessed to have
[4:37] Chief Beebe. All right, now with
[4:39] ceremony recognizing Provo City
[4:40] students' accomplishments with the
[4:42] Sterling Scholar Sterling Scholarship
[4:44] Program.
[4:46] Also presented by the Mayor Marsha
[4:47] Judkins.
[4:58] So glad you could make it to you now.
[5:00] So, I would like to take a moment to
[5:02] recognize the outstanding hard work and
[5:04] academic accomplishments of our 2026
[5:07] Sterling Scholars. So, a Sterling
[5:10] Scholar is a high school senior who is
[5:11] publicly recognized and awarded for the
[5:13] pursuit of excellence in scholarship,
[5:15] leadership, and citizenship in the state
[5:18] of Utah. In order to be selected as a
[5:20] recipient of this prestigious award,
[5:23] prospective students present an
[5:24] all-encompassing portfolio on their work
[5:27] in a specific category and are
[5:28] interviewed by judges in multiple rounds
[5:31] of evaluation. So, tonight I would like
[5:33] to take this opportunity to
[5:35] honor Rachel Rayu and Adelaide Wingate
[5:38] who were recognized as the runners-up in
[5:40] Family and Consumer Sciences and World
[5:42] Languages respectively, and Bella
[5:44] Fillmore who was recognized as a
[5:45] Sterling Scholar for the Dance category.
[5:47] So, Rachel.
[5:49] Right here.
[5:51] She's from Timpview High and she
[5:53] received the title of runner-up for
[5:54] Family and Consumer Sciences. Some of
[5:57] Rachel's many titles and accomplishments
[5:58] include Provo City School District
[6:00] Student Board Member, Student Advisory
[6:02] Council Member,
[6:03] CTE Sterling Scholar semi-finalist, Utah
[6:07] FCCLA First Vice President, and Timpview
[6:09] Varsity Lacrosse Captain and starting
[6:12] midfielder.
[6:13] Rachel is an example of the incredible
[6:15] talent we have here in Provo City and we
[6:16] are so glad to be able to recognize her
[6:18] for her hard work tonight. So,
[6:20] congratulations, Rachel.
[6:23] Stay up there.
[6:25] Okay. So, um, Adelaide.
[6:30] Wingate gate is also from
[6:32] Timpview High and was a runner-up for
[6:34] World Languages.
[6:36] Um, Wingate or Adelaide is orchestra
[6:39] president, a concerto winner, and a
[6:41] violinist of 10 years. She's also a
[6:44] member of the Provo Ultimate Frisbee
[6:45] team and boasts a 4.0 GPA.
[6:49] My favorite note is that she was
[6:50] referred to as a real-life Elle Woods.
[6:53] That's pretty good. Congratulations,
[6:55] Adelaide, on this distinction.
[7:01] Okay.
[7:02] So,
[7:03] Bella Fillmore is also from Timpview
[7:05] High School and she received the
[7:06] Sterling Scholar for Dance.
[7:09] I should say I'm taking dance lessons
[7:11] with one of my daughters right now. It
[7:13] is so hard.
[7:18] I will watch you and learn from you.
[7:20] With 15 years of training, she has
[7:22] fostered connection through dance. In
[7:25] addition to studying at Ballet Limpsink
[7:27] in France, she has used her Did I say
[7:29] that right? Okay. She has used her
[7:31] talent to serve others. She is a member
[7:33] of the Timpview Dance Company
[7:34] presidency. She has organized audition
[7:36] prep classes for middle school dancers,
[7:38] volunteered at dance centers, and
[7:39] organized a group piece to honor
[7:40] Ukraine. So, congratulations, Bella, and
[7:43] thank you for all you do for our
[7:44] community.
[7:46] So,
[7:48] Marsha, Marsha,
[7:51] do we have any other students that came
[7:52] in late or anything? No, this is it.
[7:54] >> That's it. Okay, thank you so much.
[7:58] Oh, this way.
[8:05] We can go to the next one. And it's so
[8:07] amazing. Thank you now.
[8:09] I have one more.
[8:17] As indicated on the screen, a required
[8:19] public hearing will be held for certain
[8:20] agenda items prior to council action.
[8:23] After each such item has been presented,
[8:25] time to comment will be provided for all
[8:27] those who wish to speak. For items that
[8:29] do not require a public hearing, public
[8:31] comment will still be taken following
[8:33] presentation of the item, but will be
[8:35] limited to 10 minutes. At this time, up
[8:38] to 15 minutes have been set aside for an
[8:39] open public comment period, which is
[8:41] intended to allow comment on matters
[8:43] that do not appear on the agenda, but
[8:44] are limited to topics regarding
[8:45] municipal business or within municipal
[8:47] council purview.
[8:49] Persons who speak during this time to an
[8:51] item that is on the agenda will not
[8:52] normally be afforded a second
[8:53] opportunity to speak during the comment
[8:55] period specific to that item.
[8:57] During any public comment period, each
[8:59] speaker is generally be limited to 2
[9:01] minutes. Due to noticing requirements,
[9:03] no formal action will be taken in this
[9:05] meeting on matters that do not appear on
[9:06] the agenda. Those with comments are
[9:08] invited to approach the podium. Those
[9:10] participating on Zoom will need to use
[9:12] the raise hand feature to indicate they
[9:13] wish to comment. The chair may choose to
[9:15] alternate between in-person and online
[9:17] commenters. Please begin your comments
[9:19] by stating your name and the city of
[9:21] residence. You will have 2 minutes to
[9:23] speak.
[9:29] Hello, my name is Angie Carter. I am the
[9:31] East Neighborhood District Chair and I
[9:34] am speaking to an item that was on your
[9:37] agenda in the work meeting today. Um, in
[9:40] your work session today, you heard
[9:41] proposals for a potential conservation
[9:43] easement of Slate Canyon.
[9:45] You may remember that a year ago this
[9:48] week, the East Neighborhood District's
[9:50] quarterly meeting filled this room to
[9:52] overflowing when a developer proposed
[9:54] buying that area from the city and
[9:56] developing it into a resort. I speak
[9:58] today to remind you of the neighbors
[10:00] overwhelming view that Slate Canyon be
[10:02] preserved.
[10:04] Our neighbors came out in force last
[10:05] year because they value Slate Canyon for
[10:07] its wild natural beauty and its gateway
[10:10] to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The
[10:12] residents also want the park that has
[10:14] been part of the Provo's general plan
[10:16] for many years. We realize that much
[10:19] infrastructure needs to happen before
[10:20] the full park plans will materialize,
[10:23] but that area already has some amenities
[10:26] such as dirt bike trails and disc golf
[10:28] courses that residents use and love.
[10:31] I realized that the conservation
[10:33] easement is not on today's agenda. I
[10:35] speak today to ask the council to give
[10:37] that easement every consideration in
[10:40] preserving Slate Canyon for generations
[10:42] to come.
[10:43] Council Mckay mentioned that her
[10:45] grandparents enjoy just sitting and
[10:46] watching the sunset at a beach from the
[10:49] comfort of a nearby restaurant. I
[10:51] experience a similar sense of awe and
[10:52] peace from saying seeing Slate Canyon
[10:55] from my home's windows and my backyard.
[10:57] That proximity to untamed wilderness
[10:59] settles my soul and I know that others
[11:01] experience similar renewal and I ask you
[11:03] to please give
[11:05] every consideration to preserving Slate
[11:07] Canyon so others can experience that awe
[11:10] and joy for years to come. Thank you
[11:11] very much.
[11:13] Thanks Angie.
[11:16] My name is Todean Andrew. I'm a Provo
[11:18] resident and the owner of Curvature,
[11:20] Utah's only exclusively plus size thrift
[11:23] store also located in Provo.
[11:25] So, I'm here tonight to invite you formally to our expansion
[11:29] ribbon cutting ceremony. We are
[11:31] expanding our store. We're growing,
[11:33] which is what we want in Provo. So,
[11:34] we're excited about that. I'll reach out
[11:36] with more official invitations later.
[11:38] In the process of expanding, we're
[11:40] actually just have just acquired the
[11:42] property next door to us. So, it's our
[11:45] existing location plus we're doubling in
[11:47] size. During the process of of getting
[11:49] this set up, I a couple of issues came
[11:52] up that I think the city council could
[11:53] address that would be more beneficial
[11:55] for small businesses in Provo. So, I
[11:57] called to get utilities established for
[11:59] us and was told that we needed to pay a
[12:01] $400 deposit that would be held for 3
[12:04] years. Now, when I initially established
[12:06] the business, I paid that deposit
[12:08] understanding that it would going to was
[12:09] going to be held for 3 years. Point
[12:11] number one, 3 years is a really long
[12:13] time and it makes Provo an outlier. Most
[12:15] municipalities in Utah only hold that
[12:17] deposit for 1 year. And businesses, if
[12:20] you've reached one the 1-year mark, you
[12:22] could really use that deposit money back
[12:24] because you're probably looking at
[12:25] growth at that point. So, something to
[12:27] consider. That is a code issue. So, I
[12:29] understand that would have to be
[12:30] addressed by city council. I'll be
[12:32] reaching out to other members of Provo
[12:34] city staff and to you with a policy
[12:36] brief to talk a little bit more about
[12:37] that. So, the second issue then was I'm
[12:40] not a new account. I'm an existing
[12:42] business with a regular payment history,
[12:45] no delinquencies, and yet I was asked to
[12:48] provide that deposit again. Now, code
[12:51] does allow for some discretion in how
[12:53] those deposits are applied and I'm
[12:54] delighted to say that Provo granted that
[12:56] waiver. However, it would be a lot
[12:58] easier for city staff and for small
[13:01] businesses who are just expanding their
[13:02] existing business if we didn't have to
[13:05] do that if that was just a regular
[13:06] policy procedure. If you're an existing
[13:08] business, just get the waiver. So,
[13:10] couple of issues. Expect an email from
[13:12] me. You guys have a wonderful evening.
[13:14] Thank you. Thank you.
[13:20] Glenn Jones, Springville resident.
[13:23] My twin granddaughters, Amelia and
[13:25] Sophia, are still missing from your
[13:27] city.
[13:28] Two weeks ago, I asked you for three
[13:29] things.
[13:31] First, I asked that you urge the police
[13:33] department to make this case a higher
[13:35] priority and give them the resources to
[13:37] do this so.
[13:38] Second, I asked you to use your personal
[13:43] and agency social media resources to
[13:45] spread the word about these missing
[13:47] children.
[13:48] The police department Facebook page has
[13:50] numerous posts about crime and even
[13:53] found items at the golf course,
[13:56] but no reports of my lost grandchildren.
[14:00] Mia and Sophia.
[14:01] This makes no sense to me.
[14:04] Third, I asked that you support and
[14:06] assist our future efforts to change the
[14:08] state laws.
[14:10] Today, I read for you to you from the
[14:12] utah.gov BCI
[14:15] uh web page regarding parental
[14:17] abduction.
[14:19] Each year, hundreds of children fall
[14:21] victim to family abductions. Many
[14:23] believe these children are perfectly
[14:24] safe
[14:25] because they're with a family member.
[14:27] However, nothing could be further from
[14:29] the truth.
[14:30] It is common for child victims to have
[14:32] their names and appearances altered, to
[14:34] experience medical and physical neglect,
[14:37] unstable schooling, homelessness, and
[14:39] frequent relocation.
[14:41] These children are often told lies about
[14:43] the abduction and the left behind
[14:45] parent, even that the left behind parent
[14:47] is dead.
[14:49] Most of these children live as
[14:50] fugitives, taught not to trust anyone,
[14:53] told to keep secrets about their past,
[14:55] unable to establish relationships and
[14:57] friends,
[14:59] and always on the run from the law.
[15:01] As a result of this form of serious
[15:03] child
[15:04] abuse, many child victim of family
[15:07] abductions experience psychological
[15:08] consequences and emotional distress.
[15:12] Please help me help us
[15:14] find Mia and Sophia so that they can
[15:17] escape these horrible consequences.
[15:20] Thank you.
[15:25] Mayor Judkins and members of the
[15:27] council, my name is Stephen Nordstrom.
[15:28] I'm a Provo resident and I am a
[15:31] long-time friend of my friend Josh here
[15:34] who's been missing his twins.
[15:36] I too am a father of twins, twin
[15:40] daughters just like him. Mine are
[15:43] not lost.
[15:45] They are students at BYU. We're part of
[15:47] this community. We love it here. Um
[15:49] and
[15:52] I've walked with my friend for the past
[15:54] 9 months
[15:57] listening to every update about what is
[15:59] going on, but really what isn't going
[16:03] on.
[16:08] I realize that statistically
[16:13] fathers, men, are often the cause of
[16:17] family strife and problems that result
[16:19] in missing children.
[16:22] I would hope that in this amount of time
[16:25] the good name of my friend has been
[16:27] established and understood. And Mayor, I
[16:30] hope that in those weekly meetings with
[16:32] Chief Beebe that you're
[16:35] getting briefed regularly about the
[16:37] missing children in our community.
[16:40] I don't know where she could be.
[16:43] It It breaks my heart to see that my
[16:45] friend suffers so much. He's tried
[16:48] as a a man of faith to do his best to be
[16:52] patient and wait for
[16:55] God to come and help.
[16:58] He needs the help
[17:00] of the law, too.
[17:02] And this law is supposed to protect him
[17:05] and those children especially.
[17:08] So, I make my plea humbly asking that
[17:13] this attention gets laser focused. We
[17:16] got missing children in our community.
[17:18] Thank you.
[17:28] Hello, my name is Naomi Flinders. I'm a
[17:31] Provo resident.
[17:32] Um
[17:33] 500 North is UDot jurisdiction, but I
[17:36] just wanted to like bring to your
[17:38] attention I was talking to one of my
[17:39] friends
[17:41] whose um child got hit the crosswalk
[17:44] there going to North Park.
[17:47] And I was just wondering if there was
[17:49] anything you could do to bring that to
[17:51] UDot's attention of maybe turning that
[17:53] into a stop sign instead of the flashing
[17:56] crosswalk.
[17:58] Just because I think that if cars get in
[18:00] the habit of stopping every time, there
[18:03] won't be the confusion. It just feels
[18:05] like
[18:06] why not make it safer in such like a
[18:08] high crossing area, especially with kids
[18:11] around?
[18:14] Thank you.
[18:20] All right. Next, we have an applied
[18:22] motion on a resolution consenting to the
[18:25] mayor's appointment of the Energy
[18:27] Services Director for Provo City. And
[18:29] this will be presented by Mayor Marsha
[18:31] Judkins. And as she's walking up, I just
[18:33] want to remind the audience that with
[18:35] public comment, we are not allowed to
[18:39] comment or do anything on it at the time
[18:41] cuz it's not something that is um
[18:44] noticed in our agenda, but it is
[18:46] something that we always follow up on.
[18:51] So,
[18:53] Chair Mckay and
[18:55] Vice Chair Christensen, he's online,
[18:57] right? No, he's not online. Okay, sorry.
[18:59] And members of the Municipal Council,
[19:02] I am recommending the appointment of
[19:04] Patricio Hernandez as the Energy
[19:06] Services Director and ask for your
[19:07] advice and consent.
[19:09] Uh he was chosen out of 24 applicants.
[19:12] It was a nationwide search and um I am
[19:15] fully confident have full confidence in
[19:16] him.
[19:18] Uh the council has had a chance to
[19:19] interview Director Hernandez and learn a
[19:21] little bit about him, but I did want to
[19:23] give a brief introduction.
[19:25] Director Hernandez brings with him
[19:27] significant expertise and passion from a
[19:29] long career in energy. A decade ago, he
[19:32] worked for Provo City as a power systems
[19:34] control operator monitoring Provo City's
[19:36] energy distribution system.
[19:39] After serving in that role, Patricio
[19:41] left Provo City to further hone his
[19:43] skills working with Rocky Mountain Power
[19:45] and later Heber Light and Power in
[19:46] increasingly high-demand technical and
[19:48] managerial roles.
[19:50] In addition to extensive leadership
[19:52] ability, Director Hernandez brings his
[19:53] experience as a company engineer,
[19:55] project manager, manager, and
[19:57] award-winning APPA safety committee
[19:59] chair.
[20:01] Um [clears throat]
[20:02] so I would
[20:04] like to recommend him to you and for
[20:06] your advice and consent.
[20:09] All right, thank you. All right, any
[20:11] council discussion on
[20:13] this appointment?
[20:16] All right.
[20:17] We will call a vote on the implied
[20:19] motion. Counselor Garrett? Yes.
[20:23] Counselor McKay? Yes. Counselor
[20:25] Christensen is excused. Counselor
[20:27] Whitlock? Yes. Counselor Bogdan? Yes.
[20:30] Counselor Hoban? Yes. And Counselor
[20:32] Whipple? Yes. So that passes 6-0.
[20:43] Congratulations. I'm very very excited
[20:45] to work with you both.
[21:25] I, Patricio Hernandez Quesada, do
[21:28] solemnly swear
[21:30] I, Patricio Hernandez Quesada, do
[21:32] solemnly swear that I will support,
[21:34] obey, and defend that I will support,
[21:37] obey, and defend the Constitution of the
[21:40] United States the Constitution of the
[21:42] United States and the Constitution of
[21:44] the State of Utah and the Constitution
[21:46] of the State of Utah and that I will
[21:48] discharge the duties of my office and I
[21:51] will discharge the duties of my office
[21:53] with fidelity. with fidelity.
[21:55] Congratulations. Thank you so much.
[22:40] All right, I'm also recommending
[22:42] >> to read in the next item.
[22:43] Sorry. No problem. Next implied motion
[22:46] on a resolution concerning to the
[22:47] mayor's appointment of the Parks and
[22:49] Recreation Director of Provo City. This
[22:51] will be presented again by Mayor Marsha
[22:52] Judkins.
[22:56] Okay.
[22:57] So I'm also recommending the appointment
[23:00] of Bradley Rainey as the recreation
[23:02] director and once again, I'm asking for
[23:04] your advice and consent. We had 87
[23:07] applicants in a nationwide search and um
[23:10] he came out at the top.
[23:12] Brad has a bachelor's degree in exercise
[23:14] science from BYU and a master's in
[23:16] athletic administration. His past
[23:18] experience includes roles as the Parks
[23:20] and Recreation Director in Green River,
[23:22] Wyoming and Edmond, Oklahoma, where he
[23:24] is moving from to come to Provo.
[23:27] While in Oklahoma, he successfully
[23:29] oversaw several multi-million dollar
[23:30] projects to improve financial
[23:32] sustainability and efficiency while also
[23:34] improving quality of service for res-
[23:36] residents.
[23:37] Brad brings with him significant
[23:38] expertise in local government
[23:40] operations, budget and financial
[23:42] management, and community engagement.
[23:44] So
[23:45] I would like once again to ask for your
[23:47] advice and consent.
[23:49] All right, any council discussion?
[23:52] All right, we will do a vote on the
[23:54] implied motion. Counselor McKay? Yes.
[23:56] Counselor Christensen is excused.
[23:58] Counselor Whitlock? Yes. Counselor
[24:00] Bogdan? Yes. Counselor Hoban? Yes.
[24:03] Counselor Whipple?
[24:05] Yes. Counselor Garrett? Yes.
[24:08] That passes 6-0.
[24:14] Okay.
[24:19] Congratulations.
[24:28] The gesture of honor once again
[24:42] I, Bradley E. Rainey, do solemnly swear
[24:48] that I will support, obey, and defend
[24:52] the Constitution of the United States
[24:56] and the Constitution of the State of
[24:58] Utah and the Constitution of the State
[25:00] of Utah and that I will discharge the
[25:02] duties of my office and that I will
[25:03] discharge the duties of my office with
[25:05] fidelity. with fidelity.
[25:16] Congratulations.
[25:32] Next, we have an implied motion on a
[25:33] resolution approving $75,000 in the
[25:36] general fund for an economic development
[25:37] study for the fiscal year ending June
[25:39] 30th, 2026.
[25:41] This will be presented by Cody Hill, our
[25:43] division director of economic
[25:44] development.
[25:56] Thank you, Chair Catrice, and thank you,
[25:57] Council. So I'm here to uh present a
[26:00] request for $75,000 appropriation for an
[26:02] economic development strategy study for city-wide Provo. This was identified
[26:07] back in January by City Council as
[26:10] something that you wanted to focus on as
[26:11] an as a priority for council and for
[26:13] this city. And the
[26:17] excuse me, and the city
[26:18] administration staff and council has
[26:21] worked together over the past um
[26:22] few months to put together a request for
[26:24] proposals seeking interested firms to
[26:28] respond and and help us out with this um
[26:31] with the city-wide study. And so this
[26:33] request is for $75,000 to fund that
[26:35] study. The RFP is closed. It closed on
[26:39] 4/18. We we received 10 respondents and
[26:42] the selection committee is meeting on
[26:44] Thursday to um to make a decision.
[26:48] Okay, great. Thanks, Cody. Any questions
[26:50] for Cody?
[26:53] All right, thank you.
[26:55] We will open this item up for public
[26:56] comment.
[27:02] Okay, seeing no public comment, council
[27:04] discussion?
[27:07] All right, we will do a vote on the
[27:08] implied motion. Counselor Christensen is
[27:10] excused. Counselor Whitlock?
[27:12] Yes. Counselor Bogdan? Yes. Counselor
[27:15] Hoban? Yes. Counselor Whipple?
[27:17] Yes. Counselor Garrett? Yes. Counselor
[27:19] McKay? Yes.
[27:21] Um that passes 6-0.
[27:23] Next implied motion on ordinance of any
[27:25] power generation, evaporative cooling,
[27:27] and environmental reporting requirements
[27:29] for data centers. This will be presented
[27:31] by Hannah Salvo, our planning and
[27:33] sustainability coordinator.
[27:39] Hello. These are some amendments to the
[27:41] code that was initially adopted last
[27:43] September for data centers. As staff has
[27:46] field tested the code a little bit and
[27:47] talked with other departments and with
[27:49] our power provider, Utah Municipal Power
[27:51] Agency, UMPA, these were some agreed on
[27:55] recommendations to clean up the code, uh
[27:58] protect our grid and improve air quality
[28:01] and uh water use.
[28:04] It There are three main points for the
[28:06] proposed amendment. First, it would
[28:07] remove power generation as a permitted
[28:09] use because UMPA caps
[28:12] uh or has a requirement that any data
[28:13] center over 50 megawatts needs to
[28:15] generate their own power on site. This
[28:16] would effectively cap data centers to 50
[28:18] megawatts. It also removes almost all of
[28:21] the air quality emissions concerns
[28:22] except for things like backup generators
[28:24] and basic building operations.
[28:28] Uh it would also require non-evaporative
[28:30] cooling measures, which does use more
[28:33] energy as they're moving the water
[28:34] around, but does have a lower water
[28:36] footprint and they would not be able to
[28:38] discharge the water into municipal
[28:40] wastewater systems, so it protects us
[28:41] there as well.
[28:43] And finally, a minor internal removal of
[28:46] some environmental third-party analysis
[28:48] because we're removing these major
[28:50] environmental footprints, there's simply
[28:51] less to analyze. But it does preserve
[28:53] the council's high-level discretion in
[28:55] evaluating data center applications.
[28:58] I should note that the planning
[28:58] commission did hear this and recommended
[29:01] against the outright uh
[29:03] prohibition of power generation as a
[29:05] permitted use. They suggested
[29:07] performance-based metrics instead as a
[29:09] conditional use to still leave the door
[29:11] open, especially as we're seeing data
[29:13] centers be major revenue generators.
[29:16] Any questions?
[29:20] Thanks, Hannah. Any questions for
[29:21] Hannah?
[29:23] All right, thank you. We will open this
[29:25] item up for public comment. Is there any
[29:26] public comment on this item?
[29:31] All right, we'll open it up for council
[29:32] discussion. Any discussion on this item?
[29:36] All right, we'll vote on the implied
[29:37] motion. Counselor Whitlock?
[29:40] Yes.
[29:42] Counselor Bogdan? No.
[29:44] Counselor Hoban?
[29:45] Yes.
[29:46] Counselor Whipple?
[29:48] Yes. Councilor Garrett. Yes. Councilor
[29:51] McKay, yes, that passes 5-1.
[29:57] Right, if there's no objection, we will
[29:58] now adjourn the Provisional Council by
[30:00] unanimous consent.
[30:05] So, um
[30:07] Recording stopped.