Provo council asks staff to study short-term rental licensing and shifts Fire Station 1 funding sources
September 5, 2023, 12:00 p.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo, or online (YouTube)
At the September 5, 2023 work meeting the council directed staff on short-term rentals, rental dwelling license fees and tiered water rates, and voted 6-1 to fund Fire Station 1 with $850,000 from Legacy CIP fund balance and $650,000 from impact fees, with $350,000 from the old City Center demolition funds returned to the fund balance.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Short-term rental properties | Approved · 5-0 |
| Rental dwelling license pricing | Approved · 6-0 |
| Tiered water rates | Approved · 5-1 |
| River District project and boundary line adjustments | Discussed |
| Funding for Fire Station 1 | Approved · 6-1 |
| Five-year public safety staffing plan | Discussed |
| Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine tax increment agreement | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · City code
Short-term rental properties
Approved · 5-0
Chair Katrice MacKay, seconded by Council Member George Handley, moved that staff explore and return with recommendations on a short-term rental license, requiring STR companies to verify a license before processing credit card payments, and allowing rentals of individual rooms in owner-occupied homes. Staff are to report back within two months.
Item 2 · City code
Rental dwelling license pricing
Approved · 6-0
Chair MacKay, seconded by Council Member George Handley, moved that administrative staff review the pricing of Rental Dwelling License permits for single and multiple units to reflect true cost, and recommend whether to charge per unit, per building or keep the status quo.
Item 3 · Taxes and fees
Tiered water rates
Approved · 5-1
Council Member George Handley, seconded by Council Member David Shipley, moved to include industrial, commercial and nonprofit businesses in the tiered rate consideration (6-0). Council Member Shannon Ellsworth, seconded by Handley, then moved to accept staff's recommendations as written with that addition. It passed 5-1 with MacKay voting no.
Item 4 · Development
River District project and boundary line adjustments
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 5 · Presentation
Update from the Mayor's Office on the Big 6
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 6 · Budget
Funding for Fire Station 1
Approved · 6-1
Council Member George Handley, seconded by Ellsworth, moved that $500,000 come from savings on the old City Center demolition and then amended it to clarify that leftover demolition funds return to Legacy CIP fund balance; it passed 7-0. Council Member David Shipley then moved to direct staff to prepare a resolution for the evening meeting reappropriating $350,000 from the City Center demolition funds (11/1/2022 appropriation) to Legacy CIP fund balance, with $850,000 of the Fire Station 1 appropriation from Legacy CIP fund balance and $650,000 from impact fees. It passed 6-1 with Chair MacKay opposed.
- Budget$850,000
- Budget$650,000
- Budget$350,000
Item 7 · Public safety
Five-year public safety staffing plan
Discussed
Presentation only.
Item 8 · Development
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine tax increment agreement
Approved · 7-0
Board Member MacKay, seconded by Board Member Whipple, moved that the matter come back for a vote at the next meeting. It passed 7-0.