Provo work session sets solar-rate and water-rate follow-ups, starts vacant property registry
November 5, 2024, 11:00 a.m. · 445 W. Center Street, Provo
The council heard a long list of presentations before its evening meeting and took four actions: it set a January 28 return date for water rates, asked Provo Power to explore a solar credit option, directed staff to draft a vacant property registration, and moved to a closed meeting.
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 |
|---|---|
| Surplus designation for 2-acre parcel at about 1400 N. 2400 W. | Discussed |
| Stormwater Management Program and SWPPP changes | Discussed |
| Sanitation Fund appropriation for garbage truck replacement | Discussed |
| Provo Airport snow removal equipment building | Discussed |
| Wastewater project financial update | Discussed |
| ARPA cleanup | Discussed |
| Combining fire and police impact fees into a public safety impact fee | Discussed |
| Water rates | Approved · 7-0 |
| Solar rates | Approved · 6-1 |
| Vacant property registration | Approved · 7-0 |
| Motion to move to a closed meeting | Approved · 7-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Other
Surplus designation for 2-acre parcel at about 1400 N. 2400 W.
Discussed
Staff discussed a resolution to place a 2.00-acre parcel on the surplus property list and authorize the mayor to dispose of it. Presentation only; it was slated to go to a future night meeting.
Item 2 · City code
Stormwater Management Program and SWPPP changes
Discussed
Presentation only on stormwater program and SWPPP changes, to go to a future night meeting for final approval.
Item 3 · Budget
Sanitation Fund appropriation for garbage truck replacement
Discussed
Presentation on a Sanitation Fund balance appropriation for a replacement garbage truck. Presentation only; final approval to come at a night meeting.
Item 4 · Roads and utilities
Provo Airport snow removal equipment building
Discussed
Presentation on the Provo Airport Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) building, to return for final approval at a night meeting.
Item 5 · Roads and utilities
Wastewater project financial update
Discussed
Presentation of a financial update on the wastewater project. Presentation only; final approval to come later.
Item 6 · Budget
ARPA cleanup
Discussed
Discussion of ARPA cleanup. Presentation only; to be submitted to a future night meeting.
Item 7 · Taxes and fees
Combining fire and police impact fees into a public safety impact fee
Discussed
Discussion of consolidating the fire and police impact fees into one public safety impact fee. Presentation only; final approval to come at a night meeting.
Item 8 · Presentation
Consolidated plan funding priorities
Discussed
Presentation on review of consolidated plan funding priorities, which was also heard at that evening's regular meeting.
Item 9 · Taxes and fees
Water rates
Approved · 7-0
Vice-Chair Rachel Whipple moved to ask Public Works to return to the council on January 28, 2025 to discuss increased water rates and impact fees and additional water rate tiers, in the context of the proposed FY 2026 CIP for water and the partially funded and unfunded projects for the next five years. Passed 7-0.
Item 10 · Taxes and fees
Solar rates
Approved · 6-1
Chair Katrice MacKay moved to ask Provo Power to return January 14, 2025 to explore the second option presented: keep the grandfathered solar customer credit at $0.067 per kWh and set the credit for remaining solar customers at $0.04 per kWh. Passed 6-1.
Item 11 · Presentation
Priorities for the 2025 legislative session
Discussed
Discussion of council priorities for the 2025 legislative session. Presentation only.
Item 12 · City code
Vacant property registration
Approved · 7-0
Vice-Chair Whipple moved to direct council staff to work with Development Services and Legal and return with draft text amendment language creating a vacant property registration in the city. Passed 7-0.
Item 13 · Presentation
Code enforcement technology and staffing
Discussed
Update on code enforcement technology and staffing. Presentation only.
Other
Motion to move to a closed meeting
Approved · 7-0
The council voted to move to a closed meeting.