David Sewell
City Council member, Citywide I (former)
- 2018–2022, term in progress in 2019 (seat on the 2021 ballot) · Council roster in work meeting packet, June 4, 2019
Disclosed interests
The city has not posted a conflict-of-interest form for David Sewell from these years.
Disclosures and recusals in the minutes
None recorded.
Campaign contributions
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Voting record
- Recorded votes
- 310
- Yes
- 271
- No
- 17
- Abstained or recused
- 0
- Absent
- 7
- Motions made
- 0
Voted no
- Neighborhood Program Review Committee recommendations
- Accessory dwelling unit ordinance change to comply with state law
- Westside development pipeline: intent statement
- Rezone 23.5 acres at 200 N. Lakeshore Dr.
- Conditional uses in the Freeway Commercial (FC1) zone
- Ranked-choice voting pilot for 2021 municipal elections
- Ranked-choice voting for the 2021 municipal elections
- Permit parking area on 820 North from 1025 East to 900 East
- Changes to a previously rejected rezone proposal to reduce total units
- Zone change for about 1.07 acres at 50 East 3900 North, R1.10 to LDR (Riverbottoms)
- Applying the Critical Hillside Overlay to East Bench properties
- Beer licensing and density restrictions
- Zone change at 164 S 400 W (Franklin Neighborhood), resolved by development agreement
- Class F beer license for restaurants with ancillary breweries
- Restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use
- General Plan change from Public Facilities to Residential, 862 E. Quail Valley Dr.
- Rezone from Public Facilities to Low Density Residential, 862 E. Quail Valley Dr.
Every recorded vote
2021 (143 votes)
- Consent agenda: parks master plan, wildlife hazard agreement, golf cart leases
- Center Street evaluation criteria from Transportation and Mobility Advisory Committee
- Appointments to Provo Housing Authority
- Proposed dredging and development of Utah Lake
- Reappointment of Bob Conner as city constable
- ADU ordinance for A1, RA and R1 zones
- Police payroll adjustments: $723,939
- Wildland Urban Interface program: $199,165
- Fireworks ordinance to comply with state law
- Amendment to Provo City Code Chapter 6.06
- Accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinance
- Consent to appointment of City Engineer
- Consent to appointment of Chief of Police
- Teleport Communications America franchise
- Electric rates: optional time-of-use and shared solar
- Redevelopment Agency: sale of property at about 1000 West Center Street to Evkell, LLC
- City sale of property at about 1000 West Center Street to Evkell, LLC
- 2022 Council regular meeting schedule
- ADU ordinance change: Housing Committee presentation
- Consent to mayor's appointment of City Recorder
- Appointments to the Planning Commission
- Code amendment defining sign copy area
- Updated Local Development Standards
- Zone change for about 3.8 acres at 1400 W 890 South
- Neighborhood Program Review Committee recommendations
- Floodplain development standards
- Closed meeting
- Airport and Airport Industrial zones
- Rezone of about 899.25 acres at 3421 Mike Jense Parkway to Airport
- On-street parking management regulations
- Percent for the arts program: ad hoc committee
- Appointments to boards and commissions
- Ordinance on towing fees
- Appropriation of $8,772.09 for sales tax increment payment to Day's Market
- Accessory dwelling unit ordinance change to comply with state law
- Towing fees
- Parking Committee: proposed Chapters 9.90 and 9.91 on Open City Hall
- Appointment of Amanda Ercanbrack as Director of Customer Service
- Appropriation of $400,000 for City Hall public art
- Correction of FY2021-22 budget: $39,982 General Fund and $83,296 Energy Fund
- Sales tax increment payment of $12,855 to Parkway Village
- Appropriation of up to $65,000 for Fire Department truck equipment
- Rescission of earlier ordinance amending Titles 14 and 15 of city code
- Ordinance amending Titles 6, 8, 14 and 15 of city code
- Percent for Arts program and City Center water feature
- Westside development pipeline: intent statement
- Amend Titles 14 and 15 of city code to remove gendered references
- Rezone 1.07 acres at 50 E. 3900 N. to Low Density Residential and Two Family Residential
- COVID-19 vaccines presentation from Utah Valley Hospital
- Appropriate $300,000 for Hillside and Canyons, River and Lakeshore, and Gateway plans
- Rezone 26.11 acres near Slate Canyon access from R1-10 to Open Space Preservation and Recreation
- General Plan amendment: intent statement for Westside Development Policies and Southwest Area Future Land Use Map
- Rezone 23.5 acres at 200 N. Lakeshore Dr. to Residential and Residential Agricultural
- Municipal Council Handbook amendment
- Neighborhood Program review and ad hoc committee
- Consent: Provo City Code update to remove gendered language
- Neighborhood Program presentation
- Consent: Veracity Networks franchise assignment to Firstdigital Communications
- Appropriate $1,250,175 for land in Slate Canyon
- Transfer $200,000 to Energy Fund for land; $463,450 for police metal building and incinerator
- Rezone 23.5 acres at 200 N. Lakeshore Dr.
- Rezone 0.80 acre at 690 E. 500 S. from Residential Conservation to Medium Density Residential
- Council priorities for future Legacy CIP Fund appropriations
- Amend 2019 Annual Action Plan to reprogram CDBG-CV funds for COVID-19 response
- Local Government Disaster Fund
- Rental Dwelling License fees
- Adopt fiscal 2022 Provo City Corporation budget ($303,469,053)
- Exclusive negotiating agreement with McWhinney Real Estate and $100,000 for studies
- Redevelopment Agency fiscal 2022 budget ($1,184,648)
- Parking sublicense agreement with Provo Housing Authority, Norco Vista LLC and 85 North Condominium Association
- Stormwater Service District fiscal 2022 budget ($5,068,938)
- Adopt the Fire Master Plan
- Rezone 3.8 acres at 5600 N. University Ave. from Manufacturing Park to General Commercial
- Intent statement for the Southwest Area Plan
- Appropriate $140,000 in the Ice Sheet Fund for a replacement Zamboni
- Rezone about 0.25 acre at 790 W. 500 S. from R1.6 to Very Low Density Residential
- Residential Dwelling License fees
- Property taxes and Truth in Taxation
- Budget request for additional parking enforcement personnel
- $112,162 for turf replacement at Peaks Ice Arena
- Mayoral compensation ordinance
- Municipal council members' compensation ordinance
- Tentative city budget for fiscal 2021-22
- Redevelopment Agency tentative budget
- Stormwater Service District tentative budget
- New Provo City Code Chapter 14.20C (citywide)
- Rezone of about 75 acres at 500 W. Lakeview Parkway
- Conditional uses in the Freeway Commercial (FC1) zone
- General Plan map change for about 10 acres near 1850 South 500 West
- Council Handbook changes
- Rezone of about 0.23 acres at 734 West 300 South
- Design Workshop change order for a sustainability plan
- Ranked-choice voting pilot for 2021 municipal elections
- Dominion Energy franchise agreement (consent agenda)
- Land and Water Conservation Fund grant application for Provo Regional Sports Park
- $17,000 for a full-time parking coordinator
- Rezone of about 54 acres at 3450 W. Center Street, with development agreement
- Carterville Parking Area (new City Code Chapter 9.81)
- Council budget priorities for fiscal 2021-22
- Program Year 2021 Annual Action Plan
- $105,000 appropriation for Fire Department salary adjustment
- Electronic sign hold times and size limits (citywide)
- Annexation of about 9.5 acres at Colorado Avenue, Bullock Lane and 1860 South
- Legislative staffing code amendment
- Proposed sustainability program with a director and plan
- Ranked-choice voting for the 2021 municipal elections
- Appointments to boards and commissions
- Appointment of J. Brian Jones as City Attorney
- Vote-by-mail election agreement with Utah County
- Resolution supporting Forest Service ownership of foothill and canyon lands
- Electric service rates for small cell installations
- Sales tax increment payment to Day's Market
- Parking coordinator staffing options
- $1.9 million transfer from Legacy CIP Fund
- Redevelopment Agency: Provo Town Square parking structure lease assignment
- Sales tax increment post performance payment with Eastbay Shopping Center LLC
- Rezone of about 0.30 acres at 619 N. 500 West
- Rezone of about 8.5 acres at 1724 South State Street
- Provo City Master Parking Plan
- Resolution supporting Bridal Veil Falls as a state monument or national park
- Transfer of $7,879,285 from the General Fund to various funds
- Annexation petition for about 6.4 acres near Colorado Avenue, Bullock Lane and 1860 South
- Rezone of 13.07 acres at about 1400 West 890 South
- Electronic sign hold times and size limits
- Remove Design Review Committee requirement for the Critical Hillside Overlay Zone
- Rezone of about 8.5 acres at 1724 South State Street
- Appointments to the Elected Officials Compensation Commission
- Airport Fund transfer and appropriation
- COVID-19 public health response amendment to the 2019 Annual Action Plan
- Permit parking area on 820 North from 1025 East to 900 East
- Provo City Code Chapter 6.32 amendment
- Technical updates to City Code Titles 9, 14 and 15
- Rezone of about 11 acres at 1920 W Center Street
- Rezone of 1.07 acres at 50 East 3900 North
- Verizon Wireless telecommunications franchise
- Permit parking area on 1625 North, 300 West and 380 West
- Amended license agreement with Google Fiber Utah
- Utah County agreement on Regional Sports Park funding
- Rezone of 1.8 acres at 950 West 1020 South
- Changes to a previously rejected rezone proposal to reduce total units
- Redevelopment Agency: Mill Race Partners participation agreement amendment
- Election of Council Chair and Vice-chair for 2021
- Redevelopment Agency chair and vice-chair
2020 (167 votes)
- Appropriating $134,000 for wildland mitigation, behavioral-health services and continuity of operations
- Transfer of $235,000 from General Fund to Golf Fund
- Neighborhood Chair election options
- Redevelopment Agency: lease agreement with PEG Development for downtown office space
- Redevelopment Agency: joint development agreement with PEG Development
- Reconsideration of land use patterns near State Street in southeast Provo
- 2021 Council regular meeting schedule
- Preservation of Bridal Veil Falls for natural and recreational purposes
- Resolution supporting preservation of Bridal Veil Fall
- Impact fees for non-profit builders of low-income housing
- Permitted uses in SC1, SC2 and SC3 shopping center zones
- Open Space, Preservation and Recreation (OSPR) zone enacted
- Rezone of about 1,291 acres to OSPR
- Pre-proposal to rezone property at 50 East 3900 North (Riverbottoms)
- General Plan amendment: North Area guiding principles and annexation
- Remove references to 'Community Development Director' from city code
- Spacing requirements for accessory structures in the Residential Conservation zone
- Zone change for about 0.34 acres at 590 West 300 South, RC to VLDR (Franklin)
- Zone change for about 4.6 acres at 34 S 2530 W, A1 to R1.8 (Provo Bay)
- General Plan map change at 1555 N Canyon Road from commercial to residential (Carterville)
- Zone change for about 1.91 acres at 1555 North Canyon Road, CG to Campus Mixed Use (Carterville)
- HBME appointed as city auditors for fiscal 2021 through 2023
- Urban Deer Control Program contract and $7,625 appropriation
- D. R. Horton zone change, about 18 acres at 1920 South 500 West, A1.20 to Low Density Residential (Lakewood)
- Lot coverage in the Del Coronado PRO zone (Maeser)
- Zone change for about 1.7 acres at 1320 South 1080 East, R1.10 to LDR (Spring Creek)
- Zone change for about 1.07 acres at 50 East 3900 North, R1.10 to LDR (Riverbottoms)
- Zone change for 0.25 acres at 189 South 500 West, RC to LDR (Franklin)
- Engineering Design Standards update for 2021
- Cemetery budget correction appropriation
- Consolidation of two State Infrastructure Bank loans for the Airport Fund
- Interfund loan of up to $9.1 million from the Energy Fund to the Airport Fund
- Surplus listing of about 1.69 acres of vacant land at 1100 West Center Street
- Swimming pool fencing and covering code amendments
- Council policy intent statement for Center Street
- Special events and expressive activities code (Section 6.20)
- Renewal of COVID-19 requirements, including face coverings and public gatherings
- Renewal of COVID-19 requirements, including face coverings and public gatherings
- Consent agenda: CenturyLink franchise agreement and School District bond support resolution
- Redevelopment Agency: interlocal agreements on tax increment in the Center Street Community Development Project Area
- Redevelopment Agency: interlocal agreement on tax increment in the Riverwoods Community Reinvestment Area
- City interlocal agreement with the Redevelopment Agency: Center Street tax increment
- City interlocal agreement with the Redevelopment Agency: Riverwoods tax increment
- Wastewater revenue bonds
- Zone change for 2.31 acres at 4100 N Canyon Road and 3.42 acres at 3956 N Canyon Road, RA to R1.10 (North Timpview)
- Condominium code amendments
- Zone change for about 0.5 acres at 2022 W Center Street, RA to General Commercial (Fort Utah)
- Low Density Residential and Very Low Density Residential zone amendments
- Resolution supporting the Provo School District general obligation bond
- Possible amendments to Chapter 9.25, COVID-19 Response
- Amenity space requirements for developments with 20 or more units in the ITOD zone
- Amendments to Chapter 9.25, COVID-19 Response
- Setback requirements for chicken coops
- Joint resolution supporting the Provo School District General Obligation Bond
- Possible amendments to Chapter 9.25, COVID-19 Response
- Surplus parcel at 1320 South and sale for residential development
- 2019 Municipal Wastewater Planning Program Report
- Rezoning 3.75 acres at 1487 W 990 S from Agricultural to R1.10
- Reconsideration of the COVID-19 ordinance after mayoral veto
- Ordinance on COVID-19 responses, including face coverings and public gatherings
- Resolution calling for increased efforts to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic
- Ordinance on COVID-19 responses, including face coverings and public gatherings
- Lease/purchase agreement for golf course maintenance equipment
- Appropriating $521,093.13 in the Golf Fund for leased golf equipment
- Appropriating $69,200 for the Peaks Ice Arena main fire panel
- Accessory living spaces in the PRO-R-9 Limited Density Residential zone
- Face masks in public and COVID-19
- Reducing minimum lot depth in Low and Very Low Density Residential zones
- Rezoning about 14 acres at 1164 South 1600 West from Agricultural to R1.7
- Verizon Wireless telecommunications franchise
- Appointments to boards and commissions
- Interlocal agreement with Utah County on Coronavirus Relief Fund
- WaterSMART Drought Response grant application for aquifer storage and recovery
- Surplus property list: 480 West Center added, parcel at mouth of Provo Canyon removed
- Appointments to boards and commissions
- Adding a member to the Public Gatherings Committee
- Rezoning 1.92 acres on State Street from General Commercial to High Density Residential, with development agreement
- Appointments to boards and commissions
- Permitting process for demonstrations and protests
- Terracing requirements in the Critical Hillside zone
- Permitted uses in the Community Shopping Center (SC2) zone
- Bicycle parking ratios for residential developments seeking parking reductions
- Landscape buffer requirements
- Rezoning about 137 acres from R2.5, R3 and R4 to Low, Medium and High Density Residential
- Removing older multiple-residential zones from city code
- Redevelopment Agency letter of intent for downtown office lease
- Provo City budget, $292,355,876, and fee schedule
- Stormwater Service District budget, $6,704,839
- Redevelopment Agency budget, $1,171,617
- Riverwoods Community Reinvestment Project Area
- Class F beer license regulations
- CARES Act amendment to the 2019 CDBG Annual Action Plan
- Class F beer license additional regulations
- M1 Light Manufacturing Zone uses and yard requirements
- Critical Hillside Overlay (CH) Zone
- Applying the Critical Hillside Overlay to East Bench properties
- Rezone about 18.5 acres at 901 W 1560 S to R1.7
- Public Infrastructure District for the medical school and housing
- Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) zone
- FY 2021 budget: retirement contribution pick-up
- Rezone about 18.5 acres at 901 W 1560 S
- Beer licensing and density restrictions
- $33,500 appropriation for a Fire Services Master Plan
- Tentative FY 2020-21 budget and Budget Policy subcommittee
- CenturyLink telecommunications franchise
- 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and first-year action plan
- Rezone 0.52 acres at 852 North 500 West to General Commercial
- City interlocal agreement on tax increment in The Mix project area
- Redevelopment Agency interlocal agreements for The Mix
- Redevelopment Agency tentative budget, FY 2020-21
- Stormwater Service District tentative budget
- Provo City tentative budget, FY 2020-21
- Council Code of Ethics and social media
- Renewable energy goal
- Parking lot landscaping code amendment
- Special Flood Hazard Area development requirements
- $4.9 million Airport Fund appropriation for land near the airport
- Neighborhood feedback on land use applications
- Amanda Knight Hall added to Provo Landmarks Register
- Zone change at 164 S 400 W (Franklin Neighborhood), resolved by development agreement
- Transportation Master Plan amendment to the General Plan
- Alternate-fuel vehicles policy statement
- Beer license rules updated to match state regulations
- Alcohol outlet density review
- Class F beer license for restaurants with ancillary breweries
- Vehicle Replacement 5-Year Plan
- Planning Commission bylaws: electronic public hearings
- Human Capital Management System appropriation and interfund loan
- Licensing for restaurants with ancillary breweries
- Permeable driveways and parking lot surfaces
- Airport Fund appropriation of $4,900,526 for land acquisition
- RDA interlocal agreement with Provo School District, Provo Medical School project area
- RDA interlocal agreement with Central Utah Water Conservancy District
- RDA interlocal agreement with Provo City
- RDA interlocal agreement with Utah County
- The Mix Community Reinvestment Project Area plan (RDA)
- The Mix Community Reinvestment Project Area budget (RDA)
- Appointments to the Metropolitan Water Board of Provo
- Licensing for restaurants with ancillary breweries
- Title 14 amendments for consistency and style
- Impact fee calculations (15.08.060)
- Interlocal agreement between Provo City and the RDA, Medical School project area
- Drainage Manual and Section 18.03.040
- Ordinance adopting The Mix project area plan
- Professional Office zone: private educational services as conditional use
- Appointments to boards and commissions
- Public bike rack expansion appropriation
- Transfer of $200,000 to Development Services
- Zoning enforcement
- Reimbursement under Parkway Village participation agreement
- Mountain Vista Business Center roadway and utilities
- Joint resolution on Tier 3 gasoline
- Restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as a permitted use
- General Plan change for 151 acres, 300 E.-1000 E. and 4800 N.-6000 N., Agricultural to Residential
- Public hearing on extending Foothills Permit Parking area restrictions
- Councilors' committee assignments: Audit Committee
- Tier 3 gasoline resolution
- General Plan amendment correcting Annexation Policy Map, Area 5
- Councilors' committee assignments
- Professional Office zone text amendment (14.16.120)
- Restaurants with ancillary microbrewing as permitted use
- Election of council chair and vice-chair
- Resolution acknowledging 2020 chair and vice-chair
- Redevelopment Agency chair and vice-chair
- Resolution acknowledging 2020 RDA chair and vice-chair
- General Plan change from Public Facilities to Residential, 862 E. Quail Valley Dr.
- Rezone from Public Facilities to Low Density Residential, 862 E. Quail Valley Dr.