ULCT Board of Directors Meeting - January 21, 2026
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
January 21, 2026 02:00 PM
Event End Date & Time
January 21, 2026 04:00 PM
Description/Agenda
UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
LOCATION: CALVIN L. RAMPTON SALT PALACE CONVENTION CENTER, ROOM 353, 100 S WEST TEMPLE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84101 & VIA ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
1) Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Kate Bradshaw, ULCT President
2) Administrative Items - Mayor Kate Bradshaw, ULCT President
ACTIONS: Review & approval of Minutes, call for conflict-of-interest disclosure
HANDOUTS: DRAFT December 15, 2025 Board Minutes
ULCT Conflict of Interest Form
3) FY 2026 Q2 (July-December 2025) Budget Report & Check Register - Nick Jarvis, Chief Operating Officer
ACTION: Review & approval of FY 2026 Q2 Budget Report & Check Register
HANDOUT: FY 2026 Q2 Budget Report & Check Register
4) FY 2027 Membership Dues Options - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director & Nick Jarvis, COO
ACTION: Potential adoption of FY 2027 membership dues
HANDOUTS: FY 2027 Dues Memo & Options
5) Engagement Report - Molly Wheeler, Deputy Director and ULCT Engagement Staff 2:45 PM
- Update on ULCT Engagement
o Elected Officials Essentials
o Inaugurations
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: None
6) Advocacy Report - Cameron Diehl and Justin Lee, ULCT Advocacy Staff
- Legislative Priorities: political capital at the capitol
1) Key priorities (approved in December 2025)
- Revenue (property tax, gas tax, transportation utility fee)
- Land use/housing (DADUs, infrastructure funding, state housing reorganization, use of publicly owned land for housing, planning commission bias and training, annexation/incorporation, 'reasonable diligence')
- Public safety (Armenta fix), water (fees, conservation)
- Homelessness (mitigation fund, public safety impact, potential new campus)
- Constitutional provisions around initiatives and legislative authority
- Local Administrative Advisor
2) Property tax deep dive
- LPC Slido results and homework assignment recap
- Deliberation question: what direction do you recommend on the four property tax bills to date?
- Deliberation question: what direction do you recommend on these proposed board principles on property tax advocacy?
- ULCT Resolution 2016-003 Regarding Local Property Tax
- ULCT Resolution 2014-009 Regarding Proposed Changes to the Definition of 'New Growth' under Utah Law
- Deseret News Opinion: It's time to make Truth in Taxation work better
3) Land use/housing
- Situational awareness on issues and priorities
- Resolution on Affirming Local Control on Planning and Zoning for Utah Municipalities - Utah Republican Party
- Voices: How Utah's zoning rules are creating a housing shortage
- How Utah lawmakers plan to tackle housing affordability this session - KSLTV.com
- ULCT Resolution 2023-002 Regarding the Importance of Preserving the Local Authority of Municipalities
- Conflict resolution letter between ULCT and HBA
4) Local Administrative Advisor & State Technical Assistance
- Local Administrative Advisor
- 'Know Before You Grow' concept
- Legislative session
- Spring outreach
5) Federal: Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act of 2025
6) Other issues
ACTION: approve property tax principles, provide direction on property tax bills, approve direction on Know Before You Grow, finalize direction on other legislative priorities and actions
HANDOUTS: Property Tax Deliberations Memo
Housing Highlights from Utah's Municipalities
Local Administrative Advisor Overview
Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act fact Sheet
7) Executive Director Report - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
- National League of Cities Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC
- Cities Work video series (post-session)
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUTS: None
8) Other Business
9) Adjourn
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Cameron Diehl at 801-328-1601.
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