ULCT Board of Directors Meeting - September 25, 2023
Notice Tags
Legislature
Notice Type(s)
Notice,
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
September 25, 2023 09:30 AM
Event End Date & Time
September 25, 2023 11:30 AM
Description/Agenda
UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
LOCATION: ULCT OFFICE, 50 S 600 E, SUITE 150, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84102 & VIA ZOOM
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 @ 9:30 AM
1) Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, ULCT President
- Welcome new Board members
2) Administrative Items - Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, ULCT President; Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
ACTIONS: Review & approval of Minutes, call for conflict-of-interest disclosure, orientation of board duties,
outreach to regions, meeting procedure approve meeting schedule
HANDOUTS: DRAFT September 6, 2023 Board Minutes
DRAFT September 8, 2023 Business Session Minutes
2023-2024 ULCT Board of Directors Schedule of Meetings
ULCT Conflict of Interest Form
3) ULCT Board & Commission Reports & Appointments - Liam Thrailkill, Legislative Research Analyst
- Indigent Defense Commission
- UEOC looking at boards & commissions
ACTION: Appointments & endorsements for boards and commissions
HANDOUT: Boards & Commissions Memo
4) Engagement Report - Molly Wheeler, Deputy Director
- Engagement Principles
- Plan for Elected officials Essentials/Newly Elected Officials Training
- Changes to 2024 Annual Convention
- New Board members bios & pics for website
- Press release for your use
ACTIONS: For information & discussion
HANDOUT: 2023-2024 Board Press Release with Instructions
5) Advocacy Report and Strategy for UEOC- Cameron Diehl, Executive Director; Justin Lee, Deputy Director; Karson Eilers, Policy Director; Jared Tingey, Legal Director
- Legislative leadership meeting reports (Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, Council Member Kate Bradshaw)
1) Upcoming officer meetings with state leaders
2) National League of Cities Housing Accelerator (Mayor Mark Shepherd, Karson Eilers)
3) Governor Cox press conference highlights from Sep 21:
- 'We want to see what bills have made a difference and what hasn't and double down on what is working, including on SAPs and IADUs' (see growth legislation chart)
- 'Gathering data with ULCT on housing including being #1 in the country in new housing starts in 2022'
- 'I'm concerned about some cities playing games and I want to focus on land use processes so stay tuned for the next UEOC meeting'
- 'We are planning on most holistic approach to homelessness ever'
- Timing:
1) Sep. 25: Board/LPC
2) Oct. 11: Legislative interim
3) Oct. 12: Land Use Task Force
4) Oct. 13: Commission on Housing Affordability
5) Oct. 16: Board/LPC
6) Oct 18: UEOC
- Strategic discussion: (see power point slides)
1) Commission on Housing Affordability objectives: starter homes/affordable home ownership; holistic approach to homelessness
- Policy subgroup topics
- Modular housing and third party inspections (see Envision Utah slides and Modular Housing Memo)
- Garage size/parking minimum
- Other approaches to facilitate starter homes/small lots
- 'zoning reform' (see Salt Lake County link below)
- Data subgroup update (see Gardner white paper on housing shortage)
- Funding subgroup requests
- Supportive housing (see power point slide and KUER article)
- Deeply affordable housing/Olene Walker financing
- Public safety mitigation fund
2) UEOC:
- Growth and Transportation appropriation request prioritization
- State Infrastructure Bank (greenfield)
- Parking structures (infill)
- Transit innovation grants
- 'above and beyond' MIHP and TIF/TTIF/ATIF
3) Other topics
- Artificial Intelligence task force
ACTIONS: Direction on modular inspections, UEOC appropriation requests
HANDOUTS: Growth Legislation Chart
Modular Housing Outline
U of U Gardner Institute: Utah's Housing Affordability Supply & Demand Imbalance by Income
September 25, 2023 Slides for ULCT Board
Envision Utah slides from 8/14/2023 (focus on modular construction slides)
UPR Article: Housing and political polarization are major concerns for Gov. Cox (LINK)
SLCo Event: Zoning Reform for Housing Attainability: A Regional Solutions Event (LINK)
KUER Article: Coordination is at the core of Utah's new homelessness plan (LINK)
6) Executive Director Report - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUTS: None
7) Other Business from Board members
8) 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.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
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