Central Wasatch Commission
Board Meeting
Millcreek City Hall: 6th Floor Multipurpose Room
1330 E. Chambers Ave., Millcreek UT 84106
Monday, March 4, 2024; 3:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that the Central Wasatch Council will hold a Board meeting on Monday, March 4, 2024, beginning at approximately 3:30 P.M. You may attend the meeting at the anchor location: Millcreek City Hall located at 1330 E. Chambers Ave., Millcreek UT 84106. A virtual option is also available. The public may register for the virtual meeting option at the following link, which is specific to the registrant and should not be shared. After registering the registrant will receive an email containing a meeting access link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_e32IloM8R26pwHv1wEwMfA
Please note: For in-person meeting attendees, masks are no longer required at Millcreek City Hall, but are welcome for any attendees who prefer to continue using them.
Civility and decorum should be applied in all discussion and debate. Difficult questions, tough challenges to a point of view, and criticism of ideas and information are legitimate elements of a free democracy in action. Public officials and the public are encouraged to refrain from making belligerent, personal, impertinent, slanderous, threatening, abusive, or disparaging comments.
Attachments: January 8, 2024 Board retreat minutes; office space memo; Resolution 2024-04 regarding office lease and proposed lease agreement; auditing services memo; Resolution 2024-05 amending CWC bylaws; Resolution 2024-06 extending auditor contract; budget and contribution memo; Resolution 2024-01 and Casey Hill amendment agreement; state appropriations memo; Resolution 2024-03 honoring Rep. Robert Spendlove; Stakeholders Council memo; Resolution 2024-02 regarding SHC transitions; Short-Term Projects memo
3:30 P.M. Opening
1. Chair Jeff Silvestrini will call the meeting to order and welcome Board members and the public.
2. (Action) The Board will consider approving the minutes of the Board Retreat on January 8, 2024.
3. Staff Updates
a. If you have not yet done so, please return housekeeping items to staff by June 30 so we can be in compliance for our annual audit.
b. The Youth Council have created three committees, two of which are planning on submitting short-term projects grant proposals.
3:35 P.M. UDOT EIS Phase 1 Progress Report
1. The Board will hear an update on Phase 1 of UDOT's Little Cottonwood Canyon EIS from Transit Project Manager Devin Weder.
3:55 P.M. Committee Updates and Discussion
1. Executive/Budget/Audit Committee
a. Chair Silvestrini will introduce the new office space we will move into in May. (The lease agreement and the approving resolution are included in the attachments.)
i. (Action) Consideration of Resolution 2024-04 Approving and Ratifying Entry into a Lease Agreement for Office Space.
b. Treasurer Christopher F. Robinson will discuss amending the CWC's bylaws to allow use of the same auditor for up to ten successive years and extending the current contract for auditing services for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 fiscal year audits.
i. (Action) Consideration of Resolution 2024-05 Amending the CWC's Bylaws.
ii. (Action) Consideration of Resolution 2024-06 Approving and Ratifying Entry into the First Amendment to Independent Contractor Agreement with Greg Ogden, CPA, for Auditing Services
c. A draft of the tentative budget for fiscal year 2025 will be ready for review and approval by resolution during the May 6 Board meeting.
d. Approval of contract for state government relations services for the current fiscal year.
i. (Action) Consideration of Resolution 2024-01 Approving and Ratifying Entry into the Fourth Amendment to an Independent Contractor Agreement with Casey Hill
e. Representative Robert Spendlove sponsored the CWC's $200,000 appropriations request for projects for the third consecutive year. Staff and Treasurer Robinson presented to the Legislature's Infrastructure and General Government Appropriations Committee.
i. (Action) Consideration of Resolution 2024-03 Naming Representative Robert M. Spendlove a 'Champion of the Wasatch' for his Further Efforts to Protect the Central Wasatch Mountains
f. (Action) Consideration of Resolution 2024-02 Releasing and Appointing Members of the Stakeholders Council.
2. Short-Term Projects Committee
a. Short-Term Projects Committee Chair Mike Weichers will introduce the fifth cycle of the Short-Term Projects Grant Program, which opens Monday, March 4 and closes on Monday, April 1.
b. Committee Chair Mike Weichers and Committee members Roger Bourke, Annalee Munsey, and Dave Whittekiend will meet on April 12, 2024 from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
3. Legislative and Land Tenure Committee
a. The Legislative and Land Tenure Committee has scheduled its first meeting of the year on March 8, 2024.
4:55 P.M. Stakeholders Council Discussion
1. Stakeholders Council Chair and Co-Chair John Knoblock and Tom Diegel will discuss with the Board the recent activities of the Stakeholders Council.
a. Stakeholders Council Leadership will discuss recent leadership and membership changes.
5:15 P.M. Public Comment
5:20 P.M. Commissioner Comment
5:30 P.M. Closing
1. Chair Silvestrini will call for a motion to adjourn the Board meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
At or before 3:30 P.M. on March 1, 2024, the undersigned hereby certifies that the above notice and agenda was:
1. Posted on the Utah Public Notice Website created under UTAH CODE ANN. 63A-16-601;
2. Posted at the meeting's anchor location at 1330 East Chambers Avenue, Millcreek, UT;
3. Posted at the office of the governing body of each member entity of the CWC; and
4. Provided to the Salt Lake Tribune and/or Deseret News and to a local media correspondent.
The audio recording and transcript of the meeting will be posted for public review. Commissioners will/may participate electronically. Meetings may be closed for reasons allowed by statute.
Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda, including but not limited to adoption, rejection, amendment, addition of conditions and variations of options discussed.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations or assistance during this meeting shall notify the CWC at 801.834.5950 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. TDD number is (801) 270-2425 or call Relay Utah at #711.
Sam Kilpack for the Central Wasatch Commission.
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 Samantha Kilpack at (801) 834-5950, 24 hours prior to the meeting.