UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
LOCATION: ENTRADA ROOM, DIXIE CENTER (1835 S CONVENTION CENTER DR., ST. GEORGE, UT 84790) & VIA ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2024 @ 2:00 PM
1) Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, ULCT President
2) Administrative Items - Mayor Michelle Kaufusi, ULCT President
ACTIONS: Review & approval of Minutes, call for conflict-of-interest disclosure
HANDOUTS: DRAFT March 18, 2024 Board Minutes, ULCT Conflict of Interest Form
3) ULCT Board & Commission Reports & Appointments - Liam Thrailkill, Policy Analyst & Program Manager
- Updates: Utah Communications Authority, MIHP Appeal Board, Water Operating Certification Commission
ACTION: Potential appointments to boards & commissions
HANDOUT: None
4) Engagement Update - Molly Wheeler, Deputy Director & Staff
- Midyear 2024 preview
i. Olympics theme, largest total attendance ever, 133 first time attendees
- Regional trainings in May/June
- September Annual Convention update
- Utah Policy/op-ed update
- ULCT-focused Dignity Index/Disagree Better efforts update
- Discussion questions: Should ULCT staff continue to explore this programming option for FY 2025? Would the Board like to have an in-person only May board meeting with up to 90 minutes dedicated to a discussion with Professor Danya Rumore who leads a conflict resolution program at the University of Utah?
ACTION: Approve budgetary/programming direction on ULCT-focused Dignity Index/Disagree Better efforts
HANDOUT: Midyear 2024 At-a-Glance Agenda
5) Advocacy Update - Justin Lee, Deputy Director & ULCT Advocacy Staff
- Potential special session update
i. Veto letter on SB 161, see March board packet
- Unified Economic Opportunity Commission, Commission on Housing Affordability, and legislative interim brief preview
- Discussion question (hold for future meeting): At the March meeting, we posed this question but didn't finish answering it:
What should our next steps be on the bigger issue of state-created districts that negatively impact how cities function?
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: Headlines: Articles on important ULCT issues
6) Executive Director Report and strategic session - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director and ULCT team
- 2023-2024 Advocacy, Engagement, & Operations Annual Report
- Check in on organizational objectives, 2023 Board of Directors recommended advocacy, engagement, and operations tactics, and feedback from ULCT members from the 2023 Midyear Conference
-Discussion question part A and part B: Is there anything that we are missing in the objectives or takeaways/tactics?
- Small group discussion (with committee of the whole to summarize the discussion)
-Question 1: What are the biggest challenges that your city and region will face between now and 2034 (Olympics)?
-Question 2: What keeps you up at night as a mayor/council member/city manager?
-Question 3: How can ULCT help you and your city colleagues address those challenges?
- Caucus plan for Midyear Conference and board participation therein
-Planned question 1: What are the biggest challenges that your city/town is facing?
-Planned question 2: What do you wish state leaders knew about your city/town and what you need to face those
challenges?
-Planned question 3: What are some potential approaches to address those challenges?
ACTION: Discussion on challenges/priorities
HANDOUTS: 2023-2024 Advocacy, Engagement, & Operations Annual Report, ULCT memo on objectives, takeaways/tactics, membership feedback
7) Other Business
8) Adjourn
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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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