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, OCTOBER 7, 2024 @ 9:30 AM
1) Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Troy Walker, ULCT President
2) Administrative Items - Mayor Troy Walker, ULCT President & Nick Jarvis, Chief Operating Officer
ACTIONS: Review & approval of Minutes, adoption of 2024-2025 meeting schedule, call for conflict-of-interest disclosure
HANDOUTS: DRAFT September 3, 2024 Board Minutes
DRAFT September 5, 2024 Business Session Minutes
Proposed 2024-2025 Meeting Schedule
ULCT Conflict of Interest Form
2024-2025 Board Orientation Book
September 23, 2024 Board Orientation Slides
3) ULCT Board & Commission Reports & Appointments - Liam Thrailkill, Policy Analyst & Program Manager
- ULCT Board sub-committees: Audit Committee, Amicus Committee
- State Records Committee
- Utah Watershed Council
ACTION: Request volunteers for audit and amicus subcommittees,
Recommend Todd Sheeran, City Attorney of Herriman, to the State Records Committee;
Recommend Mark Stratford, General Counsel for JVCD to the Utah Watersheds Council
HANDOUT: Boards & Commissions Memo
4) ULCT Board Nominations Committee Report - Council Member Kate Bradshaw, ULCT 1st VP
ACTIONS: For information and discussion, potential action to study ex-officio board membershipvand nominations in other states
HANDOUT: None
5) ULCT Engagement Report - Molly Wheeler, Deputy Director & Liam Thrailkill Policy Analyst & Program Manager
- Local Administrative Advisor: Year one in review
- Olympic Venue Cities Coordinating Committee
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: LAA Annual Report to GOPB - July 2024
6) Advocacy Update - Justin Lee, Deputy Director & Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
- Amendment D update & Session Expectations
- Board Principles (adopted previously)
-Housing
-Homelessness
-Transportation Utility Fee
-Membership endorsed resolutions
- Homelessness mitigation fund
- Current concepts on state and local roles over land use and housing
- ULCT parking proposal and nexus to affordable home ownership
- Statewide planning efforts underway on housing & growth
Discussion questions:
1) If the State of Utah provided some kind of secondary insurance to facilitate the financing of condos instead of apartments, would cities be willing to zone for taller and bigger buildings so long as the units are affordable and owner-occupied?
2) What do you think about the concept of the State of Utah creating an 'overlay zone' where a builder's project is automatically approved so long as the builder commits to build a percentage of units as affordable and owner-occupied units?
3) What do you think about the concept of the state setting objectives around affordable and owner-occupied units but deferring to local governments to determine where to zone for those units?
4) The State of Utah is undergoing a review of all state owned property to identify potential parcels that could be developed into owner-occupied, affordable housing units. The State is also looking at potential policy changes to SITLA to promote the public good of affordable home ownership. Are cities willing to inventory publicly owned land within our communities to facilitate affordable, owner-occupied units?
ACTION: Direction on the current housing concepts, direction on parking, potential direction on homelessness
HANDOUTS: For deliberation:
Housing Memo: Commission on Housing Affordability (CHA) and related concepts
Housing Policy Concepts Worksheet with Board Principles
DRAFT Parking Concepts for Board
Homelessness Memo: Shelter Cities Mitigation Fund and Upcoming Administrative Rule
Planning and Visioning Efforts Underway in Fall 2024 Memo
For reference:
How the Utah Supreme Court ruled on Amendment D - Deseret News (LINK)
Board Principles on Homelessness
Board Principles on Transportation Utility Fee Legislation
ULCT Policy Resolutions (LINK)
9/3/2024 Memo: Confirmation of ULCT response to the 2023 Legislative Audit on housing
7) Executive Director Report - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
- 2024 Annual Convention Update
- NLC City Summit - Tampa
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: 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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