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, MARCH 24, 2025 @ 12:00 PM
1) Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Troy Walker, ULCT President
2) Administrative Items - Mayor Troy Walker, ULCT President
ACTIONS: Review & approval of Minutes, call for conflict-of-interest disclosure
HANDOUTS: DRAFT January 22, 2025 Board Minutes
ULCT Conflict of Interest Form
3) ULCT Board & Commission Reports & Appointments - Alexa Oldham, Policy Analyst
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: None
4) ULCT Engagement Report - Molly Wheeler, Deputy Director
- American Rescue Plan Act and delinquent Utah cities and towns
- Spring training
- Midyear Conference 2025 preview
- City Summit in Salt Lake City: November 18-22, 2025
-Utah state night to remember
- Western Municipal Association
- ULCT involvement
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: How to Prepare for Your Next ARPA Reporting Deadline - National League of Cities
5) Advocacy Update: 2025 Legislative Session - ULCT Advocacy Staff
- Discussion Questions:
- What do you think the major themes of the session were?
- What do you think about how the session went for cities and towns?
- What have you heard from the cities and towns in your region about the session?
- What do you want to hear from members this spring, on advocacy, engagement, or otherwise?
- What do you think about converting our policy resolution process to a policy platform process?
- What would you like us to do on housing-related policy during the 2025 interim?
- ULCT legislative report
- Bills, bills, bills
- ULCT internal communications
- Political capital at the capitol review
- League Army
- Partnership not preemption
- The state doesn't have a budget surplus and neither do cities
- What is already on the interim 2025 agenda
- Utah State Housing Plan Phase 2
- https://gopb.utah.gov/planning-collaborative-efforts/
- Utah Rising:
- https://www.utahrising.com/
- Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity
- Political Subdivisions Interim Committee
- ULCT membership outreach this spring
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUTS: Housing Policy Discussions in the 2025 Interim Memo
Gov. Cox says Utah passes too many laws - Deseret News
What did the Utah Legislature do for housing affordability? - Deseret News
Should cities in Utah charge transportation fees to churches? - Deseret News
Utah's Permitting Reform Efforts Can Be Modeled By Other States | Independent Women's Forum
Trump team announces sale of federal lands for affordable housing - Deseret News
6) Executive Director Report - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
- Local Administrative Advisor funding
- National League of Cities
- Congressional Cities Conference Update
- Tax exempt municipal bonds
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUTS: ULCT Tax Exempt Municipal Bonds Handout
The Loss of Tax Exemption in the Municipal Marketplace Related to Utah Issuers (LRB white paper)
Utah needs the right financial tools to build | Opinion - Deseret News
7) Other Business
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.
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