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Stakeholders Council Meeting
Millcreek City Hall, 6th Floor Multipurpose Room
1330 E. Chambers Ave.
Millcreek, UT 84106
Wednesday, April 16, 2025; 3:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that the Central Wasatch Council Stakeholders Council will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, beginning at approximately 3:30 P.M. You may attend the meeting at the anchor location: Millcreek City Hall located at 1330 E. Chambers Avenue, Millcreek, UT 84106, or virtually by registering at the below link. Please note that after registering, you will receive an email containing a meeting access link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN___S3z0XOTeywqExTiI9_7A
Please take notice that a quorum the Board of Commissioners (the 'Board') of the Central Wasatch Commission (the 'CWC') may attend the meeting of the Stakeholders Council scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025; beginning at 3:30 P.M. The agenda for that meeting of the Stakeholders Council is accessible here: Utah Public Notice Website, the anchor location, The Salt Lake Tribune, and Deseret News.
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.
3:30 P.M. Opening
1. Chair John Knoblock will open the public meeting as Chair of the Stakeholders Council of the Central Wasatch Commission.
2. Chair Knoblock will call for a motion to approve the minutes of the February 26, 2025 Stakeholders Council meeting.
3:35 P.M. February Meeting Recap
1. Chair John Knoblock and Co-Chair Tom Diegel will give a recap of the February Stakeholders Council meeting.
3:40 P.M. Mountain Accord Land Acquisition Program Presentation
1. Staff will discuss the Mountain Accord directive to create a land acquisition program.
2. Land conservancies that operate within the CWC's study area will each give a 10-minute presentation on their respective organizations:
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a. Patrick Nelson, Salt Lake City Public Utilities
b. Cheryl Fox, Summit Lands Conservancy
c. Wendy Fisher, Utah Open Lands
d. Open Q&A
3. Open discussion.
4:45 P.M. Forest Service Discussion
1. The Council will discuss potential support to the Forest Service amid recent cuts.
5:05 P.M. Central Wasatch 'Baseline Study' Discussion
1. Chair Knoblock will discuss System Committees' progress on a 'Baseline Study' data gathering effort to document current visitor use data in the Canyons.
5:15 P.M. Committee Membership
1. Stakeholders may request to join System Committees:
a. Millcreek Canyon Committee
b. Environment System Committee
c. Transportation System Committee
d. Recreation System Committee
e. Economy System Committee
5:20 P.M. Staff Announcements
1. Stakeholders Council, Youth Council, and Cottonwood Canyons Foundation Volunteer Day.
2. CWC staffing update.
3. CWC staff are working with the developers of the Central Wasatch Dashboard to implement changes that were discussed during the February Storyboarding Workshop. Small changes are underway, and larger changes (e.g. the creation of a landing page map, additional data, etc.) are being scoped by the developers and will then be considered by the Board.
4. The CWC submitted a public Comment on UDOT's Big Cottonwood Canyon Environmental Study
as a participating agency in December. You may read the CWC's comment at cwc.utah.gov.
5. The CWC received a $100,000 appropriation from the Utah State Legislature for the 2025/2026
fiscal year.
6. Staff are drafting the tentative 2025/2026 fiscal year budget with the CWC Treasurer that the Commission will consider during the May 5th Board meeting.
7. Short-Term Project proposals have been evaluated, and funding will be confirmed at the May 5, 2025 Board meeting.
8. The Board will consider contracting with Fehr and Peers to update the Millcreek Shuttle Feasibility Plan at their May 5, 2025 meeting. Pending approval, work could begin in May.
9. Youth Council announcements.
10. The Stakeholders Council Retreat will be on June 4, 2025 at Mill Hollow Park.
5:25 P.M. Stakeholders Open Comment
5:30 P.M. Closing
1. Chair Knoblock will call for a motion to adjourn the Stakeholders Council meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
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At or before 3:30 P.M. on April 15, 2025, 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.