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UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Board of Directors meeting October 15, 2018

A year ago, we committed to do the following:

• Modernize the structure of ULCT
• Board of Directors, Constitution Review Committee, LPC, bylaws
• Improve our sponsor and partner outreach
• Collaboration approach, $110,000 more in sponsor revenue than budgeted
• Training
• Land Use Academy of Utah, purpose-driven conventions*, partners, 101 videos, experts
• Legislative outreach
• Policy prism
• Research* (potential new hire)
• Y2, Utah Foundation
• Communication plan
• “Local control” with Penna Powers, Wed. Webchats, social media FF, rapid response*

Local gov’t principle prism through which to view bills

1) What is the problem the bill is trying to solve? 2) Is the bill a “one size fits all” approach? 3) Does the empower or restrict the “local control” of local governments?

• “Local control” means authority to make autonomous decisions without state

mandates, accountability to residents about those decisions, and the ability to evolve naturally to achieve the community’s vision. 4) Does the bill have a financial impact on local governments?

ULCT organizational structure (constitution, bylaws)

ULCT Board of Directors: 20 elected officials & 1 UCMA, 6-12 mtgs per year, geography req’t, town req’t, equal vote

LPC:

3 per city plus board member, equal vote, 10-12 mtgs per year

Work groups: (Land Use TF)

Often staff or issue driven, many mtgs, report to LPC, equal vote

Convention: credentialed

members; weighted vote to ratify board & vote

Nominations Committee:

Elected officials Pres appoints, city size req’t, equal vote

ULCT organizational structure

BOARD LPC NOMINATION ANNUAL CONV WORK GROUPS Types of

• fficials

20 elected, 1 UCMA; treasurer 50%+ elected

• fficials

All elected Any city attendee TBD Geography AOG regions 50%+ from Wasatch Front None None TBD City size 2 for big cities, 1 for town A big city needed for quorum None None TBD Vote Equal vote Equal vote; 3 votes per city + board; 60%+ Equal vote Weighted vote TBD

Board of Directors: who are you?

• 21 members + 1 Treasurer
• Constitution Review Committee 2017-18: increased from 16, other changes
• 20 elected officials and 1 UCMA representative
• All 21 must be from cities or towns in good standing
• 5 member executive board: President, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President,

Immediate Past President, UCMA representative

• President leads board, 1st VP leads LPC, 2nd VP leads Nominations
• 8 regions statewide
• Follows AOGs; Wasatch Front Regional Council divided into two regions
• 2 guaranteed spots for cities of the first or second class (pop. of 65,000+)
• 1 guaranteed spot for a town (pop. of 999 or below)

Role of Executive Board

• Regular communication w/Director: politics, policy, principles, budget, & more
• Represent ULCT externally
• Editorial boards, Governor, legislative leadership, etc.; rapid response?
• Decisions in between board or LPC meetings: a) transportation b) inland port
• Resolution 2017-001A at Annual Convention in September about state/local authority
• Nov. 2017 transportation letter to Transportation Interim Committee
• Three LPC presentations during the 2018 session on SB 234
• March 7/8: SB 234 passed; final day of session
• March 9: Executive Board veto letter request based on ULCT resolution & principles
• May & July: discussions w/Governor’s office, legislative leadership, & stakeholders
• July 16: letter to Governor expressing support of compromise bill

Board of Directors duties

• Review and approve the ULCT budget
• Review and approve ULCT internal policies and procedures
• Review and approve ULCT external policy positions and priorities
• The Board has delegated some authority to the Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) and

board members are all members of the LPC in addition to your city’s entitled 3 members

• Attend and participate in board meetings, LPC meetings, and conventions
• Engage on key issues accordingly to your city’s priorities
• I.e. local direct democracy work group (Mayor Kelleen Potter, Mayor Brent Taylor)
• Enterprise funds (former Mayor John Curtis)
• Homelessness (Council Member Steve Fairbanks)

NEW requests of individual board members

Outreach

• “Report back” request
• Contact w/mayors, council members,

senior staff in region (ULCT email lists)

• AOG/COG check ins
• Convention site selection committee
• Annual 2019 confirmed; 2020?
• Work w/Cam & ULCT event planners

Advocacy

• Communications
• Rapid response ad hoc group
• Penna Powers next steps
• Legislative
• LPC: 3 regular + 1 board; work groups
• Spokespeople at capitol
• Amicus
• Friend of the court

League’s legislative advocacy & potential hire

Research/data

• Y2 Analytics
• What do residents think about growth?
• Utah Foundation
• Land use reality at City Hall
• Keys to Housing
• Moderate income housing plans
• “Map to the Gap” (LPC, Oct. 15 for Nov. 1 Commission mtg)
• Legislative research for advocacy purposes
• Gold standard: HB 362, gas tax, and body cams (fiscal notes)
• Question 1 (gas tax) for cities/towns, water survey, law enf.