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>> uh, we want to welcome everyone out to

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quick and introduce yourselves and then

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we'll go to the people online with them

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also. So, you guys want to start right

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down there? You're up first.

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>> Hi everyone. Rosie Hernandez, Wasach

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Front Regional Council, and I'm part of

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the admin team.

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>> Jordan Chandler, also part of the admin

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team at Wasach Front Regional Council.

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Tish Baro, mayor of Riverton.

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>> Jim Harvey, Weber County, Dustin Guttle,

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Mayor Midbill.

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>> Sherry Jackson, mayor of Mil Creek.

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>> Dan Digazel, city council.

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>> Carlton Christensen with the Utah

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Transit Authority.

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>> Tammy Tran, Keysville, City Mayor.

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Ariel DeFay, Utah House of

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>> Cal Roberts, Utah House of

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>> Andrea Pearson, WFRC admin. I'm Andrew

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Guber, executive director here at WFRC.

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And welcome Bob Stevenson, Davis County.

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>> Sorry, Miranda Jones Cox, WFRC.

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>> Mark Shepard, mayor of Clifffield City.

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>> Amy Winter Newton, Salt Lake County.

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Railen Blocker, Morgan County.

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Sher Bingham, Her City Mayor.

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>> Ben Hwitt with UD do Ivan Morero, Father

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Jason Brown with Envision Utah.

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>> Mag Pageant, WFRC staff.

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>> Byron Head, WFRC staff.

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>> Adam Olsson with Midville City.

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>> Marshia White, WFRC, uh, community and

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>> Marian Florence, WFRC Finance.

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>> Hi, Cottonwood Heights. Council member

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Ellen Burrell here on behalf of Mayor

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Gayen Bignyan.

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>> John A. Nardone, communications manager

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with WFRC.

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>> Ryan Mikum, Sandy City.

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>> Barry McLaren with Senator John Curtis.

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Nicole Berdau, UTA.

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>> Samantha Deil Horst, WFRC, LongRange

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>> Ben Wridge, Westfront Regional Council.

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>> Wayne Benion, WFRC staff.

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>> Chrissy Dolberg, Community Economic

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>> Hugh Wagon and WFRC staff.

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>> Susie Swim, the analytics group at WFRC.

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>> Tim Watkins, community planner, WFRC.

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thank you on that. Before we go to

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online, those that are elected officials

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that are sitting back there, there's

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chairs up here if you want to join us at

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the table. We'd more than appreciate you

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come on up and sitting at this chair

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with us. So, uh, with that, we'll turn

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>> Okay. Thank you very much. With hybrid

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meetings, it's very important that we

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recognize the folks that are online. We

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see you. I'm going to just call your

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>> Roger Burke, mayor of Ala.

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>> Mara Manzion, Tilla City mayor. Cameron

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>> Scott Wle, Twilla County Council.

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Rob Banderwood, mayor of West Haven

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from Sandy City. She's here. Okay. Thank

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attendance here uh today. It's uh

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wonderful to see as many people as we

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Senator Harper who's online and also

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today. Uh we have one item uh under

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action item which is going to be to

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approve the minutes from our January

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22nd meeting along with our current

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financial report and financial

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statements for December 25 and also for

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January 26. Could I get a motion of

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approval on that? So moved and seconded

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that we approve the Wasatch front

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meeting minutes from January 22nd along

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with the financial report from December

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25 and also January 26. All in favor

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unanimous. One thing I did forget to

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think representing South Jordan. Some

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items of business that they need to do

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missions but both for Utah.

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Blake. So uh what we'll do at this point

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transportation. We are really really

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appreciative of all three of these

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people for everything that includes

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Miranda, but the representatives and the

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senators for all that they've done

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wrapped for a few weeks now. Um we're

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appropriations tracker, and then our

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more comprehensive legislative summary.

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summary postcard. Um, I really love this

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succinctly what the key issues were that

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a Senator Harper bill um that would that

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by May 1st um for for that that next

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provisions in there to help increase

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amendments. This is the transportation

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usage charge program fee for greater

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adoption of vehicles into that program

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at UD do.

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Again, sorry we're we're kind of running

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through these very very quickly, but uh

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next, housing and economic development

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bills. I will note something interesting

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on the slide, which is that all of these

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four bills are sponsored by

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Representative Roberts, who we have

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here. So, this is a Representative

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Roberts slide. Uh House Bill 492,

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Transportation, Infrastructure, and

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Housing Amendments. Um this bill uh

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increases the state's role in funding uh

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regional infrastructure um at the local

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level um by providing a $und00 million

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statewide revolving loan fund and $150

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million grant fund specifically for Salt

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Lake County. Um, I'll I'll note that,

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you know, moving forward there will be

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an opportunity obviously for your

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communities to be applying for these

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funds. And so, as we have, you know,

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maybe a cleaner and and clear process,

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we'll obviously be sharing information

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out with you all. I know the league um

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will be doing the same. Uh, House Bill

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507, State Coordination of Regional and

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Local Economic Development. Um this bill

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uh attempts to or or tries to

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consolidate existing tax increment

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financing tools to have greater

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transparency and accountability uh and

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consolidates them into a new single tool

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uh known as regionally significant

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development zones or RSDZs. So this uh

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sunsets existing tools like housing and

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transit reinvestment zones, first home

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investment zones, home ownership

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promotion zones um into this this new

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tool,

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House Bill 475, development planning

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amendments. This uh this changes the

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Governor's Office of Economic

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Opportunity to the Governor's Office of

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Economic Development. We're going back

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to what the original name was of that

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office. Um

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and notably it establishes a new council

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um under god which is the economic

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development council and there's a number

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of of um different appointments on that

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council and local representation from

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cities and counties. Uh and then lastly,

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housing and community development

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amendments. This bill uh consolidates uh

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housing uh efforts, housing offices um

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all into the governor's office of

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economic development. So it moves the

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division of housing and community

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development and the governor's um the

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governor's current cabinet member um

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Steve Waldrip who is the adviser on

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housing. Well, that will now be a role

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that's under GOED as well to coordinate

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these efforts statewide. again for

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greater coordination, transparency,

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accountability. So

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>> I think Representative Roberts is having

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PTSD even though the session's only been

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over for a few weeks.

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>> Yes, there's there is a lot there was a

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lot in all of these bills, both the

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transportation bills, the housing and

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economic development bills. Obviously, a

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lot of effort that went in um to getting

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these changes passed and accomplished.

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And so want to want to recognize our our

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great legislators, Senator Harper, who

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we have online, Representative DeFay,

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Representative Roberts. Thank you all

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for your efforts this legislative

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session. Um we're going to turn to you

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in a few minutes just to hear some of

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your key takeaways from the session. But

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Andrew, maybe you wouldn't mind just

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kind of jumping in here and sharing some

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of WFRC's key takeaways from the

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session. How did how did we kind of

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observe the changes that happened and

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what does that mean moving forward?

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I'd be happy to. Did you want to mention

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appropriations?

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>> I jumped too far ahead. I do want to

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mention appropriations.

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>> Well, why don't you go ahead and do

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that?

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>> Okay. Thanks. Um, notably some of the

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key appropriations that tied to a lot of

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the bills that we were just mentioning,

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new funding for transit through that

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funding mechanism into the TTIF, that's

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for statewide transit needs. Um, can

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also be used on the frontr runner um

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project. uh new regional infrastructure

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to unlock housing. Uh another one that

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we talked about during the session was

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uh technical assistance programs. So

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WFRC, our other associations of

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governments, the uh Utah League of

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Cities and Towns, all partner in

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providing technical planning assistance

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to our communities. Um particularly

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those that may not have the staff or

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expertise to do so. Um and while at one

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point during the session those funds

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were uh either cut from a previous

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session or were maybe on the chopping

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block um those uh those programs are

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continuing to move forward are funded

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and we believe the legislature found and

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saw a lot of value in those technical

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assistance programs that we provide. So

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a great win from the session. And then

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lastly, I want to note that um because

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of some of the budgetary constraints

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this legislative session um you know we

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the state didn't see as much one-time

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funding uh as it had in years past to

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spend on various pro new programs or

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projects. Um the legislature did fund uh

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fund new projects um partly with

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existing funds from from transportation

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programs, existing transportation funds.

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So, we kind of saw a shift, a

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significant shift of transportation

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funds at UD do and with some other

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programs getting shifted to fund other

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needs this session. Um, notable because

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there will be some impacts to UD do's

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programs um and and the the projects

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that can be funded and if we're going to

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see some delaying of certain projects

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because of those budgetary impacts um to

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those transportation funds. So, uh

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Andrew, I

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>> sure, I'll pick up. right where you left

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off. Um sometimes when a session ends,

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people will say, you know, what happened

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the session? How did you feel about it?

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And it takes a little while to um

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digest. And so two themes that we would

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note uh coming out of the session. One

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is what Miranda noted already is that

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there were some funds shifted from

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transportation,

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state dollars and local dollars for

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housing related infrastructure. and the funds provided in HB492 for the

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state revolving loan fund come from the

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UD do transportation investment fund.

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We're super excited about the funds

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available to unlock housing. Um and then

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the other local funds, the 150 million

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for grants that Miranda mentioned in

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Salt Lake County come out of future

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local option sales tax funds that would

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otherwise be available for

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transportation projects. So this is a

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balancing of interest. I want to note as

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you think about that that the state of

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Utah has put um a huge amounts of

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revenue into our transportation

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infrastructure. Our state and Ben I'll

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talk a little bit later about federal

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funding. Our state has made a more

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significant commitment to per capita to

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investing in transportation than just

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about any other state in the nation. And

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so we think it we understand the

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balancing act that has to occur in terms

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of priorities. But it's a notable uh um

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observation coming out of the session.

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The second one we'll just note is that

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uh uh the League of Cities and Towns

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likes to emphasize partnership rather

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than preeemption. And I think that is

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what happened this session through a lot

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of great work and dialogue. New tools

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were provided and authorized to help

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local governments address the challenges

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of growth. We're just mentioning the

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infrastructure funds. Representative

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Peterson and the transportation utility

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fee, some more flexibility on some of

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the local options

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rather than unfunded mandates coming

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from the state requiring locals to do

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things that they might not um uh be

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their first choice. Let's just put it

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that way. So more tools. So I think

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those are notable things that to uh

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coming out of the session. Now uh

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Miranda, if you go to the next slide,

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these are the questions that we wanted

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to pose. We are posing. Senator Harper,

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we can go to you first uh and then to

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our other uh representatives and then

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open it up for dialogue if that's that's

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okay. Mr. Chair, um what you know,

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Senator, to you uh and really all three

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of you, what stands out as the most

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significant actions on transportation,

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economic development, and housing, and

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what do you think these changes signal

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regarding the state's role and

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priorities relative to the role of local

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governments? Before I turn to Senator

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Harper, I'll note he was up until

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recently also worked for a city for

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Taylor'sville uh community and economic

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development. Representative Roberts was

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a former Draper city council person. Um

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and so they know of what they speak

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about the balance between local and

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state. Senator,

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>> well, I'm going to correct you on a

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couple things here first. Uh Andrew, the

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session is not over until the governor's

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ability to veto or sign bills is done,

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which happened oh within the last 60

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minutes. He vetoed a couple bills and

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signed everything else. Some of the

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major bills that you talked about uh you

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know the omnibus, the minibus, the 507,

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the 492, the other bills, those were

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just signed within the last two two and

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a half days. So now the session is

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officially over and the work of the

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agencies begin as they start to

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implement uh you know what is what we

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put into code and figure out how to make

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that uh most effective.

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So I think uh I think overall there is a

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you know a shift uh representative

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Roberts and I talked about this uh uh

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quite a bit. Uh I and and Senator

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Filmore and Colmore had put in uh

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several programs into place for uh

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housing as tools not mandates uh which

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the league appreciated and and a lot of

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other stakeholders. he has uh

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um he has also gone through and uh you

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know kind of more of a house push to go

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through and consolidate those and I

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think that's good because there are some

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of those programs which have not been

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used others which are being used most

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effectively. We've got a period of time

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here to go through and and have another

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session decide which ones are the ones

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we want to keep and how to uh phase

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those into this new program and to make

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sure that we have all stakeholders

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involved. So I think uh I think you're

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going to see some good changes there uh

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with transportation

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uh the the minibus and the omnibus and

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things like that. Those are those are

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great bills that incorporated,

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you know, you take 242, it had in it the

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potential for 17 to 18 other bills and

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uh we decided we wanted to put that

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together and we uh found some other

546
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stuff. So, Representative Kristofferson

547
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did his minibus. And then if you take a

548
00:22:46,799 --> 00:22:48,880
look at it, some of my other bills that

549
00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,720
I had on HTRZ in that were uh

550
00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,480
incorporated and some of the good bills

551
00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,440
that Representative Roberts did. And we

552
00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,480
also uh some of the other bills on

553
00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,640
counties and on Goyo and on the

554
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assessing and collecting and property

555
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:07,440
tax reporting. Those five or six bills

556
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:10,080
were rolled into my Senate bill 206.

557
00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,840
There's a lot of great big bills that

558
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,480
have a lot of a lot of impact and import

559
00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:16,480
to them. And I just want to thank

560
00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,159
everybody who uh who were involved, all

561
00:23:20,159 --> 00:23:22,720
the mayors, uh all the legislators, the

562
00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:25,280
league, and the different stakeholders,

563
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,520
state agencies. So, I think Andrew and

564
00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,280
Miranda going forward, we've got some

565
00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,159
really good things, but uh this tells us

566
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we've got still a lot of work to do. And

567
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as we take a look at uh transportation

568
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funding, we did adjust and increase the

569
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fees for EVs. Uh but we're also uh

570
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reduce some of the the uh temporarily

571
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some of the revenues for UDOT, which

572
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makes them a little bit uncomfortable as

573
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they look at construction, maintenance

574
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of roads. So, a lot of things to look at

575
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over the next u eight months and we'll

576
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uh and we'll be keeping everybody

577
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involved.

578
00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:05,039
Senator, thank you so much.

579
00:24:05,039 --> 00:24:07,120
Representatives, what would you like to

580
00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:12,310
share?

581
00:24:12,320 --> 00:24:15,039
» Well, thank you. Um, I just to note, I

582
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do sit on this council and the only bill

583
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that I had related to transportation was

584
00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,039
eliminating the requirement for signals

585
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to be used in roundabouts. Um, so

586
00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:25,840
>> that's one of my favorite bills of this

587
00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:27,679
and that was a wonderful, wonderful

588
00:24:27,679 --> 00:24:28,080
bill.

589
00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:29,840
>> It's a very popular bill. maybe not as

590
00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:31,279
impactful as some of the other ones that

591
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Representative Roberts and Senator

592
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Harper are doing. Um, however, uh, one

593
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of the themes that I saw from the

594
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session is the need for transparency and

595
00:24:39,360 --> 00:24:42,799
communication with all the legislators.

596
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um when it comes to uh in terms of

597
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transportation funding, economic

598
00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,240
development tools, um I think going

599
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,840
forward um it will be key to ensure that

600
00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,400
we're sharing our vision, the WFRC

601
00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,480
vision and also your vision of your

602
00:24:58,480 --> 00:25:00,640
cities and also the needs that they have

603
00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,200
with your legislators and also probably

604
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,600
with the transportation committee. Um so

605
00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,480
that when we are looking at projects

606
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that need to be funded, we talked about

607
00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,240
funding and and that money getting moved

608
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around. Um I think bringing the

609
00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,440
legislature along with you in the vision

610
00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,440
that you see and along with the visions

611
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,320
WFRC will be key in making sure that we

612
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continue to grow responsibly and to

613
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fulfill the vision that we have here.

614
00:25:31,679 --> 00:25:33,760
» Yeah. Well, I should say first, Senator

615
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Harper has led out in this space for I

616
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:38,320
don't want to date you, Senator, but

617
00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:40,799
what's it been like 20 years?

618
00:25:40,799 --> 00:25:42,799
But it was we worked closely together on

619
00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:45,039
a lot of fun bills and it was it was

620
00:25:45,039 --> 00:25:46,559
really enjoyable. I'd say there was two

621
00:25:46,559 --> 00:25:48,960
themes. One is cost of living. That is

622
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something we've heard continually from

623
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our residents. I'm sure you've heard

624
00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:55,039
from your residents is how do we keep

625
00:25:55,039 --> 00:25:56,720
the cost of living competitive here in

626
00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,320
the state of Utah? How do we drive it

627
00:25:58,320 --> 00:25:59,840
down? So, that's where you see the

628
00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,760
housing bills come into play. the

629
00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,080
non-controversial gas tax bill that I

630
00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:05,679
got to participate in was a part of

631
00:26:05,679 --> 00:26:08,320
those discussions. Um, and then two is

632
00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,480
how do we build that next generation of

633
00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:12,480
infrastructure? When I think about

634
00:26:12,480 --> 00:26:14,880
infrastructure today, what we build

635
00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,279
today is what we're going to live with

636
00:26:17,279 --> 00:26:20,240
50 years from now. And I'm I'm in my

637
00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,080
Well, now I'm in my late 30s. I'm in my

638
00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,000
late 30s. And when I think about what

639
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:25,679
we're doing at the state capital to

640
00:26:25,679 --> 00:26:28,480
build that transportation system, it's

641
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:29,760
something that will be here the rest of

642
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,640
my life. That's what gets me excited and

643
00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,640
I think we we did some good work around

644
00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:37,039
transportation especially on the funding

645
00:26:37,039 --> 00:26:39,840
side with the the increase in the TTIF.

646
00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,240
Um, and then I'd say the third thing

647
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:44,880
too, and this is a a probably part of

648
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,120
the cost of living question, but there

649
00:26:47,120 --> 00:26:49,760
was a lot of economic development

650
00:26:49,760 --> 00:26:52,159
property tax increment bills, and we can

651
00:26:52,159 --> 00:26:53,919
talk about those if you're interested.

652
00:26:53,919 --> 00:26:56,559
But the idea there is

653
00:26:56,559 --> 00:26:58,880
you want to broaden your tax base. And

654
00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,200
we've been narrowing it in a lot of ways

655
00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,679
with our property tax base by giving,

656
00:27:03,679 --> 00:27:05,840
you could argue by giving away too much

657
00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:08,080
of the property tax base. and we know

658
00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,880
the impacts of that on the existing um

659
00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,279
tax base payers. So I think you'll see

660
00:27:13,279 --> 00:27:15,039
in the next year too a lot more work

661
00:27:15,039 --> 00:27:17,440
going into that space. What are TIFF

662
00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:19,840
tools for? Are we using them the right

663
00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,559
way? Are they driving economic value

664
00:27:22,559 --> 00:27:24,640
back to the people of Utah? Are we doing

665
00:27:24,640 --> 00:27:26,400
it in a smart way to protect the tax

666
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,039
base? So you saw some a lot of good work

667
00:27:29,039 --> 00:27:30,960
on that as well.

668
00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:33,039
>> Really notable comments and themes from

669
00:27:33,039 --> 00:27:34,960
all of you. Thank you very much. I do

670
00:27:34,960 --> 00:27:36,240
have to correct you on one thing,

671
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:37,919
Representative. You said that you think

672
00:27:37,919 --> 00:27:40,000
Senator Harper has been doing this work

673
00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,640
for maybe 20 years. I think he has

674
00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,559
literally been doing this work longer

675
00:27:44,559 --> 00:27:47,679
than you have been alive. Um, which is

676
00:27:47,679 --> 00:27:49,840
just a testament to the impacts he's

677
00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,880
made. Mr. Chair, I just want to give a

678
00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:55,520
>> Hey, I'm I'm not sure. I I would say

679
00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,919
that he's probably older than 30 years.

680
00:27:57,919 --> 00:27:59,679
So, you know, let's give him a little

681
00:27:59,679 --> 00:28:00,880
bit of slack there.

682
00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:02,799
>> Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. But you know

683
00:28:02,799 --> 00:28:04,559
who's when you get to that, you know,

684
00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:06,960
number of yours who's even counting. Uh

685
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,440
thank you so much, Mr. Chair. I want to

686
00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:12,000
just give uh two of our partners who are

687
00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:13,360
really involved in this just a minute

688
00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:16,080
each to to to give their reflections if

689
00:28:16,080 --> 00:28:18,159
I may. One is Cameron Deal with the

690
00:28:18,159 --> 00:28:20,640
League of Cities and Towns and then also

691
00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:22,480
uh Ben Hewitt if you'll let me put him

692
00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:24,480
on the spot to comment about the

693
00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:26,559
budgetary uh impacts and then we'd love

694
00:28:26,559 --> 00:28:28,080
to have some questions or dialogue.

695
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:28,480
Okay.

696
00:28:28,480 --> 00:28:30,000
>> And they have more than just one minute.

697
00:28:30,000 --> 00:28:31,520
We'll we'll give him a little more time

698
00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:32,000
than what

699
00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:33,840
>> a chairman's prerogative. Uh whatever

700
00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:36,320
you want. Cameron.

701
00:28:36,320 --> 00:28:38,000
>> Perfect. Thank you, Mr. Chair and Andrew

702
00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,559
and every everyone. I want to thank the

703
00:28:40,559 --> 00:28:42,080
three legislators who just spoke.

704
00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,399
Representative DeFay actually predicted

705
00:28:44,399 --> 00:28:48,080
back at the December WFRC meeting that

706
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:50,799
the legislature would approach the

707
00:28:50,799 --> 00:28:52,480
session in a spirit of collaboration and

708
00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,799
she was spot on. That's exactly what

709
00:28:54,799 --> 00:28:56,159
happened. And I also want to thank her

710
00:28:56,159 --> 00:28:58,159
for referencing the need for local

711
00:28:58,159 --> 00:28:59,679
governments to tell our story because

712
00:28:59,679 --> 00:29:01,440
when we do that at the capital, it does

713
00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,799
pay dividends because legislators do

714
00:29:04,799 --> 00:29:06,480
reflect the spirit of partnership over

715
00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:10,640
preeemption. And Andrew pointed out that was a key theme of this session.

716
00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:13,039
But I want to also emphasize that is not

717
00:29:13,039 --> 00:29:14,960
happening in other states. Utah is very

718
00:29:14,960 --> 00:29:17,760
unique that we tackle these challenges

719
00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:22,240
through that spirit of partnership and collaboration. Miranda mentioned

720
00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:25,520
several key bills and I just want

721
00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,080
everyone to recognize how much work year

722
00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:29,919
round goes into these bills. So for

723
00:29:29,919 --> 00:29:33,039
example, House Bill 47,

724
00:29:33,039 --> 00:29:35,279
the House Bill uh Representative Karen

725
00:29:35,279 --> 00:29:37,279
Peterson's bill that House Bill 425,

726
00:29:37,279 --> 00:29:38,960
which was the transportation utility fee

727
00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:42,159
bill, that bill passed this year. That

728
00:29:42,159 --> 00:29:45,120
was a three-year effort with multiple

729
00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,279
work groups that the league and WFRC

730
00:29:47,279 --> 00:29:49,520
participated on with legislators and

731
00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,919
other stakeholders. and we we got that

732
00:29:51,919 --> 00:29:53,919
bill to a place where it's good policy

733
00:29:53,919 --> 00:29:57,120
and is and is respectful the principle

734
00:29:57,120 --> 00:29:58,320
principles of all the various

735
00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,480
stakeholders. Likewise, uh

736
00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,039
Representative Cal Roberts, he mentioned

737
00:30:03,039 --> 00:30:04,720
several bills that he worked on. He came

738
00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,600
to the league conference in September

739
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:09,279
and said, "We need to partner on

740
00:30:09,279 --> 00:30:10,480
infrastructure." And then the

741
00:30:10,480 --> 00:30:12,640
legislature delivered on that promise.

742
00:30:12,640 --> 00:30:15,679
And that was a multi-year effort to

743
00:30:15,679 --> 00:30:17,840
highlight the need for that partnership

744
00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:19,919
and have willing builders and willing

745
00:30:19,919 --> 00:30:21,919
cities and the state come together to

746
00:30:21,919 --> 00:30:23,679
pay for infrastructure that can unlock

747
00:30:23,679 --> 00:30:26,799
housing units. Um he also referenced

748
00:30:26,799 --> 00:30:30,799
House Bill 68. Well, that bill

749
00:30:30,799 --> 00:30:34,080
is the result of more than 60 60

750
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:37,039
meetings last interim where league staff

751
00:30:37,039 --> 00:30:38,799
and mayors and council members

752
00:30:38,799 --> 00:30:40,799
participated in interim meetings through

753
00:30:40,799 --> 00:30:42,159
the commission on housing affordability

754
00:30:42,159 --> 00:30:44,080
and elsewhere and and represent Roberts,

755
00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:45,279
you didn't mention that your bill killed

756
00:30:45,279 --> 00:30:47,039
the commission on housing affordability.

757
00:30:47,039 --> 00:30:49,840
Uh but the interim work will continue um

758
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:52,080
this off season. And then Senator

759
00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,799
Harper, he mentioned the the UTA bill

760
00:30:54,799 --> 00:30:56,720
and Senator Harper met with us

761
00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:58,240
repeatedly on that bill during the

762
00:30:58,240 --> 00:31:00,720
session and accepted multiple amendments

763
00:31:00,720 --> 00:31:03,760
to ensure engagement and collaboration

764
00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:05,600
with all the stakeholders. Um, and

765
00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,360
that's just one example of many in

766
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,200
Senator Harper's career where he's put

767
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,960
forward that principle of collaboration.

768
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,200
So, we mentioned a handful of bills.

769
00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:14,960
There were over 200 that affected cities

770
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,279
and towns in some form or fashion. We

771
00:31:17,279 --> 00:31:19,200
appreciate everyone who participated

772
00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,120
through the league. We had about 400

773
00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:23,760
people at every LPC this year and

774
00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:24,880
appreciated the opportunity to

775
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:26,640
participate with WFRC and the

776
00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,520
partnership is is as strong as ever.

777
00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:30,960
Even though the session ended three

778
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:34,080
weeks ago, my other reflection is that

779
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,159
this is truly a year- round process. We

780
00:31:36,159 --> 00:31:37,840
are already in conversations with

781
00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,159
legislators and the governor's office

782
00:31:40,159 --> 00:31:42,399
about what's going to happen this coming

783
00:31:42,399 --> 00:31:44,480
interim. Um, and I I mentioned the

784
00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:45,840
legislators by name. I also want to

785
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:46,960
thank the governor's office and the

786
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:48,960
executive branch for their spirit of of

787
00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,000
collaboration on all of these issues and

788
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,760
through the leagues Friday facts and our

789
00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:55,919
midyear conference in sunny St. George

790
00:31:55,919 --> 00:31:57,679
next month. There'll be plenty of ways

791
00:31:57,679 --> 00:31:59,039
for you to elevate your voice through

792
00:31:59,039 --> 00:32:00,559
the interim process. It's a year-round

793
00:32:00,559 --> 00:32:04,000
effort and through WFRC and the league,

794
00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,360
uh, we do have this great spirit of

795
00:32:05,360 --> 00:32:08,880
partnership which I think is the envy of other state leagues around the

796
00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,000
country. So, thank you for the

797
00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:12,399
opportunity to to weigh in on the 2026

798
00:32:12,399 --> 00:32:13,200
session.

799
00:32:13,200 --> 00:32:14,880
>> Cam, amen to that. You noted the

800
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:18,960
governor's office, Laura Hansen from the governor's office is on with us.

801
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:20,720
I'll just note, Cam, that was a quite

802
00:32:20,720 --> 00:32:23,120
cogent uh discussion, which is

803
00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:24,799
impressive because Cameron was up for

804
00:32:24,799 --> 00:32:26,240
over three hours in the middle of the

805
00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,200
night with his new baby uh that came

806
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:30,880
after the legislative session, which

807
00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:32,880
made all of us happy that Cameron and

808
00:32:32,880 --> 00:32:35,039
baby and and his wife Rachel really to

809
00:32:35,039 --> 00:32:37,120
the point made it until the end until

810
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,120
the end of session. So, just impressed

811
00:32:39,120 --> 00:32:41,120
that he got up and must have he's at

812
00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:42,159
home obviously.

813
00:32:42,159 --> 00:32:42,480
>> Yes.

814
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,399
>> And he got up got up and put a shirt and

815
00:32:44,399 --> 00:32:46,000
tie on for this meeting.

816
00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:48,480
>> I mean what's happening probably in

817
00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,200
pajamas in the bottom. So

818
00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,120
>> thanks Kim.

819
00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,679
>> Yeah. Thanks Andrew. Thanks Mayor.

820
00:32:55,679 --> 00:32:58,399
>> Okay Ben.

821
00:32:58,399 --> 00:33:00,320
Yeah, I guess first of all just always

822
00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,320
appreciate the the collaboration like

823
00:33:02,320 --> 00:33:03,600
it's it's been mentioned, you know,

824
00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:09,200
working with the uh Senator Harper and Representative Roberts and all the

825
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:14,000
legislators. We always appreciate the dialogue and um like Senator Harper

826
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,440
mentioned, there was a lot of things in some of those bills that were little

827
00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:18,960
fixes and stuff that we work on

828
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,640
throughout the year and over the interim

829
00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:22,720
period that are super helpful in in

830
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,000
doing business. As far as um the you

831
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:28,640
know you talked about the the funding on

832
00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:31,840
the the funding side you know just at a

833
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:33,679
high level we manage you know our

834
00:33:33,679 --> 00:33:36,559
programs with the available funding that

835
00:33:36,559 --> 00:33:38,960
we have. And so

836
00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,799
like our our transportation investment

837
00:33:40,799 --> 00:33:43,519
fund that was mentioned you know once

838
00:33:43,519 --> 00:33:45,760
the once projects are approved by the

839
00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:47,760
transportation commission then the way

840
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,679
that from a financial standpoint the way

841
00:33:49,679 --> 00:33:51,360
it's managed is the timing of those

842
00:33:51,360 --> 00:33:54,240
projects. And so like in past years when

843
00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,480
there was additional funding you know

844
00:33:56,480 --> 00:33:58,559
then there's an opportunity to maybe

845
00:33:58,559 --> 00:34:01,840
accelerate some projects and in in times

846
00:34:01,840 --> 00:34:06,399
where you know there's some you know the the transfer of funding for uh

847
00:34:06,399 --> 00:34:08,480
housing then we would take that and look

848
00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,720
at the timing and and possibly delay or

849
00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:13,200
not start uh some projects that we had

850
00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,599
planned. Um it's dynamic. We have

851
00:34:15,599 --> 00:34:19,200
projects programmed into 2032 in the in

852
00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,359
the TIFF. And so there's a lot of moving

853
00:34:21,359 --> 00:34:23,040
pieces there because there's projects

854
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:24,960
that are being worked on now that that

855
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:26,800
the timing could change. So some of that

856
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,040
just happens organically without any,

857
00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:31,679
you know, outside funding adjustments.

858
00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:33,280
But yeah, we just we manage those as

859
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,520
programs. On the on the transportation

860
00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:37,359
fund side, we combine that funding with

861
00:34:37,359 --> 00:34:40,320
our federal funding. And that's more of,

862
00:34:40,320 --> 00:34:41,839
you know, taking care of what we have

863
00:34:41,839 --> 00:34:46,720
operation and maintenance. you know, we ask for transfers each year between

864
00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:48,879
the the project side, I'll call it, of

865
00:34:48,879 --> 00:34:50,879
that program into the operations and

866
00:34:50,879 --> 00:34:52,320
maintenance side. And, you know, we're

867
00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:56,240
very appreciative that we, you know, got that funding approved this year to

868
00:34:56,240 --> 00:35:00,800
take care of what we have. And and like that, we we adjust the projects

869
00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:02,800
that we program for the upcoming years

870
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:04,640
to manage that. So, that's at a high

871
00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,800
level on what how we how we do things

872
00:35:06,800 --> 00:35:09,440
with with the funding.

873
00:35:09,440 --> 00:35:10,880
>> And no, thank you. Appreciate it, Ben

874
00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:13,200
and Cam for kind of on the spot giving

875
00:35:13,200 --> 00:35:14,720
us your answers. You know, one of the

876
00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:16,079
things that I think is pretty cool is

877
00:35:16,079 --> 00:35:18,079
that not only did the Delta Center

878
00:35:18,079 --> 00:35:20,079
become Delta Center again, which we all

879
00:35:20,079 --> 00:35:22,640
called it all the time it wasn't, but

880
00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,119
we've also always called Goyo Gowad and

881
00:35:25,119 --> 00:35:27,119
glad to see this go again because that's

882
00:35:27,119 --> 00:35:28,640
what we all think of it as far as that

883
00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:31,760
goes. Um, we again want to thank Senator

884
00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:34,079
Harper. One of the things I will say,

885
00:35:34,079 --> 00:35:36,160
uh, you know, Gage Fer and I actually

886
00:35:36,160 --> 00:35:38,560
work very closely with Senator Harper

887
00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:40,880
and and Christopherson on a couple of

888
00:35:40,880 --> 00:35:43,359
things and, um, you know, it's it's

889
00:35:43,359 --> 00:35:45,680
pretty cool that we can go in and sit

890
00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:47,200
down with these legislators and have

891
00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:48,640
them listen to some of the concerns that

892
00:35:48,640 --> 00:35:50,720
we have and for them to work with us.

893
00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,160
And there's some things that took place

894
00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:54,480
that deal with the counties that will go

895
00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:56,160
a long ways as far as transportation

896
00:35:56,160 --> 00:35:58,880
that goes in the future. Um,

897
00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:00,400
Representative Roberts, appreciate your

898
00:36:00,400 --> 00:36:01,760
enthusiasm and everything that you're

899
00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:03,359
doing. There's no question that that is

900
00:36:03,359 --> 00:36:06,720
very welcome. And I will say as I let uh

901
00:36:06,720 --> 00:36:08,880
Ariel DeFay know that she actually was

902
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,599
the most responsive uh legislator in

903
00:36:11,599 --> 00:36:12,880
Davis County and told her I was going to

904
00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:14,480
give her the award for getting back to

905
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:16,079
me quicker than anybody else as far as

906
00:36:16,079 --> 00:36:19,040
that goes. So, we appreciate that goes

907
00:36:19,040 --> 00:36:21,119
up in Davis County. Uh, with that, are

908
00:36:21,119 --> 00:36:22,560
there any questions anybody would have

909
00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:24,400
for these great individuals that are

910
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,640
here now?

911
00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:29,760
Yes, Car

912
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:33,520
Mora, just a a comment. Um, our thanks

913
00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:35,280
uh from the transit authorities

914
00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,240
perspective on the adjustment for the

915
00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:41,359
funds for 5600 West. We often think in

916
00:36:41,359 --> 00:36:44,640
transportation of just the capital cost

917
00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:47,920
of that, but uh that was going to be a

918
00:36:47,920 --> 00:36:50,640
difficult line for us to open up in

919
00:36:50,640 --> 00:36:54,880
about a year and a half. um with uh

920
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,280
because you add you have to add 50

921
00:36:57,280 --> 00:36:59,839
operators and you think about flat sales

922
00:36:59,839 --> 00:37:03,359
tax adding 50 fully funded employees and

923
00:37:03,359 --> 00:37:05,440
the equipment to maintain and operate it

924
00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:08,720
and you sometimes that's the barrier to

925
00:37:08,720 --> 00:37:11,680
new operations in transit and so making

926
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,960
that adjustment was very helpful.

927
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:18,079
>> Thank you Carlton. Anyone else?

928
00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:20,400
Okay, Randa, thank you.

929
00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:22,400
>> Oh thanks. Yeah, I think I think we just

930
00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:24,720
we also wanted to keep these reflections

931
00:37:24,720 --> 00:37:26,320
these questions open to the group as

932
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:29,200
well in case anyone here had any key

933
00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:30,800
takeaways from the session that they

934
00:37:30,800 --> 00:37:33,440
felt that they wanted to share. So, I

935
00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:34,640
guess I'll just give one.

936
00:37:34,640 --> 00:37:36,000
>> Was there anything major that was

937
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:38,240
vetoed? I know we said there were a

938
00:37:38,240 --> 00:37:38,400
couple.

939
00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:39,680
>> I don't know. I didn't see any vetos

940
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:41,440
until today. So, I'm not actually sure

941
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,200
what was vetoed. Um,

942
00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:46,640
>> okay.

943
00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:47,440
>> We're gonna hear from

944
00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,520
>> Go ahead. If you've seen Did you see the

945
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:51,359
letter already? Go ahead.

946
00:37:51,359 --> 00:37:53,520
>> Yeah, she can tell you.

947
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:57,200
>> Well, okay. Go, Amy. Bring bring us the news. Amy,

948
00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:59,440
>> I one on the So, if you remember, there

949
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:01,520
was a bill about um adding internet for

950
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:04,400
school buses. He vetoed that. That's one

951
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,560
that he feels very strongly kids should

952
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:07,839
not be on screens and should be

953
00:38:07,839 --> 00:38:09,920
interacting with each other. Um, and

954
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:13,920
then there was another bill um that was

955
00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:15,680
uh Representative Grecious's bill that

956
00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:18,000
was similar to a another bill that had

957
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,280
passed and I'm sorry I don't know the

958
00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:24,400
numbers but um and so he vetoed that. Um

959
00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:29,040
and then he did not sign the gold bill.

960
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,440
So you can read the letter and see why.

961
00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:34,079
>> Okay. Thank you. Appreciate that.

962
00:38:34,079 --> 00:38:39,030
>> Thanks. Thanks, Commissioner.

963
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,920
Okay, with that we'll move on. Uh, next

964
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,400
item is our public comment period. Uh,

965
00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:46,240
this is open to anyone who would like to

966
00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:48,079
spend a couple of minutes maybe uh,

967
00:38:48,079 --> 00:38:49,520
sharing their thoughts with us. We'd

968
00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:51,440
appreciate giving your name and address.

969
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:53,359
If there are any online that would like

970
00:38:53,359 --> 00:38:55,200
to also make public comment, we need you

971
00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:56,880
to raise your hand so we know that you

972
00:38:56,880 --> 00:38:58,720
are making comments. So, we'll open that

973
00:38:58,720 --> 00:39:00,960
up at this time. Anyone come forward to

974
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:03,599
the mic.

975
00:39:03,599 --> 00:39:05,040
Okay. If there's no one in this room,

976
00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:07,520
we'll go to online. Uh, Andrew, anybody

977
00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:09,760
online? Uh, no one online at this time

978
00:39:09,760 --> 00:39:11,680
either. So, uh, we appreciate it. We'll

979
00:39:11,680 --> 00:39:13,440
move on to item four, which are re

980
00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,000
regional growth, uh, committee. Uh,

981
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:20,710
which we'll turn that over to

982
00:39:20,720 --> 00:39:23,359
>> Mayor TR.

983
00:39:23,359 --> 00:39:23,920
>> Thank you.

984
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:24,960
>> She was over here before.

985
00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:26,960
>> Thank you. I've been bopping around the

986
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:28,960
room. Okay. Thank you. We had a great

987
00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:30,079
meeting last week. Some of the

988
00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:32,000
highlights, we welcomed our new members,

989
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:33,920
generated ideas for the year such as a

990
00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,320
focus on water availability. We had a

991
00:39:36,320 --> 00:39:37,760
discussion about housing capacity

992
00:39:37,760 --> 00:39:39,520
analysis from the governor's office of

993
00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:42,400
economic development and envision Utah.

994
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,640
We previewed key progress indicators for

995
00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:46,560
the on the ground implementation of the

996
00:39:46,560 --> 00:39:49,440
Wasach choice vision. And then today we

997
00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:51,839
have two items to bring to the council.

998
00:39:51,839 --> 00:39:54,800
So item 4 A is the station area plan

999
00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:57,280
certification. In the past year we made

1000
00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:59,280
tremendous effort and progress by

1001
00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:00,880
communities in developing station area

1002
00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:04,800
plans. And so there are now 108,700

1003
00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,560
new homes planned in station areas along

1004
00:40:06,560 --> 00:40:08,240
the Wasach front, which is a huge

1005
00:40:08,240 --> 00:40:10,480
number. Last week, the regional growth

1006
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:12,079
committee reviewed the Midvil portion of

1007
00:40:12,079 --> 00:40:14,560
the Fashion Place West stationary plan,

1008
00:40:14,560 --> 00:40:16,800
and RGC is making a recommendation to

1009
00:40:16,800 --> 00:40:19,040
the council for certification. We are

1010
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:21,200
joined here by Midville's mayor, Dustin

1011
00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:23,359
Gtle, and then I will turn the mic over

1012
00:40:23,359 --> 00:40:25,440
to Byron. Thank you.

1013
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,280
>> Great. Thank you, Mayor. Uh good

1014
00:40:27,280 --> 00:40:29,200
afternoon, council. uh Byron Head,

1015
00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:30,880
community planner and the CED group here

1016
00:40:30,880 --> 00:40:33,920
at WFRC. Uh and yeah, today we we have a

1017
00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,720
short uh list today. We've we've had

1018
00:40:36,720 --> 00:40:38,480
multiple cities most of the past

1019
00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:40,160
meetings, but today just just one

1020
00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:43,920
station in Midvail. Um so a brief

1021
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,599
reminder to everyone about the

1022
00:40:45,599 --> 00:40:47,040
requirements of stationary planning.

1023
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:50,079
This applies to the half mile or quarter

1024
00:40:50,079 --> 00:40:52,400
mile radius around a fixed guideway

1025
00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:54,480
transit station, whether that's uh rail

1026
00:40:54,480 --> 00:40:57,119
or bus. And there are a series of

1027
00:40:57,119 --> 00:40:58,720
objectives and requirements that those

1028
00:40:58,720 --> 00:41:00,560
plans have to have. You can find more

1029
00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:04,880
about that on our website. Um but our

1030
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:09,520
progress today um so far we've gotten uh

1031
00:41:09,520 --> 00:41:12,160
us including MAG to the south. We have

1032
00:41:12,160 --> 00:41:16,240
certified 98 of 127 kind of pieces of

1033
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:18,640
station areas. Uh we have one more um

1034
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:20,400
being considered for certification today

1035
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:23,280
which will would take us to to 99 and we

1036
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:25,760
have 14 more that are currently in

1037
00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:28,240
progress and 14 that either have older

1038
00:41:28,240 --> 00:41:32,400
plans or have not yet engaged in uh

1039
00:41:32,400 --> 00:41:36,960
HP462 supported stationary planning. Um

1040
00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:39,200
so we're we're coming up towards the

1041
00:41:39,200 --> 00:41:42,640
finish line here. Um,

1042
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:44,800
and as as Mayor Tran just mentioned, you

1043
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:48,640
know, the certified plans that we've certified to date would support

1044
00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:50,960
over 108,000 new homes and that's just

1045
00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,040
in these very small concentrated areas,

1046
00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:54,640
most of them in Wasatch Choice Vision

1047
00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:57,200
centers. So, this really is implementing

1048
00:41:57,200 --> 00:41:59,599
and supporting the Wasatch Choice Vision

1049
00:41:59,599 --> 00:42:03,280
uh that we all know and love. Um so

1050
00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:06,560
today fashion place west midvail portion

1051
00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:08,480
is um a very small portion of this

1052
00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:10,000
station area just kind of in the

1053
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:13,040
southwest portion of the station area.

1054
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:16,240
Um the midvail portion calls for a mix

1055
00:42:16,240 --> 00:42:17,839
of housing and jobs. This is currently

1056
00:42:17,839 --> 00:42:20,000
kind of an industrial area that is

1057
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,440
transitioning with also the passage uh a

1058
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:25,599
couple years ago of the Midville Fort

1059
00:42:25,599 --> 00:42:27,520
Union station area just to the south of

1060
00:42:27,520 --> 00:42:29,440
here. You can see I circled on the top

1061
00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:31,520
like where this kind of overlap happens.

1062
00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:35,200
Um and also the city is in the final

1063
00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:36,960
stages of completing a Porter Rockwell

1064
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,920
extension uh trail extension project to

1065
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:41,760
find a new alignment to extend that

1066
00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,400
trail up north from Sandy. And so th

1067
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:46,400
this plan would also uh accommodate

1068
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,200
that. Um maybe on the front run or maybe

1069
00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:50,880
on the tracks line, maybe on Cottonwood

1070
00:42:50,880 --> 00:42:53,119
Street yet to be determined, but

1071
00:42:53,119 --> 00:42:54,720
cognizant of that and there's some some

1072
00:42:54,720 --> 00:42:57,280
synergy there. Um, I will stop talking

1073
00:42:57,280 --> 00:42:59,839
now and turn it over to Mayor Ghetto.

1074
00:42:59,839 --> 00:43:01,359
>> Thank you so much. Um, and I have

1075
00:43:01,359 --> 00:43:03,200
invited our community uh development

1076
00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:05,359
director, Adam Olson, to just talk some

1077
00:43:05,359 --> 00:43:07,359
of the very brief specifics about this

1078
00:43:07,359 --> 00:43:09,200
one. Uh, but I just wanted to give you

1079
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:10,960
for those who don't know Midvil as

1080
00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:14,319
intimately as I do. Um, we are a 5.9

1081
00:43:14,319 --> 00:43:17,119
square mile city. We have 36,000 people.

1082
00:43:17,119 --> 00:43:19,200
That makes us the second most densely

1083
00:43:19,200 --> 00:43:22,000
populated city in Salt Lake County. Um,

1084
00:43:22,000 --> 00:43:24,720
and we also have three track stations in

1085
00:43:24,720 --> 00:43:26,560
our 5.9 square miles. We're very

1086
00:43:26,560 --> 00:43:30,079
fortunate to have uh that much access to

1087
00:43:30,079 --> 00:43:32,560
public transportation. Uh, with that, we

1088
00:43:32,560 --> 00:43:34,480
have three station area plans of our own

1089
00:43:34,480 --> 00:43:36,640
that are entirely within the Midville

1090
00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:38,400
city boundaries, which we're very, very

1091
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:41,040
proud of. U, but one of the themes of

1092
00:43:41,040 --> 00:43:43,200
today so far from a lot of the speakers

1093
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:45,119
has been collaboration. And

1094
00:43:45,119 --> 00:43:47,359
collaboration doesn't just end with

1095
00:43:47,359 --> 00:43:49,359
working with the state legislature. It's

1096
00:43:49,359 --> 00:43:51,359
one city working with another city. So,

1097
00:43:51,359 --> 00:43:54,640
this particular uh fashion place west um

1098
00:43:54,640 --> 00:43:58,160
does touch a a bit on some areas in

1099
00:43:58,160 --> 00:43:59,920
Midville that we have some plans for,

1100
00:43:59,920 --> 00:44:03,119
but it essentially completes the part of

1101
00:44:03,119 --> 00:44:05,760
that Murray had certified. And we always

1102
00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:08,160
like to say we have four shared borders

1103
00:44:08,160 --> 00:44:09,839
with different cities in Midbell still

1104
00:44:09,839 --> 00:44:11,760
tiny city with four shared borders with

1105
00:44:11,760 --> 00:44:13,359
four different cities. So, we're we're

1106
00:44:13,359 --> 00:44:15,680
actively working with West Jordan on

1107
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,240
another Yes. Thank you, Dirk. And we're

1108
00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:20,240
now working with Murray. Uh we welcome

1109
00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:22,160
Sandy in Cottonwood Heights too if

1110
00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:24,079
there's anything we can collaborate on.

1111
00:44:24,079 --> 00:44:26,720
Um but yeah, if Adam if you want to

1112
00:44:26,720 --> 00:44:28,960
explain just some of the the details

1113
00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:31,200
here. This is an area I'll note. Uh we

1114
00:44:31,200 --> 00:44:33,040
have some difficult geography in Midbell

1115
00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:34,800
2. We have a convergence of two major

1116
00:44:34,800 --> 00:44:38,480
highways around this area which um you

1117
00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:40,319
know that's great for transportation but

1118
00:44:40,319 --> 00:44:42,319
it's not great sometimes for businesses

1119
00:44:42,319 --> 00:44:45,760
that tend to pop up in those areas. um

1120
00:44:45,760 --> 00:44:48,640
uh motel, which you can still pay cash

1121
00:44:48,640 --> 00:44:50,640
with some of them, which is an odd thing

1122
00:44:50,640 --> 00:44:54,880
still. Um but this will hopefully um

1123
00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:56,720
lean into the development that we have

1124
00:44:56,720 --> 00:45:00,000
planned all around our 7200 corridor. So

1125
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:01,200
with that, Adam, if you have anything

1126
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:02,960
else to add, that'd be awesome.

1127
00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:04,640
>> I'll just note Adam can take a minute.

1128
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:07,200
We appreciate that. And we do uh those

1129
00:45:07,200 --> 00:45:08,240
of you that are on regional growth

1130
00:45:08,240 --> 00:45:09,599
committee, as Mayor Tran noted, we go

1131
00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:11,680
into more detail on each stationary plan

1132
00:45:11,680 --> 00:45:14,960
at regional growth committee. Thanks.

1133
00:45:14,960 --> 00:45:16,640
>> Uh thank you everyone for the

1134
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:19,680
opportunity to be here. Um as I

1135
00:45:19,680 --> 00:45:20,960
mentioned last week, for those of you

1136
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:23,839
that were here, um Midvil is very uh

1137
00:45:23,839 --> 00:45:26,640
thankful to be able to partner with WFRC

1138
00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,880
and our surrounding neighbors. Uh we did

1139
00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:30,960
about two years ago um have a station

1140
00:45:30,960 --> 00:45:33,520
area plan that we uh two stations, one

1141
00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:35,359
in West Jordan, one in Midville where

1142
00:45:35,359 --> 00:45:36,960
both of those crossed over into each

1143
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:38,960
other. And so it was great working with

1144
00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:41,599
uh West Jordan on those as well. Um, for

1145
00:45:41,599 --> 00:45:43,119
this one in particular, the Fashion

1146
00:45:43,119 --> 00:45:45,839
Place West, although it does contain a

1147
00:45:45,839 --> 00:45:48,000
small portion of Midvail, um, it does

1148
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:49,839
align with our future plans for that

1149
00:45:49,839 --> 00:45:51,920
area for mixed use and housing

1150
00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:54,240
opportunities. Uh, this is a prime area

1151
00:45:54,240 --> 00:45:55,920
for redevelopment and we're hopeful to

1152
00:45:55,920 --> 00:45:58,079
use some of the tools uh that the state

1153
00:45:58,079 --> 00:46:01,359
has um provided to uh help kind of spur

1154
00:46:01,359 --> 00:46:03,359
this development. And just to very

1155
00:46:03,359 --> 00:46:05,680
briefly touch on our other plans, um,

1156
00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:07,359
some people wonder, okay, what happens?

1157
00:46:07,359 --> 00:46:08,960
You now you have a plan, it's approved,

1158
00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:11,040
it's certified, what's next? Um, our

1159
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:13,680
council has been very proactive um in

1160
00:46:13,680 --> 00:46:17,359
working with um our staff to revise some

1161
00:46:17,359 --> 00:46:19,440
of our zoning codes and ordinances to

1162
00:46:19,440 --> 00:46:21,680
allow for greater heights, greater

1163
00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:24,240
densities, uh some reduced parking and

1164
00:46:24,240 --> 00:46:26,319
some al also some incentives for those

1165
00:46:26,319 --> 00:46:30,000
areas for um uh development that chooses

1166
00:46:30,000 --> 00:46:33,599
to go in. So again, thank you.

1167
00:46:33,599 --> 00:46:35,760
>> Thank you, Adam. Thank you, Mayor. Uh

1168
00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:39,119
and so we have uh WFRC staff reviewed

1169
00:46:39,119 --> 00:46:41,760
the plan. uh made a recommendation to

1170
00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:43,839
RGC. RGC has made a recommendation to

1171
00:46:43,839 --> 00:46:46,560
this body. We've also um collaborated

1172
00:46:46,560 --> 00:46:48,880
with UTA on this and so we have a

1173
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:51,359
suggested motion for you. Um but that

1174
00:46:51,359 --> 00:46:53,520
concludes my remarks. I'll turn it back

1175
00:46:53,520 --> 00:46:55,440
to Mayor Trent.

1176
00:46:55,440 --> 00:46:58,160
>> Okay. Thank you. This is exciting. Mr.

1177
00:46:58,160 --> 00:46:59,680
Chair, if it's okay, I'd like to make a

1178
00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:01,839
motion. Okay. I would like to make a

1179
00:47:01,839 --> 00:47:03,520
motion to certify the Midville Fashion

1180
00:47:03,520 --> 00:47:06,960
Place West area stereia west station

1181
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:09,280
area plan.

1182
00:47:09,280 --> 00:47:10,560
Second

1183
00:47:10,560 --> 00:47:12,640
>> been moved and seconded. All in favor

1184
00:47:12,640 --> 00:47:13,680
say I.

1185
00:47:13,680 --> 00:47:15,359
>> I. I.

1186
00:47:15,359 --> 00:47:18,079
>> Any opposed? That is unanimous. Thank

1187
00:47:18,079 --> 00:47:18,640
you.

1188
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:19,760
>> Okay. Thank you very much.

1189
00:47:19,760 --> 00:47:21,760
Congratulations. All right. The next

1190
00:47:21,760 --> 00:47:23,680
item is transportation and land use

1191
00:47:23,680 --> 00:47:26,160
connection program 2026 awarded

1192
00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:28,240
projects. So, we're excited to announce

1193
00:47:28,240 --> 00:47:32,000
the projects. Um the 2026 transportation

1194
00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:34,319
and land use connection program awards.

1195
00:47:34,319 --> 00:47:35,839
All of these awards are in response to

1196
00:47:35,839 --> 00:47:37,440
requests made by our communities. and

1197
00:47:37,440 --> 00:47:39,119
I'll turn the mic over to Meg. Thank

1198
00:47:39,119 --> 00:47:41,599
you.

1199
00:47:41,599 --> 00:47:44,240
>> Thank you, Madam Chair. Every spring, we

1200
00:47:44,240 --> 00:47:45,760
get to announce these brand new projects

1201
00:47:45,760 --> 00:47:47,119
in your communities that have been

1202
00:47:47,119 --> 00:47:48,480
funded through our transportation and

1203
00:47:48,480 --> 00:47:50,319
land use connection program. So, this is

1204
00:47:50,319 --> 00:47:53,760
always a fun meeting for me. Um, we have

1205
00:47:53,760 --> 00:47:55,520
many ways that we support cities with

1206
00:47:55,520 --> 00:47:57,040
planning. You heard about one just now,

1207
00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:59,280
the station area planning work. Um,

1208
00:47:59,280 --> 00:48:00,800
we've been helping your cities with

1209
00:48:00,800 --> 00:48:02,480
station area planning for a few years

1210
00:48:02,480 --> 00:48:04,640
now. The transportation and land use

1211
00:48:04,640 --> 00:48:06,480
connection program is kind of our our

1212
00:48:06,480 --> 00:48:08,480
core planning pro technical assistance

1213
00:48:08,480 --> 00:48:10,480
program. And so this has been um we're

1214
00:48:10,480 --> 00:48:14,319
on our 13th year of funding here. Um the

1215
00:48:14,319 --> 00:48:16,000
goals of the program are up there on the

1216
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:18,240
screen. So TLC helps cities with land

1217
00:48:18,240 --> 00:48:20,160
use and transportation plans that

1218
00:48:20,160 --> 00:48:22,160
maximize the value of investment in

1219
00:48:22,160 --> 00:48:24,480
public infrastructure, enhance access to

1220
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:26,720
opportunities, increase travel options

1221
00:48:26,720 --> 00:48:28,640
to optimize mobility, and create

1222
00:48:28,640 --> 00:48:30,640
communities with opportunities to live,

1223
00:48:30,640 --> 00:48:32,160
work, and play. There's a lot of room

1224
00:48:32,160 --> 00:48:34,559
here. Um the the purpose is to

1225
00:48:34,559 --> 00:48:36,640
accomplish what whatever it is your city

1226
00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:39,040
is is trying to plan for and and to

1227
00:48:39,040 --> 00:48:41,520
accomplish. And then we also um look to

1228
00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:43,680
the program to help us help help us help

1229
00:48:43,680 --> 00:48:45,200
you implement the Wasatchet choice

1230
00:48:45,200 --> 00:48:47,119
vision. This is a partnership between

1231
00:48:47,119 --> 00:48:50,079
W4C UD do and UTA. And then we have our

1232
00:48:50,079 --> 00:48:51,839
partnership with the governor governor's

1233
00:48:51,839 --> 00:48:53,200
office of planning and budget as well

1234
00:48:53,200 --> 00:48:54,720
that helps us to provide some of that

1235
00:48:54,720 --> 00:48:56,880
in-house um planning support to your

1236
00:48:56,880 --> 00:48:59,280
cities.

1237
00:48:59,280 --> 00:49:01,359
These are the kind of projects TLC can

1238
00:49:01,359 --> 00:49:02,960
fund. So, I want you to keep these in

1239
00:49:02,960 --> 00:49:04,960
mind because as you're having um

1240
00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:06,160
questions about, you know, maybe we

1241
00:49:06,160 --> 00:49:08,079
should do a plan for this area, maybe we

1242
00:49:08,079 --> 00:49:10,240
need to think about design or or our

1243
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:12,000
development ordinances for this area. I

1244
00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:13,839
want you to think of TLC and reach out

1245
00:49:13,839 --> 00:49:15,680
and see if it might be a fit. So, plans,

1246
00:49:15,680 --> 00:49:17,520
design, ordinances, and implement

1247
00:49:17,520 --> 00:49:19,440
implementation strategies beyond that as

1248
00:49:19,440 --> 00:49:21,520
well. All things that can be funded with

1249
00:49:21,520 --> 00:49:24,400
TLC.

1250
00:49:24,400 --> 00:49:27,440
This year, we've funded 15 new projects.

1251
00:49:27,440 --> 00:49:31,760
Um the total project funds are about 1.7

1252
00:49:31,760 --> 00:49:34,880
million. Uh 300,000 or so of that is

1253
00:49:34,880 --> 00:49:36,319
from local match. So there's a small

1254
00:49:36,319 --> 00:49:38,319
matching requirement. Helps the money go

1255
00:49:38,319 --> 00:49:40,720
a little further. I want to plug our our

1256
00:49:40,720 --> 00:49:42,880
online map where you can go see every

1257
00:49:42,880 --> 00:49:45,200
project ever funded through the program.

1258
00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:46,800
All of the projects in your city. You

1259
00:49:46,800 --> 00:49:48,400
might be curious what you've um worked

1260
00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:50,640
on with TLC in the past. And you can see

1261
00:49:50,640 --> 00:49:52,240
all of the applications as well as the

1262
00:49:52,240 --> 00:49:54,000
final products of those projects on

1263
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:55,760
there. So, it might um get your gears

1264
00:49:55,760 --> 00:49:57,280
turning as to what you might work on as

1265
00:49:57,280 --> 00:50:01,040
a city. Um, as well, I'm going to list

1266
00:50:01,040 --> 00:50:02,480
all of these projects that we funded

1267
00:50:02,480 --> 00:50:04,480
this year and dive into just a couple of

1268
00:50:04,480 --> 00:50:06,240
them so you can get an idea of what um

1269
00:50:06,240 --> 00:50:07,440
some of our cities are trying to

1270
00:50:07,440 --> 00:50:10,480
accomplish and how TLC can help. In our

1271
00:50:10,480 --> 00:50:13,040
Davis and Weber counties, we funded the

1272
00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:15,200
Davis County Regional Trails Wayfinding

1273
00:50:15,200 --> 00:50:17,280
Signage Plan.

1274
00:50:17,280 --> 00:50:19,839
In Far West, we funded a general plan.

1275
00:50:19,839 --> 00:50:21,680
In Ogden, the Five Points Area Master

1276
00:50:21,680 --> 00:50:23,760
Plan. I'm going to talk about that one.

1277
00:50:23,760 --> 00:50:25,359
In Pleasant View, we provided funding

1278
00:50:25,359 --> 00:50:27,280
for our general plan. Uh, excuse me,

1279
00:50:27,280 --> 00:50:28,960
it's not funding, it's in-house support.

1280
00:50:28,960 --> 00:50:30,400
So, we will help Pleasant View in-house

1281
00:50:30,400 --> 00:50:31,599
with their general plan. Really excited

1282
00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:34,160
to work with that city on that plan. In

1283
00:50:34,160 --> 00:50:36,000
West Haven, a transportation master

1284
00:50:36,000 --> 00:50:38,640
plan. And then in Ogden Valley, a new

1285
00:50:38,640 --> 00:50:42,400
city in our region. Um, kind of a a a

1286
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:44,319
bucket of plans. So, the general plan,

1287
00:50:44,319 --> 00:50:45,839
the transportation master plan, and a

1288
00:50:45,839 --> 00:50:48,079
zoning road map to get them uh off to a

1289
00:50:48,079 --> 00:50:51,200
good start as a new community.

1290
00:50:51,200 --> 00:50:52,640
I'm going to talk about this Ogden

1291
00:50:52,640 --> 00:50:54,000
project here. So, this is the five

1292
00:50:54,000 --> 00:50:57,520
points area in Ogden. Um, in purple is

1293
00:50:57,520 --> 00:50:59,839
the study area for the project. It's uh

1294
00:50:59,839 --> 00:51:02,079
about Wall A and Washington Boulevard

1295
00:51:02,079 --> 00:51:05,440
and then Second Street um is that uh

1296
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:07,280
coordinate in the in the center there.

1297
00:51:07,280 --> 00:51:09,440
So, Ogden's going to take a look at this

1298
00:51:09,440 --> 00:51:10,880
area. It's in the northern part of

1299
00:51:10,880 --> 00:51:14,880
Ogden. If uh off to the right there is a

1300
00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:16,400
screenshot from our Waset choice vision.

1301
00:51:16,400 --> 00:51:18,640
So, this is a city center in the vision.

1302
00:51:18,640 --> 00:51:20,960
The study area is comparable to that. um

1303
00:51:20,960 --> 00:51:22,800
boundary of the center. So, this is a

1304
00:51:22,800 --> 00:51:24,559
the city taking a deeper dive into this

1305
00:51:24,559 --> 00:51:26,720
area and and thinking about the

1306
00:51:26,720 --> 00:51:28,400
implementation of this as a Wasatch

1307
00:51:28,400 --> 00:51:29,839
Choice Center. It'll be a land use

1308
00:51:29,839 --> 00:51:32,319
vision and zoning recommendations as

1309
00:51:32,319 --> 00:51:35,119
well as some infrastructure strategy um

1310
00:51:35,119 --> 00:51:37,119
conversations. The city's going to look

1311
00:51:37,119 --> 00:51:39,359
at adding housing and jobs, kind of

1312
00:51:39,359 --> 00:51:43,200
increasing um the the access the access

1313
00:51:43,200 --> 00:51:44,640
to opportunities in this area is really

1314
00:51:44,640 --> 00:51:46,000
good. So, increasing the housing and

1315
00:51:46,000 --> 00:51:48,319
jobs that are here um gives more people

1316
00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:50,800
access to all of those opportunities.

1317
00:51:50,800 --> 00:51:53,280
Um I'm going to flip to zoom out just a

1318
00:51:53,280 --> 00:51:54,800
little bit. So, I want to show you

1319
00:51:54,800 --> 00:51:56,160
everything that's surrounding this area

1320
00:51:56,160 --> 00:51:57,760
and why it's such a great area for a

1321
00:51:57,760 --> 00:52:00,960
center. So, um just east of the center

1322
00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:02,800
area is the Ogden Weber Technical

1323
00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:06,000
College. Downtown Ogden is a couple

1324
00:52:06,000 --> 00:52:08,319
miles south along with the Front Runner

1325
00:52:08,319 --> 00:52:10,800
Station. And then um it's tough to see

1326
00:52:10,800 --> 00:52:12,079
here, but if you were to go to the

1327
00:52:12,079 --> 00:52:14,319
vision, there's several future active

1328
00:52:14,319 --> 00:52:16,000
transportation routes shown here in

1329
00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:18,480
green, including a protected bike lane

1330
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:22,000
on um Wall Avenue that goes directly to

1331
00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:23,599
the Front Runner station. So that's a

1332
00:52:23,599 --> 00:52:26,800
really wonderful um kind of adjacent

1333
00:52:26,800 --> 00:52:29,440
center to downtown Ogden. There's also a

1334
00:52:29,440 --> 00:52:31,040
core route transit that goes into

1335
00:52:31,040 --> 00:52:33,119
downtown Ogden in the future as well. So

1336
00:52:33,119 --> 00:52:34,640
a great area for Ogden to think about

1337
00:52:34,640 --> 00:52:37,680
the future. um think about connectivity,

1338
00:52:37,680 --> 00:52:39,839
walkability, as well as housing and jobs

1339
00:52:39,839 --> 00:52:41,760
and just um making this a vibrant

1340
00:52:41,760 --> 00:52:44,240
neighborhood. Merida Dulski, I think

1341
00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:46,400
you're online. Would you like to say

1342
00:52:46,400 --> 00:52:48,240
anything?

1343
00:52:48,240 --> 00:52:49,599
You still online?

1344
00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:51,920
>> Yep, I'm still here. Thanks everybody.

1345
00:52:51,920 --> 00:52:54,000
Um no, I appreciated the summary you

1346
00:52:54,000 --> 00:52:55,680
provided. Obviously, as you can see from

1347
00:52:55,680 --> 00:52:58,079
the slides, this uh five points area has

1348
00:52:58,079 --> 00:52:59,839
a significant regional impact

1349
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:02,480
economically. Uh this is area that

1350
00:53:02,480 --> 00:53:05,280
historically has been kind of a node and

1351
00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:07,200
a a main connection point for a lot of

1352
00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:10,160
communities. Um and also a heavy uh

1353
00:53:10,160 --> 00:53:13,119
retail area and commercial area. Uh

1354
00:53:13,119 --> 00:53:14,640
we've done a lot of revitalization

1355
00:53:14,640 --> 00:53:16,400
economically especially around our

1356
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:18,319
downtown which was mentioned a couple of

1357
00:53:18,319 --> 00:53:20,240
miles to the south. This is an area

1358
00:53:20,240 --> 00:53:22,640
that's been needing attention. Um over

1359
00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:25,280
the past many decades, we've seen a loss

1360
00:53:25,280 --> 00:53:27,760
of uh of economic investment in that

1361
00:53:27,760 --> 00:53:30,480
area. And we're looking to uh start with

1362
00:53:30,480 --> 00:53:32,559
land use and infrastructure and really

1363
00:53:32,559 --> 00:53:34,720
put together a good master plan that can

1364
00:53:34,720 --> 00:53:36,559
help us revitalize this area similar to

1365
00:53:36,559 --> 00:53:38,480
the way that we have in our uh downtown

1366
00:53:38,480 --> 00:53:42,160
core. And we thank the the staff and uh

1367
00:53:42,160 --> 00:53:44,240
the Wasatch Regional Council and our

1368
00:53:44,240 --> 00:53:47,599
partners for uh hopeful uh support for

1369
00:53:47,599 --> 00:53:50,640
this effort so that we can uh plan out

1370
00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:52,079
that revitalization and make sure that

1371
00:53:52,079 --> 00:53:53,280
we're having the biggest impact not only

1372
00:53:53,280 --> 00:53:54,559
for Ogden but for the rest of the

1373
00:53:54,559 --> 00:53:59,030
partners in the region. Thanks.

1374
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:02,480
» Okay, thank you. In Salt Lake County, we

1375
00:54:02,480 --> 00:54:04,880
funded Copperton small area plans. I'm

1376
00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:06,160
going to talk about that one a little

1377
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:08,640
bit. in Draper transportation master

1378
00:54:08,640 --> 00:54:11,359
plan in Holiday a project to do citywide

1379
00:54:11,359 --> 00:54:13,599
zoning ordinances ordinances that

1380
00:54:13,599 --> 00:54:15,359
implement their recent general plan as

1381
00:54:15,359 --> 00:54:16,640
well as do a little bit of a deep dive

1382
00:54:16,640 --> 00:54:18,800
into their northwest commercial district

1383
00:54:18,800 --> 00:54:20,319
um where they also have a west trace

1384
00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:21,440
center and want to think about the

1385
00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:25,040
future of that area in Magna

1386
00:54:25,040 --> 00:54:27,359
the 2011 corridor research park and

1387
00:54:27,359 --> 00:54:30,240
lifestyle center plan in Midville a

1388
00:54:30,240 --> 00:54:31,680
general plan land use element that will

1389
00:54:31,680 --> 00:54:33,680
also be something we um support mid

1390
00:54:33,680 --> 00:54:35,839
midvil with inhouse

1391
00:54:35,839 --> 00:54:37,359
in Milk Creek, the Parley's trail

1392
00:54:37,359 --> 00:54:39,119
feasibility study, and then the town of

1393
00:54:39,119 --> 00:54:41,200
Elta general plan were all funded this

1394
00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:45,119
year. So, Copperton is a historic mining

1395
00:54:45,119 --> 00:54:48,000
town um in the southwest corner of Salt

1396
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:50,559
Lake County. Um and they have a desire

1397
00:54:50,559 --> 00:54:51,920
to look at land use throughout their

1398
00:54:51,920 --> 00:54:54,720
city, but zoom into a few key areas. One

1399
00:54:54,720 --> 00:54:56,319
of them is the site of the old Bingham

1400
00:54:56,319 --> 00:54:59,280
High School um the furthest west and

1401
00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:01,280
then two areas that include a little bit

1402
00:55:01,280 --> 00:55:05,040
of or a lot in in one case um of area

1403
00:55:05,040 --> 00:55:07,280
that is in their future annexation plan.

1404
00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:08,880
So thinking about the future of their

1405
00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:11,520
city increasing some community serving

1406
00:55:11,520 --> 00:55:13,280
commercial out there is something that

1407
00:55:13,280 --> 00:55:15,040
Copperton is interested in looking at

1408
00:55:15,040 --> 00:55:16,319
and then as well as looking at the

1409
00:55:16,319 --> 00:55:18,800
connectivity and walkability of these um

1410
00:55:18,800 --> 00:55:20,640
highlighted areas. So we're excited to

1411
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:23,680
work with Copperton on this one.

1412
00:55:23,680 --> 00:55:25,599
Finally, some Tilla County projects,

1413
00:55:25,599 --> 00:55:28,000
Grantsville general plan and Rush Valley

1414
00:55:28,000 --> 00:55:30,480
general plan and land use code. So, all

1415
00:55:30,480 --> 00:55:32,000
over our region, we have lots of new

1416
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:34,079
projects this year. Our staff loves this

1417
00:55:34,079 --> 00:55:35,760
time of year, just diving into some new

1418
00:55:35,760 --> 00:55:38,319
work with you all. Um, I'm happy to

1419
00:55:38,319 --> 00:55:48,549
answer any questions.

1420
00:55:48,559 --> 00:55:49,920
» Okay, thank you.

1421
00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:52,640
>> Thank you so much. These this money is

1422
00:55:52,640 --> 00:55:54,960
so helpful. Kisville received a grant uh

1423
00:55:54,960 --> 00:55:56,720
last year and we've been able to work in

1424
00:55:56,720 --> 00:55:58,400
our small area plan for our downtown

1425
00:55:58,400 --> 00:55:59,760
area and it's just really nice to be

1426
00:55:59,760 --> 00:56:00,880
able to have the funds. So, we

1427
00:56:00,880 --> 00:56:02,720
appreciate this. It's a great program.

1428
00:56:02,720 --> 00:56:04,640
Encourage all the cities to participate

1429
00:56:04,640 --> 00:56:06,720
and is there any discussion

1430
00:56:06,720 --> 00:56:09,359
>> on this? Are we good? Okay.

1431
00:56:09,359 --> 00:56:10,880
>> If not, there's no action needed on

1432
00:56:10,880 --> 00:56:12,799
this. We appreciate everything and look

1433
00:56:12,799 --> 00:56:14,640
forward to seeing these projects put in

1434
00:56:14,640 --> 00:56:16,319
place. We'll move down to now item five

1435
00:56:16,319 --> 00:56:18,160
and we'll turn time over to Mayor Mark

1436
00:56:18,160 --> 00:56:19,040
Shepard.

1437
00:56:19,040 --> 00:56:21,680
>> Thank you, Chair. We have uh three items

1438
00:56:21,680 --> 00:56:22,559
today. Okay. The first is the

1439
00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:24,319
opportunity to ask some questions about

1440
00:56:24,319 --> 00:56:25,920
the product modifications that were

1441
00:56:25,920 --> 00:56:28,240
approved by Transcom in February. Uh

1442
00:56:28,240 --> 00:56:29,599
second is an opportunity to take action

1443
00:56:29,599 --> 00:56:31,520
on the most recently requested board

1444
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:34,000
modifications. And then uh we'll have a

1445
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:35,599
brief review of the obligated federal

1446
00:56:35,599 --> 00:56:37,680
transportation funds during uh fiscal

1447
00:56:37,680 --> 00:56:40,160
year 2025. And so I will turn the time

1448
00:56:40,160 --> 00:56:41,839
over to my buddy Ben.

1449
00:56:41,839 --> 00:56:44,480
>> Thank you, mayor. Thank you. So, as we

1450
00:56:44,480 --> 00:56:45,760
talk about the transportation

1451
00:56:45,760 --> 00:56:47,920
improvement program or as a reminder,

1452
00:56:47,920 --> 00:56:52,640
it's referred to as the tip the top um

1453
00:56:52,640 --> 00:56:55,280
or the top tip. I like them both.

1454
00:56:55,280 --> 00:56:57,520
Anyway, here on the as we talk about the

1455
00:56:57,520 --> 00:57:00,240
transportation improvement program, a

1456
00:57:00,240 --> 00:57:02,480
reminder that it's a six-year program of

1457
00:57:02,480 --> 00:57:04,160
highway, transit, and active

1458
00:57:04,160 --> 00:57:06,160
transportation projects along the

1459
00:57:06,160 --> 00:57:08,799
Wasatch Front. The transportation

1460
00:57:08,799 --> 00:57:11,280
improvement program implements the long

1461
00:57:11,280 --> 00:57:14,000
range plan and it helps us meet the

1462
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,799
short range needs along the Wasatch

1463
00:57:16,799 --> 00:57:19,599
front. And then we periodically modify

1464
00:57:19,599 --> 00:57:21,520
the tip. Actually about every time we

1465
00:57:21,520 --> 00:57:24,000
meet we modify the tip because of the

1466
00:57:24,000 --> 00:57:26,480
dynamic nature of the projects, the

1467
00:57:26,480 --> 00:57:30,480
funding, the scope. And so as the mayor

1468
00:57:30,480 --> 00:57:32,960
mentioned here, we will be this is the

1469
00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:37,440
2026 transportation improvement program

1470
00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:39,839
and uh three items as mentioned by the

1471
00:57:39,839 --> 00:57:42,559
mayor. The first being a report. So in

1472
00:57:42,559 --> 00:57:44,799
your meeting materials is a copy of the

1473
00:57:44,799 --> 00:57:47,440
resolution as well as a list of the

1474
00:57:47,440 --> 00:57:50,640
tables that identify those projects that

1475
00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:53,359
were presented to the re uh to transcom

1476
00:57:53,359 --> 00:57:56,799
for the review and for their approval

1477
00:57:56,799 --> 00:57:58,960
and to ask if there's any questions on

1478
00:57:58,960 --> 00:58:02,240
this. This is an information item for

1479
00:58:02,240 --> 00:58:05,910
this meeting.

1480
00:58:05,920 --> 00:58:08,960
Senator, thank you mayor. So then the

1481
00:58:08,960 --> 00:58:10,960
second item is a board modification

1482
00:58:10,960 --> 00:58:14,000
before you today. Um again in your

1483
00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:16,240
meeting materials there's a copy of the

1484
00:58:16,240 --> 00:58:17,760
resolution and attached to that

1485
00:58:17,760 --> 00:58:21,280
resolution is a table. It identifies

1486
00:58:21,280 --> 00:58:24,079
three projects that we will review with

1487
00:58:24,079 --> 00:58:27,359
you today for your approval uh so that

1488
00:58:27,359 --> 00:58:29,200
they are included in the transportation

1489
00:58:29,200 --> 00:58:31,760
improvement program. The very first

1490
00:58:31,760 --> 00:58:34,960
project there is a project in Salt Lake

1491
00:58:34,960 --> 00:58:37,280
County. This is a Salt Lake County

1492
00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:39,280
project. This is for some signal

1493
00:58:39,280 --> 00:58:42,559
interconnect. Uh this to install fiber

1494
00:58:42,559 --> 00:58:44,559
or radio connections to various

1495
00:58:44,559 --> 00:58:48,240
intersections in the county.

1496
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:50,799
Back when this project was reviewed and

1497
00:58:50,799 --> 00:58:54,319
recommended by this body was 2019.

1498
00:58:54,319 --> 00:58:56,400
As part of that project, it was

1499
00:58:56,400 --> 00:58:58,880
identified or that was recommended that

1500
00:58:58,880 --> 00:59:02,240
we would program 900,000 for this

1501
00:59:02,240 --> 00:59:05,119
project. Estimated cost at 1

1502
00:59:05,119 --> 00:59:08,240
six plus million dollars. Uh that a

1503
00:59:08,240 --> 00:59:11,440
project that initially had identified 40

1504
00:59:11,440 --> 00:59:14,000
intersections that would have either

1505
00:59:14,000 --> 00:59:16,640
fiber or radio connections to the

1506
00:59:16,640 --> 00:59:18,960
automated transportation

1507
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:22,000
or traffic management system or the ATMS

1508
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:23,520
network.

1509
00:59:23,520 --> 00:59:26,480
Um since that time there's been some

1510
00:59:26,480 --> 00:59:31,760
changes or um some cost um changes to

1511
00:59:31,760 --> 00:59:34,000
the request here. We've actually had

1512
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:35,680
eight intersections that have been

1513
00:59:35,680 --> 00:59:38,160
completed with other intersection

1514
00:59:38,160 --> 00:59:40,480
projects and we've had five

1515
00:59:40,480 --> 00:59:42,559
intersections that have experienced

1516
00:59:42,559 --> 00:59:45,760
significant cost increase and that's due

1517
00:59:45,760 --> 00:59:47,599
to necessary improvements beyond the

1518
00:59:47,599 --> 00:59:50,240
scope of this project. So the request

1519
00:59:50,240 --> 00:59:52,880
here before you is from Salt Lake County

1520
00:59:52,880 --> 00:59:55,520
is to modify the scope down to 27

1521
00:59:55,520 --> 00:59:58,799
intersections. Uh the estimate was back

1522
00:59:58,799 --> 01:00:01,599
in 2019. We've had a lot of different

1523
01:00:01,599 --> 01:00:04,720
factors that inflated cost. And so

1524
01:00:04,720 --> 01:00:07,440
currently right now

1525
01:00:07,440 --> 01:00:10,960
we have um 900,000

1526
01:00:10,960 --> 01:00:13,200
programs for that project with the match

1527
01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:16,799
would be 65,000 plus giving us a total

1528
01:00:16,799 --> 01:00:19,920
project cost of 965,300

1529
01:00:19,920 --> 01:00:23,280
plus dollars. Um the county has

1530
01:00:23,280 --> 01:00:24,960
agreements in place with those

1531
01:00:24,960 --> 01:00:28,079
associated cities that uh where those

1532
01:00:28,079 --> 01:00:30,480
intersections and this is strictly a

1533
01:00:30,480 --> 01:00:32,400
scope change. There's no additional

1534
01:00:32,400 --> 01:00:34,319
cost. It's just the number of

1535
01:00:34,319 --> 01:00:36,079
intersections that will be addressed

1536
01:00:36,079 --> 01:00:38,960
with the project. The next project that

1537
01:00:38,960 --> 01:00:42,319
we have before you is also a project in

1538
01:00:42,319 --> 01:00:44,240
Salt Lake County. This is a request from

1539
01:00:44,240 --> 01:00:47,280
MUD. This on Bangar Highway to enhance

1540
01:00:47,280 --> 01:00:50,480
freeway striping. This is phase two

1541
01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,880
project.

1542
01:00:52,880 --> 01:00:56,400
Initially the project is was programmed

1543
01:00:56,400 --> 01:00:58,480
to enhance the freeway striping from

1544
01:00:58,480 --> 01:01:00,079
I-15

1545
01:01:00,079 --> 01:01:03,760
um north to 4700 south. The request is

1546
01:01:03,760 --> 01:01:06,799
to extend that to include from 2400

1547
01:01:06,799 --> 01:01:09,599
south north to the airport. And for your

1548
01:01:09,599 --> 01:01:11,839
information, this section in the middle

1549
01:01:11,839 --> 01:01:16,079
between 24th and 47th will actually be

1550
01:01:16,079 --> 01:01:19,280
completed with ongoing um bangador

1551
01:01:19,280 --> 01:01:21,280
intersection projects that are happening

1552
01:01:21,280 --> 01:01:25,520
now. So the request here, well, as many

1553
01:01:25,520 --> 01:01:27,920
as of us have an opportunity as you're

1554
01:01:27,920 --> 01:01:30,480
driving during the day, striping looks

1555
01:01:30,480 --> 01:01:34,240
fine. When you get into the night

1556
01:01:34,240 --> 01:01:36,559
without appropriate striping, it gets a

1557
01:01:36,559 --> 01:01:38,240
little more fuzzy. And then when you add

1558
01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:40,240
some wet weather to that, it gets a lot

1559
01:01:40,240 --> 01:01:43,680
more dangerous. So this project will

1560
01:01:43,680 --> 01:01:45,839
replace the existing striping with

1561
01:01:45,839 --> 01:01:48,559
enhanced striping that'll improve the

1562
01:01:48,559 --> 01:01:51,359
vision and durability especially during

1563
01:01:51,359 --> 01:01:55,119
nights andor during the rainy times. Uh

1564
01:01:55,119 --> 01:01:57,359
we hope we get more rainy times to show

1565
01:01:57,359 --> 01:02:01,520
off these stripes. Um so the enhance or

1566
01:02:01,520 --> 01:02:04,720
this project is to extend the existing

1567
01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:07,839
scope and include the section from 24

1568
01:02:07,839 --> 01:02:09,920
south to the airport.

1569
01:02:09,920 --> 01:02:12,319
Uh the total projects estimated to cost

1570
01:02:12,319 --> 01:02:15,520
4.7 plus million and the funding

1571
01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:17,280
resources include the surface

1572
01:02:17,280 --> 01:02:20,240
transportation program flexible or any

1573
01:02:20,240 --> 01:02:23,359
area program funds.

1574
01:02:23,359 --> 01:02:25,359
The last project that we have before you

1575
01:02:25,359 --> 01:02:28,160
is a project in Davis County. This is a

1576
01:02:28,160 --> 01:02:30,480
project located in Leighton. This is on

1577
01:02:30,480 --> 01:02:33,359
Cage Creek Trail. This particular

1578
01:02:33,359 --> 01:02:35,359
project when reviewed and approved by

1579
01:02:35,359 --> 01:02:38,319
this committee for funding is for a

1580
01:02:38,319 --> 01:02:41,920
pedestrian bridge or overpass over the

1581
01:02:41,920 --> 01:02:43,920
railroad lines there in Leighton at the

1582
01:02:43,920 --> 01:02:46,079
Front Runner Station.

1583
01:02:46,079 --> 01:02:48,319
As that project was identified, there

1584
01:02:48,319 --> 01:02:50,000
were funds that were awarded and

1585
01:02:50,000 --> 01:02:53,119
programmed from WFRC through the CMAC

1586
01:02:53,119 --> 01:02:55,599
and the carbon reduction program little

1587
01:02:55,599 --> 01:02:58,480
more than $2 million. There was funds

1588
01:02:58,480 --> 01:03:01,839
from the UDOT tiff active 3.6 Davis

1589
01:03:01,839 --> 01:03:04,559
County third quarter 2 million, Leighton

1590
01:03:04,559 --> 01:03:07,680
City 500,000 plus, the outdoor recck

1591
01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:09,920
grant 750,000

1592
01:03:09,920 --> 01:03:12,160
and the Utah Rec trail trails grant at

1593
01:03:12,160 --> 01:03:14,000
150,000. And that gave us a total

1594
01:03:14,000 --> 01:03:16,559
project cost of a little more than $9

1595
01:03:16,559 --> 01:03:20,319
million. As the design pursued and

1596
01:03:20,319 --> 01:03:22,720
preparations, the engineers cost

1597
01:03:22,720 --> 01:03:25,599
estimate came in at a little over $12.8

1598
01:03:25,599 --> 01:03:27,920
million.

1599
01:03:27,920 --> 01:03:31,119
Lincoln City again went back and from

1600
01:03:31,119 --> 01:03:33,440
request identified additional funds

1601
01:03:33,440 --> 01:03:37,920
because we had a $3.8 million shortfall.

1602
01:03:37,920 --> 01:03:40,160
They were requesting and were

1603
01:03:40,160 --> 01:03:42,559
recommended last year at this time from

1604
01:03:42,559 --> 01:03:46,000
WFRC an additional 510,000

1605
01:03:46,000 --> 01:03:49,760
from UD do active an additional 900,000

1606
01:03:49,760 --> 01:03:52,000
Davis County third quarter an additional

1607
01:03:52,000 --> 01:03:54,319
677,000

1608
01:03:54,319 --> 01:03:56,400
and then additional funds from Leighton

1609
01:03:56,400 --> 01:03:58,960
City through their Prop 1 and their ramp

1610
01:03:58,960 --> 01:04:01,839
funds 316,000

1611
01:04:01,839 --> 01:04:04,720
that still left us short about $1.4

1612
01:04:04,720 --> 01:04:08,000
million. So late city has come to the

1613
01:04:08,000 --> 01:04:10,960
table in the request today before us is

1614
01:04:10,960 --> 01:04:14,720
to um add the additional funds from

1615
01:04:14,720 --> 01:04:16,640
Lincoln City through the prop one and

1616
01:04:16,640 --> 01:04:20,640
ramp $1.4 plus million dollars to this

1617
01:04:20,640 --> 01:04:24,559
project. Any questions?

1618
01:04:24,559 --> 01:04:26,160
Mayor, that's all those

1619
01:04:26,160 --> 01:04:29,280
>> I I have one question just a comment on

1620
01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:31,359
the signal lights for Salt Lake County.

1621
01:04:31,359 --> 01:04:32,799
I think we should give that the green

1622
01:04:32,799 --> 01:04:36,069
light.

1623
01:04:36,079 --> 01:04:38,960
Thank you, mayor. Any other questions

1624
01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:41,760
for Ben?

1625
01:04:41,760 --> 01:04:43,440
All right.

1626
01:04:43,440 --> 01:04:45,039
Seeing none, then I would, Mr. Chair,

1627
01:04:45,039 --> 01:04:46,480
I'd move that we adopt the resolution to

1628
01:04:46,480 --> 01:04:48,799
modify the 2026 2031 transportation

1629
01:04:48,799 --> 01:04:50,240
improvement program as Ben has

1630
01:04:50,240 --> 01:04:50,799
presented.

1631
01:04:50,799 --> 01:04:54,559
>> There's a motion. Do I hear a second?

1632
01:04:54,559 --> 01:04:57,280
Moved by Carlton. All those in favor say

1633
01:04:57,280 --> 01:04:59,200
I.

1634
01:04:59,200 --> 01:05:02,400
>> Any oppose say nay.

1635
01:05:02,400 --> 01:05:04,240
>> Yes. Uh the mayor of Leighton would like

1636
01:05:04,240 --> 01:05:06,960
to make a comment.

1637
01:05:06,960 --> 01:05:08,799
>> I'd just like to thank everyone here for

1638
01:05:08,799 --> 01:05:10,559
your help and support. Obviously, you

1639
01:05:10,559 --> 01:05:13,520
can see it's been a number of years and

1640
01:05:13,520 --> 01:05:15,839
obviously a number of different uh

1641
01:05:15,839 --> 01:05:17,760
avenues in order to even to collect the

1642
01:05:17,760 --> 01:05:20,880
funds to put this uh pedestrian bridge

1643
01:05:20,880 --> 01:05:23,280
across an area that's part of our

1644
01:05:23,280 --> 01:05:25,119
stationary plan. So, you know, I mean,

1645
01:05:25,119 --> 01:05:27,119
it's very valuable. Every all the work

1646
01:05:27,119 --> 01:05:30,240
that's done here um pays off and we we

1647
01:05:30,240 --> 01:05:31,839
we're just very appreciative of it. And

1648
01:05:31,839 --> 01:05:34,480
I want to say thank you.

1649
01:05:34,480 --> 01:05:39,359
>> There's there's no doubt that it's been quite the cooperative putting this

1650
01:05:39,359 --> 01:05:41,200
all together to make it work. So shows

1651
01:05:41,200 --> 01:05:43,200
you how collaboration which somebody

1652
01:05:43,200 --> 01:05:45,599
used earlier in this meeting uh helps

1653
01:05:45,599 --> 01:05:47,520
makes things work. So I think we took

1654
01:05:47,520 --> 01:05:49,359
the vote and I believe it was unanimous

1655
01:05:49,359 --> 01:05:51,839
on that Ben. So and Mark, we're should

1656
01:05:51,839 --> 01:05:53,359
be set on all those projects.

1657
01:05:53,359 --> 01:05:54,400
>> All right, Ben, you want to talk about

1658
01:05:54,400 --> 01:05:56,079
the obligation to federal transportation

1659
01:05:56,079 --> 01:05:57,520
funds?

1660
01:05:57,520 --> 01:06:00,079
>> Yes. Thank you, mayor, and thank you,

1661
01:06:00,079 --> 01:06:02,480
commissioner, and everybody. So, as

1662
01:06:02,480 --> 01:06:05,280
required by law, each year, the WFRC

1663
01:06:05,280 --> 01:06:07,280
staff, with the help of UDOT and UTA

1664
01:06:07,280 --> 01:06:09,760
prepare an obligation report, which

1665
01:06:09,760 --> 01:06:11,839
includes a list of all the projects that

1666
01:06:11,839 --> 01:06:14,319
receive federal transportation funding

1667
01:06:14,319 --> 01:06:16,880
during this past fiscal year, which

1668
01:06:16,880 --> 01:06:20,480
initiated on October 1 of, 2024, and

1669
01:06:20,480 --> 01:06:25,359
concluded on September 30th of uh 2025.

1670
01:06:25,359 --> 01:06:27,760
Relatively speaking, here in Utah, the

1671
01:06:27,760 --> 01:06:29,760
majority of the transportation funding

1672
01:06:29,760 --> 01:06:32,799
comes from state resources and we do not

1673
01:06:32,799 --> 01:06:35,119
depend on the federal resources as much

1674
01:06:35,119 --> 01:06:37,520
of the other states around us. But

1675
01:06:37,520 --> 01:06:39,520
having said that, the federal funds are

1676
01:06:39,520 --> 01:06:41,920
still very important to meeting the

1677
01:06:41,920 --> 01:06:43,520
transportation needs throughout our

1678
01:06:43,520 --> 01:06:46,000
state and along the Wasatch front. So

1679
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:47,920
this report real quick will show you

1680
01:06:47,920 --> 01:06:50,240
some of the impacts or the amount of

1681
01:06:50,240 --> 01:06:53,039
funds that were obligated. So statewide,

1682
01:06:53,039 --> 01:06:55,920
if you'll focus there in the corner, we

1683
01:06:55,920 --> 01:06:58,799
silo week all of the benefits into just

1684
01:06:58,799 --> 01:07:01,920
a few silos. There's tens of tens of

1685
01:07:01,920 --> 01:07:04,160
different improvements um for every

1686
01:07:04,160 --> 01:07:06,799
project. But you can see there's a

1687
01:07:06,799 --> 01:07:09,280
federal obligation amount of more than

1688
01:07:09,280 --> 01:07:14,160
$617 million in the state last year. And

1689
01:07:14,160 --> 01:07:17,200
with the local match, that's over 655

1690
01:07:17,200 --> 01:07:20,799
million almost $656 million in

1691
01:07:20,799 --> 01:07:23,359
obligations of federal funds. If we were

1692
01:07:23,359 --> 01:07:25,119
to break that down and bring it just to

1693
01:07:25,119 --> 01:07:27,760
the along the Wasatch front into the MO

1694
01:07:27,760 --> 01:07:31,119
area or Wasatch Front area, we have a

1695
01:07:31,119 --> 01:07:34,000
federal obligation there of over $350

1696
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:35,520
million.

1697
01:07:35,520 --> 01:07:38,079
And with the added match of 20 million

1698
01:07:38,079 --> 01:07:41,760
there, it gives us about 370.7

1699
01:07:41,760 --> 01:07:44,960
million in obligations along the Wasatch

1700
01:07:44,960 --> 01:07:46,880
Front.

1701
01:07:46,880 --> 01:07:48,720
If we look a little deeper into the

1702
01:07:48,720 --> 01:07:51,440
programs that the Wasatch Front Regional

1703
01:07:51,440 --> 01:07:55,359
Council administers here, we have a

1704
01:07:55,359 --> 01:07:57,760
federal obligation there, including a

1705
01:07:57,760 --> 01:08:02,000
match of more than $55 million. So

1706
01:08:02,000 --> 01:08:04,000
that's a significant amount of money

1707
01:08:04,000 --> 01:08:06,880
that's comes and benefits our area from

1708
01:08:06,880 --> 01:08:09,359
the federal government uh through our

1709
01:08:09,359 --> 01:08:11,920
federal resources. Then on the transit

1710
01:08:11,920 --> 01:08:13,760
side of things, so these are the federal

1711
01:08:13,760 --> 01:08:17,359
highway funds that are obligated. Then

1712
01:08:17,359 --> 01:08:21,040
through the active transit grant or

1713
01:08:21,040 --> 01:08:24,799
grant funds during the year 2025,

1714
01:08:24,799 --> 01:08:26,640
you can see the amount of funds there.

1715
01:08:26,640 --> 01:08:30,640
We have a total amount of over 756

1716
01:08:30,640 --> 01:08:34,799
million. Uh federal share of that is 542

1717
01:08:34,799 --> 01:08:38,159
plus million with the local match of

1718
01:08:38,159 --> 01:08:40,239
more than 214

1719
01:08:40,239 --> 01:08:43,600
plus million. So a very big benefit to

1720
01:08:43,600 --> 01:08:45,920
the state. Any questions on the

1721
01:08:45,920 --> 01:08:50,789
obligation report for 2025?

1722
01:08:50,799 --> 01:08:52,799
» Have a Yeah, I don't have a question for

1723
01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:54,719
Ben. I I do want to just make a comment

1724
01:08:54,719 --> 01:08:56,719
about I want to first of all emphasize

1725
01:08:56,719 --> 01:08:59,040
something that Ben said about the role

1726
01:08:59,040 --> 01:09:01,359
that federal funds play in our overall

1727
01:09:01,359 --> 01:09:05,759
transportation mix. Um in many ways Utah

1728
01:09:05,759 --> 01:09:08,799
is an envy of states around the nation

1729
01:09:08,799 --> 01:09:11,120
because of the really significant

1730
01:09:11,120 --> 01:09:13,600
commitment that the state and local

1731
01:09:13,600 --> 01:09:15,440
governments have made to investing in

1732
01:09:15,440 --> 01:09:17,920
transportation. It's one of the reasons

1733
01:09:17,920 --> 01:09:20,080
that infrastructure investment that we

1734
01:09:20,080 --> 01:09:21,759
have such a strong economy and really

1735
01:09:21,759 --> 01:09:24,880
good mobility and quality of life. Um,

1736
01:09:24,880 --> 01:09:28,239
so relatively speaking, Utah relies less

1737
01:09:28,239 --> 01:09:30,319
on federal transportation dollars than

1738
01:09:30,319 --> 01:09:32,480
almost any other state in the nation.

1739
01:09:32,480 --> 01:09:34,560
Having said that, as Ben said, these

1740
01:09:34,560 --> 01:09:37,199
funds are still critically important.

1741
01:09:37,199 --> 01:09:39,199
It's a significant amount of money. It

1742
01:09:39,199 --> 01:09:41,679
allows us to do roadway maintenance uh

1743
01:09:41,679 --> 01:09:45,839
for UD do transit expansions and the

1744
01:09:45,839 --> 01:09:49,040
funds that WFRC and the other NPOS's

1745
01:09:49,040 --> 01:09:51,920
program that's the term allocate to

1746
01:09:51,920 --> 01:09:55,280
local communities next council meeting

1747
01:09:55,280 --> 01:09:58,400
in May uh you'll have the opportunity to

1748
01:09:58,400 --> 01:10:01,360
approve the this next year's round of

1749
01:10:01,360 --> 01:10:04,400
project awards and it's in the range of

1750
01:10:04,400 --> 01:10:08,159
$65 million this year that we are making

1751
01:10:08,159 --> 01:10:10,719
available in grants to local

1752
01:10:10,719 --> 01:10:12,640
communities. Those are federal dollars.

1753
01:10:12,640 --> 01:10:15,040
So, that's notable resources that um

1754
01:10:15,040 --> 01:10:17,760
that come to you through a datadriven

1755
01:10:17,760 --> 01:10:21,840
selection process. Um in addition to

1756
01:10:21,840 --> 01:10:24,080
that, I'll note that there are

1757
01:10:24,080 --> 01:10:26,159
discretionary grant programs from the

1758
01:10:26,159 --> 01:10:27,520
federal government. What we've been

1759
01:10:27,520 --> 01:10:29,040
talking about to this point is mainly

1760
01:10:29,040 --> 01:10:31,440
federal formula funds. They come based

1761
01:10:31,440 --> 01:10:34,719
on population or lane miles or various

1762
01:10:34,719 --> 01:10:36,480
federal formulas, but they're also

1763
01:10:36,480 --> 01:10:39,600
discretionary grant programs. And um

1764
01:10:39,600 --> 01:10:41,760
while this is not official, we are

1765
01:10:41,760 --> 01:10:44,560
anticipating that there is going to be a

1766
01:10:44,560 --> 01:10:47,280
significant release of what are called

1767
01:10:47,280 --> 01:10:49,840
no, notices of funding opportunities

1768
01:10:49,840 --> 01:10:53,520
from US DOT. Uh the number that I've

1769
01:10:53,520 --> 01:10:57,840
heard is 17 no 17 different

1770
01:10:57,840 --> 01:10:59,600
discretionary grant programs are going

1771
01:10:59,600 --> 01:11:02,000
to release NOFOs in April and there will

1772
01:11:02,000 --> 01:11:05,280
be a short turnaround time to apply for

1773
01:11:05,280 --> 01:11:07,920
those funds. Some of them are focused on

1774
01:11:07,920 --> 01:11:09,840
state DOT, some of them are transit,

1775
01:11:09,840 --> 01:11:11,840
some of them are local. We will share

1776
01:11:11,840 --> 01:11:14,080
that information with all of you. It's

1777
01:11:14,080 --> 01:11:16,800
yet another possible funding source

1778
01:11:16,800 --> 01:11:19,360
that's available to uh invest in our

1779
01:11:19,360 --> 01:11:24,709
infrastructure. Thanks.

1780
01:11:24,719 --> 01:11:27,750
Okay.

1781
01:11:27,760 --> 01:11:29,360
» So, Andrew, what's the word with the

1782
01:11:29,360 --> 01:11:31,520
federal budget process? How is that

1783
01:11:31,520 --> 01:11:34,080
affecting uh state programs and what can

1784
01:11:34,080 --> 01:11:37,280
we do as commission members to help

1785
01:11:37,280 --> 01:11:39,360
advance our regional projects, their

1786
01:11:39,360 --> 01:11:40,560
federal delegation?

1787
01:11:40,560 --> 01:11:45,679
>> Yeah, great great question. Um, what I what you may be referring to is

1788
01:11:45,679 --> 01:11:48,719
the federal surface transportation

1789
01:11:48,719 --> 01:11:51,840
reauthorization process. There you go.

1790
01:11:51,840 --> 01:11:54,480
Um, so every five or six

1791
01:11:54,480 --> 01:11:57,280
years, the Congress authorizes the

1792
01:11:57,280 --> 01:11:59,280
federal transportation program policy

1793
01:11:59,280 --> 01:12:02,159
and funding. That program, the

1794
01:12:02,159 --> 01:12:03,920
infrastructure investment and jobs act,

1795
01:12:03,920 --> 01:12:06,400
it's called, expires September 30th of

1796
01:12:06,400 --> 01:12:09,520
2026. We have been working, when I say

1797
01:12:09,520 --> 01:12:11,360
we, I mean all of the Utah

1798
01:12:11,360 --> 01:12:13,679
Transportation stakeholders along with

1799
01:12:13,679 --> 01:12:15,280
our congressional delegation who are

1800
01:12:15,280 --> 01:12:16,800
very well represented in the committees

1801
01:12:16,800 --> 01:12:18,800
of jurisdiction. We have been working

1802
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:21,600
with them looking ahead to the next

1803
01:12:21,600 --> 01:12:24,159
reauthorization to advance Utah

1804
01:12:24,159 --> 01:12:27,040
priorities. Uh we've offered up program

1805
01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:29,679
priorities and principles and emphasize

1806
01:12:29,679 --> 01:12:31,120
certain programs that are really

1807
01:12:31,120 --> 01:12:35,120
important to Utah. Um uh if I was to bet

1808
01:12:35,120 --> 01:12:37,840
I would not bet that the program gets

1809
01:12:37,840 --> 01:12:40,640
reauthorized on time by September 30th.

1810
01:12:40,640 --> 01:12:43,520
oftentimes these programs get extended,

1811
01:12:43,520 --> 01:12:45,920
but the work is happening right now and

1812
01:12:45,920 --> 01:12:47,840
actually we expect within just the next

1813
01:12:47,840 --> 01:12:50,880
month or so to see the first drafts of

1814
01:12:50,880 --> 01:12:53,280
the reauthorization legislation coming

1815
01:12:53,280 --> 01:12:55,440
out of the committees of jurisdiction

1816
01:12:55,440 --> 01:12:57,600
and uh I know Miranda will be reporting

1817
01:12:57,600 --> 01:13:00,640
on that um to all of you. Separate from

1818
01:13:00,640 --> 01:13:03,199
that is the annual appropriations

1819
01:13:03,199 --> 01:13:05,120
process that actually provides the

1820
01:13:05,120 --> 01:13:07,520
annual funding that is authorized in the

1821
01:13:07,520 --> 01:13:10,000
multi-year bill. And separate even from

1822
01:13:10,000 --> 01:13:13,920
that are the uh um community directed

1823
01:13:13,920 --> 01:13:16,239
the community prep earmarks. I can never

1824
01:13:16,239 --> 01:13:17,600
remember what we call them now. Anyway,

1825
01:13:17,600 --> 01:13:20,719
earmarks um that are available for us to

1826
01:13:20,719 --> 01:13:23,040
ask our members of our delegation to

1827
01:13:23,040 --> 01:13:25,440
support. So there's lots of layers on

1828
01:13:25,440 --> 01:13:27,040
this with some notable stuff coming up

1829
01:13:27,040 --> 01:13:30,320
as we as we mentioned.

1830
01:13:30,320 --> 01:13:32,400
>> So stay in close contact with our

1831
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:33,920
federal delegation.

1832
01:13:33,920 --> 01:13:34,560
>> Yes.

1833
01:13:34,560 --> 01:13:35,360
>> Stay tuned.

1834
01:13:35,360 --> 01:13:37,199
>> Stay in touch with them. share your

1835
01:13:37,199 --> 01:13:39,679
needs and we will keep providing

1836
01:13:39,679 --> 01:13:42,000
information to you about the broad

1837
01:13:42,000 --> 01:13:44,400
reauthorization and also about the

1838
01:13:44,400 --> 01:13:46,239
discretionary grant opportunities as

1839
01:13:46,239 --> 01:13:49,760
they come out. Thanks.

1840
01:13:49,760 --> 01:13:52,880
>> Any other questions or comments for Ben?

1841
01:13:52,880 --> 01:13:55,199
Okay, that concludes our report.

1842
01:13:55,199 --> 01:13:56,640
>> Thank you. Appreciate it. Appreciate

1843
01:13:56,640 --> 01:13:58,480
both of you on that. We'll now move to

1844
01:13:58,480 --> 01:14:00,800
item six. Uh we'll turn the time over to

1845
01:14:00,800 --> 01:14:04,640
Amy Wender Newton. Uh

1846
01:14:04,640 --> 01:14:06,800
>> thank you. Um, in your packets are the

1847
01:14:06,800 --> 01:14:10,400
draft fiscal year 27 WFRC goals, budget,

1848
01:14:10,400 --> 01:14:12,239
and unified planning work program that

1849
01:14:12,239 --> 01:14:14,800
outline the activities that WFRC plans

1850
01:14:14,800 --> 01:14:17,840
to undertake in the year 2027. Um, these

1851
01:14:17,840 --> 01:14:19,760
materials were prepared by staff. It was

1852
01:14:19,760 --> 01:14:21,840
presented to our budget committee on the

1853
01:14:21,840 --> 01:14:24,719
7 on the 19th and our budget committee

1854
01:14:24,719 --> 01:14:26,960
is recommending that the council approve

1855
01:14:26,960 --> 01:14:30,159
releasing this draft for public comment.

1856
01:14:30,159 --> 01:14:33,120
um they'll do an updated version of this

1857
01:14:33,120 --> 01:14:35,440
so that will be prepared for our May

1858
01:14:35,440 --> 01:14:38,080
28th council meeting um for final

1859
01:14:38,080 --> 01:14:41,199
approval. Um so we'll go to Andrew who's

1860
01:14:41,199 --> 01:14:43,280
going to briefly summarize the proposed

1861
01:14:43,280 --> 01:14:46,080
fiscal year 27 goals and then our CFO

1862
01:14:46,080 --> 01:14:47,920
Marian Florence will summarize the

1863
01:14:47,920 --> 01:14:49,199
budget.

1864
01:14:49,199 --> 01:14:50,800
>> Thank you very much council member

1865
01:14:50,800 --> 01:14:55,040
madame budget committee chair Newton. um

1866
01:14:55,040 --> 01:14:57,760
three goals that we are proposing for

1867
01:14:57,760 --> 01:15:00,080
WFRC for next year. They're on the

1868
01:15:00,080 --> 01:15:01,440
screen. They were in the materials that

1869
01:15:01,440 --> 01:15:03,120
were sent out to you. What you see on

1870
01:15:03,120 --> 01:15:05,280
the screen now is just the topline

1871
01:15:05,280 --> 01:15:09,360
goals. There is more content, sub goals,

1872
01:15:09,360 --> 01:15:12,800
subcontent under each of these. That

1873
01:15:12,800 --> 01:15:14,320
subcontent

1874
01:15:14,320 --> 01:15:16,239
we're recommending some modest ch and

1875
01:15:16,239 --> 01:15:17,679
the budget committee is recommending

1876
01:15:17,679 --> 01:15:19,840
some modest changes. We sent to you in

1877
01:15:19,840 --> 01:15:22,239
your materials a redline version that

1878
01:15:22,239 --> 01:15:24,560
shows those specific changes. But here

1879
01:15:24,560 --> 01:15:26,400
just in this setting, we just want to

1880
01:15:26,400 --> 01:15:28,800
highlight these three topline goals

1881
01:15:28,800 --> 01:15:31,760
which actually are not changed from the

1882
01:15:31,760 --> 01:15:33,600
current year. This reflects the fact

1883
01:15:33,600 --> 01:15:35,360
that we have a lot of continuity in the

1884
01:15:35,360 --> 01:15:38,000
work we do. Number one, collaboratively

1885
01:15:38,000 --> 01:15:40,320
advancing the Wasatch Choice vision to

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01:15:40,320 --> 01:15:42,159
accommodate growth and enhance quality

1887
01:15:42,159 --> 01:15:44,880
of life. Number two, provide subject

1888
01:15:44,880 --> 01:15:46,560
matter expertise to federal, state, and

1889
01:15:46,560 --> 01:15:48,960
local officials and policy makers. And

1890
01:15:48,960 --> 01:15:52,000
number three, strive for organizational

1891
01:15:52,000 --> 01:15:54,159
excellence. Uh we're always happy to

1892
01:15:54,159 --> 01:15:56,239
take questions or comments on any of the

1893
01:15:56,239 --> 01:15:57,920
details, but we figure just in this

1894
01:15:57,920 --> 01:15:59,199
setting, we would just hit the

1895
01:15:59,199 --> 01:16:02,000
highlights and um council member, if

1896
01:16:02,000 --> 01:16:03,440
anybody has any questions or comments

1897
01:16:03,440 --> 01:16:05,199
about these or wants us to dig into the

1898
01:16:05,199 --> 01:16:06,960
details, we're happy to do so.

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01:16:06,960 --> 01:16:07,520
>> Thank you.

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01:16:07,520 --> 01:16:09,040
>> Okay.

1901
01:16:09,040 --> 01:16:11,280
>> Thanks. Uh we'll go over this initial

1902
01:16:11,280 --> 01:16:14,080
budget again. Um, if you'll go back

1903
01:16:14,080 --> 01:16:16,159
before Ben's presentation, which is

1904
01:16:16,159 --> 01:16:17,760
about lots and lots and lots of millions

1905
01:16:17,760 --> 01:16:19,840
of dollars that we that Ben handles

1906
01:16:19,840 --> 01:16:22,480
through the tip, we I handle the budget

1907
01:16:22,480 --> 01:16:26,960
that we use here at WFRC to fund the

1908
01:16:26,960 --> 01:16:28,159
programs that help you in your

1909
01:16:28,159 --> 01:16:30,640
communities like the TLC, like the

1910
01:16:30,640 --> 01:16:33,840
station area planning. And um you'll see

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01:16:33,840 --> 01:16:36,400
I wrote stable budget because the good

1912
01:16:36,400 --> 01:16:38,719
news is that over the last 5 years our

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01:16:38,719 --> 01:16:40,960
initial budget which reflects the new

1914
01:16:40,960 --> 01:16:42,320
funding that we have for the coming

1915
01:16:42,320 --> 01:16:44,960
fiscal year has fluctuated between about

1916
01:16:44,960 --> 01:16:48,239
10 and 13 million. Um and so this time

1917
01:16:48,239 --> 01:16:50,560
from last year to from this current year

1918
01:16:50,560 --> 01:16:53,679
into next year we go from 12.2 down to

1919
01:16:53,679 --> 01:16:57,040
10.6. And that's really the product of

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01:16:57,040 --> 01:16:59,120
having some projects wrap up and having

1921
01:16:59,120 --> 01:17:01,920
some new projects start. Um, as Byron

1922
01:17:01,920 --> 01:17:03,679
mentioned, our stationary planning

1923
01:17:03,679 --> 01:17:06,000
project, for instance, a few years ago

1924
01:17:06,000 --> 01:17:08,719
started with $5 million and between us

1925
01:17:08,719 --> 01:17:11,360
and MAG and we've been using th those

1926
01:17:11,360 --> 01:17:13,679
funds over the years. And so that for

1927
01:17:13,679 --> 01:17:16,159
instance, that piece has diminished and

1928
01:17:16,159 --> 01:17:18,400
that's one of the products, one of the

1929
01:17:18,400 --> 01:17:21,840
reasons this goes down. So our main

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01:17:21,840 --> 01:17:24,880
expenditures here at WFRC in our

1931
01:17:24,880 --> 01:17:27,760
organization are our staffing and our

1932
01:17:27,760 --> 01:17:29,600
consulting lines reflecting our

1933
01:17:29,600 --> 01:17:31,840
investment in our staff as well as our

1934
01:17:31,840 --> 01:17:33,920
many projects, initiatives and studies

1935
01:17:33,920 --> 01:17:36,560
that require consultant support. So we

1936
01:17:36,560 --> 01:17:39,520
do um as you saw also in our TLC awards,

1937
01:17:39,520 --> 01:17:42,400
we do in-house work and we also contract

1938
01:17:42,400 --> 01:17:44,320
out with consultants to support us in

1939
01:17:44,320 --> 01:17:46,800
that work. The staffing line includes

1940
01:17:46,800 --> 01:17:48,800
COLA and merit adjustments in line with

1941
01:17:48,800 --> 01:17:50,560
all of our government partners and

1942
01:17:50,560 --> 01:17:52,560
health insurance and retirement costs

1943
01:17:52,560 --> 01:17:55,440
adjustments. This is this is our normal

1944
01:17:55,440 --> 01:17:58,239
staffing line. And then in consulting we

1945
01:17:58,239 --> 01:18:00,400
actually do see a lot of fluctuation

1946
01:18:00,400 --> 01:18:03,280
over the years as we as I said we have

1947
01:18:03,280 --> 01:18:06,159
balance of completed and new work going

1948
01:18:06,159 --> 01:18:10,400
from year to year. Um so here are four

1949
01:18:10,400 --> 01:18:12,960
areas that we have been working on this

1950
01:18:12,960 --> 01:18:15,199
year that we're anticipating either

1951
01:18:15,199 --> 01:18:18,080
completing or completing the first phase

1952
01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:20,560
of this work. One is the green field vis

1953
01:18:20,560 --> 01:18:22,560
visualizations which actually is kicking

1954
01:18:22,560 --> 01:18:25,199
off right now is a small project that

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01:18:25,199 --> 01:18:27,520
goes with our mixeduse centers

1956
01:18:27,520 --> 01:18:29,360
visualizations that we have been working

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01:18:29,360 --> 01:18:32,400
on. This is an add-on funded by the land

1958
01:18:32,400 --> 01:18:36,719
use um land use training fund out of the

1959
01:18:36,719 --> 01:18:39,440
Utah Department of Commerce. Um we're

1960
01:18:39,440 --> 01:18:41,760
also currently working on roadway safety

1961
01:18:41,760 --> 01:18:45,040
audits in 11 corridors in our community

1962
01:18:45,040 --> 01:18:46,719
and that work is through our safe

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01:18:46,719 --> 01:18:49,199
streets for all federal grant program

1964
01:18:49,199 --> 01:18:51,920
and that will conclude by June 30th as

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01:18:51,920 --> 01:18:54,560
well. Station area planning and our

1966
01:18:54,560 --> 01:18:56,719
activity- based model development are

1967
01:18:56,719 --> 01:19:00,400
both in process. Um, stationary planning

1968
01:19:00,400 --> 01:19:02,480
has been going for a few years and this

1969
01:19:02,480 --> 01:19:04,159
is the first year that we have kicked

1970
01:19:04,159 --> 01:19:06,320
off, we are currently this month, I

1971
01:19:06,320 --> 01:19:08,880
believe, kicking off the activity- based

1972
01:19:08,880 --> 01:19:10,159
model development that we've been

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01:19:10,159 --> 01:19:11,679
talking a lot about. That will be a

1974
01:19:11,679 --> 01:19:14,719
three-year at least three-year project

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01:19:14,719 --> 01:19:18,640
um to out of our analytics department.

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01:19:18,640 --> 01:19:22,400
Um, so coming up next year, we plan to f

1977
01:19:22,400 --> 01:19:24,480
focus our significant effort on

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01:19:24,480 --> 01:19:27,120
strategic communications. John Aardone,

1979
01:19:27,120 --> 01:19:29,280
our communications manager, is working

1980
01:19:29,280 --> 01:19:31,280
with our new communications consultant,

1981
01:19:31,280 --> 01:19:33,840
Wilkinson Ferrari, to enhance our

1982
01:19:33,840 --> 01:19:39,600
engagement and impact. So that will be a kind of a new effort for next year, an

1983
01:19:39,600 --> 01:19:42,719
enhanced effort, not entirely new. We

1984
01:19:42,719 --> 01:19:44,960
will also continue working on our

1985
01:19:44,960 --> 01:19:47,280
station area planning and our activity-

1986
01:19:47,280 --> 01:19:49,280
based model of development as well of

1987
01:19:49,280 --> 01:19:51,040
course as all of the transportation and

1988
01:19:51,040 --> 01:19:52,960
land use connection pro projects that

1989
01:19:52,960 --> 01:19:55,600
you just heard about. So those pro

1990
01:19:55,600 --> 01:19:59,120
projects are all in our budget um as as

1991
01:19:59,120 --> 01:20:02,880
the funding that we use to support you.

1992
01:20:02,880 --> 01:20:05,840
That funding comes from a variety of

1993
01:20:05,840 --> 01:20:09,679
sources here. Um primarily from uh

1994
01:20:09,679 --> 01:20:12,880
federal. You can see here on my graph

1995
01:20:12,880 --> 01:20:14,800
they come from three sources, federal,

1996
01:20:14,800 --> 01:20:17,760
state, and local. Um although most of

1997
01:20:17,760 --> 01:20:19,600
our funds are federal, our terrific

1998
01:20:19,600 --> 01:20:21,440
partnerships with state and local

1999
01:20:21,440 --> 01:20:23,840
entities provide over a quarter of our

2000
01:20:23,840 --> 01:20:27,280
budget every year. Um our federal funds

2001
01:20:27,280 --> 01:20:29,120
come mainly from the US Department of

2002
01:20:29,120 --> 01:20:31,440
Transportation as Andrew was mentioning

2003
01:20:31,440 --> 01:20:33,520
right now from the infrastructure

2004
01:20:33,520 --> 01:20:35,920
investment and jobs act and that will

2005
01:20:35,920 --> 01:20:38,320
continue until the reauthorization

2006
01:20:38,320 --> 01:20:41,280
project process is completed. You can

2007
01:20:41,280 --> 01:20:43,679
see our state partnerships listed here.

2008
01:20:43,679 --> 01:20:46,239
Um, state and local funds support all of

2009
01:20:46,239 --> 01:20:48,159
the collaborative work that we do with

2010
01:20:48,159 --> 01:20:51,280
partners at UT, UTA, MAG, and with all

2011
01:20:51,280 --> 01:20:54,159
of you. Local funds match these federal

2012
01:20:54,159 --> 01:20:56,480
grants and also cover additional work

2013
01:20:56,480 --> 01:20:59,199
outside of our MO boundaries um and our

2014
01:20:59,199 --> 01:21:01,360
MO responsibilities. We're so grateful

2015
01:21:01,360 --> 01:21:03,199
for all of you, for all of our partners

2016
01:21:03,199 --> 01:21:05,840
who support our important work. H I'm

2017
01:21:05,840 --> 01:21:09,679
happy to take any questions um on this

2018
01:21:09,679 --> 01:21:12,560
now or at any time. um always happy to

2019
01:21:12,560 --> 01:21:15,679
dig into more detail and as we mentioned

2020
01:21:15,679 --> 01:21:18,960
this is our initial um proposal and we

2021
01:21:18,960 --> 01:21:21,840
would like to um send this out for

2022
01:21:21,840 --> 01:21:23,840
public comment and then bring it back to

2023
01:21:23,840 --> 01:21:26,400
you in May for formal adoption as our

2024
01:21:26,400 --> 01:21:28,640
initial budget for next year. So this is

2025
01:21:28,640 --> 01:21:31,679
the recommended motion and that is my

2026
01:21:31,679 --> 01:21:32,560
presentation.

2027
01:21:32,560 --> 01:21:34,719
>> And council member just again to note in

2028
01:21:34,719 --> 01:21:36,719
the materials that we send out and we

2029
01:21:36,719 --> 01:21:39,600
make available to the public there's

2030
01:21:39,600 --> 01:21:42,560
lots more detail all the numbers all the

2031
01:21:42,560 --> 01:21:45,280
footnotes transparency

2032
01:21:45,280 --> 01:21:47,520
uh and prudency in the use of funds is

2033
01:21:47,520 --> 01:21:49,840
of public funds is very very important

2034
01:21:49,840 --> 01:21:52,639
to us. Um we didn't want to go over it

2035
01:21:52,639 --> 01:21:54,560
in a lot of detail with you. We do a lot

2036
01:21:54,560 --> 01:21:56,639
of that with the budget committee, but

2037
01:21:56,639 --> 01:21:58,480
all the information is available and we

2038
01:21:58,480 --> 01:22:00,320
are happy to talk with anybody in as

2039
01:22:00,320 --> 01:22:02,560
much detail as anybody would like at any

2040
01:22:02,560 --> 01:22:04,560
point. Thank you.

2041
01:22:04,560 --> 01:22:06,239
>> Before I make a motion, are there

2042
01:22:06,239 --> 01:22:09,600
questions for any of our staff?

2043
01:22:09,600 --> 01:22:12,960
>> Okay, I'll move that um we release the

2044
01:22:12,960 --> 01:22:15,920
draft fiscal year 27 WFRC goals, budget,

2045
01:22:15,920 --> 01:22:17,679
and unified planning work program for

2046
01:22:17,679 --> 01:22:18,719
public comment.

2047
01:22:18,719 --> 01:22:21,360
>> There's a second.

2048
01:22:21,360 --> 01:22:23,520
Uh, Commissioner Harvey, did I hear you

2049
01:22:23,520 --> 01:22:25,440
say second?

2050
01:22:25,440 --> 01:22:27,760
With that, all in favor say I.

2051
01:22:27,760 --> 01:22:29,120
>> I.

2052
01:22:29,120 --> 01:22:31,280
>> Any opposed?

2053
01:22:31,280 --> 01:22:33,520
That is unanimous. Thank you.

2054
01:22:33,520 --> 01:22:36,639
>> Appreciate you. Uh, we'll now move down

2055
01:22:36,639 --> 01:22:39,920
to item number seven, which is reports.

2056
01:22:39,920 --> 01:22:42,400
Turn the time over to

2057
01:22:42,400 --> 01:22:43,520
Andrew.

2058
01:22:43,520 --> 01:22:46,790
>> Sure.

2059
01:22:46,800 --> 01:22:48,960
» We're let we'll turn to, if we can,

2060
01:22:48,960 --> 01:22:51,360
Commissioner Gage Fer. Oh, did I miss

2061
01:22:51,360 --> 01:22:52,400
that?

2062
01:22:52,400 --> 01:22:56,560
>> As Yeah. No. 7A gauge four with the

2063
01:22:56,560 --> 01:22:58,400
Wasatch Front Economic Development

2064
01:22:58,400 --> 01:22:59,520
District update.

2065
01:22:59,520 --> 01:23:01,760
>> Look, when when when Harvey made the

2066
01:23:01,760 --> 01:23:03,520
second, it really threw me off on

2067
01:23:03,520 --> 01:23:06,000
everything as far as that went. So, I

2068
01:23:06,000 --> 01:23:07,600
apologize, Gage, but I know you work

2069
01:23:07,600 --> 01:23:08,960
with him every day and you understand

2070
01:23:08,960 --> 01:23:10,719
exactly what we deal with here.

2071
01:23:10,719 --> 01:23:12,639
>> Yeah, you feel my pain. I'm glad to hear

2072
01:23:12,639 --> 01:23:15,040
that. So, well, he he'll keep you in

2073
01:23:15,040 --> 01:23:17,600
track on track down there, Mr. Chair.

2074
01:23:17,600 --> 01:23:19,679
So, thanks for the opportunity to

2075
01:23:19,679 --> 01:23:21,840
present for the Wasatch Front Economic

2076
01:23:21,840 --> 01:23:23,920
Development District. Uh, we had a

2077
01:23:23,920 --> 01:23:26,239
meeting on March 12th. Very productive.

2078
01:23:26,239 --> 01:23:28,880
We welcome several new members to the

2079
01:23:28,880 --> 01:23:31,360
board, including a new vice chair who I

2080
01:23:31,360 --> 01:23:33,600
believe is uh joining you down there,

2081
01:23:33,600 --> 01:23:36,719
Commissioner Blocker from Morgan County.

2082
01:23:36,719 --> 01:23:38,960
Um, we've got a new vice chair or a new

2083
01:23:38,960 --> 01:23:40,320
co-chair as well. We've gone to a

2084
01:23:40,320 --> 01:23:42,239
private industry for that which I think

2085
01:23:42,239 --> 01:23:44,880
really makes a lot of sense since this u

2086
01:23:44,880 --> 01:23:47,679
economic development district uh depends

2087
01:23:47,679 --> 01:23:50,400
as much on private enterprise as uh we

2088
01:23:50,400 --> 01:23:53,760
do from the government side. So it's great to see the involvement from

2089
01:23:53,760 --> 01:23:56,800
our private partners. Um we started off

2090
01:23:56,800 --> 01:23:59,600
with a discussion with uh Miranda Jones

2091
01:23:59,600 --> 01:24:02,320
Cox, our government affairs manager. She

2092
01:24:02,320 --> 01:24:04,400
provided a report on the 2026

2093
01:24:04,400 --> 01:24:06,880
legislative session talking about bills

2094
01:24:06,880 --> 01:24:09,520
regarding transportation, housing, and

2095
01:24:09,520 --> 01:24:11,440
economic development, which is the three

2096
01:24:11,440 --> 01:24:13,440
things, three big things we deal with in

2097
01:24:13,440 --> 01:24:15,840
the economic development district. Um, I

2098
01:24:15,840 --> 01:24:18,960
want to make a shout out to Miranda and

2099
01:24:18,960 --> 01:24:22,000
Andrew. Uh, I crossed paths with them a

2100
01:24:22,000 --> 01:24:24,400
number of times at the legislature,

2101
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:26,800
uh, up the capital this session. Uh,

2102
01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:29,600
they did a great job. I've talked to a

2103
01:24:29,600 --> 01:24:31,040
number of my former colleagues and

2104
01:24:31,040 --> 01:24:32,480
nothing but praise for the work they

2105
01:24:32,480 --> 01:24:35,920
did. So, I would just say we can be very

2106
01:24:35,920 --> 01:24:38,880
um very appreciative of their works. Uh

2107
01:24:38,880 --> 01:24:41,199
a number of bills that were fairly

2108
01:24:41,199 --> 01:24:43,120
complicated this year, but at the end of

2109
01:24:43,120 --> 01:24:45,120
the day, uh there were some bills that

2110
01:24:45,120 --> 01:24:48,000
came out u that benefited a lot of our

2111
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:50,000
counties, a lot of the transportation,

2112
01:24:50,000 --> 01:24:52,320
housing, and obviously economic

2113
01:24:52,320 --> 01:24:54,400
development. So, Andrew Rand, appreciate

2114
01:24:54,400 --> 01:24:56,880
your work there. Uh the other part

2115
01:24:56,880 --> 01:24:58,400
couple other things we did as part of

2116
01:24:58,400 --> 01:25:01,040
our mission statement to help understand

2117
01:25:01,040 --> 01:25:03,520
the available funding in our region. We

2118
01:25:03,520 --> 01:25:05,679
hear Marsha talk about the economic

2119
01:25:05,679 --> 01:25:08,320
development the EDA grants available. Uh

2120
01:25:08,320 --> 01:25:09,840
so we had a gentleman by the name of

2121
01:25:09,840 --> 01:25:12,080
Trent Thompson spend some time with us

2122
01:25:12,080 --> 01:25:13,840
and discuss the current funding

2123
01:25:13,840 --> 01:25:17,040
opportunities. So I would say any of our

2124
01:25:17,040 --> 01:25:19,280
uh city partners, county partners out

2125
01:25:19,280 --> 01:25:20,719
there that are looking for additional

2126
01:25:20,719 --> 01:25:23,360
funding, talk to Marsha. Uh she can get

2127
01:25:23,360 --> 01:25:25,920
you in contact with Mr. Thompson. There

2128
01:25:25,920 --> 01:25:27,920
are fund there are funding opportunities

2129
01:25:27,920 --> 01:25:29,840
available out there. So I'd encourage

2130
01:25:29,840 --> 01:25:32,639
you to use those whenever possible. Uh

2131
01:25:32,639 --> 01:25:34,880
in addition to that, we met with uh

2132
01:25:34,880 --> 01:25:36,880
online Kirsten Swinyard from the Salt

2133
01:25:36,880 --> 01:25:39,679
Lake County and Kate Lucas with the

2134
01:25:39,679 --> 01:25:42,320
Kansas State University and she provided

2135
01:25:42,320 --> 01:25:44,960
a great presentation on brownfield

2136
01:25:44,960 --> 01:25:46,960
funding. again for those communities

2137
01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:49,760
that may have brown brownfield issues in

2138
01:25:49,760 --> 01:25:52,639
their communities. Two great resources

2139
01:25:52,639 --> 01:25:55,440
um that I would encourage anybody in a

2140
01:25:55,440 --> 01:25:57,040
city or county level to reach out to

2141
01:25:57,040 --> 01:26:00,320
either one of these great ladies uh to

2142
01:26:00,320 --> 01:26:03,199
be re-educated or again funding sources

2143
01:26:03,199 --> 01:26:04,719
to help you clean up some of those

2144
01:26:04,719 --> 01:26:07,520
problems. So with that, uh Mr. Chair,

2145
01:26:07,520 --> 01:26:09,920
I'm happy to answer any questions that

2146
01:26:09,920 --> 01:26:13,440
you may have. Andrew,

2147
01:26:13,440 --> 01:26:15,679
>> any questions?

2148
01:26:15,679 --> 01:26:17,520
Okay, appreciate that, Gage. We'll move

2149
01:26:17,520 --> 01:26:18,960
to item 7B.

2150
01:26:18,960 --> 01:26:21,360
>> Thank you.

2151
01:26:21,360 --> 01:26:22,800
>> Turn the time over to Christie.

2152
01:26:22,800 --> 01:26:25,199
>> Hi, thank you, chair. Um, so I will be

2153
01:26:25,199 --> 01:26:26,560
as brief as possible. I'm looking at the

2154
01:26:26,560 --> 01:26:28,159
clock and know we all want to get out of

2155
01:26:28,159 --> 01:26:29,920
here. So, this is just looking at the

2156
01:26:29,920 --> 01:26:32,800
2026 community development block grant

2157
01:26:32,800 --> 01:26:34,080
projects that were applied for this

2158
01:26:34,080 --> 01:26:35,600
year. I know on your agenda it says

2159
01:26:35,600 --> 01:26:37,760
awarded and in a perfect world, uh, we

2160
01:26:37,760 --> 01:26:39,760
would be able to fully fund all of them.

2161
01:26:39,760 --> 01:26:41,920
However, unfortunately, um with some

2162
01:26:41,920 --> 01:26:43,920
delays at the federal level, we actually

2163
01:26:43,920 --> 01:26:46,000
are still unaware of how much actual

2164
01:26:46,000 --> 01:26:48,159
funding that we will receive this year

2165
01:26:48,159 --> 01:26:50,320
to fund these projects, but um generally

2166
01:26:50,320 --> 01:26:52,000
we are receiving just a little bit over

2167
01:26:52,000 --> 01:26:55,120
a million dollars each year. Um you'll

2168
01:26:55,120 --> 01:26:57,199
notice that that total is much higher

2169
01:26:57,199 --> 01:26:58,639
than a million dollars. A lot of these

2170
01:26:58,639 --> 01:27:01,040
projects come with match associated with

2171
01:27:01,040 --> 01:27:05,040
them. Um, however, if we don't receive

2172
01:27:05,040 --> 01:27:07,760
more than about $1.1 million, we'll be

2173
01:27:07,760 --> 01:27:10,000
able to fully fund these first three

2174
01:27:10,000 --> 01:27:12,239
projects. These are ranked um in order

2175
01:27:12,239 --> 01:27:13,920
of the score that they received. We'll

2176
01:27:13,920 --> 01:27:15,280
be able to fully fund these first three

2177
01:27:15,280 --> 01:27:17,280
projects and partially fund the fourth

2178
01:27:17,280 --> 01:27:19,120
project and unfortunately not be able to

2179
01:27:19,120 --> 01:27:21,120
fund uh this Marriott Slaterville

2180
01:27:21,120 --> 01:27:22,960
project. But as you can see, projects

2181
01:27:22,960 --> 01:27:25,199
range um from emergency rental

2182
01:27:25,199 --> 01:27:27,679
assistance, sewer rehab, waterline

2183
01:27:27,679 --> 01:27:29,760
replacement, main street reconstruction,

2184
01:27:29,760 --> 01:27:32,239
and a restroom purchase. And just as a

2185
01:27:32,239 --> 01:27:33,840
reminder, uh the community development

2186
01:27:33,840 --> 01:27:36,239
block grant program is primarily for low

2187
01:27:36,239 --> 01:27:39,120
to moderate income um residents and for

2188
01:27:39,120 --> 01:27:40,239
the purpose of the Wasatch Front

2189
01:27:40,239 --> 01:27:41,920
Regional Council is eligible in Morgan,

2190
01:27:41,920 --> 01:27:44,080
Towilla, and Weber counties excluding

2191
01:27:44,080 --> 01:27:47,040
Ogden City. Um all of you have access to

2192
01:27:47,040 --> 01:27:49,760
CDBG funds whether it be through WFRC or

2193
01:27:49,760 --> 01:27:51,520
not. Um, so if anyone has any questions

2194
01:27:51,520 --> 01:27:53,199
about CDBG, feel free to reach out to

2195
01:27:53,199 --> 01:27:55,679
me. And that's all I got.

2196
01:27:55,679 --> 01:27:58,320
>> Thank you. Any questions?

2197
01:27:58,320 --> 01:28:02,639
Okay, Chrissy. Thank you. We'll now move

2198
01:28:02,639 --> 01:28:06,239
to item C, executive director's report

2199
01:28:06,239 --> 01:28:07,520
by Andrew Groover.

2200
01:28:07,520 --> 01:28:10,639
>> Thank you, uh, Commissioner Stevenson.

2201
01:28:10,639 --> 01:28:13,120
Now I get to do one of my favorite

2202
01:28:13,120 --> 01:28:15,040
things, which is recognize some of our

2203
01:28:15,040 --> 01:28:18,719
staff. I've got two work anniversaries,

2204
01:28:18,719 --> 01:28:23,040
two new hires, two staff awards, and two

2205
01:28:23,040 --> 01:28:26,639
babies. Okay, so let's start. Let's

2206
01:28:26,639 --> 01:28:29,040
start with uh Marsha White. Where's

2207
01:28:29,040 --> 01:28:30,960
Marsha? Marsha, who's already referenced

2208
01:28:30,960 --> 01:28:33,520
for five years of service with WFRC. You

2209
01:28:33,520 --> 01:28:35,120
know that Marsha leads our economic

2210
01:28:35,120 --> 01:28:36,960
development work. She's our point person

2211
01:28:36,960 --> 01:28:39,040
for the economic development district.

2212
01:28:39,040 --> 01:28:41,280
In her time here, she's really expanded

2213
01:28:41,280 --> 01:28:43,120
and professionalized the work that we do

2214
01:28:43,120 --> 01:28:44,560
and our networks for economic

2215
01:28:44,560 --> 01:28:46,719
development, working with cities and

2216
01:28:46,719 --> 01:28:49,040
counties doing economic development. She

2217
01:28:49,040 --> 01:28:51,679
came from Ogden City Council and she's

2218
01:28:51,679 --> 01:28:53,760
bringing that knowledge about local

2219
01:28:53,760 --> 01:28:55,440
needs to the work that we do,

2220
01:28:55,440 --> 01:28:57,120
collaborating together. So, Marca for

2221
01:28:57,120 --> 01:29:02,149
five years of service. Good job.

2222
01:29:02,159 --> 01:29:05,280
And then also Miranda Jones Cox for her

2223
01:29:05,280 --> 01:29:07,280
five years of service. You all know of

2224
01:29:07,280 --> 01:29:08,960
course that Miranda is our government

2225
01:29:08,960 --> 01:29:10,639
affairs manager. She works on state

2226
01:29:10,639 --> 01:29:12,880
issues and federal issues. She is known

2227
01:29:12,880 --> 01:29:15,520
and trusted by all for her collaborative

2228
01:29:15,520 --> 01:29:17,120
and supportive approach working with

2229
01:29:17,120 --> 01:29:19,520
partners uh and communities and giving

2230
01:29:19,520 --> 01:29:21,760
timely and substantive information. She

2231
01:29:21,760 --> 01:29:24,480
is a real partner to me. Um and in her

2232
01:29:24,480 --> 01:29:26,800
five years, her and her husband Tanner

2233
01:29:26,800 --> 01:29:29,280
have had two kids, Henry and Lucy, uh in

2234
01:29:29,280 --> 01:29:31,280
her five years here and still still

2235
01:29:31,280 --> 01:29:33,199
going. So way to go. I don't mean on

2236
01:29:33,199 --> 01:29:37,120
kids. Well, I don't know. I'm

2237
01:29:37,120 --> 01:29:39,440
Not. Yeah. Anyway, way to go, Miranda.

2238
01:29:39,440 --> 01:29:41,760
Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Never mind.

2239
01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:42,560
Okay.

2240
01:29:42,560 --> 01:29:44,000
>> You're just getting yourself deeper.

2241
01:29:44,000 --> 01:29:46,560
>> Yeah. No. Um, now to now to our to our

2242
01:29:46,560 --> 01:29:48,320
new hires. I want to introduce you to

2243
01:29:48,320 --> 01:29:50,400
two new staff people. We're so excited

2244
01:29:50,400 --> 01:29:52,239
to have them. Uh, Joel Temple. Where's

2245
01:29:52,239 --> 01:29:55,600
Joel? Joel Temple um is joining our long

2246
01:29:55,600 --> 01:29:58,000
range planning team as a transportation

2247
01:29:58,000 --> 01:29:59,840
planner. And as you know, he helps

2248
01:29:59,840 --> 01:30:02,400
support regional transportation planning

2249
01:30:02,400 --> 01:30:04,320
coordination with our state and local

2250
01:30:04,320 --> 01:30:06,239
partners. Joel has a background in

2251
01:30:06,239 --> 01:30:08,560
physics, international development, and

2252
01:30:08,560 --> 01:30:10,480
in planning, a masters in urban and

2253
01:30:10,480 --> 01:30:12,159
regional planning. He's actually worked

2254
01:30:12,159 --> 01:30:14,480
at both the regional and local levels.

2255
01:30:14,480 --> 01:30:17,600
He worked at the Oahu MO. And then most

2256
01:30:17,600 --> 01:30:19,920
recently, he was a planner with Saratoga

2257
01:30:19,920 --> 01:30:22,719
Springs. Um, and he's actually a a um a

2258
01:30:22,719 --> 01:30:24,159
planning commissioner with the city of

2259
01:30:24,159 --> 01:30:26,560
Provo. So, Joel, welcome. And he's a

2260
01:30:26,560 --> 01:30:31,270
competitive cyclist also.

2261
01:30:31,280 --> 01:30:34,000
And then the other new hire is uh Paulo

2262
01:30:34,000 --> 01:30:36,080
Aguilera. Where's Paulo? Where? Oh,

2263
01:30:36,080 --> 01:30:38,320
right next to Joel. Paulo uh is joining

2264
01:30:38,320 --> 01:30:40,080
our community and economic development

2265
01:30:40,080 --> 01:30:42,239
team as a community planner. This is the

2266
01:30:42,239 --> 01:30:43,679
work that we've been talking about. It's

2267
01:30:43,679 --> 01:30:46,239
supporting communities in our region.

2268
01:30:46,239 --> 01:30:49,520
You to achieve your local visions and

2269
01:30:49,520 --> 01:30:51,600
increase mobility and quality of life.

2270
01:30:51,600 --> 01:30:53,920
He has a degree in urban ecology and

2271
01:30:53,920 --> 01:30:56,080
metropolitan planning. He was worked for

2272
01:30:56,080 --> 01:30:58,400
seven years with GSBs architects and

2273
01:30:58,400 --> 01:31:00,480
alta planning, economic development,

2274
01:31:00,480 --> 01:31:03,440
community planning, uh, GIS, datadriven

2275
01:31:03,440 --> 01:31:06,080
design. And, um, he won us over in his

2276
01:31:06,080 --> 01:31:07,840
interview when he referred, well, at

2277
01:31:07,840 --> 01:31:10,560
least me, when he referred to WFRC as

2278
01:31:10,560 --> 01:31:13,040
the north star for regional guidance and

2279
01:31:13,040 --> 01:31:15,280
stewardship. Nice job. Nice job.

2280
01:31:15,280 --> 01:31:19,270
Welcome, Paulo.

2281
01:31:19,280 --> 01:31:21,360
Okay. So, so I gave you two

2282
01:31:21,360 --> 01:31:23,280
anniversaries. I gave you two new hires.

2283
01:31:23,280 --> 01:31:26,400
Here's two awards. Susie Swim from with

2284
01:31:26,400 --> 01:31:29,679
our WFRC analytics team received the

2285
01:31:29,679 --> 01:31:32,000
transportation professional of the year

2286
01:31:32,000 --> 01:31:34,000
award from the Institute for

2287
01:31:34,000 --> 01:31:37,199
Transportation Engineers Utah section.

2288
01:31:37,199 --> 01:31:39,520
This is the lead engineers group. It's

2289
01:31:39,520 --> 01:31:41,360
interestingly though this award is for

2290
01:31:41,360 --> 01:31:43,920
somebody who is not an engineer but

2291
01:31:43,920 --> 01:31:45,840
their work in planning or research or

2292
01:31:45,840 --> 01:31:48,159
technical support has made meaningful

2293
01:31:48,159 --> 01:31:49,840
contributions to the transportation

2294
01:31:49,840 --> 01:31:52,000
field and communities across Utah. The

2295
01:31:52,000 --> 01:31:53,920
award is really cool in part in uh

2296
01:31:53,920 --> 01:31:55,679
particularly because it's peer

2297
01:31:55,679 --> 01:31:57,679
nominated. So it makes it a really

2298
01:31:57,679 --> 01:31:59,440
meaningful recognition. Uh

2299
01:31:59,440 --> 01:32:00,880
transportation professional of the year

2300
01:32:00,880 --> 01:32:05,669
Susie Swim.

2301
01:32:05,679 --> 01:32:07,520
And then here's a fun one. The other

2302
01:32:07,520 --> 01:32:10,320
award uh Bill Hars also from uh our

2303
01:32:10,320 --> 01:32:12,639
analytics team was the inaugural

2304
01:32:12,639 --> 01:32:15,440
recipient of the Golden Cone Award. Tell

2305
01:32:15,440 --> 01:32:17,440
me you've got the cone with you, Bill.

2306
01:32:17,440 --> 01:32:20,000
No, it's in his office. of the Golden

2307
01:32:20,000 --> 01:32:22,239
Cone Award which is a new honor

2308
01:32:22,239 --> 01:32:24,960
presented by the same organization IT.

2309
01:32:24,960 --> 01:32:27,199
recognizes an individual who stands

2310
01:32:27,199 --> 01:32:29,679
out for their leadership, their service

2311
01:32:29,679 --> 01:32:32,320
and overall impact within IT and the

2312
01:32:32,320 --> 01:32:34,480
transportation industry. It celebrates

2313
01:32:34,480 --> 01:32:36,080
people who cons well well it will he's

2314
01:32:36,080 --> 01:32:37,840
the first one who's ever gotten it that

2315
01:32:37,840 --> 01:32:40,560
who that will cons who consistently

2316
01:32:40,560 --> 01:32:42,880
contribute their time and support others

2317
01:32:42,880 --> 01:32:44,800
and help move the field forward. Way to

2318
01:32:44,800 --> 01:32:49,350
go, Bill. Congratulations.

2319
01:32:49,360 --> 01:32:52,320
And to conclude, uh, two babies, uh,

2320
01:32:52,320 --> 01:32:54,480
Faria, is Faribba here? Is Farba here?

2321
01:32:54,480 --> 01:32:56,480
No. Okay. Um, one of our newest

2322
01:32:56,480 --> 01:32:59,280
employees, Fariba, um, just came back

2323
01:32:59,280 --> 01:33:02,400
from, uh, maternity leave after having

2324
01:33:02,400 --> 01:33:06,800
her baby. So, we'll, uh, well, we'll, um, uh, celebrate her and say

2325
01:33:06,800 --> 01:33:09,679
Mazle to her in in her absence, uh,

2326
01:33:09,679 --> 01:33:12,400
here. And then uh we'll say

2327
01:33:12,400 --> 01:33:14,560
congratulations in advance and masleto

2328
01:33:14,560 --> 01:33:18,320
to me um who may not be at our next

2329
01:33:18,320 --> 01:33:21,120
council meeting. Uh she is not planning

2330
01:33:21,120 --> 01:33:22,480
to be here.

2331
01:33:22,480 --> 01:33:25,040
>> Okay. So congratulations to both of them

2332
01:33:25,040 --> 01:33:28,800
on their uh new babies.

2333
01:33:28,800 --> 01:33:34,560
>> So Meg Me I I have a question. If it's a boy, are you going to name it

2334
01:33:34,560 --> 01:33:35,360
Andrew?

2335
01:33:35,360 --> 01:33:36,880
>> Okay.

2336
01:33:36,880 --> 01:33:41,280
I guess I'll just I'll just have to see.

2337
01:33:41,280 --> 01:33:43,600
I did if I Meg, if it's okay for me to

2338
01:33:43,600 --> 01:33:46,960
say this, I um I did officiate Meg's

2339
01:33:46,960 --> 01:33:50,000
wedding at her request. Um and we'll see

2340
01:33:50,000 --> 01:33:52,560
how much she cares about me if in the

2341
01:33:52,560 --> 01:33:55,360
naming. We shall see. We shall see. Uh

2342
01:33:55,360 --> 01:33:57,280
the very last thing I'll note to all of

2343
01:33:57,280 --> 01:34:00,880
you is that if you like riding bikes, uh

2344
01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:02,639
I'm not only looking at Mayor Burton,

2345
01:34:02,639 --> 01:34:05,199
but I am looking at Mayor Burton. Um

2346
01:34:05,199 --> 01:34:08,960
with the the 9th annual Golden Spoke

2347
01:34:08,960 --> 01:34:12,239
ride is on May 16th or Saturday, May

2348
01:34:12,239 --> 01:34:14,000
16th all over the region. It's a fun

2349
01:34:14,000 --> 01:34:16,239
thing to celebrate that as a mode of

2350
01:34:16,239 --> 01:34:18,639
transportation. More information to come

2351
01:34:18,639 --> 01:34:20,880
on that. Mr. Chair, that concludes my

2352
01:34:20,880 --> 01:34:21,440
report.

2353
01:34:21,440 --> 01:34:23,280
>> Thank you. Any questions for Andrew

2354
01:34:23,280 --> 01:34:27,199
before we move on and out? Okay. If not,

2355
01:34:27,199 --> 01:34:28,880
just a reminder, our next meeting will

2356
01:34:28,880 --> 01:34:31,199
be held on Thursday, May 28th. I'm

2357
01:34:31,199 --> 01:34:32,880
predicting with the way this weather is

2358
01:34:32,880 --> 01:34:35,600
that it will be snowing that day. So, I

2359
01:34:35,600 --> 01:34:36,880
hope

2360
01:34:36,880 --> 01:34:38,880
>> uh again, we want to appreciate

2361
01:34:38,880 --> 01:34:41,760
everybody and uh have a good rest of the

2362
01:34:41,760 --> 01:34:43,920
week. Enjoy the weekend and uh we'll

2363
01:34:43,920 --> 01:34:46,159
adjourn at this time. Thank you.

2364
01:34:46,159 --> 01:34:49,560
>> Thank you everybody.