Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee
Members Present:
Sen. LeRay McAllister, Cochair
Rep. Afton Bradshaw, Cochair
Rep. Beverly A. Evans
Rep. Daniel Tuttle
Mr. Mark Bedel for Mr. Barber
Mr. Daniel Becker
Mr. Kim Burningham
Mr. Con Rowley for Mr. Carlston
Mayor Tom Dolan
Mr. Gene Moser
Dr. Dianne Nielson
Mr. Jeff Burke for Ms. Clarke
Members Absent:
Sen. Joseph L. Hull
Sen. Craig Taylor
Commissioner Kent Petersen
Staff Present:
John Q. Cannon,
Research Analyst
James L. Wilson,
Associate General Counsel
Angela D. Kelley,
Legislative Secretary
Note: A list of others present and a copy of materials distributed in the meeting are on file in the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.
1. Call to Order - Chair McAllister called the meeting to order at 1:09 p.m.
2. Committee Business -
MOTION: Rep. Tuttle moved to approve the minutes of the July 2, 1998 meeting . The motion passed unanimously, with Mr. Becker, Mayor Dolan, and Mr. Burke absent for the vote.
3. Committee Discussion Concerning the Role of Utah Tomorrow - Mr. Cannon distributed handouts titled "Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee _ Membership _ Per diem and expenses _ Powers and duties," and "Potential Issues for Discussion _ Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee," and discussed the content of the handouts with the committee.
Mr. Burningham noted that he has been on the committee since its creation. He said that its original goal was to establish a strategic plan to help state agencies and the Legislature in their decision-making.
Ms. Nielson suggested inviting representatives from the agencies to speak about Utah Tomorrow's planning processes at a future meeting and let the committee know if its planning document impacted the agencies. She also said the committee may wish to review the number and adequacy of performance measures.
Rep. Tuttle said all will benefit if state agencies trust the Legislature and if citizens trust the agencies.
Mr. Rowley said that the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget makes reference to Utah Tomorrow when making its budget recommendations.
Rep. Tuttle suggested that the committee correspond with agencies to determine what could be done to improve the document in their respective sections. He also suggested that the Legislature assign different legislators to areas of interest in the document to give feedback to the Utah Tomorrow Committee on what can be done for the state.
Chair McAllister discussed the future of Utah Tomorrow, and asked the committee to determine if the committee should revise or modify its original goals.
Mr. Burningham said that an ongoing goal has been to give legislators the means to make more intelligent decisions through the document because if the legislators could review agency goals and performance measures, it would make voting more clear.
Chair McAllister suggested that the committee continue its planning efforts.
Chair Bradshaw said that Speaker Brown recommended that the Legislature needs more ownership of Utah Tomorrow and recommended that its planning document be taken to the interim committees for their input.
Rep. Evans noted that committees and agencies need to plan and work together.
Ms. Nielson requested that at least one agency update its component in the document by having the agency define what planning procedures are already in place and decide which goals, objectives, and measures could be narrowed down.
Chair McAllister encouraged the committee to present a modified document by the 1999 or 2000 interim.
MOTION: Rep. Tuttle moved that Department of Environmental Quality and the Division of Wildlife Resources be given a certificate of appreciation from the Utah Tomorrow Committee for their accomplishments in strategic planning. The motion passed unanimously, with Dianne Nielson not voting.
Chair McAllister asked that staff bring recommended criteria necessary for an agency to be recognized for its strategic planning accomplishments to a subsequent meeting for discussion.
Rep. Evans questioned how the committee could coordinate with Century 21 Communities and Envision Utah.
Chair McAllister urged that for the remainder of 1998, the committee work on modifying the Utah Tomorrow document to reduce and modify, if necessary, the number of performance measures and goals. He said after the goals and performance measures have then been approved by the agencies and this committee, the interim committees would be asked to review them during the 1999 interim.
Mr. Cannon questioned whether the agencies or Utah Tomorrow are to be reviewed by the Legislature. He said that the committee needs to decide what the agencies' goals are relative to Utah Tomorrow before the committee initiates any kind of process that involves the interim committees.
Chair Bradshaw said it would be her intent that Utah Tomorrow sets the goals with input from the agencies, the agencies implement the goals, and the interim committees review the goals.
Mr. Bedel volunteered to research how other states are doing strategic planning.
MOTION: Rep. Evans moved to have DEQ, through Ms. Nielson, report at the next meeting on a revised strategic process for their section of Utah Tomorrow. The motion passed unanimously, with Chair McAllister absent for the vote.
4. Adjourn -
MOTION: Rep. Evans moved to adjourn the meeting at 3:05 p.m. The motion passed unanimously, with Chair McAllister absent for the vote.
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