REVISED AGENDA

Political Subdivisions Interim Committee

Utah Legislature

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 • 9:00 a.m. • Room 223 State Capitol

9:00     1.   Committee Business

                        •    Call to order - Representative Kory Holdaway, House Chair

                        •    Approval of the minutes of the September 17, 2003 meeting

9:10     2.   GIS and Land Use Planning

Representatives of the state's AGRC (Automated Geographic Reference Center) will brief the Committee on the state's clearinghouse for GIS (Geographic Information Systems) data and ways GIS might assist in planning for critical regional facilities.

                        •    Dennis Goreham, Manager, AGRC

9:50     3.   State Planning Coordinator and Land Use Planning

What is the role of the State Planning Coordinator? What is the role of the Resource Development Coordinating Committee? How could the State Planning Coordinator or the Resource Development Coordinating Committee assist in preventing or resolving conflicts between governmental entities in the siting of critical regional facilities?

                        •    Wes Curtis, State Planning Coordinator

10:30    4.   Followup - Notice of Municipal Annexations In First Class Counties

In July, the Committee discussed providing meaningful notice to all property owners of a pending annexation. Draft legislation will be presented. Who (petitioners, city, county, or other) should be responsible for providing the notice to property owners? When in the municipal annexation process should the notice be sent to property owners?

                        •    Introduction - Senator Patrice Arent

                        •    Jodi Hoffman, Utah League of Cities and Towns

                        •    Alan Dayton, Deputy Mayor, Salt Lake County

11:10    5.   Local Permitting for Rail Corridor Transit Projects

In September, the Committee briefly discussed issues relating to the Utah Transit Authority's difficulty in siting rail transit projects. This topic will be further discussed.

                        •    Kathryn Pett, General Counsel, Utah Transit Authority

                        •    Others

11:50    6.   Other Items / Adjourn