MINUTES OF THE
BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND LABOR APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Thursday, February 14, 2019 • 7:30 a.m. • 25 House Building


Members Present:
Sen. Scott D. Sandall, Senate Chair
Rep. Val K. Potter, House Chair
Rep. Christine F. Watkins, House Vice Chair
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Ralph Okerlund
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher
Sen. Evan J. Vickers
Rep. Patrice M. Arent
Rep. Derrin R. Owens
Rep. Val L. Peterson
Rep. Tim Quinn
Rep. Elizabeth Weight
Rep. Mike Winder

Members Absent:
Sen. Gene Davis
Rep. Timothy D. Hawkes
Rep. Jeffrey D. Stenquist

Staff Present:
Dr. Andrea Wilko, Chief Economist
Timothy G. Dinehart, Fiscal Analyst
Ms. Sally Thompson, Administrative Assistant

Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.

1. 7:30 to 7:35 Call to Order Approve Minutes
Chair Scott D. Sandall called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m.
2. 7:35 to 7:40 a.m. RFA - Professional Ballet Education for Underserved (Sen. Okerlund)
2-RFA - Professional Ballet Education -Okerland
Sen. Ralph Okerlund introduced the request for appropriation for Professional Ballet Education.
Mr. Shawn Moon, Chairman, Executive Board, Utah Metropolitan Ballet, described the request.
3. 7:40 to 7:45 a.m. RFA - Utah Small Business Development Center ( Sen. Okerlund)
3-RFA - Utah Small Business Development Center - Okerland
Sen. Ralph Okerlund introduced the request for appropriation for Utah Small Business Development Center.
Mr. Michael Finnerty, Director, Utah Small Business Development Center, described the request.
Chair Sandall asked a question. Mr. Finnerty responded.
4. 7:55 to 8:00 a.m. RFA - Impact Utah USU (Rep. Hemmert)
6-RFA - Impact Utah - Hemmert
Mr. Winthrop Jeanfreau, Director, Impact Utah, Utah State University, introduced the request for appropriation for Impact Utah.
Mr. Stephen Reed, Manager, Manufacturing Extension Service, Utah State University, described the request.
Mr. Winthrop added closing comments to the presentation.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Mr. Reed responded.
5. 7:50 to 7:55 a.m. RFA - Leonardo Student "Mind Riot" (Rep. Handy)
5-RFA - Leonardo Student Mind Riot - Handy.
Rep. Stephen G. Handy introduced the request for appropriation for the Leonardo Student Mind Riot.
Ms. Lisa Davis, Board Chair, Leonardo, described the request.
6. 8:10 to 8:15 a.m. RFA - Utah Apprenticeship Act Request (Sen. Anderegg)
9-RFA - Utah Apprenticeship Act Request - Anderegg
Rep. Jacob L. Anderegg introduced and described the request for appropriation for Utah Apprenticeship Act.
Chair Sandall and Sen. Okerland asked questions. Sen. Anderegg responded.
7. 8:25 to 8:30 a.m. RFA - Hub of Opportunity (Sen. Hemmert)
12-RFA - Hub of Opportunity - Hemmert
Sen. Daniel Hemmert introduced and described the request for appropriation for Hub of Opportunity.
Ms. Kristy Chambers, CEO, Hub of Opportunity, added information to the request.
8. 7:45 to 7:50 a.m. RFA - U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame (Rep. Hutchings)
4-RFA - US Speedskating Hall of Fame - Hutchings
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings introduced and described the request for appropriation for U.S. Speedskating Hall of Fame.
9. 8:05 to 8:10 a.m. RFA - United Nations Civil Society Conference (Sen. Millner)
8-RFA - United Nations Civil Society Conference - Millner
Sen. Ann Millner introduced the request for appropriation for United Nations Civil Society Conference.
President Wayne L. Niederhauser, Former Senate President, described the request.
Rep. Patrice M. Arent asked a question. Sen. Millner responded.
10. 8:15 to 8:20 a.m. RFA - Utah Sports Hall of Fame (Sen. Hillyard)
10-RFA - Utah Sports Hall of Fame - Hillyard
Sen. Lyle W. Hillyard introduced the request for appropriation for the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.
Ms. Norma Carr, President, Utah Sports Hall of Fame, described the request.
Sen. Hillyard added comments to the presentation.
Rep. Val K. Potter added comments in favor of the request.
11. 8:30 to 8:35 a.m. RFA - Neighborhood House (Sen. Escamilla)
13-RFA - Neighborhood House - Escamilla
Sen. Luz Escamilla introduced the request for appropriation for the Neighborhood House.
Ms. Jennifer Nuttall, Executive Director, Neighborhood House, described the request.
Sen. Escamilla added closing comments to the presentation.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Sen. Escamilla responded.
12. 8:35 to 8:40 a.m. RFA - Sundance Institute (Sen. Sandall)
14-RFA - Sundance Institute - Sandall
Ms. Betsy Wallace, Managing Director, Sundance Institute, introduced the request for appropriation for Sundance Institute.
Mr. Morgan Everett, Assistant Director, Administration and Government Relations, described the request.
Ms. Wallace made closing comments.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Ms. Wallace responded.
13. 8:45 to 8:50 a.m. RFA - Orrin G. Hatch Foundation (Sen. Vickers)
16-RFA - Orrin G. Hatch Foundation - Vickers
Ms. Meagan Holbrook, Senior Vice President, Office of the President, Zions Bank, introduced and described the request for appropriation for the Orrin G. Hatch Foundation.
Chair Sandall and Sen. Arent asked questions. Ms. Holbrook responded.
15-RFA - Zions National Park 100th Anniver. Vickers
14. 8:40 to 8:45 a.m. RFA - Zion National Park 100th Anniversary Celebration (Sen. Vickers)
Ms. Holbrook introduced and described the request for appropriation for the Zion National Park 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Chair Sandall and Rep. Derrin R. Owens asked questions. Ms. Holbrook responded.
15. 9:00 to 9:05 a.m. RFA - Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association Conference
19-RFA - Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants Association Conference - Romero
Rep. Karen Kwan introduced and described the request for appropriation for Chinese Railroad Workers Descendants.
16. 9:25 to 9:30 a.m. RFA - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art (Sen. Kitchen)
24-RFA - Utah Museum of Contemporary Art - Kitchen
Sen. Derek L. Kitchen introduced the request for appropriation for the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.
Ms. Michelle Sully, Development Coordinator, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, described the request.
Sen. Kitchen made closing comments.
17. 8:55 to 9:00 a.m. RFA - Composites and Aerospace of Northern Utah (Sen. Buxton)
18-RFA - Composites and Aerospace of Northern Utah - Buxton
Mr. Terrance Bright, Chairman, Composites and Aerospace of Northern Utah, introduced the request for appropriation for Composites and Aerospace of Northern Utah.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Mr. Bright responded.
18. 10:10 to 10:15 a.m. RFA - Expansion of Federal Opportunity Zone and Economic
33-RFA - Expansion of Federal Opportunity Zone and Economic Development Programing
Rep. Derrin R. Owens introduced the request for appropriation for Expansion of Federal Opportunity and Economic Development Programming.
Mr. Lincoln Shurtz, Principal Owner, Legislative Insight Consulting Group, described the request.
Rep. Mike Winder and Rep. Owens made comments about this request.
Chair Sandall asked a question. Rep. Owens responded.
19. 9:15 to 9:20 a.m. RFA - Utah Humanities Council (Rep. Winder)
22-RFA - Utah Humanities Council - Winder
Rep. Winder introduced the request for appropriation for Utah Humanities Council.
Ms. Jody Graham, Executive Director, Utah Humanities Council, described the request.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Ms. Graham responded.
Rep. Winder added closing comments to the request.
20. 8:20 to 8:25 a.m. RFA - Ballet West (Sen. Bramble)
11-RFA - Ballet West - Bramble
Sen. Curtis S. Bramble introduced the request for appropriation for Ballet West.
Mr. Michael Scolamiero, Executive Director, Ballet West, and Ms. Elizabeth Soloman, Executive Director, Ballet West, described the request.
Sen. Bramble and Rep. Owens added closing comments to the request.
21. 9:35 to 9:40 a.m. RFA - Illuminate Utah's Light Art and Creativity Festival (Sen. Kitchen)
26-RFA - Illuminate Utah's Light Art and Creativity Festival - Kitchen
Sen. Kitchen introduced the request for appropriation for Illuminate Utah's Light Art and Creativity Festival.
Mr. Derrick Dyer, Executive Director, Utah Arts Alliance, presented a video and described the request.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Mr. Dyer responded.
22. 9:20 to 9:25 a.m. RFA - Kimball Arts Center (Rep. Winterton)
23-RFA - Kimball Arts Center - Winterton
Sen. Ronald Winterton introduced the request for appropriation for Kimball Arts Center.
Mr. Jory Macomber, Executive Director, Kimball Art Center, described the request.
23. 9:30 to 9:35 a.m. RFA - Tooele County (Sen. Buxton)
25-RFA - Tooele County - Buxton
Ms. Muriel Xochimitl, Communications Director, Tooele County, gave a video presentation on the request for appropriation for Tooele County.
Mr. Shawn Milne, Commissioner, Tooele County, described the request.
Ms. Xochimitl added comments to the request.
Chair Sandall asked a question. Mr. Stan Summers, Box Elder County Commissioner, and Commissioner Milne responded.
24. 9:40 to 9:45 a.m. RFA - Utah Semi-Annual Multi-Genre Pop Culture Expo (Sen. Thatcher)
27-RFA - Utah Semi Annual Multi-Genre Pop Culture Expo - Thatcher
Sen. Daniel W. Thatcher introduced the request for appropriation for Utah Semi-Annual Multi-Genre Pop Culture Expo.
Mr. Dan Farr, CEO/Founder, Salt Lake Fan Experience (FAN X), described the request.
Mr. Bryan Brandenburg, Chief Marketing Officer, Fan X, added information to the request and presented a video.
Sen. Thatcher made closing comments to the request.
25. 9:50 to 9:55 a.m RFA - Emerging Leaders Initiative (Rep. Last)
29-RFA - Emerging Leaders Initiative - Last
Rep. Bradley G. Last introduced the request for appropriation for Emerging Leaders Initiative.
Mr. Don Willie, Founder/Chair, Emerging Leaders Initiative, described the request.
26. 9:55 to 10:00 a.m. RFA - Herriman NICA Course (Rep. Knotwell)
30-RFA - Herriman NICA Course - Knotwell
Rep. John Knottwell introduced the request for appropriation for Herriman NICA Course.
Ms. Wendy Thomas, Director of All Things Funded, Herriman City, described the request.
Rep. Potter and Rep. Arent asked questions. Ms. Thomas responded.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Ms. Thomas responded.
27. 10:35 to 10:40 a.m. RFA - Spy Hop Youth Media Arts (Sen. Kitchen)
38-RFA - Spy Hop Youth Media Arts - Kitchen
38a-Spy Hop Presentation 1
38b-Spy Hop Presentation 2
Sen. Kitchen introduced the request for appropriation for Spy Hop Youth Media Arts.
Ms. Kassandra VerBrugghen, Executive Director, Spy Hop Productions, described the request.
Sen. Kitchen made closing comments to the request.
Rep. Winder asked a question. Ms. VerBrugghen responded.
28. 10:20 to 10:25 a.m. RFA - Utah Coal County Strike Team (Rep. Watkins)
35-RFA - Utah Coal County Strike Team - Watkins
Rep. Christine F. Watkins introduced the request for appropriation for Utah Coal County Strike Team.
Ms. Natalie Gochnour, Director/Co-Chair, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, described the request.
Rep. Arent, Chair Sandall, and Rep. Watkins added comments to the presentation.
Ms. Gochnour made closing comments.
29. 10:05 to 10:10 a.m. RFA - Utah Cairn Symposium (Rep. Snow)
32-RFA - Utah Cairn Symposium - Snow
Rep. V. Lowry Snow introduced and described the request for appropriation for Utah Cairn Symposium.
30. 10:00 to 10:05 a.m. RFA - Great Salt Lake Council - Boy Scouts of America
30-RFA - Great Salt Lake Council - Boy Scouts of America - Spendlove
Rep. Robert M. Spendlove introduced the request for appropriation for Great Salt Lake Council - Boy Scouts of America.
Mr. Mark Griffin, Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America, described the request.
Mr. Michael Nebeker, Chairman, Utah Refugee Scout Program, added information to the presentation.
Mr. Griffin made closing comments to the request.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Mr. Nebeker responded.
31. 9:45 to 9:50 a.m. RFA - Jesse N. Smith Home in Parowan (Sen. Vickers)
28-RFA - Jesse N. Smith Home - Vickers
Sen. Evan J. Vickers introduced and described the request for appropriation for the Jesse N. Smith Home in Parowan.
Rep. Owens asked a question. Sen. Vickers responded.
32. 10:25 to 10:30 a.m. RFA - Moab Music Festival (Sen. Hinkins)
36-RFA - Moab Music Festival - Hinkins
Sen. David P. Hinkins introduced and described the request for appropriation for Moab Music Festival.
Rep. Arent added comments to the request.
33. 10:15 to 10:20 a.m. RFA - Motion Picture Post Performance Economic Development
34-RFA - Motion Picture Post Performance Economic Development Incentive Programming - Hutchings
Rep. Eric K. Hutchings introduced and described the request for appropriation for Motion Picture Post Performance Economic Development Incentive Programming.
Mr. Jeff Miller, President, Motion Picture Association of Utah, provided information to the request.
Rep. Hutchings added closing comments.
Chair Sandall asked questions. Mr. Miller and Rep. Hutchings responded.
34. 10:30 to 10:35 a.m. RFA - Aerospace Heritage Foundation (Sen. Ipson)
37-RFA - Aerospace Heritage Foundation - Ipson
Sen. Don L. Ipson introduced the request for appropriation for the Aerospace Heritage Foundation.
Mr. Kevin Sullivan, Chairman, Aerospace Heritage Foundation, described the request.
Chair Sandall requested budget information. Mr. Sullivan responded.
Chair Sandall described the request for appropriation prioritization requirements.
Dr. Andrea Wilko, Chief Economist, Office of the Legislative Analyst, provided information on the requirements for the final voting and prioritization meeting.
Rep. Winder asked for clarification. Dr. Wilko responded.
Rep. Arent and Sen. Vickers asked questions. Chair Sandall responded and gave information about changes to the request for appropriation list.
MOTION: Sen. Vickers moved to adjourn the meeting at 10:40 a.m. The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-8.
Yeas - 9Nays-0Abs-8
Rep. P. Arent
Sen. D. Ipson
Rep. V. Potter
Sen. S. Sandall
Sen. D. Thatcher
Sen. E. Vickers
Rep. C. Watkins
Rep. E. Weight
Rep. M. Winder
Sen. C. Bramble
Sen. G. Davis
Rep. T. Hawkes
Sen. R. Okerlund
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. V. Peterson
Rep. T. Quinn
Rep. J. Stenquist