| Members Present: Sen. Michael K. McKell, Chair Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Chris H. Wilson Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Paul A. Cutler Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Rep. Jason B. Kyle Rep. Trevor Lee Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher |
Members Absent: Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Rep. Brett Garner Rep. Michael L. Kohler Rep. R. Neil Walter Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst Mike Curtis, Managing Associate General Counsel Robert H. Rees, Associate General Counsel Naomi Garrow, Administrative Assistant |
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair McKell called the meeting to order at 1:33 PM. |
| 1.Summary of Housing and Land Use Legislation |
| 2.1 - 2024 Utah League of Cities and Towns: Summary on Housing |
| Cameron Diehl, Executive Director, Utah League of Cities and Towns, presented and answered questions from the committee. |
| 2.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Rep. Cutler motioned to approve the minutes.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Sen. W. Harper Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. M. McKell Rep. J. Teuscher Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. R. Walter |
| 3.Summary of Housing and Land Use Legislation |
| Cameron Diehl continued and answered questions from the committee. |
| 4.2024 Interim Priority Study Items, Reports, and Committee Bills |
| 3.1 - Political Subdivisions Interim Committee 2024 Approved Study Items |
| 3.2 - Amended and Approved 2024 Interim Study Items List |
| Nathan Brady, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, presented the 2024 approved study items list for the committee and had presenters speak to the study items list. |
| Rep. Ray Ward presented on study item "Impact Fees Review." |
| Rep. Sandra Hollins and Kory Holdaway presented on study item "Conditional Land Use Ordinances " |
| MOTION:Sen Wilson motioned to remove Higher Education Development Areas from the study item list. |
| Robert H. Rees, Associate General Counsel, and Mike Curtis, Managing Associate General Counsel, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, introduced the interim study item regarding Title 17 recodification and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Sen. Wilson motioned to amend and approve the study item list by removing "Higher Education Development Areas" and adding "Recommendations from the Land Use Task Force" and "Public Officials Bonding." The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. M. McKell Rep. C. Snider Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Kohler Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Walter |
| Nathan Brady spoke on JR7-1-602, which authorizes the committee to vote to grant the committee chairs authority to open committee bill files without committee approval. |
| MOTION:Rep. Cutler motioned to authorize the chairs to open committee bill files that pertain to the approved study items list and to limit the committee bill files opened by the chairs to two committee bills between interim meetings, with an overall limit of 10 committee bills for the 2024 interim.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. J. Kyle Sen. M. McKell Rep. C. Snider Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Kohler Rep. T. Lee Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Walter |
| Discussion to the motion. |
| 5.Performance Audit of Utah Housing Policy |
| 4.1 - Performance Audit of Utah Housing Policy |
| 4.2 - Utah Housing Policy Audit Presentation |
| Leah Blevins and Jake Dinsdale, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, presented the audit and answered questions from the committee. |
| Chair McKell opened the committee to public comment. |
| Steve Waldrip, Senior Advisor for Housing Strategy and Innovation, Governor's Office, provided comment and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Rep. Cutler motioned to open a committee bill file to consider the recommendations of the audit.The motion passed with a vote of 8-0-8. | |||
| Yeas - 8 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 8 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Kohler Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Walter |
| Chair closed public comment. |
| 6.Performance Audit of Ogden-Hinckley Airport |
| 5.1 - Performance Audit of Ogden-Hinckley Airport |
| Jesse Martinson and Andrew Poulter, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, presented the audit. |
| Chair McKell opened the committee to public comment. |
| Mayor Ben Nadolski, Ogden City Mayor, spoke and answered questions from the committee. |
| Ed McKenney, Eden resident, spoke on the audit. |
| Brian Janroy, Mountain Green resident, spoke on the audit. |
| Chair closed public comment. |
| 7.Other Items/Adjourn |
| Nathan Brady informed the legislators of a staff survey. |
| MOTION:Rep. Teuscher motioned to adjourn.The motion passed with a vote of 10-0-6. | |||
| Yeas - 10 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 6 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. M. Gwynn Sen. W. Harper Rep. J. Kyle Rep. T. Lee Sen. M. McKell Rep. C. Snider Rep. J. Teuscher Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Kohler Sen. S. Pitcher Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. R. Walter |
| Chair McKell adjourned the meeting at 3:30 PM. |