| Members Present: Sen. Michael K. McKell, Chair Rep. James A. Dunnigan, Chair Sen. Wayne A. Harper Sen. Chris H. Wilson Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion Rep. Paul A. Cutler Rep. Brett Garner Rep. Matthew H. Gwynn Rep. Michael L. Kohler Rep. Jason B. Kyle Rep. Trevor Lee | Rep. Casey Snider Rep. Jordan D. Teuscher Members Absent: Sen. Stephanie Pitcher Sen. Jerry W. Stevenson Rep. R. Neil Walter Staff Present: Nathan W. Brady, Policy Analyst RuthAnne Oakey-Frost, Senior Associate General Counsel Robert H. Rees, Senior 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 Dunnigan called the meeting to order at 1:20 PM. |
| 1.Committee Business |
| MOTION:Sen. Michael McKell moved to approve the minutes of the August 21, 2024, meeting.The motion passed with a vote of 7-0-9. | |||
| Yeas - 7 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 9 | |
| Rep. P. Cutler Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Rep. J. Kyle Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson | Rep. G. Bennion Rep. B. Garner Sen. W. Harper Rep. T. Lee Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Walter |
| 2.Elected Officials Public Bonding Requirements |
| Johnnie Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Utah Counties Indemnity Pool, spoke and answered questions from the committee. |
| MOTION:Sen. McKell moved to open a committee bill file addressing elected officials public bonding requirements.The motion passed with a vote of 9-0-7. | |||
| Yeas - 9 | Nays- 0 | Abs- 7 | |
| Rep. G. Bennion Rep. P. Cutler Rep. J. Dunnigan Rep. B. Garner Rep. M. Gwynn Rep. M. Kohler Rep. J. Kyle Sen. M. McKell Sen. C. Wilson | Sen. W. Harper Rep. T. Lee Sen. S. Pitcher Rep. C. Snider Sen. J. Stevenson Rep. J. Teuscher Rep. R. Walter |
| 3.Station Area Plans Implementation Report |
| 5 - Station Area Planning Update (Wasatch Front Regional Council) |
| Andrew Gruber, Executive Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council, presented the station area planning update and answered questions from the committee. |
| Megan Townsend, Community and Economic Development Director, Wasatch Front Regional Council, presented and answered questions from the committee. |
| Dan Wayne, Community Manager, Mountainland and Associates, spoke and answered questions from the committee. |
| 4.Grand County Audit of Tourism Related Taxes |
| 3 - "A Performance Audit of Counties' Use of Tourism Promotion Funding" (2019 Office of the Legislative Auditor General) |
| 3 - Grand County Audit Of Tourism-Related Taxes (Office of the State Auditor) |
| Leah Blevins, Office of the Legislative Auditor General, presented the audit and answered questions from the committee. |
| 3 - Audit of Grand County (Office of the State Auditor) |
| John Dougall, Utah State Auditor, introduced the audit findings. |
| Seth Oveson, Local Government Manager, Office of the State Auditor, presented use of tourism promotion funding and answered questions from the committee. |
| Jacques Hadler, Chair, and Kevin Walker, Vice Chair, Grand County Commission, responded to the audit and answered questions from the committee. |
| Lori McFarland, Business Owner, Grand County, spoke. |
| Chair Dunnigan asked Mr. Dougall questions. |
| Mr. Hadler and Mr. Walker responded to comments and questions. |
| 5.Utah Inland Port Authority Report |
| 4 - State of the Port (Utah Inland Port Authority) |
| Ben Hart, Executive Director, Scott Wolford, Business Development, Utah Inland Port Authority, presented and answered questions from the committee. |
| Ben Buys, Chief Deputy Director, Utah Inland Port Authority, presented on Tax Increment Financing. |
| Alan Evans, Logistics Team, Utah Inland Port Authority, spoke. |
| Amy Brown Coffin, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Utah Inland Port Authority, spoke. |
| Committee comments and questions. |
| 6.Other Items/Adjourn |
| MOTION:Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion moved to adjourn. |
| Chair Dunnigan adjourned the meeting at 3:37 PM |