MINUTES OF THE

HOUSE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

STANDING COMMITTEE

Room 450 State Capitol

February 20, 2015

Members Present:                     Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair

Rep. Kraig Powell, Vice Chair

                                                    Rep. Johnny Anderson

                                                    Rep. Kim Coleman                                  

                                                    Rep. Don L. Ipson

                                                    Rep. Michael S. Kennedy 

Rep. Dixon M. Pitcher

                                                    Rep. Marie H. Poulson 

                                                    Rep. Norman K. Thurston

                                                    Rep. Raymond P. Ward

Members Absent:                     Rep. James A. Dunnigan

Rep. Justin J. Miller

Staff Present:                             Mr. Joseph T. Wade, Policy Analyst

                                                    Ms. Karen Mitchell, Committee Secretary

Note: A list of visitors and a copy of handouts are filed with the committee minutes.

Chair Webb called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

MOTION:       Rep. Powell moved to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2015, meeting. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Kennedy, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Thurston absent for the vote.

H.B. 287           Transferable Development Agreements (Rep. K. Powell)

Rep. Powell explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:          Danny Goode, Wasatch County Council

MOTION:       Rep. Powell moved to return H.B. 287 to Rules Committee for interim study. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Thurston absent for the vote.

H.B. 245           Incorporation Process for Cities and Towns (Rep. M. Brown)

Rep. Brown explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:          Mark Thomas, Lieutenant Governor's Office

MOTION:       Rep. Ipson moved to amend the bill as follows:

1.    Page 25, Line 744:        

744Subsection (2)(a)(ii) on the county's website, if the county has {  an  }  a  website, for at least two

The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Thurston absent for the vote.

MOTION:       Rep. Ipson moved to pass H.B. 245 out favorably as amended. Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, and Rep. Miller were absent for the vote.

S.B. 68              Eminent Domain Amendments (Sen. L. Hillyard) (Rep. G. Froerer)

Sen. Hillyard explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke to the bill:            Lyle McMillan, Director of Right of Way, Utah Department of Transportation

MOTION:       Rep. Powell moved to pass S.B. 68 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Kennedy, and Rep. Miller absent for the vote.

MOTION:       Rep. Ipson moved to place S.B. 68 on the Consent Calendar. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Anderson, Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Kennedy, and Rep. Miller absent for the vote.

S.B. 29              School Planning and Zoning Process (Sen. E. Vickers) (Rep. R. Cunningham)

Sen. Vickers explained the bill to the committee.

Spoke for the bill:          Mark Seethaler, South Jordan City

Chris Bleak, Utah Association of Public Charter Schools

MOTION:       Rep. Pitcher moved to pass S.B. 29 out favorably. The motion passed unanimously

with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Kennedy, and Rep. Miller absent for the vote.

MOTION:       Rep. Poulson moved to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Dunnigan, Rep. Kennedy, and Rep. Miller absent for the vote.

Chair Webb adjourned the meeting at 3:01 p.m.

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Rep. R. Curt Webb, Chair