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Utah Tomorrow Strategic Planning Committee

MINUTES OF THE

UTAH TOMORROW STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

August 17, 1998 - 1:00 p.m. - Room 416 - State Capitol


Members Present:
    
    Sen. LeRay McAllister, Cochair
    Rep. Afton Bradshaw, Cochair
    Sen. Joseph L. Hull    
     Rep. Beverly A. Evans
    Mr. Mark Bedel for Mr. Barber
    Mr. Eric Leeson for Mr. Becker
    Mr. Kim Burningham
    Mr. Gary Carlston
    Mr. Gene Moser
    Dr. Dianne Nielson
    Ms. Kathleen Clarke
    

Members Absent:
    
    Sen. Craig Taylor
    Rep. Daniel Tuttle
    Mayor Tom Dolan
    Commissioner Kent Petersen
    
Staff Present:
    
    John Q. Cannon,
     Research Analyst
    James L. Wilson,
     Associate General Counsel
    Angela D. Kelley,
     Legislative Secretary

Note: A list of others present and a copy of materials distributed in the meeting are on file in the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

1.    Call to Order

    Chair McAllister called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m.

2.    Committee Business -

     MOTION: Rep. Evans moved to approve the minutes of the July 28, 1998 meeting. The motion passed unanimously, with Chair Bradshaw and Mr. Carlston absent for the vote.

3.     Department of Environmental Quality Presentation - Dr. Dianne Nielson, Executive Director, Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), gave a presentation titled "Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan, Draft Reformat Proposal" and distributed copies of the proposal. She also distributed a handout titled "Utah Tomorrow - Draft Revision _ Utah Department of Environmental Quality," and discussed its content.

    Mr. Moser said that the purpose of the Utah Tomorrow document is to educate, and Ms. Nielson's presentation serves that purpose.

    Sen. McAllister was supportive of the visual format but concerned about how the level of performance would be represented in this format.

    Sen. Hull said that the presentation had helped him understand more about the Utah Tomorrow document. He said that the graphs would be helpful in explaining the document to other agencies, and suggested putting the statistics in a graph with an explanation underneath.

    Chair McAllister and Mr. Burningham suggested simplifying the document by eliminating a number of performance measures.

    Mr. Brent Bradford, Deputy Director, DEQ, said that many items can be eliminated if they are distinguished by importance.

    Dr. Nielson noted the work involved in this type of effort.

    Mr. Burningham said that the charts are much easier to read, and indicated that both charts and text would be helpful.

    Ms. Clarke noted the need to focus on those items which mean a better quality of life for Utahns, not just the numbers.

    Chair McAllister was concerned about the role of the Utah Tomorrow Committee in the changes to the document. He questioned if the agencies should have the final say in what the product is, or if there should be a meeting with the Utah Tomorrow Committee before making a decision.

    Chair McAllister said that some people need help on their section of the Utah Tomorrow document. Mr. Wilson asked how the committee should notify agencies on how to change their section of the document.

    Mr. Cannon said that it is difficult to identify who is responsible for each section. He also suggested that the committee needs to cut down and simplify the document before doing the graphs and tables. Mr. Burningham agreed that there needs to be a simplified model for the agencies to study.

    Mr. Bedel indicated that agencies are in favor of changes. He said that it would be a longer process the first time to get the document completed, but it would not take as long after that because it would only need updates. He noted that the agencies should be given an adequate time frame.

    Sen. Hull suggested that the agencies be put on notice that the document is going to be changed, and invite them to come to future meetings to give input.

    Mr. Bedel suggested changing the process and the format. He recommended that agencies be invited to make suggestions, including formatting changes. He suggested that a timeline be given for this committee.

    Chair Bradshaw asked that Mr. Bradford, DEQ, bring a simplified model document of DEQ's section of the document back to the committee.

    Mr. Wayne Rago, Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), said that UDOT has its own performance measures. He said that UDOT is accepting of what the Utah Tomorrow Committee is doing and the changes that have to be made.

    Chair Bradshaw noted that at the next meeting there will be two sections for committee review: environmental quality and justice.

4.     Adjourn -

     MOTION: Rep. Evans moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:59 p.m. The motion passed unanimously.

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