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ULCT recommends municipal reps to Commission on Housing and Affordability; CHA, governor talks and housing plan timeline explained
Summary
The Utah League of Cities and Towns said May 19 it recommended municipal representatives to the state's Commission on Housing and Affordability; the governor appointed Don Shelton (South Jordan council) and Springville Mayor Matt Packard, and ULCT staff will meet them before the CHA meets May 27.
The Utah League of Cities and Towns told its board on May 19 that it recommended several municipal representatives to the governor for the statewide Commission on Housing and Affordability (CHA), and the governor has appointed Council Member Don Shelton of South Jordan and Springville Mayor Matt (Merrick) Packard as municipal representatives.
Alexa, ULCT staff, said the executive board and staff recommended three names to the governor and that staff planned a meeting with Shelton and Packard ahead of the CHA's first interim meeting slated for Tuesday, May 27. "Last board meeting, I presented to you that council member Tom McDonald and Andrew Johnson were stepping down ... UOLCT executive board of directors and staff recommended 3 names to the governor ... and the governor appointed council member Don Shelton of South Jordan and Springville Mayor Matt Packard to the CHA," Alexa said.
Board members said they expected to coordinate ULCT involvement in the CHA's work. Cam described the broader CHA and housing plan timeline: the work groups have been meeting weekly, several board members are participating, and the plan aims to produce materials for an October steering‑committee vote and a November presentation to the political subdivisions interim committee.
Cam also described outreach planned after public comments by the governor in which he criticized some cities on housing. The governor invited a group of mayors and city managers to the Governor's Mansion on May 29 to discuss housing; Mayor Shepherd was asked to coordinate the city‑level narrative for that meeting. Board members said they planned to bring data showing progress on station‑area plans and other local actions. One board member noted three station‑area plans reviewed recently by Wasatch Front Regional Council collectively contemplate about 15,000 new housing units near transit.
Ending: ULCT staff said they will use the Legislative Policy Committee advisory group and member feedback to craft the league's one‑page recommendation the CHA requested, and staff will continue coordinating with newly appointed municipal CHA representatives ahead of the May 27 meeting.
