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Herriman work meeting highlights state ‘beehive’ land-use bill, gravel bill and data-privacy proposal
Summary
Council members discussed several new state bills at a Herriman work meeting: a proposed 'beehive' development agency that councilors said could override local control, a substitute for a gravel/mining bill, and privacy-contract language under review; staff also noted the state housing strategic plan comments are due March 19.
Herriman City Council members devoted the work meeting to recent state legislation and administrative actions that they said could affect city control and services.
Council participants discussed a land-use measure they referred to as "bill 3 3 7," which Speaker 4 described as a proposal "to create a beehive development agency" that would, in Speaker 4’s words, permit an "override of local control" and prevent cities from charging fees for impacts. "This is a really bad bill for local governments," Speaker 4 said.
Speaker 2 emphasized fiscal concerns, arguing the bill could force cities to provide services without receiving corresponding revenues. "You're still gonna have to provide services because in 40 years, you will get benefit...we're gonna saddle your today taxpayers because the taxpayers in 40 years, their grandchildren will get benefit," Speaker 2 said, warning of long-term subsidy for future development.
The council also reviewed a substitute for what participants called "Snyder's gravel bill," referenced in the meeting as "3 53 50 5" (HB numbering discussed verbally). Speaker 4 said amendments made the bill "a little bit better" but that it would still allow preemption of local zoning and continued mineral use on properties acquired by a specified date; the speaker said the city is likely to oppose the measure.
On privacy and contracting, Speaker 4 summarized substitute language for a privacy bill referenced as "h p 4 44," noting earlier enactments required extensive protections for government-held information and that the bill’s original contract language could make it difficult for vendors to provide services. "We might not have services if you're forcing us to have this language because they won't ever agree to it," Speaker 4 said. Council staff said they expect to remain neutral pending the substitute language.
Staff alerted the council that the state housing strategic plan is open for comment through March 19 and asked whether councilors preferred to submit individual responses or coordinate a single council comment. Staff said they would prepare technical comments and circulate them for review; councilors generally favored submitting individual policy comments alongside staff’s technical submission.
The League/Planning-related meeting schedule was noted: a special LPC meeting was expected the following day and staff reported 11 new bills had been introduced that day, with the Land Use and Development Amendments among the primary items to watch.
The council did not take formal votes on the bills during the meeting; members directed staff to monitor substitutes, to circulate revised language for review, and to prepare technical comments to accompany any council input on the state housing strategic plan.
