Sep Sep 6 9 In-Person Event 2022 WSLFOA Annual Meeting Tuesday, September 6, 2022 In-Person Event View Event Details: Overview Overview Agenda Overview Agenda Sept. 6-9 | Salt Lake City The Western States Legislative Fiscal Officers Assocation (WSLFOA) will hold its annual meeting in Salt Lake City on Sept. 6-9. Tuesday, Sept. 6 12:00 pm Greeting and Introductions at Utah State Capitol (including lunch) 1:00 pm The Not-So-Great Salt Lake? Impact of Shrinking Lake on Environment and Economy (enroute) TOPIC: JUSTICE REFORM AND INMATE HOUSING 1:45 pm Tour Utah’s new state prison in Salt Lake City, including discussion on construction cost and challenges, transition logistics, new approach to rehabilitation in new facility, economic impact on SLC Northwest Quadrant, and next steps for old prison site. 5:15 pm SLC hotel check-in 7:00 pm Dinner Wednesday, Sept. 7 7:30 am Depart hotel by coach for Helper/Moab (Continental Breakfast Onboard) TOPIC: MANAGING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY THROUGH POLICY AND DIVERSIFICATION 8:00 am Economic Update (enroute) 8:45 am Strategies for Long-term Fiscal Stability – Pew Charitable Trusts (enroute) 9:45 am Helper, Utah – A Rural Redevelopment Success Story 11:00 am Lunch in Helper 11:15 am Coal Country Strike Force: Providing Strategies for Rural Redevelopment 11:30 am Common Language and Shared Experiences in Public Finance TOPIC: STATE BUDGETS IN THE WEST 12:30 pm State Budget Roundtable, Part 1 (enroute) TOPIC: INVESTING BUBBLE REVENUE IN ASSETS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS 2:30 pm How Utah Leveraged Federal Fiscal Policy to Enhance and Expand Access to Outdoor Recreation (enroute) 3:15 pm Tour Dead Horse Point State Park, including discussion on challenges of COVID tourism, making parks self-sustaining, and financing/plans for new Utah Raptor State Park. Dinner at park (tentative). 7:30 pm Moab hotel check-in Thursday, Sept. 8 5:00 am OPTIONAL Sunrise hike to Delicate Arch 7:00 am Breakfast TOPIC: STATE/FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS ON PARKS AND BUDGETS 8:30 am Challenges and Solutions for Managing Demand for National Parks 9:30 am Hike/tour of Arches Windows Region 11:30 am Depart for State Capitol/Box Lunches 12:15 pm Federal Budget Update - FFIS (enroute) TOPIC: STATE BUDGETS IN THE WEST 1:00 pm State Budget Roundtable Part 2 (enroute) 2:00 pm State Facility Consolidation in Rural Utah (Price DNR Interagency Building) 3:00 pm State Budget Roundtable Part 3 (enroute) 5:00 pm SLC hotel check-in 6:30 pm Reception/Dinner Friday, Sept. 9 8:00 am Shuttle to State Capitol 8:30 am Breakfast 9:00 am WSLFOA Business Meeting TOPIC: THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE: PRESERVING AND ENHANCING CITIZENS’ ACCESS TO POLICYMAKING AND HISTORY 9:30 am Utah State Capitol Tour 10:30 am Museum of Utah on Capitol Hill 11:30 am Conclude meeting/box lunches Sponsors