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| Meeting: Steering Committee Meeting 1:30 p.m |
| Date: 01/12/2022 |
| Location: Five County AOG Office Bldg. |
| Address: 1070 W. 1600 South, Bldg. B, St. George, UT |
| 2023-10-30 what the Five County AOG is about. | |||||||||||
The Five Counties Association of Government (FCAOG) received a federal grant
through SS4A for Washington County. The FCAOG is administering the grant,
overseeing the creation of the SS4A Action Plan, and coordinating the associated
safety committee with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and serious
injuries in the county.Creation of the safety action plan includes analyzing existing conditions and historical trends of crashes over the last 10 years, engaging with community members about transportation safety concerns, developing safety strategies, and prioritizing the solutions to address the greatest needs in the county. A draft plan is expected to be released in early February for review and the final version is expected to be completed in early June. The completed plan can be used to apply for additional federal grants to implement the identified strategies or for other transportation safety-related funding opportunities. An online community survey is available for individuals to share their concerns and experiences with the transportation system in the county. This input will help shape the recommended solutions can be completed through Nov. 30. It is available on the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization (DMPO) website at https://dixie-mpo.com/safe-streets-4-all/ along with more information. See also this press release: LINK
The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) was
prepared by FCAOG staff in conjunction with the CEDS Strategy Committee
and Steering Committee, through a capacity building grant from the U.S.
Economic Development Administration (EDA). The goal for
this strategic plan is to provide guidance for regional growth while promoting
a coordinated approach towards region-wide economic development objectives
in Southwest Utah.The CEDS employs long-range planning processes in their development. This planning method allowed staff to consolidate information from a wide range of stakeholders and synthesize the findings into a comprehensive regional growth strategy. This consolidation also provides consistent and unified policy direction for regional economic development efforts. The Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy adheres to and satisfies all guidelines provided by both the U.S. Economic Development Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Steering Committee, the governing board of the Five County Association of Governments, approved the CEDS document at it's October 11, 2023 meeting. CLICK HERE to view and/or download the CEDS document.
Passenger rail service between Salt
Lake City and Las Vegas, with the possibility of extending that service into
Cedar City and Washington County, is being studied. There was a presentation
made to the Dixie Metropolitan Planning Organization's governing board, the
Dixie Transportation Executive Council, made by Mr. Bryan Thiot, Executive
Director of the Five County Association of Governments.Please click on THIS LINK to view/print that presentation (which was originally done as a PowerPoint presentation). This is a PDF version of the presentation.
In 2022, the State of Utah embarked on a strategic planning
process to create a Coordinated Action Plan for Economic Vision 2030.The purpose of this Statewide Plan is to unify the goals and direction of State government with those of seven regions in the State of Utah. This involves, among other things, aligning each region’s existing Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) developed by each of the state’s Association of Governments (AOGs). The overarching objectives are to optimize growth and expand prosperity throughout all counties. The unified approach to economic development requires the State and regional interests to work together in harmony to advance mutual goals. The Coordinated Action Plan for Economic Vision 2030 document can be viewed/downloaded by clicking on this LINK.
The Five County Association of Governments (FCAOG) is a
regional organization serving the Utah counties of Beaver, Garfield,
Kane, Iron and Washington. The FCAOG also serves as the regional
economic development district as a planning partner with the U.S. Economic
Development Administration (EDA). Working regionally the AOG develops and maintains a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The goals, objectives, and strategies identified in the comprehensive strategic plan, support the economic development goals of the region, as well as those of the counties and communities that comprise the region. To further its strategic goals the AOG developed an agreement and partnered with the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) to implement an Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) for its five member counties and produce a final summary regional report. The May 2023 Area Sector Analysis Process (ASAP) is an economic development tool that identifies the most desirable and compatible industries for a single community. To View/Print the ASAP Report please click on this LINK
Each year
the Five County Association of Governments
has an independent audit of our organization
conducted by a qualified public auditing
firm. The FY2022 Audit was completed by the
Certified Public Accounting firm of Hafen|Buckner
of St. George City, Utah and the report was presented
to our governing body, the Steering Committee,
for acceptance, which they did at their meeting
on December 29, 2022.
The FY2022 Audit Report
is available for public review as a PDF
scanned copy of by clicking on THIS LINK.
The Utah Counties Indemnity
Pool (UCIP) is our Association's "insurer".
A Fraud Tip Hotline has been established
by UCIP, in cooperation with Lighthouse Services,
LLC. This service has been set up for UCIP members,
such as the Five County Association of Governments,
in order to provide their staff and citizens with
easy access to report fraud, and keep government open
and honest.Fraud tips can be submitted four ways: Website: www.lighthouse-services.com/uciputah (available in English or Spanish) Toll-Free Telephone: • English – (877) 410-0007 • Spanish – (800) 216-1288 E-mail: reports@lighthouse-services.com (must include our Association's name with report) Fax: (215) 689-3885 (must include our Association's name with report)
A provision from the tax cut legislation
passed
by by Congress in 2017 may have positive
economic impacts in southwestern
Utah, with investors incentivized to develop
businesses in some of the area’s lowest-income
neighborhoods. Large swaths of
Washington, Iron, Beaver and Garfield counties
are among the places across Utah identified
this summer as federally-recognized “Opportunity Zones”
— areas designated
where investors can avoid some taxes
in exchange for funding new development.
The hope is that development creates jobs, reduces poverty and sets the groundwork for further economic growth in areas largely being left behind by the state's overall job growth. This region, including even fast-growing Washington County, still ranks overall as a distressed regional economy, based on federal guidelines, thanks to low wages and a limited mix of businesses. Click HERE to go to view a PDF map of this region's Opportunity Zone areas. Click HERE to go to a web page with an interactive map of the nation that you can view all Opportunity Zones.
A
updated regional Multi-jurisdictional
Natural Hazard Pre-disaster Mitigation Plan was developed
by the Five County Association
of Governments' staff in collaboration with
all of the cities and towns, the five counties
in this region, as well as the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. The
Plan update includes information regarding the type,
location and extent potential and regularly
occurring hazards in the Five County area
and also includes information on previous occurrences
of hazard events and the likelihood of a
future natural hazard events. This update was done through a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Once adopted as a "guidance document" by each entity, the 5-year plan will be valid for that entity until 2027. If there are any questions on the Plan update, please contact Mr. Nate Wiberg, Senior Planner, at (435) 673-3548 ext. 105, or via e-mail to nwiberg@fivecounty.utah.gov Click on this link: https://hazardmitigationplan.org to go to the special web site developed to present the plan to the cities, towns, counties and the public.
The popular Community
Services Resource Directory for southwestern
Utah is available. The Directory,
published with Community Services Block Grant
funding, is distributed through the Community
Action Partnership of the Five County Association
of Governments. While the Directory is targeted
primarily to the under served population, many
services apply to all levels of income and need.
The Directory is available to view online or may be purchased.
To view the Directory, please visit the H.E.A.T. and Community Action website at this link: http://fivecountycap.wordpress.com
The Five
County Association of Governments
has a microloan fund. The purpose
of this fund is to create permanent, long-term
jobs within the southwestern region of
Utah by providing needed financing to qualified
businesses for eligible activities.
Loans made through the fund are intended to
help when commercial financing proves unreachable.
Funds loaned at interest are repaid into the program
and recycled to other businesses, thus allowing
an on-going job creation program. Funds are available
in Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Kane and Washington
County, Utah. The Southwest Utah Microloan Program, established by the Five County Association of Governments, focuses on loans of $50,000 or less with most being $25,000 or less. The importance of these loans lies in their ability to offset the difficulty that businesses experience in receiving traditional bank financing. To
find
out more about the loan fund, please contact
Gary Zabriskie, Director of Community
and Economic Development at: gzabriskie@fivecounty.utah.gov , or
phone
(435) 673-3548 ext. 126
As required
by Utah Code the Five County Association
of Governments publishes
all of its public meetings on the "Utah Public Meeting Notice"
(UPMN) web
site. You can search for
our
meetings by date or subject keyword.
To locate all of the meeting announcement
postings published on the UPMN site by the
Five County Association of Governments you
can use this link and use the "Advanced Search"
tab.
You
will need to
type in the word five into
the "Entity"
box, highlight the "Five County Association of Governments" link
that comes up, select a date range you want to view and then click
on the "Submit"
button. It
will then show all upcoming meetings scheduled
by the Five County AOG in the date
range you selected.
Alternatively, you
can
use this LINK, choose to Find a Notice, and
select
"Associations
of Governments" for Government type, choose
"Five County Association
of Governments"
for the Entity, and you will see the
Public Body list with links to each of
them.
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