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November ber 23, 2021, HS C tg d, Ilage I 5 0 ,ea'��as�� y CM Paltin: Working on the cesspool bill as well. CM Mason -passed the cesspool bill with ?priorities, CWRS funding available to all counties, have until feb to get the program up and running and to end of the fiscal year to get all applicants in. Hope can continue to do this and expand the fund. Talk about looking for additional funds at the state level. CM Ding: At a workshop with Senator Chris Lee recently. To allow counties to assess a fee as cesspools are one of the problems, could mean a lot of funding to come in. Motion to receive the county reports -passed. c. NACo Deport d. WIR Report CM Richards: WIR in Salt Lake City, started out with a tour. Getting together with the group is easier than zoom. Started with a tour of the homestead hyro electrical plant, they talked about the whole water issue for Utah and water of Colorado. The challenge in managing the downstream water needs. Thinking of HI. They are facing some of the same challenges. We lost the Kohala ditch, working on the funding to get it back. President Mark Whitney commissioner from Utah- presentations were excellent, funding for WIR was very good. Western Gov association - talk about security, IT and broadband availability and the problem with the rural counties. Big deal was the forest service and the public lands. Changes ongoing where shutting down some of the logging and mining - impacting communities substnaitally as wiping out economies. Direct funding coming out of DC- big deal to get the funding direct to the counties. NACo report: Had a 3 day meeting, NACo budget is in good shape. Do not have to worry about funding going forward. Talked about the lands of the western US, forest and public lands. Talked about the policies coming forward and how they might affect the western regions. Policies coming forward and how they might affect the regions. CM Kupukai: Email on Nov 12, includes vaccine mandates and build back better, will forward to everyone. On Nov 18 - NACo has a new resource analysis on the build back better, including x'150 BIM for affordable housing. Nov 22- NACo sent an email on a new report detailing county levers to drive economic mobility and economic mobility network. Next workforce development meeting is on Dec 8. Next board meeting is Atlanta on Dec 1- 4 will attend virtually.