Mountain Accord Stakeholders Council

Mountain Accord Stakeholders Council


The Stakeholders Council is comprised of community members, representing the diverse interests in the Central Wasatch Mountains, including community organizations, environmental groups, ski resorts, residents and property owners, and the general public.

 

What is the Job of the Stakeholder?

The job of the stakeholder is to assist the board in implementing the Mountain Accord. Stakeholders represent their own interests and learn about fellow stakeholders’ interests while working to find solutions that work for everyone.

Stakeholders may gather information, conduct fact-finding, provide analysis, conduct feasibility studies, and otherwise collaborate with broader constituencies with interests in the Project Area in order to make suggestions, recommendations and proposals to the CWC Board and the Commission’s staff and consultants. Council members serve four-year terms.  

The Mountain Accord Stakeholders Council, mandated by the CWC Interlocal Agreement, acts in an advisory capacity to the CWC board. It is currently led by Chair John Knoblock and Co-Chair Tom Diegel, and it includes 35 members and five sub-committees.

 

What are the Stakeholders Council Committees?

Inspired by the Mountain Accord system groups, the Stakeholders Council operates with a Systems Committee model. There are the four Systems Committees and one non-system committee dedicated to Millcreek Canyon.

  • Environment System Committee, which meets publicly on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m., discusses matters regarding environmental protection throughout the Central Wasatch Range.
  • Recreation System Committee, which meets publicly on the 2nd Thursday of every other month at 2:00 p.m., discusses recreation improvements throughout the Central Wasatch Range.
  • Transportation System Committee, which meets publicly on the 2nd Monday of each month at 3:30 p.m., discusses canyon transportation issues and improvements.
  • Economy System Committee, which meets publicly on the second Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m., discusses the economic matters pertinent to the canyons in the Central Wasatch.
  • Millcreek Canyon Committee is not a System Committee, but meets publicly on the 3rd Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m., discusses matters pertinent to Mill Creek Canyon.

 

What are the Jobs of the System Committees?

  • Operating within the Mountain Accord framework, the System Committees maintain an understanding, through collaboration with other stakeholders and system groups, of the interdependence of the systems and impacts that decisions made by one system may have on
    the other systems and fit into the larger system.
  • Use that understanding to inform their decisions.
  • Promote and provide a special focus on their respective area of interest.

 

Committees and the Council Work Together

It is the ethos of the Mountain Accord and the CWC to bring varied interests together to collaborate and learn from one another, and to not focus on any system group in isolation. The larger Stakeholders Council is the natural forum for these system groups to come together, but this will not preclude committee members from having their viewpoints heard and considered, and thinking systematically and beyond one’s own interests should be encouraged at all levels of the organization.

Stakeholders Council Resources


The Stakeholders Council meets as a whole on the third Wednesday of every other month, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

As a condition of being appointed, Stakeholders Council members agree to support a consensus-based process for issues impacting the CWC’s project area, share information, and collaborate with other Stakeholders Council members. For more information, see the Stakeholders Council Rules and Procedures.

Stakeholders Council Scope of Work and Expectations

Stakeholders Council Meeting Ground Rules

Understanding the Open and Public Meetings Act

Understanding the CWC Organization Structure

Stakeholders Council Members


Environment Interests

Pat Shea, Friends of Alta

Ella Abelli-Amen, Cottonwood Canyons Foundation

Jonny Vasic, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment

Olivia Juarez, Green Latinos

Doug Tolman, Save Our Canyons

 

Recreation Interests

Dani Poirier, Wasatch Backcountry Alliance

Caitlin Curry, Utah Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

Sarah Bennett, Trails Utah

Dennis Goreham, Wasatch Mountain Club

Bri Sullivan, Women of the Wasatch

Patrick Morrison, Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation

 

Economy Interests

Morgan Mingle, Park City Chamber and Visitors Bureau

Ed Marshall, Log Haven Restaurant

Hilary Arens, Snowbird Ski Resort

Kim Doyle, Brighton Ski Resort

Ian Reddell, Solitude Ski Resort

 

Transportation Interests

Roger Borgenicht, Utahns for Better Transportation

Danny Richardson, Sandy City resident

Eva De Laurentiis, Summit County

 

Culture & Education Interests

Dan Zalles, League of Women Voters

Maura Hahnenberger, Salt Lake Community College

Hilary Lambert, Wasatch Mountain Institute

 

Community Councils & Homeowner Associations

Barbara Cameron, Big Cottonwood Canyon Community Association

Del Draper, Cecret Lake Cabin Owners Association

John Knoblock, Mt Olympus Community Council

 

Private Citizens

Kelly Boardman, Cottonwood Heights resident

Adam Lenkowski, Sandy City resident

Sally Kaiser, Millcreek City resident

Brenden Catt, Salt Lake City resident

John Adams, Cottonwood Heights resident

Kurt Hegmann, Millcreek City resident

Mark Baer, Salt Lake City resident

Meaghan McKasy, Millcreek City resident

Craig Williams, Park City resident

Becca Gerber, Park City resident

 

Stakeholders Council Systems Committees


 

Organizations Represented on the Stakeholders Advisory Council