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Special Service District

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Sanpete County Water Conservancy District

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Sanpete County Water Conservancy District Board

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approved minutes for 11-11-25 approved on 12-9-25

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Event Start Date & Time

November 11, 2025 08:11 PM

Event End Date & Time

November 11, 2025 08:11 PM

Description/Agenda

SANPETE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD of TRUSTEES Jay Olsen Matthew Palmer Justin Jackson Wade Eliason McCrae Christiansen Stanford Jensen Scott Bartholomew Meeting For November 11, 2025 6:30 P.M. Present were: Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew. Also, present were Brian Andrews with Hansen Allen and Luce Engineering, Nate Broadhurst with Clyde, Snow and Associates, and Amanda Olsen Welcome- Jay Olsen called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Approval of the October 14, 2025, minutes- The Minutes of the October 14, 2025, meeting were reviewed by the board. Wade Eliason made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Justin Jackson, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in favor. Huntington Cleveland Irrigation contract review and approval- The contract remains under review by the Utah Division of Water Resources. The 10% clause is causing some concern on their part. They may want it adjusted. The Board's goal is to ensure that the district incurs no financial liability. The district may reconsider participation if terms become unfavorable. Will review the contract when it is received back. Projects - Current District Projects- North Creek Irrigation Company has a few things to send in to Brian, such as: Final stamped plans, Cost estimate, Copies of grant agreements. Recommendation will be brought once the documents are submitted. - New Applications Received- Jay Olsen asked the board if we might be interested in applying for an Optimization Grant for metering upgrades along the Sanpitch. There was a discussion regarding the Standardization of canal company systems. The Board Directed Brian to prepare an application and draft the framework. - Our Change Application Status- A response was filed by our attorney on Carbon's protest. More will be discussed on the matter in a closed session regarding how to proceed. Monitoring of Change Applications- The 4 applications by Ft. Green that we were monitoring have been withdrawn. Other Recent filings have mostly been well-to-well transfers, no protests recommended. Brian's team will start monitoring the Gunnison/Mayfield areas, also. Water Education Training (WET) Day Review- The board felt that the training went well. There is a discussion regarding the date for next year. The board decided to stay with holding the training in November. There is a discussion on having a mini trade show and inviting sponsors next year. The board is assigned to come up with ideas for presenters for next year. District Web Page- We have been unable to get a hold of Sotor and Associates, who has held our domain for us. The board made a decision that we should apply for a .gov domain. The secretary will apply for a .gov domain. Other Business- No other business. Finance - Approve payment of outstanding bills- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Wade Eliason to approve the bills. Scott Bartholomew seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. - Discussion of 2026 Budget- The proposed 2026 budget is reviewed after some discussion. Scott Bartholomew gives a motion to accept the tentative budget with the discussed changes. The motion is seconded by Justin Jackson, and the motion passed unanimously with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. Closed session UCA 52-4-205(1)(c )) (UCA 52-4-205(1)(d)(i)(ii)- Scott Bartholomew made a motion at 7:50 PM to go into closed executive session to discuss litigation and land. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. McCrae Christiansen made a motion to go out of the executive session at 8:42 PM. The motion was seconded by Scott Bartholomew, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. The following motions were made as a result of discussions from the executive session. A motion was made by Stanford Jensen to have Nate and Brian pursue Permitting and construction of the Narrows dam with the state and federal agencies. The motion was seconded by Scott Bartholomew, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. A motion was made by Scott Bartholomew to send statutory amendments to Representative Troy Shelly. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. Justin made a motion to pursue appraisals for easement properties. The motion is seconded by Stanford Jensen, and the motion passed unanimously with Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, Matt Palmer, Scott Bartholomew, McCrae Christiansen, and Wade Eliason each voting in the affirmative. Next meeting scheduled for December 9, 2026-. Matt Palmer motions to adjourn The meeting is adjourned at 9:11 PM

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520 North 100 East USU Extension Sanpete County Office
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Manti, UT 84642
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December 09, 2025 08:13 PM

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