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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 12-9-25

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Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

December 9, 2025 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

December 9, 2025 09:11 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 December 9, 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, Amanda Olsen, and Kristine Oxman Welcome- Jay Olsen called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. 2026 Budget Hearing, approval of the 2026 Budget, Review and Revise the 2025 Budget- This was the time and place advertised to hold a public hearing. No one from the public is present for comment. The 2026 budget was reviewed by the board. A motion was made by Justin Jackson to adopt the 2026 budget and amend the typo on the dates on tonight's agenda, with the discussed changes and the remainder of the net income into projects. Wade Eliason seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously. The board members reviewed the 2025 budget. Overall, the amount actually spent is less than the amount budgeted. A motion was made by Justin Jackson to adjust the 2025 budget by taking $105,000 from the construction fund and moving it into the engineering fund. Wade Eliason seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew voting in favor. Approval of the November 11, 2025, minutes- The Minutes of the November 11, 2025, meeting were reviewed by the board. Matt Palmer made a motion to approve the minutes. Wade Eliason seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Approval of the 2026 meeting schedule. Wade Eliason made a motion to approve the proposed 2026 meeting schedule. McCray Christiansen seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew 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 concern on their part. The Board's goal is to ensure that the district incurs no financial liability. Wade Eliason stated that we need to have some kind of letter of support for our Narrows project from them. A motion is made by Wade Eliason to get an MOU or a letter, depending on what the attorney says is best, from Huntington Cleveland Irrigation Company. McCrae Christiansen seconds the motion, and it passes unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. The board will review the contract when it is received. Projects - New Applications Received- Mr. Sorenson, who approached the board after our last meeting, has submitted his application. The project is around $48,000, and he is asking for 50% funds. The other project is from M&M, Their application is being updated, and then it will be resubmitted. - Our Change Application Status- The hearing was moved to January 15th at 2:00 PM. Monitoring of Change Applications- One of the change applications that we protested did get approved. The state acknowledged our protest but decided to approve it anyway. There were some other applications that we protested, but they have now been withdrawn. We have two new applications. One is by MNT properties, moving it from a spring to a well east of Mt. Pleasant. The other one is the Fransen application. They are both ones we will want to watch. Scott Bartholomew made a motion to send protest letters on these applications. Stanford Jensen seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. District Web Page- The board previously made a decision that we should apply for a .gov domain. The secretary applied for a .gov domain and is waiting for approval. Motion was made by Stanford Jensen to put the web page design out for bid. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion. and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Finance- Approve payment of outstanding bills- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Wade Eliason to approve the bills, except for the lawyers, until further review is done. Matt Palmer seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Other Business- A groundwater discussion has been organized to present at an upcoming Mayor and Commissioner meeting. Scott is asking for a count so that they can get the catering organized. The board would like this put on the next agenda to get a count and approve covering the cost of the dinner for our board and the planning commission. Closed session UCA 52-4-205(1)(c )) (UCA 52-4-205(1)(d)(i)(ii)- Stanford Jensen made a motion at 7:45 PM to go into closed executive session to discuss litigation and land. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Stanford Jensen made a motion to go out of the executive session with no action taken at 8:32 PM. Justin Jackson seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, Wade Eliason, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Annual fraud risk assessment- Board members went through and scored the state fraud risk questionnaire report together, as required by the State of Utah. Responses will be filed with the state as required. Board members fill out reimbursement forms- Board members filled out their yearly reimbursement forms. Matt Palmer motions to adjourn The meeting is adjourned at 9:11 PM

Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Kristine Oxman 435-851-6772

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Board members email Stanford Jensen- jensen.stanford@gmail.com McCrae Christiansen- christiansenfarmsmanti@gmail.com Justin Jackson- jkjbngroovy@gmail.com Scott Bartholomew - scott@gtelco.net Wade Eliason- wadeeliason5@gmail.com Matt Palmer- matt.palmer@usu.edu Jay Olsen- keskoranch@gmail.com

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520 North 100 East USU Extension Sanpete County Office
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Manti, UT 84642
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