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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 of February 16, 2026 approved on 3-10-26

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Event Start Date & Time

February 16, 2026 12:00 PM

Event End Date & Time

February 16, 2026 02:28 PM

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SANPETE WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT BOARD of TRUSTEES Jay Olsen Matthew Palmer Justin Jackson Wade Eliason McCrae Christiansen Stanford Jensen Scott Bartholomew Meeting For February 16, 2026 12:00 P.M. Present were: Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Wade Eliason, Stanford Jensen by Zoom, and Scott Bartholomew. Also present were Brian Andrews with Hansen Allen and Luce Engineering, Nate Brodhurst with Snow and Associates by Zoom, Amanda Olsen, Kristine Oxman, Welcome- Jay Olsen called the meeting to order at 12:00 PM. Approval of the January 13, 2026, minutes- The Minutes of the January 13, 2026, meeting were reviewed by the board. Scott Bartholomew made a motion to approve the minutes. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion, and it passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Finance- Approve payment of outstanding bills- The board reviewed the bills and approved them for signature on February 10. A motion was made by Justin Jackson to ratify the bills. Matt Palmer seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Huntington-Cleveland Irrigation Contract- The contract has been given to Water Resources representatives. We are waiting for a response from them. We have given the request for the letter to Huntington Cleveland Irrigation and are waiting for a reply. Project Updates - proposed change on project ranking-Scott questions opening up awarding individual projects, like the one that was approved during our last meeting. Matt questions why it was ranked so high. Brian stated that it is not that he was ranked high, but it was the only other project submitted and ready at that time. There was a discussion regarding what could be done to make sure that it is not done in the future. The discussion included highlighting it better, or maybe we should just make it impossible for an individual project to be filed. Scott expressed that we should change the criteria to state that individuals are not eligible. Wade states that there are ranking criteria already in place; we just need to discuss them better when applications are submitted. Scott expresses concern regarding preventing discrimination lawsuits. A motion is made by Scott Bartholomew to add to the ranking that, going forward, individual projects are not eligible. McCrae Christiansen seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. The board is assigned to come up with ideas on how to use our funding to help get people up to code and set requirements that we want implemented to help with our goals as a district. - Current Projects- Waiting on applicants to submit new documentation. - New Applications Received - No new applications at this time. - Our Change Application Status- We are waiting to hear more information that will come after the end of the legislative session. Monitoring of Change Applications-Brian Andrews sent out a document showing what change applications we have sent a protest letter for. 4 applications are discussed; these applications are asking to move surface water to groundwater. Change Application Water Right Protest End Date a54037 65-4676 2/25/2026 a54028 65-4646 2/25/2026 a54056 65-4659 2/25/2026 a54057 65-4651 2/25/2026 a54069 65-46380 Not advertised yet A motion was made by McCrae Christiansen to approve Brian to file the protest letters discussed. The motion was seconded by Matt Palmer, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. District Website- The bids will depend on what the district wants on its website. The board discussed further what they want. The board stated that they would like to start with 5 pages. Use the logo that is on our old website. We would want the Narrows video, application for funding, and a monthly service contract to update and to attach agendas and approved minutes. Discussion and policy regarding community participation during meetings- Scott addresses an issue regarding public comments taking up too much time. The board discussed having a time limit on public comment. A motion was made by Wade Eliason that moving forward, we will include on our agenda a time for public comment with a 2-minute time limit. If they would like to discuss something that will take longer than 2-mintues they will need to get on the agenda. The motion was seconded by Justin Jackson, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Covering the cost of the mayor and commission groundwater discussion- The cost was covered the meeting was held. Brian expressed gratitude for holding that meeting and felt that it was very beneficial. GRAMA- The board discussed the acceptable cost for a GRAMA request. The board stated that we did not need to provide a form for them to fill out, but someone filing a request needs to provide a written request with enough information on exactly what they are requesting. A motion was made by Justin Jackson to set the GRAMA request rate at $25.00 per hour with a minimum hourly rate of 1 hour. Plus $1.00 per copy. The motion was seconded by Matt Palmer, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Narrows- to be discussed in the closed meeting portion of this meeting. Acquisition of Water- to be discussed in the closed meeting portion of this meeting. Closed session UCA 52-4-205(1)(c )) (UCA 52-4-205(1)(d)(i)(ii)- Scott made a motion at 1:17 PM to go into closed enter Closed Session pursuant to Utah Code §52-4-205(1)(c) and (d) for a strategy session regarding pending or reasonably imminent litigation, and the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property. The motion was seconded by McCrae Christiansen, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting aloud in favor of the motion. Justin Jackson made a motion to go out of the executive session at 2:10 PM. Wade Eliason seconded the motion, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting aloud in favor of the motion. The following motion was made as a result of discussions in the closed meeting. Justin Jackson made a motion to file application on the new water application at Skyline coal mine. The motion was seconded by Matt Palmer, and the motion passed unanimously, with Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting in favor. Open and Public Meeting training- The annual Open and Public Meeting training was given in open meeting, fulfilling the requirement for 2026, pursuant to Utah Code 52-4-104. With Jay Olsen, Mathew Palmer, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, Scott Bartholomew, Amanda Olsen, and Kristine Oxman all in attendance. The meeting is adjourned at 2:23 PM Next Scheduled Meeting: March 10, 2026

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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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520 North 100 East USU Extension Sanpete County Office
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