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Holden Town Council

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March 18, 2026 Town Council Minutes

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March 18, 2026 07:00 PM

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March 18, 2026 08:25 PM

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The following are minutes from the Town Council Meeting held on March 18, 2026. Started: 7:00 pm Present: Council Members: Mayor Matt Stephens, LaRee Stephenson, Tamara Dallin, David Wood. Mike Bleazard Staff: Caralee Wood, Rod Dastrup Guests: Kirk Mundy, Jess Peterson, Molly Stevens, Thane Hillstad, Charles Tolley, Mailon Stevens, Kylar Watson, Jasper Stephenson, Dawson Stevens. 1. Pledge: Mike Bleazard Prayer: Tamara Dallin 2. Approval of February 11, 2026 Town Council Meeting Minutes David Wood motioned to accept the minutes for the Holden Town Council Meeting held February 11, 2026 LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous 3. Payment of payroll/reimbursements and bills a. The bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated February 12, 2026- March 18, 2026 were given to the council before the meeting for review. Tamara Dallin motioned to pay bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated February 12, 2026- March 18, 2026 Mike Bleazard seconded. Roll was called; LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous 4. Petitions, Remonstrance and Communications (see new business) 5. Planning and Land Use- No representation 6. Fire Department- No representation 7. Region 6 Council- Jess Peterson Jess Peterson from R6, Regional Council, was in attendance to make the council aware of R6 and what they can do for the town. R6 is based out of Richfield Utah, they have 55 different programs with most of them being income or age based. These programs are available to those in our community who qualify. R6 can help the town with ordinances, policies, procedures, grant assistance, training, land use, Human Resources, short term rental assistance, just to name a few. There is also the CIB (Community Impact Board) The CIB provides loans and grants to counties, cities and towns that are impacted by mineral resource development on federal lands. Because local communities cannot collect taxes from federal lands, their ability to provide necessities like roads, municipal buildings, water and sewer service is diminished. To reduce that burden, a portion of the federal lease fees are returned to the Community Impact Board to distribute to the impacted communities. The application process is now open and will close in April. In May there is a growth summit on May 6,2026 in Richfield. Those on the council can register to attend. 8. Millard High School FFA- Mailon Stevens, Kylar Watson, Jasper Stephenson, Dawson Stevens, were in attendance to ask the council for a donation in exchange for service to the town to help fund an FFA trip to Washington DC this summer. They asked for a donation of $400.00 a piece to help fund their trip. The council agreed to donate $1600.00 ($400 each) with each boy putting in 10 hours of service to the town. Tamara Dallin motioned to amend the donation policy and donate $400.00 in place of $250.00 for 10 hours of town service. LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous 9. Report of Officers a. - Roads & Landfill *Town clean up: Town clean up will be run as it has been the past two years, with the landfill gates being unlocked 2-3 Saturdays of the month. This will take place in April with residents being able to stop at the entrance gates, sign the landfill log and drop off their green waste. Dates have yet to be determined. * Right of way resolution- Councilman Dallin will be reaching out to R6 to assist in the drafting of the resolution. She had contacted Utah league of Cities and Towns, but has not yet heard back from them. *Street Sign Replacement- Councilman Dallin has looked into grants to help fund the replacement of the town's street signs. She was unable to find a grant that would cover Holden's town street signs. For the present time, only those streets with a missing or broken sign will be replaced. Another Slow Down -Children at play sign will be added to the South end of 200 West. b. Parks, Recreation and CERT *Easter Egg Hunt- The Easter Egg hunt will take place at the park on April 4th at 10am. The FFA boys asking for the donation will assist in hiding the eggs for the hunt. *Hot water heater for pavilion kitchen.-Councilman Stephenson has gotten a price from Roper Lumber for a replacement water heater for the pavilion kitchen. The water heater will cost Aprox. $829.00. Public Works will pick it up and install it in April. LaRee Stephenson motioned to purchase a replacement water heater for the pavilion kitchen, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous *With the predicted low water year this coming summer it was decided to minimize the amount of water applied to the lawns at the park and cemetery. It was also decided to xeriscape the Memorial monument and the town sign by removing the grass and putting down rock. Councilman Stephenson checked with Carlings and a dump truck load would cost approximately $240.00. The FFA boys will help with the project for their service hours. LaRee Stephenson motioned to xeriscape the veterans memorial and town welcome sign, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous Public works brought up that the trees along main street at the North edge of town are also watered on the same meter as the foliage at the town welcome sign. The reason the memorial site had high water usage was that a nodule on the sprinkler system wasn't programed correctly and so it was over watering. *Audience member brought up the frustration of the watering schedule that goes into place when tank levels are low. He wondered if we could do away with the East/West days you can water and everyone just be placed on the honor system that they only water every other day. No decision to change what has been done in the past was made. C..David Wood - Electric *Wildfire mitigation study- UAMPS has entered into a master Wildfire Mitigation Services agreement with Dedek to perform a Wildfire Mitigation Preliminary Assessment for and on behalf of the town of Holden. This service will aid the town in preparing our electrical networks for wildfire, reducing the risk that our electrical equipment is the origin of a wildfire and minimizing the disruptive impact of wildfire on our electric service. A preliminary assessment will be done, followed by planning services, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, gap analysis, and recommendations to the town determined by their findings. The cost for this service will be $1600.00 which will be invoiced through the UAMPS power bill. Approved, signed and dated March 18, 2026 *There is a meeting on March 26, at 6:00 pm in the town hall with UAMPS. UAMPS will be holding a county information meeting on the electric generation plant that could be built just west of town. The public is invited to attend as well as Mayor and Councilmembers from the county. The UAMPS CEO and staff will be in attendance as well. This is a separate project from the Data Centers; this power will not be used to service the data centers. A well for water will not be drilled for the power plant, they will need some water but it will be trucked in to a holding tank. They will need water for a kitchen, bathroom, cleaning and some on hand for fire. The source of power will come from gas powered engines. *UAMPS pooling agreement approval- How we obtain our power when our resources are low, (Ex. Hunter power plant, CRSP (hydro) UAMPS has other internal resources that we can pull from other than market power which tends to be higher priced. We are members of IPA but do not purchase power from them as the price is high, we do however get a credit on the towns UAMPS bill from the sell of IPA power to the open market. The pooling agreement modernizes the pooling structure to include both bilateral and market transactions. Explains how settlements, revenues, and charges will be allocated; adds legal terms to support financing and protect all members. Flexible to allow for member autonomy and consistent with UAMPS Mission, Vision and Values. David Wood motioned to approve the UAMPS pooling agreement, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes Voting was unanimous Water *Water project update- The town has identified several sites as potential water sources. Letters have been sent to those landowners to obtain permission to have a water douser check their property for water. The town will have two water dousers come at different times, those sites with positive water results will be checked with Willowstick water sourcing. Time line- Dousing should be done by mid-May so the test well permits can be started and drilling can begin in September. The most probable well site will be test drilled first. The town has a year to close on the loans; this is an extension from our previous expiration date to close on the loan. The money received between the grant and the loan is a 50/50 split. In the 1980s, agreements were made with landowners with right of way property when new lines for water were put in. These landowners were given a water tap. What were the agreements made with them? Records need to be found, so the council knows and can be informed to move forward with a plan when the town is low on water. At present some of these taps are found to be fully opened, lowering the amount of water coming into the town water tanks. e. Mayor Matthew Stephens *Procurement policy- A few minor wording changes were made to make it more user friendly, for the protection of town employees and some monetary thresholds were reduced. 1:5 after purchasing agent alone - with the approval of the requesting department hear or mayor- was added. 1-5 A dollar amounts were reduced from $1000.00 to $500.00, 1-5B Purchases greater than $1000.00 was reduced to $500.00 adding prior approval of the requesting Town Council member or mayor. Mayor Stephens motioned to amend ordinance 2025-2 and adopt ordinance 2026-01 Procurement policy, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood - yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes voting was unanimous 7.New Business Kirk Mundy has had an issue with a neighbor who has installed porch lights that are aimed at the Mundy house. These porch lights were installed to deter kids knocking on his door in play. The Mundy's have asked him to turn them off during the night or aim them lower, the neighbor refused to do either until the Sherrif was called. The Sherrif told Mr. Mundy there isn't much that can be done as the county nor the town have a lighting ordinance. Can something be put in place to help on future lighting issues in town? It was noted from an audience member that they recall a dark skies part in the newly drafted town general plan. The council will look into the matter. 10. Outstanding Business 11. Adjournment: Tamara Dallin motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:25pm, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Caralee Wood Holden Town Clerk March 18, 2026 Holden Town

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Holden, UT 84636
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Caralee Wood

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April 09, 2026 05:28 PM

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