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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 4-14-26 approved on 5-12-26

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Event Start Date & Time

April 14, 2026 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

April 14, 2026 08:30 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 Minutes For April 14, 2026 6:30 PM Present were: Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Matt Palmer, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew. Also present were Brian Andrew with Hansen, Allen, and Luce Engineering, Jonah Christensen, Lacey Belnap, Randi Hunt, and Stewart Jensen with Centerfield City, and Randy Strate with Horseshoe irrigation, Amanda Olson, and Kristine Oxman. 1. Welcome and Roll Call- Welcome by Jay Olsen. A roll call was made of those present at the meeting. 2. Approval of Minutes March 10, 2026 Meeting - The Minutes of the March 10, 2026, meeting were reviewed by the board. Scott Bartholomew made a motion to approve the minutes. Justin Jackson 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. 3. Presentation by Aqua Trax- The presenters' flight was delayed, and they are running late. We will delay until the end of the meeting and see if they make it. 7:15 PM Aqua Trax is still not present. Representatives from Centerfield were present to hear the presentation, and had previously seen a presentation from Aqua Trax, but they did have a few questions for them. Justin explains the metering automations and data reports that Aqua Trax offers. The board will notify them if Aqua Trax makes it to the meeting. 8:00 PM: Presenters are still not present; the matter is tabled until presenters can be present. 4. Project Updates - Discussion on standards and criteria for project ranking- Brian Andrews stated that he added technology as one of the project ranking criteria as discussed last month. The draft is nearly complete and will be presented next month. - Current Projects- Nothing new for discussion on current projects. - New Applications Received - Brian stated that he knows of one application from the Fayette irrigation company that is in the process of being submitted and going through the ranking. - Our Change Application Status- Nothing to report on our change application at this time. 5. Monitoring of Change Applications- Brian has prepared the letters of protest for those applications that were discussed in our last meeting. Scott Bartholomew has one more change application that he would like Brian to look at and will give him that information. 6. Narrows- Jay reports that they did have a tour with 6 elected officials in attendance. We plan to set up a meeting after May 6 with our Federal partners, the state parks FLIPCO to discuss our next steps with land transfer, NEPA, and funding for a state park. Brian Andrews has sent maps, and a lot of pictures were taken of the area. 7. Other business / public comment (2 minutes time limit for public comment)- no other business at this time. 8. District Website Subcommittee. Nate Palmer will appear electronically to answer any questions and plan. - Nate Plamer is present by video conference, the board calls McCrae Christiansen, Justin Jackson, and Wade Eliason as a subcommittee to serve as contact board members for the district's website. The secretary sends Nate their contact information so that any questions and decisions about the website can be made by them. 9. Acquisition of Water- No discussion needed at this time. 10. Financials Approval of Outstanding Bills- The board reviewed the bills. A motion was made by Scott Bartholomew to approve the bills. 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 in favor. 11. Closed Session Consideration of a motion to 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 where public discussion would disclose the district's negotiation strategy- Matt Palmer made a motion at 7:26 PM to go into 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 where public discussion would disclose the district's negotiation strategy. The motion was seconded by Wade Eliason, and the motion passed unanimously, Jay Olsen, Justin Jackson, McCrae Christiansen, Stanford Jensen, Wade Eliason, and Scott Bartholomew each voting aloud in favor of the motion. Wade Eliason made a motion at 8:00 PM to go out of the executive session. 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 aloud in favor of the motion. The following motion was made pursuant to a discussion in closed session. The motion was made by Justin Jackson to submit a GRAMA request for all correspondence between the State Engineers and all opposing parties for the Narrows project. The motion was seconded by Scott Bartholmew, 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. 12. Adjournment at 8:04 PM Next scheduled meeting: May 12, 2026

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 Stanford Jensen- McCrae Christiansen- Justin Jackson- Scott Bartholomew - Wade Eliason- Matt Palmer- Jay Olsen- Chairman Board email- Sanpetewcd@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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May 13, 2026 06:24 PM

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