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Holden Town Council

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Minutes- September 16, 2026 Town Council Meeting

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September 16, 2026 07:00 PM

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September 16, 2026 07:50 PM

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Holden Town Council Meeting September 16, 2026 The following are minutes from the Town Council Meeting held on September 16, 2026. Started: 7:00 pm Present: Council Members: Mayor Matt Stephens, LaRee Stephenson, Tamara Dallin, David Wood Absent: Mike Bleazard (present via Zoom call) Staff: Caralee Wood Guests: Berniece Diaz, Chuck Tolley, Melvin Bennett, Bryant & Clara Stevens 1. Pledge: Tamara Dallin Prayer: LaRee Stephenson 2. Approval of August 12,2026 Town Council Meeting Minutes LaRee Stephenson motioned to accept the minutes for the Holden Town Council Meeting held August 12, 2026 David Wood seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes, David Wood- yes. Voting was unanimous 3. Payment of payroll/reimbursements and bills a. The bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated August 12, 2026 - September 16,2026 were given to the council before the meeting for review. Added to the bills for approval; Computech $1400.00, Cannon Technologies $3,600.00, Blue Pine Pest & Lawn $904.50, Central Utah $25.00, Sunrise Engineering $50.00 Tamara Dallin motioned to pay bills/payroll/reimbursement invoices dated August 12, 2026 - September 16,2026, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called; Mayor Stephens-yes, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, David Wood-yes. Voting was unanimous 4. Petitions, Remonstrance and Communications 5. Planning and Land Use- Charles Tolley *Building Permits: No new permit requests 5. Ride Share - Berniece Diaz Update on the ride share program. They have received approval for non-profit status, have obtained a phone number, have a board of members in place, are in the process of promoting the program and have handed out flyers letting the community know about the program. The first official ride has been given. For those wanting to be a part of the ride share, they will need to have a current driver's license, car registration, car insurance and will need to pass a background check. Tamara Dallin motioned to donate a one time amount of $500.00 to the ride share program, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called; Mayor Stephens-yes, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood-yes, Mike Bleazard-yes. Voting was unanimous 6. Fire Department No representative in attendance *WUI code- The code has been posted for 30 days. No concerns or questing were raised. Mayor Stephens motioned to adopt resolution 2026-04, Utah wildland-Urban Interface code, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called; Mayor Stephens-yes, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood-yes, Mike Bleazard-yes. Voting was unanimous 7. Report of Officers a. - Roads & Landfill *Street Spraying- weeds Councilman Dallin has contacted Blue Pine Lawn and Pest for a quote to spray the weeds 2-3 feet off the streets in Holden. The cost would be $375.00 per 100 gallons of spray, approximately around $2000.00. They will spray in the fall and again in the Spring. Tamara Dallin motioned to contract with Blue Pine Lawn & Pest to spray for broad leaf weeds along the streets in Holden, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Roll was called; Mayor Stephens-yes, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood-yes, Mike Bleazard-yes. Voting was unanimous b. Parks, Recreation and CERT Things at the park are looking good. More sand has been added to the playground, a new bench has been placed next to the playground area, and the bouncy toy spring that was broken has been replaced. C..David Wood - Electric *Dixie Power bid for water project- The power lines up by the water tanks need to be re-located. The old lines will be taken out, and the new power poles and lines will be moved so that the poles are in a straight line so that guy wires won't be needed. Up by 90 per, they will take out two poles and change the line route to create a shorter span between the poles replacing the wire as it is an old copper line. The 3 phase power lines needed for the well will also be started and completed when the location of the well is finalized. Dixie power submitted a bid of $24,423.27, this will be paid through the electrical department and re-paid through the water project loan. David Wood motioned to accept the Bid from Dixie Power in the amount of $14,423.27 to relocate power poles and lines for the well and chlorine building, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes, Mike Bleazard-yes. Voting was unanimous *AMI meter update- Twenty additional water meter nodes have been added to the original meter order; we found we had more meters than was originally quoted. The commercial electric meters have been delivered. Councilman Wood will discuss the dates regarding the Yukon Software, the date to have it done has passed and it is still incomplete. This Friday the 18th there will be a meeting with Eaton, Verizon and sonic wall to work on finishing up the VPN connections regarding the firewall then the gateways can be actuated and tested. *UAMPS Millard County Power project- The zoning change has been approved for 65 acres, at the new power plant location. This location was the first location that was chosen but the property owner wanted only to lease the land, since then the property owner will now sell the land for the power station. UAMPS is working on the transmission easement, site layout, conditional use permit and design. *CAISO (California independent system operator) has been overcharging for power, UAMPS is working to get refunded for the overages. Once costs are figured, the town will be credited on our power bill. The town also needs to build up our Rate Stabilization Fund, so some of the refund could also be put in that fund. Water *Dormant Meter amendment- Has been posted for 30 days, no comments or questions were received. Mike Bleazard motioned to amend resolution 2026-3 defining dormant meters and cost association, Tamara Dallin seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood- Yes, Mike Bleazard- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes. Voting was unanimous *Amend Water definitions in ordinance 2014-03 Will be put on hold until next month, questions arose regarding the definition of class A, Residential meters. *Water project update- The Town/ Sunrise Engineering received ten bids for Phase 1 of the water project. Phase 1 includes; a 500,000 gallon water tank, a new chlorination room, a cemetery booster pump, a new distribution line, the SCADA system was removed from the bid, radio read meters were listed as an alternate extra. The bids ranged from the lowest bid at 1.9 million and the highest bid at 3.8 million. The Engineering company recommended the town go with Bowen Construction out of Centerville Utah with a bid of $1,940,230.00. The engineering company called five references, and all were very pleased with the work that was done, Bowen has done projects similar to Holdens and the engineers feel they are a reputable company. Mike Bleazard Motioned to award phase 1 of the water project to Bowen Construction, including the alternate radio read meters for a total of $1,940,230.00, Mayor Stephens seconded. Roll was called, LaRee Stephenson- yes, Tamara Dallin-yes, David Wood- yes, Mayor Stephens-yes, Mike Bleazard-yes. Voting was unanimous The environmental study and the well permits are being worked, and we should have the approval by the second week of October. Near the end of October, mid-November, we hope to be able to move forward with a test well. ? Queston regarding the water line rupture and will there be any fines imposed? A leach line was being dug, and they were unaware how close they were to the town's water line. Between the contractors digging the line and Public Works, they were able to quickly divert the water and repair the line, restoring water to the towns water tanks. The property owner will be billed for time and parts to repair the line. Cemetery & Employees *Water to the cemetery will be turned off next week due to the re-location of the power and it affects the power to the water pump. 7.New Business 8. Outstanding Business 9. Adjournment: Tamara Dallin motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 pm, LaRee Stephenson seconded. Voting was Unanimous Caralee Wood Holden Town Clerk September 16, 2026 Holden Town

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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Caralee Wood, town clerk, at 435-795-2213.

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185 S. Main Street
Holden, UT 84636
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Caralee Wood

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clerk@holdenutah.us

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October 15, 2026 08:21 AM

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