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Special Service District

Entity

Sanpete Conservation District

Public Body

Board of Supervisors

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Notice Title

Sanpete Conservation District Meeting

Notice Tags

Conservation

Notice Type(s)

Meeting

Event Start Date & Time

August 28, 2023 11:00 AM

Event End Date & Time

August 28, 2023 01:45 PM

Description/Agenda

Meeting Minutes SANPETE CONSERVATION DISTRICT Monday, August 28, 2023 Time: 11:00 A.M. EPHRIAM CITY HALL -Basement LOCATION: Ephraim, Utah ATTENDANCE: SURPERVISORS: Mike Larson, Scott Sunderland, Thomas Blackham, Scott Mower and Bruce Christenson CLERK: Magen Pike Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF): Tracy Balch Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS): Wade Ingram Watershed: BreeAnn Bloomfield ARDL: JP Contreras CD Employee: Jason Krebs SUMMERY OF DISTRICT ACTIONS A) A motion to approve minutes from June 12, 2023. Pg. 1 B) A motion to approve meeting agenda for August 28, 2023. Pg. 1 C) A motion was made to bring any outstanding bills forward and be paid. Pg. 1 D) A motion was made to possibly buy a truck to pull CD equipment. Pg. 2 E) A motion was made to make Tracy as point of contact to the Federal Government. Pg. 2 F) A motion was made to adjourn the Sanpete CD meeting. Pg. 2 SANPETE CD MEETING - CALL TO ORDER Mike Larson called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. Meeting Minutes: a) Approve of current agenda August 28, 2023. A motion was made by Scott Mower to approve, second by Thamas Blackham. Unanimous Approval. b) Approve of meeting minutes June 12, 2023. A motion was made by Scott Mower to approve, second by Thomas Blackham. Unanimous Approval. Financial Business: a) A motion was made by Thomas Blackham and second by Scott Mower to bring any outstanding bills/invoices before the board for consideration and discussion. b) A motion made to pay for Quickbooks 325.59 c) A motion made to pay CD Clerk for July and August at 250.00 each. d) A motion made to pay for repairs and maintenance on equipment: Ace Hardware 38.15, Auto Zone 7.46, Walmart 37.23, CMC Tire 961.17. e) A motion made to pay UACD $16,697.46 CD Planner Quarter 4. f) A motion was made by Thomas Blackham and second by Scott Mower to pay all outstanding bills. g) Funds Deposited: Rasmussen Farms LLC 355.00, Russell Faatz 50.00, Nelson A Hammon and Justin M Hammon 65.00, Three Bar J Farms Inc 275.00, and Sidney P Facer 137.50. All were no-till drill rentals. h) Thomas deposited several checks that totaled $9,689.51. Breakdown of deposit is UCC grant reimbursement $234.85, UCC grant reimbursement $8,303.76, Sevier CD for tree program credit card sales $1,151.50. Board Business: Board Members a) Future Projects a. Purchase of land b. How big a piece of land is desired? c. Discussion of where and how much land would cost. d. A place to store equipment and a service area preferably enclosed area. e. Concerns for zoning for the city. Possible to build a building in Agriculture zoning area. f. Possibly building a building for CD headquarters. g. Fish and Game has property where the CD equipment can be stored. b) Purchase of a truck to pull CD equipment and have CD employee oversee the dropping off and picking up equipment. a. Bidding on state surplus vehicles. b. Jason found a possible truck to purchase. He will check into it and let the board know what he finds out. c. Motion to approve purchase of a truck made by Thomas Blackham and second by Scott Mower. c) Insurance on CD equipment and truck. a. Utah Local Governments Trust insurance. b. Cover all CD employees and board members. c. Possible state FLEET insurance. d) Future Water Projects a. Mark J. may have a water storage project in Sanpete possible in Utah county. Utah county might not have water rights, other hurtles to overcome. Have Mark contact Wade first. b. Working on getting Gunnison project on the ground ready. c. Possibly getting a CD employee to get projects and grant money. Plans and Reports: a) A motion was made by Scott Sunderland and second by Bruce Christenson for the following reports to be signed and approved: FY 23 Financial Report, FY 23 Financial Certification, FY 23 Fraud Risk Assessment, FY 23 Self Evaluation, FY 24 Annual Plan of Work, and FY 24 Contract with UCC. UDAF Business: Tracy Balch a) Email from Jace Farnsworth Resource coordinator. There will be a UCC tour Oct. 11 thru the 12th in the Cache County area to look at projects. b) Tracy gave a flyer with information about UDAF programs and partners; ARDL program, water optimization program, Ag VIP, soil health program, etc. c) Tracy had a table that showed board member's years of service. d) CD information and point of contact needs to be updated in SAM system for the federal government. Tracy was given permission to be point of contact. A letter to the SAM system needs to be notarized by Mike Larson to give this permission. Motion made by Thomas Blackham and Bruce Christenson approved. Watershed Business: BreeAnn Bloomfield a) Working on protection project in Gunnison. b) Agricultural Voluntary Incentive Program Application a. The state of Utah has partnered with the division of water quality to provide producers water quality protections. Landowners will need to work with UDAF to create CNMP in order to. Accepting applications all this year and giving a $1,000 dollar incentive. You will be paid $12 for every acre. c) Presents a plan to accomplish employee goals. Motion was made to approve and sign the plan made by Scott Sunderland and second by Thomas Blackham. d) Scott Mower is to receive a check for a project. e) Watershed Group did a drone flight along San Pitch River south of Gunnison dam. They are requesting a field day and asking someone (Bruce Christenson) from the board to come to the meeting. f) Asking more people to attend more Watershed meetings to get projects started. ARDL Business: JP Contreras a) No new projects working on possible future projects. b) Water OP is working on finding a new submission of an application website. NRCS Business: Wade a) Currently looking to fill the following positions: engineers, technician, Soil Con.457, Range Con., natural resource specialist. b) Obligating money up until the deadline of October. c) Sanpete has 62 active contacts. CD Employee Business: Jason Krebs c) Drill maintenance and repairs on equipment: Ace Hardware 38.15, Auto Zone 7.46, Walmart 37.23, CMC Tire 961.17. d) Possible purchase of a truck for transporting CD farm equipment. Other Business: A motion was made to adjourn the meeting made by Thomas Blackham and second by Scott Sunderland meeting at 1:45 p.m. The next Sanpete CD meeting will be September 18, 2023 at 11:00 am.

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Meeting Location

EPHRIAM CITY HALL -Basement
EPHRIAM CITY HALL -Basement
Ephriam, UT 84627
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Joanna Justesen

Contact Email

joanna.justesen@usda.gov

Contact Phone

1-385-505-7032

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Notice Posted On

September 18, 2023 08:54 AM

Notice Last Edited On

September 18, 2023 08:54 AM

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