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Special Service District

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Mountain Green Fire Protection District

Public Body

Mountain Green Fire Protection District Board

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Minutes - MGFPD Trustee Meeting May 5, 2025

Notice Tags

Fire Protection, Fire Fighters

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Notice

Event Start Date & Time

May 5, 2025 06:30 PM

Event End Date & Time

May 5, 2025 08:00 PM

Event Deadline Date & Time

05/05/25 06:30 PM

Description/Agenda

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MOUNTAIN GREEN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT May 5, 2025 6:30 P.M. 4565 WEST OLD HIGHWAY ROAD MOUNTAIN GREEN, UTAH 84050 NOTE: these Minutes are not intended as a verbatim transcript of the issues discussed at the meeting of the Board of Trustees. Rather, they are intended to reasonably summarize and highlight the substantive discussions of the issues set forth in the Agenda. The Board of Trustee meeting were recorded. Should you wish to listen to the recording of these events, please contact Tim Barnes, Chairman at MGFD.tbarnes@gmail.com and/or 801-695-0724 and a mutually convenient time and place will be arranged to listen to the recording. Trustee Barnes called the meeting of the Board of Trustees to order. Members of the Board of Trustees of the Mountain Green Fire Protection District in attendance: Tim Barnes Rici Johnson Saul Grasteit In attendance from Operations were: Chief Brian Brendel Members of public in attendance and registered on sign-up sheet: Markus Keller (Crews & Associates) Trustee Barnes asked if any in attendance had a conflict of interest in the matters being discussed at the meeting or otherwise. All present indicated they had no conflict of interest. The Agenda was reviewed. Trustee Johnson made a motion to approve the Agenda; Trustee Grasteit seconded the motion; the motion was approved by the Trustees. The next matter concerned approving the Minutes for the March 3, 2025 meeting of the Board of Trustees.. Trustee Barnes confirmed that the preliminary Minutes had been distributed to all the Trustees and Chief Brendel. Trustee Barnes asked if anyone had any comments or questions about the Minutes. No one had any comments or questions about the minutes. Trustee Johnson then made a motion to approve the Minutes; Trustee Grasteit seconded the Motion. The motion was approved. Trustee Barnes set the next date for the Trustee meeting for July 7th at 6:30 p.m.. A trustee will be out of town on July 7, 2025 and the next trustee meeting will be moved to July 14th, 2025. Trustee Barnes will partner with web designer to update July 14th meet5ing notification on the web site. Trustee Barnes asked if any members of the public had any comments they would like to make: Markus Keller asked that he make a presentation during the fire truck financing topic in agenda item #2. The Board then proceeded to discuss the following Agenda items: Agenda Item No. 1: 2025 - Account balances and Expense Reports Trustee Barnes reviewed state PTIF accounts and banking accounts. Sufficient funds have been allocated to cover payroll and operational expenses for the next two months. Trustee Barnes proposed that an additional $30,000 be transferred from the general account to the reserve account to cover the first fire truck payment or operational repairs if needed. Trustee Johnson made a motion to move $30,000 to the reserve fund and the motion was seconded by trustee Gasteit. Trustee Barnes will make the transfer by the end of May. Ulrich accounting is completing the first quarter account balance sheet and will have ready by he trustee meeting in July. Agenda Item No. 2: Resolution approving the financing of a fire truck All financing options had been discussed during the March trustee meeting. In addition, all communication from all finance companies was sent to all board members as proposals were sent to trustee Barnes. The trustee board asked for additional information from Crews & Associates. Markus Keller (Crews & Associate) was in attendance and answered all questions from the board and covered the Lease Purchase Agreement offered by his company. All in attendance were able to ask questions, review payment schedule and contract. It was very beneficial to have Markus Keller in attendance. A motion was made by Trustee Johnson to go forward with financing with Crews and Associates. The motion was seconded and approved by Trustee Grasteit. Trustee Barnes verified the that the Resolution approving the financing of the new fire truck through Crews and Associates has been approved by the board. The documents will be sent to the lawyer representing the fire station for review. Agenda Item No. 3: Chief's Report and 2025 staffing update Chief Brendel recapped fire districts major events from the March and April of 2025. The team had many calls and the calls are becoming more frequent with the increased population and the increased traffic on highway 84. Due to quick response from the MGFPD station, lives have been saved. Chief Brendel also gave operational update that included receiving a grant of $17,000 from Phillips 66 which was uses to purchase new life saving equipment including a thermal imaging camera and other items. Official grant presentation will happen at the fire station on May 8, 2025. The station has also recruited five additional volunteer firemen which are currently completing training. The station has also lost some volunteers. Competitive pay will be needed in the future to staff the day shifts with staff from other districts. Agenda Item No. 4: Tax increase 2026 timeline. State of Utah, Morgan County and public notification Trustee Barnes will partner with Morgan County Clerk to notify county and state of tax increase for MGFPD in 2026 and meeting Trust and Taxation guidelines. Trustee Barnes will send updates to trustees and the chief. Agenda Item No. 5: Community Fire Services Fees Web Site Update Jolt Media is currently working on the web page so that the station can implement service fees for services. One item that needs to be set up by the trustees is a online account (Stripe, Paypal, Venmo etc) to collect fees and then transfer to the fire station checking account. Our accounting firm has never set this up before and the board will need to set up account. Agenda Item No. 6: New Business - Board discussed impact from the new I-84 interchange that will begin construction in 2030. A couple items of concerns will need to be brought to the attention of UDOT. First is the closure of the on/off ramps on the west side of Mountain Green. First, we will suggest that there be gates installed after they are closed to be used for emergency responders for evacuation and/or emergency response. Second, with the large population growth of Mountain Green, the Old Highway may need to be expanded to three lanes from Trappers Loop to the HWY 84 on ramp so that emergency vehicles can respond and create a buffer to avoid collisions on Old Hwy. Chief Bendel will send in written comments to UDOT. - Trustee Grasteit has moved away from Mountain Green and the board will need to find a replacement for 2026. As per state guidelines, a new trustee can be appointed by the trustee chairman to fulfill the remaining two years of the term. Agenda Item No. 7: Adjournment A motion was made by trustee Johnson to adjourn the meeting. Trustee Grasteit seconded the motion and the meeting was adjourned TO OBTAIN FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT TIM BARNES, TRUSTEE at BARNES.T1@COMCAST.NET OR 801-695-0724. APPROVED THIS ____ DAY OF July __, 2024. _________________________ ________________________ ______________________ Saul Graseit, Trustee Tim Barnes, Trustee Rici Johnson, Trustee

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Meeting Location

4565 W Old HWY Rd
mOUNTAIN GREEN, UT 84050
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Notice Posted On

May 19, 2025 10:52 AM

Notice Last Edited On

May 19, 2025 10:52 AM

Deadline Date

May 5, 2025 06:30 PM

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