Meeting Called to Order

Approve Minutes: June 17, 2009

Discussion of conservation easements, future direction, and possible funding.

Road Alignment discussion and possible action.

Illegal Dumping discussion and possible action.

Discussion and possible action for funding of the secondary water lines and coordination of those water lines with the installation of sewer lines, and discussion of looping the secondary water system.

Discussion of fire hazard issues and possible action.

Board & Committee Reports

Adjourn

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Present:
Board Members:
Karl Wilson                LaVerkin City
Bob Sandberg           Washington County-HCP
Clark Fawcett            Hurricane City
Annette Kleinman     Toquerville City

Advisory:        
Lori Rose                  Virgin River Land Preservation

Steve Meismer         Virgin River Program

Dave Patterson       Washington County Attorney Office

Darwin Hall              Ash Creek Sewer District        

Rhett Boswell          Division of Wildlife Resources  

 

Others:Ray Justice   LaVerkin City Council    

Troylinn Benson       LaVerkin City Admin Coordinator    

Kyle Gubler              LaVerkin City Administrator    

Tom Kuhlmann        Hurricane Fire Chief

 

 

Meeting Called to Order at 4:05 p.m. by Chair Karl Wilson.

Approve Minutes: Motion by Clark Fawcett to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2009 meeting, second by Annette Kleinman. Motion carried unanimously.

Conservation easements, future direction: Dave Patterson stated that the US Fish and Wildlife didn’t make a contribution to the Terry West property. Because of that, they do not receive any compensation for the condemnation. The County is the only main party. Metes and Bounds have been checked out. The stipulation order has been sent and should be signed shortly.

Next step with the sewer board is the bid and the time frame. Board is in favor of expediency. Discussion about funding for pipe and stake holder cycle. Need to get measurements, and engineering with the sewer district to determine cost. It is expected that the Sewer District would do the northern portion.  Clark will ask Arthur from Hurricane City to survey.

Lori Rose had copies of documents for all three conservation easements. Discussion copy costs. At the time the easements are put in place, documents are drawn up to show the condition of the property in correlation to the easement in case there are questions about changes in the conservation requirements. Those documents have been misplaced. There was discussion to pull the documents all back together, recreate them, and get signatures. The hours of work, and process to make professional copies is more than just a Xerox machine. Rhett Boswell stated that Salt Lake would be happy to pay for the professional copies so that all concerned entities would have them. He also said there is money available just for conservation easements.

Road Alignment: Darwin Hall brought out two points concerning the road. The first is the concern about dumping trash and gating the park; the second is possibly locating the road along the east side. This board needs to review what they want to do.

Bob Sandberg gave copies of the current easement. Sewer District doesn’t care whether east or west side, but doesn’t want it down the middle. There is a 10’ easement for the trail and a 60’ easement for the road. Discussion that easements appear to be separated. LaVerkin City has asked for a walking path along the creek. Roadway is the question. If it goes to the east side, there will not be any future concerns for utility lay caused by possible river meandering or other changes. Steve Meismer supports the east side. Possibly look at the lay of the land and make a determination. The further the road lies from the river the better it will be.

Discussion about necessary road improvement because of past washout, and run of road in proximity to the sewer plant.  

When Ash Creek purchased the land, the sellers said that the County Commission told them they could apply the road easement anywhere it fit their plan. That may have changed now, but it is Darwin’s understanding that the easement is not specific until developed. Bob read from the easement that was recorded in 2005 for the River Wood subdivision - the “easement is presently not subject to specific legal description, although the parties agree it shall coincide with the main road to be installed with approval of future developments as approved by LaVerkin City”. When the easement was put in place, the proposed subdivision didn’t have a determined location for the road. The verbiage allowed for LaVerkin City and the developer to work that road location with the plat of the subdivision and to allow the city to install parks, or ball diamonds. Discussion that the east side would work rather than a straight shot through the middle of the park.  Darwin will coordinate with LaVerkin City and the utility companies for the road.

Illegal Dumping: Has been stopped with the fence and a combination lock.

Funding of the secondary water lines and coordination of those water lines with the installation of sewer lines, and discussion of looping the secondary water system: Want to run a 10” secondary line from the sewer pump by the old power plant in the same trench as the sewer district through Confluence to filter and loop through River Wood. The Sewer District should pick up new water that the cities will probably split. Possible use WCWCD systems to deliver between the three cities. Management through the three cities and WCWCD. Stake holders to decide how to fund it. About $80,000 if share trench. Rhett said that it is easier to find funding if the board can create a list of uses and benefits from that line installation, rather than for just one benefit or use. Suggestions were secondary water availability in the city, open irrigation on fields, forestry and fire, willow pond, restoration of native vegetation, restore the river, cool water influence, secondary water system. The list doesn’t need to define the acre feet and acreage, but the different types and benefits of use. City has 4.4 acre feet of water per share there. Rhett suggested a community fire plan. Everyone should brainstorm and email their ideas to Rhett to put the list together. The funding needs to be in place so that when Ash Creek is ready to go, the money is in available.

Fire hazard issues: Chief Tom Kuhlmann reported that the moisture levels in the area have dropped. The department would like to have the natural fuels removed or managed to reduce the danger of fire in the area. Would like to have a management plan from this board. There is high concern, especially after the fire that started in Toquerville earlier in the week. There was worry that about the fire heading to the Park. There was a question as to whether or not hydrants should be installed in the park. If the secondary line is put in place and irrigation is being done, the moisture content of the area would go up and the concern would be less. There is a hydrant at the trailhead. Kuhlmann would like the board to discuss where they would like to install further hydrants. Volunteers from Kuhlmann’s department could make recommendation to the board. Rhett, Steve, and Forestry and Fire would be good resources. Discussion about vegetation that is in the Park now, and using native vegetation as fire break.  Suggestion to walk through the park.

Motion by Annette Kleinman to direct Chief Kuhlmann and the fire department to move forward with study and recommendation, second by Bob Sandberg. Motion carried unanimously.

Chief will coordinate with Mayor Wilson. There will be a walk-through an hour prior to the next meeting on August 19th. The agenda will reflect the field trip at 3:00 and then follow up with business meeting. Meet at the River Wood asphalt end. Walk the two possible easements.

Board & Committee Reports:
Bob: Follow-up with fire concerns. The county road and other contacts for disking around the edges. Discussion Sewer District disc. Discussion about size of fields.

Rhett: DWR folks are impressed by this committee. Appreciate Mayor Wilson championing the park. This is a unique easement. Mayor Wilson stated support of the public use plan.

Adjourn: Motion by Bob Sandberg to adjourn at 4:50 p.m., second by Annette Kleinman. Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes transcribed by June Jeffery

                    
Chair Karl Wilson

 

August 19, 2009, Date Approved