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city office buildings at 111 S. Main and 435 N. Main on August 13, 2010.

June Jeffery, CMC

City Recorder

Board Members:

Karl Wilson                                                            LaVerkin City

Bob Sandberg                                                       Washington County-HCP

Annette Kleinman                                                 Toquerville City

Advisory:

Trail Kreitzer                                                          Division of Wildlife Resources

Dennis Kay                                                           VRLPA

Others:

Mark Hicken                                                         Applicant - by conference call

Ray Justice                                                           LaVerkin City Council

June Jeffery                                                         LaVerkin City Recorder

Clark Fawcett, Hurricane City, was absent. Kathleen Nielson and Steve Meismer were excused.

Meeting Called to Order: Karl Wilson called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m.

Youth Conference Report: Mark Hicken reported on the Hurricane West Stake youth conference that was held in the park. The day was overcast, so there was a lot of participation because of the favorable weather. There were 280 participants, 400 hours of service, and 6,000 lbs. of trash collected. The activities were held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The youth enjoyed water games, war games, and volleyball in the sandy area. They put a rope bridge over the river to access both sides. Steve Meismer gave an excellent presentation about the woundfin minnow, habitat and endangered species. There was a tarped area set up for first aid station/px. Activities were done in groups of 20 youth with at least 2 adults in each group. The groups cleared tamarisk along the river for an hour. Those were hauled to the road and would still need to be removed. Other service projects included trail maintenance from 480 S. State to the Eagle Scout fire pit, and trash clean up on both sides of the river. An illegal fire pit was also cleaned up on the trail. A twenty-foot area of the trail was trenched and filled with rocks to protect from erosion, and to divert water off the trail. A motorcycle, mattress, and air conditioner unit were pulled from the river. A 16' chest freezer was pulled from the Hurricane side. The three tons of trash were taken to the landfill using a trash voucher from LaVerkin City.

Karl Wilson thanked Hicken for the well planned service. There was a feeling that the project provided a good experience and gave more awareness of this amazing area in such close proximity to the communities. The service projects gave the youth appreciation for preserving such areas.

Grant Opportunities Update report: Kathleen Nielson was not in attendance. Bob Sandberg informed that he had met with Quality Growth Commission and with John Bennett of the Governor's office. Sandberg showed Bennett what the board is trying to accomplish, looking for opportunities and grants for restoration. The Commission appeared to like the project. September 9^th the commission is meeting at the State Capital from 3:00-5:00 p.m. It would be good to have a representative from this board at that meeting. Wilson will get with Sandberg about that meeting.

The parking lot grant has gone to the State Trails Committee. John Knudson said it was a good project and that since had had visited the site previously, he wouldn't need to make a site visit. He felt that the project was in the running and that there would be enough money available. After September 1^st he would be able to tell.

There was nothing else on the radar for funding. Will need to find another way to fund the water line. There has been contact with State Lands & Forestry. Patrick Moore, who works with Ron Wilson, felt that there could be money to put toward the water line. Sandberg sent a draft agreement last week and is waiting to hear back. Trail said that he had talked to Moore and that he would revisit the issue with him to clarify the amount, and timing, and that he should continue to work with Bob Sandberg. The agreement will take into consideration all deeds and reserve the rights of the conservation easements in those plans. Full price of the project is projected at about $200,000 if the sewer district digs the trench and installs the line it could reduce Confluence Parks' cost to $100,000.00. Karl Wilson suggested getting in position again if major industry came to the area, that could change Ash Creek's activity.

Sandberg supported Nielson on the excellent work she has done for the board.

Board & Committee Reports: Sandberg reported that there was a broken gate and step-over post on the Hurricane side above the tortoise temporary care facility. It looked like someone "backed into" it with a vehicle. There was no way to tell if it was intentional or not, but would have to have been hit pretty hard. It is being repaired.

Sandberg has had some discussion with John Bramall about grazing. He is interested and willing to work with the direction of the board. He could provide up to 400 head of sheep and could have 20 or so per month; or could provide cattle. He asked about water. There was discussion about fencing - what would be needed for sheep vs. cattle; permanence, maintenance. Need to find out if Bramall is willing to work fencing and maintenance without cost to the park. Time frame was discussed. December, January, and February would be good for sheep since lambing is in March. May want to experiment year to year as needed. Cattle may be more flexible for availability, but sheep are more aggressive eaters - closer and more types of vegetation. Sandberg will continue to work with Bramall. Any suggestions should go through Sandberg.

Sandberg had a request from United Way to do some service. There would be about 20-25 people on September 8^th. Their objective is to do something of value for the community. There wasn't any indication of equipment, just people. Discussion that there was still a lot of clean-up work. Wilson would like to see the gate improved at the 480 S. trail, with a step-over similar to the other entrances. Sandberg would have to design and supervise that work, but 20 people could possibly provide labor for that work. Final suggestions would be general clean-up, and junk consolidation on the Hurricane side.

Minutes taken by June Jeffery.

Date Approved, September 15, 2010

L. Ray Justice, Chair Substitute