[0:04] You're good. >> All right. [0:07] I'm going to call this meeting to order. It's a town council, excuse me, town [0:10] council here in a meeting. It's Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. [0:15] and let's start with the pledge. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the [0:20] United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation [0:26] under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [0:31] » Kenny, you want to lead us in prayer? [0:35] » Heavenly Father, we're grateful to be gathered here once more [0:38] to serve our community. Lord, we ask thee to reach out and help [0:42] any of those in our community that are in need in this time that we may know or [0:46] may not know of. We're grateful for all the support the [0:49] community has given the mayor and this council. [0:52] And hopefully that continues. Lord, we're grateful we were able to get the [0:55] wells back online and up and running and that will continue to [1:00] manifest in a positive motion and we really would really really [1:06] asking for some moisture for our ground around here. So dry, Lord. Please bless [1:10] us with some moisture and some rain. These things we humbly say in the name [1:15] of Jesus Christ. Amen. >> Amen. [1:18] » All right, roll call. >> Scott Taylor here. Kevin Steer here. [1:21] » Mike Barr here. >> Richard Balmer here. [1:24] » Annie Spendlove will not be here tonight. [1:27] » Okay, any conflict of interest? >> No. [1:29] » No. >> Okay, mayor's town update report, [1:32] recommendation, announcements. I don't have a lot. Uh cemetery plots are for [1:37] sale. We already talked about that before. $600 for for a local, $600 for a [1:42] plot, and $300 for the maintenance, lifetime maintenance. So, if you come in [1:46] here, there's a diagram on the wall right here in the hallway, you can pick [1:49] your plot. Uh pay the girls $900 and you have your plot. [1:54] Um water, let's talk about water. That's where I'm going to spend most of my time [1:56] because everybody will be watching this video tomorrow. Um [2:00] I've [clears throat] I'm still getting a few complaints about some sulfur smell, [2:04] um some brownish color. Um [2:07] we're going to have this I mean, it could go away tomorrow. It [2:10] could be up to a couple months. Um [2:13] I'm not going to act on it for another We're going to give it another four to [2:18] eight weeks and see what happens before I start uh coming up with some ideas. I [2:22] have some ideas. What I think's going on uh basically, that's when they made [2:26] Apple Valley proper water. Um I'm sure they did it with a very, very limited [2:30] budget. There's not a dedicated pipe that goes up to the tanks. So, it comes [2:34] in the pipes, it goes all over town, and then ends up in the tanks while the [2:37] wells are on. Then when the wells are off, it comes from the tank back down. [2:41] So, I think the water coming out of the wells has got a little sulfur smell to [2:44] it, and it has you're going to have some uh debris in it, some silt and sand and [2:50] stuff like that from us blasting it and going deeper and all that, which is very [2:53] common with a new well or a freshly worked on well. Um when the wells are [2:58] on, I think the people that are experiencing this issue, they're running [3:02] water while the wells are on. So, if you do some wash your dishes, do some [3:06] laundry while the wells are on, you're getting direct water straight from the [3:09] wells. If you just don't So, if you just just [3:13] happened to not be running it within during the day, it's usually during the [3:16] day they're on. Um then [3:19] uh you will be getting water from the tank. And I think once the water goes to [3:22] the tank, it has a a little bit of a chance to air it, gets a little bit of [3:25] odor out, all the sediment settles to the bottom of the tank, and then you're [3:28] not getting it. So, this is why some people are going, "I had it yesterday. I [3:31] didn't have it today." Uh you know, back and forth. Some residents aren't [3:35] experiencing it all, some people are. Um I haven't heard any complaints down [3:39] towards Cedar Point, so cuz it all goes down that pipe into the tank and then to [3:44] the residents. So, I think that's what's going on. Uh if it persists longer, I [3:48] want to give it another four to six four to eight weeks. If it persists, then I'm [3:53] working on coming up with some sort of plan if we can make it so the tanks only [3:58] run at night, and then maybe once during the day, and everybody will just know [4:01] that time. So, you can try to avoid um laundry or or stuff like that if you're [4:07] whatever you're having an issue with. >> Do we normally just run it during the [4:10] day, though, Alex? >> They just run when the tanks get low. [4:13] That's how it works now. >> What's average, Dan? [4:16] » Couple times a day, once at night, maybe. [4:19] » Uh I turned I turned them on at 4:00 this morning and count calculating usage [4:24] and uh where the tanks were, they shut off [4:28] at around 12 2:00 to 2:30 >> This afternoon. Okay. [4:32] » So, they >> So, usually in the afternoons and [4:34] evenings, they're not washing >> They ran pretty much from 4:00 a.m. [4:39] » But you started them by hand. >> Yeah, we just saying which we don't [4:43] normally like to do. He's kind of we're kind of doing some stuff, and I kind of [4:46] have them copy the mirror. The reason I like to do that is no offense to Dan, [4:49] but when you when you put a human in it, you leave it open to error, and that's [4:52] kind of what happened with the whole Cedar Point thing when they ran out of [4:54] water 3 years ago. With everything being automated, um you know, the tanks go [4:59] down to 18 ft, the pumps kick on or the wells kick on, pumps kick on and fill [5:04] everything up. And we still have them set to automated, but Dan woke up in the [5:07] morning, sees they're low, flips them on, tries to get them full. Um and we [5:11] have I haven't messed with any settings or anything like that yet. I want to see [5:14] if this will clear up on its own. Well drillers, everybody does I don't have a [5:18] lot of experience drilling wells, but they say this will definitely clear up. [5:21] We've just hit some sediment and some sulfur down there, and we just got to [5:25] wait for it to clear up. Very very common when you drill wells or anything. [5:28] It's not harmful. We've tested it twice. We made We just tested last Friday, I [5:32] think it was. We meet all state requirements. There's no increase of any [5:36] hazardous anything like that. It's just an odor and a and a visual. Um I did [5:41] have someone that was changing their water filter. I think she said every [5:46] day, maybe every other day, and it would just turn brown right away. And she [5:49] changed it last Friday and hadn't changed it in 4 days, so it looks like [5:53] it's clearing up. But again, um [5:56] I don't know if everybody's going to have a little bit of a different [5:57] situation. >> a certain area where they're getting [5:59] that? >> Just proper. [6:00] » Or is it just Is it random where they're getting it? [6:03] » two over there, one on No, it's pretty random. Yeah, it seems to be Michelle, [6:06] what what road do you live on? >> Blossom and Pearl. [6:09] » I get a lot of people on that road telling me. But like I said, [6:12] » What kind of person lying to grab the water, huh? [6:14] » The water comes >> But you guys get it all cleared out, use [6:17] a lot of water. >> Yeah. [6:19] Yeah, the water comes from the wells up the road, it splits off when I'm on [6:22] Apple Blossom, it comes up here, then it goes down what's that, Rome, over [6:25] towards Stewart's area, then it comes up the hill and goes to the tanks, then it [6:28] comes around the back and goes to the tank, too. [6:31] So, in a perfect world, uh someday, when the town has more money to, we would [6:36] have I would like to have a pipe to go straight up to the tanks and then one [6:39] coming out of it straight that feeds everything in town. That's the right way [6:42] to do it. >> That's the best route, yeah. [6:43] » That's the right way, but that would be very expensive and we have more [6:46] important stuff to spend money on like drilling wells and keeping the town with [6:49] water right now, so So, give us some time. I keep getting [6:52] complaints, I know it, I know it's there. Um I don't like to say this cuz [6:56] it sounds horrible, but let's just be thankful we have water. [7:00] That's really what it comes down to right now, so Um don't know if I told [7:04] you guys in the last meeting I was able to negotiate with the farmer [7:08] um that he won't run that pivot anymore. He's pulled it out of the ground, it's [7:11] gone. >> I was wondering what that was. [7:14] » yep. So, he will never use the well again here. He's pulled the pit He's [7:18] pulled the the casing He's pulled the pipe, the motor, pump out. He will only [7:22] use the northern pivot, which has been running [7:25] the solid for since we had the water problem. Hasn't affected our water [7:29] levels at all cuz he's not down into our aquifer. [7:31] Um and he's agreed to not drill that one deeper and not uh drill any new wells. [7:38] So, um that's a handshake deal right now. I have the lawyers drawing up some [7:42] paperwork uh to get signed and in return I agreed to [7:47] help him secure some state programs to reimburse him the 42,000 that he just [7:53] spent drilling the well. But ultimately I didn't make a promise to him but I [7:58] said ultimately I will take it to council and if the town has to pay him [8:01] that 42,000 dollars to stop him from running the pivots then I think that [8:04] would be a very good decision and I'll bring that to you guys. It's an easy [8:07] decision in my mind. It cost us hundreds of thousands to fight him in court. We [8:10] would probably lose. So if we have to pay him 42,000 dollars [8:15] to not run that pivot ever again, I think it's money well spent because if [8:18] he turns it on right now we won't have water tomorrow. So [8:24] » Did somebody else come in and get a lease from the new owner? [8:27] » I Not once I write it up it'll go with the property everything. [8:30] That's my goal. I have I don't like to count my chickens before they're [8:33] hatched. I haven't accomplished it yet but that's my goal is to have that [8:37] permanently. Um >> Just [8:39] Just argue. >> But I mean I'm not God. I can't predict [8:42] the drought. I can't predict the aquifer. Um [8:46] I mean I can tell you what studies and reports and all the information says we [8:50] have but nobody knows going on. I got to tell you [8:52] if we don't get out of this drought soon it's it's not just us. I read stuff [8:56] » everywhere. >> Everybody's having problems. They're [8:58] coming up with all kinds of crazy solutions and [9:01] aquifers are going dry. When I called the When we were having this crisis I [9:05] had to order a a skata-meter [9:08] sounder a new sounder and I was trying to get it expedited and she called and [9:12] she goes, "Yeah, what's going on over there in Utah?" She goes, "I got six of [9:15] these on order from Utah. Every single one of them said they needed it [9:18] expedited or they're out of water." She goes, "We've had like one order from [9:21] Utah in the last five years and then we got six of these. What's going on over [9:23] there?" So yeah, there's there's water problems all over here. So [9:27] So yeah, so be patient with the smell and the color and [9:30] if if if it gets worse give me a call. Let me know. Me and Dan have went over [9:34] to several residents' house, looked at it, talked to them, checked it out. It's [9:39] usually not nearly as bad as people say it is, I guess. I'm sure it looks [9:45] really bad to them, and they're like, "The water's black." And we get there, [9:48] and it's just got a little redness to it. Um [9:51] so it's I know it looks bad, but it's usually not as bad as it seems. But [9:55] we will come and look if you're having a problem. [9:57] » Well, me being on Apple Blossom over there, too, [10:01] I'm getting the first of >> Yeah. [10:03] » So, I noticed that they're different things, but it's it's it's the side. [10:07] It's It's going away. >> Most people say it's getting less and [10:11] less, and that's that's the belief, that's what the driller said, that's [10:14] what anybody I talked to water says yes, it will go away. Just [10:19] sediment's in there, and you got to get it through, and when Like I said, if we [10:21] were getting it after the tank, I don't think we'd be having this problem. It [10:24] would all aerate, it would settle to the bottom. I have not got one [10:28] one complaint from anybody in Cedar, or over on that water system, because it [10:31] goes down the pipeline up to the million-gallon tank, and then it goes to [10:34] houses. So, ultimately, like I said, someday [10:37] when we have an extra million dollars or 2 million, we will [10:40] go from the from the well straight to the tank, but that ain't happening [10:43] anytime soon. But, yeah. So, that's all I have. You guys have [10:48] anything? >> No. [10:51] » All right. Any public I'm going to open up public comments. Anybody got anything [10:56] to say? But I don't know if there's anybody online. There ain't nobody [10:58] online now. Nope. Any of you four? Nope. [11:04] » [laughter] >> All right. [11:05] I'm going to close out the public comments, and we're going to roll right [11:08] into the public hearing. Item number one, discuss this [11:12] discuss a grant application for the Community Impact Board CIB for a [11:16] comprehensive culinary water system planning project. This is a required [11:21] public hearing for our CIB grant. Nobody's Oh, there is an iPhone online. [11:26] If they got to say anything, or if any of you guys got any questions or [11:28] comments? Nope. Okay, I'm going to close out the [11:32] public hearing just to discuss the grant application to the community impact [11:36] board for a comprehensive culinary water system planning project. Going to remove [11:40] writing to discussion and action. I'll put up item number two to discuss a [11:44] grant application to the community impact board CIB for a comprehensive [11:48] culinary water system planning project. We don't have anything to vote on here. [11:53] This is just letting you guys know that we have applied [11:57] for a grant to help with our impact fee study on water. That's all it is. Um [12:04] and >> Is there a new impact fee study or is it [12:07] just an update to the old one? >> Of what? [12:10] » The impact fee study. >> Excuse me. [12:12] » The impact fee study and update. >> No, we just [12:15] » a change or is just updating the plan? >> This is No, we're changing them. Yeah, [12:19] we're doing new impact fee studies. This is just [12:22] the discussion amongst us about the grant that we've applied for to pay for [12:26] it. Usually, it's I believe it's a 50/50. [12:29] » It's a 50/50. You imagine going to be another one that's like we have more the [12:33] other impact fee study that we have right now. It's basically 50,000. They [12:37] give us 50, we have to match 50. >> 50,000. That covers a $100,000 impact [12:41] fee which you're supposed to do every 5 years. [12:44] Um we will take the other 50,000 out of the impact fees. Those are Since you're [12:48] doing impact fee study, it's impact fee eligible. That doesn't have to come out [12:50] of the budget. >> And I actually applied for it. I I [12:53] Sunrise actually applied and I'm not sure what they applied for. Did they [12:55] apply for the full 50 or if they went less than that? [12:58] » I'm sure they applied for the full 50. Well, I guess it would be I'm sure [13:02] that's what it's going to cost. So >> Is it due at this point? When was the [13:05] last year? >> Yeah, it's due. Yeah, it's due. Yeah, [13:07] and it's time. We're getting ready to hit We're probably getting ready to go [13:10] through a growth spurt, so we want to make sure we have those [13:13] our pencils sharpened, our eyes dotted, our tees crossed on all those. And [13:16] um there was some parts of town that weren't included. There's a lot of [13:19] problems with them. So we're trying to do I don't want to say we're [13:22] doing them right, we're doing them better. So I They're very confusing and [13:26] Michelle's been working on I work on it Nate we're all working on it but they're [13:30] very confusing and we're trying to do it right and do it a little better so [13:34] So we're doing a parks and rec water transportation emergency services and [13:40] storm water. All of them. [13:42] So yeah the impact fees will be changing could go up could go down [13:46] uh from what I see they're not going down so [13:50] doesn't it's nothing we decide now what will happen is they will vote uh [13:53] maximum amount or I'm sorry to interrupt you but uh [13:57] they will give us a report that it is set the maximum amount or a range and [14:00] then we bring it to you guys then we all vote on what it should be so [14:05] That's what's going on with that so there's nothing to do there if you guys [14:07] have any questions or anything but that's all that is is a grant to help [14:10] pay for that. >> I'm good. [14:12] » All right then I'm going to close out of number two discuss the grant [14:15] applications the community impact board for a comprehensive culinary water [14:18] system planning project. Moving to item number three open up ordinance O-2026-17 [14:24] adopt title 11.02.055 boundary adjustments planning commission [14:29] recommend approval on July 8th 2026. Basically this is for lot line [14:33] adjustments uh we didn't have anything so we have it in [14:38] our in our ordinances if you want to do a lot split you got to come to the town [14:41] and get a permit. Uh we didn't have one for lot line adjustments [14:45] um and the reason that's important is we've have [clears throat] a lot of [14:49] parcels around this town that are landlocked and unfortunately now I'm [14:52] left with these people coming to me going what are we going to do? [14:56] » Nothing. >> I wouldn't have got myself in this [14:58] situation but since they're able to do this without a permit they just do what [15:01] they want so now they'll have to come to the town get a permit and we will uh [15:07] get engineer involved we'll look at them and we had someone wanting to do one and [15:11] that's what prompted this and I looked and said look you can't do this you're [15:14] landlocked on this and that's what started all this so we [15:18] need to have something in our ordinances to say hey you got to come to us we need [15:21] to look at water. We need to look at access, roads, make sure it's not [15:24] landlocked, fire before you start moving property lines and splitting [15:28] » protecting it so it doesn't happen. >> Yep. [15:30] Yep, that's what the permit will be for. Just so we don't get in the situation. [15:34] I've had at least one, two, three, four, five, six recently landlocked parcels [15:38] and they're trying to go, "What's the town going to do?" Going, [15:42] I bought one. I bought a property in my mind that was landlocked and the guy was [15:45] saying the same thing. He didn't know what he was going to do. So, I bought [15:47] it. Um it's on my property now, but you know, we can find owner to owner, but [15:51] it's an issue. I mean, how do you access property that's landlocked? I have a guy [15:54] out here along the highway right now I'm dealing with and he's going, "What are [15:58] you going to do for me?" And I'm like, "This isn't the town's responsibility, [16:01] but of course I want to help." >> Why would you buy land that's [16:03] landlocked? >> Yeah. Yeah, well, they wind up splitting [16:06] it and buy it and don't realize it. This one originally had a piece of land that [16:11] that connected it kind of and then it got sold and [16:15] So, that's what this is. We're just going to put it We need an ordinance for [16:18] that and it'll be It'll be the same fee as the lot split. [16:21] And I think that's what, $800? So, that's just again, we don't make [16:25] money. Everybody said, "The town's trying to make money off people." No, [16:27] we've just got to cover our cost. >> Yeah, I'll make a motion to approve [16:31] ordinance 2-2026-17, adopt title 11.02.055 [16:37] for boundary adjustments. And commission recommended approval on July 8th of [16:42] 2026. >> Second. [16:44] » Okay, roll call vote. >> Dr. Albright, Sarah. [16:46] » Dr. Albright? >> Richard Palmer, I. [16:48] » Motion carries. >> On to [16:50] » Item number four, discussion action for resolution [16:53] R-2026-25, civil rights resolution. We need this in [16:58] place for some grants and some funding we have to have and we don't have one. [17:03] So, Gina and I believe made one this one for us. [17:06] » Did she make this one? Michelle did? Somebody did? [17:08] » I did. Someone did. >> So, Michelle wrote this up for us and [17:11] basically we just need to adopt it in to an a resolution so we have this civil [17:16] rights resolution in our town ordinances. So, we are qualified for it. [17:21] Am I right? We have to do this for certain grants and stuff. [17:23] » Yeah, the EPA any federal grant. >> Any federal grant. Oh, this is our This [17:26] is our $2 million grant then. So, this is a no-brainer. [17:30] » Scott I move to approve resolution 2016-25 [17:36] » Second. >> Roll call vote. [17:37] » Scott T. Wright >> During sir, I [17:39] » Mike Rowe, all right. >> Richard Bomar, all right. [17:41] » Motion carries. On item number five, consideration for [17:45] and adoption of a parameters resolution authorizing the issuance [17:50] What is that word? Parity? >> Parity. [17:53] » water revenue bonds of the town of Apple Valley and calling of a public hearing [17:56] to receive input with respect to the issuance of such bonds and any potential [18:01] impact to the private sector from the engineering and well rehabilitation work [18:05] to address an emergency drought situation and the acquisition of assets [18:08] of Big Plain Water and Special Service District. Basically, this resolution is [18:13] us Michelle can correct me if I'm wrong. Uh [18:16] authorizing Michelle and the office staff and myself to work with the [18:20] attorneys, the USDA, uh the department division of drinking [18:24] water and schedule a public hearing or we are still working on we dissolved Big [18:30] Plains and now the town of Apple Valley water. We assumed everything and that [18:33] was good for then, but we need to switch over all of our loans from the Big [18:38] Plains name to the town of Apple Valley. You go with the water and then once [18:43] that's done then we can switch the water >> rates and ordinances are up. [18:47] That's what we're doing. >> Oh, yeah. [18:48] » Yeah. >> We're going to have to pay the [18:49] attorneys, but basically this resolution just incorporate the criteria by which [18:54] we can create those bonds. So, it gives like the maximum interest [18:58] rate and things like that that we can work with and work with the division of [19:01] drinking water. >> This is not a decision. There will be [19:04] Once this is all done, it will come back to council for final approval, right? [19:07] » Yeah, there will be one. Yeah, we'll have the public hearing and then there [19:09] will be another one more after that. But this just creates the parameters that we [19:13] can work under. >> So this gives [19:16] » And then we're setting the public hearing for the next meeting, which is [19:20] August 19th. >> Okay. [19:22] So we'll set the public hearing on the This is giving us permission to set the [19:26] public hearing, go start working with these attorneys and doing all this stuff [19:30] to get the loan from We've been working on it for over a year, but we were just [19:34] been waiting on the USDA and it finally were backlogged and finally got to it. [19:37] So now we have to which I don't expect it to be a lot of [19:40] money. Do you expect it to be a lot? >> was about [19:44] if I remember right, it was around $8,000 and that's for all of the bonds. [19:47] » Yep. But once those all those bonds are [19:50] transferred over from Bitcoin's to Town of Apple Valley, [19:53] once that's done, we can get all of our water rights that are still under [19:56] Bitcoin's, switch them over to Town of Apple Valley. So we'll have the assets [19:59] and the debt. We've already got a lot of the assets [20:02] and we have something in place that we technically have the assets, but we [20:05] still need to transfer it in our name. >> Can't they just keep the debt? [20:10] » I would let them have it all, then just keep it. Yeah, keep the Keep the water [20:13] rights and keep the debt. That would be worth it, but no, unfortunately. [20:15] » And then the other caveat to that is that the $200,000 that we just got from [20:19] the water board is also included in these bonds. [20:22] » Yep. >> Um that was the easiest way to get them [20:25] get the money faster was to just include them in the ones we already had. [20:28] » Yep. And this is [20:30] » do we need to take a photo of this or anything? [20:32] » Yeah, we just have to get the resolution that we want to do. [20:35] » number is uh >> Cuz I'm not seeing anything. [20:38] » Yeah, yeah. >> It's right here. [20:40] » It's on page >> On page 100 and something. [20:43] » Resolution R-2026-26. If you guys want this, this is what was [20:47] presented in the packet you were given. >> R-2026-26? [20:51] » Yeah. >> That's the resolution number on number [20:54] five for the one that was >> Okay, I make a motion we approve [20:56] resolution number R-2026-26 in the Town of Apple Valley, Washington [21:02] County, Utah. >> Director of [21:06] » Roll call vote. >> Got that all right. [21:08] » Councilman Lee. >> Mike Cluff. [21:10] » Mr. Palmer right. >> Motion carries. [21:13] Oh, we have now the consent agenda. We will open up for item number six, [21:17] June 2026 disbursement of the disbursement of the team. Item number [21:20] seven, budget report for fiscal year 2026 through June 2026. [21:26] June 2026 water usage comparison. Item number nine, minutes June 17, 2026 town [21:31] council hearing the meeting. And then item number 10, the minutes from June [21:35] 30th, 2026 special town council hearing the meeting. Any questions, anything [21:39] like that? >> Well, I just wanted to point out that [21:42] the water department had 1,500% of their usage for the water [21:47] stuff. But on their behalf, I have to give credit. They were only given [21:51] $1,000. Nothing. [21:55] At least we're not public works this time. [21:57] » Yes, sir. I don't want to give you guys too much cuz then you'll spend it all. [21:59] » Well, that's true. >> Keep the budget low, you know. [22:03] » I'll Scott Taylor move we approve approve the consent agenda 6, 7, 8, 9, [22:07] 10. >> I'll second. [22:10] » Second. >> Take Take Take whoever you want. [22:12] » Okay. All in favor? >> I. [22:14] » Motion carries. Someone want to I don't need a closed session. If you want to go [22:18] to >> Can I make a motion we adjourn? [22:20] » I'll second that. >> All in favor? [22:21] » I. >> Motion carries. Meeting adjourned. [22:25] Thank you. Thank you, guys.