NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A MEETING OF THE

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF IRON

STATE OF UTAH

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the County of Iron, State of Utah, will hold a Public Meeting in Commission Chambers at the Iron County Courthouse, 68 South 100 East, Parowan, Utah on Monday, the 14^th day of September 2009, at the hour of 9:00 o'clock a.m.

AGENDA

 9:00 A.M.       PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, COMMISSIONER REPORTS, APPROVE MINUTES, APPROVE WARRANTS, ETC.

10:00 A.M.     BOARD OF EQUALIZATION REQUEST TO REVIEW, DISCUSS, AND SUBMIT FOR APPROVAL ONE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION. Requested by the Dixie & Anne Leavitt Foundation. Property located at 755 West 200 South, Cedar City.

10:15 A.M.     RESOLUTION 2009-6 OPPOSING NEW TAXES ON STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, EMPLOYERS OR HOUSEHOLD THROUGH FEDERAL CLIMATE REVENUES COLLECTION (CAP AND TRADE).

10:30 A.M.     APPROVAL OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH SERVICE IN IRON COUNTY.

10:45 A.M.     DISCUSSION OF COUNTY ROADS ON SITLA LANDS. Requested by Lou Brown, SITLA Resource Specialist.

11:15 A.M.     PRAIRIE DOG MITIGATION TAKE DISTRIBUTION. Requested by Adam Kavalunas. Representing DWR, HCP Administration.

11:45 A.M.     PERSONNEL MATTERS:

                                    1. New Hires 

                                    2. Promotions

                                    3. Position Justification and Workforce Assessment Approval

12:00 P.M.      LUNCH

   1:30 P.M.      PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing regarding a proposal by the County that pursuant to the provisions of Title 11, Chapter 17, Utah Code Annotated 1953, as amended (the “Act”), the County issue Industrial Revenue Bonds, Series 2009 (Holt Dairy Project) in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000) (the “Bonds”) and lend the proceeds of the Bonds to Holt Dairy, LLC, or any affiliate thereof (collectively, the “Borrower”), to pay all or a portion of the costs of acquiring, constructing, and equipping certain solid waste components of a dairy facility and related facilities to be located at approximately 1600 West 400 South, Newcastle, Utah 84756 (the “Project”) which will be owned and used by the Borrower.

    1:45 P.M.     PUBLIC HEARING The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comments concerning a proposal to Congress to change the designation of Cedar Breaks National Monument to National Park status, to be known as Cedar Breaks National Park. The re-designation could include the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness Area and additional property to be included within the National Park boundaries.

   2:15 P.M.      IRON COUNTY ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT

  2:45 P.M.       NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FROM CIRCLE FOUR FARMS TO OPERATE A LANDFILL. Presented by Chad Nay, Iron County Zoning Administrator.

   3:00 P.M.      REVIEW DRAFT ASSESSMENT AREA POLICY RESOLUTION. Presented by Todd Stowell, Iron County Planner.

   3:15 P.M.      CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR UTAH PRAIRIE DOG MITIGATION

                        1.         Conservation Easement with UDWR for the Little Horse Valley Property

                        2.         Endowment Agreement.

                        3.         Memorandum of Agreement Between Iron County and the USFWS for the Little Horse Valley Property to Allow Such Property to be Placed in Mitigation.

                        4.         Approval of a Livestock Grazing Permit to Graze Cattle on the Little Horse Valley Property.

  3:30 P.M.       TRAVEL AND CONFERENCE DRAFT POLICY FOR DISCUSSION

  3:45 P.M.       OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, CEDAR CITY FIELD OFFICE AND IRON COUNTY FOR THE GREATER THREE PEAKS SPECIAL RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA, CEDAR CITY, UTAH

  4:00 P.M.       PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Limited to 3 Minutes Per Person

NON - DELEGATED ITEMS

                        1.         Prairie Dog Matters

2. Petition for Annexation .- Enoch

                        3.         Five County AOG - Capital Improvement List Update

                        4.         Calender Schedule Coordination 

            In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify the Iron County Clerk, 68 South 100 East, Parowan, Utah 84761 Phone (435) 477-8340 at least three days prior to the meeting to be attended.

Certificate of Posting

I hereby certify that copies of this notice have been posted in three public places within the limits of Iron County, to wit: Iron County Courthouse, Cedar City Offices, and Iron County Justice Center this 9^th day of September, 2009 and have caused a copy to be delivered to the Spectrum/Daily News, a newspaper with general circulation in Iron County.

by: David I. Yardley, Iron County Clerk