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Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda — Approved the check audit report and the minutes from the March 25, 2025 commission meeting. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Kanab Center excavation funding — Approved funding in a range between $517,500 and $661,250 for sloped parking and excavation, with funding sources applied in order: $200,000 from the rec center budget; $150,000 from the TRCC Caneplex budget; and, if needed, up to $320,000 from the TRT projects budget line. Outcome: approved unanimously. (See separate report for details.)

- OHV destination feasibility study — Accepted the low bid from Roger Brooks / Destination Development for an OHV park and training feasibility study. Contract value discussed at about $90,000; the commission approved the bid award and directed staff to return with the final contract for the next meeting. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Authorization for OHP grant applications (Class D/OHV trails) — Authorized the Economic Development Director to pursue OHP/OHV grant opportunities (trail improvements, signage, vault toilets and related safety measures) and to submit grant applications on behalf of Kane County. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution R2025-11 (America 250 Utah) — Adopted a resolution recognizing and approving a local America250/Utah250 community committee for Kane County; the commission authorized establishment of a county committee and acceptance of state partnership funds per the program. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Ordinance 2025‑05 (Amended plat / easement vacation — Galliard Hill Gas / Timber Trail) — Approved an ordinance amending and vacating a minor subdivision plat and vacating two 12‑foot public utility easements as presented. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Ordinance O2025‑07 (Residential property tax exemption late application period) — Adopted an ordinance amending the county ordinance to align with state changes that set the late‑application deadline at the close of the Board of Equalization filing period (September 15). The ordinance removes the county's prior extended late‑filing authority and the $50 late fee previously applied in certain cases. Outcome: approved unanimously.

- Resolution R2025‑10 (Notice of intent to include BigWater and Alton in the County Human Resources Special Service District) — Adopted a resolution beginning the statutory protest/notice period to include the towns of BigWater and Alton in the county's Human Resources Special Service District (hospital/EMS SSD). The commission set the public hearing for May 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.; staff was directed to correct the district name in the resolution and to publish the required notice. Outcome: approved unanimously (motion included changes and a hearing date).

How to read these entries: Where available, the listing includes the motion outcome and the funding or contract amounts discussed at the meeting. If an item required a formal contract, staff will return with final contract documents for execution at a subsequent meeting.

Provenance: Each item above was discussed on the record during the April 8, 2025 public meeting and is recorded in the meeting transcript and minutes.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Commission Meeting - April 8, 2025 (1) Commission Audio","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of formal actions taken at the Kane County Commission meeting on April 8, including contract awards, ordinances and funding decisions. All listed items were approved unanimously at the meeting unless noted.","taxTitle","Kane County Commission, Kane County Boards and Commissions, Kane County, Utah","taxId",67578,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":49,"_50":81,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":82,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":83,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72},6592219,"Kane County approves up to $661,250 for Kanab Center excavation and parking slope",1138,1842000,2980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2905042-f87f9d1815d9142c1dec0a24c6d83e10&start=1842&end=2980","/articles/6592219/Utah/Kane-County-approves-up-to-661250-for-Kanab-Center-excavation-and-parking-slope","Commissioners discussed and voted April 8 to fund excavation and relocation of fill material behind the Kanab Center to create additional parking and improve site grading.

Commissioner Gouveia summarized bids and a range of options based on recent drone‑derived volume estimates from the contractor Iron Rock. Iron Rock provided a range of estimated volumes and costs; staff presented two scenarios in the meeting: a lower‑volume option and a higher‑volume removal. The commission cited two cost figures discussed in the staff presentation as representative of the near‑term funding need: about $517,500 at the lower end and $661,250 at the higher end, depending on the final measured volume of material removed and the final grading option.

Project details presented to the commission included a tiered approach across the site, a small berm on the south side for flood protection of adjacent neighbors and drone monitoring of cut/fill quantities to verify contractor progress.

Commissioners and staff discussed funding sources. The motion approved by the commission directs payment for the sloped parking lot/earthwork within the $517,500–$661,250 range using these sources in this order: (1) $200,000 from the recreation center budget; (2) $150,000 from the TRCC Caneplex budget line; and (3) if necessary, up to $320,000 from the TRT projects budget line. The chair summarized the motion on the record: \"A motion has been made and accepted to pay for the sloped parking lot project that will be between 517,500.0 and 661,250.00. To take the first 200,000 from the rec center budget, additional 150,000 from the TRCC Caneplex budget, and then if necessary dip into the TRT project's budget up to 320,000.\" The commission voted aye unanimously.

Staff said the work will also support parking at the county Caineplex destination (the Rodeo grounds) because some of the excavated material will be relocated there. Staff noted earlier budgeted items that may be available for reallocation (for example, a previously budgeted $350,000 for a retaining wall that may no longer be necessary if material is removed).

Commissioners instructed staff to continue coordinating grading design, drone verification of volumes and to incorporate results into the rec center guaranteed maximum price (GMP) process for the overall project.","The commission voted unanimously April 8 to fund removal and relocation of soil behind the Kanab Center to create sloped parking, approving a funding package that draws from the recreation center budget, the Caneplex TRCC line and TRT project funds if needed.",{"_33":85,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":86,"_41":87,"_43":88,"_45":89,"_46":90,"_48":49,"_50":91,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":92,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":93,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72},6592224,"Kanab hospital officials report rising EMS demand and new building timeline",741,206000,947000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2905042-f87f9d1815d9142c1dec0a24c6d83e10&start=206&end=947","/articles/6592224/Utah/Kanab-hospital-officials-report-rising-EMS-demand-and-new-building-timeline","Kurt Loveless, CEO of the local hospital, and Ben Armstrong, the hospital's EMS director, updated the Kane County Commission on April 8 on ambulance call volumes, staffing and the status of a new hospital building.

Loveless said crews are preparing the hospital site and that construction will begin after building permits are issued and the county awards the construction bid. \"As soon as we get our building permits and get the bid out for the building, then it starts a 20 month clock,\" he said, describing soil work under way and a contractor schedule that includes a 20‑month completion window before penalty periods begin.

Armstrong summarized operational changes and recent growth in demand. \"Since 2021, we've seen a 20% year over year increase in demand for our services,\" he told the commission. He said call volume rose sharply after the pandemic and that 2023 was the first year the hospital's EMS system exceeded 1,000 total calls.

Armstrong provided additional operational details: historically calls were in the 400–500 per year range, last year the system topped 1,000; roughly 70% of calls are 911 responses and about 26.5% are interfacility transfers; falls, traffic accidents and breathing problems are frequent chief complaints; and more than half of patients during the last two years did not live in the county because of tourism.

On staffing, Armstrong said the county-wide EMS provider pool now totals about 45 people (EMTs through paramedics) and that the agency recently grew from three paramedics to eight paramedics employed in a mix of full‑time and paid‑volunteer roles. The hospital recently added a medical direction service comprised of emergency medicine and EMS specialty physicians to support protocol development and provider oversight.

Commissioners asked how EMS partners are funded and how agreements are structured. Loveless and Armstrong said the hospital has memoranda of understanding with Kanab City, Cedar Mountain and BigWater; the city contract is a flat fee with cost‑of‑living escalators, BigWater moved to a hybrid flat‑fee/per‑run model this year, and Cedar Mountain receives a monthly stipend tied to dual coverage in certain hours. Loveless said a portion of short‑term rental/tourism taxes (TRT) — roughly in the range of $400,000–$450,000 annually, as discussed in the meeting — helps support county‑wide EMS coordination and the EMS director position.

Both presenters said EMS billing and collections do not fully cover operational costs and that hospital affiliation provides financial and administrative support that makes expanded services possible.

The commission thanked hospital staff and moved to the next agenda item.","Hospital CEO Kurt Loveless and EMS Director Ben Armstrong told the Kane County Commission on April 8 that call volume and interfacility transfers have grown sharply since 2021, the county is expanding EMS staffing and medical oversight, and construction of a new hospital building will begin once permits and bids are in place.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Kane County Commission, April 8, 2025

Kane County approves up to $661,250 for Kanab Center excavation and parking slope

Kanab hospital officials report rising EMS demand and new building timeline