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Brand told the board the recreation area operates as an enterprise fund and that staff budget conservatively for operations while preserving savings for planned capital work. “We have 5 trucks, 1 ebike, and 3 UTVs,” Brand said when explaining an increase in the vehicles line item; she also said the vehicle account had been increased from $8,000 to $10,000 to keep pace with regular maintenance and tire replacement.

Why it matters: Sand Flats is largely self-funded through user fees and uses a fund balance to pay for infrequent capital needs. Brand said the proposed 2026 operating total is higher than a single year’s anticipated revenues because the budget includes capital draws from that fund balance.

Major budget items and staff explanations

- Overtime, utilities and supplies: Brand described modest increases in overtime and utility cushions. Utilities are shared with co-located departments so Sand Flats budgeted a slight increase as a contingency against potential Rocky Mountain Power rate hikes.

- Digital media and partnership funding: Brand proposed funding for videos and media outreach and described previous partnerships. She said the county had previously paid for several videos and that other entities — including the Moab Office of Tourism and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) — had helped fund or could potentially share costs. The board discussed whether tourism-related entities would consider paying for promotional content if the material is used for marketing.

- Search-and-rescue support: Brand said she had recalculated search-and-rescue reimbursable charges by reviewing 12 months of recent usage; the resulting ask for next year is about $15,000, up from earlier allocations because the county is now capturing an hourly rate for UTV use.

- Toilets and contract services: Brand said the area uses a single-source provider, Zunick Brothers, for pumping portable toilets. The provider has not raised rates in several years; Brand budgeted a cushion to account for a likely fee increase and for any higher processing charges the city might assess.

- Capital improvements and paving grant: Brand described two major capital projects proposed for 2026: a $50,000 program for crack sealing, seal coating and striping for Slickrock and Hell’s Revenge parking and roads, and a $75,000 fencing project to protect dinosaur tracks and cultural resources. The two items total $125,000 in proposed capital work. Brand said the department also has $250,000 set aside as seed money in fund balance for a paving grant application; she said that money is intended as local match or to show local commitment to grantors and would be drawn only if a grant award proceeds and all approvals are obtained.

- Fire crews and emergency reimbursements: Brand confirmed that some costs associated with temporary fire and emergency responses have been submitted for reimbursement where appropriate.

Board and staff questions

Board members asked for clarification about which items were recurring operating expenses and which would draw from fund balance. Brand noted that when budgeted expenditures exceed that year’s fee revenue it is typically because the department is using saved fund-balance dollars for capital work.

Brand also said the campground reservation workload and the timing of visitor patterns can push overtime and that staff attempt to keep overtime budgeted conservatively. The board discussed whether grant-funded engineering work (for example, for a paving project) might occur in late 2025 or shift into early 2026 depending on grant deadlines.

What's next

Brand said capital expenditures that exceed the typical operating budget would be presented for appropriation and would require amendment and approval at the appropriate time. The board did not take formal action on the Sand Flats budget at the meeting; staff will finalize budget materials and the item will return to the board or commission if and when a capital grant award or specific appropriation is required.

Quotes used in context

- Andrea Brand, director, Sand Flats Recreation Area: “We have 5 trucks, 1 ebike, and 3 UTVs.”
- Andrea Brand on the paving seed money: “We put 250,000 in there for the last 2 years saying if we've got the [paving] grant, we have some seed money in there ready to…” (paraphrase in context of fund-balance seed money).

Ending

The Sand Flats presentation was one of multiple department budget briefings at the Sept. 26 meeting. Brand said she would return with any grant-related appropriation requests and that the department would continue to manage operations from user fees supplemented by fund-balance draws for major capital work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Budget Advisory Board 26SEP2025","oneSentenceSummary","Andrea Brand, director of Sand Flats Recreation Area, outlined the area’s proposed 2026 budget Wednesday, citing routine operating increases and capital projects including parking-lot maintenance and a fence to protect dinosaur tracks.","taxTitle","Grand County Boards and Commissions, Grand County, Utah","taxId",67556,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455375,"Budget advisory board approves Sept. 19 minutes; correction entered to reflect absences",186,138000,324000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02&start=138&end=324","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02/thumbnail_138000.jpg","/articles/6455375/Utah/Budget-advisory-board-approves-Sept-19-minutes-correction-entered-to-reflect-absences","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455375-8c619ff96e16796aaa2649c92eccf7b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770418542&Signature=YNG6zt2Aw8efZXWdPBhnvFXI0nwvj2odp0QIYtRsBHswarw0Ya-FPQj~UrA4ANCq0yKR2Nj3To1zJJY30spCa-kYzY2wLJaC40dZbqQMXhiXdjil-ojznSw~WFafq16JLj2s6nIicM6xMZ0hEZSkhFUqZN5BO4QasF6y4JKqSVzGL40SRL1-j0lJGMPwCNeMNruEwiKFdML6BU-8b3o5AIHldyVT3Y3qGL0KFOaOL41GcON5acVCYtWKkZFsWnr6gMDYkQq-mOsZS34oomEgppcZs0XERZdFq8XmIOdsO5kSfyXUDSnO8z~liB6VXsyfkVo2z1f-NqQgDCLIgbn7cA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grand County Budget Advisory Board voted to approve the minutes from its Sept. 19, 2025, meeting during the board’s regular session on Sept. 26, 2025.

Board member Whitfield made the motion to approve the draft minutes and the motion was seconded by Dean. After an attendance correction noting two members were absent when the earlier oral tally was taken, board members recorded the motion as passed 5–0.

The correction was offered during roll call by a board member who said Treasurer Kaufman and another member were not present when the board initially declared a unanimous vote; the minutes were updated to show the final vote tally as 5–0.

No further action was taken on the minutes.

The vote came at the start of the Sept. 26 meeting, which chiefly covered department budget presentations and did not include additional formal votes besides the minutes approval.","The Grand County Budget Advisory Board approved minutes from its Sept. 19, 2025, meeting. Members corrected an earlier tally to show two members absent; the approval was recorded 5–0 after the correction.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455365,"Grand Center director outlines lean 2026 budget, stresses senior nutrition and vehicle costs",1586,1443000,3029000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02&start=1443&end=3029","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02/thumbnail_1443000.jpg","/articles/6455365/Utah/Grand-Center-director-outlines-lean-2026-budget-stresses-senior-nutrition-and-vehicle-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455365-da1a66bcc83aabcc791f4e53be748103/orig.mp4?Expires=1770418542&Signature=FwI10a6b~bEHgt92US~NESy~JO9CfMWRbankEz7TuKLXbcWZk4BeEGWb-y0nyZ0lu1aAr4Xe7UTeZDXmmENC8-rgVdV3DJKn5Yf~6MWefsq5Bf1FZwSzkf~LFAzBKIFFePkiCyMejvt0YCtLz7I1PGOy8xx2SiU74MtwEsLK05~i0lCh3o5wc5IxDDwIRE15UCYGDFXLKAEfVwP55GGE35lpg37pZ9yR7FQcDcXWCtATlED-oScxy11jDnqDC2RQFanuDHFxmIbBekLgsaVwhSzXZejCWtCr-gnK3cBmdsmNo6ApOQn-kTepKnsk2ZIhVUHUiwSs6QIsejgp3ehWmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Loretta Eastwood, director of the Grand Center (which houses senior services and a community center), presented the center’s proposed 2026 budget to the Grand County Budget Advisory Board on Sept. 26, 2025, emphasizing constrained requests and preservation of mandated services.

Eastwood told the board she tried to “not ask for anything this year” and trimmed discretionary lines where allowable while maintaining staffing, SOUTHEASTERN Utah Association of Local Governments (SUTA/SERT*)-mandated nutrition services, and vehicle-related costs. She noted certain categories are restricted by state reporting requirements for senior programs; the grant-driven senior nutrition program and home-delivery services, for example, require specific accounting and staffing allocations.

Why it matters: The Grand Center provides meals and social services to homebound seniors and hosts community events. Changes to the center’s budget affect daily meal delivery and on-site senior lunches that many residents depend on.

Attendance and service numbers

Eastwood provided operational context for the board: “Home delivery serves about somewhere between 75. I think right now we're at 82,” she said when the board asked for counts; she said on-site lunch attendance averages around 60 per day but varies by weekday. The director emphasized that for many homebound clients the meal delivery driver is “the only people they see in a day.”

Funding structure and key line items

- Senior program accounting: Eastwood explained the budget is split into two general-fund categories — one labeled for senior services and the other for the community center — because state grant reporting to the Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments requires separate tracking of nutrition and building-related costs.

- Vehicle lease and purchase: The board and staff clarified that the recently purchased transport van was paid for from accumulated senior program funds (donations and suggested lunch contributions) and that the older bus remains under lease and shows in the budget’s lease-payment lines.

- Food and operations: Eastwood said the center’s suggested donation for lunches is the lowest in the state and suggested the board consider whether raising the suggested donation should be studied to help sustain the program.

Capital needs and facility maintenance

Eastwood described several building needs including HVAC units that are approximately 17 years old, worn carpeting, and dim or insufficient lighting in the back parking lot — issues she said should be cataloged and prioritized in a countywide capital plan. She recommended either moving facility capital items to a centralized capital fund for easier tracking or having departments submit five-year capital lists to the county for prioritization and funding.

Board questions and clarifications

Board members pressed for details about vehicle payments, fuel reimbursements, and whether some senior program costs (such as cook wages) were partially reimbursed by SUTA/SERT. Eastwood said the county absorbed a portion of cook wages in a prior year when the contracted provider could not hire at the funded rate.

Ending

The board and staff agreed to work on a consolidated capital-needs list across county departments. Eastwood said the center will continue to prioritize mandated nutrition services and home-delivery programs while seeking to limit discretionary spending under the 2026 budget request.","Loretta Eastwood, director of the Grand Center, told the Grand County Budget Advisory Board that she trimmed nonessential spending for 2026 but kept funding for mandated senior services, vehicle maintenance and home-delivery meals; she estimated home-delivery serves about 75–82 seniors per day.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455356,"Grand County Active Trails & Transportation lays out grants-heavy 2026 budget; proposes OHV coordinator and modest optional-sales-tax increase",3237,6329000,9566000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02&start=6329&end=9566","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02/thumbnail_6329000.jpg","/articles/6455356/Utah/Grand-County-Active-Trails-Transportation-lays-out-grants-heavy-2026-budget-proposes-OHV-coordinator-and-modest-optional-sales-tax-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455356-1bf37d2a2de2697985a1ce36c0f20399/orig.mp4?Expires=1770418542&Signature=D8KjeLL9I5jyehT2m6ptpU8QqYqrO8Q102Coq5N~SGrj~ffW9z8DMI1mhDDrxycGZgXTofpC2ByKXmjlL0PPCnXx9eby3wYPaWSmhTBcoZFi~elkwVP3RA6AXzp7OLkZl5PSXXwc2rdeANi3~daQMYNQQk0s6X6daich2f-CsTHb-9mKCnnY7xfA1uMrbKfEG3JNut5YkomrGarWFGE01wuza48HkNe5XGB3dQD03OoPK1c2t5iPx3uz335CWd8cXVbeGs5JUo8cWDgZnOOYZoPCCkldMfi1vhedbs7DlW7vXJIb9agcycUyBTBRQCkcUP7YpzngQdbeB7UkZhnT6g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Maddie Quinn, program manager for Grand County Active Trails & Transportation (GCAT), presented a detailed, grants-focused 2026 budget to the Grand County Budget Advisory Board on Sept. 26, 2025. The presentation explained how GCAT’s operations rely heavily on time-limited state and federal grants, and how the program must align staffing and scheduling with grant reimbursement cycles.

Major changes and why they matter

- Staffing and program reorganization: GCAT plans a significant operational change in 2026. The Trail Ambassadors (responsible-recreation / volunteer outreach) program is being moved to an independent nonprofit for 2026; as a result GCAT’s county‑funded staffing will decline from about 19 positions this year to 8 next year, with the program retaining a smaller core county staff focused on trail construction and maintenance. Quinn said the shift eliminates some general‑fund and TRT-funded lines previously used to subsidize ambassador activities.

- Grants structure and schedule: Quinn presented a week-by-week operational schedule that maps anticipated grant‑funded crew hours, volunteer time and project windows. She explained that many grants cover only specific line items (for example, signage design, trail materials or reimbursable labor) and that grants’ start and end dates often span multiple calendar years, so GCAT budgets total grant amounts to avoid needing frequent contract amendments.

- Optional sales tax request and fund balance: Quinn said GCAT is requesting about $309,000 in optional sales tax for 2026, roughly $23,000 more than the prior year’s request. The increase primarily covers benefits and employer costs associated with an OHV trail coordinator position and related vehicle needs; Quinn said a reliable truck is a near-term need if the county expects the coordinator to be deployed to remote motorized trail projects. In the presentation Quinn noted that paved-path fund balances and previously built reserves are available for major paved-path expenses and easement acquisitions but that GCAT still relies on optional sales tax for several overhead items that grants do not reimburse.

- Project specifics: Grants mentioned by name included the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) awards for signs and maintenance, multiple Mud Springs project phases, and a UDOT-funded Spanish Valley Drive pathway project. Quinn said Mud Springs phase work must occur in a specific seasonal window; she also said the Spanish Valley Drive pathway requires ongoing easement acquisitions and right-of-way work that will likely continue into 2027.

- Volunteers and program value: Quinn said volunteers contribute an estimated $45,000 in match labor each year; that volunteer match is used in grant applications and reduces the county’s cash match needs. She asked the board to preserve modest volunteer-support funding (for supplies, food and volunteer events) because the volunteer contribution is a major match to many grants.

Board discussion and next steps

Board members asked about fund balances for paved-path projects and whether the county should continue setting aside reserves for future large items such as chip seal or reconstructed segments. Quinn said she and county finance staff have discussed historical fund balance levels and that the paved-path fund historically accumulated about $100,000 annually in some years; there was discussion of maintaining an approximately $1.5 million reserve in the paved-path fund as a planning target for large future work, though Quinn said fund-balance figures would be refined with staff.

Quinn requested permission to work with county staff and partners to finalize the optional-sales-tax request and the schedule of grant projects. She also flagged several possible restorations to the proposed cuts if funding is available: adding a seasonal fifth trail technician for high‑workload months, restoring a short-term volunteer coordinator to organize the spring “spruce up” volunteer event, and modestly increasing equipment and counter purchases (trail counters to better track use and economic impact).

Quotes used in context

- Maddie Quinn, GCAT program manager: “We have an estimate of, we have our operations coordinator hours. We have our staff hours. In some cases, we have volunteer hours…” (describing the grants-driven weekly schedule).

Ending

Quinn said the GCAT budget is intentionally conservative and tied to grant schedules; the board asked staff to clarify fund-balance figures and discuss options for restoring a small number of items if optional-sales-tax revenue or other discretionary funding becomes available.","Maddie Quinn, Grand County Active Trails & Transportation (GCAT) program manager, presented a grants-driven 2026 budget that reduces county-funded positions, transitions the Trail Ambassadors program to a nonprofit, and requests a $23,000 increase in optional sales tax to cover benefits for a new OHV trail coordinator and related vehicle costs.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6455361,"Old Spanish Trail Arena manager flags staffing shortages, stage maintenance and fire‑suppression work in 2026 budget",2967,3033000,6000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02&start=3033&end=6000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5842159-a141d6142e4994a01f440b03f35e9a02/thumbnail_3033000.jpg","/articles/6455361/Utah/Old-Spanish-Trail-Arena-manager-flags-staffing-shortages-stage-maintenance-and-firesuppression-work-in-2026-budget","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455361-3aef26ab3dcde7582f9ad0db6e90c1d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770418542&Signature=mhEXreTCGJ8hH3SYkCnvD0p8lULAdsNklbgkhRXdKjut-sVETHQWjevEMGUjSGF8pn-QieU-0XQcrIqfgU7m3iL5R~gGwYyDgKY1CNwj3ZlK3hLRLLmRjRVocfl0CTJ82r1VWmxkms~XRnS8rxaevg48b0J~ZgTF1pqnvjNdgV21nsuopcMavtKPg6-GOrfqHVlHeXKF6~8bJIsJOCFbt7cPrjgkhtFJn7FjUZlkfPyPgGFOpvYekx8wkMw98rv7Mg-sa1hB~78udBlmVNUFmIWIvoJTis1sjhD9iwjsegu1RCEsz2p5-x0CeU3DDqNI1brtV5BccdaUdfy762W9Jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Angie Book, manager of the Old Spanish Trail Arena (OSTA), presented the facility’s proposed 2026 budget to the Grand County Budget Advisory Board on Sept. 26, 2025, and described persistent staffing shortfalls, rising maintenance demands, and several capital needs that could require county funding or external grants.

Why it matters: OSTA hosts community events, ball leagues and regional equine competitions. Budget decisions affect public-safety preparedness for large events and the arena’s ability to host revenue-generating competitions.

Staffing and overtime

Book told the board her team is “extremely overwhelmed” and described staff burnout from weekend events and emergency responses. She said the arena had budgeted overtime in prior years but that ongoing extra shifts — for event setups, emergency responses and facility needs — are putting pressure on maintenance funds.

Personnel-services director Tess Farber (personnel services) told the board that a fully loaded new maintenance technician would cost roughly $104,000 including benefits; Book and board members discussed whether adding a full-time maintenance hire would reduce overtime and long-term costs.

Training, accreditation and travel

Book described a planned accreditation and professional training for arena staff that she said would make OSTA more competitive for higher-level equine events. She said the accreditation could help attract out-of-state events; some training is out of state (for example, a conference in Nashville), and air travel is a key reason travel costs are higher than past years. Board members pushed to preserve at least a modest travel allowance so staff can pursue the accreditation and training.

Stage partnership with city, certification and costs

OSTA houses a large portable stage the county purchased with a city partnership. Book said the stage now requires recertification and that training four operators and having certifying technicians inspect and recertify the stage could cost between $8,000 and $10,000; she also described additional upgrade needs, including sidewalls and floor extensions with a combined estimated cost around $8,500. Book and board members discussed whether the city’s share of the stage partnership should cover part of these maintenance and certification costs in accordance with the existing interlocal MOU.

Fire-suppression system concerns

Book reported that state fire technicians who recently inspected the arena’s fire-suppression system found corrosion on piping entering the ground and recommended bidding replacement of the buried pipe as part of any larger system replacement. She estimated the additional work to replace the buried pipe could add $30,000 to $50,000 to an overall replacement package and said the system’s antifreeze pressures were already low, reinforcing the need to address the system in 2026.

Inventory, stage components and capital equipment

Book listed a range of capital needs that had been deferred in prior budget rounds: additional chairs and implements, a roller implement for arena-floor compaction, a rock screen, laser level attachments, and other arena implements. She said inventory purchases in prior years ranged from $12,000 to $20,000 depending on planned projects.

Software and operations

Book said OSTA would cancel EventPro (a reservations software) to save $1,500 if necessary, but board members warned that losing the reservation system would increase staff administrative workload and might interfere with stall and event management. She also noted rising equipment maintenance costs for specialized equipment, and the need to replace some UTV parts and implements.

Board discussion and next steps

Board members recommended seeking an itemized accounting of city usage and staff hours tied to the stage so maintenance and certification costs could be invoiced or shared with the city as appropriate under the existing MOU. Book said she would compile invoices and a clearer breakdown of stage-related staff time to pursue reimbursements or a better cost-sharing arrangement.

Quotes used in context

- Angie Book, manager, OSTA: “My staff is extremely overwhelmed and... they’re experiencing burnout.”
- Tess Farber, Personnel Services director: new maintenance technician full cost estimate “roughly a 104,000.”

Ending

Book closed by urging the board to consider the arena’s deferred capital needs and to coordinate with the recreation special service district and the city for capital funding. The board requested follow-up details for cost-sharing with the city and a prioritized capital list for 2026.","Angie Book, manager of the Old Spanish Trail Arena (OSTA), asked for funding priorities including an additional maintenance hire, travel for staff accreditation, equipment and repairs to a corroded fire-suppression pipe that may add tens of thousands to a capital project. She and county personnel discussed cost-sharing, stage recertification and a ","actionData","errors"]

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