[1. Call to Order.] [00:00:04] WE JUST HAD A. RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. THIS EVENING WE HAVE A RATHER WHAT BRIEF AGENDA. AND I'M SURE IF I SAY THAT I JUST JINXED IT. BUT WELCOME EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE RIGHT NOW. THE ROOM IS FAIRLY EMPTY, EXCEPT FOR STAFF AND PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE HERE TO BE A PART OF THE MEETING. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING ON. ON WHAT YOU CALL IT VALENTINE'S EVE. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND INVITE OUR CITY CLERK TO CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL. COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTONSHAW HERE. COUNCILOR RADFORD. PRESENT. COUNCILOR. DINGMAN. HERE. COUNCILOR. FREEMAN. HERE. COUNCILOR. FRANCIS. HERE. COUNCILOR. LARSON. HERE. WE'VE GOT A QUORUM THERE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE SO INCLINED, WE GENERALLY START OUR MEETINGS WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. JOIN US IF YOU WISH. LEGS UP FRONT. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT CAN BE FOUND AT THAT QR CODE IF ANYBODY WANTS IT. IF YOU'RE WATCHING ONLINE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO CLICK ON THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE WILL BE COVERING. BRIEF AGENDA THAN USUAL, BUT IT'S STILL OVER 100 PAGES OF MATERIAL. SO THE AGENDA HOWEVER IS LOCATED IN THE FIRST, I DON'T KNOW, 5 OR 6 PAGES OF MATERIAL AS YOU'RE CLICKING THROUGH. SO THE THIRD ITEM IS PUBLIC COMMENT, AND I'M GUESSING THAT WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT OR ANYBODY WANTING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYBODY IN THE ROOM THAT I. I'M MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THAT CITY STAFF DON'T WANT TO TAKE OFF THEIR HATS AND JUST BECOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'LL MOVE ON. PAST PUBLIC COMMENT. UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO SIGNAL. ALL RIGHT. SO THE FOURTH ITEM ON [4. Consent Agenda.] THE AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA. AND I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THESE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE FOR US RATHER ROUTINE IN NATURE. THINGS THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A BACKGROUND IN OR FOR WHICH THERE'S NOT MUCH OF A CONTROVERSY. THEY'RE JUST THINGS WE TYPICALLY TEND TO DO. OR IF IT SEEMS A LITTLE UNIQUE, IT MAY BE THAT THE COUNCIL HAS ADDRESSED THIS IN A PRIOR MEETING AND THEREFORE HAS SUFFICIENT BACKGROUND, AND THEY KNOW THEIR MIND. AND EVERYBODY WAS WILLING TO HAVE THIS PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. BUT MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE SOMETHING FROM THAT IF THEY WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO SPEND ON IT AND TALK ABOUT IT AND GET SOME ANSWERS. SO, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY OF YOU WHO WISH TO REMOVE ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE, WHAT, JUST THREE ITEMS, AND WE'RE GOING TO INVITE OUR CITY CLERK TO READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD. AND THEN I'LL TURN TO OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. WE'VE GOT THREE ITEMS FIRST. WE'VE GOT ONE FROM THE AIRPORT. A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE AWARD. APPROVE THE AWARD FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR PARKING AND REVENUE CONTROL EQUIPMENT TO GEM SYSTEMS. MUNICIPAL SERVICES HAS WON. THAT'S A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE QUOTE FROM LCM FOR NEW SOFTWARE TO MONITOR NETWORK TRAFFIC. PUBLIC WORKS HAS WON. THAT'S THE REQUEST TO APPROVE THE BID AWARD TO HK CONTRACTORS FOR THE 49TH SOUTH FROM PROVIDENCE POINT TO STANFIELD LANE. EXPANSION. THANK YOU. I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY CLERK, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. FRANCIS I. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. BURTENSHAW. YES. MOTIONS CARRIED. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. SO, THE FIFTH ITEM ON [5.A.1) Final Plat and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Fanning Park Division No. 1, First Amended.] OUR AGENDA IS TO TACKLE THE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE FIVE DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THEY BROUGHT TWO ITEMS BEFORE US TONIGHT. BOTH OF THEM ARE FLATS THAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO CONSIDER. AND TYPICALLY FINAL FLATS DON'T INVOLVE A BIG PRESENTATION FROM CITY STAFF. WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCILOR RADFORD AND COUNCILOR LARSON, WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO LIAISE WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. SO BECAUSE OF THAT, I'LL ASK I'LL TURN TO YOU AND ASK YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST ONE IS FINAL PLAT AND REASON STATEMENT FOR FANNING PARK DIVISION NUMBER ONE, FIRST AMENDMENT. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO TELL US ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S A EXISTING? IT'S PLATTED. THE OLD LONG, THIN LOTS. AND THE OWNER JUST WANTS [00:05:02] TO REPLOT IT INTO TWO LARGER LOTS. THEY'RE NOT EXACTLY EVEN, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY CLOSE. AND THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE SET UP, THERE'S GOING TO BE HOUSING ON THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH, WITH THE CENTER LANE ON A PUBLIC STREET, BUT AN EGRESS INGRESS TO LET PEOPLE IN AND OUT. SO. OKAY. ANY OTHER THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS FROM FROM YOU, COUNCILOR RUTHERFORD. ANYTHING TO ADD? ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO DISCUSS OR QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK OF EITHER YOUR YOUR COLLEAGUES OR THE DIRECTOR? ALL RIGHT, WELL, THEN THE CHAIR WILL STAND FOR A MOTION. OKAY. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WON'T STAND. I MOVE TO ACCEPT. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL. ACCEPT OR APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR FANNING PARK DIVISION ONE, FIRST AMENDED AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT. SECOND. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, CAN YOU CONDUCT A ROLL CALL? VOTE FOR US. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS, I. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. I. BURTONSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE TO APPROVE OUR REASON STATEMENT. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL. APPROVE THE REASON STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR FANNING PARK DIVISION NUMBER ONE, FIRST AMENDED. AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE. FRANCIS I. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. I. BURTONSHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES. TERRIFIC. THE SECOND ITEM IS [5.A.2) Final Plat, Development Agreement, and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Fairway Estates Division No. 26.] ANOTHER FINAL PLAT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WELL, THIS ONE HAS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND A REASON STATEMENT. AND THIS IS FOR A NEW SUBDIVISION GOING IN IN FAIRWAY ESTATES. MAYOR, I'D LIKE DIRECTOR SANDER TO SPEAK TO THIS ONE BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A CONNECTION THAT HAS BEEN LONG OF COMMUNITY CONCERN. AND I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BE IN THE PUBLIC RECORD IS WHAT THAT CONNECTION IS AND HOW IT COMES ABOUT WITH THIS FINAL PLAT. ALL RIGHT. SO, DIRECTOR SANDER, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO COME FORWARD AND MAYBE INTRODUCE THIS? YEAH, I'D BE HAPPY TO. WHATEVER YOU'D LIKE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THIS IS FAIRWAY ESTATES DIVISION 26. THIS IS THE FINAL PLAT TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND. AT PLYMOUTH PLAT, THERE WAS A CAP OF OVERALL FOR THIS SECTION OF FAIRWAY ESTATES FOR 120 LOTS. AND THEN YOU HAD TO HAVE AN ACCESS TO THE EAST. AND THIS IS THE FINAL. IT'S BEEN SUBDIVIDED IN PHASES AND THIS IS THE FINAL STEP TO THAT. SO I'LL SHOW IT VERY BRIEFLY. SO WE'RE LOOKING RIGHT HERE. WE'RE JUST NORTH OF THE 49TH NORTH AND LEWISVILLE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. IT'S THIS AREA HERE IN RED. AND IF YOU'VE BEEN OVER FAIRWAY ESTATES THIS AREA HAS JUST BEEN COMING IN IN PHASES. SO THE PROPERTY IS ZONED R1. THE PRODUCT THAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS 31 LOTS 30 RESIDENTIAL LOTS. SO ONE OF THEM IS JUST A DETENTION. BUT IT'S ZONED R1 AND I WANTED TO SHOW AND IT'S IN THE AIRPORT OVERLAY. SO THIS IS THIS SUBDIVISION. YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE PLAT THERE IS OVER THE IDAHO CANAL A IT'S SHOWING AS A ACCESS TO LOUIS LITTLE HIGHWAY. AND THESE ARE THE PROFILES OF THAT STREET JUST TO SHOW YOU THOSE. I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THE AERIAL. THIS. YEAH, YOU CAN SEE IT THERE. SO THE BRIDGE IS CONSTRUCTED. IT'S THIS LITTLE GRAY KEY STICKING OUT RIGHT HERE. AND GOING BACK TO THE PLAT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE NEW SAGE LAKES BOULEVARD WILL WILL BE THE CONNECTION FOR THAT. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS HAD ASKED ME, WHEN WILL THAT BE CONSTRUCTED? WE'RE ASSUMING THIS SPRING THAT THE ROAD WILL BE CONSTRUCTED. THE BRIDGE IS CONSTRUCTED, BUT THE SAGE LAKES BOULEVARD IS NOT CONSTRUCTED YET. SO WHENEVER THOSE HOUSES START BEING BUILT, AND THIS WILL BE THAT CONNECTION THAT I THINK FAIRWAY ESTATES HAS BEEN WAITING FOR TO THE EAST. AND, AND WE'LL NOW HAVE THAT CONNECTION TO LEWIS HIGHWAY. AND THE REASON BEHIND REQUIRING THIS CONNECTION RELATES TO FIRE SAFETY. IS THAT CORRECT. YEAH. TWO ACCESSES FOR FIRE. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. COUNCILOR RADFORD. SO I'M JUST SUPER INTERESTED IN MAYBE DIRECTOR FREDERICKSON MAY NEED TO ANSWER THIS, BUT I'M SUPER INTERESTED. HOW? I MEAN, THAT WAS A GREAT EXPLANATION OF HOW IT CONNECTS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE ROAD. HOW ARE PEOPLE GOING TO GET OFF LEWISVILLE HIGHWAY? IS IT GOING TO GET WIDENED THERE LIKE, AND YOU SHOWED ME PICTURES THAT THE NEW US 20 INTERCHANGE IS ALSO SOMEWHERE IN ALL OF THIS. YEAH. YEAH I DON'T HAVE GIS. YEAH. IN OUR LIAISON MEETING WE DISCUSSED THIS BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY 20 CONNECTION IS GOING TO COME OFF SCREEN HERE. AND THAT'S NOT YET FINAL EITHER. RIGHT. THAT'S JUST [00:10:03] ONE OF THE OPTIONS. YEAH. IT'S JUST ONE OF THE OPTIONS. YEAH I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW IF THAT'S IS THAT A COUNTY. LIKE HOW IS THAT GOING TO GET CONNECTED. AND THEN THE DEVELOPER GOING TO PAY FOR THAT, OR ARE WE GOING TO PAY FOR SURE. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FREDERICKSON. YEAH, YEAH. TALK ABOUT THE STANDARDS, THE WIDTH, THE DESIGN PICTURE. SO I'LL I'LL KIND OF DIVE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT. SO NORTH 50 EAST WITH THESE IMPROVEMENT DRAWINGS THAT ARE A PART AND PARCEL OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, WILL INSTALL A SOUTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT BRIDGE APPROACH. AND THEN FOR NORTHBOUND IT'LL ACTUALLY HAVE A LEFT TURN POCKET AS WELL. SO THERE'S A SLIGHT WIDENING THAT WILL BE DONE BY THE DEVELOPER FOR THIS PARTICULAR IMPROVEMENT. IT WON'T BE THE FULL FIVE LANE EXPANSION, BUT IT WILL. IT WILL HAVE THOSE FOUR LANES. IF YOU IF YOU COUNT ALL THE TURN LANES AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION, JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET FOR ALL OF THOSE TAPERS WERE DESIGNED BASED ON THE SPEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH LEWISVILLE HIGHWAY, WHICH I THINK SPEEDS FOR 55 MILES AN HOUR. SO WE HAVE THOSE TAPER SIZED APPROPRIATELY AND THEN DECEL LINKS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE TERMS. SO IT'S NOT TOO FAR, BUT IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET PROBABLY A THOUSAND. OKAY. AWESOME. AND WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT YOU THINK THAT WILL BE WHEN. SORRY. THAT'S WHAT USUALLY WHEN THIS DEVELOPMENT IS CAME FORWARD THOSE ARE ALL COMPLETED WITHIN THAT THAT CONSTRUCTION SEASON. SO WE DO ANTICIPATE THIS WOULD COME FORWARD IN THAT IN THAT REGARD. BUT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT, AS THEY COME FORWARD IN ORDER TO GAIN BUILDING PERMITS, THE CONTRACTOR CAN BOND OR HAVE A LETTER OF CREDIT THAT'S PUT FORWARD. EITHER WAY, THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE PROTECTED, RIGHT? IF THE DEVELOPMENT DEFAULTED, WE CAN THEN EXERCISE THAT BOND TO HAVE THAT WORK COMPLETED. SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THAT THOSE THINGS WOULD BE DONE THIS COMING CONSTRUCTION SEASON. AND THEN AS FAR AS ORDER OF OPERATIONS, WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A SUBDIVISION, IT MAKES SENSE TO HAVE YOUR ROAD PAVER OUT ONE TIME, NOT MULTIPLE TIMES. RIGHT. AND SO THAT WILL USUALLY BE FIRST. THIS ISN'T REALLY THAT LARGE OF A DEVELOPMENT, BUT BUT AGAIN, WHETHER THEY DO INTERNAL WORK AND THEN EXTERNAL, THAT'S KIND OF UP TO THEIR THEIR PLANNING. BUT GENERALLY YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ONCE FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS. SO OKAY. COUNCILOR FREEMAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE IS IT GOING TO BE A IS IT GOING TO BE IN THE CITY? IS THE LEWISVILLE HIGHWAY IN THAT AREA GOING TO BE PART OF THE CITY STREET? THEN ALONG THIS PARTICULAR STRETCH, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IS NOW IN CITY. OKAY. WE'VE HAD OUR ANNOTATION PRINCIPLES HAVE BEEN WHEN OUR ARTERIALS COME IN ON ONE SIDE, THEN WE'LL ANNEX THE FULL ROADWAY AND TAKE THOSE OVER. SO MY NEXT QUESTION COMPARING THAT IF WE'RE IF IT'S GOING TO BE IF IT'S IN THE CITY THEN WE CAN WE CAN BE THE ONES THAT CONTROL WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT IS ON THAT ROAD. WE DO. SO I WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION THAT WE CHANGE THE SPEED LIMIT IN THAT SECTION, BECAUSE THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF GROWTH FROM THERE UP TO 81ST NORTH. THAT WOULD IT MIGHT, IT MIGHT BE BEHOOVE US TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN IN THAT TO 45 FROM 55 IN THAT IN THAT STRETCH, LIKE IT IS ON THE REST OF NORTH HOLMES. YEAH, THERE'LL BE A LOT OF A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION, ESPECIALLY AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THAT WE PROJECT HOW THAT MAY IMPACT THIS PARTICULAR FACILITY SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE. IT IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING THE FIVE LANE ON LEWISVILLE HIGHWAY BACK TO ABOUT WHERE THE FIVE LANES AT. NOW. THAT'LL BE PART OF THAT PROJECT, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, AT LEAST, WHAT THEY'VE CONVEYED TO US. AND SO OUR FOCUS WILL BE REALLY ON THE OTHER SIDE, ON ON 50 WEST, AS WE TRY TO DEVELOP SOME OF THOSE OTHER ROADS TO HELP ACCOMMODATE FOR THE GROWTH THAT YOU MENTIONED IN THE NORTH TOWN. GREAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR EITHER DIRECTOR? DIRECTOR. SANDER, DID YOU WANT TO CLARIFY ANYTHING ON THE ANNEXATION? NO. GREAT. OKAY. AND SO WITH THAT, COUNCILOR FRANCIS, YOU HAD WANTED THIS TO BE COVERED. IS YOUR SATISFACTION. OKAY, THEN I'LL TURN TO THE LIAISONS IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INSIGHT TO ADD. THANK YOU. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. AND I WOULD SAY I WOULD JUST ADD IT'S IN EXHIBIT B THAT THEY TALK ABOUT THAT ONE ON FIFTH. I KNEW THAT I READ IT. AND SO IT TALKS ALL ABOUT THE ACCESS AND HOW IT'S UNDER MPO. AND SO IT'S REALLY IT'S COVERED UNDER SPECIAL CONDITIONS. SO. THANK YOU. IT'S PROTECTED. YEAH. THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN YOUR MOTION COUNSELOR. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR FAIRWAY ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 26, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT. SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. FREEMAN. YES, FRANCIS I. LARSON. YES. RADFORD I BURTONSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WHAT THE. WELL, WE JUST DID THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT. NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL PLAT. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, ACCEPT OR APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR FAIRWAY ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 26 AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER, AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SET FINAL PLAT. THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU, [00:15:07] CITY CLERK. WE'RE READY NOW FOR A VOTE, PLEASE. FRANCIS. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. BURTENSHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES. SUPER. CITY. NO. CITY CLERK. CITY COUNCIL. ARE WE READY FOR THE LAST MOTION? I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, APPROVE THE REASON STATEMENT. THE RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR FAIRWAY ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 26. AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. THANK YOU. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. CITY CLERK. DINGMAN. YES. BRADFORD. I. FRANCIS. BURTENSHAW. YES. LARSON. YES. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [5.B.1) Resolution - Accepting the Grant Offer of the Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Aeronautics, Airport Aid Program, FS Program# F258IDA, Project# AIP046 and Statement of Acceptance] WE MOVE ON, THEN TO THE NEXT DEPARTMENT WITH BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL. AND THAT WOULD BE THE AIRPORT. AM I RIGHT? OKAY. DIRECTOR TURNER IS HERE TO INTRODUCE THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE FOR THE COUNCIL TO ACT UPON TONIGHT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU ACCEPTS A GRANT FROM THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS FOR $15,000. IT IS AN IDAHO AIRPORT AID PROGRAM GRANT, WHICH IS A TYPICAL GRANT PROGRAM AT $15,000. IT WILL BE DEDICATED TO TERMINAL EXPANSION AS PART OF THE LOCAL FUNDING ON THE ONE OF THE EIGHT PROJECTS. OKAY, QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? SO I WANTED TO I'M GOING TO DO SOMETHING THAT I DIDN'T TALK TO YOU ABOUT. BUT WHILE ONE SHOULD NEVER BE UNGRATEFUL FOR A GRANT, I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STATE OF IDAHO AND THE STATE OF UTAH. THERE ARE SOME FOLKS WHO HAVE RAISED THE POINT THAT CITY OF PROVO, UTAH HAS A BIG, BEAUTIFUL AIRPORT, AND THEY DO. AND THEY HAVE SOME BIG CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. AND THEY HAVE ALSO RECEIVED JUST LIKE OUR DIRECTOR, THEIR DIRECTOR IS LOOKING FOR FUNDING IN MANY WAYS. DO YOU HAPPEN TO RECALL THE BALLPARK DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT THEY RECEIVED FROM THEIR STATE AERONAUTICS EQUIVALENT DIVISION? I DON'T I BELIEVE THE STATE PROVIDED 10 OR $12 MILLION TO THEIR TERMINAL PROJECT. I THINK IT WAS IN THAT BALLPARK. BUT THE PROVO COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT TERM FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THE COUNTY. YEAH. HAS DEDICATED $73 MILLION TO THEIR TERMINAL EXPANSION OVER THE NEXT EIGHT OR 10 OR 15 YEARS. AND THEIR TERMINAL EXPANSION PROJECT IS, I THINK, OVER $100 MILLION PROJECT. OURS IS NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT IN THE 60 MILLION ISH RANGE, RIGHT? 65 OR 67? NOT FOR THE PHASE ONE. IF YOU GO INTO PHASE TWO AND THREE, YOU'RE TALKING A SIMILAR DOLLAR FIGURE. OKAY, OKAY. SO WE'RE FACED WITH HAVING TO RAISE A LOT OF MONEY. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN HOW EASY OR DIFFICULT THIS IS, DEPENDING ON THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU POLITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT YOU HAVE AND THE STATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN SUPPORT THIS. AND SO JUST JUST KNOW THAT EVERY DOLLAR THAT OUR DIRECTOR BRINGS IN IS MONEY THAT HE HAS WORKED HARD TO BRING IN. AND I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WILL ALMOST REPLACE MY WONDERFUL GREETING CARD. THERE WE GO. BUT NOBODY'S WRITING HIM BIG CHECKS AND JUST HANDING HIM MONEY TO MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL. AND HE'S GOT HE'S WORKING HARD. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS AMOUNT HOME. I KNOW THAT WITH HIS CONSIDERABLE TALENT, WE MAY AT SOME POINT GET, I HOPE TO GET IDAHO TO THE POINT WHERE THERE'S MORE ENTHUSIASM FOR A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION THAT DOES HELP TO STRENGTHEN OUR AIRPORT, OUR AIRPORTS ACROSS THE STATE. SO OUR COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS, I SHOULD SAY. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME INDULGE YOUR INDULGING ME ON THAT. I JUST WAS BLOWN AWAY WHEN I READ THIS ARTICLE. SO THAT'S YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO PUT IT. THE EXISTING FACILITIES ARE QUITE NEW AS WELL. I MEAN, LIKE US, THEY'RE GROWING, RIGHT? THEY HAVE INCREASED DEMAND, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY SPENT A WHOLE BUNCH OF MONEY NOT VERY LONG AGO TO BUILD THE FACILITY THEY HAVE NOW AND NO MORE SINCE 2018. IS THERE, I THINK, EXCITED TO MAYBE TAKE SOME PRESSURE OFF OF SALT LAKE INTERNATIONAL. AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE ARE READY FOR. A MOTION FROM OUR LIAISON. OKAY. THANKS. OR ANY COMMENTS. YOU KNOW, I ALSO WISH IT WAS 15 MILLION. NO, IT'S 15,000. SO I WOULD MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AN IDAHO AIRPORT AID PROGRAM GRANT OFFER TO THE IDAHO FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT FROM THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS TO EXPAND THE TERMINAL. SECOND. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION. AND THE SECOND CITY CLERK, WE'RE [00:20:01] READY FOR A VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION. AND, WELL, AND ALL IT ENTAILS. BURTONSHAW. YES. LARSON. YES. DINGMAN. YES. RADFORD. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS. I. MOTION CARRIES. TERRIFIC. [5.C.1) IF 25-008, 2025 Commercial Water Meter Materials for Public Works] THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE MOVE ON, THEN TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES. THEY HAVE AN ITEM BEFORE US TONIGHT. OUR DIRECTOR, PAM ALEXANDER, IS HERE. AND YOUR LIAISONS, COUNSELOR BURTONSHAW AND LARSON ARE ALSO HERE. SO WE ARE READY TO GO WITH TALKING ABOUT COMMERCIAL WATER METERS. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA THIS EVENING. AS YOU HAD MENTIONED, IT IS PURCHASE 2025 COMMERCIAL WATER METER MATERIALS. AND IF YOU LOOKED AT THE BID TAB, THAT WAS VERY LARGE. THERE'S A VARIETY OF ITEMS THAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO PURCHASE IN SUPPORT OF OUR WATER DIVISION, COMMERCIAL SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. WE DID RECEIVE A TOTAL OF SIX BIDS, AND THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS BY SECTION, WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED IN YOUR BID TABULATION, ARE THE BOTH THE PAWNEE AND FERGUSON WATERS, AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT THAT WE ARE REQUESTING TO PURCHASE FOR THESE MATERIALS IS $402,857.66. VERY GOOD. PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. BUT I WILL SAY THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE BID TABS LIKE THIS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE CITY ISSUED MAGNIFYING GLASSES BECAUSE IT WAS A DOUBLE SIZED PIECE OF PAPER, AND IT WAS STILL REALLY HARD TO SEE. BUT BUT WE HAVE COMPUTERS THAT CAN ZOOM IN, SO IT'S NOT I'M BEING SILLY, BUT IT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION PACKED ON THERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILORS, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR OR ARE YOU FEELING READY TO GO? EVERYBODY KNOWS THEIR MIND WILL TURN TO THE LIAISONS FOR A MOTION. OKAY. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, APPROVE THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. MY HEAD OF THE COMMERCIAL WATER. OH ONE TURNED OVER. I'M OUT OF SYNC. YEAH. THE AGENDA. GOT IT. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BIDS FROM THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS BY SECTION TO CORE AND MAIN AND FERGUSON WATERS, FOR A TOTAL OF $402,857.66. THANK YOU. SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. BRADFORD. FREEMAN. YES. BURTENSHAW. YES. FRANCIS I. DINGMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. TERRIFIC. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW TO TWO ITEMS COMING TO US FROM THE [5.D.1) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Carbon Reduction Program Funding Agreement] PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. AND DIRECTOR FREDERICKSON, AS YOU KNOW, IS HERE. AND SO WE'LL LET YOU PRESENT ON THIS FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS A CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM FUNDING AGREEMENT FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE FOR THIS ITEM. AS MENTIONED, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM FUNDS TO THE BENEFIT OF OUR GIFT MICROTRANSIT PROGRAM. SO IF APPROVED TONIGHT, IT WOULD PROVIDE $203,000 THAT WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT LEAST FOUR HYBRID VANS. WE FEEL LIKE WE MAY BE ABLE TO SIMPLIFY IT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE BIDS COME IN, BUT AT LEAST FOR THESE VANS WOULD ACTUALLY BE OWNED BY THE CITY AND WE WOULD PROVIDE THEM TO OUR OUR CONTRACTOR DOWNTOWNER TO OPERATE. SO THAT REDUCES THE COSTS THAT WE INCUR FOR THAT. SO THAT'S ACTUALLY A COST SAVINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE. THE FUNDING IS THE FUNDING IN THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS A REIMBURSEMENT TYPE. AND SO WE PAID THAT MONEY UPFRONT AND THEN ARE REIMBURSED FOR THAT. BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A 7.34% MATCH FOR JUST UNDER $15,000. BUT THESE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WILL ALLOW OUR TRANSIT COORDINATOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY TO MEET MICRO-TRANSIT NEEDS. AND THEN ALSO WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE MONEY AS WELL AS WE HAVE ADVERTISING ON THOSE VANS AND OTHER TYPES OF THINGS THAT THAT HELPS MINIMIZE OUR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YOU, COUNCILOR RADFORD. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHEN IT SAYS HYBRID, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THAT ACTUALLY SEEMS LIKE? THERE'S A BUNCH OF THIS WILL HAVE A GAS AND ELECTRIC IN THESE PARTICULAR VANS SO IT CAN OPERATE ON EITHER. AND I THINK WE GET VERY GOOD UTILIZATION ON THAT ELECTRIC SIDE OF THINGS WHEN WE HAVE THESE IN OPERATION. SO IT'S KIND OF AN EXCITING THING THAT WE HAVE. WE DO HAVE SOME CHARGING STATIONS THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THEIR EXISTING PARKING LOCATION. I'M JUST INTERESTED. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THIS KIND OF SPACE IN TRANSPORTATION FOR THIS SIZE OF VAN WHERE THEY'RE FULLY ELECTRIC AND THEY JUST HAVE A GENERATOR TO RECHARGE SO THAT THEY CAN GO LONGER, YOU KNOW, SO THAT THEY CAN'T JUST GET STUCK. IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S AN OPTION THAT I JUST DON'T HEAR MUCH ABOUT. AND [00:25:01] WHEN I HEAR HYBRID, I ALWAYS WONDER. BUT YEAH, NOT NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. AND I KNOW OUR TRANSIT COORDINATOR HAS LOOKED PRETTY IN-DEPTH AT, YOU KNOW, WHAT EXACTLY WE CAN GET? WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST SERVICE WITH THE TYPES OF MILES THAT HE'S BEEN ON IN A GIVEN DAY? SO CURRENTLY, THIS IS KIND OF THE BEST ALTERNATIVE THAT'S AVAILABLE, AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE. ESPECIALLY FOR CAP THE COST, I THINK THE ESTIMATE WAS ABOUT 43,500 PER VAN, AND WHAT THEY HOPE TO HAVE THOSE COME IN AT WITH THE BID. SO WE'LL KIND OF SEE WHERE THAT FALLS. I DRIVE THIS A CITY VEHICLE FROM TIME. THAT IS A HYBRID. AND WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE SUCH AS MAYBE GOING TO BOISE FOR A MEETING THE 28 MILES THAT A FULL CHARGE WILL GET ME, YOU KNOW IT'S GONE BEFORE POCATELLO BEFORE BY BLACKFOOT ISH. BUT BUT WHEN I'M DRIVING AROUND TOWN, IT WILL REGENERATE AND REGENERATE FROM THE STOPPING AND BRAKING AND THINGS. AND SO I DON'T HAVE TO RECHARGE ALL DAY LONG. AND SO IT CAN HAPPEN WITH EXISTING TECHNOLOGY. IT'S NOT THAT NOVEL BECAUSE I MY VEHICLE IS TWO YEARS OLD AT THIS POINT, I THINK. SO ANYWAY, I THINK WITH THE DRIVING AROUND TOWN THAT THE GIFT VEHICLES DO, IT'S PERFECT. YEAH. SO YEAH. COUNCIL, I THINK DIRECTOR OF THE MATCH, THAT'S MONEY THAT GIFT ALREADY HAS IN THEIR IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNT TO FUND THE MATCH. OKAY. WELL AND THE OTHER QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK RELATED TO THAT, IS THERE ALSO ENOUGH MONEY TO SPEND AND BE REIMBURSED, OR DOES THE DEPARTMENT HAVE TO BACK UP THE PURCHASE DOLLARS? WE HAVE SUFFICIENT MONEY FOR THAT GIFT AS WELL. OKAY. AND I SUPPOSE, COUNSELOR, YOU COULD HAVE ANSWERED THAT TOO, BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THE GIFT BOARD. SO YEAH, IT'LL BE A REIMBURSEMENT. YEAH, WE HAVE TO WE HAVE TO PAY IT UPFRONT. AND YOU GOT IT. SO THAT THAT'S WHAT WAS CURIOUS. TERRIFIC. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS? COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN I THINK WE'RE READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE CARBON REDUCTION PROGRAM FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE OF FOUR OR MORE ELECTRIC HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN VANS TO BE USED BY THE GREATER IDAHO FALLS TRANSIT GIFT, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT IF ANYBODY IS FOLLOWING ALONG ONLINE. THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE A CORRECTED VERSION, BUT I INTRODUCED AN ERROR INTO THE MEMO THAT WAS IN THE PACKET. AND YOU'LL SEE LANGUAGE FROM THE SECTION OF THE MEMO ENTITLED DESCRIPTION, BACKGROUND, INFORMATION AND PURPOSE. THAT LANGUAGE IS ALSO DUPLICATED IN THE PARAGRAPH ABOVE UNDER COUNCIL ACTION DESIRED. SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR INTRODUCING THAT. IT WAS I WAS CUTTING AND PASTING ONE THING AND I ENDED UP, I GUESS, DOING SOMETHING STUPID. SO APOLOGIES. THANK YOU TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR CATCHING THAT. IT WON'T BE REFLECTED IN THE FINAL VERSION THAT WE SIGNED, SO THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW READY FOR A VOTE. LARSON. YES, FRANCIS I. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. DINGMAN. YES. BURTENSHAW. YES. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. TERRIFIC. AND THERE IS ANOTHER [5.D.2) Bid Award - Anderson Street Water Line Upgrades, Holmes Avenue to North Boulevard] ITEM YOU WANTED TO REPORT. CORRECT? YES. ALSO FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, EVENING IS A BID AWARD FOR OUR ANDERSON STREET WATER LINE UPGRADES. HOLMES AVENUE AND NORTH BOULEVARD PROJECT. IF APPROVED, THE PROJECT WILL REPLACE APPROXIMATELY 3100 LINEAR FEET OF WATER LINE THAT IS A 1960S ERA CAST IRON PIPE. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'LL ALSO INSTALL A 700 LINEAR FEET OF NEW MAINLINE, THE WORKS BEING COMPLETED IN ADVANCE OF THE FEDERAL AID PROJECT THAT WILL REHABILITATE THE PAVEMENT IN THAT PARTICULAR STRETCH AND ALSO REPLACE THE EXISTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT NORTH BOULEVARD AND ANDERSON STREET. THAT'S GOT KIND OF A UNIQUE ALIGNMENT THERE THAT WILL CORRECT AS PART OF THAT FEDERAL AID PROJECT. BUT ALL OF THIS, WE HAD TWO BIDS THAT WE RECEIVED THAT DIFFER ONLY BY ABOUT $46,000. THE LOW BID WAS SUBMITTED BY H.K. CONTRACTORS FOR $1,604,007. PUBLIC WORKS STAFF HAS EVALUATED THE BID AND RECOMMENDS THE AWARD, SO. TO ASSOCIATE WITH THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR FRANCIS, HOW MANY MILES OF WATER LINE DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE OVER 300. YEAH. AND SO WE HAVE A SYSTEM TO REPLACE THEM GRADUALLY OVER TIME. BUT IT TAKES A LONG TIME. IT DOES. YEAH, YEAH. AND VERY NECESSARY THOUGH. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY, YOU KNOW, AS WE DO THIS WITH OUR SEWER SYSTEM, WE CAN DO THAT IN A TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY WITHOUT DISRUPTING TRAFFIC. THIS IS ENTRENCHED IT. SO THIS THIS DOES IMPACT THAT ARTERIAL AND IT DOES INCREASE THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT CONSTRUCTION. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT. IF YOU WEREN'T. PAYING SUPER CLOSE [00:30:06] ATTENTION, OUR DIRECTOR POINTED OUT THAT WE'RE DIGGING UP THE GROUND IN ADVANCE OF OTHER WORK THAT'S BEING DONE SO THAT WE ONLY HAVE EVERYTHING DISRUPTED ONCE. RIGHT? WE WERE TRYING REALLY HARD TO CONCENTRATE THE DISRUPTION THAT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL CAUSE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING I DO APPRECIATE, THAT WE DO THINGS IN ORDER SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO REPAVE AND THEN DIG IT UP, BECAUSE WE NEED TO PUT WATER LINES IN. SO WE JUST THINK IT THROUGH A LITTLE BIT AND IT I THINK OUR CITIZENS ARE BETTER SERVED BY THAT. AND SOMETIMES WE FORGET TO BE GRATEFUL. SO YEAH. THANK YOU. IT'S VERY THOUGHTFUL AND WISE OF PUBLIC WORKS TO DO IT THAT WAY. NO QUESTION. I'M READY FOR MOTION. IS EVERYBODY ELSE READY? OKAY. OKAY. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AWARDED TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, HC CONTRACTORS, INC, IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,000,406. NOW $1,604,007. GIVE AUTHORIZATION WITH THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. I THINK WE'RE READY TO GO. CITY CLERK. LARSON. YES. BURTENSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. RADFORD. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A [5.E.1) IFP 25-05 FHWA Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant - Idaho Falls Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers - Blink Network, LLC] SINGLE ITEM REMAINING COMING TO US FROM THE LAST DEPARTMENT WITH THE WITH BUSINESS BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT, IDAHO FALLS POWER. OUR GENERAL MANAGER IS NOT HERE. HE HAS SENT US SOME VERY ABLE INDIVIDUALS TO WALK US THROUGH THIS AS AS WE MAY NEED. WE HAVE OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER WITH RICHIE HERE, AND HE ALSO HAS WITH HIM ANOTHER DIFFERENT KIND OF EXPERT, A GENTLEMAN WHO IS ON LOAN TO US BY THE NAME OF REECE LOLLY. AND SO THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR ANSWERING OUR QUESTIONS AND PRESENTING THIS ITEM TO US TONIGHT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME FORWARD. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION CHARGE IN FUELING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, WHICH WILL ENABLE US TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS ALONG THE I-15 CORRIDOR. THE INSTALLATION WILL INCLUDE FOUR LOCATIONS, EACH EQUIPPED WITH FOUR DC FAST CHARGERS AND TWO LEVEL TWO CHARGERS. THE LOCATIONS ARE AT FREEMAN PARK, JOHNS HOLE MEMORIAL DRIVE, AND IDAHO FALLS POWER NORTH PARKING LOT. TO PROCEED WITH THE PURCHASE, IDAHO FALLS POWER SOLICITED QUOTES FROM THE VENDORS AND RECEIVED 17 SUBMISSIONS. THESE QUOTES ARE CAREFULLY EVALUATED THROUGH A PRODUCT CREATING PROCESS, CONSIDERING TECHNICAL APPROACH, COST, VENDOR EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, AND REFERENCES. AFTER A THOROUGH REVIEW, WE IDENTIFIED THREE COMPETITIVE VENDORS WITH BLEAK NETWORK, LLC OFFERING THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE SOLUTION WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY. THEREFORE, WE ARE SEEKING COUNCIL APPROVAL TONIGHT FOR ONE POINT OR $1,451,616 TO PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT. OKAY. AND THAT IS MONEY THAT IS ALREADY BUDGETED FOR, BUT IT'S GRANT BASED. CORRECT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE NOT FULL OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE COVERED THIS IN THE IDAHO FALLS POWER BOARD MEETING YESTERDAY, WHICH IS A PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE HOLD EVERY MONTH. AND WE DISCUSSED THIS AT THAT TIME. SO I THINK IT WENT AROUND THE TABLE THEN. AND SO THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE YOU SEE SILENT, SATISFIED COUNCILORS RIGHT NOW. BUT IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL THANK YOU, MR. RITCHIE. AND THANK YOU, MR. LOLLY, FOR COMING. AND WE'LL TURN TO OUR LIAISONS FOR A MOTION. MICHELLE? YEP. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. AND I'LL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OH. WHAT'S THE TIME FRAME? DO YOU KNOW? I DON'T KNOW. WE MAY NEED TO ASK OUR EXPERTS THE TIME FRAME FOR WHEN WE MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE THESE BEING AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC USE. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE FIRST. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE MICROPHONE SO THAT THE PEOPLE ARE. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THE FIRST ONES INSTALLED AND UP AND RUNNING BY FALL OF NEXT YEAR. SO CONSTRUCTION THIS SUMMER? YEAH. YEAH. OKAY. NEXT YEAR OR THIS FALL? THIS COMING FALL. TERRIFIC. OKAY. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK GOD I HAVE THE QUESTION. YEAH. OKAY. I WOULD MOVE TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BLINK NETWORK LLC PROPOSAL TO SUPPLY COMPLIANT EV CHARGING EQUIPMENT AT THE NOT TO EXCEED COST OF 1 MILLION $451,451,616. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK, WE HAVE ABOUT THE WHAT? THE BASIC RAW INGREDIENTS FOR A MOTION FOR A VOTE. I GOT IT. FREEMAN. YES. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. BURTENSHAW. YES. FRANCIS. DINGMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. [00:35:05] MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THAT GRANT. IT'S GOING TO BRING SOME GOOD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA. JUST A [6. Announcements.] COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I CAN MAKE. I'LL SAY ONE THAT TO THIS COMING MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY. PRESIDENT'S DAY, THE CITY WILL NOT HAVE REGULAR. IT'S A HOLIDAY FOR MOST CITY WORKERS. THE CALENDAR FOR THIS WEEK OR THIS MONTH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT IN THAT WE HAVE DON'T HAVE TWO WEEKS BETWEEN OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, SO WE'LL BE HERE AGAIN. ON TUESDAY FOR A COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. AND THEN THURSDAY EVENING JUST LIKE TONIGHT. WE'LL BE BACK IN THIS SESSION, THIS THIS ARENA FOR THIS COUNCIL MEETING. NO, NO. I'M WRONG. THE WORK SESSION IS NEXT TUESDAY, BUT OUR COUNCIL MEETING IS NOT. IT'S TWO WEEKS. SO? SO THEY'RE SEPARATED. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT QUIZZICAL LOOK FROM SOMEBODY THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE. ALL RIGHT. AND WITH THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS, HAVE YOU HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR THINGS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH YOUR. ONLY FOR THE FOUR OF US. IS THAT THE BNP POLICY BOARD HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY. OKAY. SO WE WILL NOT BE HAVING THAT. WE WILL HAVE IT AGAIN IN MARCH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. I GUESS I ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, AS I DID ALREADY, IT'S VALENTINE'S EVE, SO I HOPE EVERYBODY FINDS SOMETHING THEY LOVE TOMORROW. WHETHER IT'S SOMEBODY YOU LOVE TO HUG OR SOMEBODY SOMETHING YOU LIKE TO EAT OR FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. I'LL ALSO MENTION THAT TODAY IS A GOOD DAY BECAUSE WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S BIRTHDAY AND HIS, YOU KNOW, NOT LOVING THING TO DO. SO, MAYOR, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER THING. OKAY. THE MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE IS THE 20TH. THAT'S RIGHT. ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT AT THE AIRPORT, AT THE ACTIVITY CENTER. OKAY. I MEAN, FOR THE AIRPORT. CAN YOU JUST CLARIFY FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THE MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE IS? IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO COME AND SEE AND GIVE INPUT FOR THE. INFORMATION, TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN. AND THE MASTER PLAN PROJECTS OUT A DECADE OR TWO DECADES, 20 YEARS, 20 YEARS. OKAY. DIRECTOR TURNER IS SPEAKING NEXT WEEK. I WAS GOING TO BRING. I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP. ALL RIGHT. NEXT THURSDAY AT 11:30 A.M, HE'LL HE'LL TALK AROUND 12, 15, 16. YEAH. LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, ACTUALLY. DID THEY CHANGE THE TIME BECAUSE YOU TYPICALLY CITY CLUB WILL START AT NOON AND THEN YOU MOVE TO 1230 AND THEN Q AND A AT 111. OH OKAY. OKAY. AND THAT'S IF YOU YOU CAN GO ONLINE. IF YOU WANT TO BUY TICKETS FOR LUNCH, YOU NEED TO RSVP PRETTY QUICK. BUT BEFORE BEFORE BY MONDAY, I BELIEVE ONLINE CITY CLUB I DON'T KNOW IF ALL CITY CLUB AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BUY LUNCH BUT YOU WANT TO BE THERE. THEY HAVE A GALLERY AND I THINK IT'S ONLY $5 TO SIT IN THE GALLERY, BUT YOU'LL HEAR EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR AIRPORT AND AIR SERVICE AND THE PLANTS. SO THANK YOU FOR REMEMBERING THAT. ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE ARE ADJOU * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.