[1. Call to Order.]
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OH, YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. WELCOME TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT. WE ARE STARTING. IF YOU'RE AT HOME, IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WE'RE STARTING A LITTLE LATE ON THE CLOCK HERE. IT ONLY LOOKS LIKE MAYBE ABOUT 20S OR SO LATE. BUT ANYWAY, WE HAVE A CLOCK THAT RUNS A LITTLE SLOW. BUT WELCOME TO THE MEETING. WE HAVE FEWER COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT, BUT WE DO, I BELIEVE, HAVE ENOUGH. BUT WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO CONDUCT THE OFFICIAL ROLL CALL. COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTENSHAW ABSENT COUNCILOR RADFORD PRESENT. COUNCILOR. DINGMAN HERE. COUNCILOR. FREEMAN HERE. COUNCILOR. FRANCIS.
ABSENT. COUNCILOR LARSON HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.
SO THIS EVENING, WE HAVE A RELATIVELY BRIEF AGENDA. IT'S ONLY FOUR PAGES. BUT IF YOU DON'T HAPPEN TO HAVE A COPY OF THE AGENDA, YOU CAN. THERE'S SOMETIMES OUR HARD COPIES IN THE LITTLE DOOR POCKET RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CITY. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND THAT WOULD GIVE YOU THE FOUR PAGE AGENDA. BUT IF YOU WANT THE FULL PACKET AND YOU WANT TO SEE THE MATERIALS THAT BACK UP AND SUPPLEMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS, THEN THAT YOU WOULD PROBABLY DO BEST TO USE YOUR PHONE AND CATCH THAT QR CODE THERE IN THE BACK TABLE. AND THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO A LINK THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL PACKET THAT YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG. IF YOU'RE AT HOME, IT'S A LOT EASIER TO FIND THE PACKET.
IN FACT, I THINK THOSE ITEMS ARE JUST RIGHT NEXT TO THE TO THE LIVE STREAM. AND SO WITH THAT, JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY HAD ACCESS TO THE WHERE THEY COULD FIND THAT MEETING INFORMATION. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START A MEETING THE WAY WE NORMALLY DO, WHICH IS OUR CUSTOM IS TO SAY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO JOIN US. THE FLAG IS UP HERE.
WE INVITE YOU TO STAND OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, MICHELLE DINGMAN, WILL BE LEADING US.
THANK YOU. MAYOR. 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. THE THIRD ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I BELIEVE
[3. Public Comment.]
THIS EVENING WE ARE GOING TO BE GIFTED WITH SOME PUBLIC COMMENTARY ON THE VERY FIRST PAGE OF OUR AGENDA. SO IT'S ACTUALLY I DIDN'T COUNT THIS PAGE, THE COVER SHEET. BUT IF YOU PUT THE COVER SHEET OVER, THERE ARE GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION, AND THIS INCLUDES GUIDELINES FOR OFFERING PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WOULD ASK EVERYONE, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ADULTS. AND SO WE WOULD ASK FOR THE ADULTS IN THE ROOM TO TAKE NOTE THAT VERY OFTEN YOUNG PEOPLE WILL CLICK ON THESE MEETINGS AND USE THESE MEETINGS AS PART OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. THEY CAN WATCH THESE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WHAT THEY SEE IS INFORMATIVE AND UPLIFTING, AND SHOWS THEM HOW THEY CAN HAVE PRIDE IN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HOW WE HANDLE OURSELVES. AND SO WE WOULD ASK EVERYBODY TO TRY TO CONVEY THE MESSAGE THAT THEY HAVE TONIGHT IN A WAY THAT IS JUST NOT NECESSARILY POSITIVE. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO COME AND SHARE THINGS THAT ARE UPSETTING YOU, BUT JUST TRY TO USE MAYBE WORDS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE AND FOR THE FOR THE DIGNITY OF A GATHERING LIKE THIS. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT WE'D LOVE TO KNOW YOUR NAME. WE KNOW THAT IN OUR RECORD AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS UP HERE IN PARTICULAR, WE WANT TO KNOW IF YOU'RE CITY RESIDENTS OR NOT. AND SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE TO NECESSARILY GIVE US YOUR FULL ADDRESS. BUT IF YOU WANT TO LET US KNOW WHETHER YOUR CITY OR CITY OF IDAHO FALLS RESIDENT, THAT WOULD BE NICE. AND THEN BEYOND THAT, WE ASK YOU TO IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TONIGHT, WE ASK YOU TO TAKE ABOUT THREE MINUTES, AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL BE TIMING. AND IF YOU GET TO THE THREE MINUTE MARK AND YOU'RE ONLY HALF WAY DONE, YOU GOT TO FIND A CLEVER WAY TO CUT IT OFF. IF YOU'RE ABOUT HALF A SENTENCE FROM BEING FINISHED, THEN YOU CAN FINISH WITH EASE. BUT WITH THAT, WE'LL INVITE ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD TO OFFER SOME PUBLIC COMMENT. NO. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS KELLY AND I'M A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS, ASHTON, AND I'M ALSO A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. WELCOME, MAYOR CASPER AND CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS TIME TO SHARE WITH YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT? THESE MEETINGS ARE RECORDED AND ARCHIVED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. CAN YOU JUST CHECK TO SEE IF THE GREEN LIGHT IS ON? IT IS ON. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR CASPER AND THE CITY COUNCIL. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND TALK WITH YOU ABOUT AN IDEA THAT[00:05:02]
WE HAVE. I'D LIKE TO FIRST BEGIN BY SHARING WITH YOU ABOUT SOME OF YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW ABOUT AND THAT IS REBECCA BROWN MITCHELL, WHO WAS AN EARLY RESIDENT OF EAGLE ROCK, WHICH BECAME, OF COURSE, IDAHO FALLS. SHE WAS BORN IN ILLINOIS IN 1834, AND SHE AT THE AGE OF 23, SHE BECAME A WIDOW WITH TWO YOUNG SONS, AND SHE LATER DID MARRY AGAIN, BUT AND HAD TWO DAUGHTERS. BUT THAT MARRIAGE DISSOLVED, AND. BUT AT THAT TIME YOU DID NOT HAVE AS BECAUSE OF COVERAGE, YOU DID NOT, AS A WOMAN, HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY OF YOUR POSSESSIONS. AND SO SHE ONLY HAD A HYMN BOOK AND A BIBLE, AND THEN SHE COULD BUY THE REST BACK FROM THE STATE.SHE WAS FRUSTRATED BY THIS, AND SHE ALSO WANTED TO BECOME A MISSIONARY FOR HER BAPTIST CHURCH. SO SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET ACCEPTANCE TO THAT SCHOOL AND FINISHED THAT, AND THEN WENT ON A MISSION IN COMING TO IDAHO FALLS, WHERE SHE STAYED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE. SHE ARRIVED IN 1882, AND WITHIN ONE WEEK SHE STARTED THE VERY FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND THE NEXT DAY STARTED THE VERY FIRST SCHOOL HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. SHE WORKED. SHE WAS IN A SHED THAT WAS BETWEEN TWO SALOONS, AND ONLY HAD A FEW SUPPLIES THAT SHE COULD USE FOR HER SCHOOL. WITHIN TWO YEARS, SHE HAD RECEIVED MONEY FROM HER BAPTIST CHURCH IN ILLINOIS BEFORE HELP. WITH HELP, THEY WERE ABLE TO BUILD THE FIRST CHURCH IN IDAHO FALLS. SHE TRAVELED THE STATE IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, AND SHE AND THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT. SHE WAS ALSO ONE WHO LOBBIED THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO RAISE THE AGE OF CONSENT FOR GIRLS. FROM 10 TO 18. SHE ALSO WORKED WITH PRISON REFORM AND WITH THE PAROLE SYSTEM. SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN IN THE WORLD TO BECOME A THE CHAPLAIN OF A LEGISLATIVE BODY, WHICH WAS THE IDAHO STATE LEGISLATURE. SHE DONATED BOOKS, AND THAT BECAME THE FIRST LIBRARY FOR IDAHO FALLS, AND SHE WAS CRUCIAL TO GETTING THE FUNDS TO FORM THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION TO START THE LIBRARY HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. SHE IS KNOWN TO SAY, WHY NOT DO THE UNHEARD OF THING? AND CARLA AND I THOUGHT WE MIGHT DO THE UNHEARD OF THING, BECAUSE WE'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMISSION A STATUE OF REBECCA BROWN MITCHELL TO COMMEMORATE HER LIFE AND TO INSPIRE, INSPIRE OTHERS TO ALSO DO THE UNHEARD OF THING. AS KELLY AND I HAVE GOTTEN INTO THIS, WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE. THE FIRST THING WE DID WAS TO MEET WITH JIM FRANCIS, WHO, AS YOU KNOW, IS A FAN OF IDAHO FALLS HISTORY. AND SO HE WAS VERY ENCOURAGING, VERY HELPFUL. WE HAVE GONE ON TO DO MORE HOMEWORK. WE HAVE RESEARCHED 501 C3, WHICH MAYOR, I THINK YOU CAN REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO DO THAT AT ONE POINT ON A COMMITTEE, WE ARE HOPING TO DO A PASS THROUGH AND THAT WOULD EASE THE PROCESS. SO WE ARE RESEARCHING THAT. KELLY AND I JUST GOT BACK FROM A TRIP TO BOISE, WHERE WE HAD SOME FABULOUS CONTACTS. WE WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH JANET GALLIMORE, WHO IS OVER THE IDAHO STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. SHE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT. SHE HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF GETTING SEVERAL INCREDIBLE MONUMENTS AND STATUES BUILT, AND WAS SO HELPFUL IN TEACHING US THE PROCESS. WE HAVE TALKED TO THREE SCULPTORS MET IN PERSON WITH TWO, TWO OF THEM LIVING IN BOISE. WE HAVE A HANDOUT FOR YOU THAT WILL GIVE THE AND I REALIZE WE SHOULD HAVE PUT THE NAMES OF THE TWO SCULPTORS. SO MAYBE YOU CAN DO RESEARCH. IRENE D LEE IS ONE AND BEN VICTOR AND BEN VICTOR HAS IS ABOUT TO HAVE HIS FOURTH STATUE PLACED IN STATUARY HALL BACK IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE MOST THAT ANY LIVING SCULPTOR HAS. SO WE'RE TALKING REALLY INCREDIBLE ARTISTS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS JOB. WE ALSO HAD A WONDERFUL MEETING WITH SENATOR KEVIN COOK, WHO WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS, HAD LOTS OF SUGGESTIONS ABOUT INVOLVING THE PEOPLE OVER IN BOISE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. YOU KNOW, HAVING THEM ADVERTISE, NUMBER ONE, THAT IT'S A WOMAN. AND NUMBER TWO, IT'S IDAHO HISTORY. SO JUST FITS INTO THE WHOLE STATE THING. AND ESPECIALLY WHERE SHE DID SOME SERVICE IN BOISE. WE'VE GOT OTHER IDEAS AS FAR AS EDUCATION FOURTH GRADE HISTORY UNIT. WE WOULD LOVE TO WRITE. YOU KNOW, A UNIT TO BE STUDIED BY THE FOURTH GRADERS DO SOME PUBLIC EDUCATION. SO LOTS, LOTS OF IDEAS THAT WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO IN RIGHT NOW. BUT I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BACK WHEN REBECCA DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS, THEN HER FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY HONORED HER WITH A SMALL FOUNTAIN OVER AT
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ROSE HILL CEMETERY. KELLY AND I HAVE GONE OVER TO SEE THAT IT'S IN SOMEWHAT OF DISREPAIR, BUT WE'VE TALKED TO THE SEXTON ABOUT IT AND HE'S GOING TO TRY AND PUT THAT BACK TOGETHER. SHE HAS A SMALL HEADSTONE. I'M SURE REBECCA WAS GRATEFUL TO BE REVERED BY HER PEERS. AND WHAT A WONDERFUL THING FOR THEM TO HONOR HER. BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING FOR US TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE AND HONOR. RECOGNIZING HER CONTRIBUTION BACK THEN TO ALL THE GENERATIONS THAT HAVE COME SINCE THEN. SO WE WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER OUR PROPOSAL. WE WOULD NEED SOME LAND TO PUT IT ON, AND I DON'T KNOW THE GREENBELT OR HERITAGE PARK OR SOMETHING, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST I KNOW THE PARKS AND RECREATION WOULD HAVE TO BE INVOLVED. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU, AND WE'LL DO THE FUNDRAISING. WE'LL DO ALL THE OTHER AND HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE A BEAUTIFUL CONTRIBUTION TO IDAHO FALLS. GREAT. THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU. YOU STAYED PRETTY MUCH RIGHT IN THOSE TWO THREE MINUTE TIME FRAMES. BUT BEYOND THAT, THANK YOU FOR THE RESEARCH AND THE ENTHUSIASM. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE LISTEN WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DON'T DELIBERATE OR HAVE LOTS OF, YOU KNOW, BACK AND FORTH, BUT WE WILL TAKE THIS AND GIVE IT THE CONSIDERATION THAT IT DESERVES BECAUSE YOU'RE BRINGING TO US SOMETHING THAT'S PRETTY WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING YOU HAVE, WE COULD. IF YOU GIVE IT TO OUR CITY CLERK, SHE'LL MAKE SURE WE ALL GET A COPY. AND ALSO THAT IT MAKES IT INTO THE MEETING MINUTES. THE RECORD OF THE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE THE COUNCIL THIS EVENING? IF SO, I JUST INVITE YOU TO TOP THAT BECAUSE THEY DID A NICE JOB.[4. Consent Agenda.]
OKAY, WELL, WITH THAT THEN WE WILL WE WILL LIKELY MOVE ON THEN TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS THE FOURTH ELEMENT, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THIS CONSENT AGENDA HAS A LOT OF A LOT ON IT. AND I NEED TO ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY WHO WHO'S TRYING TO PULL ANYTHING OFF OF THIS. OKAY. SO I WILL JUST MENTION TO THOSE OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE, THE CONSENT AGENDA CONTAINS THINGS THAT ARE NOT CONTROVERSIAL AND THAT ARE PRETTY ROUTINE IN NATURE. IN THIS CASE. THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT THAT ARE PURCHASES, AND THESE PURCHASES ARE TYPICALLY MADE TO SORRY, THEY'RE ALREADY BUDGETED AND OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T BE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THEY'RE NOT NEW. THEY WERE PLANNED FOR. AND SO EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS MAY BE HIGH, THEY ARE STILL THINGS THAT ARE ROUTINELY NEEDED BY THE CITY. AND SO WITH THAT, I WILL ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO READ THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'LL TURN TO COUNCIL MEMBER DINGMAN FOR A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. SO TONIGHT WE'VE GOT TEN ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE'VE GOT ONE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR. IT'S A REQUEST FOR CONSENT OF THE APPOINTMENT OF EDWIN PHILLIPS TO THE SHADE TREE COMMITTEE. WE'VE GOT FIVE FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. THE FIRST ONE THEY'VE REQUESTED THAT WE RECEIVE AND REVIEW THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR DECEMBER OF 2024. A REQUEST TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BIDS FOR BID NUMBER 011 FOR THE ADDITION WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS 2025. THE THIRD ONE IS A REQUEST TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BIDS FOR BID NUMBER 012 FOR MULTIPLE CITY WATER PROJECT MATERIALS. THE FOURTH ONE REQUEST TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BIDS FOR BID NUMBER 013 FOR THE WELL. NUMBER THREE ELEVATED WATER LINE MATERIAL AND THE LAST ONE FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES IS THE REQUEST TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BIDS FOR BID NUMBER 010 FOR THE ANDERSON PROJECT MATERIALS. AND THERE'S ONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS, A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECS, AND AWARD A BID TO H.K.CONTRACTORS FOR THE 49TH SOUTH AND HOLMES AVENUE INTERSECTION WATER LINE FOR $115,982. THERE'S ONE FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER. THE REQUEST TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF TRANSFORMER PADS AND GROUND SLEEVES FOR $123,490.59, AND FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, THERE'S TWO. THE FIRST ONE IS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JANUARY 13TH, 2025 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION.
AND THE SECOND IS A REQUEST TO REVIEW AND ACCEPT THE LICENSING REPORTS FOR ACTIVE AND OR ISSUED OR RENEWED LICENSES IN JANUARY OF 2025. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SAY BEFORE THE MOTION, COUNCIL MEMBERS, THAT IS THE LAST ITEM IS NEW TO YOU IN THE SENSE THAT NOT ARE YOU ONLY ARE YOU BEING ASKED TO JUST GIVE BLANKET APPROVAL TO THE LICENSES THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE CLERK'S OFFICE, BUT YOU'RE ALSO ACTUALLY SEEING THOSE LISTS OF THINGS YOU'RE GETTING IN THIS PARTICULAR GO ROUND SUMMARIES OF THINGS THAT ARE TWO OF THESE REPORTS, I THINK ARE YEAR TO
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DATE TYPE BRING YOU UP TO DATE. AND FROM HERE ON OUT, YOU'LL BE GETTING THE MONTH PRECEDING. SO.AND I THINK WE'LL DO THIS ONCE A MONTH. YEAH. THE PLAN IS TO DO IT ON THE SECOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MONTH, AND WE'LL REPORT THE MONTH PRIOR. OKAY. ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST A LITTLE NEW FEATURE, AND I FORGOT TO MENTION IT BEFORE WE STARTED. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT OUR VOTE? DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. WE HAVE OUR PART FIVE OF OUR AGENDA IS JUST THE REGULAR AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE BUSINESS COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. I'M JUST GOING TO TEASE COUNCILOR LARSON. HE'S GOT A HAND IN JUST ABOUT EVERY MOTION THAT'S GOING TO BE MADE TONIGHT. YOU MAKE IT OR SECOND IT. SO IT JUST SO HAPPENS THAT'S HOW THE ASSIGNMENTS TO DEPARTMENTS FALL TONIGHT. HE'S PART OF ALL OF THOSE. SO WITH THAT THE FIRST ONE COMES TO US FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR WADE SANDER, IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT. BUT WE ALSO HAVE JOHN RADFORD AND JIM FRANCIS. EXCUSE ME. JIM, YOU ARE I AM SITTING I AM SITTING IN HIS CHAIR. SO I ANYWAY THEY ARE THE OUR LIAISONS. THIS ITEM THAT'S
[5.A.1.1. Accept or Approve the Final Plat for CCW Express Broadway, First Amended and give authorization for the Mayor, City Engineer, and City Clerk to sign said Final Plat (or take other action deemed appropriate).]
COMING TO US IS A FINAL PLAT. AND TYPICALLY WE DON'T HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION FOR THAT. SO DO YOU JUST WANT TO LEAD OUT WITH WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY AND DO ABOUT THIS ONE? OKAY. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT OR APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR C.W. EXPRESS. BROADWAY FIRST AMENDED AND AUTHORIZATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SET FINAL PLAT. SECOND.OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND. NOW, YOU HAD SAID C.W, IS IT CW OR CCW CORRECTION CCW OKAY. THANK YOU.
CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT THE VOTE? DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE.
[5.A.1.2. Approve the Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards for the Final Plat for CCW Express Broadway, First Amended and give authorization for the Mayor to execute the necessary documents (or take other action deemed appropriate).]
MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. AND THEN THERE'S A SECOND MOTION. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE REASON. STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR CCW EXPRESS.BROADWAY FIRST AMENDED. AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WILL YOU CONDUCT THE VOTE? FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES.
RADFORD. AYE. DINGMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. WE'RE ABOUT READY TO GO.
[5.B.1. Firefighter Turnouts, Cooperative Purchasing Contract]
THE NEXT DEPARTMENT WITH ITEMS BEFORE US TONIGHT IS MUNICIPAL SERVICES. EXCUSE ME. WE HAVE, I THINK, JUST TWO ITEMS FROM THEM. OUR DIRECTOR, PAM ALEXANDER, IS HERE TONIGHT. AND OUR LIAISONS.ONE IS HERE AND ONE IS NOT. BUT THE ONE WHO'S HERE IS COUNSELOR LARSON. SO WE'LL LEAN ON YOU FOR THESE MOTIONS AS WELL. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. AND I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT A COUPLE OF OUR COLLEAGUES ARE HERE FOR THIS EVENING. IF THERE'S ANY MORE DETAIL QUESTIONS, THERE'S A COUPLE OF REALLY INTERESTING ITEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS EVENING. THE FIRST ONE IS TO TALK ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF PROTECTIVE ENSEMBLE. FIREFIGHTER WEAR IS USED FOR EMERGENCY CALLS AND THEY'RE KNOWN AS TURNOUTS. SO MOST OF THE PUBLIC IS AWARE OF THOSE. BUT THIS IS A RELATIVELY LARGE ITEM. IT'S A LITTLE OVER $152,000 THIS EVENING. THIS IS THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE CONTRACT THROUGH SOURCEWELL. THE VENDOR ACTUALLY IS LISTED HERE. IT'S WITH WESTERN FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT.
AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET IS THERE'S LIKE THREE DIFFERENT QUOTES. AND THE REASON THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT QUOTES IS THAT IT INCLUDES EIGHT NEW RECRUIT TURNOUTS OR OUR EIGHT NEW RECRUITS. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE TURNOUT ROTATION. WE GENERALLY DO A STANDARD OF TEN YEARS, AND THEN WE ACTUALLY HAVE A ROTATION WHERE WE REPLACE EVERY EVERY YEAR. SO WE HAVE PLANS TO REPLACE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 TO 30 SETS PER YEAR. AND IF YOU REMEMBER WHEN WE HAD OUR BUDGET PROCESS, THERE IS FOR THE I'M SORRY HE'S DOING TWO. WHEN WE HAD OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE ACTUALLY TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ALLOCATING SOME ADDITIONAL CAPITAL FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF THESE TURNOUTS. AND SO THERE'S FUNDS BOTH IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET THAT'S INCLUDED EVERY YEAR. AND THEN AS WELL AS A SMALL AMOUNT THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO COVER THE ADDITIONAL RECRUITS AND SOME OTHER INCIDENTALS THAT WERE NEEDED FOR THIS YEAR'S REPLACEMENT OF INFANTRY. I DO HAVE OUR DEPUTY CHIEF RADFORD HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT TURNOUTS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. I DO KNOW WE HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT USED TO DO THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BEFORE COUNCIL HOW THE PRICE HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ARE SEEING THAT WITH A LOT OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH, YOU KNOW,
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THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR PROTECTIVE WEAR EQUIPMENT AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO CHANNEL MY INNER COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANCIS, AND PERHAPS INVITE CHIEF RADFORD TO COME FORWARD AND JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT WHY THESE UNIFORMS OR THESE TURNOUTS ARE IMPORTANT AND WHY THEY MIGHT WHAT MAKES THEM WORTH THE COST? IT'S A MOMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THERE WOULD ALLOW US TO GO INTO AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH HEAT. IT'S A PROTECTION FROM THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT IS THE BIGGEST REASON FOR THE TURNOUTS. OKAY AND OKAY. AND SO THE TECHNOLOGY I GUESS THAT'S GONE INTO THEM HAS HAVE YOU SEEN IT IN THE COURSE OF YOUR CAREER.IMPROVE AND CHANGE ALONG WITH THAT COST INCREASE. COUNCILMAN FREEMAN MAJORED ME 23 YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THAT FIRST SET WAS PROBABLY ABOUT $2,000. AND WITH THE INCREASE IN TECHNOLOGY AND THE INCREASE IN SUPPLIES AND THE COSTS THAT THEY WENT UP, THEY'RE ABOUT $4,500. AND SO NOW ARE THEY DURABLE? YEAH. WELL, THEY THEY HAVE A TEN YEAR SHELF LIFE.
WE FINALLY HAVE CAUGHT UP WITH THE NATIONAL STANDARD. AND WE PROVIDE TWO SETS TO EVERY MEMBER. SO YOUR FIRST SET IS FOR FIVE YEARS AND THEN IT GOES INTO RESERVE AND THEN YOUR SECOND SET FOR FIVE YEARS. AND YOU JUST KEEP ROTATING. BUT WHAT IT ALLOWS US TO DO IS WHEN WE COME OUT OF A FIRE AS TO BE ABLE TO SWITCH TURNOUTS AND GET THEM CARCINOGENS OFF OF THOSE. OKAY.
AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO GET CARCINOGENS OFF OF YOU? WELL, THE FIRE SERVICE PROBABLY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST CANCER RATES OF ANY INDUSTRY. ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE THE POINTS THAT I THINK THAT I'VE LEARNED OVER THE COURSE OF MY SERVICE WITH THE CITY THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK, FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR SOME OF THESE INSIGHTS, REASONS WHY SOME GEAR CAN BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN ANYBODY WOULD EVER THINK. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING FORWARD, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR EITHER DIRECTOR ALEXANDER OR FOR CHIEF RADFORD? THANK YOU BOTH.
COUNCIL MEMBERS. OH, YES. I WOULD BE REMISS. ACTUALLY, OUR CITY CLERK ASKED ME TO POINT OUT JUST A SMALL ERROR ON THE COUNCIL MEMO. THE BOX WAS CHECKED AS AN ORDINANCE AND OTHER. AND THIS IS NOT AN ORDINANCE, BUT I WANTED TO GO ON THE RECORD ON BEHALF OF REQUEST FROM OUR CITY COURSE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER. PERFECT. THE ONLY OTHER THING I'LL DO NOW, COUNCIL MEMBERS, BEFORE WE GET A MOTION FROM COUNCIL MEMBER LARSON, I WOULD JUST ASK IF ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR ANY POINTS YOU WANT TO MAKE BEFORE BEFORE THE MOTION, I DID HAVE ONE COMMENT, AND THAT WAS ABOUT THE TWO PAIRS OF TURNOUTS THAT, THAT THAT'S A THAT'S A KIND OF A NEW DEVELOPMENT IN THE LAST 4 OR 5 YEARS THAT WE WE'VE GONE TO A SECOND PAIR OF TURNOUTS FOR PEOPLE USED TO BE THAT WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM A FIRE AND YOUR STUFF WAS COVERED IN SOOT AND, AND, AND OTHER BAD THINGS THAT YOU HAD TO KEEP WEARING THEM RIGHT UNTIL, UNTIL YOU COULD CLEAN THEM. AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES DAYS FOR THEM TO DRY AFTER YOU WASH THEM. SO WE WERE BORROWING EACH OTHER'S TURNOUTS IN THE MEANTIME TO WEAR IN THE MEANTIME. SO, SO TO HAVE YOUR TO HAVE TWO PAIR FOR EACH PERSON WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM A, FROM A GOOD FIRE THEN YOU CAN I CALL IT GOOD FIRE. EXCUSE ME, BUT WHEN YOU COME BACK FROM A FIRE, YOU CAN YOU CAN WASH THOSE TURNOUTS AND NOT HAVE TO WEAR THEM FOR A WEEK OR SO WHILE THEY DRY. AND YOU CAN WEAR YOUR SECOND SET. THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. WE'LL TURN TO YOU, COUNCILOR LARSON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL. EXCUSE ME. MOVE THAT COUNCIL. APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTER TURNOUTS FROM THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT. 010424 LIO FROM C WESTERN FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR THE A TOTAL OF $152,431.36 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENT. I'LL SECOND. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT THE VOTE FOR US? DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE.
[5.B.2. Sale of Used Law Enforcement Vehicles to College of Eastern Idaho, Law Enforcement Program]
MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, DIRECTOR ALEXANDER, ONE MORE ITEM REGARDING SELLING SOME SURPLUS EQUIPMENT. YEAH. SO IF YOU REMEMBER, LAST MONTH WE ACTUALLY HAD A REQUEST TO SELL USED LAW ENFORCEMENT, PARTICULARLY IN POLICE DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT, TO THE STATE OF IDAHO AND IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS IS A SIMILAR REQUEST, BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF AN EXCITING REQUEST HERE THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF. AND I'VE ACTUALLY ASKED OUR DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT WHAT I'M GOING TO DO REAL QUICKLY IS JUST TO MAKE A NOTE OF A CORRECTION IN THE MEMO. SO THE MEMO ACTUALLY LISTED A TOTAL OF SIX VEHICLES TO BE PURCHASED BY THE CDI. AND THERE WERE FOUR EXPLORERS AT $2,500 APIECE, WHICH IS $10,000. ONE 2015 CHARGER FOR $2,000 AND ONE 2013[00:25:06]
CHARGER FOR $1,000. AND THEN 2013 OBVIOUSLY IS A LITTLE BIT OLDER THAN THE 2015. AND IT WAS ALSO USED FOR I FORGOT WHAT THEY CALLED IT, LIKE A SKID KIND OF PRACTICE, SAME TYPE OF PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS FOR THIS EVENING. BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF I WANT TO POINT THAT OUT. AND SO THE TOTAL REQUEST IS TO ALLOW THE SALE OF SIX LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES TO THE COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO FOR A TOTAL OF 13,000. SO THAT'S WHAT THIS ITEM IS FOR THIS EVENING. BUT IN THE RESEARCH OF THIS IS I ACTUALLY FOUND OUT SOME STUFF THAT I WASN'T AWARE OF. AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK IF I MAY, TO HAVE DEPUTY CHIEF GALBRAITH COME UP AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO. SO WITH THAT, IF I MAY, FOR THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR HAVE DEPUTY CHIEF COME ON. THANK YOU. WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR HIM TO COME UP, I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ERROR I MISREAD AND COMBINE SOMETHING THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE WHEN I WAS EDITING THE MEMO. SO I APOLOGIZE, DIRECTOR, FOR THAT.THANK YOU. JUST TO ECHO SOME OF WHAT DIRECTOR ALEXANDER HAD TO SAY, WE ARE INDEED SELLING A THE YEARS 2011, 2013 AND 2015 SIX VEHICLES FOR THE PRICE OF $13,000. GENERALLY, WE PUT THESE OUT TO AUCTION OR SELL THEM TO PRIVATE PARTIES LIKE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY. WHEN WE DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY LIKE POLICE VEHICLES, WHEN THEY DO GO UP FOR AUCTION, THEY'RE ABOUT $2,000 A PIECE. SO $13,000 SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY GOOD DEAL FOR WHAT WE'RE SELLING. AS FAR AS THE PARTY THAT'S DOING THE PURCHASING, THAT'S THE COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM TO PUT TOGETHER AN ACCREDITED POLICE ACADEMY RIGHT HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. THE PURPOSE OF THAT VA REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR COUNTIES AND CITIES, AGENCIES NORTH OF BINGHAM COUNTY, ALL THE WAY UP TO THE WYOMING AND MONTANA BORDERS. RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE IN THE PHASE WHERE THEY'RE HAVING THE FINAL EVALUATION OF CURRICULUM HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND SOON AFTER THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO START THEIR FIRST DETENTION ACADEMY. THE PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING, THEY'RE THE FOLKS THAT DO THE EVALUATION. AND THEY DETERMINE WHAT CURRICULUM IS TAUGHT. BUT YEAH, IT FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT OR REGIONAL PARTNERS AND OUR PARTNER IN THE CEI ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE SAY AS FAR AS WHEN THE ACADEMY START, HOW THEY'RE TAUGHT AND WHO IT IS THAT'S ACTUALLY DOING THE INSTRUCTING.
SO THE SALE OF THESE VEHICLES PUTS US JUST THAT MUCH CLOSER TO HAVING A REGIONAL, REGIONAL ACADEMY HERE IN EASTERN. OKAY. AND IS THERE A RISK THAT PERHAPS THEY WON'T MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS AND THEN THEY WOULD JUST OWN SIX VEHICLES? I DON'T THINK SO. I THINK WE'RE WELL BEYOND CRITICAL MASS. THEY'VE MOVED ALL THE WAY UP TO THE LAST THE VERY LAST PHASE WITH THIS PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING. SO I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. HOW WOULD THEY USE THE VEHICLES DO YOU KNOW? I DO THERE'S IT'S CALLED EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS COURSE. SO IT'S LEARNING HOW TO TURN PROPERLY AND SHIFT THE WEIGHT OF YOUR VEHICLE. IT'S ONE OF THE MOST.
RISK. IT'S A VERY RISKY ACTIVITY DRIVING. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY DAY. AND AS FAR AS LIABILITY GOES, THERE'S A LOT OF LIABILITY CARRIED WITH TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND THE WAY WE DRIVE.
SO WE SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME TRAINING IN THE IN THE INITIAL ACADEMY. AND THEN WE CONTINUE THIS TRAINING. AND ALSO ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES IS A PIT CAR. PRECISION MOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE WHERE YOU SPIN A SPIN A CAR AROUND. SOMETIMES THOSE CAUSE DAMAGE THAT CAUSES DAMAGE. SO THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IS STEEL REINFORCED AROUND THE FRAME TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN GET SPUN MULTIPLE TIMES, HUNDREDS OF TIMES. I NEVER KNEW WHAT PITS DID FOR PRECISION IMMOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. VERY GOOD. IF YOU'VE NEVER TRIED TO DO A PIT MANEUVER, YOU'LL HAVE TO BUDDY UP WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND MAYBE YOU'LL GET IN ON SOME TRAINING DEMONSTRATIONS, BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY. PRETTY FUN. PRETTY INTERESTING TO LEARN. ALL RIGHT.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR EITHER DIRECTOR ALEXANDER OR CHIEF GALBRAITH? I JUST ONE QUESTION. GENERALLY POST WHEN IT WAS IN THE BOISE AREA, YOU HAD TO BE HIRED AND THEN YOU WENT SES PROGRAMS. GENERALLY, PEOPLE CAN JUST CHOOSE TO GO AND GET TRAINED. SO IS THIS A COMBINATION OF BOTH OR HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? IT IS. IT CAN BOTH BE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN HIRED BY THEIR BY THEIR PARTICULAR AGENCY AND THEN SENT TO POST OR SENT TO THE
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POLICE ACADEMY, OR THEY CAN DO WHAT'S CALLED SELF SPONSORING AND, AND GO THROUGH ON THEIR OWN AND I GUESS, MAKE THEMSELVES MORE ATTRACTIVE AS A CANDIDATE TO BE HIRED. IS THAT THE IDEA? THAT'S THE IDEA. I HAD A SELF SPONSORED STUDENT IN MY CLASS 27 YEARS AGO, AND SHE HAD A JOB WELL BEFORE SHE GRADUATED. SO IT IS VERY, VERY ATTRACTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S JOB MARKET AS FAR AS LAW GOES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. COUNSELOR FREEMAN. I JUST HAD ONE COMMENT. AND BACK IN MY TIME AS A FIREFIGHTER, THE POLICE PUT ON A DRIVING COURSE FOR US IN POLICE CARS FOR US TO LEARN HOW TO HOW THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING WHEN YOU WERE MAKING HIGH SPEED TURNS AND SO FORTH. IT WAS GOOD TRAINING FOR US BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED TO AND FIRE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCES, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT CENTER OF GRAVITY. BUT IT WAS REALLY GOOD TRAINING. IT WAS SOMETHING WE COULDN'T DO IN A FIRE TRUCK, BUT WE COULD DO IT IN OLD POLICE CARS LIKE THIS AND, YOU KNOW, REALLY PUSH THEM TO THE LIMIT. AND IT WAS IT WAS VALUABLE. WHEN HASTE MATTERS, RIGHT? YES. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY.WITH THAT, I THINK WE'VE EXHAUSTED OUR QUESTIONS. AND WE'LL THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. AND WE'LL TURN TO YOU, COUNCILOR CLARKSON. THANK YOU. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE SALE OF SIX USED LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES TO THE COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO, FOR A TOTAL OF $13,000, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. AND I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT THE VOTE? FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. DINGMAN. YES. MOTION
[5.C.1. State Local Agreement and Resolution with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) for City Radar Signs]
CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE LAST DEPARTMENT TO HAVE ITEMS BEFORE US IS.EXCUSE ME. PUBLIC WORKS. AND OUR DIRECTOR, CHRIS FREDERICKSON IS HERE. FIRST, TO SPEAK TO THE STATE AND LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE THAT WE HAVE WITH ITD FOR SOME RADAR CITY RADAR SITES.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THIS. YEAH. THANK YOU. BEEN HERE. AND I AM ALSO HAPPY TO REPORT OUR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT HASN'T BEEN EXERCISING ANY PIT MANEUVER. SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT. BUT THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS A STATE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. AND THIS IS IN SUPPORT OF A CITY RADAR SIGN PROJECT THAT WE HAVE. AND THE AGREEMENT, IF APPROVED, IS REALLY IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT THAT WOULD INSTALL APPROXIMATELY TEN RADAR SPEED SIGNS ON VARIOUS ARTERIAL ROADWAYS WHERE WE TRANSITION FROM COUNTY TO CITY. AND USUALLY WE HAVE A SPEED DIFFERENTIAL THERE. WE DROP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT WITH THAT, CONSTRUCTION FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT IS AVAILABLE IN 2028. IT'S JUST UNDER A $400,000 PROJECT, OF WHICH WE HAVE A 7.34% MATCH OVER $29,100, AND IT REQUIRES AN INITIAL INSTALLMENT OF ABOUT $2,000 TO BEGIN THE DESIGN WORK. BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILOR FREEMAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THEY COLLECT ANY DATA AS FAR AS THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLES, AND SO WE CAN GO BACK AND CHECK IT LATER. DID YOU? DEPENDING ON THE TYPE THAT YOU HAVE, THAT'S THE DATA THAT THAT THAT WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE HOW WELL THOSE HAVE BEEN WORKING. AS WE LOOK TO WHERE TO INSTALL THAT, WE'LL PARTNER WITH POLICE, SOME OF OUR TRAFFIC COUNTERS AND SOME OF THEIR SPEED TRAILERS TO LOOK WHERE WE HAVE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THAT SPEED CHANGE. SO WE'LL TRY TO MAKE SOME GOOD, INFORMED DECISIONS ON WHERE TO INSTALL THOSE FOR THE MOST GOOD. BUT THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, HERE'S A QUESTION THAT I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE ASKING, BUT I'M CURIOUS. THE STATE RECEIVES A GREAT AMOUNT OF ITS FUNDING FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT IT SHARES WITH THE LOCALS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW IS IN A LITTLE BIT OF A TRANSITION FROM, YOU KNOW, ONE ADMINISTRATION TO ANOTHER. BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN EXTREME TRANSITION. HAVE YOU HEARD THAT, YOU KNOW, FUTURE GRANT DOLLARS SUCH AS THESE ARE AT RISK IN ANY WAY PUBLIC? I'M ASKING BECAUSE I WONDER IF THE PUBLIC MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT. SURE. I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS A NEW STORY IN THE NEWS CYCLE THAT WE CAN PAY ATTENTION TO, IT SEEMS LIKE. BUT IN DEALING WITH THE FUNDING SOURCES THAT WE HAVE THROUGH ITD, MOST OF THE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE APPROVING AND RUNNING WITH ARE OPERATING ON OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY. THAT'S MONEY THAT THEY HAVE AVAILABLE OR OBLIGATED. SO THEY'RE GENERALLY PRETTY CLOSE HANDED ON RELEASING PROJECTS THAT THAT DON'T HAVE FUNDS TO BACK THEM UP. THIS IS JUST THE INITIAL DESIGN PHASE. WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER STATE AGREEMENT IN ADVANCE OF CONSTRUCTION, BUT THAT THAT KIND OF PROTECTS US SOMEWHAT FROM SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT YOU MENTIONED HERE. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, ARE WE READY FOR MOTIONS ON THIS? ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILOR LARSON IS ALSO A LIAISON TO PUBLIC WORKS. AND I THINK YOUR COUNTERPART IS NOT
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HERE TONIGHT OR. YEAH. NO. THE WHO ARE THE TWO? FRANCIS. COUNCILOR FRANCIS. SO YOU'RE UP? SHE SHE LOST BY VIRTUE OF PROXIMITY. THE TURKEY. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE STATE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION WITH THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. ITD FOR THE CITY RADAR SIGNS PROJECT. AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. AND I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR A VOTE.LARSON. YES. DINGMAN. YES. RADFORD. AYE. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK
[5.C.2. Professional Services Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services to complete a Secondary Treatment Evaluation and Design a CleanB Upgrade at the Wastewater Treatment Plant]
YOU. SECOND ITEM IS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT. LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS ONE. YEAH.THANK YOU MAYOR. AS MENTIONED THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT WILL ADDRESS TWO NEAR-TERM NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR WASTEWATER FACILITY PLAN APPROVED LAST MAY. THE FIRST OF WHICH IS IN THE AGREEMENT, ALLOWS FOR THE DESIGN OF A CLEAN BE UPGRADED, WHICH WAS PART OF AN ALTERNATIVE SELECTED AND TESTED AS PART OF OUR FACILITY PLAN. SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS ARE PROJECTED IN SELECTING THIS ALTERNATIVE OVER A CONVENTIONAL DIGESTER, WHICH WOULD RESULT, WE BELIEVE, IN A POTENTIAL SAVINGS OF NEARLY $10 MILLION. THE DESIGN EFFORTS ARE ESTIMATED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS. THAT WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED BY ABOUT 12 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION.
AND THE SECOND PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS A SECONDARY TREATMENT EVALUATION. THIS WORK IS ANTICIPATED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS, AND WILL MODEL AND CALIBRATE THE TREATMENT SYSTEM BASED ON FLOW CHARACTERISTICS. CHANGES FROM OUR DEWATERING PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING VERY CLOSE TO COMING ONLINE CURRENTLY, AND THEN ALSO FOLLOWING THE CLEAN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION THEY'LL BE IN, THE EVALUATION OF THE TREATMENT PROCESSES AS PART OF THAT AS WELL. THE AGREEMENT IS WITH STANTEC CONSULTING AND HAS NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IN THE AGREEMENT OF $652,630. BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE. ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE CLEAN BE? WHAT WHAT PROCESS? NO OFFERING EQUIPMENT PROGRAM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DO YOU CALL IT? YEAH. TREATMENT. TREATMENT. THERE WE GO.
TREATMENT. TREATMENT PROTOCOL. NO. JUST KIDDING. OKAY. ANYWAY, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? COMMENTS YOU WANT TO MAKE BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE. ALL RIGHT, WELL, I WILL MAKE ONE COMMENT, AND THAT IS THAT I KNOW THAT YOU IN PARTICULAR DIDN'T NECESSARILY MAJOR IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT, BUT WE END UP HAVING ONE OF THE BEST RUN AND MOST OPTIMIZED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN EASTERN IDAHO. I'M VERY CONFIDENT IN THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THIS DEPARTMENT. THEY ARE ALWAYS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST IN COMPLIANCE, BUT THAT WE'RE PLANNING FAR AHEAD. PAY ATTENTION TO THINGS THAT NOBODY WOULD EVER THINK OF. I MEAN, WHO WOULD EVER ANYBODY WOULD THINK OF PLANNING FOR CAPACITY AT THE TREATMENT PLANT? IT SOUNDS LIKE THE BUTT OF A OF A JUNIOR HIGH BOYS JOKE. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SOMETHING THAT PROFESSIONALS DO, BUT IN FACT, WE HAVE A VERY WELL RUN, WELL MANAGED PLANT. AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE FORESIGHT THAT YOUR TEAM PUTS INTO THIS. THANK YOU. I'LL TURN TO YOU. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL, APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO AUTHORIZE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU. CITY CLERK. ARE YOU READY FOR THAT VOTE? BRADFORD A FREEMAN. YES. DINGMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL
[6. Announcements]
RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO WE'VE REACHED THE END OF THE AGENDA. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT I HAVE, AND THEN INVITE YOU TO SHARE ANY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT ARE OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. BUT WE HAVE COUNCIL MEMBERS TOMORROW MORNING. A BOARD MEETING FOR THE IDAHO FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT. AND THAT WOULD BE AT 8 A.M. AND WE'LL GO AS LONG AS WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE THINK THAT MIGHT BE UNTIL 11 A.M. AT THE LATEST. WE ALSO HAVE TOMORROW EVENING. AS MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE. WELL, AS EVERYONE HERE IS AWARE, FORMER MAYOR TOM CAMPBELL PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AND HIS FAMILY HAS MADE FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS THAT INCLUDE A VIEWING TOMORROW EVENING AT 630 AT WOOD WOODS. MEMORIAL MORTUARY. CENTER HERE IN DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS. THAT WILL GO FROM 630 TO 8 P.M. AND THEN ON SATURDAY ITSELF FROM OR STARTING AT 11 A.M. OR EXCUSE ME, I THINK A VIEWING STARTING AT 10 A.M, A FUNERAL AT 11 A.M.[00:40:01]
AT 2040 BRENTWOOD DRIVE. THAT'S WHERE THOSE SERVICES WILL BE HELD. AND SO IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN GOOGLE MAYOR CAMPBELL'S NAME AND IT'LL COME UP. THEN NEXT WEEK THAT IS A COUNCIL WEEK COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND SO WE'LL HAVE BACK TO BACK COUNCIL MEETINGS. ON MONDAY WE'LL HAVE A COUNCIL WORK SESSION. AND ON THURSDAY A COUNCIL MEETING ONE ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT. AND THEN THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY THE 8TH OF MARCH. THAT WOULD BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD TO CELEBRATE MIKE SPEARS, WHO WAS JUST A GREAT FRIEND TO THE DIRECTORS AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. HE WAS MARRIED TO ONE OF OUR FORMER DIRECTORS, JACKIE FLOWERS. AND THAT CELEBRATION OF LIFE, I THINK, WILL BE FROM 2 TO 4 P.M. AT WILKES FUNERAL HOME IN POCATELLO. AND SO I WILL HOPE FOR GOOD WEATHER FOR THOSE WHO ARE PLANNING TO DRIVE DOWN FOR THAT. BUT I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AND OTHERS AWARE OF THAT. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SPECIFIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. AND SO I'LL TURN TO ANY OF YOU WHO HAVE ANYTHING.IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHARE. ALL RIGHT. THEY'RE JUST LETTING ME DO ALL THE TALKING. SO I'M GOING TO STOP. AND WE WILL BE AT THE END OF OUR MEETING TONIGHT, AND WE WILL DECLARE OURSELVES ADJOURNED. AND WE THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING AND PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.