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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON THIS. WHAT IS IT? THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH. HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A SUCCESSFUL TAX FILING DAY ON THE 15TH OR. YEAH, IF NOT, IF YOU DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND NOTE THAT OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, ZIMMERMAN, IS OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEK, AND SO WE'LL NECESSARILY NOT BE HERE WHEN HER NAME IS CALLED CITY CLERK. WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTENSHAW HERE, COUNCILOR RADFORD, PRESENT. COUNCILOR. FREEMAN HERE, COUNCILOR FRANCIS HERE. COUNCILOR LARSON HERE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO WHAT WE DO CUSTOMARILY. AND THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN WITH US, WE'LL BE SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. OUR FLAG IS UP FRONT. PLEASE JOIN ME. 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 VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. IT IS OUR CUSTOM TO MAKE TIME AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO OFFER SOME PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THIS TIME WE'LL MAKE THE PODIUM AVAILABLE FOR ANYBODY WHO'D LIKE TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL RIGHT, SO BEFORE I CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO JUST WALKED IN. WERE YOU PLANNING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS TONIGHT? ALL RIGHT. WELL, GIVEN THAT WE HAVE SPARSE ATTENDANCE, I'M GOING TO.
[4. Consent Agenda]
CLOSE THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AND MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN WE'LL TURN TO OUR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR A MOTION. SO WE'VE GOT FIVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. IT'S THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR FEBRUARY OF 2025. IDAHO FALLS POWER HAS TWO. ONE IS THE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH SHELL, THE ENERGY AUTHORITY, HEBER LIGHT AND POWER AND BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE FOR SURPLUS AMOUNT OF 2,597,906 $996. THE SECOND ONE IS A PURCHASE REQUEST FOR A FORD F-550 BUCKET TRUCK, FOR AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $210,604, AND FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, WE HAVE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 3RD, SIXTH AND 17TH OF 2025. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE BUSINESS LICENSES, OF WHICH THERE WERE 55 NEW BUSINESS LICENSES, 20 RENEWED BUSINESS LICENSES, AND 40 NEW AND RENEWED CONTRACTOR LICENSES DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025. IN CASE WE EVER WONDERED WHAT YOU GUYS DID THERE IN THAT OFFICE. THERE YOU GO. OKAY, I WOULD MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK.WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE. BURTONSHAW. YES, FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES.
RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO OUR REGULAR
[5.A.1) OEMR Energy Resiliency Grant Subaward Agreement - Idaho Falls Downtown Alleyways]
AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE DEPARTMENTS COMING BEFORE US TONIGHT. THE FIRST ONE IS IDAHO FALLS POWER BEING REPRESENTED TONIGHT BY JOSH ROUSE. AND SO, MR. RUSS, WE'D INVITE YOU TO COME FORWARD. AND IF YOU WOULD, I NEGLECTED TO VERIFY YOUR TITLE AND I DON'T WANT TO MESS THAT UP. TELL US WHAT YOU DO FOR THE UTILITY. OH YOU'RE GOOD. THANK YOU. MAYOR. SO I'M JOSH RUSS, I'M THE CFO, CFO AT IDAHO FALLS. THAT'S EASY. YEAH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS GRANT THAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS NEED TO AUTHORIZE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A BRIEF KIND OF EXPLANATION OF WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO THE IDAHO GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, OR THE OEM, THEY WERE AWARDED FUNDING FROM THE. IT'S THE IT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. AND SO THEY WERE AWARDED THIS FUNDING.AND THEN WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS LOOKING FOR SUBAWARDEES TO BE ABLE TO PUSH THIS FUNDING FOR AND WHAT THE WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO PRIORITIZE THIS FUNDING FOR IS LIKE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HELPS ELIMINATE OR KIND OF BRING DOWN DISRUPTIVE EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE LIKE POWER LINES, AND ALSO TO HELP IT TO BE MORE RESILIENT WITH OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE. AND SO WE APPLIED FOR THIS GRANT. WE WERE AWARDED $2 MILLION FOR IT, AND WE HAVE A 35% COST SHARE THAT WE HAVE TO COME UP FOR WITH IT. AND WHAT WE'RE USING THIS GRANT FUNDING FOR IS THE DOWNTOWN AREA, AS YOU NOTICED IN THE IN THE ALLEYWAYS, WE HAVE ALL OF OUR POWER LINES THAT ARE OVERHEAD. AND SO WE'RE USING THAT FUNDING TO BRING ALL THE POWER LINES FROM OVERHEAD TO UNDERGROUND AND TO BE ABLE TO HELP THE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE BE MORE RESILIENT AND SAFER FOR OUR
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PUBLIC. SO IT'S VERY AGED AND OLD, AND IT'S ALSO HELPING A LOT OF THE CUSTOMERS WITHIN THAT AREA. BECAUSE THE REASON WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN THE PAST IS IT'S NOT SO MUCH THE COST FOR US TO DO IT, BUT IT'S THE COST FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. YOU HAVE ALL THESE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AND THEY ACTUALLY OWN ALL OF THE SECONDARY WIRE TO THEIR BUILDINGS. SO IF WE WENT TO THEM, WE'RE LIKE, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO UNDERGROUND ALL THIS STUFF, BUT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE ALL YOUR SECONDARY IS GOING TO BE THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PUT ON THEM, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE LIKE, OH, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT THEN. SO IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT FUNDING, BECAUSE NOW WE CAN USE THIS GRANT FUNDING TO PAY FOR ALL OF THAT SECONDARY WORK. SO ALL OF THESE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS ARE, I GUESS, THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY ANY MONEY TO, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS DONE FOR THEM. AND SO WE'VE WE'VE DONE ONE ALLEYWAY ALREADY WITH ANOTHER GRANT FUNDING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. AND SO THIS GRANT WILL BE ABLE TO HELP US DO THE REMAINING THREE ALLEYWAYS THAT WE HAVE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR THE EXPLANATION, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. RUSS? COUNCILOR FRANCIS, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I JUST WANT TO VERIFY THIS IS FEDERAL MONEY FLOWING THROUGH THE STATE TO US. EXACTLY. IT'S ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY HELPS US OUT A LOT. YES. YEP. YOU'RE YOU'RE RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. RUSS. WE'LL TURN TO OUR LIAISONS TO ITEM FOUR'S POWER TO MAKE SOME MOTIONS. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'D BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION. I WOULD MOVE THAT.COUNCIL APPROVED THAT ALL FALLS DOWNTOWN ELECTRICAL SERVICES UNDERGROUND PROJECT FOR TOTAL COST OF $2 MILLION. AND APPROVED THAT FALLS THE IDAHO OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENERGY RESILIENCY GRANT SUB AWARD AGREEMENT, WHICH REIMBURSES THE CITY FOR $1,000,001.2 MILLION AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE MOTION. AND SECOND, CITY CLERK, WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE. BURTONSHAW. YES, FRANCIS A FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION
[5.B.1) City of Idaho Falls Subdivision Irrigation Water Agreement with Idaho Irrigation District]
CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THE SECOND ITEM COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS PUBLIC WORKS.CHRIS CANFIELD, OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, IS HERE THIS EVENING. AND CAN YOU JUST TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SUBDIVISION? EXCUSE ME? THE IRRIGATION WATER AGREEMENT WITH IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT. YEAH. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND TALK TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS TODAY. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG AGREEMENT, A LONG PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT WITH THE IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT, WITH MANY DISCUSSIONS. BUT BASICALLY THE HIGHLIGHT IS STATE CODE REQUIRES THAT ALL PROPERTY THAT HAS IRRIGATION RIGHTS BE WATERED WITH SURFACE WATER KIND OF THING. AND SO IN DOING SO, WE'VE STRUCTURED AN AGREEMENT TO ALLOW FOR PROPERTIES THAT DEVELOP WITHIN THE CITY TO SATISFY THE STATE CODE REQUIREMENT BY TAKING WATER FROM THE CANALS. THE SURFACE WATER AGREEMENTS THROUGH THE IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT SUPPLY AND BE DISTRIBUTED. DESIGN FOR DISTRIBUTION WITHIN THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED. SO WITH THAT, BASICALLY IF YOU KIND OF PICTURE THE CITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPED WITHIN THOSE, AS WATER USERS SIGNED ON WITH THE IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT, NOW BASICALLY FROM THE CANAL OR THE POINT OF DISCHARGE OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT BASICALLY MAINTAINS THE CANALS AND SUPPLIES THE DELIVERY AT THE POINT OF DIVERSION, AND THEN THE CITY WILL TAKE OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAINTAINING THE SYSTEM. WITHIN THIS, THE STREETS AND THE RIGHT OF WAYS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO GET IT TO THE DELIVERY OF THE END USERS WITHIN THE HOMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I'LL JUST POINT OUT A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS. PARAGRAPHS TWO OR SECTION TWO I'M SORRY, TWO A THERE'S A HIGHLIGHT OF 8.9 GALLONS PER MINUTE. ENGINEERS LIKE NUMBERS. SO THAT IS BASICALLY WE'RE TREATED LIKE ALL THE OTHER USERS. SO CURRENTLY ANY FARM THAT YOU SEE IN THE AREA THAT'S SERVICED BY THE IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT IS SUBJECT TO THAT AMOUNT OF WATER SUPPLY, DELIVERY TO THEIR FIELDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THE IDEA IS TO TREAT US AS CONSISTENT AS POSSIBLE IN THEIR DELIVERY SYSTEM. SO THEY'RE LIMITING US TO THEY'RE NOT LIMITING US. BUT THAT IS THE DELIVERY RATE THAT OUR DEVELOPER, OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, WILL BE DESIGNING OUT. IN DOING SO, IT'S KIND OF AN OPEN CANVAS ON HOW THE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD LOOK TO ADHERE TO THAT, BUT THEY KNOW THAT THEY COMPLY WITH THIS, WILL BE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THEIR ENGINEERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR DELIVERY SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE FOR THEIR RESIDENTS. OR, YOU KNOW, IT COULD INTRODUCE THINGS LIKE WATER SCHEDULES OR DESIGN FOR A STORAGE SYSTEM, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO THE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS THAT THE
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DEVELOPER AND HIS ENGINEER WANTS TO PROPOSE TO ENTAIL. SO THE OTHER THING I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THE SO THE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS CONCERNS WITH THIS AGREEMENT ARE BASICALLY IMPROVING THE DIVERSION LOCATIONS, WATCHING FOR OVERWATERING ISSUES, AS NOW THEIR USERS GO FROM ONE BIG FARM COMMUNITY PERSON ENTITY TO MULTIPLE OWNERS. EVERY LOT IS A USER OR WILL BECOME A USER IN THE NEW AGREEMENT. SO THEY'RE WATCHING FOR OVER WATERING AS WELL AS CONSISTENT FLOWS IN THEIR DELIVERIES. SO IF THERE'S A LOT OF FLUCTUATIONS WITH THEIR FLOWS, IT DOESN'T VOTE FOR THE DELIVERIES. FOR THE END USERS DOWNSTREAM CANAL SYSTEMS. SO THIS AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED AROUND WATCHING OUT FOR THEIR INTERESTS IN THAT CAPACITY, WILL BE WORKING WITH DEVELOPERS ON THE DESIGNS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COMPLY WITH THE CRITERIA THAT'S SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, AND IT'LL BE AN INTERESTING THING MOVING FORWARD AS WE KIND OF SEE THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS BREAK GROUND, SO TO SPEAK, ON A NEW WAY OF DOING BUSINESS FOR US.WITH THAT, I'LL END. OH, THERE IT IS. I'LL ALSO HIGHLIGHT ON THE LAST PIECE, THERE IS AN ASSESSMENT THAT THE NEW RESIDENTS OR NEW LOT OWNERS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO, AND THAT'S FOR THE IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT THAT IS SHOWN ON SECTION, SECTION SIX. ON PAGE FIVE. IT'S $102 PER YEAR PER RESIDENT. SO OUR INTENT WITH THAT TO KIND OF LET THE RESIDENTS EXPERIENCE THE SAME WATER BILL AS CURRENT RESIDENTS. SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE A FEE WITHIN OUR FEE STRUCTURE OF ABOUT $15 PER MONTH FOR IRRIGATION FEES. WE WOULD BASICALLY CREDIT ANY USER THAT'S SUBJECT TO THESE ASSESSMENTS IN THAT AMOUNT SO THAT THEY'RE PAYING EQUAL TO THEIR COUNTERPARTS ACROSS THE WAY. OUR PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THE SUPPLY OF THE WATER IS EQUIVALENT TO THE COST TO SUPPLY FOR IRRIGATION IN THAT CAPACITY. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR APPROACH AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THAT. BUT THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS AND SUBJECT TO DELINQUENCY IF THEY DON'T PAY THEIR BILL TO THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT DIRECTLY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR FREEMAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON AS FAR AS SWITCHING TO SURFACE WATER WITH COMMUNITY PARK AND MALLORY PARK, AND DOES THIS AGREEMENT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THOSE, OR IS IT? YES AND NO. WE MADE A SOME PROJECT AGREEMENTS. THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT WAS VERY INTERESTED IN GETTING THIS AGREEMENT RATIFIED. AS WE WERE COMPLETING THOSE PROJECTS THAT WERE AMENABLE TO DO. WE ARE SUBJECT TO 8.97 GALLONS PER MINUTE. ON THOSE PARKS ARE PUMPS, AND OUR DISCHARGE SYSTEM IS. SO WE WILL FALL UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR OUR USE FOR THE PARKS. THIS ONE IS THIS AGREEMENT. TECHNICALLY, THIS AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED FOR DEVELOPERS AND NEW NEW PROJECTS THAT ARE PLANTED. SO. NO, NOT TECHNICALLY, BUT BUT WE DO HAVE PROJECT RELATED AGREEMENTS, YOU KNOW, TRAIL PROJECTS AND COMMUNITY PARKS. AND WE DID MEET WITH THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT. TALK ABOUT THE DIVERSION. AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE PROJECTS CURRENTLY. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR FRANCIS. SO THERE IS THAT POINT ABOUT EQUITABLE DAY AND NIGHT. IS THAT GOING TO FALL TO THE CITY TO MATCH OR IS THAT THE DEVELOPER OR IS THAT A COOPERATIVE BETWEEN BOTH OR SO IN THE AGREEMENT? WE ARE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DESIGNING FOR IS INDIVIDUAL SHUTOFFS TO HOMEOWNERS TO WATCH OUT FOR OVERWATERING AND INDIVIDUAL POSSIBLE METERING FOR THOSE HOMEOWNERS AS WELL, TO MONITOR WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THOSE SYSTEMS. THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN UNDER DISCUSSION QUITE A BIT. SO SOME OF THAT STUFF KIND OF NATURALLY EVOLVES WHERE PEOPLE WILL RECOGNIZE, HEY, IF ALL MY NEIGHBORS ARE ARE WATERING AT NIGHT AND THERE'S BETTER PRESSURES DURING THE DAY THAT WILL PERFORM BETTER, SOME PEOPLE NATURALLY HAVE. THERE'S BEEN SOME OBSERVATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE IT'S NATURALLY TAKEN CARE OF ITSELF. BUT WE DO PROPOSE IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO HAVE LANGUAGE THAT IF A DEVELOPMENT IS DESIGNED SUCH THAT A WATERING SCHEDULE IS NECESSARY, THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD, YOU KNOW, INSTILL A PROCESS TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND EXECUTE A WATERING SCHEDULE FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS, THEIR CLIENTS, AS NECESSARY? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH. OKAY. COUNCILOR, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT KIND OF THE SHOULDER SEASONS WHERE WATER ISN'T IN THE CANAL, IS IT? THEY JUST WILL NOT HAVE IRRIGATION TO THEIR LANDSCAPING. YOU KNOW, ONCE THE WATER IS TURNED OUT OF THE CANALS. THAT'S CORRECT. I MEAN, WHEN THE WATER IS TURNED OFF THE CANALS, THERE WILL BE NO
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IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR THE DIRECT CONNECTIONS. HOMES STILL HAVE HOSE BIDS. WHAT WE CALL, YOU KNOW, WHERE A PERSON COULD WATER THE TOMATOES IF THEY WANT LONGER SEASON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. THAT THAT POTABLE WATER SUPPLY WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM THE BUILDING. BUT TECHNICALLY, IRRIGATION WATER IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT SURFACE WATER. OKAY, I JUST WASN'T SURE IF THERE WAS A DOUBLE SYSTEM INTO THE POTABLE. SO WHEN THE IRRIGATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE THAT THERE WAS STILL ABILITY TO WATER LANDSCAPING. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CANFIELD, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY CONVERSATION OR DELIBERATION YOU WANT TO HAVE AMONGST YOURSELVES? THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS LIAISON. I MOVE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE SUBDIVISION WATER IRRIGATION AGREEMENT WITH THE IDAHO IRRIGATION DISTRICT, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. BURTONSHAW. YES, FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES.[5.C.1) Consideration of Impact Fee Study Parameters]
BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THIS LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE'LL INVITE DIRECTOR ALEXANDER TO COME FORWARD AND JUST GIVE US A QUICK SUMMATION OF. YEAH, WE HAVE A SLIDE HERE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY OR EXCUSE ME ON TUESDAY, WHICH WAS AFTER WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN THE WORK SESSION ON MONDAY. SO OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SO JUST A GENERAL GENERAL REMINDER. I'M THE CURRENTLY THE CITY'S IMPACT FEE ADMINISTRATOR. AND AS PER CHAPTER TWO OF OUR ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE PER STATE STATUTE, MY ROLE IS TO COORDINATE THE MEETINGS WITH THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH THEM AND ALL THE MEETINGS FOR ANYONE WHO'S LISTENING. THEY ARE PUBLIC MEETINGS. THE AGENDAS ARE POSTED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. AND SO PART OF MY ROLE IS TO WORK NOT ONLY WITH THE IMPACT FEE COMMITTEE, BUT ALSO WITH OUR CONSULTANT, TISCHLER BICE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CARLA, COLIN, MAC, MAC. I CANNOT SAY HIS LAST NAME, BUT HE'S A WITH TEXTURE BIAS. HE'S OUR CONSULTANT AND HE ACTUALLY DID A PRESENTATION FOR YOU. IF YOU RECALL, ON MONDAY WE HAD A SIMILAR PRESENTATION WITH OUR IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, AND WE WERE HOPING DURING THAT MEETING THAT WE HAD WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GET SOME CONSENSUS AND SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO MOVE FORWARD. A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE HAD AT THAT MEETING, AND UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T THE DESIRE AT THE TIME OF THE OF THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE SOME FORMAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO MEET AGAIN. BUT THERE'S JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANT TO GO OVER WITH AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE GOES. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAD OUR ANALYSIS BOTH THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY. AND THE GOAL AGAIN WAS TO GET SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON FEE BY HOUSING TYPE. RIGHT NOW WE USE A HOUSING TYPE. WHAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE UPDATED STUDY IS GOING TO POTENTIALLY GO INTO A SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WOULD SIMPLIFY THE IMPACT FEE SCHEDULE, IF YOU WILL. WE ALSO REVIEWED CAPITAL PLANS DURING THOSE MEETINGS WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WE ARE ALSO WORKING DILIGENTLY AND WITH OUR CHIEF OF STAFF AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY WORKING ON OUR ORDINANCE DEFINITIONS AND UPDATES, AND THOSE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS OF OUR IMPACT FEE STUDY UPDATE, WHICH IS I DON'T THINK I'VE MENTIONED THIS. IT IS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED PER STATE STATUTE EVERY FIVE YEARS. AND SO WE'RE A LITTLE AHEAD OF THE GAME RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GETTING A PLAN FOR WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE ARE MEETING WITH THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MAY 6TH IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE A PUBLIC MEETING. RIGHT NOW, I'VE GOT IT SCHEDULED OVER IN OUR CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM, BECAUSE APPARENTLY ALL OF OUR BIGGER ROOMS ARE BOOKED RIGHT NOW. SO WE'LL WE'LL TRY SQUEEZE EVERYBODY IN THERE. AND THEN ALSO WE WILL HAVE ON MAY 8TH, WE WILL HAVE CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ARE HOPING THAT OUR AT THE CONCLUSION OF OUR MAY 6TH MEETING WITH OUR IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEN. IN IN BETWEEN MAY AND EARLY JUNE. OUR CHIEF OF STAFF AND OUR PIO TEAM WILL BE DOING SOME OUTREACH TO OUR DEVELOPERS THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR. AND THEN JUNE 3RD, WE WILL BE GOING TO PLANNING AND ZONING TO GO OVER THE IMPACT FEE STUDY DURING THAT PLANNING AND ZONING. AND THAT IS ALSO A PUBLIC MEETING. AND THEN IF ALL GOES WELL, JUNE 26TH, WE WOULD HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING WHICH WOULD APPROVE THE IMPACT FEE STUDY UPDATE, THE ONE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO UPDATE, AS WELL AS ANY CHANGES TO THE[00:20:05]
ORDINANCE. AND THEN WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE IMPACT FEE STUDY, UPDATED FEES AND ORDINANCE OCTOBER 1ST. SO THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A GUIDELINE OF WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO AS FAR AS TIMELINES GO. AND WITH THAT, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION. WHEN WOULD WE EXPECT TO ACTUALLY SEE THE STUDY? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, SO THAT WE HAVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S WHEN WE WOULD SAY, YES, USE THESE THESE ASSUMPTIONS IN THE STUDY. AND BUT THEN AT SOME POINT BEFORE WE DO THE OUTREACH TO THE DEVELOPERS, WE WOULD ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE STUDY. THAT'S KIND OF SO THAT IS CORRECT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT. SO WE'RE RIGHT NOW WE'RE WAITING ON IS WE RIGHT NOW THE IMPACT STUDY IS DRAFTED. IT'S JUST NOT DRAFTED WITH THE DEFINITIONS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, EITHER GOING FROM SQUARE FOOTAGE OR KEEPING THE HOUSING TYPE AS IS. AND SO ONCE THAT IS IDENTIFIED AND RECOMMENDATIONS COME FROM OUR IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, OUR CONSULTANT WILL BE ABLE TO FINALIZE THE IMPACT FEE STUDY UPDATE AS A DRAFT. THAT DRAFT WILL COME TO COUNCIL. WE ARE HOPING MAY 8TH. OKAY, SO IT REALLY WOULD BE THAT QUICK OF A TURNAROUND. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING WHETHER THAT WAS THE TURNAROUND OR WHETHER WE WOULD JUST SEE THE RECOMMENDATIONS. AND THEN AT SOME POINT WE WOULD NEED TO ACTUALLY RECEIVE THE STUDY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I MEAN, RIGHT NOW, LIKE I SAID, WHEN WE MET WITH OUR CONSULTANT ON TUESDAY, HE SAID EVERYTHING'S PRETTY MUCH IN THERE, BUT OBVIOUSLY HE CAN'T MAKE THAT DECISION. BUT IT WOULD BE A VERY QUICK TURNAROUND TIME BECAUSE HE'S GOT EVERYTHING CALCULATED BOTH WAYS. AND THAT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE SHOWED TO COUNCIL ON MONDAY. IF YOU RECALL, THERE WERE SLIDES THAT SAID THIS IS WHAT IT IS TODAY.IF WE WERE TO GO SQUARE FOOTAGE, THIS IS WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE. SO IT'S JUST A PROCESS OF FINALIZING WHICH DIRECTION WE'RE GOING TO GO AND THEN GETTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN BRINGING THE DRAFT FORWARD. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, IF THE COUNCIL MAKES A DETERMINATION ON THE EIGHTH, THEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE SHORTLY AFTER. AND WHEN THE OUTREACH IS HAPPENING TO THE DEVELOPERS, IT WILL BE HAPPENING WITH THAT PROPOSED STUDY. THAT WON'T REALLY BE FINAL UNTIL COUNCIL ADOPTS IT AT THE END OF JUNE, SO WE'LL CALL IT THE DRAFT AT THAT POINT. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILOR FRANCIS, QUESTION A QUESTION. ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GO TO COMMENTS, DO WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR OUR DIRECTOR? ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TUESDAY'S MEETING BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT UP SOME POINTS WE HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IN COUNCIL AND DIDN'T COME TO A CONCLUSION. THEY SAID WE NEED TO DELIBERATE AND GET MORE INFORMATION. AND I THINK THEY HAD A QUESTION FOR TISCHLER BICE THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A DIRECT ANSWER FOR YET. SO THERE'S SOME CLARITY THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THEY DISCOVERED IT. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. YES. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE. ALL RIGHT. SO THE ACTION LISTED IS AN ACTION THAT WE CANNOT TAKE. BUT THREE WEEKS FROM NOW WHEN WE ONCE AGAIN COME TOGETHER IN THIS VERY SAME FORUM, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COUNCIL, THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL GIVE US HOPEFULLY PRODUCE ON THE SIXTH.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE 8TH OF MAY.
I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL TABLE THIS ITEM UNTIL THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE IMPACT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS GIVEN TO COUNCIL. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO I DID THANK YOU FOR THE MOTION. AND THE SECOND I ASKED FOR A DATE CERTAIN BECAUSE IF WE DON'T KEEP WITH THAT SCHEDULE, OUR OUR OUR PLAN DOES GO A LITTLE CRAZY. BUT AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE IS, HEY, IF THEY DON'T GIVE US A RECOMMENDATION ON THE SIXTH, ARE WE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE MAKE ONE INDEPENDENTLY OR WILL THERE BE A REASON TO WAIT? SO I THINK NOT HAVING A DATE CERTAIN IS JUST FINE. AND SO WITH THAT CITY CLERK, YOU CAN OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO TO THE VOTE, CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT OUR VOTE? BURTON SHOT. YES. FRANCIS A FREEMAN.
YES. LAWSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES
[6. Announcements]
OUR OFFICIAL BUSINESS. TONIGHT WE WILL MEET. WE ARE. WE DID HAVE OUR MEETINGS BACK TO BACK THIS MONTH BECAUSE THERE'S A SPECIAL EVENT NEXT MONTH OR NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS THE NEW NUCLEAR FORUM THAT'S BEING HOSTED IN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. AND OUR CITY IS ACTUALLY QUITE INVOLVED.BUT I WANTED TO JUST VERY QUICKLY RUN THROUGH A FEW OTHER DATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE, APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD. I DID GET TO GO TO THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY THIS EVENING AND SHARE PROCLAMATION TO THAT EFFECT. AND THERE WERE LOTS OF NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY A
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REALLY BEAUTIFUL SIGHT. THE 18TH TOMORROW WILL BE CELEBRATING ALONG WITH BONNEVILLE COUNTY, THE TWO LIGHTS FOR TOMORROW COMMEMORATION OF PAUL REVERE'S RIDE. WHICH ONE? IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA. YOU WILL SEE TWO LIGHTS IN THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BUILDING AND CITY HALL TOMORROW EVENING TO COMMEMORATE THAT. AND THERE WILL BE SOME PROCLAMATIONS READ ON THE 19TH THAT ZOO CLEANUP DAY. OH, SORRY. SO THAT THAT EVENT AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE TOMORROW, 8 P.M. ON THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE STEPS. THEN YOU GO HOME, GO TO BED, GET UP IN THE MORNING AND SHOW UP AT THE ZOO WITH GLOVES AND A RAKE AND BE READY FOR ZOO CLEANUP DAY AT 9 A.M. AND IF YOU DON'T HAVE GLOVES AND A RAKE, JUST BRING A GOOD ATTITUDE. SOMEBODY WILL HAVE EQUIPMENT FOR YOU TO GO DO WORK, YARD WORK AND THAT KIND OF THING. ON THE 22ND, NO. 24TH OPENING DAY AT THE ZOO. SO THAT'S WHY THE 19TH WE GET READY FOR THAT. THE 28TH WILL BE AT THE POLICE COMPLEX IN THEIR TRAINING ROOM FOR OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP WITH DIRECTORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY 5TH. NOT ONLY CINCO DE MAYO, BUT WE'LL BE BACK IN THIS ROOM FOR A WORK SESSION. AND IT'S ALSO, I BELIEVE, A DAY THAT CITY CLUB WILL BE DOING A LEGISLATIVE RECAP. AND THEN ON THE EIGHTH, WE'LL BE BACK IN HERE FOR A COUNCIL MEETING. SO POWER BOARD ON THE SENATE. WE DO HAVE POWER BOARD ON THE SEVENTH. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS OF DATES OR IMPORTANT EVENTS THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS? I WOULDN'T SAY A DATE, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GO GET THEIR RESIDENCE CARD SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE REDUCED FEE AT THE ZOO IF THEY CAN PROVE THEIR RESIDENCE. SO THAT'S NEW. YOU REMEMBER THE LOCATION FOR WHERE YOU PICKED THAT UP AT THE REC CENTER? AT THE REC CENTER IS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. GREAT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS EVENING. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THERE'LL BE A FEW OF US LINGERING AFTER.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.