[1. Call to Order] [00:00:02] REALLY, REALLY LONG. PAUSE. OKAY, WELL, WELCOME TONIGHT TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE EXCUSING MAYOR KASPER TONIGHT WHO IS ON CITY TRAVEL. AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS IS ALSO NOT ABLE TO JOIN US TONIGHT. WE'LL BEGIN BY ASKING YOU TO JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER FREEMAN WILL LEAD US TONIGHT. 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. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HERE TONIGHT FOR ANYBODY WHO HAPPENS TO BE LISTENING ONLINE. AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING ALONG WITH MORE THAN JUST THE AGENDA, BUT THE FULL PACKET, THAT QR CODE THAT IS NICELY FRAMED ON THE WALL IS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE FULL THE FULL PACKET AS WE MOVE THROUGH IT. OKAY. IS ANYONE HERE TONIGHT TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT SEPARATE FROM THE HEARING ON THE CDBG? ANY ANY COMMENTS THAT ARE. IF SO, COME TO THE OKAY. SO THEN I'M ASSUMING THAT EVERYONE IS JUST HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEARING THAT WE WILL BE HAVING CONCERNING THE CDBG APPLICATION. 000, I'M SORRY, I NEED TO ESTABLISH THE QUORUM. THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANKS. YEAH, I APPRECIATE IT. WILL YOU GO AHEAD AND DO THAT FOR US? YEAH. CITY CLERK ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTENSHAW HERE. COUNCILOR RADFORD. PRESENT. COUNCILOR. DINGMAN HERE. COUNCILOR. FREEMAN HERE, COUNCILOR. LARSON HERE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE ARE THEN [4. Consent Agenda] MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER FOUR. WE HAVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. IF YOU WILL READ THOSE INTO THE RECORD, PLEASE. YES. SO TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. THE FIRST ONE IS A PURCHASE OF 160 GENERATOR AND TRANSFER SWITCH FROM WHEELER ELECTRIC FOR 117 575. AND SECONDLY, THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR APRIL OF 2025 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. WE HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM APRIL 10TH, 14TH AND 17TH, AND ALSO JUNE 12TH OF 2025. AND WE ALSO HAVE ALL BUSINESS AND CONTRACTOR LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE MONTH OF MAY OF THIS YEAR, OF WHICH THERE WAS 117. OKAY. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED, AND I'LL SECOND. CITY CLERK IF YOU WILL CALL THE ROLL OR CALL THE VOTE. BURTONSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. WE ARE MOVING RIGHT ALONG INTO OUR [5.A.1) Public Hearing - Denial of Alcohol License for Yellowstone Cigar Company, LLC] REGULAR AGENDA TONIGHT. AND THE FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE IS COMING TO US FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. THIS IS A LITTLE UNUSUAL BECAUSE USUALLY THE CITY CLERK DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN. IN OUR OWN DISCUSSION AND HEARING, BUT SHE DOES SHE HAS PERTINENT INFORMATION FOR US. AND THIS IS ACTUALLY A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I AM GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THAT HEARING AND SAY THAT ALL OF THE TESTIMONY GIVEN WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD. THANK YOU. SO TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING IS IN REGARDS TO AN ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATION THAT WAS APPLIED FOR EARLIER THIS YEAR. IT WAS APPLIED FOR BY DARREN BRANDT WITH YELLOWSTONE CIGAR COMPANY. WE RECEIVED THE APPLICATION AND THE CLERK'S OFFICE. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME? OKAY, I CAN'T REALLY REACH MY MIC THAT WELL. RECEIVE THE APPLICATION. WE SIGNED OFF ON THE PRE-REVIEW. THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY APPROVAL FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEN A ZONING VERIFICATION WAS DONE, AS IS THE NORMAL PRACTICE DURING THAT ZONING VERIFICATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT THE BUSINESS LOCATION IS WITHIN WHAT'S CONSIDERED A TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE, OR A TN, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW FOR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY OFFICE, THE CLERK'S OFFICE WAS UNABLE TO ISSUE AN ALCOHOL LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT. AND THE WAY OUR CITY CODE READS IS THAT WE THEN HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE COUNCIL AS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR COUNCIL TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION AND VERIFY THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE GATHERED AND TAKE IT FROM THERE. AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ZONING, I THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE ON HAND THAT CAN ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AS WELL, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT MY [00:05:04] AREA OF EXPERTISE. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE TO GIVE TESTIMONY ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE TONIGHT WITH THIS HEARING? OKAY. SO LEGAL WOULD YOU LIKE TO ALSO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL WITH THIS ISSUE? I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD THAT'S FACTUALLY DIFFERENT THAN THE CLERK'S REPORT. THE ZONING CODE DOESN'T PERMIT DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS. SO THAT'S REALLY THE QUESTION YOU'VE GOT TO RESOLVE IS WHETHER AND WHETHER THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE DENIED. SO THAT'S THE QUESTION YOU'VE GOT FOR YOU TODAY OKAY OKAY. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK EITHER THE CITY CLERK OR THE CITY ATTORNEY. I MAY HAVE A QUESTION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THANK YOU. IF CARRIE BUEHLER WILL PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. I KNOW RECENTLY WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH SELLING ALCOHOL CLOSE TO A CHURCH DOWN THERE AT THE LIVE AFTER FIVE EVENT. WE HAD TO DO A VARIANCE FOR THAT. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE LOCATION OF THIS CIGAR SHOP THAT WANTS TO SELL ALCOHOL IS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO THE METHODIST CHURCH, AND I'M NOT CLEAR ON HOW FAR THE DISTANCE WAS THAT IT COULD IT NEEDED TO BE AWAY, BUT I THINK IT FALLS UNDER THAT UMBRELLA. ALSO, I COULDN'T SPEAK TO THAT. THE ZONING DESIGNATION ITSELF DOESN'T REFER TO DISTANCE FROM RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE REQUIREMENT FROM A SOME OTHER CODE, NOT FROM THE ZONING ORDINANCE. SO MR. BUEHLER IS RIGHT. THAT'S AN ELEMENT OF THE ALCOHOL LICENSING ITSELF. SO REGARDLESS OF WHAT ZONE YOU'RE IN, YOU IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A LICENSE TO SERVE ALCOHOL AS PART OF YOUR BUSINESS, YOU NEED TO BE OUTSIDE OF THAT 300 FOOT RADIUS OF A SCHOOL OR A CHURCH OR A HOUSE OF WORSHIP. THAT'S THE QUESTION I HAD IS IT'S 300FT, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THIS IS WITHIN THAT RADIUS. YEAH. AND IF SOMEONE IS OTHERWISE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A PERMIT TO SERVE ALCOHOL TEMPORARILY OR LICENSED TO SERVE IT ON AN ONGOING BASIS, THEY WOULD NEED TO GET A VARIANCE TO HAVE THE LICENSE HERE. PART OF THE REASON WHY THAT QUESTION IS NOT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL IS THAT THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE A LICENSE BECAUSE THEY'RE WITHIN THE ZONE OF THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH. THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. BUT DIDN'T WE ALSO OR ARE WE JUST CONSIDERING THIS, THAT IT'S THE FACT THAT IT'S A PERMANENT BUSINESS THAT WOULD BE SERVING ALCOHOL ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AS OPPOSED TO A PERMIT? THAT'S JUST A INDEED THAT'S WHY THIS DENIAL HAS COME BEFORE COUNCIL. SO YOU MIGHT SAY TO YOURSELF, I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL FOR A WHILE. I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THESE COME BEFORE YOU. THAT'S BECAUSE TYPICALLY WHEN YOU GET THIS FAR ALONG IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING UP YOUR BAR OR RESTAURANT, YOU'VE CHECKED THE ZONING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE IN APPROPRIATE ZONE ON THIS PARTICULAR APPLICATION. I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS THAT WE'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR DOWN IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS. THE ONLY FOLKS IN THE CITY THAT CAN DENY A PERMANENT LICENSE TO SERVE ALCOHOL IS THE COUNCIL, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BUEHLER OR THE CLERK? ONE COMMENT DOWN TO A CITY CLERK. AS I RECALL, WHEN THEY FIRST APPLIED, THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THIS WAS INCONSISTENT WITH ZONING. ISN'T THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. THERE WAS IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WAS CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE APPLICANT AND OUR ZONING DEPARTMENT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THIS, AND THEY WERE MADE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL DENIAL WELL BEFORE THE END WAS NEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THIS JUST FEELS A LITTLE MORE LIKE FORMALITY BECAUSE WE DON'T ALLOW ALCOHOL IN THE TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS ON A PERMANENT BASIS. SO. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANYONE READY TO MAKE THAT MOTION? ANY MOTION? EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HELP TONIGHT ON THIS ROLL. SO YES, WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE HEARING AND INCLUDE THAT ALL TESTIMONY BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD. AND NOW WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION. GOT THAT? I MOVE THAT COUNCIL DENY ALCOHOL LICENSE APPLICATION NUMBER 3538596 PRESENTED BY YELLOWSTONE CIGAR COMPANY LLC. AS PER CITY CODE 4-34A THROUGH E. SO CITY CLERK. FREEMAN. YES. DINGMAN. YES. LARSEN. YES. RADFORD. BURTENSHAW. YES. MOTION [00:10:03] CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW FOR WHAT EVERYONE HAS COME TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE WITH US TONIGHT. AND WE ARE GLAD THAT YOU ARE WITH US TONIGHT IN THE ROOM. THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE. NICE. NICE NIGHTS THAT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IS, IS WELL ENACTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. [5.B.1) Public Hearing-Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) PY 2025 Annual Action Plan] SO ONCE AGAIN THIS IS GOING TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING AND CALL IT. YES. GO AHEAD LISA FERRIS IS GOING TO COME AND ADDRESS US. AND WE WOULD JUST SAY THAT EVERYTHING IS FROM THIS POINT ON IS IN THE RECORD OF BEING PART OF THE HEARING. AND IF YOU WILL, PLEASE LEAD US THROUGH THAT AND WE WILL TAKE THE COMMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER I JUST WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY HERE TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING, THE AUDIENCE AND OUR APPLICANTS AND THOSE LISTENING TO YOU AT HOME. WELL, THIS IS OUR THIS IS OUR 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. IT'S REALLY A DRAFT THAT WE HAVE TO PUT TOGETHER AND SUBMIT TO HUD BEFORE AUGUST 16TH. SO THE OPEN PUBLIC HEARING WILL KEEP IT OPEN FOR 30 DAYS, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO SOME OF THE APPLICANTS TONIGHT TO TELL THEIR STORIES. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY OF HOW WE CAME TO BE IN THE COMMUNITY BACK TO 2004. SO THIS ALLOWS US TO FILE DIRECTLY TO HUD FOR OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION. RIGHT NOW WE ARE AT THE FINAL ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OF OUR CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLAN. SO WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR 2026 TO 2030 TO START A NEW FIVE YEAR PLAN. THIS IS OUR IT'S OUR FOURTH FIVE YEAR PLAN THAT WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO WITH THIS DRAFT, WE HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE IT SUBMITTED BY AUGUST 16TH. AND OUR PLANNING YEAR RUNS FROM APRIL 1ST TO MARCH 31ST. OUR ALLOCATION IS 412 342. FOR 2025, WE RECEIVED 16 APPLICANTS TOTALING 760,000 FOR 2528 FROM 2004 TO 2025, WE'LL HAVE RECEIVED 8,000,820 $544 IN ANNUAL ALLOCATIONS, AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR CB1 AND CB2 ALLOCATION FOR COVID. THERE ARE SEVERAL BENEFITS TO THE CBG PROGRAM. IT ASSISTS THE CITY IN FUNDING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED IN GENERAL FUNDS, AND ALSO ASSISTS OUR LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH FILLING A GAP IN SERVICE, AND ALSO ALLOWS CITY AND LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN LEVERAGING ADDITIONAL FUNDS. ALL OF OUR PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE TO FALL INTO CATEGORIES, SO THEY HAVE TO MEET ONE OF THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES, FIRST BEING BENEFIT TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS. AND FOR 2025, THAT HUD GUIDE OF 76,000 150,000 ANNUAL INCOME FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR IS CONSIDERED LOW MODERATE INCOME. THEY HAVE TO PREVENT OR ELIMINATE CONDITIONS ON THE FLIGHT OR MEET AN URGENT NEED. THEY MUST BE HUD ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES. AND THEY ALSO HAVE TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE CURRENT FIVE YEAR PLAN AND BE APPROVED FOR THE CURRENT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. THEY HAVE TO FIT ONE OF FOUR HUD PRIORITIES AS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PRIORITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY OR PUBLIC SERVICE PRIORITY. AND AGAIN, I'LL SHARE SOME EXAMPLES WITH YOU. THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND WITHIN OUR THREE CENSUS TRACTS. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE WITH CURB, GUTTER, AND SIDEWALK ON JEFFERSON AVENUE. SO THAT WAS BEFORE. AND THERE'S AFTER. A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY WITH HABITAT. THERE'S A TRIPLEX UNIT AT ELMORE BEFORE AND AFTER. AND ALSO SINGLE UNIT REHAB WITH A HOME THAT WAS DONATED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF JACKSON HOLE JUNCTION. SO HABITAT WAS ABLE TO PERFORM FOUNDATION. BUT THE DONATED HOME ON THE FOUNDATION AND THEN REHAB IT. SO TO DATE THERE ARE ACTUALLY. THREE, FOUR, SEVEN HOMES IN THAT AREA FOR LOW MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS. AND THIS IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY. THIS IS PAGE INSURANCE WITH BEFORE THEIR FULL FACADE. AND THAT'S AFTER THE FULL FACADE. AND THEN ALSO SINGLE UNIT REHAB. SO WE'RE ABLE TO INSTALL A RAMP SYSTEM FOR ELDERLY DISABLED INDIVIDUAL. AND HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES FOR NONPROFIT [00:15:05] SERVICE PROVIDERS, AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES TO LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT THROUGH CLUB INCORPORATED, IDAHO LEGAL AID, IDAHO LEGAL AID FOR GRANDPARENTS, RAISING GRANDCHILDREN, COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO FOR CHILDCARE VOUCHERS AND SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM WITH FOOD COSTS AND DELIVERY. AND TONIGHT WE HAVE 16 APPLICANTS TOTAL. I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH THE LIST BRIEFLY, AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER LISA SHAW WILL INVITE THOSE APPLICANTS UP TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS VERY BRIEFLY, SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO. SO NOT MANDATORY, BUT IT IS A NICE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECTS. SO GOING THROUGH THE LIST. WITH IDAHO LEGAL AID, LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 18,050. WE PROVIDE CRISIS CENTER OF EASTERN IDAHO CASE MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR CLIENTS 18 AND OLDER 30,000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 3000. FOR SNACKS AND DRINKS TO YOUTH GOING THROUGH INTAKE PROCESS AND 17,000 FOR THE GED PROGRAM. TESTING VOUCHERS FOR A TOTAL OF 20,000. UNITED WAY OR ALICE CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ASSISTANCE WITH AFFORDABLE DAYCARE EXPENSES FOR WORKING FAMILIES THAT DO NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. ASKING FOR 30,000 SALVATION ARMY RENTAL ASSISTANCE AT 15,000. UTILITY ASSISTANCE AT 4500 FOR LMI INDIVIDUALS, AND SALARY FOR ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE AT 3000. INDIRECT COSTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICE OCCUPANCY 2500 FOR A TOTAL REQUEST OF 25,000 FROM STORAGE FAMILY EMERGENCY SHELTER ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE INTAKE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICE FOR MY CLIENTS FOR 15 PAY PERIODS, JUNE TO DECEMBER, ASKING FOR 13,098. CAN I INTERRUPT YOU RIGHT THERE WHEN WE HAVE IT ON OURS IS TT SO PART TIME EMPLOYEE. BUT I THINK YOU. OH SORRY. NEVER MIND. IT IS A FULL TIME. FULL TIME MIND. YES. THE NEXT PREGNANCY CARE CENTER ULTRASOUND AND RESULTS TO EASE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR ALL MY CLIENTS AT THE CENTER SUPPORTS ONE ULTRASOUND A MONTH AT 400 EACH FOR 20,800 FOR THE YEAR. COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET OF IDAHO FALLS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED CANOPY TO COVER FAMILY RENT AND EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER. 25,000 IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SITE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS TO CONTINUE THAT PROGRAM, CITY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. CURB. VETERAN. SIDEWALK OR LIKE LMI CLIENTS IN THE HIGHLAND PARK SUBDIVISION ASKING FOR 195,000 YMCA UPDATE THEIR HVAC SYSTEM SIX UNITS AT 140,005 7858, REPLACE CONCRETE STEPS IN ADA RAMP 7500. REPAINT THE EXTERIOR BUILDING 9000 FOR A TOTAL OF 157,078 58. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IDAHO FALLS BRUSH WITH KINDNESS MINOR EXTERIOR REPAIR PROGRAM FOR LMI SINGLE UNIT HOMEOWNERS 30,000 IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION FINISHED THEIR MINOR INTERIOR REHAB TO THE REMAINING UNITS AT THE HAYDEN TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND PROVIDE SHELTER TO DISPLACED FAMILIES. THIS I WANTED TO MAKE NOTE THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT SCOPE WAS CHANGED FROM ITS ORIGINAL BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GET THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT THAT JUST WASN'T QUITE READY. SO THIS PROJECT SCOPE IS TO FINISH PROJECT WHAT THEY STARTED LAST YEAR. THERE'S TEN UNITS OR MORE THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED, AND THEY'RE REQUESTING 10,000. DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP INCORPORATED. EXTERNAL RENOVATION OF THE H. DWIGHT AND CATHERINE WHITAKER VOCATIONAL CENTER, 41,750 IDAHO FALLS SENIOR SENIOR CITIZEN COMMUNITY CENTER, REPLACED FIVE VAN OVENS THAT DELIVER MEALS ON WHEELS TO SENIORS AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. 7180 30 AND THEN ADMINISTRATION THE CDBG PROGRAM ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE AT ABOUT 20% MAX OF THE ALLOCATION, OR 82,468 40. SO AT THIS POINT, I HAVE A LIST OF APPLICANTS IF YOU WANT TO INVITE THEM TO THE PODIUM. IF THEY CHOOSE TO, THEY CAN COME SPEAK. YES. OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE I WILL CALL YOU I DON'T KNOW I WILL. WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL, I'LL CALL THE FIRST PERSON. THEN I'LL ALSO SAY WHO'S ON DECK JUST SO THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I JUST WANT TO START OUT BY [00:20:08] SAYING THAT I RECOGNIZE YOU. EVERY ONE OF YOU. I RECOGNIZE YOU ARE THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND. AND SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I, YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU ARE THE YOU ARE THE PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THAT I RECOGNIZE THAT. I RECOGNIZE THAT THE BULK OF THIS ALLOCATION IS VERY STRICT AND THE BULK OF IT IS NOT WHERE THE NEED IS. THE ALLOWANCE IS NOT EXACTLY WHERE THE NEED IS RIGHT IN THESE, THESE FUNDS. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT OUT THERE AS AS I CALL YOU FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND KEEP IT TO THREE MINUTES. I KNOW THAT'S HARD AND I REALLY DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU. AND IF I INTERRUPT YOU, IT'S NOT BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE YOUR PROJECT. IT'S SIMPLY JUST THAT YOU YOU CAN WRAP IT UP, AND THEN YOU CAN SEND US, YOU KNOW, EMAILS AND EMAILS TO TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR PROJECT. BUT WE ARE GOING TO REALLY TRY AND KEEP THAT THREE MINUTE TIMER TONIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO START WITH IDAHO LEGAL AID JAKE WORKMAN. YES. AND THEN APRIL CRANDALL FOURTH IS COMING FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER. THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I SO I'M JAKE WORKMAN THIS IS I'VE BEEN HERE TEN YEARS SOON AT LEGAL AID THIS YEAR WE ARE REQUESTING SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUNDING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING THOSE SITUATIONS OR HAVE EXPERIENCED IT AND HAVE SOME ONGOING PROBLEMS. WE ARE REQUESTING 18,050 AND THAT AMOUNTS TO 190 HOURS OF LEGAL WORK, DIRECT CLIENT WORK. WE BILL AT $95 AN HOUR, LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT PRIVATE ATTORNEYS AROUND HERE BILL. SO WE LIKE TO HOPE IT'S A GOOD BANG FOR YOUR BUCK. THIS WOULD BE ESSENTIALLY REPRESENTATION AND BRIEF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO REPRESENT THEMSELVES. AND DIVORCES, CUSTODY, CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS WHICH JUST GROW EVERY WEEK HERE AND THEN KIND OF RELATED STUFF TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SO LET'S SAY THERE'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SOMEONE GETS KICKED OUT OF THEIR HOUSING. WE CAN MAYBE HELP WITH THAT TOO. THIS MONEY IS FOR IDAHO FALLS RESIDENTS ONLY, BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME A GOOD AMOUNT OF NEED THAT WE SEE ON A DAILY BASIS. AND IT'S REALLY TO HELP FAMILIES IN CRISIS. AND THAT'S THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT I LOVE ABOUT MY JOB. THAT'S WHY I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TEN YEARS. IT'S WHAT I CARE ABOUT, AND I'VE BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH THAT I START TO SEE CLIENTS WHO'VE COME BACK AFTER WE GET SOMETHING IN PLACE AND THEY STARTED A BUSINESS, OR THEY'VE GONE TO SCHOOL, THEIR KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL. AND THAT'S BEEN, I DON'T KNOW, FUN. IT'S NICE TO NOT JUST SEE THE BAD PART, BUT MAYBE THE GOOD SIDE OF THE COIN TOO. SO THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE. I'M HAPPY TO KEEP IT BRIEF, BUT I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. AND BECAUSE THIS IS A HEARING, IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS TO ASK THE THEN I MEAN, UNLIKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THIS IS A HEARING. AND SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU KNOW WE CAN ASK AN HOUR LATER OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. WORTMAN. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW, I DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM. OKAY. MAYBE MAYBE SHE WILL JOIN US. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE DVSC, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER WITH ANN JOHNSON, AND THEN ARIEL HOWELL. HELLO. MY NAME IS ANN JOHNSON, AND I WORK FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER. WE ARE A FULL SERVICE COMPREHENSIVE. A FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IF YOU HAVE SEEN IT IN THE NEWS, A CRIME COMMITTED I'M GOING TO THE MAJORITY OF THOSE CLIENTS HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR CENTER, AND OUR ADVOCATES AND NURSES ARE ON CALL 24 OVER SEVEN. SO THEY WORK VERY HARD AT GETTING JUSTICE FOR THESE VICTIMS. AND WE SEE EVERYTHING FROM BABIES TO OLDER PEOPLE. SO IT'S VERY HARD. ONE OF THE PORTIONS OF OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM ALSO IS THE GED PROGRAM. AND WE DEAL WITH ALL LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND THE MAJORITY ARE COME FROM DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES THAT HAVEN'T HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO FINISH THEIR EDUCATION. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT AGE THEY ARE 16 YEARS AND OLDER AND WE ARE ASKING FOR SNACKS FOR OUR CENTER [00:25:03] BECAUSE WE DEAL. WE NEED A LOT OF CHOCOLATE THERE AND A LOT OF DRINKS AND CHIPS AND CRACKERS, BECAUSE THAT REALLY HELPS PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROCESS THEY HAVE TO GO TO WHEN THEY'RE DEALING WITH ADVOCATES AND NURSES. AND WE'RE ALSO ASKING FOR 17,000 FOR OUR GED PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THE FUNDING, BECAUSE WE PAY FOR ALL OUR STUDENTS TO GET THEIR GED. LAST YEAR, SINCE LAST YEAR, OUR APPLICATIONS HAVE DOUBLED. AT THE CENTER, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 162 NEW APPLICANTS IN 2024, OUR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $555 PER STUDENT. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THIS YEAR 138 NEW APPLICANTS, AND WE HAVE SIX MORE MONTHS TO GO. 56% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE 22 AND YOUNGER. SO WE'RE DEALING WITH, I, 49% OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE NOT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND 51% ARE. SO WE'RE TRYING TO IMPACT BECAUSE I LIKE WORKING WITH THIS AGE GROUP BECAUSE BEFORE THEY PROCEED ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS AND NOT NECESSARILY BETTER, BUT I LIKE GRABBING THEM RIGHT THEN BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT THINK IT'S A BIG DEAL. BUT IF THEY GET THEIR GED AT AGE 16, THEY'RE GOING TO BE SUPER, SUPER EXCITED WITH LIFE IN A FEW YEARS. SO THEY HAVE I TALK TO THEM REALLY HARD IF THEY'VE GOTTEN INTO THE CRIMINAL SYSTEM AND TRY AND STEER THEM OKAY. I'M GOING TO PUT SOME PERSPECTIVE ON IT. IN 2000. I'M SORRY. OKAY. TIME IT IF YOU CAN. IF YOU'LL FINISH IT UP I CAN SUPER APPRECIATE THAT. AND YOU CAN SUBMIT ANYTHING WRITTEN TO US AS WELL. OR ARE YOU SURE I'M NOT OKAY? I'M GOOD, I DO. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. I'M. I'M WONDERING ABOUT THE LAUNCH PROGRAM. WE DO. WE REFER OUR CLIENTS THAT GRADUATE. WE WORK WITH THEM TO GO ON TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION. AND I TELL THEM I HAVE A SHEET THAT I PASS OUT ABOUT WHAT WHAT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND WHERE THEY'RE AT. AND I HELP THEM GO, I'LL, I'LL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO GO TO SEE TO THE CENTER FOR NEW DIRECTION. THANK YOU. YES. YEAH. IT JUST FEELS LIKE IF THE STATE'S GOING TO PAY FOR AP TESTING, THEY SHOULD ALSO PAY FOR TESTING. THAT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE DISJOINTED TO ME. SO YES. YES, I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER SUBJECT. OKAY. THAT IS WHAT I WAS WONDERING THERE. SO DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? OR IF YOU'LL SEE HERE, JUST FOR A MOMENT. SORRY. THANK YOU. I GOT TO SEE ANN'S WORK. I WAS IN THE PRISON AT A GRADUATION CEREMONY AND GOT TO SEE AMAZING THINGS THAT SHE AND THE PEOPLE, HOW MUCH THEY LOVE HER AND CARES ABOUT. IT'S AWESOME. I TEACH IN THE JAIL. THE SHERIFF HAS BROUGHT IN THE GED PROGRAM TO THE JAIL. THEY PAY FOR IT. IT'S NOT ON YOUR TIME. NO. THAT'S OKAY, NO, I JUST YEAH, LIKE I SAID, I JUST KNOW THAT THEY PAY FOR AP TESTS, SO IT'S NICE TO THINK THAT. SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND PLEASE SUBMIT THOSE WRITTEN OKAY. THE REST OF YOUR WRITTEN COMMENTS. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT OKAY. STEVE STANNARD YES. AND DID I SAY YOUR YES YOU DID. OKAY. FIRST ONE TO SALVATION ARMY. JUST REAL QUICKLY I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK LISA FOR HER EFFORTS ON THIS. IT'S A VERY EASY GRANT PROCESS. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. SO SALVATION ARMY HAS BEEN IN. IN IDAHO FALLS FOR 127 YEARS. WE'VE BEEN DOING THE SAME THING THE WHOLE TIME, MEETING HUMAN NEEDS WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION. ONE OF THOSE THINGS, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE OVER AND OVER, LIKE EVERY DAY, IS HELP WITH UTILITIES AND RENT, PEOPLE TRYING TO KEEP INSIDE THEIR HOMES. ANYONE WHO DEALS WITH HOMELESS POPULATIONS KNOWS IT'S MUCH MORE EFFICIENT. IF YOU CAN KEEP SOMEONE WHO'S HEADING TOWARDS HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR HOME, RATHER THAN PROVIDE FOR THEM ONCE THEY BECOME HOMELESS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS GRANT. WE ARE INSIDE THE LMI MAP, AND SO WE'RE VERY ACCESSIBLE TO THIS POPULATION. YOU WOULD BE SHOCKED AT HOW MANY I'VE BEEN. SO WE RUN A SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN, WHICH ISN'T PART OF THIS GRANT, BUT I'M JUST AMAZED THAT WE GET ABOUT 70 KIDS A DAY WHO WALK TO OUR TO OUR FACILITY FROM THE FROM THE AREA. WE'RE REALLY WE REALLY ARE IN THE RIGHT SPOT FOR THAT. SO RENTING UTILITIES IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR. AND THEN OF COURSE, A LITTLE BIT OF THE MANPOWER THAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. HONESTLY, THE TRUTH IS THE [00:30:03] HARDEST PART IS KEEPING YOUR LIGHTS ON, KEEPING YOUR STAFF PAID. SO ANYWAY, I THINK I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE TO POINT THAT OUT TO YOU. I JUST APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT. I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME TO US. I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU TO STEVE AS HE'S DEPARTING US SO HE GETS SALVATION. ARMY MOVES PEOPLE AROUND AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME HERE. SO AUTHORSHIP IS TRANSIENT WORKERS. SO IT'S COME TO NICE PLACES LIKE LIKE IDAHO FALLS. AND THIS HAS BEEN TERRIFIC. AND NOW THEY'RE SITTING HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS NOT SO TERRIFIC BUT BUT NEEDS THERE TOO. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I SHOULD SAY THIS COMMUNITY DOES A NICE JOB AT MAKING SURE THAT THE POVERTY THAT IS HERE DOESN'T DRAG DOWN THE ECONOMY. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THAT IN ANOTHER WAY. THAT'S THAT'S NICER. BUT THE TRUTH IS, IS A VERY HEALTHY, A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. AND YOU GUYS ARE REALLY COMMITTED TO THAT. AND I'VE BEEN TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. IT TAKES A LOT OF PLACES. AND THIS ONE IS JUST PLEASANT. AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE DYING WITH SYRINGES IN THEIR IN THEIR VEINS, AND WE HAVE CHILDREN WHO CAN'T, CAN'T BE FED EVERY DAY, PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THEIR WAY TO HOMELESS IF NOT HOMELESS. AND YOUNG MAN THIS MORNING WAS HOMELESS KID 16 YEARS OLD. WE DO A NICE JOB OF MAKING SURE IT'S A SMALL MINORITY OF THE POPULATION. AND ANYWAY, THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. OKAY, NOW EXCUSE ME, WHO'S FOLLOWING ALONG? OH, YEAH. YOU KNOW, THANK YOU. YOU ARE. YES. YOU ARE DISMISSED. NO. JUST KIDDING. ARIEL HOWELL FROM UNITED WAY. DID WE? OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS OKAY. JODY ELDRIDGE. JODY IS WITH THE NEST PREGNANCY CARE CENTER. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JODY ELDRIDGE. I'M REPRESENTING THE NEST PREGNANCY CARE CENTER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ON HOW OFFERING FREE, LIMITED OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUND IS NOT JUST A SERVICE, IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IN HEALTH AND STABILITY. AT NEST PREGNANCY CARE CENTER, WE PROVIDE FREE ULTRASOUNDS TO CONFIRM PREGNANCY VIABILITY, DETECT A HEARTBEAT, AND DETERMINE GESTATIONAL AGE. THIS EARLY INSIGHT INTO PREGNANCY IS OFTEN THE FIRST STEP TOWARD A HEALTHIER OUTCOME FOR BOTH MOM AND BABY. WE KNOW THAT EARLY PRENATAL CARE IS CRITICAL. IT REDUCES THE RISK OF COMPLICATIONS, IMPROVES BIRTH OUTCOMES, AND SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES THE NUMBER OF COSTLY EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS LATER IN PREGNANCY, WHEN WOMEN CAN ACCESS ULTRASOUNDS AT NO COST, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEEK CARE EARLIER, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR IN CRISIS. THIS DIRECTLY SUPPORTS PUBLIC HEALTH AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFER AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITY OVERALL. BEYOND THE MEDICAL IMPACT, THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS WOMEN THROUGH INFORMATION. WHEN A WOMAN SEES HER BABY ON AN ULTRASOUND, SHE'S NOT JUST GETTING IMAGES, SHE'S RECEIVING CLARITY, EDUCATION AND CONFIDENCE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. THAT KNOWLEDGE FOSTERS RESPONSIBLE ACTION AND REDUCES FEAR, WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO BETTER PLANNING, LESS ECONOMIC STRAIN, AND FEWER LONG TERM SOCIAL COSTS. REMOVING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF AN OF AN EARLY ULTRASOUND HELPS FAMILIES MAINTAIN STABILITY. FOR MANY OF OUR CLIENTS, THAT MEANS NOT HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN RENT AND HEALTHCARE. IT MEANS FEWER INTERRUPTIONS TO WORK AND LESS RELIANCE UPON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. AND IN THE BROADER SENSE, IT KEEPS PEOPLE ON THEIR FEET EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY. FINALLY, THIS GRANT HELPS SUSTAIN LOCAL HEALTHCARE RELATED JOBS, SONOGRAPHERS NURSES AND SUPPORT STAFF AND ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS. THAT KIND OF COLLABORATION CREATES A STRONGER SAFETY NET FOR EVERYONE. IN SHORT, FREE, LIMITED ULTRASOUNDS AREN'T JUST A SERVICE, THEY ARE PROACTIVE SOLUTION THAT PROTECTS HEALTH, PROMOTES EQUITY, AND PRESERVES DIGNITY. WE HOPE [00:35:07] YOU'LL JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THIS MISSION FOR THE SAKE OF EVERY LIFE IT TOUCHES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ARIEL JACKSON FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN CARRIE HAMMOND, YOU'LL BE NEXT. HELLO, EVERYONE. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU ALL. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, IS IMPORTANT. AND I THINK WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER. I KNOW THIS IS A REALLY HEALTHY NONPROFIT COMMUNITY AND WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. SO COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET IS THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR 45TH YEAR. THIS YEAR WE'RE PROVIDING FOOD IN THE IDAHO FALLS COMMUNITY. LAST YEAR WE SERVED 109,000 PEOPLE. YOU MIGHT SAY, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? THERE'S NOT EVEN THAT MANY PEOPLE HERE. WE PARTNER WITH 30 OTHER NONPROFITS, AND SO WE'RE FEEDING KIDS IN SCHOOLS, SENIORS AT SENIOR CENTERS, AT RESCUE MISSIONS, AT SOUP KITCHENS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS LIKE COMMUNITY YOUTH IN ACTION. WE EVEN GIVE DOG FOOD TO THE SHELTER. SO WE THAT'S HOW WE GET THOSE NUMBERS. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE FACING A LITTLE BIT OF A CRISIS. SO WE HAVE A SMALL POT OF MONEY SET ASIDE TO PUT IN A CANOPY OVER THE PATRON RAMP AT OUR DISTRIBUTION CENTER THAT WOULD SHIELD OUR FAMILIES FROM THE SUN AND THE SNOW AND THE WIND AND THE RAIN, AND ALSO REDUCE OUR NEED TO PUT SALT ICE MELT DOWN ON ALL OF OUR CONCRETE BECAUSE IT'S EATING IT. AND WE HAVE HAD TO SHIFT THAT FUNDING TO PURCHASE FOOD. AS OF TODAY, WE'RE DOWN 150,000 POUNDS OVER LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE FEEDING TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE. SO WE'VE WE'VE HAD TO KIND OF SHIFT THAT FUNDING. BUT OUR FAMILIES NEED SOME PROTECTION FROM THE WEIRD IDAHO WEATHER. IT SNOWED THE OTHER DAY AND IT'S 90 DEGREES TODAY. AND SO THERE ARE DAYS WHERE WE'RE CALLING AMBULANCES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE PASSING OUT IN THE LINE. WE'VE HAD TO RENT PORTABLE HEATERS TO KEEP PEOPLE WARM WHILE THEY'RE WAITING TO GET THEIR EMERGENCY FOOD. NOBODY WANTS TO BE THERE. AND SO THE MORE COMFORTABLE WE CAN MAKE THEM, AND THE MORE DIGNIFIED WE CAN MAKE THE PROCESS, THE BETTER IT IS FOR THESE FAMILIES, AND THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE. THE BEST PART ABOUT OUR JOB, AND JOHN CAN TELL YOU TOO, IS WHEN WE ONLY SEE A FAMILY ONE TIME AND IT'S WEIRD TO SAY, I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN, BUT IT MEANS WE'VE HELPED THEM THROUGH A CRISIS AND THEY'RE SUSTAINING THEMSELVES AND THEY DON'T NEED US ANYMORE. AND ONE OF THE REALLY NICE THINGS ABOUT OUR FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER IS THEY IT'S LIKE A GROCERY STORE. THEY GET TO SELECT THE FOOD THAT THEY WILL TAKE HOME, SO THEIR FAMILIES WILL ACTUALLY USE IT. BUT IT ALSO GIVES OUR VOLUNTEERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH THOSE FAMILIES AND FIGURE OUT SOMETHING BROUGHT THEM TO US. NOBODY JUST HAS NO FOOD. MAYBE YOU PAY YOUR UTILITY BILL OR YOU HAD A DOCTOR BILL COME UP, AND WE GATHERED THAT INFORMATION WHILE WE WERE WALKING THROUGH WITH THEM THROUGH THE PANTRY. AND WE THEN REFER THEM TO ONE OF THE MANY OTHER NONPROFITS HERE IN TOWN, SO THAT WE CAN TRY TO PROVIDE SOME POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR THESE FOLKS. AND AT SOME POINT, THEY WON'T NEED ANY SERVICES ANYMORE AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER. WE HOPE EVERYBODY COMES BACK AND VOLUNTEERS. THAT'S THE BEST PART. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE ASKING FOR $30,000 TO PUT A CANOPY. IT'S OVER A WHEELCHAIR RAMP, SO IT'S RATHER LONG. BUT TO SHIELD ALL OF OUR FAMILIES FROM THE WEATHER. THANK YOU. JUST ONE QUESTION, ARIEL. AND THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING IS AMAZING. BUT THE ONE THING THAT I'M SEEING IS THAT THE INCREASED COST OF RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE'S INCOME, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? AND WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SHOWING UP? WELL, A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN TOGETHER. WE'RE SEEING LOTS OF MULTI-FAMILIES. SO 14 MEMBER FAMILIES ARE COMING THROUGH THE FOOD BANK AND ALSO RENT EATS FIRST. IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEWHERE TO LIVE, YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEWHERE TO PREPARE YOUR FOOD. YOU DON'T. SO PEOPLE ARE PAYING THEIR RENT. THE ONE BUDGET YOU CAN CUT FROM IS YOUR FOOD BUDGET. MAYBE YOU DON'T BUY MILK, AND MAYBE YOU DON'T BUY HAMBURGER, AND MAYBE YOU DON'T BUY SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED FOR YOUR FAMILY. AND SO WE'VE KIND OF MOVED FROM BEING AN EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY TO A SUPPLEMENTAL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN USE THEIR FOOD STAMPS EFFICIENTLY, THEY CAN USE THEIR PAYCHECKS EFFICIENTLY, AND WE CAN FILL IN THE GAPS. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. BUT THE COST OF EVERYTHING HAS GONE UP, AND EVEN THE COST OF OUR FOOD HAS GONE UP. AND THE FACT THAT OUR DONATIONS ARE DOWN, WE'RE DOWN 100,000 POUNDS JUST FROM THE GROCERY STORES THAT YOU PICK UP EVERY DAY. AND THAT WAS THAT PROVIDES OUR FAMILIES WITH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AND MEAT. AND NOW WE'RE HAVING TO PURCHASE SOME OF THOSE THINGS. SO SOME OF THESE THINGS, LIKE A CANOPY FOR YOUR PATRONS TO STAY OUT OF THE SUN, IS NOT IN THE BUDGET ANYMORE. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS JACKSON? THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR. ATTENDING SEVEN FROM THE FDC. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. I'M KERRY HAMMOND, [00:40:09] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS STRANGE TO BE. BEFORE YOU POSITION FOR THE FIRST TIME, BUT AND THE NEEDS IN THIS COMMUNITY ARE SIGNIFICANT. I'VE WORKED WITH MANY OF THESE PEOPLE AND IT'S HEARTBREAKING TO LISTEN TO. SO AS LISA SHARED IN HER PROJECT REVIEW, I HAVE DDC IS ACTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS ON FACADE IMPROVEMENTS USING CDBG FUNDS, INCLUDING NEW AWNINGS AND SIGNS FOR THE RELOCATED SNAKE BITE RESTAURANT AND THE NEW PARK AND A NATALIA WITH LISA LISA'S EXPERTISE. WE'RE ALSO PROPOSING CDBG FUNDS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACES, SPECIFICALLY THE BROADWAY PLAZA. THE BROADWAY PLAZA IS A VITAL COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE FOR IFDC. WE HAVE MANY OF OUR EVENTS, INCLUDING WINTER BREW, SPRING BREW, SUMMER BREW, SOME OF THE EVENTS WE'VE MOVED OFF THE STREET ONTO A MORE AN AREA THAT'S MORE CONDUCIVE TO EVENT GATHERINGS, BUT IT LACKS SHADE. ATTENDEES OFTEN SEEK REFUGE ALONG THE BUILDING EDGES RATHER THAN GATHERING IN THE PLAZA CENTER. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO ANY OF THE EVENTS, YOU'LL SEE THE HUG UP AGAINST THE BUILDINGS. WE'RE ASSEMBLING A STRONG TEAM FOR THIS PROJECT, INCLUDING JILL HANSEN IFDC BOARD. SHE'S ON OUR BOARD PROPERTY MANAGER FOR ALSO THE BROADWAY PLAZA AND ASSOCIATED PARKING STRUCTURES. PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR PJ HOLM. AXIOM. AXIOM ENGINEERING OUT OF BOISE, WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINEERING FIRM ON THAT PROJECT, AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL PROJECT MANAGER, NATE DURKEE OF ROCK SOLID HARDSCAPES HE'S KNOWN FOR SOME OF THE CITY PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE EAGLE STATUE IN TAYLOR CROSSING, AS WELL AS THE NEW NINE OVER 11 MEMORIAL IN FRONT OF STATION HEADQUARTERS, AND MANY MORE. AND WE'VE PROVIDED ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THE PRELIMINARY QUOTE BEFORE YOU FROM ROCK SOLID, WHICH I HAVE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU, A BREAKDOWN OF THE COST OUTLINES A PHASED APPROACH OVER TWO YEARS, RECOGNIZING THE NECESSARY ENGINEERING DUE TO THE PLAZA'S UNDERGROUND PARKING FACILITY. IF YOU WILL REMEMBER BACK, IT IS KIND OF A COMPLEX SLAB OF CONCRETE TO WORK WITH. I'M LEARNING MORE AND MORE AS I MOVE INTO THIS PROJECT. THIS ENSURES THE INTEGRITY OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND PROPER ANCHORING FOR OUR NEW ELEMENTS. APPROXIMATELY 49,000 OF THAT WILL COVER AXIOM ENGINEERING, GG CONCRETE SCANNING, PRE-CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, AND THE INSTALLATION OF A PERFORMER SHADE STRUCTURE, WHICH IS THAT ONE YOU SEE THAT'S MORE ON THIS SIDE OF BETWEEN THE BANK OF IDAHO, THE BACK OF NONSMOKING BINS THERE. WE WOULD START WITH THAT FIRST. THIS WILL PROVIDE SHADE FOR OUR LOCAL BANDS AND THE PUBLIC WHEN NOT IN USE. PHASE TWO ESTIMATED ANOTHER 49,000 WILL ADD A LARGER SHADE STRUCTURE TO THE CENTER OF THE PLAZA, TO BE COMPLETED NEXT YEAR, WITH POTENTIAL FOR PRIVATE FUNDING TO GO ALONG WITH THAT. THESE SHADE CELLS ARE REMOVABLE DURING THE COLDER MONTHS. ONCE ENGINEERING IS APPROVED AND THE CELLS ARE ORDERED, PHASE ONE INSTALLATION WILL COMMENCE QUICKLY. ONCE WE GET PAST THE ENGINEERING PHASE. LOOKING AHEAD, WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING FUTURE CDBG FUNDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SMALL STAGE ON THE RIVERWALK GREENBELT NEAR THE NEW LOCATION OF ALIVE AFTER FIVE, THE CIVITAN CLUB, IFDC AND PARKS AND REC ARE OBSERVING PUBLIC USAGE THIS SEASON BEFORE DISCUSSING UNFINISHED AREA. BEFORE DISCUSSING POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENHANCEMENTS. WE'RE RECEIVING VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE NEW LOCATION OF ALIVE AFTER FIVE, AND MOST OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE SHADE AND BECAUSE OF THE GRASS. WE'D LIKE TO PROVIDE SOME OF THAT SHADE NOW DOWN AT THE BROADWAY PLAZA. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. YOU HAVE A LOT OF BUDGET REQUESTS IN FRONT OF YOU, I REALIZE THAT, AND ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS? JUST THANK YOU FOR CREATING PUBLIC SPACES. IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL WANT AND WANT MORE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE CHANGES OVER TIME. I WORKED DOWNTOWN SINCE THE LATE 80S AND WATCHING HOW MUCH MORE ALIVE DOWNTOWN IS, IS JUST REALLY, REALLY EXCITING AND REALLY HAPPY THAT THAT'S HAPPENING. AND I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT WHO ARE HAPPY IT'S HAPPENING AS WELL. SO I'M FORTUNATE TO WORK. AFTER A LOT OF FABULOUS DIRECTORS WE HAD, I LOOKED AT THE LIST AND I KNEW ALL THE TWO OF THE FORMER DIRECTORS OF IFDC. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT THE PUBLIC [00:45:01] SERVICE ACTIVITIES. SO THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ALLOWANCE THERE. AND THEN THIS WHAT MISS HAMMOND WAS TALKING ABOUT IS FOR THE SLUM BLIGHT AREAS. THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU AS I KNOW, YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT I'M JUST MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE ACTIVITIES. OKAY. AND SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE NEXT SECTION THAT WE ARE IN IS THE LMI DIRECT BENEFIT THAT WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT LMI NEIGHBORHOODS. AND OUR FIRST PERSON TO GIVE TESTIMONY IS DIRECTOR CHRIS FREDERICKSON FROM THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS PUBLIC WORKS. BUILDING COUNCIL. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO HIGHLAND PARK. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO SOME OF THE SENTIMENT THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE PAST. I THINK LISA INDICATED THIS FUNDING SOURCE HAS BROUGHT OVER $8 MILLION TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT AS YOU DRIVE AROUND. THAT REALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE GOOD WORK THAT LISA DOES. I HOPE SHE TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF PRIDE IN WORKING WITH THESE PEOPLE AND SEEING ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT SHE'S MADE AND OR HELPED COME INTO FRUITION, AT LEAST AS WE LOOK AROUND. BUT OUR APPLICATION IS AGAIN, WORK TO BE DONE IN HIGHLAND PARK TO MAKE ONE OF OUR OLDER COMMUNITIES MORE WALKABLE. WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT WE'VE HAD THESE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS THAT TIE TO SOME OF OUR FACILITIES TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO LOCAL GRADE SCHOOL IN THE AREA, AND THEN ALSO TO THE RIVERWALK. THIS ONE WOULD REALLY BE NO DIFFERENT. JUST THOSE SIDEWALKS. IF YOU'RE UNAWARE OF WHAT THOSE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, WE'D BE HAPPY TO ORCHESTRATE A TOUR OF THAT, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT IF YOU JUST REACH OUT TO ME. BUT WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. JUST ANOTHER COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR THE MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE OUR SENIORS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. AND ALSO THE WHEELCHAIR AND ALL THE APPROACH ABILITIES. FANTASTIC. OKAY, NOW WE HAVE YMCA DONOVAN OH NO, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE. I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT MY LIST AWAY. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US. THE YMCA. MY NAME IS TANNER ROANE. I AM THE CEO AT IDAHO FALLS FAMILY YMCA. I AM JOINED WITH DONOVAN STOKES, THE ONE I ONLY SAW DONOVAN HERE. SO THE LOCAL LEGEND OF THE TOWN, THE Y IS, IS GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THIS AMAZING GRANT TO SUPPORT US IN THREE MAJOR NEEDS OF THE Y. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, THE YMCA STANDS FOR HEALTHY LIVING, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. BUT MOST OF THOSE CANNOT BE COMPLETED WITHOUT THE FOUNDATION OF SAFETY BEING MET FIRST. AND AT THE Y. WE ARE WE ARE SEEKING $140,000 TO HELP HELP OUT WITH THE SAFETY OF UPDATING OUR HVAC SYSTEM, MAKING SURE THAT IN THE COLDEST MONTHS WE HAVE PROPER HEAT IN THE FACILITY SO OUR KIDS ARE NOT PLAYING BASKETBALL IN OUR GYM WITH WINTER COATS ON THAT OUR KIDS ARE COMING HOME FROM AFTER SCHOOL AND BEING ABLE TO SIT DOWN AND FOCUS ON THEIR HOMEWORK, BECAUSE THE CLIMATE CONTROL IS AT THE RIGHT LEVEL, THAT OUR SENIORS ARE ABLE TO COME IN TO THE Y AND BE ABLE TO WORK ON THEIR FITNESS GOALS AND IMPROVE THEIR BALANCE AND THE COGNITIVE DISEASE DELAY BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO COME IN AND MEET THEIR GOALS. BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WE'RE PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND GET OUT OF THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE SUN DURING THE SUMMERTIME, AND TO SLOW DOWN THE BATTLE OF SKIN CANCER THAT IS VERY PREVALENT HERE IN THE STATE OF IDAHO. AND SO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE AC AND HEAT DURING THE DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR WILL MAKE SURE THAT OUR FAMILIES AND OUR COMMUNITY IS ABLE TO MEET THEIR GOALS THAT THEY'RE SO DESPERATELY SHOOTING FOR. THE SECOND PIECE IS REPLACING THE CONCRETE STEPS TO OUR CHILDCARE FACILITY. THOSE ARE DEGRADING AWAY AND WE'RE NOT BEING ABLE TO MATCH THAT NEED. AS WELL AS THE HANDICAP RAMP, THE ONLY HANDICAP RAMP INTO OUR CHILDCARE FACILITY. SO IF THERE WAS TO BE AN EVACUATION NEEDED, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PLACE A ACCESSIBLE RAMP FOR STROLLERS, FOR OUR TODDLERS TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT AND THE NEED, BUT ALSO FOR OUR STAFF CARRYING KIDS OUT AND PREVENTING SOME SLIP TRIPS AND FALLS OVER THAT STEP. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FACILITY THAT'S DETERIORATING AWAY WITH THE PAINT CHIPS THAT ARE COMING OFF. AND WE WANT TO BE PRIDEFUL TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE SERVING AND MAKING SURE THAT THAT FIRST IMPRESSION OF OUR FACILITY IS A PLACE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME IN. SO THOSE PAINT CHIPS ARE CLEAN, IT'S CLEAR AND IT'S WELCOMING, INVITING AND A GENUINE WAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO COME IN AND STRIVE. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, MOST OF OUR FUNDS THAT WE ARE SEEKING OUT IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, I HAVE ACCEPTED OVER $25,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP NEEDS TO IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO STAY AND WORK AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT BILLS THEY NEED TO GIVE UP SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO HIT THEIR HIT THEIR GOALS. AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR FUNDS GOING BACK TO THOSE FAMILIES. SO THOSE NEEDS ARE [00:50:01] BEING MET, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE APPLYING FOR THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. SO THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. TANNER COUNCIL. HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM OKAY. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. KAREN LANSING FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IDAHO FALLS. ALWAYS HAD A BUDGET THIS. FROM KAREN LANSING, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IDAHO FALLS. THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING THE REQUESTS THAT WE'VE MADE LAST YEAR. HABITAT REQUESTED RECEIVED $18,000 FOR OUR ABW, WHICH IS A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS AND A BRUSH WITH KINDNESS. PROJECTS ARE REALLY A LOT OF FUN FOR US BECAUSE THEY'RE SMALLER PROJECTS THAT WE CAN GET VOLUNTEER GROUPS TO COME IN AND ACCOMPLISH IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. SO IF YOU HAVE WANT SOME KIND OF A TEAM ENGAGEMENT PROJECT FOR YOUR YOUR PEOPLE, YOU CAN BRING 8 OR 10 PEOPLE OVER, HELP US PAINT A HOUSE. WE SCRAPE AND PAINT THE FIRST SCRAPE AND PRIME THE FIRST DAY AND PAINT THE SECOND DAY. IN ADDITION TO THIS, WHAT WE'RE FINDING AS WE GO INTO THESE PROJECTS IS THERE'S ALWAYS SOME REPAIR ITEMS ALSO THAT NEED TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO GET THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING. THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HELPED US OUT. WE HAD TWO SATURDAYS WHEN WE CANVASED THE BLUE AREA, THE BLUE EBONI AREA. SO THAT'S RIGHT AROUND THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP THEIR IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS, AND WE IDENTIFIED A DOZEN OR SO HOMES WITHIN THAT AREA. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON SATURDAYS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE PROJECTS. THE FIRST ONE THAT WE DID WAS FOR A SCHOOL TEACHER OVER ON NINTH STREET. HE LIVES ALL BY HIMSELF, AND HIS MOM IS DYING FROM CANCER. SO EVERYBODY HAS A STORY AND WE GET TO KNOW THESE PEOPLE. AND IT'S REALLY HEARTWARMING TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM. SO THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKENDS, WE'VE PAINTED AND REPAIRED HIS HOUSE. THERE'S ANOTHER LADY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER WHO, WHEN I STOPPED TO VISIT WITH THE HOUSE THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE PEOPLE DOING THE CANVASING, THERE WAS A CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. SO I WALKED UP AND IT HAPPENED TO BE HER SON IN LAW. AND THE LITTLE LADY IN THERE IS ELDERLY AND NOT ABLE TO KEEP UP ON HER HOUSE. SO WE'LL BE PAINTING AND FIXING ALL OF THE TRIM ON HER HOUSE. ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS IDENTIFIED IS A WOMAN THAT NEEDS A WHEELCHAIR RAMP. SHE'S TAKING CARE OF HER ELDERLY MOM WHO HAS CANCER. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GET A WHEELCHAIR RAMP PUT IN FRONT OF THAT HOUSE. SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR HABITAT TO BE VISIBLE WHILE WE'RE GETTING AND PREPARING TO START OUR BIG PROJECT OVER ON THE WEST SIDE. SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT THE CITY IS DOING TO HELP US DO THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I ACTUALLY DO HAVE A QUESTION. SO I THINK THAT I UNDERSTAND AS THROUGH YOUR TESTIMONY YOU IDENTIFY THE HOUSES AND THEN YOU APPROACH THE HOMEOWNERS. IS THAT A PROCESS? IT REALLY IS A PROCESS BECAUSE ALL OF OUR HOMEOWNERS HAVE TO FIT WITHIN OUR INCOME GUIDELINES. SO THE PROJECTS WERE IDENTIFIED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS. AND I MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TALK WITH THE FAMILY AND FIND OUT WHAT THEIR SITUATIONS ARE. MY CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR GOES OVER TO THE HOUSE AND IDENTIFIES WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO, AND THEN WE START SCHEDULING. SO IT'S BEEN A PROCESS TO GET IT THIS FAR. WE HAVE OVER A DOZEN PROJECTS IDENTIFIED THAT WILL BE WORKING ON THROUGH THE SUMMER MONTHS AND INTO THE FALL. OKAY, IT'S ALSO INTERESTING FOR PEOPLE THAT USE VOLUNTEERS. VOLUNTEERS AREN'T AVAILABLE IN JULY. EVERYBODY LOOK AT ALL. LOOK AT ALL OF THE NODS IN THE ROOM LIKE I NODDED. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE PLENTY OF HELP IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, BUT WHEN SEPTEMBER COMES, THEN WE HAVE ALL THE HELP WE NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I, I APPRECIATE THAT THAT EXPLANATION OF HOW THESE PROJECTS ARE IDENTIFIED. THAT'S A VERY INTERESTING AND UNIQUE WAY THAT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND BEFORE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. CHARLES HALE FROM IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL. LISA FARRIS, GRANT ADMINISTRATOR. THE CITY AND RESIDENTS OF IDAHO FALLS, BONNEVILLE COUNTY, AND TO THE STATE OF IDAHO FOR SUPPORTING THE IDAHO FALLS [00:55:05] RESCUE MISSION. MANY OF OUR GUESTS WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY BE HERE TO THANK YOU, BUT WE RESPECT AND PROTECT OUR GUESTS CONFIDENTIALITY. AND IF YOU'VE DRIVEN PAST THAT EVEN RECENTLY, WE RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY AS WELL. SO WE INSTALLED A NEW PRIVACY FENCE. THE CHAIN LINK FENCE IS GONE. SO INSTEAD, LET ME JUST SHARE THE IMPACT TO THE FAMILIES WHO HAVE COME TO US IN CRISIS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SUFFERED TRAUMATIC CIRCUMSTANCES. IF THEY WERE ABLE TO BE HERE TONIGHT, IT WOULD BE A RESOUNDING THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THEY WOULD WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE NEW PRIVACY BLINDS AND THE GUEST ROOMS WITH WALLS THAT WERE SANDED, PATCHED AND FRESHLY PAINTED. NEUTRAL COLORED WALLS, CEILING TRIM, DOORS, AND BATHROOMS. THEY WOULD WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REPAIRING THE DOORS, DOOR FRAMES, WINDOW FRAMES, AND WINDOWS THAT WERE MISALIGNED. AND THANK YOU FOR INSTALLING NEW OUTSIDE OUTSIDE DOOR HARDWARE SO THEY CAN FEEL SAFE AND SECURE AND RECIPES WILL BE AT NIGHT. THEY WOULD WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR SCRAPING THE OLD CAULKING FROM THE TOILETS, SHOWERS, AND SINKS, AND APPLYING NEW SEALING AS WELL FOR INSTALLING NEW SHOWER FIXTURES, NEW SHOWER CADDIES, NEW MIRRORS, BATHROOM STORAGE AND LED LIGHT FIXTURES IN THE BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS. AND FINALLY, THEY WOULD THANK YOU FOR THE NEW DIMMABLE LED LIGHTING IN THE BEDROOM SO THEIR FAMILIES CAN READ TOGETHER AT NIGHT. WE TOOK A STRATEGIC APPROACH WITH THE FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, IN ORDER TO HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT TO THE GUESTS OF THE HAVEN, WHICH INCLUDED RENOVATIONS TO 15 OF OUR EXCUSE ME RENOVATIONS TO 15 OUT OF THE 25 ROOMS, THE ENTIRE SOUTH AND WEST WINGS WERE COMPLETED, WHICH INCLUDED ROOMS DESIGNATED DESIGNATED FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTER. WE HAVE SKIN IN THE GAME, QUITE LITERALLY AND FIGURATIVELY. I PERSONALLY FELL OFF A LADDER TWICE. AS IT TURNS OUT, PAINTING BATHROOM CEILINGS IS A LOT MORE CHALLENGING THAN IT SEEMS. IN ADDITION TO THIS VERY GENEROUS GRANT, THE WORK FROM TACK SERVICES, THE MISSION INVESTED $18,632.36 FOR SUPPLIES. WE SPENT OVER 520 HOURS OF LABOR, RESULTING IN $11,610 IN PAYROLL EXPENSE, TOTALING ROUGHLY $30,000. WE'RE WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU FOR $10,000 TO FINISH ROOMS ONE THROUGH TEN. AND BELIEVE ME, WE DIDN'T GET THE COOL JOBS WITH THE POWER TOOLS. HARD LABOR INVOLVED SCRAPING, SANDING, CLEANING. WE WERE ON LADDERS. I WAS OFF OF LADDERS. DOWN UNDERNEATH IN THE BATHROOMS ARE CRUSHED AND CROUCHED DOWN IN THE SHOWER STALLS WITH HAND TOOLS AND SOBERING ONCE AGAIN FROM THE GUSTS OF THE HUMAN FAMILY SHELTER. THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING A CLEAN, SAFE PLACE TO HEAL, REGROUP AND START OVER. AND FINALLY, FROM THE STAFF AT IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO CONNECT OUR GUESTS TO THE TREMENDOUS RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THIS ROOM AND IN EAST IDAHO FOR SUPPORTING US AND ALLOWING US TO SERVE THIS AMAZING COMMUNITY, AND TO SERVE THE GUESTS OF IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION. THANK YOU. GOD BLESS YOU, AND GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. HALE. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY? I'M GOING TO. IT'S NOT REALLY LIKE GOING OUT ON A LIMB, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT FOR AROUND THE HAVEN IS THAT YELLOWSTONE IS GOING TO HAVE SIDEWALKS. YES, YES. PLACED ON IT. I THINK THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT IN IN DIRECTOR FREDERIKSEN'S COMMENTS THAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT SIDEWALKS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, YELLOWSTONE. NOW, WE'VE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE HAVEN AND TRYING TO GET GET TO SERVICES ANYWHERE AND THEN TO JUST BE ON THAT TRAIL SYSTEM. IT'S JUST NOT GOOD. AND SO THAT THOSE THAT THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE COMING, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. ANYWAY. I'M EXCITED FOR THAT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING FOR MR. HANSEN. THANK YOU. FROM THE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP MIKAELA MATLOCK MATT LACK I'M SORRY I'M IT HAPPENS. I GET USED TO IT. GOOD EVENING. YES. MIKAELA MATLOCK. I DO WANT TO JUST TAKE ONE MOMENT TO TURN IT OFF. AND IT'S ONLY BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MENTIONED. BUT AS A MEMBER, AS THE TREASURER OF THE CIVITAN, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR HELPING US MAKE THAT HAPPEN. IN THE SHORT FIVE WEEKS WE'VE HAD OUR EVENT, WE'VE RAISED $36,000 ALREADY, AND THAT'S JUST GOING BACK TO MANY OF THOSE THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THAT MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND ALL OF YOUR KIND COMMENTS. SO NOW BACK ON TRACK. YES. SO I'M THE PRESIDENT CEO AT DWI, AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION THAT I HAVEN'T SHARED BEFORE. THE WHITAKER VOCATIONAL CENTER, SINCE 1975 HAS BEEN PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT [01:00:07] SOLUTIONS TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES, AND THAT IS THE CENTER THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY REQUESTING SOME FUNDS FOR. AND I WANT TO HELP SHARE AND SHED SOME LIGHT ON SOMETHING YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE AWARE OF. AND THAT IS IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AS A SERVICE THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH FOR MANY YEARS TO HELP SUPPORT THIS NEED. AND CURRENTLY, THAT STATE PROGRAM IS UNDER SCRUTINY DUE TO. OVERSPENDING OF FUNDS AND BUDGET SHORTFALLS. THAT, IN TURN, HAS RESULTED IN A WAITLIST FOR OUR STATE. CURRENTLY, 3000 PEOPLE SIT ON THAT WAITLIST, AND THE ONE THING THAT I CAN SAY IS WE ARE THE ONES TO ABILITY THING WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THAT IS THERE TO SUPPORT THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO SEEK EMPLOYMENT WHO NORMALLY WOULD GO FOR THAT SERVICE, AND THEY CAN'T NOW BECAUSE THERE'S IT'S NOT AVAILABLE. AND SO WITH OUR VOCATIONAL SERVICES AND OUR VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM, WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO MAY FALL INTO A GAP. NOW IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT. SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS FOR OVER 50 YEARS TO TRY TO MEET THIS NEED. AND I THINK ALL OF US IN THIS ROOM CAN SAY THAT THERE'S NO BETTER FEELING THAN THE VALUE OF NOT HAVING FINANCIAL DEPENDENCY ON OUR STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS, BUT ALSO JUST BEING ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND KNOWING WHAT THE VALUE OF WORK IS. SO. SO THERE IS A CONTINUED NEED AND WILL ALWAYS BE A NEED. AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND YOUR ABILITY TO HELP US. SO THANK YOU. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I DON'T BELIEVE SARAH. OH YES I'LL ACTUALLY OKAY. GREAT. IDAHO FALLS SENIOR CENTER. GREAT. WHEN YOU COME UP PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JARED BARCLAY. I'M ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS ON THE SENIOR CITIZENS COMMUNITY CENTER. SARAH'S ON VACATION, WHICH WAS MUCH NEEDED FOR HER. SHE'S. SHE'S EARNED IT. SO WE'RE REQUESTING THE FUNDING TO REPLACE THE OVENS IN OUR MEALS ON WHEELS TRANSPORT VEHICLES. WE CURRENTLY SERVE AROUND 220 MEALS PER DAY TO HOMEBOUND SENIORS, AND THIS PROGRAM GOES SO MUCH FURTHER THAN JUST DELIVERING MEALS. I, FOR MANY OF THE MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THEY THAT RECEIVE THESE SERVICES, IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY SOCIAL INTERACTIONS THAT THEY HAVE. AND NOT ONLY THAT, IT'S A WELLNESS CHECK. SO RECENTLY I ONE OF OUR MEMBERS, I WAS FOUND DOWN ON THE FLOOR FOR PROBABLY ABOUT 24 HOURS, AND SHE WAS FOUND BY ONE OF OUR DELIVERY DRIVERS. THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR USUAL ROUTINE, TOOK THAT ADDITIONAL TIME TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY, AND ULTIMATELY HEARD THE FAINT YELLS FOR HELP. I CONTACTED EMS AND THANKFULLY AFTER SOME REHAB SERVICES, SHE MADE A FULL RECOVERY. MOREOVER. WHERE CURRENTLY ONLY RECEIVING ABOUT 50% OF THAT ENTIRE PROGRAM'S COSTS THROUGH MEDICAID FUNDING. SO ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL COSTS OF THAT PROGRAM ARE BEING PULLED THROUGH ADDITIONAL DONATIONS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE SENIOR CENTER. SO WE APPRECIATE THE OVENS TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OUR FOOD AT THE APPROPRIATE TEMPS. I, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT STANDARDS AND KEEP SERVING THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND I GOT YOUR FIRST NAME JARED. BUT WHAT? BERKELEY. BERKELEY. YEAH. BERKELEY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT WORK AS WELL. YES. THAT. ENDS THE FINAL. OH YES. YEAH I, I THINK MY NAME GOT IN LATE SO. YES PLEASE. WHAT ORGANIZATION. PROMISE. RICH. OH. [01:05:06] OH YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS ANGELA AND I'M REPRESENTING PROMISE RICH. WE ARE A SMALL HOME BASED SHELTER. WE ARE HOUSED IN THE MARKET HOUSE, WHICH IS A HISTORIC HOME IN IDAHO FALLS AT ON RIDGE AVENUE, NEXT TO THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. WE CAN HOUSE FIVE FAMILIES AT A TIME. FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING SOME SORT OF TRAUMA HAVING TO DO WITH THE HOUSING CRISIS. TYPICALLY, OUR FAMILIES STAY WITH US FOR 60 TO 90 DAYS. THEY SHARE THE HOME SPACE, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN ROOM, BUT THEY SHARE THE KITCHEN. THEY MAKE MEALS FOR THEIR FAMILY. THEY SHARE COMMON LIVING SPACES. OFTENTIMES THEY COOK MEALS TOGETHER. THEY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HOME AND THE UPKEEP, AND THEY OFTEN MAKE REALLY STRONG BONDS WITH EACH OTHER. HELP EACH OTHER OUT WITH THEIR NEW BABIES. SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS. WE'RE ASKING FUNDING TO PAY FOR OUR HOUSING OR OUR HOUSE DIRECTOR. AND A CLARIFICATION EARLIER. THIS IS A PART TIME POSITION. IT IS A 40 HOUR PAY PERIOD, WHICH IS A TWO WEEK PERIOD. SO JUST TO CLARIFY THAT SHE DOES SUCH AMAZING WORK FOR US. SHE DOES INTAKE WITH ALL OF OUR CLIENTS. SHE MEETS SETS, GOAL SETTING MEETINGS WITH THEM, AND THEN MEETS WITH THEM EVERY ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO CHECK THEIR PROGRESS. SHE CONNECTS THEM WITH RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY. ALL THESE WONDERFUL RESOURCES. SHE MAKES SURE THAT THEY GIVE, GIVE THEM THE SUPPORT. SHE ATTENDED SOME TRAUMA TRAINING FROM UNITED WAY THIS YEAR, SO SHE'S HELPING THEM DEAL WITH HOW TO DEAL WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM TRAUMA, TRAUMA BEHAVIORS. SHE MANAGES. IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT, SHE MANAGES, THE EMPLOYEE SCHEDULES AND ALL OF THE ANY KIND OF CRISES THAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT THE HOUSE, OR ANY KIND OF BUMP IN THE ROAD OR THINGS LIKE THAT. SHE'S JUST AN INVALUABLE EMPLOYEE, AND WE'RE ASKING HER SALARY AS PART OF THIS, THIS WONDERFUL GRANT, BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST VERY DIFFICULT TO GET GRANTS FOR THINGS LIKE JUST OPERATING COSTS LIKE THAT. AND WE WERE HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS GRANT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SO WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE AND HONORED TO BE PART OF THE WEB OF SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. YEAH. QUESTIONS. ANY ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE WILLING TO I MEAN, IT'S OF NO SURPRISE THAT ANYONE IN THIS ROOM IS LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I'M HERE TOO. SO THANK YOU. I'M GLAD THAT I WASN'T SURE WHAT. AND I KNOW EACH OTHER, BUT I JUST WASN'T SURE, YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE WAS HERE FOR. SO. THANK YOU. OKAY. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE TIME BACK TO LISA FERRIS AND LET SHE HAS SOME WRAP UP COMMENTS. AND THEN ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL TO MISS FERRIS. OKAY. SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE. WE'LL GO INTO OUR 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH JULY 26TH THROUGH ANY COMMENTS, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SUBMIT, YOU CAN SEND IT DIRECTLY TO ME. YOU CAN CALL ME ON THE PHONE. YOU CAN COME IN MY OFFICE HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO THAT. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO GAIN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, WE'LL TAKE ALL TYPES OF LETTERS OF SUPPORT OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SUBMIT. AFTER THAT 30 DAYS THAT WASN'T FOR YOU, BUT JUST I MEAN, I HAVE BEEN TIMING AND I JUST FORGOT THE LAST TIMER. SO THE 30 DAYS WILL GO INTO COUNCIL WORK SESSION WHERE RECOMMENDATION OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED WITH OUR 2025 ALLOCATION AND HAVE A RESOLUTION ON THE 31ST SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT PLAN FINISHED AND SUBMIT THAT THEY HAVE 45 DAYS TO APPROVE IT. AGAIN, IT HAS TO BE THERE BEFORE THE 16TH OF AUGUST. WE HAVE 45 DAYS TO APPROVE IT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE PLAN, ALLOCATIONS ARE MADE TO THE CITY BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, AND THEN WE CAN COMMIT FUNDS IN SEPTEMBER TO THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING. SO IT'S QUITE A PROCESS. BY THE TIME WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET TO GET STARTED, IT'S USUALLY SEPTEMBER. SO IT'S A IT'S QUITE A PROCESS. BUT AGAIN, HERE IS THE CONTACT INFORMATION. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO SUBMIT TO ME DIRECTLY THEY CAN DO THAT. AND YOU CAN GO ON TO OUR CITY WEBSITE AS WELL. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT YOUR ROLES ARE IN THIS COMMUNITY AND YOU'RE SO APPRECIATED. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND UNLIKE THE LAST SPRING WHERE WE CLOSED THE HEARING. THIS HEARING WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR 30 DAYS. SO IT WILL. WE WILL NOT BE CLOSING THE HEARING NOW. AND WE WANT TO THANK MISS FERRIS SO MUCH FOR [01:10:05] THE WORK THAT SHE HAS DONE. VERY WELCOME. YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK THAT COUNCIL WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A SMALL BREAK NOW, AS PEOPLE, I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD TAKE A MINUTE TO COME AND TALK TO MANY OF YOU AND WE'LL JUST TAKE MAYBE A JUST LET'S TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND THEN AND WE WILL COME RIGHT BACK. SO THANK YOU.'T KNOW, IS E ANYTHING I WANT? I DON'T KNOW, HOW CAN I GET A GAVEL ONE MORE TIME JUST TO BRING COUNCIL BACK INTO. YEAH. MR. I DON'T KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM I. ALL RIGHT. WE DO HAVE OUR QUORUM. SO THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA BY COUNCIL MEMBER RADFORD TO TAKE THAT BREAK AND HAVE A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH JUST SUCH GREAT PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OKAY. SO I KIND OF GET MY WITS ABOUT ME AGAIN. OKAY. WE ARE ON TO [5.C.1) IFP 25-17(A),(B) Downtown Alley Phase I] IDAHO FALLS. POWER. THE DOWNTOWN ALLEY PHASE, AND DIRECTOR BORMAN. DIRECTOR SUEN IS HERE FROM IDAHO FALLS. POWER. OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR DOWNTOWN BID. WE'VE WE'VE SEEN PARTS OF THIS ALREADY. THIS ONE. WE BID IT IN TWO PARTS. THE FIRST PART WAS THE EXCAVATION PORTION. AND THE SECOND PORTION IS THE WORK OF UPGRADING, CONVERTING ALL THE SERVICES FROM OVERHEAD UNDERGROUND OR MODIFYING THEM. THE PART B TURNED OUT FINE AND WE HAD A COMPETITIVE BID. WE LOSE SIGHT OF THE DOOR. GOOD BIDS THERE. SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND AWARDING PART B. PART A IS WHERE THE PROBLEM CAME IN. WE HAD TWO BIDS, ONE FROM ELECTRIC AND ONE FROM ARCO. ARCO BUILT THAT RISK PREMIUM IN THEIR IN YOUR MICROPHONE ON. NO IT'S NOT. THERE YOU GO OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. SO AND THEN THE BID THEY JUST REALLY REWROTE THE CONTRACT. SO THERE WAS NO RISK LEFT AND IT WOULD BE NON-CONFORMING. IT'S JUST DIFFERENT THAN OUR NORMAL BID. I HAVE TALKED TO BOTH BIDDERS. OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO GO OUT ON THE OPEN MARKET. WE DID HAVE A SECTION THAT WAS A BAR ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND YELLOWSTONE HIGHWAY. WE WILL SEPARATE THAT OUT AND DO THAT SEPARATELY AND SEE IF WE CAN KIND OF FIGURE OUT HOW TO WORK THESE CONTRACTORS AND GET THAT RISK MANAGED. SO I THINK WE'RE STILL PLANNING TO GET THE PROJECT DONE AS DESIGNED, BUT WE REALLY NEED TO GO BACK AND BE KIND OF CREATIVE AND WORK WITH THEM. SO, OKAY, HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE? I MEAN, IS IT IS IT VERY SIMILAR IN NATURE TO THE ONE THAT WAS DONE ALREADY? YES, IT WAS, WHICH IS PART OF WHAT SURPRISED US BECAUSE OUR, YOU KNOW, PRICES WERE BASED ON THAT ONE WE DID TWO YEARS AGO. OKAY. AND COUNCIL MEMBER RADFORD ALSO HAS SOMETHING. I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. IF WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO THE OPEN MARKET, AT WHAT THRESHOLD DO YOU BRING IT BACK SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT YOU ACTUALLY ENDED UP PAYING? IF IT'S OVER $75,000, YOU GUYS SIGNED A CONTRACT OR APPROVED A CONTRACT. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU. YES, WE WILL BE BACK. OUR LIAISONS FROM POWER. THEN WE'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS ONE. YES. GO AHEAD. I CAN MAKE THOSE MOTIONS IF YOU'D LIKE. IF ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ANY MORE ABOUT THAT? OKAY. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE TO MOVE THE COUNCIL REJECT THE BIDS RECEIVED FOR IFP 2517 FOR THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION PART A PORTION. MAKE A FACTUAL FINDING AND RESOLVE THAT THE REQUIRED GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION WORK CAN BE PROCURED MORE ECONOMICALLY ON THE OPEN MARKET, AND GIVE THE MAYOR AND STAFF AUTHORITY TO SECURE A CONTRACT FOR THIS WORK IN THE OPEN MARKETPLACE. SECOND. THANK YOU. I KEEP WANTING TO CALL IT A ROLL CALL, BUT WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE LARSON? YES. BURTONSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND THE NEXT ONE? OKAY. AND I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BID FROM WHEELER ELECTRIC FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION. PART B PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN ALLEYWAY UPGRADE PROJECT FOR A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $417,600 AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. CLERK DINGMAN. YES. BRADFORD. LARSON. YES. BURTONSHAW. YES. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. [5.D.1) Joint Powers Agreement with Bonneville County for the Intersection of East 49th South and South 15th East] OKAY. NOW, OUR NEXT ITEM IS FROM PUBLIC WORKS, THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH BONNEVILLE COUNTY. WELL THANK YOU. AS MENTIONED, THIS IS A JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH QUANTUM MECHANICS FOR THE INTERSECTION OF 49TH SOUTH AND SOUTH 15TH EAST. AND I BELIEVE WE'LL TRY TO WORK OUT THE SCALE WITH THESE FOR SOME MAPPING TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHERE THIS IS. BUT AGAIN, ON 15TH EAST, WHETHER YOU THINK OF THAT AS WOODRUFF OR SINCLAIR OR 15TH EAST, ONE OF THOSE THREE. [01:15:02] AND THEN THE INTERSECTION OF 49 SOUTH, THE CITY HAD REQUESTED A FEDERAL AID PROJECT TO PUT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION AND RECEIVED A GRANT THROUGH CIT. AS PART OF THAT, WE DO WE ARE REQUIRED TO PAY $110,100 IN MATCH. BUT BASED ON THIS JPA THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY EXERCISED OR SIGNED, WE WERE SPLITTING THAT IN HALF. WITH ALL PROJECT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING APPROVED FROM FEDERAL AID IS $1.5 MILLION, AND THE JPA REALLY ESSENTIALLY DEFINES THE ROLES ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPING THIS PROJECT. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL PAY HALF OF THE COUNTY WILL PAY THE OTHER HALF. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THERE MAY BE IN REGARDS TO THE PROJECT OR THE JPA. JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF TIMELINE WE'RE LOOKING AT TO GET THIS DONE. SO THIS IS THIS IS ONE THAT THE DESIGN WORK WILL HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY. AND CONSTRUCTION FUNDING IS SCHEDULED FOR 2027. OKAY. THANK YOU. CAN WE JUST SPEAK TO MAINTENANCE WITH THE LIKE AS THINGS GO, LIKE IN TEN YEARS BECAUSE OF YEAH BECAUSE OF. YEAH. YEAH. SO 49 SOUTH IS YOU DRIVE THAT REALLY FROM 25TH EAST ALL THE WAY OVER TO FIFTH WEST OR 50. WE, WE HAVE, WE GO IN AND OUT OF CITY OWNERSHIP, COUNTY OWNERSHIP WITH THESE THIS JPA. AND WE HAVE A SIMILAR ONE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOLMES. AND BRING THAT SOUTH WITH THE COUNTY. AND BOTH OF THOSE SITUATIONS, THE COUNTY HAS TWO LAKES THAT STILL EXISTS IN THE COUNTY, AND THE CITY HAS TWO AS WELL. THE JPA INDICATES THAT WE'LL ANNEX THE ROADWAY AFTER IT'S COMPLETED WITH THAT TRAFFIC SIGNAL, AND THEN MAINTAIN IT SO THE INTERSECTIONS WILL BE OURS, NOR REPLACE THE FOUR WAY STOPS THAT EXIST THERE WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE THAT APPROVED. SO JUST EVEN WITHIN THE LAST I THINK, WEEK THAT 49TH HAS BEEN LIKE IT'S COMPLETELY WIDER AND HAD SOME WORK DONE ON IT. SO YEAH, IT'S REALLY MOVING. YEAH. YEAH. SO IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT WIDER AND ACCOMMODATES A TURN LANE FOR ALL OF THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS OCCURRED. I WAS ALSO WONDERING IF THERE A BIKE LANE ON THAT IS, I MEAN, BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN STRIPED YET. IS THERE A BIKE LANE INTENDED FOR THAT PARTICULAR. THAT FACILITY IS INTENDED FOR THREE LANES AND BIKE LANES, AND IT'S ACTUALLY A DISCUSSION WE'LL BE HAVING WITH COUNCIL AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, BASED ON PLANNING DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND GONE OVER WITH THE MPO. SO WE'LL HAVE SOME DECISIONS TO MAKE WITH THAT. THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT THIS IS, YOU KNOW, FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THIS HAS BEEN A TRAGIC KIND OF PLACE. AND SO THIS IS IN RESPONSE TO REALLY TRYING TO BRING SAFETY TO A TO THE NEXT LEVEL. RIGHT. INDEED. YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY THE CASE. THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FUNDING IS LIMITED BASED ON THE SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT'S OCCURRED THERE. AND THAT'S DEFINITELY THE CASE AT THIS INTERSECTION. THANK YOU. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. YES. GO AHEAD. READY FOR A MOTION. MOTION, MOTION, MOTION. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT JPA, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK. WOULD YOU TURN ON YOUR MIC? SORRY. YEAH, SORRY, I THOUGHT I DID. OBVIOUSLY NOT. COUNCIL APPROVED THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT, JPA AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT. SECOND. OKAY. CALL, PLEASE. DINGMANN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. RADFORD A BURTONSHAW. YES. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND AGAIN, FROM PUBLIC [5.D.2) Vacation of Easement - A Portion of Instrument Number 835262 within Chaffin Addition, Division No. 1] WORKS. THE VACATION OF EASEMENT. YEAH. SO THE LAST ITEM THAT WE DO HAVE IS REALLY OUR STANDARD REQUEST FOR A VACATION OF AN EASEMENT. THIS IS A PORTION OF THE INSTRUMENT NUMBER 83 5262 WITHIN THE SHAFTON ADDITION DIVISION NUMBER ONE. THIS WAS REQUESTED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER TO BETTER UTILIZE THE PROPERTY. I BELIEVE WITHIN YOUR PACKET YOU CAN SEE AN OUTLINE OF THE EASEMENT THAT'S PROPOSED FOR VACATION. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LOCATION THAT WE HAVE. IT'S KIND OF AN EMPTY LOT WITH AN HOUR THAT OUR EASEMENT THAT RAN KIND OF THROUGH THE CENTER OF THAT, EVERYONE'S REVIEWED THAT AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS VACATION COULD BE APPROVED IF SO, DEEMED BY COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR FREDERICKSON? OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER LARSON, I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE EASEMENT VACATION ORDINANCE UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE SEPARATE READINGS, AND REQUEST THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE. SECOND. OKAY, FIRST AND A SECOND. NOW, IF WE CAN TAKE THE VOTE CALL, PLEASE. BURTONSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW WE HAVE COMING FROM OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT. OH. I'M SORRY. OH, YES IT WAS. YES, PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY [01:20:06] OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF AN EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT TITLE TO SAID VACATED EASEMENT SHALL VEST AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. SO WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FROM THE [5.E.1) Resolution to Waive Certain 2025 Fourth of July Fees] CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M MOST PROUD ABOUT OUR TOWN, IS THAT WE CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY. LIKE WE JUST THREW OFF THE BRITISH. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE 4TH OF JULY NEXT WEEK. AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, EVERY YEAR WE WAIVE CERTAIN FEES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CELEBRATIONS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY CHARGE THE ENTITIES AND BUSINESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THROWING THOSE EVENTS, BUT IN A WAY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THAT, WE WAIVE CERTAIN FEES. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE WAIVING FEES TYPICAL THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST FOR THE WORK THAT THE IDAHO FALLS POWER WILL DO TO DARKEN THE LIGHTS FOR FEES THAT THE PUBLIC WORKS WILL CONTRIBUTE IN PROVIDING SANITATION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE TO THROW AWAY THEIR GARBAGE. SO THE LITTER THE TOWN AND THEN AND FOR PROVIDING SOME BARRIERS AND SOME OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT IS NEEDED. AND TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE ROADWAYS SO WE CAN CONTROL TRAFFIC. AND THEN PARKS AND REC IS ALSO PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THESE CELEBRATIONS. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, BUT IT IS AS. MICHAEL KIRKHAM HAS EXPLAINED, IS STILL VERY NECESSARY FOR COUNCIL TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS. WE CAN'T JUST PROMISE AWAY OUR CITY INDIVIDUALLY. SO AS A AS A QUORUM, THIS IS ONE OF OUR OPPORTUNITIES OR RESPONSIBILITIES. SO IF I AM THE LIAISON FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY, SO IF WE WOULDN'T MIND GETTING ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER TO FIRST AND SECOND THAT THAT'D BE HELPFUL. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO WAIVE CERTAIN 2025 4TH OF JULY FEES FOR SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS TO ASSIST IN THE FREE PUBLIC 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. OH, SO THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT WHEN THE MAYOR IS OUT OF TOWN, SO YOU DON'T NEED TO MODIFY YOUR MOTION. OH, YES. GO AHEAD. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, ARE WE GOING WITH DINGMAN ON THE SECOND FOR THAT ONE? YES, YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD. LARSON. YES. DINGMAN. YES. BURTENSHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND OUR FINAL ITEM IS ALSO COMING [5.E.2) 2025 Indemnification Agreement for the 2025 Independence Day Fireworks Show] FROM LEGAL. AND IT IS ALSO TO DO WITH FIREWORKS. THAT'S RIGHT. SO WITH THE FIREWORKS SHOW. IN ORDER TO AT THE REQUEST OF MELALEUCA, IN ORDER TO HELP FOLKS ENJOY THAT FIREWORKS SHOW AT AT BEST POSSIBLE MAY REQUEST THE CITY DARKEN CERTAIN LIGHTS STREET LIGHTS IN THE CITY. AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR STREET LIGHTS INSTALLED AND ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, INCLUDING PUBLIC SAFETY, AND SO THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING. SO IN EXCHANGE FOR AGREEING TO EXTINGUISH THESE STREET LIGHTS DURING THE FIREWORKS SHOW, THE CITY REQUESTED THAT MELALEUCA AGREE TO INDEMNIFY THE CITY FOR ANY DAMAGES OR CLAIMS THAT MIGHT RESULT FROM SOMEONE BEING INJURED BECAUSE THOSE STREET LIGHTS ARE EXTINGUISHED. THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED, BUT WE DO THAT OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS NOT HELD LIABLE. ULTIMATELY, IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE DOES BECOME HURT BECAUSE THE STREET LIGHTS ARE OUT. THOUGH IT WAS ALREADY SIGNED, THIS IS FAIRLY ROUTINE. ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT ABOUT THAT. THESE NEW STREET LIGHTS, THE LED STREET LIGHTS, THEY'RE BRIGHT ARE IMMEDIATELY RIGHT. SO THE OLD STREET LIGHTS, YOU TURN THEM OFF AND THEY TOOK A WHILE FOR THEM TO GET WARMED BACK UP AND COME ON. AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM ANYMORE. SO IT'S A LOT EASIER PROBLEM OR A LOT EASIER THING TO HAVE HAPPEN. OKAY, OKAY. YES. I WOULD MOVE THEN TO [01:25:04] APPROVE THE 2025 INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT AND DIRECT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY STAFF TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. OKAY. BOTH CALL PLEASE. BURTENSHAW. YES. YES. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR [6. Announcements] REGULAR AGENDA. WE WOULD MAYBE JUST GO DOWN THE DAIS HERE, STARTING WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FREEMAN, WITH ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. I JUST LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY HAVE A REALLY NICE 4TH OF JULY AND BE SAFE. AND LIKE I SAID, IT WORK SESSION EARLIER. INSTEAD OF MAKING NOISE WITH FIREWORKS, BUY SOME FOOD FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. JUST JUST THAT. THERE'S LOTS OF EVENTS THIS WEEKEND AND LEADING UP NEIGHBORHOOD PARTIES, ALL KINDS OF THINGS. AND SO GET OUT AND BE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY AND ENJOY OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN ALSO THE 4TH OF JULY. DON'T FORGET TO. IT'S PRETTY UNIQUE EXPERIENCE TO SEE THE PARADE AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT LINE OUR STREETS. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF AMERICA STILL DOES THIS IN THE WAY THAT WE DO IN A TREE LINED BOULEVARD, WHICH IS REALLY FUN. SO THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST SECOND WHAT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE SAID. I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCIL THIS WEEK. I KNOW YOU HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF TIME. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A VERY FULL WEEK AND I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS A PLEASURE TO SERVE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THE TIME THAT YOU PUT IN THE THOUGHTFULNESS, AND IT DOES NOT GO UNRECOGNIZED BY BY WHAT THIS WEEK WAS. SO THANK YOU. ANY I JUST SECOND COUNCILMEMBER FREEMAN'S VERY ASTUTE, INTELLIGENT, COMPASSIONATE IDEA RELATED TO INDEPENDENCE DAY AND PICK A SHELTER. WE'VE GOT MANY THROUGH EAST IDAHO. ALL OF THE PETS ARE DESERVING. IT'S KITTEN SEASON. ALL OF US HAVE ABOUT 100 KITTENS, EITHER IN THE SHELTER OR IN FOSTER CARE, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. AND PLEASE. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT GET YOUR ANIMALS MICROCHIPPED BEFORE THE 4TH OF JULY IF YOU LOVE THEM, AND YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE YOURS FOREVER. THANK YOU. JUST KIND OF A SIDE NOTE ON THE PARADE, I UNDERSTAND. I THINK WHAT WE HAVE THE GOVERNOR AND I'M NOT SURE SECRETARY OF STATE, I'M NOT SURE WHO ELSE, BUT INTERESTING THAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE TO COME TO OUR PARADE. SO I THINK THAT PROBABLY SPEAKS TO WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO STUCK IT OUT WITH US, WE APPRECIATE YOU STAYING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.