[1. Call to Order]
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MEETINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT CLOCK. AND I THINK THERE'S AN ANXIOUSNESS TO BE DONE. AND SO I'M BEING ENCOURAGED BY BODY LANGUAGE AND TURNING ON THE MIC. COUNCIL MEMBERS MAY WANT TO GET STARTED BECAUSE THE REAL TIME IS A COUPLE MINUTES EARLY OR THIS IS LATE, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S GOOD TO HAVE A CLOCK THAT'S LATE BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING A COUPLE MINUTES LATE ARE RELIEVED WHEN THEY ARRIVE. BUT MAYBE WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED BECAUSE THE REAL CLOCK, OUR PHONES RIGHT THERE, SATELLITE DRIVEN AND ALL THAT STUFF. THEY ARE TELLING US IT'S 730. SO GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S ALWAYS MORE INVIGORATING WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANYTHING YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SAY OR ANY CONVERSATION WE MIGHT HAVE.
AFTER THE MEETING. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DIRECTORS THAT ARE HERE THIS EVENING AS WELL. MANY OF YOU ARE HERE. YOU DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. AND BUT YOU'RE ATTENTIVE. YOU'RE WANTING TO SEE THE OUTCOME OF OUR VOTES TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU. SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AND JUST NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK WITH US THIS EVENING AND HAS JUST JOINED US. OKAY. COUNCILOR RADFORD. SO WE DON'T HAVE SIX COUNCIL SEATS FILLED. WE ONLY HAVE FIVE COUNCIL SEATS FILLED. COUNCILOR RADFORD HAS BEEN ON WORK TRAVEL THIS WEEK, BUT HE'S JOINING US NOW. OKAY. COUNCILOR RADFORD, CAN YOU HEAR US? YEAH, I CAN HEAR YOU. VERY GOOD. WELL, WHEN PEOPLE SPEAK INTO THE MIX, WHETHER IT'S AT THE PODIUM OR AT THE AMADEUS WILL BE ABLE, HE'LL BE ABLE TO HEAR US. SO I AM GOING TO INVITE OUR CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TONIGHT, AND WE'LL ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM, WHICH IS A FORMALITY. COUNCIL PRESIDENT VERSCHOOR HERE, COUNCILOR RADFORD. PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR DAMON HERE. COUNCILOR. FREEMAN HERE. COUNCILOR. HERE. COUNCILOR LARSON HERE. YOU HAVE A QUORUM. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AT THIS TIME, WE'VE INVITED A GENTLEMAN WHO IS FROM OUR COMMUNITY, MR. JOHN MOSS, TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. WE APPRECIATE THE ATTENTIVENESS THAT HE PAYS TO THE COUNCIL IN OUR MEETING. SO WITH THAT. PLEASE JOIN WITH 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. MR.
[3. Public Comment]
WE APPRECIATE THAT. SO WITH THAT, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. AND IF YOU HAVE, I SHOULD ALWAYS MENTION THIS. IF YOU HAVE A COPY OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE SECOND PAGE GIVES SOME SOME GUIDELINES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF ANYBODY IS HERE TO MAKE THAT, WE WOULD WELCOME YOU TO THE PODIUM. AND WHILE PEOPLE ARE THINKING ABOUT IT, THEY WANT TO STEP UP TO THE PODIUM. I WILL JUST SAY THAT THE AGENDA, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PHYSICAL COPY AND YOU WOULD LIKE ONE, THAT QR CODE THERE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE LINK ONLINE WHERE YOU CAN GET THE THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG. AND SO WITH THAT, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE COMMENT? WE WELCOME YOU TO THE PODIUM AND JUST GET THERE IN AN ORDERLY MANNER. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME. AND THERE'S ALWAYS INTEREST IN WHETHER OR NOT THE PERSON ADDRESSING THE COUNCIL IS A COUNCIL OR A CITY RESIDENT, SO LET US KNOW, OKAY. I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THAT WE DO TEND TO TREAT THIS AS A LISTENING TIME. WE LISTEN AND WE DON'T DO A LOT OF DIALOG, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S AN EASY FIX. OR I CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH THE RIGHT DIRECTOR TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. WE MIGHT WE MIGHT DO THAT FROM THIS MIC. SO. OKAY. PERFECT. YEAH. SO MY NAME IS BEN ROBERTS. MY ADDRESS IS IN IDAHO FALLS, BACK TO THE COUNTY. SO I'M HERE TONIGHT IN MY CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SNAKE RIVER YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. I BROUGHT A BUNCH OF MY MEMBERS WITH ME. SO THIS IS A GROUP IN THE CORNER OVER HERE. WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO BRING SOME CONCERNS TO THE ATTENTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ICE ARENA HERE IN TOWN.FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE REALLY ENJOY THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. WE APPRECIATE THE ICE ARENA. IT'S GREAT FOR THE YOUTH IN THIS COMMUNITY AND AND WE REALLY VALUE THAT. SO MY MY ORGANIZATION IS A YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. WE'RE IN OUR SECOND YEAR HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE THE SPORT OF HOCKEY AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE, SO THAT WE CAN GET THOSE FAMILIES INVOLVED WHO CAN'T OTHERWISE AFFORD TO THEIR KIDS TO. PARTICIPATE. WE WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND BUT AS WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY, WE'VE HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH HOW RESOURCES AT THE ICE ARENA ARE
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BEING ALLOCATED. WE ARE CONCERNED, AND I BELIEVE OTHER USER GROUPS OF THE ICE ARENA ARE ALSO CONCERNED, THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE PREFERENTIAL ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES TO ONE USER GROUP IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS THE IDAHO FALLS YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. OR THE IDAHO FALLS YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION. JUST LIKE US IS A PRIVATE CORPORATION NOT ASSOCIATED, NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE CITY OR ANY GOVERNMENT. BUT WE SEE A CONCERN IN THAT A NUMBER OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES IN THAT ARENA ARE BEING PREFERRED, PREFERABLY ALLOCATED TO THAT GROUP. THERE'S THREE PRIMARY AREAS ICE TIMES. WE LOOKED AT AT THE AVAILABLE ICE TIMES IN OUR PRIME KIND OF PERIOD FOR OUR OUR USERS KIDS, THOSE AFTER SCHOOL ICE TIMES. AND LOOKING AT THAT FOR THIS NEXT SEASON, 90% OF THE AVAILABLE ICE TIME HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO IFR. SO OF THE 20 HOURS AVAILABLE OF AFTER SCHOOL ICE TIME EACH WEEK, IFR HAS 17 HOURS RESERVED. THEY WERE GIVEN FIRST RIGHT OF RESERVATION FOR THE ICE TIMES. THE OTHER THREE HOURS ARE RESERVED FOR PUBLIC SKATING TIMES, SO THERE WAS NO TIME MADE AVAILABLE FOR ANY ORGANIZATION BESIDES IFR. IN ADDITION TO THAT, ARENA ACCESS AND STORAGE IS ANOTHER AREA OF OUR CONCERN. IFR HAS KEYS TO THE FACILITY. THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THE FACILITY AT ALL TIMES. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AREN'T GIVEN THAT ACCESS. THERE'S LIMITED STORAGE SPACE IN THE FACILITY, BUT OF THAT STORAGE SPACE, THE BULK OF IT'S GIVEN TO IFR, THE EQUIPMENT ROOM AND ALL OF THE LOCKERS IN THE FACILITY ARE ARE USED FOR IFR STORAGE. THAT'S PROVIDED IFR WITHIN CONTRACT AT NO COST. IT'S NOT PROVIDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. IN FACT, MY ORGANIZATION TO STORE OUR EQUIPMENT, WE HAVE TO GO RENT STORAGE SPACE AT A COST, WHICH THEN TAKES AWAY FROM OUR ABILITY TO LOWER COSTS FOR OUR USERS. AND SO THAT'S A CONCERN FOR US AS WELL. AND THEN THE THIRD AREA IS MEETING SPACE. THE CITY IS HOSTING ALL OF IFFHS'S MEETINGS IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S CONFERENCE ROOM, AND THAT'S BEING DONE AT NO COST TO IFR. DURING THOSE MEETINGS. THE IFR IS USING CITY EQUIPMENT LIKE TELECONFERENCE TELE VIDEO EQUIPMENT FOR THEIR PRIVATE MEETINGS. THAT'S A THIS IS A BENEFIT THAT'S BEING GIVEN TO THAT ONE USER GROUP. IT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO OTHER USER GROUPS AND IT'S NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SO WE SEE THIS AS AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE FOR THIS ONE ORGANIZATION AND BEING FAVORED OVER THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED TO USE THAT FACILITY. ALL OF OUR ORGANIZATIONS HAVE QUITE A FEW MEMBERS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND WHO PAY TAXES TO FUND THOSE FACILITIES, BUT THE MEMBERS OF THAT ONE ORGANIZATION ARE GETTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT PREFERENTIAL TIMES OVER ALL THE OTHERS. I'VE HAD THIS ONGOING CONVERSATION WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OVER THE LAST YEAR, AND IT KIND OF CAME TO A HEAD THIS SUMMER AS THEY WERE GETTING READY TO ALLOCATE ICE TIME FOR THIS NEXT SEASON. I'VE BEEN REQUESTING MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO THE ICE TIMES FOR RESERVATIONS. I ASK THAT ALL ORGANIZATIONS MY ORGANIZATION, IFR, THE FIGURE SKATERS ALL GET A SHOT AT THOSE AFTER SCHOOL TIMES, AND ALL ORGANIZATIONS HAVE TO TAKE SOME SHARE OF THE LESS DESIRABLE TIMES. I ALSO ASKED FOR A MORE FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES LIKE STORAGE. NEITHER OF THOSE WERE.NEITHER OF THOSE HAPPENED FOR THIS UPCOMING SEASON, WHICH IS WHY LIKE 90% OF THE ICE TIME IS IS GIVEN TO THIS ORGANIZATION. SO I'M KIND OF OPERATING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL AREN'T AWARE OF THIS. AND SO MYSELF AND MY ORGANIZATION, MY MEMBERS WANTED TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION TONIGHT. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. SO THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US. I THINK THERE'S A FEW MORE FROM MY GROUP THAT WANT TO SPEAK GREAT, AND SOMETHING THAT MIGHT BE HELPFUL IN THIS CASE WOULD BE SOME CONTACT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE HANDLED VERBALLY. OR IT CAN BE SOMEBODY COULD WRITE SOMETHING DOWN AND SHARE IT. DO YOU WANT IT NOW OR AFTER THE MEETING? OR IF YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND FOR THE WHOLE MEETING, GREAT. IT'S NOT A LONG ONE TONIGHT, BUT OKAY. PROBABLY THE WELL, ANYWAY, TYPICALLY A LOT OF CHEERING AND SUCH, WE TRY TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION KIND OF NEUTRAL. NOW THAT WAS RESPECTFUL AND SMALL, SO NO BIG DEAL. BUT NO BOOING YOU KNOW. SO LET'S JUST KEEP IT ALL TO A CERTAIN LEVEL OF NEUTRALITY. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS STACY FARNAN. I ACTUALLY LIVE IN SHELLEY, BUT BOTH OF MY CHILDREN PLAY ON THE ICE. I HAVE A HOCKEY PLAYER AND A FIGURE SKATER, AND I'M ALSO A PROUD BOARD MEMBER OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. WHEN I THINK OF THE ICE SEASON, I JUST DON'T SEE THE PRACTICES IN GAMES. I SEE THE KIDS WITH BRIGHT EYES, DETERMINATION, HARD WORK, GRIT, GIGGLES, TEARS, AND GROWTH. I SEE CHILDREN BUILDING CHARACTER THAT WILL CARRY FAR BEYOND THE RINK. EACH CHILD, NO MATTER THEIR SPORT OR ORGANIZATION, DESERVES THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE IN A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND FAIR ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS WHY WE'RE HERE TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF OUR CHILDREN. I'VE ALSO I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH
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THESE ORGANIZATIONS FOR ONE SEASON, AND I SEE CONCERNS ARISE. AS BEN SAID, OUR KIDS ARE NOT BEING TREATED EQUALLY WHEN IT COMES TO ICE TIME AND ACCESS, WHETHER THAT'S STORAGE LOCKERS, PRACTICE SCHEDULES OR BEING DISPLACED DURING TOURNAMENTS. THESE CHALLENGES LIMIT THEIR OPPORTUNITIES AND CREATE UNNECESSARY BARRIERS TO THEIR GROWTH. I'M ASKING FOR A CHANGE, NOT FOR ONE ORGANIZATION OVER ANOTHER, BUT FOR FAIR, TRANSPARENT AND EQUAL ACCESS IN THE INCREDIBLE CITY RESOURCE. IF WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND RESPECT EACH OTHER'S GROUPS DIFFERENCES IN A POSITIVE WAY, WE CAN GIVE ALL CHILDREN THE CHANCE TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT HOCKEY OR FIGURE SKATING.IT'S ABOUT TEACHING OUR CHILDREN WHAT FAIRNESS IS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. IT'S ABOUT MODELING THE VALUES OF RESPECT, EQUITY, AND COLLABORATION NOT ONLY ON THE ICE, BUT IN LIFE ITSELF. I BELIEVE THIS COMMUNITY IS STRONGER WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER FOR OUR KIDS. I BELIEVE THAT BY ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, WE ARE GIVING EVERY CHILD THE BEST CHANCE TO SUCCEED, NOT JUST AS ATHLETES, BUT AS FUTURE LEADERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT, AND I HOPE WE CAN MAKE FAIRNESS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR RINK AND OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. COULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR AND SPELL YOUR LAST NAME F A R N A N? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL? OKAY, WELL, IF THERE IS CONTACT INFORMATION, YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME TO HAND IT TO A NOTE TO OUR CITY CLERK. OTHERWISE MAYBE YOU'LL STICK AROUND. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON THEN. IF NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL WE DO HAVE ONE. OH YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. MY NAME IS BRETT HOBBS. I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY MORE, BUT. NO, ACTUALLY, I READ THIS ABOUT BEING CIVIL AND COURTEOUS. I LIVE OUT IN BRETT HOBBS. HOBBS. I LIVE IN FAIRWAY ESTATES. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS. ONE IS THANK YOU FOR COMPLETION OF A BRIDGE AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE A ROAD TO THAT BRIDGE THAT CAN NO LONGER BE THE BRIDGE TO NOWHERE. THE NEW DEVELOPER THAT'S BOUGHT PROPERTY OUT THERE HAS IN A MEETING TALKED ABOUT THE CITY, HAD TOLD HIM FREQUENTLY THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE A ROAD TO THAT BRIDGE FOR. CONSTRUCTION PROPERTY TO GAIN, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON THOSE ROADS. SO WE HOPE THAT THAT HAPPENS. BE NICE IF IT HAPPENS THIS YEAR, BUT AT LEAST HAPPENS BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AND THAT THE TRAFFIC SHOULD USE THAT CONSTRUCTION. TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY SHOULD USE THAT ENTRANCE TO EXIT AND AND ENTER FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. I ALSO WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE EAST RIVER ROAD OUT THERE. I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THE CITY OWNS HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT ROAD, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON'T OWN BOTH SIDES. WE ARE KIND OF AN ISLAND OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF BONNEVILLE COUNTY, AND I LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENED. I KNOW WHEN THE ROAD TO THE BRIDGE, THEY WIDENED IT.
THEY MADE TURN LANES AND THEY MADE AROUND. THEY HAVE DONE THE SAME THING AT IONA ROAD.
HOWEVER, IF YOU NOTICE RIGHT THERE AT THE CORNER, THERE'S A BIG ROUND HAY BALE SITTING BY A FIRE HYDRANT, AND WHEN YOU COME DOWN ON THE ROAD, YOU CAN'T SEE TO THE SOUTH. AND IT'S PRETTY NARROW ACTUALLY FOR A. YOU HAVE TO USE ALL OF THE PROPERTY. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DOWN THAT STREET. VERY DIFFICULT TO BE. AN ACTION ALSO NEEDS TO BE THE SAME TYPE OF THING PROVIDED A PARTICULARLY FAVERO AND A MAIN ENTRANCE TO TO FAIRWAY ESTATES BOULEVARD THAT THOSE THINGS NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. THERE'S AND THE TRAFFIC OR THE SPEED LIMIT THAT 50 MILE AN HOUR AS THEY DEVELOP MORE HOMES IN THAT AREA IS TOO FAST, I THINK. AND SO IT GOES FROM 35 TO 50 MILE AN HOUR THERE AT IONA ROAD. ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT WEED AND PROPERTY CARE.
THERE'S CODE ENFORCEMENT. AND I USED TO BE ABLE TO CALL AND MAKE A COMMENT THAT NOW YOU'RE DIRECTED TO A ELECTRONICS SUBMITTAL FORM WHICH ASKED FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, YOUR. DATE OF BIRTH, YOUR ETHNICITY, YOUR ADDRESS A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ADDRESS OF THE PROPOSED PROBLEM.
IS THAT WHAT DIRECTION? I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHETHER THAT'S THE DIRECTION FROM ME OR FROM THEM OR WHAT, BUT IT'S EITHER NORTH EAST, SOUTH WEST, SO I
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DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT IN THERE. BY THE TIME YOU FILL THAT OUT, YOU JUST THINK, WELL, THIS ISN'T GOING TO PERFORM ANYTHING. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A COST EFFECTIVE MEASURE, BUT IT'S NOT COST EFFICIENT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THINGS ARE HAPPENING. I SEE PROPERTY ALL OVER THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. JUST LAST WEEK AT THE OLD VALLEY BANK OR KEYBANK OR WHATEVER IT WAS AT YELLOWSTONE AND LINCOLN ANDERSON IS FINALLY CHOPPED DOWN. IT WAS HORRIBLE LOOKING JUST ACROSS FROM THE GOLF COURSE. SONIC DRIVE IN AT PANCARI AND YELLOWSTONE WAS TERRIBLE. BOTH OF THOSE PLACES HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT, WHETHER THE PROPERTY OWNER DID IT, OR WHETHER THE CITY CAME IN AND DID IT OR WHAT, BUT IT HAPPENED.I UNDERSTAND THAT AT ONE TIME WHEN YOU'D CALL IN ON ENFORCEMENT, THEY HAD SO LONG TO CHANGE THAT, TO FIX THAT, IF THEY DIDN'T FIX IT, THE CITY WENT IN, MADE THE CORRECTIONS, AND THE LAND PROPERTY OWNER WAS CHARGED FOR IT. NOW I UNDERSTAND THEY DO A FINE. WELL, MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE PROBABLY AREN'T PAYING THEIR RENT OR THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. SO FINDING SOMETHING BECAUSE THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT VACANT OR SOME MANNER, AND SO THEY'RE WILLING TO WAIT UNTIL WHATEVER TO, TO PAY THAT. FINE. YOU CAN SEE THIS TYPE OF SITUATION ALMOST ALL THROUGH TOWN USED TO BE BETTER. I DON'T THINK IT'S BEING ENFORCED AS IT WAS. I UNDERSTAND IT'S EXPENSIVE, BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WE OUGHT TO ENFORCE IT. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS I LIVE IN AN HOA, AND I FEEL LIKE I DON'T WANT TO BE A CONSPIRACY THEORIST, BUT I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES THE HOA AND THE CITY WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER. YOU CALL THE HOA, THEY SAY CONTACT THE CITY, YOU CALL THE CITY.
THEY SAY YOU BELONG TO AN HOA. WE'LL CONTACT YOUR HOA. I BELONG TO AN HOA, BUT IT'S A DEVELOPER AWAY. IT'S NOT A HOMEOWNER BECAUSE IT WAS CREATED BEFORE ANY HOMEOWNERS LIVED THERE. AND IF YOU EVER TRY TO GET RID OF ANYTHING OR TRY TO MAKE CHANGES, HOW MANY OF YOU COULD BE ELECTED IF IT REQUIRED THAT YOU HAD 67% OF THE VOTERS VOTE? IT'S PRETTY HARD TO GET 60. SO THEY ARE A FIXTURE THAT IS DIFFICULT TO GET RID OF WHETHER PEOPLE WANT THEM OR NOT. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY SAYS WE DON'T RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU GIVE YOURSELF ENOUGH CREDIT FOR WHAT YOU CAN DO AND HOW YOU CAN ADDRESS DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS COME INTO TOWN AND AS I LOOK AROUND, THERE ARE SO MANY APARTMENTS, HOMES, THINGS THAT SOMEONE'S GOING TO GET BURNED. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE PEOPLE LIVE THAT ARE COMING HERE, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE FILLED. AND WHEN PEOPLE FAIL, JUST LIKE THE THE MARKET, THAT MONEY SPENT TRICKLES DOWN, MONEY LOST TRICKLES DOWN TO TO SMALL BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS AND OTHERS WHO PAY TAXES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALL THESE FEATURES ARE NOT BEING KEPT UP WITH WITH THE THE UTILITIES AND THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IF THOSE ALL FILL, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON ROADS CONSTANTLY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET AROUND, BUT I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO LOOK AT AS YOU AS WE ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT, YOU CAN'T STOP GROWTH. BUT WE GOT A LOT OF PLACES WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE EMPTY AND NOT BEING USED. AS WE MOVE, CONTINUE TO MOVE OUTWARDS AND TEAR UP FARM GROUND. AND I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT WITH SOMEBODY AND DEVELOPERS. DEVELOPERS OUGHT TO BE HELD TO SOME RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR THAT. SURE, IT'S AN INVESTMENT, SURE IT'S FREE ENTERPRISE AND ALL THAT, BUT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH IT? AND A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE LIVE OUT OF TOWN, OUT OF STATE, AND THEY WALK AWAY FROM IT AND THEY LEAVE YOU TO TAKE CARE OF IT. AND I THINK THAT'S A FRUSTRATING SITUATION TO HAVE. JUST A COUPLE MORE THINGS. I KNOW I'VE PROBABLY GONE OVER, BUT. I THINK I'VE SAID ALL ALONG TO SAY, BUT I JUST THINK THERE'S A LOT THAT COULD BE DONE. I APPRECIATE TO BE ABLE TO COME HERE. I'VE HAD COUNCILMAN FREEMAN, COUNCILMAN FRANCIS FOR ME. THEY SEEN MY PHONE NUMBER, MY LETTER. COUNCILMAN BURTENSHAW, I'VE ADDRESSED SOME OF THESE CONCERNS WITH THEM. AND AS I LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES THAT ARE RUNNING FOR PROPERTY, THAT THEY'RE ASKING SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS. AND WHENEVER I ASK THE QUESTION IN TOWN, WHO'S LIVING IN THESE? EVERYBODY SAYS, I DON'T KNOW WHO WHERE THEY ARE OR WHO THEY ARE, BUT WE SURE GOT A LOT OF THEM. SO I MUST EITHER I'VE BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE AND THIS JUST SEEMS A LITTLE BIT CRAZY AND. MY LAST THOUGHT IS DEVELOPERS. OUGHT TO
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NOT JUST BE GRANTED FREE REIGN. I KNOW IT'S FREE ENTERPRISE, BUT THEY OUGHT TO BE PART OF A A PLAN THAT MAKES SENSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. HOBBS. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO TOOK TIME OUT OF YOUR YOUR EVENING SCHEDULE TO COME. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN EFFORT TO REQUIRE SACRIFICE OF SOMETHING ELSE YOU WEREN'T DOING. SO THANK YOU.APPRECIATE IT. I WILL SAY THAT WHILE PARKS AND REC ISN'T IN THE ROOM TODAY, PUBLIC WORKS IS.
AND SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE HERE AFTER THE MEETING IS OVER, I IMAGINE OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MIGHT BE HAPPY TO ANSWER A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WE DON'T HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT HERE, SO JUST A FEW. MAYBE YOU CAN GET A HANDLE, BUT THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'M
[4. CONSENT AGENDA]
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WHICH IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA.AND I'M WONDERING IF WE HAVE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE WANTING TO PULL ANYTHING OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA TONIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR CITY CLERK READ THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE RECORD, AND THEN I'LL TURN TO OUR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR A MOTION TO TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA. AND I'LL JUST VERY QUICKLY SAY THE CONSENT AGENDA CONSISTS OF ITEMS THAT ARE ROUTINE, NONCONTROVERSIAL AND NOT ONES THAT THE COUNCIL FEELS A NEED TO DEBATE BECAUSE THEY'RE THEY'RE PART OF A ROUTINE MANAGEMENT. AND SO WITH THAT, ARE WE OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY. SO GO AHEAD AND READ THAT INTO THE AGENDA IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.
THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. OH IS YOUR MIC ON. OKAY. THERE ARE FIVE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TWO FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES TREASURER'S REPORT FROM JUNE 2025. RENEWAL.
SUPPORT SERVICES AND GIS MAINTENANCE FOR $93,824.15. ONE ITEM FROM PUBLIC WORKS. FOR WELLS TEST TO WELL-EQUIPPED DIVA AMERICAN PUMP IN THE AMOUNT OF $171,915 AND TWO ITEMS FROM OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK CITY COUNCIL MINUTES FROM JULY 2ND, 2025 AND LICENSING REPORTS FOR JULY 2025, WHICH INCLUDE 53 NEW BUSINESS REQUEST, 14 RENEWED AND 22 CONTRACTORS.
ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU DID SAY JULY 2ND. IS IT THE SECOND OR THE SEVENTH? IT'S THE SECOND.
SEVENTH. OKAY. SO WITH THAT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THE RECORD IS CORRECTED, THAT IT IS JULY 2ND SEVENTH. I'M SORRY. JUST TO CLARIFY THAT WHERE THE ERROR IS, IS ON THE MEMO, IT DOES SAY JULY 2ND. OKAY. BUT THE ACTUAL MINUTES ARE FROM THE SEVENTH. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS FLIPPING PAGES FOR. BUT YOU'RE FASTER. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. AND WITH THAT I WILL THEN TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK FOR A MOTION OR SHOULD BE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND, VERY GOOD CITY CLERK. WE HAVE A MOTION THAT IS VALID AND READY TO BE VOTED UPON. WE CONDUCT THE VOTE. BURTONSHAW. YES. KINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I.
FREEMAN. YES. LAWSON. YES. BRADFORD. COUNCIL. RADFORD. WELL, GO AHEAD AND MARK HIM ABSENT IF HE CAN'T RESPOND. COUNCIL. RADFORD. ARE YOU MUTED? PERHAPS. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WHATEVER ELSE HE'S DOING CAUSED HIM TO STEP AWAY. SO OKAY. TAKE YOUR GUIDANCE FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND WE'LL MOVE ON THEN AS IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE EVERYBODY VOTED YES, RIGHT? YES.
MOTION CARRIES OKAY. EVERYBODY WHO VOTED VOTED YES. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT, THEN WE MOVE ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. AND WE ONLY HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THAT AGENDA TONIGHT. SO THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCILMEMBER RADFORD A. MAYBE THERE'S A DELAY SOUND OKAY. COUNCILOR RADFORD, YOUR VOTE CAME IN AFTER WE ALREADY CALLED IT, BUT CAN WE RECORD IT? DO YOU THINK YOU CAN RECORD IT? BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THAT TO COUNCIL MEMBER RADFORD. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE BY HEARING AND BEING ABLE TO RESPOND. SO IF YOU ARE IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU'RE MUTING, BE SURE THAT YOU CAN UNMUTE IMMEDIATELY IF SOMEONE CALLS UPON YOU. SO MR. KIRKHAM, HE IS SAYING THAT HE IS NOT ON THE LIVE FEED BECAUSE HE CANNOT HEAR JASMINE. SO HE IS JUST HE'S JOINED REMOTELY, SO HE'S USING HIS PHONE AND HIS AND JUST THE LIVE FEED RATHER THAN IS THERE A WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE DELAY, MR. RADFORD, CALL IN ON A TELEPHONE SO THAT HE CAN BE IMMEDIATE? WHEN HE'S
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INVOLVED WITH LAW, HE CAN BE ON MY PHONE, I CAN THE LAW DOES REQUIRE IF YOU'RE GOING TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, THAT YOU'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AS IF YOU WERE HERE.COUNCILOR RADFORD, CAN YOU HEAR US AGAIN NOW? DID YOU GUYS TURN OFF FROM YOU FOR THE TEAMS? I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE WORTH IT. COULD BE, PERHAPS, THAT THERE WAS A BRIEF MOMENT WHEN JASMINE WAS NOT SPEAKING WITH HER MIC ON, BUT HER MIC IS ON NOW, AND SO IF YOU CAN HEAR HER, WE MAY BE OKAY JUST AS WE ARE. BUT IF WE RUN INTO THIS AGAIN, WE'LL I WAS TRYING I WAS TRYING TO WATCH THE LIVE AND THEN AFTER. SO IT'S ENOUGH OF A DELAY. IT WASN'T WORKING. BUT NOW I CAN HEAR YOU ON TEAMS AND MAKE SURE IT WORKS OUT. OH WELL THERE WE GO. MAYBE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, SO THAT WILL WORK. OKAY. VERY GOOD. NO CHANGE. WE'LL JUST LISTEN HARDER. ALL
[5.A.1) 2025/26 Fee Resolution Including New Fees and Fee Increases]
RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE ARE READY THEN FOR THE FOUR ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.THESE ARE. EXCUSE ME. REGULAR AGENDA. THESE ALL ARE RELATED TO OUR BUDGET. AND OUR BUDGET IS PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT WE CALL MUNICIPAL SERVICES. OUR MUNICIPAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, PAM ALEXANDER, IS HERE. AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS PAM WILL PRESENT FOR THE DIRECTOR.
ALEXANDER WILL PRESENT ON EACH ITEM, AND THEN WE WILL VOTE DELIBERATE OR DELIBERATE AND VOTE. AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. RIGHT. IS THAT HOW YOU PREPARED OR DID YOU WANT TO PRESENT ON EVERYTHING? I CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO DO. THE PRESENTATION IS SET UP TO GO THROUGH FROM BEGINNING TO END, BUT I'M HAPPY TO DO WHATEVER WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC. I WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH WHAT YOU PREPARED, SO THAT YOU HAVE THE FLOW THAT YOU IMAGINED WHEN YOU WERE PREPARING, AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THIS EVENING WE ARE GOING TO DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET THAT IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2526. BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK MY COLLEAGUES. AS THE MAYOR'S MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE 11 DEPARTMENTS. WE ALL WORK REALLY COLLABORATIVELY ON THIS BUDGET, AND WE STARTED WORKING ON IT BEGINNING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, BACK IN LIKE FEBRUARY. SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. AND WHAT I PLAN ON DOING IS JUST RECAP A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE BUDGET HEARING THAT WE HAD ON AUGUST 14TH. SO YOU CAN CAN YOU PUT YOUR HANG ON A SECOND? TO. GET POWERPOINT? IS THE POWERPOINT IS THE ACTIVE WINDOW? YEAH. YEAH OKAY. SO AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I'M GOING TO DO A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE.
FEES FOREGONE AND BUDGET HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH. SO WE HAD A HEARING ON NEW FEES OR FEES GREATER THAN 5%. AND THE STATE STATUTE ACTUALLY REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE STATE STATUTE REQUIRES THAT WE HAVE PUBLISHING REQUIREMENTS TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE HEARING BEFORE OUR NEW FEES. THESE ARE FOR NEW FEES OR FEES GREATER THAN 5%. ALL THE OTHER FEES ARE INCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS EVENING. AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ACTUAL FEES THEMSELVES ON AUGUST 14TH. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO TO THE NEXT ITEM, THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE HAD TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON AUGUST 14TH. THE TWO THE TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WE HAD, WE HAD A 1% FOREGONE FOR ONGOING FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, AND THE PUBLIC NOTICES WERE LISTED AS REQUIRED ON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS. PARDON ME. AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON AUGUST 14TH. SO THIS 1% FOREGONE IS ONGOING AND IT IS TO CONTRIBUTE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS THAT ARE NEEDED TO FOR THE 12 FIREFIGHTERS. AND WITH THE CLOSURE OF THE SAFER GRANT.
AND SO WE WENT THROUGH WE WENT THROUGH THAT AS A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 14TH. THE OTHER PUBLIC HEARING WE HAD FOR FOREGONE WAS A ONE TIME CAPITAL FOR FOREGONE, AND THAT WAS FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT STORAGE FACILITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED CENTRAL FOR FIRE OPERATIONS. WE ALSO POSTED THAT TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS IN THE NEWSPAPER, AS WELL AS PUBLIC HEARING THAT WAS HELD ON AUGUST 15TH. NOW, WE DID HAVE A FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION AT THE WORK SESSION REGARDING ALL THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED ON AUGUST 14TH, AND WE
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DID HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND DISCUSSION AT OUR COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY. WORK SESSION. THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A RENDERING OF WHAT WE WERE SHOWING, WHAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STORAGE FACILITY WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE WANT TO LEVERAGE AN OPPORTUNITY, OBVIOUSLY, FOR THE FIRE STATION SEVEN THAT IS BEING BUILT AS PART OF THIS FIRE STATION SIX. AND WE LOOK AT. I'M HOPING I GOT THAT CORRECT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING OUT NORTH. AND SO THAT WAS WHY THIS THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS PRESENTED WAS A POTENTIAL ONE TIME CAPITAL PROJECT. THEN WE MOVED ON INTO THE ACTUAL BUDGET FEE ITSELF. BUDGET HEARING WHAT YOU'RE HEARING. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, SO I'M GOING TO GO OVER A LITTLE BIT OF AN OVERVIEW OF THAT. AND THAT'S GOING TO START WITH THE TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT $389,634,976. IT'S AN INCREASE FROM THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OF ABOUT 16.9 MILLION. THE BUDGET NOT TO EXCEED INCLUDES CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND FEES, 3%, STATUTORY PROPERTY TAX LEVY GROWTH INDEXATION AND 1% FOREGONE, ALONG WITH THE ONE TIME FOREGONE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER. ADDITIONALLY, IT'S PROPOSED OCCUPANCY BUDGET INCLUDES A MARKET WAGE, ADJUSTMENTS FOR NON UNION FIRE, UNION, IDAHO FALLS POWER AND FIRE EMPLOYEES, AN INCREASE OF 9.9% FOR MEDICAL BENEFITS INCREASES DIVISION AND DENTAL PLANS. AND AS I MENTIONED A COUPLE SLIDES AGO, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ONGOING AND ONE TIME CAPITAL PROJECT FOR BOTH THE FIRE OPERATIONS FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS WITH THE SUNSET OF THE SAFER GRANT AND THE FIRE STORAGE FACILITY. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT AT THE BUDGET HEARING, THE OPERATING THE MULTI-YEAR REOCCURRING AGREEMENTS, AND THE COUNCIL APPROVED ONGOING REQUESTS AND ALSO THE CAPITAL ONE TIME, ONE TIME APPROVED REQUESTS FROM DEPARTMENTS, EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS FUNDED THROUGH THE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE THAT ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS PARTICIPATE IN, AND THEN ALSO OUR ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL PLANS, AND THEN FINALLY CONTINGENCY. EXPENDITURE. HIGHLIGHTS. WE DISCUSSED OPERATING EXPENSES ARE ABOUT 120.6 MILLION, OR 29% OF TOTAL. OF IT'S 29% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET. OUR ENTERPRISE FUNDS TAKE THE LION'S SHARE OF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AT 75 MILLION, AND GENERAL FUND IS ABOUT 24.7 MILLION. SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS AND INTERNAL SERVICES FUNDS, AND THEN CITY WIDE CAPITAL OUTLAYS AT 111.4 MILLION, OR 27% OF THE BUDGET.WE ALSO DID A REVIEW OF OUR PROPERTY TAX VALUATION AND LEVY. SO THESE ARE THE SLIDES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. THE VALUATION HAS INCREASED TO 8.7 MILLION, OR A 7.55% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR. AND THE PROPERTY TAX CHANGES, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY TAX PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED IN THIS BUDGET, IS 50.5 MILLION AND THE LEVY RATE IS HAS ACTUALLY GONE DOWN. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE RIGHT HERE. WE CAN'T GET TO THAT. SORRY. BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO MY LITTLE THING. BUT IT HAS GONE DOWN. THE VALUATION BASE VALUATION IS 8.7 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 7.55% AND THE LEVY RATE OF 0.005801177, WHICH IS A DECREASE. SO WHEN YOUR VALUATION GOES UP, YOUR LEVY RATE GOES DOWN. THERE'S AN INVERSE RELATIONSHIP FOR THAT. BUT THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A HIGHLIGHT OF WHAT WE'VE DONE AS FAR AS THE VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY LIBRARY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. AND THEN THIS SLIDE HERE WE TALKED ABOUT AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET OUR ASSISTANT CITY CLERK TO SCOOCH OVER JUST A LITTLE BIT. SO WE TALKED ABOUT WITH PROPERTY TAXES THIS IS AN ESTIMATED IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPERTY. ALONG THE TOP YOU'LL SEE THE CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE FOR RESIDENTIAL. AND THEN TO THE FAR RIGHT YOU'LL SEE THREE COLUMNS FOR BUSINESSES. AND SO WE WENT THROUGH EACH AREA AND IDENTIFIED. AND I DON'T HAVE MY POINTER WORKING THIS EVENING. BUT THE BLUE LINES ARE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HERE. DOING A 3% STATUTORY GROWTH. THE COST PER MONTH AVERAGES OR RANGES BETWEEN $1.54 PER MONTH, UP TO $1.60 PER MONTH, WITH A 3% STATUTORY GROWTH. THE 3% STATUTORY GROWTH AND 1% FOREGONE, WHICH IS THE ONGOING FOREGONE, RANGES BETWEEN $2.84 TO $5.09 PER MONTH AND THE 3% GROWTH 1% FOREGONE, WHICH IS ONGOING AND CAPITAL FOREGONE, ESTIMATED AT 500,000 RANGES
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BETWEEN $4 AND $0.13 PER MONTH, UP TO $8.54 PER MONTH. AND THEN THE LAST THREE COLUMNS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THOSE ARE OUR BUSINESSES, WHICH RANGES WITH THE BLUE LINE, $16.83, UP TO $336.51. THAT'S ACTUALLY A BUSINESS WITH AN ASSESSED VALUE OF 10 MILLION. AND I CAN GET THE NEXT THING GOING. OKAY, SO WITH THAT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL IS THE PRESENTATION ON THE BUDGET ADOPTION FOR THIS EVENING. THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THERE ARE THE FEES RESOLUTION, THE 1% FOREGONE RESOLUTION, THE ONE TIME CAPITAL FOREGONE RESOLUTION. AND FINALLY THE BUDGET ORDINANCE ADOPTION. AND I WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF NECESSARY. COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO CONSIDERING EACH OF THESE FOUR ITEMS? I'LL TELL YOU THAT THERE'S BUDGET FATIGUE IN THE HOURS AND HOURS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THIS, AND SO THIS WAS VERY HELPFUL IF YOU ARE COMING NEW TO THE CONVERSATION. BUT THESE FOLKS WHO ARE HAVE BEEN IN IT FOR A LONG TIME COULD PROBABLY HAVE JOINED YOU AND HELPED TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION. SO THAT'S WHY THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS MY GUESS. BUT WITH THAT I KNOW. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. WE HAVE A SYSTEM WHERE COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS TO SPECIALIZE AND TO LEAD THAT DEPARTMENT. WELL, ONE OF THE ONE OF THE ROLES AFTER THEY DO THAT LEARNING, THEY WORK WITH THAT DIRECTOR THROUGHOUT THE THE YEAR. AND THEY THEN WHEN THEY'RE UP HERE, THEY WILL REPRESENT THAT DEPARTMENT WHEN IT'S TIME TO MAKE A MOTION. AND SO WE HAVE TWO LIAISONS ASSIGNED TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES, BOTH OUR CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, LISA BURTENSHAW AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER KIRK LARSON. AND SO IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE TURNS. SO WE HAVE FOUR MOTIONS COMING UP, AND WE'LL TURN TO OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO BRING FORWARD CONSIDERATION OF FIRST ONE. AND USUALLY WE DO THIS. WE INTRODUCE THE ISSUE. WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE EVEN MAKE THE MOTION. AND THEN WHEN WE MAKE THE MOTION WE SECOND WE VOTE. SO GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE IT OKAY. SO YES I'LL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THE 2526 FEE RESOLUTION. THAT INCLUDES THE NEW FEES AND THE FEE INCREASES THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING TOOK PLACE THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2025, PURSUANT TO IDAHO CODE 50 DASH 1002. AND I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 2526 FEE RESOLUTION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, ANY COMMENTS? COUNSELOR FREEMAN. JUST THAT I MADE COMMENTS MONDAY AT THE WORK SESSION ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE SET OUR FEES TO RECOVER COST AND NOT TO MAKE MONEY, AND THAT THIS REFLECTS THAT VERY WELL, THANK YOU. I MIGHT ADD THAT IF ANY, I HAVE A COPY OF THAT RESOLUTION, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND YOU MAY WANT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO FLIP THROUGH THAT ON YOUR PHONE. AND AFTER THE MEETING, I'M HAPPY TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE TO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO LOOK AT ANYTHING SPECIFIC. SO CITY CLERK, WE ARE READY FOR A VOTE. WE CONDUCT THE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION. FRANCIS A FREEMAN. YES. DINGMAN. YES.
LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. BURTONSHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
[5.A 2) Resolution to Adopt 1% Levy of Forgone Revenue for Fiscal Year 2025/26]
I'M GOING TO TURN TO YOU, COUNCILOR. COUNCILOR LARSON, TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT ITEM. NEXT ITEM HAS TO DO WITH THE 1% ONGOING FOREGONE. AND I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 1% LEVY OF THE 20 2526 FOREGONE AMOUNT OF $506,638. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? YEAH, WE SHOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS IT'S THE VERSION THAT APPEARED PASSING A SCRIVENER'S ERROR, I WOULD CALL IT. YES, THE PACKET WILL CORRECT. WILL. YES. WILL REFERENCE BOTH 506 AND 504. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS SIMPLY THAT THE AMOUNT WAS UPDATED WHEN WE GOT UPDATED NUMBERS FROM THE COUNTY. AND SO THE 506 NUMBER IS THE ACCURATE ONE. SO THAT MEANS WE HAVE 2000 MORE DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET THAT WE WEREN'T EXPECTING. BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT IT'S GOING TO A GOOD PLACE, WHICH IS IT'S ALLOCATED TOWARD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONSTRUCTION I BELIEVE. SO IS THERE ANY OTHER CONVERSATION BESIDES THAT CORRECTION? ALL RIGHT. AND THEN NOTING THAT THERE WAS NO[00:40:06]
TESTIMONY IN THE HEARING ABOUT. THAT. YES. COUNCILOR BRADFORD. YES. IS THAT JUST BACKGROUND NOISE? OKAY. SO WE'LL TURN TO OUR CITY CLERK TO CONDUCT A VOTE ON THAT RESOLUTION.FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD. I'M UNCLEAR. ARE WE VOTING ON WHICH THING? ITEM NUMBER. SORRY, 5A3.
WHICH IS THE TWO? 582. SORRY SORRY SORRY 582. WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 1% LEVY OF FOREGONE REVENUE? THE ONGOING NAME. OKAY. BURTONSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I.
LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING BACK TO COUNCILOR
[5.A.3) Resolution to Adopt $500,000 of Forgone Revenue for a Fire Department Capital Project for Fiscal Year 2025/26]
COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTENSHAW FOR THIS NEXT ITEM. OKAY. THIS IS THE ITEM THAT WAS THE 1% ONE TIME FOR THE REVENUE FOR FIRE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PUT INTO THE REGULAR BUDGET. WITH JUST A LITTLE DECREASE, WE WERE ABLE TO FULFILL JUST OVER 400,000 OF THIS IN THE REGULAR BUDGET. AND SO WE WILL. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION, I MOVE TO REJECT THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT NEARLY 1% OF THE CITY'S FORGONE BALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. SO THE MOTION IS TO REJECT IT. SO.GO AHEAD. AND WOULD I BE ALLOWED TO MAKE A COMMENT AFTER THE VOTE? YES. OR YOU CAN CERTAINLY MAKE IT ONCE IT'S EVEN A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I WOULD SECOND THAT.
OKAY. WELL I THINK YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION I DID I MADE THE I JUST MADE THE MOTION TO REJECT IT OKAY. YEAH. AND SO SO GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR COMMENTS NOW UNLESS I THINK THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW, THIS IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SIX PEOPLE ON THE COUNCIL AND GET DIFFERENT OPINIONS. I HAVE A STUDENT ONCE WHO SAID, IF YOU CAN'T CHANGE YOUR MIND, ARE YOU SURE YOU HAVE ONE? AND I HAVE CHANGED MY MIND ON THIS. SO THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, FOR BRINGING FINDING THAT MONEY WITHIN THE BUDGET AND NOT HAVING TO INCREASE THE TAX ON THE PUBLIC.
YEAH. VERY GOOD. AND I WILL NOTE THAT NO ONE APPEARED AT THAT HEARING EITHER. BUT SO SO THERE WAS NO PUBLIC INPUT OFFICIALLY THAT CAUSED THE COUNCIL TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. IT WAS JUST A DESIRE NOT TO BURDEN THE PUBLIC WITH ADDITIONAL TAX THAT DROVE THE DISCUSSION. ANY OTHER CONVERSATION? OKAY. WELL THEN WE'LL JUST SAY ONE MORE THING.
I'M SORRY. PLEASE. THE BUILDING DOES GET BUILT THIS WAY. IT'S NOT LIKE WE ABANDONED THE BUILDING AND WE'RE SHOWN THE WHOLE NEED FOR THE STORAGE BUILDING IS GREAT. AND IT WAS A PRIORITY FOR FIRE. YES. AND COUNCIL CAN TALK ABOUT ANY OF THE PROVISIONS IN THE BUDGET THAT THEY AGONIZED OVER AS EACH DECISION WAS MADE. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO DIALOG ABOUT SOMETHING, YOU'LL YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET THAT LOGIC. AND THERE'S USUALLY REALLY GOOD LOGIC ASSOCIATED WITH EACH DECISION. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN TO YOU, JASMINE, FOR A VOTE ON THAT RESOLUTION. I NEED TO WHO SECONDED THE MOTION? IT WAS ACTUALLY COUNSELOR FREEMAN.
EVEN THOUGH COUNCILOR LARSON WOULD HAVE. OKAY, OKAY. NO PROBLEM. I THINK JOHN HAS A QUESTION. OH, JOHN, I'M SORRY IF I OVERLOOKED. YOUR QUESTION. I'M JUST HAVING A HARD TIME KIND OF FOLLOWING. SO WE'RE. WHAT HAPPENED WAS AN AMENDMENT. I. SO WE'RE REJECTING THE RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE 1% OF THE CITY'S FORGONE BALANCE FOR THE ONE TIME, BECAUSE THE MONEY IS IN THE BUDGET. PERFECT. THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT HELPS. THANK YOU. OKAY, NOW, I THINK WE MAY BE READY FOR ABOUT LARSON. YES, FRANCIS, I BURTONSHAW. YES. DICKMAN. YES.
FREEMAN. YES. RADFORD. HI. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THE GRAND
[5.A.4) Adopt 2025/26 Fiscal Year Budget Ordinance]
FINALE. THIS IS NOT A RESOLUTION. IT IS AN ORDINANCE. AND WE WILL TURN TO OUR COUNCILOR LARSON TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM TO YOUR COLLEAGUES. AND THIS IS THE ACTUAL BUDGET AMOUNT, WHICH IS THE GOT THIS RIGHT AND NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED APPLIES TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT WE CONSIDERED AT THE HEARING. THIS NOW IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET.OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ADOPT THE 20 2526 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AND THE AMOUNT OF $389,634,976 AND APPROVED THE ATTACHED APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE,
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APPROPRIATING MONIES TO AND AMONG VARIOUS FUNDS UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS AND REQUESTS THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. SECOND. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR ANY COMMENTS THAT ANY OF YOU WISH TO MAKE BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE I WOULD MAKE A COMMENT, MAYOR, ABOUT JUST TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT THE 389 MILLION IS A NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER. IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ALL THAT MONEY. IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO IF WE NEED TO. SO IS THAT CLEAR? OKAY, I WOULD ADD ONE MORE PIECE TO THAT TOO. IT ALSO MEANS THERE'S ALSO MONEY SITTING IN THAT BUDGET THAT WE WE HAVE NOT WE HAVE NO GUARANTEE THAT WE WILL RECEIVE. SO LIKE FOR THE AIRPORT, THERE'S THERE'S TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT IF WE DO RECEIVE THAT MONEY, THEN WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO SPEND IT ON THE AIRPORT TERMINAL. BUT THAT'S JUST DEPENDING ON FEDERAL FUNDING AND OTHER FINANCING OPTIONS. SO SO THAT IS ONE CONFUSING PART THAT I HAVE FOUND YEAR AFTER YEAR IS THE THE ABILITY TO PUT CONTINGENCY INTO THE BUDGET.THAT ACTUALLY IS NOT GOING TO END UP SHOWING UP AS REVENUE. BUT BUT IT IS IN CASE IT SHOWS UP AS REVENUE, THEN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEND IT. SO THAT IS ALWAYS A A DIFFICULT THING TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE. SO AT THE CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL, WE HAVE AUTHORIZING AND WE HAVE APPROPRIATING. AND WHEN YOU AUTHORIZE, THAT MEANS YOU GIVE PERMISSION FOR A PARTICULAR PROGRAM TO TO EXIST. WHEN YOU APPROPRIATE, YOU PROVIDE THE ACTUAL DOLLARS TO GO IN THAT IF THE CITY LEVEL, WE DON'T GO THROUGH THOSE DUAL PROCESSES, BUT WE DO TREAT THE BUDGET AS A DOCUMENT THAT DOES BOTH, AND THAT IS WE GIVE OURSELVES SPENDING AUTHORITY, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND. IF THE GRANTS, LOANS, DONATIONS, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS DO MATERIALIZE.
AND MANY THINGS IN HERE ARE CONTINGENT UPON THOSE MONEYS COMING IN AND THE UNDERSTANDING THE PINKY SWEAR OR THE COMMENTARY IN THE PUBLIC MEETING IS IF THOSE FUNDS DON'T COME IN, THAT DEPARTMENT WILL NOT SPEND ANYTHING. AND SO, AS HAS BEEN STATED, THE BUDGET IS MUCH LARGER THAN MAYBE THE REALITY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. AND THAT HAPPENS ALL THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. AND IT'S BY DESIGN, NOT BECAUSE WE'RE SLOPPY OR CARELESS OR CAN'T DO MATH. IT'S JUST THE WAY WE HAVE TO GIVE OURSELVES LEGAL SPENDING AUTHORITY IN CASE WE GET ENOUGH GRANT MONEY WITHIN THE COURSE OF A YEAR TO TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO DO.
AND PART OF THAT IS THAT YOU CAN'T APPLY FOR GRANTS 18 MONTHS IN ADVANCE. BUT WE START THIS CONVERSATION 18 MONTHS IN ADVANCE OF MUCH OF THE SPENDING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. AND SO IT'S IT'S A SLIGHTLY COMPLEX PROCESS AND HARD TO EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IT CAN BE MASTERED BECAUSE WE DID. WE'RE NOT GENIUSES. WE'RE CITIZENS. SO THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT POINT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT BEGS BEGS TO BE SAID? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MENTION, AS YOU'LL HEAR IN THE IN THE MOTION, THIS HAS TO BE PUBLISHED AT ONCE. THE COUNCIL VOTES. IT HAS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER. IT ALSO HAS TO BE READ BY TITLE. AND SO ONCE WE HAVE THE VOTE, IF IT PASSES, WE'LL READ IT BY TITLE AND THEN IT WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE. AND THEN IN THE COMING DAYS, DIRECTOR ALEXANDER'S DEPARTMENT WILL FILE THIS WITH THE COUNTY, WHICH THEN GETS SUBMITTED TO THE STATE. AND IT'S DONE. AND WE CAN PROCEED ON OCTOBER 1ST TO LIVE UNDER THESE THE LIMITS OF THIS BUDGET. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU AFTERWARD. THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY IS THAT WE HAVE MOVED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS TOWARD HAVING A WONDERFUL BUDGET BOOK, AND THE BUDGET BOOK BREAKS THINGS DOWN WITH COLOR GRAPHS AND CHARTS AND NARRATIVE TEACHING AND EXPLAINING JUST ABOUT EVERY PHASE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND HOW THE CITY OPERATES, AND THAT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. I BELIEVE IF YOU GO TO JUST IDAHO GOV, IT'S EVEN ON AND CLICK ON THE GOVERNMENT LINK DROPDOWN, IT WILL TAKE YOU TO OUR HOME PAGE FOR CITY GOVERNMENT AND YOU'LL FIND THE LINK THERE. AND IT'S QUITE LONG. IT'S ABOUT 190 PAGES GIVE OR TAKE. AND SO LOTS OF GOOD INFORMATION. YOU CAN FIND OUT JUST ABOUT EVERY EVERY LINE ITEM IN THERE IS THERE. SO WITH THAT CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT THE VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION FOR US? DINGMAN. YES. RADFORD. NO. LARSON. YES.
BURTONSHAW. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNSELOR RADFORD. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK EARLIER? NO. IT'S FINE. I THINK PEOPLE KNOW MY FEELINGS ABOUT. I'M
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JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DEAL WITH OUR FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT ISSUE AND HOW HARD IT IS TO BALANCE 800 EMPLOYEES AND AND PAY THEIR BENEFITS AND AND NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE NEW INCOME WITH THE STATE DOESN'T REALLY ALLOW US TO RAISE THEM. THAT AND AND JUST ONE OTHER ISSUE AROUND WHAT WE EXPERIENCED IN PROCESS, AROUND A VERY SPECIFIC ISSUE THAT I WISH WE COULD HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT OUTCOME. SO THAT'S WHAT I WAS VOTING FOR. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU EXPRESSING YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT. AND SO WITH THAT, WE'VE GOTTEN TO THE COME TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA. AND IT DOES LIST THAT WE CAN HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE ADJOURNMENT. I WANT YES MAYOR I NEED A REVIEW. THANK YOU. YES YES YES. BACK UP. READ IT BY SUMMARY. THANK YOU. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2025, APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $389,634,976 TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES AND LIABILITIES OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS FOR SAID FISCAL YEAR. JUSTIFYING THE OBJECT AND PROPOSED PURPOSE FOR WHICH SAID APPROPRIATION IS MADE. AUTHORIZING A LEVY OF A SUFFICIENT TAX UPON THE TAXABLE PROPERTY. PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.DIRECTING THE CITY CLERK TO FILE CERTIFIED COPIES OF THIS ORDINANCE WITH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND IDAHO SECRETARY OF STATE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU CALLING ME ON THAT. I DO IT MORE FREQUENTLY THAN I CARE TO
[6. Announcements]
ADMIT. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS. IF ANY COUNCILORS WANT TO ANNOUNCE SOME OF THE UPCOMING POLICE EVENTS, I'LL LET YOU DO THAT. BUT I DO HAVE THE DATES IF YOU NEED THEM. THERE IS ALSO, IN THE COMING WEEKS, A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, LABOR DAY THIS COMING MONDAY, THE CITY WILL BE CLOSED. AND SO DON'T DON'T PLAN TO DO BUSINESS IN THE CITY ON MONDAY, BUT WE'LL BE BACK OPEN ON TUESDAY MORNING. I WILL SAY THAT ON THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER, THERE IS THE HEROES DEFENSE FUND NINE OVER 11 TRIBUTE GALA, AND THAT IS A FUNDRAISER. AND IF YOU JUST GOOGLE HEROES DEFENSE 9/11 TRIBUTE, YOU WILL FIND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY TICKETS AND ATTEND IF YOU'RE INCLINED. BUT IT'S A NIGHT WHERE YOU NOT ONLY HAVE A NICE MEAL AND THEY TRY TO PULL MONEY OUT OF YOU TO SUPPORT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR DEPARTMENT. BUT FIRE SERVICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND TO HELP FUND SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUCH FOR SOME OF THE VICTIMS OF NINE OVER 11 FOR THOSE CHILDREN AND THE CHILDREN OF THE VICTIMS, IT'S A GREAT NIGHT. SO IF YOU'RE INCLINED TO DO THAT, GO BUY A TABLE AND SPEND SOME MONEY. THE OTHER THING I'LL TELL YOU IS THAT THE FOLLOWING WEEK, THE COUNCIL HAS A COUNCIL MEETING IN THIS ROOM ON MONDAY THE EIGHTH. AND THAT IS A WORK SESSION, VERY INFORMAL. THEY'RE HERE FROM 3 TO 6 P.M. IT'S INFORMAL, BUT THERE'S NO PUBLIC TESTIMONY. WE SAVE THAT FOR THURSDAY NIGHTS. THE NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT THAT WILL BE HERE WOULD BE THE 11TH. NINE 11TH SEPTEMBER WILL BE IN THIS ROOM SAME TIME AS WE STARTED TONIGHT. BUT BEFORE THEN, ON THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER, THERE WILL BE A PROCLAMATION READING IN THE AT THE COUNTY BUILDING IN THE COMMISSIONER'S HEARING ROOM. IT IS TO COMMEMORATE MISSING CHILDREN AND THE EFFORTS THAT ARE MADE TO TO. HIGHLIGHT THAT ISSUE, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM OF CHILDREN NOT BEING KIDNAPED OR GOING MISSING. AND SO IT DESERVES IT HAS A DAY OF WHERE IT GETS SPECIAL ATTENTION. ALSO, ON THE 10TH OF SEPTEMBER, NEXT WEDNESDAY, TWO WEEKS AGO FROM YESTERDAY, THE SISTER CITY DELEGATION OR THE THE CITY DELEGATION FROM OUR SISTER CITY TOKAI. TOKAI JAPAN WILL BE HERE. THEY'LL BE ARRIVING FOR NINE DAYS OF A VISIT. THEIR FOCUS WILL BE ON THE CITY ON THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER. WE'LL START IN THIS ROOM AND AND THEN TAKE THEM ON A TOUR AROUND TOWN. IF YOU HAVE NOT EVER LOOKED INTO SISTER CITIES AND WOULD LIKE TO.IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. I THINK MOST OF THOSE EVENTS ARE LIMITED TO THOSE WHO JOIN THE ORGANIZATION, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT JOINING. THEN ON SATURDAY THE 13TH, THERE IS A WONDERFUL ALL DAY STREET FEAST WITH THE ARTS COUNCIL ON THEIR CLOSING DOWN THE STREET. E STREET NO. EIGHTH STREET, EIGHTH STREET, EIGHTH STREET IN FRONT OF THE ARTS COUNCIL. AND THERE'LL BE A FESTIVAL LIKE ATMOSPHERE, AND THAT GOES UNTIL ABOUT 4 OR 5 P.M. AND THEN AT 4 OR 5 P.M. AT TEA TIME, TOYOTA, WE WILL SEE FIESTA MEXICANA, WHICH IS A
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CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENING, GREAT FOOD, GREAT MUSIC. AND THAT WILL BE 5 TO 9 P.M. SO THERE'S SOME FUN STUFF HAPPENING. EVEN THOUGH SCHOOL HAS STARTED, THERE'S STILL GOOD STUFF GOING ON ON THE FOURTH.AND ANYBODY CAN TAKE THIS WHO WANTS IT. BUT THERE WILL BE A HEARING, AND THE HEARING IS A PUBLIC HEARING THAT IS BEING SPONSORED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
I-T-D IS DESIGNING PLANS TO RECONSTRUCT THE AGING ROADWAY BETWEEN IDAHO FALLS AND ARCO.
AND WITH THAT, THEY WOULD LIKE PUBLIC TESTIMONY. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS, I KEEP TURNING AROUND BECAUSE I THINK IT FLIPS. BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON THAT, PUBLIC INPUT IS ALWAYS GOOD. YEAH. IF YOU'VE EVER DRIVEN THAT ROAD IN A SNOWSTORM, YOU MIGHT HAVE AN OPINION YOU WANT TO SHARE. SO THEY LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. AND THEY DO PAY ATTENTION TO EVERY COMMENT. COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO ANY OF YOU HAVE INPUT OR ANNOUNCEMENTS OR ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SHARE? GET ME TO SHUT UP. JUST START TALKING SO THAT I SAW. THANK YOU MAYOR. OH, I'M SORRY, YOU MENTIONED THE THING WITH THE POLICE, SO I'LL, I'LL I'LL REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THAT. WE HAVE FOUR. THINGS HAPPENING WITH THE POLICE IN THE NEXT OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO IN, IN DIFFERENT AREAS AROUND THE CITY. THEY'RE TRYING TO BREAK THE CITY UP INTO PRECINCTS, BASICALLY KIND OF A KIND OF A THOUGHT. AND THEY'RE AND THEY'RE TRYING TO REACH OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THOSE AREAS OF THE CITY. SO THE FIRST ONE THAT'S COMING UP IS SEPTEMBER 3RD, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY NEXT WEDNESDAY, AND IT'S CALLED PIZZA WITH POLICE. AND IT'LL BE AT LUCY'S PIZZA AT 5 P.M. AND THEN THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY IT'LL BE BAGELS WITH THE BLUE AT 4 P.M. AT 681ST STREET, WHICH IS AT THE TETON BAGEL TRUCK. SO THE LOCAL POLICE WILL BE THERE. THEY'LL HAVE SOME OF THEIR COOL STUFF WITH THEM. THEY'D LIKE YOU TO COME OUT AND MINGLE WITH THEM AND JUST GET TO KNOW THEM. AND IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, THEY'D LOVE TO LOVE TO MEET YOU. SO THANK YOU.
THE IDEA I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE FUNCTIONALLY BREAKING INTO PRECINCTS OR FORMALLY I SHOULD SAY, BUT FUNCTIONALLY THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOME NEIGHBORHOOD AWARENESS.
AND BY HAVING THESE EVENTS, THEY BRING PEOPLE FROM A CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL PART OF OUR TOWN TOGETHER TO KNOW EACH OTHER AND TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE OFFICERS WHO HAVE A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT, THAT GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. SO IT'S GOING TO BE, I THINK, A A GOOD TURN TO CREATE RELATIONSHIPS. COUNCILOR OR COUNCIL PRESIDENT? YES. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE I THINK EVERYONE ON THIS BENCH IS AWARE THAT THIS IS MY LAST MEETING AS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, AS HE MOVES TO THE REAL BENCH AS A MAGISTRATE JUDGE. SO THIS IS OUR LAST TIME TO GET OFFICIAL GUIDANCE FROM OUR ATTORNEY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH, IT HAS BEEN AWESOME.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU WANT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME THAT I'VE HAD TO WORK WITH THE CITY. IT'S I'VE SERVED THREE DIFFERENT COUNCILS NOW, AND IT'S REMARKABLE ABOUT THE CARE THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS BRING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW MUCH, EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T GET ALONG, HOW YOUR HOW YOU ARE REALLY TRYING VERY HARD TO MAKE OUR TOWN BETTER. ANYONE WHO'S BEEN IN MY OFFICE KNOWS I HAVE A LITTLE SIGN IN THERE THAT SAYS THAT EVERY DAY IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THE TOWN BETTER, AND I'M IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU THAT YOU HAVE THAT INSCRIBED ON YOUR HEART. AND IT'S IT'S AN HONOR TO WORK WITH THE OTHER PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ALSO HAVE THAT AS PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AND I HOPE TO TAKE THAT WITH ME ONTO THE BENCH. THAT PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO WORK WITH YOU AND HELP MAKE OUR TOWN BETTER. THANK YOU.
NOW, HERE'S A REALLY COOL THING. HIS KIDS ARE OF AN AGE WHERE HE JUST MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET SOME MILEAGE OUT OF THE FACT THAT THEIR DAD GOT A STANDING OVATION, AND IT IS RECORDED FOREVER ON THE CITY, A LIVE STREAM RECORDING, SO YOU MAY NEED TO USE IT AT SOME POINT.
COOL BEANS. WE WE'RE GOING TO ASSUME, AND AS GREAT AS THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FOLLOWING AFTER ARE SO. I THINK THE ONLY OTHER THING TO SAY IS THAT WE'RE IN APPROACHING THE END OF THE
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CANDIDATE FILING SEASON. WE WILL HAVE CITY ELECTIONS THIS YEAR FOR TWO ELECT HALF OF OUR COUNCIL AND THE NEW MAYOR, AND THAT FILING PERIOD WILL END TOMORROW AT 5 P.M. AND SO WE WILL BE POSTING THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES WITHIN A FEW DAYS. OUR CITY CLERK IS OUR NON ASSISTANT CITY CLERK, BUT IS OUT AT A WEDDING. SHE'LL BE BACK ON TUESDAY AND SHE WILL TYPE THOSE NAMES IN AND THEY'LL BE ON THE CITY WEBSITE, BUT THE MEDIA WILL GRAB THEM AT 4:59 P.M. TOMORROW PROBABLY. SO STAY TUNED. BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T FILED AND YOU PLAN TO PLEASE GET GET TO US BY 5 P.M. TOMORROW. AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE ARE* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.