THE SYSTEM, WHEN WE HEAR THE LITTLE POP IN THE SYSTEM THAT WE KNOW WE'RE LIVE. SO. OR THAT
[1. Call to Order]
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OUR MICS ARE LIVE. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD. AND WE ARE WE HAVE A FAIRLY LIGHT AGENDA, ONLY 6 OR 7 ITEMS ON IT, BUT WE HAVE A LENGTHIER CONSENT AGENDA. AND SO AS YOU'RE AS WE GET READY TO OPEN THE MEETING, JUST LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES THERE. BUT FOR NOW, I'M GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. THE DAIS IS FULL, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL JUST FOR FOR THE FUN OF IT, BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE START OUR MEETING.COUNCIL PRESIDENT BURTENSHAW HERE, COUNCILOR RADFORD, PRESIDENT DINGMAN HERE, COUNCILOR FREEMAN HERE, COUNCILOR FRANCIS HERE. COUNCILOR LARSON HERE. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. IT IS ALSO OUR TRADITION TO BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. IF YOU ARE INCLINED TO PARTICIPATE WITH US, WE WOULD INVITE YOU TO STAND. THE FLAG IS UP HERE ON THE DAIS. AND OUR NEWLY APPOINTED INTERIM FIRE CHIEF, PAUL RADFORD, WILL BE LEADING US. SO THANK YOU, CHIEF. 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. I TOLD SOME OF YOU THIS BEFORE, BUT WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I MET SOME VETERANS AND THEIR WIVES WHO WERE VERY ADAMANT ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE THERE IS NO COMMA AFTER NATION BEFORE THE WORD UNDER RIGHT, ONE NATION UNDER GOD. AND THEY SAID, WHEN PEOPLE PAUSE THERE, THEY ARE NOT BEING GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT. SINCE THERE IS NO PAUSE WRITTEN INTO THAT, THAT LINE. AND SO I HAVE OFTEN BEEN GUILTY OF BEING THE ONLY ONE SAYING IT THE WAY THAT THOSE FOLKS TAUGHT ME. AND I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE AWKWARD. SO JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S A NERDY, GEEKY THING THAT I DO. MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE GRACIOUSLY SORT OF CHANGED THEIR HABIT, BUT IT'S NOT MEANT TO MAKE ANYBODY FEEL STUPID. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I LEARNED. AND I THOUGHT, WELL, MAYBE I CHECKED.
THERE'S NO COMMA THERE. AND SO I THOUGHT MAYBE, MAYBE THEY WERE RIGHT. BUT SOMETIMES BEING RIGHT IS BEING RIDICULOUS. SO I DO APOLOGIZE IF ANYBODY WONDERS WHY WE DON'T DON'T SAY IT THE NORMAL WAY. YOU CONVINCED ME. ANYWAY. THANK YOU. WITH THAT, THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS
[3. Public Comment]
PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THIS IS WHERE WE INVITE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COME AND SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. THE ONLY RULES ARE SOME GUIDELINES THAT WE PLACE ON OUR AGENDA. IF THEY'RE TYPICALLY FOUND ON THE BACK OF THE FRONT TITLE PAGE, AND THESE GUIDELINES, WE KNOW WE CAN'T RESTRICT ANYONE'S FREE SPEECH. BUT IF YOU'RE ABLE TO RESTRICT YOUR OWN FREE SPEECH, WE ASK YOU TO MAYBE KEEP IT AS ABOVE BOARD CLEAN AND CONSTRUCTIVE AS POSSIBLE. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE COPIES OF THE SHORT VERSION OF THE AGENDA, AND USUALLY IN A POCKET OUTSIDE THE THIS ROOM, IN THE HALLWAY. AND IF YOU'RE IN THIS ROOM AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE LONG VERSION OF THE AGENDA, WHICH IS ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, AN INCH THICK, BUT THAT MATERIAL, WE DON'T RUN COPIES TO SAVE TREES, BUT WE DO HAVE A QR CODE OVER ON THE WALL, AND IF YOU CLICK ON THAT, YOU WILL GET THE LONG VERSION YOU'LL GET YOU'LL BE TAKEN TO THE LINK THAT HAS THE LONG VERSION FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING. AND THERE YOU CAN GET THE SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS THAT GO WITH EACH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS. IF YOU ARE AT HOME AND YOU ARE WATCHING THIS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, YOU CAN SIMPLY CLICK TO THE AGENDA WHICH IS POSTED RIGHT THERE, I THINK, ON THE LIVE STREAM PAGE. AND SO HERE WE GO. THE PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYBODY WHO'S HERE, HERE WHO WOULD WISH TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH THE COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR ANOTHER REASON. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON. I WILL MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE A HEARING. THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS A HEARING. AND SO IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THAT SMART NOT TO STAND UP NOW BECAUSE YOU WANT TO STAND UP LATER. AND WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE[4. CONSENT AGENDA]
ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WISH TO PULL ANYTHING FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA? I WOULD I WOULD PULL THE THE US DIGITAL DESIGNS PHOENIX G2 FIRE STATION ALERT SYSTEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. I THINK IT WAS IT'S NOT IT'S NOT AN ORDINARY OR CUSTOMARY KIND OF CONSENT. IT'S A I THINK IT WAS JUST ACCIDENTALLY MISPLACED ON THE CONSENT. I THINK THE CHIEF GOT IT. THE CHIEF NELSON TALKED ABOUT EACH OF THESE, SO HE MUST HAVE HAD A REASON. BUT WE CAN'T ASK HIM OTHERWISE. SO THAT WOULD BE ITEM 4D3. I BELIEVE WE CAN JUST[00:05:04]
MOVE IT TO WHEREVER IT MAKES IT EASIEST FOR THE EVENING. YEAH. WHAT ABOUT MOVING IT TO FIVE A? WOULD THAT BE ALL RIGHT? THAT'S FINE. AND JUST TO BE CLEAR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 25414. RIGHT. THREE IT WOULD BE 34D3. RIGHT TWO ON THE RIGHT HAND. OH I SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. 141 3 OR 4 140414 OKAY. PERFECT. YES. AND YOU MOVE IT TO IT WOULD BECOME ITEM FIVE A.OKAY. SO IT'S BEING MOVED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA WHERE IT CAN THEN BE DISCUSSED. ALL RIGHT.
SO WHEN THE CITY CLERK READS THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE RECORD, SHE'LL SKIP THAT AND WE'LL JUST TAKE CARE OF IT SEPARATELY. ALL RIGHT. AND SO YEAH, THE CODE SHE WAS ASKING FOR IS ALONG THE LINES OF A SOFTWARE SHORTCUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT CITY CLERK, WILL YOU READ THE CONSENT AGENDA INTO THE RECORD? YES. THANK YOU. AND I THINK IF I DID MY MATH RIGHT AFTER REMOVING THAT ONE, I THINK WE'VE GOT NINE ITEMS ON CONSENT NOW. SO THE FIRST GROUP OF THEM IS FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. WE HAVE THE IMPACT FEE QUARTERLY REPORT AND THE TREASURER'S REPORT FOR AUGUST OF 2025. NEXT FROM PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAVE A BID AWARD FOR SEWER LINE REHAB WITH NATIONAL POWER ROTTING CORP IN THE AMOUNT OF $956,995 FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER. WE HAVE A PURCHASE APPROVAL FOR A 60 FOOT DIGGER DERRICK IN THE AMOUNT OF $445,729, AND FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE NOW HAVE THREE ITEMS. ONE IS AN AMBULANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS IN BONNEVILLE COUNTY. ANOTHER IS THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND THE STATE MILITARY DIVISION TO ESTABLISH THE REGION SEVEN TYPE TWO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND AUTHORIZATION TO PREORDER TWO AMBULANCE REMOUNTS AND REFURBISHMENTS FROM BRAUN NORTHWEST FOR A TOTAL OF $370,720 FROM OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. WE'VE GOT THE SEPTEMBER LICENSE REPORTS, WHICH INCLUDED 55 NEW, 106 RENEWED AND 14 NEW AND RENEWED FOR CONTRACTORS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM AUGUST 11TH, 2025. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THESE ITEMS ARE ALL RELATIVELY ROUTINE IN NATURE.
AND SO COUNCIL MEMBERS TYPICALLY DON'T NEED A LOT OF DISCUSSION. THEY JUST READ THE MEMO AND THEY FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT. SO WITH THAT DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA? YEP. I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNSELOR. CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT THE VOTE? YES. THANK YOU. BURTENSHAW. YES. DINGMAN.
YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. LARSEN. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THE
[4.D.3) Purchase US Digital Designs Phoenix G2 Alerting System for Fire Department]
WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE ITEM THAT WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO WE WILL INVITE CHIEF BRADFORD TO COME FORWARD AND LET'S TALK ABOUT THEN THIS. I'M SORRY. I'M NOT.READING IT PROPERLY. THE AUTHORIZATION TO PREORDER THE PURCHASE OF TWO 2019 NORTH STAR AMBULANCE. NO, NO. THE PURCHASE OF THE US DIGITAL DESIGNS PHOENIX G2. YES. SO WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD. AND, CHIEF, IF YOU COULD JUST TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. SURE.
THE FIRST PART OF THAT IS THE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR STATION SIX THAT PUTS US IN, ALIGNS WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER STATIONS. THE ONE THING THAT STATION SIX WILL HAVE THAT THE OTHER STATIONS DO NOT HAVE AT THIS TIME IS THE REMOTES. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO SEPARATE THE CALLS FROM DIFFERENT UNITS TO NOT WHEN THE AMBULANCE GOES OUT AT THE END, IT'S NOT GOING AWAY, BUT IT KEEPS THE ENGINE FROM BEING DISTURBED OR VICE VERSA. THE SECOND PART OF THAT THIS PURCHASE IS FOR STATION ONE AND STATION FOUR, AND THAT'S TO RETROGRADE THEM WITH THE REMOTES FOR THE SAME PURPOSE. THAT IS ACTUALLY WHAT I DID WANT ON, YOU KNOW, NOT ON CONSENT IS I THINK THAT THAT IS IT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME FORWARD IN THE BUDGET, AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THAT. I THINK IT'S FOR THE HEALTH OF THE DEPARTMENT. SO I JUST REALLY WANTED THAT ON THE REGULAR AGENDA. SO THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THIS.
ACROSS THE NATION, IT HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS BETTER FOR THE HEALTH OF THE FIREFIGHTERS. YES IT IS. SO ARE THERE QUESTIONS COUNCIL MEMBERS OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS. FORMER FIREFIGHTER OVER THERE. YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT. YOU'RE GRINNING OKAY. ALL RIGHT WELL THANK YOU CHIEF.
SO, COUNCILOR FREEMAN, YOU THERE FOR A MOTION? OKAY. I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE
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THE PURCHASE OF THE US DIGITAL DESIGNS PHOENIX G2 FIRE STATION ALERTING SYSTEM EQUIPMENT.ACCESSING THE NATIONAL PURCHASING PARTNER'S COOPERATIVE PURCHASE CONTRACT PS 20350 FOR 111,900 OR $698.95, AND APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF THE ALERTING SYSTEM BY THE AUTHORIZED INSTALLER, ELITE SURVEILLANCE, LLC, FOR $33,311 FOR TOTAL PROJECT AMOUNT OF 149 $9.95. SECOND. OKAY. AND DID YOU GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS? THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND CITY CLERK. CAN YOU CONDUCT A VOTE? THANK YOU. YES. BURTENSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. LARSON. YES.
BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO WE HAVE MOVED TO OUR REGULAR
[5.A.1) Service Allocation Agreement - PacifiCorp dba Rocky Mountain Power]
AGENDA WITH THAT ITEM. THE NEXT ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA COMES TO US FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER. WE HAVE OUR INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER, STEVEN GORMAN HERE. AND I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BOTH JIM FREEMAN AND COUNCILOR WHO ARE OUR LIAISONS TO THAT DEPARTMENT. AND SO, MR. GORMAN, WILL YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS SERVICE ALLOCATION AGREEMENT WITH PACIFICORP? YEP.THIS IS HONDURANS. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD GOING. SO OKAY, SO THE THE KIND OF THE BACKGROUND BEHIND THIS IS IDAHO HAS WHAT THE ESA, WHICH IS ELECTRIC SUPPLIER STABILIZATION ACT WHICH DETERMINES WHO SERVES TERRITORIES WHO IS FOR ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS. AND IN GENERAL, IDAHO FALLS POWER CAN ONLY SERVE INSIDE THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS. AND WHEN THOSE LIMITS EXPAND AND WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE THE CUSTOMERS FROM THE ADJACENT INVESTOR, WHICH IS ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER. SO WE'VE BEEN DOING THAT FOR A LONG TIME WITH THE ANNEXATION. SO WE GO BACK IN AND WE PAY ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER AND PURCHASE THOSE CUSTOMERS. SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS A NEW AGREEMENT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, ONE THAT GOES BACK A LONG WAYS. THE HISTORIC AGREEMENT WAS THAT TRANSFER DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THE PUC HAD APPROVED THE ACTUAL TRANSFER. TRANSFER GOT TO GET APPROVED THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. THIS AGREEMENT MEANS THAT WE CAN START SERVING THAT CUSTOMER PRIOR TO PUC APPROVAL. AND THEN THERE'S SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE. SO FOR SOME REASON, THE PUC DISAPPROVED THAT. THEN WE WOULD TURN THAT BACK OVER TO THEM AND PAY THEM WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THE ORIGINAL. BUT THAT'S BETTER FOR OUR CUSTOMERS. A LOT OF THESE WILL BE A SUBDIVISION. IT'LL BE A FIELD WITH JUST A PUMP BANK, AND THEY WANT TO GET STARTED ON THEIR SUBDIVISION, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT POWER. SO IT'S AN UPGRADED AGREEMENT. IT WON'T BE VALID UNTIL IT'S APPROVED BY THE PUC, IN WHICH CASE BE SIGNED BY RFP. BUT THEY LIKE OUR SIGNED COPY TO TAKE PUC APPROVAL. SO CAN YOU DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE NATURE OF THE UPGRADES ARE, WHY THIS WAS NEEDED, WHY THE PROCESS CURRENTLY SHORTEN THAT TIME BETWEEN WHEN A CUSTOMER COMES IN AND REQUEST A BUYOUT, OR WE DECIDE THAT WE'VE ANNEXED THAT AND WE'RE GOING TO BUY IT OUT, AND THE ACTUAL WE ACTUALLY START SERVING THAT PARCEL. IF YOU SAID THAT ALREADY, I APOLOGIZE. I WAS I TALKED FAST, I MAY HAVE GONE PAST IT. SO OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR FRANCIS, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THEN THERE'S A REFERENCE HERE IN THE RECITALS ABOUT. I HAVE POWER OF SUPPLYING CONSUMERS OUTSIDE THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE THAT ARE EXISTING THAT GO WAY BACK TO WIN. SO THAT BUT AS A GENERAL RULE, WE WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY NEW SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS. OUTSIDE OF THEIR OUT BY THEIR PLANTS WHERE THEY'RE AT THAT THEY RAN OUT LIKE THAT. SO DOES THE LAW ALLOW FOR THOSE SIDE AGREEMENTS TO BE MADE, OR IS THIS JUST SUCH A GRANDFATHERED KIND OF A ISSUE THAT IT'S IT'S IN THE IT'S IN THE ALL THOSE UTILITIES THAT HAVEN'T HAD A WRITTEN AGREEMENT. PRETTY MUCH. SO THAT'S THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR LEGACY CUSTOMERS OUT THERE. OKAY, OKAY. I'D ALSO POINT OUT THAT WHEN WE GET A CUSTOMER FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER AND WE BUY OUT THEIR, THEIR BUSINESS, I GUESS WE SPLIT THE COST OF THAT WITH THE CUSTOMER THEMSELVES, AND WE ALLOW THE CUSTOMER TO PAY OFF THEIR SHARE OF THAT OVER, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME SO THEY CAN PAY IT OFF. THEIR POWER BILL NEVER GOES UP. WE, WE, WE GENERALLY HAVE LOWER RATES, LOWER RATES THAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER. SO THEY'RE HAVING THEY'RE SEEING SAVINGS BY BEING OUR CUSTOMER. BUT SOME OF THOSE SAVINGS ARE TAKEN TO PAY OFF THEIR HALF OF THE OF THE BUYOUT. YEAH. ALMOST NEVER I MEAN BUT AND AND THE WAY THAT DOES IS WE PAY THE ENTIRE CAPITAL COST IN OTHER WORDS BUYING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS THE WIRED AND TRANSFORMERS AND WHATNOT. AND THEN THERE'S A CHARGE FOR A YEAR'S WORTH OF ELECTRIC SERVICE, AND WE SPLIT THAT WITH THE CUSTOMER AND WE WILL PUT THAT ON THEIR BILL. AND ALMOST ALWAYS WE CAN GET THAT. SO THEIR BILL IS LOWER DAY ONE FOREVER. AND THAT'S NOT CHANGING IN THE UPGRADED AGREEMENT. NO, THAT'S PART OF IT. THAT'S PART OF OUR THE RATE STRUCTURE ACTUALLY. SO YOU CAN CHANGE THAT AT ANY TIME. AND SO
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THE EXTRA TIME OR THE TIME THAT WE'RE SAVING IS THAT TIME THAT'S BEING DEDICATED TO ASSESSING THE COST OF THE, OF THE ACTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE GROUND. IS THAT WHAT WE'RE NOWHERE WE'VE SEEN A RUB IS SOMEBODY WILL COME IN AND LET'S SAY THEY'LL HAVE A FIELD AND HAVE A PUMP IN THIS ECONOMY, AND THEY WANT TO SUBDIVIDE THAT PROPERTY. SO BECAUSE THERE'S A PUMP BANK THAT WAS SERVED BY ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS BUYOUT PROCESS AND IT NEEDS TO IMPROVE BY THE PUC. AND THAT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM SIX MONTHS TO A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. THAT KIND OF RUN ABOUT NINE MONTHS. IF THEY WANT TO START DEVELOPING AND THEY WANT US TO PUT IN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THAT SUBDIVISION, THAT CAN'T HAPPEN UNTIL THAT BUYOUT IS COMPLETED. SO WE'LL GET IN A RUB WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S GOING TO.WE'RE GOING TO SERVE THAT SUBDIVISION, BUT WE CAN'T LEGALLY DO IT UNTIL IT'S A PUC DEAL. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO THAT. THANK YOU. YES, COUNCILOR. FRANCIS, COUNCILOR. SO THERE'S ALSO A REFERENCE IN THIS. IT SAYS IN ADDITION TO ACQUIRING UTILITIES, PAY THE OTHER UTILITY AMOUNT EQUAL TO 167%. DO YOU EXPLAIN WHY WE DO THAT OR WHAT? WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS THE 167%. THAT'S THE USAGE. THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THE PUC IS THERE TO REPRESENT. ALL OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER'S CUSTOMERS. AND THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN WE TAKE ONE OF THOSE CUSTOMERS, IT DOESN'T IT DOESN'T COST US THE CUSTOMER BASE FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER, SOMETHING. SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A NEGOTIATED DEAL. I'M NOT GOING TO HE'S GOING TO GO TO THE CITY. BUT THAT'S WHAT'S BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH PUC. AND WE'RE NOT CHANGING THAT. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL COUNCILORS, DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION? ALL RIGHT. AND YOU ARE LIAISONS. HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD OR PERSPECTIVE THEY WANT TO SHARE? ALL RIGHT. WELL THEN WE'LL GO RIGHT TO READY FOR A MOTION OKAY. THANK YOU. I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE SERVICE ALLOCATION AGREEMENT WITH PACIFIC CORP DOING BUSINESS AS ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER TO BETTER EXPEDITE THE TRANSFER OF SERVICE TO NEW CUSTOMERS AND GIVE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I'LL SECOND THE CITY CLERK. READY FOR A VOTE. FRANCIS. HI.
FREEMAN. YES. DINGMAN. YES. LARSEN. YES. BRADFORD. HI. BURTENSHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES.
[5.B.1) Resolution to Adopt a Revised Snow and Ice Control Policies and Procedures Manual]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH IS NOW C1, AND WE HAVE A SINGLE ITEM COMING TO US FROM PUBLIC WORKS. WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, CHRIS FREDRICKSON, HERE. AND WE ALSO HAVE OUR LIAISONS, JIM FRANCIS AND CURT LARSON, WHO WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY EXTRA INPUT. BUT DIRECTOR WILL TURN TO YOU FIRST AND ASK YOU TO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS ANNUAL REVISION, REVISED ANNUAL ADOPTION OF THE REVISED SNOW POLICY MANUAL. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.BUT BUT AS AS THE MAYOR HAS MENTIONED, CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING IS A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AN UPDATED SNOW, SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR 2025. AS YOU'VE LOOKED THROUGH THE THE DOCUMENTS, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN, THERE'S SOME REALLY PRETTY MINOR RED LINES THAT WE'VE UPDATED A FEW THINGS. THE THE POINTS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE TONIGHT ARE REALLY CALLED OUT. AND CHANGES TO SNOW REMOVAL METHOD MAP, AND ALSO THE SNOW PRIORITY MAP ON PAGES 191, 91 IN YOUR PACKET. THESE CHANGES INCLUDE ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LINDSAY BOULEVARD AND THE OFF RAMP OF US 20 NORTH TO CITY LIMITS.
THAT RAMP HAS BEEN ADDED AS A PRIORITY ONE STREET TO BE PLOWED BY EITHER THE COUNTY OR THE CITY, WHOEVER GETS THERE FIRST. WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED ELVIS STREET AND MAIN STREET THAT ARE THOSE STREETS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE. POLICE STATION. WE'VE WE'VE MADE THIS A PRIORITY TO STREET SO THAT THAT WOULD BE PLOWED QUICKER IN ANY SNOW EVENT. AND THEN LASTLY SOUTH EMERSON AVENUE BETWEEN 24TH STREET AND 25TH STREET WILL NOW BE SHOWN IN THE PLOT TO ONE SIDE. THOSE ARE SOME PRETTY MINOR CHANGES, BUT SOME THAT I WOULD POINT OUT ON THOSE PARTICULAR MAPS. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT.
COUNCILOR FRANCIS, I DO HAVE A QUESTION. THERE'S THE REFERENCE IN THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY OR ARE UNABLE TO SHOVEL THEIR WALKS, REFERENCE TO JUST SERVE. I GO TO THAT SITE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, I CAN NEVER FIND ANY WAY THAT SOMEBODY ACTUALLY COULD GET HELP THERE. IS IT WISE TO KEEP IT IN THERE AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET A PROJECT GOING WITH THEM FOR SERVICE? OR IS IT THAT WHEN WE DID RED LINES WITH THIS, OUR PIO HAD LOOKING AT INDICATED THAT WAS STILL A VALID. BUT WE CAN DEFINITELY LOOK INTO THAT. YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GOOD EITHER. I PROBABLY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE IT, BUT I COULD NOT FIND IT. OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT STRIKES ME THAT IT WOULD BE WISE NOT JUST TO HAVE IT IN HERE, BUT ALSO TO MAYBE PUT SOME INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE AND PERHAPS EVEN A STEP BY STEP.
YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IF YOU CLICK ON THIS. AND SO WE'LL TAKE THAT AS AN ACTION FROM MY DEPARTMENT OR MY OFFICE. AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE VERIFY THE LINK. AND THEN WE CREATE A HOW TO ACCESS. THAT WOULD BE GOOD BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A COMMUNITY THING. AND MANY
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PEOPLE DO NEED HELP. AND IF THAT HELP IS OUT THERE AND THEY COULD GET TO IT PRETTY EASILY, IT WOULD BE A GREAT THING. OBVIOUSLY. CORRECT. I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE. SO THANK YOU FOR FOR NOTING THAT. IS THAT ALL RIGHT, DIRECTOR THAT TAKING THAT ACTION WITH. AND IF WE FIND OUT OTHERWISE WE CAN ALWAYS MAKE A RETRACTION OR CHANGE TO OKAY. YEAH. AND OR WE CAN START A PROJECT. AND THAT YOU'RE REFERENCING IS THE ONE ASSIGNED TO YOUR DEPARTMENT.THAT WOULD BE KIMBERLY. YEAH. OKAY. AND THEN. OH, MICHELLE. OKAY. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.
WE'VE WORKED ON THIS AND AND I KNOW THAT IT'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS. BUT IT'S REALLY DISAPPOINTING TO ME TO WATCH, ESPECIALLY ALONG 17TH STREET.
THERE'S JUST SO MANY PEDESTRIANS THAT ARE USING THOSE ROADWAYS DURING THE WINTER. AND WE HAVE THESE AMAZING BIG PARKING LOTS THAT ARE ALL GETTING CLEARED. THEY THEY ARE CLEAR FOR PARKING, BUT THE SIDEWALKS ARE NOT TOUCHED. AND SO I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WE EITHER NEED TO FIND A WAY TO I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO ENFORCE OR IF WE NEED TO EDUCATE OR, YOU KNOW, OR IF WE. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS AND IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT? YEAH, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS EVERY, EVERY YEAR. I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NECESSARILY THE OWNERS DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, OTHER THAN THEY'RE HIRING SOMEONE TO DO IT AND THEY JUST ASSUME IT'S TAKING PLACE. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE CHATTED QUITE A FEW TIMES ABOUT 17TH STREET. AS PEOPLE CALL THOSE INTO US, WE TURN THOSE OVER TO CODE ENFORCEMENT TO INDICATE TO PEOPLE THAT THESE ARE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND USUALLY AFTER THAT TAKES PLACE AT LEAST ONCE, THAT KIND OF CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. AND. OKAY. AND THAT'S, I GUESS, SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE MAY WANT TO THINK ABOUT WITH HAVING CONVERSATION WITH ENFORCEMENT WITH. OR YOU CAN EACH TAKE IT UPON YOURSELVES. IF ANYBODY IS DRIVING 70 AND SEES SOMETHING THAT IS OF CONCERN TO THEM IN TERMS OF IMPACTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RESIDENTS, YOU ANYBODY CAN CONTACT CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO ALL RIGHT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCILOR FREEMAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF YOU PROBABLY NOT OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD, BUT HAVE WE ADDED QUITE A FEW LANE MILES THIS YEAR FROM THE LAST TIME WE ADOPTED THIS? IT ACTUALLY WASN'T AS HIGH AS I AS I THOUGHT. OKAY, IT WASN'T AS BAD THE ONE THAT I WILL JUST NOTE IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. I WAS CONCERNED TODAY WHEN I LOOKED AT CHANGES, IS THAT WE HAVE ONE LESS BRIDGE THAN WE DID THE PREVIOUS YEAR, AND THANKFULLY WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY FALL IN. I DON'T KNOW HOW. WHAT'S HAPPENED IS OUR GIS FOLKS ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE OUR ANNEXATION BOUNDARIES AND LOOKING INTO THOSE VEHICLES. SO ONE STRUCTURE, I BELIEVE IT'S ON FIRST STREET OVER THE RETRACTS AROUND THE BRIDGE. SO IT'S IT'S INTERESTING IN THAT AS WE REFINE THAT SYSTEM, WE'LL HAVE SOME OF THOSE CHANGES. BUT IF I REMEMBER ON THOSE LANE MILES, IT REALLY WASN'T THAT GREAT OF A CHANGE. SO NOT NOT AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD ANTICIPATE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT, AND THIS IS ME JUST BEING A LITTLE BIT SENSITIVE TO SOME OF THE POLITICAL RHETORIC THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTION, IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS GOING TO COME UP WHEN WHEN WE FIRST KNOW HITS. AND THAT IS SIMPLY THAT FOLKS TEND TO GET FRUSTRATED WHEN THE SNOW REMOVAL IS NOT EXACTLY WITH WHAT THEIR DESIRE OR THEIR EXPECTATION IS IN THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT. AND THEY THEN WILL BEGIN TO SOMETIMES ASSUME THAT THE CITY JUST DOES THIS RANDOMLY, OR USING SOME FAVORITISM SYSTEM AND AND THAT WE DON'T DO IT THOUGHTFULLY. AS MANUEL DEMONSTRATES. OTHERWISE, THIS IS DONE CAREFULLY, RESPONSIBLY, AND WITH AS MUCH CARE GIVEN TO BALANCING THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE FOR SNOW REMOVAL WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR OF OUR CITY RESIDENTS. AND AND SO THERE IS A LOT OF ORDER ASSOCIATED WITH IT. NOBODY'S THERE'S NOTHING IN HERE THAT SAYS THAT IF YOUR SPECIALTY, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GOES FIRST, NOTHING LIKE THAT. WE DO NOT USE ANY KIND OF FAVORITISM SYSTEM. WE ALSO HAVE IMPROVED OUR TURNAROUND TIME FROM SNOWSTORM OR FROM YEAR TO YEAR. WE HAVE GONE FROM BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE WHOLE CITY PLOWED IN X HOURS TO NOW WE HAVE THE WHOLE CITY PLOWED IN FEWER THAN SIX HOURS. GET BETTER. WE PURCHASED EQUIPMENT WITH THE MONEY THAT WE SAVE. I HAVE A LOT OF SNOW WE'VE PURCHASED OUT OF THAT FUND EQUIPMENT THAT HELPS US CLEAR DRIVEWAYS. WE ARE ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES IN SNOWY COUNTRY THAT CLEARS DRIVEWAYS, SO I JUST I'M I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN ENGINEERED, LITERALLY ENGINEERED. AND SO IF YOU DO HEAR IF YOU DO EXPERIENCE FRUSTRATION, LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION. AND IF YOU HEAR PEOPLE WHO ARE ASSUMING THAT IT WAS JUST DONE BY A BUNCH OF DAMN FOOLS, HELP THEM
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UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MANUAL IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. ANYBODY CAN READ IT AND COMMENT ON IT IF DESIRED. WE UPDATE IT EVERY YEAR, SO THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. MAYOR. YES, COUNCIL. ALSO, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW THIS IS SAVED. WHEN I CAME ON COUNCIL, WE WERE USING A LOT MORE MONEY BECAUSE WE WERE CONTRACTING A LOT OF THIS.BUT ALSO JUST A CLARIFICATION FOR THE MAYOR. WE DON'T CLEAR YOUR DRIVEWAY, WE CLEAR YOUR ENTRANCE TO YOUR DRIVEWAY. THANK YOU. SORRY. YEAH, THERE'S THERE'S A COUPLE IF I COULD SOME OF THE ITEMS WE HAVE, I'LL JUST POINT TO OUR GOAL, I SUPPOSE, IS WE LOOK AT SNOW REMOVAL AS PROVIDING THE BEST SERVICE THAT WE CAN, AND THEN ALSO ADDRESSING THE STORM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST BENEFIT. AND THAT REALLY IS WHY WE PROVIDE, WHY WE HAVE OUR PRIORITY MAPS THAT INDICATE ON OUR ARTERIAL STREETS, LET'S SAY 17TH STREET, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE OVER 40,000 VEHICLES USING THAT STREET EVERY DAY. SO WE PLOW THOSE TYPES OF STREETS FIRST. THEN WE MINIMIZE THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS AND THAT THAT GOES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE HIERARCHY OF THOSE PARTICULAR STREETS. ALL THE CUL DE SAC STREET, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LEAST TRAVELED, AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE PLOWED LAST. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THAT. AS FAR AS THE TIMELINESS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO WORK THROUGH. THE STREET DIVISION HAS A LARGE SHOT CLOCK, IF YOU WILL, IF YOU EVER GO INTO THEIR BUILDING, AS SOON AS WE HAVE SNOW EVENT, WE RECEIVE OVER TWO INCHES THAT CLOCK STARTS. SO EVERY STAFF MEMBER THAT ENTERS THE STREET DIVISION BUILDING SEES THEY WERE ON THE CLOCK, AND OUR INTENT IS TO HAVE SNOW REMOVAL COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND THAT'S MOVING IT OFF THE STREET, NOT NECESSARILY PICKING UP THE MOUNDS THAT ARE LEFT IN THE CUL DE SACS, BUT HAVING THE STREETS PLOW WITHIN 72 HOURS. AND WE HAVE MADE A GREAT DEAL OF INROADS. BUT MOST OF THAT HAS REALLY BEEN FROM COUNCIL'S APPROVAL TO ALLOW US TO PURCHASE BETTER EQUIPMENT SO THAT A SINGLE OPERATOR CAN FILE SAVE THREE TIMES THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST. AN EXAMPLE THAT YOU'LL SEE IN SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE PURCHASED THIS LAST YEAR IS AN ICE BREAKER. ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST IS ICE RUNNING ON A LARGE STORM THAT WOULD DEVELOP AS THAT SETS AND BECOMES ICE WITH THOSE TRACKS WHERE THE CARS ARE DRIVEN THROUGH, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THAT. WITH THE EQUIPMENT WE HAVE, WE NOW HAVE AN ICE BREAKER THAT IS ESSENTIALLY A ROTOTILLER, IF YOU WILL, TO PLOW THROUGH THAT ON A LOADER. AND IT CAN DO THAT VERY, VERY QUICKLY. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, IF YOU WILL. THAT'S BEEN KIND OF AN ENIGMA FOR US TO SOLVE. SO THAT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND TESTED. AND SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED TO PUT THAT INTO SERVICE THIS YEAR. BUT BUT IN COMPILING THIS SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY, WE LOOKED AT THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE SNOW LIKE WE DO AND TOOK REALLY THE BEST OF THE ALTERNATIVES THAT WE COULD TO COMPILE THIS INTO THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE TODAY, THAT DURING OUR OPERATION, WE HAVE SEEN SIGNIFICANT TIMING AND FUNDING SAVINGS FROM WHERE WE WERE PRIOR. AND NOW WE BUILD A FUND FOR YEARS WHERE WE NEED TO USE EXCESS. WE'VE DONE ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING THINGS, BUT WHAT I THINK IS GREAT IS I THINK SOMETIMES PEOPLE DON'T THINK GOVERNMENT ITERATES AND GETS BETTER. AND I THINK YEARS AGO YOU STARTED THIS AS A PILOT PROJECT AND JUST SAID, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP WORKING ON THIS AND ITERATING. AND THAT'S BEEN, I THINK, THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS POLICY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. BUT AGAIN, IF WE COULD ANYONE THAT HAS ANY QUESTIONS ON THE WEBSITE THAT WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO CHAT STREET DIVISION, PUBLIC WORKS, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR INTERACTIVE MAP, THERE'S A SNOW EVENT. YOU CAN ENTER YOUR ADDRESS IN AND SEE WHEN WE INTEND TO BE THERE. SO THAT'S UPDATED FOR EVERY EVENT. THE MOST DIFFICULT PLACE TO LIVE IN THE CITY WHEN IT SNOWS ARE IN THOSE NARROW NUMBERED STREETS. AND THE REASON THAT THOSE HAVE TO BE PLOWED LIKE CLOCKWORK, AND THE WAY THAT THEY ARE PLOWED, WHERE WE ASK PEOPLE TO MOVE VEHICLES AND NOT PARK ON THE EAST WEST SOME DAYS AND ON THE NORTH SOUTH OTHER DAYS, IS SIMPLY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE TRASH PICKED UP. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO GET THE AMBULANCE AND THE POLICE CARS THROUGH. AND NOT EVERY POLICE CAR IS IS HEAVY DUTY, YOU KNOW, SUV TYPE CAR. SO WE WE DO FACTOR SAFETY INTO SNOW REMOVAL IN ADDITION TO CONVENIENCE. SO. THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBERS. I THINK WE'RE READY TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. OKAY. I MOVE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO REVISE THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL, WHICH HAS BEEN ADOPTED TO REFLECT CURRENT SNOW REMOVAL PRACTICES. SECOND UPDATED. HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UPDATED HAS BEEN ADOPTED. UPDATED. OKAY. SECOND, THANK YOU. CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CONDUCT OUR VOTE? FREEMAN. YES.
BRADFORD. HI. BURTENSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU
[5.C.1) Purchase of two (2) 2025 North Star Ambulances for the Fire Department]
SO MUCH. OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH WOULD BE THE NEW D, ONE SINGLE ITEM COMING TO US FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. YOU SEE THAT DIRECTOR PAM ALEXANDER HAS COME TO THE PODIUM. WE ALSO[00:30:03]
HAVE LIAISONS TO ASSIST LISA BURTENSHAW AND KIRK LARSON. AND I'LL TURN IT TO YOU TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE AMBULANCE PURCHASES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE PARTICULARLY OUR LONG LEAD TIME EQUIPMENT THAT WE GET.SOMETIMES IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 12, 16, 18 MONTHS. AND SO THIS ITEM THIS EVENING IS TO GET THE SECURE THE APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL PURCHASE OF TWO AMBULANCES THERE, UNITS 801 AND 804, I'M SORRY, 8001 AND 8004. AND WE RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION TO PUT THESE IN THE PRODUCTION QUEUE, IF YOU WILL, WITH THE VENDOR THROUGH OUR SOURCEWELL CONTRACT. BACK IN THE WHEN WE WERE DISCUSSING THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 BUDGET, THEY ARE READY FOR PICKUP AND THE INVOICES ARE ATTACHED TO YOUR PACKET. SO THIS EVENING WE'RE ASKING FOR THE AUTHORIZATION TO MAKE THE FINAL THE FINAL PHASE OF ACQUIRING THESE VEHICLES THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE MUNICIPAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO AMBULANCES IN THE AMOUNT OF $566,202.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? OKAY, I WOULD HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING FOR YOU BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IN A FUTURE WORK SESSION. BUT THIS ITEM IS TO ACTUALLY FOR YOU TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF SOMETHING THAT WAS PREORDERED.
WE HAD TWO THINGS. TWO ENTRIES ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA, ONE COMING FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER AND THE OTHER COMING FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR AND BOTH OF THOSE. INVOLVED. THE COUNCIL GIVING COUNCIL PERMISSION TO OR PRE ORDER SOMETHING THAT HAD A LONG LEAD TIME A COUPLE OF YEARS AND IN SOME CASES THE LANGUAGE IS APPROVED, THE PURCHASE OF SOMETHING THAT HAS A LONG LEAD TIME. AND THEN WHEN IT ARRIVES, WE APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THE THING THAT ARRIVED. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE OF ONE MIND ON THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT PROCESS FOR THAT. IT'S NOT A DIFFICULT THING, BUT WE NEED TO BE CONSISTENT AND USE THE RIGHT LANGUAGE WHEN WE DO IT. SO JUST NOTE THAT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE, THOSE ARE THE.
THAT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY THROUGH A LITTLE DISCUSSION.
WHEN WE HAVE OUR IN A FUTURE WORK SESSION. SO WITH THAT I WOULD ASK IF ANYBODY HAD ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR ALEXANDER. OKAY. IT'S EXCITING THAT THEY HAVE ARRIVED. RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION THEN FOR OUR COUNSELORS WHO ARE WITH THE PUBLIC OR MUNICIPAL SERVICES. ANY COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS? NO, JUST READY TO GO. I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE FINAL PURCHASE OF TWO 2025 NORTH STAR AMBULANCES FROM BRAUN NORTHWEST INCORPORATED FOR A TOTAL OF $566,202 AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND, VERY GOOD CITY CLERK LARSON. YES. FRANCIS A BURTENSHAW. YES. DINGMAN. YES.
[5.D.1) 1) Final Plat and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Highland Park Addition, Second Amended.]
FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD A MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. NOW WE HAVE THREE ITEMS COMING TO US FROM FROM MUNICIPAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. AND THE FIRST ONE AND THE SECOND ONE, I THINK ARE ARE BOTH FINAL PLANS. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH. BOTH OF THEM ARE FINAL APPROVAL. SO LET'S GO THROUGH AND COUNCIL MEMBERS DO YOU WANT TO. SORRY WE HAVE JIM JOHN RADFORD AND KURT LARSON WHO ARE LIAISONS TO CDS. AND SO LET'S LOOK AT ITEM E. ONE FINAL STATEMENT OF RELEVANT STANDARDS FOR HIGHLAND PARK ADDITIONS. SECOND AMENDED ANY COMMENTS THAT YOU WANT TO MAKE AS WE CONSIDER THESE. I GUESS MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE IT'S IT'S A DEVELOPER THAT'S BEEN WORKING ON SOME INFILL UP IN THAT AREA. THAT'S ANDERSON AND BEAR STREETS, KIND OF THE NORTH SIDE, AND PRETTY NICE TO SEE. THERE'S SOME LOTS UP THERE THAT HAD BEEN NEGLECTED FOR YEARS BECAUSE THEY WERE DIFFICULT TO DEVELOP. AND HE'S WORKED AND WE'VE WORKED TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND PROVIDE HOUSING UP THERE. SO OKAY. VERY GOOD. AND MY READING IS THAT TELLS ME THAT THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPROVED IT UNANIMOUSLY WITH VERY LITTLE CONTROVERSY. NO CONTROVERSY MAY OR MAY HELP TO JUST KIND OF DESCRIBE THE PROCESS AROUND FINAL PLATS AND THE COUNCIL'S LATITUDE AND NOT LATITUDE. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE A QUESTION. NO, JUST SAYING THAT THAT FINAL PLATS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO ARE NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO DENY. IF THEY'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS, MET THE REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. VERY GOOD.WITH THAT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL. LET'S SEE. MAKE SURE I'M THE RIGHT SPOT EXCEPT OR APPROVE THE FINAL PLOT FOR HIGHLAND PARK. ADDITION SECOND AMENDMENT AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT.
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SECOND. ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK. WE'RE READY FOR VOTE. DINGMAN. YES. RADFORD. AYE. LARSON. YES.BURTENSHAW. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NOW, THAT HAS A REASON STATEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECENT STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR HIGHLAND PARK. SECOND AMENDED, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND, VERY GOOD CITY CLERK.
WILL YOU CONDUCT THAT VOTE FOR US? DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. BRADFORD. BURTENSHAW.
[5.D.2) Final Plat, Development Agreement, and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, The Reserve at Snake River Landing, Division No. ]
YES. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THE NEXT ITEM IS ANOTHER FINAL PLAT, AND THIS ONE HAS THREE ACTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND SO THAT WOULD BE APPROVED FIRST. AND SO DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON ON THIS ONE. IT'S THE FINAL PLAT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND REASON STATEMENT FOR THE RESERVE AT SNAKE RIVER LANDING DIVISION NUMBER TWO. ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A THIS IS A PIECE IF YOU THINK OF SUNNYSIDE, THE WEST END OF SUNNYSIDE, KIND OF NEAR THE CAR DEALERSHIPS. AND THIS IS A PIECE THAT LIES JUST NORTH OF THAT. AND THIS IS THE FIRST KIND OF A PHASE. IS THAT A PROPER TERM IN THE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY? YES. YOU SEE THE RED IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT. BUT THIS WILL CONTINUE UP. MOST OF THAT GREEN STRIP. YEAH. NO, NO. YOU DID A GREAT JOB. YEAH. THIS IS JUST A SUBDIVISION. THE WESTERN PORTION OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS ENCOMPASSING SIX PHASES OF A TOTAL 13 PHASE PROJECT. IT'S RESIDENTIAL. THERE IS A PUD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS THAT WILL COME IN THE FUTURE, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE. AND THAT WILL COME IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER. RIGHT NOW THIS IS JUST SUBDIVIDING THE PROPERTY.YEAH. JUST BELOW YOU CAN SEE THOSE LINES THAT LOOK LIKE THAT. THAT'S THAT NEW STORAGE UNIT FACILITY ISN'T IT. YEAH. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. SO THERE'S A MAP IN HERE. IT'S ON PAGE 233 IN THE PACKET AND THERE'S RED RED COLORING ON IT. BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANT. SOME OF IT'S ALONG PIONEER ROAD AND THEN SOME OF IT'S DOWN IN WHAT WOULD BE KIND OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE PROJECT. YEAH. JUST IS THAT JUST THAT ZONE? OKAY. IT'S NOT A ZONING MAP. WHAT WHAT PAGE IS IT ON? PAGE. PAGE ON 233. I'LL PULL IT UP. SO. YEAH, THAT'S JUST SHOWING THE ROAD MAP THAT'S COMING TO THE PAGE. YEAH. IT SAYS UTILITY AND ROADWAY CONNECTIONS. IT'S THE. BUT BUT THERE'S ANOTHER LARGE BLOCK OF RED RIGHT BELOW. YEAH. YEAH.
AND THAT'S JUST SHOWING THAT. OH SORRY. NO. IF YOU JUST KEEP COMING SOUTH IT'S NOT. YOU NEED TO SEPARATE IT FROM THE PRIMARY ROAD PIECE. THERE IT IS. WHAT IS THAT. THAT'S JUST SHOWING THE. THAT'S THE DEVELOPABLE. IT'S REALLY JUST SHOWING THIS THE RIGHT OF WAY. RELATIONSHIP TAKING THAT OUT JUST SO IT DOESN'T COMPLICATE IT. BUT IT'S JUST THE ROAD AND UTILITY NETWORK SERVICING THE PROPERTY TO READ THAT WILL BE PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT WAS PUT IN THERE ACTUALLY IS FOR A PLAT. WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE ALL THAT.
BUT YEAH, IT'S JUST FOR THE ROAD NETWORK SERVICING THE PROPERTY, ROAD AND UTILITY. SO THAT PIECE IS NOT PART OF THAT. YEAH. THIS IS NOT IF YOU SCROLL UP SORRY JUST IN THE PACKET.
AND ACTUALLY IT'S MORE IT'S EASIER IN THE PRESENTATION. THE PLAT IS IF YOU SCROLL DOWN THIS IS REALLY WHAT THE GO AHEAD TO. I SHOULD SAY. YOU SHOULD GIVE ME A LITTLE BIT. I GOT YOU.
THIS IS REALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO LOOK AT. AND THIS IS THE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY RIGHT HERE THAT'S I DON'T KNOW WHY THE UTILITY PLAN IS SHOWN IN THERE. IN THE ROAD PLAN SHOWN IN THERE. THAT'S THAT'S NOT WHAT'S RELEVANT IS THE PIONEER ROAD RIGHT HERE. AND THEN ALSO THAT WE'RE DOING A DEDICATION OF BATTLE CREEK WAY COMING IN RIGHT HERE. YEAH. IT JUST IT WAS UNUSUAL FOR ME. I HAVEN'T SEEN IT BEFORE ON THE FINAL PLOTS THAT LOOK MORE LIKE THIS.
YEAH. AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE THIS IS A FUTURE PUD COMING DOWN. THEY JUST WANTED TO SUBDIVIDE THE PROPERTY BEFORE THEY CAME IN WITH THE PD. BECAUSE OF THE PHASING. IT IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO THEY WANTED TO GET
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THIS PORTION RIGHT HERE DIVIDED BEFORE THAT. SO THIS IS RIGHT HERE THE PHASING OF IT. THEY WANTED THIS PHASE TO BE DIVIDED FIRST IN SIX PHASES BEFORE THEY CONTINUE ON TO THE NORTH AND EAST. SO THAT'S WHY IT'S PROBABLY SHOWING ALL OF THAT IS TO SHOW THAT IT IS OVERALL, WE'RE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ROAD NETWORK. BUT REALLY IT'S THE PLAT THAT'S REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND OKAY, OKAY. SO EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. YOU EXPLAINED IT SOMEWHAT. BUT COUNCILORS YOU DON'T NEED TO LET THAT CLOUD YOUR, YOUR, YOUR DECISION MAKING BECAUSE IT'S LESS RELEVANT THAN THE SLIDES THAT HE DID RECOMMEND WE PAY ATTENTION TO. IS THAT SUFFICIENT AS FAR AS AN EXPLANATION GOES? OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN THE CHAIR WILL ENTERTAIN MOTIONS. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR FINAL PLAT FOR THE RESERVE AT SNAKE RIVER LANDING DIVISION NUMBER TWO, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT. SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WILL YOU CONDUCT OUR VOTE? YES. DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES.LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON TO THE ACTUAL PLAT ITSELF. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT OR APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE RESERVE AT SNAKE RIVER LANDING DIVISION TWO, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN. SET. FINAL PLAT SECOND. THANK YOU, CITY CLERK. WILL YOU CONDUCT THIS VOTE? FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD I. LARSON. YES. DINGMAN. YES. BURTENSHAW. YES. FRANCIS. AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE IS THE REINSTATEMENT OF OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR THE RESERVE AT SNAKE RIVER LANDING DIVISION NUMBER TWO, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
SECOND. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE ON THIS ONE. CITY CLERK BURTENSHAW. YES.
DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS A. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES.
[5.D.3) Amendment to Title 11, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Sections 11-2-5, Allowed Uses in Industrial and Special Purpose Zones; 11-2-6, Standards for Allowed Uses; 11-3-9, Purpose of Industrial Zones; 11-7-1, Definitions of Title 11]
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THIS LAST ITEM, THEN, IS COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT TO TITLE 11, THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE. AND WE ACTUALLY SAW THIS ITEM ON A PREVIOUS AGENDA, WHICH AT THAT MEETING, OUR MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO, IT WAS TABLED AND IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING. AND WHEN WE TABLED IT, WE TABLED THE WHOLE SHEBANG. AND SO AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE MOVE INTO FORMAL CONSIDERATION, WE NEED TO WE NEED TO DO THAT THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE HEARING. I WILL ASK ONE QUESTION, THOUGH, OF EITHER LEGAL OR OF DIRECTOR SANNER. IT'S THIS HEARING BECAUSE THERE'S NO BECAUSE IT'S GENERAL. IT IS A LEGISLATIVE HEARING, NOT A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. CORRECT. AND SO LET ME JUST JUST TAKE A STAB AT EXPLAINING THE REASON THAT WE MUST HAVE A HEARING WHENEVER WE CHANGE OUR CITY CODE RELATED TO LAND USE AND ANYTHING THAT THAT CONTROLS HOW LAND IS USED, BECAUSE IT'S LAND IS OWNED BY SOMEBODY AND THAT OWNERSHIP HAS RIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. AND SO IF WE'RE AMENDING OUR CITY ORDINANCE, THAT IN SOME WAY IMPACTS SOMEONE'S RIGHTS. IT MAKES IT VERY APPROPRIATE FOR US TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THE PUBLIC PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT HAVING RIGHTS REGULATED IN SOME WAY. AND SO WE'RE HAVING A HEARING, AND IT IS LEGISLATIVE. THEREFORE, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I DON'T HAVE TO ASK THEM TO HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL AND REPORT ANY OUTSIDE CONVERSATIONS THEY'VE HAD, BECAUSE THEY ARE THEY ARE LEGISLATING MAKING POLICY. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS. SO I'M GOING TO OPEN A FORMAL CITY COUNCIL HEARING ON AMENDMENTS, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 11, OUR COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO SECTIONS 11, TWO, FIVE. LET'S SEE 11, TWO, SIX, 11, THREE NINE AND 11 SEVEN ONE ALL IN CITY CODE. TITLE 11. THIS MATTER OR THIS.THESE SUGGESTED CHANGES WERE CONSIDERED BY OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND AS IT SAYS, ON THE AGENDA, AND THEY PASSED IT ON TO US. AND SO HEARING IS NOW OPEN. IF THERE IS, THERE IS NOBODY TO GIVE. THERE IS. WE'LL ASK DIRECTOR SANDER TO COME AND GIVE A AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT'S BEING CONTEMPLATED BY THESE CHANGES, AND THEN WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO OPEN IT UP TO ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ANY TESTIMONY. SO, DIRECTOR SANDER, PLEASE COME FORWARD. YES. I MENTIONED THAT EVERYTHING IS IN THE RECORD. YES. THANK YOU. I'LL
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ORDER ALL MATERIALS, PRESENTED, ALL WRITTEN MATERIALS, AS WELL AS THE VISUAL ONES, TO BE PART OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD OF THE HEARING. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS WAS STATED, THIS ITEM WAS HEARD IN OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO. AND THEN WE ALSO BROUGHT THIS BACK IN A WORK SESSION ON THE OCTOBER 20TH WORK SESSION, WHERE WE HAD FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S REFERENCE, WHAT'S BEFORE US IS, IS AN AMENDMENT TO OUR ZONING ORDINANCE IN REGARDS TO SALVAGE YARDS. AND THIS IS OUR USE TABLE HERE. AND IT JUST SHOWS THE PERMITTED USES. THE I AND M IS OUR MOST INTENSE INDUSTRIAL ZONE. SO WE'RE AMENDING THE CODE OF TABLE 11 TWO THREE TO INCLUDE SALVAGE YARDS AND RECYCLING CENTERS. AND THAT ALSO THEN AMENDS 11 2-6Z WHICH WE WOULD ADD A SECTION REGARDING SALVAGE YARDS AND THE ALLOWANCE OF THEM IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE PREVIOUSLY THIS IS WHAT JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS, WE HAVE SOME PROPERTIES TO THE NORTH OF US THAT HAVE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OR HAVE DISCUSSED WITH US ANNEXATION. THEY HAVEN'T FORMALLY APPLIED AND THEY ARE SOME SALVAGE YARDS TO THE NORTH, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE IN OUR CODE. AND SO THEY WOULD COME IN IF THEY WERE TO BE ANNEXED AS LEGAL NONCONFORMING, BUT THAT WOULD GREATLY RESTRICT THEIR ABILITY TO FUNCTION THEIR BUSINESS. AND SO THEY HAD REQUESTED THEY HAD COME TO OUR DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THIS. AND WE EVALUATED THIS, LOOKED AT BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT THE NATION AS WELL AS IN THE STATE AS WELL. AND THAT'S WHERE THIS DRAFT OF THIS CODE COMES FROM. SO THESE ARE THE ITEMS I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT. WE TALKED ABOUT THIS IN OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THERE WERE SOME THINGS DURING THE WORK SESSION THAT WERE BROUGHT UP.AND SO I WANTED TO SHOW THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE MADE FROM THAT DISCUSSION, PRIMARILY WITH LETTER F, THERE WAS A REQUEST THAT THERE BE A 750 FOOT SEPARATION FROM ALL RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SO THAT WOULD, IN ESSENCE, ELIMINATE OR GREATLY RESTRICT, I SHOULD SAY, THE ABILITY FOR THESE TO BE VERY CLOSE TO RESIDENTIAL, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PRETTY SEPARATED FROM RESIDENTIAL. THE OTHER ELEMENT WAS THAT THIS WAS THIS LINE WAS PUT IN AS WELL AND CLARIFIED WITH THE 750 FOOT BUFFER FROM THE SNAKE RIVER AS WELL, SO THAT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S REFERENCE, WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS REALLY DONE A GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO FOCUS THE RIVER, THE SNAKE RIVER, AS IT'S QUITE A GEM FOR A COMMUNITY AND TRYING TO PRESERVE THAT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS WOULD RESTRICT ANY TYPE OF SALVAGE YARDS ALONG THE SNAKE RIVER, WITH THE 750 FOOT BUFFER, AND THEN WITH ANYTHING, SALVAGE YARDS HAVE TO BE DEFINED. AND SO THAT COMES IN 11 DASH 7-1. AND OH THIS IS JUST A MAP SHOWING THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF WHERE THESE IN THE COUNTY. THESE SALVAGE YARDS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED. SO WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS QUITE EXTENSIVELY, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND WE'VE MADE AMENDMENTS ACCORDING TO WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY HAS REQUESTED. AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE INCORPORATED THOSE. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO THE TIRES, WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WITH THAT? YES, YES. SO YEAH, THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER BRADFORD. SO I DID HAVE QUITE A LENGTHY CONVERSATION WITH DICK. SO IF THERE WAS ANY STORAGE ON THE PROPERTY, THOSE ARE REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AS WELL AS THE THIS ONE IS IN THE COUNTY CURRENTLY. SO THE COUNTY FIRE WOULD ACTUALLY REGULATE THESE ON THE HEIGHT AND THE AMOUNT OF STACKING, AS WELL AS THE DENSITY OF TIRES IF THEY WERE TO BE STORED. SO THEY DO. THERE IS A LOT OF REGULATION IN REGARDS TO THESE. SAME WITH ONE ASPECT OF SALVAGE YARDS IS THE CRUSHING OF CARS. DICK REQUIRES THAT WE PUT THAT ON HARD SURFACE THAT IS INCORPORATED INTO OUR CODE AS WELL. SO YES, WE'RE FOLLOWING DEQ'S REQUIREMENTS. CHECK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE OUR CODE WAS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AND THEY THEY PROVIDE. DICK PROVIDES ONGOING MONITORING OF THOSE FACILITIES AND TYPICALLY THEY'RE DONE ANNUALLY. BUT WHEN I TALKED TO DICK THEY SAID THEY DO DO IT ON COMPLAINT BASIS AND THEY DO IT MORE FREQUENTLY WHENEVER THEY HAVE STAFF TIME,
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THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT IT IS DONE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS FOR MR. SANTER, THEN WE WILL AT THIS TIME OPEN IT UP FOR ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO WEIGH IN ON THE PROPOSED CHANGES. ALL SURROUNDING THIS. WELL, PARTLY THE SAFETY OF A SALVAGE YARD, BUT TO THE CREATION OF A ZONE FOR SALVAGE YARD OR THE INSERTION OF A SALVAGE YARD. USE INTO EXISTING THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING ZONE. OKAY, WE SEEM TO NOT HAVE ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN MAKING OFFERING ANY TESTIMONY.SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, BEFORE WE CLOSE THE HEARING, I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK AND SEE IF YOU'VE RECEIVED ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE NEED TO HAVE TO MAKE IT A GOOD DECISION, AND ALSO IF TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT HAVE POPPED INTO YOUR HEAD. OKAY. COUNCILOR FRANCIS, QUESTION FOR THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT. THERE'S A SCRIBNER ERROR. CAN I JUST STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT WITH A CLARKSON, DOESN'T IT? WHERE IS IT? IT'S ACTUALLY ON PAGE 264. IT'S VERY, VERY MINOR. IT'S IT SHOULD BE AN. JUST MOVE TO MOVE TO AMEND IT. NO, I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY IF IT'S OKAY, IF I JUST POINTED OUT TO THE CLERK AND THE FINAL VERSION IS CORRECT, WHERE IS IT AT? BUT IT'S UNDER Z1B. OH RIGHT. FOR ENGINEERED AND ENGINEERED. YEAH. DOESN'T CHANGE ANY INTENT INTENT OR ANYTHING. SO I JUST WONDER HOW I DEAL WITH IT. I THINK YOU JUST HAVE. YEAH. JUST YOU CAN, YOU CAN. IT'S BEEN OUR PRACTICE WHEN IT'S WHAT WE'LL CALL A SCRIVENER'S ERROR THAT WE JUST FIX THEM WHEN WE SEE THEM. AND IF THERE IS SOMETHING WHERE THE INTENT OR THE MEANING CHANGES, THEN WE TAKE FORMAL ACTION. IS THAT IS THAT SATISFACTORY FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? OKAY, OKAY. AS LONG AS IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON WITH THE CORRECTION. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT I THINK WE'LL CLOSE THE HEARING AND I WILL TURN IT TO YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS TO CONDUCT ANY DELIBERATION AND TALKING THAT YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU TAKE A VOTE. COUNCILOR FRANCIS, I HAVE A COMMENT BECAUSE THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF, AGAIN, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE COMMUNITY.
INPUT REQUEST WAS WE NEED TO MAKE THIS ADJUSTMENT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SALVAGE YARD. READY TO COME INTO THE CITY, I GUESS. I HOPE THAT WAS WAS PART OF THE PURPOSE, BUT IT'S JUST THE POINT THAT SOMEONE CAME IN FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SAID, I SEE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR CODE, AND WE ADAPTED AND RESPONDED, THANK YOU. THAT'S A GOOD POINT. I APPRECIATE THE YOU CALLING THAT OUT. ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCILOR RADFORD? YEAH, I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF. YOU KNOW, INITIALLY, PARTICULARLY AROUND TIRES. AND IF YOU'VE SEEN TIRES START ON FIRE, IT'S A IT'S A PROBLEM. AND THEN ALSO BEING NEAR WATERWAYS AND IN THE RIVER. SO I THINK WE MET THOSE QUESTIONS AND. ALSO LEARNING MORE ABOUT LAND USE AROUND CITIES AND HOW SALVAGE YARDS ARE USED SO THAT LANDOWNERS HAVE SOMETHING FOR THEIR LAND TO DO WHILE IT WAITS FOR THE CITY TO GROW TO IT. AND THEN THEY THEY ALMOST ALWAYS GAIN SO MUCH VALUE THAT IT'S NOT WORTH LEAVING JUNK CARS ON ANYMORE. AND SO IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A SELF-CORRECTING PROBLEM AFTER I'VE BEEN GIVING THOSE INFORMATION. SO WITH THAT, I'M SUPPORTIVE AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU. YEAH. WHAT I LIKE WHERE THIS LANDED IN TERMS OF DISTANCE FROM RESIDENTIAL AND THE SNAKE RIVER. BUT I ALSO THINK IT'S GREAT THAT TO COUNCIL MEMBER BRADFORD'S COMMENT, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE LANDOWNER TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SOME GOALS THEY HAVE, WHICH ARE VERY SOUND AND, YOU KNOW, IN THE LONG RUN WILL BE A BENEFIT TO THEM, TO THE COMMUNITY, TO THE CITY. SO THIS IS KIND OF AN EVERYBODY WINS KIND OF A DEAL.
WELL, AND THEN THE FENCING TOO, I THINK WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT HELPED ME AS WELL, BECAUSE WHEN YOU GROW UP AROUND THESE AND THE COUNTY IN IDAHO, YOU SAW THEM, YOU KNOW, UNFENCED, BUT IN THE CITY NOW. WELL, I'M GOING TO BE A LITTLE STINKER AND SAY TO MY COLLEAGUE HERE, JOHN, THAT ONE PERSON'S PROBLEM OR EYESORE IS ANOTHER PERSON'S LIVELIHOOD. AND SO I'M OKAY WITH ALLOWING EVOLUTION OF USE TO TAKE PLACE, BECAUSE I THINK YOU POINTED THAT OUT. IT'S A WAY FOR LAND TO BE USEFUL UNTIL IT REACHES ITS HIGHEST AND BEST USE. AND SO I THINK THIS IS A
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REALLY SMART THING FOR US TO BE DOING. AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE LEARNING CURVE THAT I'VE HAD WITH THIS, BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THE SALVAGE YARD AS BEING THE TEMPORARY, HIGHEST, AND BEST USE OF A PIECE OF LAND. THAT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING LEARNING. SO ALL RIGHT, TWO OTHER POINTS. AND ONE OF THEM IS AT THE AIC ASSOCIATION OF IOWA CITY LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT LAST YEAR. THERE'S A GROUP PROMOTING DEALING WITH THE TIRE PROBLEM ACROSS THE STATE. THEY TRIED TO GET THE LEGISLATURE TO RESPOND. I THINK NOTHING HAPPENED THIS LAST TIME, BUT I'M SURE THEY'LL BRING IT AGAIN. AND AIC MAY BE WILLING TO SUPPORT IT. SO IT'S A STATEWIDE PROBLEM. AND THE OTHER THING IS, COUNCILOR RADFORD, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR POINTING OUT, LET'S KEEP THESE AWAY FROM THE RIVER. IT'S THANK YOU. IT WAS A GOOD CALL. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE A DELIBERATIVE BODY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. I'M CERTAINLY READY TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE. ORDINANCE, SECTION 11 2-5 ALLOWED USES IN INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES 11 TWO SIX STANDARDS FOR ALLOWED USES 11 THREE NINE. PURPOSE OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES 11 SEVEN ONE. DEFINITIONS OF TITLE 11 UNDER THE UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETED SEPARATE READINGS. REQUEST. REQUEST THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY. SUMMARY. SECOND. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A VOTE. CITY CLERK BRADFORD. HI. DINGMAN. YES, FRANCIS. HI. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES.BURTENSHAW. YES. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. AND BECAUSE WE ARE AMENDING OUR ORDINANCE, WE THERE ARE MORE STEPS. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT THIS BE EITHER. WELL, IT HAS TO BE READ BY TITLE AND THEN IT ALSO HAS TO BE PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE IT WOULD COST US A LOT OF MONEY TO PUT THE WHOLE THING IN THERE IN THE NEWSPAPER. AND SO THAT HAS TO BE DONE. AND THAT WILL BE DONE ON TUESDAY. AND SO IT WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL THEN.
BUT CITY CLERK, WILL YOU READ THIS BY TITLE, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING TITLE 11, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE, SECTION 11 TWO FIVE ALLOWED USES IN INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ZONES. SECTION 11 TWO SIX STANDARDS FOR ALLOWED USES 11 THREE NINE. PURPOSE OF INDUSTRIAL ZONES 11 SEVEN ONE.
DEFINITIONS, PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE. VERY GOOD.
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THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES OUR FORMAL AGENDA FOR THIS EVENING. THE AGENDA ALLOWS FOR SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS. I HAVE A FEW THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR DINGMAN DOES. I THINK YOURS WOULD BE BEST BECAUSE THE LAST ITEM SHARED TONIGHT. SO COUNCIL MEMBERS, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING, LET ME JUST ROUGHLY GO THROUGH THE CALENDAR BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT TIME WE MEET. THERE'S A FLUKE OF THE CALENDAR. WE'RE NOT MEETING IN TWO WEEKS. WE'RE MEETING IN THREE WEEKS. AND SO HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW. AND THEN THIS SATURDAY, THE 25TH OF OCTOBER IS OUR LAST FARMER'S MARKET OF THE SEASON. IT IS ALSO THE REAL THAT HAPPENS IN THE MORNING. AND THEN THE REAL HEROES, TRICK OR TREAT, WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE FARMER'S MARKET AND BE SET UP ALSO ALONG MEMORIAL DRIVE FROM 3 TO 6 P.M. IF YOU HAVE LITTLE ONES, THERE'S NO SAFER PLACE FOR THEM TO TRICK OR TREAT THIS SEASON THAN WITH THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THE REAL HEROES. TRICK OR TREAT. SO WELCOME TO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE OUT. THERE'S LOTS OF CANDY. AND SO WITH THAT, THE NEXT ITEM IS NOVEMBER 1ST. THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY IS AN EVENT THAT'S BEING SPONSORED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IT IS A DIA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION. IT WILL BE ALL DAY LONG AT THE WEST BANK, WEST BANK EVENT CENTER, AND IT SHOULD BE FUN. I THINK YOU CAN SHOW UP THERE AND EXPECT THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BUY SOME GOOD FOOD, AND PERHAPS PARTICIPATE IN SOME FUN ACTIVITIES HERE, SOME GOOD MUSIC, MAYBE EVEN PURCHASE SOME KNICKKNACKS AND THINGS. AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND ON THAT, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S A REALLY INTERESTING THING. NUMBER ONE, THEY'LL HAVE AN ALTAR THERE FOR YOUR FOR THOSE WHO'VE PASSED ON. AND SO IF YOU WANT TO BRING A PICTURE, THEY'LL INCLUDE THAT. I GOT TO DO THAT FOR MY FAMILY LAST YEAR. IT'S A LOT OF FUN AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. AND I'VE WORKED HARD THIS YEAR TO MAKE SURE THIS IS TRUE. SO I HOPE THIS IS HAPPENING. BUT THE FAMILYSEARCH, THE PEOPLE WHO RUN THAT OVER ON MELALEUCA FIELD, THEY PLAN ON HAVING A LARGE CONTINGENCY THERE TO BE ABLE TO PRINT THINGS FOR FAMILIES AND AND THEIR, THEIR FAMILY LINES, AND IT'S JUST SUCH A GREAT MARRIAGE OF OUR TWO CULTURES OF THE LDS, THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS CULTURE THAT'S HERE AND THEN OUR LATIN CULTURE, BECAUSE THOSE TWO THINGS, REALLY THEIR FAMILY HISTORY COMPONENT OF THAT CHURCH AND AND THEN THIS[01:00:04]
CELEBRATION. SO I THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED LAST YEAR.THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE CAME THROUGH. SO GOOD TO HEAR. THREE DAYS LATER, ON NOVEMBER THE 4TH, THAT IS ELECTION DAY IN IDAHO. WE HAVE OUR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE ON THAT DAY. THE POLLS ARE OPEN, I THINK 8 A.M. TO 8 P.M. OR IS IT 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. I THINK IT'S 8 TO 8. OKAY. AND IF YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED, YOU CAN VOTE. YOU CAN REGISTER ON THAT DAY.
IF YOU BRING THE RIGHT CREDENTIALS, YOU CAN GET ALL THAT INFORMATION ON IDAHO. OH NO I FORGOT. IS IT IDAHO VOTES? NO VOTE IDAHO. SO YOU CAN FIND THAT PRETTY PRETTY EASILY. AND THEN I WILL ALSO SAY THAT EARLY VOTING WHERE YOU JUST GO INTO THE ELECTION OFFICE DOWNTOWN ON THE CORNER OF CAPITAL D, CAPITAL B, THANK YOU THAT IT'S ALREADY STARTED. AND YOU JUST HAVE YOUR YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR I.D. AND IF YOU'RE A REGISTERED VOTER, YOU CAN EARLY VOTE. I WAS THE ONLY ONE EARLY VOTING WHEN I DID IT TODAY. IT TOOK ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, THREE MINUTES MAX. I JUST HAD TO STATE MY ADDRESS TWICE. AND SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.
THE QUALITY OF THIS COMMUNITY IS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY OF ITS LEADERSHIP. SO EVERYBODY IN IDAHO FALLS, PLEASE CAST A VOTE AND MAKE IT A THOUGHTFUL ONE. AND THEN WITH THAT, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THE 10TH OF NOVEMBER THEN WOULD BE OUR NEXT WORK SESSION HERE IN THIS ROOM ON A MONDAY AFTERNOON, AND THEN THE NEXT MEETING LIKE THIS ONE, THREE WEEKS FROM TONIGHT WOULD BE NOVEMBER 13TH, WILL BE HERE WITH THAT. ANY ANYONE ELSE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE? COUNCIL? FREEMAN I'M GOING TO CIRCLE BACK TO SOMETHING WE APPROVED EARLIER ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ABOUT THE THE REGION SEVEN RESPONSE TEAM FOR HAZMAT AND IDAHO FALLS BEING APPOINTED AS THAT AS THAT ENTITY. AND OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT IS THE MOST PREPARED AND PROFESSIONAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THIS REGION OF THE STATE. AND RIGHTFULLY, THEY SHOULD BE THE EXACT AGENCY THAT TO GET THAT CONTRACT TO HOUSE THE REGION SEVEN RESPONSE TEAM.
SO THEY'LL THEY'LL RESPOND TO THIS WHOLE CORNER OF THE STATE FROM IDAHO FALLS. AND SO IF WE HAVE AN INCIDENT IN IDAHO FALLS, OUR THE CLOSEST TEAM IS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN CITY. AND THEY HAVE THE RESPONSE TIMES IN THERE. THEY HAVE TO BE THERE IN AN HOUR AND SOME OF THEM. AND THAT'S GETTING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND ORGANIZED. IT'S IT'S AN EFFICIENT OPERATION.
KUDOS TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. YES, YES. ALSO NOT ALSO BUT IF THAT'S IT, THEN I'LL TURN IT TO COUNCILOR DAMON. THERE IS AN ASSOCIATION OF IDAHO CITIES BOARD MEETING IS MONDAY MORNING IN BOISE. YES. ARE YOU GOING? YES. SO THERE'S TWO OF US. YEAH. AND THE TOPIC IS JUST IDENTIFYING LEGISLATIVE TOPICS FOR AIC TO CARRY IN THE UPCOMING SESSION ON BEHALF OF IDAHO CITIES. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR SAUNDERS, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW IF YOU HADN'T HEARD THAT CARRIE SCHEID PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER ON TUESDAY, AND HER. HER CELEBRATION OF LIFE IS AT THE COLONIAL THEATER ON TUESDAY FROM 2 TO 5. SO THIS NEXT TUESDAY, THE 28TH, FROM 2 TO 5. SO IT IS A DROP IN JUST CELEBRATION. EVERYTHING THAT CARRIE HAS DONE IN HER LIFE AND ALL THE WAYS THAT SHE'S BENEFITED OUR CITY. FROM ARTS TO ANIMAL RESCUE TO CEI, THERE'S JUST THERE'S ALMOST EVERY GREAT THING ABOUT THIS CITY SHE'S TOUCHED IN SOME WAY. SO I INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE.
MICHELLE, CAN I JUST ADD ONE THING THAT IS KNOWN NOW? THE IDAHO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SELECTED CARRIE TO BE THE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, THE CECIL D ANDRUS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD AS WELL. AND THAT IS UPCOMING. IT'S A BOISE BANQUET, BUT ECHO EVERYTHING YOU SAID.
IT'S AMAZING. THANK YOU. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO COMMENT TOO ABOUT I WAS AT THE COLONIAL THEATER LAST NIGHT FOR A SHOW, THE GAELIC STORM, AND WHEN THEY INTRODUCED THE THE BAND, THE STAFF TALKED ABOUT CARRIE AND THE CROWD IN THE CROWD. IT WAS A THE AUDITORIUM WAS FULL. SHE GOT A TWO MINUTE STANDING OVATION WHEN THEY WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT CARRIE, IT WAS VERY MOVING. PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IN IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY PARTICULARLY KNOW HOW MUCH SHE DID. YEAH.
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