5.A.1) Approve Work Order 26-01 for an Environmental Assessment - Air Traffic Control Tower and VOR Relocation

[5.B.1) IFP 26-09 (Part A) Downtown Alley Phase 2 - Construction and (Part B) Phase 3 - Electrical Construction 5.C.1) Purchase HazMat Unit Equipment for Fire Department]

OUR NEXT ITEM TONIGHT IS COMING TO US FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER. AND WE HAVE OUR FINANCIAL CFO, JOSH RUTH, HERE TO PRESENT TO US TONIGHT. HELLO. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE. SO TO KIND OF START OFF BACK IN 2025, WE'RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF 2025. IDAHO FALLS POWER APPLIED FOR GRANT FUNDING TO BE A SUBRECIPIENT FROM EMR, AND PMR IS THE IDAHO GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES, AND THEY WERE ACTUALLY THE RECIPIENT FOR THE IDAHO ENERGY RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, WHICH IS THE, I. J SO KIND OF LIKE GOES DOWN THE LINE.

SO, SO WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE A $2 MILLION GRANT FROM OMR. AND WHAT THIS IS FOR IS TO TAKE THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES IN OUR DOWNTOWN ALLEYWAYS AND TO CONVERT THEM TO UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION OR UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE. AND SO WE ARE JUST ABOUT TO FINISH THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS GRANT, WHICH IS THE ALLEYWAY BETWEEN BROADWAY AND EIGHTH STREET. THAT SHOULD BE DONE SOMETIME THIS SPRING, EARLY SUMMER, AND WE ARE READY TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE NEXT TWO PHASES, WHICH ARE THE NEXT TWO ALLEYWAYS. AND SO WE WENT OUT FOR BIDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE TWO ALLEYWAYS. AND WITH THIS BID, THERE WAS TWO PARTS OF IT. THERE WAS PART A, WHICH WAS GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, WHICH IS LIKE ALL THE TRENCHING, THE LAYING, THE CONDUIT, THE CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL THE CONCRETE TRANSFORMER PADS, PRETTY MUCH ALL THE GROUNDWORK FOR THAT. AND THEN FOR PART B IS ALL THE ELECTRICAL SIDE. SO THAT IS ALL THE SECONDARY SERVICES THAT GO FROM THE TRANSFORMERS TO THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS METERS. AND USUALLY IDAHO FALLS POWER. WE DON'T DO ANY SECONDARY WORK. WE DON'T PAY FOR ANY SECONDARY WORK. AND SO BUT FOR THE, FOR THE DOWNTOWN ALLEYWAYS TO EXPECT THESE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR ALL THE SECONDARY WORK, IT'S A HUGE BURDEN ON THEM. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO USE THIS GRANT FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED TO PAY FOR ALL THAT SECONDARY WORK. SO OUR CUSTOMERS, THE COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS AND THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS DIDN'T HAVE TO CARRY THAT BURDEN. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WE'RE USING THOSE FUNDS

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FOR. AND SO FROM THE BIDS WE RECEIVED FOR RESPONSES FOR THE THE PART, A GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, WHICH. K.M. CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST BIDDER AT $430,000. 443 SORRY, $430,443.80. AND ONE RESPONSE FOR THE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION, WHICH WAS THE PART B WAS WHEELER ELECTRIC AT $357,600. AND SO THE TOTAL COST INCLUDES A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $78,804.38, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $866,848.18. SO WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF THE BIDS FROM K.M. CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PART A CONSTRUCTION AND THE WHEELER ELECTRIC FOR THE PART B CONSTRUCTION COUNCIL MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS? YES, PLEASE FINISH THE PROJECT FOR THE ALLEYS. OR IS THERE ANOTHER. SO WE'LL FINISH THE ALL THE ALLEY WORKS. COULD WE RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING BEFORE? A COUPLE YEARS AGO. AND WE DID THE ONE ALLEYWAY WE RECEIVED MORE GRANT FUNDING FOR LIKE THE SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS THREE DIFFERENT PHASES, THREE DIFFERENT ALLEYWAYS, WHICH WILL FINISH UP PRETTY MUCH FROM CONSTITUTION ALL THE WAY. I MEAN, SORRY, FROM BROADWAY THROUGH CONSTITUTION AND ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. SO, SO THIS WILL FINISH IN 2026. WE THE CONSTRUCTION THEY SHOULD BE DONE BY SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. YES. AND THIS GRANT FUNDING, IT'S ALL REIMBURSEMENT. SO WE HAVE TO DO ALL THE WORK. AND ONCE THE WORK IS FINISHED, THEN WE SUBMIT ALL OF OUR RECEIPTS AND PAPERWORK AND THEN WE RECEIVE THE GRANT FUNDING. SO THE ACTUAL REVENUE FROM THE GRANT WON'T COME UNTIL OUR NEXT FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WELL, I HAVE A COMMENT FOR. OKAY. THANK YOU. I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY. SO THE H FRAME H FRAMES THAT ARE IN THE ALLEYS, THEY'RE DANGEROUS. WE DID HAVE SOMEONE GET ELECTROCUTED ON ONE A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO. THEY ALSO CROWD THE ALLEY SO THAT THERE'S IT'S REALLY HARD FOR DELIVERY TRUCKS AND SO FORTH TO GET UP AND DOWN THOSE ALLEYS. SO THIS IS A REAL WIN WIN FOR THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND FOR IDAHO FALLS POWER, BECAUSE IT MAKES OUR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE STRONGER. AND IT'S, IT'S PRETTIER. IT'S THE ESTHETICS ARE BETTER. IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, THE ALLEYS AREN'T AS UGLY WITH ALL THOSE WIRES IN THEM. AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM UNDERGROUND AND IT'S GOING TO BE A NICER DOWNTOWN. SO IT'S GREAT THAT WE THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS GRANT. THIS ALL STARTED WITH THE BROADWAY WHEN WE WHEN WE REDESIGNED THE BROADWAY AREA AND WE DID THAT ALLEY FIRST AND IT KIND OF PIQUED EVERYBODY'S INTEREST ON HOW DOWNTOWN COULD LOOK. AND I JUST LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT THAT, AND I'M READY WITH THE MOTION. I WOULD I WOULD MOVE TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BIDS FROM K.M.

CONSTRUCTION PART, A CONSTRUCTION PORTION AND THE WHEELER ELECTRIC PART B ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION PORTION OF THE DOWNTOWN ALLEY UPGRADE PROJECT FOR A TOTAL OF. NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $866,848.18, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND THE CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD A D YES. DAMON. YES. FRANCIS, I MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS COMING TO US FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

[5.C.1) Purchase HazMat Unit Equipment for Fire Department]

DIRECTOR ALEXANDER WILL COME TO THE PODIUM AND SPEAK TO US ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF THE HAZMAT UNIT EQUIPMENT. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SO SO THIS IS A REALLY BIG PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND AND I INCLUDED A PICTURE OF IT FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRANCIS, BECAUSE THIS ONE'S A REALLY UNIQUE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER. AND WE DO HAVE OUR NEW CHIEF FIRE CHIEF HERE, CHIEF OLSEN. BUT THIS IS ACTUALLY TO PURCHASE A ONE ENFORCER HEAVY DUTY RESCUE. KB 907 FROM HUGHES FIRE EQUIPMENT THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT. IT'LL BE A BRAND NAME. PIERCE ENFORCER. AND WE ACTUALLY ARE PART OF THE STATE'S REGION SEVEN REGIONAL HAZMAT RESPONSE TEAM. AND SO ALL OF THE RESPONSE TEAMS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO ARE LOOKING TO REPLACE THEIR EQUIPMENT AND PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESPONSE. AND SO THIS PURCHASE THIS EVENING IS THROUGH A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S FOR $1,279,871. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 36 TO 48 MONTHS TO GET IT THROUGH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. IT'S BEING FUNDED, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THROUGH AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF IDAHO, SPECIFICALLY THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. AND IT IS, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, TO RESPOND TO

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PROVIDE RESPONSE FOR REGION SEVEN, WHICH IS OUR REGION HERE IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO. THE FIRE EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN VERIFIED THROUGH SAM.GOV AS REQUIRED. AND WE SHOULD SEE THIS EQUIPMENT PROBABLY 36 TO 48 MONTHS AFTER APPROVAL. AND SO AGAIN IT'S GOING TO BE PURCHASING A PIERCE ENFORCER HEAVY DUTY HAZMAT RESCUE APPARATUS. AND IT IS FOR A TOTAL OF $1,279,871. OH, AND I FORGOT TO MENTION ONE REALLY IMPORTANT THING. AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE REGIONS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO ARE GOING TOWARDS THIS ONE VENDOR, WE'VE GOT SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT DISCOUNTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AND SO THAT'S A COLLABORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO HAZARDOUS RESPONSE REGIONS. IT REALLY GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A REALLY, REALLY HEAVY DUTY VEHICLE FOR RESPONSE WITH A VERY NICE DISCOUNT BECAUSE OF THE BULK BUY THAT WE HAVE FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO. THANK YOU.

ANY QUESTIONS? YES, YES. PLEASE HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT. IS THIS. NO, IT'S A QUESTION. OKAY.

IS THIS LIKE THE GRANT WE JUST HEARD ABOUT LIKE IS THIS WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THIS OR IS THIS CASH THAT'S ALREADY COME TO US? THIS IS CASH THAT HAS ALREADY COME TO US. IT IS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET. HOPEFULLY, THAT WAS LISTED ON YOUR MEMO THAT IT IS PART OF THIS CURRENT YEAR'S BUDGET. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EXTENSION BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS EQUIPMENT IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO GET HERE. AND SO OUR STATE OF IDAHO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS WORKING VERY DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THOSE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE.

SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE FUNDS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A FEW OTHERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING FORWARD HERE SHORTLY. THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY ACTUALLY TO BE NAMED AS THIS, AND TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE THIS EQUIPMENT. SO THANK YOU, DIRECTOR ALEXANDER. IT'S A MAJOR RECOGNITION FOR THE QUALITY WE USE SPEAKING TO YOU.

YES, IT'S A MAJOR RECOGNITION FOR THE QUALITY OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT. IT IS. YES. OKAY.

WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF ONE PEARSON ENFORCER. HEAVY DUTY HAZMAT RESCUE APPARATUS FROM HUGHES FIRE EQUIPMENT ACCESSING THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL H G C COOPERATIVE GOVERNMENT CONTRACT F S 1223, FOR A TOTAL OF $1,279,871, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. FRANCIS A V YES, YES. FREEMAN. YES. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. AND

[5.C.2) Bid IF 26-006, Water Line Surface Repair]

TO DIRECTOR ALEXANDER AGAIN, WE DO HAVE THE NEXT FEW FROM HER DEPARTMENT STILL. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR WATER LINE SURFACE REPAIR. SO EVERY YEAR OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT LOOKS AT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THIS SUMMER. AND THIS IS FOR THE WATERLINE SURFACE REPAIRS THAT WE DO. IT INVOLVES CURB AND GUTTER CONCRETE REBAR AND PLANT MIX. AND SO WE HAD A TOTAL OF THREE BIDS ON THIS BID TAB. AND UNFORTUNATELY ONE OF THE BIDS RECEIVED DID NOT HAVE WHAT THEY CALL A CATEGORY A LICENSE THAT'S REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF IDAHO AT THE TIME THAT YOU BID ON A PARTICULAR PROJECT. AND SO THAT BID, UNFORTUNATELY, WAS DEEMED UNRESPONSIVE. IT WAS ALSO DEEMED AS IRREGULAR BECAUSE THE CATEGORY A LICENSE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME THE BID WAS SUBMITTED. AND SO AT THIS POINT, WE ARE RECOMMENDING AN AWARD FOR A TOTAL OF 904,537, STARTING IN 949, $904,530, AND THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BID IN THE UNITS INCLUDED IN THE BID WERE OVER A THREE YEAR ESTIMATED PERIOD. AND SO THE TOTAL BID THAT WE RECEIVED WAS FOR THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT OF 904530, AND THE TOTAL PAGE HERE, THE TOTAL. LISTING PAGE. SO THERE'S THE ACTION ITEMS. A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO FIRST WE'RE REQUESTING THAT YOU REJECT THE BID FROM ROLLING ROCK LLC ON THE BASIS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A CATEGORY A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR LICENSE AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING THE BID, AND ALSO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BID RECEIVED FROM THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, JM CONCRETE, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF $904,530. AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT WE HAVE THAT ACTION THAT WAY BECAUSE OF THE UNFORTUNATE VENDOR NOT HAVING THE CATEGORY A LICENSE FOR THIS PARTICULAR BID. THANK YOU.

WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. ALL RIGHT. I WILL MOVE TO REJECT THE BID FROM ROLLING ROCK, LLC ON THE BASIS THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A CATEGORY, A PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTOR LICENSE AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTING THE BID AND ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE BID RECEIVED FROM THE LOWEST

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RESPONSIVE RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, JM CONCRETE, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF $904,530. SECOND. YES, RAPPER A YES. FRANCIS. HI, RAYMOND. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ITEM IS

[5.C.3) Resolution: City of Idaho Falls Termination of Utility Service and Disconnect Policy]

ALSO COMING TO US FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. AND WE WOULD TURN THE TIME OVER TO DIRECTOR ALEXANDER. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I AM REALLY PLEASED WITH THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE IT REALLY DEMONSTRATES TO NOT ONLY YOU AS COUNCIL, BUT ALSO TO THE COMMUNITY HOW WE CAN GET THREE DEPARTMENTS TO WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH COLLABORATIONS. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE THE PERMISSION FROM THE MAYOR TO INVITE OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER, AS WELL AS OUR CITY TREASURER FOR THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO PRESENT THIS ITEM TO YOU THIS EVENING. YES, THANK YOU BOTH. APPROACH THE PODIUMS. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO TO BE HERE. SO TONIGHT, LIKE AS PAM ALEXANDER WAS STATING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING ON THE UPDATED. IT'S CALLED THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS TERMINATION OF UTILITY SERVICE AND TEMPORARY DISCONNECT POLICY AND PROCEDURES. IT'S KIND OF A MOUTHFUL, BUT IT KIND OF COVERS EVERYTHING THAT'S THAT'S WITHIN THAT POLICY. SO THE GOAL OF THIS POLICY IS REALLY TO CREATE A CLEAR, CONSISTENT AND THOROUGH APPROACH TO HOW WE MANAGE SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS HERE AT THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, WHILE ALSO IMPROVING COMMUNICATION WITH OUR CUSTOMERS AND ALIGNING OUR INTERNAL PROCESSES. SO TRULY, THIS APPROACH THAT WE DID, THIS NEW POLICY, THERE WAS A LOT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS. I WAS WITH IDAHO FALLS POWER WITH PUBLIC WORKS AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES. WE ALL KIND OF WE CAME TOGETHER AND SPENT A FEW MONTHS, KIND OF MONTHS GOING THROUGH THE POLICY AND MAKING IT WORK FOR FOR EVERYBODY. SO IT'S NOT JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR ONE DEPARTMENT. IT'S GOING TO WORK FOR, FOR ALL OF THE UTILITIES THAT'S OUT THERE. SO WHY WAS THIS POLICY NEEDED? OR I GUESS NOT NEEDED BECAUSE WE HAD THE POLICY, BUT WHY WAS IT UPDATED? SO CURRENTLY WE HAVE TWO DISCONNECT POLICIES. WE HAVE A RESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT POLICY AND WE HAVE A NONRESIDENTIAL DISCONNECT POLICY, WHICH IS FOR ALL OF OUR COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ACCOUNTS. AND THE WATER DIVISION. THEY STARTED A POLICY, BUT IT WAS JUST IN DRAFT PHASE AND IT WAS NEVER IMPLEMENTED. AND THEN ALL THE THE REMAINDER UTILITIES, THEY WOULD JUST PIGGYBACK OFF OF THE TWO IDAHO FALLS POWER POLICIES THAT WE HAD. AND SO WHAT WE DIDN'T HAVE WAS JUST A SINGLE POLICY THAT HAD ALL OF THE UTILITIES THAT THAT IF A CUSTOMER NEEDED TO FIND OUT, OKAY, HOW IS THIS WORK? WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? EVERYTHING IS FOUND IN THAT ONE SPECIFIC DOCUMENT. AND SO A LOT OF THE, THE EXISTING POLICIES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF IT DIDN'T CHANGE, BUT WE DID ADD SOME KIND OF MAJOR TWEAKS TO IT BECAUSE WE WERE ADDING ALL THE DIFFERENT POLICIES OR THE DIFFERENT UTILITIES TOGETHER WITH THAT. SO MARK'S ACTUALLY GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THOSE MAJOR CHANGES THAT WE HAD INTO THE POLICY. THANKS, JOSH. SO SOME OF THE KEY CHANGES THAT WE MADE WAS, FIRST, THAT WE ESTABLISHED CLEAR AND CONSISTENT TIMELINES. SO FOR NONRESIDENTIAL, WE HAVE 75 DAYS PAST DUE BEFORE THE DISCONNECT PROCEDURES BRING IN. AND THEN FOR THE RESIDENTIAL THERE WAS A SLIGHT CHANGE. WE WENT FROM 45 DAYS TO 48 DAYS. AND THAT WILL THAT'S CLEARLY COMMUNICATED IN THE POLICY THAT THAT WILL AT THAT POINT TRIGGER THE DISCONNECT POLICY. SECONDLY, WE SET OUTLINED THE GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT FOR THE POLICY THAT RESIDES AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL. IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T NEED SPECIAL REQUEST PERMISSIONS THAT COMES BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL WITH THE OPTION THAT WITHIN THE POLICY. THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES DIRECTOR, THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THE POWER GM AND THE MAYOR COULD COME TOGETHER AND GIVE A 30 DAY EXTENSION, BUT THAT THEN AFTER THAT WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND THAT THAT EXTENSION IS ONLY FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY. WE ALSO WE SIMPLIFIED CUSTOMER SUPPORT OPTIONS. WE CLEARLY OUTLINED WHERE OUR CUSTOMER KNOWS IF THEY NEED HELP AND WHERE THEY NEED SUPPORT AND WHERE THAT WHERE THEY CAN FIND THAT ASSISTANCE. AND FOURTH, WE CLARIFIED OUR WINTER OPERATIONS. WE SET THEM THERE. HOW THE HOW THE MORATORIUM ON DISCONNECTS HAPPENED BETWEEN DECEMBER 1ST TO MARCH 15TH AND HOW COMING OUT OF THAT, HOW WE DEAL WITH THOSE PROCEDURES, THE RAMP UP DISCONNECTS AGAIN. AND THEN LASTLY, WE DEFINED THE

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STANDARDS BY WHICH WE WOULD DISCONNECT, RECONNECT, AND HOW WE MADE UNIFIED AND FAIR TO ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS. AND SO THAT EVERYONE KNOWS FOR WHATEVER SERVICE IT IS. WHAT IS WATER, WASTEWATER, SANITATION OR POWER, HOW THOSE PROCEDURES ARE GOING TO WORK OR DISCONNECT. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW WE WE BROUGHT THIS ALL TOGETHER AS A GROUP. IT WAS A COMMITTEE. IT WAS A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT CAME TOGETHER. OVERALL, THIS POLICY IS ABOUT IMPROVING CONSISTENCY. IT'S ABOUT IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY AND COORDINATION ACROSS ALL UTILITIES FOR THE CITY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR EITHER OF THESE FINE GENTLEMEN AT OUR PODIUM? COULD YOU. YES, PLEASE. SO IT SEEMS SMALL, BUT I KNOW THERE WAS A REASON FOR GOING FROM 45 TO 48. THAT REALLY DOES HELP THE CUSTOMERS. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THAT? YEAH. SO WELL, I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER. IT'S REALLY A MATH PROBLEM. OKAY. SO 45 IS NOT DIVISIBLE. IT'S 45.

AFTER THE 45TH DAY IT WAS BEING DISCONNECTED, WHICH MAKES IT 46. THAT'S THE OLD POLICY. AND WHEN YOU DIVIDE THAT BY SEVEN IT'S NOT EQUAL. SO IT WAS PUSHING ALL THE DISCONNECTS TO THE WEEKEND. YEAH. AND SO CHANGING 48 PLUS ONE ON THE DAY AFTER MAKES IT 49, WHICH IS DIVISIBLE BY SEVEN. AND SO THAT MAKES IT THE DAY THE BILL IS SEPARATED IS ALSO THE DATE, IF IT'S PAST DUE WOULD BE DISCONNECTED. AND SO IT SPREADS OUT INSTEAD OF MOVING ALL OUR DISCONNECTS TO ONE AND A HALF DAYS, IT PUTS IT ACROSS THE WHOLE WEEK. SO AND THOSE ARE BUSINESS DAYS. YEAH.

SO PRETTY MUCH ALL THAT IS WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO DISCONNECTS ON A FRIDAY. AND SO WE HAD TO CHANGE IT. SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE DISCONNECTS ON A FRIDAY. BECAUSE THEN WHEN PEOPLE GET OFF WORK LIKE 5:00, AND THEN THEY'LL SHARE AT THE UTILITY OFFICE AND, AND TRYING TO GO AND GET FUNDING FROM DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT. YEAH. WE TOOK THE TIME TO PLOT OUT ALL THE DISCONNECTS AND WHAT DAYS THERE ARE. AND IT'S JUST THIS ONE HAPPENS MOSTLY FRIDAYS AND MONDAYS. AND SO OPERATIONALLY, IT ALSO WAS A POINT OF STICKING FOR US THAT WE NEEDED TO FIX. SO THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE CUSTOMER. YES, PLEASE. MY OTHER QUESTION IS ON MY PAPER BILL. THERE'S A PLACE TO MAKE DONATIONS, BUT WHERE DOES THAT MONEY GO? TO THE PLEDGES ONLY ICAP, CC AND IP HELP WITH THAT. WHAT IS. SO WE CLICKED ALL THE PLEDGES BY THE MONTH FOR A MONTH, AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH, WE SEND THOSE FUNDS OFF TO THE PLEDGE CENTER. I THINK THEY ALL GO TO ICAP. YEAH, THEY ALL GO TO ICAP AND THEN BACK. SO OKAY, I JUST. YEAH. SO PEOPLE WHO MAKE THAT DONATION, THEY'LL KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING. YEAH, EXACTLY. THE CITY, WE DON'T WANT TO MANAGE THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE THAT LIKE DECISION ON WHO GETS IT, WHO DOESN'T GET IT. AND SO THAT'S WHY ALL OF THE DONATIONS GO STRAIGHT TO EATING UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH YES. I WILL RECUSE MYSELF ON THIS QUESTION BECAUSE OF THIS TESTIMONY. AS CEO OF ICAP, I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T WEIGH IN. I JUST BEFORE COUNCIL, BEFORE YOU MAKE A MOTION. THE OTHER PART THAT I, I APPRECIATE HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS HAD TO COME TOGETHER. AND EVEN WITHIN THE POLICY, IT DEFINES WHO IS GOING TO CONTACT WHO WHEN THAT WHEN THINGS HAPPEN, IT'S LIKE, OH, THIS DEPARTMENT WILL CALL THIS DEPARTMENT AND THIS DEPARTMENT WILL WORK ON THIS. SO I THINK IT IS A, AS BEEN STATED BEFORE, A WIN WIN FOR THE CITY, FOR THE INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AS WELL AS THE RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND BRINGING IT TO US TONIGHT. WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, TERMINATION OF UTILITY SERVICE AND DISCONNECT POLICY, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND.

DEPUTY. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I LI YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS

[5.D.1) Bid Award - Seal Coats 2026]

COMING TO US FROM PUBLIC WORKS, AND WE HAVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CHRIS CANFIELD COMING TO US TONIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE. SO THE FIRST ITEM THAT WE HAVE IS THE SO-CALLED BID THAT WE RECEIVED ON MARCH 19TH, 2026. THERE'S A NORMAL ANNUAL PROJECT THAT WE DO FOR OUR PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE STREET DEPARTMENT. THE LOW BID WAS H-K CONTRACTORS, AND THE AMOUNT OF $1,757,391.24. SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR AN AWARD. THE CONTRACT. IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. COUNCIL ONLY.

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YOU'LL SEE IN THESE NEXT FEW ITEMS, JUST THE AMOUNTS IS SORT OF PUSHED US HERE ON THE AGENDA.

SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SILCOATES 2026 PROJECT AND AWARD THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE, RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, HK CONTRACTORS, INC. FOR $1,757,391.24 AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. WE.

YES, YES, A FREEMAN. YES. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO

[5.D.2) Bid Award - Birch Street and South Boulevard Roundabout]

OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE BID AWARD FOR THE BIRCH STREET SOUTH BOULEVARD ROUNDABOUT PROJECT.

THIS PROJECT WAS BID ON THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH, 2026. THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER WAS D L BECK AT A COST OF $1,332,599.84. I WILL SAY THAT THE INTRODUCES A ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIRCH AND BOULEVARD. WE DID HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING AND IT WAS VERY ENGAGING WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND GOOD TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THEM WITH THIS PROJECT. SO COUNCIL, YEAH, WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT DISCUSSION, I THINK ON ON COUNCIL AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

I THINK IT'S A IT'S BEEN A PRETTY WELL ADVERTISED ROUNDABOUT. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION COMING, A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS IS WHAT IT IS. SO WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS BY AWARDING TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER, DL BECK INC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,332,599.84, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. FREEMAN. YES. ALL RIGHT. YES.

SWEET. YES. FRANCIS. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SO OUR NEXT ITEM IN THE AGENDA IS

[5.D.3) Professional Services Agreement with Strata Incorporated for Construction Engineering And Inspection for the Science Center Drive Project]

THE APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STRATA INCORPORATED. SO NOW WE'RE CROSSING BOUNDARIES FROM CITY PROJECTS TO FEDERAL AID PROJECTS. BUT THEY'RE BOTH FOR IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE CITY. THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THIS AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, INSPECTION AND TESTING FOR THE FEDERAL AID PROJECT THAT WE HAVE ON SCIENCE CENTER AND ANDERSON STREET, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF SIGNAL AT BOULEVARD AND SCIENCE CENTER. ANDERSON MEETS THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION THAT KIND OF FEEDS TOWARDS THE COMPLEX BETWEEN HOMES. IT ALSO PROVIDES FOR RESURFACING PROJECT BETWEEN HOMES AND THAT INTERSECTION AT SCIENCE CENTER BOULEVARD. SO THE COST IS A IT'S A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $285,220 WITH STRATA. THEY WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE RFP PROCESS WITH ITB AND LPAC INVOLVED. COUNCILORS. ANY QUESTIONS? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER FRIEDMAN, I'M JUST CURIOUS IF WE HAVE AN ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE AT ALL WITH THIS, OR DO WE HAVE TO HAVE THE DESIGN WORK DONE FIRST? SO ACTUALLY THE DESIGN'S BEEN COMPLETED. THE PROJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED. THIS ONE WAS BID THROUGH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. IT WAS JUST UNDER $2 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION KNIFE.

RIVER WAS THE SELECTED CONTRACTOR. IT WAS DONE LAST FALL. WE ANTICIPATE. RIGHT NOW KNIFE RIVER IS PROCURING SIGNAL EQUIPMENT AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION STARTING IN PROBABLY LATE JUNE AND RUNNING THROUGH THE SUMMER. IS IT JUST ME OR I'M NOT USED TO SEEING THIS KIND OF CONSULTANT POSITION. YEAH. FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS AND STREETS. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST IS WE'VE ADMINISTERED THIS WITH CITY STAFF. THIS PROJECT CAME UP AND WE LOOKED AT OUR STAFF FLOWS AND WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHERE THIS ONE IS A FEDERAL AID PROJECT AND THE FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE TO DO IT. WE DO GET REIMBURSED $0.93 ON THE DOLLAR FOR THIS AGREEMENT. AND AND WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO DO AN AGREEMENT FOR MATERIALS TESTING ANYWAYS IN A SMALLER AMOUNT. BUT A LOT OF WHAT I'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS HAS ADMINISTERED THOSE CONTRACTS WITH OUR INSPECTORS AND TRIED TO GET MORE MONEY OUT ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF HARD TO COME UP WITH THIS AGREEMENT, HONESTLY.

ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STRATA, INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENTS. SECOND.

LI YES, YES. FRANCIS I YES. RADFORD. ALL RIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. COUNCILORS. WELL, MR.

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CANFIELD IS STILL AT THE PODIUM. WE DO HAVE ONE MORE, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT WHEN PUBLIC WORKS SAW THE AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION THAT IS COMING FORWARD THIS YEAR AND KNOWING THE PARTICULAR EMPHASIS THAT WE WANT TO HAVE ON PUBLIC OUTREACH, WE ACTUALLY WERE CALLED IN TO PUBLIC WORKS WITH THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, AND WE SAT DOWN AND REALLY WORKED THROUGH MAKING SURE THAT NOT EVERY NORTH SOUTH ROAD WAS CLOSED AT THE SAME TIME, OR EVERY EAST WEST COORDINATED, LOOKED AT BONNEVILLE COUNTY, LOOKED AT AMMAN, REALLY PAID ATTENTION. AND OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER IS DOING A GREAT JOB TO CONTINUE TO PUT OUT THOSE PRESS RELEASES. SO A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR ACTUALLY, THEY WERE VERY, VERY PROACTIVE IN THIS CONSTRUCTION SEASON IN MAKING SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS CONTINUE SMOOTHLY, BUT ALSO DON'T INTERRUPT SOMETIMES LIKE THE 4TH OF JULY ON BOULEVARD. SO WHEN IS THAT WORK GOING TO START? AND JUST REALLY MAPPED OUT THE SUMMER WORK. SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO THE AUDIENCE'S ATTENTION, AS WELL AS TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ATTENTION ABOUT HOW PROACTIVE THAT WAS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU DO HAVE ONE MORE ITEM, BUT I WAS AFRAID YOU WOULD SIT DOWN AS SOON AS YOU FINISH THAT. SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. I WILL SAY THAT OUR CONSTRUCTION MAP ON OUR WEBSITE IS VERY COLORFUL THIS YEAR, SO WATCH OUT FOR IT.

[5.D.4) Alley Vacation - Eagle Rock Town site]

SO OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A AN ALLEY VACATION ORDINANCE. AND BASICALLY IT'S THE ALLEY BETWEEN YELLOWSTONE AND ONEIDA. SO IT'S A VERY SHORT ALLEY GOING ON YELLOWSTONE JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN BETWEEN THE SALT AND LAVA. SO THERE'S A DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT. AND WHAT USED TO BE IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD GRAIN FILLER AREA WAY BACK IN THE DAY, OR A COLD WAREHOUSE FACILITY. IT'S NOW THERE'S A CHURCH THAT'S COME IN TO APPLY TO RECONDITION THAT AREA. AND IN DOING THEIR DEVELOPMENT, THEY'VE EXPLORED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BETTER THE USE OF THE PROPERTY, AND WE'VE WALKED THEM THROUGH THE VACATION PROCESS. WE ARE PRESERVING ENHANCEMENT OVER THE ALLEY FOR THE POWER LINES AND QUESTION AND BUT BUT TRYING TO WORK OUT THE BEST USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR SUCH A SHORT DISTANCE IN THAT CAPACITY AS THEY DO THEIR DEVELOPMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? STRAIGHTFORWARD. YEAH. THIS IS THIS IS REALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER AND, AND ALSO PROTECT OUR THE CITY'S RIGHTS. SO IT SEEMS LIKE A WIN WIN. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ALLEY VACATION ORDINANCE UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE SEPARATE READINGS AND REQUESTED IT BE READ BY TITLE. SECOND. AND SHOULD I SAY PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT. YES. FRANCIS A FREEMAN. YES. LEE. YES. MOTION CARRIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PUBLIC ALLEY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. AND WE BELIEVE IT IS RIGHT IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT TITLE TO SAID ALLEY SHALL. BEST, AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS ORDINANCE, RESERVING TO THE CITY A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CANFIELD. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS COMING TO US

[5.E.1) Legislative Public Hearing for the Annexation and Initial Zoning of R1, Single Dwelling Residential – Annexation and Initial Zoning Ordinances and Reasoned Statements of Relevant Criteria and Standards for approximately 38.305 acres in the S ½ of Section 6 and the SW ¼ of Section 5 and the N ½ of Section 7, Township 1 North, Range 38 East.]

FROM OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION AND INITIAL ZONING OF R-1, SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL. AND I WOULD DECLARE THE HEARING OPEN AND EXCUSE ME, COUNCIL. I JUST NEED TO MAKE A DECLARATION. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO DECLARE THE HEARING NOW OPEN. AND I WOULD ASK THAT ALL OF THE INFORMATION UNTIL WE CLOSE THE HEARING, BE PUT IN THE RECORD. AND COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE WE BEGIN THIS HEARING FRIENDSHIP WITH ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WAS AT THE PLANNING AND ZONING, BUT I HAVE NO FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THIS, SO I AM GOING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION. OH, OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR DECLARING THAT. AND WE WOULD ASK THE APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD TO PRESENT THE ANNEXATION AND INITIAL ZONING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

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I'M NEIL HUMPHREYS WITH EAGLE ROCK ENGINEERING, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, 1331 FREMONT AVENUE HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. IT'S OUR OFFICE ADDRESS. AND YEAH, FOR THE COUNCIL'S DECISION IS, I GUESS, THE REQUEST TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION AND INITIAL ZONING.

WE ARE REQUESTING AN R-1 ZONE ON THIS PROPERTY IN QUESTION. I DON'T THINK I TRUST MYSELF TO RUN THE MAP. IS THERE A WAY TO GET THE. THAT MIGHT HELP US, BUT THE PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY THERE. YOU SHOULD HAVE A CLICKER RIGHT THERE AND YOU CAN CLICK ON THE SCREEN. SO. OH.

THANK YOU, DIRECTOR TANNER. OKAY, PERFECT. SO THIS WILL THIS WILL MAYBE HELP A LITTLE BIT WITH THE DISCUSSION. THE RED OUTLINE SHOWS THE ENTIRETY OF THE ANNEXATION, THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD THAT'S KIND OF ENCLOSED IN THAT RED BOUNDARY IS THE PORTION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING THE R-1 ZONE TO BE APPLIED TO. AND WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND PLANNING AND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS ON THIS APPLICATION, THEY REQUESTED THAT WE WORK WITH THE DEVELOPER TO TRY TO INCLUDE ANNEXATION OF AS MUCH OF THE RIGHT OF WAY AS WE COULD ALONG THE 65TH SOUTH. THIS WILL HELP WITH CONTROLLING THE DEVELOPMENT AND BUILD OUT OF 65TH SOUTH IN THE FUTURE. AS YOU KNOW, MORE HOMES AND PROPERTY GETS ANNEXED TO THE SOUTH. AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED THAT ON OUR APPLICATION. SO THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF THE EXTENDED ROADWAY. BUT IN SHORT, WE WERE REQUESTING ROUGHLY 38 ACRES TO BE ANNEXED HERE, CLOSE TO THE INTERSECTION OF 65TH SOUTH AND SOUTH HOMES, ALONG WITH THE APPROPRIATE RIGHT OF WAY THERE SO THAT WE CAN HELP FACILITATE SOME PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL HOPEFULLY HELP THIS AREA BUILD OUT IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO ASK OUR STAFF MEMBER TO COME AND PRESENT THE STAFF REPORT.

ACTUALLY, I SHOULD AT THIS POINT DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.

YEAH, THAT IS WHAT I YEAH. SORRY. OKAY. YES WE WILL WAIT AND HAVE THE STAFF REPORT AND THEN THERE MIGHT BE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. AS WAS STATED, THE ANNEXATION BEFORE YOU IS ANNEXATION 20 5-005A REQUEST TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY.

38.305 ACRES OF PROPERTY, AS WAS ALREADY SHOWN BY THE APPLICANT. IT ALSO INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 50FT OF WIDTH FOR THE 65TH SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST NORTHWEST. HOMES JUST FOR THE PUBLIC HOMES IS RIGHT HERE IN 65. SOUTH IS HERE, SO IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE HALLMARK SUBDIVISION RIGHT HERE. THE. THE REQUEST IS FOR AN R-1 AS ZONING DESIGNATION. THE PROPERTIES TO THE WEST. THIS LARGE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY.

THESE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH ARE ALL UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION. I BELIEVE THEIR ZONING CURRENTLY IS AGRICULTURE. AND THEN WE HAVE COUNTY JURISDICTION TO THE EAST.

HOWEVER, THE CONTIGUOUS PORTION TO THE CITY IS TO THE NORTH, WHICH DOES HAVE AN R-1 ZONING DESIGNATION. THE REQUEST IS FOR THE R-1. AS I STATED, THE TRANSECTS THAT THIS PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENVELOPES IS THE SUBURBAN TRANSECT, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR A VARIOUS TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AS WELL AS MORE VEHICLE ACCESSIBLE PROPERTIES, BUT ALSO TO THE. TO THE SOUTH IS THE MIXED USE CORRIDOR, WHICH WOULD FALL IN LINE MORE WITH THE 65TH SOUTH.

MIXED USE CORRIDOR DOES ALLOW FOR A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES. SO. IN SHORT, AN R1 REQUEST IS NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND THEN WITH ANNEXATIONS, WE ALWAYS SHOWED THE. THE EXHIBIT FROM EAGLE ROCK ENGINEERING. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS FARMLAND. THIS ITEM DID GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3RD OF 2026. I THINK THERE WAS QUITE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ANNEXATION. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THOSE A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO JUST LOOK AT THOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE AS RECORDED IN YOUR PACKET. THE MAIN ISSUES THAT AROSE DURING THAT PUBLIC HEARING WAS THAT THE DENSITY OF R-1 WAS TOO DENSE FOR THIS AREA, BECAUSE OF THE AGRICULTURAL CHARACTER OF THE COUNTY PROPERTIES. THERE WAS CONCERN RAISED ABOUT THE LOSS OF

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AGRICULTURAL LAND AND THAT THERE'S WILDLIFE THAT IS ON THIS PROPERTY. FURTHER, THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED REGARDING THE WATER TABLE WELLS AND WATER RIGHTS THAT WOULD EXIST ON THIS PROPERTY AND HOW THEY WOULD BE NEGATED, AS WELL AS ISSUES REGARDING A POWER LINE AND FIBER LINES, WHICH ARE JUST TO SHOW YOU YOU CAN SEE THEM. WELL, YOU CAN SEE THEM ON THIS SLIDE, BUT THEY RUN ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF 65TH SOUTH. THERE'S A LARGE TRANSMISSION LINE THAT RUNS ALONG THAT PROPERTY. THAT BEING SAID, A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED, PLANNING COMMISSION DID STATE THAT. A LOT OF LIKE THE POWER, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MENTIONED THAT BEING UNDERGROUND, THEIR WATER RIGHTS GET RECTIFIED THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT AN ANNEXATION AND A REQUEST FOR ZONING. THE ISSUES THAT THEY BROUGHT UP WERE VERY VALID. BUT REALLY THAT OCCURS AT THE TIME OF PLAT. SO WE'RE LOOKING MORE AT THE ANNEXATION AND THE REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION. DOES THIS DOES THIS CONTIGUOUS TO THE CITY? DOES IT MEET THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE REQUEST FOR THE ZONING? AND AND THAT'S WHERE THE PLANNING COMMISSION LOOKED AT THAT. THEY DID PASS THIS UNANIMOUSLY OR SENT A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, UNANIMOUSLY. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS, I WANT TO CONFIRM THE 65TH SOUTH ANNEXATION. I THOUGHT I READ AND MAYBE I'M WRONG. IT WAS 100 FOOT OF RIGHT OF WAY BECAUSE IT MORE THAN 50 BECAUSE 50 WOULD BE ON HALF OF THAT. BUT WE ANNEXED ALL THE ROAD NOW I THINK. RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. 100FT. YEAH. IT FLUCTUATES. I JUST SAID 50 BECAUSE THAT WAS THE MIDDLE ONE. OKAY. SO YEAH, IT FLUCTUATES THROUGHOUT THERE THE RIGHT OF WAY BECAUSE THERE'S VARIOUS PROPERTIES AND THINGS. BUT YES, IN SHORT, IT WOULD BE 100. I THINK THE EXHIBIT, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, CALLS OUT 100. YEAH. THERE'S COUNTY PARCELS THAT HOME TO THE SECTION LINE. YEAH. SO SOME, SOME OF THE COUNTY COUNTY PROPERTIES OWNED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SOME DO NOT. AND THAT'S WHY IT KIND OF FLUCTUATES AS IT GOES DOWN.

BUT IN SHORT, IT WOULD BE THE ENTIRETY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF 65TH SOUTH NO MATTER WHAT THAT NUMBER IS. OKAY. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEAH. COUNCILOR LEE, DID YOU HAVE MAYBE IT WAS COUNCILOR FREEMAN? IT WAS. YES. OKAY. SORRY, SORRY. OKAY. WRONG HAND. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SURPRISE BOTH OF YOU. CAN WE GO BACK A SLIDE? I WANT THE ONE THAT'S MORE WITHOUT THE COLOR ON IT. SO THE RED ROOF THERE IS THE IS THE FIRE STATION, IS IT NOT? FIRE STATION SEVEN. RIGHT.

RIGHT THERE. YES, YES. I BELIEVE IS THAT ALSO HAS THAT NOT IN THE CITY. I, I THOUGHT WE ANNEXED THAT WHEN WE BOUGHT THAT FIRE STATION. I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE CONTIGUITY. YEAH. UNTIL THIS ANNEXATION OCCURS, IF IT OCCURS. LEARN SOMETHING NEW. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. COUNCILOR RADFORD, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE THE RIGHT PERSON TO ASK ABOUT THIS, BUT IN THE COMMENTS PACKET, THERE WAS CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FIBER OPTICS. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YES, I CAN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT SPOKE ON THAT IS HERE. THERE'S A FIBER OPTIC LINE. IT'S IT'S HARD TO SEE ON IF I CAN EVEN SHOW YOU VERY WELL. YEAH, IT'S, IT'S ALONG THIS THIS TRANSMISSION LINE, BUT MAYBE THIS WILL GIVE AN EXAMPLE. THE FIBER OPTIC LINE ACTUALLY RUNS UNDER THE POWER LINES. AND I BELIEVE THE CLEARANCE OF IT WAS 12FT. AND HE HAS A COMBINE THAT HE DRIVES UNDER THAT. AND SO HE HAD REQUESTED THAT THAT BE UNDERGROUND, BUT UNDERGROUND. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A WORD, BUT BUT HE WAS REQUESTING THAT. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY SAID AT THE TIME OF FLAT WE WOULD RECTIFY THAT. BUT YEAH, HE HAD HEART CLEARANCE UNDER THAT AS HE WAS GOING WITH THIS FARM MACHINERY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR SANDER? OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW WE ARE GOING TO OPEN THE HEARING TO ANYONE WHO IS HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY FOR OR AGAINST.

EITHER ONE WILL COME JUST TO THE TO THE PODIUM. AND WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THREE MINUTES FOR EACH MEMBER, BECAUSE I KNOW WE HAVE ANOTHER TESTIMONY HEARING, AND WE HAVE LOTS OF MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE TO GIVE TESTIMONY TONIGHT. SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND COMING TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU HAVE COMMENT FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE HEARING. OKAY, THERE WAS A LOT IN OUR PACKET, SO I. ACTUALLY THAT WE DON'T HAVE COMMENT ON THIS PARTICULAR HEARING. OKAY. I DO HAVE A

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QUESTION FOR THE OKAY, IF WE CAN HAVE THE DEVELOPER COME BACK TO THE PODIUM, JUST MAKE THE RECORD THAT THERE WAS NO ONE HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT WE STILL DO HAVE OUR PACKETS, BUT NO ONE APPEARED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I DID NOTE MY ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION WAS GOING TO COME UP IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT SURE, I'LL ASK YOU. SO HAVE IN THE HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU RUN INTO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ISSUE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THERE? IF DOES THAT, HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT AS A DEVELOPER? IF THEY'RE CORRECT THAT THERE IS A BALD EAGLE NEST OR WHATEVER IN THIS AREA, RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THE THE PLANNING PROCESS WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE CITY AND WE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO SEVERAL AGENCIES, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REVIEWS THESE PLANS AS FAR AS LIKE ENDANGERED SPECIES REVIEWS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT PROCESS LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S NOT LIKE A CHECKLIST THAT WE FILL OUT. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION BECAUSE IT HASN'T COME UP AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, IN MY EXPERIENCE, BUT IT WOULD PRESUMABLY BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DEALT WITH WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCY OR WITH THE FISH AND GAME. YEAH, I WOULD THINK IF THAT WERE FOUND, WE DON'T JUST CHOP THE TREE DOWN AND GO, RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP IN PLANNING. YEAH. FOR SURE. OKAY. DIRECTOR CENTER, I THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM. I CAN'T ANSWER THIS TO A DEGREE BECAUSE I DEALT WITH THIS AT THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT IN UTAH. WHEN I WORKED THERE, WE HAD A I DON'T REMEMBER THE THE BIRD, BUT IT HAD A NESTING PATTERN ON ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENTS. SO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO AS A DEVELOPER, YOU DO HAVE TO RECTIFY IT THROUGH THE THROUGH THE FEDERAL AGENCIES. AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NESTING PATTERN OF THAT ANIMAL.

IN THIS CASE, THEY. THEY MENTIONED THE RED HAWK STUFFED BIRD. FORGIVE ME, I'M NOT A BIOLOGIST, BUT BUT THE. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NESTING PATTERN IS COMPLETE FOR THAT ANIMAL BEFORE YOU CAN CONSTRUCT. SO IF A BIRD FLIES THROUGH EVERY YEAR, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT USING THAT NEST IN THE NEXT HIBERNATION. MIGRANT MIGRATION.

THANK YOU. MIGRATION SEASON. SO THAT'S HOW YOU RECTIFY IT. SO THEY MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER HABITATION OF WHATEVER ANIMAL IT IS THAT IT'S NOT BEING USED. AND THEN YOU CAN CONSTRUCT, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO RECTIFY TO SHOW THAT USUALLY THE MEDIATION THAT'S DONE OR THAT THAT WON'T OCCUR. SO AS LONG AS THERE IS NO QUESTION. YEAH, YEAH, NO PROBLEM. SO JUST VERIFY THIS WOULD BE DONE WITH SURFACE WATER BECAUSE ALL OF THIS IS PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION AS WE ANNEX. IS THAT CORRECT? FROM WHAT? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT'S CORRECT. YES. I LOOK TO OUR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND I'LL ASK YOU MY LAST QUESTION. YEAH. NO PROBLEM. SO THE REASON I'M THINKING DEFINITELY YES ON THIS IS WHEN WE HAVE THIS RIGHT AWAY, IT GIVES US THE BEST CHANCE TO DEAL WITH THE POWER LINE PROBLEM ALONG 65TH SOUTH. ONCE IT'S IN THE CITY, AM I CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, YES. BECAUSE THIS IS UNDER COUNTY JURISDICTION, THE RIGHT OF WAY CURRENTLY. THEN WE WOULD HAVE CONTROL HAVING THE RIGHT OF WAY, MEANING WE HAVE JURISDICTION OVER IT AND WE CAN UNDERGROUND IT OR WHATEVER WE NEED. YEAH.

OKAY. YEAH, WE'LL TALK TO POWER. YEAH. AS WELL AS 65 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS, AS OUR HIGH CAPACITY ROADWAY. AND SO WHEN THE CITY DOES NOW GAIN THE RIGHT OF WAY, IT CAN FOLLOW MORE CLOSELY TO THAT HIGH CAPACITY ROADWAY STUDY AND CONTROL ACCESS ONTO 65TH, WHICH WILL OVER TIME CERTAINLY ALLEVIATE SOME CONGESTION ALONG OUR EAST WEST ROADS. GO AHEAD.

COUNCILOR, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION TOO AS WELL. SO AFTER THIS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HAPPENS TONIGHT, LET'S SAY THAT THIS IS APPROVED. IS IT GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT RELATED PROTECTIONS? YEAH, THAT'S A THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. SOMETIMES PEOPLE CLAIM SPECIES ARE ENDANGERED THAT ARE NOT RIGHT. AND AND SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO DO SOME TYPE OF ASSESSMENT TO MAKE SURE JUST WHAT TRIGGERS THAT, BECAUSE I'VE NOT SEEN THAT YET HERE EITHER. SO YEAH, I, I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TRIGGERS IT HERE IN IDAHO, THEY'RE ON LISTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. AND YOU JUST LOOK AT WHATEVER SPECIES THEY'RE CLAIMING THERE, AND THEN THEY DO THE EVALUATION. THAT'S THE LIMIT OF MY KNOWLEDGE ON THAT. YEAH, I JUST, I JUST WONDERED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING IN SORT OF THAT PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING THAT COMES UP WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE VERIFIABLE FACT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMING IN AND LOOKING AT THESE THINGS, AND I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING. YEAH, I JUST KNEW IT WAS THE HABITATION. I REMEMBER WE RAN INTO THAT ISSUE. IT WAS A BIRD THAT MIGRATED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF SALT LAKE

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VALLEY. SO YEAH, YEAH, IT'S WEIRD BECAUSE THE RESEARCH THAT I CAN FIND SAYS THAT YES, YOU HAVE TO PROTECT THE HABITATS, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY WHAT TRIGGERS AN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY OR TRIGGERS HAVING TO PROTECT THE HABITATS. YEAH. SO DURING YOU MAKE A GREAT POINT, COUNCILMEMBER AT PRE-DEVELOPMENT, WE WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THEY DOUBLE CHECK THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER QUESTION. I'M SORRY. SO CAN THAT BE AUTOMATIC KIND OF COMING FORWARD FROM WHAT WAS PRESENTED IN THE PACKET AND WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THAT SOMEONE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES SITUATION. SO THAT JUST CLICKS RIGHT AWAY INTO SOMETHING THAT COMES UP AT PLANNING PRE-DEVELOPMENT. IN OTHER WORDS, INSTEAD OF HAVING THIS PERSON HAVING TO BRING IT FORWARD AGAIN, IS IT ALREADY ENOUGH IN THE RECORD THAT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WOULD RECOGNIZE IT IN THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT MEETING? OH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I MEAN, FOR MEDIATION FOR AN ENDANGERED SPECIES. NO. FOR INVESTIGATING WHETHER THERE IS INDEED AN ENDANGERED SPECIES SITUATION ON THIS PLANET. I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. I WOULD JUST SAY WE WOULD WE WOULD REQUEST IT AT THE TIME OF PRE-DEVELOPMENT, AND THEN TO HAVE THEM LOOK INTO IT AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A GOOD ENOUGH ANSWER FOR WHAT YOU'RE ASKING.

YEAH, I GUESS I'M TAKING THE PERSON'S TESTIMONY ON WHAT'S IN THE PACKET SERIOUSLY ENOUGH TO SAY MAYBE THEY HAVE A POINT AND ADD IT TO THE CHECKLIST WHEN THIS COMES TO PRE-DEVELOPMENT.

OH YEAH, WE NEED TO DO THAT. YEAH, WE WE WOULD JUST BRING IT UP TO THEM. AMONGST THE OTHER THINGS THAT WE BRING UP. WE YOU MAKE ME THINK OF THAT CHECKLIST BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT ON IT. SO THIS WOULD BE DUE TO THIS. YEAH, THIS WOULD BE VERY AND REALIZED TOO, A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKE REQUESTS THAT A SPECIES IS ENDANGERED. AND IT'S ACTUALLY NOT ON THE LIST. IT'S VERY COMMON, BUT IT BUT THERE'S YEAH, I'M SPEAKING A LITTLE BIT BEYOND MY EXPERTISE ON WHAT'S ENDANGERED AND WHAT'S NOT. SO TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, DO OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES COME UP AT THAT TIME? YES. SO THOSE THOSE WILL GET WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SLOPE ISSUES, WETLAND ISSUES, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE LOOKED AT THROUGH OUR REVIEW PROCESS. THIS WOULD FIT IN THE DOVETAIL IN WITH THAT PRETTY WELL. YEAH. OKAY. I WOULD LIKE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THERE WERE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ABOUT LOSS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.

AND I'M TRYING TO RACK MY BRAIN AND THINK OF A 38 ACRE PARCEL THAT'S WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ONE. I THINK THE LAST ONE WAS THE PROPERTY BEHIND HOME DEPOT THAT WAS ANNEXED. AND THE PROPERTY ADJACENT IS QUITE TO THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANNEXATION REQUEST IS QUITE LARGE AS WELL.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD GOOD POINT. MAYBE SOMETHING ELSE TO THINK ABOUT WHEN WE ANALYZE THE AREA OF IMPACT. SO THIS IS THE BOUNDARY JUST FOR THE PUBLIC OF OUR ANNEXATION GROWTH. I GUESS THE WHOLE FOCUS OF THAT IS ACTUALLY TO CREATE THAT BOUNDARY TO MAKE SURE THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT IS IN IDAHO, FALLS WITHIN OUR BOUNDARY OR CLOSE TO IT OR ADJACENT TO IT. AND THE PRESERVATION OF FARMLAND IS ACTUALLY OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF THAT, SO THAT THE COUNTY, IN ESSENCE, HAS THAT COUNTY FEEL AND THE CITY HAS THE CITY FEEL. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION WELL, BUT YEAH, IT WAS JUST A COMMENT. I GUESS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND ANOTHER PARCEL THIS CLOSE TO THE CITY THIS SIZE. I WOULDN'T THINK, YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY THAT'S TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF IT IS YOU SAY IT'S COUNTY PROPERTY, BUT IT'S ALSO URBANIZED PROPERTY. AND SO IT DOES FIT IN THE AREA. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH.

COUNCILORS, ANYONE? ANY ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE. OKAY. WE WILL. YES. JUST BECAUSE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS COMING FORWARD. THAT WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL APPLICANTS TESTIMONY. I DID SEE SOMEBODY'S HAND COME UP DURING THIS SECOND PORTION. IF WE COULD JUST ALLOW THE PUBLIC, IF JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY WHO ORIGINALLY DIDN'T WANT TO COMMENT, BUT NOW MAY WANT TO COMMENT ON THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE, IF WE COULD JUST OPEN IT BACK UP TO. SURE.

YEAH. THAT WOULD. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO NOW COMMENT CONCERNING THIS PART OF THE TESTIMONY THAT WAS OFFERED? THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I HAVE THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION ON MIGRATORY BECAUSE AND I'LL REFERENCE IT IN MY. THREE MINUTES LATER, BUT I CONTACTED THE MIGRATORY BIRD PEOPLE CONCERNING OUR LOFT BEHIND OUR PROPERTY. NOW TAKE A MINUTE AND READ THIS AND THIS WILL ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.

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THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND THIS IS FROM THEM, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE FREQUENTLY RECEIVES INQUIRIES FROM INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING CONSTRUCTION, VEGETATION CLEANING, BUILDING MAINTENANCE OR SIMILAR ACTIVITIES, ASKING WHETHER THESE ACTIONS ARE LEGAL UNDER THE MIGRATORY BIRD ACT OR IF A PERMIT IS REQUIRED. THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT AUTHORIZATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR INCIDENTAL TAKE MIGRATORY BIRDS BECAUSE THE MBTA. THAT'S THE ACRONYM PROHIBITION ON PURSUING, HUNTING, TAKING, TAKING, CAPTURING, KILLING, OR ATTEMPTING TO DO THE SAME APPLIES ONLY TO DIRECT AND AFFIRMATIVE, PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS. NOW, THE MBTA DOES NOT PROHIBIT INCIDENTAL TAPE THAT RESULTS FROM OTHERWISE LAWFUL ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED THE ACTION DOES NOT. A DIRECT AND PURPOSEFUL ATTEMPT TO TAKE MIGRATORY BIRDS, THEIR NESTS OR EGGS. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION AUTHORIZATION IS REQUIRED FOR BALD EAGLES, GOLDEN EAGLES AND OTHER SPECIES. I THINK MICHELLE WAS LOOKING AT THAT. THE THE UNITED STATES FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGES IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID OR MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO MIGRATORY BIRDS, NESTS AND EGGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS 50 TO 100FT DURING THAT NESTING TIME FRAME.

WHEN THEY'RE NOT NESTING, IT'S FREE. IT'S OKAY. SO THAT THAT IS FROM THAT. THANK YOU, MR. RUDNICK. WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY. I WILL ADDRESS THIS LATER. YOU WILL ADDRESS THIS OTHER. THERE WILL STILL BE TIME. YEAH. OKAY. WE'LL. OKAY. ANY ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL ON THIS ISSUE? OKAY. WE WILL CLOSE THE HEARING NOW AND ALLOW COUNCIL TO DEBATE AND THEN CONSIDER A MOTION ON THIS ISSUE. WELL, YES, I AM SUPPORTIVE AND THAT IS YOU CAN TELL BY MY QUESTION. I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT CAME UP IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AND RECOGNIZE THOSE PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEM DIRECTLY, AND IT'S STILL. R1 IS LESS DENSE THAN SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'VE DONE. SO IT'S NEEDS SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT MAKES SENSE. THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT. I DON'T LIKE URBAN SPRAWL INTO ALL THIS GOOD FARMLAND, BUT PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE RIGHTS ALSO. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND I WILL MAKE READY FOR A MOTION LATER. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL? OKAY, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. THEN I MOVE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 38.305 ACRES IN THE SOUTH HALF SECTION OF OF SECTION SIX AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION FIVE AND THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION SEVEN.

TOWNSHIP ONE. NORTH RANGE 38 EAST. ASSIGN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DESIGNATION OF TRANSECT OF SUBURBAN AND MIXED USE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS AND UNDER THE SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, REQUIRE THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS. REQUEST TO BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. SECOND. PLEASE. YES. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I, BRADFORD. I MOTION CARRIES OKAY.

AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 38.305 ACRES DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A OF THIS ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY WITH THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY AND STATE AUTHORITIES, AND PROVIDING FOR ABILITY. PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE. OKAY, THANKS. I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE RECENT STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 38.305 ACRES IN THE SOUTH HALF. SECTION SIX IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER, SECTION FIVE, AND THE NORTH HALF OF SECTION SEVEN. TOWNSHIP ONE, NORTH RANGE 38 EAST AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. YES, FRANCIS A FREEMAN. YES. LEE. YES. BRADFORD. AYE.

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MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. TO OUR NEXT I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE INITIAL ZONING OF R-1 SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL, AS SHOWN IN THE ORDINANCE EXHIBITS UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS AND REQUESTS TO BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY THAT THE CITY LIMIT DOCUMENTS BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE AREA ANNEXED HEREWITH, AND THAT THE CITY PLANNER BE INSTRUCTED TO REFLECT SAID ANNEXATION AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE INITIAL ZONING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING MAPS LOCATED IN THE PLANNING OFFICE. SECOND. LEE.

YES. YES. FRANCIS I BRADFORD A. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO IN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE INITIAL ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 38.305 ACRES DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A OF THIS ORDINANCE AS R ONE SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL ZONE AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE INITIAL ZONING OF R-1 SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SECOND. LEE. YES. KINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS A FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD. A MOTION CARRIES.

[5.E.2) Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing – Request for Reconsideration of the decision to deny the application for the Planned Unit Development, PUD25-002, for Willows Place Townhomes for the property located at 1080 S Bellin Road.]