[1. Call to Order & Roll Call]
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THE DELAY. WELCOME TO THE IDAHO FALLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2026. AND WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT BY HAVING. OH, EXCUSE ME, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRANCIS HERE, COUNCILOR RADFORD. COUNCILOR HERE, COUNCILOR FREEMAN HERE, COUNCILOR LARSON HERE, COUNCILOR LEE HERE. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW BEGIN TONIGHT WITH OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND WE WOULD ASK MR. JENKINS, PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TONIGHT. OKAY. HERE WE GO. 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. OKAY. TONIGHT IS SPECIAL
[3. Check Presentation from Bonneville Power Administration]
BECAUSE WE HAVE. WE'D LIKE TO INVITE SARAH WHEELER FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER TO COME TO THE PODIUM. THIS IS A. THIS IS NOT TYPICAL IN OUR MEETINGS. THIS IS A SPECIAL CHECK PRESENTATION.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TONIGHT I AM PLEASED TO HIGHLIGHT THE TREMENDOUS RESULTS OF A VERY MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION. IDAHO FALLS POWER. AND THEN OUR PUBLIC WORKS WITH OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. THIS COLLABORATION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT TONIGHT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT TONIGHT IS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE HAS DELIVERED. EXCUSE ME. MEANINGFUL, MEASURABLE BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT DEMONSTRATES HOW ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS DIRECTLY SUPPORT NOT ONLY OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BUT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WE WORK WITH GREAT STAFF HERE AT THE CITY WHO DEDICATE THEIR TIME, THEIR EXPERTISE, AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKE MANY THINGS HAPPEN. HE'S GOING TO HATE ME FOR SAYING THIS, BUT JASON BYRD IS OUR ENERGY EFFICIENCY SPECIALIST, AND HE SPENDS COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH OUR RESIDENTS, WITH OUR COMMERCIAL CLIENTS TO FIND ENERGY SAVINGS, WHICH MEANS MORE MONEY IN THEIR WALLETS, WHICH IS A BIG DEAL TO US AND FOR THEM, OUR PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE STATE.
WE ARE CONSISTENTLY HELD AS ONE OF THE POSTER CHILD FOR BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION WHEN WE'RE AT MEETINGS, BECAUSE OF ALL THE WORK THAT I WOULD ARGUE JASON DOES. AND WHAT WOULD RICHIE DID BEFORE HIM? AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE HIS HARD WORK. I ALSO WANT TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS DARREN, WHO ALSO HATE BEING CALLED OUT, AS WELL AS GREG AND CARL FOR BEING WILLING TO WORK THROUGH A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE. WE CAN'T BE WITHOUT WONDERFUL PARTNERS WITH BPA, AND SO I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE NASH NAKAJIMA, WHO REPRESENTS BPA. TONIGHT, NASH WORKS CLOSELY WITH JASON AND SOME OF OUR OTHER INDUSTRIAL CLIENTS TO FIND EFFICIENCIES.
HE BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE AND AS YOU'LL SEE, A WEALTH OF PASSION ABOUT ENERGY EFFICIENCY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO HIM TO JUST TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER. THANK YOU. SARAH. COUNCIL. IT'S NOT OFTEN I GET TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE DURING THE DINNER HOUR, IN THIS CASE ABOUT RAW SEWAGE, BUT HERE GOES THIS. THIS WAS AT THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND IT INVOLVED REMOVING WATER FROM THE LAST PHASE OF THEIR TREATMENT PROCESS, WHICH IS A SLUDGE MIX THAT THEY TRY TO GET WATER OUT OF. THEY USED TO DO IT THROUGH A LAGOON SYSTEM, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS A SETTLING POND. WASN'T VERY EFFICIENT. THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER STILL LEFT IN IN THE SLUDGE. WHEN THEY SHIFTED OUT TO GO TO THE TO THE FIELDS FOR FERTILIZER. SO THEY DECIDED TO UPGRADE. AND THEY HAD A COUPLE OF OPTIONS. AND THE MAIN TWO OPTIONS THEY CONSIDERED WERE A CENTRIFUGE SYSTEM AND A FILTER PRESS. THE FILTER PRESS IS WHAT THEY ULTIMATELY USED, BUT THE CENTRIFUGE IS BASICALLY A LARGE TUB, LIKE LIKE THE SPIN CYCLE OF YOUR WASHING MACHINE FORCES WATER TO THE OUTSIDE USING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE, HENCE THE NAME. BUT IT USES A LOT MORE POWER AND ENERGY THAN THE FILTER PRESS THAT THAT THEY USE. SO WE WORK WITH THEM AND THEIR CONSULTANT TO FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW MUCH THEY SAVED FROM THAT PROCESS. AND WE DID A REPORT OUTLINING THAT, COLLECTED INVOICES AND CAME UP WITH A SAVINGS IN KILOWATT HOURS AND
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THEN WORKED THROUGH IDAHO FALLS POWER, JASON AND SARAH TO COME UP WITH A CHECK. THERE WAS AN ALTERNATE ANOTHER PROJECT THAT WAS DONE AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH INVOLVED TWO LARGE MIXER PUMPS AND THEIR 75 HORSEPOWER EACH. THEY. THAT WAS A MORE TRADITIONAL UPGRADE TO VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES. THOSE ARE ELECTRIC ELECTRIC DEVICES THAT SLOW MOTORS DOWN. THEY'RE VERY EFFICIENT. INSTEAD OF USING A MECHANICAL MEANS TO THROTTLE DOWN TO CAPACITY. IF YOU DON'T NEED AS MUCH, YOU CAN USE A BIG THROTTLING VALVE, BUT YOU'RE STILL USING THE SAME MOTOR POWER. WITH A VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY REDUCE THE MOTOR POWER AT THE SAME TIME AND REDUCE THE CAPACITY, AND YOU CAN TUNE IT MUCH BETTER, YOU KNOW, JUST BY HITTING A BUTTON INSTEAD OF APPROVAL. SO THAT WAS THE OTHER PART OF THE PROJECT. AND YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY'VE SEEN A LOT OF SUCCESS THROUGH THAT. IT WAS STARTED IN MID 2023 AND COMPLETED. LATE SUMMER OF LAST YEAR. SO THOSE ARE THE THE BASICS. I WOULD LIKE ON BEHALF OF BONNEVILLE POWER, IDAHO FALLS POWER TO PRESENT THIS CHECK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND FOR $128,000 AND. LET ME GET YOUR PHOTO TOO. SO YEAH, AND THE SAVINGS JUST HIGHLIGHT THE.THE SECOND LINE IS THE KILOWATT HOUR SAVINGS. IT'S NOT THE AMOUNT WRITTEN OUT. WE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE THAT ON THERE. IT'S 472,191 KILOWATT HOURS SAVED FROM THESE TWO PROJECTS IN ONE YEAR. SO THAT'S THAT'S THE ACTUAL CALCULATION. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND IF YOU WANT TO. YES, WE CAN INVITE YOU. YES. AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVITE PUBLIC WORKS AS WELL AS IDAHO FALLS POWER. STEVEN GRAY, JASON AND DARREN CRISS CALL YOU OUT ALL BY NAME. I GUESS SO. YEAH. SARAH. YEAH. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. YES. THERE YOU GO. CAN YOU SCOOCH UP THAT? JUST TYPE IT. SARAH'S IN. JIM'S OUT A LITTLE BIT. GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON SOMEONE. AS YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR NOT JUST THE THE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT, RIGHT? I MEAN, THERE IS THIS IS A QUANTIFIABLE NUMBER, BUT IT IS ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK. THE INNOVATION, WHAT IS TAKEN FOR THE DE-WATERING, WHAT IT TAKES FOR THE WASTEWATER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU. IT IS NOW TIME FOR OUR PORTION OF THE MEETING WHERE WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. IT. IF YOU
[4. Public Comment]
HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCIL WITH, WE HAVE OUR PODIUM. IT IS ABOUT THREE MINUTES AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME AND ADDRESS ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO LET COUNCIL KNOW ABOUT, EITHER POSITIVE OR CRITIQUES THAT WE CAN GET BETTER AT. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME TO THE PODIUM. SO I HAD SO MUCH FUN DOING THIS LAST TIME. I'LL DO IT AGAIN. I[00:10:04]
KNOW THIS IS A ONE WAY, BUT CAN I HAND YOU DOCUMENTS? YES, YOU CAN HAND THEM TO THE TO THE CLERK FOR THE. YEAH. FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD. YES. SO YOU GUYS HAVE. OH YES. YES YES, YES WE CAN. YES. YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S FINE. YES. THANK YOU. I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU MEANT LIKE, FOR ALL OF US TO. OF COURSE. I FIGURED THAT'S BETTER THAN TRYING TO MEMORIZE EVERYTHING. AND BE SURE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF. MATT JACOBSON, HAVE SOME BUSINESS IN DOWNTOWN HOSPITALITY AND SOME OTHER THINGS. WHAT I WANTED TO BRING UP WAS WHAT COUNCILMAN FRANCIS ALLUDED TO DURING THE WORK SESSION ABOUT A POTENTIAL DELIVERY ORDINANCE FOR DOWNTOWN.IS THAT LIFE ON GREEN? IT IS. YEAH. IT IS. OKAY, GOOD. JUST A LITTLE QUIET, THAT'S WHY. OKAY.
SO ANYWAYS, THE GOAL KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO SUGGEST OR PROPOSE TO THE COUNCIL WAS PUTTING IN A DELIVERY ORDINANCE FOR DOWNTOWN TO KIND OF COMBAT SOME OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE'RE RUNNING INTO. AND THE GOAL OF IT WOULD BE TO ELIMINATE DURING PEAK HOURS, DELIVERIES ON STREET FOR THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS AS. AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS THE OUTLINE AS CLEARLY EXCLUDING EXPRESS DELIVERIES LIKE AMAZON UPS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS, IF YOU PICK A KIND OF PEAK HOURS FROM TEN IN THE MORNING, AND I PICKED THAT TIME BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN MOST BUSINESSES START TO OPEN AND THEN TEN AT NIGHT, BECAUSE I LIKE SYMMETRY AND KIND OF MY OWN LITTLE WORK, BUT IT'S THROUGH THE DINNER RUSH, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO DELIVERIES DURING THAT TIME, YOU NEED TO USE THE ALLEYS OR PARKING LOT WITH PRIOR APPROVAL. BUT IF YOU NEED TO USE ON STREET DELIVERY DURING THAT TIME OR ON STREET DELIVERY, DOING IT OUTSIDE OF THOSE WINDOWS AND THE GOAL WOULD BE USING IT DURING OR FOCUSING IT DURING KIND OF THE CORE OF DOWNTOWN, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE NORTH OF BROADWAY, SOUTH OF CONSTITUTION, WEST OF YELLOWSTONE, AND EAST OF TOWN WOULD BE THE GOAL OF WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. BECAUSE THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT I'M TRYING TO SOLVE, A LOT OF IT IS THE SAFETY ISSUES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT ARE IN THE ATTACHMENT, THE FIRST ONE SHOWS ON THE FAR LEFT CAR BACKING UP BECAUSE IT'S BLOCKED BY THE DELIVERY TRUCKS. THE NEXT PICTURE IS THAT ZOOMED IN, SHOWING THAT THERE'S A SORRY BEER DISTRIBUTOR, FEDEX AND AMAZON COMPLETELY BLOCKING ALL THE STREETS. THE THIRD PICTURE IS SHOWING ONE ENCROACHING ON A HANDICAPPED ZONE, MAKING IT HARDER FOR SOMEBODY TO GET INTO. AND THE FOURTH ONE IS SHOWING A TRUCK STOP RIGHT UP TO THE STOP SIGN, BLOCKING SIGHT LINES AND A TRUCK AND TRAILER IN THE PARKING AREA BLOCKED IN AND CAN'T GET OUT. AND ALL OF THESE PICTURES ARE WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAPPEN TO BE RIGHT AT PARK AT A. JUST BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I HAPPEN TO HANG OUT. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE BIGGEST ISSUE I'VE SEEN IT ON SATURDAYS JUST NORTH OF SAULI'S UP ON SHEEP AND CONSTITUTION. AND SO KIND OF AGAIN, THE GOAL, THE REQUEST WOULD BE CREATING KIND OF AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD HELP CREATE A BETTER, MORE OF A SAFETY ASPECT AND A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CONSUMERS, THE PATRONS THAT ARE COMING DOWNTOWN. SO THEY FIND IT MORE ENJOYABLE TO BE THERE. GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE PLAN ON BRINGING FORWARD TO COUNCIL IN A WORK SESSION. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS. AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE MORE INPUT ON THIS. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED IT TODAY. I WAS LIKE, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT, MR. JACOBSON. HI EVERYONE. I'M TERRY IRELAND. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT MATT SAID A MOMENT AGO. THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION FULLY SUPPORTS THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND GUIDANCE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS A REALITY AND MAKE DOWNTOWN JUST A LITTLE MORE PLEASANT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. BEN. ALL OF OUR GROUPS CAN COME TOGETHER. ANYONE ELSE WHO'S HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. FOR BOTH OF YOU. WE NOW WILL. BE ON
[5. Consent Agenda]
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ACTUALLY, WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS COMING ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. AND WE WOULD ASK THE CLERK, PLEASE READ THOSE INTO OUR MINUTES, PLEASE.SO WE HAVE TWO ITEMS AIRPORT RESOLUTION FOR A $50,000 GRANT WITH ITD DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS. AND WE HAVE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONCESSIONS LEASE WITH TAILWIND ID INC. AND ONE ITEM FROM IDAHO FALLS POLICE MANAGEMENT WITH EARLY FOR A911 AI SYSTEM. GREAT MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS IN THE CONSENT AGENDA. ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND. LARSON. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. YES.
[6.A.1) Final Plat, Development Agreement, and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Creekside Village Division No. 1]
LEE. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. OUR FIRST ITEM, ACTUALLY, COUNCIL IS COMING TO US TONIGHT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. USUALLY THEY ARE LAST ON OUR LIST, BUT THERE WAS A CHANCE FOR THEM TO BE FIRST TODAY. AND SO WE WOULD WELCOME DIRECTOR SANDERS TO YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I JUST HAVE A FINAL PLAT TO BRING BEFORE YOU THIS THIS EVENING FOR FLAT NUMBER 20 4-049 AND PULLING THAT PRESENTATION UP FOR. JASMINE. DO YOU MIND PULLING UP MY PRESENTATION, PLEASE? THANK YOU. THE PROPOSED OR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 33RD NORTH AND NORTH FIFTH WEST. THE PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN RED AND THIS IS JUST A LARGER. A LARGER IMAGE OF THE PROPERTY THAT. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED TO R3 AND WHAT THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING IS A FIVE LOT SUBDIVISION WITH THAT MEETS THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE, AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF RIGHT OF WAY. THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO. FOUR STREETS THAT ARE PROPOSED FOR THE INTERNAL CIRCULATION OF THE LOT OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION WITH 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, AS WELL AS DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY ALONG 33RD NORTH AND FIFTH WEST, AS WELL AS A CANAL RIGHT OF WAY THAT RUNS THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY. THESE ARE JUST PICTURES OF WHAT THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY IS USED FOR, FOR AGRICULTURAL USE, WITH IT BEING BISECTED BY THE CANAL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS ITEM WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION ON JULY 1ST. NO PUBLIC COMMENTED AT THAT PUBLIC HEARING AND IT DID PASS UNANIMOUSLY. I DID WANT TO BRING UP ONE ITEM THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS BROUGHT UP TO ME REGARDING THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT FOR SPECIAL CONDITION NUMBER SEVEN, IF I IF THAT'S CORRECT, IF THAT'S THE CORRECT NUMBER. HE HAD QUESTIONED ABOUT, THERE'S IN THERE AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT IS A ONE YEAR CONTRACT FOR THE THE TRENCHING OF FIBER AND POWER. AND I KNOW IN POWER. CORRECT ME AS STEVE IF I'M INCORRECT. THAT IS IN NEGOTIATION FOR TWO YEARS. BUT IN DISCUSSING IT WITH POWER, THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENT SAYS ONE YEAR AND THEY ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT FROM POWER. SO I WASN'T ABLE TO TALK TO THE DEVELOPER, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S INITIALLY DRAFTED TO THE DEVELOPER. AND WHAT THEY SIGNED WAS THE ONE YEAR AGREEMENT, AND WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT WITH THAT. BUT THAT QUESTION WAS WAS BROUGHT UP. SO I JUST WANTED TO STATE PUBLICLY THAT THAT WAS FINE WITH THAT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE REGARDING THIS SUBDIVISION. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCIL MEMBER FREEMAN. I JUST I'M SORRY, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT THE M K SIMPSON BOULEVARD CORNER IN THAT PLAN. YES. HOW DOES THAT GET THERE? THAT IS IT'S EASIER TO SEE IF YOU GO BACK OUT M K SIMPSON EVENTUALLY WILL WILL COME UP AND TAKE THAT CORNER AND REALIGN UP HERE. SO IT'S JUST SO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE TO TO MAKE THAT CORNER. OKAY. YEAH. I[00:20:07]
KNEW IT WASN'T THERE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. ANY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR CENTER. ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. OKAY. READY. AND JUST CONFIRM THAT ALL THE PROPER DEPARTMENTS REVIEWED THIS FINAL PLAT AND APPROVED. SO HERE WE GO. I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR CREEKSIDE VILLAGE DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AGAIN, WITH AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT SECOND. FRANCIS I, BREMEN. YES. YES. LARSEN. YES. LI. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW. COUNCIL. WE KNEW THAT TONIGHT WAS NOT A LONG. OH, I'M SORRY. I JUST MOVED RIGHT ON IN MY HEAD. GO RIGHT AHEAD. WE GOT THE NEXT MOTION. AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME STUPIDLY, I'M LIKE, NO, WE'RE MOVING ON, GUYS. BUT GO AHEAD PLEASE. OKAY. I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR CREEKSIDE VILLAGE DIVISION ONE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT SECOND. FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD. LEE.YES. DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. AND WE HAVE ONE MORE. I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR CREEKSIDE VILLAGE DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. LARSEN. YES. FRANCIS I LI YES. YES. FREEMAN.
YES. MOTION CARRIES. NOW, I'LL GO BACK TO MY PRIOR STATEMENT TONIGHT. WE'LL PROBABLY BE A SHORT MEETING, BUT THE BULK OF OUR PACKET IS COMING FROM OUR NEXT APPLICANT. IT WAS STILL A
[6.B.1) Resolution approving the Eligibility Report for the Skyline-Broadway Urban Renewal District.]
LOT OF READING. SO WE ARE TONIGHT. WE HAVE BEFORE US THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR THE SKYLINE BROADWAY URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT. AND WE'D ASK IDAHO FALLS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY BRAD KRAMER TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS ELIGIBILITY, I'D BE HAPPY TO. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SLIDES COMING BACK.OKAY, WHILE THOSE SLIDES ARE COMING UP, I'LL JUST INTRODUCE THE ITEM. AS YOU NOTED, THIS IS ANOTHER ELIGIBILITY STUDY FOR THE SKYLINE BROADWAY PROPOSED THE DISTRICT. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH QUITE A FEW OF THESE, SO I WON'T I WON'T GO INTO GREAT DETAIL ABOUT ALL THE ALL OF THE INFORMATION. BUT JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE POINT OF THIS REPORT AND PRESENTATIONS TO SEE IF THE PROPOSED AREA MEETS AT LEAST ONE OF THE 15 STATES MANDATED CRITERIA TO CREATE AN URBAN RURAL DISTRICT, AND THAT BY APPROVING THE ELIGIBILITY, YOU ARE NOT COMMITTING THE CITY OR THE AGENCY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT STEPS. APPROVE THE PLAN. IT DOESN'T OBLIGATE YOU TO CREATE THE PLAN. THIS IS WHAT I SHOULD SAY. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT THE AREA IS ELIGIBLE. SO WHAT YOU HAVE ON SLIDE TWO IS THE PROPOSED AREA OUTLINED IN RED. THIS IS PRIMARILY LOCATED SOUTH OF BROADWAY, EAST OF SKYLINE, AND WEST OF I-15 NORTH OF PERRY. IT'S ABOUT 90 ACRES. THE ORIGINAL AREA WAS MUCH SMALLER, AS YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT IN CONVERSATION WITH CITY OF IDAHO FALLS STAFF WITH THE WITH THE BOARD AND THEN IN REVIEWING A NUMBER OF. THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS PLANS FOR THE AREA, IT MADE SENSE TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT FURTHER FROM WHAT THE ORIGINAL AREA WAS. SO WHAT YOU SEE HERE IN THE RED AREA WAS THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL, QUITE SMALL AND REALLY JUST SHOWN TO BE WHERE THE ANTICIPATED INITIAL DEVELOPMENT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE AREA IN THE GREEN, WHAT WE'RE CALLING SUBAREA TWO INCLUDES THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SKYLINE BROADWAY, WHERE SOME DEVELOPMENT IS ANTICIPATED HAPPEN AS WELL, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE EXISTING PROPERTIES TO THE TO THE EAST ALL THE WAY OVER TO SATURN. AND THEN SUBAREA THREE. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ORANGE COVERS EAST OF SATURN. WHAT WE. THE YELLOWSTONE ADDITION, SOMETIMES CALLED HAPPYVILLE, THAT INCLUDES SOME CITY OWNED PARCELS. AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO THE THE DEVELOPABLE LAND THERE ON THE VERY EAST SIDE OF THAT NEXT TO I-15. JUST A BIT OF HISTORY. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE 1964 AERIAL THIS THAT
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ORIGINAL AREA ONCE UPON A TIME HAD QUITE A FEW BUILDINGS ON IT. AS THOSE BECAME VACANT AND DETERIORATED, THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN DEMOLISHED. THERE'S ONLY ONE REMAINING STRUCTURE ON THE SITE, BUT YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE RESIDENTIAL THERE ON THE EAST SIDE HAS BEEN THERE FOR QUITE SOME TIME AS WELL. IN TERMS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, IT'S MOSTLY MIXED USE CENTERS AND CORRIDORS. THERE'S ALSO SOME GENERAL URBAN. ONE OF THE IMAGES I DID NOT PUT IN HERE, THOUGH, IS THE CITY HAS A PLAN CALLED THE WALKABLE CENTERS PLAN. AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WALKABLE CENTERS, SKYLINE BROADWAY. AND SO THIS IS AN AREA THAT THE CITY HAS INDICATED IT ANTICIPATES TO SEE REDEVELOPMENT, AND AN AREA THAT'S VERY WALKABLE WITH A MIX OF USES. ZONING IS MOSTLY COMMERCIAL, ALTHOUGH SOME MIXED USE. A H, C ALONG THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR. THERE'S ALSO A FAIR AMOUNT OF ZONING IN R2. THERE'S SOME SMALL AMOUNTS OF R3 AND R3 A, SO YOU HAVE THAT MIX OF USES THAT'S ANTICIPATED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AS WELL AS THE WALKABLE CENTERS PLAN. SO THAT GETS US TO THE CRITERIA THAT WE HAVE TO REVIEW TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A SITE IS ELIGIBLE. SO THE FIRST ONE DEALS WITH WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF DETERIORATING STRUCTURES OR DETERIORATION OF THE SITE. AND IN THIS CASE, BOTH ARE TRUE. THERE'S SOME PHOTOS HERE REPRESENTATIVE OF A LOT OF THE STRUCTURES IN THE AREA THAT ARE AGED AND DETERIORATING. THE UPPER RIGHT, YOU SEE THE SIDEWALK THAT'S ON SKYLINE JUST SOUTH OF BROADWAY. YOU CAN SEE THE DETERIORATING NATURE OF THE NOT ONLY THE SIDEWALK, BUT THE CURB AND GUTTER. AND THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A FAIR AMOUNT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN IN THE STUDY AREA. SO CRITERION ONE IS MET. CRITERION TWO DEALS WITH AGE OR OBSOLESCENCE. SO SOME SIMILARITIES TO CRITERION ONE. HERE AGAIN WE HAVE OLDER STRUCTURES THAT ARE LIKELY DON'T MEET CURRENT BUILDING OR FIRE CODES. WE HAVE UNDEVELOPABLE OR EXCUSE ME, UNDEVELOPED SITES THAT WOULD IN SOME CASES BE VERY CHALLENGING TO DEVELOP UNDER MODERN STANDARDS IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING AND LANDSCAPING AND BUILDING SIZES THAT WE SEE IN THE AREA. SO CRITERION TWO IS ALSO MET.CRITERION THREE DEALS WITH A DEFECTIVE OR INADEQUATE STREET LAYOUT. IN THIS CASE, THE STREET NUMBER IN THIS AREA IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD. IT'S VERY WELL CONNECTED. IT CONNECTS TO MULTIPLE ARTERIALS. IT HAS GOOD CONNECTIVITY IN ALL DIRECTIONS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE EXTENSION OF SATURN. NOW THAT IT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY FROM BROADWAY TO PANCREAS, THE WELL-CONNECTED AREA. SO THE STREET LAYOUT ITSELF IS GOOD. AND THIS WAS NOT CRITERION THAT WAS MET.
HOWEVER, CRITERION FOUR DEALS WITH AN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY PATTERN AND IN THIS CASE. I FOUND THAT IT WAS MET MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THESE RED DOTS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SLIDE. AND EACH OF THOSE RED DOTS REPRESENTS AN ACCESS POINT ONTO AN ARTERIAL ROADWAY, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT SHOCKING WHEN YOU SEE THEM IN THIS, YOU KNOW, IN THIS PARTICULAR IMAGE BECAUSE THE, YOU KNOW, TODAY'S ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN WOULD REQUIRE ACCESS POINTS TO BE 660FT APART.
AND SO THAT WOULD ESSENTIALLY PUT THE ACCESS THE NEXT ONE FROM BROADWAY ON SKYLINE, GOING SOUTH DOWN AT THAT RESIDENTIAL STREET PER MIL. AND YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY ARE IN BETWEEN. AND SO WHAT THIS REPRESENTS IS THIS IS A SLOWING OF TRAFFIC AND OVERLAPPING POINTS OF CONFLICT, AS SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXIT OR ENTER THE ROADWAY. SO CRITERION FOUR IS AN OUTMODED STREET PATTERN DUE TO THE ACCESS POINTS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT AREAS, IN PARTICULAR IN SUBAREA THREE WHERE THERE IS A LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THERE'S NO BETTER OR SIDEWALK, OR YOU CAN SEE IN THE UPPER LEFT THERE'S THE CURB AND GUTTER, BUT THERE'S NO SIDEWALK THERE AS WELL. SO IN MULTIPLE WAYS, CRITERION FOUR IS MET. CRITERION FIVE NEED FOR CORRELATION WITH OTHER STREETS IN THE AREA. HERE AGAIN, THIS IS WELL CONNECTED. THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS. SO CRITERION FIVE WAS NOT MET. AND IF I'M GOING TOO FAST OR SLOW ME DOWN, I'M GOING TO SLOW DOWN AND SPEED UP. NUMBER SIX AND NINE I WANTED TO COVER TOGETHER IS THIS ONE WAS A LITTLE BIT INTERESTING TO REVIEW IN TERMS OF CRITERIA SIX, WHICH DEALS WITH FAULTY LOT LAYOUT. ALL OF THE SUB AREAS HAVE SOME ISSUES WITH LOT LAYOUT. SO AREA ONE WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL AREA. THE LOTS ARE AWKWARD. HOWEVER THOSE ISSUES ARE RESOLVED UNDER SINGLE OWNERSHIP. SO IT'S ESSENTIALLY ONE PARCEL AT THIS POINT. SUBAREA TWO THOUGH IS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS IMAGE HAS AN AWKWARD SPIKE STRIP. YOU CAN SEE THE RED, WHICH IS OWNED BY ONE PROPERTY OWNER. THEIR PROPERTY IS OUTLINED IN RED, AND THERE'S A SPIKE STRIP ON
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THE EAST SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY IN BLUE THAT SEPARATES THE TWO LOTS THAT ARE COMMONLY OWNED BY F H G CONSTRUCTION. AND SO THAT IS A FAULTY LOT LAYOUT. AND THEN IF WE ADD IN SUBAREA THREE THAT EASTERN RESIDENTIAL PORTION THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT OR I SHOULD SAY SIGNIFICANT THERE. THERE ARE SEVERAL LOTS THAT ARE UNDEVELOPABLE. THEY'RE TOO SMALL. AND ALTHOUGH MANY OF THOSE ARE UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP, THEY WOULDN'T BE DEVELOPABLE WITHOUT ACQUISITION OF OTHER LOTS AROUND THEM. DIVERSITY OF OWNERSHIP. THIS IS ONE THAT I DEBATED BACK AND FORTH, BUT ULTIMATELY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT MET BECAUSE ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A LOT OF PROPERTY OWNERS IN THIS AREA, THEY THEY DON'T REPRESENT AT THIS TIME A BARRIER TO DEVELOPMENT. IF IF THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT THAT RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WAS AT A POINT WHERE IT WAS GOING TO REDEVELOP AND SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO ACQUIRE PROPERTIES, AND I WOULD HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A CRITERION THAT WAS MET. BUT AS I DON'T SEE ANY ACTIVE EFFORTS TO REDEVELOP THAT AREA, AND WHEREAS THE DEVELOPABLE AND THE VACANT LOTS ARE UNDER COMMON OWNERSHIP, I DID NOT FIND THAT CRITERIA WAS MET IN TERMS OF A BARRIER TO DEVELOPMENT. CRITERIA. SEVEN THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT IS PROBABLY A PRIMARY FACTOR OF ELIGIBILITY THAT DEALS WITH UNSUITABLE TOPOGRAPHY. AND AGAIN, THIS IS MEANT IN MULTIPLE WAYS. WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS A SURFACE TERRAIN MAP. AND FROM THE NORTH WEST PORTION OF THE STUDY AREA TO THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE STUDY AREA, THERE IS A 35 FOOT DROP IN ELEVATION. NOW SPREAD OVER THAT AMOUNT OF DISTANCE. IT DOESN'T LOOK AS SIGNIFICANT OR IT MAY NOT LOOK AS SIGNIFICANT AS IT SOUNDS. THERE ARE, HOWEVER, A FEW AREAS WHERE THOSE DROPS IN ELEVATION ARE MUCH MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN IN OTHERS, SO THAT DID CONTRIBUTE TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE AREA. BUT THE SECOND COMPONENT WAS THE SHALLOW BASALT. AND ESPECIALLY IN SUBAREA THREE THERE ON THE EAST, YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SOILS MAP HERE THAT LIGHT SORT OF TAN COLOR REPRESENTS SHALLOW BASALT. AND AS YOU WALK THAT AREA, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PHOTOS HERE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, A LOT OF THAT ROCK IS NOT ONLY SURFACE LEVEL, BUT IT'S ELEVATED ABOVE THE SURROUNDING AREAS. AND SO IT CREATES BOTH A TOPOGRAPHICAL ISSUE AS WELL AS JUST A REAL BARRIER TO DEVELOPMENT TO BE ABLE TO BLAST AND REMOVE THAT ROCK. CRITERION EIGHT DEALS WITH UNSANITARY OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE STUDY AREA THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY UNSANITARY, BUT IF I LOOK AT UNSAFE CONDITIONS, I COME BACK TO THE ACCESS POINTS AND ALL THE OVERLAPPING CONFLICTS ALONG THESE HIGH SPEED ROADWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS. AND SO BECAUSE OF THOSE ACCESS POINTS, CRITERION EIGHT IS ALSO MET. CRITERIA TEN AND 11 DEAL WITH TAX DELINQUENCIES OR UNUSUAL CONDITIONS OF TITLE. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, I TYPICALLY DON'T REVIEW THESE IN DETAIL UNLESS I KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE. AND SO THESE WERE NOT EVALUATED AND THEREFORE ARE NOT ARE NOT MET. OKAY, SO THAT TAKES US TO CRITERION 12. AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT AGAIN DEBATED BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE THIS IS DEALING WITH CONDITIONS THAT ENDANGER LIFE OR PROPERTY. AND ALTHOUGH I JUST SAID THAT AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON BROADWAY, THIS ONE IS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE FLOOD AND FIRE. SO MORE OF THE NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL DAMAGES TO PROPERTY, AND THE MOST THE HIGHEST RISK IN THIS AREA WOULD BE POTENTIAL FLOOD DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES DUE TO THE LACK OF CURB AND SIDEWALK AND SHALLOW ROCK. HOWEVER, I GUESS JUST LOOKING AT THE HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN HERE WITHOUT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES, KNOWING THAT WE'VE ALSO HAD OUR 100 YEAR FLOOD EVENTS IN 1996, IT DID NOT FIND THIS ONE TO BE MET, ALTHOUGH AGAIN DID DEBATE BACK AND FORTH. SO CRITERIA 12 CONDITION WHICH ENDANGER LIFE OR PROPERTY DUE TO FIRE OR FLOODING DID NOT FIND THOSE MET. THE LAST THREE CRITERIA HAVE TO DO WITH DEVELOPMENT AND UNDERDEVELOPMENT. 13 I ALWAYS SORT OF STRUGGLE WITH IN THE WAY IT'S WORDED. 13 ASKS THE QUESTION IF THE CONDITIONS IN THE STUDY AREA IMPAIR OR ARREST CELL GROWTH IN THE REST OF THE MUNICIPALITY. WHEN I LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE STUDY AREA, THINGS ARE DEVELOPING. THEY HAVE DEVELOPED. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THE CONDITIONS ARE ARRESTING, THE GROWTH OF THE REST OF IDAHO FALLS OR EVEN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. GROWTH CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. SO 13 I SAID WAS NOT MET. HOWEVER. 14 AND 15 LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS WITHIN THE STUDY AREA AND IF THOSE CONDITIONS ARE RESTRICTING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY ARE THE WE MENTIONED EARLIER THE[00:35:03]
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE CORNER OF SKYLINE AND BROADWAY, THE INABILITY TO DEVELOP THE VACANT PARCELS OVER THE YELLOWSTONE ADDITION AREA, LARGELY DUE TO ROCK. IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT THIS IS A DIFFICULT AREA TO DEVELOP. AND SO, YES, THE CONDITIONS HAVE RESTRICTED DEVELOPMENT AND IT REPRESENTS ECONOMIC UNDERDEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DISUSE FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE ALONG HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES WITH HIGH VISIBILITY. SO IN SUMMARY, WE HAVE EIGHT OF THE 15 CRITERIA THAT ARE MET. AS A REMINDER, AN AREA ONLY HAS TO MEET ONE IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE BY THE STATE STATUTE. SO THIS AREA IS ELIGIBLE TO BE TO BECOME AN URBAN DISTRICT. IF THE COUNCIL OR THE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY WANTED TO PURSUE THAT PATH. THE FINAL THING THAT WE LOOK AT WITH ELIGIBILITY REPORTS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE TOTAL BASE VALUE OF ALL URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICTS IN THE CITY DOES NOT EXCEED 10% OF THE CITY'S TOTAL VALUATION. THERE'S THIS THIS THIS LIST OF DISTRICTS CONTINUES TO GROW EVERY YEAR. AND YET, EVEN WITH THIS STUDY AREA, WHICH DOES HAVE A HIGHER BASE VALUE BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT, THE TOTAL BASE VALUE OF ALL URBAN RENEWAL AREAS IS STILL LESS THAN 2%. SO YOU'RE 1.87%. SO WELL, WITHIN THE 10% LIMITATION. SO WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. SOMETIMES WHEN WE GET THESE ELIGIBILITY REPORTS, THERE'S AN INDICATION THAT SOME DEVELOPERS ARE READY TO GET STARTED ON IT. IS THAT THE CASE WITH THIS ONE? YES. OKAY. AND THAT WOULD BE THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SKYLINE AND BROADWAY. OKAY. THAT WILL COME IN TERMS OF FEASIBILITY. YES. YEAH. I'LL EVALUATE THOSE PROJECTS FOR THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. COUNCIL, WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION ON THIS. OKAY. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, I MOVE, I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR THE SKYLINE BROADWAY URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR OF CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. I'LL SECOND. EAMON. YES, LARSEN. YES, LI. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM TONIGHT IS
[6.C.1) Professional Services Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services to Complete an Assessment of the Headwork Facility at the Wastewater Treatment Plant ]
COMING TO US FROM OUR PUBLIC WORKS. DIRECTOR FREDERICKSON IS APPROACHING THE PODIUM. AND THIS IS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES DIRECTOR.THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. AS ALWAYS. AS MENTIONED, THE SOLE ITEM THAT WE DO HAVE HERE TONIGHT IS A REQUEST FROM PUBLIC WORKS TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING TO COMPLETE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE HEADWORKS FACILITY AT OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. NOW SOME BACKGROUND. OUR. OUR HEADWORKS FACILITY IS NEARING 25 YEARS IN AGE, SO IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE. THE PURPOSE THAT IT SERVES FOR OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IS IT'S THE PRIMARY SCREENING PROCESS FROM RAW SEWAGE THAT COMES INTO THE PLANT. SO IF YOU'VE TAKEN A TOUR, YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN THOSE SCREENS OPERATE AND WE HAVE SOME GLASS OUT THERE. SO YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT THAT SCREENING LOOKS LIKE. AND IT'S AMAZING WHAT COMES THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
I DO KNOW OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HAS TALKED ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY'VE SEEN THROUGH THAT SCREEN, BUT I STILL KIND OF CURIOUS HOW A BASKETBALL ACTUALLY ENDS UP IN THERE. YOU HAVE TO WANT TO GET A BASKETBALL INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM PRETTY BAD IN ORDER TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. BUT BUT THIS PARTICULAR ASSESSMENT HAS FOUR PRIMARY ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO COVER. THAT FOUR STORY BUILDING NEEDS TO HAVE ITS HVAC LOOKED AT AND THE AIR CHANGES THAT HAPPENS. SO THOSE SCREENINGS AS THEY COME OFF OF THAT RAW SEWAGE ACTUALLY ARE ORDERED OVER TO A CONTAINER THAT STORES UNTIL OUR SANITATION DEPARTMENT CAN COME AND DUMP THAT. AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT IMPROVING OUR AIR HANDLING THAT'S ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. WE ALSO WANT AN ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE HOW WOULD BE THE BEST MANNER IN WHICH TO ISOLATE OUR TWO DIFFERENT TROUGHS, IF YOU WILL, AS THEY COME INTO THOSE SCREENS, SO THAT ONE CAN BE TAKEN OFFLINE MORE READILY THAN IT IS AVAILABLE TODAY TO BE DONE TODAY. LASTLY, OR THE TWO OTHER ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ARE LOOKING AT WHERE TO INSTALL SOME INFLUENT METERING, AND THEN ALSO TO LOOK AT REPLACING THOSE SCREENS IN THE FUTURE. SO THEY WOULD EVALUATE TWO DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR RETROFIT FOR THOSE SCREENS. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS IN OUR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND THE FACT THAT ANYTHING THAT SCREENINGS THAT ACTUALLY GET PASSED, THAT IMPACT OUR PUMPS AND OTHER PROCESSES DOWNSTREAM,
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THAT CREATE MORE MAN HOURS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS. BUT BUT IF APPROVED TONIGHT, THE TOTAL COST TO PERFORM THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED IS $108,975. AND THAT'S NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT. BUT I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE. JUST ONE. WAS IT A DEFLATED BASKETBALL OR A FULL PUMPED UP BASKETBALL? PARTIALLY INFLATED, SO SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE TAKEN A LID OFF TO GET THAT? FASCINATING. PRETTY WELL. I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE YOU'RE DONE WITH THE DEWATERING. SO THIS IS JUST THE NEXT STEP IN IMPROVING OUR WASTEWATER. YEAH. AS YOU KNOW, AS WE GO THROUGH OUR FACILITY PLANNING PROCESS, WE HAVE A FIVE YEAR LOOK TO ESTABLISH RATES AND LOOK AT MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR ACTUALLY REMEDIATIONS AS, AS NEEDED IN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT TO MEET OUR EXISTING REGULATORY BOUNDS THAT WE HAVE TODAY AND THEN ALSO INTO THE FUTURE. SO THIS IS PART OF THAT PROCESS AND WORKING THROUGH THOSE ITEMS IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THAT FACILITY PLAN. OKAY. ANYTHING FURTHER? OKAY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR FREDERICKSON. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE DOCUMENT. SECOND.YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. YES. LARSEN. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS
[6.D.1) 2026-27 International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local #57 Contract]
COMING TO US FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER WITH OUR ELECTRICAL WORKERS CONTRACT AND AS WELL AS OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED POWER AGREEMENT. WE'LL JUST MOVE ONE TO THE NEXT. OKAY. YES. THE FIRST ITEM IS OUR. WE ANNUALLY NEGOTIATE THE CONTRACT BY VW FOR MOST OF OUR OUTSIDE CREWS, WHICH IS OVER HALF IDAHO FALLS POWER. THIS IS DONE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM HR. SO THANKS TO AARON AND CREW OVER THERE AND OUR RECOMMENDATION. AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF MAJOR CHANGES. SO IT WAS A PRETTY CLEAN NEGOTIATION THIS YEAR. SO. I JUST MAKE A COMMENT THAT WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE IBEW 57, AND IT'S IT SEEMS TO BE A REALLY SMOOTH PROCESS TO NEGOTIATE WITH THESE GUYS. IT GOES VERY WELL EVERY YEAR. SO YEAH, AND THEY'RE ALSO IT'S KIND OF BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT WHEN WE HAVE EMPLOYEE QUESTIONS AND STUFF, THEY'RE REALLY GOOD TO WORK WITH. A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN THEY CAN HELP US OUT THERE AND INSIDE. I MEAN, THEY HAVE A MISSION TO PROVIDE THE BEST WORKERS THEY CAN. AND I THINK IBEW DOES A GREAT JOB OF FULFILLING THAT PURPOSE. THANK YOU. I'D ALSO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS EARLIER. THE UTILITY'S MEETING, WE HAD JUST YESTERDAY.YESTERDAY? IT WAS YESTERDAY. OKAY. I'M READY WITH THE MOTION IF YOU'RE READY. YES, PLEASE. I WOULD MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE 20 2627 INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS LOCAL 57 CONTRACT, AND GIVE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. WE. YES. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. LARSEN. YES. MOTION
[6.D.2) UAMPS Amended and Restated Power Pooling Agreement ]
CARRIES. OKAY. SO THE NEXT ONE WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT IN THE BOARD MEETING. THIS IS IS A REWRITE OF THE CONTRACT. IT GOES BACK TO PRIOR TO THE TIME WHEN WE JOINED IS UTAH ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPAL POWER SYSTEMS, WHICH IS THE ORGANIZATION WE USE FOR BUYING AND SELLING POWER. SO THAT'S THE ORGANIZATION THAT PULLS THAT AND DOES THOSE TRANSACTIONS FOR US, AND ALSO HOLDS OUR TRANSMISSION CONTRACT FOR THE PACIFIC WAR BALANCING AUTHORITY. SO REPORT CONTRACT CHANGES OR PRECIPITATED BY CHANGES IN THE IN THE REGIONAL ENERGY MARKET, IN PARTICULAR ISOS ENERGY MARKETS. SO THIS CONTRACT SHOULD CAPTURE THOSE CHANGES. IT'S IT'S A BIG CONTRACT AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT PUT INTO IT.SO HOPEFULLY YOUR QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED BECAUSE IT IS COMPLICATED. I WOULD JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT ABOUT THIS ONE TOO, ABOUT THE. IT'S 46 YEARS. I FOUND IN THE PACKET THAT WE'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF. SO IT'S IT'S A GOOD RELATIONSHIP ALSO. YES. VERY LONG TERM QUESTION. AND IT'S A IT'S AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. I MEAN, WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT IDAHO FALLS DOES, BUT THE, THE POWER COMPANY IS, IS AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT BEAST IN ITSELF. SO IT IS. WITH ALL OF THE CONTRACTS AND IT'S JUST AMAZING.
SO, OKAY, I'M READY WITH THE MOTION. YES, I WOULD MOVE THAT COUNCIL ACCEPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE AMENDED AND RESTATED POWER POOLING AGREEMENT WITH WITH UMS,
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AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND.FREEMAN. YES. LARSEN. YES. YES. LEE. YES. FRANCIS. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. AND OUR FINAL,
[6.E.1) Ordinance Amending Title 5, Chapter 5, Sections 3, 4, and 14, Animals]
FINAL ITEM TONIGHT IS COMING TO US FROM OUR CITY ATTORNEY AMENDING TITLE FIVE, CHAPTER FIVE, SECTION THREE, FOUR AND 14. YES, AND I HAVE SO THIS IS A CHANGE TO OUR CODE REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF ANIMALS. WHAT HAD HAPPENED IS LAST FALL I BECAME AWARE THERE WAS A CONFLICT IN OUR CODE CURRENTLY. ONE PART OF OUR CODE PROHIBITS THE DISPLAY BY A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT UNLESS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET OF CATS OR DOGS. BUT THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER PART OF OUR CODE THAT SAYS YOU ARE ALLOWED TO EXHIBIT. BASICALLY, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO EXHIBIT TO DOMESTIC ANIMALS, WHICH INCLUDE CATS AND DOGS IF YOU HAVE A PERMIT. AND THEN I WENT LOOKING, OKAY, WHERE'S THIS PERMIT OR THIS LICENSE? AND I CAN'T FIND IT IN OUR CODE.SO SOMEHOW WE ENDED UP WITH A CONFLICT IN OUR CODE AND A NON-EXISTENT LICENSE. SO WHAT I'VE DONE IN CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRANCIS AND COUNCIL MEMBER OF DINGMAN, IS TRYING TO RECTIFY THAT. AND I'LL KIND OF GO THROUGH REAL QUICK HOW WE RECTIFY THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, WE JUST GOT RID OF THE PROPOSAL IS TO JUST GET RID OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A LICENSE. THE ALTERNATIVE TO THIS WAS TO DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A LICENSE. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY HAVE TO CHECK THE BOX OFF FOR THAT AND DECIDED TO JUST OPT TO JUST NOT HAVE A LICENSE AND INSTEAD JUST SAY IF YOU ARE, FOR INSTANCE, AND THIS WOULD APPLY TO BOTH DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND TO WILD ANIMALS. SO FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU'RE A PUBLIC ZOO, YOU DON'T NEED A LICENSE TO KEEP A WILD ANIMAL. GENERALLY, EVERYBODY ELSE IS PROHIBITED FROM HAVING A WILD ANIMAL. BUT YOU WOULDN'T BE IF YOU WERE A PUBLIC ZOO. WE MADE SOME MINOR CHANGES TO WHAT ENTITIES ARE OR AREN'T ALLOWED TO. KEEP WILD ANIMALS. AND THEN WE ALSO, FOR THE SECTION ABOUT DOMESTIC ANIMALS, WE GOT RID OF THE LANGUAGE SAYING THAT YOU CAN KEEP OR MAINTAIN DOMESTIC ANIMALS FOR EXHIBITION. WITH THE EXHIBITION PART THAT WAS GETTING COMING INTO CONFLICT WITH THE LATER PROVISION THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T DISPLAY CATS OR DOGS. SO WE GOT RID OF THE CONFLICT IN THAT MANNER. AND THEN AS WELL IN THAT THAT LATER SECTION, THE 5-5-5-5- 14. WE JUST MERELY ADDED TO THE PROHIBITION. YOU CAN'T DISPLAY OFFER TO SELL OR SELL CATS OR DOGS AT A COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT. WE ALSO ADDED A RAFFLE OR OFFER TO RAFFLE AS THAT'S VERY SIMILAR TO SELL, BUT YOU KNOW, COULD POTENTIALLY BE A LOOPHOLE. THESE. THE PERSON COULD SAY, WELL, I'M NOT SELLING IT DIRECTLY. IT'S A IT'S A RAFFLE AND I'M NOT I'M NOT DOING IT FOR MONEY. WE JUST WHAT WE DON'T WANT IS BUSINESSES HAVING ANIMALS THAT AREN'T FROM AN ANIMAL SHELTER OR I BELIEVE IT'S A NONPROFIT. YEAH. SO THEY, THEY CAN, THEY CAN HAVE CATS OR DOGS. THE EXCEPTION IS THEY CAN HAVE CATS OR DOGS IF THEY'RE FROM A HUMANE SHELTER OR HUMANE SOCIETY ANIMAL SHELTER OR A NONPROFIT ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION. BUT OTHERWISE YOU CAN'T DISPLAY THESE DOGS OR CATS IN COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. I THINK THE CONCERN WAS YEARS AGO WE HAD COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS DISPLAYING CATS OR DOGS, AND THESE ANIMALS WERE SICK AND IT WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS IN THE CITY BECAUSE THEN THEY WERE BEING SOLD AND BECAUSE THEY HADN'T BEEN PROPERLY TREATED, THE DISEASE WAS SPREADING TO OTHER ANIMALS AND CAUSING SOME ISSUES. SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO TIGHTEN THAT UP, GET RID OF THE CONFLICTS. I HAVE CHIEF JOHNSON HERE, AS WELL AS OFFICER WILSON, READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE SPECIFICALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT THIS. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORDINANCE, JUST IT'S KIND OF A CODE CLEANUP SORT OF THING. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AS IT CAME TO US, WE FIGURED IT WOULD BE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
IT IT IS A KIND OF A CODE CLEANUP. AND WE WENT THROUGH KIND OF ALL THE SCENARIOS AND MADE SURE THAT EVERYTHING FROM, YOU KNOW, COUNTY FOUR H TO AUCTION HOUSES AND ALL THE PLACES THAT THAT WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MANAGING AND HANDLING ANIMALS ARE TAKEN CARE OF, AS WELL AS SHELTERS AND VET CLINICS. AND AGAIN, THANKS TO MR. JONES FOR IDENTIFYING JUST SOME DISCREPANCIES THAT WE MISSED LAST ROUND AND GETTING THOSE TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. YES, PLEASE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. JONES BECAUSE I'M REALLY
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KEEN ON MAKING THE ORDINANCES CONSISTENT. AND HE'S THE ONE WHO DISCOVERED THIS INCONSISTENCY AND STARTED THIS BALL BEING REFORM. SO THANK YOU. IT'S ONLY LIKE SIX, FIVE MONTHS.YEAH. YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN A BUSY TIME. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION.
ALL RIGHT. I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE FIVE CHAPTER THREE, SECTIONS THREE, FOUR AND 14 OF THE CITY CODE TO REMOVE THE LICENSE REQUIREMENT TO KEEP CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND WILD ANIMALS. ALTER THE LIST OF WHO IS PERMITTED TO KEEP CERTAIN DOMESTIC OR WILD ANIMALS, AND PROHIBIT THE RAFFLING OFF OF CATS AND DOGS UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS. REQUESTS THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. SECOND. YES. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. LARSEN. YES.
MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND I'M SORRY. YEAH. DON'T PLEASE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO AMENDING TITLE FIVE, CHAPTER FIVE, SECTION THREE, FOUR AND 14 TO REMOVE THE LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR KEEPING DOMESTIC OR WILD ANIMALS ALTERED. THE LIST OF WHO IS PERMITTED TO KEEP DOMESTIC OR WILD ANIMALS AND PROHIBIT THE TRAVELING OFF OF DOGS OR CATS AT RETAIL BUSINESSES OR OTHER COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS UNLESS OBTAIN FROM APPROVED SOURCES. CODIFICATION PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU.
SHE'S JUST GOOD AT READING THAT RIGHT OFF. I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO ASK HER FOR IT. SO THANK YOU.
[7. Announcements]
COUNCIL. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE WE ADJOURN? I HAVE FRIENDS, THERE'S A POLICE OFFICER SWEARING IN CEREMONY APRIL 23RD COUNCIL MEETING, BUT THE SWEARING IN IS AT FOUR AND THEN OFFICER DD IS RETIRING THAT SAME APRIL 23RD RECOGNITION NIGHT. AND THERE'S ALSO I THINK WE'LL HAVE COUNCIL MEETING BEFORE THIS, BUT CINCO DE MAYO IS BEING CELEBRATED ON MAY 2ND. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER. WOULD YOU INDULGE ME YOUR COMMENT? YES, PLEASE. I JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ELECTRIC FOLKS. I'M KIND OF THE GREEN WING.WELL, NO, WE WERE IN HIGH BUT NONETHELESS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB OF EDUCATING ME ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES IN ELECTRICITY. SO WHEN THIS CAME UP WITH THIS UAMPS CONTRACT, I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD SOME OF WHAT WAS THERE WITHOUT HAVING TO ASK QUESTIONS. AND I THINK IT'S A REAL CREDIT TO THAT ORGANIZATION FOR THE WAY THEY KEEP US UP TO SPEED. TO THE MAYOR'S COMMENT ABOUT THE COMPLEXITY OF OUR COMPANY. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE JUST ONE THING TO THINK EMPLOYEES. THIS MORNING WE HAD A BREAKFAST FOR THE ERP TEAM OUT IN THE CITY HALL. BAZ, WE ARE REALLY RUNNING ON FUMES RIGHT NOW TO TRY AND GET THE ERP. THEY ARE JUST DIGGING DEEP. IT IS IT IS GO LIVE IN JUNE.
THERE WILL BE SOME BLACKOUT DATES WHERE WE WILL NOT. WE'LL BE TRANSFERRING OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM WHERE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HIRE. THERE WON'T BE ANY CHECKS CUT. PEOPLE WILL STILL GET PAID, THAT IS. BUT AS FAR AS PROCUREMENT GOES, BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, TURN AROUND. IT REALLY IS A HEAVY LIFT AND A LOT IS BEING ASKED OF A CORE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING IN OUR CITY, FINANCE IN HR, AND LOTS OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE SUPPORTING THIS. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM PUBLICLY. WE THANK THEM THIS MORNING WITH THE BREAKFAST. BUT IT HAS BEEN A HEAVY LIFT. AND AND I DO BELIEVE THAT IT WILL MAKE US A BETTER CITY FINANCIALLY. TRANSPARENCY. I JUST DO THINK THAT THAT BUDGETING WISE, WE WILL JUST BE WE'LL BE WE'LL HAVE THE DATA TO MAKE US BETTER. BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT ANY ONE PERSON. IT'S ABOUT HOW WE ACT AS AN ORGANIZATION. I THINK THIS ERP IS IS A HEAVY LIFT, BUT IT IS WELL OVERDUE. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. AND IF THERE'S NO MORE
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