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          STREAMING SERVICE, WE WOULD ASK THE CITY CLERK, WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'M JUST GOING TO WELCOME 
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EVERYONE TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I HOPE THAT SUMMER NOW IS FINALLY HERE. IT FEELS HOT. 
          IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE IN FULL SWING. AND WE HAD A GREAT 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION. SO WE WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE WHO IS HERE TONIGHT TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND BEGIN OUR MEETING WITH A ROLL CALL FROM OUR CITY CLERK. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRANCIS HERE. 
          COUNCILOR RADFORD, PRESENT. COUNCILOR DINGMAN HERE. COUNCILOR FREEMAN HERE, COUNCILOR LARSON HERE, AND COUNCILOR LEE. HE'S ONLINE. WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HEAR COUNCIL COUNCILOR LEE SO THAT HE CAN HEAR, BUT HE CAN'T SEE. RIGHT. IS HE ON TEAMS OR LIVE? HE CAN HEAR US, BUT HE CAN'T. WE CAN'T HEAR HIM. HE CAN HEAR US, BUT WE CAN'T HEAR HIM. OKAY, SO AT THIS POINT, WILL YOU WILL YOU PLEASE MONITOR FOR ANY COMMENTS THAT COUNCILOR LEE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? AND THEN IF HE NEEDS TO CALL ONE OF OUR PHONES, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE HIM. OKAY. AND HE SAID TO CONTINUE. SO THANK YOU. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. OKAY. WE'VE ASKED CHRIS. LEE TO GIVE US THE. I'M SORRY THAT I SLAUGHTERED YOUR NAME, CHRIS. I REALLY DO TO LEAD US TONIGHT IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE WE DO WELCOME YOU TONIGHT. AND AT THIS STAGE OF OUR MEETING, WE DO NORMALLY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS TO TO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. JUST SWITCHING UP A 
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LITTLE BIT OF THE ORDER, AND I AM GOING TO TURN TIME TO. TO OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WHO WE WE KNOW THAT THE BULK OF THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT ARE HERE FOR THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. SO WE DON'T WANT TO WORK OUR WAY THROUGH ALL OF THE AGENDA. AND THEN WE WANT TO RESPECT YOUR TIME. SO WE, I, WE DO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER, FRANCIS, WHO I WILL TURN THE TIME TO. BUT FIRST I WANT TO THANK HIM. I KNOW, I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BECOME A HOT TOPIC A LOT IN SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE LAST MAYBE COUPLE DAYS. AND COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS HAS SPENT TIME SINCE EARLY JANUARY MEETING REGULARLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, NONPROFIT GROUPS, WITH THE POLICE, WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS. AND SO I WOULD TURN THE TIME TO HIM AS HE HAS A STATEMENT AND AN ANNOUNCEMENT. YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR, I DO HAVE A STATEMENT, AND THEN I HAVE A MOTION I'M GOING TO MAKE. SO WE'LL START WITH THE STATEMENT. SO A CITY WORK GROUP. 
          THIS WILL GIVE YOU A BIT OF A HISTORY BEHIND WHAT MANY OF YOU ARE PROBABLY HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT. A CITY WORK GROUP INVOLVING THE CITY LEGAL DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, CLERK'S OFFICE, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS BEGAN THE PROCESS OF REVISING FOUR DIFFERENT ALCOHOL ORDINANCES. THE CITY HELD WITH THE FOLLOWING GOALS IN MIND, AND THIS PROCESS BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2026. FIRST, WE WANTED TO REMOVE INCONSISTENCY AMONG THE FOUR ORDINANCES AND COMBINE THEM INTO ONE CONSOLIDATED ORDINANCE. SECOND, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE SAFE ENVIRONMENT PRIMARY POINT HERE FOR PUBLIC GATHERINGS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT CERTAIN ANTIQUATED ELEMENTS OF THE CURRENT CODE ARE OVERLY RESTRICTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED, MAKING IT. WE WANTED TO MAKE THE CODE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. WE NEEDED TO ADDRESS OVERPOURING ISSUES. WE WANTED TO REDUCE PENALTIES WHERE POSSIBLE FOR VIOLATIONS, PARTICULARLY FIRST OFFENSES, AND YET MAKE THE CODE CLEAR ENOUGH TO BE ENFORCEABLE CONSISTENTLY, CONSISTENTLY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, BY FIRE, AND THE BUILDING PERMITTING DEPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, WE ALL NEED TO KNOW THAT AS WE WRITE THIS CODE, WE ARE BOUND BY STATE CODE. AT THE SAME TIME. IN FACT, STATE CODE TRUMPS 
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LOCAL CODE. SO I'M GOING TO READ FROM DETECTIVE RODIN'S STATEMENT TO OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT. HE IS THE IDAHO STATE POLICE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL DETECTIVE. HE MADE THIS STATEMENT. HOW WE HAVE DELINEATED THIS EXAMPLE IS WHETHER OR NOT A PLACE IS IN COMMERCE. THE ONLY EXEMPTIONS WE ARE SAYING ARE OKAY ARE PRIVATE DWELLINGS SUCH AS RESIDENCE, AIRBNB, HOTEL ROOMS, ETC. SO IF THE DISPENSING IS OCCURRING AT ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS THAT HAS NORMAL HOURS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, WHETHER IT BE A HAIR SALON, MECHANIC, SHOP, CLOTHING, BOUTIQUE, ETC. THEY WOULD NEED AN ALCOHOL LICENSE OR CATERING PERMIT FROM ANOTHER ENTITY TO LAWFULLY SELL, SERVE OR DISPENSE. TRYING TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN A PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EVENT DOES NOT EXEMPT THEM FROM REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSE OR PERMIT. THAT'S FROM STATE ORDINANCE THAT WE'RE OBLIGATED TO FIGURE OUT, AND HOW TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN TRYING TO REALIZE WHAT ALCOHOL IS AS PART OF A SOCIAL UNITED STATES SOCIETY. AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE BOUND BY THAT STATEMENT. IN ADDITION, THE CITY WORK GROUP HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS REVISION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. AS I SAID, SINCE JANUARY, ASKING FOR PUBLIC INPUT AND REACHING OUT TO STAKEHOLDERS. COUNCIL WANTS THIS INPUT, AND THE WORKGROUP HAS ADJUSTED MUCH OF THE LANGUAGE IN TERMS OF THE DRAFT. IN RESPONSE TO WHAT WE HAVE HEARD OVER THESE PAST MANY, MANY WEEKS. RIGHT NOW, WE AS A COUNCIL, I AM SUGGESTING, NEED TIME TO PROCESS THE RECENT COMMENTS THAT WE'VE ALL RECEIVED AND SHOULD NOTE THAT YOUR EMAILS, ETC. IF YOU SEND THEM, ARE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. WE CONTINUE. LET'S SEE. 
          WE CONTINUE TO GET INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC AND WE WELCOME IT. BUT NOT EVERY SUGGESTION WILL WORK BASED ON STATE STATUTE AND ON AN ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES. TO SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS, I PERSONALLY HAVE MADE MANY SUGGESTIONS, AND THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS SAID THAT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. AND I HAD SAID, OKAY, YOU HEARD ME, I WILL BACK OFF. AT THE SAME TIME, I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT A RECENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTING SUGGESTING THAT WE ARE FAST TRACKING THIS OR LOOKING FOR MONEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FALSE. IT IS ALSO FALSE THAT THE ORDINANCE WOULD ORDINANCE WOULD PLACE THOSE WITH ALCOHOL LICENSES OR WHO OPERATE EVENT CENTERS SUBJECT TO A FELONY OFFENSE THAT WOULD BE PROPOSED UNDER THE CITY CODE. THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL KNOWS THAT WE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS CANNOT CREATE FELONY OFFENSES. THAT IS THE PURVIEW OF THE STATE OF IDAHO AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. DELIBERATE MISINFORMATION SUCH AS THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA CREATES MISTRUST. 
          AND BASED ON SOME THINGS I'VE READ, IT HAS CLEARLY UNDERMINED MUCH OF THE EFFORT OF THE LAST ADMINISTRATION OF THIS CITY AND THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY TO BE TRANSPARENT WITH OUR BUDGET AND OUR DECISIONS AND OUR AGENDAS. THAT SAID, I NOW MOVE THAT COUNCIL REMOVE ITEM. AGENDA ITEM B ONE, ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE FOUR, CHAPTER TWO AND TITLE EIGHT, CHAPTER THREE, SECTION FOUR AND FIVE. REPEALING TITLE 45. CHAPTER 45. CHAPTER 45. 
          CHAPTERS THREE AND FOUR. THE CITY'S ALCOHOL ORDINANCES. DID I READ IT WRONG? I READ IT WRONG. TITLE FOUR. CHAPTER THREE AND FOUR. OKAY, THREE AND 445. GOT IN THERE. OKAY, OKAY. 
          DO I NEED TO READ THAT AGAIN? I'LL READ IT IN THE MOTION. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'LL SECOND. CITY CLERK. FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD. I LEE, I SAID I. DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. LARSON. 
          YES. MOTION CARRIES. AND I'D LIKE TO CANCEL. HOLD ON. I DON'T THINK WE CANNOT ACCEPT A. 
          WE HAVE TO HAVE COUNCIL MEMBER LEE. HE HAS TO FIND A WAY TO TO BE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR 
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HIM. WE CANNOT JUST ACCEPT THAT HE IS ON THE OTHER END. I MEAN, IT'S A VERY SIGNIFICANT ITEM. 
          WE'RE JUST. I BELIEVE IT IS HIM ON ON THE PHONES. BUT HE LOOKS HE LOOKS MUTED. SO I'LL TEXT HIM AND HAVE HIM TRY TO UNMUTE IF HE CAN. IF HE CAN'T, OKAY. IF THE LAW REQUIRES THE LAW REQUIRES SOMEONE ELSE. WE ALREADY HAVE A QUORUM. SO THAT SEEMS LIKE AN UNNECESSARY YEAH, I AGREE, WE WE JUST ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THAT. I MEAN, WE, WE BELIEVE IT IS HIM, BUT THAT THAT WE'RE JUST NOT GOING TO CONDUCT BUSINESS THAT WAY. SO YES, I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT THAT. DID COUNCIL THE REST OF COUNCIL GET CALLED? THAT CAUGHT ME BY GUARD. 
          CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. AND SO THEN OKAY, SO YES WE DID. YOU CAN FINISH, BUT BUT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH. AND THEN I WANT TO WE WANT TO SAY THAT ANYONE HERE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT IS PERFECTLY WELL KNOWN TO SPEAK. WE. NOTHING THAT WE SAID OR THE MOTION WE MADE PREVENTS YOU FROM SPEAKING TO THIS ISSUE. IN FACT, WE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THEN. AND THEN WE CAN INCORPORATE IT. IT'S IT'S THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. WE WANT THE CHANCE TO TO HEAR IT. AND WE KNOW THAT AS. I MEAN, FOR GOOD REASON. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS READ THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW THINGS THAT HAVE COME UP JUST IN IN SOME OF THE EMAILS. IT'S LIKE, OH, YEAH, THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS ONE PARTICULAR INSTANCE OR WHATEVER REALLY WOULD MAKE A VERY BIG DIFFERENCE. AS HE SAID, WE ARE TO A POINT WHERE. IT'S, IT'S THE ORDINANCE IS BEFORE YOU. AND WE KNOW IT IS LONG. WE WE DO KNOW IT IS LONG. AND SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO HAS SLOGGED THEIR WAY THROUGH IT AND THEN IS HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ALSO HAVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO OFFER. FIRST, I'VE ASKED OUR ATTORNEY. PUBLIC COMMENT IS AN INTERESTING TIME BECAUSE IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS TYPICALLY ON AN AGENDA. AND SO COUNCIL DOESN'T GO BACK AND FORTH, BUT IT ALSO DOESN'T LEAVE VERY MUCH ABILITY FOR COUNCIL TO GIVE ANY KIND OF ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC. AND SO I'VE ASKED OUR LEGAL ATTORNEY TO COME AND JUST TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, TO BRIEF THE PUBLIC ON WHERE WE ARE AT WITH OUR FLOCK CAMERAS. OKAY. 
          YES. THIS IS AGAIN, TO JUST GIVE A REPORT A LITTLE LOUDER, GIVE A REPORT ON WHAT THE STATUS IS WITH FLOCK SAFETY. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE ATTORNEY FOR FLOCK SAFETY, AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF AMENDING THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH FLOCK SAFETY TO GET RID OF THE CLAUSE THAT ALLOWS FLOCK SAFETY CURRENTLY TO USE DATA THAT'S GATHERED FROM OUR FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS TO BE USED TO TRAIN ITS FLOCK SAFETY AI SOFTWARE. SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THAT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEIR THEIR WITH FLOCK SAFETY ON THAT. IN ADDITION, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IDAHO FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL IN THE FUTURE BE BRINGING TO COUNCIL POTENTIAL OTHER OPTIONS THAT WOULD COULD REPLACE FLOCK SAFETY. THAT'S THAT'S THE ANSWER. THANK YOU. YEAH. AND OH, AND WE ARE THE DECORUM. I KNOW, I KNOW THAT THAT IT IS IN PEOPLE EXUBERANCE TO TO WANT TO APPLAUD. BUT PLEASE AS WE AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS, THE WE ARE ON THE SAME TEAM. WE ARE A DEMOCRACY AND WE ARE ON THE SAME TEAM AND WE WILL WORK THROUGH THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT. 
          THAT IS WHY WE HAVE RAN FOR THESE POSITIONS, BECAUSE THIS IS. THIS IS WHO WE ARE. AND WE'RE WE'RE ABOVE EVEN. WE'RE ABOVE ALL OF IT. WE ARE BEING CONDITIONED TO THINK OTHERWISE, BUT IT IS NOT ACCURATE. WE ARE A DEMOCRACY AND WE ARE HERE TONIGHT TO LISTEN. SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, CAN I HAVE A CHANCE TO JUST RESPOND? YOU MAY. I JUST WANT TO READ THE POST THAT I MADE TO JUST MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I DID MAKE AN ERROR WHEN I INITIALLY POSTED THIS, I POSTED THIS IN THE A M HOURS AND WASN'T. BUT I DID SAY I DID SAY FELONY AND I WAS. WHEN I READ IT THE NEXT DAY, I WAS HORRIFIED BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT, I, I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE. AND I DID CORRECT THAT, BUT I'LL READ WHAT I SAID BECAUSE I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT FAST TRACKING. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. THE COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON THIS ON THURSDAY. I BELIEVE IT'S A BAD POLICY. WHAT PROBLEM ARE WE SOLVING IN THE NAME OF TRYING TO SOLVE A NON-PROBLEM? WE'RE BECOMING BIG BROTHER AROUND ALCOHOL IN YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY. I'M CONCERNED THAT LANDLORDS WILL BE AT RISK OF BEING CHARGED WITH A MISDEMEANOR. I CORRECTED THE FELONY BECAUSE I HAD SAID FELONY. IF THEY KNOWINGLY, KNOWINGLY, WHICH I MADE SURE WAS IN THERE, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. 
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ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRINK IN THEIR BUSINESS. WE WILL BE OUTSIDE THE NORM OF IDAHO CITIES. THIS IS A BIG STEP, AND I DON'T THINK THE PUBLIC HAS WEIGHED IN ON THIS ENOUGH. THE ORDINANCE IS GOING TO MAKE HOSTING EVENTS NIGHT FALLS MORE DIFFICULT, AND IF YOU OWN AN EVENT CENTER, YOU ARE IN FOR A RUDE AWAKENING. PLEASE COME TO COUNCIL AND EXPRESS YOUR THOUGHTS. WE AS A CITY SHOULD BE CONCERNED WHEN GOVERNMENT EXPANDS ITS POWERS AND THIS ORDINANCE ALSO CLEARLY EVOKES POWERS THAT HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ALLOWED. REVIEW THE ORDINANCE, RUN IT PAST YOUR ATTORNEYS, AND HEAR THEIR THOUGHTS. I WORRY WE ARE WORKING THROUGH A COMPLEX LEGAL ENVIRONMENT AROUND ALCOHOL, AND WE ARE NOT GETTING ENOUGH INPUT FROM NORMAL CITIZENS AND LANDLORDS. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT FAST TRACKING. I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE THE IMPRESSION TO ANYONE THAT WE'VE DONE THIS QUICKLY. THAT IS NOT COUNCIL. AND I DO THINK THAT THERE IS A A, THERE WILL BE A TIME AND A PLACE FOR US TO HAVE THIS DEEPER CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS, WHAT, WHAT ALL OF THE IMPLICATIONS ARE. BUT I THINK THAT NO QUESTION, THE THE FOLLOWING. THE PILE ON BECAME THE. THE BIGGER ISSUE IS THAT THE, THE PILE ON OF IT WAS, WAS THIS THAT WAS FULL OF MISINFORMATION. SO I, I CAN APPRECIATE THE POST, BUT IT CERTAINLY WASN'T CERTAINLY WAS NOT FAST TRACKED. AND WE HAVE GENUINELY BEEN REACHING OUT ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE PUT THAT BEHIND. WE'RE ONE TEAM. WE'RE HERE REPRESENTING PEOPLE OF IDAHO FALLS. THAT IS THAT IS WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO. AND SO WE DO WELCOME YOU. WE WE HAVE THREE MINUTES. I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE TO SPEAK. SO LET'S LET'S BEGIN. WE HAVE 
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THREE MINUTES AT THE PODIUM. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME. AND IF YOU'RE A CITIZEN, A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE YOUR ADDRESS. PEOPLE STAND UP AND GIVE THEIR ADDRESS REGULARLY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO IT JUST YOUR NAME. AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE A RESIDENT IS SUFFICIENT. SO, AND THE FIRST PERSON TO THE PODIUM. MY NAME IS PATRICIA PAQUIN. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS FOR 35 YEARS. I RECEIVED A MISDEMEANOR DUI TWO YEARS AGO. EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T DRIVING. I WAS, HOWEVER, SITTING IN A RUNNING CAR BEHIND THE STEERING. WE'LL TAKE A LESSON COUNTS THE SAME. IN FACT, EVEN IF THE CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, YOU CAN STILL BE CHARGED. I FULLY COOPERATED WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES AND VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST. I WAS ON A DIRT ROAD LOST. ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2024, MY TRIAL DATE WASN'T UNTIL OCTOBER. THE GIRL IN FRONT OF ME TO GO BEFORE THE JUDGE ALSO HAD A DUI AND A POSSESSION CHARGE. THE JUDGE LET HER OFF WITH A WARNING BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING TO GO TO BYU, IDAHO, AND HE DID NOT WANT HER TO LOSE HER SLOT. I HAD NO PRIORS, NOT EVEN A TRAFFIC TICKET. FOR 12 YEARS. I AM A RETIRED SCHOOL TEACHER AND I RAN MANY AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS WITHOUT GETTING COMPENSATED. I REGULARLY WORKED AT THE SOUP KITCHEN AND VOLUNTEER FOR AA, DOING TAXES. I WORKED AS AN ELECTION CLERK. 
          I WAS 71 YEARS OLD AND BALD FROM CHEMOTHERAPY. I WAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM SENTENCE POSSIBLE, INCLUDING TWO DAYS IN JAIL. I WAS FINGERPRINTED, SEARCHED AND MUGSHOT. THE BAILIFF FINALLY CONVINCED THE JUDGE THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MY HEALTH ISSUES. I WAS GIVEN FINES, COUNSELING WITH A SPECIFIC COUNSELING CENTER THAT WAS PRIMARILY LDS. MY INTAKE FORM MENTIONED MY BISHOP IN SEVERAL PLACES, AND I WAS ASSIGNED COUNSELING WITH A NEWLY RETURNED MISSIONARY. I LOST MY LICENSE FOR SIX MONTHS, EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY 
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DRIVER OF MY HOME. I WAS ASSIGNED A SPECIFIC DEVICE IN TOXIC SHOCK TO BE INSTALLED ON MY CAR FOR A YEAR. WHEN I GOT MY LICENSE BACK, I HAD MANDATORY PROBATION MONTHLY, AND THEY DID AN UNANNOUNCED HOME INSPECTION AND URINE ANALYSIS. I HAD TO SIGN MY FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHTS AWAY. I HAD A POLICEMAN FOLLOW ME ON WOODRUFF, PULL ME OVER FOR A LANE VIOLATION. AFTER HE HAD RUN MY TAG, HE SAID THAT I HAD NOT PAID TO REINSTATE MY LICENSE, SO HE WAS ADDING THAT TICKET TO THE LANE VIOLATION. I WAS NEVER INFORMED I NEEDED TO DO SO BY THE COURTS OR MY LAWYER. WHEN I ASKED MY PROBATION OFFICER IF I HAD TO PANIC EVERY TIME A POLICE CAR WAS BEHIND ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, SHE PULLED MY FILE AND SAID YES. WHEN IT WAS SAID AND DONE, I HAD SPENT IN EXCESS OF $6,000. THEY WANT STIFFER PENALTIES. GOOD EVENING. I AM CHRIS LEE. I AM A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. AND THANK YOU TO THE CITY CLERK AND STAFF FOR ALLOWING MY GETTING MY EMAIL INTO THE PACKET. I JUST WANTED TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS TO ADD TO THAT AND A PRO BUSINESS MANNER, WHICH IS REALLY WHY I'M HERE TO SPEAK. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, TIMELY RELEASE FROM CNBC. TODAY, THEY RELEASED THEIR RANKING OF THE TOP STATES OF FOR BUSINESSES THIS YEAR, AND IDAHO RANKED NUMBER 30, DOWN THREE SPOTS FROM LAST YEAR. THE CATEGORIES WERE IDAHO DROPPED IN RANKING WERE INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMY, QUALITY OF LIFE, COST OF DOING BUSINESS, TECH AND INNOVATION, AND BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS. AND WHILE THIS IS A STATEWIDE RANKING AS THE FOURTH LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE AND THE SEAT OF THE THIRD LARGEST MSA, THE LAW AND ORDINANCE DECISIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF IDAHO FALLS MAKES, NO MATTER HOW TRIVIAL PROPOSALS MAY SEEM AT FIRST GLANCE, AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT TRIVIAL AND YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF TIME INTO IT, BUT THAT TRANSLATES INTO DATA POINTS, WHICH INDUSTRY USES TO MAKE INVESTMENT DECISIONS, BOTH OF DOLLAR AND HUMAN CAPITAL, AND THEY END UP ON NATIONAL SURVEYS. AND CERTAINLY GETTING OUR GIVEN OUR STANDING WITHIN THE STATE, THE STATE RANKINGS DO DEFINITELY FACTOR IN ALL THE DECISIONS AND ACTIONS OF THE STATE OF IDAHO OR THE CITY OF IDAHO. AS A REALTOR, I HAVE SPOKEN AT THE READY HOUSING SYMPOSIUM SINCE 2020 AT ROTARY ULI AND EVEN FOR THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. WITH REGARD TO HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES LOCALLY AND I REGULARLY PROMOTE OUR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND NATIONAL RANKINGS SUCH AS THE MILKEN INSTITUTE'S BEST PERFORMING SMALL CITY RANKINGS, WHICH I INCLUDE IN ANNUAL MARKET REPORTS THAT I PRODUCE AND CIRCULATE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHILE NONE OF THESE RANKINGS TALK ABOUT THEIR ALGORITHMS, THEY DO DISCLOSE THE CATEGORIES THAT THEY CONSIDER. AS WITH THE CNBC PUBLICATION. AND JUST ON A PERSONAL NOTE REGARDING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP LIABILITY OF THE TENANT ACTIONS, I MENTIONED IN MY LETTER THAT THIS ORDINANCE COULD CAUSE ME TO RECONSIDER PLANS FOR ME TO PERSONALLY LEASE OUT PORTION OF MY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THIS FALL, AS IT WOULD LIMIT THE TYPES OF BUSINESSES I MAY BE WILLING TO LEASE TO AS A LANDLORD. BUT THERE'S FURTHER MARKET CONSIDERATION THERE TOO. 
          AS I THOUGHT ABOUT IT, EVEN IF I DECIDED I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THAT ON AND I WANTED TO SELL THAT PROPERTY, THIS ORDINANCE WOULD LIKELY SHRINK THE POOL OF POTENTIAL BUYERS, AS OTHER INVESTORS MAY FEEL THE SAME WAY I DO AND MAY NOT WISH TO TAKE ON ADDED LIABILITY. THAT MEANS POTENTIAL BUYERS WOULD LIKELY BE LIMITED TO OWNER USERS, WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE VALUE OF MY PROPERTY OVERALL ON THE OPEN MARKET, MY PROPERTY IS ON FIRST STREET. 
          THIS AREA OF TOWN COULD BENEFIT FROM GREATER WALKABLE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES, SOME OF WHICH DO UTILIZE BEER, WINE AND CATERING LICENSES. AND IT'S HARD ENOUGH TO FIND PEOPLE WILLING TO INVEST CAPITAL IN A TURNAROUND NEIGHBORHOOD. FIRST STREET CERTAINLY DOESN'T NEED FURTHER 
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HEADWINDS AS A COMMUNITY, WHICH I REALLY DON'T KNOW. BUT THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND YOUR SERVICE TO ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE, PLEASE. I KNOW, I KNOW, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT. IT IS. BUT BUT THE PROBLEM, I MEAN, IT DOES, I IT DOES. I DO KNOW ESPECIALLY MAYBE NOT ON A NIGHT LIKE TONIGHT, BUT WHEN THERE ARE TWO VERY COMPETING VIEWPOINTS, IT JUST IT CREATES EVEN MORE DIVISION. SO WE JUST HAVE THAT DECORUM EXPECTATION. PLEASE. MY NAME IS MIRANDA MARKOWITZ. I AM A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. I FIRST OF ALL, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE TO DOUBLE CHECK AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR PENALTIES ARE BEING APPLIED IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER. I THINK PATRICIA WAS VERY ILL USED AND THE THE DISPARITY, THE DISPARITY WAS VERY, VERY STARK. 
          AND SO I JUST SIDE NOTE THERE, I'M HERE MORE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CATERING PERMITS. AS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN EVENTS, MANY, MANY EVENTS IN THE CITY, BOTH FOR OH, SORRY. 
          OH, OH, I CAN'T. FANTASTIC. ALL RIGHT. AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN INVOLVED IN MANY EVENTS IN THIS CITY, BOTH PLANNING THEM AND SUPPORTING THEM, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT FOLKS WHO HAVE SPOKEN TO ME ABOUT THIS ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT. MANY OF THE BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN THAT ALSO HAVE EXTRA EVENTS AND MAY HAVE EXTRA EVENTS IN OTHER PLACES, ARE ALSO EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. THE ISSUE OF RESTRICTING CATERING PERMITS. 
          IDAHO'S ALCOHOL LAWS ARE HARD ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH AS IT IS, AND THE WAY THAT WE HAVE FOUND TO GO AHEAD AND HOLD OUR EVENTS AND MAKE THEM WORK HAS ACTUALLY HELPED OUT A LOT WITH A LOT OF THE EVENTS THAT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH. SO RESTRICTING THE CATERING PERMITS IN THIS WAY IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO TALK TO ME ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT. ON THE OTHER HAND, AS SOMEBODY WHO OCCASIONALLY SERVES AS A BARTENDER, I'M ACTUALLY AN AND DON'T COME AFTER ME. EVERYBODY. BUT I'M ACTUALLY IN FAVOR OF HAVING SOME TRAINING. I THINK THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO. BUT IT'S THE CATERING PERMITS THAT SEEMS TO BE HANGING UP. A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO TALKED WITH, AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ELSE HAS THEIR OWN ISSUES WITH THIS AND THEIR OWN THOUGHTS ON THIS, ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF IT. BUT I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO NOT RESTRICT THOSE CATERING PERMITS FURTHER. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HI, I'M BRAD STRAND. I'M A NATIVE OF IDAHO FALLS, BORN AND RAISED, AND NEVER CALLED OUT OF MY HOME PRETTY MUCH MOST OF MY LIFE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO CHIME IN ON THE FLOCK CAMERA ISSUE, IF YOU WILL. AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE MOVE TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT ON THE CONTRACTS. I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT COMPLETELY, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO READING THE NOTES. MINUTES ON THAT. ANYWAY, I PREPARED A STATEMENT, SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ. I APOLOGIZE IF ANY OF THIS IS MOOT AT THIS POINT, BUT WE GO. IT CAN GET US TO FOCUS CURRENTLY. AND MR. STRAND, I, I HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES WILL START NOW, BUT IF IF YOUR STATEMENT IS LONGER, PLEASE SUBMIT THAT IN WRITING SO THAT I CAN TIME THIS. SO IT SHOULD. OH, PERFECT. OKAY, PERFECT. HERE WE GO. WE'LL GO TOGETHER THEN. I REMEMBER AS A KID BACK IN THE 60S AND 70S, WHEN THIS TOWN WAS BASICALLY LIKE MAYBERRY, I SINCERELY CARE ABOUT THE WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF MY COMMUNITY HERE, MUCH AS ANYBODY. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT MAINTAINING SAFETY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT AS TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES SEEMINGLY EXPONENTIALLY. IT'S ONLY NATURAL FOR POLICE TO EAGERLY EMBRACE SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS SUCH AS AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS OR AL R. S SIGNATURE TRACE SENSORS, CELL PHONE, GEOFENCING, ETC. AND IT'S ONLY NATURAL THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER SUPPORTERS WOULD PROMOTE THIS TECHNOLOGY WITH ZEAL, BECAUSE IT GREATLY ENHANCES THE ABILITY OF POLICE TO CATCH THE BAD GUYS AND THEREFORE TO KEEP US SAFE. WHICH SOUNDS GREAT. WHO CAN ARGUE WITH THAT, RIGHT? HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT COMMUNIST CHINA. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS FOUNDED AS A CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENT WAS TASKED IN PERPETUATING PERPETUITY TO PROTECT CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS GIVEN TO US BY OUR CREATOR THAT WERE ENSHRINED IN THE IMMUTABLE AND MOST SACRED OF OUR DOCUMENTS, THE BILL OF RIGHTS, OUR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO PRIVACY AND FREEDOM FROM UNREASONABLE AND 
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UNWARRANTED SEARCHES ISN'T JUST SOME QUAINT, OUTDATED IDEA THAT CAN BE SUPERSEDED BY THE ACQUISITION OF A LITTLE BIT MORE SAFETY. IT MUST NOT BE VIOLATED. THAT SHOULD END THE DEBATE RIGHT THERE. IT SEEMS VERY SIMPLE TO ME, ANYWAY, THAT THE FOURTH AMENDMENT IS BEING VIOLATED, GIVEN THAT WE ARE ALL BEING CONSTANTLY TRACKED, RECORDED AND CATALOGED INTO SOME GIANT WAREHOUSE DATABASE WHERE GOD KNOWS WHERE ALL WHO WHO ALL GETS ACCESS TO IT, IT'S CREEPY. IN AN ORWELLIAN 1984 DYSTOPIAN NIGHTMARE KIND OF WAY. SO ALLOWING THE POLICE TO PURCHASE ACCESS TO OUR PERSONAL DATA FROM A PRIVATE SURVEILLANCE COMPANY IS JUST A THEME. A THINLY VEILED ATTEMPT TO END RUN AROUND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT. WE CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. WE CAN SUPPORT REAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WITHOUT TURNING EVERYONE INTO A POTENTIAL PERSON OF INTEREST. DUE TO AN AI CENT SENSING THAT OUR TRAVEL PATTERNS MAY HAVE STRAYED FROM THE NORM SOMEWHAT, WE CAN FIND OTHER WAYS THAT DON'T VIOLATE OUR PRIVACY. MY POSITION ON AL ALPR, SIGNAL TRACE SENSORS, ETC. IS THAT THEY NEED TO GO AWAY. IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THE RECENT U.S. SUPREME COURT RULING ON THE CASE OF UNITED STATES VERSUS QATARI CHATRIE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU LOOK INTO IT. THIS CASE INVOLVES POLICE PRACTICE OF EMPLOYING GEOFENCING TO CATCH CRIMINALS. THE COURT RULED IN FAVOR OF QATARI. IT MADE CLEAR THAT DRAGNET SEARCHES OF CELL PHONE LOCATION HISTORY DATA IS PROTECTED BY THE FOURTH AMENDMENT, AND GEOFENCING TECHNOLOGY IS NOT THAT DIFFERENT, IN MY OPINION, FROM AL AND SIGNAL TRACE SENSORS. I PRESUME IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE THE COURT RULES ON THE USE OF THESE SYSTEMS AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. STRATTON. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. 
          HI, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY STAFF. MY NAME IS MARIA ALVAREZ. I AM HERE TONIGHT AS A RESIDENT, AS A BUSINESS OWNER, AND SOMEONE WHO REGULARLY HEARS CONCERNS AND QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THREE SEPARATE ISSUES TONIGHT, BUT THEY ALL SHARE ONE COMMON THEME COMMUNICATION, TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC TRUST. 
          FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON THE SIDEWALK CODE ENFORCEMENT ISSUE. RELATED. ON JEFFERSON AVENUE. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY HOME AND CAME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS. 
          FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, I WAS CONTACTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER AND ENCOURAGED TO BE PATIENT BECAUSE THE MATTER WAS BEING WORKED ON BEHIND THE SCENES. OUT OF RESPECT FOR THAT PROCESS, I DID. I WAITED. WHEN I LATER FOLLOWED UP, MAYOR BURTON INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY THE STREETS DEPARTMENT. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER, PHONE CALL, VISIT OR ANY COMMUNICATION FROM THE STREETS DEPARTMENT REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS NOT SIMPLY THE SIDEWALK ITSELF. MY CONCERN IS UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS AND ENSURING RESIDENTS RECEIVE CLEAR COMMUNICATION WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO WORK WITH THE CITY IN GOOD FAITH. I SPECIFICALLY COMMUNICATED THAT I DID NOT WANT TO BE BLINDSIDED BY CITATIONS, PENALTIES, OR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WHILE CONVERSATIONS WERE ONGOING. 
          SINCE THEN, I HAVE SENT ADDITIONAL MESSAGES REQUESTING AN UPDATE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I AM ALSO TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW A CITY INITIATED WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT RESULTED IN RESIDENTS RECEIVING CODE VIOLATION NOTICES AND POTENTIAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. 
          I WOULD APPRECIATE UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS THAT LED TO THESE DECISIONS. WHEN THIS APPROACH HAS WON, HAS THIS APPROACH BEEN MADE PREVIOUSLY, AND WHETHER RESIDENTS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN TREATED CONSISTENTLY? HOW MANY HOMEOWNERS HAVE RECEIVED SIMILAR NOTICES RELATED TO SIDEWALK REPLACEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS? I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR RESPONSES. WHEN HAS THIS OCCURRED BEFORE? WHAT OPTIONS WERE PROVIDED TO THOSE RESIDENTS, AND WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE ISSUE OF JEFFERSON STREET TODAY? SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS THAT CONTINUE TO COME FROM MEMBERS OF THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY REGARDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY IN OUR AREA, AS WELL AS THINGS I PERSONALLY WITNESSED AND ASKED FROM THIS COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO 
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ADDRESS WITH DATA, INCLUDING WHY PEOPLE WERE STOPPED, WERE ARRESTED, WHAT WERE THE CHARGED WITH? HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO OTHER PEOPLE'S OUTCOME? THESE QUESTIONS ARE NOT POLITICAL. 
          THEY ARE PRACTICAL QUESTIONS THAT FAMILIES ARE SEEKING INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE. 
          QUESTIONS THAT I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE INCLUDE. HOW LONG WILL THESE OPERATIONS I. IT. THIS IS GOING TO BE A MUCH LONGER CONVERSATION, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO WANT TO ALSO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TONIGHT. SO I'M I'M GOING TO LET YOU FINISH IN THIS ONE. BUT WE WE HAVE WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET AND I HAVE I KNOW I HAVE ANSWERED TO THE TO DATE ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ASKED, I HAVE FORWARDED ON. SO I MEAN, I APPRECIATE THAT WE WILL WE WILL CONTINUE THESE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME DO THAT. I WILL FINISH THAT. AND I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT YOU FORWARD THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK ON WHAT THE STATUS IS, WHICH IS WHY I AM HERE ASKING TO FIND OUT TODAY. AND I SENT SEVERAL MESSAGES, TEXTS, EMAILS, CALLS, AND I DON'T GET RESPONSES. AND AGAIN, PEOPLE CALL ME TELLING ME THAT THEIR FAMILY MEMBER WAS TAKEN AND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE VEHICLE. THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE FAMILY MEMBER, EVEN IF IT'S A FEDERAL OPERATION OR A CITY OR COUNTY. THE COMMUNITY IS SEEKING LOCAL LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. AND WHAT WHO COULD THEY ASK? COULD WE GET SOME GUIDANCE ON WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET SOME HELP AND GET SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED? BECAUSE I GET THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I WILL JUST SAY THE LAST PART ON THE CONCERN, OBVIOUSLY, ALSO ON THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. I DON'T HAVE ISSUES WITH TRAINING AND MAINTAINING PEOPLE SAFE AND ALL OF THAT. I THINK MY CONCERN COMES WITH. BUT SO. SO THE ORDINANCE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A FINAL APPROVAL. AND I WANT TO KNOW, CAN BUSINESSES BE CITED OR PENALIZED UNDER PROVISIONS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN FORMALLY ADOPTED BY THIS COUNCIL? IF CITATIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, UNDER WHAT AUTHORITY WERE THOSE CITATIONS ISSUED? I SAY THIS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN AWARE, I'VE BEEN MADE AWARE OF AT LEAST ONE LOCAL VENUE OWNER THAT HAS RECEIVED A CITATION. 
          AND THIS RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW ENFORCEMENT IS OCCURRING AND WHETHER ALL BUSINESSES ARE BEING TREATED EQUALLY, WHAT TYPE OF ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE RECEIVED THEM? CAN THE CITY PROVIDE INFORMATION DEMONSTRATING THAT ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN APPLIED CONSISTENTLY ACROSS ALL BUSINESSES, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP, SIZE OR LOCATION? HONESTLY, AGAIN, MY CONCERN TONIGHT IS NOT ONLY OR ANY SINGLE ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S A SIDEWALK MATTER, THE QUESTIONS ABOUT FAMILIES REGARDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. THE COMMON THEME IS COMMUNICATION. RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE ASKING REASONABLE QUESTIONS AND OFTEN RECEIVING COMPLETE ANSWERS, DELAYED RESPONSES, OR NO RESPONSE AT ALL. I AM ASKING FOR TRANSPARENCY, TIMELY COMMUNICATION, AND CLEAR GUIDANCE SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHAT IS EXPECTED OF THEM AND CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE DECISIONS BEING MADE. AND HOW CAN WE USE THE RESOURCES THAT THE CITY HAS. I'M SORRY. THERE REALLY, I, I APPRECIATE IT, AND THIS IS WHY I SAY WE WANT TRUST. THIS CREATES TRUST AND THE PEOPLE WANT TO BE HEARD. AND THEY. CAPTAIN JOHN MARLEY, CAPTAIN JOHN MARLEY, AS SHE KNOWS I HAVE GIVEN CELL PHONE CELL PHONE NUMBER OUT CAPTAIN JOHN MARLEY FOR THOSE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES. YES, ONE IS AND HE DIDN'T ANSWER. 
          AND THEN YOU REPLIED. THE NEXT DAY HE HE HE. AND WE CAN WE WILL DEFINITELY WE CAN MEET SEPARATELY ON THESE ISSUES IF YOU WANT, BUT I WOULD I WOULD LOVE RESPONSES. AND WE HAVE MADE MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET RESPONSES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING US OUT TONIGHT, CITY COUNCIL. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I REALLY WANT TO PROBABLY GOING TO ECHO A LITTLE BIT OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE USED TO HEAR. NAME. OH, SORRY, IT IS ALICIA JENSEN. YES, I AM A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. I WANT TO COME. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO ECHO SOME OF THE ECONOMIC CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT. BUT AS SOMEONE WHO HELPS OTHERS INVEST IN 
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IDAHO, I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THIS COULD AFFECT THE CITY AND THE GROWTH THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING AND THE VALUES THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND OUR OUR RESIDENTS GOING TO LOSE MONEY ON THEIR HOMES. THAT'S A REAL CONCERN. THE IMPACT ON PROPERTY VALUES. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WE'RE ALL EXPERIENCING A HARD ECONOMY. HOW MUCH VALUE DO WE EXPECT TO LOSE IF BUSINESSES DECIDE TO ALIENATE IDAHO FALLS? BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE CITY ORDINANCES, AND THEY DO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN THEY DECIDE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO RELOCATE TO A CERTAIN CITY. 
          AND WE NEED THOSE BUSINESSES TO COME IN IN ORDER TO MAKE US PROFITABLE AS A CITY AND HELP OUR RESIDENTS. AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. WHAT ARE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT COULD HAPPEN HERE? WE NEED TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT HOW THIS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES AND ABSENTEE OWNERS THAT OWN PROPERTY HERE IN IDAHO WITH CONCERNS OF THE HOUSING MARKET. WHAT ABOUT COMPETITIVENESS? WILL THIS DRIVE PEOPLE AWAY FROM IDAHO FALLS? WILL WE BE LESS COMPETITIVE AS A CITY FOR PROPERTY BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS ADDED ORDINANCE? COULD THIS AFFECT US NEGATIVELY AND PEOPLE COULD LOSE THEIR THE WEALTH THAT THEY GIVE GENERATIONALLY, GENERATIONALLY, THROUGH THEIR HOMES. AND I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO SEE, YOU KNOW, SOME EVIDENCE BASED REPORTS AROUND THIS. YOU KNOW, WHAT DATA HAVE WE LOOKED THROUGH THAT DEMONSTRATES THIS WILL SOLVE THE INTENDED PROBLEM? AND WHAT IS THE COST TO THE TAXPAYER HERE IN IDAHO FALLS? IS IT GOING TO RAISE OUR TAXES? AND IS THIS REALLY THE BEST USE OF OUR RESOURCES AS A CITY? AND I WANT TO ECHO CONSISTENCY. HOW ARE WE GOING TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE FAIR? SOME NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE A LOT MORE RENTALS IN THEM. SOME NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE MORE BUSINESSES. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THAT ISN'T NEGATIVELY AFFECT HAS A NEGATIVE EFFECT NOT ONLY ON RESIDENCES, BUT BUSINESS OWNERS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS FAIRNESS IN ALL THINGS AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR NEIGHBORHOODS ARE ARE CONSIDERED IN ALL OF THIS, NOT ONLY AS COMMERCIALLY, BUT AS OUR RESIDENTS. AND, YOU KNOW, IS I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME OUT TONIGHT. AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE CONCERNS. AND WHEN I HAVE CLIENTS AND THEY ASK QUESTIONS AROUND THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM, GIVE THEM A STRAIGHT UP ANSWER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME IS FINGER. I LIVE WITHIN THE CITY AND I WANT TO GIVE COMMENT ON FLOCK SAFETY, SPECIFICALLY THE CONTRACT THAT WE ARE IN WITH FLOCK. I KNOW THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY ALREADY GAVE COMMENT AND WE'RE TRYING TO AMEND IT, BUT I WANT TO GIVE THE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE LARGELY UNAWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH IT. SO AS IT IS CURRENTLY DEPLOYED, FLOCK SAFETY AND THE CITY OF IDAHO ARE IN VIOLATION OF IDAHO CODE SECTION 49-1432, SECTION TWO A STATES THE DEVICE AND ITS DATA SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE INVESTIGATION OF FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR CRIMES OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, OR TO SEARCH FOR MISSING OR ENDANGERED PERSONS. 
          SECTION FOUR STATES EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY ALLOWED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER DATA SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL USE, POLITICAL ACTIVITY, OR SURVEILLANCE UNRELATED TO THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION TWO A IN SECTION 4.1 O'CLOCK SAFETY'S TERMS OF SERVICE. THEY STATE CUSTOMER HEREBY GRANTS TO FLOCK A LIMITED, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY FREE, IRREVOCABLE, PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE LICENSE TO USE AND DISCLOSE CUSTOMER DATA TO PROVIDE THE FLOCK SERVICES AND USE THE CUSTOMER DATA TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE FLOCKS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THIS SECTION IS USED BY FLOCK TO TAKE OUR DATA AND USE IT TO TRAIN THEIR AI FOR BOTH OTHER POLICE AGENCIES AND OTHER NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT CUSTOMERS, SUCH AS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND HOMES, WHICH IS A CLEAR VIOLATION OF IDAHO CODE BLOCK OUTSOURCES TRAINING THEIR AI TO GIG WORKERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH IMMEDIATELY PUTS INTO QUESTION THE SECURITY OF THIS DATA AND APPLICABLE PROTECTIONS ONCE IT LEAVES THE COUNTRY. I REQUEST THAT THE CITY RELEASE A TIMELINE ON FUTURE ACTION REGARDING FLOCK SAFETY BY JULY 29TH, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CITY TAKING PROMPT ACTION TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS BRIAN MCKELLAR. I THINK I TECHNICALLY CITY OF AMMON. MAYOR BERNARD SHAW. IT WAS VERY BEAUTIFUL TO SEE YOU STRUGGLE TO CUT THAT PERSON OFF. 
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I COULD REALLY SEE THAT IN HERE. AND I JUST HOPE ALL OF YOU NOTICE THAT. I REALLY DO THINK MAYOR BURTENSHAW CARES ABOUT THIS CITY. I REALLY DO, BECAUSE SHE REALLY STRUGGLED TO HOLD YOU ON THAT TIME. AND I'M WELCOME TO USE MY THREE MINUTES JUST TO SAY THAT I JUST FELT THAT IN HERE. AND I DO BELIEVE IN THIS COUNCIL, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I JUST DON'T BELIEVE IN THE GOVERNMENT. SO WHEN I SAY WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOU TO A TIMELINE, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD YOU TO A TIMELINE, AND WE NEED TO KNOW BY JULY 29TH WHAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO WITH THE FLOCK CAMERAS. SINCE THE 4TH OF JULY. SO THEY RELEASE, THEY PUBLICLY RELEASE LIKE HOW MANY LICENSE PLATES THEY SCAN. NORMALLY IT'S AROUND 200 000. SINCE THE 4TH OF JULY, IT WAS 300,000. THERE'S 300,000 LICENSE PLATES. THEY SCAN. WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD TORT CLAIM SET UP. WHICH IS $1,000 PER PICTURE TAKEN, $1,000 PER PICTURE. THAT'S NOT WITH INDIVIDUAL LICENSE PLATES. I MEAN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CLAIMS THAT WE COULD FILE AGAINST THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS IF THEY DON'T TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. WE REALLY NEED YOU TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. WE NEED YOU TO COVER UP THESE CAMERAS BEFORE JULY 29TH. AND I UNDERSTAND YOU NEED TO WORK THROUGH THE CONTRACTS. I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU TO WORK THROUGH THESE THINGS, BUT IT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER TO COVER UP THESE CAMERAS, PUT GARBAGE BAGS, OR DO WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO ON THEM. UNTIL WE CAN FIGURE THIS OUT. IT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO DO. OR I'M GOING TO FILE A TORT CLAIM ON JULY 29TH, AND I'M GOING TO RELEASE THE TEMPLATE SO THAT EVERYBODY WHO HAS BEEN THROUGH THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS CAN USE MY TEMPLATE TO FILE AGAINST THIS CITY. I'M TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF PAPERWORK. I MEAN, IT'S JUST WHOEVER WANTS A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE IT'S SERIOUS, THEY'RE VIOLATING STATE CODE. AND HONESTLY, THEY'RE VIOLATING OUR FOURTH AMENDMENT RIGHT. IT'S NOT AS SECURE AS YOU THINK. AND THAT'S JUST THE TIP. WE HAVE OTHER EVIDENCE, TOO, THAT'S MORE SERIOUS THAT WE ARE ALSO PREPARED TO PRESENT ON JULY 29TH. I JUST WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. WE NEED TIMELINES, AND WE NEED YOU TO COVER UP THOSE CAMERAS ON JULY 29TH BEFORE JULY 29TH. THANK YOU, MR. MCKELLAR. MY NAME IS ANTONIO. I AM A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. I CAME HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS ORDINANCE. BY THE WAY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, MAYOR. 
          COUNCIL MEMBERS, BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER, YOU GUYS ALWAYS MENTIONED THAT YOU ONLY HAD 5 TO 6 PEOPLE IN HERE. I APPLAUD YOU FOR THIS FULL, FULL HOUSE TONIGHT. COMING BACK TO THE ORDINANCE HERE REAL QUICK, I HAD 300 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS AND WANTING TO DO. BUT AFTER THOSE 300 TITLES AND TITLES AND CHAPTERS THAT COUNCILMAN FRANCIS MADE A MOTION ON, I COMPLETELY GOT LOST. SO NOW ALL I HAVE TO ASK IS IF THERE COULD BE A NEWSLETTER OF SOME SORT, AN EMAIL THROWN OUT THERE SUMMARIZING A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT HE MOTIONED ON, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED ON MY BEHALF. I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE HERE IN REGARDS TO THIS ORDINANCE, SO YOU WILL JUST CLEAR MY MIND, BUT YOU'LL GO AHEAD AND PUT A LOT OF PEOPLE AT EASE. MAYBE. OTHER THAN THAT, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND THANK YOU. YOU GUYS ARE DOING AN AWESOME JOB. WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND WORK ALONGSIDE WITH YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU. DEFINITELY NOT TRYING TO GO AHEAD AND OPPOSE THE SURF, SAVING THE SAFETY OR THE RESPONSIBLE SERVING OF ALCOHOL. I BELIEVE EVERY BUSINESS OR LICENSE HOLDER HERE IN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS APPLAUDS THAT. BUT THIS ORDINANCE GOES A LOT DEEPER THAN THAT. AND WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT ANY OVERREACH AND SURVEILLANCE OR SURVEILLANCE OR POWER TRIPS OF AUTHORITIES. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY FOR THE TIME BEING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IRELAND. AND I'M A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE SOME COMMENTS FROM MATT JACOBSEN TO DROP OFF TO EACH OF YOU. MATT IS THE CEO OF 100 PROOF HOSPITALITY. WE WE DID RECEIVE THAT IN OUR OKAY IN OUR EMAIL. SO THANK YOU. NOW, I MYSELF DON'T OWN A PUB, BUT I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION AND WE OPPOSE THE ORDINANCE AS IT IS WRITTEN. PRIOR TESTIMONY BEFORE THIS BODY HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT 
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POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF IT MIGHT BE ILLEGAL. THE TROUBLING ACCESS TO RECORDS SUCH AS PAYROLL, INVENTORY AND BUSINESS INFORMATION, IS LIKELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE REVISIONS HAVE CREATED A LOT MORE EXEMPTIONS AND DRAWN US OFF ON TANGENTS THAT TAKE US FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY FROM THE PROBLEM. AND AND IN SOME CASES, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT LOOK LIKE FAVORITISM. THE ORDINANCE DOESN'T ADDRESS THE REAL PROBLEM, WHICH IS PEOPLE DRINKING A LOT IN THEIR CARS AND THEN GOING IN ALCOHOL, SERVING ESTABLISHMENTS AND CAUSING PROBLEMS OR DRINKING AT, YOU KNOW, ONE EVENT AND THEN SHOWING UP IN A BAR OR RESTAURANT ALREADY HAMMERED, CAUSING PROBLEMS THAT WE, THE INDUSTRY IS REALLY WELL REGULATED BY STATE AND LOCAL LAWS ALREADY. AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK. LOOK AT MR. JACOBSON'S COMMENTS. AND JUST FOR DEMONSTRATION, IF WE HAD ADOPTED THE ORDINANCE TONIGHT AS IT'S WRITTEN. AND I WERE TO SAY, WELCOME TO MY GRADUATION BABY SHOWER RETIREMENT PARTY, I'D LIKE TO GIVE EACH ONE OF YOU A BEER. I'LL IMMEDIATELY BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR BECAUSE I'M. I'M NOT IN PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANKS, JOHN. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS WANTS TO BE ABLE TO TO REAFFIRM. THANK YOU. MISS IRELAND WANTS TO BE ABLE TO REAFFIRM THE MOTIONS JUST IN CASE ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR RIGHT NOW WHAT THAT MOTION DID. IT TOOK THE ACTION ITEM ON THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE ORDINANCE OFF THE AGENDA. SO THERE WILL BE NO ACTION ON IT TONIGHT. AND I TRIED TO EXPRESS IN MY STATEMENT, WE DECIDED WE NEEDED MORE TIME TO EVALUATE THE NEW COMMENTS, INCLUDING THE COMMENTS MADE TODAY DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. DOES THAT HELP THAT? OKAY. AND, AND, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE I WOULD ADD TO HIS OTHER STATEMENT THAT HE MADE WITH THE STATE CODE, THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD THAT THAT IS IN THE STATE CODE, THAT IT'S AN OPEN PUBLIC PLACE. AND SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A STATE CODE VIOLATION BEFORE YOU. YOU'RE ALREADY IN VIOLATION. 
          YOU'RE IN VIOLATION. WE DIDN'T MAKE THAT LAW FROM THE STATE CODE BY DOING THAT, NOT BY ANYTHING THAT THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS WOULD HAVE DONE THAT WOULD THAT WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COVERED. I MEAN, IT WAS ACTUALLY AN AN ATTEMPT ON OUR PART TO ACTUALLY ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN UNDER THIS PERMITTED. SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THAT IS A CURRENT STATE CODE VIOLATION. SO PLEASE BE MET BY THE POLICE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS AMY STEWART. I AM A FOURTH GENERATION IDAHO FALLS I. CURRENTLY I LIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, SO I'M NOT AS INVOLVED IN CITY POLITICS VERY MUCH. AND MOST OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS. I HAVE TWO BUSINESSES INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, AND THEN WE OWN A BAR AND GRILL THAT IS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY. RIGHT BY NOW WE CATER WITH INL, WE DO CATERING EVENTS. 
          WE USED TO OWN A FOOD TRUCK BEFORE THIS AND ACTUALLY, COINCIDENTALLY, FOOD TRUCK REGULATIONS ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A LOT. SO WHEN I WAS TRYING TO FIND BLACK AND WHITE IN FOOD TRUCKING, FINDING BLACK AND WHITE IN ALCOHOL ORDINANCES ARE ALSO. 
          IT'S A LITTLE BIT LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WITH POLLING THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD, I GUESS I WOULD JUST SAY ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO WRITE EMAILS FOR THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST, BECAUSE CLEARLY IT DOES NEED AN AMENDED, I DO THINK IT NEEDS REPEALED AND REVISED AND PUT INTO ONE. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER RAPID FIRE REAL FAST ON THINGS THAT I THINK WE SHOULD DO, JUST SO THAT IT'S OUT THERE. AND I CAN WRITE AN EMAIL WITH A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICATIONS IF THERE ARE USUALLY LESS PEOPLE AND THERE'S MORE PEOPLE. I'M EXCITED THAT EVERYBODY IS HERE AND INTERESTED AND ENGAGED. BUT I WILL SAY, SPEAKING FOR US, WE'RE SO BUSY, IT'S VERY HARD FOR US TO GET HERE. SO THINKING ABOUT SHOULD I STILL SAY SOMETHING OR NOT, I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT JUST TO SAY. 
          COMBINING FROM FOUR DIFFERENT SECTIONS AND ALCOHOL AND BEER AND LIQUOR, WINE ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S GREAT TO BRING THAT ALL TOGETHER. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. IT NEEDS TO COME TOGETHER. SO IT'S A LOT CLEARER. TRAINING FOR SERVERS THAT IS HAS BEEN LIMITED TO ONCE A YEAR. SO GETTING ALL OF YOUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO COME TO THE IN PERSON TRAINING IS DIFFICULT. MY HUSBAND JUST FINISHED HIS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND. SO I HAVE HIS PERMIT OR 
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HIS COMPLETION RIGHT HERE. THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THIS IS WHAT THEY WOULD SAY WOULD BE GOOD FOR THREE YEARS THERE WERE THERE WERE OVER 125 PEOPLE HERE. AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE WAS HERE, BUT THERE WERE ONLY SEATS FOR ABOUT 40 OR 50 PEOPLE. SO DEFINITELY THERE'S INTEREST ALL OVER THE PLACE. AS I LOOKED AT MANY OF THE COMMENTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT IT, ABOUT TRAINING, WERE PEOPLE THAT REALLY KNOW. I HAPPEN TO KNOW THEIR LIFESTYLE, WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING, AND THEY REALLY KNOW THAT WE DO NEED TRAINING. SO MY HUSBAND AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT HOLD THE LIQUOR LICENSE CURRENTLY AND CAN CATER WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. WE BELIEVE THAT ACADEMIC HELP IS WHAT YOU START WITH. FIRST, YOU ASSUME THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW AND YOU HAVE TRAINING. IF PEOPLE ARE OVER SERVING OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. NOBODY WITH A LIQUOR LICENSE WANTS TO RISK ANY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS WELL-BEING IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. AND SO I RELATE. PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL. ANYBODY ELSE WHO OWNS A BAR AND GRILL THAT CAN CATER ANY OF THOSE THINGS, WE WE NEED TO SOUND IN AND MAKE SURE. SO HAVING A REALISTIC DEADLINE ACCORDING TO TRAINING THAT'S AVAILABLE, WE DEFINITELY CAN'T HIRE SOMEBODY AND EXPECT TO HAVE THEM TRAINED WHEN THERE'S NO AVAILABLE. SO WERE YOU. AND THAT WAS THE TIME ON THAT. 
          SORRY. OKAY. NO. YEAH. PLEASE, PLEASE SEND THAT EMAIL WITH YES, PLEASE. AND WE'LL BE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD WITH YOUR NAME AND, AND BEING ABLE TO, TO DO THAT, IT WILL BE PART OF THIS. PERFECT. THANK YOU. SO I'M JUST GOING TO JUMP UP HERE. I'M ANGELA SMITH, SENIOR RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU'VE ALL PUT IN TO WORK OUT THIS ORDINANCE. IT WAS 39 PAGES. I'M NOT TOTALLY UNEDUCATED, BUT I DON'T HAVE A LAWYER'S LICENSE EITHER. SO I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF A CONSOLIDATION OF TAKING FOUR SEPARATE ORDINANCES AND PUTTING IT INTO ONE. THE PROBLEM I SEE, AND THIS IS UNOFFICIAL, THAT I HAVE RELATIVES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO COME TO THIS MEETING TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE ACTUALLY WORKING ON IS WORKING IN AN EVENT CENTER, ONE IS IN ONE AND TWO ARE WORKING IN A RESTAURANT AND CATERING. AND SO THAT'S A SHAME TO START WITH, BUT IT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. AND, BUT THE THING IS, WE'VE GOT A, WE'VE GOT WE'VE GOT SOME PROBLEMS. AND I THINK THERE ARE SOME PROBLEMS. AND I THINK THAT TO REDO ALL THIS STUFF BECAUSE A FEW NEWER PLACES HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION OF THE SAFETY REGULATIONS AND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS IS, IS NOT THE RIGHT THING TO PUNISH ALL BAR TAVERN CATERERS, RESTAURANTS FOR A FEW PLACES THAT ARE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES. AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU THAT THESE THE PEOPLE THAT I'M TRYING TO REPRESENT AS BEST AS I CAN HAVE BEEN THROUGH, HECK, THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH COVID, THEY'VE MADE IT THROUGH EVERYTHING. THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING. EXACTLY RIGHT. AND NOW IF THIS 50, THIS IS JUST ONE THING THAT I'M GOING TO TALK REAL QUICK. THE CATERING LIMITATIONS, THEY DO SO MUCH CATERING. IF THEY HAVE SOMEBODY NOW THAT'S BEEN A PATRON FOR TEN YEARS AND THEY WANT TO DO A CATERING FOR THEIR FUNERAL, FOR THEIR FRIEND'S FUNERAL, THEY HAVE TO SAY, I'M SORRY, YOUR NUMBER 51, I CAN'T CATER TO YOU. THAT MAKES BUSINESS GO TO SOMEWHERE ELSE, SOMEWHERE THE CUSTOMER DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO SOMEBODY THAT MAYBE HASN'T BEEN IN BUSINESS A LONG TIME. MAYBE IT'S ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT AREN'T FOLLOWING THE RULES, EVEN AS THEY ARE RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S REALLY GOING TO HURT THEM. THEY HAVE JUST PUT IN A BEEN PAID FOR A BALLROOM TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE CATERING GROUPS, AND IF THEY CAN ONLY CATER 50 TIMES A YEAR, THEY ARE BASICALLY UNDER SCIENCE ISN'T VERY THEY'RE SCREWED. THEY'RE SCREWED. THEY MIGHT BE OUT OF BUSINESS AFTER LIVING THROUGH COVID AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND GETTING THROUGH THAT HARD TIME. AND OF COURSE, THEY'LL LOSE THEIR INVESTMENT IN IN THE ERA OF EXPANSION, WHICH I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE, RESTAURANT PEOPLE HAVE SAID IT'S GOING TO HURT US AND WE DON'T WANT THAT. BUT WE ALL YOU KNOW, MY HUSBAND WAS AN ALCOHOLIC. I I'M NOT REAL CRAZY ABOUT LIQUOR, OKAY? BUT THE LAW SHOULD BE SIMPLE. IT SHOULD BE CONSOLIDATED AND IT SHOULD BE APPLIED EVENLY. AND IF IT TAKES MORE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, MORE POLICE OFFICERS, WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DO THAT, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO. AND AGAIN, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT I'M JUST REALLY AFRAID THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE A COUPLE BUSINESSES. AND 
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BECAUSE OF THE WAY THINGS STAND NOW, AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THIS. AND I, YOU KNOW, I, I WENT THROUGH PAGE 12 OF THE 39 PAGES, AND I COULD SEE THERE WAS A LOT OF CHANGES MADE. AND I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. I THINK THAT'S A SIGN OF GOOD GOVERNMENT. SO LET'S JUST CONTINUE ON, GET YOUR. LET'S SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO. 
          BUT DO KEEP IN MIND THAT A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE WHO JUST HAPPEN TO DISTRIBUTE BEER, WINE, ETC. 
          CATER DIFFERENT EVENTS. IT'S GOING TO HURT. AND THIS, THIS, THIS, THIS GROUP DOES A LOT OF CATERING. LIKE HAVE YOU SEEN THEM AND THINGS LIKE THIS? SO IT'S JUST ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY THANK YOU. I, I MEAN, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT I DO FEEL LIKE AS, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I CAN, I CAN HEAR SOME OF THE, THE MYTHS, MISINFORMATION, 39 PAGES, RIGHT? I MEAN, I CAN HEAR IT AND IT'S LIKE, OH, I WANT TO JUST BE ABLE TO SAY THAT'S NOT ACCURATE, THAT'S NOT ACCURATE. AND SO I JUST, IT'S, IT'S DIFFICULT IN THAT, IN THAT REGARD. SO I DO UNDERSTAND 39 PAGES, THE COMPLEXITY OF IT. SO WE WILL WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THIS, PLEASE. EVENING, MAYOR. 
          CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. I AM I HATE TO SAY THE PRESIDENT I. WITH REGARDS TO OUR NEW PROPOSAL. DIAMOND, WOULD YOU WAIT JUST ONE MOMENT? I'D LIKE. YES, PLEASE. ANTONIO, WOULD YOU MIND HELPING GET THAT? I JUST WANT HIS HIS COMMENTS TO BE CAPTURED, BUT BY THE CITY. 
          YEAH, IT'S DIFFICULT TO HEAR. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COMMENTS GET CAPTURED. THANK YOU. YES. MY CONCERN ISN'T ABOUT IRRESPONSIBLE ALCOHOL USE, BUT MORE ABOUT HOW THE CITY TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION. AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SPENT A AMOUNT OF TIME REVIEWING CITY CODE, I'VE SEEN HOW MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY CAN AFFECT RESIDENTS IN OTHER AREAS, SUCH AS SIDEWALK ENFORCEMENT. BEFORE PUTTING ANY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD REVIEW CURRENT REGULATIONS, WHETHER THEY ARE BEING ADMINISTERED PROPERLY. IT'S JUST A HARD, UNDERSTANDABLY DIFFICULT TO DO IN OUR SIDEWALK. IN THE REGULATIONS, IT MENTIONS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED TO ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. WHEN REVIEWING CERTAIN TERRAIN AND SIDEWALKS. I HAVE TRIPPED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND WHILE I BRING MY CANE IS NOT VERY USEFUL, I JUST ASK THAT THE CITY ACCOMMODATE OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY. I'M GLAD TO BE HERE TO PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIAMOND. HI, MY NAME IS SAVANNAH KIM. I AM A RESIDENT OF FALLS. SO I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. AND I COME TO YOU TONIGHT AS A BARTENDER, A REALTOR. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I COME TO YOU AS A MOTHER OF THREE, AND I'M CONSTANTLY DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE THEM WANT TO BE HERE IN THIS CITY. THEIR DAD LIVES IN UTAH, AND SO IT'S VERY ENTICING FOR THEM TO WANT TO BE IN UTAH. SO I, I'VE ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN LOCAL POLITICS. AND SO I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF LIKE SHADOWING COUNCILMAN RADFORD WITH THE PHOENIX RISING GROUP. AND THAT'S ACTUALLY HOW I HEARD ABOUT THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. I DIDN'T HEAR IT FROM MY BARTENDING JOB. AND SO MY CONCERN, I GUESS, IS TO COME HERE IS LIKE A BUSY CITIZEN, LIKE WE ALL ARE WITH MANY HATS ON. HOW ARE WE, HOW CAN WE BE EDUCATED BEFORE IT BECOMES A LAW OR BEFORE IT BECOMES TOO LATE AND WE'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES OR PUT THAT INPUT, OR WE'RE NOT RUSHING TO STOP SOMETHING BEFORE IT BECOMES. SO JUST BETTER COMMUNICATION TO THE PEOPLE THAT IT AFFECTS MOST. I WOULD FEEL AND MORE AWARENESS. AND SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS KIM. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS COLBY HATTON. I AM A RESIDENT OF 
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IDAHO FALLS, AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK WITH A LITTLE BIT OF OPTIMISM IN THIS THIS COMMENT. TONIGHT I COME REPRESENTING A NEWLY FORMED CIVIC GROUP CALLED STRONGER IDAHO FALLS. WE ARE A GROUP DEDICATED TO MAKING THE CITY LIVABLE, WALKABLE, AND SAFE FOR EVERYBODY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CANNOT OR CHOOSE NOT TO DRIVE. OUR MISSION IS TO REVERSE THE POSTWAR PATTERN OF SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT AND REPLACE IT WITH A FINANCIALLY STRONG AND RESILIENT PATTERN, EMPHASIZING INFILL DEVELOPMENT OVER GREENFIELD SPRAWL THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY, INCLUDING YOUNG FAMILIES AND FUTURE HOMEOWNERS. WE ESPECIALLY SEEK TO MAKE TRANSPORTATION VIABLE, DIGNIFIED AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, SAFE FOR EVERYBODY IN THE CITY. FROM AN EIGHT YEAR OLD ON A BICYCLE TO AN 80 YEAR OLD WITH A WALKER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THOSE OF US WHO DO NOT DRIVE. WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO CREATE A BETTER, STRONGER IDAHO FALLS IN BOTH THE NEAR TERM AND DISTANTLY INTO THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. HATTON. STRONGER IDAHO FALLS. 
          YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M CHRIS, I'M AN IDAHO FALLS RESIDENT AND ALSO THE CEO OF UNITED WAY, A LOCAL NONPROFIT. AND THANKS TO JOHN'S FACEBOOK POSTING, HE STIRRED THE POT FOR ALL THE LOCAL NONPROFITS HERE. AND I'M RELIEVED TO SAY THAT I'M NOT GOING TO BE VOTING TONIGHT ON THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE. BUT SOME CONSIDERATIONS THAT 40 OR SO NONPROFITS THAT HAVE REACHED OUT TO US WANT YOU TO CONSIDER IS THAT NONPROFITS ARE SMALL BUSINESSES. AND WHEN WE DO SPECIAL EVENTS AND WE FOLLOW THE ORDINANCES OF ALCOHOL PERMITS, THE STATE CATERING PERMITS AND SUCH, THE CHANGES THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING MAKING WILL AFFECT OUR BOTTOM LINE, WHICH AFFECTS OUR REVENUE, WHICH WILL AFFECT WHAT WE ARE ABLE TO PUT BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITY, TO SELL, TO SERVE OUR LOCAL RESIDENTS THAT NEED OUR HELP. SO SIMPLY PUT, IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BE INVOLVED IN A CONVERSATION OR TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, WE WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU MISS. CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ANNE BARKER. I'M IDAHO FALLS RESIDENT. I'M ALSO AN HR DIRECTOR FOR A LOCAL COMPANY. 
          AND SO I JUST ENCOURAGE LIKE I TO BE FAIR, I'VE NOT READ ALL THROUGH. PRODUCED THROUGH BEST AS I COULD. TRAINING COMES AT A GREAT COST TO A COMPANY. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT. IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE. I WORK IN FIVE DIFFERENT STATES, AND OF COURSE, REGULATIONS IN A LOT OF STATES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS ONE. IT COMES A LOT OF DIFFICULTY AND A LOT OF TIME. THE REALITY IS THAT MANY OF US NOWADAYS ARE USING THINGS LIKE LMS'S AND OTHER DIGITAL SYSTEMS TO DO TRAINING. IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS TAKING JUST A TRAINING PACKET AND PUTTING IT IN THERE. IT TAKES A LOT OF EFFORT AND WORK. IT'S VERY COSTLY. IF I HAVE A TRAINING PROGRAM WELL ESTABLISHED, INSERTING A TRAINING INTO THAT ALSO TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND COST LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS HAVE GOTTEN TO A POINT WHERE I HAVE TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY COMPANY THAT HELPS ME MANAGE MINE BY DATES, TIMES. ALL THAT, AND GET THEM AT THAT ALSO IS INCREDIBLY COSTLY. IF YOU MISS ANY OF THOSE, IT'S VERY COSTLY. SO WITHOUT APPRECIATING THAT, I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE DETAILS OF THIS, AND CERTAINLY NOT TRYING TO BEAT THE DEAD HORSE AROUND THE TRAINING SIDE OF IT, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO REALLY CONSIDER TRAINING DOES COME AT A HIGHER COST. WE USUALLY CANNOT JUST TAKE SOME SIMPLE PACKET THAT PEOPLE HAVE SAID. IF IT'S SENDING PEOPLE TO THAT TRAINING, THAT ALSO COSTS A LOT OF MONEY. AND THEN THE THING WHICH I CERTAINLY HATE, AND AS AN HR DIRECTOR, TRY TO MANAGE MORE THAN ANYTHING IS AN ATTRITION ALSO ADDS TO THAT COST. SO THE REALITY IS I CAN TRAIN EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW AND THEN HAVE A BAD MONTH, AND I HAVE TO GO THROUGH IT ALL AGAIN. 
          SO JUST ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THOSE THINGS AS THE COST THAT COMES WITH ANY LICENSING, TRAINING OR CERTIFICATION. IT IS NOT SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS IT LOOKS. MANY, MANY REGULATIONS THINK THAT IT'S JUST A PACKET. I CAN TAKE OFF THE WEBSITE. IT DOES NOT WORK FOR MY BUSINESS AND I'M GUESSING THERE ARE MANY LIKE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BARKER. THANK YOU. HI GUYS. MY NAME IS CARLOS LUNA. I'M A RESIDENT OF AMMON, BUT I DO HAVE A FEW HOUSES HERE AND BUSINESSES. SO I MEAN, FOR THE FOR AS MUCH TAXES I'M PAYING, I FEEL LIKE I'M A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. BUT THE REASON I WAS AT WELL, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS. MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, I REMEMBER RUNNING WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU GUYS IN YOUR PLATFORMS. I REMEMBER YOU GUYS OFTEN SHOUTED, YOU KNOW, OR MENTIONED UNITY. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, THE LOVE FOR IDAHO FALLS, WHICH IS WHY YOU GUYS PUT YOUR HAT IN THE RACE BECAUSE YOU GUYS LOVE BATTLE FALLS JUST AS ALL OF US LOVE IDAHO FALLS. BUT AFTER, YOU KNOW, EVEN EXPERIENCING THE 4TH OF JULY RECENTLY, WHERE I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING STRIPPED OF 
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A LOT OF OUR FREEDOMS, OUR KIND OF OUR, OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR RIGHTS TO RUN A BUSINESS. AND I GET THE LOGIC BEHIND IT OF BEING SAFETY, WHICH WE HAVE. AND OBVIOUSLY WE ALL ARE ON THE SAME PAGE ON THAT. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I ALSO FEEL THERE'S A LOT OF POWER THAT WE'RE GETTING TAKEN AWAY. THERE'S A LOT OF POWER GRABS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GRAB WITH THIS. AND I REFERENCED THE, THE, THE, THE STATE LAW THAT COUNCILMAN FRANCIS QUOTED WHERE THERE WAS A, THERE WAS AN IMPORTANT WORD THERE THAT MEANS DISPENSING. DISPENSING IS WHAT THAT KEY WORD THAT'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO CHARGE SOMEBODY AT A, AT A, FROM A, FROM AN EVENT, AT A LATER EVENT, WHICH I'M REFERENCING. AND THAT'S WHAT MY ATTORNEY FROM BRIAN DONNELLY FROM BOISE, HE WROTE THE BOOK. HE WAS THE ENFORCER FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS. HE'S LIKE, I'VE DONE SEVERAL CASES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF IDAHO. I'VE NEVER LOST A CASE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT SELLING ALCOHOL. IT'S A PRIVATE EVENT. THE WORD KEYWORDS DISPENSING ALL THESE CHARGES. I ALREADY GOT CHARGED TWICE LAST YEAR. THAT COST ME TEN GRAND. I WAS ABLE TO HELP FIGHT IT BECAUSE OF THAT WORD. OBVIOUSLY, I WASN'T EVEN AT THE EVENT. THEY WERE DISPENSING IT AT A PRIVATE QUINCEANERA, WHICH IS. THE THING IS, THE CASINOS ARE BEAUTIFUL. THE QUINCEANERAS ARE A COMMUNITY UNITY THAT BRINGS EVERYBODY TOGETHER. I REMEMBER WE JUST HAD OUR DAUGHTER'S OUR DAUGHTER'S JUST BEAUTIFUL LITTLE HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS THERE. THEY WERE ALL FRIENDS. THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE THERE. IT WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL EVENT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO KIND OF HUSH HER OUT OF THE CITY AND WE'RE NOT, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE WANT TO FREE ALL. WE WANT EVERYBODY TO DRINK. NO, IT'S NOT EVEN LIKE THAT. I DON'T WANT MY KIDS TO DRINK AT ALL. 
          AND ESPECIALLY AT THAT AGE. BUT I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING ATTACKED BECAUSE IT'S MAYBE IT'S ON ON RARITY OR YOU GUYS HAVEN'T BEEN IN. I INVITE YOU GUYS TO COME TO A QUINCEANERA BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SAFE, REALLY JUST A REALLY BEAUTIFUL CULTURAL EVENT THAT YOU SHOULD ATTEND ON THAT DISPENSING. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY I WAS ABLE TO FIGHT IT, BUT GUESS WHAT? I GOT ANOTHER TWO CHARGES AGAIN. GUESS WHAT I GOT TO TELL MY FAMILY. HEY, WE CAN'T GO ON THAT FAMILY VACATION. WE CAN'T GO. YOU CAN'T. YOU CAN'T GET YOUR BRACES. BECAUSE NOW I GOT A LAWYER UP AGAIN TO FIGHT A CODE OR A CITY ORDINANCE THAT HAS NOT PASSED YET. SO EVERY TIME I MEET WITH THE CITY, THE SERGEANT NORMAN IS NOT TO TALK AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT OR FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. IT'S, HEY, HERE'S TWO MORE CHARGES. I JUST FEEL ATTACKED. I DON'T FEEL THAT UNITY, I FEEL DISCRIMINATED, I FEEL NOBODY'S NOBODY ELSE GOT IN CHARGE. I HAVE YET TO GET A WARNING. I JUST GET CHARGED AFTER CHARGE AFTER CHARGE. AND THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. THIS IS GIVE EMPOWERING OUR OPPRESSOR. THAT'S GOING TO KEEP COMING BACK TO US. OH HEY, GUESS WHAT? I DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS 22 PEOPLE INSTEAD OF 19. SO THERE'S ANOTHER CITATION AND IT'S JUST GOING TO IT'S JUST GOING TO SNOW PILE. AND I AND I CAN FEEL IT TOO. WHEN I MET WITH SERGEANT NORMAN, HE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW WHAT, IF WE GO TO AN EVENT AT STARLIGHT SKATING, WHICH WE'VE HAD THERE FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS, THEY'VE NEVER HAD A HUGE ORDEAL THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY IT GOT OUT OF HAND OR, HEY, WE NEED TO PULL EVERYBODY TO COME, YOU KNOW, SAVE US. NOTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN FAMILY FRIENDLY, FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT CENTER. BUT SERGEANT DEMEANOR WAS LIKE, HEY, YEAH, WE DON'T HAVE THE TEETH TO, YOU KNOW, TAKE YOU TO JAIL THAT NIGHT, STOP THE EVENT AND KICK EVERYBODY OUT. BUT WE WILL ONCE THIS CITY ORDINANCE PASSES. AND HE SAID IT REALLY LIKE, LIKE, LIKE, YEAH, WE JUST WAIT TILL THIS PASSES. AND THEN HE OFTEN LIKE, HE TURNED AROUND AND TOLD THE, THE FIRE, THE, THE FIRE MARSHAL THAT WAS THERE SAID, YOU GUYS PROBABLY CAN, BUT WE CAN'T YET, BUT WE WILL BE. THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS LIKE, NO, NO, WE DON'T EVEN WANT THAT. WE WOULD RATHER WORK WITH YOU, BE BUSINESS FRIENDLY AND ACTUALLY COME TO AN AGREEMENT AND SEE WHAT WHAT'S GOING TO WORK WITH THAT. AND THAT'S WHY I DID. RIGHT. YOU KNOW, THIS IS GETTING FAST TRACKED FOR JULY JUST PASSED BY. WE GOT FAMILY COMING OVER. WE GOT FAMILY HERE. 
          WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO I DON'T GET PAID AN HOUR TO READ THIS BOOK. YOU KNOW, READ THE BOOK. BUT BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO US AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE OUT HERE AND TAKE TIME OUT OF OUR DAY TO, HEY, THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WANT. THIS IS NOT GOING TO FIX ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS SAY IT IS. BECAUSE IF THAT WAS THE CASE, OTHER CITIES IN IDAHO FALLS WOULD HAVE A SIMILAR ORDINANCE. THERE'S NO OTHER CITY IN IDAHO THAT HAS A CITY ORDINANCE FOR CATERING PERMITS. AND IF THERE IS, PLEASE SHOW ME MY LAWYER FROM BOISE. ONCE AGAIN THAT RUN THE A, B, C HAS SAID NO. I FOUGHT CASES IN NORTHERN IDAHO, BOISE, NAMPA. THERE'S NO. THERE'S NO CATERING REQUIRED FOR CITY OR FOR PRIVATE EVENTS. AND HE'LL COME BACK IT UP AND GUESS WHAT? I'M GOING TO SAVE UP AND CANCEL ANOTHER VACATION IN ORDER FOR ME TO TAKE THIS TO COURT AND ACTUALLY GET THIS RESULT, WHICH IS PRETTY SAD BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S IT'S JUST A POWER GRAB AND EVERYBODY'S EYES. SO I WISH YOU GUYS WOULD CONSIDER THIS TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME, MAYBE PIGEONHOLE THIS UNTIL NEXT YEAR, UNTIL WE CAN SIT WITH THE RIFLE PEOPLE THAT CAN MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LUNA. DID YOU SAY DON'T DO IT? DON'T DO IT. HI. MY NAME IS RICO, THE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN OWNS TWO BUSINESSES IN IDAHO FALLS. 
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I'M JUST THERE HELPING OUT. I'VE BEEN DOING RESTAURANT AND BAR INDUSTRY FOR 33 YEARS NOW. 
          HE GOT ME FOR A COUPLE, BUT GUYS. IF YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT MEANS AS A BUSINESS OWNER, HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CATER AN EVENT WHEN YOU ARE THREE DAYS AWAY FROM PAYROLL AND THE RENT IS DUE. TELLING SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AS EASY. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S 39 PAGES. AND AS YOU CAN TELL, ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE. AND IF PEOPLE FROM THE US CAN UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL WAYS THOSE PAGES ARE WRITTEN, WHAT IT MEANS, IT'S A LITTLE HARDER FOR ME TO. BUT. SOMETIMES IN THIS INDUSTRY AND. 
          AND IN SEPTEMBER, WHEN WHEN THE KIDS START SCHOOL, THE SALES DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO SPRING BREAK. WE CAN BREATHE AGAIN. SO WE RELATE THEM. CHRISTMAS EVENTS. WE RELATE THEM ON ON CHRISTMAS PARTIES. ALL THIS. ALL THIS EXTRA MONEY THAT WE NEED TO HUSTLE FOR. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RESTRICTIONS TO GET THIS, THIS PERMITS, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE HARDER FOR US. SOME LADY IN A PURPLE SHIRT, SHE LEFT ALREADY. SHE SAID, WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES THAT WE ARE OFFERING TO PEOPLE THAT WANTS TO COME TO IDAHO FALLS AND OPEN A BUSINESS WHEN. WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE PERMITS LIKE THIS. FOR EXAMPLE, I, I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO. ALL MY LIFE SINCE I, SINCE I WAS A YOUNG KID, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN A LEADER. I'VE NEVER BEEN A FOLLOWER. AND I DON'T WANT TO BE IN YOUR SHOES. I DON'T WANT TO BE SITTING IN THOSE CHAIRS. BUT ONE THING THAT I CAN TELL YOU IS I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU OWN A BUSINESS BEFORE OR TO DO IT INVOLVE WITH WITH RELATIVES OR CLOSE FRIENDS. AND YOU GET THE KEY OF THE BUILDING, AND YOU GET THERE AT 7:00 IN THE MORNING AND GO TO THE STORE AT 730 AND GET YOUR PRODUCE AND GET YOUR POULTRY AND START COOKING JUST TO JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET. AND 16 TO 20 HOUR DAYS. AND I'M NOT EXAGGERATING. TONY KNOWS IT'S NOT EASY. IT'S ALWAYS, ALWAYS. WHEN THE RULES ARE PUT IN PLACE, IT LOOKS LIKE A BENEFITS LIKE, YOU KNOW, OLIVE GARDEN AND CHURCHES AND TEXAS ROADHOUSE, DIFFERENT SOFTWARE. THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. THEY HAVE FIVE, 600 LOCATIONS. THEY GOT SYSTEMS IN PLACE. WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST THE LITTLE THE LITTLE KID IN THE BLOCK. AND IT'S HARD FOR US. IT'S VERY HARD. ANOTHER THING IS GIVEN, GIVEN THE CHANCE TO ANY POLICE OFFICER ON DUTY TO WALK INTO MY ESTABLISHMENT OR WENDY'S ESTABLISHMENT AND AND ASK TO PLEASE HAVE ALL THE CERTIFICATIONS AND ALL THE RECORDS. WHAT IS A PAYROLL INVENTORY? FINANCIALS. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE THIS. I'M NOT LIVING IN CUBA. YES. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THE LAST TIME I CHECKED THIS A FREE COUNTRY, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO BE A KAREN. BUT BUT HOW HOW IS IT POSSIBLE IF WE RECEIVE A PHONE CALL AND OUR BUSINESS LAWYER SAID, HEY, GUESS WHAT? I HAVE A I HAVE AN EMAIL, I HAVE A LETTER IN THE IRS WANTS TO DO AN AUDIT ON YOU. WELCOME WHAT THEY NEED. HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE? YOU GOT EVERYTHING? WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT IF A POLICE OFFICER AND I'M GOING TO SAY IT AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO SOUND PRETTY BAD, BUT IF A 20 TO 21 YEAR OLD POLICE OFFICER IS ALLOWED TO WALK INTO OUR ESTABLISHMENT WHEN WE HAVE A LINE OUT THE DOOR, IF HE'S A BIG TIME LUNCH RUSH OR DINNER RUSH, AND WE NEED TO STOP EVERYTHING SO THEY CAN HAVE THE CERTIFICATIONS FROM THE EMPLOYEES, AND IT'S GOING TO ASK FOR ALL THE RECORDS. AND IF I ASK, THE MANAGER SAID, I'M SORRY, SIR, I CANNOT TAKE CARE OF YOU RIGHT NOW. I'M GOING TO GET CHARGED. I'M, I'M, I'M NOT DREAMING. I'M, I'M, I MEAN, WHAT'S GOING ON? THIS JUST DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT. OKAY. HAVE YOU GUYS. I KNOW, I KNOW, I'M SORRY. TWO MINUTES AND 59 SECONDS MIGHT BE YOUR LAST NAME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE INSENSITIVE. RICO. SEVEN SECONDS. OKAY. YES. SIX. FIVE. OKAY. IF YOU GUYS GO AND VISIT BUSINESS OWNERS LIKE TONY AGAIN. 
          I'M SORRY. I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT. THERE'S BEEN IN THIS TOWN FOR FOR TEN, 15, 20 YEARS AND BOUNCE IDEAS TO SEE HOW WE CAN HELP EACH OTHER. THAT'S FINE. CERTIFICATION FOR FOR 
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SERVICE. YEAH. HEY, HELP ME TRAIN MY PEOPLE BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO GET FINES IF THEY SERVE TO A MINOR. BUT. BUT THIS IS THE UNITED STATES. COME ON. PLEASE HELP US OUT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS SERIOUS. YOUR LAST NAME. I DIDN'T CATCH IT. YOUR LAST NAME? OKAY. THANK YOU. I DO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT. AND COUNCIL, WE ARE GOING TO RECESS BEFORE WE. MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR PORTION OF OUR MEETING, WE'LL JUST TAKE A SHORT, MAYBE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS, AND WE WILL BE BACK AT FIVE MINUTES TO EIGHT. ACTUALLY MORE. MY CLERK SAID AT 752. SO IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY WATCHING YOUR WATCHES OR YOUR CLOCKS, OK. 
          WE ARE BACK IN TO OUR COUNCIL SESSION. AND WE KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER LEE IS IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION WITH YOU NOW. SO CAN WE JUST VERIFY PLEASE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. COUNCIL MEMBER LEE, CAN YOU SPEAK? SAY SOMETHING. YES. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. SO WE CAN COUNT YOU AS PRESENT NOW. OKAY. PULLING IT BACK OUT MY. OKAY. WE ARE 
          [ 4. Consent Agenda]
MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION COUNCIL. IF YOU ARE READY TO MAKE IT. NO. WE NEED. OH. I'M SORRY. YES. OKAY. AND PROBABLY YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO WALK ME THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT. SO PLEASE JUST COUNT THIS AS A GROUP EFFORT. AND WE WILL WE WILL GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT TOGETHER. SO YES, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. WE DO NEED TO READ THE CONSENT AGENDA FIRST. CITY CLERK THANK YOU. WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS FOR CONSENT TONIGHT, THE FIRST FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. IT'S THE APRIL TREASURER'S REPORT FROM IDAHO FALLS POWER. WE HAVE THE IDAHO FALLS UTILITY BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM MAY. 
          PUBLIC WORKS HAS A BID AWARD FOR THE IDAHO CANAL PATH, SUNNYSIDE ROAD TO 49 SOUTH, AND THE LAST ONE IS FOR THE AIRPORT. IT'S COMMERCIAL GROUND LEASE AND AGREEMENT WITH PACIFIC FIGHTERS INC. I'M GOING TO MOVE TO APPROVE, ACCEPT OR RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED. SECOND. RADFORD. I. LARSON. YES. 
          FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. DINGMAN. YES. LEIGH. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. AND 
          [5.A.1) Resolution - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) plans, projects, and activities for the 2026-2030 CDBG Five Year Consolidated Plan, 2026 Annual Action Plan, and the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice.]
THEN OUR FIRST ITEM ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA IS COMING TO US TONIGHT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. YES. AND. COUNCILOR RADFORD, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT TO TO THE CITY CLERK AND TO THE AUDIENCE THAT THIS NEXT ITEM I'LL BE RECUSING MYSELF AND WON'T PARTICIPATE IN, AND WE'LL VOTE AS IT HAS AN IMPACT FOR WHERE I'M EMPLOYED. MISS FERRIS, PLEASE. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. SO TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE OUR 2026 2030 CDBG FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN. AND AS PART OF THAT PLAN IS OUR INITIATING ANNUAL PLAN WITH THE 2026 ANNUAL PLAN AND OUR ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE. SO THERE'S REALLY THREE DOCUMENTS IN ONE THAT CONSIST OF THE ENTIRE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. AND FROM OUR WORK COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY, WE DID PROVIDE YOU WITH A LIST OF RECOMMENDED PROJECTS TO FUND WITH OUR 2026 FUNDING. AND SO TONIGHT, WE'RE ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE NOT ONLY THAT LIST. THAT'S AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. THAT'S PART OF THE CONSOLIDATED. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. DID ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS IT WAS I LOOKED OVER THE LIST. IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT FROM THE TIME, FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END. AND SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE 20262030CDBG COMMUNITY 
          [01:25:01]
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE CDBG FISCAL YEAR, IS THAT RIGHT? 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. 
          DINGMANN. YES. LARSON. YES. LEE. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. WE WILL JUST HAVE ITEM B OBVIOUSLY REMOVED. WE DIDN'T CHANGE. WE'LL JUST MOVE ON TO OUR 
          [5.C.1) State Local Agreement (Construction) and Resolution with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) for the Elm Street, Yellowstone to South Boulevard Project]
PUBLIC WORKS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SO THE NEXT ITEM ON THE REGULAR AGENDA IS THE STATE LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RESOLUTION WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE ELM STREET FROM YELLOWSTONE TO SOUTH BOULEVARD PROJECT. THIS IS A FEDERAL AID PROJECT THAT BASICALLY RECONSTRUCTS ELM STREET BETWEEN THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND BOULEVARD. SO IT'S IT'S THE CONSTRUCTION PORTION. SO WE'VE COMPLETED THE DESIGN AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION FOR NEXT YEAR. AND IT. THE AMOUNT. THE COST IS ESTIMATED AT $1.8 MILLION, WITH 7.34% MATCH ON THE FEDERAL FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WITH THAT, I'LL ASK ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. I'M JUST CURIOUS. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION IN THAT AREA RIGHT NOW. WE GOT A STREET TORN UP. WE JUST STARTED THIS ROUNDABOUT, AND THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN? NEXT SUMMER. OKAY. OKAY. SO WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THE THERE IS A SCHOOL RIGHT THERE. IT'S THE CHARTER SCHOOL. YEAH. IN THAT AREA. AND WE'RE SENSITIVE TO THEIR TIME FRAME. SO WE'VE SPECIFIED THE WINDOW TO BE IN THE SUMMER OF 27. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL, ARE WE READY FOR A MOTION FROM PUBLIC WORKS? YES, COUNSELOR. PLEASE. FIND THE RIGHT NEWSPAPER. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE STATE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION THAT THE ITD FOR THE ELM STREET YELLOWSTONE TO SOUTH BOULEVARD PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS. SECOND. LARSON. YES. FRANCIS I. LEE. YES. DINGMAN. 
          YES. FREEMAN. YES. BRADFORD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. SO THE NEXT 
          [5.C.2) Grant Agreement - 2025 Safe Streets and Road For All Grant  Program]
ITEM THAT WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC WORKS IS THE 2025 SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT PROGRAM. THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND EVALUATION OF THIS. ACCIDENTS IN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AS A FEDERALLY GOAL TO TAKE US TOWARD ZERO DEATHS. AND IT EVALUATES PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENTS, VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. WE LOOK AT OUR ENFORCEMENT AND HOW WE DO OUR STREETS AND OUR ACCESS CONTROL. AND I'M ALSO LOOKING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE SPEED STUDY ANALYSIS AS WELL. COMING OUT OF THAT, THE GOAL IS TO GET PROJECTS TO POTENTIALLY APPLY FOR FUTURE FEDERAL SAFETY PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS IS A $500,000 GRANT WITH A 20% MATCH, SO THAT THE COMMITMENT FROM THE LOCAL IS $100,000 FOR THE CITY. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE A. ONCE THIS IS DONE, WHAT KINDS OF THINGS WOULD WE EXPECT TO CHANGE? JUST 2 OR 3 EXAMPLES OF ANY KIND OF THINGS. WE'D SEE CHANGE. SO EXAMPLES OF THE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITIES HAVE PUT IN OR INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS LIKE ROUNDABOUTS. RECTANGULAR RAPID FLASHING BEACONS, VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS. YOU'VE SEEN US PUT THE YELLOW BORDERS AROUND THE SIGNALS SOMETIMES SIGNAL TIMING CAN OR THE FLASHERS OF WHAT TO TELL PEOPLE WHEN TO WALK OR NOT TO, OR TO ENHANCE SIGNAL OPERATIONS. THOSE ARE THE ENGINEERING SIDE OF THINGS. 
          THERE'S EDUCATION. THIS THIS STUDY WILL BE KIND OF COMPREHENSIVE AS WELL FOR PLANNING PURPOSES AND THINGS THAT HELP US DO A QUESTION. YES. SO THIS IS A PLANNING DOCUMENT. 
          THIS ISN'T THE ACTUAL WE PUT IT IN CORRECT. YEAH. THIS IS A IMPLEMENTATION. AND THEN IT ALLOWS US ONCE WE'VE DONE THE STUDY THEN WE CAN SAY, ALL RIGHT, THE DATA SHOWS THAT THESE ARE TARGET AREAS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO FOCUS ON. AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A SOLUTION TO REPRESENT OUR FUTURE PROJECT APPLICATIONS. OKAY. YES. READY READY FOR 
          [01:30:02]
MOTION. I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL SS, FOR A SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS. SECOND, DINGMAN. YES. RADFORD I. LARSON. YES. LEE. 
          YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. AND OUR NEXT ONE, PLEASE. SO OUR 
          [5.C.3) State Local Agreement and Resolution with the Idaho  Transportation Department (ITD) for the Idaho Canal Trail;  Lovejoy Street to Lincoln Road project]
NEXT ONE IS A STATE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT FOR THE IDAHO CANAL TRAIL PROJECT. THIS THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE NORTH PROJECT THAT TAKES US FROM WHERE THE MAPPING COMES IN TO THE IDAHO NEAR LOVEJOY AND TAKES US TOWARDS LINCOLN. SO THE IDEA IS TO KIND OF COMPLETE A PEDESTRIAN LOOP ALONG LINCOLN TOWARDS NORTH TOURIST PARK, WHERE WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED A PATH ALONG THE PINE CREST GOLF COURSE, AND THEN, AND THEN AND AROUND. SO IT'S EXCITING TO COMPLETE A CONNECTION LIKE THIS. BUT THIS IS A THIS ONE'S UNIQUE. IT'S A, IT'S A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM AGREEMENT. SO IT INCLUDES BOTH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND INTEGRITY PROGRAM. IT'S JUST JUST OVER A HALF $1 MILLION WITH A 7.34% MATCH. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SO WHEN I LOOK THROUGH THE PACKET AND READ THROUGH THIS, IT WAS AWESOME. LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S A REALLY GREAT PROGRAM. IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME, IT COMES UP, THE CANAL COMES UP. LINCOLN. 
          SORRY. IS IT? YEAH, IT'S NORTH OF THE GOLF COURSE, RIGHT? RIGHT IN FRONT OF SQUIRE COCA-COLA. BUT THIS IS THAT SIDEWALK WIDTH, TEN FEET. AND THAT'S WHY IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO THERE. AND THEN HOW DOES IT CONNECT TO NORTH TAURUS SO THAT THERE'S A CONTINUITY SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW IT'S A LOOP. SO THE CURRENT SIDEWALK, THE CURRENT SIDEWALK WIDTH IS FIVE FEET OR LESS. THAT'S OUT THERE ALONE. LINCOLN ROAD, THE. AND WHAT THIS DOES IS PROVIDE A WIDER SIDEWALK FOR THAT BLOCK TO BENNETT. AND THAT WOULD BE SIDEWALK, CORRECT? YEAH. THE PLAN IS FOR THAT TO BE CONCRETE INSTEAD OF A PATH. IT IS A PATH ALONG THE CANAL. AND THEN WE TAKE IT FOR A BLOCK IN FRONT OF. AS YOU MENTIONED, THERE IS ONE MORE BLOCK THAT HAS A FULL SIDEWALK WIDTH IN FRONT OF IT TO GET TO NORTH TOURIST PARK, BUT WE WOULD INCORPORATE IN OUR BIKE PED PLAN THE ROUTES TO COMPLEMENT OR GIVE GUIDANCE TO FOLKS. THE REASON THAT IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER BLOCK IS WE DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM DOESN'T ACCOMMODATE BUYING PURCHASING PROPERTY FOR FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS. I WONDERED IF THAT WAS TRUE, BUT WE'LL MAKE EVERY EFFORT AT NORTH TOURIST TO KIND OF SHOW THE WAY, BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AMAZING. THAT PATHWAY AROUND PINECREST HAS BEEN WELL USED, AND I DRIVE IT EVERY DAY. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE COULD MAKE THAT LOOP AND PEOPLE WOULD KIND OF GET IT. SO SIGNAGE MIGHT BE IN PLAY. YEAH, WE'LL WORK WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT WITH THAT. AND WE ALSO ARE WORKING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO PUT SOME TREES ALONG NORTH GATE JUST TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE. SO I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT COUNCIL MEMBER RADFORD THAT NO, NO. YEAH, THAT'S THAT'S PART OF THAT LANDSCAPING PIECE THAT TRYING TO GET GOOD WATER WISE LANDSCAPING, BUT ALSO IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE RESIDENT WHO FEELS LIKE, OH, I'M NOT SURE IF I'M ON THE STREET. THEN THERE'S A BURROW PIT AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A NICE TRAIL THERE. SO TO KIND OF DELINEATE THAT IS IS A SUMMER PROJECT FOR THIS SUMMER. SO OKAY, I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO RIDE MY BICYCLE TO THE GOLF COURSE. I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET A TRAILER FOR MY GLOVES. SO CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PROJECT WILL BE PROGRAMED FOR NOT THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR. 2017 LOOKED TO ME AND LOOKING AT THE MAP AND THOSE THINGS LIKE THIS MAKES QUITE A LENGTHY SECTION OF OF PATHWAY. THIS IS GREAT. I MEAN THIS IS YOU CAN REALLY SEE HOW EVEN THOUGH YOU DO LITTLE PIECES EACH TIME, EVENTUALLY IT REALLY DOES MAKE A REALLY LONG, VERY VALUABLE PATH. YEAH, YEAH. WE'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS. RIGHT? YES. OKAY. I MOVE, I MOVE. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE STATE LOCAL AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION WITH ITD FOR THE IDAHO CANAL TRAIL, LOVEJOY STREET TO LINCOLN ROAD PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS. SECOND. DINGMAN. YES. FREEMAN. YES. FRANCIS. I. RADFORD. I. LEE. YES. LARSON. 
          [5.C.4) Negotiated Contract - Yellowstone Lighting Upgrade.]
YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. SO THE NEXT ONE THAT WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS THE YELLOWSTONE. 
          [01:35:05]
IT'S A NEGOTIATED CONTRACT FOR THE YELLOWSTONE LIGHTING UPGRADE. SO WE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO BASICALLY FUND REPLACE CIRCUIT SOME LIGHTING CIRCUITS AS THEY REACHED THEIR END OF USEFUL LIFE. WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE ROUTE IN THIS CASE TO BE BETWEEN HAND-CARRY OR EXCUSE ME, SUNNYSIDE AND BROADWAY, AND THEN A LITTLE BIT UP BROADWAY TO GET ACROSS THE RIVER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S THIS ONE WAS NEGOTIATED CONTRACT BECAUSE WE HAD SOME BID BIDS THAT WERE DEEMED NON-RESPONSIVE DUE TO ISSUES RELATED TO IDENTIFYING THE ELECTRICIANS TO THAT WERE PART OF THE BID, AS WELL AS JUST GETTING BIDDERS TO COME. SO WE'VE ATTEMPTED IT TWICE. THE FIRST TWO ARE NON-RESPONSIVE. WE DID GET APPROVAL TO GO ON THE OPEN MARKET ON JUNE 4TH, AND THIS IS A RESULT OF THE NEGOTIATION, WHICH IS ABOUT 1.1, $1.13 MILLION PROJECT TO UPGRADE THE LIGHTING. IT IS IT IS FULLY REIMBURSED WITH OUR AGREEMENT WITH ITT IN THIS CASE, AND IT DOES COMPLEMENT A FUTURE PROJECT TO PROVIDE SIDEWALK ALONG YELLOWSTONE. SO IT'S GOOD TIMING FOR US. WITH THAT, I'LL JUST. YES, PLEASE. DID YOU HAVE ANY ENGINEERING ESTIMATE AND ARE WE NEAR THAT? WE DID. THE ENGINEERING ESTIMATE WAS JUST UNDER 1.3 MILLION. SO THE NEGOTIATED CONTRACT IS BELOW THAT. COUNCILOR RADFORD, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING MORE SOMETHING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. THAT'S PERFECT. SO WE'RE UNDER ESTIMATE THEN. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAD A PROBLEM. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. READY? READY FOR MOTION. YES. I MOVE THE COUNCIL, APPROVE THE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH KESSLER COMPANIES, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,131,846.77, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. DAIMON. YES. FREEMAN. YES. 
          FRANCIS I. RADFORD I. LEE. YES. LARSON. YES. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. SO THE NEXT ITEM WE 
          [5.C.5) Easement Vacation - Lots 1 and 2, Block 1 of Broadway Commercial Plaza]
HAVE IS AN EASEMENT VACATION. AND ACTUALLY THESE ARE THE NEXT THREE ITEMS. SO THEY'RE ALL VERY SIMILAR. THE FIRST ONE IS LOTS ONE AND TWO BLOCK ONE OF THE BROADWAY COMMERCIAL PLAZA. 
          THIS IS. SO THIS ONE BASICALLY WHAT IT WHAT IT AMOUNTS TO IS WE'VE IDENTIFIED EASEMENTS WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE EITHER INADVERTENTLY CONSTRUCTED ON THE EASEMENTS OR HAVE A DIFFERENT USE FOR THE PROPERTY. AND WE FOUND THAT WE DON'T NEED THESE GOES THROUGH THE PROPERTY THE WAY IT'S CURRENTLY DESIGNED, THE BROADWAY COMMERCIAL PLAZA ONE THERE WAS THIS ONE WAS A STORM DRAINAGE EASEMENT. HISTORICALLY, THERE WAS ESTABLISHED, THERE WAS THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST OF THIS PROPERTY WHERE A POND WAS DEVELOPED. AND THAT HISTORIC PATTERN FOR THE STORM DRAINAGE IS NO LONGER NECESSARY. AND SO THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD LIKE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE WITH THEIR PROPERTY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS. WE ARE READY FOR MOTION. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE VACATING AN EASEMENT UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE SEPARATE READINGS AND REQUEST THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE. I'LL SECOND. WE WE. YES. DINGMAN. YES. FRANCIS I. 
          FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. AND I WILL READ THE ORDINANCE. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF PORTIONS OF TWO EASEMENTS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THE TITLE TO SAID VACATED EASEMENTS SHALL VEST AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE FULL IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THE NEXT 
          [5.C.6) Easement Vacation - Lots 31 through 36 and 49, Block 1 of  Cassiopeia Parks Subdivision]
ONE IS AN EASEMENT VACATION OF LOTS 31 THROUGH 36 AND LOT 49 OF BLOCK ONE OF CASSIOPEIA PARKER'S SUBDIVISION. THIS WAS A RELATIVELY NEW SUBDIVISION. AND AS I EXPLAINED EARLIER, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE THEY PLATTED IT. AND THEN WHEN THEY BUILT IT, THEY INADVERTENTLY PUT A PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE OVER THE EASEMENT. SO WE HAVE BEEN KEEPING A PORTION OF THAT 
          [01:40:05]
TO ACCOMMODATE THE CONSTRUCTION. IT DOESN'T ADVERSELY AFFECT ANY UTILITIES. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. YES PLEASE. I HAVE A QUESTION. I MEAN, HOW DO WE PREVENT THAT? BECAUSE IF SOMEONE SOMEONE KNOWS THAT WE JUST DO THIS AFTERWARDS, MAYBE THEY JUST BUILD AND. YEAH. SO HOW DO WE PREVENT THIS GOING FORWARD? SO MISTAKES HAPPEN, RIGHT? SURVEYS GET BUMPED OFF. IT REALLY IS BY CONTROL OF THE CONTRACTOR AND THE SURVEYOR. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO RELOCATE FOUNDATIONS BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET COORDINATED. BUT THEY'VE JUST COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, INSTEAD OF DOING THIS, IS THIS A POSSIBILITY? SO THE RISK IS OKAY. YEAH, THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT ACTUALLY DID HAPPEN TO ME. 
          YES. THAT WE THOUGHT THAT OUR EASEMENT WENT FROM SIDEWALK, YOU KNOW, WE JUST MIS UNDERSTOOD AND WE HAD TO TEAR OUT THE FOUNDATION. AND PART OF OUR ROOF IS A DIAGONAL TO MAKE SURE THAT IT FITS THE EASEMENT. SO YES, IT DOES HAPPEN AND THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES TO IT, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THERE WERE UTILITIES IN THAT EASEMENT. YEAH. AND IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IF THIS WAS SO, YES, THERE ARE REAL CONSEQUENCES TO IT. AND IN SOME CASES WE CAN ADJUST THE EASEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE. SO. RIGHT. READY FOR THAT MOTION? I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE ORDINANCE VACATING AN EASEMENT UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS AND REQUESTS THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE. I'LL SECOND. FREEMAN. YES, RADFORD. 
          I. LARSON. YES. DINGMAN. YES. LEE. YES. AND, FRANCIS, I THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. I'LL READ THAT. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF AN EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THE TITLE TO SAID VACATED EASEMENT SHALL VEST AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. YES. 
          [5.C.7) Easement Vacation of a portion of the public utility easements  within Lots 1,2,3, Block 2 in Hodson Addition and within Lots 14 and 15, Block 2 of the First Amended Plat of Hodson Addition]
SORRY. THE LAST ONE IS AN EASEMENT VACATION OF A PORTION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENTS WITHIN LOTS ONE, TWO, THREE, BLOCK TWO OF THE HUDSON ADDITION. AND WITHIN LAST 1415 OF BLOCK TWO OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION. SO THIS IS A STRETCH OF PROPERTY BETWEEN WOODRUFF AND WOODRUFF CIRCLE, WHICH IS NORTH OF YELLOWSTONE, OR EXCUSE ME, SOUTH OF YELLOWSTONE OR THE BLINK. SO IT'S. AND BASICALLY THE DEVELOPMENT CAME IN, WE SAW A PLAT AND WE SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX AN EASEMENT WHERE SOMETHING HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED OVER IT. SO WITH THAT, I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. 
          YES. WERE THESE BUILDINGS BUILT BEFORE WE ANNEX THIS SECTION? YEAH. THE I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK. IMPROVIZATION. YEAH. THE BUILDINGS THAT ARE PREEXISTING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. YEAH. OKAY. THE ONE THAT CONFLICTS WITH THE EXISTING EASEMENT, WE JUST FOUND IT AS WE WERE DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH AND WANTED TO CLEAN IT UP. OKAY. 
          READY FOR THIS LAST MOTION? I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE ORDINANCE VACATING AN EASEMENT UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS ARE REQUESTED TO BE READ BY TITLE. I'LL SECOND LEE. YES. DINGMANN. YES. FRANCIS I. FREEMAN. YES. LARSON. 
          YES. AND RADFORD. RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES. I'LL READ THAT. IN AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO PROVIDING FOR THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF AN EASEMENT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN SECTION ONE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THE TITLE TO SAID VACATED EASEMENT SHALL VEST AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION THREE OF THIS ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER PASSAGE APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT WAS GOT US THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS 
          [6. Announcements]
COUNCIL. I WILL START TO THE LEFT HERE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE COUNCIL TO 
          [01:45:01]
KNOW? I JUST WANT TO SAY I REALLY ENJOY THE THE WALK ON THE FOURTH OF THE CREEK EXPERIENCE. IT WAS GREAT BECAUSE WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING. EVERYBODY'S HAPPY AND SMILING, BUT IT'S. I REALLY ENJOY IT. IT WAS. I AGREE THAT THE CROWD WAS VERY. JUBILANT AND AND MANY LEVELS DEEP, WHICH CAME AS A SURPRISE. SO YES, THERE WERE A LOT. THERE WAS A LOT OF PARTICIPATION. COUNCILOR RADFORD, NOTHING OTHER THAN MARGARET DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL ABOUT THE FARMER'S MARKET. SO IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE, SHE HAD SOME DATES. SO. OKAY, I THINK I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS. THE CITY'S DELEGATION BECAUSE DO YOU GROUP IS COMING AND THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO IF THEY CAN COME. SO THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE THEY ARRIVE ON THURSDAY THE 23RD AND AROUND FIVE BETWEEN 5 AND 6. THERE'S A MEET AND GREET KIND OF THING QUICKLY AT THE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN. AND THEN THE NEXT DAY, CITY DAY 830, THERE'S THE CITY HALL PICTURES ON THE STEPS, AND THEN THERE'S MAYOR. ARE YOU ADDRESSING THEM THAT DAY? SO THAT'S CITY HALL. THEY COME THROUGH HERE. WE GET A CALENDAR INVITATION. YES. YEAH. I'M ACTUALLY SURPRISED IT ISN'T THERE. YEAH. THAT WAS AND BY THE WAY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT PUT IN ON QUITE A SHOW FOR THEM AS PART OF CITY DAY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED WITH WHAT POLICE HAVE PUT TOGETHER FOR THEM. AND THE OTHER ONE THAT'S KIND OF INTERESTING IS THURSDAY THE 28TH. PARKS AND REC IS DEDICATING A SIGN TO THE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN AND WHAT SISTER CITIES MEANS, AND THAT'S 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. AND MARY AMATO'S WIFE IS GOING TO BE HERE AS PART OF THAT DEDICATION. SO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT CAN BE THERE, THEN? I'M NOT POSITIVE, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S 3:00 THAT AFTERNOON. SO THAT'S WHAT I GOT. THANK YOU. AND AND FOR THIS GROUP, I'M EXCITED. WE ARE GOING TO KIND OF DO A. 
          INSTEAD OF TELLING HOW THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS RUNS, WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND TAILOR IT TO TEENAGERS AND TALK ABOUT WHAT THE DAY IN THE LIFE OF A TEENAGER HERE IN IDAHO FALLS IS LIKE WITH USING CITY SERVICES, RIGHT? WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE MAYBE IF THEY WERE WANTING TO GO TO A PARK OR WANTING TO DO WHATEVER, WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF TRY AND BE AUDIENCE SPECIFIC. 
          SO I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH THE YOUTH DELEGATION. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE TO GIVE YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT.
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