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LISA BURTENSHAW: WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL[1. Call to Order & Roll Call]
MEETING FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026.IF OUR CITY CLERK WILL PLEASE GIVE US A ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM, PLEASE.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: GOOD EVENING.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT FRANCIS? JIM FRANCIS: HERE.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: COUNCILOR RADFORD IS ABSENT.
COUNCILOR ZIEL-DINGMAN? MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: HERE.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: COUNCILOR FREEMAN.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: COUNCILOR LARSEN? KIRK LARSEN: HERE.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: COUNCILOR LEE.
I HAVE ASKED CARRIE HAMMOND TO LEAD US TONIGHT IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN ME, PLEASE STAND.
KERRY HAMMON: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.
ALL: 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.
LISA BURTENSHAW: I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY STAFF
[3. Staff responses to prior public comment and other updates]
RESPONSES FROM PRIOR MEETINGS.I DIDN'T CHECK ON THAT BECAUSE I WAS PRETTY SURE WE DIDN'T.
[4. Public Comment]
NOW IT'S TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.I WILL NOTICE THAT THERE IS ONE HEARING TONIGHT FOR THE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 11, WHICH IS TO ALLOW DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE LC ZONE.
IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THAT PIECE OF THE AGENDA, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU WAIT.
WELL, YOU WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WAIT UNTIL THAT PART OF THE AGENDA.
BUT IF NOT, NOW IS THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME AND TALK ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA OR NOT ON THE AGENDA, COUNCIL WON'T GO BACK AND FORTH WITH YOU, BUT WE WILL ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOU.
AND THEN ONE OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WILL CONNECT WITH YOU EITHER TONIGHT OR AT A LATER DATE.
WE WOULD TYPICALLY ALLOW THREE MINUTES.
SO PLEASE-- YOU'LL BE WELCOME TO THE PODIUM.
I AM A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS, AND I AM HERE REPRESENTING IDAHO FALLS.
ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONAL BOOKS TO THE NEW URBANISM MOVEMENT WAS THE 2005 BOOK, THE HIGH COST OF FREE PARKING BY DONALD SHOUP.
EVERY PARKING SPACE BUILT IN A CITY HAS AN INVISIBLE BUT VERY REAL COST.
DEDICATED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES COST ROUGHLY $5,000 EACH.
ASSUMING WE'RE FOLLOWING THE US AVERAGE, WE HAVE ABOUT THREE DEDICATED PARKING SPACES FOR EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT OF THE CITY.
THE HIDDEN COSTS OF EXCESSIVE PARKING ARE REFLECTED IN HIGHER PRICES FOR EVERYTHING SOLD IN IDAHO FALLS.
AFTER ALL, THAT MONEY DOESN'T COME FROM NOWHERE.
IT'S REFLECTED IN HIGHER BILLS AT RESTAURANTS, HIGHER GROCERY PRICES, AND LOWER REVENUES FOR BUSINESSES IN THE CITY.
IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT COSTS OF BUILDING AND MAINTAINING OFF-STREET PARKING, THERE'S ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY COST.
THE MOST VALUABLE LAND IN THE CITY, DOWNTOWN, IS BEING USED TO STORE PRIVATE PROPERTY FOR FREE.
THAT'S LAND NOT BEING USED FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES OR HOUSING OR PARKS.
EXCESSIVE MANDATORY PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND CITY CODE ALSO FORCES OUR CITY TO SPRAWL OUT, FORCING THOUSANDS MORE PARKING SPOTS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ALLOCATED IN A FREE MARKET.
FITTING ALL THE PARKING REQUIRED IN OUR CODE FOR RETAIL BUSINESSES FORCES THEM TO SPREAD FURTHER APART, WITH GIANT PARKING LOTS SCARRING THE LANDSCAPE.
THIS MAKES IT BOTH IMPRACTICAL AND UNPLEASANT TO WALK AND CYCLE, WHICH, IN TURN, LEADS TO MORE DRIVING, MAKING MANDATORY PARKING A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY.
WE HERE AT STRONGER IDAHO FALLS STRONGLY ENCOURAGE CODE REFORM TO DRAMATICALLY REDUCE, OR EVEN BETTER, ELIMINATE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IF A BUSINESS WILL NEED PARKING, THEY KNOW HOW MUCH WOULD BE REQUIRED.
BY REMOVING THE BARRIER TO PARKING, WE ENCOURAGE SMALLER, MORE LOCAL BUSINESSES, BETTER LAND USE, AND MORE SUSTAINABILITY, BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL.
IT IS ONE OF THE GREATEST-- ONE OF THE GREATEST IMPACTS THAT CITY COUNCIL COULD MAKE.
LISA BURTENSHAW: THANK YOU, MR. HATTON.
SHANE DIAL, REPRESENTING THE IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
I'M HERE TO TALK TONIGHT ABOUT THE MOU TO SIGN WITH THE IFDDC AND HOW I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE COUNCIL REEVALUATE THAT DECISION AND POTENTIALLY INVESTIGATE SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON DOWN THERE.
THE IFDDC'S MAIN TENANTS ARE PROMOTION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION GOVERNANCE, AND DESIGN PRESERVATION.
ALL OF THOSE CENTERED AROUND WORKING WITH DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND MAKING DOWNTOWN A BETTER PLACE TO BE.
THROUGHOUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, I HAVE SEEN THAT DRAMATICALLY DECREASE.
TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD 21 EVENTS DOWNTOWN.
NOW, I WILL SAY THAT, AS A BAR OWNER, THE ONES THAT GOT CUT DON'T AFFECT ME.
IN FACT, THE ONES THAT STAYED ARE MOST BENEFICIAL TO ME.
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HOWEVER, THEY ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE OTHER BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN AND MY NEIGHBORS.BY CUTTING DOWN TO SEVEN, THREE OF THOSE ARE DRINKING EVENTS.
THAT LEAVES FOUR EVENTS FOR OTHER PEOPLE.
IF WE TAKE OUT THE ARTS COUNCIL'S, THAT LEAVES ONE EVENT.
THEY'VE CUT LADIES' SHOPPING DAY.
THEY'VE CUT ALL OF THE DOWNTOWN SHOPPING DAYS TO A MINIMUM.
THEY FIRED THE EVENT COORDINATOR THAT WAS DOING A GREAT JOB AT PROMOTING THESE EVENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY WERE GOING OFF WELL.
THEY'VE STRIPPED THEIR STAFF DOWN TO THREE PEOPLE.
ONE OF THEM IS COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO PARKING.
THEIR OTHER TENANT, THIS ORGANIZATION GOVERNANCE-- THEY SHOULD MAINTAIN A STRONG ADMINISTRATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH STRATEGIC FUNDRAISING, VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, STAFF SUPPORT, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.
THEY ARE SPENDING $63,000 A YEAR ON FLOWERS, AND ALL WE KEEP GETTING TOLD IS, OH, WE'RE GOING TO REEVALUATE THAT CONTRACT.
OH, WE'RE GOING TO REEVALUATE THE CONTRACT.
PLUS THERE'S AN $11,000, ROUGHLY, LINE ITEM FOR LEGAL FEES THAT NOBODY CAN EXPLAIN WHERE IT WENT OR WHERE IT CAME FROM.
I THINK THAT A FULL AUDIT OF THE IFDDC NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO FIGURE OUT NOT ONLY ARE THEY VALUABLE, ARE THEY NECESSARY, AND DO THEY EVEN DESERVE TO EXIST.
THEY'RE NOT WORKING WITH MERCHANTS.
THEY'RE NOT HELPING MERCHANTS.
IF THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE MERCHANTS, THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION WOULD NOT EXIST.
THE REASON WE ALL BANDED TOGETHER AS MERCHANTS IS BECAUSE WE WERE TIRED OF THE WAY THE IFDDC WAS DOING THINGS, MAKING DECISIONS, JUST NOT CONSULTING ANYBODY.
THE LATEST FIASCO WAS AT THE OKTOBERFEST EVENT, WHEN THEY HAD A CRYSTAL VENDOR SET UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF A CRYSTAL SHOP.
SO WE HAVE A VENDOR WHO'S STOREFRONT IS DOWNTOWN, WHO HAS SOMEBODY OUT IN FRONT OF THEIR STORE SELLING ROCKS OUT OF A GAZEBO.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT IT AND WHEN EVERYBODY WAS UPSET, NOBODY COULD FIND ANY OF THE IFDDC STAFF BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY THREE OF THEM.
AT LEAST TWO OF THEM, RUNNING A MASSIVE EVENT THAT RAN TWO CITY BLOCKS AND NO EVENT COORDINATOR THAT ANYBODY COULD CALL OR GET A HOLD OF.
LISA BURTENSHAW: THANK YOU, MR. DIAL.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
AND WE HAVE ONE SHEET THAT WE'D LIKE TO HAND OUT AND DISTRIBUTE THAT.
CAN WE GIVE IT TO EACH OF YOU? AND WHAT'S THE BEST WAY-- LISA BURTENSHAW: YES.
CAN YOU PLEASE? AND THIS HAS FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT IFDDC AND OUR OPERATIONS.
SO THE IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SINCE I BEGAN TWO YEARS AGO, HAS HAD TWO EMPLOYEES, A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND AN OPERATIONS MANAGER, AS WELL AS A PARKING AMBASSADOR.
WE ALSO HAD AN EVENT COORDINATOR WHEN I FIRST BEGAN.
THAT WAS A CONTRACTED POSITION.
I'VE BEEN DOING THE EVENT COORDINATION SINCE THAT TIME.
BUT WE DO HAVE INTERVIEWS IN PLACE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH GETTING ANOTHER EVENT COORDINATOR IN PLACE.
BUT WE HAVE HAD MYSELF DOING EVENT COORDINATION SINCE THAT TIME, SINCE ABOUT MARCH OR APRIL.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE 13 EVENTS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING PATTY'S DAY ON PARK, TREE LIGHTING AND HOLIDAY MARKET, KIDS SCAVENGER HUNT, SHOP SMALL SATURDAY.
WE HAVE A NEW HOLIDAY SHOWCASE THAT-- INSTEAD OF DOING THE LADIES' SHOPPING DAY, WE BROUGHT TWO NEW EVENTS THIS YEAR, INCLUDING THE HOLIDAY SHOWCASE AND A HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO RETAIL BUSINESSES.
AS FAR AS BEAUTIFICATION, WE ARE IN ACTIVE NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW FOR OUR BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS AND THE BUDGET.
AND THEN ALSO, WE HAVE DONE A COUPLE OF SURVEYS.
ONE WE'VE ALREADY RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC TO GET-- OR TO THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS TO GET FEEDBACK.
AND WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON A SURVEY THAT'S SPECIFIC TO EVENTS SO THAT WE CAN GET INFORMATION FROM THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS, AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY OWNERS, ON THE EVENTS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE NEXT YEAR.
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK WHEN I FIRST STARTED WAS THAT THE EVENTS WERE TOO FOCUSED ON ALCOHOL AND THAT WE WERE TAKING AWAY ALCOHOL SALES FROM THE BUSINESSES THAT THEY SHOULD BE SERVING.
SO WE NO LONGER SERVE ALCOHOL, AND INSTEAD WE ALLOW THOSE THAT WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN ST. PATTY'S DAY AND OKTOBERFEST TO NOTIFY US, THEN SERVE THE ALCOHOL THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAVE GONE ON AND SOME OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE ALCOHOL SERVING.
THAT WAS TOO MUCH OF A LIABILITY ON IFDDC, SO WE TURNED THAT BACK OVER SO THAT THE SALES OF ALCOHOL COME DIRECTLY FROM THE DOWNTOWN BARS AND RESTAURANTS, AND THEY GET TO INTERACT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS DIRECTLY.
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THIS ONE SHEET, WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE TO OTHERS, TOO, IN THE AUDIENCE, ALSO REVEALS-- OR HAS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IFDDC DOES AND WHERE ALL THE DOLLARS THAT GO.THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, SINCE 2017, HAS ONLY INCREASED BY 18% WHILE THE COST OF LIVING IN IDAHO FALLS HAS INCREASED 38%.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AFTERWARD, OR AT ANY TIME.
LISA BURTENSHAW: THANK YOU, MS. HAMMON.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD FOR DDC.
I DO AGREE THAT THE MERCHANT ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED BECAUSE SOME THINGS WEREN'T GOING ON, THEN THEY LIKED IT.
MOST OF THAT WAS THE PARKING SITUATION, WHICH HAS ABSOLUTELY BEEN STOPPED, KILLED, DONE, EVEN THOUGH IT KEEPS GETTING RUN UP.
THE ASPECT OF THE MERCHANTS ARE NOT BEING-- ARE NOT HAPPY OR THE DDC ISN'T REACTING TO WHAT THEY NEED I DO THINK IS-- NEEDS TO BE, I GUESS, LOOKED AT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
THERE ARE CHANGES BEING MADE, SUCH AS KERRY JUST MENTIONED, TRYING TO DO MORE FAMILY EVENTS, DO THINGS LIKE THAT THAT AREN'T REVOLVED AROUND DRINKING.
THERE WAS A HOLIDAY GUIDE TRYING TO GO OUT-- AND VOLUNTEERS GO OUT TO DIFFERENT SHOPS TO SHOWCASE PRODUCTS OR SALE OR SOMETHING, WANT TO DO THIS HOLIDAY, AND WE DON'T GET MUCH RESPONSE ON THAT.
I DO KNOW THERE'S A LETTER THAT WAS-- OR AN EMAIL THAT WAS READ INTO THE RECORD LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND TO.
AND I BELIEVE IT WAS HOLIDAY HOUSE.
AND I'VE REACHED OUT PERSONALLY TO THEM THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TRY TO TALK TO THEM TO UNDERSTAND HOW CAN WE DO DIFFERENT, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER, ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS.
WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE CHANGES.
WE ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS DOWNTOWN IS A LONG-TERM MARKETING.
AND DOWNTOWN WASN'T A DESTINATION A LONG TIME AGO.
I DIDN'T GROW UP HERE, BUT SOME OF MY FRIENDS AND EVERYTHING-- THEY CALLED IT SKID ROW.
AND IT'S TURNED INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL.
AND THAT TAKES TIME AND CONSISTENCY.
AND FLOWERS PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT.
YES, THEY ARE OVERPRICED AT THIS POINT.
WE ARE TRYING TO WORK AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THEM DOWN.
BUT ANYBODY THAT'S BOUGHT OR SOLD A HOUSE UNDERSTANDS CURB APPEAL.
YOU WANT COLOR AND VIBRANCY, AND EVERYTHING MAKES SOMETHING ENJOYABLE WHEN YOU COME DOWN, VERSUS JUST CEMENT AND BRICK.
AND THE BIGGER THING THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, I DON'T THINK, REALIZE WITH THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT DO HAPPEN DOWNTOWN-- IT'S NOT AN IMMEDIATE SALE THAT HAPPENS TODAY.
I'VE RAN INTO A TON OF PEOPLE THAT CAME DOWN FOR AN EVENT AND SAID, I DIDN'T REALIZE WE HAD AN INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DOWNTOWN.
AND NOW WINNIE AND MO'S IS GETTING MORE CLIENTS BECAUSE SOMEBODY CAME DOWN, MAYBE AT A NIGHTTIME EVENT, AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A BOOKSTORE, AND THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BARNES AND NOBLE ANYMORE.
AND THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE.
WE HAVE A-- XVIII, ONE OF THE BAR/RESTAURANTS DOWNTOWN-- WE'VE BEEN OPEN FOUR YEARS, AND PEOPLE STILL DON'T REALIZE EITHER WERE THERE OR WE SELL FOOD.
AND IT'S THAT CONSTANT ATTENTION IN FRONT OF PEOPLE, TO GET PEOPLE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON DOWNTOWN, AND THAT'S EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS GET THAT ENGAGEMENT AND REACH-OUT FROM THE MERCHANTS TO SAY, HOW CAN WE HELP? WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENT, AND HOW CAN WE BE BETTER? BUT THAT TAKES THE MERCHANTS ALSO COMING TO US IN A WAY TO SAY, LET'S HAVE POSITIVE CHANGE.
AND THAT'S THE ASPECT WHERE I THINK THE DDC AND RENEWING THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT CAN HAVE THAT GOOD IMPACT.
AND TO SOME OF THE NEW EVENTS THAT KERRY BROUGHT UP, IS SHOWING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES.
ARE WE GOING TO SUCCEED IN EVERY ONE? NO.
YOU LEARN FROM THOSE FAILURES.
YOU LEARN HOW YOU CAN DO BETTER.
AND WE JUST NEED THOSE MERCHANTS TO COME AND HELP AND PROVIDE IDEAS.
IS MY TIME UP? LISA BURTENSHAW: THAT LAST BIT SCARED ME MORE THAN ANYONE.
[LAUGHTER] TERRI IRELAND: HI, I'M TERRI IRELAND AND ALSO A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS.
AND I'M HERE TO GET TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OPINIONS THAT I'VE GATHERED FROM THE MERCHANTS.
I'D LIKE TO PREFACE THIS BY SAYING THAT MOST OF THE CONTENTION IS HISTORIC.
DDC HAD NO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO SPEAK OF FOR A THREE TO FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
AND SO IT KIND OF WENT AWAY IN OUR MIND AND THEN CAME BACK.
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SO I DID SEND YOU AN EMAIL.I JUST WANTED TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THOSE TOPICS THERE.
RIGHT NOW THERE'S A CONSENSUS THAT THERE'S LITTLE TO NO TRUST.
AND SO WHEN DDC DOES EXTEND AN INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE, FOLKS ARE UNWILLING TO.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.
I'M A MEMBER OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CARRY THE ENERGY OF BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.
SO A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS OR THINGS I JUST WANT TO SAY.
THE OUTLINE IN EXHIBIT A ON PAGE 274 FOR PARKING MANAGEMENT DOES NOT MATCH THE BOUNDARIES OF THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHY.
SO MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN GET BACK TO ME WITH THAT.
ALSO STATED IN SECTION 1.4, IT SAYS, "REVENUES WILL BE USED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR TO ANY CITY STREET OR PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, ET CETERA." AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY THAT WOULD BE EARMARKED TO BE USED FOR ANY OF THOSE THINGS, RATHER THAN DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC.
THE MOU FOR THE BID-- AGAIN, WHEN I BROUGHT THE CORE OBJECTIVES AND THE GOALS AND KEY PRIORITIES TO THE MERCHANTS, I WAS JUST MET WITH DISBELIEF.
SO THERE ISN'T ANY CONSENSUS THAT THE DDC IS WILLING TO HELP US.
AND IN FACT, SOME THINK THAT IT WANTS TO HARM THE MERCHANTS.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR READING MY EMAIL.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
AND ONE OTHER THING I DID WANT TO MENTION IS THAT THE MERCHANTS WOULD DESIRE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO EVENTS DOWNTOWN THAT INVOLVE STREET CLOSURES.
AND SO EVEN MY OWN EVENTS THAT WOULD HAPPEN WE'D ALSO PUT IN.
AND SO THAT IS ALL I HAVE TO SAY.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? CITY RESIDENT: HELLO.
I DON'T THINK I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING ANY OF YOU.
I AM FULL-TIME SKATE MANAGER FOR THE CANNON SKATE SHOP.
AND I ACTUALLY GREW UP IN WYOMING.
AND WHEN I MOVED HERE, SOMETHING I LOVED WAS COMMUNITY AND THE IDEA OF DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS.
THERE WAS NOT A DOWNTOWN COFFEE SHOP AT ALL.
AND SO AS WE HAVE THIS MEETING TONIGHT, AS WE DISCUSS, I JUST WANT TO IMPLORE FOR EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET WHY WE'RE HERE.
WE NEED THE PEOPLE, AND THE PEOPLE-- I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD SHOW UP IF THEY DIDN'T [INAUDIBLE] SOMEONE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, I LOVE MY SHOP.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF US BEING HERE, AND THAT IS THE COMMUNITY.
SO LET'S MAKE THIS A SPOT WHERE WE CAN ALL GO.
WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM REXBURG.
PLEASE, LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO REMEMBER THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS MEETING, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN HAVE OPEN COMMUNICATION AND LISTEN TO EACH OTHER.
IT IS ON OUR AGENDA TONIGHT, AND COUNCIL WILL BE DISCUSSING IT.
SO NEXT, WE WILL BE MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA,
[5. Consent Agenda]
IF WE CAN HAVE THE SPEAKER PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS IN FOR US.THERE ARE SIX ITEMS TONIGHT FOR CONSENT.
THERE IS ONE FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES FOR THE THIRD-QUARTER IMPACT FEE REPORT.
PUBLIC WORKS HAS THREE ITEMS. THERMOPLASTIC CITYWIDE 2026 CHANGE ORDER FOR $46,409.
THEY HAVE A WATER INVENTORY REPLENISHMENT FOR A TOTAL OF $1,247,771, WITH $846,665 IN GROUP 1, AWARDED TO CORE & MAIN, AND $401,106 IN GROUP 2 TO FERGUSON WATERWORKS.
THEIR THIRD ITEM IS AN ANNUAL PURCHASE OF CHLORINE AND SODIUM BISULFITE FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $535,622.80, WITH $244,862.80 AWARDED TO THATCHER COMPANY AND 290,760 TO ADELE WAY.
THERE ARE TWO ITEMS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.
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THE FIRST ARE THE SEPTEMBER 26 LICENSING, WITH 54 NEW BUSINESS LICENSES AND PERMITS, 109 RENEWED LICENSES, AND SEVEN NEW AND RENEWED CONTRACTOR LICENSES, AND THEN UTILITY BOARD MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 9, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 21 AND 24, AND MINUTES FROM OCTOBER 5.LISA BURTENSHAW: BEFORE ANYONE MAKES A MOTION, I HAVE A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY.
JUST ON 26-416, THE LOWEST BID WAS-- THE REASON THAT ONE WASN'T ACCEPTED IS JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD PRICED IT INACCURATELY AND SO WE ALLOWED THEM TO RELEASE THEIR BID BECAUSE THAT WAS-- IT WOULD'VE HAVE DONE A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THEIR COMPANY HAD WE HELD-- YOU CAN'T HOLD SOMEONE-- A LOT OF TIMES, YOU'LL TAKE THEIR BOND.
BUT IN THIS CASE, WE JUST RELEASED THEM FROM THAT BID.
AND THEN ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE CITY CLERK, CITY CLERK'S OFFICE, ALL OF THOSE RENEWALS-- SO MUCH WORK GOES INTO HELPING OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES WITH THEIR ALCOHOL LICENSING.
AND IT STARTS WITH CALLS IN AUGUST AND THEN LETTERS AND EMAILS.
AND THEY JUST KEEP TRYING TO HELP BUSINESSES SO THAT THEY DON'T GET OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS REALLY BEING OFFERED IN THAT.
IT'S LIKE, YOU COULD'VE JUST LET IT GO.
AND THEN IF SOMEONE WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP, ACTUALLY, THE OFFICER WOULD GO OUT FROM THE SHERIFF AND SHUT THEM DOWN.
BUT OUR CITY CLERK'S OFFICE JUST REALLY KEPT ON PEOPLE.
THERE WERE VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO DID NOT HAVE THEIR ALCOHOL LICENSES READY TO GO IN OCTOBER.
SO A HUGE THANK YOU BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK ON THEIR BEHALF.
OK, NOW WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION.
MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO APPROVE OR ACCEPT RECEIVE ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, ACCORDING TO RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED.
NEXT, WE ARE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
[6.A.1) IFDDC Parking Program MOU]
AND THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE PRESENTED TO US TONIGHT BY CHIEF OF STAFF MARGARET WIMBORNE.AND SHE'S GOING TO BRING FORWARD THE IFDDC MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS.
MARGARET WIMBORNE: GOOD EVENING.
I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO BRING YOU THE UPDATED-- BOTH THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE PARKING MOU WITH IFDDC.
THESE TWO AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AND ARE RENEWED EVERY YEAR AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO TRY AND ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A VIBRANT, ENERGETIC DOWNTOWN.
ON THE AGENDA, THEY'RE LISTED AS TWO DIFFERENT ITEMS, SO I'M GOING TO ADDRESS THEM ONE AT A TIME.
BUT OVERALL, THE FOCUS OF THESE UPDATES WAS JUST SOME GENERAL CLEANUP.
WE ALSO MADE SOME CHANGES TO TRY AND STREAMLINE THE REPORTING PROCESS AND HOW BILLS AND INVOICES ARE PAID, AND THEN ALSO TO BETTER ALIGN THE CALENDARS SO THAT THE REPORTING AND-- THE REPORTS TO BOTH THE MERCHANTS AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL JUST WORK A LITTLE BIT BETTER WITHIN THE CALENDAR.
I DO WANT TO THANK MS. HAMMON AND ALSO MR. JACOBSEN FOR WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THEIR BOARD TO WORK THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT AGREEMENTS.
SO THE FIRST ONE THAT IS ON THE AGENDA IS THE IFDDC PARKING PROGRAM MOU.
FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, THE IFDDC HAS MANAGED THE PARKING IN DOWNTOWN FOR AN ANNUAL FEE.
THE UPDATES THAT WERE MADE IN THIS AGREEMENT WAS TO ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL IN SECTION 1.4 ON HOW THOSE PAYMENTS WOULD BE MADE AND WHEN THOSE PAYMENTS WOULD BE MADE.
THERE WAS JUST NOT ANY DETAIL ON WHAT THAT SCHEDULE LOOKED LIKE.
WE ALSO MADE SOME CHANGES IN SECTION 1.6 TO ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT INDEMNIFICATION.
IN SECTION 1.7, WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC PERIOD FOR THAT REPORTING-- PARKING REPORT.
AGAIN, IN THE PAST, THERE JUST WASN'T ANY DETAIL AROUND THAT.
AND THEN WE ALSO STREAMLINED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
WE DISCOVERED, AS WE WORKED TOGETHER AND AS I TALKED TO DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY, THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR THAT WEREN'T REALLY BEING USED AND WEREN'T NECESSARY.
SO WE TRIED TO STREAMLINE THAT PIECE AS WELL.
AS FAR AS THE ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED
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REGARDING THE BOUNDARIES AND THEN JUST THE SPENDING, THAT HAS BEEN PART OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR SOME TIME.AND I THINK WITH THE PARKING, IT'S JUST THE AREA SO THAT THERE ARE SOME LOTS THAT MAYBE DON'T ALIGN.
BUT I WILL DO SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ON THAT AND GET BACK WITH MS. IRELAND.
BUT THOSE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS TO THE PARKING MOU.
THERE WAS ONE OTHER ITEM THAT WE DID MAKE A CHANGE TO THIS AFTERNOON.
AND GOING FORWARD, THE NOTICES WILL GO TO MUNICIPAL SERVICES RATHER THAN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
I APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN FRANCIS BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT GOT MISSED IN THE FINAL EDITS, BUT WE HAVE MADE THAT FIX, SO THAT SHOULD BE READY TO GO.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE.
AND THEN I KNOW MS. HAMMON OR MR. JACOBSEN WILL BE WILLING TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, TOO.
LISA BURTENSHAW: COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PARKING PROGRAM.
JIM FRANCIS: NO, NO QUESTIONS.
COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS, YOU'LL LEAD THE DISCUSSION.
JIM FRANCIS: WELL, I'LL JUST SAY, SINCE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT TOOK OVER PARKING, IT IS A LOT MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE EQUITABLE THAN IT WAS BEFORE.
IT MAY BE NEVER PERFECT, BUT I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN WE HAD THE POLICE DOING IT.
AND IT WAS JUST A BURDEN TO THE POLICE AND NOT EFFECTIVE BECAUSE PEOPLE WOULD MOVE THEIR CAR THREE FEET, AND THEN THERE WASN'T A TIRE MARK ANYMORE, AND IT WAS GONE.
SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR PARKING.
AND SPEAKING TO A COMMENT THAT WAS MADE IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT, I BELIEVE THAT WHEN IT CAME TO THE HEAD OF PARKING LAST YEAR, COLLABORATION THAT LED TO A MAJOR CHANGE THAT MANY OF US WHO DRIVE DOWNTOWN HAVE NOTICED, THAT THERE ARE PARKING PLACES.
AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE FEWER EMPLOYEES, AND A LOT OF THAT-- PARKING ON THE STREET FOR A LONG TIME.
AND THE RESULT OF THAT IS CUSTOMERS HAVE PLACED A PARK AND FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING DOWN.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE GOT TOGETHER AND SAID, WE CAN DO THIS; WE CAN TALK TO OUR PEOPLE; WE CAN DO THIS, WHEN THEY SAW THE NEED.
SO I JUST APPRECIATE WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH PARKING OVER THE LAST MANY YEARS UNDER DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT.
MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: I THINK THAT I WOULD JUST NOTE THAT THE AGREEMENT WITH IFDDC TO MANAGE THIS PARKING ISN'T RELIANT UPON A BID WHATSOEVER.
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME CONFUSION AS TO-- I MEAN, IT COULD BE HALF THE CITY IF WE WANTED IT TO BE.
IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BID.
SO THE FACT THAT IT MOSTLY ALIGNS WITH THE BID IS NOT ACTUALLY RELEVANT TO THE AGREEMENT.
MARGARET WIMBORNE: NO, I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION.
IT IS A SEPARATE STANDALONE AGREEMENT TO TRY AND MANAGE THAT MORE EFFICIENTLY AND TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THEM.
[INAUDIBLE] MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: SO WE COULD EXPAND IT IF WE WANTED IT TO.
IT COULD BE SMALLER IF WE WANTED TO.
IT'S NOT DEPENDENT UPON THE BID OR ITS PARTICIPANTS.
JIM FRANCIS: BUT THAT'S WHY IT WAS TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS AND TWO SEPARATE AGREEMENTS.
MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: YEAH, CORRECT.
LOOKS LIKE WE ARE READY FOR MOTION.
JIM FRANCIS: I'M READY WITH A MOTION.
LISA BURTENSHAW: YES, PLEASE? JIM FRANCIS: OK.
I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO MANAGE DOWNTOWN PARKING, AS THE DOWNTOWN ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: I'LL SECOND.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LARSEN? KIRK LARSEN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LEE? BRANDON LEE: YES.
LISA BURTENSHAW: NOW, THIS-- OH, YES, PLEASE, GO AHEAD.
[6.A.2) IFDDC Management Services Agreement]
MARGARET WIMBORNE: THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT.AND THIS IS THEIR AGREEMENT THAT RETAINS THE IFDDC TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
AGAIN, THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR SOME TIME.
AND MOST OF THE CLEANUP OR THE UPDATES THAT WERE DONE IN THIS AGREEMENT, AGAIN, WERE DESIGNED TO ADD SOME CLARITY AND THEN ALSO SOME CLEANUP.
IN SECTION 3 AND 4, WE ADJUSTED THE TIMELINE FOR WHEN IFDDC WILL COME TO THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL TO REPORT OF THEIR WORK DURING THE YEAR AND THEN WHEN THEY HOLD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
BEFORE, THAT WAS SORT OF FLIPPED, AND THE CALENDAR JUST DIDN'T WORK VERY WELL.
SO WE WORKED WITH IFDDC TO BETTER ALIGN THAT.
IN SECTION 7, WE UPDATED THE LANGUAGE AROUND ASSESSMENTS, COLLECTIONS, AND PAYMENTS.
JUST SOME OF IT WASN'T CLEAR, AS FAR AS THE PAYMENTS WERE BASED ON WHAT WAS COLLECTED
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OR WHAT THE ASSESSMENTS WERE.SO WE WORKED WITH FINANCE TO CLARIFY THAT.
SECTION 9-- WE JUST UPDATED THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SUBMITTING THE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE BID TO BONNEVILLE COUNTY.
AND THEN I DO WANT TO MAKE A REFERENCE TO THE ATTACHMENT A THAT HAS BEEN REFERENCED IN PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT IS ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE IFDDC , THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
BUT I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS A DRAFT, AND I THINK THERE'S SEVERAL REFERENCES TO THAT WITHIN THE DOCUMENT.
IFDDC IS WAITING FOR MORE ENGAGEMENT AND MORE INPUT FROM THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS AND MEMBERS OF THE BID TO REFINE THAT.
AND ONE OF THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, AND MS. HAMMON MENTIONED THIS, WAS AROUND THE EVENTS, WHAT THAT EVENT CALENDAR LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THOSE ARE.
SO JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL.
BUT THAT'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR ISSUES THAT WE LOOKED AT FOR THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.
AND AGAIN, I'D BE HAPPY TO STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS, OR I KNOW MS. HAMMON AND MR. JACOBSEN WOULD, TOO.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION THEN.
JIM FREEMAN: NO, I HAVE A COMMENT.
LISA BURTENSHAW: OH, YOU DO HAVE A COMMENT.
JIM FREEMAN: I DO WANT TO COMMENT ABOUT THIS, BECAUSE-- AND I CAN TELL PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT THINGS.
BUT WE GET CONFLICTING INFORMATION FROM PEOPLE.
WE HEAR THAT THERE ARE TOO MANY EVENTS FROM SOME.
JUST TONIGHT, I HEARD, THERE'S NOT ENOUGH EVENTS.
I THINK THEY HAVE A GREAT TRACK RECORD, THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY PLEASED WITH THE WAY THINGS HAVE GONE WITH THE REVITALIZATION OF DOWNTOWN.
AND I REMEMBER WHEN DOWNTOWN WASN'T REVITALIZED, AND IT WAS-- WE DIDN'T LIKE TO GO DOWN THERE VERY MUCH.
I HEAR PEOPLE SAY, THE FLOWERS ARE TOO EXPENSIVE, OR THEY'RE NOT-- WHATEVER.
BUT THEN THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE WHO TELL ME THAT, GOD, THE FLOWERS DOWNTOWN ARE SO GREAT.
I LOVE GOING DOWNTOWN FOR THE FLOWERS.
SO, LIKE I SAID, WE KEEP GETTING CONFLICTING INFORMATION.
I THINK THE DOWNTOWN HAS A REAL FEEL OF COMMUNITY.
AND SOMEBODY MENTIONED THAT EARLIER, ABOUT WE WANT TO HAVE COMMUNITY.
AND I'VE LIVED HERE MY ENTIRE LIFE, AND I KNOW THAT IT'S BETTER THAN IT HAS BEEN, EVER.
LISA BURTENSHAW: COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS? JIM FRANCIS: I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK MS. WIMBORNE, WORKING THROUGH ALL THESE AGREEMENTS AND GETTING THOSE THINGS.
THIS ALWAYS SOUNDS SIMPLE WHEN THEY JUST SAY THIS AND THAT AND THEN-- OH, THAT WAS HOURS.
THE OTHER THING IS THAT-- MARGARET WIMBORNE: OH, AND I DO WANT TO MENTION IT A GREAT COLLABORATION WITH IFDDC, AS WE WORKED THROUGH THAT, LOOKED AT WHAT WORKS AND WHAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED.
JIM FRANCIS: I WAS COMING BACK TO COLLABORATION.
SO I HAVE SAID THIS IN MANY MEETINGS, INCLUDING AT IF DOWNTOWN MERCHANT MEETING.
THE IMAGE OF EVERY CITY IS THE DOWNTOWN.
AND I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, LOOK AT THE SPORTING EVENTS, AND WHEN YOU'RE IN A CITY, THEY SHOW THE PICTURE OF THE DOWNTOWN.
THEY DO NOT SHOW THE PICTURES OF THE SUBURBS.
SO THIS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT IS HELPING TO BUILD OUR IMAGE AND TO KEEP IT GOING AS A CITY, AS A COMMUNITY, AND THAT CAN'T BE REPLACED.
AND WHEN I-- LAST MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS, I MADE THE COMMENT THAT, THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN REPLACE WHAT DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CAN DO.
AND A LOT OF THAT IS RIGHT HERE AND WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE A NEED FOR COLLABORATION? THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NEED FOR COLLABORATION, AND WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND IT'S ANOTHER COMMENT I MADE AT THAT MERCHANTS MEETING, THAT THAT'S WHAT'LL MAKE THIS WORK.
ONE OF MY OTHER POINTS IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAME UP AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE IF DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS THAT WERE CONCERNS ABOUT DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT-- EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT I TOOK NOTES ON, EXCEPT FOR ONE, IS PERFECTLY RESOLVABLE UNDER THIS DOWNTOWN, AND DIRECTOR HAMMON IS READY TO WORK ON THOSE THINGS.
SO I'M STRONGLY SUPPORTING RENEWING THIS AGREEMENT.
LISA BURTENSHAW: ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE HE MAKES THAT MOTION? OK.
I MOVE COUNCIL APPROVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE IDAHO DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LEE? BRANDON LEE: YES.
[6.B.1) Final Plat, Development Agreement, and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Arbor Estates Division No. 1.]
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OUR NEXT ITEM IS COMING TO US TONIGHT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.IT IS A FINAL PLAT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, READS A STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR ARBOR ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 1.
AND BECAUSE IT IS A FINAL PLAT, IF ONE OF OUR COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO-- IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT IT THAT COUNCIL HAS SEEN-- JIM FRANCIS: I DID ASK MR. SANNER TO SPEAK TO TWO THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WADE SANNER: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
YES, THE ITEM THAT COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS BROUGHT UP WAS-- FIRST WAS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, SPECIFICALLY, A REQUEST TO MODIFY SC 5.0, WHICH IS BACK IN EXHIBIT A. AND IT'S JUST THE CRITERIA THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE DEVELOPMENT.
AND THE LANGUAGE THAT STATED IN THERE WAS REGARDING UTILITY TRENCHING FOR ONE YEAR.
THE POWER DEPARTMENT-- IDAHO FALLS POWER, I SHOULD SAY, REACHED OUT TO THE DEVELOPER, AND THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO MODIFY THAT SC 5.0 TO A NEWER LANGUAGE THAT REQUIRES A TWO-YEAR WARRANTY.
THE INTENT OF STAFF AND THE DEVELOPER IS THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED, AND THEN WE WOULD BRING THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW LANGUAGE.
THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO REVISE THAT AGREEMENT.
AND THEN BEFORE THE MAYOR SIGNS, THEY WOULD AGREE TO THAT.
AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS ASKED-- DO YOU MIND-- LISA BURTENSHAW: WOULD YOU MIND? THE TWO-YEAR-- THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD AGREED UPON, OR THAT WAS JUST-- THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST GOT-- MAYBE IT'S JUST BOILERPLATED IN HERE, BUT THEN JUST DIDN'T END UP IN ALL OF OUR-- WADE SANNER: THAT WAS EXACTLY RIGHT.
AND THIS ONE WAS A BOILERPLATE.
SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS-- REALIZE SOMETIMES THEY CAN TAKE A WHOLE YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF.
AND SO IT WAS BOILERPLATE LANGUAGE.
BUT COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS IS CORRECT.
THE NEW AGREEMENT IS FOR TWO YEARS.
SO THAT WOULD JUST BE SOMETHING TO START CATCHING-- IT IS CORRECT.
JIM FRANCIS: MATTER OF PUBLIC POLICY.
SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS-- WADE SANNER: NO, WE'VE COMMUNICATED THAT TO PUBLIC WORKS AND POWER, AND THEY'RE BOTH ON BOARD WITH CHANGING THAT, SO.
LISA BURTENSHAW: I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS WHO WAS SAYING, OH, I JUST WANT A YEAR AND A HALF.
I DON'T WANT TO INCREASE IT TO TWO YEARS ON THIS ONE.
AND IT WAS LIKE, NO, THAT'S-- BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE IN THE LANGUAGE, THAT IT USED TO BE A YEAR AND A HALF.
WADE SANNER: AND THAT'S CORRECT.
THE OTHER ITEM-- LINDA, DO YOU MIND PULLING UP THE PRESENTATION JUST REAL QUICK? I JUST WANT TO SHOW THE PLAT.
THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING THE-- GO AHEAD AND ADVANCE IT.
THERE WERE QUESTIONS-- THE PLAT HAS TWO PARTS.
IT'S RIGHT ON THE CORNER OF HOLMES-- JUST TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HOLMES AND 65TH SOUTH, JUST TO ORIENT YOU WHERE WE ARE.
THE QUESTION THAT AROSE WAS IN REGARD TO THE DEDICATION OF RIGHT OF WAY ON HOLMES, AS WELL AS-- DO YOU MIND CLICKING IT ONE MORE AS WELL? THE DEDICATION ALONG 65TH STREET.
THIS PLAT IS PROPOSING, FROM CENTERLINE, A 50-FOOT DEDICATION.
PART OF THAT WOULD INCLUDE-- THERE'S A TRAFFIC STUDY THAT ARE DONE WITH THESE.
AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE RIGHT TURN LANES, THE PROPER WIDTH FOR THE ARTERIAL.
SO ALL THAT HAS BEEN ENCOMPASSED AS PART OF THIS PLAT.
SO JUST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, IT DOES ACCOMMODATE FOR THE FUTURE WIDENING OF HOLMES AS WELL AS THE FUTURE WIDENING OF 65TH SOUTH AS WELL, WHATEVER THAT PROPERTY RUNS TO, WHICH IS STANDARD PRACTICE FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
SO DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS? OK.
THIS WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION, JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE.
YOU HAD IT IN YOUR PACKET ON-- THIS ONE WENT ON-- YEAH, JUNE 6 OF 2026.
NO PUBLIC COMMENTED IN THAT PUBLIC HEARING, AND IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
LISA BURTENSHAW: COUNCILORS, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. SANNER? JIM FRANCIS: WE WERE JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE SIZE OF LOTS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE-- IT SAYS 2.3 LOTS PER ACRE? WADE SANNER: YES.
IT'S GENERAL IN THE SIZE OF THE LOTS.
CORNER LOTS TEND TO BE BIGGER.
SO THE SMALLEST LOT IS 08,000-- APPROXIMATELY 8,400.
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BUT SOME OF THE LOTS ARE 21,000, SO THEY'RE JUST AROUND A THIRD OF AN ACRE.A LITTLE DIFFERENT WITH THIS ONE IS THERE'S A LOT, THIS BIG PIECE RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY SET ASIDE FOR A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION.
AN LDS CHURCH WILL BE BUILT THERE.
AND THEN-- SORRY, CAN YOU ADVANCE IT ONE [INAUDIBLE].
AND THEN THE OTHER LARGE LOT IS TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THEIR RETENTION, RIGHT HERE.
BUT IN GENERAL, THE RESIDENTIAL LOTS FLUCTUATE BETWEEN THAT, AND THAT EQUATES OUT TO ABOUT TWO UNITS PER ACRE.
LISA BURTENSHAW: AND I WOULD ADD THAT THIS RIDDLE WAY IS CONNECTING TO A PARCEL THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OWNS.
AND WE CONTINUE TO TALK TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ABOUT HOW WE HAVE-- AS WE WORK WITH THEM, IT WOULD MAKE SENSE FOR THEM TO REALLY CONSIDER WHAT THEIR LONG-TERM PLANS ARE BECAUSE OF THE ACCESS MANAGEMENT.
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE NO ACCESS ONTO 65TH, AND THEIR ONLY ACCESS WILL COME FROM THAT RIDDLE WAY AND THEN FROM, POTENTIALLY, OFF OF HOLMES, UP AT THE VERY TOP OF THAT BORDER OF THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO WE DO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TALK TO THEM ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THEM BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE-- THEY OWN TWO PARCELS OFF OF 65TH.
THIS MIGHT BE ONE THAT THEY WOULD WANT TO GET RID OF.
BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY UP TO THEM.
SO ANYWAY, JUST FOR COUNCIL'S REFERENCE, WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THIS.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR ARBOR ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 1 AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LEE? BRANDON LEE: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: DINGMAN? MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: FRANCIS? JIM FRANCIS: AYE.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: FREEMAN? JIM FREEMAN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LARSEN? KIRK LARSEN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: MOTION CARRIES.
BRANDON LEE: I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR ARBOR ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 1 AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER, AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: DINGMAN? MICHELLE ZIEL-DINGMAN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LARSEN? KIRK LARSEN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: MOTION CARRIES.
BRANDON LEE: AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR ARBOR ESTATES DIVISION NUMBER 1 AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LEE? BRANDON LEE: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: FRANCIS? JIM FRANCIS: AYE.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: MOTION CARRIES.
LISA BURTENSHAW: THE NEXT-- OH, SORRY.
[6.B.2) Amendment to Title 11, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Sections 11-2-2: Allowing Drinking Establishments in LC, Limited Commercial Zones as a Permitted Use.]
THE NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING.AND IT IS TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, SECTION 2-2, TO ALLOW DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS IN AN LC, LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE, AS A PERMITTED USE.
I WOULD ASK DIRECTOR SANNER TO PLEASE COME AND PRESENT THIS.
WADE SANNER: THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
WE'VE BEEN, AS YOU WERE LOOKING AT, REVISING OUR ALCOHOL ORDINANCE.
AND ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT CAME ABOUT FROM THAT WAS IN REGARDS TO THE-- SORRY.
[INAUDIBLE] IT'S JUST A SIMPLE USE TABLE, IF WE CAN JUST PUT THAT SLIDE UP.
THIS CAME OUT OF THE ALCOHOL ORDINANCE DISCUSSIONS.
AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT WE'VE LEARNED THAT STANDALONE ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LC ZONE, CURRENTLY, AS OUR ZONING HAS STANDS.
STANDALONE ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS ARE ALLOWED IN THE HC AND THE CC ZONES, SO OUR FULL COMMERCIAL ZONES, BUT NOT IN THE LC.
AND THE INITIAL THINKING OF THAT, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, WAS IT WAS THOUGHT THAT LC WAS RIGHT UP AGAINST RESIDENTIAL ZONED PROPERTIES.
AND SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS NOT PERMITTED.
HOWEVER, RESTAURANTS THAT DO SERVE ALCOHOL ARE ALLOWED IN THE LC ZONE.
AND SO, JUST IN DISCUSSION, WE REALIZED THERE'S NO REASON THAT STANDALONE ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS CAN'T BE A LC ZONE.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, BROUGHT BEFORE YOU.
SO IN TERMS OF CODE CHANGE, IT ACTUALLY IS THIS LITTLE P RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S WHAT THE CODE IS CHANGING, THE ONE LITTLE P.
SO THIS DID GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION.
IT WAS OPEN TO PUBLIC HEARING BUT NO PUBLIC SPOKE TO IT.
BUT YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET THERE WAS DISCUSSION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THAT THEY WERE REALLY
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TRYING TO GRASP THIS CONCEPT, ONE, OF WHY ALCOHOL ESTABLISHMENTS, STANDALONE, WERE NOT ALLOWED IN THE LC ZONE.FURTHER, THEY SAID, WELL, RESTAURANTS THAT SERVE ALCOHOL ARE IN THE LC ZONE.
WHY IS IT NOT THAT WAY? AND STAFF JUST SAID, WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE WE CAN CHANGE, SO BASICALLY IS HOW THAT DISCUSSION WENT ABOUT.
THEY WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS CODE CHANGE, AND THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE IT.
SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
JIM FREEMAN: DID WE NOT HAVE AN EPISODE WITH THIS RECENTLY-- IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT-- THAT A YEAR OR TWO AGO, SOMEBODY CAME TO US AND ASKED FOR-- THEY WANTED A ZONE CHANGE, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T DO WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO IN THEIR ZONE.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FREEMAN.
SO IT WAS ACTUALLY A CIGAR LOUNGE.
SO I'M NOT A SMOKER, BUT THEY WOULD GO, AND THEY WOULD SMOKE, BUT THEY COULDN'T DRINK WINE, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO.
WE ALSO HAD ANOTHER INSTANCE WHERE IT WAS A BOOKSTORE THAT HAD A BOOK CLUB IN THE EVENING THAT WAS IN THE LC ZONE, AND THEY WANTED TO HAVE THIS BOOK CLUB WHERE THEY WOULD SIT AROUND AND DRINK WINE, AND THEY WERE NOT PERMITTED AS WELL.
SO HENCE, THAT'S THE BRIEF HISTORY OF IT, SO-- JIM FREEMAN: SO WE SHOULD EXPECT THEM TO COME BACK, WOULDN'T WE? WADE SANNER: YES, I ASSUME THEY WOULD COME BACK.
AND OF COURSE, WITH THE LIQUOR LICENSE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR A LIQUOR LICENSE.
THAT WOULD STILL BE THE STANDARD.
BUT IN TERMS OF ZONING, WE WOULD NOT BE PREVENTING THOSE TYPE OF USES.
I DO APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS AND SEEING THIS RIGHT AWAY.
AND I KNOW IT TOOK A BIT TO GET IT THROUGH HERE, BUT WE MADE IT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
AND WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 11, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE SECTIONS 11-2-2, ALLOWED USES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES, TO PERMIT DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS AS AN ALLOWED USE IN THE LC, LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE, UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS.
REQUESTS THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: FREEMAN? JIM FREEMAN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: LARSEN? KIRK LARSEN: YES.
LINDA LUNDQUIST: MOTION CARRIES, AND I'LL READ THAT IN.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING TITLE 11, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE, SECTION 11-2-4, TABLE 11-2-2, ALLOWED USES IN COMMERCIAL ZONES TO ALLOW DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE AND PROVIDING SEVERABILITY, PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY, AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE.
THIS WAS A PRETTY QUICK ONE, THEN, TONIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER LARSEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING
[7. Announcements]
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? NOW, I CANNOT REMEMBER WHETHER I SAID THIS AND WHO I SAID IT TO.SO IF I HAVE MADE THIS PUBLICLY, I APOLOGIZE.
COUNCILMEMBER LARSEN AND COUNCILMEMBER LEE ARE SWITCHING THEIR LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS WITH BMPO AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER LARSEN IS GOING TO SIT ON BMPO, AND COUNCILMEMBER LEE WILL BE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
AND I SENT THAT ON TO BMPO WITH COUNCILMEMBER LARSEN'S EMAIL SO THAT THEY CAN UPDATE THAT AND THEIR WEBSITE.
AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER LEE WILL BE REACHED OUT TO BY DIRECTOR HAGEDORN TO SET UP WHEN THAT FINANCE COMMITTEE IS MEETING.
SO JUST TO LET THE COUNCIL KNOW THAT SWITCH HAS BEEN MADE.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S HALLOWEEN, AND IT'S THE END OF OCTOBER, AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
SO IDAHO FALLS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO BE.
EVEN OUR DIFFERENCES MAKE US BETTER.
IT KEEPS IT A LITTLE MORE VIBRANT AND WORKING TOWARDS BETTERMENT.
WHEN YOU GET STALE, THEN YOU START DECLINING.
BUT WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE TRYING TO FIGHT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND MAKE IT BETTER, IT ACTUALLY DOES MAKE IT BETTER.
JIM FRANCIS: WELL, SATURDAY IS A DOWNTOWN EVENT IN THE EVENING CALLED CRAWL-O-WEEN, STARTING IN THE OLD FARRELL'S BUILDING, WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE SOME HISTORICAL PICTURES, ET CETERA, FROM THE MUSEUM OF IDAHO, AND THEN WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET DISCOUNTS AND ENCOURAGING BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN.
SO KIND OF A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND DEFINITELY FAMILY-FRIENDLY, YOUR NEW APPROACH.
LISA BURTENSHAW: COUNCILMEMBER FREEMAN.
LISA BURTENSHAW: COUNCILMEMBER LEE? BRANDON LEE: [INAUDIBLE] LISA BURTENSHAW: OK, THEN WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.