STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
AUGUST SESSION AUGUST 11, 2020 SECOND TERM DAY
9:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Mark Frei and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
Brandt opens Public Hearing for Budget Reopening. No members of the public are present.
9:04 a.m. Brandt closes Public Hearing. Brandt moves to adopt Idaho County Resolution 2020-12 to reopen the budget for an increase in Waterways Capital Construction of $180,000. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:05 a.m. Kelly regarding claims:
Current Expense $ 86,393.53 County Road and Bridge $ 672,748.06
Airport $ 201,967.05 Emergency Comm. $ 1,127.73
District Court $ 4,149.34 Court Facilities $ 303.00
Title III-New $ 24,109.59 Indigent $ 3,843.34
Appraisal $ 5,372.70 Solid Waste $ 149,757.71
Search & Rescue $ 656.78 Noxious Weeds $ 27,517.83
Snowmobile 25 A $ 25.59 Waterways $ 6,039.20
Interlock Device $ 85.00
Total Expenditures $ 1,184,106.35
Duman moves to pay the claims. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:19 a.m. Abbie Hudson regarding title search on property that a tax deed was taken on back in the 1990’s-she has reviewed the Commission minutes and they reflect that a tax deed was taken, but it doesn’t appear that it was ever offered for sale. Hudson proposes doing a title search with the fee added back in to tax due-discussion. Commission advises Hudson to move forward with the title search.
9:30 a.m. Brandt regarding bid opening for the Pittsburg Landing Parking Lot-POE Asphalt-$180,963; Knife River-$148,770. John Watson and Mike Cook will review the bids-award at 12:05 p.m.
9:40 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the letter to the USFS regarding exploration drilling. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:45 a.m. Kathy Ackerman regarding L2-reviews two scenarios, one with the Governor’s Safety Plan Initiative and one without-we are still awaiting guidance on the utilization of this COVID 19 related funding. Budget looks okay otherwise-will submit for publication.
10:15 a.m. James Zehner regarding Administrative Fees-discussion regarding increase. Duman moves to go forward with a fee increase. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor. Zehner will work on finalizing some numbers to determine employee costs in the event the Commission opts to pursue a fee increase to offset the cost of providing employees to do the work of registering vehicles for the State.
10:30 a.m. Kim Helmich presents updated preliminary plat based on review provided by Daryl Mullinix. Discussion regarding various aspects of preliminary plat that need to be corrected prior to moving forward. Discussion regarding pursuing a variance for road standards. Helmich will work on resolving the remaining issues and will come back once he determines how he wants to pursue the roads.
11:15 a.m. Jennifer Blake, McCall Ranger District, presents update on activities. Blake advises regarding the purchase of the Sisters River Ranch-discussion regarding the payment of taxes upon the sale of the property. Blake updates on Long Gulch Project-Duman questions whether or not an agreement with the County for maintenance might be considered-discussion. Blake advises that there is a lot of recreational use, problems with unattended campfires, trash and several search and rescue events in her district this year. Blake advises they have had a relatively quiet fire season so far with most being human caused that were contained quickly. Frei questions how dry the forests are-discussion regarding campfire restrictions and lightening strikes.
11:52 a.m. Connie Jensen-Blyth, via phone, reviews bids received on the Upper Clearwater CWMA for EDRR and New Invader-discussion. Brandt moves to approve first application on all six projects as presented. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
12:00 p.m. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the August 4 meeting as amended. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei abstains-he was absent.
Brandt moves to approve the wage increase for Richard Knutson. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the promotion of Cassandra Paluh. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve Joint Quarterly Report. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the quote from CompuNet for a laptop for Mike Cook. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the agreement with ITD on the Clear Creek Bridge. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Notice of Award to Debco for the Thorn Springs Road. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
12:10 p.m. Mike Cook regarding the award for the Pittsburg Landing Parking Lot Seal Coat project-bids have been reviewed and Knife River is the low bidder. Brandt moves to award the bid to Knife River. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Additional Meetings-Duman-12-Port of Lewiston, 13-Stibnite Foundation. Frei-27-Public Health. Brandt-12-NACO Public Lands; Governor’s Office COVID update, 21-WIR Conference Call.
Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include agreement with Kootenai County. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the agreement with Kootenai County for the housing of an Idaho County Inmate. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
12:18 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:__________________________
