STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

AUGUST SESSION                    August 13, 2007                       SECOND TERM DAY

The Board met at 9:00 a.m. with all members present.

Sandy Shank, etal, re: Larradon Heights subdivision. Valley Lane road in subdivision to cul-de-sac – requesting name change to Austree Lane. Will work with road department and mapping department.

Bill Shobe re: Rest Home Road in his area. Requesting new name. Randy suggested Bill decide on a name and meet with mapping department.

John Dilts re: financing for loader. Rose will get more quotes from area banks. New loader discussed – Skip made motion to order loader. Jim seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.
Airport agreement. Forest Service is drafting agreement – Dennis will review.
John reported on airport meeting – Riedesel representative was present to give report on land acquisition – contract work still continues. Pot holes were patched on airport runway.

Gil Bates – commercial hanger at airport – discussion followed – site availability discussed – John and Gil will visit area at airport.

Syd Fuzzell re: Claims
Current Expense          $50,327.35
Road & Bridge             $92,266.34
Airport                       115,171.03
Emergency Comm              585.56
District Court                  4,665.25
Title III                        28,668.74
Indigent                        1,083.78
Appraisal                       1,117.90
Solid Waste                107,334.31
Noxious Weeds             54,448.49
Jim made motion to approve claims. Skip seconded. Motion carried with all in favor. Total Claims $455,448.49

Clearwater/NezPerce National Forest – fire update – Rattle Snake Fire – Poe Cabin Fire – Concord Fire – Horton – Raines – Bridge Fire – Zena Loon – Branch 1.
Noxious weed in Idaho County discussed. Roads – rehabilitation of roads after fires – reforestation – fencing – grass seeding – discussed.

Solid Waste meeting with City Mayors. Skip gave solid waste report and options to look into– education of public needed – fines for illegal dumping – monitoring of dumpsters – land fill – burner – recycling – fees for contractors and fee for agriculture – suggested that county take over all solid waste fees for the county. City can charge for curb side pickup. Discussion followed.
Jim stated this is a county wide problem – better management system – future plans for solid waste – contracts out there with Walco/Simmons should be run through the county.
Randy stated current set up is not sustainable – growth in county – future plans not just for our county should be considered – recycling – possible purchase of property for landfill – relocation of dumpster sites.
Mayor Crump, Riggins – in favor of county taking care of solid waste fees for all of the county residents – monitor dump sites – transfer station monitoring – transfer station needed in Salmon River area.
Bruce Walker – Grangeville – stated they pay Walco $480,000 each year for contract.
Mayor Vanderwall, Grangeville, stated education is needed – support of all the people – city is in support of county’s efforts.

Steve West, President of Centra, Boise, Idaho gave his options for solid waste – cost effectiveness – county owned land fill – invest in a well planned project – several options out there – need an evaluation of what is best for county – funding of project. Discussion followed.

Commissioners called for hearing for an increase of solid waste fees – scheduled for September 10, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

2:40 p.m. Skip made motion to enter into executive session – I C 67-2345(f). Jim seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.
2:55 p.m. Ended. Regular resumed.
No decisions made

Jim Davis, Tara King, Clyde Hanson re: fire mitigation plan for Idaho County – update – amendment – discussion followed. Resolution #68 discussed.
Jim made motion to approve Resolution #68 declaring county support and adoption of the Idaho County Wildland Urban Interface Wildfire Mitigation Plan 2007 Update Addendum implementation. Skip seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.

Commissioners’ reports:
Skip – no report.
Jim – forest interim committee meeting – airport meeting – mental health meeting – Idaho County Fair.
Randy – Manning Crevess Bridge – Southwest RAC money request for Idaho County – will be approved in segments – North Central RAC meeting – road closure (Warren Wagon Road) due to forest fires – discussion – thanked Jerry Zumalt for all his work during the fire season. Squaw Creek Project – culvert replacement.

The Board recessed at 3:45 p.m.

Chairman:________________________ Attest:________________________