STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

DECEMBER SESSION             December 31, 2007                  FIFTH TERM DAY

The Board met at 9:00 a.m. with Randy Doman and Skip Brandt, Commissioners, and Rose Gehring, Clerk, present.

Beverage License approved:
Elk City Store – beer & wine
Grangeville Cash & Carry – beer & wine
C & C Express – beer
Cottonwood Cash & Carry – beer & wine
Silver Dollar – beer & wine
Busdastublup – beer & wine
Barb’s Café – beer & wine
The Gallery – beer & wine

Gene Meinen – road and airport report. Gene investigated and stated the airport road is the county’s road – discussion followed. Remington Hills Road name change to Cornish Road – residents have to appeal to Kidder Harris District for name change. Rapid River irrigation ditch – residents requesting culvert – discussion followed.
ROW acquisition on Salmon River Road discussed. Installation of new fuel pumps at airport will be January 7, 2008.
Graders – Elk City grader is in need of repair – requesting replacement grader – discussion – commissioners stated that Gene could check on prices, but Craig/Wyden is a concern.

Fran Mendenhall and Elaine Pearson re: road vacation – requesting to vacate a lane between west end of lots 3, 4, 5, 6 extending East, all in Block 1. Del Lunders expressed his concerns on access to property East of this road. Randy explained process and cost. Dennis stated this is a platted subdivision, Schultz-Lane Subdivision – more information required until a later date of hearing.

Syd & Skip re: cell phones – discussion followed on billing of cell phones. Randy made motion to accept proposal from Inland Cellular Telephone Company. Skip seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.

Herman Konrad re: solid waste fees – stated he is paying too much – he is on circuit breaker – he is charged residential – ½ fee for his cabin – agriculture fee. Skip made motion to drop agriculture solid waste fee. Randy seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.

December 24, 2007 minutes. Skip made motion to approve minutes as amended. Randy seconded. Motion carried.

Commissioners’ reports:
Skip – nuclear energy

Randy – Clearwater Basin restoration meeting in Kamiah – discussion – land swap – Federal Recreation Act.

11:00 a.m. Skip made motion to enter into executive session for pending litigation – I C 67-2345(f). Randy seconded. Motion carried. Roll call taken. Jim Rehder present via phone.
11:20 a.m. Ended. Regular session resumed.

Randy made motion to approve Franchise Agreement for Walco as amended. Skip seconded. Motion carried with all in favor. Jim Rehder voted via phone in favor of signing contract.

Paul Eimers, Sharon Cox, Dennis Albers re: non-payment of solid waste fees – discussion followed on who gets charged on agriculture fee if farmer sells property in portions – discussion followed. Each transaction will be taken in consideration at the time of action.

Solid Waste letters – James Zehner, Deanna Hall and Sharon Cox:
Dennis Behler – leases McHugh farming property – requesting ag solid waste fee exemption – denied.
Herman Yates – requesting ag solid waste fee exemption – denied
W. M. Smith – owns 10 acres in Elk City – received residential and ag solid waste fee – more information required – if Smith is on circuit breaker – ag solid waste fee will be removed – or otherwise denied.
Stark Plumbing – receives ½ commercial rate – residential and ½ cabin rate – exemption denied

Linda Alley and Orland Badley re: ag solid waste exemption and tax relief – discussion followed – Alley is on circuit breaker on Kamiah property and is receiving ag solid waste fee on Copenhaver land is asking for ag exemption on Copenhaver land– fire damage to property discussed – Randy explained that he wants proof that the property should receive agriculture exemption – wants written documentation – receipts etc. – have to prove that horses are being used for income and not pleasure.
If property is being leased to family – Linda will not be charged solid waste fee and if property is not agriculture property, she will not receive ag solid waste fee – more information required.
Linda also requested her Copenhaver property be reduced in market value due to the fire. Discussion followed.
Sharon stated Orland is receiving full solid waste fee on his home. Commissioners agreed to reduce ½ of the fee due to fire damage for this year. Randy suggested that Orland and Linda visit with assessor to review market value and send information to James Zehner before March 15, 2008 regarding agriculture information.

Carl Crabtree re: weed grants for Salmon River, Clearwater/Joseph area. Carl stated that wages are no longer able to come from grant money – county has to levy for the wages. Discussion followed. Grant applications signed.

The Board adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

Chairman:_________________________ Attest:__________________________