STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
MARCH SESSION MARCH 10, 2020 FIRST TERM DAY
9:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Denis Duman and Mark Frei and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
Duman moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
1-Approval; 4-Denial; 1-Suspension; 1-Lien; 1-Release of Lien
9:20 a.m. End Indigent
Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include an Executive Session for legal at 2:00 p.m. for an emergency discussion wherein delay could increase the risk of financial loss to the County. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Kelly regarding claims:
Current Expense $ 56,449.42 County Road and Bridge $ 163,640.50
Airport $ 688.15 Emergency Communication $ 1,476.76
District Court $ 10,669.39 Title III New $ 459.40
Indigent $ 23,114.37 Appraisal $ 290.94
Solid Waste $ 143,506.60 Search & Rescue $ 21.28
Noxious Weeds $ 3,772.33 Snowmobile 25-A $ 3,852.63
Snowmobile 25-B $ 3,596.92 Interlock Device Fund $ 85.00
Total Expenditures $ 411.623.69
Duman moves to pay the claims. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:36 a.m. Julie Cantlon, via telephone, regarding concerns about having the Secesh Summit road be opened in time for Memorial Day weekend-advises that they have paid in excess of $170,000 in taxes for which they get no benefit-she is requesting that the County enter into an MOU with Valley County. Cantlon advises the costs for opening the road would be less than $2000 based on previous years. Cantlon is requesting a formal written response from the Commissioners-discussion. Duman advises that there is currently a valid MOU with Valley County that sets the criteria for when the road will be opened-Cantlon advises that there has to be a private vendor who would like this type of work-Brandt advises that the road is USFS which complicates the ability to hire private contractors-discussion regarding working with the legislature. Cantlon requests a formal response-Duman will draft a response.
10:00 a.m. Brandt regarding ESRI quote-new renewal amount reflects getting all of the renewals on the same schedule. Discussion regarding how costs for renewal should be split-Barb Grimm advises that the five field licenses are for Noxious Weeds, one desktop license is for Assessor, one desktop for Mapping, and one desktop for Noxious Weeds. Future expenses will be reviewed to determine which funds will be responsible. Brandt moves to approve the equalization quote for ESRI. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Alcoholic Beverage Licenses for The Trails, The Melting Pot and The Grangeville Gun Club. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the minutes of February 25. Frei seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Frei in favor. Duman abstains, he was absent.
Brandt moves to approve the Certificate of Residency for Shelby Holland. Frei seconds. Motion carries with al in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Orders for Cancellation as per Abbie Hudson. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the hiring of Parker Adams as janitorial staff. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Additional Meeting Requests for Duman and Brandt. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Duman updates regarding the Driver’s License Office relocation-discussion.
Additional meetings-Frei-March 26-Public Health; Brandt-March 11-Forest Plan, March 12-USFS Reception, March 18-CBC; Duman-March 11-Forest Plan, March 12-Stibnite Advisory Council, March 19-CMC, March 25-Ida-Lew.
10:30 a.m. Matt Jessup regarding final review of updated subdivision ordinance. Jessup will work on a summary for publication. Approval and adoption scheduled for March 24.
11:00 a.m. Brandt regarding the updated Idaho County Historic Preservation Commission Ordinance, No. 68. This amends the previous Ordinance No. 35 by allowing for at least five and no more than ten members-also cleans up some grammatical errors. Brandt moves to approve Ordinance No. 68. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Frei updates regarding information on Coronavirus that he learned from the last Public Health Meeting.
11:04 a.m. Jim Gorges regarding proposed vehicle leasing for 2020. Gorges advises that they want to switch leasing companies-they will roll in the vehicle build-up costs into the lease-discussion. Gorges advises using the new company will expand their ability to trade out vehicles. Brandt questions whether or not there will be additional costs for installing any equipment-Gorges advises that there should not be any additional costs-everything he has seen is all inclusive. Brandt questions if any additional vehicles are being purchased-Gorges advises that four vehicles are coming off and four being leased.
Kathy Ackerman regarding a request for donations/support for the Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument-discussion. Ackerman will work on putting together a press release from the Commissioners advising the community of this project and providing information on where donations can be made.
11:17 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1) f for legal. Duman seconds. District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
11:30 a.m. End Executive Session
11:32 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)f for legal.
Duman seconds. District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
12:19 p.m. End Executive Session Break for Lunch
1:10 p.m. Sandi Paul regarding proposed new contract for fire mitigation projects-she has been working with Jessup on an update. Duman moves to approve the new contract. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with Duman and Brandt in favor. Frei is absent.
Paul regarding liability insurance for contractors-feels this is an important requirement. Commission has no objection to this.
Barbara Grimm and Sandi Paul present demonstration of data collection mapping software and use of tablet for remote collection. Grimm presents a quote for mapping licensing for Fire Mitigation for $400. Brandt moves to approve the quote. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Grimm presents proposal for a standardized form for addressing requests-proposes limiting the addressing assignments to a couple of times per month. Grimm requests Adobe Pro licensing for the purpose of creating fillable forms and creating books for fire departments. Brandt moves to approve the purchase of Adobe Pro for Grimm in the event we do not have a sharable license. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Grimm regarding addressing of the Shepp Ranch, which recently sold-she contacted Nez Perce County to inquire about how they have handled these remote addressing situations-discussion.
Grimm requests tools to facilitate online collaborative projects-discussion. Brandt advises Grimm to work on putting together a prioritized list for consideration for future needs/projects.
2:00 p.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)f for legal. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
2:25 p.m. End Executive Session Meeting Adjourned
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
