STATE OF IDAHO

County of Idaho

 

MARCH SESSION                                March 27, 2012                                  FOURTH TERM DAY

 

10:00 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt, Jim Chmelik and James Rockwell and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present.

 

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

10:05 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345(f). Chmelik seconds. Roll call-all in favor.

 

10:55 a.m. End Executive Session

 

11:00 a.m. Syd regarding claims-

Current Expense        $       21,881.60          County Road and Bridge       $     33,577.90

Airport                         $         1,246.15      Emergency Com.                 $       3,029.85

District Court             $         4,547.33          Title III-New                       $             44.03

Indigent                       $       11,885.35      Junior College                      $       5,150.00

Appraisal                    $             516.27        Drug Enforcement               $               3.11

Solid Waste                $               51.18        Election Consolidation          $               9.56

Noxious Weeds          $         6,891.84           Snowmobile 25-A               $           290.00

Snowmobile 25-B      $         1,535.36

Total Expenditures   $       90,942.24

 

Brandt moves to approve claims. Rockwell seconds the motion. Motion carries with all in favor.

 

Randy Doman regarding fire mitigation plan for 2012-presents map of landscape/vegetation-once work is completed on the map, the plan will be fine tuned for the purposes of grant funding. Doman updates on remaining projects that have been funded through grants.

 

11:30 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to IC 31-874. Rockwell seconds. Roll call-all in favor.

 

2 Approval, 2 Denial, 0 Suspended/Tolled, 2-N1, 1 release-N1, 2-Liens, 1-Lien Release 1-Release Promissory Note

 

11:45 a.m. End Indigent.

 

Mail-out precinct polling designation signed.

 

 

12:00 p.m. Break for lunch.

 

1:00 p.m. Board reconvenes.

 

Jerry Zumalt regarding ITD flood plain permit for repairs on Race Creek Bridge-discussion. Jerry will sign as the administrator-once the project start date gets closer, Jerry will provide a letter to proceed for the Commission to sign.

 

Zumalt regarding flooding on the Morrow property-discussion.

 

Chmelik moves to approve minutes of the March 20 meeting as amended. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.

 

1:45 p.m. Mike Cook regarding lease with Forest Service for a small parcel near the airport-discussion. Chmelik moves to sign lease. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.

 

Cook advises that he has a meeting with the Free Press later this week regarding the Idaho County Air Fair and developments with Anderson Aeromotive-discussion.

 

2:00 p.m. Tracy Frei, Idaho County Title, provides closing documents for the sale of the green house behind the Courthouse. Documents signed.

 

2:15 p.m. Jim Gorges regarding new vehicles they are looking at leasing through the State contract-discussion-they will contact Gortsema’s locally for a price. Brandt moves to approve the lease of 4 half-ton pick-ups for the department through Edmark Chevrolet, pending contact with Gortsema’s for their bid. Rockwell seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.

 

2:30 p.m. Jeff Cartwright, BLM, provides update of projects and potential timelines. Brandt questions developments with the lease of the Elk City building-advises that this process has been drawn out significantly and although the reduction in price from $1500 per year to $500 per year is better, there are still many challenges to this process. Cartwright indicates they are working on clearance for the purchase, but that it will take a change in their Resource Management Plan.   Land swap with Bennett’s and gun range near Riggins are still in the works, but moving slowly. BLM is still pursuing conservation easements on the Salmon River-discussion. Cartwright requests a response on the Bugslope project-Chmelik will work on this.

 

3:00 p.m. Meeting with highway districts-Brandt regarding the current state of SRS funding-advises that the position the County has taken is to find a proactive approach to find a solution. Mike Murphy, Fenn Highway District, questions whether the registration fee increase would be for each vehicle in their district or split county-wide. Joaquin Lowe regarding how cost effective it would be to consolidate districts-discussion. Julie Fowler questions the status of Community Forest Trust-discussion. Districts asked to assess possible solutions and be ready to discuss at the next meeting, April 24 at 3 p.m.

 

3:30 p.m. Meeting adjourned.

Chairman:_______________________________     Attest:____________________________