STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

 MAY SESSION                          MAY 29, 2018                            FIFTH TERM DAY

 8:30 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 moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)b for personnel.  Frei seconds.  Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes

8:39 a.m. End Executive Session

8:45 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Indigent proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874.  Duman seconds.  Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-absent; District 3-yes

2-Approval; 0-Denial; 0-Suspension; 1-Lien; 1-N1; 0-Release of Lien, 0-Release of N1

8:47 a.m. End Indigent

Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include a disaster declaration at 8:50 a.m.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

8:50 a.m. Jerry Zumalt regarding disaster on the Sally Ann Road due to a culvert failure-presents resolution for consideration.  Brandt moves to approve Idaho County Resolution 2018-09.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

9:00 a.m. Kathy Ackerman regarding award of grant funding through the Public Defense Commission-award was $29,740.20.  Discussion regarding agreement terms.  Brandt moves to approve the agreement for the grant award.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

9:25 a.m. Brandt regarding Clearwater Water District Request for Funds- Duman moves to approve the request.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

9:30 a.m. Brandt regarding putting forth an advisory vote regarding Wild & Scenic and Wilderness-advises that this was done in Bonner County with the Scotchman Peak Wilderness-discussion regarding Clearwater County moving forward with a similar ballot measure.  Discussion regarding possible questions to be posed and costs.  Commission agrees to pursue moving forward.

9:47 a.m. Brandt regarding Again Project bid opening-Futuristic Forestry-$400 per acre, $800 total; Mondragon-$800 per acre, $1600 total; 5 Star Forestry-$850 per acre, $1700 total.  Frei moves to award the bid to Futuristic Forestry.  Duman seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

10:00 a.m. Brandt regarding proposed resolution for increasing the fee for GIS data to $500 for companies that sell our data.  Duman moves to approve Idaho County Resolution 2018-10 increasing the GIS Data fees.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

Additional meetings-Duman-June 9-Secesh Property Owners, June 28-CMC

Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the May 22 meeting as amended.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

Brandt moves to approve the additional meeting request for Duman and Brandt.  Duman seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

10:15 a.m. Brandt regarding receipt of SRS payment-Frei advises that he would like to pursue a tax refund or possibly a reduction for the coming year for those in the Road & Bridge district-discussion.  Brandt advises that he would like to see that the amount levied put into a trust account for future use.  Frei advises that he needs to understand what is involved in processing a refund-will follow up with the Assessor and Treasurer.  Zehner advises that he feels that a refund would not be a good option.  Frei advises that he would like to get a feel for whether or not the Commission would consider the refund if he gathers additional information or if he would just be wasting his time.  Duman advises that he feels the funds should be used for the needs of the Road Department.  Brandt encourages Frei to still sit down with Hudson and Zehner to discuss costs. No formal decision regarding the funds was made.

10:35 a.m. Brandt regarding oil pricing-this pricing was approved by two other governmental entities, therefore, we can piggyback on the quote.  Duman moves to approve the pricing for oil/seal coat material, as well as the supplemental agreement for additional engineering services for the Clear Creek Bridge.  Frei seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

10:45 a.m. Hunter Edwards regarding proposed updates to the Neville Subdivision-discussion regarding resolutions to the issues identified in the plat review conducted by Daryl Mullinix.  Mullinix proposes that a variance be pursued rather than the approval of a subdivision-Ackerman advises that a variance was previously denied-discussion.  Frei advises that they need to have clear indication of a Forest Service easement in the adjacent properties-advises that he normally would not consider approval of a 20’ road easement, however given the remote area, would consider this if the other Commissioners have no objection.  Mulliniix advises that he feels Kirk MacGregor might want to research court cases involving 20’ road easements-wants to make sure the Commission is advised of potential issues with this.  Edwards will do some further research and come back in two weeks.

11:15 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the Disaster Declaration for the early Spring flooding.  Duman seconds.  Motion carries with all in favor.

11:17 a.m. Connie Jensen-Blyth advises that she was hoping to have agreements ready for signature, but they are not yet available. Jensen-Blyth regarding overview of her current budget and the comparison with the past four years-provides hand-out of the overview-explains budget detail-discussion.  Jensen-Blyth addresses the areas of concern in her budget that were brought to her attention a couple of weeks ago.

11:45 a.m. Brandt moves to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)b for personnel. Duman seconds.  Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes

12:12 p.m. End Executive Session—Meeting Adjourned

Chairman______________________________     Attest:____________________________