STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

MAY SESSION              May 5, 2008                  FIRST TERM DAY

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

Jerry Zumalt re: Homeland Security grant program close out for 2004 – total award – $339,215.27. Discussion followed. 2007 grant – $73,534.54 – acceptance of grant. Skip made motion to accept 2007 homeland security grant application for law enforcement. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

Joint Powers Agreement and Resolution #83 between the counties of District #2 to establish a joint regional citizen corps council grant program. For Homeland Security. Discussion followed. Jim made motion to approve agreement and resolution #83. Skip seconded. Motion carried.

Cliff Steele re: culvert replacement – Secesh/Warren Wagon Road area -no cost to county – after construction, county assumes ownership of culverts – county is to notify public of road closure during construction time . NezPerce Tribe is also doing a culvert replacement in this area. To be continued.

Gene Meinen re: road and airport report. General maintenance – timber sale on Carabel road next Fall – may need to stabilize road.
Ridgewood road – shifting of road discussed – problem fixed.
Gravel Bids from 4-30-08. Jim made motion to accept bid from Kaschmitter Ent. for gravel to be crushed and placed on road for $74,151.00. Skip seconded. Motion carried.
Purchase of new equipment discussed – road compactor for grading and compacting in one operation – cost $14,000.00.
Striping of roads discussed – Gene will get pricing.
Randy made motion to sell duro patcher and purchase grader compactor. Dropped for lack of second. Decision tabled until next week.
FBO discussed – striping of airport runway – land acquisition at airport continues.

Cliff Steele (returned) – moving forward with culvert replacement – will contact all entities involved. Agreement will be drafted and mailed at a later date. RAC proposals discussed for upcoming year.

Motor Grader Compactor discussion followed. Skip made motion to purchase Compactor. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

Vern Meyer re: carpet cleaning for courthouse – cost – $900.00 – approved. Flooring replacement for assessor’s office – discussion followed. Skip made motion to accept bid from Hoene Hardware, Cottonwood, – $5,172.90. Jim seconded. Motion carried
Replacement of sidewalk on the west side of courthouse discussed – cost, $2,400.00 – also fixing of handi cap ramp. Tabled – Commissioners want proposal for ramp.

Bob Ackerman re: lighting project for courthouse – 99% completed – $348.00 additional cost over bid quote – Total project is $9,775.00 – plus replacement lens for courtroom – asking for $565.00 for fixtures. County will receive rebate on this project – discussion followed on future replacement of lights. Jim made motion to approve additional expenditures on original bid. Skip seconded. Motion carried.

Sharon Cox /James Zehner re: Deer Creek Fire Damage – Poe Cabin Fire – yield tax for residents in this area – Sharon provided cancellations -8 land owner involved – total tax cancelled – $3,029.16.

10:40 a.m. Skip made motion to enter into executive session for indigent claims – I C 31-874. Jim seconded. Motion carried. Roll call taken.
11:30 a.m. Ended.
One N-1 One denial Three assignments

Order for cancellation of taxes and s/w approved – $5,777.85.

County Co-op Law Enforcement agreement between Idaho County & USDA Forest Service, Northern Region – total reimbursement as follows: Patrol activities – $14,076 Equipment – $13,524. Job Code 1360/NFLE01 – total $27,600.

Steve Ellis and Betty Matthews, Wallowa Whitman Forest report – Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision – travel management plan – Kirkwood area discussed – invasive plants program – recreation program – livestock management – timber sale contracts – fuels reduction program – Poe Cabin investigation not yet completed. Discussion followed.

Treasurer/Auditor Joint Quarterly Report approved.

Idaho County Precincts/Polling places approved – see on following page.

Susie Hardy and Clint Berry re: Quest/911 report – 911 training classes – increase in 911 fee from 1.00 – 1.25 – a resolution is required to implement this fee increase – becomes effective July 1, 2008 – $.25 will be used for grants – currently we receive $.98 from each dollar we collect – group explained the E911 program. No decision made on the increase of fee at this time.
Richard Jayo, Frontier Communication – two circuits put into place – one in White Bird and one in Riggins – discussion followed on payment – bill should have been sent to Idaho County once a month – was being billed to Quest instead of the county – Richard will obtain more information.

Certificate of sale of real property and deed to county property signed for the following tax deeds:
Cottonwood-Rhoades
Lt 4 Block 21
½ vac alley adj to:
Sold to: Peter Christensen and Nellena Christensen

Flying Elk II Subdivision
Lot 23 – 3.03 AC
Sold to: Chuck Starkey

E911 report continued – Skip made motion to approve paying the $21,540.40 to Frontier for back payment – Jim seconded. Motion carried.

Linda Renshaw reported on solid waste subcommittee meeting – reworking dumpster sites reduction for Simmon’s Sanitation area – Robert Simmon’s presented proposal – map of sites – #1 Bottom of Tommy Taha Road #2 Idaho County Road Shop area #3 Clearcreek Road #4 Harpster Bridge #5 Big Butte (current site) #6 Lochsa/Selway. Cement barriers and fencing to improve the six sites requested – flood lights needed – DVR system and camera system discussed – grading will be required around area – gates with springs will be installed – cost $500 each – discussion followed.
Committee is requesting approval from commissioners – also wanting to start the education process.
Skip made motion to forward with concept and as the sites become confirmed – start implementing – hold off on camera & DVR. Randy seconded. Motion carried.
Target date for project is July 1, 2008.

Walco Contract – discussion followed – contract ends 12-31-2012. Skip made motion to approve modified continuation Franchise Agreement between Walco’s and Idaho County. Jim seconded. Motion carried. Contract signed by commissioners. Butch & Dorothy Walker signatures still pending.

Emmett Wilson re: conditional use permits – requesting 300’ of the lots in Cottonwood next to Fair grounds – permission to graze horses in this lot. Skip made motion to concur with proposed change. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

Mendenhall hearing –Skip made motion to set new hearing for road vacation. Jim seconded. Motion carried. Hearing set for June 30, 2008 at 1:00 p.m.

Ridge Runner Fire District hearing. Skip made motion to move hearing date from May 12, 2008 to June 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

April 28, 2008 minutes. Skip made motion to approve minutes as written. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

Commissioners’ reports:
Skip – no report
Jim – governor’s letter regarding weeds discussed – transportation meeting in Cottonwood – future meetings
Randy – Clearwater Resource Group meeting – Elk City meeting – land exchange.

Idaho Wool Growers Association requesting nomination to board – discussion followed. Skip made motion to renominate Virgil Wassmuth to serve on the District #1 Animal Damage Control Board. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

The Board recessed at 5:00 p.m.