STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
OCTOBER SESSION OCTOBER 20, 2020 THIRD TERM DAY
8:30 a.m. The board convened with Commissioners Skip Brandt and Denis Duman and Kathy Ackerman, Clerk present. Commissioner Frei is absent.
The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Commissioner Duman offered an opening prayer.
Doral Hoff and Janet Zarate, Idaho Transportation Department, provide update on slide on Highway 95 and review plans for repair of Pollock Road. Discussion regarding timeline for repair and future obligation of the County once the road is repaired. Brandt advises that should the road be closed again in the future due to an occurrence of nature, the County would likely leave it closed. Duman concurs.
8:50 a.m. Brandt moves to amend the agenda to include a Public Hearing that was scheduled and published for today at 10:00, but was inadvertently left off the agenda-delay would cause significant hardship for parties scheduled to testify at the hearing. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
9:00 a.m. Brandt regarding bid opening for fire mitigation: Rad Mulching – Geib-$7,800; Shear-$2,000; Matson-$5,000; Taylor-$14,940
WW Transport-Geib-$0; Shear-$6,600; Matson-$8,500; Taylor-$0
Duman moves to award the bids to Rad Mulching as the lowest bidder. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
9:10 a.m. Brandt regarding Ordinance 13-discussion regarding limitations of various speed limits. Jessup will work on a proposal for an amendment for this ordinance and the subdivision ordinance.
9:25 a.m. Brandt moves to approve the minutes of October 13. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Brandt moves to approve the Catering Permit for An American Bar. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Brandt moves to approve Idaho County Resolution 2020-16 changing the Administrative fee for DMV. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Brandt moves to approve the letter to Sisters River Ranch. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Brandt moves to approve the Additional Meeting Requests for Duman and Brandt. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
9:30 a.m. James Zehner presents letter announcing his retirement-last day will be December 31-discussion. Zehner advises that there will be four days on a new pay cycle-requests to be paid in advance for those days when the previous payroll is completed. Commission has no objection to this.
Brandt moves to approve the pay increase for SO Employee Christy Raup to $16.59. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
9:45 a.m. Joe Slichter regarding containment fence for equipment and supplies adjacent to the current weed shop-reviews three bids for the project. Duman moves to approve the bid from Camas Fence. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Connie Jensen-Blyth regarding bids for three treatment areas-Big Horse Canyon, Woodrat and White Bird Battlefield.
Brandt moves to approve the bid from Graning Ranch for $16,500 for the Woodrat Project. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Duman moves to approve the bid from Graning Ranch for $19,975 for the Whitebird Battlefield Project. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
Duman moves to approve the bid from Rural Acreage Management for $13,500 for the Big Horse Canyon Project. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei is absent.
10:00 a.m. Brandt opens Public Hearing on Petition to Vacate a Portion of Main Street Dixie filed by Ingrid Rinard. Joe Wright and Ingrid Rinard sworn and testify. Exhibit 1-copies of photographs of adjacent properties, Exhibit 2-full size copy of survey of Dixie; Exhibit 3-Affidavit of Service on JTWI Idaho; Exhibit 4-Affidavit of Service on Raymond and Julie Kinskie marked. Wright regarding reason for requesting vacation-discussion. Ingrid Rinard testifies regarding the garage structure, what the area is to be vacated is used for, whether or not the vacation would restrict neighboring property owners from use of their land, and whether the vacation would allow for the sale of her property without encroachment issues. Jessup questions the remaining road width-discussion. Wright advises that he needs an updated legal description from Hunter Edwards and will get with Jessup. Brandt questions whether or not anyone present has further to add-no members of the public present have any comments. Continued to next week at 10:30.
10:23 a.m. End Public Hearing
10:30a.m. Mike Cook regarding Burlingame Lease Assignment-presents requests from Mike Hauger. Discussion regarding various options to include possible construction of a new structure for the pilot’s lounge. Cook will work on some proposals and come back.
11:00 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
1-Denial
11:03 a.m. End Indigent
Additional meetings-Brandt-IAC District II-October 23, Property Tax Roundtable-October 29; Duman-IAC District II-October 23.
11:11 a.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
