STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho
SEPTEMBER SESSION SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 THIRD 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 Indigent proceedings pursuant to Idaho Code 31-874. Duman seconds. Roll call-District 1-yes; District 2-yes; District 3-yes
0-Approvals, 0-Denial; 3-Lien; 3-N1, 0-Release of Lien; 0-N1
8:34 a.m. End Indigent
8:40 a.m. Jerry Zumalt regarding State Homeland Security Program grant subrecipient agreement-discussion. Duman moves to approve the agreement. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:00 a.m. Russell Vessey, scheduled at 9:00 a.m. to discuss the Quinlin-Hannaford Road, called in requesting that Commissioner Brandt call him. He will not be here.
9:15 a.m. Brandt regarding L2 extension requests for the City of Riggins and Ferdinand Cemetery District. Brandt moves to approve the extensions. Frei seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:20 a.m. Gene Meinen regarding the purchase of a new truck to replace the one that was wrecked. We received the check from ICRMP-he has about $38,000 to work with-requesting that he be able to begin looking for a replacement. Commission has no objection-requests that Meinen come back with some quotes.
Meinen regarding old GPS unit that was purchased several years ago-no service or updated software is available-the company will offer an $1100 trade in if we purchase a new system for $13,000. Due to the initial costs, he is requesting that he be able to dispose of the old equipment-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the disposal of the equipment. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
9:30 a.m. Kirk MacGregor advises that he has been contacted by several parents regarding the discontinued funding for MOSS-requests that the Commission reconsider. Beth MacGregor, Jennifer Harris and Interim Superintendent Woody Woodford are present to offer support. Brandt explains that the old Title III funding could be saved and used for education-advises that the new SRS funding has not been reauthorized and that a requirement for the new funds is that the funding be spent prior to reauthorization-also advises that these funds cannot be used for education. Duman advises that all area schools attend, further taxing what remaining funds are available to fund MOSS. Jennifer Harris advises that they are good at fundraising, but they need more time-they were not aware until school started that MOSS wouldn’t be funded. Ackerman advises that the first letter to the area schools went out in February of 2017, a second letter went out in August 2017 and a third letter was sent to GEMS last April. Superintendent Woodford advises that he is well aware of the limitations of the SRS funding-requests that the Commission reconsider and provide at least partial funding for this year. Frei advises that the decision was made two years ago-apologies that there was a communication breakdown, but that the communication was sent to the people in charge of decision making. Duman concurs. Brandt encourages them to lobby for SRS support and for a change to restore spending authorization for educational purposes.
9:55 a.m. Mike Cook updates on the close out amounts for the Airport grants-provides handout with figures on funding received. Cook presents proposed updates for the Burlingame lease-he still has not been able to meet with them to discuss the proposed updates-proposes that we back-bill for the lease for the past five years. James Zehner regarding the payment of taxes-advises that Burlingame has paid the taxes on the building-not on the real property-discussion. Cook and MacGregor will work on updated language and reach out again. Cook provides other updates on airport activities.
10:10 a.m. Brandt opens Budget Hearing. Kathy Hedberg questions regarding employee raises, the relocation of the Driver’s License office, insurance coverage, solid waste fees, and how PILT amounts are determined. No other questions-no one else is present. Brandt moves to approve Idaho County Resolution 2019-11 Adopting the Budget. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:25 a.m. Budget Hearing closed.
10:25 a.m. Brandt regarding Efficient Public Collaboration written position on the Dixie-Comstock Project-discussion. Brandt moves to approve the position presented. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
10:30 a.m. Abbie Hudson and James Zehner regarding the tax deed on Covington-advises that the undivided interest situation on this parcel is the result of an Assessor’s office practice from the 1990’s in which they used to separate and assign parcel numbers individually. Discussion regarding sending all three bills out to all parties and the possibility of combining parcel numbers since the legal description is the same. Discussion regarding the legal ownership of the property. Brandt suggests that we write a letter advising the parties that the parcel is in jeopardy of going to sale in the event one of the owners don’t pay the tax-MacGregor will write a letter.
10:45 a.m. Barbara Grimm regarding addressing issue on FS Road 100-she contacted Clearwater County to find out how they are addressing this road-we have it as a part of Glenwood Road. Grimm will work on readdressing our leg to match Clearwater County’s designation of FS Road 100. Brandt questions how many residents are located on that stretch of road-Grimm advises that 3 residences are on that 3 mile leg-discussion. Grimm requests permission to make the addressing changes. Duman moves to approve readdressing as presented. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Grimm regarding further discussion on upgrading our GIS system-advises that she was given a quote of $4000 to upgrade our ESRI license to be concurrent with the Weed Department, $1200 per year for maintenance. Duman moves to approve the upgrade. Brandt seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:00 a.m. Jim Church regarding the proposed MOU that the U of I is seeking to formalize continued support for the Idaho County Extension Program. Church introduces Barbara Petty, U of I Extension Director, and Mike Howell, District Director. Petty gives background on reason for seeking the MOU-advises that she collected samples from neighboring states and then finalized a template with their legal team. Brandt thanks parties for coming in-advises that he was unaware of the exact relationship with Extension and he appreciates the additional information. Brandt questions Jensen regarding the amount of travel she does across the State-Jensen updates Commission on travel commitments throughout the State. Brandt questions whether or not Idaho County pays for her travel-Mike Howell advises that they try to work on a reciprocal basis with other areas of the State-advises that the U of I steps in when possible to assist-they attempt to make the travel cost share equitable. Frei advises that he became aware that a recent 4H Teen Conference included diversity training-advises that he has no desire to continue support in the future if this practice does not change. Petty advises that this has been taken seriously and that steps have been taken to make sure this doesn’t happen in the future-Petty advises this was a serious problem and that they regret it happened. Frei advises that he is concerned about the messaging that is occurring in public colleges. Jim Church regarding how they addressed this concern locally-promises that he will follow up to make sure this does not happen in the future and that he will report back to the Commission on what steps will be taken. Frei regarding the role of the U of I in agriculture-discussion regarding the neutral research position and the foundation of the Extension Program. There are a couple of revisions that the U of I has made-reviewed by Jessup. Brandt moves to approve the MOU with the U of I for Extension services. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
11:30 a.m. Aaron Freudenthall, Regional Coordinator for PDC, provides update on grant funding-should be arriving later this month or in early October. Freudenthall updates on the rule making process for this year-advises that these rules are difficult to address due to the challenges of creating an objective measure for the standard-advises that these rules will be tabled and taken up again next year. Freudenthall advises that due to the Lankford trial, our numbers will be off for future consideration for financial assistance-some other counties are experiencing this as well and they are working on a way to resolve this so that counties aren’t penalized due to expensive trials. Brandt questions how many counties are experiencing public defender issues-Freudenthall advises that there are some resource issues in our area, but no other real concerns.
11:52 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
12:10 p.m. End Executive Session
Kathy Lewis, property owner in Harpster, advises she has ongoing issues with a neighbor concerning barking dogs-asks Commissioners for direction on how to proceed. Kirk MacGregor advises Ms. Lewis to write out a statement for the Sheriff’s Office to follow-up with-Jessup questions whether or not she has any recordings-she advises she does. MacGregor will follow-up.
Brandt moves to approve the minutes of the August 27 meeting. Duman seconds. Motion carries with Brandt and Duman in favor. Frei abstains-he was absent.
Brandt moves to approve the Certificates of Residency for Christina Villamor and Haley Russell. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the hiring of Lesli Swenson in the Auditor’s Office. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to accept the resignations of Swearingen and Crosby on the Historical Preservation Commission. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the computer purchase for Juvenile/Misdemeanor Probation. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the Additional Meeting Request for Brandt. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
Brandt moves to approve the letter regarding the Federal acquisition of private property. Duman seconds. Motion carries with all in favor.
12:28 p.m. Meeting adjourned.
Chairman______________________________ Attest:____________________________
