Evening
and welcome everyone. We'd like to like
to welcome you to the regular city
council meeting. The date is August 20th
and the time is 6 pm. Let's please start
out with the roll call. Aubriana
>> Bates
>> here.
>> Mango
>> here.
>> Nicholls
>> here.
>> Satderfield
>> here.
>> Swanson
>> here.
>> Dquist
>> here. And if you would please rise and
join me in the pledge of allegiance. If
you'd remain standing after the pledge,
we will have the invocation offered by
Tony Cycle representing Port of Sanka.
>> I pledge algiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
» [snorts]
» I invite you to close your eyes as we
bring our attention to our breath and
body.
Standing here recognizing our breath.
This present moment and recognizing that
we are in the present moment.
This moment is precious because it gives
us the opportunity to make skillful
choices for the future based on our
highest aspirations.
We give thanks for this precious body
and precious human life. We reaffirm our
desire to serve our fellow human beings.
May all of us in this meeting continue
to hold this strong intention to serve
others, to be a bridge for those with
rivers to cross, a ship for those with
oceans to cross, a shelter for the
homeless, a safe refuge for those in
danger, and a hand of hope for those who
feel no hope. May our health continue to
support our efforts. May we welcome
adversity as readily as success. May all
of us be free from suffering. May we
live with ease of being.
May all those suffering in war and
oppression find peace and those grieving
find solless and those who are ill
have compassionate treatment and health.
May all beings without exception be free
from enmity, danger, hatred, and
despair. May all beings be free from
suffering and the causes of suffering.
May our efforts here today benefit all
of the citizens of Pocutella.
I'd like to close this meditation again
with a quote from the Buddha. The
dedication of a virtuous act for all
beings is like adding a drop of water to
the ocean. As long as the ocean exists,
the drop of water exists. So too, a
small positive action when directed
toward the benefit of all beings will
endure forever.
I invite you to open your eyes now so
that you can begin your important work
on behalf of the people of Pocutello.
Mayor Dulquist and members of council,
thank you for your continued service to
the people of Pocutello.
>> Thank you very much, Tony.
Agenda item three is the consent agenda.
The following business items may be
approved by one motion and a vote. If
any one member of the council so
desires, any matter listed can be moved
to a separate agenda item. A minutes.
Council may wish to wave the oral
reading of the minutes and approve the
minutes from the following meetings.
clarification in regular city council
meetings of June 4 and June 18, 2026 and
city council budget development meetings
of June 1 and June 2, 2026.
B. Material claims. Council may wish to
approve the material claims for the
period of August 1 through August 15,
2026.
C. Treasures report. Council may wish to
approve the treasurer's report for June
2026 showing cash and investments as of
June 30, 2026.
D. City Council decision short plat
approval for HAC subdivision. Council
may wish to adopt its decision approving
the short plat for the HAC subdivision,
which subdivides approximately 9.11
acres of parcel RPCP1388512
into four lots subject to conditions. E.
City Council decision short plat
approval for Greyside subdivision.
Council may wish to adopt its decision
approving the short plat for Greyside
subdivision which subdivides
approximately.70
acres of parcel into three lots subject
to conditions. And at this time I'd ask
our CFO Rich Morgan to come forward and
present the treasurer's report.
Mayor and Council, thank you for this
opportunity.
Couple of things. I'll first present the
report
the what you're used to and then I'd
like to show you at the end
um how to get into openg and if anyone's
watching they'll be able to see that and
how it goes.
All right.
Well, maybe we'll just go from here. Oh,
there we go.
Okay,
just remind you that it's Idaho code
that gets us here. So, and also always
will remind you this is the official
report.
Uh if someone asks for the report,
that's what they're going to get, not my
presentation, but sometimes the analysis
is helpful in in what we're doing. We
begin with 111 almost $112 million. Our
receipts were 15.5 million
dispersements. This this month we're 18
of June were 18.5 million. We ended with
about 109. So the net change was about 3
million.
Again I just listed the um
differences for those operating funds
that we have.
And then this is our cash balance. I did
want to go over this uh just so you know
how that works. Um again, and hopefully
you're getting familiar as we go through
this. So, US Bank, we have about $24
million sitting right now in US Bank.
That's because in July, we did this is [clears throat] representative
of 817. The the percentages we go
through are through June, but this
[clears throat] represents that second
payment of property tax on the
remittance that we get. We estimate our
payroll accounts payable. We do have
outstanding checks. And so the available
from that uh 24 million is about 14 and
a half. We have 15 million in the LGIP.
Uh that's the local government
investment pool. It's run by the state.
U most municipalities do park extra cash
with the LGIP. It's very safe. And we
also uh finished implementing our
investment strategy with Clearwater.
That's the 80 million. You can see that
we have acred about $746,000
of interest so far. That's really that's a really good thing. Uh we're
excited about about the opportunities we
have there with Clear Water.
Really quick, we're 83% of the year
through. Um, two more months to go
citywide. This does reflect the last
budget amendment. I've updated for
those. So, the budget was 154 million.
Uh, we've collected 124. You can see the
general street recreation, sanitation,
water, and WPC numbers. It's We're all
in the sweet spot. It's really nice.
Sanitation is a little bit high. They
did receive some reimbursement monies
that I just heard of. Uh that's why
they're a little bit high on the on the
revenue side. They probably will go over
the 100% because of that. Um
which is great.
Summary of our expenses. Again, we're
83% through the year, 174 million in the
budget. We've spent 116, so we're 66%
through. Remember, this is our busy
time. If you look at uh the general fund
or or sanitation, those are pretty
steady
regular expenses, they're in that sweet
spot. Uh if you look at water, you might
think, well, it's a little low, but
remember those are cyclical and and
water will catch up in the summertime.
So then you want to look at or you can
look at you want to make sure that your
revenues are ma or matching or exceeding
your expenses. That's what this one does
for you. Um we have 150 million
budgeted revenues and we're at 76% on
our expenses. Again, 83% through the
year. So a nice sweet spot to be in. It
all looks really good. I don't I didn't
have any concerns or anything that I
wanted to point out in the way of
concerns, just that this seems to be
reassuring.
Um, we've got a thing a a good thing
going here. We've got great management
and that's what it is. It's we've got
good departments doing what they need to
do with with what they've got. I did
include the financial performance
metrics. You can look over those uh if
you have any questions. We've gone over
them. They didn't change a whole lot.
It's all the It's all the same. I think
it'll be really interesting as we go
forward. We can peg these for fiscal
year 26 and then start comparing our
fiscal year 27 to them. And I think
that'll be a good discussion to have.
All right.
So, I wanted to really quick just I just
wanted to take a minute.
If you go to our website, looks like
it's already up,
but [snorts] if you're on Google or any
other like duck, whatever, you just type
in city of Pocutello, it'll take you to
the website. There's two ways to do
this. You can scroll
down and you'll see Pocutello news the
calendar and then you see Pocutello
spotlights and under stay informed
we've put a connection here that says
view proposed budget. If you click there
it takes you to
the dashboard. And I wanted to point out
that we're no longer This is open gov.
You can see up there in that line, it it
looks like Pocutello. We've paid for
this branding. We want them to recognize
us. So, it looks like Pocutello, but
this is Open Gov. You can go to the
table of contents,
which is um
look up every department. You can you
can drill down into those departments.
You can see their line items.
This is the budget overview.
kind of gives our philosophy what's
going on.
That is not the one I was thinking.
Sorry.
There we go. It's got a
beautiful picture of downtown,
beautiful picture of the council mayor.
Kind of gives our philosophy. This is
the dashboard that the public would see
and they can go into those departments
and drill down. You can also get there
just really quick.
If you go back
and someone's on our main page,
instead of scrolling through, how do I
get home?
Oh, there we go.
Forgot where I was. If you're on your
main page, if you go to government, you
go to finance,
and you drill down
budget and fees. You collect you you you
click on the budget and fees.
You'll see this
budget fiscal year 2027, the proposed.
If you click on that again, you're going
it'll take you to that open gov link. So
you'll see what's in open gov.
I did want to point out to the council
that if you start
at Google
and type in open gov,
this is something for the council.
and you have all received a login and
you go to government login.
You type in your email address, hit
continue, your password, and that'll
take you to Open Gov 2. It does look a
little different, but it's all the same
information. You can drill down in
there, you could play with the
information there. And that's something
that we've provided as as as
council members to get into actual open
gov instead of just that dashboard.
So
all right, I think that's all I have.
>> Yeah, great. I just encourage members of
the public to take a look at this and
council members as well to go into that too. Um, but I think it's it's a
big upgrade and compliment your staff,
Rich, for spending so much time
converting this over. I think it is a
tool that just makes things so much more
transparent.
>> Thank you.
>> All right. [clears throat] And with
that, I would entertain a motion to
approve the consent agenda.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I would move that we approve the consent
agenda. Agenda item three, items A, B,
C, D, and E as outlined.
>> Second.
>> Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Mangum, a second from
Councilman Pollson. Aubriana, please
call the role.
>> Hang,
>> yes.
>> Pollson,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes. [clears throat]
>> Sfield,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item six is items from the
audience. This time has been set aside
to hear items from the audience not
listed on the agenda. Items which
appeared somewhere else on the agenda
will not be discussed at this time. The
council is not allowed to take any
official action at this meeting on
matters brought forward under this
agenda item. Items will either be
referred to the appropriate staff or
scheduled on a subsequent agenda. You
must sign in at the start of the meeting
in order to be recognized. Please note
you have a maximum of three minutes per
speaker. Um, with that, we've had two
people sign in this evening. Um,
Stephen, if you'd like to come forward
and you'd like to talk about a flock
public hearing.
Sorry.
>> Thank you, Mr. Mayor, members of the
council.
In the course of human events of our
forefathers made a voyage to this land
to seek freedoms that they did not have
the privilege of in their prior
homeland.
They sought the freedom to be a free
people. Freedom of worship, freedom of
taxation without representation
along with other freedoms that were
granted in the Bill of Rights of the
Constitution of the United States. One
of their most prized freedoms that they
dealt with is they wanted freedom from a
tyrannical government who once would
invade their person's homes p pap pap pap pap pap pap pap pap pap pap papers
and effects without reasonable lawful
causes and without lawful warrants to
search their possessions. Their intent
of the bill of rights was to protect a
good people from tyranny. The Fourth
Amendment is timeless. We should not be
confused with past Supreme Court cases
that do not directly relate to the ALPRs
now in questions. When lawful people are
indiscriminately tracked from point to point and their travels are
logged, then they have lost their right
as a free and lawful people to travel
without incumbrances or concerns.
security in how the information is
stored and access has been a historic
issue, including how free access is
allowed by flock safety to use at will
in contract sections
identified as 4.2 and 5.3.
We the people must be entered into the
scope of how our government runs its
business for protection.
$120,000
a year is being spent on questionable
technology when it could be spent on
officers who could act in a legal and
lawful manner. Benjamin Franklin once
said, "Those who would give up essential
liberty to purchase a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor
safety." In the spirit of liberty and
representation
from our taxation, we the people ask
that a public hearing be held on clock
safety camera and the subsequent
contract considerations before any
future related contracts are considered.
Thank you very much.
>> Thank you, Stephen.
Next, we have David Pearson. All right.
He's here to discuss Highline and Pearl
intersection.
[cough and clears throat]
Thank you guys for giving me the
opportunity to get to express my
concerns. I live on Willard Avenue
between Griffin and uh Pearl. My
backyard is the construction site that's
going on right now.
They they got it detourred right now
that is actually going right in my down
my street. Um my concerns are is with
all this additional traffic that is
going down Willard and the school
district as schools are opening up. Um
I've got real strong concerns that
safety. I see the kids going up and
down. I see parents and they're go
traveling, dropping their kids off and
kids are running down the street, you
know, down the sidewalks and, you know,
kids sometimes don't have the best
judgment.
And I would really appreciate it if we
actually have a police presence there
during the time in the mornings and at
noon and and when the school's out be
and just just to have them there.
They do a really a good job on Griffin
and Willard, you know, the school
district does by having traffic, you
know, somebody guiding, you know, the
parents and the kids and stopping the
traffic. My concern is Pearl.
Well, right now I get honked at and
gesture, you know, some gestures flown
at my way just because I'm trying to
turn and pull into my driveway. You
know, these they just I mean,
I I'm concerned and I just would
appreciate the, you know, to look at
this and give some kind of forethought.
All right. Thank you.
>> Yeah. Thank you, David. Really
appreciate you bringing us up to speed
with that. Um, I'll have a conversation
with our police and we'll see what we
can do there. Thank you. I have to
circle back a little bit on the agenda.
That agenda item number four, there's no
proclamations this evening. So, we'll
jump to agenda item five. Sorry, a
little bit out of order. Um, but on the
calendar review council meetings,
September 3rd at 5:30 p.m. we do have
the council clarification meeting. Then
at 6 PM is the regular city council
meeting. September 10th at 9:00 a.m. is
the city council work session. Other
events are as follows. August 23rd, Ross
Park Aquatic Center. Believe it or not,
that's the last day of the season.
August 24th from 400 pm to 700 p.m.
Welcome back orange and black event for
ISU students at Lookout Point in
historic downtown. Then from August 24th
to September 7th, annual maintenance for
community recreation center, the front
desk will remain open, but all other
areas will be closed for maintenance.
August 29th, it's the annual Portner
River Cleanup from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Meet at the Pacific Recycling Trail
Head. Bring work gloves and other tools
to help clean the river of trash and
debris. Contact the science and
environment division for more
information. I'll be at that event and I
hope to see see you all there. Open
burnband
urban interface area that continues.
And then due to the extreme heat we're
experiencing, the following city
facilities will serve as cooling
shelters through the end of August.
Hours are at city hall Monday through
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and
Saturdays and Sundays here at city hall,
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. The animal
shelter is another site that's from
Monday through Friday at 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Close Sundays. Pets are
welcome at that location. Then there's
the Marshall Public Library. Hours there
are Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and closed on
Sundays. Schools will be starting soon.
Please slow down in school zones. And I
think David would especially appreciate
that. Um, looking ahead, September 7th,
city offices will be closed for Labor
Day. However, garbage, yard waste, and
recycle pickups will continue as
scheduled.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> May I add one thing?
>> You [clears throat] sure may.
>> Yeah. This evening, um, at Jim Dandy,
there's a fundraiser for the Pocutello
free clinic. I'm going to run over and
bid on a few things. Um, so I'd
encourage you to, if you can, uh,
support this really essential service
here in our city. Thank you.
>> Great cause. Thanks for pointing that
out.
Okay. Agenda item seven, that's a
resolution expressing opposition to M44
cyanide devices. Council may wish to
adopt the resolution expressing formal
opposition to any continued assembly,
manufacture, and distribution of M44
cyanide devices within the m municipal
limits of the city of Pocutello.
Um, with that, we do have members of the
Mansfield family here tonight, and
they're gonna come forward and talk
about that.
[clears throat]
>> If you could each introduce yourselves,
if you would.
>> Yeah, I got a speech.
[laughter]
>> Mayor Dalquist and members of the city
council, thank you for the opportunity
to speak before you today. My name is
Canyon Mansfield, and alongside me are
my parents, Theresa and Mark. Uh, as
many of you may know, nine years ago, I
was the boy who triggered an M44 cyanide
bomb that poisoned me and killed my
two-year-old lab, Casey. We are here to
support the city of Pocutello's proposed
resolution against the supply of M44
cyanide devices from our city in the
hope that it marks the beginning of the
end of their distribution from
Pocutello.
There's a cruel, tragic irony in the
fact that the very device that poisoned
me and forced me to witness my dog's
death was manufactured and built only
miles from my home in my city that used
to feel so familiar. Stranger still,
that depot responsible was the sole
supplier for the entire United States.
My sense of sanctuary was shattered and
my safe hometown became just an illusion
of the past. Perhaps it was predictable,
or rather tragically unsurprising, that
the supplier manufacturing these
poisonous devices posed the greatest
danger to the residents nearby,
eventually being triggered by the
innocent curiosity of a 14-year-old boy.
Their building is deliberately
inconspicuous, located merely blocks
away from ISU, and continues to threaten
our community in silence. However,
despite the bitterness that still grips
me when I happen near it, I still hold
much faith for my city. Faith that my
family's suffering wasn't in vain. faith
that Casey's death was would enact
change. The faith that you who have been
entrusted to lead bear our community's
best interest in mind. And so I have
come here guided by this sense of faith
to stand here and ask that when you cast
your vote, you prove this faith right.
Thank you.
>> Thanks, Ken.
These devices pose a very serious and
unacceptable threat to public safety and
I urge your continued leadership in
opposing them. In 2017 when I moved to
Pocutello, I I always loved Pocutello
and I always said we live in the
greatest place on earth. But in 2017
when this happened,
I received that same love from our
community, from this city and it changed
me forever. This community has rallied
around this issue.
For the past nine years, my family and I
have advocated for an end to the use of
a deadly wildlife poison, the M44
cyanide ejector that killed our family
dog and nearly killed my son. In a
single moment, this M44 cyanide bomb set
by the US Department of Agricultures
Wildlife Services Program stole a
cherished member of my family, an
irreplaceable piece of my son's innocent
and our entire Pocutello community's
sense of security.
to wildlife services, animal damage
control, our beloved dog was just a
non-target take [clears throat] and our
heartbreak merely a public relations
problem.
Rather than evaluating how communities
like Pocutello could be made safer so
that other families would not have to
suffer the painful aftermath of M44
cyanide bombs. The federal agency
continues to make unsupported claims
about the need for every tool in the
toolbox to be made available and
supposedly the targeted nature of M44
cyanide bombs.
But no tool can indiscriminately poison
a child, kill a family pet and devastate
a family
belong in a toolbox. No tool belong like
that belongs in a toolbox. A device that
cannot distinguish between its intended
target and a child or a dog cannot
reasonably be called targeted.
Again, this is fundamentally a public
safety issue. Although Canyon's story
received worldwide attention, it was a
local reporter, Shelby Harris, who
discovered that these devices are
manufactured right here in Pocutello.
The Pocutello Supply Depot is the sole
manufacturer and distributor of the M44
devices and sodium cyanide capsules for
the entire United States.
As Canyon said, there's a painful irony
in that the device that nearly killed my
son just outside my Pocutella home was
manufactured here in our town, in our
community.
But perhaps that gives Pocutello
a unique responsibility and an
opportunity to lead.
It makes me feel like we're meant to do
it.
We're meant to do something.
Cyanide bombs endanger people, pets, and
wildlife.
And they have no place in our city, on
our lands, or anywhere.
Indeed, we must ask ourselves, how many
families must be harmed before
meaningful action is taken?
How much collateral damage are we
willing to accept when it comes to
efforts to kill so-called nuisance
animals?
Should hikers, hunters, children, and
families of Pocutello have to fear
encountering a cyanide device while
they're out enjoying our community and
our public lands?
Is it going going to take the death of a
child to ban this antiquated
indiscriminate device?
Wildlife services has been afforded
countless opportunities to re in its own
deadly practices. Yet the public has not
been made any safer.
It's clear that legislative inter
intervention is necessary as the cyanide
bombs are coming back to our lands right
now as we speak.
This is why this resolution carries such
a great weight.
I'm powerless to change what happened to
my son, but this resolution is
meaningful.
Speaking for the Mansfield family, I
would like to thank Mayor Dalquist and
the members of the Pocutello City
Council for standing with our family and
our community.
I would like to encourage solidarity
with a unanimous vote in passing this
resolution
and for support of Canyon's Law.
Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> Well, I I the fight isn't over. I mean,
we're still we think we won one battle
and then it's reversed and if we can
just chip away and especially if our
community stands up and says, you know,
we don't want these devices made in our
downtown pretty much, you know, it's
close to where my kids did gymnastics.
It's not far from Ross Park Drive-In
where we have taco spaghetti and
milkshakes and the zoo and like Canyon
said, you you don't even know it's
there. I I had no idea it even existed.
I happened to find it because we were at
we went to St. Vincent to Paul or I
can't remember how, but it's hidden, you
know, and so I feel like this is just
the fight isn't over. And if we can just
chip away, then it shows a lot. It shows
a lot for our community, too, and how
strong we are.
» Thank you. Thank you for sharing this
story and your initiatives. And I know
the last several years have been um real trying, but you've been an advocate
and hung in there and I know you've
talked to lots of folks including our
legislative federal officials. So So
thank you for your advocacy.
>> Thank you.
for listening.
>> Yeah, thank you for listening.
>> And with that I any discussion or I
would entertain a motion. If not, mayor.
>> Yes. I would move to approve agenda item
number seven, the resolution expressing
opposition to M44 cyanide devices as
outlined.
>> Second.
>> Okay. Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Pollson, a second from
Councilwoman Swanson. Aana, please call
the role.
>> Pollson,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Okay. With that motion passes,
congratulations. get the resolution
signed.
>> Thank you.
>> The agenda item eight is short plat
application trailside subdivision.
Council may wish to approve a short plat
application by neighborworks Pocutello
Meling address 206 North Arthur Avenue
in Pocutello to subdivide 19.06
06 acres more or less of city-owned land
into three lots located near the
intersection of Foothill Boulevard and
Gayy Drive. The plot will be known as
Trailside Subdivision. Staff recommends
approval of the request with conditions.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> As I'm on the board of directors for
Neighborworks Pocatello, I will recuse
myself from the vote and deliberation of
this agenda item.
>> Okay. Thank you,
>> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes. I move that we approve agenda item
number eight, the short plat application
for trailside subdivision as outlined.
>> Thank you.
>> Okay, we have a first from Councilwoman
Swanson, the second from Councilwoman
Pollson. Aana, please call the role.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Pollson,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Oh, sorry. Sold.
>> Yes.
>> Thank you. Agenda item number nine is
short plat application for the ridges at
high terrace. Council may wish to
approve a short plat application by Bill
Eley and Calvin Rock represented by
Logan Mitchell of Sunrise Engineering to
subdivide 2.84 acres more or less of the
following parcels into two lots. I won't
read the parcel numbers. They're on the
agenda. Um, the lots are currently
vacant and were originally platted with
the ridges at High Terrace Subdivision
Division One.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I would move to approve the short blood
application
[clears throat] um agenda item number
nine for the ridges at High Terrace 1A
as outlined.
>> Second.
>> Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Mangum, a second from
Councilwoman Swanson. Aubriana, please
call the role.
Yes.
>> Yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Pollson,
>> yes.
>> Satderfield,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 10, short plat application,
Seringa Networks. Council may wish to
approve a short plat application by
Seringa Networks LLC represented by
Wyatt Radkey of A&E Engineering to
replplat lots through 4 through 8 and
the north [clears throat] 24 ft of lot 9
block 453 of Pocutello Town site into
two lots. The parcels are located at 233
North Main Street. Staff finds the
application is compliant with Pocutello
city code with conditions.
>> Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I would move to approve the short short
plat application for Seringa Networks as
outlined in agenda item 10.
>> Second.
>> Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Mangum, a second from
Councilwoman Satderfield. Aubriana,
please call the role.
>> Mangum,
>> yes.
>> Solderfield,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes. Olson,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 11, final plat application
for the Crossings Town Homes. Council
may wish to approve a final plat
application submitted by Troy Allen
Builders and K Holdings represented by
Tyson Allen to replplat lot 2, block
one, the crossings division one, amended
into 65 lots. The plat proposes
development of 64 zero lot line town
houses in five groups and one common
lot. Common area will consist of private
drives and common area as outlined in
the planned unit development approved on
April 2nd of 2026.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I have a question for staff.
>> Okay. Becky
» is manager. Is this the townhouse
proposal that is located off of Poetella
Creek Road?
>> No, this is um it runs parallel to
Venture Way and uh and in between
Wayfair and Venture and ends at at
Paradigm and creates this Yes. in the
Nate area.
>> Okay. Anything else for Becky?
>> Yeah, real quick. When I was looking at
this, um do you know how many like
parking spots are are per unit?
>> They um have we've discussed that pretty
at length. They will each have driveways
um and feel that they'll have adequate
parking to meet all the parking
criteria. Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> You're welcome.
>> Okay. Thanks, Becky.
>> Okay,
>> Mr. Mayor.
>> All right. I think I heard Swanson
first. [laughter]
>> Mr. Mayor, I move to approve agenda item
number 11, final plat application, the
crossings town homes as outlined.
>> Second.
>> All right. Thank you. We have a first
from Councilwoman Swanson. A second from
Councilman Mangum. Aubriana, please call
the role.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Mangum,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Hson,
>> yes.
>> Satville,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 12 is the final plat
application for Creekide Cove. Council
may wish to approve a final plat
application by Jonathan Hunt represented
by Gardener Francis to plat phase one of
the Creek Side Cove subdivision. The
plat proposes development of 11 zero lot
line town houses in two groups of five
and one common lot. Common areas will
consist of the private drives and common
area as outlined in the PUD approved May
21st, 2026.
Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes.
>> I would move to approve the final PL
application for Creekide Co um as
outlined in agenda item 12.
>> Second.
>> Okay. We have a first from Councilman
Mangum, a second from Councilwoman Swan
Solderfield. Aubriana, please call the
role.
>> Mangum.
>> Yes.
>> Soldfield.
>> Yes.
>> Bates.
>> Yes.
>> Pollson.
>> Yes.
>> Swanson.
>> Yes.
Moving right al right right along. Our
planning department's been busy. We have
final plat application for the ridges at
High Terrace Division 2. Council may
wish to approve a final plat application
by Trit LLC represented by Sunrise
Engineering to plat 9.12 acres more or
less into 14 lots. Staff finds the final
plat is substantial in substantial
conformance with the preliminary plat
and recommends approval with the
planning and zoning commission findings
of fact and decision. The property is
located north of East Center Street and
southeast of Vista Drive and will be
known as the Ridges at High Terrace
Division 2.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes. Move to approve agenda item number
13, final plot application for the
ridges at High Terrace Division 2.
>> Thank you.
>> Second.
>> Okay. Was that Mangum?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. All right. We have a first from
Councilwoman Swanson, a second from
Councilman Mangum. Aubriana, please call
the role.
>> Swanson?
>> Yes.
>> Mangum?
>> Yes.
>> Bates?
>> Yes.
>> Pollson?
>> Yes.
>> Soldfield?
>> Yes.
Agenda item 14, grant application, US
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, FY26 lead hazard reduction
program. Council may wish to approve a
grant application for the US Department
of Housing and Urban Development FY26
lead hazard reduction grant program for
a total project cost of 3,762,724
and is awarded if awarded authorized the
mayor signature on all pertinent
documents subject to legal department
review. The total grant funding would be
3,489,692
and it requires a 10% match which totals
273,032
to be funded by the community
development block grant.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I'd like to hear from staff on the
significance of this program um that
it's played thus far on our community.
Good evening, mayor, members of the city
council. Christine How, grants manager
with the city of Pocutello. Um, so the
city has been fortunate to receive the
lead hazard reduction grant in uh two
funding cycles through HUD through FY 17
and FY21. Um, our latest grant, the FY21
one, is in closeout right now. So, a lot
of the data is fresh in my mind as I'm
completing that closeout report. Um
through that program, we were able to
fund about $2.7 million worth of um
investment into our community through um
property rehab work, specifically
mitigating leadbased paint hazards, and
then also doing what we call healthy
home supplemental funding work, which is
where we address home health hazards
such as out of code electrical, um
weatherization issues by replacing
windows, remediating mold, asbestous,
radon, all those kind of concerns in
those homes. Um so through their latest
grant we were able to help uh 48 units
and that included 28 single family
residences and the remaining were rental
units. So um they see a lot of return in
investment there where you know families
as they're able to live in the home um
it can protect those children under six
from the base paint hazards. And
[clears throat] then with our rentals
where there's even greater turnover of
residents typically, um it makes sure
that those families moving in there,
those kids are safe and they're living
in good conditions. Um so through this
grant, we're hoping to help 75 homes.
That's our plan for the four-year period
of performance. Um we invest roughly
around 20,000 in the lead work and
between um 10 to 20,000 in the healthy
homes work typically. Uh but sometimes
it's even greater than that. could be
30,000 worth of of work or more just
because of the hazards that are in those
homes. Um, it allows us to retain our
older housing stock and keep it
affordable for our low and moderate
income residents. Um, and sometimes
folks are shocked to learn of what those
income categories look like. Um, so
roughly for a family of four,
[clears throat] uh, four or five, you
could be earning about 80,000 per year
and still qualify for the program. So,
um, sometimes we say low-inccome, but
it's really it's a lot of our our middle
class and and working, um, professionals
here in the city. And so, um, as if we
get the grant, I'd encourage folks to
look into the program and, um, we can
also leverage our CDBG dollars to really
stretch it further with just that 10%
match. So, it's a huge investment for us
[clears throat] and it's been a great
program.
>> Thank you.
Thanks.
>> With that, Mr. Mayor, I would move that
we approve grant application
US Department of Housing and Urban
Development
uh as a lead hazard reduction program as
outlined in agenda item 14.
>> Second.
>> Okay. Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Mangum and a second from
Councilman Pollson. And before we call
the role, I'm just want to say I I'm
proud of our staff for putting these
together. And we talk about affordable
housing a lot in the community. And I
think what people often forget is the
existing older, smaller homes in
Pocutello. That really is our affordable
housing stock in many ways. And with
what our CDBG staff is doing and some of
our nonprofit partners, we've really got
it going on in Pocutello um with
programs that preserve the existing
housing stock for low-income residents.
So, I just want to say that just because
as I said that a lot of people do think
that affordable housing is just
constructing new, but we've got to
preserve the housing stock we have and I
think we do a really good job at that.
So with that, A Brianna, if you'd call
the role.
>> Yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Satderfield,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 15, grant application, US
Department of Justice, FY26, Bridging
Immigration Related Deficits Experience
Nationwide Program, Round Two. Council
may wish to approve a grant application
for the US DOJ FY26
Bridging Immigration Related Deficits
Experience Nationwide Program Round Two
for Pocutello Police Department radio
and communications for the the purpose
of radio and communication equipment
with a total project cost of 2,225,237.
and if awarded, authorize the mayor's
signature on all pertinent documents
subject to legal department review. And
I believe we did want staff to come up
and give us a summary.
» Thank you, mayor, members of the city
council. Christine How grants manager.
Um, as noted in the agenda item, this
application is primarily for radio and
communications equipment for the police
department. Um, as these grant
opportunities arise, uh, different
departments will reach out to see if
there's a chance for us to apply. And,
uh, the police department forwarded this
one to me in the hopes of getting this
to replace outdated equipment that they
utilize for their portable radios, their
body cams, the accompanying software,
and um, that same installation in the
vehicles. And so this program afforded
us with an opportunity to apply to um u
get those technology um upgrades. So,
we're applying under the the grant
category of technology and equipment um
and meeting some of the objectives of
DOJ to um help with continued
investigations and the work that the
police department does on um in
collaboration with Homeland Security
task forces, our regional groups, our
regional task forces um primarily to
address um you know their ability to
conduct their work with you know
prosecuting, detaining criminals, uh
drug trafficking, things that our street
crimes and narcotics units currently do.
So, um, you know, we're [clears throat]
always on the lookout for potential
grants to support, um, needs for
departments. Uh, so in this case, this
is a no match grant that would fund all
that equipment purchase, um, so that we
wouldn't have to pull it out of either
department specific lines or general
fund. So,
>> have a question. So, the it mentions
immigration here. In what way does are
we beholden to anything related to
immigration or immigration enforcement
by taking this using this grant if we
get it?
>> No, it wouldn't um adjust any current
operations by the police department. So
where they would already collaborate or
work with those agencies that do
immigration related work, it wouldn't
change anything in that way. Um there
are other provisions in the grant where
you can do more specific things uh
related to immigration enforcement such
as creating detention facilities, but
we're not applying under that. Um so we
already participate in support groups
that deal with uh more regional issues
or things of that nature and so it
wouldn't change any current operations
that the police department does. Um, and
we did get letters of support from our
collaborating agencies that we work with
already on those specific task forces
and for those specific types of um, you
know, encounters. So, it wouldn't change
any current operations or require us to
increase anything or or make changes to
that.
>> Okay. Thank you. You're welcome.
>> Yes.
>> Uh, Christine, this may be a question
better for the police department. I'm
just wondering, so we've got 110 radios,
110 body cameras, and 60 uh incar mobile
units. I just want to make sure, would
this grant
uh replace all equipment, and is there
any additional equipment that would be
coming through this grant or is it just
replacing aging equipment?
>> Sure, I'll let the chief respond to
that.
>> Uh Chief Shyoke Police, the answer is
yes. It would it would replace uh
everything that we need and including 5
years of service for the back-end client
for for the the new equipment.
>> So that's talking about the software.
>> Correct.
>> And I was wondering I just wanted to
make sure with Idaho moving with the
nextG 911
>> does this would these systems be
affected by that in any way or is this
separate? No, the nextG 911 stuff is
more dispatch related and dispatch
equipment and that you generally taken
care of by the 911 funds. Uh the
portable radios from talking with Adam
McKini, we cannot use 911 funds for
that. So this grant would would be
targeted for that needed equipment for
all all of our patrol vehicles, all of
our officers, our ordinance officers, um
and uh the new body cameras.
>> Okay. Yeah.
>> Perfect. Thank you.
>> One more question probably for
Christine.
>> What would what would be the timeline of
this? Do you know when we might if we
win the grant when we might receive
those monies? What budget year that
would fall in?
>> Sure. They're doing this on a rolling
kind of a rolling basis, which is why
this is round two. Um so they're
anticipating awards within a month of
the application submission and then uh
we would enter into a grant agreement
and um execute everything. I I put in a
approximate three-year period of
performance to account for that. Um, you
know, signing the contracts, getting out
for the equipment, getting that all on
board and installed, and then any
follow-up kind of troubleshooting or
training. Um, but we would be able to
essentially as soon as we have that
grant agreement signed, um, go out to
bid or, you know, go through the proper
procurement. Um, we received an estimate
which was the basis for this. So, we're
hoping to do the work as close to that
estimate as possible so the price
doesn't increase. Um, but I think
Chief's ready to to go as soon as we
have the funding approved by the agency.
>> Okay. So, that could be fiscal year 27.
>> Correct.
>> Okay. Thank you.
>> Okay. Any other questions?
Okay. I would entertain a motion,
>> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes. I would move to approve uh the
grant application outlined in agenda
item number 15 and authorize the mayor's
signature on all pertinent documents
subject to legal department review.
>> Second.
>> Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Bates and a second from
Councilwoman Swanson. Aubriana, please
call the role.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Mangum,
>> yes.
>> Pollson,
>> yes.
>> Sville,
>> yes.
Agenda item 16, collective bargaining
agreement police union. Council may wish
to approve adoption of the fiscal year
2027 to 2030 collective bargaining
agreement for the Fraternal Order of
Police Port of Valley Fraternal Order of
Police Local Lodge number 13 and
authorize the mayor signature on all
pertinent documents subject to legal
department review.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes. I would move to approve the
collective bargaining agreement for the
police union as outlined in agenda item
16.
>> Second.
>> Okay. Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Mangum and a second from
Councilwoman Swanson. Aana, please call
the role.
>> Yes.
>> Swanson.
>> Yes.
Agenda item 17, proposal acceptance
contract award for the title 17 rewrite
town planning and urban design
collaborative LLC. Council may wish to
approve the following requests for the
title 17 zoning code rewrite and
authorize the mayor signature on all
pertinent documents subject to legal
department review. A accept the highest
rated proposal for the title 17 zoning
code rewrite RFP to Town Planning and
Urban Design Collaborative LLC. And if
approved, B authorize a contract between
the city of Pocutello and Town Planning
and Urban Design Collaborative LLC for
the Title 17 zoning code rewrite. The
city of Pocutello conducted a request
for proposals for the rewrite of the
title 17 zoning code and received seven
responsive and responsible proposals.
Town Planning and Urban Design
Collaborative LLC was deemed as the
highest qualified.
>> Mr. Mayor, I have some questions. Yes.
[clears throat]
» Mayor, council members. Becky Bab,
planning manager.
>> Hi, Becky. Hi.
>> Um,
this is a big deal.
>> This is a very, very big deal.
>> A lot included in this.
>> Yes, this is
>> Do you mind? Yeah, I'm sorry, but do you
mind just explaining the scope of this
project?
>> Not at all. So when we redid our
comprehensive plan, one of the main
components that we identified is that
our zoning code is not only
extraordinarily out ofd, but it's been
patched and patched and repatched so
many times that it is really difficult
in a lot of ways for staff to enforce,
to interpret. We often um will have to
make adjustments through the years as
different things happen, whether those
are um like the preemptive legislature
from the state this year or we identify
something that's new that we need to
address like wireless communication
facilities a few years ago. And so one
of the main things that we were looking
at doing is updating that entire zoning
code. Um it's a very very large task.
Um, your agenda tonight I think
demonstrates how busy our office
currently is. We have neither the staff
nor the capacity to really manage this
um, exclusively by ourselves. We also
really wanted to elicit some expertise
related to character-based or form-based
code which is a type of code that goes
away from a very simple uklidian. It's
this or nothing and shifts to a more
each um area will have a unique
character or style or block that's more
fitting to their neighborhood and and
the zone is designed to to match that
character essentially. And so um this
year we as we were doing our budget
process included this as an item in our
budget that we wanted to fund and uh
produced uh procured the RFP to solicit
the services. We received seven
proposals which is quite a lot. We did
advertise both at the state planning
level and the national planning level
for um consultants to assist us. Uh
ultimately we interviewed two and
awarded would like to award with your
approval to the town planning and urban
design collaborative which um is very a
very very successful firm that
essentially wrote the book on form-based
code and so will really provide that
level of expertise that we need to shift
from one type of code fully into
another.
>> Thank you. Um, [clears throat]
just from the outset, I'll just state
I'm I think what I'm wary of is it's
more than just updating our zoning. This
is really, I would say, a complete
change in philosophy from how our zoning
is currently. Would you disagree with
that?
>> No. It absolutely is a full shift from a
very specific legal type uklitian code
to a very graphicbased
designbased code that will address the
character of our community in a in a
very it's a progressive type of code um
and will really identify lots of places
in our community that are are unique.
So, uh, one of my questions in the, um,
there was an addendum to the RFP with
some questions from those that
submitted.
>> Several questions were asking if we were
open to alternatives to a form-based
approach, if we were committed to fully
utilizing a smart code framework. Uh,
one of our responses was that we were
open to like a hybrid approach, uh, but
it had to be a smart code format.
I don't know what a smart code format
is. Do you mind explaining that?
>> No, not at all. Smart code is that more
uh graphic design based,
character-based. The form and type of
each area will dictate what the zoning
is. So, say you have an area like the
Alama neighborhood, originally part of
the Alama town site. Those lots are very
narrow and very long. So, then compare
that to the types of subdivisions that
we get now in say north of the
Satderfield area. Those lots are very
large. they are on culde-sacs. So those
two areas would have different setbacks.
They would have different depths for the standard lots. They'd have
different if you have um accessory
structures. In the Alama neighborhood,
you often don't have very much room to
meet a sideyard setback. You don't have
10 feet. Um in some of these other
neighborhoods, say south of town in the
um Johnny Creek area, you have much
larger lots. Those are very different
styles. Uh, a question that Councilwoman
Swanson had asked had been about
architectural styling. Can we This will
look at that sort of in a way. It won't
say prohibit mid-century modern, but it
will say here's the type of of
development that we have in that area
and here's how we'd like that to
continue. So, it is it is a very large
shift, which is also why we wanted some
assistance with that shifting from a
very a chart with a graph. If you're
this, it's this and nothing else.
>> Okay. Um,
how much I don't remember
uh council ever really like I don't
remember much discussion before this RFP
was ever put out about uh us pursuing
this change. I know I've heard in
conversations, so we're going to rewrite
code 17. I believe back in April, we had
a work session where we talked about the
comprehensive plan and you mentioned
there that we were going to rewrite
Title 17, but I guess I'm concerned that
this is um
this RFP really feels like this is a policy decision and I I am
concerned that council
wasn't given the opportunity to really
weigh in on what is a major policy
change of the city.
>> Yeah, it is um one of the main goals of
the comprehensive plan 20 240. So in
that case um that's really when
essentially that was discussed is is
moving forward with a more
character-based formbbased po code as
part of the comp plan 2040 our valley
our vision.
>> Okay.
And I don't want to make us stay here
longer than we have to so I'll move
along.
>> I'll stay here as long as you'd like.
We're we're fine.
>> Um we could go a long time. Um I do want
to ask about um
there's mention of a steering committee.
Yes.
>> In this process.
>> Yes.
>> Who's going to be a part of that
steering committee? Do we already have
an idea?
>> We don't have
>> I'm sorry. And how is council going to
be involved in this process moving
forward?
>> Absolutely. Sorry to interrupt your
question. Uh we have not set the
steering committee yet. Likely the way
that the steering committee will work
will it will be very small so that we
don't have if you have too many decision
makers at the table it gets to be very
difficult. But the engagement process
will be very very large and broad and
take quite a bit of time. That's why
this particular process is likely going
to take the full 18 months of their
schedule. Um, the steering committee I
think has the potential to have a
council member on it. Um, I would be a
little wary with legal counsel of how
many council people we would put on that
steering committee just to be very
cautious regarding open meeting laws and
potentially a member of the planning and
zoning committee. Um, and then we would
have community committees. We'll have
stakeholder groups. Um the consultant
will be here for several days as they
host what they call a koda palooa so
that they are here have an office where
they do a lot of engagement with the
community and that will include daily
meetings with every stakeholder group we
can think of as well as time for
walk-ins and public meetings as well. So
I'm happy to take your direction on how
you'd like that steering committee to
look. Um,
my only request would be that it not be
more than five to eight people because
then it gets to be really difficult to
manage
>> decision-m.
>> Totally understood. I just,
>> you know, this isn't accusatory, but I
do feel like council has been uh
not probably not purposely, but we've
been circumvented in my opinion a little
bit through this process. So I would at
least say I think council needs to be
involved in that steering committee
where this is this is a legislative
function. This is policy of the city
>> and it will have to come before you in
multiple stages throughout the process
for your review.
>> Yeah. Um there was just a couple things
in the RFP or one thing I really wanted
to ask ask about task five
um deliverables. there is uh
a financial feasibility assessment and I
just wondered I wasn't sure what that
was. If you could give me a little uh
yeah defining of that.
>> I think that's that's primarily the cost
of us enforcing how how how
far into the weeds do we want to get? Um
and that is just it's a it's primarily a
staff cost and a code enforcement cost
long term. Um, the cost of the title 17
rewrite is included in the proposal. Uh,
and I know that you have a question
about about that cost and some of the
hourly charges versus the overall scope.
So, I'll let you ask those as well.
>> Okay. Yeah. real quick just before that
just my general concern with this I I'm
worried about how moving to this uh
style of code I mean a use code ukitian
code we've used for ever essentially
>> so this is for developers for
homebuilders
uh entrepreneurs in town this is a
completely new approach so will this uh
consultant
work through and as part of the scope of this project making sure that
we're not going [snorts] to hinder
development and make it harder to
develop.
>> Absolutely. So this particular
consultant um they
have they the one of the primary
partners wrote the book on smart code.
He is an expert in code writing itself
and um the the remaining members of that
firm really are very development
friendly. Ultimately, the goal here is
to make our code accessible,
understandable, easy for people to
utilize. You can there will be a lot of
graphic design and pictures included
where this is essentially what what
we're looking for. It's in a lot of ways
meant to make those things simpler and
very obvious upfront what it will take
to do anything related to property
development on your property.
>> Okay. So yes, we and they also um we did
ask them to include some hourly rates at
the end of this contract because through
the process we will all be learning
about um the changes that we're making,
what we're looking to ultimately achieve
with the code, the directions that we
want to go and therefore we'll need some
guidance uh afterwards after
implementation. and just being unaware
at this point of what that could look
like. Uh we asked them to include an
hourly rate so that in a future budget
cycle if we still feel like we could use
their services um that we could extend
that contract to include those hourly
rates so that we can get the training
that we need to make sure we're
implementing it correctly.
>> Okay. Um I'm sorry if anybody else has
questions, but I wanted to ask about you
mentioned the hourly rate. So the it has
a fee not to exceed $199,995.
But then it also says plus hourly tasks
for or hourly rate which I believe I saw
can be up to like 300 over $300 an hour.
So hourly rate for tasks 6.2 and 7.3. I
think 7.3 was like six months of
implementation.
Is there any control in this contract on
those costs?
Well, their hourly rates are part of
their scope and so the the control will
be how much we utilize them afterwards.
Um,
it is
somewhat unknown. Uh, it would all have
to be approved at a future budget cycle
because it's part of our professional
services line item budget and so it
would definitely if we don't have that
funding available to us, we we won't be
able to use it. Um we did ask them to
include that so that if we get to the
end of this process and we still feel
like we need some time with them to
understand say something very obscure
comes up and we really want to
understand um and get their opinion on
how we should uh process a certain type
of application um that we would have
that potential. Uh that could certainly
be um controlled just by how many hours
that we use and would definitely be part
of our our budget ask likely next budget
cycle so that we would know exactly what
our budget was relating to professional
services and how much time we would have
available to use and and we'll know
better at that time how much we'll need
it. I think we'll have so much training
through the process that we'll we
[clears throat] should be well set. It's
just impossible to anticipate
how
we call them squirrels in our office.
Something will come up that is just a
little bit unique and and how would we
apply that and having the option to get
that professional opinion is part of
that.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> I'd like to interject and ask a couple
of questions of Council Member Bates. Um
I [clears throat] understand your
concerns. Um,
I'm looking at my notes and we've been
talking about this rewrite since 2024.
And so, a lot of the council members
weren't on the council back then. And
so, my question is, is there a a process
or something that you would like to take
or an extended period that you'd like to
have this represented or redised
>> before we move into that or
>> you know, I think part of it I think it
should be a process change moving
forward. I don't think an RFP of of this
uh
what's the right word uh impact size uh
it's not simply the cost of it this is a
major change this is not just updating
outdated code this is totally changing
our philosophy of how we're going to
zone the city moving forward and I'm not
saying I'm against that but I think
before an RFP of this complexity is put
out council should give should see it
and and and put express permission for
it to go forward. Uh I haven't even I
haven't had time to really go through
the RFP completely. Um one thing that I
think would be beneficial in the future
is when we have a contract
come forward that is was part of an RFP.
I think the RFP should be included in
the in the packet. I had to go find the
RFP on our on our bid page on the
website. But one question I have about
that, Becky, it says in the RFP that
this RFP as well as the successful
respondents proposal will become part of
the contract. Is that true or is what's
only in the packet the contract?
>> I think those are appendixes to the
contract um and likely should have been
included in the attachments. Okay.
>> That we submitted to Connie for for
publication.
>> Yeah. And I mean, no uh no blame here. I
just think that's uh it'd be beneficial
to make sure we have all of it. There
was just a couple or one contract
question I had and I think this was
probably for Jared. I thought it was
something that um
was uh
it just raised some questions for me and
that is in section
L.1
uh miscellaneous provisions and I'm sure
this is mostly a boilerplate agreement
that they use with everybody but it says
this agreement shall be governed by the
law of the state of Tennessee and the
United States of America which is where
they're located but I some questions about if that's
appropriate as an Idaho municipality to
have a contract that's governed by state
of Tennessee law and [clears throat] if
that's something we should amend.
>> So those provisions are found in most
contracts we do and we almost
universally suggest as an edit that it
be changed to the state of Idaho. Okay.
>> I wasn't the one that reviewed this but
usually what happens is we suggest that
edit if they fight us on it. We have
Idaho code that allows the venue to be
in the municipality because we are a
governmental entity. I don't know if
that happened in this case, but we can
certainly pursue that edit before this
is executed by the mayor if the council
is willing to approve it, but that's a
great catch. We we uh universally at
least attempt to change that to Idaho,
so there's no ambiguity in that clause
right there.
>> Yeah. Okay. And again, I don't um
I'll vote in favor of the contract. I
have some concerns about costs getting
out of hand, but I trust staff to help
us keep those in check. I think more
this isn't the first time that something
like this I feel like has come up and
it's the time I feel like I'm ready to
address it but I you know sometimes RFPs
get put out that are really impactful
and I just feel like uh council should
really give express consent to all the
language of the RFP before it before it
gets out. I understand we have the
ability to say no tonight. We have
ultimate control over it, but it would
make more sense for us to be more
involved at the beginning of the RFP
than at the very end.
>> Yeah. And I I think that's a point well
taken. And on future agendas, you know,
I I can certainly check on that. It is
true there's a lot of language in the
RFP and when it's fun a fundamental
change on how we're looking at something
like title 17. So I think less point
well taken I think you know moving
forward having the RFP they are pretty
powerful there and they're guiding
things a certain way that maybe should
be a little bit more legislative.
>> Yeah. And so but but with that I don't
like on the current with the table
Councilman Bates if we want more time
and you know defer the approval to a
future agenda we we could do that or
>> may I ask a clarifying question just
about the RFPs because we do um we have
brought this to work session our zoning
code rewrite and we also brought it up
in budget um hearings and we also
brought it up in the comp plan um and so
is your request that council we bring
the actual RFP document to council to
review before we publish it. That would
be my request because to me this is the
actual policy like we can we can talk
somewhat and I feel like oftentimes it
is kind of in general generalities when
we talk in uh uh work sessions and you
know the comprehensive plan I completely
understand but my personal opinion comp
plan's not the Bible and you know it's
uh it's open to change to what we feel
we want to pursue. So to me like what is
the actual policy? Well, it's what's in
the RFP and what people are going to
respond to. And so um and uh like I do
have real concerns about the change
we're making and and I just want to make
sure that that so so I feel like it
would have been easier to address some
of my concerns and maybe get more
information
>> before it was published.
Yeah. So
>> mayor, may I may I follow up with the
question to the mayor and council? I I
think maybe one of Becky's concerns and
staff's concerns quite honestly is
knowing what RFPs you would like brought
before you before the RFP is published
versus what ones you you don't want and
it's really hard to create that bright
line rule and it's hard for staff to
understand that. Is that something you
want to give the mayor to the discretion
over or how would you like to proceed
because as a procedural standpoint
that's going to be a question that comes
up regularly
>> because there are a lot of RFPs that go
out.
>> Understood. And I think that's
completely fair and I think we have to
take respon I should take responsibility
and that when we talked about this back
in April I with some foresight should
have thought hey this is a major RFP
we're going to put out we should look at
that before we put it out and so I
completely understand we don't need to
look at every single RFQ and RFP that
goes out. Um, but yeah, there's big ones
that obviously I think we need to look
at and I would leave that up to mayor's
discretion as well.
>> Yeah, and I think I get that, you know,
like because when we say every RFP, I
probably have the public works staff
over there like going cringing.
>> I want to see every single one.
[laughter]
>> But the um
>> yeah, things monumental things like um
city hall relocation studies and major
zoning code changes. I I I think I get
the direction and you know if you you
know I I could comb that through for
sure, you know, screen that through. But
yeah, you're right. Every RFP that's
going to be an ordeal ordeal. We do have
a staff that does a lot of the work and
we need to take the big picture and on
some of them they are.
>> Yeah. Well,
>> no disrespect obviously like I
understand the immense amount of work
that goes into to putting this together.
I just have I I have great reverence for
the fact that we as elected officials,
we are ultimately responsible for the
policy and the leg the legislative work
of the city and I just want to make sure
we are are a part of that process fully.
So,
Thanks for discussion.
>> I can make a motion so we can move on.
>> I would move that we uh
accept the contract award for title 17
readright outlined in agenda item number
17.
Uh oh jeez, I'm butchering this.
Authorize mayor signature on all
pertinent documents subject to legal
department review. So accept a the
highest rated proposal and b authorize a
contract between the city of Pocutello
and Town Planning and Urban Design
Collaborative LLC.
>> Second.
>> All right. Thank you. We have a first
from Councilman Bates, the second from
Councilman Mangum. Aubriana, please call
the role.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Mangum,
>> yes.
>> Sakil,
>> yes.
Agenda item 18, proposal acceptance
contract award for wildfire analysis and
assessment due deck. Council may wish to
approve the following requests for the
wildfire analysis and assessment project
and authorize the mayor's signature on
all pertinent documents subject to legal
department review.
C. accept the highest rated proposal for
the wildfire analysis and assessment RFP
to Due Deck and if approved D authorize
a contract between the city of Pocutello
and Due Deck in the amount of 54,980
for the wildfire analysis and
assessment. The city of Pocutello
conducted a request for proposals for
the completion of a wildfire analysis
and assessment of the evaluation
committee recommended due as the highest
rated proposal. The project will be
funded through the community wildfire
defense grant awarded to the city.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I'm not suggesting I make a motion
because that's what I know will probably
happen next. But can we for
clarification of the record agree that C
and D should probably read A and B? did.
Yeah. I just that sounded weird when
>> So, so that there's no misconception
that there is a missing A and B.
>> Yeah. So, so [clears throat] correct the
agenda to say rather than C A and then
rather than DB.
>> Thank you.
Mr.
>> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes.
>> I move to approve agenda item number 18,
proposal acceptance, the contract award
for wildfire analysis and assessment for
DDK.
>> Thank you.
>> Second. Okay, we have a second from
Councilwoman Swanson. I'm sorry, a first
from Councilwoman Swanson. A second from
Councilwoman Satderfield.
>> Aubriana, please call the RO.
>> Yes.
>> Bingham,
>> yes.
>> Paulson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 19, bid acceptance contract
award for Upper City Creek Parking lot
grading probuilders, Inc. Council may
wish to approve the following requests
for the Upper City Creek parking lot
grading project and authorize the mayor
signature on all pertinent documents
subject to the legal department's
review. A accept the low bid received
from ProBuilder Inc. in the amount of
66,89
and if approved B authorize a contract
between the city of Pocutello and
ProBuilders Inc. in the amount of 66,808
for the upper city creek parking lot
grading project and authorized change
orders up to 10% of the total contract.
Funding of the project has been provided
through the Idaho Department of Parks
and Recreation Trails Program Grant.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes. I move we accept [clears throat]
uh agenda item number 19 bid and
contract award for the upper city creek
parking lot grading for probuilders as
outlined in 19.
>> Second.
>> Okay. Thank you. We have a first from
Councilwoman Swanson, a second from
Councilwoman Satderfield. Aubriana,
please call the role.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Satderfield,
>> yes.
>> Beats,
>> yes.
>> Mangum,
>> yes.
>> Pson,
>> yes.
>> Okay. Agenda item 20, change order
number two, 429 Washington Avenue,
Environmental Hazard Assessment and
Interior Demolition Demolition Safe
Tech, Inc. Council may wish to approve a
change order number two in the amount of
$3,45563
for the environmental hazard abatement
and interior demolition of the
city-owned property at 429 Washington
Avenue which is the site of the former
Alama fire station city of Alama and
authorized the mayor's signature on all
applicable documents subject to legal
department review. The proposed change
order covers additional services beyond
the original contracted scope of work
and 10% change order authorization.
Funding for the project is available in
the building abatement fund.
Council, how do you wish to proceed?
>> Mayor,
>> yes.
>> I move to approve agenda item 20 as
outlined.
>> Thank you.
We have a first from
Councilman Pollson, second from
Councilwoman Swanson. Aubriana, please
call the role.
>> Hollson,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Mangum,
>> yes.
>> Sfield,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 21, PVC pipe materials bid
for the water department. Council may
wish to award the bid for poly vinyl
chloride pipe to the lowest responsive
bidder HD Fowler in the amount of
$138,015
and authorize the mayor's signature on
all applicable documents subject to the
legal department review. Funding for the
purchase is available in the water
department fiscal year 2026 budget.
Would we like a staff presentation? Or
if not, I'd entertain a motion.
>> Yes.
>> I would move to approve agenda item 21,
PVC pipe material bid for the water
department as outlined in agenda item
21.
>> Second. Thank you. We have a first from
councilman Mangum, a second from
Councilman Pollson. Aubriana, please
call the role.
>> Yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
Agenda item 22, resolution fiscal year
2027 departmental fees. Council may wish
to adopt a resolution with exhibits A
through Y, and I won't read each one of
them, setting fees for the fiscal year
2027,
October, 126 through September 30th,
2027.
The the exhibits are enclosed.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> yes. I would move that we adopt a
resolution fiscal year 2027 departmental
fees um
sections A through Y setting financial
or fiscal 2027 October through October
1st 2026 through September uh 30th 2027
as exhibited in agenda item 22.
>> Okay.
>> Second.
>> Thank you. We have a first from
Councilman Mangum, second from
Councilwoman Satderfield. Aubriana,
please call the role.
>> Mango,
>> yes.
>> Satderfield,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Alson,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Agenda item 23, resolution for fiscal
year 2027 foregone levy. Council may
wish to adopt a resolution certifying
the levy of foregone taxes for use in
fiscal year 2027 in accordance with
Idaho code 63-802.
>> Mr. Mayor,
>> I think I heard Swanson on the left
first.
>> Can I have Rich come up, please?
>> Yes.
Rich Morgan, finance department.
I'd like you to explain to the public
again what a levy of foregone tax means.
>> So at some point in the past, councils
have had the ability to budget that they
have not taken the advantage of and and
state law allows us to track that
and in the future use it if needed. And
that is what's happening tonight. We're
using 1%.
The total foregone
um for the city of Pocutello is over
five million and we will be using about
350. It's a little over 350,000
of that in this fiscal year 27 budget.
>> And that 1% is a what state legislature
sets that we're allowed to to use.
>> That's right.
>> Okay. Thank you,
» Mr. Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes.
>> I would move to adopt a resolution
certifying the levy of foregone taxes
for the use in fiscal year 2027
according to Idaho code 63-82.
» Second.
>> Okay. We have a first from Councilman
Bangum, a second from Councilwoman
Swanson. Aubriana, please call the role.
>> Mango,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
Agenda item 24, ordinance. The council
has the following options for reading
ordinances. If the council makes no
motion, the ordinance will be read on
three different days, two readings of
which may be by title only and one
reading of which shall be placed in full
placed on final passage for publication.
An ordinance. Okay. Sorry. An ordinance
approving fiscal year 2027 appropriation
is what we're looking at.
>> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes.
>> I would move that the ordinance agenda
item 24 be read only by title and placed
on final passage for publication and
that the entire ordinance be
submitted for publication.
>> Second.
>> Okay. Thank you. We have the first from
Councilman Mangum, a second from
Councilman Pollson.
>> Mr. Mayor.
>> Yes.
>> Just a clarification for the public.
This is the vote to affirm the adoption
of our fiscal year 2027 budget.
>> That's right.
>> Thank you.
Okay, Aubriana, if you please call the
role.
>> Mango,
>> yes.
>> Hson,
>> yes.
>> Bates,
>> yes.
>> Sfield,
>> yes.
>> Swanson,
>> yes.
>> Okay. And I'll ask Jared to read the
ordinance at this time. An ordinance of
the city of Pocutello, a municipal
corporation of Idaho, appropriating
186,698,374
for the 20 2027 fiscal year to defay all
necessary expenses and liabilities of
the city. providing for the objects and
purposes for which such appropriations
are made and the amount appropriated for
each object or purpose levying adorum
taxes in the amount of $37,527,19
for the fiscal year beginning the first
day of October 2026 and ending the 30th
day of [clears throat] September 2027
upon all taxable property within the
city of Pocutello to provide revenue to
pay current general street liability
insurance recreation cemetery airport
public library and to pay interest and
principal on general obligation bonds of
the city of Pocutello, providing that a
certified copy of this ordinance shall
be filed with the county commissioners
of Vanet County, Idaho, Power County,
Idaho, and with the secretary of state
of the state of Idaho. Providing for
this ordinance to take effect upon its
passage, approval, and publication
according to law.
I declare that to be the final reading
of the ordinance. Shall the ordinance
pass?
>> Yes.
>> Mango,
>> yes.
>> Swanson.
>> Yes.
>> All right. That concludes our meeting.
We are adjourned. Thank you.