[0:12] I. I pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United States
[0:16] of America and to the Republic
for which it stands One nation
[0:21] under God It is the law
with certainty and justice
[0:25] for all thank you We're
moving into our next items
[0:35] on the agenda, which is
the consent calendar.
[0:37] What are Council's wishes ?
[0:38] Mr. Mayor, I move that we
consider items Eight through C
[0:44] OK.
[0:45] So it's a motion to approve
items eight through C i'll
[0:48] second of a motion
to approve items.
[0:51] Eight through C from Councilman
Stone and Councilwoman
[0:55] pierce Any discussion on
that on those items Rachel
[1:01] roll call vote Press read yes.
[1:04] Yes.
[1:05] Jason brown.
[1:06] Yes.
[1:06] Sherri vomer Yes Nathan Murray.
[1:08] Yes.
[1:09] Grayson stone.
[1:10] Yes.
[1:10] And Ruth pierce.
[1:11] Yes.
[1:12] OK.
[1:12] Motion carries 7 to 0.
[1:15] So we still have item
three D, What is order
[1:19] council's wishes Mr. Mayor?
[1:22] For me?
[1:22] Yes.
[1:23] I have a really hard
time giving an open ended
[1:26] window to the release date.
[1:28] Given the impact
that this will have
[1:31] on local families traveling to
and from drum back and forth
[1:37] traffic plans.
[1:38] I would love to
have a date certain
[1:41] associated with this
plan case a date
[1:44] certain for an announce opening.
[1:46] OK.
[1:47] So this pertains
ular item is just
[1:50] we you know a
couple of weeks ago,
[1:52] we approved the traffic
plan and the general item
[1:57] moving it from
August 2 to July 20.
[2:00] But you're specifically
asking for a more
[2:04] specific day on when there
when they're going to open.
[2:06] That's correct OK.
[2:08] Any other discussion
by council or what?
[2:15] And the fact that
it's Go ahead, Nathan.
[2:18] The agenda notice from
August 2 to July 20.
[2:21] So it's going backwards.
[2:22] Yep.
[2:23] But councilwoman
Stone would you be i
[2:28] guess what a smaller window
be appropriate because, I
[2:31] mean it's 13 days.
[2:33] And I imagine they'll announce
it a day or two before.
[2:36] I don't think it's you can
still plan ahead 24 to 48 hours
[2:40] like with a small one
to be acceptable is what
[2:43] I'm asking Grayson, go ahead.
[2:50] Yeah, go ahead.
[2:50] Yeah Sorry.
[2:52] Yeah Thank you.
[2:53] Mr..
[2:53] I'm used to talking to you.
[2:54] I hear you're good.
[2:55] You're good.
[2:55] Go ahead.
[2:56] My biggest thing is I know that
the struggles that our families
[2:59] are dealing with as
far as planning ahead
[3:00] and and so on and so forth.
[3:02] But I think maybe a Five
day window would be good
[3:08] Would you be amenable to
that, Councilman Murray?
[3:12] I just I don't like thinking
that this is going to I
[3:15] don't think this is
going to be a mess,
[3:16] no matter how it plays out.
[3:17] We all know it's going to
be a mess the day it opens.
[3:20] So let's have counsel
and former speaker.
[3:22] I think part of the reason
why you want to not give
[3:25] a specific date is
something that's
[3:29] going to be as popular as this.
[3:30] And this is something that
happens with a lot of larger
[3:35] corporations So when
you give an exact date,
[3:38] you start getting
people camping out
[3:40] And I imagine the
traffic could be a lot
[3:45] worse anticipating that date.
[3:47] Let's say it opens on a Thursday
people start camping out
[3:50] on Wednesday morning and
that can cause issues as well
[3:56] So I understand why they're not
wanting to do a specific date.
[4:00] And I understand that, you
know, people want to be
[4:02] prepared for that as well.
[4:04] It's my understanding
morning commute won't
[4:06] be as impacted because they
don't open until later I don't
[4:12] remember exactly the
times that they open,
[4:15] but I can see where they would
not want to give an exact date
[4:22] Mr. Mayor, for me.
[4:23] Go ahead.
[4:24] So I think it's not just the
families It's the surrounding
[4:27] businesses, the have
to prepare as well
[4:31] And so I think if we're going
to treat one business one way,
[4:34] we have to give
the same attention
[4:37] to the other
businesses to prepare
[4:39] for what's going to
happen Mayor You know,
[4:45] I would agree with Mr. Stone.
[4:47] And since we have not required
every business when they've
[4:50] opened the exact same, you have
to tell us the exact same time
[4:53] and date that you're going
to be opening allowing
[4:56] them to have a window of time.
[4:58] I think this is
perfectly acceptable.
[5:00] And as soon as we're
ready I'll make the motion
[5:02] Councilor Ruth Yes
So, you know, this
[5:06] is not in announce First Rodeo.
[5:08] And so i'm guessing they have
really thought through this.
[5:13] I am not excited about
having a date certain
[5:16] and people start camping out.
[5:20] And I mean, that's really
going to impede traffic
[5:22] And it's I think they're fairly
close to being ready to go
[5:26] And they'll announce they'll
give us some warnings.
[5:29] So it won't just
be this morning.
[5:32] We're opening up at ten.
[5:33] I'm sure they're going
to give us a day or so
[5:38] but I'm comfortable
with giving them
[5:41] this extended time as a state.
[5:43] And the agenda other.
[5:47] Oh, go ahead.
[5:48] Mr. Mayor I've talked to Chief
Brooks about life safety issues.
[5:52] And if he's willing to come
down and talk about life safety
[5:55] issues revolving
around this, are
[5:57] you willing to come down
Is there something specific
[6:00] that you're concerned about And
in my conversation with him,
[6:04] there's absolutely
conversations that
[6:07] have happened without knowing
this specific date Chief.
[6:16] Good evening I'll
say that again.
[6:19] I think the conversations
that we've had
[6:22] have all been discussed.
[6:23] I think in the traffic
plan Obviously,
[6:26] my concern is going
to be the amount
[6:29] of traffic that's
going to be in the area
[6:30] that's pretty much a given.
[6:33] The other piece that
I'm concerned about
[6:35] is the wrap around
behind the strip mall
[6:39] behind Dick's Sporting goods.
[6:41] If we were to have
an event there,
[6:42] we need to be able
to clear that out
[6:45] quickly so that
we can have access
[6:47] to those suppressions systems.
[6:48] So other than that,
we're going to treat it
[6:51] as any other
business, opening up
[6:54] It's just going to have
a lot more people Yeah,
[6:57] but I'll stand
for any questions.
[6:59] Any questions for Chief
I think there's no doubt.
[7:02] I mean, the reason we're
having this conversation
[7:04] is because it's a highly
anticipated tD opening.
[7:08] There's going to be some issues
and things that we need to work
[7:10] through as far as I can see and
look in the documentations type
[7:16] of stuff.
[7:16] I know that in and
out group is going
[7:19] to be there and try
to help us respond
[7:21] to those types of things.
[7:22] But I mean, there's
always going to be
[7:23] a level of concern of trying to
how do we navigate through that?
[7:27] Do you in moving the
date up does that do.
[7:31] That?
[7:32] That doesn't necessarily
add to or eliminate
[7:33] any of that concern?
[7:34] Does it know we're
going to work with them.
[7:36] However, we need to.
[7:38] I think they had 12
flaggers if I counted
[7:40] that correctly on the plan.
[7:41] So if we respond
out there, we're
[7:43] going to have to be just in
good communication with them
[7:45] to be able to clear out
and just allow us access.
[7:49] Perfect OK.
[7:51] Any other conversations ?
[7:53] Okay.
[7:53] Councilman Reid I
think you meant.
[7:55] Yeah.
[7:55] OK Got moved to approve consent.
[7:57] Calendar item d, a request
to approve an amendment
[8:00] to the special
event Grand opening
[8:02] for In and Out Burger from
July 20th to August 2nd, 2026.
[8:07] The other way around july 20th.
[8:11] Yeah.
[8:12] Move it from August
and back to July 20.
[8:14] Is that what it is?
[8:16] OK.
[8:16] August 2 to July 22.
[8:18] That can have a
motion in a second
[8:20] to approve consent
Calendar item three
[8:24] D, which is a request
for buy in and out
[8:27] to move their special event.
[8:28] Grand opening from august
2nd to July 20, 2026.
[8:33] Any further discussion
on that item ?
[8:36] Okay, Rachel, Roll call.
[8:37] Vote, please.
[8:39] Greg Hopkins Yes.
[8:40] Jason Brown.
[8:41] Yes Sherri vomer.
[8:42] Yes.
[8:43] Nathan Murray.
[8:43] Yes.
[8:44] Grayson Stone.
[8:45] No Chris Reed Yes Yes.
[8:47] OK.
[8:48] Motion carries 620.
[8:50] Thank you.
[8:51] 1062, one.
[8:52] Sorry.
[8:53] Yep.
[8:53] Sorry Grayson.
[8:54] I did again.
[8:55] Then a 6 to 1 motion
carries 6 to 1.
[8:59] Appreciate the conversation
session on that
[9:00] will move into our
next item which
[9:02] is an action item to
confirm the reappointment
[9:05] of kendall Madison courtyard.
[9:09] Randall Court Johnson,
and jr. Taro toro.
[9:14] I'm sorry.
[9:15] I apologize.
[9:16] Your first name Munoz.
[9:17] To the impact and improvement
reimbursement commission and we
[9:21] have will Good evening mr.
Mayor and council members.
[9:26] We as a mayor brown
just stated, we
[9:30] have a request to reappoint
Three members to our impact fee
[9:37] and reimburse man committee.
[9:39] This kendall madsen,
Randall Court Johnson.
[9:46] And then Dorado Otto munoz.
[9:49] These these three have
served on the commission
[9:53] for quite some time.
[9:55] And they've been
very influential
[9:57] and provide a great
discussion for us
[9:59] to so learn and to keep the
impact fee committee viable
[10:06] And those rates.
[10:07] But not out of hand as well.
[10:10] So we'd like to thank them.
[10:12] And then also with what
title he has completed his
[10:18] second term and the
impact fee committee
[10:22] in on july 7th of this year.
[10:25] So earlier this month,
we passed an ordinance
[10:28] to allow for the council
to the waiver to that rule.
[10:34] The rule of you can only
serve two consecutive terms
[10:38] and and so we are
requesting that first,
[10:42] the council approves
a waiver for otto
[10:46] to serve a Third
consecutive term.
[10:49] And after we go
through that process,
[10:53] then we would request
to appoint kendall
[10:57] or reappoint Kendall
and Court to the
[11:01] for their second full terms.
[11:03] So you're asking ultimately for
two Two motions, one, waiving
[11:09] the requirement for the
third term and then an
[11:13] appoint the other two.
[11:14] Correct?
[11:15] OK.
[11:15] What are council's wishes?
[11:17] I'm ready to make a motion.
[11:18] Jason, go ahead.
[11:20] I move to waive the term limits
as outlined in Twin Falls
[11:23] Municipal Code two dash 1-1
for Gerardo el Toro munis
[11:29] and reappoint taro munis
for a third consecutive
[11:34] term on impact Fee
and Reimbursement
[11:36] Commission So I have a second.
[11:38] I'll second that Kevin motion in
a Second to waive the A geisha
[11:48] to a to approve taro Munoz and
waive the requirement or allow
[11:54] him to serve a three year term
in accordance with City code
[11:58] 2-1-1 which allows the
council to waive the limit
[12:03] and appoint him to
a third consecutive
[12:06] term any further discussion ?
[12:12] OK, Rachel rourke.
[12:13] Ruth Pierce Yes.
[12:15] Reed.
[12:16] Yes Erick Hawkins.
[12:17] Yes.
[12:17] Jason Brown.
[12:18] Yes.
[12:19] Harry Belmar.
[12:19] Yes.
[12:20] Jason stone.
[12:20] Yes.
[12:21] Nathan Murray Yes.
[12:22] Okay.
[12:22] Motion carries 720.
[12:25] So we have one more item.
[12:27] There is to appoint
appoint Kendall and Court.
[12:30] I'm ready.
[12:30] OK, go ahead.
[12:31] I moved to appoint Kendall
Matson and Randall Court Johnson
[12:35] to serve their second
consecutive term on the impact
[12:38] and Reimbursement
Commission Have a second.
[12:42] Second, I have a motion and
a second to appoint Kendall
[12:45] Madison Mad Madsen and
Randall court Johnson
[12:49] to a second term on the impact
impact and improve reimbursement
[12:55] commission.
[12:56] Any discussion, any further
discussion any Rachel
[13:00] Roll call vote, please.
[13:02] Nathan Murray Yes.
[13:03] Grayson Stone.
[13:04] Yes Jerry vomer.
[13:05] Yes.
[13:06] Jason Brown Yes.
[13:07] Yes Yes.
[13:09] Yes.
[13:10] OK.
[13:10] Motion carries 720.
[13:11] Thank you.
[13:12] You.
[13:13] Thank you all four
for participating
[13:15] in that commission Okay.
[13:20] Our next item is a
further conversation
[13:23] on the city city's
f y 2627 budget
[13:28] and particularly focus areas.
[13:31] One Seven and eight.
[13:33] And we have our deputy
city manager Gretchen Hi.
[13:38] We're really pleased
to be here tonight.
[13:40] We have quite a collection
of folks to visit with you.
[13:43] We're excited to present focus
areas, healthy community,
[13:47] which is number One, responsible
community which is number seven.
[13:52] And then the internal
organized mission,
[13:54] which is number 8 to you
tonight Our agenda will
[13:57] be a little bit different
whereas last week when Travis
[14:02] presented the depth
of the budgeting
[14:04] process, the financials and
how we arrive at the space
[14:07] that we're at tonight, we
move towards the purpose
[14:10] of what the budget does
and hopes to accomplish
[14:13] through both talking
about the outcomes
[14:15] that we want to deliver the
tie into the strategic plan,
[14:19] reporting on some of the things
that we have accomplished just
[14:22] to give you a little
bit of feedback
[14:23] and to report to the public
as well So as by law,
[14:31] we're required to balance a
budget for your presentation
[14:34] and for you to take action on.
[14:36] We really try to translate
our community priorities
[14:39] into services We want to make
sure that we are investing
[14:43] responsibly, both in people in
infrastructure and maintenance,
[14:46] as well as public safety.
[14:48] These are the hallmarks of
providing an excellent community
[14:51] for our citizens to enjoy a high
quality of life In addition,
[14:56] we need to plan for both today's
needs and the future of what
[14:59] the community will grow into
Some of the stuff in front
[15:04] of you in this particular slide
talks about what the community
[15:06] is doing now, how we
grow, how we change,
[15:10] what the impact of
income and expenses
[15:13] looks like for our citizens
and that we budget accordingly
[15:17] based on what our
community can responsibly
[15:20] and reasonably afford.
[15:22] And wants, not just our needs,
not just what we perhaps maybe
[15:27] see for them moving ahead.
[15:31] This is what the budget impact
to bills that our citizens see
[15:36] looks like.
[15:37] So you can see that even
though our tax rate will reduce
[15:40] slightly that the monthly
change that our citizens can
[15:44] look for in the if this budget
is adopted is about $3.51 more.
[15:52] And then as you go down,
we're looking at a 5% increase
[15:55] for water and sewer a
reduction in sanitation
[15:58] depending on the contract that
is awarded for a total change
[16:02] for essentially a
monthly average of about
[16:05] $7.93 These are the hallmarks,
the principles that we
[16:18] budgeted for.
[16:19] We want to make sure that our
strategic investment in capital
[16:23] is balanced with our long term
sustainability We incorporate
[16:28] citizen feedback as we try to
drive our strategic priorities
[16:33] We make sure that our citizens
or collaborate or departments
[16:36] are collaborating in
order to provide most
[16:38] efficient services
that we can We do that
[16:42] through long term planning.
[16:44] We do that through our
community groups that
[16:47] meet on a monthly basis
to advise our departments
[16:49] and at the end, we end up
with a balanced budget needs
[16:54] to be sustainable more stable.
[16:55] And as well as responsive
to the environment
[16:58] that we may find
ourselves in And you'll
[17:02] hear from other people that talk
tonight about the other things
[17:05] that are included there as
well about being the employer
[17:08] of choice in the
organization of choice
[17:16] This reflects the taxable
value of the community.
[17:20] We don't set what that value is.
[17:23] It comes from the county
assessor's office.
[17:26] But this is what has been
determined as our taxable value.
[17:30] And you can see the change
in that throughout last year
[17:34] to this year And
then you can see
[17:36] what we expect to
spend from the budget
[17:39] based on what those
values look like.
[17:42] Our taxable weighted funds 65
million non tech supported fund
[17:47] which are all of our enterprise,
which are fee based, 37 million
[17:53] included in the budget is the
statutorily allowed 3% increase
[17:56] in property tax the
inclusion of 90%
[17:59] of the value of new
construction and then
[18:01] a portion of the
foregone balance
[18:03] that's equal to 1% of
revenue This is just
[18:12] a little bit of a more history.
[18:13] Look back at the taxable
value of the city.
[18:16] And you can see how
we have grown where
[18:21] and then a breakdown of
where each of that value
[18:23] has come from.
[18:25] Included Sorry June two mental
process right there Maybe
[18:39] if I read the smart
popcorn, I would
[18:41] have had that
answer immediately,
[18:42] but I didn't do active course.
[18:44] So there you go.
[18:46] Your properties within the
city have a value of about 700
[18:49] million plus and you
can see how we then
[18:55] have grown as a city over the
course of the last Six years
[19:02] And again that then plays
into what the tax rate is.
[19:05] You can see that we have one of
the lowest tax rates in Idaho
[19:09] by comparable cities and how we
have tried to maintain as close
[19:12] to a flat rate as we can by
controlling costs being very
[19:17] judicious in how we budget and
trying to perform to the city's
[19:21] expectation in our communities
Expectations So that kind
[19:27] of concludes the
overview but I can
[19:30] done tell you a
little bit about how
[19:32] our budget is then distributed.
[19:35] If you look at the total d
of the $102.2 million budget,
[19:41] you can see that these are
the way these are broken out
[19:44] We have the governmental
funds, which are tax supported.
[19:46] Add about 65 million
enterprise funds,
[19:49] which again, are fee based.
[19:51] Those are processes
in the city that
[19:53] operate like a small business.
[19:55] They spend what they bring in.
[19:57] And then we have our
other non major funds
[19:59] that are on the small
part of that transfers
[20:01] and other areas as a
service organization.
[20:07] Obviously One of the largest
cost for us to perform services
[20:10] is are the people that perform
them And on this graph,
[20:14] you'll see that across
all of the funds
[20:16] are largest portion is personnel
We have our maintenance
[20:20] and operations as of
the next piece Capital
[20:24] is an equal amount.
[20:25] And then any other debt
service or transfers
[20:27] to internal services
that we have This budget
[20:31] is a 1.1% increase over
the prior years Budget.
[20:35] Most of that change is driven
by the use of one time capital
[20:39] This is the investment
for the public
[20:42] and what we intend to accomplish
through these use of funds
[20:46] and how it connects
to the strategic plan
[20:48] are the things that you're
going to start hearing next
[20:50] through the different
focus areas So just
[20:57] a brief introduction before
we get into the focus areas
[21:02] The strategic plan
driven through all
[21:04] of the different focus
areas, drives the attention
[21:07] towards specific areas.
[21:11] Each of those 8 or 7 are
accomplished through the work
[21:15] of the people who work here, and
that's the internal organization
[21:19] As I mentioned earlier
tonight, you're
[21:20] going to hear from Healthy
Community responsible community
[21:24] and the internal organization,
[21:27] Responsible Community
i.t is really
[21:29] about our public engagement
stewardship of their funds
[21:32] and trust in how we are
delivering essentially
[21:36] the accountability piece of
what we have moving forward We
[21:41] have purpose we try to put
more in terms of reporting
[21:45] and responsible community in
these last couple of years
[21:48] so that you really can
see how hard we are trying
[21:50] to be transparent in the
efforts in both presenting
[21:53] the budget and our efforts of
engagement with the community
[21:59] So the first slide that will
come forward or the first group
[22:04] is the healthy community.
[22:05] And I'd like to invite
gentlemens to come
[22:08] forward Thank you, Gretchen.
[22:19] And hello again Mayor
Brown and council members
[22:22] I appreciate the opportunity
to come before you again
[22:26] and present this time in
regards to our requests
[22:30] for this upcoming fiscal
year in front of you
[22:33] is the entirety of
that list that made
[22:36] it through long term planning.
[22:38] All of which are
up for a question
[22:40] but not all of which will be
elaborated through side by side.
[22:45] So if you have any questions,
maybe photographic memory
[22:50] snapshot that next.
[22:53] So now this is just an
update from two weeks ago.
[22:57] I was before You
presenting project updates
[23:00] But what we didn't mention
is we're all that came from.
[23:03] So it's kind of fun
for the community.
[23:05] I think to know that we
use a variety of resources
[23:12] to try to fund these public
forward facing projects.
[23:16] And so this is just a quick list
of some of the areas where we
[23:19] pull money from to try to
make that happen largely
[23:23] with your support, of course.
[23:25] So that's all of our funds
for Vista Bonita community
[23:30] development Block Grant for
City Park, A combination
[23:34] of impact fees plus
such a body donation
[23:37] for canyon Trail Junction.
[23:39] Elizabeth park will be impact
fees We allocate a dollar
[23:44] from the sale of the fire
station so a variety of ways
[23:48] to fund these projects.
[23:52] The first request for
this upcoming year
[23:54] is going to be the
tennis courts at Cascade.
[23:58] These courts and
all of our courts
[24:01] are in a rotation to replace
one at a time every seven years.
[24:06] The last time the Cascades
courts or resurfaced
[24:08] was in 2020.
[24:10] So we're right on
schedule for this one.
[24:12] The cracks and the
images, of course,
[24:14] I take to make it
look worse than it
[24:16] is If you really look at
the crack pattern here,
[24:20] it's everywhere.
[24:21] There's an expansion joint
on the concrete underneath.
[24:24] And as as expected
and if you look
[24:27] at the same kind of beyond
in the in the background
[24:31] That's right.
[24:31] On a line.
[24:34] And really doesn't
interfere with play as much
[24:36] as if it were through the
center of of the court.
[24:39] So these are really in
anticipated locations
[24:42] And so we don't
think the the slab is
[24:45] in need of any repair or
replacement simply just
[24:49] resurfacing So good news Okay.
[24:54] Back when House average house
cost was 68,000, I think.
[25:00] And we opened the Olympics
in Barcelona and Bill clinton
[25:06] became our 42nd president, the
city of Twin Falls purchased
[25:11] this beautiful boat,
a loader We have used
[25:14] it well it's time to retire.
[25:18] And we propose purchasing a
more compact skid steer unit
[25:22] with some more versatile
attachments such as an auger
[25:26] and a grapple and a bucket
We believe the auger is going
[25:31] to help us with replacement
or installation of bollards
[25:34] and fence posts Maybe some
signs the grapple will help us
[25:39] with cleanup and brush
clearing, such as a Rock
[25:41] Creek trail and the bucket
just for general purpose.
[25:45] Loading and moving
material With this request,
[25:50] we also are asking for
a tilt deck trailer
[25:53] to load and transport
this piece of equipment
[25:56] to a different locations Chance.
[25:59] Yeah.
[26:00] What is the cost
on that I imagine
[26:03] we're going back to slide one.
[26:04] Yeah, sorry I didn't have
a photographic memory.
[26:07] 885,005.
[26:10] Oh, that's not bad.
[26:12] Yeah Yeah.
[26:13] He has a photographic memory
No, he's just looking at this.
[26:16] He can have the slides up.
[26:20] Thank you We're.
[26:22] I'll just thank you with this.
[26:24] I and he's out of
favor and feisty
[26:26] to one of those on these slides.
[26:28] But you know it's
more fun to go back We
[26:32] at the Parks Department are
pretty good at implementing
[26:34] the First two hours.
[26:36] We've reduced our expenditures
by reusing old chemical barrels
[26:42] as our trash
receptacles and parks
[26:44] I believe it's time for us
to implement the third hour
[26:48] and recycle all said
barrels If we can also
[26:53] implement a fourth
hour and replace
[26:56] them with trash and closures
that would be much appreciated.
[27:00] I think places like Sunway
Shoshone Falls and Turkeys Lake
[27:06] and Harrison and our
Downtown main Street Corridor
[27:10] all have these trash enclosures.
[27:12] And I'll look better for it.
[27:14] And I think this will
greatly improve our spaces.
[27:16] A especially starting
in those spaces that are
[27:18] like more prominent or popular,
like City Park with a lot
[27:22] of events and people attending.
[27:24] So that's part of the request
is just trash enclosures It
[27:28] includes replacing sort
of benches and tables,
[27:30] though, as those fall apart
and come into disrepair,
[27:33] as well Switching over
briefly to the golf course,
[27:39] there's a few requests that
the golf course the stucco
[27:42] has been in disrepair
for some time,
[27:46] but recently, we've
detected some leaks
[27:49] near and around some
windows and other locations.
[27:53] So we think it's time
to do these repairs
[27:56] and make repairs on the
stucco But when we do so,
[27:59] if we could also paint
the whole building
[28:02] and re stain the underside of
the soffit and balcony, that
[28:06] would be along with the
painting project If any of you
[28:13] have heard Travis Hoffman's
presents to the commission
[28:18] he emphasizes that his new
philosophy and model of the golf
[28:22] course is improving
service and value
[28:25] and therefore, that
will generate revenue.
[28:28] And in support of
that philosophy
[28:30] I think if we can allocate some
resources to enhancing the user
[28:35] experience at the golf course,
that that will in turn generate
[28:39] some revenue, which we share
Another item at the golf course,
[28:46] this relic hiding in dark
corners that seldom people see
[28:51] is probably due for replacement.
[28:56] We are some of you may know
this, some may not that a golf
[29:01] courses we use reels
to mow the lawn
[29:05] and makes more of a slicing
motion and/or sorry a scissor
[29:10] like motion instead of
a slicing or chopping
[29:12] motion with a rotary blade.
[29:14] And those blades get
sharpened every week
[29:19] And so this machine
gets used every single
[29:22] week on multiple reels It was
the president for this one
[29:26] because their president
I said, who it
[29:28] who is the president
for this one?
[29:31] Right before Bill Clinton's.
[29:32] I it's about the same age.
[29:36] Okay.
[29:37] So it's 1991.
[29:39] This machine i think
was purchased some
[29:44] it's also due for replacement.
[29:45] It's a special really
tight and precise
[29:48] calibration that happens.
[29:50] And the new piece
of equipment also
[29:52] has some built in safety
mechanisms, which you don't see
[29:55] here, such as shields
and guards or appendages
[30:02] I'm the that that's it for
our general capital request
[30:06] that made it through
long term planning.
[30:08] The next two slides, you'll see
are what we call priority twos.
[30:13] This is council driven dollars.
[30:14] So this is for you to consider
adding to our allocation
[30:18] for this upcoming year.
[30:20] We add this one to the list
because this playground
[30:24] is 30 years old.
[30:26] And most playgrounds
have a life of 20 to 25.
[30:31] And so it makes sense
that right around age 25,
[30:34] this thing started
to fall apart.
[30:36] Appreciate it.
[30:37] Depends on exposure
and the amount of use
[30:39] And I think this
playground as well loved
[30:42] But in the past four years
since I've been here,
[30:44] it's been kind of one item at
a time First it was the slide.
[30:48] We couldn't find a
replacement for it,
[30:49] so we boarded it up The
next was the bridge that
[30:52] got vandalized and broken up.
[30:54] We couldn't find a
replacement, so we took it off.
[30:57] And then the next thing we
found through inspection
[30:59] was a leaning post and
the playground was deemed
[31:03] well, that portion of it.
[31:05] We decommissioned it.
[31:06] And so now what you
see in front of you
[31:07] is half a playground
that was, I guess,
[31:10] still worth keeping there.
[31:11] You know, just to provide
the public something to use
[31:15] But it doesn't look good.
[31:16] And it really is just
half a playground.
[31:19] And so the hope for us is
to replace this playground
[31:24] And in so doing, we hope
to take the opportunity
[31:27] to adjust the site to make it
more accessible So this planned,
[31:33] you chose switching the
playground from an L-shaped
[31:36] to just a rectangle,
which allows us more
[31:38] versatility in the
future for replacement
[31:42] And then also the sidewalk
around it makes the playground
[31:44] itself more accessible and
provides access from the parking
[31:48] lot to the restroom
through the parking lot
[31:51] instead of around
the blue building
[31:53] And if you have been there
before the existing basketball
[31:57] court is kind of impeding
on the old playground
[32:02] And this is a way to just
kind of incorporate it,
[32:05] and make it a part of the
facility by separating
[32:07] it with a short seawall.
[32:10] And so the funds that we're
requesting are $356,000 to do
[32:16] all of this work, including
the patch back of irrigation
[32:20] and landscape to that
construction and change
[32:25] And the last thing
we're requesting,
[32:29] this little mower is
really the only one
[32:32] of this size that
we have and it mows
[32:35] in particularly the the pool.
[32:39] So the grass near the pool, if
we don't collects the clippings
[32:42] through a bagging system,
a lot of those end up
[32:45] in the pool and our
filters and you know,
[32:50] that can wreak
havoc on our system.
[32:52] So primarily it's used
for that, but it's
[32:53] also just the ideal size.
[32:55] It's in between the push mower
size and our larger 72 inch
[33:00] deck.
[33:00] So this is a medium size
that allows us to mow places
[33:05] around the fire station
at a police station
[33:07] to the little triangles
at intersections.
[33:12] Sometimes the roadways strips.
[33:14] If we have to get
to those, you know,
[33:16] this is just a different
size, and it's small enough
[33:19] to fit on most of our
trailers and we can get
[33:24] around pretty quick with it.
[33:26] So the current Walker mower that
we have is now not worth fixing
[33:34] and we've taken it to
the shop and kind of
[33:36] deemed it is now going
to go to salvage.
[33:39] And so we currently don't even
have an operable mower of this
[33:42] size we're trying to make do
with push mowers and I'm using
[33:46] our large area mowers to
get into places we probably
[33:49] shouldn't be
putting them So this
[33:52] request is amended for 40,000.
[33:58] I was going to say 35.
[33:59] So whatever it says on there, I
think, is the official number.
[34:03] Am I right?
[34:04] Gretchen okay.
[34:04] Thank you.
[34:06] So this request is 40,000.
[34:08] And I believe that is all
I have for if you can,
[34:12] any additional questions for
chance on those particular items
[34:18] OK.
[34:19] Thank you.
[34:19] Thank you Chance Appreciate it.
[34:20] Thank you Looks like
Josh is up Exactly.
[34:30] I appreciate the opportunity
to talk to you about folks.
[34:34] Area seven, an encouraging
response by community and public
[34:37] communication and our
future of enhancing
[34:40] engagement in the community.
[34:42] So First off, TFA dot
org, the city's website
[34:47] is is significant.
[34:49] We log over 460,000
visitors last year alone.
[34:54] We have almost a
million page views.
[34:56] If we were selling advertising,
this would be lucrative.
[34:59] But we have a lot of people
who do come to our website.
[35:02] If you notice we have a lot of
people who are not residents
[35:05] of the city of Twin
Falls who are using
[35:06] our website specifically We
do have a lot of people who
[35:12] use it to find
recreation services,
[35:14] shortfalls and things like
that from our site or area.
[35:18] And then I also
would highlight we
[35:20] have a pretty high bounce rate.
[35:22] We have a lot of people who
do come to our website looking
[35:24] for Twin Falls
County information
[35:27] when they don't find it, they
bounce to Twin Falls County
[35:31] Most of our visitors on
our website are mobile
[35:34] And in addition to that, I just
pointed out that the top pages
[35:38] is shown falls and that
one always goes gangbusters
[35:42] along with utility
services specifically
[35:44] people who are setting up
turning off, trying to find
[35:47] their bills And then city pool
and recreation kind of picks
[35:52] up the rest of the load
there So with great reach
[35:59] comes great responsibility.
[36:00] So the city has made
and will continue
[36:04] to make substantial strides
towards ADA compliance.
[36:09] And so what that
essentially is, is
[36:11] that it used to
be in April 2026,
[36:15] but it got bumped to April 2027.
[36:17] Is the FCC and alphabet soup
of federal organized actions
[36:22] are going to require us to
follow wcag or guidelines
[36:26] for accessing ability.
[36:28] So in the corner, you
can see there's a lovely
[36:31] and a a we're trying
to achieve both those.
[36:34] And I will say that we have and
the reason I highlighted in red
[36:39] is our accessibility
compliance is
[36:42] a is a bar none above the
rest, not only in just
[36:45] the public sector, but industry
So a lot of that credit
[36:49] goes to Brett and
also kathy Marcus, who
[36:52] retired from right department.
[36:54] They have been huge champions
towards making our website
[36:57] compliant and they've made a lot
of those corrections and changes
[37:01] that helps us to reach that
We do have work that we do
[37:05] have to do, though,
and that's something
[37:07] else that we pointed out.
[37:09] We want to talk about.
[37:11] So with our
responsible community
[37:14] we have in the 2040
strategic plan,
[37:17] we have an initiative
to enhance transparency
[37:20] through clear communication,
accessible information
[37:22] and consistent reporting on
city activities, service program
[37:26] and performance and so we're
going to do that We're expanding
[37:31] our engagement to close the
that loop as you've noticed,
[37:35] we I think we do
a pretty good job
[37:37] of communicating
with the community
[37:39] and with people outside
of our community.
[37:43] But we don't always provide
opportunities for engagement,
[37:48] feedback and to get
involved on the projects
[37:51] that the city is starting
when we're starting them.
[37:54] Oftentimes as we will
communicate with the public
[37:58] and seek engagement after
a design has been completed
[38:01] or the projects
already underway.
[38:04] So reaching out to some
other communities, that's
[38:06] one of the things we
learned was a shortfall
[38:08] Communities that do
engagement really well
[38:12] are on the front end.
[38:13] Get engaging with their citizens
on decisions and projects
[38:17] and they're following
through with them.
[38:19] And if they end, they're
closing that loop
[38:21] by coming back to those
citizens and advising them
[38:25] how maybe their input
might have changed things
[38:28] or with the final
solution ultimately was.
[38:30] But we do need to
close that loop
[38:32] and we need to report back
to our citizens to do that.
[38:36] We're going to rely heavily on
technology so we have for about
[38:41] 4 or 5 years now have been
contract iNG with Poco,
[38:45] which is a digital survey tool.
[38:47] It is the most robust and
the largest survey tool
[38:50] that I can see out there for
municipal governments like ours.
[38:54] What it does is it gives us
the ability to reach, engage
[38:58] and allow follow up or reporting
back with those citizens so
[39:02] citizens that verify
their accounts with us
[39:06] We essentially the way it works
is they can have a projects
[39:10] that they're interested in,
that the cities working on
[39:12] and they can follow those
projects until the end
[39:16] We provide the updates on that.
[39:17] We also provide a very
healthy amount of we're
[39:21] trying to seek their feedback.
[39:22] So we're sending out
surveys and polls
[39:25] and to get their feedback on it
and then providing those results
[39:28] back to the residents.
[39:30] The reason that Poco
is crucial to this
[39:32] is because it is the software
the only software that we have
[39:36] that keeps those those
residents, first of all,
[39:40] verifies that those
are residents.
[39:42] Second of all, keeps them in
touch with us and that we can
[39:46] pull survey them in and seek
feedback or engagement I would
[39:51] like to say to that you know,
thanks to council and staff,
[39:55] this is already funded There
was up to $60,000 allocated
[39:58] for the expansion of the Poco
services as well as other things
[40:03] that we'll be doing in
terms of in-person outreach
[40:06] to get in touch
with people and make
[40:08] them aware of our Poco service.
[40:11] But this has been funded and
I very much appreciate that.
[40:14] That's going to
help us a long way.
[40:18] The kind of ended of the
slide here on the what
[40:22] I call like wet milquetoast
goals The reason I had those are
[40:27] do seem a little small is
because when the initial polls
[40:31] that we released through
Poco we only retained or were
[40:34] able to verify i or only about a
third will only about one third
[40:38] of respondents would
verify themselves I mean,
[40:41] there are verified users.
[40:42] We know there are
resident of the city,
[40:44] a twin falls and so we lose a
lot of people who just do not
[40:49] want to complete the
verification questions for one
[40:51] reason or another
maybe a lack of trust,
[40:54] but they're not
filling those out.
[40:56] What we've heard from Poco
is as you develop, as we poll
[40:59] and as we develop a citizen base
that number will increase just
[41:04] because people are
becoming more confident
[41:06] and hopefully having more
trust in the in the city.
[41:09] The other part of that is we
need to retake those results
[41:11] and provide them
back to our citizens
[41:14] so that they know that we're
actually using their input
[41:16] in our decision making process.
[41:18] And then within
that, hopefully we'll
[41:20] be able to generate
more verified users in.
[41:26] Lastly, I'd like to leave on
this is that so when we invite
[41:41] more people to the conversation
and earlier to the conversation
[41:46] we may not hear what
we want to hear.
[41:49] That feedback may be highly
critical of past current
[41:54] or future services projects.
[41:57] The public information officer
But I think what we should not
[42:01] do is view that as a failure.
[42:03] All too often.
[42:04] It can be an
instance where it is.
[42:07] So negative that the wall goes
up and the system shut down,
[42:11] and that's not
what we want to do.
[42:12] In fact, from what we've
heard from other communities,
[42:14] again the do engagement.
[42:16] Well is once you release that
valve on the pressure cooker,
[42:20] it can get kind of messy.
[42:22] But those that follow
through with it
[42:24] are the ones that
retain the residents
[42:27] not only as their
confidence but as engaged
[42:30] citizens in their community.
[42:32] So our ultimate goal is, is
not to approve every suggestion
[42:38] that we have received through
the polling service It's simply
[42:42] we just want to make a
more transparent response
[42:44] and engage in community
with that staffer.
[42:48] Any questions, any
questions for Josh Grayson?
[42:53] Oh oh, thank you What other
platforms are utilized ?
[42:57] and other than the website?
[42:59] Other than the website?
[43:00] So we we have a total of
eight social media accounts
[43:04] across Instagram, Facebook
We have one YouTube account
[43:08] for the city the media accounts,
the social media accounts are
[43:13] across different apartments.
[43:15] So police, fire historic
preservation, the city of Twin
[43:18] Falls grow, a Twin Falls, which
is our economic development arm,
[43:22] and i fly Twin Falls
for the airport
[43:27] So we have I think, a
pretty robust social media.
[43:32] And then in addition to that,
I did kind of touch on it
[43:34] is we're doing more
in-person outreach as well.
[43:36] And I think that's going to be
critical to the success of this
[43:39] as well.
[43:40] So we've already lined
up for things like well,
[43:43] there's the national night
out with the police department
[43:45] and Latino Fest, September
11th event just any event
[43:50] that we can get ourselves into.
[43:52] We're trying to do that now.
[43:53] So that we can just
have a face there
[43:55] and engage with the public
answer the questions.
[43:58] And I asked you that question
not so much as a gotcha
[44:00] question, but just to applaud
your efforts from what
[44:03] you're doing in the community.
[44:04] So okay.
[44:06] Can either questions
for Joshua All right.
[44:09] Thank you.
[44:10] I'm over to appreciate
it Mayor and council
[44:21] It's been a very long time since
I've had to come before you back
[44:25] when we took over
the Dale building was
[44:26] the last you were just
giving us batteries a minute
[44:28] ago So how long ago?
[44:32] So i get to talk to you a
little bit about infrastructure
[44:35] and we're going to brief you
on a project that's going on.
[44:38] And then what's coming up
and plans for next year
[44:41] So public safety
communications is
[44:43] one of the most
important infrastructures
[44:45] we have in the city.
[44:46] Not only does it.
[44:47] Keep our citizens safe.
[44:49] But it also keeps our public
safety personnel safe.
[44:54] So this year we have
went through the process
[44:58] of purchasing new antennas
for our two main towers
[45:03] in the city of Twin
Falls These tower,
[45:07] these antennas that provide
all the communication,
[45:11] transmit and receive for all of
our public safety communication
[45:14] radio systems We have been
through the process of the tower
[45:20] study to verify that
the towers can handle
[45:23] the weight and the
load, the wind shear
[45:25] load to handle
these new antennas
[45:27] We've also gone through the
planning and zoning process
[45:31] to get that approval
and currently,
[45:34] we are waiting on
some final quotes
[45:36] for installation
of these antennas
[45:40] Antennas are replacing,
as you well aware,
[45:43] we have a tower at
the police department
[45:45] and we have a tower
on the canyon rim
[45:48] The antennas at the
police department
[45:50] were we're going to go back
to the old discussion again.
[45:55] These antennas were put in
place when dispatch was brought
[45:59] back to Twin Falls, and we
built the dispatch center
[46:01] in 2000, two.
[46:03] The antennas at the
tower on the canyon
[46:06] rim They have been there since
that built that structure
[46:10] was constructed in 2014.
[46:13] So they have served as
well The antennas have
[46:16] a coating of fibroblasts
and for the most part,
[46:20] industry standard is to
replace them at 10 to 15 years.
[46:24] We have done extensive
testing to verify that they've
[46:27] maintained through the
years, but now we're
[46:30] at the point where we need to
get them replaced before or they
[46:33] fail So if you notice, we have
the police tower on the left,
[46:41] and there is two sets of
antennas set at the top, which
[46:45] receives the transmission
from the field and then a set
[46:48] partially down the tower,
which is our transmit
[46:52] And out at the at the
canyon rim, same thing.
[46:55] We have two at the top
receive and two further down
[46:58] for transmit So coming
up, look looking ahead we
[47:08] need to begin the
process of a rolling
[47:11] replacement of our repeaters.
[47:13] The Twin Falls has 14 repeaters
in service eight of them
[47:18] are on our digital P25 trunk
system that we installed.
[47:24] If memory serves,
back in 2016 is
[47:27] when we started that rolling
install because we have 14
[47:32] repeaters, we want to begin
the replacement process so
[47:35] that we're not too far out by
the time we replace them all
[47:38] in a rolling replacement
plan So we plan on replacing
[47:45] or repeaters on our
primary tower and repeater
[47:49] stack which is on the left.
[47:51] You see that is the
P25 digital stack
[47:54] at the police department
tower, and that
[47:58] is in 26 and 27 budget year.
[48:02] And that's $112,000 for
those four repeaters.
[48:05] The next year in 27,
28, we plan on replacing
[48:11] the other stack out at the
Canyon rim for another 112,000.
[48:17] And then we'll finish
replacing in consecutive years,
[48:21] the one offs we can replace the
analog repeaters one at a time.
[48:25] If we need to.
[48:27] And so that's our plan
for the public safety
[48:30] radio with a phased approach
that will keep the system secure
[48:36] keep the level of maintenance
and the level of service
[48:41] that the system must have to
provide for our public safety
[48:48] So then the next one that
we have coming up this one
[48:52] is infrastructure for you.
[48:54] This is mainly for
council Any meeting
[48:57] that is in this facility the
system that we are currently
[49:01] using is was constructed when
this building was built for us
[49:06] and it's roughly ten years old.
[49:08] It is out of production
and is out of service.
[49:12] So we've already had
some issues where we've
[49:14] had struggles trying to
find replacement parts
[49:17] and pieces for the system.
[49:19] And as you probably
have well experienced,
[49:22] we're also getting glitches.
[49:26] We have to do a lot of
babysitting of this system
[49:29] to keep it going So if we want
to maintain the recordings
[49:34] for our open
meeting requirements
[49:38] we are we did have
this company come
[49:42] and do a walkthrough with us.
[49:43] We shared the things we
liked about our system.
[49:46] We shared the
things we absolutely
[49:47] dislike about our
system And they
[49:50] have provided a quote for us.
[49:52] So that we can replace it
and maintain the needed
[49:56] reliable ability that you guys
require This will also bring us
[50:01] up to new technology It has
integration into the Microsoft
[50:06] Teams so that when councilmen
are not here, but still need
[50:12] to preside in the meeting, they
can connect easier and have
[50:17] a better success at
being part of the meeting
[50:20] when they're not here.
[50:22] And at that I'll stand for any
questions and any questions
[50:26] The cherry So on
this last part where
[50:31] you received a quote,
what was your process
[50:34] on going through this company?
[50:35] Was it.
[50:36] The only company you chose or
why did you choose this one
[50:39] and why is this the only
quote When we decided to look
[50:42] at budgeting, we wanted to
be able to maintain as much
[50:45] of the system that
is still good.
[50:48] Our speakers are good
the wiring is good,
[50:52] so there will be pieces
that will be remain in place
[50:56] And this is actually the
company that installed it.
[50:59] It was under a different
name at the time,
[51:01] but they have been the ones
who have helped service it,
[51:03] help take care of it
and we will continue
[51:06] on the Crestron line brand of
equipment any other questions ?
[51:16] OK.
[51:16] Thank you.
[51:17] Thank you.
[51:17] Appreciate it Takes us
to our next focus area.
[51:23] It looks like the focus
area eight Good evening.
[51:32] Council.
[51:34] So I'm going to talk a
little bit about one section
[51:37] inside internal organization
You may or may not
[51:40] remember a few of you were here
in 2024 when I came to the dais
[51:45] and asked you if we could
update our software.
[51:48] We had an updated our
software since 2002,
[51:52] so it had been over 20 years.
[51:54] And my request was is to
help us educate our staff,
[51:57] help us find something that's
user friendly that we could use
[52:00] And so you approved
$348,000 that we then
[52:07] encumbered into this last fiscal
year, this current fiscal year.
[52:10] And we are now almost all
the way through the process
[52:12] of transitioning.
[52:14] There's been a little bit of
hiccups, a little bit of bumps.
[52:16] But what I do want
to provide and show
[52:18] you is the massive transfer
the transformation in our staff
[52:23] and how they're
using the software
[52:25] to educate to
educate themselves,
[52:28] to make educate iT
decisions, and to ultimately
[52:31] make better decisions.
[52:32] For this for the
city as a whole,
[52:34] we did a survey that we
passed out to all of our staff
[52:37] to have them respond
back and we had
[52:39] an 83% positive where
people are more satisfied
[52:44] with the new software for us.
[52:45] And I wanted to provide you
with some of these numbers
[52:48] because a few of you have heard
some of the negative comments
[52:52] already.
[52:52] And what I would
say is just wait
[52:54] We have some very
positive things
[52:56] that are coming from this.
[52:58] People are enjoying it.
[52:59] Our city staff are liking it.
[53:00] We've had a lot of good feedback
from city and from citizens
[53:04] as well outside in
the community It's
[53:06] viewed as a meaningful
improvement in our
[53:08] in our system This is also a
visually visualization of how
[53:14] the staff appears and they on
happiness and user friendliness
[53:19] in it's almost easy to
look at this and say,
[53:21] well, seven out of
ten people like it.
[53:23] That means three people don't.
[53:25] What I want to remind you is
that we are only six months
[53:29] in how many of you gone through
a transition in soft wear
[53:32] as significant as this.
[53:34] And seven out of
ten of your staff
[53:36] are happy with the outcomes?
[53:38] I'm excited to say that this
is money that was well spent.
[53:41] We are continuing to
use this as a resource
[53:44] and to make better
decisions going forward.
[53:47] It's user friendly and I think
it's a resounding success.
[53:51] So with that, I'm
going to transition
[53:53] it to christine Good
evening, Mayor and council.
[54:02] I'm excited to be
here tonight I'm
[54:05] going to focus on the HR
Budget which continues to focus
[54:09] on one primary objective.
[54:11] Investing in our
people So the city
[54:14] provides many different
services, which you're aware
[54:17] but every single one of
them depends on one thing.
[54:21] Our employees for every
service that we provide
[54:24] from public safety
and public works
[54:26] to parks and recreation the
library and customer service
[54:30] depend on attracting
developing and retaining
[54:34] talented employees.
[54:36] At the end of the day h.R.
Just isn't about policies
[54:39] payroll or benefits.
[54:41] It's about making sure that
the city has the right people
[54:44] in the right roles to
deliver the level of service
[54:48] that our community expects and
deserves When those first laid,
[54:54] I want to start by talking
about our workforce strategy
[54:57] and highlighting
three key areas.
[55:00] The first is compensation We're
proposing a 3% performance
[55:04] adjustment and a 3% salary table
adjustment This helps us remain
[55:10] competitive in
today's labor market
[55:12] but it also helps us
attract qualified candidates
[55:16] while recognizing the hard
work and contributions
[55:19] of our current employees the
second is sustained benefits.
[55:24] We're going to continue and
investing in our employees
[55:27] benefits by
maintaining our health
[55:28] insurance program along with
contributing to employee's Veba.
[55:33] Any hSA accounts One fun
fact that I learned today
[55:37] was that the Veba program
gives our employees the option
[55:41] to invest those funds for their
future health care expenses
[55:47] depending on their
investment elections,
[55:49] employees have experienced
annual account growth anywhere
[55:54] between 2 to 8% Further strength
meaning their long term benefit
[56:01] And then third is remaining
an employer of choice
[56:05] We're continuing to provider
employee retention program
[56:10] because we know that
retaining, experienced
[56:13] experienced employees is just
as important as recruiting
[56:17] new employees.
[56:18] Our experienced employees
bring institutional knowledge,
[56:22] mentor our new staff and help
provide consistent, high quality
[56:26] service to our
customers and citizens
[56:32] Switching gears a little bit
and talking about investing
[56:35] in our employee
well-being and wellness
[56:37] I want to talk
about our city gym
[56:40] renovation As you may remember,
this project was funded
[56:44] through the F y 25 Capital
Improvement program
[56:47] and was intentionally
designed with employees
[56:49] at the center of the process.
[56:52] Before any equipment
was selected
[56:55] we brought together employees
from multiple departments
[56:58] to help identify what was
working, what could be improved
[57:02] and what equipment
would best support.
[57:04] Employee wellness
So our employees
[57:07] feedback directly
shaped the final layout
[57:10] and equipment selection
Our goal simply
[57:13] wasn't to renovate the gym.
[57:15] It was to create a wellness
resource at our employees
[57:17] would utilize So
since reopening,
[57:21] we've seen a 78%
increase in gym usage.
[57:26] So going from 180 to 320
door swipes from June of 2025
[57:32] to June of 2026, which
I think is pretty
[57:35] cool The second example
is our self-funded health
[57:40] plan across the
country Employers
[57:44] continue to face increasing
health care costs.
[57:47] That's not a surprise
to any of us.
[57:49] According to Mercer's
national survey,
[57:52] employer health
benefit costs are
[57:53] projected to increase at 7.4.
[57:56] Excuse me 6.7% this year,
which is the highest
[58:00] increase in 15 years.
[58:02] In addition, I was at a
local conference lately,
[58:05] and it was highlighted that
some local governments are
[58:08] anticipating significantly
higher increases 50% or more
[58:12] for our health care I'm
going to pull a Gretchen
[58:20] and have a brain
moment here A 50%
[58:25] increase to health care costs.
[58:28] So while we continue to
monitor our plan closely,
[58:32] the city remains in
a stable position
[58:35] But that stability didn't
happen by accident.
[58:38] It was the result of years
of thoughtful planning,
[58:41] ongoing monitoring and
responsible management
[58:44] of our self-funded
health plan Transitioning
[58:47] to a self-funded
health plan has proven
[58:50] to be a successful long
term strategy for the city.
[58:53] It's allowed us to continue
offering a strong competitive
[58:56] benefit while responsibly
managing costs in an environment
[59:00] where health care
expenses continue to rise.
[59:05] We're also continuing to
strengthen our benefit package
[59:07] by explore bring in
introducing, introduce
[59:10] additional voluntary employee
paid benefit options.
[59:15] One of those new options
that we're exploring
[59:17] is voluntary
infertility coverage.
[59:20] This benefit will provide
employees with opportunities
[59:23] and support during a very
important stage of life
[59:26] at no additional
cost to the city.
[59:30] So this is just another
example of how we're continuing
[59:33] to involve the benefit
package to meet the changing
[59:35] needs of our workforce So in
closing h.R. Remains committed
[59:43] to investing in our employees.
[59:45] They're the ones who make
our city services possible,
[59:48] whether it's attracting
talented employees,
[59:50] retaining experienced staff
supporting employee well-being
[59:55] managing employee benefit
at every investment
[59:58] that we make is intended
to strengthen our workforce
[1:00:01] and ultimately the services
that we provide to our citizens.
[1:00:05] Investing in our workforce
begins long before the employees
[1:00:08] first.
[1:00:09] Stay with us.
[1:00:10] And continues
throughout their career.
[1:00:12] The first step in that journey
is attracting the right people
[1:00:15] to join our team.
[1:00:16] And with that, I'd
like to turn it over
[1:00:19] to Evan, one of our HR
Generalists good evening,
[1:00:27] mayor and council.
[1:00:28] It's always a pleasure to be
here I that just mirrors echoing
[1:00:33] that going a little bit.
[1:00:34] But it's okay I apologize
Like Kristin said, i'm
[1:00:39] a generalist in
the HR Department
[1:00:40] and my main focuses
are recruitment,
[1:00:42] internal recruitment
and internal business
[1:00:46] Tonight i will highlight
two main slides.
[1:00:48] The first will be requested
positions that were not funded
[1:00:51] in the proposed budget
And second are recruitment
[1:00:54] and workforce movement activity
from the past fiscal year
[1:00:59] during the long term planning
process, departments identified
[1:01:02] several staffing needs that
were reviewed for ultimately not
[1:01:05] proposed in the
budget In total, there
[1:01:07] were ten full time positions
requested representing
[1:01:10] 16 total requests within
an approximate cost
[1:01:13] of 1.0 million 1.07 million.
[1:01:16] I apologize.
[1:01:17] These requests covered
several service areas,
[1:01:19] including operations
Infrastrata for public safety
[1:01:23] and community services
and legal support
[1:01:25] and organization support.
[1:01:27] The larger the largest staffing
request was for to emergency
[1:01:30] communication officer positions,
which reflects the continued
[1:01:33] importance of staffing
capability capacity
[1:01:36] in our emergency
communication center
[1:01:38] While these positions were not
funded in the proposed budget,
[1:01:41] I think it's important
that we recognize
[1:01:42] that they represent
a real service need
[1:01:46] identified by the department.
[1:01:47] These are not just position
titles or dollar amounts
[1:01:50] They represent workload
management response time,
[1:01:53] emergency progression, employee
progression, succession
[1:01:56] planning and service delivery.
[1:01:59] The key takeaway is that
departments identify
[1:02:01] additional staffing needs, but
those requests were deferred
[1:02:04] in order to maintain
budget priorities
[1:02:07] From a human
resources perspective,
[1:02:08] we will continue to
track those needs.
[1:02:11] Support departments with
recruitment where positions
[1:02:13] are approved and help
evaluate workforce
[1:02:15] needs as the organization
continues to grow With that
[1:02:19] in mind, I'll move forward
from the requested positions
[1:02:22] to the current workforce
activity including recruitment,
[1:02:25] new hires and internal
movement for fiscal year
[1:02:29] 2627 from October 1, 2025
through July Sixth, 2026.
[1:02:36] H.R. Has supported a high
volume of recruitment
[1:02:38] across the city
During that period,
[1:02:41] we have processed
75 recruitments
[1:02:44] and reviewed a little more
than 1000 applications.
[1:02:49] Those efforts resulted
in a 134 new hires,
[1:02:52] 29 full time and 105 part
time or seasonal employees.
[1:02:57] The full time hires help
support long term staffing needs
[1:03:00] across departments While the
part time and seasonal hires
[1:03:03] are critical for maintaining
programs, seasonal operations
[1:03:06] and service levels throughout
the year we also had
[1:03:11] 19 internal movements, which
includes promotions, transfers
[1:03:14] and other career
growth opportunities
[1:03:17] That number is important
because recruitment
[1:03:19] is not only about bringing new
employees into the organization.
[1:03:22] It is about retaining
and developing
[1:03:25] the employees We already have
that connects to One of our core
[1:03:29] recruitment messages in
organizations best recruiters
[1:03:31] hearts and current employees.
[1:03:33] When employees feel supported,
valued and able to grow,
[1:03:37] they become strong ambassadors
for the city We also
[1:03:41] continue to use
targeted incentives,
[1:03:43] incentives to
support recruitment.
[1:03:45] The city currently offers a
$500 referral bonus for general
[1:03:49] physicians and $8,000 sign
on bonus for emergency
[1:03:52] communication officers,
police officers
[1:03:55] and professional engineers.
[1:03:57] These tools help us remain
competitive especially in areas
[1:04:01] where recruitment
can be difficult.
[1:04:03] The quote on the
right reinforces
[1:04:05] that the broader philosophy
people are the center.
[1:04:09] Our central to the success
of the organization.
[1:04:13] Strategies programs
and services only
[1:04:15] work when we have the
right people to carry it,
[1:04:18] to carry them out.
[1:04:19] Overall, these numbers show both
volume and recruitment activity
[1:04:23] and the importance of investing
in our workforce Human resources
[1:04:25] will continue
supporting departments
[1:04:27] by helping attract
qualified candidates,
[1:04:30] encouraging internal growth and
maintaining staffing processes
[1:04:33] that support reliable
city services With that,
[1:04:37] I will turn it over to Nancy
and talk about the rest
[1:04:39] of our presentation
Thank you Good evening
[1:04:48] Mayor and city council members.
[1:04:50] Thank you for the
opportunity to present
[1:04:53] on the future leadership
and management development
[1:04:57] and initiative in your folder.
[1:05:00] The meetings tonight folder.
[1:05:01] You should have a
handout in there,
[1:05:04] which gives a little directive
of the progress that we've made.
[1:05:10] What's next And then some
of our expected outcomes.
[1:05:14] On the back is the
work that we have done.
[1:05:17] It is a lesson plan of the
committee working together
[1:05:21] has created a communication
and training for supervisors
[1:05:27] as well.
[1:05:28] So just a little bit
of information for you.
[1:05:32] So every organization eventually
experiences leadership
[1:05:37] transitions through
retirements, promotion
[1:05:40] and career advancements.
[1:05:42] The City of Twin
Falls is no different.
[1:05:45] While many employees are
promoted because they
[1:05:48] excel in their technical
roles, supervisors
[1:05:51] are supervising people.
[1:05:54] That requires a
different set of skills
[1:05:57] to do that rather than asking
new supervisors to learn
[1:06:01] through trial and error We want
to provide them with the tools
[1:06:06] to succeed in those transitions
So this initiative directly
[1:06:12] supports the strategic plan
that the Council adopted
[1:06:16] and helps translate
those priority
[1:06:18] things into meaningful action.
[1:06:20] I'd now like to take
you through each
[1:06:23] of these strategic priorities
and show how the communities
[1:06:26] work is advancing.
[1:06:27] The city's long term goals.
[1:06:29] First, by expanding employee
training and development,
[1:06:33] we're creating structured
pathway that helps employees
[1:06:36] develop leadership
and management
[1:06:38] skills before they move into
supervisory positions Two.
[1:06:43] Strengthening their
succession planning
[1:06:45] by investing in our
current employees
[1:06:47] for building a stronger pipeline
of future leaders and persons
[1:06:51] who have preserving
institutional knowledge.
[1:06:55] 3 The Employee Retention and
Workplace Culture Employees
[1:07:00] are more likely to stay when
they see opportunity for growth
[1:07:04] and develop And one
city culture We're
[1:07:08] creating consistent
leaders ship expectations
[1:07:11] across all departments.
[1:07:13] So employees have a similar
experience regardless of where
[1:07:18] they work in the organization
And finally, employee
[1:07:24] engagement, a strong supervisors
communicate better, recognize
[1:07:29] employee needs, and build
teams that are engaged
[1:07:32] and motivated
Ultimately this isn't
[1:07:36] about offering more training.
[1:07:38] It's about inspiring Same
thing in our organization.
[1:07:42] These strong leaders
creating employees
[1:07:45] engaged employees,
provide excellent customer
[1:07:48] service and excellent customer
and service builds public trust.
[1:07:53] In closing leadership and
management development
[1:07:56] is an invest in our people
and in the future of the city
[1:08:00] of Twin Falls By preparing
today's employees for tomorrow's
[1:08:05] leadership roles, we're
supporting the strategic plan
[1:08:10] and helping ensure
our organization
[1:08:12] continues to provide
exceptional service for years
[1:08:16] to come Thank you.
[1:08:19] With that, I'll turn the floor
over to Gretchen So just as we
[1:08:30] are wrapping up in the
current fiscal year,
[1:08:33] these are the Council directed
capital project in the 770,000
[1:08:39] that the council was able to
allocate with additional funds
[1:08:43] that were committed through
some other opportunities as well
[1:08:47] so far tonight these are the
four pieces that you've heard
[1:08:52] for proposed council directed
capital for the upcoming
[1:08:56] year included into the funding.
[1:08:59] That's a little bit more
than it has been historically
[1:09:02] in that the seven seven was also
increased by the amount that
[1:09:07] used to disturb it
through the Pug grants
[1:09:10] as the presentations move
forward over the next couple
[1:09:14] of weeks, there will be
some additional assets
[1:09:16] that come as part of this.
[1:09:18] And then at the end of all of
the focus area presentation,
[1:09:21] you'll have the opportunity
to review and ask additional
[1:09:24] questions, propose other things
whatever else the Council may
[1:09:27] wish on that particular item
This is the upcoming schedule
[1:09:33] of meetings next next time
that we meet on the 20th,
[1:09:38] you'll hear on areas
of 4 or 5 and 6,
[1:09:42] which are accessible environment
whole and prosperous And then
[1:09:50] finally, if there are any
questions the Council has from
[1:09:53] any of the presenters
or anything else,
[1:09:56] we would be happy to answer
those for you graciously.
[1:09:59] I think he was mayor.
[1:10:00] So on on question
38, on Slide 38,
[1:10:03] when we talked about positions
that we needed to fill how do
[1:10:08] we prioritize those positions ?
[1:10:14] So i, I just wanted to
look to see if you want.
[1:10:18] I didn't mean to be
a gotcha question.
[1:10:20] I was just curious on how we
how we prioritize because that
[1:10:23] spans three different kind of
components of the community.
[1:10:26] Right.
[1:10:26] And so I'm just asking
how we fill those
[1:10:30] So I'll give you
a brief response.
[1:10:32] And then I will defer
to the city manager
[1:10:35] when departments start
this fiscal year planning
[1:10:40] and usually that begins
in about October.
[1:10:43] We ask ask the departments
to submit any positions
[1:10:47] they may be considering.
[1:10:49] They go through a
pretty rigorous process
[1:10:50] in order to determine
is this a new position?
[1:10:53] Is this a newly
described position?
[1:10:56] We have those evaluated and
then we put them all together.
[1:10:59] So that we can allocate
dollars We know exactly how
[1:11:01] much each position
may cost And then we
[1:11:05] the executive leadership
team, reviews those requests.
[1:11:10] We have asked previously
department leaders
[1:11:12] to come forward, provide
additional information
[1:11:14] and answer questions,
talk about what they need,
[1:11:17] or to illustrate what the
actual workload looks like.
[1:11:20] And then we go through a
deliberation I can tell you that
[1:11:24] this year, there was
some real reservations
[1:11:27] about adding any additional
staff beyond those that are
[1:11:30] already included in the budget.
[1:11:34] We have gone through some
various processes in the past
[1:11:37] for how we have arrived at
this, but this is probably
[1:11:40] the most efficient way that
we've arrived at for determining
[1:11:43] which positions to fund.
[1:11:44] And I'll ask Travis, if you want
to add So if you take a look
[1:11:49] at the positions and
the totality of them,
[1:11:52] the $1,070,000 that is greater
than your 3% revenue that you
[1:11:59] will collect from property taxes
And one of the things that we
[1:12:04] want to make sure that we're
doing is that when we bring
[1:12:06] on a new position
we want to make sure
[1:12:10] that we can fund it long term.
[1:12:12] And when we're taking a look at
all the revenue sources that we
[1:12:15] have and the revenue trends,
we want to first make sure
[1:12:19] that the employee group
that we have is made whole
[1:12:22] and they have the opportunity
to grow, not only in position.
[1:12:26] But also to be able to meet
the needs of their families.
[1:12:31] Being with us So we
look at compensation We
[1:12:34] look at our health care,
the cost of health insurance
[1:12:36] benefits and the other
ancillary benefits
[1:12:39] that we have across
the city at the end,
[1:12:44] the executive leadership
team made a prudent decision
[1:12:47] and the recommendation
was only to bring
[1:12:50] on two new positions inside
of the city of Twin Falls.
[1:12:53] One that was requested by
the council that assists
[1:12:56] in the management of projects.
[1:12:58] First and foremost, they'll
start with Park projects.
[1:13:01] Then after that it'll
transition to general projects
[1:13:03] as we move forward.
[1:13:05] We made that decision,
as I shared last week,
[1:13:07] because the volume
of park projects
[1:13:09] right now, as described by
chance, not only this week.
[1:13:12] But two weeks ago,
is significant
[1:13:14] And we want to make
sure that that resources
[1:13:16] available to the
entire organization
[1:13:19] as those project
loads ebbs and flows.
[1:13:22] The second is a school
resource officer in which
[1:13:26] 90% of that cost is being
funded by Elevate Academy
[1:13:30] And that 90% figure was derived
because they will utilize
[1:13:34] that position 90%
of the working year
[1:13:38] So after we evaluated
those two positions,
[1:13:40] we started looking at a
priority list of the others
[1:13:44] and it really came down
to a dollars and cents
[1:13:47] and financial
sustainability long term
[1:13:51] we don't believe in adding
positions because it
[1:13:54] fits our budget today.
[1:13:56] We want to make sure that we can
absorb those costs long term.
[1:14:01] Remember, one of the
slides that was shared
[1:14:03] is that this is one of the this
is the last year that you will
[1:14:07] be able to capture 1% of the
entirety of the forgone balance
[1:14:10] that has been a great
cushion for us to be
[1:14:13] able to grow and to expand those
days as I shared last week,
[1:14:18] are coming to an end.
[1:14:19] And what we're trying
to do right now
[1:14:21] is before we find ourselves
in a budget deficit
[1:14:23] where we have to make painful
cuts we want to make sure
[1:14:26] that we're leveling out our
expenses with our revenues
[1:14:29] moving forward and not growing.
[1:14:32] Our staff is one of
the most effective ways
[1:14:34] we can do it because we can't
control the cost of fuel
[1:14:37] at the pump.
[1:14:37] We certainly can't cost
control the costs of inflation
[1:14:42] as it relates to capital
projects OK Anybody else?
[1:14:51] Council members.
[1:14:52] OK Thank you very much.
[1:14:54] Thanks for everybody.
[1:14:54] The participated.
[1:14:55] And I appreciate you outlining
budget for the upcoming year
[1:15:04] So that brings us to our
next agenda item, which
[1:15:08] is the general public input
Again, this is an opportunity
[1:15:11] for the general public
to address the city
[1:15:13] council on issues that were
not on tonight's agenda
[1:15:18] Please state your name.
[1:15:20] Whether you're a resident
of the city of Twin Falls,
[1:15:23] and you will have two
minutes No, I'm not.
[1:15:35] No I'm not.
[1:15:36] I want to echo.
[1:15:37] My name is Maria Hernandez,
and i was born here
[1:15:40] and told jason Brown and
the rest of the bunch.
[1:15:44] I just wanted to say real quick,
raising Cain about in and out.
[1:15:48] If there is too
many people, people
[1:15:50] can always Ihop over to Ihop.
[1:15:54] And it's all about
changes and i think
[1:15:56] that's what we're looking at.
[1:15:57] Fleetwood Mac plays a
song Jane does Thank you,
[1:16:03] Nathan, for joining me on that.
[1:16:04] Yeah, and it's all about
adapting and changes
[1:16:10] but without it, we won't
have growth as a city.
[1:16:12] So we have to mature as a
city So like a UFC fighter,
[1:16:15] we have to roll with the
Roundhouse is the punches.
[1:16:18] The knockouts everything.
[1:16:21] But we can't.
[1:16:21] What we can't do is tap out.
[1:16:24] We can't tap out on in and out.
[1:16:26] We have to stay
because there's growth
[1:16:28] I moved this weekend for
the purpose of downsizing
[1:16:32] and for budgeting.
[1:16:33] This is in My own
personal journey.
[1:16:36] And so I found a
little bit of emotion
[1:16:40] coming through me as I had left
one area to go to another area.
[1:16:44] And it's like, you know
what Sometimes you just got
[1:16:47] to do this So record all me and
you are subject to the blues
[1:17:06] now.
[1:17:07] And the way you take a blues and
make a song, you sing them out
[1:17:16] of jams and just sing
them out again So
[1:17:25] songs and to feel like a will
songs song, we blue thanks
[1:17:37] Maria.
[1:17:38] Appreciate it We're
going right there.
[1:17:43] Is there anybody else
in the general public
[1:17:45] tonight that would like to
address the city council?
[1:17:48] If you can top that
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[1:17:50] We're going to require
music at some point, right?
[1:17:53] So, Casey seeing no
one at this point
[1:17:57] we'll move on to advisory
board reports I'm a busy guy.
[1:18:09] I shouldn't do green light.
[1:18:10] Just make short of the
green lights on for sure.
[1:18:12] Make sure to introduce
yourself light down.
[1:18:17] OK.
[1:18:17] Introduce yourself
if you don't mind.
[1:18:20] All of your.
[1:18:21] And I'm annoyed
Your name please.
[1:18:25] I don't want to give my name.
[1:18:26] Thinks appreciate that.
[1:18:28] So I do live just a little
ways away from here.
[1:18:31] And it is hot outside.
[1:18:33] And I walked and i'm tired.
[1:18:37] Put in a whole day of
labor before I did all
[1:18:41] that And you guys are talking
about budget and some of these
[1:18:44] are very large numbers and I've
seen a lot of very expensive
[1:18:47] cameras attached to I owned
by a guy who doesn't think
[1:18:53] that the human race deserves
to proceed or exist These floor
[1:19:00] cameras are ridiculous.
[1:19:02] There are afford
them in violation.
[1:19:03] And anyone who doesn't
think so doesn't
[1:19:05] belong on that side of
the dais That simple
[1:19:09] Any high school graduate?
[1:19:11] My son is 14 and he knows he
didn't even Google it He just
[1:19:17] looked right at it,
asked me one question,
[1:19:18] Who's on the other
side of those cameras?
[1:19:20] And then he gets it.
[1:19:22] That simple.
[1:19:24] They don't belong here.
[1:19:25] They don't belong
anywhere Thank you.
[1:19:30] Anybody else Hey,
seeing down We'll
[1:19:36] move on to our next agenda item,
which is advisory board reports
[1:19:42] buddy City manager's
office Mr. Mayor,
[1:19:46] we First, I want to thank the
folks that presented tonight
[1:19:52] If you were to jump online,
you would see the city
[1:19:56] manager's recommended budget.
[1:19:57] But I think that this shows
that really our organization
[1:20:02] functions as a team and we want
to make sure that the team has
[1:20:05] the ability to provide
direct input to the council
[1:20:10] and answer questions.
[1:20:11] So that you have a quality
budget for your consideration So
[1:20:15] hats off to the
team tonight that
[1:20:17] presented in next
week's team as the bar
[1:20:23] has been set high off
that Thanks, Travis and i
[1:20:27] think we'll all echo that.
[1:20:29] Thanks for the
budget presentation
[1:20:31] tonight that brings us to our
public hearing at this point.
[1:20:36] And i'll turn that
over to Jonathan.
[1:20:39] Oh I need to read the rules I'm
going to read out a land use
[1:20:45] public hearing but it's still a
public hearing, so sounds good.
[1:20:48] Will open up.
[1:20:49] So that the council will
follow these Nine steps
[1:20:52] for each request listed under
the public hearing portion
[1:20:55] City staff will present
the request and analysis.
[1:20:59] The applicant will then present
their request to the Council
[1:21:02] and ask questions of
the applicant or staff
[1:21:05] After questions have been asked
The public hearing will then
[1:21:08] be opened during that
time, anyone in attendance
[1:21:12] is given the
opportunity to comment
[1:21:14] or ask questions about the
request being considered.
[1:21:18] When giving testimony, please
state step up to the podium
[1:21:22] State your name and
address, then present
[1:21:24] your comments or concerns.
[1:21:25] After giving testimony,
please sign the public sign
[1:21:28] in sheet, which is up at the top
outside in the form in the lobby
[1:21:35] with your name and
address as well.
[1:21:37] After the public
comments concluded,
[1:21:39] the applicant will be invited
to answer any questions
[1:21:41] and make closing statements.
[1:21:43] Staff will then
answer or clarify
[1:21:45] any comments as
needed Item eight
[1:21:48] After the closing statement, the
public hearing will be closed.
[1:21:51] No further testimony or comment
from the applicant or audience
[1:21:55] will be allowed and
number nine, the Council
[1:21:57] will then have an
open discussion
[1:21:59] and take action of the request.
[1:22:01] Okay There we go.
[1:22:02] Jonathan, thank you.
[1:22:04] Near Brown and members of
the Council tonight's item
[1:22:06] is the action on the
2026 Annual Action Plan.
[1:22:11] That's what the federal
government calls the annual plan
[1:22:14] for the See the Big program
or Community Development block
[1:22:17] grant the entirety of the
plan is in your packet.
[1:22:22] I'm not going to go
over it word for word.
[1:22:23] And frankly a lot of
these items actually come
[1:22:25] straight from the federal
government's website.
[1:22:26] So we have some limited
portion of what we change.
[1:22:29] And then they just generate
this annual action plan.
[1:22:33] The key points of this
plan or one, we will
[1:22:36] receive $311,413 this year.
[1:22:41] That is a decrease
from last year
[1:22:43] If you want the percentage will
will be only a soda because i
[1:22:49] told them we might want that.
[1:22:50] And he said they won't.
[1:22:51] And so if you want the
percent then we will.
[1:22:53] Then we'll have it.
[1:22:54] Yeah.
[1:22:54] Like that percent
going on there You
[1:22:56] owe us solid soda Will got
set up a it is a decrease
[1:23:04] and it's a we've been decreasing
from like 340 ish thousand down
[1:23:08] to 311.
[1:23:09] The trajectory we're on is by
the end of this next five year
[1:23:11] plan will be below $300,000.
[1:23:14] The reason for
that is the program
[1:23:16] is funded They just
say through Congress
[1:23:18] But the dollar number
has not changed in years.
[1:23:22] And as new cities
come online, they're
[1:23:24] just dividing the pie more.
[1:23:26] So that's why we're receiving
less money on a yearly basis All
[1:23:29] of these funds we are
devoting to be used
[1:23:33] at the City Park Plaza
project, that Park
[1:23:36] Plaza project Tents alluded to.
[1:23:39] We are finishing up the design
of that with a lot of input
[1:23:43] from all the city
departments, and we
[1:23:45] are going to be using Cdbg funds
as well as believe it or not,
[1:23:49] it's the last, I
believe Covid fund money
[1:23:51] we have to spend it by June.
[1:23:54] So that those two
funds combined,
[1:23:56] all federal dollars,
not any local dollars,
[1:23:59] would be spent to
accomplish that project.
[1:24:01] So this request is simply to
approve the program Year 2026,
[1:24:07] Cdbg annual action Plan.
[1:24:09] That's the project in a nutshell
and I'll send for any questions
[1:24:13] if you have any questions
at this time for Jonathan
[1:24:19] I don't have any
Jonathan at this time
[1:24:22] Well, open it up for
public comment Okay.
[1:24:31] See, nobody running
to the podium.
[1:24:33] We'll go ahead and close the
public comment period E 2026
[1:24:39] Community Development
Block Grant Annual Action
[1:24:41] Plan Jonathan anything else?
[1:24:45] No further comments.
[1:24:46] We just have a it's a simple
majority vote on approving
[1:24:48] the plan as presented.
[1:24:50] Okay What is council will
any questions, discussion on,
[1:24:55] on the the action plan motion.
[1:25:01] Go ahead, Chris move that we
approve the previous year 2026
[1:25:05] Community Development block
Grant Cdbg annual Action Plan
[1:25:10] Craig Hawkins I'll second Kevin
motion in a second to approve
[1:25:14] the key 2026
Community Development
[1:25:18] block Grant Annual
Action Plan any further,
[1:25:22] any further discussion ?
[1:25:25] Kevin Rachel, Roll call.
[1:25:26] Vote, please.
[1:25:26] Bruce Pierce.
[1:25:27] Yes, Miss Reed Yes.
[1:25:29] Greg Hawkins.
[1:25:30] Yes Jason Brown.
[1:25:31] Yes.
[1:25:31] Sherri vomer.
[1:25:32] Yes.
[1:25:32] Grayson Stone.
[1:25:33] Yes Nathan Murray.
[1:25:35] Kay.
[1:25:35] Motion carries 720.
[1:25:39] That brings us to the conclusion
of our meeting tonight.
[1:25:42] We will be back next week.
[1:25:44] Meeting is adjourned.