Idaho County Meeting Minute - ARCHIVES

STATE OF IDAHO
County of Idaho

JULY SESSION July 11, 2005 SECOND TERM DAY

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

Jerry O’Neil and Ron Pike re: James Road – expressed their concerns – lived there six years – road is deteriorating – want to know status on road- no decision made on this road at this time.

Mardell Edwards re: June 20, 2005 minutes correction request – irrelevant to commissioners’ minutes – no changes made.

Jon Stroop re: road report – road stabilization work is being done – highway standards discussed – Alice has problems/concern with setting standards – doesn’t want to be stuck with standards – discussion.
- Jon stated we need a set of standards – Randy stated we are going to shoot toward standards as close as possible – goal for safe roads.
- Dennis Albers can write exemption for older roads – should follow standards for new roads – standards are guidelines, only.
- James Road – it is the call of commissioners to spend money on road or open road to public without setting presidence. – Liability discussed. Jon recommended county fix road temporarily – fix in September.
- Alice made motion for the potholes to be fixed and blade road. Jim seconded. Motion carried with Alice and Jim in favor. Randy abstained.
- FAA will issue grant on airport – contract will be drawn – 30 days to complete project – done by middle of October, 2005.

9:26 a.m. Jim made motion to enter into executive session for litigation and indigent claims. Alice seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.

9:55 a.m. Executive session ended. Regular session resumed.
Two liens Two N-1’s One assignment.

10:00 a.m. BOE decision on Columbia Grain. Jim excused for personal reason/conflict. Sharon Cox, Treasurer, is sitting in for Jim Rehder.
- Randy made motion to replace Jim Rehder with Sharon Cox. Alice seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.
- Sharon questioned economic obsolescence – discussion followed. Randy reviewed local regional sales.
- Randy made motion to sustain valuation on Columbia Grain. Alice seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.

Jim Rehder back on board.

BOE – Ingar & Todd Blount presented by Leah Mager – explained the case – Blount purchased it for $45,000. Commissioners said to leave it at $40,000 – which they thought the appraisers set – discussion followed.
- Randy made motion to sustain the new value on mobile home after new information. Jim seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.

Stephanie re: claims.
Current Expense $23,760.46
Road & Bridge $21,105.99
Airport 2,391.82
District Court 1,654.82
Indigent 15,174.99
Appraisal 121.09
Solid Waste 72,894.73
Noxious Weed 3,647.98
Jim made motion to approve claims. Alice seconded. Motion carried with all in favor.
- Total claims $140,751.88

Commissioners reviewed correspondence and Board of Equalization letters.

Sheriff Quarterly Report approved – Civil Department and Driver’s License

Suzy Hardy - Clint Berry – Joel Strickler, Qwest, discussed Centrex Prime System (local service) – information given to commissioners and Stephanie – discussion followed – NARS discussed – if commissioners decide to go with this system to save the county money – it will take three weeks to get it changed over from our present system. Commissioners will do more research.

1:05 p.m. – Idaho County Ordinance #50 hearing as advertised – Dennis read ordinance – ordinance regarding permit system for manufactured and mobile homes.

Russ Matson questioned manufactured home ordinance – rehabilitation requirements – water pressure discussed – discussion followed.

Mardell Edwards questioned – is there an ordinance that this one will repute – answer “no” – this ordinance is for general use – Mardell’s storage shed is ok now, unless she tries to move it. Discussion followed. She also questioned provisions for getting rid of older ones – answer “no” – county is not condemning any of these. Mardell wants an allowance for this.
- Mark Jackson commented on the ordinance.

1:25 p.m. Alice excused herself for personal reasons.

Jim made motion to adopt ordinance #50. Randy seconded. Motion carried with Randy and Jim in favor. Alice absent.

Randy explained the ordinance is for the protection of people.
- Jim made motion to have the clerk be the point of contact for the ordinance. Randy seconded. Motion carried with Jim and Randy in favor.Hearing closed at 1:30 p.m.

Commissioners signed Board of Equalization letters.

July 5, 2005 minutes. Jim made motion to approve minutes as amended. Randy seconded. Motion carried.

Butch Walker and Marietta dba Walco, Inc. – asking for 10% increase – existing rate is $36,903.80 – new rate - $40,594.20. Randy questioned receipts from Idaho and Lewis County – trucking expense – landfill disposal cost – this is the total tonnage for all of Idaho County – this includes all cities – Randy wants break down for county and cities – Butch stated it is included with the billing. Randy wants to know if cities are being assessed for their share. Butch stated this is hard to do – Randy feels that county is paying for all of the disposal – wants Walco to come up with some figures.

Wanda Keefer, CEDA, re: Workforce Development Issues – goal is to challenge the issues that are a problem to Idaho County – wants county to participate on their board. Wanda reported on the various projects of CEDA.

Jerry Zumalt re: disaster declaration extension – requesting 30 day extension – Jim made motion to extend the disaster declaration another 30 days for the slide of U. S. Highway 95 – mp 210 north of Riggins, in Idaho County on June 3, 2005. Randy seconded. Motion carried.
- Reimbursement discussed on county emergency grant – emergency plan is in draft form – infrastructure equipment is in place – ready to order.

Don & Robert Simmons re: budget – placement of dumpsters in their area discussed – fencing needs to be place around some of the dumpsters – wanting area residents to help police the dumpsters – problems with human waste discussed – Beaver Slide and Tomy Taha will have dumpsters to serve neighborhood – Lewis County will continue to pull their dumpsters – suggests that county charge city residents the way they do in Lewis County – Simmons requesting 19% increase for f/y06.

Randy made motion to approve letter sent to Sam Stamper. Jim seconded. Motion carried.

Commissioners reports:
Jim – July 6, 2005 attended Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Clearwater National Forest signed MOU for elk habitat – reported on who all attended and talked with all of these folks regarding Elk City tour – sent memo to cities/schools to support National School Coalition. Jim reported on Secesh trip – need a plan for purchased land. Jim schedule is: Race Creek hearing – upper Clearwater TAC #2 on July 13th and fire planning meeting – District II meeting.
- Randy reported on draft copy of employee handbook– approval in September – have until August 19, 2005 for comment period – reported on Secesh trip – August 6, 2005 homeowners association meeting in Secesh – want commissioners to attend – Idaho State Fire Group. Randy also reported on various upcoming projects.

The Board recessed at 4:45 p.m. until July 13, 2005 at 9:00 a.m.


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