May 21 & 22, 2001, Emmett, Idaho Pursuant to a recess taken on May 15, 2001, the Board of Commissioners of Gem County, Idaho, met in regular session this 21 st & 22 nd day of May, 2001, at 8:00 a.m. Present: Ed Mansfield Kathy Skippen Sharon Pratt Susan Howard Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Clerk Whereupon the following proceedings were had, to-wit: May 21, 2001 Pledge of Allegiance was said. MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: The minutes of May 14 & 15, 2001, were reviewed. A motion was made to approve the minutes of May 14 & 15, 2001, as read and corrected. It was seconded and carried. RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM: The Commissioners went over the grant application for the Gem and Boise County Partnership seeking funding for an Economic Development Specialist for the Gem/Boise County Partnership from the Idaho Department of Commerce. DENNIS PULLEY ROAD & BRIDGE BUDGET: Dennis Pulley, Road & Bridge Supervisor, met with the Commissioners and went over his budget proposal. JENIFER WILLER, HOLLADAY ENGINEERING TRANSPORTATION PLAN: Jenifer Willer from Holladay Engineering presented the Consultant Contract for the transportation plan going to the Idaho Transportation Department which appoints Holladay Engineering as the consultant for Gem County. A letter was signed to let ITD know that Holladay Engineering will be Gem County s consultant, plus listing the milestones schedule for the project completion. INDIGENT APPLICATIONS: A motion was made, seconded, and carried to go into executive session under Idaho Code 67-2345(1)(d). Deputy Clerk Sue Spencer presented the following indigent
applications: 01-031 Previously denied application is being appealed by St. Luke s Hospital. 01-J29 Application for medication for an inmate A motion was made, seconded, and carried to come out of executive session. A motion was made to approve 01-J29. It was seconded and carried unanimously. The Board recessed for lunch at 12:00pm and reconvened at 1:00pm. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INTERIM FUNDING OF PROGRAMS: Chamber of Commerce Director, Stephanie Crays, met to ask that the County fund an amount of $3,000 for two of their scheduled programs, Farmer s Market and Concerts in the Park, until a grant is received from the Forest Service, of which the Chamber of Commerce will receive $3,000. Cathy Smith, from GEDA, stated that the Forest Service Grant has not been awarded yet. If awarded, the funds will probably not be dispersed until the end of July. The paperwork has not been finished yet for the grant. Money from the grant would reimburse the County. PARTICIPATION IN STRP EXCHANGE PROGRAM: A motion was made to sign the application for participation in the Surface Transportation Program-Local Rural Exchange Program. It was seconded and carried unanimously. BUILDING & GROUNDS SUPERVISOR INTERVIEWS: The Commissioners interviewed five applicants for the Building and Grounds Supervisor. The Board recessed to 7:00pm at Shadow Butte School. LETHA MATTERS: The Commissioners met with the citizens in the Letha area, at the Shadow Butte School. The Commissioners went over the plans for the use of the $25,000 of Forest Service money given to GEDA and the $50,000 grant from the Department of Commerce that is being applied for. These monies will be used to promote the business already in the County and to encourage new business to come into the area. James Madsen asked about Florence Road cul-de-sac. The Commissioners stated that as far as they new, it was still going to happen. One of the landowners, Stan Brown, is willing to donate the land for it. Barbara Huff discussed how Main Street stops at her house and she would like to see it go all the way through, or have a cul-desac put in.
Comments were made that the Road Department does a good job on the roads. They also stated that the weeds on the roadsides really need to be cut. Commissioner Skippen let them know that June 9, 2001, is a free garbage, tire, titled vehicle, etc., day at the JAG landfill. It was asked if the County is going to adopt a Dog Ordinance. It was stated that there are a lot of dogs running loose in the Letha Township. The Board recessed to May 22, 2001, AT 8:00AM. May 22, 2001 Pledge of Allegiance was said. CLINT SHORT SHERIFF S BUDGET: Sheriff Clint Short met with the Commissioners to go over his proposed budget. PUBLIC HEARING FRED LAWRENCE REZONE: This public hearing was tape recorded. Chairman Ed Mansfield read the notice of public hearing for a rezone request from Fred Lawrence for approximately 5 acres from A-3(Residential Agriculture) to B-1(Residential). Oral input was requested. Mike Williams, Zoning Administrator, stated that this rezone was recommended for approval by the Planning & Zoning Commission because the neighboring properties are zoned residential, with smaller than one-acre lots, and the property lies within the residential impact area in the comprehensive plan. He stated that it would not adversely affect surrounding property owners. He presented a map and showed the Board where the property lies. Mike read a letter from the Hollands which stated they have no problems with the rezone as long as it is sold as single-family residence. Southwest District Health had no objections. Emmett Irrigation required that a workable irrigation water system be provided for each lot. Marge Lawrence, owner of the property, stated that they do not want to farm the land and can find no one else who wants to farm it, so they would like to be able to sell off some of it instead of it being just weeds. She stated that if and when they sold a parcel, they would provide an easement for access. A motion was made to approve the Fred Lawrence rezone from A- 3 to B-1, together with all of the stipulations recommended by the Planning and Zoning Board, along with a system to process waste water in a workable manner and provide a piped irrigation system to each lot as they are sold, and a community water system is recommend if the property is divided into four or more lots. It
was seconded and carried unanimously. FELLOM REZONE DECISION: A motion was made to approve the rezone for Kurt and Susan Fellom to rezone approximately 8.68 acres from an A-3(Residential Agriculture) to a B-1(Residential) with the following stipulations and recommendations: a strong recommendation that the back six acres, when ready to develop, be annexed into the City of Emmett, and be developed at a higher density than currently being proposed, with city services; a stipulation that there be a 20 foot road easement on the property that fronts on Sharp Lane; a stipulation that if the back lots are developed, a workable irrigation system must be engineered to deliver water to each lot with approval from the irrigation district; a stipulation that if the six acres in back are developed within the City of Emmett, the easement through the front property to Sharp Lane will not be used for the ingress/egress access from the subdivision. It was seconded and carried unanimously. The Board recessed for lunch at 12:00pm and reconvened at 1:00pm. JOHN BUCK CORONER S BUDGET: John Buck, Coroner, met to go over his proposed budget with the Board. JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICE SPACE: Jeanette Mednicoff met to discuss some areas of concern with a building she owns on South Washington Avenue that the County is interested in renting for the Juvenile Probation Office. Some of the concerns of the Commissioners were the windows, the fire escape, handrails, air conditioning, and handicap accessibility. Scott Buck, the Emmett City Building Inspector will be asked to go over the building to see what needs to be done to bring it up to code. PUBLIC WALK-IN AND INPUT: Mike Ushman had some concerns about the Partnership Grant application with the Department of Commerce. He feels that the Federal government should pay 100% of the grant because they are the ones that caused Boise Cascade to shut down by buying so much lumber from Canada. He feels people (farmers) need to ban together and fight the government in some areas. Roberta Ushman is still concerned about the appearance of the Courthouse grounds. She is concerned about the weeds in the rocks and about getting a smaller trash bin. She was told that a trash bin is still being looked at. She was told that the SILD workers have been spending time on the grounds and just haven t gotten to the rocks yet. The Commissioners are in the middle of hiring a new Buildings & Maintenance Supervisor that will help with the
grounds keeping. Roberta stated that she would advise against the planting of shrubs because they just die. She suggested concrete. Bill Blanton had been down to the Sheriff s Office and asked for help to dig a hole for the tree he is planting. After standing on the lawn when the sprinklers turned on, he now knows where they are. He is getting the tree planted. Bob Markley met with concerns with the speed on the gravel portion of Bishop Road. He is willing to buy a stop sign to put on his private road if it is allowable. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY MATTERS: Dick Linville, Prosecuting Attorney, met to discuss various legal matters. Dick will check to see if a non-citizen can be hired as a Deputy Court Clerk. Dick advised that the County may put a stop sign on the County road right-of-way where a private road intersects a County Road. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS SUPERVISOR CHOSEN: A motion was made to hire Dennis Thayer as the Buildings & Grounds Supervisor. It was seconded and carried unanimously. The Board recessed to June 4 & 5, 2001, at 8:00am. Attest: Clerk Approved: Chairman