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Commissioners Minutes
April
16, 2007
The
Board of Adams County Commissioners met this day with the following
present: Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioners Mike Paradis and Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward.
Whereas
the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting.
MINUTES: Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the minutes from April 9, 2007. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
INTERIM
CLAIMS: Interim
Claims were reviewed. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve interim claims as presented. The motion was seconded by Mike
Paradis and passed unanimously.
BACKFLOW
TESTING: Testing was
completed on all County buildings and passed except the County Park which
will be repaired and retested.
GRANGE
HALL PAPERS: The
sale documents on the Grange Hall were presented and reviewed.
NEW
MEADOWS CLEAN-UP WEEK:
The Board said the transfer site would be open from May 12-18,
2007 to help the City of New Meadows. The Board asked that only normal residential waste,
tires; 10 per household are allowed. The Clerk will contact Dave Haynie so he is aware of
this.
SEC
504 REQUIREMENTS:
The Clerk presented the Board with a document titled Sec. 504
Self-Evaluation for Americans with Disabilities Act, which needs to be
adopted, and documentation sent to Sage Resources. Bill Brown said he will look into
this further and get back with the Board.
BATTERY
OPERATED THERMOSTATS:
A proposal from Tim Cameron was reviewed for battery-operated
thermostats for the Courthouse and the Sheriff’s Department. The reason is that every time the
power is tripped the thermostats need to be reset and this would
eliminate the problem, more questions need to be answered before
approval.
QUARTERLY
REPORTS: Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the 1st Quarter reports as
follows. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Rich
Green, Sheriff $4,247.45
Treasurer/Auditor Beginning
Balance $2,573,249.45
Receipts 2,769,496.97
Disbursements 1,407,980.59
Total $3,934,765.83
Sherry
Ward, Clerk/Auditor
Recording
Fees $ 8,924.39
Court
Filing Fees 2,401.00
Fines
& Costs $
31,283.32
Total $
42,875.71
INITIATIVE
AND REFERENDUM ORDINANCE:
The Secretary of State’s office requests an Initiative and
Referendum Ordinance be adopted by all counties as required in Idaho
Code. Myron Gabbert reviewed
Idaho Code 31-717 and prepared the Ordinance for the County to
adopt. Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve Ordinance 2007-1, which is the Initiative and
Referendum Ordinance for Adams County. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously.
FAIR
HOUSING MONTH: Mike
Paradis made a motion to have April be our Fair Housing month. The motion was seconded by Joe
Holmes and passed unanimously.
HEALTH
CLINIC AGREEMENTS/LETTER:
A Memorandum of Understanding and office lease was presented. Joe Holmes made a motion to sign
the agreements for the Health Clinic. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed
unanimously. A letter from
the Prosecuting Attorney will be prepared in regards to the grant
application.
SOUTHWEST
DISTRICT HEALTH APPOINTMENT: Joe Holmes made a motion to reappoint Commissioner
Bill Brown for another 5-year term on the Southwest District Health
Board. The motion was
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously. Mike said Bill has done a great
job serving the County on the Southwest District Health Board.
LAWN
MAINTENANCE: Mike
Paradis said Keith Fish is too busy to do the County lawn
maintenance. Jon Sorg
contacted Mike and stated that he is interested in doing the lawn
maintenance.
ROAD
& BRIDGE: Tom
Glenn, Road Supervisor, was present to discuss Road & Bridge matters. Tom asked Bill if the department
would be helping enlarge the New Meadows Recycling Building. Bill said if the department could
help it would be great. A
discussion on seal coating was brought up again, the section of the
Council/Cuprum Road that is city of Council owned is the section that
needs seal coated. The Board
wants to make sure the project is equable on both sides. Tom asked the Board for a
decision on traffic counters.
Mike Paradis made a motion for Tom to purchase traffic counters at
his discretion making sure they are quality counters. The motion was seconded by Joe
Holmes and passed unanimously.
Tom
told the Board that Joe Warner will be retiring soon and the County will
need to advertise for a new operator.
SHERIFF
MATTERS: Scot Kump,
UnderSheriff, and Don Van Cleave, Waterways Deputy, were present. Don started out with an update on
the annual boat grant. Don
has been told we will know in May if the grant will be awarded to Adams
County. For the annual boat
safety grant the County will need to do a 50% match, which would be from
the boat registration fees.
Don said he has many positive comments from boaters and people
camping in the Hells Canyon on the law enforcement presence. Rich Green, Sheriff, made a
comment that the County presence in the Hells Canyon complex is not
provided by taxpayer’s dollars.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION: Mike
Paradis made a motion to enter into Executive Session pursuant to IC
67-2345 to discuss legal issues with Rich Green, Sheriff, Scot Kump,
UnderSheriff, and Don Van Cleave, Deputy present. The motion was seconded by Joe
Holmes and passed unanimously.
Mike
Paradis made a motion to move out of Executive Session. The motion was seconded by Joe
Holmes and passed unanimously.
Gordon
and Judy Titus joined the meeting.
ELECTED
OFFICIALS: Karen
Hatfield, Assessor, Scot Kump, UnderSheriff, and Rich Green, Sheriff were
present. Bill asked about HB
245 and the impact it would have on the County. Karen said the taxpayers could bare the cost. The bill will be brought up next
year for more discussion.
DISTRICT
III MEETING: Adams
County will be hosting the District meeting in July. Karen said she would contact the
Senior Center for use of their facility for the event.
NOISE
CONTROL AT ROCK FLAT:
Pam Murphy, Building Department, Gordon and Judy Titus, Rich
Green, Sheriff, and Scot Kump, UnderSheriff, were present to discuss the
noise the truck drivers going in and out of the Rock Flat pit are making. Bill started the discussion
saying all CUP’s will be reviewed on a timelier basis. Gordon Titus said the noise of
the trucks coming and going out of the rock pit is just too much. Mr. Titus said most of the trucks
are running illegal exhausts.
Mr. Titus did some research and had to ask for a state trooper
from Lewiston to come down to write tickets due to the nature of the
situation the County can not write these types of tickets. The other concern is the trucks
have been using their jake brakes both ways into the rock pit. Mr. Titus asked if the Board
would put an Ordinance on jake brakes in the effected area. Bill asked Scot what the law
states, Scot said the current law is undefined; the noise law has to have
decibel limits set. Bill
asked Scot what his recommendations are, they are: The Board request ISP do full
truck inspections or the Board work through the conditional use permit on
the Rock Flat pit.
The
Board told Gordon and Judy that they would see what they could do. Mr. Titus also brought up that
travel trailers are in the pit area and that people are staying in the
trailers. The last issue is
that the rock crushing company has equipment parked in the area along the
side of the road which blocks north bound traffic.
LARRY
WALKER REZONE HEARING:
Kerry Winn, Representative for Larry Walker, Bret Armacost, Wayne
and Julie Burkhardt, Lon Schultz, Jack and Julie Irish, Joan and Francis
Yates, Bill and Karen Gamble, Barb Maas, Janet and Ed Fields were present. Bill Brown outlines how the
hearing would be conducted.
Kerry Win presented a map of the proposed subdivision, stating
this is tentative. The Board
questioned the secondary access, Kerry pointed out the access roads. Bill allowed the audience to
voice concerns; Ed Fields, resident of Hidden Canyon Subdivision, voiced
a concern regarding zoning ordinance Sec. 3-1C3 which is regarding
adverse effects of development; stating traffic, quality of life and
property values would go down if the subdivision would be allowed. Mike Paradis stated he heels
three accesses to the subdivision would be good. Julie Irish, Hidden Canyon
resident, asked if the developer could keep changing lot sizes up and
down. Don Horton said if lot
size or lot numbers increase then the subdivision would need to go back
to Planning & Zoning.
Bill Gamble, Hidden Canyon resident, asked the Board to consider
how the quality of life will be impacted such as water issues, stating
they have already occurred high costs for drilling their well. Wayne Burkhardt, Indian Valley,
stated how important it is in how we handle high-density subdivision on
ag/timber land. If
development is going to be it will need to be very dispersed. Lon Schultz, Wilderness West
resident, has concerns about the irrigation ditch over the possible
subdivision. Lon also stated
deer population has been reduced since 2001 or 2002. Lon stated the Goodrich Road is
not adequately maintained; will not be able to handle increased traffic
and not enough turnouts. Lon
suggested the developer should pave the Goodrich Road from the highway to
the subdivision and to the Washington County line. Lon presented the Board with a
picture of a truck coming from the Lacey pit, which showed a large dust
cloud. Bill told the
audience of the newly formed road and bridge committee which is
addressing many of the toad issues presented today. Janet Fields, Hidden Canyon
resident, said increased traffic is a road hazard for the kids living in
the area. Julie Burkhardt
stated the County comprehensive plan and the rezone would need to fit
contagiously with the growth.
Mike Paradis stated the subdivision would need to comply with the
land use plan, roads being developed to County standards and all other
code of the west specifications.
Bill said a perimeter fence would need to be built.
ELKRIDGE
ESTATES REZONE: John
Rennison, Engineer for Light Year Development, Jeff Wolf, Developer, Eric
Higgins, Realtor, Dick and June Clay, Bob Nissen, Pete Hitt, Wes Rhodes,
Bob Foder, Dean Dryden, Mike McCabe, Julie and Wayne Burkhardt, Don
Horton, Subdivision Administrator, were present for the hearing. Bill Brown asked Don to outline
the rezone hearing. Mike
McCabe gave a short DVD presentation of the proposed 49-lot
subdivision. Mike said
Planning & Zoning asked that a continuous loop road be put in the
subdivision. Mike presented
the Board with pictures of the proposed subdivision, and another picture
of the park improvements and road through the Packer John Park. Mike gave the Board an Idaho
Parks and Recreation grant application stating funding is available but
it must be administered through the County. Mike Paradis said the County would be happy to be the
pass through for the grant, but would not want to be the administrator of
the grant. Mike Paradis
recommended SAGE Community Resource as an agency to process the
grant. Mike said in an
earlier hearing some of the public asked if the access road could not be
put in the middle of the park.
Mr. McCabe said the road through the middle of the park was the
recommendation of a State agency.
The proposed second access road roes through an adjacent
subdivision, Meadow Park, and is just for emergency purposes. Mike Paradis asked John Rennison,
Engineer for the developer, if an easement through Meadow Park
Subdivision has been acquired.
Dean Dryden said he had a quitclaim deed on the easement. It was also stated that the
septic tests have not been completed. Bill questioned Dick Clay, adjacent landowner to the
proposed subdivision, what his thoughts are. Dick said he has no interest right now in development
of his own land but maybe in the future. Dick asked for two bridges to be put in. Dick said he has been irritated
for sometime because the County has never fixed bridges. Bill said the accesses for the
proposed subdivision is only on the south end and he has concerns for the
future. Bill said fire is a
major concern; if a fire started and traveled north there is no emergency
access in the North end of the subdivision. Dean Dryden said fire does not travel up hill. Don Horton stated that fire does
in fact travel up hill. Dick
said there is a logging road on his property that could be used for
emergency use only. He said he is not opposed, as he wants to get along
with people. The Board said
the road would have to meet County road standards. Don Horton said a second access
would need to be created otherwise it goes against fire mitigation and
our comprehensive plan. Dick
wanted to say that if the brush was removed on the west side of Packer
John Park the ground might dry up and the park could be made bigger. Bill said a decision would not be
made today. The Board restated
emergency accesses have to be established, a perimeter fence built and
roads created to County standards and paved.
GRANGE
HALL: American
Legion members: Kerry Pedra, Don Fisher, Jeff Howard, Rocky Spady and Jim
Conner were present to discuss the remodel of the Grange Hall. Jeff said the American Legion is
prepared financially to insulate and put siding on the Hall, an
approximate cost of $2,500.00 to $3,000.00. The backflow testing was performed last Friday; Chuck
Lively was present for the testing.
It was discovered there is a plumbing issue in the women’s
bathroom. Jeff asked the
Board to look into the foundation issues, heating, plumbing and air
conditioning. Jeff said the
American Legion would like to move the existing fence east so more
parking can be available.
Jeff asked if the County could provide gravel for the new area. The Board said the County would
provide the gravel.
Scheduling of the Lion and American Legion meetings were
discussed. A schedule will
be presented to the County so there will be no conflict with County
events. The public is
welcome to use the facility with fees. A cleaning deposit of $20.00 and a user fee of $35.00
for use of the hall were established. The County Clerk’s office will have keys available and
schedule for booking the hall for events. The American Legion asked if their sign could be put
up on the hall. The Board
stated that would be fine, but it needed to state Adams County
Annex. The Board directed
the Clerk to make six keys; 4 keys for the American Legion. Don Horton stated since it is a
public building no smoking is allowed. The Board directed Myron Gabbert to look into the
ability for people using the hall to have alcohol.
PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY: Myron
Gabbert, Prosecuting Attorney, presented the Board with a check of
$1,260.00 from Amerititle for his services during the lawsuit.
YANTIS
ROCK PIT: New
conditions were presented before the Board for review. Joe Holmes made a motion to
accept the new conditions.
The motion was seconded by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
A
public hearing was set for Elkridge Estates and potential development of
Packer John Park for May 1, 2007 at 6:00 pm at the New Meadows Senior
Center.
Public
Hearing is set for the Larry Walker Rezone for May 2, 2007 at 6:00 pm at
the Courthouse.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board took a recess
until April 23, 2007.
ATTEST:___________________________
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Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board
Bill Brown, Chairman of the Board
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