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Commissioners Minutes
April 13, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 13th day of April 2009. There being present Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk
Sherry Ward.
Whereas the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:16 am.
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA: Informational items from Bill Brown and
Mike Paradis. The Clerk had an
update on the Legislative meeting on Friday, April 10th.
MINUTES:
The March 23, 2009 minutes were reviewed, corrections to the Civil
Fees section. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the minutes with corrections. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
CLAIMS: Commissioner Bill Brown reviewed
Claims. Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve the claims. The motion
was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
PLANNING & ZONING APPOINTMENTS: Mike Paradis stated no response from
the community regarding the open City position.
CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES: After discussion, the Board is ready to
send the Ordinances in for codification.
CANCELLATION OF TAXES: Sunrise Construction asked for a
cancellation for 2008-tax year.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the cancellation of taxes
for Sunrise Construction. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
MIDDLE FORK – MODIFICATIONS TO PROJECT
AGREEMENT: Payette
National Forest presented a supplement agreement No. 08-RO-11041200-002
to extend the expiration date for installation of culverts on the Middle
Fork Road. Mike Paradis made a
motion to sign the agreement. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
DRUG FREE IDAHO TRAINING: The Clerk presented to the Board the
subject of supervisory and employee training, Adams County has not had
training since 2003 and would like permission to set up training. The Board directed the Clerk to set up
a time for training.
CLEANUP DAYS: The City of New Meadows requested the
Board to allow the transfer site to be open at no cost to the citizens
for the Annual Community Pride and Clean-up week starting May 15, 2009 to
May 25, 2009. The Board will
discuss more at the next meeting.
LAWN MAINTENANCE: Mike Paradis will do some checking on
the equipment for this year’s lawn maintenance.
WEED ENFORCEMENT SPRAYING: Hidden Canyon resident Julie Irish
stopped in order to ask if enforcement of spraying could be done for a
residence near their property who does not spray. Dave Klaw, Weed Supervisor, stated he
was aware of the issue. The
enforcement law could be acted on with this issue.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn
joined the meeting. Tom asked the
Board on the RAC proposal for the Wildhorse Bridge project. Mike Paradis stated he believes the
proposal will be on the schedule for May.
Tom will look into the steel costs for the bridge.
Dust
Abatement: The cost for the 3
miles on the Bear Creek Road will be $14,900.00. The Board will discuss dust abatement
more in the future.
Cardboard
Recycling: Tom asked what is being
done on organizing the cardboard.
The Clerk stated the situation is going to be solved soon.
Indian
Valley: Ditches will be cleaned
next week in the Indian Valley area.
City
of Council: Tom stated the City
would like to exchange some gravel for shale the County has. The Board did not see a problem with
that.
Doris Baker joined the meeting.
2006 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT AND 2009 EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANT:
Building Inspector Don Horton presented the Board with an
extension for the 2006 Homeland Security grant and the 2009 Management
performance grant. Don stated the
2006 grant is for 6 handheld radios for $9,000.00. After review Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve and sign the grants.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
IMPACT AREA IN NEW MEADOWS: Bill Brown asked Don Horton questions
regarding the proposed expansion of the impact area in New Meadows.
Dan Huter joined the meeting.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present are the following: Sheriff Rich Green and UnderSheriff
Richard Borger.
2009
Fiscal year Forest Service Law Enforcement Agreement: After review Mike Paradis made a motion
to sign the agreement. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
2009
Fiscal year Council Law Enforcement Agreement: After review Mike Paradis made a motion
to sign the agreement. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
Deputy Clerk Peggy Pinkal, Assessor Karen Hatfield,
Deputy Assessor Ginger Getusky and Treasurer Connie Kesler joined the
meeting.
ELECTRICAL ISSUE: UnderSheriff Richard Borger brought up
an electrical issue the Courthouse experienced over the weekend. For the interim the problem has been
fixed but will require extensive upgrades. Richard Borger estimated the cost
estimated the cost to be approximately $80,000.00.
Bret Armacost joined the meeting.
RAC PROPOSAL: District Ranger Greg Lesch, Maura
Lafferty and Margaret Soulen were present. Margaret presented the Board with a
proposal for a bighorn sheep monitoring project. Mike Paradis asked for a letter of
support to be prepared with a condition that all interest groups be
involved in the monitoring. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the proposal and submit a letter of
support. The motion was seconded
by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Bill Brown made a request to move into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(b,d). Bill made a request for a roll call
vote to discuss hardship application, indigent and personnel
matters. Joe Holmes voted to move
into Executive Session. Mike
Paradis voted to move into Executive Session. Bill Brown voted to move into Executive
Session.
Mike Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive
Session and resume the regular meeting.
Hardship
Application: The 2009-01 Hardship
application agreement was reviewed as prepared by Treasurer Connie Kesler
Indigent
Matters: 2007-12 – Release of Lien
in Adams and Washington Counties.
2009-04
– Approved Emergency surgery, denied 10-day pre-approval.
2009-03
– Denied hospital charges.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the above
indigent matters and approve the agreement regarding the hardship
application. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
AMBULANCE BUILDING: The Board met in the new Ambulance
Building after lunch. Dan Huter
was present to give a tour of the facility. The Clerk and Dale Lattin were also
present. The next step in the
project is the electrical and lack of funding for the project was
discussed.
COUNCIL GREENS SUBDIVISION: Present are the following: Warren Watts, Steve Nash, Jerry Brotnov
and Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn. Steve gave the Board a letter sent to
the City of Council asking for final acceptance for the Council Greens
Subdivision.
The meeting was adjourned until Monday, April 20,
2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ _____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the
Board
April 20, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 20th day of April 2009. There being present Chairman Bill Brown,
Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes, and Clerk Sherry
Ward. Whereupon the following
proceedings are had, to-wit:
Dale Lattin and Cody Cahill joined the meeting.
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:20 am.
Amendments to Agenda:
Certification of Residency, Update from Mike Paradis on Forest
Service, Woody Biomass conference update in Cascade, Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the amendments. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
Meeting with Southwest District Health will need to be
posted.
LANDFILL DATES: Bill Brown will stop by New Meadows
City Hall to discuss dates for the transfer site and Goodrich Landfill
site for community clean-ups.
DUPLICATE CHECK: Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
duplicate checks for Council Valley Market as follows: 2009-780 in the amount of $3.69,
2009-811 in the amount of $3.38 and 2009-852 in the amount of $1,405.03. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
RC & D: The Clerk presented an invoice for
fiscal year 2009 for dues for the RC & D in the amount of $300.00 for
review by the Board. Payment was
approved.
QUARTERLY REPORTS: The Board reviewed the Sheriff, Clerk
and Treasurer’s quarterly reports.
Bill Brown asked to hold quarterly reports for Elected Officials.
April 20, 2009 – Continued:
FAIR BOARD: Joe Holmes asked for PILT funding of
$1,000.00 for building the fence around the fair grounds.
MINUTES:
The April 13, 2009 minutes were reviewed, corrections needed to be
made on the RAC proposal. Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the minutes with corrections. The motion was seconded Joe Holmes and
passed unanimously.
ELECTED OFFICIALS: Treasurer Connie Kesler, Assessor Karen
Hatfield joined the meeting.
Drug-Free
Idaho: Training for Supervisors
and employees, 2 hours for supervisors and 1-hour for employees. A possible date of May 5, 2009 in the
afternoon was discussed. Larry
Hepberg will be doing the training.
Legislative
Update: FMLA, new Cobra, personal
property law, Indigent-CAT deductible increase to $11,000.00 from
$10,000.00, Open Meeting, Homeowners Exemptions, ATV plate/sticker
changes and Liquor License bill.
Sterling
Bank Documents: The Board reviewed
the designation of depository document; Mike Paradis made a motion to
approve the documents. The motion
was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
The
July open house: There was a brief
discussion held.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn
was present.
Bear
Creek Road dust abatement: Bill
Brown asked if any stimulus funding was available for the road.
Wild
Horse Bridge: Update on the RAC
proposal was given. Tom stated the
cost for the steel was approximately $18,000.00.
Bear
Creek Cemetery Bridge: There is a
need for decking at approximately $3,500.00.
Farrell
Bridge: Needs decking at
approximately $3,375.00.
Road
pass Bear School House: There is
water running over the road, discussion was held on the diverting of
water done by Road & Bridge.
Peggy Pinkal joined the meeting.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Sheriff Rich Green and UnderSheriff
Richard Borger joined the meeting.
Richard Borger told the Board the status of the roof over the jail
side of the Courthouse. Bill Brown
discussed the roof cap issue. The
electrical issue was discussed.
The Board reviewed interim Claims.
Jim Davis joined the meeting.
OLD COURTHOUSE: Elaine Johnston, Tim Toomey and Dale
Fisk met. The topic of discussion
is usage of the old Courthouse with timing of the possible grant. Elaine explained the Historic
Preservation Committee dilemma of if and when the grant will be
executed. Peggy Pinkal spoke on
behalf of the Halloween Committee stating the Committee came before the
Board early to secure the time from September 15 to November 15. After discussion the Board decided to
wait for the announcement of the grant and then take action.
April 20, 2009 – Continued:
CLG GRANT: The grant will be used for collecting
information and artifacts from two different sites in Adams County, the
County will have to upfront the funding and will get reimbursed within
1-month.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Bill Brown made a request to move into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345, subsection 1(b, j). Joe Holmes voted to move into Executive
Session. Mike Paradis voted to
move into Executive Session. Bill
Brown voted to move into Executive Session.
Mike Paradis made a motion to adjourn the Executive
Session and resume the regular meeting.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
CERTIFICATE OF RESIDENCY: Jeremy Stoker presented an application
for college tuition funding. Joe
Holmes made a motion to sign the certificate of residency. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
SENIOR FIREWOOD PROGRAM: Mike Paradis discussed the RAC proposal
for Senior Firewood. The RAC
approved the Senior Firewood program for the next 3 years stating the
County will need to reapply yearly.
WASHING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES: Mike Paradis stated the RAC proposal for
the vehicle Washington system was approved.
The meeting was adjourned until April 27, 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the Board
April 23, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 23rd day of April 2009. There being present Vice-Chairman Mike
Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Chairman Bill Brown was not present. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Mike Paradis opened the Adams County Commissioner
special meeting at 1:00 pm.
Present are the following: Matt Voile – Idaho Department of
Agriculture, Dave Klaw, Adams County Weed Supervisor, Chris Friend –
Adams County Weed, Cody Cahill – Adams County Record, Don Horton,
Building Inspector.
Adams County Project:
Matt Voile told the Commission Adams County is one of three
counties that will be awarded stimulus funding for weed control and fuel
reduction projects. Matt detailed
out the itemized payroll for 32 employees, sprayers, ATV sprayers
$1100.00, herbicide $36,000.00, 8-gps units $5,200.00, 1 vehicle
$22,000.00, vehicle sprayer unit $4,000.00, UTV spray unit $11,500.00 and
grass seed $25,000.00 for a total of $1,257,700.00. The County qualified for the funding by
the high unemployment rate and forest canopy. The Commission directed Matt Voile to
proceed on behalf of Adams County.
ATTEST:__________________________ ______________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the
Board
April 27, 2009
The Board of County Commissioners of Adams County,
Idaho, does hereby meet this 27th day of April 2009. There being present Chairman Bill
Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk
Sherry Ward. Whereupon the
following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Dale Lattin joined the meeting.
Chairman Bill Brown opened the Adams County
Commissioner meeting at 9:16 am.
MINUTES:
The April 20, 2009 minutes were reviewed, after corrections Mike
Paradis made a motion to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: CWMA Agreement, Indigent Denial, Update
of Weed Funding. Joe Holmes made a
motion to amend the agenda. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
CWMA AGREEMENT: After review Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve the agreement. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
INTERIM CLAIMS: Commissioner Joe Holmes
reviewed interim claims. Joe made
a motion to approve the interim claims. The motion was seconded by Mike
Paradis and passed unanimously.
INDIGENT DENIAL: Claim 2008-12: After review Mike Paradis made a motion
to sign the denial. The motion was
seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION FOR RECORD RETENTION: Resolution 2009-02 was created for
record retention per Idaho Code 31-871.
Joe Holmes made a motion to approve Resolution 2009-02 for record
retention. The motion was seconded
by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
COUNCIL IMPACT AREA AGREEMENT: A public hearing will need to be set
for the Council Impact Area, the City of Council has requested May 11,
2009 at 3:00 pm.
LIQUOR LICENSE: Bear Creek Lodge made application for
2009 liquor license. After review
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the license. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Tom Glenn joined the meeting. Larry Peterson and Doris Baker joined
the meeting.
Adams County Weed Project was discussed.
FOREST ROAD AGREEMENT FOR MIDDLE FORK ROAD: Cliff Steel, Mel Vinning-Council Ranger
District and Will Perry-Engineer for the Supervisor Office present. Cliff Steel presented the Commission
with an agreement for review and signature for the graveling of the
Middle Fork Road. This agreement
will replace the existing agreement for the Middle Fork area. The Forest Service will provide
$35,000.00 in gravel for the County to lay down on the Middle Fork
Road. The Commission will have
Myron Gabbert review the agreement.
Mike Paradis asked if any stimulus funding to gravel Landore Road
would be available. Cliff stated
the Landore Road could be considered for graveling with the funding the
Forest Service will receive.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn
present.
Airport
Road: Tom asked if dust abatement
could be put on this section.
Bear
Creek Cemetery Road was discussed.
Johnson
Creek Bridge
The Commission left at 10:00 am to meet with David
Loper from Southwest District Health to do the annual inspection of the
Goodrich Landfill and then onto the New Meadows Transfer site.
Joe Holmes not present.
Later Joe Holmes joined the meeting.
EVERGREEN FOREST: Woody Biomass, Morris Huffman,
Evergreen Forest, Rodney Krogh, Larry Peterson, USDA Rural Development,
Tim Wheeler, Idaho Department of Commerce, Greg Seibert, Building
Inspector Don Horton and Dale Lattin.
Morris Huffman started the discussion on the Dry Kiln funding from
the Federal Stimulus, no official notice has been made to the
public. Rodney Krogh will put a
planer in 5 years after the kilns are installed. The group discussed several avenues of
funding for Evergreen Forest; Rodney Krogh will pursue the options
presented from Tim Wheeler and Greg Seibert.
FOREST ROAD AGREEMENT: After Myron Gabbert reviewed the
agreement; Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the agreement. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and
passed unanimously.
FENCE PROJECT AT THE FAIRGROUNDS: Joe Holmes made a motion to approve
funding $481.00 from PILT Funding for the fence project. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
WALKER LANE: Larry Peterson asked for traffic
counters to be placed on Walker Lane in front of C & M Lumber. Larry asked if the Commission would
consider paving the area in front of the store.
With no further business to come before the Board the
Board recessed until May 11, 2009.
ATTEST:__________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the Board Bill Brown, Chairman of the
Board
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