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Commissioners Minutes
May
10, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this Monday, May 10, 2010. There
being present Commissioner Mike Paradis, Commissioner Joe Holmes and
Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the
following proceedings are had, to-wit:
Present
are the following: Loren Ferguson and Adams County Record owner Lyle
Sall.
Commissioner
Mike Paradis opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:25 am.
COMMISSIONER MEETING: The Board will hold a special meeting
on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 9:00 am.
It will be an informational meeting with the Department of Energy
representative. The meeting will
start at the Courthouse and finish with a field trip to the possible
plant site at the Goodrich landfill.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Joe Holmes will be contacting persons
to serve on County Committees.
CLAIMS: After review of the claims totaling
$114,845.00 Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the claims. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
MINUTES: After review of the minutes for April
26, 2010 a correction to the vote on the cleanup days, Joe Holmes made a
motion to approve the minutes with correction. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO LETTER: A letter was prepared to Pay Momont
with the University of Idaho stating the County will assist financially
with $2,000.00 for the temporary 4-H help during the Adams County
Fair. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve and sign the letter. The
motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously. Mike Paradis directed the Clerk to take
the expenditure out of the County Agent fund.
EMS LETTER OF SUPPORT: Ambulance Taxing District Supervisor
asked for a letter of support from the Board for a grant. The grant is for an extrication
vehicle. Joe Holmes made a motion
to approve and sign the letter of support. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
WIDE FORMAT PRINTER LEASE: The current wide-format printer is at
the end of its lease. Boise Office
Equipment presented Building Inspector Don Horton and the Clerk a KIP
3102 color scanning printer to upgrade to. Don agreed to use administrative grant
funds to put towards the lease of the printer in the amount of
$6,000.00. The administrative
grant funds are discretionary funds that Don receives for administering
the Homeland Security Grant. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve and sign the lease agreement. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
VARIANCE: Connie Kesler property, parcel
#RP0060007001D, located at 2214 Missman Road. Connie asked for a variance on the
setback distance. The County
Ordinance states the setback should be 80 feet from the center of the
county road. Connie asked for a
variance due to the cost of moving the existing septic and other
associated costs. The current
setback is approximately 45 feet to the closest corner of the home. No decision was made at this time.
SOLID WASTE: Connie Kesler brought to the Board’s
attention the panel construction material she will be using in building
her home. The panel construction
has less waste than normal construction.
OLSON PROPERTY: The property is located in the Glendale
area and is a private cemetery.
The property will go into tax deed status. Treasurer Connie Kesler brought up not
being able to locate landowners and the issues of it being a cemetery. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve
cancellation of taxes to the current year. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Present Road & Bridge Supervisor
Tom Glenn and Northwest Equipment sales representative Darin Hibler.
Bid Opening for two dump trucks: The bids were opened at 10:01 am. Bids were received from Woodpecker
truck: 1 2005 International truck, 80,000 miles for $64,300.00; Trebar
Kenworth: 2 2005 T800 per specifications sold as is for $76,680.00;
Northwest Equipment: 1 2008 Mack with 3 year warranty with 4th
axle for $112,000.00, 1 2008 Mack with 3 year warranty for $109,000.00
and 1 2008 Mack with 31,000 miles and no warranty for $109,000.00; Lake
City Trucks: 1 2006 International for $75,900.00. After evaluating the County required
specifications and what each truck had to offer several did not meet the
specifications due to the front axle requirements. Joe Holmes made a motion to purchase 2
2008 Mack dump trucks from northwest equipment 1 for
$112,000.00
and 1 for $109,000.00. The motion
was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously. The funding will come from Road &
Bridge capital outlay and the balance from Capital Projects-Road &
Bridge Fund.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present were Sheriff Rich Green and
UnderSheriff Richard Borger. CAI
Addendum B Law Enforcement Arts & Cad: After last week’s discussion
with Shane Harris, the addendum was reduced to $5,541.00 per year from
$11,938.00.
Sysco
Addendum: Sysco sent an addendum to their contract to put the account on
a reward program that will enable the County to receive credit for
food. Joe Holmes made a motion to
approve the addendum. The motion
was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
Tile
Project: Sheriff Green reported the tile project to the showers is 50%
complete.
Toilets:
Sheriff Green reported the jail is still in need of 8 toilets. Texas Correctional Industries has
toilets for $1,000.00 each and Acorn has toilets for $2,400.00 each. Mike Paradis suggested the Sheriff to
purchase the $1,000.00 toilet to make sure that will solve the problem
before ordering all 8. Mike
Paradis stated the expense will come out of Jail Misc Fund.
Garbage
Disposal: The jail kitchen garbage disposal needs to be replaced. Sheriff Green stated the replacement
cost is approximately $2,000.00 for a new industrial garbage disposal
which includes the plumber’s labor.
The issue will be addressed at next week’s Board meeting.
JAIL POLICIES: Present are the following: Pastor Wayne
Freedman, Pastor Les Sheneberg, Gloria Pippin and Sarah Howerton. Gloria started the discussion asking
the Board if they had received the letter she had sent to the Board and
the Sheriff. Gloria stated she was
informed the Sheriff’s department is re-establishing the program for the
jail and will now only have Sunday morning services. Gloria stated she submitted a letter to
the Sheriff but received no response.
The programs have been going on for the last 13 years. Gloria stated she and Sarah Howerton
received memos from the Sheriff Department stating the Sheriff’s office
will need to get back-ground checks on each of them and each person will
have to pay for their own back-ground check. Mike Paradis explained the Board’s roll
in the County and that they have no authority over the day to day
business of the Sheriff’s office, just budgetary. Gloria Pippin stated the inmates will
have no opportunity for rehabilitation.
Sheriff Green stated he has not finalized the policy and will consider
letters and requests. Mike Paradis
recommends to the Sheriff to work with the ministerial association to get
through the issue at hand.
SOUTHWEST
DISTRICT HEALTH: Present Bruce Krosch and Patty Foster for the
annual meeting with the Board. The
County calculation for the fiscal year 2011 will be an increase of
$1,173.00 for a total of $23,600.00 yearly.
Dave
Klaw joined the meeting at 11:20 am.
Dan
Huter joined the meeting at 11:35 am.
WEED MATTERS: Present Weed Supervisor Dave Klaw. Dave Klaw stated the Idaho Department
of Agriculture representative was here this week to review the projects
that Dave has lined out. All
employees have passed the applicator test.
EMS BUILDING – HELIPAD: Present are the following: Loren
Ferguson, Kathy Davis, Christy Ward and Dan Huter. The reason for the meeting is a letter
the Board of Commissioners received from Timberline Title owner Christy
Ward. Christy has concerns over
landing helicopters between her building and the EMS building. Christy stated the noise is the main
issue and is unacceptable. The
Council Community Health Center is where the helicopters have been
landing for some time. The grant
the Health Center received to upgrade the landing pad was discussed. Dan Huter stated the Health Center
landing pad is out of service due to the upgrade. Cathy Davis asked why not land on the
east side of the building, Dan stated due to the power lines they could
not. Dan said the Clinic is not an
emergency facility. Loren Ferguson
stated he was concerned about a doctor not being able to treat him
because it is not an emergency service.
The Clerk suggested a meeting with the Council Health Clinic
Administrator Denise Groves and the people who are present at this
meeting. Joe Holmes instructed Dan
to land the helicopter at the Clinic during business hours and land at
the EMS building after hours. Mike
Paradis concurred with Joe Holmes.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present Sheriff Green and UnderSheriff
Richard Borger. Discussion held on
the definition of a school zone, Mike Paradis stated he has had a
complaint the signs are not defined enough. All present agreed the existing signage
needed to be enhanced. The Board
will contact the Mayor and discuss the issue. Loren Ferguson stated the City
crosswalks are not well marked.
Deputy
issue: Mike Paradis stated two deputies were parked at the grade school
parking lot close to the State highway making is almost impossible for
people driving out of the parking lot to get onto the highway. The Sheriff stated the matter will be
taken care of.
Sheriff
traveling to Washington D.C.: The Sheriff stated he will be leaving on
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 and will be returning May 17, 2010.
INDIGENT MATTERS: A motion was made by Joe Holmes and
seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously to go into Executive
Session pursuant to IC 67-2345 subsection (1) (d). 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.
Claim
2010-03 Lien and signature on
approval letter
Claim
2010-02 Lien and signature on
approval letter
Claim
2010-04 Sign approval letter
Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the list above. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
COUNTY/STATE: The County
was sent a MOU for the new combined application. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve and
sign the memorandum of understanding.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
ADAMS COUNTY SOIL AND WATER: After review of the request from the
Adams County Soil and Water Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
request for funding which was a budgeted item. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
Meeting
was adjourned until May 11, 2010.
ATTEST:__________________________ ___________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
May
11, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this Tuesday, May 11, 2010. There
being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis,
Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:15 am.
SPECIAL MEETING: Informational meeting and field trip to
the Goodrich Landfill with representatives from the Department of Energy. Present are the following: Star News Reporter Carrisa Sindon, Bob
Giles with Payette National Forest, Greg Siebert with Idaho Department of
Commerce, Jim Baker, Site Supervisor with National Energy
Technology(contractor), Dean Grad with National Energy Technology, Murray
Dalgleish with Council School District, Sheldon Schultz with Yanke Energy.
Bill
Brown started the meeting with an overview of the possible design and
build for a cogeneration plant at the Goodrich Landfill. Bob Giles with Payette National Forest
gave an overview of the stewardship program for woody biomass. Bob stated the Forest Service is also
looking at biomass heating for Krassell and McCall Supervisor Office new
buildings. The fuel supplies are
not a problem in Missoula and Northern Idaho regions. Dean thought supply in this area could
be worked through. Keylogic contracts
with the Department of Energy. 6
to 7 projects will be selected for Phase II funding due out
mid-August. Dean and Jim assigned
to Biomass on Forest Service land.
Department of Energy is coming out with new 10 year plan for
biomass projects. Jim wants to do
Performa build plan on this project.
Also looking at bio-gasifies to mix with propane for heat, 500 kw
to 1 Meg putting several small plants around the area. Greg Seibert stated the Idaho
Department of Energy is fully behind this project. The biomass project would qualify for a
block grant on a competitive basis.
Plant would produce approximately 23 to 25 jobs at one plant and
60 to 80 indirectly.
All
present except Sheldon Schultz went on a field trip to the Goodrich
landfill.
ATTEST:___________________________ _______________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
May
17, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this Monday, May 17, 2010. There
being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis,
Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Present
Lyle Sall with the Adams County Record and county resident Loren
Ferguson.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:25 am.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Taylor Masonry bids for sidewalk and
County sign; Woody Biomass Partnership commitment for next 3 years;
Transfer site issues; Mike Paradis made a motion to amend the
agenda. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS: Committee Appointments and Apple Lane.
INTERIM CLAIMS: The interim claims totaling $267,421.98
were reviewed by Commissioner Joe Holmes.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the interim claims. The motion was seconded by Bill Brown
and passed unanimously.
MINUTES: After review of the May 10, 2010 and
special meeting on May 11, 2010 Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
minutes. The motion was seconded
by Bill Brown and passed unanimously.
PRIMARY ELECTION: The County Clerk brought up the need
for the Board to canvass the votes within 7 days after the primary
election. The Board will meet on
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 9:00 am.
CLOSED GATE IDAHO POWER: Present are Shorty and Nola
Nichols. Nola stated she received
a letter from Idaho Power saying the road which accesses the Nicholas’
mining claim has been gated and if they wish to use the gate they will
need to sign an agreement and have $300,000.00 liability policy to cross
the Idaho Power property to get to their mining claims. Mike Paradis stated the road is an
RS2477 road. The Nicholas’ may
need to go through the public road procedure to have the road deemed a
public road.
CANCELLATION OF TAXES: The following tax cancellation requests
were discussed. Olson, Christine –
RP17N01W016101A 2006-2009 $10.00
Raney,
Ed & Ruth – RP19N02E32000A 2006-2009 Refund $480.00
Butler,
Virgil – RPC03650020010A 2006-2009 $306.04
Butler,
Virgil – RPC03650020020A 2006-2009 $62.77
Butler,
Virgil – RPC03650020030A 2006-2009 $306.04
Butler,
Virgil – RPC03650020040A 2006-2009 $306.04
The
Board tables the Ed & Ruth Raney parcel. Joe Holmes made a motion to approve the
cancellations with the exception of the Ed & Ruth Raney parcel which
will be discussed at the next meeting.
The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
2010 TAX VALUES: Present Assessor Karen Hatfield,
Appraiser Robin James and Appraiser Warren Rice. Appraiser Robin James presented the
Board with their findings to establish new power/septic and water
rates. The new proposed rates are
power $1900.00, septic $3600.00 and water $8600.00 for a sum of
$14,100.00. The costs are raised
from last year’s Board of Equalization by 5%. The areas that will reflect decreased
values are mobile home and improved property categories. The Assessor will have a new market value
by next Monday.
COMPUTER ROOM SECURITY: Karen Hatfield brought up an issue she
had last week regarding communication between Idaho Department of
Transportation (ITD) and Motor Vehicles.
A technician from ITD came up to trouble shoot the issue. The technician stated a cable was
plugged into their server that should not have been. The Board directed the County IT
Committee to discuss the computer room security issue and report back to
the Board. Karen said the rack
which houses computer devices need to be ground per the ITD technician
and separate outlets need to be attached to the rack. The Board directed the Clerk to contact
the electrician.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Present Tom Glenn. The Department is working in the Mica
Creek area. The Board directed Tom
to transport the Solid Waste Caterpillar, model 973, to Western States to
get a hard quote on the repairs needed.
The Grays Creek Road and the Bear Cemetery Bridge will be the next
two projects for the Department.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present UnderSheriff Richard
Borger. Sheriff Rich Green was not
present. Under Sheriff Borger stated
the fire protection agreement with Simplex Grimmel has back flow testing
the Courthouse only. The Clerk was
directed to have Virgil Leedy do the back flow testing on all other
County facilities.
The
Board was presented the annual Parks and Recreation Agreement. After review Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve and sign the agreement.
The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously. The Clerk asked Richard Borger for a
fully executed copy of the agreement for the Commissioner’s files.
The
toilets in the jail are still an issue.
More discussion will be held at the next meeting.
MCCALL MEMORIAL-ST LUKE’S: Present are the following: Gina Mercer
from New Meadows, Lee Rhodes CEO and Rich Holm from St Luke’s. Lee Rhodes gave an overview of the
relationship between McCall Memorial and Saint Luke’s. Bill Brown brought up the GEM plan
insurance, discussed PPO change that happened earlier this year. Lee Rhodes stated McCall Memorial
expansion to include additional network of payees. Bill Brown asked what McCall Memorial’s
viewpoint of the new Health Care plan is.
The government is not going to give us more reimbursement; the
government’s health care plan is looking for health system to provide
outcomes and working on quality and cost of care what we learned
Medicaid, Medicare and Blue Cross not too far behind expect to report,
the new health care plan will be hard for small rural hospitals. By teaming with St. Luke’s this will
allow McCall Memorial to have a strong outlook for the next 5 – 10 years.
TAYLOR MASONRY BID: After review of the two bids the Board
directed the Clerk to get two more bids before making a decision.
WOODY BIOMASS COMMITMENT: A letter of commitment for the next 3
years at $6,000.00 per year was reviewed.
Mike Paradis made a motion to approve the commitment. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
2010 CIRCUIT BREAKER: After review Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve the 2010 Circuit Breaker applications as presented. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
APPLE LANE: Mike Paradis stated Ed Woods will need
to get the adjacent landowners to provide 50 foot easement and at that
point the County would consider maintaining Apple Lane east of Highway
95.
BURNING AT THE TRANSFER SITE: Bill Brown stated he will be talking to
Mark Woods with Southern Idaho Timber Protection Association on
Tuesday. An issue with one of
their employees and burning at the transfer site has come up.
TAX CANCELLATION: Assessor Karen Hatfield stated the tax
cancellation for Ed & Ruth Randy should not have been put on the
cancellation form.
PUBLIC HEARING-SAWMILL ROAD: Present are the following: Dennis
Lakey, Stan Matthews, Road Supervisor Rom Glenn and City of Council
Representative David Wilson.
Location of Sawmill Road is adjacent to the Council Cuprum Toad
next to the old stock yard.
Reason
for public hearing: A
homeowner located on Sawmill Road stated he is closing the road and pursued
putting gates on both ends of the road.
Dennis Lakey stated the road has been open for 45 years. Boise Cascade had an easement to access
the sawmill from the Council Cuprum Road when the sawmill was
active. In 1984 when Boise Cascade
closed the sawmill the road was left open for another 25 years. Dennis Lakey believes the road should be
left open for the public.
Dave
Wilson stated for the last 18 years the City of Council has maintained
and snow plowed the road. The City
of Council has a water easement on the road.
Tom
Glenn stated the City of Council has always maintained the road.
Stan
Matthews stated since 1969 he has maintained the crossing for the
railroad.
The
Board was presented a petition with approximately 214 signatures of
people wanting the road to be a public road. A letter written by Reed Henderson Jr.
was read into the record stating the Henderson family has been using the
road to trail cattle from 1965 to 1985.
The Board set a hearing date of June 14, 2010 at 1:30 pm. The Clerk will notify adjacent
landowners and Prosecutor Myron Gabbert of the public hearing.
FREE DUMP DAY: The Board discussed with Tom Glenn and
David Wilson the amount of tires the County received on the free days.
AMEND ADGENDA: Mike Paradis made a motion to amend the
agenda to take action on the REEZ contract. The motion was seconded by Joe Holmes
and passed unanimously.
REEZ PROGRAM: The Renewable Energy Enterprise Program
(REEZ) contract was sent to the Board.
After review of the REEZ contract Mike Paradis made a motion to
approve and sign the contract. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
INDIGENT MATTERS: Joe Holmes made a motion to enter into
Executive Session pursuant to IC 67-2345 subsection (d). The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed with roll call vote Commissioner Bill Brown, aye, Commissioner
Joe Holmes, aye and Commissioner Mike Paradis, aye.
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.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board adjourned until
Monday, May 24, 2010.
ATTEST:__________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk of the
Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the Board
May
24, 2010
The
Board of County Commissioners of Adams County, Idaho, does hereby meet
this Monday, May 24, 2010. There
being present Chairman Bill Brown, Commissioner Mike Paradis,
Commissioner Joe Holmes and Clerk Sherry Ward. Whereupon the following proceedings are
had, to-wit:
Present
are the following: Lyle Sall,
Adams County Record, and Loren Ferguson.
Chairman
Bill Brown opened the Adams County Commissioner meeting at 9:20 am.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Snowmobile Fund contribution to Valley
County for 2011 budget; Ordinance for political signs on County property;
Pete Johnston, Harry and Ellen Hall project business plan; Update from
discussion with Mark Woods, Southern Idaho Timber Protection; Emerald
Forest grand opening discussion.
Joe Holmes made a motion to amend agenda for the list above. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
ORDINANCE FOR POLITICAL SIGNS: The Clerk brought up discussion of a
possible Ordinance for political signs on County property. The Secretary of State’s office stated
most Counties have Ordinances prohibiting signage. The Board stated they did not see a
need to have an Ordinance but did not want any political signage on
County property.
MINUTES: After review of the minutes of the May
17, 2010 meeting a correction was made regarding the Sawmill Road. Mike Paradis made a motion to approve
the minutes with the correction. The
motion was seconded by Joe Holmes and passed unanimously.
EOC NETWORK EQUIPMENT/NETWORK
SERVICES FROM IDAHO TRANSPORTATION DEPTARTMENT TO BUREAU OF HOMELAND
SECURITY: Pat Lucas from
Homeland Security was before the Board to give an overview of the grants
for Adams County. Pat reviewed the
EOC network agreement stated no action is needed from the Board.
4TH OF JULY OPEN HOUSE: Assessor Karen Hatfield and Treasurer
Connie Kesler were present to discuss the Courthouse open house. The open house is usually a week-long
with refreshments available to the public, the cost associated with this
expense is around $750.00. After
the Elected officials discussed with the employees a decision was made
for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the 4th of July
cookies, vegetable tray, coffee and punch will be available to the
public. Thursday will have a
larger display of food and on Friday cookies, vegetable tray. The employees will have a potluck with
meat provided by the County. The
Board asked if employees would be willing to donate to offset the cost to
the County taxpayers.
ELECTRICAL GROUNDING OF COMPUTER
ROOM: Assessor Karen
Hatfield asked if the electrical grounding was part of an existing
project. The Clerk stated part of
a project that was proposed to put the entire computer room on one power
protection system the cost of $10,000.00 to $15,000.00. The project was tabled for a later
date.
PERSONNEL POLICY UPDATE: Assessor Karen Hatfield asked if we
could have a sub-committee to continue the updating of the personnel
policy. Bill Brown stated he
thought it would be a good idea to have a sub-committee.
PROJECT BUSINESS PLAN FOR
COGENERATION: Pete
Johnston presented the Board with the names of Harry and Ellen Hall to
prepare a business plan. The cost
will be between $15,000.00 to $20,000.00, the REEZ grant is
$70,000.00. The County will
upfront the cost and be reimbursed by Sage. The balance of the $70,000.00 REEZ
grant will be spent on air permits, water samples and wood chip
samples. Mike Paradis made a motion
to approve using Harry and Ellen Hall to prepare the project business
plan. The motion was seconded by
Joe Holmes passed unanimously.
ROAD & BRIDGE: Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn were
not present.
Dust
Abatement for Bear Creek Road: The
cost from Western States for dust abatement came in at $15,000.00 and if
a double coat $17,500.00. The
Board tabled making a decision until Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom
Glenn is present.
Western
States Credit application for signature was reviewed and signed.
973
Cat Track Loader: The Board
reviewed the information from Western States regarding the 973 Cat Track
Loader. The Board tabled
discussion until Road & Bridge Supervisor Tom Glenn was present.
INTERIM CLAIMS: Interim claims in the amount of
$15,326.00 were reviewed. Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the interim claims. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
VARIANCE: A letter was prepared for signature for
the approval of the variance for Connie Kesler. Joe Holmes made a motion to sign the
letter. The motion was seconded by
Mike Paradis and passed unanimously.
INDIGENT MATTERS: On May 17, 2010 the Board of
Commissioners was into Executive Session IC 67-2345; subsection 1(d) to
discuss indigent matters.
1.
Rent Approval, no claim number
2.
Mental Hold, no claim number
3.
Claim 2010-05
Joe
Holmes made a motion to approve the above indigent matters. The motion was seconded by Mike Paradis
and passed unanimously.
SNOWMOBILE FUND: The Board discussed the contribution to
Valley County of $5,000.00 for Fiscal year 2010 for grooming the County
trails. Mike Paradis stated Valley
County is excellent to work with and would like to continue the
relationship. Mike Paradis made a
motion to approve the $5,000.00 to Valley County for Fiscal year
2011. The Clerk will notify Valley
County.
UPDATE SOUTHERN IDAHO TIMBER
PROTECTION: Bill Brown
gave an update on the discussion he had with Mark Woods from Southern
Idaho Timber Protection. The
protocol for burning at the New Meadows transfer site was reviewed. All items are to be burned prior to May
10th of each year.
CLEAN UP DAY: Joe Holmes reported several truck tires
were loaded into the City dump trucks.
The Board would like to have monitoring in place for next year.
SHERIFF MATTERS: Present Sheriff Rich Green and
UnderSheriff Richard Borger. The
Clerk stated the need for a copy of the Simplex Grimnel fire protection
agreement. Richard Borger stated
we are running off the State application with Simplex Grimnel.
The
Sheriff stated he is concerned with the rock slide on the Goose Creek
portion of Highway 55 and the potential to have a much larger slide in
the future. The Sheriff will
prepare a letter for the Board to send to the Idaho Transportation
Department stating those concerns.
ICRMP
reimbursement. The County prepared
invoices for the replacement of lost equipment on Leroy Matthew’s
vehicle. The Sheriff told the
Clerk the invoices given to her are the original invoices and to pay the
vendors accordingly. The total
replacement cost is $25,549.00.
The County has a $500.00 deductible which will be paid out of the
Tort Fund. The invoices will be
paid this week.
Toilets. The Sheriff will purchase one toilet
for approximately $1,000.00 and determine if the new toilet will take
care of the problem.
Kitchen
Disposal. The current kitchen
disposal is approximately 10 years old.
The replacement will cost $2,000.00.
Auction
results. Richard Borger stated the
results will be reconciled today.
The Clerk asked for a list of sold vehicles to take them off the
insurance listing.
Jail
tiling. Sheriff Green stated the
tiling is almost complete.
GRANT OVERVIEW WITH PAT LUCAS: Present are the following: Pat Lucas
with Bureau of Homeland Security, and Building Inspector Don Horton. Pat presented the Board with the total
grant dollars for 2007, 2008 and 2009 totaling $501,037.00. Pat will continue to work as a liaison
between Don Horton and the County.
Bill Brown stated the Board appreciates the work Adams County’s
Building Inspector Don Horton and Pam Murphy has done. Pat stated he will start visiting the
County annually with regard to the Homeland Security grants.
LANDSCAPING ISSUE: Present are Connie Mocaby, Barb Dixon,
Cheryl Riggins and Marion Feil.
Connie voiced concern about why they are cutting down the trees
and trim the shrubbery in the area near the highway. The Board explained to the concerned
group the Sheriff asked for the trees and shrubs to be trimmed due to a
pair of rolled up jeans stuffed in the shrubbery. The UnderSheriff stated a prisoner was
possible planning an escape. The
Board walked out with the group to review the area of concern. The lawn maintenance person and the
Sheriff Rich Green were present to discuss the issue with the group and
the Board. The Board directed the
maintenance person to not cut or trim any other shrubbery or trees.
MCKINISTRY/DAVID NACCARATO: Present are David Naccarato, Sheldon
Schultz, Pete Johnston, Morris Huffman, Steve Penny, Forest Service NEPA
Coordinator, and Cody Cahill with the Adams County Record. Discussion was held on reducing the
size of the cogeneration plant from 10 megawatt to a 2 or 3 megawatt
plant. Bill Brown asked if we can
start at a smaller plant size and upgrade to another capacity at a later
date. Sheldon Schultz stated
maximum revenue is needed to shorten payback and have output at the
highest for the longest period of time.
David Naccarato could design the footprint for a larger
plant. Power purchase setup
guarantees capacity for a certain period.
Pete Johnston asked if the agreement with interconnect application
became a 3 megawatt and not a 10 megawatt will there be problems with the
rates that were set. Sheldon
Schultz stated a change may void the application. The original rate is still on the table
due to the discussion the Board has had with Walt Minnick and the
Governor.
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLAND: Wade Brown came to the Board to
interview the Board to help prepare a new 5 year plan. The current 5 year plan will end on
December 2010. Wade has a few
questions for the Board.
1. How have things
changed in the County? Joe Holmes
stated no living wage fobs to keep people in the area. Mike Paradis stated it really started
when sawmills in the outlaying area started closing down and we went to a
real estate bust from a real estate boom.
2. Three greatest
challenges in the next 5 years?
Hold on the a resource economy, the landfill and creating good
wage paying jobs.
Wade
will take the information back with him to create a 5 year plan for the
West Central Highlands.
CONTINUED COGENERATION DISCUSSION: Present Yanke Energy Representative
Sheldon Schultz and Pete Johnston.
Fuel supply was discussed.
A meeting was tentatively setup for June 7th to discuss
the formation of a business plan with the Halls, Sheldon Schultz and Bob
Giles.
With
no further business to come before the Board the Board adjourned until
June 7, 2010.
ATTEST:_________________________ ____________________________
Sherry Ward, Clerk
of the Board Bill Brown,
Chairman of the
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