AGENDA

The invocation will be offered by Pastor Merriann Forrest, representing H S Jeshua Ministries.

#3 The following business items may be approved by one motion and a vote. If any one member of the Council so desires, any matter listed can be moved to a separate agenda item. (ACTION ITEM)

(a) MINUTES: Council may wish to waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the minutes from the following meetings: Clarification and Regular City Council meetings of April 16, 2026 and Special City Council meeting of June 22, 2026.

(b) MATERIAL CLAIMS: Council may wish to approve the Material Claims for the period of June 16 through June 30, 2026.

(c) HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ADVISORY BOARD REAPPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Marty Vizcarra to continue serving as a member of the Historic Preservation Commission. Marty’s term will begin July 11, 2026 and expire July 11, 2029.

(d) ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Ashley Slaughter to serve as a member of the Animal Shelter Advisory Board, replacing Karen Appleby whose term expired. Ashley’s term will begin July 3, 2026 and expire July3, 2028.

(e) PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION APPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Billy Chaddock to serve as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission, replacing Benjamin Gomez who resigned. Billy’s term will begin July 3, 2026 and expire August 5, 2029.

(f) CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW APPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Kevin Howell to serve as a member of the Construction Board of Appeals and Review, representing the building and construction trades. Kevin’s term will begin July 3, 2026 and expire July 3, 2028.

(g) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING – FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL UNION #187: Council may wish to approve the Memorandum of Understanding to amend specific terms in Article 13, Section A, of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, entered into September 19, 2024.

(h) COUNCIL DECISION – SHORT PLAT APPROVAL FOR JORGENSEN SUBDIVISION: Council may wish to adopt its decision approving the short plat for Jorgensen Subdivision which subdivides approximately 0.40 acres of parcel RPCPP040800 into three (3) lots, subject to conditions.

Council may wish to take this opportunity to inform other Council members of upcoming meetings and events that should be called to their attention.

This time as been set aside to hear items from the audience not listed on the agenda. Items which appeared somewhere else on the agenda will not be discussed at this time. The Council is not allowed to take any official action at this meeting on matters brought forward under this agenda item. Items will either be referred to the appropriate staff or scheduled on a subsequent agenda. You must sign in at the start of the meeting in order to be recognized. (Note: Total time allotted for this item is fifteen (15) minutes, with a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker.)

#7 This time has been set aside for the Council to hear comments from the public regarding the Pocatello Urban Forest Plan. Council may wish to adopt by resolution the proposed document, subject to applicable changes outlined in Planning and Development’s memo, as an official City plan. (ACTION ITEM) (Legislative Public Hearing)

#8 This time has been set aside for the Council to hear comments from the public regarding the Pocatello Housing Plan. Council may wish to adopt by resolution the proposed document as an official City plan. (ACTION ITEM) (Legislative Public Hearing)

#9 Council may wish to adopt a resolution establishing the City of Pocatello America250 Time Capsule as a legacy project to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. (ACTION ITEM)

#10 Council may wish to accept the recommendations of staff and award the bid for the Well #17 Project to the lowest responsive bidder, Starr Corporation, in the amount of $1,315,000.00 and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. Funding for this project has been established in the Water Department Fiscal Year 2026 budget. (ACTION ITEM)

#11 Council may wish to consider recommendations from staff and approve Task Order #5A, Amendment #1, under the existing On-Call Engineering Services Agreement for Services During Construction for Well #17 to Highland Golf Course Project in the amount of $91,030.00, and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)

#12 Council may wish to approve the Transportation Services Contract with Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2030 for Pocatello Regional Transit’s senior citizen public transportation program and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)

#13 Council may wish to approve a contract with Safetech Inc. in the total amount of $89,500.00 for the environmental hazard abatement and interior demolition at 429 Washington Avenue, and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, including any change order requests up to ten percent (10%) of total project costs, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)

#14 Council may wish to consider the recommendations of staff and declare sole source procurement and accept the bid received on June 1, 2026, from Advanced Lining, LLC for the total bid amount of $108,275.13 for the 2026 Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rehabilitation Project, and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents, including change orders up to five percent (5%) of the project total, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)

#15 The Council has the following options for reading ordinances. If the Council makes no motion, the ordinance will be read on three (3) different days, two (2) readings of which may be by title only and one (1) reading of which shall be in full and placed on final passage for publication. (ACTION ITEM)

EXAMPLE MOTIONS:

Option 1: FOR ONE READING UNDER RULES SUSPENSION: "I move that the ordinance, Agenda Item #__, be read only by title and placed on final passage for publication, and that only the ordinance summary sheet be submitted for publication."

Option 2: FOR THREE SEPARATE READINGS: "I move that the ordinance, Agenda Item #__, be read on three separate days. First and second readings will be by title and in full on the third reading. The ordinance shall then be placed on final passage for publication, and only the ordinance summary sheet be submitted for publication."

Before the ordinance can be read under Option 1, the Council must pass said motion by a vote of one-half plus one (4) of the full Council.

Ordinances ready for reading:

15(a): An ordinance to amend by contract the zoning designation of 6100 South 5th Avenue from Residential Commercial Professional (RCP) to Light Industrial (LI). (ACTION ITEM)

15(b): An ordinance annexing approximately 19.19 acres of land, generally located across from Century High School on South 5th Avenue, to extend the Pocatello city limits. The subject property will be zoned Commercial General (CG). (ACTION ITEM)