AGENDA

Regular City Council Meeting
September 18, 2025  •  6:00 PM
Council Chambers
911 North 7th Avenue

Thursday, September 18, 2025

5:30 PM


City Council Clarification Meeting
Council Chambers
6:00 PM


Regular City Council Meeting
Council Chambers
Agenda Item #1
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Agenda Item #2
INVOCATION
The invocation will be offered by Father Emil Parafiniuk, representing Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
Agenda Item #3
#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: Budget Development meetings of June 3, 4, 5, 2025; and Clarification and Regular Council meetings of July 17, 2025.

(b) MATERIAL CLAIMS: Council may wish to approve the Material Claims for the period of September 1-15, 2025.

(c) TREASURER’S REPORT: Council may wish to approve the Treasurer’s Report for July 2025 showing cash and investments as of July 31, 2025.

(d) POCATELLO ARTS COUNCIL REAPPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s reappointment of Deleena Foster to continue serving as a member of the Pocatello Arts Council. Deleena’s term will begin October 21, 2025 and expire October 21, 2028.

(e) COUNCIL DECISION – REVOCATION OF CITY COUNCIL DECISION VACATING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR SAUNTER LANE: Council may wish to adopt its decision revoking its August 7, 2025 decision to vacate right-of-way of approximately 0.5 acres of land located at Saunter Lane, as the adjacent owner, Kartchner Homes, Inc., no rescinded their application with the City.

(f) COUNCIL DECISION – ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 1.86 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED AT 8728 NORTH KRAFT ROAD: Council may wish to adopt its decision annexing approximately 1.86 acres of land located at 8728 North Kraft Road. The subject property will be zoned Residential-Commercial-Professional (RCP).

(g) COUNCIL DECISION – NORTHGATE RIDGES PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) APPROVAL: Council may wish to adopt its decision granting a request by Millennial Development Partners, LLC and Smart Town, LLC for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) consisting of approximately 20.41 acres of land, generally located east of Portneuf Urgent Care at 2850 Olympus Drive, subject to conditions. The development shall consist of two hundred eighty-three (283) zero lot line townhomes and common areas.
Agenda Item #4
PROCLAMATIONS
Agenda Item #5
CALENDAR REVIEW
Council may wish to take this opportunity to inform other Council members of upcoming meetings and events that should be called to their attention.
Agenda Item #6
TAXICAB LICENSE DENIAL APPEAL – FOXX
Darrell Foxx, Jr. will be present to appeal the denial of a taxicab license, which was denied by the Pocatello Police Department. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #7
#7 This time has been set aside for the Council to hear comments from the public regarding proposed Fiscal Year 2025 amendments. (ACTION ITEM) (Legislative public hearing)
Agenda Item #8
#8 Council may wish to approve submission of the US DOT Innovative Finance and Asset Concession Grant Program Application for a transload facility feasibility analysis at the Pocatello Regional Airport and if awarded, accept the grant and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. The total project costs are $1,000,000.00 and there is no match required. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #9
#9 Council may wish to approve adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the Fraternal Order of Police Portneuf Valley Fraternal Order of Police Local Lodge #13, and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #10
#10 Council may wish to declare a 0.11-acre parcel of City-owned property and adjacent City-owned vacated portion of Lincoln Avenue located at West Bridger Street and North Lincoln Avenue and the Portneuf River and adjacent to 841 West Bridger Street, as underutilized and further declare the intent to exchange said property for real property of equal or greater value, owned by Jack Brennan (mailing address: 12 Cedar Hills Drive, Pocatello, ID 83204) in accordance with Idaho Code Title 50 Chapter 14 “Conveyance of Property” and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #11
#11 Council may wish to adopt a Resolution and approve a lease agreement with RDM Onsite and Infinite Hydraulics for approximately 4,208 square feet of warehouse space for the purpose of cold storage of business supplies and equipment and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents, subject to Legal Department review. Term is five (5) years and rental rate will be $553.80 per month to be increased annually according to the CPI with a full rate review in 2026 and every five (5) years thereafter. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #12
#12 Council may wish to approve a use agreement with Historic Old Town Pocatello Foundation, Inc. to allow access to the Old Downtown Bus Depot to perform investigative research and conduct tours for the 2025 Haunted History Walking Tours, and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #13
#13 Council may wish to accept the recommendations of staff and award the bid and approve a contract for Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) Services for the construction of a new clubhouse at the Riverside Golf Course located at 3500 Bannock Highway to the highest scoring responsive firm, Construction Services, Inc. and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents, subject to Legal Department review. Funds for this project have been allocated to the Golf Capital Improvement Project (CIP) fund. (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #14
#14 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 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 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.

Ordinance ready for reading:

14: An ordinance approving an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriation Ordinance increasing the total Fiscal Year expenditures by $5,399,717 to account for additional revenue, including grant funds received by the City and to use previously unappropriated cash balances for unanticipated expenses incurred by the City. (Whole ordinance will need to be published.) (ACTION ITEM)
Agenda Item #15
ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE
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.)
Agenda Item #16
ADJOURN
PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURE
  1. Explanation of hearing procedures by Mayor or staff.
    • Ten (10) minute time limit on applicant presentation.
    • Three (3) minute time limit on public testimony.
    • Names and addresses are required from those presenting/testifying.
    • Questions/comments should be addressed to the Mayor and Council.
    • Council members must make their decision regarding the application on facts already in the record and information presented at the public hearing. Conflicts of interest, site visits and ex-parte contacts by Council members will be acknowledged.
    • Protocol requires that Council and audience be recognized by the Mayor prior to speaking.
  2. Mayor opens hearing.
  3. Presentation by applicant.
    Note:  Remember, applicant bears the responsibility for making his/her case. This is also the time for Council members to ask their questions of the applicant.
  4. Presentation by staff.
  5. Written correspondence submitted for the record.
  6. Testimony by those supporting the application.
  7. Testimony by those uncommitted on the application.
  8. Testimony by opponents to the application.
  9. Rebuttal by the applicant.
  10. Mayor closes the hearing and initiates motion/deliberations.
    Note:  The Mayor may choose to require a motion prior to the discussion in order to focus deliberations, or, the Mayor may choose to allow deliberations prior to the motion in order to facilitate wording of the motion.
  11. Develop a written and reasoned statement supporting the decision.