The invocation will be offered by Pastor Brian Griffin, representing Pocatello Baptist Church.

#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 September 5, September 19 and October 3, 2024, Work Session meetings of September 12 and October 10, 2024; and Special City Council meeting of November 7, 2024.

(b) MATERIAL CLAIMS: Council may wish to approve the Material Claims for the period of November 1-15, 2024.

(c) CHILD CARE ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Desdemona Dan-Vi Hoang to serve as a member of the Child Care Advisory Committee, replacing Karli Coumerilh, who resigned. Desdemona’s term will begin November 22, 2024 and expire December 17, 2025.

(d) HUMAN RELATIONS ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Mandy Peace to serve as a member of the Human Relations Advisory Committee, filling a long-term vacancy. Mandy’s term will begin November 22, 2024 and will expire September 17, 2025.

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

#6 Council may wish to approve a final plat application submitted by NG Land LLC and Portneuf Development LLC, represented by Brady Smith, of AVYANT (mailing address: 161 Jefferson Avenue, Pocatello, ID 83201) to subdivide 13.75 acres (more or less) into 30 lots to include the following: 27 four-plex lots with off-street parking; one (1) dedicated Right-of-Way lot; one (1) dedicated lot for a lift station; and one (1) open space lot. The proposed subdivision is generally located northwest of the extension of Fairgrounds Road and west of Interstate 15. Staff recommends approval of the application with conditions. (ACTION ITEM)

#7 Council may wish to declare 53 bicycles currently in Police Department storage as surplus property and approve donation of the bicycles to Bicycles for Recovery, represented by Richard Roberts and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents pertaining to the donation and current Memorandum of Understanding in accordance with City policy and subject to Legal Department review. Bicycles for Recovery will repair and distribute the bicycles to individuals in need in the Pocatello area. (ACTION ITEM)

#8 Council may wish to approve an LHTAC/Local agreement for the 2024 Local Children Pedestrian Safety (CPS) Program East Oak Street Child Pedestrian Safety Improvements project between LHTAC and the City of Pocatello and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all applicable documents, subject to Legal Department review. There is no fiscal requirement or match for the project. (ACTION ITEM)

#9 Council may wish to accept the recommendations of staff and approve an agreement with Swinerton Builders and accept mitigation funding in the amount of $600,000.00 to be used for the Centennial Rainey Park wetland and streambank improvement project and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)

#10 Council may wish to accept the recommendations of staff and approve the piggyback bid of the Sourcewell Contract #101221-VTR contract via Metroquip, Inc. for the purchase of one (1) new Vactor RamJet truck in the amount of $375,385.77 for Water Pollution Control and if approved, authorize the Mayor’s signature on all documents pertaining to the purchase, subject to Legal Department review. (ACTION ITEM)

#11 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:

11) An ordinance amending Pocatello Municipal Code Title 17 Section 17.01.150 “Definitions” and repealing Chapter 15/20 “Sign Code” and replacing as Chapter 17.07 “Sign Standards” to improve the function of the title. (ACTION ITEM)

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.)