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CITY OF POCATELLO, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 3, 2019 AGENDA ITEM NO. 1: The Regular City Council meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m. ROLL CALL AND by Mayor Brian Blad. Council members present were Heidi PLEDGE OF Adamson, Roger Bray, Rick Cheatum, Jim Johnston and Linda ALLEGIANCE Leeuwrik. Council member Beena Mannan was excused. Mayor Blad led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2: The invocation was offered by Merrianne Forrest, HS Jeshua INVOCATION Ministries. Mayor Blad announced Agenda Item No. 6 had been pulled from the agenda. AGENDA ITEM NO. 3: Council was asked to consider the following business items: CONSENT AGENDA -MINUTES (a) Waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the minutes from the December 6, 2018 Police Union Quarterly Update; Executive Session meetings held December 11 and December 20, 2018; and the Work Session of December 13, 2018. -PAYROLL AND (b) Consider the payroll and material claims for the month of MATERIAL CLAIMS December 2018 in the amount of $5,292,724.07. -CONSTRUCTION (c) Confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Robert Jensen to serve as the BOARD OF APPEALS gas/mechanical representative on the Construction Board of AND REVIEW Appeals and Review, filling a long-term vacancy. Mr. Jensen’s term APPOINTMENT will begin January 4, 2019 and will expire December 31, 2021. -POCATELLO (d) Confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Kristen Jensen to serve as the REGIONAL AIRPORT Power County representative on the Pocatello Regional Airport COMMISSION Commission filling a long-term vacancy. Ms. Jensen’s term will APPOINTMENT begin January 4, 2019 and will expire January 4, 2021. -COUNCIL DECISION (e) Adopt the Council’s decision denying the request by Grace Lutheran –GRACE LUTHERAN Church to rezone by contract property located in the 1200 block of CHURCH REZONE BY Pershing Avenue. CONTRACT DENIAL -RATIFICATION (f) Ratify submission of an amended request of the Fiscal Year 2019- -AMENDED IDAHO 2020 Certified Local Government Grant application to the Idaho STATE HISTORIC State Historic Preservation Office. The amended application in the PRESERVATION amount of $15,000.00 will be used to survey the Bonneville CERTIFIED LOCAL Neighborhood to be included in the National Register of Historic GOVERNMENT GRANT Places. Council approved the original Grant application in the amount of $7,500.00 on December 20, 2018. A motion was made by Mr. Johnston, seconded by Mr. Cheatum, to approve the items on the consent agenda. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Johnston, Cheatum, Adamson, Bray and Leeuwrik. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 2 JANUARY 3, 2019 AGENDA ITEM NO. 4: Mayor Blad welcomed boy scouts from Troop No. 369 COMMUNICATIONS to the Council meeting. AND PROCLAMATIONS Mayor Blad welcomed Bannock County Commissioner-elect Ernie Moser to the meeting. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5: Mayor Blad reminded the Council of the January 10th Work Session CALENDAR REVIEW at 9:00 a.m.; and the following meetings to be held January 17th: an Executive Session at 2:00 p.m.; Council Liaison/Work Session Clarification Meeting at 3:00 p.m.; Clarification Meeting at 5:30 p.m. and Regular City Council meeting at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Blad announced Christmas tree drop-off sites will be available through January 9th. Boxes are located at City Hall parking lot; Rainey Park on South Arthur; and Sister City Park entrance on Pocatello Creek Road. Trees will be chipped and used in landscaping projects. Be sure to remove all strings, wires and other objects to avoid damaging the City’s wood chipping equipment; winter programs are happening at Zoo Idaho. Contact the Zoo office for more information; and City offices will be closed January 21st for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. However, garbage and recycling pick-ups will be on schedule. Mayor Blad reminded citizens when clearing sidewalks and/or driveways, do not place snow in the street as it becomes a driving hazard. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6: As announced earlier, Agenda Item No. 6, a presentation ALCOHOL LICENSE by Tony Giesbrecht to appeal the decision of Police Department DENIAL APPEAL and Fire Department staff which denied Del Monte Meats an -DEL MONTE MEATS alcohol license, had been pulled from the agenda. AGENDA ITEM NO. 7: This time was set aside for the Council to receive public comments PUBLIC HEARING on proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget amendments as discussed at -PROPOSED FISCAL the December 13, 2018 Work Session. An ordinance has been YEAR 2019 JANUARY prepared for Council’s consideration under Agenda Item No. 8. BUDGET AMENDMENTS Mayor Blad opened the public hearing. Joyce Stroschein, Chief Financial Officer, gave an overview of the proposed amendments requested for the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. She explained that the amendment is necessary to account for additional revenues, including grant funds, received by the City and to use previously unappropriated cash balances for unanticipated expenses incurred by the City. The total amount of all proposed amendments is $3,563,531.00. Mayor Blad announced no written correspondence had been received. There being no public comments, Mayor Blad closed the public hearing. Mayor Blad announced an ordinance had been prepared for Council’s consideration. AGENDA ITEM NO. 8: Council was asked to consider an ordinance approving an REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 3 JANUARY 3, 2019 ORDINANCE amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Ordinance -FISCAL YEAR 2019 increasing the total Fiscal Year expenditures by $3,563,531.00 to BUDGET AMENDMENT account for additional revenues, including grant funds, received by the City and to use previously unappropriated cash balances for unanticipated expenses incurred by the City. A motion was made by Ms. Adamson, seconded by Ms. Leeuwrik, that the ordinance, Agenda Item No. 8, be read only by title and placed on final passage for publication, and that the full ordinance be submitted for publication. Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Adamson, Leeuwrik, Bray, Cheatum and Johnston. Jared Johnson, City Attorney, read the ordinance by title. Mayor Blad declared the final reading of the ordinance approving an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Ordinance in the amount of $3,563,531.00. Mayor Blad asked, “Shall the ordinance pass?” Upon roll call, those voting in favor were Adamson, Bray, Cheatum, Johnston and Leeuwrik. Mayor Blad declared the ordinance passed, that it be numbered 3019 and be submitted to the Idaho State Journal for publication. AGENDA ITEM NO. 9: Idaho Lorax, Pocatello citizen, claimed that Pocatello is the most DISCUSSION ITEMS radioactive city in the world. AGENDA ITEM NO. 10: This time was set aside for the Annual State of the City report. STATE OF THE CITY Mayor Blad read a report highlighting special projects completed by REPORT City Departments during 2018. He stated he is looking forward to the developments and improvements which will take place in 2019. Mayor Blad expressed his appreciation to the City employees and Council members for working hard to serve the citizens of Pocatello. He stated he is excited for the opportunities ahead for the city and citizens during 2019. AGENDA ITEM NO. 11: There being no further business, Mayor Blad adjourned the meeting ADJOURN at 6:30 p.m. APPROVED BY: BRIAN C. BLAD, MAYOR ATTEST: RUTH E. WHITWORTH, CITY CLERK, C.C. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 4 JANUARY 3, 2019 PREPARED BY: KONNI R. KENDELL, DEPUTY CLERK