The invocation will be offered by Celeste Stiggers, representing Praise Temple of God.

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 7, June 8, June 9, June 10, June 29, and August 11, 2021; Work Sessions of July 8 and August 12, 2021; Special City Council meetings of July 26, and August 24, 2021; Council Liaison/Work Session Clarification meeting of July 15; and Clarification and Regular Council Meetings of November 4, November 18 and December 2, 2021.

(b)    CHILD CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT:  Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Karli Coumerilh to serve as a member of the Child Care Advisory Committee, filling a long-term vacancy.  Karli’s term will begin December 17, 2021 and will expire December 17, 2025.

(c)    CONSTRUCTION BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW APPOINTMENT:  Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Rob Jensen to serve as a member of the Construction Board of Appeals and Review, representing the plumbing trade.  Rob’s term will begin January 1, 2022 and will expire December 31, 2024.

(d)    COUNCIL DECISION – BREEZY COMMONS TOWNHOUSES FINAL PLAT APPROVAL:  Council may wish to adopt its decision approving the final plat for Breezy Commons Townhouses, which subdivides approximately 7.39 acres of land into 59 lots, subject to conditions.  The property is located within a Residential Medium Density Single-Family (RMS) zoning district and is located east of Philbin Road and north of Cottage Avenue.  Access to the development will be provided from Philbin Road and Breezy Pointe Drive.

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

Council may wish to accept the Canvass Election Results for the City of Pocatello General Election held on November 2, 2021 and Pocatello Mayoral Runoff Election held on November 30, 2021.  Bannock County Commissioners, serving as Board of Canvassers of Election, have provided signed abstracts of all votes cast within Pocatello City limits.  (ACTION ITEM)

Council may wish to approve a final plat application submitted by Kent Morris, represented by HLE, Inc. (mailing address:  PO Box 866, Blackfoot, ID  83221) to subdivide 1.83 acres (more or less) into nine (9) lots.  The proposed subdivision is located south of Quinn Road, east of Phil bin Road and north of Brock Drive.  Staff finds the proposal compliant with all applicable standards with conditions.  (ACTION ITEM)

Council may wish to authorize submission of the Fiscal Year 2022 Certified Local Government Grant application to the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office and if awarded, authorize acceptance of the grant and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all related documents, subject to Legal Department review.  The grant application is in the amount of $15,400.00 with an in-kind match of $15,400.00 in Administration/General Support.  The proposed projects for the grant funds include funding the required local match to host the 2022 Idaho Heritage Conference, update to the Downtown Historic District design standards and policies and funding for membership dues with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions.  (ACTION ITEM)

Council may wish to approve the Pocatello Fire Department to participate in and accept funding through the Fiscal Year 2021 State Homeland Security Grant Program.  This annual grant provides support for equipment and training to RRT 6 (Hazmat) in the amount of $20,000.00 and to ITRT 3A (Technical Rescue) in the amount of $7,000.00.  There is no local match requirement.   Council may also wish to authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review.  (ACTION ITEM)

Council may wish to approve submission of the following grant applications and if awarded, authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent contract documents.  The projects are: (ACTION ITEM)

a)    Fiscal Year 2025 Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (LHSIP) safety grant in the amount of $645,700.00 for the Arthur/Custer Intersection Pedestrian Safety Project.  The project will reconstruct the traffic signal and add detection, pedestrian push buttons and new hardware.  The grant requires a 7.34% match of $47,394.38, which would be provided through Fund 70; and

b)    Fiscal Year 2024 Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) grant in the amount of $442,606.84 for the Center Street Pedestrian Bridge Project.  The project will upgrade the Pedestrian Bridge for pedestrians, bicyclists and non-motorized vehicles.  This is part of the Center Street Bridge Project.  The grant requires a 7.34% match of $32,489.34, which would be provided through Fund 70.

Council may wish to authorize the Mayor’s signature on an access agreement with UPRR for the construction of the Center Street Railroad Bridge Underpass Project, subject to Legal Department review.  The agreement requires a $1,000.00 processing fee, which is included in the total project cost and would be provided through Fund 70.  (ACTION ITEM)

Council may wish to consider bids received on December 2, 2021 for materials used by the Water Department for capital improvement projects, maintenance and to replenish materials inventory.  The bid was separated into thirteen (13) separate lots in an effort to guarantee the lowest price for the City.  Staff requests that Council award each lot to the lowest responsive bidder as follows: (ACTION ITEM)

a)    SILVER CREEK SUPPLY – Lot Eight ($7,178.00);

b)    MOUNTAINLAND SUPPLY – Lot One ($320,162.00);

c)    FERGUSON WATERWORKS – Lots Four, Seven, Twelve and Thirteen ($149,813.00);

d)    CORE & MAIN – Lots Two, Five, Six, Ten and Eleven ($124,012.91); and

e)    HD FOWLER CO. – Lots Three and Nine ($57,397.98).

Total cost for the materials bids is $658,563.89.  Funds are available in the Water Department’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget.

Council may wish to adopt a resolution dissolving the Sister Cities Committee.  The members will be joining the Pocatello Iwamizawa Sister Cities Foundation to continue facilitating the City of Pocatello’s relationship with Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan.  (ACTION ITEM)

Council may wish to consider accepting the recommendations of staff for the following requests pertaining to the proposed New Town Square Park Project in Historic Downtown Pocatello:  (ACTION ITEM)

a)    Grant permission for City Streets and Parks Departments to provide $130,000.00 of in-kind match for the project in the form of internal labor services and associated equipment use; 

b)    Accept ownership and maintenance responsibility of the park and redeveloped building and stage areas upon project completion; and

c)    Grant naming rights to the park in perpetuity to the project donor/funding provider.

This time has 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 heard 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 may 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.)