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P R E S E N T : M a y o r B r a d A n d e r s e n , C o u n c i l M e m b e r R o b G e r a y , C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t D a n G u b l e r ,
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E l d r i d g e , C h i e f o f P o l i c e K a r l B o w c u t t , P o l i c e O f f i c e r D u s t i n M a t h i e , C i t y C l e r k S h a r a R o b e r t s ,
T r e a s u r e r / D e p u t y C l e r k A m y S u l l i v a n .
A B S E N T : C o u n c i l M e m b e r K a t h y M c N a m a r a , P u b l i c W o r k s L a b o r e r B r y c e S t u c k i .
V I S I T O R S : A a r o n L o w r y , S a r a W i l l i a m s , K i m H a r t , D o u g T a l b o t , T h o m a s B u c h a n a n , B e n
M o o n , C i t y A t t o r n e y D a l e S t o r e r , G r e g H a n s e n .
D e v e l o p m e n t D i s c u s s i o n R o c k w e l l H o m e s / G r e g H a n s e n : G e n e r a l M a n a g e r G r e g H a n s e n
r e p o r t e d R o c k w e l l p u r c h a s e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 8 0 a c r e s o f p r o p e r t y n e a r t h e C i t y t h a t w i l l b e
d e v e l o p e d i n t h e f u t u r e . O n e i d e a i s t o g o i n t o t h e a r e a w i t h l a r g e r l o t s s i m i l a r t o w h a t t h e
n e i g h b o r i n g s u b d i v i s i o n s h a v e .
P u b l i c W o r k s D i r e c t o r Z e c h P r o u s e i n q u i r e d i f R o c k w e l l i s l o o k i n g t o t h e C i t y t o p r o v i d e w a t e r
s e r v i c e . M r . H a n s e n e x p r e s s e d t h e y w e r e o p e n t o i d e a s a n d i f a n o t h e r s o u r c e w a s n e e d e d t h e y
c a n e x p l o r e t h o s e o p t i o n s .
M a y o r A n d e r s e n e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h i s p a s t y e a r t h e C i t y h a s r e a l l y b e e n l o o k i n g a t w a y s i n w h i c h
w a t e r c a n b e c o n s e r v e d a n d h o w t o e n h a n c e t h e C i t y ' s w a t e r s y s t e m t o b e a b l e t o h a n d l e t h e
g r o w t h I o n a h a s a l r e a d y e x p e r i e n c e d . H e f u r t h e r e x p l a i n e d t h a t w i t h o u t m o r e w a t e r r i g h t s h e
d o e s n o t w a n t t o s e e t h e s y s t e m s t r e s s e d m o r e t h a n i t a l r e a d y i s .
M a y o r A n d e r s e n a s k e d M r . H a n s e n w h a t R o c k w e l l ' s t i m e f r a m e w a s f o r t h e n e w d e v e l o p m e n t .
M r . H a n s e n e x p l a i n e d t h e y a r e i n t h e b e g i n n i n g p r o c e s s o f p l a n n i n g a n d t h e y h a v e a f e w o t h e r
d e v e l o p m e n t s t h e y w o u l d l i k e t o c o m p l e t e b e f o r e m o v i n g f o r w a r d . A t t o r n e y S t o r e r c o m m e n t e d
t h a t t h e C i t y w i l l h a v e a b e t t e r i d e a r e g a r d i n g t h e i r w a t e r s y s t e m w i t h i n t h e n e x t 6 m o n t h s . M r .
H a n s e n e s t i m a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y a y e a r a n d a h a l f .
C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t G u b l e r c o m m e n t e d i n t h e f u t u r e t h e r e w o u l d b e m o r e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o s i t d o w n
a n d d i s c u s s f u r t h e r d e t a i l s r e l a t i n g t o t h e d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n s . C o u n c i l M e m b e r G e r a y
r e c o m m e n d e d i t a s a n a g e n d a t o p i c f o r t h e n e x t w o r k m e e t i n g i n F e b r u a r y .
E a s t e r : M a y o r A n d e r s e n a n n o u n c e d t h e C i t y ' s E a s t e r E g g H u n t w i l l b e h e l d o n S a t u r d a y , M a r c h
2 6 , 2 0 1 6 t h i s y e a r . I n p r e v i o u s y e a r s , t h e e v e n t b e g a n a t 1 1 : 0 0 a m a n d t h e C i t y s e r v e d a h o t d o g
l u n c h . T h i s y e a r i t h a s b e e n p r o p o s e d t h e e v e n t s t a r t a t 1 0 : 0 0 a m a n d t h e C i t y p r o v i d e h o t
c h o c o l a t e . M a y o r A n d e r s e n a s k e d C o u n c i l M e m b e r s t o a s k t h e i r c h u r c h g r o u p s f o r v o l u n t e e r s t o
h e l p T r e a s u r e r S u l l i v a n s t u f f e g g s . C o u n c i l M e m b e r G e r a y r e q u e s t e d a r e m i n d e r e m a i l b e s e n t
o u t a s a n a c t i o n i t e m .
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Alleyway Discussion: Clerk Roberts reported the agenda topic was requested by the Planning
and Zoning Commission for the Council to have a discussion and develop language regarding the
consistent maintenance of alleyways throughout the City. Mayor Andersen inquired if there were
specific examples regarding the inconsistency. Clerk Roberts reported she did not have specific
information to provide at this time.
Council President Gubler explained to his knowledge the City has paved the alleyways that
residents live on, and inquired if there were any alleyways that had not been paved that residents
currently live on. Public Works Director Zech Prouse reported there was a block of Longhurst
between Main and Dayton that has one permanent residence on it, but the City maintains the
gravel.
Council Member Rob Geray expressed until they have more specifics from Planning and Zoning
the Council couldn't really move forward with having a productive conversation. Mayor
Andersen requested that Clerk Roberts gather more details from the Commission regarding this
topic.
Council Assignments/Calendar: A calendar outlining upcoming council and employees
assignments for the next year was provided. Mayor Andersen asked everyone to review the
document, and provide any proposed changes. He noted that the Lion's Club dismantled and he
would like to discuss facilitating the breakfasts on the July 4th Celebration and on July 23rd for
Iona Days.
Council Member Geray clarified the City would be providing breakfast at both the July 4th
Celebration and the Iona Days on July 23rd. Mayor Andersen explained that was the Council's
intention when they agreed to purchase the grills and other equipment from the Lion's Club a
few months ago. Mayor Andersen commented the breakfast at the July 4th Celebration could be
used as a fundraiser event for a service group and would primarily be run by volunteers, but there
would need to be a couple of individuals in charge of coordinating and overseeing the event.
Mayor Andersen expressed it was open for discussion and not set in stone.
Mayor Andresen reported the Christmas Party for council and employees will be moved to
January 2017 instead of doing it in December after the regularly scheduled City Council
meeting.
Council Member Geray asked Clerk Roberts to provide the itemized calendar that outlined all the
special events in addition to the regularly scheduled meetings. Clerk Roberts will locate this
document and send out to everyone via e-mail.
Solid Waste Hauler Ordinance Implementation Update: Mayor Andersen reported concerns
in regards to solid waste hauler entities transporting waste on days other than Tuesday. He asked
Clerk Roberts to report on the status of the implementation of the recently passed ordinance.
Clerk Roberts reported the City office sent out a letter including the application for the permit,
and a copy of the recently passed ordinance to all entities on November 30, 2015 and gave them
a deadline to complete this by December 25th. To date, the City office has received completed
applications from PSI Environmental Services, Grampa's Trash, and Western Recycling. Clerk
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R o b e r t s f u r t h e r r e p o r t e d t h a t E a g l e R o c k S a n i t a t i o n a n d S n a k e R i v e r D i s p o s a l h a v e y e t t o
c o m p l e t e t h e r e q u i r e d a p p l i c a t i o n . C l e r k R o b e r t s h a s c a l l e d a n d l e f t v o i c e m a i l s i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e
c o r r e s p o n d e n c e . A f t e r f u r t h e r d i s c u s s i o n w i t h t h e M a y o r , h e i n s t r u c t e d C l e r k R o b e r t s t o s e n d o u t
a s e c o n d l e t t e r n o t i f y i n g e a c h e n t i t y o f t h e r e q u i r e d p e r m i t t o t r a n s p o r t w a s t e w i t h i n C i t y l i m i t s ,
a n d t h e s c h e d u l e d p i c k u p d a y o f T u e s d a y s , g i v i n g t h e m a d e a d l i n e o f F e b r u a r y 1 5 , 2 0 1 6 t o c o m e
i n t o c o m p l i a n c e , " E x h i b i t A .
C o u n c i l M e m b e r G e r a y i n q u i r e d w h e n t h e s e c o n d l e t t e r w a s s e n t , a n d i f i t w a s c e r t i f i e d . C l e r k
R o b e r t s e x p l a i n e d i t w a s s e n t o u t l a s t w e e k , a n d r e p o r t e d i t w a s n o t s e n t o u t c e r t i f i e d .
M a y o r A n d e r s e n i n s t r u c t e d C l e r k R o b e r t s t o s e n d t h e l e t t e r a s e c o n d t i m e c e r t i f i e d t o t h e t w o
n o n - c o m p l i a n t e n t i t i e s .
C o u n c i l P r e s i d e n t D a n G u b l e r r e c o m m e n d e d t o C h i e f o f P o l i c e K a r l B o w c u t t t h a t i f t h e o f f i c e r s
w i t n e s s s o l i d w a s t e h a u l e r v e h i c l e s g o i n g i n a n d o u t o f t h e C i t y o n d a y s o t h e r t h a n T u e s d a y , o r
c o m i n g i n t o t h e C i t y w i t h o u t a n a p p r o v e d p e r m i t , t o s t o p t h e m a n d r e m i n d t h e m o f t h e o r d i n a n c e
a n d i t s r e q u i r e m e n t s .
C i t y A t t o r n e y D a l e S t o r e r U p d a t e s & R e p o r t s o n L e g a l M a t t e r s : M a y o r A n d e r s e n o p e n e d
w i t h a n u p d a t e o n n e g o t i a t i n g t h e p u r c h a s e o f a d d i t i o n a l w a t e r r i g h t s f o r t h e C i t y . H e h a s b e e n i n
c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h t h e s e l l e r w h o h a s e x p r e s s e d t h e b e g i n n i n g o f f e r i n g p r i c e o f $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 i s n o t
r e a s o n a b l e , a s t h e r e i s a s t a n d i n g o f f e r f o r a t l e a s t $ 3 4 0 , 0 0 0 . A t t o r n e y D a l e S t o r e r r e c o m m e n d e d
t o t h e M a y o r t o c o n t i n u e a n d t r y t o v i s i t w i t h t h e s e l l e r i n r e g a r d s t o e s t a b l i s h i n g a r e a s o n a b l e
s e l l i n g p r i c e i n h i s p e r s p e c t i v e a n d b r i n g t h a t b a c k t o C i t y C o u n c i l .
A t t o r n e y D a l e S t o r e r r e p o r t e d o n a r e c e n t m e e t i n g r e g a r d i n g t h e W a t e r I n i t i a t i v e R e f e r e n d u m
f i l e d b y D e n n i s B a t e m a n a n d D e b S o r e n s o n . A m e e t i n g w a s h e l d w i t h t h e i n d i v i d u a l s a n d t h e i r
a t t o r n e y s . O v e r a l l , A t t o r n e y S t o r e r r e p o r t e d i t w a s a v e r y g o o d d i s c u s s i o n a n d h e f e l t t h e
i n d i v i d u a l s w e r e r e a s s u r e d i t w a s n o t t h e C i t y C o u n c i l ' s i n t e n t o f w h o l e s a l e w a t e r m e t e r s
t h r o u g h o u t t h e C i t y o f I o n a .
T h e c o m m o n a l i t y t h a t w a s d i s c u s s e d w a s w a y s i n w h i c h t h e C i t y c o u l d c o n t i n u e t o e n h a n c e t h e
c o n s e r v a t i o n o f w a t e r , a n d h e w o u l d l i k e t o s h a r e t h o s e i t e m s w i t h t h e C i t y C o u n c i l a n d f u r t h e r
r e c o m m e n d s r e f e r r i n g t h e m t o t h e W a t e r C o m m i t t e e f o r t h e i r t h o u g h t a n d i n p u t . F i r s t o f f ,
S e c t i o n 8 - 2 - 2 7 u n d e r t h e C i t y C o d e c o u l d u s e s o m e r e v i s i o n s m a d e t o i t t o b e t t e r c l a r i f y
i n s t a l l a t i o n o f w a t e r m e t e r s o n h a b i t u a l u s e r s v s . w h o l e s a l e w a t e r i n s t a l l a t i o n . A t t o r n e y S t o r e r
e x p l a i n e d h e t h i n k s t h e w a y i t c u r r e n t l y r e a d s c o u l d h a v e l e d t o s o m e o f t h e m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f
t h e C i t y C o u n c i l ' s i n t e n t t o i n s t a l l w a t e r m e t e r s w h o l e s a l e t h r o u g h o u t t h e C i t y . S e c o n d l y , t h e
i n d i v i d u a l s e x p r e s s e d t h a t t h e r e i s n o t e n o u g h e m p h a s i s b e i n g m a d e b y t h e C i t y o n r e s i d e n t s w h o
u s e s u r f a c e w a t e r t o c l e a n o u t t h e d i t c h e s , w h i c h a s a r e s u l t i n c r e a s e s t h e u s e o f t h e C i t y ' s
c u l i n a r y w a t e r . T h i r d l y , i t w a s r e c o m m e n d e d e d u c a t i n g r e s i d e n t s a b o u t t h e i r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o
m a i n t a i n t h e i r d i t c h e s . F o u r t h l y , i t w a s r e c o m m e n d e d i n c r e a s e d e f f o r t s b y t h e C i t y i n f o r m i n g
r e s i d e n t s a b o u t m e t h o d s i n w h i c h t o c o n s e r v e w a t e r . C o u n c i l M e m b e r G e r a y c o m m e n t e d t h a t t h e
C i t y h a s d o n e t h a t . A t t o r n e y S t o r e r c l a r i f i e d t h a t t h e y a r e l o o k i n g f o r s o m e t h i n g m o r e c o n s t a n t t o
c o n t i n u a l l y k e e p t h e f o c u s o n w a t e r c o n s e r v a t i o n . L a s t l y , i n c r e a s e d e n f o r c e m e n t o f e x i s t i n g
o r d i n a n c e s i n r e g a r d s t o t h e w a s t i n g o f w a t e r . H o w e v e r , A t t o r n e y S t o r e r d i s c u s s e d h o w d i f f i c u l t
i t i s t o d r a f t a n o r d i n a n c e t h a t i s s p e c i f i c e n o u g h t o d e f i n e t h e w a s t i n g o f w a t e r .
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m e t e r s f o r r e s i d e n t i a l d a t a u s a g e t o g a i n b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e C i t y ' s a v e r a g e u s a g e a n d
g a t h e r t h a t b a s e l i n e .
I n c l o s i n g , A t t o r n e y S t o r e r r e c o m m e n d e d t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d i t e m s b e r e f e r r e d t o t h e W a t e r
C o m m i t t e e f o r t h o u g h t . M a y o r A n d e r s e n r e p o r t e d t h e W a t e r C o m m i t t e e m e t l a s t n i g h t a n d w a s
p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e a b o v e m e n t i o n e d c o n c e r n s . I t w a s d e c i d e d t h e y w o u l d a d d r e s s t h o s e a t t h e
n e x t T o w n H a l l M e e t i n g o n J a n u a r y 2 8 t h , 2 0 1 6 .
M e e t i n g a d j o u r n e d 7 : 0 5 p . m .
C O U N C I L A P P R O V E D : F e b r u a r y 1 6 , 2 0 1 6
A T T E S T :
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The City of Iona
3548 North Main Street, Iona, ID 83427
Phone: (208)-523-5600 Fax: (208)-535-0087
E-mail: iona@cityofiona.org
January 15, 2016
To Whom It May Concern,
It has come to our attention that some entities providing services within city limits are currently
in violation of Title 6, Chapter 5, of the Iona City Code regarding Solid Waste Hauler
Regulations. Any organization that transports waste generated within the City of Iona limits
must obtain a permit from the City Clerk's Office on an annual basis.
In order to obtain a valid permit, this application must be completed and returned to the City
Clerk for approval, along with the annual fee of $50.00 by cash, certified check, or money order
made payable to the City of Iona. In addition, you will need to provide copies of certificates of
insurance for Worker's Compensation, General Liability, and Automobile Liability.
Each entity was provided a copy of the ordinance and application on November 30, 2015
with a deadline for completion by December 25, 2015. If you have failed to complete and
submit the application please do so at once.
Additionally, Title 6, Chapter 5 of the Iona City Code requires any organization transporting
waste within the City of Iona from residential property to occur between the hours of 7:00 am
and 7:00 pm. Collection of such waste shall not occur on any day of the week except
Tuesday.
I have provided an additional copy of the Solid Waste Hauler Regulations Ordinance for
reference. You are advised that collecting solid waste within the City of Iona without the
required permit or outside the approved hours and days of operation will subject you to
additional code violation actions. Please familiarize yourself with the information that has been
provided to you. The implementation of this ordinance and completion of outlined
requirements shall occur no later than February 15, 2016 or further action will be taken.
Should you have any questions or concerns please contact our office at (208)-523-5600.
Sincerely,
Shara Roberts
City Clerk
Exhibit "A"
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