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COMMISSIONER MINUTES
#587 July 6, 2009
The Cassia County Board
of Commissioners met this day with Chairman Dennis Crane, Paul
Christensen and Clay D. Handy, Board Members; Alfred E. Barrus,
Prosecuting Attorney; Larry Mickelsen, Clerk of the Board, and Kerry
D. McMurray, County Administrator, present.
PREVIOUS WEEK’S MINUTES
The Minutes for June 29,
2009 were discussed. A motion was made and seconded to approve and
proceed with publication of an appropriate synopsis. Roll call vote
was unanimous by the Board.
CALENDAR
The Board reviewed the
calendar for July 2009.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Board reviewed the
following:
1.
An email from Linda Wright, 5th District TCA, Re: Status
Offender Services
2.
A letter from University of Idaho Extension Re: Consolidation of
Extension Districts
3.
A letter from Bonneville Power Re: Proposal to offer a Block Power
Sale
4.
A letter from the USDA Re: 30-day comment period for livestock
grazing
BUILDING MATTERS
Melissa Price met with
the Board to discuss a violation of a building permit; an Ag
Permitted building that is being used as a storage room/garage. Dee
Yeaman stated that the building was not being used for the purpose
for which they had the building permit. The Board directed Ms. Price
to send a letter to the citizen informing him of the violation and
state the things he needs to do to be in compliance.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 9:10am it was proposed by
Commissioner Christensen and seconded by Commissioner Handy that the
Board convene in Executive Session under Idaho Code Section
67-2345(1)(a) with Commissioner Crane voting yea, Commissioner
Christensen voting yea, and Commissioner Handy voting yea. The
purpose and general tenor of the meeting was to discuss personnel
matters. Following the discussion, the Board returned to regular
session at 9:20am.
Following Executive
Session the Board discussed the situation and it was moved and
seconded to terminate the contract with Dr. Brek Pilling, pursuant
to Dr. Pilling’s request to terminate the contract immediately, and
roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
CITY OF BURLEY
The Board reviewed the
City of Burley’s Notification of Intent to Apply for Federal
Assistance to replace an outdated air bottle filling station. It was
moved and seconded to sign the Letter of Comment to the USDA Rural
Development and roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
SPUDMAN TRIATHLON APPLICATION
The Board reviewed the
Spudman Triathlon Special Events Application to use certain County
resources. A letter of explanation listing the costs to use the
County resources was prepared by Mr. McMurray. After review and
discussion, it was moved and seconded to authorize that the letter
be send it to the Spudman’s representative.
MCCJC AUDIT
The Board reviewed the
response report for the internal Audit of the MCCJC.
RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATION
The Board reviewed and
gave consideration to the Right-of-Way application WYW 1745 98-01,
Gateway West Geotechnical Drilling Project. The drilling will be to
determine the content and the type of the soil prior selecting the
right-of-way route.
RAFT RIVER GEOTHERMAL
The Board reviewed the
Scoping Information Package for the Raft River Geothermal Drilling
Environmental Assessment.
GATEWAY TRANSMISSION LINE
Brent Stoker, Kent
Searle, and Doug Pickett representing the Gateway West Task Force,
and Representative Fred Wood met with the Board and reviewed the
current status of the proposed Gateway Transmission Line. Brent
explained the similar situation that the City of Willard, UT is
experiencing with the high-power voltage line routed through the
city. The Task Force representatives discussed the options the
County and the State has and the things they need to do to have
influence with the selected route. Many options were discussed and
additional meetings will be scheduled with other involved Counties
and States, to make final plans to identify the corridor that will
be designated and recommended to Idaho Power and Rocky Mountain
Power.
QWEST E-911 AGREEMENT
The Board reviewed the
QWEST Wireless Enhanced 911 Service Agreement. After review and
consideration it was moved and seconded to sign and execute the
agreement and roll call vote was unanimous by the Board.
CHANGE OF STATUS
The Board reviewed one
change of status form for the Prosecutor’s Office. It was moved and
seconded to approve the changes of status and roll call vote was
unanimous by the Board.
SOUTHERN IDAHO TOURISM
The Board reviewed and
discussed the Professional Services Agreement with Southern Idaho
Tourism and the City of Burley. Also reviewed was the Twin Falls
City application format for requesting funding. This is a process
that Mr. McMurray will investigate to see if it can be developed for
potential use by the County.
SOLID WASTE FEE MATTERS
The Board reviewed the
Solid Waste Fee usage by commercial users. The list of users will be
reviewed and recommended fee changes will be given to the
Treasurer/Tax Collector.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 10:45am it was
proposed by Commissioner Handy and seconded by Commissioner
Christensen that the Board convene in Executive Session under Idaho
Code Section 67-2345(1)(d) with Commissioner Christensen voting yea,
Commissioner Crane voting yea, and Commissioner Handy voting yea.
The purpose and general tenor of the meeting was to discuss medical
indigent matters. Following the discussion, the Board returned to
regular session at 10:47am.
Following Executive Session the Board
Signed Notice of Lien for Case # 2009076.
BEER,WINE AND LIQUOR LICENSES
The Board approved the
following applications for Beer, Wine and/or Liquor Licenses:
County #
Name Doing Business
As
#2010-025 New
Albertson’s Inc Albertson’s Food Center # 132
#2010-026 Ned
Dansie Snake River Sports & Marina
#2010-027 Roger
Jenkins Albion Village Gas & Grocery
#2010-028 Stokes
Market Inc Stokes Fresh Food Market
#2010-029 Ted
Garcia Angela’s
RECESS
Meeting was recessed
until 9:00 a.m., Monday, July 13, 2009.
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE AT TODAY’S
MEETING
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