2/27/12 Public Notice - Bid Opening:
Public Notice is hereby given that the Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners will meet to take action on a bid for a Bear Lake County ambulance on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the County Clerk's Office in Paris, Idaho.

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2/15/12 Courthouse Remodel Project Public Notice:

The Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 11:00 AM in the School District #33 Board Room in Paris, Idaho to discuss the Courthouse Remodel Project.

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2/15/12 Planning & Zoning Meeting Notice:

The Bear Lake County Planning & Zoning Commission will hold its regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday, February 15th at 7:00 pm at the Paris Elementary Board Room located at 39 S. Fielding St., Paris, ID.

Public Hearing(s): Reserve-Terrace Circle/ Brent Skinner

Listed below is the agenda:

Discussion Items
1. Approval of agenda
2. Dave Garside Preliminary Plat/ Evan Skinner
3. Reserve- Terrace Circle/ Brent Skinner
4. The Point at Canyon Estates, Phase 4 review-Preliminary Plat/ Brent Skinner
5. Old Business
6. Approval of the minutes
7. Adjournment
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2/13/12 Commissioners Meeting Minutes:

The Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners met in regular session on February 13, 2012, beginning at 9:00 A.M. in the School District #33 Board Room in Paris, Idaho. Members present were Vaughn N. Rasmussen, Chairman of the Board, Montain D. Kunz, DeMar Romrell and Kerry Haddock, Clerk of the Board.
Roger Jones, Prosecutor, Brent Bunn, Sheriff, Lynn Lewis, Assessor, Conrad Michaelson, Valarie Hayes, News-Examiner and Bill Stock also attended the meeting.
AGENDA APPROVED
Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to approve the agenda with the addition of a discussion of House Bill 464 regarding oil and gas well siting in Idaho. Motion carried.

ELECTED OFFICIAL MEETING
Assessor Lewis reported on the State's ratio study which indicated that the County may need to raise some of the residential property values. Sheriff Bunn presented his monthly report. He noted that there were 8 prisoners in the Caribou jail. The department had responded to 3 suicides in the past 10 days. Clerk Haddock reported on the upcoming elections. There will be a supplemental levy election involving School District #150 in March. This will involve the Bailey Creek Precinct and a few people from the Georgetown Precinct. Filing time for County offices in the May 15th primary election will be from February 27th to March 9th.

SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
Lisa Transtrum presented information on the activities of the Soil Conservation Service. She noted that they are not cloud seeding this year other than to use existing inventory of chemicals. The Commissioners agreed to pay the final bill for the Dingle drainage project. She also talked about the Jarvis Springs fuel reduction project, which was being done by the Soil Conservation Service with a grant to the County. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to sign an agreement to increase the Grant amount. Motion carried.

MOSQUITO ABATEMENT
Eulalie Langford met with the Commissioners to express concern regarding mosquito spraying in Montpelier and its effect on the bee population. She wondered if the spraying could be done at night when bees weren't active. Commissioner Romrell noted that night spraying could cause a noise issue. He also noted that the bee issue was a world wide problem. The Commissioners agreed to further look into the issue.

PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT
Jesse Anglesey and Leslie Talbot presented their quarterly report. Mr. Anglesey reported he had reviewed a few developments. There was not a lot of new construction, mostly updates. Ms. Talbot reported on flu vaccinations and WIC activity.

MINUTES APPROVED
Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to approve the minutes of the January 9, 2012 regular meeting. Motion carried.

RESOLUTION #2012-2
Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Rasmussen to adopt Resolution #2012-2 vacating a right of way in Pegram. Motion carried with Commissioner Romrell abstaining from voting as some of the right of way bordered his land.

RESOLUTION #2012-2
RESOLUTION TO VACATE A ROAD IN PEGRAM, IDAHO BEING 60 FEET WIDE AND RUNNING PARALLEL TO THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY
WHEREAS, The Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners have received a petition to vacate the above road; and
WHEREAS, the petition conforms to the procedures as outlined in Idaho Code 50-1317; and
WHEREAS, a notice of pendency of the petition was advertised and posted as outlined in Idaho Code 50-1317; and
WHEREAS, no opposition was received within 30 days of such advertising and posting;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, The Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners do hereby vacate the following right of way:
A road in Pegram, Idaho being 60 feet wide and running parallel to the Union Pacific Railroad Right of Way. The centerline of said road being approximately 485 feet east of the Southwest Corner of Lot 7, Section 6, Township 15 South, Range 46 East of the Boise Meridian and running northeasterly, parallel to said Railroad Right of Way approximately 1130 feet. Said road being 30 feet on each side of above described centerline.
Adopted this 13th day of February, 2012.

BILLS APPROVED
Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Rasmussen to approve the January bills. Motion carried with Commissioner Romrell abstaining as there was a bill from his trucking company.

REPORT GRAND TOTAL . . . . TOTAL WARRANTS . . . . . 384,299.82 190
TOTAL VOID/CANCEL . . . . . 12,925.14 * * TOTAL VOIDED/CANCEL FOR THE PERIOD SELECTED * *
NET WARRANTS . . . . . 371,374.68

EASTERN IDAHO STATE FAIR
Commissioner Romrell had attended the annual meeting of the Eastern Idaho State Fair and noted that he disagreed with the funding formula. The Commissioners will discuss this with surrounding Counties at the next Four County meeting.

AUDIT APPROVAL
The Commissioners had received the 2011 audit at the January meeting. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to approve the audit. Motion carried.

LANDFILL GRAZING
ReAnn Jensen and Mrs. Colter approached the Commissioners regarding grazing goats on the landfill property. The Commissioners will consider the matter at their next meeting after consulting with legal and DEQ.

LANDFILL ISSUES
Todd Transtrum presented information to the Commissioners on current landfill fees and compared them with surrounding Counties. He noted that the landfill would need an enclosed truck bed to continue to pick up dead animals. The Commissioners will hold a public hearing to raise the dead animal fee to $25.00 more closely cover the cost of pick up. The need to update the landfill closure plan was also discussed.

WEED ISSUES
Todd Transtrum reported on new regulations regarding the application of pesticides. A permit is now required. He is investigating how this will affect weed spraying.

JUVENILE/MISDEMEANOR ANNUAL REPORT
Ron Harper presented his annual report on adult and misdemeanor probation. There were 98 adults on probation during the year. There were 17 probation violations during the year. There were 51 juveniles on probation during the year. There were 232 detention days at the juvenile detention facility in Pocatello.

PUBLIC ACCESS ROADS
Conrad Michaelson reviewed work he had done as a Commissioner on public access roads in the County. There were several public hearings and work groups formed. The Commissioners agreed to finalize the map and get it approved by the State Transportation Department. They thanked Mr. Michaelson for his work and willingness to continue helping them in this process.

ROAD AND BRIDGE ISSUES
Greg Skinner presented his monthly report. Snow plowing had been very light this winter. Several Road and Bridge employees had attended first aid training in Pocatello.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to convene in an executive session per Idaho Code 67-2345(d and f) to discuss indigent cases and a legal issue. All Commissioners voted yes in a roll call vote.

Following the executive session Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to act on indigent cases as follows:

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMS
Case # 2012-01 - Denied - Not medically indigent; Not the last resource.
Case #2012-03 - Denied - Not medically indigent; Not medically necessary; Not the last resource.

SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT
Mitch presented some changes to the proposed special events permit. He was also working with Rich County and hoped to get the permit finalized soon.

BLACK BEAR UPDATE
Black Bear Resort had made a verbal request to delay their update until the March meeting as they were in the process of a re-organization. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to extend their preliminary plat for 1 more month and to request in writing to have them come to the March meeting. Motion carried.

BUILDING DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Wayne Davidson presented an annual report of building department activity. He reported that there were 27 new housing starts and $52,000 in building permit revenue. Mr. Davidson reported that he was the vice president of the Snake River Chapter of the Idaho Building Officials. There was also discussion of penalties for building without a permit and the problem of summer rentals. The Commissioners will discuss these at their next Four County Meeting.

Meeting adjourned subject to recall by the Chairman or his order.

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2/13/12 County Commissioners Meeting Agenda

9:00 A.M. ELECTED OFFICIALS MEETING/APPROVAL OF MINUTES

9:15 A.M. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

9:30 A.M. LISA TRANSTRUM - Soil Conservation Update, Cloud Seeding

9:45 A.M. EULALIE LANGFORD - Bear Lake County Mosquito Abatement District Concern

10:00 A.M. JESSE ANGLESEY/LESLIE TALBOT - Southeastern Idaho Public Health Quarterly Report

10:15 A.M. LANDFILL PROPERTY GRAZING LEASE

10:30 A.M. LANDFILL FEES

10:45 A.M. TODD TRANSTRUM - Landfill & Weed Issues

11:00 A.M. RON HARPER - Annual Report

11:15 A.M. CONRAD MICHAELSON - Public Roads

11:30 A.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS

11:45 A.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Medical Assistance Claims, Personnel & Legal Issues

LUNCH

1:00 P.M. PEGRAM ROAD RESOLUTION

1:15 P.M. MITCH POULSEN - Special Even Permit Application/Ordinance

1:30 P.M. BLACK BEAR UPDATE

1:45 P.M. WAYNE DAVIDSON - Building Department Update

2:00 P.M.

2:15 P.M.

2:30 P.M.

2:45 P.M.

3:00 P.M.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Road & Bridge Issues/Solid Waste Issues

Paid Time Off

Eastern Idaho State Fair - Approve Audit

NEW BUSINESS
Approve January's Bills/Minutes

Road & Bridge/Solid Waste Issues

Executive Session - Medical Assistance Claims

WestFork Irrigation Meeting

Jarvis Springs Fuel Reduction Grant Modification

Property Tax - Late Fee

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