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8/31/10 Public Meeting Notice:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL BE MEETING WITH THE BEAR LAKE WEST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION TO DISCUSS THEIR ROAD SITUATION ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010 AT 5:00 P.M. AT THE BEAR LAKE WEST CLUBHOUSE, IN FISH HAVEN, IDAHO.

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8/25/10 Bear Lake Regional Commisson, Bear Lake Convention & Visitor's Bureau Public Meeting HAS BEEN CANCELLED:

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8/19/10 LID Public Meeting Minutes:

The Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners met in a special session on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in the School District #33 Board Room in Paris, Idaho. Members of the Board present were Vaughn N. Rasmussen, Chairman, DeMar Romrell, Montain Kunz, and Colleen Freeman, Deputy Clerk for Kerry Haddock who was out of the valley at meetings.

Rodney Wallentine, Treasurer, JoAnn Taylor, SCS Office and Roy Bunderson also attended the meeting.

Chairman Rasmussen called the meeting to order and asked Deputy Clerk Freeman to read the Local Improvement District Resolutions for South Liberty Irrigation and Skinner Creek.

After the reading and review of LID Resolution #2010-01, Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to approve Resolution 2010-14 as read. Motion unanimously carried.

RESOLUTION NO. 2010-14

A RESOLUTION OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2010-1, BEAR LAKE COUNTY, IDAHO, EXPRESSING OFFICIAL INTENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.150-2 OF THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS, TO REIMBURSE THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FROM THE PROCEEDS OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE DISTRICT FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES TO BE PAID FROM FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT PENDING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 2010-3, adopted by Bear Lake County, Idaho (the "County"),on March 22, 2010, local improvement district No. 2010-1 (the "District") was created to finance the costs of making improvements to an irrigation system, which will be paid through the sale of general obligation bonds (the "Bonds"); and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the District to pay certain capital expenditures incident to the acquisition and construction of the facilities to be financed by the proceeds of the Bonds from other funds of the District pending the sale and delivery of the bonds and the receipt of the proceeds thereof, and to reimburse the funds of the District from the proceeds of such bonds.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY as follows:

Section 1: The District reasonably expects to reimburse the capital expenditures described herein with the proceeds of the Bonds, in a principal amount of approximately $970,695 (hereinafter, the "Reimbursement Bonds"), anticipated to be issued, sold, and delivered no later than December 31, 2012.

Section 2: This declaration of official intention is made pursuant to Section 1.150-2 of the Income Tax Regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Section 3: The maximum principal amount of Reimbursement Bonds expected to be issued for capital improvement purposes is $970,695.

Section 4: The expenditures with respect to which the District reasonably expects to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Reimbursement Bonds are for certain capital improvements consisting of the acquisition, construction, and installation of improvements to an irrigation system.

Section 5: The expenditures with respect to which the District reasonably expects to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Reimbursement Bonds will be made from interim financing.

Section 6: The District intends to issue its Reimbursement Bonds within one year of the date such capital expenditures described herein are paid or placed in service.

Section 7: The District will allocate the Reimbursement Bond proceeds to the capital expenditures described herein.

DATED this 19TH day of August, 2010.

Bear Lake County, Idaho

By______________________________
Chairman

ATTEST:

_____________________________
County Clerk

After the reading and review of LID Resolution #2010-02, Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to approve Resolution #2010-15, as read. Motion unanimously carried.

RESOLUTION NO. 2010-15

A RESOLUTION OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2010-2, BEAR LAKE COUNTY, IDAHO, EXPRESSING OFFICIAL INTENT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 1.150-2 OF THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX REGULATIONS, TO REIMBURSE THE LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FROM THE PROCEEDS OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE DISTRICT FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES TO BE PAID FROM FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT PENDING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 2010-2, adopted by Bear Lake County, Idaho (the "County"),on March 9, 2010, local improvement district No. 2010-2 (the "District") was created to finance the costs of making improvements to an irrigation system, which will be paid through the sale of general obligation bonds (the "Bonds"); and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the District to pay certain capital expenditures incident to the acquisition and construction of the facilities to be financed by the proceeds of the Bonds from other funds of the District pending the sale and delivery of the bonds and the receipt of the proceeds thereof, and to reimburse the funds of the District from the proceeds of such bonds.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY as follows:

Section 1: The District reasonably expects to reimburse the capital expenditures described herein with the proceeds of the Bonds, in a principal amount of approximately $248,601 (hereinafter, the "Reimbursement Bonds"), anticipated to be issued, sold, and delivered no later than December 31, 2012.

Section 2: This declaration of official intention is made pursuant to Section 1.150-2 of the Income Tax Regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Section 3: The maximum principal amount of Reimbursement Bonds expected to be issued for capital improvement purposes is $248,601.

Section 4: The expenditures with respect to which the District reasonably expects to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Reimbursement Bonds are for certain capital improvements consisting of the acquisition, construction, and installation of improvements to an irrigation system.

Section 5: The expenditures with respect to which the District reasonably expects to be reimbursed from the proceeds of the Reimbursement Bonds will be made from interim financing.

Section 6: The District intends to issue its Reimbursement Bonds within one year of the date such capital expenditures described herein are paid or placed in service.

Section 7: The District will allocate the Reimbursement Bond proceeds to the capital expenditures described herein.

DATED this 19TH day of August, 2010.
Bear Lake County, Idaho

By______________________________
Chairman

ATTEST:

_____________________________
County Clerk

Commissioners discussed the Airport CRP contract and decided to move forward with it and to contact the County Attorney for further information on lease terms and so forth.

Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to adjourn the meeting. Motion was unanimous.

Meeting adjourned.
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8/19/10 Public Meeting Notice:

THE BOARD OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL BE MEETING ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010 AT 10 A.M. IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT #33 BOARD ROOM IN PARIS, IDAHO TO ADOPT FINAL LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FUNDING RESOLUTIONS FOR 2010-01- SOUTH LIBERTY & 2010-02 - SKINNER CREEK. THE COMMISSIONERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE AIRPORT CRP CONTRACT.

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8/18/10 Bear Lake County Planning and Zoning Hearing and Meeting Agenda:

The Bear Lake County Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing and its regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday, August 18, 2010, at 7:00 pm at the Paris Elementary Board Room 39 Fielding St. Paris, ID.

Listed below is the Agenda:

Public Hearing
Conditional Use Permit for storage container/ Dean Stock

Discussion Items
1. Conditional Use Permit for storage container/ Dean Stock
2. Review Zoning Map-Mitch Poulsen
3. Old Business
4. Approval of the minutes
5. Adjournment

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8/18/10 Bear Lake County Planning and Zoning Hearing:

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT STORAGE CONTAINER

The Bear Lake County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive comments on a conditional use permit application submitted by Dean Stock requesting approval to place storage container. The Public Hearing will be held:

WHEN: Wednesday, August 18, 2010

TIME: 7:00 PM

WHERE: School Administration Office, 39 South Fielding, Paris Idaho

The address for the proposed use is 2575 Hwy 89, Fish Haven, ID

Anyone wishing to comment at this Hearing must keep those comments to five (5) minutes. Any group of people with the same opinion wishing to comment should have one speaker representing that group.

The conditional use permit application with the full legal description is available for review at the Bear Lake Regional Commission office, 69 North Paradise Parkway, Bldg. B, Garden City, UT

Public comments are requested and may be given at the Hearing or in writing to:
Bear Lake County Planning & Zoning Commission
PO Box 472, Garden City, UT 84028

Comments may also be faxed to Bear Lake County Planning & Zoning at 435-946-2198.

Immediately following the Hearing the Planning & Zoning Commission will hold its regular Commission meeting to consider the input given on this item.

Mitch Poulsen
Bear Lake County Planning& Zoning Commission Staff

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8/9/10 Commissioners Meeting Minutes:

The Board of Bear Lake County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, August 9, 2010, beginning at 9:00 A.M. in the School District #33 Board Room in Paris, Idaho. Members present were Vaughn N. Rasmussen, Chairman, Montain D. Kunz, DeMar Romrell and Kerry Haddock, Clerk of the Board.

Roger Jones, Prosecuting Attorney, Rodney Wallentine, Treasurer, Lynn Lewis, Assessor, Brent Bunn, Sheriff, Dale Thornock, Greg Skinner, Lori Haddock, Mitch Poulsen, Rosa Moosman, Editor of the News-Examiner, Wayne Davidson and Bill Stock also attended the meeting.

AGENDA
The issue of dust in Georgetown Canyon was added to the agenda. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to approve the agenda as amended. Motion Carried.

ELECTED OFFICIALS MEETING
Treasurer Rodney Wallentine sought guidance regarding a case in which a tax payer had erroneously been billed for taxes on mineral rights that he didn't own and paid the tax for several years. The Commissioners will have the Attorney research the situation prior to making a decision. Sheriff Bunn presented his monthly report. Prisoner population averaged 12.1 in July. He reported that there was a lot of traffic in Fish Haven and Bloomington Canyons and a van full of scouts recently rolled in route to Bloomington Lake.

LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS AND LOT ACCESS
Mitch Poulsen and Wayne Davidson asked the Commissioners for direction on when to issue building permits on parcels with questionable road access. The Commissioners will look at each situation as it arises. There was also a question on the procedure for lot line adjustments. Lot line adjustments should be done by the administrator, then approved by Planning and Zoning and then to the County Commissioners for final approval. All lot line adjustments should be recorded.

FOREST SERVICE
Dennis Duehren from the Forest Service discussed the fire season. They were managing a fire on the west side of Sherman Peak. He described some modifications to the Forest Service agreement to do additional work and increase the amount of stimulus money. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to amend the Forest Service agreement to add the additional projects. Motion carried.

DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Jesse Anglesey, Leslie Talbot and Tiffany Preston of the Southeastern District Health Department gave their quarterly report. There were 207 immunization clients and 714 WIC clients. Food permits were up in July.

MONTPELIER IMPACT AREA
Mitch Poulsen and Lori Haddock presented a proposed revised impact area for the City of Montpelier. The Planning and Zoning Board had recommended approval of the impact area. There was a question as to where Montpelier's sewer and water ended north of the area and the County Commissioners will hold public hearings prior to adopting the new impact area. This may be done jointly.

PLANNING AND ZONING MEMBERS
Mitch Poulsen and Ron Jensen reported that there will be three vacancies on the Planning and Zoning Board. Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to reappoint Ron Jensen to another term on the Board to fill one of the vacancies. Motion Carried. The Commissioners will continue to look for other interested applicants to fill the other vacancies.

SCENIC CANYON DUMPSTERS
Bob Cazier requested dumpsters be placed at several campgrounds in St. Charles Canyon. Presently the garbage is hauled by Scenic Canyon personnel to one dump site below the campgrounds. The Commissioners expressed safety concerns with narrow roads and heavy traffic. They suggested contacting some private firms to do the work.

GEORGETOWN CANYON DUST
Mitch Hart from Agrium met with the Commissioners regarding dust in Georgetown Canyon. Agrium is hauling an old tailings pile from the Central Farmers site to Soda Springs creating a considerable amount of dust. There is also a timber haul and a construction project which adds to the problem. Agrium supplied some dust suppressant for the county to apply which helped some. The project is expected to last about 3 more weeks. Agrium agreed to slow down the trucks and blade the road more often.

LID RESOLUTIONS
Jo Ann Taylor met with the Commissioners regarding interim financing for the Lanark and Skinner irrigation LID's. After reviewing the proposed resolutions there were changes required. Jo Ann will get revised resolutions and the Commissioners will consider them at a later meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENTS
Craig Sears discussed a Bureau of Land Management bridge that had been built up Fish Haven Canyon for snowmobiles and four wheelers. He was concerned with the heavy traffic in the canyon and the associated dust and safety issues.

DUMP TRUCK BID
The Commissioners considered a bid for a used dump truck. Only one bid was received. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to accept the bid subject to a physical inspection of the truck.

EXECUTIVE SESSION
Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to convene in executive session per Idaho Code 67-2345(b, d and f) to discuss medically indigent claims, legal, and personnel issues. 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 medically indigent claims as follows:

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMS
Case No. 2010-10 - Denied - Provider withdrew appeal; not the last resource; not indigent; didn't cooperate with the County.
Case No. 2010-25 - Denied - Provider withdrew application; not medically indigent; not the last resource; didn't cooperate with the County.
Case No. 2010-22 - Denied - not medically indigent; not the last resource; didn't cooperate with the County.
Case No. 2010-24 - Denied - not medically indigent; not the last resource; application is incomplete.
Case No. 2010-13 - Approved - medically indigent; medically necessary; obligated County; last resource; emergency.

CRP CONTRACT
Rex Payne met with the Commissioners to discuss options for the Airport land that the CRP contract had expired on last fall. The Government was offering a chance to apply for a new 10 year contract which would be beneficial to the County. The Commissioners asked Mr. Payne to pursue the contract.

FEE INCREASE PUBLIC HEARING
Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to open a public hearing on a proposed fee increase to the license plate administrative fee per Idaho Code 63-1311A. Motion carried.

Clerk Kerry Haddock explained that the administrative fee had not been raised for many years and needed to more closely reflect the cost of the service provided. The new fee would be $3.50 per registration renewal.

No one appeared to give testimony for or against the proposed fee increase.

Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to close the public hearing and reconvene in regular session. Motion carried.

FEE INCREASE
Following a short discussion, Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to raise the registration administrative fee to $3.50 effective September 1st, or as soon as computers could be reprogrammed. Motion Carried.

MINUTES APPROVED
Commissioner Romrell made a motion seconded by Commissioner Kunz to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2010 regular meeting and the July 30, 2010 special meeting. Motion carried.

BILLS APPPROVED
Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to approve the current bills. Commissioners Kunz and Romrell voted yes. Commissioner Rasmussen abstained as bills from the company for which he works were included.

REPORT GRAND TOTAL . . . . TOTAL WARRANTS . . . . . 610,994.72 153
TOTAL VOID/CANCEL . . . . . 26,885.10 * * TOTAL VOIDED/CANCEL FOR THE PERIOD SELECTED * *
NET WARRANTS . . . . . 584,109.62

EASTERN IDAHO MEDICAL CENTER CONTRACT
Clerk Haddock presented a proposed contract for indigent care of involuntary commitments with Eastern Idaho Medical Center in Idaho Falls. Commissioner Kunz made a motion seconded by Commissioner Romrell to approve and sign the contract. Motion carried.

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

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8/9/10 Commissioners Meeting Agenda:

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

9:15 A.M. COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

9:30 A.M. LOT LINE ADJUSTMENTS AND BUILDING LOT ACCESS

9:45 A.M. " "

10:00 A.M. FOREST SERVICE STIMULUS AGREEMENTS & FIRE SEASON DISCUSSION

10:15 A.M. LESLIE TALBOT, TIFFANY PRESTON, JESSE ANGLESEY - Bear Lake Health Department - Quarterly Report

10:25 A.M. MITCH POULSEN & LORI HADDOCK - Montpelier Impact Area

10:35 A.M. MITCH POULSEN - Planning and Zoning Board Member reappointments and vacancies

10:50 A.M. BOB CAZIER - Garbage Issue - Scenic Canyons

11:00 A.M. JOANN TAYLOR - LID Resolutions

11:15 A.M. BUDGET DISCUSSION

11:30 A.M. PUBLIC COMMENTS

11:45 A.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION - Medical Assistance Claims

LUNCH

1:00 P.M. AIRPORT CRP CONTRACT

1:15 P.M. UNION PACIFIC RIGHT OF WAY LEASES

1:30 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING - License Plate Administrative Fee Increase

1:45 P.M. " "

2:00 P.M. TAX DEED PROPERTY SALE (COURTHOUSE)

2:15 P.M.

2:30 P.M.

2:45 P.M.

3:00 P.M.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Road & Bridge Issues/Solid Waste Issues

Dump Truck Bids

NEW BUSINESS
Approve July's Bills/Minutes

Road & Bridge/Solid Waste Issues

Executive Session - Medical Assistance Claims

Eastern Idaho Medical Mental Hold Contract

Change Order Airport Electrical Project

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8/3/10 Public Meeting Notice:

THE BOARD OF BEAR LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2010 AT 11:30 A.M. IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT #33 BOARD ROOM, PARIS, IDAHO TO DISCUSS LANDFILL PLANS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

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