All times are tentative unless identified as a specific appointment or public hearing & the Board will address items on the agenda as they are completed, which may either shorten or lengthen the times for which items are addressed on the agenda. Claims Review & Approval, Indigent Matters and Junior College Tuition Forms will be discussed & approved and Resolutions will be adopted as time allows. For Commissioners’ meetings held at the County Annex Conference Room, that address is 6566 Main Street, Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Monday, January 23, 2023
9:00 a.m.: Road & Bridge Department report. Motion to sign Caterpillar (CAT) finance agreement documents & associated claim form for the purchase of a 966-wheel loader. Discussion/possible motion to sign the FY25-26 Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (LHSIP) Boundary County Road Safety Improvements application for roadway delineator project. Discussion/possible motion to sign the 2022 Idaho Transportation Department Geo Local Road Mileage Report. Discussion/possible motion to sign the Road Easement for Pine Island Road between Boundary County and United States Forest Service. Motion to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)b, to consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, or public-school student. ACTION ITEMS.
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.: County Civil Attorney Tevis Hull – Motion to go into executive session pursuant to Idaho Code 74-206(1)f, to communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated. Update on various matters. Motion to sign Certificates of Residency. Motion to sign Commissioner meeting minutes. Cancel/extend various taxes. Motion to sign New Private Road Name Request Forms. Discussion/motion regarding National Opioids Settlement Notice. Discussion/motion regarding ARPA funds, ARPA projects and adoption of resolutions regarding ARPA funds. Discussion/review contract with Innovate pertaining to Planning & Zoning Office assistance. Motion to go out to bid to replace flooring in Restorium. Discussion/possible motion to sign Contract with IRON for fiber services. ACTION ITEMS.
10:30 a.m.: Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Administrative Director/Kootenai Valley Resource Initiative (KVRI) Facilitator Theresa Wheat and Bonners Ferry District Forest Ranger Kevin Knauth – Update on KVRI and Forest Service projects. POSSIBLE ACTION ITEMS.
11:00 a.m. until noon: Panhandle Health District Director Don Duffy – General Panhandle Health District update.
1:30 p.m. Debbie Ferguson with Idaho Counties Risk Management Program (ICRMP) – Introduction and general update on ICRMP matters.
2:00 p.m.: Airport Manager Dave Parker – Discussion/motion to sign grant application to repair slope erosion at the Boundary County Airport. ACTION ITEM.
2:30 p.m.: Commissioners’ continued public hearing to consider Road and Bridge Road Standards Variance Application #4-2023 for applicants James Byler & Jennifer Nylander as it pertains to a proposed approach location. ACTION ITEM.
3:15 p.m.: Commissioners’ continued public hearing to consider Road and Bridge Road Standards Variance Application #5-2023 for applicants James Byler & Jennifer Nylander as it pertains to a proposed approach location. ACTION ITEM.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 (Today’s meetings to be held at the Annex)
9:00 a.m.: Elected officials/department heads meeting.
10:00 a.m. : Sheriff Dave Kramer – Discussion/possible motion regarding quote to identify needs/costs for a jail expansion or new jail. ACTION ITEM.
10:30 a.m.: Assistant Restorium Administrator Diana Lane - Restorium update.
11:00 a.m.: Discussion/possible motion to sign letter to the Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) requesting the Naples Elementary School Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)project to be moved to 2023. ACTION ITEM.
DISCUSSION MAY INCLUDE ANY OTHER TOPICS THAT HAVE BEEN COVERED IN THE PAST. Anyone requiring special accommodation due to disability should contact Boundary County Commissioners’ office at (208) 267-7723 at least two days prior to the meetings.