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City administration presented the proposal, explaining the pilot would apply mainly to the city's public-facing business offices (Mann Building, City Hall and the Haddock Building) while essential services, emergency services, recreation facilities and other operational crews would remain staffed. Staff said the pilot aims to support employee recruitment and retention, reduce commutes and provide a focused work window during typically slower summer weeks. The administration said it would run a 30-day communications campaign before the June 30 start, update signage at facilities, and survey participating employees after the pilot.

Council discussion focused on communication to the public, covering critical inspections and other functions that might still be needed on Fridays, and tracking community feedback during the pilot. Councilor questions confirmed that information-technology and emergency services will maintain on-call coverage and that inspectors can be scheduled to cover urgent Friday work if necessary.

A motion to authorize the pilot was moved and seconded; the meeting record shows a roll-call of ayes by Councilor Bryce, Councilor Sandra, Councilor Gina, Councilor Hailey and Acting Mayor Julia Parker. The transcript records the vote as unanimous among those present.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - June 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Moscow City Council authorized an eight-week pilot, beginning June 30, to test a four-day (4/10) schedule for select city business offices. Offices will open earlier and close at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and be closed on Fridays during the pilot; the council approved the pilot in a recorded roll-call.","taxTitle","Moscow City, Latah County, Idaho","taxId",52039,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525248,"Council reviews task order for alternate water-supply study; PBAC and state funds cited",1415,1664000,3079000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633773-8684a9bbf581250cde9dfda589f45d1a&start=1664&end=3079","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633773-8684a9bbf581250cde9dfda589f45d1a/thumbnail_1664000.jpg","/articles/6525248/Moscow-City/Latah-County/Idaho/Council-reviews-task-order-for-alternate-water-supply-study-PBAC-and-state-funds-cited","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525248-68a187759a656b94b8792ba455b1b4a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152963&Signature=McpFH4w3259mdCilTzLxoXKA3rqVJK8ed4LN~tQnDVVYldVZXpIegD4ax4xvJDNxu0e7nvdPkvgHrqvayZJLIME~ytE39Aob~xXC3Yx~BQHJcSAlVNNPY3tR6LHKhpBTPfz-S8O50Hm-LD7bDP43wQQVA6EzbZquhJ-Q9k6woK49AEhjl6uylKicDb1hUf41afhOaeP~JuyEbPTfDwOhRReMzIKvXrWQ1r3JbY4aS0XVOj4CGKUrQO1wlKMkgYPITX0KNyGQFJuEZ86BFgu2AnCZGsQKlFJlmH4xIN6~gP1vS7eUsynQ4iX2Bxg2H6QYB0LBqOs8pmEtqOp0USt2nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff presented Task Order No. 9 to the Moscow City Council, a study contract scope to evaluate an alternate water supply from the Clearwater River for the Palouse Groundwater Basin. The presentation described the basin's long-term decline and framed the work as a discovery and planning phase that would test feasibility and identify regulatory, design and cost hurdles.

Tyler (city staff and PBAC representative) told the council the Palouse Basin Groundwater is the sole source of drinking water for several cities and both regional universities and that the basin has been subject to long-term groundwater decline. He described four study components: a water-supply assessment, conceptual design (intake, pumping, treatment, storage, conveyance), regulatory/permitting assessment (including environmental review and tribal consultation), and stakeholder engagement including the Nez Perce Tribe and regional partners.

Tyler said HDR Engineering was the selected consultant and that the project total was $335,841. He said the Idaho Division of Water Resources/Idaho Water Resource Board committed $182,500 toward design work and that the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) authorized covering the remaining balance through fiscal arrangements with the University of Idaho; the presenter referenced a remaining figure of about $153,341 but the transcript rendering of the final split was fragmented.

The study is described as a 12-month engagement and will analyze whether treated river water should be used directly or for aquifer recharge, identify optimal diversion points, evaluate permitting timelines and costs, and prepare preliminary cost estimates. Tyler emphasized iterative stakeholder outreach and repeated that accuracy was preferred over speed in the study timeline.

Councilors asked questions about the discovery nature of the work, timing, public involvement during the study and collaboration with Lewiston and the Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District. Tyler said PBAC and city staff have met with Lewiston and irrigation-district representatives, had presented to the Idaho Water Resource Board, and that collaboration and site visits have occurred. He also said formal public-stakeholder touch points, a research colloquium and coordination with the Nez Perce Tribe are included in the scope.

A council member moved to approve Task Order No. 9 during the meeting. The transcript records the motion and a second; the recording does not include a clear roll-call vote or final outcome in the recorded excerpt. PBAC funding and the Idaho Water Resource Board grant were discussed as part of the presentation.","City staff presented Task Order No. 9 — a 12-month study to evaluate an alternate water supply from the Clearwater River, including supply assessment, conceptual design, permitting and stakeholder engagement. HDR Engineering is the consultant; Idaho funding of $182,500 was cited.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525251,"Volunteers finish Powell Project trails on Moscow Mountain; organizers invite public for National Trails Day",471,663000,1134000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633773-8684a9bbf581250cde9dfda589f45d1a&start=663&end=1134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633773-8684a9bbf581250cde9dfda589f45d1a/thumbnail_663000.jpg","/articles/6525251/Moscow-City/Latah-County/Idaho/Volunteers-finish-Powell-Project-trails-on-Moscow-Mountain-organizers-invite-public-for-National-Trails-Day","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525251-ae2398ff46eaff323fd28fc089845338/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152963&Signature=H-kU7yreL9ZfWhxFCYrhRL~J~oCW66sNN8dqVCqiH3SRhM6qghzgpci0qaXuEILBLMxIeRvfPC-1zweo20C6NB6r~XHbk6pdese0KeeA4gWxnRV2ezWL9FKpysvPNiBBNdpotJBYrTq3eJTw0xazntpEEuEfOuDj-GXD67udBH~jj6aq8jHD618tf7av8XllwcCUMOY6X4zFkBNPQIwv5lyMfZeZfYQNuxB-Q1ulQT5~nG7o8iimWHqkdIbUV3rucBw0RIqmSOVYI6DpeqOk9g3z0lP0y0YKw2brwOTyjyCvtUEOrF-nRXAtAQkoKUUtBxWzBfTUUjeMwEAUzbxOug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mamba Trails and City of Moscow staff updated the council on the Powell Project, a volunteer-built trail expansion on a 20-acre parcel on Moscow Mountain. Chris Chambers, president of Mamba Trails, said volunteers logged more than 400 hours and built roughly 2-plus miles of new trail connecting to the existing Moscow Mountain network.

\"The pile parcel on Moscow Mountain was donated to the City of Moscow in 1941 for watershed and recreational purposes and no other,\" Chambers told the council, summarizing the parcel's history and the group's work. Chambers said the project was approved by the city on Jan. 17, 2023, and noted broad local participation from University of Idaho and Washington State University students, local businesses and civic groups.

Chambers described a range of trail difficulties, said the build followed International Mountain Bike Association trail guidelines for safety and erosion control, and said Class 1 e-bikes are welcome while throttle-driven bikes that can damage tread are discouraged. He said finishing touches remain and invited council members and the public to National Trails Day on Saturday, June 7; organizers will meet at Veil Landing and offer shuttles beginning about 10:15 a.m.

Virginia Ginger Yoder, a coach of the Palouse youth mountain bike team, told the council the team grew from about 15'to more than 30 registered students this year and that coaches emphasize trail etiquette and yielding rules for riders. David Schott, city staff who introduced the report, thanked Mamba Trails for the volunteer work and city partnerships.

Councilors asked about maintenance, erosion control and outreach; Chambers said Mamba uses IMBA guidance, has experienced volunteers, and conducts signage and etiquette outreach in partnership with Parks and Recreation.","Mamba Trails reported completion of about 2 miles of new singletrack on the Powell parcel of Moscow Mountain, built with volunteer labor and in partnership with the City of Moscow. Organizers invited the public to a National Trails Day event.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525256,"Local business owner tells council he fears threats against Jewish residents, urges education",139,431000,570000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3633773-8684a9bbf581250cde9dfda589f45d1a&start=431&end=570","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3633773-8684a9bbf581250cde9dfda589f45d1a/thumbnail_431000.jpg","/articles/6525256/Moscow-City/Latah-County/Idaho/Local-business-owner-tells-council-he-fears-threats-against-Jewish-residents-urges-education","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525256-dccaeb5e84919f90aced6df9ca9a002b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152963&Signature=hsWLEm5WsxrFu8KXJjL2Yp-IueQ1oxgB8GI-sVrKOOwAlw-uynwWo5xR5fT57WrJ~naEAG55xTufUPYlyk6bU2VcGwAWytJ4zYbvbE9aZNlLSGGUeZYSKSGFFiTl86M3K30WGw61AqIvRAJNBGBmJ2CyAAvgmZ0R6VR5sl0gDjU9oZVLwq1YT0rHu9l5xlUVpDz0h3rsyy4BdOibM7vTPde4oKDosqKqkgRMdPlE43K1w7jt2zqGjvDxyi-b5x2Th6gihEsbfTjMFUgdrRojbaXr9bydW5zfIhqrznZrOkB1PQ9WQtnrleDkM96pDqCt-~e7Awr1Xl1mj5WTke9aOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","William, the owner of Shay Gets Bagels, told the Moscow City Council during public comment that he and other Jewish residents in the city have faced repeated harassment and threats. He said he is pursuing legal action and urged the council to arrange community education and safety outreach.

William said a series of incidents have left some Jewish residents feeling unsafe and isolated. “Everyone in this community, is complicit in quietness,” he said, accusing local activists he identified by name of repeatedly targeting him and his business. He said callers and online messages labeled him and his employees “genocidal baby killers,” and said he is in the process of filing legal action against at least one local activist he named.

He also referenced recent national attacks and said community members here were largely unaware of those events. He named two people killed in a separate incident and criticized local political groups he said had praised violence; he described the effect on Jewish residents as ongoing “gaslighting.” He told the council he had reported threats to the university and the police and said he had begun carrying a firearm in public because he feared for his safety.

Acting Mayor Julia Parker and council members allowed the three-minute public comment and did not take an immediate action in response. The remarks were part of the general public-comment period and not a council agenda item.

The council did not announce any immediate follow-up at the meeting. William asked the city to bring educators into the community to speak about the issues he raised; the council did not specify whether it would add such outreach to a future agenda.","During public comment at the Moscow City Council meeting, William, owner of Shay Gets Bagels, said he and other Jewish community members have faced harassment and called on the city to support education and safety measures.","actionData","errors"]

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