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Wayne “Skip” Rudd (signed as Skip) told council he has repeatedly pursued improvements to local tennis facilities and said he had prepared written materials for council review. He asked staff to read the materials and offered to meet with council members to discuss the issue.

Steven Adams of East Center Street criticized the video editing done under contract for the city’s recent critical‑incident release related to a April 2025 officer‑involved shooting. Adams said the contract for video editing was for $9,000 and that the edits were “very poorly done,” arguing that a revisit of the footage yielded “critical information that tells the true story of what really took place.” Adams said he discussed materials with the Attorney General’s office and urged the city to consider a different vendor if such work is required in the future.

Nikki Taysom used her allotted time to describe extensive public‑safety concerns across Pocatello and neighboring Bannock County. Taysom said she is frequently on the streets and stated, “We do not have one safe child in this town,” and urged officials to address issues she cited involving “daycare, the schools, the bars, the Wyndham motels, the transit, the tunnels under the town.” She said she has left voicemails for city leadership and the police chief without responses and said community members are “not messing around” on safety issues.

Mayor Blatt thanked speakers, noted ongoing city efforts on some topics (for example, staff said they were exploring grants and partnership work related to tennis facilities with Idaho State University), and invited individual follow‑up after the meeting. Council did not take action on items raised during the audience comments; the council’s public‑comment rules prohibit official action at the same meeting and staff said items will be referred to appropriate departments or future agendas as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pocatello City Council Meeting 06 05 25","oneSentenceSummary","During the meeting’s public comment period, speakers urged city action on tennis facilities, criticized a vendor’s editing of a police incident video and described broad public‑safety concerns including alleged harms to children.","taxTitle","Pocatello City, Bannock County, Idaho","taxId",5619,"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},6546262,"Votes at a glance: Pocatello council approves plats, grants, contracts and annexation",2561,168000,2729000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795809-627c209d9a4fc96db884ef1afbe16364&start=168&end=2729","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795809-627c209d9a4fc96db884ef1afbe16364/thumbnail_168000.jpg","/articles/6546262/Pocatello-City/Bannock-County/Idaho/Votes-at-a-glance-Pocatello-council-approves-plats-grants-contracts-and-annexation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546262-9572cc93aff252fa2d7d6d5b20d9353c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436609&Signature=nJwwDRbSlAVM6eL2HIkbqIB3o8GfG0jko59jz0G~jRNX3Db1-zbwG9GKC0CMhdDc1rXL8HZkqY~vsrGVtDl586VA4BYEacFiPc6PWTsPZRmFNCo-cRCftHKiYjlK4gUZr6mwDAT5IeFppAbMz7-V6Xpcu5Uug5Y4QTAowYWM9pPYdNvH10F3THsyIuEhQEJMRJgqNHQMGq5Oi6ltvb7tbzGhuncGHwJVBNgFk1kfmwTeuj3VuQf-JpKpBFCTAcMvaR1p1cEdFnc0IEzpspecNlLsoNpQHCeROYQtWMq4eaKzEvvIfGpLOQMmy2T6nsgUujMQ~r1Hzr81StHCDQm0Tw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pocatello City Council took a series of formal votes at its June 5 meeting, approving a consent agenda and multiple permits, contracts and an annexation. Most items carried on voice or roll‑call votes with no extended debate.

Key outcomes (motions, movers, seconds and roll‑call outcomes as recorded at the meeting):

- Consent agenda (minutes, material claims for May 16–31, 2025, and a resolution authorizing destruction of temporary records pursuant to Idaho Code §50‑907) — motion by Council Member Cheatham, second by Council Member Mangum; roll call: all present voted yes; motion approved.

- Confirmation of Dakota Bates to fill City Council seat No. 4 effective 06/05/2025 — motion by Council Member Nichols, second by Council Member Cheatham; roll call: Bates and all listed members voted yes; Bates was sworn in following confirmation.

- Final plat: Hospital View Division 1 (JG Ventures LLC, represented by Bryce Marsh, Horrocks Engineering) — staff recommended approval with conditions; motion by Council Member Mangum, second by Council Member Paulson. Council Member Nichols recused and abstained from the vote because his company owns adjacent property; roll call otherwise recorded the remaining members voting yes; motion approved with Nichols abstaining.

- Final plat: Fairmont Place (applicant Cody Christiansen; Sunrise Engineering) — motion by Council Member Mangum, second by Council Member Cheatham; roll call recorded a unanimous yes among members present; motion approved with conditions.

- Idaho Fire Chiefs license plate grant application — staff memo described the program and the council considered a motion to submit an application and, if awarded, authorize acceptance and the mayor’s signature. The staff memo referenced $6,000; the motion on the floor stated $3,000. Council Member Mangum moved to approve the grant submission “in the amount of $3,000” (second: Council Member Paulson). Roll call recorded yes votes; motion approved. (Record: staff‑memo/meeting transcript shows a discrepancy between the $6,000 amount in the agenda text and the $3,000 in the motion; see clarifying details.)

- Housing plan professional services agreement (Stantec Consulting Services Inc.) — the city conducted an RFQ and selected Stantec; motion to award the contract was made by Council Member Nichols and seconded by Council Member Mangum. Roll call recorded yes votes; contract awarded and mayor authorized to sign after legal review.

- East Oak Street Child Pedestrian Safety improvements (Green Acres Elementary) — staff recommended accepting the low responsive bid from Deco Concrete LLC for $237,970.66 and authorizing an agreement in that amount; motion by Council Member Paulson, second by Council Member Mangum. Project is funded by a State of Idaho Children Pedestrian Safety program award of $250,000 with no local match; project manager Miriam Mejia said construction is scheduled to begin the week following the meeting and finish before school starts. Roll call recorded yes votes; motion approved.

- Airport lease renewals (two items: RDM On‑Site warehouse cold storage, ~4,208 sq ft; Maryland Merrill hangar space, ~1,760 sq ft) — motion by Council Member Mangum, second by Council Member Bates; roll call recorded yes votes; motions approved. Rents will escalate annually by CPI with full rate review in 2026 and every five years thereafter.

- Ordinance annexing approximately 77.95 acres north of East Center Street and southeast of Vista Drive, to be zoned Residential Low Density (RL) with concurrent comprehensive plan designation Residential (R) — Council moved to read by title and place on final passage; the ordinance was read in full and adopted on final reading. Roll call recorded yes votes.

Motions were typically approved by roll call. Where a council member declared a potential appearance of conflict (Council Member Nichols on the Hospital View Division 1 plat), the member recused and abstained from that vote.

Staff noted that grants, contracts and leases are subject to legal review and signature by the mayor when required. Several items carried scheduling or implementation notes (e.g., Green Acres construction scheduled for summer completion).","At its June 5 meeting the Pocatello City Council approved a consent agenda, two final plats, grant submissions, professional services and construction contracts, airport lease renewals and an ordinance annexing nearly 78 acres; one member recused on a plat vote.",{"_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},6546267,"Pocatello council adopts South Fifth area‑wide plan after public hearing",1490,558000,2048000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3795809-627c209d9a4fc96db884ef1afbe16364&start=558&end=2048","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3795809-627c209d9a4fc96db884ef1afbe16364/thumbnail_558000.jpg","/articles/6546267/Pocatello-City/Bannock-County/Idaho/Pocatello-council-adopts-South-Fifth-areawide-plan-after-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6546267-55062a7c49f0d46fdfb57e7b083175db/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436609&Signature=RjNJu6-DylUOVZiIOIOxvb32pwNKyNmWd79xV97uDbNSiW9Ca1-x~VRYjSitc-~7k1S~p37fZPOLg6~12UTzs8Xz9AHr~1Ovqt517Ca0UQj0LIWgwzieVMwrq9CAsE2W2iH9CYb4Bw8AJMRK8m-2v5LNgMDZSFJKL4l2-rAhO6-3f9rdCj2-GxbND2Ye8vkGHeG5KyXLL4gDWlkS4QjIO57lOdtbzHv28~EOP8EfDGJalkcQ9VeZjntl3V0G6tWcJif1qVnuBFpbREz~fJsIPcTNXeku7X5AsF8Y0iycuK7y~fzDYbWpiRS-XVjWWzUiLlDMQd2cNFH6EsR2vYLo0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pocatello City Council on Thursday voted to adopt the South Fifth area‑wide plan by resolution after a public hearing and public comment.

Assistant Planner Jennifer Flynn told the council the plan was funded in part by a 2023 Environmental Protection Agency award of $500,000 and “is the final draft of the South Fifth area wide plan” that aims to “provide a community vision focused around diversified housing, enhanced community appearance, streets that feel safe at all hours of the day, and enhanced pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure.”

The plan recommends mixed‑use zoning to encourage housing and retail, increased student and senior housing, townhomes or apartments, greater pedestrian and bicycle connectivity, ADA improvements and code enforcement for properties out of compliance. Flynn said the document leverages the city’s 2023 comprehensive plan, regional bicycle and pedestrian plans and federal grant frameworks.

Supporters and opponents spoke during the hearing. Dale Spencer, president of the Westside Players Theater, said his theater — at 1009 South Second Avenue and inside the plan area — “we have been there for 38 years in that building” and told council, “So I'm in favor of this plan.”

Several speakers asked for clearer maps and raised safety and traffic concerns for areas near, but outside, the plan boundary. Kevin Spencer asked whether the plan would protect the city’s aquifer and said a business outside the mapped area was “accumulating old vehicles, other debris” and noted possible liquid transfers, asking, “How is this protecting the aquifer?”

Longtime resident Nanette Smith asked the council to coordinate with the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) to address traffic at the South Fifth and Fourth intersection and requested either reduced speed limits or traffic signals at problem approaches, saying she feared a fatal collision. Paul Gregerson, who lives near Maverik, described frequent high‑speed traffic and “constant flow of u‑turns,” and said a traffic signal at the interchange should be considered as development increases.

Planning Director Grama McLean told the council the area wide plan focuses on the specific boundaries shown in the plan and that “the planning department doesn't really control that element of of the streets,” noting speed‑limit and signal changes on South Fifth would require coordination with the streets department and ITD. Flynn and McLean both said the plan did not extend to the interchange and areas south of Terry Street, and encouraged residents concerned about areas outside the plan to pursue separate study or future area‑wide planning.

Council members asked staff to provide printed or electronic maps for residents; Flynn said the full 83‑page plan and a presentation are attached to the meeting agenda, and that she had a QR code available and would meet residents in the lobby after the hearing to share plan materials.

Council Member Paulson moved to adopt the plan by resolution; Council Member Mangum seconded. The council voted in favor on a roll call and the resolution passed.

The adopted plan is advisory guidance to inform future private and public investments and to shape zoning and capital projects consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan and grant strategies. Flynn said the plan will serve as a framework for potential pedestrian, bike and redevelopment projects and for future coordination with ITD and other partners.

The council directed staff to provide the plan materials to residents who requested them and to consider follow‑up study for areas outside the plan’s current boundaries.","The Pocatello City Council adopted the South Fifth area‑wide plan by resolution after a public hearing in which planners described a vision for housing, pedestrian and bicycle improvements and residents raised traffic and boundary concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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