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Page 1 of 4 *For a full account of this meeting, please view the recording on the city website www.burleyidaho.org* City Council Minutes SPECIAL MEETING Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Special Session: 6:00PM City Hall Chambers 1401 Overland Avenue, Burley, Idaho 1. CALL TO ORDER – SPECIAL MEETING at 6:00p.m. Mayor Ormond called the special meeting to order at approximately 6:00 p.m. A quorum was present. Council in attendance(X) Mayor Steve Ormond X Councilmember Janet Hansen X Council President Casey Andersen X Councilmember Kimberli Seely X Councilmember Craig Mills X Councilmember Raulan Young X Councilmember Jim Powell X Staff in attendance (x): City Administrator Brett Boyer X Sexton Dave Allred City Clerk Elois Joseph- Pieterse X Engineer Bryan Reiter X City Attorney Dave Shirley X Shop Foreman Rick Garner Economic Development Brent Carver X (online) Electrical Supervisor Floyd Thomas Human Resources Carol Anderson Parks Supervisor Brent Winn WW Treatment Dustin Raney X Librarian Tayce Robinson Golf Pro Scott Draper Sanitation Supervisor Eric Pufal Engineer Dave Waldron X (arrived 625p) Sheriff's Dept. Sher. Jarrod Thompson X Street Supervisor Korky Blackner Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Michael Phillips Airport Kevin Gebhart Fire Chief Shannon Tolman Building Department Gary Pawson Deputy Fire Chief Casey Harman X P&Z Administrator Spencer McArthur Fire Captain Jonathan Ostler Guest participants present: Mark Phillips, Minidoka Ambulance District; Bowen Harris Cassia Regional Hospital; Keisha Hendrickson, Cassia Regional Hospital Ian Piro, Burnham; Shawn Burton, High Desert Milk; Brad Sanchez, Forsgren; Brian Wilson, Gossner Foods; Brandon Mauseth, Oregon Potato Company. 2. ACTION ITEM: Consideration of Minidoka Ambulance District City Council Mark Phillips presented the following: Page 2 of 4 *For a full account of this meeting, please view the recording on the city website www.burleyidaho.org* • A plan was made to exclude the City of Burley boundary in Minidoka county for consideration. • County Commissioners were not in favor of changing the proposed plan boundaries. • Emphasized that this will be a county service and is not affiliated with the hospital. Discussion ensued regarding the following: • Response time, county vs. hospital • Council emphasized the importance of getting knowledge and information to the voters, including, but not limited to, cost and response times. • Council had requested additional information at the previous meeting to consider at the current meeting. The information presented was not satisfactorily provided for consideration ( including actual total amount of the service to be taxpayer burden, as well as critical data such as how many residences will be impacted, what the cost would be to these residents, mileage and response time coverage.) Bowen Harris and Keisha Hendrickson from Cassia Regional were present at the meeting and were invited to speak regarding this request. • It was stated that they would be speaking as public citizens and not as employees of Intermountain. • Funding for the Intermountain program was discussed • It was reveled that response times were fairly similar. Deputy Fire Chief Casey Harman stated that there is an EMS service provided in North Burley, but no transport. Concerns were raised regarding funding conflicts in consideration of a future Fire station in the North Burley area. Discussion ensued regarding the volume of calls in the area. Dave Shirley, City Attorney, mentioned the following: • Discussion on how often Minidoka County serves in North Burley area ensued • Concerns regarding fair representation for North Burley residents in Minidoka County, the Burley section is small and can easily be subject to the majority decision of non-Burley residents in Minidoka County. MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to not approve the Resolution at this time. Councilmember Powell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was conducted. Seely Aye Young Aye Andersen Aye Hansen Aye Mills Aye Powell Aye All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0. 3. DISCUSSION: Workshop on Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP) discussion on “white paper” for direction on building new IWTP. Brett Boyer City Administrator Dustin Raney Wastewater Superintendent Dustin Raney presented an overview of the item. Page 3 of 4 *For a full account of this meeting, please view the recording on the city website www.burleyidaho.org* Brett Boyer and Dustin Raney shared a presentation about the plans for the facility, including: • Phase 1A – 1 D were discussed. Estimated cost by Phase was shared. • Current status of the plant was shared. • The design work map for the project as presented by Forsgren was shown. • Strategy and design discussed • Intention for Suntado to help facilitate payment for increased capacity. • Current producers would not pay for increased capacity. • Review of DBOM (Design/Build/Operate/Maintain) versus P3 for a gas-type producing plant. • Funding was discussed. Potential funding from DEQ was mentioned. • Pros and cons of Biogas were discussed. It was recommended that the City still try to utilize biogas in the processing for the Industrial wastewater plant. • Priority is to get the plant in working conditions to serve economic development with a secondary focus on monetizing biogas. • Risks and benefits of private ownership were discussed. • Option 1 and Option 2 were considered. Option 3 was not favorable for the producers. • Pros and cons for each Option were discussed. • Goal is to protect producers and provide opportunities for economic development. • A financial analysis will need to be completed in the future. Discussion ensued regarding the following: • Council showed favor in support of ownership by the City of Burley rather than private ownership. • The downside of City of Burley ownership is the duration of completion. Private sector has different regulations and funding options. • It was estimated that the difference might be a couple of months. Brad Sanchez from Forsgren discussed the following: • City has the potential to opt for a design that would allow reusing biogas for the BVF boilers and drying/scrubbing system. • Pasco plant discussed due to major similarities with Burley plant. Discussion ensued involving the following producers: • Brian Wilson, Gossner Foods stated that there were concerns with costs. • Brandon Mauseth, Oregon Potato Company: o emphasized consideration of phases in the project completion. o Including producer input during the RFP (Request for Proposal) process to ensure any risks or expectations. o Emphasis on open communication • Shawn Burton, High Desert Milk: o Shared appreciation for City staff in the process so far. o Also has concerns with costs. o Suggested city implementing a system to deliver water to the south of town vs. river disposal Discussion continued in regarding to the production of biogas at the facility. Further discussion regarding funding ensued. Page 4 of 4 *For a full account of this meeting, please view the recording on the city website www.burleyidaho.org* Councilmember Mills shared appreciation of staff involvement. Mayor Ormond thanked staff and those involved with their efforts. Council was generally in favor with staff moving forward with the RFQ (Request for Qualifications) process for this project. 4. ACTION ITEM: Adjournment MOTION: Councilmember Andersen moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilmember Seely seconded the motion. A voice vote was conducted. All present voted in favor of the motion. Motion carried 6 to 0. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:44 p.m. City of Burley /s/ Mayor Steve Ormond ATTEST: /s/ City Clerk/Treasurer Elois Joseph-Pieterse
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