City of Kimberly | minutes | meeting 2026-04-28 | Council Agenda source: https://www.cityofkimberly.org/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04282026-211 City of Kimberly minutes City Council April 28, 2026 MEETING minutes 6:00 pm 242 Hwy 30 E., Kimberly, ID 83341 Provisions are being made to support Council, Staff and Public participation, in this public meeting, via a telephone conference call option, or you may attend in person. TO PARTICIPATE BY PHONE, call in at approximately 5:55 p.m. to the conference call number 1-601-516-5694 Enter the Pin number 888 407 974 followed by the pound # sign. CALL TO ORDER & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WELCOME – PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES – THANK YOU ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS City Clerk Carrie Kimball took roll call: Richman- Yes Ahlm-Yes Holmgren- Yes Snarr-Yes CEREMONIES, ANNOUNCEMENTS, PRESENTATIONS – Swearing in of Officer Alexander. -Mayor and Chief Bunderson AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA None DECLARATION OF CONFLICT None 1. CITIZEN ISSUES – PUBLIC INPUT –No person shall be permitted to speak from a location other than the public podium. This section of the agenda is reserved for citizens wishing to address the Council regarding a City-related issue. In order to ensure adequate public notice, Idaho Law provides that any item requiring Council action must be placed on the agenda of an upcoming Council meeting, except for emergency circumstances. Comments related to future public hearings should be held for that public hearing. Persons wishing to speak will have 3 minutes. Comments regarding performance by city employees are inappropriate at this time and should be directed to the Mayor, either by subsequent appointment or after tonight’s meeting if time permitting. Public participation at a Kimberly City Council meeting is limited to participation in the public comment portion of the meeting. The City Council does not take any action or make any decisions during public comment. 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS RULES - Prior to the start of the scheduled meeting, please place your cell phones in the silent mode, texting is not allowed during the meeting, due to interference with the Wi-Fi signal for call in participation. Once the meeting has been called to order, please refrain from side talking in order to allow everyone the ability to hear the governing board, applicants presenting, staff, public testimony, in-conjunction with audio recording clarity of the meeting. Public testimony shall only be permitted at the public podium, unless ADA accommodations are requested. A testimony sign-up sheet shall be provided at the podium, upon entering the chambers. The public testimony sign-up sheet shall depict those persons wishing to speak, name, address and e-mail address. The sign-up sheet shall be handed to the Mayor, or Council President, following the call to order section of the agenda. No changes to the sign-up sheet at this time will be allowed. Only those that have signed, to offer public hearing testimony will be called on. There shall be no public testimony allowed after the Mayor has closed the public hearing, testimony allowance time period. Persons who have signed the request to speak regarding a noticed public hearing item, shall be called on by the Mayor or Council Chairman to approach the podium. Each person wishing to speak shall state their name and address, as depicted on the sign-up sheet. This section of the agenda is reserved for citizens wishing to address the Mayor and Council, regarding a noticed public hearing item on the agenda. Any item requiring Council action must be placed on an agenda as DISCUSSION - ACTION. Persons wishing to offer public hearing testimony, will have 3 minutes to speak, at such time the 3- minute time frame is over, the Mayor or Council President shall inform the person speaking, that their time is up, the person speaking shall stop and return back to the chamber seating. The City Council, does not take any action or make any decisions during public comment. Public input is strictly for comments, it is not a question / answer / debate time. Following the public hearing testimony, the Mayor may call on the applicant or staff, for follow up information regarding the public hearing presentation and provide for Council deliberations and action. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None 3. NEW BUSINESS: A. DISCUSSION – MVMPO update Power Point Presentation. – Craig Eckles – Nathan Jerke MVMPO Director Nathan Jerke- Presented Power Point Presentation, Public Outreach MVMPO(see insert). Craig- asked for some information on projects and funding of the MVMPO, specifically tied to the Kimberly area to make sure the new council was up to speed. Craig asked Nathan one at a time. The 9 million dollar funding which was to include the 3rd river crossing, the South side of the Perrine Bridge traffic loading, and the NEPA study beginning at Hankins extending to the Hansen Bridge. It is the MPO’s understanding that by including the study from Hankins to the Hansen Bridge that the intersection of 3400 E and Hwy 30 traffic lighted intersection would be included to help further the potential warrant / construction. Nathan – Stated yes, that is the main reason for the start at Hankins. Craig- Stated, Council you will recall of recent the MVMPO, 11” X 17” maps and charts which depict the intersection of 3400 E and Hwy 30 as being ranked at a level of 8 which is the highest rank for need for improvements. This intersection is ranked the highest for property damage in the MVMPO. Nathan- Stated, that is correct. Craig- Stated we don’t qualify or rank higher than intersections which have had fatalities, such as the intersection of 3800-Addission Ave and Hwy 50, there fore a lighted intersection improvement shall take place there and qualify for highway safety funds. Nathan - yes that is correct and as we all know, there is no funding currently for any new construction projects with the Federal HWA. Craig - The CRABS project for Hwy 30 from Red Cap to Hansen is not on schedule until 2029 -30. Craig stated if his memory is correct, the study from Hwy 30/50 to the Hansen Bridge includes widening of Hwy 50 to 4 lanes and center lane components and there is a warrant to widen the Hansen Bridge to 4 lanes. Nathan- Stated yes, that is correct once environmental are done and funding is available, which is unknown at this point. Nathan thanked the Council and Mayor for allowing this time to present the current status of projects and provide the necessary public outreach information. Mayor Davidson called for a motion: Council Member Snarr motioned to approve the Consent Calander as presented. Council President Richman seconded the motion. Roll Call: Richman- Yes Ahlm-Yes Holmgren- Yes Snarr- Yes 4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: A. DISCUSSION-ACTION–COUNCIL ACTION - Republic Waste final agreement approvals per adopted contract. Residential Account Rate Term & Renewals. “Exhibit A Item 2b” -Craig Eckles, Darrick Darrick and Buck- thanked the city for a great working relationship throughout the years. Mario, the driver for the City of Kimberly route was nominated for driver of the industry. Although Mario didn’t receive it, he deserves the recognition for many years of service. They are getting a new truck and it will be Mario’s. The staff- all commented on what a great working relationship it has been. Craig Eckles stated they are always on top of everything and willing to go above and beyond when needed. Chief Bunderson stated their safety rating and no accidents or oil spills were commendable. Brian Reed stated they are great to work with on a daily basis along with Kimberly Cleanup Day and KGND. Carrie Kimball stated the office staff from the ground up is always helpful and pleasant. Mayor Davidson concurred with everyone, along with Council Member Snarr. Mayor Davidson called for a motion: Council Member Snarr motioned to approve Republic Waste final agreement approvals per adopted contract. Residential Account Rate Term & Renewals. Council President Richman seconded the motion. Roll Call: Richman- Yes Ahlm-Yes Holmgren- Yes Snarr- Yes 5. CONSENT CALENDAR- DISCUSSION- ACTION-The consent calendar includes items which require formal Council action, but which are typically routine or not of great controversy. Individual Council members may ask that any specific item be removed from the consent calendar in order that it is discussed in greater detail. Explanatory information is included in the Council agenda packet regarding these items and any contingencies are part of the approval. A. Approve Minutes for April 14, 2026 B. Accounts Payable for April 15, 2026 – April 28, 2026 General Fund $ 31,070.77 Water Fund $ 30,487.67 Sewer Fund $ 24,760.56 Library $ 755.61 TOTAL $ 87,074.61 Mayor Davidson called for a motion: Council President Richman motioned to approve the consent Calander as presented with the correction of minutes. Council Member Ahlm seconded the motion. Roll Call: Richman- Yes Ahlm-Yes Holmgren- Yes Snarr- Yes 6. ADMINISTRATIVE / STAFF REPORTS - Chief Bunderson- Updated that Officer Lesco had started POST up in Meridian this week. He is doing well and already has made improvements since his first PT test. He believes his graduation date will be July 30, 2026 and will keep everyone informed as it gets closer. Johnny Horizon cleanup day will be May16, 2026 here at City Hall. Residents must bring proof of residency and are allowed 2 dumps. Craig Eckles City/P&Z Administrator- Stated CSO Quiterio is doing an amazing job. Craig will be providing pizza at noon on cleanup day for those that would like to come participate. It is always a good turn out and Republic Waste brings in 6 large roll offs for this event. The Public Hearing for truck traffic should be in about 2 weeks. Craig stated the information being gathered by the Flock system is outstanding. He has the video regarding the accident by the new park, and will show it when the time is right. The insurance company has already paid to have the fence repaired. They did enhance the fence a bit. A traffic study is being done to get a 4-way stop there. There are 100 homes going in with Canyon Glen, and another 196 just South of Heritage Farm. Patterson’s is already getting Building Permits. Lots of traffic. Craig stated the City keeps getting beat up about Ridleys not building. There was an Employee giving out misinformation. Freedom of Speech is a wonderful thing. Everyone needs to be mindful of getting the correct information out there. It must be factual. Mark Ridley stated he wants to set the record straight. The City has NEVER received a Building Permit from them to build anything. Craig reminded everyone that the City isn’t even the first ones to receive anything, it is in fact RCFD that gets it first. Along that same thing there was a meeting held with a gentleman and his employer regarding this very thing. When asked where he got his information, his comment was… Chief- stated the answer was “I only said it because everyone else does” Craig- Stated KMVT will be getting a large pile of all the facts. Another non-factual item that is hitting the city is that the athletic programs have always had to pay the city and how much money the city has made off of them. Craig and Carrie have gathered all the information regarding this topic and will present it in an upcoming meeting. Ahlm- Questioned Craig if he has looked into cross-walks going in on Emerald. Craig- Stated he and Brian have looked at it, and they hope to have a couple in place soon. Craig stated he has been questioned on why we don’t just pay our Bond off. Due to good diligence of keeping an A-1 credit score, we have a 1% interest rate on that Bond. It is smart to keep that money in the bank where we are collecting a little more the 4%. Everyone was in agreement. Brain Reed City Engineer/Public Works Director- Stated that all of the PI systems maintained by the city are up and running smoothly. Folks will need to be mindful of their watering days. There is absolutely no watering from the potable water source if you are on a PI System. Brain stated Arbor Day was a huge success. The Lorax and Smokey the Bear were there, and he thanked everyone who attended. RV Dump is scheduled to open May 1, 2026. This is about 3 weeks ahead of schedule. Big Sky sub-division has sewer and water going in on phase I and II and should wrap that up in the next couple of days. Canyon Glen has been moving along great. Olsen Farms should be paving Thursday and Friday. Carrie Kimball City Clerk- Stated when misinformation gets posted it causes a lot of extra time and work to reverse it. With the most recent being really involved. It’s unfortunate. Carrie also reminded everyone of the watering days. Odd numbered houses water on Sunday, Wednesday, and Fridays. Even numbered houses are on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. There is no watering on Mondays. Carrie stated she had left the newest financial for them to look at. (see insert) Craig- Stated he has been questioned on why we don’t just pay our Bond off. Due to good diligence of keeping an A-1 credit score, we have a 1% interest rate on that Bond. It is smart to keep that money in the bank where we are collecting a little more the 4%. Everyone was in agreement. 7. COUNCIL COMMENTS - Snarr- Thanked Brian for putting on another great Arbor Day Celebration. She learns something new every year and so do the kids. 8. MAYOR COMMENTS – Concurred with Snarr and stated we are a great “TREE CITY”. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION – DISCUSSION-ACTION ITEM- None ADJOURNMENT: _______________________ ___________________________ City Clerk, Carrie Kimball Mayor Burke Davidson