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Agenda - 07/16/2026 AGENDA CITY OF POCATELLO REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 16, 2026 • 6:00 PM Council Chambers | 911 North 7th Avenue The meeting will be live-streamed at https://streaming.pocatello.gov/ and available on Sparklight Cable channel 56 In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the policy of the City of Pocatello to offer its public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. If you are disabled and require an accommodation, please contact Skyler Beebe with two (2) business days’ advance notice at sbeebe@pocatello.gov ; 208-234-6248 ; or 5815 South 5th Avenue, Pocatello, Idaho. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Any citizen who wishes to address the Council shall first be recognized by the Mayor, and shall then give their name for the record. If a citizen wishes to read documentation of any sort to the Council, they shall first seek permission from the Mayor. A three (3) minute time limitation is requested for Council presentations. The purpose of the agenda is to assist the Council and interested citizens in the conduct of this public meeting. Citizens should examine the agenda for the item of their interest. However, citizens are advised that only Public Hearings allow for public comment during the discussion/consideration process. RECESS: In the event the meeting is still in progress at 7:30 p.m., the Mayor may call a ten-minute recess to allow Council members and participants a brief rest period. 1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. INVOCATION The invocation will be offered by Pastor Karl Pettit, representing First Baptist Church. 3. CONSENT AGENDA The following business items may be approved by one motion and a vote. If any one member of the Council so desires, any matter listed can be moved to a separate agenda item. (ACTION ITEM) (a) MINUTES: Council may wish to waive the oral reading of the minutes and approve the minutes from the City Council Budget Development meeting of May 7, 2026. (b) MATERIAL CLAIMS: Council may wish to approve the Material Claims for the period of July 1 through July 15, 2026. (c) TREASURER’S REPORT: Council may wish to approve the Treasurer’s Report for May 2026 showing cash and investments as of May 31, 2026. (d) HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ADVISORY BOARD APPOINTMENT: Council may wish to confirm the Mayor’s appointment of Justin Smith to serve as a member of the Historic Preservation Commission. Justin’s term will begin July 17, 2026 and expire October 16, 2029. Documents: agenda-item-3.pdf 4. PROCLAMATIONS 5. CALENDAR REVIEW Council may wish to take this opportunity to inform other Council members of upcoming meetings and events that should be called to their attention. 6. ITEMS FROM THE AUDIENCE This time as been set aside to hear items from the audience not listed on the agenda. Items which appeared somewhere else on the agenda will not be discussed at this time. The Council is not allowed to take any official action at this meeting on matters brought forward under this agenda item. Items will either be referred to the appropriate staff or scheduled on a subsequent agenda. You must sign in at the start of the meeting in order to be recognized. (Note: Total time allotted for this item is fifteen (15) minutes, with a maximum of three (3) minutes per speaker.) 7. AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 APPROVAL – BIOTA RESEARCH AND CONSULTING, INC. Council may wish to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between the City of Pocatello and Biota Research and Consulting Inc. for the Oxbow Project and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. The Amendment will increase the contract amount from $521,366.00 to $598,147.00 and increase the project match funding from the ARPA grant for this change order to account for a change in scope to complete revisions to the design plans. (ACTION ITEM) Documents: agenda-item-7.pdf 8. REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT – UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY (UPRR) Council may wish to approve a Reimbursement Agreement between the City and Union Pacific Railroad Company for engineering services pertaining to the work at the location of the Montana Subdivision which includes closure of two (2) at-grade crossings and design of a new at-grade crossing at that location and authorize the Mayor’s signature on all pertinent documents, subject to Legal Department review. The proposed agreement replaces the agreement previously approved by the Council at the June 4, 2026 Regular City Council meeting. (ACTION ITEM) Documents: agenda-item-8.pdf 9. HEARING EXAMINER DECISION APPEAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) 26-003 – LEX DEVELOPMENT Council may wish to consider an appeal from Lex Development, represented by Parsons Behle & Latimer (mailing address: 350 Memorial Drive, Suite 300, Idaho Falls, ID 83402) to affirm, reverse or modify the Hearing Examiner’s decision of Conditional Use Permit CUP26-003, denied by the Hearing Examiner on May 19, 2026. (ACTION ITEM) Documents: agenda-item-9.pdf 10. ADJOURN
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