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COMMISSIONER MEETING OF September 22, 2025 The Caribou County Commissioners met in regular session on September 22, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Those in attendance were: Mark Mathews, Commissioner Andrea Gumm - Simplot Bryce Somsen, Commissioner Dan Darlington, Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine Marty McCullough, Commissioner Justin Hatch, Extension Office Jill Stoor, Clerk George Hulse, Caribou County TV Sharlene Simons, Deputy Clerk ShaLayne Bartschi, C. C. Senior Center Kevin McLain, Road & Bridge Dept. Lucetta Holt, C.C. Senior Center Russ Roper, Chief Deputy Sheriff Kelly Holt, C.C. Senior Center Rowdy Larkins, Building/Maintenance Linda Rasmussen, C.C. Senior Center Helen Barker, P&Z Jim McCulloch, C.C. Senior Center Eric Hobson, Public Safety Brandon Hall, Idaho Enterprise Kya Simmons, Public Safety Aaron Cook, Assessor The meeting opened with Marty McCullough leading the pledge of allegiance and prayer. Kevin McLain, R & B: Kevin reported that the flashing lights are up on the Government Dam Road and that the corner is filled in with cinders. He mentioned that he received the quote back on the salt where they had been getting it and it was $34 last year and $54 this year. The place in Tooele is $18 but he is meeting the trucks at the Price Road cutoff with fuel for the trucks just so they don’t have trouble pulling Fish Creek. The Blackfoot River Road is paved through the intersection. Wednesday they will do a walk-through meeting at 1:00 p.m. One of the sanders is installed and they are still working on the plumbing the first sander. Kevin thought that the second build should go faster on the Peterbilt. Kevin called Viking in Salt Lake for suggestions on the truck beds. There is about a 2-foot gap between the back of the cab to the front of the sander. These should be done in the next two weeks. He mentioned that they are finishing setting up the crusher today in 10-Mile Pass and they should be making rock today if it is not too wet. They are back to blading roads in Grace again with all the spud trucks out. Commissioner Somsen mentioned that on the Williamsburg Road there is wash boarding and suggested that they go clear to the top of the hill. “OUELLETTE EEO TPT TEE NOSE SA BE RAS ET BLP SES II TBS TATE A TAT TT AER ELE I TN NT EL TT LE EE EO, Commissioner Minutes 09-22-2025 Page 1 Chief Deputy Russ Roper, Sheriff's Office: e Russ talked about the Black Mountain Repeater. He shared that there is no service out there. Sheriff wanted to get this fixed before the next budget year. Jill mentioned that the new budget would be next week. Jill checked the radio maintenance budget and there is $9210 balance so there is enough to pay that purchase now. e Commissioner Somsen made a motion to approve the purchase for the repair of the repeater at Black Mountain for the amount of $8027.66 from Idaho Communications LLC. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion approved. e twas agreed to talk about the Summit at the next meeting. e Commander Bredehoft provided a contract modification with Sawtooth Medical which is the increase in medical to the jail. Jill mentioned that this amount was approved during the budget process. Russ mentioned that it is a 10% increase. e Commissioner Somsen made a motion to accept the amendment to the medical services contract between Caribou County and Sawtooth Medical Correctional Medicine dated 08/28/2025 which is a 10% increase and the new rate of $191,400. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed. Andrea Gumm, Simplot: e Andrea Gumm with Simplot Community Involvement shared that since she was last her, they hosted Kids Safety Day and the Soda Springs 5 Graders attended. Simplot raffled off 2 new bikes and one of the kids from Soda won a bike. She shared that they would like to invite Grace and North Gem to attend next time. e She mentioned that she worked with Paul and sponsored a movie in the park. e Dan Darlington from Smoky Canyon Mine shared that he is also trying to make an impact on the 4-H program. Dan shared that Jim Stoor, who is an employee at the Conda plant station, has done a tremendous amount of work at the 4-H/FFA Market Sale and they use these animals for their company picnic as a raffle. e Mining for Simplot: He mentioned that they have mined in 3 pits and this is one of the first years they have done this. He stated that operations look really good. They have completed the 2"¢ phase of their replacement of the pipeline. The 3 phase will be next year and seeing no interruption from the public and this will be from the Smoky Canyon Mill building up to Timber Creek. This will complete the first 12 miles of pipeline where they saw the erosion. Kevin asked Dan about the North Trail stating that there was a couple of spots identified that Simplot was going to do some replacing but they would need to go down the road instead of above the existing pipeline. Dan mentioned that they did do some small repairs because that was all that was warranted. Kevin didn’t want to be working on an area that Simplot would need to be working on later and tearing up. Dan stated that he didn’t believe they would be in the South Trail area. “RDP MARES cS cs UPD SERN SSE EP SRC AT OPES STAC ALI SL ANTS STE OST NTA LORRI PT APTN OE TE LE LL LE ITP TE TN TESA IT EE AE ES TE EE SS Commissioner Minutes 09-22-2025 Page 2 Commissioner Somsen asked about the G panel and how long they will be there. Dan replied that they will be there for a while. Dan mentioned that maybe he and Andrea may want to drive out and see if the wording on the sign needs refreshed. Commissioner Somsen thanked them for the education on the signs. Justin Hatch, Extension Office: Justin mentioned that they have $2460 left in his capital outlay budget. He would like to buy new chairs with this money for the Event Center. These are the foldable chairs and they have a rack to put them on. Commissioner Mathews shared that Rowdy was going to check into the stackable chairs. Justin said that last year they bought 52 chairs and they already have 20 tables. Jill asked if this needs to come out the Extension Office budget. If they do order, Eric suggested to order over the amount needed. It was agreed to order 10 more tables, 200 chairs, and the carts. This will be paid for between their office and the Event Center budget. Justin mentioned that he will get with Kevin and borrow a trailer to go and pick these up. He also mentioned that he would like to get a stencil and mark the tables and chairs stating they belong to the Event Center. Commissioner Somsen made a motion to approve the purchase of 200 chairs, 10 tables, 1 table cart and 2 chair carts from Lifetime for up to $10,0000. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion approved Justin presented the Cooperative Agreement for University of Idaho Extension Programs. Commissioner Somsen made a motion to enter into the Cooperative Agreement with the University of Idaho Extension programs. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed. Justin will bring a copy of the signed agreement back to Jill. George Hulse, Caribou County Translator: George came to talk about the assessment and said it was increased many years ago. He said that their power bill has doubled since that increase was made. He mentioned that they have had a couple of lightning strikes, wind storms and such that has done a lot of damage. He was asking what they would need to do to increase the assessment by $5.00. Jill shared that the board would need to meet and approve that. Angie would need to see if this is doable for this year. Jill shared that this is a fee and is not a levy. She also explained that there would need to be a public hearing as well. Lloyd is the chairman and they will be meeting on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. Jill will talk to Angie and see what her deadline is and if this will work. Aaron came in later during the meeting to talked about the TV translator. He mentioned that he will have to adjust this with each parcel. He thought that there was a list of who receives this. Commissioner Mathews thought everyone was to be on this list and not allowed to go off of this list. Aaron felt that Angie’s concern was that she just hands over the money and is not being informed of where that is being used. Tax notices have Commissioner Minutes 09-22-2025 Page 3 changed the name to Communications from TV Translator. Commissioner Mathews questioned if there is a state requirement for having a board. Transparency was discussed by Jill. Eric questioned if the fee is set by statute. Eric Hobson, Public Safety: Eric shared that he met with the State Insurance Fund this year. He thought that because the county does not include light duty that increases the score on the county. He thought this might be something to consider. Eric shared examples of how the insurance fund is used and that they figure this score over a period of 3 years of claims. He talked about the leased land on Rabbit Hill for repeaters and that lease is coming to an end. He reached out to the Well's family to negotiate a new contract. The family came with new options. Eric then shared some options that was proposed. Another option would be to move the locations to Woodall. Of those options, the 2% was agreed on. He will get a contract and bring it back for approval. Eric mentioned that he visited with Jill about getting some hotspots. Eric checked into 3 internet providers to see what they have to offer. First Net came back with an offer of 10 devices on a single plan with a corporate price. These will cost $.59 while not in use per month. Once turned on, they will charge $5 per gigabyte until you hit $36 and then you go to the unlimited plan. —_ Hailey at First Net will work up a contract. He has talked to department heads to see who wants to do this. The devices need to be First Net eligible. ShaLayne Bartschi, C.C. Senior Center: ShaLayne and her Board came to talk about the insulation at the Senior Center. They came to see if the Board can help with this expense. The Commissioners suggested to go with the bid from Hank Carpenter. It was agreed that the county would pay the total amount. ShaLayne will bring the bill to Jill. Commissioner McCullough made a motion to accept the bid from Hank Carpenter to polyurethane the Senior Center ceiling for up to $25,000 paid from Department Assistance line in PILT. Commissioner Somsen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Helen Barker, P&Z/Park & Rec: _ Helen mentioned that she added to the Release and Termination of Memorandum of Understanding with Grouse Creek to include “Notwithstanding the termination of the MOU, the parties acknowledge and agree that Lot 35 South of Highway 34 of Grouse Creek Subdivision shall remain restricted from residential development due to flooding impacts and shall not be eligible for building permits unless and until such time as adequate flood mitigation measures are completed and approved by Caribou County.” She sent this to Tin Cup Development and they have signed this. She mentioned that Doug has read this and approves. Commissioner Minutes 09-22-2025 Page 4 Commissioner McCullough made a motion to release the Termination of the Memorandum of Understanding recording as Instrument No 209068 records of Caribou County Idaho, between Tin Cup Development Corp. and Caribou County, Idaho regarding the Grouse Creek Flood Mitigation Plan and Implementation. Commissioner Somsen seconded the motion. Motion passed. She has received the MOA from the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office regarding the Oregon Trail Marina Park. Helen mentioned that it states that we are making sure to stay within so many feet of the Oregon Trail, that we have an event to educate the community of the significance of the Oregon Trail, as well as making sure that we keep reports of anything that might change or update so that they are aware of it so they know if anything has been disrupted. Commissioner Somsen made a motion to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement between Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and Idaho State Historic Preservation Office regarding the Caribou County RV campsite project Soda Springs Idaho otherwise known as the Oregon Trail Marina. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed. Doug Wood, Prosecutor: Doug was not available to be here today. Jill Stoor, Clerk: Jill shared that the updated agenda reflects the “Commissioners reserve the right to address agenda items out of sequence, when needed, to accommodate scheduled participation and meeting flow.” She presented a Certificate of Residency for approval. Commissioner Somsen made a motion to approve the certificate of residency for the student listed. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed. Doug sent a quote for security camera purchase and training that he would like approval for in the amount of $6800 from Idaho Falls and found another quote for almost % totaling $2899.09. Commissioner Somsen made a motion to approve the purchase of the security camera and installation & training for the Prosecutor’s Office in the amount of $2899.09 from Taylor Peck. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed. She shared the contractor's application for payment from HK contractors. This is for the first payment and it includes the work that has been completed and the amount. Jake has reviewed this and signed it and Kevin has approved this as well. This can be paid on Thursday or as a demand today. It was agreed to pay this on Thursday. Jill will fill out a claim form to get this paid if approved. eee ee Commissioner Minutes 09-22-2025 Page 5 Commissioner McCullough made a motion to approve the payment to HK Contractors for the Blackfoot River Road Rehabilitation in the amount of $1,277,539.71. Commissioner Somsen seconded the motion. Motion passed. Jill mentioned that if the Board approves, she would get a resolution prepared naming the Idaho Enterprise the county’s newspaper. It was agreed. Jill shared that the other item she wanted to talk about was the internet hotspots and Eric covered this earlier in this meeting. There was discussion on the signs on the Event Center. The Extension Office signage was agreed to put it on a window or a door. 4-County meeting will be in Franklin County at Robinson building on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Blackfoot River Road meeting will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Commissioner Somsen made a motion to convene an executive session for 74-206 (f) for legal information at 10:55 a.m. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Commissioner Somsen voted aye; Commissioner McCullough voted aye; Commissioner Mathews voted aye. The motion passed and the executive session began. Commissioner Somsen suggested ending the executive session at 11:12 a.m. No decisions were made. Other: Commissioner Somsen made a motion to amend the agenda by adding an Executive Session 74-206 (f) and then accept the agenda as amended. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion passed. Commissioner Somsen moved to approve the minutes of the September 8, 2025 and September 11, 2025 meetings as presented, the claims including remittances in the amount $383,605.44, for 9/18/25 and payroll claims in the amount of $214,587.63 for 09/16/2025. Commissioner McCullough seconded the motion. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 11:12 a.m. The Caribou County Board of Commissioners will meet again on October 13, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. for regular meeting. Signed: Mark Mathews, Commissioner Chairman Attested: Jill Stoor, Clerk — Qu Str * ATER TR PI AT AP A IMGT CAAT BPS NAGI BAD SASSO ASH TIDAL P A PIC NNR NE AEE EEN ERY OG EE SES TET NES EAE EE CE TE SES, Commissioner Minutes 09-22-2025 Page 6
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