Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 7:00 pm

David Pember, Vice-President

Billie L. Dillon

Joseph L. Rowan

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

                                                                                                            AGENDA

“Although the City of Glenns Ferry no longer requires sworn testimony,

all presentations before the Mayor and City Council are expected to be

truthful and honest to the best of the ability of the presenter.”

1.       Open Meeting with Welcome and Roll-call Attendance:

                    X          Chris Bryant                              X          David Pember

                    X          Joseph Rowan                          X          Billie Dillon

                                                  X          Mayor JoAnne Lanham

2.       Pledge of Allegiance:  led by Mayor Lanham

3.       Adoption of the Agenda:  approve by JR & CB

4.       Approve Consent Agenda (Roll-call Vote):  approve with removing                       item 4-E by JR & CB

          A.       Approve Accounts Payable for April / May 2011:

          B.       Approve Payroll for April 2011:

          C.       Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting for April 12, 2011:

          D.       Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting for March 22, 2011:

          E.       Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting for February 22,                         2011:

          F.       Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting for May 6, 2010:

5.       Items Moved from Consent Agenda for Further Discussion:  none

6.       Discussion of Water Usage and Bill by Dave Rush:  Mr. Rush                              explained his issue and made Mayor and City Council aware of       the situation

7.       Discussion of Appointments to the Glenns Ferry Urban Renewal       Agency Board:  approve the Mayor and City Council to be on the                        initial URA Board of Commissioners by JR & DP

8.       Update of the GF Recreational Trail Committee by Ralph Jones:                          update by Mr. Jones

9.       Update on the Transportation Plan Process by Jeff Cook:  update by                 Mr. Cook with the next step of a special joint meeting of City                     Council and Zoning Commission on 5-24-11 at 6:00 pm to                          approve plan

10.     Department Updates and Planning Analysis:

          A.       Parks & Recreation – Public Works Director Jeff Cook:                                            presented

          B.       Cemetery – Public Works Director Jeff Cook:  presented

          general workshops on 6-28-11 and 7-12-11 for direction for the                               approval of the tentative budget on 7-26-11 for the budget                             public hearing on 8-23-11

11.     Mayor & City Council Updates & Comments:

          Mayor:  GF School District sent a thank you for City Crew installing                    the new crosswalk signs on Bannock Street

12.     City Department Reports:

          A.       Police – Captain Bob Peace:  absent

          B.       Library – Lily Hampton:  absent

          C.       Building – Vance Pruett:  absent

          D.       Fire – Chief Bob Janousek:  siren part is in – install soon

          E.       Public Works – Jeff Cook:  clean-up week May 23-27

          F.       City Treasurer – Debra Rowan:  nothing

          G.      City Clerk – Will Berg:  nothing

13.     Public Comments (please limit comments to 3 minutes – no decision       can be made on these issues):

          David Payne – disappointed with the decision on the selection                             of URA Board; City Council has no vision; it is a slap in the                       face with your decision; submitted names for board

          Nate Jones – unhappy about URA Board selection; City Council                          doesn’t have any vision; need to cut the budget

          Jill Laib – disappointed with the people on the URA Board;                                  Economic Development and Revitalization Committees                               submitted names; need to cut the budget; need to fix the                          roads; attract businesses; a lot of resources out there

Adjourned at 8:45 pm by JR & CB