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Ally Soones, chair of the Sandpoint Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission, presented the request and said the commission recommends a one-year loan for three new artworks with a $1,000 stipend per artist; the additional $2,000 would supplement the commission’s existing Silver Box balance of $1,006.84. “This cycle would entail a spring install of 3 new pieces of public artworks on the 3 existing boxes,” Soones said.

The commission said current sculptures are scheduled to come off the boxes on May 23 and staff hope to install new work by mid-June.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion: Approve minutes from the March 4, 2025 meeting as presented. Mover: Commissioner Pekoe; Second: Commissioner Savelle. Vote: unanimous (ayes). Outcome: approved.
- Motion: Allocate $2,000 from downtown arts funds to the Silver Box Art Online Project for stipends and plaques. Mover: Commissioner Kendon Perry; Second: Commissioner Jason Welker. Vote: unanimous (ayes). Outcome: approved.

Why it matters: the allocation increases funds available to the Arts Commission for small public-art stipends and plaques and supports a near-term installation timeline tied to the Silver Box program’s spring cycle. The agency’s arts fund balance was described as healthy by staff.

Ending: The Arts Commission will lead the artist solicitation using commission staff and community arts organizations; staff will execute the fund transfer after the agency’s approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Sandpoint | Urban Renewal Board Meeting | 04/01/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency on April 1 approved a $2,000 allocation from downtown arts funds for the Silver Box public-art project and approved minutes from its March 4 meeting. The Silver Box cycle will add three artworks on existing boxes with one-year loans and $1,000 stipends for each artist.","taxTitle","Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho","taxId",52019,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":76,"_43":77,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6094200,"Sandpoint staff outline short-term repairs for Great Northern Road and plans for Boyer Avenue sidewalk",114,703000,817000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2844527-32d2742802e1170ee95190a3360ea3a9&start=703&end=817","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2844527-32d2742802e1170ee95190a3360ea3a9/thumbnail_703000.jpg","/articles/6094200/Sandpoint/Bonner-County/Idaho/Sandpoint-staff-outline-short-term-repairs-for-Great-Northern-Road-and-plans-for-Boyer-Avenue-sidewalk","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6094200-15ce70c1741402b8f75dd0901da18328/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148198&Signature=ckVvyv1KO~Yypdf4UR3ykk3Dbz3QuvZee1z-3XFhdN5ETgAZJMFygPdUSAcFKJg8I1ib66Jd6pfHSfGCsCv5Vil1aj2MJgdXgYfhtdTCiPm2FsbW9lRxVUwBm4xnLauwbXrZMHjQLYtDjiHKHbEfz93Crr1W-roKQ26Wa6axRZh~kMa89iHe5KqxSwFAXokU9GBJgcq4S6iCM5hOpZi3oCteDxk353g-M9WIw-LWwQB8QIkGjY7KLNe3vfXNfyou1nUbSR6qhrgTjzzfQf~L7rg4QZ3eyhpCB70RGF7ibmXFKcU7M2kkETXdPYY2KUtydgCt3bl-QSfFGI6ImLCfEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Holly Ellis, Sandpoint public works director, briefed the Urban Renewal Agency on April 1 about observed failures on Great Northern Road and conceptual alternatives that would avoid previously planned property acquisitions.

Ellis said crews have observed clay boils and pavement failure along Great Northern Road and that staff plan temporary patchwork this summer while pursuing a revised long-term approach. “We want to cut the property acquisition out. That was about $4,000,000 that was slated just to acquire property,” Ellis said, describing staff intent to use existing right-of-way and focus on stormwater improvements and road rehabilitation.

Why it matters: Great Northern is a connector for neighborhoods and utilities; the previously designed project relied heavily on property acquisition that staff now propose to avoid to reduce cost and speed implementation.

Ellis also described a separate sidewalk concept on Boyer Avenue near Baldy to improve pedestrian connectivity for Panhandle Special Needs, a local nonprofit with programs that generate pedestrian traffic. The city is looking to provide sidewalk from the tracks north to Baldy to accommodate increased pedestrian crossings as the nonprofit moves activity to the west side of Boyer.

Both efforts are at a conceptual or assessment stage; staff said more analysis, design and outreach will follow and did not bring a formal recommendation or funding request to the April 1 meeting.

Ending: Ellis said staff will assess options that limit acquisitions and stretch existing job orders so the city can implement longer-lasting fixes with lower cost and shorter schedules.","Public works reported visible road failure on Great Northern Road, plans for temporary patchwork this summer and a longer-term design that avoids $4 million in property acquisitions; staff also proposed sidewalk connectivity along Boyer Avenue to support Panhandle Special Needs (PIS) clients and employees.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6094205,"Sandpoint public works outlines downtown parking-lot repavement, preservation of cedar grove",190,96000,286000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2844527-32d2742802e1170ee95190a3360ea3a9&start=96&end=286","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2844527-32d2742802e1170ee95190a3360ea3a9/thumbnail_96000.jpg","/articles/6094205/Sandpoint/Bonner-County/Idaho/Sandpoint-public-works-outlines-downtown-parking-lot-repavement-preservation-of-cedar-grove","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6094205-1fcf332d011e476185f5368da56e83ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148198&Signature=jHhdO7tV6RC3j4G17U5sMFeMmQhIoLUt9kwdce90G7wVKGXHMHg1YLvKlKwjxkpyNbDZUA4bBav5KlCyGA-moGgfC1cfYylJ2hK0I6IzhgBeMJiWh0UiXSHG1JlugyL8BUm~X4SYr1XenM-10oRQr1WOMOFKMHlD~hVAb2Ay~OKnmOgRzk6ps-xf-Xa6V7AjGCf9CWy84YrGFzxD0cSiRU0and6NvzLIRLEAEpVTxLX52BT9cfphpIdaLYmEHbl6NSkKLdPZZXdCtIQQ6sSXpbmakfXqwc10tMSP1X-4c8XSdXe3UmlfvgeO0zIsG4HUdDDG7Ke0oGZBPpcNmngswg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Holly Ellis, Sandpoint public works director, told the Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency Board of Commissioners on April 1 that the downtown parking-lot repavement project is out to bid and the public bid opening is scheduled for April 3.

The project design consolidates vehicle access to a single entrance off Third Avenue, removes the existing north and south access points, installs new base and asphalt, reconstructs curb and sidewalk on Church Street, upgrades lighting and adds conduit for future features such as informational kiosks, security cameras and electric-vehicle charging. “This project is out to bid. It went out to bid last Thursday. The public bid opening is this Thursday, April 3,” Ellis said.

Why it matters: the downtown lot is a central asset for Sandpoint’s core business district and the design changes are intended to improve stormwater treatment and safety without removing a stand of mature trees. Ellis said a cedar grove on the south side of the lot will be preserved; in total six trees will be retained and two new trees planted.

Ellis described stormwater improvements intended to reduce runoff that currently sheds onto adjacent property, saying the redesigned lot will provide roughly 30% more treatment. The project will place conduit to accommodate future installations rather than installing kiosks, cameras or charging stations immediately. “We’re also looking at an opportunity with our Arts Commission to bring them in and have some wayfinding,” Ellis said.

On parking capacity, Ellis reported the design yields 128 stalls and provided a breakdown on types: “85 standard stalls and 29 compact stalls,” she said. Other numeric references in the presentation were unclear in the record; Ellis confirmed that because many current spaces are substandard the new layout should produce a similar total number of usable spaces but with standardized stall dimensions.

The design also provides for future gates or a license-plate-reader system for parking management; terminals for paid parking are not part of the immediate construction but conduit locations are included. Regarding electric vehicles, Ellis said the project will not install chargers now but will install conduit to allow chargers to be added later without tearing up new pavement.

The agency was told the contractor notice to proceed would follow a council award on April 9, with a contractor start date around April 16 and a required completion date in early May. Ellis said May 15 is the anticipated full reopening target, pending the bid-award timeline.

The repavement project is currently a staff-led procurement; no formal action by the Urban Renewal Agency was taken at the April 1 meeting.

Ending: Public works staff said they will return with the awarded contract and a final construction schedule after the city’s April award process. Commissioners asked staff to follow up on details including serpentine vs. one-way lane configurations, final stall counts and specific terminal/kiosk locations.","Public Works Director Holly Ellis told the Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency on April 1 that the downtown parking-lot repavement is out to bid, will preserve six existing trees and add two, and includes conduit for future kiosks, cameras and EV charging; bid opening is this week and the contractor would begin mid-April if awarded.","actionData","errors"]

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