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Appointments and confirmations: The council appointed Scott Cranston, Virginia Tate and Bridget Hill to the Parks and Recreation Commission; John Swadick and Stephen Bodell to the Urban Forestry Commission; and Cynthia Newark to the Arts Commission. The motion to confirm those appointments passed on a roll-call vote (English — yes; Wood — yes; Miller — aye; Gookin — yes). Mayor Woody McEvers made the nominations.

Professional services and construction contracts: Council approved Resolution No. 25010, a professional services agreement with J-U-B (JUB) Engineers for on-call plan review and hydraulic-model support for water projects. The resolution passed on a roll-call vote (English — yes; Wood — yes; Miller — aye; Gookin — yes). The council also awarded a construction contract to Sonre Enterprises LLC (bid $210,761.50) for a Third Street outfall/stormwater swale project funded through an Idaho DEQ subaward; that approval (Resolution No. 25011) passed on roll-call (Wood — yes; Miller — aye; Gookin — yes; English — yes).

Right-of-way vacations: Council adopted two ordinances vacating public right-of-way. Council Bill 25-1003 vacated portions of Spruce Avenue adjacent to a proposed Foundry subdivision (no public objections from 59 certified mailings were reported); Council Bill 25-1004 vacated a 16-foot portion of alley in the Kootenay addition to allow improved parking and circulation for a proposed development (staff reported one written objection among 25 certified mailings). Both ordinances passed on roll-call votes and include easements to preserve access to city utilities where franchise utilities exist in the vacated areas.

Atlas Park kayak rental (consent calendar item 7C): Council initially pulled consent calendar item 7C (an agreement with Kayak Coeur d'Alene LLC to provide passive water-sport rentals at Atlas Park for five years) for separate consideration. Councilmember Kiki Wood moved to deny the agreement at that location for the proposed period; the motion was seconded and a roll-call vote was recorded during the discussion. Following additional motion and procedural steps to reinsert the item into a consent resolution, the council ultimately reconsidered and approved the full consent calendar including item 7C. The transcript shows multiple roll-call votes during this procedural sequence; the final vote on reconsideration recorded council support to approve the consent calendar as presented.

Procedural notes: Several agenda items required multiple motions and roll-call votes due to the council pulling and then reinserting an item from the consent calendar; staff and the city attorney guided council through the procedural steps needed to reinsert and re-vote on the consent items.

No ordinance or resolution increasing taxes or changing service levels was adopted at the Feb. 18 meeting; the council referred a proposed fire-department bond resolution to the March 4 meeting for further consideration.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Coeur d'Alene - City Council Meeting - February 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Feb. 18 meeting the Coeur d'Alene City Council confirmed multiple commission appointments, approved professional services and a stormwater construction contract, and adopted two ordinances vacating portions of city right-of-way; the council also debated and ultimately resolved a kayak concession at Atlas Park after a procedural rehearing.","taxTitle","Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho","taxId",3568,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067291,"Fire department bond survey finds broad support; city to consider bond resolution March 4",2685,5295000,7980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140302-b1e4c2b372b22fa951ddad7b17fbb21f&start=5295&end=7980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140302-b1e4c2b372b22fa951ddad7b17fbb21f/thumbnail_5295000.jpg","/articles/6067291/Coeur-dAlene/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Fire-department-bond-survey-finds-broad-support-city-to-consider-bond-resolution-March-4","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067291-b19c63eadc45b3a1e1530e7830964395/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157166&Signature=PWckFWzT0mwfUcnAUZRNMQvbJ-27-VflYE7PhQQf~dbhqQuR63B0ORU~uu-aG7Z~yzpPkDM3mpm0sJjA5xSNM~uwNdj54BKyOtY0nvtX7pkJSob4qB8yeLEMFSlVp0laZmuKPVXjIwTptDSEpFyIARV7W6Er31dAzLd9MyDXY9xD2CONu7RANjsFDCHw0ouars45BufTPoHe0E8ne1~bkr-UHw0szTAqrVeOj9hEJsGhuzOP2w1YCcu~ECVamnsZ~QwZn2xFKtbSlzUHjImy1aUaVxzo4hEnm8OeSt-Ey93F8fgMiZ1RRaNZfc-KMcAt~dWm5rrIQXDc2Bbc87EV6Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department and outside consultants presented results of a community survey and draft tax-impact estimates on Feb. 18 as the city weighs putting a general obligation bond on the May 20 ballot.

Amy Holly of Portman Square Group, the consultant that ran the survey, told council the firm contacted nearly 15,000 registered voters via text and social channels and received just over 1,000 fully completed responses; she said that a statistically significant sample for the expected May turnout would be about 384 responses, so the response rate gave the city a comfortable baseline.

Holly said respondents expressed strong support for the fire department’s services (more than 80% positive) and for continuing the current level of service (about 94%). When asked about specific capital needs, respondents showed nearly 66% support for remodeling Fire Station 2 and roughly 80% support for replacing aging fire apparatus.

Michael Keith of Zions Public Finance presented preliminary tax-impact numbers for a proposed $16.4 million bond package. Using a working assumption of a 3.21% interest rate and a 10-year maturity, Keith said the total estimated cost (principal plus interest) would be about $19.5 million, which translates to about $16.14 per $100,000 of taxable value annually. He said on an average Coeur d'Alene home assessed at $551,000 (with the Idaho homeowner exemption applied), that equates to roughly $68 per year, or about $5.74 per month.

Keith also noted that an existing safety bond is ending this year; after accounting for taxes that will roll off, the net new tax increase would be about $8.89 per $100,000 of value (approximately $37.94 per year on the average home, or $3.16 per month). He said those numbers would be included in a formal election resolution if council moves forward.

Amy Holly said the poll included about 17.5% of respondents who were undecided after seeing the proposed cost and that the campaign’s next phase would focus on education to move those voters into a supportive position. Holly recommended that any educational communications comply with Idaho's Public Integrity and Elections Act and focus on factual, educational materials rather than advocacy by city staff.

Fire Chief Jeff (last name not specified) and city staff said they will present a bond election resolution for council consideration at the March 4 meeting. No vote on the bond was taken Feb. 18. Council members asked for the raw data and further details about the proposed scope, and staff said they would provide project-level descriptions, fleet-replacement plans and more detailed cost breakdowns before any final vote.","A consultant-reported survey found majority community support for remodeling a fire station and replacing aging apparatus; financial advisers presented a likely $16.14 per $100,000 tax impact and next steps toward a May 20 bond election.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067296,"ITD outlines I-90 widening, US-95 interchange plans; construction to start this summer, residents press for noise mitigation",915,2972000,3887000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140302-b1e4c2b372b22fa951ddad7b17fbb21f&start=2972&end=3887","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140302-b1e4c2b372b22fa951ddad7b17fbb21f/thumbnail_2972000.jpg","/articles/6067296/Coeur-dAlene/Kootenai-County/Idaho/ITD-outlines-I-90-widening-US-95-interchange-plans-construction-to-start-this-summer-residents-press-for-noise-mitigation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067296-56c126776be174604abd7efe43bae338/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157166&Signature=lF93NsbwGGwQEbcp7YYeSqQUpEuk2-oM-6qOamJSDKuWL0AnU3W~D7vlFrx1HArsYQcS~rCRKEhVnzRX1MjaudVEzyu-xL3kV1bbsbRtO2sA4aNRZ-U0Nz3cETH2ThzFErSFT0Ldim4DoVoiix~E32c~hNe~7Wkai5q44iOoajwTuMbdCNvcMQ-eRyiniqcL01EuBUucZvnOoJgYLTg06MsVYpdBdILIz24N0xoKsEoWDlFuM8MWsQBc9ZNSr-IQzfY2mhrPAb1U9sPoCRpr99vDNzFc~rSwmyPGahLBG7r67jxB1oMUn8psaZKfN8kcJLFVNtbVe98Inu1h-jY0bw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Idaho Transportation Department told the Coeur d'Alene City Council on Feb. 18 that construction to widen I-90 from State Highway 41 to U.S. 95 is set to begin this summer and will take about four years to complete, and that the US-95 interchange near Appleway is being advanced in preliminary design with a public open house planned March 5.

Erica Bowen, ITD manager for the I-90 projects, said design is complete for the five-mile widening and that the department will advertise for construction next month. “Once construction is complete, you'll have four lanes in both directions,” Bowen said, adding the project includes new bridges at Hutter Road, Atlas Road and Prairie Trail Road, ramp improvements and realignment work near the Centennial Trail. She said the project does not require additional right-of-way purchases.

Bowen said construction will require both daytime and evening work; two lanes of traffic will be maintained during daytime hours, the project will include short-term ramp closures and occasional detours for girder placement at bridges, and Idaho State Police will increase work-zone patrols. ITD will also install a six-foot chain-link fence along five miles of the Centennial Trail as a safety measure.

Joseph Sprague, manager for the US-95 interchange project, said his team is recommending a single-point urban interchange (SPUI) with a US-95 bridge over Appleway and an underpass for Appleway. He described the existing Appleway/US-95 area as “a real mess” with closely spaced intersections and long backups; the SPUI and bridge aim to handle future traffic volumes and reduce crashes. Sprague said the project will widen I-90 further east and add auxiliary lanes on I-90 and US-95.

Sprague invited the public to an open house March 5 at the Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn and said an online survey will be open March 5–19. Bowen and Sprague said noise and visual impacts will be reanalyzed for the interchange because the preferred grade-separated alignment changes the noise model.

Several residents at the meeting raised concerns about traffic noise, dust and tree loss from the I-90 widening. Elizabeth Middlewood and Kelly Stoller, who represent a 39-home community near the Centennial Trail, said they had sought a noise analysis from ITD and were told one had already been done and they did not qualify for noise mitigation funding. Stoller said she sweeps a layer of dirt from her home each morning and asked whether the city could help fund tree plantings or a noise wall. Bowen said the department followed Federal Highway Administration guidance and that only segments near Ninth to Fifteenth streets were deemed reasonable and feasible for noise walls in the current analysis; she said no walls are part of the current widening project.

Council members and staff discussed whether the city could assist with landscaping. Councilmember Gookin suggested the city’s street-tree fund might help pay for arborvitae or other plantings if water access and agreements with adjacent property owners could be arranged. Greenwood said such plantings would likely require coordination on water and property-owner permission.

ITD said construction activity would include realignment of the Centennial Trail in places, that trail detours and short gravel surfaces are possible during construction, and that right-in/right-out access patterns on some local streets like Haycraft and Cherry may change to manage safety and traffic flow.","Idaho Transportation Department described a multi-year plan to widen I-90 to four lanes each way between SH-41 and US-95 and a recommended single-point urban interchange at US-95/Appleway; construction is scheduled to start this summer and last about four years, and ITD said noise walls were feasible only in limited segments.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067300,"Local business owners accuse former promoter of fraud; council and staff outline legal avenues",935,775000,1710000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3140302-b1e4c2b372b22fa951ddad7b17fbb21f&start=775&end=1710","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3140302-b1e4c2b372b22fa951ddad7b17fbb21f/thumbnail_775000.jpg","/articles/6067300/Coeur-dAlene/Kootenai-County/Idaho/Local-business-owners-accuse-former-promoter-of-fraud-council-and-staff-outline-legal-avenues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067300-dfb4c013f963cebb0b43a0c24d1c0943/orig.mp4?Expires=1771157166&Signature=diIk4L61wSLX9w1KNf2vIexNoY29jROCXqQe8ZE6JCGu44aX9FO2UYQTs6buau3iUsxfKfhSYYn-HrGyLmbpxcDtclazkoV7pG1MPgTQ2a58bMDyCp~CHs7a7b3HZ0z-kGkHHWNfoXXlBz4jJmb72Fvi-zmjz2ktY8GIn8CDbWLCciKn54j9F1lhyDBLJl-am67XFFlp8br3sXp2JPDALlTB411VPki4VI-xNBK0Y2LHD~WC7uqkz3tdXwwwWuxBgZ3-jorLsM4o~pSyDDjsIU1m3aVdOqjImfkF6gvATb0ZWyWaZwglF~OXb5X3U13GiyyMS8mVY-Qtq6GiTDOcJw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several downtown business owners urged the Coeur d'Alene City Council on Feb. 18 to investigate what they described as fraudulent conduct by concert promoter Tyler Davis and to improve city notice when the city ends vendor contracts.

At public comment, Tricia Whitney, owner of a local hospitality business, said Davis “continued to accept money, lying about the status of the concert series and misleading business owners, season ticket holders, and community members even after his contract with the city was terminated on June 18.” She cited Idaho Code 18-3101 in describing the conduct as fraud and said some businesses lost money because they did not learn the city had ended its contract.

Whitney said the city’s public statements were insufficient and asked for “acknowledgment, accountability, and the commitment to better oversight in the future.” She said she only asked for transparency — that the city notify affected vendors when it severs a contract — and added, “We just want action taken.”

Tyler Davis himself spoke during public comment, saying he has spent roughly $350,000 building the series over 12 years and that Davis Enterprises Inc. would be “lawyered up” if the city did not engage. Davis said he believed he was “fully funded” and disputed claims that vendors were owed for the 2023 season; he acknowledged some unpaid items and said the company lost about $50,000 that season.

Council members asked staff about options for affected vendors and residents. City Attorney Ryan (last name not specified in the record) told council that vendors have two primary options: a civil suit by vendors against the individual or entity with which they contracted, or, if a crime is suspected, filing a police report so the police can investigate and submit evidence to prosecutors for criminal charges. He added that changes to municipal code to provide additional protections could be considered over a longer timeframe.

Parks and Recreation Director Bill Greenwood said the city terminated its contract with Davis after attempts to secure required information failed. Greenwood described multiple meetings with Davis during which staff told him the city was “done,” and said one early deposit check had bounced; staff had given Davis additional chances before termination. Greenwood also said the city’s normal event-posting on its website is intended to notify the public of events but is not a city endorsement or guarantee of vendors’ solvency.

Councilmembers indicated they would look at internal changes to improve vendor oversight and public notification. Councilwoman Kiki Wood said she would work to better notify the press and the public in the future. Mayor Woody McEvers and other council members warned that closed-door meetings with counsel are not lawful for discussing city business and encouraged anyone seeking mediation to work with city staff in public forums or through appropriate legal channels.

The council did not take a formal vote on remedies at the Feb. 18 meeting. Staff recommended that affected vendors consult counsel for civil claims and file police reports if they believe criminal acts occurred. Greenwood and Ryan said staff would review whether contract language could be tightened to require vendors to supply vendor lists and to require notification to subcontractors in case of contract cancellation.","Small-business owners told the Coeur d'Alene City Council that they were misled by promoter Tyler Davis after the city terminated his parks contract; council and staff described civil and criminal options and said they would improve communications about canceled contracts.","actionData","errors"]

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