The City Council’s public comment period on Thursday covered three distinct citizen concerns: tennis facilities, the city’s edited critical‑incident video, and broad public‑safety claims.

Wayne “Skip” Rudd (signed as Skip) told council he has repeatedly pursued improvements to local tennis facilities and said he had prepared written materials for council review. He asked staff to read the materials and offered to meet with council members to discuss the issue.

Steven Adams of East Center Street criticized the video editing done under contract for the city’s recent critical‑incident release related to a April 2025 officer‑involved shooting. Adams said the contract for video editing was for $9,000 and that the edits were “very poorly done,” arguing that a revisit of the footage yielded “critical information that tells the true story of what really took place.” Adams said he discussed materials with the Attorney General’s office and urged the city to consider a different vendor if such work is required in the future.

Nikki Taysom used her allotted time to describe extensive public‑safety concerns across Pocatello and neighboring Bannock County. Taysom said she is frequently on the streets and stated, “We do not have one safe child in this town,” and urged officials to address issues she cited involving “daycare, the schools, the bars, the Wyndham motels, the transit, the tunnels under the town.” She said she has left voicemails for city leadership and the police chief without responses and said community members are “not messing around” on safety issues.

Mayor Blatt thanked speakers, noted ongoing city efforts on some topics (for example, staff said they were exploring grants and partnership work related to tennis facilities with Idaho State University), and invited individual follow‑up after the meeting. Council did not take action on items raised during the audience comments; the council’s public‑comment rules prohibit official action at the same meeting and staff said items will be referred to appropriate departments or future agendas as needed.