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Kootenai County commissioners approve routine contracts, leases, payables and a tax-deed sale; multiple motions carry
Summary
At the April 22 Kootenai County Board of Commissioners meeting the board approved routine consent items including payables and jury payments, renewed a 3-year 700 MHz MOU with the Coeur d'Alene School District, approved contracts for aerial imagery and IT work, processed airport lease actions, approved two resolutions and awarded a tax-deed sale.
The Kootenai County Board of Commissioners on April 22 approved a series of routine items: meeting minutes and the consent calendar; payables and jury payments; a 3-year 700 MHz memorandum of understanding with the Coeur d’Alene School District; an annual aerial imagery contract with Pictometry International Corp.; payment of an IT invoice for the Justice Expansion; two airport lease items (a lease termination and a new ground lease); two resolutions (vehicle purchase and an Axon sole-source resolution); and the award of a tax-deed property sale.
Key votes at a glance
- Minutes (agenda items 1–5): Motion to approve items 1–5 carried (motion made and seconded; recorded as carried).
- Consent calendar (agenda items 6–10): Motion to approve items 6–10 carried.
- Payables: Approved payables for April 2025 in the amount of $745,809.18 and jury panel payments of $2,137.33 (motion carried).
- Item 12 — Renewal of 3-year 700 MHz MOU with Coeur d’Alene School District and 911: The board approved renewal of the standard radio MOU allowing school-district radios on the county system for security/mutual aid (motion carried).
- Item 13 — 2025 aerial imagery contract with Pictometry International Corp.: The board approved the annual aerial imagery contract presented by GIS/IT staff (motion carried).
- Item 14 — Invoice 1755, IT equipment for 324 Garden Avenue Justice Expansion (Access Unlimited): The board approved payment of the budgeted invoice and requested expedited payment processing (motion carried).
- Item 15 — Airport lease termination AAL2003020 (William Hamilton): The board approved lease termination; staff said Hamilton is selling his hangar (motion carried).
- Item 16 — Ground lease AAL2025-600, Hubie's Properties LLC: The board approved a ground lease for a 13,051-square-foot hangar with annual revenue of $3,275.80 (motion carried).
- Item 19 — Resolution 2025-39, purchase of a new vehicle with trade-in for the assessor’s office: Board approved the requested resolution authorizing the purchase (motion carried).
- Item 20 — Resolution 2025-42, Axon sole-source resolution for the Sheriff’s Office: The board approved the sole-source resolution as requested by jail/Sheriff’s staff (motion carried).
- Item 21 — Tax-deed property offer (AIN 121156 / 5003066810): The board opened two bids, accepted a cashier’s check from James and Mary Anne Blomgren for $2,200 and awarded the tax-deed sale to the Blomgrens; a lower $500 bid from Mark Lazar was not accepted (motion carried).
Procedural notes
Most motions were routine and carried without extended debate. Legal review was confirmed for the 700 MHz MOU. Several votes were recorded as “Aye” by the commissioners in attendance; Commissioner Duncan was noted as absent. The Historic Preservation Commission items that followed (World War II heritage cover letter and FY26 budget discussion) were handled separately (see separate article).
The board did not adopt new ordinances or change county policy in a way that requires additional public hearings at this meeting; most approvals were contract or administrative in nature.
