Kootenai County commissioners approve routine contracts, purchases and lease actions at July 1 meeting

Kootenai County commissioners on July 1 approved a series of routine contracts, purchases and lease actions during their business meeting, voting unanimously on each motion unless noted.

Key approvals included: a $68,697 quote from Coeur d'Alene Paving for a 3-inch overlay and repairs to the main entrance at Finding Creek Landfill; acceptance of a $700,000 grant from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation for replacement of a county boat garage (the board-approved motion referenced a county cash match, described in the meeting as $300,000 from county fund balance with additional match from KCSO vessel/boat launch resources); approval of juvenile services contracts and state community-based alternative services and substance use disorder funding (transcript figures: $28,981 served 24 juveniles for mental-health funding and $153,564 served 92 juveniles through the third quarter); and acceptance of a credit change order reducing the Veil Pod project contract by $10,100 after switching specified plumbing from copper to PVC.

The airport consolidated two related items: termination of a ground lease (AAL-2020-994) following a hangar sale by Selkirk Products LLC, and approval of a ground lease/purchase with TSIC Associates Properties 2 for a 16,100-square-foot hangar that the county reported generates $4,041.10 annually in airport revenue. Human Resources presented the annual Regents Blue Shield of Idaho agreement for 2025; the board approved the packet.

Sheriff's Office items approved included a replacement outboard motor for a 1993 vessel (requested expenditure: $21,297.59) and an out-of-budget purchase of a 2025 Honda Talon UTV funded from OHV-dedicated funds (machine price reported as $31,009.92; the department requested moving approximately $42,000 into the capital fund to cover the UTV plus upfitting). The board approved the replacement motor and the early purchase of the UTV.

Other routine items approved included meeting minutes and payables — the board approved payables for June 2025 totaling $637,613.49 and jury panel payments totaling $1,264.94 — and a number of standard intergovernmental agreements, including the 2025 ISDA law enforcement watercraft inspection-station agreement and the 2025 Regents/Blue Shield administrative packet.

All motions reported in the transcript were moved and seconded and recorded with ayes from Commissioner Eberline, Commissioner Duncan and Chair Metari. Several presenters who described items to the board included John Phillips (Solid Waste director), Nick Snyder (Parks and Waterways director), Brian Alexander (Juvenile Probation), Kim Stevenson (airport/property staff), CK Kirkpatrick (Human Resources) and Sergeant Ryan Miller (Sheriff’s Office). The board requested that staff track follow-up items where noted (for example, change-order credits and timing for contract advertisements).

Votes at a glance (selected items): - Amended agenda to add Resolution 2025-52 (emergency item): approved (3–0) - Resolution 2025-52 (disaster emergency declaration — Canfield Mountain, 06/29/2025): approved (3–0) - Finding Creek Landfill paving, Coeur d'Alene Paving, $68,697: approved (3–0) - Grant agreement WW26-1-28-1 (Idaho Dept. of Parks and Recreation) — boat garage replacement, $700,000: approved (3–0); cash match described by staff as $300,000 from county fund balance plus KCSO vessel/boat-launch resources (amounts not consistently stated in transcript) - Mentor coordinator contract (Kim Borquez / juvenile probation): approved (3–0) - CBAS and SUD funding agreements with Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections: approved (3–0); transcript figures: $28,981 (mental-health) served 24 juveniles; $153,564 (SUD) served 92 juveniles (third quarter) - Airport lease termination (AAL-2020-994) and hangar purchase ground lease (AAL-2025-300) with TSIC Associates Properties 2: approved (3–0); hangar 16,100 sq ft, annual revenue $4,041.10 - Replacement motor for 1993 vessel (Sheriff): $21,297.59 approved (3–0) - Out-of-budget purchase — 2025 Honda Talon UTV: approved (3–0); machine cost $31,009.92, total capital move ~ $42,000 to cover upfitting - Veil Pod project change order no. 3 (credit): approved (3–0); credit $10,100 - Termination of real estate lease agreement with Lakes Highway District effective 01/01/2026: approved (3–0)

The board noted routine legal review and fund availability where applicable. Several items included follow-up steps (advertisement timelines for the boat garage project, tracking of grant match sources, and staff action to issue lease termination notices).