The Pocatello City Council approved a series of consent and action items including a National Park Service grant application, multiple procurement awards and plan adoptions during its meeting.

Among the actions the council approved:

- National Park Service Save America’s Treasures grant application for Brady Chapel Restoration and Repair: Council voted to approve submitting the grant application, authorize the mayor’s signature on grant documents subject to legal review, and to expend the required local match if the award is received. The total project cost was presented as $399,327 and requires a 50% match.

- Mountain View Cemetery Waterline Replacement: The council awarded the construction contract to Allied Underground Technology for $1,236,130.14 and authorized the mayor to sign documents and approve change orders up to 5% of the project total. Funding was listed as available in the FY2025 water department budget.

- Wastewater collection system master plan update (Task Order No. 3): The council approved an agreement with Consor for completion of the wastewater collection system master plan update with a contract price of $298,104 and authorized change orders up to 5%.

- Airport disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) plan adoption: Council adopted an updated DBE plan for the airport to meet Department of Transportation requirements and authorized the mayor to sign related documents subject to legal review.

- Declaration of surplus property: The council declared a Niton XLP 303A XRF analyzer as surplus and authorized disposal consistent with Nuclear Regulatory Commission and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines.

- Vehicle and equipment purchases (piggyback procurements): The council approved piggyback purchases from cooperative contracts for multiple departments: a 2025 Ford T-350 cargo van for the water department ($62,785); four 2025 pursuit-rated Ford Interceptor SUVs for the police department ($49,777 each, $199,108 total); and a Peterbilt 567 cab and chassis for water pollution control ($169,986 list price with a $37,500 trade-in for a $132,486 net expenditure).

Most motions were made by council members and passed on roll-call votes recorded during the meeting; specific movers, seconds and roll-call confirmations for each item are recorded in the meeting transcript.

The council also approved consent-agenda items including approval of minutes for prior meetings, material claims for Nov. 16–30, 2024, a treasurer’s report for October 2024, and several appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions.

Other administrative items approved included bid acceptances and authorizations for mayoral signatures on contracts, and a proclamation declaring Dec. 5, 2024, as Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women Day in Pocatello.

The council adjourned after hearing no items from the audience during the allotted public-comment time.