Pocatello City Council on Thursday approved a slate of routine and project-specific items, including grant applications, a sidewalk contract, an airport lease resolution and a rezoning ordinance.

The consent agenda was approved early in the meeting and included routine items and the mayor's appointment of Mark Dahlquist to the Pocatello Development Authority, replacing Brian Blad; the appointment term was listed to begin Jan. 16, 2026, and expire May 1, 2026.

Council approved a $10,000 Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation (IDPR) mountain bike plates grant application for the Upper City Creek beginner mountain bike trails and skills park, with a total project cost of $13,868 and a local match of $3,868 through in‑kind staff time and volunteer labor.

The council also voted to submit an application to the Local Highway Safety Improvement Program (LHSIP) for the Highline Flandreau signalization project. Staff listed the total project cost as $1,975,000 with a required local match of 7.34%.

On the 2025 Old Town sidewalk assessment and repair project, council accepted the low responsive bid from Precision Concrete LLC for $360,750 and authorized a contract in the amount of $360,007.50. Grants staff explained the scope of the assessment area and said the consultant would evaluate sidewalks in Old Town and perform up to 6,500 linear feet of grinding to improve accessibility before identifying panels needing full replacement.

Council adopted a resolution authorizing a five‑year airport lease to Traders Village for roughly 2.34 acres to operate a distribution location; the lease lists rent of $8,190 per year subject to annual CPI adjustments and a full rate review in 2031.

Finally, council approved an ordinance rezoning 203 Warren Avenue from Residential Medium Density Single Family (RMS) to Residential Commercial Professional (RCP). Jared, a city staff member, read the ordinance aloud as part of the final reading before council voted to adopt it.

All motions were made, seconded and approved on roll call during the meeting; roll-call answers recorded in the transcript were affirmative for the items considered.