On the agenda: Coeur D Alene August 18, 2026 — ALPR (Aug 18)

MINUTES

OF

COUNCIL

A REGULAR

MEETING

OF

THE

CITY

AT

THE

LIBRARY

HELD

OF

COEUR

the

Mayor

and

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d’

present

the

Council

Alene

of

City

following

)

Dan

English

)

Gabriel

Mayor

ORDER:

OF

PUBLIC

COMMENTS:

and

North

(HREI),

the

Jeanette

Laster,

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building’s

exterior,

exchange

books

for

City

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Gookin

ALLEGIANCE:

Dolan,

and

2026

d’Alene

Council

of

Councilmember

PLEDGE

relief

of

Member

Mayor

INVOCATION:

City

Members

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TO

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Miller

Casey

IDAHO,

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Dan
Christie
Gookin,Wood

CALL

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ALENE,

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Kiki

of

18,

CITY

members:

Evans

Dan

City

Library

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Kenny

the

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THE

COMMUNITY

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data,

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Councilmember

English

young

people

Mayor

Gookin

as

student

and

CDA

the

City’s

for

with

data

centers.

that

the

several

applications

Councilmembers

City

is

seeking

committees:

due

by

had

Parks

Friday,

September

received

high

school

&

Recreation,
18,

in

Committee

vacancies

Committee,

Urban

the

Library

for

the

Forestry

Board
general

Committee,

Volunteer

applications

public

include
Personnel

Opportunities

are

2026.

due

you

ages

14-18

by

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announced

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of

card

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and

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students

www.cdaid.org/volunteer/student-representative.

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the

the

2026.

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city

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Mayor

Gookin

represented

expressed
the

professionalism,

City

condolences
on

and

on

numerous

integrity,

the

matters.
and

extended

passing
The

City
their

of

Peter

Council
sympathies

Erbland,

a longtime

recognized
to

his
his

family,

attorney
years

of

who
service,

friends,

and

colleagues.

City

Council

Meeting

— August

18,

2026

Page

2

Mayor

Gookin

requested

the

appointment

of

Jon

Ingalls

and

Brian

Smith

to

the

Design

Review

Commission.

MOTION:
and

Motion

Brian

Smith

CONSENT

by
to

Evans,

the

seconded

Design

by

Review

Gabriel,

to

confirm

the

appointment

Commission.

All

in

favor.

Motion

the

4,

and

August

5,

for

August

10,

of

Jon

Ingalls

carried.

CALENDAR:

1.

Approval

of

Council

Minutes

for

2.

Approval

of

General

Services

Meeting

3.

Setting

a

Public

4.

Approval

of

Bills

5.

Approval

of

Financial

6.

Resolution

of

Works
as

No.

KOOTENAI

Minutes

Committee

Meeting

26-068

—

A RESOLUTION
IDAHO,

A

AND

SECURITY

FOR

APPROVING
AND

NEW

CONSTRUCTION;
SYSTEM

PARKING

GARAGE;

BUILDING

BOILERS

Resolution

No.

construction

of

Motion

including

Resolution

ROLL

CALL:

24,

Meetings.

2026.
2026.

THE

AND
AT
26-069

the

ACCEPTING

ADDITION;

APPROVING

FOR

PUBLIC
OF

PARKING

POLICE

AREA

WORKS

THE

OF

ACCESS

THE

REPLACEMENT

3°?

OF

STREET

THREE

(3)

STATION.
of

Road

8TH

THE

Approval

Ramsey

D’ALENE,

PLAT,

REPLACEMENT

APPROVING

-

COEUR

AGREEMENT,

DRAWINGS

SECURED

THE

OF

FINAL

TRAILS

THE
THE

CITY

THE

STANDARD

FOR

THE

MAINTENANCE/WARRANTY

APPROVING

CONTROL

MOTION:

OF

APPROVING

APPROVING

of

August

Council

Report.

IMPROVEMENTS,

amount

on

2026,

Submitted.

COUNTY,

UPDATED

7.

August

an

ITD

traffic

signal

Wood,

to

State

and

Local

Agreement

for

the

upgrades,

with

matching

funds

in

the

Consent

Calendar

as

presented,

Gabriel

Aye.

Motion

the

$116,626.00.

by

Evans,

seconded

Nos.

26-068

English

by

and

Aye;

approve

26-069.

Wood

Aye;

Evans

Aye;

Sheckler

Aye;

carried.

APPOINTMENT

OF

RENATA

MCLEOD

TO

BENEFITS

STAFF

REPORT:

Following

d’Alene

Employees

Benefit

Trustee

position.

After

recommended

Renata

Trustee.

Pursuant

written
The

appointment

years

of

Municipal
departments.
has

from
will

service

to

She

extensive

applications,

City

Clerk

roles.

City

Meeting

5.4

of

Coeur

have

no

financial

the
d’

impact

where

she

Master

of

Business

with

employee

— August

concluded

18,

2026

the

experience
has

that

from

City

the

remaining

her

EMPLOYEE

in

the

May

employees

Services

Sponsor,
City.

worked

in

successor

the

Administration
health

ALENE

Dodd

Municipal

Plan
on

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Bill

Agreement,

Alene,

Director,

Trustees

and

Trust

including

a

Trustee

applications

City,

holds

The

the

of

experience

leadership

Council

two

COEUR

BOARD

of

reviewing

City

the

Services

resignation
solicited

Paragraph
the

TRUST

Trust

McLeod,

to

notice

the

THE

the

Coeur

to

the

vacant

unanimously

Director,

as
are

notification

McLeod
Department

closely

with
the

to

Director.

more

than

38

14

years

as

leadership

University

insurance

transitions,

as

well

neutrality,

institutional

knowledge,

by

the

and
City

successor

appointed

brings

Legal

from

fill

Trustees

Trustees

and
Ms.

2026,

of
as

and
Idaho

and

community
and

broad

Page

3

experience

make

approve

her

her

especially

appointment

well-suited

and

for

provide

the

the

role

required

and

recommend

written

notice

that
to

the

the

Idaho

City

Council

Department

of

Insurance.

MOTION:

Motion

McLeod

A

to

the

by

Coeur

OF

ACCEPTING

THE

WASHINGTON
NOT

HUNDRED

FORTY-NINE

portions

of

extensive

repairs.

2026

Mill

surface

&
to

bidding

Inlay

Washington

now

highway

are

expected

station,

potentially

ownership,

of

bids

the

typically

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of

been

notified

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MOTION:

use

would

Motion

Accepting

the
Mill

&

bid

of,

Inlay

CALL:

roadways

and

improve

ride

received

and

opened

lowest

Project

in

Wood

Aye;

CENTRAL

PROJECT

IN

AN

EIGHT

Engineering

asphalt

surfaces
and

Department

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install

10,

the
asphalt

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2026,

with

The

project

$244,849.00.

require

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Following

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and

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lot.

Mr.

the

old

upcoming

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and

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favor.

AND

and

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the

MILL

Director

overlay/chipseal

owns

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CONTRACT

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were

be

2026

in

appointment

($244,849.00).

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KOOTENAI

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the

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COEUR

FOR

address

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d’Alene

ROLL

INC.,

Councilmember

owner

2026

AND

submitting

the

DISCUSSION:
new

OF

Bosanko

four

through

D’ALENE,

Street,

the

Asphalt

funded

26-070

BID

Project,

period,

NO.

DOLLARS

To

extend

RESOLUTION

EXCEED

Howard

confirm

Board.

OF

and

to

Trust

CITY

Streets

English,

Benefits

THE

TO

REPORT:

by

Employee

ASPHALT,

AMOUNT

STAFF

seconded

d’Alene

RESOLUTION

on

Evans,

already

lacking.

No.

26-070

Asphalt,

Inc.,

for

—
the

$244,849.00.

Sheckler

Aye;

Gabriel

Aye;

English

Aye.

Motion

carried.

COUNCIL

DISCUSSION

DISCUSSION:
2026,
be

Council

wanted

forwarded

hearing.

City

Mayor

to

Meeting

explained

review

the

City

Councilmember

Council

Gookin
to

the

REGARDING

Administrator
Wood

— August

list

18,

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2026

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FTE

reflect

$125,000.00.

DISCUSSION:
to

accept

Mayor
the

position,
increase

City

Council

proposed

cuts

keeping
from

Gookin
as

that

$250,000.00

Meeting

summarized

— August

listed,
position

to

18,

$125,000.00.

2026

except

the
they

budget
removed

funded,
He

action,

clarifying

the

cut

to

andreducedthe
noted

this

still

that
the

new

the

Council

Building

Inspector

plannedstreet
amounts

close

voted

overlay
to

$1

Million

in

Page

5

total

savings

justifiable

All

but

in

A

across

favor.

all

cuts

Motion

A

THE
OF

AMENDED

PROPOSED

EXPENDITURES

AMENDED

THE

SAME.

STAFF

THE

REPORT:

September

2026

FUND

requests

to

amend
in

Department

that

are

grant,

and

additional

building

the

Transportation

carryover

permit

PUBLIC

2025

-

all

DEPARTMENT,

THAN

Resolution

26-071

setting

budget

to

The

proposed

2025-26

FOR

constant

staffing,

street

maintenance

facility

needs,

voluntary

costs.
fee

Department,

and

repairs,

Revenue

the

of

use

OF
OF

hearing

for

unanticipated

adjustments
engineering

separation

incentive

operations,

and

primarily

attributed

Highway

User

Balance

to

for

increases

and

are

Fund

THE

public

expenditure

increases
additional

AND

amendment

cemetery

revenue,

STATEMENT

TAXES

account

Significant

THE

PUBLICATION

a

$3,058,772.

inspection

law.

A

PROPERTY

PROVIDING

HVAC

INCLUDING

TAXES

by

budget,

AND
AND

AND

and

FOR

PROPERTY

OTHER

IDAHO,

HEARING
2026,

Idaho

project

and

COUNTY,

with

equipment

automation

A

FROM

Year

revenues

Department

citywide

personnel,

Fiscal

accordance
and

OF

AND/OR

presented
the

KOOTENAI

YEAR

REVENUE

Gookin

Fire

Police

Idaho

trimming

26-071

FISCAL

YEAR,

$2,956,342

unspent

FOR

FISCAL

by

payouts,

of

PLACE

ENSUING

expenditures

for

AND

SOURCES

revenues

improvements,

TIME

FROM

and

funding

THE

COEUR

AMOUNT

expenditures

include

D’ALENE,

BY

Mayor

15,

OF

ESTIMATED

TOTAL
FOR

NO.

BUDGET

AMENDED

CITY

difficulty

RESOLUTION

CITY

NOTICE

PROPOSED

THE

the

carried.

OF

APPROVING

THE

emphasized

necessary.

RESOLUTION

OF

and

various
to

revenues

support

from
approved

expenditures.

MOTION:
a

Motion

public

hearing

ROLL

by
for

CALL:

Evans,

September

Evans

Aye;

seconded

by

English,

15,

for

amendments

to

Gabriel

Aye;

English

recess

to

2026,

Sheckler

Aye;

to

approve

Resolution
the

Year

No.

2025-26

Aye;

26-071

— Setting

Financial

Wood

Plan.

Aye.

Motion

carried.

RECESS:
Call

Motion
Council

by

Evans,

Meeting

for

the

Community

Room

at

5:00

P.M.

The

meeting

ended

at

6:52

p.m.

City

Council

Meeting

— August

18,

seconded

by

Gabriel,

to

Appeal

of

S-2-26:

Coeur

favor.

Motion

carried.

All

2026

in

Terre

August
2

31,
Subdivision

2026,

for
in

the

a

Special
Library

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