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January 5, 2022
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Commissioner,
crowley,
that
background
location
does
not
look
like
boise.
Idaho
gets
curious
where
you
are
good
catch
steve.
We
are
celebrating
a
family
reunion
on
the
island
of
kauai
and
if,
if
it's
helpful,
I
will
turn
off
video
and
mute.
So
no,
no,
it's
actually
quite
helpful
here.
It's
tiring
with
all
our
snow,
it's
actually
pretty
soothing,
and
and
so
given
the
the
agenda,
I
thought
it
would
be
helpful
to
have
some
keep
the
keep
the
discussion
light.
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I
appreciate
it,
commissioner
crowley
we've
got
lots
of
snow
out
here,
so
thank
you
so
I'll
turn
it
over
chair,
gravada
I'll
turn
it
over
to
john
gunderson
he's
going
to
give
a
very
brief
presentation
on
the
assessment,
background
information
and
then
we'll
move
on
emotion
is
required
for
this
particular
item.
So
john,
you
want
to
jump
in
yes,
thank
you
steve.
Are
you
able
to
hear
me
and
see
my
screen.
C
On
that
note
briefly,
chair
gravatt,
I
do
want
to
thank
you
really
briefly
for
agreeing
to
take
part
in
the
geothermal
co-creation
session,
scheduled
for
next
week.
There
we're
going
to
be
bringing
together
different
community
members,
engineers,
developers,
building
owners,
public
officials
and
many
more
to
discuss
growth
opportunities
for
our
geothermal
system.
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Our
boise
municipal,
irrigation
district
consists
of
providing
pressure,
irrigation
water
to
13
subdivisions
in
west
boise,
we're
serving
about
370
lots
and
which
equals
about
55
acres.
Here,
here's
a
map
kind
of
showing
where
these
subdivisions
are
located,
we're
kind
of
at
the
crossroads
here
of
five
mile
in
fairview,
with
a
couple
subdivisions
north
and
south
of
this.
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So,
each
year
we
must
assess
these
properties
for
the
operation
and
maintenance
of
pressure
of
these
pressure
irrigation
systems.
So
these
assessments,
they
include
everything
from
the
irrigation
and
drainage
assessments
to
our
operation,
costs
to
cross
charges
at
indirect
costs,
we're
also
saving
the
putting
money.
Aside
for
depre
depreciation
reserve
of
our
replacements,
these
assessment
rates
that
we
charge
are
charged
per
acre,
and
this
year
we
are
proposing
to
not
change
the
assessment
rate
and
keep
it
the
same
at
935
dollars
per
acre.
C
They
first
I
mean
first
they'll
receive
a
bill
and
then
and
then
they'll
receive
a
reminder
letter
and
then,
if
we're
still
not
receiving
payment,
it
will
go
to
our
utility
building
collections
and,
and
then,
if
that
is
unsuccessful,
then
we
do
file
a
lien
on
properties
that
do
not
pay
their
assessments
each
year
and
per
state
statute.
We
do
have
the
ability
to
file
a
tax
deed
against
the
property
after
three
years.
We've
never
had
to
go
that
far
and
hopefully
we
don't
have
to.
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Staff
is
also
reviewing
other
growth
possibilities.
There
are
a
few
other
subdivisions
that
have
expressed
interest
in
in
connecting
on
to
the
boise
municipal,
irrigation
district
and
we're
also
looking
closely
at
operation
of
certain
laterals.
The
laterals
are
the
the
delivery
mechanism
to
bring
the
water
from
the
canals
to
a
subdivision
and,
and
if
those
laterals
are
not
properly
managed,
then
the
surface
water
rights
are
at
risk
of
being
lost.
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Active
somewhat
aggressive
approach
to
make
sure
that
these
systems
are
being
maintained,
both
the
the
existing
systems
and
these
laterals
that
are
serving
the
systems,
as
as
many
of
these
systems
were
developed,
they
they
were
managed
by
the
original
owners.
You
know
when
these
were
farm
farm
lands.
The
the
owners
would
clear
their
ditches.
They
would
make
sure
the
conveyance
of
this
water
is
maintained.
C
Well
now,
as
they've
been
subdivided
that
there
there's
less,
there's
less
interest
in
maintaining
leads,
and
so
so,
for
example,
we
we
have
one
lateral
association
that
basically
says
he
it's
a
gentleman
who's
been
in
his
90s
he's
been
doing
this
for
30
plus
years.
He
physically
can't
do
it
anymore
and
and
he's
reached
out
to
the
city,
saying
if
somebody
doesn't
start
maintaining
this
then
nobody's
going
to
maintain
it.
Nobody
is
stepping
up
to
do
it
and
they're
not
going
to
call
for
water.
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J
Thank
you
all
right.
The
next
item
on
our
agenda
is
the
fiscal
year
2023
budget
background,
and
I
will
turn
it
back
over
to
staff.
Thank
you
chairman.
This
is
the
the
initiation
of
the
fi
23
budgeting
process.
I
know
it
may
feel
like
we
just
finished
the
fy
22
process,
but
such
is
such
his
life
at
the
city.
We
jump
right
into
the
next
fiscal
year,
so
heather
buchanan,
our
chief
administrative
officer,
is
going
to
give
the
presentation
intro
and
showing
you
all
to
the
budget
process
for
fy23.
J
Okay,
I
think
I'm
on
now
chair,
commission
members,
as
steve
mentioned,
this
is
the
first
of
our
budget
presentations
for
the
year
kind
of
the
similar
series
that
we
do
each
year.
I
think
everyone
on
the
commission
so
far
has
seen
and
or
participated
in
our
budget
process,
so
this
shouldn't
be
like
anything
new.
J
It's
a
similar
presentation
that
we
kick
off
each
year,
so
you
all
are
probably
getting
to
the
point
where
you
can
give
the
presentation
back
to
me
as
well
as
I
try
and
give
it
to
you
so
bear
with
me
on
that.
I
know
it's.
Maybe
this
just
routine
information,
but
please
ask
any
questions
along
the
way
so
budget
overview.
J
There
we
go
and
so
overview
of
the
presentation
day,
we'll
talk
about
the
division,
the
public
works,
divisions
and
fund
structure,
talk
about
the
budget
overview
and
then
what
the
budget
approval
process
will
be
so
jump
right
in
public
works,
has
five
different
funds:
general
fund,
the
water
renewal
fund,
municipal
irrigation
fund,
geothermal
fund
and
the
solid
waste
fund.
The
general
fund
is
a
shared
fund
among
13
departments
of
the
city,
so
there
are
different.
J
It's
a
shared
pool
of
revenues,
basically
that
those
different
departments
participate
in
so
there's
property,
tax
sales,
tax,
liquor,
tax
permit
and
design
fees
and
fines
and
forfeitures
interest
revenue.
A
variety
of
different
revenues
that
are
shared
and
allocated
to
the
different
departments
for
their
use.
The
other
four
funds
that
are
shown
on
the
slide
in
blue
are
what
are
called
enterprise
funds,
and
so
that
basically
means
that
those
funds
operate
as
if
they
were
basically
a
business.
J
So
the
fees
and
charges
that
are
charged
to
the
users
of
those
services
for
each
of
the
funds
basically
support
the
services
that
are
provided
within
each
of
those
different
funds
or
utilities
there,
and
then
within
public
works
itself.
We
have
six
divisions
that
and
as
we
go
through
all
map
out
which
divisions
are
within
each
of
the
funds,
but
the
different
divisions
are
engineering,
environmental
administration
operations,
climate
action
and
the
facility
program
management
division.
J
So
within
our
budget
there
are
different
components
of
the
budget.
We
have
the
capital
side
of
the
budget
and
operating
budget
within
capital.
We
have
four
different
types
of
project
drivers
that
we
often
talk
about,
so
there's
the
condition
projects,
or
we
often
refer
to
this-
also
as
repair
and
maintenance.
There
are
regulatory
projects,
level
of
service
projects
and
capacity
projects
and
then
on
the
operations
side
of
things.
J
The
first
is
the
facility
program
management
division
and
there
are
two
sub
teams
of
that,
and
one
is
aptly
named
facility
program
management
and
the
other
is
facility
service
and
operations,
so
facility
service
and
operations
is
in
charge
of
maintaining
any
of
the
city's
general
facilities.
So
think
of
city
hall,
city
hall,
west,
the
fire
stations
and
a
variety
of
other
facilities
and
then
facility
program
management
is
in
charge
of
the
capital
side
of
that,
then
of
just
developing.
J
For
example,
if
we
were
doing
haiti's
example,
the
main
library,
but
that
was
one
that
came
to
mind
or
developing
a
new
fire
station,
they're
in
charge
of
designing
and
developing
those
projects
and
getting
them
through
the
implementation
process.
And
then,
once
they're
complete
facility
services
and
operations
takes
over
the
next
division
is
the
climate
action
division.
This
is
our
newest
division
for
public
works
and
really
important
one
as
far
as
our
citywide
initiatives.
So
the
different
areas
within
this
one
are
climate
action,
sustainability,
air
quality
and
energy.
J
J
So
for
the
budget
itself,
our
operations
budget
is
roughly
7.6
million
dollars,
and
this
is
roughly
what
we
have
budgeted
for
fiscal
year.
2022
revenues,
as
I
already
mentioned,
that
support
the
general
fund
include
property
tax
sales,
tax
liquor
tax
and
any
of
our
permit
fees
within
our
fund
that
we
charge
on
the
right
side
of
the
slide,
you
can
see
the
breakout
of
the
operational
expenditure
budget.
Roughly
37
percent
of
the
budget
is
related
to
personnel.
J
J
J
We
had
two
billion,
I
think
we've
updated
than
that,
and
it's
actually,
I
believe,
three
billion
as
our
current
value
of
the
system,
but
it
includes
the
lander
street
watering
oil
facility,
the
west
boise
water,
renewal
facility,
the
phosphorus
removals
facility,
the
20-mile
style
farm
utility,
maintenance
building
and
then
over
a
thousand
miles
of
pipe
and
29
lift
stations.
So
a
lot
going
on
there
and,
as
you
know,
a
lot
to
come
as
well.
J
J
So,
as
with
the
general
fund
personnel
is
about
37
percent
utilities
for
operating
the
different
facilities
is
roughly
5
percent,
some
minor
repair
and
maintenance
at
seven
indirects
in
risk
management
at
nine
percent
we
have
a
little
bit
more
for
professional
services.
Some
of
our
planning
work
is
included
in
that
at
nine
percent
and
supplies
eight
chemicals,
three,
because
chemicals
are
very
important
to
the
operation
of
our
facilities
and
you'll,
also
see
on
this
slide.
J
Depreciation
is
about
22,
so
the
I
think
we've
talked
about
depreciation
before
it's
the
accounting
function
that
allows
us
to
capture
back
a
portion
of
our
asset
value
over
time.
So
we
can
incorporate
that
into
our
rate
structure
so
on
our
capital
budget,
for
the
water
renewal
fund,
again,
revenues
that
support
the
capital
budget
are
user
fees,
and
then
we
also
charge
a
connection
fee
when
a
new
user
connects
to
our
system.
J
Some
of
the
improvements
that
we
have
ongoing
right
now,
the
lander
street
improvements,
the
phase
one
of
lander
street-
is
completing
this
year
and
we'll
also
start
working
on
lander
street
phase.
Two
we're
starting.
I
should
have
included
that
on
the
slide
and
I
didn't
we're
starting
work
for
our
third
water
renewal
facility,
so
the
planning
work
is
included
there.
We
have
collection,
system,
rehabilitation
and
some
major
repair
maintenance
projects
going
on
our
geothermal
system.
J
The
graphic
here
shows
it's
kind
of
hard
to
see
all
the
detail,
but
it
shows
just
a
visual
of
where
the
system
goes
and
if
you're
orienting
there
and
know
the
city
it's
kind
of
a
fun
graphic,
but
it
shows
the
downtown
area
of
boise
and
then
all
the
colorful
lines
demonstrate
the
supply
and
collection
lines
for
the
system,
and
so
it
shows
that
most
of
our
service
is
provided
downtown.
There's
a
little
leg
off
that
goes
towards
the
bottom
of
the
graphic
there.
That
is
the
service
over
to
the
boise
state
university.
J
I
think
some
of
my
statistics
on
here
are
probably
a
little
bit
old.
There,
I
believe,
are
up
to
about
90
accounts
over
6
million
of
square
feet,
heated
by
the
system,
21
plus
miles
of
pipe.
So
it's
a
really
unique
system.
I
believe
we're
the
largest
geothermal
system
in
the
united
states
or
in
the
world
united
states.
J
H
J
Fees
here
and
interest,
so
on
the
right
side,
you
can
see
there's
not
as
much
personnel
allocated
to
this
fund.
We
have
one
position
which
is
john
gunderson,
he's
offered
he's
the
one
fte
that's
allocated
to
this
fund
so
and
then
repair
and
maintenance
projects
we've
been
focusing
a
lot
on
strategic
repairs
and
maintenance
for
this
system,
so
the
maintenance
costs
for
that
right
now
are
at
34.
J
J
The
municipal
irrigation
district-
I
won't
go
into
a
lot
of
detail
on
the
system
itself.
The
graphic
here
again
is
prior
to
the
annexations.
That
john
was
talking
to
about
the
this
evening.
That
kind
of
graphically
shows
where
some
of
those
systems
are
at
on
the
map.
In
the
fairview
five
mile
maple
grove
area,
the
municipal
irrigation
fund,
the
operational
budget
is
roughly
forty
three
thousand
dollars.
So
it's
a
pretty
small
fund.
Again
revenues
are
user
fees
and
interest.
J
E
J
Not
a
capital
budget.
If
there
is
a
project,
that's
needed
potentially
in
the
future.
For
those
subdivisions,
we
would
propose
that
and
bring
that
back
to
the
commission
for
approval
and,
last
but
not
least,
is
our
solid
waste
fund
and
here's
the
graphic
for
the
curbet
programs
that
are
related
to
the
solid
waste
fund.
So
we
have
a
compost
program
for
residential
households,
recycling
glass,
household,
hazardous
waste,
the
energy
bag
program
and
trash
service
as
well.
J
So
the
operational
budget
for
the
solid
waste
fund
is
just
shy
of
40
million
dollars
again
supported
with
user
fees
and
interest.
Just
like
the
rest
of
the
enterprise
funds,
you
can
see
from
the
graphic
the
largest
portion
of
our
budget
is
for
the
contracts
that
are
that
we
have
with
three
public
service,
is
to
haul
and
operate
the
compost
facility
as
well.
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B
Where
mayor
and
council
make
approvals
motions
to
approve
items
within
the
budget,
it
moves
on
to
a
budget
and
fee
hearing
in
july
and
then
finally,
a
budget
adoption
in
august,
and
then
we
start
back
again
with
our
fiscal
year
starting
in
october.
So
our
fiscal
year
runs
from
october
1st
through
september
30th
of
each
year
so
and
this
year,
intermixed
with
the
budget
approval
process,
we're
also
continuing
work
on
our
financial
plan.
So
in
the
january,
through
april
time
frame
we'll
also
be.
J
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K
Awesome,
thank
you
trevor.
Just
additional
point
to
make
on
that
is
that
in
recent
years
the
mayor's
office
has
provided
additional
funding
on
certain
initiatives,
climate
action
initiatives,
so
we've
gotten,
I
think,
close
to
like
300
thousand
dollars
in
funding
for
for
different
initiatives
like
energy
efficiency
programs
for
vulnerable
communities.
F
F
F
F
And
I
can
just
see,
commissioner
hilton,
can
you
see
that
on
your
screen,
you're
the
only
one
all
right?
Thank
you
so
much
all
right
good
evening
again,
chair,
gravatt,
commission
members,
nice
to
be
with
you
this
evening.
Both
cindy
and
I
are-
are
really
excited
to
be
able
to
share
some
updates
with
you
not
only
on
some
of
the
work.
F
That's
been
happening
as
we
look
at
transitioning
to
a
water
and
climate
science
center
at
the
watershed,
but
also
about
some
next
steps
and
just
share
some
of
the
additional
information
that
has
come
out
of
the
work
that
we've
been
doing.
You
you
all
received,
I
believe,
a
vision
book
along
with
your
memo.
So
hopefully
you
were
able
to
take
some
time
and
look
through
that.
F
Chair
grava
and
commissioners,
I'd
like
to
start
off
with
a
brief
history
of
the
boise
watershed.
It
was
in
the
early
2000s
that
public
works
leadership
and
the
public
works
commission
supported
and
envisioned
an
education
center
that
would
teach
our
next
generation
all
about
water
protection
and
water
conservation
in
2005.
F
A
public
works,
commissioner,
donna
marie
hayes
formed
a
non-profit
which
helped
raise
funds
from
the
community
and
partner
with
the
city.
In
this
effort
in
2008,
the
education
center
opened,
and
it
was
an
exciting
moment.
It
drew
in
quite
a
few
diverse
audiences
through
the
years,
and
it
really
has
become
the
face
of
the
utility
I
forgot
to
mention.
This
is
located
out
at
the
west
boise
water
renewal
facility,
and
there
we
have
the
opportunity
to
really
show
the
public
and
interact
as
the
face
of
the
utility
over
the
years.
F
K
K
We
offer
many
tours,
including
the
water
renewal
facility
tour
and
exhibit
hall
tour,
and
then
we
offer
a
variety
of
different
events
and
programs
for
different
audiences.
So
we
have
families,
adults,
educators
and
even
the
general
public
through
the
watershed
watch
citizen
science
event
that
takes
place
annually.
K
In
fact,
just
this
past
year
we
recruited
our
first
volunteer
to
lead
water
renewal
facility
tours,
so
that
was
exciting
and,
of
course,
over
the
last
year
and
a
half,
we
have
punted
to
virtual
education
and
have
offered
more
than
50
recorded
videos
for
educating
at-home
audiences,
as
well
as
we
offer
virtual
field
trips.
So
we're
pretty
excited
about
these
programs
that
have
been
developed,
but
we're
really
poised
to
look
at
transforming
these
programs
and
aligning
them
with
the
climate
action
roadmap,
as
well
as
our
our
movement
to
a
climate
and
water
science
center
next.
K
So
I
think
it's
really
important
when,
when
cindy
and
I
and
and
city
leadership
started
really
exploring
this
a
long
while
ago,
we
wanted
to
ensure
that
it
was
grounded
in
in
kind
of
the.
Why,
behind?
Why
would
we
look
to
move
toward
being
the
nation's
first
climate
and
water
science
center?
And
we
really
broke
it
down
into
five
points
that
we
think
are
of
paramount
importance?
K
I
think.
Secondly,
you
know
we
just
really
wanted
to
reimagine
what
an
education
center
could
look
like
specifically
built
around
the
impacts
that
we
know
are
going
to
be
specific
to
our
city,
not
not
climate
change
in
general
but
specific
to
our
city.
The
the
city
of
boise
and
public
works
conducted
several
years
ago.
F
A
climate
adaptation
assessment
which
basically
examined
out
of
all
the
climate
impacts.
How
would
that?
What
would
that
look
like
for
us
here
in
boise
and
they
identified
eight
impacts
and
six
out
of
the
eight,
so
the
vast
majority
were
related
to
water,
and
so
you
can
see
the
tie
between
boise's
water
renewal
system,
the
watershed
and
climate
is
there
and
it's
important,
and
we
thought
that
was
a
great
rationale
for
for
making
this
move
as
well.
It
continues
to
elevate
boise
as
a
national
and
regional
leader.
F
Boise
is,
is
seen
already
in
many
regards
as
pushing
the
envelope
around
climate
leadership
pushing
the
envelope
around
water
management
leadership,
and
so
we
really
view
this
evolution
of
the
watershed
as
taking
the
next
logical
step
and
continuing
to
position
boise
as
a
leader
in
a
lot
of
these
areas,
as
cindy
mentioned.
Certainly,
the
the
connection
to
water
management
will
never
go
away
being
located
at
a
water
renewal
facility
was
obviously
not
by
accident.
It
provides
that
connection
to
our
entire
community
with
how
how
we
manage
water
at
the
city
of
boise.
F
It's
you
know
it's
it's
one,
water
from
from
use
to
treatment
to
back
to
the
boise
river
and
even
looking
forward
with
recycled
water,
where
the
utility
is
going.
It's
incredibly
important
that
we
provide
that
touch
point
and
that
community
connection,
and
then
last
just
I
I
think
more
just
a
fact
of
the
matter
is
that
we're
seeing
increasing
demands
cindy
illustrated
just
the
the
number
that
we're
seeing
and
those
continue
to
grow.
There's
more
interest.
There
are
we're,
obviously,
a
growing
community.
F
It
was
really
valuable
to
hear
from
our
community
members
and
the
exhibit
design
team
captured
that
input
in
the
new
vision
book
and
that
vision
book
as
mentioned
was
part
of
your
packet
this
evening,
I'll
be
speaking
more
about
that
in
just
one
moment.
I
also
wanted
to
mention
some
progress
we've
made
in
our
programming.
F
We
were
fortunate
to
receive
an
idaho
stem
action
center
grant
this
past
year
and
that
really
has
launched
some
of
our
climate
and
water
programs.
To
the
next
level,
we've
been
able
to
offer
a
webinar
series,
we're
planning
an
educator
workshop
as
well
as
a
youth
climate
summit.
This
spring
also,
we
are
a
partner
with
nasa's
earth
to
sky
program
and
that
enables
us
connection
to
the
federal
level
and
to
scientists
who
then
we
can
share
those
resources
with
educators
and
informal
educators
in
our
community.
F
Next,
I'm
going
to
specifically
walk
you
through
some
highlights
of
the
vision
book
and
this
vision
book
is
really
it's
captured.
The
excitement
of
the
project
and
it's
beautifully
put
together,
but
I
do
want
to
speak
specifically
to
the
exhibit
project
goals
and
we've
narrowed
those
down
to
four
goals.
F
Really,
we
want
the
exhibits
to
capture
a
wider
range
of
visitors.
The
current
ones
that
are
in
place
were
designed
for
upper
elementary
students
and
they're
all
of
a
similar
style.
We
really
want
to
speak
to
different
learning
styles,
different
abilities,
as
well
as
different
age
groups,
and
attract
a
wider
range
of
visitors.
F
Secondly,
we'd
like
the
exhibits
to
be
exciting
and
attractive,
we
want
them
to
be
the
draw
for
people
to
come
back
and
visit
us
third,
we'll
always
focus
locally
on
the
boise
river
watershed.
We
want
people
to
feel
that
connection
to
their
own
backyard
and
special
places
throughout
idaho
and
fourth,
we,
the
goal
of
the
exhibits,
is
to
build
a
community
to
stimulate
action
that
will
go
hand
in
hand
with
the
city's
actions.
F
Next,
the
themes
of
the
exhibits
were
narrowed
down
to
four
major
themes.
The
first
being
one
water,
and
that
is
that
all
water
on
earth
is
all
the
water
we're
ever
going
to
have
it's
so
important
to
take
care
of
it
to
protect
and
conserve
it.
Additionally,
we'll
highlight
the
city's
role
in
renewing
water
and
eventually
in
reusing
water,
and
so
that's
an
opportunity
to
really
engage
with
ratepayers
and
have
them
better
understand
the
process
of
water
renewal.
K
Us
we
have
the
opportunity
again
to
showcase
our
watershed
and
water
resources
locally.
We
can
showcase
the
water
renewal
process.
We
could
have
people
in
the
community
bring
in
water
samples
and
compare
the
water
quality
of
those.
So
these
just
kind
of
give
you
a
snapshot
of
what
that
could
look
like
in
the
exhibit
hall.
K
K
K
Sorry,
the
exhibit
design
process
will
last
approximately
six
to
ten
months
and
that
will
include
opportunities
to
engage
stakeholders
and
community
members
in
shaping
the
vision,
even
further
in
about
six
to
12
months
out,
we'll
be
engaging
with
an
exhibit
fabricator
for
the
production
and
prototyping
of
those
exhibits
with
additional
stakeholder
opportunities
to
review
those
and
then.
Finally,
our
goal
is
to
install
the
new
exhibits
in
fall
of
2023.
K
K
Commissioners,
I
next
wanted
to
touch
on
the
the
funding,
so
the
project
team,
public
works
leadership-
has
budgeted
4.5
million
over
two
years
for
the
work
that
that
cindy
has
helped
outline
that
will
be
paid
for
with
the
water
renewal
revenue
and
what
that
includes
is
building
design
and
renovation
as
cindy
just
helped
run
us
through
exhibit
design
and
fabrication,
and
additional
community
engagement
to
help
shape
what
the
center
and
what
those
exhibits.
Look
like.
K
That
cindy
talked
about
the
work
on
the
facility
itself
to
accommodate
the
the
new
mission.
The
new
vision,
additional
community
engagement
will
be
happening.
Cindy
illustrated
a
little
bit
about
the
next
phase
and
when
we
start
to
get
into
exhibit
design
exhibit
building
even
prototyping
of
exhibit
community
engagement
is
going
to
be
part
of
that
along
the
way.
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that
the
new
watershed
and
whatever
that
and
whatever
form
that
takes,
is
reflective
of
what
we
hear.
K
The
input
that
we
get
from
a
diverse
group
of
of
community
members
and
and
that
will
be
has
been
and
will
continue
to
be
incredibly
important
to
the
work
that
we
do
not
only
that
we
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
not
just
about
the
exhibits.
It's
also
about
the
education.
The
way
that
we
provide
that
education
and
so
cindy
and
her
team
have
done
an
outstanding
job
already
of
of
continuing
to
develop,
build
train
around
new
programming
and
that
will
only
continue
to
grow.
K
We
want
to
make
sure
that
the
programming
we're
offering
at
the
watershed
matches
the
the
level
that
the
the
center
will
become
in
the
exhibits
will
become
as
well.
So
there
will
be
a
lot
more
work
to
come
as
far
as
developing
programming
that
engages
residents
community
members,
businesses
of
all
all
ages
and
diverse,
diverse
walks
of
life.
Two
two
major
dates
that
I
also
wanted
to
flag
for
the
commission
certainly
earth
day
coming
up
in
april
of
2022
for
earth
day
or
or
nearby.
K
We'll
have
some
early
design
concepts
out
there
we'll
have
some
early
watershed
space
concepts
out
there,
as
well
as
some
new
programming,
and
we
really
want
to
hear
from
the
community
about
where
they'd
like
to
see
this
go,
how
we
can
improve
how
we
can
do
better
what
they'd
like
out
of
their
new
watershed.
We
find
that
incredibly
important.
K
So
that's
so
that'll
be
a
in
april
of
this
year
as
a
way
to
really
kick
off
that
community
engagement
process
and
let
the
community
know
where
we're
heading
and
then,
as
cindy
mentioned
at
the
at
the
kind
of
end
of
that
timeline
that
she
shared
aiming
for
a
grand
opening
in
the
fall
or
winter
of
2023,
and
then
lastly,
you
know,
instead
of
ending
on
next
steps.
I
I
wanted
to
come
back
around
to
impact.
K
This
has
certainly
been
a
a
project
of
passion
for
certainly
cindy
and
myself,
but
also
one
that
we
believe
in
wholeheartedly.
We've
talked
a
lot
at
that
at
the
outset
of
this
work
that
you
know.
What
is
that
feeling?
What
do
we
want
people
once
they
go
through
the
a
new
watershed,
whatever
that
may
look
like
what?
What's
that?
K
What
do
we
want
them
to
take
away
and
where
we
landed
was
leave
feeling
connected,
informed,
inspired
and
hopeful,
and
so
we
just
we
threw
some
together
some
photos
that
that
really
reflect
that,
but
just
thinking
about
the
impact
that
the
watershed
could
have
going
forward.
As
cindy
mentioned,
educating
over
30
000
boiseans
every
single
year,
covid
was
standing
obviously,
but
around
the
impacts
around
the
climate
work
that
we're
doing.
We
know
that
that's
so
integral
to
how
we
meet
our
carbon
neutral
goals.
K
H
We
continue
to
become
that
that
national
leader
I
put
in
there
you'll
see
kind
of
the
middle
bottom.
This
was
several
years
ago,
but
this
was
a
group
of
water
management
professionals.
Internationally,
we
had
several
from
iraq.
I
believe
I
didn't
blow
that
up
too
large
because
for
the
mercy
of
steve-
and
I
because
steve
we
looked
quite
a
bit
younger.
There
was
only
several
years
ago,
but
I
kept
that
one
pretty
small,
but
that
goes
to
show
that
the
watershed
will
be
and
continue.
G
To
be
kind
of
that
beacon
for
how
boise
manages
our
water,
how
we
are
facing
climate
action
and
it's
incredibly
important
as
we
as
we
move
forward,
but
also
not
resting
on
our
laurels.
Continuing
to
to
bring
in
new
audiences
folks
that
have
never
been
engaged
with
the
watershed
have
never
been
engaged
with
climate
action.
That
will
be
our
call
to
continue
to
seek
and
bring
in
new
members
whether
it's
through
exhibits
through
programming,
new
age
groups,
folks
that
have
just
never
been
a
part
of
this
work
that
the
city
does.
G
K
Something
especially
around
our
climate
goals,
our
our
water
goals.
This
isn't
something
that
the
city
can
do
alone.
It
takes
the
community,
and
so
how
do
we
provide
really
meaningful
opportunities
for
the
community
to
gauge,
engage
with
us
and
then?
Lastly,
I
would
just
say
that
I
think
especially
around
climate
change
and
communicating
climate
change.
The
the
real
challenge
is
around.
K
You
know
it
can
sometimes
feel
pretty
nebulous
pretty
ethereal,
and
so
the
work
that
we
are
looking
at
moving
forward
with
is
real,
provides
an
opportunity
to
touch
to
feel
to
engage
with
the
the
climate
change
and
the
climate
impacts
that
we'll
see
here
in
boise,
and
it
makes
it
real
and
so
we're
we're
really
excited
for
kind
of
the
next
steps
and
the
process
forward.
So
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
to
to
wrap
up
our
presentation,
and
with
that
I
will
cindy
and
I
will
stand
for
any
questions
awesome.
K
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
update
that
presentation.
It's
really
exciting,
to
see
the
direction
that
we're
all
headed
with
this.
With
this
initiative,
I've
been
super
excited
to
be
involved
and
look
forward
to
supporting.
However,
I
can
in
the
future,
it's
really
invigorating
to
to
hear
how
far
we've
come.
So
far.
K
Any
questions
from
the
commission
check.
I
have
a
question
and
I'll
apologize
in
advance
if
a
child
comes
bursting
through,
they
seem
to
be
intent
on
following
me
around
this
evening,
so
I
saw
that
you
had
the
description
on.
You
know
where
the
funding
was
coming
from
the
general
fund
and
talking
about
partnerships
with
boise
state
and
other
educational
institutions.
What
sort
of
other
public-private
partnerships
have
been
explored
in
terms
of
funding
opportunities,
and
you
know,
having
had
some
experience
with.
F
F
Yeah
chair,
commissioner,
thank
you
for
that
question.
I
I
think
the
first
I'll
take,
maybe
the
second
part
of
that
question.
First,
we
we
rely
pretty
heavily
on
our
internal
team,
so
we
work
closely
with
the
project
management
team
here
at
the
city
of
boise.
Under
rob,
bow's
field
shop
and
in
fact,
rob
has
helped
us
quite
a
bit
with
and
they
are
engaged
with
all
of
our
major
cip
projects.
H
D
Started
in
in
really
in
collaboration
and
partnership
with
a
non-profit
organization,
the
challenge
that
I
think
we
ran
into
was
that
organization
kind
of
was
losing
engagement,
losing
focus,
but
there
was
this
body
of
assets.
Essentially,
you
know
exhibits
that
needed
to
be
repaired
and
replaced,
and
so
now
we
have
this
center.
That
really
needs
to
be.
F
D
Met
with
you
know,
the
the
library
we've
met
with
the
the
the
zoo
to
kind
of
explore
what
that
friends
of
model
looked
like
so,
partnerships
like
that
are
absolutely
on
our
radar
going
forward
and
we'll
absolutely
explore
all
of
those.
So
hopefully
that
answered
your
questions
and
cindy,
please
feel
free
to
offer
up.
If
I,
if
I
missed
anything,
yes,
I
will
just
add
the
current
nonprofit
is
actually
in
the
process
of
dissolving,
and
so
when
we
thought
about
how
they
brought
value
to
the
exhibits.
K
A
million
dollars
was
incredible
and
necessary
to
kick
off
the
watershed,
but
then
we
became
a
little
bit
hindered
by
their
funding
mechanism
because
the
exhibits
had
to
be
fundraised
for
one
at
a
time.
So
there
wasn't
a
possibility
of
doing
multiple
exhibits
or
even
repair
and
maintenance
and
pausing
and
doing
that
before
we
moved
forward
with
new
exhibits.
So
it
was
a
little
cumbersome
in
that
model.
E
H
B
I
just
was
really
glad
to
see.
I
saw
chris
taylor
from
the
boise
school
district
as
a
shout
out
to
chris
taylor
and
that
you've
got
some
teachers
in
there
that
I've
worked
with
a
lot.
So
I
was
really
glad
to
see
misha
smith,
aaron
stutzman,
and
then
it's
a
student
too.
That
was
really
exciting
that
you
had
a
student
on
there
gigi
from
from
the
watershed
action
team,
it
was
really
cool
to
see
that.
Thank
you.
B
Chair,
commissioner
ellis,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
yeah.
We.
We
really
appreciate
that,
and
certainly
invite
and
welcome
the
public
works.
Commissioner,
commissioners,
at
your
level,
involvement,
as
as
cindy
mentioned
earlier,
with
chair
gravatt,
and
certainly
welcome,
and
invite
you
all
to
be
as
engaged
as
you
would
like
to
be
in
this
project,
because
we
certainly
welcome
and
respect
your
input.
B
I
have
I
have
one
comment,
commissioner
me.
I
just
appreciate
the
the
level
of
detail
and
the
information
that
was
shared
today
in
all
of
the
presentations.
I
thought
they
were
all
exceptionally
well
done
and-
and
you
guys
always
do
a
great
job
on
that,
so
I
think
it's
a
high
bar
that
we've
come
to
expect
from
from
this
team
and
and
today
you've
certainly
met
that.
So
thank
you.
B
B
Getting
the
community
engaged
city
staff
city
government
can't
solve
the
climate
issue.
It's
got
to
be
a
community-wide
effort,
so
the
watershed
is
going
to
play
a
critical
role
in
that.
So
just
wanted
to
make
that
comment
on
the
financial
plan
that
or
the
budget
process.
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
little
more
information
on
that
and
heather's
always
done
a
good
job
of
framing
a
couple
things
for
me
as
a
director
when
we
go
through
a
budget
process,
it's
really
a
snapshot
of
that
particular
fiscal
year.
B
But
there
is
a
broader
context
and
heather
mentioned
that
we'll
be
sharing
with
you,
the
the
overall
financial
plan
and
the
cost
of
service
study-
and
I
just
want
to
spend
just
a
second
of
talking
about
those,
so
the
fiscal
year
budget
is
for
fy23.
The
financial
plan
really
is
that
bigger
picture
looking
out
over
the
next
10
years,
how
we're
going
to
fund
the
capital
improvements,
and
so
I,
the
analogy
that
heather
uses
and
I've
stolen
from
her-
is
really
trying
to
determine
the
size
of
the
pie.
B
B
I
would
be
remiss
if
we
didn't
add
that
commissioner
hilton
is
also
going
to
be
participating
in
the
geothermal
design
sprint.
I
know
I
know
john's
been
involved.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
recognize
that
she's
taking
the
time
out
to
help
us
on
that
as
well.
I'm
excited
about
it,
it'll
be
fun.
It
should
be
really
interesting.
It's
the
design.
Sprint
process
is
one
we've
started
using
at
the
city
and
one
that
we're
finding
to
be
really
effective.
B
H
B
H
A
city
you
know
the
bond
election.
If
the
bond
didn't
pass,
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
access
these
types
of
things,
so
this
will
be
a
very
low
interest
rate
loan
from
the
federal
treasury
from
epa
to
the
tune
of
272
million
dollars.
Based
on
some
preliminary
discussions,
we've
had
with
epa,
we
think
the
interest
rate
will
be
about
1.75.
H
Excited
for
for
staff,
for
the
success
of
that,
and
also
just
excited
for
the
community,
we're
one
of
only,
I
think,
around
70
cities
and
communities
that
have
been
awarded
since
2014
the
wifi
loan,
so
we're
working
with
epa,
we're
hoping
to
get
that
all
the
paperwork
finalized
the
application
finalized
in
the
coming
months,
we'll
provide
more
detailed
information,
obviously
to
the
commission
on
this.
But
I
just
wanted
to
share
that
good
news.
It's
it's!
H
H
H
No
specific
updates
from
the
director's
reports,
but
I'll
certainly
stand
for
any
questions
you
may
have
if
you've
reviewed
the
material-
and
there
was
anything
that
jumped
out
that
you'd
like
to
discuss
further
or
have
questions,
please
please
jump
in
awesome.
Any
questions
or
comments
from
the
commission.
H
Commissioner,
yes,
commissioner
ellis,
I
motion
I'd
like
to
raise
a
motion
to
adjourn
the
meeting.
We
have
a
motion
to
adjourn.
Do
we
have
a
second,
a
second
emotion
and
seconded
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion?
Please
indicate
by
saying
aye
aye
we
oppose
the
same
sign
hearing,
none
the
motion
carries
and
we
are
adjourned.
Thank
you,
everybody.