**SPECIAL MEETING** City Council 01/29/2026 05:30 PM 191 5th Street West, Ketchum, Idaho 83340

AMENDED AGENDA
1/26/2026 @ 4:08 PM

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CALL TO ORDER: By Mayor Pete Prekeges

ROLL CALL: Pursuant to Idaho Code Section 74-204(4), all agenda items are action items, and a vote may be taken on these items.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCILORS:

• 1.Public Comments submitted

CONSENT AGENDA:  

ALL ACTION ITEMS  - The Council is asked to approve the following listed items by a single vote, except for any items that a Councilmember asks to be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.

• 2.Recommendation to approve minutes of **Special Meeting** City Council, January 5, 2026 - City Clerk Trent Donat 

• 3.Recommendation to approve minutes of **Special Meeting** City Council, January 8, 2026 - City Clerk Trent Donat 

• 4.Recommendation to approve minutes of **Special Meeting** City Council/Strategic Session January 22, 2026 - City Clerk Trent Donat

• 5.Authorization and approval of the payroll register - Director of Finance Brent Davis

• 6.Authorization of disbursement of funds from the City's Treasury for the payment of bills - Director of Finance Brent Davis

• 7.Recommendation to receive and file Treasurer's Monthly & Quarterly Financial Reports – Director of Finance Brent Davis

• 8.Recommendation to approve Task Order 08 with Jacobs Engineering for final design services for First Avenue (Sun Valley Rd-5th Street) rehabilitation project – Director of Public Works Ben Whipple 

• 9.Recommendation to approve contract 26087 with McClure Policy, LLC for governmental relations services during the 2026 Idaho Legislative Session – City Administrator Jade Riley

• 10.Recommendation to approve Resolution 26-004 to approve appointments to various commissions and boards – Mayor Pete Prekeges

• 11.Recommendation to approve Resolution 26-005 of the City of Ketchum, Idaho, establishing the dates for all Regular City Council Meetings for 2026 - City Clerk Trent Donat
  + Affirm Budget Workshop - June 16, 2026 - 9 AM-1PM
  + Affirm Budget Hearing and Fee Hearing - July 23, 2026 

• 12.Recommendation to Right-of-Way Encroachment Agreement 27002 between the City of Ketchum and Macco Properties LLC at 215 Bald Mountain Rd Unit 2 - City Engineer Robyn Mattison

• 13.Request to Authorize Housing Department to Release Ownership and Preservation Program  Funds - Housing Policy & Program Strategist Rian Rooney

NEW BUSINESS:

• 14.Quarterly Mountain Rides check-in – Executive Director Wally Morgus 

• 15.Quarterly Sun Valley Economic Development check-in - Executive Director Harry Griffith and Mel Jackson

• 16.Recommendation to review and approve the Lot Consolidation Preliminary Plat Application for the ARCH Workforce Housing Project at 140 & 180 N Leadville Avenue - Senior Planner Abby Rivin

• 17.Briefing regarding proposed updates to City Code (Titles 1-4) - City Administrator Jade Riley

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

• 18.Idaho Code 74-206(1)(b) - To consider the evaluation, dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent & (f) - To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated.

ADJOURNMENT: