# Pocatello City Council Meeting 10 15 26

The Pocatello City Council meeting, held October 15, 2026 (the title date; metadata is timestamped October 16 UTC), approved consent-agenda items, including material claims for October 1–15, minutes, and the August treasurer’s report. The city’s financial dashboard reported $118 million in ending cash and investments and $133 million in revenues against a $154 million budget, with a large state shared-revenue payment still pending. The council approved a $1,433,753 base-bid contract with Suncor Construction and Materials for the Rainy Park levee setback and ecosystem enhancement work, the funded phase of a larger project. Suncor submitted the sole bid; funding includes a federal WaterSMART grant and local matching funds, including ARPA funds. The motion passed with one no vote, raised over future wetland maintenance. The council also approved a local professional-services agreement with Keller Associates and the Idaho Transportation Department for design services on Pole Line Road improvements, funded through Fund 70; no agreement amount was stated. Change Order No. 8 for the Center Street Railroad Bridge underpass, $97,299.25, was approved, with costs covered by existing project funding and no additional city payment required at this time.

The council held public hearings on the 2027–2031 CDBG consolidated plan and the proposed historic downtown urban renewal district. CDBG staff used an estimated annual entitlement of $350,000 for planning and said recommendations on agency funding would come to the council in January 2027; no funding decisions were made at this hearing. The urban renewal proposal described potential tax-increment-financed projects, including streetscape and sidewalk work, public-space improvements, property acquisitions, and bridge and trail improvements; the hearing ended without a vote. Staff also reported that the city had received a new lead-safety grant, following prior work on about 50 homes and a waitlist of more than 30, but no grant amount was given.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 16, 2026

### Sources
- [Pocatello City Council Meeting 10 15 26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaHFc841Ghc) - City of Pocatello - Community Media