This meeting of the Coeur d'Alene City Council was called to order at 7:03 PM on May 19, 2026. The council addressed several routine consent items, approved multiple contracts and purchases, and engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding a water service agreement for a property outside city limits. A significant portion of the meeting was devoted to a dispute over an email from the city attorney to council members concerning the police chief appointment process, which resulted in a decision to place the matter on the next agenda.
Mayor's Comments & Dispute Over City Attorney Email: Mayor Guggen announced the passing of former Mayor Donald E. Johnston and presented a video tribute. He then appointed Adam Kroger to the Arts Commission (approved by council). The mayor then read an email sent by City Attorney Randy Adams on April 16, 2026, to Council President Evans and Councilmember Sheckler, which the mayor characterized as an effort to undermine his authority regarding the police chief appointment. Councilmembers Evans, Sheckler, and Wood responded, defending the receipt of legal advice. The discussion became heated, with Councilmember Wood requesting a review of Council President Evans' role and the employment of the city attorney. The council agreed to table the matter and place it on the next agenda for a formal discussion.
H6: Water Service Agreement for 4176 East Potlatch Hill Road (Resolution 26-042): Director Kyle Marine presented a request from Virginia L. Tate for a water connection outside city limits. The property has a long history of seeking water service, including a prior contract from the 1980s. Ms. Tate testified that she had never seen the proposed good neighbor agreement dated May 19, 2026, and expressed frustration with repeated changes in terms. Council discussed the precedent of allowing service without annexation, the fire flow requirements, and the role of the East Side Highway District. After debate, the council voted to table the item for two weeks to allow Ms. Tate to provide her specific objections to the proposed agreement.
H5: Parking Restrictions on Wallace Avenue (Resolution 26-041): City Engineer Chris Bosley recommended establishing a two-hour parking restriction on the south side of Wallace Avenue between 1st and 2nd Street, with a 15-minute loading zone at 110 Wallace Avenue, at the request of property owner Jonathan Burns. Councilmember Kiki Miller expressed concern about setting a precedent without a comprehensive parking policy. The council approved the resolution and agreed to place a broader discussion of downtown parking on a future agenda.
Good evening. It's May 19th, 2026. This is a meeting of the Cordlane City Council, which I will call to order. Clerk will take the roll. Evans here. English. Here. Gabriel. Here. Miller. Kerr Scheckler. Here. Wood. Here. Very good. Item B is our invocation. We have John Pulsifer from Interfaith CDA doing our invitation. Please rise. Our father in heaven, we're grateful to be here to this evening for the city council meeting. We're grateful for this beautiful city that we live in. We're grateful for the mayor and for the council members for the time and the efforts that they put in to serve our city. We're grateful for our city staff and our first responders, and pray that each of these individuals will be blessed in their professional service and in their service to our community and in their in their homes and their family lives. We pray that as we meet together today that the council members and the mayor can have their their hearts filled with compassion and their minds filled with with wisdom, that they can carefully balance the decisions that they will have to take into account, and that they can make decisions that are uh for the best of the community and carefully weigh the the rights and privileges that uh each individual has in the matters that come before them. And we pray for this blessing in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. Thank you, John. Let's see. Christy, could you leave us in the pledge, please? One nation under liberty and justice. Thank you. So we have uh item D, which is amendments to the agenda. Does Council have any amendments to our agenda? Okay. We'll move on to item E, which is public comment. I have two people who've signed up on the public comment sheet. We have Virginia Tate. Good evening, Council. I was advised to sign up as I'm on the last agenda item this evening, but I am here for questions and later comment. Very good. Thank you. And the second person is Stephen Petrosky. Good evening, Council members. Ditto what she said. Very good. Thank you, Stephen. And Virginia. Um, or Jimmy, of course. Uh anyone else would like to make public comment. Very good. We'll move on to the next item, which is item F. Council announcements.