Public Works Department

Mission Statement

The mission of the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Public Works department is to empower the Coeur d’Alene tribal people and community through:

• The preservation of spiritual and traditional values;
• The building of safe and healthy communities;
• The encouragement of sustainable economic and community development;
• The exercise of tribal sovereignty;
• Generating and providing accurate and updated information;
• Facilitating public participation;
• Promoting educational and innovative planning concepts; and
• Developing regulatory guidelines to ensure our vision and mission.

Public Works Notices

Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

Public Transit and Human Services Transportation Coordination Action Plan

Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan

Staff

Public Works

Public Works Fax: 208.686.7219

Public Works Director	Jim Kackman	208.686.2066
Administrative Assistant	Mina Sepulveda	208.686.5611
Planning Technician	Lance Mueller	208.686.5702
Grants Management Officer	Robert Spaulding	208.686.6309
Grants/Contracts Coordinator	Trina Hendrickx	208.686.8803
Project Engineer	Jason Sholtz	208.686.5430
Project Coordinator	Ron Ruddell	208.686.2039

Roads Dept

Roads Fax: 208.686.1470

Roads Foreman	Bob Horlacher	208.686.2078
Road Maintenance Technician	Irvin Abrahamson
Road Maintenance Technician	Richard Williams

Public Works Goals

Administrative

• The Public Works Department will design and provide overall direction in tribal planning and development activities on the reservation.
• The Public Works Department will actively participate in the local, state, and federal planning and development environments.
• The Public Works Department will actively promote and incorporate appropriate public participation in planning and development activities.
• The Public Works Department will develop and establish comprehensive, system, area, and site plans; and necessary land use regulations and codes.

Objectives

• Add collect/information gathering such as GIS, IT, Finance, Facilities, etc.
• Identify key stakeholders within communities.
• Create monthly meetings with key stakeholders.
• Create communication to the public through the Tribal paper.

• Assign personnel to find out directions as to type of regulations:
• To regulate and control sprawl and/or density
• Use the Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) as an overall guide.
• Develop/update Transportation, utilities, assigns personnel to work on each plan.

1. Community Planner – Area Plans
2. EDA/Transportation Planner – System Plans
3. Economic Development Planner – Site Plans

Public Works

• The Public Works Department will coordinate the development and organization of infrastructure systems on the reservation, to include transportation, facilities, utilities, water, sewer, and solid waste
• The Public Works Department will develop and implement a zoning, building, and permitting process to address reservation needs.

Objectives

• Assign personnel to carryout goal; to make contact with utility companies; such as Idaho Power, Avista, Kootenai Electric, Verizon, etc.
• To force future development sites and planning for infrastructure.
• Mend relationship with cities.
• Find out the legal issues re: land-use controls
• Add subdivision

Economic Development

• The Public Works Department, in coordination with other programs and entities, will work to balance economic development and growth on the reservation, while preserving its’ cultural and rural character.
• The Public Works Department will work to establish quality jobs and services for tribal and community residents.
• The Public Works Department will identify and prioritize development projects consistent with community needs; and secure solid financial resources for timely completion of projects.

Objectives

• Decide where different types of growth should go.
• Select rural areas for development.
• Find the needs and wants in the Reservation that are not being met by business or government.
• Establish connection with each community’s chamber of commerce if one exists
• Research ways other tribes have done good E.D. while maintaining rural character.

Community Development

• The Public Works Department will work with the three (3) tribal communities (DeSmet, Plummer, and Worley) to identify and prioritize community improvement projects that will be compiled into community development plans.
• The Public Works Department will establish communication with community residents by conducting appropriate community meetings.

Objectives

• Begin conducting at least four (4) community meetings in Plummer, Idaho, and
• at least two (2) community meetings in Worley on a regular basis.

Data Collection and Organization

• The Public Works Department will collect demographic data to include housing, labor, population, employment, economic trends, education, income, and related information.
• The Public Works Department will establish a data base to include maps, as-builts, infrastructure and facility plans, comprehensive and system plans; codes, covenants, and land use regulations.
• The Public Works Department will establish parameters to ensure the integrity and quality of the demographic information collected; this information will be updated and made available to appropriate parties.

Objectives

• Preliminary data collection started.
• Know what GIS already has and plans to acquire
• Learn GIS
• Informal lunches (frequent)
• Have everybody specialize in knowledge of a couple of departments.

Public Works Department 2010 Projects

2011 PW Dept Projects