2019-10-08 Regular Meeting
C I T Y C OUNCI L R EGU L A R
M EET I NG AGENDA
C ity Council Chamber s
33 E ast B roadway Avenue
M er idian, I daho
Tuesday, O ctober 8, 2019 at 6:00 P M
1. Roll-C all Attendance
X A nne L ittle R oberts X J oe Borton
X Ty P almer Treg B ernt
X Genesis Milam L uke Cavener
X Mayor Tammy de Weerd
2. P ledge of Allegiance
3. Community Invocation
4. Adoption of Agenda - Adopted
5. Announcements
6. P roclamation
A. C rime P r evention M onth
7. F uture M eeting Topics - Public F orum (Up to 30 M inutes M aximum)
Si gni ng up pri or to the start of the meeti ng is required. This time i s reserved for the public to
address their el ected officials regarding matters of general interest or concern of public matters
and is not specific to an active land use/devel opment application. By law, no decisi ons can be
made on topics presented under this public comment section, other than the City Council may
request that the topic be added to a future meeting agenda for a more detailed discussi on or
action. The Mayor may also direct staff to further assist you in resolvi ng the matter following
the meeti ng.
8. Action I tems
Public Hearings for Land Use Applications follow this process: Once the Public Hearing is opened,
City staff will present their report. F ollowing the report, the applicant is allowed up to 15 minutes to
present thei r application. Members of the public are allowed up to 3 minutes each to address council
regardi ng the application. If a person is representing a l arge group such as a Homeowner's
Associati on, indicated by a show of hands, they may be allowed up to 10 mi nutes. Followi ng all public
testi mony, the applicant is then allowed 10 additional minutes to respond to comments. Once the
public hearing is closed, no additional testimony will be received.
The Ci ty Council may move to continue the item for additional informati on or vote to approve or deny
the item with or without changes as presented. The Mayor is not a member of the City Council and
pursuant to Idaho Code does not vote on public hearing i tems, unl ess to break a ti e vote.
A. P lanning D ivision P resentation and Discussion: AC HD P lans for
L ocust G r ove Rd., Victor y to O verland C ross-S ection
B. P ublic Hearing for C ity of M eridian B usiness Hours
C. P ublic Hearing for Hands F ree D riving O rdinance
9. O rdinances
A. F ir st Reading of O rdinance 19-1852: An O rdinance Adding
M eridian City C ode S ection 7-1-14, P rohibiting T he Use Of
Handheld Electronic M obile D evices While O perating A Vehicle;
Adopting A S avings C lause; And P r oviding An E ffective D ate –
First Reading Moved to October 15, 2019
B. O rdinance 19-1853: An O rdinance Amending T itle 10, Chapter 4,
M eridian City C ode, Adopting L ocal Amendments to S ection 307 of
the 2015 International F ir e C ode, Reg ar ding O pen B ur ning; and
P roviding an E ffective D ate - Approved
C. O rdinance No. 19-1854: An O rdinance Amending M er idian C ity
Code S ection 2-1-1C Allowing for Appointments for P artial Terms
for Commissioner s; Adopting a S avings C lause; and Providing an
E ffective D ate - Approved
10. F uture M eeting Topics
11. E xecutive S ession per Idaho S tate C ode 74-206(1)(f): To communicate
with legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal
r amifications of and legal options for pending litigation, or controversies
not yet being litigated but imminently likely to be litigated – Removed
from Agenda
Meeting Adjourned at 6:58 pm