HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-25E IDIAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING AGENDA
City Council Chambers
33 East Broadway Avenue
Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 6:00 PM
1. Roll -Call Attendance
X David Zaremba X Joe Borton
X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
X Genesis Milam X_ Luke Cavener
X Mayor Tammy de Weerd
2. Pledge of Allegiance by Evan Knapp
3. Community Invocation by Cope Adam w/ the Copper Cloud LDS Ward
4. Adoption of the Agenda Adopted
5. Consent Agenda Approved (Pg. 2-5)
A. Approve Minutes of November 5, 2014 City Council Special Meeting
B. Approve Minutes of November 12, 2014 City Council Workshop Meeting
C. Approve Minutes of November 18, 2014 City Council PreCouncil Meeting
D. Approve Minutes of November 18, 2014 City Council Meeting
E. Approval of Task Order 10460.e to Brown and Caldwell for the
"WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT" Project
for a Not -To -Exceed Amount of $72,183.00
F. Approval of Task Order 10521.a to CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for the
"WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PLC UPGRADE" Project for a Not -To -
Exceed Amount of $237,352.00
G. Approval of Purchase Order #15-0117 to Western States Automation for 16
Additional Rotork Actuators for the WWTP Aeration Basin Control Upgrade
Project in the Not -To -Exceed Amount of $82,862.00
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H. Approval of Purchase Order #15-0122 for New and Replacement Sensus
Water Meters to Ferguson Enterprises in the Not -To -Exceed Amount of
$788,621.00 Vacated from the Agenda
I. Professional Services Agreement for Wellness Services with Kristy
Swinney
J. License Agreement Between the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District and
the City of Meridian Regarding a Recreational Pathway Adjacent to the
Ridenbaugh Canal in Reflection Ridge Subdivision No. 3
K. Temporary Construction Easement for The Oaks - Harger
L. Sanitary Sewer Easement - The Oaks Gravity Sewer
M. Sanitary Sewer Easement - The Oaks Pressure Sewer Easement 1
N. Sanitary Sewer Easement — The Oaks Pressure Sewer Easement 2
O. Sagewood Subdivision Sewer Easement
P. Development Agreement for Approval: MDA 13-007 Medina Subdivision by
William & Mary Howell, Meridian Promenade P1, LLC and Jack in the Box,
Inc. Located Southwest Corner of S. Meridian Road (SH 69) and W.
Overland Road Request: An Amendment to the Existing Development
Agreement for Medina Subdivision to Remove the Requirement for
Conditional Use Approval of all Future Uses on Each Lot
Q. Development Agreement for Approval: AZ 14-008 Shallow Creek by Steve
Arnold Located Southeast Corner of N. Locust Grove Road and E. Franklin
Road Request: Annexation of Approximately 6.61 Acres from RUT in Ada
County to the R-15 (Medium High -Density Residential) Zoning District
R. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 14-012 Hill's Century
Farm by Brighton Investments, LLC Located 5340 S. Eagle Road Request:
Annexation and Zoning of 223.73 Acres with an R-8 Zoning District
S. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 14-014 Hill's Century
Farm by Brighton Investments, LLC Located 5340 S. Eagle Road Request:
Preliminary Plat Approval Consisting of 675 Building Lots, 47 Common
Area Lots and 1 Other (Elementary School) Lot on 221.8 Acres of Land
T. Final Order for Approval: FP 14-040 Scentsy Commons Subdivision by
Hot1, LLLP Located 3001 E. Commercial and 2701 E. Pine Avenue Request:
Final Plat Approval Consisting of Seven (7) Building Lots on 60.73 Acres of
Land in the I -L, L -O and C -G Zoning Districts
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U. Final Order for Approval: FP 14-042 Paramount Subdivision No. 28 by SCS
Brighton, LLC Located North Side of W. McMillan Road and East of N.
Linder Road Request: Final Plat Approval Consisting of 42 Single -Family
Residential Building Lots and Five (5) Common/Other Lots on 13.10 Acres
of Land in an R-8 Zoning District
V. Resolution No. 14-1033: VAC 14-006. A Resolution for the Vacation of the
two (2) 5 -foot wide Public Utility, Drainage, and Irrigation (PUDI) Easements
Located on the Common Lines between Lots 7 and 8, Block 1 of Spurwing
Rim Subdivision Located North of Chinden Boulevard and East of N. Jayker
Way in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 22, Township 4 North, Range 1 West,
Boise Meridian, City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
6. Community Items/Presentations
A. Discussion Regarding Child Care in Idaho by the IdahoSTARS Project (Pg.
5-10)
B. Republic Services: Grass Recycling Program Update Motion approved to
extend pilot program for one year. (Pg. 10-15)
C. Amended onto the Agenda: Discussion on Interchange Art (Pg. 15-21)
7. Items Moved From Consent Agenda None (Pg. 21)
8. Action Items
A. Public Hearing Continued from November 5, 2014: AZ 14-011 Jump Creek
by Northside Management Located Northwest Corner of N. Black Cat Road
and W. McMillan Road Request: Annexation of Approximately 86.06 Acres
from RUT in Ada County to the R-8 (Medium Density Residential) (64.63
Acres) and R-15 (Medium High -Density Residential) (21.43 Acres) Zoning
Districts Approved (Pg. 21-31)
B. Public Hearing Continued from November 5, 2014: PP 14-013 Jump Creek
Located Northwest Corner of N. Black Cat Road and W. McMillan Request:
Preliminary Plat Approval Consisting of 318 Single Family Residential Lots,
2 Multi -Family Lots and 42 Common Lots on Approximately 85.9 Acres in
the Proposed R-8 and R-15 Zoning Districts Approved (Pg. 21-31)
9. Ordinances
A. Ordinance No. 14-1632: An Ordinance (AZ 14-008 Shallow Creek
Subdivision) for the Annexation and Rezone of a Parcel of Land Being a
Portion of the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 of Section 17, Township 3 North, Range 1
East, Boise, Meridian; Establishing and Determining the Land Use Zoning
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Classification of said Lands from RUT to R-15 (Medium -High Density
Residential District); and Providing an Effective Date Approved (Pg. 31-32)
10. Future Meeting Topics None
Adjourned at 7:30 p.m. (Pg. 32-33)
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Meridian City Council November 25.2014
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:03 p.m., Tuesday,
November 25, 2014, by Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Keith Bird, Charlie Rountree, David
Zaremba, Joe Borton, Genesis Milam and Luke Cavener.
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Leslie, Perry Palmer, Robert Simison, Brian McClure and Dean Willis.
Item 1: Roll -call Attendance:
Roll call.
X David Zaremba X Joe Borton
X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
X Genesis Milam _X_ Lucas Cavener
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X Mayor Tammy de eerd
De Weerd: Good evening. I'd like to welcome you to the City of Meridian City Council
meeting. We always enjoy seeing our citizens in attendance and certainly on
Thanksgiving week. Usually people leave. So, thank you for choosing here to spend your
evening. For the record it is Tuesday, November 25th. It's three minutes after 6:00. We
will start with roll call attendance, Madam Clerk.
Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance by Evan Knapp
De Weerd: Item No. 2 is our Pledge of Allegiance. Tonight we will be led by one of our
Boy Scouts, Evan Knapp. Evan, if you will come forward and lead us in the pledge.
(Pledge of Allegiance recited.)
De Weerd: Evan, I'd like to offer you a City of Meridian pin for leading us tonight. And
good luck with your badge.
Item 3: Community Invocation by Cope Adam w/ the Copper Cloud LDS Ward
De Weerd: Okay. Item No. 3 is our community invocation. Tonight we will be led by
Cope Adam. He is with the Cooper Cloud Ward of the LDS church. If you will come
forward and I will ask everyone to join us in the community invocation or take this as an
opportunity for a moment of reflection. Thank you for joining us this evening.
Adam: You bet. Our kind and gracious Heavenly Father, we are, indeed, grateful for the
opportunity to meet as a community. We are grateful for this community in which we live,
for the beauty all around and grateful for the many opportunities it affords us. We ask for
thy Spirit to be here at this meeting that will lead and guide us in making tough decisions
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that will affect our lives, as well as those who live in our community. And we say these
things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
De Weerd: Thank you. And I, too, would like to offer you a City of Meridian pin and thank
you.
Item 4: Adoption of the Agenda
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Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Item 5, Consent Agenda. 5-H. This -- our staff has requested that that be
removed for further information. Under Item 6 has been a request for an Item 6-C to
discuss the interchange art. Item 5-13, the proposed resolution number is 14-1033 and
Item 9-A the ordinance number is 14-1632 and I, therefore, move that we amend the
agenda to add Item 6-C.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to adopt the agenda as amended, removing
Item H for -- to a later date and adding Item 6-C under interchange art. All those in favor
say aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES
Item 5: Consent Agenda
A. Approve Minutes of November 5, 2014 City Council Special
Meeting
B. Approve Minutes of November 12, 2014 City Council Workshop
Meeting
C. Approve Minutes of November 18, 2014 City Council PreCouncil
Meeting
D. Approve Minutes of November 18, 2014 City Council Meeting
E. Approval of Task Order 10460.e to Brown and Caldwell for the
"WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT"
Project for a Not -To -Exceed Amount of $72,183.00
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F. Approval of Task Order 10521.a to CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc. for
the "WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PLC UPGRADE"
Project for a Not -To -Exceed Amount of $237,352.00
G. Approval of Purchase Order #15-0117 to Western States
Automation for 16 Additional Rotork Actuators for the WWTP
Aeration Basin Control Upgrade Project in the Not -To -Exceed
Amount of $82,862.00
I. Professional Services Agreement for Wellness Services with
Kristy Swinney
License Agreement Between the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation
District and the City of Meridian Regarding a Recreational
Pathway Adjacent to the Ridenbaugh Canal in Reflection Ridge
Subdivision No. 3
K. Temporary Construction Easement for The Oaks - Harger
L. Sanitary Sewer Easement - The Oaks Gravity Sewer
M. Sanitary Sewer Easement - The Oaks Pressure Sewer Easement
1
N. Sanitary Sewer Easement — The Oaks Pressure Sewer Easement
2
O. Sagewood Subdivision Sewer Easement
P. Development Agreement for Approval: MDA 13-007 Medina
Subdivision by William & Mary Howell, Meridian Promenade P1,
LLC and Jack in the Box, Inc. Located Southwest Corner of S.
Meridian Road (SH 69) and W. Overland Road Request: An
Amendment to the Existing Development Agreement for Medina
Subdivision to Remove the Requirement for Conditional Use
Approval of all Future Uses on Each Lot
Q. Development Agreement for Approval: AZ 14-008 Shallow Creek
by Steve Arnold Located Southeast Corner of N. Locust Grove
Road and E. Franklin Road Request: Annexation of
Approximately 6.61 Acres from RUT in Ada County to the R-15
(Medium High -Density Residential) Zoning District
R. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 14-012
Hill's Century Farm by Brighton Investments, LLC Located 5340
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S. Eagle Road Request: Annexation and Zoning of 223.73 Acres
with an R-8 Zoning District
S. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 14-014
Hill's Century Farm by Brighton Investments, LLC Located 5340
S. Eagle Road Request: Preliminary Plat Approval Consisting of
675 Building Lots, 47 Common Area Lots and 1 Other
(Elementary School) Lot on 221.8 Acres of Land
T. Final Order for Approval: FP 14-040 Scentsy Commons
Subdivision by Hot1, LLLP Located 3001 E. Commercial and
2701 E. Pine Avenue Request: Final Plat Approval Consisting of
Seven (7) Building Lots on 60.73 Acres of Land in the I -L, L -O
and C -G Zoning Districts
U. Final Order for Approval: FP 14-042 Paramount Subdivision No.
28 by SCS Brighton, LLC Located North Side of W. McMillan
Road and East of N. Linder Road Request: Final Plat Approval
Consisting of 42 Single -Family Residential Building Lots and
Five (5) Common/Other Lots on 13.10 Acres of Land in an R-8
Zoning District
V. Resolution No. 14-1033: VAC 14-006. A Resolution for the
Vacation of the two (2) 5 -foot wide Public Utility, Drainage, and
Irrigation (PUDI) Easements Located on the Common Lines
between Lots 7 and 8, Block 1 of Spurwing Rim Subdivision
Located North of Chinden Boulevard and East of N. Jayker Way
in the Southeast'/4 of Section 22, Township 4 North, Range 1
West, Boise Meridian, City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho.
De Weerd: Item 5 is our Consent Agenda.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we adopt the Consent Agenda as amended.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to adopt the Consent Agenda as amended.
Madam Clerk, will you call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
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MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 6: Community Items/Presentations
A. Discussion Regarding Child Care in Idaho by the IdahoSTARS
Project
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discussion regarding child care in Idaho by the IdahoSTARS project. Yes. Thank you for
joining us this evening. If you will, please, state your name and address for the record.
Watson: Amanda Watson. I'm actually in Boise. I'm the communications contractor for
the IdahoSTARS project.
De Weerd: Well, Amanda, we will not hold that against you
Watson: Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you for joining us.
Watson: I happy to be visiting. Madam Mayor and Members of the Council, thank you for
allowing us to share with you updates and developments with the IdahoSTARS project
and discuss child care in Meridian. I'm helping the IdahoSTARS project manage their
advocacy and communication efforts throughout the state. I'm actually with Red Sky
Public Relations in Boise, if you're familiar with that agency, and part of the
communication strategy is getting leadership buy -in, which is why we are here tonight. If I
can figure out how to use this.
Holman: In the lower left-hand corner there should be left and right arrows. Can you see
them?
Watson: Yes.
Holman: You should be able to tap that and it should advance it with that pen.
Watson: Perfect. Okay. So, I'm going to talk a little bit about why child -- quality child
care matters. Ages zero to five are the most critical development years in a young child's
live. Actually, 90 percent of the brain develops during those years. Little known fact. And
quality learning or early learning translates directly into economic returns and societal
returns. You may have heard some of the statistics that people look at third grade reading
levels to predict incarceration rates and high wage states typically are those with a well
educated workforce and that is directly tied back to early child education. And, then, 60
percent of Idaho's young children are in some sort of child care. Some might be a facility
or it might be home care. It might even be a nanny situation, but that's 60 percent of
Idaho's children are in some type of child care. So, the state of Idaho's child care right
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now -- essentially, there are four major -- there is a little bit more, we can look at this from
high level four things, essentially, you have to complete in order to be a child care provider
in Idaho. They must complete four hours of training every 12 months to be a provider and
a provider is someone who provides care to seven or more children and at least one of
those families is paying them for that service. They must complete a background check.
Just be certified in first aid and CPR and, then, there must be a health and fire check of
their home or facility where ever they are providing care. Now, cities do have the option to
elect to elevate their own standards beyond that of the state, as long as they do meet the
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are eight cities in Idaho who have elected to elevate their standards of child care in Idaho
and I just want to introduce that opportunity to Meridian and see if that's something that
the Council -- you would be interested in possibly doing down the road. These are the --
these are the eight cities who have elected in some fashion -- they are all a little bit
different -- different is determined by the city, what's important to them. I know one of
Meridian's promises to the community is safety, so if that's something that from a child
care perspective you really wanted to elevate that standard in child care, have additional
safety checks in your child care providers, facilities or home care centers, perhaps that's
something you could elevate and we will talk about a few different other options here in a
minute. So, Ammon, Boise, Chubbock, Coeur d'Alene, Moscow, Lewiston, Pocatello and
Idaho Falls are the cities who have elected to elevate their standards in some way. So,
just mention that potentially safety is one of those -- one of those ways that you could
elevate or change the standard in Meridian. One of the ways that Boise has just recently
changed their standards I'm sure you have heard of is their physical activity and nutrition
standards and that's extremely important this day and age with more and more kids
participating on iPads and things like that. So, if that's something -- and currently at a
state level there are no -- there are no regulations or anything like that regarding screen
time or physical activity. Additional nutritional standards is a consideration. Also maybe a
plan for children with diverse abilities, if that's important to the city, and also you can
always implement additional training hours for staff and directors. So, if you think four
hours is not sufficient every year for professional development for child care providers in
Meridian you could always elevate that to an additional level. And, then, parent
involvement is another recommendation. So, how are your child care providers including
parents in their decisions and how are they communicating with them. I also just wanted
to talk about advocacy. We want to ask the Council to be advocates for quality child care.
The IdahoSTARS project -- part of what we do is once child care providers go through a
certain level of professional development and training, they go through what we call the
steps to quality and -- there is six steps and at step three get a STAR rating, which
indicates they -- in the eyes of IdahoSTARS are a quality program and to parents you can
look for that STAR and say, okay, they have met health and safety and educational
standards and hopefully we can encourage parents and communities to encourage the
quality choice. And I also want to encourage you to share the importance of early learning
with your communities and friends and family from just a personal level. So, how
IdahoSTARS can help the City of Meridian from a partnership level. IdahoSTARS, again,
is the leading expert in referral source for parents, so parents can call 211 -- the 211 line
and they won't recommend a specific child care provider, but what they will say is here are
the child care providers who are either enrolled in the steps to quality who are seeking
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STAR rating or here are the ones who are STAR rated or when you get to step six you're
nationally accredited, so we also have a list of those folks. We also have an enormous
calendar of training opportunities for child care providers. A lot of them are free. So, we
encourage people to take advantage of those if they can. And we are also the contracting
agency for any -- any new child care provider who wants to provide care. And, in closing,
just a reminder. My name is Amanda Watson, I work for Red Sky. We are the contracting
communications agency for IdahoSTARS. My contact information is here. If anyone has
any questions for me I would be happy to answer them. And, then, Beth Oppenheimer is
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Children. She is really leading the charge and the state on this effort and she can also
answer any questions you have if you're interested in pursuing any of these policies. And
I'm happy to answer any questions you might have now.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council, any questions?
Cavener: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Cavener.
Cavener: Thanks, Amanda. A couple quick questions.
Watson: Yes.
Cavener: Can you summarize right now -- what's the involvement of Meridian child care
providers? I mean are their child care facilities that are already doing some of this and, if
so, can you highlight some of those?
Watson: Yes. I don't have -- I, unfortunately, didn't bring a list with me right now, but this
summer -- earlier this summer we totally overhauled the steps to quality program, so that
it would be more inclusive, easier for child care providers to enroll. And, actually, what my
firm did at right around this time last year was we did a series of focus groups with child
care providers and what we heard is some of the application process was cumbersome,
so they did a big overhaul of the system and so right now it's right at the beginning of
people starting to get back involved with the steps to quality, but they are Meridian child
care providers and I would be happy to sent that to you.
Cavener: I'd like to see that.
Watson: Yeah. I would be happy to send that to you tomorrow.
Cavener: Okay. Madam Mayor, a couple follow ups?
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
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Cavener: When you talk about additional education hours, what are these -- what have
these other municipalities done? Have they all adopted a uniform amount of hours? Is
it --
Watson: No.
Cavener: Maybe you can give me a little bit of information about what some of those
other cities are doing.
Watson: So, as far as additional training, Coeur d'Alene I know, just off the top of my
head, has eight hours of additional -- or of training per year and so that is an additional
four, rather the state standard of four and it's really up to the cities of, you know, looking at
how many families are being served and you can see -- you know, I think that's probably
up to the Council in knowing their community and what -- what you think is probably best,
but -- and off the top of my head eight is the number I know just from Coeur d'Alene, so --
but those numbers are available on the -- the site is 211idaho.gov for the -- the state
standards of child care and, then, all of the city cites, the eight that I mentioned in my
presentation, they have all of their standards on their websites as well.
Cavener: Okay. Thank you.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mrs. Milam.
Milam: Amanda, I'm very -- I'm familiar with this program as I utilize it --
Watson: Oh, great.
Milam: -- when I was putting my son -- looking for a day care for my son and I made sure
that it was a STARS program that I put him in. So, that was wonderful information to
have, that list. One of the things that you mentioned was additional safety checks.
Watson: Uh-huh.
Milam: What is the -- what is the mandatory state safety checks now?
Watson: There is kind of a list and it's a little bit ambiguous, but they make sure that you
have clean food prep stations and they make sure that kids are washing their hands
throughout the day. But if you wanted to -- if you wanted to elevate safety checks, you
could increase the number of safety checks every year, because they are -- there is just
one done every year and sometimes they are done sporadically. So, if safety is really
important to you, you could also do additional like play structure safety checks. I mean
whatever you wanted to do -- whatever is important, because I know that's a focus for the
City of Meridian. It's fairly focused on health I would say. The health and safety
component. It's your typical wash your hands, have a safe, clean and make sure the --
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you know, there is no weaponry or glass or anything like those type of things, so when
they do a normal walk through of a facility -- but you could always elevate that, you know,
and I don't know what that would look like for the city, but it might be different for Meridian.
De Weerd: What have other communities found the additional impact has been on staff or
the cost of compliance checks and --
Watson: Well, some of these are quite new. Some of these adoptions are quite new. But
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project does offer incentives for providers to go through and seek additional training. So,
if a provider is very invested in professional development, just speaking about that
component right now, they can -- they can get scholarships to -- to further their
professional development and that would offset the cost quite a bit for that provider. So,
they wouldn't be paying necessarily for their whole staff to go through all of these --
trainings and programs. That's one element of Idaho STARS is they offer incentives for
providers to do those training.
De Weerd: So, it's all voluntary.
Watson: It's all voluntary, yes. Uh-huh
De Weerd: Thank you. Any other questions? Mr. Zaremba
Zaremba: Mayor, if I may. This is similar I think to some of the questions that have been
asked, but explain a little bit about enforcement. If you have care facilities that are falling
below even the minimum requirements, I would assume the state has some enforcement
and who -- if a city has additional stuff, who enforces that?
Watson: So, the STARS project is responsible. It's actually a collaborative project
through University of Idaho, Idaho AEYC, the Association for Education of Young
Children, and the Department of Health and Welfare. So, Health and Welfare does do the
random check -ins and every year IdahoSTARS has -- we are broken off into districts, so
on the website you can see the districting maps and every one of those districts has a --
I'm sorry, I keep hitting these mikes. Every one of the district maps has a representative,
so that's the person -- that's the contact person for all child care providers in that region
and they make check -ins, they make stops, they try to make sure everything is kosher, so
-- and if it's -- if it's implemented by the state, then, IdahoSTARS is definitely a partner in
that. I'm sure that it would have to be a conversation with the program itself without --
depending on exactly what you decided to change. I'm sure it could be woven into the
checks, depending on how elaborate the changes were. I just -- I'm hesitant to make any
promises right now, but I'm sure that that's part of what's woven in as far as the checks to
quality goes. So, they go in and check to make sure that their STAR rated providers are
reaching all of those steps to quality, so when a city makes a decision to elevate their
standards as well, it's a collaborative approach.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
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De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Amanda, I take it, then, that the Idaho Welfare -- Health and Welfare is the sole
source of income for IdahoSTARS; is that right?
Watson: They are the funding, yeah. Uh-huh.
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presentation and at some point we will look at -- if Council would like a follow-up.
Watson: Okay. Great. Thank you all so much.
B. Republic Services: Grass Recycling Program Update
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. Item 6-13 is through Republic Services. Thank you for
joining us this evening.
Kline: Sure. Thank you for having me. Good evening, Madam Mayor, Council. My name
is Rachel Kline. I'm with Republic Services. 2130 West Franklin in Meridian and I am
here tonight in this really cold weather to give you a grass recycling update, which is kind
of funny as winter hasn't hit, but all the leaves are frozen and the grass is already dying.
But this -- we are 15 months into the pilot program that we launched here in Meridian and
customer numbers have fluctuated between five and six hundred participants in this
program and they are all paying 7.95 a month for this and with that they can put their
grass out at the curb and we take it out to the McGurdio place, which is south -- okay. Let
me get this right. Locust Grove and Lane Hazel I think. Hopefully I got that right. It's
unincorporated Ada County, but a Meridian address, and if you guys remember last year
the McGurdio family came in to introduce themselves and they would be happy to give
you a homestyle update as well. They just wanted to let you know that they enjoyed
coming and with this, though, this year the idea was that we would collect the grass and
the ensile it. We take it down to the McGurdio's pit. They actually dug a nice asphalt lined
pit and they were tarping it. They got a fair amount of grass. It wasn't the volume that
they were hoping for and so what they did was they mixed it with the dry corn cobs off
their farm, because the grass itself was really wet, so they got to it quickly and they -- they
split it, they did some mixing with corn cobs and did feed it as cattle feed and the rest they
land applied to some nutrient poor ground that they are hoping to bring into farm ground.
It sounds like they may need a few applications before -- there is some pretty nutrient poor
ground down there. So, what we would like to do tonight is ask you to extend the pilot
another year and for a couple of reasons. One, I know it's a small number of accounts, it
would be easier for us to continue billing them, versus MUBS. It's a big undertaking to ask
to add anything to that. The second is we are looking at organic collection. We are just
toying with it. I shouldn't say we are toying with it. We actually are finishing the -- with
organics collection, which is pretty exciting. Here in the valley looking at a regional
organics program and with that some cities are interested in making it part of their general
suite of services and for the customers in Meridian it would certainly be an option, we
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would love to talk to you more about it once we have the numbers finalized and a timeline
that are scripted out, but the -- certainly if that's the way we went, we would love to roll the
grass only customers into a full green waste program. Or, actually, it would be organic.
So, it would be any cooked food, produce scraps from the house, as well as yard debris.
So, grass, tree limbs, things like that. So, woody debris. Shrubs. So, it would be a real
enhancement of the current service to add that here in Ada County. So, we are looking --
we are finalizing those numbers now. It would entail bringing in a fair amount of
equipment, so it's a ways out, but the customers that we have there who are participating
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organics program will be allowed to once it's available at the curb. So, with that -- you
know, we still have -- the numbers have fluctuated. Right now it is a year around
program, so all the customers with grass only carts were notified and they are now
collecting leaves in carts. Actually, that finished Friday. So, leaf collection with snow. So,
it's not as productive this year as we were hoping, but people can bring their leaves once
they thaw to the transfer station until December 13th and, then, again, they can drop them
off when they drop off their trees. So, once you find, the residents here are welcome to
bring them to transfer station. So, with that I'm happy to answer any questions about the
grass program.
De Weerd: Thank you, Rachel. Any questions from Council?
Cavener: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Cavener.
Cavener: I have got a few questions, Rachel. You get so excited about clipped grass
Kline: I know. It's the little things.
Cavener: But walk me through a little bit about pricing. So, it's 7.95 --
Kline: Uh-huh
Cavener: -- if someone wants to sign up for it. How does that compare to -- if someone
wants to just add a secondary bin?
Kline: Significantly more. So, it's -- a second cart is around two -- we just approved rates
in October. I want to say it's maybe $2.20, somewhere right around there, for a second
trash cart. Yeah. Second cart in general. So, this is a cart that really people are opting
in, because they -- they want this type of service. We had a demand out there and this
just answers that specific demand.
Cavener: During the months that it's -- that you're collecting trash, do you still collect at
the 7.95 rate or do you drop it down to a secondary bin rate?
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Kline: No. It's just our -- it's year around. So, they can use it for grass and, then, leaves
and, then, trash and it's the same flat rate. It's really hard from a utility billing standpoint to
jog those rates around. I assume it is. We don't do the billing, but it seems very
complicated. I would say that that's part of it, but also what we look at was the annual
cost and we just broke it out over 12 months with the annual cost. So, some months you
use it as trash, some leaves, but those costs remain flat throughout the year.
Cavener: Mayor, a couple follow ups. You mentioned that -- would the city handle the
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Kline: Right. Right. So, we -- we have a lump sum right now. That's what I'm saying.
We have a lump sum that we bill. We divide it over 12 months. But if it becomes
franchised it would remain the same. So, that's why we asked to extend the pilot another
year. We did talk to utility billing about this and it would -- the billing would be the same.
It wouldn't fluctuate based on content of the cart. It would just be that cart designated for
that annual service.
Cavener: Okay. In your opinion what's -- what's impacted the volume? You said that it's
fluctuated. What has caused people to -- what's the underlying issue why they have
signed up and what's the reason why they have left?
Kline: Okay. So, I have two questions. So, sign-ups is -- we started late last year when
the grass had -- we were able to -- had authorization to start the program in August, so as
people's lawns were getting kind of crispy and people were less interested in recycling
grass, because they wouldn't have a full cart.
Cavener: I'm sorry. August of --
Kline: Of 2013.
Cavener: Okay.
Kline: Sorry. So, we -- we had kind of a soft launch then and we started just a couple
customers that were on waiting list. This spring we ramped up to maybe 550, close to
600, and, then, we did see that number start to taper off this fall and a lot of it is just what
were you saying, people were saying, okay, I'm not going to use this cart -- I'm not going
to need this service, so go ahead and take it away. So, they may sign up again come
next spring, which was what we were trying to avoid by having a year around option for
the cart, but definitely the tapering off has come with the fall -- the cold weather.
Cavener: Madam Mayor, maybe one more question if I can. Thanks. I like how you used
the word pilot and I think that, you know, when you look at pilots you have got to identify
the things that have been successful and find ways to overcome those pieces that maybe
aren't so successful and for me when looking for an update, those are the things that I'm
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hoping to hear from. So, what are the things that Republic is really proud about this
program and are the things that you guys are looking to improve on?
Kline: Okay. You're -- you're good.
Cavener: Sorry.
Kline: You must be a teacher in your off hours. So, the things that we were -- we knew
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we were not imbedding this -- it had to be a stand-alone program and so based on that --
on it being a stand-alone program, we knew the cost was high. That price is something
we would love to move down. The more people who participate in it the lower the price
will be, just because you have more people sharing that core cost -- the core cost. We
were hoping for a much larger volume and what we found this past year was the people
would put their carts out every week for collection and they would be half full. You know,
they wouldn't be full to the rim. So, we estimated volumes based on full carts at the curb
and we didn't get full carts, we got, you know, half full, third full, sometimes people were
on vacation, they didn't put them out at all, so the -- based on the number of participants
the volume that we brought in was much lower, which didn't justify the testing on the back
side. So, it would have been expensive to test a very small quantity, so we had to shift
kind of mid -- midstream by probably July of this year we knew -- Mike McGurdio said we
don't have a large enough batch to warrant the expense of testing all this for cattle feed,
because it's so small and we would have to be starting over with a new batch in this next
year, so we will need to add to it or -- I mean -- and, then, he ran some tests. So, he
mixed it with -- like home trials, that's not chemical testing in a lab, but he mixed it with
corn -- dry corn cobs to absorb some of the moisture and to see if the cows would eat
them. So, he just had some of his cows try that diet of the grass and the corn cobs and
they did, you know, they will eat tortillas, so they will eat just about anything we found.
So, I think that, you know, we would probably let people switch cart sizes to -- you know,
to a smaller size cart, not -- right now we have the 65 and the 95. We would make the
smaller cart an option. Not everyone has a huge lawn and not everybody filled it. You
know, definitely work on getting the price point lower and now that same group of
customers really has been anxious to get a full organics program and that's why we said
let's see if we can stretch this another year and, then, you guys would just roll that same
cart into a full organics program. The upside of a full organics program that takes yard
debris, in addition to grass we take, you know, shrubs and cooked food and -- and, you
know, produce scrap and things like that, is that that would allow a lot of people to move
down a cart size, you know, for trash, because here the cart rate varies based on how
much you're putting out. So -- so, that's why we are hoping to get that in place and
enhance it, because I think that it could stay at this level for a long time with maybe, you
know, five to seven hundred customers if we didn't do something different.
Cavener: When you say the five to seven hundred -- I understand the residents of Boise
and Eagle are also participating, so is it 500 Meridian --
Kline: Uh-huh.
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Cavener: --households or --
Kline: Right. So, we have -- I didn't look at the numbers as of today, but between, you
know, right around 500 in Meridian and the other communities are -- have slightly fewer
participants.
Cavener: Price point the same?
Kline: Yeah. Yes. The same.
Cavener: Okay. Thank you.
Kline: There is one truck that services kind of the whole valley, so -- any other questions?
De Weerd: No. Thank you. I think it's exciting that the first year saw success and as we
continue to work with it -- I'm sure you have a huge advocate in Molly that's probably out
there beating the bushes to -- to grow the program. I know we appreciate the work by
SWAC and I see our chair is in the audience. Thank you, Steve, for being here. Anything
further from Council?
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I believe she wanted --
De Weerd: Yes, she does. An extension.
Bird: -- an extension for another year for that pilot and I would make a motion that we
agree to extend the pilot program through 2015.
Rountree: Second.
Milam: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to extend this pilot project for another year.
Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Thank you. Have a happy Thanksgiving.
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Kline: Thank you.
C. Amended onto the Agenda: Discussion on Interchange Art
De Weerd: Okay. Item 6-C is discussion on the interchange art and I will turn this to
Robert.
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to you earlier a month or so ago about moving forward with doing the interchange art,
which was removed at the end of the budget year last year. What I have -- thanks to the
work of Brian McClure, he's been working with the contractor on the interchange to come
up with options for the interchange art, trying to stay true to the original design, but also
value engineering something to get the best work and fill that are there. So, our
conversation today is just to get some of your feedback on the options and to provide you
some cost information on what it might be, with the hopes of coming back to you next
week with a budget amendment for the amount, so that we can move forward. We are at
a point where we -- we will have to make a decision on whether or not to do this for certain
with a budget amendment, otherwise, we will miss our window with the interchange
construction occurring. So, you're getting some handouts that are there and I will just
move -- show you the information here. We will go ahead and start with the -- what's
called the short design pattern. You can see it just doesn't go all the way across the entire
interchange and it has the basic design elements of what you originally saw when this
process came through most recently with the sun, mountains, the birds, and the streams
of air. So, this has been value engineered with Brian to try to be the most cost effective
for a variety of reasons. The questions that you really are going to have today are do you
-- shall we do a short or long and, then, also if you have a preference on material type
and, of course, shorter is less than longer and material type varies as well in cost. And
with that we, basically, kind of have four different price points in what we are prepared to
discuss with you here today. I'm just going to start with the short one. If we do a stainless
steel powder coated -- and that's what the -- is going to be similar to what the fence is
going to be. The fence will be powder coated. And I also just want to mention that this
was done also with maintenance in mind. We were trying to say what's going to be the
least to maintain, because maintenance, obviously, adds cost. So, the powder coating the
stainless steel it -- the stainless steel is not as -- it's a thinner stainless steel, but the
powder coating will help it last longer and the thought is, since the fence is going to be
powder coated, by the time the fence might need to be repaired or replaced or maintained
at the same time, that the art would also, in theory, be at the same time as well with their
both being powder coated. The other thing is to go with an uncoated stainless steel look
and -- but that is going to be a more expensive metal that's mixed with something to keep
some of the corrosion down. So, again, less maintenance. But what we don't have is how
long until that may or may not be maintained via both of those options. So, what you have
here is you have a base estimate of 33,000 and 41,000. The projected increase -- Brian
has been working directly with the fence manufacturer for specific costs. As you go
through the change order process with ITD, we have been told we can inspect up to a 30
percent increase just through that process. We don't know that for a fact, but that's what
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we are anticipating at this point in time, which gives you a total of 44 and 55 for the short
version to look at. Similarly, if you look at the long version -- and the colors are there if we
paint it and powder coat it you could do that color that you saw, the yellow or some other
coat. This is meant to be -- show more of a stainless look in that version. But you can do
the full in the powder coat as well, you know, there is -- it doesn't matter from that
perspective. Here you can see the cost of 47 as a base for the powder coat, 58 for the
untreated, which gives us a rough cost of 62 versus 77 if we were to go to the full,
untreated, stainless steel version. So, that's really all -- that's really all I have from the
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And for that I'd open up to any questions from myself or to Brian, because he's really the
expert here.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Robert, if we are powder coating, why aren't we using stainless steel and powder
coating -- it's very successful to stay on -- and I don't know how thick the stainless steel is
or -- they are using or anything, but I would think there would be another cheaper material
that we could use and the powder coat, once it's baked on there or shot on there isn't
going to -- isn't going to -- isn't going to go off. In fact, it's hard to even chip off and
would think that would lower our cost quite a bit and my opinion, between the two of them,
I like the shorter version -- not only do I like the price, but I think that longer version is
awful, awful busy. I think it's too much. Where I think the shorter version is right. That's
my two cents worth. Brian can answer a couple of the questions that you asked.
McClure: Madam Mayor, Councilman Bird, the metals are recommended by the fence
contractor. The reason stainless steel is being used is because it's a similar metal to
what's being used in the fencing. If we went with something like aluminum, which is
lighter and cheaper, it's called a dissimilar metal and it causes the other metal to rust
faster and so there is -- there might be some other ones, but these are the ones they work
with most frequently and are kind of proven, so --
Bird: Follow up, Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Bird: Brian, you're telling me, then, the fencing is going to be stainless steel?
De Weerd: Yes.
Bird: Powder coated.
McClure: It's stainless steel and it is powder coated, yes.
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Zaremba: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Is the powder coating all the way around on both sides -- back side and
everything? It's not just front surface; right?
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McClure: Are you referring to the artwork or the fence?
Zaremba: The artwork.
McClure: Well, in both cases it's yes.
Zaremba: Okay.
McClure: It would be basically dipped.
Zaremba: Good. Well, I also would state a preference. I think the shorter one stands out
much better. The long one actually isn't -- doesn't pop to me as much as the short one
does. You really visualize that as a piece of art. So, I would like the short one and
certainly like -- now that I have seen it -- the yellow or gold color. If the fence is going to
be black or a dark gray and the cement is going to be a grayish color, I think the yellow or
gold color just really makes it pop and makes it memorable. So, I'm -- I will go for short
and gold.
Cavener: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Cavener.
Cavener: Robert or Brian, when this project was first proposed a couple years ago what
was the estimated cost at the time, do you guys recall?
Simison: Madam Mayor, Councilman Cavener, there was never an estimated cost. We
never got this far into the discussion. Last year when -- based on some very rough stuff
when we pulled it out of the budget we were expecting at least a hundred thousand was
what the anticipated budget amount was going to be.
Cavener: Okay. And since we are in the business of offering our two cents, to no
surprise I disagree with the previous recommendation. I like the long version. I think it
welcomes to our community. I'm impartial on color. You know, I think the -- the gray
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would stand out well against the black fencing. I think the gold would stand out. I wouldn't
have any issues. But that's just my two cents as well.
De Weerd: Yeah. You just wanted to prove Robert right. We were just going to bring
one, so we wouldn't have a three -three discussion.
Rountree: You can break a tie.
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Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I do prefer the gold color. I like both versions. I think that the long version is more
grand and it is kind of like an open door. But I like both of them as far as that goes. But in
reference to what Councilman Bird said, I still -- it seems that having -- looking into a
different type of metal, if it is less -- if it saves a lot of money, whether it's aluminum or the
fence is some kind of steel, well -- but we are being sold stainless steel that's coated, it
seems like a waste of money when it could be some type of steel also -- maybe
galvanized steel or, you know, something else -- if it's going to be coated and totally
covered, I don't think that that really matters or would make something rust. So, I kind of
-- I do kind of question that -- that -- I don't know if it's a salesperson or, you know, the
company that's doing it or -- but I do kind of have a question about that with them.
Thanks.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I actually do prefer the shorter version. I think it is less busy. I'm not sure --
I'm not sure I follow the long version across bridge. I'm not particularly found of the gold
color. Not that I dislike gold, but it's going to get dirty. So, the lighter you get the more
debris it's going to retain, if you will. Splashing across the bridge and et cetera. So, I'd
caution on the light colors.
De Weerd: Even the stainless, Mr. Rountree?
Rountree: The stainless -- if you went with the stainless it's -- it's going to do what it does,
it's going to corrode to some degree and that could maybe be helped along with some
chemical applications, but I understand the reason why the stainless. You don't want
electrolysis to occur and the corrosion on the fasteners and have that art fall off on the
traffic. Nor does the state.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
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De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: The electrolysis should go away once you powder coat it. We have -- I helped bring
powder coating to Boise, Idaho, with -- in the aluminum industry and I have never seen -- I
have never seen powder coating wear off if it's applied rightly and once it's coated there is
no -- there is no way you can get electrolysis and, besides, stainless steel and aluminum,
if you used aluminum, will not do electrolysis. Now, if you used a galvanized that would if
they got together -- if they got -- over 30 or 40 years it could have some problems there,
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Simison: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, here maybe might be my suggestion,
because, you know, we can take these comments back and Brian can work with the fence
company and see what the options are. We were provided aluminum costs on this, which
is cheaper, but they didn't provide us the cost of what it would take to make it effective in
terms of powder coating or whatnot. But what I'm hearing right now, based on the
information is approximately 55,000 dollars would meet the minimum expectations of what
I'm hearing from Council and what I would propose is us bring back a budge amendment
for that amount next week where we can continue to work with the company on the
options based upon what we have heard.
De Weerd: I think tonight we just need to know if we -- we want to move forward and we
can bring the budget amendment next week to solidify the direction and perhaps the tie I
need to break.
Simison: And that amount would be for the short version -- a short design that would be
fully treated with stainless steel. That would be our highest cost that we have seen of 55
for that type as a maximum and, hopefully, would be less as we work with the company.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I for one think go ahead and work, bring it back. Fifty-five -- not to exceed 55,000. 1
would be fine with that.
Simison: And what I have -- I know that others have asked me to ask for more, just to
make sure that we have contingency. I'm fine with 55. If we find out for some reason that
those change orders go up more I will be back based on that information once we get it to
the right point, but I think that's where we would want to start.
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Borton.
Borton: Robert, you made a comment -- remind me if my recollection is correct. Was
there an item for this expenditure in our -- in our budget plan that we adopted in August?
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Simison: No, there was not. It was initially something that was being proposed, but
based on where we were in the budget process it was never brought forward for
consideration --
Borton: Okay.
Simison: -- at that point in time, so --
Borton: It wasn't in the binder -- I thought I recall like seeing it and, then, it went away.
Did it even get into the binder and the discussion -- maybe not in the discussion, but the
preliminary budget that was going to include this cost, but, then, in the conclusion of the
budget was removed?
Simison: To my knowledge it never made it into the binders. There was initial
discussion --
Borton: Okay.
De Weerd: There was an initial discussion. We didn't know the direction that Council
would go on a couple of different items and because we did have the savings we did set
that money aside. It is not earmarked for any particular expenditure.
Borton: Okay. Madam Mayor, do we have a tie? Is it three two or -- I support what
makes it three three.
Simison: I have only heard one -- I have only heard one person for the long version at this
point.
Milam: I like the long version.
Borton: Then I like the long version.
Bird: It's a generation difference. The three youngsters and --
Milam: I think that it's going to be there for 40 years. I'm just saying.
Cavener: And being that we are a community of young families, I'm just saying --
Bird: Don't forget us old --
De Weerd: Well, I'm just saying the shorter version is less expensive and more
affordable, so --
Simison: Thank you.
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De Weerd: I think, Council, you have given direction to come back next week with a
budget change order not to exceed a 55,000 expenditure, so that gives staff some
parameters and when it comes back as the short version, powder coated, that's what we
will have. Unless you want to expend more. Okay. So, we will have that discussion next
week. And we will look for your -- your motion and -- yeah. Unanimous would be nice.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
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Milam: Though if we could get a less expensive metal, powder coated to not rust --
Cavener: Same price point --
Milam: We could get those longer ones for the same price as the shorter one.
De Weerd: Staff will come back with whatever options can fit within the price parameters.
Without any design change or -- so anyway. They have enough information to go on.
Item 7: Items Moved From Consent Agenda
De Weerd: There were no items moved from the Consent Agenda.
Item 8: Action Items
A. Public Hearing Continued from November 5, 2014: AZ 14-011
Jump Creek by Northside Management Located Northwest
Corner of N. Black Cat Road and W. McMillan Road Request:
Annexation of Approximately 86.06 Acres from RUT in Ada
County to the R-8 (Medium Density Residential) (64.63 Acres)
and R-15 (Medium High -Density Residential) (21.43 Acres)
Zoning Districts
B. Public Hearing Continued from November 5, 2014: PP 14-013
Jump Creek Located Northwest Corner of N. Black Cat Road and
W. McMillan Request: Preliminary Plat Approval Consisting of
318 Single Family Residential Lots, 2 Multi -Family Lots and 42
Common Lots on Approximately 85.9 Acres in the Proposed R-8
and R-15 Zoning Districts
De Weerd: Item 8-A is under Action Items. It's a public hearing continued from November
5th on AZ 14-011 and Item 8-B is a public hearing continued also from November 5th on
PP 14-013. 1 will turn this over to staff. Oh, well, we have got the --
Freckleton: They brought me off the bench.
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De Weerd: Okay.
Freckleton: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this item, as you stated, was
continued from your previous meeting. A brief recap of the application. It is an application
for annexation of 86.06 acres with the R-8 and R-15 zoning districts and preliminary plat
was also submitted concurrently consisting of 318 building lots, two multi -family lots and
42 common lots on approximately 85.9 acres of land. The overall gross density in the
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designation. Per Council's direction at the November 5th hearing the applicant was to
provide supplemental documentation addressing the following concerns of the Council.
Item number one was high groundwater in the vicinity. Item number two was the timing
for the construction of the five foot wide detached sidewalk adjacent to North Black Cat
Road and number three was to provide more details related to the future multi -family
development and incorporating the proposed multi -family developments within the
marketing materials of the Jump Creek project. Following that meeting staff did meet with
the applicant and their geo tech engineer and civil engineer to discuss the aforementioned
items. Based upon the discussions the applicant has provided the additional information
for Council's consideration and those things should be in your packets. Item number one,
the applicant has provided a sample of elevations and pictures for the multi -family portion
of the development. Item number two. The applicant has consented to the sidewalk
construction, interim and permanent, with the first phase of the development and timing
for the construction per the recommendations of the commission. Item number three, that
applicant has agreed to disclose the multi -family development as part of the overall
marketing scheme for the Jump Creek development. And item number 4, the applicant
has provided a separate memo detail -- detailing the meeting outcome with staff and the
recommended measures going forward for monitoring groundwater levels on the property
and recommendations for eliminating water in crawl spaces in the future. We do have
several people here tonight to speak to this. We have the applicant and his geo tech
engineer. We have also Ryan Head, representative from Ada County Highway District, to
address any questions that might come up regarding transportation in the area. So, with
that I would stand for any questions.
De Weerd: Thank you, Bruce. Council, any questions for staff?
Bird: I have none, Mayor.
De Weerd: Okay. Would the applicant like to make comment?
Noriyuki: Madam Mayor, Council, Scott Noriyuki, Northside Management, 6810 Fair Hill
Drive, Boise, Idaho. Thank you. I'm happy to be back. Bruce did a good job of itemizing
the five items or predominately the four, but the fifth item would be time for Council to
review the traffic study. With that said, Bruce did a good job. We concur with everything
and/or are confident with the supplementary information we provided and I will stand for
any questions.
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Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Can elevations be put up?
Freckleton: You want to run through those, Scott?
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Noriyuki: Which elevations are you specifically --
Borton: The multi -family.
Noriyuki: Oh, the multi -family? Bruce, we can do one of two things. Did you get my -- I'm
assuming --
Freckleton: I have got the photographs --
Noriyuki: You have the photography as well? Oh. Okay. Thank you. So, if you will, we
have got our architectural rendering. Just predominately 2D. How do I advance?
Freckleton: The lower left corner there should be an arrow.
Noriyuki: So, what I'm showing you is a project recently completed in Boise, which is
called Union Square off of Overland in the Maple Grove area. Very successful project.
The rendering gives you an architectural feeling, but I felt it more appropriate to show you
the actual craftsmanship and the materials. So, if I could just kind of pan these, I want to
point out typically an apartment complex or a four-plex or a multi -family lacks in color,
architecture, modulation, and quality of -- most importantly product, if you will. So, if I --
and you can see where I have zoomed up, so that Council can have a good flavor for the
large timbers, the cultured stone, the hardy board siding, the multi colors, even the
lighting, if you will, as well as the powder coated railings. It's a beautiful project. Here is
some other aspects, if you will. I think the lower right-hand corner probably does some of
the best justice. The architecture is pretty vast on all four sides. There is nothing that's
flat or blank on any aspect of these structures. This -- I'm sorry. I'm sure not how to go
back. Thank you. At this point this is our best representation of what our intent and our
vision is. But please understand that this is not the first phase of our project. We need to
-- as we all know, we need to get through the first potentially second or third phase. At
that point where demographically and the pressure and the market dictate this, but this is
our vision. We have been successful with this particular project and, in fact, we have got
a similar one that's currently under construction on State Street and Bogart, which is in
north -- northwest Boise. So, it's a tried and true product and we are very pleased with it.
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De Weerd: Thank you.
Noriyuki: Thank you.
De Weerd: Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none.
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De Weerd: Thank you. I did have a couple of people that did sign up to indicate their
position on this. When I call your name if you would like to offer testimony, please, come
forward at that time. Shawn Brownlee signed up for. Bob Arnold signed up for. Good
evening.
Arnold: Madam Mayor. My name is Bob Arnold, I'm the geo technical engineer for the
project and I just wanted to make myself available for any soils or ground water related
questions or inquiries. I have -- well, I'm in Boise, Idaho, also. And I think you have got
some submittals that I turned into the -- our joint meeting with the staff. To summarize it,
my position is -- and we don't have a high groundwater problem on -- on this parcel. We
had a couple years of monitoring wells reading that indicates the groundwater during the
height of the irrigation season this year was between six and seven feet below the existing
ground surface. But more importantly we are dealing with a development team, in
particular Trilogy Development, that that's what they hire me for. As a geo technical
engineer they hire me to address the question of -- of what's in or below the ground
surface that's going to cost them money at a later date. So, typically I'm asked specifically
to address a few issues. Number one, design and pavement section. Number two, how
do we dispose of storm water. High groundwater affects that. Number three do we have
high groundwater and, number four, do we have some sort of geo technical obstruction or
cost associated with the property. So, that would be bedrock or, perhaps expansive clays,
things that -- we would more likely see expansive clays on the property than we would see
bedrock. If we were further to the south we might get down onto bedrock. So, that's what
I'm hired to do and that's what I generate an original -- an initial geo technical report that
consists of digging test pits or drilling borings and when we are done we install monitoring
wells, so that we can monitor the groundwater for submittal purposes, because ACHD
requires a year's worth of groundwater monitoring where we reflect a seasonal high and a
season low for the storm water disposal system. So, that's where I have been involved in
this project. As my paperwork also indicates that I have done quite a few projects in this
vicinity and as I stated, it's my position that we don't really have a high groundwater
problem on this property and the water is -- the only concern is disposal of storm water
and that's being addressed by the civil engineer in the method he's choosing to dispose of
storm water. Are there any specific questions?
De Weerd: Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none.
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De Weerd: Any from staff? We have stamped -- engineered stamped certified plans;
right?
Bird: Yep.
De Weerd: Okay.
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De Weerd: Thank you. Mike Watts, signed up as neutral. Good evening. If you will,
please, state your name and address for the record.
Watts: It's Michael Watts. I live on McMillan Road, 4376 West McMillan
De Weerd: Thank you.
Watts: Here in Meridian. And I am right on the bottom of the -- I'm on the northeast
corner in the Black Cat Estates. We all have five acre subdivision lots there and we all
irrigate. Our concerns are the widening of the Black Cat and McMillan Road and the
borrow pits that have been used for live water and wastewater and to make sure those are
addressed and that the -- wanted to know about curbing, sidewalk, bike lanes, on the
widening of the roads in our area and the impacts of traffic in our area, too.
De Weerd: Thank you. Well, we will ask them to address that.
Watts: Okay. Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you. Paul Poorman. Thank you for joining us. If you will, please, state
your name and address for the record.
Poorman: I'm Paul Poorman. Address 5230 North Black Cat, Meridian.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Poorman: And Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I was here a couple weeks ago
and talked about some concerns that were not answered by Scott Noriyuki. First is we
have a shared lateral between our property and the development property and I would like
a -- some kind of a statement from the developer is saying that they will share the
maintenance of that lateral with me and I don't want to -- I don't expect to be doing it all
myself. I would expect that they would share that -- that work. The second thing is I
would like to know when we would get our water, if we would have maybe one day a week
or what the allocation between their water use and our water use would be. The good
thing is we are upstream from them, so if we want the water we can turn them off, but I'd
like to have some kind of an official agreement on that, so we don't start fighting over the
water. And, then, I do have a little concern -- I heard your engineer mention about the
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water table height. I guess we have a -- we have a basement and we have three sump
pumps that run pretty much all -- all the time in the summer to keep the water out of our
basement and the basement is only about five feet deep. If we didn't have those pumps
the basement would be flooded. So, I'm a little concerned about the -- the date on that
water table height, because we live out there and we are there 24 hours day and we know
that if we didn't have those sump pumps we would have flooding. And the last thing I
wanted to mention is that there is a deep drain ditch -- and I don't know if I can point on
here. Is this in here? Hopefully -- over here is a drain ditch and -- well, that goes -- oh -oh.
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Holman: Sir? Over here. If you push -- on the top of that board you will see buttons that
are colored, so, then, I think there is red and blue.
Poorman: Okay.
Holman: If you push -- push the red button to show color on the top of the board above
the screen.
Poorman: I don't see any buttons up there.
Holman: The very top row.
Poorman: Oh. Oh. Okay.
Holman: Now, you can -- now the pen will color in red where ever you --
Poorman: Oh. Okay. Okay. So, this here --
Holman: Here, let me help you.
Poorman: I just want to draw a line on that right there.
Holman: It's not working.
Poorman: Glad I'm not the only one.
Holman: Sorry about that.
Freckleton: I might be able to -- to kind of highlight it with the cursor.
Poorman: Yeah. He's got it on the -- the cursor there. So, that's a drain ditch and right
where that crosses Black Cat, where the cursor is now, there has been several times in
the last several years that we had floods right there where the ditch goes across Black Cat
Road and the reason is is that that ditch where it flows north on Black Cat from where the
cursor is, it's filled in with mud and dirt from all the farm fields and we pretty much have to
go in and scoop that ditch out every year or so and if they tile that ditch in with pipe, I want
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to know how they are going to keep the mud out from plugging up that pipe. So, that's --
that's all.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Gayle Poorman. Okay. Thank you. Is there anyone else
who would like to provide testimony? Okay. I will ask the applicant to respond to the
questions that were raised.
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Black Cat widening. Of course within our property and phase specific per the ACHD staff
report and Meridian's conditions of approval, we will convey any and all required right of
way and we will provide any improvements or widening that's required. The next item as
far as borrow ditch and/or drainage, that's encompassed within those requirements and
they will be appropriately constructed and dealt with. Curb, gutter, sidewalk. That's equal
and actually the sidewalk is furthered by the City of Meridian planning department and the
preliminary plat that there is a detached sidewalk and we will be constructing that. As far
as traffic impacts, the traffic study was conducted by Six Mile Engineering and with the
contemplation of The Oaks North and South project, as well as COMPASS requirements,
globally in projection and the impacts will be addressed on a phase by phase basis for
both The Oaks, as well as Jump Creek. So, each time either one of us record a plat, prior
to recording the secondary plat we have to update the traffic study. So, those trigger
points and those improvements are addressed appropriately. The next item I want to
jump into is with respect to Paul Poorman's question regarding the shared lateral. Yes, he
is absolutely correct that it is a user's ditch and that user ditch is -- provides water to both
he as well as our property. We do have a responsibility incrementally. We also have
motivation, because we need water as well for our irrigation, but at his request I am
making a statement that, yes, we will naturally pay our pro rata share towards any kind of
maintenance to insure conveyance to his property and ultimately our property. I do want
to point out that there is some -- also some opportunities to potentially divert our point of
diversion, which could be somewhere in the neighborhood of Black Cat and McMillan. We
-- ultimately we are going to work with Paul and we are going to do the right thing,
because we need water just as much as he does. With respect to water use timing, that's
also important. We need to collaborate and figure out what that is. That's a broader
question, not only between the Poormans and ourselves, but also with the irrigation
district and just kind an analyzing and breaking everything out. I think that can be ratified
at the point of the final plat routing and the final plat submittals, but that it is important and
I respect it. The next item I want to address that Paul had, his concerns as far as the
water table. I do want to point out that his property -- his particular yard and his home is
lower -- significantly from the center line of Black Cat Road, which naturally is going to
create an issue. The vast majority of the Jump Creek project, it has a higher elevation
and also we contemplate where the natural drainage course is. However, if there are
continued questions I have my geo technical engineer here and I'd happily divert any
specifics to him to give you a level of confidence. The last item is drainage concerns that
Paul had brought up. I think that's fair and I think that's right. Naturally we are going to
take on any -- any historical drainage that comes onto our property, as well as drainage
with -- within our property we are going to appropriately deal with it through the final plat
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process and the engineering. We -- we will do the right thing. With that said I will happily
stand for any questions.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none, Mayor.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Scott, if you would clarify your comments about your involvement on Black Cat
Road. You said you -- you would do all the widening that was necessary. Was your intent
of that statement that you would do all the widening on your half of Black Cat or are you
going to be rebuilding the intersections and the roadway in the vicinities of your access
points?
Noriyuki: Good question. To be very clear, we -- through the course of annexation we are
required to convey right of way. The physical improvements will transpire on a phase -by -
phase basis. A final plat by final plat basis incrementally. There is one caveat when we
talk about off site improvements or intersection improvements, those through the traffic
impact study, as well as the ACHD requirements, those transpire at a trigger point that is
shared by both The Oaks and Jump Creek and at phase one of Jump Creek we are not
required to do anything aside from the phase specific improvement. However, at phase
two and prior to signature of that we have to update the traffic study, which will not only
contemplate Jump Creek, but all of the surrounding area and any improvements or
phases that The Oaks has done. And once we hit that point, we -- when I say we, that's --
that's The Oaks developers, Jump Creek, and anybody else for that matter in that area,
when that trigger point is hit, then, those improvements have to come about. I hope that
was as clear as --
Rountree: So, how do you handle the right of way requirements that are not necessarily
under your jurisdiction?
Noriyuki: ACHD is handling that
Rountree: So, you're going to be partnering with ACHD on these projects --
Noriyuki: Potentially if -- in the event that our -- one of our future phases triggers those
off-site improvements, yes, then, we would partner or collaborate with ACHD. Otherwise,
it may be The Oaks if they proceed more rapidly than us.
Rountree: Thank you.
Noriyuki: Thank you.
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De Weerd: Okay. Any other questions?
Bird: I have none.
Noriyuki: Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you.
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De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Mr. Arnold is here and there were comments about groundwater across the
street, so to the extent there is anything that you can add that might not have been said,
the neighbors might benefit from hearing it, too.
De Weerd: If you will just restate your name for the record.
Arnold: It's Bob Arnold and my firm is Site Consulting. As far as what I know about the
groundwater in the immediate area of the project is that I did the original preliminary report
for the developer of The Oaks in '06 and so I have some experience on The Oaks
property and on the holdings for that developer, which are both at the southwest corner of
this intersection, as well as to the west of the proposed Jump Creek property. I have also
worked for Brighton further to the north and for Bridgetower further to the east. So, as far
as right here in this concentrated area, as part of my research I spoke with -- well, I did
part of the inspection during construction of Oak Creek. I was on phase one, phase two,
and phase four during construction and actually observed the installation of the sewer.
Spoke to all the contractors that installed the sewer to find out what their dewatering
requirements were. The shallowest they indicated the groundwater was during the
dewatering for sewer installation was five feet and as deep as it was was 14 feet. And
that was all done during the irrigation season. I also spoke with Mr. Doug Ness with Ness
Crawlspace. He's the guy that installs sump pumps in crawl spaces to evacuate water
and he indicated that he -- he is installing systems in Oak Creek and he is injecting the
water into injection wells that he's excavating in the yards that are going eight feet deep
and not finding water. So, clearly he is not taking groundwater out of these crawl spaces,
he's taking misdirected surface water out of these crawl spaces, which is either irrigation
water or storm water, which should have been addressed during development and
construction, but, unfortunately, once it gets there now you got to fix it and that's what Mr.
Ness does is fixes it. So, I would certainly understand if the gentleman has water in a
basement five feet deep on the northeast corner of this intersection, because like he --
Scott indicated, that subdivision is a little bit lower and having done a quality control and
the trunk line, it travels from north of here on Black Cat all the way across the field north of
Black Cat Estates over to the Bridgetower project. We did all the quality control and
testing on that and they were pumping the water continuously to install that sewer and lots
of water, especially on the sewer that was going in at 20 feet deep. So, I recognize that
there is groundwater issues and problems that people have had in the area, but I do not
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foresee them happening on this project. Some of the things we have discussed with the
civil engineer is, number one, holding our grades up higher, whereas if you drove past and
watched during construction of the subdivision to the south, they cut the streets in, they
rolled the material out of the street sections up onto the lot, but when you put fill on lots
the code says you have to compact it, but when you compact fat and lean clays, you
create a surface that can't be penetrated by water. Okay. Especially if you are putting fill
in two or three feet deep. And that's what the homes in The Oaks are sitting on is
structural fill that was placed during the subdivision development. It's our goal to keep our
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native soils that are not overcompacted or over consolidated to the point of lowering the
permeability of percolation rate. So, that's one of the things we -- we have discussed. We
have also discussed working with the principal builder and just making sure that he's
aware of the situation, that we are taking good, sound construction practices during the
construction of the homes and grading lots and that all the drainage issues are addressed.
My son's in-laws live in Oak Creek and have water in their crawl space and he recognizes
that it's -- it's storm runoff coming off the roof, coming off the berm that surrounds his
property on two sides and if he doesn't keep track of his personal sprinklers, it puddles in
the backyard and if it puddles in the backyard it ends up in his crawl space and, then, Mr.
Ness assists and pumps it out into the front yard. So, I have looked into it. I do not
foresee any problems on this property and I think any concerns we have is maintaining
the proper clearances for storm water disposal, which are being address through the civil
engineer and his best management practices for storm water disposal. Did I answer your
question?
Borton: You did
Arnold: Okay.
Borton: Thank you.
De Weerd: I appreciate the -- and, then, some. That was important. Correct?
Borton: Very helpful.
Arnold: Anything else? Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. Council, anything else needed from staff or the applicant?
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Seeing no further discussion, I move that we close the public hearing on Items
8-A and B.
Bird: Second.
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De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing on Items 8-A and B.
All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
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Rountree: I move that we approve Item 8-A, AZ 14-011 with staff comments and
applicant's comments included in the annexation documents.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 8-A with the inclusion of the
new information that was submitted for this hearing. Any discussion from Council?
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we approve Item 8-13, the preliminary plat 14-013, subject to staff
and applicant comment.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 8-B. If there is no discussion,
Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 9: Ordinances
A. Ordinance No. 14-1632: An Ordinance (AZ 14-008 Shallow Creek
Subdivision) for the Annexation and Rezone of a Parcel of Land
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Being a Portion of the NW 114 NW 114 of Section 17, Township 3
North, Range 1 East, Boise, Meridian; Establishing and
Determining the Land Use Zoning Classification of said Lands
from RUT to R-15 (Medium -High Density Residential District);
and Providing an Effective Date Approved
De Weerd: Item 9-A is Ordinance 14-1632. Madam Clerk, will you, please, read this
ordinance by title only.
Holman: Thank you, Madam Mayor. City of Meridian Ordinance No. 14-1632, an
ordinance AZ 14-008, Shallow Creek Subdivision, for annexation and rezone of a parcel
of land being a portion of the northwest one quarter of the northwest one quarter of
Section 17, Township 3 North, Range 1 East, Boise meridian, Ada County, Idaho, as
described in Attachment A and annexing certain lands and territories situated in Ada
County, Idaho, and adjacent and contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Meridian,
as requested by the City of Meridian, establishing and determining the land use zoning
classification of said lands from RUT to R-15, Medium High Density Residential District in
the Meridian City Code, providing that copies of this ordinance shall be filed with the Ada
County Assessor, the Ada County Recorder and the Idaho State Tax Commission, as
required by law, and providing for a summary of the ordinance, and providing for a waiver
of the reading rules and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: You have heard the reading of this ordinance. Anyone who would like to hear
it read in its entire?
Rountree: Frank would.
De Weerd: No. He wants to go home. Mr. Bird.
Bird: Seeing how Frank don't want to hear it or Ralph, I move we approve Ordinance No.
14-1632 with suspension of rules.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 9-A. Madam Clerk, will you call
roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 10: Future Meeting Topics
De Weerd: Any items to consider under Item 10?
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Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Under maybe our workshop in January, we need to take a look at our ordinance
regarding parking of recreational toy -- toys, whatever you want to call them and using
your property as a sales lot and evidently people are going by the existing law that you
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De Weerd: It's not the first either.
Bird: I know it, Tam. But -- so, I think that's something that -- maybe in January if you and
Mr. Rountree would put that in the back of your mind we maybe could look at that.
Rountree: You don't want to put it there.
De Weerd: Brother. Okay.
Rountree: We will keep that up front.
De Weerd: Okay. Anything further? Council, I would entertain a motion to adjourn.
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor say aye. All ayes.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:30 P.M.
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