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MEETING AGENDA
City Council Chambers
33 East Broadway Avenue
Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 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
0 Mayor Tammy de Weerd
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Community Invocation by Troy Drake, Lead Pastor, Calvary Chapel Meridian
4. Adoption of the Agenda Adopted
5. Proclamation
A. Proclamation for Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
B. Amended onto the Agenda: Proclamation for Rocky Mountain High School
State Champions Day
6. Consent Agenda (Approved Pg. 4-6)
A. Approve Minutes of May 12, 2015 City Council Workshop Meeting
B. Development Agreement for Approval: RZ-15-002 Calderwood Business
Park by GGR, LLC Located Southeast Corner of S. Meridian Road and E.
Calderwood Drive
C. Agreement for Connection to Public Sewer System: Jean Shepp - 1407 W.
Carlton St.
D. Professional Services Agreement with Kings of Swing for Musical Talent
for Concerts on Broadway in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $2,500.00
E. Meridian Community Block Party 2015 Sponsorship Agreement Between
Westside Body Works and the City of Meridian for a Not-to-Exceed Amount
of$1,500.00
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F. Silver Oaks Apartments Sewer and Water Easement
G. Approval of Evergreen Sole Source Purchase for Trojan UV Lights and
related products from DC Frost Associates, Inc. and authorize the
Purchasing Manager to issue and sign purchase orders and/or contracts to
DC Frost Associates for the above mentioned products.
H. Three Corners Subdivision Water Main Easement
I• Approval of Award of Bid and Agreement to LAWN, Co. for the "WWTP
FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS — LANDSCAPING CONTRUCTION" Project for
a Not-To-Exceed Amount of$99,939.07
J. United Heritage Water Easement
K. Memorandum of Agreement for Contribution to Main Street and Fairview
Avenue Public Art Project by Meridian Development Corporation in the
amount of$40,000.00
L. Professional Services Agreement with Erin and Her Cello for Musical Talent
for Concerts on Broadway in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,000.00
M. Professional Services Agreement with Kevin Patrick Kirk, Inc. for Musical
Talent for Concerts on Broadway in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $4,000.00
N. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law: AP 15-001 Request for City Council
Approval of a Reduction in the Buffer Width Required in the C-G Zoning
District to Residential Uses as Allowed by UDC 11-3B-9C2 for Sonic Drive-
In at Paramount
O. Final Order for Approval: FP 15-014 Granton Square Subdivision Located
on the East Side of N. Locust Grove Road, South of East Ustick Road,
Request for Final Plat Approval Consisting of 27 Single Family Residential
Lots and 6 Common Lots on Approximately 4.70 Acres of Land in the R-8
Zoning District by Granton Square Properties LLC
7. Items Moved From Consent Agenda None (Pg 6)
8. Action Items
A. Staff Letter of Recommendation for Approval of Floodplain Variance
Request of Building at 47 E. Bower St. Approved (Pg 6)
B. Public Hearing Continued from May 5, 2015: Consider the conveyance to
the Ada County Highway District of approximately 2,446 square feet of real
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property located at the SW corner of North Meridian Road and West
Railroad Street in the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho Continued to
June 2, 2015 (Pg 7-8)
C. Public Hearing: VAC 15-004 Reflection Ridge Subdivision No. 3, Lots 2-5,
Block 8 by Matt Schultz Located Approximately 1/2 Mile South of E. Victory
Road and 1/2 Mile West of S. Locust Grove Road Request: Vacate the
Existing Five (5)- Foot Wide Public Utility Easement that Lies Across Lots
2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 8 Approved (Pg 8-9)
D. Public Hearing: MDA 15-004 Woodland Springs by Morgan Development
Located 1728 and 1736 E. McMillan Road Request: Modification to the
Development Agreement to Change the Architectural Design of One of the
Structures on the Site Approved (Pg 10-11)
E. Public Hearing: RZ 15-004 Verona East Subdivision by Primeland
Investment Group, LLC Located East of N. Ten Mile Road and North of W.
McMillan Road Request: Rezone of 0.67 Acres of Land from the L-O Zoning
District to the R-8 Zoning District Approved (pg 12-14)
F. Public Hearing: PFP 15-001 Verona East Subdivision by Primeland
Investment Group, LLC Located East of N. Ten Mile Road and North of W.
McMillan Road Request: Preliminary / Final Plat Consisting of Four (4)
Single Family Residential Lots and Two (2) Common Lots on
Approximately 0.62 Acres in a Proposed R-8 Zoning District Approved (pg
15)
G. Public Hearing: MDA 15-002 Verona East Subdivision by Primeland
Investment Group, Inc. Located East of N. Ten Mile Road and North of W.
McMillan Road Request: Development Agreement Modification to Remove
the Property from the Recorded Development Agreement (Instrument
#108059801) to Construct Two (2) Single Family Attached Dwellings
Approved (pg 15)
H. Public Hearing: AZ 15-002 Decatur Estates by 4345 Linder Road, LLC
Located at 4345 N. Linder Road Request: Annexation and Zoning of 39.76
Acres of Land with an R-4 Zoning District Approved with Conditions (Pg 15-
25)
Public Hearing: PP 15-004 Decatur Estates by 4345 Linder Road, LLC
Located at 4345 N. Linder Road Request: Preliminary Plat Approval
Consisting of Ninety-Nine (99) Building Lots and Twelve (12) Common Lots
on 39.76 Acres of Land in the R-4 Zoning District Approved (Pg 15-25)
J. Public Hearing: RZ 15-005 Hamelin Village Subdivision by B&S
Investments, LLC Located 603 W. Pine Avenue Request: Rezone 0.50 Acres
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from the R-15 Zoning District to the R-40 Zoning District Approved (Pg 26-
27)
K. Public Hearing: PFP 15-002 Hamelin Village Subdivision by B&S
Investments, LLC Located 603 W. Pine Avenue Request: Combined
Preliminary/Final Plat Approval Consisting of Two (2) Multi-Family
Residential Lots and One (1) Common Lot on Approximately 0.45 Acres in
the Proposed R-40 Zoning District Approved Pg 27-33)
L. Public Hearing: CUP 15-006 Hamelin Village Subdivision by B&S
Investments, LLC Located 603 W. Pine Avenue Request: Conditional Use
Permit Approval for a Multi-Family Development Consisting of Eight (8)
Dwelling Units (Two (2) Four-Plex Structures) on Approximately 0.45 Acres
in a Proposed R-40 Zoning District Approved (pg 27-33)
9. Department Reports
A. Legal Department: Budget Amendment for FY2015 in the Amount of
$28,359.00 to Move Part-Time Assistant City Attorney to Full-Time Deputy
City Attorney Approved (pg 33-34)
B. Police Department: FY2015 Budget Amendment for Spring Safety Fling
Donation in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of$1,500.00 Approved (pg 34-35)
10. Ordinances
A. Ordinance No. 15-1645: An Ordinance (RZ 15-002) for the Rezone of a land
being a portion of Lots 3-17, Block 1 of Larkspur Subdivision No. 1 and
adjacent public streets, located in the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of
Section 19, Township 3 North, Range 1 East, Boise Meridian, City of
Meridian, Ada County Establishing and Determining the Land Use Zoning
Classification of Said Lands from L-O to C-G and L-O Approved (pg 36-37)
11. Future Meeting Topics None
Adjourned at 7:27 p.m.
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Meridian City Council May 19, 2015
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 19,
2015, by Council President Charlie Rountree.
Members Present: Keith Bird, Charlie Rountree, David Zaremba, Joe Borton, Genesis
Milam and Luke Cavener.
Members Absent: Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Others Present: Bill Nary, Jaycee Holman, Bruce Chatterton, Sonya Waters, Bill Parsons,
Clint Dolsby, David Allison, Jeff Lavey, Mark Neimeyer, Mike Barton, 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
Mayor Tammy de Weerd
Rountree: Good evening and welcome to our May 19th meeting of the Meridian City
Council. I will start the meeting at 6:00 o'clock and appreciate a full audience this
evening. I know we have several proclamations and a full house from Rocky Mountain
High School. Thank you for being here. First item on the agenda is the roll call.
Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance
Rountree: And if you would all rise and join me with the Pledge of Allegiance.
(Pledge of Allegiance recited.)
Item 3: Community Invocation by Troy Drake, Lead Pastor, Calvary Chapel
Meridian
Rountree: I don't know what's happening there, but we will move on with the community
invocation. This evening we will be led by Troy Drake, pastor from the Calvary Chapel in
Meridian. Thank you, Troy, for being here.
Drake: Let us pray. Lord God in Heaven, we just are so thankful, God, I want to express
our gratitude. We have everybody here for this great country that we live in. Lord, we
have freedom to choose where we live and where we work and we can pursue our
dreams where, Lord, that we can worship you or not worship you in freedom, God, and so
I just want to thank you for that and we also, Lord, just want to express our gratitude to
these people who serve you, Lord, with their time and their efforts and they care about our
city and so we just pray, God, that you give them much grace, Lord, for doing that and,
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God, we also are just asking for safety in our city, Lord, that you would protect the
servants, fire, the police, the people in our city from danger and harm. We have a safe
environment to live in here. And lastly, Lord, we just pray for the agenda here tonight and
for these folks who are -- you know, that you give them wisdom on how to address these
items, whether they are small or big, and, God, that your grace would be upon all who are
here. So, we just thank you, Lord, for caring about even the smallest details and we love
you, Lord, and it's in Jesus' name we pray, amen.
Rountree: Thanks, Troy.
Drake: Thank you.
Item 4: Adoption of the Agenda
Rountree: Next item on the agenda is the adoption of the agenda.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: On the agenda we need to add under Proclamations an Item B, Rocky Mountain
High School State Champions Day and on Item No. 10-A, the ordinance number is 15-
1645. And with that I move we accept the amended agenda.
Zaremba: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to adopt the agenda with the appropriate
changes. Any discussion? All those in favor signify by aye. Vote is unanimous. Thank
you.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 5: Proclamation
A. Proclamation for Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Rountree: Next item on the agenda is -- are the proclamations and there will be a couple
this evening, so the first one is for Huntington's Disease Month and is there a
representative from -- if you could come and join me, please. Come on up.
Anderson: My name is Dottie Anderson.
Rountree: Dottie.
Karen: Karen.
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Rountree: Nice to meet you. Well, this evening we are doing a proclamation for
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month and the proclamation reads as follows: Whereas
Huntington's Disease is a genetic, neural, degenerative disease typically affecting people
in mid life and places each child from an affected parent at risk of inheriting the gene
responsible for causing the disease and whereas through the southern Idaho affiliate of
the Huntington's Disease Society of America, support and services are provided to
families living with Huntington's Disease throughout Idaho and whereas after the onset of
Huntington's Disease the average lifespan is ten to 30 years and the younger the age of
onset the more rapid of progression of the disease, meaning children who develop the
juvenile form of the disease may not live to adulthood and whereas since 1993 when the
gene causing Huntington's Disease was discovered, research started to focus on
exploring new avenues and approaches to delay the onset of the disease, develop
effective therapies, slow the progression of the disease and to ultimately find a cure for
the disease and whereas at the present time there is no effective treatment or cure for
Huntington's Disease and it is critical to raise awareness so the advancement of research
and support services can continue. Therefore, Mayor Tammy of the City of Meridian,
proclaims May 2015 as Huntington's Disease Awareness Month in the City of Meridian
and calls upon the community to join us at the city in raising awareness for those who -- in
this worthy cause and this is a proclamation signed by Mayor Tammy.
Anderson: Thank you.
Rountree: And thank you for your support and your services to the folks in that
community and if you have a few words, Dottie?
Anderson: I didn't come prepared --
Rountree: That's all right.
Anderson: -- to say anything, but I will say that my husband and I live here in Meridian.
We lived at Ten Mile and Cherry and my husband died of Huntington's Disease here in
2009. Karen's son has Huntington's Disease right now and we are working hard to bring
recognition to this disease in the community. There is quite a number of people that do
have it in this area. About 30,000 national wise -- nationwide. So, we have a support
group that meets every second Tuesday --
Karen: Second Wednesday.
Anderson: Second Wednesday. Second Wednesday of the month at Wright
Congregational Church downtown at Orchard and Franklin. So, we thank you all very
much.
B. Amended onto the Agenda: Proclamation for Rocky Mountain
High School State Champions Day
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Rountree: The next proclamation reads as follows: Whereas being an athlete is more
than training to excel in sports or to be physically fit, it is clearly to build leadership,
character, confidence, teamwork and resilience, all traits that lead them to succeed on the
dance floor, in the classroom, in real life -- in our real life world. Whereas the Rocky
Mountain Diamond Dancers have constantly placed first, second, and third in many
categories of dance competitions across the Treasure Valley and whereas their diligence
and teamwork resulted in yet another state title at the 2015 state dance competition,
making this the third straight title for the Diamonds and whereas the capturing of the state
title builds school spirit and allows these student athletes to walk the halls of Rocky
Mountain with a extra swagger for the third year in a row and whereas the leadership,
training, and discipline from and of their coaches helped out team members to focus their
talents and passions to become a winning team with each dancer making valuable
contributions to the victory. Therefore, Mayor Tammy does proclaim May 19th, 2015, as
Rocky Mountain High School State Competition Champions Day in the City of Meridian
and calls upon the community to join in congratulations to the Diamond Dancers on their
athletic achievement and for representing Meridian so proudly in the state tournament.
And, Trish, would you bring your girls up here so we can all give them a hand and -- I'm
not sure if you want them to all introduce themselves, but we would like that. Maybe they
would do a short routine for us. I don't know. But I'm not sure swagger is the right word
for a dance team, but congratulations for your efforts, the time you have spent. I know it's
hours and hours of very rigorous training and performance. So, again, congratulations
and you're really deserving. Three years in a row. That's quite an accomplishment. And
we have City of Meridian pins for each and every one of you, so -- so if you would walk by,
if you wish. Dance by would be preferable, but appreciate your accomplishment. And if
we could have another round of applause.
Item 6: Consent Agenda
A. Approve Minutes of May 12, 2015 City Council Workshop
Meeting
B. Development Agreement for Approval: RZ-15-002 Calderwood
Business Park by GGR, LLC Located Southeast Corner of S.
Meridian Road and E. Calderwood Drive
C. Agreement for Connection to Public Sewer System: Jean Shepp
1407 W. Carlton St.
D. Professional Services Agreement with Kings of Swing for
Musical Talent for Concerts on Broadway in an Amount Not -to -
Exceed $2,500.00
E. Meridian Community Block Party 2015 Sponsorship Agreement
Between Westside Body Works and the City of Meridian for a
Not -to -Exceed Amount of $1,500.00
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F. Silver Oaks Apartments Sewer and Water Easement
G. Approval of Evergreen Sole Source Purchase for Trojan UV
Lights and related products from DC Frost Associates, Inc. and
authorize the Purchasing Manager to issue and sign purchase
orders and/or contracts to DC Frost Associates for the above
mentioned products.
H. Three Corners Subdivision Water Main Easement
Approval of Award of Bid and Agreement to LAWN, Co. for the
"WWTP FRONTAGE IMPROVEMENTS — LANDSCAPING
CONTRUCTION" Project for a Not -To -Exceed Amount of
$99,939.07
J. United Heritage Water Easement
K. Memorandum of Agreement for Contribution to Main Street and
Fairview Avenue Public Art Project by Meridian Development
Corporation in the amount of $40,000.00
L. Professional Services Agreement with Erin and Her Cello for
Musical Talent for Concerts on Broadway in an Amount Not -to -
Exceed $3,000.00
M. Professional Services Agreement with Kevin Patrick Kirk, Inc. for
Musical Talent for Concerts on Broadway in an Amount Not -to -
Exceed $4,000.00
N. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law: AP 15-001 Request for
City Council Approval of a Reduction in the Buffer Width
Required in the C -G Zoning District to Residential Uses as
Allowed by UDC 11-313-9C2 for Sonic Drive -In at Paramount
O. Final Order for Approval: FP 15-014 Granton Square Subdivision
Located on the East Side of N. Locust Grove Road, South of East
Ustick Road, Request for Final Plat Approval Consisting of 27
Single Family Residential Lots and 6 Common Lots on
Approximately 4.70 Acres of Land in the R-8 Zoning District by
Granton Square Properties LLC
Rountree: Next Item on the agenda is the Consent Agenda.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
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Bird: I move we approve the Consent Agenda as published and for the President to sign
and the Clerk to attest.
Zaremba: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve the Consent Agenda. Any
discussion? All those in favor --excuse me. Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 7: Items Moved From Consent Agenda
Rountree: There were no items moved from the Consent Agenda.
Item 8: Action Items
A. Staff Letter of Recommendation for Approval of Floodplain
Variance Request of Building at 47 E. Bower St.
Rountree: So, we will move into Action Items. Item 8-A, letter -- staff letter
recommending for approval of a flood plain variance request. David, are you going to do
that?
Allison: Yes, sir.
Rountree: Okay. Thank you.
Allison: Good evening, Council President, Council Members. Tonight I'm here to discuss
a flood plain variance request by the property owner and designer at 47 East Bower
Street. We received and I'm in support of a request for variance to the city's flood damage
prevention ordinance by the property owner and their designer and by ordinance
variances are required to be heard and designed by the Council, so that's why we are
here tonight. I will do my best to be quick and brief on a technical matter, but if you have
questions, certainly feel free to ask. The designer and the owner are here, if they have
anything that they want to add or they have questions for you or vice -versa as well. For
some quick context, the applicant proposes to construct a 1,200 square foot,
approximately, commercial garage for storage of automobile and parts. The elevations
and the grades on the property in this area of the flood plain in downtown do require that
the building be built about three and a half feet above the current existing ground, which
due to the lot dimensions would create quite a restriction on access to the building. It's
not necessarily the building, but the access to the building, that would be one of the added
hardships that would occur and would be one of the added impediments. For that reason
the applicant has worked with us and has offered to -- what's known as dry flood proof the
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commercial buildings, so the building would be built -- the floor, excuse me, would be built
lower, but the building would still be safe from flooding through what is known as dry flood
proofing. Essentially, water wouldn't be able to get into the building. That is really the
only change under our ordinance that is being recommended and would allow the building
to still comply with the minimum national flood insurance provisions. However, that would
allow within the intent of the ordinance locally to meet the same achievement that we have
or higher restrictions. The variance will only impact the method of construction and we will
verify those through the building permit process as well to insure that those measures are
put in place and after reviewing the proposal with the city engineer -- and we both feel that
this is an appropriate variance request to approve. So, with that if you don't have any
questions or if you do, we recommend that the variance request be approved and that this
matter is before you.
Rountree: Any questions?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: Are the applicants here? Do you have any comments? No? Okay. Thank
you. Thank you, John. Discussion? Do I have a motion?
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Joe.
Borton: In light of staffs comments I think there are sufficient findings -- unique findings to
approve this, so I would move that we approve the flood plain variance request for 47 East
Bower Street.
Zaremba; Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-A. Any discussion? That
would require roll call vote, I believe.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
B. Public Hearing Continued from May 5, 2015: Consider the
conveyance to the Ada County Highway District of
approximately 2,446 square feet of real property located at the
SW corner of North Meridian Road and West Railroad Street in
the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho
Rountree: Next item is Item 8-B, public hearing. I will open the public hearing to consider
conveyance to Ada County Highway District of approximately 2,446 square feet of
property.
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Nary: Mr. President?
Rountree: Bill.
Nary: Mr. President, Members of the Council, this is a continued item from May 5th. We
are going to ask for the Council to continue it for two weeks to your June -- is it June 5th?
Or June 2nd.
Bird: June 2nd.
Nary: June 2nd meeting. We haven't received final comment from the highway district, so
at this juncture we don't know if this transfer is even going to occur. It may not. And we
are just waiting for their final report.
Rountree: Okay. Do we have a motion to continue?
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we continue Item 8-13 to June 2nd, 2015.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to continue Item 8-B. All those in favor of the
motion signify by aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Next item.
Zaremba: I was late, but I was in favor.
C. Public Hearing: VAC 15-004 Reflection Ridge Subdivision No. 3,
Lots 2-5, Block 8 by Matt Schultz Located Approximately 1/2 Mile
South of E. Victory Road and 1/2 Mile West of S. Locust Grove
Road Request: Vacate the Existing Five (5)- Foot Wide Public
Utility Easement that Lies Across Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 8
Rountree: You're there. We heard you, David. Loud and clear. 8-C. A public hearing for
vacation for Reflection Ridge Subdivision No. 3. Open the public hearing.
Watters: President Rountree, Members of the Council, first application before you tonight
is a request for a vacation of easements. This site is located approximately a half mile
south of East Victory Road and a half mile west of South Locust Grove in the third phase
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of Reflection Ridge Subdivision. The applicant requests approval to vacate an existing
five foot wide public utility easement that lies across Lots 2 through 5, Block 8, as shown
-- shown on the right there in Reflection Ridge Subdivision No. 3. The easement is a
remnant side lot line easement related to a previous property boundary adjustment that
relocated the north property boundary line between Lot 1, Block 8, the park lot, Reflection
Subdivision No. 1 and adjacent future development parcels phase three. The subject
easement area was not utilized for any easement during the construction of Reflection
Ridge Three and a new ten foot wide public utility easement was granted with the
Reflection Ridge Subdivision No. 3 final plat along the rear lot lines of the impacted lots,
approximately 25 to 30 feet south of the original five foot wide easement. The applicant
has submitted letters from all applicable public utilities. Idaho Power, CenturyLink,
Intermountain Gas, and NMID, consenting to the proposed relinquishment of easement.
Written testimony has been received from Matt Schultz, the applicant's representative, in
agreement with the staff report. Staff will stand for any questions Council may have.
Rountree: Questions for staff?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: Matt, do you have anything you want to say? You drove all the way over here.
You may as well.
Schultz: Matt Schultz. 8421 South Ten Mile in Meridian. Here on behalf of the applicant
and it's good to be here. Thanks for the staff report. It's just a housekeeping item for us.
We didn't think it was going to impact any of our homes going into phase three, but just in
case we are just getting rid of it. So, thank you.
Rountree: Very good. Questions for Matt?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: All right.
Bird: Anybody else want to --
Rountree: It is a public hearing. Is there anybody else that wishes to speak to this?
That's what I thought. Go ahead, Mr. Bird.
Bird: Mr. President, I move we close the public hearing on VAC 15-004.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on Item 8-C. All
those in favor of the motion signify by aye. Unanimous. Thank you.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
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Rountree: Next Item is Item 8-D. Oh.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve VAC 15-004 and include all staff and applicant testimony.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-C. Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
D. Public Hearing: MDA 15-004 Woodland Springs by Morgan
Development Located 1728 and 1736 E. McMillan Road Request:
Modification to the Development Agreement to Change the
Architectural Design of One of the Structures on the Site
Rountree: All right. I will open the public hearing on Item 8-D. So, it's a development
agreement modification for Woodland Springs by Morgan Development. Staff.
Watters: Thank you, President Rountree, Members of the Council. The next application
before you is a request for a modification to the existing development agreement for
Woodland Springs Subdivision. This site is located at 1728 and 1736 East McMillan Road
at the northeast corner of Locust Grove Road and East McMillan Road. The site is zoned
C -N. This property was annexed in 2007. A development agreement was required as a
provision of annexation, which required future development to comply with the conceptual
building elevations and materials included in the agreement. The applicant requests
approval of a modification to change the architectural design of the future buildings,
excuse me, building on Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Woodland Springs Subdivision to the
design shown and proposed to remove the requirement for fake timbers and beams to be
provided. The arrow here on the picture on your left is a concept site plan. It's only the --
the building right here that the arrow is pointing to that the applicant requests modification
of and that is this building right here. And, then, again, this is the existing building and the
development agreement. These are the proposed building elevations. Due to the
economic changes since 2008 when the development agreement was approved, the
applicant states he has not been able to develop this site as planned and wishes to
construct a speculative shell with the proposed changes to the elevations that be believes
reflect today's development and construction costs equal to what current rents will
accommodate. The existing and proposed buildings appear to be approximately the same
height and building materials are, essentially, the same. Stucco, stone accents, and metal
eaves and seam roofing. Faux timbers and beams were originally proposed as a design
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element, but were not used on the Maverick building next door and are not proposed to be
used on future buildings. The form of the building is different. The original structure
incorporated a mix of metal hip roofs and parapets, with cornices for variety and the
proposed building has parapets and cornices at varying heights, metal eaves, canopies
over the building entrances and windows and columns for vertical interest and modulation
and fenestration comparable with the original building. Staff has reviewed the proposed
changes to the elevations and building materials and found them in substantial
compliance with the design standards listed in the UDC. Further, the proposed design
and materials are consistent and tie in with the Maverick building that exists on the
Woodland Springs site to the west. Staff will stand for any questions the Council may
have. No written testimony was received on this application, other than the applicant's
response in agreement with the staff report.
Rountree: Comments or questions?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: Jason, do you have any comments? Okay. Thank you.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Is there anybody else?
Rountree: See if there is anybody else that wishes to testify. It's a public hearing. Seeing
none --
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we close the public hearing on MDA 15-004.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on Item 8-D. All
those in favor of the motion? It's unanimous.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Bird: I move we approve MDA 15-004 and include staff comments and applicant written
testimony.
Milam: Second.
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Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve the request on Item 8-D. Roll call
vote.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
E. Public Hearing: RZ 15-004 Verona East Subdivision by Primeland
Investment Group, LLC Located East of N. Ten Mile Road and
North of W. McMillan Road Request: Rezone of 0.67 Acres of
Land from the L -O Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District
F. Public Hearing: PFP 15-001 Verona East Subdivision by
Primeland Investment Group, LLC Located East of N. Ten Mile
Road and North of W. McMillan Road Request: Preliminary / Final
Plat Consisting of Four (4) Single Family Residential Lots and
Two (2) Common Lots on Approximately 0.62 Acres in a
Proposed R-8 Zoning District
G. Public Hearing: MDA 15-002 Verona East Subdivision by
Primeland Investment Group, Inc. Located East of N. Ten Mile
Road and North of W. McMillan Road Request: Development
Agreement Modification to Remove the Property from the
Recorded Development Agreement (Instrument #108059801) to
Construct Two (2) Single Family Attached Dwellings
Rountree: Next three items I will open up, public hearings for Verona East Subdivision
and staff?
Watters: Thank you, President Rountree, Council. The applications before you next are a
rezone, a combination preliminary and final plat and a development agreement
modification for Verona East Subdivision. This site consists of .62 of an acre of land. It's
currently zoned L -O and located at 5048 North Cortona Way, northeast of the North Ten
Mile and West McMillan Road intersection. In 2003 this property was annexed with an
R-8 zoning district and included in the Verona Subdivision No. 2 plat. A conditional use
permit was also approved for a planned development, which allowed a land use exception
for office uses on this site in an R-8 district. A development agreement was required as a
provision of annexation. In 2007 the property was rezoned to L -O and removed from the
existing development agreement and included in a new agreement, which requires
substantial conformance with the conceptual office elevations submitted with that
application. The applicant is requesting a modification to the existing agreement to
remove the subject property from the agreement. This will allow two single family
attached homes with four dwelling units to be constructed on the site as proposed here
and it will develop with two single family residential attached structures. Staff is not
recommending a new development agreement as a provision of the rezone. However,
because the existing agreement reflects office uses developing on this site and requires
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future structures to generally conform to the elevations included in the agreement, staff
does recommend the agreement is modified to exclude the subject property. Staff did not
believe it's necessary to require a new agreement to govern development of this site, as
the proposed structures will require certificate of zoning compliance and design review
approval, which will insure quality of development. A combined preliminary and final plat
is proposed as shown, consisting of four single family residential building lots and two
common lots on .62 of an acre of land in the proposed R-8 district. This is a resubdivision
of Lot 12, Block 10, Verona Subdivision No. 2. Access is proposed by a common
driveway from North Cortona Way, a collector street. Local street access is not available
to this lot. A 20 foot wide landscape street buffer is proposed along North Cortona Way
with a park lane detached sidewalk. Because this site is less than five acres in size open
space and site amenities are not required. Conceptual building elevations were submitted
as shown for future development of the site. Building materials appear to consist of
horizontal lap siding, with stucco accents. The Commission did recommend approval at
their public hearing. Gerald Martens testified in favor. No one testified in opposition or
commented and no written testimony was received. There were no key issues of
discussion by the Commission and there are no outstanding issues for Council. Staff will
stand for any questions Council may have.
Rountree: Questions for staff?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: Seeing none, Jay, do you have some comments?
Martens: Thank you. Real briefly, this is really a down zone --
Rountree: If you could just state your name and address.
Martens: Oh. Excuse me. My name is Gerald Martens. EHM Engineers. I'm
representing Primeland Development this evening. This is a very simple down zone of a
small piece of property to allow construction of four residential units and we concur with
staffs recommendations.
Rountree: Very good. Any questions? Thank you, Gerry.
Martens: Thank you.
Rountree: This is a public hearing on these three items. Anybody wish to testify? I see
none.
Bird: Seeing none, Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we close the public hearings on RZ 15-004, 15-001 and 15-002.
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Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on Items 8-E, F and
G. All those in favor of the motion? Opposed? Thank you.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve RZ 15-004 and to include staff and applicant comments and that
includes doing the modification to the DA. I believe that would be in that one.
Rountree: Actually, that's G.
Bird: It would be in the rezone, wouldn't it? The modification to the DA.
Milan: We had a public hearing.
Rountree: We have a public hearing on the modification of development agreement.
Bird: Oh. Oh, I'm sorry.
Rountree: That's all right.
Bird: Sorry.
Rountree: That's all right.
Bird: Excuse that. I -- I will restate my motion if the second will allow it. I move we
approve RZ 15-004 and include all staff and applicant comments.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: Motion and second to approve Item 8-E. Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Next item. 8-F.
Bird: Mr. President?
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Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve PFP 15-001. Include staff and applicant comments.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-F. Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Item 8-G.
279 M,
Rountree: There you go.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve MDA 15-002, including staff and applicant comments.
Milam: Do you want to add anything to that?
Bird: Uh?
Milam: Do you want to add anything else to that?
Bird: That's it. Yeah. Got it covered.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-G. Roll call vote.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
H. Public Hearing: AZ 15-002 Decatur Estates by 4345 Linder Road,
LLC Located at 4345 N. Linder Road Request: Annexation and
Zoning of 39.76 Acres of Land with an R-4 Zoning District
I. Public Hearing: PP 15-004 Decatur Estates by 4345 Linder Road,
LLC Located at 4345 N. Linder Road Request: Preliminary Plat
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Approval Consisting of Ninety -Nine (99) Building Lots and
Twelve (12) Common Lots on 39.76 Acres of Land in the R-4
Zoning District
Rountree: I will now open the public hearings for Item 8-H and I, AZ 15-002 and PP 15-
004. Staff.
Watters: Thank you, Mr. President, Council. The next applications before you are a
request for annexation and zoning and a preliminary plat. This site consists of 39.76
acres of land. It's currently zoned RUT in Ada County and it's located at 4345 North
Linder Road on the west side of Linder south of West McMillan Road. This site is
surrounded by single family residential properties, zoned R-4 and R-8. A church zoned L-
O and vacant land with a shop across Linder Road to the east zoned L -O. The
Comprehensive Plan future land use map designation for this site is medium density
residential. The applicant requests annexation and zoning or 39.76 acre of land with an
R-4 zoning district. Staff recommends a development agreement as a provision of
annexation. A preliminary plat is proposed as shown, consisting of 99 building lots and 12
common lots on 39.76 acres of land. The property is proposed to develop in four phases
starting at the north boundary as shown on the plat. The gross density for the proposed
subdivision is 2.49 dwelling units per acre, with an average lot size of 11,413 square feet.
Because the density is under the three to eight dwelling units per acre, desired in the
medium residential designated areas, the applicant is requesting a step down in density to
low density residential, which allows three or fewer dwelling units per acre as allowed by
the Comprehensive Plan with that amendment to the future land use map. The reason for
the lower density is the need for larger lot sizes to accommodate their desired product,
which incorporates an RV garage attached to some of the dwellings. Access is proposed
via one access from Linder Road and three existing stub streets from Bridgetower
Crossing and Watersong Estates Subdivision. The White Drain bisects this site. The
applicant is requesting Council approval of a waiver for the drain to remain open and not
be piped. A bridge is proposed for access over the drain. A 25 foot wide street buffer is
required along Linder Road as proposed on the landscape plan. Six foot wide parkways
are proposed throughout most of the development. A total of 5.02 acres or 12.63 percent
of the site of qualified open space is proposed with a segment of the city's regional
pathway along the White Drain and programmed equipment and site amenities in accord
with UDC standards. The applicant submitted five conceptual sample building elevations
for future homes within the development. Building materials appear to consist of a mix of
horizontal lap siding and stucco with shake singles and stone accents. Staff would like to
point out there is a provision in the development agreement that the applicant construct an
off-site improvement. To the west there is a segment of the city's multi -use pathway that
is missing here. I can't remember how long it is. A hundred, hundred fifty feet, I believe,
of pathway that staff is asking the applicant as a provision of annexation to go in and
finish, provided that they can get the consent from the Bridgetower Crossing homeowners
association. Summary of the Commission public hearing. Becky McKay testified in favor.
No one testified in opposition. There were several people that commented as follows:
Carolyn Yocum, Wayne Ebele, Adam Simmons, Jeff Baranco, Jim Johns and Lulette
Young. Written testimony was received in response to the staff report from Becky McKay.
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Key issues of discussion by the Commission was the requirement for the applicant to
construct the missing section of multi -use pathway off site in Bridgetower Subdivision and
the Commission was in favor of the applicant's request for a waiver to the UDC to leave
the White Drain open and not require it to be piped. The Council -- excuse me -- the
Commission did not make any changes to the staff recommendation. The only
outstanding issue for the Council tonight is the applicant's request for a waiver to allow
White Drain to remain open. No written testimony has been received since the
Commission hearing. Staff will stand for any questions Council may have.
Rountree: Questions for staff?
Bird: I have none.
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Rountree: David.
Zaremba: Thank you. I like the idea of connecting the pathway with a short section, but I
don't see where it's going on this plat. Is that -- and the pathway exists in Bridgetower, but
-- okay. So, I was not seeing that clearly. So, there is a pathway that it's going to connect
to once they make that connection.
Watters: President Rountree, Councilman Zaremba, yes, it will run along the south side of
the drain here.
Zaremba: That's all I needed. Thank you.
Rountree: Other questions?
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Joe.
Borton: Along the south side or -- is that -- otherwise is it on the north side?
Watters: No. It's on the south side.
Rountree: The dotted line is a phasing line.
Borton: Okay.
Watters: Yes. Thank you.
Rountree: Other questions? Becky. Good evening.
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McKay: Becky McKay. Engineering Solutions. 1029 North Rosario. Good evening,
Members of the Council. I'm representing the Brinegar family and Mr. Amyx, who have
teamed up on this enclave.
Watters: Yours disappeared.
McKay: What happened?
Watters: I don't know. Yours disappeared.
McKay: Oh -oh. I will continue on.
Watters: Go ahead.
McKay: This particular site is surrounded by the city limits. The Brinegar family has
owned it for many, many years. I worked with Bud Brinegar when -- when we were
getting the entitlements and doing our designs on Bridgetower. Bridgetower is located to
the north, to the west. The LDS church adjoins our northeast corner. To the south is
Watersong and, then, to the east is Baldwin Park. Kitty corner to our site at the southeast
corner is Sawtooth Middle School. We had a pretty good turn out at our neighborhood
meeting. A lot of the residents from Bridgetower, which -- who own lots that abut this
particular property and a few of the Watersong residents were definitely interested in what
we were proposing. They had some really positive comments, which we did incorporate
into our design to try to, obviously, mitigate our impact on their lots. One of those things
is, obviously, matching, you know, similar size -- what you would consider like low density
single family residential lots. So, this is kind of a seamless transition, which was one of
the things that we considered. Secondly, there is an existing stub street located in this
particular neighborhood at Bridgetower. There were multiple concerns about cut -through
traffic through their pod or neighborhood to the collector over to the existing Hunter
Elementary. This was in Bridgetower. One of the things that we initially proposed was
just a pedestrian connection here where the LDS church currently exists. They do have a
public street that it is dedicated to ACHD. It's only 27 feet wide, but one of the primary
comments from the neighborhood was if you're going to connect our stub street, which I
said I have no choice but to, we would really appreciate it if you would also provide an
alternate route that would be more of a direct route up to the collector in the event
someone wants to go to Hunter Elementary or some of the commercial that lies within
Bridgetower. So, we did change our plan. We took out the micropath, we matched -- we
matched this with is a public street, the same width and, then, we have ten foot buffer --
landscape buffer lots on each side to kind of shield those adjoining lots. One of the other
things was Watersong -- some of the residents that live here, obviously, look directly into
the property, they wanted a perimeter sight obscuring fence. Bridgetower also asked that
me match their perimeter fencing, so it looks like this project, you know, just rolls right into
theirs. We did agree to that. We have Monument Drive, which is a collector roadway in
Baldwin Park. ACHD asked for an alignment to that, which we did, and we will also be
extending the stub street from Watersong north. This particular layout we -- in looking at
Bridgetower and, obviously, we have some fixed points with the stub streets that we are
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connecting to, we wanted it to be very similar in feel and openness with, you know, heavy
landscaping along Linder. We even like brought our landscaping in to kind of create like a
little planting area and so we don't get that linear look as cars drive down the arterial. We
have more than the minimum buffer I believe on that -- on Linder Road frontage. We will
have detached walks. Also with the middle school located southeast of us, I did include a
pedestrian pathway so that the kids can go southeast. ACHD indicates there is a flashing
pedestrian crossing for the school that is at Linder Road for a safe route to school. One of
the other things that we looked at was Bridgetower's multi -use pathway, which is on your
pathway plan, is on the south side of the drain. It stopped 115 feet short of our boundary
and I went back to my old files -- it was done in 2004 and the reason that it stopped short
is because Settlers maintenance road was originally on the north side of the Settlers
Drain. We convinced Settlers to go with a 14 foot wide multi -use pathway. It would also
be a combination vehicle maintenance access, so it was a dual purpose and it was vehicle
rated. Now, when they got to the Brinegar property they had to go back to the north side
to continue to drive all the way out to Linder Road and so we weren't sure, since Mr.
Brinegar's property was still in agricultural production, was the pathway going to go north,
was it going to go south and my recollection was, 11 years ago, that that's why we
stopped short. Now, what the city -- Public Works Department is pretty -- they are
sticklers for making sure that either, one, you have made the improvement as proposed
and if there is anything that you could not construct, then, you provide a cash -- like a trust
fund for that improvement. I haven't been able to find any paperwork, but I would like
Public Works to look at the record and see if there, by chance, was something there. Our
primary concern -- it is not the cost of extending the pathway another 115 feet, we agree
that the multi -use pathway should seamlessly continue south. Our concern is, one,
dealing with the Bridgetower homeowners association, getting their permission, and,
obviously, if there is -- there is grass and sprinklers, there could be additional cost beyond
just the pathway. I guess I ask the Council to have the Parks Department work with us to
help us, one, communicate to Bridgetower's HOA and to facilitate this, because we don't
have the right to go onto their property and change anything and if they say no, I am -- I
am stuck. And I think the pathway was intended to continue to Linder. Watersong has
installed their portion of the pathway, so we are connecting two segments of existing ten
foot multi -use pathway. So, you will have it that full mile. It's going to be -- it's going to be
great. One of the other things we wanted to do was -- we put a micropath connecting
these two blocks, so the kids can come up through the stub street in Bridgetower, go
around that loop and, then, there is a pedestrian pathway that exits to the west that they
can go over to Hunter Elementary. So, we are creating pathways and shortcuts for the
kids to both the elementary and to the middle school. So, I think as far as pedestrian
connections are concerned, this is as good as it gets. We will have detached sidewalks
throughout the project, with a six foot landscape buffer, a median at our entrance. The
only place we do not have detached walks is this stretch right through here and that's
because we had extreme difficulty trying to fit the public street in that sliver kind of area
based on the configuration of the existing stub street. So, we ended up going with a 50
foot right of way and 29 foot section, restricted parking on one side, and attached walks.
But everywhere else there will be detached. Our primary open space is located right
there. We will have playground equipment. Obviously, when we get into our final design
for first phase we will look at, you know, exactly what those amenities are going to look
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like, but we meet our two required amenities. One of the things that the staff has brought
up is the frontage of that particular lot there. The staff has indicated the R-4 zone that we
are requesting and the reason we are requesting the R-4 is because we don't have any
lots that are less than 8,000 square feet. Our average lot size is I think about 11,400
square feet. So, we -- we wanted -- the staff asked us to provide some variety of lot sizes,
so we have some 70 foot lots south of the drain, which is consistent with the R-8 in
Watersong, but everything north of the drain are the larger lots with 130, 140, 150 foot
depth and 80 -- up to a hundred feet wide. This particular frontage here, the staff says,
you know, we want it to be 60. 1 guess I ask the Council to consider the difficulty we have
in taking -- in taking this public street and, then, we are trying to turn it as quickly as
possible. So, they are giving us leniency on a 53 foot frontage, so that pie lot right smack
at the corner, but our lot 28 that adjoins it they are saying that has to be 60. 1 have looked
at all those lots and I don't have seven feet to -- to widen it out. It may have 53 feet of
frontage, but it's wide -- it's pieing out pretty fast. So, these are the type of homes that my
client has built in Alpine Point Subdivision, he and his builder team. So, I wanted to bring
some, you know, pictures. These are, obviously, the homes -- larger homes that would be
going on the larger lots. We did provide pictures to the staff, elevations of some new
homes that they are working on. This is going to be, obviously, compatible, consistent
with Bridgetower. It's a great project. The property has been there, you know, just sitting
in ag production and the fact that they gravity irrigate it has adversely affected some of the
adjoining lots in Bridgetower. I have spoken to some of the residents and they have had
some issues with ground water coming into their crawl space during the irrigation season.
We have dug multiple test holes. We do have about 15 years worth of data and so once
this goes out of agriculture production there is no doubt that that groundwater will stabilize
and drop. We have had hydrologists analyze it and they graphed it, made predictions and
they were, basically, right on and so as far as our drainage facilities, out intent is we will
not be doing ponds, we are going to be doing a storm track system, which is going to be
similar to what we just designed and installed in Isola Creek or Bellano Creek over off Ten
Mile for Coleman homes. They are subsurface. They -- we don't have problems with
those in a high groundwater area. They are more money. But, then, it makes all of our
open space usable, because we are not using ponds. Do you have any questions?
Rountree: Any questions for Becky?
Bird: I have none.
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Thank you. Very thorough and informative, as always. If you're able to make
that off site connection -- this is exactly where I wanted to look -- will you be able to
convince Settlers Irrigation to make their maintenance road on the pathway and abandon
their north side maintenance road? Does that give you more space or is it still an
easement?
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McKay: Councilman Zaremba, I have talked to Mack Myers. When we did Bridgetower
Nathan Draper was the director, now it's Mack Myers. Mack Myers said that they have
now determined that Nampa -Meridian has control of the drain. However, Settlers
maintained it. Well, when I talked to Mr. Young, Harry Young, who was the -- who owned
Bridgetower -- I think he said he was there over 50 years, he said that to his knowledge
Settlers Irrigation District had never cleaned the drain once. So, I will have to work with
both of those agencies in order to convince them to go with a multi -use combo path, like
Bridgetower has, or if Mack is insistent on the phone, he said something about we need
access to both sides. Well, obviously, access to one side at Bridgetower has functioned
well over the past, what, 14 years. So, you know, we can explore that, but I'm always
subject to what they will allow me to do. If the Council has a suggestion I can sure pass
that on.
Zaremba: I can say I hope it works.
McKay: Okay.
Bird: Be better coming from you than --
Zaremba: I mean it makes sense to make it one -- one common use pathway.
Rountree: Other questions?
Bird: I have none.
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Becky, if I understood you correctly, you're willing and comfortable to complete
that connection for the pathway --
McKay: Yes, sir.
Borton: -- off site, assuming that -- hopefully that's right away.
McKay: Yes.
Borton: But the cost of that can be born by the applicant?
McKay: I'm asking for help from the Park Department and if it requires relocation of
irrigation -- you know, I don't -- I'm just not sure exactly what I will -- you know, we are
going to face. I don't know what they have in there.
Borton: Mr. President?
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Rountree: Mr. Borton.
Borton: To be clear, though, I heard you say facilitate, meaning try to assist the HOA to
understand the community benefit to their community to continue the pathway, not
facilitate by funding any of the improvements; correct?
Amyx: You want me to say a few words on that?
Rountree: Sure.
McKay: Sure. You have to give your name and address
Amyx: President, Council Members, Todd Amyx. 4202 North Firelight Way, Boise. I'm
the developer on this. We absolutely have no problem continuing a path for the children.
We more than want that to be there. The concerns I have as a developer is going in
there, both liability sake and unknowing what's going on there, with the ground, with
sprinklers and so forth that we have talked about. As far as the financial part of it, we
would be more than happy to put the path in, but I just got to make sure -- I have got to go
on someone else's property, dig up stuff, replace it, and I'm concerned about the liability,
I'm concerned about any other issues we might run into there. So, I need to get
Bridgetower's approval. As far as Settlers Irrigation goes, I think we have got a solution
for them, so that's kind of what we are looking at.
Borton: Mr. President? Okay. That's what I thought I heard, I just wanted to make sure
there wasn't miscommunication on who is funding it. It sounded like you were willing to
pay the price to accomplish it and asking the city to help facilitate those meetings --
Amyx: Yes.
Borton: -- and make arrangements, but not to fund any of the construction; correct?
Amyx: Correct.
Borton: Okay.
McKay: Unless there is trust fund money there.
Amyx: Right. If we can get the trust fund money, if there is anything existing at that point.
Borton: Okay. Thank you.
Amyx: Thank you.
McKay: And I only bring this up, because on Isola Creek we did a micropath to
Bridgetower and the HOA would not allow us to take down their fence, to allow people to
walk down their commercial drive or bike over. So, we were kind of disappointed and the
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city staff said, well, your condition reads that, you know, you have to connect. I said, well,
we did. I can't make them take down their fence. I mean -- and so, then, your staff did
intervene, talk to Bridgetower's HOA, they gave them the same answer they gave my
developer. No.
Rountree: Other questions?
Bird: I have none.
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Follow up?
Borton: And this might not be a question for you, maybe it's for Bill or Planning. Do we
have -- and this would be an example when Bridgetower was approved, that one of those
conditions of approval would be that when this opportunity to connect the pathway come
in the future that you're consenting now to that future extension. You may not know if that
even exists. Do we ever do that? Is that worth looking into to see if that was one of the
conditions of approval?
Bird: We do it, yeah.
Borton: Because we anticipated a connection.
Nary: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I mean we would have to look at the
development agreement for Bridgetower. There probably is something like that and
requiring a connection, but I don't know.
McKay: Councilman Borton, I believe there was a requirement for it to be constructed to
the boundary. Now, how we provided the easement when I look at their recorded plat,
there isn't an easement there, but I -- they were doing separate pathway easement
documents, so there may be something -- like I said, we have archived our Bridgetower
file and I'm trying to, you know, figure out why we did what we did and what was provided
and I haven't been able to get a complete picture.
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Rountree: David.
Zaremba: This one is from way back before the UDC and there were -- are things that
have changed since then and I'm not sure that I remember Bridgetower specifically, but
there were several cases where a development that occurred next to land that was going
to continue to be an ag use and maybe they had horses and cows and stuff, it was the
neighbor that asked to have the fence continue across the pathway until such time that
they develop. So, I remember that happening in several different places around the city. I
don't remember if that was specifically here. But if -- if a property on the end of that
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pathway remained with animals, that neighbor asked to have the fence continue -- fence
close off that pathway. So, it would have been the intent of the city to have that fence
removed when the next section was -- was made. So, I'm sure some of those slipped
through the cracks, but I can see how it happened.
McKay: Uh-huh.
Zaremba: The neighbor asked for it.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I -- I think the reason they weren't required -- but knowing who brought that
Bridgetower through, I have to think that in the development agreement or someplace
there is a statement or a -- that they would finish that pathway to the deal. I mean that's --
I hate to say it, Beck, but you have never done -- you have always went out to the
property line and -- so I just -- I know Bridgetower -- I don't remember -- but we couldn't do
it because of the Settlers --
McKay: Settlers.
Bird: -- and -- but I -- I'm not too sure you're not right that there isn't some kind of a trust
sitting out there for it to finish that up.
McKay: Yeah. Councilman Bird, we did multiple trust funds at Bridgetower where we had
ag property that -- that we -- we couldn't install certain improvements, so the city said in
lieu of that the code requires it, you have to provide us cash trust.
Bird: Yeah.
Rountree: Okay. Further questions? Okay. Thank you, Becky.
McKay: Thank you.
Rountree: This is a public hearing on this item or these two items. Does anybody wish to
provide additional testimony? Seeing none --
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we close AZ 15-002 and PP 15-004.
Milam: Second.
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Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to close Items 8-H and I. Roll call. No, we
don't need a roll call. All in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Okay. Item 8-H.
Bird: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve AZ 15-002 and with the developer working with the Parks
Department to get the permission from the homeowners association of Bridgetower to
complete that and also for the -- the city planning to look into the Bridgetower DA and see
if there was any trust to help finance that and with that I would add that -- to include all
staff and applicant comments.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: Any discussion? I'd point out at what point do we discuss the waiver or
variance for tiling the drainage?
Bird: That's right now.
Rountree: Now or in the -- now, so --
Bird: Okay. Mr. President, redo it if second agrees.
Milam: Yes. I agree.
Bird: And I would include in my motion that we allow the White Drain to be untiled.
Rountree: Second agrees?
Milam: Agrees.
Rountree: Okay. You have heard the motion. Any further discussion? Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Very good. Next item is Item 8-1, the preliminary plat.
Bird: Mr. President, I move we approve PP 15-004 and to include all staff and applicant
comments.
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Milam: Second.
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Rountree: Questions?
Zaremba: Do we need to include a discussion on the one lot where the frontage is not
quite wide enough? Approval of that variance or --
Bird: That --
Zaremba: That's a preliminary plat subject.
Bird: That's a preliminary plat, but it don't -- was that included in the applicant comments?
Rountree: Yes.
Bird: That would be -- would that have to be a separate item come through as a variance,
Bill? The lot is not quite big enough. It is in the back, but not at the front.
Nary: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I mean I think you can approve it with the
findings that have been already presented, so --
Bird: Okay. But I --
Rountree: Okay.
Bird: With the applicant and staff comments --
Rountree: Second?
Milam: Second agrees
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-1 with the reference to
reducing the frontage on one lot to accommodate the curvature of the road. Roll call?
Watters: President, may I clarify that motion? Was it your intent, Councilman Bird, to
approve the street frontage that the applicant had shown on the plat or for them to modify
in accord with UDC standards? Or to provide a common driveway?
Bird: To show what's on there. The -- I think it was 50 feet instead of 60, but it was 60 in
the back, am I not right?
Rountree: No.
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Watters: Yeah. Our street frontage is measured off the --
Bird: A common driveway -- they never work. I mean you have lots of problems with a
common driveway. That was what the motion intended.
Rountree: Your intent was as shown on the preliminary plat?
Bird: Yes.
Milam: Yes.
Rountree: Okay. Everybody understand that? Okay.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Becky and Mr. Amyx, I just wanted to comment on -- on your plan and the way
you have incorporated this large parcel, not really an infill, but a large parcel in our
community and taking into consideration what's gone on around you and in my opinion
you have done an excellent job of accommodating the desire we have in terms of
interconnectability of neighborhoods and compatibility and I think you have just done an
excellent job. Thank you for doing that.
J. Public Hearing: RZ 15-005 Hamelin Village Subdivision by B&S
Investments, LLC Located 603 W. Pine Avenue Request: Rezone
0.50 Acres from the R-15 Zoning District to the R-40 Zoning
District
K. Public Hearing: PFP 15-002 Hamelin Village Subdivision by B&S
Investments, LLC Located 603 W. Pine Avenue Request:
Combined Preliminary/Final Plat Approval Consisting of Two (2)
Multi -Family Residential Lots and One (1) Common Lot on
Approximately 0.45 Acres in the Proposed R-40 Zoning District
L. Public Hearing: CUP 15-006 Hamelin Village Subdivision by B&S
Investments, LLC Located 603 W. Pine Avenue Request:
Conditional Use Permit Approval for a Multi -Family Development
Consisting of Eight (8) Dwelling Units (Two (2) Four-Plex
Structures) on Approximately 0.45 Acres in a Proposed R-40
Zoning District
Rountree: Next item is -- I will open the public hearings on Item 8-J, K and L, for Hamelin
Village Subdivision.
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Parsons: Thank you, Council President, Members of the Council. Next item on the
agenda is the Hamelin Village Subdivision development. It currently consists of .50 acres
of land and it's zoned R-15 within the city. It's located at 603 West Pine Avenue here. So,
actually, this lot has double frontage on Pine and Idaho Street. Surrounding this
development is primarily four-plexes or multi -family development along the boundary and
except for the single family home that is located here on the northeast corner of the site,
but this property is also zoned R-15 within the city, so everything contiguous with this
property is currently zoned R-16 within the city and the Comprehensive Plan for this
property is designated high density residential. The applicant is here tonight to discuss
rezoning this property from the R-15 zoning district to the R-40 zone in order to
accommodate the proposed density of the development before you this evening. Within
the R-15 zoning district the maximum density allowed in that district is 15 dwelling units to
the acre. The project that the applicant will be discussing with you this evening consists of
17.8 dwelling units to the acre, which staff finds is consistent with the high density
residential comp plan designation and also the requested R-40 zoning designation. In
conjunction with the rezone the applicant is also proposing to plat this property with two
residential lots -- or two multi -family lots and one common lot to accommodate the two
four-plex units. You can see here this is a preliminary to the left and, then, the proposed
final plat as well, so you will see a landscape buffer along Pine and, then, one for the
buildable lot and, then, the other buildable here, Lot 1 in Block 2. Access to this
development will be provided from Idaho Street here. The director has approved
alternative compliance request for this development to allow for a reduced landscape
buffer along Pine Avenue. Typically along Pine Street we would require a 25 foot wide
landscape buffer, but in order to accommodate the required parking and provide additional
common open space within the multi -family development the application has received a
director approval to reduce the landscape buffer width from 25 feet down to 15 feet along
Pine Avenue here. Another item because of this rezone and because the majority of this
property surrounding this development is zoned R-15 and the applicant is stepping up to
the R-40 zone, staff is not recommending a development agreement with the rezone of
the property. The main factors, again, would be the existence -- the surrounding property
are R-15. If the applicant didn't move forward with the development tonight, anyone else
that wanted to develop multi -family on the site would have to go through the conditional
use permit, even in the R-15 zone, and it's also required in the R-40 zone. So, really,
there are incompatibility issues here. Both the R-15 zone and R-40 zone would require a
conditional use permit to establish that use. The applicant has also submitted a
concurrent conditional use permit, again, to develop eight multi -family units each
contained within two four-plex structures here. Parking requirements for this development
would be 16 total. Eight of which would be covered, again, with access coming off of
Idaho Street. The applicant -- application included two alternative compliance requests.
The one I mentioned to you as far as reduced buffer along Pine, but the applicant also
received alternative compliance to give them some relief from the dimensional standards
of the parking lot and also the perimeter landscaping around that parking lot, given the site
constraints of this parcel because it's very narrow, the applicant can't -- wasn't able to
meet the entire ordinance as far as the parking lot dimensions, so the director did grant
approval of some reduced landscape buffers along the north -- excuse me -- along the
west and the east and, then, some -- eight of the parking stalls would be designed as
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compact parking stalls in order to accommodate the required parking by the ordinance.
The benefit of that -- as I mentioned to you is by having a reduced buffer along the
arterial. It gets the buildings closer to the street, but it also allows the applicant to provide
approximately 3,279 square feet of open space interior to the site for the multi -family
dwellers to use. Under the multi -family standards the applicant would have to provide a
minimum of 2,000 square feet , so you can see having the reduced here allows the
applicant to provide a greater amount of common open space with the development. The
landscape plan you see here is consistent with the multi -family and the UDC, as well as
the parking lot. Items of discussion really at the Commission hearing -- or at least in my
staff report were -- we wanted to nail down the building elevations for you and the ones
that were originally in the staff report did not comply with the design standards in the UDC
for the multi -family standards. During its public hearing with the Planning and Zoning
Commission the applicant actually revised their elevations and these were the actual
elevations that the Planning and Zoning Commission approved with one modification. On
the rear elevations you can see here the applicant has designed the canopy to be actually
connected to the rear fagade. The original elevations have that canopy cantilevered or
extended from the rear elevation approximately eight feet. Staff liked that architectural
detail and so in our conditions of approval tonight we are recommending -- or condition of
approval in the staff report required that that rear canopy protrude from that elevation
eight feet like it was originally proposed. The Planning and Zoning Commission did
recommend approval at their April 16th hearing. Testifying in favor was Shawn Nickel and
the applicant did provide a written testimony in agreement with the staff report at that time
and made some minor modifications that I will touch bases on real quickly. The first item -
- or first change to the staff recommendation included, again, that elevation or extension
of that canopy on the rear elevation and, then, because the applicant wants to build a
multi -family in conjunction with recording the plat. The Commission did modify Condition
of Approval 2.2.7, which would allow the applicant to pull a building permit and get this
project under construction, but the final plat would have to be recorded prior to occupancy
of that first structure. So, we gave them some latitude rather than recording the plat and,
then, get a building permit, we gave them the latitude of getting it under construction and,
then, they would have to have that final plat finalized and recorded prior to getting
occupancy for any structure on the site. Staff has not received any additional testimony
on this project since the Planning and Zoning Commission, nor have we heard from the
applicant, but the applicant did whisper in my ear this evening and he said he is in
agreement with the conditions of approval before you this evening. With that I will stand
for any questions you may have.
Rountree: Questions for Bill?
Bird: I have none.
Zaremba: Mr. President? Bill, in looking at the elevations, can -- can you help me
interpret which one would be visible from Pine Street?
Parsons: Council President, Councilman Zaremba, absolutely. This is the elevation that
would be along Pine.
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Zaremba: okay. Thank you.
Rountree: Joe, do you have a question?
Borton: Yeah. Mr. President. Bill, can you show me where the -- the dumpsters are
located on this? I think it was at the end of the parking stalls right up front there?
Parsons: That is correct. Mr. President, Councilman Borton, you can see here that it
actually come off Idaho and, then, the garbage truck could drive in, get the dumpsters
and, then, back on out. In our conditions of approval here the sanitary services said they
didn't need an enclosure this size, so the applicant has been conditioned just to work with
them on getting an appropriately sized trash enclosure on this property in order to serve
this, so I imagine that area will be will be shrinking as they move through the process with
us.
Borton: It will be what?
Parsons: It will actually be shrinking. They don't need an enclosure that size. They don't
need two dumpsters there.
Borton: Do you require it to be screened? You won't be able to see the dumpsters from
Idaho; correct?
Parson: Mr. President, Councilman Borton, it will have to be gated.
Borton: Yes.
Parsons: Solid gates and, yes, it will have to be screened from view.
Rountree: Further questions?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: Bill, I have a couple. On Pine -- and I'm looking at the landscape plan -- folks
and kids being what they are, they are going to want to get to Pine and I don't see in there
any pathway or any way for folks to get to that sidewalk. Is that in there somewhere?
Parsons: Mr. President, there is a condition in the staff report that requires one of these to
have access in to Pine.
Rountree: Okay.
Parson: So, the applicant will work this staff through the design review process to make
one of those connections.
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Rountree: The other question relates to the way it's subdivided. We have Lot 1 with the
building on it and a parking lot, we have Lot 2. If at some point in time in the future -- and
I'm not saying this is going to happen, but it could, that the property split and the owner of
Lot 1, also the owner of the parking lot, decides I don't care about Lot 2, 1 don't own that,
I'm not going to let anybody park in my parking lot. Is there a condominium arrangement
for the parking lot for those two buildings? Because I can see that happening.
Parsons: President Rountree, Council Members, there is a condition on the final plat and
there is a note on the plat that states that lot block one has an easement on it that shares
by being a cross -access for the entire development, so we have something --
Rountree: You will have a recorded easement?
Parsons: Yeah. There will be something in place to make sure that runs with the land
Rountree: Okay. Very good. Any other questions? Does the applicant have any
comments? If you want to tell us something come on up and give us your name and
address. And we might have a question for you. I don't. know.
Rennison: Mr. President and Council Members, John Rennison, 410 East Street in Eagle.
I would like to thank Bill, actually, for helping us kind of articulate this plan. This was a
complicated little piece of property to try to do what we are doing. Infill -- this is -- this is
really an infill project, right, not the previous -- so, it's a skinny little piece of property and
we are trying to do the most with it we can and we think we are successful. We are really
excited about it. Frankly, at first the idea of consolidating the parking to the rear on Idaho
came up and I kind of had mixed thoughts on that, but as we developed the plan the
courtyard really came into play and it's a really nice feature and so that wasn't possible by
-- by having parking coming off of Pine and Idaho at the same time, so, anyway, it
resolved well, we are really excited about it. Looking for your approval. The pathway --
we actually had some stepping stones out to -- right. Right there. Out to Pine on both
sides of the building. The staff report asks that we put a sidewalk in on one side and we
will probably do stepping stones on the other, but for the primary access it will be on one
side. But the -- the trash enclosure would be a solid wall -- or, you know, solid steel fence
-- you know, fence if you will. And the trash enclosure will shrink a little bit. We are going
to critique that plan a little bit. I think the architect when he -- when he kind of took his first
pass at that the public services had asked for a separate container for recycling and one
for trash, so went that way. So, we are going to articulate a little bit more as we move to
final. But, really, that's -- that's probably all I have to add, other than we'd like your
approval and let us get this one built.
Rountree: Any questions?
Milam: Mr. President?
Rountree: Genesis.
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Milam: In that courtyard are there -- is there amenities? Is it just open space or --
Rennison: Yeah. There is the two -- the code requires two amenities for -- even for this
little tiny infill.
Milam: Okay.
Rennison: But -- so there is a public art feature that we are working on that's on the --
yeah. Up there. I don't know if I can -- I haven't used this before, but -- right there where
the cursor is. And, then, there is a community garden on the -- on the south -- or the east
side. So, the west side is a public art feature that we are still kind of working on a little bit,
but -- and, then, the east side a garden. It should be really nice.
Rountree: Other questions? Thank you.
Rennison: Thank you.
Rountree: Well, it doesn't appear that there is anybody else that wants to testify, but I
have to ask anyway. Frank? Seeing none --
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Joe.
Borton: Move to close the public hearing on Item J, RZ 15-005; K, PFP 15-002 and L,
CUP 15-006.
Bird: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearing on Items 8-J, K and
L. All those in favor. Opposed? Very good.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Move that we approve Item 8-J, RZ 15-005 to include staff and applicant
comments.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-J. Discussion? Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
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MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Move that we approve Item 8-K, PFP 15-002.
Cavener: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-K. Discussion? Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Borton: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Borton.
Borton: I move we approve Item 8-L, CUP 15-006.
Cavener: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 8-L. Discussion? Seeing
none, roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 9: Department Reports
A. Legal Department: Budget Amendment for FY2015 in the Amount
of $28,359.00 to Move Part -Time Assistant City Attorney to Full -
Time Deputy City Attorney
Rountree: Very good. Thank you all. Next item is Department Reports. Report from
Legal Department. Bill.
Nary: Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Council. I have before you a budget
amendment for your consideration for a fiscal year 2015, the current fiscal year that we
are in. This is to move my part-time assistant attorney position to a full-time deputy
position. We have had this current position for seven years -- or seven years this next
month with the same incumbent. We have exhausted the work completely with the part-
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time position and we no longer can keep up with just a part-time position, so we have
asked that we move this to a full-time position for the remainder of this fiscal year, as well
as moving forward into future fiscal years. The amount there will cover the remainder of
this fiscal year for both wages and benefits. We ask your consideration and approval.
Rountree: Questions?
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: I move we have approve the budget amendment for FY -2015, the amount of
28,359, to change a part-time assistant city attorney to a full-time deputy city attorney
immediately.
Cavener: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 9-A. Any discussion? Bill, I
would just make the point that I would like to see this further identified and spoken to in
the budget process as we move this position forward.
Nary: Certainly.
Rountree: So, work load and that sort of thing.
Nary: We can do that.
Rountree: Okay. It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 9-A. No discussion?
Roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: This is Emily; right?
Nary: This is Andrea.
Rountree: Or I mean Andrea. Emily is full time. Yeah. All right. Very good.
B. Police Department: FY2015 Budget Amendment for Spring
Safety Fling Donation in the Not -to -Exceed Amount of $1,500.00
Rountree: And next department report, Police Department. Chief.
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Lavey: Mr. President, Council, the hundred deadliest days of summer are between
Memorial Day and Labor Day and because of that the Office of Highway Safety provides
us a grant every year for safety education. What the police department does is we use it
for our spring safety fling for our high school youth. During the high school lunch hour we
provide pizza, a music DJ, and many safety messages. We have done this for the past
several years. We have received a 1,500 dollar grant. It is currently in the city funds and
we are just requesting spending authority for the amount not to exceed 1,500 dollars.
Rountree: Questions?
Bird: I have none.
Milam: Mr. President?
Rountree: I just had a question for Jeff. What funds does that grant reside in?
Lavey: It's currently in the General Fund for the city and we just need to transfer it over
to --
Rountree: So, where does it come from?
Lavey: Office of Highway Safety.
Rountree: Office of Highway Safety.
Lavey: Yes.
Rountree: So, it comes from federal transportation?
Lavey: Correct.
Rountree: Okay.
Lavey: From the federal to the state --
Rountree: To the state and local.
Lavey: Yes.
Rountree: Okay.
Milam: Mr. President? I have a question for you, chief. Do you do this spring safety fling
at every high school?
Lavey: Within the city limits, yes.
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Milam: Thank for clarifying that. Three of them?
Lavey: That would be a lot of high schools.
Milam: Does that include the academies or just the large high schools?
Lavey: You're asking the wrong person. Ido not know that.
Milam: Sorry.
Lavey: I'm sorry. I believe it does, but I'm not sure, so I don't want to commit to that
completely.
Rountree: Any further questions?
Milam: Mr. President? I move that we approve the FY -2015 budget amendment for
spring safety fling donations to the not exceed amount of 1,500 dollars.
Cavener: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 9-B. Any discussion? Roll
call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 10: Ordinances
A. Ordinance No. 15-1645: An Ordinance (RZ 15-002) for the Rezone
of a land being a portion of Lots 3-17, Block 1 of Larkspur
Subdivision No. 1 and adjacent public streets, located in the
Southwest % of the Northwest % of Section 19, Township 3
North, Range 1 East, Boise Meridian, City of Meridian, Ada
County Establishing and Determining the Land Use Zoning
Classification of Said Lands from L -O to C -G and L -O
Rountree: The last item of action, Ordinance 10-A, Ordinance 15-1645. If the City Clerk
would read that by title only.
Holman: Thank you. City of Meridian Ordinance No. 15-1645: An Ordinance (RZ 15-002)
Calderwood Business Park for the Rezone of a parcel of land being a portion of Lots 3
through 17 of Block 1 of Larkspur Subdivision No. 1 and adjacent public streets, located in
the Southwest Y4 of the Northwest '/4 of Section 19, Township 3 North, Range 1 East,
Boise Meridian, City of Meridian, Ada County, Establishing and Determining the Land Use
Zoning Classification of L -O, Limited Office Zoning District, to C -G, General Retail and
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Service Commercial, and L -O, Limited Office Zoning 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.
Rountree: You have heard the ordinance read by title. Does anyone wish to hear it in its
entirety? Seeing none --
Milam: Mr. President?
Rountree: Council Woman Milam.
Milam: I move that we approve Ordinance No. 15-1645 with suspension of rules.
Bird: Second.
Cavener: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 10-A. No discussion, roll call.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 11: Future Meeting Topics
Rountree: Are there any future topics you wish to bring up at this point in time?
Bird: Not to my knowledge.
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Rountree: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Not actually a topic for a meeting, but --
Rountree: Thank you.
Zaremba: -- the 25th is a holiday, Memorial Day, and I'd like to remind everybody that the
Rock of Honor has a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. If you have not attended one of those at the
Rock of Honor in Kleiner Park, it's very interesting and worth going to. I just wanted to
apprise everybody of that.
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Rountree: Very good. Thank you, David. And I will remind anybody who hasn't voted
that you still have time, because I was running the meeting. Having said that, do I have a
motion to adjourn?
Milam: So moved.
Bird: Second.
Rountree: It's been moved and seconded to adjourn. All those in favor?
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Rountree: Thank you all.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:27 P.M.
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