HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-09-15Meridian City Council Workshop September 15, 2015
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:15 p.m., Tuesday,
September 15, 2015, by Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Charlie Rountree, Keith Bird, David
Zaremba, Joe Borton, Genesis Milam and Luke Cavener.
Others Present: Bill Nary, Jaycee Holman, Bruce Chatterton, Bill Parsons, Clint Dolsby,
Will Stoey, Chris Amenn, 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
__X_ Mayor Tammy de Weerd
De Weerd: Thank you for your patience. We apologize for our late start. For the record it
is Tuesday, September 15th. It's 6:15. We will start with roll call attendance, Madam
Clerk.
Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance
De Weerd: Item No. 2 is the Pledge of Allegiance. If you will all rise and join us in the
pledge to our flag.
(Pledge of Allegiance recited.)
Item 3: Community Invocation by Randy Rodes from The Vineyard Meridian
De Weerd: Item No. 3 is our community invocation and I do not see Pastor Rodes here.
Item 4: Adoption of the Agenda
De Weerd: So, we will go ahead and move to Item 4, adoption of the agenda.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: On Items 8-A the resolution number is 15-1088, 8-B the resolution number is
15-1089 and 8-C the resolution number is 15-1090. With those additions, Madam Mayor,
I move that we approve the agenda.
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Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve the agenda. All those in favor say
aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 5: Consent Agenda
A. Final Order for Approval: FP 15-028 Isola Creek No. 3 by Isola
Creek, LLC Located East of N. Ten Mile Road and North of W.
Ustick Road Request: Final Plat Approval Consisting of Twenty-
Five (25) Single-Family Residential Building Lots and Two (2)
Common Lots on Approximately 9.85 Acres of Land in an R-4
Zoning District
B. Final Order for Approval: FP 15-027 Kentucky Villas by C4
Investments, LLC Located 835 W. Victory Road Request: Final
Plat Approval Consisting of Eight (8) Building Lots, One (1)
Common Lot and One (1) Other Lot on 3.87 Acres of Land in an
R-4 Zoning District
C. Memorandum Of Agreement For Facility Rental For 8 In 48 Short
Play Festival for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,000.00
D. Approval of a Purchase Order #15-0525 for Miscellaneous
Desktop and laptop Replacement Personal Computers to
Hewlett-Packard in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $113,346.20
E. Well Site Lease Agreement for Graycliff Estates Subdivision
F. Emergency Medical Services Joint Powers Agreement Renewal
G. Approval of purchase of Motion Tablets from CDW-Government,
LLC. for the Not-To-Exceed amount of $70,638.90 and authorize
the Purchase Manager to create and sign the Purchase Order for
the Not-to-Exceed amount of $70,638.90.
H. FP 15-030 Heritage Grove No. 3 by Green Village Development,
Inc. Located North of E. Ustick Road and West Side of N. Locust
Grove Road Request: Final Plat Approval Consisting of Thirty-
One (31) Single Family Residential Lots and Four (4) Common
Lots on 5.36 Acres of Land in the R-15 Zoning District
De Weerd: Item 5 is our Consent Agenda.
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Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we approve the Consent Agenda. Authorize the Clerk to attest and
the Mayor to sign.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve the Consent Agenda. If there is no
discussion, Madam Clerk, will you call roll.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 6: Items Moved From the Consent Agenda
De Weerd: There were no items moved from the Consent Agenda.
Item 7: Action Items
A. FP 15-029 Solterra Subdivision No. 2 by C15,LLC Located Near
the Northeast Corner of E. Fairview Avenue and N. Hickory Way
Request: Final Plat Approval Consisting of Forty-Six (46) Single
Family Residential Lots and Six (6) Common Lots on
Approximately 5.34 Acres in the R-15 Zoning Districts (FP 15-029
replaces FP 15-006 which has been requested to be withdrawn)
De Weerd: So, we will move into Item 7 under Action Items. There is -- thank you,
Madam Clerk, for including the description about the public hearing process. We will go
ahead and ask staff for comments on 7-A.
Parsons: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. The first action item on the
agenda this evening is the Solterra Subdivision No. 2. This project was before you back
in March where you acted on a previous final plat. At that time they were requesting
additional buildable lots, 51 to be exact, and in order for them to move forward on this
revised plat we are asking that you acknowledge their withdrawal. The applicant has
requested withdrawal of the previous final plat and they have submitted a new final plat for
your consideration this evening. The previous plat, as I mentioned, had 51 residential
lots. To get you oriented here, here is the approved preliminary plat. The first phase has
already commenced or recorded and the second phase is primarily the eastern portion of
this residential subdivision. So, when this plat was before you in March of this year the
applicant was requesting 51 residential lots. Now they are here to have you approve their
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new final plat that has reduced their lot count from 51 down to 46 and the primary reason
is they want to include more attached product within the development and less of the
single detached homes. When this project was before you as part of the annexation and
the -- or the rezone and the preliminary plat, they had always conveyed that there would
be a mix of two residential housing types in this development. I have analyzed the overall
density approved with that preliminary plat and compared it to the proposed final plat
before you this evening and it is still consistent with the overall preliminary plat. The open
space itself is still consistent with the overall open space proposed for the subdivision as
well. So, really, the only change this evening between the two subdivisions is the
reduction in the number of buildable lots and that is allowed under the UDC that the
director can make that finding that you are allowed to reduce the number of buildable lots,
as long as you still fall within that density parameter of the UDC and the plat before you
does that. The staff has received written testimony from the applicant and they in
agreement with all conditions of the final plat. So, there are no outstanding issues for you
this evening and we just ask that, again, you acknowledge the withdrawal and approve the
final plat as submitted. With that I would stand for any questions you have.
De Weerd: Thank you, Bill. Council, any questions? Is the applicant here? Would you
have any comment or are you good with the staff report? Okay. Thank you. Council?
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we approve the withdrawal of the previous plat and approve the
final plat for Item 7-A.
Milam: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 7-A as noted. Any discussion?
Okay. Madam Clerk.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
B. Public Hearing: TEC 15-004 Shops at Victory by Ken Lenz
Located Southeast Corner of S. Eagle Road and E. Victory Road
Request: One (1) Year Time Extension on the Conditional Use
Permit (CUP-08-011) and Preliminary Plat (PP-08-006) Approved
De Weerd: Item 7-B is a public hearing on TEC 15-004. I will open this public hearing
with staff comments.
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Parsons: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. The next item on the
agenda is the Shops at Victory time extension for the preliminary plat and conditional use
permit. The site is located on the southeast corner of Victory and Amity -- or South Eagle
Road. This is the fourth time extension proposed by the applicant and the previous one
would have expired -- or last time extension approved in September of 2013. The
applicant is here to extend their time extension for a one year time period in order to
solidify their lease with the Rite-Aid that's proposed for the corner and here is the
conceptual plan or the conditional use permit application site plan that was approved with
that application. This site is subject to a development agreement that was approved back
in 2008. With the previous time extension staff has required that they comply with the
current provisions of the UDC. The only new condition that we are recommending to you
this evening is as we discussed at your workshop hearing that last week. The planning
department is in the process of changing the design manual and also some changes to
the UDC and so we wanted to make sure -- based on the timing of this development we
wanted to make sure that the applicant would comply with the motion -- any changes to
those design standards, we have a condition here that they comply with whatever
ordinances are in effect at the time that they submit their application. We received written
testimony from the applicant. They are in agreement with that condition and I'd also
mention to Council that all of the conditions of the previous time extensions and those that
were subject to the conditional use permit, the preliminary plat, and the development
agreement still remain in effect for this property. With that I will conclude my presentation
and stand for any questions you might have.
De Weerd: Thank you, Bill. Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none.
De Weerd: Okay. Would the applicant like to comment? Good evening. If you will,
please, state your name and address for the record.
Huber: Yes. Jeff Huber. White-Leasure Development Company. 8385 West Emerald,
Boise.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Huber: Yes. We would -- we are requesting a time extension. We hope we can -- we
have sort of come into this property recently, not since 2008, but we have got a tenant that
we are working with and we think we can make this project move forward now if we had
just a little more time.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you.
Huber: Thank you.
De Weerd: Council, any questions?
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Rountree: Madam Mayor, I have a question either for the applicant or Bill. On the -- is the
dwelling and the outbuildings and the infrastructure that used to occupy that site, is it still
there, still present?
Parsons: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I believe that existing residence is on
the property.
De Weerd: I will ask -- I will refer that question to the applicant.
Huber: Yes, it's still there. It's -- we are going to be taking it down as soon as we solidify
our lease with Rite-Aid.
Rountree: And it's unoccupied?
Huber: Yes.
Rountree: Okay. Thank you.
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba, did you also have a question?
Zaremba: I actually could answer that question as well. And I was just going to comment.
The last time this came up that former residence looked like it was able for people to
break into it and maybe they were and I commented on that and since then it looks like it's
been secured. I understand the eventual point is to take it down, but I drive by there every
once in a while for other reasons and have noticed that it does appear to be secure. So,
thank you for helping with that.
Huber: Okay. Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. This is a public hearing. I did have Bob Aldridge sign up
in favor of the time extension. Thank you for joining us. It's been quite some time.
Aldridge: Madam Mayor, that's been a good thing, so -- I am Bob Aldridge, 3300 Falcon
Drive. I'm the property immediately to the southeast of this and I have been here a lot of
times on this. I have worked extensively with the prior owners, including doing some land
adjustments so they could fit their buildings in. They were very good to work with.
Fulfilled all their promises. I have met with the new people that are coming forward with
this. I think they are going to be the same. I think they are going to do a good job there
and it's something I would love to see moving and going. It's the corner that needs to be
brought up to standards. So, I'm very much in favor of proceeding with it.
De Weerd: Thank you, Bob. Any questions? This is a public hearing. Is there anyone
who would like to offer testimony on this item? Okay.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
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Milam: Seeing none, I move that we close the public hearing on TEC 15-004.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing on Item 7-B. All
those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I move that we approve TEC 15-004 with all staff and applicant comments.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 7-B. Madam Clerk, will you call
-- yes, Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Discussion?
De Weerd: Yes.
Rountree: You know, we have talked about these time extensions several times and this
is, what, it's fourth or moving towards its fifth. At some point in time it's got to stop and I
very much hope and I anticipate that it will develop, but I would hope that the -- we could
have a motion or a condition here that it won't happen again and that by the time the end
of the extension of this particular plat is done that at least the site is cleaned up, weeds
removed, infrastructure removed, made to be buildable and -- or site limited now. So, if
the maker of the motion would consider some of those in her motion I would appreciate it.
De Weerd: Thank you for the discussion. Anybody else?
Milam: So, do I need to start over or just add those to the motion?
Rountree: If you want to. It's up to you.
Milam: So, I will withdraw the motion on the floor and start over.
Bird: Second agrees.
De Weerd: Okay. Second agrees.
Milam: And I agree with Charlie, too. So, Madam Mayor?
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De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I move that we approve TEC 15-004 with a note that this would be the last time
extension approved for this project and that within this year period at least the current
condition of the property gets cleaned up, removing infrastructure and any unsightly
weeds. Anything else?
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to extend the -- the time for one year. This
seems to be a final extension. Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, I just wanted to review the process a little bit and staff can
correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the first time extension and maybe the second time
extension is an administrative approval that doesn't come to the Council, but the reason it
comes to the Council on the third and subsequent ones is that it always gives us the
opportunity to say no. I am in favor of the motion the way it was made this time, but I just
-- I wanted to clarify the process is that on the third and subsequent times the reason it
comes to the Council is for the opportunity to say this can't go on. Am I correct about
that?
Parsons: Close. Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Councilman Zaremba, the code
allows the director to approve one administrative time extension. The remainder -- the
subsequent time extensions have to come to Council. So, it's not two. They get one from
-- one staff level approval time extension and the rest will have to come -- would have to
come to City Council based on our ordinance.
Zaremba: I just wanted to clarify the process. Thank you.
De Weerd: Well -- and I think as we are talking process, this could still be applied and
requested to the currently seated Council, but this would be on the record as suggesting it
be the last, so -- any further discussion? Madam Clerk.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Thank you. I'm sure Mr. Aldridge hopes that this is the last time he has to do
this, too.
Item 8: Department Reports
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A. Mayor's Office: Resolution No. _____________________: A
Resolution Re-appointing Matthew Adams to Seat 4, John
Nesmith to Seat 5, Spencer Martin to Seat 6 and Seldon S.
“Butch” Weedon to Seat 7 of the Meridian Impact Fee Advisory
Committee
De Weerd: Item 8-A. Council, in front of you is Resolution 15-1088 reappointing three of
our members to the Impact Fee Committee. They have been serving on this committee to
provide feedback to Council and represent our citizens in regard to appropriate impact
fees. They have also committed to meeting more frequently and so it's their -- they
continue to be very valuable assets and eager to continue -- well, eager might be a
stretch. Willing to continue to serve and would ask for your reappointment of these three
individuals.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I move that we approve Resolution 15-1088 reappointing Matthew Adams to Seat
4, John Nesmith to Seat 5, Spencer Martin to Seat 6, and Seldon S. "Butch" Weedon,
Seat 7 --
De Weerd: Sorry. I mean four.
Milam: -- of the Meridian Impact Fee Advisory Committee.
Borton: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 8-A. Any discussion? And I
did misstate. There are four. Madam Clerk.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
B. Mayor's Office: Resolution No. ______________________: A
Resolution Re-Appointing Robert Corrie to Seat 2 and Cheryl
Caldwell to Seat 3 of the Meridian Solid Waste Advisory
Committee
De Weerd: Item 7-B is also a reappointment of two current advisory committee members.
Former Mayor Robert Corrie and Cheryl Caldwell. I would ask for your approval of these
reappointments for Mayor Corrie and Mrs. Caldwell to serve on the Solid Waste Advisory
Committee.
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Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I move that we approve Resolution 15-1089 reappointing Robert Corrie to Seat 2
and Cheryl Caldwell to Seat 3 of the Solid Waste Advisory Committee.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 8-B. Madam Clerk, will you call
roll.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
C. Mayor's Office: Resolution No. __________________: A
Resolution Re-Appointing Joely Walters as a Youth
Commissioner to the Historical Preservation Commission
De Weerd: Item 8-C is a resolution 15-1090. It's a reappointment of Joely Walters. She
is on our Historical Preservation Commission. I'm sure Mr. Thomason over there would
attest that she is a real asset on HPC and so I am excited to ask for your approval for her
reappointment.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve Resolution No. 15-1090 appointing Joely Walters to the youth
commissioner on the Historic Preservation Commission.
Milam: Second.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve item 7-C reappointing Joely Walters
on our HPC board. Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
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MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 9: Future Meeting Topics
De Weerd: Council, any topics for consideration under Item 9?
Bird: I have none.
Item 10: Executive Session as Per Idaho Code 74-206(c): (c) To Conduct
Deliberations Concerning Acquiring an Interest in Real Property, Which
is Not Owned by a Public Agency. Amended onto the agenda: (f) To
Consider and Advise Its Legal Representatives in Pending Litigation
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Item 10 is Executive Session.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. --
Nary: Madam Mayor, before Mr. Bird makes the motion could you add item (f) -- or sub (f)
to that, because we weren't able to get that in the first one.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we go into Executive Session as per Idaho State Code 74-206(1)(c), (1)(f).
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to add -- to adjourn into Executive Session per
Idaho State Code 74-206 (c) and (f). Madam Clerk, will you call roll.
Roll Call: Rountree, yea; Bird, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: (6:35 p.m. to 7:39 p.m.)
De Weerd: Okay. I would entertain a motion to come out of Executive Session.
Bird: So moved.
Milam: Second.
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De Weerd: All those in favor say aye. All ayes.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
De Weerd: Do I have a motion to adjourn?
Bird: So moved
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor? All ayes.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:40 P.M.
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