HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-05Meridian City Council May 5, 2015
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 5,
2015, by Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Keith Bird, Charlie Rountree, David
Zaremba, Joe Borton, Genesis Milam and Luke Cavener.
Others Present: Bill Nary, Jaycee Holman, Bruce Chatterton, Kyle Radek, Tom Barry, Jeff
Lavey, Perry Palmer, 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
_X Mayor Tammy de Weerd
De Weerd: Thank you for your patience. Sorry we are starting a little bit late. We
appreciate all of you being here with us tonight. For the record it is Tuesday, May 5th. It's
6:15. We will start with roll call attendance, Madam Clerk.
Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance
De Weerd: Thank you. 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 Pastor Moore
De Weerd: Item No. 3 is -- we don't have anyone here -- or, I'm sorry, I don't have my
glasses on, Reverend Moore. Pastor Moore from Ten Mile Christian is here to lead us in
the community invocation. We ask that you join us or take this as an opportunity for a
moment of reflection. Pastor Moore, thank you for being here.
Moore: Very honored. Thank you. Heavenly Father, your word stresses that -- that we
are all gifted and tonight, God, we recognize the gifts of this Council, our Mayor, these city
servants. God, I pray that you will just work that all together for the good of our
community. I ask you for your blessing on their personal lives. Pray for us as citizens to
realize the pressures that they -- they bear and that they weigh consequences and
sometimes have to make decisions that aren't popular, but they are convinced are right.
So, God, give them wisdom. You said to ask for wisdom. We are asking for you to pour
out your wisdom on them, because, indeed, lives and personal ways, businesses, just the
health of our community is at stake and these weighty decisions they will make tonight
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and every Council meeting. God, we are reminded when we look in our world and we see
the tension and the violence in other places, that we are pretty -- we are pretty blessed
right here in Meridian and we are giving you credit for that, God, that your ways and
influence have infiltrated the lives of the many people here and we -- we, God, are
committed to you. We pray for the simple truth your word teaches to love our neighbor as
ourselves, that we continue to govern this community. Again, God, for tonight I pray this
will be an efficient and effective meeting and that you will guide it all, in Jesus' name,
amen.
Item 4: Adoption of the Agenda
De Weerd: Thank you. Item No. 4 is adoption of the agenda.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we adopt the agenda with the following changes and additions:
Item 6-C staff has requested that that item be vacated. And Item 10-A, 10-B -- that Item
10-A staff has requested that to be vacated. Item 10-B, that has been requested to
continue to May 19th. 10-C has been requested to continue to May 26th. 10-D has been
requested to continue to May 26th. Item 11-B, the resolution number is 15-1064. And
Item 12-A is Ordinance No. is 15-1643.
De Weerd: Is there a second?
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to adopt the agenda as -- as read.
Nary: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, would you mind on Item 14 to also add a
subparagraph F.
Rountree: And the maker of the motion accepts that recommendation and includes that in
my motion.
Bird: Second agrees.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and second to adopt the agenda as changed. All
those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
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Rountree: Sorry to throw you something a little different tonight.
Item 5: Proclamation
A. Proclamation for Bosnian Heritage Day
De Weerd: I have two proclamations to read and what I'd like to do is invite the folks up
that I am reading the proclamation on behalf of or for and so I have been really nervous
about saying Herzegovina. So, there you go. If you will all come up and join me. I do
want to have you standing here as I read the proclamation. If you will just stand right
here. Thank you so much for joining us. Whereas since the early 1990s immigrants from
Bosnia and Herzegovina have settled into the Treasure Valley and Meridian city, building
the city's economy and adding diversity to our community and whereas Bosnian
immigrants continue to grow businesses in various sectors that strengthen the economy
and create and uphold jobs in Meridian and across Idaho and whereas Bosnian
immigrants have brought diversity and cultural influences to the City of Meridian, the state
of Idaho, and the United States as a whole and whereas Bosnian immigrants have
integrated into our society and have become a great part of our communities, our
workforce, and leadership, and whereas the contributions they have made and continue to
make for the betterment of our community should be recognized on their special day,
therefore, I, Mayor Tammy de Weerd of the City of Meridian, do hereby proclaim
Saturday, May 9th, 2015, as Bosnian Heritage Day in the City of Meridian and I call upon
all of our people to join me in celebrating the accomplishments and the heritage of our
fellow Bosnian community members. I did sign this on the 5th day of May and I wish you
great success on your celebration and I do want to thank you on behalf of City Council
and myself. I know you are a growing population in our community and we appreciate
what you do to bring a cultural diversity to our community. So, thank you for joining us
tonight.
Kajdic: Hi. My name is Besima Kajdic and I am president of nonprofit organization called
Bosnian Herzegovina Cultural Center of Idaho, Mladi Behar. That's how we know as
Mladi Behar. I want to thank you -- all of you and you, Madam Mayor, Tammy, from the
bottom of my heart. This means a lot to all of us and we are never going to forget this day
and I think we are going to seek your help next year, too. In the future. Thank you one
more time. I have some goodies. It's some Bosnian store. It's chocolate cookies. It's
really popular in Bosnia. That I am going to give to all of you tonight in your office and
there is also one picture that is made by one of the Bosnian guys and this is the uniform --
dancing uniform -- folk dancing that we are going to present that day on the heritage day
that you may have this in your office.
De Weerd: Wow. That is beautiful.
Kajdic: And thank you one more time from the bottom of my heart. It means really a lot to
me.
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B. Proclamation for Better Hearing Month
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. Ed, would you like to come forward. I also have a
proclamation -- and it is okay. If you would like to leave you do not have to sit through our
entire meeting. Okay. Just wanted you to know. I would love to say it's very interesting,
but not always. We think it is. And thank you for being here. Okay. My second
proclamation is on behalf of Better Hearing Month and so our proclamation reads:
Whereas hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the United States and
more than half of the people with hearing loss are under the age of 65 and whereas the
hearing healthcare professionals in the City of Meridian observe and celebrate Better
Hearing Month each year during the month of May and whereas the City of Meridian
recognizes and values the efforts of all who work to eliminate or minimize the isolating
effects of communication disorders that affect one in five families and whereas through
the services of hearing care -- hearing care professionals -- whoa -- our citizens who have
overcome communication disabilities are now able to lead independent, productive and
fulfilling lives and whereas the City of Meridian is proud and honored to have hearing care
professionals offering quality education and healthcare services to our community and to
our citizens. Therefore, I, Tammy de Weerd, of the City of Meridian do hereby proclaim
Better Hearing Month in May in the City of Meridian and encourage all citizens to
recognize the achievements of hearing care professionals in improving the quality of live
for people with communication disorders and I can tell you that having a dad who has had
hearing aids for a long time, I do know how isolating hearing loss really is when you're in a
room full of people and everyone is talking at one time, it does isolate that family member
or that member in the room from being a participant and so addressing this is critical in
our community and in our families to be more inclusive and I don't know -- I'm a -- I saw a
video on the internet of people who have had no hearing, once they have had the implant,
and just what we take for granted is such a gift. You see the expression when they hear a
loved one -- it's pretty emotional. So, Ed, we appreciate you being here tonight to accept
this and, then, I will ask you to say a few words.
Renna: As stated, hearing loss is the third most common health problem in the United
States. Forty-eight million Americans suffer from some type of hearing loss. One in four
people in this room suffer from some type of hearing loss. Over age 65 one in three. A
more serious statistic that just came out a couple weeks ago is one in five teenagers are
suffering from hearing loss these days. How does it impact the workforce? To the tune of
about 122 billion dollars a year, whether it's employers or employees. Lack promotions.
Lack of understanding. Lack of communication. Depending on the degree of hearing loss
it could be a thousand to 12,000 dollars a month that's impacting the household income.
So, I do appreciate very much, Mayor Tammy, you taking the time to make this
proclamation and the City Council. Appreciate it very much.
Item 6: Consent Agenda
A. Agreement for Connection to Public Sewer System with Chris
Stewart, 1238 W. Washington St. Meridian, ID
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B. Agreement for Connection to Public Sewer System, Brandon
Rieger, 1315 W. Carlton St. Meridian, ID
D. Final Order: FP 15-011 Avendale Subdivision by Silver Oaks
Apartments, LLC Located 3800 W. Perugia Street Request: Final
Plat Approval Consisting of Four (4) Building Lots on 24. 61
Acres of Land in an R-15 Zoning District
E. Final Order: FP 15-010 Accommodations Subdivision by
Providence Management, LLC Located South Side of E. Falcon
Drive and East of S.
F. Eagle Road Request: Final Plat Approval Consisting of Fourteen
(14) Single Family Residential Lots and Three (3) Common Lots
on Approximately 4.71 Acres in the R-4 Zoning District
G. License Agreement Between the Nampa and Meridian Irrigation
District and the City of Meridian Regarding a Multi-Use Pathway
Along the Ridenbaugh Canal to be Constructed as Part of the
Development Project by C4 Land LLC
H. 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
De Weerd: So, my husband is from the Netherlands and they love chocolate, too. So,
chocolate appeals to I think every single person sitting up here. So, thank you for being
here with us. Okay. Council, Item No. 6 is our Consent Agenda.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: I move that we approve the Consent Agenda with the vacation of Item 6-C.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve the Consent Agenda with the
removal of Item 6-C. Madam Clerk, will you call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
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MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 7: Community Items/Presentations
A. Annual Assessor Update by Robert McQuade
De Weerd: Okay. Under Community Presentations we have our assessor here, Mr.
McQuade. If you would, please, join us. We always enjoy having you here -- for the most
part. Some better.
McQuade: It's not often do people say they are happy to have me here. But I am happy
to be here. I enjoy the visit, but I don't like to drive over. It took me 40 minutes to get from
downtown just to Eagle -- Eagle Road exit on 184 and I lived in Washington DC for
several years and I thought the Beltway was bad, that stretch is so horrible.
De Weerd: We think that more people that are -- that never get out of Boise should have
to drive more often.
McQuade: You can invite me back next month.
De Weerd: Absolutely. Now you will see what our residents deal with every single day.
McQuade: It's just amazing. My employees live over here -- several of my employees live
over here and I asked them if they go through that and they said yeah and it doesn't seem
to bother them. Well, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I'm back with the
information about the -- what went on in the property tax arena for last year and we are
going to be sending out assessment notices the 22nd of May. That's just in about two
weeks. Last year is the first time we sent e-assessment notices. We had about 1,600
people that took advantage of those e-assessment notices. Two questions I'm just
constantly asked about on the information I'm going to be giving to you. Number one, how
close do the numbers I'm telling you -- and you can use these for budget purposes -- how
close what I tell you tonight is that going to be the actual numbers at the end of the year
and another question is how close are our assessed values. Well, we aren't finished with
our goal yet. We are still working on it. We are putting the final trends on, modifiers, the
supervisors are reviewing the appraisers' work and we will be processing and we have got
personal property. So, we are not finished yet. But I will tell you, the numbers I gave you
last year were just three percent short of the final number. So, I think three percent is a
fairly reasonable number at this point in time. And also how close are assessed values. I
had someone call me the other day that I thought really was very well informed and we
were talking about something and he said now if you had my house assessed for 200,000
dollars I could expect to sell it for 240, 250 thousand and I said, no, if it was January 1st --
if you sold it for 200,000 I would expect our assessed valued to be close to 200,000. But
as we move away from the January date, that's the lien date, of course, in your rising or
decreasing market values are going to change. So, in December that might be true that
our 200,000 dollar assessment the property sold at 240,000. But on January 1st I feel
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confident that our values are very close to the -- the hundred percent what they are
supposed to be and --
De Weerd: Bob, you're starting to sound like a weatherman.
McQuade: Oh. I thought you meant one of the Weatherman in the '60s, like the radical
group.
De Weerd: No. On percentage. Right. Although I think you're beating them.
McQuade: One point I'm going to mention. Last -- in 2013 our assessed -- the ratio of our
assessed values -- our assessed value was at 93 percent. Statistically we want to be
between 90 and 110. We have been going down for three years and gone from 99 to 98
to 97 down to 93 percent and so I -- the supervisor has committed to get to at least a 95
percent ratio. This year -- for 2013 we are at 96 percent. So, we are really feeling
comfortable about that. There is a down side to that and that is if we fall out of that range
of 90 to 110, the state can come in and order reappraisal and they actually take money
away, specifically from the county sales tax money. So, it's really embarrassing. So, all of
that adds to a total market value of Meridian is 8.9 billion. It's up about 15 percent over
last year's 7.7. That's not taxable value, that's market value. And, by the way, Ada
County is about 43 billion. So, you're just about 20 percent of the total value in Ada
County is over here in the Meridian. So, the total market value -- it really is of importance
to, of course, as a taxable value to arrive at the taxable value from the total market value,
we take out the homeowners exemption, we have got about 1.9 billion of homeowners
exemptions here in the City of Meridian. By the way, homeowners exemption this year is
just at about 90,000 dollars. It’s up from last year's 84,000 dollars and that is indexed to
the federal housing index. There was a move last year to try to fix the homeowners
exemption at a fixed amount and I think they are talking about 90,000 dollars and I don't
think that's a good idea, because as the market is increasing, if it's fixed the value comes
to erode that that's one reason that the legislature in 1996 went back -- 2006 they went
back and they changed it where it would be tied to the Idaho housing price index. The
highest the homeowners exemption was in 2009 at 104,500 and we are at 86 percent of
that. So, we take out the homeowners exemptions, we take out the outstanding
exemptions, there is a ton of those out in Meridian at 233 million dollars in exemptions that
were there last year that don't show up now and the reason there is that lag in statute
says that the application for exemptions has to be submitted to the commissioners by April
15th and they don't have to get those to me, the assessor, until May 15th. The
commissioners process all the exemptions. That's not a function that the assessor does.
So, that's why we don't know what those are yet and we won't really know until the 15th of
May. But 233 million dollars outstanding exemptions and, then, operating property, that's
utility property assessed by the state is 62 million dollars. I think the important number to
you at this point in time is the potential taxable value that is 6.8 billion dollars. That's a 12
percent increase over last year's 6.1 billion dollars. The single family residential parcels,
about 34,000, a 15 percent increase over last year. Market value single family residential
is 6.3 billion. That's up about 11 and a half percent from last year's 5.6 billion. An
important number probably to people in the audience and certainly to your constituents --
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what has happened to single family residential values. Last year 5.8 percent is the
median increase for existing -- do you remember it was a 14 percent increase and last
year at this time the 2014 year to date MLS we were looking at about 15 or 16 percent
increase and I was really concerned that we might be seeing another bubble. Well, in
June the market just totally flattened out, so at the end of the year there was just about a
five and a half percent increase in single family residential value. Median value is 190,000
and that is between the 2006 and 2007 value, so we have not gone back to where we
were at the crash in 2008 at 211,000. Commercial property is 2,260 parcels, about 2.3
billion dollars. It's an increase of 24 percent over last year. That's a pretty good increase
on your -- in commercial. That was -- let me just back up. I have lost my -- so -- right.
2.3 billion increase of 24 percent. Personal property -- I want to just focus on that for a
minute, because if you remember in 2013 the legislature exempted the first 100,000 and
any property -- personal property that was acquired for less than 3,000 dollars was also
exempt and would never be reported and now we kind of get to see what's happened
since then, because this is our second year of that. Personal property is 223 million. It's a
16 percent increase over last year's 192 million and the year prior to this exemption going
into effect you had 191 million dollars. So, your person property value is increasing in
spite of the exemptions. But the property exemption, we all knew this going into it, is that
it would create a shift from commercial or residential and when I wrap things up we will
come back to that point. New construction. That's important to you, because that's what
you can increase your budget by. The new construction values and last year's levy. This
was a pretty hot topic that emerged in the legislative session that the cities and counties
and others that had new construction, that will be give 50 percent of that value to the
schools -- well, that didn't materialize. This year in the legislature, but not everyone is
convinced that we have seen the end of that. Again, I don't know if that's going to
happen. It certainly is out there. Whether it comes back or not who knows. New
construction taxable value. And this is the number you would take your last year's levy, is
314 million dollars, but that's off of last -- 20 percent over last year's 385 million dollars
and it's not surprising, because last year you had all of that -- the Village at Meridian
coming online and that was a big -- that was about 72 million dollars was added in in the
new construction roll. Residential is -- taxable value is 119 million. That's off seven
percent from last year's 128 million. Commercial value is 107 million and it's about 42
percent off last year's 183. To me a telling number is change of status. That's if there is a
big piece or lot that's been split up, subdivided, that value changes to subdivision lots. If
you had residential is changed to commercial, that's going to have an increased value,
new change of status is 88 million dollars. That's up about 15 percent and just to kind of
bring things to a close here, I have mentioned the tax burden, in 2014 the residential tax
burden -- 65 percent and that was up three percent from the prior year 62 percent. The
three percent -- this tax burden is -- is -- it doesn't change a lot. It's very very slow. So, to
see a three percent increase, that's a pretty big increase from residential going from the
62 to 65 percent growth and commercial down from 38 to 35 percent. Just in summary, I
would say 2014 it was really a stable year in the property tax arena. Values -- residential
property values stable at five percent. I think that's just really a nice, comfortable growth
rate. Legislation -- we didn't see any new legislation this year on personal property or real
property. We haven't seen any new standards. I think we have just really reached a point
of equilibrium in the property tax arena, not only here, you know, in Meridian, but in Ada
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County and other parts of the state. Madam Mayor, that's what I have got to say for 2015.
I would be happy to answer any questions anyone might have.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none. Very good report.
De Weerd: Okay. We appreciate you being here and I think I tell you this each year that
our staff enjoys working with your staff. Your office is very customer focused and we
appreciate that relationship.
McQuade: Well, it's always a pleasure and I think I have told you in private conversation,
I'm going to be president of the association of counties starting this fall and I really wanted
to emphasize building the relationships between the counties and the cities. We all serve
the same people and they just all would benefit by a more cooperative relationship.
De Weerd: Well, we appreciate you acknowledging we serve the same people.
McQuade: Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you.
McQuade: All right. Good night and I will enjoy my 15 minute trip home.
Item 8: Items Moved From Consent Agenda
De Weerd: It's easier going that direction, Bob. Okay. There were no items moved from
the Consent Agenda.
Item 9: Department Reports
A. Mayor's Office: Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) Update
De Weerd: So, we will move right into Department Reports and I'm going to turn this over
to Mackenzie. I think this is her second to the last report she will give us and you're
winding down things in school, aren't you?
Lawrence: Yes.
De Weerd: Halleluiah, uh?
Lawrence: I know. We graduate in like 25 days.
De Weerd: But who's counting.
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Lawrence: Not me. Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, my name is Mackenzie
Lawrence and I'm the vice-chair for MYAC and today I'm going to be presenting on what
we did in April. So, last time I was here I passed out some bells and some kindness
messages to you guys, so we are going to try to do a debrief on how Do The Right went
and I think this is one of our most successful events of the year. We had about 3,500
stickers that we were able to distribute throughout the Treasure Valley and a huge thanks
to our partners Dutch Bros, State Farm, Albertson's, Mountain View High School, and all
kinds of local businesses, even some members of our own city staff, they were pitching in
and posting and using the hash tag so we could track what everyone was doing and we
saw participation as far as Colorado and Texas. Our message got as far as those states
and it was really awesome and I know at my school I saw a lot of participation and there
was students from MYAC that kind of enacted their own -- their own message at Rocky
Mountain and the Mayor read a proclamation at Mountain View and I heard that their
student body was just amazing and so involved in our message. So, we are really looking
forward to next year, so mark it on your calendars, April 8th, and we have had amazing
success and I'm really excited with how it went, because I saw how members of our own
council kind of conceived this idea and really went forward with the message and what it
meant to them and it was really amazing to see all of the community participation with
Ben's Bells and with the Do The Right stuff. So, here is our success video to kind of
highlight some of the really cool things that we saw and things that we have done.
(Video played.)
Lawrence: So, one thing that we always talk about at our meetings is the Meridian Way
and I think this like absolutely embodies the spirit of our community and everyone kind of
lifting each other up and spreading the kindness. I think that's so important. Something
that Meridian does so well. So, the next thing -- the TAC event for this month was ice
skating. So, on April 24th about 25 kids went to Idaho Ice World and participated in ice
skating and that's always -- I mean ice skating is fun, but it's also a community activity that
gets kids out of the house and with other teens in a safe environment and we all get to
know each other. So, it's a really fun opportunity to kind of get out of the house, get away
from homework and hang out with other teens. So, for our last two general meetings, the
13th and the 27th, we have been experimenting with the participatory budgeting. Joe
Borton has actually come to our meetings and -- at least the first one and helped us kind
of get a jump start on that and talked about what it's about and, personally, I think it's such
an amazing opportunity for our council to learn how budgeting works and how that aspect
of the government goes. So, we have integrated it into the government affairs
subcommittee and we have elected chair people to oversee it and to lead the meetings
and to kind of guide students. Mikaela George and Molly Hunsinger will be the ones that
will lead our Council as far as getting ideas and we had a bit of a brainstorming session
where everyone is sitting there with ideas and there was so many, so interesting ideas for
our community about a science center or having more opportunities to create art and
share art with the community and resources for high school students about getting
scholarships and about budgeting and using their money wisely and I thought everyone's
ideas were just so incredible and putting something together to come up with what
actually ends up being done with that money will be so incredible and an amazing
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opportunity for MYAC. So, I have really enjoyed starting it and I know a lot of my other
peers have also enjoyed working with that and we are really excited next year to move
forward with it. So, for our April 20th executive leadership training we had Steve
Siddoway come to the executive council meeting and what he kind of worked with us on
was -- one was leadership and who are you leadership role models and one thing that I --
all of MYAC, but specifically exec focuses on is how to be a leader and how to help inspire
your council and how to motivate them and set goals and one thing that is really helpful
with that is looking at someone that has goals -- like leadership qualities that you wish that
you had or that you are working towards achieving and we all talk about teamwork and
how you use those characteristics to build your team and to work together, so it's really
interesting hearing what he does for his team and how he rallies everyone and we got to
really think about what type of leaders we are trying to be, especially those of us who are
going onto college and hopefully be involved in other leadership areas how we want to
move forward with that. For the last general meeting, which was last Monday, we had the
general nominations and for the ten divisions we had about 34 nominees, which was a
really amazing number, and it's so exciting to see how many people continually express
interest in being part of the exec council, because I think it's one of the greatest things I
have ever done. It's so fun and it's so interesting to see how the behind the scenes
works, how you put together an agenda and how you run a meeting and how you do those
kind of things, because that's something that I had never had the opportunity to be
involved in and we are holding elections on the 11th of May and all of these -- the new
people in those positions will hopefully be able to attend AIC. And just a little brag point,
myself and another member made it onto the flyer for this month. We are in the middle.
That was also a neat experience and that is a way that we kick started our year last year
and we got to build partnerships with other councils and other youth organizations and
that was so fun, because we got to have kind of some -- some partnership with kids that
are doing -- trying to do the same thing that we are and we actually worked with them and
they invited us to their events and we invited them to ours and it was -- it's really cool
seeing -- I think Middleton, Nampa, and Caldwell were the ones that were there that we
really got to work with and they mixed us all up and we got to share our different ideas
and what works for us and what hasn't worked for us and their ideas and they have helped
us really with the Ball at the Hall, kind of getting that organized, because they have a
dance that's similar to that and we got to hear their advice and it's a really cool way to
bond all the exec members before they start doing their meetings and stuff and to kind of
get the ideas flowing for what the next year looks like. So, that's always something really
fun to look forward to. And, finally, Ball at the Hall will be on -- that says April. I meant to
say May 16th from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m. and the tickets are ten dollars a person and you can
buy those at meridiancity.org and this year the proceeds that are coming to our Treasure
Valley Youth Safety Summit for next year, so to be able to use Wahooz and buy shirts for
all the kids that are able to come to that where we can talk about the importance of safe
driving and not texting and wearing your seatbelt and doing those fun demonstrations to
really get the message across and work with a lot of the students that have leadership
roles or that are prominent leaders at their schools that we wouldn’t normally get to talk to,
like all the student councils from the local high schools come, so we get to see what they
are doing and what their ideas are and kind of work with everyone and, then, they can
share the message with their own students and having heard you guys, all the comments
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that you work so hard, come have a fun night. There will be photo booths, silent auction,
all kinds of really fun stuff and we are going to dance right here in City Hall. So, I'm open
for questions.
De Weerd: Thank you, Mackenzie. Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none.
Milam: Great report.
Bird: Great.
Item 10: Action Items
A. CDBG PY2015 Action Plan: Potential Projects
De Weerd: Thank you so much for being here. Okay. Under Item 10-A, we had a
request to vacate this item, and so I would entertain a motion.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we vacate CDBG fiscal year 2015 action plan potential projects.
Cavener: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to vacate this item, 10-A. All those in favor say
aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
B. Public Hearing To 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
C. FP 15-013 Silverwater Subdivision No. 2 by Trilogy Development
Located at the South Side of E. Victory Road on the East Side of
S. Standing Timber Way, in the NW 1/4 of Section 30, Township
3N., Range 1 E., Request for Final Plat Consisting of 2 Common
Lots on 4.67 Acres of Land in the R-8 Zoning District
D. FP 15-012 Silverwater Subdivision No. 3 by Trilogy Development
Located at the South Side of E. Victory Road Midway Between S.
Meridian Rd and S. Locust Grove Rd. in the NE 1/4 of Section 30,
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Township 3N., Range 1E., Request for Final Plat Consisting of 42
Common Lots, 6 Common lots, and 1 Other Lot on 17.22 Acres
of Land in the R-8 Zoning District
De Weerd: Item 10-B, C and D have been requested to continue to May 26. I will open
the public hearing on Item 10-B, which is -- being the other two are final plats, so --
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we continue the public hearing on the Ada County Highway District
conveyance to May 19th, 2015.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to continue Item 10-B to May 19th, 2015. All
those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Item 10-C and D.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we continue FP 15-013 to May 26th, 2015, and also FP 15-012 to 5/26/2015.
Rountree: And also second that.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to continue Items 10-C and D to May 26th. All
those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
E. Public Hearing: 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
De Weerd: Item 10-E is a public hearing on AP 15-001. I will open this public hearing
with staff comments.
Chatterton: Madam Mayor, Council Members, there is only one issue before you tonight
for this application and that's a request by the applicant to reduce the landscape buffer for
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a drive-thru. So, this is not properly an appeal, but it's a Council review item for an issue
which, under the code, can't be resolved by -- by Planning and Zoning. Planning and
Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit on April 2nd, 2015, for a drive-thru
establishment for the Sonic Drive-in in a C-G zoning district within 300 feet of a residential
use. A condition of approval requires a 25 foot wide landscape buffer to be constructed
along the east boundary of the site adjacent to the residential uses, apartments, to the
east. Trying to bring up another slide. There we go. There we are. You're not getting the
picture I want you to see. I'm not sure why. Applicant requests City Council approval of a
reduced buffer width of ten feet, with a ten foot tall split face block on top of a two foot
landscaped berm as shown on the landscape plan, which I will try to bring up for you here
in a second. In their motion the Commission recommended approval of the reduced
buffer width as proposed. Because there is separation of 80 feet from the east property
line of the site to the nearest residential structure, including a 35 foot driveway and a 45
foot wide landscape common area on the residential property, in addition to the buffer
proposed by the applicant, staff has no objection to the applicant's request. I believe the
applicant has some additional information tonight. Oh, here we go. So -- yes. Now we
are seeing the actual physical separation between the closest apartment building and the
edge of the drive-thru. Thank you, Tom. So, just -- the existing conditions are somewhat
different than I think anticipated by the code situations like this, so staff does concur with
the request to reduce the buffer.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council, any questions? Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, if I may. Can you indicate with a cursor or something -- if it will
show on this -- where the speakers actually are and what direction they face?
Chatterton: Well, gosh, Madam Mayor, Council Member Zaremba, perhaps the applicant
could help us with that. I don't know where the speakers are.
Zaremba: Okay. Thank you.
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: What's -- on the east side is that to be the alignment of a point of access? A
road? I can't really tell from the drawing.
Chatterton: There is an internal 35 foot driveway internal to Paramount here at that
location. You can see the center line here.
De Weerd: Okay. Any other questions from Council at this point?
Bird: I have none.
De Weerd: Okay. Is the applicant here? Thank you for joining us. If you will, please,
state your name and address for the record.
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Huber: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, my name is Jeff Huber. My address is
8385 West Emerald, Boise. The conditional use application was approved by the
Planning and Zoning Commission and there was one condition that required a 25 foot
landscape buffer adjacent to residential uses. The apartments came into the C-G zone
and were approved under a conditional use permit also to be in the commercial zone.
They have a 45 foot setback from the -- from the drive aisle that is landscaped. We -- we
have met the code requirements for the landscaping along Linder Road and we also have
37 feet of cumulative landscaping between the building and the drive aisle and speakers
are located where you see the two cars here on the driver's side. We have put a -- we
worked with the owners of the apartment complex --
Cavener: You can use your -- the stylist so we can see where you're pointing to.
Huber: Oh. Sure.
Cavener: Sorry, we can't see with your pen.
Huber: Okay. Do I touch the screen with it? Okay. Last time I did that it went away.
De Weerd: There is no guarantees.
Huber: Okay. The speakers are located in this location here.
Nary: Jeff, you got to push a color on the top.
Zaremba: At the top select a color.
Bird: Up at the top there.
Huber: Oh. Okay. How is that? Is that better?
Bird: Yes.
Huber: Okay. The speakers are located right in this location here. We worked with the
owners of the apartment complex and we -- it -- we agreed to place a two foot berm in this
location, with an eight foot split face block wall 40 feet long. There is ten feet of
landscaping in this area at a minimum and nine feet in the next run and, then, there is 18
feet of landscaping behind the building. So, together there is 37 feet. I think we meet or
actually exceed the intent of the code and we request your approval to waive that
condition. Questions?
De Weerd: Okay. Council, do you have any questions?
Bird: I have none.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
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De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: On the eastern most landscaping, how far down does that wall go to the south
and my concern is the distance that's --
Huber: Well, our concern also was the vision triangle for people going into the drive aisle
and coming out of the project -- of the Sonic and so the -- it's 40 some odd feet long, but it
does not go the entire distance for that particular reason, Councilman Rountree. So, the
vision triangle is not impaired there.
Rountree: Okay. Thank you.
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Question for Mr. Nary. Is there anything -- what's procedurally different here
versus a variance as far as any finding or basis that we might need to cite for relief?
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Council Member Borton, what our UDC
says is this particular provision can only be waived by the City Council. It's not considered
a variance, it's just requirement of the code. So, you do just need to -- you only need to
make a finding that the -- that they presented adequate reason that you're comfortable
with, but you don't have to make a hardship finding or something like that.
Borton: Okay.
Rountree: Madam Mayor --
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Rountree: -- I have a follow up for Bill. On the fence height, is it consistent with the
ordinance or is that a variance or is it a waiver?
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Council Member Rountree, I believe the
discussion at Planning and Zoning -- because I was there for that -- that it does meet the
fence requirements even with the berm, so it's not -- it was adequate fencing to meet the
-- the requirements, so that wasn't -- a variance wasn't necessary.
Rountree: Okay.
De Weerd: Okay. Anything further from Council at this point?
Bird: I have none.
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De Weerd: Okay. Thank you.
Huber: Thank you.
De Weerd: Just to point out, Council, you do have a letter in your packet from a nearby
resident as well for public testimony. Is there anyone who would like to provide testimony
on this item?
Rountree: Seeing none, Madam Mayor, I move that we close the public hearing on Item
10-E.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second. So, there is no further questions for
staff or applicant? Okay. All those in favor say aye. Any opposed? Okay. All ayes.
Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I did receive an e-mail -- an objection to this and I was under the assumption it
would go into -- like it normally does, go into the packet and I don't see that it did make it
into the documents, so --
De Weerd: It's not from Carl Miller?
Bird: No. I got a negative one.
De Weerd: Yeah. I got one to Jacy Jones as well and it's not in here. And that was one
that you all received.
Rountree: Yeah. We all received it.
De Weerd: Okay.
Bird: Yeah. Brownly.
De Weerd: Okay. So, for the record the Council did see a letter regarding that and will
use that in consideration as well.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, if there is no further discussion, I move that we approve the
waiver request for Item 10-E, AP 15-001.
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Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 10-E. Any discussion from
Council? Madam Clerk, will you call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 11: Continued Department Reports
A. Continued from April 28, 2015: Citywide Strategic Plan
Discussion
De Weerd: Item 11-A is continued and we have Mr. Barry here. Council, in front of you
we have put out our citywide strategic plan and we opened it to receive any additional
comments. Had a brief discussion last week and I know that Councilman Rountree and
Councilman Borton were not here, so we wanted to continue it in case there were any
additional comments. So, we will open that up for discussion.
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: I have gone through it in the initial drafts and the most recent changes are very
minor, so I didn't have any questions.
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree?
Rountree: I had no -- no questions and reviewing the minor comments I had it's just a
matter of your word versus mine. So, I'm comfortable with the way it looks and ready to
move on to the next item, unless Tom has got more to give.
B. Resolution No. 15-1064: Adopting Citywide Strategic Plan
De Weerd: No, I'm sure he doesn't. I guess, then, the next step would be to bring it back
in resolution form.
Milam: We --
Bird: We have the resolution.
Nary: The next item.
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De Weerd: And look at that.
Rountree: That's the next item.
Bird: Yeah.
Milam: Abracadabra.
Bird: Ask and you shall receive.
De Weerd: I just will -- I will just remind you that this is kind of that first step and, then, our
departments start aligning their -- their department tactical plans to the strategic plan and
to those who will be brought back, along with performance measures and -- and so it --
this is kind of the beginning now of that next step. Okay. Thank you, Tom.
Barry: Thank you.
De Weerd: 11-B is Resolution 15-1064.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: I move we approve Resolution 15-1064, adopting a citywide strategic plan.
Rountree: Second.
Milam: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 11-B. Madam Clerk, will you
call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Thank you, Tom, for being here tonight.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I would give a thumbs up to Tom. Given the opportunity to say
more, he sat down.
De Weerd: I don't think I gave him an opportunity.
Bird: He was there. He could have.
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De Weerd: I think, Tom, led this very nicely, in addition to several others. So, our thanks
to Robert and Tom and Mark and Bruce.
C. Parks and Recreation Department: Storey Park Development
Dog Park Update and Change Order Discussion
De Weerd: Okay. Item 11-C under our Parks and Recreation Department to get an
update on the dog park. Woo. And a change order discussion.
Barton: Yes. Thank you, Madam Mayor.
De Weerd: But it's in a good way.
Barton: It's for you to decide. I believe I have some slides, if we can pull those up. You
said you had them cued up somewhere or --
Bird: Madam Mayor, before you get started can I ask --
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: -- Mike, that roadway, is that going to --
De Weerd: Will you --
Bird: That roadway going through, is that -- is that going to be paved and ready by Dairy
Days?
Barton: No.
Bird: It isn't. It's going to be blocked off?
Barton: Until the end of July.
Bird: Okay.
Barton: But that's why I was going to give you an update. So, thank you, Madam Mayor,
Members of Council, I wanted to come and talk to you and give you an update on the dog
park progress and where we are regards to scheduling and I have some progress photos
to show you and we can talk -- talk about our budget for a minute and update you on that,
what our current contracts are and commitments and work change directives and then --
and, then, we do have a discussion on a couple of change orders that were part of the
original project that was bid last summer, but were removed from the project to -- to get it
to -- to bid it the second time and to get it under budget, which we accomplished, so --
with that said, just as a -- just to refresh your memory on kind of the overall site layout,
Watertower, of course, is at the -- is at the bottom down here and the driveway entrance
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that takes you into the rest of Storey Park, there is two picnic shelters, a restroom
building, artificial grass, fencing, a rock area, interior sidewalks and a large grass area.
The park is divided into separate spaces for large dogs and small dogs. As you see the --
the part that -- the area that's circled that's not part of the contract, that is one of the areas
that was originally designed to -- as a traffic calming method or measure and, then, also to
connect the existing restroom to create a connection of that restroom to park. Right now
the driveway kind of comes across and through this area and cuts it off. So, we will
update you on that in a minute. So, some of the current construction progress photos --
you can see the parking lot's finished. It's not striped yet. We have curb, gutter, and
sidewalk in. The restroom building is well underway. Two picnic shelters are up. Fencing
is currently being installed. Interior sidewalks are prep'd and will be poured next week.
We are looking at laying sod in three weeks -- two to three weeks, so just to give you an
idea of, you know, how fast things are going. There is trees being planted. Right now we
are tentatively looking at an end of June opening. Could be a little sooner. We -- we need
to -- we need to give it a little bit of establishment time, so there could be a situation where
we fence off the grass area from the rock and shelters and we can have just a department
level discussion on what we think is appropriate for opening to the public. It's going to
look finished. People are going to want to use it, so we want to provide that to them just
as soon as we can. So, with all that progress -- as you remember we have a project
budget of 1.5 million dollars -- almost 1.6. Our current contract and commitments are one
point -- a little over 1.2. There has been some work change directives to date to keep
construction moving forward. There is -- we originally had vinyl plaid fencing in the
design. We cut that -- cut that back just to galvanized chain link. We added that back in.
We increased the footing size on the safety netting behind the softball field and also the
picnic shelters to meet current code. There was some unforeseen site work. We
discovered that there was telephone poles and a bunch of stuff buried out there that had
to be excavated and filled and so Keith -- anyway. Taken care of. So, right now the
project is just over 1.2 million out of the 1.57 budget. So, there are two items that -- that
we would like to have a discussion about. Two change orders that we want to see if you
would like us to bring those back to you for formal approval and the first one is the existing
parking lot remodel. Right now the driveway takes you through here and it's pretty much
just a straight thoroughfare. So, two things with that. We could accomplish traffic calming
with speed bumps, but we feel that the connection of the restroom building to the park isn't
and that people -- especially now would -- where this is a through driveway, would have to
cross that drive aisle to use the restroom. So, what we would like to -- what we are
proposing is bring the traffic through the opposite side down through here and make the
turn out and this would be a grass area that connects to the park. The cost of that change
order -- we have pricing now. These aren't estimates. We have firm pricing. The site
work -- the curbing, landscaping, is 102,466. And I can -- I can finish or pause now for
questions on -- on each one. There is another change order that is regarding an irrigation
pump upgrade.
De Weerd: Why don't you do both of them and, then, discussion afterwards.
Barton: Perfect. So, the next change order for your consideration would be an irrigation
pump upgrade, 44,000 dollars let's say, we would be dropping another pump into the --
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into the wet well that's in the pump -- existing pump house, adding increased and line size.
What this will allow us to do right now -- in the middle of July and August it takes us from
11:00 o'clock at night until 3:00 or 4:00 in the afternoon to complete -- completely irrigate
the park. So, we have this water window that now with the construction of the dog park
has increased by a couple of hours. It's okay in the spring. It's okay in the early summer
and late fall, obviously, but during the summer when the park is extremely busy we have
baseball going on late at night, we have softball games until late at night with the lights.
There is just so many uses in the park that we are having a hard time with that water
window and we want to keep -- we really would like to keep our irrigation to midnight to
9:00 a.m. and this irrigation pump upgrade will accomplish that. So, the cost of that is
44,000. And that was in the original -- the bids that we got last summer and we saw that
as part of the project all along. It is one of those things that was just value engineering
out. So, with that -- with our project budget -- what we have committed to date and if both
change orders are approved we would have a project cost of 1.4 million dollars out of
almost 1.6. So, we are still -- if both those are approved we are still -- we will be on time
and under budget. And with that I will stand for questions.
De Weerd: Thank you, Mike. Council, any questions?
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Okay. Mr. Bird.
Bird: My -- I would suggest to Mike to bring those two change orders forward and let's get
them going.
De Weerd: Okay. Any other opinion on that? Okay. Thank you for your presentation
and appreciate the -- the ahead of time and under budget.
Barton: And we enjoy that as well. Thank you.
Bird: Thank you, Mike.
D. Public Works: Budget Amendment for FY2015 in the Amount of
$405,000.00 for the Construction of a Water Treatment Facility at
Well 19 and Well 30 Test Well
De Weerd: Okay. Item 11-D is under our Public Works Department.
Radek: Madam Mayor, Council Members. This is a funding reallocation request. The net
change in the budget is zero dollars. 405,000 dollars is being requested to be reallocated
to complete the construction of Well 19 water treatment facility and the Well 30 test well.
Both projects are scheduled for construction during this fiscal year and both projects have
been bid out and have had bids that were higher than anticipated requiring additional
funds to award the construction contracts. Funding is available in consulting in sewer
main replacements where construction projects have bid out lower than anticipated, so
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270,000 is needed to complete the construction of W ell 19 treatment facility and 135,000
is needed to complete the construction of Well 30 test well and with that I will stand for
questions.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council, any questions?
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Kyle, have any reason or any thoughts of why the bids come in so much higher than
what you had budgeted and who has set your budget?
Radek: Our -- well, we set the -- I'm sorry. Council Member Bird, we set the budget and
one of the -- one of the things I like to remind Council every time I come up and ask for
more money is that we set the budget a year and a half before we bid it out, so design
hasn't been completed on a project, so it's -- it's largely a best guess. In this case the
engineer's estimate was actually lower than the lowest bid as well, even after a complete
design and engineer's estimate from JUB, the engineer's estimate was still 120,000
dollars less than the lowest bid and I think it's mostly because we are just behind the
curve on what's going on in the contracting market. We had four bidders, which I thought
was pretty good. Pretty tight bids. So, they weren't just throwing big numbers out there,
but -- but I think the engineer's estimates tend to be behind. A few years we were getting
-- well, even this year in pipe projects we had been -- we have had engineer's estimates
that have been high, which is why there is money available in the sewer line
replacements, so -- I don't know if that completely answers your question, but there is a lot
of -- there is a lot of uncertainty out there and --
Bird: That answered my question. No problem at all.
De Weerd: So, the engineer estimates were high on those, which could relate to savings
to transfer to this?
Radek: Well, Madam Mayor, I like I said, it's a zero dollar budget amendment, so --
De Weerd: Exactly.
Radek: -- Clint Dolsby had some projects that bid out low. I had some projects that bid
out high -- it works out pretty well. So, we can spend that money we asked for originally.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: My only concern, Kyle, is that we get down to the deal and we don't have any extra
money or some of the bids don't come in low and we don't have the money and we can't
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finish it, that -- I would think that our professionals that are doing designing and stuff could
get a lot closer. But this has been a very -- the last three or four years has been very
tough to estimate construction.
Radek: I think so. Councilman Bird, in addition, some of these projects do change in
scope a bit from the time you budget and start design to the time you end design.
Bird: You're right.
Radek: And we see a little bit of that in here, too. Well 19 will be a complete demolition of
the existing building and a rebuild and we didn't anticipate that originally, so --
Bird: I understand. Thank you, Kyle.
De Weerd: Any other questions from Council? Okay. Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor. I move we approve the budget amendment for fiscal year 2015
in the amount of 405,000 dollars for the construction of a water treatment facility at Well
19 and construction of Well 30 test well.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 11-D. Madam Clerk, will you
call roll.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
E. Award of Bid and Approval of Agreement to Contractors
Northwest, Inc. for the “WELL 19 TREATMENT FACILITY –
CONSTRUCTION” project for the Not-To-Exceed amount of
$650,680.00 Approved
F. Award of Bid and Approval of Agreement to Post Drilling, Inc. for
the “WELL 30 TEST WELL CONSTRUCTION” project for the Not-
To-Exceed amount of $249,450.00
De Weerd: 11-E is award of the bid that you just passed the budget amendment for.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: I move we approve the award of the bid and agreement to Contractors
Northwest for the Well 19 treatment facility construction project for the not to exceed
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amount of 650,000 dollars -- 600 -- 650 thousand eight -- oh, boy. I'm looking right at it
and can't read it.
Rountree: Put your hearing aid in.
Zaremba: Not to exceed -- say what?
De Weerd: Oh, he heard that.
Zaremba: For the not exceed amount of 650,680 dollars.
Borton: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 11-E. Any discussion from
Council?
Bird: I have none.
De Weerd: Madam Clerk.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Item 11-F.
Zaremba: Do you trust me to try this again?
De Weerd: Absolutely.
Zaremba: We are go. Madam Mayor, I move that we approve the award of the bid and
agreement to Post Drilling, Inc., for the Well 32 test well construction project for the not to
exceed amount of 249,450 dollars.
Borton: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 11-F. Madam Clerk.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
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Item 12: Ordinances
A. Ordinance No. 15-1643: Ordinance Updating Provisions Of
Licensing, Permitting, False Alarm, And Parking Codes
De Weerd: Item 12-A is Ordinance 15-1643. Madam Clerk, will you, please, read this by
title only.
Holman: Thank you, Madam Mayor. City of Meridian Ordinance No. 15-1643 an
ordinance of the City of Meridian in Ada County, Idaho, repealing Title 3, Chapter 6, of the
Meridian City Code regarding massage therapists. Repealing Title 5, Chapter 2 of the
Meridian City Code regarding open burning. Amending Meridian City Code Section 5-4-
5C regarding site inspections for permits for retail sales of nonaerial common fireworks.
Amending Meridian City Code Section 5-4-5D regarding application deadlines for permits
for retail sales of nonaerial common fireworks. Repealing Meridian City Code Section 5-4-
5F regarding winter fireworks sales. Amending Meridian City Code Section 5-4-10B-9
regarding site plans for public fireworks displays. Amending Meridian City Code -- good
Lord. Amending City Code Sections 5-4-10D and E regarding deadlines for public
fireworks displays. Amending Meridian City Code Section 6-3-8 regarding false alarms.
Amending Meridian City Code Section 3-5-2D adding a requirement that new applicants
for pawn broker licensing submit fingerprints for a national background check and
exempting renewing applicants. Amending Meridian City Code Section 3-5-2I to clarify
that each pawn shop location requires a separate license. Amending Meridian City Code
Section 3-5-9B-4 to avoid conflict with other applicable laws. Amending Meridian City
Code Section 7-2-5C regarding exceptions to parking requirements and adopting a
savings clause and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: You have heard this ordinance read by title only. Is there anyone who would
like to hear it read in its entirety? Okay. Seeing none.
Milam: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mrs. Milam.
Milam: I move that we approve Ordinance No. 15-1643 with suspension of rules.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 12-A. Madam Clerk, will you
call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
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Item 13: Future Meeting Topics
De Weerd: Council, any items for future agendas?
Bird: I have none.
Item 14: Executive Session Per Idaho State Code 67-2345 (1)(d): (d) To Consider
Records that are Exempt from Disclosure as Provided in Chapter 3,
Title 9, Idaho Code Amended onto the agenda (f) (to consider and
advise its legal representatives in pending litigation);
De Weerd: I will move to Item 14, then, and entertain a motion to adjourn into Executive
Session.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we go into Executive Session as per Idaho State Code 67-2345(1)(d) and
(1)(f).
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to adjourn into Executive Session. Madam
Clerk, will you call roll.
Roll Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea; Milam, yea; Cavener, yea.
De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: (7:31 p.m. to 8:06 p.m.)
De Weerd: I would entertain a motion to come out of Executive Session.
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Do I have a motion --
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Rountree: Move to adjourn.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:06 P.M.
(AUDIO RECORDING ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
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MAYOR TAMMY de WEERD DATE APPROVED
ATTEST:
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JAYCEE HOLMAN, CITY CLERK