HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-10-20 Regular Meeting Item#2.
Meridian City Council October 20, 2020.
A Meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:01 p.m., Tuesday, October
20, 2020, by Mayor Robert Simison.
Members Present: Robert Simison, Joe Borton, Treg Bernt, Jessica Perreault, Brad
Hoaglun and Liz Strader.
Members Absent: Luke Cavener.
Also present: Chris Johnson, Bill Nary, Joe Dodson, Alan Tiefenbach, Brian Caldwell,
Joe Bongiorno and Dean Willis.
ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
Liz Strader _X_ Joe Borton
_X_ Brad Hoaglun _X_Treg Bernt
_X_ Jessica Perreault Luke Cavener
_X_ Mayor Robert E. Simison
Simison: Council, I will call this meeting to order. For the record it is Tuesday, October
20th at 6:01 p.m. and we begin tonight's meeting with roll call attendance.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Simison: If you would all like to, please, stand and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.
(Pledge of Allegiance recited.)
COMMUNITY INVOCATION
Simison: Next on the agenda we will be -- have the community invocation, which will be
performed by Justin Jordan of Real Life Ministries. Thank you for being here and for
those of you who would like to, if you would like to just take this as a moment of silence,
as compared to participating in the community invocation, you are more than welcome to
do so. Justin.
Jordan: Thank you, Mayor. Why don't spend some time praying. Lord, just come before
you this evening recognizing, God, that we are blessed to live in the community that we
live in and, Lord, as these Council Members join together to make decisions for our city
we are reminded of Romans 13 that says that they have been put in the leadership
position by you. We pray, God, that they would lead with integrity, lead with leadership
and vision in the decisions that they make for the betterment of our community would -- it
would actually allow our community to thrive, Lord. We thank you for their service. We
thank you for their sacrifice and their willingness to make our community great. Lord, we
pray for our community as we continue to grow and continue to see people come. May
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we continue to be a light to the rest of our state and our nation, Lord. Thank you for these
leaders and I pray for their life and blessing in the midst of the meeting tonight. We pray
this in your son's name, amen.
Simison: Thank you.
Jordan: Thank you. Have a great night.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Simison: Next item is adoption of the agenda.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Oh. And for the -- for the record, Council Woman Strader has joined us.
Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor, there are some changes to the agenda this evening. Item No. 6 will
have an updated number changing from Resolution No. 20-2233 to -- I guess that's
Consent, actually. So, we will just talk about that at Consent. But there is another change
in Executive Session, which is No. 12. We are going to add 74-206(1)(f) to this evening's
Executive Session.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: I would second the adoption of the agenda as amended.
Simison: We have a motion and a second to adopt the agenda as amended. Is there
any discussion on the motion? If not, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed
nay. The ayes have it.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
CONSENT AGENDA [Action Item]
1. Compass East Parcel Water Main Easement No. 1
2. Compass East Parcel Water Main Easement No. 2
3. Acceptance Agreement for the Display of Artwork in Initial Point
Gallery for November 2020 Between City of Meridian and Melissa
Reche'
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4. Third Addendum to City Utilities Reimbursement Agreement by and
Among the City of Meridian, the Ada County Highway District, and
Costco Wholesale Corporation
5. Services Contract Agreement Between the City of Meridian and
American Cleaning Services for Janitorial Services for Fiscal Year
2021 Through Fiscal Year 2025
6. Resolution No. 20-2233 Amended Resolution to No. 20-2237: A
Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of the City of Meridian to
Amend the City of Meridian Standard Operating Policy and Procedure
Manual by Amending Policy and Procedure 4.2 — Vacation Leave
Benefits; Policy and Procedure 4.5 — Bereavement Leave; Policy and
Procedure 4.11 — Paid Parental Leave (PPL); Policy and Procedure 5.4
— Education Reimbursement; and Policy and Procedure 5.5 — Director
Benefit Program; and by Creating a New Policy and Procedure 5.6 —
Retirement Match Program
7. Resolution No. 20-2235: A Resolution to Amend the City of Meridian's
Citywide Records Retention Schedule; and Providing an Effective
Date
8. AP Invoices for Payment - 10-14-21 - Special - $844,940.28
9. Invoices for Payment - 10-21-20 - $2,492,606.78
Simison: Next item is the Consent Agenda.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: Like I just said, Consent Agenda, Item No. 6 will have an updated number changing
from 20-2233 to Resolution No. 20-2237. With that I move that we approve the Consent
Agenda as -- as amended. For the Mayor to sign and for the Clerk to attest.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Second the motion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Is
there any discussion on the motion? If not, all those in favor signify by saying aye.
Opposed nay. The ayes have it and the Consent Agenda is agreed to.
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MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA [Action Item]
Simison: There were no items moved from the Consent Agenda.
PUBLIC FORUM — Future Meeting Topics
Simison: Mr. Clerk, did anybody sign up under public forum?
Johnson: Mr. Mayor, there were none.
ACTION ITEMS
10. Public Hearing Continued from September 15, 2020 for Jocelyn Park
Subdivision (H-2020-0067) by Bonnie Layton, Located on the South
Side of W. Victory Rd., Approximately '/4 Mile West of S. Meridian Rd.
A. Request: A Preliminary Plat consisting of 67 single-family
residential lots and 7 common lots in an existing R-8 zoning
district.
Simison: Okay. Then with that we will move into Action Items. First Action Item is a
public hearing, which was continued from September 15th, 2020, for Jocelyn Park
Subdivision, H-2020-0067. I will continue this public hearing with staff comments.
Dodson: Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good evening, Members of the Council. Again, this was
continued from about a month ago. I was going to do a brief overview of the project again
for our benefit and for the record and, then, I will hand it over to the applicant to get into
a little bit more of the details that have come about since September 15th. And let me
share my screen. The application before you consists of 12.67 acres of land zoned R-8
and is located at the south side of West Victory Road approximately a quarter mile west
of South Meridian. The subject property was annexed in 2013 as part of the larger area
known as Victory South. There is an existing development agreement associated with
this annexation and property and a preliminary plat that was approved for this property in
2018 of the same plat. That plat is set to expire in December of this year. The proposed
development has a gross density of 5.1 dwelling units per acre, meeting the density
requirements for the future land use designation of medium density residential. Access
for this development is proposed to be extension -- via extension of stub streets from
adjacent subdivisions in the south and the northwest. The applicant is proposing to stub
a street to the property located to the northeast of the site for future connectivity and it will
have a temporary cul-de-sac on it as well as seen here. The applicant is proposing the
new local streets as 33 foot street sections within 47 feet of right of way, which allows on-
street parking where there are no driveways. A minimum of ten percent qualified open
space is required. According to the open space exhibit, the applicant is proposing a total
of 3.65 acres of open space. After removing the end cap lot in the south, which is this
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one, and the open space lot here due to UDC requirements regarding the pond, the
amount of qualified open space left is 2.46 acres, which is vastly more than the
requirement of 1.3. The issue that was before City Council about a month ago was
regarding the canal and the required sidewalk along the frontage. The location in relation
to Victory Road brings up many concerns here. Code dictates that sidewalks are required
when the property has frontage on public roads like that of Victory Road. ACHD has
conditioned the applicant to construct a detached sidewalk at least 31 feet from centerline.
This requirement would place the sidewalk within the irrigation district easement and into
the toe of the slope if it was placed adjacent to Victory Road. The applicant filed an appeal
with ACHD regarding this and that appeal was denied and ACHD is still requiring them to
have a sidewalk. Since the last meeting I have received this revised plat and it shows a
proposed alternative that staff finds meets the intent of the sidewalk requirements. It
would be basically creating a sidewalk on the north part of this open space and connect
back down to the new local street, use the sidewalks on that local street, go over one
building a lot and, then, come out to Victory Road through the common lot in the adjacent
subdivision. The applicant representative for Timberline to the west of Jocelyn Park has
agreed to this as well and ACHD has also given their support of this. Other than that, I
would like to hand it off to the applicant at this point and they can -- or I will stand for
questions as well. Thank you.
Simison: Thank you, Joe. Council, any questions for staff at this point? Okay. Hearing
none -- is the applicant's representative here with us? If you would come forward and
state your name and address for the record, please.
Layton: Good evening, Mayor and Council. Bonnie Layton. I'm with WH Pacific. 690
South Industry Way, Suite 10, in Meridian, Idaho. 83642. And appreciate your time this
evening to review this issue for our client. As you can see as -- as Joseph had said, we
did approach ACHD to request a waiver, which they denied --
Simison: Can you speak a little closer -- pull up the mic so it's closer.
Layton: Sorry. Is that better? Okay. We had approached ACHD to request a waiver
from the staff decision to place it in the location that was of concern for us. Instruction
from the district was that we were to work with staff to come up with a couple of
alternatives that would be -- that would still meet the standards of ACHD that we could
bring back to you folks, along with the one that you see on the screen here that Joseph
identified, the other alternative would be to use the sidewalk that's at the entrance and,
Joseph, do you have the picture of the -- the plan with the entrance to Timberline? Do
you happen to have that on your screen? I have got some hard copies that I could maybe
hand out. I think that Matt had sent that. Okay. So, the other option would be to just use
-- how do you want me to do this?
Johnson: We can bring it up on the screen over here. The first time we have used this
feature in a while. I will go make copies.
Layton: Oh, I do have some here.
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Simison: Mr. Clerk, we do have Council Members who can't see copies from here.
Layton: Can everybody -- are we ready to proceed? Can everybody kind of see -- what
I wanted to show in this and just illustrate the image that Joseph has up on the screen, if
you head farther to the west that's where you see the entrance into Timberline
Subdivision, which in conversations with ACHD they are amenable to using the sidewalk
at that entrance and, then, coming down, connecting -- connecting along the street on the
north side, as opposed to going through the common lot. So, they are amenable to that
as well. And, then, of course, what the plan would be is to pick up the sidewalk at our
park in the common lot and head it north and, then, keep continuing to the east. In that
second option we are using their infrastructure. It's a little bit cleaner of a scenario for
them. But we have worked diligently with staff, both here at the city-- we appreciate their
time and their help, as well as with ACHD to try to resolve this issue. So, with that I -- we
ask for your approval tonight and I can stand for any questions that you may have. I
believe this was the only outstanding item before you.
Simison: Thank you. Council, any questions? And for those that are remote do you feel
like you have seen what has been proposed?
Perreault: Mr. Mayor?
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: I'm not sure that the visual was quite what --what I need, but I think I understood
verbally. It might be good if the applicant could -- or you guys could just describe that. I
guess my -- well, my general question, though, is just what are we doing to the east and
how are we getting people safely across the street. It kind of feels a little bit like a road
to nowhere. I don't think the, you know, plot next door has a plan yet, so is there a plan
for maybe a pedestrian bridge to go across this canal or a plan to the east or just give us
a flavor for the bigger picture of how people will safely get around from a pedestrian
perspective.
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Council Woman Strader, it was our understanding at least when we
first came in that there was an application that's now been pulled that was to the east and
that was one of our concerns to begin with just the access. There is actually no room as
you head east adjacent to Victory Road and the canal, there is no room for a sidewalk.
So, originally it was always planned that whatever pedestrian access there would be in
the future it would develop on the south side of the canal on those eastern parcels. The
parcel right next to us is an outparcel and wasn't part of that proposed development that
had been withdrawn, but as we were instructed to try to put in whatever connection that
we could do for future developments, so we did as we were instructed. For the time being,
of course, though, people moving through the site would either go to the south and around
or maybe there is a little sign that's -- I don't know, not a through pedestrian access. I'm
not sure. But we are doing what's typically seen, I guess, and required of developers to
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at least stub to the edge of our property. So, we have tried to -- tried to do that as
requested.
Simison: Joe, from a staff perspective -- I mean, obviously, we don't want a sidewalk to
nowhere. Is the intention of the Community Development Department to continue to
extend the sidewalk along the parcels on this side of the canal and, then, propose a way
for it to connect to Meridian Road? Is that what's envisioned?
Dodson: Mr. Mayor, Members of Council, that is correct. Yes. Because like the applicant
has stated, there is no room on the west side or north side, depending on your frame of
reference, from the canal and Victory Road. Without realigning and doing major
reconstruction of that byACHD there would be no room for a sidewalk there. So, it is the
intention and would be the requirement if that other project had not been withdrawn to
have that sidewalk on the south and east side of the canal. So, this -- eventually when
this outparcel gets redeveloped and, then, the other two or three parcels to the northeast
of that, this will continue through there. However, those applications deem it --
Simison: Onto Meridian Road. Does that answer your questions?
Dodson: Yes. Eventually to Meridian Road. Correct.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Yes, Council Woman Strader.
Strader: I think it's the only piece that I wasn't tracking was -- is there the ability or would
it be appropriate to ensure there is some kind of crossing to the north? Is there a sidewalk
there they could connect to or is that just not typically done in this type of instance?
Dodson: Council Woman Strader, that was sort of the -- the point of this continuance in
the sense that they can't directly cross it here where we have -- you know, have
determined it to be very unsafe. So, the existing crossing, I guess you could say, is at the
Timberline entrance, which is why they were proposing to use some of their sidewalk and,
then, connect back out to where Timberline will stub their sidewalk to, which is about right
here. And, then, that -- you know, anybody would be able to continue west along the
frontage and that's the thing that Bonnie was trying to show us. I took a blew -- a closer
picture for us, so that we could see the parcel that is in question.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Council -- Council Woman Strader, if I may. Joseph, could you scroll
back to this -- thank you. To this image. So, initially, what we had spoke about was, you
know, trying to, as an alternative, we had promoted crossing on -- at the entrance to the
Timberline Subdivision and connecting up with the Ten Mile pathway on -- on that side.
That was a proposal that was -- that was not in agreement with the city or the feedback
that we received and so we worked to try to comply with requirements of both the city and
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ACHD on this and came up with the development that -- that we are showing you tonight.
There we go. That's it. So, thank you very much. So -- if this mouse gives me --
Simison: And speaking only for myself, but, you know, we do promote detached
sidewalks. This is just a little bit more detached than we normally would do, but it is the
same basic concept when it's all said and done and we normally would not require
someone to provide access across the street, especially if they are building into a planned
sidewalk network. If this is what is envisioned for the planned sidewalk network to be on
the south side of the canal, then, that seems to meet the intentions of what we need,
because no one has to walk on the street side to get to any specific location if it connects
to Meridian Road, in my opinion.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Question for the applicant. Just wanted to check through a couple things. You
have the turnaround and there was some concern -- I think the Commission talked about
making sure it's wide enough -- big enough for fire trucks and whatnot. Does that
turnaround that's designed now meet all city requirements?
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Council Member Hoaglun, yes, that would be the -- the case that we
have designed it to meet those requirements.
Hoaglun: And follow up, Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Two questions. One is the micro path and the other is that open space where
that sidewalk is. The micro path I think they noted something that needs to be at least 15
feet wide. So, I don't think there was -- it didn't look like it met requirements, but that's
something that staff will make sure it does. Is that what we are going to do on that? I
guess that's more a question for Joe.
Dodson: Mr. Mayor --
Hoaglun: We don't need to make sure that's conditioned or anything like that?
Dodson: Councilman Hoagland, that is -- you are referring to the micro path in the --
guess the eastern half; correct? That's the one that I was concerned about.
Hoaglun: Yes.
Dodson: I do have a condition already in there regarding that width, just to ensure that
it's at least 15 feet wide through the whole thing. So, there is no need to I guess address
that separately.
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Hoaglun: Great. Thank you. And the last one was I was just curious about that open
space between the street and the sidewalk, is that an area that the HOA will take care of?
Is that lawn? What is -- what is that going to look like?
Layton: Yes, Councilman Hoaglun. This -- you are talking about the green area to the
north. That's our public park with amenities that we have submitted as part of our
application. That would be part of the HOA.
Hoaglun: Okay. Great. Thank you.
Layton: And if I may, in this exhibit just -- now that we have got the -- the entrance -- so,
ACHD was amenable for us coming down this way through and, then, connecting up and
connecting the sidewalk that way. The other option was, as Joseph had shown, to go
through the common lot. Both versions meet their-- their intent of pedestrian connection.
Simison: Council, any additional questions for the applicant? Council Woman Perreault,
I saw you move. We didn't hear your voice, just so you know. Nothing yet. One or the
other remote with -- Councilman Strader, are you able to speak? Can we hear you? We
seem to have lost the audio for our three remote Council Members. Just a second,
please.
Perreault: There is no chat box on my side.
Simison: We are good now.
Perreault: You can hear me now?
Simison: Yes, we have got audio.
Perreault: Okay. So, that was not on my side then.
Simison: No.
Perreault: No wonder you weren't answering me. I addressed the Mayor about four
times. Excuse me. So, I just -- I just have a couple more questions for the applicant.
First of all, I'm wondering if it would be possible to put a side by side or to show what the
original plan was for that section that's on the north side between the canal and the -- the
street. I'm trying to remember what that looked like and if that is the same size -- if you
just took a portion of the open space out in order to put that sidewalk in and are there any
other differences with this revised plat, other than the -- other than the sidewalk. Are there
any changes to the size of the lots, anything like that? I just wanted to clarify if -- if that
sidewalk was the only change that was made to the revised plat.
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Council Woman Perreault, we made some minor revisions based on
some preliminary Planning and Zoning comments, but, no, the only change that we have
made is showing that sidewalk through the open space and -- and how that would connect
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up. As Joseph mentioned we will exceed the required open space for this development.
So, even taking into consideration that the sidewalk would maybe be counted as taking
up some of that, we are still -- far exceed the open space requirement for this. Did I
answer all of your questions, Council Woman?
Perreault: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Perreault.
Perreault: Yes, you did. I wasn't -- I wasn't concerned as much about the entire open
space. Obviously, based on the -- the staff presentation you have met it quite well. I just
wasn't sure if it altered that area in any other capacity, other than just having the sidewalk
go through or if you had -- had -- you know, had to adjust any of the -- the lot sizes or if
you had to make any major modifications in order to get that sidewalk in that location is
what I was -- what I was attempting to -- to ask. But I think we are good now. You have
answered my questions. Thank you very much.
Layton: Okay. Thank you.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: Just a quick follow up for staff. Is there a -- I assume staff has a preference for
the proposed pedestrian connection, but is there a major difference between the option
that goes through the -- the common lot or existing -- connecting to that other sidewalk
network that's further down? I'm not sure where the sidewalk ends, if there is a sidewalk
on Victory on the adjacent property to the west.
Dodson: Mr. Mayor, Council Woman Strader, the difference is about four building lots and
they are R-8, so it's going to be roughly 200'ish extra feet if they were to go and stay on
the sidewalk along Cumberland. Staff's opinion would be to use the sidewalk here --
added sidewalk through the common lot just to make it a quick, you know, about a
hundred foot transition to Victory Road. When Timberline is constructed the sidewalk will
end about here where this pump -- irrigation pump thing is. So, it will -- it will connect
right into there and that would be staff's preference.
Layton: Mr. Mayor and Council Woman Strader, in speaking with ACHD in terms of their
preference and also speaking with the planner for the Timberline Sub, it's my
understanding that ACHD had conveyed to them that using the existing infrastructure at
the entrance would actually be better for ACHD. Otherwise, they are entering into some
sort of agreement with the Timberline Sub, because that's their infrastructure for their
sidewalk. So, it might be a little bit cleaner to do it at the entrance. But, again, what they
had communicated to us is that either scenario would be acceptable. I think our
preference would be to use the one at the entrance to keep that as clean as possible.
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Simison: From a connectivity standpoint -- I mean would -- I assume Timberline has
sidewalk that's required along their frontage and, then, it would come to a red stop. It
would be just pretty much wasted sidewalk at that situation, in my opinion, you know, so
I -- to me it's either don't have Timberline do it and rerouted it all the way through or
connect it through there, instead of having a red sign that says you can't go any further.
That just looks unfinished, quite frankly.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor, I was trying to recall when we talked about Timberline there was
that discussion about where to cross Victory and was it going to be down there -- it was
going to be closer to that -- where their entrance is and -- and there was some discussion
-- was it right there, was it a little bit further to the west I think because of that curve and
everything that takes place and making sure there was enough distance and sight lines.
Dodson: Mr. Mayor, if I may. Councilman Hoaglun, the -- one of the proposed options by
the applicant was to actually install a real pedestrian crossing here, which there is not
one, and that would be at the entrance of Timberland No. 2 and, then, use those
sidewalks. They are --Timberland is going to build a sidewalk and it will stop at, basically,
the edge of the irrigation district easement. Because that sidewalk is there -- I mean it --
when we did a site visit we saw two kids walk to the end of this here and cross the street
right there and jaywalk. So, we understand and know that there is that danger potential,
which is part of the reason why the applicant does not want to construct a sidewalk along
this curve for obvious reasons here. I do happen to agree with Mr. Mayor that if -- if we
don't have the internal connection in the common lot as shown here, then, yes, that-- that
sidewalk would just dead end there and would I think incentivize people to stop there and
be like, well, I'm going across Victory now, because that's the only other place for a
sidewalk. So, if we have this here at this juncture, at least they have another way to go
here.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Just to comment on it. Yeah. That -- that makes sense. If you have a sidewalk
that dead ends and what -- that expectation. So, I mean if they want to come into the
subdivision and take that sidewalk up they could, but this way if they just continue, not
aware of what's in the subdivision, you take that and come up and meet that and continue
on to -- although it's going to dead end, you know, further to the east, because that's
depending on that property owner's --what they do with that property and so there -- there
is some validity to your idea, Mr. Mayor, I will grant you that.
Simison: Just one.
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Councilman Hoaglun, Joseph, if you could maybe put on the one that
has all -- the full -- the Timberline entrance. I don't know if it's the camera again. And that
was one of our concerns and so in thinking about where people are crossing to get to the
north side and, you know, to the Mayor's point of maybe stopping at the -- if we were to
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stop the sidewalk at the entrance to the Timberline Sub and not have them continue on
and build that to the west, that entrance is a pretty good indication of where you are going
to go, because there wouldn't be a sidewalk to continue you down and so if you are
looking at the west you would know, okay, I'm not going to be able to continue on, it's
going to be a landscaped strip, there is no sidewalk, so I better cross here if I want to
keep going down, so -- heading to the east, so -- and, again, that would work with ACHD's
-- either option.
Perreault: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Perreault.
Perreault: I apologize, but I didn't really follow that line of thinking from the applicant. I
don't know if it's because I'm more visual, but I'm not really tracking with what -- what it is
that you are proposing. So, I'm understanding the Mayor's concerns about people
crossing -- not -- not realizing that the sidewalk will go just to the south and -- and through
this subdivision and eventually out to the east and -- and, you know, jumping over across
Victory Road, but I have lost it from there. So, if you would talk about pedestrians walking
to the west and connecting, then, across in the main entrance in Timberline up to the
north pathway. Is that what -- this -- I mean. Sorry. Just go ahead and repeat what you
are saying.
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Council Woman Perreault, just following up from what Joseph had
described and what we had initially proposed and, then, hearing what Councilman
Hoaglun had said about the Timberline Subdivision and there was some discussion about
where they were going to cross up there to the -- further to the west and maybe I
misunderstood Councilman Hoaglun, but in terms of this subdivision here -- so, initially
what we had proposed last time was that there would be a pedestrian crossing here that
would take you to the ten foot path and Timberline has a sidewalk that comes here
and --
Perreault: I'm sorry, Mr. Mayor. When -- when you say here and there we have no way
to tell where you are looking or where you are talking about, because there is no pointer
or anything showing up on our screen. That's part of why I think I'm getting lost.
Layton: Okay. I'm sorry. I'm drawing on the image, but maybe you can't -- can you see
the image?
Perreault: I can now, but it wasn't showing up before.
Layton: Okay.
Perreault: Thank you.
Layton: Sorry about that. I'm using the touchscreen to draw. So, initially we had
proposed a crossing here and that's what Joseph was speaking about. Councilman
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Hoaglun had said it sounded like there was some discussion about crossing when the
Timberline Subdivision had come in. Maybe I misunderstood that. But initially we had
proposed a crossing here and, then, people could go to the north and connect up with the
-- the pathway on the north side of Victory. If I'm understanding the Mayor correctly, you
know, building this sidewalk, obviously stopping it here, there -- that's a sidewalk to
nowhere. So, one of the options is to connect it through the common lot, which ACHD is
amenable with. The other option is what if we were to, you know, just -- this was just to
be landscaped through here and the sidewalk. There wasn't a continuation this way that
you came down through the subdivision, connected up and, then, went through our
common lot. And maybe I misunderstood the Mayor, but that's --
Simison: That's -- that's accurate from my perspective. I would either recommend we
have a stop at Timberline and go south or continue and go that direction and I don't know
what ACHD's -- I know Justin is on the call. If Timberline has been approved for the
sidewalk I assume --
Dodson: Yeah.
Simison: -- that -- you know, how that would even work if we did not want the sidewalk.
I guess that was a question for Council. Do you want a sidewalk in front of the Timberline
or not or would -- are you okay with the -- entering this Timberline Subdivision for
pedestrian access and we -- if a HAWK signal is what is desired in this location -- I'm not
saying it should be, because I don't know if it's a good place for one or not. But would
you rather have them put the money that they might put in the sidewalks into a HAWK
signal in this location to allow that connection across, as compared to a sidewalk that has
no purpose. And I'm mixing two applications, but the issues are all related.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Just trying to mentally walk through this. I mean if -- if you are going to have a
ten foot sidewalk and do I understand that is what it would be if it's along Victory Road in
front of the Timberline -- no. That's on the other side. That's right. So, it's a normal
sidewalk, just like there is in front of their house, you know, I -- I would -- if I were a
homeowner in that area I would prefer the sidewalk to be along Victory Road, instead of
having more people walking in front of my house. Now, there is a group out there, just to
give you some idea of what's going on. That parcel to the east that is unplatted and
applications have been filed, but withdrawn -- I mean they would like to make it a park, a
nature reserve type thing, you know, funding and all those types of challenges are out
there, but if that were to happen, you know, that -- part of that funding would have to go
to connect to the sidewalk here, but where the applicant's property meets -- but getting
people to that and through, what is the best way to connect them. Would they know, okay,
so I will just go through the subdivision or do they follow it to the conclusion on Victory
Road and, then, come up the common lot and, then, head east again. I mean if I'm a
homeowner I would prefer people be on the back side of the house and along the road,
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as opposed to in front of my house, but it is an either/or, it's six of one or half a dozen. I
don't know.
Simison: I don't have a preference, I just don't want a red and white sign put up where
the sidewalk ends with never a continuation.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: Yeah. I agree. I think it may not be super intuitive. When the whole thing finally
does connect one day I don't think it will be super intuitive for pedestrians to go through
the subdivision. So, my preference would be to keep the sidewalk on the Timberline
frontage, have the connection go through the common lot and probably temporarily there
needs to be some type of a sign to indicate this doesn't go all the way through or
something. I don't know how we do that. But that's just my initial thought.
Simison: Council Woman Strader, I would think at some point in time, if ACHD would
allow it, that we would have a sign that would say continue -- you know, pedestrian access
to Meridian Road with a sign. I would hope we could work with ACHD to make that serve
as the direction, but you never know. Council Woman Perreault.
Perreault: Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. I was just going to say I completely agree with
Council Woman Strader. In addition to there being a sign about it not going through, I
would anticipate some signage that identifies it as -- as a public walkway, because if -- if
I'm walking along there I'm assuming -- if I'm going to head south into Timberline -- if I'm
going to head south into the subdivision that it's probably private access and not public
access and so I -- I wouldn't even think to go into the subdivision, I would just cross the
street to the north and take the -- take the pathway up there. So, in this case the signage
will be really important -- significant to identify one from the other. But I also expect the
same -- the same that the Mayor has mentioned, which is that pedestrians are going to
cross -- try to cross Victory Road right there -- right there immediately north of where this
sidewalk heads up and -- and connects to -- to what would be the Timberline sidewalk
along Victory and not continue to the west and head out of the Timberline entrance where
the sidewalk connects on the north side. Am I making sense? So, the HAWK signal
would -- if there was one -- a pedestrian signal will be significantly helpful to clarify and
identify for people that the crossing is not in this location right there next to the common
lot.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor, I --
Simison- Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: -- might have a question for legal counsel on this and that is, you know, the
applicant that's before us we are determining where their sidewalk is going to be, giving
them approval. On the other parcel that's not part of this application, are we just making
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a recommendation of where the sidewalk goes or do we -- is that part of the motion?
Because that's a different -- that's already been taken care of and is moving forward. So,
how do we handle that?
Nary: So, Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council, great question. So, the applicant is
required to build a sidewalk. That's a city code requirement. So, they are basically asking
where would you want them to build it. Where do you want them to spend the money to
build it. If you want them to build it through this walkway that goes to Victory Road, but,
then, again, there is no sidewalk along Victory Road, because that, again, I think -- I don't
know that the applicant's not committing to build the sidewalk on Victory Road to the east
-- or to the west; correct? Just to the north. Or making the connection into that
subdivision, which would, then, be incumbent on that subdivision to finish its sidewalk,
correct, because you are not going to build that road -- that sidewalk either. So, you are
either building the small red arrow or the two arrows. Is that right?
Layton: Mr. Mayor and Mr. Nary, we have talked to -- my client has talked to the owners
and the planner of the Timberline Subdivision to try to work out an agreement and cost
sharing if we were to put it through the common lot. As I mentioned previously, forACHD
this requires -- that's their infrastructure, so, then, there is an agreement that needs to be
made. The cleanest option would be -- and it would be the least revision to the -- to
anything that has been approved with Timberline, would be to have the path head from
Victory south right at the entrance of Timberline and pick up along the north side of the
road there and, then, the three red arrows, which are in our park area, would be the
sections of the sidewalk that we would build.
Nary: Oh, I see. So, Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council, I guess, again, yeah, you can
only make a recommendation on this application and they are not, again, building
anything in the other one. Is that connection going to be satisfactory. I missed -- maybe
Joe said it and I missed it -- what stage of the process is the adjacent project?
Dodson: Council, Mr. Nary --
Simison: That they are actually building.
Dodson: They --Timberline No. 2 final plat has been approved. I have not received their
final plat signature application yet. Timberline One is being constructed now --
Nary: Okay.
Dodson: So, those -- there is no improvements, really, for Timberline No. 2 at this point.
Same as for this property. But there will be a sidewalk here. This sidewalk here would
be new to the plat. However, it's in a common lot, they could put that in at any time and
we would never really know nor care, because it's not going to be within an easement or
anything like that, it's just a sidewalk. So, it won't become an ACHD issue until it gets into
this common lot, which would be the required frontage improvements.
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Hoaglun: So, Mr. Mayor, question for Joe.
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Joe, so there will be -- Timberline would be constructing a sidewalk to that --
along Victory to that point at that red arrow.
Dodson: That is correct, sir.
Simison: Unless we were to somehow take action and ask them not to. And I don't -- I
see that we have Mr. Lucas on the line. I think that to me is one of the questions that
Council -- it depends upon the direction you give to this applicant, we may want to take
action on the other or not.
Hoaglun: And, Mr. Mayor, that -- that is the question, if -- if this is outside of their
application do we -- can we take action on that in this -- in this motion or is it just a
recommendation or what's the process for that, so --
Nary: Mr. Mayor --
Simison: Mr. Nary.
Nary: -- Members of the Council, I mean it would only be a recommendation when --
when the applicant for final plat for the other project comes through, but, again, you can't
impose new building requirements on them either. So, if it's just the connection that's all
we are talking about.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: It sounds like, if staff can -- can confirm, based on what we all just said if we ask
for the connection to happen through the common lot, then, what we will end up with is
Timberline Subdivision will have a sidewalk along its frontage, then, the pedestrians would
go through the common lot and back south of the canal and, then, eventually it will
connect through the rest of our sidewalk network. If they could just confirm that we are
getting a continuous sidewalk in that instance.
Dodson: Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council, Council Woman Strader, that is the intent,
yes. As with any subdivision they are going to be required to continue the sidewalk. As
those properties to the east come in any of them that have frontage along Victory -- again
there is physically no room for that without realigning the canal, which, again, this is not
going to be one that's going to get tiled because of its size. So, the sidewalk will be on
the south and east side of the canal and, then, be continued on as those applications for
those parcels come through. But, again, we can't -- as Mr. Nary said, we can't condition
those properties at this point.
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Hoaglun: And Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: To follow up with the applicant to make sure, it sounds like you have had -- or
property owner has had discussions with the Timberline representatives and that is in
works to have some sort of agreement, cost sharing, that sort of thing to construct that
sidewalk from -- the second longer leg of that L on the Timberline side and so that is --
the expectation of everybody is that it's likely that's where it's going to go and, yes, there
are some other necessary steps that ACHD to take, but it sounds like everybody's in
agreement towards that.
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Council Hoaglun, yes, that is correct. As I mentioned -- and Joseph
has some correspondence from the planner for the Timberline Subdivision and working
with her clients and speaking with ACHD to help try to -- all of us work together to solve
this issue and I know that my client has had some discussions with them as well. So, that
is the intent is to try to resolve this and work together.
Hoaglun: Okay. Thank you.
Nary: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Mr. Nary.
Nary: Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council, Council Member Hoaglun, to answer your
earlier question, you can still condition this project to make that happen, that that will be
a condition of their approval that they have this connection north to south from the
sidewalk that's been approved in Timberline north to Victory Road and that's not an
imposition on Timberline, because if they don't make it happen, then, they are going to
have to come back to ask you to change that condition to, then, get a final plat signature,
because the deal falls through or something happens.
Simison: Not to question Mr. Nary, but how do we condition things on an off property?
Nary: You are conditioning -- you are conditioning this applicant to make that connection
north and south in that location that they are proposing based on their request.
Simison: Their request. Okay. Thank you.
Strader: Mr. Mayor, I'm willing to take a crack on a motion, but I wouldn't want to close
the public hearing.
Simison: I see Councilman Borton has unmuted himself. Do you have any questions or
comments to add to this conversation?
Borton: No. I will see where the motion goes.
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Simison: Okay.
Borton: Thank you, Mayor.
Simison: Yes. And we are -- we are in a -- we still have yet to open this up for further
comments from the public. So, is there any further questions for the applicant from
Council at this time?
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: If the applicant has anything further to add before we get into the next phase.
Layton: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Councilman Hoaglun. Thank you. Mr. Nary, to your point,
if there is a condition of approval could it be that the connection is an approved connection
perACHD with ACHD approval -- north-south connection, you know, in the event that as
-- as the plan progresses that ACHD says, okay, you know, what happens if things shift.
I'm just concerned about that. Is that an issue or can we leave it a little bit more broad in
terms of what that can -- how that condition reads, so that if there is some unforeseen
change we are not coming back and having to do that.
Nary: So, Mr. Mayor, Members of Council, so what you are asking is could staff craft a
condition that says they will either -- either make this north-south connection as depicted
on this -- on this exhibit or an approved ACHD connection that goes to the west that
connects to Victory Road. So, essentially, that public sidewalk that will, then, come out
of the entranceway as an alternative if the other can't happen -- yes, they could craft that
if that's the Council's desire.
Layton: Okay. Thank you for clarifying that.
Simison: Okay. Thank you. This is a public hearing. I don't know if we have anyone
who has signed up to testify on this application.
Johnson: We do not, Mr. Mayor.
Simison: Okay. If there is anybody in the audience who would like to testify, if you would
like to come forward now and we -- the last time I checked I don't think we had anybody
in the room.
Johnson: Mr. Mayor, there is one person who -- I don't know who they are.
Simison: Okay. If you would like to testify on this application if you could use the raise
your hand feature down below and our clerk can bring you in to provide testimony. Are
they raising their hand, Mr. Clerk?
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Johnson: No, Mr. Mayor.
Simison: Okay. Then with that I guess I will invite the applicant back up to -- for any
closing comments.
Layton: Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council, I just want to -- on behalf of myself and my
client thank you for your time and your consideration on this. I know it's -- it's an important
matter in terms of safety in the area and the growth and development of the community
in general. I appreciate staff's hard work on this to try to help us get this issue resolved,
as well as our neighbors to the west, the Timberline Subdivision and their representatives.
So, I thank you tonight for your time and hope that we can move this project forward.
Thank you.
Simison: Thank you.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: If it works for everybody I would try to make a motion, but would prefer to leave
the hearing open in case we need to iron out some details. So, my motion would be after
considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to approve file number H-
2020-0067 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of October 20th, 2020,
with the connection to the north per the revised plat north to Victory Road or if that
alternative is not workable, an alternative connection could be approved by Planning staff
and the Mayor's office. In addition, that the applicant would work with Planning staff for
any appropriate signage.
Simison: So, Council, you have heard what the motion may become once we close the
public hearing. So, is there any discussion on that potential motion before we close the
public hearing?
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: Question for staff. Joe, do we need to have included in that to allow the
Ridenbaugh Canal to remain open?
Dodson: Mr. Mayor, Councilman Hoaglun, I believe you do, yes, because it's on the list
of the protected waterways, even though it is large. I do you think you have to add that,
yes.
Hoaglun: Yes. Mr. Mayor and Joe. Yeah, the next to the last paragraph talks about the
applicant is requesting a Council waiver to keep the canal open. So, we probably need
to -- probably need to add that, Council Woman Strader.
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Simison: Council, anyone else have some feedback on that proposed motion or --
Nary: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Mr. Nary.
Nary: Mr. Mayor, part of the motion I heard was that the Planning staff and the Mayor's
office needs to approve an alternate connection and that's unusual. That isn't something
we have normally done. Not that you can't do that, but it was just unusual. And I was
wanting to clarify for the planners Council Member Strader's motion. The north-south
connection through that common area lot was contingent upon the --ACHD approving it,
as well as, obviously, them making an arrangement to make it -- to build it with the
adjacent property owner. So, if either those two contingencies don't happen, the other
alternative would, then, be the already approved existing right of way sidewalk through
the subdivision.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: I would probably invite Ms. Strader to make that motion again to clarify --
Simison: After we close the public hearing.
Bernt: Okay.
Simison: She's going to have a lot to --
Nary: I just wanted to clarify those couple of points.
Simison: And you don't need to give the Mayor's office any approval in your revised
motion.
Strader: Mr. Mayor, I move that we close the public hearing.
Bernt: Second.
Simison: I have a motion --
Borton: Second.
Simison: -- and second to close the public hearing. Is there discussion on the motion?
If not, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay. The ayes have it.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
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Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: I will try real hard and I know Councilman Borton especially will help me. After
considering all staff, applicant, and public testimony, I move to approve file number H-
2020-0067 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of October 20th, 2020,
with the following conditions: To keep the canal open, to make the connection of
Timberline North to Victory Road per the revised plat that was presented in our meeting.
To work with Planning staff on appropriate signage and if that connection north to Victory
is not workable, with Planning staff approval, to receive an -- to get approval of an
alternate connection.
Borton: Second for discussion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second for discussion.
Borton: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Borton.
Borton: If I understood, the motion would require the connection to the north as presented
on the screen right now on this revised plat, but if the applicant and the adjacent property
owner are unable to complete that connection as presented, the alternate solution would
be to utilize that existing to be built connection on the public sidewalk with that property,
the Timber property to the west. I don't know if there is additional -- if our Planning
Department has anything additional to review and approve, but it sounded from the
applicant's comment that what's presented is the preferred Option A that they will strive
to accomplish, but if for whatever reason they are not able to, then, the previously
approved ACHD access to the neighborhood will be the connection.
Dodson: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Yes, Joe.
Dodson: And, Councilman Borton, you are correct in your question there. It's either going
to be approve it and -- and make the applicant get this connection or your alternative is
allowing them to use this portion as their required sidewalk and, then, the assumption is
that the connection to Victory occurs on the already approved sidewalk along the local
streets within Timberline.
Borton: Correct.
Simison: And maybe at least from my perspective -- oops, we just didn't get agreement
and now we have just de facto approval that, even if they say they didn't get to an
agreement. So, I guess that would be my question to Council. And, again, just from my
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perspective I don't care about which direction, but I don't think the other applicant -- that
Timberline would -- should have to build that sidewalk if there is not going to be any
connection to that point. So, my request to Council is choose one or the other and if one
doesn't work make them come back and make a decision about both at that appropriate
time.
Borton: I agree.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: I would be in favor of the first option and striking the alternative option and if in the
future that -- that's not able to take place, then, we can approach that at a later date. I
think that that is, in my opinion, by far the most -- it's the most advantageous connection.
The other one is very confusing and could be potentially -- it could -- it's just not
opportunistic, in my -- in my opinion. So, I would be in favor of having Ms. Strader's
motion without the alternative at this time and approaching it in the future if need be.
Simison: The public hearing is closed.
Strader: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Strader.
Strader: I would like to revise my motion to strike the alternative ability for Planning staff
to approve an alternative route and if there -- my discussion piece on that would be if for
some reason this doesn't work out, the applicant could certainly come back before us.
Simison: Does the second concur or not concur?
Borton: Second agrees.
Simison: We have a motion and a second with modifications. Is there further discussions
or comments on the motion? If not, Clerk will call the roll.
Roll call: Bernt, yea; Borton, yea; Cavener, absent; Hoaglun, yea; Strader, yea; Perreault,
yea.
Simison: All ayes. Motion carries and the item is agreed to. Thank you very much for
staff and everyone working to find that solution and hopefully we can make that area
somewhat connected.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
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11. Public Hearing for Gemstone Center No. 3 (H-2020-0094) by Tamara
Thompson of The Land Group, Inc., Located at 965, 1021, 1075 and
1135 N. Hickory Ave.
A. Request: Easement Vacation to vacate utility easements
established along interior lot lines of Lots 1-4, Block 4 of the
Gemstone Center No. 3 subdivision to complete property
boundary adjustment that merges all four lots into one lot.
Simison: Okay. Next item on the agenda is a public hearing for Gemstone Center No. 3,
H-2020-0094. We will open this public hearing with staff comments. I will turn it over to
Alan.
Tiefenbach: Good evening, Mr. Mayor and Council. Alan Tiefenbach, associate planner
with the City of Meridian. This is a relatively simple case. This is a vacation of easements
and what it is is there is a property that's approximately 9.8 acres, it is on the northwest
quadrant of Pine and Hickory. There is -- there is three existing lots there now and I will
give you this. So, there is -- I'm sorry. There is four existing lots there now. The applicant
came into the city and they want to do a certificate of zoning compliance in order to do a
large warehouse building on this property. This warehouse building would be laying
across these interior lot lines. If you look here I have highlighted them yellow for you to
show you what is actually being proposed. In order to do that they have to go through a
parcel boundary adjustment. So, basically, it's an administrative process with staff where
they would merge it into one lot that they can build that building. However, on the existing
plat -- and that's the note that you see that's highlighted there, it's note two, it says that
interior lot lines that there is utility and drainage easements that -- that are in place five
feet on either side of interior lots. Because that note is there staff does not have the
authority to merge these lots together without the Council actually vacating these
easements. As is required we were able to get letters from all of the providers, so that
would be CenturyLink, Sparklight, Intermountain Gas, Idaho Power and they all were fine
with this and this is the result of what's happening. This -- this certificate of zoning
compliance has been issued pending this as a condition of approval and the parcel
boundary adjustment would also be a condition of approval. So, with that staff would
recommend that the City Council approve this case and vacate the easements in this
area.
Simison: Thank you, Alan. Council, do you have any questions for staff? Okay. Thank
you very much. Would the applicant like to --there she is -- be recognized for 15 minutes?
State your name and address for the record, please.
Thompson: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council. Tamara Thompson. I'm with
The Land Group at 462 East Shore Drive in Eagle. I think Alan covered it pretty well.
This is an existing subdivision, the Gemstone Center No. 3, which was recorded in 1999
and I just want to clarify that there are no existing facilities within those drainage and utility
easements. Therefore, the utility companies were fine with releasing those easements
and -- and we are doing a lot of boundary line adjustment for the purpose of consolidating
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all the lots and my clients are ready to get started with this project and submitting for their
CZC and, then, construction drawings for permits. And with that I will stand for questions.
Simison: Thank you. Council, any questions? Perfect. This is a public hearing. Is there
anybody present who would like to provide testimony on this application? Seeing no one
in the audience and no one online, would the applicant like to make any final comments?
Thompson: Thank you. I'm -- I'm fine. We appreciate your time tonight. Thank you.
Simison: Thank you. Then with that, Council, do I have a motion?
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: I move we close the public hearing for H-2020-0094.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: Second that motion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing. Is there any
discussion on the motion? If not, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay.
The ayes have it.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: After hearing staff and applicant testimony, I move we approve H-2020-0094
as presented in the staff report for October 20th, 2020.
Bernt: Second.
Simison: I have a motion and a second to approve Item H-2020-0094. Is there any
discussion on the motion? If not, Clerk will call the roll.
Roll call: Bernt, yea; Borton, yea; Cavener, absent; Hoaglun, yea; Strader, yea; Perreault,
yea.
Simison: All ayes. Motion carries and the item is agreed to. Thank you.
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MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
Thompson: Thank you.
FUTURE MEETING TOPICS
Simison: Council, any items under your future meeting topics?
EXECUTIVE SESSION
12. Per Idaho Code 74-206A(1)(a) To deliberate on a labor contract offer or
to formulate a counteroffer. Amended to add Per Idaho Code 74-
206(1)F: To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to
discuss the legal ramifications of and legal options for pending
litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely
to be litigated.
Simison: If not, do I have a motion for Item No. 12?
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: I move that we go into Executive Session per Idaho Code 74-206A(1)(a) and 74-
206(1)(f).
Hoaglun: Second the motion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second to go into Executive Session. Is there any
discussion? If not, Clerk will call the roll.
Roll call: Bernt, yea; Borton, yea; Cavener, absent; Hoaglun, yea; Strader, yea; Perreault,
yea.
Simison: All ayes. And we adjourned into Executive Session.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: (7:09 p.m. to 8:02 p.m.)
Bernt: I move we come out of Executive Session.
Hoaglun: Second.
Simison: All those in favor say aye. All ayes.
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MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
Bernt: I move we adjourn.
Hoaglun: Second.
Simison: Motion and second to adjourn. All those in favor say aye. We are adjourned.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:02 P.M.
(AUDIO RECORDING ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
11 / 04 2020
MAYOR ROBERT E. SIMISON DATE APPROVED
ATTEST:
CHRIS JOHNSON - CITY CLERK
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