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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1997 -7:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ROLL CALL:
X WALT MORROW
X GLENN BENTLEY
X MAYOR ROBERT CORRIE
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 2, 1997:
(APPROVED)
X CHARLIE ROUNTREE
X RON TOLSMA
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 3, 1997:
(APPROVED)
1. TABLED SEPTEMBER 2J 1997: ORDINANCE #760 - COMMISSIONS,
BOARDS, COMMITTEES: (TABLED UNTIL OCTOBER 7,1997)
2. TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: ORDINANCE #761 - TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION: (TABLED UNTIL OCTOBER 7,1997)
3. TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997= PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SHERBROOKE
HOLLOW SUBDIVISION BY WESTPARK COMPANY: (CONTINUE PUBLIC
HEARING UNTIL OCTOBER 7, 1997)
4. TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: FINAL PLAT FOR CROSSROADS NO.6 BY
RAMON AND MARILYN YORGASON: (APPROVED)
5. ORDINANCE #773 - MICHENER REZONE: (APPROVED)
6. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR VARIANCE TO THE
20 FOOT LANDSCAPE SETBACK BY ROGER MICHENER - 519 E. FAIRVIEW
AVENUE: (APPROVE FINDINGS; APPROVE DECISION)
7. ORDINANCE #774 - CHERRY LANE BAPTIST CHURCH REZONE:
(APPROVED)
8. ORDINANCE #775 - VACATION OF GENTRY WAY: (TABLED UNTIL
OCTOBER 7, 1997)
9. ORDINANCE #776 - BUILDING & PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT:
(TABLED UNTIL OCTOBER 7,1997)
10. RESOLUTION #166 - AMENDING AP A ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT:
(APPROVED)
11. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT FOR A FAMILY LIFE CENTER BY CHERRY LANE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH: (APPROVE FINDINGS; APPROVE DECISION)
12. FINAL PLAT FOR DEVLIN PLACE SUBDIVISION, 43 LOTS BY D.W. INC.:
(TABLED UNTIL DECEMBER 2,1997 AT DEVELOPERS REQUEST)
13. PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE REQUIREMENT
TO TilE THE SAFFORD LATERAL BY GOLFVIEW ASSOCIATES LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP: (CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO OCTOBER 7, 1997)
14. PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A TRANSFER OF CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR A DAY CARE FROM JERRY COBLER TO MUHAMMAD SABIHA
ALI-1155 E. CHATEAU: (APPROVE TRANSFER)
15. REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR VANGUARD MILITARY
ACADEMY BY VANGUARD MILITARY ACADEMY: (APPROVE FINDINGS;
APPROVE DECISION - DENIED)
16. REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A COVERED, DRIVE-UP
ATM AT MERIDIAN FIRST SECURITY BANK BY FIRST SECURITY SERVICE
CO - BRYCE REYNOLDS: (APPROVE FINDINGS; APPROVE DECISION)
17. REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR USED CAR AND TRUCK
SALES BY CENTENNIAL MOTORS - 225 W. FRANKLIN ROAD: (APPROVE
FINDINGS; APPROVE DECISION)
18. REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT 119,395
SQUARE FOOT MINI-STORAGE UNIT COMPLEX (PHASES 2 - 4 OF THE
EXISTING STORAGE FACILITY) BY AVEST LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - LOT 9,
BLOCK 1 AVEST PLAZA SUBDIVISION: (APPROVE FINDINGS WITH
AMENDED EMERGENCY ACCESS ROAD LOCATION; APPROVE DECISION)
19. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ADVISORY REPORT:
20. SITE PLAN REVIEW OF TREASURE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH PARKING
LOT PLAN:
21. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
A. GARY SMITH, CITY ENGINEER:
1. BID RESULTS FOR TULLY PARK IMPROVEMENTS:
(RE-BID PROJECT)
2. TRANSFER EASEMENT TO SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
(APPROVED)
B. SHARI STILES, PLANNING & ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:
1. DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE LAKE AT CHERRY LANE NO.7:
D. WALT MORROW, CITY COUNCILMAN:
1. PROBLEM WITH IRRIGATION DITCH BETWEEN DORIS
BARRETT AND MIKE SCISCOE:
22. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 16, 1997
The regular meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order by Mayor Robert.
D. Corrie at 7:30 P.M.:
MEMBERS PRESENT: Walt Morrow, Glenn Bentley, Charlie Rountree, Ron Tolsma:
OTHERS PRESENT: Will Berg, Wayne Crookston, Shari Stiles, Gary Smith, Chief
Gordon, John Shipley, Clifford Babbitt, Tammy DeWeerd, Dennis Hammer, Muhammad
AIi, San Fishel, Bob Aldrege, John Wardle, Cheryl Wardle, Dorris Barrett, Keith Bird:
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 2, 1997:
Corrie: Any corrections or alterations of those minutes? I will entertain a motion for
their approval as written.
Rountree: So moved
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Moved and seconded we approve the minutes of the previous meeting held
September 2, 1997, all those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 3, 1997:
Corrie: Any corrections or alterations of those minutes? If not I will entertain a motion for
their acceptance.
Bentley: So moved
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded that we accept the special meeting minutes of
September 3, 1997, all those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #1: TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: ORDINANCE NO. 760 - COMMISSIONS
BOARDS, COMMITTEES:
ITEM #2: TABLED SEPTEMBER 2,1997: ORDINANCE NO. 761 - TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION:
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Corrie: Council, hopefully we will be able to get those done by the next meeting October
7, we still have a few things to tweak. Are there any questions about that at this point. If
not I will entertain a motion for table.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we table Ordinance No. 760 and 761 until our
October 7th meeting.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Rountree to table item #1 and item
#2 until the October 7th meeting, any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #3: TABLED SEPTEMBER 2,1997: PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SHERBROOKE
HOLLOW SUBDIVISION BY WESTPARK COMPANY:
Corrie: At this time I would like to have Shari give us, you gave us some information
and also the City Attorney to give us some information on this preliminary plat. This was
a public hearing and I think we got some more information and I guess the question was
raised Counselor whether that needs to be in a public hearing to present that
preliminary plat. Shari do you want to bring that to the Council's attention and see where
we are here and let them make that decision.
Stiles: Mr. Mayor and Council there was some question about the ground water
problems out there. The applicant has submitted new information. I think what Bruce
Freckleton wanted to happen was that we hold another public hearing next month so
that this information is officially entered into that record. That was the advice of the City
Attorney that we would hold another public hearing on October 7 which would also be a
public hearing on the variance for the plat at that time.
Crookston: That is correct, the information I obtained from Bruce Freckleton was that
there were soils testing and water testing that basically indicated that what Mr. Shipley
was indicating to the City was in fact true and that the water levels were in fact higher.
Mr. Freckelton indicated to me that in some cases the water was higher than the ground
level was. We asked for the additional testing to be done and that is what came back
as doing. We thought it was correct to have those tests and proposals entered in written
record to have any comments made those parties interested that being the applicant or
Mr. Shipley or anybody else. After they had that information then they can submit
additional testimony to the City CounciL If necessary that may require additions to
changes of the existing findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Morrow: I guess my question would be did we in fact close the public hearing or was it
continued?
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Corrie: Going back through the record Mr. Morrow we have closed the public hearing.
Morrow: I guess the point I want to make there in the future to keep these delays from
happening is that we darn well better be continuing the public hearing so that we are not
continually inconveniencing the folk coming to the meetings and the staff that are
preparing the private sector preparing the reports because basically if I am
understanding counselor right that this going to get tabled tonight with no input because
it is not a public hearing and not noticed as a public hearing. So I guess what I am
recommending is that if there is going to be delays in the future on any subject that we
continue the public hearing rather than close the public hearing and that way things
become part of the public record in a timely manner. So that we can clear these things
one way or another.
Corrie: Any further comments?
Rountree: I support that, we should be looking at that in terms of convenience and I
believe we need to establish the public hearing for this again and make it (inaudible) for
the variance request.
Corrie: I agree, that is one of the reasons I hesitate to close the public hearings too
early because with comments because this very thing comes up. This is all the way
back to August 5th and information keeps coming in. So you are right we need to do a
public hearing on that. If there are no further comments I will entertain a motion to table
this until October th for a public hearing and at that point probably (inaudible).
Crookston: We need to have time to publish that notice and make sure that we have
time, we have to publish it 15 days prior to the time that we actually have the hearing.
Corrie: Becky, you want to say something, I will give you a chance here.
Bowcutt: We would just like to make a statement that we were heard on the 5th of
August, we were deferred because approval could not be made on the preliminary plat
until such time as the ordinance for the annexation was acted upon. While I happened
to be out of town some questions arose. We received a fax from the City stating we
have three questions could you please provide us with some additional reports, get us
some answers to these questions get it back before the City Council. We have diligently
been working with the City, I have been coordinating with Mr. Shipley over the phone.
He asked for the letter from my client, I did go get the letter from my client. We have
done everything that has been asked of us and now the question arises we can't submit
the information that the City Council told us to go get two weeks ago or four weeks ago
because of this public hearing issue. I have been in many public hearings over the past
seven years. The County Commissioners, the Boise City Council they, it takes a
majority vote to open up the public hearing or to open up the public record to submit
information. I have seen them hold the public record open just for one particular item
such as a traffic study. It is not unusuaL I went through the Idaho Code looking for
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something that would say that you can't open the hearing. This was a deferred item, it
was deferred in the public. The parties that are interested are here, myself, my client,
Mr. Shipley. In the Idaho Code it says you shalf conduct the governing board shall
conduct at least one public hearing using the same notice and hearing procedures as
the commission. I looked in your ordinance and it repeats the same verbiage. Then I
turned to I think section 9-604E 6 it says the Council shall approve with conditions, deny
or table the preliminary plan, development plan. If the preliminary plan is tabled it may
be reconsidered by the Council within 45 days of the public hearing. Then the
administrator shall notify the applicant of the Council's action. Today is the 42nd day. So
if you can reconsider the action on an application but you can't make a vote to open the
hearing to submit three pieces of information that were requested. I guess I find that
unusual. I respect the Council's wishes, if they feel that this is inappropriate. I just feel
that this has gone on quite a long time. We have provided the City with two reports on
this ground water, one was submitted with the application. I am told by the City staff one
individual in particular that they cannot find it yet it was submitted because it was
required. We submitted that one again we submitted a second one by another
independent firm. I feel that we kind of have been run through the ringer. We have
jumped through a lot of hoops and we are trying to lay this out so we can show this is
viable. I would like that opportunity. Thank you
Corrie: Thank you Becky. Counselor, is it still your opinion on the public hearing?
Crookston: I believe that from what Bruce Freckleton indicated to me that the changes
in the soil testing and the water analysis are facts that were not presented at the
previous public hearing. The people need to have an opportunity to see those and hear
those and have any type of response that they desire to present as Mr. Morrow pointed
out we closed the public hearing and I think that is the big problem. I don't know how the
other cities or the counties do that. As Ms. Bowcutt indicated that they hold public
hearings open for one or two items if it is held open for that period and everything else
is closed then you can have those one or two items resubmitted because the public
hearing was not closed as to those two or three specific items. But I don't think it is
appropriate to allow additional testimony into the record that those parties in opposition
have not even had an opportunity to hear or see. So I think that it is appropriate to hold
another public hearing for submission of that evidence. And any testimony relating
thereto.
Corrie: The City Clerk has told me that we can get it in the paper tomorrow that the ylh
of October can be a date. Council discussion?
Rountree: Could we not open the record tonight, take the testimony, leave the hearing
open, notice it, close the hearing at the end of next meeting, take action along with
opening and taking testimony on a variance and take action on that. At least what Ms.
Bowcutt is saying that by no action the information exchange is one of their willingness
to exchange it with Mr. Shipley as opposed to providing it with the rest of the public who
might be interested tonight. Making that information available through the fact that the
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hearing has been reopened for the 15 or 20 days that it is noticed then the hearing
closes next week or in two weeks or three weeks.
Crookston: I think that is a possibility but I do not think that it is a good idea. Because
you are going to have that additional hearing let's say on October 7th anyway, I think
you are much better off because of the notice provisions that we have to meet I think we
are much better off to have all of the testimony submitted at that time. We don't know
who wants to testify about this. We believe that Mr. Shipley might testify. We probably
know that Ms. Bowcutt might testify but we don't know anybody else that might desire to
testify. We may not have any others testify. But there is the possibility that there are
other people that desire to testify.
Rountree: And they could at our next meeting. We could get their testimony this
evening at least on the record.
Crookston: I don't like that procedure because nobody has any ability other than these
two people that are here tonight and someone might want the ability and they are
allowed to testify later that is true. But even these people don't have I am not aware of
have the testimony or the evidence about the water and the soils testing.
Bentley: I appreciate Councilman Rountree and what he is trying to do and speeding
this up. But the one problem I see with it is maybe somebody comes in and testifies at
the next meeting and would like to make comment on what was said tonight. I think it
works better if we got it all done at the same time so that it could raise their questions
out of what Mr. Bowcutt or Mr. Shipley might have to say. I would like to see us catch up
the time we are losing but I don't know how we can do it.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I guess from my perspective the request here originally was for
technical data, it was back up it was support data. In the public hearing forum data was
asked for based on that testimony. It appears to me unless we have some mechanism
for bringing this to closure any time the Councilor the staff asks anybody for back up
technical data that we are going to suffer through the current mess that we are currently
in. So it would appear to me that I am in agreement with both of my colleagues here.
Councilman Rountree's position with the fact of opening up the record and allowing the
data to be submitted. Mr. Bentley's position with respect to having it obviously heard on
the 7th for public hearing input needs to be done this time. I don't know that in the future
when we are asking as a City for technical data that it needs to be part of another public
hearing or a continued public hearing. If we are gong to adopt that methods then
obviously we are never going to bring anything to closure with respect to getting
something done. It seems to me that the essence of the public hearing process is to
determine whether the concept is general is acceptable or not to the public. And that
technical details that are required in terms of making something work are not in fact
criteria to decide whether it is acceptable or not acceptable. So I would favor at this
juncture allowing the submission of the information so that at least our staff during the
next two weeks or three weeks can be working on the data that has been submitted and
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not yet delay this until the middle of October for the approval process because the staff
doesn't get to see the material until the morning of the 8th of October.
Corrie: Let me ask you a question if I might Becky, is the information tonight is it based
upon what we have here this afternoon or is there more? Just this or more?
Bowcutt: (Inaudible)
Corrie: Any further discussion? I will entertain a motion any way you want to go here
folks.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, my motion would be to open up the hearing to allow testimony by
the developer, the developer's representative and Mr. Shipley.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Tolsma to open at this time to
receive information by Briggs Engineering and anyone else that would like to discuss
this at this time with the understanding that we will have the public meeting on the yth as
well. Any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Becky Bowcutt, 1111 S. Orchard, Boise, was sworn by the City Attorney.
Bowcutt Thank you, as I was saying I appreciate the opportunity so in the event the
City Council has some questions then that provides us with some opportunity to have
additional answers on the yth so we appreciate that Three things were asked of us,
number 1 we did submit a report from Jason Kelly. He is a geotechnical expert it was
submitted in the original preliminary plat application. However a staff member of public
works department says he could not find it. This was done in November of 96, since
that time we have monitored those test holes. Mr. Kelly did it for a period an then
Kleinfelder who is another geotechnical hydrological company went through and
monitored those test holes. We had some unusual reads on some of the test holes.
There is a total of nine that are situated around the site. There is one right here
(inaudible) we had some unusual test results in the irrigation months of June and July
and some of the test holes that were out in this area. When I discussed this with Mr.
Bastian of Kleinfelder he said he believed that some of the correlation between these
was due to irrigation. We decided after getting feedback from City staff to go out and go
dig some more test holes. So we went out on last week and (inaudible) in place with the
monitoring (inaudible) this appears to be the problematic area according to Mr. Shipley
(inaudible) This particular test hole right here we went down ten feet no ground water
was encountered here. There were good sands, course gravel were encountered We
dug this one right here by the Nine Mile Drain to kind of gage what is the interference
we were having (inaudible). This particular test hole we encountered water about five
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feet. It just comes out when you are down ten feet you can kind of see it seeping out
the edge. So what is happening according to Mr. Bastian is we are seeing some
migration here from that (Inaudible). This particular test hole here is Mr. Shipley's
property, it was pretty much consistent with this one. It was a little bit shallower where
we found some ground water, it started seeping out the side 4 feet and 6 inches. There
are ditches one is (Inaudible) there are two drainage ditches that run parallel on our
side. Those ditches are full of water, Mr. Bastian and I walked those ditches, looked at
them. I said what is your opinion here sir, and he said my opinion is the fact that the
water in these ditches isn't moving, it is just standing there. These ditches need
cleaned severely. Now if that ditch was say piped or done away with if that is possible
then would we have the same problem that we are encountering here down the road.
He said no I believe that interference what is causing it is it is running across a layer
and it only comes out about around that 50 to 100 foot mark and then it is gone. So we
are giving you a little bit of interference right through here. We dug this test hole here
which is probably 168 feet from Mr. Shipley's property no ground water. So and this one
here as I mentioned before was fine. So I think what we are encountering based on our
observations out there and Mr. Bastian's we're getting some leakage right here in this
area when it comes out of the box, those boxes they tend to leak it is a given fact. It
comes down here and then we are getting some interference right in this vicinity. If you
had a band right through here. My question to Mr. Bastian is this a severe problem. His
answer was no. I said now can things be done, what remedies would you recommend.
He said one you can pipe the ditches. Obviously the problem goes away. Or if you can
abandon the ditches if they are not necessary. Secondly he said you can go in and put
a cut off trench is what they call it when they put in some drain rock and some
(Inaudible) geotechnical fabric along there and that intercepts the ground water. That
ground water if it does comes this direction from these irrigation ditches then it can pick
it up, move it over right to the Eight Mile Drain put it at a gentle slope it would be
subsurface about 7 feet. Underground, low maintenance, very little maintenance if
designed appropriately. The other thing is we can put a perforated pipe to take that
water down go here or you can install drain rock around foundations. But we just
basically see a problematic area right here. The other issue that was listed in the
memo was concerning the sewer. The question I believe it was addressed on Mr.
Stoppello's easement. I have met with Mr. Stoppello again, this is about the 3rd time. We
are trying to hammer out some type of an easement agreement that he can be satisfied
with. He gave me a new list of things he wanted changed as far as the language was
concerned and how the City typically writes those agreements. The question was
asked by Mr. Morrow in the public hearing originally if you cannot get this easement
from Mr. Stoppello or it becomes impossible do you have an alternative or have you
looked at what that alternative is and is it viable? To answer Mr. Morrow's question we
did go out, we shot inverts, we shot topa and if the sewer was extended from Locust
Grove at East Time Zone which is Los Alamitos extended south down Locust Grove
through our project to Victory Road the depth of the sewer would be 15 feet at Victory
Road. If we go through Mr. Stoppello's the depth of the sewer is 12. So by going down
Locust Grove if that was the only alternative available because of lack of cooperation
from Mr. Stoppello the sewer would be 3 feet deeper. So, as far as would that hurt the
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City's capacity as far as future service to the south. No, going down Locust Grove
according to our design it would enhance the sewer's capability to the south. We did
double check our figures, I had them do it twice to verify that no mistakes were made.
The third issue was the variance. The variance has been submitted as just to refresh
your memory we requested a variance for tiling of Ridenbaugh Canal, Eight Mile Lateral
and the Nine Mile Drain on the east side. We did have three blocks that exceeded the
maximum block length. Do you have any questions?
Corrie: Having realized this wasn't advertised as a public hearing, however is there is
anybody that would like to enter testimony at this time you certainly may. You also have
the opportunity on the 7th of October to do the same. Is there anyone at this time that
wants to issue any testimony?
John Shipley, 2770 South Locust Grove, Meridian, was sworn by the City Attorney.
Shipley: First of all I want to state that swearing and affirming of the whole truth and
nothing but the truth is pretty good thing to do. But when Planning and Zoning accepted
this proposal that was told them that the water was 44 feet deep. I questioned that, I
said it is a lie and I got blew off by the people in Planning and Zoning. They just
absolutely didn't hear me. I have lived out there for 25 years. There is an old basement
in that house. October 15th the water comes in the canal and 8 to 9 days you can see
water in the basement and it reaches a depth by this time of the year up to my
shoulders. Every year I lived there for 25 years didn't make any difference when they
concreted the canal, it did it at exactly the same time. There isn't any of us that know
where water goes underground because we haven't got Superman's eyes. But water
does go underground, that is why we drill wells to get it. I have a picture it is not a very
good picture but it is the north pasture up by the house. When Mr. Babbitt here gates
his hayfield which is irrigated out of plastic pipe I get these puddles in my pasture where
my drain field, it has happened for 25 years. I know what goes on out there, I asked
Briggs Engineering and I also asked Greg Johnson the subdivider to give me a letter
that would give them responsibility for anything that would happen in a water situation
and leave me out of it because I don't want a bunch of people with new houses getting
water under their house and then coming back and telling me I can't irrigate anymore on
my property. I am only trying to protect myself I am not trying to be a horse's ass. Alii
am trying to do is protect myself because I know what happens. Mr. Babbitt is here
tonight he owned that property before I was there. At least 35 years ago it has been
doing this. About 8 or 9 or ten years ago they concreted that canal and it didn't make
any difference. All along the Eight Mile Lateral there is going to be a high water table if
they put them drain pipes next to the Eight Mile Lateral they will find that out. Because I
used to run water all the way down there down to the far corner and then all the way
down my far property line to the Nine Mile Drain. There is water standing out there that
ditch is on the Chandler and now the Schaffer property and now Greg Johnson has
bought it is a ditch that I maintain. I have maintained it ever since I have been there.
When Floyd Chandler I (inaudible) since then I have had to berm and shovel the gopher
holes out of it. I have trapped over 23 gophers in just that section back here in just this
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year alone. There are a whole bunch of problems out there. The letter that I got from
Mr. Johnson said that he would expect maintenance on my half of the side. I have been
maintaining both sides. Because that ditch is the only protection I have for high water
getting out into the crops and it is coming from my property and it is perking under the
ground from all the other properties to the north. Just as sure as you could put some
radioactive pellets you could find it where it was coming from. I don't see why when
somebody gets up front of Planning and Zoning that they can tell something that is
actually in the record, I read it I have a copy of those records. And tell them that it is 44
feet and they don't hear me. Now we wouldn't be having all of these defugalities if
someone had just listened. I am not some dumb old sucker that comes up here raising
hell. I don't suspect that I have had anything by my intelligence questioned. When I
asked Briggs Engineering for a letter I got some kind of mealy mouth letter. All it said
was that they knew that there was a problem. They didn't take responsibility for fixing it
and I have talked to Mr. Johnson in the irrigation district out there that he has a set of
laws that when he gets back from vacation I am going to go over and read them. But he
notified me that if there is a ditch there and it is serving a purpose for a drain ditch that
they will maintain that ditch or they will make the ditch work or do something but you
can't change the path of water. That is what the law says. That is picture and it is not a
very good picture but that is all the water in my north pasture that is coming up from
underground. I know what goes on there, there is a problem. I want to see if fixed so
there are a bunch of young people that buy those houses and they are my neIghbors
and not my enemies. That is alii have to say.
Corrie: Thank you Mr. Shipley, any questions? Anyone else that would like to issue
testimony at this time? WIth the vote of the Council we need to continue this public
hearing.
Tolsma: So moved
Morrow: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded we continue this public hearing to October yth, all
those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #4: TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: FINAL PLAT FOR CROSSROADS
SUBDIVISION NO.6 BY RAMON AND MARILYN YORGASON:
Corrie: Is there a representative here tonight? Would you like to come forward and give
us a brief run down and then we will work on your final plat.
Kinkela: Chad Kinkela, Hubble Engineering, This is phase 6 of Crossroads Subdivision
which is south of Fairview and East of Eagle Road. It is 35 residential lots. It thus far
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complies with the preliminary plat and as of now we don't see any comments that were
presented to us from the staff of the City of Meridian.
Corrie: Questions Council or Staff?
Morrow: I only have questions of Gary and Shari, their responses are appropriate to
questions you have asked?
Smith: Mr. Mayor, Councilman Morrow, Council, I think everything is okay as far as the
answering our comments with the exception of one item and that has to do with
payment of assessment fees for the common area for the single point connection to
utilize City water before and after ditch water is available. I met with Mr. Yorgason and
Gene Smith of Hubble Engineering last week I think it was. We talked about the impact
of the single point connection on our water system and the assessment fees, the bases
for the assessment fees. I told Mr. Yorgason and Mr. Smith at that time I was doing
some more research on the fairness of the assessment for the common areas as
compared to his single family home water use for sprinkler irrigation. The billing
department is putting that information together for me right now. So as soon as I have
that information I told them that I would be back in touch with them and I am anticipating
we will make some adjustments on what we have been doing for assessments for
common area sprinkling.
Morrow: Follow up question Mr. Mayor, would that information then be impacted in our
approval of the final plat or would that be the appropriately placed in the CC&R's or
development agreement. Where is the proper place to address that in your opinion?
Smith: Weill think it is something we need to resolve before I sign the plat. I don't think
it would be any different than the bonding requirements that we place on the final plats
or fencing or landscaping or pressurized irrigation system and that sort of thing. I think it
should be prior to signature on the final plat.
Morrow: I have no further questions. Mr. Mayor I would move that we approve the final
plat for Crossroads NO.6 by Ramon and Marilyn Yorgason.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Tolsma to approve the final plat for
Crossroads NO.6 by Ramon and Marilyn Yorgason, any further discussion? Hearing
none all those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #5: ORDINANCE #773 - MICHENER REZONE:
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Corrie: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING AND CHANGING
THE ZONING OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH
IS DESCRIBED AS A PORTION NE % NW 'Y4 SECTION 7, T.3N, R.1E, S.M., IDAHO;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Is there anyone from the audience that
would like to have Ordinance #773 read in its entirety. Hearing none, I will entertain a
motion for Ordinance #773.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we adopt Ordinance #773 with the suspension of
rules.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley, second by Mr. Rountree that we adopt Ordinance
#773 with suspension of rules, roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow- Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree - Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #6: FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR VARIANCE TO
THE 20 FOOT LANDSCAPE SETBACK BY ROGER MICHENER - 519 E. FAIRVIEW
AVENUE:
Corrie: Council, you have the findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor if there is no discussion I would move that we adopt the findings of
fact and conclusions of law as written.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Tolsma to approve the findings of
fact and conclusions of law, roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow - Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree -Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Corrie: I will entertain a motion on the decision.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, it is hereby decided that the variance on the setback ordinances is
hereby granted. The applicant shall not be required to relocate the structures which are
going to be built on the property.
Bentley: Second
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Corrie: Motion made and seconded on the decision as read, all those in favor?
Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #7: ORDINANCE #774 - CHERRY LANE BAPTIST CHURCH REZONE:
Corrie: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING AND CHANGING
THE ZONING OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH
IS DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF THE SW % OF THE SE % OF SECTION 2, T.3N,
R.1W OF B.M., IDAHO; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Is there
anyone from the audience that would like to have Ordinance No. 774 read in its
entirety? Hearing none I will entertain a motion on Ordinance #774.
Tolsma: Mr. Mayor, I move we approve Ordinance #774 with the suspension of rules.
Morrow: Second
Corrie :Motion made by Mr. Tolsma, second by Mr. Morrow to adopt Ordinance #774
with the suspension of rules. Roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow- Yea, Bentley -Yea, Rountree - Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #8: ORDINANCE #775 - VACATION OF GENTRY WAY?
Corrie: AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE EXISTING TEN FOOT WIDE PUBLIC
UTILITY DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION EASEMENT ADJACENT TO GENTRY WAY
IN LOT 12 AND LOT 13 AMENDED MAGIC VIEW SUBDIVISION A SUBDIVISION IN
MERIDIAN IDAHO AND RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF ADA COUNTY, STATE
OF IDAHO AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (End of Tape)
Stiles: Mr. Mayor, does that indicate that the right of way is vacated?
Corrie: It is the public utility drainage and irrigation easement adjacent to Gentry Way, it
is a ten foot wide area. Counselor, you wrote the ordinance?
Crookston: I wrote it two or three different times and the final one eliminates the right of
way. I don't have a copy of what you are looking at right now.
Rountree: The issue was to leave the road right of way and to leave the irrigation
easement there as I recall.
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Crookston: This is not the final draft because this one also says that the property is in
the City of Meridian, it is not in the City of Meridian, it is in Ada County. So this is not my
final version of the ordinance.
Corrie: Pray tell whose is it?
Crookston: It is my version but it is not my final version.
Corrie: I think we are probably best to table this one.
Rountree: Mr. MaYnor I move that we table action on Ordinance #775 until our next
meeting October 7 h,
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree, second by Mr. Tolsma to table ordinance #775 to
the October 7th meeting, any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #9: ORDINANCE #776 - BUILDING & PLANNING AND ZONING
DEPARTMENT:
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, in view of some editorial mistakes and that type of thing I would
move that we table this for action at our October ih meeting in conjunction with items
#1 and 2.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Rountree to table to October ih,
any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #10: RESOLUTION #166 - AMENDING APA ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT:
Corrie: Counselor, do we need to read this in its entirety as well?
Crookston: It is not required.
Corrie: For the general public what this does is that if the APA is dissolved that it all
goes back proportionately to the cities that were part of the APA Association. Is there
anyone from the audience that would like to have Resolution #166 read in its entirety? I
read this one it is right. I will entertain a motion for Resolution #166 to be adopted.
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Bentley: So moved
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley, second by Mr. Tolsma to adopt Resolution #166
roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow-Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree - Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #11: FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A FAMILY LIFE CENTER BY CHERRY LANE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH:
Corrie: Council, any discussion on the findings of fact before you? I will entertain a
motion for the findings of fact and conclusions.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I move that the City Council adopt and approve the findings of fact
and conclusions.
Morrow: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree, second by Mr. Morrow to approve the findings of
fact and conclusions, roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow- Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree -Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Corrie: I will entertain a motion for the decision.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I move that the City Council hereby decides that the conditional
use permit requested by the applicant for the property described in the application is
approved with the conditions set forth in the findings of fact and conclusions of law.
That the property be required to meet the water and sewer requirements, the fire and
life safety code, uniform fire code, parking, paving and landscape requirement and all
ordinances of the City of Meridian. Conditional use should be subject to annual review
or more often if the conditions warrant upon notice to the applicant by the City.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree, second by Mr. Tolsma on the decision, any
further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
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MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #12: FINAL PLAT FOR DEVLIN PLACE SUBDIVISION, 43 LOTS BY D.W. INC.:
Corrie: Is there a representative from D.W. Inc. here this evening? Council discussion?
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, Gary and Shari D.W. Inc. is Dan Woods is it not? I guess
consistent with our policy I would like to hear him make a presentation.
Stiles: Mr. Mayor and Council
(Inaudible)
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we table this item until our December 2nd
meeting.
Bentley: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree, second by Mr. Bentley to table the final plat for
Devlin Place Subdivision to December 2nd, any further discussion? All those in favor?
Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #13: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO THE
REQUIREMENT TO TILE THE SAFFORD LATERAL BY GOLFVIEW ASSOCIATES
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:
Corrie: I will open the public hearing, however, Shari I understand you have a
(inaudible) to table this one as well.
Stiles: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council they requested that the public hearing be continued
to the ih as their representative was unable to be here tonight. And because of the
issues with regard to the ordinance.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor I would move that we continue the public hearing for Golfview
Association Limited Partnership to October ih.
Corrie: Before I get a second on that is there anyone here from the public that wants to
testify at this time on this particular item? I will take the second now.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Tolsma to continue the public
hearing to October 7th, any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
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MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #14: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A TRANSFER OF CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT FOR A DAY CARE FROM JERRY COBLER TO MUHAMMAD SABIHA
ALI-1155 E. CHATEAU:
Corrie: I will open the public hearing at this time and invite the applicant to come
forward.
Muhammad AIi, 3437 S. White Post Way, Eagle, was sworn by the City Attorney.
Ali: We would like to request the Council and City to approve our transfer of conditional
use permit for the day care. We will continue to meet the City's requirements as they
are and provide quality child care. We have existing facility in Boise right now, we run
that day care which is a much larger facility. We will transfer that technology and know
how to this day care and enhance the quality of day in this vicinity which this
neighborhood needs one.
Corrie: Questions from Council for Mr. Ali?
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, my only question is that you are familiar with all the original
conditions of approval for this day care and you are in agreement with the original
conditions of approval?
Ali: Yes sir
Corrie: Anyone else from the public that would like to issue testimony at this time?
Thank you Mr. AIi, Council discussion?
Morrow: I have no discussion if Gary and Shari don't have any.
Corrie: Gary and Shari any comments? I will close the public hearing.
(Inaudible)
Corrie: Would you come up here so we can get it on the record and get it correct
Ali: I think, my name is Muhammad and my wife is Sabiha so I think it should read
Muhammad and Sabiha AIL
Corrie: Okay, thank you. Any problem Counselor with the permit?
Crookston: Walt asked me if we needed to have new findings of fact and conclusions of
law for the transfer and I don't believe that we do.
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Rountree: So we just approve the transfer?
Crookston: That is correct.
Corrie: I will close the public hearing and Council, your pleasure?
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we approve the transfer of the Conditional Use
Permit for day care center, 1155 E. Chateau from Jerry Cobler to Muhammad and
Sabiha AIL
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Rountree to approve the transfer of
conditional use permit, any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #15: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR VANGUARD
MILITARY ACADEMY BY VANGUARD MILITARY ACADEMY:
Corrie: Is a representative from the Academy here this evening? Shari any comments
for Council?
Stiles: Mr. Mayor and Council after the initial public hearing the applicant did not return
any phone calls or requests for additional information. For that reason the Planning and
Zoning Commission went ahead and prepared the findings which were to deny the
request.
Rountree: So this is just a clean up item?
Stiles: Yes
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, Shari is that to say that we have had and Will we have had no
correspondence at all from this applicant? So basically we are going to treat it as though
it were an abandoned project?
Stiles: Yes
Corrie: I will entertain a motion for the findings of fact and conclusions of law then.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I move that we approve the findings of fact and conclusions of law
as prepared by Planning and Zoning.
Morrow: Second
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Corrie: Motion made and seconded that we approve the findings of fact and
conclusions of law as prepared by the Planning and Zoning, roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow- Yea, Bentley -Yea, Rountree - Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Corrie: I will entertain a motion for the decision and recommendation.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor I move that the City Council deny the conditional use permit
requested by the applicant.
Bentley: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded on the decision, any further discussion? All those in
favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #16: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A COVERED,
DRIVE-UP ATM AT MERIDIAN FIRST SECURITY BANK BY FIRST SECURITY
SERVE CO. - BRYCE REYNOLDS:
Corrie: Is there a representative from First Security?
Toolsen: Greg Toolsen, JGT Architecture, 1212 12th Avenue South, Nampa. Mayor and
Council we are asking for a conditional use to have a covered, drive through A TM
machine at the First Security Bank in Meridian here. The conditions that are
recommended by Planning we don't have any problem with. I would like to make one
clarification. One condition that mentions that there are 2 handicapped parking spaces
and one is across, one is not adjacent to the building as originally indicated on our plan
was misrepresented. There are two handicapped spaces an they are presently adjacent
to the building. Outside of that we accept all the other conditions. So I guess we are
asking for your approval.
Corrie: Thank you, any further discussion Council?
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of
law as prepared for us by Planning and Zoning.
Rountree: Second
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Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Rountree to approve of the findings
of fact and conclusions of law as adopted by the Planning and Zoning, roll call vote.
Discussion?
Rountree: Do we want to clear up the point that the applicant made in the findings about
restriping the handicapped parking?
Morrow: We could amend the findings to indicate that is (inaudible)
Rountree: Well it indicates in here that is to be done and he is indicating he has
complied with the handicapped parking.
Morrow: I guess the point Mr. Rountree in my mind would be that it is indicating here it
is to be done, it has already been done so it is qualified.
Rountree: Good point
Corrie: Any further discussion? Roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow- Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree - Yea, Tolsma - Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Corrie: I will entertain a motion on the decision.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, the City Council of the City of Meridian approves the conditional use
permit requested by the applicant for the property described in the application with the
conditions set forth in the findings of fact and conclusions of law and similar conditions
as found justified and appropriate by the City Council. That the property be required to
meet the water and sewer requirements, the fire and life safety codes, uniform fire code,
parking requirements. Specifically including the restriping of the parking area which has
been testified tonight that it has been completed. The location of the handicapped
parking and spaces next to the existing bank building. That the paving and landscaping
requirements and all the ordinances of the City of Meridian. The conditional use should
be subject to review upon notice to the applicant by the City of Meridian.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded to have the decision as read, any further
discussion? Hearing none all those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #17: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR USED CAR AND
TRUCK SALES BY CENTENNIAL MOTORS - 225 W. FRANKLIN ROAD:
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Corrie: A representative is here I know so would you like to step forward and give us
some background on your conditional use permit request.
Fishel: Yes, Mr. Mayor and Council, I am here to request the conditional use permit to
continue my used car lot truck and sales at 225 W. Franklin Road. Also, work with the
city and the county and of course the state on developing the property as a nice facility
down there. That is why I am here. What I would like to do is to get a conditional use
permit to operate legally complying with the City until such time we get Franklin road
down there and put the sidewalk, curb and gutter (Inaudible) and the driveways and all
the other types of things. I have been meeting with Ada County, on three different
occasions. We have been planning but wish for you to understand that everything is
subject to change in the development process. It was brought to my attention as you
can read in the conclusions of law that we have expanded I have expanded the
business and of course I understand It was brought to my attention that we need
another conditional use permit for that development. So that is what I am here for. I beg
of you to grant me a conditional use permit so I can continue and to develop the
property as of course we see fit.
Corrie: Any questions Council of the applicant? Thank you very much. Staff,
comments? Questions or discussion of the Council? I will entertain a motion on the
findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of
law as prepared for us by the P & z.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Tolsma to approve the findings of
fact and conclusions of law as presented by the Planning and Zoning Commission, roll
call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow-Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree -Yea, Tolsma -Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Corrie I will entertain a motion on the decision.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, The City Council of the City of Meridian approves the conditional
use permit requested by the applicant for the property described in the application with
the conditions set forth in these findings of fact and conclusions of law or similar
conditions as found justified and appropriate by the City Council. That the property be
required to meet the water and sewer requirements, fire and life safety codes, uniform
fire code, parking, paving, landscaping requirements and all ordinances of the City of
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Meridian. The conditional use shall be subject to review upon notice to the applicant by
the City.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Rountree on the decision and
recommendation as read, any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #18: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT 119,395
SQUARE FOOT MINI-STORAGE UNIT COMPLEX (PHASES 2 - 4 OF THE EXISTING
STORAGE FACILITY) BY AVEST LIMITED PARTNERSHIP - LOT 9, BLOCK 1 AVEST
PLAZA SUBDIVISION:
Corrie: Is there a representative from Avest here this evening?
Weber: Scott Weber, I represent Avest Limited Partnership. I am here tonight to
request the conditional use permit to construct 119,000 square feet of mini-storage at
phases 2 through 4. We went through Planning and Zoning last Tuesday night. There
was one concern I would like to address tonight about an exit road leading out onto
Avest's loop road. I have made some changes I have submitted some to Shari for her
records. The concern was the emergency exit road was too close to Locust Grove so
we moved that back roughly 175 feet back to the east. But it is still strictly an emergency
exit gate. So that is about the only concern that P & Z was concerned with that. So I
would entertain any questions you may have on this project. It is indicated there by No.
1 that is originally where it was when we submitted it. We moved it back to number 2.
Corrie: Council, any questions? Thank you, Council any questions of staff? Comments
from staff?
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, if there is no discussion on the part of the Council I would move that
we accept the findings of fact and conclusions of law as prepared for us by Planning
and Zoning with the additional finding that the emergency access road has been moved
from site one to site two approximately 175 feet east of the original location.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made to approve the preliminary findings of fact and conclusions of law
by the Planning and Zoning Commission with the addition to the testimony of moving
the emergency exit to the east. Any further discussion? Hearing none, roll call vote
ROLL CALL VOTE: Morrow-Yea, Bentley - Yea, Rountree- Yea, Tolsma -Yea
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
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Corrie: The decision and recommendation motion.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, the City Council of the City of Meridian approves the conditional use
permit requested by the applicant as amended for the property described in the
application with the conditions set forth in the findings of fact and conclusions of law or
similar conditions as found justified and appropriate by the City Council and the property
be required to meet the water and sewer requirements, the fire and life safety codes,
the uniform fire code. Parking, paving and landscaping requirements and all ordinances
of the City of Meridian. The Conditional use shall be subject to review upon notice to the
applicant by the City unless the City Council that the conditional use is not subject to
review.
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded on the decision as read, any further discussion? All
those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #19: PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION ADVISORY REPORT:
Corrie: At this time I will invite Keith Bird.
Bird: Thank you Mr. Mayor and Councilmen. As you can see I gave you the minutes of
our last Mayors Advisory Committee meeting. Also the minutes of the Parks and
Recreation Commission meeting on August 18th. The part that pertained to this deal As
you can see by the minutes of our meeting we made a motion to come before the City
Council through the Parks and Recreation Commission to have a feasibility study done
on the community recreation center with some stipulations that we have some questions
which are attached to the minutes there. We took it to the Parks and Recreation and
they basically if you read through their minutes told us to come directly to you. So that is
what I am doing coming direct representing Mayor's Advisory Committee to ask you
guys to have a feasibility study on the community rec. center or whatever you call it and
see if the public wants it, jf they want to finance it, how we do it, what we need in it and
that kind of stuff. The committee has worked for about 15 months and I think they are
basically at their end. That is what they were asked to serve on the committee for, was
to look into the feasibility of a community recreation center.
Corrie: Thank you Keith, questions or comments?
Morrow: This proposed questionnaire or feasibility study that is in our packet
Bird: Walt, that is what the Advisory Committee came up with. It has some questions
that we would like to see within the feasibility. We realize that is not a complete
feasibility study.
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Morrow: I guess my question to you and your committee is if it's not a real feasibility
study why would we (inaudible)
Bird: It is a feasibility study with those questions as part of the stipulation of the
feasibility study. But there are some other, that probably would answer the whole
feasibility as far as J am concerned but I am not a professional survey person.
Morrow: So this study was devised or scripted through the Committee.
Bird: Those questions came up from some previous surveys that we had gotten from
within the committee members from what they had picked up and around and stuff and
we put them together. We had originally taken it to the Parks and Recreation
Commission they looked at it and told us to go back and redefine some things. Because
they were pretty one sided so we did and that is what they came up with.
Corrie: I think if I understand it correctly if they do a feasibility study and approve that,
that would these are some of the questions that they would want the architectural firm to
be sure and address in that feasibility study.
Rountree: I guess you clarified it but the point that I understand is that these are
questions that would go in a feasibility study. These questions are not the feasibility
study. They are recommending the feasibility study be pursued by the City that would
encompass this and whatever else the City might feel we need to explore for park
facilities. That sort of thing.
Bird: What you want to add into it is something, we were as a Committee to look into a
community recreation center. We weren't charged to do anything else.
Rountree: I have the question that I continue to ask. What is the fate or
recommendation on the fate of the committee?
Bird: I think that right now I think it should be a sub-committee made off the Parks and
Recreation Commission. That is my personal, people have worked hard for 15 and 16
months. Until something has gone we are at a dead end to be truthful. If it doesn't go it
gets turned down that is it. I personally want to see it get before the public (inaudible)
that is it, if they are not then we are gone.
Rountree: Not to hold you accountable but just a ball park range of potential cost of the
feasibility study?
Bird: We had two come to us, one is pretty well out in the open one is about $14,000.
Boise State said $9,000 to $10,000. I think a lot of it is what you are going to include in
the Study and what kind of survey you are going to have. Now you know we had two
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gentlemen come in and give two very good presentations and I would say $10,000 to
$14,000 Charlie. That would be my rough guess.
Corrie: If I am not mistaken I think one of the architectural firms in the northern part of
the state gave us a preliminary what they could do on a feasibility study for somewhere
in the $9,000 to $10,000.
Bird: It was $9500
Corrie: What that is, is a complete study done with the public and everything up to the
bonds or whatever the case may be that the Council decides to do. That includes public
hearings and staff reports and stuff that they have.
Bird: I think if you would probably would go out and have some competitive bids and
stuff like that from architecture engineering firms whatever you are going to do survey
people it is going to get competitive and it could be lower than that I don't know Charlie.
I do know that the schools paid $25,000 to $30,000 for some of their bond (inaudible).
Corrie: That would probably have to be on a bid system anyway.
Rountree: Another area that the Committee was charged to explore was the possibility
or the avenues to finance this through private funds. Have you gotten any success?
Bird: We have not, Charlie it is pretty hard to do, I will speak for myself, when you don't
have any idea of what you are going to get. How can you go out and say can you
donate this or can you donate that because we don't know what we are going to have
what we get. It has not been, I think you can probably get some funding, but Jet's face
the fact (inaudible). I don't see it being probably of getting it here. I think you (inaudible)
but how much I don't know. We never did pursue that to be truthful we just pursued
getting a survey out and getting something for the public to say yea or nay.
Corrie: I think a lot of that is done with the feasibility study itself because when they start
out with the public hearings they try to find out what the people want. They come up
with the conclusion that they don't want it then there is no sense in going any further
with that. The public hearings will tell us pretty much what the people decide they want
to do. They look into the feasibility of bonds or what have you. What they showed us if
they bring it up to that conclusion to the starting point and then it is up to the Council to
make that decision after that point. Any other questions? Thank you Keith, thank you
to the advisory committee. You have done a lot of hard work, I will get a letter to each of
you thanking you for the work you have done on this. Council can take this under
advisement if they so desire. Or they can do it however they want if they want to take it
under advisement or if they want to make a decision tonight. It is entirely up to you.
Rountree: I just throw this out to Council that we are in the initial stages of building a
recreation department. I see this feasibility study as something that possibly the new
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director will want to pursue and also incorporate some other information gathering
aspects related to the entire use of the public space and public space as it relates to
recreation of the City of Meridian. So I would take this recommendation of the Advisory
Committee under advisement and work with the new Parks and Recreation Director that
we then pursue the feasibility study that would incorporate these questions in addition to
whatever avenues of planning that individual would want to pursue with the approval of
the Council.
Morrow: I concur with Charlie, I think that from my stand point Mr. Mayor, what I would
like to see is that since we are close to becoming a stand alone Parks and Recreation
Department that we need to give that department a chance to draw a blue print of where
it is they are today and where it is they need to go. I think that at that point in time if
there is to be a feasibility study then it is to be incorporated in the overall picture a blue
print of where it is we are going. I think also with respect to a feasibility study it needs to
be put together through the competitive bid process but as with any valid polling it
needs to be done under a scientific control in terms of how the study is put together. So
I would be supportive of delaying the decision on this until we saw a presentation by the
Parks and Recreation Department of what direction they will be going. Are you, the
Parks and Recreation Department are you, you mean the department and the
Commission or both?
Morrow: Well in my perception it would be both because we are about to hire a Parks
and Recreation Director. Certainly his charge from the Parks and Recreation
Commission and the Council is going to be and here are all the things we have been
working with, here are all the things we have been looking at. Make some sense of all
of this and bring us back a package of where it is you think we need to go and how we
bring all of these items together and have a plan. Then the parks and recreation
Commission gets a shot at that proposal and obviously once they are done the Council
gets a shot at it and that department head would be like the rest of our department
heads in terms of putting their department together and putting it out there for public to
take a look at and to comment on and press forward. So that is how I see it.
Corrie: Any other comments?
Bentley: I would just like to get a time line on how long we are going to sit on this. It has
been worked on for 15 to 16 months and I would like to get some ideas on where we
are going to move on this.
Corrie: Charlie, any suggestions or ideas?
Rountree: Like Glenn said it has been poked at for 15 or 16 months. I don't know that
because it has taken that long now that the City Council has it that there is a great
amount of urgency. I would hope that it would be a priority of the Parks and Recreation
Commission and a priority with the new director to get this kind of survey underway so
we can chart a course and modify the comp plan as it relates to this issue and establish
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a parks and recreation plan for the community. That is certainly something that I will be
interested in pursuing with the parks and recreation commission. I am not going to
promise you next month we have too many of those going right now.
Bentley: I don't want to see it die.
Rountree: I don't think we are going to be looking at another 15 to 16 months I would
say something less than 6 and maybe 3 or 4.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, with that said I would like to make a motion that Mayor's Advisory
Committee on the Recreation Center would be disband since their work is done and
with our thanks.
Morrow Second
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley and second by Mr. Morrow that we disband the
Mayors Advisory Committee since the charter that they were asked to do has been
done. Any further discussion? All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Corrie: Thank you committee members that are here I appreciate the work that you
have done and I will get a personal letter out to each one of you and thanking your for
all the work you have done. It has been a long procedure and I think we will see the
fruits (inaudible).
ITEM #20: SITE PLAN REVIEW OF TREASURE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH
PARKING LOT PLAN:
Corrie: Is there a member of the Treasure Valley Baptist Church here this evening?
Aldredge: Bob Aldredge, Treasure Valley Baptist Church. What we are proposing is laid
out on the plan here. I thought that would be easier than trying to look at your packets.
There are some unique factors to this property that I would Ilke to point out that I
dictated how this all laid out that it did cause us to get a little creative on a few things.
This is the freeway out here and the freeway is raised considerably compared to the
ground level right here. If I understand it this area the pre-level is at or above my head
level and it crowns out from there. Because of this (inaudible) if they are in the far lane
over here they can't see anything from about here on out it is totally invisible to them. In
the near lanes (inaudible) but not much closer. In addition to that we have a sewer
easement that comes here comes around (inaudible) that was needed for some
development on down the road so we granted an easement to that. There is also a
ditch that comes (inaudible) larger Nine Mile Drain that comes along this side of the
property. All of those have various requirements or setbacks. This sewer easement for
example has a 20 foot easement area, 10 foot each side. Nine Mile has a 30 foot, 15
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foot each side of centerline. The Nine Mile Drain is totally on the adjoining property
none of it is on our property, right up to the edge of our property. What we have
therefore proposed in order to get the most visual impact for one (inaudible)
warehouses and this is the modular homes (Inaudible) is to create a visual area in here.
So rather than having trees put along this side they would be right up against the
freeway well below ground level. We pull these back, they cannot be within ten feet of
this or 15 feet of this (inaudible). So we are unable to do anything, so we created larger
areas here these are entirely grassed in and then trees on the 30 foot center to center
basis on each of these along these two areas and then green along here (End of Tape)
there is a holding pond over here in Mr. Brown's territory that soaks most of that up. I
actually myself have never seen water in it but (inaudible) goes through. We would add
all of the trees that are shown by this purple of these areas plus some fill ins around
through here to bring us up to a total of 73 trees on the property. We would have added
grass here and here plus retaining all the grass through these areas and actually new
grass here because that would not be tiled in. Right now it is just a ditch area that
comes through. All of these are allowable in terms of the easement areas and so forth,
we would then be extending the parking up on this, in essence we are flopping this so
that the trees come into the center and the parking goes out to the edge. Because of
that we do need to have some variance in this because more normal you have your
trees at the edge and parking towards the center. We will have the same amount of
trees and so forth but we need to reverse those because we can't have the trees out
that close to any of these areas. There are also some unusual angles here as you will
see which makes it hard to deal with and we try to work with. This adds approximately
65 new parking spots. To do that we went to some angled parking up here (inaudible)
and that allowed us to get all of those in still retaining the green areas and keeping the
right amount of total area. Approximately 34,000 square feet of additional space there
that would come in. I think that this will meet all the needs that the City has. It adds a
bunch of new trees, it keeps some good landscaping and creates a very good visual
impact from the freeway while at the same allowing us to have more on site parking
which we need. We are fortunately running good Sunday attendance and so forth. We
don't want to start spilling up roads and so forth. Our adjoining neighbor has been very
good about letting us park in parking lots and so forth. But we can't count on the number
one and number 2 (inaudible). So we are requesting that this site plan be approved, we
be allowed to use this variant method of having the parking go to the edge with the trees
back somewhat to the middle. I would be happy to answer any questions.
Corrie: Thank you very much, staff comments?
Stiles: You are probably wondering why you are even looking at this. When the
Treasure Valley Baptist Church was annexed part of their requirement was that any
development would undergo site plan review. When they initially approached me with
some additional parking there the first plan was to just pave everything with no
additional landscaping. Because they had the existing setbacks when they were
annexed no mention was made of the 35 foot landscaped setback that we have been
requesting along the freeway. That was another reason that I wanted this to go before
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Council is what they will be left with is the 12 feet which it is a nice green area now but
there is not allowed any trees in that area because of the sewer. I think this is a good
compromise that they have come up with. As long as the 3 inch caliper trees can be
accommodated in those five foot strips and that their drainage plan is approved by our
public works department. They have gone to great length to try to get some additional
property next to them so that they could put some parking there and have not been
successful. They have been parking up and down Tier. So I just wanted the Council's
blessing on approving something less than the 35 foot landscape setback for this
particular project.
Corrie: Would this require a variance?
Stiles: No
Corrie: So you are asking for the Council to review this and give you some input on
whether we think that is a good idea, is that what you are saying?
Stiles: Yes
Rountree: I think it is a good compromise, it looks like they have more than adequate
trees per square footage. The only comment I would make is you might want to get a
hold of our tree folks and get a recommendation on tree species. Have you talked to
them about that Shari?
Stiles: No,
Rountree: You might talk to Shari and get that individual's name. Do we need a
motion?
Corrie: I think it would probably help if you had a motion to help her with that decision, I
don't think it is required, if you so desire that would make it a little stronger.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I would move that the City of Meridian accept the site plan as
offered by Treasure Valley Baptist church for their parking lot re-do.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded that we approve the City of Meridian approve the
site plan review that was set forth by Treasure Valley Baptist Church, any further
discussion? AU those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
ITEM #21: DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
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Corrie: Mr. Smith? While we are waiting for the City Engineer, do you have anything
Chief?
Gordon: Nothing your honor.
Corrie: Shari, any comments or questions?
Stiles: Mr. Mayor and Council I thought that Doug Campbell would be here tonight.
Gary and I met with Doug and his father in their required design review meeting on the
Lake at Cherry Lane NO.7. They have made some slight modifications to the plat
going from 33 foot lots to 35 foot lots to accommodate these plans that they are
presenting here tonight. The floor, all of the floor plans they presented exceed what
they agreed to do when they were annexed. We let them know that we like some of
these plans better than others but I think that they have gone to a lot of trouble and
hopefully I think Charlie was one of the main people on the Council that wanted to see
some variation. I think they were looking a little bit like row houses before with all the
same design. We just wanted to know if you had any comments that you wanted us to
take back to them or suggestions.
Morrow: I guess my comment would be is I think my description before is they reminded
me of army barracks. This is markedly better. The original proposal at the point of
annexation was for them all to be the same and I think each of the four councilmen
expressed a real dislike for that. The variety here that you are showing us is good
ultimately it is for the market place to decide which is successful and which isn't by
virtue of sales. So these are acceptable to me.
Rountree: I think they have done what I asked them to do. It has some texture to it now
as opposed to just being ticky tacky.
Stiles: And they will be off setting them a little bit.
Rountree: Staggering the fronts.
Stiles: The only thing they have remaining is to come up with some elevations on their
common area. They still seem to be having some problems with that.
Rountree: It is still full of water.
Morrow: Those were our two outstanding issues with respect to this, were the elevation
of the units and the common area.
Stiles: Yes, so they will be submitting their final plat on that directly. Thank you
Corrie: Mr. Smith?
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Smith: Thank you Mr. Mayor and Council, I have some bid results on the Tully Park
project. I will hand those out to you. Turn to the page 3 of the bid abstract is probably
the place I think we will start. We had five bidders. Boise Paving was the apparent low
bidder at $605,138.75. The second low was Newby Wiggins Construction at
$625,645.78. Our engineer's estimate was $606,285.74. A problem developed after
reading of the bids that one of the bidders Newby Wiggins representative wanted to see
what the subcontractor was listed as for the mechanical work by Boise Paving and he
suggested to us that this subcontractor was not licensed to do plumbing work, he was
licensed to do mechanical HVAC work only. So we took that under advisement and
subsequently Brad Watson my assistant checked public works records and found that
Boise Paving's mechanical subcontractor as listed I think his name is NU-Mechanical is
not licensed as a plumbing contractor. He is licensed as a HVAC contractor only. The
bid documents stated that and I will read a paragraph. Bidders must comply with all
state bidding laws as required by Idaho Code 67-2310. Each bidder must designate the
mechanical, plumbing and or air conditioning and electrical subcontractors and their
addresses he intends to use. Failure to do so will result in the bid being determined no
responsive and will be rejected. We, brad and I sent this dilemma onto our legal
counsel Wayne Crookston for his interpretation. J guess at this point I will turn the
microphone over to Wayne for comments.
Crookston: Thank you Gary, I did a lot of research on this and what comes out of it is if
we were dealing with Federal Funds and I thought there were some federal funds
involved in this because the pathway goes through Tully Park. My discussion with Gary
he said that is not true that this contract does not involve any federal funds. If there
were federal funds the bidder it is held that the bidder in this case Boise Paving and
Newby Wiggins do not have to have to have the license that is required at the time of
submission of bid but they have to have that license when the contract is executed. But
even in the opinion that I read which came from Bill Gigray who was the City Attorney
for Wilder he even questioned whether or not because the statute isn't specific as to
whether or not they still have to meet that requirement even though when you are
dealing with Federal Funds there is some indication that they do not have to be licensed
at the time of submission of the bid. In my discussion with Gary we are not dealing with
Federal Funds so that doesn't come into play at all. So the only thing we are dealing
with is the State statutes that deal with contracts that have no Federal Funds in them at
all. So then we are back to 67-2310 and using that language we have to deal wit the
bids that were presented and Boise Paving's mechanical contractor does not have the
license for plumbing. So their bid I believe did not comply with the law. It could be
deemed void. So then we are dealing with the entity that was the second low bidder.
Morrow: Question Mr. Mayor, at some point before this evening it was discussed that
Boise Paving had a valid plumbing licensed, is that true?
Smith: Boise Paving is licensed as a building contractor and as such they are licensed
to do plumbing work. However for their to be responsive they would had to have listed
themselves as self in the mechanical subcontract under the plumbing under the
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mechanical all they would have to say is self and it would have been their bid. That is
they could have shared it with NU-Mechanical, NU-Mechanical could have done the
HVAC, Boise Paving could have done the plumbing licensed as a general contractor. By
the way we did receive a letter of protest from the second low bidder too. We have run
into this before, this isn't the first time we have had subcontractors listed incorrectly, not
listed at all. The same thing happened on another project where the general bidding the
job could have done the subcontract work had they listed themselves and they did not.
We had to disqualify that bid. So technically if they had put their own name on there
they would be fine. But since they didn't they didn't follow the letter of our
recommendation or letter of transmittal so they didn't do ii.
Smith: They didn't follow the bid law and they didn't follow the specifically follow the
requirements of our information for bidders.
Morrow: So we have two choices here we can either reject the bids and have it bid over
or we can award the bid and spend $20,000 more to number 2.
Smith: Yes, that is my understanding in talking to Wayne.
Crookston: I had a draft of a letter to you Mayor and Council if you would like me to read
it I can. But my analysis ends up just exactly what Mr. Morrow said that we either
declare the bid of Boise Asphalt unresponsive and void or we reject all bids pursuant to
50-341 J and re-advertise the project.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, In reviewing these figures just looking at the first item, the baseball
back stop, dug outs and fields Boise Paving has some in, that is where the $20,000 is.
They are only coming in at $25,000 where everybody else is running low to mid
$40,000. I kind of question how one out of the can estimate $20,000 low and all the
others are pardon the expression the ballpark figures of each other. I don't see where it
would do any good as far as throwing out all of the bids and starting over. Besides the
time delay we are looking at. This project has been on hold for three years or better
that I know of and I think it is time we get it going.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I guess Glenn I have a (Inaudible) coming with the rationale there.
Because the architect's estimate is more closely mirrored by the Boise Paving bid as
you look across the bids. Boise Paving may have been Iowan that item in a break down
but obviously has it compensated for someplace else by virtue of their capability of
doing earth work and so on and so forth. There is $20,000 spread essentially between
each bidder until you get to number four which there is a $30,000 spread and then
again there is almost another $30,000 spread between number 4 and number 5. So it
seems to me that I want to know in terms of a re-bid how long does that process take?
Smith: We have to have two advertisements in our local newspaper one week apart and
one week from the date of the last advertisement until the opening of the bid. So if we
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were to advertise it Friday this Friday two weeks until we could open the bids again
assuming we could get people to bid it.
Berg: When would be the soonest that they start the project, that time frame?
Smith: It depends on the length of time it takes the contractor to get his bonds from his
bonding company. I would say at the very minimum two weeks probably more like three
weeks before they get everything back. After they receive the award I guess 2 to 3
weeks. Two weeks at the very minimum it just kind of depends on what kind of
relationship they have with the bonding company and how fast they respond.
Corrie: With your experience do you think that all of these people would re-bid again
and do anything differently? Other than I am sure Boise Paving is going to do
something differently (inaudible) how about the bottom line?
Smith: I think historically on re-bids you get a higher price but I couldn't say that for
certain if you get everybody to bid it again.
Corrie: So if everything stayed the same it would be a five week delay probably no
matter what if everything stayed the same and Boise Paving changed their verbiage but
that is possibly not going to happen.
Morrow: Well in rebids Mr. Mayor it can work both ways. Very candidly I have been
involved in those things where you now know what number one bid is and so everybody
scrambles to hit number one. So you get a much more aggressive bidding system
because the cards now are all on the table. So it can go both ways. I think in my case it
has been equal.
Corrie: I wouldn't know (inaudible)
Rountree: We would sure like to have a park but $20,000 is a fair amount of money. I
think industry standard is pretty much if there is a deviation 10% of the engineering
estimate and so forth you need some kind of special justification anyway. Which this is
more than that by a good sum. What was the work day schedule on this, number of
days?
Smith: I don't recall, I have a bid document in there I can grab it.
Crookston: Councilman Morrow asked me to read a portion of Mr. Gigray's opinion for
the City of Wilder. He states that towards the end the City has the authority to determine
who the lowest bidder is and that it may exercise that discretion so long as it does not
exercise that discretion arbitrarily and without reason. In addition I submit that the Idaho
Code 50-341 provides discretion to reject any and all bids which is a power entrusted to
the City Council and which it can freely exercise as long as it does not exceed or it is
not exercised arbitrarily and without reason. Which is what you said Charlie.
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Morrow: In that case law (inaudible)
Crookston: In this case the City of Wilder did rebid it, it is my understanding in my
discussion with Bill Gigray this afternoon he said that excuse me this morning and then
he sent this to me and I didn't get it read because I was down here until 3:00 this
afternoon. They did re-bid it because they thought that it was best to do that and it
ultimately worked out to where they got better bids. But as you said you have to have, it
can't be arbitrarily done and without reason. I think that is very correct.
Rountree: As much as I hate to see delay on this and this has been very close to me for
the past few months to try to get this thing going. $20,000 is pretty near and dear to the
city of Meridian. I guess I would have to opt to the taxpayer on this even though my
personal ego says let's go for it. But I would suggest that we look at rebidding it and
getting it as quick as we can and if we have to have a special session at the opening of
the bids to award the bids we do that. Anything to accelerate this thing.
Morrow: I don't have a problem with that, I think from my perspective that we need to do
the rebid. I think that it needs to be done as quickly as possible making the publishing
dates that we are after. That $20,000 is too much of spread of the taxpayer dollar at this
point in my mind to try to go a second place. If the spread were closer it wouldn't even
be a debate because we have been struggling long and hard to get this project. We
desperately need it and want to press forward. But we also have an obligation to the
general tax payer to make sure that we spend their money wisely. Probably our main
obligation to those folk. So I am in favor of the rebid.
Corrie: That would certainly take care of the Newby Wiggins possibility of contesting it.
Rountree: Well if they contest then we are tied up even longer.
Crookston: It can be contested by either party.
Corrie: Any further discussion? I think e have all pretty well agreed to that Mr. Tolsma,
Mr. Bentley. I guess I would entertain a motion.
Bentley: I just have one more comment and I understand what they are saying and I
agree with the $20,000 it is a lot of bucks. But you know how far do we go with giving
these people second and third chances that can't follow instructions. I have seen other
bids go before this Council that the guy has been disqualified because he can't follow
instructions. I have to agree thinking again the $20,000 is a lot of bucks we are going to
have to rebid it. But you know this really gets old.
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, I would move that we reject the bids for Tully Park and instruct City
staff to immediately institute a rebid process.
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Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion is made by Mr. Morrow, second by Mr. Rountree to reject all bids and do
a rebid process, any further discussion? I think I have to agree with Mr. Bentley I think
we need to be consistent as much as we can and I understand the points there too. All
those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Smith: There are a couple other items on that memo that Brad sent to me that you need
to be aware. Item number 2 concerning ACHD that they are requesting a de~osjt of
$74,250 from the City of Meridian which is half the cost of a bridge extending 11 t Street
on the east end of Tully Park. Depositing that money into the road trust fund. The
second item, item 3 has to do with power poles along Under Road that are presently 3
to 4 feet from the back of curb as designed as would be constructed under this contract
and Idaho Power is saying and ACHD has said that the City would have to move those
power poles into the property. Idaho Power company has estimated $2500 to $3000 per
pole to move them.
Rountree: That is assuming the County is in a position to advance the roadway work.
Smith: Well we are going to do the roadway work as part of this project.
Rountree: They are going to be paying us for the right of way.
Smith: They are buying the right of way from us and I don't know any of the details from
that.
Rountree: It must be about $74,000 worth.
Smith: Should be pretty close to that.
Tolsma: Gary was that bridge on our property (inaudible)
Smith: Well there is no bridge right now
Tolsma: (Inaudible)
Smith: When we accepted the ditch from Mr. Simunich then it put us up to the edge of
11 th Street extended.
Tolsma: (Inaudible)
Smith: Yes sir, seeing as how that was waste land anyway.
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Corrie: (Inaudible)
Smith: That was a thought that we had if the City could just right a letter to ACHD and
say here put this in your road trust fund instead of a check we here promise to pay half
the cost of the bridge if and when the bridge is constructed. In the meantime the
$74,000 stays in our back account drawing interest instead of yours.
Corrie: Did you do that or you say we should do that.
Smith: That was just a comment we had in public works concerning this.
Corrie: (Inaudible)
Morrow: Well given the time factor that is limited in terms of the road trust account I
think that makes good sense or a letter of we will pay you when we catch you or you
catch us.
Rountree: You have to remember it is just a request.
Morrow: Well then the answer is no. Don't send them a letter.
Smith: Thank you, did you want me to pen that letter in that regard or is that something
that should come from the Council?
Bentley: Just put we may.
Corrie: I guess that is a Council decision I know what I would (inaudible).
Rountree: I think it ought to come from the City I don't think you should be put in that
position.
Smith: I would be happy to write a draft.
Corrie: You write the draft and I will sign it or I will have the Council approve my
signature. But I agree with Charlie that it should come from the City.
Smith: One other thing I have on Tully Park is that Settlers Irrigation District has
requested an easement for the pipeline that crosses our park. We tiled that ditch several
years ago but I don't believe an easement, we can't find record of an easement ever
being executed between the City of Meridian and Settlers for that pipe line. So I have a
legal description drawn up and an easement document to transfer an easement to
Settlers Irrigation District from the City of Meridian.
Bentley: Are they going to tell us that we can't build on it?
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Smith: Well no permanent structures, that is typical for easements for pipe lines.
Bentley: Does that interfere with anything that we are doing?
Smith: No it doesn't it just goes across the grass land. It doesn't interfere with our plan
at all. That is about the only thing we would have over it is pathways and sprinkler
systems and grass.
Morrow: So you have the easement all prepared and it is executed in favor of Settlers
Irrigation District.
Smith: Yes
Morrow: I would move that we authorize the Mayor to sign and the Clerk to attest the
easement with Settlers Irrigation.
Rountree: Second
Corrie: Motion made and seconded, any further discussion? All those in favor?
Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
Smith: Thank you Mayor and CounciL Do you have any questions of me on anything
else, any other projects?
Corrie: Counselor?
Crookston: I have nothing.
Corrie: Mr. Morrow?
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, we have an issue with and Dean I thought was going to be here to
head up the issue with respect to an irrigation issue on Meridian Road with I think in
your packet you have a memorandum from Dean talking about the irrigation ditch
located at 2250 N. Meridian Road. I think Shari maybe doing some research into that, it
was my understanding that Dean would be here to kind of head this discussion up but
maybe I misunderstood that. So if we can wait for just a moment on that. A couple of
other just quick items that I had. As soon as Shari gets back then we can ask questions
of her. The first is that we have talked before about the sewer plant and the fact that is
in Ada County and basically it is only about $400 feet outside the City limits going down
the road. We have also had a discussion from the standpoint of an annexation path to
get there. I have generated numbers based on the cost of building permits given the
construction schedule for 1997-98 that we will be paying to Ada County at the sewer
plant if we don't annex our own plan. That number is $22,172 that we are going to be
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paying Ada County in building permit fees. We had the discussion some time ago about
avenues of annexation. It seems to me that it is not appropriate that we begin to think
about that in earnest because we are talking real money here with respect to building
permit fees that we would be paying to somebody and in my opinion shouldn't be paying
those except to ourselves in terms of cost savings. So I guess from my perspective
what I would like to see us do is given the difficulties on either side of the road in terms
of trying an annexation path that I think Gary calculated we are 400 feet or slightly less
than that from the current city limits to the entrance of the sewer plant. I would like to
see us construct or look at an annexation ordinance using the road way as the path of
annexation. It is my thinking that strip annexations are for annexation paths that are
much longer and that this is worth the goal. So it is a topic for discussion.
Rountree: We are going to have the same kind of cost with the new water tank for the
park land.
Morrow: I got a break down on the water, our building permit cost there is $7523.
Rountree: Still too much.
Morrow: Obviously we pay that because we are constructing in the County and at that
point the water plant operation and the park site is that two parcels of property between
us and the current City limits. One of which owned by the Presbyterian church on the
corner is undergoing some sort of activity in the county, it is a lot reduction I think is
what it amounts to. So, as I recall from their testimony they were not opposed to being
annexed (inaudible) at the time to get to us or the time for us to get to them.
Rountree: In fact they wanted (inaudible). For discussion I think we need to pursue
specifically for those sewer plant but for both if we can do it.
Morrow: You are talking basically $30,000 between the two.
Corrie: I have some reservations of that, you know my reasoning there. I guess the
Council can make that decision, I do have some reservations.
Morrow: And I understand your reservations and I think it is an area that admittedly we
go into that we are taking a bit of gamble. Here we are not injuring anybody we are
annexing all (inaudible) short distance (inaudible)
Corrie: Park, you could have some ramifications and that other (inaudible) just
something to throw at you to think about. Because if you are there they are going to
piggy back on that as far as annexation which is something for you to think about. I
would love to have all of those in the City limits as well. We also have one other
problem that you may not be aware of. I was just told this afternoon so we need to do
that in executive session.
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Morrow: I offer that as a point of discussion that we will talk about at our strategic
planning next week so you guys can think about it then. Shari, I was deferring until you
had some information for us with respect to the irrigation issue.
Stiles: Mr. mayor and Council did you all receive a copy of a letter from Dean with
regard to an irrigation ditch problem with the Barrett's and Sciscoe's. Dean has reached
the end of what he is able to do. He has spent so much time on this one project that
either the Council has got to make a decision or the City Attorney. I think there are
some issues besides just the ditch. There seem to be some problem between the
neighbors that they are not able to work out. The issue has been that there is a ditch
that exists between Aspen Hills Apartments and it is located on the Barrett's property
since 1976 as verified by Topog records. The ditch now is not being maintained. The
Barrett's do not want the Sciscoe's on their property to maintain it themselves. The
irrigation district or the water master that has gone out to look at it said that the ditch is
not being maintained and is definitely a problem. It may be that the Barrett's Mrs. Barrett
and Mr. Sciscoe need to get up and tell you their side of the story and get it resolved.
Dean is not able to spend the amount of time that he spent on this one issue. It is hours
every week. Mr. Sciscoe has his side and Mrs. Barrett has her side. If that is all right
with Council I think we are at a point we don't know what to do.
Corrie: Counselor, have you looked at this?
Crookston: No I have not.
Corrie: I know that we have a civil problem
Morrow: Mr. Mayor, if I might offer some insight into this. I have toured the property
spoken at length with Dean today. Very candidly my impression now is becoming we
have a couple folk here that are trying to do the right thing based on their belief of what
the facts were when they bought their properties. The issue as we continue to research
become very confusing from the standpoint in talking to Mrs. Barrett she has spoken
with Mr. Bill Henson of Nampa Meridian, Mr. Cunningham who is the local ditch rider of
the lateral indicates that the water comes from Settlers. Well the reality is that both is
true. Nampa Meridian administers and Settlers provides the water. So essentially you
have a couple of different irrigation entities there handling the water. On your maps that
are before you at the end of the pink is where the end of the irrigation district
responsibility for the water. The bluish color is the Watt's lateral that is administered by
Mr. Cunningham who is the local ditch rider for the local ditch association. If you will
look on your map the yellow highlighting indicates the line with the x's on it, the ditch in
terms of that line is the ditch line. The map indicates that historically the ditch was on
the south side of the property line until a point about where the houses are located and
that juncture it crossed over onto the north side of the property line and then (End of
Tape) the issue the approval of the Aspens was done in such a manner that the Aspens
are now taking water out of the lateral of the Watts lateral at a different point then the
take out point that was on that shows here on your map and are running water through
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their project, irrigation water through their project through a ditch and manhole system
with a pressurized irrigation system. Historically by virtue of this map there was no take
out point on the. There was not two take out points on the Aspen property. When the
Barrett's purchased their property it is my understanding from Mrs. Barrett that the
actual supply to the Sciscoe property was on the north corner coming across the
property across over the top of their septic system. That the ditch that you are seeing
that is in the yellow highlighting had been covered by the former owner of the property
and then was tied into the remaining portion of the yellow at the intersection of the two
lines and apparently serviced what is now the Sciscoe property or from that point.
When the Barrett's bought the property from that juncture they moved the ditch from
going across the top of their septic system back to on the north side of their property
line parallel to the yellow highlighting on your maps but on their property to hook to and
feed what is the Sciscoe property and tied it back in together with the ditch that is by the
buildings. If you look at the elevations that are on the maps it seems to indicate that
probably at one point in time and the ditch configuration that is on the Watts lateral that
the entire Aspen property more than likely was irrigated from East to West. Mr.
Cunningham has indicated that it was primarily sugar beets that were grown in that
area. So, on this tapa map it clearly shows that there was a parallel ditch system there
which would indicate that is how the irrigation was done. So having said that as some
background it is clearly very confusing as to what goes where and who gets what. I
guess from that perspective it would be time for Mrs. Barrett and Mr. Sciscoe both to
present to us as a Council their points of what the issues are and (inaudible).
Corrie: Mr. Morrow, the 2210 N. Meridian Road is that Sciscoe's property, 2250 is
Morrow: That is correct.
Corrie: Let's hear stories here, Mr. Morrow, do you have anybody that wants to go first
or have you talked to them?
Morrow: I had not talked to them, I had anticipated that Dean would be conducting and
apparently I misunderstood or he did or both of us did.
Corrie: Well B starts first (inaudible)
Bartlett: I did notice your sign about 3 minutes this has been going on for 3 months I am
not sure I can do this in 3 minutes. I do have some pictures available if any of you would
like to see them. I am going to give you from my perspective what I see that has
happened over the past couple of years. Like Mr. Morrow said when we moved there,
there was not a ditch running from East to West, it was across the property the other
way. We put it there, we put it from East to West never knowing where it was. I have
never seen this information that you had. Dean was supposed to supply it to me but he
did not. Anyway so I have never known that there was a ditch from East to West, we
just dug it there for our own personal use. But as the events happened I would like to
go over them with you because I think it is important because I don't think everything
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has been treated fairly here and equally. On about July 8th I received a call from Shari
Stiles advising me that she had a complaint from Mr. Sciscoe about accessing our
property to get irrigation water. And that the weeds along and I call it a trench was not
allowing him adequate water flow. There has always been an issue of water flow
although tonight the water has been running since 12:30 this afternoon, I left at 7:30
double checked it again, it is still wasting along the ditch. So that is not a true
statement. Anyway Ms. Stiles stated to me that she should be the mediator and I
agreed to meet with her and Mr. Sciscoe so we did that on July 10th. During the
meeting I made an attempt to show Ms. Stiles a problem that Mr. Sciscoe and his whole
family was trespassing across our property any time they wanted at any place that they
wanted even where we were having backyard barbecues and outside projects. Of
course it got to be really irritating. In an attempt to resolve the matter I suggested that
Sciscoe walk around the Aspen Hills Development to open the temporary head gate,
but he didn't want to do that. Because he didn't want to do that I agreed to move the
wood along our fence to provide him a walk way. But with that I asked him to sign a
release of liability for the privilege of accessing our property. Mr. Sciscoe didn't know
whether he wanted to do that and he would have to think about it. Because Mr. Sciscoe
was abusing the privilege of accessing our property I told he and Ms. Stiles that he must
stick to a water schedule and should be only Mr. Sciscoe and not his entire family that
access our property. He didn't want to stick to a water schedule because it wasn't
convenient. At this point I told Ms. Stiles that the situation was out of hand and it was
ridiculous. Now this was back on July 8lh that I said this to Ms. Stiles. Then at that point
is when Ms. Stiles openly admitted that she had made some mistakes with the Aspen
Hills Development and that she should have required Aspen Hills Development to
furnish Mr. Sciscoe with the irrigation water seeing as how his property sits right directly
in front of the Aspen Hills development. A few days later I called Ms. Stiles and left a
message on her voice mail letting her know that we had moved the wood along the
fence way allowing Mr. Sciscoe a walkway. Then I received a letter from telling me that
we were in violation from Dean Elhert that we were in violation of a City code
concerning weeds and waste matter and regarding the ditch and the downstream, to
allow down stream users a water head amount and pressure that they are legally
entitled to. At that point I called Mr. Elhert because I was shocked at receiving a letter
like this from the City of Meridian. We worked four years working on that property to
clean it up. I couldn't understand why we received a letter. So I asked him about that
and he said he was instructed by Ms. Stiles to write the letter. I told him I was shocked
and highly offended but he said something about having the back two acres done, we
have had it done every single year without somebody writing us a letter but I said we
would do that and we would call him and let him know. Then I asked him at the same
time have all the surrounding properties adjacent to me in front of Sciscoe, across by
the church did they receive a letter asking them to mow their weeds that were 8 inches.
No they didn't. So I asked Mr. Elhert why we were being singled out. His comment was
that Ms. Stiles had a complaint from Sciscoe. I told Dean that I would notify him when
the back two acres were done but as far as us cleaning the so called ditch if Mr.
Sciscoe wanted to use it because we have never used it, it would be up to him to keep it
clean. At that same time on 7/25 I asked Mr. Elhert for a code book. I said I would like
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to see your code book and he said it is 3 inches thick I can't give it to you but I can give
you a copy of the what codes he was referring to in his letter. So I called him back, I
got an anonymous phone call and so I called him back and said let's take a look at how
the irrigation pipe runs through Aspen Hills could have easily furnished Sciscoe with
water had it been done properly in the beginning and would have avoided all of this
hassle that we have been going through. So he met me out at the property we walked
the same identical property line as Mr. Morrow and I did. I asked him if he was aware of
the irrigation pipe running right through Aspen Hills he said no. I asked him at this point
where are we, what do we need to do and what is next. And he said he could certainly
see my point but he would have to talk to Ms. Stiles his supervisor. Then I said to him
listen this has gone on too long, too far. Let's try to bring some higher officials in try to
get this resolved because I don't want to keep hassling over this, it is ridiculous. He said
he would let me know in about two weeks. Then he also, at the same time because of
the letter, the letter stated about the water flow and adequate water flow to the down
stream users. I said to him I said there is always waste water coming down that ditch
what do you mean he is not getting adequate water flow. Dean said to me at that point
if it happens again you call me and I will come out right then so I can see. I said fine and
I did that. I called him and left a message on his voice mail and I said here is your proof
you come out and you take a look at this. But then later he told me during another
conversation he said he couldn't have made it. I asked him about the weeds
surrounding us, you wrote us a letter have all the other property owners received a letter
to remove all of their weeds. No, I said what about the church? He said well those
people who work over there do volunteer work. I have never gotten paid for doing mine.
Then Dean told me he would get an answer within two weeks of what we needed to do
next. He would talk to Ms. Stiles about it. So July 29 I called him and he was out of the
office. On September 2nd I called him again and he was out sick, on September 4th I
called him again and I said what is the status report with this situation. He told me I had
to clean out the ditch for Sciscoe because they City of Meridian couldn't possibly ask
Aspen Hills to provide Sciscoe with water. I then reminded Dean that we dug the trench
for our own personal use, it was not there for Sciscoe's use. I told him I was going to
cover up the trench and he and Ms. Stiles would have to deal with the problems that city
of Meridian created by not giving Sciscoe water when Aspen Hills irrigation pipe went in.
Mr. Elhert said to me I strongly advise you not to do that. I then asked him for the
names of the City and County Councilmen that were over my district. He said he would
get me that information in the afternoon. In the mean time I started making phone calls,
I located Mr. Morrow, also located the County Commissioners because we could not get
this resolved and I felt like the City of Meridian was not doing their responsibility as far
as supplying Sciscoe water in the first place. Like I said Ms. Stiles already admitted that
she made a mistake and that she should have done that in the beginning. So I just
didn't feel like the burden of responsibility should lay completely on my husband and
myself. So I got a hold of Mr. Morrow and Mr. Morrow and I walked the property as we
looked over the situation we talked about the weeds around the surrounding properties.
I met with Mr. Morrowan September 5th. On September 5th and actually I received it on
the 7th I got another letter from Dean saying the City respectfully requests that all weeds
be removed from the ditch and allow the downstream users adequate water flow.
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Failure to remove this is a fine up to $300 or 6 months in jail. I was shocked, I called Mr.
Morrow I said something is going on. I feel like I am being harassed, I am being singled
out, I am being discriminated against. And for what, I couldn't quite understand the just
of all of this. So I asked, I left, I called Dean and I said Dean why did you send me this
other letter. I said because I asked you to come by the property, I left a voice mail and
asked you to come by the property to see that there was plenty of water to go around
and that it was being wasted. He said well I couldn't make it. In turn I called Mr.
Morrow, told Mr. Morrow that I was losing my sense of humor and shortly after that I got
a call from Dean saying that he would resend his letter and that it would be dealt with at
the City Council meeting. Again I have pictures to prove what it is that I am saying but
as a property owner and a resident of the City of Meridian this should have never gone
this far. It should have been resolved back when the development was being taken
care of. I should not be singled out if I am going to receive a letter everybody in
Meridian should receive a letter. I think treatment by City of Meridian has been very
unfair. Can I offer anything else? I have made an attempt to resolve this. I made an
attempt to resolve it at the first meeting with Sciscoe and Stiles. But obviously
something is going on because I could not get it resolved.
Corrie: I have a question, is that ditch a waste water ditch or is that an irrigation ditch a
supply water ditch?
Bartlett: Okay, the trench that we dug that everybody is talking about is a ditch that is
just to us just a trench that we were going to irrigate the back 2 acres with. We have
never used it, we have never had to because the guy on the other side floods us out all
the time. So we just don't ever have to use it. So, but as he runs it down that trench or
ditch over to water his property then there is another part that veers off and that is
where the waste water, actually it is not waste water it is just wasted water and there is
a code against that also.
Corrie: Any further questions at this point?
Bentley: Is that length of ditch is it on an easement?
Bartlett Not that I am aware of?
Morrow: To answer your question Glenn is the ditch that the Barrett's dug after they
bought the property is on their side of the property line. So it would have been, and this
is all extremely confusing. I think the real problems were started long before these two
folk ever owned this ground or these pieces of ground and before Aspen was there.
Because this map clearly indicates that the original supply ditch for their was on the
south side of the property line. They dug a ditch there not knowing that there had ever
been a ditch in that area.
Barrett: So I guess I have a couple more, I think that as far as I am concerned I would
like to propose what I classify as a resolution that would resolve all the issues. It would
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keep Sciscoe and his family on their property and it would resolve the problem that
should have been resolved a long time ago. I don't know what drawing you have there
but there is an irrigation pipe that runs through, do you have that there, an irrigation pipe
that runs through Aspen Hills, how that runs through there. I have kind of colored some
things (inaudible) On the drawing, I have kind of labeled them as best I could. I put up
here Barrett's property, Sciscoe's property and Aspen Hills. Along here is a line, I drew
a green line like in between here, that is where that irrigation approximately that is
where that irrigation pipe runs through Aspen Hills. Again I have pictures to back that
up. It comes back, runs out through a vacant field here just on the other side of
Sciscoe's just on the south side of Sciscoe's. Now I don't, and it runs underneath the
fence. To me there is no reason why that irrigation pipe because it is so close to
Sciscoe's property can't be just routed right over to the back yard of Sciscoe and
because that water runs through that pipe all the time also. So Sciscoe could have all
the water he wanted any time he wanted it. Does that make sense where I mention
that. I can't see where it would be a large deal to just turn that pipe instead of to the left
turn that pipe over to Sciscoe to the right and let him have his irrigation water.
Corrie: I guess one of the questions I have Mr. Sciscoe is where the original water was
coming from for his property is it your side or the other side I am a little bit confused
here as you can understand. You are confused I am even more so.
Barrett: Before Mr. Sciscoe moved in Mrs. Himerich owned all that property that Aspen
developed. Never did Mrs. Himerich irrigate from any portion of our property and I think
she was there at least one to two years. We have had the property 4 years and she was
there one or two before Aspen Hills developed. Never did she have, she had irrigation
water but she never accessed it from our property whatsoever.
Corrie: Council, any further questions or things that you might have?
Rountree: I guess a point I need is you don't have any easement or anything to the
favor of the neighbors for conveyance of irrigation water through your property?
Barrett: Not to my knowledge.
Corrie: Any other questions? We may hear the other side now and then come back.
Thank you for your presentation. Mr. Sciscoe?
Sciscoe: Mr. Mayor and Council members, this problem started quite a while back the
times that Mrs. Barrett has referred to a reference was originally when we purchased
the property I have personally no recollection of that ditch not being there originally. I
may be wrong because I can't say honestly that I look back there to check to see that is
where it was, I knew the place was getting irrigated, I am not sure where Mrs. Himerich
got her water if it wasn't from that original ditch that was there on the plat if I remember
right in 1976. The point of my family coming on the property was before Aspen Hills
was developed we went up on the property up the ditch line to have them help me clear
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out the ditch so we could irrigate at that time. After that time actually before that time I
was told that they didn't like us on their property. So I insisted on having my family my
children come up the ditch to help clean it for that year and to access to get to the water
for the irrigating. That happened over two years ago, it has not gone on since then. The
problems for this year have started because I was going on their property after Aspen
Hills put up the fence and the Barrett's had put some wood and stuff along the fence I
had to walk around a little more onto their property to get up to access the ditch. Mr.
Barrett was getting upset at me coming up there the times I have gone up there have
been not even on my irrigation days because I tried to stay away from their property as
much as I can. I don't have time to be making problems for people. I am not the kind of
person that wants to make problems for people. But my irrigation days is every 10
days. I would go up there to irrigation not necessarily on my day because the ditch rider
Mr. Cunningham told me that since there is plenty of water and he knows that we work
during the week that if it is available go ahead and take it when you are home because
of the time to (inaudible). Then right before in the beginning of July I went up there to
spray the weeds because they are getting way to thick on the ditch and affecting the
water flow. I did it by hand, took a two gallon hand sprayer and walked up across the
Barrett's property and along the ditch line to spray then I would have to come back and
refill it. Well after two times Jack was out there and I said hello to him and he just looked
at me and said what are you doing on my property, you have no right on my property.
By that time I have gone over the City laws on it and the State laws on it and I knew I
had the right of way. But he didn't really care if I had the right of way or not. So he got
upset at me but I went ahead and continued to spray the ditch and that was when on
that same day I believe that Doris came over to our business maybe we need to get
together with the City to resolve this. I said that would be fine with me let's just get it
resolved. She said she would call the City. Well after a couple of weeks I hadn't heard
anything so I talked to Ms. Stiles and so we set up the meeting and she got a hold of
Mrs. Barrett and we got together on the meeting. Mrs. Barrett's answer to the problem
was for me to walk around Aspen Hills up to the gate to up it up there and if I had to do
anything to the ditch to go around that way and then right back down. I said well that is
a long way for me to go especially if I have to go and clean it out. What I was basically
told was they didn't want me on their property for any reason. That was their answer.
All they did was go over and say hi to Jack and at that time when in Shari's presence
she said well just don't say anything to Jack just don't talk to him. So since that time of
that meeting with Ms. Stiles I have not gone on their property walked up that ditch. I
have always gone around Aspen Hills and then have walked down the ditch to clear it
out and have gone back up opened it up and gone around the other way. Today I did go
up there, I had a meeting with Mr. Elhert because he wanted to check the flow and how
long it took to get down the ditch. So we went up there, we opened it up, we went down
the other end. I had a flow until it came out of the pipe. After that meeting it took about
45 minutes for that to happen, then at 11 :00 or right before 11 :00 I went up and shut the
gate. If there is water flowing out of there I don't know why jf somebody has played with
the gate or what. Now, I am not sure just exactly what else I can do in this scenario.
That ditch was originally there, and again jf it wasn't there when the Barrett's bought the
property I am the lesser. I don't know jf it was or not. But I know even if it was buried it
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would have been buried illegally because it was a ditch an irrigation ditch. By the law it
says you can't do that without permission even with permission it is hard to do because
as far as I know that is the only place that Mrs. Himerich was getting her water. That is
when I started checking out the laws on as far as my right of way to walk up there. That
is when I started checking into the City laws on who is responsible for keeping it clean. I
felt it was an even compromise jf I am going to walk around and open up that ditch then
they be held responsible as the City Ordinances say to keep that ditch clean then I don't
have to go on their property. Then they won't have to worry about it. When Mrs. Barrett
brought up the weeds in their back lot as Dean had spoken to her the only weeds I was
talking about were the ones in the ditch affecting the flow. That is the only ones I am
talking about, I don't know if anything else, I do know that when up to water the next
time that they had mowed their whole back acreage and that Mr. Barrett has driven his
A TV down there to kind of put down the weeds in the ditch and it looks like he did spray
it too. I know when I sprayed it wouldn't have covered what he covered. But there are
still weeds and debris in there that make it very difficult. When I went up there today
with Mr. Elhert it took there are 7 or 8 very good size gopher holes that (inaudible) so I
had to go back through and dig them out and walk back up etc. I suppose that is all I
have to say about it because that is basically what has been happening. It has all been
recent as far as the problems in that regard. If I have walked on their property when
they have been having a get together or something I must, I wasn't aware of it and it
has never been my intention to invade their privacy to go on their property when it was
not necessary. I have no reason to be harassing my only neighbor. I just wanted to be
able to get my water reasonably like I am entitled. If they didn't want me coming on their
property like they stated to me so many times then I just felt well it is within the law for
them to clean the ditch. If they like me coming on to clean it and to take care of it then
that is a fine compromise to me. By law they are supposed to take care of it and I will
stay off of it. As long as I don't have to walk it to clean it and I am getting the head flow I
need then that is alii need.
Corrie: Who bought these properties, was Barrett there first (inaudible). As far as you
know water has always come down that where the yellow line is.
Sciscoe: And I assume that probably Mr. Cunningham would be able to verify it, he is
the one that has been around the longest and he has become ditch rider by default. I
am sure he knows even if it was Barrett at one time it may have been. As far as the
pipe going through Aspen Hills that, I think that is just a run off from when they are
pumping pressurized irrigation into their apartments for watering. I know Shari
presented that to me at one time when we were having the problems last year and they
built about bringing their pressurized down to us or getting us access. We did talk about
tiling the ditch because their fence they put up I would say is about 4 feet of that ditch.
So even if the Barrett's wanted to clean it by burning they couldn't without jeopardizing
losing that fence. I know the Barrett's and I both brought that up to the City at that time
because in the book it talks about any ditch that is running adjacent to the property line
should be tiled. Evidently Thomas Development had the ability to make sure that didn't
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really happen. That is part of the problem for Barrett's and us both at this time. If it has
been tiled at that time it wouldn't be happening at all.
Morrow: Technical question, where the water that comes out that goes through Aspen
in the pipe that is close to your property is it technically possible to irrigate from that
pipe?
Sciscoe: The pipe that I have seen where it is coming out is very Close to James Court.
That is on the other side. If you look at the map there that rectangle in front where there
is a vacant lot is about % acre and ours is almost a half acre. It used to be one parcel
we purchased that northerly half from the Dorado Development who owns that property
who was in conjunction with Thomas Development when they developed that whole
area. So there may be a pipe running under there but as far as I know as far as close to
our property I am not sure where they pipe if it comes down and runs at a right angle
and goes over to that corner or how they ran it. It is all under ground it is just a run off
pipe it looks like to me for their pressurized system.
Morrow: I guess the answer I was hoping for was that you would be able to tell by
elevation either it would work or doesn't work in terms of water flowing onto your
property. I know that I have seen the pipe it is reasonably close but I don't know in
terms of elevation whether water can get there and go out.
Sciscoe: Mr. Morrow am I correct in saying, to make sure I am looking at the same one
that is draining over by the corner of Meridian Road and James Court, is that where you
are seeing it coming out.
Morrow: No, essentially where I am seeing it coming out is very close, this is the 1976
map if you look on here it shows this ditch you are referring to as clearly on the Aspen
property it is not on the Barrett property. It crosses over to the Barrett property over
here. Mrs. Barrett is indicating that when they bought the property on their property
there was no ditch that had been back filled that the water came across here and into
here. Here is the parallel ditch that was apparently done when this was irrigating from
east to west in terms of the property that Aspen now sits on. It was my observation that
someplace in here was where the discharge line and Aspen now has a take out point in
here that comes in. Now they have the line marked as sewer manholes but in reality
Dean checked those for us in the last couple of days and it is an irrigation system that
runs through there. There is a pump station someplace in here. Then the line continues
on all the way down and discharges here. My question was is it technically possible at
this discharge point to irrigate on this property of yours. That would be a situation in
terms of elevations, I don't know what the answer is.
Sciscoe: To me when we went down this ditch right here the Barrett's property it flows
into our backyard here (inaudible) and into the drainage ditch here. Originally when we
moved there, there was a ditch behind our property that kind of barriered off the housing
the house where we live on our property and the farmed area. Now we still have this
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one running over into our property but again I haven't seen exactly, I thought it was
coming out right over here. I am not sure if it was back in here and draining out. I didn't
notice anything over here in these weeds etc. that are here now. If it is possible for me
to get water out of there and from that elevation to water our property I don't have any
problem with that.
Morrow: (Inaudible)
Corrie: Any question Mr. Rountree?
Rountree: Do you have in your deed acquisition transition papers indication that you
have water delivered to that property in your favor an easement for that delivery
system?
Sciscoe: I would have to check Mr. Rountree to be sure.
Rountree: You haven't checked?
Sciscoe: No sir, because when I got there I had been irrigating out of this as long as I
have been there and from the drawings I assumed that ditch had been there a long
time. An established ditch from my understanding can't be refused the water and that is
the only place I understood it was coming from when I moved there.
Corrie: You definitely had water rights?
Sciscoe: I know I am paying the irrigation company for it.
(Inaudible)
Corrie: Mr. Morrow, you walked that you are more familiar with it then I am, do you have
any suggestions, maybe try that other route?
Morrow: I have to tell you guys from my standpoint where I am at now in terms of
thinking this through is here are two people that clearly didn't have anything to do with
creating the situation that they are in. Each bought in good faith and assumed that they
were trying to do the right thing. There is more than enough conflicting information here
to indicate that by virtue of dates and what has gone on and some knowledge of the
former owner of the Barrett property would indicate that this is not inconsistent with
some of their performance. The point being is that it is a tough deal but it seems to me
that the only real solution at this point is kind of a live and let live solution to the
problem. Irrigation water in developed areas as all of us know having been involved in
that are very tough issues. So it is, f guess from my perspective my first preference
would be to look and see if it is possible to irrigate out of the overflow pipe from Aspen if
it works at all. Barring that at this juncture see if we can't back up and see if we can't
encourage some help and cooperation between the two folk understanding it is a bad
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deal for each. This is one of those things that if folk want to pursue it past this level to
(inaudible) my good friend and colleague Mr. Counselor and his group of folk that none
of the four of us are going to win. Neither the Barrett's the Sciscoe's, the City of
Meridian or the Irrigation we are all going to be cash poor. So having said that I think
that from our perspective as a City or at least from my perspective if the thing can't work
with the Aspen tie in then what needs to happen is that we need to approach it from a
standpoint of where the Barrett's and the Sciscoe's and the City of Meridian sit down
and say look this is a bad deal for all of us but we need to work our way through this
and get on with life. J think because of long term given what my understanding of the
properties are being development properties they are going to be businesses or
redeveloped into something else. In the short term we solve the problem as best we
can.
Corrie: I have a question, I am still not clear Walt, on this irrigation ditch you have a line
here, is that on the Barrett's property that all the way down?
Morrow: Now historically it was not, historically it was on the Aspen Hills property. It
made the cross over about the Barrett place of start. When the Barrett's purchased this
property the prior owners had covered over any ditch that may have been on their side
of the water and they were routing the water across this (inaudible) across the top of
their septic system to this pick up point and then supplying apparently the Sciscoe
house by here. The property where Aspen's is by virtue of this double ditch that shows
on the map was irrigating out, coming out of a head gate located here was irrigating
from east to west and then discharging into the drain right at this point here. So it is my
observation now at this juncture on the Barrett side of the property they relocated this
ditch here because of crossing the top of their septic system. They ran it parallel down
to this point and hooked it up on their property. So my suspicion is that this ditch here
that ultimately serviced that Aspen is using now as a take out point here for their pump
station and then they are piped all the way through a manhole system to discharge out
right in this area someplace in there with the excess water.
Corrie: Hearing the Barrett's side that they are willing to move wood and let them get to
that point I am encouraged there. Of course everybody has a right to privacy at the
same time so that is a pretty difficult one you are right. Go ahead and come up here if
you want to talk too, if we can work this thing out between the two of you I would be
much happier. But if we can't then they have to go some other way.
Barrett: I guess my question is it is just like Mr. Sciscoe said there is no sense in having
two neighbors at each others throats. I sincerely believe that we have heard tonight, all
that I went through all the research that we have both done and in your City in your
development book it says adjacent ditches be tiled. If that was truly an irrigation ditch
and we approached Ms. Stiles on it right when all that was happening why wasn't it
tiled. Your development book says it is supposed to be. So if it is truly a ditch why
wasn't it. Why was it just like Mr. Sciscoe we tried to approach the situation when the
fence was going up because we knew we couldn't burn along there. Why wasn't it
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resolved then. Why did it have to wait until it got to this point when City of Meridian
could have resolved it then it should have. Should never had put Mr. Sciscoe and I in
this position and I feel like that is vvhere the burden of responsibility is. Now just like Mr.
Morrow said if everybody wants to go to court and everybody wants to sit and fight I
guess that is everybody's choice. If they really want that so called ditch which we dug
ourselves and paid to have that dug if the City of Meridian really wants to keep it there
then for all the harm that the City of Meridian has caused both of us then maybe they
ought to tile it. If they are so set in making sure that ditch stays there and that Mr.
Sciscoe uses it and because it was City of Meridian's error something is really wrong
here we have wasted a lot of time. I am a tax payer it is my money that is going out the
tubes too. But we did attempt to resolve this back a long time ago.
Corrie: I can understand your point. The way I looked at the ordinance if there was a
ditch there or whatever water was on there it is through and to and required and it has
gotten all jumbled up. It is a mess and I don't know whether the City was going to pipe
that line for anybody to take care of that. Of course that is a Council decision too but I
don't see that. So I guess maybe we better take your thoughts Mr. Morrow and see if
we can't do it that way then and approach it vvhatever way we can. If we can't use it that
way (inaudible) from the other way that would satisfy both of you, you are wanting water
and you are wanting to be responsible for all that you have gone through and I
understand that perfectly. So maybe we ought to try and see if can't get to Aspen Hills
and get that on the other side of his water and that would take care of your problem and
his water as far as water concerns. If he has water rights he is entitled to that water and
how he gets it there is where the problem is starting. (Inaudible) there are some errors
that have probably been made here and we all are suffering from it now. Now the
question is how do we get this solved and maybe we should go in and look at that.
Barrett And I agree that we have all made mistakes, we have all made mistakes
through this but the burden of responsibility should not be just because the City wants to
save money should not be thrown onto two innocent parties. It should have been
resolved back when we tried to resolve it in the beginning. But it wasn't it was let go. It
was justified and like I said it clearly showed in your development book that if it was an
adjacent ditch it requires that an adjacent ditch be tiled and it was not.
Corrie: Mr. Sciscoe does your property go all the way back to that other ditch too?
Sciscoe: No sir mine it right in front of the Aspen Hills.
Corrie: So then what we are talking about in tiling is between your two properties.
Morrow: No Bob, the point is and I guess what I want to go back to is the original
mistakes were made somewhere in the late 70's early 80's or vvhatever. I can see a
scenario here where the mid 80's vvhere the Aspen folk and the City by virtue of seeing
the ditch on the Barrett property and thinking of that as a supply ditch to the Sciscoe
and that may have been the ditch that the Aspen property was irrigating out of. Well that
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was the passage of time, (End of Tape) With respect to Mrs. Barrett's point the ditch on
her property Vllhen Aspen developed wasn't an adjacent ditch. It was a drain off ditch
that they had dug themselves. The supply ditch running to the west was on the south
side of the property line, it was on the Aspen property. It wasn't being used or hadn't
been used or wasn't readily apparent to the eye.
Sciscoe: Mr. Morrow which ditch were you talking about there?
Morrow: This ditch here was originally on the south side of the property line on the
Aspen property it was not on the Barrett property, it clearly shows that.
Sciscoe: I see you are just saying it is over on the, it would be on the northerly border
Morrow: That is correct. So I guess, it may not have been apparent to anybody and the
assumptions were being made that this was the ditch over here when in reality it was
Mrs. Barrett and her husband that had dug the ditch for other reasons, not as a supply
ditch.
Sciscoe: Excuse me Mr. Morrow, if that wasn't the supply ditch for the property what
was?
Morrow: Well the ditch that shows on this map was the supply ditch, the Barrett ditch
that you are using currently is on the north side of the property line.
Sciscoe: As long as I have been there I have been getting water on the property and
that is why I don't understand, if this wasn't there when I moved in then where was I
getting my water from?
Morrow: What I am suggesting to you Mr. Sciscoe is that you were getting your water
through a ditch that ran down the Barrett property that originally didn't exist, it existed on
the south side of the property line on the Aspen property. They dug the ditch
themselves and that apparently when the Barrett's bought their property this water
coming to this point here was taken out right over here and came across here and went
this way. All of that stuff was done long before the two of you were there Vllhich
changed the original way which all of this stuff irrigated in here. So that is my point,
everybody here thinks that they are trying to do the right thing and they are based on
the facts that they know and understand given the time frame. My point to you is that
the time frame that existed when the two of you were involved in 1976 is radically, the
facts are radically different than existed when you guys bought your properties. In
fairness to our City staff and the Aspen folk some of this could have been easily
concealed and neither of them knowing either.
Rountree: The question I have is there is no apparent information before me that the
Sciscoe's acquired that property with irrigation delivery system intact. Just because you
have a water right does not necessarily mean there is a conveyance. We all have water
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rights and the conveyance could have been sold by the owner of their property when
they sold the back part to Aspen's. I guess my question for Counsel is just because
water happens to be running down a trench or a ditch that somebody dug does that
then give anyone a right to use that for conveyance irrigation unless there is some kind
of an easement in their favor for delivery of water down that conveyance?
Crookston: There is a ditch running through their property but they have no water right?
Rountree: If you had a ditch if at your place you put a ditch from the lateral to your
backyard so you could irrigate out of it does that mean your neighbor then has the right
to utilize to connect to that ditch and have water delivered to their property?
Crookston: No
Rountree: There has to be come mechanism to establish that corridor of conveyance
either by easement or prescription or something I would think.
Crookston: The only reason there is water in my ditch is because I have brought it onto
my property.
Rountree: I think that it seems to be the issue here is that yes at some point in time
there was a delivery system for the Sciscoe property and it didn't involve the Barrett
property at any time by any kind of easement. When the parcel was split up the back
half developed originally owned by the same person. They may have had a delivery
system up to their homestead site through that. When they sold it off that delivery
system was gone.
Crookston: In your example when I bring the water from the let's say the Eight Mile
lateral onto my property I have to have some means of taking it off my property which
the only reasonable way would be to run the waste back into the Eight Mile lateral so it
does not go onto any other property owners property.
Barrett: I do know and I am trying to think this through as I hear Mr. Morrow mention
that ditch, there was a ditch on the, I am not real good at east, north, west, on the south
side of Aspen Hills. Because we drove through it as a short cut. Now that you mention
that and I think back, we would drive through that as a short cut from James Court
where my mother in law lives over to Barrett property before the fence was there before
Sciscoe was there before any of these people were there. It was just a little shortcut but
you had to get to through the ditch first and then come up.
Morrow: Even Charlie, even with the historic ditch at one point here at the corner it did
cross over onto what is now the Barrett property and run parallel and then run south at
the back end of what is now the Sciscoe property.
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Rountree: But again my question to Wayne is if it is not established in some kind of a
deed or easement or whatever does any ditch fall under the state irrigation code?
Crookston: No
Bentley: Mr. Crookston, are you fully familiar with Idaho Irrigation laws?
Crookston: Not totally.
Bentley: Because they are weird
Crookston: I don't dispute that
Bentley: I have a copy of them but I don't have them with me. I think you really need to
look at that because you will be shocked at some of the rules that are in there. I believe
Mr. Sciscoe is correct that if there is a ditch whether it is easement or not and it is
flowing water to a property and it is being used to deliver water that it cannot be
removed. It is like a road through the middle of your property that you allow the public
to ride on. If you think back to the days of Johnson's property up in the hills. When there
was a big argument over the road through that property it is virtually if I remember right
it is virtually the same scenario. If it is used then you can't just say well I don't want you
driving through anymore and throw up a fence.
Crookston: That is true but that doesn't relate to the question that Charlie had for me.
What he was asking was if I brought water onto my property from a lateral the only, I
have the right to use that water as long as (inaudible) but I also have the duty to get it
off my property so it doesn't interfere with the use of any other property owners.
Bentley: That is correct and that is also part of the water law. But what I am saying is to
take and just abandon it just like you abandon a road that the public has used that runs
through your property even though you put that road in if I remember correctly that the
water laws read virtually the same. You can't just up and throw a gate up across and
say you can't use it anymore.
Crookston: That is true if there are other users of that road or the water.
Bentley: In this case there is another user it is Mr. Sciscoe. That is the point I am
saying, you are going to have to pull that out and look at it because Idaho water laws
are real screwy.
Crookston: I agree with that.
Barrett: But what happened to the ditch on the south side of the property of Aspen Hills
that should have furnished him the water in the first place?
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Bentley: Somebody filled it in
Barrett: Yes they did and we questioned that at that time it happened an the ditch rider
said to us when you have money and you want to develop you can do anything you
want. And they did, exactly.
Morrow: So you are indicating that the ditch that was there was filled in by Aspen Hills?
Barrett: Yes I am
Sciscoe: And which ditch is that that we are talking about?
Morrow: The one on the south side of the property line.
Sciscoe: Aspen Hills was developed after we moved on the property, as a matter of fact
it was at least a year because Shari was verifying whether this and the Barrett's about
that development to make sure the layout was okay to make sure they weren't putting
apartments right up against the property line etc. it was a pretty drawn out process. The
whole time I was getting water out of that ditch. The gate has always been there.
Morrow: Which ditch?
Sciscoe: Whichever, the one that is right up here Mr. Morrow on the yellow light
(inaudible) there is a gate there, that has always been there as long as we have been
there.
Morrow: What I am suggesting to you is that in 1976 when this was made that gate was
on the south side of that property line it was on the Aspen Hills property or the Aspen
property.
Sciscoe: Again I think that is where we need Mr. Cunningham to verify whatever we
could including burying the ditch because it wasn't Thomas Development that buried the
ditch because it was there, I was using it.
Morrow: The one on the south side.
Sciscoe: I don't know which side, according to Mrs. Barrett that ditch wasn't there when
they moved on. So they must have re-dug that was the only ditch I was using because
they moved on before we moved in. So, if there was a ditch on Thomas's development
property that was all (inaudible) they had not started development and I was using water
out of a ditch that had a gate on it. Which side of the property line we didn't know
because the pins hadn't gone in yet for the development. I think that is anybody's guess
on that one.
Morrow: (Inaudible)
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Sciscoe: It very well may have been at one time but the ditch I had been using has
always been right where it is at.
Morrow: Weill guess in order to move this on where we really need to go to is we need
to find out if that water supply that comes through Aspen Hills can work for your
property.
Sciscoe: Again if it can that is fine too.
Morrow: If it can't then we will address that issue.
Barrett: I do know that by going around by Aspen Hills right directly behind Sciscoe's
they are and I don't know irrigation pipe although I can learn but there are irrigation
sprinkler heads that is just right up close to his back fence.
Sciscoe: The pressurized irrigation system is right there.
Barrett: I don't know whether that is possible, but there are little sprinkler heads right
behind Sciscoe's house.
Corrie: Weill guess we better check it out and find out what can be done I guess.
Morrow: Well obviously I think the first answer to the question Bob is that Mr. Sciscoe
needs to see if the water that is exiting there will irrigate his place. The water that is
wasting on past or through Aspen Hills will irrigate his place. Only he knows how his
place irrigates, that is clearly not something that any of us are capable of answering. If
the answer to the question is yes that will work and he can irrigate through that then we
need to make sure that is where we draw his water from. If the answer is no it can't
work then at that point we need to have a discussion between the Barrett's and the
Sciscoe's that allow the current system to work as best it can with some sort of
agreement between the two of them as to how the ditch is maintained and tied on and
off and so forth.
Corrie: How much time have you got with water in there so you can find that out?
Sciscoe: I believe the 15th of October.
Corrie: About a month, do you think that you can do that for us?
Sciscoe: I can research it out and find out. My first impression is that it is all downhill
from where we are at from the way the water flows now. So I will still check it out and
find out what we can on it. Mr. Morrow, if it is possible for us, if you can show me
exactly which one you are talking about as far as which one it is come out at in
relationship to our property so I know where we are at.
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Barrett I am more than happy to show you where it is at, I won't beat you up or
anything.
Corrie: I think we are making some progress here. Would that be alright with you to
check that out. And if we find it isn't then we will try to sit down and hammer this out
(inaudible).
Barrett (Inaudible) I just wanted to added I don't know if it adds any bearing but there
never was any big problem until the development behind us and they put up the fence.
Before we tried not to go on their property because we understand there is no fence so
we could walk on the back lot there to take care of stuff. When that fence went up it
really caused a lot of problems.
Corrie: Let's see if we can't try that Mr. Sciscoe (inaudible)
Barrett Can I have a clear understanding (inaudible) I have agreed to go over with
Sciscoe to show him where that pipe comes (inaudible) So we are going to do that and
as Mr. Rountree said (inaudible) find out whether he has water rights
Rountree: I think he has water rights, my question is does he have somewhere on
record that he has a conveyance of that water to his property.
Barrett Is he also responsible for locating that information?
Morrow: I think the answer of the question goes both ways I think you also need to
research yours to see if there is an easement situation on your property that requires
you furnishing water to somebody else or requires transfer across your property.
Basically both of you need to be researching that.
Corrie: Like Charlie says technically both Charlie and I have water rights where we live
but we can't get the water because we can't bring it across there is no way to deliver to
us. So that is what we are trying to clear up here. If we can do that then we will bring it
back and see where we are (inaudible) or the best we can.
Barrett: And somebody will let me know that I won't be receiving any more letters.
Corrie: No, they were doing what they were supposed to do but we won't give you any
more letters for awhile anyway. It may be an apology letter later. Thank you Mrs. Barrett
and Mr. Sciscoe.
Morrow: I have no further department reports.
Corrie: Mr. Bentley?
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Bentley: I have a couple, three or four. We are having a problem and the chief and I
have discussed this and we are looking at some solutions with the annex building. The
owner is not willing to let us having parking over there. We in turn are looking at some
other options. Moving the total phone system over there is $20,000 and then when we
move out it will be another $20,000 to put it in someplace else. We are not going to do
any inside installations, walls or anything, we are using temporary walls, the partition
walls that we accumulated. What we are conceivably looking at doing is getting a
portable and putting it on the grass area to the, which direction chief, south of the
station. We can then conceivably run phone lines directly through the wall and into the
building at a substantial less cost and plus have access to the computers that are
already in existence. We are going to research this we feel that we can get this trailer or
this portable put in and save the $20,000 and turn around at some time in the future
with moving to a new location that we could resale the portable. It is still in the looking
station right but it is something that we are looking at. We will be in fire negotiations
tomorrow night and hopefully we will get it rapped up. I had Kenny work up some figures
that I have to go over yet and then I will pass out to everybody before we go to the
planning session on the possible start up of another station should we decide to go
through and put in place in a year. That is alii have.
Rountree: I have a question, do we have a session scheduled and what is the date.
Morrow: It would be the 23rd and the agenda will essentially be the same one we had at
our last planning session with the exception we will be fine tuning some ordinances
(inaudible) so on and so forth. I think it is appropriate now that the school year has
stated that we invite Bob Hailey for a brief presentation and have him bring us up to
speed (inaudible).
Corrie: Mr. Tolsma?
Tolsma: I have nothing
Corrie: I have one, I need to go into an executive session for about 5 minutes or I can
talk to each one of you individually. It is something that needs to be taken care of within
the next four days.
Morrow: Let's do the executive session.
Corrie: That is all I have
Bentley: So moved
Morrow: Second
Corrie: Okay moved and seconded to go into executive session, all those in favor?
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MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Corrie: Okay, we are back from our executive session at 11 :20 personnel matters were
discussed but no decisions were made. I will entertain a motion to adjourn.
Rountree: So moved
Tolsma: Second
Corrie: All those in favor? Opposed?
MOTION CARRIED: All Yea
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11 :21 P.M.
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BEFORE THE MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
CHERRY LANE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR FAMILY LIFE CENTER BUILDING
2511 WEST CHERRY LANE
SOUTH OF CHERRY LANE AND WEST OF LINDER ROAD
MERIDIAN r IDAHO
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above entitled matter having come on for public hearing on
June 18, 1997, at the hour of 6:00 o'clock p.m., the Applicant
appearing through its representative, Richard Bugatsch, the
Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Meridian having duly
considered the evidence and the matter makes the following Findings
of Fact and Conclusions of Law:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. A notice of a public hearing on the Conditional Use
Permit was published for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to said
public hearing scheduled on June 18, 1997, the first publication of
which was fifteen (15) days prior to said hearing; that the matter
was duly considered at the June 18, 1997, hearing; that the public
was given full opportunity to express comments and submit evidence;
and that copies of all notices were available to newspaper, radio
and television stations.
2. The property is located at 2511 West Cherry Lane and
described in the application which description is incorporated
herein. The Applicant is the owner of record of the property.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW - Page 1.
CHERRY LANE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
3. The property ~s zoned (R-4) Low Density Residential
District.
4. Pursuant to the application, the proposed land use is to
continue as a church, but with the construction of a family life
center building on the property. The family life center building
provides a gymnasium, fellowship and classroom space, and expand
upon and enhance the existing use as a church.
5. Pursuant to the application, the Applicant agrees to pay
any additional sewer, water and trash fees or charges, if any,
associated with the proposed use of the property.
6. Richard Bugatsch, the representative of the Applicant,
testified and explained substantially as follows. This application
is for the construction of a 12,536 square foot family life center
to add to the existing facilities at Cherry Lane Christian Church.
The Applicant has reviewed the comments of City staff, and, in
general, does not have a problem meeting the requirements of the
city's zoning ordinance.
However, the Applicant has a major
concern, at the present time, with landscaping and parking
requirements. Although the existing parking lot has been in place
since 1983. He understands that the current zoning ordinance was
adopted in April of 1994.
Consequently, many of the present
requirements did not apply in 1983. The Applicant recognizes that
adding a fairly major project to the property imposes some
requirements upon it; however, the Applicant would like some
latitude in how it approaches the landscaping and parking problems
identified by City staff. The Applicant would be required to have
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one three inch caliper tree for every 1,500 square feet of parking
which is 57 trees. The Applicant would like the City to consider
a reduction in the caliper size or perhaps reduce the number of
trees required, and give the Applicant some latitude in the time
frame to meet the changes which are required. In addition to the
issue with the trees, City staff provides that the parking striping
and drainage needs to be revamped. The existing drainage system
collects water and presently discharges into Nine Mile Creek. The
Central District Health Department requests that the run-off
collect and run through a landscape swell prior to discharge. The
Applicant does not have an objection to addressing such parking
requirement at some later point in time. The Applicant would like
to look at alternative methods of water retention, for example,
perhaps some French drains, but, again, the time frame is of the
essence. The Applicant's request is to look at the landscaping and
parking requirements as it relates to the present development of
the property. The Applicant proposes to landscape around the new
structure, deal with the parking situation in the new structure
area and implement a phasing schedule to deal with the rest of the
site.
The Applicant will comply with the City's requirements,
whatever such requirements may be, in order to make the proposed
project move forward. However, it would like the consideration of
the time and economics involved in updating the whole facility to
accommodate a development that only encompasses approximately one-
third of the property.
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7. In response to questions of Conunissioner McCoy, the
Applicant's representative testified substantially as follows. The
Applicant will comply with all of the mandates of the American with
Disabilities Act, building codes, fire codes and any other
requirements that are related to it. In the City's staff report,
there is a conunent concerning fire access. The Applicant met with
the Fire Marshall and building department. They suggested that
fire access be provided through a rear access; however, the
Applicant needs to investigate whether such access is feasible. If
not, the other option is to locate a new fire hydrant in the rear
location. There exist details which need to be worked out. The
approach to this development is to work with the City and make it
affordable for the Applicant, and the type of development which
fits the conununity and the aims of the City'S zoning ordinance.
The preliminary drawing was prepared for presentation to the
Planning and Zoning Conunission to determine whether the Applicant
is meeting the aims and goals of the zoning ordinance, to address
the concerns raised by Shari Stiles, the Planning and Zoning
Administrator, and to resolve what requirements will be imposed,
prior to developing detailed documents. The exterior of the upper
part of the building will be synthetic stucco and the siding of the
lower portion will be standard construction for this area. The
roof will be metal.
The proposed building will be a Ii ttle
different from the existing building in style and color. The color
of the roof on the new building will be brown and the siding an off
brown. The color will be conservative. A comparable structure is
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the Karcher Church of the Nazarene in Nampa, Idaho. That structure
was used as a basis for the type of building the Applicant desired.
There is existing parking lot lighting in place.
The Applicant
will evaluate whether more will be required with the building
placement. Usually, additional lighting is placed at the rear for
security purposes. It will be designed so as not to intrude into
neighboring areas.
8. In response to questions of Commissioner Borup, the
Applicant's representative testified substantially as follows. The
current parking lot is striped; however, the striping is not in
compliance with the City's current zoning ordinance. In the area
immediately surrounding the building, the Applicant has revamped
the proposed parking area to accommodate the new building. If
necessary, the Applicant will implement a schedule to restripe the
rest of the parking lot.
Wi th regard to the area between the
existing pavement and the drainage right-of-way, he understands
that there exists 12 feet before the right-of-way. The Applicant
believes the right-of-way is federally owned land and will
landscape accordingly.
The Applicant is proposing the 28 trees
shown on the submitted plan. The number of trees will be increased
if required.
The Applicant is concerned with the caliper size
requirement. The Applicant would prefer to go to 1~ to 2 inch
caliper trees, and will work wi th the Ci ty to determine the
required number of trees versus the size of the trees. The
Applicant presently has approximately three times the amount of
parking which is required.
The Applicant anticipates a maximum
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membership of approximately 359 peoplee The parking lot currently
has 125 stalls, but the presented plan illustrates 159 stalls.
9 . Commissioner Smi th commented that he would prefer the
Applicant have three inch caliper trees, or increasing the caliper
size of the tree if the three inch caliper trees are difficult to
locatee
In response to the comments of Commissioner Smith, the
Applicant's representative testified that the Applicant's approach
is to view this development in the sense of a grandfather clause by
mediating the initial impact and scope which it has upon the
Applicant in terms of cost and a time frame in which to comply.
10. At the Meridian City Council Meeting held on August 5,
1997, Larry Woodard, an Elder at Cherry Lane Christian Church
stated as follows:
We now have 22,000 square feet of educational worship
spacee It will contain a gym for youth, classrooms for
instruction to young married couples, classrooms for religious
instruction and places where those having addiction problems
can meet. Our primary focus will be towards youth. We are
now are looking at starting construction next March e Concerns
range from the size of the building, the proximity to
neighbors, the security lighting, the lack of landscaping,
general upkeep of our property and the loss of view by the
neighbors to the west. We have met with many of the neighbors
who directly abut our property and found that most have no
objections to this proposal. We agreed to place two gates to
keep people from parking behind the building except when
capacity crowds are expected. We have lowered the height of
the facility to minimize the impact on view. We agreed to
obtain a better idea of the effect of the building on the
sunlight in the yards of two neighbors and we have reduced our
parking to the barest minimum possible to accommodate the
landscaping requirements. Landscaping requirements represent
one of the more difficult aspects of meeting City
requirements.
11. Also at the City Council hearing Dana Kaufman, the
architect for the Church stated as follows:
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Wi th regard to the lighting some concern has been
expressed that we do not light their backyards we light the
parking lot. We will not put any lights on the building
itself. They will be either a 20 to 25 foot high parking lot
light directed away from the property owners back towards the
building and in some cases they will provide ballard lighting
to landscape below the light line below the six foot fencing
line. The building height, at the ridge, is approximately 29
feet 8 inches, the eve heights will be 21 feet. The parking,
on site will provided 139 parking spaces. One response to the
problem with parking behind the building at night, we are
going to provide gates with locks for the fire department so
they will have access behind. The stickler is the
landscaping. We propose to meet those requirements by the
addition of approximately 57 trees to the site. The west side
of the property abuts the Rutledge lateral and it has been
tiled. Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District will not allow
landscaping other than grass over the top of this lateral. We
have offered to landscape the west side of the fence of the
property owners next to the Rutledge Lateral to help alleviate
some of their concerns with the building. The church has
agreed to eliminate some of their parking spaces and provide
trees on our side to help screen the building.
12. In response to questions from the City Councilmen Mr.
Woodward and Mr. Kaufman stated as follows:
The addition will be compatible in the sense of the color. We
will not have brick but will have synthetic stucco, stucco
panels, and metal panel will be used for construction but they
will have the appearance of stucco.
13. Thomas Jewell testified again at the City Council hearing
as follows:
When we purchased our house approximately 3 1/2 years ago
we bought it as an unobstructed view of the mountains. We
believe that we paid extra for that view. When this building
goes in we will lose entirely our view to the east, we will no
longer be able to see Bogus Basin, we will no longer be able
to see the sunrise. We feel that because of the obstruction
to that view and the proximity of the building to our fence
that we will see a substantial "decrease" in property value.
Part of why we bought this home was as an investment towards
our retirement to lose property value will impact us
significantly in that area. I requested a survey be done to
see how much shadow from that building would be cast on our
home and into our yard. I received back from the architect a
draft in which it shows in the morning when the sun would be
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the, the shadow would be the longest that the shadow line from
the building would equal the shadow line and be right along
the same shadow line as our six foot fence which would be
approximately 7 feet onto our property. So two days after I
got the survey I went out and I measured the shadow. My house
is 43 feet from my property line and the shadow from my six
foot fence was four feet up the side of my house. Given that
the building is going to be 30 feet tall, 29 feet 9 inches,
and is 25 feet from my fence that would cast a shadow clear
across the street on the opposite side of my home. I believe
that would cut my sunlight down, unobstructed sun light down
in my backyard to probably about 3 hours a day. Here again
too it is a significant impact on my property. The
landscaping was mentioned during our meeting however I did not
agree to it. They talked about putting 8 foot arborvitaes on
my side of the fence which is all fine and good except that it
would decrease the usable square footage of my backyard
substantially. It would require even though they would pay
for it and install it, it would require me to maintain it.
Also I would have to relocate my sprinkler system, pullout
the existing landscaping which was just put in. This would
all have to be done at my expense, I think it is rather unfair
to ask me to do that. I do have some considerable concerns
about the parking. wi th their growth over there they are
currently running three services, their parking right now is
just about to maximum. Their services overlap in that they
have 15 minutes between their worship services so you have
people coming in and people going out at the sarne time. They
are also running Sunday school services at the Sarne time as
their worship service and with the expansion I do not believe
that the parking would meet code. So I really feel that this
needs to be looked at again.
14. Judy Chavez, representing a neighboring property owner,
testified at the City Council hearing as follows:
I am here in support of Renee and Ford Grigg who will probably
be most affected by this new structure. I am here with many
others in support like I said of Ford and Renee. They weren' t
able to make it tonight and they composed a letter that they
asked that I read. And it goes,
.. Dear Mayor , City Council members and representatives of
the Cherry Lane Christian Church, Unfortunately my wife
and I aren't able to attend the hearing tonight. We
however had this notarized letter on record. We oppose
the construction of the family life center. As residents
of Meridian we are aware of the vast growth. We
recognize the impact of the growth on the churches and
the community. We are sensitive to the desire of the
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Cherry Lane Christian Church to have a recreation center.
But feel that the particular plan as proposed is
unacceptable for an established neighborhood. We have
worked hard to make our home and back yard a pleasant
place for our family and guests. At present when we
walk into our back yard we have a panoramic view of the
mountains. This adds charm and desirability to our
home.tf Renee put together some pictures of her house as
it is without the structure. See, there is a little
explanation here of what she did, let me just read that
to you. "According to the architects of the proposed
Cherry Lane Christian Church this structure, though not
exact is very similar to the one to be built. The
picture of our back yard was taken from our deck. I then
placed the distance between the deck and the back corner
of the proposed building. The picture of the gym was by
pacing the same distances from the back corner of the
Nazarene gym. I also use the same angle of my lens so
that everything would be the same scale. Al though
placement could potentially be off by a few feet one way
or another this should be a fair of what we will be
looking at if this building goes in. If you would like
(inaudible) If a home were to go up on the proposed site
we would be sad to lose our view but we would accept
this. If this building is built our mountain view will
be replaced not simply by another home but by a gymnasium
with a large plain stucco wall and aluminum roofing. The
architects have presented a very nicely drawn and color
plan of the proposed front of this building.
Unfortunately we live behind the proposed structure and
the back side is a very large, unappealing warehouse type
building. To make matters worse we are informed that
there will be no landscaping between our property and the
proposed structure to help camouflage the warehouse image
of this building because of an existing easement which
the church is building right up to. When we have tried
to express our concern about this to the church we were
informed that 'change is hard'. They are totally
insensitive to the impact that they have on us. We feel
that this building will interfere with our basic
enjoyment of property, lessen our current property value
and severely limit future opportunity to sell our
property. Before the Planning and Zoning meeting we
collected signatures representing 100 households in the
affected subdivision. These people feel that the
proposed structure is not appropriate as submitted for an
already established neighborhood. We have made
suggestions to the church about alternatives. One we
have suggested that they remodel the original building
and place the gymnasium where the foyer is currently
located. This would place the structure more central to
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the lot, create more parking and insulate the
neighborhood from noise and lighting. This idea has been
rejected because according to the church it would be
inconvenient. Two, we have suggested that they redesign
the family life center to be more aesthetically pleasing,
using the same brick as in the original structure and
perhaps adding some windows in the rear to break up the
monotony of the building. This has been rejected because
they say the cost is too prohibitive. Three, we have
suggested that they build it on a different location on
the lot, they have rejected this stating that it would be
inconvenient because of the drainage and the work that
would have to be done to make it adhere to regulations.
Four, we have suggested that they search for a new piece
of land that would meet the needs of their expanding
congregation and all of the foreseeable future needs
wi thout disrupting an already existing neighborhood.
This was out right dismissed even though the pastor
admits that although the proposed changes will meet all
of their needs now member growth is so large that beyond
a few years they may have to go look for additional land
anyway. We have been informed by the church that given
the location of our lot in respect to the proposed
building we "will not really be affected". If one were
only to look at the plat that would be an easy assumption
to make. A piece of paper cannot fully convey the
reality of the impact this building will have on our
home. Because of the angle of our property, positioning
of our home, size of the building and lack of landscaping
it will literally be like living behind a warehouse in a
commercial area instead of the wonderful neighborhood
atmosphere that we now enjoy. We are not opposed to
progress and change, but owning and maintaining a home is
the American dream and maintaining the standards to
afford us to enjoy our home is one of the reasons there
are zoning laws. We are asking the City Council to
postpone this project until mediation can occur to lessen
the impact on and devaluation of our homes involvedu.
She has just a few more pictures that she would like to
submit of the property directly behind her home, right behind
the fences and of the church building presently.
In response to a question from the Meridian City Attorney,
which question was: You said that if they move the building and
put it in a different location or angled it in a different fashion,
that would be better for those people whose letter you read? And
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if it is moved wouldn't it interfere with another property owners
view? To which Mrs. Chavez responded as follows:
Just the angle you are asking me? I am not sure that is
exactly what they meant as far as angle. I know that Renee
and Ford have expressed that they would, they don't see say
the structure itself cannot be added to the existing structure
al together. It is my understanding of how they want the
structure.
I assume that it would.
15. James McSpadden, a neighboring property owner, testified
at the City Council hearing as follows:
I live across the street and behind the current location of
the church. I just wanted to voice my opinion, I agree with
the Grigg's in the aspect that the construction materials that
are being chosen here would not go along wi th the current
buildings that are surrounding this facility and would not
upgrade the existing communi ty , the homes that are in the
existing community 0 I think the construction materials, if it
is going to be built, should be built in accordance with the
existing facility that is there.
16. James McSpadden, a neighboring property owner, testified
at the City Council hearing as follows:
I live across the street and behind the current location
of the church. I just wanted to voice my opinion. I agree
with the Grigg's in the aspect that the construction materials
that are being chosen here would not go along with the current
buildings that are surrounding this facility and would not
upgrade the existing communi ty , the homes that are in the
existing community. I think the construction materials should
be in accordance with the existing facility that is there.
17. Todd Anderson, a neighboring property owner, testified at
the City council hearing as follows:
~ give my support of that petition at this time for the
following reasons. The structure is large and it does not
blend or follow the current structures in the neighborhood.
It would be an eyesore to the close residents whose property
value would be decreased by thousands but the architectural
design does not blend in with any of the current structures.
The design as it is now is not acceptable for development in
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our communityo Grigg's have mentioned some other options one
is to move the structure closer to the center of the lot.
They say they might have problems, engineering wise, to do
that but that would move it away from residential properties
and make it more, they could use parking in the back lots then
put in a structure so close to residential. Another
opportunity was to make the gym fit in where the foyer area is
which would blend in with the current design of the building.
I think that both of these may be valid paths to choose but I
think we need to get together and have some concessions done
on both sides because I don't think that as a community it
would be an opening for bringing bad architectural design to
the community. I don't want a warehouse in every corner of
every subdivision that I go around. I think that they should
keep the design fairly close to the current design that is
already there.
18. Seth Myer, a neighboring property owner, testified at the
City Council hearing as follows:
I just want to say that I agree with Todd and Jim
McSpadden testimonies.
19. Seth Myer, a neighboring property owner, testified at the
City Council hearing as follows:
In regards to the landscaping going up on my property, in
effect what we would have is them moving their property into
my back yard with no compensation to me. They would then be
past the easement as it stands. Also, one thing that I would
really like the City Council to consider is that as this
church grows which it is going to do and I am very happy that
it is growing, I do support that. But in 3 to 5 years they
are going to be maxed out they will leave and then they will
leave that building behind. It is not going to go away so we
really need to consider. Also, I asked Planning and Zoning a
question I also asked all of the members of the congregation
of Cherry Lane Christian Church the same question. Would they
like this building in their back yard. Not once did I get a
yes answer, not once did I get an answer that says I really
wouldn't want it there but I wouldn't mind. So the very
people that are building this particular building don't want
it in their back yard either. So I ask that you consider that
as well.
20. Thomas Jewell also testified as follows:
~n regards to the landscaping going up on my property, in
effect what we would have is them moving their property into
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my back yard with no compensation to me. They would then be
past the easement as it stands. Also, one thing that I would
really like the City Council to consider is that as this
church grows which it is going to do and I am very happy that
it is growing, I do support that. But in 3 to 5 years they
are going to be maxed out they will leave and then they will
leave that building behind. It is not going to go away so we
really need to consider. Also, I asked Planning and Zoning a
question I also asked all of the members of the congregation
of Cherry Lane Christian Church the same question. Would they
like this building in their back yard. Not once did I get a
yes answer, not once did I get an answer that says I really
wouldn't want it there but I wouldn't mind. So the very
people that are building this particular building don't want
it in their back yard either. So I ask that you consider that
as well.
21. Richard Dees, a neighboring property owner testified as
follows:
It is called NIMBY you just heard it this evening, not in
my back yard. Now all of these objections you have heard from
our neighbors are typical NIMBYisms. They are wrought with
emotion and sometimes there is little logic for what is right
for the community. This one doesn't hold much water. I will
call on Mr. and Mrs. Griggs because they are the ones who
presented the list of 100 households and it was the other lady
that did testify, but in their interest. We understand they
presented a list of 100 households noting objections to our
proposed facility. I call your attention to a couple of items
about the list. First of all there are only 65 households in
the impact area according to Ada County. We sent notices to
all of those 65 people. Secondly, when we talked with the
neighbors as has been pointed out the ones most affected
abutting our property the ones that responded to us and were
home were all supportive except for one and that was Mr. and
Mrs. Jewell. We took it a step further we had an open house
to discuss the items with each of the 100 households, only
three families showed up. One were supporters, and the other
two were the Griggs and the Jewells. View, the Griggs and
everyone has talked about a large structure blocking their
view of the mountains, and about the outside treatments that
don't match. Griggs own a two story, it is as tall if not
taller than the proposed facility. They are blocking our view
of the Owyhee Mountains. They are in our back yard. At the
P & A hearing the issue of protecting the view was not a staff
consideration, nor part of the legal findings of fact passed
by P & A, and therefore should not be a consideration as a
conditional use permit. The campus will be tastefully
integrated with color matching exterior finishes,
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architectural relief and consistency of design philosophy.
The use of modern building materials which are not only more
efficient that those is 1983 but are more attractive. It will
match. Griggs have a white picket fence, and the only one in
the area, all other properties have hodge podge fence types
but fit the area, in fact, Griggs fence sticks out like a sore
thumb.
22. Todd Anderson testified as follows:
I don't like the categorization of me or anybody else as
NIMBY, someone who is emotionally distraught. In Haven Cove,
the structure affects more than just 65 people, it affects
everybody who drives along Cherry Lane. They see a warehouse
in the back of the church. Need time to review and have some
reconsideration on their plans.
23. Suzanne Johnson testified as follows:
What kind of ordinances or zoning prevent the building
and structure to be used as anything different than a church
after it has been abandoned by the current owners? Could
there be a warehouse move behind us?
To Which Councilman Walt Morrow responded, it is operating
under a conditional use permit.
In a conditional use permit if
there is a change in ownership or usage the cup ceases to exist.
Any new use or proposed user has to come before the CC and P & Z
through the conditional use process.
24. Faye Jewel, also a neighboring property owner testified
as follows:
Jewell - Responding to Mr. Dees comment about the P & z
Committee. We they purchased their house they were given a
flyer that stated that, they have an unobstructed view of the
mountains, and submitted it to Council.
24. Seth Myer testified again as follows:
The church needs to sit down with those people who oppose
it and try and come up with some resolutions. It sounds like
there are two differences of opinion. Maybe if they can just
talk it over together they can come up with a solution that is
workable.
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256 Mr. Woodward of the Church testified again as follows:
About us leaving the property when we max out 6 We would
take part of our congregation and start a second congregation
and there would always be a congregation here.
26. Before the Planning and Zoning Commission, Richard
Bugatsch testified that Mr. Jewell made the assertion that we move.
We were wisely informed by CC to build our church on Cherry Lane in
19836 We did and survived and as CC pointed out it was the right
thing to do. We are being consistent with what we started in 1983.
We did not concede to suggestions that would have been
inappropriate because of life safety issues, code issues, issues
that would have significantly decreased our utility of our facility
or those that would not meet your standards 6 We are open to making
changes from an aesthetic point of view and engineering standpoint
and did so for another neighbor through reasonable exchange of
ideas.
We have offered to install landscaping on the other
people's property abutting us to help mask the building. We are
building a facility for the entire communitY6 Right now used for
community activities, such as park and ride, voting and drug and
alcohol programs.
with the expansion we can offer a lot more 6
This is an example of private money being expended for the public
good. We are sensitive to our neighbors, and we have been a part
of this community for a long time 6 We are operating within the
rules established in the public forum6
27. The following testimony was given before the Planning and
Zoning Commission and the following evidence was also given to the
Commission:
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Angela Renee Grigg testified substantially as follows.
She is in opposition to the application. She has observed the
growth in the communi ty and the impact such growth has on
churches in the area. She is not insensitive to the desires
of the Applicant and its application. She can see the benefit
of the proposed structure, but the proposed structure is not
acceptable for her neighborhood. She has viewed the
comparable building in Nampa, Idaho. On paper, the proposed
project appears reasonable; however, the proposed building is
very large and obtrusive. Her view of the building will be
from the rear, which presents a plain, large and high wall.
The building will be 30 feet tall and approximately 20 feet
from the fence line of her residence. The color of the
existing structure is an off white yellowish brick. Last year
or the year before, the Applicant built an addition, the color
of which does not match the color of the original structure.
The appearance from her view is unappealing. In addition to
the unappealing appearance, she has a concern of noise from
the air conditioning unit. Based upon the discussion with
people who live behind the new library in Meridian, the noise
from the air conditioning units is loud and disturbing. She
is also concerned about lighting of the premises. There
presently exists between the Applicant and the neighboring
residence concerning the existing lighting. She is concerned
the building will be used for more activities than activities
on Sunday. As proposed the structure would overshadow the
homes in the immediate eastern vicinity. The homes will not
receive full daylight sun until noon, because the building
will block the sunlight. Presently, from her backyard, she
has a panoramic view of the mountains. The construction of
the proposed structure will eliminate this view. Although she
would lose her view if houses were built, the construction of
a warehouse type of structure is completely different than the
construction of houses. The construction of the proposed
structure interferes with the enjoyment of her home. It will
lessen the current property value and severely limit the
future opportuni ty to sell the home. She has collected
signatures of people in her subdivision who support her
position and testimony. The signatures represent 100
households that do not believe the proposed structure is
appropriate for the neighborhood. Approximately nine people
with whom she spoke declined to sign the document in support
of her position and testimony. One of the primary concerns
that she and her husband have are landscaping and lot
maintenance. The Applicant does not control the weeds behind
their property, and material is piled at the rear of the
property. The Applicant has been asked over a period of
several years to remove the material piled at the rear of the
property, but they have not done so. She is concerned that an
expensive structure will expend the Applicant's money, and it
will not be able to afford to maintain the property. She
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would prefer that the Applicant remodel the existing
structure, rather than building as proposed. A remodel of the
existing structure would accommodate the Applicant's needs and
not impact the surrounding neighborhood as severely. Based
upon the fact that kids presently gather at the rear of the
property, the construction of the building will create
security problems unless flood lights are located at the rear
of the property. Consideration must be made for the impact
upon the surrounding neighborhood and its protection.
She presented a document signed by numerous individuals
whom, according to Ms. Grigg, reside in the adjacent
residential area and object to the application. This document
is hereby incorporated herein as if set forth in full and
provides as follows:
We ask that you do not allow the construction
proposed by the Cherry Lane Christian Church. We
are opposed to building a structure rising 30 ft so
close to homes in our neighborhood. Such a
structure should be constructed on land where it
would not interfere with already developed
neighborhoods.
A project such as this is designed for activities
attracting large groups of people. This facility will
disrupt the quiet neighborhood atmosphere that we now
enjoy.
Back yard noise from air conditioning is a concern
as is additional lighting at night. Currently there is
an ongoing issue with existing lighting and homes. As
proposed, the structure would totally cut off the
mountain view to some home owners, morning shading of the
sun is a major issue of concern, some homes will be
totally overshadowed by this structure thus interfering
with basic enjoyment of property.
We also feel that this structure would lessen the current
property value and would severely limit opportunities to sell
the homes directly involved.
Below are signatures of concerned neighbors who ask that
you not allow this structure to be constructed in our
neighborhood.
Thomas F. Juul testified substantially as follows. He
purchased his house approximately three and a half years ago.
Based upon his prior experiences, his concerns include not
having an unobstructed view of the mountains, light shining
directly into his bedroom window and other parts of his house,
the Applicant's insensitivity to the neighbors and the impact
it has upon the neighborhood, and the noise created from the
air conditioners. Mr. Juul presented a flier prepared for the
marketing and amenities of the residence he purchased, which
includes the phrase "unobstructed view of mountains." This
flier is hereby incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
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Linda Rupe testified substantially as follows. Her
property borders approximately 200 feet of the Applicant's
property. Based upon the gathering of kids at the rear of the
property, she has a concern that the proposed building will
create a more secluded area for the kids to gather. The
lights which the Applicant presently have shine into the
neighboring houses, including the bedroom of her house. She
has asked the Applicant to remove debris from the rear of the
building, but the Applicant has failed to remove the debris.
Based upon the type of neighbor the Applicant has been in the
past, she is concerned about its future response and actions
with regard to the impact upon her and the surrounding
neighbors.
28. The Applicant's representative at the Planning and Zoning
Commission, Richard Bugatsch, further testified substantially as
follows. The family life center is best defined as a multi-use
building. It will be used for all aspects of church activity
including social, recreational, services, and educational classes.
He also testified that from the southeast corner of the
property, there is approximately 30 feet to the proposed building.
The length of the parking lot is approximately 20 feet. The side
of the building facing the neighbors will be synthetic stucco. The
eve height will be 21 feet high, as compared to the building in
Nampa, Idaho which is either 27 feet or 29 feet tall.
It is
similar in height to a two story residence. Plans have not been
developed to designate the location of the air conditioning units.
There may be an air conditioning unit by the mechanical room on the
west side of the proposed building. The Applicant does not intend
to cool for occupants in the entire build~ng, only in the perimeter
portions of building in which the classroom and fellowship hall are
located. Preferably, the air conditioning units will mount on the
side walls of the structure itself.
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28. Also at the P&Z hearing, in response to questions of
Commissioner Borup, Mr. Richard Bugatsch, testified substantially
as follows. The easement for the Rutledge Lateral is 10 feet from
the centerline toward the existing fence line and 25 feet from
centerline to the existing edge of the easement on the west side.
Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District will permit the Applicant to
come within 10 feet of the centerline of the pipe if it needs to.
The plan presented shows the encroachment on the easement, and the
Applicant does not intend to encroach any further than depicted on
the plan. with regard to fire access, he believes 26 feet of clear
space from the edge of the building or any impediment to vehicular
traffic is required.
29. And in response to a question from Commissioner Smith,
the Applicant's representative, Richard Bugatsch, testified that a
four foot landscaping strip is planned around the entire periphery
of the property, which will shift the aisles and parking stalls by
four feet. He further testified that incorporating the proposed
building in the central area of the existing building cannot be
done for life safety reasons, and remodeling the entire building
becomes economically infeasible.
30. Bruce Freckleton, Assistant to the City Engineer, and
Shari Stiles, Planning and Zoning Administrator, submitted comments
which comments are incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
Their comments included the following:
a. The project site is located in an L-Q (sic) zone,
which currently does not allow churches as a permitted
use. Expansion of this non-conforming use, plus the
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addition of a building on the site, is only allowed under
the conditional use process;
b. As Cherry Lane has been recently reconstructed and
no change in access is proposed, it is not anticipated
the Ada County Highway District will have any
requirements of the project, with the exception of
payment of impact fees;
c. Residential properties surround this project site.
City Ordinance Section 11-2-414 D 2. c. states that
whenever a commercial off-street parking area is located
in or adjacent to a residential district, it shall be
effectively screened on all sides which adjoin or face
any property used for residential uses by a wall, fence,
or planting screen that is not less than four feet (4')
in height plus a planting strip of four feet (4') minimum
width or in an alternate arrangement as approved by the
Commission. Due to noise and other potential negative
impacts of the project, additional landscape setbacks may
need to be imposed. Sui table landscaping and ground
cover shall be provided and maintained on a continuing
basis within the planting strips;
d. The site presently contains a vast island of
pavement that has never been adequately landscaped.
Although the proposed plan is an improvement, if falls
far short of the minimum of one ( 1) three-inch ( 3 It )
caliper tree per 1,500 square feet of asphalt as required
per City Ordinance Section 11-2-414 D. The Applicant is
to provide calculations of asphalt areas and locate
appropriate trees on a revised site plan;
e. The site is adjacent to Nine Mile Creek, which is
identified in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan for
enhancement. Additional trees and landscaping should be
provided adjacent to the easement of the creek, as well
as adjacent to all residential areas. Detailed
landscaped plans are needed;
f. The Applicant is to provide fire access and hydrant
locations in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code and
Meridian Fire Department policies. The site plan
erroneously shows a Fire Department access at the
southwest corner of the site. This access lines up with
an existing City sewer easement and easement for the
Rutledge Lateral. These easements were not ever intended
to be used as Fire Department access to the church site;
g. If the existing trash area is not currently
screened, or additional trash area is anticipated, the
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Applicant is to provide enclosures per City Ordinance
section 11-2-414 A 3~ The Applicant is to provide
details and location on a revised site plan. The
Applicant is to coordinate dumpster site locations with
the City's solid waste contractor, and locate dumpsters
so as not to impede fire access;
h. As Cherry Lane is identified as an entrance corridor
in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan, a thirty five feet
(35') landscape setback beyond the required right-of-way
is encouraged. The fact that the area directly in front
of the building is landscaped 60 feet back of the
existing sidewalk should allow for the additional
planting areas as shown. Parking may not be closer than
four feet ( 4 ' ) to an existing right-of-way ~ The
Applicant is to provide detailed landscape plan,
including berming details, for approval prior to
obtaining building permits;
i. The Applicant is to provide curbing and underground
sprinkler system for all landscaped areas;
j~ The Applicant is to provide temporary fencing to
contain debris during construction, particularly to
protect Nine Mile Creek;
k. All driveway parking areas shall be paved, with all
driveway accesses approved by the Ada County Highway
District. paving, striping and signage of the parking
lot is to be in accordance with Meridian City ordinance
and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Driveway widths
and parking stall lengths shall meet the requirements of
City Ordinance Section 11-2-414, i.e. 25 feet wide
driveway aisles with 9' x 19' stalls (or as otherwise
dimensioned for angled parking). Graveled driveways,
parking, and access are not permitted. A drainage plan
designed by a state of Idaho licensed arc hi teet or
engineer is required and shall be submitted to the City
Engineer with calculations for all off street parking
areas. All site drainage shall be contained and disposed
of on-site;
1. The Applicant is to obtain a Certificate of
Occupancy prior to occupying the building;
m. All signage shall be in accordance with the
standards set forth in Section 11-2-415 of the City of
Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance, the Uniform
Sign Code, and shall receive design approval of the
Planning and Zoning Department. A-frame and other
temporary signs will not be permitted and will be removed
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upon three days notice to the Applicant. Sign permits
are needed for all signage;
n. All building construction shall be in compliance
with all required Uniform Codes;
o. The Applicant shall supply the Public Works
Department with anticipated sewer and water usage for
analysis in determining whether additional assessment
fees should be charged. Assessment fees will be
determined during the plan review process. A re-
assessment agreement will be entered into with the
Applicant prior to issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy;
p. The Applicant is to provide parking lot lighting
plans to the Meridian Public Works Department.
Illumination of the site shall be designed not to cause
glare or adversely impact neighboring residential
properties, as determined by the City of Meridian;
q. Sewer service to the project is proposed to a new
service line to be installed south of the new building.
Service lines to the project will be reviewed during the
plan review process. The treatment capaci ty of the
Meridian Wastewater Treatment Plant is currently being
evaluated. Approval of this application needs to be
contingent upon the City'S ability to accept the
additional sanitary sewage generated by this project;
r. Water service to the project will be via an
extension of the existing service lines to the church.
Service lines to the site shall be reviewed during the
plan review process. Water service to this project is
contingent upon positive results from a hydraulic
analysis by the City'S computer model;
s. The existing irrigation ditch has been tiled on the
westerly boundary of the property. Nine Mile Creek is
designated as a natural drain and may not be tiled. Any
other irrigation/drainage ditches that may cross or lie
adjacent to the property shall be tiled per City
Ordinance 11-9-605 M. plans will need to be approved by
the appropriate irrigation/drainage district, or lateral
users association, with written confirmation of the said
approval submitted to the Public Works Department;
t. Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems
within this project will have to be removed from their
domestic service per City Ordinance Section 5-7-517.
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Wells may be used for non-domestic purposes such as
landscape irrigation;
u. The Applicant is to provide a revised site plan
meeting all staff and agency requirements prior to action
by the Planning and Zoning Commission, or, at a minimum,
prior to being scheduled for a public hearing at City
Council level, as determined by the Planning and Zoning
Commission;
v. All uses/buildings shall be reviewed under the
conditional use permit process. No details have been
submitted; and
w. The conditional use, if approved, shall be subject
to review upon notice to the Applicant.
31. The Meridian Police Department submitted conunents, which
comments are hereby incorporated herein as if set forth in full.
32. The Meridian Fire Department submitted comments, which
comments are hereby incorporated herein as if set forth in full;
that all codes will need to be met; that it does not know the
identity of the owner of the property designated for fire access
(it has flowers and trees growing on it); and that a fire hydrant
might need to be added.
33. The Meridian Sewer Department submitted comments on the
subject application, which comments are hereby incorporated herein
as if set forth in full; that the kitchen will require a 1,000
gallon grease interceptor as a minimum external to the building.
34. The Central District Health Department submitted comments
on the subject application, which comments are hereby incorporated
herein as if set forth in full. Its comments included that after
written approval from appropriate entities are submitted, it can
approve the proposal for central sewage and central water; that
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runoff is not to create a mosquito breeding problem; that
stormwater runoff should flow into a grassy swale before
discharging to seepage beds.
35. The Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District submitted
comments, and such comments are hereby incorporated herein as if
set forth in full. Its comments included the following:
a. The District's Rutledge Lateral courses along the
west boundary of the project. The right-of-way of the
Rutledge Lateral is 40 feet; 25 feet to the right and 15
feet to the left facing downstream;
b. The Nine Mile Drain is a contract drain and also
courses through this project. The District's right-of-
way of the Nine Mile Drain is 100 feet; 50 feet from the
center each way;
c. The Applicant must contact the District for approval
before any encroachment or change of right-of-way occurs;
d. The District requires a Land Use Change/Site
Development application be filed for review prior to
final platting;
e. All laterals and waste ways must be protected;
f. All municipal surface drainage must be retained on
site;
g. If any surface drainage leaves the site, the
District must review drainage plans;
h. The Applicant must comply with Idaho Code Section
31-3805; and
i. It is recommended that irrigation water be made
available to all developments with the District.
36. The Ada County Highway District has or may submit
comments, and such comments are hereby incorporated herein as if
set forth in full or shall be incorporated herein as if set forth
in full when submitted.
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37. In the ZONING SCHEDULE OF USE CONTROL, Sections 11-2-409
B. Commercial, Churches are not listed as a conditional use in the
R-4 District.
38. The R-4, Residential District is described in the Zoning
Ordinance, 11-2-408 B. 3 as follows:
(R-4) Low Density Residential District: Only single-
family dwellings shall be permitted and no conditional
uses shall be permitted except for Planned Residential
Development and public schools. The purpose of the (R-4)
District is to permit the establishment of low density
single-family dwellings, and to delineate those areas
where predominantly residential development has, or is
likely to occur in accord with the Comprehensive Plan of
the City, and to protect the integrity of residential
areas by prohibiting the intrusion of incompatible non-
residential uses. The (R-4 ) District allows for a
maximum of four (4) dwelling units per acre and requires
connection to the Municipal Water and Sewer systems of
the City of Meridian.
39. section 11-2-406 A of the City of Meridian Zoning and
Development Ordinance provides:
It is the intent of this Ordinance to permit conforming
uses. All applications for the enlargement, expansion,
extension of non-conforming uses or all applications for
the addition of other structures or uses prohibited
elsewhere in the same district shall be subject to the
Conditional Use procedures of section 2-418 of this
Ordinance.
40. Conditional Use Permit is defined in the Zoning And
Development Ordinance, City of Meridian, Idaho as follows:
"Permits allowing an exception to the uses authorized by this
Ordinance in a zoning district."
41 . A conditional use permit would be and is required for the
construction of a family life center building on the property.
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42. There were no other comments by the public regarding this
application.
CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
1.. All the procedural requirements of the Local Planning Act
and of the Ordinances of the Ci ty of Meridian have been met,
including the mailing of notice to owners of property within 300
feet of the external boundaries of the Applicant's property.
2. The City of Meridian has authority to grant conditional
uses pursuant to Idaho Code Section 67-6512 and pursuant to 11-2-
418 of the Zoning And Development Ordinance of the City of
Meridian.
3. The City has the authority to take judicial notice of its
own ordinances, other governmental statutes and ordinances, and of
actual conditions existing within the City and the State.
4. The City of Meridian has authority to place conditions on
a conditional use permit and the use of the property pursuant to
Idaho Code section 67-6512 and pursuant to that section conditions
minimizing the adverse impact on other development, controlling the
duration of development, assuring the development is maintained
properly, and on-site or off-site facilities may be attached to the
permit; that 11-2-418 D authorizes the city to prescribe a set time
period for which a conditional use may be in existence..
5. Section 11-2-418 D. states as follows:
In approving any Condi tional Use, the Commission and
Council may prescribe appropriate conditions, bonds, and
safeguards in conformity with this Ordinance.. Violations
of such conditions, bonds or safeguards, when made a part
of the terms under which the Conditional Use is granted,
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shall be deemed a violation of the Ordinance and grounds
to revoke the Conditional Use. The Commission and
Council may prescribe a set time period for which a
Conditional Use may be in existenceo
6. The City has judged this Application for a conditional
use upon the basis of guidelines contained in Section 11-2-418 of
the Zoning And Development Ordinance of the City of Meridian and
upon the basis of the Local Planning Act of 1975, Title 67 Chapter
65, Idaho Code, the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Meridian, and
the record submitted to it and the things of which it may take
judicial notice.
7. Section 11-2-418 C of the Zoning And Development
Ordinance of the City of Meridian sets forth the standards under
which the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council shall
review applications for Conditional Use Permitso Upon a review of
those requirements and a review of the facts presented and the
conditions of the area, assuming that the above conditions or
similar ones thereto would be attached to the conditional use, the
Planning and Zoning commission concludes as follows:
ao The use, would in fact, constitute a conditional use and
a conditional use permit would be required by ordinance;
bo The use would be harmonious with and in accordance with
the Comprehensive Plan but the Zoning Ordinance requires a
conditional use permit to allow the use;
c. The use, if designed and constructed properly, would be
harmonious in appearance with the character of the general
vicinity; that if the conditions set forth herein are complied
with the use should be operated and maintained to be
harmonious with the intended character of the general vicinity
and should not change the essential character of the area;
d. The use would not be hazardous nor should it be
disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses if the
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conditions are met; however, traffic may increase, but the
development will have vehicular approaches to the property
which shall be designed to decrease interference with traffic
on surrounding public streets;
e. The Applicant should be able to provide adequately for
the essential public facilities and services such as streets,
police and fire protection, drainage structures, refuse
disposal, water and sewer, but Applicant may have to pay
additional fees for the use;
f. The use would not create excessive addi tional
requirements at public cost for public facilities and services
and the use would not be detrimental to the economic welfare
of the community;
g. If the conditions are met, the use should not involve a
use, activity, process, material, equipment or conditions of
operation that would be detrimental to person, property or the
general welfare by reason of excessive production of traffic,
noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors;
h. Sufficient parking for the proposed use will be required
to meet the requirements of the City ordinance; and
i. The development and uses will not result in the
destruction, loss or damage of a natural or scenic feature of
major importance.
11. Because conditions may be placed upon the grant of a
conditional use permit to minimize adverse impact on other
development, it is recommended by the Planning and Zoning
Commission that the following conditions of the grant of the
conditional use be required, to wit:
a. The conditional use, pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance,
shall not be transferable to another owner or lessor of
the subject property or to another property;
b. The conditional use shall not be restricted to a period
of authorization but may be reviewed annually, or more
often if conditions warrant, upon notice to the
Applicant, for violation of any conditions imposed herein
and other conditional use applications;
c. The Applicant shall meet the comments, recommendations
and requirements of the City Engineer's office and the
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Planning and Zoning Administrator, which include, but are
not limited to the following:
( 1) As residential properties surround this project
site and the commercial off-street parking area is
located in or adjacent to the residential district,
the parking area shall be effectively screened on
all sides which adjoin or face any property used
for residential uses by a wall, fence, or planting
screen which is not less than four feet ( 4' ) in
height plus a planting strip of not less than four
feet (4') in width. Appropriate landscaping and
ground cover, as determined by the City, shall be
provided and maintained on a continuous basis
within the planting strips;
(2) The Applicant shall provide calculations of asphalt
areas and shall locate the appropriate number and
size trees in accordance with City Ordinance
Section 11-2-414 D. The Applicant shall provide to
the City a detailed landscape plan of the property,
including berming details, for approval prior to
obtaining building permits;
(3) As the site is adjacent to Nine Mile Creek, which
is identified in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan
for enhancement, the Applicant shall provide
additional trees and landscaping adjacent to the
easement of the Nine Mile Creek, as well as
adjacent to all residential areas;
(4) The Applicant shall provide fire access and hydrant
locations in accordance with the Uniform Fire Code
and Meridian Fire Department policies;
(5) The Applicant shall provide screening for existing
trash area (s) and any additional trash area (s) .
The Applicant shall coordinate dumpster site
locations with the City'S solid waste contractor,
and locate dumpsters so as not to impede fire
access. The Applicant shall provide details and
the location(s) of the screened trash area(s) on a
revised site plan;
(6) As Cherry Lane is identified as an entrance
corridor in the Meridian Comprehensive Plan, the
Applicant shall provide a thirty five feet (35')
landscape setback beyond the required right-of-way;
(7) Parking shall not be closer than four feet (4') to
any existing right-of-way;
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(8) The Applicant shall provide curbing and underground
sprinkler system for all landscaped areas;
( 9 ) The Applicant shall provide temporary fencing to
contain debris during construction;
(10) All driveway parking areas shall be paved, with all
driveway accesses approved by the Ada County
Highway District;
( 11) Paving, striping and signage of the parking lot
shall be ~n accordance wi th Meridian Ci ty
ordinances and the Americans with Disabilities Act;
( 12) Driveway widths and parking stall lengths shall
meet the requirements of City Ordinance Section 11-
2-414;
(13) Graveled driveways, parking, and access shall not
be permitted;
(14) The Applicant shall cause to be prepared a drainage
plan designed by a state of Idaho licensed
architect or engineer, and shall submit such plan
to the City Engineer with calculations for all off
street parking areas. All site drainage shall be
contained and disposed of on-site;
(15) The Applicant shall obtain a Certificate of
Occupancy prior to occupying the building;
All signage shall be in accordance with the
standards set forth in section 11-2-415 of the City
of Meridian Zoning and Development Ordinance, the
Uniform Sign Code, and shall receive design
approval of the Planning and Zoning Department. A-
frame and other temporary signs shall not be
permitted and will be removed upon three (3) days
notice to the Applicant. Sign permits shall be
required for all signage;
( 17) All building construction shall be in compliance
with all required Uniform Codes and the Americans
with Disabilities Act;
(16)
(18) The Applicant shall provide the Public Works
Department with anticipated sewer and water usage
for analysis in determining whether additional
assessment fees should be charged. Assessment fees
will be determined during the plan review process.
The Applicant shall enter into are-assessment
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agreement prior to issuance of a certificate of
Occupancy;
( 19) The Applicant shall provide parking lot lighting
plans to the Meridian Public Works Department. All
lighting and illumination of the site shall be
designed and operated so as not to cause glare or
adversely impact neighboring residential
properties, as determined by the City of Meridian;
(20) The location of sewer service lines to the project
shall be reviewed during the plan review process;
( 21) As the treatment capacity of the Meridian
Wastewater Treatment Plant is currently being
evaluated, the grant of the Conditional Use Permit
pursuant to this application shall be contingent
upon the City's ability to accept the additional
sanitary sewage generated by this project;
(22) The location of water service lines to the project
shall be reviewed during the plan review process.
Water service to this project shall be contingent
upon positive results from a hydraulic analysis by
the City'S computer model;
( 23) As Nine Mile Creek is designated as a natural
drain, it may not be tiled. Any other irrigation/
drainage ditches which cross or lie adjacent to the
property shall be tiled. Plans will need to be
approved by the appropriate irrigation/drainage
district, or lateral users association, with
written confirmation of the said approval submitted
to the Public Works Department;
(24) Any existing domestic wells and/or septic systems
within this project shall be removed from domestic
service. Wells may be used for non-domestic
purposes such as landscape irrigation; and
(25) The Applicant shall provide a revised site plan
meeting all staff and agency requirements prior to
the application being scheduled for a public
hearing be~ore the City Council.
d. The Applicant shall meet and comply with the comments,
recommendations and requirements of tbe Meridian Police
Department, the Meridian Fire Department, the Meridian
Sewer Department, the Central District Health Department,
the Ada County Highway District, the Nampa & Meridian
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Irrigation District, and all other governmental agencies
submitting or hereafter submitting comments.
e. Proper and adequate access to the property is available
and shall be maintained, with appropriate buffering to
residential properties and traffic on Cherry Lane and
surrounding residential areas; and
f. All ordinances of the City of Meridian shall be met,
including but not limited to, the uniform Building Code,
Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, the Fire and
Life Safety Codes, all parking and landscaping
requirements.
9. The above-conditions are concluded to be reasonable and
the Applicant shall meet these conditions.
10. It is recommended that if the Applicant meets the
conditions stated above, that the conditional use permit be granted
to the Applicant.
APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS
The Meridian City Council hereby adopts and approves these
Findings of Fact and Conclusions.
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMAN MORROW
VOTED
COUNCILMAN BENTLEY
VOTED
COUNCILMAN ROUNTREE
VOTED
COUNCILMAN TOLSMA
VOTED
MAYOR CORRIE (TIE BREAKER)
VOTED
DECISION
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The City council of the City of Meridian hereby decides that
the Conditional Use Permit requested by the Applicant for the
property described in the Application is approved with the
conditions set forth in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
and that the property be required to meet the water and sewer
requirements, the Fire and Life Safety Codes, Uniform Fire Code,
parking, paving and landscape requirements, and all ordinances of
the City of Meridian. The conditional use should be subject to
review annually, or more often if conditions warrant, upon notice
to the Applicant by the City.
M~ZON: ~
APPROVE~
DISAPPROVED:
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ITEM NUMBER:
21
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING OEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY STREET NAME COMMITTEE:
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
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date: September 16, 1997
Tully Park:
L I received one return call from the references provided by Newby-Wiggins. I have
attached a copy of that list. Jim Carberry of Meridian School District said 1) they ran a
very clean project, 2) were very cooperative, 3) the Seven Oaks Elementary School
would likely have the lowest change order total of the four built this past year, and 4)
would highly recommend them.
2. I spoke with Karen Gallagher and Steve Snead of ACHD today. Steve stated they will
request a deposit of$74,250 (half the cost ofa bridge extending 11th Street on the east
end of Tully Park) into the Road Trust Fund.
3. Steve Snead told me late last week they would require the City to have the four power
poles along Linder Road moved inward. We had proposed to have a detached sidewalk
with the poles 3' to 4' from hack of curb (which is 32.5' from centerline). Mark Schooler
ofIdaho Power told me today it will be $2,500 to $3,000 per pole to move.
4. I call Newby-Wiggins to request a subcontract breakdown. No one answered but I left a
message.
5. I have not received a return call from Wayne C. as of5:00 PM regarding the bids.
Hope this info helps.
from the desk of...
Brad Watson, E.I.T.
Asst. City Engineer
City of Meridian
33 East Idaho Ave.
Meridian, Idaho 83642
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(208) 887-2211
Fax: (208) 887-1297
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22083859273 P.02
Pro;iect Title: Seven Oaks Elementary School Year Completed: 1997
Location: 1441 $. Seven Oaks Way Contract Amount $ 3.637,770.00
Eagle,IO 83616 Description of Work.: Building & Site
Owner: Development
Joint Schoof District No.2
Contact Person: Jim CarbGrry
Address: 911 Meridian St.
Meridian, ID 83842
Phone No: (208)888-6701
Project TftIe: lnn~ Year Completed: 1996
Location: 720 21 st st. contract Amount: &; 1,273.703.00
Lewiston,IO 83501 Description of Work: Building & Site
Development
OWner:
Contact Pet'son:
Address:
Phone No:
Inns LLC
AndreYJ SImonds
2700 Airport Way
Boise, ID 83715
~345-7030 ext. 217
Project title:
location:
Project: No.:
OWner:
COntact Person:
AddrGS$:
Phone No:
Boise Ave. student Apartments
2530 Boise Ave.
Boise, 10
DPW92-207
state of k1aho through the Dept of Public Works
Dave Shifflett
502 N. 4th street
Boise, ID 83702
(208)334-3453
Year Completed:
Contract Amount
Description 0( Work.:
1995
$ 3,730,071.00
Building & Site
Development
Project Title:
location:
F'Njed: No.:
Owner:
COntact Person:
Addrus:
PhOne No:
Headquarters Bldg, Parks & Rec:. Year Completed:
6657 Warm Springs Ave. Contract Amount
Soitie, ID 83702 Description of Wonc
DPW92-643
State of Idaho through the Dept of Public Works
John CrowIState Parks & Recreation
56S7 Warm Springs Ave.
Boise, 10 83720
(208}334-4100
1994
$ 2,555,187.00
Demo of Existing,
Development of
Building & Site
Project Titis:
L.ccatJOn:
OWner:
Cc:In1:act Person:
Address:
Phone No:
Meridian Mahtlenanoe Building
& Reloeation of Academy
2301 E. Lanark
Meridian, Id 83642.
Year COmp4eted:
Contract Amount
Description of Work:
Joint School District No. 2
Dick Payne
2301 E Lanark
Meridlan,lD 83642
(208)888.8770
Pace 1
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Building & Site
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ORDINANCE NO. 773
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING AND CHANGING THE
ZONING OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH IS
DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF
SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE BOISE MERIDIAN,
IDAHO; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Ci ty Council and the Mayor of the Ci ty of
Meridian, Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best interest of
said City to change the zoning from R-8 Medium Density Residential
to C-G General Retail and Service Commercial, for the following
described parcel in Section 1 below:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho:
Section 10
That the aforementioned real property which is
described as follows:
A portion of the NE ~ NW ~, Section 7, To 3No, Ro lEo,
BoM., Ada County, Idaho, more particularly described as
follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of the NW ~, Section
7, To 3No, R. IEo,B.Mo, and running So 88035'49" W.
390000 feet along the Northerly boundary of the said NW
~, Section 7 to a point;
thence So 00036'03;1 Wo 45096 feet to a point on the
Southerly right-of-way line of Fairview Avenue, said
point being THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence continuing So 00036' 03" W 0 4. 00 feet to a point on
the proposed Southerly right-of-way line of Fairview
Avenue;
thence continuing So 00036 '03" Wo 250008 feet to a point;
thence N. 89011'24" Eo 239086 feet along a line parallel
with and 304000 feet Southerly from the center line of
said Fairview Avenue to a point;
thence No 00035' 12" E. 250007 feet to a point on the
proposed Southerly right-of-way line of Fairview Avenue;
REZONE ANNEXATION ORDINANCE -
ROGER MICHENER -
PAGE 1
thence continuing N. 00035'1211 E. 4.00 feet to a point on
the Southerly right-of-way line of Fairview Avenue;
thence N. 89011'24" E. 239.92 feet along a line parallel
with and 50.00 feet Southerly from the said center line
of Fairview Avenue to the Point of Beginning.
Containing 1.40 acres, more or less.
be, and the same is hereby rezoned from R-8 Medium Density
Residential to C-G General Retail and Service Commercial and
Section 11-2-425, Official Zoning Maps is hereby amended to reflect
the same. This rezoning is subject to the conditions referenced in
the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as adopted by the
Meridian City Council on the request for rezone.
Section 2.
The Applicant shall comply wi th all of the
Ordinances of the City of Meridian including the Fire Code, Life
Safety Code, the Uniform Building, Electrical, Plumbing Codes and
all of the Ordinances of the City of Meridian. That the Applicant
shall enter into a Development Agreement and/or the property shall
be developed under the conditional use permit process.
Section 3.
That if the Applicant shall fail to meet the
above conditions the property shall be subject to rezone back to R-
8.
Section 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
There being an emergency,
which emergency is hereby declared to exist, this Ordinance shall
be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval
as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the
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City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, this !t7'--day of September,
1997.
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STATE OF IDAHO,)
County of Ada, )
I, WILL BERG, City Clerk of the City of Meridian, Ada County,
Idaho, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true,
full and correct copy of an Ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZONING OF CERTAIN REAL
PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF
THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 3
NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE BOISE MERIDIAN, IDAHO; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE"; passed as Ordinance No. 7 7 3 , by,: the City
Council and Mayor of the City of Meridian, on the (J;~ day of
September, 1997, as the same appears in my office.
DATED this I~~day of September, 1997.
STATE OF IDAHO,)
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On this ~ day of September, 1997, before me, the
undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally
appeared William G. Berg, Jr., known to me to be the person whose
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ROGER MICHENER -
PAGE 3
name is subscribed to the wi thin and foregoing instrument, and
acknowledged that he executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I h~ve hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official his certific e first above
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ORDINANCE NOQ 774
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING AND CHANGING THE
ZONING OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH IS
DESCRIBED AS A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF
SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE BOISE MERIDIAN,
IDAHO; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council and the Mayor of the City of
Meridian, Idaho, have concluded that it is in the best interest of
said City to change the zoning from R-4 Residential to Limited
Office (L-O), for the following described parcel in Section 1
below:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council
of the City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho:
Section 1..
That the aforementioned real property which is
described as follows:
A parcel of land lying in a portion of the SW ~ of the SE
~ of Section 2, T. 3N., R. lW., B.M., Meridian, Ada
County, Idaho and more particularly described as follows:
Commencing at a point marking the one-quarter corner
common to Section 11 and the said section 2, also said
point being the Southeast corner of Sunnybrook Farms No.
1, a subdivision, as filed for record in the office of
the Ada County Recorder, Boise, Ada County, Idaho in Book
44 of Plats at pages 3609 and 3610;
thence South 89033'461t East (formerly described as South
89033'481t East) 663.87 feet along the Southerly boundary
of the said SE J..1 of Section 2, which is also the
centerline of Cherry Lane, to a point;
thence North 0033'50fT :$ast (formerly described as North
0033'48" East) 25.00 feet to a point on the Northerly
right-of-way line of the said Cherry Lane, also said
point being the REAL POINT OF BEGINNING;
thence continuing North 0033' 50 II East (formerly described
as North 0033'4SIt East) 324.00 feet to a point;
thence South 89033 '46" East (formerly described as South
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89033'48" East) 231.42 feet to a point;
thence South 0015'48" West 124.31 feet to a point;
thence North 89033' 46" West 138.26 feet along a line
Northerly of and parallel with the said Southerly
boundary of the SE ~ of Section 2 to a point;
thence South 0015' 38" West 199.69 feet along a line
Easterly of and parallel with the Easterly boundary of
the said Sunnybrook Farms No. 1 to a point on the said
Northerly right-of-way line of Cherry Lane;
thence North 89033'46" West (formerly described as North
89033'48" West) 94.87 feet along the said Northerly
right-of-way line of Cherry Lane to the point of
beginning, comprising 1.09 acres (47,647.05 square feet) ,
more or less.
be, and the same is hereby rezoned from R-4 Residential to Limited
Office (L-O) and Section 11-2-425, Official Zoning Maps is hereby
amended to reflect the same.
This rezoning is subject to the
conditions referenced in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of
Law as adopted by the Meridian City Council on the request for
rezone.
Section 2.
The Applicant shall comply with all of the
Ordinances of the City of Meridian including the Fire Code, Life
Safety Code, the Uniform Building, Electrical, Plumbing Codes and
all of the Ordinances of the City of Meridian. That the Applicant
shall enter into a Development Agreement and/or the property shall
be developed under the conditional use permit process.
Section 3.
That if the Applicant shall fail to meet the
above conditions the property shall be subject to rezone back to R-
4.
Section 4.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
There being an emergency,
which emergency is hereby declared to exist, this Ordinance shall
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be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval
as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the
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C~ty of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, th~s (t? -day of September,
1997.
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STATE OF IDAHO,)
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County of Ada, )
I, WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., City Clerk of the City of Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
is a true, full and correct copy of an Ordinance entitled "AN
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OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH IS DESCRIBED
AS A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION
2, TOWNSHIP 3 NORTH, RANGE 1 WEST OF THE BOISE MERIDIAN, IDAHO; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE"; passed as Ordinance No. "774- , l;>y
the City Council and Mayor of the City of Meridian, on the ll3nv
day of September, 1997, as the same appears in my office. .
DATED this {.~~~day of September, 1997.
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RESOLUTION NO, /66
FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING THE ADA PLANNING ASSOCIATION
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Ada Planning Association was established in 1977 as a
countywide planning and cooperative organization providing a forum for discussion and
study of area problems and facilitating the development of policy, action and
recommendation for solution of such problems; and
WHEREAS, SS 67-2326 - 67-2333 of the Idaho Code specifically authorize
cities, counties and other political subdivisions of the State of Idaho to perform their
respective functions, powers or duties on a joint basis between or among themselves,
and
WHEREAS, the City of Meridian possess in common with local governments the
responsibility for the general welfare of the public to study, discuss and recommend
policies for the solution of area problems; and has the right to join in mutual association
and expand public funds for these pursuant to SS 67-2326 - 67-2333 of the Idaho Code;
and
WHEREAS, the Ada Planning Association was created under authority of SS 67-
2326 - 67-2333 of the Idaho Code and the City of Meridian was one of the signatories
thereto; and
WHEREAS, the City of Meridian now desires to modify the Ada Planning
Association Articles of Agreement to provide for dissolution of assets of Ada Planning
Association in the case of dissolution of Ada Planning Association.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Meridian does hereby
approve the attached modifications to the Ada Planning Association Articles of
Agreement and authorizes Mayor Robert D. Corrie to sign the amended Articles of
Agreement on behalf of the City of Meridian.
DATED this 16th day of September, 1997.
ATTEST:
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JJ~ . bJe~fhY"
LLlAM G. BERG, JR., cct'Y ~ERK
RESOLUTION NO.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING THE ADA PLANNING ASSOCIATION
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Ada Planning Association was established in 1977 as a countywide
planning and cooperative organization providing a forum for discussion and study of area problems
and facilitating the development of policy, action and recommendations for solution of such
problems; and
WHEREAS, SS 67~2326 -- 67~2333 of the Idaho Code specifically authorize cities, counties
and other political subdivisions of the State of Idaho to perform their respective functions, powers
or duties on a joint basis between or among themselves; and
WHEREAS, (Name of Agency) possesses in common with local
governments the responsibility for the general welfare of the public to study, discuss and
recommend policies for the solution of area problems; and has the right to join in mutual
association and expend public funds for these pursuant to ~~ 67-2326 - 67-2333 of the Idaho
Code; and
WHEREAS, the Ada Planning Association was created under authority of ~~ 67-2326-
67-2333 of the Idaho Code and (Name of Agency) was one of the
signatories thereto; and
WHEREAS, (Name of Agency) now desires to modify the Ada
Planning Association Articles of Agreement to provide for dissolution of assets of Ada Planning
Association in the case of dissolution of Ada Planning Associatio.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, (Name of Agency) does
hereby approve the attached modifications to the Ada Planning Association Articles of Agreement
and authGilzes (t~ame of Person) to s:g:1 the 3m:;~c~,d /\:iJc~es- of
Agreement on behalf of
(Name of Agency)
DATED this _ day of
,1997.
Ada Planning Association
APA
413 W. Idaho. Suite 100 Boise. ID 83702 (208) 345-5274 Fax (208) 345-5279
Serving Governments in Ada County Since 1977
MEMORANDUM
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Vem Bisterfeldt, Chairman, Board of Ada County Commissioners
Robert Corrie, Mayor, City of Meridian
Susan Eastlake, President. Ada COUelny 'hway District Commission
Ted Ellis, Mayor, City of Garden City
Rick Yzaguirre, Mayor, City of Eagle, ~
Clair M. Bowman, Executive Director t t..-"'"
August 26, 1997
REQUEST TO MODIFY ADA PLANNING ASSOCIATION {APAl ARTICLES OF
AGREEMENT: DISSOLUTION OF ASSETS PROVISION
TO:
Requested Action
Formally adopt the attached resolution (or your own personalized version) for the purpose of
modifying the APA Articles of Agreement.
BackQround
In February the APA Board adopted two changes to the Articles of Agreement which allow greater
flexibility for APA in dealing with regional issues. Subsequently, each General Member agency was
requested to concur with an affirming resolution. Ada County, Ada County Highway District, Eagle,
Garden City and Meridian have done this. Boise and Kuna will make those changes, and the change
which is currently being requested, with a single resolution. In fact, Kuna has approved its resolution.
In the midst of clarifying APA's organizational structure and status, it was noted there is an omission in
the APA Charter of how assets of the organization would be distributed in the event APA were
dissolved, At the July 21 APA Board meeting, the Board unanimously voted to incorporate the
following paragraph into the APA Charter:
"Article IX, Section 4: Upon termination of this amended cooperative
agreement and disbanding of the Association, all property of the
association shall be distributed to General Members in proportion to their
contribution to the work program and budget of the association in the
fiscal year in which dissolution occurs.!1
Status
A resolution is required by each APA General Member in order to consummate this Charter
modification, Please consider this modification at an upcoming Council/Commission meeting and
adopt the attached resolution.
Cinda Stone has assisted each of your agencies with the modification which the Board approved in
February, and she will also be available for assistance with this modification. Please call her at
345~527 4 jf you have any questions whatsoever and she will be happy to help you.
pc:
City Clerks, Cities of Eagle, Garden City, and Meridian
Heidi Cooper, Ada County Commissioners Office
Jeny Nyman, Ada County Highway District
File 991.02/Board Correspondence
CB:CS ARTJCLE2.AMD
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BEFORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
ROGER MICHENER
VARIANCE APPLICATION
519 FAIRVIEW AVENUE
MERIDIAN rr IDAHO
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above entitled matter having come ort for public hearing
September 2, 1997, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m., the Petitioner
appearing, the city Council brought the matter on for consideration
of the January 4, meeting but the Applicant had requested that it
be tabled until January 18, 1993, the City Council of the City of
Meridian having duly considered the evidence and the matter makes
the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. That notice of a public hearing on the Variance
Application was published for two (2) consecutive weeks prior to
the said public hearing scheduled for September 2, 1997, the first
publication of which was ~ifteen (15) days prior to said hearing;
that the matter was duly considered at the September 2, 1997,
hearing; that the public was given full opportunity to' express
comments and submit evidence; and that copies of all notices were
available to newspaper, radio and television stations; that a
hearing on the matter was scheduled, noticed and held on September
2, 1997.
20 That this property is located within the City of Meridian
FINDINGS O~ FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 1
and the Applicants are not the owners of the property which is
described in the application which description is incorporated
herein~ The owners are Robert G~ and Patricia A~ Jacobsen, who
have consented to this Application~
3. That notice of public hearing is required to be sent to
property owners within 300 feet of the external boundaries of the
land being considered pursuant to 11-2-416 E., 11-2-419 D., and 11-
9-612 B. 1~b. of the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of
Meridian; that this requirement has been met~
4. That the property is zoned Limited Office.
5~ That The Applicant stated in his Application for
Variance, in paragraph 13~, that the side yard set back was 20 feet
and he desired to reduce that to 5 feet. Ordinance 11-2-410 A,
Zoning Schedule of Bulk and Coverage Controls, requires in the
General Retail and Service Commercial (C-G) zone t4at the Minimum
Yard Setback Requirement is twenty (20) feet~
6~ That the Applicant has requested that he be granted a
variance from the above yard setback requirement so that the Fire
Department can have access to his structure all the way around the
building.
7. The Applicant stated in his hearings for the Re-Zbne,
Conditional Use, and Variance as follows:
We have been able to resolve all of these issues with a
retaining wall, a block wall or a block or concrete retaining
wall with some over above standard landscaping 0
Part of our request is for a five foot [or] reduction of the
20 foot side yard setback for a commercial zoning adjacent to
a residential use which is in this rear corner. ... We
FINDn~GS OF FACT AliID CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 2
have been required pretty much by the fire department to
maintain access completely around our property for fire
protection. So it is pretty much imperative that we have that
alley between the two buildings. So we basically established
a 15 foot side' yard setback with the concrete wall with
additional landscaping. That has been satisfactory to Loren
[Ross] as far as appeasing him and his residential use there.
I think it provides a very good screen, probably more so than
a 20 foot side yard setback with a wall and additional
landscaping. other than that all the other neighbors are in
favor of it. I would be happy to answer any questions you
might have.
Mr. Ross stated as follows:
I have kind of stated the importance of the variance as far as
fire codes and everything else earlier.
8. In the Application the Applicant stated, in paragraph 10.
as follows, in response to the question CHARACTERISTICS OF PROPERTY
WHICH PREVENT COMPLIANCE:
Fire department would like to have a driveway access around
the entire building . Additionally, several tenants and their
customers need to have better access for parking and delivery.
9. In the Application the Applicant stated, in paragraph 10.
as follows, in response to the question WHAT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
OF ORDINANCE THAT NEED TO BE REDUCED TO PERMIT PROPOSED USE:
20 ft. side yard setback reduced to 5 ft. Sit Plan also adds
additional fencing, herming, and landscaping to provide the
two trailer houses with more privacy than prior to the
buildings construction.
10. There was no testimony offered stating objectio~s t~ the
Variance.
11. Neither the City Engineer, Gary Smith, or the Planning
and Zoning Administrator, Shari Stiles, commented that they had any
objections to the Variance.
T/INDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 3
CONCLUSIONS
1. That all the procedural requirements of the Local
Planning Act and of the Ordinances of the City of Meridian have
been met including the mailing of notice to owners of property
within 300 feet of the external boundaries of the Applicant' s
property.
2. That the City has authority to grant variances pursuant
to Section 11-2-419 of the Zoning Ordinance and pursuant to Section
11-9-612 of the Development Ordinances.
3. That the City Council has judged this application by the
guidelines, standards, criteria, and policies contained in the
Zoning Ordinance and upon the record submitted to it and the things
upon which it may take judicial notice.
4-. That the Council may take judicial notice of its own
proceedings, those of the Commission, governmental statutes,
ordinances, and policies, and of actual conditions existing within
the City and the State.
5. That the following provisions of Section 11-2-419 A, of
the Zoning Ordinance is noted which is pertinent to the
Application:
11-2-419 A.
The Council may authorize in specific cases a variance
from the terms of this Ordinance or from the Subdivision
and Development Ordinances as will not be contrary to the
public interest where, owing to special conditions, a
literal enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance
would result in unnecessary hardship. No non-conforming
use of neighboring lands, structures or buildings in the
same 4istrict and no permitted or non-conforming use of
lands, structures or buildings in other districts shall
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 4
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be considered grounds for issuance of a variance.
Variances shall be granted only where strict application
of the provisions of this Ordinance would result in
unnecessary hardship 0 A variance application does not go
to the Commission unless directed by the Council.
60 That the specific requirements regarding a variance
that must be evidenced and found by the City Council are as
follows:
11-2-419 Co FINDINGS
A variance shall not be granted unless (as'a result of a
public hearing) the Council makes a statement of
supportive reasons based directly on the evidence
presented to it which supports conclusions that the
mentioned standards and conditions of this Ordinance have
been met by the applicant and unless all of the following
exist:
1. That there are such special circumstances
or conditions affecting the property that the
strict application of the provisions of this
Ordinance would clearly be impracticable or
unreasonable;
2. That strict compliance with the
requirements of this Ordinance would result in
extraordinary hardship to the owner,
subdivider or developer, because of unusual
topography, other physical conditions or other
conditions which are not self-inflicted, or
that these conditions will result in
inhibiting the achievements or the objectives
of this Ordinance;
3. That the granting of the specified
variance will not be detrimental to the
public I s welfare or injurious to other
property in the area in which the property is
situated;
4 . That such variance will not have the
effect of altering the interest and purpose of
this Ordinance and the Meridian Comprehensive
Plan.
7 . That there does appear to be a specific benefi t or
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 5
profit, economic gain or convenience to the Applicant in that the
Applicant would have to relocate the proposed structures to be
constructed on the property which were not in existence at the time
the time that he desired to purchased the property; however, the
people that are living in the trailer court and the owner of the
trailer court have not objected to the Variance and have agreed
that the Applicant will do other things to protect the residences
of the trailer court.
8. That regarding Section 11-2-419 C it is specifically
concluded as follows:
a. That there are no special circumstances or conditions
affecting the property that the strict application of the
provisions of the set back Ordinance would clearly be
unreasonable since the residents in the trailer park and
the owner of the trailer park have not objected.
b. That strict compliance with the requirements of the
set back Ordinance would result in extraordinary hardship
to the applicant as a result of factors not self-
inflicted.
c. That the granting of the specified variance would not
be detrimental to the public'~ welfare or injurious to
other property in the area in which the property is
situated.
d. That such variance would not have the effect of
al tering the interests and purposes of the set back
Ordinance or the Meridian Comprehensive Plan.
9. That it is concluded the Application should be granted.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CON"':LUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 6
APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS
The City Council of the City of Meridian does hereby adopt
and approve these Findings of Fact and Conclusions.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCILMAN MORROW
VOTED
COUNCILMAN BENTLEY
VOTED
COUNCILMAN ROUNTREE
VOTED
COUNCILMAN TOLSMA
VOTED
MAYOR CORRIE (TIE BREAKER)
VOTED
APPROVED:
DIS}\.pPROVED:
DECISION
It is hereby decided that the variance of the set-back
ordinance is hereby granted and the Applicant shall not be required
to relocate the structures which are going to b~ built on the
property. ~
MOTION: GRANTE~~ DENIED
FINDINGS OF FACT A~D CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
ROGER MICHENER/VARIANCE
Page - 7
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1997 -7:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ROLL CALL:
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2.
3,
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5.
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)( RON TOLSMA
)( WALT MORROW
~GLENN BENTLEY
-tC-MAYOR ROBERT CORRIE
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: ttfjJrov--e...-
MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 3, 1997: d../jY?rCl/J'L---
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TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: ORDINANCE #761 - TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSION: -/tvbe.€ tv~e Och~ 1f3:, f4'v~
TABLED SEPTEMBER 2, 1997: PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SHERBROOKE
HOLLOW SUBDIVISION BY WESTPARK COMPANY:
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TABLED SEPTEMBER 2,1997: FINAL PLAT FOR CROSSROADS NO.6 BY
RAMON AND MARILYN YORGASON: tbjJfr-D v~
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PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A TRANSFER OF CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT FOR A DAY CARE FROM JERRY COBLER TO MUHAMMAD SABIHA
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REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR VANGUARq IM~I~~RY
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REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR USED CAR AND TRUCK
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REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT 119,395
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1. BID RESULTS FOR TULLY PARK IMPROVEMENTS:
B. SHARI STILES, PLANNING & ZONING ADMINISTRATOR:
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