HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-05-07 Special Joint Meeting of the Meridian City Council and Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission Packet Document
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE MERIDIAN CITY
COUNCIL AND MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, May 07, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Minutes
VIRTUAL MEETING OPTION
City Council meetings can also be attended online or by phone.
https://bit.ly/meridianzoommeeting
or dial 253-215-8782, webinar ID: 810 9527 6712
Meridian City Council meetings are streamed live at https://meridiancity.org/live
ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
PRESENT
Councilman Doug Taylor
Councilman John Overton
Councilwoman Anne Little Roberts
Councilman Luke Cavener
Councilwoman Liz Strader
Commissioner Brian Garrett
Commissioner Maria Lorcher
Commissioner Patrick Grace
Commissioner Matthew Sandoval
Commissioner Jared Smith
Commissioner Andrew Seal
ABSENT
Mayor Robert E. Simison
Commissioner Enrique Rivera
ADOPTION OF AGENDA Adopted
DEPARTMENT / COMMISSION REPORTS \[Action Item\]
1. Staff Report Template Changes
ADJOURNMENT 5:40 PM
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SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE MERIDIAN CITY
COUNCIL AND MERIDIAN PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION
City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, May 07, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Minutes
VIRTUAL MEETING OPTION
City Council meetings can also be attended online or by phone.
https:Ijbit.ly/meridianzoommeeting
or dial 253-215-8782,webinar ID: 810 9527 6712
Meridian City Council meetings are streamed live at https:ZL-
meridian ci eE.org/live
ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
PRESENT
Councilman Doug Taylor
Councilman John Overton
Councilwoman Anne Little Roberts
Councilman Luke Cavener
Councilwoman Liz Strader
Commissioner Brian Garrett
Commissioner Maria Lorcher
Commissioner Patrick Grace
Commissioner Matthew Sandoval
Commissioner Jared Smith
Commissioner Andrew Seal
ABSENT
Mayor Robert E. Simison
Commissioner Enrique Rivera
ADOPTION OF AGENDA Adopted
DEPARTMENT / COMMISSION REPORTS [Action Item]
1. Staff Report Template Changes
ADJOURNMENT 5:40 PM
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AGENDA ITEM
ITEM TOPIC: Staff Report Template Changes
Mayor Robert E. Simison
City Council Members:
v IDIAN .,Z - Luke Cavener, President
Liz Strader,Vice President
D A H O Doug Taylor
John Overton
Anne Little Roberts
April 29, 2024
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor, City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission
CC: City Clerk
FROM: Caleb Hood, Deputy Director
RE: Staff Report Template Changes
Over the past several months, Staff has been working on making changes to the Planning
Division's Staff Report. Minor modifications have been implemented while more substantive,
wholistic changes were being contemplated. Staff would like to present the latest and greatest
version of the template to Council and the P&Z Commission prior to using on a regular basis.
In 2018, a"new" staff report template was developed. City Staff is using (basically)that same
version today. In late 2022, staff proposed some substantial modifications to the staff report and
issued a survey to Council to obtain comments. At that time, Staff thought we'd need consultant
help to make the innovative changes envisioned. However, staff has worked in Word, Accela,
GIS and Excel to produce the report and now believes the template works well as-is and
consultant help is not necessary—at this time (there are some more efficiencies that could be
realized, but Staff is concerned about the cost to develop those tools.)
During the May 7th joint meeting, staff will run through the draft staff report template section-by-
section. This version of the staff report considers feedback received over the last year. Staff
would like to begin using the new staff report template in earnest soon.
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