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Meridian City Council Meetina
December 19. 2006
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M., Tuesday,
December 19, 2006, by President Shaun Wardle.
Members Present: Shaun Wardle, Keith Bird, Joe Borton, and Charlie Rountree
Members Absent: Mayor Tammy de Weerd
Others Present: Bill Nary, Will Berg, Caleb Hood, Len Grady, Ron Anderson, Gene
Trakel, and Dean Willis
Item 1:
RolI~call Attendance:
Roll call.
X Shaun Wardle
X Charlie Rountree
X
X Joe Borton
X Keith Bird
Mayor Tammy de Weerd (arrived late)
Wardle: If I could have your attention. We are going to open up our Tuesday,
December 19th, meeting of the Meridian City Council. I will begin with roll call
attendance. Mr. Clerk.
Item 2:
Pledge of Allegiance:
Wardle: Thank you. Item No.2 is the pledge of allegiance. If you will all join Mr. Borton
in the pledge.
Bird: I thought we had a Boy Scout here.
Wardle: Mr. McKinnon, would you, please, lead us?
(Pledge of allegiance recited.)
Item 3:
Community Invocation by Pastor Kevin Moyer with Meridian First
Baptist Church:
Wardle: Thank you, Mr. McKinnon. Item 3 is the community invocation by Pastor Tim
Moyer with the Meridian First Baptist Church. Pastor.
Moyer: And I just thought -- I know this is the last of the business meetings before the
year is over and the next one will be in the new year; correct? But a special time to
remember our men and women that are serving to give us this great time of year that
we are enjoying this season, so your thoughts be with them as we pray. Father, we are
so grateful that we can have this time of business to conduct for our city. At this time of
year, Father, we are ever reminded of the privileges that we enjoy because of so many
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that are around the world serving in the name of freedom. We think of the families that
do not have their sons or their husbands or perhaps wives or daughters home with them
this season, because they are serving somewhere around the globe. We ask a special
watch care and safety upon them and that they would know our thoughts and prayers
are with them during this time. And, then, Father, we are thankful for the great peace
and safety that we enjoy here in Meridian. We are a blessed city. And, Father, there
are so many different cities and townships that do not enjoy the blessings that you have
afforded us and we are thankful, again, to you for this. So, we ask now your blessings
upon our time tonight. Again, wisdom and direction for our leadership and we are
thankful that we know that you have been providing such wonderful things for this city
as we anticipate going into the new year, that, again, direction and wisdom would be for
us tonight in Jesus' name we pray, amen.
Item 4:
Adoption of the Agenda:
Wardle: Thank you, Pastor. Item 4 is adoption of the agenda.
Bird: Mr. President?
Wardle: Mr. Bird.
Bird: On the agenda on our Consent, item number W has been asked -- resolution has
been asked to be tabled to January 23rd, 2007, which we will do at the Consent Agenda
passing. And Item No. 12, ordinance number is 06-1282. And ordinance number 06-
1283 is Item No. 13 ordinance number. And also on the Executive Session, Counsel
has asked that we also include Item (1 )(f) in our Executive Session. With that I move
we approve the revised agenda.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: It's been moved and seconded to approve the revised agenda. All in favor?
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Wardle: Item 5 we will move to the Mayor's report under Item NO.7. She should be
here shortly.
Item 6:
Consent Agenda:
A. Approve Minutes of August 14, 2006 City Council Special Joint /
Workshop Meeting:
B. Approve Minutes of November 6, 2006 City Council Special Joint
Workshop Meeting:
C. Approve Minutes of November 14, 2006 Pre-Council Meeting:
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D. Approve Minutes of November 21, 2006 City Council Regular
Meeting:
E. Tabled from December 12, 2006: Contract with Owyhee
Construction for Broadwav Avenue Water and Sewer
Improvements for $817,576.50:
F. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 06-
038 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 5.53 acres from RUT to
an R-8 zone for Nursery Subdivision by Gary Fors - 570 South
Linder Road:
G. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 06-
036 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 25 residential lots and
3 common lots on 5.53 acres in a proposed R-8 zone for Nursery
Subdivision by Gary Fors - 570 South Linder Road:
H. Approve Adult Business License Renewal for Paul McLeod /
Vallev Video at 433 N. Main Street:
I. Approve Pawnbroker's License Renewal for Terry Stewart /
Bennv's Pawn at 451 N. Main Street:
J. Approve Pawnbroker's License Renewal for Paul Watson.
LRB. Inc./ Meridian Coin & Pawn at 1550 N. Main Street:
K. Approve Beer and Wine License Transfers of Ownership from
Dancing Dog, LLC to Dancing Dog Coffee House, LLC for
Dancina Doa Coffee House at 10 W. Franklin Road:
L. Second Addendum to Development Agreement: MI 06-004
Request for Modification of the Development Agreement between
the City of Meridian and Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene
to allow a residential subdivision and a church on 32.45 acres for
Shepherd Creek Subdivision by Valley Shepherd Church of the
Nazarene & Shepherd's Creek, LLC - 2475 South Meridian Road:
M. Easement Aareement for Pressure ReducinQ Valve with The
Turf Company. LLC:
N. Public Works Chanae Order No. 1 for Broadwav Avenue.
Meridian to Fifth Street Water and Sewer Improvements with
Civil Survey Consultants for $4,000.00:
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O. Public Works Chanae Order No. 2 for Water and Sewer
Improvements in Coniunction with the Locust Grove Grade
Separation with Cascade Pipeline Corporation for $2,620.00:
P. Resolution No. 06-542 VAC 06-015 Request for a
Vacation of a portion of the public utilities, drainage and irrigation
easement adjacent to the common lot line of Lots 3 & 4, Block 1 of
Silverleaf Subdivision No.1 by Corey Barton / Dyver
Development - 3128 & 3150 West Lost Rapids Drive:
Q. SHP 06-008: Request for Short Plat Approval of Schwenkfelder
Tire Short Plat consisting of one commercial building lot on 1.903
acres in a C-G zone by JR and Bonnie SChwenkfelder, LLC:
R. Approve Contract for Training and Installation of Electronic
Tracking Svstem with ETS:
S. Approve Aareement for Professional Services with Indigo
Networks for Wireless Network Infrastructure Maintenance,
Operational Support and Repair:
T. Memorandum Aareement on Overpayment of Overtime with
I.A.F.F. Local #2311:
U. Approve Contract for Wastewater Filtration Enaineering
Report with CH2M HILL for $48,454:
V. Approve Contract for the Survey Training Support Services
with JUB Engineers, Inc. for $5,858:
X. Water Main Easement for Sakana Sushi by Sundance
Investments:
Wardle: That brings us to Item 6, the Consent Agenda.
Bird: Mr. President?
Wardle: Mr. Bird.
Bird: On the Consent Agenda, as I stated earlier, item W has been -- a resolution for
the adoption of the records retention schedule has been asked to be tabled to January
23rd, 2007. We do have I see now Resolution 06 -- Item P is a resolution 06-542 and
with that I move we pass the revised Consent Agenda and the Mayor to sign and the
Clerk to attest.
Rountree: Mr. President?
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Wardle: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: On Item N you have before you a letter from the Public Works director in
order to move forward with that particular contract there needs to be a line item budget
adjustment of a half a million dollars within the Public Works budget between the water
-- wastewater budget and the special project sewer extension and with the approval of
the Consent Agenda I would ask you that you consider that request.
Wardle: We've had a second to the motion with the addendum.
Bird: The maker agrees.
Wardle: A procedural question. That would be to approve that a line item adjustment
be brought forward for consideration for that to be approved at this point.
Rountree: The line item adjustment that you have before you in the memo be approved
at this point.
Wardle: Okay. Council, I would consider that part of the motion and note the memo
from Public Works dated the 19th. With that, Mr. Clerk, will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 5:
Special Recognition to SFC Daniel J. Salvesen:
Wardle: Madam Mayor, we moved Item 5 to your report, so --
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Council, Item No.5 will be done after the beginning of
the year as a January 2nd item and we look forward to that special recognition at that
time.
De Weerd: Okay. Item 6 is the Consent Agenda.
Rountree: We just did it.
Bird: We've already done that, Mayor.
De Weerd: Oh, you just did it. You skipped five.
Wardle: Yes.
Item 7:
Department Reports:
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A. Mayor's Office:
1. Budget Amendment for Mayor's Anti-Drug Coalition for
"Tuned Out" program commissioned by New Heritage
Theatre Company:
De Weerd: Oh. Okay. Okay. Item 7 under Department Reports. Council, you should
have a budget amendment form in your packet of information about the Tuned Out
program. This is the program that we commissioned the writing of a script for the new
Heritage Theater to write a program specific to four different substances and they have
completed the script. They have incurred some expenses. We received a grant
through the Governor's office that will cover this particular invoice and so at this point,
because we are not totally fund raised for the entire production, I'm just coming to get a
budget amendment for this particular amount of $4,999.99, that's just five thousand
dollars minus a penny, to pay some of the expenses to get this theater company paid
for some of their expenditures and time that they have already spent in this production
and I will be bringing back to you probably in the month of February for the full amount
to bring this to full production, as well as an agreement that Mr. Nary has already been
working on. So, what I need from you tonight is any questions or if you don't have any
approval of the amendment to the budget, so we can get this paperwork moving.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I just have a question when we would expect to see the final
product.
De Weerd: The final product will be commissioned with New Heritage Theater and in all
of the high schools in the Meridian School District in the month of March. This will be a
program that is part of the March Against Meth, which is going to be a month long series
of events and this will be one of our prime activities, as well Channel 7 actually kicking
this off with -- through the Mayor's anti-drug coalition and we will be bringing Milton
Creagh to town on -- March 21 st is the finale, then. This is going to be one of those
events that builds up to the Milton Creagh presentation. That was probably more
information than you asked for.
Rountree: Yes. It was more than adequate. Thank you.
De Weerd: Thank you. Never wanted you to think you were short-changed on that
answer. Okay. Any other questions? If not, can I, please, have a motion?
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: I would move that we approve budget amendment request for the Mayor's
office as outlined in our packet.
Rountree: Second.
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De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve the budget amendment in
front of you. Mr. Berg, will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 8:
Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
De Weerd: Thank you. There were no items moved from the Consent Agenda.
Item 9:
Tabled from December 12, 2006: FP 06~050 Request for Final Plat
approval for 26 single-family residential building lots & 3 common lots on
9.44 acres in R-2 and R-4 zones for Napoli Subdivision by F & C
Development - 4280 South Eagle Road:
De Weerd: So, we will move to Item 9. I see from the staff report that the applicant has
responded via letter that there were concerns with staff recommendation. Caleb, do
you have anything to add?
Hood: No.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Council?
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: I would move that we approve Item 9, FP 06-050.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve Item 9. Is there any
discussion? Hearing none, Mr. Berg, will you call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 10:
Public Hearing: MFP 06-005 Request for Final Plat Modification to
modify the approved fencing along the north boundary for Reserve
Subdivision by David McKinnon - 5955 North Locust Grove Road:
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De Weerd: Item 10 I understand was noticed as a Public Hearing and I believe it
doesn't necessarily need to be, but I will open the Public Hearing and ask for a staff
comment.
Hood: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. The Item NO.1 0 on your
agenda is in reference to the Reserve Subdivision and specifically a fencing
requirement that was placed on that subdivision at the time it was approved. There was
an existing six foot chain link near the north property boundary of the Reserve
Subdivision, which is located on Locust Grove just south of Chinden Boulevard would
be here. There is an existing six foot chain link fence that is somewhere near six feet
off of that northern property boundary between Reserve Subdivision and the alternative
high school just to its north. After some discussions -- and I'll let the applicant tell the
whole story, but after some discussions with the school district, they had worked out
that that six foot -- or found out that that six foot chain link fence was off the property
line. The applicant now would like to modify that condition of approval, I believe it's
condition number three of the final plat, so it doesn't say open vision chain link fence
and be able to construct a six foot solid fence along that property line. We did bring this
to our agency comments meeting that we hold on a regular basis with the police, fire,
building, public works departments and the Bob Stowe -- Bob Stowe did mention from
the Meridian Police Department that he did have concerns with a solid fence along that
property line. They do on a regular basis like to be able to see through those -- the
financing from the street through -- for visibility purposes, just so they can make sure if
they get any calls they can do drive bys, essentially, and it -- eyes on the property
certainly helps the feel there, too. The Unified Development Code is silent on this issue.
There is nothing in city code that says that it needs to be solid or open vision. However,
there is a UDC provision that does state for all common open spaces, which this isn't a
common open space in a subdivision, but that's the closest thing to liken it to. We do
restrict that to four foot solid or a six foot open vision fence just kind of as a reference.
It's not the same, but we do have that in city code. Primarily -- oh, I should mention, too
-- and I see Wendell is in the audience tonight, but we did receive a letter from Wendell
dated November 7th, 2006. The school district is in support of the applicant's request to
have a solid fence along that north property boundary for reasons noted in his letter,
pretty much nuisance related or reasons -- I'll let him speak on that or Dave, maybe, or
whoever, but staff is recommending denial of the applicant's request, because of the
expressions from the police department saying they have some safety concerns if this is
approved. With that I will stand for any questions you may have.
De Weerd: Thank you, Caleb. Council, do you have any questions?
Bird: I have none, Mayor.
De Weerd: Okay. Is the applicant here?
McKinnon: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Dave McKinnon, 735
South Crosstimber. It's kind of an awkward position to be in to have the school district
and the police department on opposite ends of an argument. We didn't want to put
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ourselves in this position, but we had an awkward moment when we found out that the
school district fence was placed six feet off their property line. I went ahead and
provided a slide -- a color photo. Craig's going to put it up real quick so you can get a
pretty good look at what's actually happening out there. I got a phone call from Jake
Centers, the developer of this site, and he said we are about to put our fence up and our
fence -- if we put it up we will end up with a six foot no man's land. This is the property
line right here. The school district's fence is about six feet in the wrong spot. So, if we
put up a fence on our property line, we'd end up with a six foot no man's land. So, I
went ahead and called Wendell up and said, Wendell, we have got a situation here
where your fence is in the wrong spot. We have got six feet of property that you're not
using, how do you want to resolve this? And Wendell said, boy, I didn't realize we had
that problem. Would you call our architect and make sure he's aware of it. I called the
architect and the architect said, you know what, Dave, when we first put that fence in
there there used to be a ditch there. Now the ditch isn't there and, you know, we'd
really like to have that land back. So, I called Jake back and said, Jake, here is the
situation, they'd really like to move that fence back and he said let's meet Wendell on
site. So, we met with Wendell on site, Wendell goes, yeah, you know what, if you guys
put up a fence we will go ahead and take our fence down, but we want to make sure
your fence goes up before our fence comes down, because we want to make sure that
the kids are fenced in. So, go ahead and put up your fence and, by the way, what kind
of fence are you putting up and we said, well, the conditions of approval said we got to
put up a chain link or a solid -- or I mean open vision fence and Wendell said, boy, we'd
sure like it if you could put up a solid fence, as long as it's not a wood fence, you know,
on the western property boundary of this site we have got a vinyl fence, we really like
that. Chain link fences aren't as good as what a solid fence provides for a school site
and we think the solid fence would be better. So, Jake said, you know what, I'd rather
have a solid fence, too. Could we take this to the Council and see what -- see what the
Council thinks? There is a couple of really good reasons for asking for a solid fence
adjacent to a school site. As Craig pointed out, it is very different than a common lot.
You have children and people out here on the weekends and during the day that is
much higher use than you would typically see within a subdivision. People that aren't
part of the subdivision there and you have a lot higher activity level with school sports
and with school activities and weekend activities and weekend sports, evening sports.
Essentially, what happens when you have an open vision backyard you end up with two
front yards, because you really don't have a private space, because your space is
shared with everybody that backs up to you. As far as a school site, it provides an
opportunity for nuisances to take place and you have dogs in the backyards and the
kids are attracted to the dogs and dogs and children sometimes don't mix very well and
you have the opportunity for teasing of the dogs and for children to be nipped or bit
through the chain link fence. Also, the animals have a tendency to have an easier time
getting underneath the chain fence. Also, balls and frisbees go into a backyard, a chain
link fence is almost an open invitation to a child to go ahead and climb the fence and
retrieve that, rather than to go and knock on the door. Part of the reason is that they
can't see what's on the other side if there is a solid fence, rather than a chain link fence.
So, Wendell is here tonight, he wrote a letter in support. He can tell you some of the
other reasons why he would prefer to have a solid fence here, but from the development
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side we believe that a private back yard would be better for this development, they are
large backyards and it would be nice to have a private space. I'd ask Wendell to come
up and share some comments with you about the reasons why he'd like to see a solid
fence. But we would like to see that condition changed for the reasons I just listed and
ask if you have any questions of me and I can turn some time over to Wendell.
De Weerd: Council, do you have any questions for the applicant?
Bird: I have none.
De Weerd: Okay.
McKinnon: Thank you.
Bigham: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Council. Can we go--
De Weerd: If you will, please, state your name and address for the record.
Bigham: Of course. Wendell Bigham, 911 Meridian Road, Meridian, Idaho.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Bigham: Here representing Joint School District No.2. Certainly I am appreciative of
the comments by the police department. However, I'm not sure that the line of sight is
necessarily the issue that we are trying to perceive it to be. The school that is sitting
there today -- that's sitting right here, is an academy, it's an alternative academy high
school site and it has a low student population and a very limited play area in this area
right here. However, long term about here is where the driveway comes in. It will come
across and down -- I'm sorry, this is our school site, not there. The school is sitting right
here. This is the city's pumphouse. The road will come in here and probably terminate
right about here. This area will be a future Locust Grove elementary school site. So,
from a line of site observation into the parking area at the elementary school that's
situated in here, a play area back in here, security will be able to see through the
playground. This will be a common walking area connecting up to the two subdivisions.
So, then, we come back to the -- our position on fencing. Our preferred fencing, simply
because it is cost effective and safe, is six foot high chain link. We do prefer a solid
fence. The decorative wrought iron fences, the nuisance problems with animals, the
dog gets out of the house, it goes through the fence and the Chihuahua's loose on the
playground. It's just an ongoing problem for us. And, then, ease by which the children
can jump the fence and get into the backyards of the houses. That problem won't
manifest itself initially, because of the alternative high school here, but long term with an
elementary school here and this being a major walkway, if you will, we are going to see
that kind of behavior in that area. So, we have worked diligently with any subdivisions
to use a solid vinyl fence product that's six foot high. The underlying concern I would
have is if the new trend that we are wanting to look at is solid or open fencing all the
way around the perimeter of a high school -- or a school. Paramount High School that's
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under construction, it has solid fencing around the perimeter of it with our chain link
fence on the inside. Heritage Middle School is a similar situation. So, I'm more
concerned that we are changing our way of thinking. I'm not turning a deaf ear to the
safety concerns; I'm simply trying to say that we believe the safety and the drive by
provisions will be provided when that future elementary school site comes on. So, with
that I would stand for any questions.
De Weerd: Council, any questions? Okay. Is -- who is over there? Hi, Gene.
Lieutenant, do you have any questions or any comments while we have the
representative from the school district here?
Trakel: Well, this was brought to my attention just prior to the meeting. I did not have a
briefing with Lieutenant Stowe. I can only go from my experience that with open
fencing, it's -- the safety issue, along with the fact that being able to see the building,
because, obviously, schools a lot of the times are targets for vandalism and theft in the
nighttime and the more open and visual it is to where officers driving by from different
streets can spot light the school or look through and see the area to see if anybody is
out there, the more opportunity that that won't happen and I imagine that's what
Lieutenant Stowe was referring to.
De Weerd: Well, they didn't say anything different than you said they would.
Bigham: Madam Mayor, a point of clarification. If the officers are concerned about
visual into the school, of course, you do the drive by on Locust Grove. The school is
sitting right about where the pointer is. From Locust Grove you can see this way back --
I think the next slide would show that -- from the future road into the parking lot here you
can see totally across the frontage of the site. You can go to the rear of the existing
parking lot and you can survey the triangular playground area, but, more importantly, in
the future when that road comes back to the parking area in here, you will be able to,
basically, observe four sides of the academy high school. Driving through the
subdivision I'm not sure how you would ever get any decent visual line through the
houses. So, I understand the police department's concern, I'm just wondering how
applicable it is, because this is the area we are talking of fencing is right here.
De Weerd: Okay.
Hood: Madam Mayor?
Bigham: Yeah. This is the area. We had a 50-50 chance when we guessed on that
property line that we were wrong.
De Weerd: Six feet.
Hood: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Caleb.
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Hood: Members of the Council. I may be able to shed some light. As I mentioned
earlier, we do have a regular bi-monthly meeting with the departments and other
agencies and this comment is not only for the police department to see back there,
because they are not patrolling schools, you know, on a 15 minute basis, but it's really
for the folks that are going to live there to be able to police themselves and so they can
see through their back fence and make sure there is no -- see the activity going on just
on the other side of their property line if there is a six foot tall fence there, there may be
some kids right on the other side and you can't even see them. So, it's really also for
those future residents, again, to kind of police themselves, so they can see through their
own fence and it's kind of a community policing system, if you will, and that's -- I picked
that up just from -- from being in these meetings with Lieutenant Stowe that that's
another idea is to have it open so everyone can see in there and, then, you don't create
these pockets where people can hide. So, for whatever that's worth.
De Weerd: Any further comments?
Bigham: Madam Mayor, Council, I would just like to, again, restate that we don't believe
it's the public's job to police school district property and, more importantly, this would be
somewhat of a paradigm shift compared to all the schools that we currently have built
and are under construction, that in many many instances have six foot high solid fence
between the private property and the school district's property. So, again, if we go down
this road -- and I'm not saying that we should or shouldn't go down this road, it would
probably have to be made clear to the property owners that this is something at the
city's request, not the school district's request, because we don't want to be in the
position of asking the public to police our property and this same safety concern exists
throughout the district and is currently under construction in many places in the district.
With that, again, I'd stand for questions.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Lieutenant Trakel, I got a question. On those houses, you know, you want to look
back and I don't disagree with it, but the houses have solid -- normally solid fences on
their sides and stuff, so you don't get to see -- from the street you don't see back into
the yard anyway.
Trakel: In most instances I would agree with you, Councilman Bird. There are breaks
in houses that don't have the fences and the side deals of some of the driveways, which
does give you the opportunity to go back there. Also, if you do have a situation and
you're entering in somebody's backyard, you got an open view of that whole field from a
chain link fence, rather than trying to peer over a solid fence, which, unfortunately, I
have been in that situation numerous times. The comment that was made that they can
police the area I don't believe is much for policing the school's property as taking care of
their own, because if it's fenced off it cannot be seen, it does attract, because it's an
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open field and nobody lives there at night, so it's an invitation for people to hide back
there to do whatever activities they plan on doing. So, I believe that was kind of what
that comment was directed towards.
De Weerd: And it is the extra set of eyes or the perception of the extra set of eyes.
Those fields are dark and there is a lot that goes on there at night and I think that's the
experience not only in our school yards, but our parks as well, and that is the ordinance
we have that surround our parks, so we are used to talking to neighbors about that.
But, usually, the fence is there before the neighbor is and when they move in they have
a chain link fence and it's a visual view and it is a safety issue, so -- and I think in some
of the cases where you have a solid fence is where those subdivisions went in before it
was a school site.
Bigham: Madam Mayor, I believe that is correct before the schools were built. I'm just
wondering if, then -- am I interpreting that the way you're going that on our future
subdivision approval letters that contain a school site in them, are you, then, asking that
we go away from our six foot solid fence to being in support -- our district's six foot high
chain link fence and go away from that and move towards a six foot -- or an open fence
-- when you say open, are you talking wrought iron or are you talking chain link?
De Weerd: Chain link.
Bigham: Chain link. Okay. I was under the impression it was decorative wrought iron.
The school district has no problems with the chain link fence. The developer may have
an esthetic problem with the chain link fence. So, I have no problems at all with a chain
link. The esthetics, if we go away from that, then, a lot of times the developers want the
vinyl, so, again, then, I would say the school district is very happy with a chain link
fence. The unhappiness may lie with the developer.
De Weerd: Well, I think it's more the visibility through the fence, you know, and that's
what our ordinances on pathways, so yours is a chain link fence, they may want a
wrought iron, if it needs to be a see through and you don't feel comfortable with a
wrought iron, is that what I understand?
Bigham: Madam Mayor, I'm comfortable with just an open wrought iron or vinyl fence.
We would still, then, like to reserve the right to move our chain link fence up within six
inches of our property line and be right up against their open fence -- their decorative
open fence, if you will, because it's that solid barrier of the chain link fence that serves
us in terms of the safety of kids playing on the playground, when they are running
backwards, if they hit a four foot fence they actually flip over and can sustain fairly
substantial injuries, so you always see where we have any type of running activity we
try to have a six foot high fence, so that they just slam up against it, I guess. But we are
comfortable moving our fence and we have agreed to totally eliminate our fence if there
is solid fence in there. If it goes to something else, then, we would simply move our
fence six feet up against the developer's fence of his choice.
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De Weerd: Okay. Any questions? Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I don't have any questions, but I think we need some
clarification and I don't know what the plat says and what the conditions of approval
were, but if it's open fence we are talking open fence, we are talking chain link, we are
talking solid. All have different meanings. An open fence by definition and I think in our
ordinance is chain link, wrought iron, open vinyl slats and that sort of thing. So, I'm
getting to my question for David is what was the developer proposing to do? I suspect
not chain link.
McKinnon: Madam Mayor, Councilman Rountree, the actual thought was a powder
coated chain link fence. Black. And it tends to disappear, but in meeting with Wendell
on site and their preference was for a solid fence, you know, we'd like to do a solid
fence if that's an option. There was expressed -- Wendell expressed it tonight, just like
he did out in the field, that they have less problems if there is a solid fence and Wendell
pointed out correctly that if you were to drive down through Reserve Subdivision there
would be -- and Councilman Bird pointed it out -- that there is a six foot tall fence
between the side yards, you really can't see into the school site. The only way you can
see into the school site is through the backyards and as you pointed out, Mayor de
Weerd, it's dark in that field and those people aren't looking beyond their own yard into
a dark field. It will still be dark even at night, even with on open vision fence, unless it's
lit. You're still dealing with a dark area. So, we would prefer a solid vision fence -- a
solid fence, rather than an open vision fence.
De Weerd: Okay.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: David, now what did your plat approval say? Open?
McKinnon: The plat approval was an open vision fence per your code. That includes
chain link, wrought iron, and vinyl.
Bird: That's what I thought I heard you say. And you planned on putting a powder
coated chain link fence up?
McKinnon: And, then, we met with Wendell and he said we'd sure like a solid and we
said if that's an option let's go back and talk to the Council.
Bird: The school district wanted the solid.
McKinnon: Uh-huh. And we said, hey, if that's an opportunity for us, we would like the
solid as well. So, we took the opportunity to come to you and say we'd like a solid
fence. That's what the school district wants, that's what we would prefer. If both
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property owners want the same thing, it seems like that's one thing you should do is
allow the property owners of the property to put up a fence that they both like.
Bird: The scenario, though -- excuse me, Madam Mayor. Most times if you're going to
have kids raking and running it's going to come from the school to the backyard, not
from the backyard to the deal. So, I understand where our officers are coming from.
They want to be able to see into that backyard, because kids can hop and be -- and
hide themselves within there if you have got an open deal and -- I don't know. I -- the
more I get -- the more I hear I'm for keeping it open myself. And I think a chain link
powder coated fence would look very very nice.
De Weerd: Well, Dave, this is a Public Hearing, so I have to ask. Is there any members
of the public who would like to testify on this application? Okay. Do you have any final
comments, Dave?
McKinnon: Well, it is the last meeting before Christmas and New Year's, so happy New
Year, Merry Christmas. You know, we would prefer a solid fence. We have a solid
fence on the western property boundary, the R-2 subdivision is all solid vinyl fence and
we could match that up and do something that would be nice. As Wendell pointed out,
there is going to be circulation around the entire school area. The police department
will have adequate viewing into this site by going through the traffic circulation areas.
It's not blocked off for emergency vehicles, it would be a traffic circulation pattern. We'd
like to avoid the conflict in the future and there is conflict that happens and Wendell has
pointed that out to you. So, we would really ask that you consider tonight allowing us to
do a solid fence in this location.
De Weerd: Caleb, in the past we have found different type of fencing that had some
visual opportunities that -- kind of as a mix with the -- isn't that out at Bridgetower?
Don't they have something out at Bridgetower that's similar? It still has vision
opportunities in it?
Hood: Madam Mayor, I believe we are talking about at Bridgetower. There is a three-
quarter inch gap in between their slats and that was a solid fence. With the UDC that
was adopted last September we further defined what an open vision fence is. That was
not.an open vision fence just because their slats were further apart. Now open vision is
defined as chain link or wrought iron see through. So, not just -- like chain link with slats
would not be open vision, although it's chain link. It's neither a solid, nor an open vision
fence, but it's a screening type fence. So, that fence we -- was problematic, because
they were saying this is open vision, because, usually, you have an eighth of an inch in
between your slats and we have got three-quarters, so it's really open vision, so, again,
now open is wrought iron or chain link. Those are the only real two that I'm aware of for
fencing options that comply with that open vision standard.
De Weerd: Okay.
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McKinnon: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, we are asking for a modification,
so we are not asking for one or the other. There isn't an option -- a third option that you
brought up. I remember that fence pretty well. In fact, I was here the night we
presented that -- I think there was, actually, a picture of me in the minutes from that
meeting standing behind it and you can see me. So, there are other options that are out
there. We'd like to have the opportunity to have at least a private backyard in these
locations and if there is a third option we definitely would be happy to look into that.
De Weerd: Council, anything further?
Bird: I have none, Mayor.
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you.
McKinnon: Thank you.
De Weerd: Okay. There is no further public testimony. Council?
Bird: Move we close Public Hearing MFP 06-005.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. Motion and a second to close the Public Hearing on Item 10. All
those in favor say aye. That was all in unison. All ayes. Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: I guess for discussion on the application, with regards to the specific facts in
this particular presentation that you have got adjacent property owners both seeking to
provide a fence product which I think esthetically is much better than the chain link, that
there is cones of vision for public safety provided around the school site and what it
sounds like from the district's testimony is will continually develop that line of vision to
be available around the entire school site. I don't have any objection to permitting the
six foot solid fence along the northern boundary apparently to be consistent with the
type of fencing which has been adjacent to the western boundary without incident as far
as what I have been provided. I have had -- for what it's worth, I've had experiences to
and including my own children who have been nipped by dogs' through a chain link
fence at a school site, along with their friends and it is -- I can see it being an attractive
nuisance. It's not a comment on whether or not there is a -- at least from my
perspective any need for some city wide change at this point with regard to the type of
fencing around school sites and subdivisions. I'm not going that far by any stretch. But
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with regards to this particular request I don't have any problem approving this -- this final
plat modification to that solid fencing.
Rountree: Is that a motion?
Borton: If there is no other discussion, that is a motion. I would move we approve Item
No. 10, MFP 06-005.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve Item 10. Any discussion?
Okay. Mr. Berg, will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, nay; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE NAY.
Item 11:
Public Hearing: VAC 06-014 Request for a Vacation of the 20 foot wide
utility and irrigation easement located on the west half of Lot 13 of
Crestwood Subdivision NO.1 by Brighton Development, Inc. - 4055
East Leigh Field Drive:
De Weerd: Thank you. Item 11 is a Public Hearing on VAC 06-014. I will open this
Public Hearing with staff comments.
Hood: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Item No. 11 is a vacation
application for a 20 foot wide utility and irrigation easement on the south side of what
was once platted as Crestwood Subdivision NO.1. As you can see from the zoning
map it's just off of Locust Grove Road. This is Quenzer Commons, the Quenzer
Commons development. This is going to be phase ten of Quenzer Commons. They
are resubdividing a lot in the aforementioned Crestwood Subdivision NO.1. There is a
utility easement that runs along the south side of that Crestwood Subdivision and they
are vacating that -- proposing to vacate that easement, so they can construct their
infrastructure underground and they have -- the applicant has submitted the
relinquishments from all applicable utilities. No one had any concerns. Staff is
recommending approval. We also had a letter from the applicant stating that they are in
full agreement with this report and I did speak with Jay Walker from Brighton
Corporation last week, he was -- he wasn't sure -- he was out of town and he wasn't
sure if he was going to be able to make it back, but I do have that letter from him saying
that he's fully in agreement with the staff report, which, again, we are recommending
approval of. So, with that I will stand for any questions you may have.
De Weerd: Thanks, Caleb. Any questions, Council?
Rountree: I have none.
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Bird: I have none.
De Weerd: Okay. Is the applicant here? I have to ask. Okay. It is a Public Hearing.
Anyone want to provide testimony on this application? I know, Frank, you really want
to, don't you? Okay.
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Wardle: Seeing no further public testimony, I would move that we close the Public
Hearing on Item 11.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to close the Public Hearing on Item 11. All
those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: I would move that we approve Item 11, VAC 06-014.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 11. If there is no discussion,
Mr. Berg, will you call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 12:
Ordinance No. 06-1282
and Zoning of 20.18 acres from
Villaae Subdivision by Cherie A.
Road:
AZ 06-042 Request for Annexation
RUT to an R-8 zone for Cottswold
Dalton Living Trust - 2180 East Amity
Item 13:
Ordinance No. 06-1283 Amendments to Dog LicensinQ
Ordinance to Include Updating Procedures, New Fees, and Fee
Increases:
De Weerd: Thank you. Items 12 and 13 are ordinances 06-1282 and 06-1283. Mr.
Berg, will you, please, read these two ordinances by title only.
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Berg: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Ordinance 06-1282, an
ordinance for annexation of property being a portion of the west 1/2 of the southeast 1/4
of the southwest 1/4 of Section 29, Township 3 North, Range 1 East, Boise Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho, as described in Attachment A and annexing certain lands and
territories situated in Ada County, Idaho, and adjacent and contiguous to the corporate
limits of the City of Meridian, as required by the City of Meridian, establishing and
determining the land use zoning classification of said lands from RUT to I-L and C-G in
the Meridian City Code, providing that copies of this ordinance shall be filed with the
Ada County assessor, the Ada County recorder, and the Idaho State Tax Commission,
as required by law, and providing for a summary of the ordinance and providing for a
waiver of the reading of the rules and providing an effective date.
Berg: Ordinance 06-1283. An ordinance amending Title 6, Chapter 2, in the Meridian
City Code regarding definitions and City of Meridian dog licenses, providing for a waiver
of the reading of the rules and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Berg. You have heard the reading of these two ordinances
by title only. Is there anyone who would like to hear it read in its entirety? Thank you.
Okay. Council?
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: I move that we approve Item 12, Ordinance No. 06-1282 and Item 13,
Ordinance No. 06-1283 with suspension of rules.
Rountree: Second.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a bunch of seconds to approve Items 12 and 13.
If there is no discussion, Mr. Berg, will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 14:
City Council President I Address:
De Weerd: Okay. Item 14. I will turn this over to Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: Thank you, Madam Mayor. For the record, my new business firm proposed a
contract for the Meridian Development Corporation and was awarded the administrative
contract on the 13th. Part of that proposal was the resignation of my position on this
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City Council. And so with that I have a prepared statement addressed to the Mayor and
the City Council. I would like to thank you for your service to the community of
Meridian. It has been my esteemed pleasure for the past three years to be a part of this
important effort. We have accomplished many important things in the short period of
time and built upon the tradition which makes ours a premier city. I know that the future
of Meridian is in responsible hands through your stewardship. A personal expression of
gratitude is in order for all those individuals who provided vision and direction for this
community while I was a child growing up here. It is they who have fostered my sense
of duty to serve. My thoughts of achievement are to the children of Meridian. It is their
future which fuels my ongoing commitment to make this a better place. May they have
as excellent a place to learn, grow, and prosper as was mine to enjoy. My true sense of
respect and appreciation is to the staff of the City of Meridian. They are not only good
at their jobs, but really have a drive to accomplish the goals of this organization. I say
without hesitation that they are the finest group of people I have ever worked with and
hope to have provided some measure of leadership in their important roles. I would
foremost like to thank the citizens who elected me to the City Council. They believed as
I did in the importance of bringing good business and a strong economy to our
community. They voted for visionary goals, while embracing fiscal conservation. The
community asked for a safe place to live and the security which provides the opportunity
to raise their families. Mostly they gave the young of their own community the chance
to serve his hometown and contribute to the greater good. I feel the tenure on the City
Council has been productive and that I earned our citizens' respect. It is with reflection
that I make this announcement, for I truly believe in my campaign goals and work
diligently to make them a reality. However, the opportunities which present themselves
for my future offer greater responsibilities to help me make this community the premier
place to live, work, and raise a family. My future affords the chance to provide not only
vision, but some true professional effort on behalf of our community. Please accept my
formal resignation for Seat No. 1 of the Meridian City Council effective the 20th of
December, 2006. And I will enter this into the record with the clerk. But I come bearing
gifts, so hold on just a minute.
Rountree: Fiesta Bowl stuff.
Wardle: What's that?
Rountree: Fiesta Bowl stuff.
Bird: Fiesta Bowl gear.
De Weerd: Is this the Bronco --
Wardle: It is not Fiesta Bowl stuff. First off, I would like to present to the City Council --
each of the City Council members a gift bag and included in that gift bag is a device
which has a flashlight, a compass, and a tool kit, so that all the members of the public
will know and you can reflect from time to time that -- that I know that you all have two
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hands to find things and now you have a compass and a flashlight to help. So, let there
be no question that you will --
Bird: We need it.
Wardle: -- have the ability to --
Bird: Thank you, Shaun, very much.
Rountree: Thank you.
Wardle: For the city attorney, who I have had the pleasure of serving with as a Council
member, provided also Mr. Nary a level for you to help keep this organization on its
course and it's great for hanging pictures in the new City Hall.
Nary: Thank you.
Wardle: For the Mayor I have an indoor-outdoor thermometer and clock, so that you
can always at a glance know the temperature and climate of our community.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Wardle: For Mr. Berg, our City Clerk, I provide to you a tape measure -- now this is for
two reasons. One, in designing the new City Hall I want you to make sure that the seats
are far enough apart that they provide some wiggle room and, in addition, it's great for
hanging pictures, too, in the new City Hall. And my parting gift -- my parting gift is a
laser pointer that hopefully the public will be able to use with one button. So, I'm going
to put this on the pOdium as I leave and, Mr. Berg, if you need batteries call me.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Okay. Council, it's your opportunity.
Bird: I'm going to have the privilege of being the oldest -- not only in time, but in age
also, so I had already got a nice statement about Shaun in the paper. Shaun, I have
been -- it's been a pleasure to serve with you. You have brought a lot to this Council
and I appreciate it. You have worked very hard for the citizens and I know that you
were going to step to the plate a lot more with this new job and I am very happy -- I hate
to lose you on the Council, because you have been very good, but I am happy to have
you working for us on the MDC board. Thank you very much.
Wardle: Thank you.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I guess we can go down the line. I, too, hate to see you
leave. You have done an excellent job. I appreciate your comments about you growing
up in the community. That strikes home. I can remember you as a little bespeckled
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baseball player and with my sons and they, as well as you, have made me very proud to
the efforts that we all have made in our community. So, I wish you well. I know you're
going to do a great job for us in economic development. I know your heart is there. I
know your passion is there. And I'm really and truly looking forward to seeing the great
things that you and your firm will do for the city, as well as MDC. And thank you,
Shaun, for your time.
Wardle: Thank you.
Rountree: And keep the health clubs going as well.
Wardle: I will.
De Weerd: Well, Joe, do you want to go before I do?
Borton: Sure. Absolutely. I, for one, couldn't be more pleased to have you leave. It's
about damn time. You know, I echo the comments of Councilmen Bird and Rountree.
I'm impressed. For me you bring, have brought, always will continue to bring a type of
passion and glass is half full enthusiasm, which needs to be present more in local
government and communities than it is. You do a fantastic job with that. The analogy
that I have used in other context is the success in getting that brass ring that people
reach for and go around the merry-go-round and some think about it and some just ride
it around and never try. I don't think you get the thing around once before you're out
reaching for it. You always grab for that, every opportunity to make Meridian succeed.
And I think you role with MDC is just another opportunity where you have reached out,
you captured it, and you're going to do everything you can to keep the glass half full for
the City of Meridian. So, I appreciate it. Don't ever lose the enthusiasm and passion
that you have expressed, that Councilman Rountree feels clearly seeing you grow up
and have that for years to come, so we appreciate you and you're not far away, so
appreciate everything you have done and will continue to do.
Nary: Madam Mayor, maybe before you have the last comment could I say something?
De Weerd: No. Yes.
Nary: Thank you. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Councilmember Wardle, I have the
unique privilege of having both an opponent and a colleague and a staff member with
you and I have appreciated all those different roles and the class that you have brought
to the seat and to this Council and your perspective and energy and I think that's been
an asset to this city and will continue to be an asset to this city. As I told you today on
phone, you will notice a change fairly rapidly when you're no longer sitting in these
chairs. As I told you when I returned your call today, I probably wouldn't call you back
as soon any longer and Mr. Berg will no longer be getting your water for you. But as a
former Councilmember Anderson and myself can attest, not sitting in these chairs still is
rewarding, there is many good things that can be done and I certainly anticipate great
things with your new role. So, good luck.
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Wardle: Thank you.
De Weerd: I can say, because you are filling my seat, that I -- I don't want to sound as
old as Charlie or Keith --
Rountree: Oh, go ahead.
De Weerd: But I will say that I have--
Bird: You are as old.
De Weerd: -- I am not. I'm young enough to be your daughter.
Bird: That's right.
De Weerd: I am very impressed, Shaun, in how you took that seat and you always
come prepared to the meetings and I have seen a lot of growth. You took over that seat
and filled in very rapidly, but you have really grown and blossomed and that's very much
appreciated. I have been honored to work with you in your role as Council President
and I feel that I am seeing a different Shaun than I once thought I knew and that is very
rewarding and an experience that I have appreciated. And, certainly, with that we take
away a lot of fond memories of comments you have said and said probably the blunders
I have said. I think it was about your U of I days. But, certainly, very memorable was
the bet you lost to Councilman Borton and we have that on film and public record. So,
we will -- so, we appreciate your service. You have served our community with great
dignity and we appreciate all your efforts.
Wardle: Thank you.
De Weerd: Good luck and look forward to continuing to work with you.
Item 15:
Appointment of City Council Member for Seat # 1 for City Council
Confirmation:
De Weerd: Okay. Council, with all of that said, Item 14 is my appointment to fill those
shoes and I can say with great confidence that the appointment I have in front of you
tonight is the only one I know that can fill those shoes and probably not miss a beat. It
will be a different face -- quite different. You know, although I will say you were a young
person you said. You have grown older.
Rountree: Matured.
De Weerd: Matured.
Nary: Just by sitting in that chair.
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De Weerd: I know. Just by dealing with us. I know that. I think it was staff, though,
really. Staff aged you. But I bring in front of you -- each of you received the letter that
Commissioner David Zaremba had indicating his interest in this seat, as well as his
attached resume. My appointment that I bring to you is without any doubt that this is the
best person to fill the seat. He brings a commitment to this community that has been
very long term and he will be a great asset to the background that you all possess and
will compliment the Council that is currently seated up here. So, my recommendation
and my appointment is for David Zaremba and I would like to gain your approval tonight.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: If we don't have any discussion, I would make a motion to accept the appointment
of David Zaremba to Seat NO.1 for the City Council, to take effect December 21 st, 2006
-- or 22nd. I'm sorry. And will be sworn in on January 2nd, 2007.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Okay. Mr. Berg,
will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: You know, Shaun, it was my seat and now it's your seat that he will be
filling, so you think you can do it?
Wardle: Madam Mayor, if I may make a -- just a quick comment. I'm pleased to see
David be appointed to this seat. He was my opponent in the campaign and ran a
worthy campaign and we have a number of issues that we agree on and I really look
forward to his service to the city and I look forward to working with him directly. A great
choice and it's great for the city, so welcome.
De Weerd: Well, Mr. Zaremba, I decided I wouldn't ask your permission until the vote
was made, so would you like to say a few words? You will find that I always like to have
the last word, though.
Zaremba: I will happily give you that. Madam Mayor, thank you. Mr. President,
Members of the Council. I assume that I will have a swearing in ceremony and at that
time I will probably have the opportunity to say a few words about myself and my goal
and -- but I would like to echo the thought that I think I will fit in well with the Council,
because I have the same sentiments about Mr. Wardle that they have expressed. We
did run for the same office. I have never stated as -- that we were opponents. I felt we
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ran for the same office, that we ran a cordial race and at a very high level. I have been
very pleased and supportive of what Councilman Wardle has been doing in the
meantime. I would be saddened by his departure, except for the knowledge that he is
continuing in his service to Meridian and the one disappointment I have in this is that I
found out yesterday I'm going to have to have e-mail.
De Weerd: It was a please request. It wasn't a have to.
Zaremba: Oh. Okay. But other than that I would comment that along with working
closely with the rest of the Council Members and the Mayor, I also look forward to
continuing to work closely with Shaun and anytime you care to call me and tell me that I
have done something stupid on the Council, I will be happy to listen. So, thank you very
much for the appointment and I'll see you at the swearing in.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Just a few words. Dave, welcome. I know you're going to have fun. Having
been in your shoes for a number of years in Planning and Zoning, it is an interesting
change to where you go from a listener and a recommender to actually put in this
position of decision making and it's a good change. But there is a lot of thought, a lot of
tough decisions to make. We spend a lot of time looking at one another and banter
back and forth to reach decisions and I believe that with your experience and what I
know of you you will fit right in and I welcome your bride, too, to this I guess you might
say somewhat august group. So, anyway, welcome.
De Weerd: Are those like Council widows or--
Rountree: Yeah. They are.
De Weerd: Forewarned. But, yes, we welcome both of you and, David, look forward to
having you on our team and you will be sworn in on the January 2nd meeting, so come
prepared and, boy, I sure hope you have a better camera than that. Isn't that your cell
phone? Okay. I will have Jan bring the camera. Okay.
Rountree: Shelly will be here.
Executive Session per Idaho State Code 67-2345(1)(a) - (to consider
hiring a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent, not to
include. This paragraph does not apply to filling a vacancy in an elective
office):
De Weerd: Okay. Well, I'm glad Shelly will. Okay. Council, Item 16 is an Executive
Session. I would appreciate a motion.
Item 16:
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Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move that we go into Executive Session as per Idaho State Code 67-2345(1 )(a),
(1 )(f).
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to adjourn into Executive Session. Council, I
would like to invite Councilmember appointed, elect, or whatever he's called -- Mr.
Zaremba. Mr. Berg, will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Wardle, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
De Weerd: Okay, do I have a motion to come out of Executive Session?
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor.
ALL AYES. MOTION CARRIED.
Wardle: Madame Mayor.
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: Given the recent action taken by Ada County in their ordinance pertaining to
EMS services, I would suggest that the legal staff look at any and all legal remedies to
protect the city's ability to provide and additionally to secure services for our citizens to
keep them safe, to keep their interests in mind an addition to the Fire Chief to look at
the current levels of emergency services being provided to our citizens current
advanced life support, transport issues and consider in addition to that finding out
whether those are sufficient for our services and if not then ways that the city may be
able to secure those (inaudible) through additional providers or other options. I believe
that covers the jest of my intention here unless there are additional comments by the
Council.
De Weerd: Council any other comments?
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Bird: I agree 100 percent.
Borton: Absolutely, I appreciate you sharing that.
De Weerd: Okay, I am sure Mr. Nary wrote all of that down.
Nary: I am sure it is on tape.
Wardle: My final comment to that, Madame Mayor to that effect is that one of the most
concerning things for this Councilmember as well as for the community is that the ability
for the citizens to understand and to digest the current ordinance and the effect that that
may have on the public safety seems to be very, very hurried and (inaudible) and the
fact that this current ordinance will take place or take effect potentially, January 2nd, is
an extreme concern to me. So, I would ask staff to look at all remedies within that
timeframe.
Bird: I would agree.
De Weerd: Certainly our utmost priority is service to the citizens and to evaluate what
affect this has on our ability to serve the citizens of Meridian and has to be paramount
and certainly those of the Fire District that we have a joint agreement with. So-
Bird: Mayor I agree wholeheartedly with that. I couldn't put it any better. We have got
our citizens and they have to be the number one thought.
De Weerd: Okay, well thank you Council and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year. We will see you on the 2nd and I would entertain a motion to adjourn.
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
De Weerd: All those in favor say aye.
ALL AYES. MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:28 P.M.
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