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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDecember 17, 2002Meridian City Council Meeting December 17, 2002 Page 16 of 53 Roll Call: McCandless, aye; Nary, absent; de Weerd, aye; Bird, aye. Corrie: All ayes. Motion is approved. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES, ONE ABSENT Item 12. Continued Public Hearing from November 26, 2002: Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments regarding Urban Services Policies in the 2002 Comprehensive Plan: Corrie: Item Number 12 is a Continued Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment regarding the Urban Services Policies in the 2002 Comprehensive Plan. It has been requested that we continue this Public Hearing by our staff until January 28, 2003. Is there anyone from the public now that cannot be there or would like to testify at this point now? This still is a Continued Public Hearing and we will continue it again if the Council so desires. Staff comments? Hawkins-Clark: I have none, Mayor just other than what I had submitted through the memo. Thank you. Corrie: Council, any objection to continuing the Public Hearing? De Weerd: Mr. Mayor? Corrie: Mrs. de Weerd. De Weerd: Brad, will this allow -- I understand that you will be writing that and, then, it will go in front of the board to these various groups? Hawkins-Clark: Mr. Mayor, Councilwoman de Weerd, that's correct. Unless the Council would prefer to provide guidance for this process, but, essentially, what we were going to include in our draft -- the main two items, if you've read the materials, is for development in the area of impact outside the city limits. We were going to add the issue that there would be an irrevocable consent to annex that would be attached to the deeds of all development that is in Ada County that receives city services, but is not annexable. That would be the proposed policy change that would be added. Then, there needs to be some work done on how park impact fees would be collected from such developments as well and that would be also discussed. What I heard from the Council last time was to, essentially, move -get the input and sign-0ff of the boards of Ada County Association of Realtors and BCA, so that you can see the proposed language that those private industry groups have reviewed. They only meet once a month, so -- De Weerd: I did not know what the outcome of that meeting was, other than staff felt comfortable with it and so did the other participants. I guess I'm the one that really likes the language in the old Comp Plan, because -and in talking to Commissioner Kingsford, again, just the other day, I do know, in particular on several of the applications, that we had a high degree of concern about when the city recommended Meridian City Council Meeting December 17, 2002 Page 17 oP 53 denial. The whole reason they were able to deny that application -- those two applications was because of the language we had in it specifically and so this has major ramifications for growth in our area of impact that are not contiguous to our city that I have very grave concerns about as well. This is the first time I have really heard what the agreed upon language was kind of going towards and I'm not too sure I agree with it, but I'll wait and see what the language is that comes in front of us and discuss it, then. It might even be helpful to ask the input from Ada County on -- I do know they will allow development in our area of impact at the -- at the densities that are noted in our Comprehensive Plan, whether it's contiguous or not. If it's in our Comprehensive Plan and it's in our area of impact, unless we have specific language that cites certain requirements and being connected to municipal services was that phrase that really gave them leverage to do something. I will just note my concern. Corrie: If I remember, Brad, those two organizations didn't want any changes that we had is that correct or am I thinking of somebody else? Did they testify that they didn't want a different change? Hawkins-Clark: Mr. Mayor, at the meeting that we had that -- I believe you're right, that they are certainly comfortable with the current August 2002 Comprehensive Plan language, which does say that the city may consider these types of developments. It doesn't really provide much further guidance than that, but I think they were also in agreement with these other two issues. I -they would certainly be acceptable of it staying as it was, but since the Council had requested that we meet and talk over some other issues, then, that's where these came up. Corrie: Mrs. de Weerd makes a good point, so we don't know what -- any other discussion? Let the record show that Mr. Nary is back with us in the meeting. If there aren't any other comments, I will entertain a motion to continue the Public Hearing on the Urban Services Policies until January 28, 2003. De Weerd: Mr. Mayor? Corrie: Mrs. de Weerd. De Weerd: I move we continue the Public Hearing on the Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment regarding Urban Services Policies in the 2002 Comprehensive Plan to January 28, 2003. Bird: Second. Corrie: Motion has been made and seconded to continue the Public Hearing for the Urban Services Policies until January the 28, 2003, recommended by staff. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor of the motion say aye. Motion carried. Thank you. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 13. Public Hearing: RZ 02-005 Request for a Rezone of 0.8 acres from L-O to C-G zones for Ansael Park Development by Farmers and Merchants