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Home My WebLink About2026-01-06 Regular Mayor Robert E. Simison City Council Members: John Overton, President Anne Little Roberts, Vice President Brian Whitlock Liz Strader Doug Taylor Luke Cavener CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho Tuesday, January 06, 2026 at 6:00 PM The City of Meridian is committed to providing equal access to all public meetings. If you need accommodation, an alternative format, or language assistance to fully participate, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@meridiancity.org 72 hours prior the scheduled meeting. Materials presented at public meetings are subject to disclosure pursuant to the Idaho Public Records Act. Public Meetings of the Meridian City Council are streamed live at https://meridiancity.org/live and can be joined virtually at https://bit.ly/meridianzoommeeting Minutes ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE PRESENT Mayor Robert E. Simison Councilman John Overton Councilwoman Anne Little Roberts Councilman Brian Whitlock Councilwoman Liz Strader Councilman Doug Taylor Councilman Luke Cavener PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COMMUNITY INVOCATION ADOPTION OF AGENDA Adopted as Amended Motion to amend the agenda to remove Item and add new items 21 and 22 made by Councilman Cavener, Seconded by Councilwoman Strader. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener CONSENT AGENDA \[Action Item\] Approved with amendments (Item 7 removed, new items 21 and 22 added). Motion to approve the consent agenda as amended made by Councilman Cavener, Seconded by Councilwoman Strader. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener 1. Approve Minutes of the December 9, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting 2. Approve Minutes of the December 16, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting 3. Approve Minutes of the December 16, 2025 City Council Special Meeting 4. Approve Minutes of the December 16, 2025 City Council Joint Meeting with the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission 5. Apex Zenith Subdivision Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025-0149) 6. Pickleball Court Subdivision Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025-0173) 7. Final Plat for Adero Park Subdivision No. 1 (FP-2025-0029) by Laren Bailey, Conger Group, located at 5435 N. Ten Mile Rd. VACATED 8. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Borough Village (H-2025-0037) by Engineering Solutions, LLP., located at 1250 E. Everest St. 9. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Hill's Century Farm Townhomes (H-2024- 0072) by Brighton Corporation, generally located at the corner of S. Tavistock Ave. and E. Hill Park Street with the inclusion of the following parcels: R3636090060, R3636090040, R363080240, S1133212576 and R3636080110 10. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Meridian LUXE (H-2025-0035) by Mary Wall, located at 2350 W. McMillan Rd. 11. Development Agreement (Virgin Mary and St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church H- 2025-0015) Between City of Meridian and Virgin Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church Inc. for Property Located at 4383 N. Locust Grove Rd. 12. Second Amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement Continuance of Health Insurance for Members Promoted Out of Collective Bargaining Unit Between City of Meridian and Meridian Firefighters I.A.F.F. Local 2311 fka I.A.F.F. Local 4627 13. Approval of Sole Source for Raedlinger Primus Liner Products 14. Approval of Sole Source Equipment Procurement for Trojan Technologies UV Lamps 15. Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment to Kreizenbeck, LLC for City Hall Fire Administration Office Remodel Project for the not-to-exceed amount of $302,081.00 16. Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price Amendment to Kreizenbeck, LLC for the Meridian Community Center Project for the not-to-exceed amount of $17,218,011.00 17. Interagency Agreement with Ada County Highway District for City and Water improvements for ACHD Ustick Road, Ten Mile Road to Linder Road Utility Improvements Project 18. Approval of 3 Year SaaS Software Agreement to Avolve Software Corporation for the ProjectDox Software project for the not-to-exceed amount of $405,163.59. with Year 1 (2026) contract amount of $142,488.00 19. City of Meridian Financial Report - November 2025 20. Resolution No. 26-2560: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Meridian Reappointing Jared Smith to Seat 5 of the Meridian Planning and Zoning Commission; and Providing an Effective Date 21. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Apex Cadence (H-2024-0061) by Brighton Corporation, generally located south of E. Lake Hazel Rd. and west of S. Locust Grove Rd., including 6575 S. Locust Grove Rd. ADDED TO AGENDA 22. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Apex Zenith (H-2025-0041) by Brighton Corporation, generally located at the southeast corner of Meridian Rd. and Lake Hazel Rd., in a portion of Lot 4 Section 6, T.2N., R.1E. ADDED TO AGENDA ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA \[Action Item\] PUBLIC FORUM ACTION ITEMS 23. Installation of Elected City Council Members Brian Whitlock (District 1), John Overton (District 4) and Luke Cavener (District 6) 24. Election of City Council President and Vice President Councilman Overton elected President. Councilwoman Little Roberts elected Vice President Motion to nominate John Overton as City Council President made by Councilwoman Little Roberts, Seconded by Councilwoman Strader. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener Motion to nominate Anne Little Roberts as City Council Vice President made by Councilman Whitlock, Seconded by Councilman Cavener. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener DEPARTMENT REPORTS \[Action Item\] 25. Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment in the amount of $97,389 for Settlers Park Irrigation Pump Upgrades Approved Motion to approve made by Councilman Whitlock, Seconded by Councilman Overton. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener 26. Approval of Public Works Construction Contract to Precision Pumping Systems for the Settlers Park Pumping Station for the Not-To-Exceed Amount of $185,183 Approved Motion to approve made by Councilman Whitlock, Seconded by Councilman Cavener. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener 27. Discussion of State Authorized Commercial Property Assessed Capital Expenditure Act (C-PACE) Program 28. Approval of Shawn Harper as an Employee Health Benefits Trust Trustee Approved Motion to approve made by Councilman Cavener, Seconded by Councilman Taylor. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener ORDINANCES \[Action Item\] 29. Ordinance No. 26-2105: An ordinance (Adero Mixed-Use Neighborhood H-2024- 0068) for rezone of a parcel of land located in the southeast quarter of Section 27, Township 4 North, Range 1 West, Boise Meridian, City of Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, more particularly described in Exhibit “A,” rezoning 11.19 acres of land from the R-4 (Medium Low-Density Residential) and C-C (Community Business) zoning districts to the R-8 (Medium-Density Residential) zoning district; rezoning 35.82 acres from the L-O (Limited Office), C-C (Community Business), and C-G (General Retail and Service Commercial) zoning districts to the R-15 (Medium High-Density Residential) zoning district; and rezoning approximately 10 acres in the C-C (Community Business) zoning district to the C-G (General Retail and Service Commercial) zoning district for a total C-G zoning area of 21.37 acres zoning district in the Meridian City Code; directing city staff to alter all applicable use and area maps as well as the official zoning maps and all applicable official maps depicting the boundaries and the zoning districts of the City of Meridian in accordance with this ordinance; providing that copies of this ordinance shall be filed with the Ada County Assessor, the Ada County Treasurer, the Ada County Recorder, and the Idaho State Tax Commission, as required by law; and providing an effective date. Approved Motion to approve made by Councilman Taylor, Seconded by Councilman Overton. Voting Yea: Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Taylor, Councilman Cavener FUTURE MEETING TOPICS ADJOURNMENT 7:18 PM