HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 11-20Meridian City Council Meeting November 20, 2007
A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday,
November 20, 2007, by Mayor Tammy de Weerd.
Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Keith Bird, Charlie Rountree, Joe Borton
and David Zaremba.
Others Present: Bill Nary, Will Berg, Bill Parson, Bob. Stowe, Mark Niemeyer, Clint
Dolsby, Keith Watts, Elroy Huff, and Dean Willis.
Item 1: Roll-call Attendance:
Roll call.
X David Zaremba X Joe Borton
X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird
X Mayor Tammy de Weerd
De Weerd: I'll go ahead and get tonight's meeting started.. It is Tuesday, November
20th, it is 7:15. We will start tonight's meeting with roll call attendance.
Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance:
De Weerd: Item No. 2 is the pledge of allegiance. Tonight we will be led. in the pledge
by Elroy Huff. If you will all stand and join us in the pledge.
(Pledge of allegiance recited.)
Item 3: Community Invocation by Pastor Mike Dodd with Capital Christian
Center:
De Weerd: Thank you, Elroy. Item No. 3 is our community invocation. Tonight we will
be led by Pastor Mike Dodd with Capital Christian. If you will all join us in the
community invocation or take this as an opportunity for a moment of reflection.
Dodd.: Madam Mayor and City Council people, please join me. Father, we thank you,
Lord, for this time together tonight, Lord., and (just -- Lord, just even as I was coming
here tonight, Lord., just thinking of the children, Lord God., of this city, Father, and I just
thank you, Lord, in this holiday season, those who -- whose parents, Father God, are --
theyare perhaps in prison, et cetera, Lord Jesus, just due to just different issues of life, I
just thank you that the children of this city, Lord, would be covered and blessed by you,
Father. And, Lord, I just thank you for your presence tonight here in this place. I thank
you for your grace and your strength, Lord God, over Madam Mayor Tammy, Father,
and the Council people, I thank you for impartation of wisdom and understanding as to
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what's best for this city, Lord God, there just be a divine strategy, Lord, that would come
forth from this place tonight, Lord, and I just pray, Lord, that you would bless everyone
here tonight, Lord, and bless this city, Lord God. We thank you that this city is going the
right direction at the right time, in Jesus name, amen.
De Weerd: Now, Pastor Dodd, have I given you a City of Meridian pin yet?
Dodd: Yeah, Like about four of them.
De Weerd: Four of them?
Dodd: But I have five kids, so they love them.
De Weerd: Can you give three back? Well, if you have one more child., let me give
you --
Dodd: He's five months old, but he will take it.
De Weerd: See. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving.
Dodd: You, too..
Stern 4: Adoption of the Agenda:
De Weerd:: Item No. 4 is the adoption of the agenda.
Bird; Madam Mayor?
De Weerd.: Mr. Bird.
Bird: Let me try to stumble through this. Item D on the Consent Agenda, we want --
while we have no problem with the development agreement, wanted to make sure that
everybody in the audience knew that it wasn't a Public Hearing, that it was on the
Consent Agenda. Item H, which we discussed the other day, we wanted some numbers
and it seems like we don't get -- but, anyway, it's not to exceed 14,880 dollars. Item L is
for the $379,472.41. Items M and N we'd like to pull to 7-M and 7-N and Mr. Zaremba
will discuss that when we get to it. Item S, the price on that is 37,753 dollars. And Item
T they would like to have Mr. Watts explain that, so we will pull that to 7-T. Items on the
regular agenda, Items No. 11, 12 and 13 have been asked to be continued to December
45th, 2007. And Item 14 is ordinance number 07 -- Mr. Clerk?
Berg: 1342.
Bird: 1342. With that, Madam Mayor, I move we approved the revised agenda.
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Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve the revised agenda. All those in
favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carries.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 5; Consent Agenda:
A. Approve Minutes of October 16, 2007 City Council Regular
Meeting:
B. Approve Minutes of October 23, 2007 City Council Regular
Meeting:
C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: SHP
07-007 Request for Short Plat approval for 3 condominium units in
1 building in a C-G zone for Bonito Lot 15 Condominium by Dave
Evans Construction - 2971 East Copper Point Drive:
D. Third Addendum to Development Agreement: MI 07-001
Request fora Miscellaneous application to Modify the existing
Development Agreement to allow all C-N permitted uses on lots 5,
6, 7 & 8, Block 25 of Cedar Springs Subdivision No. 6 for Cedar
Springs Professional Center by Lynn Brown - 710, 730, 750 &
790 West Ustick Road:
E. Water Main Easement Agreement for Cheerleaders Sports Bar
~ Grill by Blue Marlin Investments.:
F. Sanitary Sewer Easement Agreement for Jayker's Subdivision
by Chester Properties, LLC:
G. Sanitary Sewer Easement Agreement for Javker's Subdivision
by TreeHaven, LLC:
H. Task Order 0726 with Civil Survey Consultants, Inc. for the
Design and Construction of the Meridian Water Division
Facility Phase 2:
I. Task Order No. 4 - Heroes Park Wastewater Reuse
Implementation with HDR Engineering, Inc. for $87,898:
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J. Memorandum Agreement between the City of Meridian and the
International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2311:
K. Water Main Easement Agreement for Teach Investments /
Quick Lube:
L. Approval of Reimbursement Agreement between
Meridian and Corporation of the Presidia
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints:
O. License Agreement with Settlers Irrigation District for the
North Black Cat Trunk Sewer:
P. License Agreement with Nampa Meridian Irrigation District for
Bienville Square Subdivision:
Q. Approve Contract for the WWTP UV Third Bank Installation
with Custom Electric, lnc. for $7,521.00:
R. Approve Contract for Task Order 3.0 Stormwater Management
Third Party Inspections with Brown and Caldwell for $30,000:
S. Arc reement for Professional Services for 3`d Street Study with
Six Mile Engineering, P.A. and Meridian Development
Corporation:
De Weerd: Item 5 is the Consent Agenda.
Bird..: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird..
Bird: I would move that we approve the Consent Agenda with these changes as stated
earlier. Item D, while it will stay on the Consent Agenda, let it be noted it is not a Public
Hearing, it is just aConsent -- third consent of it. Item H, not to exceed 14,880 dollars.
Item L is $378,472.41. Item M and N would be -- will be pulled to the regular agenda
and will be 7-M and 7-N. Item S, the amount of money is 37,753 dollars. And Item T
will be pulled to 7-T on the regular agenda. And with that, Mayor, I move we approve
the revised Consent Agenda.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve the Consent Agenda as revised.
If there is no discussion, Mr. Berg, will you, please., call roll.
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Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Items --
Zaremba: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Zaremba: Did that motion include the standard words Mayor to sign and Clerk to
attest?
Bird: Yes. The Mayor to sign and the Clerk to attest. And I apologize for that, Mr.
Zaremba, you're right.
De Weerd: Nice catch. Mr. Bird, you have been doing this for years.
Zaremba.: Just heard something missing.
Bird: I'm glad he caught me.
Item 6: Department Reports:
A. Parks Department
1. Proposed Name for City Park in Tuscanv / Messina
Meadows of Verona Park:
De Weerd: Item 6-A, our parks department. Elroy.
Huff: Madam Mayor and President Borton, Members of the Council, I'm here tonight to
present to you the new name for the -- right now named Messina Neighborhood Park
and just give you a little background. The Mayor asked me to make sure and check
over the last few months and I did with the developer about his interest in naming the
park. He did not take me up on that. He decided he did not want to have anything to do
with the name of that. So, we went another direction and we went to our parks
commission and down to our subcommittee and they went and did the work on gaining
some names for this park and that was -- John Nesmith's on the commission and he
went and met with interim HOA president Steven Yearsly at -- in the Messina Meadows
Sub and Tuscany Sub association I guess, and they decided to do a little naming
contest. They had 21 participants come up with names and when they sorted those
names out in -- they come out with three different names that they would consider for
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this park. As you're aware in your enclosed material, the parks, streets, and stuff in that
park -- in that subdivision are named of Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet, those kind of
names. Italian names. The three names that were -- come out of the subcommittee
Verona Park, which is the setting of Romeo and Juliet, the city that that was set in.
Mantua Park, which is where Romeo was banished to. And Florentine Park was
another name they came up with, which was in honor of the City of Florence and the
culture that was there, which is similar to that subdivision in some way. We met in
subcommittee last week and I attended that in the hour before our parks commission
meeting and they bounced that around in the subcommittee and ended up with Verona
Park. So, that is what I'm presenting to you tonight. We had some discussion about
that, the fact that there was another Verona Sub in the city far to the north. However,
did mention that it was near Heroes -- the southern border of Heroes Park at Ten Mile.
So, we did bounce that around a little bit and so I'm here tonight just to bring you that
name and represent John Nesmith and he could not be here tonight, so -- sure open for
discussion.
De Weerd: E'Iroy, I guess the -- my first question would -- or my only question would be
when the parks commission was discussing this did they know that there was a Verona
Subdivision?
Huff: I believe so.
De Weerd.:: So, they did discuss that.
Huff: Couldn't tell you for sure if we discussed openly. I thought that we did. It was
very short, if it's in the minutes. It's pretty short, maybe one comment.
Nary: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, one of my attorneys was present at the
parks commission meeting and she said they didn't discuss the fact that there was
another -- it may have been discussed at the subcommittee, but it wasn't discussed in
the parks commission meeting --
Huff: Okay.
Nary: -- last week, .because she wasn't aware that there was a --
Huff: And I could have missed it.
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Nary: Yeah. She wasn't aware that there was a Verona Place either until I told her
when she mentioned what the name was. So, I don't know that the entire commission
realized that, so --
De Weerd: Council, any questions or comments?
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd.: Yes, Mr. Borton.
Borton: You know, I don't know, maybe Councilman Zaremba can give more input.
And I have initial concern with potential confusion with a park named the same as a
subdivision in vastly different locations, if it wasn't really discussed in detail, but I --
maybe I'll punt to Councilman Zaremba to comment on that. That would be one of my
concerns.
Huff: I understand..
Zaremba: Madam Mayor. I was at the parks commission meeting. I did not go to that
subcommittee meeting, I was sitting in on a different subcommittee, so I didn't hear the
discussion in the subcommittee. I don't recall that the competing subdivision name was
mentioned at the commission level. I could easily have missed it. Sometimes I don't
hear everything.. But I don't recall that it was mentioned to the commission that there
was a competing name. So, I know when we are naming streets we try not to have
confusion and there is good reason on the part of the fire and police not to have
confusion. I thought Verona was a good name, but I -- I was not aware that -- now that
you mention it, I know there is a subdivision with that name somewhere else, but I didn't
think of it at the commission meeting either.
De Weerd: Okay.
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd,: Mr. Borton.
Borton: Let me muddy it up a little bit more. Has there been an effort at anytime to
utilize an opportunity like this to put the naming rights out to somebody, you know, by
way of example if there was a donation made for parks improvement or some --
something like that, which, then, provided you the ability to name a public park. I don't
know if That's inappropriate or not, but it sure seems like it's an asset that someone --
we might be able to utilize to obtain some additional park amenities or funding. Maybe
not.
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Huff: We didn't do anymore other than just -- other than to offer the developer an
opportunity to --
Borton: And the analogy that brings it up is the high school stadiums that we, you know,
presently utilize those naming opportunities to correspond with some funding and
contributions and -- I don't know if that's not even possible.
Nary: Madam Mayor -- oh.
De Weerd: Well, I guess I would like to comment on that. This was the developer of
Messina Meadows and Tuscany, it was his development and his donation. He was one
of those that said he didn't have a preference on a name and it was appropriate to
involve the homeowners and the homeowners did come up with these -- these top three
names. They did have a name contest and they brought their top three name selections
to the naming committee of our parks commission. So, that's kind of why those names
were -- were brought forth to begin this. And I think we did that -- something similar in
Autumn Faire. The commission went out and talked to a couple of the neighbors and,
actually, some of the youth to come up with ideas and they narrowed it down to their
favorite ones and brought those forth to the commission. So, it's been done in a couple
of different ways and there is no one way -- I guess the primary funder of this park
passed and so we kind of invited the neighborhood, since it is a neighborhood park, to
participate in that naming process. Mr. Nary.
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I was going to only add to President
Borton's question was that there is a policy that has been discussed by the parks
commission and that includes just what the Mayor said. Normally under that policy the
person who provides the primary donation has an option to suggest a name. It still has
to be recommend by the commission, they have the option to do that, if they choose.
Otherwise, the other rules they have tried to follow is to not name the park, if possible,
after the subdivision, so it's clear it's not the subdivision's homeowners park, that it is a
public park, and they have a few other things. But the rest of that, again, comes to you
folks at the Council to make the decision, if you want to name it after an individual or
someone else wants to participate or donate something, you certainly have the ability.
But they follow a policy and a practice in doing that. So, I just wanted to tell you.
Bird.: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird.: As I understand, Elroy, this was just one of three names that was sent to the
subcommittee --
Huff: Yes.
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Bird: -- of the parks and recs commission. So, actually, the homeowners did not -- they
gave you three equal names; right?
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Huff: Yeah. There were 21 -- 21 entries submitted. I don't know any of those other
names, other than the three that were brought forth from the homeowners.
Bird: And they didn't -- they didn't put them in priority listing or anything?
Huff: No, they didn't. They didn't.
Bird: And so I -- I have a real problem with the park being named the same as a
subdivision. But they give us two other names and Iwould -- and I mean it's not
something that we need to make a decision tonight on. Iwould go back to the parks
and rec commission subcommittee and see about one of the other two names and have
the whole commission discuss it, if they want to stay with this name, and, then, bring it
back to us and if they feel comfortable with it, then, I guess I could be. But if they didn't
discuss it in their general meeting and I --
Huff: Yeah.
Bird: -- then, I would prefer that that was at least discussed at their general meeting.
But I would also think that out of three name you could find another one that didn't
coincide with a subdivision.
Huff: Thank you.
Bird: That would be my thought, Elroy.
Huff: We'll see what -- I think you have a good point and that's a good way to do it. You
know, we are certainly going to dedicate that park in the spring. We have got a little
time to make that work, so --
Bird.: And I think the homeowners should have the right to --
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, is it appropriate for a motion to remand it back to the parks
and rec commission? Do we need to do that?
De Weerd: I don't think you need a motion. We can just --
Huff: We can take care of that.
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De Weerd: -- ask Elroy to bring it back on next month's agenda and seek further
direction.
Zaremba: Express our concern.
Huff: I will.
Nary: And the Italian word for Florence is Forenza.
Zaremba: That's right.
Nary: Might be another one they may want to consider.
De Weerd: Why not just Shakespeare Park, then, we could do some different themed
type of -- that's where we could have the Shakespeare Festival.
Bird: Where that's located I think it would be nice to be Warrior Park.
De Weerd: Warrior Park.
Huff: Thank you very much.
Nary: Mantua has five cities in the United States Manuta, so if you want -- and one in
Cuba, so if you wanted to avoid that.
De Weerd: He's surfing the web over there.
Nary: Just trying to give you options.
De Weerd: We have returned it back to the parks commission. You can bring your
recommendations to them, Mr. Nary.
Nary: I will be happy to do that.
Item 7: Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
M. Budget Amendment for Public Education Materials for Fire
Department:
De Weerd: Well, we did have some items moved from the Consent Agenda and I'll start
with Item M.
Bird: Mr. Zaremba.
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De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: I, actually, asked for both M and N.
De Weerd: Well, I know.
Zaremba: I can do --
De Weerd: We will get to N after M.
Zaremba: Which one would you like first?
De Weerd: M.
Zaremba: M like Mary. That item is a budget amendment for public education materials
for the fire department. I don't know if anybody else was able to read it, but on my -- in
my packet on the computer it was just a smudge. I enlarged it up to a hundred percent
and it was still a smudge. I can tell that it's under 10,000 dollars, but before we pass it
think we should know the exact amount.
Niemeyer: Madam Mayor, Councilman Zaremba, I will be more than happy to clarify the
smudge a little bit. The total request and the expenditures totals 10,800 dollars. That's
to include 2,000 dollars for a laptop computer, 350 dollars for a software application for
that computer, 1,500 dollars to Treasure Valley Cooperative, 1,950 to fire safety
education materials, 3,000 dollars to a PA sound system, and 1,800 dollars to traveling
trunks for 10,800 dollars. The next box down looking at cash donations, we received
4,000 dollars from Wal-Mart and also 1,800 dollars from the Idaho fire chiefs in a grant,
for a total amount of the request for 5,000 dollars and we also received 5,000 dollars at
the end of fiscal year 2007, which they requested be deposited from the Light My Fire
organization, of which we are a part of. So, we actually cover the entire cost of the
request, we just had to deposit that 5,000 dollars early at their request.
Zaremba: Thank you. But to clarify what we need to approve is 5,000 dollars or --
Niemeyer: That's correct.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, I move we approve Item N, budget amendment for public
education materials for fire department in the amount of 5,000 dollars.
Borton: Second..
De Weerd: A motion and a second.
Bird.: Discussion.
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De Weerd: Discussion, Mr. Bird..
Bird: Wait a minute. We are actually allocating 10,800, even -- and what we have done
is we put in the 5,800 from donations, but we are still on the budget having to allocate
10,800. We have more revenue, but we still are going out with 10,800.
Niemeyer: Madam Mayor and Councilman Bird, I believe that is correct. The form does
show a grand total request for 5,000 dollars, but I believe you are correct. The total
amount of all the purchases is 10,800.
Bird:. Am I not correct?
Borton: Yeah. You're right.
Bird: Bill?
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, I would be happy amend my motion to make it 10,800
dollars, with the understanding that some of that is repaid by donations --
Borton: Discussion.
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council -- and I don't know if Deputy Chief
Niemeyer knows. I thought -- I guess when I read this, I'm thinking the amendment is to
cover the amount that was left over from last year's budget that's not in this year's
budget. The other amount of this -- other amount of this expenditure is in the current
budget already. So, I think that's the only reason the amendment is necessary is for the
5,000 that's not in the current budget. So, it is a 10,000 dollar expenditure, but five of it
is already in the budget. This five is not.
Bird.: Is that right?
Niemeyer: Madam Mayor, Councilman Bird, I have spoken with our finance folks over
here and that is correct. So, the total amount requested is 5,000.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, I withdraw my amendment and --
De Weerd: Before you make another motion, Keith, we would also need to make a
motion amending the revenue to reflect the donation -- the unanticipated donations,
unless this would just be included in the regular revenue.
Nary: But that's already here. That's already on this amendment form is the way I read
it.
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De Weerd: It is.
Nary: Oh.
De Weerd: But you -- you would need to show revenue in and expense out.
Nary: Right. Madam Mayor, what your motion is approving is this budget amendment
request by the finance department, which covers the expenditure, as well as the
revenue.. This request has both of them contained within it. So, what the Council is
moving to approve is this request, not just the expenditure.
Bird: For showing revenue plus --
Watts: Madam Mayor, Council Members, not looking -- not having the last year's
information, I'm assuming that that -- when was -- Mark would have to clarify again
when that 5,000 was received.
Nary: June 7th.
Watts: Yeah. So, I would assume that that revenue was -- was in last fiscal year.
De Weerd: Did it get carried forward?
Bird: Yes.
De Weerd: Okay.
Watts: That's why they were only asking for the additional 5,000.
Bird: Yeah.
Nary: Correct.
De Weerd: So, the motion is needed for 5,000.
Zaremba: In that case, Madam Mayor --
De Weerd: That you originally --
Zaremba: -- restate the original motion, which is I move that we approve the budget
amendment for public education materials for fire department in the amount of -- net
amount of 5,000 dollars.
Borton: Second.
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De Weerd: Is there any discussion on this motion? Mr. Berg.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Boston, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item N: Line Item Reallocation Request for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Plant for West First Street Main Replacement, AGHD Advanced
Proiects:
De Weerd: Item N was also moved from the Consent Agenda. Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor, that was also a question from me and it's a matter of mine
not being able to interpret, again, the net effect. From what I read, the original amount
was 1,378,929. It looked to me like the request is actually an increase of 330,000 over
that amount. To me, a reallocation would be a trade. We budgeted at one place and
we are going to spend it someplace else. But the bottom line addition appears to me
that we are making an increase. And maybe I'm just not interpreting that right, but I
need an explanation..
Bird: Be a change order to me.
De Weerd: I guess, Clint.
Dolsby: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I would have to go back and do a little
research on this particular item to see if it was an increase or a trade. I suspect it's a
trade, but having not written up the item --
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Bird.
Bird.: Clint, would it be -- would it be a change order? Is this -- is this an addition to the
original .bid or are you taking this out of another job that you didn't need the 300,000 on
and allocating it to this job? It still would be a change order, wouldn't it?
Dolsby: Mr. Bird, yes, it would be a -- I think that it would be a change order if we were
trying to allocate it from one fund to another fund.
Bird: Unless you're allocating just the line item --
Dolsby: Yeah.
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Bird: -- as David brought up and --
Dolsby: Unless it's not for a particular project, if it's --
Bird: Do you know, Keith?
Dolsby: It might just be a line item transfer, so that we can do a future project is what
I'm thinking it is.
Bird: It is a line item.
Dolsby: It's not to do with any particular project or contract.
Bird: It is a line item change.
Nary: Right.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Bird.
Bird: With your permission and your authority, when we get something like this on here
with -- I love it on the consent item, but we wouldn't -- if there would just be an
explanation or something like that on it. And especially -- we talked about this a month
ago of getting to dollar amount on all this -- these changes, so the public can see and
they are here and I know you will take care of it.
De Weerd: Yeah. As I have noted, neither of these went through my office, which most
of them do. Since I was out of town last week there must be some --
Bird.: That's fine.
De Weerd: -- urgency to these items. I guess, Keith, if you could ask on -- on these
forms that the highlighting be a different color, because that's one reason Council can't
read it.
Watts: Okay.
De Weerd: You can't pick up the numbers through the blue. When you photocopy it,
it's -- or when they scan it it's not copying well.
Watts: I will make that suggestion.
De Weerd: And Mr. Bird's eyes are not as good as they once were.
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Watts: Yeah.. I agree. I will make the suggestion.
De Weerd.: So, we need bigger letters, you know, for older --
Watts: So we can all actually read it, yes.
Bird: Seniors need larger letters.
De Weerd: But maybe those totals could have a larger box with bigger numbers.
Watts: I will definitely make that recommendation tomorrow.
De Weerd: That would be great. And this is just a line transfer, so that's what we would
just need the authorization from Council to -- to transfer the amounts as requested into
the different line items.
Bird: For the amount of 330,000 dollars.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I move that we approve the line item allocation for the West
1st Street -Main replacement in the amount of 330,000 dollars.
Bird.: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second. Any further clarification needed? Mr. Berg.
Roll-Call: Bird., yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES..
T. Approve Deductive Change Order No. 6 to Ideal Demolitions
Contract for Demolition of Meridian Creamery for a Deduction
of $10,993.50:
De Weerd: Also removed from the Consent Agenda was Item T.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: We removed that because Mr. Watts is going to give us a little detail on this. It's
regarding our City Hall.
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Watts: Yeah. Madam Mayor and Council Members, this is the final change order for
the demolition contract that we have with Ideal Demotion. If you will recall, there was
some damage done by the -- his personnel when we were excavating. The damage
was done to the wall heads. This was the dollar amount that our hydrologist gave us as
the -- as the amount fixed towards their damages specifically. Originally, Ideal and
Petra were going to discuss this and maybe split it. David agreed -- well, it's David from
Ideal Demolition agreed to take this on by himself and eat that amount. So, we drew up
this negative deductive change order for 10,993.50. Ideal has agreed to this and signed
this and submitted their final invoice for their retention.
De Weerd: Thank you, Keith. Any questions from Council? Do I have a motion?
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move that we approve the deductive change order number six to Ideal
Demolition's -- for demolition of Meridian Creamery for the amount of $10,993.50 from
their contract.
Rountree: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item T. Mr. Berg.
Roll-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Boston, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Watts: Thank you.
Item 8: Request for Reconsideration for Denial of Rezone for 6th and
Broadway Property by Linda Loehr:
De Weerd: Thank you. Item 8 is a request for reconsideration. Mr. Nary, do you have
any comment on this?
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, you are all pretty well versed in doing
these reconsiderations now. You do have a letter in front of you. It appears that part of
the -- part of the reason that no applicant was present at the time this originally was
taken up by the Council and denied was that the applicant was ill and didn't explain -- it
doesn't explain in the letter why no one else couldn't have been here, but it does
indicate that that was the reason that at least the applicant wasn't present at the time.
That was some consideration that the Council had. If you wish to reconsider that, we
would need to set it for a new hearing and they would have to re-notice to do that. I
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don't know if they have anything else to add. Obviously, we can't discuss those
specifics of the application itself, just the request for reconsideration.
Borton: Council, I would make a motion to grant the request for reconsideration,
understanding the extenuating circumstances and give the applicant an opportunity to
come forward at another hearing date to present it.
Bird: Second.
Borton: It's been moved and seconded to approve the request for reconsideration. Any
discussion?
Rountree: Discussion, Mr. President.
Borton: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Just -- the absence of the applicant was -- was one of the minor reasons. I
think probably the biggest issue with the application was the design and the design
detail and the lack of appropriate design considerations for the facility for the building
that was being addressed. So, just as a part of the motion and a part of the discussion
on the motion that -- there were other issues and certainly those need to be addressed
if it's going to be reheard..
Borton: Councilman Rountree, I agree. I know planning had comments in that regard
and the minutes from our discussion would be extremely valuable to the applicant to
review prior to bringing this back. Any additional discussion? All those in favor say aye.
Request approved.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 9: Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Denial.: RZ 07-015
Request for a Rezone of .28 of an acre from an R-8 residential zone to an
O-T zone for 6th and Broadway Property by Linda Loehr - 532 East
Broadway Avenue:
Borton: And which -- Item No. 9 I need --
Zaremba: Mr. President, I move that we vacate Item 9 until we have had the
reconsideration.
Bird: Second.
Gorton: It's been moved and seconded to vacate Item No. 9. All those in favor say aye.
Thank you.
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MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 10: Tabled from October 23, 2007: FP 07-034 Request for Final Plat
approval for 14 single-family building lots and 2 common lots on 5.08
acres in an R-4 zone for Quarterhorse Subdivision by M2 Land., LLC -
710 North Black Cat Road:
Gorton: Item No. 10, FP 07-034, request for final plat approval
Bird: Mr. President?
Borton: Mr. Bird.
Bird: I move we approve FP 07-034 -- oh.
Borton: Go ahead., Bill.
Bird: Oh, we got a letter here. I'm sorry. We are getting ahead of ourselves.
Rountree: That's all right. We are in a hurry.
Borton: Bill, the floor is yours.
Parsons: It's a late evening.. Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is a request
for final plat approval of 14 single family building lots and two common lots on five acres
in an R-4 zone. Staff has received a letter from the applicant agreeing to the conditions
of approval. I also wanted to point out that site specific condition number four needs to
be stricken from the staff report due to it not being relevant to that project. That
concludes what I have. If you have any questions I will be happy to answer them.
Borton: Thank you, Bill. Council, any questions?
Rountree: No questions.
Bird: Mr. President?
Borton: Mr. Bird.
Bird.: I move that we approve FP 07-034 and to strike site specific condition number
four from the record. That's it.
Rountree: Second.
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Borton: It's been moved and seconded to approve FP 07-034. If there is no further
discussion, all those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 11: Public Hearing: RZ 07-016 Request for Rezone of 3.66 acres from R-15
zone to TN-R zone for Gramercy Townhome Subdivision by Tuscany
Development, Inc. -south of E. Overland Road and west of S. Eagle
Road:
Item 12: Public Hearing: PP 07-016 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 38
single-family attached residential lots on 2.81 acres for Gramercy
Townhome Subdivision by Tuscany Development, Inc. -south of E.
Overland Road and west of S. Eagle Road:
Item 13: Public Hearing: CUP 07-018 Request for Conditional Use Permit for 32
multi-family dwelling units on 4 lots in an existing R-15 zone on 2.93 acres
for Gramercy Townhome Subdivision by Tuscany Development, Inc. -
south of E. Overland Road and west of S. Eagle Road:
Borton: We will open the Public Hearing on Items 11, 12 and 13.
Zaremba: Mr. President?
Borton: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: I move we continue Items 11, 12 and 13 relating to Gramercy Townhouse
Subdivision to our regularly scheduled meeting of December 4th, 2007.
Bird.: Second.
Borton: It's been moved and seconded to reset Items 11, 12 and 13 to December 4th.
Any discussion -- continue. Excuse me. Not reset. Continue them to December 4th.
Seeing none, all those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 14: Ordinance No. 07-1342 An Ordinance to Amend the
Municipal Code of the City of Meridian, County of Ada, State of Idaho,
Amending Title 10, Chapter 7, Exhibit A, Meridian City Code, Known
as the Meridian Impact Fee Ordinance Fee Schedule; to Provide for
an Amendment to the Parks & Recreation Impact Fee Schedule.; and
Providing an Effective Date (1St of 3 Readings):
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Borton: Thank you. Item No. 14, Ordinance 07-1342. I would ask the clerk to read this
ordinance -- read the first reading.
Berg: Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Council. This is the first reading of
this ordinance dealing with the impact fees. An ordinance to amend the Municipal Code
of the City of Meridian, County of Ada, State of Idaho, amending Title 10, Chapter 7,
Exhibit A, Meridian City Code, known as the Meridian Impact Fee Ordinance fee
schedule to provide an amendment to the parks impact fee schedule and providing an
effective date. This is Ordinance 07-1342.
Borton: Thank you.., Mr. Berg. You have heard this ordinance read by title only. Does
anyone wish to have it read in its entirety? Seeing none -- okay.
Berg: Just acknowledge the --
Borton: Okay.
Rountree: We will discuss it on the third reading.
Item 15: 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) & (fl - (to consider and advise its legal representatives in pending
litigation):
Borton: That bring us to Item 15.
Bird: Mr. President?
Borton: Mr. Bird..
Bird: I move we go into Executive Session as per Idaho State Code 67-2345(1) (a) and
(1) (f).
Rountree: Second..
Borton: It's been moved and seconded to go into Executive Session. Mr. Berg.
Roll-Call: Bird., yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRLED: ALL AYES.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
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Bird.: I move we come out of Executive Session.
Rountree: Second.
Borton: It has been moved and seconded to come out of Executive Session. All those
in favor say aye.
ALL AYES. MOTION CARRPED.
Gorton: Motion to adjourn?
Bird: So moved.
Rountree: Second.
Borton: All those in favor.
ALL AYES. MOTION CARRIED.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:20 P.M.
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