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by law, and providing for a summary of the ordinance and providing for a waiver of the
reading rules and providing an effective date.
De Weerd: Okay. You have heard these three ordinances, that are very entertaining,
read by title only. You do have the option of hearing them read in their entirety. Is there
anyone who would like to have them read? Thank you. Council, seeing none, do I
~ have a motion? ~
Zaremba: Madam Mayor'?
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: I move that we approve ordinances number 08-1361, ordinance 08-1362,
and ordinance 08-1363, with suspension of rules.
Borton: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve Items 10, 11 and 12. If
there is no discussion, Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll.
Ro11-Call: Bird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTIDN CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Thank you. Item 13 is FP 08-010. We do have a letter from the applicant
agreeing to staff comments. Any additional comments from staff? Okay. Council, any
questions?
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Borton.
Borton: Seeing no questions, I move we approve Item 13, FP 08-010.
Zaremba: Second.
De Weerd: Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve Item 13. If there is no
discussion, Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll.
Roll-Cail: 6'ird, yea; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Borton, yea.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
Item 14: Continued Public Hearing from April 22, 2008: AZ 08-003 Request for
Annexation and Zoning of 12.06 acres from RUT to R-40 (10.56 acres)
and GC (1.15 acres) zones for Reqency at River Vallev (REVISfD) by
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Mason & Stanfield - 2500 North Eagle Road: Continue Public Hearing
to May 27, 2008 Meeting
Item 15: Continued Public Hearing from April 22, 2008: CUP 08-004 Request
for Conditional Use Permit for a multi-family development in a proposed R-
40 zoning district for Reqencv at River Vallev by Mason & Stanfield -
2800 North Eagle Road: Continue Public Hearing to May 27, 2008
Meeting
Item 16: Continued Public Hearing from April 22, 2008: VAR 08-002 Request
for Variance to UDC Table 11-3C-6 for a reduction in the number of
parking spaces required for multi-family dwellings in covered carports or
garages for Regency at River Vallev by Mason & Stanfield - 2500 North
Eagle Road:
De Weerd: Okay. Item 14, 15 and 16 are continued public hearings from April 22nd,
AZ 08-003, CUP 08-004, and VAR 08-002. We did open the public hearings on April
22nd, but we have not heard the presentafion.
Canning: Correct, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. You will have to forgive me
tonight on the presentation. I don't know what's coming up next. I usually have two
monitors and the overhead. I have the overhead tonight. So, it may not be as smooth
as usually. Not that it's smooth. Okay. Going on. This is the Regency at River Valley
project. It's located at 2500 North Eagle Road, approximately a half mile north of the
Fairview-Eagle intersection on the east side of Eagle Road. The applications before
you tonight are for annexation and zoning, Conditional Use Permit, and a variance.
This is the revised site plan. I believe we have a colored version. There we go. I'm
going to let the applicant go into the details of the site plan, but I am going to hit on
some of the highlights of fhe proposed development. The annexation request is for one
commercial property with a C-C zoning -- actually, that's not colored on fihis site plan.
Be in this area that adjoins Eagle Road. And one multi-family property with R-40
zoning. The Conditional Use Permit is for the multi-family development. The applicant
is proposing 204 mulfi-family living units within nine apartments buildings, a clubhouse,
swimming pool area, a putting green, several gazebos, an entry water feature,
pathways, extensive landscaping, and a playground area. About 18 percent or 1.91
acres of usable open space are provided wifihin the site plan. The gross residential
density of the development is 19.3 dwelling units per acre. With regard to the requested
variance, it is for the requirement to cover the required parking spaces. The UDC
requires 360 covered spaces and about 48 uncovered spaces on the site, for a total of
408 spaces. There are seven garage structures depicted on the plan generally along
the west and south edges of the property and that contain six parking spaces each for
42 enclosed spaces. And, then, there are 253 carport parking spaces provided that
come to a total of 295 covered spaces. And, then, there is 113 open stalls provided, for
a total of 408. So, they meet the required number of parking, it's just that not all of it is
covered. And you may remember this application. Part of the reason they are unable
to cover some of the parking is because of an easement along the South Slough. We
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do have elevations. Oh, look, they are all on one sheet. There are four different
building elevations, plus the clubhouse. There is -- that's the clubhouse. Here are the
garages. And here is some exampies of other projects, I believe. So, there are four
different building elevations, plus the clubhouse elevations. The structures are all
proposed to have brick veneer, masonry, stucco, stone veneer, and fiberglass
reinforced asphalt shingles. All of the structures are two to three stories in height and
have the same architectural design and appearance, but are different in size based on
how many units they contain. So, that was just four different versions of the apartment
buildings. Plus you have the clubhouse and the garages. There is the one single story
clubhouse structure proposed. It does have the same construction materials as the
larger units. The Commission recommended approval at their March 20th, 2008, Public
Hearing. Lars Anderson from Bach Homes and Scott Stanfield from Mason Stanfield
Engineering spoke in favor. No one spoke in opposition. Andy Wilks representing
Center Cal spoke -- aommented. And there was also written testimony from David
Kleiner, who was the property owner to the south. And Andrew Wilks who has an
option on a portion of the property to the south. The key issues of discussion by the
Commission were the addition of an emergency access driveway to the site from Allys
Way. You can see that added. Allys Way is on the east side of the property. You can
see that access now. Support of the request for annexation of 1.5 acres with C-C
zoning designation if the variance request for temporary access to Eagle Road is
withdrawn and the applicant did withdraw the request for the access to Eagle Road.
Removal of one of the multi-family structures is order to provide covered parking as
required by the UDC for multi-family developments. The request for a variance for a
reduction in the number of covered parking spaces required, the encroachment of
strucfiures and landscaping within the easement for the Stokesberry-Downey Lateral
along the south boundary and the proposed relocation of the lateral and easement
further to the south. And the final issue of discussion was allowance for a five foot wide
mulfii-use pafhway through the site within a public use easement and signs identifying it
as a public pathway if a ten foot wide pathway is constructed along Allys Way and East
River Valley Road as approved by the parks department. So, the key Commission
ahanges to staff's initial recommendation were they required an emergency access only
driveway to Allys Way. Required a multi-use pathway on the site in accord with parks
department comments. They removed the temporary access request variance to Eagle
Road, as I mentioned before, and they recommended approval based on the applicant
and North Meridian Irrigation District reaching agreement pertaining to the relocation of
the Downey Sub Lateral. The outstanding issue before City Council -- the Commission
was supportive of the requested variance for a reduction in the number of covered
parking spaces required. Staff is not supportive. If the parking variance is not granted,
a new site plan should be submitted. Staff is unable to make the findings that the
variance -- for fhe variance. Written testimony since the staff report. You received a
letter from Mr. David Kleiner for the April 22nd, 2008, hearing requesting three things be
added to the development agreement for Bach Homes. The first one was that Bach
Homes be required to reimburse Kleiner family for half the right of way at fair market
value. That you defer approval until the Kleiner family finalizes the property boundary
with Center Cal and the 60 acre park. And that you require Bach Homes to discuss
location of access drives to minimize adverse impacts and fhat Kleiner should be free to
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present alternative locations for fhe Bach Homes driveway. You. also received a
response from Mr. Lars Anderson, dated May 13, 2008, objecting to the reimbursement
for the right of way and committing to additional construction beyond what is normally
required by ACHD and also objecting to the delays associated with the boundary
negotiations and potential access points. I have to say that Kleiner proposal to --
regarding the reimbursement for half the right of way -- there are times when staff gets
stuck in between those kind of agreements and this felt like one of those where we were
going to end up having to try and determine whether they had negotiated for fair market
value or not and so I-- I was hesitant to see that kind of condition placed upon Bach
Homes, just because it's often difficult to determine when fihat kind of condition has
been met. With that I will answer any quesfions that Council may have.
De Weerd: Council, any questions for staff at this time?
Bird: I have none, Mayor.
Rountree: No. None right now.
De Weerd: Thank you. Would the applicant like to come forward. If you will, please,
state your name and address for the record. And if you don't mind, I am going to stand
up. I have a back that's killing me.
Anderson: You're welcome to. Madam Mayor, Members of the City Council, my name
is Lars Anderson. I'm with Bach Homes. We are located at 11650 South State Street in
Draper, Utah. 84020. We are here tonight and we thank you for listening to our
proposal. We are here tonight to, once again, present our site plan to you and ask for a
Conditional Use Permit, annexation, and a variance. We have been here a couple
years ago, if you recall, and we have changed the site plan significantly since then, with
comments from the staff, comments from ACHD. We have also had comments from
NMID and we changed the site plan to accommodate all those comments. The one
variance we are now requesting is because the covered parking is in the easement for
-- we call it the South Slough, some people call it the Finch Lateral. It changes. I don't
know. We have it labeled as Finch Lateral on the plan. We also have some issues
regarding the -- the Stokesberry Lateral on the south part of the property. In the staff
report it's called the Downey Lateral and we have come to an agreement with NMID
how we would shift that, so no structures will be in the easement, only landscape and
the ten foot wide multi-use pafhway. And we have also met with fhe parks department
to clarify any issues fihere. We even met with the garbage guy and changed the
dumpster locations to accommodate them. So, we feel we have done everything we
can to accommodate everyone fhat's involved wifih this project or will have involvement
with this project, including offering the cost to construct the entire East River Valley
Street to the junction of Allys Way and Records Road. So, with that we -- I stand for
questions. We will have Scott Stanfield answer any technical questions you may have.
De Weerd: Council, any questions.
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Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: If Lars would -- or Scott, either one, just explain the technicalities as it relates
to that easement and why it's not possible to cover.
Anderson: They don't allow any structures in the easement. They are particularly
worried about it, because fhey like to burn along the canal -- to worry about any
structures burning. Of course, they are also worried about the cars there, but we are
working through those issues with them, but they definitely don't allow any structures,
because they feel they will have to come in and maintain the ditch in some fashion and
sfiructures would prevent them from getting any equipment there, where cars can be
moved, structures can't. So, we have covered all the other parking, except as you see
in front of the clubhouse where staff has recommended that we don't cover it, because,
A, it's on a half circle and, B, it's in front of the clubhouse. And we have a drawing of
fihe clubhouse we'd like to show you that shows why we don't want to cover the parking
in front of the clubhouse. This is an actual rendering from our plans of how it really will
iook like. Those are actual architectural plans, as well as our layout and we are doing
the water feature and everything else. This is a very accurate rendifion of it.
De Weerd: Flip that so people can see it as well.
Anderson: Oh, to the audience?
De Weerd: Yes, please.
Anderson: We'd also like to show our pool area, which wasn't part of the presentation,
and that is also an accurate rendering of the pool area that we plan to provide. These
are not where we construct fhem and sell the units, these are owners -- we keep fhem.
We have ten units across the west. We haven't sold any of apartment complexes yet
and don't plan on selling this one. We plan on building them and renting them out and
maintaining them ourselves.
De Weerd: Thank you. Council, any questions?
Bird: I have none, Mayor.
De Weerd: I guess I have a question as to timing. You know, the road is not
constructed, the access has -- as far as I know is not totally through the vetting process
with ITD and ACHD. What is the timing of fhis?
Anderson: Okay. We have gone to ACHD and were put on the consent agenda on
May 9fh, I believe it was. Or 10th. And received approval of our access locations, as
well as our crossing of Allys Way and for the proposed location of East River Valley
Street. So, we have gone through ACHD's process and they have agreed to it. The
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time frame for us in the -- I forget the date. It was January 8 when the -- when
Councilmember Zaremba indicated that the dedication of the right of way should be
immediately and that's key for us, because if the dedication of the right of way happen
immediately, fhen, we can start constructing the road, so we can begin development as
soon as possible. We have been -- like I said, waiting for several -- finro years at least to
develop this and we'd like to move on. That was the Center Cal application. Thank
you.
De Weerd: And as far as signalization, I know that was a concern the first time you
came through, so that we knew -- you have 200 plus units that the people will be able to
get in and out safety. Is that -- what is the timing of that traffic signal?
Anderson: Our traffic report we turned into ACHD, they approved it, and in fihe staff
report -- the revised staff report fhey included fheir findings which said that our traffic
won't have a significant impact on the intersection. They are charging us one-eighth of
the cost of the signal, so that ACHD or ITD, however they work that out, can come in
and build fhe signal later. However, they are not saying the signal needs to be part of it
as part of our project. They are saying as other development occurs they will need the
signal. So, we are paying for our share.
De Weerd: Well, I know, but as I think was part of the -= or what I vaguely recall was
part of the discussion before, it is our concern fhe safety of the public and I think that
signalization is a big factor in patting that many units and that many cars with turning
movements during that. So, I guess it -- have they given you any indication, ITD, on
when fhat signalization would be availabie? ~
Anderson: They have indicated -- we have met with ITD as well. They gave to us the
plans for the entire intersection, we incorporated those plans, including the striping plan
for East River Valley Street that shows a raised median up and to our first entrance and
they indicated that as soon as the remaining development occurs, that they will charge
the rest of the signal cost to those other developers and, then, will put the signal in at
that point. We are being charged one-eighth again. So, from ACHD's point of view,
they said we will have less fhan ten vehicles per hour and they say that's not going to be
a traffic issue leaving up to the firaffic engineers to decide that and that was the finding
they agreed to.
De Weerd: Ten vehicles per hour for 204 units?
Anderson: Yes. That's what fhey came up with. That's what fhe traffic engineer came
up with and that's what fhey agreed to.
De Weerd: Yeah. I think we will ask Christie to respond to that one.
Anderson: That was our understanding. Maybe she has a more technical answer that
could help with that.
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De Weerd: Okay. Council, any questions?
Rountree: On that issue, a couple. Lars has indicated conversations with ACHD and
getting permission from them, but the access would have to be granted by ITD. Do you
have authorization and access agreement with ITD? .
Anderson: We started fhat process and because we don't own the land and it hasn't
been dedicated yet, we are not able to get that access agreement. So, our application
was tabled and they are waiting until that -- until East River Valley Street is dedicated.
Rountree: And that's my next question. If you don't own the land and at least what I
read there is not a whole lot of interest in selling the land -- or you're not interested in
buying fihe land, you, in good faith, said you would build the road, it seems that we kind
of have in impasse there or you have an impasse there. I'm uneasy with that situation
right now.
Canning: Madam Mayor'?
Rountree: Anna.
Canning: Maybe I can go through some of fhe timing. When the minutes were
amended the ofher day, it had -- we are changing the -- from in agreement to
immediately, fhose minutes change you made for January, that affected two provisions
of the development agreement. One was with regard to fhe Kleiner north property that
this adjoins and, basically, what I would take from that immediately to me means upon
approval of the DA. Having no other time reference, that would be the very first actions
you take. So, they -- the Kleiner north property is required to dedicate right of way when
they come in for annexation. So, the minute they come in that right of way is available
and could be constructed by Bach Homes. That gets a little bit to the Mayor's timing
question as well. I don't know when ITD or ACHD typically obtains those fees. It's
probably when the first preliminary plat comes in. The first preliminary plat would have
to come in the conditions of approval for the Center Cal and Kleiner properties, have
fhat plat as one of fhe very first items that needs to occur. So, I think that they would be
able to get the money for those -- those light improvements. The other issue I wanted
to remind Council of is fhis is the half mile mark, so it doesn't require a variance from us
for this location and they are. lining up exactly across the street and that's why the right
of way shifted onto the Kleiner's property fully is because on fihe west side of Eagle
Road it was shifted southward a little bit. So, I hope that clarifies a few of those issues.
No?
Rountree: Well, Madam Mayor, I'd comment on that issue. It's a big if and given the
history of that particular piece of property it could be another generation.
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members oft he Council, yes, it could and clearly they are
access is contingent upon that property being annexed at this point.
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Rountree: And a request to do such.
Canning: Well, you have already approved the annexation. It's just the DA.
Rountree: But have they approved the DA --
Canning: No.
Rountree: -- with those stipulations? It may never happen.
Anderson: So, the worst case scenario, the way we understand it, is they would be,
then -- then, the annexation to took place January 8th would be void?
Rountree: It wouldn't be finalized.
Canning: 11 would be void after one year.
Anderson: So, I guess, yes, we are reliant on fhat being built. We did change our site
plan to face River Valley Street. Originally, one of our first site plans we faced Eagle
Road and asked for access on Eagle Road and that is why we also had the variance
request for access on Eagle Road and I guess we are --
Rountree: My comment's no reflection on you all. It's a problem.
Anderson: Yeah. Well, I guess worst case scenario, we would like to -- if it came back
to fhat, we could revise our site plan and come in off of Eagle Road, but that, as you all
know, is worst case scenario, we would not like to have another access on Eagle Road.
Bird: We wouldn't give you one.
Anderson: Yeah. So, essentially, we are landlocked without that dedication of the right
of way, which is why we are so -- we needed Councilmember Zaremba to clarify those
, minutes.
Zaremba: Well -- and I have -- my -- Madam Mayor. As I'm remembering the
discussion, fhat was the intent, was that they immediately dedicate, so that you are not
landlocked and prevented from getting anything. The rest of that argument -- or fhe rest
of the discussion at that time was fhey didn't know how soon they were going to get
there. And we, as a Council, were saying whether you get there that soon or not, fhe
first thing you're going to do is give over that right of way.
Anderson: And when they give that we are ready and willing to build the road.
Zaremba: So, if I may pursue a quesfiion that kind of goes around that. Are you -- do
you have any question about where your property line is with them? They seem to be
questioning that.
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Anderson: No. We have had Scott Stanfield go out and survey the area. Scott, do you
want to add anything to that? Okay. We are going to turn some time over to Scott to
answer those questions, if that's okay with you.
Zaremba: Okay.
De Weerd: Thank you. Yeah. And, then, we will ask Christie after Scott to comment.
Stanfield: Scott Stanfield with Manson Stanfield Engineering, 314 Badiola in Caldwell,
Idaho. Got a list of things and I just added one thing to that. As Lars indicated, we had
our ACHD meeting a couple weeks ago and it was on consent agenda. The staff report
listed certain series of conditions, which we can comply with all of those, so, there is no
problem, in our opinion, with fhe highway district. Nampa-Meridian Irrigation Board did
give us conceptual approval of relocating the Stokesberry Lateral, aka Downey
Sublateral on our -- along our south boundary. That was a key issue in this site layout.
Without the ability to locate -- relocate the Stokesberry Lateral along our south
boundary, basically, all fhose buildings along the south boundary would be gone. So, a
huge impact. We did not get plan approval. My goal with Nampa-Meridian was not
waste time and efforts on their engineer reviewing the plans and the details, but go to a
board meeting with fhe actual board members and show them our concept and get
fhem to bless off on the direction we were heading and they were pleased with that. We
have even offered to put a root barrier along fhe north side of the Stokesberry Lateral
that would allow us to put in heavy -- heavy landscaping on the north side of the
Stokesberry Lateral. They have never seen that before and I think they are excited to
see fihis as a test case, to, hopefully, move forward in the future to allow landscaping to
occur next to fiheir laterals. So, we are making a lot of ground with Nampa-Meridian,
again, directly with their board and they seem to be opening their eyes to some forward
thinking concepts, so --
De Weerd: So, that's the secret, go directly to the board.
Stanfield: Yeah. Go to their board. Call a special meeting and go to the board.
De Weerd: Note taken.
Stanfield: Yeah. We are -- we are doing our part by providing an ingress-egress along
the commercial side right here, so that neighboring property owners north, south, and
south, can utilize fhat as a backage road. That seems to be the trend along state
highways. You'll see an application a little bit later for this right here, but, again, we are
-- we are more than happy to provide an ingress-egress. Not much we can do beyond
that, because we don't control this parcel and we don't control this parcel. But being a
good neighbor we felt that was necessary to provide that opportunity. We think we have
mitigated all of the Council reasons for the previous denial, with the exception of the
covered parking and Lars addressed that. Nampa-Meridian is real adamant about no
structures wifhin that Finch Lateral, aka South Slough. That slough, if you look at it, it's
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more like a drain. It does not have the appearance of a lateral. So, they are concerned
about angles of repose, whether it's open or closed, and angle of repose and washing
out and future repairs and maintenance on that. So, they are just real gun shy about
that Finch Lateral. That was also brought up in our special board meeting as well and
they -- they closed the door on any structures within fhere. So, we hit them with two
items. Successful on one and failed on the ofher one. So, that's why we have to keep
that variance request on the table and that is the only variance request. I think our first
application we had covered patio -- the parking -- or the patio for each unit, which we
are now providing. The Eagle access to temporary roadway, which we eliminated.
And, then, we had the variance for the covered parking. So, we are down to just one.
Commercial area to the west. Bach, they are not commercial developers. That's just a
concept. That's in no way what they plan on putting there. The current plans are just to
sell that off and let somebody else deal with access. They just aren't in the business of
doing commercial projects. But it's part of the overall parcel, so we had to include some
-- some mechanism. The ACHD staff report -- and I know Christie's here, so she can
elaborate on fhat, but as I recall', the original hearing wasn't necessarily River Valley
Road, it was the lack of ACHD's input and ACHD's commission's and ACHD's staff on
our impacts to the traffic. We had no TI'S. We had no commission report. We had no
staff report. From I what recall. This time we had that and there is nothing that I found
negative in the staff report. So, we have gone and beyond what we did in the first
round, which is a good thing. In fact, that's why we tabled this from last month, because
ACHD staff acted on the report and everything was fine between us, but ACHD
commission didn't act on it yet. So, we thought we needed to wait and clear that hurdle,
unlike we didn't in the first go around almost three years ago. We discussed that Center
Cal had a condition for their immediate dedication of this with their development
agreement. Bach is perfectly aware that if they don't move ahead we are stuck. But we
have to move ahead. We are at a point where we have felt we have waited long
enough and fhere is a lot of activity to the south and, hopefully, things will come
together. But if they don't, Bach won't get access and they can't build the units and they
are perfecfly aware of that risk. They could always come in with a variance request for
a temporary access, but, then, they are at your mercy again and you made it clear what
would happen at that point. So, we just wish you would approve us tonight, knowing
that we are all trying to work together and come to a joining point down the road.
Regarding fhe south property line, there is no -- to my knowledge there is no issue on
the south property line. The south property line is where it's at. At issue is the
alignment of River Valley Road and that's, really, not an issue. It shifted to the south all
ready right here and I cannot shift back~to this quarter section line to the north, because
this section to the west is already built and constructed. So, it has to be shifted to the
south. If you remember, our first concept three and a half -- two and a half years ago,
had it centered on our property and we were quickly pointed out after there through the
neighborhood meeting wit~h Center Cal last year that the intersection had to be shifted to
the south. So, no property line discrepancy, in my opinion, no right of way location. I
mean it is where it is. Our concerns with Center Cal were that if that north right of way
line is shifted too far south of our south line, that a spite strip would be created, thereby,
blocking our -- blocking our access. But that was taken care of in their -- in their
annexation requirements and development agreement conditions, that no spite strips be
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created. So, I fhink that's the property line issue. I don't think there was an issue
regarding ownership lines, it was just where River Valley Road is going to be. Some
other things that Bach changed was the elevations used.~ I think Councilman Rountree
will remember better. I think your concern in your mofion to deny or support the denial
was lack of material types provided, lack of roofing type, facades, and Anna went over
describing fhose, so I won't be redundant. But some of you were also concerned about
these end units just being a-- just a massive wall. We have added this little pop out
here and this roof structure here to kind of break that visual effect up. So, we think we
have accommodated that. And Lars already showed the pool area. I think there was
concerns about what that final detail would look like. And that pool area, if I could
maybe show that one more time, Randy. This is -- believe it or not, this is real close to
what that's going to look like. The landscape gurus took this plan view from our colored
elevation and did a 3-D rise of it, with these brick cabanas and the putting green area,
what you see is pretty much what you're going to get and it looks resort style, in my
opinion. So, we have added quite a bit more detail in the pool area. The clubhouse is
right back in here and you have seen fhose elevation views and the plan views in your
packet. So, quite a bit more detail on this round. And with that I will try and answer any
quesfions.
De Weerd: Okay. Council, any questions?
Rounfiree: I have none right now.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Stanfield: Thank you.
De Weerd: Okay. There were no others signed up to tesfify. Is there anyone else who
would like to testify? Where did Christie go?
Rountree: She knew it was her turn. She left.
De Weerd: Scott, did you have any comments, any further detail on the traffic counts?
Stanfield: I'm going off my memory. Maybe Lars will take a cue and dig it out. But I
believe he's correct. It said ten vehicle trips per hour. Apartment complexes are
unique. They are not all in the morning, they are not all in the afternoon coming home.
Apartment sfyle living is quite a bit different, believe it or not, than the single family unit
type living. There is professions here, there is laborers, fhere is a whole mix of people
in a nice apartment complex. So, your traffic counts are spread out all throughout the
day is what the IT manual indicates and I think that's where ACHD got that. And I hear
Lars thumbing through the report --
De Weerd: Well, Christie's back, so --
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Stanfield: Okay. If she can elaborate on it.
the staff report from what I was thinking from
to ten per day per unit, but looking through
there for the traffic counts on an hourly basis.
So, those were initially low, the way I read
a single family unit, because we are used
the IT manual there is some justifications
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Zaremba: While he's still there, just -- this is kind of going backwards, just a clarification
of what I fihink has been said on the parking spaces. With the exception of right in front
of the clubhouse at the main entrance and the parking spaces that are in the easement
for Nampa-Meridian, every other parking space has some kind of a cover.
Stanfield: Yes.
Zaremba: It's either a garage or a carport.
Stanfield: Yes. This north boundary, no covered along here. Kind of shaky. I took an
allergy medicine Singular and I just found out that they have a new warning label that it
causes hand tremors and that really made me mad, so --
Rountree: Just as long as it's not the Council.
Stanfield: No. It's the medicine. It's Singular. It's a new warning that they have. My
pharmacist told me about that. I said that's where that came from.
De Weerd: You should see me on muscle relaxers.
Stanfield: It's driving me up a wall, but -- if's probably going away. I bagged the
Singular and went to Alavert. Yeah, this will be left open right here. This -- and when
we talk fhe lateral, no covered parking on the lateral, let's make sure we say the Finch
Lateral, because we are providing on the Stokesberry, aka Downey, a garage here.
This is left open for the view corridor to the clubhouse. This is closed. Of course, these
in front of the unit are closed. So, fhey -- to repeat, the only open are along the Finch
Lateral and right in the entryway. Yeah. And the brown rectangles are carports. The
different colored brown rectangles are garages.
Zaremba: So, fhe answer is there are no other parking spaces available that you could
add covering to.
Stanfield: Correct, Councilmember Zaremba. Correct.
Zaremba: Okay. Thank you.
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De Weerd: Thank you. Christie. We want to make sure you don't get bored coming to
our meetings.
Little: Ghristie Little. I represent Ada County Highway District. 3775 North Adams
Street in Garden City.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Little: First, let me just read to you a little bit of the traffic study -- impact study that was
in our report. And this was taken from Hales Engineering. Our traffic engineer reviews
the traffic studies that come our way and reviews the findings and if there is major
questions or concerns or deficits, we keep going until we get fihose. But, generally, we
provide the executive summary and with regard to the trip generation, generally
speaking, apartments do have a lower trip generation rate per unit than single family
dwellings do and with this particular apartment complex project, the daily trips for --
were projected at just over 2,000 vehicles per day. The morning peak hour trips, which
is the too busiest hours of fhe morning, are 157 vehicles per hour. The evening peak
hour trips, two busiest hours in the evening, are 189 vehicles per hour. And, then, we
have also got trips for weekends. But that's how these trips are broken out. That's how
our model is run, using p.m. peak hours. So, that's the same information they gave us
there. What were your other questions?
De Weerd: Oh, I was just hung up on the simplified ten trips per hour.
Little: Okay.
Zaremba: That would be the average of the entire 24 hours.
De Weerd: Yeah. That's the average. But peak hours are kind of fhe pique of our
interest.
Little: And that is -- Madam Mayor, that is how levels of service are calculated and
warrant analysis are all based on the peak hour trips. So, we are not looking at the
lowest volume of the day, we are looking at the peak hour trips.
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Little: And, unfortunately, there is not a lot of information about the signal at River
Valley. In this staff report it does say that ACHD is requiring that the applicant provide a
road trust for one-eighth of the cost of the signal. These signals that are shared
between ACHD and ITD are somewhat difficult and the fact that ACHD doesn't control
when fhe signal goes in and ACHD is expected to fund the signal regardless of the ITD
leg. So, there is -- it's not just the applicant raising the confusion, it's just -- that's just
what we are faced with.
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De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Questions for Christie?
Rountree: Oh; Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Rountree: So, the conclusion, based on the peak hour traffic, there was no signal
warrant at this time?
Litt1e: Madam Mayor, Councilman Rountree, there wasn't, based on the background
traffic. The traffic study did not take into account the specific proposal for the Kleiner
property. There was some generalities put there, but it wasn't -- if's difficult to ask
people to do that when we have got all of these question marks out in the air. So, with
just the background traffic and this application, a signal wasn't warranted. I would
anticipate if you put the two together, of course, fhen, it is. It just wasn't evaluated that
way.
Rountree: Okay.
De Weerd: When is it going to be evaluated that way?
Little: When the Kleiner property comes in -- well, first of all, I mean just off the top of
my head, I know fhat a signal won't be warranted with just the apartment complex. So,
my.guess is that when the Kleiner property comes in or anything adjacent to this site
that would be a large trip generator, we would see that, then.
Canning: Madam Mayor, might I ask for clarification?
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Canning: Do you do that analysis at the time of preliminary plat application or does it
have to be actual building?
Little: Madam Mayor, we would -- when we get a preliminary plat application, we would
review that warrant analysis, then. Oftentimes it's a phased approach, like you have
seen with past developments in Meridian, you know, after the 200th lot or after so many
trips. So, we do track it by phasing. It would just depend on what they plan to come in
with first.
De Weerd: I guess -- and, I don't know, maybe our police department can more
comment. It concerns me having trips have full turning movement in this -- on Eagle
Road. You know, I guess that has always been my greatest concern is putting more
turning movements in a road that our police and fire already spend a majority of their
time on. So, are those considerations when you're doing fihe determination on if a
lighted intersection is required at that time?
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Little: Madam Mayor, generally with signals related to new development, it's specifically
related to the engineering standards, engineering warrants, based on fhe ITD manual.
But common sense plays a part in there, too, obviously, and, you know, I was just
reading in fhe staff report here, even -- you know, the staff report spelled out the need
for ACHD and ITD and the city to work togefher to address those concerns and fhose
needs. I think it was just us making the reiterations that Eagle Road isn't under the
jurisdiction of ACHD and there is not a lot we can -- we can offer. So, I think fhat was
our way of suggesting that the city could jump in with concerns as well.
De Weerd: Okay. Okay. Thank you.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, I could make a comment on what Christie said. We don't
know where ITD will weigh in on fhis. I have a suspicion where they will, but they could,
as part of their access granting, require a signal.
De Weerd: Okay.
Rountree: And that would be as a result of a combined study with this project and the
application for the current owner.
Zaremba: Madam Mayor'?
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: It would be my. guess that even if ITD did require the signal for the access,
fihis applicant's participation in that signal wouldn't change from the one-eighth that they
have already committed to.
Rountree:` Probably not.
Zaremba: It's just a matter of timing on the signal I fhink. Is fhat correct?
De Weerd: Uh-huh. Okay. Anything further from Council?
Zaremba: Madam Mayor'?
De Weerd: Yes.
Zare:mba: This is kind of a sideways question, I guess, but there was a time when we
had a discussion about putting a deadline on development agreements from the time it
was acted upon by the Council to when fihe applicant was required to sign it and I know
we talked about six months, but I don't remember whether we ever really resolved that.
Do we have a deadline on DA's at this point? .
De Weerd: One year.
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Zaremba: One year'? Okay.
De Weerd: Okay. Any other questions? Do you have wrap-up remarks?
Anderson: First of all, are we clear, fhen, on the traffic report?
De Weerd: If you will just restate your name for the record.
Anderson: Lars Anderson with Bach Homes again.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Anderson: Do we feel like we are clear on the traffic -- on the traffic impact study, then?
I appreciate Christie from ACHD clarifying that and we have the same numbers that she
did after I looked at the traffic report and we appreciated that. I would like to comment
just briefly on the timing of the signal. It is really out of our control and we are pretty
small compared to fihe rest of the development around there and are willing, again, to
follow through with any of ACHD's requirements and pay for that one-eighth of a signal.
They have given us fihe opfiion, as you probably can read in the staff report, to also add
the crossing going over the Finch Lateral, in lieu of using our money towards that,
because they are very interested in Allys Way continuing all the way to the north as
well. So, they are giving us two options in the staff report and we haven't chosen one or
the other yet to them that are equal. So, we will -- I guess we will decide that at a later
time when we get closer to our final plat.
Stanfield: Mayor, Members of the Council, I just don't want to get hung up on this -- oh,
Scott Stanfield. On the right way.
Rountree: It's not the medication.
De Weerd,: You were hearing voices. You were.
Stanfield: Yeah. The right of way. Again, that all has to come together. If Center Cal
and fhe Kleiners are moving ahead with their development agreement for that portion,
that means they are moving ahead wifh a project. That means the light, in all likelihood,
is going to have to go in. That means now we have the opportunity to build that
roadway, which means now this signal is going to be there, because there is a reason
for it to be fhere. And without Kleiner's development agreement, that tells me they are
not ready to develop, that means there is no signal. .That means we are not going to get
the right of way, so they are not going to finish their development agreement. So, I think
that will really take care of itself once that DA moves forward for their DA number finro or
whatever they called it on fihe north side. So, it's not like we are jumping in. We are
building this and, then, we are waiting. The key is that DA and they certainly are not
going to pull fhe trigger until they are ready. So, I hope -- I kind of hope that helps. We
are just trying to do everything simultaneously and not miss our window of opportunity
and wait for them and come in and -- come in five years later.
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Zaremba: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: As we continue the discussion, more and more of my recollection fills in as
well and I think the upshot of the discussion where we finally made the motion that they
would dedicate this immediately and get that into it, was fhat they were proposing a
phasing plan that started from their south and went in like five phases until they got to
where this was going to be and they had made the request fhat they not do anything
about this easement or dedication or roadway and knowing that the alignment had to be
where it was, that that's what generated the saying, you know, this needs to be the first
fhing you do is get this dedicated, just for this purpose, so that this property, one, didn't
need access to Eagle Road and, two, wasn't held up by a neighbor who was developing
in phases from the soufh. So, hopefully, that DA will get done quickly.
Stanfield: Correct. And that was my recollection, too.
De Weerd: Okay. Anything further from the Council?
Rountree: Madam Mayor'?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Question for Anna. On the covered parking, is there an alternate compliance
and there are -- some of the fhings that they are proposing with respect to pathway
down the drain and a pedestrian crossing and those sorts of things, as opposed to
providing covered parking, was that taken into consideration in the staff s analysis and is
it fair to take that into consideration?
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, my -- I believe fihat the alternative
compliance is not available for parking standards and fhis is a parking standard. It's
available for shared use and -- and alternate fimes of use, but fhat's the only part of the
parking provisions that were open to alternative compliance. It's not like a landscape
chapter where the whole thing is fair game, there was -- we didn't have alternative
compliance for parking standards.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, follow up. If you would refresh my memory on the
requirement.for.cbvered parking.
Canning: The requirement is if it's a one bedroom unit, you have to have one covered
and one can be uncovered. If it's a two bedroom you have to have two covered.
Rountree: And to accomplish what end?
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Canning: Why do we require the covering? Well, we -- when we were drafting the
Unified Development Code we had a developer of several successful apartment
complexes in the Boise area come and talk to us and about what are appropriate
standards for multi-family developments and he felt that that was really one of the key
ones was having the covered parking. I think it was generally that the -- fhe quality of
the development and the kind of presence it makes in the community was much higher
than if you don't provide the covered parking.
Rountree: And that's my recollecfion as well, that it -- it tends to not create a situation
where you have trailers parked and RV's parked and derelict vehicles parked out in the
open and kind of in places that are not seen. And do we have parking requirements in
our ordinance fhat would take care of a portion of that on private property or could we
add something to that effect to the DA if we were to consider the variance?
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is a conditional use before you
as well. You could just put it in the Conditional Use Permit for the multi-family
development would be the cleanest way to go.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, another -- another piece -- a piece that I'm concerned about
and to you all, you have done an excellent job of listening. I think you have picked up
on what -- I know what I said anyway and I think everybody else, possibly. But this,
whole issue of your asking us to give you an entitlement with annexation, an entitlement
that could very well -- well, will go with the property, but you may never be able to
consummate the deal here and, then, it flips and, then, we have an entitlement and
some leverage, I guess, with the DA, but it still could get into a situation where we could
be in conflict. My quesfion to Anna with respect to that, can we -- could we condition as
part of the development agreement or fhe conditional use the duration or timing of the
annexation, that if there is a failure to annex the property to the south and complete the
access, that at some point in time the annexation is null and void?
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, that's why I walked around to Mr.
Baird a bit ago and his -- he was reluctant to see Council go that way. The more
appropriate course of action may be to just continue it. And I would even say week by
week to see what's happening on fhe Kleiner property. I had expected to see
movement one way or the other on that a couple weeks ago. If it's going to happen, it's
probable going to happen soon. I don't -- if it's going to fall apart, ,it's going to happen
soon also. So, that may be the -- a course that the Council could consider as well.
Rountree: I guess, Madam Mayor, my issue with that is that this will be a multiple term
for me that are not necessarily consecutive, but I can go back about 15 or 20 years and
it's going to be real soon now. The history is not good. That's my problem wifh this, is
fhat we could be, like I said, anofher generation away from something happening there.
Not that the desire to do something out there isn't there, but we just have some issues
wifh getting agreement. Well, anyway -- so, there is hesitancy on the part of Mr. Baird
and legal to attempt to do that and if you could help me with that --
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Baird: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Councilmember Rountree, the statute
just does not provide for a condifiional annexation. Once you're in, the entitlement's
there, the property is endowed with it. You can initiate deannexation proceedings, but
you can't condifion that into your initial approval. That's why it seems to be that staff is
suggesting that the access is a concern, that that be resolved before you make the
action of granting the annexation, because that's the hammer that you have to require
the applicant to solve fhat problem.
De Weerd: Mr. Baird, I guess my question, fhen, would be can you annex it on that
contingency of the year -- year's time and, then, make the contingency on the
conditional use, that it stay under single ownership. If a new owner were to come in, the
condition use is null and void?
Baird: Madam Mayor, certainly the conditions on the conditional use you could
implement, but the annexation would stand. It would be a property that's inside your city
and --
De Weerd: But I guess in that year's time, then, you could initiate the deannexation -- I
don't know. I'm just trying to find --
Rountree: Madam Mayor, let me explore another angle here. Now, fhis dialogue is all
kind of along the lines that there is a possibility that somebody's going to move to
approve this, but could there be a motion to approve the annexation and hold the
ordinance until such time as the access agreement situation is done? I mean we have
an applicant, apparently, that's willing to take, in my opinion, an extremely large risk.
Now, we can take care of their risk real easy by saying no.
Baird: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Councilmember Rountree, a couple of
things come to mind that I don't want to give you legal advice in an open session. I
guess what I'm getting at is once you make a decision on the record, fhe party that has
that in their pocket ~can take acfion to force you to consummate and if they are ready
to --.
Rountree: There is a fime limit.
Baird: Yeah. Yeah. So --
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Baird -- just a minute, Mr. Bird.
B'ird: Go ahead.
De Weerd: Can maybe this be continued for a week and you can bring back some
options to Council to consider'? ~
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Baird: Madam Mayor, that's an excellent idea. These fhings just come up and they do
hinge on the statutory language that we might want to take a little time to digest, look at
the case law --
De Weerd: Maybe the appiicant has some ideas they can work with staff on as well. I
guess instead of us trying to create something that might not work for us or might not
work for you, it might help to have a week to consider the different choices.
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of fihe Council, if Council decides to go that way, I
would ask that you just leave the Public Hearing open for the question as timing of the
improvements and fiming of annexation, rather than the project itself. Unless you have
concerns about the use. If you have outstanding concerns about the use, certainly,
leave it open, but if not, if we could close that portion that would be helpful.
De Weerd: Okay.
Rountree: Madam Mayor, my concern is about the access issue and the fiming of that
and the entitlement if we do something without that. So, I would be interested in
exploring that particular issue and, then, making a decision yea or nay.
De Weerd: So, you can continue it on -- on fhat basis.
Rountree: Well, that's my position. I don't know about fhe rest of the Council.
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Borton: I agree with Councilman Rountree. That's the focus of my concern and in
regard to the other issues, I think I agree with counsel and applaud the applicant in the
changes fhat were made. There is many of them that we have seen and I appreciate it
and understand in particular the reason also for fhe variance, I just throw out the
comment that I'm supportive of it in light of what we have heard and the justificafion and
the challenges fhat the site's provided. So, the focus of my concern also is the timing of
that access to Eagle. I'm concerned about annexing and entitling a property without any
access or control to have access. I appreciate the applicant's comments on that risk,
but I would be inclined to continue -- if a week's enough. It might be a couple.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd; Mr. Bird.
Bird: I have a problem, like the other Councilmen, approving a nice development that's
landlocked and that's what they basically are is landlocked. I don't think a week from
now you're going to have a decision whether that road's going to be available or not. I
don't know if we ever are and I don't know. how we are going to figure that out. I
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applaud you, you guys went back and did everything we asked, you did a beautiful job,
it's a nice project, I just wish there was a way we could get you a road down there. But I
don't know if we can do it in one week or finro weeks or what and have some answers. I
don't know.
De Weerd: Well, I think Director Canning suggested maybe a week by week, but at
least we can get some answers to fhe access and some recommended -- or some
options and I know I don't have my crystal ball with the Kleiner piece right now, but we
can see where we are at next week and work with the applicants on the timing of this,
so -- any comments from the applicant?
Anderson: Our comments are we specifically waited until Center Cal's approval of their
annexation for us to even make applicafion and we have been waiting, as you know,
several years and, then, last month we were continued again. So, this is a continuation
already tonight and our fear is being continued again. We -- because our -- we want to
be annexed, obviously, even if the -- a road -- the right of way is up for discussion, that's
already been approved -- their annexation was approved in January 8, so we feel like
we have already got Center Cal on the hook, so to speak, to dedicate their right of way
and so we are following the process every step along fhe way and that we not be
confinued, that we get our annexation and our Conditional Use Permit and our variance,
so that contingent -- if you can put it in the development agreement, confingent on
Center Cal's development agreement dedicating that right of way, we would be okay
with that. We understand your position that you can't force someone else to develop,
but if we could at least get approval on our piece, then, we don't have to come back for
that and we can wait for a-- the development agreement to be approved on the Center
Cal property or Kleiner property, however you want to call it. Yes. Again, we are
moving ahead at our own risk. As you can see, we put tens of thousands of dollars so
far besides the cost of the land into it and so we are anxious, of course, to move ahead
and we feel like the apartment community is needed in the city, that we will -- as soon
as we build it we will lease it up quite quickly, because it's a-- it's a need -- multi-family
housing is needed in fhis area. Thank you for your time.
De Weerd: Thank you. Okay. Council, what's your direction?
Rountree: Madam IVlayor, I'll throw something out here as soon as I find a date
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Borton.
Borton: While Councilman Rounfiree is looking at dates and if there is -- might be a
discussion on continuance, I guess I would ask the applicant -- I don't know, did you
travel up here from Utah?
Anderson: Yes. We -- our office is in Sait Lake City.
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Borton: So, I'd ask you if there is a continuance, is there -- one way we can go is, you
know, set it out a ways so you're not making plans to fly up and back every week and,
then, if something gets resolved, put it on an earlier agenda. I'm just trying to
accommodate travel schedule, so you're not coming back and forth.
Anderson: Yes. Of course, if we are not continued, which is our hope, that would allow
us to proceed with the process of platting and --
De Weerd.: I think you're going to be continued.
Anderson: Yeah. We will come back as needed. It's an important project to us.
Rounfiree: At this point the 27th is pretty shy of activity, unless you can tell me Olive
Tree is going to take all night. Okay. So, the 27th would not be bad. The 3rd at this
point is even lighter, but it certainly will fill in.
De Weerd: I think staff can probably have the information back to you next week. I
don't know about the Kleiners, but if's a day-by-day process there. Mr. Zaremba.
Zaremba: This, again, is a sideways question, but there have been -- the 27th is an
election day. There are no city offices up in this election, but there have been times in
the past where we did not have a City Council meeting on an election day.
De Weerd: Oh, who aares.
Zaremba: Is that an issue or not an issue?
De Weerd: Is there anyone on Council fhat cares?
Baird: Madam Mayor, if I could chime in on that. We took a quick look at the statutes.
There is no statute that prohibits you from meeting. . If there is a concern about keeping
people from the polls, you can go on record requesting that we not start any public
hearings until 8:00 o'clock on that particular night. That will allow you to get your staff
reports out of the way and possibly take a short break.
Zaremba: Thank you. That would work for me.
Rountree: Given that information, I would move that we continue the public hearings on
Items 14, 15 and 16 until our next regularly scheduled meeting on May 27th, directing
staff to provide us some research on annexafiion, entitlements, and if fhere are any
methods in which an appiication of this type could be conditioned and to accommodate
the unknown aspect of access.
Zaremba: Second.
De Weerd: I have a motion and second. All those in favor of the motion --
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Borton: Madam Mayor`?
De Weerd: There is no discussion on these kind of motions.
Borton: Oh, Okay.
De Weerd: All those in favor say aye. Any nays? Did I hear all ayes? All ayes.
MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES.
De Weerd: Okay. You need additional --
Borton: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes.
Borton: Just a question to try and make sure no one's time's wasted. One of the
components which seems to be a huge challenge is the execution of the DA on the
Kleiner property and without fhat we might be indefinitely stuck and if that doesn't occur
within a week or a month, while we might get a lot of information, are we going to be in
a position where we can actually take action?
Baird: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, what I understand the direction to legal
staff is to see if there is some tool that would allow you to take action on this application
wifihout having that --
Borton: Okay.
Baird: -- in place. Again, our off-the-cuff response is that we believe the statute doesn't
give us some tools, but I think given a week to reflect on it, do a little bit of extra
research, we can come back and definitively give you some options or tell you that
annexation is your -- your only hammer.
Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Yes, ,Mr. Bird.
Bird: I need to ask a question, Actuaily, in a DA we can put stipulafions whatever we
want in it. A DA is what that is for is to put stipulations and to control development. I-- I
don't know. I hope that next week, whatever comes back, we at least act on it, we don't
jack fhese people around for another year.
Rountree: I agree.
Zaremba: That was my intent as well. Do something next week.
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De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Stanfield: Is the Public Hearing still open? Scott Stanfield --
De Weerd: Well, no, we just, actually, continued it, but if you have a question for
clarification.
Stanfield: I just want to throw one more option out while Christie's here. We are
forgetting about this, Allys Way. I think there is an eighth of a mile or a quarter mile
gap. If this falls apart, Bach has spent so much money on interest on this land they are
probably not going to walk away from it. We could concentrate our resources on
building this gap, instead of this gap.
Rountree: Okay. We give you a week to explore that.
Stanfield: Yeah, Just another tool in the toolbox.
De Weerd: Yes.
Rountree: Good point.
De Weerd: Thank you. Well, this is continued, Item 14, 15 and 16, until next week.
Thank you.
Item 17: Continued Public Hearing from May 6, 2008: TE 08-003 Request for
approval of an 18-month Time Extension to obtain the City Engineer's
signature on fhe Final Plat and commence the use in accordance with the
conditions of approvat of AZ 05-016, PP 05-023, CUP 05-024, FP 06-011,
PS 07-003 and TE 07-004 for Umbria Subdivision (aka Silver Oaks) by
Ten Mile Development, LLC - north side of West Franklin Road,
approximately'/ mile west of North Ten Mile Road:
De Weerd: Okay. Item 17 is also a continued Public Hearing from May 6, 2008. I will
ask staff, Anna -- who is not here. Oh. We will take a five minute break.
Rountree: There she comes.
De Weerd: That five minutes was very fast. We are still on the record. Okay. Item 17
is a continued Public Hearing on TE 08-003. I will ask for staff aomments.
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, fihis is a continued Public Hearing for
Umbria, also known as Silver Oaks. It is located at Ten Mile and Franklin just west of
the future church site and this is a time extension for final plat and Conditional Use
Permit approval. I think I have a picture of fhe plat fhere. Sorry.