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Robert D, Corrie
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Tammy deWeerd
William L. M, Nary
Cherie McCandless
Keith Bird
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LEGAL DEPARTMENT
(208) 288-2499' Fax 288-250t
PARKS & RECREATION
(208888-3579' Fax 898-550t
PUBLIC WORKS
(208) 898-5500 'Fax 887-1297
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
(208) 887-2211 . Fax 887-1297
PLANNING AND ZONING
(208) 884-5533 . Fax 888-6854
May 6, 2003
Patricia Nilsson
Ada County Development Services
200 W. Front Street
Boise, ID 83702
RECEIVED
MAY - 8 2003
City Of Meridian
City Clerk Office
Re: Proposed Agenda Items fur May 13, 2003 Renegotiation Meeting
Dear Patricia:
In preparation for the May 13, 2003 renegotiation meeting between the Meridian City Council
and the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), this letter is to sununarize what I understand
bY Ire the keyissuesupfur discussion atsaid meeting. Please note (in Item C)thatweare
requesting an additional item be considered by the BOCC for amending our respective Area of
City Impact ordinances/agreements.
A. The CityofMeridianrequestechhe meeting fur the prirnarypurpose of requesting Ada
County's adoption of Meridian's July 2002 Comprehensive Plan (Resolution No. 02-
382). We (Meridian P&Z staB) will provide the BOCC a sununary of the key differences
between the 1993 and 2002 plans and highlights of the new elements in our plan.
B-. Weare requesting AchrCountyadoptR:esolutiono-3-4fH, which ~Section C-t of
Chapter VII of the July 2002 Comprehensive Plan. Of particular interest to Ada County
might be Items 2 through 4 on page three ofthe resolution. We understand that a separate
agreement for the collection of City of Meridian park impact fees fur development in the
Meridian Areaofhul'i:lCl wilibe nec'''''''''y, buttheCilyis ll1t"I"~l,,dinAdaeuwlly'~
initial thoughts on this proposal.
C. We also propose adding a new subsection to the "Applicable Plan Policies" section (9-4-
3) ofthe Area of City Impact ordinance/agreement that requires all plauned
developments, Conditional'Use l'errnits, subdivisions or rezones within Meridian's Ur1ran
ServicesPlanoing Area that are eligible for aunexation to request aunexation to the City
of Meridian prior to Ada County Development Services processing any such applications.
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D. Finally, Meridian is interested in reviewing the Referral Area section of our agreement
(see Section 9-4-4.D. of Ada County's Zoning Ordinance) to solicit Ada County's input
on the necessity and effectiveness of this policy.
Sincerely,
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Brad Hawkins-Clark
Plauner III
Cc: Mayor Rubel I Corrie
Tammy deWeerd, City Council President
Will Berg, City Clerk
Anna Borchers Powell, Planning Director