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MERIDIAN C1TY COUNCfL
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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998 - 7:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ROLL CALL: x RON ANDERSON x CHARLIE ROUNTREE
x GLENN BENTLEY x KEITH BIRD
x MAYOR ROBERT CORRIE
MINUTES OF PREVtOUS MEETING HELD MARCH 3, 1998:(APPROVED)
1. TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: INSTALLATIOIV OF SEPTIC SYSTEM FOFt A
WAREHOUSE BUILDING BY lIACCALL PROPERTIES: (TABLE UNTIL APRIL
7, 1998)
2. TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: DISCUSSION OF STUB STREET NEEDED IN
CROSSROADS N0. 6 SUBDIVISION BY LARRY SALE - ACHD:(APPROVE
AMENDlIAENT OF THE FINAL PLAT CONCERNING STUB STREET)
3. NEW FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DAY CARE CENTER BY JODI
FIFE:(APPROVE DECISION)
4. NEW FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A
GONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT BY
STEINER CORPORATION:(TABLE UNTIL APRIL 21, 1998)
5. TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: PRELIMfNARY PLAT, 48 LOTS FOR THE VILLAS
AT THE LAKES SUBDIVISION BY STEINER CORPORATION:(TABLE UNTIL
APRIL 7, 1998)
6. ORDtNANCE #789 - THURGOOD REZONE:(APPROVE)
7. APPROVAL OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR LIQUOR AND BEER LICENSE
FOR BILL MARTELL - BILL N LYNMS PLACE:(APPROVE)
S. DISCUSSION BY DEANA DUVALL REGARDING POSSIBLE POT BELLY PIG
ORDINANCE:
9. DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
PUBLIC WORKS - GARY SMITH:
A. TULLY PARK - AGREEMENT WITH NAMPA & MERIDIAN
IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
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B. BID RESULTS - CITY HALL REMODEL. (APPROVE)
C. ENGINEERING AGREEMENT - KELLER & ASSOCIATES -
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT/ DIGESTER/SCREEN.
D. BID RESULTS - SEWER CLEANtNG/TV
E. BUDGET LINE ITEM - TRANSFER WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT.
POLICE DEPARTMENT - BILL GORDON:
A. BUDGET L1NE ADJUSTMENT.
B. LEASE AGREEMENT WITH GE CAPITAL MODULAR SPACE.
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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 17, 1998
The regular meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
by Mayor Corrie.
IVIEMBERS PRESENT: Ron Anderson, Charlie Rountree, Glenn Bentley, Keith
Bird.
OTHERS PRESENT: Wayne Crookston, Bi~l Gordon, Shari Stiles, Will Berg, Matt
DuVall, Deana DuVall, Luis Hine, Linda Hine, Donna Szathmary, Jennifer Bell,
Jodi Fife, Drew Fife.
Corrie: Council you have the minutes of the meeting held March 3, 1998 are
there any corrections or aiterations to the minutes?
Anderson; None.
Rountree: None.
Bird: None.
Bentley: None.
Bird: I make a motion we accept the minutes of the March 3`~ meeting.
Rountree: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bird second by Mr.. Rountree that we accept the
minutes as written on March 3, 1998. A11 in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Corrie: At this time I woutd (ike to make a littte deviation Council, do a
proclamation here. l'his is for read week and it said the proclamation whereas
reading is a very important part o# our every day lives, whereas reading is an
important part of our learning process to communicate with one another, whereas
reading allows us to go anywhere anytime we want in flction, mystery, non-fiction
and poetry, and whereas reading allows families to exchange ideas, thoughts,
and spend time together, whereas reading atlows the community to become a
better piace to live, work and exchange ideas, now therefore I, Robert D. Corrie,
Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho do hereby proclaim March 16-20~" as read
week in the city of Meridian, Idaho and I urge all citizens to celebrate read week,
to support it, efforts by setting aside a time to read and further I urge all citizens
to read more and promote the well being of this and further generations dated the
16~' day of March 1998 and I would like to present this proclamation to Leslie
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Dunbar with the Horizon Reading Council President of Nampa, Idaho and would
Leslie come forward.
ITEM #1: TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC SYSTEM FOR
A WAREHOUSE BUILDING BY MCCALL PROPERTIES:
Corrie: Is there a representative from McCall here tonight? Council, to give you
an update on this I've sent a letter to Mr. Roland Saums and haven't got his
answer back yet as far as the system is concemed but Ron Van Auker is going to
give us an update sometime next week on the flgures on the sewer line across
his property so I would like to see us table this for another two weeks until we get
with Paul and Mr. Saums representative.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, I move we table this to April 2"a
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley second by Mr. Bird that we table till April the
7tn, any further discussion? Mr. Rountree?
Rountree: Do we have some assurance that Mr. Saums' representative is going
to be available in two weeks?
Corrie: Yes, he's in Florida this week or he would have been back, they're having
a meeting next week and I thing Gary Smith is going to represent me at that
meeting and they think that it will be done by that time. Further discussion? All
those in favor of the motion say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
ITEM #2: TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: DISCUSSION OF STUB STREET NEEDED
1N CROSSROADS NO. 6 SU$D1VIS10N BY LARRY SALE - ACHD:
Corrie: Larry, welcome to the Council meeting.
Sale: Mr. Mayor and Council, should I be sworn first?
Crookston: No. If you want to be we can do it.
Sale: IVlaybe I should be because the first thing I want to do is make my sincere
apologies to the Council, Mayor and staff for not being here finro weeks ago. I had
written it down, unfortunately it was on last Tuesday instead of (inaudible). I
apologize. Do you have the letter I sent over in the packet?
Corrie: I think we do, yes.
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Sale: If you could refer to that first map and I'm sure you all know where
Crossroads Subdivision is southeast (inaudible) of Fairview and Eagle Road.
Then turn to the second map which is on fhe third page, it shows the entire
preliminary plat, it shows the location of the stub street (inaudible) I would
certainfy ask a favor of you to grant approval to provide that stub street to the
neighboring property. We just frankly screwed up when it came through and I
mean all of us collectively, for some reason we didn't think of any neighborhood
connectivity when we approved the first subdivision and there's quite an area to
the east of it to the north of that big church parcel that can be developed for
residential services. There's probably some of it that would go for commercial too
along the frontage but the owners of the adjoining property have contacted the
Highway District to start as a pre-application review to discuss their plans for the
property. They're planning residential and at that time it leaked out to us that we
probably over (inaudible). I contacted the developer of the subdivision Capital
Development, Mr. Yorgason who fooked at it and agreed that they would make
the changes to the plat and the street configuration if I would come make the
plea to the Council. (Inaudible) I understand that you've approved the final plat
for the subdivision you haven't signed the plat so that it will necessitate you re-
approving the plat with this change and maybe then the tiiird map on the last
page shows you a little more detail. It looks like this and I would just ask first of
all your forgiveness and secondly your approval of the change for that plat as
described. There's no change in the number of lots, it does eliminate a triangular
lot and divide another rectangular lot. We will make sure when the adjoining
property comes through that that street won't get extended very far in a straight
fashion so that it won't turn into a drag strip. We will try to get it Td into another
street as one lot (inaudible) adjoining property. That about does it, any other
questions?
Rountree: I have no questions of Larry.
Corrie: Questions? None? My question I guess would be to Counselor, can we
make that amendment, legalty?
Crookston: I fhink that Ramon Yorgason needs to be here to consent to that.
Sale: Will his written consent - or could you make it contingent upon -(Inaudible
- too far from microphone)
Crookston: Yes you could.
Corrie: Gary do you have any problems with that or Shari?
Smith: I don'~t Mr. Mayor.
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Corrie: Any questions from Council?
Rountree: I had a question for Shari. Isn't that right on the edge of our impact
area, or very close?
Stiles: Yes that next quarter mile woutd be the end of our impact area there.
(tnaudible)
Rountree: I have no further questions.
Sale: I will ask Mr. Yorgason to send a lefter of request or consent -
Corrie: -- Consent to make that change, addition - actually or taking away
number ten lot, put into a street so we need his approval on that to do that.
Anything else, Mr. Bentley?
Benfley: Do we make the approval now with that contingency then have this done
with?
Corrie: We can, yes, with that contingency.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, I would move we approve the amendment to approve the
stub street for Crossroads No. 6 contingent upon the written approval of Ramon
Yorgason.
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley second by Mr. Bird on the motion, any
further discussion?
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, a point of clarification per the guidance that Larry has given
us in looking at this. He indicated there wouldn't' be any lots gained or lost, there
would be a lot lost it appears.
Sale: The lot that goes through would be replaced up in the upper north east
corner. There wouldn't be any change in the number of lots.
Corrie: So they're going to make it up here at the front?
Rountree: There's a lot there. There's a lot there, and there's a lot there now.
Sale: I think he can put three lots in where those finro -
Rountree: You think that those will meet frontage?
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Stiles: Seventy feet.
Rountree: Seventy feet? Okay, thank you. That's ali my question.
Corrie: Any further questions? All in favor of the motion say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
1TEM #3: NEW FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DAY CARE CENTER BY JODI FIFE:
Corrie: Council, any discussion on the new Findings of Fact and Conclusions?
Hearing none I will entertain a motion on the Findings of Facts and Conclusions
of Law.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I move that City Council hereby adopts and approves these
Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law.
Bird: Second:.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree second by Mr. Bird to accept the Findings
of Facts and Conclusions of Law as written by the Council, any further
discussion?
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, I've got some problems with a couple of issues on this.
Everybody understands there is a need for good quality day cares throughout
the city but part of the Condition Use process states that it must be harmonious
and work well with the neighbor included, Mrs. Fife spoke that in her
conversations with Mr. Alverson she felt that she could get along with everybody
and everything should be fine but in the same token she stated that if Mr.
Alverson wanted privacy they should have bought a piece that was more out in
the country, a bigger piece or maybe even a piece with retired people in it or
something. I have a little problem with that, with the probtem of being able to
work with your neighbors and #he amount of changes that have been made in
fhis since it came through from P& Z, the substantial changes, house location,
size of the backyard, the amount of people that was originally on the permit, and
I'm not satisfied that Mr. Alverson who is the next door neighbor in this is going to
- is really settled on even having this thing reduced down to six or less children,
so -
Rountree: -- Actually finrelve, six to twelve.
Bentley: Six to twelve, down from the twenty-four so my feeling is this should go
back to P& Z for reconsideration and hopefully they can get the problems that
seem to be present right now cleared up.
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Corrie: Any further discussion?
Rountree: Without total review of the testimony there was indication on part of at
least some folks testifying that a reduced number of children in this particular
setting was something they could be agreeable to, that was our discussion at our
last meefing. Our direction was to prepare new Findings of Facts to reflect that
which these do, short of total deniaf of this application I'm not sure that that
particular issue is going to be resolved and I guess it's upon us to make that
deaision one way or another so I having said that I would call for question on the
motion.
Corrie: Question's been called.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Mr. Bird - yea, Mr. Bentley - nay, Mr. Rountree - yea, Mr.
Anderson - nay.
Corrie: I have two nay's and two yea's so the Mayor gets to break the tie. I think
that there's people in the area that do need this type of service, no question
about that, my main question is that they petitioned the Planning & Zoning for
twenty-four, they found out that they weren't going to get twenty-four through the
Planning & Zoning so they changed it to twelve which eliminated that major
problem. There was some question as to fhe people around there, one I believe
in particular, that didn't get the letter but I think it went to the people who owned
the house, is that correcf? I would assume that you will try to do as much as you
can to your next door neighbor and the dogs and the dogs probably are going to
bark a little bit but maybe you can work that out, your comment was a little bit
rough on that one but I think you understood that so I'm going to vote yea on this
one and hope that it's correct in that assumption that you will work with them.
Decision.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor I move that the City Council hereby approves the
Conditional Use Permit requested by the applicant for the property described in
the application with the conditions set forth in the Findings of Facts and
Conclusions of Law and the property shall be required to meet the water and
sewer requirments, the fire and life safety code, the uniform building code, and
other ordinances of the City of Meridian. The Conditional Use shall be subject to
annual review upon notice to the applicant by the City.
Bird: Second it.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree second by Mr. Bird on the decision, any
further discussion? All those in favor of the motion say aye. All those negative
say no.
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MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
iTEM #4: NEW FINDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT BY
STEINER CORPORATION:
Crookston: Mr. Mayor, I have declared a conflict of interest on that, John Prior is
here to answer any questions if the Council has any.
Corrie: Council this is one that was brought to my attention and I brought it to the
attention of the Council. Any discussion on this Findings of Facts and
Conclusions of Law? Anything that you want to say before we do this?
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I don't necessarily see that a threat of direction or action is
shown in the findings to fhe applicant and that's probably a weakness on our part
for not providing that specific information to counsel in the preparation of the
findings. My thoughts and direction of this particular action at the time of the
hearing was that the difficulty I had with it was a lack of being harmonious with
the surrounding R-4 neighborhood and the larger lots and larger homes that it
abutted and that if you'll recall I gave the example of the kinds of things that we
had done in Meridian Greens and another subdivision that escapes me with
providing larger lots and establishing a particular architectural style in a new
requested subdivision that would reflect the architectural and lot size in those
adjacent lots and then transition into the proposed use be it smaller lots or in this
case a P.U.D., planned unit development, I've indicated to Mr. Campbell that I'm
willing to sit down and discuss those issues with them, having said that that the
way the findings are set up it's set up as a denial to the original application by
way of discussion I'm not opposed to tabling this until we have an opportunity to
discuss this with Mr. Campbell and maybe make further modifications to make
the direction clear to them and that we don't have double actions on this, that
approach would also require the delay in tabling of the next item on our agenda
as well which is a subdivision plat: Those are my comments.
Corrie: Any further comments? Mr. Rountree do you want to make that into
motion and we'll see where it goes?
Rountree: Mr. Mayor I would move that we table action on fhis finding as well as
the next item on our agenda until we have an opportunity #o sit down with the
applicant and provide specific direction to them with this particular applicafion.
Bird: I'll second that.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree second by Mr. Bird to table item #3 and #4
with the time to sit down and discuss the Findings of Facts and fhe ways that the
Council would like for them to go. Any further discussion?
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Bentiey: Mr. Mayor, I think we're going to have to come up with a date though I
don't think you can just throw out an indefinite table on it.
Rountree: I would amend that to add a date certain - has it been seconded?
Corrie: Yes, withdraw your second.
Bird: I withdraw the second.
Rountree: I'd amend by motion to propose a date certain -
Corrie: My suggestion would be four weeks.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, again I would modify my previous motion to include a date
certain that we would decide on our regularly scheduled meeting April 21St.
Bird: I'll second that.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree second by Mr. Bird to table the motion of
item #3 and item #4 until the 21'S` of April. Any further discussion? All those in
favor of the motion say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, on that subject I would request that Shari work with the
developer and get a date established that we could sit down with them,
preferably an evening.
Corrie: Shari?
Stiles: Mr. Mayor and Council, once we do sit down with them and explain some
of the things that we would like to see in the proposal is do you have an idea of
when that would go back to public hearing or are you suggesting it go back to
Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing or to the City Council?
Rountree: I don't know what the resolve is going to be, it may very well have to
go back through Planning & Zoning and I suspect that's what's going to have to
happen.
Stiles: Okay.
Corrie: So if you'll set up a time and notify Will so we can put a notice at the City.
Stiles: Is that the entire Council thaf wants to meet with them or is that just -
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Corrie: -- Do you want to have two at a time?
Rountre~: That probably wouid be easier to discuss finro at a time.
Stiles: Okay, thanks.
ITEM #5: TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: PRELIMfNARY PLAT, 48 LOTS FOR TNE
VILLAS AT THE LAKES SUBDIVISION BY STEINER CORPORATION:
ITEM #6: ORDINANCE #789 - THURGOOD REZONE:
Corrie: Item #6 is Ordinance #789, this is a rezone ordinance. Ordinance #789 is
an ordinance of the City of Meridian amending and changing the zoning of
certain real property in the City of Meridian which is generally described as a
portion of the south-east corner of section 1, township 3 north, range 1 west and
also known as 236 W. Cherry Lane, Boise, Meridian, Ada County, Idaho and
providing, for effective date. Is there anyone from the audience that would like to
have Ordinance #789 read in its entirety?
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, just for verification this is #789 is that correct, because
there's no number on our ordinance.
Corrie: Right it's #789. This is rezoned from R-4 to a residential L-O, (imited
ofFce. Any discussion on Ordinance #789? If none I'll entertain a motion for
Ordinance #789.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I move that City Council approve Ordinance #789,
authorize the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest.
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Ordinance #789 with suspension of rules, all in favor say aye. Opposed
no. -- Oh I'm sorry that is a roll call vote. Back-up on a roll call vote.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Mr. Bird - Yea, Mr. Bentley - yea, Mr. Rountree - yea, Mr.
Anderson - yea.
MOTION CARRIED: All yeas.
ITEM #7: APPROVAL OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR LIQUOR AND BEER
LICENSE FOR BILL MARTELL - BILL'N LYNN'S PLACE:
Corrie: Chief, is everything in order on this one?
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Gordon: Yes sir it is. I believe the application has been filed with the City Clerk
for transfer of the premise to be served by the Iicense.
Corrie: Any question of the Council?
Bentley: We can't hear your head shake Will.
Berg: Yes, I have received the application and he's paid a change of address fee.
He also has brought in the state and the county license with the address
changes.
Corrie: Any further questions?
Rountree: Just a point of clarification for me with - it's moving from where to
where? I know it's here somewhere but it's kind of hard to figure out.
Corrie: Chief, do you want to do that one?
Gordon: It was up in the mall area across from Albertson's on Fairview, it's
moving down to Franklin across approximately from Geisler's Auto into the old
Farmer's Club.
Corrie: Any further questions? I'll entertain a motion for approval or denial.
Anderson: Mr. Mayor, I make a motion we approve the change of address for the
liquor and beer license for Bill 'n Lynn's Place.
Rountree: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Anderson second by Mr. Rountree to approve the
change of address for liquor and beer license for Bill 'n Lynn's Place, further
discussion? All those in favor of #he motion say aye.
MOTION CARRLED: All ayes.
ITEM #8: DISCUSSION BY DEANA DUVALL REGARDING POSSIBLE POT
BELLY PIG ORDINANCE:
DuVall: I have some papers here that I'd like to -
Corrie: Are you Deana?
DuVal,l: I`m giving you some papers that are the first two pages are copies of a
permit in the city in which we previously resided that shows the different
requirements that we had to meet to be able to keep our pig. The third page is a
copy of Penny's registration showing proof fhat she is a registered miniature pot
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belly pig. The fourth is a copy of licensing that we had done in city of (inaudible),
she was licensed as a dog, and the fifth is a copy of suggestions or proposals for
an ordinance for pot belly pig keeping. On that page some of the requirements
are listed on the pot belly permits page, and one gives you a zoning minimum,
your lot requirement that we previousfy decided was ten thousand square feet
just shy of a quarter acre lot. The second was a height requirement of no more
than finrenty-two inches at shoulder. The fhird is a weight requirement of no more
fhan 120 pounds. The fourth is proof of registration wifh a pot belly pig
registration proving that undoubtedly your pig isn't going to turn into something
that's 800 pounds or so. The fifth was adequate fencing for keeping in a pot belly
pig. The sixfh was a suggestion for licensing yearly, the same as a dog, the same
fees. The seventh, the fee requirements - a one time reasonable fee for the
permit and licensed yearly as a dog. The eighth is an agreement signed by
owners acknowledging the keeping of the animal, that you may not keep it if it
exceeds your height and weight requirements and these to us were all
reasonable #hings that in order to get a permit to be able to keep our pig and I
wanted to propose these as some sort of basis or a guideline for an ordinance for
a pot belly pig ordinance in the City of Meridian. I wanted to let you know too that
I had talked to the animal control officer in Meridian and he said he had no
problem with pot belly pigs being kept in with the basis that there were
requirements by height, weight, yard restrictions and he'd fike to be able to see
the animals tracked as with the licensing program.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, it appears that our animat control officer and Penny have
become acquainted, I guess if he doesn't have any problem rounding it up when
it's at large it must be okay. I guess in seriousness though my comment would be
it appears fhat our sister city to the west has just dealt wifh fhis issue and they
may have somewhat of an ordinance that we might want to look at. I've looked at
what we have and what we have is pretty inadequate to address this and a whole
lot of other creatures that people have become accustomed to keeping at their
residence so I think we probably need to take a look at the whole area of exotic
pets in our ordinance activity on this and I didn't see anything in our ordinance
that would necessarily preclude the pot belly pig but then there are some areas
that are quite unclear so -
DuVall: Well it really depends if you want to consider them a pet or an agricultural
animal.
Rountree: Those are my only comments at this point.
Anderson: I was wondering if we coufd get Deana to maybe give us a little
education about pot belly pigs, I don't know a whole lot about them but if you ~
could tell us a little bit about the nature, the size they typically grow to become,
whether they're kept in the house, outdoors, when you talk about fencing does it
require special fencing or -
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DuVa11: -- No, but we have in the past, in our other residence taken special
precautions. We buried our fence down a foot to keep any digging which we were
fortunate Penny isn't one who digs so that never was an issue. The biggest issue
the animal control officer had in our neighborhood there was an animal that was
loose fihat might hurt her and might come over the fence and had asked that we
have a fence of at least five feet which our fence was six feet and therefore
adequate. They range anywhere ftom fifty to a hundred and fifty pounds. I put
down a hundred and twenty pounds on this as a suggestion because that's what
Lathrop had suggested. Nampa I think I read in the paper said that they were
going up to 160 pounds which t thought was really generous. As to people
keeping them indoors or out that's a preference. Wifh our animal she is deflnitely
an indoor animal. She like being outside but she hates the cold weather, she'd
rather be in front of a fireplace or fighting over a heat register.
Anderson: Are they protective by nature or what's their temperament?
DuVall: They're not aggressive as a rule. Their whole life is food based, I mean if
you have food there they're there for life or until the food runs out, whichever
comes first. Like I said they are not aggressive animals. They are protective, I
know a lady whose pig has a toy truck and he won't let anybody play with it,
children, animals or otherwise, that's just something that he's fixated on. Penny's
not got anything that she considers worth protecting except maybe her food dish.
Bentley: I've got to ask a question. When you're cooking ham or bacon what
does the pig do?
DuVall: Sits and begs. We`re having BLTs for dinner tonight (inaudible)
Corrie: I have a question, just for my own edification. I noticed that the City of
Lathrop dog license had the rabies vaccination crossed off, do they have to have
a rabies vaccination?
DuVall: No, there's something called a pseudo-rabies but when I took Penny to
our vet in California he asked if she was ever in contact with other pigs and I said
no and he said he wouldn't give her the shots then otherwise. There was
something with contact and he suggested that if we wanted to take her to any of
the local fairs or anything where there would be other animals that I bring her in
and have a pseudo-rabies as well as maybe a couple other shots done, other
than that she was licensed as a dog and if we were to have her fixed they were
willing to give us the breakdown for a neutered animal fee.
Corrie: Okay, I was just wondering in making up of the ordinance if that would be
a requisition they're required to have a vaccination of any kind.
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Bentley: Mr. Mayor, one serious question. How many do you have?
DuVall: One. She's all we need. It's really liking having a really spoiled three year
old hanging around.
Bentley: Do you have any other exotic animafs?
DuVall: We have two snakes and I wanted to bring up too about your exotic
animals because we have pythons and they do not exceed four feet and I was
going to suggest that you might want to Iook to your fish and game regulations
for keeping of exotic animals because in Lathrop we did have a regulation that
you could not have snakes over four feet long and other places had them where
they were ten or twelve but I really find it appalling that people can buy Burmese
pythons and reticulated pythons something that's going to be twenty feet or more
when they do not realize really and truly what they are getting because they are
dangerous at that point, they're very dangerous and I like my exotic creatures
they're harmless and there are a lot of people who do not take responsibility and
that's - like I said I just find that appalling.
Bentley: Do you take your pig out for a walk?
DuVall: It's more of a drag because my idea of walking is a little fast her idea of
walking is like ambling and sniffing every potential food source that's in her path.
Bentley: Do you load them like you do regular pigs, put a bucket over their head
and go backward real fast?
DuVall: No, actually I take her over to the car and tell her to load up and she puts
her front feet in and we boost her in and that's her version of loading up.
Bentley: Yeah, I had to load pigs once and that was real fun and you put the
bucket on their head and you go backwards very fast, faster than you think they
can go.
Corrie: I think I'm learning more about pigs than I want to know. We might be
able to use some of your knowledge fhough to help with this ordinance, I'm sure
that we have some people from Nampa that could probably help us on this one
but Council -
Rountree: I had another question about the life span.
DuVall: The last I had heard from anyone the expected life span was twenty-eight
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Rountree: And they maintain that weight of 120 pounds or less normally in that
life span?
DuVall: They can be allowed to hugely over eat but at that point you're talking
they're going to be breaking legs because for their size their legs and joints are
just too weak. At fifty-five pounds our vet was concerned that Penny was five
pounds over weight and that it would affect her knees. So anything that's going to
get too huge for it's body size is going to be crippled very shortly.
Anderson: One more question. Sanitation, I mean do they - is there a lot of odor,
do they create a lot of waste?
DuVall: There's not a lot of odor we found out with the pig in fact we compost her
yard waste for our garden a lot. There is no odor unless it's like broken open or
smeared.
Corrie: Any further questions?
Rountree: We have a lady that would like to provide some input.
Corrie: Would you like to come up here?
Szathmary: I have a pot belly pig, she's ten years old -
Rountree: Would you just state your name please.
Szathmary: Oh I'm sorry, Donna Szathmary. I've had a pig for ten years and I
went through this in Arizona where I moved from Scottsdale and they have much
less restrictions as far as having one. There's no requirements as far as height or
anything like that or weight. I'd just like to see you maybe do away some of -
that's a lot of restrictions. They'ce less harmful fhan dogs, they're defenseless,
they can throw their heads and that's about it. Their poop does not smell if they're
fed Purina Pig Chow, which is what they need. It's just a feed that doesn't break
down like a dog's food does. It doesn't attract flies, your neighbors would never
know you had one unless you told fhem.
Corrie: What about the weight, you mentioned weight - not a restriction on
weight, what if they get - how high do you think they should go?
$zathmary: Well the restriction was that they be a registered pot belly pig and
because in the beginning - because these pigs as far as life span really don't
know how long they're going to live because they've only come about in the last
fifteen to twenty years so my pig is about sixty pounds but the earlier ones that
had been bred they're up there, they are up there.
Corrie: What does up there mean?
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Szathmary: They could be (inaudible) pounds but still as docile as .a forty to fifty
pound one.
Corrie: Okay, any questions?
Rountree: I do have a question. Are you a resident of Meridian as well?
Szathmary: Yes, I am.
Corrie: That's two you get to chase Chief! I will leave to the Council's discretion
would you like to look at an ordinance then and -
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, I think it's something we coUld look at and as Councilman
Rountree said there's a lot more that we need to deal with on the pet issues of
exotic pets and stuff and it's just something that we're going to have to pick up at
planning and maybe get Nampa's ordinance over here and take a Iook at it.
Rountree: I agree, I think we go forth with compiling information and looking at
drafting an ordinance that would include this species as well as some of the other
exotics that we're going to be seeing and probably already have in the
community and take it up at a yet to be determined but relatively soon planning
session probably in the next month or two.
Corrie: Okay, that's exacfly what we'll do then. Thank you for telling us about pot
belly pigs both of yo,u I appreciate that, we'll go ahead and work on an ordinance
fihen and sister city and see what fihey have on that as well. Thank you.
ITEM #9: DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Smith: Thank you Mayor and Council, first item I just want to pass out a littte
activity report of public works for your reading enjoyment at a later date.
(End of tape) That's just kind of a quick summary of what we're doing and where
we are in life at public works department. The first item on the agenda is the Tully
Park agreement with Nampa / Meridan Irrigation District and Wayne reviewed
fhis for us and had quite a few comments. I think it would be best if I request your
indulgence here and that we put this off at least for one more meeting for your
approval because Wayne did have a lot of questions and I don't think it would be
appropriate for you to deal with it in its present form.
Rountree: If you'd just give an explanation of what the need is.
Smith: The agreement is the pump station operation and maintenance
agreement in Tully Park and it would be an ownership issue with Nampa /
Meridian Irrigation District for that pump station (inaudible) they would own it,
they would operate it and maintain it and they would provide water to Tully Park
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from Five Mile Creek and there would also be provision for a later date to provide
water to the Turtle Creek development if it's resurrected.
Rountree: And the resolution of those fees coming to the City is included in the
agreement?
Smith: The fees for the cost of the construction? I don't believe it is. This
agreement did not talk about, that's a good point, but I don't think they did talk
about the cost of the pump station, we need to be sure -
Crookston: -- They did not.
Rountree: We need to recoup that. We need to be the one who receives it not
Nampa / Meridian Irrigation District.
Smith: That's righf, yes. This is just my recommendation that we teave this until
next meeting, hopefully we can resolve any issues by that time. I will make note
Councilman Rountree on my comments here to make sure that cost is -
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, I don't have a problem wifih this but I do have one question to
pose for the two of you there. I know we're still hanging in the wind with Tully
Park's pafhways project with Nampa, Mr. Mayor, Boise is working on Federal
Way, they are also doing a pathway project which since I drive on Federal Way
everyday the only place that I can see that they're going to put it is along the New
York Canal, maybe we can get ahold of them and see what kind of agreement
they've got with New York Canal Company and see if some of that or maybe all
of it could apply over here to ironing out the problems that we can't seem to get
solved with these people over here.
Rountree: To that point, I believe our issue with Nampa / Meridian on our
Meridian to Linder bike way is resolved by virtue of the fact of Bureau of
Reclamation accepting what it is we're proposing to do and they're the owners,
(dampa / Meridian are just the operators but we still have to work out some kind
of an agreement with Nampa / Meridian as far as the effort with New York Canal
Company that may provide some information but I doubt it but I would suggest
we get with ACHD and see what kind of agreement they have if any, Larry's right
here he could probably tell us.
Corrie: Oh yeah, Mr. Sale?
Smith: Bureau of Reclamation has ownership of part of that project, part of that
distance but not all of it from Meridian Road northwest to the easfinrest center
section line is owned by Bureau of Reclamation north of that eastwest section
borderline is an easement only to the property owners from property owners.
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Rountree: And fhe property owner issue is probably a greater issue than Nampa /
Meridian in terms of getting an easement.
Smith: That's right. We do have a problem with one property owner.
Corrie: Larry would you like to address that?
Sale: Mr. Mayor and Council members, I'm Larry Sale. The pathway along the
Federal Way project is afl within the right of way it's going to be upon the bench
above the canal it won't be (inaudible - away from microphone)
Corrie: Okay, thank you. We'It postpone fhat until the 7tn
Smith: Okay, thank you. The next item I have are the bid results for the City Hall
remodel and I have some additional information that I will pass out to you. I think
the first sheet that you had in your packet the bid results of the two contractors
submitting bids, Beniton Construction from Meridian was the low bidder at
$24, 683.00 the second page of what I just handed out is a breakdown of that bid
and the items that were surprising to all involved in this project was number 6 the
floor covering and number 8 the electrical bid. Those two items alone made up
fhe amount that the architect had estimated the project to cost. The next finro
sheets is a letter from the architect to me at my request they met with the low
bidder, discussed the project and fhe budget that we have and they have made
several recommendations to reduce the cost of the project. They are asking to
meet with myself and the Mayor and anyone else from the Council that would
want to be involved in this to resolve the situation and I guess that would be my
recommendation at this point because what I did was to take the approved plan
from the architect and put some very abbreviated contract documents with it for
bid and put it out the door. We took out the window frame in the Mayor's office
that would be taken care of by others by the City, we've taken out the counter
fhat was in there, we cut that up and utilized that in other departments within fhe
City so there was no demolition there. I guess read through the suggestions by
the architect and those from my standpoint are Mayor and Council decisions that
need to be made before perhaps we want to talk to the contractor or at least
have some thought in mind to meet with the contractor to discuss the price. The
electrical subcontractor has calculated 140 hours to do his electrical work in there
which was a little bit unbelievable by everybody else involved in the project and
he had included the cost to use rigid conduit in which to run his electrical lines
instead he could use that (inaudible) called smurF tube and that's perfectly legal
and allowable and has been used in the rest of City Hall anyway so there are
some cost reductions that can be realized through his bid as well. What you
might want to do to the floor covering as far as future use of the building is a
consideration if you want to maintain the quality of floor covering that we have in
the rest of the City Hall or do something other than fhat and try to utilize part of
what's there in one office, I think they were talking about the northeast office,
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utilize that carpet in place. These are #hings that we need to consider, meet with
the Contractor; see what kind of cost adjustments are available and then make a
decision on how you want to proceed.
Rountree: Is the Contractor willing to sit down and negotiate some of these?
Smith: Yes.
Rountree: If that's the case my recommendation is push forth with sitting down
with him and the archifect and redefining the scope of work and press on with it
we need to get it done.
Benfley: Mr. Mayor, I have a question for counselor. If we're going to scale back
some of the stuff we're goi;ng to do, do we take and award this on the lowest bid
and then scale back from there or because we're scaling down do we have to go
back before both of these guys.
Crookston: I think that you can - as long as it's agreeable with the low bidder -
then you can deal with him in any fashion that you desire.
Corrie: Gary, I went in to check that northeast corner office and the carpet is in
pretty good shape really and I think that would probably be a place to start. I
would suggesf to the Council that the $25.00 a yard is pretty expensive, I think
that we could probably get that down to $10.00 a yard would be nice, and is that
price installed?
Smith: I assume that it was.
Corrie: I think we could probably look at something at $10.00 a yard I think would
be a lot better so I agree I think we could talk to them and the electrical and the
flooring part so if that would be okay with the Council I'll have Gary get with them
and we'll do this as soon as we can or if they can't -
Smith: Do you want fhe same committee from the Council to meet, Mayor, and
discuss this negotiation --
Corrie: Who was on that?
Rountree: Ron and Glenn and John Prior.
Corrie: Okay that would be fine.
Bird: Mr. Mayor, Gary, can't we award this and lower it by change orders as we
negotiate down, get the thing going, they can get started on some of this stuff
that we can afford? I don't see us ever getting down to the - staying wifh the
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existing plans we're not going to get down to the architects estimate but I think
we can get down to where we can afford it and I think to be legat we have to
award the confiract and then we change it by change orders by changing the
description of the carpet, changing the specifications on the conduit -
Smith: If we award the contract and then we can't resolve fhe change orders -
Bird: --Then we're stuck with it.
Rountree: There's no leverage to go down.
Bird: Well you can just change your specifications I mean if you go down to like
the Mayor said $10.00 a yard carpet you save a lot or if you change
specifications on that, I don't care how you do it but -
Corrie: Mr. Crookston, what's legal on this?
Crookston: I think that you're much befter off to work out an agreement on the
total cost to begin with rather than try and do it through change orders.
Corrie: Can we do this within a very short period of time then?
Smith: Yes sir, I'll stay right after it and I would hope that by the end of the week
we should be able to get something finalized on it.
Cor~ie: I hope so, I'm not going to be here the following week and I'd like to know
what we're doing over there if I could but - ~
Rountree: If we know a date certain and people are available how much notice
do we need for the Council to come together and decide to award the contract?
Is that a twenty-four, forty-eight hour -
(Inaudible)
Bird: Mr. Mayor, I've got another question then. If we're going to go back and
negotiate with the low guy and we're going to change specifications and stuff I
don't think it's fair to fhe next guy. In my business if I'm bidding a job and they
change stuff I want a chance to bid again if I wasn't low.
Bentley: And that was where I was heading.
Bird: And that's what Glenn was getting at and I just - I don't know , if you're
going to change specifications and everything you're changing the bid for them
so it has to go out for re-bid and I don't want fhat. That's why I think you negotiate
- I mean you can wipe out a whole section and get it down with a change order.
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Smith: Well I fhink - t don't know, looking at the cost breakdown I don't know that
there are too many areas that we can mess with, that we can change to reduce
the cost. We are - I don't know, I just have a- in dealing with contracts in the
past it's always more difficult to deal with change orders than it is with a contract
up front where everything's settled up front and sign a contract and -
Anderson: Mr. Mayor, I have a question. Do we have to bid this if we're going to
get the cost of this down below $25,000.00 then it could simply be done with
esfimates and doesn't have to go through a formal bid process is my
understanding.
Smith: That's correct.
Corrie: It's there already and that's what he's saying.
Smith: We're just required to get three estimates if we can and that's what we
tried to do going into fhis thing.
Anderson: Yeah, but at this point we're saying that the bids are all too high, we
can reject them all and go out for simple estimates based on changing the spec.
Bird: I don't think they're too high, the onty thing I think, I'm like the Mayor, maybe
some cheaper carpet but there's a lot of work in there, electrical there's a lot of
stuff in fhere, you've got to come up through in the Mayor's new office you've got
to do a lot of pulling up through the ceiling and dropping down to get in the
existing walls because everything's been exposed. I don't think it's unreasonable,
yeah I hope they can get some stuff out but -
Smith: I don't know Beniton Construction but they do seem to be very informed
and they're very interested.
Bentley: Gary do you have a breakdown of RusselPs stuff?
Smith: No, I don't. I didn't get that because he wasn't the low bidder. It wasn't
required in the bid.
Rountree: How about if we do something like this, is the committee get together,
consider what's bid here, tighten up the specs, those specs be handed to the two
responsive people that provided estimates, based on their results we can move
forward, It's not a bidding process it's an estimating process. It appears that the
cost no matter what's going to be less than $25,000.00 but if the architect
believes it's excessive if we can knock a fair amount of money out of the
electrical and maybe that was most of the other guy's costs maybe if there's two
interested maybe we ought to do it that way in fairness to both of them since they
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already started working with us and get away from the change order just have it a
lump sum.
Bird: At a remodel you're going to have some change orders anyway because
there's going to be some areas in there that we didn't foresee.
Rountree: Yeah, but those usually go the other way.
Bird: Yeah they usually go up. This we're going to ask for deduction change
orders, I get that every few times too so that's why they always take out first the
glass. (Inaudible) I'm with you Charlie let's let Gary and the two committee
members get back with Beniton and go, is that agreeable with you?
Anderson: Depends on what time of day. If he wants to be here at 8:00 in the
morning and be done by 9:15 that's fine.
(Inaudible)
Corrie: Charlie yours was to drop them both out and then just go by the "what" I
don't quite understand what you mean.
Rountree: Okay Mr. Mayor I'll make a motion that we reconstitute the remodel
committee made up of Councilman Bentley and Anderson and City Attorney
Prior to work with the Public Works Director, resotve the specifications for the
remodel with the architect provide that information to the responsive bidders on
this job and ask for a re-bid.
Corrie: Do I hear a second to that motion?
Anderson: I'l) second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Rountree second by Mr. Anderson, further
discussion?
Bird: Mr. Mayor, I don't like that working with both of them, simple fact is
Beniton's break out is sitting right here, they work through, they were low, I think
it's unfair advantage, if you're going to go in and negotiate stuff we take the
apparent low bidder and go do it that way if we're going to do fhat, if we're going
to throw it back out for open bids then I fhink we solicit a couple more contractors
to come if we're going to open it back up again then we're back into another
month delay.
Corrie: Mr. Bentley?
Benttey: I agree with Mr. Bird, because if I'm Beniton I'm going to squawk.
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Corrie: Okay, any further comments?
Anderson: t disagree with that because if I'm the other contractor I'm going to say
that since you've changed your specification it would have changed my bid
amount and I should be entitled to a re-bid there too so I guess either way it
seems unfair to me that if you exclude the second bidder on this but I do agree
with the fact that if you open this back up to everybody we're going to delay the
project at least another thirty days. I think it's fair in the case where we're not - it
shouldn't be a formal bid it should be an estimate, where it's an estimate then we
open it back up to both of these folks with what changes that we make.
Bird: Yeah, but I think you've got to go through the bidding process though if
you're going to do it you can't just estimate and when you open it back up if
somebody else comes in and bids it then you've go to let them do it Ron. We
can't shut it off and that's the only thing I've got. I think being in this business if I
was Beniton, I was low, I'd expect you to come baak and work with me. I can't
see the - I agree with Charlie's motion except that I can't see giving it back - if
you're going to give it back to both of them then you've got to open it back up to
the public again, am I being at a contract and was busy at this time that will come
in here and he might shoot both of them out of the water so I think that fhese finro
people bid this thing in good intentions expecting to get it, there was no value put
to it in the bid it was up to "x" amount of dollars so I fhink in all fairness that if
we're going to change the stuff and not put it back out for public bid then we get
with Beniton and work the difference out with him because he was low and it's
only fair to him and if we're going to open it up to both of them then we open it
back up to public bid.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, if I can jog the Council's memory several months back we
went through the same thing with Tully Park, felt the bids were high so we turned
around and re-bid it and some of them didn't bid at all, we wound up paying
$20,000.00 more.
Bird: I don't think this bid is out of line personally.
Corrie: Well if I may, the reason it's out of line is we were given an estimate by
the architect and that's where I think the remainder of the Council feels it's out of
line, we were looking at wow! this is the figure and it's double that so -
Bird: Anytime you get an indoor remodel when you bid the thing you've go to -
you put a little back because you don't know what you're going to run to on each
trade and you're not going to get per square foot fhe price that you do if you go
out and build a new building but we've got a motion on here to vote on but I just
feel that if we're going to go back and do it, we do it with Beniton or we through it
open to everybody again.
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Rountree: Mr: Mayor, I have (inaudible) cail question.
Corrie: Okay question's been called for. All in favor of the motion say aye. All
opposed say no. Motion is 3-2 and no so Mr. Bird do you want to make a motion
the other way now?
Bird: Mr. Mayor I'd like to make a motion that Councilman Bentley, Councilman
Anderson, Attorney John Prior and Gary from the Public Works meets with Mr.
Nichols of Beniton Construction and the architect and see if we can't work this bid
down a little lower and work with Mr. Beniton Construction.
Corrie: Okay do I hear a second to that motion?
Bentley: Second.
Corrie: Motion made and seconded. Mr. Bird is the motion and second by Mr.
Bentley, any further discussion?
Bentley: Discussion. Point of order, don't we have to accept this bid before we
can assign somebody to work it over?
Bird: Yeah, you're probably true, I'm probably out of order.
Corrie: Withdraw the second and -(inaudible)
Bird: -- I'll withdraw the motion and make it over. Mr. Mayor I would make a
motion that the Meridian City Council accepts the low bid of Beniton Construction
Company for the City Hall remodel at this time and not to exceed $24,683.00.
Bentley: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bird second by Mr. Bentley, any further discussion?
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, I understand where we're going but I can see that this
piddly (ittle contract is going to be a nightmare for Gary so having said that press
on. ~
Corrie: No further discussion, all those in favor of the motion say aye. Opposed?
Okay we've got a tie. Gary I'm sorry, I'll help you work with this, I vote yea and
get it on the road here.
MOTfON CARF2IED: 3 aye, 2 nay.
Smith: Next item I have is an engineer agreement with Keller & Associates for a
Wastewater Treatment Plant, I'll pass a copy of that out to you. This is an
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agreement for engineering services for the design and construction or the design
to construct a new screening facility at the (inaudible) station, a new digester
500,000 gallon digester and to do some record drawings for our electrical facility
at the Wastewater Plant. The preamble to this thing fhe first five pages and I've
got~a little sticky note on the service of what they are providing starting on page
6, if you read down through the frst part of that exhibit A of what this project
consists of. Our screening facilities at the beginning of the plant is an inclined fine
stream increasing capacity there from 7 to 10 MGD, we have 5 MGD capacity
there now. This would be a build out of that particular unit of process at the plant.
That is it would build out to the capacity that we're constructing this existing plant
to handle. The process logic controller is a computerized plant moni.toring system
that would replace the existing (inaudible - too far from microphone) building,
develop a master plan for the electrical system of the plant. This would include all
of the buried conduits (inaudible) because we have a splitter box, there's a
confusion as to what our actual low (inaudible). Update the yard piping that we'de
constructed over the years and the last but not least would be to design a half
million gallon primary digester. Also included in these services would be to
investigate a new digester technology that we refer to on the next page as
thermal filling/nestle filling to do with the temperature of the sludge and the
amount of digestion that takes place.
Bentley: Are they running out of words?
Smifh: Well, I don't know, I'm not familiar with these myself but they do use a
higher temperature than what we're using in our existing digesters. You can see
by the following the next few pages the number of drawings that are involved in
fhis thing. It's a big project and they will provide the con.struction services during
the construction phase, these are going to be on a(inaudible) basis though
because they're,just estimating as to how much time they will need to be there.
We will do as much inspection as we can utilizing my department, utilizing John
Shawcroft and his department too so we'll (inaudible) the inspection required by
the consultant if possible. Page 10, where I've got it tabbed again is the cost of
the project as proposed by the engineer and I highlighted it on your sheet. The
lump sum for the pre-design of the design phase is $149,270.00. The phase one
and the phase two, the phase two is (inaudible) that would come along after the
screening facility' is constructed and the electrical work is done.
Bird: Gary, is that the electrical work and stuff is this a master plan or is fhis the
as-built's that he's going to for all the existing electrical and everything so we'll
have a real good master build out there, and while we're on there did we get a
master build Set~of the new administration building turned in by the contractor?
Smith: I don't know if they turned in a record drawing on that yet or not.
Bird: Okay but this would be great because they're gonna -
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Smith: We've had a lot of projects that have been done out there and
unfortunately we haven't had a good handie on the record drawings part of it as
far as what's been constructed, where it is, so for both the electrical and for the
yard piping every time they start a project and start digging they find it but they
find it unfortunateBy where they shouldn't or where they didn't think it was going to
be. But anyway, Keller has done a good job for us they've been very responsive,
we haven't had'~ problems and if we have had problems they've been very
responsive in g;etting there and working out the problems and taking care of it.
They're going to bat for us with the contractors, they're not shy about doing it at
all.
Bird: You feel real comfortabie with Keller?
Smith: Yeah, both John and I do.
Corrie: Any further questions?
Bird: Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we accept the agreement for engineering
services from Keller & Associates.
Anderson: Second.
Corrie: Do you want to put the amount in there too?
Bird: Yes I will, for $149,270.00.
Anderson: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bird and second by Mr. Anderson for Keller &
Associates in the amount of $149,270.00 for the fee, any further discussion? All
those in favor of the motion say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Smith: Council did that authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign that
agreement? ;
Bird: Do I have to make a new motion? I would add that to my mofion for fhe
Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest.
Anderson: I would second tliat.
Corrie: Okay, a new motion to have the Mayor to sign and the Clerk to attest
added to the motion. All those in favor say aye. Opposed no.
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MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
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Smith: The next item I have is the 1998 sewer cleaning and TV inspection
project, I'll pass this out. This bid was opened the same day that we opened the
bid on the City Hall remodel and as you can see we had one bidder and this
bidder is Municipal Services Company of Idaho. They are the contractor that's
doing the work for us at this time, they've been doing the work for us all along in
the other phases of our sewer cleaning and TV inspection. We did have two
other plan holders, one was from Boise it was Roto Rooter and fhe other one
was from Utah I believe, either Utah or Nevada but anyway they had problems
with (inaudible) and Roto Rooter did not choose to bid and John Shawcroft and I
both think that the reason was because Municipal Services is holding their
previous bid (inaudible) and they're considerably less than what the other bidders
have been in the past so the other bidder just did not take any time to submit a
bid, I think they, felt they were beat before they walked in the door with
(inaudible). They've been doing quality work for us and so I would recommend to
the Council that we accept their bid and authorize the Mayor and Ci~y Clerk to
sign and award the agreement (inaudible).
Bird: Mr. Mayor, I make a motion that we accept the bid from Municipal Services
Company of Idaho for the amount of $93,3.45.74 and for the Mayor to sign and
for the Clerk to,at~est.
Bentley: Second.
Corrie: Motion ma~de by Mr. Bird second by Mr. Bentley. Any further discussion
on the motion? All those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Smith: Thanks;Mayor and Council, last item I have is a budget line item from
Superintendent Shawcroft of the Wastewater Department, he is requesting an
adjustment or a transfer of money from one budget line item to another in order
to facilitate the,p~srchase of a backhoe. I think you all have a copy of his letter I
believe, do you not? I have one (inaudible) -
Bird: Gary has John found a backhoe for the $30,000.00 or is that just the high
he will spend? '
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Smith: He hasn't indicated to me that he's actually found one but he's been
shopping I know that.
Bird: Let me ask you a question Gary and this is regarding a backhoe but it's off a
deal that's been brought up by other departments that might need to use a
backhoe once in awhile. How many hours will the wastewater use the backhoe?
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Smith: In a day?
Bird: Yeah, or you know in a week. I know it's not --
Smith: John indicates to me that it would be used every day. The backhoe would
be used every day. I believe that he wrote that in fhere.
Bird: Yeah, he did I just - you know there's been some discussion about maybe
other departments being able to use the backhoe for one day or something if the
other one's not - and you know to me that's a feasible cost savings if we can do
fhat but if it's being used that much -
Smith: We're trying to do that with the Parks and -
Bird: Yeah, thaYs the department I was thinlcing about if we could -
Smith: The Water Department and The Park's Department because the Water
Department doesn't use their backhoe all that much but the problem with this - I
guess one of the issues with the backhoe at the Wastewater Ptant is what they
use if for. If they've got it in the sludge drying bed and they're scooting the sludge
around the next thing you know it's - that backhoe is smelly, sludgy -
Bird: You don't think the Parks Department would like that?
Smith: I don't know that (inaudible) have it out on the street transporting it
anywhere to do o4her kinds of work plus the type of material that they're working
with -
Bird: Gary, wifh this backhoe would you also buy a trailer or do we have a trailer
to tow our backhoes?
Smifih: We don"t have a trailer yet, the Water Department had talked about buying
one several years ago and they had a line, a really good price on one and we
didn't buy it, we sF~ould have.
Bird: Why can't w~ find a backhoe and a trailer for $30,000.00? I think we need
one around here because if we're hauling - you never know when there's going
to be an emergency come out.
Smith: The further out we get with our subdivisions the more di~cult it is to road
a backhoe out from the Water Department to the site and it would be better if we
could put it on a tPailer and take it to the site.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, how big is our dump truck?
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Smith: They're both the dump truck at the Water Dept. and the one at the
Wastewater Dept. are 5 or 6 yarders, there little ones.
Bentley: Oh they're aren't big enough.
Bird: They can tow fhough.
Bentley: They can tow but if you've got a big enough dump truck you can throw
the backhoe on the dump truck.
Bird: Oli yea, ! agree with you there, but a trailer I think would be - what are you
looking at for one of those trailers?
Smith: Well the one that we messed up on by not getting they wanted $2500.00
for it so it was really a good buy we really messed up on that one.
Bird: Maybe when we look around we can get both of them for a good price.
Anderson: Yeah, I'd say going rate for construction trailers is about $4,000.00 to
$5,000.00.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, fhere's been one for sale down off State Street I'll have to go
look, I don't know what size it is or what amount - well, I've seen it it's big enough
I believe for a tiackhoe, I don't know what the guy's asking but I'll have to when
I`m out cruising see if I can find it.
Smith: That'd be fine, if you could let me know -
Bentley: Yeah let you go out and take a look at it.
Bird: Mr. Mayor, I'll make a motion that we transfer $30,000.00 in the Wastewater
budget from line item #600435.40-73 Wastewater Plant improvements to item
#60-0435.40-76 account POTW new equipment.
Rountree: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bird second by Mr. Rountree for the transfer of
$30,000..00 befinreen the finro funds, any furfher discussion? All those in favor of
the motion say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Benfley: Mr. Mayor, awhile back we discussed that forrn that we put together.
Corrie: We have the form and he'II get the appropriate people to sign it.
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Bentiey: And I'd like to see a copy go to Gary and then I don't know whether you
put a suspense, somewhere but so he's got a record. Of course he knows the
Treasurer pretty well so ...
Bird: Can I ask a question here? If he finds something - if he can buy a backhoe
on a trailer at $30,000.00 or under that's okay isn't, I mean it's legal?
Corrie: We've already transferred the money, yes.
Bird: I hope we~ can Gary, I think a trailer would be very - maybe Glenn can go
down and Iook at that one.
Rountree: If you could find a utility tractor that would go along with that that would
be very helpful as well. You might get lucky!
Bird: The Park's Department pays for that though.
Benfley: Mr. Mayor, how is the repair doing or is it done out at the sewer plant
that broke?
Smith: Well the necessary measures to stabilizing the (inaudible) have been
taken and they're in place (inaudible) the contractor is proceeding with his work
to extend fhe (inaudible). The wall that failed and fell was scheduled to be
removed anyway as part of the project so it's gone and it's not going to be
replaced and it, was just unfortunate the way it went down but luckily --. They did
in my report that I handed out first I did want you to all know the great job that
Shawcroft and his troops did but the good response that we got from contractors
and also from our neighboring cities, they helped out (inaudible). They did a great
job. ~
Corrie: Good, thank you Gary. Mr. Chief Gordon?
Gordon: Now that the press is gone, the comment by the unnamed councilman is
no problem I've been called worse, as far as pot belly pigs you guys' officers
already carry lead halters in the trunk and lariat's in the trunk we'll just add a
bucket to the equipment and go get some training on how to use it, I've never
heard that routine but we have room for a bucket.
Bentley: Well Chief I want to tell you, you can't believe how fast a pig can run
backwards.
Gordon: (Inaudible) a pig farmer once and how he did that I'll check tomorrow
and see how he got him into that little pickup.
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Bentley: Food, (inaudibie) donuts and coffee.
Gordon: How did I know that was coming. I think in this case we may name him.
I'm not really sure what I'm doing here I'll have counselor bring this up he's the
one that (inaudible) I didn't see where there was a problem. I gave all the council
this breakdown in January, did a budget adjustment for the existing building and
also for the new trailer. I think the comment or the problem is in the motion that
was made for the budget adjustment. (Inaudible)
Crookston: Thank you Mayor and Councilmen, the motion that was made at the -
I think on the M'arch 3`~ meefing was to have a budget adjustment of $24,930.00
but what we were talking about was entering into an agreement for the finro
trailers and that was not done because the cost of those trailers is approximately
thirty-two thousand and some odd dollars so I think that we need one motion to
enter into the lease for the two trailers and the lease amount is $32,490.00, what
that amounts to is $24,480.00 for $1020.00 per month payment for the two
trailers plus there is an $8,010.00 set up and take down fee for a total of
$32,490.00 that was not discussed.
Corrie: What page are you on, on the March 3ro -(end of tape)
Crookston: -- But the lease says that there are two trailers, that's the way the
lease is worded.
Anderson: How can there be two?
Crookston: Well I think that -(inaudible)
Anderson: If they`re not put together they don't make - they're one unit, finro
halves brought together and you have to lease half and half?
Gordon: No sir:
Anderson: I didn't think so.
Gordon: Counselor is reading the lease where they're charging for each half and
I have a registered letter from Capital Mortgage who leased us the building that
said that's not correct fhat finro halves make one building, all they're leasing is
one building, one structure but it's listed by serial number as A and B on the
lease and that's where the counselor is. Dave said that thaYs not the way it is. I
read it that that's not the way it is but there's still an issue.
Bird: I've never heard of that Bill have you?
Gordon: I haven't either, no sir.
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Bird: I mean and they're not complete if they're not put together and then it's one.
Gordon: Correct, you can't use half.
Anderson: My question then is on this sheet that you just handed out Police Chief
Gordon is says costs for 1998 including the above whieh includes that $8,000.00
it looks like to me is $24,930.00.
Gordon: Yes sir it is.
Anderson: So that does include the $8,000.00 set up fee?
Gordon: Yes sir it does, the only thing I see here is I believe the motion was
made for the lease of the trailer to be $24,930.00 and that's not correct. The
lease for the trailer would be the six months at $1000.00 which is $6120.00, the
tear down fee of $8,010.00, we're talking $14,000.00 here.
Anderson: $44,130.00.
Gordon: Yes sir. The $10,800.00 is for the $1800.00 that was not put in my
budget for the lease on Pine Street.
Bird: That was~a six-month lease that you have paid out of your budget?
Gordon: Correct, I have already paid that and I added it in and I think the motion
was made for $24,000.00 for the lease of the trailer which would make that a
technical issue, I think that's what #he counselor is referring to.
Bird: That was a technical. I think Ron made the motion.
Rountree: I think I might have. One of us are the guilty party but the intent was to
cover the cost of the lease of the facility on Pine and the six months in set up
costs for the modular.
Gordon: Yes sir that was my understanding.
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Rountree: Which is the $24,930.00.
Crookston: Well Mr. Mayor and Council, I think that the way the lease reads it is
for the $1020.00 per month for both of the trailer units plus the $8010.00 for the
set up and take down which totals fhirty-two thousand something.
Gordon: No sir', (inaudible) from the manufacturer stating that that's not true.
Anderson: Six thousand and eight thousand is fourteen thousand.
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Crookston: All I'm saying is what the lease says, I don't' care what they're telling
you, I'm reading the lease if they want to put together a lease that says what
they're doing then that's fine but the way you read the lease it says $1020.00 per
month and then it says $8,010.00 set up and take down, that roughly is
$32,490.00.
Bird: Mr. Mayor, the lease says $1020.00 for the unit -
Crookston: -- You're not looking at the tease.
Bird: No, I'm saying what you're saying. You're saying the lease is $1020.00 per
month okay that's the $6120.00 for the six months and then the $8,000.00 tear
down fhat's $14,000.00 what we didn't do is we didn't word it right. We should
have come in with $14,130.00 for the lease and installation of the building and
then we should have had another motion to cover the $10,800.00 for the East
Pine lease that he's already expended, am I not right there Wayne?
Crookston: I think fhat that's probably correct, I'd have to read it and look at it
again but you were confusing what has been previously paid or budgeted for the
Pine Street property with what was being done on the lease for the finro trailer
units.
Bird: Yeah, we should have split them up and we put them together.
Crookston: That's right.
Bird: Now what do we have to do, make a motion to adjust - was fhat in your
budget Chief because the $10,800.00 was not in your budget okay so you need a
motion for a budget adjustment of $10,800.00?
Gordon: Yes sir.
Bird: And then we need another budget adjustment for $14,130.00, Wait a minute
- Will what have you got?
Berg: Well personally I think you have one line item that you're making a lease
office space so you have one line item that didn't exist before. I don't think it
exists currently in your budget so you need a line item adjustment to put both
those amounts into ttiis line item.
Anderson: That's what we did.
Berg: But then you also have to have a motion to approve this lease agreement
for however much money it is separately.
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Crookston: I think that that's correct Will. You're confusing the lease with a
budget adjustment and they have to be differentiated.
Bentley: Yeah but Wayne don't we - you got me so - okay I see what you're
talking about we've got to make it a budget adjustment for $24,930.00 then we
come back and approve fhe lease for $14,130.00 for the lease, now am I right
and then that lease is just taken out of the $24,930.00, well then our motion that
Charlie made in February 3`~ is okay, now all we have to do is approve the_ lease,
we've already approved the money.
Anderson: But we mis-worded that by saying fhat we didn't make it a budget
adjustment we said it was for the lease and it's not all for that lease.
Corrie: Then if you make a new motion to cover that -
Bentley: (Inaudible) it's covering the lease for the Idaho property and it's covering
fhe tease for the Pine property.
Anderson: But in our motion we stated it was only for the lease of the modular we
didn't state it as -
Benfley: Oh did we?
Corrie: Then you can make a new motion to correct the other one.
Bentley: I make a motion that we do a line item adjustment for the 217 E. Pine
Street lease for the Police station for six-months in the amount of $10,800.00 and
Crookston: -- Excuse me, when you say are you taking that out or are you putting
it in?
Bentley: If you'd let me finish you'd know.
Crookston: Thank you.
Corrie: Go ahead Mr. Bentley.
Bentley: That money is to be put in as a budget transfer to the Police Department
budget and also we need to transfer the amount of $14,130.00 into the Police
budget to cover the lease for six months of the new building with set up and tear
down in the same line item for a total of $24,930.00.
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Bird: I will second that.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley second by Mr. Bird, is there a discussion
now?
Rountree: Question. Point of clarification, the money for that budget adjustment
is the money that is received that paid off the City's portion of payment towards
the police grant.
Bentley: That's correct.
Corrie: Question has been called for. All those in favor of the motion as stated
say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Corrie: Okay then when you come out for the next year you put it in your budget
for -
Gordon: I will budget (inaudible)
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, we now need a motion to approve the tease.
Corrie: That's correct.
Bentley: Chief, what is the total of the lease so I get it right. Is that $14,130.00?
Gordon: Yes sir.
Bentley: Does that include the set-up fee?
Gordon: Yes, set up and tear down.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor I would move fhat we approve the lease for the new annex for
the Police station in the amount of $14,130.00, authorize the Mayor to sign and
the Clerk to attest.
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley second by Mr. Bird. Any discussion on the
motion? Hearing none. All those in favor of the motion say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Corrie: Mr. Crookston do you have a resolution?
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Crookston: Thank you, yes I have two more items that I'd like to bring up. The
Cherry Lane local improvement district, we need to know how we're going to fund
the money for that. What will be the source of funds?
Bird: Does that come out of general fund, I hate to be so ignorant but I think it
does.
Crookston: It probably does but I think that it's been budgeted, Will do you know
vvlirere that - have funds been set aside or what was your thinking on where
those monies would come from to pay for that?
Berg: My thinking of where the money was coming from was not thinking it was a
pretty fast and rush decision that we plug in something for incoming and
something for outgoing so as far as any funds coming from that no there wasn't
any funds coming from any kind of LID the first year because we have to wait for
a full - unless somebody sells a property - but we'd have to wait for a full tax
year before we got funds from that.
Crookston: We could fund it by means of obtaining a loan. We could fund it by
means of trying to pass a bond issue on it but the people there had said that if we
didn't get it done within ninety days they would just a soon drop the whole thing.
Anderson: I don't blame them, how long has this went on?
Crookston: Two years.
Bird: I think - I'm up for a loan unless it's inner departments and I'm certainly not
for a bond, this is a five year payback as I understand it Mayor?
Corrie: That's right.
Bird: How much are we talking about?
Rountree: $49,000.00
Bird: $49,000.00? And it wasn't budgeted anywhere that you know of and it's
been passed for finro years?
Rountree: No it's been -
Bird: When was it passed?
Corrie: It was passed about six months ago wasn't it?
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Rountree: No, it's been longer than that but it hasn't been - it's been one
complete budget cycle and part of another it's kind of in between.
Bird: Gharlie what can we do? I mean it's not fair to these people, they went out
and passed an LID and we've got to come up with the money.
Rountree: Well we did the LID - which they have to pay back -
Bird: They pay it back but we've got to come up with it in front to award the
contract and~ get the thing going.
Rountree: The problem with our budget is it is in the budget it's on both sides in
the line and has a total payback within one year so we're whatever the one year
payment is to the good but we're short four years of back payments in terms of
balancing on both sides of the line.
Bird: Can these funds come out of enterprise or do they have to stay with the
taxation Gary? Can we borrow it?
Smith: I guess you could borrow from fhe Enterprise Fund just like we did when
we bought the park property from Vern Otter but fhe Enterprise Fund charges
interest.
Bird: Well we're getting interest on our LID aren't we, a five year payback?
Rountree: No.
Bird: We don't get interest?
Crookston: I think that we do.
Rountree: It's factored into that $49,000.00 -
Crookston: I don't think that that's true. The $49,000. 00 is a principle amount.
Bird: We will actually in five years receive more than $49,000.00 I hope with
interest.
Crookston: I hope so to.
Rountree: Well I don't have the language of the LID -
Bird: I don't either, I don't know what the -
Smith: I don't know what it says either, all I know is -
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Bird: But most of the time don't LID's or any of these things you pay interest,
right?
Smith: Well as I understand it there's an interest faatored into it for the period of
time that the LID exists.
Bird: That's what I thought.
Smith: Right. If it's written, like Shari said if it's written that way that's correct. I
don't know -
Bird: Who would have that LID?
Smith: Well I've got a copy of it in my file if you want me to run over and get it.
Bird: No, let's look it up, but I think it's something I don't know about fhe other
councilmen but I think it's something that we've got to get on for these people, I
mean they pass this thing and we've got to get going for it.
Rountree: I guess I'll just throw this out - I think it's a moot point. I think when we
put it out for bid we're going to find that it can't be done for that amount anyway
so by virtue of that process it's going to go away. I agree with Keith though we
probably ought to advance it and I guess if we have to set up a loan from the
Enterprise Fund to pay for it at the end of the year if we don't balance we can do
that otherwise we look at carry over monies to apply towards that and then have
those revenues paid back whether it's Parks, Police or Public Works or wherever.
We did make a commitment to fhose folks to at least try. I think that they're also
aware that there's probably not enough money to do the project and I don't think
it will come as any great surprise to them if that happens but I think we ought to
get it out to bid and get going on it and take our lumps and learn from this the
next time we do an LID that we look at both sides of the line when we do our
budgeting and the anticipated payback and the cost. That's something that I think
we haven't done enough of and it just budgeted as a portion and it really doesn't
work that way.
Bird: Well I think you know our City we've been very fortunate and been very
conservative and haven't had to go into these much so we don't know anything
about fhem and like Charlie says it's something we learn but I would make a
motion Mr. Mayor that we proceed on with this LID, get it prepared to go out for
bids and get some bid results back -
Corrie: If it is for $49,000.00 then -
Bird: The bid's not to exceed $49,000.00.
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Rountree: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bird second by Mr. Rountree on the LID not to
exceed $49,000.00 and go out for bid. Any further discussion? All those in favor
of the motion say aye. Denied no.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Crookston: The other item I had is in trying to work with Boise State on the old
sewer treatment plant, I'm trying to work out an agreement with Amanda Horton
who is the attorney for Boise State and her question to me was would the City be
willing to let Boise State continue to use that site for an additional ten years?
Anderson: Is this the Water Department?
Crookston: It's the Water Dept. now.
Rountree: What kind of revenues does that generate?
Crookston: At this (inaudible) it generates no revenue.
Corrie: Absolutely none.
Smith: A dollar a year I think -
Crookston: One dollar.
Rountree: What's the cost to the City to have them there? Do we have to buy
them out if they leave because of the improvements they've made there?
Smith: We're talking about the lineman college out in the back. They`re just using
ground out there to plant their poles and pull their wire and set their transformers
and fhat sort of thing.
Bird: Don't fhey also have some peopte in the office in there?
Smifh: Well right, yes fhey do, they have a classroom and then a building that
they use, correct.
Bird: And is that - what kind of liability Gary does this entertain to us?
Smifh: That's a question that ICRMP had raised to Will and that was one reason
why Wayne was working with Boise State to get a lease agreement panned out
that would address the liability issue because ICRMP had raised that to Will on
their -
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Berg: It needs to be zero liability to the City for them to use it and that's what they
want in that agreement.
Bird: Will can't they do that by just giving us a certificate of insurance but through
their insured.
Berg: They need to do that each year. That also needs to be part of the
agreement, we have not got the property deeded over to us yet.
Crookston: That's correct, that's what we're trying to work out right now.
Corrie: So in other words if they deed fhe property to us and we get an
agreement BSU each year on the agreement for the next five years they will
agree to hold us harmless and use their certificate of insurance then we can go
with that procedure is that what they're asking?
Crookston: Yes, but they asked for ten years. _
Corrie: Oh ten years.
Rountree: Wha#'s the deed arrangement, they own property out there then?
Smith: I don't believe so I think we have the property back don't we Wayne?
Crookston: No, they have not issued a deed back to us at this time that's why
we're having the problem.
Rountree: Is getting the deed conditioned on whether or not we agree to lease it
for ten years? .
Crookston: Lease it to them for ten years?
Rountree: Yeah.
Grookston: They have asked - they have - we haven't discussed the lease at
least Amanda Horton has not discussed the lease I have mentioned it to her, she
hasn't talked about it recently but I thing that we need to get the property back
and lease it to them with a requirement that they hold us harmless and give us a
certificate of insurance for all liability.
Corrie: Otherwise I think we're going to have a real donny brook on our hands .
because they had that first. We gave it to them and then they didn't use it for a
year and then we said okay since you didn't use it for a year then we get it back
and -
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Crookston: -- which the initial agreement was.
Corrie: -- but they were a little reluctant so they moved most of that out to the
Canyon County campus but they left the pole riders there so -
Bird: Charlie is there any problem with a ten year lease to them? Gary do you
see anything wrong with a ten year'?
Smith: Yes sir. If we continue to grow at the rate we've been growing we're going
to need that extra space.
Rountree: Five maybe?
Smith: Yes.
Corrie: I would suggest it just go for five myself, I don't know about the Council
but -
Rountree: That was my thought before you mentioned that is that I think five is a
maximum and maybe even finro years at a time.
Smith: That might be better to shorten up the time period just as much as we can
because of the growth that we're experiencing and the additional staff that we're
going to have to put on and you know we can still move around and expand in
the facilities that we're in without utilizing that classroom without utilizing the yard
area but if we continue to grown and it seems like every time we put somebody
on we buy a pick-up that takes up more space and -
Corrie: They want ten we could say two and a half and compromise at five or we
can say five and compromise at five. I think they're helping as much as they can.
Smith: Yes I think fhat's the intent Mayor that we want to work with BSU as much
as we can because we do as Mayor said it was a bit of a strain on them when we
said we'd like the facility back and they had to move because that was, like
Wayne said, that was part of that agreement that we signed on in the very
beginning when that building was built but in good faith with Boise State we
wanted the Council at the time this move was made wanted to work closely with
them and allow fhem to utilize that facility as much as possible.
Crookston: What the initial agreement stated was that they quit using that
property for sewer operator training then it wou,ld come back to the City of
Meridian and it quit being used for that purpose for over a year.
Smith: That's correct.
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Bird: Well how did they get the deed? Was it their property, I always thought it
was our property?
Crookston: It was, but we --
Bird: And then we deeded it to them?
Smith: Apparently we had to do that in order for the state to pay the cost of
constructing the facility, I don't know.
Crookston: I don't know why that was done but we did deed it to them without
any charge.
Bird: I would think Boise State would deed it back to us. But it's holding up we
need some lot work done out there.
Smith: We're going to go ahead and do the improvements to the parking area in
front of the park and also to the back of the where the Water Dept. is putting their
vehicles. We're also going to impact a little bii of the area where the poles are
being set now by the school for their work with a detention pond for the storm
water but they've looked at the plan they've agreed to work within it and so it's
going to be constructed as designed but we do have a drainage problem there as
you've probably noticed by going in and out of that facility and we're trying to
rectify fhat plus provide some parking for the use of that park.
Bird: Have you discussed the deed with them lately?
Crookston: That's what Amanda Horton and I were talking about was I requested
the deed as it was initially agreed on that they would deed it back to the City and
fhen she raised the question that they wanted to use it she start out initially with
twenty years.
Rountree: I guess Mr. Mayor my recommendation is tell Amanda Horton that the
dea! was it would come back to the City when ~they meet the terms and
conditions of their original agreement then we'll entertain leasing the lineman
school back to them but until sueh time as that gets done it may become a legal
battle because I don't think I want to be or have the City held hostage to that so
we have to enter into that lease. I don't mind working with them but Tom
McGregor understood that was the deal, Tom's gone but that was understood
fhat's part of fhe agreement I'd say we're willing to enter into that agreement
upon the resolution of the deed. When we know that's resolved we'll sit down
with them and we'II look at working with them to provide them a space for
lineman school whether it's there or maybe even at another location we may
acquire at some point and time. I think with their push towards Canyon County
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campus with starting building here in the next year that they're (inaudible) in that
direction real soon anyway.
Crookston: I asked Amanda whether of not this was something that they could
move over to Canyon County and she said at the time fhat they'd that's one thing
that she dropped from fhe finrenty years back to the ten.
Rountree: So, I mean fhat would be my position, let's get one thing done at a
time without being hog tied into something we don't necessarily agree to.
Bird: I agree with you Charlie. I hate to be held hostage by anybody over
something like that when fhe original agreement was to come back to us t don't
think I'd even talk about leasing it back to them until I got the deed back to us. I'm
like you Charlie, I think that's enough.
Rountree: 1 agree. Do we need a motion to that affect?
Corrie: You can or you can take it to them and see what they say.
Crookston: I would say let me take it to them.
Corrie: I would suggest you take it to them first because once you put it into
mofion and make it a(inaudible) then that's pretiy final. You can but I think that
with the agreement of all of the Council, is that yours as well? Okay that's
agreement of the Council maybe we'll back it up with an ordinance (inaudible).
Crookston; Okay thank you that's all I have.
Corrie: Do you want to do the resolution?
Crookston: Oh, yes I do.
Corrie: Resolution #166.
Bird: What number Mayor?
Corrie: #166. This is the one I brought up last meeting the Agreement of
Understanding, The IVlemorandum of Understanding, the APA has adopted that
memorandum and they are just now asking for each entity to accept the
Memorandum of Agreement and their resolution. The resolution proving the
Memorandum of Agreement among Treasure Valley governmental agencies on
their application of intelligent transportation system and providing for an effective
date.
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Bentley: Mr. Mayor I move we approve resolution #166 and authorize the Mayor
to sign and the Clerk to attest.
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bentley second by Mr. Bird to approve resolution
#166, any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor of the motion say aye.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Mr. Bird - yea, Mr. Bentley - yea, Mr. Rountree - I abstain,
Mr. Anderson - yea.
MOTION CARRIED: 3 yeas, 1 abstain.
Corrie: If you can get me a copy of that I'll send it on to the APA Board.
Bird: I don't have anything, we've covered it all pretty good.
Bentley: I've got two things I've passed out tonight, animal control revenue, as
you can see on the one sheet contains the dollars, in 1998 we've got 9675 and
some change compared with the entire year of FY'97 where we only had 14608,
licenses in '97 we had 2131 for the year as of '98 right now we've done 1219 so I
think our fee increase is working, we haven't tried to even calculate out what
we're going to generate out of this but this is in hopes as we set it up this way
was to help fund or possibly totally fund the dog warden program and sometime
along the way we need to take a look how and if and what we want to do with
that dog pound out there, the building itself. As I stated before we looked at trying
to get Job Core but they don't do the type of work we need done anymore and I~
think we're almost going to be better off just to erect a new building instead of
trying to work over fhat one there and expand it. Do they have modular pounds
Chief?
Gordon: No.
Bentley: Secondly, Mr. Crookston passed out a letter he received from the Union
Attorney for the Fire Department stating that fhey didn't think we should have
gone through and revamped the basic agreement that we had already agreed on.
The Fire Department knew going in, they even admifted going in, that the
tentative agreement before we started signing off on articles had to be approved
by the joint group of the City Council, both the City Council and the full Rural Fire
District. I don't know where he's getting this information from or how it's coming
about but it's the same process that what their part of the agreement that they
totally agreed upon they have to take back to their rank and file and fhey vote on
it, if they turn it down we go back and meet and fix what they don't like, or try to.
The same principle holds true on the management side they have the same
rights and the rights were excersized, fhe Union tried to get us to have the two
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units get together and vote on this because they wanted to enact part of the
contract that was tentatively agreed upon, both the City Council and the Rural
Fire District said no they wanted an entire contract before they'd implement
anything and that was taken back to them too so I don't really see what the jest of
their letter is, I mean it's things that they agreed upon at the very beginning so for
the new councilmen that brings them up to speed as to where we're at from that.
I guess (inaudible) they'd like to sit down and discuss the wage package which is
fine but they also need to make if they have a problem with the rest of the articles
of the contract they need to sit down and discuss them, Councilman Anderson
and myself made it very clear to them that they take the time to review it and
when they were ready sit down, if they had some problems with it to get back
with us, we have not heard a thing until this letter showed up so that's where
we're at there.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor, question regarding that is it appropriate at this time for the
City to respond to this letter and say, reiterate what Glenn said in terms of it
taking the full body to approve and/or consider the terms and conditions and
articles of this agreement and that it's been offered to them in hopes that we
would strike a dialogue and to this point that hasn't happened.
Crookston: I will respond to it because the letter was sent to me and I will
respond in that fashion but I wanted the Council to know what position at least
they were inquiring about.
Corrie: Well if need be we can always get the tapes dictated.
Bentley: And I want to state one thing that if we do wind up at hearing I bel.ieve
it's the 2"d not the 4th, the 4th is a Saturday.
Crookston: It's the 2"d
Bentley: Is it going to be the 2"~ and the 3`~ or just the 2"d or do we know?
Crookston: That I have no idea about.
Bentley: I will need a suppoena as before and I would strongly urge that we may
have to have Marty there and Brad Janicek might have to be there too and we
wind up getting Ron Tolsma there, we may have to have the whole original crew
and maybe the new team too before it's over with especially if some of these
issues are brought up that were stated in that letter.
Crookston: That may very well be the case I have no idea how Brad Janicek was
involved in it and Mr. Johnson, wasn't he on the rural board prior?
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Corrie: Charlie was on the Board but he was not on the negotiating team, Brad
and Marty were.
Anderson: Question for the Counselor, Wayne I was just wondering what you
thought about if I was to make a phone call to Alan Hurshfield and explain to him
the process that we went through with the City and Rural and why some of the
language ahanges came about in an interest to try and get these folks back to
the bargaining table.
Crookston: I don't think that it would be wise for you to do it on your own, I can
ask him if he would be willing to sit down with you and I and have you explain
what was done, fhat would be fine but I don't think it's appropriate for you to call
him by yourself.
Bentley: Mr. Mayor, first off we don't negotiate with their attorney, they have set a
procedure up to negotiate with their negotiating team, he is not part of their
negotiating team nor would I sit down and negotiate with him. I was still the lead
negotiator in this and we made the ground rules very clear, they would not allow
observers in there, I wanted to have an observer in there for training purposes,
it's done in other Union negotiations and they didn't want any part of it and I'm not
about to have that attorney sit down at the negotiating table.
Anderson: I'm not suggesting negotiating with their attorney, he seems to be
giving them legal advice on what to do I'm just suggesting explain to him what
went on to try to get him to advise them to come back to the table with us.
Benfley: Well they've requested to come back to the table on the wage issue and
that's fine but they need to come back - if they are requesting to come back to
discuss the wages we can sit down and discuss the wages, we have a legal
obligation to do that otherwise we're going to be sitting with an unfair labor
practice but the problem too is fhey need to address the rest of the issues if
they've got heartburn with the rest of the stuff they need to let us know and you
and I made that point very clear to them that if they need to have some
discussions on the other articles we're more than willing to sit down.
Anderson: Well I guess I would suggest then that we respond to their negotiating
team and say that we're in receipt of Mr. Hurshfield's letter and we would like to
get together to discuss wages and the agreement.
Bentley: Correct.
Corrie: Based upon their earlier conversations with the team. They knew that we
would not accept until the Council and the District accepted that - the wording
and not until then, they just signed off with what they had put together but we
didn't sign off on it.
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Crookston: That's correct.
Bird: Mr. Mayor, what are they hung up on these audits for? i mean their salary,
benefits or nothing has anything to do with the audits, I mean they're just -
Corrie: They want us to show that we can't afford to give them any more money
but by their own attorney's admission they are negotiating equally with the City as
well as the Rural District and we all know the financial status of the Rural District
and so do they because they already have their audits so their point of view is
that we take and pay more of the rural side, well that's not the way the
negotiations are because we have an agreement with the rural to be fifty-fifty and
that's just the end of the situation.
Bird: Well I think they think fhey get into the Enterprise Funds.
Corrie: There's no question about it, it's none of their business really.
Bird: That's right, that's the way I look at it Mayor.
Benfley: So Mr. Mayor, we need to draft up a letter, send it certified mail and we'll
take a copy over to the Union at the Fire Station and let them know we're willing
to come back and set up a time.
Corrie: I think we can have Mr. Crookston write up the letter.
Crookston: I don't think that it needs to go by certified mail I will send a letter to -
Corrie: -- This wasn't certified.
Crookston: No, it wasn't certified. That's a letter to me and I will explain to him
what the City desires to do.
Bentley: Okay that will work for me.
Crookston: If that's what the Council wants to do.
Bentley: Well I think it's what the negotiating team wants to do if fhere's more
negotiating that needs to be done then we need to get the teams together.
Bird: Yeah but you wouldn't go to Hurshfield would you? You'd want your letter to
go to whoever's the head of the business agent or the president of the Union.
Crookston: Well my letter will go to Mr. Hurshfield -
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Bird: Yeah, you can do that but I mean our negotiating committee should draft a
lefter and get it like Gfenn's saying to the Union so that Ron and Glenn and the
Rural District can sit down with them.
Anderson: I almost feel like there should be finro letters Wayne should respond to
Mr. Hurshfield and then -
Bird: He can respond to Alan Hurshfield but you guys should respond to the
Union themselves, fhe negotiating team. ~
Anderson: And maybe just a simple letter stating that you guys have had this
agreement in your hand for however many weeks now and we would like to get
back together with you and discuss it, what would be a convenient time for you?
Bentley: And that's it, something real simple. So Mr. Mayor if you could put that
together and -
Corrie: You put it together.
Bentley: Okay:
Corrie: Then give it to me and I'll get it typed and send it out.
Bentley: Okay, I`II slide in here in the morning and beat on your computer.
Corrie: Okay, or you can just write it out in long hand and give it to the secretary
and she can print it out and then for your edification.
Bentley: I'd better print it if I write it.
Corrie: Okay, then Mr. Crookston you`II do your letter to him based upon what
you heard tonight.
Crookston: Yes I will.
Corrie: Is that agreeable to the Council? Mr. Bird - yes, Mr. Bentley - yes, Mr.
Rountree - yes, Mr. Anderson - yes.
Bentley: One more point, where are we at with the appraisal?
Rountree: Very interesting topic, in both to Wayne's and my surprise, one they're
hard to come by, two they're awfully busy and three they're darned expensive.
The first people we talked to talked what about three or four months? The second
people we talked to -
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Crookston; They talked about two months minimum.
Rountree: --Two to three months minimum, the second group we taiked to was
$4500.00, we have an outflt that says they can do it -was that the finro to fhree
weeks and it's going to cost around $2500 to $3000 to get it done. Wayne can tell
me if he's got them going or not.
Crookston: I talked to this individual his name is Eric Alberti and he told me that
he could do it for $3000 he could get it done in two weeks, another appraiser told
me that he could do it for $2500 but it would take four to six weeks. I had talked
to Charlie earlier about the $2500 thing and he said well we need to get it done
quicker than that and fhat we would spend more money than that, that's when I
talked to Mr: Alberti who told me he could get it done in two weeks for $3000 so I
told him fhat we'd better get it done.
Rountree: So we'll have that by the end of the month?
Crookston: He told me two weeks.
Bentley: So it's under way then.
Crookston: I told him to go ahead and do it.
Corrie: Let's get Council for the $3000 though.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor I would move that we authorize the expenditure of three
thousand dollars for the appraisal of the joint ownership property between the
City of Meridian and the Rural Fire District.
Bentley: Second.
Crookston: Okay, that's paid by the City of Meridian?
Rountree: Paid by the City of Meridian.
Bird: What location Chartie?
Rountree: There is only one location.
Bird: Just fhe one location?
Rountree: Yes, it's lots 1,2,3,4 and 5 of block 2 of the original Meridian town site.
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Corrie: Okay you've heard the original motion with the addition there by Mr.
Crookston by Mr. Rountree and second by Mr. Bird, any further discussion on the
motion? All those in favor say aye. No?
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
Bentley: I be done.
Corrie: Okay, Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: We've seen the words for the plaques, have the plaques been
delivered to Lila, Terry, Malcolm and Keith Borup for regio sprinter and -
Bird: They have been delivered?
Corrie: We've got - tomorrow we're having them printed up on the walnut
plaques, one for Mr. Malcolm McCoy and Mr. Terry Srnith and Keith Borup, they
have an 8x10 and a 6x8 for Lila Hill and one for Keith Borup.
Bird: Are you going to present them then April 7th Mayor?
Corrie: Right.
Bird: Good.
Rountree: Shari what's the status of any work towards getting the irrigation
ordinance pulled together? - One of those deals huh?
Stiles: I think if we've got - Wayne do we have to have that go before Planning &
Zoning, we do don't we? Because in the zoning and subdivision ordinance -
Crookston: If it's in the zoning and development ordinance yes we do.
Stiles: We could get that scheduled for next month.
Rountree: Please. - You're committed.
(End of Tape)
Stiles: -- at P& Z next month.
Rountree: I believe the status on the. mechanical ordinance update or resolution
you have the information you got to get it noticed in the next few days so it can
by part of the public hearing next meeting hopefully on the 7th, let's get'er done
because we've got to have that if affect by fhe first of the year or sooner.
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Bird: Will you make a motion to that Charlie? Don't we need a motion?
Rountree: No, we need a mofion on the ordinance when it comes before us for
the modification of fees. Generations Plaza committee met yesterday afternoon,
the consensus of that group was to press on with the project as planned, there's
continual discussion about buying the adjacent property and the ultimate
discussion is that it's probably going to cost additional $100,000 and probably
mean another year delay. The group's consensus was press on with the project,
there's some difficulty yet with the architect that was going to be resolved today
or tomorrow and if it's non-responsive then we will press on with our own
resources to able to put the plans together so they can go to bid. There was also
consensus of that group to utilize the Meridian Historic Foundation as the
recipient of any monies that people were hesitant to just give to the City but could
go to fhat foundation as a 5031 CXYZ tax break deal, there apparently are some
people out there that are willing to put money into one of those for this project,.
they're not willing to donate it to the City so that's been set that's going to be
bounced off of the Meridian Historical Foundation that the Generation's Plaza
group is also pursuing an establishment of a foundation for these kinds of fhings
and other fhings for the City of Meridian fhat would be some kind of incorporated
group that would serve as a recipient of donations for the City of Meridian so
that's another activity that they're going to pursue.
Berg: Who's the contact person for that foundation -
Rountree: Lori - oh for the Park's -
Berg: -- the historical.
Rountree: Historic? Terry Smith is on that board.
Berg: I just wondered if somebody inquires and they need to know - or apply or
direct - through Terry Smith.
Rountree: Through Terry and I believe Lori knows the details of that as well.
Question came up last evening at the Parks and Recreation Commission about
the establishment of fees for the summer rec program. The summer rec program
is going to be expanded somewhat this year we're going to have some adult
softball and maybe some other adult activities as you will recall last year we
expanded the program, activities way exceeded the monies that were
established in the budget for them the activities wece set up to pay for
themselves which they did. The question came up does the Council establish
those fees do we have a presentation of those fees and authorize to move
forward or is there just interest on the park of the Council to know what's going
on. My direction to Tom and the Commission was to put the program together,
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establish the fees to cover the costs and bring them to the Council for
consideration but not necessarily approval. If we decide as a body we want to
bless the summer rec program and those additio.nal fees we'll have that
opportunity so you'll at least see them this year.
Bird: Gharlie, I think that between our Park's Department head that we hired and
our Commission that I as one don't think I need to approve it -
Rountree: -- ~But you need to know about it.
Bird: --You know that's fine yeah if they want to let us know about it but I don't
think as a council that we have to approve it.
Corrie: Well just think about that Keith.
Rountree: Think it about it between now and then, we may want to aufhorize it
and make it just so we don't get into a situation where somebody challenges fhe
establishment of the fee without the opportunity to due process.
Corrie: I think the council needs to overview this and vote on it, I really do.
Bird: You think we need to vote on it?
Corrie: Yeah, we do, it's public money.
Bird: I don't know as long as they get the costs out of it, it's like fees for planning
& zoning or any other fees you work up your costs and you know we're not in a
profit making deal tike you are in the private so as long as you get your costs out
and your overhead I have no problem with it but I understand -
Rountree: I just point that out as you're going to see it, the action we take on it is
going to be a decision we make but I do want to point out it did not happen last
year and that's why it's going to happen this year.
Bird: But you know, I'll stand up for the City Rec last year, I've been involved with
the athletics around here so I seem to always get calls even from City Hall telling
to cafl me and I only had finro complaints of the City Rec program and both of
them was because we wasn't full time babysitters after I checked it out.
Rountree: Yeah, that's the only complaint I had. I had one complaint and that's
because we weren't open like we were open before and it cost more than it cost
before and you couldn't leave your kids here all day for -
Bentley: I think what Keith's probably getting at a little bit and I sort of feel the
same way, I'm not here to micromanage, they can set the fees and we can get
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them and look at them and if we don't have any heartburn fhat's fine but you
know they need to - we've hired somebody to do the job and we need to give
him the opportunity to do it.
Corrie: I agree that he can do it I just think that fhe Council when it comes to any
money, the Council better approve or disapprove and go over it because you are
responsible for the financial and no one person can do that it's the Council's
decision -
Bird: Well that's true but that's what our Commission - Mayor I thought the Parks
and Rec Commission can help him and stuff and I know those people on there
you've got some pretty conservative people on there and I think that - I'm like
Glenn, I'm not here to manage the Parks and Recreation -
Rountree: They're advisory and they will offer the advice when they see this but
the Council will see this information so just for your - that was decided last.
evening by that group. We need to make a decision, are we going to meet for a
planning session? Mayor Corrie is going to be out of town the week of the 23`~,
does anybody have a problem with the 31St? A couple agenda items for that
planning session is if you'll recall I gave you a list of ordinances that had been
suggested to be repealed, I asked that you get together with your respective
department heads and go over ordinances that they may have some grief with
and that need to be gotten rid of, maybe at that session we can get department
heads and us - out heads together come up with a list of things that we can
delete, get the deletion taken care of and get our ordinance book in a state to
where we can get a ordinance book for all of us to have that makes sense that
we can follow and that our new enforcement o~cer can c.arry around and not
have to have a personal computer to find the index of the thing to find where
things are, violations or not, but that's the one thing I'd like to do is identify those
and then by action of the Council at the soon to follow meeting that we delefe
those archaic ordinances about hypnosis and etcetera. I'd also like us to talk
about, and this has been mentioned, a copulation of the ordinances that relate to
reviews, meeting procedures, hearings and whatnot with the City so we can
streamline our meeting process and I would like to start getting our feet wet in
fhat area in the planning session so we can get some things rolling on drafting a
copulation ordinance that establishes our hearing and meeting procedure or at
least brings it all together in one spot so we can make sense out of it and know
how we can or can't modify that with respect to consent agendas and maybe
reducing the number of hearings for certain things, maybe ultimately having the
possibility of a hearing officer, be it one of the City Attorneys or the Planning
Administrator ta6ce care of certain things, those kinds of things. My last thing is
Gary have you and Will - do you have g.ood enough direction from us on seeking
information in the way of the City Hall plan? Do we need to clarify that and I'd like
to do that this evening so those guys can get going on tliat. I guess I've talked to
you about it and I don't know if I've been clear as what needs to be done, maybe
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I misguided you. Again, my desire is a concept plan and I have a piece of paper
that came from CSHQA talking about a flash plan, maybe that's what it is we
want, a flash plan of a site and a possible building for City Hall so we can have
something tangible to look at and have people to comment about. My concern is
if we do a bid process for that we're looking at a couple months and my
discussion with Gary is that we've got ZGA on retainer to do that if they can do it
for $1000 maybe we can get that in a week from them and we can chart a course
of action, otherwise we may be looking at several months to go through some
kind of a consultant selection process. Those are my thoughts, they need some
help because they haven't been able to get of dead center on this thing.
Comments?
Bentley: What kind of help do they need?
Smith: I guess the only thing that I- and I apologize Charlie I don't remember
talking about ifi if we did.
Rountree: Well I think it was an evening that you weren't particularly happy. It's
been about a week, I can't remember the circumstance but we were together
here I think during another meeting.
Bentley: Probably when he found out he couldn't move.
Rountree: It may very well have been prior to the last planning and zoning
meeting -(inaudible) special meeting and their meeting, that's when I think you
and I talked about it and I detected a fair degree of confusion as to what to do
and where to go.
Smith: -- Oh when you had your early meeting? Okay - So ZGA has got a handle
on the area that we need as far as square footage from their space analysis
plan?
Rountree: Yeah, we were looking at three stories, 25,000 square feet.
Smith: Three stories, 25,000 square feet on two to three acres of ground.
Rountree: Two to three acres.
Bird: Whatever the parking requirements would be Gary on that.
Bentley: Right, I think they recommended I think it was 2%Z and we discussed
maybe going a full acre bigger, if we didn't need it we'd turn it into a mini park. If
we had to do some expansion we could take it over then.
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Smith: So if I talk to ZGA and they can put something together for a nominal fee
do you want Will and I to proceed on that basis then?
Corrie: What are you going to have them put together?
Smith: A concept plan for - just something for us to look at as I understand it to
get us started saying that yes this is what we want or - we talked about -
Bentley: --Just a shell and a site. A minimum site plan requirement.
Smith: Something that we can start as a show and tell project for the public to
comment on.
Bird: Gary you could probably go to Dave Broman and he could draw you up, you
know 90% of these big buildings start out as a picture and you know draw you up
- I mean I don't envision anything fancy, I don't think anyone on the Council after
that or the Mayor after that planning session we didn't figure anything being
jogged here and there and everything but just the concept that we can show
people is the way I took it, if you had just the shell of the building you know and
of course put a lot of windows in it and -
Bentley: -- doors -
Anderson: -- and a fire pole -
Bird: No elevators just a fire pole.
Rountree: And maybe what we need is to ask ZGA or somebody say what is it
we`re asking for because I don't - it probably has a name whether it's concept or
like on this thing it calls it a flash plan, I think that's just a quick and dirty concept
of wt~at could go on a piece of property, and we're looking at the same kind of
thing that would fit the bill of a three story building that has 25,000 square feet,
reasonable cost, reasonable design. ~ '
Corrie: If there is a cost to it maybe some other architects might want to do the
same thing so we need to look at that part of it as well. We don't want to say just
because they got the building here we're just going to start giving everything to
them because we're going to get some contractors and architects pretty upset at
us so I think we need to ask them about what we need to do there.
Smith: Well do we need to go to put out a little RFP real quick to some
architectural firms and get some proposals in if that's -
Rountree: Well if we can put a date certain response on that I don't have a
problem with it. I have a problem if we're looking at another couple months.
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Bird: I've got a problem like Charlie because I#hink if you put a RFP out you're
going to do it. I fhink what you do is we've got them on retainer -
Corrie: They're not on a retainer.
Bird: Oh okay well I think you can go to a draftsman, they can draw you a picture
of what this building's going to look like and you need to decide whether you want
brick, how much of this and all that you want, fhen when you - each developer or
whoever player we go that comes in and selects to bid on this thing for us they
will bring their own architect and their general contractor and all this with them.
Corrie: Yeah we don't even know where it's going to be yet.
Bird: We don't you know and they'll get the land and everything else, we just
wanted - Gary what I understood in our planning session is we just wanted
something that we could hang up on the wall here and show people and get
some kind of an idea what we wanted. We want three stories, 25,000 square feet
with parking and landscaping and stuff and I think the guy's name is Dave
Broman who does a lot of those sketches for developers that I know and he
might be able to do exactly what your concept is, you might not even have to go
to an architect right now -
Corrie: We'll have to eventually but maybe we could just get a concept of what
we think we would like to do.
Smifh: Well Broman for one I know is not cheap.
Rountree: No, you're talking a minimum of $1500.00 for a fairly small sketch and
more like $2500.00.
Smith: I mean to get that kind of a drawing, of a production drawing, it's an art
type - it's an artist thing -
Rountree: Yeah, because he does things to scale perspective.
Smith: But I-- well I don't know, I guess I can talk to ZGA or I could talk to Alan
down at CSHQA and try to get some understanding of what they would do for
this flash plan if that's the right name for it. If just seems to me that when we
hang something on the wall for the public to comment on it ought to be
somefihing that has had a little thought and if it's going to be brick or if it's going to
be all glass or if it's going to be steel and glass or steel and brick and you know
what it looks like is going to dictate what it's going to cost.
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Bird: That's true, but then in the same token if your lease agreement has you
doing maintenance you want it as maintenance free so you probably want brick
over (inaudible) or siding or anything like that.
Smith: Right, and on a multi-story building I'm sure they're going to be able to
give us sorne advice as to how we should proceed. I for one don't want #o see
anything like the hotel that went up in downtown Boise, I don't find that very
attractive but that's my own personal taste.
Rountree: You don't like that art deco stuff huh?
Bird: You mean the new BA center?
Smith: The one where the hockey team is and the hotel. Bank of America, yes.
Corrie: Why don't you have Gary check that out and come back with us the 31 Sc
and tell us what you find out.
Rountree: That would be good, yeah bring that back to the planning meeting.
Corrie: I think you can talk to different architects and get an idea what fhey're
doing.
Rountree: I've talked to Pauf and Alan both:
Bird: Yeah I think Alan would be a good one to -
Rountree: Because we did talk about also in the planning session that we may
want to take that beyond and have a- do a little RFP to have a firm help us in
the public relations aspect. I'd forgotten a.bout that but we did talk about that.
Corrie: I have two things. One, I got a letter today from Mr. Wallace D. Lovan. It
says Dear Bob, Cherry Lane golf course will be raising green fees one dollar for
fhe year of 1998, the prices will be as follows: weekdays $14 to $15 and
weekends $15 to $16.
Rountree: Mr. Mayor what do you suppose he would say if we wrote him back
and say you can't do that because the terms of his lease says the City Council
has to approve that. If you read the fine print City Council is supposed to approve
any fee increases on the golf course. To my knowledge that's never been done.
Corrie: To my knowledge it's never has been either. Has it ever been done?
Rountree: Has City Council ever approved -
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Berg: Yes, City Council has in the past approved green fees.
Bentley: We didn't fhe last ones.
Berg: I just said in the past it has been approved.
Corrie: It's been pre 1991.
Bentley: I think that should be done.
Rountree: By fhe terms of fhe agreement it needs to be done by the City Council.
At least that's my reading of it, I don't know about Mr. Crookston if he can
remember any of the language there.
Corrie: Can you remember some of the language Mr. Crookston off the top of
your head, probably not?
Crookston: That's a very good assumption.
Corrie: That's a long time ago.
Crookston: It's a long time ago but I do believe that the City Council is supposed
to approve of any increase if there is one.
Bentlev: I think a lefter should be sent back to that affect.
Corrie: ~Okay, I will send him bac6c a letter that the City Council has to approve
these, this and -
Rountree: I don't mind approving a rate increase if it's competitive with
surrour~ding golf courses but if it's excessive -
Bird: Well if he's raising to that he's still cheaper than any place else around.
Rountree: Okay if he's still cheaper than any place else then I don't have a
problem with that, they're going to get plenty of play with the eighteen holes.
Bird: Whatever the lease agreement says I'm for it, if it says we have to approve
it we h~ve to approve it.
Corrie: iWell let's just - do you want to approve $14 to $15 and $15 to $16 tonight
or do you want to look at it or do it April the 7tn~
No, I think he needs to come forth with a request.
Corrie: Well whatever you say, I'll write him a letter.
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Rountree: Put it in terms of a request to the City Council to approve it. We very
well want to check the tease though I may be speaking out of turn here but I-
Bird: I fhink the Mayor's got a good point, I think - I for one councilman will go
ahead and approve it tonight if you want because we might be in the wrong.
Corrie: Do you have the lease?
Crookston: Yes, I do.
Corrie: Okay, would you phone me in the morning?
Crookston: I'll phone you as soon as I can find out.
Corrie: Okay, let me know fhen and I'll #ell him that fhe Council, if that be the
case, then the Council will vote on the increase that he has asked for on April the
~tn
Bird: And if not, good luck. Go ahead and raise it.
Corrie: Second, the APA retreat is going to be April 16th, it's a Thursday at the
Double Tree Downtown in Boise, all council members are invited to attend that.
We will discuss all kinds of things I guess, it will be probably about 8 to 5 and
there will be a light dinner or something or funcheon at that time. I'll give you
more information on it as we get closer to it. That's all I have, do you have
anything? I'm sorry we did forget Shari.
Stiles: 1 was wondering maybe if we could have a staff retreat at fhe Cayman
Islands?
Corrie: I think it would be great, it's 90 degrees in the day and 73 degrees at night
and the (inaudible) is 93 percent.
Bird: Shari, how's your space, did they get everything -
Stiles: We got our counters in today, it's starting to look a liftle more like home
and probably have a couple of desks in this -
Bird: And IVlayor tells me that you and him are going to get some people on
board here maybe this week?
Stiles: Well at least talk to fhem.
Bird: Great, don't get yourself caught behind.
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Stiles: Oh that happened a couple of years ago.
Bird: And it's going to happen - yeah, I know you can't go through it again. You
can do while you're young but when you get old that gets to you.
Stiles: I'm pretty old.
Bentley: You ready to play with the ordinances?
Stiles: Not yet.
Bird: Let her get caught up on her planning and zoning and on her move.
Stiles: Yeah. I've got eleven applications this last Thursday so I've been spending
most of my time reviewing those this week.
Bird: How many?
Stiles: Eleven. Some of them are combined, annexation, zoning, conditional use,
but this last time it was like the flrst time anybody had ever submitted an
application, the mess they submitted. I had a couple questions about the budget.
I've spent, well I haven't paid it yet, but $2500 for the lease improvements over
fhere that can't come out of capital improvements and also the counters were
about $2500 so there's a total of almost $5000 that I don't know if there's any
money budgeted at all for that or if you want to approve a shift from the salaries
to go to pay for that. I've got about $30,000 e~ra in salaries for people that
haven't been paid so if that's where you want to take it or -
Bentley: They're working for free?
Bird: They're not hired..
Rountree: I guess to that comment I would suggest that you bundle up all of
these costs and we do just that, look at the salary savings and take care of them
in one flail swoop as opposed to (inaudible) and you know on the interim if you've
got to do it coming in it's going to get paid anyway so - and if you've got that kind
of salary savings I don't see that it's critical.
Corrie: You have $10,000 on capital improvements don't you?
Stiles: That can't be used. That's not capital improvement -
Corrie: That's capital outlay -- that's not capital outlay?
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Stiles: No, that's not going to go wifh the City when we leave, it's going to stay
there, i# doesn't belong to the City.
Anderson: That's a leased building.
Stiles: And also I didn't know about the lease, I've never seen the lease so I
really don't know what the terms of it are, apparently we've already paid them
some money and I don't know where that money came from.
Corrie: We don't eyen have the lease yet, we're trying to find it. I don't know
whether f signed it or -
Stiles: So there's no lease but they've been paid money?
Corrie: No they haven't been paid the money for the lease yet I don't think.
Stiles: Well Janice said that they had been paid for two months already and we
haven't even been in there a month. ~
Corrie: I don't recall signing the lease and he doesn't recall signing it either.
That's why I told this Tim Reed to call me with - I need a. copy of that agreement,
I don't remember signing anything --
Bentley: -- I thoughf you said you signed it?
Corrie: -- and he doesn't remember attesting to it and .I don't have it so we better
find out about what's going on here.
Stiles: But do you have a line item that's going to cover that lease amount or is
that something I need to cover in my budget somehow? I think our space was
about a thousand a month plus or minus.
Bird: Wasn't that put in your budget?
Stiles: Wasn't ever planned when -
(Inaudible)
Bird: What do we do there?
Rountree: Just make a budget adjustmeni -
Bird: She isn't financed by the general fund though. Planning and Zoning is
Enterprise Fund.
Stiles: It's partly funded by the Building Department, no enterprise funds.
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Bird: It's not a general fund item, she's being funded for her lease out of
enterprise funds as I understand.
Stiles: There's no en#erprise funds.
Berg: Enterprise funds is water and sewer, general fund is the rest of us. Now we
have an ordinance that deals with Planning and Zoning and Building Department
funds but it's still a general fund.
Corrie: Then why do we have Planning and Zoning Enterprise Fund on the title
up there?
Berg: Because that's the term that you use in the ordinance which I didn't really
like because I didn't want to connect Enterprise with the water and sewer.
Bird: Yeah, but the same token that is not tax revenue fhat is generated revenue
from within~ department resources.
Berg: That's what you have determined it but if you go to the state code it's -
Bird: That isn't tax - she isn't being - none of fhe taxes coming in is funding her.
It's from work fees and stuff out of the building and the Public Works, am I not
right? I could be wrong Will, I'm not arguing with you I'm just asking a point of
question.
Berg: I think that's the proposal that it's all paid for by fees and permits but it's still
a general fund account.
Rountree: Sematics.
Bentley: Yeah it's just semantics, because the same poin't would hold true if she
stayed here she wouldn't be paying rent out of here, she wouldn't be paying rent
out of her deal.
Bird: So who's budget does it come out of Glenn?
Rountree: It comes out of Planning and Zoning budget.
Sfiles: Can I rent out my old oifice to Janice?
Bird: But it comes out of general fund Charlie? Because that's what I'm asking.
Rountree: Because that's where all that money goes. It doesn't go to the
enterprise accounts, it goes into the general fund.
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Corrie: Then you'll have to make a budget adjustment (inaudible) at the end of
the year.
Rountree: So the fees that are coliected go into the general fund account.
They're earmarked but -
Bird: They're earmarked for the Planning and Zoning, they don't go to fire, police,
administration or anything like that.
Bentley: We may have to make a separate line item just to cover our lease.
Bird: Can we do that at this point of the budget year?
Benfley: No, it has to be an adjustment.
Rountree: We're just going to have to adjust hose budgets at the end of the year
based on cost expenditures and availability of funds.
Stiles: So I'll just not worry about the lease part then.
Corrie: I wouldn't at this point.
Rountree: Apparentty we don't have one to worry about.
Berg: We may have to create line items -
Bird: -- We shoutdn't be paying them then, if we've paid fo.r two months they've
got to be showing up somewhere on the deal, I'll look at my printout.
Bentley: Are we done?
Corrie: Any thing else Shari?
Stiles: Just an informational note, there's a gentleman that woutd like to operate a
fruit stand at Eagle and Fairview provided he gets the appropriate approvals for
the access to get onto this property, he will be applying for an itinerate merchant
license and hopefully it won't take six months to get through that ~process but I
would like to be able to let him start May 1St if the process ends up taking some
ridiculously long period of time. The Chief and I talked about it and he wouldn't
have a problem signing off on it, apparently - do you have a son named Alex,
Charlie? '
Rountree: Yes:
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Stiles: I guess he was a fraternity brother with him, he said he spent a night at
your house, I don't know if you know him I think his name was Ryan Hansen? I
think that's what his name is but usually - this is one of the ordinances that
needs to be revised as far as this itinerate merchant background check, the Chief
said that the history of fhat is to flnd out the prostitutes, the real criminals and that
you know if we're going to be requiring itinerate merchants we shouldn't be
making them wait so long to get it. I mean they're out of town by the time they
can get through that, their whole season's are lost and -
Bird: Get their money and set up.
Corrie: Well we went through that with the ofher one.
Sfiles: But that was just to let you know if you see some fruit -
Bentley: His exit isn't going to be onto Eagle Road is it?
Stiles; Not unless ITD says it's okay.
Rountree: He's going to be working with both ITD and ACHD to see if -
Benfley: Well I mean on the part they're tearing out.
Rountree: No, it's where they have the Lion's Club Rodeo.
Bentley: Oh the rodeo site? Yeah.
Stiles: ACHD, I talked to Larry Sale tonight he said he would rather not know
about it and then if there's a problem then fhey'll deal with it but I think there's
already a curb cut there on Fairview so -
Bentley: Yes, there is.
Stiles: Yeah, they sold Christmas trees on that same lot so -
Andecson: Would that guy be living there then?
Stiles: No.
Anderson: I mean a lot of them do, these fruit stands you see them pull a camp
trailer in there and those people are living in them.
Sfiles: I don't believe that's his intent, he will have a refrigeration unit to have
some of fhe produce kept cool but other than that he didn't indicate he planned
on living fhere.
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Corrie: Where are they getting the electricity?
Stiles: There's a power pole on the lot probably that was erected for the Lion's
Club I don't know. That's all I had thanks.
Bentley: Motion to adjourn.
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Motion to adjourn, all in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All ayes.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:30 P.M.
(TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
APPROVED:
ROBERT D. CORRIE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., C1TY CLERK
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AGENDA
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CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS '
ROLL CALL: RON ANDERSON X CHARLIE ROUNTREE
GLENN BENTLEY ~KEITH BIRD
~_MAYOR ROBERT CORRIE
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING HELD. MARCH 3, 1998:
1. TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: INSTALLATION OF SEPTIC SYSTEM FOR A
WAREHOUSE BUILDING BY MCCALL PROPERTIES:
~t~~e Gv~.-~fi2 ~I7'''.~-~ ~7~ 1~` ~- .
2. TABLED MARCH 3,1898: DFSCUSSION OF STUB STREET NEEDED IN
CROSSROADS N0. 6 SUBDIVISION BY LARRY SALE - ACHD: ~~ J~~
~~rvve Q~l~--c,C~a..~,.~ ~ ~h2 -~'-,ka~`~~ C~`"G~'"-w,~-,`~
3. NEW F1NDfNGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOF~'A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR R DAY CARE CENTER BY JODI FIFE:
~jam~.~ ~'/~~~/~ ~~o~~ deu~-~~
4. NEW FtNDINGS OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT BY
STEINER CORPORATION:
~~ ~a`~? ~~~'2 2 ~ Sl
5. TABLED MARCH 3, 1998: PRELIMINARY PLAT, 48 LOTS FOR THE VILLAS
AT THE LAKES SUBDIVISION BY STEINER CORPORATION:
,~;1~~~~~,-~ ~~jr,,~;e z~ s~
6. ORDINANCE #789 - THURGOOD REZONE:
ro~~ .
7. APPROVAL OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR LIQUOR AND BEER LICENSE
FOR BILL MARTELL - BILL N LYNN'S PLACE:
~~r-ov..e_
8. DtSCUSSION BY DEANA DUVALL REGARDING POSSI$LE POT BELLY PIG
ORDINANCE:
C~--~e~y
9. DEPARTMENT R~PORTS:
PUBLIC WORKS - GARY SMITH:
A. TULLY PARK - AGREEMENT WITH NAMPA & MERIDIAN
IRRIGAT.ION DISTRICT.
B. BID RESULTS - CITY HALL REMODEL.
f~'rr'~-e.,
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.' C. ENGINEERING AGREEMENT - KELLER & ASSOCIATES -
I~~ WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT! DIGESTER/SCREEN.
D. BtD RESULTS - SEWER CLEANINGIN
E. BUDGET LINE ITEM - TRANSFER WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT. ~
POLtCE DEPARTMENT - BILL GORDON:
A. BUDGET LINE ADJUSTMENT.
B. LEASE AGREEMENT WITH GE CAPITAL MODULAR SPACE.
TY OF MERIDIAN
PU~~C MEETING SIGN-IJ~HEET REcErv~D
MAR 1 7 1998
CITY OF MERIDIAN
NAME PHONE N TMBER
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BEE"ORE THE MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
JODI FIFE
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR GROUP DAY CARE
LOT 33, BLOCR 4 OF BEDFORD PLACE SUBDIVISION NO. 2
MERIDIAN, IDAHO
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
The above entitled matter having come on for public hearing
March 3, 1998, at the hour of 7:30 o'clock p.m., the Petitioners,
Jodi Fife and her husband, Dean L. Fife, appearing in person, the
City Council of the City of M~eridian having duly consid~ered the
evidence and the matter makes the follooving Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law:
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. A notice of a public hearing on the Conditional Use
Permit was published for tv~o (2) consecutive weeks prior to the
said public hearing scheduled for March 3, 1998, the first
publication of which was fifteen (15) days prior to said hearing;
that the matter was duly considered at the March 3, 1998, hearing;
that the public v~as given full opportunity to~ express com~aents and
subanit evidence ; and that copies of all notices were available to
nev~spaper, radio and television stations.
2. This property is located within the City of Meridian and
the Applicant is the owner of the property; that the property is
currently zoned R-8~ Residential. The Application stated the
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property is~zoned R-4; that in the ZONING SCHEDULE OF USE CONTROL,
Sec~ion 11-2-409 A., Resid~ential, Group Child Care Hoane is listed
as a conditional use in the R-8 District and, therefore, in the R-8
District a conditional use permit for the operation of a Group
Child Care 8cmne is required.
3. The R-8, Residential District is described in the Zoning
Ordinance,,ll-2-408 B. 4 as follows:
(g-g) Medivm Density Residential District: The purpose
of the (R-8) Districts is to permit the establislunent of
single and two (2) family dwellings at a density not
exceeding eight (8) dwelling units per acre. This
district cLelineates those areas ~here such clevelopmaent
has or is likely to occur in accord vvith the
Comprehensive Plan of the City and is also clesigned to
permi.t the conversion of large homes into tv~o (2) family
dv~ellings in well-established neighborhoods of
comparable land use. Connection to the Municipal Water
and Se~ver systems of the City of Meridian is required.
4. Conditional Use Permit is defined in the Zoning
Ordinance as follovvs : "Permits allovring an exception to the uses
authorized by this Ordinance in a zoning district."
5. The property is located at BEDFORD PLACE SUBDIVISION NO.
2, Lot 33, Block 4, within an R-8 single-family residential
subdivision.
6, The intention of the Applicant, by a letter received by
the City Clerk on February 19, 1998, is to operate a group child
care home for children, not to exceed twelve ('12) children.
7. The Applicant, Dean Fife, testified there were a couple
of changes to the plans vvhich vPere previously sub~itted• TheY
reversed the basic house plan, and repositioned the house on the
lot for more room as the play area.
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Cozomissioner Johnson inquired if the chanqes ~vere the first
time for sub~ittal, and Mr. Fife's response v~as yes.
Coannissioner Johnson desired Mr. Fife to address the City
comments and to inform the Co~aaission as to their plans.
Mr. Fife responded they plan to have a day care for 13 or more
children, and he read the City comznents and had no questions.
Cc~ztu.ssioner Borup ca~znented the layout he has is not reversed and
it is shifted. Mr. Fife acknowledged they had asked to get the
plans in and "they" did. Commissioner Johnson questioned ~aho
~~they~~ were, to which Mr. Fife responded, "The builder."
Coma~issioner Smith didn't know any other plans ~ere sub~itted, but
the house wasn't anirrored over, just shifted over on the lot. Mr.
Fife comanented the original plans he received were the other way
and were mirrored. He apologized for the mistake on the sub~itted
plans.
8. Commissioner Borup noticed the packet sub~itted was
com~plete but noted he could not read most of the neighbors
signatures. One area of concern for Commissioner Borup ~vas the
closing of the child care center during holidays and if they tried
it before and if it worked. His concern vvas for the three weeks
during the year that the day care would close down, and that
families would have to find another day care during that time. Mr.
Fife added it is a normal procedure in child care, and it is
advertised out ahead of time for comanent.
9. Jennifer Bell addressed Commissioner Borup's concern
about closing for three v~eeks. Jennifer Bell pointed out it was
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standard procedure in an application.
Jennifer Bell commented she currently has a day care in her
home, and she does not close for the holidays, except Christmas Day
and Thanksgiving Day. The reaaaining vacation she is open because
people work.
10. Comanissioner Smith addressed the Applicant regarding the
13 or more children, the numbers~bothered him since he v~as familiar
with the neighborhood and the size of the ~lots and hoaaes. Se
desired further explanation.
Mr. Fife stated one license could have up to 12 children, and
his ~vife and daughter v~ould be working the day care together.
There would be between 13 to 24 children maxa.mum-
Comm~issioner Smith asked, "13 and 24, ~vhere are you going to
put them all?"
Mr. Fife responc~,ed by saying, "The house is c~esigned to do
that and the square footage of the day care area." "The house
meets the requirements for 35 square feet per child for a maximum
of 24." "The area, ho~v can I best describe that to you, do you see
the area of the garage, behind that is the kitchen and living roo~,
the family roo~ and what is off in there v~hich would normally be 2
beclroom, there is going to be no wall going to be built there."
~ "So you v~ill have that roaan plus the family, plus the kitchen and
dining roo~ area which will be used for arts and crafts and that
total area meets the State square footage for up to 24 children."
"I think I put that in the application how many square feet that
was."
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il. Commissioner Smith wanted to knov~ what the aqes of the
children were going to be. Mr. Fife would have his daughter,
Jennifer Bell, address that question later on. Commissioner Smith
also wanted know how many staff people there would be. Mr. Fife
informed him there were two, Jodi Fife and Jennifer Bell.
Commissioner Smith questioned ~vhere the parking would be for
the staff , as the driveway ~vould be for parent parking, but if it
v~ere 45 feet there would be room for 4 cars. In response, Mr. Fife
~ stated the staff would park in the garage; that it v~as an oversized
three car garaqe ~vith almost 900 square feet, and acknowledged
Commissioner Smith's question concerning the children's ages.
Jennifer Bell addressed that particular question, responding from
zero to tv~elve was the usual ages. At this point they have not
> decided on the number in each age group, but it would be done as
they go along.
12. Commissioner Smith wanted to knovv if there was a clear
barrier between the living space in the house and the daY care•
Mr. Fife asked, "So the children can't go from the day care area
into the house, yes there vvill be gates provided so that the day
care area will be gated so they can't go through."
13. Mark Lloyd, a,neighbor, is against the application, and
agreed with testimony with the issues already presented.
Additionally, he has considered the d~evaluing of residences and
noise factor for the subdivision. He didn't have a chance to sign
the petition, also his home looks over the back part of the
property. He did state he received a certified letter in the mail
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notifying him of the hearing, and it v~as ~hat brought him to the
hearing.
Commissioner Johnson asked if Mr. Lloyd had any contact ~vith
the applicant, if they knocked on his door or asked how he felt
about the application. Mr. Lloyd answered, "No."
Commissioner Johnson inquired if Mr. Lloyd had spoke with any
of the other neighbors about the application, and if so, what v~as
their response. Mr. Lloyd responded that he had, and there v~as
some confusion as to what the original plans v~ere. He thought many
of thean felt it v~as going to be someone living in the house and
watching a feov children, not realizing it ~vas a full blov~n
business. He also stated there were others at the meeting with the
same realization it v~as going to be a business venture and they
were against it.
C~m~~ssioner Johnson proceed~ed to thank Mr. Lloyd for his
comments and again questioned if his property, was adjacent to the
proposed use. Mr. I.loyd responded, "It .is not adjacent it is a
street from, one street behind."
Commissioner Borup asked vvhat lot Mr. I.loyd was on, and v~anted
to know if there was a plat. Mr. Lloyd responded that he lived on
the corner of Arrow Wood and Moose Street.
14. Tina Bruce, another neighbor, had the following com~nents
regarding the application. Her property is adjacent to the
applicant's; that their fence line is kitty corner so the corner of~
their fence looks right into the applicant's back yard and the
proposed business. According to the plans, which she zeceived by
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certified letter, she didn't see any livinq space in the house.
She was approached by Mrs . Fife and her daughter a few months ago
informing her that they would be moving into the house, and if she
had any objections to her having a day care. She had told them no
because she has a day care ~vith three small children, but she
didn't realize it was a business n~ith 12 to 24 children. She
stated she macle a mistake by signing the petition because she
thought it was a home day care; that she was very disappointed to
learn they had not been 100~ truthful vvith her by not letting her
knovr that it was qoing to be a center and not a home. She
proceeded by asking the question, "Do your plans sho~v that it is
going to be a living quarters, they are goinq~ to be living in it,
because mine do not?" "Are they going to be living there?"
Co~nissioner Borup comaaented that his plan showed the lower
floor and not the upper floor; that the application did state 2400
square feet with the lo~ver 915 square feet for the day care.
Tina Bruce continued her testimony stating the plans showed a
day care center; that she did not see a tv~o story building.
Another concern vvas a neighbor's two larqe dogs barking daily and
constantly since construction began, and what the dogs would do
with 20 children in the back yard. Hes windows are adjacent to the
yard, and when her windovPS are open, and her children are sleeping,
she was concerned about a lot of noise in the yard next door to
her.
Commissioner Smith had questions, and his first c~ent was
where Ms. Bruce ovas located, and if it ~vas lot 1, block 7. Ms.
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Bruce respond~ed they were in the hoIIn~ facing Arrow Wood in beta~een
the two hcanes that face outward, Arrov~r Wood and Havvk . Commissioner
Smith clarified the hoane faces Wakely and the home that faces Hawk,
to v~hich Ms. Bruce stated the home right clirectly next to them
faces Wakely and they v~ere the house behind it. Caanmissioner Smith
inquired when the applicant approached her with the petition, if
she had a specific number' of children identified or if she had
discussed it. Ms. Bruce commented they were building a hom^ne and
wonc~ered if she had any cbjections to her v~atching sc~e children in
the home. Since she- was just beginning her ovrm day care, she had
told her no, and it would be fine so she signed the petition. She
wishes now she wouldn't have signed it.
Commissioner Johnson pointed out that Ms. Bruce's name was at
the top of the petition, drev~ attention to the ~ordinq at the top
regarding 13 or more children, and allowed her to revie~v her
signature and the petition. Ms. Bruce stated she had not read the
top of the petition due to the discussion with Mrs. Fife at the
time, and her excitement about her own business and for Mrs. Fife.
She realized it was her mistake for not reading the top of the
petition.
15. John Alverson, another neighbor, lives right behind and
has the tv~o big dogs . Their biggest concern is the safety of the
children bet~veen the back of his fenae and the v~here the house is.
going to be. He has not seen the plans but thought somewhere
between 15 and 20 f~et in between the house and they felt that v~as
not enough rooan for the kids to play safely. His concern for when
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the children played football, baseball ar mhatever the halls, etc.
they would be hit over the fence. Another factor is his vvife works
nights at Micron and she sleeps during the day, and with the
children outside they would be noisy, and therefore his' dogs would
be barking. He is totally against the application. The value of
his property would go down, and he was never approached by the
applicant to sign a petition, and further he never would have
signed it. He feels it is a bad ar,ea for a day care, because the
lot is small and he feels there isn't enough room regarding safety
for the children.
Commissioner Smith questioned Mr. Alverson, and felt he should
have asked the other two who had testified, as to whether he ~vas
opposed to the day care or if it v~ere the number of children. Mr.
Alverson responded it ~vasn't the day care,, but the number of
children and the aqe groups. He purcha~ed his ho~e with the
unclerstanding this would not be a business area, just residential.
When he found out a business v~as going in he became concerned, plus
the number of children, noise factor, and his v~ife sleeping during
the day are bothersaa~e to him. Commissioner Smith asked if there
~vere a number of kids he felt he could support in a day care, and
Mr. Alverson responc1ed that it depend~ed upon the ages. Babies to 3
and 4 year olds would stay in the house so there wouldn't be a lot
of noise, and he had no problem vvith how many babies there would
be, The problem is when kids get bigger noise while playing
outside becoaaes a factor. His dogs could be barking all the time,
which would result in complaints from neighbors, and he isn't
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co~fortable with that. Co~missioner Smith then ebnfir~d Mr.
Alverson's lot as lot 3, the second house off of Arro~ Wood, and it
was corrected to off of Ha~k. .
16. Cammissioner Smith had comment pertaining to the little
lot, and the amount of traffic that would be cominq off Meridian
Road onto WoocII~ury and then onto Arrow Wood. Basically, he didn't
feel the majority of the traffic flow ~vould be off of Ustick. He
personally feels it' s too many children for a day care within the
neighbarhood.
Comanissioner Borup agreed ~vith Commissioner Smith's comment
regarding the traffic flo~i, adding the comoanent, people vvould coane
to whatever would be easiest for them.
17. Jodi Fife had the follovving remarks to add ta the
testimony. She llad a problem vvith the issue of property beinq
devalued, due to the fact of the size, construction, quality, and
architecture of the home. The house would not be on the low end
scale for the area, and therefore didn' t feel there vvas a problem
with d~evaluing the area. Her comments pertaining to ages, there
probably v~ouldn't be very many children over age 7 because day
cares don' t usually have that many in them; that v~as normally what
they took up to. She also felt the day care v-ould be younger aq~
children. Mrs. Fife stated there won't be much noise. She felt
the doq issue vvas not hers. Regarding the traffic flow, she
expects to drav~ from the subdivision, or at least a large
peXC~ntage, and if it v~ould be the case there v~ouldn't be increased
tr~ffic.
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In further comment, Mrs. Fife wanted ta agologiz~ gublicly t6
Tina Bruce in regards to the matter of going door to door to obtain
signatures, in that, they did not intend to mislead anyone about
the number of children for the day care. She thought she had
mentioned 13, and had no intention of misleading anyone. The
approximate number of children they were thinkinq about was 13, and
probably between the ages of 3 to 5. Once children begin
kindergarten they usually don't go to day care, and if they do it
is part-time. Scmetimes a day care can get children after school
for a short period of time. She figures 80$ to 90~ of their
children vvill be und~er the kindergarten age. Addressinq another
concern about the children playing, types of games, such as
football or baseball, etc., she felt it wasn't an issue as the day
care would be more toddlers.
Jennifer Bell addressed the issue on the noise level. She
stated that they are intending to erect a tall wooden fence, rather
than a chain link fence, to help with the noise. They do not
intend to allow the children to freely play in the yard, as they
vrill be supervised at all times. The play ~vould be more of a
structured type. The main focus for Commissioners Borup and
Johnson ~vere the number of children for the facility. Mrs. Fife
and Jennifer Bell are licensed, so they could accommodate up to 24
children, but state they prefer to focus on 8 to 10. Commissioner
Johnson did inform Mrs. Fife if the application was denied they
could re-sub~it at a lov~er number of children from the 13 to 24.
Commissioner Smith clarified the two main issues with
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neighbors were the number of children and their ages. He indicat~d
there appeared to be a conflict between Mrs. Fife's nuanber and Mrs.
Bell's number. Mrs. Fife responded she thought Jennifer Bell
referred to the number as being licensed with the State.
Commissioner Johnson questioned about ~vatching kids during the
sumaner time and older children. Mrs. Fife said they desire to
watch pre-schoolers and little children.
18. The Assistant to the City Engineer, Bruce Freckleton,
and the Planning and Zoning Administrator, Shari Stiles, submitted
comments ovhich are incorporated herein as if set forth in full;
that off-street parking shall be provicled in accordance with
Section 11-2-414 of the City of Meridian Zoning and Developaaent
Ordinance; that outside lighting shall be designed and placed so as
not to direct illumination on any nearby residential areas and in
accordance ~ith City Ordinance Section 11-2-414 D. 3.; that no
signage shall be allowed; that sanitary sewer and water to the
facility would be through existing service lines and plans for
sewer and water service ~vill be reviewed to see if the additional
load v~ould justify additional assessments; that applicant is to
provide information with regard to anticipated water demand; that
Applicant will be required to enter into an Assessment Agreement
with the City prior to operation; that the use will be a cc~ercial
use and charged accordingly; that Zoning Certificate and
Certificate of Occupancy for day care are required prior to
operation; that screened trash enclosures are to be provided in
accordance ~vith City Ordinance; that the family child care ho~e
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shall not adversely impact surrounding properties due ta children's
noise, traffic and other activities; that the Applicant will
prowid~e a copy of the daycare license from the Idaho Department of
Health & Welfare; that the operators' licenses shall be available
on the premises for inspection at all times; that the Applicant
shall screen adjacent residential properties through landscaping
and fencing to protect children fram adverse impact and to provid~e
a buffer; that P,pplicant shall provide a fence of appropriate
heiqht/construction to enclose play areas; that if approved, the
Applicant shall schedule an appointment ~vith the M~eridian Fire
Department for inspection prior to operating; that without approval
revocation of the conditional use permit will result; that the use
shall be subject to annual review.
19 . That the Meridian Fire Chief , Renny , Bov~ers , requires all
codes be met.
20. The Ada Cou~ty Highvvay District had the following
comments, that this application would not be heard unless th~ sit~
plan was changed to require Commission reviev~; that all future
design plans and construction vvill be in accordance vvith the AC~' s
Policy Manual, ISPWC Standards and approved supplements,
Constructicn Services procedures and all applicable ACHD
Ordinances, unless wavied in writing.
21. The Central District 8ealth Department sub~itted
comazaents pertaining to the written approval from the appropriate
entities they would approve central se~vaqe and water. Alsa, they
a~ould require plans be submaitted for a plan revievv for the day
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car~.
22. Additional te~timony framn the March 3, 1998, City
Cauncil meeting is incorporated hereinbelo~v.
23. Applicant, Jodi Fife, stated she sent Mr. Berg a letter
on February 17t'' amending her first application for a day care
center af 13 or more children, and that they've changed to a
conditional use permit for a group day care for 6 to 12 children.
This is what the neighbors are desiring, and it vrould be acceptable
to the subdivision. She has had several families interested in her
day care since the glanning and Zoning meeting and had a list v~ith
their names. One individual who had come earlier to the Council
hearing siqned a statement in favor af the day care and ovauld us~
the day care for his families needs. She also re-introduced t~e
~Sr~viaus list af signatures of neighbcrs who ~vere in favor of the
day care. Councilman Rountree questioned if Ms. Fife was planning
on living at the residence at Wakely since she is presently living
in Eagle. Ms. Fife stated, "This is going to be our nev~ hcane. Uh-
hulz . "
23. Public comment from~ Ratrina Pomerleau indicated the
neighbors, and herself, had discussions and the cancern is the
conditional use permit should be reapplied for, v~ith the new group
child care for the 6 to 12 children. This would be for reassurance
that there wouldn't be a mix up on the amount of children at the
day ca~~.
24. John Alverson, a neighbor directly behind Ms. Fife's
hause, stat~d his ~aife's and his main concern is the number of
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children playing outsic]~e, and the noise that ovould be creat~d whil~
they are playing, since his vvife sleeps during the day. He also
was concerned about the safety of the children since the properties
are within fifteen feet of where the children would be playing.
His two dogs v~ere another concern and their barking v~hile the
children were playing, thus causing the neighbors to comnplain about
the barking dogs . He stated, as ~vell, he had no problean ovith five
children and surrounding neighbors agreed with the same number. He
' also added that initially Ms. Fife never came to the daar r~gardinq
the day care, and only had contact with him after Planning and
Zoning turned down her application.
25. Heather Bell, a neighbor less than 300 feet froaa the
property, stated she never heard from Ms. Fife about the day care,
and v~as only mad~e aware of the day care by a posted sign on the
property, which ovas posted after the public hearing on January 13~'.
She was never given any certified letters cancerning th~
application. She had to seek out the information on her oam.
Sh~'s cancerned for her three children that walk to the bus stop
each day, and the traffic going up and dov~n the street, the kids,
and employees, and the constant cars. She is not opposed ta six
children, but over twelve she does not want.
26. Rasha Lawrence, from Crossroads Subdivision, testified
she has a day care for t~velve children in her subdivision. Ten of
the t~velve chilciren live in her subdivisian. She has thr~e
families ~vith tv~o children, and some walk their children, and it
helps tc cut down on the traffic. One neighbor lives next door who
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works at Micron and he has ne problem vvith the day car~. Ther~ is
a bus stop in front of their home, one dov~n to the left and dovvn to
the right, and there has been no problem as far as traffic for the
children walking to catch the bus. She figures as far as the
neighbors aiho live directly behind the day care, if the ovife could
sleep through five children, she could also sleep through the
twe~.`re . She thought Ms . Fife already had six parents contact her
from the subdivision about the day care. She also stated that
normally the children are outside in the morning and then again
after snacks around 10:30 to 11:30 when they come inside for lunch.
After lunch the children take naps, and then play frcan about 3;30
to 5: 30 v~hen parents arrive . She figures Ms . Fife' s schedule vvill
run about the same. Ms. Fife bas been out to her day care on
several occasions when she ovas at capacity. The children are in
c6ntral and well monitored. The advantages of having a day care in
a subdivision far outv~eigh the disadvantages or dstriments they may
cause. There are four other day cares in Ms. La~vrence's
subdivision, and she has never seen traffic or children, but found
out about the day cares through other people.
27. Laura Cox testified that her husband had called Ms. Fife
about the day care : She currently takes her son to a day care in
southeast Boise. This has been inconvenient for the fact that she
warks late sametimes and her husband works in construction, and
he's always out of the city limits of Boise, usually the
Nampa/Caldwell area. The problem is the coaQnute to get across
Boise for her husband to pick up their son. Being closer to home
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~vould be a big help and so much easier. When her husband is aut 6f
town her aunt picks her son up, and her aunt lives in Meridian.
Ms. Cax stated she lives cn North Anston, which Wakely turns into.
She drives that road everyday to go to v~ork, so there v~ouldn' t be
any difference as far as traffic on her part.
28. Dean Fife addressed questions brought up about the play
area. He suh~itted a plot map showing the play area for the day
care. The house was moved to one side, and therefore created about
2500 square feet for play. The issue regarding sleep, Mr. Fife
stated he would be starting a job at Micron soon and feels the
naise wauld be na problem. Mr. Fife mentioned ~vhen he was at the
property on an earlier day there were several teenagers riding
their• bikes up and dovon the hills behind Mr. Alverson's prcperty,
and that their day care ~vould be children under six years of aqe.
His ca~tents about the teenagers relates to the fact the day care
will be watching smaller children, and the noise the smaller
children make ovould be no more than ~vhat the teenagers mad~.
Regarding Ms. Cox's testimony, he continued by stating she has been
cantacted by~peaple who are seeking to buy in that subdivision so
they can have their children in the day care. He went on to
further testify on behalf of past testimony regarding the decrease
in property value, he felt that wasn't true, and that his house
da~sn't d~crease the praperty value in the subdivisicn. The day
care is 915 square feet, and their house is 2500 square feet, plus
a 900 square foot garage. This is twice the square faatage g~r
child dedicated to day care the state requires. He further stated,
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"So ~ve are meetinq all kinds of requirements there." The h6us~ is
v~ell insulated; that every v~all has lieen insulated to help keep
noise at a minimum. Since his mife is an ex-Idaho school teacher
she is able to handle and control children,; and keep the noise
level do~n.
29. Jodi Fife began her second round of testimony by
commenting on the child care agencies she had contacted to see vrhat
needs the Meridian area had. She read from one source who stated
that 58 Meridian area resid~ents had called their agency fa~
referrals since October of 1997. Forty-eight of those families
needed child care near their homes, and 16 vvere willing to look for
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care near their homes or near a Meridian school. Out of those, 55
vvere seeking home based child care. Ultimately, out af the ~i8
families 55 vrere seeking an in-hcane care program.
Jadi continued by stating she felt there is a need for day
care service, and Mr. Alverson's comments at the first hearing
pertained to the ameunt of children in the day care. The main
problem before the Planning and Zoning Commission ovas the number of
children. Cammissioner Nelson stated, "I wouldn't mind at all
having a day care next to my hoane." Commissioner Borup stated, "My
initial inclination vvas to approve it. I think that's something
necessary in a residsntial neighborhood, but I think the concern
with most of those who testified v~as the numb~r of children, and my
inclination still could probably be toa~ards. approval." The day
care could not be approved at the Planning and Zoning meetinq hut
there was no option for approving it with a maximum of twelve
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children since it ~ould be overriding ~hat ~as submnitted initially
for. At the Planning and Zoning hearing, Attorney Prior told her
to do a letter of amendment. Ms. Fife continued to state that more
than likely it would have been approved that night at the Planning
and Zoning hearing had the request been for a smaller number of
children. Ms. Fife did contact Mrs. Alverson and apologized for
not contacting them regarding the day care. The Alversons' main
concern is the backyard. Ms. Fife stated she had called several
local nurseries asking what could be done for a barrier, since it
does interfere v~ith the privacy. The suggestion vvas ardivita
trees, as they grovv to about 15 to 20 feet in height and three to
four feet in diameter. These trees can be planted within one foot
of the fence and they won' t overgrov~ into the fence but fill in.
This would make a total barrier when the trees matured.
Additionally, Ms. Fife v~ould be willing to v~ork ~vith Mrs.
Alverson on the schedule. There is to be no yelling or screaming
in the play area, and the olclest children for the pre-school ~vould
be four. Ms. Fife presented the tentative schedule which showed a
planned day care schedule. She doesn't want any of the neighbors
unhappy v~ith her, and is willing to work with them. Even when
there is no day care she has five qrandchildren who vvill be coming
over, so there would be children there anyway, and that is why they
built such a big house.
Ms. Fife further stated that her ne~v submittal was up to
tv~elve for the in-ho~e group day care. When questioned about Mr.
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Alverson's dogs by Councilman Bentley, Ms. Fife responcled she voould
not complain about his dogs, but that the Alversons' should have
realized ovhen they purchased their home that future growth ovould
expand the subdivisions.
Councilman Bentley asked if everyone in the surrounding area
had seen the work schedule, to which Ms. Fife said, "No, I haven't
given it to the parents you mean." Councilman Bentley meant v~ithin
three hundred feet of her property. Ms. Fife said she had
sub~itted the schedule for Planning and~ Zoning and that Mrs.
Alverson did receive a copy.
Mayor Corrie questioned Councilman Bentley about the second
request, and how to handle it. Attorney Crookston stated, "That's
totally up to the Council, but v~e have previously allooved
applicants for day cares and for other uses to change their
application so long as it is a lesser use than they applied for.
So it's totally up to the council."
Councilman Bentley addressed an issue regarding someone ~vho
.~d~rci not receive notice that lives within three hundred feet of the
property, and that Ms. Fife didn't realize it ~vas three hundred
feet outside her property. Councilman Bentley questioned if this
was a legality issue that need~ed to be addressed. Attorney
Crookston acknoovledged it was because all of t~e appropriate people
might not have been notified. Councilman Bentley questioned ho~v to
remedy the problem and if Ms. Fife should reapply. Attorney
Crookston responded that it would be a~propriate for her to reapply
since not everyone vvas notified for the Planning and Zoning hearing
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or the Council hearing. Mayor Corrie ovanted clarification as to
who it vvas that didn't receive notification and their address.
Heather Bell was tY~e one who mac~e the statement, stating the
address was 433 E. Wakely. City Clerk, Will Berg, checked the list
of where the certified mailings had been mailed. He stated, "The
little discrepancy is other people can own the property, and we
s~nd it ta their mailing address, not necessarily to the property
itself. So I don't have her or her address listed, but that didn't
mean that." Ms. Bell stated she was the property oamer. Since sh~
is the property oovner, Mr. Berg thought that vvould be another
matter and questioned Shari Stiles hoov fast thinqs ~vere updated.
Ms. Stiles addressed the issue and v~as not sure who provided the
list, City or the applicant. Ms. Stiles further stated, "The
City's just started providing those lists in the last few months.
I dan' t see the actual list in this application . This is Fife ."
After reviewing the file, Ms. Stiles responded that the list
appeared to be by the City. The list is taken directly fra~ the
Acla County Records frcaa their GIS system. The system is usually
ahaut ~ manth hehind, but any~ne could get it if they v~ent down to
the County. That is the information they have to rely on. Mayor
Corrie questioned if the addre~ss was ~ithin three hundred feet, ta
v~hich Ms . Stiles acknowleclged it v~as . It was v~ithin the limits but
nat aatified. The public hearing was closed at this point.
30. Discussions bet~een Councilman Bentley and Councilman
Bird pertaininq to remanding~ the hearing back to Planning aad
Zoning for hearing took place. Motion vvas made to do so by
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Councilman Bentley and then seconded by Cauncilman Bird. ~rth~r
discussions between the Councalmen and Mayor Corrie considered all
property owners vnithin three hundred feet and to make sure everyone
was notified, and that it is presented by mail, as this is a state
law. Councilman Rountree addressed the issue that notifications
have to be resubmnitted. Who v~as responsible for the cost of the
mailings was discussed. Additional discussion about the previous
ovrner, Scott Reece, was also discussed. Ms. Stiles will contact
Ada County for verification on the vvarranty~ d~eed, as the Fifes
applied for the application in December, and it probably didn't get
posted at that time with Ada County. Attomey Crookston stated, "I
believe that it would, yes. And when they purchased it, the
previous owner should have notified whoever bought their progerty.
Because all we can be bound by is the ovvner of record at the time
that v~e qave them the notic~." Council.man Sentley withdrev~ his
motion and Councilman Bird withdrew his second.
Counci].man Rountree commented that the recc~mendation fram
Planning and Zoning to City Council v~as to deny the request. The
applicant did submit a letter to amend the application and to
handle a permit for group day care for six to tv~elve children.
Notification again was addressed but there v~as an address an recard
of the official property ov~ner at the time, which address ~vas
notif ied .
After further discussion it was voted to have nevv findings and
conclusions dra~an up based upon the testimony received at the
hearinq.
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31. There ~vas no further testimony given at the hearing.
CONCLUS IONS OF LATi~
1. A11 the procedural requirements of the Local Planning
Act and of the Ordinances of the City of Meridian have been met
including the mailing of notice to ov~ners of property v~ithin 300
feet of the external boundaries of the Applicant's property.
2. The City of Meridian has authority to grant conditional
uses pursuant to 67-6512, Idaho Cod~e, and, pursuant to 11-2-418 of
the Revised and Co~piled Ordinances of the City of Meridian.
3. The City has the authority to take judicial notice of
its oam ordinances and proceedings, other governmental statutes and
ordinances, and of actual conditions existing ~vithin the City and
state of Idaho.
4. The City of Meridian has authority to place conditions
on a conditional use permit and the use of the property pursuant to
67-6512, Idaho Code, and pursuant to that sectian canditians
minimizing the adverse impact on other d~evelop~ent, controllinq the
duratian of develapaaent, assuring the developa~ent is maintained
properly, and on-site or off-site facilities may be attached to the
permit; that 11-2-418 (D) authorizes the City to prescribe a set
time period for vvhich a conditional use may be in existence.
5. Section 11-2-418 D. states as follows:
In approving any Conditional Use, the Commission and
Council may prescribe appropriate conditions, bonds, and
safeguards in conformity v~ith this Ordinance.
Violations of such conditions, bonds or safeguards, ~hen
mad~e a part of the terms uncler ovhich the Conditional Use
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is granted, shall be d~eemed a violation of the Ordinance
and grounds to revoke the Conditional Use. The
Commission and Council may prescribe a set time period
for v~hich a Conditional Use may be in existence.
6. The City has~ judged this Application for a conditional
use upon the basis of guid~elines contained in Section 11-2-418 of
the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Msridian and
upon the basis of the Local Planning Act of 1975, Title 67 Chapter
65, Idaho Code, the Camocprehensive Plan of the City of M~eridian, and
the record sub~nitted to it and the things of v~hich it may take
judicial notice.
7. 11-2-418(C) of the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of
the City of Meridian sets forth the standards under which the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council shall review
applications for Conditional Use Permits; that upon a reviev~ of
those requirements and a review of the facts presented and the
conditions of the area and assuming that the above conditions or
similar ones thereto v~ould be attached to the conditional use, the
City Council concludes as follows:
a. The use, vrould in fact, constitute a conditional
use and a conditional use permit v~ould be required
by ordinance;
b. The use would be harmonious vPith and in accordance
with the Cc~prehensive Plan and the Zoning
Ordinance requires a conditional use perm;it to
allo~ the use;
c. The use is designed and constructed to be
harmonious in appearance vrith the character of the
general vicinity; but the use ovould aperate and
v~ould be maintained to be harmonious with the
intend~ed character of the general vicinity and
would not change the essential cliaracter of the
area;
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d. That the use would not be hazardou~s and vvould not
be disturbing to existinq or future neighboring
uses even if the conditions are met; that traffic
~ill increase, and the number of children on site
could constitute a noise problem;
e. The property has sewer and ~ater service already
connected, but Applicant may have to pay additional
fees for the use;
f. The use v~ould not create excessive additional
requirements at public cost for public facilities
and services and the use would not be detrimental
to the econc~ic ~velfare of the comm~unity;
g. The use v~ould not involve a use, activity, process,
material, equipm~ent or conditions of operation that
ovould be detrimental to person, property or the
general v~elfare by reason of excessive production
of traffic, noise, smoke, fumes, glare or odors;
h. Sufficient parking for the proposed use v~ould not
be a problean but if approved it needs to meet the
requirements of the City ordinance; and
i. The developanent and uses will not result in the
d~estruction, loss or damaqe of a natural or scenic
feature of major importance.
8. It is recommend~ed that the Conditional Use Permit be
granted.
9. Hov~ever, if the permit is granted conditions may be
placed upon the grantinq of the conditional use permit to minimize
adverse impact on other clevelopanent, it is reconYmend~d by the City
Council that the following conditions of granting the conditional
use be required, to v~it:
a. The children, if outside, shall be maintained in the
fenced area, as required below;
b. There shall be fencing, gates and locks for the outside
play area such that no children can leave the property without
an adult unlocking and opening the gate to let the child or
children out of the play area; no children shall be alloared
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outsicle of the play area or the home without an adult being
present; the fence shall be maintained in god repair and the
children, v~hen outside, shall stay in the fenced area and the
children shall not be alloa~ed outsic1e of the fenced area or
the home, except for drop-off and pick-up timss, but an adult
shall be with them at all tianes if the child or children are
~vvaiting to be picked up;
c. The Applicant shall meet the state of Idaho requirements
for staff to children ratio;
d. The Central District Health Department and the state of
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare have requirements for
day cares and the Applicant shall meet those requirements of
the Central District Health Department and the state of Idaho
Department of Health and Welfare;
e. The conditional use, pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance,
shall not be transferable to another o~vner of the property or
to another property;
f. The Applicant shall meet the requirements of the City
Engineer's office, the Planning and Zoning Administrator, and
other governmental agencies submitting cca~tnents, v~hich
co~aents specifically incluc~e : ~
1. Off-street parking shall be provid~ed in accordance
with Section i1-2-414 of the City of Meridian
Zoninq and Developa~ent Ordinance;
2. Outsid~e lighting shall be designed and placed so as
not to direct ill~nination on any nearby
residential areas and in accordance v~ith City
Ordinance Section 11-2-414 D. 3.;
3. All signs shall be in accordance with the standards
set forth in 2-415 of the City of Meridian Zoning
and Developaaent Ordinance;
4. The Applicant shall enter into an Assessment
Agreement ovith the City of Meridian and assessments
for sewer and vvater service ovill be reviewed to
cletermine whether additional load justifies an
adjustment to the assessments;
5. The Applicant shall hold, maintain a daycare
license fro~ the state of Idaho and provide a copy
thereof to the City of Meridian.;
6. The operators' licenses shall be available on the
premises for inspection at all ti.mes;
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7. The Applicant shall obtain a Certificate of
Occupancy from the City of, M~eridian prior to
commencing operation of the group day care hoaae;
8. The Applicant shall sereen adjacent residential
properties through landscaping and fencinq;
9. Any proposed signage shall be subject to plan
review.
g. The conditional use should not be restricted to a period
of authorization but may be revievved annually, upon
notice to the Applicant, for violation of any conditions
imposed herein and in other day care conditional uses
and other conditional use applications.
9. The above-conditions are concluded to be reasonable and
if the permit is granted the Applicant shall meet these conditions.
10. It is reccmomnended that the conditional use permit be
granted to the Applicant.
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APPROVAL OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCI.USIONS OF LAW
The City Council hereby adopts and approves these Findings of
Fact and Conclusions of Lav~.
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMAN BIRD VOTED_ (~~~.-
COUNCIL1~iN BENTLEY VOTED ~l/CG2
COUNCILMAN ROUNTREE VOTED
COUNCILb~+~N ANDERSON VOTED /U/,(~
1~YOR CORRIE (TIE BREAI~R) VOTED •
DECISION ~/
The Meridian City Council hereby approves the Conditional Use
Permit requested by the Applicant for the property described in the
application with the conditions set forth in the Findings of Fact
and Conclusions of Laov and that the property,shall be required to
meet the water and sewer requirements, the fire and life safety
codes, the Uniform Building Code, and other Ordinances of the City
of Meridian. The conditional use shall be subject to annual review
upon notice to the Applicant by the City.
1~TION:
APPROVED: DI3APPROVED:
3-12-98 - Final
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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING:. MARCH 17..1998
APPLICANT: KEBTH AND KATHY THURGOOD ITEM NUMBER: 6
REQUEST: REZONE ORDINANCE
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
COMMENTS
SEE ATTACHED REZONE ORDINANCE
ADA COUNTY STREET NAME COMMITTEE:
CENTRAI. DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOIJNTAIN GAS:
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION:
OTHER: ~
Ali Materials presen4ed at public meetings shall become property of the Cpty of Meridian.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY~ PROPE '~ ~ gE CITY OF NiERIE~
THE 7A~1ING OF CERTAIN RE ~D ALSO
CH IS GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS ARPORT~NG~ WES T
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CORNER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 3 BOISE MERIDIAN, ~-DA COUNTY,
KNOWI~ AS Z36RWVIDTIl~IG AIN EFFE~TC IVE DATE.
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the City Co~~iY ~a the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaha~ ~ve
WHEREAS,
' is in the best interest of said City to amend and chan8e the zoning from
concluded that lt
'a1 to LO Limited Office, for the foUowing described parcel in Section 1
R-4 Res~denti
below: ~~cil of the
NOW, T~~FORE' BE IT ORDAINED bY the Iv~aYor and City
Crty of Meridian, A~da County, Idalio:
ion ]: Tliaz the aforementioned real properry whi~h is described as
Sect
follows:
pARCEL A
A tract of land situated in the 5outheast Qua~~' of the Southeast Quarter
tion 1, TownshiP. 3 N°rth, ~ge 1 We~' $O~e Meridian, A~
of Sec l~~~ly des~rib~ ~ follow:
County, Yda~O~ more part
THURGOOD REZONE ORDINANCE
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BEGINNING ait the 1~Iorthwest corner of the ~ Southeast Quarter af the
Southeast Quarter of Section 1, a'/z" diameter iron bar; thence
South 89 degrees 52' East 328.84 feet to a%z" diameter X 24" long iron
bar;thence
South O de~es 34' East 1,074.55 feet, the TRUE POINT OF
B'EGINI~IING; thence
South O degrees 34' Fast 225 feet to a point, a 1" diameter iron pipe on
the North right-of-way line of Chcrry Lane; thence
South 89 degrees 58' East along said right-of-way line, 72.50 feet to a
point; thence
North 4 degrees 33' East 225 feet to a point; thence
North 89 degrees 58' West 76.90 feet to the TR'UE P4INT OF
BEGINNING.
PARCEL B
A non-exclusive easement for the purposes of egress awd ingress over that
certain strip of land described as follows:
BEGINNING at the Northwest corner of the Sotrtheast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter of Section 1, Township 3 North, Range 1 West, Ada
County, Idaho.
South 89 degrees 52' East 328.84 feet to a'/a" diameter X 24" long iron
bar; thence
South 0 degrees 34' East 1,074.55 feet; thence
Sauth 89 degrees 58' Fasrt 76.90 feet to a poirrt which is Ehe TRUE POINT
OF BEGINNING; thence continuing on the same course 50 feet to a point;
thence
South 0 d'egrees 33' West 225 feet to a point; thence
North 89 degrees 58' West 50 feet to a poiut; thence
North 0 degrees 33' East 225 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNiNG.
be, and the same is rezoned from R-4 Residential to LO Limited Office, and Section 11-
2-425, Official Zaning Maps is hereby amended to reflect the same. This rezoning is
subject to the co~ditions referenced in the Findings of Fact and Conciusions of Law as
adopted by the Meridian City Council on the request for rezone.
Section 2: That if the Applicant shall fail to meet the above conditions the
property shall be subject to rezone back to ~R-4.
THURGOOD REZONE ORDINANCE
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Section 3, EFFECTIVE DATE. There being an emergency, which
emergency is hereby declared to exist, this Ordinance shall be in full force anc3 effect
from and after its passage and approval as requirad by law.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the City of Meridian,
Ada County, Idaho, this ~ 7th day of March , 1998.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
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CLER.K - WILLI . G, .~-
STATE OF IDAHO, )
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I, WILLIAM G. BERG, 3R., City Clerk of the City of Meridian, Ada County,
Idaho, do hereby certify that the above and foregoutg is a true, full and con'ect copy of an
Ordinance entitled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN
AMENDING AND CHANGING THE ZOriING OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY
IN THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH IS GENERALLY DESCRIBEA AS A
PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 3
N4RTH, RANGE 1 WEST, AND ALSO KNOWN AS 236 WEST CHERRY LANE,
THURGOOD REZONE ORDINANCE
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BOISE MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO; AND PRQVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE"; passed as Ordinaaace No. 789 , by the City Council and
Mayor of the City of Meridian, on the 1~„ 7 th day of March , 1998, as the same
appeazs in my office.
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On this ~ day of `~!~ ~1C~. ~
undersigned, a Notary Public in and or said State, personally appeared WILLIAM G.
BERG, JR., known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within and
foregoing instr~ment, and aclrnowledged that he executed the same.
1N WITNESS Wf-IEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed nny official
seal the day and year in this certificate first above written
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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING: MARCH 17.1998
APPLICANT: BILL MARTELL ITEM NUMBER: 7
REQUEST: APPROVAL OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR LIQUOR AND BEER LICENSE FOR BILL N
LYNN'S PLACE
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY POUCE DEPT:
COMMENTS
SEE ATTACHED APPLICATION
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: ~~
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE: ~~ ~
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT: ~
ADA COUNTY STREET NAME COMMITTEE:
CENTRAL DISTRiCT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION:
OTHER:
All Mater6als presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian.
WILLIAM G. BFRG, JR., City Clerk
JANICE L. GASS, City Treasurer
GARY D. SMITH, P.E., City Engineer
BRUCE D. STUART, Water Works Supt.
JOHN T. SHAWCROFT, Waste Water Supt.
DENNIS J. SUMMERS, Parks Supt.
SHARI l. STILES, P& Z Administrator
PATTY A. WOLFKIEL, DMV Supervisor
KENNETH, W. BOWERS, Flre Chief
W.L. "BILL" GORDON, Police Chfef
WAYNE G. CROOKSTON, JR., Attomey
• HUB OF TREASURE VAZ.LEY ~ ~ couNCi~ nnenneER
A GOOCI P12Ce IO L1VC WALTW. MORROW. President
RONAID R. TOLSMA
CITY OF MERIDIAN C GLENN R. B N ~EE
33 EAST IDAHO
MERIDIAN~ IDAHO H3GA2 P 8 Z COMMISSION
Phone (208) 888-4433 • FAX (208) 887-4813~~j~/F-'~E~J 1 ~OHNSON, Chairman
Public WorksBuilding Departrnent (208) 887-22 TIM HEPPER
Motor Vehicle/Drivecs License (208) 888-4443 MAR 1 2 1998 G EG OSIUND
ROBERT D. CORRIE MALCOLM MACCOY
Mayor Cii~_' ~F 1~IERIDIAI~T
APPLICATION FOR BEER/WINE/LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL
YEAR RENEWAL I ~~ c~
INVE HEREBY APPLY FOR RENEWAL OF
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BEER BY BOTTLE ONLY ($50.00)
~_ BEER BY BOTTLE/DRAFT ($200.00)
WINE BY BOTTLE/DRINK ($200.00)
~ LIQUOR BY THE DRINK ($562.50)
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DEPAR~'MENT OF LAW ENFORCEIVIENT
THIS IS TO CERTIFY, That COLCO INVESTMENT CO INC
DBA: HILL N LYNN'S PLACE
is licensed to sell alcohol beverages as. stated below
229 W FRANKLIN RD
MERIDIAN IDAHO
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Restaurant NO
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INCORPORATED CITY
COLCO INVESTMENT CO INC
BILL N LYNN~S PLACE
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MERIDIAN ID 83642
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EFFECTIVE F~RUARY 18 19 98
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JANICE L GASS, C(ry Treasurer
GAiiY D. SMITH, P.E., Cfry Engineer
BRUCE D. STUART, Water Works Supt.
JOHN T. SHAWCROFT, Waste Water Supt.
OENNIS J. SUMMERS, Parks Supt.
SHAFiI L. STiLES, P& Z Administrator
PATTYA• WOLFKIEL, DMV Supervisor
KENNEiFI W, BOWERS, Flre Chief
W.L. "BILL" GORDON, Police Chlef
WAYNE G. CROOKSTON, JR., Attomey
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APPLICATION FOR BEERNVINE/UQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL
YEAR RENEWAL 1 TOTAL SUM OF $?~~~ ~~ENCLO
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BEER BY BOTTLE ONLY ($50.00)
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WINE BY BOTTLEIDRINK ($200.00)
~_ LIQUOR BY THE DRINK ($562.50)
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~ HUB OF TREASURE VALLEY • COLINGIL MEMB aa
A Good Place to Live WALT W. MOAROW, President
CITY OF MERIDiL~N RONALD R. TOLSMA
CHARLES M.ROUNTREE
GLENN R. BENTLEY~
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M~' RID~N, IDAHO 83642 P& Z COMMIS ION
Phone (208) 888-4433 • FAX (208) 887-4813
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, Motor VehicleJDrivets Iicense (208) 888~443 • JIM SHEARER
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ANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REP OF ~QUOR BY HE DR NK, AND
AN ORDIN
SALE AND REGUTATION, THIRTEEN, RETAIL SAL AND RE-ENACTING CHAPTER
WINE, OF TITLE III, BUSINESS REGU AN IONS, OF THE REVISED AND
SIXTEEN,
TO ADOPT THE STATE OF IDAHO
COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERI ESTABLISH LICENSING AND
TWO, TIT ON~BEE SI~ QUOR ND WINE,SAND TER LIQUOR AND .W~NE, AND
STATU~S
TRANSFER FEES AND REGULAT~ONS.FOR:B ,
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
State of Idaho,
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Ciry Council of the City of Meridian, g T~ Beer,
have concluded that it is in the best interest of the said City to repeal Chapter n wine, of
Sale and Regulation, Thirteen, Retail Sale of Liquor by the Drink, and Sixtee ,
ulations, of the Revised and Compiled Ordinances of the City of
Title III, Business Reg
and to re-enact Ghapter Tvw, Title III, Business Regulations,. of the Revised and
Meridian
~, m iled Ordinances of the City of Meridian to adopt the State.of Idaho statutes on beer,
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liquor and wine.
~,~ EFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY.CQUNCIL OF
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Thirteen, Retail Sale
' SECTION 1: That Chapters Two, Beer, Sale and Regulations,
~ i uor by the Drink, and Sixteen, Wine, of Title III, Business_Regulations, of the Revised
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' and Compiled Ordinances of the City of Meridian. ~ ~
I 2: That Chapter Tvw; Title III, Business Regulations, of the Revised and
SECTION
Com iled Ordinances of the City of Meridian is hereby re-enacted and adopted and which
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OPTION OF BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR LAWS: There. is hereby ~ ~ ;
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:: ~ i articularly Title 23, ~S~l~12S~~~ as
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;~~:•~ ; and or by the City Council of the City of Meridian, as may
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;;.;.. , volume "Idaho Liquor and Beer Laws" revised through acts of the Legislatu r e, arne may
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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING: MARCH 17 i998
APPLICANT: DEPARTMENT REPORTS ITEM NUMBER: 9
REQUEST:
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGiNEER:
CITY PLANNING DIRECTOR: ,
CITY ATTORNEY:
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
ADA COUNTY NIGHWAY DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY STREET NAME COMMITTEE:
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN 1RRIGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS:
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION:
COMMENTS
SEE ATTACHED COMMENTS
OTHER: ~
All Materials presented at public re~eetings shall become property of the City of Meridian.
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MAR 1 7 1998
Interoffice Memo
~e: March 17,1998
T« Mayor & Council
C~ file
Fr~ GARY D. SMITH, PE
RE =Tully Park / Nampa &-Meridian-lirig`ation Distri~
CITY OF MERIDIAN
After reviewing Wayne's commerrts on this proposed agreemerrt from NMID I think it would be prudertt
to not request your adion on it urrtil Wayne and I have had a chance to discuss it beMreen us and to
then contad the NMID and woric things out with them. I susped 1 coufd bring this badc to you at your
next meeting on April 7,1998.
Thank You. Gary
GDS
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Interoffice Memo
~ Mar~ch 13, 1998
To: Mayor / City Council
C~ file
F~ GARY D. SMITH, PE
RE ~City~Hall Remodel - &d_Resutts
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Gentlemen: Bids were opened on Thursday, Mar~ch 12, 1898, at 3:00 P.M., for remodel of the City Hall
office area formerly occupied by the DMV and that ar~ea to be vacated by the Public Works Department.
The bidder names and amourrts bid are as follows:
1. Beniton Construction (Meridian, Idaho) $24,683.00
2. Paafic Construdion 8 Interiors (Russell - Meridian, Idaho) $26,649.34
Obviously, Beniton's bid is low and their bid was submitted in proper foRnat. Beniton is located on So.
Meridian Road, across the street from the old Meridian Rerrtal Center (Russ Johnson).
Regarcfs, Gary.
GDS
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AGREEM~NT'FOR-ENGINEERING ~SERVICES~
~ in Association with~Design and j RECE?TTL~j~
Const~uction of Screening; Digester, =and Elect'r_ical Facilities L•lJ
-~--^-- - at the City of Meridian VW1~fP , ~tAR a 7~998
CITY OF 1~RIDIAN
KELLER ASSOCIATES, INC.
This Agreement is made and entered into between the City of Meridian (herein called OWNER)
and Keller Associates, Inc. (herein called CONSULTAN~ this day of March, 1998•
In consideration of the mutual promises herein oontained, the OWNER and the CONSULTANT
agree as follows:
Scope of Seniices
During the terms of this Agreement, CONSULTANT shall furnish to the OWNER Design
Engineering services set forth in Paragraphs A and B of Exhibit A, attached hereto and
made a part hereof. Such services shall be performed by individuals as employees of
CONSULTANT, an independent Contractor, and not as employees of the OWNER.
Additional services for Construction Engineering and Additiona( Engineering Services as
indicated in Paragraphs C, D, and E of Exhibit A will be furnished upon request by the
OWNER per the attached hourly rate schedule or actua) cost..
2. Period of Aareement.
The Agreement shall comme~ce on the first above written date and terminate upon
completion of construction.
3. Pavrnent Rates and Billinq
3.1 As compensation for Design and Construction Engineering Services to be
performed by CONSULTANT, the OWNER will pay CONSULTANT the amount set
forth in the Exhibit B attached hereto. OWNER shall not have any liability for any
other expenses or costs incurred by CONSULTANT, unless otherwise provided in
the Attachment or authorized by the OWNER.
3.2 CONSULTANT shall keep accurate records of the time expended. Payment for
services performed by the CONSULTANT shall be rnade at the~ end of each month
upon the submission by the CONSULTANT of invoices or time statements to the
OWNER.
Invoices submitted by the CONSUI.TANT will:
A.
B.
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Accurately describe services rendered during the invoice period, including
respective dates of performance and any reports submitted.
Identify any other authorized eucpense incurred hereunder; and
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C. Make reference to this Agreement (Keller Associates' project number) or
othennrise identify the invoice in such a manner as the OWNER may
reasonably require.
3.3 The CONSULTANT shal( not take any action hereunder which could cause the
amount for which OWNER would be obligated to CONSULTANT to exceed the
sum of the fees defined in the Attachment provided, however, that this sum may be
increased or decreased from 6me to time by the OWNER in writing if extra work is
required or the scope of worlc is adjusted for any reason. For other than lump sum
(fi~ced fee) agreements, CONSULTANT shall advise the OWNER in writing when
costs incurred under this Agreernent are equal to seventy-five peccent (75%) of the
aforesaid sum.
4. Data
CONSULTANT ~qrees that all data and information such as designs,~drawings, reports,
blueprints, and the IiKe generated in the performance of this Agreement and data and
information which are specific to be delivered or which are, in fact, delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall be and remain the sole property of OWNER. CONSULTANT shall
deliver all data and information to the OWNER upon OWNER's request, and shall be fully
responsible for the care a~d protection thereof until such delivery. Except as othervvise
provided in this Ag~eement, said documents shall be delivered to OWNER without
additional costs to OWNER.
5. Termination
The OWNER and CONSULTANT may terminate this Agreement in whole or in part at any
time be giving 30 days written notice thereof. Upon said termination, CONSULTANT will
be reimbursed for that portion of the work satisfactorily completed prior, to termination and
shall be entitled to reasonable damages.
6. Chanqes
The OWNER, within the general scope of this qqreement, may at a~ny time, by written
notice to CONSULTANT, issue additional instructions, require additional services, or direct
the deletion of services covered by this l~qreement. In such event, an equitable
adjustrnent in price and time of performance will be made, but any claim by either party for
such an adjustment rrmust be made within thiriy (30) days of the receipt of said written
notice.
7. Comoliance with Laws
To the extent applica.ble hereto, CONSULTANT shall in the performance of this
Agreement comply with all Federal, Stat~, and local laws, all regulations and orders issued
under any aPplicable law, a~d all State regulations.
8, Standards
All services hereunder shall be performed by employees or ~qents of CONSUL7ANT who
are experienced and highly skilled in their professions and in accordance with the
standards of workmanship in their professions. CONSULTANT warranis that its findings,
recommendations, and professional advice shall be based on practices and procedures
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customarily used in its profession and asserts it will employ the current sfate-of-the-art and
accepted standard industry practice in performing the services defined herein.
9. Records
The OWNER and, if the services are to be performed hereunder relate to a Federal or
State Governrnent Contract, the Cornptroller General of the United States, and the
Department or Agency of the Government having cognizance over said prime Contract,
and any of their duly authorized representatives, shall, until the expiration of 3 years after
final payrnent under tl~is Agreement, have access to and the right to examine any directly
pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of CONSULTANT involving transactions
related to this Agreement.
10. Gratuities
CONSULTANT warrants that neither it nor any of its~ employees, agenls, or
rep~esentatives has offered or given any gratuities to OWNER's employees, agents, or
representat~ves with a view toward securing this Agreement or securing favorable
treatment with respect the~eto.
11. Insurance
CONSULTANT shall provide professional liability indemnification to protect the OWNER
and granting agencies from CONSULTANT's negligent acts a~d errors of omission of a
professional natu~e. The tota) aggregate of CONSULTANT's professional liability shall be
limited to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or twice the amount of CONSULTANT's fee,
whichever is more.
~2. Citv Furnished Services
The following services would be p~ovided by the City of Meridian in completion of this
Pro1~~
a. Provide drawings of existing site facility locations, piping, mechanical and elecirical
information as available.
b. Provide plant process flow, SS, and other data as available.
c. Provide fulltime i~spection services and all other services not included in Keller
Associates Scope of Work unless additional services are requested of Keller
Associates by the City at an increase in cost.
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In Wit_n_ess Whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
wr~tten.
CLIENT: City of Meridian CONSULTAN'T: Keller Associates,lnc.
By:
Title:
Attested:
By:
James L. Keller
Title: President
Attested:
By:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
CITY OF MERIDIAN
SCOPE OF WORK
FOR
SCREENING, DIGESTER, AND ELECTRICAL FACILITIES
Keller Associates. Inc. assisted by Sub-CoesuRanni g2 a d~ de gn of ~screen ng, 9es~~e ~d
following Scope of WorK assoGated w t p
electrical facilities. It is our understanding the work shall include the following:
. Improvements to screening facilities consisting of the addition of a new inclined fine sc~een
with a capaciiy of 7 to 10 MGD 1an~d oUmunderstand ng th t~the OWNER isS plann ng to
screen(s) are not operat~onal.
rehabilitate it's existing inclined screen which has a capacity of 5 MGD.
. Incorporation of a Process Logic Controller (PLC) based plant monitoring and alarm
system to replace the existing annunciator board in the operations building.
. Establish an electrical master plan map for the plant identifying location and routing of
e~usting buried electrical conduits and wiring.
. Provide a new single influent flow monitoring station at the headworks.
. Update the plant yard piping map to include pipelines that have been added during
construction of various projects over the past five years.
. Addition of a third, approximately 0.5 MG primary digester, with the existing two digesters
to serve as secondary digesters/sludge holding tanks• The primary digester is to ~u~~~ nt
new equipment building housing all required heating, mixing, and gas handling eq 'p
A new waste gas burner is also to be provided replacing the existing waste gas burner.
It is understood that the screening, flow monitoring, and electrical portion of the work is top priority
and to be completed and bid first. The primary digester facilities are not as critical and are to be
bid second.
The worK will be perforrned as follows:
A. PRE-DESIGN
A pre-design concept report would be prepared detailing the following for review by the
OW NER:
Selection of screening equipment and layout of channels and equipment to be
incorporated into the OWNER's existing screening facility.
An evaluation of monitoring and alarm functions to be received at the PLC, and
evaluation of PLC and logic to be implemented - see attached Scope of Work by
R2.
Review the extent of electrical mapping req~uired and how the wo~k would be
performed - see attached Scope of Work by R.
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Evaluate the flow metering method to be used and layout of piping and meter for
incorporation with existing and future headworks facilities.
Evaluate digester sizing and siting. Also evaluate alternative heating and mixing
systems to include side draft tube, pump mix. gas mix, and ;bubble tube type
systems. Provide a layout of proposed digester and support facilities. Review
modifications and additions required to existing digester and site piping.
Evaluate the new technology thermophilic/mesophilic two stage digester heating
system reported to provide better volatile solids reduction, decreased detention
time, and enhanced solids dewatering capabiliiy. This evaluation would include an
onsite visit to one of the two facilities in operation and discussions with the
OWNER and Engineer on perforrnance and desigNO&M issues.
B. DESIGN WORK
1.
Phase I - Desiqn
The following drawings and tasks would be completed under Phase I- Design.
Drawinq No.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12-16
2.
Other Phase I- Design Tasks
a) Prepare electrical mapping.
b) Prepare specifications
c) DEQ/City Review
d) Administration/(~A-QC
Phase 2
Description
Cover Sheet
Location Maps, Notes, Site Plan
Symbols, Abbreviations
Flow Monitoring Plan/Sections
Existing Screening Layout/Sections
Proposed Screening Plan/Secdons
Proposed Screening Details
Miscellaneous Mechanical Details
Electcical Site Plan
Electrical Schematic/One Line
Electrical Details
PLC Drawings
The following drawings and tasks would be completed under Phase 2- Design.
Drawinq No.
Description
1 Cover Sheet
2 Location Maps. Notes, Site Plan
3 Symbols, Abbreviations
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q Digeste~ grading/piping plan
5 Misceilaneous Piping Detads .
g Miscellaneous Civil Details
~ Digester Mechanical Plans
8 Digester mechanical Sections
g Digester Mechanical Details
~ p Digester Control Building Mechanical Plan
~ 1 Digeste~ Control Building Mechanical Sections
12 Existing Digester Piping Modifications
13 Miscellaneous Mechanical Details 1
~ q. Miscellaneous Mechanical Details 2
15 Digester and Control Building Foundation Plan
~ g Digester and Control Building Roof Plan
1 ~ Control Building Sections
1 g
~ g Digester Sections
Digester and Control 8uilding Details
20 Miscellaneous Structural Details 1
2~ Miscellaneous Structural Details 2
~ Electrical Site Plan
23 One Line Diagram
24 Electrical Schematios
25 Motor Control Centers
Digester Control Building Electrical Layout
26
2~ Existing Digester Electrical Mod'rfications
28 Miscellaneous Electrical Details
Other Phase 2- Desi n Tasks
a) Prepare pipeline map on AutoCAD and add new pipelines
b) Prepare specifications
c) DEQ/Ciiy Review
d) Administration/QA-QC
e) Foundation Investigation: A foundation investigation would be made for the
digester and screen areas including boring of 2 test holes to determine sub-soil
conditions, groundwater conditions, and allowable loads.
C. BIDDING PHASE(S)
Keller Associates, Inc. would assist the Ciiy in bidding and award of two separate
contracts for Phase I and Phase 11 facilities as follows:
. Provide 30 copies of plans and specifications for each project.
. Answer questions during bidding.
. Prepare addenda as necessary.
. Prepare construction cost estirnate.
. Attend bid opening, review bids, and rnake recommendation for award.
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The Ciiy will distribute plans and specifications as has been done in the past.
D. CONSTRUCTION PHASE
It is our understanding that the Ciiy will provide full-time inspection by City staff with weekly
site vis'~ts by Keller Associates and R2 as needed. It is estimated that the Phase I
construction period will be approximately four (4) months and the Phase 2 construction
period will be approximately nine (9) months.
During that period Keller Associates expects to visit the site and respond to questions, and
provide clarifications on the average of six (6) hours per week, for appr,oximately nine (9)
months actual on-site work. In addition, Keller Associates would provide the following
other construction services.
• Review of shop drawings
• Materials testing (compaction, concrete)
• Recommendations for change orders
• Recommendations for payment
• Assistance in final inspection and project clase-out
• Prov~de record drawings from Contractor's set
The City will provide general construction administration including approval for change
orcfers, pay estimates, etc,
E. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
The following additional engineering services would be provided upon request by the City:
• Operation and Maintenance Manual: An O& M manual would be provided for
digester operation. The manual would discuss theory of operation, expected
performance, alarm conditions, and troubleshooting.
The above senrices would be provided on an hourly rate, on actual cost basis.
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CITY O~ MERIDIAN
AEFtATION ANO PUMPING FACIUTIES DESIGN
t, Notice to Proceed
The CONSULTANT shall not proceed with the work until receipt of written Notice to
Proceed from OWNER, which details the date that the CONSULTANT may start to work,
and the tasks authorized to be performed.
2. Time Schedule
Once the CONSULTANT has received a wrRten 601 da s Pr Pha e f 2 wo k Oou dEbe
Phase I work would be completed within sixty () Y• ,
contpleted within 90 days.
3. Besis of PaVmertt
CONSULTANT, may, after actual work is started, submit an invoice for the total amount of
work done and materials furnished by CONSULTAN7 and incorporated into the work to ,
the end of the month in which the invoice is prepared. The arnount to be paid by the
OWNER to the CONSULTANT for the CONSULTANTs services rendered under the
provisions of the Ag~eement are estimated as attached and shall be as follows:
a) ,Services_for_Pre-design. and design phases including __soils investigation shall~be= ~
pcovided_f.or the lump sum.amount of $149,270.00.
b) Remaining servioes described in Paragraphs C, D, and E~ are estimated as
attached and shall be paid on an hourly rate basis in accordance with the below
rate schedule.
Payment shall be made by the OWNER to the CONSULTANT within 30 days of the date
of the invoice.
KELLER ASSOCIATES, INC.
RATE SCHEDUL.E
(PHASES E AND E)
Classification
Principal-in-Charge (Keller)
Project Engineer (Suihkonen)
Structucal Enginee~ (Vander Beogh)
Engineer (Coleman)
Electrical Engineer (R2 Engineering)
Designe~
Technician
Secretary
Indirect Costs Exceeding $250
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Hou Rate
$88.00
$80.00
$70.00
$55.00
$60.00
$50.00
$35.00
$25.00
Actual Cost plus 10%
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SCREENING, DIGESTER, AND ELECTRICAL FACILITIES
ESTIMATED ENGINEERING BUDGET
A. PREDESIGN
1, Screening Predesign Layout
2. Annunciator System Evaluation
3. Electrical Mapping
4. Flow Metering Predesign Layout
5. Digester Predesign Evaluation
6. Two Stage Digester Evaluation
7. P~edesign Letter Report
B. DESIGN ~
Phase 1 Orawings
1. Cover Sheet
2. Maps, Notes, Site Plan
3. Symbols Abbreviations
4. Flow Monitoring Plan/Sections
5. Existing Screening Layout
6. Propased Screen Plan/Sections
7. Proposed Screen Details
8. Misc. Mechanical Details
9. Electrical Site Plan
10. Electrical Schema6c/One Line
11. Electrical Details
12-16 PLC Drawings
Other Phase 1 Design Costs
a. Prepare Elect. Mappijng
b. Prepare specifications
c. DEQ/City Review
d. Admin/QA-QC
Phase 2 Drawings
1. Cover Sheet
2. Location Maps, Notes, Site Plan
3. Symbols, Abbreviations
4. Digester Grading/Site Plan
5. Misc. Piping Details
6. Digester Mech. Plan
7. Digeste~ Mech. Plans
8. Digester Mech Sections
9. Digester Mech Details
10. Control Bldg. Mech Plan
11. Control Bldg. Mech Sections
12. Existing Digester Pipe Mods.
13. Misc. Mech Details 1
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15. Digester/Control Bldg. Found. 4 24 24
16. Digester/Control Bldg. Roof 4 32 24
17. Control Building Sections 4 16 24
18. Digester Sections 16 24
19. Digester/Control Building Details 4 16 32
20, Misc. Structural Details 1 8 16
21. Misc. Structural Details 2 8 16
22. Electrical Site Plan 8 16 20
23. One Line Diagrams 16 20
24. Electrical Schematics 8 24 24
25. Motor Control Centers 16 16
26. Digester/Control Bldg. Layout 20 20
27. Existing Digester Elec. Mods. 16 16
28. Misc. Electrical Details 1 8 16
29, Misc. Electrical Details 2 6 8
Other Phase 2 Design Tasks
a. Prepare Pipeline Base Map 8 40
b. Prepare Specifications 32 16 20
c. DEQ/City Review 8 16
d. Admin/QA-QC 16 8 12
e. Foundation Investigation (Sub-
Consultant STRA7A)
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interoffice Memo
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T« Mayor 8 Council
C~ file
Frone GARY D. SMITH, PE
RE 1998 Sewer Cleaning and Television inspedion Projed
R~CE~D
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We received one (1) bid for this projed from the corrtrador that is doing the last phase of the deaning
and inspedion. tt is apparerrt that no one can compete with him and so the other contradors that could
do this type of walc donY bother to submit a bid. We did have two other plan-holders, one from the
Boise area and one from Utah. The Utah corrtractor did not have a public worlcs lioense so he could
not bid. The ather firm, Roto-Rooter chose not to bid for un-verified reasons, other than what we
susped as described above.
The lone bidder is Municipal Services Co, of Idaho , bidding $93,345.74.
This coMractor has been doing quality worlc for us so we would r~ec:ommend to you that the bid be
awarcJed to Municipal Services Co, of Idaho for the above amourrt bid and that the Mayor and City
Cleric be authorized to sign and attest the &d Awa-d, the Ag~eemerrt and the Notice to Proceed,
Thank You. Gary.
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OFFICIALS
WILUAM G. BERG, JR., City CIeAc
JANICE L. GASS, Ciry Treasurer
GARY D. SMITH, P.E., City Engineer
BRUCE D. STUART Water Works Supt.
;IOHN T. SHAWCROFT. Waste Water Supt.
DENNIS J. SUMMERS, PaAcs Supt.
SHARI L. STILES, P 8 Z Administrator
PATTY A. WOLFKIEL, DMV Supervisor
KENNETH W. BOWERS, Fire Chief
W.L. "BILL' GORDON, Police Chief
WAYNE G. CROOKSTON, JR., Attomey
• HUB OF TREASURE YALLEY •
A Good Place to Live
CITY OF MERIDIAN
33 EAST IDAHO
MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642
Phone (208) 888-4433 • FAX (208) 887-4813
Public WorksBuilding Depaztment (208) 887-22i 1
Motor Vehicle/Drive~s License (208) 888-4443
ROBERT D. CORRIE
Mayor
March 12, 1998
Honorable Mayor Robert D. Corrie
& Meridian City Cowncil
RE:" Pu~chase of a Backhoe for VVasfewater Dept. ~
Gentlemen,
COUN -I M MB RG
WAIT W. MORROW, President
RONALD R. TOLSMA
CHARLES M.ROUNTREE
GLENN R. BENTLEY
P & Z COMMISSION
JIM JOHNSON, Chafrman
TIM MEPPER
JIM SHEARER
GREG OSLUND
MALCOLM MACCOY
The Wastewater DepartmenYs backhoe, a 1967 Massey Ferguson, is currently at auction due to
iYs poor condition which renders it unsuitable for regular use. Repair estimates for the old hoe
range from ten to twelve thousand dollars while the hoe itself is only worth thirty-five hundred if
in peak condition. The department is therefore without a backhoe and we typically use one on a
daily basis. We use a backhoe for irrigation line repair in our fields, deep sprinkler line repair,
WWTP pipe repair, loading the dump track with dried sludge or other debris, snow removal,
unloading of delivery trucks with forks placed on the front bucket, repair of the dirt road at the
plant, fandscape work, and numerous other tasks. Since October, when safety disallowed use of
the old hoe, we have paid $8,483.00 to contractors for hoe work we would normally have done
oorselves. If we were able to purchase a hoe in good condition for under $30,000, the pay-back
at the current rate of use would be 3.3 years.
We can rent a hoe for $60.00 per hour on a per use basis. This option requires lead time to
setup, man-hours to pick-up and return the hoe, plus the working time. If the work extends past
regular hours, then return isn't until the next day and the full day charge of $~80.00 would be
expected.
Another option would be an extended cental or lease option. The lease option is only available
for new backhoes and the price is approximately $10,000.00 per year (due to dealer incentives).
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Used backhoes can be rented for extended periods and the price is $1600.00 to $2000.00 per
month or $19,200.00 to $24,000.00 per year.
Another option is borrowing the Water DepartmenYs hoe. This again would take coordination,
man-hours for pick-up and retum, and would be dependent upon the Water DepartmenYs work
load. Thus, it would be undependable.
The next option would be to continue to hire contractors to do the work. In this instance, their
work schedule would determine how and when things get accomplished. This is all right except
we begin to ovecpay for some of the work which is easy to do if a machine were available.
The last option is to purchase a used backhoe. Good used backhoes range from $22,000 to
$30,000 depending upon the number of nm hours, the make, the rnodel, and year of the hoe.
This option allows for the best utilization of our personnel and also assures a hoe is available
when needed. I also believe this to be the option which is in the best interest of the City and the
Wastewater Department. I therefore request the transfer of $30 000 from the 60-0435.40-73
account, Wastewater Plant Improvements, to the 60-0435.40-76 account, POTW New
Equipment for the purchase of a used backhoe in good condition. The money is available in the
40-73 account as 1.8 million dollars were budgeted for the Aeration Project and the low bid was
1.45 million, leaving a$350,000.00 surplus.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
l~'~.~~..~~%" ' ..
John T. Shawcroft
Wastewater Supt.
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' NEEDED IN pOLICE RUDGET
217 E PINE 6 MONTH LEASE @$1
800
00
201 E FDAHO 6 MONTH LEASE @ ,
.
$1,020.00
COST OF MODULAR ~
DELIVERY $ 315
00
ANCHER/TIE DOWN .
$ 490
00
1 HOUR SKIRTING .
$1
980
00
SET UP . ,
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$2
650
00
BUtLDfNG RETURN ,
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$ 375
00
UNBLOCK FOR REMOVAL .
$2-2_pp pp_
• COST FOR 1998 INCLUDING ABOVE
COST FOR 1999
TOTAL COST 24 MONTH CONTRACT
lF WE STAY AT 217 E PtNE @$1,800.00
PER MONTH FOR 24 MONTHS
$10,800.00
$ 6,120.00
8 0 00
$24,930.00
0
$37,170.00
$43,200.00
~ AMOUNT NEEDED tN 1998 BUDGET
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1~. Regio Sprinter Overtime
323
$ 8 OKg ~
Account ##01-0421.10-16 .38
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2. Temporary Structure and Lease Money 24
930
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21. 10 59 ,
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Account ##01-0421.10-16 /b~1~1S. s~ ~ .
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Federal Grant Reimbursement ~$39,gg~
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Difference .
~ $ 9, 781. 94
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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL MEETING: MARCH 17,1998
APPLICANT: ITEM NUMBER: 9
REQUEST: DEPARTMENT REPORTS - WAYNE CROOKSTON
RESOLUTION #166
AGENCY
CITY CLERK:
CITY ENGINEER:
CITY PLRNNING DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
COMMENTS
SEE ATTACHED MINUTES FROM 3/3/98
SEE ATTACHED RESOLUTION #166
CITY POLICE DEPT:
CITY FIRE DEPT:.
CITY BUILDING DEPT:
MERIDIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT:
MERIDIAN POST OFFICE:
ADA COUNTY HIGHWAY DISTRICT:
ADA COUNTY STREET NAME COMMITTEE:
CENTRAL DISTRICT HEALTH:
NAMPA MERIDIAN IRRiGATION:
SETTLERS IRRIGATION:
IDAHO POWER:
US WEST:
INTERMOUNTAIN GAS;
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION:
OTHER:
All Materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian.
Meridian City Council ~ !
March 3, 1998
Page 68
Rountree: The last thing that I have is that we have a meeting the 5th, this coming
Thursday with ACHD and ITD at ACHD at 7:00 to discuss whatever they want to talk,
but signals on Eagle Road. Yeah, we got fhe special notice. It is at ACHD. 7:00, and
the last thing is my batterie~ are dead.
Anderson: Just one thing that we have not been contacted by the Fire Fighters Local,
yet so nothing new on that front.
Corrie: There was a letter sent out on all the new peopfe on the board of equalization or
whatever, your union negotiation team sent by registered letter. I've got finro things.
One is I have a meeting tomorrow with the senior citizens. They are running about
$15,000 in the hole a year. They are going to probably want to talk to the Council about
see what the Council might want to do and help them. So just to keep your heads up on
that one. I put in your boxes Ada Planning Association Memorandum of Agreement on
the Treasure Valley Govemment Agencies for application for transportation system.
Have you all had a chance to see that memorandum? Do you have any questions? If
you would - we either have a resolution on that, I'll have a resolution, -- they got a plan
here. A model of a resolution. If you wou l d li ke to have it put up for the City, and we'll
have it at the next meeting.
Rountree: So moved.
Bird: Second.
Corrie: Mofion's made and second that we have the resolution printed up and ready for
the Council on tfie 17"' of March. Any further discussion? All those in favor say aye.
MOTIDN CARRIED: All ayes.
Corrie: I'll have that for them and then we will have the signing. tt would be the signin~
of the ~egular thing will be at a later date, but we have that done. Mr. Berg, do you have
anything. Okay, I'll entertain a motion for adjournment then.
Bird: I make a motion we adjoum.
Rountree: Second.
Corrie: Motion made by Mr. Bird and second by Mr. Rountree we adjourn at 11:40 P.M.
All those in favor say aye.
MOTION CARRIED: All aye.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:4J P.M.
(TAPE ON FItE OF THESE PROCEEDtNGS
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE [__ AGENCY_~
AUTHORIZING ~PERSON_] TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA)
AMONG TREASURE VALLEY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ON THE APPLICATION OF
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
WHEREAS, fhe Ada Planning Association, in cooperation with local governmenfs, has
initiated a Treasure Valley preliminary Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) planning
process to determine if ITS technologies have application in the area to help solve
transportation problems; and
WHEREAS, a Treasure Valley ITS Committee was formed for the purpose of guiding
the planning process and eventual deployment activifies; and
WHEREAS, Phase I of the planning process is designed to improve ITS awareness and
begin the process of evaluating the ITS advanced technologies; and
WMEREAS, the result of fhe Phase I planning process is fhe Treasure Valley Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS) Plan that identifies potential ITS system applications and
recommended areas for detailed evaluation; and
WHEREAS, the ~AGENCY~ has actively participated in the development of
ITS and concurred wifh fhe preliminary concept of the Memorandum of Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the ITS Committee has strongly recommended that local governments
approve the Memorandum of Agreement.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the L_AGENCY__] hereby authorizes and
directs ~_PERSON_~ to sign the Memorandum of Agreement on the applicafion of
Intelligent Transportation Systems at~tached as Exhibit A.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of ~ ggg.
[__AGENCY_~
, Chair
, Member
, Member
, Member
, Member
ATTEST:
Name, Agency Role
CS:IRESOLUTI1FY98 ITS: RES
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Memorandum of Agreement
Among Treasure Valiey Governmental Agencies
on the Application of Intelligent Transportation.Systems
PURPOSE: _ .
The purpose of this agreement is to continue coordination and cooperation among the Treasure
Valley governmental agencies toward further planning and deployment of cost-effective
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in the Treasure Valley area. .
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, a Preliminary Treasure Valley ITS Strategic Plan was developed under the
auspices of an ITS Committee, composed of elected ancJ appointed officials in the Treasure
Valley and their~technical staffs; and
WHEREAS, said planning process concluded that:
1. The Treasure Valley governmental agencies have expressed a need and desi~e to
continue cooperation to support further ITS planning and implementations;
2. The Treasure Valley govemmental agencies desire to maximize the utility of their
existing transportation nefinrork system and their infrastructure;
3. Traditional transportation solutians alone can no longer respond adequately to the
area's growing transportation needs;
4. ITS applicafions have demonstrated cost-effective solutions nationally; and
5. Many ITS applications could yiefd substantial benefits to the Treasure Valley
transportation system.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the signatories herein agree.to:
Participate as a committee to plan and implement ITS applications in current and future
transportation issues in the Treasure Valley;
2. Integrate ITS applications into ongoing transportation planning, programming and
project development activities;
3. Aggressively pursue funding sources to begin Phase II, ITS Implementation Planning, as
soon as possible; and
4. Support and aggressively pursue funding sources to implement ITS projects and
designated ITS demonstration corridors.
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Vernon L. Bisterfeldt, Chairman
Board of Ada County Commissioner's
Date
Jack Coe, Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration
Date
Mayor H. Brent Coles, City of Boise
Date
Mayor Robert Corrie, City of Meridian
Date
Susan Eastlake, President, ACHD Commission
Date
Mayor Ted Eilis,. City of Garden City
Date
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Mayor Maxine Horn, City of Nampa
Date
Ralph Little, Chairman, Canyon Highway District 4
Date
Neil Schanbeck, Treasure Valley Transit
Date
Mayor Lee Swigert, City of Middleton
Date ~
Bryce Millar, Chairman, Nampa Highway
District #1
Dat?
Mayor Garret Nancolas, City of Cafdwell
Date
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Mayor W. Greg Nelson, City of Kuna
Date
Abe Vasquez, President, Canyon County Commission
Date
Mayor Joe Watson, City of Star
Date
Kandy Weaver, Chair, Ada Planning Association Board
Date
Chuck Winder, Chairman, Idaho Transportation Board
Date
Mayor Rick Yzaguirre, City of Eagle
Date
AB:CS1CB11TS ITSMOAWPD
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RESOLUTION NO. 166
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MEMORANDUN! OF AGREEMENT AMONG 'TREASURE
VALLEY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ON THE APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the State of Idaho Transportation Board, Federal
Highway Administration, the Ada County Commissioners, Canyon County
Commissioners, Ada Planning Association Board, Ada County Highway
District, Canyon Highway District 4, Nampa Highway District #1,
Treasure Valley Transit, City of Meridian, City of Boise, City of
Eagle, City of Kuna, City of Garden City, City of Star, City of
Nampa, City of Caldwell, City of Middleton, City of Kuna have
agreed to enter into an Agreement to continue coordination and
cooperation among Treasure Valley governmental agencies toward
further planning and development of cost-effective Intelligent
Transportation Systems in the Treasure Valley area and participate
as a committee to plan and implement Intelligent Transportation
Systems in the Treasure Valley area;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
SECTION 1. That the Memorandum Agreement among the above
named governmental agencies is hereby approved and the Mayor and
City Clerk be, and they hereby are, authorized to execute said
Memorandum Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Meridian.
SECTION 2. The effective date of this recolution shall be the
date of passage as set forth below.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE ~ITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT
ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPOTATION SYSTEM
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, this ~~
~~ `day of March, 1998.
ATTEST:
WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., CITY CLERK
CITY\RESOLUTN\ITS-AGREEMENT\3-17-98
RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT
ON INTELLIGENT TR~NSPOTATION SYSTEM
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APPROVED: "
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Interoffice Memo
Dae~ March 13,1998
Ta Mayor / City Council
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Fronc GARY D. SMITH, pE
RE !:Cify HalfRemoiiel - &d Results
GeMlemen: Bids were opened on Thursday, Mar+ch 12, 1998, at 3:00 P.M., for remodel of the City Hall
office anea forme~ly occupied by the DMV and that anea to be vacated by the Public Worlcs Departmerrt,
The bidder names and amourrts bid are as follows:
1~Beniton Construdion (Meridian, idaho) $24,683.00
2. Paafic Construdion & Interiors (Russell - Meridian, Idaho) $26,6qg_34
Obviously, Beniton's bid is low and their bid was submitted in proper format. Beniton is lo,cated on So.
Meridian Road, across the street from the old Meridian Rerrtal Center (Russ Johnson).
Regards, Gary.
GDS
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TQ: Gary Smitt~ P.E.
FA,X NU11~BE~: 887_ 1297
COMPANX; City of M~idian Public Worlcs l~ept,
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REGARDING: Cost Breatcdow~a ;fo~ Ci~ty ~a11 ~tnodel
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DATE: 3/~ 3/gg
P.O, Box 83$ + Meridiap, jdaho 83680.08~8 .(208) 884-0027 •~ax: (208) 884-q626
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, 17 March 1948
Arcbiutits anrl 1'lanncr~ Cb~acred
Mr. Gary Smith, City Engineex
Public Works Department
City of Meridian
33 East Idaho
7'hotn~c M. 7,:~ba1:~. ,~~A Meridian, Idaho
R. Al:an Cillzuw, AIA
Arthur b1. Albanese, n~~ Re: City Hall Tenant Improvema-ts
Paul U. M~rcnlina, AIA ZGA PrOjeCt n0. 9713.01
Dear Gary,
We have met w/ the appsrent law bidder of the referenced remo~el work~ Beniton
Construction to discuss the project budget.
The following items have been ide~atified as possble areas where costs can be
reduced;
~ 1• BY ~~g one of the "new location" door swin~,s, one door and associated
frame and hardware may be removed from the Contractors bid
2• The wall being removed at the Attorney's office is expensive as it requires both
new carpeting and paint~g for boch roonas. Caa t~e "~'~e R~" be utilizEd as ~s7
3. Could the viqyl wall covering in the office at the North East corna of the
building be left in place and painted over, as removal of same will tikely cause
damage and subsequent patching and refinishing costs.
4. Carpcting - a) Lcave exist~g #~oor ~"u~s~es ~a ~ace ~ t~e Atta~n~,~y's area. ~f
wall is removed, a threshold or carp~t patch may be used in lieu of carpeting both
rooms.
b) Leave the existing carpet in the office at the North East corner
~i~~~~i~~~ of the building
c) Change to a lower g~rade of carpet to be selected and approved
nmcrican Inztiuuc ufArchitec~ti by the City. The earpet curra~tly in the contraetors bid is
S25.U0/YD. couunercial gade. Tbis may be aver 1cil] for a two to
five year "temporar~' space.
x~~ Nr~~~~: ~oo~e~,-•e, sa~~c sro 5. The electrical subcontractor who bid the job was also contacted After some
~s~~~~. td.~~~~~ as~<<»s~ discussion regarding the mat~rials 2ad methods bid, 6e felt tbat there was room to
~~,n, ~,5 ,,~~,, "sharpen his peacil". He will be coatacting Beniton Consdruction later today with
r:~. r_ux~ w,~.~~~,a any m~odificaNons to his bid
c•m:~il: r~a(~9cyBic~hi~l~~~ay.nct
we would like to meet with yourself, the Mayor and Beniton Construction to
discuss cost optioas, and to decide how best to accomplish the construction within
the City's budge~.
r:5~,eio~iua i~n~
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We are aware of the discrepan~y bet~,een ~e ~~« cost and the apparent loa,
bid, andpropose to wvrkdiligenttywith genitz~n
r3n Coastructio~ yourself, t~e
Mayor and any o~~ apprcrpriate staff to get the co~~c~on daae as quickly aad
cost effectivety as possible so that the City can resume bu~~~s.
We are cornmitted to pro~,~~ ~e City of Meridian with the highe~t standard of
service, and appreciate your continued coafidenc~
Looking forward to mee~ing with you in the next day ar so to discus~ this further.
Sinc~ely,
ZGA chitects and Planners, Charterad
aul D. Marcolin pIp
9713.01
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MERIDIAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
' INTER-OFFICE MEMO
March 03, 1998
TO: Chief Gordon
FROM: Lt. Musser ~
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RE: A-NIMAL CONTROL REVENCTE
Revenue generated by Animal Control for the last three years is as follows: l~
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Fiscal 1996 $10,527.25 [Licenses - $7,666;00 / Impounds - $2,717.22]
Fiscal 1997 $14,608.50 [Licenses -$11,423.55 / Impounds - $3,171.10]
Fiscal 1998 (to date) $ 9,675.20 [Licenses - $8,271.55 / Impounds - $1,403.65]
The above figures include Dog Licenses and Impound Fees, only.
I have been unable to break out court costs associated with Animal Control Citations as
these are lumped into the Meridian General fund payment from Magistrates Court.
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