Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 01-29 SPECTAT, MEEPING MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 29, 1990 Special Meeting of the Meridian City Council called to order by Mayor Grant Kingsford at 7:30 p.m.: Members Present: Ron Tolsma, Bert Myers, Bob Giesler, Max Yerrington: Others Present: Dennis Marshal, Jim Shearer, Terry Trakel, Terry 5<tiith, Wayne Crookston, K. Beimieler: Mayor Kingsford: Councilman you are aware of the purpose of this Special Meeting which has been noticed and posted according to law, the purpose of this meeting is to decide whether the City of Meridian should pra.~eed with the full application for the Commiuiity Block Grant for the Downtown Project and to take action on Resolution #131, a Citizens Participation Plan iri the Block Grant if the Grant is received. At the time of the Public Hearing it was agreed to receive written testimony until 5:00 p.m. on this date,:we received_a letter fran Dr. R. P. Samson concerning the project which needs to be entered for the record. (on file with these minutes). There were concnents fran Councilman Tolsma and Councilman Myers in favor of the City making the full application for the Ca[munity Block Grant. The Motion was made by Tolsma and seconded by Myers that the City proceed with the full application for the Community Block Grant for the Downtown East First Project: Notion Carried: All Yea: Mayor Kingsford: We will now consider Resolution #131, Citizens Participation Phan, for the Idaho Camm~Lity Develog~zt Block Grant Program, this Resolution defines the ways we will involve the Citizens of Meridian in the Block Grant Program. The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Yerrington to approve Resolution #131: Notion Carried: All Yea: This being a Special Meeting and the above items the only things to be considered at this Meeting, the Notion was made by Myers and seconded by Zblsna to adjourn at 7:35 p.m.: Notion Carried: All Yea: ATTEST: APPROVID: xaresrroRD, Y NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Meridian will hold a special meeting at 7:30 o'clock p•m•, MONDAY, JANUARY 29 1990, at the ~ ~ y _ Meridian City Hall, 33 East Idaho Street, Meridian, Idaho. The purpose of said meeting is to approve the final grant application for an Idaho Community Development Block Grant and to take action on proposed Resolution 131 which is a resolution setting forth a Citizens Plan for Participation in the Idaho Community Block Grant Project if such Grant is obtained and to consider any action necessary regarding the City of Meridian's Application for the Idaho Development Block Grant which has been preliminarily applied for by the City as part of the proposed local downtown improvement project and its funding. The Council may consider and take any and all action regarding the above matters. The public is welcome but no public comment will be taken. A hearing on the City's intention to create a Local Improvement District will be conducted at a later date pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 50-1707 at which time public comment and testimony will be heard and will be welcomed. DATED this 23rd day of January, 1990. AMBROSE, FIT2GERALD Q CROOKSTON Altornays en0 Counaelora P.O. Box IT] MarlElan, IEaNo 838x2 TalapNOne 8BbM81 i i"`JA K NiE ANN /~~ 9~~ ~ `~ ~~ _~~ ti ,. r~ ~iztz~ y ti('. ia'~ G~ -sm ~ .~.~ ~ ~~~ o~~~ ~R R. P. SAMPSON, RN., D.C. • GRE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC ~~~ ISM E FI RCT STRF.fiT ~~ MERIULIN, IUAFIU R4(vf2 ^/~ (20R) RNR3267 " L~=~ ~a • l 1.. 9I ~ , ~'`~ I (~ January 26, 1990 Mayor Kingsford and Members of the City Council of Meridian City Hall 33 E. Idaho Meridian, ID 83642 Dear Mayor Kingsford and Members of the City Council of Meridian: Not being much of a public speaker and being somewhat quick to ire, I want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to convey my impressions of the public hearing of Wednesday January 24, 1990 and my concerns regarding the proposed L.I.ll, project on 1st St. in Meridian. I have been by definition a tenant at 1504 E. 1st St. for approx- imately 5 years and have operated my business, Care Chiropractic Clinic on East 1st St. in Meridian for approximately 7 years. I also own the property. When I first came to Meridian, I sought to purchase the property at 1332 E. 1st St. for location of my practice. I was informed that the process involved applying for a "limited use permit" which required a public hearing. In order to ensure that good communications were involved I was required to notify everyone within a specific radius of my proposed location of my intentions, by registered mail. I found this a fair process. When the hearing was held my proposal was turned dc:+n due to the objections of Mr. K.D. Hartwell and the late Ernest Lembke. I had considerable respect for both these gentlemen and their rights to their opinions. I felt the process had been well served so "folded my tents" and found another location on 1st St. which has served very well. The important part of this process was not the final outcome but rather the fact that everyone 'this project was to impact was notified. Be- cause good communication took place between all effected parties the interests of one and all .could be and were served. If I may give just one more example of my experience with public hearings, I think you'll find it per tenant to the opinions of the Council of Old Town Meridian. My father-in-law is a longtime resident of the Meridian area and a retired employee of the Meridian School district. He resides just off Eagle Rd. and with the changes occurring there, has found Eagle Rd. bordering his backyard. He attended a public hearing to voice his concerns over the noise and other hazards to his property. He was assured that a "burro" would be put in be- tween his property and Eagle Road in order to reduce street noise and other deleterious effects of having a major Idaho roadway pass by his property. As it turned out, well after the hearing, the "burro idea" was found to be too expensive and replaced by a "link fence idea." This left my father-in-law standing in his yard asking the question, "Where's the Burro". As to the public hearing of January 24th, 1990, I appreciated the even handed manner in which the meeting was run and the manner in which the mayor received our "response petition". I did find the presentation by the engineer to be very informative. I fully respect and appreciate the opinions of Mr. Adijani, Mr. Sweet and Mr. Smith. I was left with the impression that all of these people were concerned that all the questions from all the "tenants" (Webster includes both property owners and renters in this category) would and should be answered if this project is to be successful. It is not the intent of the Council of Old Town Meridian to halt or hinder this project, but rather to ensure that every individual residing, owning or working on 1st St. is made aware of what is going on and how much it will cost each individual. I take exception to the implication that we are just a bunch of "Johnny- come-lately" individuals who weren't paying attention when the word was spread. I was not notified by mail and was not con- tacted by anyone from the Chamber until Mrs. Sweet dropped by with a petition. You'll have to forgive me along with thousands of other Meridian residents, who were not reading the public notices in the Valley News. You'll have to forgive my lack of membership in the Chamber. I am an active member of the Meridian Lions Club and choose to serve the community through this organizdtion. I only have time to effectively serve one. I thought that perhaps I had just "slipped through the cracks". I checked with my neighbors from Hugo's Deli, the balloon store and Lembke Heating and it seem- ed that they too had "fallen through the cracks". Seems that this 'crack" was bigger than some of those in our sidewalks to allow this whole corner of Meridian to slip through. I resent the implication that "tenants" on lst St are somewhat 2nd class citizens whose input isn't as desirable as "property owners". These people are the life's blood of my business and I have heard enough of their concerns in the course of the day to respect their opinions as equally valid as those of the property owners. I think perhaps the whole community could have been enlightened by the social statement that Mr. Brewer made when he dropped the word "tenant" on the floor of the meeting like a stink bomb on the bath- room floor of Meridian High School. I also have a question regarding the statement made that "23 cents on the dollar is a very good buy and is just the cost of doing business on 1st Street." That may well be true but it is also a full 23 cents on the dollar more than the merchants and residents on Cherry Lane paid for their new street and sidewalks recently. Fortunately there were sufficient voices of reason at the meeting for the creation of healthy optimism regarding this project. I be- lieve that everyone on 1st St. now has at least some idea of what is going on and that the flow of information will be great and the state of confusion low. It is the sincere wish of the Council of Old Town Meridian that this beautification project becomes a reality. It is also our wish that the only "dirt" that flies through this pro- cess is that of our old streets and sidewalks in the face of a lot of satisfied 1st St. participants, and that no one is left standing in their yard asking "Where's the burm". Most er y, ~`---- Dr. Richard Sampson,.R.N., D.C., 1st Street tenant. cc: Mayor Kingsford and Members of the City Council of Meridian Terry Smith at West One Bank Council of Old Town Meridian RE9OI.ilJ'ION ND_ 131 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN FOR THS IDAHO COMMIINITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM CITY OF lISRIDIAN, IDAHO Pursuant to the citizens participation requirements of § 508 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, the City of Meridian will undertake the following actions to ensure compliance with said requirements as an applicant for or recipient of Idaho Community Development Block Grant Funds. 1. The City of Meridian will provide ipation, with particular emphasis moderate income who are residents of low and moderate neighborhoods 2. The City of Meridian will provide access to local meetings, informs grantee's proposed use of funds; for and encourage citizen partic- on participation by persons of low and of slum and blight areas or residents as defined by the applicant; citizens with reasonable and timely lion, and records relating to the 3. The City of Meridian will provide technical assistance to groups representative of persons of low and moderate income that request such assistance in developing proposals with the level and type of assistance to be determined by the applicant; 4. The City of Meridian will provide for public hearings to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions at all stages of the community development program, including at least the development of needs, the review of proposed activities, and review of program performance, which hearings shall be held after adequate notice in the Valley News paper, at times and locations convenient to potential or actual beneficiaries, and with accommodation for the handicapped; 5. The City of Meridian will provide for a timely written answer to written complaints and grievances, within 15 working days where practicable; and 6. The City of Meridian will make every attempt to identify how the needs of non-English speaking residents will be met in the case of public hearings where a significant number of non-English speaking residents can be reasonably expected to participate. A copy of the public notice, minutes and a list of those attending the public hearings shall be kept by the City of Meridian. This Plan shall become effective January 30th 1990. Grant P. Kingsford, Mayor of Meridian