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AGENDA
MERIDIAN CITX ~UNCIL
NCH 7, 1989
MIlVLPTE5 OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 2~,, 1989:. (APPROVID)
1: APPROVE SEER LICENSE FOR DOUGLAS BOYCE DBA GRAI~TD CEL~RATa .66: (AppRO~p)
2: PRE-'1'.ETION HEARING: WATER/SET+~R/TRASH DRLII~TQUIIVCIE-S: (T[JRN-OFF' APPRUVID)
3: APPROVE THE BASS: (APPROVED)
4: TRANSPORTATION PLANT iJPDATE AS RECIDED BY MEkZIDIAN TRANSPORTATION
'TASK FORf~: (RECVDATIONS APPRDVID)
5: DEPAR'I~IDVT REPORTS
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NID.tZDIAN CITY COUNCIL NIARCIi 7, 1989
Regular Meeting of the Meridian City Council called to order by Mayor Grant Kingsford
at 7:30 p.m.:
Menbexs Present: Ron Tolsma, Bert Myers, Bob Giesler, Walt Morrow:
Others Present: Kevin Robertson, Jim Johnson, K. Bueneler, Ken O'Neill, E]mer Nichols,
Wayne Skiver, Tim Hepper, Paul Stutzman, Gary Smith, Earl Ward, Wayne Crookston, Erv
Olen, Clair Bowman, Scout Troop # 129, Lynn Tuttle:
The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Tolsma to approve the Minutes of the
previous Meeting held February 21, 1989 as written:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Mayor Kingsford welcomed Scout Troop #129 to the meeting:
Item # 1: Approve Beer License for Douglas Boyce DBA Grand Central 66:
Mayor Kingsford: The Police Depar~trnent has checked this out and find no problen, the
State has already issued then a License and their check for the City License is
attached to their application, any questions or cxe~anents from the Council? There was
no response:
The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded by Tolsma to approve a packaged Beer
License for Douglas Boyce dba Grand Central 66:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Item #2: Pre-Teanination Hearing: Water/Sewer/Trash Delinquencies:
Mayor Kingsford: You have been infoaned in writing, if you choose to, you have the
right to a pre-termination hearing before the Mayor & Council, to appear in person
to be judged on facts and defend the claim made by the City that your water/sewer
and trash bill is delinquent, you may retain Counsel: Is there anyone in the audience
who wishes a hearing? There was no response: Due to their failure to pay their water
bill or present any valid reason why the bill has not been paid, their water shall be
turned off on March 15, 1989: In order to have their water turned back on there will
be an additional fee of $10.00: They are hereby infoYmed. that they may appeal or have
the decision of the City reviewed by the Fourth Judicial District Court, pursuant to
Idaho Code, even though they appeal their water shall be shut off:
The Motion was made by Tolsma and seconded by Myers to approve the turn-ofd 1,ist as
submitted:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Mayor Kingsford: The amount of the delinquencies this month is $5,991.61:
Item #3: Approve the Bills:
The Motion was made by Tolsma and seconded by Giesler to approve payment of the Bi11s:
Motion Carried:. All Yea:
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N~,RCH 7, 1989
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Item #4: Transportation Plan Update as recdmended by the Meridian Transportation
Task Force:
Mayor Kingsford: Counci]man Morrow, who is going to make this presentation?
Morrow: The City Engineer:
City Engineer: I have here a brief sun4nary of the events that took place and will pass
these out to Mayor & Council (on file with these Minutes) for your review. I will
review these for you briefly.
l~rrow: A couple of follow up things I think we ought to do as a City has came out of
this study: I think it would be in our best interest to have the City assign an addit-
ional job responsibility to the City Engineer who is in the best position to follow
these transportation things but I think we ought to attend each meeting of the ACHD
Commissioners the reason being that it came out in the meetings that typically the
people that have a presence, the people that make their wishes ]azoHm are the ones
that get funded. One of the problems we have had in the past for not getting things
funded is we simply have not been squeaking the loudest so to speak. It would be the
Committee's recce~mendation that we attend those meeting and we take part in the budget
hearings so we begin to develop a flow of work, for 1989 there is no work scheduled in
Meridian through ACDH other than norn~al maintenance. Probat~~y it would be in our best
interest to have the standing Committee meet annually and project annual goals for
short teen planning and then press ahead with those goals in teYIl1S of the budget
hearings of ACEID so that we begin to develop a flaw of work that moves through the
City streets and then ultimately when the big growth that wi11 come in future with
all the new road will have also caught up most of our old roads, unlike most cities
our best years are in front of us, I think if we get on the roads now we will not
have the kinds of problems they halve in old North Boise and some of the older sections
of Boise where large amounts of the dollars are currently being spent. I think the
other thing we need to do as a City, I would like to send letters of thank you to
all the people who participated in this update.
Mayor Kingsford: I would concur with you Mr. Morrow and if you get scene notes together
we will get the thank you letters sent out. Is it appropriate that the Council approve
of the findings of the CcsYenittee?
Morrow: I would think so, so it can be turned into APA and have that Board approve it:
The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Tolsma to approve of the findings of the
Meridian Transportation Task Force:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Department Reports:
Giesler: I would like to bring it to the attention of the Council that after the
last regular meeting the Mayor and I received a letter of resignation from our Chief
of Police, Roy Porter; which I would like to read at this time, dear Mayor & Council-
man Giesler, please accept this as a formal letter of resignation from my position as
Cheif of Police for the City of Meridian, I would like to meet with you as soon as
possible to establish an effective date that would be acceptable to the City and
myself, I would like to thank the Mayor, ir~iber of the Council and all the employees
of the. City of Meridian to work with them during the past four years, I am willing
to provide any assistance that I can during the selection process to fill the Chief
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position, respectfully submitted, Roy Po
and we are in the process of filling that
10, 1989 which is this Friday, because of
you support me in asking that our Sergean
until this position is filled.
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rter: We have accepted his letter of resignation
position, the effective date will be March
this vacancy. it is my reconmendation that
t Robertson fill this vacancy as Acting Chief
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Tolsma to make a temporary appointment of
Sergeant Kevin Robertson as Acting Ghief:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Myers: As far as the parking problem on Idaho & East Second, we met with several of
the business people over there and what came out of that meeting was apparently we
need. to get a Parking Ordinance that will hold up and have some teeth in it. So I
suppose the next step would be to see if we could get our Counselor to put sca~ething
together for us. The other thing was that apparently there is some cxattminications
going on there with some of the businesses that their employees are parking on that
street and that there is a possibility of changing on East Second south to the alley
to thirty minute parking and then from the alley to Broadway take the two hour parking
limit off of there. Then north to the alley on East Second have thirty minute parking.
Then the employees could park down there, they would have to walk about a block.
It was the ooncensus of the Council for Counci]man Myers to work with the City
Attorney and the Police Department to cce~e up with an Ordinance.
Being no further business to come before the Council the Motion was made by Myers and
seconded by Giesler to adjourn the meeting at 7:50 p.m.:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
(TAPE ON FILE QF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
APPROVID:
ATTEST:
pc• May & Council
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Atty, Eng, Fire
Police, Ward, Stuart
Gass, Stutzman, Hallett
Valley News, Statesman
ACRD, NIl~ID, , CDH ,ACC
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GRANT KINGSFORD,
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PROM: l~ltIDIAN ~iAi~P;P~ATI~1 TASK P~tCE
ON PLAN OPDATE°
WALT W, CBAIRMAN
Committee Members:
Meridian Citizens - Rich Allison, Elmer Kassens, Pete Michaelson,
Councilman Walt Morrow(Committee Chairman), Terry Smith, Council-
man Ron Tolsma.
Technical Staff - Scott Gurnsey (ITD), Erv Olen - Raye Bean (APA),
Gary Smith Meridian), Dave Zielinski (ACRD).
Three (3) meetings were held (Nov. 30, 1988; Jan. 11, 1989; Feb. 15,
1989) at Meridian City Hall to discuss short range and long range
transportation issues.
Previously transmitted to each of you was a "Summary of Recommended
Transportation Improvements" in order of priority.
Short Term:
1. Signal & Approach Lanes @ Meridian Rd./I-84 & Eagle Interchange/
widening of Eagle Rd. to Fairview.
2. Community Development Block Grant - Downtown roadway beautification.
3. North Meridian Road improvements.
4. Railroad Crossing Improvements - E. 1st & Meridian Rd.
Long Term:
1. Section Line Roads - 80' wide (min.) right of way.
2. Old Town District - Improve roads w/curb, gutters, sidewalk.
3. East Pine Street - Designation as a possible connection w/Emerald
Street from West Boise.
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4. Railroad Right of Way - Preserve for possible future use as light
rail urban transit.
5. Arterial/Collector Designations - Delete, from Functional
Classification plan, 2 frontage roads of I-84 as collectors.
6. Maintain inter city cooperation on Air Quality.
The Committee appreciates the loaned technical staff from ITD (Scott
Gurnsey), ACEID (Dave Zielinski), and APA (Erv Olen, Kaye Bean).
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One important result from the meetings is a better line of communication
between the transportation agencies operating in Ada County and the City
of Meridian along with their understanding of our needs.
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MERIDIAN TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENTS
February 17, 1989
The following needs were identified to improve pedestrian and vehicular safety.
Short term needs Iisted in order of priority contain rough cost estimates.
SHORT TERM NEEDS:
1. SIGNAL AND APPROACH LANES AT OFF RAMP OF MERIDIAN INTERCHANGE/EAGLE
INTERCHANGE/WIDENING OF EAGLE ROAD TO FAIRVIEW AVENUE INCLUDING THE
RAILROAD CROSSING -- Currently scheduled for completion FY89-90 by ITD at
a total cost of $9,120,000.
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FOR DOWNTOWN ROADWAY IMPRODEMENT/
BEAUTIFICATION -- A CDBG application will be submitted by November, 1989
requesting $400,000 for improvements to the Downtown area. ACRD will be
asked to provide Zoca1 matching funds of $100,000 through project(s).
3. IMPROVEMENTS ON NORTH MERIDIAN ROAD -- From the Five Mile Creek Bridge
south to the intersection of Cherry Lane and North Meridian Road. Striping
and signal recalibration to aid the immediate problem. Road on west side
and culvert crossings are to be widened, returning to the bridge width at
Five Mile Creek Bridge. ACRD responsibility; approximate cost of $114,000.
4. SIGNAL STUDIES AT EAST FIRST/IDAAO, EAST FIRST/PINE, AND PINE/MERIDIAN
-- Signals cost approximately $SS,000.each. Two additional signals may
be required for a total cost of $110,000. ACHD/ITD responsibility.
5 . RAILROAD IMPROVEMENTS ON EAST FIRST AND MERIDIAN ROAD - - East First : Rich
AZZison to research official documentation of abandonment of spur Line
(title search both sides of track). If so, ITD will be asked to remove
the tracks/repair the roadway (ITD could do so under normal maintenance
upon proof of abandonment). Meridian Road: Improving roadbed at the
crossing and installing appropriate safety devices would be eligible as
a railroad project using 90% Federal/10% Zoca1 match funds. The railroad
company must review the crossing for safety improvement needs and make
recommendation to the Federal agency with ITD and Meridian.
LONG TERM NEEDS: Long term needs are not necessarily Iisted by priority.
1. REQUIRE SECTION LINE ROADS TO HAVE MINIMUM 80' RIGHT-OF-WAY -- Create a
policy that all section Zine rpads have minimum 80' wide right-of-way with
a 40' vision triangle flare on each corner of any intersection of the
section Tine roads, with turnouts, no sewer systems or utilities to be
placed in the center of the road. N. Boundary: Chinden; W. Boundary:
McDermitt; S. Boundary: Lake Xaze1; E. Boundary: Cloverdale.
Z. IMPROVEMENT OF OLD TOWN DISTRICT TO INCLUDE CURB/GUTTER/SIDEWALK
3. EVENTUAL E%TENSIDN OF EAST PINE STREET -- Connect to Emerald Street as a
major connector.
4. PRESERVE 200' RIGHT-OF-WAY ON THE RAILROAD
S. ARTERIAL/COLLECTOR DESIGNATIONS -- Delete two frontage roads as collectors.
6. INTERCITY COOPERATION ON AIR QUALITY
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TO: HERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
FROM: 1'fERIDIAN TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE
gait Morrow, Chairman
Ron Tolsma
Ric:z Allison
Te:.v Smith
Pete Michaelson
EZmer Kassens
Gar-t Smith
Dave Zielinski, ACRD
Scott Gurnsey ITD
Erv Olen, APA
Kaye Bean, APA