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AGENDA
MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
JAlViJARY 17, 1989
MIlVIPTFS OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HEII) JANUP,RY 3, 1989: (APPROVED)
1: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMCT BY TJN DEVEDOPMEN'r
FOR RESTARAUNT W.LTH DRIVE-THRU W.II~IDOW: (CUP APPROVED)
2: FIl~TDINGS OF FACT & CONCLUSIONS ON VARIANCE REQUEST BY CENTRAL VALLEY
CORPORATE PARK PERTAIl~]ING TO BLCX,'IC LENGTHS: (VARIANCE APPROVED)
3: JOE TURPIN, N1EEtIDIAN AMERICAN LEGION PROGRAM:(APPROVAL TO PLACE BOXCAR IN PARK)
4: APPROVE THE AUDIT REPORT': (APPROVED)
5: AD~IDID ORDIlQACE #~ 499: (APPROVID)
6: SANITARY SERVICE: PROPOSID INCREASE IN TRASH COLLECTION RATES, TABLID
AT LAST N~'~G: (RATE INCREASE APPROVED)
7: DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 17, 1989
Regular Meeting of the Meridian City Council called to order by Mayor Grant Kingsford
at 7:30 p.m.:
Members Present: Bert Myers; Bob Giesler; Walt Morrow:
Members Absent: Ron Tolsma:
Others Present: Joseph Turpin, Kathryn Beumeler, Tom Nunamaker, Arlen Gingrich, Ann
Peterson, Ken Marler, Paul Stutzman, Gary Smith, Jim Johnson, Erv Olen, Wayne Crookston,
Jeff balling, Nae Alidjani
The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded by Myers to approve the Minutes of the
previous Meeting held January 3, 1989 as written:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Item ~1: Public Hearing: Request for Conditional Use Permit by TJN Development for
Restaurant with Drive-Thru Window:
Mayor Kingsford: At this time we will open the Public Hearing and invite a represent-
ative of TJN to cane forward and tell us about their project:
Tom Nunaanaker, 3831 Starlite, Meridian, Nunamaker was sworn by the City Attorney:
Nunamaker: This request for a Conditional Use Permit is for a Burger King fast food
restaurant, my .brother and I are franchised in Nampa and we also have five Burger
King's in the Central Valley of California, it wi11 be approximately a 2300 square
foot restaurant with fifty to fifty five parking places and would have a drive-thru,
it would be typical of the Burger King's you would see in the greater Boise Area.
Mayor Kingsford: Any questions of the Council?
Morrow: You have read the. latest its by the Central District Health, the City
gigineer and the highway Departrnent? Do you have any objections to those?
Nunamaker: Yes and no:
Mayor Kingsford: Is there anyone else fran the public who wishes to offer testimony?
There was no response, the Public Hearing was closed. Council Members you have heard
no appreciable change from the testimony, Findings of Fact and Conclusions were
prepared for the Flann;ng & Zoning and you have read those, is there a Motion to
approve those?
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Giesler to approve the Findings of Fact
and Conclusions of Law on the Conditional Use Permit for TJN Development as prepared
for the Planning & Zoning Commission:
Motion Carried: Ro11 Ca11 Vote: Narrow, Yea: Giesler, Yea; Myers, Yea:
The Nation was made by Narrow and seconded by Myers to approve the Conditional Use
Permit for TJN Development for a Burger King Restaurant with Drive-Thru Window as
requested in the application:
Nation Carried: All Yea:
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Item #2: Findings of Fact & Conclusions on Variance Request by Central Valley Corporate
Park pertaining to block lengths:
Mayor Kingsford: Council Members you have had those Findings, is there any cc~¢nents or
questions? There were none:
The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Giesler that the Meridian City Council
does hereby adopt and approve the Findings of Fact and Conclusions as prepared by the
City Attorney on the Variance request:
Motion Carried: Roll Call Vote: Morrow, Yea: Giesler, Yea: Dyers, Yea:
The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded. by Myers to approve the Variance request
pertaining to block lengths in Central Valley Corporate Park:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Item #3: Joe Turpin: Meridian American Legion Program:
Turpin: About a year ago when I was working over at the Middle School, I wrote Union
Pacific Railroad and asked then for a boxcar for the Middle School, they granted this
request, The American Legion, I am on the Board this year asked that we write Union
Pacific again, we being myself, which I did on November 20, I received a reply on
Decenber 30, I kind of expected to have then say we will see what we can do but they
said they had a boxcar at Shoshone and they are ready to drop it off to us within thirty
days, the only condition is that after arrival in Meridian the American Legion is
responsible for reroval of the boxcar. The American Legion is faced with a problen I
guess and that is Union Pacific answered more cT~;ckly than we had anticipated and we
would like the Council to consider placing the boxcar at Storey Field on the eastern
side behind where that building was built by the American Legion.
Morrow: What are you asking us specifically to do?
Turpin: Well if it is in your authority to grant some kind of City Permit or something
to have that boxcar placed at the Park Area.
Mayor Kingsford: What they are asking can they put a boxcar at the Park, Mr. Turpin is
this something that will be painted like they have at the schools?
Turpin: Yes, what we wanted to do was move that boxcar on, paint it and hang a sign
from it, Yes there is a paint project all lined up, in fact one of the things that I
have to do is go out and get some donations of paint and those kinds of things. We are
going to try to put it so that back off as you are going down Franklin in an eastern
direction you won't see it until you get past the ball park. What they are i-h~nk~ng
about doing with it is storage a.s well as a trophy case, what is happening now is
everything is being stored upstairs in the building, they want to have a place to
display their trophies as well as easier storage for the equipment.
Myers: I do not see any problem with that.
City Engineer: One thing we want to be careful of, is we have scene sprinklers out in
that area..
Mayor Kingsford: It is my understanding you have to cut the wheels and undercarriage
off before you move it over:
Turpin: That will be done by Union Pacific out of Nampa:
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Mayor Kingsford: It is just a matter if the Council wants to approve having the boxcar
in the park:
Giesler: My concern is that they do get to looking a little ratty and everything down
there that the American Legion has done been first class and we appreciate that but
the metal car is of some concern to me. You said something about displaying out of
there, are you going to be having people in there as far as showing things, is it
that type where you will have all these trophies displayed.
Turpin: Yes, Kieth Bird was going to build us a display case for the trophies and have
during game days have that boxcar open and have the trophies on display. Your concern
about not having the car painted as you said they have always taken pride in making
things first class so I do not think you are going to have a situation of it be ratty
looking. If you would like we would be more than happy to put into writing that
thirty days from the time we get it placed and level we .would have it painted.
Morrow: What about a long teen maintenance program, in teens of painting every year or
every couple years?
Turpin: That might be something if you want us to put in writing, I will take it back
to the board, I do not think they would be opposed to it.
Mayor Kingsford: I think there is a certain value to those at any time and if they let
it run down we will give it away to someone.
Turpin: That is true once it is placed there it becomes the City's property.
The lotion was made by Myers and seconded by Giesler to allow the American Legion to
move a boxcar into Storey Park.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Iten #4: Approve the Audit Report:
Myers: It looks good to me:
Mayor Kingsford: I might make a comment on that, eight years ago we paid $7,000.00 for
the audit, took them a great more tine, there was a lot more errors, I think every year
we have made significant change to upgrade that and I think it reflects that in this
Audit Report also in the cost of our Audit#he cost is approaching half of what was
back then.
The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Morrow to approve the Audit Report:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Mayor Kingsford: I would like to recx~anerid, we have an engagement-~fpr our Audit for
next year at $250.00 less than we paid the year just concluded, Messuri, Bates &
Gibbons has offered to do that again for us this year for $4,000.00 and it would
be my recommendation that we do engage them to do our Audit again.
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Myers to engage Messuri, Bates &
Gibbons to do the City of Meridian's Audit for the Fiscal Year 1988-89:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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Item #5: Amended Ordinance #499:
Mayor Kingsford: An Ordinance repealing Section 11-2-409 of the revised and compiled
Ordinances of the City of Meridian and re-enacting said Section 11-2-409 with additions
and providing an effective date, is there anyone in the audience who wishes Ordinance
#499 read in its entirety? There was no response:
The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Giesler that the rules and provisions of
50-902 and all rules and provisions requiring that Ordinances be read on three differ-
ent days be dispensed with and that Amended Ordinance #499 as read be passed and
approved:
Motion Carried: Roll Call Vote: Marrow, Yea: Giesler, Yea: Myers, Yea:
Item #6: Sanitary Service: Proposed Increase in Trash Collection Rates: Tabled at last
Meeting:
Mayor Kingsford: Mr. Alidjani would you come forward and advise the Council & the
Audience:
Alidjani: I met with Mayor Kingsford last week and he advised that I put together scene
kind of P & L Statement,. what I did is not really a P & L but a disbursements for the
year of 1988, there-were scene questions on this. Mr. Alidjani went through the state-
ment and explained the different items. (Statement on file with these P1iinutes)
Mayor Kingsford: Any questions of Mr. Alidjani?
Marrow: The only c~nents I would have, I realize it has been a litte lenghty but when
we are doing price increases about the only way you can do price increases is either
with competative bidding or cost basis, it is my understanding that Councilman Myers
rded that and what we were orginally asked for here is $5.15 per month on
residential and $40.00 per month on 3 yard dumpsters is that correct?
Myers: Yes:
Alidjani: Also, the Mayor asked me to have some other .figures available, one was the
nu<nbex of employees, last year we had a total of 23 employees, at this time we have
7 full time employees and 3 part time employees, the highest paid is $9.00 per hour
and l~aest paid is $4.00 per hour. I also found three different factors that would
make our service different than the others in the valley, those factors are (1) the
ratio between the con4nexcial and the residential, we have 8 o ccs~¢nercial & 92 0
residential, (2) the other services in the valley do not supply their custcaners
anything smaller than a 3 yard dumpster, we furnish 1 yard, 1~ yard and 2 yard to
our custceners, if these were 3 yard dumpsters there would be quite an increase in the
revenues, (3) we are driving with the location of the landfill where it is at
approximately 20 miles more per day per truck than BFI in Boise. So we are driving
approximately 24,000 miles more per year. Therefore, our cost of doing business is
higher than the other companies in the valley. I would be happy with the proposal
that Councilman Myers made.
Myers: I ';n~.~nt to make one conenent, on this proposal, i gave you, I just found out
today, I happened to be in Caldwell and they just incYea.sed the trash rate at the
meeting last night, the residential is noia $5.30 and the ccemtercial which is on a
3 yard dumpster, they do not have any smaller ones is $45.25. this is cx~npared to
the proposal I sukmitted to you, we are looking at $5.00 for the residential which
would a]soc relate to $4.00 for the seniors and then $42.00 for a. 3 yard dumpster.
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That just happened last night so you might be interested in that, also in either
September or October Boise will be approached by BFI for some kind of a raise in
rates, the other thing that is interesting is we found out from the Landfill that
their rates may go up by 50o by the ,end of this year because of new envircanental
requirements. In the last two years the landfill rates have increased 20o and that
was not taken into account in the last increase that was granted two years ago in
the trash rates. So along with that proposal of the increase, I would say that if
there was an increase in the landfill charges of more than 200, we should take a
look at it, we could not expect Mr. Alidjani to absorb that much of an increase
in cost in that period of time.
Alidjani: Something I forgot to mention, the City of Meridian is the only City that
give the Senior Citizens a different rate on the trash service. This also has an
affect on our revenue as at the present time there are 341 of these accounts.
Morrow: The original proposal for the rates, if I understand it correctly were $4.15
for Seniors, $5.15 for other residential and $40.00 for 3 yard commercial.
Alidjani: That is correct:
Morrow: I would like to go on record in terms of the Seniors Citizens discount, it seems
to me in Meridian that we ought to maintain that for at least some period through the
1990's primarily because many of our Seniors are the older folks who are on the very,
very low end of the Social Security benefits and it looks to me that if this is one
place we can save them a buck maybe we ought to do it.
Alidjani: I do not have any problem with the Senior Citizen rate. I just wanted to
bring this to your attention because it does make a difference in our revenue of
approximately $4,000 per year.
Morrow: One other thing I would like to address, I do not have any problem now, every-
thing has been justified in terms of the $4.15, $5.15 & the $40.00 in reviewing some
of the calls that the girls get at the front desk concerning o~laints it seem to
me some of the calls indicate that there is a lag in terms of pra~~t sererice in
solving some of the things, for example this gal in Rose Circle has had it happen
twice in two weeks, maybe we can do a little bit better in catching up those kind of
things, I realize a lot of that is an employee based problem.
Alidjani: No, what we have is a truck goes out at 8 o'clock in the morning and they go
home when they get done and if we do not have any problems that truck is on schedule,
but there is no way I can guarantee anybody that I will be there at their place at a
certain time, so sometimes when we get there we might be early and if their trash is
not out at 8 o'clock we could have that problen, if you wish which would be very time
consuming we could make a list of the people who do not have their trash out when we go
by their place, I do not say we are perfect, we do make mistakes but certain calls that
cortte in, we have picked up everything on that street but missed one house, I call it
outrageousthere is no way for them to pickup certain and certain house and miss one
if the trash is out or some other reason, it is to heavy and they leave it because
we have an Ordinance of 80 lbs.
Morrow: I recognize the fact that you can not be there at a certain, time and that some
people hedge to a certain extent, I thirilc we should be rare sensitive to some of
these things.
Alidjani: What I would like to do if you have time is when they come in that you & I
look at those individually then I think you would see my side of the story.
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I would be glad to do my best to pay more attention as to what is going on with the
job and my program is every hour on the hour or every two hours I am going around
town and checking things and things that need to be checked out but there are certain
calls that no way can we make them happy.
6 Myers:. I mzgY~it interject that in checking numbers in comparision to the customers it is
a percentage ur somewhere around 10, which is not a bad complaint ratio. I have went
back with Mr. Alidjani on several of then and generally it is not his fault on the
other hand there are some that are.
Mayor Kingsford: I thiril•~ the point we are after, Mr. Alidjani, is to, we are a
regulatory agency in this issue and we want you to make every effort to make sure that
the service is delivered. I think the point that Mr. Morrow is trying to get at and I
might just if I could clarify his concern and it has been mine, I agree with everything
you have said, I have been here for some time and I went with you on some of those and
I recognize some of those things happen, my concern is the calls that come in and they
say they cannot get ahold of you, I think you need to open up those lines of conBrnan-
ication.
Alidjani: Let me ask you something, is it regarding the answering machine we have?
Mayor Kingsford: Well I don't know what it takes but the people will say that they can-
not get you to respond to the answering machine, I do not know whether they are not
there when you have tried to ~~ca.ll them back or what.
There was discussion on why Councilman Myers proposal was different from the original
request of Mr. Alidjani:
Mayor Kingsford:The cost analysis is certainly there to warrant an increase and what he
is asking for is not out of line, it is just a matter of which program the Council wants
to approve.
Giesler: Is this for two years?
Mayor Kingsford: Our. contract calls for the ability to increase not more often than
every two years.
Myers: The only thing that would cause any problen with this is if the landfill charges
went up more than twenty percent which is a possibility they could go up as high as 500
I would think they should be able to crane back before us and say look here is what it
is, we may have to rewrite the contract at that point.
Morrow: Is the current contract written that way?
Mayor Kingsford: The current contract says they cannot approach the City for an increase
more often than every two years.
Morrow: How do we handle this dilerQna Council Myers is talking about?
Mayor Kingsford: Renegotiate the contract:
The Motion was made by Morrow and secmnded by Giesler to approve a rate increase in
the trash rate of $4.15, $5.15 and the $40.00 on a three yard dumpster. This is the
original schedule suranitted by Mr. Alidjani:
Motion Carried: Morrow, Yea: Giesler, Yea: Myers, Nay:
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The Motion was made by Myers and second~7. by .Morrow to-make this rate increase
effective January. l5, 1989:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Departsnent Reports:
City Engineer: The Idaho Transportation Deft has requested we make a couple of
changes in roadway designation fpr the City of Meridian, these have to do with
Cloverdale Road and Franklin Road, the City Engineer explained these changes and
what is needed is the Councils approval for the Mayor to sign a letter to the Idaho
Transportation Department approving these changes.
The Motion was made by Myers and seconded by Morrow to authorize the Mayor to sign
this letter:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
City Engineer: There are also some changes to the Functional Classification Map,
things that needed to be updated and some things that needed changed, the City
Engineer explained these changes and updates to the Mayor & Council and advised
the Council needed. to authorize the Mayor to sign the new Functional Classification
Map:
The Motion was made by Morrow and seconded by Giesler to authorize the Mayor to sign
the updated Functional Classification Map:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Mayor Kingsford: A couple of things I might pass along to the Council, we have a
letter from the Idaho Water & Wastewater Certification Board and We have three
members of our staff that have been upgraded, Gerald Randolph has been granted the
Wastewater Operator Class III, Walter Elhart has been granted the Wastewater Labor-
atory Operator Class II & Greg Walker has been granted the Distribution Operator
Class III. I think that is very significant and they should be cxmunended.
The City Clerk was instructed to draft a letter to c~nerid them for their upgrade:
Mayor Kingsford: I would like to also pass on we have xeceived a check from the State
Insurance Fund for dividend for the last calendar year that was 880 of our premium,
I think that is significant we had a very low loss ratio. We also received a plaque.
Being no further business to come before the Coancil the Motion was made by Myers
and seconded by Giesler to adjourn at 8:40 p.m.:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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^ II PROPOSAL TO
II MERIDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND
~I CITY OF MERIDIAN
FOR
DOWNTOWN- MASTER PLAN
AND
FINANCING PROGRAM
- JANUARY, 1989
- Prepared By
JAMES SHEARER., ARCHITECT
and
J-U-B ENGINEERS, INC.
Engineers Surveyors P/onne~s
250 South Beechwood Avenue
Suite I -
Boise, Idaho 83709
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O J-U-B ENGINEERS. INC.
250 South Beachwood Avenue, Sulte I • Bofse, Idaho 83709 • Telephone (208) 376-7330
January 12, 1989
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Mr. Terry Smith, Manager
Idaho First National Bank
Ms. Faye Buchanan, President
Meridian Chamber of Commerce
Honorable Grant P. Kingsford, Mayor,
and City Council
City of Meridian
' 33 East Idaho
Meridian, ID 83642
' Dear City Leaders:
In accordance with your request, we are submitting a proposal to provide a
Downtown Master Plan for the City of Meridian. The focus of the Downtown Master
Plan will be to identify needed physical improvements within the business
district. A financing plan will also be included in the Downtown Master Plan.
Once these documents are completed, the Chamber of Commerce and the City of
Meridian will know where to place priorities and how to finance these priorities
in the Central Business District. In other cities where we have provided these
1 studies, they have become the primary building tools for downtown development.
We appreciate the opportunity to work with Meridian City leaders to continue our
professional relationship. We look forward to meeting with you at your earliest
convenience. Please call if you have any questions.
Respectfully,
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc.
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Wayne S, orrey, AICP
Assistant Office Manager
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PROPOSAL TO
MERIDIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND
CITY OF MERIDIAN
FOR
DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN AND FINANCING STUDY
JANUARY 1989
Prepared bp:
James Shearer, Architect
Meridian, Idaho
and
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc.
Engineers Surveyors Planners
Boise, Idaho
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I - PROPOSAL SUMMARY----------------------------------------------- 1
II - BACKGROUND OF JAMES SHEARER, ARCHITECT------------------------- 4
III - BACKGROUND OF J-U-B ENGINEERS, INC.---------------------------- 5
IV - SCOPE OF MERIDIAN DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN/FINANCE STUDY----------- 6
V - SUGGESTED PROJECT SCHEDULE------------------------------------- 8
VI - RELATED ERPERIENCE--------------------------------------------- 9
VII - KEY PERSONNEL-------------------------------------------------- 12
VIII - REFERENCES----------------------------------------------------- 14
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I. PROPOSAL SUMMARY
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At the request of Mr. Terry Smith of the Meridian Chamber of Commerce, Mr. James
Shearer, Architect, and J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc., have prepared a brief proposal which
outlines our approach to the Meridian Downtown Master Plan and Financing Study. This
proposal generally describes the tasks involved. Shearer/J-U-B are actually proposing two
documents in this project. The first study will result in a Downtown Master Plan Map
with summary data printed on the back of the colored map. The second study, which
is much more specific in scope, will determine how to finance downtown improvements.
The results of these studies will identify a development plan for downtown and pinpoint
a financing program that is realistic and achievable within 1989/1990. This study will
also develop Mission Statements and Infrastructure Plans to attract new commercial
development into Meridian's downtown area.
Shearer/J-U-B recommend that a Technical Review Committee (TRC) be established to
work with our professional team. The TRC should be comprised of several City Council
representatives, Planning & Zoning Commission representatives, appropriate representa-
tives of the Chamber of Commerce, and several leading citizens from the community. A
working TRC is crucial to project coordination, and we urge you to seriously consider
membership assignments. During certain phases of the project, it will be necessary to
meet with the TRC on a frequent basis. In addition to regular TRC meetings, we
anticipate monthly discussions with the full City Council and Chamber of Commerce to
keep you informed of progress. The complete project will involve four phases over a 4-
7month period. Each phase is briefly described as follows:
PHASE 1 -PRELIMINARY PLANNING PHASE
The initial phase involves collection and interpretation of planning and engineering
data plus preparation of base maps and collection of all existing related municipal
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documents. Community interviews will be conducted to gain citizen input and evaluate
public opinion regarding economic development, public services, and downtown
development. Mission Statements and the study area will be developed. The TRC will
have weekly involvement during this phase.
PHASE 2 -DEVELOPMENT PROJECTIONS AND DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN
Now that Downtown Mission Statements are prepared and approved by the TRC,
general development projections can be prepared to identify future growth and
improvements. To define specific development objectives, a draft Downtown Master Plan
will be prepared. Development schedules and cost estimates will be included in the
Downtown Master Plan. A public hearing is also scheduled during this phase to
determine community input on the general development projections and Downtown
Master Plan.
PHASE 3 -FINANCE PLAN
During this phase, all previously identified data and policies will be concentrated
into developing a series of finance alternatives which will include development timing.
These finance alternatives will include all infrastructure and improvements identified in
the Downtown Master Plan. A major emphasis of this phase will be the financing
mechanism for all community improvements which are realistic and have a high degree
of implementation in 1989. Specific requirements of federal grant financing will be
included in the financing analysis.
PHASE 4 -FINAL DOCUMENTS
The final phase involves preparation of a final Downtown Master Plan Map with
summary text included on the back side of the map. A separate financing report will be
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prepared. A public hearing is scheduled to review the final documents and acquaint the
public with study results. Shearer/J-U-B will also prepare a technical presentation for the
City Council and invited guests to describe the study details and implementation
procedures. The financing report will include necessary procedures for implementation.
The scope of this study will involve weekly and often daily commitment of
Shearer/J-U-B and City/Chamber staff. We are confident this project scope will result in
a doable Downtown Master Plan Map and Financing Program.
The proposed project does not allow Shearer/J-U-B to pay for the cost of typesetting
and printing the final Downtown Master Plan Map. Shearer/J-U-B propose that the
Meridian Chamber of Commerce provide this service. The Master Plan Map/Text
combination format is practical, cost-effective, and makes a useful public relations/promo-
tional tool for the City and Chamber. The entire Downtown Master Plan and supporting
data will be available to the public and downtown support groups in one graphic
document. Cities which use this type of master plan format increase public support for
local financing to build downtown improvements.
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II. BACKGROUND OF JAMES SHEARER ARCHITECT
James Shearer is well known in Meridian. The firm has been activel involved in
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City projects for over five years. The firm recently completed architectural work on the
new Meridian Civic Center Complex and also designed the streetscape for the Meridian
' Library.
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1 III. BACKGROUND OF J-U-B ENGINEERS. INC.
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc., is a diversified consulting organization made up of municipal,
' agricultural, civil and structural engineers plus urban planners, computer technicians and
land surveyors. J-U-B is among the West's leading engineering design firms. On the basis
' of annual billing and number of employees, J-U-B is ranked among the top design firms
in the Northwest.
J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc., has been directly involved in municipal engineering since 1954,
' when the firm was organized. Our professional relationship with the City of Meridian
began in the late 1960's, and we have enjoyed an excellent ongoing relationship with City
' officials.
As a result of increasing demand for urban planning services to supplement or establish
municipal engineering services, J-U-B created an Urban Planning Department in 1974.
Services provided by the Urban Planning staff include comprehensive and detailed master
plans, infrastructure evaluations, central business district plans, capital improvement plans,
grant programs, fiscal impact analyses, land development planning, park and recreation
' planning, and environmental studies.
' In the past six years, our Urban Planning Department has gained excellent experience in
developing successful finance programs for municipal projects. Many cities now retain
our Urban Planning staff for specialized evaluations of their operating revenues,
expenditures and efforts to streamline City services.
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IV. SCOPE OF MERIDIAN DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN/FINANCE STUDY
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TASK LIST/MAN-DAY BREAKDOWN
Phase 1 - Preliminary Planning
City
Performed Team Staff
Tasks By Man-Days Man-Days
James Shearer
Collect Bidding Data JS 2.0 ---
Prepare Downtown Base Map JS 1.0 ---
Building Inventory JS 2.0 1.0
Land Use Analysis JS 1.0 ---
City Council Coordination JS 1.0 1.0
Interagency Coordination JS 1.0 0.5
J-U-B ENGINEERS. Inc.
Collect Planning/Zoning Data WSF 0.5 0.5
Transportation Analysis JKH 0.5 ---
Collect Engineering Data EGC 1.0 0.5
Mail Interview Notice City --- 1.0
Conduct Community Interview WSF 0.5 0.5
Phase 2 -Development Projections /Downtown Master Plan
James Shearer
Prepare Future Use Analysis JS 1.0 ---
Prepare Draft Downtown Master Plan JS 2.0 ---
Prepare Cost Estimates JS 0.5 ---
TRC Meetings JS 0.5 0.5
City Council Coordination JS 0.5 0.5
Public Hearing Notice City --- 0.5
Conduct Public Hearing JS 0.5 0.5
Interagency Coordination JS 1.0 0.5
J-U-B ENGINEERS. Inc.
Assist in Future Use Analysis WSF 0.5 0.5
Assist in Draft Downtown Master Plan EGC 1.0 ---
Assist in Cost Estimates EGC 0.5 0.5
Conduct Public Hearing WSF 0.5 ---
Drafting of Downtown Infrastructure Map BAK 1.0 ---
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Phase 3 - Financin ggram
city
Performed Team Staff
Tasks By Man-Days Man-Days
' J-U-B ENGINEERS. Inc.
City Revenue Analysis WSF 0.5 1.0
t BID Analysis WSF 1.0 0.5
TIF Analysis WSF 0.5 0.5
CDBG Analysis WSF 0.5 0.5
EDA Analysis WSF 0.5 0.5
' Prepare Draft Finance Report WSF 1.0 0.5
Type Draft Finance Report SLS 1.0 0.5
TRC Meetings WSF 0.5 0.5
1 City Council Coordination WSF 0.5 0.5
Phase 4 -Final Master Plan and Finance Rep ort
James Shearer
City/Chamber Review, Draft Master Plan JS --- 2
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Revisions to Draft Master Plan
JS
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Public Hearing Notice City --- 1.0
Prepare Final Master Plan JS 1.0 ---
TRC Meeting JS 0.5 0.5
1 City Council Coordination JS 0.5 0.5
Interagency Coordination JS 1.0 0.5
' Conduct Public Hearing JS 0.5 0.5
J-U-B ENGINEERS. Inc.
Revisions to Finance Program WSF 0.5 =_=
Type Final Finance Program SLS 0.5
Final Cost Estimates EGC 0.5 ---
Final Downtown Infrastructure Map BAK 0.5 0.5
Conduct Public Hearing WSF 0.5 0.5
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TOTAL BUDGET $ 0,000 00
JAMES SHEARER FEES = $5,700
J-U-B ENGINEERS, INC. FEES = $4,300
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V. SUGGESTED PROJECT SCHEDULE
' Shearer/J-U-B has sufficient resources to be ' this ro'ect within a 30-da eriod. It has
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' been our experience that downtown master planning projects usually require four to five
months to complete. If more than two public hearings are included in the project
schedule, there is a possibility that the time frame must be extended by 60 additional
days. We anticipate beginning the Master Plan and Finance Study no later than March 1,
S 1989. Our anticipated completion date is August 1, 1989.
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VI. RELATED EXPERIENCE
During the past eight years, the Urban Planning Department of J-U-B has completed
over 107 planning and infrastructure evaluations for municipalities and major developers.
Likewise, James Shearer Architects have completed over 50 public works projects
throughout Idaho. Our team experience ranges from identifying specific community
economic development strategies, to complete evaluations of all City services, to
comprehensive plans for cities over 100,000 in population. These projects range
considerably in size, but each has elements or processes that will benefit the City of
Meridian.
The following list is a sample of urban planning, master planning, infrastructure and
finance projects which Shearer/J-U-B have completed for various cities and private clients.
This list of related experience includes various projects that have components similar to
the type of work requested by the City of Meridian.
• New Nampa Downtown Project, Nampa, Idaho - J-U-B designed and supervised
construction of Downtown Infrastructure.
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• Twin Falls Mission Statements and Infrastructure Plans, Twin Falls, Idaho -
J-U-B evaluated all City Services and public improvements for existing and
plan population. Missions Statements were developed to guide City decision
making process. This study also serves as the City's comprehensive physical
and economic Development Plan for downtown and city-wide development.
• Southwest Metropolitan Sewer Plan, Boise, Idaho -Prepared Southeast Area
Master Plan, Land Use Plan and Sewer Development Plan for Boise City, Idaho
involving 12 square miles of undeveloped land scheduled fora 38,000
population and 42,000 employment. Finance Plan included in this project.
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• Boise-Meridian School Districts, Boise Metropolitan Area -Prepared school
population allocation studies for both metropolitan school districts.
• EPA Facility Plans, Western States -Prepared 18 EPA-approved wastewater
facility plans which evaluated community collection and treatment systems.
Projects involved complete fiscal analysis and financing alternatives for
operation and maintenance of facilities.
• Revitalization Plan, Soda Springs, Idaho -Preparation of downtown master
development plan and community financing strategies to attract new growth
to stagnant mining town.
• Cassia Cays Development, Burley, Idaho -Master development plan and
infrastructure analysis on 200-acre planned unit development. Project also
involved transportation and financing analyses to determine effect on
downtown shopping and utilities.
• Cherry Lane Village Master Plan, Meridian. Idaho - J-U-B provided master
planning and community fiscal impact analysis on a 320-acre development for
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• Twin Falls Industrial Park. Twin Falls, Idaho -Prepared 136-acre master plan
including drainage evaluation, truck traffic analysis, and financing alternatives
to construct infrastructure.
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VII. KEY PERSONNEL
Shearer/J-U-B will employ a project team concept to achieve maximum man-day
production and timely completion of all assignments. Atask-oriented team is the simplest
most effective organization for this type of project, with one senior leader responsible for
the overall production and quality of the project. Our proposed team will be headed by
the project manager, and all team members report directly to him. He will, in turn,
report directly to the Meridian Chamber of Commerce and the City of Meridian to
maintain liaisons throughout the project.
Our team personnel for the Meridian Downtown Master Plan and Finance Project have
been selected based on their: (1) qualifications and interest; (2) experience with similar
types of projects; (3) ability to absorb the project into their workload and complete the
project within your time frame; and (4) familiarity with the City of Meridian. Key project
team leaders whom we have selected for this project consist of the following:
1. Project Manager -Architect James Shearer -Project management and planning
will be headed by Mr. James Shearer, who is a principal of James Shearer
Architects, Inc. Mr. Shearer recently completed design and construction of the
new Meridian City Hall complex and related streetscape. He currently serves
as a technical advisor to the Meridian Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Shearer's
specific assignment will be the preparation of the Downtown Master Plan.
2. Project Engineer -Edward G. Coffland, P.E. - Mr. Coffland is a talented Civil
Engineer with particular interest and skills in Urban Engineering. He is the
Project Engineer on the new Shopko-Broadway Project and has personally
evaluated numerous downtown engineering projects. He currently serves as
Assistant City Engineer to Emmett and Cascade, Idaho. His engineering
expertise will be useful in evaluating current infrastructure in relationship to
new development in downtown Meridian.
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4. Proiect Financial Coordinator -Wayne S. Forrey, AICP - Mr. Forrey is a former
Administrator for the Idaho Department of Commerce and was responsible for
administrating the Community Development Block Grant Program throughout
the State of Idaho. Mr. Forrey will assist the team in evaluating Local
1 Improvement District financing, block grant financing and other Federal Grant
Programs which are applicable to downtown development.
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A. J-U-B ENGINEERS. INC.
Mayor Grant Kingsford
City Hall
Meridian, ID 83642
(208) 888-4433
Tom Courtney, City Manager
City Hall
Twin Falls, ID 83301
(208) 733-0860
Mr. Jan Blickenstaff
Community Affairs
Room 108, Statehouse
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 344-4715
Mayor Doug Vollmer
City of Twin Falls
P.O. Box 1906
Twin Falls, ID 83301
B. JAMES SHEARER ARCHITECTS
Fred Kisabeth, Department of Lands
Richard Orton
Phillip Volkman
William Snider - Librarian
Jack Niemann - City Administrator
Mayor Grant P. Kingsford
VIII. REFERENCES
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Mayor Ken Fronk
P.O. Box 1090
Burley, ID 83318
(208) 678-2224
James Jaquet, City Administrator
City Hall
Ketchum, ID 83340
(208 ) 423-4151
Glen Osborn, Public Works Director Idaho
(Retired)
City of Wilder
P.O. Box 687
Wilder, ID 83676
(208) 482-6204
Mr. Jerry Nyman
Boise Public Works Dept.
150 N. Capitol Boulevard
Boise, ID 83702
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Telephone 334-2864
Telephone 342-5511
Telephone 888-4844
Telephone 888-4451
Telephone 888-4433
Telephone 888-4433