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MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
TUESDAY, JULY 2Q1, 1993 - 7 :30 P. M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD JULY- 6, 1993:
tAPPROVED)
1: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO R-8
WITH PRELIMINARY PLAT, FOTHERGILL SUBDIVISION, BY EWING
COMPANY: tAPPROVED - ORDINANCE TO BE PREPARED)
2: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO R-4
WITH PRELIMINARY PLAT, SADDLE VIEW ESTATES, 73 LOTS BY DICK
CON CORPORATION: tAPPROVED - ORDINANCE TO BE PREPARED)
3: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A 2G
UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX KNOWN AS CEDAR CREST BY CHARLES WARD:
tAPPROVED - ORDINANCE TD HE PRE~RED)
4: PUBLIC HEARING: RE@UEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO R-4
WITH PRELIMINARY PLAT KNOWN AS LOUNSBURY LANE SUBDIVISION
PLUS VARIANCE TO CULDESAC LENGTH BY CRIS D. WILLIAMS:
tFINDINGS APPROVED - ANNEXATION - °r64P~F4 )
5: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR REZONE 13.5 ACRES FROM R-4 TO
R-8 AND 2.89 ACRES FROM R-4 TO LO WITH A PRELIMINARY PLAT
KNOWN AS MIDTOWN S@UARE, 46 SINGLE FAMILY BUILDING LOTS AND
3 LIMITED OFFICE LOTS BY STEVEN K. RICKS: tAMENDED FINDINGS
TO BE PREPARED)
6: PUBLIC HEARING: RE@UEST FORA CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
LOCATED AT 415 E. BROADWAY, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE FOR THE
NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE BY SHANE PORTER: tAPPROVED)
7: PUBLIC HEARING: RE@UEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO R-4 BY
NELSON AND MYRNA BERRY: tAPPROVED)
8: RE@UEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF A NEW ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING BY CHARLES LIGGETT: tDISCUSSION
HELD)
9: REQUEST BY CARLENE SPITLER FOR APPROVAL OF BEER AND WINE
LICENSE, KNOWN AS MARGRETTES HACIENDA: tAPPROVED)
iat: DEPARTMENT REPORTS
DIAN CITY COUNCIL DULY ~G. I993
The Regular Meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to
order by Mayor Grant P. Kingsford at 7:30 P. M.
Members Present: Ron Tolsma, Bob Giesler, Bob Corrie, Max
Yerrington:
Others Present: Mr. 8 Mrs. Charles Liggett, Dave Haymond, Bill
Narver, Marla Hanners, Carlene Spitler, Margaret Schag, Dennis
Werner, Kathy Hofkins, Joe Simunich,~Gary Lee, John Barnes, Don
Hubble, David Collins, Steve Ricks, Linda Sharpton, Johnnie
Sharpton, Helen Watts, Shane Porter, Gerald Mackey, Terry
Hibbard, Nelson Berry, Wayne Crookston, Wayne Forrey, Bruce
Stuart, Gary Smith, Janice Gass:
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD JULY 6, 1993:
The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded by Tolsma to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting as written:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Kingsford: Welcomes Boy Scout Troops #~10 and #79 to meeting.
ITEM #i: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO
R-8 WITH PRELIMINARY PLAT, FOTHERGILL SUBDIVISION, BY EWING
COMPANY:
Kingsford: At this time I will open the public hearing and
invite the owner or representative to speak first.
Gary Lee, JUB Engineers, ~5-0 So. Beechwood, Boise, was sworn 6y
the attorney.
Lee: This application before you tonight is for annexation,
rezone and the preliminary plat. The property is situated next
to Meridian Road to the east, south of the South Slough drainage
on the north and the Jackson Drain to the south which also ties
to Blue Heron Lane. There's a development under construction
right now to the east of us called Tract Subdivision. Meridian
Place #3 lays to the southeast and the Chief Joseph School is
about a quarter mile east of this project site. Currently the
site is comprised of about 50 acres of irrigated pasture with one
single residence on the property. This home is the Fothergill
home. This is adjacent to the city limits on the east and the
west boundaries. North Meridian Road provides access to this
parcel at the west side of the project, which will be the main
entry into the subdivision. The developer is requesting that the
property be coned R-8 residential, however the density as planned
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for this 50 acres is less than the 4 units per acre.- The purpose
for the R-8 zoning is to allow us some flexibility and
dimensional standards of the lots. The project will consist of
184 residential family living units, there will not be any duplex
units on this property. The minimum size of the houses will be
1300 square feet and up. Price range probably in the range of
>;80, 000.00 to Sic^0, 000.00. Explained city services available -
see tape) Streets to ACRD Standards, there will also be a
collector street that will come off of Meridian Road known as
Woodbury Drive. The plan at this point is to develop an open
landscaped access way or bike path along the Jackson Drain to
comply with the City of Meridian's requirements for open space.
Kingsford: When I talked to Mr. Ewing a week and a half ago he
indicated there's a possibility that you'd have a preliminary
sketch of that, is that available tonight?
Lee: We had hoped it would be but is not ready yet. We hope to
have that within the next ten days to submit to the City for
review. The plan with that open space bike path is to traverse
along the Jackson Drain and cross Woodbury Drive to the north and
tie into what would be the South Slough bike path which would be
the main artery. I'd be glad to answer any questions.
Giesler: The Jackson Drain will be tiled or left open?
Lee: Well at this point and time we're working with the concept
of leaving it open and the architect is going to come up with
some plans for landscaping it along those lines.
Kingsford: This was a discussion point that we had when Mr.
Ewing was in and he'll do whatever we tell him to do. We were
looking at having a better more open natural way and that's why I
interjected with the plan. I wanted to see that and give you an
opportunity to look at that prior to us requiring it necessarily
have to be tiled.
Giesler: ACRD had a number of recommendations, did you have any
problem with any of those?
Lee : No.
Giesler: In your application it states 7,000 square feet lots
and in the Findings it says 6500, which is it?
Lee: There is quite a mixture of lots in here with 6500 being
the smallest.
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Giesler: What type of irrigation systes are you going to have?
Lee: At this point and time we will probably not put in a
pressurised irrigation but will pay the fee required by the City.
Tolsma: Are there any immediate plans for open areas or parks?
Lee: The plan at this time is for, the linear park along the
Jackson Drain and then there is so^e open space at the entry.
Kingsford: Questioned square footage of lots.
Lee: There are some 6500 square foot lots.
Kingsford: So your testimony at Planning and Zoning was
incorrect?
Lee: It must have been.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else? No response. I will close
the public hearing.
The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded by Tolsea to approve
the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law with the correction
in lot square footage to read 6500 minimum.
Rall Call Vote: Yerrington - Yea; Giesler - Yea; Corrie - Yea;
Tolsma - Yea;
Motion Carried: All yea:
The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded by Yerrington to have
the attorney prepare an Ordinance annexing and coning Fothergill
Subdivision.
Motion Carried: All Vea:
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ITEM ~,zz~: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
A ~0 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX KNOWN AS CEDAR CREST BY CHARLES WARD:
Kingsford: I will at this time open the public hearing and
invite the owner or representative to come forward.
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Don Hubble, 9551 Bethel Court, Boise, was sworn by the attorney.
Hubble: Presented drawing to Council. This is a piece of
property that is 22 1/2 acres in size. The westerly boundary is
Ten Mile Road, it's approximately mid-way between Cherry Ln. and
Ustick. It has a total of 73 lots, which is a density of about
3.24 lots to the acre. To the north of this is Parkwood Meadows
and to the south of it is another proposed subdivision, Kentfield
Manor and to the east of this is an undeveloped triangular shaped
piece of property. (Explained availability of sewer and water -
see tape) We need to discuss the property to the immediate
east. Presented new lay out far what is being proposed for the
final plat based on the request that we tie a stub street to the
south to connect the two neighborhoods for the next future
subdivision, we took that center culdesac and converted it to a
through street and it will now connect to that newly proposed
subdivision. That easterly triangular parcel is a five acre
parcel that was not included in the original request for
annexation and zoning, but the developer has acquired that piece
of property and would like to incorporate it. It is bounded on
it's easterly boundary by a major canal, which tends to land-lock
the property or make it expensive to gain access from any other
direction other than from the west through this parcel. We've
talked with Mr. Forrey and he mentioned that we should. bring it
up tonight and request your consideration to include that five
acre parcel in this request. It would raise the area by five
acres to 27 1/2 and would increase the number of lots to 90, the
density on the lot per acre would still remain just about the
same.
Kingsford: I think it's a good idea to develop that jointly. I
have some concerns in terms of noticing for public hearing and
all of that.
Crookston: There would have to be a public hearing before the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the City. There would have to
be a public hearing on the preliminary plat for that five acres.
Kingsford: Right but I mean for the balance of the original that
was already noticed. We could address this new layout of the
original land, right?
Crookston: I think Mr. Forrey has a comment.
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Forrey: I believe when this was originally subsitted they were
in the process of including that five acres but didn't get it in.
I think that the list of property owners covered those within
three hundred feet of the boundaries that you see here.
Crookston: I think the bigger
whether or not that five acres wog
even consider the additional
moratorium so I don't think that
that.
Hubble: We will gladly come
necessary.
problem at this juncture is
uld be under the moratorium. To
five acres, it's under the
you can properly even consider
back through the process if
tDiscussion on land - see tape)
Kingsford: Your saying that we can't consider this new layout
because it's predicated on the additional five acres.
Crookston: I think you can consider that portion of it and have
that as part of this hearing but not the additional five acres.
Kingsford: Is that something that you could develop the phase
from Ten Mile out, is that a logical approach, and not deal with
that five acres until the moratorium is lifted?
Hubble: We could, I guess the one risk that the developer would
have to take is if there's a chance that that five acres would
not be included then he needs to go back to that old lay out.
Hut if he has any kind of assurance or if you can address it.
tDiscussion on what issue is to be addressed at this meeting -
see tape)
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else to testify? No resRonse. I
will close the public hearing.
The Motion was made by Tolsma and seconded by Yerrington to
approve the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Saddle
View Estates Subdivision.
Roll Call Vote: Yerrington - Yea; Giesler - Yea; Carrie - Yea;
Tolsma - Yea;
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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The Motion was made by Yerrington and seconded by Giesler to have
the attorney prepare an Ordinance annexing and zoning that
property.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
ITEM #3: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR
A 2~f UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX KNOWN AS CEDAR CREST BY CHARLES WARD:
Kingsford: Itew #3, it is my understanding has been withdrawn.
Bill Narver: _I'm with Frontier
a letter frow the owner of the
conditional use permit, in addi~
an ernest money agreement form
property. I have here a new
property.
Realty Services, Inc., and I have
property wishing to continue the
lion Mr. Ward by the expiration of
no longer has an interest in the
party that is interested in this
Crookston: It's a different applicant and it has to be
renoticed.
Forrey: The application is only in the name of Charles Ward.
Crookston: I believe that this would need to be a new
application.
Kingsford: I'm sorry we can't hear this tonight.
ITEM #4: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO
R-4 WITH PRELIMINARY PLAT KNOWN AS LOUNSBURY LANE SUBDIVISION
PLUS VARIANCE TO CULDESAC LENGTH BY CRIS D. WILLIAMS:
Kingsford: At this time I will open the public hearing on this
issue and invite the owner or his representative to speak first.
David Collins, 3350 Awericana Terrace, Boise, was sworn by the
attorney.
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Collins: The application before you is for a subdivision on
13.75 acres on the west side of Meridian Road, the southeast
corner of which is approximately 300' north of Waterbury
Subdivision. We are proposing 41 residential lots under an R-4
cone. The proposal is for approximately 2.98 units per acre.
The siae of the lots will be from 10 to a little over 12 thousand
square foot. tExplained streets - see tape) Do have a variance
request for culdesac length texplanation given). One of the
conditions stated in the Findings we have some difficulty with.
There's two parcels of ground involved, the McCord parcel on the
south and Mrs. Lounsbury's on the north with annexation for both
and development proposal for the north parcel only. The parcel
to the south desires to continue the agricultural pursuits that
are on the property at the present time. Before he would allow
us to include hie in the annexation he requests a letter fro® the
City of Meridian stating that he could continue his agricultural
uses of this property and he did receive that letter. Copies
distributed to Council Members. This indicated that he would be
a non-conforming activity on the parcel but after annexation that
he could continue the agricultural uses on the southerly parcel
and wouldn't have to develop it immediately. This throws us into
a bit of a problem, the condition I'm referring to is condition
#13 in the back of the packet. It states that all ditches,
canals, and waterways shall be tiled as a condition of annexation
and if not so tiled property shall be subject to de-annexation.
The ditch we're referring to runs on the north side of his
property line and anywhere from seven to ten feet south of our
property. He does want to continue that as an open ditch on his
parcel. We would propose that condition #13 be re-worded to say
as a condition of development and then at such time as the
annexed parcel south of us did develop they would come under the
condition of course of the subdivision development ordinance
where they have to t he that ditch.
Crookston: It's been the practice of the City of Meridian to
require tiling at the time of annexation and if it wasn't tiled
that it would be de-annexed. I recall the letter and it is very
accurate, it doesn't however reference that that piece of
property was going to be annexed. It was proposed to be annexed,
the tiling of the ditch does not interfere with the use of the
property agricultural. tExplained - see tape)
tDiscussion - see tape)
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Collins: The lead to this ditch does cross Mrs. Lounsbury's
property and we will be tiling that portion and we've worked out
with him where his boxes are to be so that he can have access.
Kingsford: Any other questions?
Corrie: Questioned which portion of ditch they are not wanting
to tile.
Collins: Explained on map.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else to testify?
Joe Simunich, 955 W. Ustick Rd., was sworn by the attorney.
Simunich: I would like to know the status of the Onweiler
Lateral that is between the home and property and the Lounsbury
property.
Kingsford: I think that is the piece of ditch that we were
talking about isn't it?
Collins: No sir. The one on the north on our property will be
tiled.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else? No response. I will close
the public hearing.
Discussion between Council Members - see tape.
Kingsford: We would have to receive a letter from the property
owner to the south stating that he is willing to the and
recognises that he will have to pay for the entire tiling on
their property and then grant a variance to allow that.
The Motion was made by Tolsma and seconded by Yerrington to
approve the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
Roll Call Vote: Yerrington - Yea; Giesler - Yea; Corrie - Yea;
Tolsma - Yea;
Motion Carried: All Yea:
The Motion was made by Yerrington and seconded by Corrie to table
the annexation request until the next meeting.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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Kingsford: Mr. Collins are you clear on what we need to have?
We will need the application for a variance on the tiling and the
documentation from the owner of that property recognizing that he
is going to file it ate such time as it is developed.
ITEM #5: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR REZONE, 13.5 ACRES FROM R-
4 TO R-8 AND 2.89 ACRES FROM R-4 TO LO WITH A PRELIMINARY PLAT
KNOWN AS MIDTOWN SQUARE, 46 SINGLE FAMILY BUILDING LOTS AND 3
LIMITED OFFICE LOTS BY STEVEN K. RICKS:
Kingsford: At this time I'll open the public hearing.
Steve Ricks, 200 N. 4th Street, Boise, was sworn by the attorney.
Ricks: This project is on Cherry Lane near the intersection of
Cherry Lane and 4th Street. This is what's known as an in-fill
project. The frontage of the project on Cherry Lane is
approxieately 3 acres, we are asking that that be changed from an
R-4 zone to an LO zone and then the back 13 acres would be
changed from an R-4 zone to an R-8 zone. There are two access
points to the subdivision, one off Cherry Lane and another off of
4th Street. The Highway District does not require that 4th
Street be completed all the way through to Cherry Lane. There is
up in the top right hand corner of the project a four plea and a
Chiropractor's office that are contiguous to 4th Street.
tFurther explanation on zone changes, road configurations - see
tape) No intentions of any duplexes. Minimum house size will be
1650 square feet and the largest being 2340 sq. feet. Minimum
price of house and lot would be 6125,000.00 and up from there
depending on the market. Addressed Engineer's comoents and
addressed each - see tape.
Discussion on ditches - see tape.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else?
Linda Sharpton, 1323 W. 4th, was sworn by the attorney.
Sharpton: We have a lease on this property which is good until
March of 96, that lease includes the first option to buy which
was negated when the packs entered into an agreement with Mr.
Ricks. We were not aware that they entered into this agreement
until we were notified of the May 11th hearing. Prior to that
hearing we notified Mr. Rick's so he is aware that we have this
lease and we were present here at the meeting on the 11th.
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Sharpton: This is something that my husband and I will take up
in court. The application that Mr. Ricks has applied for and the
t°eaoning of this property is wrong as long as there is a dispute
here. I feel like if you approve this reaoning then I feel like
you too become a party to this and civil damages will be brought
against the City of Meridian.
Kingsford: Has that lease been submitted to- the Planning and
Zoning Commission?
Sharpton: Yes and they wouldn't accept it. Very much opposed to
this coning and doesn't feel Council should address this until
civil issues have been settled.
Tolsma: Do you have a copy of the lease?
Copy of lease handed out.
Giesler: Why wouldn't this be accepted at the Planning and
Zoning level?
Forrey: I think that it was submitted and my recollection is
that the Chairman and the Commission felt that it was a matter
between the applicant and the Sharpton family and they asked
those two parties to work it out.
Sharpton: I want you to be aware that there has been no
settlement.
Forrey: The application submitted to the City indicated that the
owners of record were Paul Pack and Alice Pack. We also have a
signed certified letter from Alice Pack, Trustee of the Pack
Family Trust granting permission to the applicant to go ahead and
apply so we proceeded on the basis that the owner of record did
authorise the applicant to proceed.
Crookston: Has there been any action to terminate the lease?
Sharpton: No.
Crookston: Have you received any default notices or anything of
that nature?
Sharpton: Plothing.
Crookston: Have you filed a civil action at this juncture?
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Sharpton: If they come on my property there will be a
restraining order until this is settled.
Crookston: Have you discussed this development with Mrs. Pack or
the Trustee in regards to your lease?
Sharpton: Paul has informed us that we are not to harass his
mother, so I have not called her again.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else to testify?
Helen Watts, 538 W. Washington, was sworn by the attorney.
Watts: Would like consideration for a park in this area.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else?
Crookston: Can you lend any information on this lease situation?
Steve Ricks: I became aware of the document that you received
tonight after the first notice of hearing for the Planning and
Zoning Commission Meeting. Mlr. Sharpton called me and said ,that
he rented the ground. I was given a copy of document which you
received tonight and I did review it and found that it was not
signed by owner of the property. The owner of record is the Paul
Pack Family Trust with Paul and Alice Pack as trustees. There
are two Paul Packs. There was one in his seventies or eighties
and he died last fall. His wife, Alice Pack, is the successor
trustee to the family trust. After Mr. Sharpton visited with me
after the P 8 Z meeting in May then I called Mrs. Pack and asked
her if she was aware of this paper and she was unaware of that
until her son, Paul Pack called her about it. I myself am
dealing with the owner of the property and if there is a legal
dispute that's going to find its way into civil court I believe
that is between the renter and the owner of the property, not me.
Kingsford: Which Paul Pack is it that signed your lease?
Sharpton: The son.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else to testify?
Johnnie Sharpton, 133 W. 4th, was sworn by the attorney.
Sharpton: When I got a hold of Mr. Ricks and talked to him, he
did assure me that if Pack's wouldn't work with me, he would. I
don't really believe it is his place to work with me.
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Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else? No response. I will close
the public hearing.
Crookston: Mr. Forrey you've checked and it is the Pack Family
Trust that owns the property?
Forrey: I didn't contact Mrs. Pack in California, but the Ada
County Property Records show that the Alice Park Family Trust is
the record of owner.
Crookston: Who has consented to the rezone?
Forrey: Mrs. Pack.
Crookston: I think all that the City can do is move forward on
the basis of the records that are official. They show that the
proper people have consented to this application, there's no
court order indicating that we should do anything other than that
and I think that's how the City has to proceed.
Kingsford: Mr. Ricks, you are aware that the Findings as
prepared for Planning and Zoning reco®mend denial of the R-8
zoning.
Ricks: Yes, I a® aware of that. Explained intent to have a nice
project - see tape.
Kingsford: He has addressed this evening that the house size
will be a minimum of 1650 sq. feet and the houses would begin at
3125, 00®. 00.
The Motion was made by Corrie and seconded by Yerrington to have
amended Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law prepared for this
request.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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ITEM #6: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
LOCATED AT 415 E. BROADWAY, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 20NE FOR THE
NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE BY SHANE PORTER:
Kingsford: I will now open the public hearing and invite the
owner or his representative to come forward.
Shane Porter, 24tt3 S. L i bert y, was sworn by the attorney.
Porter: First of all we'd like to ask for a waiver on the 4 .foot
sidewalk and curb and gutter on Broadway Street. The only curb
and gutter that exists is right by Lumberman's and the only
sidewalk that is there is right in front of the building. We
don't understand the comment, to obtain a license agreement with
the district right of way for 4th Street and Railroad Avenue.
The lot that we are subleasing is a fenced lot and we will stay
within those boundaries.
Kingsford: Your not seeking a permit to do any modification to
the building or the grounds?
Porter: No. Part of our curriculum since they've changed the
CDL law, our students are needing these licenses and Boise State
is looking for a place to move their truck driving school and
we'd like permission to have them park there.
Kingsford: It is my understanding after talking with the City
Clerk that the application being noticed as it was that that
would be something that we couldn't necessarily take up this
evening.
Forney: The public notice was a conditional use permit for the
Northwest Lineman College, it didn't go into detail on what
comprised the curriculum of the college. tFurther explanation -
see tape).
Kingsford: We can't hear things about the truck school since
that wasn't how the notice was made. Thank you. Anyone else?
Gerald Mackey, 7829 Boise, was sworn by the attorney.
Mackey: They need a place to park their trucks is really what it
amounts to. It would be a great addition to Meridian to have
this truck driving school here in Meridian as it is the only one
in this area. This is a very successful program.
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Yerrington: About how many trucks are involved with this
operation?
Mackey: May I refer to the truck driving head on that?
Eight and starting in October there will only be six.
Mackey: So right now there will be eight trucks come in and park
on the lot and this fall only six.
Kingsford: The school itself, is there any classroom instruction
given that would be on this site for that particular application?.
Mackey: That is in the future plans, yes.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else to testify?
Dave Raymond, 319 E. Broadway, was sworn by the attorney.
Raymond: Concerned about the additional traffic and parking
problems. What are the hours of this school?
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else?
Jerry Hibbard, 1718 E. A~eity, was sworn by the attorney.
Hibbard: I'm a classroom teacher with the BSU program. With
regard to the number of students, we never have more than c4
students at any time. There is 9 in the classroom and 9 in each
two phases of driving. The program operates throughout the year.
We operate four days a week beginning at 7:88 A. M. on Monday and
completing our activities by 5:88 P. M. on Thursday. As far as
loading and unloading, we do not transport commodities and
compete with the independent operators in the area. We are
specifically a driver training progra®. The trucks leave the
yard probably by 9:88 in the morning, they go out to an area
between Boise and Mountain Home, we have eight and a half miles
dedicated to our use for training on Old Hwy 38. They operate
out there for about a week or so and the rest of the training is
done on the public thorough fairs outside the City. They would
not be training in here driving around the City streets. This
operation has been in effect in Nampa since 1996 and has bad
excellent support from the community there.
Giesler: I don't think we're talking about the Lineman College
now. ,~
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Kingsford: We've been asked to try to consider this as part of
the vocational.
Giesler: I would just as soon talk about the Lineman College not
truck driving right now.
Kingsford: What a®ount of trucking is done for the Lineman
College?
Porter: The students will be between 19 and 25 for the college.
Kingsford: What is the number of parking spaces inside the fence
that would be available to those students?
Porter: Probably around ten to twelve inside the fence. Also has
same right of way for parking.
Kingsford: Once you have poles there they are not in and out are
they?
Porter: No just when we use them up and they are no longer safe
they will be leaving.
Kingsford: And what kind of a turn over rate would that be?
Porter: Once a year.
Kingsford: Thank you. Anyone else?
Cathy Hofkins, 4~f6 E. Broadway, was sworn by the attorney.
Hofkins: I live directly across from the college in question and
^y concern is the amount of additional traffic. I really oppose
this request. I don't really oppose so much to the Lineman
College but I do to the truck driving.
Kingsford: This property is zoned industrial. Thank you.
Anyone else? No response. I will close the public hearing.
The Motion, was made by Corrie and seconded by Giesler to approve
the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as prepared.
Roll Call Vote: Yerrington - Yea; Giesler - Yea; Corrie - Yea;
Tolsma - Yea;
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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The Motion was made by Giesler and seconded by Tolsma to approve
the conditional use permit for Northwest Lineman College.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
ITEM #7: PUBLIC HEARING: REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION AND ZONING TO
R-4 BY NELSON AND MVRNA BERRY:
Kingsford: I will open the public hearing and invite the owner
or his representative to speak first.
Nelson Berry, 193 N. Blackcat Rd., was sworn by the attorney.
Berry: As stated in the Findings of Fact and Conclusions they
recommended going to R-~ and we have no problem with that
whatsoever. We just .want to put one additional house on that
five acres.
Tolsma: The Fire Chief stated he needs a turn around.
Berry: Right, there will be a real adequate turn around for a
fire truck.
Kingsford: Anyone else to testify? No response. I will close
the public hearing.
The Motion was made by Corrie and seconded by Tolsma to approve
the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as prepared for
Planning and Zoning.
Roll Call Vote: Yerrington - Yea; Giesler - Yea; Corrie - Yea;
Tolsma - Yea;
Motion Carried: All Yea:
The Motion was made by Yerrington and seconded by Giesler to have
the attorney prepare a aoning and annexation Ordinance.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
ITEM #8: REGlUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF A NEW ORDINANCE PERTAINING
TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING BY CHARLES LIGGETT:
Charles Liggett: I think it's in the best interest of the City
of Meridian to adopt an Ordinance not to allow recreational
vehicles to be parked on the roadways.
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Kingsford: I believe what was discussed was the possibility of
an ordinance that required the® to be at least back into the set
back area.
Tolsma: I think we have subdivisions in town that have covenants
that state they can't park R.V.'s on the street.
Liggett: Right but you have to hire an attorney to enforce that.
I've worked hard all my life to have a nice place and I can't
have something like this bringing my property value down. I've
tried to talk to my neighbor and it ,just causes hate and
discontent and that's why I'm asking for an Ordinance.
Kingsford: The Chairman of Planning and Zoning is here tonight
and certainly this will be a topic of discussion.
ITEM #)9: REQUEST BY CARLENE SPITLER FOR APPROVAL OF BEER AND
WINE LICENSE KNOWN AS MARGRETTES HACIENDA:
Kingsford: Where are you located?
Carlene Spitler: 39 E. Fairview in the Northview Center.
Kingsford: The Chief has no problem with this request.
The Motion was made by Yerrington and seconded by Giesler to
approve the beer and wine license for Margettes Hacienda:
Motion Carried: All Yea:
ITEM itiG: DEPARTMENT REPORTS:
Kingsford: Let's start with Janice Gass. I did have a plumber
from Caldwell come in and complain about the double fee from K 8
L Excavation. I do have some sympathy with regard to the mail.
Explained circumstances - see tape.
Janice's request is to take the books back because it's been more
hassle. Our intent was to try and put less of a load on her and
we've ct°eat ed a bigger burden.
Janice Gass: Explanation Given - see tape)
Giesler: I think our need is to make it as simple and effective
as we can and if we've created a burden then I'd like to see us
correct it.
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The Motion was made by Tolsma and seconded by Giesler to change
the policy of the City of Meridian to not allow plumbing,
electrical books to be issued out of the office.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Bruce Stuart: We're asking to get a motor on Well ii15 so we can
get water because we are running short of pressure. The water
demand is greater than what we have the water for right now.
Kingsford: Has that all taken place since #i~ has been down?
Stuart: Just mainly this summer more so than last summer.
Kingsford: How long has ii12 been down?
Stuart: Well since it's been in it has pumped about 60 million
gallons is all. It's going back in to®orrow.
Kingsford: You don't see that remedying this situation?
Stuart : IVo.
Kingsford: I certainly have some concerns, this has been a cool
summer. Mr. Crookston and I have discussed possibly declaring a
water emergency.
Crookston: In the competitive bid
requires bidding of equipment if it's
the City finds or there is in fact a
life or property even, the City ca'
spend money without going through the
has to be some kind of findings that
health or safety or life or property.
statute for the City it
in excess of 'E10,000.00, if
health or safety hazard to
n declare an emergency and
competitive process. There
there's that hazard to the
Kingsford: What I asked Gary to do is research what kind of time
we would save by declaring an emergency and proceeding. We're
talking about the new well just off of Cherry Lane.
Giesler: What happened to the statistics that we had done saying
that we were all in good shape? Who did that study for us?
Tolsma: CH2M Hill. The only proble® is that we've got 1500
houses more since that particular time.
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Kingsford: I think what Sob's referring to is basically analysis
of a year ago that Wayne did for us in a quick study that we need
a gallon a minute per household and we're within that gallon a
minute per household but I'm not sure that we're a national
average.
tFurther discussion - see tape)
Crookston: Where are we on fire flow? That really is the
haaard.
Stuart: That would all depends on when they come in. If they
come in during the heat of the day, we would probably be low on
water, yes. Night time I really can't tell you because there's
been no way to monitor that.
Yerrington: How about alternate day sprinkling?
Kingsford: Well we've been running adds in the paper currently
for the last two weeks.
Yerrington: Should we put it out with the next water bill also?
Stuart: I think along with that far people to check their
sprinklers and check their times to see how long they have their
sprinklers going too.
dDiscussion - see tape)
Kingsford: Bruce if you ca'
you can generate with regard
hydrant pressure. If Gary
might be able to accomplish
iG0° through August we're in
now. Thank you Bruce.
n keep me informed on the data that
to draw-downs - night verses day and
would keep me apprised of what we
in time. My big concern, if we hit
trouble given what's happening right
Clerk Forrey: We're still working with the City's Auditor on the
budget amgndment. We still have two departments that need to
submit their next fiscal year budget request. One of those is
the Administration, which is my problem I just haven't had time
to get to it. Jo Bolen got me started on that and Gary is
working on his for Public Works.
The Development Fee Committee is going very well and making some
headway. I see two things coming out of the committee, one
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a very strong recommendation with actually costs placed upon the
fees that we already have authority to charge. These are the
fees for variances, CUP, preliminary plats, final plats, etc. We
went through an analysis of the amount of cost and staff time it
takes and put dollar figures to those and then we compared that
to what we can legally charge and there's quite a bit of
difference in some of those. I think we'll see some serious
recommendations on these. The other side that we're discussing
is the impact fee and I think we'll have a strong recommendation
out of the committee to implement the Ada County Legislation.
The same legislation that authorises ACRD to have an impact fee.
We're still working on the details of that.
One thing, in terms of this water situation and knowing that the
situation was there. I took interest in a conversation I had
with Richard Jewell, he's developing Englewood Creek and he's
also a partner in the Running Brook Estates project. They have
acquired the old well that serves the Country Terrace Water Users
and he indicated that they would be willing to donate that _to the
City if the City felt it was an asset. They probably will
abandon that and convert it to a residential lot if no-one is
interested. We might put that into our thinking if that's an
asset.
I received a notice from Wayne Gibbs, Boise City Planning
Director just as a courtesy. Boise City has received an
annexation request to Boise City that's inside the Meridian Area
of Impact. It borders McMillan Road and Eagle Raad. It's the
southeast corner of McMillan and Eagle Road.
Kingsford: Does it go further south than a quarter mile? That
area we lost in the court battle. So really this is now in
Boise's Area of Impact.
Forrey: I'll verify that.
We've had two good weeks of public testimony, the developers
summit, the neighborhood summit. There's been some land use
reanalysis of the whole use in the i®pact area and beyond our
current impact area. We have a water master plan, a sewer master
plan, we've brought those into the Comprehensive Planning Process
because of all these land use changes and new assumptions for the
future we wanted to make sure that the sewer master plan
adequately addresses the future and that is being able to tell
the Council and the staff, can we handle growth. Further
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g~P~~n~~~An An ~~ed~t~ ~aPr~7~'e and area to be served - see to e)
Q~tr° pr°oposal to the County is that Meridian be allowed t~ take
our impact area farther and they said we could go to Ct~inden if
we could demonstrate that we could sewer that area.
QPresentation continued and drawing presented to Council - see
tape)
Copies of Comprehensive Plan available Thursday morning and would
like comments back by Friday morning because on Monday morning I
need to have copies available at City Hall for people to
purchase.
Corrie: If they do grant us the impact area, would it be to our
advantage then to make that whole area into the urban service
area?
Forrey: My personal thinking is that we should.
Discussion and further presentation - see tape.
Kingsford: Thank you. As you are aware the five year .sewage
treatment permit we've obtained license for with EPA. As part of
that after we got scaled out is to get out of the chlorine
disinfectant and the recommendation is basipally we go to a UV
disinfectant and Gary has done an analysis on this and is
prepared to recommend that we go with Forsgren to do the design
preparation for the UV change.
The Motion was made by Yerrington and seconded by Tolsma to
approve of Engineer's recommendation to have Forsgren Engineering
prepare work on the UV Chamber for the sewage treatment plant.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
Tolsma: @uestioned about the Groom property that was down on
Pine.
Forrey: Overheard Building Inspector say that demolition had
started.
Discussion on additional weed problems.
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Kingsford: 1'd like a brief executive session to discuss
personnel.
The Motion was made by Corrie and seconded by Tolsma to go into
Executive Session.
Plotion Carried: All Yea:
Kingsford: Meeting called back to order. The Council met in
Executive Session to discuss briefly a personnel issue.
The Motion was made by Corrie and seconded by Giesler to adjourn.
Motion Carried: All Yea:
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