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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVarious Emails by Vic Conrad <-~ ,r, ,$. ~. =z. F 5 Fi V.~ 'n=s. s =~ ~> fir; '~;; `°}- ~: ~~a -~' ~q~p y i_~;,- F 4 'Y .'i6~ ~_ ,.;- ,`- ~~~`~ ;;.: ~. ~, ~~: ~~ - ;~;-: ~~i:. , Page 1 of 1 Machelle Hill From: Matthew Ellsworth Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:36 AM To: Bill Parsons Cc: Tara Green; Machelle Hill Subject: FW: SH 69 $ Amity Attachments: CPA_Narrative_Text.pdf; CPA_Narrative_Map.pdf; Attachment1.pdf; Attachment2.pdf; RE: SH 69 & Amity; RE: SH 69 8~ Amity; RE: SH 69 & Amity Blll, Here are some email correspondences between the City and Simplot regarding the SH69 and Amity CPA (for the file). Thanks, Matt Ellsworth Associate City Planner Meridian Planning Department 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian, ID 83642 208.884.5533 From: Matthew Ellsworth Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:34 AM To: 'vic.conrad@simplot.com'; 'sgrapatin@simplot.com' Cc: Anna Canning; Peter Friedman Subject: SH 69 & Amity Vic and Scott, The proposed changes to the City's Future Land Use Map and Comprehensive Plan text are attached. The Planning & Zoning Commission will consider the changes on February 19. Hearings typically begin at 7:00 pm. Written comments received by noon on the Thursday before (February 12) are included in a packet distributed to the Commission in advance of the hearing. Also, here's a link to the City's full, adopted plan: htt~://www.meridiancity.org/~lanning zoning/comprehensive~lans/index.as~ Descriptions for each future land use designation are included in Chapter 7. Please note that the description for Mixed Use -Regional (on page 103) was updated with Resolution 08-599 (which is a separate link further down the page). Resolution 08-599 has the adopted language for Mixed Use -Regional. The City's adopted Future Land Use Map is available under "Other Related Files". Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you again for meeting with us last week, Matt Ellsworth Associate City Planner Meridian Planning Department 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian, ID 83642 208.884.5533 2/17/2009 ~.~>. ;~.~. ;i, ss ,} ,~~ g.. f.,;~.:; ~" a Fk~'! 4. .F '~< f `` C .:'g ~? 47 ~;~~~ _„ + ~~~i sz' ~~ -: .~,~ >„tit`3 ~.' r=:µ '+~ q ~_ ~{y-e ,~~.: Machelle Hill Page 1 of 1 _~ i i _ ~ r I~1_ _ -- ~-- __ .___~ ~,.,..... u.._.._.~,... ~_ ~._...._ . __ _~__mmm_ From: Conrad, Vic E [Vic.Conrad@simplot.com] ~~~ ~ "~~ Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 4:13 PM a r~r~, ~~~~~~,~_ To: Bill Parsons; Tara Green; Ted Baird; Bill Nary; Machelle Hill; Jaycee Holman ~~' .' ~ ~,Y~r `r~'" Cc: Peter Friedman Subject: RE: Staff Report for Mixed Use Non-Residential and SH 69 and Amity CPA for 02/19/2009 PZ MTG Thank you Bill. It doesn't look like there are any changes from the version that you distributed by email on February 12th. However, I did notice that you corrected the hearing date in your cover email. Is the correction to the hearing date the only change? From: Bill Parsons [mailto:bparsons@meridiancity.org] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 10:31 AM To: Tara Green; Ted Baird; Bill Nary; Machelle Hill; Jaycee Holman; Conrad, Vic E Cc: Peter Friedman Subject: Staff Report for Mixed Use Non-Residential and SH 69 and Amity CPA for 02/19/2009 PZ MTG Attached are the staff reports for the Mixed Use Non-residential and SH 69 and Amity CPA applications. These items are scheduled to be on the Commission agenda on February 19, 2009. The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 33 E. Broadway Avenue, beginning at 7:00 pm. Please call or a-mail with any questions. Bill Parsons Associate City Planner Meridian Planning Department 33 E. Broadway Meridian, Idaho 83642 PHONE: (208) 884-5533 FAX: (208) 888-6854 bparsons@meridiancity.org 2/17/2009 >: =~: ~~;_ . l:~"- i-i„. tt': ~,, Machelle Hill From: Anna Canning Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 5:01 PM To: 'Conrad, Vic E'; C. Caleb Hood Cc: Matthew Ellsworth; Bill Parsons Subject: RE: SH 69 & Amity Page 1 of 2 Vic, Forgive me for chiming in; Caleb has gone home for the evening. We anticipated that Simplot might have such concerns. We encourage you to think about what flexibility you need and propose an alternative. Conversely, we could also work with you on retaining some of the Mixed Use Regional designation along the roadway frontage, while changing some of the "inside" properties to Mixed Use Non-Residential. The Comprehensive Plan is a vision document, and we have some flexibility in how we describe that vision. I think we can come to a solution that benefits Simplot as well as the City. We look forward to your ideas, Anna re rc rs i 1 (208) -5633 phone (2) -S9 fiile From: Conrad, Vic E [mailto:Vic.Conrad@simplot.com] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 4:37 PM To: C. Caleb Hood Cc: Anna Canning; Matthew Ellsworth; Bill Parsons Subject: RE: SH 69 & Amity Caleb, Thank you for the response. This is very helpful. We agree with your conclusion that the area you have identified is suitable for non-residential uses. Our concern is over limiting the non-residential uses to be imposed with the new land use designation. Unless we can arrive at a resolution that provides Simplot with the assurance that the non-residential uses available to Simplot remain flexible; we will find it very difficult to support the proposed change. From: C. Caleb Hood [mailto:chood@meridiancity.org] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:32 PM To: Conrad, Vic E Cc: Anna Canning; Matthew Ellsworth; Bill Parsons ',`~ Subject: RE: SH 69 & Amity Vic, My name is Caleb Hood, and I am the Planning Manager for the City. Matt is not available today so hopefully I can answer the questions you have asked below. Based on the current need for employment south of Interstate 84, the existing non-residential character of this area, the visibility of the properties from SH-69/Meridian Road, and topography, the Planning Department believes this area is a good candidate for pretty intense, non-residential uses long-term. Based on the current land uses, including ACHD's operations, the storage units on your (Simplot) property, the pit that has been mined and is now being backfilled to the northeast of your storage complex, and American Paving's operations south of Amity, allowing additional residential dwelling units in the future did not seem to be appropriate. So, no, ACHD is 2/17/2009 Page 2 of 2 not the only landowner that we are trying to accommodate with the proposed change to the comprehensive plan. In fact, ACHD's current and future operations on their site south of Amity are only a small reason that the city is proposing the comprehensive change. We have been in discussions with other property owners/developers about redevelopment and the uses they are contemplating for redevelopment tend to be pretty intense industrial-type uses too. We are trying to accommodate all of the existing landowners with this proposed change; we believe the proposed change will have a long lasting benefit to the property owners. As one of the affected property owners I'm not sure if you have come to the same conclusion or not. But I can assure you that we have evaluated this change and believe it to be a good one that reflects what the market is calling for and is good not only for the property owners directly affected, but for the community at large. To let you know who this change affects directly, I've included a list of all the property owners below. (There are a couple of residential property owners and it is my understanding that they are okay with the change too.) Bill Parsons is the city planner putting the finishing touches on the staff report and that report should be available the first to mid-part of next week. I'm cc'ing him on this message so he has your information to a-mail you a copy of that report when complete. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you want to discuss anything further. Thank you. Prooertv Owners in the orooosed Mixed Use -Non-Residential area near Amity/Meridian: 1) AVI Simplot INC -approximately 94 acres 2) Rock Contractors - 25 acres 3) Craig Gibson (American Paving) - 55 acres 4) Ada County - 1 acre 5) Ada County Highway District (ACRD) - 28.5 acres 6) Rabehl (residence, 815 Amity) -1.7 acres 7) Petersen (residence, 915 Amity) -1.5 acres 8) Gary Murgoitio - 4.5 acres C. Caleb Hood City of Meridian Planning Manager 33 E. Broadway Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 208.884.5533 (phone) 208.489.0572 (fax) chood@meridiancity.org From: Conrad, Vic E [mailto:Vic.Conrad@simplot.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:15 AM To: Conrad, Vic E; Matthew Ellsworth; Grapatin, Kenneth Scott Cc: Anna Canning; Peter Friedman; C. Caleb Hood Subject: RE: SH 69 & Amity Matt: In following-up again on the proposed change to the land use map; is ACRD the only landowner whose future plans you are trying to accommodate? Are there other landowners who you are accommodating? If so, will you please let me know who they are or please confirm that the ACRD is the only landowner whose plans you are accommodating? As we proceed toward the hearing date on this matter will you be preparing a staff report for the commission? If so, when will this be available? 2/17/2009 ~~,- _ ~~: ~{ :. tFk. ~',r f } ,~ ;; ;~, ==F ~.~: '<, ~ ~, ~ = ,.r, :; r ,z .~~.~, ,~. Page 1 of 2 Machelle Hill From: C. Caleb Hood Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 3:32 PM To: 'Conrad, Vic E' Cc: Anna Canning; Matthew Ellsworth; Bill Parsons Subject: RE: SH 69 8~ Amity Vic, My name is Caleb Hood, and I am the Planning Manager for the City. Matt is not available today so hopefully I can answer the questions you have asked below. Based on the current need for employment south of Interstate 84, the existing non-residential character of this area, the visibility of the properties from SH-69/Meridian Road, and topography, the Planning Department believes this area is a good candidate for pretty intense, non-residential uses long-term. Based on the current land uses, including ACHD's operations, the storage units on your (Simplot) property, the pit that has been mined and is now being backfilled to the northeast of your storage complex, and American Paving's operations south of Amity, allowing additional residential dwelling units in the future did not seem to be appropriate. So, no, ACHD is not the only landowner that we are trying to accommodate with the proposed change to the comprehensive plan. In fact, ACHD's current and future operations on their site south of Amity are only a small reason that the city is proposing the comprehensive change. We have been in discussions with other property owners/developers about redevelopment and the uses they are contemplating for redevelopment tend to be pretty intense industrial-type uses too. We are trying to accommodate all of the existing landowners with this proposed change; we believe the proposed change will have a long lasting benefit to the property owners. As one of the affected property owners I'm not sure if you have come to the same conclusion or not. But I can assure you that we have evaluated this change and believe it to be a good one that reflects what the market is calling for and is good not only for the property owners directly affected, but for the community at large. To let you know who this change affects directly, I've included a list of all the property owners below. (There are a couple of residential property owners and it is my understanding that they are okay with the change too.) Bill Parsons is the city planner putting the finishing touches on the staff report and that report should be available the first to mid-part of next week. I'm cc'ing him on this message so he has your information to a-mail you a copy of that report when complete. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you want to discuss anything further. Thank you. Property Owners in the proposed Mixed Use -Non-Residential area near Amity/Meridian: 1) AVI Simplot INC -approximately 94 acres 2) Rock Contractors - 25 acres 3) Craig Gibson (American Paving) - 55 acres 4) Ada County -1 acre 5) Ada County Highway District (ACHD) - 28.5 acres 6) Rabehl (residence, 815 Amity) -1.7 acres 7) Petersen (residence, 915 Amity) -1.5 acres 8) Gary Murgoitio - 4.5 acres C. Caleb Hood City of Meridian Planning Manager ~- 33 E. Broadway Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 208.884.5533 (phone) 208.489.0572 (fax) chood _.meridiancity.org From: Conrad, Vic E [mailto:Vic.Conrad@simplot.com] Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 11:15 AM 2/17/2009 _, ,. . r;y; ._ {.. ~'.;~; 1,;, ''.. Y~'1 k~ ~, ys ~:; ;; -;.;. ~ ? ~~' o. `its *YS~f ~~yT; ~~ r: ~~ i. _ .f- s Sri ;': L' 1: '`,1~4: ~'~ %x .. 7/ .,~; µ Pk ~ :~~. ~~`- r'~l'? ';ii; z%!',_ 's~: To: Conrad, Vic E; Matthew Ellsworth; Grapatin, Kenneth Scott Cc: Anna Canning; Peter Friedman; C. Caleb Hood Subject: RE: SH 69 & Amity Page 2 of 2 Matt: In following-up again on the proposed change to the land use map; is ACHD the only landowner whose future plans you are trying to accommodate? Are there other landowners who you are accommodating? If so, will you please let me know who they are or please confirm that the ACHD is the only landowner whose plans you are accommodating? As we proceed toward the hearing date on this matter will you be preparing a staff report for the commission? If so, when will this be available? ,'? ~~-;;; ~,~;," .t`r:. =,.J a r~. ~< , ,. ;:-: ~~ ;> i` ..1r. ~5~•. -: F: -, Hi;v.~Tjin~i. ,;~~ ~~~~~,_- H7 F ~~ ,h Page 1 of 2 Machelle Hill __ _.w,_.__.._..._..~.__....M .. .. M,~.... ~ ...... _ ~ ..... .. _.~__~.._~.__.. r _wr__~ ..~.......x_ ~_~_~~.~M _. w ..., From: Matthew Ellsworth Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 2:13 PM To: Conrad, Vic E; Grapatin, Kenneth Scott Cc: Anna Canning; Peter Friedman; C. Caleb Hood Subject: RE: SH 69 8~ Amity Vic, The need for this change is based on: 1. A lack of land in Meridian designated for industrial and other employment uses (we discussed the appropriateness of this specific location when we met -natural screening opportunities due to topography, etc.), and 2. Future plans of land owners in the area (ACHD, for example); they can continue their operations (or similar ones) knowing that future conflicts will be avoided since the proposed designation prohibits new residential uses. Thanks, Matt Ellsworth Associate City Planner Meridian Planning Department 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian, ID 83642 208.884.5533 From: Conrad, Vic E [mailto:Vic.Conrad@simplot.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:57 AM To: Matthew Ellsworth; Grapatin, Kenneth Scott Cc: Anna Canning; Peter Friedman Subject: RE: SH 69 & Amity Mathew, Can you please explain what is driving the need for this change to the Land Use Map? From: Matthew Ellsworth [mailto:mellsworth@meridiancity.org] ' Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 9:34 AM To: Conrad, Vic E; Grapatin, Kenneth Scott Cc: Anna Canning; Peter Friedman Subject: SH 69 & Amity Vic and Scott, The proposed changes to the City's Future Land Use Map and Comprehensive Plan text are attached. The Planning & Zoning Commission will consider the changes on February 19. Hearings typically begin at 7:00 pm. Written comments received by noon on the Thursday before (February 12) are included in a packet distributed to the Commission in advance of the hearing. Also, here's a link to the City's full, adopted plan: http://www.meridiancity.org~lanning zoning/comprehensive~lans/index.asp Descriptions for each future land use designation are included in Chapter 7. Please note that the description for Mixed Use -Regional (on page 103) was updated with Resolution 08-599 (which is a separate link further down the page). Resolution 08-599 has the adopted language for Mixed Use -Regional. 2/17/2009 r;r„ ~~~.;, ~~ ~, `~,_ ~ ~ ~~~•: ..~+~~[ ~r~ y ~' ,C.C_ 'ip -cc ~ ~ ~~ ~F. •,',..r. :~.y,~-i ~ `'~ V4? r ~;;. ~I . "iT~ ~b ~ ~ ~ ': ,.~ _ C' ~~, _ b 3`. t'~yi ':';S:} ;r }: ~~~;:. ~~t':r