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EAGLE CITY COUNCIL & MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL
Joint Meeting Minutes
August 23, 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
City of Eagle: PRESENT: Bastian, Guerber, Bandy. ABSENT: Nordstrom. A quorum is
present.
City of Meridian: PRESENT, Bird, Wardle. ABSENT: Roundtree, Borton. A quorum is
not present.
3. Discussion of property generally located north of the Phyllis Canal.
Meridian Associate Planner , Matt Ellsworth state that Ada County staff has requested an
MOU relaying the agreement that the City of Eagle and City of Meridian has come to
regarding the area generally located south of the Phyllis Canal, north of Chinden. The
original discussion between Meridian and Eagle City Council’s was held on February 21,
2006 meeting for both entities as Ada County staff has requested one.
Mayor deWeerd relay their understandings of what the Ada County staff has requested
and a subsequent conversation with Commissioner Tillman.
Council member Roundtree arrives at 6:15 p.m.
A quorum is now present for City of Meridian.
General Discussion.
Meridian Planning Director Anna Borchers Canning describes what Meridian has
planned at the three corners of Linder and Chinden. Meridian has annexed two of the
corners. The property on the north side of Chinden is a mixed use regional designation.
Discussion of details of proposed developments.
Discussion between Councils, Meridian Staff and public.
Meridian Planner Ellsworth reviews land use designations in the effected areas.
Eagle Planner Baird Spencer reviews Eagle’s Western Area Plan.
Mayor Merrill reviews her recent activities working with the Governor’s Office on the
Eagle Island State Park plan.
Lynn Moser, Eagle Sewer District, reviews their service area and location of lift stations.
Public Works Director, Brad Watson reviews the cost for Meridian to provide services
north of the Phyllis Canal.
Sherrie Aldape Ewing, concerned with area from Black Cat to Linder. She has contacted
a large group of people who own over 1,000 in the area from Linder to Black Cat , south
of the Boise River and North of the Phyllis Canal. Of the people surveyed, land owners
of 886 acres prefer being in Meridian’s area of impact, landowners of 83 acres were
neutral to which area of impact the are in, owners of 29 acres do not want to be in an area
of impact, and the owner of 1.8 acres could not contact. One of the main reasons Ms.
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Ewing wants to stay is that they are within 3 miles of the Meridian Fire Station, and if
they were to be in Eagle’ it is substantially farther away.
Guerber clarifies that the new Eagle Fire Station will be on State Street near Linder.
Craig Weizer 7385 Linder Rd. Eagle, Idaho. Owns 12 acres currently in the Eagle area of
impact. Just looking at sewer connects coming under the rivers.
Ramon Arana, 3200 W. Duck Alley is a neighbor of Ms. Ewing. Notes that the
development occurring that is closest to his property are coming from Meridian. He was
looking at the expedience and who could handle us first.
Liz Wider 7176 N. Spring Crest. Ms. Wider asks for verification that next to Foxtail to
the north of the white area before you get to the canal, if it is indeed in Eagle’s area of
impact. Staff confirms that it is. Ms. Wider questions if they will be getting Eagle Sewer
and water even thought they have a Meridian address. It is confirmed that she eventually
will. She is currently still in Ada County not within Eagle’s corporate City limits.
Discussion of mailing address grids.
Phil Abbot at the Children’s Ranch discusses potential development opportunities of the
80 acres the Children’s Ranch currently owns, as they are looking at selling this land and
developing a larger facility elsewhere.
Jock Ewing 7200 Bascoe Lane. Comments that the area of impact is just a guideline and
if Meridian would be willing to go outside of their area of impact to include the Aldape
property, would Eagle be open to this property going to Meridian.
Linda Lazurus 9948 W. Targee in Boise, Idaho. She and her brothers own property the
Henkel property. Inquires into the ramifications pro or con with living in a designated
area of impact.
Mayor Merrill discusses the process for modifying areas of impact.
Guerber discuss floodplain development restrictions.
Mayor deWeerd states that Meridian also had restrictions in place for development in the
floodplain.
Bastian states that Phyllis canal demarcation line makes sense. And that it may be a bit
premature for the area north of the Phyllis Canal.
General discussion.
Legal Council for both municipalities will work on drafting a letter to Ada County stating
that the cities are working together on the area south of the Phylis Canal.
Bastian moves to authorize staff to write a letter of Council’s approve of the City of
Meridian extending their City line and area of impact south to the Phyllis canal as
shown tonight. Seconded by Guerber. ALL AYE…MOTION CARRIES.
6. ADJOURNMENT:
moves to adjourn. Seconded by . ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES…
Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
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_________________________________
SHARON K. BERGMANN
CITY CLERK/TREASURER
APPROVED:
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NANCY C. MERRILL
MAYOR