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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 02-03CITY OF MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, February 3, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers 1. Roll -call Attendance: X Shaun Wardle X Bill Nary X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird O Mayor Tammy de Weerd 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Presented 3. Community Invocation by Alex Chamberlain St. Luke's Chaplain: Presented 4. Adoption of the Agenda: Approve as Amended 5. Consent Agenda: A. Approve minutes of January 13, 2004 City Council Regular Meeting: Approve 7-B. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: VAC 03-007 Request for a Vacation of three feet of ACHD right of way on each side of West Pennwood Street for Troutner Business Park Subdivision No. 2 by Mary Ballantyne — west of South Meridian Road and south of West Franklin Road: Table to February 10, 2004 Meeting 7-C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 034 Request for Preliminary Plat approval for a re -plat of Troutner Park Subdivision Lots 4-5 and 10-15, Block 2; Lots 1-3 and 5-8, Block 3; Block 4; and Lot 3, Block 5 consisting of 6 commercial building lots and 1 common lot on 17.26 acres in a C -G zone for Troutner Business Park No. 2 by Mary Ballantyne — south of West Franklin Road and west of South Meridian Road: Table to February 10, 2004 Meeting D. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 03- 030 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 2.8 acres from R-6 to L- O and C -G zones for proposed Southern Springs Subdivision Meridian City Council Agenda—Pabrualy 3, 2004 Page I nl 4 .411 nwtenals presented at Public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. Anyonc desiring accommoda lion Inr disabilities related to documents and/or hearing please Contact the (it) Cleric's Office at 858-4433 at lea,[ 49 hours prior In the public meeting. No. 2 by The Land Group, Inc. — south of East Overland Road and east of South Meridian Road: Approve E. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 036 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 5 commercial building lots on 2.8 acres in proposed L -O a nd C -G zones for proposed Southern Springs Subdivision No. 2 by The Land Group, Inc. — south of East Overland Road and east of South Meridian Road: Approve 7-F. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: CUP 03-050 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a new bank facility with drive up tellers in an OT zone for Farmers and Merchants State Bank by CSHQA — 703 North Main Street: Approve 7-G. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: VAR 03-021 Request for a Variance for parking of 46 stalls with 13 diagonal o n -street p arking stalls i n a n O T zone for F armers and Merchants State Bank by CSHQA — 703 North Main Street: Approve as Amended 7-H. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 029 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 6 building lots on 2.064 acres in a L -O zone for proposed Cherry Lane Office Park Subdivision by Pinnacle Engineers — 2150 West Cherry Lane: Table to February 10, 2004 Meeting 7-I. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: CUP 03-048 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Development for nursing home care for up to 40 patients and office use with reduced setbacks and landscaping requirements in an L -O zone for proposed Cherry Lane Office Park Subdivision by Pinnacle Engineers, Inc. — 2150 West Cherry Lane: Table to February 10, 2004 Meeting 7-J. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 03- 031 Request for annexation and zoning of 15.04 acres from RUT to R-8 zones for p roposed W indsong Subdivision by L andmark Engineering & Planning, Inc. — west of North Linder Road and north of West Ustick Road: Table to February 10, 2004 Meeting 7-K. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 037 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 66 single-family building lots and 2 common lots on 15.04 acres in a proposed R-8 zone for proposed Windsong Subdivision by Landmark Meridian City Council Agenda—February 3, 2004 Page 2 or4 All materials presented at public meetings shall became property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/orhearing please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public mcuting. Engineering & Planning, Inc. — west of North Linder Road and north of West Ustick Road: Table to February 10, 2004 Meeting L. Bear Creek Restroom Project: Request for Extension of Contract by Haemker General Contracting: Approve M. Approve Bills: Approve 6. Department Reports: A. Parks and Recreation Department — Doug Strong 1. Draft Agreement between Adventure Island Playground Organization and the City of Meridian: Need Approval by other party B. City Council Member — Bill Nary: 1. Discussion of City Council Meeting Agenda Format: Discussed 7. (Items Moved from Consent Agenda) 8. Public Hearing: PFP 03-005 Request for Preliminary / Final Plat approval of 2 building lots on 52.84 acres in an I -L zone for Jabil Subdivision by Jabil Circuit, Inc. — 1303 East Central Way: Attorney to prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval 9. Public Hearing: CUP 03-061 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a dental office in an L -O zone for Gaudry Dental Office by Dr. Robert Gaudry — southeast corner of Millenium Way and Gala Street in Resolution Business Park: Attorney to prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval 10. Public Hearing: PP 03-040 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 5 building lots on 3.49 acres in an L -O zone for Financial Plaza Subdivision by Idaho Central Credit Union — 2225 East Overland Road: Attorney to prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval 11. Public Hearing: AZ 03-034 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 11.31 acres from RUT to R-8 and L -O zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman — south of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road: Attorney to prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval Meridian City Council Agenda — February 3. 2004 I aee 3 oto All materials presenled at public meetings shall become propertyof the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabi lilies related to documents and/or hearing please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public mcoting- 12. Public Hearing: PP 03-039 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 34 residential building lots, 4 professional office lots and 6 common lots on 11.31 acres in proposed R-8 and L -O zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman — south of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road: Attorney to prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval 13. Public Hearing: CUP 03-062 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Development containing a mix of residential and professional office uses in proposed R-8 and L -O zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman — south of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road: Attorney to prepare Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval 14. Water, Sewer, & Trash Delinquencies: Approve 15. Executive Session 67-2345(1)(c): No Decisions Meridian City Council Agenda—February 3, 2004 Page 4 o[ 4 All materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation Cor disabilities related to documents and/or hearing please contact the City Clerk's Orfice at 888-4433 at leas[ 48 hours prior to the public meeting. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 The Regular Meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M., on Tuesday, February 3, 2004, by Council President William Nary. Members Present: William Nary, Keith Bird, Charlie Rountree, and Shaun Wardle. Members Absent: Mayor Tammy de Weerd. Others Present: Bill Nichols, Will Berg, Anna Powell, Brad Watson, Kenny Bowers, Bill Musser, and Dean Willis. Item 1. Roll -call Attendance: X Shaun Wardle X Bill Nary X Charlie Rountree X Keith Bird Mayor Tammy de Weerd Nary: It looks like it's 7:00 so we can call this meeting to order. Mr. Clerk, if you could call roll. Item 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Nary: Thank you. Item 2 is the pledge of allegiance. If all of you would, please, rise and join us in the pledge of allegiance. (The Pledge of Allegiance recited.) Item 3. Community Invocation by Alex Chamberlain St. Luke's Chaplain Nary: I'd like to welcome you all to our February 3, 2004, meeting. Our next item on the agenda is our community invocation by Chaplain Alex Chamberlain of St. Luke's Hospital, Meridian. Chaplain, if you would join us. Thank you. Chamberlain: Please join me in prayer. Our God, we ask for the presence of your Spirit upon all who contribute to tonight's meeting, for the ability to concentrate on the matters at hand, and to set aside for another time and place anything that would distract us from this night's demands, for the capacity to speak honestly and listen openly, for vision when we need to see with your eyes, compassion when we need to respond to those who are in dismay, and for wisdom when difficult decisions call for action. We thank you for the rain and the snow that bring joy to the skiers and reassurance to the farmers about the coming season. We pray that all who come and go here tonight will be able to breathe a sigh of relief when the meeting is adjourned and go safely home with a sense that you have, again, made a difference in how this town is governed. We pray in the name of the Lord, the one who loves best, Amen. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 2 of 45 Item 4. Adoption of the Agenda: Nary. Chaplain, thank you very much for joining us this evening. The next item is Item 4, adoption of the agenda. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: One addition to the agenda I'd like to add is Item Number 15, which will be an Executive Session as per 67-2345(1)(c), Idaho Code, and with that I would move that we approve the revised agenda. Rountree: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve the agenda with one additional item added, Item 15, an Executive Session. All those in favor say aye. Opposed? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 5. Consent Agenda: A. Approve minutes of January 13, 2004 City Council Regular Meeting: D. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 03- 030 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 2.8 acres from R-6 to L- O and C -G zones for proposed Southern Springs Subdivision No. 2 by The Land Group, Inc. — south of East Overland Road and east of South Meridian Road: E. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 036 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 5 commercial building lots on 2.8 acres in proposed L -O a nd C -G zones for p roposed Southern Springs Subdivision No. 2 by The Land Group, Inc. — south of East Overland Road and east of South Meridian Road: L. Bear Creek Restroom Project: Request for Extension of Contract by Haemker General Contracting M. Approve Bills: Nary: Okay. Item 5, the Consent Agenda. Bird: Mr. President? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 3 of 45 Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: The Consent Agenda, we have some items we need to move to the regular agenda. Items B, C, F, G, H, I, J and K would be moved to 7 B, C, F, G, H, I, J, K, and the rest of the items would remain on the Consent Agenda and I move we approve the Consent Agenda. Rountree: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve the Consent Agenda, which now, basically, contains Items 5 A, D, E, L and M. All those in favor? Oh, I'm sorry. Roll call. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 6. Department Reports: A. Parks and Recreation Department — Doug Strong 1. Draft Agreement between Adventure Island Playground Organization and the City of Meridian: Nary: Item 6, Department Reports. Mr. Strong. Strong: Mr. President, Members of the Council, as you recall, this is an item that you heard earlier in an earlier Council meeting that we are bringing back to you tonight with some changes to the agreement with Adventure Island Playground and I think I will pass the explanation of what's been added off to Mr. Nichols for explanation. Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I looked at the -- I read through the minutes again of the last meeting where this was discussed and attempted to address concerns of the Council in the memorandum. I can -- I apologize that this wasn't a red lined copy to where you could easily see where those changes were, but just to review the changes, on page one we have added Mrs. Lindig's name as a -- in the first portion there, so that it's clearly identified a s coordinated by her. I In ave a Iso referred to the campaign as an unincorporated volunteer organization. We have added under conditions on page two, subparagraph D, which requires the maintenance of a trust account for the receipt of collected cash donations, of which was something that was identified last time. I recharacterized what had been called indemnification as a volunteer labor -waiver of claims clause, because that more accurately reflected what it really was. Those were the primary changes that I made in this agreement. I, again, looked a t t he d iscussion and I -- t hat w as what I gleaned from it. T here w as s ome discussion about making the agreement shorter or perhaps taking some things out, but when I looked at how this was going to work, I couldn't see how we could take those out, so this is what we came up with. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 4 of 45 Nary: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Nichols. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: Has Angela had a chance to read this? Strong: She has not. Bird: I have one follow up, please. Nary: Yes, sir. Bird: I have one question. Seeing how it's an unincorporated volunteer organization that we are signing into a contract with, what kind of challenges can this be made if somebody donates a bunch of money through another organization's 503 and, then, finds out it's an unincorporated volunteer organization and they decide to pull their money or come back after or something like that. Is that -- can it be challenged? Nary: Mr. Nichols? Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council, let me see if I can recast the question and make sure I understand it. The hypothetical is what happens if someone donates money to a 501(c)(3) entity, such as the St. AI's Group and, then, for whatever reason, this project falls through, one, what happens to the money and, two, what about the tax deductibility of the donation? Are those your questions? Bird: No. Nichols: No? Okay. Bird: I'll see if I can clarify it. Nary: Go ahead. Bird: What I mean is if some corporation -- we are signing a contract with an unincorporated volunteer organization that says that they will build the playground for us, Adventure Island, but we have a corporation St. AI's, which is using their tax exempt number and helping raise the money. What if something goes wrong or what if a company says, well, we give to St. AI's and it's -- and we are, actually, doing it for an unincorporated volunteer organization, I just want to know can we be challenged? Can we get -- Nichols: Can the city get in trouble? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 5 of 45 Bird: Yes. Yes. Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I don't believe so. Bird: Okay Nichols: 501(c)(3) groups collect money and distribute it to people that are unincorporated individuals, I mean -- and different status and so I don't think that it would create any kind of challenge to this agreement or the project or somehow put some onus on the city. Again, to emphasize, the agreement contemplates they will have their funds and their in-kind donations and everything lined up before anything gets bought and the project goes forward. Nary: I guess, Mr. Nichols, the additional question I think that spurs in my mind from Mr. Bird's question is to the casual observer here it appears that we are partner with this unincorporated group, so does that mean we end up being the deep pocket they look at when their donation somehow goes array? 1 guess that would be the concern that I think Mr. Bird's question raises in my mind. I don't know that there is really a way to guard against that, but I just wondered what your thought is. Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I don't think that puts us in any kind of primary liability. The nature of a donation is once you give it, you trust the recipient to use it for the purposes for which it was intended. If you control strings over it, then, it's not really a donation for the purposes of tax deductibility and some of these other things. As far as the partnership side of it, I think that's one of the reasons that we have incorporated into this agreement the funds and the in-kind donations all have to be there before it begins, rather than to start it and be halfway into it, it's not finished, and, then, who is going to pick it up. We wanted to make sure everything was in place, the plans, the specs everything is there before any material is ordered, so that it will be a successful project. I should say, too, since this is a process that started, I think, two years ago, the community build aspect of this thing has been done in other communities across the country, so -- and Mrs. Lindig went -- 1 think it was Chicago that she went to a community build on a playground area, so others have done this before. It's been successful and she's tapped into that group to figure out how to get this done. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I think, then, that we don't need to -- we can enact upon it, but I think we need to get this to Angela and her read this over. Make sure she -- and I think Mr. Nichols ought to do that and make sure she understands that she's basically signing for herself, nobody -- St. AI's isn't backing her or anybody else backing her. Make sure she understands that. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 6 of 45 Strong: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I will be seeing Angela tomorrow at a monthly design meeting that will be held at the foundation office at St. AI's and can take a copy to her, then, and explain it as I u nderstand it at that point. S he would have foundation individuals to discuss it with and advise her on that end. Nary: Council, would that, I guess, be your preference, that if it's satisfactory to the other parties here, that Mr. Strong bring this back with a resolution before us and -- next week or the following week? Are we comfortable with the agreement as long as it's comfortable with the other party? Rountree: That's good with me. Yes. Wardle: I am. Bird: Fine with me. Nary: Okay. Does that work? Strong: That will work. B. City Council Member— Bill Nary: 1. Discussion of City Council Meeting Agenda Format: Nary: Great. Thank you. Next item is Department Reports, a City Council item. Again, I just wanted to keep this item before us. We have had a number of discussions about our meeting agenda. We did ask Mr. Nichols to provide us some further information and, honestly, I can't recall, Council, if I sent this to you or not. I think Mr. Nichols sent it to me and I can't remember if I sent this forward to you folks. Bird: I don't recall seeing it. Nary: Okay. Then, it's my fault. I thought -- I thought I had forwarded this, but I didn't, and I meant to. Mr. Nichols did identify the few sections of our city code that would have to be amended that we can take a look at. I will get those to you tonight, so that you can look at which ones we would be looking at and what we probably need to do is have some proposals that we want for the agenda discussion. The Mayor should be back next week and we can finalize this with the different code sections and, then, Mr. Nichols can go ahead and get those code sections amended. I think every one of us has a little different perspective of what we'd like to see meeting's format be and so that's where 1 think the discussion is. If we come next week with that prepared, I will give these to you and it's my apologies, I thought I had sent these to you and I, obviously, m eant t o and forgot. I'm s orrya bout t hat. We w ill have that on o ur p re - Council for discussion next week and I will have these ordinances to you this evening before you leave. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page of 45 Item 7. (Items Moved from Consent Agenda) B. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: VAC 03-007 Request for a Vacation of three feet of ACHD right of way on each side of West Pennwood Street for Troutner Business Park Subdivision No. 2 by Mary Ballantyne — west of South Meridian Road and south of West Franklin Road: C. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 034 Request for Preliminary Plat approval for a re -plat of Troutner Park Subdivision Lots 4-5 and 10-15, Block 2; Lots 1-3 and 5-8, Block 3; Block 4; and Lot 3, Block 5 consisting of 6 commercial building lots and 1 common lot on 17.26 acres in a C -G zone for Troutner Business Park No. 2 by Mary Ballantyne — south of West Franklin Road and west of South Meridian Road: Nary: Next, Item 7 is the items we have moved from the Consent Agenda, which are numerous. Items -- now they are 7 B, C, F, G, H, I, J, and K. Item 7B and C are the Troutner Business Park No. 2 and is that -- Mrs. Powell. Powell: Yes. Thank you, President Nary, Councilmen. First of all, I want to apologize for not joining you for the last couple of weeks, but I'm hail and hardy and back here, so -- it seems like we are clarifying everything that happened last week, unfortunately, and I wasn't here. The issue, as you can see from the letter from Mr. Ballantyne, dated February 3rd I think that they felt that your motions last week gave them more flexibility regarding the vacation of the portion of the street south of Pennwood. This is the plat just for reference. This is a blowup of the area. It's solely this stub street to the south that's in question. In reviewing the minutes for the vacation, I think it was very clear that the Council still wanted the stub street going to the south. It's the motion on the preliminary plat where it got a bit confused and I think that, perhaps, some of that is related to some uncertainty on your part as to how vacations get processed, so I'm just going to take a moment to explain how roadway vacations get processed. ACHD will not process a vacation application until you all approve the vacation. The process starts with us for them to -- for us to specifically say, okay, we vacate this easement or this right of way dedication that was on this plat and that has to come from you before ACHD will even act on it. It's -- they don't have wiggle room like they do when they are processing a plat in giving -- you know, you can do this or this, it's really you decide what can be vacated, that goes to ACRD, and, then, they go through a lengthy process to vacate that. Technically, they are the owners of the road. Once that plat is filed they own the road, but they wait to hear from you before they do anything. If the Council wants to leave some wiggle room as to where that stub street is to the south, then, we can work on some -- a condition of approval that reflects that with the Ada County Highway District. I think they will be a little stymied, because the vacation that you forward to them is only for the properties going north and a little bit of the -- it was an extra wide right of way. The narrower right of way on this one. Again, I think that if you look at your motion for the vacation, it was pretty clear you wanted a stub street. Now, if Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page B of 45 that wasn't the case -- and I know it was a split vote and the tie breaker is not here tonight, so it may make this discussion even more difficult. We do need to know where you were trying to go on the plat and that's probably clear as mud and I think that Craig Hood tried to make it a little clearer and had about the same effect that I'm having now, so -- Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr, Wardle. Wardle: As I recall the discussion -- and it was a split vote -- I think the final action from the Council in about 10 minutes of discussion was we were vacating to the north, as Anna stipulated. However, we wanted some sort of a stub street to the south and are you telling us that to do that we need to apply a condition of approval to the plat, so that that can go to ACHD? Am I hearing that correctly? Powell: Well, probably, but if that's what you want to do is give some more flexibility on the one going to the south, then, probably, what we need to do is to say on the vacation to go ahead and vacate all the easements that they want to vacate. Then, on the plat to specifically require a stub street to the south. This may require -- I'm getting a look from Mr. Nichols over there -- which this may require reconsideration on your part, if that's what you want to go back and do, but I'm not sure. Nary: I think my recollection is the same as Councilman Wardle, is that that's what I thought we intended to do was to vacate the northern requirement, but to locate a southern stub street -- or to the southern property and it could be anywhere along that roadway. It didn't have to be in the middle any longer, since the northern street didn't go through, that it could be -- I think that was our intent. Again, I don't know -- Council, do you want to take this matter up, since it was a split vote, when the Mayor is present or do you want to amend the findings tonight? What's your preference? Rountree: Mr. President, I'd like to get it resolved this evening and I'm trying to put the pieces together here in the memo. Nary: Okay Bird: I concur with Mr. Rountree. Powell: Given your clarification tonight, I think that we can work with the attorney's staff to make that -- as long as that's -- I think that will be fine. I think that that does come through in the minutes, it was just -- again, I think it's just more related to the process and rigidity in the vacation process, so we just need to go back and make that clear for the vacation findings, more than the plat findings, then. Rountree: Mr. President? Meridian City Counoil Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 5 of 45 Nary: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: My recollection is that the Council wanted to have a stub street there -- not necessarily, my opinion, but that's my recollection of what happened. Bird: What's your opinion? Rountree: And that was reflected in the approval of the Findings of Facts. Nichols: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Nichols. Nichols: If I may interrupt. Anna, it appears that perhaps the problem with the findings on the preliminary plat is the -- is the conditioning something on ACHD approval, because, if I understood you correctly, if this Council says there shall be a stub street, there will be one, and as currently worded, the findings talk about if ACHD concurs with the Council's action. Powell: I think that we need to change both of them, actually, because the vacation was clear that you were not vacating to the south and we, actually, will have to have you vacate that if they do want move that. You have to vacate what they gave you before and have them give you something new. We are going to have to change the findings, actually, on both items. One to clarify that they can vacate everything. Then, on the plat to clarify that, yes, you absolutely will have a stub street to the south. It's not ACHD's decision, it's your decision, and you decided. Is that what you were asking, Mr. Nichols? Nichols: Of course. Nary: Good lawyer answer Rountree: That's kind of where I was going, that the Council voted to vacate all but a stub street. It was their desire to have a stub street, but they were not site specific. Can the findings in the plat be approved generically that way in terms of the stub street to the south off of Pennwood? Powell: Yes. We can work to revise the findings to accommodate that, if you just could -- they are not there tonight, obviously, but we can revise them. Nary: Yes. I think to muddy it up, I think the intention of the discussion around the highway district approval was where it was, not that it be there, because I think our direction was it be there, but the highway district could decide where along Pennwood Street would be the most appropriate location to have it. Powell: Okay Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 10 of 45 Nary: If that's what I understood. That's when we talked about it could be anywhere going to the south, but I don't think we intended to say that the Highway District could decide whether or not to have it, just where to have it. Powell: Okay. Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Wardle Wardle: As I recall for the discussion, the discussion was that -- and the Council's decision -- and yet, again, not my opinion. The decision was that there be a stub street, although I d id hear d iscussion that A CHD In ad the u Itimate a uthority to vacate t hese easements. I believe that was the discussion as to why it might have been unclear, but as Anna's telling us, it's our -- the decision we made was a final decision for that stub street; is that correct? Powell: Councilman Wardle, yes, for the most part. Now, if for some reason, ACHD finds that they can't vacate that, if there is some utility that they can't get an easement for otherwise, or if there is something to prevent them from vacating it, then, that might be an issue, but they won't proceed until they have the approval of the Council to vacate that. Now, there may be something else holding it up, but -- Nary: Okay. Counsel, are you seeking another week, so that we can have the exact language for this, so that when we approve it we know exactly what it says? Mr. Nichols is sort of nodding that would be his preference. I think, since, obviously, it wasn't all that clear once and now we have had it twice, we probably should make sure the writing is reflective of what we intended and I think it would be -- make more sense to continue this matter for a week to get that finalized, if a week is adequate. Nichols: It is. Nary: Okay. Bird: Mr, President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I move we continue the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for approval on VAC 03-007, for the Troutner Business Part Subdivision No. 2 until February 10, 2004. Rountree: Second. Nary: I is been moved and seconded to table Item 7B and C to our February 1 0th, 2004, meeting. All those in favor? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 11 of 45 MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES F. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: CUP 03-050 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a new bank facility with drive up tellers in an OT zone for Farmers and Merchants State Bank by CSHQA — 703 North Main Street: G. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: VAR 03-021 Request for a Variance for parking of 46 stalls with 13 diagonal on -street parking stalls i in a n OT zone for F armers and Merchants State Bank by CSHQA — 703 North Main Street: Nary: Now we are up to Items 7F and G. Mrs. Powell. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council, this one was, again, just a clarification on the -- take care of the easy one first. On the Variance I think it was just a simple misstatement of 15 parking spaces versus 13 for the Variance and I think that that one is pretty straight forward. The second one was on the timing of the removal of the building. I didn't -- I figured most of us, since you drive buy it everyday, would remember where -- I don't have a picture of the building, but the question was the timing of that. Would it be left to applicant's choice, as some members came away from -- or the applicant and staff thought that some flexibility was still given by the Council as to when that building was removed, that it was still the applicant's choice if they wanted to get keep it. The exact minutes and the exact wording that ended up in the findings -- it's not clear if Council actually specifically wanted them to remove the building. We are just trying to find out if the Council still wanted to leave the option of letting them have the building or if they wanted it removed. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: We can -- I'll ask the architect in charge of the plan, but as I understood this is staff wanted the building to stay. The applicant wanted it to go. We went with the applicant. It goes. The existing building goes. Powell: That is true that when they came in it was staff that wanted them to and Mr. Slocum can nod appropriately as he sees fit over there. My understanding was that Farmers and Merchants was still willing to consider keeping it, but they didn't want to completely throw it out at -- just yet. That they were still going to consider it, and that's the way we had brought it forward, but -- and to my knowledge that was still -- Steve Siddoway did contact Mr. Slocum to make sure that -- what his understanding was and I believe that the applicant still does want to leave that option open. Bird: Follow up? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 12 of 45 Nary: Sure, Mr. Bird. Bird: Mr. Zimmerman, the executive vice-president, I believe, of Farmers and Merchants, said that he wanted it down when we approached that idea out there, from within the hearing, that they -- that they were -- the only reason they were open to the option was because of the staff. Powell: That isn't my understanding currently, but if that is the case, then, we can go forward with the findings probably -- probably as is and I don't know if Mr. Slocum can talk to you or not -- okay. Bird: Can we have him up, Mr. President? Nary: Certainly. Mr. Wardle, did you have something before Mr. Slocum? Wardle: Sure. Mr. President, that was also my recollection, that after some discussion of how the building was going to stay and some options, that it was their preference -- and I believe speaking from my position on the Council that it was our preference that the building come down. Now, I don't believe that the date of that building's razing and occupancy was addressed and so I think maybe that would be a good question. Nary: Mr. Slocum, can you tell us what you thought we meant? You don't need to be sworn. Slocum: No public -- Nary: No. Slocum: I'm in concurrence with what you're saying. I will tell you that Farmers and Merchants, based on conversations today with Clarence Jones, their COO, is that that building that exists today will be taken down once the new building is built. Steve Siddoway called me after -- as they were -- he was reviewing the findings and conclusions and it was his understanding that the option was left over. I indicated that I thought there wasn't an option, that the Council had made it clear that the building was to come down and that's, basically, where the discussion went and was just looking for some clarification. From t he bank's standpoint, if t he option is t here, t hat's f ine, but what I'm hearing from Farmers and Merchants is it will be taken down at some point in time after the new building is constructed, and as long as there isn't a time specific set, that's acceptable to them. Bird: That's the way I understood it Nary: Mr. Nichols? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 13 of 45 Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council, you run a risk if you don't have a date specific. I mean right now it says the building will be abandoned when the certificate of occupancy is -- you know, or close in time, I think, is the way the findings are. I mean if you don't say it's got to be down within some period of time, the building could be there for an inordinate amount of time. Not that the bank intends to leave it there, you know, long or not complete their plaza and so forth, but the building, essentially, has got to come down in order to comply with the site plan, so -- Nary: So, Mr. Nichols, are you suggesting that we should add an additional requirement in the findings, then, as to some date certain, whether it's 18 months or 12 months or whatever, from occupancy of the new building to when the other building would be removed? Nichols: I think it's -- Mr. President, Members of the Council, it's prudent to have some kind of deadline. I don't know what the bank was thinking in terms of -- obviously, they can't take it down the same day that they move into the new one, that's very apparent, and it might be a temporary CO on their plan, because they can't build the plaza and some of the other things until the old build's gone. There should be some sort of a deadline, I would think, for all of that to be done. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: We could give them, you know, three or four months from CO, certificate of occupancy. That would be fair, I would think or, you know, I'm just throwing out three or four months or six months or whatever you wanted to do. Unlike Mr. Nichols, I do believe we need a time certain. Not that they -- not that they probably won't want it down in the -- I mean they want to get rid of it, so their office building shows up. I mean that's going to be the site. If you have got that blocking it, I mean they are going to take it down as soon as they can. Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Would -- oh, sorry. Go ahead, Mr. Wardle. Wardle: Mr. President, I have a question of staff. Just a procedural question. Do they -- does Farmers and Merchants need to complete the plaza to be in compliance with the Conditional Use? Powell: Well, the approved -- excuse me, President Nary, Council Member Wardle. The approved site plan, if -- if you are, indeed, just adopting the approved site plan that has the building removed, then, they couldn't get a full occupancy, they could get a temporary occupancy, but they wouldn't be able to get a full occupancy until that is removed. That might solve the problem there. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 14 of 45 Wardle: And -- Mr. President? Nary: Yes, sir. Go ahead Wardle: What is the time line -- if a temporary occupancy is issued, what is the time line for a permanent occupancy from the building department or from -- Powell: I'm not sure that there is a specific time line. Generally, when we grant the temporary occupancy, we will put one on, whether it's three months or six months. We - - I t hink w e j ust c oordinate w ith t he a pplicant on that, b ut -- b ecause I k now I ike f or Krispy Kremes, I think it was three or four months, something like that, and we just set it at the time that we issued a temporary occupancy. Nary: Council, what you may want to consider, if we are going to amend the findings, is try to give the -- I guess the outside time limits that our expectations are. I mean if -- because I don't know when the building will be completed. We have an extension tonight on a bathroom, because -- we had to extend it twice because of materials and weather. If we are looking at a point where they are occupying the new building, you may -- we may want to have some sort of condition that within six months of that period of time the current building site is demolished. That within an additional six or 12 months or some time period that the work be completed on the plaza, that's part of the plat, or something like to that, to give them at least some flexibility of time, but not some never-ending date, but -- Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird, Bird: 1 believe that -- and it's like Anna said, they will not get a certificate of occupancy, a permanent one, until that building is down and the plaza is up, because of the passing of it. They can get a temporary certificate of occupancy and, then, at that point they get so many -- like Anna said, the staff will sit down with the applicant and they will say we can do it within three or six months or whatever to get that razed and the plaza back up. You're not just razing -- or taking the building down, you're also putting back a plaza that has to be on there before they get their permanent occupancy, so -- Nary: True. Bird: So, I think it can be used that when they get their temporary certificate of occupancy, at that point I think that the staff and the applicant can determine a deal. I mean this is something that's just in the rules. I don't see where we have to change the findings at all on that, because it is part of our conditions of temporary occupancy and stuff, so I don't think we have to change the findings or anything. Slocum: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I believe in my conversations with Steve Siddoway that was kind of the bottom line, if Council felt that the motion to have Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 15 of 45 the building taken down eventually was the motion that you all felt comfortable with, that the findings, I believe, as they were written were fine. It's just that if you wanted to give Farmers some option in whether that building came down or not, that there needed to be some -- some change to the findings and conclusions. Powell: Mr. President, Council Members, that's what Steve's memo states as well. The only thing you'd need to do is change the variance findings from 15 to 13. Nary: Yes. Council, looking at the -- I think what you had just previously stated, Mr. Bird, is in the findings for the plat, that talks about the -- getting all the improvements getting completed. The improvements include the plaza, so -- and there is a time period in which to accomplish that and to get a CO, so -- so, I think we probably -- if that's everyone's intention, then, we are probably only looking at amending the variance once. Bird: And that's just the parking from 15 to 13 spaces Nary: Right. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Anything else? Okay. Mr. Bird Bird: I would move, then, that we approve the facts -- the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for approval of CUP 03-050, the request for a Conditional Use Permit by Farmers and Merchants State Bank. Also the VAR 03-021, the request for a variance of 46 parking stalls, with 13 diagonal on -street stalls and change the findings from 15 to 13. We had 15 in the Findings. With that I would -- and for the President to sign and the Clerk to attest. Wardle: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve Items 7 F and 7 G, the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for CUP 03-050 and VAR 03-021, request for variance for the Farmer and Merchants State Bank. Mr. Clerk, if you would call roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, abstain; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES, ONE ABSTAIN H. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 029 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 6 building lots on 2.064 acres in a L -O zone for proposed Cherry Lane Office Park Subdivision by Pinnacle Engineers — 2150 West Cherry Lane: I. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: CUP 03-048 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 16 of 45 Development for nursing home care for up to 40 patients and office use with reduced setbacks and landscaping requirements in an L -O zone for proposed Cherry Lane Office Park Subdivision by Pinnacle Engineers, Inc. — 2150 West Cherry Lane: J. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 03- 031 Request for annexation and zoning of 15.04 acres from RUT to R-8 zones for proposed W indsong Subdivision by Landmark Engineering & Planning, Inc. — west of North Linder Road and north of West Ustick Road: K. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for Approval: PP 03- 037 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 66 single-family building lots and 2 common lots on 15.04 acres in a proposed R-8 zone for proposed Windsong Subdivision by Landmark Engineering & Planning, Inc. — west of North Linder Road and north of West Ustick Road: Nary: The next item we have is 7 H, I, J and K, Windsong -- oh, I'm sorry. H and I for the Cherry Lane Office Park. Mrs. Powell. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council, this -- we are just asking you to table this, because we did note some discrepancy in the findings and we just received it at a late date. I don't believe the applicant has had a chance to review the findings as well. Same is true of Windsong. It's just -- Nary: Okay. Is the applicant here on these? Powell: I called Mr. McKinnon and was not able to reach him, so I'm not even sure he was aware that the findings were on tonight. Nary: Okay. Okay. Well, Council, we can take -- if that's your pleasure, we can certainly take up 7 H, I, J and K, if the intent is to table all of them. Is one week or two weeks more appropriate? Powell: I believe one week will be sufficient Nary: One week is sufficient. Okay. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I would move we continue PP 03-029, Preliminary Plat request for Cherry Lane Office Park Subdivision and also CUP 03-048, for Cherry Lane Park -- Cherry Lane Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 17 of 45 Office Park Subdivision and also AZ 03-031, Windsong Subdivision, and also PP 03- 037 for Windsong Subdivision to February 10, 2004. Rountree: I'll second that if it's a motion to table Nary: That's what I was going to -- Bird: Continue. Didn't I say continue? Nary: You did, but it should be to table. Bird: Oh, that's right. To table. I'm sorry Nary: And that's what I assumed Mr. Bird meant. The motion before us is to table -- motion has been made and seconded to table Items 7 H, I, J, and K for Cherry Lane Office Park and Windsong Subdivision to our February 10, 2004, meeting. All those in favor say aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Nary: Now, we are up to Item 8. Before we begin the Public Hearing, I'm going, I guess indulge myself as the chair this evening. We have four different Public Hearings before us tonight. What I'm going to ask each of you is if you intend to testify, at least at this juncture, or you think you may testify, all of our testimony is to be sworn before we start any of the Public Hearings. I'm going to have each of you to raise your hand if you intend to testify, so that you can all the sworn at one time and maybe save us a little time later one in the evening. If you intend to testify, you don't have to stand if you don't want to, simply raise your right hand. Powell: President Nary, do you want staff to swear in? Nary: Sure. If you would swear or affirm that all the testimony you give to this Council - - give this evening before this Council will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? (Answers in the affirmative.) Item 8. Public Hearing: PFP 03-005 Request for Preliminary / Final Plat approval of 2 building lots on 52.84 acres in an I -L zone for Jabil Subdivision by Jabil Circuit, Inc. — 1303 East Central Way: Nary: Before we start the Public Hearings for each of the Public Hearings, just so you know, the applicant for the hearing will have 15 minutes to make their presentation. If you can make it in less than 15 minutes, more power to you, we will commend you for that. The staff will make a report before that. The applicant will have 15 minutes. Each of the people that testifies will have three minutes to testify. At the end the applicant Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 18 of 45 always get the last word, so they will have some rebuttal time. We generally won't time that, but, again, brevity will be rewarded more than taking a long time. The first item that we have -- and also, just for your own note, before you testify, when you state your name, please, spell your last for the person taking our minutes and I will ask you always to also affirm that you have already previously been sworn. We can start with Item 8, Public Hearing, is PFP 03-005, for Jabil Subdivision. Mrs. Powell. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council, this is the Jabil property, which at the end of Locust Grove right before the freeway, and the purpose of the subdivision is to divide the currently developed portion of the site and allow that to be sold as its own lot, while the remainder lot will be available for sale also. We have delayed the construction of -- the Comprehensive Plan does ask for a pathway on this lot. We have delayed the construction of that pathway until some time as this lot comes in for development. These items you see In ere o n soccer f ields t hat -- the site is currently used f or PAL soccer, I believe. At the Planning and Zoning Commission Hearing, they did recommend approval of the subdivision to you. T he applicant's representative Dean Briggs did testify in favor of the application. That was the only testimony at that hearing. There were no key changes to staff recommendations. As you will note on the summary sheet, though, there were a couple of issues that weren't addressed, one of those being the special recommendations from the ACHD staff report. Mr. Siddoway did include those in the recommendations that are before you. He did coordinate with the applicant and they were okay with those special recommendations that ACHD was suggesting, so those have been included in the findings that are -- or recommendations that are before you tonight. The other item that didn't get discussed at the Planning and Zoning Commission has to do with ITD and their noise abatement language. I think some of you may recall -- two of you may recall, we kind of went about on this on Stokesberry where on these commercial developments ITD is still requiring a letter that says that the owners of the property forego any right to ever ask for any noise abatement. We did table Stokesberry to try and get a clarification from ITD. Their clarification was even more confusing and just for reference on Stokesberry you did just drop the ITD requirement completely. There is some question tonight as to what you want the applicant to do as far as the ITD requirement for noise abatement. And the only other small changes that were done was we did ask the applicant to reflect the future right of way for Locust Grove on the plat and that's, really, the only other issue of note. With that, I will answer any questions you might have. Nary: Council, any questions? Thank you. Mr. Brown. Brown: For the record, Kent Brown, Brown, and I have been sworn at tonight, so -- I did swear. We are in agreement with the conditions. We would ask for the waiver of that ITD requirement, as was explained to me by Mr. Siddoway, they would ask us to do a study. Then, upon finding that there is noise on the interstate, then, possibility we might have to build a retaining wall or sound barrier wall or sign a document that we will never go against them for traffic noise or whatever else. We would ask that you waive that requirement from us. As you look at the site, there are existing two parcels already there. The Jabil site is built, for the most part, on one of the parcels. For the -- my Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 19 of 45 clients, Jabil, to sell, the entire parking lot would need to move the property line and because the City of Meridian does not have a property line adjustment procedure, they have a lot line adjustment procedure, we are forced to do this horrendous task of doing a subdivision for two legal parcels of record that the city recognizes. The parcel line is in the wrong location so, be nice to us for going through all of this effort. Jabil would like to get someone into that site and would also like to sell the other site. I'll stand for any questions. Nary: Council, any questions? Bird: I have none. Rountree: I have none. Nary: Good brevity, Mr. Brown. Thank you. Is there anyone else here to testify on this item? Council, do you have any other questions of staff or the applicant? Seeing none, do we wish to close the Public Hearing? Rountree: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I move we close the Public Hearing on Item Number 8, PFP 03-005. Bird: Second. Nary: Excuse me. It's been moved and seconded to close Item 8, PFP 03-005, request for Preliminary and Final Plat for Jabil Subdivision. All those in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Nary: Council, what's your pleasure on this item? Discussion or motion? Bird: I have none. Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Wardle. Wardle: I move that we approve PFP 03-005, request for Preliminary and Final Plat approval of two building lots on 52.84 acres in an I -L zone for Jabil Subdivision by Jabil Circuit, 1303 Central Way, and to remove the ITD requirement from the plat. Bird: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve PFP 03-005. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 20 of 45 Powell: Mr. President? Nary: Yes. Powell: Just for clarification, Commission, it was just -- it was but -- Nary: Okay. because it was missed at the Planning and Zoning , actually, not on there yet, so we are just not adding It, Powell: Just for the record is all -- Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Wardle. Wardle: I move to amend my motion to not include the ITD requirement on the plat. Bird: And second agrees. Nary: Okay. It's been moved and seconded to approve the finding -- or approve for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law PFP 03-005, request for Preliminary and Final Plat approval for Jabil Subdivision, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Clerk, would you call roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 9. Public Hearing: CUP 03-061 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a dental office in an L -O zone for Gaudry Dental Office by Dr. Robert Gaudry — southeast corner of Millenium Way and Gala Street in Resolution Business Park: Nary: Next we have Item 9, CUP 03-061, request for Conditional Use Permit for a dental office in an L -O zone for Gaudry Dental Office by Dr. Robert Gaudry at the southeast corner of Millennium Way and Gala Street in Resolution Business Park. Mrs, Powell. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council, this is in Resolution Business Park. You have seen this site several times. We had a Conditional Use come in for a dental office and, then, a Preliminary Plat in those boundaries you see there. This dentist office is also -- is, actually, on a smaller portion. That Preliminary Plat you approved is not final yet. This is, actually, just in this area here. You have seen the site layout before when this one came in. They have always shown all three. The Planning and Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 21 of 45 Zoning Commission did recommend approval with conditions. The owner's representative Larry Knopp testified in favor of the application. There was no other testimony. There were no key issues of discussion by the Commission and no significant changes to the staffs original recommendation. There are no outstanding issues before this City Council. With that, I will end staffs testimony. Nary: Thank you, Mrs. Powell. Is the applicant here? Knopp: Mr. President, Members of the Council, Larry Knopp, 355 South 3rd Street. I'm the architect representing the owner here today. We reviewed all the conditions from the staff report and we are in agreement with it. I will answer any questions that you might have regarding this project. Nary: And, Mr. Knopp, for the record, you were previously sworn? Knopp: Yes. Nary: Thank you. Council, do you have any questions? Thank you, sir. Knopp: Thank you. Nary: Council, do you have any other questions for staff? Bird: Is there anybody else to testify? Nary: Oh, I'm sorry. Is there anyone else here to testify on this item? Any other questions for staff or anyone else? Bird: I have none. Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Wardle. Wardle: I move that we close Public Hearing CUP 03-061. Bird: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to close the Public Hearing on CUP 03-061 for Gaudry Dental Office. All those in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Nary: Motion approved. Council, the matter is before you. Discussion or motion? Rountree: Mr. President? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 22 of 45 Nary: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I move that we approve the request CUP 03-061 for Conditional Use Permit for a dental office in an L -O zone for Gaudry Dental Office, to include all staff comments and instruct the City Attorney to prepare appropriate Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and Decisions. Bird: Second. Nary: Thank you. It's been moved and seconded for approval of Item 9, CUP 03-061, and for counsel to prepare Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law for Gaudry Dental Office, pursuant to all staff comments. Mr. Clerk, if you would call the roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 10. Public Hearing: PP 03-040 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 5 building lots on 3.49 acres in an L -O zone for Financial Plaza Subdivision by Idaho Central Credit Union — 2225 East Overland Road: Nary: Approved. Thank you. Item 10. PP 03-040, request for Preliminary Plat approval of five building lots on 3.49 acres in an L -O zone for Financial Plaza Subdivision by Idaho Central Credit Union at 2225 East Overland Road and we will begin with staff comments. Mrs. Powell. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council, we go a tad bit north in our vicinity map here and this is also one property that you have seen before. They are coming in now with a five lot subdivision and just to refresh your memory, because I always remember the site plans. This was the Idaho Central Credit Union site plan that they came into Council with the associated drive-thru facility, so they have that conditional use approved, as you will see it sits on the largest lot in their proposed subdivision here. They would propose four additional lots. With the combined access, there is one down here on the approved conditional use. They'd also have a shared access here that would -- I think -- I believe we have required a cross -access easement on all the property. On the site plan for the -- for the bank, we did require cross -access from this drive aisle here as well. The Planning Commission has forwarded this with a recommendation for approval. There was no testimony in opposition to the project or support of the project. It was forwarded to you without any significant changes from staff's initial recommendation, so there are no outstanding issues that we know of before the City Council. I will end staffs presentation. Nary: Council, questions? Rountree: I have none. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 23 of 45 Bird: I have none. Nary. Mrs. Powell, just so I understand, the top piece that, I guess, abuts Overland Road, there is no access from Overland into that piece, it's all a cross -access internally, correct? Powell: Correct. There is a significant landscape -- required landscape buffer here and they would all just take access from one another in this area. We have required cross - access at that point. The plat -- it's a little difficult to see, but the plat shows a shared access straddled -- that straddles this property line here. Nary: Yes. I didn't see any driveway access. I just wanted to be sure that I was reading it properly, so thank you. Is the applicant here? I guess they must have liked it. Oh, there. Anderson: Mr. President, Council Members, my name is Gordon Anderson. If you had a group swearing, I guess I must have missed it or something, so -- Nary: That's fine, Mr. Anderson. If you could raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm the testimony you give this Council is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Anderson: Absolutely. Nary: Thank you. Anderson: I'm representing the owner. If you have questions. I can answer it for them, I guess. Nary: Council, any questions? Bird: I have none. Rountree: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Mr. Anderson, have you read the conditions -- Anderson: Yes. I have. Rountree: -- submitted by staff and are you in agreement with all of -- Anderson: We are in agreement with the staff. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 24 of 45 Rountree: Okay. Thank you. Nary: Thank you. Is there anyone else here to testify on this item? Seeing none, Council, do you have any further questions for staff or the applicant? Okay. Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Wardle. Wardle: I move we close Public Hearing PP 03-040, Nary: It's been moved and seconded to close the Public Hearing on Item 10, the Financial Plaza Subdivision. All those in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Nary: Council, discussion? Motion? Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I'd move that we approve PP 03-040, the request for preliminary plat approval of five building lots on 3.49 acres in an L-0 zone for Financial Plaza Subdivision by Idaho Central Credit Union, 2225 East Overland Road. To incorporate all staff and applicant comments and for the attorney to draw up the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and Decision of Order. Rountree: Second Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 10, PP 03-040, the Financial Plaza Subdivision and for counsel to prepare Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law, Decision and Order. Mr. Berg, would you call the roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 11. Public Hearing: AZ 03-034 Request for Annexation and Zoning of 11.31 acres from RUT to R-8 and L -O zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman — south of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road: Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 25 of 45 Item 12. Public Hearing: PP 03-039 Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 34 residential building lots, 4 professional office lots and 6 common lots on 11.31 acres in proposed R-8 and L-0 zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman — south of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road: Item 13. Public Hearing: CUP 03-062 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Planned Development containing a mix of residential and professional office uses in proposed R-8 and L-0 zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman — south of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road: Nary: Council, if there is no objection, Items 11, 12 and 13 all relate to the same project. I would open all three Public Hearings at the same time for testimony, AZ 03- 034, request for annexation and zoning of 11.31 acres from RUT to R-8 and L-0 zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman, south of East McMillan Road, west of North Locust Grove. Public Hearing PP 03-039, request for preliminary plat approval of 34 residential building lots, four professional office lots, and six common lots on 11.31 acres in a proposed R-8 and L-0 zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing. Finally, CUP 03-062, request for Conditional Use Permit for a planned developed, containing a mix of residential and professional office uses in proposed R-8 and L -O zones for the proposed Razzberry Crossing. We can begin with staff comments. Mrs. Powell. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council, this is located south of McMillan and, then, west of Locust Grove Road. As you can see, it's a very long, narrow piece of property. There is an Ada County sub that are primarily one acre lots or close to it in this area. As you will see down here, Heritage Commons is in this location. The Comprehensive Plan does show a neighborhood center that kind of arcs basically like this or in this area. The Comp Plan does hit a corner of this property as far as being a neighborhood center, mixed-use area. Havasu Creek comes and surrounds the property and that's the light yellow you see here. These properties remain undeveloped. This applicant that owns these two properties has agreed to a combined access on the property and I will show you that. You will see here that this is the combined access that it comes partially onto this property to the south. The property is a light office development. There is one, two, three, four pads. This is out parcel, it's not included as part of the subdivision. There are four light office pads here at the front where the neighborhood center concept kind of clips this property. The remainder of the property has single-family residential lots. There is an open space in this area. It's show up a little better in the landscape plan -- that connects to the Havasu Creek open space on this site. There is also an open space, primarily drainage lot, over here. They have put a fair amount of trees in that and that, again, backs up to Havasu Creek on that side as well. The applicant had several stubs coming into the property, one here, and one here. He's continued those to the south and, again, part of the idea around those neighborhood centers is to have a fairly tight connection of streets where there is a lot of interconnectedness near those areas and so they have complied with that. This Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 26 of 45 is kind of a stub coming to this property that shares the access. This project has come forward to you with a recommendation for approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The applicant's representative Wayne Forrey of Pathway Planners Consulting testified in favor of the application. There were five members of the public that testified expressing concerns regarding the density of the proposed development. The Planning Commission did not make any significant additions or modifications to staff's recommendations. Staff did have some errors in there regarding flood plain issues and those have been corrected. I did want to point out that you also have an inter -office memo from -- well, it's from -- it's from Wendy Kirkpatrick. Her name is not on it, though. It adds two conditions of approval. We noticed that some of the -- that we were lacking a condition of approval or -- that stated that the office needed to come in for detailed conditional use approval. So -- and that's just a standard that we have with the planned developments, that they do need to come back in, but we wanted to clarify that and add that as a condition of approval. That's the first item. Then, just for the record, for Mr. Forrey, we did notice that some of the parking lot dimensions were not sufficient on that, so we will work with the applicant to make sure that they come in with something that meets the parking design standards. The other issue was the roadways. The primary roadway does have a 50 foot right of way. The plat also shows a 42 foot right of way, but, really, that's just a commercial drive, so we are just concentrating on the 50 foot right of way. I is 2 9 feet back of curb to back of curb, which, f or A CHID, generally, they would allow parking on one side of the street and that was the applicant's intent was just to have parking on one side of the street. The Meridian Fire Department, however, does not allow parking on one side of the street and so they had a condition of approval that it be red curbed and no parking, so there would be no on - street parking, basically, anywhere in the subdivision and the applicant and staff agreed that that was inappropriate. We have asked to add a condition of approval and that's the s econd bulleted i tem and, basically, w hat i t s ays i s t hat t hey -- t hey n eed to g et approval from the Fire Department for parking on at least one side of the street. That you all understand that that may require a different street section than the one that's shown on the preliminary plat and that would occur from this point going west. The commercial properties, because they all take access from internal drives, could maintain with the no parking and the -- on either side and, then, the street section that they have shown. That is the intent of those two conditions of -- added conditions of approval. I did want to point out one other of thing. On the -- ACHD provided a special recommendation to the City of Meridian asking that you require that the applicant put curb, gutter, sidewalk on this out parcel. They are not able to require that, neither are you. At this point we just wanted to have it on the record that this parcel was not part of the annexation request and is not a part of the plat request either. It will remain a county property until such time that they want to develop. Nary: It's a great idea if you can do that. Powell: Yes. Nary: Doesn't usually work that way. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 27 of 45 Powell: And with that I will end staffs presentation. Nary: Council, questions for Mrs. Powell? 1:7 R: M117.URTATOTiT-3 Nary: Mrs. Powell, I have noticed that part of the discussion here at the other level was the prior application for this parcel, but I didn't -- I couldn't remember what it looked like and I didn't notice in here what was changed or what was different and I don't know if you have that -- Powell: I don't have it with me, but I can describe. It was called Blooming Meadows. Nary: I remembered that. Powell: It was -- let me get my arrow up here. I lost it. They had used this section here for a park. There was no street. Blooming Meadows suffered from a change of ownership midway through the application and some disagreement -- or some misunderstanding with Mr. Johnson to the south here as to whether they would be agreeable to a combined entry. They did not show one -- Mr. Johnson showed up at the hearing and said, well, I would have gone for it. Nobody ever called me. That was -- it wasn't really the applicant's fault, it was the previous owner that had caused the misunderstanding. Then, from about -- from here over to here was a multi -family complex, basically townhouses. They were kind of stripped out this way and, then, two back to back in the center and one over here. It was kind of a very formal, I guess almost H pattern or something like that with the street coming in there. They were served not by a public street, but by just kind of internal access and, then, the remainder of it was single family lots. It wasn't laid out this way, but they were basically the same, they were just single family detached lots, a similar size to Havasu Creek, perhaps a little smaller, and the applicant may be able to give you a better idea on the numbers. I don't remember the exact square footage but it was comparable. Nary: Comparable in density? Powell: Well, the single family was comparable in density. The multi family was much higher density and they switched -- based on a lot of what they heard, they switched to the L -O. The Planning Commission felt that the applicant really did address the concerns that the neighborhood originally expressed about Blooming Meadows. That that was part of their discussion about why they were recommending approval without any changes to staffs recommendations, because they did feel that the applicant addressed those concerns that were originally put forth when Blooming Meadows was before you. Nary: Thank you. All right. Mr. Forrey Forrey: Thank you. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 28 of 45 Nary: And, Mr. Forrey, as I said previously, you have 15 minutes to present your thing. Forrey: Thank you. Mr. President, Members of the Council. My name is Wayne Forrey. The spelling of my last name is Forrey. I was previously sworn in and I will be concise. I'm the owner of Pathway Planners Consulting and my client is Carl and Bonnie Reiterman, who are here tonight, and I do have a very concise presentation, if we could just go to the screen and we will clip right through that. By the way, I was not affiliated with the former project that Anna Powell described, the Blooming Meadows, so I'm not real familiar with it, but it had about double the density of this project. Razzberry is a key in -fill community and I will walk you through this. A little site history. Next. In March of last year there was a pre -application with your planning staff and, then, in April an application was submitted to the city. Then, unfortunately, the property owners had several engineering changes throughout the project. Then, in June of 2003 there was a hearing at the Planning and Zoning Commission level and the Commissioners denied all three applications, the annexation, the Preliminary Plat, and the Conditional Use. It was, as Anna described, it had R-15 zoning and some R-8 zoning and it was, actually, a very poorly designed project and I could see why citizens were upset and the Planning and Zoning Commission was upset. Then, in July it came forward to the City Council and I understand that about halfway through that meeting the representative of the property stood up and said we are going to withdraw this application. I think he understood this project was dying fast and I did not read the City Council minutes, but I was told that the Council had some very serious concerns about this project. The applicant did withdraw those applications. Then, when the -- Carl and Bonnie Reiterman came to me and said what do we do with this piece of property, I asked for the P&Z minutes, to go through and get a sense of the history of this. I noted that there were six occasions when the P&Z Commissioners and citizens asked for a neighborhood meeting and there hadn't been any neighborhood meetings. The Star Lane was a major issue here, because the former project did not make a connection to Locust Grove Road and there were five instances of testimony from the P&Z Commissioners and citizens about you need better connectivity. The neighborhood center came up with the staff, citizens, and zoning commissioners and there were five references to that. There were t hree items of testimony o n I ight office, rather than the higher d ensity attached residential. Citizens in three comments wanted more sidewalks and that the townhomes were too dense and that came, again, from zoning commissioners and citizens. In summary, from reading the minutes, I could see that the Planning and Zoning Commission wanted R-8, they wanted better access, a mix of lot sizes, and they were acceptable with the office uses, because of the neighborhood center concept. Next. We went back to the drawing board. We started over. We conducted some staff meetings here with your staff. The Reitermans hired an experienced engineering and planning team that would stay with them throughout the project. We held two neighborhood meetings. We met with the highway district and irrigation district. We met with adjoining property owners and we incorporated all that prior testimony into creating this new project. Next. Whenever I start a project I like to look at transportation connections. Some people start with a layout first and, then, figure if they are going to connect to their neighbors. I like to just see all the connections that we can make and, Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 29 of 45 then, do a layout. Anna, if you could click again. This, of course, was our major accomplishment. We needed to connect to Star Lane. Next. Here is our second point of access, getting a public street into this property owner here, which is owned by Loni and Brett Johnson. Next. Then we knew that we needed a public street connection here, because up in Havasu Creek there is a public street that is coming south toward this property. Now, there is a property in between here, but some day that connectivity will happen. Next. This is an existing street into the Havasu development. Next. Another stub street coming out of Havasu. Next, again. Then, here is an existing stub street into the back end of Havasu Creek and one more. Then, we -- this is a new stub street coming into another five acre parcel that's here that's owned by Loni and Brett Johnson. So, here we have one, two, three, four, five, six, seven public street connections and that's why this is in -full, to just connect all of this area together. And, then, one more click. There is a park right here in the Havasu Creek and so I knew we needed a micropath connection here to facilitate movement of pedestrians between these neighborhoods. Of course, in the Comprehensive Plan, this is your urban residential designation and here is that neighborhood center. That w as t he b asis t o start. Next and here is our application. Looking at neighborhood in -fill in this growing area of Meridian, our density here on the residential portion, R-8 zoning here, is 4.19 homes to the acre, with the parks and the connectivity. Two parks. An open space park here centrally located and, then, one back in this area and the office out here to buffer. Next let's look at the office for a moment. In the neighborhood meeting and in the minutes of the Planning and Zoning, it was apparent no one wanted attached multi- family housing in this area. There was some testimony at the P&Z Commission Meeting from the Commissioners and citizens, that office would be a good use. Me personally, as an urban planner, I'm always trying to steer my clients into using professional office when there is conflicts in a neighborhood or when there is arterial or transitional pieces of property, because they make such good neighbors. I have had that experience. I have developed offices myself and lived next to professional offices. Here is our concept with four office pads and with a Conditional Use Permit and the design process that can be a very good neighbor and it complies with your Comprehensive Plan. Next. Here are the types of offices, single story, a residential look, that we would envision on this project. These are the -- these are offices that I have taken photographs of that are next to existing subdivisions. They blend in. They are quiet on the weekend. Typically, you know, 7:00 in the morning until 6:00 at night and they are just wonderful neighbors. Next photo. This is on Locust Grove Road. This is the Walnut Grove project and there is a professional office out front. I think Tahoe Construction is in here and I think a mortgage company and maybe a medical office in there. These are the homes right here. Next. And this is the neighbor I spoke to and he owns this home and here is the back of that office building and I asked him how do you like your neighbor and he said, well, I couldn't have a better neighbor. That's, typically, the response I get when I visit with folks that live next to these offices in these subdivisions, that they do make very good n eighbors. N ext. I n terms the residential component, we took a P UD a pproach with a large buffer here to separate the professional office from this area, so you know you have left the small office area and you're now at home. All single family detached. A variety of lot sizes. Our smaller lots are right in here around the park. They are 5,000 square feet. Then, we have lots over 6,000 square feet and some almost 8,000 -- well, Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 30 of 45 actually, over 8,000 square feet in this area here. It's compatible with the neighborhood. You have good variety. Any of these homes that we show here -- and these are the homes that we showed in our application as well, all of these homes can be built in Razzberry Crossing. Rick McGraw, the owner broker of the Real Estate Group, is going to be marketing this project and these are the home plans that he is envisioning that will be placed. These are definitely a move up market in this neighborhood and we think it's just going to be a very nice addition to the neighborhood. Next. If you could just slowly -- okay. Here are some of the development features. We have got traffic linkages for good in -fill development. We have buffered the residential from Locust Grove with using the office and landscape. Our park is centrally located. We have got a separate drainage area and an open space park. Your ordinance requires ten percent open space. We are at 12.5 percent. We have got tree lined landscape to beautify the neighborhood, with parking on one side, and on Locust Grove Road, at the neighborhood meeting, the neighbors specifically asked us if we would put a sidewalk in front of the out parcel. Is there a way to show that map again, Anna? Powell: It will take me a moment, but of course. Forrey: Okay. I'd like to show the Council -- it's not property that Carl and Bonnie Reiterman own, but out of the neighborhood meeting they specifically said we need more sidewalks in our neighborhood. They said it would be really nice if you could put a sidewalk in front of this piece of property and we have agreed to do that. We met with the Highway District, they it brought up and we said we agree with that. That's, actually, a recommendation that the Highway District has made to the City of Meridian, special condition, and, as we stated at the Planning and Zoning Commission Public Hearing, we have agreed to do that. While Anna has the slide, we are going to have very strong covenants and architectural requirements for design elements. Our minimum home size is 1,400 square feet. The price that these homes will start at will be between 140 to 160 thousand dollars. The professional offices will be one story. We applied for a conceptual planned development on the office portion, so it does have to come back to you, which we wanted to do with a Development Agreement Conditional Use Permit and your design review. Thirty-two percent of our lots a re less than 6,000, but 68 percent a re greater than 6,000 square feet and a fourth of them are over 7,000. The former project didn't have anything like this. They were just all small lots with the attached multi -family. This out parcel right here, this one acre lot, is owned by Mr. Grasmick, he's not part of the development, but that new public street will come right at the back of his property and see how it ties into this street right here. There is a stub street to the south coming out of the Havasu project. We are going to be placing sidewalk right here on Locust Grove in front of Mr. Grasmick's property, so that sidewalk will go through the portion of the -- Carl and Bonnie's property and Mr. Grasmick's property. When this property develops, then, we will have that last link and so we will have a nice sidewalk through here. As these properties develop, you know, we will get more sidewalk. The other nice thing is with these internal streets coming south and north, we will be able to access up and down, north and south through these neighborhoods without getting out on Locust Grove Road, using local streets, public local streets. Okay. If you can find your way back. I'll just quickly summarize. We do agree with the staff report. We accept the staff Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 31 of 45 report, the recommendations, and even the two conditions that were brought forward tonight. We were aware of those in talking with your planning staff this afternoon. We request a 47 and a half foot frontage for street frontage, not 40 feet. Our application did state 40 feet, but we were not sure how Meridian measured lot frontages and our corner lots have a straight tangent of 40 feet and, then, there is a curve. In talking with the staff, they measure the curve, as well as the tangent, and so we just need -- we can change that to 47 and a half feet. The Fire Department has asked that we remove the landscape island in the center of the street to give them better access for fire trucks and we agree to do that. Powell: Excuse me, President Nary, Members of the Council. Where is that landscape island, Mr. Forrey? Forrey: It's right in here. Right there. Right in here. It's a very narrow landscape island and the fire department asked that that come out and we are fine with that. If you go to the last -- one more. Next. Okay. We resubmitted the application as the Planning and Zoning suggested we do and the Council, I think, asked the applicant to do. We have come back with all single family detached homes starting at 140 to 160,000. We have got a nice mix of lots. We have 4.19 dwelling units per acre to fit in with the neighborhood. The Havasu Creek has lots that are the same size as these and so it's very compatible in the neighborhood. We have taken away the rental housing. We have solved the access by getting a road from Star Lane out to Locust Grove. We are putting in extra sidewalks, extensive landscaping, development agreement and Conditional Use Permit review on those professional offices, separated sidewalk, tree -lined landscape, and very nice home sites at a compatible density in the neighborhood. We hope we are on the right track and, hopefully, that's less than 15 minutes. Nary: Just barely. Forrey: Be happy to answer questions. Nary: Council, questions for Mr. Forrey? Bird: I have none. Rountree: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Mr. Forrey, you talked about the one park site and I believe it was Anna that indicated it would tie into an existing park in Havasu. Forrey: Yes. To the north. Rountree: So, there will be a meshing of those two. Is there some difficulty or has that been resolved with the existing homeowners association? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 32 of 45 Forrey: We have not -- we have the permission of the developer and the builder, but I have not talked to the homeowners association. I think the developer still controls the majority and we are showing a gate and an opening in the fence here and we are proposing a sidewalk that would come -- actually, it loops through this -- our park and it comes right to that point there. That would be the connection between the two parks and their park sits right in here. Rountree: Thank you. Forrey: Yes. Nary: I guess to follow up to that, Mr. Forrey, have you discussed with your client whether or not a condition of some sort of -- like we do a shared parking agreement. I mean it seems like the same idea if you're trying to make some connection between Havasu Creek and this property, you're going to probably need something more concrete than an opening in the fence. Otherwise, it seems like you're going to have a property dispute constantly. I mean have your clients considered if we were to put a condition requiring that they file some sort of shared usage agreement of some sort with us. Forrey: I think we should have that agreement or a condition, because I think that's best for the neighborhood to formalize that. Absolutely. Nary: Council, any other questions for Mr. Forrey? Bird: I have none. Nary: All right. Mr. Forrey, thank you very much. That was just under 15 minutes. That was great. Powell: Mr. President? Nary: Mrs. Powell. Powell: I was wondering if Mr. Nichols could clarify on -- if the applicant is volunteering to build a sidewalk on an out parcel, can we make that a condition of approval? There have been other instances where developers have volunteered to do off-site improvements -- and I'm not trying to imply that this group would do that. It's just we have run into this concern before, that the project gets sold or goes into bankruptcy or unforeseen circumstances occur. Because they are not conditions of approval, even though it was the understanding of the Council that that would occur, they haven't gotten done and I forget the name of the subdivision where it's currently happening, but we were wondering if that could be made a condition of approval or if it should remain off. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 33 of 45 Nary: Mr. Nichols. Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council. Typically, these conditions the difficulty with them is that they don't have the owner consent, and as long as it -- you know, the owner's consent is obtained, then, they can build it. I mean it's a permissive activity. It probably improves the value of that neighbor's property and does, in this case, solve issues in terms of pedestrian safety along Locust Grove that's a concern for people in the area. If you could make a condition, the condition would be contingent upon receiving approval from that neighbor. If the neighbor said no, then, there is the frustration of that condition and the developer doesn't have to do it in order to get his final approvals. Nary: Mr. Nichols, I guess in that vein, would it be appropriate if this Council felt that was significant reason to approve this project. Again, I don't know if that's the case, but if they were, that they require the developer provide a written authorization or some other type of agreement as part of this project, so that we don't run into that problem later where it may change owners or something else. There is some agreement that can be recorded that's part of this approval, so that we know it will happen, whether it's this developer or some other future owner, if that were to occur. Is that something that's feasible to do? Nichols: Mr. President, Members of the Council, I think it could be included as a condition of the plat approval, that before submitting the Final Plat that they have the requisite easements or other written evidence of permission to install the sidewalk, curb, and gutter. Nary: Thank you. Powell: President Nary, Members of the Council? Nary: Yes. Powell: Also, for the benefit of the public that's here, we recently had an application come into the Planning and Zoning Commission and had a Public Hearing on the property just north of Heritage Subdivision and at that we heard similar testimony about the needs for sidewalks, given that there is an elementary school in this location here. After that hearing one of my staff members did ask permission to spend some time to work with the property owners to gain transportation enhancement funds to build that sidewalk -- or neighborhood enhancement funds from ACHD to build that sidewalk on there. I just wanted to let the neighbors know that the -- that you did spark some interest in trying to g et t hat s idewalk t here and we will -- somebody probably will be contacting them at some point in the future to try and work on that. Nary: Thank you, Mrs. Powell. We will take the testimony of people that are in favor of the -- unless you want to answer just this one thing, Mr. Forrey. You have 30 seconds left, so if you want to answer this one thing before we get the rest of them. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 34 of 45 Forrey: Yes. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Council. There is no need for easement or owner permission, it's within right of way. That's in the staff report from ACHD that there is sufficient right of way in front of that property to put in the sidewalk. No additional fee simple property required. It's part of the recommendation from ACHD to the City of Meridian as a special condition and we agreed to that special condition. Nary: Thank you, Mr. Forrey. We will take testimony from those that are in favor of the application first. The next one on this is Carl Reiterman. Okay. Bonnie Reiterman. All right. Also listed on here Rick McGraw. I can't read the name below that. Is that you, ma'am? Okay. There is a Brent Clayborne. Okay. Any of you wish to testify at this time? All right. Now, we will take testimony from those that are against -- is there anyone else that is in favor of this application? All right. Now, we have those that are listed as against -- opposed to this application. The first person on our sign-up list is Gerald Clark. Mr. Clark. I'm sorry, sir. Did you wish to come testify? Okay. Next one listed is Mike Ingram. Ingram: He's going to let me go first. Nary: Okay. That's certainly fine. You must be Terri Ingram Ingram: I am. Nary: All right. Ingram: Occasionally, he can be such a gentleman. Good evening. As stated, I am here against this development. I -- this has been badly planned. Nary: Name and address, please. Ingram: Oh, I'm sorry. Terri Ingram. Nary: Thank you. Ingram: I have been sworn in. My address is 4320 North Locust Grove. I live directly across the street from the entrance to this subdivision on the corner of Star Lane and Locust Grove. Nary: Thank you. Ingram: And as stated, I am against this development as it is proposed to you tonight. A couple of items that I really wanted to bring up, because little things like this will make me nuts. Previous ownership did not change. What changed in the first application was engineering. The other item was stated that in the first Council meeting the applicant stood up and volunteered to withdraw the application. I was there that night. The applicant was required to withdraw the application. Like I said, little facts like that make Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 35 of 45 me crazy. From that meeting I would quote Council President Nary in -- on July 1, 2003. He said -- and I quote: You need to listen to these people. That's why we have a neighborhood meeting process, so you listen to people, not for you to just tell them what you want to do, but you listen to them and what they'd like to have. Compromise and communication is what we are talking about. End quote. Well, every so-called compromise this developer makes compounds the problem and, if I remember my schooling correctly, communication requires a sender and a receiver. We keep sending the message, but the receiver is either not listening or turned off. My feeling really is that the developers of this property are just trying to wait us out and wait until we get tired of arguing and I will be honest and tell you that that's probably a good plan. However, my husband argues louder than I do, so I have learned to argue longer. I'm here tonight to address my five essential areas of concern. The first one is the access at Star Lane. Mr. Forrey stated earlier that the neighbors requested the street connection at Star Lane and there were five instances of comment at the P&Z meeting. I have read those notes. Four o f t hose i nstances of comment w ere f rom t he P &Z staff and o ne w as f rom t he property owner to the south. Actually, if you could go back one. That would be this property right here. He requested -- he also wanted that entrance at Star Lane. We just got notification in the mail this week that he is developing his property also and he just announced his intention to develop that property. That neighboring property also -- I'm sorry. It's a late night and I'm nervous -- already has access to Star Lane at this line here. There is a street there, I believe the name of it is Heron Crossing. Thirty-second warning? Oh. Excuse me. I would ask that if they need -- ACHD requests Star Lane connection, at the mid block would be preferable, which would be Heron Crossing. That would also be open to future traffic signaling where they could possibly put in a light and a crosswalk for the children. The crosswalk that has been offered is to the north -- the schools that we are concerned about are right here. We'd like access for the kids to get to the schools and across Locust Grove there. That's all I have to say. Thank you. Nary: Thank you. Mr. Ingram M. Ingram: Mr. President, Members of the Council, for the record my name is Mike Ingram. I also live at 4320 North Locust Grove. I am here also to speak against this project. I still have a lot of concerns with this project. One of the things that we have tried to address with them in the neighborhood meetings was the property values. They have stated that they are 140 to 160,000 dollar range. I took it upon myself, after the P&Z meeting -- if you could go back to this slide, please? Home styles on this -- Powell: I will, sir. It will take me a moment to get there, so you might want to continue with your testimony. M. Ingram: Okay. He has compared them and made the parallels to Heritage Commons, which is the development to the south. While I still don't agree with the density, because it doesn't fit with the existing area, Havasu Creek is an R-4, we are at R-1 and the developments around it, while Heritage Commons is at an R-8, I'd still like to see these rural areas developed at a little lesser density. Let's see here. I went and found the addresses. This one here is at 1013 Legacy View and the value on that one, Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 36 of 45 which has sold -- no. Excuse me. It's still currently for sale -- is 229,400 dollars. This one, the red one in the center, is at 3642 Hollymount, which has sold, I believe, and sold for 255,900. The other one that I draw your attention to is this one, which is also on Hollymount, the address is 3940 Hollymount, which sold for 229,900 dollars. I would like to see, if it's going to be developed in the current figuration, I would like to see the property values comparable with Heritage Commons, as he has used that has his comparables. I would also like to reiterate there already is a connection -- can I go back to that map, please? As my wife already stated, at Heron Crossing and since it is under contract now through Wardle and Associates. I don't know if that's related -- Nary: Different Wardle. M. Ingram: Different Wardle? Wardle and Associates to develop that property. That is at the half mile park, which would, then, be able to be signaled and other things. It would take the traffic off of Star Lane and Paradise and offer a little better connectivity -- I was hoping that the two property owners, that now that it's under contract, could work together to provide that connectivity, rather than at Star Lane. We have -- we live on a 50 mile an hour two lane road with no sidewalks. Thank you. Nary: Council, questions for Mr. Ingram? Bird: I have none. Nary: Mr. Ingram, if I could be just a little clearer to what your concern is. You don't want -- basically, you want the road that -- the entranceway to this property to be offset from Star Lane, so that there is no through way connection? M. Ingram: Correct. Nary: Is that right? M. Ingram: If you look at the thing -- it does not come straight in there anyway, it curves into this property with a stub right here. The entrance to it is right here and ACHD has testified that they will not signal or put any kind of traffic control devices, stop signs, otherwise, unless they are closer to the mid block. This connection right here is exactly at a half mile and it would take the traffic flow off of here and here. Nary: Okay. Thank you. M. Ingram: Thank you. Nary: Wyoma Ham. Did I say that even close to correct? Ham: I wasn't sworn in. I was missing in action. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 37 of 45 Nary: Oh, that's all right. Would you, please, raise your right hand. Is the testimony you give the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Ham: Yes. Nary: Thank you. Could you state your name and spell your last for the record, please? Ham: My name is Wyoma Ham, and I live at 4415 North Locust Grove Road on the north side of this home -- I don't know how to work this thing. I will try to. Our property is this piece of property right here. There is a road that comes here and there is a road that comes here, but if it went in my backyard, it would separate my house from my shop. At this point in time we have no intention of ever selling or developing that, so it's not going to be something that's going to be available for an out -crossing or crossing for the subdivision. I mean it's a nice idea, but it's still blue sky right now, because I checked before I came down here in my safe and still have my deeded property that it's paid for and so far there is no intent to do that. That's all I have to say. You know, it's not something that's going to happen, not in anytime soon, I'm sure. That's all I have to say. Thank you. Nary: Council, any questions for Mrs. Ham? Nary: Okay. Matt Brown. Matt Brown? No? Okay. Is there anyone else that wishes to testify in opposition to this project? Sir, would you step forward. Thorne: My name is Mary Thorne and I have been sworn. Nary: Have you been sworn? Okay. Thorne: Last name is Thorne. Get the little light here. I live -- let's see, where is Paradise Lane? Is this it here? Right here. I live about right there. I have lived there since 1981 and, of course, a lot of the area has developed since 1981. We like the way the zoning is right now. That's why we moved there. That's why a lot of the people are out there. I really don't care for the mixed use idea. That might be somebody's -- might enjoy that, but -- and I wonder how that has really worked in the -- around the City of Meridian, how you guys -- have you been happy with that. I don't like the higher density. I don't think that brings any assets to the properties there, to me, or to anybody else. Or to the city. It does to the developer, but not to us. I'm definitely against the increased density and the mixed use. I know your little arc is at the corner, but, to me, that doesn't give, you know, open rights to come in with professional offices a nd the mixed u se. That's your decision, but it is our -- your city. I'm on the edge of it. Any questions? Nary: Council, any questions for Mr. Thorne? Thank you, sir. Does anyone else wish to testify? Sir. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 38 of 45 McGraw: My name is Rick McGraw, at 3090 Gentry Way. The photographs that Wayne showed in our presentation, he made the comment there that all of the homes that were shown in those photographs would fit on those size of lots. That was the point we were trying to make. As far as the prices go, based on the cost of the cost development and the cost of the land and the build out of the homes starting at a minimum of 1,400 square feet. The prices starting between 140 and 160 are exactly where we would have to b e, b y t he t ime we g et t hat k ind of a price of t he I ot under u s, t hat much s quare footage on the ground in a style that we plan with our ACC and our CC&Rs, our prices - - there is just no way to get under 140 to 160. 1 just wanted to make the comment that those prices are consistent with the market and what we intend to do. Okay? Powell: Mr. Nary, I believe Mr. McGraw did not get sworn in. Nary: Oh. McGraw: Sorry. I was here, but I didn't raise my hand. Nary: Oh. McGraw: Good call, Anna. Nary: Well, thank you. Mr. McGraw, is the testimony that you have given the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? McGraw: Yes, sir. Nary: Thank you very much. Thank you, Mrs. Powell. Anyone else wish to testify on this project? Powell: Mr. President, I did wish to apologize to the Reitermans about the former owners. I sometimes get applicants and owners confused, so I'm sorry about that. I didn't mean to imply that they had done wrong previously, so I apologize. Nary: Mr. Forrey, can you sum up your rebuttal in three minutes? Forrey: Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. President, Members of the Council. For the record, again, Wayne Forrey. Let me just address some of the comments that were provided by some of the property owners nearby. Mrs. Ingram's comment. We did listen to neighbors, read through the minutes, understood what the citizens and the P&Z was saying. Star Lane. There were two citizens that testified that they wanted Star Lane to make the connection. Plus ACHD, city staff, and Planning and Zoning Commission members. Professional office was testified that that would be better than the apartments, which we made that change. The neighbors asked us to lower the density from that first project. We cut it more half. We are 4.19 units to the acre. Havasu Creek has lots the same size. They are a planned unit development also. I think they have R-4 Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 39 of 45 zoning, but they developed to an R-8 type standard. It's very compatible with the projects to the north and the south. The sidewalk -- the neighbors did ask specifically for the sidewalk in front of the Grasmick property, because of the L-shaped -- of the Reitermans wraps around that and they don't have a lot of frontage on Locust Grove, which we agreed to do. To Mr. Ingram's comment, Mr. McGraw, Rick McGraw did talk about the pricing of this product and it would go up from those numbers that I gave you. Again, I would just reiterate that the highway district and the city, as well as property owners, wanted Star Lane to make the connection and that's why we incorporated that into this new plan. Regarding Mrs. Ham's comment, it's just good planning to have those stub streets and I realize we are not dictating that that road would go through her property, that would be her decision if. When they develop or change the use, then, that would be an opportunity to get that road to connect, but it's only good planning to do that, to make those stub connections. Again, ACHD asked us to do that in those initial meetings that we conducted with them. To Mr. Thorne's comments, when I moved to Boise in 1978, 1 bought a similar piece of property, because that was the standard 25 years ago was an acre lot with a well and a septic system and we were way out in the country, but Meridian is growing now. Here we are 25 years later and the standards are different. This is an urbanizing area in your Comprehensive Plan. I do sympathize with folks. I have been in that same situation and -- but this is an urbanizing area, it's a neighborhood in transition, and we are trying really hard to blend in and comply with your Comprehensive Plan. Be happy to answer any other questions. Nary: Council, any other questions for Mr. Forrey? Rountree: I have none. Nary: Mr. Forrey, I guess I was a little curious and I agree partly with what you said on the planning issue, but it appears from what was -- the testimony from Mrs. Ham, both of these stub streets enter her current -- enter her property? Is that what I understood? Forrey: This one is in Havasu Creek. Nary: Oh. Forrey: And it exists today. Nary: Just that one. Forrey: Her property is here and it's this one stub street here. Nary: Okay. Forrey: So, she has a current stub street coming in on her north side and we are proposing to come through here on her south. Nary: I got it. Okay. That was just my confusion, then. Thank you. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 40 of 45 Wardle: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Wardle. Wardle: Mr. Forrey, I also have a question. You will be building the sidewalk here in the right of way. T hat, effectively, removes any access of this property f rom Locust Grove, so they would access from this new stub street; is that correct? Forrey: He would still have his curb cut right here into this rental house. Right there. Wardle: Okay. Nary: I think that's all the questions, Mr. Forrey. Forrey: Thank you. Nary: Council, do you have any other questions for staff before we close the Public Hearing? Okay. Is there any other information you would be seeking or did you want to close these Public Hearings on all three items or -- Rountree: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I move that we close the Public Hearings for Items 11, 12, and 13, AZ 03- 034, PP 03-039, and CUP 03-062. Bird: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to close the public hearings on Items 11, 12 and 13. All those in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Nary: Council, discussion or motion? What's your preference? Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: Before I make a motion, I agree with some of the against testimony, that I believe that we are getting way too much R-8 and R-15 back in there. I don't like -- when we were just all R -4's, I like the variety, but -- and I understand why everybody wants R -8's, I mean if I can get an extra lot out of every acre or two, I would be there, too, as a developer, because it costs a lot to develop -- to develop the land. I'm quite familiar with Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 41 of 45 the -- with the subdivision across the road there on Star Lane and stuff. I have had quite a few friends that live out there and those one acre lots are nice. I think with the L- O office that this is kind of making a buffer zone to them, but I don't know if we are getting a buffer zone to Havasu and some of those R-4 subdivisions around there. Evidently, they didn't have anybody in here complaining about that, so with that I would make a motion that we approve AZ 03-034. The request for annexation and zoning of 11.31 acres from RUT to R-8 and L -O zones for proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman. South of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road, incorporate Planning and Zoning, staff, Commission, applicant testimonies, public testimonies, for the attorney to draw up the Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and Decision of Order. Wardle: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve Item 11, AZ 03-034, the request for annexation and zoning of 11.31 acres for Razzberry Crossing. Is there further discussion? Rountree: I have none. Nary: Mr. Clerk, would you, please, call the roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Nary: Item 12. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I would move that we approve PP 03-039, the request for Preliminary Plat approval of 34 residential building lots and four professional office lots and six common lots on 11.31 acres in proposed R-8 and L -O zones for the proposed Razzberry Crossing b y C arl a nd B onnie R eiterman. South of East M cMillan R oad and west of North Locust Grove Road -- and this is where we need to incorporate agreement on that opening between the -- between the two parks, between Havasu. Also, the removal of the island as per Fire Department and this also is where -- the Preliminary Plat, I believe, is where we would have the sidewalks, which, I guess, we don't have to put them in, because they are already in the right of way on the other deal, so -- Rountree: Including the special provisions of ACHD. Bird: What? Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 42 of 45 Rountree: Including the special provisions of ACHD Bird: Including the special provisions of ACHD and to incorporate Planning and Zoning Commission, Planning and Zoning staff, applicant testimonies, and for the attorney to draw up Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and Decision of Order. Rountree: Second. Powell: Mr. President, did the maker of the motion also wish to include the reduced frontage from -- instead of 40 feet, at 47 and a half feet? Bird: Yes. Yes. I'm sorry. I didn't have -- that's right. Powell: And also did the maker of the motion also wish to include the one regarding the parking on one side of the street? Bird: That's Fire Department comments, isn't it? The requirements of -- Powell: No. The one that I handed you on the memo regarding -- right now they are saying no parking at all. Bird: Oh. Yes. Okay. Yes. I agree with that, with the memo. Powell: Thank you, sir. Nary: The second agree? Rountree: I agree with that. Nary: Okay. It's been moved and seconded for approval of PP 03-039, the request for Preliminary Plat approval of 34 residential building lots, four professional offices, six common lots for proposed Razzberry Crossing, to include all staff comments, including the additional conditions as stated by the motion. Is there further discussion? I will take a moment to -- I agree with Mr. Bird as to what he said at the initial outset of Razzberry Crossing. I think this is an improvement. There is always going to be some disagreement and there is always a rub when you're talking about this transition that you're having from rural to a more dense type of development, but I think overall this is still a very positive project and there is a lot more enhancement that's existent now than we ever saw in the past. I would concur with that. If there is no other comments, Mr. Berg, would you call roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. Nary: Finally, Item 13 Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 43 of 45 Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I'd move that we approve CUP 03-062, the request for a Conditional Use Permit for a planned development containing a mixed residential and professional office uses in proposed R-8 and L -O zones for the proposed Razzberry Crossing by Carl and Bonnie Reiterman. South of East McMillan Road and west of North Locust Grove Road and this one we need to add a condition for the approval of site specific comment Number 5, stating light office development will require detailed conditional use approval to the findings. To incorporated Planning and Zoning Commission, Planning and Zoning staff, and applicant and public hearing comments, and for the attorney to draw up Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law and Decision of Order. Rountree: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded for the approval of CUP 03-062, the request for Conditional Use Permit for the planned development for Razzberry Crossing, including the additional condition as stated by the maker of the motion. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, Mr. Berg, would you call roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 14. Water, Sewer, & Trash Delinquencies: Nary: Now, Item 14, our current water, sewer, trash delinquencies. This is to inform all of you in writing that if you so choose you have the right to a pre -termination hearing at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 3`d, or thereafter, it's approximately 9:00 p.m., before the Mayor and the City Council to appear in person to be judged on the facts and to defend the claim made by the city that your water, sewer, and trash bill is delinquent. You may retain counsel. Your service will be discontinued on or about February 4, 2004, unless payment is received in full. Is there anyone present who wishes to contest his or her water, sewer, and trash delinquency? Hearing none, it says that you are hereby informed that you may appeal and have the decision of the city reviewed by the Fourth Judicial District Court pursuant to the Idaho State Code. Even though there is an appeal, the water will be still shut off. The amount of the turn-off on this list is $23,120.22. This is our schedule for February 4, 2004, cycle two. Council, you have the list before you. Mr. Bird? Bird: Mr. President, I move that we approve the turn off on water and sewer and trash delinquency. The turn off will be on February 4, 2004, unless payment is received in full. The sum of the delinquency is $23,120.22. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3. 2004 Page 44 of 45 Rountree: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to approve the turn-off list for February 4, 2004. 1 can't remember, Mr. Berg, do we do this by roll? All those in favor? MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Item 15. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Nary: And we are now on Item 15. Bird: Mr. President? Nary: Mr. Bird. Bird: I move we go into Executive Session as per Idaho State Code 67-2345(1)(c). Rountree: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to go into Executive Session pursuant to Idaho Code 67-2345, subsection (1)(c). Mr. Berg, would you, please, call roll. Roll Call: Bird, aye; Rountree, aye; Wardle, aye; Nary, aye. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES. (Enter into Executive Session) (Return from Executive Session) Nary: We're back on the record. I guess we need a motion to leave Executive Session. Rountree: So moved. Bird: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to leave Executive Session. All those in favor. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES Nary: And we can now have a motion to adjourn. No decisions were made in Executive Session. Wardle: Mr. President. Nary: Mr. Wardle. Meridian City Council Meeting February 3, 2004 Page 45 of 45 Wardle: I move that we adjourn. Rountree: Second. Nary: It's been moved and seconded to adjourn this meeting. All those in favor. We adjourned at 9:44. MOTION CARRIED: ALL AYES MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:44 P.M. (TAPE ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) APPROVED: 2 / 247 TAMMY E ERD, MAYOR DATE ``�`t�twuunrrrrrr r�r .0�y OF ME�,Diq' ATTESTED: ,Gcccc--- $EAL WILLIAM G. BERG, JW, C Ylf�L f� �� '.��Q �T1SZ•� +++++e+em nn���y%0