05-473 Blueprint for Good Growth
CITY OF MERIDIAN
RESOLUTION NO. ¿) ~ - -17 3
BY THE CITY COUNCIL:
BIRD, DONNELL, ROUNTREE, WARDLE
A RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND APPROVING THE CREATION OF
BLUEPRINT FOR GOOD GROWTH, INC.; ACCEPTING THE CITY OF
MERIDIAN'S CORPORATE VOTING MEMBER STATUS; APPOINTING MAYOR
TAMMY DE WEERD AS A DIRECTOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has determined that it is critical that the
current transportation system of Ada County, Idaho and surrounding communities be
properly studied and reviewed to assess the status and efficiency of such system in the face of
significant future growth and development; and
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has also determined that it is critical for Ada
County and its surrounding communities to work together in a cooperative fashion to develop
and create a sensible land use and transportation plan for the area that will take into account
such future growth and development and ensure continued prosperity and qualityoflife for
the entire area (including the City of Meridian); and
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has also determined that the economy and
quality of life for the residents of the City of Meridian will itself directly impacted by the
presence of (or lack ot) a suitable land use and transportation plan to address in a cooperative
manner the impact oflarge-scale future growth and development on the area's overall
transportation system; and
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has determined that in order to develop and
create such a plan, monetary contributions will be needed from individuals, businesses and
governmental units in and around Ada County, Idaho; and
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has determined that in order to develop and
create such a plan, continued communication and discussions will need to take place between
and among people, businesses, groups and governmental units affected by the current
transportation plan of Ada County and surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has determined that in order to receive
monetary contributions from individuals, businesses and governmental units, and to promote
full and continued cooperation and communication between Ada County and surrounding
communities regarding the creation and development of such a plan, a separate legal entity
will be desirable and efficient; and
WHEREAS, if such legal entity is recognized as exempt fÌom federal income tax
under Section SOI(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"),
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contributions to such entity made by individuals and businesses may be tax-deductible to the
extent permitted by the Code, thus potentially increasing the scope and amount of such
contributions; and
WHEREAS, on December 23,2004, Articles ofIncorporation (attached as Exhibit
A) were filed for a newly-created Idaho nonprofit corporation, Blueprint for Good Growth,
Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the corporate purposes of Blueprint for Good Growth, Inc., as stated in
its Articles of Incorporation are: (1) raising and receiving monetary contributions fÌom
individuals, businesses and governmental units in and around Ada County, Idaho; (2)
studying and reviewing the current transportation system of Ada County, Idaho and
surrounding communities to assess the status and efficiency of such system in the fact of
significant future growth and development; (3) communicating with and receiving input from
people, businesses, groups and governmental units affected by the current transportation plan
of Ada County, Idaho and surrounding communities, with particular emphasis on the land
use and transportation planning that may be needed to preserve the area's qualityoflife
during significant growth and development; (4) developing and proposing for consideration
by Ada County and surrounding governmental units a sensible land use and transportation
plan for the area that will take into account significant future growth and development and
ensure the area's continued prosperity and quality oflife"; and
WHEREAS, the Meridian City Council has determined that the activities of
Blueprint for Good Growth, Inc., as described above, will serve to lessen the burdens of the
City of Meridian, due to the fact that the organization will be performing functions and
activities that would otherwise have to be performed (in whole or in part) directly by the City
of Meridian itself; and
WHEREAS, such Articles of Incorporation and the initial corporate bylaws of
Blueprint for Good Growth, Inc. provide that the corporation shall have Ada County, the Ada
County Highway District, the City of Boise, the City of Eagle, the City of Garden City, the
City of Meridian, the City of Kuna, the City of Star and the Idaho Transportation Department
as voting members, with each of the corporation's voting members having the right to
appoint one member of the corporation's Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, based on the purposes and activities described herein, Blueprint for
Good Growth intends to file an application for recognition of exempt status under Section
SOI(c)(3) of the Code with the Internal Revenue Service.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN CITY, IDAHO:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Meridian hereby ratifies and approves
the creation of Blueprint for Good Growth, Inc. for the purposes outlined above, including
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the cooperative preparation and development of sensible land use and transportation plan for
the area (including the City of Meridian) that will take into account significant future growth
and development and serve to ensure the area's continued prosperity and quality oflife.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Meridian, on behalf of the City of
Meridian, accepts its corporate voting member status with respect to Blueprint for Good
Growth, Inc.
Section 3. That the City Council of the City of Meridian, acting on behalf of the City
of Meridian, and pursuant to Articles VI and VII of the Articles of Incorporation, and Article
III of the initial corporate bylaws, hereby appoints Mayor Tammy de Weerd as a director of
Blueprint for Good Growth, Inc.
Section 4. That the appropriate representatives of the City of Meridian are hereby
authorized and directed, for and on behalf of the City of Meridian, to take any and all such
other actions and to execute and deliver any and all such documents as may be necessary or
desirable to facilitate the actions contemplated in this Resolution.
Section 5. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its
adoption and approval.
ADOPTED by the City Council ofthe City of Meridian, Idaho
j'j/¿lttj , 2005.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this
A a;- , 2005.
/7~ day of
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