Land & Water Conserv. Grant
Meridian Parks & Recreation
Memo
RECEIVED
OCT 1 8 2005
City of Meridian
City Clerk Office
To:
Mayor and City Council
Date:
Will Berg ~Y. A
Doug Strong, Director /Jw1;' ~
October 18,2005
CC:
From:
Re:
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant
During the October 4, 2005 City Council meeting a discussion took place on the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Grant for Splash-Pad at Meridian Settler's Park. The
out come of that discussion was to place this back. on an upcoming agenda with a
recommendation from Director Strong as to how to move forward with this issue.
The Parks Staff is requesting this item be placed on the agenda for October 25,
2005. Attached is a copy of the minutes for this particular item from the October 4,
2005 meeting.
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DIRK KEMPTHORNE
governor
Robert L. Meinen
director
Doug Strong
City of Meridian Parks & Recreation
11 WBower
Meridian ill 83642
RE: Settlers Park SplashPad, Grant #16-00535
Dear Doug,
I am pleased to inform you that the National Park Service has approved your
grant application on the federal level.
Enclosed are two (2) project agreements (including general provisions for
each). Please sign them both and return one to our office. The City will be
able to proceed with the project as soon as we are in receipt of our copy of
the signed agreement. Your project has been assigned #16-00535. Please
reference this number in all future correspondence relating to this project.
I have enclosed several additional documents and information packets for
you. Please review and complete the documents as required and return them
to our office. An outline ofthe enclosed items is as follows:
1. GUIDELINES II - AFTER PROJECT APPROVAL: This booklet is
the key to the proper implementation of your project; please study it
thoroughly. Negligence in following these procedures can result in a
partial or total loss of reimbursement eligibility. Section II, on pages 5
through 9 will provide the most immediate help to you.
2. CONSTRUCTION BY CONTRACT SUPPLEMENT: This booklet will
be very helpful in assuring compliance with state and federal
requirements regarding construction contracts and with bidding
procedures. Again, negligence in following these procedures can result in
partial or total loss of reimbursement eligibility.
3. ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION: Please have your engineer examine
and sign this document and return one copy to our office. All
developments must be properly engineered prior to submitting fmal plans
to our office and before construction.
4. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The "Equal Opportunity
Poster" must be posted in a conspicuous place on the project site during
construction.
5. LWCF SIGN: I have enclosed a LWCF sign that should be posted and
maintained at the site, preferably near the main entrance. .
Settlers Park SplashPad, Grant #16-00535
September 26, 2005
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6. UNIFORM FEDERAL ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS
(UFAS): The UFAS criteria must be followed in all applicable
development facilities--booklet enclosed. The City should also
adhere to the standards development for the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990. These standards generally mirror the
UFAS.
7. FINAL PLANS and CERTIFICATION: The City will be
required to submit copies of all site plans to our office for
approval prior to construction. State or City certificates of health
an umbing, electrical inspections, etc. must be provided to our
~ ey are completed.
estions you may call or email me at (208) 33413180,
id r.state.id.us. Thank: you.
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Bird: Yeah_ Chief. would yoU state what an ALS is different than what we an! dotng right
now, what 1he paramedics can do for -- because we seem to get letters to the editor
saying that we are not staying up with our safety and stuff.
Anderson: Sure. I would be glad to. All of our personnel in the fire department now are
.tI8ined 10 what we call basic life support and they are aM ernefgenCY medicat
tieJchnicians. What that is is, basically I it's about 150 hours of first-aid type of training and
we also do auto extraction and those types of things_ So, in a city such as Meridian, the
fire department is the first line of defense and we are normally the flf5t responders and
nonnally arrive, in the case of an emergency, within about three or four minutes from
the time you dial 911. Our scope of practice under that EMT baSic is very limed as far
as what we can do. With this addftional skill set, instead a 150 hour cotone, most of the
paramedics will have in the neighborhood of about 1,500 hours of training. They will be
able to do a number of advanced life-saving measures from starting IV's to intubations,
cardiac monitoring, administering drugs. So, it will be a significant improvement to the
level of service to our citizens and when somebody has a life threatening emergency
like that. seconds literally count. So, the higher level of bainlng that our folks can
provide to the citizens is going to mean lives saved in the long run. $0, thanks for
asking that.
Bird: Thank you.
Wardle: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Wardle.
Wardle: I would just like to thank the chief for his hard work. and efforts on that front, as
weft as station Four, and say that you have far surpassed all of this cltys expectations
for your six month money back guarantee and have done a great job.
De Weerd: I don't know, I was gOing to say he survived the first six months, but more I
survived his first six months.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
Rountree: Chief, could you give us just kind of a time line on the new station?
Anderson: The new station is proceeding along as scheduled. It did get bumped back
about 30 days. We were anticipating a middle of December opening and now we are
looking at a middle of January, just due to oonstruction delays.
Rountree: Thank you.
C. Parks Department - Doug Strong
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1. Discussion of Land and Water C~ FWIid gr.ant
for Splashpad at Meridian Settler's Park:
De Weerd: Thank you, Council. Thank you, chief. And congratulations. Those are great
announcements. Item 6-C, Our Parks Department. Another grant that the city received
and in reviewing the documentation, our director came to us with some concerns. We
had our oity attorney do a review of the contract that is in front of you and I will tum this
over to Doug.
Strong: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. This grant, as grants go,
has been in progress for about a year now and we are working through a variety of
issues that you deal with, certainly, when yOu look for any kind of federal grant dollars
into a project What we were looking for initially was funding fot phase two development
of Adventure Island playground. which is a water splash pad portion of that playground.
Our initial cost estimates would be about 90,000 dollars to complete that project. It's a
50-50 match. So, that's what we went after and to make a long story short, we were
successful in that in going through the process - and one of the few project$ funded in
the state, which pleased us, but as we looked at some of the requirements of receiving
the dollars, we had reservations continue to grow for a 45,000 dollar grant for,
essentially, a mil/ion dollar playground and how it encumbers the city for the future. So.
we feel it's very important before any signing on the line for the Council, certainly, to
either say yeah or nay to this project before we commit in perpetuity, our requirements
under this grant. So, that's where we are at this point.
De Weerd: I guess, Mr. Nary, do you have anything to add to that?
Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, [ mean I think some of you are familiar
with land on conservation fund restrictions that go along with property and the language
that was concerning to us was the - the original requirement was that this would - this
grant would encumber the entire parcel, the entire 56 acres of ground, even though the
portion'that's being developed under this grant is not the entire 56 acres. The contract
that's in front of you, that's ~~ the language is still there. Mr. Strong has negotiated a
different outcome, but it's still a significant portion of the park ground that's being
encumbered, basically all of the developed property. So, future uses as we have
experienced with Storey Park and these things never go away and 40 years later we still
address these concerns with Storey Park. about use and conservation and the usability
of that property in the future and that is a requirement if you accept the grant, so -
De Weerd: Council, I guess we knew of the encumbrance and during the presentation it
was noted and also discussed that it would be limited to just the area of pari<. lands that
this portion would be funding. So, Adventure Island and the splash pad, in particular.
What Director Strong was able to do is to narrow that down from the 56 acres to 21,
which we think is still extremely unreasonable, when it only pertains to the minimally
one acre or two acre playground site. So, Councilor Doug is in front of us tonight to
recommend or seek your comments and direction.
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Bird: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Bird.
Bird: And I'm the only one that was here with the 1968 purchase of the storey park deal
and being involved with that very heavily. I'm not for getting a penny from them,
because they take control. You're limited to what you can do, as we all know. I think Mr.
Nary just stated that. I think we can find the 45,000 ~ I don't think it's worth the trouble
that it will cause us down the road. EvelYbody knows what I feel about federal grants.
There is always string attached to it and it's usually in their benefit. So, I think we can
find the 45,000 somewhere else. That would be my opinion.
Rountree: I would agree.
De Weerd: Council, perhaps we can put this as an agenda item next week with a
recommendation from Director Strong as to how we can move fOlWard and I believe that
we need to consider looking at our park impact fees to make up the difference of what is
not in our budget.
Strong: Madam Mayor and Members of the Council, just for my guidance this week, it
would be I think prudent for me to respond to the grant folks at state parks to let them
know where we are with this. They are expecting a signature on the form to come back
and, then, proceed with a contract. If we are not going to move ahead, they would be
able to make the money available to some other applicant next in line on the list. So, as
soon as we can accomplish this - and I'll call state parks and let them know and send
appropriate correspondence to that effect.
De Weerd: And, Doug, I do have a message into the state director. He's been out of
town and he returns tomorrow morning. So, I will --
Strong: Director Minen?
De Weerd: Uh-huh.
Strong: Okay. Regarding this matter?
De Weerd: Yes.
Strong: Okay.
De Weerd: Thank you.
Rountree: Madam Mayor?
De Weerd: Mr. Rountree.
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Rountree; Question for Doug. Didn't we include the completion of this particular activity
in the budget increase that was presented at budget time?
Strong; Madam Mayor, Councilman Rountree, we did, including a projected 46.000
dollars from Land and Wmer Fund.
Rountree; Okay.
Strong: So, we backed this portion - this 45,000 out of the cost we thought it would take
to finish the playground.
Rountree: Thank you,
Item 7:
Items Moved from Consent Agenda:
De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Item 7. We did not have any times moved from the
Consent Agenda.
Item 8:
Item 9:
Item 10:
Continued Public Hearing from September 13, 2005: AZ 05-015
Request fur an Annexation and Zoning of 59.30 acres from RUT to R~B
zone for Cl'OSfitield Subdivision by Packard Estates Development, LLC
- 955 West Ustick Road:
Continued Public Hearing from September 13, 2005: PP 05..017
Request for Preliminary Plat approval of 246 building (244 residential
units, 1 daycare & 1 pool/locker facility I restroom) lots and 26 other lots
on 59.30 acres in a pmposed R..8 zone for ~rossfield Subdivision by
Packard Estates Development, LLC - 955 West Ustick Road:
Continued PUblic Hearing from September 13, 2005: CUP 05-022
Request for a Conditional Use Pennit for a Planned Development for
single-family residential units with a request to allow for reduced setbacks,
reduced lot size, reduced frontages, reduced house sizes and block
lengths in excess of 1,000 feet in a proposed R-8 zone for Crossfield
Subdivision by Packard Estates Development, LLC - 955 West Ustick
Road:
De Weerd: So, I will move to Item 8 is a continued Public Hearing from September 13th,
AZ 05-015. I will Open this item. Also Item 9, PP 05-017, and as well as Item 10, CUP
05w022, with staff comments.
Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, this is the Crossfield project. It's
located south of Ustick. west of Venable Lane. Venable Lane right now is on the north
side of Ustick, but It's in that location. The highlights of this development - I've shown
this, because this Is the easiest one to see at this level. It is a large project. It's 245
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