2021-02-02 Regular Minutes Item#4.
Meridian City Council February 2, 2021.
A Meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday,
February 2, 2021, by Mayor Robert Simison.
Members Present: Robert Simison, Joe Borton, Luke Cavener, Treg Bernt, Jessica
Perreault, Brad Hoaglun and Liz Strader.
Also present: Chris Johnson, Bill Nary, Sonya Allen, Alan Tiefenbach, Mark Ford, Joe
Bongiorno and Dean Willis.
ROLL-CALL ATTENDANCE
Liz Strader _X_ Joe Borton
_X_ Brad Hoaglun _X_Treg Bernt
_X_ Jessica Perreault Luke Cavener
_X_ Mayor Robert E. Simison
Simison: Council, I will call this meeting to order. For the record it is February 2nd, 2021.
It is 6:00 p.m. We will begin tonight's meeting with roll call attendance.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Simison: Next item is the Pledge of Allegiance. If you all would, please, rise and join us
in the pledge.
(Pledge of Allegiance recited.)
COMMUNITY INVOCATION
Simison: Next item is our committee invocation, which this evening will be presented by
Pastor Tim Pusey with Valley Shepherd Church of the Nazarene. If you would all, please,
join us in the invocation or take this as a moment of silence and reflection. Pastor Pusey.
Pusey: Thank you. Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day and we thank you for this
wonderful community in which we have the privilege of living. We thank you, Lord, for
our City Council and for others who serve our community, some behind the scenes, some
on the front lines and I pray your blessing and your guidance for our City Council tonight
as they consider matters relating to the -- the well being of -- of the people of our
community and, Lord, may their decisions and choices reflect the -- the well being of all
of our people. We thank you for them. We pray for wisdom and guidance for them. Lord,
we -- we do pray for the people of this community. While we recognize that in so many
ways we are a prosperous community and there are many who are thriving, we also know
that there are those who are struggling, particularly in a year like this past year has been
and, Lord, we -- we do join others in praying for healing of the COVID-19 virus here and
around the globe. Father, teach us in all that we do to demonstrate the love of Jesus
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Christ in all of our responses to the needs of people around us. Thank you again for the
privilege of calling upon you. We thank you for the assurance of your presence and the
assurance that we can have that we need not walk through any of these challenges alone,
in Christ's name we pray, amen.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Simison: Thank you. Council; next item is the adoption of the agenda.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: Looking at the agenda, we don't need Executive Session after this meeting, so
move that we strike Items 4 and 5 from the agenda. So, finish the evening off with public
hearing Item No. 3. With that I move that we adopt the agenda as amended.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor, I second the motion.
Simison: And just for clarity, there is currently only Item 4 on the agenda at this point in
time. So, just removing Item 4.
Johnson: Item 5 would have been amended on if you needed to continue it from 4:30.
So, that's the note there.
Bernt: You guys are making it too confusing for me.
Simison: Council, any discussion on the motion? If not, all in favor signify by saying aye.
Opposed nay. The ayes have it. Motion is agreed and the agenda is adopted.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
PUBLIC FORUM — Future Meeting Topics
Simison: Mr. Clerk, do we have anyone signed up under the public forum?
Johnson: Mr. Mayor, nobody signed up.
ACTION ITEMS
1. Final Plat Modification for Shelburne East No. 3 (MFP-2021-0002) by
Kent Brown Planning Services, Located at 4301 and 4330 E. Bott Ln.
and 4320 E. Amity Rd.
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2. Final Plat Modification for Shelburne South No. 1 (MFP-2021-0001) by
Kent Brown Planning Services, Located at 4425 S. Selatir Way and
4320 E. Amity Rd.
Simison: Okay. Then we move on to Action Items. First item is -- going to open the first
two items together, which are final plat modifications for Shelburne East, No. 3, MFP-
2021-0002, and final plat modification for Shelburne South, No. 1, MFP-2021-0001. We
will open this public hearing with staff comments.
Allen: Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council. The next two applications are for
final plat modifications. This property is located approximately a quarter mile west of
South Cloverdale Road, north of East Amity Road. The applicant requests a modification
to the previously approved, but not yet recorded final plats for Shelburne East No. 3 and
Shelburne South No. 1. The modification proposes to expand the boundary of Shelburne
East No. 3 to include one additional common lot and reduce the boundary of Shelburne
South 1 to exclude two common lots. The plat on your left there is Shelburne South No.
1. The plat on the right is Shelburne East No. 3. The Bureau of Reclamation owns the
lot that contains a Ten Mile feeder canal indicated there on the map in Shelburne South
and is no -- excuse me -- does not wish for their property to be included in the subdivision.
Without this lot the lot on the other side of the canal is no longer contiguous to land in the
subdivision and can't be included in Shelburne South No. 1 Subdivision. Because it's
contiguous to Shelburne East No. 3, the applicant is proposing to include the lot in that
subdivision. So, you can see here the map on the right is the area that's proposed to be
included in Shelburne East. Written testimony has been received from Kent Brown, the
applicant's representative, and he is in agreement with the staff report and I believe is
online if you have any questions. Staff is recommending approval with conditions in the
report. Staff will stand for any questions.
Simison: Thank you, Sonya. And I was incorrect. This is not a public hearing, so we did
not have to open anything up. Council, do you have any questions for staff at this point
in time or do we need to hear from the applicant?
Perreault: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Perreault.
Perreault: Sonya, so the -- the Ten Mile feeder is going to stay with -- with Subdivision
No. 1?
Allen: Mr. Mayor, Council Woman Perreault, Councilmen, no. Ten Mile feeder is owned
by the Bureau of Reclamation.
Perreault: Okay.
Allen: They do not wish for their property to be included in the subdivision plat. So, if you
can see that area right here, it's that thin narrow strip. If -- if that area is excluded from
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this plat, then, that leaves the triangle piece right here, which is not contiguous to this plat.
So, therefore, if you -- the subdivision to the north up here is the Shelburne East No. 3
and that's what's shown here on the right. So, they are just including that lot up with that
one.
Perreault: Mr. Mayor, a follow up.
Simison: Council Woman Perreault.
Perreault: Thank you, Sonya. That -- after -- as I was reading through this I was trying
to -- the way the maps were in the file it was a little bit confusing. So, this helps -- this
slide helps a lot. I was -- I was trying to figure out what's happening with that piece and I
knew they wanted to exclude it, so thank you, that -- this is much more clear than what
was -- than what was in the file we reviewed.
Allen: You are welcome.
Simison: Council, any additional questions? Do I have a motion?
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: I will take them in the order of their -- how they are listed for final plat
modification. I move approval of MFP-2021-0001, final plat modification for Shelburne
South No. 1.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: I second that motion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 2, final plat modification for
Shelburne South No. 1. Is there any discussion? If not, Clerk will call the roll.
Roll call: Bernt, yea; Borton, yea; Cavener, absent; Hoaglun, yea; Strader, yea; Perreault,
yea.
Simison: All ayes. Motion carries and is approved.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
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Hoaglun: I move approval of MFP-2021-0002, final plat modification for Shelburne East
No. 3.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: I second that motion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second for Item No. 1, final plat modification for Shelburne
East No. 3, which is MFP-2021-0002. Is there any discussion? If not, Clerk will call the
roll.
Roll call: Bernt, yea; Borton, yea; Cavener, absent; Hoaglun, yea; Strader, yea; Perreault,
yea.
Simison: All ayes. Motion carries and the item is agreed to. Thank you very much.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
3. Public Hearing for KB Fabrication & Welding (H-2020-0121) by
Platform Architecture Design, Located at 2675 E. Lanark St.
Simison: Item 3 is a public hearing for KB Fabrication and Welding, H-2010-0121. We
will open this public hearing with staff comments and turn this over to Alan. Alan, you are
muted. There you go.
Tiefenbach: Sorry. I was trying to share my screen there. Did that come up?
Simison: Yes, it did.
Tiefenbach: Great. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, Members of the Council. This is a proposal
for a vacation of a landscape easement. Here is a map of the property. Basically at the
northwest quadrant of Eagle and Franklin. The property is about two and a half acres of
land. It's presently two lots. It's zoned I-L in the northwest quadrant, as I said, of Eagle
and Franklin. In September of 2020 a certificate of zoning compliance and design review
was approved for a 2,500 square foot office building and a 9,000 square foot welding
shop on two lots that are in different subdivisions. I prepared this next exhibit here.
Although a building can overlay an interior lot line if both lots are under the same
ownership, it was discovered that a 20 foot landscape easement exists along the southern
poverty line of the northern lot and the shop building would be encroaching on this
easement. So, to -- to illustrate, here is the Olson and Bush Subdivision No. 2 and what
you see here in red, this is the first lot. There is a second lot down to the south here and
if you can see there is a landscape easement here. On the -- on the right side of the
screen is the entire development. So, this would be the first lot in the Olson and Bush
Subdivision No. 2. This is the second lot in Olson and Bush Subdivision No. 3 and this
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here is that landscape easement that is being vacated. The purpose of this landscape
was to ensure that subsequent development was respectful of residential development to
the south, meaning the residences, which are down here. Since the time of a final plat
approval, though, this -- the lots to the south was purchased by the applicant -- now it's
just part of the same development. The improved CZC includes a 25 foot residential
landscape buffer at the southern perimeter. That's what you can see down here. That
was the intent, again, of the original landscape easement. So, therefore, that landscape
easement is no longer necessary. As part of a final approvement of the CZC the
applicant's required to vacate the landscape easement, and, then, merging both of these
lots together. When this is completed the applicant can apply for the building permit. With
that staff recommends approval of the vacation of the easement. If you have any
questions or comments, Council.
Simison: Thank you, Alan. Council, any questions for staff?
Perreault: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Council Woman Perreault.
Perreault: Alan, did you say that this southern lot is going to be added to this subdivision
or -- I mean I don't know if I have ever run across two lots that have one use, but in -- but
one is in a subdivision and one isn't. Does that create challenges in the future?
Tiefenbach: No, ma'am. It's the -- so, the two lots are in different subdivisions, but they
both have the same zoning. So, Lot 1 -- so Lot 1 is in Subdivision No. 2 and the bottom
lot is in Subdivision No. 3, but when they do the property boundary adjustment they are
technically creating a new subdivision of one lot, which is merging it together.
Perreault: Thank you.
Simison: Council, any additional questions? Okay. Would the applicant like to be
recognized for ten minutes? Mr. Brown.
Brown: Thank you. I don't really have anything else to add. I just needed to make sure
that this could be completed. We have already submitted an application to combine both
properties, as long as this was vacated. But that's all we need. Appreciate your help
tonight.
Simison: Okay. Thank you. Council, any questions for the applicant? This is a public
hearing. We have nobody in the room. We do have someone from ACHD on the line.
don't know if ACHD has any desire to provide testimony without asking questions. So, if
you do, please, use the raise your hand feature. But, otherwise, I think we can take a
motion from Council at this point in time, unless the Council would like -- unless the
applicant would like to make any additional final comments? Seeing no desires, Council,
do I have a motion?
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Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: I move that we close the public hearing on H-2020-0121.
Bernt: Mr. Mayor, second the motion.
Simison: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing. Is there any
discussion? If not, all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay. The ayes have it.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Hoaglun.
Hoaglun: After hearing from staff and applicant, I move that we approve File No. H-2020-
0121 as presented in the staff report for the hearing date of February 2nd, 2021, as
presented.
Strader: Second.
Simison: I have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion on the motion? If not,
Clerk will call the roll.
Roll call: Bernt, yea; Borton, yea; Cavener, absent; Hoaglun, yea; Strader, yea; Perreault,
yea.
Simison: All ayes. Motion carries and the item is agreed to. Thank you very much, staff
and applicant.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
FUTURE MEETING TOPICS
Simison: And a quick meeting tonight. Council, anything under future meeting topics?
Or if not, do I have a motion?
Bernt: Mr. Mayor?
Simison: Councilman Bernt.
Bernt: I move that we adjourn the meeting.
Hoaglun: Mr. Mayor, second the motion.
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Simison: I have a motion and a second to adjourn the meeting. Any discussion? If not,
all in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed nay. The ayes have it. We are adjourned.
MOTION CARRIED: FIVE AYES. ONE ABSENT.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 6:16 P.M.
(AUDIO RECORDING ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS)
2 / 9 2021
MAYOR ROBERT E. SIMISON DATE APPROVED
ATTEST:
CHRIS JOHNSON - CITY CLERK
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