2021-02-24 Regular
City Council Regular Meeting
City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Minutes
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ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE
PRESENT
Councilwoman Liz Strader
Councilman Joe Borton
Councilman Brad Hoaglun
Councilman Treg Bernt
Councilwoman Jessica Perreault
Councilman Luke Cavener
Mayor Robert E. Simison
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNITY INVOCATION
ADOPTION OF AGENDA Adopted as Amended (with addition of Item 3)
Motion to adopt the amended agenda made by Councilman Bernt, Seconded by Councilman
Hoaglun.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun, Councilman
Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
PUBLIC FORUM – Future Meeting Topics
The public are invited to sign up in advance of the meeting at www.meridiancity.org/forum to
address elected officials regarding topics of general interest or concern of public matters.
Comments specific to active land use/development applications are not permitted during this
time. By law, no decisions can be made on topics presented at Public Forum. However, City
Council may request the topic be added to a future meeting agenda for further discussion or
action. The Mayor may also direct staff to provide followup assistance regarding the matter.
DEPARTMENT / COMMISSION REPORTS \[Action Item\]
1. Appointment and Swearing in of Kristopher Blume as Chief of the Meridian Fire
Department Approved
Motion to approve appointment made by Councilwoman Strader, Seconded by
Councilman Hoaglun.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun,
Councilman Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
2. Collective Labor Agreement Between the City of Meridian and the Meridian Fire
Fighters I.A.F.F. Local 4627 Approved
Motion to approve made by Councilwoman Strader, Seconded by Councilman
Bernt.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun,
Councilman Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
ACTION ITEMS
Public Hearing process: Land use development applications begin with presentation of the
project and analysis of the application by Planning Staff. The applicant is then allowed up to 15
minutes to present their project. Members of the public are then allowed up to 3 minutes each
to address City Council regarding the application. Citizens acting as a representative of a
Homeowner’s Association may be allowed up to 10 minutes to speak on behalf of represented
homeowners who have consented to yielding their time. After all public testimony, the applicant
is allowed up to 10 minutes to respond to questions and comments. City Council members may
ask questions throughout the public hearing process. The public hearing is then closed, and no
further public comment is heard. City Council may move to continue the application to a future
meeting or approve or deny the application. The Mayor is not a member of the City Council and
pursuant to Idaho Code does not vote on public hearing items unless to break a tie vote.
3. Council Discussion: Potential Annexation Impacts Due to Proposed Property Tax
Changes
4. Public Hearing for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program:
Program Year 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
(CAPER)
No Action. A Resolution will come before City Council in March
5. Public Hearing for Scentsy Campus (H-2021-0002) by Sam Johnson of Scentsy,
Inc., Located at the Southwest Corner of E. Pine Ave. and N. Hickory
Ave. Approved
A. Request: Modification to the Existing Development Agreement to include an
11.75-acre parcel of land, revise the approved concept plan and elevations,
and include light industrial uses into the allowed uses.
Motion to approve made by Councilman Hoaglun, Seconded by Councilwoman
Perreault.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun,
Councilman Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
6. Public Hearing for Schnebly Annexation (H-2020-0115) by Richard Schnebly,
Located at 2690 E. Franklin Rd. Approved
A. Request: Annexation of 0.75 of an acre of land with an R-2 zoning district.
Motion to approve made by Councilwoman Strader, Seconded by Councilman
Bernt.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun,
Councilman Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
7. Public Hearing for Prescott Ridge (H-2020-0047) by Providence Properties, LLC,
Located on the South Side of W. Chinden Blvd. and on the East Side of N.
McDermott Rd. Continued to April 13, 2021 – Public Testimony to only be
taken based on new information
A. Annexation of 128.21 acres of land with R-8 (99.53 acres), R-15 (8.82 acres)
and C-G (19.85 acres) zoning districts.
B. Preliminary Plat consisting of 371 buildable lots \[single-family residential
(215 detached/102 attached), townhome (38), multi-family residential (14),
commercial (1) and school (1)\], 42 common lots and 6 other (shared
driveway) lots\] on 124.81 acres of land in the R-8, R-15 and C-G zoning
districts.
Motion to continue to April 13, 2021 with testimony limited only to new
information made by Councilman Hoaglun, Seconded by Councilman Bernt.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun,
Councilman Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
ORDINANCES \[Action Item\]
8. Ordinance No. 21-1918: An Ordinance (H-2020-0087 – Spurwing Sewer Easement)
for Annexation of a Parcel of Land Being a Portion of Lot 2, Block 1 of Spurwing
Subdivision as on File in Book 69 of Plats at Pages 7104 in the Office of the
Recorder for Ada County, Idaho, Said Parcel Being Situated in the SW ¼ of Section
23, Township 4 North, Range 1 West, Boise Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, and Being
More Particularly Described in Attachment “A” and Annexing Certain Lands and
Territory, Situated in Ada County, Idaho, and Adjacent and Contiguous to the
Corporate Limits of the City of Meridian as Requested by the City Of
Meridian; Establishing and Determining the Land Use Zoning Classification of 0.60
Acres of Land from RUT to R-4 (Medium Low Density Residential) Zoning District
in the Meridian City Code; Providing that Copies of this Ordinance Shall be Filed
with the Ada County Assessor, the Ada County Recorder, and the Idaho State Tax
Commission, as Required by Law; and Providing for a Summary of the Ordinance;
and Providing for a Waiver of the Reading Rules; and Providing an Effective
Date Approved
Motion to approve made by Councilwoman Perreault, Seconded by Councilman
Hoaglun.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Borton, Councilman Hoaglun,
Councilman Bernt, Councilwoman Perreault, Councilman Cavener
FUTURE MEETING TOPICS
ADJOURNMENT
9:23 pm