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2011-02-22-~ E IDIAN~--- IDAHO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM 1. Roll-Call Attendance X David Zaremba X Brad Hoaglun X Charlie Rountree O Keith Bird X Mayor Tammy de Weerd 2. Pledge of Allegiance -Troop 138 Locust Grove Ward 3. Community Invocation: Pastor Stephanie Moore with Ten Mile Christian Church 4. Adoption of the Agenda Adopted ,~ 5. Consent Agenda Approved A. Approve Minutes of January 25, 2011 City Council Special Meeting B. Approve Minutes of February 8, 2011 City Council Workshop Meeting C. Approve Minutes of February 15, 2011 City Council Special Meeting D. Approve Minutes of February 15, 2011 City Council Regular Meeting E. Advertising Contract on Behalf of Meridian Arts Commission for Missoula Children's Theater Advertisement in Treasure Valley Family Magazine for aNot-to-Exceed Amount of $170.00 F. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for Approval: AZ 10-005 Ada County Highway District (ACHD) Ten Mile Annexation by City of Meridian Public Works Department Located Southwest Corner of W. Ustick Road and N. Ten Mile Road Request: Annexation and Zoning of 1.50 Acres of Land From R1 (Ada Meridian City Council Meeting Agenda -Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Page 1 of 3 All materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearing, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting. ^~ County) to R-4 (Medium Low-Density Residential) Zoning District 6. Community Items/Presentations A. Fairview Avenue Access Management Plan and Concept Design Update by Lisa Applebee, Project Manager at Ada County Highway District (ACRD) 7. Items Moved From Consent Agenda 8. Department Reports A. Mayor's Office: Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) Update Heard before Item 6A B. Mayor's Office: Resolution No. 11-772: Reappointing Nancy Rountree to Meridian Arts Commission, Seat 1 Approved 9. Action Items A. Public Hearing: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) --~ PY08 Substantial Amendment Approved B. Public Hearing: CPAM 10-001 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRA/FBO Located at 2510 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to Change the Land Use Designation on 4.9 Acres of Land from Office to Medium Density Residential Approved C. Public Hearing: RZ 10-004 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRA/FBO Located at 2150 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Rezone of 5.17 Acres of Land from L-O (Limited Office) to R-8 (Medium Density Residential) Zone Approved with removal of 10' fence setback stipulation D. Public Hearing: PP 10-003 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRA/FBO Located at 2150 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Preliminary Plat Approval of 24 Residential Building Lots and 4 Common Lots on 4.9 Acres of Land in a Proposed R-8 Zoning District Approved Meridian City Council Meeting Agenda -Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Page 2 of 3 All materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearing, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting. ^ 10. Continued Department Reports A. Mayor's Office: City Survey Discussion and Acceptance Accepted B. Planning Department: Ada County Highway District's (ACRD) Five Year Work Plan Including an Adoption Draft Discussion and Possible Endorsement C. Planning Department: Discuss Communities in Motion (CIM) - The Region's Long-Range Transportation Plan D. Police Department Report: Precious Metal Dealers Licensing and Regulation; Discussion of Draft Ordinance 11. Ordinances A. Ordinance No. 11-1474A: Updates to Title 2, Meridian City Code Regarding the Traffic Safety Commission and Planning & Zoning Commission Approved 12. Future Meeting Topics None Adjourned at 9:33 p.m. Meridian City Council Meeting Agenda -Tuesday, February 22, 2011 Page 3 of 3 All materials presented at public meetings shall become property of the City of Meridian. Anyone desiring accommodation for disabilities related to documents and/or hearing, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 888-4433 at least 48 hours prior to the public meeting. ~^ Meridian City Council Meeting February 22, 2011 A meeting of the Meridian City Council was called to order at 7.00 p.m., Tuesday, February 22, 2011, by Mayor Tammy de Weerd. Members Present: Mayor Tammy de Weerd, Brad Hoa lun Davi g d Zaremba and Charlie Rountree. Members Absent: Keith Bird. Others Present: Bill Nary, Jaycee Holman, Anna Cannin Caleb Hood ' . g, ,Rich Dees, Mike de St. Germain, Bill Johnson, Robert Simison, and Dean Willis. Item 1: Roll-call Attendance: Roll call. . X David Zaremba X Brad Hoa lun ____,~ g __X___ Charlie Rountree _____Keith Bird ,_X Mayor Tammy de UVeerd De Weerd: I would like to welcome you all here this evenin .Thank ou f r' ' ' . g y o joining us. For the public record it is Tuesday, February 22nd. It's 7:00 .m. We will p start the ~. meeting with roll call attendance. Item 2: Pledge of Allegiance -Troop 138 Locust Grove Ward De Weerd: Thank you. Item No. 2 is our Pled a of Alle lance. Toni ht we will 9 g g be led in the pledge by Troop 138. They are with the Locust Grove Ward. The will co y me forward and, then, they will instruct us on what we need to do. (Pledge of Allegiance.) De Weerd: If I could ask you two to come forward, I have two Cit of Meridian in . y p s to give you for leading us tonight. Thank you. Rountree: How about a candy bar? That's better than a in. p Item 3: Communit Invocation: Pastor S Y tephanie Moore with Ten Mile Christian Church De Weerd: He always tries to one up me. Item No. 3 is our communit invocation. . y Tonight we will be led by Stephanie Moore. She's with Ten Mile Christian Church. If you will all join us in the community invocation or take this as an o ortunit for a . ... pp Y moment of reflection. Thank you for joining us. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 2 of 52 ~"`~~ Moore: Our God, we thank you for this evenin . W . g e thank you for the commitment of our City Council members and of the members of the community to the well being of this city and its surrounding area. God, we ask for your presence and your guidance and your blessing on this meeting so that the items on th ' e agenda will be cared for quickly and well and will serve the interest of all who are in volved to the very best of their ability. In Jesus' name we pray, amen. Item 4: Adoption of the Agenda De Weerd: Thank you. Item No. 4 is ado tion of the a ends. p g Hoaglun: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Hoaglun. Hoaglun: Just a couple items to note. On toni ht's a en . g g da under community presentations, Item 6, we would like to move up Item 8-A and et the Ma ' . g yors Youth Advisory Council update a little sooner, so that could be ut ri ht h . p g t ere before we do the Fairview Avenue. Some excuse about homework or somethin I' g ike that they have got to get to, but -- so, we will move that up if that's oka with eve one. A ' Y ry Iso, under eight -- Item 8-B, Department Reports, that resolution number is 11-772. And, then, under Item 11, Ordinances, there was a typo on the first a enda. There was g a two and that should ,~~, been a four, so that is, as published now, Ordinance No. 11-1474 . A. So, since we are updating an ordinance it has to be four. So, I think that is all we h ' ave. So, with that, Madam Mayor, I move adoption of tonight's a enda. 9 Rountree: Second. Zaremba: Second, De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to ado t the a enda as sta ' p g ted. All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 5: Consent Agenda A. Approve Minutes of January 25, 2011 Cit Council S ecial . Y p Meeting B. Approve Minutes of February 8, 2011 Cit Council Worksho . Y p Meeting C. Approve Minutes of February 15, 2011 Cit Council S ecial . Y p Meeting Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 3 of 52 ''~``~ D. Approve Minutes of Februa 15 . ry , 2011 City Council Regular Meeting E. Advertising Contract on Behalf of Meridian Arts ' Commission for Missoula Children's Theater Advertisement in Treas ure Valley Family Magazine for aNot-to-Exceed Amount of 1 $ 70.00 F. Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law for A royal: - . pp AZ 10 005 Ada County Highway District (ACHD~ Ten Mile Annexation . by City of Meridian Public Works Department Located Southwe st Corner of W, Ustick Road and N. Ten Mile Road Re uest: q Annexation and Zoning of 1.50 Acres of Land From R1 Ada County) to R-4 (Medium Low-Densi Residential Zonin . ~ ~ g District De Weerd: Item 5, Consent Agenda. Hoaglun: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Hoaglun: Hoaglun: There were no changes on toni ht's Consent A enda so I g g move approval of the Consent Agenda and the Mayor to sign and Clerk to attest. Rountree: Second. De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to a rove the Consent A . pp genda. If there ~s no discussion, Madam Clerk. Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, ea~ Hoa lun• ea. Y ~ 9 ~Y De Weerd: All Ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 8: Department Reports A. Mayor's office: Mayor's Youth Advisor Council MYAC Y ( ~ Update De Weerd: Okay. As stated in amending our agenda we will move Item 8-A to -- . 6 to above 6-A. So, if Janelle would like to come forward. Thank ou for bein here toni Y g g ht. J.de Weerd: State my name and address? De Weerd: Your name is good. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 4 of 52 J.de Weerd: Okay. I'm Janelle de Weerd and I'm from M ayor s Youth Advisory Council. So, basically, this last month we had I Hite Youth when -- ' 9 we had nine presenters there and a really good turn out, especial) for the first ear . , Y y We had really good presentations and I think it was definitely a close tie between those r ' co i p esentat~ons. Also m ng up in March is the MYAC dinner auction. We will be benefitin .. g the Idaho -- Meridian Senior Center and that will be March 24th and ti ' ckets are selling for 20 dollars per person and, then, if you want to sponsor a table it will be 150 and tho ' wi se will come th us promoting your business and showin our s onsors for ' . g p the evening. And also with the recent passing of smoke free parks, as I'm ho in ou p g y guys all remember, we are going to be planning akick-off event for that. We are oin to be usin g g g our STAND grant that we got from American Lung Association, so we are ho in . p g to have that event on one of the Optimists football -- or PAL soccer -- 'ust one of tho J se days at Settlers Park, so we can use that sports complex to brin eo le in for g p p the barbecue, as well as the kids sports, because that's who we did it for obvious) . A ' . y nd so Just wait for more information. We haven t set a date or an thin and we will r ' Y g p obably be doing that on Monday. Other than that we are sendin out a oster com etiti ' 9 p p on to the middle schools for creating a drug free -- or tobacco free oster and that wi ' .. p II be made if we have notification cards for those people who are in the arks to fet t . p hem know of the new ordinance and Just a question for you u s. When will that o ' g Y g into effect, Madam Mayor? :~ De Weerd: Mr. Nary? Nary: Turning on my mike. Madam Ma or, Members of the Coun ' ' Y cil, I believe in the -- in the resolution I think it was effective immediate) I think th ' y, a effective date for the parks, though, was the 1st of March, because think the have toe ' y g t signs ordered, get signs put up, so I think that s -- that s the target and Mr. Siddowa isn't here toni . Y ght, but I think that was what the discussion was and I think that's wha t the parks target date was. J.de Weerd: Okay. Thank you. De Weerd: The signs have to be up before it can be enforced. J.de Weerd: Okay. So, yeah, we will be plannin that either late Mar h ' . g c orApril, Just so the weather will be warmer and people will actual) want to come. So . Y ,other than that, thats the main things we are working on. But if ou u s are intereste ' ' Y 9 Y d definitely come out to the MYAC dinner auction, because I know that the students are worki ng really hard to get some awesome auction items. De Weerd: That's great. Hey, Janelle, can ou tell us on -- are ou inv I ' Y y o ved in the Mayor sAnti-Drug Coalition PSA contest? J.de Weerd: Yes. The MADC is doing another PSA contest. Instead of a ' visual one or a video they will be radio PSAs and lucky, the DJ, will actual) be one of th ' y e Judges for Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 5 of 52 r''~, those and the winning broad -- or the winnin PSA w' ' . g ill be broadcasted on the radio station reaching -- I think it was like 150,000 listeners a we ek or something Ike that. So, that will be really awesome. We are oin to se .. g g e where we can fit that in, so definitely we will be bringing that up in the next -- in then ext meeting and also coming up on the agenda is the driving while textin -- or distracted dri ' ' 9 ving bill that Marv Hagadorn -- Representative Marv Ha adorn is introducin ' 9 g, so we will be testifying on our part of the text while driving. I mean, of course, the bill still has a I ' . of of kinks in it, so we dust need to read over that and send our view on what we a ree with. g De Weerd: Council, any questions? Hoaglun: No. De Weerd: Janelle, do you want to ex lain what I Hite Youth w ? p g as all about . J.de Weerd: Ignite Youth is havin 20 slides in five minut . 9 es to explain anything you want and so we -- this was the first time ever that ~t has been for 'us . ~ t youth. There has been Ignite Boise, Ignite Seattle -- I don't remember where i tall started, but we are the first city to ever do Ignite Youth and the winner of to -- ' g got a big trophy and got promoted to do it at Ignite Boise, I believe, as well as we told a pother one of the students that they should definitely present their resentation . , p as well. So, that s, basically, what it is and that will be an annual thin that we w' ' g ill be having for the next years, because it was a very successful event. De Weerd: Thank you. J.de Weerd: Thank you. De Weerd: It's always great to hang out with our outh council ' . Y and the passion, the ideas, the free-flowing dialogue that happens as art of that. So th ' ' p ank you for giving us a report. Item 6: Community ItemslPresentations A. Fairview Avenue Access Mana ement Plan an g d Concept Design Update by Lisa Applebee, Project Mana er at Ada . g County Highway District ~ACHD~ De Weerd: Okay. Our first Community Presentation Item 6-A is the F ' ' airview Avenue Access Management Plan and Concept Desi n and I will turn this over to 9 Caleb. Hood: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. I'm 'ust oin . ~ g gtotakea couple of minutes at the beginning of this --and ma be not even that Ion a cou I . Y g, p e of seconds to dust introduce Lisa Applebee. She is the pro'ect mana er at the Ada Coun . 1 g ty ,~ Highway District that is working on this access mana ement Ian for Fairview g p Avenue and I know she has some --some slides to run throu h with ou some u dates g Y p of some Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 6 of 52 look at the acket for this agenda item and she ~ survey -- I trust you all had a chance to p • ~ ~ he end of her resentation I m going to kind of will be working primarily from that and at t p . __ on how the discussion goes have a little further discussion come back and depending . im lement this at the city level and the implications it with the Council on how we may p ' -'sin our da -to-da business. So, we will have that has to our codes and policie y Y discussion at the end of Lisa's presentation. De Weerd: So, is this 20 slides in five minutes? Applebee: Pretty much. De Weerd: Thank you for being here. Rountree: Ignite Fairview. ee: Well toni ht I would like to give you an update on the Fairview Avenue Appleb g na ement Ian and I have to learn to use your neat machine here. Okay. access ma g p ' rted out -- the ro'ect started out as a concept design study on Fairview from This sta p 1 rchard on the east end, to Linder on the west or -- west end. Let me make sure I get 0 . m directions correct. And along the line the Commission -- Ada County Highway y m lete the District decided that we wanted to put the study on hold, but we would co p access mana ement Ian. We have a policy committee for the project and that includes g p o members of Meridian Cit Council and two members from Bose City Council and, ~,, tw Y then two commissioners as well. That committee recommended that we go back out to the ublic for more in ut on the access management plan before we ask the p p commission or either council to adopt the plan. The commission agreed to that and we took out an information brochure to about 31,000 addresses within a mile either side of the corridor. We asked people to fill out an electronic survey or either hard copy if they needed that and we also provided a three dimensional visualization on our project web a e. Since that mailing went out we received 327 responses to the survey out of pg the 31,000 sent out. Twenty-two of those were businesses. Tonight I d like to present some of the res onses to the survey, as well as talk about our next steps. We'd like to p take the results of the survey and the information we have gathered to the public and, then, we would come back to both the cities, Boise and Meridian, and the commission and ask all a encies to adopt the access management plan. Some of the questions in 9 the survey we asked -- first one: Do people agree .with access management on Fairview? We pretty much had an overwhelming response of agree. Now, on the business side it was about an 18 percent agreement from our 22 business respondents. Have to look at my statistics here as well on the next question. On question two we asked what our focus should be and they pretty much said traffic flow and safety and that's what we had envisioned the plan would address. Question three. Do people use alternate routes and uite a number said yes and on question four we asked why they a . used alternate routes. Pretty much congestion and safety. Question five we asked do eople shop at the alternate destinations. That was a mixed response. Of course, p businesses pretty much said, no, they shop along Fairview. And we asked if people ~. had concerns about implementing access management on Fairview and a lot of people Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 7 of 52 ' were medians causing congestion. Having enough ~. said yes. Some of those concerns t -turns and then, businesses were very concerned abou room for trucks to make the u it main concern. We asked people how they mainly business access. That was the ' ~ and that was most) commuting and shopping. For used Fairview Avenue today Y . ' was commutin and business. Then, the next couple questions were businesses that g ' ~ We asked does traffic block your driveways today and a lot specific to the businesses. if the had more than one access point. It was pretty mixed of them said no. We asked y . sked if the have s ecial access needs and those were manly here. And, then, we a y p live trucks havin access to their businesses. So, what does about the large de ry g . na ement look like? Well, here is a couple of examples of areas in access ma g rado. We have Golden, Colorado, in the top portion of the slide and here you can Colo . , ' 'without access mans ement, Denver, Colorado, a roadway where its been see this is g ' nted ve similar roadwa s to Fairview and these other areas within the country impleme ry Y heard have had similar ex erience to ours where we have gone out to the we have p , , , ' number of times we have a hard time getting a lot of public involvement initially public a . until ou et out there closer with the bull dozers and, then, we get a little more Y 9 . attention. And t icall ,businesses have not been supportive of access management, Yp Y es eciall before it oes in, and some experiences around the country have found that p Y 9 . after it's been im lemented it has had more favorable responses from business, as well p as the ublic. As art of the access management plan the Ada County Highway District p p has a ro'ect that would implement some portion or some of the tools of access pJ . mans ement. Ri ht now that project is scheduled for 2014 construction,- 2015 g g construction. What would that look like? Well, the scope of the project. is not fully ,~. defined but what was envisioned initially was implementing access management tools such as the medians, the u-turns, and three-quarter movements. Three-quarter movements would be in between the signals, which are at approximately half mile s acin s, the si nals, and, then, the three-quarter movements would be somewhere p g g around the uarter mile. In the top part of the display here you can see -- does that q oint to it? Yeah. You can see in the blue the cross-access that we are trying to p hi hli ht that may come -- may exist today where businesses share -- allow access 9 g across their property or record over time with redevelopment and development along Fairview. So, as we move forward with that project to implement access management we will take some options about the scope to our commissioners and we will ask them how the 'd like the team to proceed that could include doing the whole eight and a half Y mile corridor, implementing median along that whole corridor or Just about developing the u-turn pockets along the eight and a half mile corridor. Maybe just addressing the the safety areas -- areas where we see higher accident rates, just dealing with those areas first. Or at signalized intersections we could create the u-turn movement, as well as medians some distance back from the signals. And, then, another option would be 'ust to implement access management tools along -- or in areas where we have enough 1 ri ht of way today to allow the u-turns and the three-quarter movements. So, what 9 . next? I would like to gather your input on both the public output -- or outreach effort and our comments, as well as the implementation options available. I will take the results Y of the survey to the city of Boise next, as well as the commission. Then, the plan is to ,,.~ go back out to the public in a public information meeting, gather more Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 8 of 52 ' that a ain to the cities and the commission and ask you ~~ input, hopefully, from that, bring g ' access mana ement, so that from the city s perspective you at that time to adopt the g eland mana ement -- or land use process. With that can implement the plan through th g I would open it up to comments and questions. Weerd: Thank ou, Lisa. Council, comments or questions? De Y Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Rountree. ' ou listed some o tions that were available in terms of medians and Rountree. Lisa, y p ' u-turns and ri ht of wa and et cetera, and public comment and certainly spacings and g Y ' to factor in the ultimate ro'ect, but in my mind how much is scheduled to be thats going p J ed for the ro'ect so that, to some degree, is going to limit what it is the programm p t , options are going to look like. A lebee: Madam Ma or and Council. Absolutely. We recently updated our estimate. pp Y Initial) we had ut in an amount of money in the program that was a place holder and Y p we recent) took a closer look at what it would take to implement the access Y mana ement tools we are talking about right now, the medians, u-turns, and three- 9 uarter turn movements mainly and the cost went up significantly compared to the pace q -- or the lace holder that -- amount we had put in there. So, that, of course, affects our p . five ear work Ian and how we balance our budget in that program and that s why right y p now it's actual) s read out over two years and thats still subtect to change, especially Y p ... . de endin on what the --the commission decides will be the scope of that initial protect. p g ., it main) , ou know, be a mile section, two mile section -- it s really hard to say. We lust YY don't have a -- a good handle on that scope quite yet, because I think access mana ement -- implementing access management has a lot of associated issues g between right of way and business impacts and concerns such as those. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Yes, Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Given that last comment in terms of the scope, not only what, but where, is there an indication on the part of the commission or the panel that you have put to ether to look at this where the priority might be? A lot of times it's easiest first, but g maybe it's -- it's the most unsafe first, so -- have you looked at that? A lebee: From the team's perspective -- and we have just recently started to consider pp the scope. We -- we have thought about doing the whole corridor as sort of -- that was the team's hi hest ranked initially. I think more realistically we realize that it would be in 9 . those safet areas that may be first or --and be the easiest areas. And those actually -- Y ~. the possibility exists that could be --those could coincide. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 9 of 52 :~~. Rountree: Okay. Thank you. De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba? member of the committee, of course, I was on the side Zaremba. Madam Mayor, as a .. . 'ust an instinct on the -- picking out the critical accident of doing it all at once, but ~ . . • e first then ou're likely to create a new set of critical locations, if you solve thos , Y . , • I realize those ma look as the most important, but if -- if it s accident locations and Y ' hases I would think that we would be ready to expand what the going to be done in p ' ' nt locations are because I think if we solve those first we will just move critical accede , area and at some oint we need to -- we will have a series of trying to them to another p I will sa 'ust for eve bod 's comfort, I do transportation systems in solve them. But y, ~ rY Y ' ' count man man laces have access control or no left turns for c~t~es all over the ry, Y Y p ' miles and miles and the businesses still thrive. You know, the first time miles and comes to a business can't make a left turn into it, they may be confounded, somebody t if the want to o there the second time they come from the right direction and they bu y g re the businesses seem to do okay. So, I -- I understand the concern of get the , business eo le but I -- I think we can assuage that to some extent and they shouldnt p p be afraid of this. The safety of their customers is important as well. DeWeerd: Mr. Hoaglun. Hoa lun: Madam Ma or, Lisa, just to kind of follow up on that, are there sites -- if a ,-~, g Y business erson sa s, ou know, I'm concerned about this. To me it's --you're blocking p Y Y access tom business. I don't like that. Is there someplace in the valley they can look Y . at and sa well this is what we envision it to look like and you can see how it would Y> . work. I mean what would you suggest that they could take a look at if there ~s anything right now in place? A lebee: Madam Ma or, Councilmen, we actually had started doing -- sort of reaching pp Y out to the ublic, as well as other communities across the nation to find examples of p ., where it has been -- access management has been implemented and its been successful and we have, of course, found some communities across the nation where it has been successful) implemented and respondents --business owners have changed Y their ersecutive over time with that implementing of access. But also we have the p . exam le at Curtis and Fairview today and we have found at least one business owner p ,~ that would attest to the fact that he thinks its been an improvement to his business there at Curtis and Fairview. That median at the intersection, extends east and west, but not very far, maybe less than a quarter of a mile I think. Hoa lun: And just to follow up -- and I guess this is more of a comment than a 9 . uestion. When you're going through that survey and the business owners, 18 percent q . in favor and eo le -- the vast majority look like we are commuters going through and I p p ~ . uess the view it differently. Commuters say, oh, you re going to restrict access that g Y . .~ makes it easier for me to commute. Great. I m all in favor. The business owner, on the other hand is sa in , wait a minute, you're taking away business, it won't be able to Y9 Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 10 of 52 ifferent ers ectives it's hard to work out and --and ~ come to my door, so those are two d p p ' -- ' he business owners to come on board when they catch I guess -- I don t want I d like t . • ~ son that it will work, as opposed to, well, we are going to the vision and see what goe . • • 'later. That 'ust makes it tougher for everybody involved. put it in and, then, you II like it 1 hem to that oint to sa ,okay, this is best for everybody But, hopefully, we can get t p Y involved and that would be nice to reach that point, so -- or Councilmen we -- we would, of course, go back out to the Applebee. Madam May , ' al ro'ect information. Once --once we have that scope defined we public with the actu p j . he ublic and es eciall the businesses in that area, whether it be, will go back out tot p p Y now a section or the whole corridor, we make an effort -- I think what we as a you k , nized is that if we had the time and resources we would go out and team have recog knock on eve business's door and talk to them and that might be the only way we can ry t ettheir in ut until we show up outthere. It's very challenging for us to getthat inpu . 9 p eerd: We certain) realize that, because that's in some cases what we have to do De W Y ' door to door and ou are ri ht, until the bulldozers come out people don't really ~s go , Y g . realize what mi ht be ha enin . And I guess the disadvantage of not being involved in g pp 9 this rocess is ou still have this mind set of what you started with. And I do. My p Y concern alon that corridor has been the value that we add to our businesses and that 9 . is a bus corridor for both the commuters and the businesses and I was hopeful that we Y . would use that access management to bring customers or employees to the businesses and et them alternatives other than just their cars. So, using that center area for some ~ g kind of a ublic trans ortation and, you know, I guess as many comments as happened p p with the trolle in downtown Boise, if anything was ever derived -- you look at New Y . Orleans that has the trolley that goes down the center of a very busy boulevard, it rovides the access management and it brings customers and employees to those p .. businesses, so they see an exchange. They are losing access, but they are gaining a another wa to brin customers and employees to their places of business and it made Y 9 a little bit of sense to me. So, I don't know where that was in the discussion, but certain) that was one of those things that stuck in my mind. The other thing that stuck Y is the concern of the sea of asphalt and as you look at the necessary width of that orridor and what ou will be takin in exchange to widening that, you lose a lot of that c y g landsca a area that kind of buffers the streetscape to the parking lots and that has been p an on oin concern. A lot of those businesses it is kind of that softening of their store g g front and, I don't know, is that going to go away? A lebee: Madam Mayor, are you asking about the widening and -- widening with pp additional asphalt and -- De Weerd: Uh-huh. So, this would be more in the corridor beyond the access mans ement, but as ou im rove that corridor to the full build out what happens, are we g Y p just going to have road, curb, sidewalk and, then, parking lot? A lebee: Madam Mayor, the commission -- Ada County Highway District is definitely pp .. . . o en to looking at landscaping in collaboration with cities and we are willing to reach p Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 11 of 52 Id come about the landscaping. Right now the costs that ~ agreements on how that wou r the -- 'ust the access management project with the medians we have in our program fo ~ ncrete. So that is still part of the scope to be determined is is looking at stamped co ' es that median look like. But I think all agencies are looking at what ~s that -- what do ' ' mic realities and -- and stamped concrete initially might be what -- the realities or econo But that's still to be determined. And as far as the widening, that what makes sense. t desi n stud and that is on hold again -- mainly because of was part of the concep g y ' ints and is that the answer. What benefits can we add to that corridor economic constra -- cost effective benefits can we implement and that answer seems to be today more ess mans ement. We had found in our research -- and this is in the access acc g ~ ~ ~ rridors mana ement Ian -- that safety is improved, we improve capacity slightly on co g p ccess mana ement is im lemented, which doesn t -- in the literature we have where a g p i d we don't see a ne ative impact from access management typically to stud e g finesses. Initial) there is a bit of a learning curve, but between the safety and the bus y he flow of traffic and a little bit of im rovement to capacity, people still come, people still t p visit businesses as what we are seeing. De Weerd: Now, ou said you had over 300 responses and did you say 22 of those Y were from businesses? Applebee: Yeah. De Weerd: Yeah. That's concerning. I agree with what Councilman Hoaglun said. I would sa that our olice department often calls that turn lane our suicide lane. It is a Y P safet as ect, it's a large concern, but access is -- in many cases the .life blood -- the Y p blood line of all of our small businesses that are up and down that corridor. So, it will be important to figure out how to better engage those businesses. Applebee: Mayor, agreed. De Weerd: Oka .This isn't a public hearing. Council -- and I do see someone has a Y, comment. I would like to recognize Bruce Wong in the very back of the room. He is the director --the newly appointed director of Ada County Highway District. We appreciate ou bein here. In particular during this conversation, so you can hear it directly. Y g Thank you. Council, any further questions for Lisa? Zaremba: Madam Mayor, I would have just a comment on the process. I appreciate the effort that was made to include the Cit of Meridian. Councilman Bird was the other Y re resentative from Meridian. But the effort that you have gone through to try and p en a e the public and to engage the other jurisdictions, that is very much appreciated. 9g Applebee: Thank you. Zaremba: Did you want to invite Sabrina to say something? It looked like she was -- Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 12 of 52 ' ~ son. It's onl Sabrina. Yes. If you would like to rte. De UVeerd: Oh, I didn t have my glasse Y . , ' as a member of our public, which was kind of exciting. come forward. I thought it w Anderson: I do live in Meridian. II ood. If ou will 'ust state your name for the record. De Weerd. We , g Y J ' nderson. I'm the tanning manager at ACRD and a resident Anderson. Sure. Sabrina A p of Meridian. De Weerd: Thank you. 'ust oin to rovide a clarification to your question about the Anderson. I, actually, was J g g p ' . As art of this five ear work plan, which I know Caleb is going to widening of Fairview p Y we have actual) moved the widening of Fairview out of the five year speak to later, Y ' of moved back and forth between preliminary development and work plan and it kind f that is what Lisa s oke to, is the commission wanted to really focus unfunded. Part o p ement because we can better address the issues of our capacity by -- on access manag na ement but also before we get to that process we will do a full through access ma g , nce t work with the Cit of Meridian and with the city of Boise of how we merge co p Y . two. And b that I mean what does that roadway look like. Most likely it between those y will still remain in the first arts of the year and through the capital investment program. p . ' we are rioritizin that, oin through some efforts with our new local model ,,~~, Right now p g g g in what does that --what does that corridor come up with in terms of what priority of say g ' corridor com ared to other corridors, especially with the access management is that p work. Most like) that's oin to tell us it still needs to be a priority, even with the access Y g g mans ement. I'm doubtful we are going to get away from needing to widen it to seven g lot of lanes. But as that comes back into our program we are going to need to do a work to ether to figure out what does that look like. We do share your concerns, as g ake Lisa mentioned. As we o through that concept work we are going to need to t 9 me real hard look at what's in the right-of-way footprint that we are all comfortable so with what can we fit in what's oing to be our --the width of our lanes, do we want bike g lanes what kind of s eels, then, are we going to be able to get with bike lanes, what P kind of landsca a features or not. Do we start looking at that point depending on where p we are at do we start lookin at some sort of median trolley system, do we start looking g .. at what kind of transit facilities? By, then, we will have our communities in motion that will be able to tell us what corridors our transit is going to be serving at and at what fre uenc because if the are operating in a certain frequency we will know that we will q Y~ Y be able to have some different takes --different looks. Right now some of your staff has been involved, at least peripherally in the work that we are doing on State Street we are oin to be ro osin for the first time to look at an HOV system probably around ten g g p p g ears out at the oint the transit gets a little bit busier on an arterial system, which is Y p uite innovative. You know, that's probably going to be about the time that we are going q . to start lookin at Fairview. That may be an answer. I'm just throwing out some g . innovative su estions for ou. So, that's something we are going to want to be looking ,,~., gg Y at in artnershi with Meridian. This median system and some of the other treatments p p Meridian City Council February 22, 2411 Page 13 of 52 make sure that whatever we are doing ~ that Lisa talked about is a first step. We want to . that we want to take with you all. So, I Just want to doesn t preclude the next steps red so ou understood this is kind one step and, then, our make sure we fully answe y . ' out the conce t with that and how we bring that together. next step we will be talking ab p . ' sure that what we are doing with transportation and what The key with that is to make . ' 't reem t an thin that we will need to do later with that you do with land use doesn p p y g 'think an bod wants to see that effect. So, Just wanted to concept, because I don t y y ' about -- and the other thing is I just want to give you the make sure we are talking . . ve at this oint two million programmed in '14 and two million numbers. We do ha p ' we have raised that number substantially, because we realized programmed in 15. So, ' be a heav investment and our commissioners are committed to that, so this is going to y --for access management. I a reciate that clarification. I think those next steps are going to be De Weerd. pp ' t to answer before ou even do the first step, so people know what to expect ~mportan y and what's coming. Anderson: And we definite) want to do that with you guys. I think we have learned that Y lesson with State Street and we want to continue that with --with our next corridor, so -- A lebee: And Madam Ma or, I forgot to mention that we do have -- we have had pp VRT Valle Re Tonal Transit, involved in the team and they have -- we have been y g .. talkin to them certain) about the bus routes and how that would fit into both the ,rte, g Y . conce t and the access management plan. So, that has been considered. p De Weerd: aka . Ve good. Any other questions from Council? Okay. Thank you, Y ry Lisa. Caleb. Hood: Madam Ma or, I 'ust want to take a couple of minutes. That was a good Y J discussion. But I do want to 'ust take a couple of minutes to Just clarify a couple of 1 thin s. I think the easiest way to understand what we are really talking about tonight ~s g --and this is the wa I think Lisa explained ~t the other day --you have the concept plan, Y which is the Ion -term vision for Fairview. You have the access management plan, g which also is a -- could be a fairly long-term thing, but -- but implementation of that could start immediately, once the access management plan is adopted. And, then, you ' ro'ect and the ro'ect would be to ut medians and the u-turns in Fairview have this p J p J p Avenue and, real) ,the project, medians with center -- with u-turns and three-quarter Y . movements at the quarter mile type thing. We can talk about it a little bit more when we et to the discussion on the five year work plan. Really, what we are talking about ~s 9 access management plan and the tools where we start to implement access mans ement alon Fairview Avenue, which is cross-access, sharing driveways, large g g driveway, immediately go to right-in, right-out and over time when we see new develo ment applications consistent with our current city code, we require no new p . drivewa s or allow no new driveways to Fairview Avenue, require that cross-access and y . ,~ kind of reduce the number of access points along Fairview over time as we see new develo ment a lications come in or redevelopment applications come in. So, I think p pp Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 14 of 52 ' into three or four different silos even if you talk ~. that really helps to kind of separate ' nin and/or havin buses running down the middle about another protect being the wide g g ' ' is that we haven't et determined, we will go forward. or light rail or whateverthat vision Y ' -- conce is desi n is on hold and no money is slated for But, again, thats on hold that p g . ' irview Avenue. But, really, the access management is what that ultimate build out of Fa also want to talk a little bit about phasing, which is still we are talking about here. I do . ' ion about that and at the team level at ACRD we did weigh up here and there is a quest . ' t -- it wasn't real scientific, but we talked it out and made those things, you know, no he team to sa once we start this thing let s follow through. some sense at least fort Y onstration ro'ect at an intersection and see how it works. We are Lets not do a dem p t ' i . 1Ne want to start it and finish it. Now, it may come in phases, it may committed to th s ' ~ which is current) tanned, but it should be seamless. It should be be in 14 and 15, Y p ' oes in the whole corridor, is done within a couple of years or maybe something that g in on costs. But don't do a project, wait three years, do another little three, depend g ' 'three more ears and do this. Be fair to all the businesses, do it all protect, wait y . 'multaneousl .Now whether that's one end to the other or the middle working out or si y ' ident first and this next hi h accident level second, but make it consistent and high acc g be consistent in the im lementation of that center median. So, I just wanted to let you p know that hasn't total) been flushed out yet, but -- moving forward with this we are Y . talkin about makin the improvements concurrently. Maybe not all in the same year, g g . because that 'ust ma not be feasible, but making them concurrently. So, I Lust, again, t Y wanted to clari that. And, then, a couple other things that come up. I think a great tool fY . ,~. for businesses -- and I 'ust don't know that they get a lot of hits in the ACRD website, t but there is a rest video and about 15 page document about what Lisa mentioned. g .. Business owners sa in I was the biggest opponent to this thing and they put it in and Yg now I'm in favor of it. There is a document -- a handout, basically, for businesses that I think -- not tot to convince them, but to just get them engaged and to say, hey, this ry . isn't the end of the world, it's worked other places, it has some of that information that ou all were concerned about. So, if you are curious to see that it's on ACHD's website Y ~ ~ 'h under that -- that Ian, too. So, again, we are talking right-in, right-out kind of first wit p this access mana ement Ian, implementing less driveways over time. Now, (want -- I g p want to talk about some next steps for the city particularly. And I will be involved with those other teams in the next steps and give you -- provide you other updates, too, on the conce t Ian and all that. But I will talk with the fire department. You mentioned the pp olice de artment. But also fire with that mountable whatever -- it looks like medians in p p the middle to make sure there isn't -- you solve one safety hazard with accidents and ou trade another one because fire can't access them or emergency vehicles can't now y . et to an incident. So, we will consult with the fire. Also the chamber. I don't know if 9 ... . the chamber has been reached out to yet, so I will take some initiative, probably with some het from lisa and ACRD, because I'm not -- I don't know all about this plan, but p we will t to et before the chamber and give them an update. And, then, I will also be rY g . art of the -- the next public involvement process for this, so -- and, then, p . im lementation. Probably the whole corridor, Linder to Orchard, we aren t trying to pick p . on an one, we are trying to be consistent in this, and, then, I mentioned that our current Y , . .. ..,~.. code -- it's real consistent with our current codes and policies about limiting access to arterials. We ma beef up a little bit of our comp plan and our code just to reiterate that Y Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 15 of 52 fitted to the im lementation of an access management ,•~ the study is out there, we comm p is alread in lace to do a lot of -- a lot of the tools that are plan, but, really, our code y p , ' mma in here we already do. So, there really isnt a lot talked about in the executive su ry e final thou ht that I have for you and we have kicked this there that we need to do. On g team level is havin some joint adoption meetings where we can around also at the g -- nt Hi hwa District Board of Commissioners, as well as the have you all the Ada Cou y g y ' il. A lot of the to istics -- have to work with the clerk on this one, too, city of Boise Counc g ' ion but havin us all sit down together, talk out any issues that about a meeting locat g ee if we are all committed to this. So, I just wanted to plant that may be there and s ' ee where that oes. A ain, we got some logistics to work out. I know seed and kind of s g 9 ' or whatever the call it there off of Emerald is near the corridor and Boise City Hall West Y ' idle of this whole thin and that they thought that might be a good kind of in the m d g ' But a ain it's in its infanc stages at this point. So, I think with that I location for that g Y will stand for an uestions that you may have. Yq erd: Caleb I think ou have raised a good point with working with the fire De We Y e artment. One of the discussion topics that came up with the Franklin center dp medians was the concern of moving big trucks and how they were to get in whatever ' tion the are t in to o and navigate those -- those same corners, so -- and it d~rec y ry g g . seems like 'ust off of Fairview we do have some trucking companies, dust to touch base 1 with them and a ain, ou robably have already done this, but getting that perspective g Y p as well. Hood: Madam Ma or, I haven't. I know that some of -- some of what the highway Y , district did in reachin out to some business owners. III also let you know real quick g . that some of that -- I mean some of the u-turn pockets will have to be -- same of the -- he two million dollars in each ear that Sabrina mentioned, will be to move the money t Y curb lines out so eo le can make u-turns in larger vehicles without larger radii can p p make those u-turns. So, some of that money -- ~t won t be dust for a center median, but it's movin. li ht oles back and curb lines back and buying some additional right of way g g p so eo le can make those turning movements at the intersections and at the quarter p p . mile locations as well. So, definitely larger vehicles are being considered ~n this. De Weerd: Okay. Anything further from Council? Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Lisa indicated earlier she kind of wanted something from us and if either Lisa or Caleb would run throu h that again and give us some sort of a timeline that we might g respond or if they want it tonight. A lebee: Madam Ma or, Council, we would like to have your input to provide to the pp Y commission. Written input would probably be the best for us -- is would you support us .~ movin forward with a little further outreach --public outreach and, then, coming back to g Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 16 of 52 'n in mind that the implementation part of it is .~.. ou for adoption of the plan, keeps g . y hat as well. We are right now focusing on se arate and we will be back to talk about t . p ~ a vision for the future of the corridor. ettin throu h the plan, getting that adopted as . . g g g • ~ ~ ~ he cities -- both c~t~es would actual im lementation is still to be determined and t But the p onse su orted in ut into that -- into that implementation. So, written resp pp have some p for plan or not. estion on that. Lisa, what is your time frame for having a Hoaglun. Madam Mayor, qu written res onse of -- sooner as opposed to later, I guess. p -- Madam Ma or Council. Sooner, of course, is preferred. Applebee. Sooner as yes. y , ' tomorrow -- or, excuse me, next Tuesday and, then, the We plan to go to Boise City ' .tannin for the 23rd to bring all this current information to them on Commission we are p g ~ 'the ' March and then, the Ian would be to go out to the public sometime in the 23rd of p . ' II is moved forward, then, we go out to the public in early to mid next few months. If it a summer, in the fall, and look at adopting. Zaremba. Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: Having been a part of the process for -- De Weerd: A couple years. -- two ears hasn't it been going on, something like that. This is not new to Zaremba y I'm ve read to sa we should write the letter of support. I agree with having me and ry y y ' I summa and I ve much like the idea of seeing if we can get the some fina ry ry . i sion and the two councils in the same room at the same time. Thats a logistic comm s ' I'm sure but not that we wouldn't be willing, it's just kind of can everybody do nightmare ' But if it's ossible I think that would be a great idea for us to all say at the same time it. p -- because this is a major change to the citizens who are going to see it as a mayor new thin but I also think it can be the --the template for other areas that are going to come g~ ntion as we o alon that are oing to need this same kind of treatment. So, to our atte g g g three rou s to ether, the commission and the two councils, to get behind to get the g p g i one I think is not a bad idea. But in the meantime I would be happy to send a letter th s of support. eerd: Well Council, I uess my concern is the 22 businesses that responded. De W g , here is a tar a number of businesses along that corridor and, you know, I dont know T g . . h t kind of media outreach -- certainly I think that the two cities should have been wa ed in that ublic outreach in trying to reach the business community. Maybe engag p n a in the chambers of commerce and -- and some other business networking egg g s to assure there is better knowledge. This as has been noted will be a major group e and that is a major corridor and right now it's a tough economy for our small ,,~.,,` chang 1 Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 17 of 52 ' __ st offer to hel et the word out if you do -- if .~.. business community. So, I I would at lea p g he Council o is to try and do some more outreach. t p hould ive ou a little bit more history. The project A lebee. Madam Mayor, maybe I s g Y ,, pp coned that this is this additional outreach. has been ongoing for quite awhile and I ment ' ' have one to the public with two public information Now, let me get specific. We g ' ~ rs that the ro'ect -- we have been working on the meetings previously in the couple yea p 1 nt. We had three business specific workshops in two concept in access manageme ~ s over-- ' -- ifferent corridor -- or location evenings --three different evening different two d ~ __ f the ' -- ' thinkin about a ear or so ago and, again, the that was one o let s see I m g Y ' i ee recommended we go back out again three meetings -- reasons the policy comm tt ' d we had somethin like 11 businesses show up to those three separate meetings an g . ' nd so we were ve disappointed. We did try to reach out again total, three meetings, a ry . . ' ted this is ve common for other communities as well. and as our research has indica ry ' ' knockin on doors. But your concerns are noted and we are It s very difficult without g __ tinuin the effort. We have -- we have contacted both certainly open open to con g . ' ' ' tuber of commerce's and we have e-mailed a number of groups, Boise and Meridian cha . ' es lar a stake holder list that we have we have sent out quite a a number of business g ' the --the information being available and asking for input. So, few notices as well about ' tin and we'd like to try to keep the project moving at this we definitely have been ry g , . ' -- he histo we have so far and what other communities have, that point, knowing with t ry . ' ' 'fficult to et that business --those businesses involved at this point. it s Just very di g ~`' __ xcuses for the small business community, but this De Weerd: Well and not to make e onom and there are many business owners who have Just been has been a tough ec y . ' t t in to survive and so mailed notices are -- usually are piled hunkering down and Jus ry g ' s that are a little bit more important to them at that time, Just trying to under other thing ' t makin excuses, but having been in those situations and knowing a survive. So, I m no g . 'nesses that are exact) in that kind of survival mode, that -- that ~s a number of buss Y ' that man are facin .Any additional comments from Council? reality y g Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. hink that we need to ut together a letter in support. I think if the Rountree. I, too, t p ' ant to do some more outreach one thing they might consider, if they commissioners w ' treach to the owners, not 'ust to the businesses, because most of those haven t, is to ou J ' re non-owner. So, the roperty owners are the ones that really have a businesses a p ' n term. The current businesses have, obviously, a stake, but, as the stake in this to g ' the are robabl stressed to the max now just trying to keep their doors Mayor said, y p Y . r business mi ht not be there occupying it. But I have to tell you with open, so anothe g ou of in m 32 ears of experience in transportation projects and the 327 responses y g Y Y , , , . , ' ment that's a reat turnout. It doesn't sound like it is, but it is. And that s public involve g , , ' cost a million dollars and projects that cost a hundred million dollars. ~..,,, on protects that ' t eo le's interest. It's amazing what you can get people's interest Its tough to ge p p Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 18 of 52 ' I of lath and a bunch of ellow flaggly. Unfortunately, that's .~ ginned up with with a bund e Y wa to a roach it, but sometimes you have to get some creative juices not a very good y pp ' the interest out there and certainly there is going to be some interest on flowing to get ' conce t oes from concept to something where you can actually Fairview when this p g this is what it is. And it maybe that is exactly what you have to do is go show people et the vision on a er and, then, have your meetings. One thing that from concept and g p p ' is that we tend to wear the people out. You have had five meetings. I found in history ' u alread . We do that here as well, so you need to have good They are tired of yo y ' w information and ou need to be prepared well enough to be able to information, ne Y their concerns and if ou can show them that, the people who truly have an respond to Y . ' 'n the ro'ect I believe will come out, but don't just continue to have meetings interested i p to have meetings, as you well know. Applebee: Thank you. Madam Ma or 'ust a comment. I don't have any problems with sending a Hoaglun. y ,1 u ort. You know, if ou look long term gridlock is not good for business letter of s pp Y , , ' rand access mans ement will help in that -- that line and it s something that we eithe g e workin towards. It's 'ust a matter of -- of helping the businesses along that need to b g 1 rstand that this is comin and there is going to be plans that they need to take area uncle 9 at and be involved with and have a say in and, you know, you can only do so a look me eo le 'ust -- it doesn't matter, but they aren't involved until the very end much. So p p j hen it's -- when it's too late, then, they want to stop the whole thing. But I d just and, t , not sur rise eo le and do what we can from the city's side. ACRD is leading rather p p p his but we are ve involved and if we are supporting this, then, we need to do what we t ry ,, .. hel in that and et folks to understand what its about and get their input as well. canto p g So, thank you, Lisa. Rountree: I agree. Applebee: Thank you. Hood: Madam Ma or, it sounds like I will draft a letter and bring that back for your Y review here in short order. Rountree: Thank you. Zaremba: Thank you. Applebee: Thank you again. De Weerd: Next week? Hood: Madam Ma or, either next week or the following. Within a couple weeks Y ~ anyways. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 19 of 52 ~ Item 7: Items Moved From Consent Agenda De Weerd: Oka .Oka .There were no items moved from the Consent Agenda. Y Y Item 8: Department Reports B, Mayor's Office: Resolution No. _ Rea ointing Nancy Rountree to Meridian Arts Commission, pp Seat 1 e Weerd: So we move to Item 8-B. We had heard Item 8-A before this last item. D ~ . Council in front of ou is resolution number 11-172. It s a reappointment to our Y Meridian Arts Commission and I would entertain any questions or a motion. Hoaglun: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Hoaglun. Hoa lun: I have the rivile a of serving with the Meridian Arts Commission -- I guess g p g unofficial Council liaison there and Nancy does a great job. She brings a lot of energy and I'm lad she's willin to re-up for another term and I'm sure her husband is equally g 9 excited about her bein art of that. So, Madam Mayor, I move approval of resolution gp ,. number 11-712, the reappointing Nancy Rountree to the Meridian Arts Commission Seat One. Zaremba: The Rountree family is very thoroughly involved in Meridian and I'm very pleased to second this. De Weerd: Thank ou. If there aren't any questions, Madam Clerk, I will ask for a roll. Y Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 9: Action Items A. Public Hearing: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG} PY08 Substantial Amendment De Weerd: Now we have in ourAction Items. 9-A is a public hearing for our community development block grant. I will turn this over to our planning department. den Harto : Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. I will just get my ~., g . resentation ulled up here. You have before you this evening another amendment to P p Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 20 of 52 ;~ our 2008 ro ram year action plan for the Community Development .Block Grant. This p g .. . s ecific amendment is related to funds that the City of Meridian received from the p . American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Just to give you a brief history, we received 'ust over 64,000 dollars in Recovery Act funding through our CDBG program in 2009. 1 . The entitled communities were directed to submit an amendment to our 2008 action did that. Because of the short time frame that we were given by HUD we only plan. We were able to submit one project for use of those funds, that was the 8th Street bridge and edestrian pathway connection project. We completed that project in August of p .. 2010 and we completed it for 24,565. Because we have remaining dollars in there HUD has encouraged us to submit another project for use of those funds. As you can ima ine the are ettin a reat deal of ressure from congress to get the remaining g Y 9 9 g p stimulus funds spent, so we have approximately -- just over 40,000 dollars to use for those funds. Staff solicited ideas from internal city departments and staff. We primarily sought an internal project under -- to be able to have a project that we could move forward uickl .Recovery Act funds are also encouraged to promote energy efficiency. q Y The proposed pedestrian lighting project most closely fit the goals and the guidelines of the Recovery Act, as well as our budget and timing constraints for this funding source. So, with that we are proposing to add the West 8th Street pedestrian lighting project. It's proposed to design and install energy efficient pedestrian lighting on West 8th Street, which is just a few blocks from here between Pine Avenue and Cherry Lane. This roadwa segment is part of a safe route to school corridor for Meridian Middle Y School, which is located at West 8th and Cherry Lane. The project will install new ,~•, lighting fixtures where none exist and will upgrade existing deficient fixtures for a total of ei ht fixtures along the half mile segment. And the proposed lighting will be consistent 9 with our current city standards. So, I just have a brief map. The red line that you see there is solid) within our low to moderate income area, which is something that HUD Y looks at for a project location for these funds. Here you see the aerial map and you can see the middle school location there. Because it is a middle school we have a number of students walking to school in this location and a good portion of their school year is in the dark. This is a photo taken by city staff. You can see it's very very dark. This was taken at 7:00 o'clock in the morning on September 30th. So, we are solidly into the school year here, you can see how dark it is along this corridor. And this is just an example of a standard city lighting fixture and I'd like to be able to briefly review the budget with you. This is an important part of the proposal. What we are proposing you can see is about 4,400 dollars over what we have allocated for our CDBG funds. We are proposing to use funds from our city general fund from the street light and electrical allocation. The city funding would cover the higher initial cost of the energy efficient LED lighting. The lighting uses 37 percent less electricity than our standard high pressure sodium lighting. The difference in cost there you can see is about that 4,400 dollars. So, we'd like Council's input on using the energy efficient lighting. I think it's something that helps give --gives us a little more of a positive view of HUD when they review the project as it is consistent with the Recovery Act guidelines. With that I will turn it over -- or Tim Curns and I are both here. Tim and I have been working together to develop the project, so if you have any questions for either Tim or I specifically ,..,, related to the lighting or the HUD funding we would be happy to stand for any questions. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 21 of 52 ~ De Weerd: Council, any questions? Rountree: I have none. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: Just a comment. De Weerd: You probably need to turn on your mike. Zaremba: I do. Thank you. Just a comment and that is that it seems to me that that corridor is the appropriate place to focus. ACRD has just improved the sidewalk along much of it. Now, the addition of lights would be an additional safety thing. I think that's a good idea. I, in particular, support the LED lighting. You know, not that I want to be spending more money, but when you trade that off against the future savings in electricity I think that's the right thing to do. De Weerd: I would just have a question as to how you determine the placement of the lighting. ~. Curns: Madam Mayor, in general we would try and place the lights as close to property lines as we could, just to minimize the impact. Although certainly how far we can throw the light isthe --the major factor in figuring out where we need to place them. De Weerd: Have we had any kind of outreach along that road? den Hartog: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, once we submit the project to HUD, if we get approval from them, Tim and I were anticipating holding a public information meeting with a draft design so that we could show them some proposed locations for the lights, because I ~ think that will be important for the residents along West 8th Street to know whether or not a light fixture will impact their property or will impact their home in terms of where the light is shining. one advantage with the LED lights -- I think I will let Tim explain how they can be directed, but -- Curns: With these particular lights they cast light in a much more efficient manner in terms of where it hits the ground, so with our traditional lighting they kind of throw light out in a big bubble and LED lights tend to be a little bit more compact. No matter which fixture we use, though, they both have the capability of installing back light shields, so if someone decides that that's a little too much light in their front yard and they'd rather not have it that way, there is a very inexpensive shield we can stick on those fixtures. De Weerd: Thank you. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 22 of 52 .~ den Hartog: And so with that, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I would just make arecommendation -- we had -- with our public notice in the newspapers we had opened the comment period on February 11th. I haven't heard anything. Because of the guidelines for the stimulus funding we were allowed to have a reduced comment period and just a single public hearing in order to speed the process along. So, with that I would request that you adopt the substantial amendment as presented and I will bring back a resolution next week if you decide to do that and, then, direct staff to forward the amendment to HUD for their review. De Weerd: Thank you. I would ask if there is any member of the public who would like to testify on this item. Okay. Council? Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I move that we close the public hearing on the community block grant amendment. Zaremba: Second. De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing on this item. All ~, those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. De Weerd: Thank you, Lori. den Hartog: Thank you. Rountree: Madam Mayor, there is no item here, but I would move that we ask staff to prepare a resolution on the adoption of this CDBG grant in the amount of 40,019 dollars and direct staff to supply to Council through the appropriate process a budget amendment that would accommodate the 4,457 dollars out of the streetlighting fund to pick up the difference on this project. Zaremba: Second. De Weerd: I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Madam Clerk. Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 23 of 52 B. Public Hearing: CPAM 10-001 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRAIFBO Located at 2510 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to Change the Land Use Designation on 4.9 Acres of Land from Office to Medium Density Residential C. Public Hearing: RZ 10-004 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRAIFBO Located at 2150 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Rezone of 5.17 Acres of Land from L-0 (Limited Offices to R-8 (Medium Density Residential Zone D. Public Hearing: PP 10-003 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRAlFBO Located at 2150 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Preliminary Plat Approval of 24 Residential Building Lots and 4 Common Lots on 4.9 Acres of Land in a Proposed R-8 Zoning District De Weerd: Okay. The next item Item 9-B is a public hearing on CPAM 10-001. It's the first time I have seen that acronym. l will open the public hearing with staff comments. Oh. I will also open Items 9-C and D on RZ 10-004 and PP 10-003. ~~ Wafters: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. The first application before you is an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan future land use map to change the land use map designation on 4.9 acres of land from office to medium density residential. The second application is a rezone request of 5.3 acres of land from the L- 0, limited office, to the R-8, medium density residential zoning district. In the final application is a preliminary plat consisting of 24 single family residential building lots and four common other lots on 49 acres of land. The site consists of 4.9 acres, as I mentioned. Is currently zoned L-0, and is located at 2510 East Magic View Drive. This is a copy of the proposed preliminary plat and landscape plan. The applicant proposes to construct 24 townhome units in clusters of two on individual lots, along with a 1,000 square foot clubhouse and attached caretaker unit to be owned and maintained by the homeowners association. The internal public streets and underground utilities were constructed on the site as part of the previously approved development. Because the Unified Development Code no longer allows residential uses in the L-0 district, a map amendment and rezone is requested. This is a copy of the site plan submitted by the applicant showing the configuration of the homes on the proposed building lot. The applicant has submitted two different building elevations for the proposed townhomes. The elevations consist of single story structures with two car garages. Construction materials consist of a mix if horizontal, vertical, and shake siding with stone veneer accents. This is type one building elevation and type two. An elevation and floor plan was also submitted for the caretaker unit and clubhouse. They are consistent with the townhome units and construction materials and design. All structures are subject to ,,~ administrative design review with submittal of the certificate of zoning compliance application. No fencing is proposed with this application, but because of the probably Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 24 of 52 .~~. future extension of Hickory, which exists right up here at the northeast corner along the east bounda site, staff recommends any fencing constructed in this area be setback a ry minimum of ten feet from the subdivision boundary consistent with the fencing standards for corner lots on which two streets abut the property. Staff also recommends landscaping be installed and maintained by the homeowner to the subdivision boundary. The commission recommended approval of this application. At the commission hearing Shawn Nickles, Scott Noriyuki, Celeste Fox and Gene Fox testified in favor. No one testified in opposition. And no one commented. Written testimony was received from Alston Jones and the Woodbridge Homeowners Association. Key issues of discussion by the Commission. The Commission commended the applicant on working with the neighbors to resolve issues from the previous hearing. Key Commission changes to the staff recommendation. The Commission added the commitments made by the applicant pertaining to the material specifications for the structures to the development agreement, including in Exhibit A-7 of the staff report. Written testimony since the Commission hearing was received from the Woodbridge Homeowners Association in support of the staff report and the Commission's recommendation and the applicant submitted a letter in writing in agreement with the staff report and the Commission recommendation also. There are no outstanding issues for the City Council. Staffwill stand far any questions at this time. De Weerd: Council, any questions at this point? ,,~, Rountree: I have none right now. De Weerd: Okay. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: This is a thought from way back and I'm not even sure if I'm remembering it correctly, but there have been other versions of this before and I think there atone time was a requirement to have a pathway that would connect to Hickory or the future Hickory, just to provide a way for pedestrians to have another access in and out. Was that considered along with this plan or did it even exist before? Wafters: Madam Mayor, Councilman Zaremba, Councilmen, I don't recall a pathway discussion on that. Zaremba: I seem to remember some issue of that, but -- Wafters: And there is no pathway proposed, no. Canning: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Council Member Zaremba, perhaps ,~..., in your Planning Commission days you're remembering back to when Woodbridge went through. There is another unopened right of way in Woodbridge that they did connect a Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 25 of 52 ~. pedestrian path to, but it's still not opened. So, I don't think we have -- I don't recall ever discussing it on this one. Zaremba: That could very well be what I was thinking of, so that's fine. If it's not needed, it's not needed. De Weerd: Is the applicant here this evening? Good evening. If you will, please, state your name and address for the record. Noriyuki: Scott Noriyuki. 3106 Ridgeway Drive. De Weerd: Thank you. Noriyuki: Mayor. Councilmen. We are proud of the project. We feel like we have spent a lot of time working on our own independently to come up with a successful project, as well as with the neighbors. A couple of clarifications. Although we haven't proposed in the application, we anticipate doing perimeter fencing initially. So, I'd probably like to talk a little bit more about this potential stub street on our northeastern property line. I spent some additional time out there yesterday just kind of looking at the existing properties to the north, which are Ada County R-1 zoning and just the proximity of the homes, I realize there is right of way there. I anticipate that that's going to be met with resistance from that particular subdivision. However, we are happy to set the fence ~, back ten feet. My concern is that if we set the fence back we could potentially end up with some no man's land that is not going to be properly maintained. So, if we have to negotiate or establish some sort of a permanent easement, I would request that it immediately arc to the south and east as quickly as possible out of our property and that you allow us to put up fencing until such time that ever became a reality. Other than that I stand for questions. Thank you. De Weerd: Council, any questions? Rountree: I have none. De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Noriyuki: Thank you. De Weerd: I do have two people who signed up. If you would like to provide testimony when I call your name I would invite you forward. Gene Fox signed up in favor. Wellman; Good evening. De Weerd: Good evening. If you will, please, state your name and address for the record , Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 26 of 52 ~~ Wellman: I'm Jim Wellman and I -- my property backs up against this -- this new addition. De Weerd: So, you're not Gene Fox. Wellman: Jim Fox? De Weerd: Yes. Wellman: Is there a Jim Fox -- oh. De Weerd: We will ask -- we will ask if you'd like to provide testimony after this. Wellman: All right. De Weerd: Thank you. Wellman: My property backs right up against this. In fact, I have got my neighbor here, Bill Ebber, who is -- his property backs up against -- against what may be office buildings, as I understand. This particular addition looks pretty good to me. The only thing that I would raise a flag on is -- is putting a -- we already have a -- a little pathway that goes from our subdivision into the -- and I think you can see it into the Woodbridge r~ Subdivision. We have walkers. They love to walk around our subdivision and they use that to walk as well and it's nice. Right now we don't have very much traffic at all. If, in fact -- and I would encourage the city to maybe help by maybe raising a flag, too, and my real concern is if you put a road in there it's going to increase the safety issue. We have got two roads out of four -- actually, four roads going out, two to Eagle Road and two to Franklin. So, there is -- I can't see the justification of another road there. And, quite frankly, I can't see the justification for a pathway, but -- because I think a pathway might also invite maybe bad behavior, because we don't really have lights in our subdivision. Okay. So, as far as the new addition, I think it might be -- it would be to our benefit. It appears that it -- if, anything, it would help raise the value of our homes, as long as these are the up-scale abodes. And other than that that's all I have got. De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Council, any questions? Rountree: I have none. De Weerd: Okay. Mr. Fox, would you like to provide testimony? Yes, sir. You can just pull that microphone down closer. Thank you. Fox: My name is Gene Fox and I live at 582 South Woodhaven. De Weerd: Thank you. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 27 of 52 ~ Fox: And --good evening, Madam Mayor and the City Council in Meridian. Thank you for allowing me to speak. A few years ago I stood before you and spoke in favor of a project for this property that was proposed by Alton Jones. Unfortunately, that project never got beyond the infrastructure stage. I do understand that the issue before you tonight is slightly different than the one approved by the City Council for Mr. Jones, but the net effect upon the Woodbridge community is the same.. When this new proposal first came before Planning and Zoning, I, along with numerous others, vigorously opposed it on the grounds that it was too vague and general. Such is no longer the case. Scott Noriyuki and Kelly Paraman have met repeatedly with the residents of Woodbridge and have created a succinct plan that answers many, although not all, of the ob'ections and questions which we had. The homeowners association of 1 Woodbridge sent a letter to the City Council urging you to accept and approve this plan. I am not a member of the homeowners association and I do not pretend to speak in their name, but I was a participant in the discussions that were held and helped to draft the letter that was sent to you. I am in favor of this project and urge you to approve it. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. De Weerd: Thank you, Mr. Fox. Any questions from Council? Rountree: No. De Weerd: Thank you. Fox: Thank you. De Weerd: I also see Celeste Fox is also signed up in favor. Thank you. Additional testimony? Sir. Okay. Anyone else who is in our public that would like to provide testimony? Scott, do you have wrap-up comments? Okay. Council, any questions for staff or applicant? Rountree: I have none. Wellman: Well, I do -- I do have one question. De Weerd: You need to ask your question in the microphone and if you will, please, state your name once more. Wellman: James Wellman. Meridian. De Weerd: Thank you. Wellman: When this is approved how soon can we get this done? We -- it looks like the Maginot line over there right now. I know this has been held up for a long time, I just would like to maybe put a little fire under somebody to get this thing started. Anyway, . ,,~ dust -- Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 28 of 52 ~ De Weerd: I'm sure you can talk with the owner's representatives after this hearing. Wellman: Okay. I didn't mean to put you on the spot or anything. Wafters: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, if I may clarify something. On the right of way for Hickory Way at the northeast corner of the property, that is not opened or improved right of way. So, just want you to be aware of that. De Weerd: Okay. Thank you. Council? Zaremba: Madam Mayor, that was going to be a subject of a question I was going ask, though. Wafters: Beat you. Zaremba: Our policy and ACHD's policy is for connectivity anywhere we can get it, with -- with the thought that the more connectivity you have it spreads out the traffic load over all of the options, as opposed to focusing them on future. So, I'm assuming that ACRD and the City of Meridian are in favor of Hickory Way, eventually, connecting to some portion of Magic View. I guess my question is where is that in relation to this property line and how does that affect the fencing? What do we need to do about that? ~ Wafters: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Councilman Zaremba. The property line runs right adjacent to it. The applicant maybe able to answer a little, you know, closer on the exact distance. Zaremba: What I'm guessing is that the right of way doesn't actually enter this property. Wafters: I don't believe it does. Zaremba: Okay. All right. Hoaglun: Madam Mayor? DeWeerd: Mr. Hoaglun. Hoaglun: If I could ask Scott a question about that -- that fence line, because it looked like Hickory -- South Hickory Way there, when -- if that road is developed there would be the road, a sidewalk and, then, your fence and you're being asked to that -- if it were at the property line and staff is asking that it come back ten feet at this time. Is that -- am (correct inthat understanding? Noriyuki: Sonya, can you, please, bring up the preliminary plat? ~ Wafters: Yes. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 29 of 52 Noriyuki: Thank you. De Weerd: Scott, if you will just restate your name. Noriyuki: Apologies. Scott Noriyuki. 3106 Ridgeway Drive. De Weerd: Thank you. Noriyuki: Thank you. If you look at the northeast corner you can -- and I realize it's partially foggy. De Weerd: I'm sorry, Scott -- Holman: I'm sorry. If you want to push one of those colored buttons on the top of that board there. Do you see them? You can put red and you should be able to draw with red with that pen now so they can see what you're talking about. Noriyuki: I can test it. Okay. That works. That works wonderful. So, Hickory right of way is -- is roughly here. So, what I envision is the issue is going to be approximately there. So, if we had a 50 foot right of way at -- at some point when this property starts to develop it's going to have to come over like this, because let's assume these are going to be light office buildings, because we are in the L-0 district, so we have got to have some sort of reasonable separation between those. So, the area -- I like these colors. The area that I'm talking about is specifically right there. If that make sense. So, what I'm concerned about is -- or, first of all, what I want to request is that we get support that we immediately arc that out to the south and to the east as quickly as possible to get off our property, because it's going to be a burden for the adjacent property owner from a development and planning standpoint, if you guys -- if ACRD and you force that in the future. So, that will be negative. But in addition I'd like to get it off our property as quickly as possible and I would like some sort of an agreement that we can place the fencing until such time that -- on the property line until such time that actually is established and constructed. The reason why is if we -- if we arc our fencing who is going to maintain that no man's land? Does that help? De Weerd: Yes. Hoaglun: So, Madam Mayor and Scott, then -- and, then, the understanding would be that we would have on the record that when that comes into being developed, then, that fenceline would be moved to accommodate the right of way -- Noriyuki: Yes. I think we would handle that through the final plat process, because we'd have to contemplate it from a building setback standpoint as well, so that we don't end up with some sort of conundrum in the future where we have got a sidewalk andlor a fence three feet from the back of one of our homes and we are prepared to --and we ,.~, have contemplated all of that. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 30 of 52 ~ De Weerd: Yeah. We don't want to move your homes. ~~ hen to address --well, are there any other questions on that? Noriyuki. Nor do I. And, t , ' -- Madam Ma or I want to follow up with Sonya or Anna. Then is that Hoaglun. I just y , part of the development --the DA or is that -- Wafters: Yes. ' Madam Ma or Members of the Council, Councilman Hoaglun, we cannot Canning y , i ion the ad'oinin ro ert at this time. So, there is no mechanism for doing that. cond t j g p p Y nd that's wh we raised this issue with this applicant and with the previous applicant, A y that the to ical extension of the right of way may very well be separate down that east 9 ro ert line and that the needed to plan and accommodate for that.. The code does p p Y Y allow a three foot solid at the property line. If the applicant wishes to do that that wouldn't need to move over time. But there is noway -- there is no mechanism before Council at this time to say to that adjoining property owner that they need to move that road. Wafters: And, Councilman Hoaglun, if I may just expand on that. There is currently a develo ment agreement provision that requires fencing to be set back ten feet. p Hoa lun: And Madam Mayor and Sonya --and that is based on that road being straight g against their property line at this time. Wafters: That is correct. Hoaglun: Okay. Thank you. Nori uki: We have the room that we can deal with that, but from a -- from a planning Y .. standpoint -- but also from a property value standpoint, my concern is that if -- if it was loud or conditioned in the future to go straight down, essentially, the jurisdictions at lar a are going to create a double front on scenario for our houses. We are going to 9 have streets on both sides of these houses. So, thats where I propose the immediate arc and to et out and awa from it, if we -- we move it straight here and we have got g Y the existing street here. So, the concern is you have got homes here. Maybe they will have a three foot buffer from this particular area, but that's not a desirable living situation. And I realize you maybe don't have a vehicle, but I just want to point this out. Hoa lun: I appreciate you making that clear, Scott, Madam Mayor, and I guess it g .. comes down to understanding what planning staff has said where we can t condition the other property, I guess it comes down to your persuasive skills whoever owns that property as it develops how that looks. Noriyuki: I will exercise those skills as best I can in hopes. And, then, last comment -- unless ou have an other questions -- upon approval regarding the neighbor's Y Y Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 31 of 52 ' darn uick. Are there any other ~. estion we are oing to clean up the trash pile pretty q qu g questions? Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Son a, did ACRD comment on this project? Y ' ive me a moment here. Scott may be able to respond to that Wafters. Yes, they did. G quickerthan I can here. • the comment from ACRD in regards to bringing that straight De Weerd. What was down or if it was to veer to the east? Noriyuki: It appeared foggy to me. De Weerd: Is that interpretation or -- ' ki: Yeah. That's --that was m understanding. I didn't see -- or I didn't read into Noriyu Y an thing hard and fast -- I'm sorry. That's the best I can say. Y had no site s ecific re uirements at this time due to the fact that all ~ Wafters. ACRD p q im rovements exist. The 'ust said that the applicant will be required to pay all street p Y J a licable platting and review fees priortofinal approval. pp Noriyuki: Thank you. De Weerd: Thank ou. Oka . Council, any further questions? If there are none, I Y Y would entertain a motion to close these three public hearings. Rountree: So moved. Zaremba: Second. De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to close the public hearing on 9-6, C and D. All those in favor say aye. All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONEABSENT. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Discussion if we might. I'm not convinced that Hickory will ever be anything more than what it is today. I do not see why we need to create a corridor and carve out Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 32 of 52 on an existin lat, nor can we impose any of .~. a iece that does not have an easement g p p ~ that's not et been platted for our those kinds of things on an adjacent property Y • rned wh we have in the DA that we would require ~t consideration. I am a little conce y ' ' ten foot setback on the property line for fencing. I see no reason and I understand its a ~ 'nt in ro ert owner to fence on his property line. At such poi why we can t allow the p p y , ' Brest from an bod , it will be the responsible party thats time as that corridor gets int Y Y . • ri ht of wa or ne otiate some kind of a corridor through interested to either acquire the g Y g , , . ' ' ' otiation with the Ada County Subdivision and what they there. Or provide it in the neg ' h side. So I don't see that what's being proposed by the city might propose on the sout , is a solution for an body. We don't need ten feet of weeds. Y Hoaglun: Madam Mayor? DeWeerd: Mr. Hoaglun. • d to that dialo ue. That's my thinking as well. We just know what's Hoaglun. Just to ad g ' wn the road. I a reciate staff trying to think ahead in saying this is going to happen do pp ' to be needed and if that were to come to fruition, yes, there. is going to whats going e some ad'ustments made, but it looks like at this point in time it's hard to say have to b ~ ' would ha en with that South Hickory and there are other options and what, if anything, pp ink mi ht be successful if someone develops and they want to work something Scott I th g ' a ive it a shot. So, I don't mind having a fence line right along that property out, I d s y g ~,, ine. Weerd: Oka .Council, if there is not further discussion, do I have a motion? De y Rountree: Madam Mayor, I have a question for Mr. Nary. De Weerd: Okay. Rountree: Which one of these actions contains the DA? Na :Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, it would be C. ry Rountree: C? Nary: Yes. Rountree: Okay. Madam Mayor? DeWeerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I move that we approve Item 9-B, CPAM 10-001, subject to staff comments and applicant comments. Hoaglun: Second. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 33 of 52 ~,"''t ' and a second to approve Item 9-B. Is there any De Weerd: I have a motion discussion? Hearing none, Madam Clerk. - ~ Bird absent Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. Roll Call. , De Weerd: All ayes.. Motion carries. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. De Weerd: Item 9-C. Rountree: Madam. Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. we a rove Item 9-C, RZ 10-004, with the removal of the Rountree. I move that pp ' ut the ten foot setback on the property line for fencing and that stipulation in the DA abo the fencin be allowed on the property line. g Hoaglun: Second. ' motion and a second. Any discussion, clarification needed? De Weerd. I have a Seeing none, Madam Clerk, roll call. Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. e a rove 9-D PP 10-003, subject to staff comments and Rountree. I move that w pp , applicant's comments. Hoaglun: Second. I have a motion and a second to approve Item 9-D. Madam Clerk, roll call, De Weerd. please. Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 34 of 52 .~. OTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. M Item 10: Continued Department Reports Ma or's office: City Survey Discussion and Acceptance A. y -- - i are ort on our cit survey and for discussion and De Weerd. Item 9 or 10 A s p Y acceptance by City Council. Madam Ma or Members of the City Council. This is follow up Simison: Thank you, Y , ' ~ a resentation from Becky Yalch with ORC on January 4th, information. You received p ' are detailed than I will et into here this evening, but I did want to go which was much m 9 . ' f w uick thin s with ou before we get to acceptance and any discussion on over~ust a e q g Y it. ' bent we are havin a hard time getting your slide show up. Can you turn Canning: Ro g . t the to and ut it on the pen? Push a number of buttons, see if one off the marker up a p p works there. There you go. ' n: Thank ou. From the survey some of the --just some of the key findings as a S~miso y . The Ma or mentioned some of these in her State of the City address, but refresher. y . nd from the cit surve was that more than four out of five residents, about ,-~ what we fou Y Y sa the ualit of cit services exceeded or greatly exceeded their 82 percent, y q Y Y . ins. In addition more than three out of four or 78 percent of residents report expectat o ' ian is stron I headed in the right direction. Overtwo-thirds, rough 68 percent that Mend g y ' feel that the are ettin their moneys worth for their taxes. More than four of residents y g g .. . five or 85 ercent of residents report that the quality of life in Meridian is ideal or out of p id al and near) nine out of ten or 89 percent of residents report that the quality nearly e y ' for Meridian exceeds or read exceeds their expectations. While we all enjoy of life 9 Y , d stuff the did identi what the felt were some of the -- its probably the single the goo y fY Y most im octant issue, but one thing that the survey found was there wasn t one issue p real) that was identified as the sin le most important. In fact, there were two items that y g -- hand traffic con estion, which were elicited as the top two. But what we did for growt g the Ma or's State of the Cit -- and we will get to this in a few of the slides after this, is Y Y that it real) was kind of rouped into three different areas, transportation, the economy, y g and communit tanning, when you look at traffic congestion versus road expansion, we Yp . ave real) similar to ics. So, that's -- when we look at it while those -- while growth h y p nd traffic are the two, we felt there is transportation, economy, and community a tannin .Now what we -- what we did see in the survey -- where what we will call the p g ~ . ke drivers and this is really the analysis section that the ORC did in the questions Y throu hout and what ou have on this slide is you have red, which are the items of, you 9 Y know a attention to them; ellow, which are the items that are keep an eye on it, and ,py Y . reen are the ones that are enerally doing okay. And what we have done -- and this g g kind of oes back to the previous slide, is we really drew it -- taking these key drivers ~. g . and broken them down into five distinct areas from really the two -- the red and yellow Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 35 of 52 e here is 'ust -- in the Mayor's State of the City, it ,~ on those slides. And what we se J • ns ortation economy, and planning community and you can see on comes down to tra p ~ ~ ion the ' main oints from those key drivers are and, in addit , the slides kind of what the p , ' services. You know, those -- those weren t really next two are communication and . ' s but when ou break them down these are kind of highlighted in previous discussion , Y ' over which are also important things based upon those key the two areas which are left , • we loin next? That's kind of the discussion. At the director s drivers. So, what are g ' kind of broke those into those five different areas. What the strategic level, as I say, we • in is over the next five to ten directors meetings, depending upon directors plan on do g ill be discussion of these issues at the director level to create other needs, there w . ' ddress these identifiable key drivers. Once these five areas have potential solutions to a ' s are formulated, we'd like to do a presentation to City Council in a been vetted and idea . ' the other strate is discussions, which have been heard in the past, workshop similar to g ' t see what makes sense and, then, from that discussion incorporate bounce ideas abou , ' rate is laps if the don't already exist. I think the directors will appropriate steps in st g p Y ' bl a fair amount of these things are already in strategic plans and we say there is proba y ' wards them but this will help reaffirm that process. So, that's my are moving to , ' for ou this evenin .This 'ust shows all the homes that responded on a presentation y g J , distribution. That concludes my presentation for this evening and I m map to see the ha to answer an questions or any discussion on the overall city survey. ppY Y De Weerd: Council, questions? ~ ~ Zaremba: Madam Mayor . De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Not necessaril a uestion. I have now read through this, which I had not Zaremba Y q n we had the last resentation, because I think it was handed to us that night, done whe p ' o me like a ve thorou h stud and we got some good information out of ~t. but it looks t ry g Y reciate that there will be on oing discussions on how to use this, how to make use I app g ' and I would also add that at some point in there the ORC group has offered to of it, rovide us some more benchmark against peer cities I think that we haven't seen yet, p f r all of us. but I look forward to that being ongoing discussions and learning process o De Weerd: Well -- and their comment was that they felt later this spring, early summer, back on the com arisons with eer cities. Additional questions? Mr. Rountree? to g et p p ntree: Madam Ma or. On the agenda it has a discussion and acceptance. I don't Rou Y w that there is necessaril an acceptance. It's a survey results are what they are. I kno Y e s the caution I would throw out to the presentation I heard this evening and the gu s stud itself in terms of the reen areas where it appears we are doing good and we Y g . n't necessaril have to look out for, I think those are the areas that we have to look do y ut for the most because the are those --those are the areas that gave us the decent o Y in that we ot. So let's not for et from where we came and the red can be the ,~.,,, rat g g g target for where we need to go. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 36 of 52 ,~ ' ntree I think that certainly has been the discussion in De Weerd: And, Councilman Rou . ' ational res onsibilities of the city. So, continue to keep the green and certainly the found p reciate the comment. I don't think you will need to worry our eye on the ball and so app ' he Bail focus of -- of the departments. But point taken. about the green in t y Hoaglun: And -- DeWeerd: Mr. Hoaglun. __ . Just a nick uestion, Robert. I think there is a plan now to Hoaglun. Madam Mayor q q ' of make this available to the public. What happens next? kind as under the im ression that the City Council needed to accept Simison. Well, since I w p ite with or without our acceptance I assume tomorrow. We it, it will go up on the webs Y on the website for a couple weeks letting people know about have had a placeholder ' ' u tomorrow and I ima ine we will be sending out a press release this, but we will load it p g as well. Rountree: It is what it is. or and Robert I don't know if I have to accept it, but I find it Hoaglun. Madam May , acceptable. DeWeerd: That's good. Ma or I would sa the same. I -- it looks to me like we got out of Zaremba. Madam y Y ' what we intended to et out of it and learning things that we can use to this survey 9 nd on that basis I certain) would accept the information that it provides. move forward a Y ' nt -- and this is fair warnin to everybody -- that I'm encouraged to start I will comme 9 ' ' I bit more noise about ublic transportation and I will be doing that in the making a litt e p future. Thank ou. And Council, if you see additional areas that you would De Weerd. y ' ' II like discussed and brou ht back in a workshop forum we would appreciate specif~ca y 9 kind of feedback so we can vet that and also I don't know in some regards the team that f It there were areas that robably needed more public input in how to interpret some e p of the findin sand so we will be bringing those back for discussion as well. g Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. mba: If ou need a direct response to that, I would like to have a discussion on Zare y . ublic trans ortation at a future workshop and I would be happy to lead it. I have some .•~.. p p ideas. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 37 of 52 ,~. eerd: Oka . We will do that. Any further comment? De W Y -- ou want a motion of acception or just a consensus? Zaremba. Other than that do y De Weerd: Mr. Nary? ers of the Council, it is helpful for future record keeping if Nary. Madam Mayor, Memb I acce tance and so we don't have to do a resolution, but if you actually make a forma p hat we can memorialize the date that you have accepted the you have some way t with it bein ublished -- many cities do it lots of different ways, but results and are fine g p ome wa to track that in the future if someone were to ask we'd have that way there is s y some way to at least capture that information. Zaremba: Thank ou. I would move that we accept the results of the survey. Y Rountree: Second. • motion and a second to accept the survey results. Any discussion? De Weerd. I have a Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll. Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. B, Plannin De artment: Ada County Highway District's (ACRD} g P Five YearWorkPlan Including an Adoption Draft Discussion and Possible Endorsement eerd: Thank ou Robert. Okay. Our next item is 10-B, our planning department. De W Y , Thank ou Madam Ma or. Caleb Hood, Planning Department, City of Meridian. Hood. y Y fore I 'um into the a enda item just real quick I want you all to know I do have a Be J p g of the final environmental impact study for State Highway 16. Now, this is Just copy ~ ou're all volume one of two. There is another one at least that thick in my office, y I ome to come b and start reading it if you'd like or I can put it in your box if you we c Y like to share that but I 'ust thought I'd let you know that was delivered last week would ~ 1 . nd I do have a hard co in m office, so -- now to the matter at hand. ACRD five year a pY Y Ian. Just to refresh our memory, I was here about a month ago January 18th wo rk p Y discussin draft A with ou all. Draft B has been released last week, week before now, 9 Y . there is an ado tion hearin at the highway district tomorrow night. So, I drafted a and p 9 , draft letter to the resident of the ACRD commission and I will be seeking the Mayors p i nature this evenin of that letter or if we need to make some tweaks I am prepared to sg g run u stairs and make some changes to that letter if thats what the commission so p Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 38 of 52 ~ chooses, but the -- or the Council chooses. The commission did request that we send something in writing to them, so I did relay to them your comments on draft A, but they asked for something in writing this go around, so if we can by the end of this. So, there was a table in the staff memo that I prepared showing all of the changes from draft A to draft B. I did just want to take a minute to highlight a few of those nonbridge projects that have changed since we discussed the 2012-2016 five year work plan last time. The biggest one I think is that three new interim intersections in Meridian are planned for construction in 2012. So, that's the first year of the program that we are talking about here. Those three intersections are Black Cat-Cherry, Ten Mile-Victory, and Locust Grove-Victory. In draft A both Black Cat-Cherry and Ten Mile-Victory were shown for ultimate improvement in 2015 and the Locust Grove-Victory intersection was shown as PD or preliminary development. All of these projects are currently unfunded in the current five year work plan. So, based on some of the new scoring and ranking criteria over at the highway district, these intersections have moved up in the priority order. In draft A they advanced as ultimate improvements and ACRD has looked at them as interim improvements. So, I just want you all to know that it wouldn't be the full build of those intersections. I mean it would be similar to Meridian-Ustick, although design hasn't been done on those, it would be something where you could signalize it, potentially, at least hopefully add a left turn, if not a right turn lane as well to all --all the legs, but depending on right of way they may not be able to fit all those components in the interim intersections. And the reason I bring that up is at least with today's estimates they envision those intersections holding over until 2021 for Ten Mile-Victory, ,~., so nine year life or so out of that intersection. Again, these are all subject to change, but just estimates today. For the Black Cat-Cherry, that would continue to work and not fail until 2023 and, then, Locust Grove-Victory until 2028. So, some long term interim improvements there. So, I just wanted you all to be aware that that's -- that's what's going on. I think it's a good thing, but I just want you all to know and if you have-- if you want to hold tight and wait for the ultimate improvements, that's something that we could do as well. So, this is in response I think to our request last year for them to look at doing intersections and even interim intersections. So, it really is a reflection of some of our requests. So, I wanted to call that out to you all. Also moving in the construction in 2012 is the Ustick-Duane to Campton project. So, that starts in Boise on -- and moves into Meridian towards Eagle Road on Ustick. That was planned for construction in 1214 in draft A. They are going to do that roadway widening with the Ustick-Cloverdale intersection. A project that came out of the five year work plan for funding was the State Highway 69 Lake Hazel intersection. That was a request of the city of Boise. It ranked pretty low. It wasn't on our priority request, or at least it wasn't very high on our priority request. It's right there kind of on the fringe to -- between us and Kuna. So, that one's coming out of the program, but I just wanted to let you be -- let you be aware of that change as well. And, then, Fairview, I just want to take a couple more minutes and talk about Fairview. Currently there is 1.35 million -- again, this is the placeholder that Lisa talked about in 2914. Mayor Bieter sent a letter on draft A over to ACRD requesting since that Ustick-Duane to Compton project I just that mentioned that was in '14 moving up to '12, that freed up some money in '14. So, they asked to put ,,~,,, some more money towards the Fairview access management, also known as the center medians and the u-turns into '14 and '15, again, I think Sabrina Anderson mentioned Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 39 of 52 earlier there is about two million dollars in each year. So, approximately four million in 2014 and 2015. So, those are ones where I thought important enough to call out to you all -- again, there is the full list in the memo, but pretty much all the rest of them are bridges. Not that they are not important, but we usually don't talk about bridges, so -- the other thing just to maybe take a minute is to talk about some of the other points that Boise city brought up in their letter to ACRD on draft A and future corridors is a big topic. They have requested that Maple Grove be looked at as for kind of -- as one of the next corridors that ACRD begins work on and finished work until it's entirely constructed. Right now -- and this isn't an entire list, but Ustick is a priority corridor. Ten Mile is a priority corridor. State Street is a priority corridor. Franklin. Overland. Your major arterials are a lot of priority corridors. But ACRD maintains a list of what they consider priority corridors and, again, they try to finish those out before moving to over projects. We can have another discussion either at a workshop or now if you have some other corridors in mind. Linder Road comes to my mind as a major north-south. We have some east-west -- Ustick, Overland, Franklin, and Ten Mile as the only north- south one that we have. The other major one that we have, Eagle Road, is a state highway, so -- but if you have any comments on any potential priority corridors that we should look at -- again, this discussion will be ongoing over the next year, but ACHD's pushing pretty hard -- or, excuse me, the city of Boise is pushing pretty hard for Maple Grove to be designated as a priority corridor. So, I just wanted to make you aware of that. And I will pause if there are any other comments on nonstate priority corridors at this time. De Weerd: Council? Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: In my mind if the corridor runs east and west it's a priority corridor. We can get north and south relatively easily through most of the county. But when you try to get east and west you're -- you have got Franklin hour-glassed. I know there is projects to fix it. Overland finally through. Ustick has got some tight spots. De Weerd: Fairview. Rountree: Fairview -- I think the access control is a priority and it's going to take more than four million dollars I'm sure. I know Chinden is a state project. Bottom line is if anything is going to get done out there it's probably going to have to be done by the locals. That's where people are going. They are going north and south to go east and west. If they can get east and west a little easier they are not going to go north and south on every mile. I just -- Hood: The only ones that aren't priority corridors are McMillan, Victory, Amity. I mean those are really -- Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 40 of 52 r~ Rountree: I think they are important. Hood: And to follow that point through, one of the -- one of the projects -- at least on one of those potential corridors on McMillan that the City of Boise has asked ACRD to take out of the program is that first leg in Meridian of McMillan. So, between Locust Grove and Eagle they -- it doesn't rank very high right now, but they are working on -- ACHD's working on that intersection at Locust Grove and McMillan and I think once that intersection becomes easier to navigate you will see people -- and I don't want to use cut-through, but they are arterials, but you will see people getting off of State Highway 55 and meandering through that intersection both directions, because Chinden and Eagle is a pretty bad intersection. So, just to let you know I don't disagree with any of your comments, but we will look at some east-west and I will bring that back for further discussion. But the city of Boise is looking to remove that from a priority, so -- Rountree: Madam Mayor? A question on the interim intersections -- and I fully support that. But does that include initial right of way acquisition for the ultimate or are they just going to go within existing right of way and do what they can? Hood: Madam Mayor, Councilman Rountree, my understanding is they will try to work within the existing right of way. Rountree: okay. Hood: Depending on how much -- you know, I think they do try to, you know, knock on the door, talk to property owners. If they seem willing they maybe be able to acquire it, but it's going to depend on how much is budgeted in '12, too, for the project. So, it typically doesn't include ultimate right of way on all four corners. Hoaglun: And, Madam Mayor, Sabrina was nodding in agreement with that, so you're okay. Hood: So, again, city staff is fully supportive of draft B. We have a letter and I guess with that, if there are any changes to that letter or if I could ask for the Mayor's signature this evening, that's why I'm here. So, I will stand for any questions at this time. De Weerd: Caleb, I appreciate the question you raised and if Council had any comments about the three intersections being advanced in the program, but delaying the ultimate intersection improvements? No. We appreciate the interim most definitely. Any comments further from Council or are you good with the letter? Hoaglun: Good with the letter. Thank you, Caleb. Hood: Thank you. ,..~ De Weerd: Thank you. And thank you to ACRD. Even though I can't see you back there. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 41 of 52 C. Planning Department: Discuss Communities in Motion (CIM) - The Region's Long-Range Transportation Plan De Weerd: Okay. Caleb, if you wanted to go to the next -- Hood: Keep going? De Weerd: Yeah. Hood: Okay. Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Again, Caleb Hood, City of Meridian Planning Department. This next agenda item is also afollow-up or the next steps in the Communities In Motion, which is, again, the long range transportation plan for the two county region. We were here -- we -- Carl Miller from COMPASS and myself were here at that same meeting in January, discussed that, Carl did a Powerpoint on CIM. I have since --hopefully you all got the copies of the CD-ROM that came in a little summary packet and had a chance to look at those. That contained the plan, because the last time you hadn't -- or at least not all of you had the opportunity to review the plan. You requested additional time to review and to bring this item back for further discussion. I have worked with the legal department on a draft resolution, if that's the direction you want to go in supporting CIM. I also do have -- received today a letter from Matt Stoll at COMPASS requesting the city to adopt it. They have verbally ,sue asked us to, but I thought it would be good if you could at least put that request in writing. You all should have a letter to that effect as well from Matt asking the city to adopt -- support CIM. So, I have just aquick -- and this presentation isn't anything really that you haven't seen, but I did add a couple of points and the memo that I prepared in the broad vision and goals for CIM are identified in 2004 to 2006, as the original plan was developed and this is an update to that 2006 plan. So, they didn't start from scratch. I thought it would be nice just to go through the vision statement with you again. We envision a Treasure Valley where quality of life is enhanced and communities are connected by an innovative, effective, multi-modal transportation system. So, the goals are connections for safe access and mobility. Coordination. Interjurisdictional coordination. The environment. Minimize transportation impacts to people, resources, and the environment and information. So, coordinated data gathering and dispensing better information. So, CIM supports balance housing and jobs. Choices in housing types. Choices in transportation and shorter commuting distances. Connectivity through higher density and preservation of open space and farmland. I'll move on. So, CIM is not a solution, it's a guide. The city support for the intent of communities in motion goes a long ways towards building upon the high level of coordination and sound working relationships we currently enjoy with COMPASS, VRT, ITD, ACRD, and our other regional partners. One of the clarifications I like to point out is CIM does preclude local governments from approving development that may not be consistent with the location, nature, or amount of growth predicted. However, CIM is modeled after the city's Comprehensive Plan, so the land use assumption in the ,~.` CIM and the policy statements align with the city's Comprehensive Plan. Both documents have a consistent vision and related policies. This is something I think that Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 42 of 52 ~~ was brought up last time by Councilman Hoaglun was the concern over the lack of funding identified in the plan. CIM does call out the lack of fundin for trans ortation g p infrastructure, however, the plan does not require the cit to fund or fix this roblem. Y p But supporting CIM would acknowledge that there is a lack of fundin for ke re Tonal 9 Y 9 transportation projects and that the city is committed to being part of the solution to improve the transportation network. This could include, amon other strate ies . 9 9 , exploring and possibly implementing new funding sources, protectin and reservin . .. g p g regional corridors for the future, redefining how projects are selected for construction and encouraging additional citizen involvement in solving our transportation shottfalls. So, that doesn't come across very clearly in the plan, but it's just one of the thin s that g the plan does -- has to look at for the federal requirements is being financial) Y constrained, then, it goes to the next level. So, again, next steps -- there is a draft resolution, you can take it or leave it or modify it and we can come back and/or support CIM in the -- the Comprehensive Plan that's making it's way through the process now and should be before you here later this spring or we can do nothing. So, those are kind of the options. I realize that was a pretty quick presentation, but you have heard it all before. So, if there are any questions I will attempt to answer them. De Weerd: Council, any questions? Hoaglun: I just want to be certain, Madam Mayor and Caleb, that if we adopt this by reference to our Comprehensive Plan, we are not necessarily -- we acknowledge the ,~, fact that transportation needs cost money, but haw we get there is still open for debate, discussion, and everything else. It doesn't buy into any particular set or strategies. Hood: Madam Mayor, Councilman Hoaglun, the rest of the Council, no, sir. You know, there was potential ways to fix those gaps, but there weren't an articular strate ies Yp 9 identified in saying raise gas tax or increase user fees this way or that way or whatever. There was potential discussed in there, but we are not buying into raising any additional fees for transportation projects by supporting or adopting CIM. Hoaglun: Thank you. De Weerd: Any other questions from Council? Council, there is a request from COMPASS looking at adopting the Communities In Motion by reference in our Comprehensive Plan. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: Recognize the request and recognize the requirement of having a transportation component of your Comprehensive Plan is actually part of the state statute, so since this plan has been developed on a regional basis, I think we -- we ,.-~., should adopt it with the understanding it is -- it is not a plan of success per se, it's somewhat a plan that identifies the failure that we have at this point to accommodate Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 43 of 52 ~ the future. Having said that, I think we do need to put it in the Comprehensive Plan as a vision of what we could have. I think we need to be forthright, however, as we talk about this plan with -- our constituents that don't view this as this is the solution and this is what you're going to get. What you're going to get is more of the same in terms of traffic congestion and that sort of thing until the revenue question is addressed, both for surface transportation, whether it's an individual automobile or whether it's public transportation. Hood: Madam Mayor, I don't know if there is anymore comments, but I can work on some -- an amendment to adopt this plan as part of the Comprehensive Plan. You will certainly see that again in the future, so you don't -- you don't have to make that decision about what that should look like tonight, but we will at least begin the draft -- some adoption documents for your consideration at a future meeting as part of the Comprehensive Plan, so -- De Weerd: Caleb, I do think it would be appropriate, however, to draft a letter detailing our steps in that consideration, in considering referencing this in our Comprehensive Plan in kind of the next step. I believe this goes to the Planning and Zoning Commission next month, the Comprehensive Plan? Okay. Hood: Would you like to send that letter, Madam Mayor, or should I sign it or have Anna sign it or-- De Weerd: Probably underAnna's signature. Nary: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Nary. Nary: Yeah. Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I think to follow up on what Council Member Rountree raised and what Caleb's saying is the resolution they are asking from COMPASS for you to adopt is a gesture of showing of support, but until we actually either reference it into our Comprehensive Plan or include it in some fashion, then, it really doesn't become the guide that it's supposed to be until you do that. So, like Caleb's saying you will see it again as part of that process, but the -- whether you do the resolution or a letter of acknowledgment, whichever, I think it's really just to show of support that the city is supportive of what's been developed and it's going to work to incorporate what makes sense to the city and to its plan. De Weerd: Well -- and that is the purpose of that letter is just to detail our process in getting to that point. Hood: Madam Mayor, just so I'm clear, then, the letter would replace and we won't do a resolution, then, right? Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 44 of 52 ~. De Weerd: I think resolution would be appropriate after the Comprehensive Plan gets through it process. Hood: Okay. Rountree: That makes sense. Hood: Thank you. D. Police Department Report: Precious Metal Dealers Licensing and Regulation; Discussion of Draft Ordinance De Weerd: Okay. Thank you, Caleb. Okay. Item 10-D is our police department report. I think, chief, you know, beings how you're usually at the end of the agenda, I think we saved the best for last. Lavey: Madam Mayor, Council, you probably took the words right out of my mouth. I got a little excited here, because I thought I was going to have two Council -- or two audience members, but now I see we are back down to just Ralph, so -- De Weerd: But Ralph is the best as well. ,~ Lavey: We wish to get the word to the best is always last and, therefore, we would have more people stay. Madam Mayor, Council, what I have in front of you today is quite lengthy. It is ten pages --actually, it's 11 pages, but ten pages of text. I have given you my notes that I wish to speak about, so you can kind of cheat and if I leave something out you can just ask me a question. And, really, what we are going to do is just present this in draft form to you and have you pick it apart. If you see something -- take it home tonight and read it along with that environmental statement there from the state and pick it apart. But what we are proposing is a precious metal ordinanceand, really, why that is key is that with the price of gold especially going up and predicting to be up to 2,400 dollars an ounce within the next year or two, you get a lot of businesses that are advertising we will buy your gold. You see it on TV, you see it on the street corners, you see the person waving the signs. What that does is it takes the criminal element that says if I steal that I have a place to sell it and get money very quickly. The problem is that in law enforcement that by the time we track down the stolen property the gold has already been melted and we have noway of recovering that item. So, just to give you an idea of what sort of problem we are talking about here in Ada County --this does not include Garden City, they are not on records systems, so, really, the numbers I gave you are low. In 2009 we had 978,000 dollars in stolen property in cost by this jewelry. Out of that amount 150,000, roughly, was Meridian. That year we were able to recover 121,000 dollars out of that almost a million dollars. In 2010 we had thefts in the amount of almost 1.3 million dollars and we were only able to recover 180,000 dollars. The reason why I'm here in front of you today is Boise has had a precious metal requirement .,,.~. -- license requirement for some time, as has Ada County. Nampa is in the process of just approving theirs. And I do not want Meridian to be the displacement city where all Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 45 of 52 ~~ of the criminals come to Meridian to sell their gold. That's what we are in store for. So, basically, it's ten pages of legalese that requires these precious metal dealers to operate on the same standards that we have imposed upon our pawn shops and as you recall several years ago you approved a program called Leads Online. Basically what happens is the property is taken in, it's photographed, the driver's license is taken and, then, it's transmitted through the Leads Online through the web and, then, police departments have access to it. We would be doing the same thing for the precious metals. We would be requiring a driver's license, we would be requiring a picture be taken transmitting the information through Leads Online and to no cost to the retailer. Leads Online can already do it. Holding it for a certain period of time. If we determine that it's possibly stolen that length of time increases before they can -- they can melt it. We also have a proposal in place where we make the requirements effective several months down the road to give a grace period for people and, then, we also have proposed that we not charge for any licensing until 2012, because of the changes as well. So, really, we are not trying to sneak something under the wire. We want you to examine it, provide comments today if you have them, or we will bring this back in front of you for the next reading and we will discuss the comments then. Mr. Nary may have some additional comments as his staff are the ones that wrote this current proposal in front of you. De Weerd: Mr. Nary? ~ Nary: Thank you, Madam Mayor, Members of the Council. Really just probably one thing that you might want to think about in reviewing this ordinance is we modeled this ordinance after the pawn broker ordinance, so it's very similar to that and from a transactional standpoint, although Lee Reed Jewelers may seem like a different type of operation than Denny's Pawn, for the sale of precious metals it's probably not really that different. The difference, though, that you may want to ponder is whether or not right now under the current pawn broker ordinance and this ordinance, everybody who works for that business has to have the license. Some of our pawn shops -- I think there is two -- I don't know employ very many people. A business like Lee Reed probably does. So, I think as the chief is proposing the first year the licenses don't have a cost. It might give us some opportunity as a city, with the police department's assistance, to figure out if that makes as much sense on the larger scale like a Lee Reed Jewelers, as it does for a smaller operation, because, again, you want anybody who has any contact with the material to have a background check and have the --that type of work done. Right now it's hard for -- at least for my staff -- and I don't know about the chiefs standpoint from police, but to determine who is --who makes the most sense to license. Would it make more sense at some point to have the premise be licensed or designated people that are only the ones authorized to be licensed to deal with precious metals and those people have to be licensed and, then, they -- we are going to have to deal with that at the business level. I'm not sure what makes the most sense yet, but that's really, probably, in all of the different legalese as the chief stated, that's probably the one that would be the most comment back I think from the --the business community and, again, ,~, I don't know how many jewelers we have here. Lee Reed was the one that came to mind, because I think they are a fairly large business. But some of the other ones -- Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 46 of 52 .~~. Fred Meyer Jewelers I think is another one in the Fred Meyer store. So, there are some. That may be the area that they have a concern in having to get licenses for every employee that they have. But, again, for the first year the proposal is there is no cost, so there may be a way and then cull out what makes the most sense, if there is a reason to do it differently. But that's the only one in our discussion this morning we thought may get some push back. I think most of the other stuff is really pretty logical if you think of it. I mean as the chief stated other communities around us have similar types of regulations and, again, it's really not significantly different than go take grandma's jewelry down to the pawn shop as it is to take it down to Lee Reed. If you're just selling it for cash, then, really how you dispose of it isn't going to matter very much. Some of the businesses may be less inclined to take it, but I don't think that's really something we can count on, I think that's the police's concern. So, that's the only one we could think of, chief. I don't know if there is other things that you think would be of -- something to highlight for the Council, but that's the one that we thought would probably get some response back. Lavey: Madam Mayor, Council, we actually modeled this after Boise's and Nampa's and Chubbuck's and some other places. You know, right off the top of my head I don't know why the individual has to be licensed. I think the business is the one that needs to be licensed. But I'd have to do some additional research to see if someone's thought that out or had that problem in the past, but it's the business that needs to be licensed, not the individual I would think. Nary: But we currently license everybody at the pawn shop. Lavey: Okay. Nary: So, that was the reason. Lavey: That would explain how we come to that conclusion then. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: I'm sorry. Rountree: Go ahead. Zaremba: Okay. I certainly am in favor of this. I guess my question is -- and I think Bill started to say something on this, but I didn't get the rest of it. Wouldn't it be similar to using our existing pawn shop regulation and modify how we define who it applies to? Just say we already have this ordinance and it now applies to coin dealers and jewelry stores that don't call themselves pawn shops. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 47 of 52 .~~ Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, Council Member Zaremba, I think when we discussed it internally the pawn shop is defined by particular types of transactions they deal with, because they deal with such a variety of things and not just one specific type of transaction and that was the reason that I believe we settled on really creating a Hitch for that. other communities have done it the same way where they separate pawn shops -- the pawn shops are allowed to, essentially, get an endorsement on their license, so they don't have to get another one, because we have this, but businesses that only really engage in this type of activity --and they don't take other types of goods and things in for sale or borrowing and some of that's in the pawn shop definition, because some of us forget you can actually go back and get it if you really want to go back and redeem it, you can go back and redeem it. At most of these places you can't come back and get it. Once you have sold it to them it's theirs. So, in trying to -- in trying to decide between just expanding the existing ordinance or creating a new one, we felt it might be a lot more confusing to try to parcel it out in one ordinance, because it really isn't the same type of business. So, that was the reason. Zaremba: All right. Thank you. Rountree: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Rountree. Rountree: I agree with the chief on the licensing. It seems to me the business should have the responsibility of training and establishing knowledge with their staff of what the procedures and requirements are to -- to trade and purchase precious metals. The one thing that I can think of without reading this -- and it might be there -- is the holding period and the volatility of the market of these precious metals. So, if the holding period is -- in some cases a day, the prices can fluctuate on this stuff from a buck to 15 dollars and in a month it can fluctuate a couple hundred dollars. I can see these folks getting a little upset about that and I don't know if you addressed that when you looked at the holding period and I haven't read that, so I don't know what it is. Just something to think about. Lavey: It's on -- Madam Mayor, Mr. Rountree, just to -- under the first page under the summary of proposed ordinances -- De Weerd: Twenty-one. Lavey: -- there is a retention period there that does indicate what ours was proposed and what the rest of the valley is. Rountree: Okay. Lavey: Again, I don't know how we came up with our figure over Ada and Nampa's, but ,~.,,, on the very first page on the talking points it's there. It's also inside the -- I don't know what page it is under the ordinance themselves, but -- Meridian City Council February 22, 2411 Page 48 of 52 Nary: Our period is 21 days. Rountree: Twenty-one days. Nary: It's seven for Boise and ten for the county. Rountree: And Ican -- Lavey: I think it's ten and -- Rountree: Ican see that being a topic of discussion amongst the dealers. Lavey: It could be. Yes. Rountree: The last thing that I will bring out is that I'm seeing some of these outfits that are buying precious metals are also buying precious gems stones, particularly diamonds, and it seems to me that why not just throw that in this as well given that they are typically a part of those items that are stolen and they are probably taken apart and the gold's taken here and the jewels are taken someplace else. I don't know. How do we handle that? ,.~,, Lavey: Madam Mayor and Mr. Rountree, we also address that as well. Under the --the reason why we didn't include the gems is because you can't melt the actual gems and so they actually are there, we can go there. The pawn shops do include the gems. So, it's just a matter of choice. We could -- it's something also to talk about. We could put gems in there, but we left gems out, just because you can't melt them or destroy them as fast as you can the precious metal. De Weerd: Mr. Hoaglun? Hoaglun: Well, Madam Mayor, my one concern Council Rountree addressed and that was the retention period. You know, like pawn shops, someone goes in pawns their guitar and the pawn shop is going to sell it for a hundred bucks, they hold it for three weeks, the value of that guitar is a hundred bucks. But Councilman Rountree pointed out the volatility of commodities is such that there is some -- could be some big swings that makes or breaks the purchase for that entity, whoever that is. So, if we can lower that retention time down -- and I know that puts pressure on your folks, your detectives and whatnot who are working cases to check up on things, but, you know, for those businesses that -- that could be a significant amount of money and, hopefully, the vast majority of the transactions are legitimate and you don't want to impact those, but at the same time recognizing that we got to make sure we give you guys time to -- if the crime was committed to check up on things, so -- but there is a way to make that work and bring that time down from 21 days that's not a bad thing, so -- Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 49 of 52 .~~~. Lavey: Madam Mayor and Council, I agree. One thin we do need to remember is h g tat we have other citizens that are out 1.2 million dollars alread and so we are 'ust real) Y 1 Y displacing who is out the money, the victims of the crime or the businesses that bu the stolen y property. So, I think it makes sense that we have it similar to eve bod else . ,, ry Y here in the valley, so there is no -- well, its this place -- it's this fi ure at one lace it's . g p , this figure at another place. So, again, that would be a discussion we could have. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: On that same subject, I do like the two tiered idea, thou h, even if we said .. g that the official retention period is more Ike seven or ten days, I like the idea of if Burin g that seven or ten days the police department determines that this ma be stolen, then . Y , you do have to hold it longer. I like that second piece of ~t. Lavey: And that's how it currently operates under the pawn shop. Zaremba: Okay. Hoaglun: And, Madam Mayor, just to explore the other issue Councilman Rountree brought up about gems, if we don't include these folks under that are we creatin an . g .~ unequal playing field between pawn shops and the other folks if we don't? And I guess my thinking is I would rather have things fair than unfair, but -- .but if we aren't, then, it's not a big deal, but if we are, then, maybe we ought to include gem stones as part of that ordinance, but I don't know enough about that line of work to really know if we are or not, so -- Lavey: Madam Mayor, Mr. Hoaglun, it's worth a staff discussion. I don't believe I could answer that here today either, so it's definitely worth a discussion to bring back. Nary: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Nary. Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, I think a long with that we can have that discussion before we come back to you again on this premise versus the individuals and how to make that make sense for both the pawn shop operations, as well as the jewelry stores. There has got to be a happy medium in there. That would make sense to both the police department and from a statutory standpoint how to make that clear. We could deal with that. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 50 of 52 ,~ Zaremba: I would comment if you're looking for a direction that I think this is the ri ht . g thing to do and -- Rountree: Yeah. Agree. .,~ Zaremba: -- let's do it. Lavey: Madam Mayor and Council, I think we have the direction we want to o -- g Zaremba: Okay. Lavey: -- we just need to make sure you're in agreement with that. Zaremba: I'm on board. Lavey: And I do realize that it's ten pages, so it's going to take some time to digest. Take it home and read it and pick it apart, because we want to make sure that we do it right. We don't want to be unfair to any of the businesses, but we definitely want to try to make it the best to recover the property for our victims as we can. So, with that if there is any further questions --and if not I am done. Zaremba: Madam Mayor? De Weerd: Mr. Zaremba. Zaremba: I don't know if you have run it by any of the relevant business owners, but is this something that maybe you would ask the Chamber of Commerce for input on? I mean it's just -- I don't want to slow the process down, but -- De Weerd: I think there is so few that it would be probably just as easy to go to the jewelers and pawn shops themselves. I think there is Simmons and Lee Reed and the Diamond Shop and -- Zaremba: I wasn't necessarily meaning to poll everybody, but maybe just pick one and ask them. Lavey: Madam Mayor, Council, that's also under the stake holder communication plan. If -- if the Council's good with the direction we were going to send a letter and, then, make a personal contact with each business in town, because there is so few, but we wanted to make sure that Council was on board with the direction we were heading before we even addressed the draft to them and, then, we will get their input as well. Zaremba: Great. Thank you. ~ Item 11: Ordinances Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 51 of 52 ~~~ A. Ordinance No. 11-1472A: Updates to Title 2, Meridian City Code Regarding the Traffic Safety Commission and Planning & Zoning Commission De Weerd: Good. Thank you, chief. Okay. We are on 11-A, which is Ordinance 11- 1474-A. Madam Clerk, will you, please, read this ordinance by title only. Holman: Thank you, Madam Mayor. City of Meridian Ordinance No. 11-1474-A. An ordinance amending Meridian City Code Section 2-3-3 regarding membership on the Traffic Safety Commission, amending Meridian City Code Section 2-3-5 regarding meetings of the Traffic Safety Commission. Amending Meridian City Code Section 2-4- 3 regarding meetings of the Planning and Zoning Commission and providing an effective date. De Weerd: Thank you. You have heard this ordinance read by the only and I don't think Ralph wants it heard in its entirety, so, Council, at this point I would entertain a motion to approve this ordinance. Zaremba: So moved. Rountree: Second. ,~, De Weerd: I have a motion and a second to approve Item 11-A. If there is no discussion, Madam Clerk, will you, please, call roll. Roll-Call: Bird, absent; Rountree, yea; Zaremba, yea; Hoaglun; yea. De Weerd: All ayes. Motion carried. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 12: Future Meeting Topics De Weerd: Item 12 is, Council, any items for future meetings? Mr. Nary, did you have any? Nary: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, we hadn't had any requests this week for any items to come before you. I think based on the discussion tonight we may target your workshop in March to talk about the precious dealers. If we get -- if we have had enough time to get response back from the business community on that, that might be a topic. I don't know what your schedule looks like that night for your workshop, but other than that we haven't had any requests this week through my office. I don't know about the clerk's office. ,~..~ Holman: Madam Mayor, Members of the Council, we have had no requests. Meridian City Council February 22, 2011 Page 52 of 52 Oka .Thank ou. Well, Council, we are at the end of our agenda. I would ,~, De Weerd y y entertain a motion to adjourn. .~ Hoaglun: So moved. Rountree: Second. De Weerd: All those in favor say aye. All ayes. MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. De Weerd: We are adjourned. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:39 P.M. (AUDIO RECORDING ON FILE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS) ..~~ ~~~~ r n ~~ ,i~~~ ~ ~ ~~~'''% DATE APPROVED MAYOR M~ De WEERL~ p ~, F A O ,~ `", ` / r. T T' ~, .; ~, r ~ o .. ~: 0 ~'~,,~ 9 `pQ\`,~~~ /~'1~~~1tPliliS11111`` ~~~' ~~'~ JA C . HOLMAN, CITY CLERK ~--~ .- Changes to Agenda: None F~~ ~ ~ Z~~) Item #9.B, C, D: Waverly Place (CPAM-10.001; RZ-10.004; PP-10.003) CITY OF ~tE :~~'`~, CITY CLERKS OFFICE Application(s): - Amendment to the comprehensive plan future land use map to change the land use map designation on 4.9 acres of land from Office to Medium Density Residential - Rezone of 5.3 acres of land from the L-0 (Limited Office) to the R-8 (Medium Density Residential) zoning district. - Preliminary plat consisting of 24 single-family residential building lots and 4 common/other lots on 4.9 acres Size of property, existing zoning, and location: This site consists of 4.9 acres, is currently zoned L-0, and is located at 2510 E. Magic View Drive. Summary of Request: The applicant proposes to construct 24 townhome dwelling units in clusters of two on individual lots along with a 1,000 s.f. clubhouse & attached caretaker unit to be owned & maintained by the HOA. The internal public streets & underground utilities were constructed on the site as part of the previously approved development. Because the UDC no longer allows residential uses in the L-0 district, a map amendment & rezone is requested. A site plan was submitted showing the configuration of the homes on the proposed building lots. The applicant has submitted two different building elevations and floor plans for the proposed townhomes. The elevations consist of single-story structures with two-car garages. Construction materials consist of a mix of horizontal, vertical, and shake siding with stone veneer accents. An elevation & floor plan for the clubhouse/caretaker unit has also been submitted with materials consistent w/the townhome units. All structures ,.-~ are subject to administrative design review with submittal of the Certificate of Zoning Compliance. No fencing is proposed with this application. Because of the probable future extension of Hickory Way from the north along the east boundary of the site, staff recommends any fencing constructed in this area be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the subdivision boundary consistent with the fencing standards for corner lots on which two streets abut the property. Staff also recommends landscaping be installed & maintained by the homeowner to the subdivision boundary. Commission Recommendation: Approval Summary of Commission Public Hearing: i. In favor: Shawn Nickel, Scott Noriyuki, Celeste Fox, Gene Fox ii. In opposition: None iii. Commenting: None iv. Written testimony: Alston Jones, Woodbridge HOA Key Issue(s) of Discussion by Commission: i. The Commission commended the applicant on working with the neighbors to resolve issues from the previous hearing. Key Commission Change(s) to Staff Recommendation: i. Add the commitments made by the applicant pertaining to the material specifications for the structures to the DA included in Exhibit A.7. Written Testimony since Commission Hearing: Woodbridge HOA (in support); Applicant (in agreement w/staff report) Outstanding Issue(s) for City Council: None Notes: Meridian City Council Meeting ~-~. 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Ten Mile Road Request: Annexation and Zoning of 1.50 Acres of Land From R1 (Ada County) to R-4 (Medium Low-Density Residential) Zoning District MEETING NOTES in ~"' '~LERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS ~~ Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: $A PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Mayor's Office: Mayor's Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) Update MEETING NOTES m~,d ~" ,~ ~,. ~~r CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS ~\ Meridian City Council Meeting .-~ n DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 6A PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Fairview Avenue Access Management Plan and Concept Design Update by Lisa Applebee, Project Manager at Ada County Highway District (ACRD) MEETING NOTES CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS /"\ `~'~~~~' r _ ~~~~ February 17, 2010 Rebecca W. Arnold, President John S. Franden, Vice President Carol A. McKee, Commissioner Sara M. Baker, Commissioner David L. Case, Commissioner TO: Tammy de Weerd, Mayor Meridian City Council FROM: Lisa Applebee, ACRD Project Manager Caleb Hood, Planning Manager CC: Meridian City Clerk RE: Fairview Avenue, Linder Rd to Orchard St Agenda Item for February 22, 2011 City Council Meeting Executive Summary Ada County Highway District has studied Fairview Avenue between Linder Road in Meridian and ~ Orchard Street in Boise. This project has been a cooperative effort between ACRD, Meridian and Boise Cities. Initially ACRD studied Fairview Avenue with future widening in mind; however, due to funding constraints that part of the study is on hold. But all agencies agreed when that decision was made to proceed with completing the Access Management Plan. The project Policy Committee, consisting of two elected officials from Meridian, Boise, and ACRD asked the project team to gather additional public input on access management prior to adopting the Access Management Plan. The project team has completed that effort and presents the results as well as asks the Meridian City Council whether they support moving forward with presenting the Access Management Plan at a public information meeting with the intent of coming back to ask the Cities and ACHD to adopt and implement the plan as development and redevelopment occur over time. Background In cooperation with Meridian and Boise staff, a draft Access Management Plan was prepared as part of Fairview Avenue, Linder Road to Orchard Street Concept Design to optimize the capacity, operations, and safety of Fairview Avenue. The goal of the plan is to balance local land use planning and economic goals with the safe and efficient operation of Fairview Avenue. The purpose of the Fairview Access Management Plan is to increase safety and reduce congestion on Fairview by using a set of tools that allow both the Cities and ACHD to control access. ACHD envisions that implementation of the Access Management Plan would be a long-term endeavor, with the Cities taking the lead on implementing the land use aspects of the plan. The Fairview Avenue draft Concept Design focused on improving mobility and safety throughout the ^ corridor. With corridor widening not likely to occur for many years, access management tools allow the Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208 387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achdidaho.org Cities and ACHD to address both mobility and safety without the huge cost and impact of widening. By implementing access management tools such as cross access, medians, u-turns, and right-in right-out only driveways, the agencies can begin to improve traffic mobility and safety. Why implement Access Management? Fairview Avenue is a significant regional transportation facility within the cities of Boise and Meridian. Traffic forecasts along the Fairview Avenue corridor for the year 2035 range from approximately 31,000 to 63,000 vehicles per day but many areas of the corridors already see these volumes. As the results show, respondents to the ACHD survey said they experience congestion and delays now and sometimes choose to avoid the roadway. Currently, Fairview Avenue has at least two of the highest accident locations in the county (Fairview Avenue/Eagle Road and Fairview Avenue/Cole). The goal of the Access Management Plan is to establish a long range plan for Fairview Avenue that will improve traffic capacity, minimize crashes, and maintain travel mobility in concert with the Cities long term land use objectives for the corridor. What were the results of the Public Outreach Effort? ACRD has sent out mailers, surveys and held public information meetings regarding Fairview Avenue. Most recently, ACHD mailed approximately 31,000 brochures that defined what the current problems are and what access management means; we asked stakeholders to complete an on-line survey and directed them to a 3D visualization on the ACHD website. The brochure was mailed to over 31,000 addresses within 1 mile of either side of Fairview; 327 total responses were received with 22 of those respondents identifying themselves as business owners. Staff will quickly review the results of the survey during the February 22°d meeting. Studying Fairview and developing an Access Management Plan has resulted in a construction project(s) along Fairview. This initial project(s) contains elements from both the AMP and the concept design and primarily involved construction of a center median in Fairview Avenue. Right now, in Draft B of the ACRD Five Year Work Plan, construction of the center median and associate u-turn and 3/ turn pockets are planned for 2014 and 2015. NOTE: Fairview Avenue Access Management is the third highest ranking project (out of 152 projects and only behind the Pine/Cinder and Black Cat/Cherry intersections) in ACHD's prioritization process. Meaning, the benefits far outweigh the costs associated with making the improvements. What next? As noted above, the Access Management Plan contains ways in which access, safety, and congestion on Fairview can be improved over time. City staff and two of the Council members have served on teams at ACRD drafting and reviewing the plan. Today the Cities and ACHD can use access management tools and techniques; however, with adoption of this plan the agencies will work together to ensure the safe and efficient travel of our respective stakeholders now and in the future. ACHD and City staff intends to bring the Access Management Plan to the Council at a future date for adoption. Currently, ACRD has programmed a project to construct center medians on Fairview Avenue during FY14 and FY15. The Fairview Avenue Access Management Project Team recently recommended an implementation strategy for this construction. Each strategy was evaluated, and consensus was reached on the implementation strategy we recommend, albeit at a high level (no specific locations were identified to be first, last, etc.) The consensus was that the entire corridor needs to be done consecutively, and there shouldn't be any large gaps of time between when the project starts and when the last median goes in. Primarily it was believed that we should start with the areas that have the Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208 387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us Page 2 of 5 highest accident rates. Does the City Council concur with this strategy/recommendation for outfitting Fairview Avenue with center medians? The project manager for the Fairview AMP, Lisa Applebee, will be at the February 22"d City Council meeting to go over the project, the recent survey results, next steps, and answer questions. Attachments: Fairview Access Management Public Survey Results Fairview Access Management Executive Summary Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208 387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us Page 3 of 5 Fairview Access Management 1. Do you agree or disagree that medians and other access management tools will be valuable on Fairview Avenue? Response Response Percent Count Agree _. .~_. , .,, - , _ .... <., ~.. ,e„ 75.0% 243 Disagree 25.0% 81 answered question 324 skipped question 3 2. What should our focus be as we move forward with access management on Fairview Avenue? Please choose your top two preferences. Response Response Percent Count Smoother traffic flow ~ "~ ~ " '° 57.1% 178 Safety 57.1 % 178 Business access ~° "" ~ "~:~..u~°~ 37.2% 116 Less congestion ~,~.,, 26.0% 81 Improving capacity 17.0% 53 Other (please list) 52 answered question 312 skipped question 15 1 of 6 . Do you sometimes use alternate routes to avoid Fairview Avenue? Response Response Percent Count No 18.4% 58 Yes 81.6% 258 If yes, which alternative routes do you use? Please list. 228 answered question 316 skipped question 11 4. If you answered yes to the question above, please check why you use alternate routes to avoid Fairview Avenue. Please check all that apply. Response Response Percent Count Unsafe r,~ 27.0% 67 ~', Too much traffic/congestion ~° '~ ~~,~a~~~ 9---- _ 89.5% 222 Takes too long 47.6% 118 Can't access the businesses 6.5% 16 Other (please specify) 50 answered question 248 skipped question 79 5. Do you sometimes choose alternate shopping destinations to avoid Fairview Avenue? No __ ,, Yes Response Response Percent Count 51.4% 163 48.6% 154 answered question 317 skipped question 10 2of6 r~ 6. Do you have any concerns about implemented on Fairview Avenue? No Yes Response Response Percent Count 41.0% 130 59.0% 187 If yes, please list your concerns 190 answered question 317 skipped question 10 7. How do you use Fairview Avenue? Please check all that apply. Response Response Percent Count Commuting :,~„R.-~.~,„„. 48.5% 150 7.1 % 22 ~ 82.8% 256 10.7% 33 43.4% 134 I ~~ Other (please specify) 39 answered question .309 skipped question 18 3of6 /"'~ 8. How did you hear about this survey? Please check all that apply. Response Response Percent Count Fairview Avenue Access Management brochure NIn'nM914tiA?~lVMdfiY4tisy., Radio TV E-mail ACHD web site From a friend 55.7% 160 0.0% 0 1.7% 5 36.6% 105 7.3% 21 8.0% 23 Other (please specify) 42 answered question 287 skipped question 40 9. What is the best way to com Fairview Avenue? Response Response Percent Count 72.8% 219 3.3% 10 26.2% 79 10.0% 30 16.3% 49 Other (please specify) 14 answered question 301 slopped question 26 h you about access changes o 4of6 Response Response 10. Contact Information Percent Count Name: _. x, .. ,.~ _._ ... h~ ... 95.0% 230 Company: 32.2% 78 Address: ,~..,,.,,,~..; 86.4% 209 Address 2: 2.9% 7 City/Town: ..~,.,,,_. 92.1% 223 State: `' 93.4% 226 ZIP: ,.. ~. _ ,_ ~~. ~_ ., ~._ , ~~ e _,. ___.. 92.6% 224 Email Address: 89.3% 216 Phone Number. ~~~,-.. .~~.::.: .; 60.7% 147 answered question 242 ,~ 11. If you own or operate a business on Fairview Avenue, does traffic ever block your driveway? Response Response Percent Count No 63.6% 14 Yes 36.4% 8 If yes, where is your business located? 7 answered question 22 skipped question 305 5of6 12. Do your customers have more than one driveway in which to access vour business? No Yes s:~:~».~,.~~,< Response Response Percent Count 54.5% 12 45.5% 10 answered question -...___1 _..__..__ 22 ~~~ 13. Does your business and/or property on Fairview Avenue have special access needs (large delivery trucks, etc.)? Response Response ~1 6of6 Fairvie~~ Avenue Concrpr Desi~ Dh~ajt Access ManagemeN Report Ada Gantt' Highway Denier EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For an arterial roadway, the managemnt of access locations and their design is the most critical element impacting long reran roadway capacity, public safety, and travel time. The intent of this Access Managerr~nt Plan is to help ensure the Fairview Avenue corridor operates well into the future as a principal arterial with good mobility and safety. This report provides recommendations for managing xcess and the performance basis for those recommendations. The Access Management Plan (AMP) includes the fallowing recommended acxess management techniques for the Fairview Avenue corridor (refer to Figure 4 far the access management recommendations): • Limit traffic signal spacing on the Fairview Avenue corridor to approximately 112 mid spacing. • Install median islands on Fairview Avenue from Linder Road to (hchard Street. freaks in the rr>edian islands will be provided at the signalized intersections and at selected un-signalized locations. • At each location that allows left turns, it is reconucended that u-turn pockets be considered far each direction of travel for each 1/2 mile segment near the r/a Hole location (refer to Figures 3 and ~). • Under the appropriate conditions some of these locations may warrant a 3/4 movement intersection. Such locations could allow eft-turns from Fairview Avenue while restricting left- turns onto Fairview Avenue (refer io Figures 3 and 4). Where appropriate, these intersections i'"~ would allow for more flexibility but would be safer and more efficient. than the use of 1/4 mid full-movement intersections. The aim of installing the rredian islands is to limit the overwhelming majority of access points on Fairview Avenue to right-turn-only access (right-in and right-out rrrovements only). • Amore complete secondary network of local and collector streets (circulator roads) is recommended to be constructed through the local agencies and ACHD. This is to allow land abutting Fairview Avenue direct access to local streets and reduce the need for direct access. This also allows local traffic to move east-west and connect to the north-south roads that provide access to Fairview Avenue. • Existing ~cess points to Fairview Avenue that do not conform to the access manageriaent plan will be eliminated when opportunities are presented (i.e. redevelopment). • Manage access on Fairview Avenue by requiring cross access agreerrients for abutting propert~s. • Improved access design and site layout will be required in the event of new or redeveloped parcels through the land use approval process. Improved curb return driveway design as well as site layout that allows cross-~cess will be required. • Upon development or redevelopment new atxi/or existing access points to Fairview Avenue that do not conform to the access management plan will not be approved. Also, if any access to Fairview Avenue is required under the existing conditions that is act necessary under the long- term acxess management plan, it shall be granted only temporary access. Once implerraentation of a planned improvement such as the construction of a circulator road allows for other access to the parcel, the temporary access to Fairview Avence should be rerxioved (refer to the section titled "Elimination of Access Points" for more detailed inforniation).. • Busses are the only form of transit currently utilizing Fairview Avenue and currently, the only planned form of transit as well. Valley Regional Transit (VRT) 's Long Range Plans include /"~ Aga zoos f i~ 3ta-zssa-0~7 Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208 387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us Page 4 of 5 h atrvirw Ai+rnue L'oncrpt Design Draft Ames Managensenr Repnri Ada Canty H'~ghway Detriet expansion of the Fairview Avenue bus route to include the entire Fairview corridor, from Linder Road to Ch~chard Street. Future bus stops on Fairview Avenue between Milwaukee Street & Linder Road will be considered during future design phases. VRT prefers bus stops to be in-litre versus pullouts and. this issue will be addressed during future design phases. * Any new construction will include accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists. The combination of access management strategies, as outlined in the Fairview Avenue AMP, along with roadway widening and other improvements identif~d in the Fairview Avenue Concept Design will provide the long term level of efficiency and performance desired by the public and necessary for the economic growth of the area. r ~~ Ada County Highway District • 3775 Adams Street • Garden City, ID • 83714 • PH 208 387-6100 • FX 345-7650 • www.achd.ada.id.us Page 5 of 5 Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 7 PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Items Moved From Consent Agenda MEETING NOTES Iv~ CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: $g PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Mayor's Office: Resolution No. ~ ~ -~ ~-- :Reappointing Nancy Rountree to Meridian Arts Commission, Seat 1 MEETING NOTES ~"" CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS CITY OF MERIDIAN RESOLUTION NO. I I ~ ~ ~ 2- ~-~. BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN REAPPOINTING NANCY ROUNTREE TO SEAT 1 OF THE MERIDIAN ARTS COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on February 27, 2007, pursuant to Meridian City Code § 2-5-3(B)(2), Mayor Tammy de Weerd appointed, with City Council's approval, six persons to the Meridian Arts Commission, including Nancy Rountree; and WHEREAS, on March 27, 2007, by Resolution no. 07-551, Mayor Tammy de Weerd designated Commissioner Nancy Rountree to fill Seat 1, the initial term of which was to be one year per the Commission Bylaws, i. e. from February 27, 2007 through February 26, 2008; and WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, Mayor De Weerd reappointed Commissioner Nancy Rountree to a second term, and pursuant to Meridian City Code § 2-5-3(C), Commissioner Rountree's current term in Seat 1 is three years, i. e. from February 27, 2008 through February 26, 2011; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian deems it to be in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Meridian to approve the reappointment of Commissioner Nancy ~ Rountree as recommended by Mayor De Weerd; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN CITY, IDAHO: Section 1. That, effective February 27, 2011, Nancy Rountree shall be reappointed to Seat 1 of the Meridian Arts Commission, which term shall run from February 27, 2011 through February 27, 2014. Section 2. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approval. 1 ~... ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ day of 2011. APPROVED b the Ma or of the Cit of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ da of Y Y Y Y 2011. APPROVED: \\\~,~~~~ OF ME/q;~~~~~,~,EST: ~~ ~,O~~R4 TF 'e~l~~'yl~f7, \ O ~ ~ti'4~~%Vu AT ^ Mayor Ti iy de Weerd "JJ13L ,J,a cee~lman, City Clerk 9 ,~ ~ 9Q ~GST 1 S'~ ~~~~ //~~~~~q~~UIdT~ • \~~~~~``` RF.SCIi.i ITinN RF,APPOTNTTNC.NANCY RnI TNTRF.F, Tn MAC PA(;F, ~ (7F ~ NANCY A. ROUNTREE 2696 N. Greenbelt Place, Meridian, ID 83646 Telephone: (208) 888-2731 Cell: (208) 841-1156 December 30, 2010 Ms Tammy De Weerd Mayor, City of Meridian Meridian City Hall 33 E. Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho 83642 RE: Meridian Arts Commission Reappointment r-~ Dear Mayor De Weerd: I am interested in being reappointed for another term as a commissioner in seat 1 on the Meridian Arts Commission. My current term will expire on February 26, 2011. It has been my pleasure to serve on the commission and play a part in nurturing and advancing the arts for our residents. I am extremely excited about MAC's plans for the coming year and hope to continue as a commissioner. I know the commission will work with diligence, dedication and passion to provide wonderful arts opportunities for our community. I passionately believe the arts are a vital part of what makes Meridian such a great place to live, work and raise a family. Thank you for your time and consideration. Best regards, ~~~ Nancy Amos Rountree Meridian City Council Meeting ~-. DATE: Februan ITEM TITLE: ITEM NUMBER: PROJECT NUMBER: Public Hearing: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) PY08 Substantial Amendment MEETING NOTES 22, 2011 ~ w ~ "' '~ CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS STAFF REPORT Hearing Date: February 22, 2011 TO: Mayor and City Council E IDIAN~-- FROM: Lori Den Hartog, CDBG Administrator 1 D A H C} (208)884-5533 SUBJECT: 2008 Community Development Block Grant Amendment Public Hearing 1. SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, CDBG entitlement communities received additional funding for the 2008 Program Year. The City of Meridian received $64,584.00. In June 2009, Council approved one project for use of these funds, the 8~' Street Bridge and Pedestrian Pathway Connection Project. This project was completed in August 2010. The final project cost was $24,565, leaving $40,019 remaining in eligible CDBG-R funding for the City of Meridian. Staff is now proposing an amendment to the 2008 Action Plan Substantial Amendment for use of the remaining CDBG-R funds. The proposed project is to design and install energy-efficient pedestrian lighting on W. 8`h Street between Pine Avenue and Cherry Lane. The project will install new lighting fixtures where none exist and upgrade existing deficient fixtures, for a total of eight (8) fixtures along the approximate 'h mile roadway segment. This roadway segment is a Safe Route to School corridor for the Meridian Middle School. Currently this roadway segment has non-continuous sidewalk, and the Ada County Highway District has a project scheduled in 2013 to fill-in the sidewalk gap from Carlton Avenue to Pine Avenue. Staff solicited project ideas from internal City Departments and staff. The proposed project most closely fit the goals of the Recovery Act guidelines, as well as the budget and timing constraints of this funding source. Project ideas that are not being presented for consideration for this amendment maybe presented as part of a future action plan or action plan amendment. 2. SUMMARY OF BUDGET Staff is proposing utilizing the entire remaining amount of the CDBG-R funding which is $40,019 and approximately $4,457.00 of City funding to complete the project. The City funding is proposed to be paid for with funds already allocated for street light maintenance and electrical costs. The use of energy efficient lighting is consistent with the direction the City is going in terms of environmental and cost sustainability. The City funding is proposed to cover the higher initial cost of the energy-efficient LED lighting. Standard lighting for this project would cost approximately $16,800, and the energy-efficient lighting is estimated to cost approximately $21,200. The energy and maintenance savings from use of the energy-efficient lighting will pay for the difference in the higher initial cost in approximately seven years. 3. SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends conducting the public hearing on February 22, 2011. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Guidelines for the Recovery Act funding allow for a reduced public comment period of a minimum of seven (7) days. Staff opened the public comment period on February 11, 2011, and staff proposes to have the Council close the public comment period on February 22, 2011. 4. AMENDMENT A. Staff proposes amending the 2008 Action Plan Substantial Amendment to add the following project: 1. Design and install pedestrian lighting on W. 8`" Street between Pine Avenue and Cherry Lane to provide awell-lit Safe-Route to School to the Meridian Middle School. City staff proposes designing the project in-house and using energy efficient lighting as part of the project. A copy of the full report can be found online at http://www.meridiancity.org/planningmzoning/community development/index.asp 5. PROCESS FACTS A. Published public notice February 7 & 14, 2011 in the Palley Times and in the Idaho Statesman on February 8 & 15, 2011. 6. EXHIBITS A. Project Vicinity Map B. Newspaper Notice C. Table 3C of New Project EXHIBIT A -Project Map 1~V. Sth Street Pedestrian Lighting V1(. 8th Street Pedestrian Lighting EXHIBIT B-Published Notice Pa 16 Valley Tiaras February 7, 2011 Nonce fN' P[sBLIC MEerD/c t@ g a l Notice s FOR rn~xo ^ M PD Supervisor's Media Log Frfiay, Jnaeary 28184 2N t • CaCbmtce CTatery. 21, was ar- rmaed fa D WP. • Harnarnmt, 30 bbdt of E. Bmadwry Avemt. • John IetJaoey 45. was sassed m two wmranA. • Rchd Kdrey, 23, was acxsmd fa DLII. • Fritz Mc1nmA, 46, wn asea~ f¢ DWP, rro vlrtraturr ami seen cm- feEU'r. • PHSaetaion of treerijttarea, Lmtst Clove and Ftapttin rmtti. . 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This stdNamul amendment ioccrpaated 6nditq Trom the American Recovery tend RtmvcmneNN Act d m09 (ARRA). lbe Cuy erig®sYly prapo,r4 mly am prajaxt tar tar d Weae and4 sad mat pro]acr war cmgdad undm budget The City ie now papaNtq(a ,strati project Ter use tithe mmainder d Nc ARRA Pmm,,RntatmatdY 506.663. 'This 9wnad Pr%+O wilt itmait energy eKticnt ridrwallc hgMmg alagt 8• StreN between CTuwy Lne ten Pine Avemr arang , Safe Rotor Schod corridor. A PUBLIC BEARING WILL HR RELD ON THE SLBSTANI'LkLAaS.NDMENT ON F[BRUARY S2, 2!1 i AT 7:N P.M., w MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL C.H AMBBRS: MR RIDIAN CITY RALI~ 33 E. BROADWAY, MBAIDIAN, IDAHO- Copies of rie PY08 plu iacorporatitq tht stlsnand ,meWmeta, err ara6aMe u Pot Meridian City Ckvk's Ofdot, }3 E Hmadw ay:. Meridian Pudic Likr9rv, 1326 W Cherry Laee: Meridian Sttticr Cetaa4 I33 W. Btwdwsy Aremet: end oe she Ciiy's web eat, mtp:l;www.metWiercity.atg, by Ftbttrry It, mli. 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Priority Need infrastructure Improvement/Public Facilities Project Pedestrian Lighting Activity Pedestrian Lighting on W. 8`" Street, Cherry Lane to Pine Avenue Description Install pedestrian lighting along W. 8t" Street between Cherry Lane and Pine Avenue to provide enhanced pedestrian safety along the Safe Route to School corridor to the Meridian Middle School. Objective category: ®Suitable Living Environment ^ Decent Housing ^ Economic Opportunity Outcome category: ®Availability/Accessibility ^ Affordability ^ Sustainability Location/Target Area: Census Tract 010322, Block Group 1 1507 W. 8'" Street, Meridian, Idaho 83642 Specific Objective Project ID Number SL1.1 HUD Matrix Code CDBG Citation 03K 24 CFR 570.201 (c) Type of Recipient CDBG National Objective Recipient LMA Start Date Completion Date 03/01/2011 09/30/2011 Performance Indicator Annual Units Completed Facility 1 Local ID Units Upon Completion 1 Funding Sources: CDBG-R $40,019 .......................... ESG ................................ HOME ................................ HOPWA ................................ Total Formula ................................ Prior Year Funds ................................ Assisted Housing ......... PHA ................................ Other Funding .$4,457 Total $44,476 The primary purpose of the project is to help: ^ the Homeless ^ Persons with HIV/AIDS ^ Persons with Disabilities ^ Public Housing Needs CDBG-R SUBMISSION TEMPLATE & CHECKLIST The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act") was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act awards $1 billion in CDBG Recovery (CDBG-R) funds to be distributed to cities, counties, insular areas and states, of which $10 million has been reserved by HUD for its administrative costs and $10 million of which will be awarded to Indian tribes. Recipients of the remaining $980 million of CDBG-R funds will be the approximately 1,200 jurisdictions that received CDBG funding in Fiscal Year 2008. This template sets forth the suggested format for grantees receiving funds from CDBG-R. A complete submission contains the information requested below, including: (1) The CDBG-R Substantial Amendment (template attached below) (2) Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities (see http://www.hud. gov/recovery) (3) Signed and Dated Certifications (see http://www.hud.gov/recovery) (4) Signed and Dated SF-424. Grantees should also attach a completed CDBG-R Substantial Amendment Checklist to ensure completeness and efficiency of review (attached below). THE CDBG-R SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT Jurisdiction(s): City of Meridian, Idaho Jurisdiction Web Address: • www.meridiancity.or CDBG-R Contact Person: Lori Den Hartog Address: 33 E. Broadway; Ste. 210 Telephone: 208-884-5533 Fax: 208-888-6854 Email: ldenhartogz(a~meridiancity.org ENSURING RESPONSIBLE SPENDING OF RECOVERYACT FUNDS Funding available under the Recovery Act has clear purposes - to stimulate the economy through measures that modernize the Nation's infrastructure, improve energy efficiency, and expand educational opportunities and access to health care. HUD strongly urges grantees to use CDBG- R funds for hard development costs associated with infrastructure activities that provide basic services to residents or activities that promote energy efficiency and conservation through rehabilitation or retrofitting of existing buildings. While the full range of CDBG activities is available to grantees, the Department strongly suggests that grantees incorporate consideration of the public perception of the intent of the Recovery Act in identifying and selecting projects for CDBG-R funding. A. SPREADSHEET FOR REPORTING PROPOSED CDBG R ACTIVITIES Grantees must provide information concerning CDBG-R assisted activities in an electronic spreadsheet provided by HUD. The information that must be reported in the spreadsheet includes activity name, activity description, CDBG-R dollar amount budgeted, eligibility category, national objective citation, additional Recovery Act funds for the activity received from other programs, and total activity budget. An electronic copy of the spreadsheet and the format is available on HUD's recovery website at http://www.hud.gov/recovery. 2 B. CDBG R INFORMATIONBYACTIVITY (COMPLETE FOR EACHACTIVITY~ (1) Activity Name: (Grantees should follow the same order that activities are listed in the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities -this will allow HUD to easily match activity narratives with the information provided in the spreadsheet.) W. 8`" Street Pedestrian Lighting Project: The project will provide energy efficient lighting along a currently sparsely lit Safe Route to School Corridor. This project will install new lighting fixtures where none exist and upgrade existing, deficient fixtures, for a total of eight (8) fixtures along the approximate % mile segment. Sidewalks recently were constructed on this segment of roadway between Cherry Lane and Camellia for a Safe Routes to School project by the local highway district, and additional sidewalks are planned to be constructed between Carlton Avenue and Pine Avenue under the same program. A vicinity map is included as Attachment 1. The lighting project will provide enhanced safety for the many middle school children walking to Meridian Middle School (located at the southwest corner of Cherry Lane and W. 8~' Street). During the majority of the school year, the morning walk to school is in the dark. The proposed project will create/sustain jobs in construction and government, and will provide safety enhancements and improvements to existing and planned public facilities. (2) Activity Narrative: a. Title XII of Division A: According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Docket No. FR-5309-N-O1; Notice of Program Requirements for Community Development Block Grant Program Funding Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), "Title XII of Division A of the Recovery Act requires that in selecting CDBG-R projects to be funded, recipients shall give priority to projects that can award contracts based on bids within 120 calendar days from the date the funds are made available to the recipients" (pg. 26). The W. 8`" Street Pedestrian Lighting Project can be designed and have all necessary non-HUD environmental clearances within 60 days. A contract can be awarded for construction of this project within 120 calendar days from the date the funds are available and approved by HUD. b. Section 1602: Docket No. FR-5309-N-O1 further states that "Section 1602 of the Recovery Act requires that grantees shall use grant funds in a manner that maximizes job creation and economic benefit. Section 1602 also states that, when CDBG-R funds are being used for infrastructure investments, grantees must give preference to activities that can be started and completed expeditiously, including a goal to obligate at least 50 percent of the funds for activities that can be initiated within 120 days of enactment of the Recovery Act" (pg. 26). The City of Meridian successfully completed the first and only identified recovery project in a timely manner, and since that project came in significantly under budget, the City is submitting a second project. The proposed project will benefit the economy directly with job creation and preservation (as described below). Since this is the second amendment to be submitted, it will not be initiated within 120 days of the enactment of the Recovery Act, but the project is estimated to have a contract awarded within 120 days calendar days from the date the funds are available and approved by HUD. c. Preserving and creating jobs and promoting economic recovery: The W. 8`h Street Pedestrian Lighting project will have a positive economic impact by utilizing local contractors and laborers to complete the construction and installation of the lighting. Depending on the selected construction contractor, this project will require approximately four full time construction workers and one project manager for roughly one month. City 3 staff, which will coordinate with the selected contractor, will spend approximately twenty five to forty hours during pre-construction and construction on this project. d. Assisting those most impacted by the recession: Low-to-moderate income families and individuals are substantially impacted by the recession, and this project will help by enhancing apedestrian/bicyclist safe route to Meridian Middle School (located south of Cherry Lane) and creating/sustaining construction jobs. e. Providing investment needed to increase economic efficiency: Economic efficiency occurs when the cost of producing a given output is as low as possible. In the case of this project, there are several economic benefits or outputs. Job creation/retention is one. Without factoring the pre-project or City coordination retention benefit, this project will create/sustain approximately one job per $10,000 invested (FTEs for the duration of construction). Creating a safe, non-motorized route to education (Meridian Middle School, etc.) for children in the area is a second. The W. 8`h Street Pedestrian Lighting project will produce these benefits within the amount of available CDBG-R assistance and in a manner consistent with direction provided on pg. 21, Docket No. FR-5309-N-Ol ("HUD encourages grantees to use CDBG-R funds for discrete, stand-alone activities whenever possible.") The slightly higher project costs due to the use ofenergy-efficient LED lighting are to be covered through the use of the City's General Fund. There are no other funding sources, which will increase the ease of administration as well as transparency. f. Investing in transportation, environmental protection, or other infrastructure that will provide long-term economic benefits: As previously stated, this project is an investment in transportation in that it provides a safer non-motorized route for residents, particularly students, in this area to one of the local middle schools and to commercial and other services in the surrounding area. g. Minimizing or avoiding reductions in essential services: This project will not reduce any essential or nonessential services. h. Fostering energy independence: This project proposes to use energy-efficient LED lighting which will reduce the long term electricity and maintenance costs of the lighting for the City. (3) Jobs Created: (Report the number of full- and part-time jobs estimated to be created and retained by the activity (including permanent, construction, and temporary jobs)). • Temporary, Project Coordination: '/z - 1 FTE for 16 weeks (pre-project through construction; coordination) -City Public Works and Planning • Construction, Full Time: 4 for approximately 4 weeks (4) Additional Activity Information: (A description of how the activity will promote energy conservation, smart growth, green building technologies, or reduced pollution emissions, if applicable.) The new pedestrian lighting will promote- energy conservation by using the energy efficient LED lighting which uses 37% less electricity than standard high pressure sodium lighting. (5) Responsible Organization: (Contact information for the organization that will implement the CDBG-R activity, including its name, location, and administrator contact information) 4 Organization Name: City of Meridian, Idaho Location: 33 E. Broadway Avenue Meridian, ID 83642 CDBG Administrator: Lori Den Hartog Administrator Contact: Ph. 208-884-5533 ldenhartog~a,meridiancity. org C. PUBLIC COMMENT Provide a summary of public comments received to the proposed CDBG-R Substantial Amendment. Note: A Proposed CDBG-R Substantial Amendment must be published via the usual methods and posted on the jurisdiction's website for no less than 7 calendar days for public comment. Re~onse: 6 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: 1. Project Vicinity Map 2. Project Aerial Maps (2) 3. Revised Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBGR Activities 4. Detailed Budget for Proposed Project 5. Certifications 6. SF-424 7. Table 3C 8. Notice of Proposed Use of CDBGR Funds 9. CDBGR Submission Checklist 7 ATTACHMENT 1: Project Vicinity Map 1N. 8th Street Pedestrian Lighting ATTACHMENT 2: PROJECT AERIAL MAPS (2) 10 1111. 8th Street Pedestrian Lighting VU. 8th Street Pedestrian Lighting ~~~~r~~~.~~ ~~N `° ''. °'. fir. ~ " ~ ~ ~ `; , ~ ~ ~ ,~ .~ E~~=' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'- .~ ~. _ _ ~ Legend W. 8th Street Pedestrian Lighting Project 11 ATTACHMENT 3: Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities -- ( Name Activi I ~ Activity Dasariptron F! g b Gry N eronaf CDBG-R {Rog tory or ~ Ob)actrve Ffoject 1 ~ Addido taJ Rooovery ~ Other Levoraged I Total Actty ty ty HCDA C ta~ion) , Ceta;ion Budget 15) F nds ($) Funding (5) Budge! I _ _ __ __...____. _____ _. ___ _ 111111 -i ... _. ___ -._.. _ .. _ - ~,uletetl 0 Gie k Lh ugh 8th St Perk, to t d at 2235 N Jd 8th Sire t [A d an. to t t existing d elks on d/ ent local tlways Th p Chway will CFR 0 5]o.2ol tel. CFR ~ 5]o zoetaln l: Five Mile Creek nnect area residents to schools, churches, the PubBc Library, parks, and wbr~ Faznme: a~a tawmoaerare in=o~re. 0 24 565 Bdd a/Pathwa commerdal, medical, and retail services. ImVrovemems wea ne~em 24,565 , The proposed project will install new lighting fixtures where none exist and upgrade existing deficient fixtures along W. 6th Street between Cherry Lane and Pine Avenue. This lighting would be along a Sate Routes to School location and CFR § will be in advance of a future sidewalk construction project along this same CFR § 570 201(c): 570.206(a)(1): orddor. In connection w[ih the recent and future sidewalk construction, the Public Facilities LowMloderate W. 8th Street Pedestrian lighting will provide a safe walking route to the area middle school located on 8th and Improvements ... .~ I^ come, A ^ea ___ ¢A^ ^ e 46 d5] 44.47fi ~~ ATTACHMENT 4: Detailed Budget for Proposed Project Detailed Budget W. 8th Pedestrian Lighting improvements and Design Work [in-house] ~ $370.00 Install 8 light poles w/LED fixtures & bases $21,200 Install 1,590 ft of conduit and wire $15,890 Bore 60 ft of conduit under roadwa $1,320 Idaho Power service point installations $2,295 Continctency 10% $3,401 Note: The full reques~dentitlementwdlbenefifLMlresidenls. Norequestedfundswdlbespent on publicservices or administa6on. 13 ATTACHMENT 5: Certifications CERTIFICATIONS (1) Affirmatively furthering fair housing. The jurisdiction will affirmatively further fair housing, which means that it will conduct an analysis to identify impediments to fair housing choice within the jurisdiction, take appropriate actions to overcome the effects of any impediments identified through that analysis, and maintain records reflecting the analysis and actions in this regard. (2) Anti-displacement and relocation plan. The jurisdiction will comply with the acquisition and relocation requirements of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601), and implementing regulations at 49 CFR part 24; and it has in effect and is following a residential anti-displacement and relocation assistance plan required under section 104(d) of the housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, in connection with any activity assisted with funding under CDBG-R. (3) Drug Free Workplace. The jurisdiction will or will continue to provide adrug-free workplace by: 1. Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition; 2. Establishing an ongoing drug-free awareness program to inform employees about - (a) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (b) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (c) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (d) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; 3. Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph 1; 4. Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph 1 that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will - (a) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (b) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; 5. Notifying the agency in writing, within ten calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph 4(b) from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to every grant officer or other designee on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working, unless the Federal agency has designated a central point for the receipt of such notices. Notice shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; 6. Taking one of the following actions, within 30 calendar days of receiving notice under subparagraph 4(b), with respect to any employee who is so convicted: (a) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or 14 (b) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; 7. Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain adrug-free workplace through implementation of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. (4) Anti-lobbying. To the best of the jurisdiction's knowledge and belief: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of it, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement; 2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, it will complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying," in accordance with its instructions; and 3. It will require that the language of paragraph 1 and 2 of this anti-lobbying certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. (5) Authority of Jurisdiction. The jurisdiction possesses the legal authority to carry out the programs for which it is seeking funding, in accordance with applicable HUD regulations and other program requirements. (6) Consistency with Plan. The housing activities to be undertaken with CDBG-R funds are consistent with its consolidated plan. (7) Section 3. The jurisdiction will comply with section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), and implementing regulations at 24 CFR part 135. (8) Community development plan. The jurisdiction certifies that the consolidated housing and community development plan identifies housing and community development needs and specifies both short-term and long-term community development objectives that have been developed in accordance with the primary objective of the statute authorizing the CDBG program. (9) Following a plan. The jurisdiction is following a current consolidated plan that has been approved by HUD. (10) Use of funds. The jurisdiction has developed activities so as to give the maximum feasible priority to activities that will benefit low- and moderate-income families or aid in the prevention of slums or blight. Additional activities maybe included that are designed to meet other community development needs having particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community where other financial resources are not available to meet such needs It has complied with the following criteria: 15 1. Maximum Feasible Priority. With respect to activities expected to be assisted with CDBG-R funds, it certifies that it has developed its Action Plan so as to give maximum feasible priority to activities which benefit low and moderate income families or aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight. The Action Plan may also include activities which the grantee certifies are designed to meet other community development needs having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or welfare of the community, and other financial resources are not available); 2. Special Assessments. The jurisdiction will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG-R funds by assessing any amount against properties owned and occupied by persons of low- and moderate-income, including any fee charged or assessment made as a condition of obtaining access to such public improvements. However, if CDBG-R funds are used to pay the proportion of a fee or assessment attributable to the capital costs of public improvements (assisted in part with CDBG-R funds) financed from other revenue sources, an assessment or charge may be made against the property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG-R funds. The jurisdiction will not attempt to recover any capital costs of public improvements assisted with CDBG-R funds, unless CDBG- R funds are used to pay the proportion of fee or assessment attributable to the capital costs of public improvements financed from other revenue sources. In this case, an assessment or charge maybe made against the property with respect to the public improvements fmanced by a source other than CDBG-R funds. In addition, with respect to properties owned and occupied by moderate-income (but not low-income) families, an assessment or charge maybe made against the property with respect to the public improvements financed by a source other than CDBG-R funds if the jurisdiction certifies that it lacks CDBG-R or CDBG funds to cover the assessment. (11) Excessive Force. The jurisdiction certifies that it has adopted and is enforcing: (1) a policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against any individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and (2) a policy of enforcing applicable State and local laws against physically barring entrance to or exit from a facility or location that is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations within its jurisdiction. (12) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws. The CDBG-R grant will be conducted and administered in conformity with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601-3619), and implementing regulations. (13) Compliance with lead-based paint procedures. The activities concerning lead-based paint will comply with the requirements of part 35, subparts A, B, J, K, and R of this title. (14) Compliance with laws. The jurisdiction will comply with applicable laws. (15) Compliance with ARRA. The jurisdiction will comply with Title XII of Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. (16) Project selection. The jurisdiction will select projects to be funded, by giving priority to projects that can award contracts based on bids within 120 days from the date the funds are made available to the recipient, and that will ensure maximum job creation and economic benefit. (17) Timeliness of infrastructure investments. When the jurisdiction uses CDBG-R funds for infrastructure investments, the grantee will give preference to quick-start and finish activities, including a goal to use at least 50 percent of the funds for activities within 120 days of enactment of the Recovery Act. 16 (18) Buy American provision. The jurisdiction will ensure that all iron, steel and manufactured goods used in construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of a public building or public work project assisted with CDBG-R funds under the Recovery Act must be produced in the United States unless the Secretary finds that: (1) the requirement is inconsistent with public interest; (2) those goods are not reasonably available or produced in sufficient quantity in the U.S.; (3) or the use of the goods will increase the project cost by more than 25 percent. (19) Appropriate use of funds for infrastructure investments. The Governor, mayor, or other chief executive, as appropriate certifies, that any infrastructure investments have received the full review and vetting required by law and that the chief executive accepts responsibility that the infrastructure investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars. Alternatively, a grantee's chief elected official certifies that infrastructure investments will receive the full review and vetting required by law and that the chief executive accepts responsibility that the infrastructure investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars. (20) 70% of CDBG-R for LMI. The aggregate use of CDBG-R funds shall principally benefit persons of low and moderate income in a manner that ensures that at least 70 percent of the grant is expended for activities that benefit such persons over the life of the CDBG-R grant. Signa e/ uthorized Official ate Tit 17 ATTACHMENT 6: SF-424 OMB Number: 4040-0004 Expiration Date: 01/31/2009 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version 02 *1. Type of Submission: *2. Type of Application * If Revision, select appropriate letter(s) ^ Preapplication ^ New ® Application ^ Continuation *Other (Specify) Add additional project ^ Changed/Corrected Application ®Revision 3. Date Received: 4. Applicant Identifier: 5a. Federal Entity Identifier: *5b. Federal Award Identifier: State Use Only: 6. Date Received by State: 7. State Application Identifier: 8. APPLICANT INFORMATION: *a. Legal Name: City of Meridian *b. Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN): *c. Organizational DUNS: 82-6000225 028 451 367 d. Address: *Street 1: 33 E. Broadway Street 2: *City: Meridian County: Ada *State: Idaho Province: *Country: USA *Zip /Postal Code e. Organizational Unit: Department Name: Division Name: Planning f. Name and contact information of person to be contacted on matters involving this application: Prefix: *First Name: Lori Middle Name: *Last Name: Den Hartog Suffix: Title: Organizational Affiliation: CDBG Administrator *Telephone Number: 208-884-5533 Fax Number: 208-888-6854 *Email: Idenhartog@meridiancity.org Ig OMB Number: 4040-0004 Expiration Date: 01/31/2009 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version 02 16. Congressional Districts Of: *a. Applicant: ID-1 *b. Program/Project: ID-1 17. Proposed Project: *a. Start Date: 03/01/2011 *b. End Date: 09/30/2011 18. Estimated Funding ($): *a. Federal 40,019 *b. Applicant *c. State *d. Local 4,457 *e. Other *f. Program Income *g. TOTAL 44,476 *19. Is Application Subject to Review By State Under Executive Order 12372 Process? ^ a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review on ^ b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372 but has not been selected by the State for review. ® c. Program is not covered by E. O. 12372 *20. Is the Applicant Delinquent On Any Federal Debt? (If "Yes", provide explanation.) ^ Yes ® No 21. *By signing this application, I certify (1) to the statements contained in the list of certifications" and (2) that the statements herein are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances** and agree to comply with any resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may subject me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties. (U. S. Code, Title 218, Section 1001) ® **IAGREE ** The list of certifications and assurances, or an intemet site where you may obtain this list, is contained in the announcement or agency specific instructions Authorized Representative: Prefix: *First Name: Tammv Middle Name: *Last Name: De Weerd Suffix: *Title: Mayor *Telephone Number: 208-888-4433 Fax Number: 208-884-8119 * Email: tdeweerd@meridiancity.org *Signature of Authorized Representa e: *Date Signed: ~ ov' ~~ Authorized for Local Reproduction // Standard Form 424 (Revised 10/2005) Prescribed by OMB Circular A-102 19 OMB Number: 4040-0004 Expiration Date: 01/31/2009 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version 02 'Applicant Federal Debt Delinquency Explanation The following should contain an explanation if the Applicant organization is delinquent of any Federal Debt. 20 OMB Number: 4040-0004 Expiration Date: 01/31/2009 Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version 02 "Applicant Federal Debt Delinquency Explanation The following should contain an explanation if the Applicant organization is delinquent of any Federal Debt. 21 ATTACHMENT 7: Table 3C Table 3C Consolidated Plan Listing of Projects Jurisdiction's Name: City of Meridian, Idaho Priority Need Infrastructure Improvement/Public Facilities Project Pedestrian Lighting Activity Pedestrian Lighting on W. Ste Street, Cherry Lane to Pine Avenue Description Install pedestrian lighting along W. 8th Street between Cherry Lane and Pine Avenue to provide enhanced pedestrian safety along the Safe Route to School corridor to the Meridian Middle School. Objective category: ®Suitable Living Environment ^ Decent Housing ^ Economic Opportunity Outcome category: ®Availability/Accessibility ^ Affordability ^ Sustainability oca ion arge rea: Census Tract 010322, Block Group 1 1507 W. 8th Street, Meridian, Idaho 83642 Specific Objective Project ID Number SL1.1 HUD Matrix Code CDBG Citation 03K 24 CFR 570.201 (c) Type of Recipient CDBG National Objective Reci Tent LMA Start Date Completion Date 03/01/2011 09/30/2011 Performance Indicator Annual Units Completed Facility 1 Local ID Units Upon Completion 1 Funding Sources: CDBG-R ESG HOME HOPWA Total Formula Prior Year Funds Assisted Housing PHA Other Funding Total $40,019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,457 $44,476 The primary purpose of the project is to help: ^ the Homeless ^ Persons with HIV/AIDS ^ Persons with Disabilities ^ Public Housing Needs 22 ATTACHMENT H: Notice of Proposed Use of CDBGR Fund Paec 16 6a/lev Times February 7, 2011 a• IDAHO • MPD Supervisor's Media Log FtiBay; Jattrary 78th, 2tl t • IaClceace ('lerey, 23, was ar- redted fQ DWP. • Maraaement, 30 bbck of E. Btoalway Aveatk. • bhn hcleoq 45, ass atrerkd oil two watsnn. • Richaai 1Celaty„3, ass aneYnd for` DL9. • Ffitz Mclntmdv, 4q wap areatal f[r DWP, tm eewtsrute avd vPeD rtn- niner. • Poaseasina of mmiptaim.I.ocuet Caoveaad Frlathv rreht. • ktcab Br`rgotm, I9, was arreskd fa mrmot ams>ayttim ofeleohot atm fable id'otmmioa. • May McKerthr, 45, wr a- reated far DWP sad m a wxtrant • Yvoare Slue, 31, vvae siteattd fa DUI. • Dofeetlie- vefbal, 400 block oP E. wglviegbn Street Sadertlay .kmBWry 78Eh. 21II -Theft. SOD bbtkofF.. SeueAv- CtInG • Seeve MaCArtIW, 41, paD u- Intleel m dvec waRaldt • Medkal ntact 2900 bock. ofN. Fkldtlone way. •Poskaai0ltdtztmjiema& paa- phematia, Faevievr sad Recede. • Robert Schmidt. 24, w'uatreatod an a wuumt • Dotmedbc - Yarbil, i DOD bbcknf E. Bormi. • Poaxauiav of hug pasphmra- ku, Pea A4etue and E. St6 Skeet. • DryVP add pm4eat6on of drag vvwmbnmrSa R mvriirvmrx 1-Rd wrvt- NOTICH OR TUBI.IC MEHTING RO! 71IE irESTERN ADA W.CIIA710N D14rRlCT NOTE'E IS HEREBY G1VEN m alt ivrereated parka the fir WESTERN ADA RECREATIGPf tBS7R1CT . a ddy aomeatkd mtreaxim di>mkt aF th Stec of Idaho, will bb itr marthly btnhwe maaing an February lQ 29tt, ar th Meridean City Nil, 33 F.. Broadway Avmae, Msaid'm, ldab, tl dte tear of I:/p P.M. Th proposed ageade itum nehpdr th idbwng • Agmde approval. • Costal Agenda I. Jwary 20. SOI I neeeeag miawes approval. 2. Finatitl report apprasal. 3. Bitk paid appvwtl- • DiacYriae M rwlFw Pad irmm. !. Supeemendm reeve. 2. Bid rewln - Padnery pojen. • D'atmbn of Maridiar Switmviag Pool itaavr. • fNhr mi+edtanavun desires- items. BY GRDFR OF THE Be3ARD f7F DIRF.CRgtS Guy Saetlti Secretary+Treawrer Wwtem Ada Reacaeion DiAect PWtek. Fetruvy 7th, 2011 NOTICE OF PL7LIC H[ARD9G AND PUBLIC COMMH:Yr PERIOD Rpardlag Mertddr'a Cenmaaky DereMpa.ear Blast Gnat (CDBG) M1agram f}a w a,ama rely 7, 2009, mn v.s Drydmcm nr liore+iag and ik6m DeY~dapmet IIR1D) acctpmd the City of Meriaan's Sadaamitl AawuOmmt m is 7A0g Action P]aa for dve [ommtmity Developmee 81ock Grant (CDBC,) Program. 7tis stlpatmuul. amsdwevt iacurpwaied tvodiug Gom the American Ru w'cry aW Rebvestmant Act of 20119 (ARRA). Th City arigioaRy proppscd awly Dee prajecr for we of daeve bads, sad that proj«e var coavpkved wake dtdga. 7h Coy k sow P^PvaK a arcmtl. pepject for are tithe remaivder of the ARRA (made, agam'imaut}' r4i),000. This seavnd project veO mraO t,tverHr effeieat ridewalk lighteU aiag 8• Strmt heMen CYvewy Lae awl Piro Arewe slang a Sdc Rovna Sebool soreda. A ~BI.tC ~ARIgIG W71J. 6H HELD ON T1R SU~TANr1ALAMENDMHNT ON FEBRUARY 27,. 2N 1 AT 7:M P.M., M MERIDIAN crrY COUNCH. CHAMQBS: MHRID{AN CITY IULI., 33 [.. BROADWAY: MERIDIAN, IDAHO. Capisa of th PY08 plan hvcwpvevdeg the suhWtitl •---'~^• acailaHe at the Meridkn Cixy Ckrt'a Ofgw, 33 E. Broadway; Mw:idm PMMic Lihray, 1326 w. Chery l.ne; Mwidka Sera Corm r33 w. Brawwa>~ ae.er. aM ao etc Ciry's web rifle. tap:1lwww.vv4videacay.wg, by Fmnrry I I, Ale t. Ali citlaea ec maimed m mwcw Mc plena sad poYids' w*irma w amt cannons a th puMk bmeag. Mmi&av City HeB u a t.fficapped ao-easibpe fadtity. Is~vidMtls requving accammvdation of pkyuetl, atgbt a leearmg impaknemn a kn®age imerprentbn m tevkw br. plan or pankdp•te iv tine paNk hcarmg, pFasc comact Poe City C3efk u 1208) 1Ig8I433. A PUBLIC COMMHNT PHRiODON TIIE SUffiTANMLAMENIMMENI'YYHl 6E HHLD FROM PHBAtiAHY 11, Yt1t THB(~:GH R[BRUARY SY, E81f. inrkg the pmiwt a0 mmmmn rhoub h addawA m CDBG Mmueatreor, Lori Dm Narmg wbo may h aontatkd by root: City M Maidiae, Namieg Deparemem. 33 E. Brmdway, Msridiaa., ID gM{Z; b} phone: (20g) 8g4-SS33 {Dist PI I br TTYj; by Caa: (20g) Sgt-6851; or dl o~ait: Ideatanagfa)meedkac ityaQ. PaMlst: Fehwry 7th 4 14th, SOtI . n.e.,..v _ ...,w.t r•h...., a «.. • Robert Semmirh. 32. was tr- Legal NDticeB NOTICE OP RHAB1NiG ON P[TTI'ION FOR TIE[ ANNEXATION OR PRORRf\' TO EAG18 SEW6E DISTRICT NOTICE R HEREBY GIYEN the the petirioa aI the fidbwiag listed praperry owner br th aaseaeiae aC terns area klo the. &tgk Saartt OiekkL abject m aosditias ioQOSed ty the FRatria'r Bond M ftrlaswa. will h head 6y tie 13aad oa th t!' day d Feharey 211.11, a 6:90 p.m. a be offwe d th Figk Saver Diwict, 44 Nwdv Pahael0. Eagle. ldab. Rey paraoa, a person, oppoeng thL aanexak. ahtll bow carne iv it any erey taaq wty th puuim rhwdd na h gamed. wrarm tammam wtiB h mmptad drit~ Wa ~ waking bars of Eagle Sewer Distki ami14:00 p.m. m Febrary 14. SOtL. Atniliuy a4h or savicos for peratas wilt dklilities m h erode aYelatk b}' mttmg be Dktricf'a auenem Maelga 1939-0132) at atl these dap peer to Me prblic. temiag. Tht h4Yvre of eR' puam m show Dave.., iv wriaag, t6at1 h rkemed as av aroeu m th amevatmn o1 snch lao6 mto ttc District a prayed n the ptuaon. Thr Baud chap hv<. btl dkcretioo m dnernevc if th pwitiau still be gamed. Tht propwcd aroexekrr aguareat i.s wi9t: Bodily-Bavduma, LLP, aaa Harald R ad Mary IL 8aadarra. s.A Merrya R. aN Bootie L B•Wy Y387 RN~a Helgtn Dr1Ya h4eridaa, ID &1x46 The neat pmpury that boa 6eea peeaamd br iacluaion std ameaatim inn Fagk Soave Dkteel, fibvekA ov Ada Canty, idab, a deKeibtd more parti4ularty as 6tbws, m wit: Sffi ATTA[TIHD R]DII81T "A' Ealulsa "A" saadsro of in.g6 acres. Thee pope4ry k bvcaed m ih4 northean mmr d5tam Highway 2D and Linde Rued The pupwtd uat 6r this prepety k mixed mra rea6dmenl sad emvvnrcial. Lyme SeAaaek, Rusinwe Mavvager PtNirk: 3aavvary 3/A aW Fsbrvary 7ffi, 21111 EXFi®R'A' IJiGAL DH$CRRIPE1DId PC)H AN RA©L@ l~WIR DISTRICT /UJ~CATICIM atvtetd Mnd tnW to z.~ swore, deadpraaa w+lawxaesa~,aedrtvon rmt an ramrdrd m ne gnmk t0anaes Searara 593].dRatre. ~cd MaCOaxy. Wnn,antlraa+i damned ei5avey Pn. XAI(eM vh,wM in aM n1ali/4d rm. Swt/edfanbn JA, iawnM'p.6 alvlh. eaKe f Wn4 BNr• NertlMtt MY[rrrtry,'itlYwaid heyrmwparetuMrry neavtee0askemros. 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Jurisdiction(s): City of Meridian CDBG-R Contact Person: Lori Den Hartog Lead Agency Address:33 E. Broadway Jurisdiction Web Address: Meridian, ID 83642 www.meridiancity.org Telephone: 208-884-5533 Fax: 208-888-6854 Email: ldenhartog,~a~meridi The elements in the substantial amendment required for the CDBG recovery funds are: A. SPREADSHEET FOR REPORTING PROPOSED CDBG-R ACTIVITIES Does the submission contain a paper copy of the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities? Yes® No^ Verification found on page 11 Does the submission include an electronic version of the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities sent to the email box CDBG-R@hud.gov? Yes® No^ Date Spreadsheet was emailed: Does the Spreadsheet for Reporting Proposed CDBG-R Activities include, for each activity: • amount of funds budgeted for each activity, including CDBG-R funds, any additional Recovery Funds used and total activity budget, Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 11 • the Eligibility citation (eligibility regulatory cite or HCDA cite), Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 11 • the CDBG national objective citation, Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 11 24 B. CDBG-R INFORMATIONBYACTIVITY Does the submission contain information by activity describing how the grantee will use the funds, including: • a narrative for each activity describing how CDBG-R funds will be used in a manner that maximizes job creation and economic benefit, Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 33=6 • projected number of jobs created for each activity, Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 33=6 • whether an activity will promote energy efficiency and conservation, Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 33=6 • the name, location, and contact information for the entity that will carry out the activity, Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s) 33=6 • evidence that no more than 10% of the grant amount will be spent on administration and planning, Yes® No^ Verification found on page (s) 12 • evidence that no more than 15% of the grant amount will be spent on public services, Yes® No^ Verification found on page (s) 12 • evidence that at least 70% of the grant amount will benefit persons of low and moderate income, Yes® No^ Verification found on page (s) 3-6; 12 C. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Was the proposed action plan amendment published via the jurisdiction's usual methods and on the Internet for no less than 7 calendar days of public comment? Yes® No^. Verification found on page(s) 22 Is there a summary of citizen comments included in the final amendment? Yes® No^ Verification found on page(s)- D. CERTIFICATIONS The following certifications are complete and accurate: (1) Affirmatively furthering fair housing Yes® No^ (2) Anti-displacement and relocation plan Yes® No^ (3) Drug-free Workplace Yes® No^ (4) Anti-lobbying Yes® No^ (5) Authority of jurisdiction Yes® No^ (6) Consistency with plan Yes® No^ 25 (7) Section 3 Yes® No^ (8) Community development plan Yes® No^ (9) Following a plan Yes® No^ (10) Use of Funds Yes® No^ (11) Excessive Force Yes® No^ (12) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws Yes® No^ (13) Lead-based paint procedures Yes® No^ (14) Compliance with laws Yes® No^ (15) Compliance with ARRA Yes® No^ (16) Project selection Yes® No^ (17) Timeliness of infrastructure investments Yes® No^ (18) Buy American provision Yes® No^ (19) Appropriate use of funds for infrastructure investments Yes® No^ (20) 70% of CDBG-R for LMI Yes® No^ Optional Certification (21) Urgent Need Yes^ No^ D. STATE CERTIFICATIONS The following certifications are complete and accurate: (1) Affirmatively furthering fair housing Yes^ No^ (2) Anti-displacement and relocation plan Yes^ No^ (3) Drug-free Workplace Yes^ No^ (4) Anti-lobbying Yes^ No^ (5) Authority of State Yes^ No^ (6) Consistency with plan Yes^ No^ (7) Section 3 Yes^ No^ (8) Community development plan Yes^ No^ (9) Consultation with Local Governments Yes^ No^ (10) Use of Funds Yes^ No^ (11) Excessive Force Yes^ No^ (12) Compliance with anti-discrimination laws Yes^ No^ (13) Compliance with laws Yes^ No^ (14) Compliance with ARRA Yes^ No^ (15) Project selection Yes^ No^ (16) Timeliness of infrastructure investments Yes^ No^ (17) Buy American provision Yes^ No^ (18) Appropriate use of funds for infrastructure investments Yes^ No^ (19) 70% of CDBG-R for LMI Yes^ No^ Optional Certification (20) Urgent Need Yes^ No^ 26 ^ CITY OF MERIDIAN CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING SIGN-UP SHEET DATE February 22, 2011 ITEM # PROJECT NUMBER 9A PROJECT NAME CDBG PY08 Substantial Amendment PLEASE PRINT NAME . ~~~~ ~, FOR I AGAINST I NEUTRALI CITY CLERKS OFFICE Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 9B ~ PROJECT NUMBER: CpAM 10-001 ITEM TITLE: Waverly Place Public Hearing: CPAM 10-001 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRA/FBO Located at 2510 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Amendment to the Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to Change the Land Use Designation on 4.9 Acres of Land from Office to Medium Density Residential MEETING NOTES ~~ Reso on 3/$/~) CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS t1 Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 9C PROJECT NUMBER: RZ 10-004 ITEM TITLE: Waverly Place Public Hearing: RZ 10-004 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRA/FBO Located at 2150 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Rezone of 5.17 Acres of Land from L-O (Limited Office) to R-8 (Medium Density Residential) Zone MEETING NOTES {ill does ~,-~ GFA1-1 ~0-001 -~le ~~ V~/, Ul.~l"1 J/p~, y~ ~~ CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS ~'~C l., on 3~gl~I ~\ Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 9D PROJECT NUMBER: PP 10-003 ITEM TITLE: Waverly Place Public Hearing: PP 10-003 Waverly Place by Robert Mortensen, Mountain West Entrust IRA/FBO Located at 2150 E. Magic View Drive: Request: Preliminary Plat Approval of 24 Residential Building Lots and 4 Common Lots on 4.9 Acres of Land in a Proposed R-8 Zoning District MEETING NOTES ~tl G~ocs m CPA ti-t ~© -od\ -r-tle. ~c~ ~ 318`l ~ CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS /'\ Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 10A PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: ,~~~ Mayor's Office: City Survey Discussion and Acceptance MEETING NOTES C~ _ ~m ~.s ~,+-rye d - ~ro.r~ed -b~ .-. c~~.c ,,~~~~~ - ~~rd coy ~~ C d. S~.) ~~ nn~~nv.~ '~oc71L, . CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS ~\ CD n (D ~_ Cfl \° 0 X N ~G O N ~~ (D Q X N Q O \° 0 O `G ^ (D CAD O .-. 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O v <' n 0 • • • v ~ ~ ° ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~. ~ y ~, ~' -*~ -• ~ -• o ~ o a o ~ , ~ ~ ~' ~ °, o ° N ~ T c~ ~ o 0 0 ~ ~ ~ n -• ~ ~ v -~ ~ ~ o ~ `~ o < . ~ ~ c~ n ~ C7 ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ Q ~ n ~ D cn -• - -~ ~ -• _. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o o ~ v, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o v = ~ ~ ~ v cQ ~ ~ Z c~ x ~D N c o' N v N C7 C N N O 7 Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER• 10B PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Planning Department: Ada County Highway District's (ACRD) Five Year Work Plan Including an Adoption Draft Discussion and Possible Endorsement MEETING NOTES CLERKS OFFICE F/NAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS February 17, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Tammy de Weerd City Council Members CC: City Clerk FROM: Caleb Hood, Planning Manager RE: ACHD 2012-2016 FYWP February 22, 2011 City Council Agenda Item On January 19th, City Staff presented to the Council Draft A of ACHD's 2012-2016 Five Year Work Plan (FYWP). Last week, the ACHD Commission approved some changes and Draft B of the FYWP was released. ACHD has scheduled a public hearing to consider adoption of the 2012-2016 FYWP for Wednesday, February 23ra. There are a couple of fairly significant changes between Draft A and Draft B that I would like to call to the Council's attention. (A table showing all of the changes proposed with Draft B is attached.) First, there are three new interim intersections in Meridian that are planned for construction in 2012: Black Cat/Cherry, Ten MileNictory, and Locust GroveNictory. In Draft A, both the Black Cat/Cherry and Ten Mile/Victory intersections were shown for ultimate improvement in 2015 and the Locust Grove/Victory intersection was shown as PD (preliminary development.) All of these projects are currently "unfunded" (UF) in the current FYWP. Does the Council have any comments about these three intersections being advanced in the program, but delaying the ultimate intersection improvements? Also moving into construction (CN) in 2012 is the Ustick, Duane to Campton (between Eagle an Cloverdale) project. This project was scheduled for construction in 2014 in Draft A. ACRD has determined that they can include this roadway widening project to the Ustick/Cloverdale intersection project and do the improvements simultaneously in 2012. The SH-69/Lake Hazel intersection has "slipped" from PD to OF in the FYWP. ~ Fairview Avenue is another project that has been amended in Dra$ B. Fairview Avenue is currently shown for $1.35 million worth of improvements in 2014. At the request of the City of Planning Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642 Dl....... -...0 OO. ~~-.. _ 0.., .,..0 000 GO,-. _ .,,....,, .v... ~:..1:-....:+.....n Page 2 Boise (see attached letter from Mayor Bieter), there is now approximately $4.5 million dollars in ~ 2014-2015 to install center medians and associated access management improvements (u-turn pockets, etc.). NOTE: Lisa Applebee will be at your February 22 meeting to discuss this project with you in more detail. City Staff is supportive of Draft B of ACHD's Five Year Work Plan; Staff has no requested changes. Staff has drafted a letter (attached) for the Mayor and Council to review. If the Mayor and Council also support Draft B, the Mayor can sign the letter and I can relay our support to ACHD the next day -the day of their public hearing. Attachments: Table 1: Changes from Draft A to Draft B Table 2: Changes from Adopted 2011-2015 FYWP to Draft A or Draft B Map Showing Projects in FYWP Draft B Letter to ACHD from Mayor David Bieter, dated February 4, 2011 Draft Letter to ACHD Supporting Draft B .-~ Page 3 Table 1: Changes from Draft A to Dra#t B (Revised) Pro ect ~ Draft A CN Year Draft B CN Year Priority Rank City Remarks Amity Rd Bridge #300 N/A PD 12 of 13 A New in Draft B Black Cat & Cherry 2015 2012 1 of 152 A,M Changed to interim signal Eagle Rd Bridge #035 N/A 2016 10 of 13 E New in Draft B Edgewood Bridge #070AP N/A PD 13 of 13 E New in Draft B Fairview Access Management 2014/PD 2014/15 5 of 152 B,M Possible multi-year project Franklin & Liberty PD Removed 130 of 152 B Removed from Draft B Hubbard Bridge #345 2012 2013 1 of 13 A Locust Grove ~ Victory PD 2012 3 of 15Z A,M Changed to interim <_,ignal Maple Grove & Franklin 2011 2012 6 of 152 B RTL added to project SH 69 & Lake Hazel OF Removed 136 of 152 A Removed from FYWP Ten Mile ~ Victory 2015 2012 2 of 15Z A Changed to interim signal Ustick, Duar7c_~ / Campton 2014 2012 25 of 152 B,M Included with intersection Victory Rd Bridge #296 N/A PD 11 of 13 A,M New in Draft B r..t.r.. ,. rt,~.,~e~ 4..,.,, na.,.,ro~l ~m i _7m G FVwP to Draft ~ nr Draft 6 (Revised) Pro ect ~ 2011-2015 CN Year Draft B CN Year Priority Rank City Remarks 36`h & Hill & Catalpa PD 2015 15 of 152 B Amity Rd Bridge #300 N/A PD 12 of 13 A New in FYWP Avalon, Swan Falls /Orchard N/A 2016 23 of 152 K New in FYWP Avenue D / E; Main / 4`~ Street PD 2016 114 of 152 K Black Cat & Cherry OF 2012 1 of 152 A,M Changed to interim signal Black Cat & Franklin PD 2015 10 of 152 A Federal aid project Cloverdale Bridge #344 2014 2013 4 of 13 A Cloverdale, Fairview /Ustick PD 2016 7 of 152 B Cloverdale, Franklin / Fairview PD 2016 19 of 152 B Eagle (SH 55j & McMillan N/A PD 8 of 152 B New in FYWP; joint signal Eagle Rd Bridge #035 N/A 2016 10 of 13 E New in FYWP Edgeavood Bridge #070AP N/A PD 13 of 13 E New in FYWP Fairview Access Management 2014 Multiple 5 of 152 8, M Possible multi-year project Franklin & Liberty OF Removed 130 of 152 6 Removed from Draft B Franklin, Black Cat / Terr Milo OF 2016 110 of 152 M Ftcieril aid project Hubbard Bridge #345 2012 2013 1 of 13 A Latch Bridge #3908 2015 2012 5 of 13 B Locust Grove £~ Victory Maple Grave & Franklin OF 2011 2012 2012 3 of 152 6 of 152 A,M B Cfrangcd to interim signal RTL added to project SH 44 / State ~ Linder 2015 PD 20 of 152 E Federal aid, joint signal 5H 69 & Lake Hazel PD Removed 136 of 152 A Removed from FYWP Star &Ustick OF PD 26 of 152 A State & Cnllisier PD OF 94 of 152 B State Bridge #458 N/A 2015 3 of 13 B New in FYWP Ten Mile, Cherry /Ustick 2015 2014 11 of 152 M Ten Mile & Amity OF PO 77 of 152 A Ten Mile & Victory OF 2015 2 of 152 A Changed to interim signal Three Cities River Crossing OF Removed N/A B,E,G No-build decision pending Ustick, Duane / Campton 2014 2012 25 of 152 B,M Included with intersection Victory Rd Bridge #296 N/A PD 11 0# 13 A,M New in FYWP Page 4 Map Showing Projects in FYWP Draft B z ~ ~ ~° ~ ~~ ~. 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" ,p ~- M ctS ~T~ as ~~~w~~ ~ w - °~ > a y ~ ~ a y i _ ~ as 1v~ H as r. ~' ~ ~ ~ . 0a li6MV?J3a~w F '+t ®a asks ~_ ~~ ~~~ Page 5 ,~ Letter to ACHD from Mayor David Bieter, dated February 4, 2011 r~iF7!3!%vi aauae+,.re too/m' ec+wsn-ate w.s ~ ~~ t~fite oaf the 1~or February 4, 2411 ACebccsca Amald, Pr+esid~ Ada Camty Highway l7istrict 3775 Adorns Suet Garden Gity, ID 83714 Re. ACl-ID's [haft A FY 20i2-16 Fiv~c Year Work Plan l]e+ar President Amold: The City of Boise approciatos tho c~portunii~y W provide aa~sarrexrlks on Ada ~' Highway Distriex's Draft. A ofthe FY2012-15 Five Year Work Plan (~YWP}. We appreciate the ulilrg 34a' Street in 2413, sad arc also kxaking forward to the pcdeslrian, bicycle, and safety impi+ovements on Five Mils Road Fairview Averare arud Ustick Road in 2015. This Firrc IVliks projoct is Ixmposad as s ~ y project in 2015. "Ilse City of Boise requests that Fine Mile belwe+en Fairview and Ustick be removed es the ctantingerr~ay Proj~- Doing so would. remove dre poesible domino offi~at that would result if Fiat Nlile wore delayrxl 24I 5 to 241.5, which in turn would likely delay two Claacrdale projects, whidr eras also I~ecl as ~Cy projocts in 2416. It appears that. additional funds st+e available in 2014 and 2015, part~lly due w advancing Ustick. R,oed betvveea. Duane and Carrrpkarr fiti>rri 2414 to 2412. We request focusing these funds on two regional n~-ility corridors by fully fta7ding Fairview Avenue's access atan-aglenucrt and adaancing design and design work on the State Stre~ Corridor. Fairview Avenue Aee~s Managenjerrt has the highest annual safety benefit snore. U reaiewing tare trar~ition from the previous FYWP soaring method to the new scaring. m~cthod, vie idetrtified f+rnur lower prvjacts that arc c~~urrl'-Doors from the pre^vi+atrs >rretluad, Funds heat na yet been spray on three of the fnr~r pmjocts. Ueagn waalc totaling 5242,480 has bean ~ for the sigtraiizetion of the Franklin Road and Liberty Street ' . An additional 52,342,884 is estirrreteci to the intcrseeticm. [n disrussiorxs with ACRD . tra oaarridir~ circus wore ' that would vetidate the Hoed frir thcec proje#s Go advance at this tiinc. The City of Boise rocanmenda srernaving these fir projec#s i the~2(N12-I5 Five Year'9Vork flan ~sse table, next pr~,e~: Page 6 pyy/p Drag A FYN1P tpa A /`~ Frolscts Bobs Neoornmeda for Remvrel from 2Di1-15 2412-16 2012-16 i Go-~strucllon Yr f Des Tr C:ar~hn+ttfan Ranid 2012'lb FYWP 2016 b8 ~ ~ tIF PD 85 PR 329 _. PD PD ~ In their piece, we reootnmend thrro higti~r-ranlang proJ~e~ FV9MP ~ [k~RA'i'~MP tkaftAF'[WP ProHcts 8oia~ ~s Adepna to 2012-3.6 247.115 E 2D]2-M 2012.16 Canstrutdort Yr ~ Dal9n Yr Canstnistlan Yr ~ ~ 91 _.__._ ~ Maple Grore Rd~ Wctofy~Hd/ [7ytir13rid rEd~,. _._ . _ _:._ ~ ~ -- 4- The Cole Road and Victory Road intersection project is ranked highly, at 24~', and is listed among the top I Q projects with the highest sa€ety acrd cangeation annual benefits. This intecsc~ctiotl pmvdes eta imp~artatat link for ~txltlawest Haile t0 the Interstate 84 interchanges et Cole end f)rchard. 'We recommend the Maple Grave p%,pects foe the fnllav~ring reaeans: • The Maplc Grove corridor has ao improved I-84 avet~ss with ~ lance {compared tD the Five Mile and Cloverdale overpasses that have 2 lases), providing a sigraiScant link to ~authwest wise. ~ . ,~"~ • The two segnnents, Victory tts Overland and Amity to Victory, arc at Level of Service F, rsrak high 1st the prioritization list at 30u` and 31~`, and are priorities in At;HD's Satttbwest Boise Transportation Study. Thank you for your of our requests. -- Siracat+oly. David Ii Hider Mayor cc: Krug Gallag,Yaar, City of Hoisew Pl)S Matt F~ ACHD Caleb Hood, City of Meridian Page 7 Draft Letter to ACRD February 22, 2010 DRAFT Rebecca Arnold Commission President Ada County Highway District 3775 Adams Street Garden City, ID 83714 RE: ACHD's 2012-2016 Five Year Work Plan Dear Commissioner Arnold: The City of Meridian appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Draft B of the 2012-2016 Five Year Work Plan (FYWP). Compiling and prioritizing a list of transportation projects in Ada County is an enormous undertaking, and the City commends ACHD on the work that goes into preparing the FYWP each year. We recognize and appreciate the additional hard work your staff put into developing and using the new prioritization process this year. We believe that, although not perfect, this process is greatly improved over the previous system. The City looks forward to ""~ working with your staff further on fine-tuning the prioritization process and discussing additional priority corridors that should be recognized in the 2013-2017 FYWP. Understanding the budgetary constraints ACHD faces, the City is thankful that some of the key projects in our community are on-track for construction in the next few years. The projects around the Ten Mile interchange are progressing nicely, and we are eager to see the interchange and the adjacent ACHD projects open to traffic soon. We are also pleased to see that the McMillan/Locust Grove intersection is under construction and are anxious for the completion of that improvement later this year. The City is also encouraged about all the Community Programs projects that are being constructed in Meridian and the fact that these projects are now listed in the FYWP. We are pleased that the Franklin, Ten Mile to Linder roadway widening project; the Pine/Cinder intersection; the Ten Mile/LJstick intersection; and the Ustick, Duane to Campton roadway widening project are all programmed for construction in 2012. We are also grateful that the Split Corridor Phase II project is in the draft FYWP for construction in 2013, and is on-track. Once complete, these investments will have a positive influence on the transportation network in Meridian. As we requested in a letter to the ACHD Commission last year, we are delighted that ACHD evaluated intersections in Meridian for interim improvement. We appreciate that the Black Cat/Cherry intersection, the Ten Mile/Victory intersection, and the Locust Grove/Victory ~ intersection have all been added to the FYWP and are planned for interim improvements in 2012. Even interim improvements at intersections in Meridian can provide much-needed relief in the Page 8 near term and are therefore welcomed. Thank you for incorporating the City's requests into the ~ programming of these capital projects. We understand that the City of Boise requested additional funds for Fairview Avenue access management. As Mayor Bieter noted in his letter to you dated February 4th, the highest annual safety benefit score is realized from making access improvements to the Fairview Avenue corridor. For not only the safety, but also the congestion benefit that will be realized, the City of Meridian too supports programming of funds for Fairview Avenue Access Management in 2014 and 2015 as proposed in Draft B of the FYWP. We fully support Draft B of the 2012-2015 FYWP. Thank you for your time and consideration of our project requests. Sincerely, Tammy de Weerd Mayor Cc: ACRD Commissioners ~"'~ Meridian City Council ~"~ ,~a^.avUr Tarr; ~~~ Cit1r ~zsunii: ~ m~-~_ ~~~~ ' : 5 ~v~, -. February 22, 2011 Rebecca Arnold Commission President Ada County Highway District 3775 Adams Street Garden City, ID 83714 RE: ACHD's 2012-2016 Five Year Wark Plan Dear Commissioner Arnold: The City of Meridian appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Draft B of the 2012-2016 Five Year Work Plan (FYWP). Compiling and prioritizing a list of transportation projects in Ada ~"'~ County is an enormous undertaking, and the City commends ACRD on the work that goes into preparing the FYWP each year. We recognize and appreciate the additional hard work your staff put into developing and using the new prioritization process this year. We believe that, although not perfect, this process is greatly improved over the previous system. The City looks forward to working with your staff further on fine-tuning the prioritization process and discussing additional priority corridors that should be recognized in the 2013-2017 FYWP. Understanding the budgetary constraints ACRD faces, the City is thankful that some of the key projects in our community are on-track for construction in the next few years. The projects around the Ten Mile interchange are progressing nicely, and we are eager to see the interchange and the adjacent ACRD projects open to traffic soon. We are also pleased to see that the McMillan/Locust Grove intersection is under construction and are anxious for the completion of that improvement later this year. The City is also encouraged about all the Community Programs projects that are being constructed in Meridian and the fact that these projects are now listed in the FYWP. We are pleased that the Franklin, Ten Mile to Linder roadway widening project; the Pine/Cinder intersection; the Ten Mile/Ustick intersection; and the Ustick, Duane to Campton roadway widening project are all programmed far construction in 2012. We are also grateful that the Split Corridor Phase II project is in the draft FYWP for construction in 2013, and is on-track. Once complete, these investments will have a positive influence on the transportation network in Meridian. Mayor's Off'sce ~ 33 E. Broadway Aver7~e, Meridian, ID 83642 Ptionc 208-888-4433 ~ Fax 20$-884-8116. www.rneridiancity.r~rc1 As we requested in a letter to the ACRD Commission last year, we are delighted that ACRD evaluated intersections in Meridian far interim improvement. We appreciate that the Black CatlCherry intersection, the Ten Mile/Victory intersection, and the Locust GroveNictory intersection have all been added to the FYWP and are planned for interim improvements in 2012. Even interim improvements at intersections in Meridian can provide much-needed relief in the near term and are therefore welcomed. Thank you for incorporating the City's requests into the programming of these capital projects. We understand that the City of Boise requested additional funds for Fairview Avenue access management. As Mayor Bieter noted in his letter to you dated February 4`}', the highest annual safety benefit score is realized from making access improvements to the Fairview Avenue corridor. For not only the safety, but also the congestion benefit that will be realized, the City of Meridian too supports programming of funds for Fairview Avenue Access Management in 2014 and 2015 as proposed in Draft B of the FYWP. We fully support Draft B of the 201 Z-2015 FYWP. Thank you for your time and consideration of our project requests. Sincerely, ~,.~.,. f ~~ Tammy deeerd Mayor Cc: ACRD Commissioners Meridian City Council Mayar's Office . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, IC7 83642 Phone 208-888-4433 . Fax 208-884-81 16 . wrww.n7eridiancity.org Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 10C ,/'`~ PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Planning Department: Discuss Communities in Motion (CIM) -The Region's Long- Range Transportation Plan MEETING NOTES C ~ - Ego I~ -mom Co rYt-pa~,s ~r~c~n-~e.d - H~~~-d Cop J ~~e ~ISk CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS February 18, 2011 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Tammy de Weerd City Council Members CC: City Clerk, Legal Department FROM: Caleb Hood, Planning Manager RE: Communities in Motion -Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan February 22, 2011 City Council Agenda Item Re-ca ~ In September 2010, the COMPASS Board approved the updated long-range transportation plan for the region: Communities in Motion 2035 (CIM). COMPASS is seeking adoption/recognition/approval of CIM by each member agency. During the January 18th City Council meeting, Carl Miller from COMPASS came to present CIM 2035. Since that meeting City Staff has provided the Mayor and each Council member with a summary of CIM and a CD-ROM that contains the plan. During the January City Council meeting, the Council discussed possible recognition of the plan by Resolution. The Council requested additional time to review the plan and for Staff to bring this item back for further discussion. Backdrop The broad vision and goals for CIM were identified in 2004-2006 as the original plan was developed; the 2035 version is an update to the 2006 plan. The vision and goals from the 2006 plan have been carried forward. Vision: We envision a Treasure Valley where quality of life is enhanced and communities are connected by an innovative, effective, multi-modal transportation system. Goals: Connections -Provide options for safe access an mobility in acost-effective manner in the region. Planning Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Meridian, ID 83642 Dl. r.n.. -.n0 00. .-~-.-. _ C,.. -...0 000 COQ. _ ................~.li-.n.:f.....n Page 2 Coordination -Achieve better inter jurisdictional coordination of transportation and ~. land use planning. Environment -Minimize transportation impacts to people, cultural resources, and the environment. Information -Coordinate data gathering and dispense better information. CIM Supports: • Balance between housing and jobs • Choices in housing types • Choices in transportation and shorter commuting distance • Connectivity through higher densities • Preservation of open space and farmland Some of the principles contained in the plan seek to: consume less land; save more open space; offer more housing choices; foster the use of public transportation; reduce vehicle miles traveled; ease traffic congestion; and reduce fuel consumption. Beginning in 2009 and throughout 2010, COMPASS Staff worked on preparing a "minor" update to Communities in Motion. Some of the work in the CIM Update includes: using a different financial forecast that shows less money available for some of the currently "funded" corridors; explaining the difference between a priority corridor and an unfunded corridor; adding new environmental, management and operations, security and safety chapters; discussing the implications of not funding the State (ITD) system; and clarifying ~ that the Community Choices growth scenario is the preferred growth scenario and that the transportation corridors support this vision. Implementation Communities in Motion is not a solution, it is a guide. City support for the intent of Communities in Motion goes a long way towards building upon the high level of coordination and sound working relationships we currently enjoy with COMPASS, VRT, ITD, ACHD and our other regional partners. Communities in Motion does not preclude local governments from approving development that may not be consistent with the location, nature and amount of growth predicted. However, CIM is modeled after the City's Comprehensive Plan so the land use assumptions in CIM and the land use patterns contained in the City's official guide for development (Comp Plan) are closely aligned -both documents have a consistent vision and related policies. Communities in Motion does call-out the lack of funding for needed transportation infrastructure. However, the plan does not require the City to fund or fix this problem. But supporting CIM would acknowledge that there is a lack of funding for key, regional transportation projects, and that the City is committed to being part of the solution to improve the transportation network. This could include, among other strategies: exploring and possibly implementing new funding sources; protecting and preserving regional corridors for ~ the future; redefining how projects are selected for construction (priorities); and encouraging additional citizen involvement in solving our transportation shortfalls. Page 3 Next Steps ~,,,~ Staff has put together a draft Resolution (attached) that contains sample language that could be included in a Resolution if the Council decides to recognize CIM. Further, City Staff believes that acknowledging CIM in the Comprehensive Plan is also appropriate, as the two documents compliment each other very well. Does the Council want to recognize CIM by Resolution and/or reference in the City's Comprehensive Plan? If so, Staff will prepare the appropriate document(s) for Council review and approval. Page 4 ATTACHMENT: SAMPLE RESOLUTION ~.~, CTTY OF MERIDIAN RESOLUTION NO. BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOA(GLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAKEMBA A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IN MOTION 2tt35 AS THE REGIONAL LUNG-RANGE TRANSPURTATI{)N PLAN. WHEREAS, the City of Meridian is a local governrnenk-within Ada County and has an interest in the establishment of an effective and safe transporta~n systems, expansion of transportation options, and the protection of air quality arrtl other natural resources; WHEREAS, the City of Pvleridian is a member of the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho, hereinafter refereed to as COS!vIFASS, WHEREAS, COMPASS has been designated as the! approved Metropolitan Planning Organization for the urbanized areas within Ada and Canytm +Counties; WHEREAS, the City of Meridian is authorized purst~t to Title 57, Chapter 65 of Idaho Code, the Local Land. Use Planning Act of 1975 Secffivn §b7-6508(1) to prepare, in coordination ~ with ether local jurisdicticins having authority over ~e public highways and streets, an analysis of "...the general locations and widths of a system of major traffic thoroughfares and ether traffic ways, and of streets and the ree~ommended treatment thereof;" WHEREAS, in an effort Efl provide r+egorial transportation solutions far the next. 20-plus years for sc~ihwe~t Idaho, C~i41PASS, has prepared a transportation plan titled Communities in Motion Regional Lonb7_Rt+rngn Transportation Plan 2035; WHEREAS, Cortutities in Motion 2035 was preparedtn cooperation with local governments within Ada and Canyon Counties aril with public input; WHEREAS, COMPASS Board adapted Communities in Motion 2035 as the Regional Long-Range Transpot't~G4n Plan on September 20, 2010; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian supports Communities in Motion 2035 as the Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan. NOW THEREI+ORE, BE IT RNSOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: ~ RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES IN MOTION 2035 -LONG-RANGE TRANSPORTATION PLAN Page 5 Section 1. The City Council of the City of Meridian hereby accepts Communities in Nation 2035, hereby attached as Exhibit i`A", and resolves to use it as a guide when making transportation and land. use decisions. ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this __ day of , 2011. APPR©VED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this __ day of .2011. APPROVED: A~Iayor Tammy de Weerd ATTEST: $y: Jaycee L. Holman, City Clerk .~ RESOLUTIONSUPPORTII~tt;COMMUNITIES IN MflTTflN 21135 -LONG-RANGE TRANSPQRTATION PLAN ~„1 tt= ~O~ttPAS Ct3pSMUNlfYPLANNiNGASS~CSATION. at.5aethwesr;dahc February 22, 2011 Honorable Tammy de Weerd Mayor City of Meridian 33 E. Broadway Ave. Meridian, ID 83642 ~ECE~VE~ FED ~ 2 201 CITY OFG~fE mom.. " CITY CLERKS OFFICE RE: Consideration of Communities in Motion Dear Mayor De Weerd: Communities in Motion was adopted by the COMPASS Board on September 20, 2010. Copies of the plan were delivered to local agencies in early 2011, COMPASS staff made a presentation to the Meridian City Council on January 18, 2011. COMPASS requests the City of Meridian adopt Communities in Motion by reference in your comprehensive plan, It provides a good analysis of future issues and needed improvements and will supplement the local transportation component of your comprehensive plan, If you have questions about Communities in Motion, please contact Charles Trainor at 855-2558 ext. or by email at ctrainor@compassidaho.org. Your support is appreciated through future updates to the Communities in Motion plan and staff looks. forward to working with you and your agency to implement the goals of the plan. Sincerely, ~~ ~. ~ ;: Matthew J, Stoll Executive Director pc: File: 661.03 CM:nb T:\FY07\600 Projects\661 CIM\0702271trFunClass.doc Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: Februa 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 10D ~.. PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Police Department Report: Precious Metal Dealers Licensing and Regulation; Discussion of Draft Ordinance MEETING NOTES CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS ~\ DR~I FT 2/17/11 CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 3-5-2(A), REGARDING PAWNBROKERS DEALING IN PRECIOUS METALS; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 3-5-9(B)(4), REGARDING PAWNBROKER RECORDS; ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER 9, TO TITLE 3, MERIDIAN CITY CODE, REGARDING PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS: DEFINITIONS; APPLICABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS; LICENSE REQUIRED, APPLICATION, AND PROCEDURES; OPERATING REQUIREMENTS; PROHIBITED ACTS BY PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT; PROHIBITED ACTS BY PERSONS SELLING GOODS TO PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there is a resurgence of precious metal dealing in the City of Meridian due to economic forces at work nationwide as well as locally, including higher-than-average unemployment rates and a strong market price for precious metals; WHEREAS, absent regulation, stolen jewelry, coins, and other precious metals are received by precious metal dealers and melted down before law enforcement can track the stolen property to such dealer, effectively halting further investigation, destroying evidence to prove the crime has been committed, and eliminating the possibility of recovery of the stolen property, and '`~ making patrons of precious metal dealers vulnerable to fraud; WHEREAS, pawnbrokers are currently subject to licensing and regulation, including a requirement that they electronically record and report to the Meridian Police Department all merchandise received and parties to the pawn, a system that has been beneficial to pawnbrokers, law enforcement, and victims of property crime, and that would be equally beneficial in the context of precious metal dealers; and WHEREAS, the regulation of precious metal dealers would serve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of and visitors to the City of Meridian; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 3-5-2(A) shall be amended as follows: 3-5-2: LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE: A. License Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a pawnbroker unless a valid license therefor has been issued as herein provided and said license is in full force and effect. Pawnbrokers shall be subject to any and all applicable requirements of Title 3 Chapter 9 Meridian City Code with respect to any transaction PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE I Of I I DR~I FT 2/l7/11 involving an item which is composed in whole or in part of precious metals as such are •-~, defined therein. Section 2. That Meridian City Code section 3-5-9(B)(4) shall be amended as follows: 3-5-9: RECORDS: ~*~ B. Contents: Every transaction shall be memorialized in writing and signed by the person with whom the transaction is made. All parties to the transaction are entitled to receive a copy of this written record. The written record of every regulated transaction shall include the following information: 1. Name, address, telephone number, and store number of the pawnshop in which the transaction took place; 2. The name of the employee conducting the transaction; 3. Nature and date of the transaction and an identification number for the transaction; 4. Complete description of the property purchased, pledged, traded or cosigned including, as applicable: brand name, make, model, serial number, color, size, and any identifying marks. Additionally: a. Jewelry shall be described with, as applicable, the type, weight, color, number and description of stones, style, size or length, any engraving, and whether it is considered a man's, woman's, or child's piece, provided that any and all applicable requirements of Title 3, Chapter 9, Meridian City Code shall ap,~l to any transaction involving an item which is composed in whole or in part of precious metals as such are defined ^ therein, and to any pawnbroker carrYin>; on such transaction; b. Vehicles shall be described with, as applicable, the vehicle identification number (VIN), make, model and color; c. Firearms shall be described with, as applicable, the make, brand, model number, serial number, caliber, type, barrel length, finish; 5. Full name, complete current residential address, current phone number, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, and thumbprint of the person or persons with whom the transaction is made; 6. Type, including state or governmental agency of issue, and identifying number of the personal photo identification used by the person with whom the transaction is made; 7. The term of the loan or repurchase period, and the date on which the loan is due and payable or the repurchase option expires. Section 3. That a new chapter, Chapter 9, shall be added to Title 3, Meridian City Code, to read as follows: TITLE 3 CHAPTER 9 PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS 3-9-1: DEFINITIONS: r~ A. PRECIOUS METAL: Any item composed in whole or in part of gold, silver or platinum. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 2 Of I I DRS FT 2/17/l1 ~ B. PRECIOUS METAL DEALER: Any person who, on behalf of himself or on behalf of a principal, employer, or business partner purchases, or acquires by sale or trade, precious metals from any person. C. REGULATED TRANSACTION: A business dealing conducted by a Precious Metal Dealer that is regulated by this chapter. The following transactions shall constitute a regulated transaction: 1. The acquisition of precious metal, whether new or previously owned, for consideration in the form of cash, goods or other precious metal, whether by sale or trade. 2. Loaning or advancing money to any person on the deposit of precious metal as security for such loan or advancement, when the precious metal may be repurchased by the party upon paying a sum of money. 3. Loaning or advancing money upon a chattel mortgage on precious metal, where the precious metal is taken into the possession of the lender as security for the advancement or loan upon an assignment or pledge of future earnings. 4. The acquisition of precious metal, whether new or previously owned, for consideration in the form of cash, goods or other precious metal, whether by sale or trade, on the condition that it may be repurchased by the seller within a fixed period of time for a fixed ~ sum of money. 3-9-2: APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTIONS: This Chapter shall not apply to: A. Pawnbrokers who do not conduct regulated transactions involving precious metals. A person holding a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License may engage in regulated transactions and/or act as a precious metals dealer without being separately licensed pursuant to this chapter so long as such person first obtains a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for his or her City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. B. Wholesale purchases of precious metals directly from manufacturers or wholesalers for sale of same at retail. C. Acceptance of merchandise containing precious metals by a retail merchant where the same merchant previously sold the same merchandise to the same person presenting such merchandise for exchange or refund. D. Financial institutions licensed under federal or state banking laws. ~, PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 3 of 11 DR~I FT 2/17/l~ 3-9-3: LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; PROCEDURES: A. License or endorsement required. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a precious metal dealer or as any agent or employee thereof without a valid City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or, with regard to pawnbrokers holding a valid City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. B. Application for License. Application for a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License shall be made to the City Clerk and shall include: 1. Application fee per fee schedule. 2. Fingerprints, taken by the Idaho State Police, of the applicant. 3. A completed application form provided by the city clerk, which form shall include the following information: a. Applicant's name, physical address, mailing address, driver's license number, and social security number. b. Whether the applicant has had any license revoked by the City of Meridian or any other governmental entity within the five (5) years preceding the application date. c. Whether the applicant has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor within the five (5) years preceding the application date, the nature of the offense, and the date, '~ and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor. d. A description of the regulated transactions, as such are defined by this chapter, that are to be conducted and the precious metals to be handled under the City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License. e. A description of the hours during which regulated transactions are to occur. f. A description of the premises at which regulated transactions are to occur, including street address and parcel numbers of all such premises. C. Application for Endorsement. Application for a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License shall be made to the City Clerk and shall include: 1. Application fee per fee schedule. 2. A copy of the applicant's valid and current City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. 3. A completed application form provided by the city clerk, which form shall include the following information: a. A description of the regulated transactions as such are defined by this chapter, that are to be conducted and the precious metals to be handled under the Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement. b. A description of the hours during which regulated transactions are to occur. c. A description of the premises at which regulated transactions are to occur, including r-'~ street address and parcel numbers of all such premises. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 4 of I 1 DR~I FT 2/l7/ll ~ D. Investigation. Upon receipt of all application materials for a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, the City Clerk shall refer such application to the chief of police or designee, who shall cause an investigation to determine the validity and completeness of the information therein. The chief of police or designee shall endorse upon the application the findings of the investigation and return it to the City Clerk. E. Notice of decision. Upon receipt of the findings of the chief of police or designee, but no later than twenty one (21) calendar days from the date of submission of the completed application and all application materials required by this subsection, the City Clerk shall either issue the License or Endorsement to the applicant or deny the application. Where the City Clerk denies an application for a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, the City Clerk shall notify the applicant of such denial in writing, and shall include the grounds for such denial and notice of the right to appeal such decision as set forth in this chapter. Written notice of the denial shall be sent via U.S. mail to the applicant at the address set forth on the application. F. Denial of license. The City Clerk shall deny a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License where: 1. The applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years; ..-~ 2. The applicant has had a similar license revoked by this City or any other governmental entity within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the application; 3. The applicant has been convicted of any crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, related to theft, fraud, deception, or moral turpitude within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application; 4. The applicant has misrepresented or made a false or fraudulent statement of material or relevant facts contained in the application; 5. The proposed premises are in noncompliance with any applicable ordinance or law, including, but not limited to, Meridian City Code. G. Denial of endorsement. The City Clerk shall deny a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License where: 1. The applicant has misrepresented or made a false or fraudulent statement of material or relevant facts contained in the application. 2. The proposed premises are in noncompliance with any applicable ordinance or law, including, but not limited to, Meridian City Code. r, PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE S Of I I DR~I FT 2/17/11 H. Appeal of denial. Appeal of the City Clerk's denial of an application for a a City of "~ Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License may be made by the applicant. Such appeal shall be made in writing, shall state the reasons for such appeal, and shall be delivered to the city clerk via U.S. mail or in person within fourteen (14) days of such denial. Upon receipt of such written appeal, the city clerk shall schedule a public hearing on the appeal at a city council meeting within thirty (30) days. Following a public hearing on the appeal, city council shall either affirm or reverse the city clerk's action and shall issue written findings supporting such decision. The city council's decision on such appeal shall be a final decision. I. Granting of license or endorsement. The City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License shall include, on its face: 1. The name and address of the individual licensed or endorsed to act as or be employed by a Precious Metal Dealer; 2. A description of the regulated transactions that may occur under such license; The hours and locations at which the licensee or endorsee is authorized to operate and/or conduct regulated transactions under such license or endorsement; and 4. The dates during which such license or endorsement is valid. Unless earlier revoked, such ^ license or endorsement shall be effective from January 1 to December 31. J. Not transferable. Each and every person facilitating or transacting business as a precious metal dealer, and each and every person in the employment of a precious metal dealer, shall obtain a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. Such license or endorsement shall not be transferable, either as to person or place. K. Revocation. The city clerk may revoke a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License where: 1. A term or condition of the license or endorsement is violated. 2. In the course of any regulated transaction, the licensee or endorsee violates a provision of this section or of any other local, state, or federal law. It is found, after issuance of such license or endorsement, that it was issued pursuant to falsified, inaccurate, or incomplete information on the application. 4. The licensee or endorsee is convicted of any crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, related to theft, fraud, deception, or moral turpitude. r, PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE E) Of I I DR~1 FT 2/17/11 The city clerk shall notify the licensee of such revocation in writing, and shall mail such '~ notice to the applicant at the mailing address set forth in the mobile sales unit license application. Such revocation shall be effective immediately upon mailing by the city clerk. L. Appeal of revocation. Appeal of the city clerk's revocation of City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License maybe made by the licensee or endorsee. Such appeal shall be made in writing, shall state the reasons for such appeal, and shall be delivered to the city clerk via U.S. mail or in person within fourteen (14) days of such revocation. Upon receipt of such appeal, the city clerk shall schedule a public hearing on the appeal at a city council meeting within thirty (30) days. The city council's decision on such appeal shall be a final decision. 3-9-4: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: A. Records. At the time of purchase or sale, Precious Metal Dealers shall create an electronic record of each and every regulated transaction. 1. The record of a regulated transaction shall include the following information: a. Clear photograph of item(s) purchased, sold, pledged, traded, and/or cosigned. b. Name, address, telephone number, and store number of the location of the transaction; c. Full name(s) of any and all Precious Metal Dealers conducting or involved in the transaction; ''~~ d. Full name, physical address, phone number, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, and thumbprint of the person or persons selling the precious metal and/or with whom the transaction is made; e. Issuing agency and identifying number of the personal photo identification, or social security number, of the person or persons selling the precious metal and/or with whom the transaction is made; f. Date, time, and nature of the transaction, including the amount and terms of the transaction; g. Complete description of the precious metals purchased, sold, pledged, traded, or cosigned including, as applicable: type; style; composition; weight; color; size; dimensions; whether considered a man's, woman's, or child's piece; and any other identifying marks, engravings, flaws, or characteristics. h. The term of the loan or repurchase period, and the date on which the loan is due and payable or the repurchase option expires, if applicable. i. Signatures of both the Precious Metal Dealer and the seller. 2. The record of a regulated transaction shall be transmitted by noon the next business day to the designated online Internet service designated by the chief of police or designee. 3. Upon request of the chief of police or designee, the Precious Metal Dealer shall produce any and all records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter and shall permit the chief of police or designee to examine them. Any such inspection shall occur during regular ~"~ and usual business hours. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 7 Of I I DRAFT 2/l7/11 i't 4. Except as otherwise required by law, the record of a regulated transaction shall be retained by the Precious Metal Dealer for a minimum of one (1) year following such transaction. r.; B. Title; stolen property. Every Precious Metal Dealer shall ascertain title in and to any article purchased or sold. Any Precious Metal Dealer having cause to believe that any item offered for purchase, purchased by such Precious Metal Dealer, or in the possession of such Precious Metal Dealer has been previously lost or stolen shall report such fact to the Meridian City Police Department, together with the name of the owner, if known, and the date when and the name of the person from whom the property was received, within twenty-four (24) hours. C. Retention period. Every Precious Metal Dealer shall retain all precious metals purchased, without melting or otherwise changing the physical form or characteristics thereof, for a minimum of twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of purchase, provided that, whenever the chief of police or designee shall notify any Precious Metal Dealer that such precious metals maybe stolen property or otherwise related to criminal activity, the Precious Metal Dealer shall retain such precious metals, without melting or otherwise changing the physical form or characteristics thereof, for a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of such notification. Until the expiration of the applicable retention period, the dealer shall not sell, alter or dispose of a purchased item in whole or in part, or remove it from the premises. All items required to beheld under this section shall be open to and made available for inspection. D. Post license or endorsement. Every person conducting a regulated transaction shall conspicuously post on such premises his or her City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License 3-9-4: PROHIBITED ACTS BY PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS; PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT: A. Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any Precious Metal Dealer, whether or not validly licensed, to: 1. Fail to strictly comply with any provision of this Chapter. 2. Conduct a regulated transaction where such person is not separately and solely licensed under a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. 3. Conduct a regulated transaction where any required license, permit, and/or certification required for such transaction, including, but not limited to a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, is expired or is not valid and current for any reason. ~ 4. Misrepresent any purpose, procedure, or consequence of a regulated transaction. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE S Of I I DR~1 FT 2/17/11 ~ 5. Represent the issuance of a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License as an endorsement or recommendation of such licensed activity. 6. Conduct a regulated transaction at a time, place, manner, or location: a. That is not authorized under a valid, current City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. b. That is not authorized by, or that is specifically prohibited by, the Meridian unified development code. c. In violation of any provision of this Chapter. 7. Fail to make a record of any transaction as described in this chapter. 8. Falsify any official record or entry on an official record required to be kept pursuant to this chapter or transmit any false record to the police. 9. Obliterate, destroy, or remove from the place of business any records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter. 10. Refuse to allow the chief of police or designee to conduct a meaningful inspection of the business premises, or any records or other goods located or required to be located at the ~` place of business, during regular and usual business hours. 11. Fail to report the possession of property that maybe lost or stolen. 12. Remove or allow removal from the premises of any item acquired in a regulated transaction within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the receipt of said property. 13. Enter into a regulated transaction with a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age; incompetent; or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 14. Employ any person not meeting the qualifications or requirements of this chapter. B. Penalty: A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by such fine and/or imprisonment as established by Idaho Code. In addition to such penalty, any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to any and all other applicable administrative, criminal, and/or civil penalties. C. Enforcement: Peace officers shall be empowered to enforce the provisions of this section. An officer may call upon the services of the Planning, Fire, Public Works, or other appropriate City department to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this section or in an investigation of a suspected violation thereof. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 9 Of 11 DR~I FT 2/17/ll 3-9-5: PROHIBITED ACTS BY PERSONS SELLING GOODS TO PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS; PENALTY: A. Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Provide a false name or address, or any false, untrue or misleading information or statement in the course of a regulated transation. 2. Sell any item to a Precious Metal Dealer, knowing the item is stolen. 3. Sell any item to a Precious Metal Dealer, knowing the item is leased or loaned to him or to another by any written instrument or under a contract of purchase which is not yet fulfilled. r-~ B. Penalty: A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by such fine and/or imprisonment as established by Idaho Code. In addition to such penalty, any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to any and all other applicable administrative, criminal, and/or civil penalties. 3-9-6: SEVERANCE CLAUSE: The provisions of this Chapter are declared to be severable. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such partial invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Chapter but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Chapter shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. Section 4. That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby voided. Section 5. That this ordinance shall be effective on April 1, 2011. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this day of 2011. APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this day of 2011. APPROVED: Tammy de Weerd, Mayor ATTEST: ,~ Jaycee Holman, City Clerk PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 10 of 11 I~R~I FT 2/17/11 NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY ~ OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO LC. § 50-901(A) CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 11- PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTIONS 3-5-2(A) AND 3-5-9(B)(4); AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER 9, TO TITLE 3, MERIDIAN CITY CODE An ordinance amending Meridian City Code section 3-5-2(a), regarding pawnbrokers dealing in precious metals; amending Meridian City Code section 3-5-9(b)(4), regarding pawnbroker records; adding a new chapter, Chapter 9, to Title 3, Meridian City Code, regarding precious metal dealers: definitions; applicability and exemptions; license required, application, and procedures; operating requirements; prohibited acts by precious metal dealers, penalties, and enforcement; prohibited acts by persons selling goods to precious metal dealers and penalties; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. City of Meridian Mayor and City Council By: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk First Reading: Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to ~ Idaho Code § 50-902: YES NO Second Reading: Third Reading: STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 11- The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Ordinance no. 11- of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3). DATED this day of , 2011. William. L.M. Nary City Attorney PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE I I Of I I Total value of jewelry reported by Ada County residents, not including Garden City, in 2009: $978,113.00 (Meridian $149,711 (15.31% of total)) Total value of jewelry reported by Ada County residents, not including Garden City, in 2010: $1,243,371.47 (Meridian $149,750 (12.04°10 of total)) Recovery (ALSO, BPD &MPD) 2009- $121,284 2010- $179,646 ~` i°'~ Meridian cases onl Notes: There were no significant changes in the number of cases involving jewelry between 2009 and 2010. Meridian cases or Total Value is calculated with estimated values by reporting party. Source: New World RMS (MPD Crime analysis) Page 1 of 1 ~ ~ ,.. ~..~d FEB ~ ~ ~~~~ - -- CITYOFC~fE IDzn~ CITY CLERKS OFFICE TALKING POINTS -PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINA~' ~~~~~ r„~ SUMMARY OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE: ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ • Regulates persons who handle transactions involving gold, silver, or platinum CITY OF GCTE v,~nrr • High gold prices and .poor economy have created demand for a business model tha~ pr~~~cf ~~~YIFs gold as quickly as possible, often without regard for where the gold, often stolen, came from • Detectives trace the stolen property to the precious metal dealer but in the meantime the dealer has already melted and/or sold the merchandise • Licensing requirement - Background check -looking for fraud, theft, history of other criminaUconsumer protection problems - Pawnbrokers who handle precious metals and who are already licensed by the City can obtain a precious metal dealer endorsement on their pawnbroker license • Record-keeping requirement - "Leads Online" -Internet-based log that transmits report and photo to MPD of precious metals received and who sold/pawned them - Similar to what pawnbrokers are now required to do valley-wide (also adds photo requirement to City's pawnbroker regulations) • Retention period -items received must be held for 21 days (up to 60 if MPD notifies it may be stolen property) - Compare Boise's retention period: 7 days; Ada County: 10 days; Chubbuck: 10 days - Essential to give MPD time to track stolen goods before they are melted or sold STAKEHOLDER COMMUNICATION PLAN: 1. MPD to send letter to known, existing Meridian precious metal dealers introducing proposed draft ordinance, informing of hearing schedule and public comment period 2. Three readings, City Council hears public comments 3. Effective date a month or two after adoption of ordinance to provide "grace period" for license applications 4. No license fee until next adoption of Clerk's Office fee schedule in 2012 HOW THIS DRAFT IS LIKE OTHER PMD ORDINANCES: • Only a few local jurisdictions regulate precious metal dealers separately from pawnbrokers -Boise does, and Nampa's is coming soon; we don't want to be a magnet for unregulated precious metals transactions in the valley • Typically, ordinances have similar licensing, record-keeping, retention requirements HOW THIS DRAFT IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PMD ORDINANCES' • Boise requires one license per precious metal dealing business (similar to liquor license); our ordinance, as proposed, would require one license per person acting as a precious metal dealer (similar to our mobile sales unit licenses) • Boise regulates gems; we would not (except in pawn context) due to less supply/demand, different concerns than with precious metals (e.g. cannot melt down gems) • Boise exempts entirely: pawnbrokers, trade shows; we would require these people to get City licenses as well • Boise does not regulate hobbyists, coins or bars; we would not make this distinction. !"'~ - Businesses formerly catering primarily to coin collectors now advertise "we buy gold" due to high gold prices - Difficult to separate hobbyists from professionals; often they are one and the same - Coins and bars present same issues as jewelry -can be easily stolen, altered/melted before located DR~1 FT 2/17/ll ,.~ CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 3-5-2(A), REGARDING PAWNBROKERS DEALING IN PRECIOUS METALS; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 3-5-9(B)(4), REGARDING PAWNBROKER RECORDS; ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER 9, TO TITLE 3, MERIDIAN CITY CODE, REGARDING PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS: DEFINITIONS; APPLICABILITY AND EXEMPTIONS; LICENSE REQUIRED, APPLICATION, AND PROCEDURES; OPERATING REQUIREMENTS; PROHIBITED ACTS BY PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS, PENALTIES, AND ENFORCEMENT; PROHIBITED ACTS BY PERSONS SELLING GOODS TO PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS AND PENALTIES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, there is a resurgence of precious metal dealing in the City of Meridian due to economic forces at work nationwide as well as locally, including higher-than-average unemployment rates and a strong market price for precious metals; WHEREAS, absent regulation, stolen jewelry, coins, and other precious metals are received by precious metal dealers and melted down before law enforcement can track the stolen property to such dealer, effectively halting further investigation, destroying evidence to prove the ~ crime has been committed, and eliminating the possibility of recovery of the stolen property, and making patrons of precious metal dealers vulnerable to fraud; WHEREAS, pawnbrokers are currently subject to licensing and regulation, including a requirement that they electronically record and report to the Meridian Police Department all merchandise received and parties to the pawn, a system that has been beneficial to pawnbrokers, law enforcement, and victims of property crime, and that would be equally beneficial in the context of precious metal dealers; and WHEREAS, the regulation of precious metal dealers would serve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of and visitors to the City of Meridian; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 3-5-2(A) shall be amended as follows: 3-5-2: LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION AND PROCEDURE: A. License Required: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a pawnbroker unless a valid license therefor has been issued as herein provided and said license is in full force and effect. Pawnbrokers shall be subject to any and all an licable requirements of Title 3, Chapter 9 Meridian City Code with respect to any transaction PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE I Of 11 ~. DRAFT 2/17/11 nvolvins an item which is composed in whole or in art of precious metals as such are defined therein. Section 2. That Meridian City Code section 3-5-9(B)(4) shall be amended as follows: 3-5-9: RECORDS: *~* B. Contents: Every transaction shall be memorialized in writing and signed by the person with whom the transaction is made. All parties to the transaction are entitled to receive a copy of this written record. The written record of every regulated transaction shall include the following information: 1. Name, address, telephone number, and store number of the pawnshop in which the transaction took place; 2. The name of the employee conducting the transaction; 3. Nature and date of the transaction and an identification number for the transaction; 4. Complete description of the property purchased, pledged, traded or cosigned including, as applicable: brand name, make, model, serial number, color, size, and any identifying marks. Additionally: a. Jewelry shall be described with, as applicable, the type, weight, color, number and description of stones, style, size or length, any engraving, and whether it is considered a man's, woman's, or child's piece provided that anv and all applicable requirements of Title 3, Chapter 9, Meridian Citv Code shall ap~l to anv transaction involving_an item which is composed in whole or in part of precious metals as such are defined therein, and to anv pawnbroker carrying on such transaction; b. Vehicles shall be described with, as applicable, the vehicle identification number (Vll~, make, model and color; c. Firearms shall be described with, as applicable, the make, brand, model number, serial number, caliber, type, barrel length, finish• 5. Full name, complete current residential address, current phone number, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye colors_and thumb rint of the person or persons with whom the transaction is made; 6. Type, including state or governmental agency of issue, and identifying number of the personal photo identification used by the person with whom the transaction is made; 7. The term of the loan or repurchase period, and the date on which the loan is due and payable or the repurchase option expires. Section 3. That a new chapter, Chapter 9, shall be added to Title 3, Meridian City Code, to read as follows: TITLE 3 CHAPTER 9 PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS n 3-9-1: DEFINITIONS: A. PRECIOUS METAL: Any item composed in whole or in part of gold, silver or platinum. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 2 of 11 DR~I FT 2/17/11 B. PRECIOUS METAL DEALER: Any person who, on behalf of himself or on behalf of a principal, employer, or business partner purchases, or acquires by sale or trade, precious metals from any person. C. REGULATED TRANSACTION: A business dealing conducted by a Precious Metal Dealer that is regulated by this chapter. The following transactions shall constitute a regulated transaction: 1. The acquisition of precious metal, whether new or previously owned, for consideration in the form of cash, goods or other precious metal, whether by sale or trade. 2. Loaning or advancing money to any person on the deposit of precious metal as security for such loan or advancement, when the precious metal may be repurchased by the party upon paying a sum of money. 3. Loaning or advancing money upon a chattel mortgage on precious metal, where the precious metal is taken into the possession of the lender as security for the advancement or loan upon an assignment or pledge of future earnings. 4. The acquisition of precious metal, whether new or previously owned, for consideration in the form of cash, goods or other precious metal, whether by sale or trade, on the condition that it may be repurchased by the seller within a fixed period of time for a fixed sum of money. 3-9-2: APPLICABILITY; EXEMPTIONS: This Chapter shall not apply to: A. Pawnbrokers who do not conduct regulated transactions involving precious metals. A person holding a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License may engage in regulated transactions and/or act as a precious metals dealer without being separately licensed pursuant to this chapter so long as such person first obtains a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for his or her City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. B. Wholesale purchases of precious metals directly from manufacturers or wholesalers for sale of same at retail. C. Acceptance of merchandise containing precious metals by a retail merchant where the same merchant previously sold the same merchandise to the same person presenting such merchandise for exchange or refund. D. Financial institutions licensed under federal or state banking laws. P"'t PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 3 Of I 1 DRS FT ,,~ 3-9-3: LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; PROCEDURES: 2/J7/ll A. License or endorsement required. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a precious metal dealer or as any agent or employee thereof without a valid City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or, with regard to pawnbrokers holding a valid City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. B. Application for License. Application for a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License shall be made to the City Clerk and shall include: 1. Application fee per fee schedule. 2. Fingerprints, taken by the Idaho State Police, of the applicant. 3. A completed application form provided by the city clerk, which form shall include the following information: a. Applicant's name, physical address, mailing address, driver's license number, and social security number. b. Whether the applicant has had any license revoked by the City of Meridian or any other governmental entity within the five (5) years preceding the application date. c. Whether the applicant has been convicted of any felony or misdemeanor within the ~ five (5) years preceding the application date, the nature of the offense, and the date, and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor. d. A description of the regulated transactions, as such are defined by this chapter, that are to be conducted and the precious metals to be handled under the City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License. e. A description of the hours during which regulated transactions are to occur. f. A description of the premises at which regulated transactions are to occur, including street address and parcel numbers of all such premises. C. Application for Endorsement. Application for a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License shall be made to the City Clerk and shall include: 1. Application fee per fee schedule. 2. A copy of the applicant's valid and current City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. 3. A completed application form provided by the city clerk, which form shall include the following information: a. A description of the regulated transactions as such are defined by this chapter, that are to be conducted and the precious metals to be handled under the Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement. b. A description of the hours during which regulated transactions are to occur. c. A description of the premises at which regulated transactions are to occur, including r street address and parcel numbers of all such premises. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 4 Of I I DR~I FT 2/17/11 D. Investigation. Upon receipt of all application materials for a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, the City Clerk shall refer such application to the chief of police or designee, who shall cause an investigation to determine the validity and completeness of the information therein. The chief of police or designee shall endorse upon the application the findings of the investigation and return it to the City Clerk. E. Notice of decision. -Upon receipt of the findings of the chief of police or designee, but no later than twenty one (21) calendar days from the date of submission of the completed application and all application materials required by this subsection, the City Clerk shall either issue the License or Endorsement to the applicant or deny the application. Where the City Clerk denies an application for a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, the City Clerk shall notify the applicant of such denial in writing, and shall include the grounds for such denial and notice of the right to appeal such decision as set forth in this chapter. Written notice of the denial shall be sent via U.S. mail to the applicant at the address set forth on the application. F. Denial of license. The City Clerk shall deny a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License where: 1. The applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years; 2. The applicant has had a similar license revoked by this City or any other governmental entity within the five (S) years immediately preceding the date of the application; 3. The applicant has been convicted of any crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, related to theft, fraud, deception, or moral turpitude within the five (S) years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application; 4. The applicant has misrepresented or made a false or fraudulent statement of material or relevant facts contained in the application; 5. The proposed premises are in noncompliance with any applicable ordinance or law, including, but not limited to, Meridian City Code. G. Denial of endorsement. The City Clerk shall deny a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License where: 1. The applicant has misrepresented or made a false or fraudulent statement of material or relevant facts contained in the application. 2. The proposed premises are in noncompliance with any applicable ordinance or law, including, but not limited to, Meridian City Code. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE S Of I I DR~1 FT 2/l7/1 J ~ H. Appeal of denial. Appeal of the City Clerk's denial of an application for a a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License may be made by the applicant. Such appeal shall be made in writing, shall state the reasons for such appeal, and shall be delivered to the city clerk via U.S. mail or in person within fourteen (14) days of such denial. Upon receipt of such written appeal, the city clerk shall schedule a public hearing on the appeal at a city council meeting within thirty (30) days. Following a public hearing on the appeal, city council shall either affirm or reverse the city clerk's action and shall issue written findings supporting such decision. The city council's decision on such appeal shall be a final decision. I. Granting of license or endorsement. The City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License shall include, on its face: 1. The name and address of the individual licensed or endorsed to act as or be employed by a Precious Metal Dealer; 2. A description of the regulated transactions that may occur under such license; 3. The hours and locations at which the licensee or endorsee is authorized to operate and/or conduct regulated transactions under such license or endorsement; and 4. The dates during which such license or endorsement is valid. Unless earlier revoked, such '~ license or endorsement shall be effective from January 1 to December 31. Not transferable. Each and every person facilitating or transacting business as a precious metal dealer, and each and every person in the employment of a precious metal dealer, shall obtain a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. Such license or endorsement shall not be transferable, either as to person or place. K. Revocation. The city clerk may revoke a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License where: 1. A term or condition of the license or endorsement is violated. 2. In the course of any regulated transaction, the licensee or endorsee violates a provision of this section or of any other local, state, or federal law. 3. It is found, after issuance of such license or endorsement, that it was issued pursuant to falsified, inaccurate, or incomplete information on the application. 4. The licensee or endorsee is convicted of any crime, whether felony or misdemeanor, related to theft, fraud, deception, or moral turpitude. !"°; PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 6 Of I 1 DR~1 FT 2/l7/11 ,,.~ The city clerk shall notify the licensee of such revocation in writing, and shall mail such notice to the applicant at the mailing address set forth in the mobile sales unit license application. Such revocation shall be effective immediately upon mailing by the city clerk. L. Appeal of revocation. Appeal of the city clerk's revocation of City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License may be made by the licensee or endorsee. Such appeal shall be made in writing, shall state the reasons for such appeal, and shall be delivered to the city clerk via U.S. mail or in person within fourteen (14) days of such revocation. Upon receipt of such appeal, the city clerk shall schedule a public hearing on the appeal at a city council meeting within thirty (30) days. The city council's decision on such appeal shall be a final decision. 3-9-4: OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: A. Records. At the time of purchase or sale, Precious Metal Dealers shall create an electronic record of each and every regulated transaction. 1. The record of a regulated transaction shall include the following information: a. Clear photograph of item(s) purchased, sold, pledged, traded, and/or cosigned. b. Name, address, telephone number, and store number of the location of the transaction; c. Full name(s) of any and all Precious Metal Dealers conducting or involved in the s..~ transaction; d. Full name, physical address, phone number, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, and thumbprint of the person or persons selling the precious metal and/or with whom the transaction is made; e. Issuing agency and identifying number of the personal photo identification, or social security number, of the person or persons selling the precious metal and/or with whom the transaction is made; f. Date, time, and nature of the transaction, including the amount and terms of the transaction; g. Complete description of the precious metals purchased, sold, pledged, traded, or cosigned including, as applicable: type; style; composition; weight; color; size; dimensions; whether considered a man's, woman's, or child's piece; and any other identifying marks, engravings, flaws, or characteristics. h. The term of the loan or repurchase period, and the date on which the loan is due and payable or the repurchase option expires, if applicable. i. Signatures of both the Precious Metal Dealer and the seller. 2. The record of a regulated transaction shall be transmitted by noon the next business day to the designated online Internet service designated by the chief of police or designee. 3. Upon request of the chief of police or designee, the Precious Metal Dealer shall produce any and all records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter and shall permit the chief of police or designee to examine them. Any such inspection shall occur during regular ~'' and usual business hours. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE ~ of 11 DRS FT 2/17/11 ~ 4. Except as otherwise required by law, the record of a regulated transaction shall be retained by the Precious Metal Dealer for a minimum of one (1) year following such transaction. B. Title; stolen property. Every Precious Metal Dealer shall ascertain title in and to any article purchased or sold. Any Precious Metal Dealer having cause to believe that any item offered for purchase, purchased by such Precious Metal Dealer, or in the possession of such Precious Metal Dealer has been previously lost or stolen shall report such fact to the Meridian City Police Department, together with the name of the owner, if known, and the date when and the name of the person from whom the property was received, within twenty-four (24) hours. C. Retention period. Every Precious Metal Dealer shall retain all precious metals purchased, without melting or otherwise changing the physical form or characteristics thereof, for a minimum of twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of purchase, provided that, whenever the chief of police or designee shall. notify any Precious Metal Dealer that such precious metals may be stolen property or otherwise related to criminal activity, the Precious Metal Dealer shall retain such precious metals, without melting or otherwise changing the physical form or characteristics thereof, for a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days from the date of such notification. Until the expiration of the applicable retention period, the dealer shall not sell, alter or dispose of a purchased item in whole or in part, or remove it from the premises. All items required to be held under this section shall be open to and made available ~ for inspection. D. Post license or endorsement. Every person conducting a regulated transaction shall conspicuously post on such premises his or her City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or a Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License 3-9-4: PROHIBITED ACTS BY PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS; PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT: A. Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any Precious Metal Dealer, whether or not validly licensed, to: 1. Fail to strictly comply with any provision of this Chapter. 2. Conduct a regulated transaction where such person is not separately and solely licensed under a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. 3. Conduct a regulated transaction where any required license, permit, and/or certification required for such transaction, including, but not limited to a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License, is expired or is not valid and current for any reason. ~ 4. Misrepresent any purpose, procedure, or consequence of a regulated transaction. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 8 Of 11 DR~1 FT 2/17/11 ~ 5. Represent the issuance of a City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License as an endorsement or recommendation of such licensed activity. 6. Conduct a regulated transaction at a time, place, manner, or location: a. That is not authorized under a valid, current City of Meridian Precious Metal Dealer License or Precious Metal Dealer Endorsement for a City of Meridian Pawnbroker License. b. That is not authorized by, or that is specifically prohibited by, the Meridian unified development code. c. In violation of any provision of this Chapter. 7. Fail to make a record of any transaction as described in this chapter. 8. Falsify any official record or entry on an official record required to be kept pursuant to this chapter or transmit any false record to the police. 9. Obliterate, destroy, or remove from the place of business any records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter. 10. Refuse to allow the chief of police or designee to conduct a meaningful inspection of the business premises, or any records or other goods located or required to be located at the ~ place of business, during regular and usual business hours. 11. Fail to report the possession of property that may be lost or stolen. 12. Remove or allow removal from the premises of any item acquired in a regulated transaction within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the receipt of said property. 13. Enter into a regulated transaction with a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age; incompetent; or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. 14. Employ any person not meeting the qualifications or requirements of this chapter. B. Penalty: A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by such fine and/or imprisonment as established by Idaho Code. In addition to such penalty, any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to any and all other applicable administrative, criminal, and/or civil penalties. C. Enforcement: Peace officers shall be empowered to enforce the provisions of this section. An officer may call upon the services of the Planning, Fire, Public Works, or other appropriate City department to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this section or in an investigation of a suspected violation thereof. PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE 9 Of 11 DRS FT /'~ 2/17/11 3-9-5: PROHIBITED ACTS BY PERSONS SELLING GOODS TO PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS; PENALTY: A. Prohibited acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to: 1. Provide a false name or address, or any false, untrue or misleading information or statement in the course of a regulated transation. 2. Sell any item to a Precious Metal Dealer, knowing the item is stolen. 3. Sell any item to a Precious Metal Dealer, knowing the item is leased or loaned to him or to another by any written instrument or under a contract of purchase which is not yet fulfilled. B. Penalty: A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by such fine and/or imprisonment as established by Idaho Code. In addition to such penalty, any person violating any provision of this section shall be subject to any and all other applicable administrative, criminal, and/or civil penalties. 3-9-6: SEVERANCE CLAUSE: The provisions of this Chapter are declared to be severable. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, such partial invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Chapter but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this Chapter shall stand notwithstanding the invalidity of any part. Section 4. That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby voided. Section 5. That this ordinance shall be effective on April 1, 2011. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this day of 2011. APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this day of , 2011. APPROVED: ATTEST: r'` Jaycee Holman, City Clerk PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE Tammy de Weerd, Mayor PAGE 10 Of 11 DR~t FT 2/17/1 l n NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A) CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 11- PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTIONS 3-5-2(A) AND 3-5-9(B)(4); AND ADDING A NEW CHAPTER, CHAPTER 9, TO TITLE 3, MERIDIAN CITY CODE An ordinance amending Meridian City Code section 3-5-2(a), regarding pawnbrokers dealing in precious metals; amending Meridian City Code section 3-5-9(b)(4), regarding pawnbroker records; adding a new chapter, Chapter 9, to Title 3, Meridian City Code, regarding precious metal dealers: definitions; applicability and exemptions; license required, application, and procedures; operating requirements; prohibited acts by precious metal dealers, penalties, and enforcement; prohibited acts by persons selling goods to precious metal dealers and penalties; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. City of Meridian Mayor and City Council By: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk First Reading: Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to ~' Idaho Code § 50-902: YES NO Second Reading: Third Reading: STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 11- The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Ordinance no. 11- of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3). DATED this day of , 2011. William. L.M. Nary City Attorney n PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS ORDINANCE PAGE I I Of 11 Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: 11A PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Ordinance No. 11-147~A: Updates to Title 2, Meridian City Code Regarding the Traffic Safety Commission and Planning & Zoning Commission MEETING NOTES CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS /''\ /~ CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.11-1474A BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-3-3, REGARDING MEMBERSHIP ON THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-3-5, REGARDING MEETINGS OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-4-3, REGARDING MEETINGS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian finds that the objectives of the traffic safety commission, as set forth in Meridian City Code, would best be served by a membership that includes ten individuals to represent diverse aspects of the community as enumerated below; and WHEREAS, the Traffic Safety Commission and Planning and Zoning Commission now meet in Meridian City Hall, located at 33 East Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: ~ Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 2-3-3 is amended as follows: A. Membership: 1. T'he traffic safety commission shall consist of up to nine (9) members. 2. Members of the traffic safety commission shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council on a vote of a majority of the city council members, and traffic safety commission members may, in like manner, be removed. 3. All members of the traffic safety commission and the officers thereof shall serve without salary or compensation. The city shall provide the necessary and suitable equipment and supplies to enable the traffic safety commission to properly transact and attend to its business. The budget for traffic safety commission equipment and supplies shall be provided for through the Meridian police department budget. B. Qualifications: Members of the traffic safety commission shall'' ~ '°°+°a ~'°"' ~'~° ~ "°"''""` ;include the following: one city staff member specializing in transportation issues; one Ada County highway district (ACHD) representative; one Meridian police department representative; the city attorney or designee; one individual designated to represent youth, and four (4) Meridian citizens. The four (4) Meridian citizens should, if possible, represent different areas of Meridian: Old Town, northwest Meridian (from west of Meridian Road to Black Cat Road and north of the interstate to Chinden Boulevard, excluding Old Town), northeast Meridian (from east of Meridian Road to Eagle Road and north of the interstate to Chinden Boulevard, excluding ~ Old Town), and south Meridian (from south of Interstate 84). 9ne-p e TTCLE 2 UPDATE PAGE 1 OF 4 ~ CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO.11-1472A BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-3-3, REGARDING MEMBERSHIP ON THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-3-5, REGARDING MEETINGS OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-4-3, REGARDING MEETINGS OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Meridian finds that the objectives of the traffic safety commission, as set forth in Meridian City Code, would best be served by a membership that includes ten individuals to represent diverse aspects of the community as enumerated below; and WHEREAS, the Traffic Safety Commission and Planning and Zoning Commission now meet in Meridian City Hall, located at 33 East Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO: ~"~ Section 1. That Meridian City Code section 2-3-3 is amended as follows: A. Membership: 1. The traffic safety commission shall consist of up to nine (9) members. 2. Members of the traffic safety commission shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the city council on a vote of a majority of the city council members, and traffic safety commission members may, in like manner, be removed. 3. All members of the traffic safety commission and the officers thereof shall serve without salary or compensation. The city shall provide the necessary and suitable equipment and supplies to enable the traffic safety commission to properly transact and attend to its business. The budget for traffic safety commission equipment and supplies shall be provided for through the Meridian police department budget. B. Qualifications: Members of the traffic safety commission shall'- ' °`°a ~'°"' ~''° ~ "°"''"" ;include the following: one city staff member specializing in transportation issues; one Ada County highway district (ACRD) representative; one Meridian police department representative; the city attorney or designee; one individual designated to represent o~ uth, and four (4) Meridian citizens. The four (4) Meridian citizens should, if possible, represent different azeas of Meridian: Old Town, northwest Meridian (from west of Meridian Road to Black Cat Road and north of the interstate to Chinden Boulevard, excluding Old Town), northeast Meridian (from east of Meridian Road to Eagle Road and north of the interstate to Chinden Boulevard, excluding /'`~, Old Town), and south Meridian (from south of Interstate 84). 9xe~-}~esitien~e TITLE 2 UPDATE PAGE 1 OF 4 r~ . One Joint School District 2 administrator or designee maybe appointed to serve in an ex-officio non-voting cauacity. C. Terms: Each traffic safety commissioner shall serve a term of three (3) years, provided that the youth member shall be appointed to a term of one year, from September 1 through August 31. Commissioners wishing to serve additional terms must submit a letter of interest thirty (30) days prior to the term's expiration. Reappointments shall be made at the discretion of the mayor, with confirmation by the city council. D. Vacancies: Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appointments and the appointee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. Section 2. That Meridian City Code section 2-3-5 is amended as follows: 2-3-5: MEETINGS: The Traffic Safety Commission shall convene regular meetings at , Meridian City.Hall, 33 East Broadwa~Avenue. Meridian, Idaho, each month at three forty five o'clock (3:45) p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month unless, at the first meeting of each calendar year, the commission shall establish a meeting schedule for the calendar year in which event the published schedule shall apply. All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public, and shall follow the requirements of Idaho's open meeting laws. The ~ commission shall allow and promote public participation in the meetings of the commission. Additional meetings of the commission maybe scheduled by the commission as necessary to carry out the business of the commission. Section 3. That Meridian City Code section 2-4-3 is amended as follows: 2-4-3: RULES, RECORDS, AND MEETINGS: A. Adoption of bylaws: Written organization papers or bylaws consistent with this code and other laws of the state for the transaction of business of the commission maybe adopted. B. Records: A record of meetings, hearings, resolutions, studies, findings, permits and actions taken shall be maintained. C. Meetings: The regular meetings of the planning and zoning commission of the city shall be held at *'- "'~ 'a~^~ ~~`"'`^" ^+ ~~ ~'°°` T''^'"' ""c =~c, Meridian City Hall, 33 East Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho, on the first and third Thursday of each month at seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. of said days. If the said first or third Thursday of any month is a holiday, the meeting shall not be held on that Thursday but shall beheld the following Thursday at the same hour and place. All meetings and records shall be open to the public. A majority of the voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. n Section 4. That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with this ordinance are hereby voided. TITLE 2 UPDATE PAGE 2 OF 4 ~ Section 5. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passa a and publication, g ~;~'" PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~th day of February, 2011. ~~ APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this,~S~th day of February, 2011. APPROVED: Tammy a eerd, Mayor ATTEST: rF ; a cee an, City Clerk = ~ SEAL _= ~~ 1gC~ ~`' CG'UIVTY ~`~ '`~~ `` TITLE 2 UPDATE PAGE 3 OF 4 ~ NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A) CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 11- Iy1i~, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-3-3, REGARDING MEMBERSHIP ON THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-3-5, REGARDING MEETINGS OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION; AMENDING MERIDIAN CITY CODE SECTION 2-4-3, REGARDING MF,E OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND PROVIDIN~~A~~~` . ~, `~_4~ C~'>~VE DATE. .~~~ i~`~ ~ ~ ~ r ~ j ,~ '< f r,- 'c. ~; Mayor C y Council ~ ''~ ~, ,_ ~ , By: Jaycee Holman, City Clerk ~' ~9 ~`' '~ ` `~` " .~~~ `' z~E''` T'I a ~' First Reading: _ a- o7a - aCjl\ '~~ Adopted after first reading by s~}spension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-902: YES X NO Second Reading: Third Reading: ._-- n STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 11-1-~_ The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho, hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a copy of the attached Ordinance no. 11-fit t~ of the City of Meridian, Idaho, and has found the same to be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code § 50-901A(3). DATED this l~ day of r^ 2011. L. . Liam. L.M. Na City Attorney TITLE 2 UPDATE PAGE 4 OF 4 Meridian City Council Meeting DATE: February 22, 2011 ITEM NUMBER: ~ Z PROJECT NUMBER: ITEM TITLE: Future Meeting Topics MEETING NOTES ~'2m CLERKS OFFICE FINAL ACTION DATE: E-MAILED TO STAFF SENT TO AGENCY SENT TO APPLICANT NOTES INITIALS