Email Correspondence Dated 12/12/13Machelle Hill
From: Mike Wardle <MWardle@brightoncorp.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 11:52 AM
To: Sonya Wafters; Machelle Hill; Jaycee Holman; Jacy Jones; Holly Binkley
Cc: David Turnbull; Blake Alder; Amanda Schaus; Jay Walker; gene@thelandgroupinc.com
Subject: FW: Bainbridge Sub. 2 FP-13-043 Staff Report for 12/17 CC Mtg
Attachments: Re: Bainbridge Water System
All,
The attached a-mail exchanges between David Turnbull and Kyle Radek note Brighton's disagreement with
Meridian City Public Works' interpretation of State of Idaho water regulations and its unsupportable policy
limitation of 24 for 30J lots on a "single source water main." The exchange cites the conclusions reached
during a meeting with staff on October 11th; specifically, that...
There is sufficient pressure and fire-flow capacity in the Black Cat water main to adequately serve the
43 lots in Bainbridge Subdivision No. 1.
Meridian City is designing and intends to construct a PRV connection in McMillan Road in conjunction
with the Volterra water main project. With that improvement in place, there will be sufficient pressure
and capacity for the 93-lot Bainbridge Subdivision No. 2.
Development bevond Bainbridge phases 1 & 2 will require a second connection either east to Ten Mile
Road or south to the Volterra main.
In its November 7th response, staff does not dispute those conclusions, stating:
"All 3 pieces [Volterra water main from Black Cat to McMillan, PRV, and connection of that main to the
system]are needed to provide fire flow to Phase 2 and each is in various stages of design or
construction presently. Time frame for having all in place is unknown.
According to our modeling, development bevond Phase 2 would require additional connections to
achieve fire flows."
The "Staff Analysis" on page 2 of the staff report seems to contradict those (underlined aBove)
conclusions. Site-Specific Condition No. 11 then imposes that contradiction, and maintains staff's
unsupportable policy limitation of thirty building lots.
Because we do not agree with either the "Water Service" analysis or Condition No. 11 of the staff report, we
request the opportunity to present our concerns to the Mayor and Council for relief from the staff-imposed
policy and deletion of proposed Condition No. 11.
Michael Wardle
Director of Planning
Brighton Corporation
12601 W. Explorer, Suite 200 ~ Boise, Idaho 83713
Direct 208.287.0512 I Cell 208.863.6150
From: Sonya Waters [mailto:swattersCc~meridiancity.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 12:00 PM
To: Machelle Hill; Jaycee Holman; Jacy Jones; Holly Binkley
Cc: Mike Wardle
Subject: Bainbridge Sub. 2 FP-13-043 Staff Report for 12/17 CC Mtg
Attached is the staff report for the proposed final plat for Bainbridge Sub. No. 2 (FP-13-042). This item is
scheduled to be on the Council agenda on December 17`h. The public hearing will be held at City Hall, 33 E.
Broadway Avenue, beginning at 6:00 pm. Please call or a-mail with any questions.
Mike -Please submit a written response to the staff report to the City Clerk's office
(iholmanC~meridiancity.org, mhillC~meridiancity.orQ, iionesCmeridiancity.oru) and myself (e-mail or fax)
x:00 pm the Thursday prior to the hearing.
If you are in agreement with the conditions of app vat contained in the'staff report an ou submit a
written response accordingly by Thursday at 3:00`pm, your item will be placed on the consent agenda;
consent agenda items are passed in one moti~gn by the Council'at the beginnin~of the-meeting.Note: !f you
are in agreement with the staff report, it is still recommended you attend the meeting in the event the
item is pulled off of the consent agenda.
If you do not respond to the staff report by Thursday, or if you have concerns with the conditions of
approval, your project will be placed on the regular agenda.
Thanks,
sue.. w~~.a.
Associate City Planner, Planning Division
City of Meridian -Community Development Department
33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102
Meridian, ID 83642
208-884-5533 ext. 0578
www.meridiancity.or~