City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Regular Meeting City Council Chambers, 33 East Broadway Avenue Meridian, Idaho Tuesday, July 08, 2025 at 6:00 PM Minutes ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE PRESENT Councilman Doug Taylor Councilman John Overton - via Zoom Councilwoman Anne Little Roberts Councilman Brian Whitlock Councilwoman Liz Strader Councilman Luke Cavener Mayor Robert E. Simison PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE COMMUNITY INVOCATION ADOPTION OF AGENDA Adopted as Amended CONSENT AGENDA [Action Item] Approved Motion to approve made by Councilman Cavener, Seconded by Councilwoman Strader. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Cavener 1. Approve Minutes of the June 17, 2025 City Council Work Session 2. Approve Minutes of the June 24, 2025 City Council Work Session 3. Approve Minutes of the June 24, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting 4. Centrepoint Apartments Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Easement (ESMT-2025- 0015) 5. Frontline Subdivision Sanitary Sewer and Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT- 2025-0072) 6. 3855 E. Amity Rd. Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025-0073) 7. Shamrock Foods Water Main Easement (ESMT-2025-0074)  8. Meridian Commerce Park "K" Buildings Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025- 0075) 9. Washington Federal Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025-0077) 10. Meridian Dentist C-Shell (2024-0009) Water Main Easement No. 1 (ESMT-2025- 0079) 11. Final Plat for Hadler Subdivision No. 2 (FP-2025-0001) by Ben Thomas Civil Innovations, PLLC., located at 7200 S. Locust Grove and Lake Hazel Intersection on the east side of Locust Grove Rd. 12. Final Plat for Baratza Subdivision No. 1, by The Land Group, located at the southeast corner of N. Black Cat Rd. and W. McMillan Rd. 13. Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Amendment in the amount of $27,950.00 for Alive at 25 Grant, funded by Idaho Department of Transportation, Office of Highway Safety 14. Approve contract to Irminger Construction for the Not-to-Exceed amount of $1,695,814.00 and authorize the Procurement Manager to issue and sign the Purchase Order for the Not-to-Exceed amount of $1,695,814.00 for the construction of Well 10b Treatment Facility 15. Approval of Purchase Agreement to Hughes Fire for a 2025 Pierce 100’ Ladder Truck Not-To-Exceed $1,716,221.00 to be incorporated with the previously approved PO #25-0401 ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA [Action Item] 16. First Amendment to the Agreement for Provision of Water Services Outside Meridian City Limits for property located at 485 E Overland Rd. Denied Motion to deny made by Councilwoman Little Roberts, Seconded by Councilman Cavener. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Cavener PUBLIC FORUM – Future Meeting Topics The public are invited to sign up in advance of the meeting at www.meridiancity.org/forum to address elected officials regarding topics of general interest or concern of public matters. Comments specific to active land use/development applications are not permitted during this time. By law, no decisions can be made on topics presented at Public Forum. However, City Council may request the topic be added to a future meeting agenda for further discussion or action. The Mayor may also direct staff to provide follow-up assistance regarding the matter. ACTION ITEMS Public Hearing process: Land use development applications begin with presentation of the project and analysis of the application by Planning Staff. The applicant is then allowed up to 15 minutes to present their project. Members of the public are then allowed up to 3 minutes each to address City Council regarding the application. Citizens acting as a representative of a Homeowner’s Association may be allowed up to 10 minutes to speak on behalf of represented homeowners who have consented to yielding their time. The public may sign up in advance at www.meridiancity.org/forum. After all public testimony, the applicant is allowed up to 10 minutes to respond to questions and comments. City Council members may ask questions throughout the public hearing process. The public hearing is then closed, and no further public comment is heard. City Council may move to continue the application to a future meeting or approve or deny the application. The Mayor is not a member of the City Council and pursuant to Idaho Code does not vote on public hearing items unless to break a tie vote. 17. Public Hearing for Virgin Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church (H-2025- 0015) by Virgin Mary & St. Mark COC, located at 4383 N. Locust Grove. Rd. Approved Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2025-0015 A. Request: to modify the existing development agreement (Inst. #2016- 086864) for a new agreement applying only to the subject property to update the development plan and change the approved use of the property from an office to a church. Motion to approve made by Councilman Taylor, Seconded by Councilwoman Little Roberts. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Cavener 18. Public Hearing for Program Year 2025 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan 19. Public Hearing regarding Potential Ballot Question Concerning a Levy to Provide Funding for Firefighters, Police Officers, and a Prosecution Unit Continued to July 29, 2025 Levy Information: https://meridiancity.org/publicsafetylevy Motion to continue to July 29 City Council Special Meeting made by Councilman Cavener, Seconded by Councilwoman Strader. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Cavener 20. Public Hearing for PAW Subdivision (H-2024-0073) by Kent Brown, Kent Brown Planning Services, located at 1680 W. Ustick Rd. Approved Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2024-0073 A. Request: Preliminary Plat consisting of 33 residential lots, 2 lots for 2 vertically integrated buildings containing 12 residential units (6 units per building), one commercial lot and ten (10) common lots on approximately 4.77 acres of land in the C-C and R-40 zoning districts. B. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow townhouses in the R-40 zoning district. Motion to approve made by Councilwoman Strader, Seconded by Councilwoman Little Roberts. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Cavener  21. Public Hearing for Springday Subdivision (H-2024-0069) by Engineering Solutions, LLP., located at North side of W. Ustick Rd., 1/4 mile West of N. Black Cat Rd. Approved Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2024-0069 A. Request: Annexation of 40.84 acres of land with an R-8 zoning district. B. Request: Preliminary Plat consisting of 172 buildable lots and 20 common lots on 38.56 acres of land in the R-8 zoning district. Motion to approve made by Councilman Taylor, Seconded by Councilwoman Little Roberts. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilman Cavener Voting Nay: Councilwoman Strader 22. Public Hearing for Dayspring Subdivision (H-2024-0070) by Engineering Solutions, LLP., located at South side of W. Ustick Rd., 1/4 mile East of N. McDermott Rd. Continued to July 15, 2025 Application Materials: https://bit.ly/H-2024-0070 A. Request: Annexation of 143.09 acres of land with R-4 (32.64 acres), R-8 (77.76 acres), TN-R (25.29 acres) and C-N (7.40 acres) zoning districts. B. Request: Preliminary Plat consisting of 531 buildable lots (517 residential and 14 commercial) and 78 common lots on 143.09 acres of land in the R-4, R- 8, TN-R and C-N zoning districts. Motion to continue to July 15, 2025 made by Councilman Cavener, Seconded by Councilwoman Little Roberts. Voting Yea: Councilman Taylor, Councilman Overton, Councilwoman Little Roberts, Councilman Whitlock, Councilwoman Strader, Councilman Cavener FUTURE MEETING TOPICS ADJOURNMENT 11:00 PM