City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 5, 2000 The Star City Council met in regular session on September 5, 2000, Mayor Gussie O’Connor presiding. Roll Call: Benedict, Glasgow, Dias and Stegenga present Minutes: Moved by Dias, seconded by Stegenga to approve the minutes of August 21, 2000 as written. All aye, motion carried. Unfinished Business: A. Retirement – The Mayor stated that all information is not in yet and postponed this discussion until the next meeting. B. COMPASS – FEMA –Discussion was held on flood plain information received from COMPASS. The Flood Plain Ordinance is still under review. Information regarding the FEMA Flood Plain documents is available at City Hall. C. Mule Days - The Mayor stated that it was too early to have all the numbers for Mule Days and that we will have a report at the next meeting. Connie Krebbs thanked all who volunteered. There will be a Mule Days meeting on September 18 at the Senior Center for those that are interested. The Mayor asked for any suggestions on Mule Days to get them into City Hall. New Business: A. Idaho Power - Layne Dodson of Idaho Power presented information to the Council regarding the need to build a new facility in Star. The closest facility is Lansing Lane or Eagle. Currently power for Star comes from the Lansing Lane facility. The substation will not cost the citizens anything, and future development will be dependent on a new substation. Idaho Power is looking at two years to have the station built, but have done one in twelve months. Dodson stated that Idaho Power will keep the Council updated on the project. B. Public Hearing - The Mayor called the Public Hearing to order, and asked the Council if there had been any outside contacts with Council members regarding this matter or if there were any conflicts of interest. There were none. The Mayor asked for a staff report. Adell Heneghan, AJ Associates presented the West Meadows Subdivision application for annexation, rezone and preliminary plat. The staff report was read. A letter from the property owners, Mr. & Mrs. David Sittser and Sitter regarding annexation was read into the record. 1 The Mayor asked for the applicant to speak. Shawn Nickel of Hubble Engineering, 701 S. Allen Street, Meridian, Idaho discussed the differences from the plan that previously came before the Council. The lot size is 8,000 square feet and they have gone from 88 to 85 lots. The entrance way on Third Street is still 25 feet wide. Discussion was held on one block that is 300 feet instead of the required 500 feet. Different ideas of how to make the block comply were discussed. The park will be maintained by the Home Owners Association. Discussion was held on why lot sizes were not bigger as they were asked for in the first application. Nickel stated that they are an average of 8,500 square feet for one and two story homes. Nickel stated that the “Birds of Prey” Subdivision in Kuna is something like what West Meadows will look like. The price range will be about $90,000 to $130,000 with lot prices at $25,000. Discussion was held on entry level homes and the fact that Star had enough. Adell Heneghan stated that the developer would need a better of idea of what the definition of entry level homes are. The time frame of the project is July or August of next year, this will be done in two phases. Public Testimony: Mr. Chad Bell, 11630 W. 3rd Street, Star – Stated he believed it to be the same presentation as the last one with minor changes, and that the same safety issues on the entrance remain the same. The owner of the property by the entrance way is willing to sell the two acres to make an entrance way that is safe. Mr. Bell has a problem with the park not being open to the public and wanted to know about buffers against the property line. Mr. Bell asked if Cherry Lane was the construction company. Mr. Oliver Clever, 11611 W. Lanktree – He has purchased Mr. Blake’s property and will be building quality homes. Mr. Clever stated that the road is not compatible and will have a direct impact on the quality of homes. He stated that the entry/exit has visibility issues. Dan Sample, 12080 W. State – Mr. Sample is not happy with the development and encouraged the engineer and developer to go back to the plan and put in R3 not R4. The sewage is a major issue and it directly impacts the Sample property, along with the entrance. Richard Tomlets (Developer), 701 Allen Street, Meridian – The plan is different the lot sizes are larger. Regarding the park, the developer would donate the park to the City if they wish. The sewer and water line will be financed by the developers. They are talking to Knudsons regarding the entrance way. 2 Heidi Carlson, 960 S. Main, Star - She stated that we need to build middle of the road houses – 2,500 square feet in the $175,000, three car garage range. Shawn Nickel stated that the Council and Mayor are invited to go to Kuna and look at the Birds of Prey, Heather Meadows, or Rose Creek subdivisions. Discussion was held on the property and how it had come before the City once before, then to the County and now back to the City. Mr. Bell felt like he had been lied to. Mr. Nickel stated that negotiations between Provident and Sittsers had been severed. The Mayor closed the Public Hearing. Discussion was held regarding concerns: one builder, three/four models, traffic concern, no stub street to east, need middle of road homes, wanted R3 zoning, need better communications with neighboring property owners, block needs to come up to 500 feet as required in ordinance. It was moved by Stegenga, seconded by Dias to close the public hearing and continue with the application on West Meadows Subdivision to the October 3, 2000 meeting. All aye: motion carried. C. Auditor Review – The Mayor moved the decision to the next meeting and instructed the city clerk to find out Auditor references and when they plan to start and finish the audit. Ordinances & Resolutions: A/B. Public Safety & Animal Control Ordinances are being reviewed for consolidation and will be presented at the October 16 meeting. C. Planning and Zoning Ordinance Review - The Mayor stated that draft of ordinance from Mike Moore is available at City Hall if it is needed. Stegenga asked to have a workshop on the Zoning Ordinance. A Zoning Ordinance workshop will be scheduled for October 16, 2000. D. Flood Plain Ordinance Review – Discussion was held on the Flood Plain Ordinance. E/F. Ordinance 45 & 46 – The Mayor stated that they have been moved to the October 3rd agenda. G. AT& T Franchise - Attorney Mike Moore stated that Chambers & Cable One are both owned by AT&T. He is waiting for a response from AT&T regarding the agreement. Claims Against the City - Dias asked what the numbers were under ICRMP, the City Clerk stated that one number was a total annual payment and the other was a first quarter payment. 3 Stegenga would like to know why we have AT&T credits. The clerk will find out. Moved by Glasgow, seconded by Dias to approve the August 2000 claims ($14,422.50) as amended. All aye; motion carried. Mayor’s Report – The Mayor stated that there would be an ACHD meeting in Garden City on September 21, 2000. We are working on a retreat with facilitators at Bogus Basin for the Council and Mayor. The Mayor attended a Treasure Valley Partnership meeting at Eagle Island on August 28th and showed the Council the master plan. The Idaho Governors Conference on Housing will be held next week. Association of Idaho Cities will have a meeting on September 22 regarding annexation, the date may change. There will be an Ada County Development meeting this Thursday at 7:00 pm to discuss the rezone. We are receiving a lot of e-mails from Dr. Burns. Benedict stated that the Star Library has received the same type of letters. It was moved by Dias, seconded by Benedict to adjourn the meeting. All aye: motion carried, meeting ended at 10:00 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: _________________________ ______________________________ Cathy Lambert, City Clerk Gussie O’Connor, Mayor 4 5