City Council Regular Meeting

STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 1, 2020 1. CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at Star City Hall, 10769 W. State Street in Star, Idaho. Mayor Trevor Chadwick called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. ROLL CALL: Council Present: David Hershey, Michael Keyes, Jennifer Salmonsen, Kevin Nielsen. Council Absent: None 3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Keyes moved to approve the agenda with the following changes: GA- the Public Hearing for Amazon Falls will be tabled to 09/15/20, 6C - Craftsman Estates rezone has been removed, and 6D - the Public Hearing for Norterra Subdivsion will be tabled to 09/15/20. Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: Nielsen moved to approve the consent agenda. Salmonsen seconded the motion. Keyes was absent for the Greiner's Hope Springs Subdivision Easement Vacation, so he abstained from that item only. All ayes. Motion carried. 5. PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC INPUT: Presentation: Crime Stoppers- Kenny Pittman This scheduled presentation did not occur. 6. OLD/NEW BUSINESS: A) Public Hearing - Amazon Falls Subdivision Development Agreement Modification Hershey moved to table the Public Hearing for Amazon Falls to September 15, 2020. Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. B) Public Hearing-Star River Ranch Private Street (Gate) No ex parte contact from Council members Applicant: Tim Eck, 6152 W Half Moon Ln, Eagle ID 83616. The Applicant is seeking approval of a Private Street application for a private gate at the entrance to an existing private street (Buena Vista Lane) within the existing Star River Ranch development. Eck summarized his request. Keyes asked if the Sportsman's access would be reopened after excavation is finished and asked when they intend to go vertical on the project. The Mayor closed the public hearing and went into deliberations. Nielsen moved to approve the Star Ranch Private Road with the conditions of the staff report. Keyes seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. C) Public Hearing - Craftsman Estates North Rezone & Preliminary Plat No ex parte contact from Council members. Applicant: Stephanie Leonard with KM Engineering, 9233 W State St, Boise ID 83714. The Applicant withdrew the application for the N Craftsman Estates for Commercial and Rezone to C-1 District and is now seeking approval of a Preliminary Plat for a proposed residential subdivision consisting of 24 single family residential lots and 3 common lots. Leonard detailed the project including access points, usable open space, lot type, size and density. Council members mentioned concerns from the neighborhood regarding traffic calming, clubhouses, greenways, light intrusion, garbage and construction pick up, privacy for the street and there was a discussion about pathways. The Mayor asked for clarification about having a secondary Fire emergency access and asked if STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 01, 2020 l \\  there would be a new plat for the commercial area to make it residential. Planning/Zoning Administrator, Shawn Nickel confirmed that Star Fire is not requiring a secondary access. Public Testimony: Carl Hughes, 32274 W Pavo St, Star ID 83669. Hughes inquired about road improvements and was concerned about an increase in traffic. He asked if there would be low income housing and was concerned that it would cause the subdivision to decrease in value. He mentioned that the clubhouse and swimming pool were not as expected and wondered if the other subdivision would have access to their amenities. Bret Hormuth1 2990 N Can Ada, Star ID 83669. He was signed up to testify regarding the Commercial but because it has been removed, all his issues and objections have been resolved. Rebuttal: Leonard addressed the road improvements, the range of homes, and amenities. The Mayor closed the hearing and went into deliberations. The Council members all expressed their support for this proposal with all the changes that have been suggested and encouraged citizens to participate in the workshop for the Comprehensive Plan Map and have their voices heard. Nielsen moved to approve with conditions of approval with a pathway provided if possible, traffic calming, ADA compliant surfacing of any trails, to participate in ITD's proportionate share and work with the Weaver's on trying to find a solution for light mitigation. Keyes seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. D) Public Hearing - Norterra Subdivision (Sample Property) Annexation & Zoning Hershey moved to table the Public Hearing for Norterra Subdivision to September 15, 2020. Salmonsen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. E) Ordinance No 312 - Canopi Estates Annexation & Zoning Hershey moved to dispense with the rules to be able to approve the ordinance after reading once by title only. Keyes seconded the motion. Roll call. All ayes. Nielsen moved to approve Ordinance 312. Keyes seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. F) Ordinance No 313 - Rosti Farms Annexation & Zoning Nielsen moved to dispense with the rules to be able to approve the ordinance after reading once by title only. Hershey seconded the motion. Roll call. All ayes. Nielsen moved to approve Ordinance 313. Hershey seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. G) Ordinance No 314 - Rosti Farms Rezone Keyes moved to dispense with the rules to be able to approve the ordinance after reading once by title only. Hershey seconded the motion. Roll call. All ayes. Keyes moved to approve Ordinance 314. Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. H) Resolution 20..07 Valley Regional Transit Representatives Hershey is the primary representative and The Mayor is the back up. Nielsen moved to adopt the resolution. Salmonsen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. I) Approval of the Governor's Public Safety Grant Award The City applied for a grant to run fiber from Hunters Creek to 960 Main, to open up public Internet access for children to be able to do schoolwork. Keyes moved to approve the Master Service Agreement. Hershey seconded the motion. Nielsen asked if there was any obligation for Internet safety. The Mayor and City Attorney, Chris Vargason responded that there would be firewalls and content filters set up and the terms are still being worked out. Keyes amended his motion to include filtering. Hershey amended his second. All ayes. Motion carried. J) Approval of Dude Solutions Contract Dude Solutions is our online platform and we have only been using a portion of what it is capable of. This STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 01, 2020 2 \\ proposal will allow us to utflize the full benefits and allow us to streamline our process. Keyes confirmed that this is Enterprise wide and will help all the departments, not just the building department. Keyes moved to approve the contract. Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. 7. REPORTS: Shawn Nickel, Staff- We received 3 proposals for the RFP South Area and will have the recommendations ready for the September 15th Council Meeting agenda. Dates for the upcoming workshops are Tuesday, September 8 at 6:30 pm and Tuesday, September 29 at 6:30 pm, with an Open House on Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30 pm. Nickel introduced our new City Planner, Ryan Field who will also be helping with Code Enforcement. Councilman Hershey- His committees are meeting later this month but wanted to wish his daughter, Amber a Happy Birthday. Councilman Keyes - He was excited to see the progress of 960 Main. He attended a meeting with Star Sewer and Water and had a few items to share. The district just activated 2 new wells and abandoned one. The one they abandoned they believe was responsible for a lot of the water issues and they believe that the two new ones will improve the water quality. There are plans in the next few months for a new lift station at Kingsbury and are still on track to get the lift station South of the River online in the March timeframe. Councilwoman Salmonsen - The Pathways and Beautification Committee is meeting next Wednesday. They do a quarterly service award and are opening it up to the citizens to nominate a person or business. She attended the Ada and Canyon County trails group meeting. One of the Pathway committee members will be going on a tour with an Eagle employee who manages their trail system. An equestrian representative sits on the committee and will be making a presentation to possibly make the trail accessible to horses. Keyes asked for an update on the fairgrounds. Salmonsen met with the Expo Idaho Citizens Advisory Committee and there was a developer who put a plan for the fairgrounds out to the news media. The committee has separated into sub committees and are looking at three vision plans; agriculture and outdoor, sports and outdoor recreation, and mixed use. Councilman Nielsen - His committees are not meeting currently but he will be meeting with The Mayor on some potential economic development activities. Nielsen called attention to the passing of Irene Wilson and acknowledged her accomplishments and service over her lifetime in Star. Mayor Chadwick- The 960 Main demo is completed, and construction is on track. Plans are still going forward for the Pavilion Dog Park and they have received a $5000 grant from the Realtors Association. Plans for Hunters Creek improvements are on track to be completed this Fall and ADA improvements at Blake Park are going forward as well. We will be getting the Traffic Impact Study shortly. The Mayor thanked Staff for all their hard work and mentioned economic opportunities to come. 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Nielsen moved to enter into Executive Session. Salmonsen seconded the motion. Roll Call. 9. ADJOURNMENT: The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:21 pm. Executive Session adjourned at 9:02 pm. Respectfully submitted: Approved: Meredftr/1-:;:;,City Clerk r� �yor STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 01, 2020 3