City Council Regular Meeting

STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES January 5, 2021 1, CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on Tuesday, January S, 2021 at Star City Hall, 10769 W. State Street in Star, Idaho. Mayor Trevor Chadwick called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. 2, INVOCATION: Larry Osborn, LifeSpring Christian Church 3. ROLL CALL: Council Present: David Hershey, Michael Keyes, Jennifer Salmonsen, Kevin Nielsen Council Absent: None 4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA: Keyes moved to approve the agenda. Hershey seconded the motion. VOTE: Approved. Ayes- Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. 5. CONSENT AGENDA: Keyes moved to approve the consent agenda. Salmonsen seconded the motion. VOTE: Approved. Ayes - Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. 6. PRESENTATION/PUBLIC INPUT: No public input. 7. OLD/NEW BUSINESS: A) PUBLIC HEARING - PAINT POINT SUBDIVISION The Mayor opened the public hearing. No ex parte contact from Council members. Applicant: Rick Williams-11275 Floating Feather Rd, Star ID 83669 Applicant was seeking approval of a Rezone (R-5), a Development Agreement, a Preliminary Plat for a proposed residential subdivision consisting of 9 residential lots and 2 common lots and a Private Street. Williams gave an overview of the project. There were discussions regarding irrigation water, private streets size, lot and home size, and price. Public Testimony: Ellen Morse- 11282 W Floating Feather Rd, Star ID 83669 Morse opposed this project. Her concerns were with density, traffic, placement, and impact on home value. Stan Morse-11282 W Floating Feather Rd, Star ID 83669 Morse opposed this project. He was concerned about decreased home values and potential traffic problems. Online, Delbert Martens-1586 N Wild Mustang Pl, Star ID 83669 Martens opposed this project. He was concerned about property size, common areas and noise, the driveway entrance, visitor parking, and privacy issues. Online, Cheryl Sanchez -1813 N Water Heights Way, Star ID 83669 Sanchez opposed to this project. She had concerns about the first entrance and traffic at Hunters Creek Park, putting another private street that will create more traffic, and the high density. Online, Lori Murray-1543 N Wild Mustang Pl, Star ID 83669 Murray opposed this project. Her concerns included water rights, parking, not meeting the requirements of the current subdivision and high density. STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2021 1 Online, Kevan Wheelock-1481 NStar Rd, Star ID 83669 Wheelock requested the homes to at least have an aesthetically country appearance and would like the sidewalks to connect to make a loop for better flow. Rebuttal: Williams addressed the concerns from each of the public testimonies. There were discussions regarding home sizes, zoning, grantors, CC&Rs, definitions and rights. The Council suggested tabling the application and would like to see a better conceptual plan, improving pedestrian safety, for Williams to reach out to neighbors and address density, parking, and the other issues. The Mayor closed the public hearing and went into deliberations. Keyes made suggestions regarding the private road, density, zoning, walkways, and parking. Nielsen moved to table the application to February 2. Hershey seconded the motion. VOTE: Tabled until February 2, 2021. Ayes- Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. B) PUBLIC HEARING - SELLWOOD PLACE SUBDIVISION The Mayor opened the public hearing. No ex parte contact from Council members. Applicant: Wendy Shrie/-2760 W Excursion Way, Meridian ID 83642 Applicant is seeking and approval of an Annexation and Zoning (R·4), a Development Agreement, and Preliminary Plat for a proposed residential subdivision consisting of 76 residential lots and 12 common lots. Shrief outlined the project with some updates. There was discussion regarding landscaping, amenities, sidewalks, and mailboxes. Public Testimony: Travis Chesley- 2351N Brandon Rd, Star ID 83669 Chesley opposed this project. His biggest concern was no sidewalks, no lights, and poor visibility. There was a discussion regarding lighting and the entrance. Tom Spillner- 10965 W Eagle Flats Ln, Star ID 83669 Spillner opposed this project. He also represented neighbor, Jake Schmidt who was not notified of the meeting or development. Spillner's biggest issues were the access entrance, water irrigation ditch piping and maintaining access, and zoning. He would like a berm placed, single story residences, and play areas. Jeff Langford- 2348 N Bottle Creek Pl, Eagle ID 83616 Langford opposed the project. His concerns included the high density, frontage, berms, details about the homes, and the entrance safety. Maxine Mccombs- 2211 N Schreiner Ln, Star ID 83669 McCombs opposed this project. Her concerns included density, and traffic safety issues. Vic Warr- 2050 N Brandon Rd, Star ID 83669 Warr opposed this project. His issues included not having a transition area, stub road, surface water runoff and gullies and how will that be handled, traffic and lighting. Charles Cooley- 2645 N Brandon Rd, Star ID 83669 Cooley opposed this project. He is concerned about traffic safety, the views, lighting and pedestrian safety. Online, Ann Kuck-10399 W Rolling Hills Dr, Star ID 83669 Kuck appreciated the open space and buffer they added and getting rid of the stub road. She talked about density and asked for a landscape plan before it is approved. Online, Robert Fehlau - 2203 N Sunny Ln, Star ID 83669 Fehlau requested that the non•buildable common lot be put into the description. He would like to see larger lots to create more of a buffer and transition, less density, and that the natural area be protected and undisturbed. STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2021 2 Rebuttal: Shrief addressed the concerns from each of the public testimonies. There were discussions regarding moving the access entrance with ACHD's approval, detached sidewalks, a landscaping plan, a lighting plan, irrigation and ditches, water rights, drainage and grading, farmland statutes, and amenities. The Mayor closed the public hearing and went into deliberations. Keyes moved to table the application to February 2. Salmonsen seconded the motion. There was a short discussion among the Council regarding density. VOTE: Tabled to February 2, 2021. Ayes - Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. C) Ordinance No 323 Greyloch Cabinetry Rezone Keyes moved to dispense with the rules to be able to approve the ordinance after reading once by title only. Nielsen seconded the motion. Roll call vote. All ayes from Council. Hershey moved to approve Ordinance 323. Keyes seconded the motion. VOTE: Approved. Ayes - Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. D) Resolution 21-01Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and Text Amendment Color code issues will be cleaned up to what was previously approved. There was further discussion regarding the defined and simplified transitional matrix, verbiage in the land Use Section 8.5.3, and graphs being updated. Keyes moved to approve Resolution 21-01. Nielsen seconded the motion. VOTE: Approved. Ayes - Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. E) Approval of Bid Documents and Plans for Hunters Creek Park Improvements City Engineer, Ryan Morgan with Keller Associates - 131 SW 5th Ave A, Meridian ID 83642 Morgan outlined the layout for Hunters Creek Park. It will go to bid on January 12, be received back January 28, with the proposal to the Council on February 2. Some add alternates were discussed, including scoreboards, an asphalt pathway, and sidewalk extension. There was further discussion regarding ADA compliance, grading different types and needs of lighting, trees and landscaping. The goal is completion by mid-March. Keyes moved to approve with the add alternates. Nielsen seconded the motion. VOTE: Approved. Ayes - Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Motion carried. 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION Nielsen moved to go Into Executive Session. Keyes seconded the motion. Roll call vote. All ayes from Council. The Executive session ended at 10:10. 9. Action taken as a result of the Executive Session: Nielsen moved that pursuant to City of Star Code Ordinance 1-6-4 and 1-6-5 and under authority of Idaho Code Section 50-260 that we unappoint the City Clerk and City Treasurer. Keyes seconded the motion. Roll call vote. VOTE: Ayes - Hershey, Keyes, Salmonsen, Nielsen. Unappointment confirmed. 10. REPORTS: No reports. 11. ADJOURNMENT: The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 10:15 pm. Respectfully submitted: � Meredith Hudson, Deputy City Clerk STAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 5, 2021 3