City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF STAR, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING NOTES City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER – Welcome/Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Chadwick called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 2. INVOCATION – Pastor David Ax, Star Calvary Chapel Pastor Ax led the invocation. 3. ROLL CALL ELECTED OFFICIALS: Mayor Trevor Chadwick, Council President David Hershey and Council Members Kevan Wheelock, Jennifer Salmonsen and Kevin Nielsen. STAFF: City Clerk Shelly Tilton; City Planning Administrator Shawn Nickel; Assistant City Planner / Code Officer Ryan Field; Public Information Officer Dana Partridge; City Engineer Ryan Morgan; Star Police Chief Zach Hessing and Star Fire Chief Greg Timinsky. 4. PRESENTATIONS A. Star Police Chief Monthly Report Star Police Chief Zach Hessing made his monthly report. He stated their radios are now encrypted, people can no longer use the scanner apps to hear what they are doing and where they are going. This resolves the safety issues they have had. They are watching to ensure communication is working well; there is a learning curve for officers and dispatchers. Chief Hessing reviewed call volume and offenses for October by type. He pointed out school checks stating they are the highest they have had in the past several months; they visit Star Elementary and Middle Schools. He reviewed staffing, arrests, citations and Code 3 calls. There is a goal of 4-minute response time for Code 3 calls, re-education is being done to ensure officers are being marked when they arrive on-scene. Councilmember Wheelock asked what school checks involve. Chief Hessing said that officers will walk the halls and are often asked by teachers to introduce themselves and talk with students in their classrooms. B. Star Fire Chief Monthly Report Star Fire Chief Greg Timinsky made his monthly report. He reviewed incidents/calls by type for the last 30 days, stating calls numbers are running around average. He said the levy election had a large turnout but was unsuccessful. They will continue to get the word out with monthly information meetings at the Star and Middleton stations to ensure voters are receiving accurate information. 5. CONSENT AGENDA (ACTION ITEM) *All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Star City Council for reading and study, they are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion of the Consent Agenda or placed on the Regular Agenda by request. A. Approval of Claims B. Approval of Minutes: May 14, 2024 C. Approval of Minutes: June 4, 2024 Page 1 of 3  CITY OF STAR, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING NOTES City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM D. Approval of Minutes: June 11, 2024 E. Approval of Minutes: June 18, 2024 F. Approval of Minutes: July 2, 2024 G. Approval of Minutes: July 16, 2024 H. Approval of Minutes: August 6, 2024 I. Approval of Minutes: August 20, 2024 J. Approval of Minutes: September 3, 2024 K. Approval of Minutes: October 15, 2024 L. Fountain Park Subdivision Preliminary Plat Time Extension (TE-24-09) M. Addington Subdivision Preliminary Plat Modification Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law (PP-22-02 MOD) N. Dowdy’s Automotive Conditional Use Permit Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law (CU-24-06) O. Oliver Estates Subdivision Final Plat Phase 2 (FP-24-11) P. Springtree Estates Subdivision Final Plat (FP-24-13) Q. Grace Lane Right of Way Vacation (Recommendation to Highway District #4)  Council Member Salmonsen moved to approve the Consent Agenda item 5A. the Approval of Claims, item 5B. the Approval of Minutes for May 14, 2024, 5C. Minutes for June 4, 2024, 5D. Minutes for June 11, 2024, 5E. Minutes for June 18, 2024, 5F. Minutes for July 2, 2024, 5G. Minutes for July 16, 2024, 5H. Minutes for August 6, 2024, 5I. Minutes for August 20, 2024, 5J. Minutes for September 3, 2024, 5K. Minutes for October 15, 2024, item 5L. Fountain Park Subdivision Preliminary Plat Time Extension, item 5M. Addington Subdivision Preliminary Plat Modification Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law, item 5N. Dowdy’s Automotive Conditional Use Permit Findings of Fact/Conclusions of Law, item 5O. Oliver Estates Subdivision Final Plat Phase 2, item 5P. Springtree Estates Subdivision Final Plat and 5Q. Grace Lane Right of Way Vacation. Councilman Nielsen seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: Hershey – aye; Wheelock – aye; Salmonsen – aye; Nielsen – aye. The motion carried. 6. ACTION ITEMS: There were no Action Items. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS with ACTION ITEMS: (The Council at its option may suspend the rules requiring three separate readings on three separate days for ordinances on the agenda for approval. This may be by a single motion to suspend the rules under Idaho Code 50-902; second of the motion; ROLL CALL VOTE; Title of the Ordinance is read aloud; motion to approve; second of the motion: ROLL CALL VOTE.) A. PUBLIC HEARING – Legado Subdivision Preliminary Plat Modification/Private Street (PP-22-15 MOD/PR-24-05) The applicant is requesting approval of a Preliminary Plat Modification and Private Street with gates for a proposed residential subdivision consisting of 71 single-family residential lots and 12 common lots. The property is located on the west side of Bent Lane in Star, Canyon County, Idaho and Page 2 of 3  CITY OF STAR, IDAHO CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING NOTES City Hall - 10769 W State Street, Star, Idaho Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM consists of 23.77 acres with a proposed density of 2.99 dwelling units per acre. The property is currently zoned Residential R-5. The original preliminary plat was previously approved by City Council on March 23, 2023. (ACTION ITEM) Mayor Chadwick opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. The property was not properly posted so the hearing will be tabled to December 17, 2024, to allow for site posting.  Council Member Hershey moved to table the Legado Preliminary Plat Subdivision application to the December 17th meeting. Councilman Wheelock seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE: Hershey – aye; Wheelock – aye; Salmonsen – aye; Nielsen – aye. The motion carried. 8. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Chadwick adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m. ___/s/___________________________ ATTEST: ___/s/_________________________ Mayor Trevor A. Chadwick Shelly Tilton, City Clerk Page 3 of 3