Star Transportation & Pathways Committee Meeting

STAR TRANSPORTATION & PATHWAYS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Wednesday, September 3, 2025 9:00 AM 1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL ATTENDEES:  MAYOR TREVOR CHADWICK  COUNCILPERSON - JENNIFER SALMONSON  RYAN MORGAN – CITY ENGINEER  SHAWN NICKEL – PLANNING DIRECTOR  JON TURNIPSEED - COMMITTEE MEMBER  RICHARD GIRARD - COMMITTEE MEMBER  STEVE BURTON - COMMITTEE MEMBER  CHRIS TODD – ACTING COMMITTEE CHAIR  BELLA LOERA – ACHD  CRYSTAL CRAIG – CITY OF NAMPA 2. Review and approve minutes of last meeting – Minutes not available. Will be reviewed at the next meeting. 3. Elect New Chair – Chris Todd was nominated and elected Chair with a motion by Burton and seconded by Girard. Steve Burton was nominated and elected Vice Chair with a motion by Girard and seconded by Turnipseed. 4. RTAP grant for the Boise River Crossing – Crystal gave an update to the Committee on the project to put a bridge across the Boise River joining Kingsbury Road from the north to Franklin Road to the South. She is leading the effort to obtain an RTAP grant from the federal government by September 8. The grant is for $2.5M and will initiate the study that hopefully culminates in construction in 7 to 10 years. Crystal sought and was granted continued support from this Committee to progress the project. 5. ACHD 5Y Integrated Work Plan – Bella reported that the final plan presentation has been delayed to September 10. After it is posted on their website, this Committee will review and offer comments. 6. ACHD Capital Investment Advisory Committee – Mayor Chadwick reported that he made the recommendation to ACHD with Jon Turnipseed to continue in this role. 7. New T&P Committee Members – Mayor Chadwick will continue the search for 2 new members of the Committee. 8. New Committee Meeting Days – The Committee discussed and agreed to change the regular meeting date to the first Tuesday of each month. Shawn will send out an invitation notice to Committee members and regular attendees to confirm that action. 9. Status Update – a. Pathway Masterplan i. Impact Fee Adoption – A proposal will be presented to the City Council this fall for adoption into the FY26 budget. Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.  STAR TRANSPORTATION & PATHWAYS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Wednesday, September 3, 2025 9:00 AM ii. Priority List – The Committee should review the initial priority list that was presented in the Masterplan and posted on the Star website. The priority list will be a subject of future Committee meetings. iii. Agreements with Irrigation Companies - Tabled. b. Downtown Revitalization Plan – Approximately 500 people attended the August Open House. Staff is compiling comments from the attendees to assist the consultant in detailing further plans and designs. The comment boards are to be posted by staff in the next couple of weeks for further input from this Committee. c. Star Road From Hwy 44 to Hwy 20/26 i. Widening – Design to be completed in FY26. Project is divided into 3 phases. ii. Pathway – Will be part of the widening project. iii. Enhance Pedestrian Facilities – Postponed to FY 2029. d. Hwy 44 i. Widening from Hwy 16 to Star Rd. – Construction now planned for FY27. ii. Can Ada Road Intersection – Installation of traffic light to coincide with Willow Brook Golf Course construction. iii. Kingsbury Road Intersection – Installation of traffic light to coincide with the Terramor Subdivision Construction. e. Hwy 16 i. Environmental Study to Emmett – Tabled. ii. Hwy 16 Overpass – Construction has begun with completion scheduled at year end 2026. iii. Floating Feather Overpass – Will be completed at year end 2026. iv. Beacon Light Intersection – Included in widening project from Hwy 44 to be completed at year end 2026. v. Valnova Parkway Intersection – Included in the North Star Highway conceptual plans. f. North Star Hwy from I-84 to Hwy 16 i. Valnova Parkway Connection – Included in the COMPASS long range plan. ii. Willow Brook Connection – Included in the COMPASS long range plan. Public Hearing for Willow Brook is scheduled for December 2. g. Pollard Lane i. Turning Lanes at Beacon Light Road – Construction to be completed prior to the Elementary School Opening and paid for by the West Ada School District. ii. Pedestrian Facilities – Part of Hwy 16 scope of work and will be completed in 2026. h. Kingsbury Road Between Purple Sage Road and Hwy 20/26 i. Bridge over the Boise River – See report of RTAP grant request led by the City of Nampa. ii. Road north of Boise River – HD4 has begun designing road widening and connection to Hwy 44. iii. Road south of Boise River – Tabled. Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.  STAR TRANSPORTATION & PATHWAYS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Wednesday, September 3, 2025 9:00 AM i. Palmer Road at Hwy 44 i. Traffic light – Being designed. To be installed in FY27. j. Can Ada Road from Foothill Road to Purple Sage Road i. Traffic Circle at Purple Sage – Part of the Willow Brook Golf Course Construction. ii. Widening of Can Ada Road – HD4 has begun design for widening and reducing slope. Will discuss with HD4 on construction zone requisites specific to restricting compression brakes. k. Bridger Bay 20 mph speed sign request – ACHD to look at standards. l. Munger Road Bridges – Replacements are scheduled for 2026. Funding has been brought forward in lieu of the Star Road enhanced pedestrian project. m. Hwy 20/26 from Star Road to Middleton Road – ITD has moved the project up to FY26 and FY27. n. Pathway on south side of Hwy 44 – Planned for FY29 to run from Star Road to Ballentyne Lane at a cost of approximately $12M. 10. Development Review Recommendations – Staff will begin sending new development plat reviews to all members of the Committee. The Committee should see the Willow Brook development final plan soon as a November 17 target date has been set for City Council approval. 11. Announcement/Discussion /Other – No other business. 12. NEXT MEETING – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 AT 9:00 A.M. (TENTATIVE) 13. ADJOURN – 10:50 AM Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date.