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1 Star City Council Meeting Minutes April 17, 2018 The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on April 17, 2017 at the Star City Hall, 10769 W. State Street, Star, Idaho. Mayor Chad Bell called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Councilmen David Hershey, Michael Keyes, Trevor Chadwick and Kevin Nielsen were all present. Approval of the Agenda: Chadwick moved to approve the agenda, Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Consent Agenda: Chadwick moved to amend the agenda, with a correction to the minutes – it was Chief Vogt, not Chadwick that stated that if residents could afford outdoor cameras they should put them up. Councilman Keyes pointed out that Michael Traficante’s name was spelled wrong and spelled right in places. Chadwick moved to amend and approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of April 3, 2018, Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law for River Ranch – Ada, and Liquor License Renewals for: Sully’s, Westside Pizza and Star Mercantile, Keyes seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Old/New Business: Public Hearing for the Short Plat for Hackley Subdivision: – The Mayor stated that it is a simple short plat, it is just dividing the property in half. The property is located by the Bi-Mart store and they are splitting off the extra property. The Mayor stated that we will have the Applicant present, then we will have staff comments and then public comment and then the Applicant can rebut testimony. The Mayor asked Council if they had any ex parte contact or conflicts of interest, hearing none, the Mayor opened the public hearing. Applicant: Penelope Riley, Riley Planning, P.O. Box 405, Boise, Idaho, stated she recently came before the Council representing DMK Development. The first item, is the shared parking agreement. She appreciates the foresight. This was covered in the CC&R’s and it does provide for irrigation and the required parking for Bi-mart. Parking lot count is 20% over the required number of parking spaces. Parcel one could have an average building plan of 8 to 10,000 sq. feet which would require 40 parking spaces. The Bi-Mart contract is complete and they cannot go back and add additional items to the agreement, it would add additional constraints. The CC&R process will make sure the parking is adequate. The PI System will be submitted for the property, conduit has been placed under the driveway. The landscaping plan does speak to the DMK improvements. The plat notes are on the plat. Street improvements will be in place. The CC&R’s and agreement is in the declaration. Page 2 actually cites covenants, conditions and restrictions. The post office letter has been done and will be provided with conditions. The Sewer and Water is being stubbed to the parcel. They will be happy to provide anything the City needs. DMK is looking forward to working in Star. They request the shared parking condition be removed. ---PAGE BREAK--- 2 Staff: Ward stated there were two additional letters received for the application. One from the Idaho Transportation Department and one from Flood District #10. Council: Nielsen asked if staff was aware of the Applicant requesting to have the shared parking condition removed. Ward stated that she was not aware of the request. Her concern for putting it in the conditions was that if the new parcel splits into two, we may have one business that has more parking requirements. It is a good plan to have a shared parking agreement. Nielsen asked if staff has seen issues. Ward stated that we have issues with Estrella Village right now. The development does have a shared parking agreement, but business owners believe they have a certain amount of parking spaces just for them, so by having the shared agreement we eliminate the problem. Nielsen asked if the shared parking is for the new parcel. Ward stated that she has spoken with someone that plans to split the property again. Nielsen stated then there is a huge opportunity for the agreement on the property. Ward stated there was. Nielsen asked if in staff’s opinion there will be adequate parking. Ward believes that if there is some type of agreement, verbal or otherwise a commitment we won’t end up with that. Nielsen asked how you verify a verbal agreement. Ward stated that it can be as easy as a letter, they don’t have to change the declaration as long as we have something on file. Riley stated she has a better understanding for a shared parking agreement on parcel 1, she does not have a problem with that. Her objection was a shared agreement with Bi-Mart. Sounds like shared parking would be an overlay and they have no objection to that. Public Testimony: No public testimony was given. The Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Chadwick moved to approve File #SP-18-01, the short plat for the Hackley Subdivision with the 12 conditions of approval. Keyes seconded the motion. Keyes stated that it was nice to get an easy one. All ayes: motion carried. Public Hearing continued – Silkwood Subdivision Preliminary Plat: The Mayor stated that this public hearing was continued from a month ago. The public hearing is still open. The Mayor asked Council for any conflicts of interest or ex parte contact, hearing none, the Mayor re- opened the public hearing and asked the applicant to speak. Applicant: Wendy Shrief, JUB Engineers, 250 S. Beechwood Avenue, Ste. 201, Boise, Idaho, stated that it was nice to be back here. They have made some pretty substantial changes to the plat. They are now crossing the lateral with a crossing over the Flake. They are also working through the provisions with the Fire Chief. He requested they did get rid of the flag lots and they have provided a cul-de-sac. They have a letter of approval from the Fire Chief. They have provided an updated landscape plan and have provided detail on how they will deal with the irrigation. They have spoken with the irrigation district and will have a better idea when they get ---PAGE BREAK--- 3 everything in place how it will work. They have made a lot of concessions and believe this will be an asset to the neighborhood and would stand for any questions. Hershey stated this was very helpful. The open space, can you describe what it will look like. Shrief stated they have updated the site plan to standards as this is a smaller subdivision. They will provide landscaping along canals where they are allowed to. Chadwick asked if this is a part of Saddlebrook or a stand-alone subdivision. Shrief stated it was not a part of Saddlebrook and it is a stand-alone subdivision, they will not be a part of Saddlebrook. Chadwick asked where the open space is. It should be 5% open space and 5% for an amenity; for a total of 10%. Shrief stated that the open space is at 8.2% for the subdivision. Chadwick stated that it needs to be 10%. Ward clarified that it is 5% for open space and 5% for an amenity, which could be additional open space. Shrief asked Ward for clarification that it needs to go to 10%. Ward stated that it did. Shrief stated the previous plan had amenities with the micro-pathways, but they have been removed. The Mayor asked that the new plan be passed through the audiences as the one on the screen is the old one. Nielsen asked if the open space be used for drainage. Shrief stated that it would, but it won’t be obvious, it will be subtle, but it will be drainage. Nielsen stated that if it is drainage they may be limited due to the right-of-way. Shrief stated they do have larger open space areas where they could talk about an amenity. Shrief spoke with the owner and they will put in a tot lot. Council wants it safe, not near the irrigation ditch. Keyes asked if this is already annexed into the Star Sewer and Water District. Shrief stated that it was when the preliminary plat was completed. Staff - Nothing new from staff. Public Testimony: Michael Traficante, 301 Selwood, stated he submitted a letter at the last meeting. He feels it will be a good addition and feels better with the landscaping plan. He encourages Council to approve the application. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Shrief thanked Council for letting them come back. Hershey stated he was quite impressed with the changes. Hershey stated there needs to be an amenity of some kind. The Mayor stated they agreed to a tot lot. Chadwick stated there will need to be more streetlights. They do not have to be the same as Saddlebrook’s streetlights. Chadwick moved to approve File #RZ-18-01 rezoning the property to Residential (R3) and approving File #PP-18-01 preliminary plat with the fourteen conditions of approval, adding one for an amenity, Hershey seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. ---PAGE BREAK--- 4 Motion to declare Surplus and minimum price of two parcels in Hunters Creek Park: The Mayor explained that the two lots came with the Hunters Creek Park area the City purchased and are located near the housing area. They are empty dirt lots and Council believes they are better served as building lots. The Mayor had a local realtor give an estimate of the price of the property and he thinks they are worth $69,000 each. We need a motion to declare them surplus with a minimum price. If they don’t sell for the minimum price at auction then we can list them with a realtor. The Mayor stated we need a motion to declare surplus with a minimum price. We are selling them separately. Nielsen suggested setting the price at $50,000. Chadwick likes $65,000. Hershey thought $50,000 or at least 10% lower. Chadwick stated it is the citizen’s property, we need to get the maximum value. Keyes moved to declare the lots surplus with a minimum price of $65,000 for each property. Chadwick seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Resolution 2018-02 Declaring Surplus Property: The Mayor stated that this is for items like computers monitors that we don’t use any more, some are outdated; some don’t work. We have to declare them surplus, there are calculators, printers and other items. The original price we paid is on the sheet. Chadwick moved to approve Resolution 2018-02, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Star, Idaho relating to surplus personal property; declaring certain property of the City to be declared surplus; authorizing and directing the disposal of the surplus property; providing for related matters; and providing for an effective date, Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Reports: Staff – Nothing reported from staff. Council – Hershey stated that he met with the Fire Chief. There will be an enhanced concealed weapons class on June 1 and June 2, cost will be about $90.00. A notice will be published in the paper. Keyes stated he attended the Ribbon Cutting with the Chamber of Commerce. He attended an Air Quality board meeting. The bike racks are being ordered. He will have samples for “Welcome to Star” signs, they will be reviewed at the Beautification meeting tomorrow. Chadwick stated that the Star Pedestrian Bike and Pathways is underway, they are getting comments and there will be an Open House at City Hall on the 24th. They received comments from fifth graders. He encouraged everyone to look for travel challenges and to please send in your comments. Chadwick stated that he did go for a ride with a deputy last Friday. There are a lot of good things these guys do out here. Nielsen stated the EDC is moving forward with the Strategic Plan and will present it to the Council sometime in May. Mayor – The Mayor stated that he had the privilege of being part of a pizza party at West Side Pizza thanking our Librarians for all they do. The Mayor read a Proclamation thanking them for their service in our community. They ate pizza and cake. The Mayor stated we do appreciate what they do here, especially the kids programs. The Mayor will be attending the Leadership ---PAGE BREAK--- 5 Program this weekend with other elected officials Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. He thanked the community for being supportive of our law enforcement. We lost an officer this week, the funeral was yesterday and the support was overwhelming. Adjournment: The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:51 pm. Approved: Respectfully submitted: Charlten Bell, Mayor Cathy Ward, City Clerk