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Star City Council Meeting Minutes July 18, 2017 The regular meeting of the Star City Council was held on July 18, 2017 at Star City Hall, 10769 W. State Street, Star, Idaho. Mayor Chad Bell called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm and all stood for the Pledge of Allegiance. Roll Call: Councilmen Kevin Nielsen, Trevor Chadwick, Richard Lockett, and David Hershey were present. Approval of the Agenda: Chadwick moved to approve the agenda, Nielsen seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Consent Agenda: Chadwick moved to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of: Regular Meeting Minutes of June 20, 2017, Claims against the City for June 2017, and Alderbrook Subdivision Final Plat, Phase III, Hershey seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Presentations: Valley Regional Transit – Kelli Badesheim – Kellie Badesheim stated she had come before the Council last October and the question was posed as to what kind of ridership we would see for our money. She stated they have done a lot of outreach, especially looking at rural areas. It reinforced that every community wants its own character, so one format for transportation will not fit all cities. They are looking at possibly holding workshops with cities to have more discussion. Steve Hunt introduced himself and stated he had been with VRT for two months. He noted that existing services for Star is one trip in the morning and one trip in the evening running down Highway 44. Their goal is to connect Ada and Canyon Counties. Communities in Motion 2040 is their vision for where they should be in 2040. He presented a map showing what they hope to do by expanding, and shared a graph comparing different systems from other cities. One graph compared what VRT invests per capita, which equated to one-third to one-fifth of the other cities, noting VRT provided less service than those cities, when compared to cities such as Tuscan, Reno, and Madison, Wisconsin. Graph for investment per capita vs. transit productivity showed more productivity with more routes. More riders per hour will produce lower costs per trip. Valley Connect 2.0 is looking to connect Canyon County, Eagle, Boise, Meridian and Star; and looking at more trips going both ways at some point. They are looking for more trips to Boise using Highway 44, for more north/south connections, and connecting to the Eagle corridor to get people to specific destinations such as the Village or the YMCA on Chinden. By consolidating travel, transit can move people to destinations they want to get to, at a lower cost, and use fewer resources which preserve the local character of communities. They would like to build on the existing partnership with the Senior Center. The next step is to continue working with City staff soliciting feedback and working with Star, Eagle, and Middleton to evaluate Highway 44 services and inter-city transportation. ---PAGE BREAK--- Chadwick asked how they planned to break trips out. Hunt stated if the bus comes more often, more people are likely to ride because they can choose their time to ride. The idea of transit is to provide freedom to citizens to travel and get around. Badesheim stated they are trying to figure out more funding to provide more trips. She noted that no transportation system pays for itself. More service would generate more income, but usually ridership only covers twenty-five percent of the cost, so they would still need subsidies. Badesheim noted there was no way to tell how may riders are from Star, they do not ask them to show where they are from. Nielsen stated he would feel better about City funding if they knew more citizens were riding. Badesheim noted VRT will need to be funded by various cities as they do not have a source of funds to be funded up front. Nielsen noted it makes sense to him for Star not to pitch in if Star has a low ridership. Chadwick asked if there was a way for all three cities to meet. Badesheim state they would like to set something up to pull them all together. Ada County Prosecuting Attorney – Tamera Kelly – Tamera Kelly stated she was here representing the Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's office to present their budget request for 2018 for $17,303.00. This is a decrease of $5,000.00 from last year due to a decrease in misdemeanor cases. Felony crimes are up 47%, which may be why misdemeanor crimes are down. Hershey asked how they handle a crime that may be committed in Star but the person is from another town. Kelly stated the person is usually prosecuted for the City where the crime takes place. For crimes that cover multiple counties, they work it out between the counties as to who will prosecute. Ada County Sheriff Office Police Budget – Chief Vogt - Chief Jake Vogt provided a packet of information, noting this was additional information than what was given to the Council for their workshop. They now have six officer, four marked vehicles, and one unmarked vehicle. He pointed out the salaries include officer's insurance and benefits. The unmarked vehicle is rotated every eight years and the marked vehicles are rotated out every five years. As the vehicles are rotated out they will be replaced with four-wheel drive vehicles. Chief Vogt explained the repair and fuel costs. He reviewed the equipment costs and explained the operating budget was discretionary funds available to the Chief for items not covered elsewhere in the budget. The shared services credit was discussed, which is up one percent from last year, but they see it staying at the seven percent in the future. Nielsen asked if the credit was going to stay the same, why not delete it from the budget. Nolan stated they possibly could, they would have to get some final numbers. Chadwick also felt they could remove the credit and have a clearer budget number. Nielsen reiterated if they go to a flat rate it made sense for it to go away. Chief Vogt covered some additional benefits to the City that were provided at no additional cost. Chief Vogt reviewed the 2018 proposed budget asking for $743,025.02, up $12,610.85 from last year. Nielsen asked if there was any consideration for using reserve officers in Star. Chief Vogt stated the Sheriff's Office has six reserve officers available and they have used them for special events. He asked what situations Nielsen had in mind for using reserve officers. ---PAGE BREAK--- Old/New Business: Ordinance No. 258 S. Springs Rezone & Development Agreement – Mayor Bell asked Chris Yorgason, City Attorney, to give an explanation regarding Ordinance No. 258. Yorgason explained the Ordinance had been before the Council before, but there had been questions regarding access to the river. It was tabled to verify information regarding river access; and the tapes where reviewed. The Findings of Fact and Conclusion of Law have already been approved and this Ordinance will establish the zoning and put the development agreements in place for the property. There have been recent conversations regarding mitigating access along Wildbranch. The language requiring the applicant to work with the Heron River neighbors is in the commercial development agreement and not in the multifamily development agreement. He recommends approval of the Ordinance with the condition that the City verify whether the Multifamily Development Agreement should be subject to the same language as in the Commercial Development Agreement. Yorgason tried to reach the developer prior to Council meeting to discuss but was unable to reach; therefore he recommends approving the ordinance with the condition of verifying the language is consistent with the public hearing testimony. Nielsen moved that pursuant to Idaho Code, Section 50-902 the rule requiring an Ordinance to be read on three different days, with one reading to be in full, be dispensed with and that Ordinance No. 258 be considered after reading once by title only, Lockett seconded the motion. Roll Call: Nielsen - aye, Chadwick – aye, Lockett - aye, Hershey – aye: motion carried. Nielsen moved to approve Ordinance No. 258 an Ordinance rezoning certain real property located in the City of Star, Ada County, Idaho, property is generally located north of the Boise river, west of Highway 16 and south of State Street in Star, Idaho (Ada County parcel #S0416120800) from rural transitional (RT) to residential with a development agreement (R13- DA) and commercial (C1) classifications; amending the zoning map of the City of Star to reflect such changes; and providing an effective date; and condition verifying the language of development agreements is consistent with public hearing testimony, Chadwick seconded the motion. All ayes; motion carried. Mayor Bell explained there are two development agreements and they will go back and listen to the tape and make sure correct conditions are in the right development agreements. Approval of 2015-2016 Annual Audit - Mayor Bell explained the audit was presented to Council at the previous meeting. He asked if there were any question; hearing none he asked for a motion. Chadwick moved to approve the 2015 – 2016 Audit, Hershey seconded the motion. All ayes: motion carried. Reports: Councilman Nielsen stated the EDC meeting was cancelled this month so he had nothing to present. He noted the Hometown Celebration on the 4th of July was a great event and wished to thank everyone who participated. ---PAGE BREAK--- Councilman Chadwick stated he wished to echo that sentiment regarding the 4th of July. The Beautification/Pathway Committee will meet tomorrow. They are working on entry signs and getting pricing on fixing up the light posts. Councilman Nielson amended his report to add the EDC Committee is working on validation of audio/video equipment for the meeting room. Councilman Lockett stated he had nothing to report. Councilman Hershey commended the 4th of July Committee for a great event. The Activities Committee will meet in early August. Mayor Bell thanked everyone who was involved in the Hometown Celebration, stating it was a fantastic day. They are working on getting bids in on the new maintenance building. The city engineer is getting ready to put out requests for bids. He has talked with real estate agents and they have provided estimates for the value of the lots in Hunter Creek. He has asked the city attorney to prepare documents to declare the lots surplus. The river is down and the bridge is back in place to the walking path at the river. The Flood District came and cleared some of the fallen trees and debri along the river. The Catholic Church is opening their new school and has invited the community to participate in the grand opening on the 31st. Adjournment: Mayor Bell adjourned the meeting at 8:20 pm. Approved: Respectfully submitted: Charlten Bell, Mayor Kathleen Hutton, Deputy City Clerk