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ANYTHING. NO, NO, NO, I MEAN, ALL RIGHT, I READ 7:00. WELCOME TO OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2025. WE HAVE A NEW FACE WITH US. MARY SCALES, WELCOME TO THE COMMISSION. GLAD TO HAVE YOU JOIN US HERE. WE'LL ALSO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER CANTU, WHO I UNDERSTAND IT'S OUR LAST MEETING. COMMISSIONER, HOW MANY YEARS HAS IT BEEN THAT YOU'VE SERVED? TEN. TEN. TEN YEARS. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SIR. IT'S A STRESSFUL JOB. YEAH, WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE. THE TEN YEARS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO THE CITY AND ALL THAT YOU'VE SEEN AND DONE IS TREMENDOUS. AND THE CITY OWES YOU A GREAT DEBT OF GRATITUDE FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL
[2.I. Minutes: November 05, 2025]
BEGIN THE MEETING NOW. WITH A REVIEW OF MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER 5TH MEETING. DID ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING TO REVIEW OR CHANGES THAT THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE FROM THAT LAST MEETING? WHEN I REVIEWED IT, I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR. OKAY. HEARING NO RECOMMENDATION FOR CHANGES, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF OUR NOVEMBER 5TH, 2025 MEETING. OKAY, MR. MEEHAN, I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 5TH, 2025 MEETING.THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STEUER. WE WILL JUST TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THE MOTION
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PASSES. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A REZONE PUBLIC HEARING FROM HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL TO. CC. AM I BLANKING? THANK YOU. OH. CENTRAL COMMERCIAL RIGHT THERE NEXT TO IT. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT FOR THIS REZONE? PLEASE COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. YES. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS LAUREN WALKER. LAUREN, CAN YOU TURN ON THE BUTTON? SORRY. THANK YOU. LAUREN WALKER, 1070 RIVERWALK DRIVE, IDAHO FALLS. AND THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING TONIGHT OUR REQUEST FOR THAT REASON THAT YOU HAD JUST MENTIONED. WE'RE REALLY KIND OF EXCITED ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE IN THE TAYLOR CROSSING PROJECT BECAUSE IT IT MUCH OF THE PROJECT IS CC, AND WE FEEL LIKE THE HIGHEST AND BEST USE OF THIS PROPERTY FOR NOT THE DEVELOPER BUT FOR THE CITY. IT'S ACTUALLY COST US MORE TO DO THIS THIS WAY, BUT IT'S STILL THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WHERE WHERE IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE EAGLE WATERFALL ROUNDABOUT AND NEXT COLORS. SO IT TAKES UP THAT OPEN SPOT THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND WHAT WE'VE WHAT WE DESIRE TO DO IS TO CREATE A MORE OF A LIVE WORK, RETAIL EXPERIENCE FOR THAT AREA. IT'S WE DON'T HAVE MANY OF THOSE. AND AND ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTER PIECE RIGHT THERE AS YOU GET, YOU KNOW, AS YOU CROSS THE RIVER AND THERE'S THERE'S, AS YOU KNOW, MANY APARTMENTS AND, AND NEW HOTELS THAT ARE JUST NEARING COMPLETION THAT WILL CREATE A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC AND, AND A NEED FOR A PLACE TO WALK. IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S GOT IT'S FLANKED BY GREEN BELTS AND STREAMS OF ARE IN THE CROSSING PROJECT BUT ALSO THAT CARRY ON TO SNAKE RIVER LANDING AS WELL AND WITH, WITH THE WITH THAT WE WE FEEL LIKE THIS MIGHT MEET WHAT I READ IS CALLED THE MISSING MIDDLE IN THE IN THE IMAGINATIVE PLAN, THE MISSING MIDDLE FIVE AND TEN MINUTE BLOCKS TO GET TO URGENT CARE OR WALMART OR. AND IN OUR CASE THIS WILL BE BOUTIQUE RETAIL WITH LIVING ABOVE IT. SO YOU HAVE CONDO OPPORTUNITIES TO BUY AND TO LIVE THERE WHERE YOU HAVE ALL THESE AMENITIES THAT ARE EITHER NATURAL OR, OR HAVE BEEN BUILT. AND SO WE THINK IT'S THE IT REALLY FITS A HIGHER AND BETTER LIFESTYLE USED TO BE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.[00:05:08]
AND IT REQUIRES THIS KIND OF ZONE TO DO. WE FEEL LIKE THE ZONES THAT ARE AROUND IT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THIS. IT ALSO IS PART OF AN APPLICATION. WE HAVE TO BE PART OF EFRA, AND WE'RE WELL INTO THAT PROCESS, AS YOU MAY BE AWARE, THAT WILL HELP US BECAUSE WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF LAVA, BUT IT'S STILL A VERY, VERY KEY LOCATION. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE GRATEFUL AND HOPEFUL THAT ALL OF THIS WILL WORK OUT WITH THE RIVER AS WELL. THAT WILL MAKE THIS POSSIBLE FOR US AND FOR THE CITY. THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IS NOT TO NOT TO TALK TOO LONG, BUT BUT I THINK IT'S AROUND THE ROUNDABOUT, THE WATERFALLS AND THE STREAMS. BUT SOME OF YOU MAY NOT EVEN REALIZE THERE ARE STREAMS AROUND IT TO, BUT YOU DON'T NOTICE IT, USUALLY FROM A CAR. WHAT YOU DO BUT NOT LIKE YOU CAN A FOOT OR A BICYCLE. AND SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT TAKING THIS LAST UNDEVELOPED PIECE THAT'S ACTUALLY ON THE ROUNDABOUT, AND LET IT BE AN ENGAGEMENT TO THE PEOPLE, NOT JUST AN OFFICE OR AN OFFICE TENANT, BUT PEOPLE.SO YOU CAN COME AND ENJOY AND SIT AND LOOK AND SPEND TIME AT THAT KIND OF. KIND OF CENTER OF, OF, OF, OF THAT WHOLE AREA WITH THE ROUNDABOUT. SO, SO THAT'S WHAT'S BROUGHT US TO SAY, WELL, LET'S REZONE IT AND DO SOMETHING SPECIAL THAT'S DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE, AND IT MIGHT BE A DESTINATION TYPE OF EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE, BUT REALLY NOT ALL ABOUT TRAFFIC.
IT WILL BE ABOUT FOOTPRINTS AS WELL. SO WE'RE WORKING HARD ON THAT. WE HAVE ARCHITECTS ENGAGED WHO ARE NOW THROUGH THE PLANNING OF THE FLOOR PLANS ALREADY, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE FACADES, AND I'M PUSHING THEM TO GET VERY CREATIVE SO THAT IT ISN'T A STRIP MALL LOOK.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY 16, 16 UNITS. SO IT'S PRETTY DENSE. BUT THE WAY IT'S BEING DONE, WE HOPE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S A WONDERFUL BACKDROP. IF YOU'RE TAKING PICTURE OF WATERFALL, BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE WONDERFUL ARCHITECTURE ALSO THAT WILL MAKE IT UNIQUE. ANYWAY, WE HOPE THAT THIS WILL MEET THOSE STANDARDS. WE CERTAINLY INTEND THIS AND HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER IT STRONGLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CITY STAFF. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
I'M JUST GOING TO BOUNCE THROUGH A COUPLE OF THESE IMAGES SO WE CAN SEE. WE GET THERE. WORKING. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS THE CC ZONE AND THIS IS THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL ZONE.
THEY'RE REQUESTING THE CC ZONE. COME OVER ONTO THIS SIDE. THE PRIMARY THING THAT THAT ALLOWS IS IS HOUSING THAT THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DOES NOT ALLOW. SO THEY CAN DO MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. THE HISTORY FROM HIS HISTORIC AERIAL PHOTOS. AND I WANTED TO SEE IF I HAVE THOSE HERE. I DIDN'T, SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH IT FOR AND THIS. AND SO I MIX SOME OF THE PRESENTATIONS. BUT HISTORICALLY THERE WAS QUITE A SIGNIFICANT SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENT ROAD PATTERN HERE. AND. YEAH, I REMEMBER KIND OF SEEING TOO, BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE HISTORIC AERIAL DATA DATES BACK TO 1954 AND THE LAND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL OPERATION WITH MINOR INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL. OVER TIME, THE ROAD NETWORK IN AREAS HAS SEEN SUBSTANTIAL MODIFICATIONS. SO. WHICH IS A GOOD THING. WE ENDED UP WITH A BRIDGE IN THIS AREA THAT THAT TAKES TRANSPORTATION BACK AND FORTH, EAST AND WEST. SO STAFF COMMENTS. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP SHOWS THIS AREA AS MIXED USE CENTER AND CORRIDORS. THIS TRANSECT IS CONSISTENT
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WITH THE REQUESTED CENTRAL COMMERCIAL ZONE. SO THAT'S LOOKING AT THE OKAY, THAT'S WHERE WE WERE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. AND SO WE'RE AT THE MIXED USE CENTER AND CORRIDORS. AND THE CC ZONE PROVIDES A MIX OF USES, WHICH INCLUDE A VARIETY OF HOUSING TYPES AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL USES. FOR THIS REZONE, THE ZONE IS PRIMARILY LOCATED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY, WHERE DEVELOPMENT HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE STREET, AND LAND USE PATTERNS ARE MORE DENSELY DEVELOPED. THE CC CENTRAL COMMERCIAL ZONE IS CHARACTERIZED BY LIGHT STREETS, AMPLE PEDESTRIAN WAYS, AND VEHICULAR PARKING LOTS FOR THE CONVENIENCE AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. SHOPS, STORES, OFFICES AND OTHER BUILDINGS ARE ALSO CHARACTERISTIC OF THE ZONE, SO AGAIN, WE CAN SEE WHAT THE DEVELOPER HAS DONE IN THE AREA.WE'RE HOPING TO SEE SOMETHING OF A SIMILAR NATURE AND OR WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PEDESTRIAN FEEL TO IT. ON THAT SIDE OF THE STREET. THE CC ZONE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING LAND USES ON THE SURROUNDING LOTS. THE REQUESTED CC ZONE IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING ZONES, SO IT IT IS ON. YOU KNOW, THIS ONE WAS HARD TO KIND OF GAUGE BECAUSE THE LOTS ARE AT AN ANGLE, BUT WE HAVE IT TO THE NORTH AND WE HAVE IT TO THE EAST AND A LITTLE BIT TO THE SOUTH. AND THEN IF WE BOUNCE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY ZONE, WE ALSO HAVE IT OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF PANCARI. SO CC'S IS A GOOD ZONE FOR THIS AREA. SOUTH UTAH AVENUE AND PANCARI DRIVE WERE BOTH DESIGNATED AS MINOR ARTERIALS AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDATION THE RECOMMEND TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE REZONE FROM C TO CC. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A LOT OF OTHER DETAILS UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME. ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? OKAY, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. BECAUSE THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SEEING IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING ON BEHALF OF THIS REZONE REQUEST. NOT A LOT OF TAKERS. SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION AMONG THE STAFF OR EXCUSE ME, AMONG THE COMMISSION. OKAY. COMMISSIONER SCOTT. I'M JUST CURIOUS. YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE WORKING WITH THE IPRA AND I'M NOT SURE WHO I SHOULD. USE MY PHONE. OKAY. THANKS. I DON'T HAVE A MINE, CUZ YOU MENTIONED YOU WERE WORKING WITH AIR FORCE, SO I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT WOULD FIT IN WITH THIS. SURE. YEAH. I'M HAPPY THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE PIECE OF OF A DIFFERENT DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES MORE ALONG THE CLOSER TO THE RIVER. THEIR CONTIGUOUS, BUT IT'S KIND OF A LONG STRING OF PROPERTY THERE. THAT PRIMARILY IS THE PURPOSE OF IT IS IS TO HELP US DEAL WITH LAVA. MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE UNDER PHASE ONE ARE THE FIRST DISTRICT OF EFRA IS ABOUT LAVA, BECAUSE MOST OF THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE IS ALREADY IN. IT'S JUST ABOUT POUNDING THROUGH THE LAVA TO GET SOMETHING TO TO SETTLE ON THE ON ON THE LAND. IT'S JUST IT COMES TO THE SURFACE. AND YOU PROBABLY COULD HAVE SEEN IT HERE ON THIS PROPERTY AS WELL.
SO THEY WILL THEY WILL PARTICIPATE AND QUALIFY IN THE IN THAT AREA. AND THERE MAY BE OTHER PLACES, BUT THAT'S REALLY PRIMARY PURPOSE. I MEAN, FOR THE ASSISTANCE. WOULD IT HELP YOU, COMMISSIONER SCOTT, THE SECOND TO LAST PAGE OF OUR PACKET ON THAT HAS THE DIFFERENT MAP THAT WE LOOKED AT LAST COMMISSION MEETING ON THE FIFTH. BUT THIS WAS WE'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHY WE WERE DOING MOST OF ONE AND TWO. AND THEN THEY CIRCLED OVER TO THREE. BUT THAT'S WHY BECAUSE IT WAS SO LOUD, I HAD TO THAT IT NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED IN THAT. OKAY, I APPRECIATE THAT. I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS PART OF THAT AND I HAD MISSED THAT PAGE, SO NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE COMMISSION? I JUST I JUST WANT TO BRING HIGH PRAISES TO THIS BECAUSE WE JUST THIS AREA OF THE CITY IS JUST SUCH AN ASSET TO THE CITY, AND WE NEED TO BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. SO I'M GLAD THAT DEVELOPERS AND THE CITY WITH PUBLIC PARTNER PARTNERSHIP, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC
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PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH, YOU KNOW, THE RENEWAL STUFF. AND, AND PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO PUT INVESTMENT IN THIS AREA. IT'S GOOD TO SEE AND AND THE IDEA OF CREATING A PLACE FOR PEOPLE INSTEAD OF JUST A PLACE THAT PEOPLE DRIVE THROUGH, BUT MORE OF LIKE AN ACTUAL MAKING PLACE.I THINK THAT'S THAT'S SOLID BECAUSE, YEAH, IT'S A COOL WATERFALL, COOL ROUNDABOUT, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYTHING. IT'S LIKE PEOPLE ARE JUST FLYING BY. SO IF WE COULD GET SOME MORE GOING ON IN THERE, I THINK PEOPLE ALSO JUST WOULDN'T GO AS FAST. WELL, I MEAN, SO YEAH, I, SO I, IT'S JUST HIGH PRAISES ON, ON MY SIDE. SO YEAH I AGREE I'M GOING TO MENTION TOO, I THINK IT'S PHENOMENAL TO HAVE LIVING LIVING QUARTERS ON TOP OF THE BOUTIQUE RETAIL, BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR THE WALKABLE CENTERS THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN VIRGINIA ALL THE TIME, AS YOU SAID, WITH WITH COMMUNITY CARE, URGENT CARE RIGHT THERE WITH THE GROCERY STORE, AT WALMART, WITH RESTAURANTS, WITH WALKING PATHS. I MEAN, YOU COULD LIVE THERE AND NOT GO VERY FAR AWAY FOR MOST ANYTHING YOU NEED. I THAT'S IDEALLY SITUATED, RIGHT? IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT ACTUAL WALKABLE AREAS IN THE CITY, LIKE THAT'S IT, THAT NAILS IT.
NO, I THINK IT'S TREMENDOUS, COMMISSIONER SCOTT STUART, SCOTT STEWART, THANK YOU. I THINK I WOULD JUST NEXT WEEK I'LL REMEMBER YOU. I THINK I WOULD JUST ASK MR. WALKER TO CONTAIN HIS EXUBERANCE ABOUT THIS. I SHARE THE SAME FEELINGS. THIS IS OUTSTANDING. I THINK IT'S LONG NEEDED. AND THE CONCEPT OF WALKABILITY, I THINK, IS A TREMENDOUS CONCEPT WHEN YOU REALLY GET YOUR ARMS AROUND THAT. HOW MANY PROBLEMS THAT IT ADDRESSES AND REALLY TAKES A LONG STEP TOWARD, OH, JUST BETTER PLANNING, FRANKLY. SO I SHARE THOSE. I SHARE YOUR EXUBERANCE, COMMISSIONER SKILLS. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THIS. I LIVE ON THE ON THE WEST SIDE OF INTERSTATE 15, AND I WALK THIS EVERY DAY. I CUT THROUGH JUST BEHIND THE SODA SHOP THERE. AND SO I'M I'M EXCITED TO SEE THIS DEVELOPMENT. I THINK ONE THING THAT I KEEP IN MIND IS, AGAIN, THE SPEED THROUGH THAT AREA, YOU KNOW, YOUR EGRESS FOR ACCESS. I'M INTERESTED. IS THAT GOING TO BE OFF OF UTAH? WILL IT BE OFF OF PANCARI OR WILL WE HAVE BOTH MEANS OF ACCESS? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. THERE WILL BE ACCESS OFF OF PANCARI AND TO ACCESS OFF OF UTAH. OKAY.
AND AND HOW MANY HOUSING UNITS WERE YOU PLANNING? WELL, WE HAVE 16 UNITS. THE THE RESTAURANT IS WE MAY NOT PUT RESIDENTIAL ABOVE. IT MAY HAVE TWO LEVELS OF RESTAURANTS. SO THEY HAVE A PATIO PLUS A MEZZANINE TO LOOK AT THE WATERFALL. SO AWESOME. BUT BUT I WOULD SAY 12 TO 14 WILL HAVE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTION ACTUALLY. GOOD. AND HOPEFULLY THE COMMISSION CAN ANSWER IT. AND SINCE IT'S A LOW CROWD TONIGHT, I FEEL LIKE I CAN ASK YOU TO. BUT CENTRAL COMMERCIAL WHAT IS THE HEIGHT LIMIT FOR CENTRAL? I DON'T KNOW IT'S. I GUESS THE QUESTION. RIGHT. SO THERE THERE IS NO HEIGHT LIMIT.
YEAH. GOTCHA. THAT'S IS IT A TWO STORY ANTICIPATED FACILITY. SO I'LL ASK IF THE APPLICANT IS IS IT A TWO STORY FACILITY. AND YOUR ANTICIPATION ARE THREE MAYBE 1 OR 2 THREES, BUT MOSTLY 2 OR 3. MOSTLY TWOS. YEAH. VERY GOOD. WELL THAT'S OUR FAVORITE SODA SHOP AND MY SON'S FAVORITE PANDA EXPRESS. SO MAYBE WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE THERE. OKAY. I WOULD JUST SAY I THINK IT'S AN EXCITING THING TO HEAR YOU TALK ABOUT. I KNOW OUR DECISION IS SUPPOSED TO BE BASED AGNOSTIC OF THE SPECIFIC PROJECT, AND IT'S ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THE LAND USE IS APPROPRIATE.
BUT IF I LIVED IN THIS SPOT BETWEEN A MEXICAN RESTAURANT AND A CULVER'S, I WOULD BE VERY HAPPY. SO I THINK I THINK IT'S A GREAT SPOT FOR HOUSING. I THINK IT'S GREAT, YOU KNOW, BEING WALKABLE TO THE ROCK GARDEN, TO THE RIVERWALK. I THINK IT'S A GREAT THING TO ADD TO THAT AREA. SO I'M EXCITED TO. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMISSION DISCUSSIONS? I THINK WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. MR. STEELE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION YOUR FIRST EVER? SURE. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REZONE FROM HC TO CC FOR THIS PROPOSED PORTION. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
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A SECOND? SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT. COMMISSIONER MAHEN BEAT YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE A VOICE VOTE ON THAT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. BUT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
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APPRECIATE HAVING ME HERE TONIGHT. WE HAVE SOME STAFF BUSINESS FINAL PLAT EXTENSION FOR SNAKE RIVER WEST DIVISION ONE. BRIAN, YOU GET IT ALL? YEAH. IT'S A HEAVY LIFTING RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. HEY, THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EASY MEETING. RIGHT. SO. THIS IS AN EXTENSION FOR SNAKE RIVER WEST. AND THIS IS THE SECOND EXTENSION IT'S BEEN BEFORE YOU.SO IT STARTED IN 2022. RIGHT. AND THEN IT WENT ON PAUSE WENT BEFORE IPRA WAS WITH IPRA FOR A YEAR. SO THEN WE EXTEND IT AND THEN THEY THEY'RE JUST WORKING THROUGH THEIR LAST TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. RIGHT. THEY HAVE THE HIGHWAY. THEY HAVE A ONE SIDED STREET. THEY HAVE A BRIDGE, HAVE A CANAL, THEY HAVE AN EVENT CENTER. IT'S COMPLICATED. YEAH. RIGHT. SO ALL THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. THIS THIS IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL PROJECT. THE BRIDGE WILL BE BEAUTIFUL FOR THE EVENT CENTER AND THE SERVICE OF THE CITY.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. SPECIFICALLY, I TRIED TO KEEP IT PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. IT REALLY IS JUST A RECREATION OF THE PREVIOUS EXTENSION. SO IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WE DO HAVE NEW MEMBERS, SO FEEL FREE. I KNOW THE PREVIOUS. I THINK THE MOTION HAD TO INCLUDE NOTES OR A RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE. IS THAT WRAPPED IN NOW OR DO WE JUST WHAT IS OUR MOTION NEED TO LOOK LIKE AT THE END OF THIS? I, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER. SO STAFF IS IT LET'S SEE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF A FINAL PLAT. THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. YOU YOU CERTAINLY CAN ADD A MOTION THAT THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND THE BRIDGE ON WHITEWATER ARE ARE COMPLETED AND INCLUDED AS A PART OF THIS AND THAT. THAT IS PART OF WHAT IS TAKING SOME TIME IS TO WORK OUT ALL OF THESE COMPLEXITIES. THAT IS ALSO BEING ADDRESSED WITH IPRA. SO BUT YOU CAN YOU CAN INCLUDE THE STREET IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS EXTENSION, WAS IT NOT. IT WAS WHEN WE DID IT LAST TIME. YEAH. I'M NOT SURE WE REALLY NEED IT. SO YEAH, I, I DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO ADD THIS. I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH IT WHEN WE EXTENDED BEFORE. WELL, AND WE NOW HAVE 80% OF THE BRIDGE. YEAH RIGHT. MORE INFRASTRUCTURE COMPLETED. SO FOR SURE. YEAH IT'S WELL ON ITS WAY. SO YEAH WE'RE JUST IT'S JUST A TIMING ISSUE. IT'S A CANAL ISSUE AND ROAD ISSUE AND PROPERTY BOUNDARY ISSUES. AND JUST THERE'S A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, PROPERTY THAT'S SITTING VACANT IN THE CITY. I'M JUST GOING TO GET ON MY SOAPBOX HERE FOR A MINUTE. BUT PROPERTY SITTING VACANT NOWADAYS IN THE CITY THAT'S IN THIS VICINITY OR TO THE CORE, THERE'S A COMPLICATION WITH IT AND IT HAS TO BE REMEDIED IN SOME TAKE LONGER THAN OTHERS, BUT THIS WILL BE A GREAT PLACE FOR GREAT PROJECT. AND YOU KNOW, SO YOU GUYS ARE DOING GOOD THINGS TO HELP THEM ALONG, I THINK. KUDOS TO THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR STICKING WITH IT AND CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE A PART OF THIS PARCEL.
IT WOULD BE EASY TO THROW IN YOUR TOWEL AND JUST SAY, YEAH, IT'S TOO MUCH. SO I'M VERY COMFORTABLE WITH THE EXTENSION OF THEM, CONTINUE AND HOPEFULLY GET TO A COMPLETION. YEAH, I AGREE WITH THAT. ESPECIALLY IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT'S GONE UP IN THE VICINITY IN THE MEANTIME TO SEE WHOLE PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, PROPOSED AND COMPLETED IN THE TIME THAT THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THESE INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES. YEAH, IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT THEY'VE STUCK WITH IT TO. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF STAFF BEFORE WE EXCUSE BRIAN? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSION FOR THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER GENERALLY BEING NEW TO THIS FORUM IS A 20 FOOT EASEMENT TYPICAL THAT YOU SEE ON THIS TYPE OF REPLAT. FOR A FEW, I'M USED TO A 10 TO 12 FOOT. A 20 FOOT IS FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL. I'M JUST
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INTERESTED IF THERE'S EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ACCOUNTING FOR FOR EASEMENT AS A RESULT OF THE ZONING, IS IT NOT? WELL, AN EASEMENT IS THE RESULT OF. SO THE COW COMPANY. YEAH. SO I'M NOT SPECIFICALLY SURE WHICH THESE PARTICULAR. YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ONE ON THE I GUESS THE EASTERN PORTION. AND IT ALSO RUNS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY ON THE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE CANAL. SO THERE'S THERE'S THE 20 FOOT PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT. IT APPEARS THAT THERE MAY BE MANHOLES ALREADY IN PLACE. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. NO. SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE PIVOT POINTS FOR WHERE THEY'RE MEASURING. SO THEY MEASURE FROM ANCHOR POINT TO POINT. AND THOSE THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE POWER, WATER AND SOME SEWER. AND SO THEY NEED THE 20FT. THEY PUT ONE ON. THEY THEY KIND OF SPACEO THEY DON'T CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. SO SOME OF IT COULD BE ACCESS. BUT THAT'S 20 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT. I, WE USUALLY WE RELY ON STAFF TO REVIEW IT.SO OUR ENGINEERS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING OKAY. THAT GIVES THEM THE ABILITY TO GET THE SERVICES IN THERE TO ACCOMMODATE THEM. DOES THAT ENCUMBER ANY POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BY PLACING THOSE THOSE UTILITY EASEMENTS IN THOSE LOCATIONS? IT IT COULD, BUT THEY HAVE. SO. IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT RIGHT.
THEY'VE ALREADY COME WITH WITH A PLAN OKAY. THEY HAVE A SITE PLAN THAT'S ALMOST COMPLETED.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR THE FLAT. AND THAT WOULD SHOW. AND THEN SO THEY ARE RECORDING THE EASEMENTS ON THE FLAT VERSUS THEY COULD RECORD THEM SEPARATELY. OKAY. PERFECT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTIONS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OKAY.
HEARING NONE. WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE. OH DEAR I CLOSED MY FAVOR. FLAT EXTENSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LAST ONE. YEAH. TO APPROVE THE EXTENSION FOR THIS PROJECT.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE GOTTA MAKE HIM EARN IT, DON'T YOU THINK? SWEAT IT OUT A LITTLE, CORAL A BIT. SECOND. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, I WAS GONNA SAY DON'T LET IT DIE. FOR LACK OF A SECOND. WE'LL JUST TAKE A VOICE VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALRIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL WORDS, COMMISSIONER CANTU? YOU GUYS HAVE SAID IT. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOU. BUT IT'S GONE REALLY, REALLY FAST. IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. WE SORT OF STARTED TOGETHER BACK IN THE DAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT. IF I COULD JUST TAKE TWO MINUTES. JANUARY WILL ALSO BE A LIGHT AGENDA. WE JUST HAVE A SINGLE ANNEXATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE HERE AND TOGETHER, JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME BRIEF TRAINING WITH THE COMMISSION AS WELL. WE COULD DO SOMETHING WITH REGARDS TO OPEN MEETINGS LAW OR IF THERE'S OTHER TOPICS. I JUST WANTED TO SORT OF SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER TOPICS YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE ADDRESSED IN THE TRAINING, OR WE'LL WORK WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO COME UP WITH SOME APPROPRIATE THINGS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NEW MEMBERS, TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THAT ONLY UPON THE CONDITION YOU BRING CHRISTMAS PUNCH AND COOKIES.
PUNCH AND COOKIES. I'LL LET YOU KNOW. OKAY, PUNCH AND COOKIE. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER. SO WITH COMMISSIONER CANTU LEAVING THE COMMISSION, THAT ACTUALLY LEAVES TWO SPOTS ON THE COMMISSION. TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE A BOARD OF NINE. WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MEMBER WHO WILL BE APPOINTED NEXT WEEK AT CITY COUNCIL. AND SHE COMES. SHE ACTUALLY WORKS FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEIR FACILITIES GROUP. SO SHE'LL BE A GREAT ASSET. AND AS SHE'S AN ARCHITECT, SHE HAS AN ARCHITECTURAL BACKGROUND AS WELL. SO SHE'LL BE SHE'LL BE GREAT. SO SHE'LL BE HERE AS WELL ON IN JANUARY. AND THEN ALSO JUST KEEP IN MIND THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH YEAR WE ELECT OUR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THAT YEAR. SO THAT'S UP TO YOU. AS I'VE BEEN COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS, OFTENTIMES THERE ARE SECRET MEETINGS THAT OCCUR BETWEEN YOU GOING TO LUNCH AND WHATEVER TO DETERMINE WHO MIGHT STEP UP TO THAT. BUT ANYWAY, KEEP KEEP THINKING ABOUT THAT. AS WE APPROACH JANUARY, YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE AGENDA. AND THEN
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YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IT. SO YOU THINK OF A TRAINING ITEM OR SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ADDRESSED. JUST EMAIL ME, LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL GIVE SOMETHING SQUARED AWAY FOR YOU.OKAY. YOU WON'T TAKE TOO LONG, BUT WE WILL TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TIME WE'VE GOT WITH YOU. YES. OKAY. WONDERFUL. COMMISSIONER SCALES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ANYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF? SURE. I'VE LIVED IN IDAHO FALLS CUMULATIVELY ABOUT FIVE YEARS. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM GEORGIA. MY DAY JOB IS ACTUALLY PLANNING AND ZONING FOR IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY. I AM THE LANDS MANAGER MANAGER, SO NOT NEW TO THE TO THE CONCEPTS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, BUT NEW TO HOW IT'S APPLIED. SO I APPRECIATE ANY GUIDANCE OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON KEEPING ABREAST OF EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. SO WE DON'T HAVE A GEORGIAN ACCENT? NO, I TEND TO TURN THAT OFF IF I CAN, IF I HAVE TO. NO, I, I'VE, I'VE LIVED AWAY FROM THE SOUTH FOR MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE, SO IT TENDS TO COME AND GO AS I GO THERE. WELL I NOTICED THAT.
YEAH. BUT GLAD TO BE HERE. AND THANKS FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF. YEAH, WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE YOU. YEAH. SO DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WILL JOIN YOU? HER FIRST NAME IS DEANNE OR DEANNA. I CAN'T REMEMBER HER LAST. SO ONCE SHE JOINS, HOW MANY VACANCIES DO WE HAVE? JUST ONE. THEN WE'LL HAVE A SINGLE VACANCY. WE HAVE TRADITIONALLY KEPT A VACANCY OPEN FOR SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY LIVES OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, BUT WITHIN THE AREA OF IMPACT THAT BONNEVILLE COUNTY WOULD NORMALLY RECOMMEND TO US. SO THAT MIGHT BE WHAT OCCURS. WE DON'T KNOW, ACTUALLY. PROBABLY NEED TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMEONE THEY'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND IN THAT SITUATION. SO GREAT. OKAY, WELL I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY SEASON. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND ENJOY YOUR FAMILIES.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.