[1. Call to Order & Roll Call]
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LIVE AND WE WANT TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THURSDAY, MAY 21ST.
WE WILL BEGIN BY ESTABLISHING OUR QUORUM. AND JUST AS A NOTE, COUNCIL MEMBER FREEMAN IS OUT ON CITY TRAVEL FOR IDAHO FALLS POWER. COUNCIL. PRESIDENT FRANCIS HERE. COUNCIL. RADFORD PRESENT. COUNCILOR DAEMON. HERE. COUNCILOR. FREEMAN. COUNCILOR HERE. COUNCILOR LEE HERE. MAYOR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. NOW WE WILL OUR NEXT PART. WE WILL HAVE A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. AND I ASK CHIEF OF STAFF MARGARET WIMBORNE TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY, COUNCIL,
[3. Public Comment]
TONIGHT WE HAVE WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT, WE HAVE ASKED FOR DIRECTOR CANFIELD, WHO IS SERVING AS OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING ON JEFFERSON WITH THE. THERE'S WATER AND SIDEWALK AND STREET REPLACEMENT THIS SUMMER, AND WE KNOW THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN AND ANGST OVER HOW THAT HAS ROLLED OUT. AND, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING IT BEING BETTER, BUT WE DO HAVE HIM HERE. COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST PUBLIC COMMENT. SO WE WON'T BE ASKING QUESTIONS. IT'S NOT AN OFFICIAL AGENDA ITEM, BUT WE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE PUBLIC DIDN'T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE END OF THE AGENDA FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE HERE TO HEAR, TO LISTEN FOR. SO DIRECTOR CAMPBELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'VE GOT IS WE'VE GOT A PROJECT WHERE WHEN WE PLAN FOR STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECTS AND OVERLAYS, WE LOOK AT WHAT'S UNDERNEATH THE ROAD. CAN YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MIC? THANK YOU. SO BASICALLY, WHAT CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME? OKAY, OKAY. THANK YOU. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE'VE GOT IS WHEN WE DO OUR STREET MAINTENANCE PROJECTS, WE EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE WATER SURFACES BENEATH THE ROAD SO THAT WE DON'T REPAVE THE ROAD AND THEN DIG IT UP AGAIN AND REPAIR THE WATER SURFACE LINES BENEATH IT. SO, SO WE BEGAN A PROJECT. WE HAVE A PLAN, A PROJECT TO OVERLAY JEFFERSON BASICALLY FROM ELBA UP TO ANDERSON STREET THIS YEAR, AND THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE LATE THIS SUMMER IN JULY AND AUGUST. KIND OF A THING WITH OUR ANNUAL OVERLAYS PROJECT. IN DOING SO, WE'VE IDENTIFIED WATER SERVICES TO REPLACE THAT ARE IN THE ROADWAY THAT GO TO THE PROPERTY OWNER OR THE PROPERTY LINE. AND AS WE EVALUATE THAT, WE LOOK AT THE CONDITIONS OF THE CURB AND THE SIDEWALK, AND WE SEND OUT LETTERS FOR WHEN IT MAKES SENSE TO REPLACE THE CONCRETE ADJACENT TO THE PROJECTS BECAUSE IT'S BETTER FOR THE PROJECT, IT'S BETTER FOR THE OVERLAYS TO REPLACE, CURB AND UPDATE THE SIDEWALKS FOR A WALKABLE COMMUNITY AS WELL.LETTERS WERE SENT OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT I UNDERSTAND I REVIEWED THE LETTER AND I DO UNDERSTAND THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP FROM IT. BUT AS FAR AS THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT, THE INTENT OF THE CITY IS TO REPLACE THE WATER SERVICES AND REPLACE THE CONCRETE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WATER SERVICES AT THE UTILITY EXPENSE FOR THE WATER SERVICE THROUGH THAT. SO THAT INCLUDES TYPICALLY 1 OR 2 SECTIONS OF CURB AND 2 TO 3, I CALL THEM PANELS. THEY'RE THE FIVE BY FIVE SQUARES OF SIDEWALK, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WHERE THE WATER SURFACES ARE DUG OUT. AS FAR AS THE PROJECT STATUS GOES, WE STARTED FROM THE SOUTH AND WENT NORTH. SO THE 900 BLOCK, ALL WATER SERVICES AND THE 1000 BLOCK AND MAJORITY OF THE 1100 BLOCK, THE WATER SERVICES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. AND THEN WE FOLLOW UP WITH THAT WITH REPLACEMENT OF CURB. AND IF YOU DRIVE UP THE ROAD, YOU'LL SEE THE CURVES ARE REPLACED FOR THE 900 BLOCK AND THE 1000 BLOCK, AND THEN THE 900 BLOCK. THEY'RE PREPPING TO PATCH THE ROADWAY OVER THE WHERE THE WATER SERVICES WERE DUG. AND THEN AND THEN IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY REPLACEMENT OF THE PANELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WATER SERVICES. I KNOW SOME FOLKS HAVE CALLED OUR STREET DEPARTMENT AND MET WITH THEM FROM OUR STREET DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN SOME THINGS AND COMMUNICATE SOME BETTER ANSWERS.
IF THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED, OUR STREET DEPARTMENT WILL BE REACHING OUT TO THOSE THAT HAVE NOT CALLED TO ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, TO SEE IF WE CAN HELP ANSWER THOSE IN ANY WAY, AND TRY TO MAKE THIS AS PAINLESS AS WE CAN. BUT THAT'S THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT. THE OVERLAY, AGAIN, IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY AUGUST. OUR ANTICIPATION IS TO KIND OF
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PROGRESS THROUGH WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WATER LINES AGAIN, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONCRETE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE WATER LINES ON THE BOARD BY THE UTILITY. SO THANK YOU.DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT THAT I CAN ANSWER ANY FURTHER? OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR A A FUTURE HEARING, THAT WOULD NOT BE NOW AT THIS POINT IN THE AGENDA. BUT IF YOU ARE HERE JUST TO GIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT ANYTHING, YOU ARE WELCOME TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND, AND YOU YES, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF I CAN DO THIS IN TWO MINUTES OR NOT, BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT JOE AND MARY SMITH. THE YOUNG COUPLE LIVES HERE IN IDAHO FALLS. HE WORKS IN EL MARY, STAYS HOME WITH THEIR SIX MONTH OLD BABY ABIGAIL, LIVING THE DREAM. ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THEY DECIDE THEY WANT TO GO FOR A WALK, SO THEY GO OUT, PUT ABIGAIL IN THE STROLLER, GO DOWN THE SIDEWALK, AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF TREES AND BUSHES THERE, SO THEY HAVE TO TAKE ABIGAIL AND PUT HER DOWN IN THE STREET BY THE CURB. AND IT'S NO BIG DEAL BECAUSE THEY'RE USED TO IT. THEY HAVE TO DO THAT ANYTIME THEY GO ANYWHERE. NEXT BLOCK, THERE'S A BUNCH OF CARS PARKED ILLEGALLY ALONG THE CURB, SO THEY TAKE BABY ABIGAIL OUT, PUT HER IN A STROLLER OUT IN THE LINE OF TRAFFIC, AND WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? TWO YEARS LATER, AFTER YEARS OF LITIGATION, THE JUDGE IS GOING TO DECIDE IDAHO FALLS IS LIABLE FOR THIS OR THEY'RE NOT. EITHER WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MY MONEY LITIGATING THIS THING. I'VE TALKED TO ZACH. HE PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH LEE WASHBURN. WE TALKED ABOUT IT. AND HERE'S THE STATUS OF THE LAW IN IDAHO FALLS. IT'S THE PROPERTY OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP THE TREES AND BUSHES CLEAR FROM SIDEWALKS. IT'S RIGHT THERE. BUT I BET YOUR HOUSE THAT 99% OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T KNOW THAT. AND I BET YOUR HOUSE THAT 98% OF THEM WOULD BE HAPPY TO SPEND TEN MINUTES TRIMMING THEIR BUSHES OR THEIR TREES IF THEY KNEW IT WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. YET, YOU KNOW, THE PROBLEM IS, IF SOMEBODY SENDS IN AN ADDRESS TO THE CITY, THEY'LL GET A HOLD OF CODE MANAGEMENT. THEY'LL GO OUT AND TALK TO THEM. THAT AIN'T WORKING, FOLKS. AND LET ME TELL YOU WHO, ONE OF THE BIGGEST VIOLATORS OF THAT ORDINANCE IS. IT'S A PLACE CALLED IDAHO FALLS.
YOU TRY TO WALK AROUND THE GREENBELT SOMETIME, SO YOU AIN'T DOING IT EITHER. IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I DON'T KNOW IF MAYBE THERE WAS A REGISTRY OR A RECORD SOMEPLACE OF WHO OWNED THIS PROPERTY, OR IF I KNOW I'M NOT AS SMART AS YOU GUYS. SO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A SILLY IDEA, BUT MAYBE IF YOU EVER COMMUNICATED WITH THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, LIKE SYNONYM NOTICES IN THE MAIL OR EMAIL, OR MAYBE SEND THEM UTILITY BILLS IN THE MAIL, SOMEHOW YOU GOT TO GET THIS SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF, BUT YOUR YOUR ORDINANCE IS NOT WORKING. OKAY. I'M TIRED OF HAVING AND I LIKE TO WALK AROUND HERE A LOT. SO. THE BOTTOM LINE IS TWO YEARS FROM NOW, WE'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF MY MONEY ON LITIGATION AND JOE AND MARY AND BABY ABIGAIL ARE STILL GOING TO BE IN THE DIRT. SO I'VE DONE MY JOB AND YOU GUYS DO YOURS. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I'M SORRY THAT I I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T SAY THIS AT THE BEGINNING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, BUT WOULD YOU MIND GIVING US YOUR NAME? RICHARD. THOMAS. RICHARD. THOMAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
RICHARD. AND ONCE AGAIN, IF WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND GIVING US YOUR NAME AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. MY NAME IS JERRY WILSON. I AM A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. AND I JUST WANTED. I KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT A. WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING ABOUT THE WILLOWS PLACE TOWNHOMES, BUT I WANTED TO ASK.
WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT. YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT AT ALL. WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE PEE PEE COMES OUT BECAUSE THIS. BUT THIS ISN'T A PUD. THE AGENDA IS NOT. IT'S NOT A PUD. IT'S A DISCUSSION ABOUT A. THAT'S CORRECT, BUT IT HAS. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PEE DEE. WHEN. WHEN WILL THERE BE. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING AND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON IT AT THAT. THAT'S CORRECT POINT ON THE AGENDA. YES. NO NO NO, NO. WHEN THERE'S A WHEN THE PUD COMES FOR CONSIDERATION. IF IF THE MEDIATION GETS APPROVED, THEN IT WILL COME. THERE WILL BE A NEW PUD THAT COMES TO CITY COUNCIL. AND AT THAT POINT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING.
AND AT THAT POINT, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY FREE TO GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR. SO IN YOUR IN YOUR
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE IS NOTHING IN THERE THAT SAYS THAT WE CANNOT DISCUSS THE THINGS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA FOR THE DAY. SO, AND I MAY HAVE INACCURACY FOR THIS PARTICULAR.IT WOULD JUST BE REALLY HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND THAT, YEAH, THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL MATTER. AND SO YOU'LL NOTICE THE APPLICANT ISN'T HERE EITHER. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE TONIGHT. IT'S ONLY A MATTER FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE THE PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT. BUT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. THERE WILL BE FOR WHEN THE PUD COMES TO CITY COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. BUT I CAN'T MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE MEDIATION OR ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THE MEDIATION, HOW IT'S.
THERE'S CONCERNS NOT. TONIGHT YOU CAN. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WILL BE HELD ON THE. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS THE APPLICANT IS NOT HERE, RIGHT. WE CAN'T HAVE. BASICALLY.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW FOR QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING, CITY COUNCIL ACTS LIKE A JUDGE. RIGHT? RIGHT.
AND SO I WOULD IMAGINE, YOU KNOW, THE DIVORCE CASE AND ONE PERSON SAYS, HEY, JUDGE, CAN I TALK WITH YOU? BUT SINCE IT'S A SEPARATE, IT'S A, IT'S A MATTER PART OF IT, BUT IT'S NOT, I GUESS, LISTED OUT SPECIFICALLY THAT IT IS A QUASI JUDICIAL NOT FOR TONIGHT. AND THAT THAT IS, BUT IT WILL LEAD TO A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? NO, BECAUSE IT'S A VERY CLEARLY EXPLAINED IN A WAY THAT THAT THAT THERE'S NO OTHER AVAILABLE AVENUE FOR THAT. AND THIS IS WELL, THERE IS AN AVAILABLE AVENUE, AND THAT'S AT THE RIGHT. YES. YEAH. AFTER IT'S BEEN. BUT AGAIN, I'M HERE HELPING TO REPRESENT THE HOMEOWNERS THAT CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE OF THESE ONGOING MEETINGS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALSO HEARD BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T INVITED TO MEDIATION. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO ARE PART OF MEDIATION NOT PARTICIPATE. THEY'RE GOING TO ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE TONIGHT BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE APPLICANT. WE'RE TRYING TO RESPECT THOSE RULES FOR THE EX PARTE COMMUNICATION RULES. WELL, THEN I'LL HAVE A SEPARATE COMMENT. SINCE I'M HERE, I AM I'M A RESIDENT OF IDAHO FALLS. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE GATEWAY TO KELLY CANYON SNOW PARK. I HAVE WATCHED IT BE BUILT. I HAVE WATCHED PEOPLE BE HURT. I HAVE WATCHED IT BE CLOSED VERY SUDDENLY WITH NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN THAT I WAS WILLING TO DIG INTO A PARKS AND REC MEETING MINUTES. THE CITY SHOULD BE ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THAT. THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS SPENT FOR THAT PUT FORWARD BY THE CITY, AND HOW MUCH OF OUR TAXPAYER MONEY HAS BEEN WASTED BY BEING ASSOCIATED WITH SOMEBODY WHO IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT, WHO THEN BROKE THIS AGREEMENT, WHO THEN FORCED THE CITY TO MAKE A JUST ADDITIONAL WORK AND PAY FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING. THAT WAS THE OTHER PARTY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR DIFFERENT THINGS. THAT WAS THE OTHER PARTY'S RESPONSIBILITY. AND, YOU KNOW, THE ULTIMATE FAILING OF THAT. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS WENT ON A LOVELY WEEKEND TO BOISE TO GO AND SEE AND EVALUATE THE ONE IN BOISE. AND IT WAS THINGS WHERE PEOPLE WERE INVITED TO DO TO BRING TO BRING THIS TO FRUITION. AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE AGREEMENT WAS NOT A WELL WRITTEN AGREEMENT. IF THEY COULD GET OUT OF IT. AND THE CITY IS STILL PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS, AND KELLY CANYON'S NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE. AND THE ADDITIONAL PARTY IS NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE. SO I WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS THAT AND TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH PEOPLE SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED, WHY THAT HAPPENED AND WHAT WENT WRONG, AND HOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO WASTE TAXPAYER MONEY ON SHENANIGANS LIKE THAT. AGAIN. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. COUNCIL, WE ARE NOW READY FOR THE ITEMS ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA. IF THE DEPUTY
[4. Consent Agenda]
CLERK COULD PLEASE READ THOSE IN. THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ONE ITEM COMING FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. APRIL 20TH 2617 TO INCLUDE 55 NEW. LICENSES, 34 RENEWED AND 20 CONTRACTS. NOT THE ONLY ITEM. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE EXCEPT TO RECEIVE ALL[00:15:09]
ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED.SECOND. RADFORD. LARSON. YES. FRANCIS I. DINGMAN. YES. LEIGH. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE
[5.A.1) Appointment of City Clerk]
ARE MOVING ON THEN TO THE ITEMS ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA. THIS FIRST ONE IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM MY OFFICE, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF A CITY CLERK. AND I AM PLEASED TO PUT FORWARD TO YOU TONIGHT THE APPOINTMENT OF LINDA LUNDQUIST. SHE HAS BEEN THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT OVER IN IDAHO FALLS POWER, AND PRIOR TO THAT, SHE WAS ACTUALLY IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. AND MANY MEMBERS OF COUNCIL HAVE WORKED WITH HER BEFORE. I WAS EXTREMELY EXCITED WHEN I SAW HER APPLY. SHE WAS A FABULOUS CANDIDATE. SHE INTERVIEWED VERY WELL. SHE REALLY DOES HAVE THE VISION OF BEING A CITY LEADER AND PART OF THE BROADER CITY TEAM, AND REALLY ELEVATING THE, YOU KNOW, THE CLERK'S OFFICE AND BEING PART OF THAT LEADERSHIP TEAM.AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT COUNCIL CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF LINDA LUNDQUIST TONIGHT. AND I AM VERY EXCITED AND HAPPY TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING MOTION TO CONFIRM. COUNCIL CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF LINDA LUNDQUIST AS THE IDAHO FALLS CITY CLERK. I'LL SECOND. FRANCIS I. LINGMAN.
YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. HI, LEE. YES. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THE CITY CLERK IS ONE OF THE POSITIONS THAT IS ACTUALLY APPOINTED IN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS. THERE'S THREE LEGAL.
WELL, I THINK THERE'S FOUR, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ONE. WE DON'T HAVE A CITY PHYSICIAN, BUT WE DO HAVE A TREASURER, AN ATTORNEY AND A CITY CLERK. AND THOSE ARE THE APPOINTED POSITIONS, AND THEY ARE BY STATE STATUTE REQUIRED TO HAVE AN, YOU KNOW, IN THE CITY SO THAT THEY ARE APPOINTED WHEN THEY ARE FILLED. SO WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE LINDA JOIN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TEAM AS OUR NEW CITY CLERK. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM TONIGHT IS COMING TO US FROM HUMAN RESOURCES. OH, I OH THAT'S RIGHT. OUR. I DIDN'T
[5.B.1) Microtransit Professional Services Agreement Renewal with Idaho Falls Downtowner, LLC]
HAVE THE BACK SIDE OF MY AGENDA. OKAY. TONIGHT IT'S COMING. IT'S ITEM B, IT'S COMING FROM MICROTRANSIT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT. AND I THINK FROM PUBLIC WORKS. CHRIS CANFIELD AGAIN PLEASE. THANK YOU MAYOR. SO WHAT WE'VE GOT TONIGHT IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN LLC. SO THEY PROVIDE SERVICE FOR OUR GREATER IDAHO FALLS TRANSIT GIFT KIND OF A THING FOR THE ON DEMAND SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE IN THE CITY. THIS IS A BASICALLY A RECURRING AGREEMENT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST YEARS. IT'S THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE GOT. WE'VE NEGOTIATED A NEW AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDES FOR THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL EVENTS IF THE NEED SHOULD ARISE. ALSO, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF STAFFING CHANGES IN THERE WHERE WE CAN REVIEW STAFF AND APPROVE IT AS PROVIDED BY DOWNTOWN. SO THE AGREEMENT COST IS NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF 1.51 $1,580,002.92, AND IT'S SPREAD OVER A COUPLE OF BUDGET YEARS. AND IT'S SUBJECT TO REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE FEDERAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY FUNDS AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNCIL MEMBER. RADFORD. YEAH, I WAS JUST UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT DOWNTOWN LLC HAD SOLD. IS THAT RIGHT? BUT BUT WE'RE WE IT'S THIS IS OKAY BECAUSE THIS WAS PREVIOUS. AND WE'LL UPDATE THE NAMES AS THAT DOING BUSINESS. SO OUR CURRENT AGREEMENT IS NEGOTIATED WITH DOWNTOWN OR THEY DID GET PURCHASED BY I THINK IT'S ELIAS. YEAH. OH THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND BUT YEAH, THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE. THE AGREEMENT IS STRUCTURED AND ACCEPTABLE TO.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS, THIS IS JUST THIS IS A ONE YEAR
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CONTRACT, RIGHT? OR IT'S AN ANNUAL UPDATED CONTRACT WITH DOWNTOWN. OKAY. WE SAY OVER MULTIPLE YEARS, THE FTA PROVIDES FUNDS IS THEY'LL BACKFILL. REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS OVER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS. SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I THINK SOME OF IT IS IN THIS CURRENT YEAR. AND SO THAT'S WHY IT'S OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. IF YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET YEAR WE'RE IN. PLUS, HALFWAY INTO THE NEXT BUDGET YEAR. OKAY. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AND WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. I MOVE, I MOVE THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN R LLC, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION TO THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND.RADFORD I REACH YES, YES, FRANCIS I. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
[5.C.1) Resolution - Disposal of Surplus Property Policy ]
ITEM IS COMING TO US TONIGHT FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES. THE RESOLUTION FOR THE DISPOSAL OF OUR SURPLUS PROPERTY. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. SO AS YOU KNOW, FROM TIME TO TIME WE WE UPDATE OUR PROCESSES. AND THIS AGENDA ITEM THIS EVENING IS JUST TO UPDATE OUR SURPLUS PROPERTY PROCESSES THAT WE HAVE. IT IS TO INCORPORATE JUST SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2015, AS I MENTIONED. AND IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE, THE, OUR CANINE SERVICE DOGS. WE FOUND THAT THE RESOLUTION DIDN'T REALLY ADDRESS THE SURPLUS OF CANINE DOG IS CONSIDERED AN ASSET TO THE CITY. AND SO WHEN THEY RETIRE, WE NEEDED TO HAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN OUR RESOLUTION TO MAKE SURE THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF. AND SO THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL SEE THIS EVENING. IT IS AN UPDATE. WE ARE ASKING TO AMEND THE 2015 SURPLUS RESOLUTION. WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND MUNICIPAL. MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRINGS THIS FORWARD BECAUSE WE OVERSEE ALL OF THE SURPLUS CITY PROPERTY. COUNCILORS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR ALEXANDER ON THIS? OKAY. THEN FROM MUNICIPAL SERVICES, WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. I THINK IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I GUESS IF ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I'M GOING TO MOVE THEN TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS SURPLUS POLICY AND PROVIDE THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE EFFECTIVE UPON ITS PASSAGE AND APPROVAL, AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND.LARSON. YES, FRANCIS I. LEE. YES. DEMON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. I DO LIKE THAT THIS POLICY ALLOWS FOR THE HANDLER OF THE OF THE DOG TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FIRST, RIGHT WHEN THEY RETIRE. THAT IS PART OF THE POLICY THAT I THINK IS ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT THING TO DO FOR. BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED. OKAY. OUR NEXT ITEM IS COMING TO US NOW FROM HUMAN RESOURCES,
[5.D.1) Ordinance Amendment to Title 2, Chapter 1, Section 3 of the City Code - Duties of the Library Board.]
AND IT'S THE ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE TWO, CHAPTER ONE, SECTION EIGHT, THE CITY CODE. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. THE IDAHO LEGISLATURE PASSED HOUSE BILL 715, AND IT SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR. AND THAT REQUIRES THAT WHEN A LIBRARY DIRECTOR IS HIRED OR FIRED, IF A MAJORITY OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVES THE HIRING OR FIRING OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR. AND SO THIS PROPOSAL IS TO CHANGE CITY CODE TO REFLECT THAT NEW LEGISLATIVE MANDATE. ANYBODY? YES, PLEASE. DOES THIS APPLY TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN POSITION? CURRENT POSITION? I WASN'T SURE IN TERMS OF THE STATE LAW. I DON'T THINK IT REQUIRES THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE EXISTENCE OF A SITTING DIRECTOR. BUT IF THAT DIRECTOR WERE TO BE HIRED BY THE LIBRARY BOARD, IT WOULD REQUIRE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY WHAT I THOUGHT GOING INTO THIS. 715 WAS THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL APPOINT THE LIBRARY BOARD, IS THAT CORRECT? ORIGINALLY, YES. AND THEN THEY HAD RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DIRECTOR.YES. SO THE CHANGE IS NOW. COUNCIL HAS A ROLE IN THAT. THAT'S THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
SO. 715 RIGHT. OKAY. I HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A COMMENT. OH, OKAY. YOU CAN YOU CAN GIVE THOSE COMMENTS AT ANY TIME JUST TO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION, BUT I WANT TO JUST SAY THAT I
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DISAGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY WITH THIS. AND WE'RE DOING THIS BECAUSE OF THE STATE. I THINK THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE SURE THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS CAN BAN BOOKS IN THE END. AND IF THEY'RE NOT HAPPY, IF THE DIRECTOR'S BANNING BOOKS, THAT THEY CAN GET RID OF THEM. AND I THINK IT'S PUTTING A POLITICAL MOTIVATION INTO WHO WE HIRE AS PROFESSIONALS. AND THAT'S NOT WHAT LIBRARIES HAVE EVER BEEN ABOUT OR BOOKS. AND THAT ART AND BOOKS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING THAT SHOULD ENCOURAGE FREE SPEECH. AND I THINK THIS IS A HORRIBLE IDEA. I AGREE.BUT WE BELIEVE IN THE RULE OF LAW, SO WE'LL DO IT WHEN WHEN WE LOSE THE BATTLE IN THE LEGISLATURE, I CAN MAKE IT JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE PALATABLE. IT REQUIRES BOTH BODIES, THE LIBRARY BOARD AND CITY COUNCIL. SO CITY COUNCIL COULDN'T OR OF ANY MUNICIPALITY CAN'T JUST UNILATERALLY FIRE ITS LIBRARY DIRECTOR. IT HAS TO STILL BE THE LIBRARY BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION IT INITIATED THROUGH THE LIBRARY. THEY ALSO HAVE TO APPROVE IT. NOW YOU HAVE BASICALLY, IT'S ACTUALLY GIVES THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR MORE PROTECTIONS BECAUSE NOW TWO ENTITIES HAVE TO APPROVE THE FIRING AND HIRING AND FIRING OF A LIBRARY DIRECTOR. BUT ORIGINALLY THE CONCEPT WAS THE LIBRARY BOARD WOULD BE INDEPENDENT OF THE POLITICAL BODY. AND THAT WAS ON PURPOSE TO PROTECT THE SEPARATION AND THE. YEAH, YEAH. SO IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE. BUT I THINK FOR TRUST IN GOVERNMENT, IT'S GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WE DO BOW TO OUR STATE WHEN THEY TELL US THAT THEY, BECAUSE THEY'VE WENT THROUGH A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND DECIDED THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. SO WE'LL DO THAT TO CORRELATE WITH OUR CITY CODE, BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A RURAL STATE THAT SAYS THAT CITIES CAN DO WHAT THE STATE TELLS US WE CAN DO AND NOT VICE VERSA. SO IF YOU'RE READY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. WE ARE READY, COUNSELOR. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE TWO, CHAPTER ONE, SECTION THREE OF THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE THAT THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR IS HIRED AND TERMINATED BY THE LIBRARY BOARD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE CITY COUNCIL, UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS, AND REQUEST IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. I'LL SECOND. DEMON. YES. RADFORD A LARSON. YES. LEE. YES. FRANCIS.
RELUCTANTLY, I. MOTION CARRIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, IN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING TITLE TWO, CHAPTER ONE, SECTION THREE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR IS HIRED AND TERMINATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH THE APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL CODIFICATION, PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THANK YOU. OKAY, OKAY. THE NEXT ITEM TONIGHT IS COMING TO US
[5.E.1) Ordinance Amending Title 8, Chapter 9, Forestry]
FROM OUR PARKS AND REC DIVISION. IT IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE EIGHT, CHAPTER NINE FORESTRY. AND WE WELCOME OUR FOREST I ARBITER FORESTER, WHAT ARE ALL OF THE TITLES THAT YOU YOU HAVE IN OUR CITY? THANK YOU. YES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS MODERNIZE AND CLARIFY THE CITY'S FORESTRY REGULATIONS BY UPDATING ORDINANCE FORMATTING, ESTABLISHING TREE CLASSIFICATIONS, SETTING CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS NEAR SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AND EXPANDING GROUNDS FOR REVOKING PRIVATE TREE SERVICE LICENSES THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. AND MR. WASHBURN, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN OUR CITY FORESTER? LET'S SEE. LIKE SEVEN YEARS. OKAY. YES, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN HERE WITH US FOR A WHILE, SO, YES. DOES COUNCIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM? I DO THOUGH, COUNSELOR FRANCIS, SO I WASN'T QUITE SURE I WAS READING IT. RIGHT. WHAT WHAT IS THE STATUS? IF SOMEONE HAS A PRIVATE TREE THAT'S DISEASED, THAT MIGHT AFFECT EITHER CITY TREES OR ANOTHER PRIVATE TREE, WHAT IS THIS? OR DOES IT DO ANYTHING TO REQUIRE THAT PERSON TO REMOVE A DISEASED TREE? SO THERE IS ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE WHERE THEY CAN BE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THAT TREE. WE TYPICALLY DON'T GET TOO INVOLVED WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY, BUT IT IS IN OUR ORDINANCE THAT THAT CAN BE ENFORCED. AND THAT WOULD START WITH YOUR DETERMINING THAT IT WAS DISEASED OR WHATEVER AND HAD TO BE REMOVED. YEP. THAT WOULD START WITH WITH ME INSPECTING THE TREE, MAKING SURE IF IT'S DISEASED OR[00:30:05]
WHATEVER'S GOING ON WITH THE TREE, IF IT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN SPREAD LIKE A PEST, SPECIFICALLY, TYPICALLY INSECTS OR THE ONE OF THE WORST FOR THAT AND HOW DEVASTATING IT COULD BE ON OUR CITY FOREST, THEN WE ABSOLUTELY CAN DO THAT. AND WE DO SEEM TO HAVE SOME TREES THAT ARE ALSO VERY SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARDS. THIS IS TRUE. SO THAT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING THAT THAT DOES CREATE A SITUATION WHERE IT IS HAZARDOUS TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, AS MANY OF THOSE TREES ARE TALL ENOUGH TO REACH SEVERAL HOUSES IF THEY WERE TO CATCH. SO I'M, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS UPDATE. THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR RADFORD WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS AND BRING THIS ONE FORWARD AS PART OF HIS HIS PASSION. YEAH. I JUST LOVE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST TALK ABOUT WHY WE'VE WORKED ON THIS SO HARD. AND, AND I APPRECIATE THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, BUT TREES ARE EXIST SO THAT WE ALL CAN BREATHE. AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE FUNDAMENTALLY FORGET THAT, THAT WE WOULDN'T BE BREATHING OXYGEN WITHOUT TREES AND PLANTS. AND AS A CITY, THAT THAT'S THAT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. BUT THE OTHER REASON I'VE FOUND A GREAT INTEREST IN CITY TREES IS BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT WE EVERY DOLLAR WE PUT INTO CITY TREES, ACCORDING TO STUDIES, IS WE GET $3 BACK. AND IF WE HAD ANY OTHER INVESTING PROGRAM THAT COULD GIVE US $3 FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE PUT IN, WE'D PUT MOST OF OUR MONEY IN IT. RIGHT? BECAUSE THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER, BUT IT DOES THINGS LIKE IT MENTIONS HERE THAT IT MAKES OUR PAVEMENT LAST TWICE AS LONG BECAUSE UV PROTECTION, IT STORES STORMWATER FOR SEVEN DAYS INSTEAD OF ONE DAY, LIKE GRASS. TREES HELP US HAVE MORE HEALTH ASTHMA RATES WITH WITH TREES THAT HAVE STREETS THAT ARE LINED WITH TREES, ASTHMA RATES ARE 50% LOWER WHEN. WHEN THEIR STREET TREES. SO THERE'S JUST A MULTITUDE OF REASONS. AND THE OTHER THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT OUR CITY AND THE TREES IS THE HERITAGE OF OUR OF OUR CITY AND THE VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY THAT STARTED SO MUCH OF THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR CITY. THEY SAVED, THEY FARMED KATE CURLEY PARK FOR FOR YEARS TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY TREES FROM THE EAST COAST. AND THEY CAME BY TRAIN. AND THE TREES THAT ARE IN KATE CURLEY PARK WERE PLANTED BY SOME OF THE WOMEN OF VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY, AND SOME OF THOSE TREES ARE STILL ALIVE, AND THE FREEMAN. RUSS FREEMAN RUSS FREEMAN PARK IS NAMED FOR. WAS A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT. WENT UP TO PALISADES WHEN IT WAS FLOODED AND BROUGHT DOWN HUNDREDS AND A THOUSAND TRUCKLOADS OF TREES FROM THE PALISADES BASIN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN FLOODED. AND THEY'RE NOW SITTING ON OUR GREENBELT. AND SO WE'VE HAD A LONG HISTORY IN OUR CITY OF VALUING TREES. AND IF YOU SEE A PICTURE OF OUR VALLEY AND OUR AND OUR RIVER, THERE WERE NO TREES IN THE IN THE 1890S AND 1900S. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ACTUALLY HAS TO TAKE US AS, AS SPECIES TO TRY TO HELP TREES. AND SO I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S WHY. SO I'M HAPPY THAT I GET TO FINALLY GET TO TAKE THIS MOTION TO, TO ALL OF US. SO AND I IF THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS, OKAY, IT DOES FALL NICELY ON ARBOR DAY WEEK. YES. WE DIDN'T CELEBRATE ARBOR DAY YESTERDAY. SO IT IS NICE THAT THAT THE TIMING IS COINCIDENTAL, BUT IT IS VERY SERENDIPITY. AND USUALLY LIAISONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT DO IT. BUT I THINK TODAY WE WOULD DEFER TO COUNCILOR REDFORD MAKING THIS MOTION. THANK YOU. I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE EIGHT, CHAPTER NINE OF THE CITY CODE, UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES, REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS, AND REQUEST THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. SECOND.YES, FRANCIS I. BRADFORD I. LEE. YES. LARSON. YES. MOTION CARRIES. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, IN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, AMENDING TITLE EIGHT, CHAPTER NINE OF THE CITY CODE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF VEGETATION. OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC SIGNS. DECLARE PRIVATE TREES IN VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND THEN REGULATION FOR TREES AND OTHER VEGETATION. ADOPT THE 2017 EDITION OF A NC3 HUNDRED AND A NSI133. REQUIRE PERMISSION TO PLANT STREET TREES, CLARIFY CERTAIN CODE PROVISIONS BY REPLACING REFERENCES TO URBAN, FORESTER AND COMMUNITY FORESTER TO CITY
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FORESTER. PROVIDE AN ADDITION BASIS TO REVOKE PRIVATE TREE SERVICE COMPANY LICENSES.PROVIDE STANDARDIZED DEFINITIONS FOR TREES BY HEIGHT AND MAKING OTHER CHANGES PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY, AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATES. THANK YOU. OKAY. OUR OUR ITEMS
[5.F.1) Final Plat and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Houston Heights, Division No. 1]
NOW ARE COMING TO US TONIGHT FROM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. OUR FIRST ITEM IS A IS A FINAL PLAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FINAL PLATS THAT ARE COMING BEFORE YOU FIRST. AND THEN WE HAVE SOME ITEMS FROM CDBG. AND MAYBE JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE, WHEN WE GO THROUGH THESE FINAL PLATS, THE LOCAL LAND USE PLANNING ACT, OR WE ABBREVIATE IT BECAUSE WE WORK IN THE GOVERNMENT, WE ABBREVIATED AS A LUPA LUPA MANDATES. SO THIS IS A STATE STATUTE THAT IF A FINAL PLAT MEETS THE CITY CODE, HOW THE LANGUAGE STATES IS THAT IT SHALL BE APPROVED. SO IT MAY SEEM LIKE WE'RE GOING THROUGH THESE RATHER QUICKLY, BUT THERE IS A PRESENTATION FOR EACH, AND I'LL PRESENT ON WHAT EACH PLAT IS. BUT JUST BE COGNIZANT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR AS WE GO THROUGH THESE. SO THE FIRST ITEM IS PLAT PLT 25-016, WHICH IS THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS DIVISION NUMBER ONE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST TO THE EAST OF SATURN AVENUE AND HOUSTON STREET. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED HERE IN RED. AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE DEVELOPER BUILT THIS PROPERTY AS A SEPARATE UNIT. ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODES, OR THERE IS A FIREWALL ALL THE WAY UP THROUGH THE ROOF STRUCTURE. AND THERE ARE SEPARATE UTILITIES FOR THIS LOT. THE APPLICANT IS NOW REQUESTING TO SPLIT THE PROPERTY RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING. IT IS A PLAT ON 0.157 ACRES. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED R-2 AND THE SUBDIVISION DOES MEET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING DISTRICT. AS PART OF OUR PRESENTATION, WE ALWAYS SHOW THE PROPERTY HERE. SO THIS IS WHERE THE EXISTING BUILDING IS.THIS SQUARE WITH THE LINE UP THROUGH THE MIDDLE. THIS IS WHAT THE CURRENT PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE. THE DUPLEX IS RIGHT THERE. THIS ITEM, THIS ITEM WENT TO THIS ITEM WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION ON AUGUST 5TH OF 2025. NO PUBLIC PROVIDED COMMENTS AT THAT HERE AT THAT PUBLIC HEARING. AND IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY AND SENT A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU ON CITY COUNCIL. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CENTER, ARE WE FROM OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES? YES. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR HOUSTON HEIGHTS DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT. SECOND. YES, YES, FRANCIS A LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU.
I ALSO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REASONED STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR HOUSTON HEIGHTS DIVISION NUMBER ONE, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. BRADFORD A LARSON. YES. DINGMAN. YES. LEE. YES. FRANCIS.
AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THIS IS. JUST THE FIRST ITEM IS FOR HOUSTON HEIGHTS AND THE SECOND ONE IS FOR HODGSON EDITION. I DIDN'T NOTICE. YEAH THAT IS THAT IS YES. SO OUR NEXT PLAT
[5.F.2) Final Plat and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Hodson Addition, Second Amended.]
IS ACTUALLY COMING TO US. IT IS ALSO A FINAL PLAT. AND THIS IS THE HODGSON EDITION. SO THEY ARE TO TWO SEPARATE. I DID NOTICE ONE DIVISION ONE AND THE OTHER SECOND AMENDED. SO WE DID THAT SPECIFICALLY TO CONFUSE COUNCIL MEMBER BRADFORD. NO, WE DON'T SET THE AGENDA, BUT THE NEXT ITEM IS PLAT 25-035, WHICH IS THE HODGSON EDITION SECOND AMENDED PLAT. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST IN MID-BLOCK ON WOODRUFF, JUST SOUTH OF THE YELLOWSTONE, AND WOODRUFF RIGHT HERE HIGHLIGHTED IN RED. THIS PROPERTY IS ZONED HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL, AND WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING IS TO IS TO DIVIDE OFF THE FRONT PORTION ABOUT WHERE THAT GRAY.THE. THE PAVEMENT IS. DIVIDE OFF THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY AND CODIFY AN ACCESS
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EASEMENT IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY FOR ACCESS TO THE BACK LOT, AS WELL AS ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH. AS I SAID, IT'S ZONED HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. THIS IS ON 1.03 ACRES AND THIS IS THE PROPOSED PLAT. AND JUST TO ZOOM IN BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF HARD TO READ, THIS IS THE ACCESS EASEMENT TO THE BACK, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EVERY LOT THAT GETS SUBDIVIDED. SO THIS IS THE EASEMENT DOWN HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER. THE CURRENTLY THERE'S AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ON THE PROPERTY. AND THIS WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION ON FEBRUARY 3RD OF 2026. NO PUBLIC COMMENTED ON THIS AND IT WAS SENT A POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FINAL PLAT? OKAY, THEN WE'RE READY FOR MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR HODGSON. ADDITION SECOND AMENDED AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT SECOND. PLEASE. YES, YES. FRANCIS A LARSON. YES.BRADFORD. HI. MOTION CARRIES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REASON STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR HODGSON ADDITION SECOND AMENDED AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. BRADFORD I YES. FRANCIS I. LARSON. YES. LEE. YES. MOTION CARRIES. NEXT, WE HAVE ANOTHER FINAL PLAT COMING TO US.
[5.F.3) Final Plat, Development Agreement, and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Recycle Road Commercial Park.]
AND DIRECTOR CENTER. WELCOME BACK TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. AND THE NEXT ONE IS PLAT. PLT 26001 RECYCLED ROAD COMMERCIAL PARK. THIS IS A SINGLE LOT SUBDIVISION THAT'S LOCATED HERE IN RED ON RECYCLED ROAD. THIS IS THE NEW MAVERICK RIGHT HERE IN BISH'S RV, JUST OFF THE INTERCHANGE OF HIGHWAY 20 AND THE RECYCLE ROAD. THIS. THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION IS 7.263 ACRES. IT BASICALLY IS LOOKING THE SAME. BUT PART OF THIS PART OF THIS PLAN IS TO CODIFY A STREET DEDICATION AND SOME UTILITY EASEMENTS. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED H, C AND TO SHOW YOU THE PLAT. SO IT LOOKS EXACTLY THE SAME. BUT YOU'LL SEE THESE EASEMENTS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS THIS DEDICATION. THAT'S THAT THICK LINE RIGHT THERE THAT AS IT COMES UP 33RD. SO THAT'S WHY THIS PLAT IS COMING BEFORE YOU. CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY IS VACANT. THIS WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION ON MARCH 3RD OF 2026. NO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS PLAT EITHER. AND IT WAS SENT FOR POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION. THE UNANIMOUS POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS.COUNCIL MEMBER. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR RECYCLE ROAD COMMERCIAL PARK AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID AGREEMENT. SECOND. YES, YES, FRANCIS A LARSON. YES. RADFORD.
AYE. MOTION CARRIES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR RECYCLE ROAD COMMERCIAL PARK AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT. SECOND. YES. LARSON. YES. FRANCIS I. LEE. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AND I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE REASON STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR RECYCLED ROAD COMMERCIAL PARK AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. LEE. YES. DINGMANN. YES. FRANCIS I. RADFORD I. LARSON.
[5.F.4) Final Plat and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Stillwater Apartments.]
YES. MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE ANOTHER FINAL PLAT TO US TONIGHT FOR THE STILLWATER APARTMENTS. I ASK A QUESTION. I JUST COUNCIL MEMBER RADFORD JUST FOR OUR LEARNING. WHY DID WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THAT BUT NOT WITH THE OTHER PLATS? BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION AND USUALLY A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF THAT ONE, BUT I THINK IT WAS DEALING WITH UTILITIES AND THE DEDICATION.ACTUALLY BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION. YEAH. GOOD QUESTION. THANK YOU. THE LAST ITEM IS FOR
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THE STILLWATER APARTMENTS, FLAT PLT 26004. THIS PROPERTY JUST TO GIVE THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND TO IT. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST BETWEEN. IS THAT KIND OF THE TRIANGLE PIECE OF SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE AND US HIGHWAY 20, BUT IT GAINS ACCESS OFF OF ANDERSON STREET. IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS CAME TO YOU FOR A VARIANCE, WHICH WAS GRANTED IN FEBRUARY OF 2026. AND THE ISSUE THAT AROSE WAS THAT THIS PROPERTY HAS A LOT OF STREET FRONTAGE, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT FRONTAGE. AND SO AT THE TIME, THE APPLICANT REQUESTED A VARIANCE FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE PRIMARY ACCESS HERE OFF ANDERSON. AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A FIRE ACCESS RIGHT HERE ONTO ANDERSON AS WELL. THEY HAD REQUESTED THAT THE VARIANCE BE FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO SUBDIVIDE IT. BUT WITH THIS PRIMARY ACCESS HERE, THIS PLANT IS COMING BEFORE YOU. IT'S TWO AND A HALF ACRES. AND WE JUST APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT. HE IS UPHOLDING HIS SIDE OF THE DEAL ON THIS. HE HAD REQUESTED THE VARIANCE TO MOVE FORWARD HERE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS PLOT IS DOING. SO THIS PLAT IS CODIFYING THE ACCESS EASEMENTS ACROSS THE PROPERTY. IT'S ZONED R-3. BUT I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU THE PLAT HERE. SO THIS IT MAKES ALMOST A C SHAPE HERE. BUT THESE ARE THE ACCESS EASEMENTS FOR THE PROPERTIES AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO IT. SO THEY HAVE REQUESTED THE VARIANCE. THEY ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THEY SAID THEY WERE PLANNING TO DO SO. AND THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT. THIS WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION ON APRIL 7TH OF 2026.NO PUBLIC SPOKE TO THIS PLAT AND THEY SENT A UNANIMOUS POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO. I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. OH, YES. SO FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND ALL THESE FINAL PLATS AND I THINK YOU MADE IT SORT OF CLEAR. DIRECTOR CENTER, IT SHALL BE APPROVED BY COUNCIL.
BUT EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW THAT. WE VERIFIED THAT FIRE HAS LOOKED AT IT. SURVEY HAS LOOKED AT IT, ENGINEERING HAS LOOKED AT IT. AND THAT'S IN THE MEMO ITSELF, THAT VERIFICATION THAT WE'RE NOT JUST RANDOMLY GOING, WELL, WE'LL DO IT BECAUSE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO. IT'S GOT TO BE APPROVED BY ALL THOSE VARIOUS STAFF AND DEPARTMENT MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THAT CLARITY. IT DOES. THAT'S VERY TRUE. I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE PROFESSIONALISM OF STAFF. THESE GET VETTED THROUGH EVERY DEPARTMENT, AND THERE'S A ROBUST REVIEW SYSTEM. OFTEN THESE COME BACK WITH MULTIPLE REVIEWS BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THIS POINT. SO YEAH, THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE SORRY, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR STILLWATER APARTMENTS AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR, CITY ENGINEER AND CITY CLERK TO SIGN SAID FINAL PLAT. SECOND. YES, YES, FRANCIS A LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REASON STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE FINAL PLAT FOR STILLWATER APARTMENTS, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. LARSON. YES. RADFORD.
HI, LEE. YES. DINGMANN. YES. FRANCIS. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OUR NEXT ITEM IS STILL COMING
[5.F.5) Approve Proposed Mediation Agreement for Willows Place Townhomes Planned Unit Development]
TO US TONIGHT FROM CDS AS LEGAL. MIGHT ALSO WANT TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO ADDRESS US ON THIS ONE. THE DEPARTMENT IS THROUGH CDS, BUT LEGAL COUNSEL WAS HIGHLY INVOLVED IN THIS. AND SO THIS ONE IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT FOR WILLOWS PLACE TOWNHOMES PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE. THE THE QUESTIONS BECOME ANSWERED AS WE MOVE FORWARD THROUGH JUST THIS APPROVAL OF THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT.COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS, I NEED TO MAKE A COMMENT BECAUSE I WILL BE ABSTAINING ON THIS VOTE AND BECAUSE I WAS A PARTICIPANT IN THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT AND. I WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY COMMENTS DURING THE DISCUSSION. AND I HAVE THE SAME COMMENT AS COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS. OKAY.
AND JUST MY EXPLANATION TO THE PUBLIC, THE REASON. CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MIC? I KNOW WE NEED TO GET A MIC FOR ALL OF OUR TALL PEOPLE WHO ARE. I KNOW YOU'VE REALLY BEEN DOWN THERE.
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SO JUST BY WAY OF EXPLANATION, THE REASON FOR THE TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSTAINING TONIGHT IS DUE TO EX-PARTE RULES. IF THEY HAVE CONTACT WITH THE APPLICANT, AND BECAUSE THIS IS A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING, THAT MEANS THAT THEY CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISION AT THIS POINT. OKAY, SO WE HAD A MEDIATION LAST THURSDAY WITH THE APPLICANT, BEAR HUNTER HOLDINGS LLC. MR. JONES, WE WILL YOU JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S. WILL YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY WE ENDED UP IN MEDIATION BEFORE YOU. YES. MOVE STRAIGHT TO MEDIATION. WHY? WHY WE WERE MEDIATION IN THE FIRST PLACE. YES. SO EARLY, I BELIEVE IT WAS IN JANUARY. CITY COUNCIL HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, PUD FOR SHORT FOR WILLOWS PLACE TOWNHOMES. AT THAT TIME, CITY COUNCIL DENIED THE REQUEST FOR PUD FOR THE APPLICATION, ISSUED A WRITTEN REASON STATEMENT GIVING THE REASONS WHY THE APPLICANT REQUESTED RECONSIDERATION AND THAT, I BELIEVE WAS HEARD ON APRIL 2ND OF THIS YEAR. THE CITY COUNCIL HELD A HEARING ON THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY. AT THAT HEARING, THERE WAS A ANOTHER VOTE AND IT WAS. THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE, BASICALLY, WAS TO CONTINUE THE DENIAL OF THE APPLICATION. BUT AS PART OF THE DENIAL, IT WAS SPECIFICALLY INVITED THE APPLICANT TO PURSUE MEDIATION, WHICH IS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO OUR CITY CODE. SO WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE PROCESS IN OUR CITY CODE FOR GETTING MEDIATION. AND PART OF THAT IS WHEN THERE IS A SUCCESSFUL MEDIATION, IT COMES TO CITY COUNCIL FOR CONFIRMATION. SO.SO THAT'S WHY THEY TOOK US ON MEDIATION. WE HAD MEDIATION LAST WEEK. AND THOUGH CURT THOMPSON WAS OUR OUR MEDIATOR, WE DID WE COME WE CAME TO A TENTATIVE RESOLUTION. I SAY TENTATIVE BECAUSE OF COURSE, IT WAS ONLY TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE THAT DID NOT HAVE AUTHORITY TO BIND COUNCIL. AND SO THE PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT IS IN YOUR PACKET.
I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE MAIN CHANGES THAT WERE PROPOSED FOR THE THE PD. AND AGAIN, THE VOTE TONIGHT IS NOT ON THE ACTUAL PD. THE PLAN IS IF THIS GETS IF THIS PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT IS RATIFIED BY CITY COUNCIL, THE NEXT STEP IS THE APPLICANT WILL BRING FORWARD A REVISED PUD BASED ON THIS MEDIATION AGREEMENT THAT MATCHES THE TERMS OF THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT, AND THEN IT WILL COME TO CITY COUNCIL FOR A VOTE ON THE REVISED UD.
AT THAT POINT, THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY. BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT AND PRESENT THEIR SIDES. SO FOR TONIGHT, WE'RE NOT JUST ME, CLAIRE. WE'RE NOT DISCUSSING ANY FURTHER MODIFICATIONS OF THE PUD. WE'RE ONLY HAVING AN UP OR DOWN VOTE ON THE PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT. SO COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVES, PER THE LAST WRITTEN STATEMENT, THIS IS FOLLOWING THE. THE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION THAT WAS DENIED, COUNCIL INDICATED AND ITS WRITTEN DECISION THAT THESE WERE THE TOPICS FOR MEDIATION.
THEY WERE PRIVACY, STREETSCAPE AND PARKING. THE PLACEMENT OF THE PUBLIC AMENITIES. AS COUNCIL RECALL, ONE OF THE ISSUES WAS THE PUBLIC AMENITY. THE PARK WAS MORE THAN 200FT AWAY FROM A PUBLIC STREET WHICH. WHICH MADE IT NOT A PUBLIC AMENITY, WHICH IS A PROBLEM.
ALSO CONNECTIONS TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AND PUBLIC LANDS AND REDUCED DENSITY. THOSE WERE THE CONCERNS THAT COUNCIL HAD. NOW THIS IS THE EXHIBIT B TO THE PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT. I'LL KIND OF WALK THROUGH THE MAIN POINTS OF WHAT WAS AGREED TO. SO ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS THE. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THIS THE NUMBER OF UNITS HERE HAS BEEN REDUCED FROM 14 UNITS TO 12 UNITS. SO THAT IS ADDRESSED. THE DENSITY CONCERN THAT COUNCIL HAS. IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS? JESSIE. HOLD ON. THERE WE GO. OKAY. ANOTHER POINT OF THE MEDIATION WAS TO SWAP THIS PLAYGROUND. THERE WAS ORIGINALLY A PLAYGROUND RIGHT HERE, APPROXIMATELY IN THIS LOCATION TO SWAP THAT PLAYGROUND TO OVER HERE AND
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MOVE THE UNITS DOWN OVER HERE. NOW, WHAT THAT DOES IS IT, IT MAKES THAT AMENITY NOW PUBLIC BECAUSE NOW MEMBERS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND GO BY. IT'S VERY EASY. AND IT THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND USE THAT PLAYGROUND. THEY ALSO PART OF THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY NEED TO PUT A SIGN UP SAYING THAT IT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IT PROMOTES THE INTEREST OF THE COUNCIL HAD OF ACCESS THESE. NOW YOU HAVE A PLAYGROUND THAT'S VERY EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC. ANOTHER CONCERN THAT COUNCIL HAD WAS THE STREETSCAPE BEING DOMINATED BY PARKING GARAGES AND STALLS. THEY HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF STALLS TO TEN OR BY TEN. SORRY, THEY REDUCE IT BY TEN. IN ADDITION, YOU'LL NOTE BECAUSE THEY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNITS, WHAT YOU GET IS MORE SPACE IN BETWEEN EACH OF THESE UNITS FOR LANDSCAPING. SO APPROXIMATELY IT'S GONE FROM 48% I BELIEVE WAS THE ORIGINAL RATIO OF LANDSCAPING TO NON LANDSCAPING TO 57%. SO IT'S INCREASED BY THAT AMOUNT. LET'S SEE. SO IT ADDRESSED THAT OBJECTIVE. IT'S ALSO ONE OF THE CONCERNS PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN THESE DRIVEWAYS. PREVIOUSLY THERE WAS ONLY 20FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE HOUSE TO THE THAT PRIVATE STREET. AND THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT IF SOMEBODY HAD A LARGE PICKUP THAT IT WOULD KIND OF OVERLAP INTO THE STREET, CAUSING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM FOR FIRE. THEY HAVE SLID BACK THIS LANDSCAPING HERE ON THE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. THEY SPLIT IT BACK FIVE FEET. AND THEN ALSO ON THE WEST SIDE HAVE SLID THAT FORWARD FIVE FEET, ALLOWING FOR A 25 FOOT DRIVEWAY. THAT SHOULD HELP ALLAY THAT CONCERN. LET'S SEE. THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE. SO YES. SO BASED ON THOSE CHANGES THEY'VE MET THE OBJECTIVES OF COUNCIL. AND I'D ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT. THE THE PLAN IS IF THIS MEDIATION AGREEMENT IS APPROVED, THAT THEY WOULD BRING FORWARD A REVISED PUD THAT MATCHES THE TERMS OF THIS MEDIATION AGREEMENT, AND IT WOULD BE BROUGHT FORWARD, ANTICIPATED TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD ON JUNE 25TH OF THIS YEAR. THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC NOTICE THAT IS WOULD BE DULY NOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I'M TURNING TO MY LEFT AS OUR OTHER TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE TO THE THREE COUNCILORS ON OUR. MY LEFT FOR A DISCUSSION OR MY DISCUSSION IS I'LL PROBABLY BE VOTING NO BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO LOSE TWO HOUSING UNITS WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO GET HOUSING UNITS, BUT I DON'T SEE WHY WE. IF YOU'RE GOING TO DISRUPT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MIGHT AS WELL HAVE TWO MORE UNITS, IT SEEMS LIKE. SO I MEAN, IF IT'S EITHER NOTHING OR THAT, IT SEEMS TO ME. AND SO BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WHEN WE CUT THE OPTIONS FOR UNITS, IT DOESN'T SEEM WISE. BUT SO I'LL BE, YOU KNOW. I THINK WE ARE READY FOR A MOTION. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. COUNCIL MEMBER, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF THE IMPLICATIONS OF YOUR VOTE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSTAINING. IF WE DON'T HAVE ALL THREE OF YOU SAY YES, THEN IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.AND THEN THE APPLICANT WON'T GET A PUB. APPROVED OR IT WON'T. A MAJORITY WON'T WIN IF THOSE TWO VOTE NO. THERE'S FIVE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO HAVE A QUORUM AND WE'RE HAVING TWO ABSTAIN. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THREE. SO I'M JUST LETTING YOU AWARE THAT THAT'S THE THAT'S THE WAY IT WOULD MEAN. AND THE OTHER JUST AS A REMINDER TO.
IT'S JUST TO APPROVE THE MEDIATION THAT THEY THAT THEY HAD GONE THROUGH THE MEDIATION AND YOU'RE PROVING THE MEDIATION, BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING WHERE THIS IS BROUGHT FORWARD. AND THEN COUNCIL CAN DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT WE WANT TO APPROVE THAT PUD WITH THE DENSITY THAT IS OFFERED OR HIGHER DENSITY. IF THAT WOULD BE COUNCIL'S CHOICE, THERE WILL BE A FULL QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. WITH REGARD TO THIS, AND WE ARE MAKING SURE WE WILL HAVE A QUORUM OR WE WILL HAVE FOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT
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THAT. THAT JUST SEEMS ODD TO HAVE A MEDIATION. IT REALLY DOES. YEAH. CAUSE TO ME THIS IS YEAH, I WON'T PREVENT BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT THE. I KNOW WE'VE ALREADY DELAYED THIS SO FAR AND IT'S NOT NICE TO THE NEIGHBORS OR TO THE DEVELOPER, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS, MICHELLE? JUST THIS, I MEAN, AS. MR. JONES KNOWS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY 11 YEARS THAT DURING MEDIATION, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WERE THERE AREN'T ALLOWED TO VOTE. SO WE'VE NOT DEALT WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION BEFORE. AND IT'S CHALLENGING BECAUSE I, AS A COUNCIL MEMBER, DON'T GET TO HEAR THE THOUGHT PROCESS AND THE JUSTIFICATION AND HOW THEY GOT TO THESE. AND I DON'T WANT MR. JONES REPRESENTING THE VIEWS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS DURING THIS MEDIATION. SO IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING. AND IT FEELS LIKE THIS PARTICULAR PROCESS IS REALLY FRUITLESS BECAUSE, AS MAYOR BURTENSHAW NOTED, WE'RE GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO THE PUD PROCESS ALL OVER AGAIN. AND IF THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL ISN'T SATISFIED WITH THE CHANGES, WE SAY NO, AND THEN WE GO BACK OVER AGAIN. SO IT'S IT'S JUST A REALLY ODD CIRCLE THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF. THEREFORE, I'M, I'M THEREFORE, I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED MEDIATION BECAUSE THERE IS A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL OF APPROVAL THAT'S GONNA GO BEFORE THIS. AND AT THAT MEETING, I'LL GET TO HEAR THE JUSTIFICATION OF MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEIR PROPOSAL THAT THESE IDEAS. YEAH. AND I WON'T OR AT LEAST APPROVAL. YOU'LL GET TO HEAR THAT THROUGH STAFF. YES. YEAH. IT JUST SEEMS I AGREE, I THINK IN THIS CASE, SO THAT THIS CAN PROGRESS, I AND SINCE IT'S NOT BINDING, WHICH SEEMS ODD, I MEAN, WHY DID WE GO THROUGH THE MEDIATION. WE SHOULD HAVE JUST WENT DIRECTLY TO ANOTHER PUD.IT SEEMS IF THIS IS WHAT THIS IS, IS TO SET THE DIRECTION FEASIBLE. YES IT WAS. YEAH.
YEAH. IT'S A SET DIRECTION. GO AHEAD AND MAKE IT. YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T EXPECT AT THE MEDIATION FOR THE PB TO BE FULLY GROUND AND READY TO GO. RIGHT. AND SO THE IDEA WAS LET'S HAVE AN AGREEMENT THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO. LET'S GET THAT GIVE THE GREEN LIGHT TO THAT. AND THEN WE'LL BRING FORWARD BASED ON THAT. AND OUR ORDINANCE SAYS THAT WE NEED TO CONFIRM THE RESULTS OF MEDIATION. I'M PARAPHRASING. WELL IT ALSO GIVES THE RESIDENTS A CHANCE TO SPEAK. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK I THINK A DIRECTION SETTING LET'S GET A BODY THAT LOOKS SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND THEN WE'LL CONSIDER IT. YEAH. SO YES, I'LL FALL IN LINE ON THAT SINCE EVERYONE WILL HAVE ANOTHER SAY. AND IT WILL BE NOTICED. I DON'T SEE THAT DATE CERTAIN. BUT DID WE HAVE THAT IN HERE? WE DON'T HAVE IT YET BECAUSE AT THE TIME OF THE MEDIATION AGREEMENT, IT WAS STILL SOMETIMES GETTING SOMETHING DONE IN TIME. YOU DON'T KNOW THAT IS THAT IS CORRECT. THEY HAVE TO STILL SUBMIT. I'M SORRY. THEY WILL STILL HAVE TO SUBMIT THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES A A FINAL SITE PLAN THAT HAS ALL OF THE PUD, WHICH MIGHT TAKE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO WORK THROUGH THEIR ENGINEERING SITE PLAN THAT I'M SORRY, I THE PROCESS IS QUITE CIRCULAR, SO I JUST HAD FORGOTTEN THAT PART. SO YES, COUNCILORS, THERE WILL BE A FULL PUD BROUGHT FORWARD TO THIS BODY AGAIN WITH A FULL QUASI JUDICIAL HEARING. SO ONCE AGAIN, NO EX PARTE COMMUNICATION UNTIL THAT IS BROUGHT FORWARD AT SOME UNCERTAIN DATE. AND THEN ABSOLUTELY THE PUBLIC CAN COMMENT AND GIVE THEIR THOUGHTS AS TO WHY THEY DO OR DON'T APPROVE OF IT. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. COUNCIL. WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THAT COUNCIL APPROVE PROPOSED MEDIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS AND THE WILLOWS PLACE TOWNHOMES PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. I'LL SECOND. YES. LARSON. YES. RADFORD. AYE.
MOTION CARRIED. WOULD YOU MIND CALLING THE OTHER TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS? AND THEN THEY WILL JUST THEY WILL JUST STATE ON THE RECORD ABSTAIN. LI ABSTAIN, ABSTAIN. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW
[5.F.6) Public Hearing of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Draft PY 2026-2030 Five Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice presented by Brad Cramer, Perspective Planning & Consulting. Public Hearing of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Draft PY 2026 CDBG Annual Action Plan by Lisa Farris.]
WE ARE HAVING ACTUALLY A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, AND WE WOULD INVITE MISS FARRIS. ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO INVITE MR. BRAD KRAMER TO THE PODIUM.AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE HAVE HIRED A CONSULTANT, AND I HAD WRITTEN DOWN THE THE NAME
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EARLIER. CONSULTANT. YES, PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU. THAT IS PERSPECTIVE. THERE WE GO. HAS CONTRACTED WITH PROSPECTIVE PLANNING AND CONSULTING TO DEVELOP AND COMPLETE THE 2026 THROUGH THE 2030 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN, AND THE ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE. WELCOME TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE BACK WORKING IN IDAHO FALLS AND TO BE HERE.I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TOUGH TASK BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TRY TO CONDENSE 200 PAGES INTO TEN MINUTES OR LESS. THAT'S THE GOAL. A COUPLE OF NOTES THAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE ON THIS FIRST SLIDE. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IS THE THE NEXT FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN FOR CDBG AND THE ANALYSIS OF IMPROVEMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING. THE VERSION THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR PACKET WAS PRODUCED ON A VERY, VERY TIGHT TIMELINE, AND IT HAS BEEN EDITED A LOT. AND SO AS YOU AND THE PUBLIC ENTER INTO THIS NEXT 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD, WHAT I WOULD JUST POINT OUT HERE PUBLICLY IS TO USE THE VERSION THAT IS POSTED ON THE CDBG WEBSITE FOR THE CITY. SO AND I MENTION THAT ALSO BECAUSE AS I GO THROUGH THE SLIDES, YOU MAY SEE SOME. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WHAT YOU MAY HAVE READ IN PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING, WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
THAT IS WHY IT WAS A QUICK TIMELINE THAT WAS VERY DRAFT. WE CONTINUE TO REFINE IT. SO WE HAD A VERSION THAT WAS MORE ACCEPTABLE TO PUT OUT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT. OKAY, MR. CAMERON AND AND AS YOU HAVE NOW INTRODUCED THAT, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO DECLARE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AND, AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU NOW PRESENT TO US WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE RECORD AS PART OF THAT PUBLIC HEARING. AND THIS IS AN UNUSUAL PUBLIC HEARING, BECAUSE THIS IS ONE THAT ACTUALLY WILL STAY OPEN FOR 30 DAYS. USUALLY WE WOULD HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING AND CLOSE IT AND TAKE A VOTE. BUT THIS IS ONE THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE OPEN FOR 30 DAYS. SO ALL OF THE COMMENTS THAT ARE GIVEN OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS WILL BE PART OF THAT PUBLIC RECORD.
OKAY. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN IT TO YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO BE VERY SHORT HERE ON THIS SLIDE. BUT JUST TO TOUCH UPON WHY WE DO A CONSOLIDATED PLAN, ANY ENTITLEMENTS, WHAT'S CALLED AN ENTITLEMENT COMMUNITY IS ONE THAT'S RECEIVING CDBG, CDBG FUNDS DIRECTLY AS A COMMUNITY. AND THE CDBG PROGRAM. AND FOR THOSE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THAT ACRONYM, THAT'S A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, WHICH IS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THEY HAVE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES TO ASSIST LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PREVENTING OR ELIMINATING BLIGHT AND MEET URGENT NEEDS. NOW, WITHIN THOSE CATEGORIES, THERE ARE THERE ARE MULTIPLE CHARACTERIZATIONS, BUT THOSE ARE THE THREE OBJECTIVES. AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH THE FIVE YEAR PLAN IS DEMONSTRATING, FIRST OF ALL, TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT YOU ARE USING THE MONEY TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS. AND WHAT THIS PLAN DOES IS IT LOOKS AT AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DATA AND DOES A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROCESS TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE LOCAL VERSIONS OF THOSE NEEDS ARE. WHERE ARE THE WHERE ARE THE CONCERNS WITH HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? AND THEN THIS DOCUMENT SETS THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE REST OF YOUR CDBG ACTIONS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. SO TONIGHT YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME PRESENTATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REQUESTING FUNDING AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, THEIR THEIR PRESENTATIONS, THOSE FUNDING DECISIONS YOU MAKE TIE DIRECTLY BACK TO THIS DOCUMENT AND THE GOALS THAT IT SETS. AND SO I'LL TALK ABOUT WHAT THOSE GOALS ARE THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THAT DATA ANALYSIS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROCESS. AS PART OF THAT, BEFORE I TALK ABOUT THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION COMPONENT, I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE THING ABOUT THE DATA. WE INTRODUCED A DATA SET THAT I DON'T BELIEVE HAS BEEN USED IN PRIOR FIVE YEAR PLANS. TYPICALLY, YOU'RE RELYING VERY HEAVILY ON THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY, WHICH IS JUST CENSUS DATA. WE INTRODUCED A PORTION OF THE CENSUS DATA THAT IS SPECIFICALLY CURATED FOR HUD, WHICH IS KNOWN AS CHAR DATA OR COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY STRATEGY. WHAT THAT DATA DOES IS REALLY TRIES TO ZERO IN ON WHAT THE HOUSING PROBLEMS ARE. AND I CAN I CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IF THERE'S QUESTIONS, BUT IT DOES PROVIDE A LITTLE A LITTLE DIFFERENT FLAVOR OF DATA TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO HAVE TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE NEEDS ARE. AND SO SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE DID THAT IN THIS ROUND WERE TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY WIDE SURVEY. THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO ONE THAT DEALT WITH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ONE THAT DEALT SPECIFICALLY WITH FAIR HOUSING, THE, THE, THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SURVEY WAS OFFERED TO BOTH.
WELL, THEY WERE ALL THEY WERE BOTH OPERATED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, BUT THAT FIRST SURVEY
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RECEIVED 250 RESPONSES. AND THAT'S SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE FIVE YEARS AGO, THAT SAME EFFORT AND SURVEY RECEIVED 81 RESPONSES. SO YOU HAVE TRIPLE THE RATE, WHICH, YOU KNOW, AS YOU READ THROUGH THE COMMENTS, THE OPEN ENDED COMMENTS, YOU CAN SENSE THAT THERE THERE ARE SOME REAL THEMES AMONGST THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO DID 20 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS AND PARTICIPATED IN THREE DIFFERENT FOCUS GROUPS. AND AS YOU ALREADY NOTED, TONIGHT BEGINS A 30 DAY COMMENT PERIOD WHERE ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC CAN GO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS AND, AND PROVIDE COMMENTS. SO 30 DAYS FROM NOW, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER HEARING TO EXPLAIN WHAT COMMENTS ARE YOU'RE SEEING AND HOW THEY AFFECT THE PLAN. BECAUSE THERE WAS SUCH A HIGH RESPONSE RATE, I WANTED TO TRY AS A CONSULTANT TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AND RESPECTFUL TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO TOOK TIME TO PARTICIPATE, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE DID THAT IN EACH DOCUMENT HERE IN A MOMENT. ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS WAS WITH THE 250 RESPONSES, THOSE THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TELLS US THAT THOSE RESPONDENTS SKEWED TOWARD HOMEOWNERS WITH HIGHER INCOMES.AND THE STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW, OF COURSE, SKEW TOWARDS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE THAT'S WHO THEY SERVE. AND THAT ACTUALLY PROVIDED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THESE TWO DIFFERENT SPECTRUMS OF ECONOMIC STATUS. WHERE ARE THE COMMON THEMES BETWEEN THEM? AND THERE WERE SEVERAL. AND NUMBER ONE WAS THAT AFFORDABILITY IS A PROBLEM IN IDAHO FALLS. AND THERE WAS SOME OBVIOUS RESPONSE THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS THE CITY TO BE MORE INTENTIONAL AND MORE AGGRESSIVE IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE AFFORDABILITY. THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE. SECOND, HOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS ARE RAPIDLY GROWING. IN PARTICULAR, WHAT WAS MENTIONED IS THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS NOW PRESENTS A HIGHER RISK OF HOMELESSNESS THAN SUBSTANCE ABUSE. IT'S A GROWING ISSUE THAT THERE IS GENERALLY A SHORTAGE OF SHELTER IN EMERGENCY BEDS IN IDAHO FALLS, THE SECOND PLACE WHERE THE TWO OF THE SURVEY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS OVERLAPPED, WAS THAT FOURTH BULLET POINT THAT THE CITY NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT CAN BE STREETS AND ACCESSIBILITY PARKS, SUPPORTING THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE AND SUPPORTING IT IN OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL. WE LEARNED THAT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS A CRITICAL NEED, AND I THINK SOME OF THE BEST STORIES TO EMPHASIZE THAT WERE THAT WHEN TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT'S PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, IS UNRELIABLE, THERE IS A CASCADING EFFECT. SO IF I CAN'T GET MY KID TO DAYCARE OR MAKE IT TO MY JOB, I MAY LOSE THAT JOB. AND NOW I CAN'T PAY THE RENT. AND NOW I FIND MYSELF AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. SO TRANSPORTATION IS A CRITICAL NEED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO LEARNED HOUSING DISCRIMINATION IS UNCOMMON, AND WHEN IT DOES OCCUR, IS RARELY BEING REPORTED.
BUT WE ALSO DID LEARN, THOUGH, IS THAT THE MOST COMMON ISSUE AROUND DISCRIMINATION HAS TO DO, AGAIN, WITH MENTAL HEALTH, THAT TENANTS THAT STRUGGLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE OFTEN SEEN AS TROUBLESOME TENANTS AND HAVE A HARD TIME MAINTAINING THEIR HOUSING. SO THAT LEADS US TO THE AND I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT THESE WOULD SHOW UP BETTER, BUT THEY THEY DON'T SHOW UP GREAT.
SO I'LL TRY TO MAYBE READ THROUGH THESE A LITTLE BIT MORE, BUT I WANT TO POINT OUT I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTS BECAUSE CDBG HAS THREE MAJOR CONSTRAINTS WHEN IT COMES TO GOAL SETTING. NUMBER ONE IS THAT IT'S LIMITED BY THOSE HUD CATEGORIES AND OBJECTIVES. IT'S REALLY HARD TO GET OUTSIDE OF THE CDBG AND HUD BOX, EVEN IF THE COMMUNITY SURVEY SAYS SUGGEST AN ACTIVITY. IF IT DOESN'T FIT WITHIN THAT BOX, IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO. NUMBER TWO IS THAT THOSE GOALS HAVE TO BE MEASURABLE AND REPORTABLE. AND SO THERE AGAIN, THERE ARE SOME LIMITATIONS ON JUST MAKING GENERALIZED GOALS THAT NEED TO BE MEASURABLE AND REPORTABLE.
THREE FUNDS ARE LIMITED. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT JUST A LITTLE OVER $400,000. FORTUNATELY, THE ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS IS NOT NEARLY SO FORMULAIC. AND SO WHAT I WOULD ADVISE IS THAT FOR THOSE THINGS THAT DON'T FIT WITHIN THAT CDBG BOX, PAY ATTENTION TO THE GOALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS BECAUSE IT'S NOT SO STRUCTURED. SO JUST AGAIN, TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF THOSE NEEDS, THE PRIORITY NEEDS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE ACTION IS TO CONTINUE TO CREATE NEW HOUSING UNITS. SPECIFICALLY THIS IN THIS CASE, HOMEOWNER UNITS AND REHABILITATE OWNED HOMES IN TERMS OF PREVENTING HOMELESS, PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS AND SERVING SPECIAL NEEDS. THEY'RE ASSISTING WITH APPLICATION FEES.
THAT WAS REPEATEDLY MENTIONED AS A CHALLENGE TO HOUSING. WHEN YOU HAVE APPLICATION FEES, ADMIN FEES REQUIRING THE FIRST AND LAST MONTH'S RENT, THAT MAKES GETTING INTO HOUSING VERY DIFFICULT, ASSISTING WITH OVERNIGHT SHELTERING AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESSNESS. ALSO INVESTING IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THOSE ARE THE PUBLIC WORKS, THE PARKS, THE GIFT PROJECTS, THE DAYCARE ASSISTANCE AND ADA ACCESSIBILITY, AND THEN STUDY AT LEAST ONE AREA FOR SLUM AND BLIGHT DESIGNATION. AND THAT
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THUS FAR IN THE CITY'S PROGRAM HAS REALLY BEEN IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE IT'S A DESIGNATED SLUM AND BLIGHT AREA. SO THIS STUDY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU THAT YOU STUDY AT LEAST ONE AREA TO DESIGNATE AS BLIGHT. NOW I'VE THROWN IN A BONUS GOAL THAT IS NOT WITHIN THAT. IT'S NOT LISTED AS A MEASURABLE GOAL.IT'S A RECOMMENDATION. AND THAT WAS BECAUSE DURING THE INTERVIEWS, ONE THING THAT WAS REPEATED OVER AND OVER WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME FRUSTRATION THAT CDBG IS LIMITED TO THE LMI, THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CENSUS TRACT. SORRY FOR THE ACRONYMS, NUMBER ONE, BUT NUMBER TWO IS THAT THERE'S THERE'S SO MUCH STRUCTURE AROUND HOW THE FUNDS CAN BE SPENT 15% MAXIMUM HERE, MINIMUM 70% OVER HERE, MAXIMUM 20% OVER THERE. AND SO AS I TRY TO EXPLORE, HOW CAN YOU BE RESPONSIVE TO THAT WITHIN THE CDBG BOX? ONE OF THE OPTIONS THAT IS SORT OF RELATIVELY UNKNOWN FOR FOR SMALLER CITIES IS USING THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION STRATEGY AREA.
SO THAT BOTTOM, THAT BOTTOM LINE, THE NRSA WHAT THERE'S A, THERE'S A SUMMARY IN THE PLAN THAT YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT THAT IS, BUT ESSENTIALLY YOU'RE DESIGNATED AN AREA THAT YOU ARE SPECIFICALLY TARGETING FOR REVITALIZATION. AND IT REMOVES A LOT OF NOT ALL OF, BUT A LOT OF THAT STRUCTURE IN HOW THINGS ARE REPORTED, HOW FUNDS CAN BE SPENT, AND THOSE PERCENTAGES. SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY VERY QUICKLY. AND IF YOU ACCEPT THAT RECOMMENDATION TO STUDY WHETHER OR NOT THAT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY AND WHETHER AND HOW THAT COULD BE DONE AND HOW IT WOULD HELP YOU, BECAUSE IT WOULD REMOVE SOME OF THAT STRUCTURE THAT WE FOUND IN THE STAKEHOLDER REVIEWS. THAT WAS FRUSTRATING TO PEOPLE. FINALLY, THE GOALS IN THE ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS. TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE. I'M JUST GOING TO FOCUS ON THE FIRST AND THE LAST BULLET POINT HERE, BECAUSE THE CENTER ONES ARE ARE VERY MUCH, I THINK, IN LINE WITH THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN. BUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE CDBG BOX AND CDBG HAS TO LIVE THERE. WE HEARD THAT WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HOW CAN THE CITY BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AND PROACTIVE AND INTENTIONAL ABOUT DEALING WITH HOUSING ISSUES, ONE IS TO FIND MORE PARTNERS, RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO INCREASE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK THAT CAN BE WITH I-FOR, THAT CAN BE WITH OTHER GRANT PROGRAMS, THAT CAN BE WITH CODE AND POLICY PROGRAMS, BUT FIND THE PARTNERS WITH RESOURCES IS THE RECOMMENDATION. AND THEN THE BOTTOM ONE IS TO LOOK AT HOW THE CITY CAN FIND WITHIN ITS OWN AUTHORITY AND CAPACITY TO DEAL WITH AFFORDABILITY. SO CONDUCTING STUDIES ON OPTIONS SUCH AS REESTABLISHING THE IMPACT FEE WAIVER FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING, THAT WAS ONE OF THE FEW PROGRAMS THE CITY HAD TO INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. LOOKING AT DENSITY BONUS PROGRAMS, ESTABLISHING INCOME RESTRICTED UNITS, THINKING ABOUT DEED RESTRICTIONS OR OTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE, AFFORDABLE HOUSING TOOLS THAT ARE NOT UNCOMMON WITH CITIES OF THIS SIZE. THERE WAS TALK WITH SEVERAL OF THE INTERVIEWS ABOUT PARTNERING WITH BONNEVILLE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING CITIES, ABOUT LOOKING INTO WHETHER HOUSING AUTHORITY IS APPROPRIATE. THIS STUDY DOES NOT RECOMMEND THAT IT IS, BUT IT MAY RECOMMEND THAT YOU START LOOKING AT THOSE TYPES OF OPTIONS TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS AFFORDABILITY IN THE CITY. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S MY FINAL SLIDE. IT WAS IT WAS I DON'T KNOW IF I STAYED WITH MY TEN MINUTES, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE. YES, COUNCILOR. SOMETHING JUST OCCURRED TO ME WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT DISCRIMINATION BEING UNCOMMON. I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT IN TERMS OF ON BASIS OF RACE AND MAYBE SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY COMMON ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF INCOME ABILITY. IF SOMEONE HAS A BAD CREDIT REPORT IN THE CITY. WHERE ARE THEY GOING? THEY'RE LIVING IN THEIR CAR. AND THAT IS DISCRIMINATION OF SOME SORT. AND IT'S JUST ACCEPTED, RIGHT? IT FEELS LIKE AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE THINKING ABOUT. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BECAUSE WE CAN'T DEMAND THAT BUILDERS AND OWNERS TAKE PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE PAYMENT, BUT BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME WAY FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE EARNED THEIR WAY BACK AND SHOWN THAT THEY'RE CAPABLE. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF YOU HAVE A BAD, BAD CREDIT, IT'S, IT'S A NIGHTMARE OR NO CREDIT, WHICH WAS ANOTHER OPTION OR AN ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN SOME OF THESE REVIEWS. YOU'RE DEALING WITH CASH AND DON'T HAVE ACCOUNTS AND DON'T USE DEBT. THAT THAT IS A VERY REAL CHALLENGE. BUT THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE REPORT AND, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. AND WE'LL I'M EXCITED TO LOOK INTO THE NRSA AND, AND A HOUSING AUTHORITY. BOTH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. HERE WE ARE AGAIN. SO THIS IS BEGINNING OF
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OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. IT'S OUR DRAFT FOR 2026. IT IS PART OF THE COMP PLAN THAT BRAD HAD TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS THE ONE COMPONENT THAT WE PULL OUT SEPARATELY BECAUSE WE DO GO THROUGH A NOTICE TO APPLY. SO WE HAVE SOME OF OUR APPLICANTS HERE TONIGHT TOO, THAT WILL SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THEIR PROJECTS A LITTLE BIT. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY. YES. OKAY. SO WE GET TO THE PRESENTATION, THE 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PRESENTATION. PLEASE SHARE. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, THIS IS JUST OPENING UP OUR PUBLIC HEARING FOR OUR 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A DRAFT JUST LIKE THE COMP PLAN. I WON'T GO THROUGH TOO MUCH OF THE HISTORY BECAUSE WE DID THIS RECENTLY, RECENTLY WITH OUR 2025 PAPER, WHICH IS JUST A REPORT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S FUNDS. BUT AS AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A COMMUNITY SINCE 2004, WHICH ALLOWS US TO APPLY FOR OUR FUNDS DIRECTLY TO HUD EACH YEAR. AND WITH THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE A CURRENT COMP PLAN. AND THAT'S WHAT BRAD WAS PRESENTING ON. SO THIS IS OUR FIFTH PLAN THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN. FOR THE 2026 SEVEN YEAR. IT'LL BE OUR 23RD YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.WE'RE ON TRACK TO RECEIVE 414,134, WITH THE APPROVAL OF OUR NEW COMP PLAN AND OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN THAT GOES WITH IT TO INCLUDING 2026 FUNDS, WE'LL JUST BE OVER $9,000,203 IN CDBG FUNDS OVER THE YEARS, WHICH IS QUITE A BIT. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY OF OUR COVID FUNDS. WE DID RECEIVE 15 APPLICANTS THIS YEAR, OVER 627 000 TOTAL. WHAT WE USE OUR FUNDS FOR, THEY ARE LIMITED AND THERE'S GUIDELINES, THERE'S GOALS, AND THERE'S PRIORITIES THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, BUT WE LIKE TO USE THEM TO ASSIST THE CITY IN FUNDING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED WITH GENERAL FUNDS, ASSIST LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN FILLING IN A GAP OF SERVICE, OR ASSIST CITY AND LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS IN LEVERAGING ADDITIONAL FUNDS. AS BRAD POINTED OUT, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES BENEFITING LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PREVENTING OR ELIMINATING CONDITIONS OF STORM OF LIGHT OR MEETING AN URGENT NEED. THEY HAVE TO BE A HUD ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY, AND AGAIN, THEY HAVE TO MEET THE CRITERIA OF THE CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND BE APPROVED FOR THE 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. THEY ALSO HAVE TO MEET ONE OF FOUR CRITERIA EITHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY OR PUBLIC SERVICE PRIORITY. HAVE TO BE WITHIN OUR THREE CENSUS TRACKS. AND I'LL SHARE SOME EXAMPLES BRIEFLY WITH YOU. SO THIS IS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS IS OUR SECOND PHASE OF THIS PARTICULAR AREA IN NORTH HIGHLAND PARK WITH STREET IMPROVEMENTS. SO THERE'S ELMER BEFORE AND ELMER AFTER. THERE WAS A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PRIORITY WITH HABITAT. SO THIS WAS ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. SO THEY COULD BUILD TRIPLEX UNIT ON IT. THERE IT IS TODAY. AND THEN IN THAT AREA, WE WERE ABLE TO DO SOME REHAB OF A SINGLE UNIT THAT WAS DONATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE JACKSONVILLE JUNCTION TO WHERE THE DEVELOPERS DONATED THE HOME, AND IT WAS PLACED ON A FOUNDATION AND MADE INTO A SINGLE UNIT. THERE'S HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR SINGLE UNIT, MAKING IT MORE ADA. THERE'S A ECONOMIC OR SIGN AN AWNING PROJECT DOWNTOWN. AND HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. THESE ARE JUST SOME THAT WE'VE ALLOCATED FUNDS TO OVER THE YEARS. AND THIS IS OUR LIST OF APPLICANTS FOR 2026 FUNDING. I'LL READ THROUGH THE LIST BECAUSE NOT
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ALL OF OUR APPLICANTS ARE ABLE TO MAKE IT TONIGHT. AND THE ONES THAT ARE, ARE IN OUR AUDIENCE, AND I'M SURE THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO COME TELL YOU ABOUT THE PROJECTS AFTER I INTRODUCE SOME OF THE OTHERS. SO FOR THE 2026 APPLICATION CYCLE, WE HAD IDAHO LEGAL AID REQUESTING 24000 FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER, CRISIS CENTER OF EASTERN IDAHO CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR CLIENTS 18 AND OLDER. REQUESTING 3000 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER. THEY'RE REQUESTING TEN 000 FOR THEIR GED PROGRAM TESTING VOUCHERS. UNITED WAY HOUSE CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS REQUESTING 3000 TO ASSIST WITH AFFORDABLE DAYCARE EXPENSES. SALVATION ARMY'S HERE TO REQUEST 14000 FOR THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY, AND THEN ALSO FOR SALARY FOR A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. EXCUSE ME. LET'S GO BACK HERE. I GOT CARRIED AWAY ON THE CLICKER. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUR LIST. SO IDAHO FALLS SOUP KITCHEN, THEY'RE ASKING FOR 3000 TO HELP TRAIN THEIR VOLUNTEERS IN FOOD HANDLING. IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT. WE'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT TONIGHT. THEY'RE REQUESTING 5000 TO IMPROVE, TO CONTINUE THEIR CYBER WORK DOWNTOWN. AND CITY PUBLIC WORKS IS ASKING FOR 195,000 TO CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN THE HIGHLAND PARK SUBDIVISION. YMCA IS ASKING FOR 100,000 TO TRANSFER AN EXISTING INDOOR RACQUETBALL COURT TO AN INDOOR PLAY STRUCTURE FOR YOUTH AND IDAHO COUNTY ACTION PARTNERS ARE REQUESTING 5900. $9,940 FOR PARKING LOT, WAREHOUSE, LED LIGHTING UPGRADE. IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION IS HERE TO REQUEST 12,500 TO REPLACE THEIR EXISTING CAMERAS WITH A NEW INTERNAL EXTERNAL SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE SOMEHOW THAT KEEPS GETTING ADDED. AND THAT WAS LAST YEAR'S. SO THEY'RE STARTING THEIR PROGRAM, THEIR PROJECT NEXT WEEK. BUT THAT'S THE 2025 FUNDING FALLS SENIOR CENTER MEALS ON WHEELS ARE ASKING FOR FUNDS FOR THEIR DISPOSABLE TRAYS TO CONTINUE THEIR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM, AND THEN ADMINISTRATIVE. WE'RE ASKING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR ONE FULL TIME EMPLOYEE, THE 20% MAX, TO MANAGE THE PROGRAM. SO ALL IN ALL, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 627,850 404 IN REQUESTS, WITH 15 APPLICATIONS FOR 2026. SO I KNOW I HAVE A LIST THAT I GAVE TO YOU IN YOUR WORKSHOP, AND THAT WOULD BE SOME OF OUR GUESTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR PROJECTS. SO WE WANT TO INVITE THEM TO SPEAK AND THEN I'LL COME BACK WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED. THANK YOU.AND ANYONE ELSE. YEAH. OKAY. COUNCILOR RADFORD, GO AHEAD. AND WE KNOW THAT YOU DO HAVE A COMMENT. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT I AM THE CEO AT EASTERN IDAHO COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP, AND I WILL NOT BE VOTING OR PARTICIPATING SO THAT THAT ISN'T PERCEIVED DIFFERENTLY. ALSO, WE PURPOSELY DIDN'T APPLY FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES SO THAT WE WOULDN'T TAKE AWAY FROM ANY MONEY FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE SECTION OF THE GRANT. WE WILL BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE LMI. IS THAT CORRECT? THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BRADFORD. OKAY, SO WE I AM GOING TO CALL MEMBERS FROM THIS LIST, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE WELCOME TO COME AND GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT. SO IF IF, WHEN WHEN WE'RE FINISHED, I JUST HAPPEN TO KNOW SOME OF THE PEOPLE FROM MISS FERRIS THAT SHE IS SAID TO HAVE COME TO TESTIFY. BUT THIS IS, OF COURSE, A PUBLIC HEARING, AND SO IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY TONIGHT. TONIGHT, THE FIRST ONE THAT WE DO HAVE FROM IDAHO LEGAL AID, MISS KEELY BOREN. HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS KELLY BOREN. I MENTIONED I AM A STAFF ATTORNEY WITH THE LEGAL AID HERE IN IDAHO FALLS, AND I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A QUICK PROJECT PLAN SUMMARY FOR WHAT WE ARE REQUESTING AND PLANNING TO DO WITH THE FUNDS, IF THEY ARE GIVEN TO US, LIKE WAS MENTIONED BY LISA, WE'RE REQUESTING $24,000 THAT WILL BE
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USED FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE DIRECT LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO IDAHO FALLS RESIDENTS THAT FIT IN THE LOW TO MODERATE INCOME REQUIREMENTS. A FEW SERVICES THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WITH THESE FUNDS INCLUDE PROTECTION ORDERS, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND STALKING RELATED ISSUES, ALONG WITH DIVORCE, CUSTODY ISSUES AND ALSO HOUSING AND EVICTION ISSUES. OUR ELIGIBILITY IS ALSO BASED ON OUR LLC REQUIREMENTS ALONG WITH HUD REQUIREMENTS, AND THAT GOES INTO THE LOW TO MODERATE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO MEET. ALSO, WE ESTIMATE ABOUT 252 HOURS OF LEGAL SERVICES WILL BE ABLE TO BE PROVIDED WITH THESE FUNDS, AND OUR TIMELINE WOULD BEGIN UPON GRANT ACCEPTANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS BRIAN. FROM THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS CENTER. MISS APRIL CRANDALL. I ACTUALLY NO, I DON'T SEE HER IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT FROM OUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER. AND JOHNSON. WELCOME, MISS JOHNSON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER IS REQUESTING $10,000 IN CDBG FUNDING TO SUPPORT OUR GED TESTING VOUCHERS FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS. THIS PROGRAM SERVES PEOPLE AGE 16 AND OLDER ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO, MANY OF WHOM ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND CANNOT AFFORD THE COST REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE JOURNEY. OUR STUDENTS ARE 100% LOW INCOME AND MANY FACE BARRIERS THAT MAKE TRADITIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, UNSTABLE FAMILY SITUATIONS, INCARCERATION, PREGNANCY, EMPLOYMENT DEMANDS, AND DISRUPTED SCHOOLING. OUR GED PROGRAM IS UNIQUE BECAUSE IT IS FLEXIBLE AND INDIVIDUALIZED AND OPEN ENDED, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CONTINUE WHERE THEY LEFT OFF RATHER, INSTEAD OF STARTING ALL OVER EACH TIME, THE BIGGEST NON-SALARY COST IN OUR PROGRAM IS TESTING VOUCHERS. WE SPEND ABOUT $27,000 A YEAR ON THESE VOUCHERS, AND THE AVERAGE STUDENT TESTING COST IS $350.THE REQUESTED 10,000 WOULD GO DIRECTLY TOWARDS PRETEST OFFICIAL GED TEST AND TEST, SO STUDENTS CAN COMPLETE THE CREDENTIAL THAT OPENS THE DOOR TO BETTER EMPLOYMENT, HIGHER EDUCATION, AND LONG TERM STABILITY. A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT GRADUATE NO LONGER NEED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THE PROGRAM PRODUCES REAL RESULTS. IN 2025, WE GRADUATED 89 STUDENTS AND GRADUATES HAVE GONE ON TO TECHNICAL TRAINING, COLLEGE, MILITARY SERVICE PROMOTIONS, WAGE INCREASES, AND JOBS THAT REQUIRE GED. OUR GED PROGRAM HAS BEEN SERVING THIS COMMUNITY FOR OVER 25 YEARS, YET IT RECEIVES NO STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING. ALL CDBG FUNDS AWARDED WILL BE SPENT BY THE CORRECT TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CONSIDERING OUR REQUEST. MISS JOHNSON AND I DO HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. YOU DO PROVIDE THE TESTS AT AT YOUR CENTER, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. OKAY. THE REAL TESTS ARE TAKEN AT THE COLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO. BUT WE PAY FOR THAT AND WE SCHEDULE IT. YES. OKAY. SO SO YOU ARE THE FACILITATOR ALL THE WAY THROUGH. ALL THE WAY THROUGH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND THEN FROM UNITED WAY IS ARIEL HALL NEW TONIGHT? YES, I AM OKAY. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M CHRIS, I'M THE CEO OF UNITED WAY. ARIEL DOMESTIC. SO OUR ALICE CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIPS.
WE HAVE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. ALICE IS A DEMOGRAPHIC IN OUR COMMUNITY WHICH MEANS ASSET LIMITED. INCOME CONSTRAINED. EMPLOYED. KEY WORD THERE IS EMPLOYED. SADLY, THE NUMBERS GOING THE WRONG WAY FOR THIS DEMOGRAPHIC IN IDAHO FALLS, AND IT'S NOW UP TO 38% OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND ABOVE THAT IS 75% OF THAT NUMBER IS SINGLE WOMEN HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDS. THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT A MAJORITY OF
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SINGLE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, WOMEN WITH AT LEAST TWO CHILDREN. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP. ONE OTHER FAMILY THAT WAS FALLS INTO THE ALICE DEMOGRAPHIC. THIS FUNDING ALLOWS THOSE FAMILIES TO HAVE A LITTLE LIFT. WE KNOW THAT RENT EATS FIRST, SO IF WE CAN GIVE THAT A LITTLE LESS BURDEN ON THAT FAMILY TO PAY THEIR RENT ON TIME, HAVE SOME MONEY FOR FOOD, THEN IT'S JUST BENEFICIAL THAT THAT FAMILY CAN STAY IN THE WORKFORCE. A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE AT THE LOWER INCOME LEVELS. THEY'RE CNAS, FIRST YEAR TEACHERS, BIG BOX EMPLOYEES, SECRETARIES, THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY'RE THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE KIND OF THE QUIET WORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT THEY KEEP US MOVING. THEY'RE IDAHO'S WORKING POOR. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THREE OUTSTANDING CHILD CARE FACILITIES IN THE AREA. WE WORK WITH SMALL WORLD AND THE YMCA. AND ALSO I DON'T REMEMBER YET. BUT ANYWAY, THEY'VE BEEN AWESOME TO WORK WITH AND THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP ASSIST WITH THE FAMILIES. AND WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS THE BENEFIT IS NOT ONLY THE CHILDCARE SUPPORT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE THEM, IT'S THE OTHER RESOURCES AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT WE CAN HELP THEM MAKE IN THE COMMUNITY. ALICE. FAMILIES, UNFORTUNATELY, DO NOT FIT WITHIN ANY SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY MAKE TOO MUCH TO FIT INTO THOSE GUIDELINES, BUT THEY DON'T MAKE ENOUGH EVERY MONTH. THEY'RE JUST STRUGGLING MONTH TO MONTH. SO WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH MAYBE THE COMMUNITY FOOD BASKET, MAYBE RENTAL ASSISTANCE, THINGS LIKE THAT. OR NOT, SORRY, UTILITY ASSISTANCE FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. MERCY. VINCENT DEPAUL. IT'S REALLY HELPING THEM MAKE THE CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND FEEL THAT WE'RE ALL HERE TO SUPPORT THEM. SO THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. AND WE'RE, LIKE I SAID, SO APPRECIATIVE. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE FUNDED IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, BUT THE NEED, UNFORTUNATELY, IS GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAN YOU STATE YOUR STATE YOUR NAME ONE MORE TIME? CHRIS WARSAMA WARSAMA. THAT IS PROBABLY WHY I DIDN'T GET IT.SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE CAPTAIN JOHN MARK LAMB FROM THE SALVATION ARMY. AND I'M MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE THIS EVENING. WE DO HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE SUPPORT FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF THE SALVATION ARMY IS TO ELEVATE IDAHO FALLS THROUGH MAKING SURE PEOPLE FEEL SEEN, VALUED AND DIGNIFIED. AND SO THIS HAS BEEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO THAT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGH RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, ALLOWING PEOPLE TO MAINTAIN OR STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT RENT AND BUY FOOD INSTEAD, JUST DOES JUST THAT IS MAKE THEM FEEL SEEN, VALUED AND DIGNIFIED. AND SO YEAH, SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE.
I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF OUR FUNDING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE CITY IF POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK YOU ONE CLARIFYING. OH, GO AHEAD, COUNCIL MEMBER. I JUST WONDERED WHAT IT MEANS WHERE IT SAYS, IF I'M READING THIS RIGHT.
INDIRECT COSTS FOR SUPPORT SERVICE OCCUPANCY, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? THAT'S JUST LIKE OUR OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE. WE HAVE A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE IN THAT HOUSE TO COVER SOME OF THAT COSTS. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING BECAUSE IT WAS THE SALARY FOR ONE FTE WAS ONLY $938. SO THAT WAS JUST A A BIT JUST A SMALL PORTION. YEAH. JUST THE HOURS THAT SHE PUTS TOWARDS TO THIS SPECIFIC THING. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE. WE HAVE ANGIE. WE I DON'T SEE HER AS WELL. JANELLE FALCONER. WELCOME MISS FAULKNER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, FOR LETTING ME COME SPEAK. MY NAME IS JANELLE FAULKNER AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEST PREGNANCY CARE CENTER. WE'VE BEEN OFFERING FREE, LIMITED OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUNDS IN IDAHO FALLS RIGHT OVER HERE FOR THE LAST YEAR. YOU GUYS PROVIDED FUNDS FOR US, AND WE'RE ASKING FOR $400 PER ULTRASOUND PER WEEK.
AND THAT COMES UP TO BE ABOUT $20,000 A YEAR. ABOUT 80% OF OUR CLIENTS ARE BELOW $40,000.
AND NOT ONLY DO WE PROVIDE LIMITED OBSTETRICAL ULTRASOUNDS, WE ALSO PROVIDE RESOURCES, REFERRALS, AND MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES. AND 45% OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNPLANNED. SO THESE WOMEN ARE COMING TO US IN CRISIS AND SCARED. THEY DON'T
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KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. SO WE CHECK FOR THOSE THREE THINGS. WITH OUR LIMITED ULTRASOUNDS, WE CHECK FOR VIABILITY THAT THERE'S A HEARTBEAT. WE CHECK THAT IT'S IN THE UTERUS, AND WE ALSO CHECK THAT IS A ROUGH GESTATIONAL AGE, AND THEY CAN GET THAT. AND A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS THAT WE'RE SEEING ARE RIGHT ABOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET MEDICAID. SO THEN EVERYTHING WOULD BE OUT OF POCKET SO WE CAN CONFIRM PREGNANCY, CALM THEIR FEARS, WALK WITH THEM. IF THEY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES, WE HAVE AN ON SITE COUNSELOR THAT CAN MEET WITH THEM FOR FREE, AND THEN WE CAN REFER THEM TO THE COMMUNITY WITH OTHER RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE. THANK YOU, MISS FAULKNER. WE ALSO HAVE PAUL MANSOUR TONIGHT, MR. MANSOUR FROM IDAHO FALLS SOUP KITCHEN. GOOD EVENING. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN US IN THE PAST. I'M WITH THE IDAHO. I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE IDAHO FALLS SOUP KITCHEN AND HAVE BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR. WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1985. WE STARTED SERVING PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES TO PEOPLE, AND WE'VE GROWN INTO A FULL SCALE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM. AND AT LAST COUNT, WE'RE SERVING ABOUT 16,000 PEOPLE A MONTH, LUNCH FIVE DAYS A WEEK, TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A FAIR NUMBER OF OUR GUESTS WOULD BE COMPLETELY ALONE THE WHOLE DAY IF NOT FOR THE SOUP KITCHEN. AND THIS IS A SOCIAL ASPECT. I MEAN, WE'RE ALL ABOUT FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY, BUT WE PROVIDE A SAFE AND HOSPITABLE PLACE FOR FOR AN HOUR. PEOPLE CAN VISIT AND EAT WITH FRIENDS WHILE THEY ARE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY THAT EVERY PERSON DESERVES. AS WONDERFUL AS IT ALL SOUNDS, KEEPING AN OPERATION LIKE THIS RUNNING REQUIRES A LOT OF ORGANIZATION, AND WE'RE LEARNING NEW THINGS ALL THE TIME, AND THE MONEY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS YEAR IS FOR TRAINING, BECAUSE THERE ARE FOOD HANDLING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE, AND ALSO FROM THE IDAHO FOOD BANK THAT WE HAVE TO MEET TO STAY IN OPERATION AND TO KEEP RECEIVING FOOD FROM THEIR PANTRY. AND SO WE ESTIMATE THAT IT'S ABOUT 10% OF OUR OUR DIRECTOR'S TIME IS SPENT TRAINING VOLUNTEERS AND GETTING THEM CERTIFIED EITHER AT 1 OR 2 LEVELS, EITHER KITCHEN MANAGER LEVEL OR AT A FOOD HANDLING LEVEL. AND SO THIS IS THE MONEY THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE SERVING LUNCH TOMORROW. I WILL BE COOKING AND IT'LL BE TWO CASSEROLE. IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN, IT'S FREE. SO WE WELCOME YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. MR. ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE FROM OUR IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, MISS CARRIE HAMMOND. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE BACK IN THIS ROOM AGAIN. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL. MY NAME IS CARRIE HAMMOND. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT, AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, THERE ARE VERY THERE ARE A LOT OF NEEDS DOWNTOWN. WE ARE A 501 C THREE. FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, WE'RE ALSO A 501 C SIX. WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ENTITIES, IF YOU WILL. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK WE ARE A CITY DEPARTMENT. ALTHOUGH WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CITY, WE ARE A SEPARATE ENTITY. WE GET FUNDING, OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPERTY OWNERS, AND THEN WE ALSO GET FUNDING THROUGH SPONSORSHIPS AND GRANTS AND ALSO THROUGH PARKING. BUT THIS THIS EVENING, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE FACADE IMPROVEMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE. DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS IS A SHARED COMMUNITY ASSET. ITS SUCCESS SUPPORTS LOCAL BUSINESSES, ATTRACTS VISITORS, GENERATES TAX REVENUE, AND REINFORCES OUR CITY'S IDENTITY. WE APPROACH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION WITH RESPECT FOR THE MANY PRESSING NEEDS ACROSS IDAHO FALLS, AND WITH EQUAL RESPECT FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY WE ALL SHARE TO PROTECT THE PROGRESS OF DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS, THE IDAHO FALLS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS. EXPERIENCE A WELL EXPERIENCING A WELL DOCUMENTED SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHALLENGE. EXPECTATIONS, USAGE AND MAINTENANCE NEEDS OF THE DOWNTOWN CORE HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, WHILE AVAILABLE REVENUE AND HUMAN CAPACITY TO RESPONSIBLY AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT HAVE NOT KEPT PACE WITH INFLATION. WE ARE RESPONDING TO THIS CHALLENGE THROUGH OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, TECHNOLOGY, ENHANCED SECURITY COORDINATION AND CONTINUOUS COST CONTAINMENT. EVEN SO, DEMAND NOW EXCEEDS WHAT EXISTING RESOURCES CAN SUSTAIN. THE PROJECTS PROPOSED IN THIS APPLICATION REFLECT[01:45:03]
STAKEHOLDER INPUT FROM MERCHANTS, PROPERTY OWNERS, RESIDENTS, VISITORS, CITY STAFF, AND OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THEY FOCUS ON PUBLIC BENEFIT, SAFETY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY, NOT ESTHETICS ALONE. KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDE CONTINUED FACADE IMPROVEMENT AND SIGNAGE GRANTS THAT CATALYZE PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND STRENGTHEN THE DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE REPAIR AND ENHANCEMENT OF ESSENTIAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING WASTE RECEPTACLES, LIGHTING AND PEDESTRIAN INTERSECTION PAVERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PRESENT, SAFETY CONCERNS, AND THEN A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, INCLUDING PARKING SIGNAGE TO HELP OUR VISITORS AND GUESTS FIND THE PARKING. THAT IS CURRENTLY A LITTLE CONFUSING. THESE EFFORTS REPRESENT CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP, STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC FUNDS, A MODEST CDBG INVESTMENT WHEN PAIRED WITH PRIVATE DOLLARS, VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL DISCIPLINE PRODUCES RETURNS FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY I HAVE. DDC IS COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION, AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY. WE ARE EXPLORING EVERY VIABLE FUNDING AVENUE, INCLUDING FUNDRAISING, GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS, VOLUNTEERISM, AND INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES. THIS APPLICATION IS NOT A REQUEST TO SHIFT BURDEN, BUT TO SHARE IT EQUITABLY. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND THE TRUST PLACED IN IFDC TO RESPONSIBLY AND TRANSPARENTLY MANAGE THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AS WELL AS DOWNTOWN PARKING, REGIONAL AND LOCAL MARKETING EFFORTS AND OTHER INITIATIVES TO KEEP OUR CITY'S CORE THRIVING TO. TOGETHER, WE CAN ENSURE THAT DOWNTOWN IDAHO FALLS REMAINS A POINT OF PRIDE RATHER THAN A CAUTIONARY TALE OF MISSED OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TONIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. HAMMOND. OKAY. YES. OKAY. DO WE HAVE BRAD SIMMONS FROM. OKAY, OKAY. TANNER ROAN FROM THE YMCA. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEN AND WOMEN. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY, IDAHO FALLS YMCA, WE ARE GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE 81 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GREATER COMMUNITY BY THE FALLS. AND DURING THAT TIME, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO KEEP THE COSTS DOWN AND TO BE READILY AVAILABLE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TO GIVE THEM ACCESS TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, HEALTHY LIVING SUPPORT OR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AREAS OF FUNDING OR CONNECTIONS TO GREATER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE ARE IN A PIVOTAL TIME WHERE OUR SERVICES ARE MAXED OUT AT THE CAPACITY OF WHICH OUR FACILITY OPERATES IN. WE ARE. WE ARE SEEKING THE SUPPORT WITH THE CDBG GRANT TO HELP TRANSFORM AN UNDERUTILIZED SPACE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY TRANSFORMING A OUTDATED INDOOR RACQUETBALL COURTS INTO AN INDOOR RECREATIONAL PLAYGROUND SPACE. THE SPACE WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR ALL IN THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE ACCESS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP, WITH THE Y, TO MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO CONNECT OR TO UNWIND, TO GIVE THEIR CHILDREN A PLACE TO HAVE FREE PLAY, SOCIAL, SOCIAL GATHERINGS, FOR FAMILIES TO REALIZE THAT THEY'RE NOT ALONE AND THAT THEY HAVE A RESOURCE TO ALLOW THEIR KIDS TO GET A LOT OF ENERGY OUT, ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHERE OUTDOOR PLAY IS LIMITED DUE TO COLD WEATHER AND OR UNLIKE THIS YEAR, THE SNOWPACK. SO WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT AGAIN. WE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN YEARS PAST, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME AND THE ENERGY THAT GOES FORTH TO MAKING SURE THAT THESE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. SO THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. MR. RON. I DON'T SEE MR. PERKINS FROM IDAHO FALLS. OH, YES, YOU ARE. THERE YOU ARE. HI. HOW ARE YOU? YES. FROM IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION. WELCOME. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, MISS FARRIS, MY NAME IS CHARLES HALE. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT THE IDAHO FALLS RESCUE MISSION, AND WE'RE JUST HONORED TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY WITH OUR EMERGENCY SHELTERS FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND FAMILIES. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR 12,500, AND YOU CAN READ THE APPLICATION. BUT LET ME JUST EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS, REALLY.WHEN WE INSTALLED IDAHO FALLS FIBER, WHICH IS AWESOME, THAT KIND OF, THEY KIND OF DICTATE WHERE YOUR TECH CLOSET GOES. AND THAT DIDN'T REALLY MATCH UP WHERE OUR FORMER TECH CLOSET WAS. AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, WE RAN A WIRE FROM THE EXISTING OR THE NEW ROUTER OVER TO THE
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EXISTING ROUTER. AND SO WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M ASKING YOU TO DO IS TO CONSOLIDATE THAT INTO THE, THE NEW TECH CLOSET. WE JUST WANTED USE OUR EXISTING CAMERAS, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF RUNNING OF NETWORK CABLES TO THE NEW TECH CLOSET IN ADDITION TO. SO IN ADDITION TO OUR SHELTERS, WE ALSO RUN A FOOD PANTRY. AND WE'VE JUST RECENTLY LEASED A SPACE TO DO CLOTHING DONATIONS. SO ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN COME AND GET FREE CLOTHING FROM US. SO THAT THAT IS AT EIGHT 74.5 PARK AVENUE, WHICH IS ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM OUR MEN'S SHELTER. AND SO I AM INCLUDING SOME EQUIPMENT TO GET SOME OF THE SECURITY CAMERAS OVER THERE AS WELL. SO IN ADDITION TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS ROUTERS AND RUNNING NEW CABLE TO THIS TECH CLOSET, I AM ASKING FOR, I THINK 6 TO 10 NEW CAMERAS, BUT THAT'S ESSENTIALLY IT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE OUR IDAHO FALLS SENIOR CENTER, THE MEALS ON WHEELS. I WONDERED WHETHER THIS WOULD I HAVE SARAH REINER. BUT MR. CARL CASPERSEN, WHO IS OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, IS BEFORE US TONIGHT TO SPEAK FOR THE IDAHO FALLS SENIOR CENTER. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M HUMBLED TO BE HERE TONIGHT. JUST SEEING, AGAIN, THE THE NEEDS THAT ARE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY, THEY'RE VAST AND THERE ARE MANY. I AM REPRESENTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SARAH REINER TONIGHT. AND PURPOSE OF OUR REQUEST IS TO PROVIDE DISPOSABLE TRAYS, AS WELL AS REUSABLE TRAYS FOR OUR MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. WE PROCESSED ABOUT 250 MEALS PER DAY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THAT ARE DELIVERED TO MOSTLY SHUT INS, HALF OF WHICH ARE ABOUT, ABOUT HALF OF WHICH ARE ELDERLY. AND THEN ON THE WEEKENDS, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, WE PROVIDE 100 MEALS THAT ARE USED, DISPOSABLE TRAYS. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR CLEANLINESS AND THE REQUIREMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE MET THAT WAY. SOME OF THE REUSABLE ONES ARE WASHED AND OF COURSE DISPOSABLE ONES ARE THROWN AWAY. BUT YOU HAVE HELPED US WITH THIS IN THE PAST, AND THE SENIOR CENTER DOES RELY ON PRIMARILY DONATIONS AND GRANTS. SARAH REINER DOES A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH AND APPLYING FOR THOSE GRANTS. SO AGAIN, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS REQUEST THAT WE HAVE TONIGHT, AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE GIVE TO THE SENIOR CENTER AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE DO THERE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CASPERSEN. OKAY. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY OF OKAY, GUYS. THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, IT SAYS 2025 CDBG APPLICANTS AND IT'S 2026.I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. SO WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS, THIS IS WE STARTED THIS ON APRIL 4TH. SO WE WENT THROUGH OUR INVITATIONS TO APPLY. ON MAY 3RD TO THE 14TH. WE HAD OUR APPLICATIONS AND RECEIVED. AND WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PROVING ELIGIBILITY. AND THEN TONIGHT OUR OUR PUBLIC HEARING OPENS UP TO JUNE 22ND. AND THAT TIMEFRAME WILL CONSIDER ALL COMMENTS AND WILL BECOME PART OF THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. WE REGROUP WITH THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION ON JULY 6TH FOR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUNDING FOR THE 2026 CYCLE, AND GO FOR A RESOLUTION ON JULY 9TH, AND THE PLAN IS DUE TO HUD BEFORE AUGUST 16TH. SO THAT'S OUR DUE DATE. THAT'S OUR SCHEDULE. TYPICALLY, WE DON'T RECEIVE OUR FUNDS UNTIL OUR PLANS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE THREE PLANS THAT HAVE TO BE APPROVED. SO COMP PLAN AND ALSO THE IMPEDIMENTS. AND THEN ALSO THE 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN. SO TYPICALLY END OF AUGUST, SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME. SHOULD WE GET APPROVED. THAT'S WHEN WE RECEIVE OUR FUNDING. AND ALL COMMENTS QUESTIONS CAN BE SENT TO TO ME THERE'S MY EMAIL ADDRESS. THERE'S ALSO A LINK TO THE CITY WEB PAGE FOR ALL THREE DRAFT PLANS CAN BE LINKED AND VIEWED. COMMENTS CAN BE SENT TO ME. BUT AGAIN, IT'S. I THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE, AND ESPECIALLY OUR APPLICANTS THAT CAME OUT TONIGHT TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND COUNCIL. MAYOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM OVER THE YEARS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANY ANY
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COMMENTS, ANYTHING BEFORE WE THE HEARING STAYS OPEN? SO IF NOT, I DO WANT TO THANK HOW MANY PEOPLE CAME TONIGHT AS WELL AS FOR I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU POUR YOUR HEART INTO THESE PROGRAMS YEAR AFTER YEAR. IT IS IMMENSELY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING. IT IS. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION BECAUSE EVERY YEAR, THIS 15% MAX OF ALLOCATION IS A THIRD OF WHAT THE ASKS ARE. AND IT IS OUR LARGEST ASK. AND I'M HOPING THAT THERE IS SOME WAY TO REMOVE SOME OF THE STRUCTURE AROUND THESE GRANTS. I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S GOING TO BE THE WAY, BUT I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO LOOKING AT THAT BECAUSE THAT HAS BEEN THAT'S THE CHALLENGE, IS THAT THE GREATEST NEED SEEM TO BE IN WHERE THE MONEY IS LEAST ALLOCATED. COUNCILOR LEE, I CAN SEE YOU WANT TO CAN I JUST I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING ABLE TO SIT THROUGH THIS.AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER CASPERSEN. THE NEEDS ARE VAST, BUT IT'S BEEN SO IMPRESSIVE TO SIT HERE THIS EVENING AND SEE THE TALENT AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK TOWARDS ADDRESSING THOSE NEEDS, AND IT IS HUMBLING. THANK YOU FOR STATING THAT, AND I'M JUST SUPER IMPRESSED. OKAY, SO THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL JUNE 22ND, JUNE 22ND. IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC COMMENT TO BE MADE, YOU CAN DIRECT IT TO MISS FERRIS IN HER OFFICE. OKAY,
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COUNSEL. OUR NEXT ITEM IS ALSO A LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S FOR THE ANNEXATION AND INITIAL ZONING. I DO THINK WE HAVE SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT COMING TO US FROM THIS ONE, FROM DIRECTOR SANDER. SO IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND APPROACHING THE PODIUM. YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AFTER THOSE PRESENTATIONS, I FEEL LIKE WHAT WE DO IS, IS PEANUTS COMPARED TO WHAT OTHER PEOPLE DO. BUT THIS ITEM, THE THE APPLICANT HAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED THAT WE TABLE THIS ITEM TO JUNE 4TH, THE CITY COUNCIL, WE HAD MET WITH THEM JUST AS RECENTLY AS YESTERDAY EVENING AND. AND THEY WANTED A COUPLE ANSWERS FROM SOME DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THE ANNEXATION AND FUTURE SITE PLAN. SO THEY HAVE SPECIFICALLY IN WRITING, REQUESTED JUST AS OF AT 430 TODAY, THAT THEY'VE REQUESTED TO TABLE THAT TO JUNE 4TH. SO WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT. AND THAT WILL COUNT AS THE PUBLIC NOTICING. SO IT'S BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED THIS BY TABLING IT. IT WILL BE THAT THAT IS THE PUBLIC NOTICE TO THE DATE CERTAIN OF JUNE 4TH AND FOURTH. YES. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. AND COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS, YOU CAN CORRECT IT. IF IT'S WRONG. I MOVE THAT WE TABLE. THE DISCUSSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND PUBLIC HEARING UNTIL DATE CERTAIN OF JUNE 4TH, SECOND. CORRECT? YES. YES. RADFORD. A. LARSON. YES.[5.F.8) Legislative Public Hearing for the Annexation and Initial Zoning of R1, Single Dwelling Residential with the Controlled Development Airport Overlay Zone - Annexation and Initial Zoning Ordinances and Reasoned Statements of Relevant Criteria and Standards for approximately 3.677 acres in the SE ¼ of Section 27, and the SW ¼ of Section 26, Township 2 North, Range 37 East. ]
FRANCIS. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. SO, COUNCIL, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THE LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION AND INITIAL ZONING OF R ONE. AND WE WOULD WELCOME DIRECTOR SANDER BACK TO THE PODIUM. THIS IS 3.677 ACRES. AND TYPICALLY WE HAVE THE APPLICANT SPEAK IF YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO SPEAK FOR ME TO SPEAK FIRST, WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. OH I'M SORRY. YES. LET'S GO AHEAD AND HAVE OUR APPLICANT. THANK YOU. IF THE APPLICANT IS HERE. MR. BRONSON. IT'S BELLAMY, ELLEN ROAD. YEAH. OH, I'M SORRY, I COULD HAVE BEEN MORE HELPFUL ON THAT. SORRY. I'M DAN BRONSON. I'M NOT A CITY RESIDENT, BUT I AM ACTING FOR MY MOM AND DAD THAT ARE WANTING TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. THEY HAVE THEY HAVE WATER PROBLEMS THERE.THEY'RE SHARING WELL WITH THE NEIGHBOR. AND SO THIS WOULD ENABLE THEM TO GET CITY WATER AND THE ANNEXATION. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT. YES, DIRECTOR CENTER, IF YOU'LL COME IN, PLEASE GIVE US THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. MAYOR. AS WAS STATED, THIS IS ANNEXATION 26001 ON
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PHELAN ROAD. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF SUNNYSIDE AND THE I-15 INTERCHANGE RIGHT HERE ON BELLINGHAM'S. THIS FLAGSHIP PIECE OR A FLAG SHAPED PIECE, EXCUSE ME FOR THE THE.IT'S A SINGLE PROPERTY WITH 50 FOOT WIDTH OF RIGHT OF WAY ALONG BELEN. SO THIS DOESN'T JUST INCLUDE THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION, BUT THE RIGHT OF WAY IN FRONT OF IT AS WELL. SO JUST BE COGNIZANT OF THAT. THIS IS A CLOSE UP OF THE PROPERTY AS WAS STATED BY THE APPLICANT, THE.
IT IS A A PROPERTY OWNER INITIATED ANNEXATION OF 3.677 ACRES. AND ONE THING TO NOTE WITH THE. THE REQUEST FOR THE ZONING ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS CONTIGUOUS ACTUALLY HERE AND THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE ACTUALLY ZONED LC. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE R-1 ZONE AND I'LL EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT. BUT THE PROPERTY SURROUNDING TO THE EAST AND TO THE NORTH ARE IN THE COUNTY, SOME ZONED A-1, WHICH IS AN AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY, AND THE OTHER ONE IS RA1 WHICH IS A LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL ZONE DESIGNATION. HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT IMAGINE I F IT'S IT'S SPLIT REALLY THE RIGHT OF WAY IS IN THE MIXED USE TRANSECT, MIXED USE AND URBAN MIXED USE AND CORRIDOR TRANSECT. AND THEN TO THE NORTH IS THE SUBURBAN TRANSECT. THE ONLY REASON I POINT THIS OUT IS IN R-1.
REQUEST IS IN LINE WITH. EVEN THOUGH IT'S ADJACENT TO LC, R1 IS ACTUALLY MORE IN LINE WITH THE SUBURBAN TRANSECT. FURTHER. WITH THAT, JUST TO GO BACK AND LOOKING AT THIS, STAFF SAW THAT THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY. AS THE CITY GROWS, R1 IS ACTUALLY TO THE NORTH, AND SO THIS WOULDN'T BE CLASSIFIED AS SPOT ZONING BECAUSE AS YOU LOOK AT THE GROWTH PATTERN GOING NORTH, IT ACTUALLY MORE SUPPORTS AN R1 TYPE ZONING DISTRICT. SO JUST WANTED THAT R-1, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ADJACENT TO LC. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLARIFY ON WHY THE R1 WAS REQUESTED.
FURTHER, THIS IS IN AN AIRPORT OVERLAY WHICH IS UNDER CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT. THE THOUGH IT'S ON THE AIRPORT OVERLAY. IF THIS WERE TO MOVE FORWARD, JUST BE COGNIZANT WHEN YOU MAKE THAT MOTION. BUT NO CONDITIONS OR LIMITATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL USES ARE IN. IN THE CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY. THIS IS THE RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AND THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE. THIS WENT TO PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE FEBRUARY 3RD OF 2026. THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF COMMENT ON THIS. THE ONE NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH DID COME AND SPEAK TO THIS. HE WAS NOT OPPOSED TO IT, BUT HE WAS LAYING OUT THE SITUATION OF THE WELL. SO THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION TO THIS AT THE TIME OF PLANNING COMMISSION. AND THEN THEY SENT A UNANIMOUS POSITIVE RECOMMENDATION TO YOU. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS, COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWS THE FLAG BECAUSE YOU SAID YES. WHY? WHAT'S THE RATIONALE FOR ANNEXING BELL AND ROAD SOUTH BUT NOT GOING NORTH TO THE INTERSECTION? BECAUSE WE'RE BACK TO THAT COUNTY, CITY, COUNTY. AND THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I, I SHOULD KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. COUNCILMEMBER FRANCIS, I APOLOGIZE. I DON'T KNOW THE FULL REASON OF WHY. USUALLY WHEN WE ANNEX, WE DO JUST ANNEX THE RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT IN FRONT. I DON'T KNOW WHY PUBLIC WORKS HAD REQUESTED COMING SOUTH. I'M ASSUMING IT'S BECAUSE. AND IS IS BECAUSE IT'S ADJACENT TO THIS LC. AND TO MAKE THAT FULL RIGHT OF WAY, WE TRY TO GET AS WHEN WE DO ANNEXATIONS. AND I'M SPEAKING IN A GENERAL CONTEXT HERE, I KNOW WE TYPICALLY TRY TO GET AS MUCH ANNEXED OR ON THE RIGHT OF WAY AS POSSIBLE UNDER CITY JURISDICTION. OKAY. SORRY, I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS CONCEPT AT ALL. I JUST WONDERED, IT SEEMS LIKE. YEAH, I'M SORRY, I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS FOR THIS CASE. I SHOULD KNOW IT. I THINK IT MEETS UP WITH CITY PROPERTY RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT. JUST TO THE SOUTH, RIGHT HERE. YEAH. OKAY. SO THE APPLICANT WAS SAYING IT MEETS UP WITH CITY PROPERTY AND CITY RIGHT OF WAY TO THE SOUTH. AND THAT'S WHY IT WOULD CONNECT. THANK YOU. CAN I ASK A QUESTION? YOU BASICALLY ADDRESSED IT. BUT
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IS DOES THIS REALLY DO ANYTHING FOR THAT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH IN TERMS OF TRYING TO FORCE THEM TO ANNEX OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. IT THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED.AND SO A CITY INITIATED ANNEXATION COULD OCCUR. BUT WE IN EVALUATING THOSE, WE GO THROUGHOUT THE CITY QUITE FREQUENTLY. THIS IS NOT ONE THAT'S LOOKED TO BE CITY INITIATED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. IS THERE IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME AND TESTIFY FOR OR AGAINST THIS PROPOSED ANNEXATION AND INITIAL ZONING OF R1? OKAY. WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND. TURN THE TIME OVER TO COUNCIL TO DELIBERATE AND MAKE A DECISION. I'M JUST ALWAYS PLEASED THE QUALITY OF OUR WATER THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN OUR CITY. RIGHT? ARE WE ARE WE READY FOR AN ACTION ITEM COUNCIL? OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ANNEXING APPROXIMATELY 3.677 ACRES IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, ON THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP TWO NORTH, RANGE 37 EAST. ASSIGN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, DESIGNATION OF SUBURBAN AND UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRE THREE COMPLETE AND SEPARATE READINGS REQUESTS THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY. SECOND.
MORRISON. YES. DEMON. YES. FRANCIS I. LEE. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.677 ACRES DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A OF THIS ORDINANCE. AMENDING THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CITY WITH THE APPROPRIATE COUNTY AND STATE AUTHORITIES, AND PROVIDING STABILITY. PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE REINSTATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 3.677 ACRES IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP TWO NORTH, RANGE 37 EAST, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. FRANCIS I. YES, YES. LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. SO NOW WITH THE ANNEXATION FINISHED, WE WILL NOW WELCOME TO THE CITY WITH THE ANNEXATION, AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GIVE THEM A ZONING. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE INITIAL ZONING FOR R-1 SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL WITH THE CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE, AS SHOWN IN THE ORDINANCE, EXHIBITS UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES REQUIRING THREE COMPLETE SEPARATE READINGS AND REQUEST THAT IT BE READ BY TITLE AND PUBLISHED BY SUMMARY THAT THE CITY LIMITS DOCUMENTS BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE AREA ANNEXED HEREWITH, AND THAT THE CITY PLANNER BE INSTRUCTED TO REFLECT SAID ANNEXATION AMENDMENT TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND INITIAL ZONING ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING MAPS LOCATED IN THE PLANNING OFFICE. SECOND. LARSON. YES. DINGMANN. YES. FRANCIS I. LEE.
YES. BRADFORD I MOTION CARRIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, PROVIDING FOR THE INITIAL ZONING OF APPROXIMATELY 3.677 ACRES DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A OF THIS ORDINANCE AS R1 SINGLE DWELLING, RESIDENTIAL AND CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT, AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE AND PROVIDING SURVIVABILITY.
PUBLICATION BY SUMMARY AND ESTABLISHING EFFECTIVE DATE. AND I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE INITIAL ZONING OF R-1 SINGLE DWELLING RESIDENTIAL WITH THE CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT AIRPORT OVERLAY ZONE, AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. FRANCIS I YES, YES.
LARSON. YES. BRADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. AND COUNCIL. OUR FINAL ITEM TONIGHT THAT IT
[5.F.9) Quasi-Judicial Public Hearing - Planned Unit Development (PUD) and Reasoned Statement of Relevant Criteria and Standards, Creekside Townhomes.]
IS I MEAN, IT'S OUR NINTH ITEM FROM OUR CVS DEPARTMENT IS COMING TO US TONIGHT. IT IS A[02:10:02]
QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARING. AND I WILL DECLARE THE HEARING OPEN AND INVITE OUR APPLICANT TO COME FORWARD. IT IS FOR. US. I'VE READ IT. CREEKSIDE TOWNHOMES. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS WYATT JENKINS. I AM WITH CONNECT ENGINEERING, REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPER OF CREEKSIDE TOWNHOMES. THIS IS A P D DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK IT'S KIND OF CONVENIENT. WE'RE PROPOSING THIS TONIGHT. WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS A 143 UNIT DEVELOPMENT. AND I WANT TO JUST CLICK THE BOX.PERFECT. THERE WE GO. THERE'S OUR. YEAH. SO YEAH, LIKE I SAID, IT'S 143 UNITS. THIS IS KIND OF BY THE RECYCLE ROAD PLAT THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT EARLIER TODAY. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE TOP RIGHT OR PROBABLY NOT SEE, BUT WE'VE GOT SOME REQUESTED VARIANCES THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH PROVIDED AMENITIES TO COMPENSATE THOSE VARIANCES. THOSE AMENITIES INCLUDE PICKLEBALL COURT IN PHASE ONE AND ALSO IN PHASE FOUR. WE ALSO HAVE A PLAYGROUND. WHICH CONCEPT DRAWINGS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED. WE ALSO ARE PROVIDING A BOTTOM LEFT, A GAZEBO AND A WALKING PATH THAT WILL ALSO STUB FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT SO FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS CAN ACCESS THAT GAZEBO AS WELL. SOMETHING TO NOTE, BECAUSE I WAS BROUGHT UP TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAVE HAD ARE ON THE IRRIGATION DITCH THAT IS THERE. ME BEING A FARMER BORN AND RAISED, I GET HOW DITCHES CAN BE OUR PROPOSED. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS BURYING IT, AND I'VE DESIGNED IT IN A WAY THAT I WOULD LIKE TO. I HAD TO MAINTAIN IT. I WOULD LIKE IT THAT WAY. BUT OUR PLAN IS ONCE WE GET APPROVED TONIGHT, THAT WE WILL MAKE A PLAN OR AN EXHIBIT TO TAKE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DOWNSTREAM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE OKAY WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING. BUT YEAH, THAT'S, I THINK, ALL THAT I HAVE. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? OKAY. YES, WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND. MR. JENKINS, CAN YOU TELL US WHERE THE THE DITCHES THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING THAT WOULD BE? YEAH. SURE. RIGHT. HOLD THE TOP FOR ME. THERE YOU GO. THAT CIRCLE IS NOT GOING TO HELP US AT ALL. THAT PROPERTY LINE RIGHT THERE THAT RUNS TO THE EAST KIND OF RIGHT THERE. THAT IS WHERE THE DITCH WILL BE. THERE'S ALSO A WILLOW CREEK IS WHAT IT'S CALLED THAT RUNS ALONG THERE AS WELL. AND THAT DITCH IS GOING TO RUN IN THE EXACT SAME LINE THAT IT CURRENTLY RUNS, BUT IT'S JUST GOING TO BE BURIED UNDERGROUND. AND CAN YOU DESCRIBE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE THE CREEK HAS BEEN EMBEDDED INTO THE GREEN SPACE AND HOW YOU'RE UTILIZING THAT? YES. SO THE WAY WE WERE GOING TO UTILIZE THE THE CREEK WAS BY PROVIDING AMENITIES TO COMPENSATE FOR US, INCLUDING THAT AREA. I MEAN, OUR GENERAL, OUR WHOLE ENTIRE COMMON SPACE FOR THE SITE IS ABOUT 39%. AND US FOR US, INCLUDING THAT AREA, WE PROVIDED AMENITY. AND I BELIEVE THE AMENITY WE WERE PROVIDING FOR THAT WAS THE WALKING PATH IN THE GAZEBO. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON HOW WE ARE GOING ABOUT THAT CREEK CURRENTLY. SO THE ARMY CORPS DOES NEED TO BE INVOLVED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS SINCE IT'S A CREEK. YES, THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM ON HOW THEY WOULD LIKE US TO ADDRESS THAT, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'LL GO FURTHER ONCE WE GET APPROVAL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT. YEAH. TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE TRAIL YOU WERE THINKING BECAUSE I READ A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. I THINK IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING MINUTES. IS IT A DIRT TRAIL ALONG WILLOW CREEK THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OR A PAVED TRAIL? SORRY, THIS IS A VERY SMALL IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE. I CAN'T SEE IT FROM HERE, BUT IT IS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. IT IS A PAVED CONCRETE OR ASPHALT PATH THAT WILL CROSS THE CREEK TO A GAZEBO THAT WILL BE STUBBED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT TO TIE INTO. SO HOW ARE. HOW ARE YOU SHOWING OR GUARANTEEING SOMEHOW THAT WILLOW CREEK IS ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AND NOT JUST CLOSED TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT IS A FEDERAL WATERWAY OF STATE WATERWAY ANYWAY? IT IS. AND SO THAT. I JUST WONDER HOW YOU HOW YOU MAKE SURE THAT AS THIS DEVELOPS
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AROUND OUTSIDE YOUR PUD, THIS WILLOW CREEK AREA BECOMES ACCESSIBLE TO OTHERS. OH FOR SURE. HONESTLY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY. WE DON'T HAVE FENCES PLANNED OR ANYTHING, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. AND SOMETHING WE HAVE PLAYED WITH OR IDEAS WE'VE PLAYED WITH IS CONTINUING THAT PATH MORE THROUGHOUT CREEK OR ALONG WILLOW CREEK, SO IT'S MORE CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. AND IT RUNS ALONG POLE CREEK SO SOMEONE CAN WALK ALONG IT. IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION, I'M NOT SURE. PARTLY. OKAY. AND ALSO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I'VE READ IT CORRECTLY. THE LIMIT IS TWO STORIES FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE BUILDING. YES, SIR. OKAY. YEAH. COUNCILOR RADFORD, TWO THINGS YOU MENTIONED AFFORDABLE. SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS SOMETHING WE TALK ABOUT, BUT I'M INTERESTED IN WHY YOU MADE THAT COMMENT. JUST AS BEING INVOLVED WITH DEVELOPMENTS AND BEING SOMEONE WHO IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR IN THE HOUSING MARKET, IT IS THESE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE VERY PROMISING TO YOUNGER FAMILIES, AND THEY WERE ON THE AFFORDABLE SIDE. AND THEN THE OTHER QUESTION I HAD WAS THIS. WILLOW CREEK IS A HERITAGE CREEK. THAT IS ONE OF OUR, YOU KNOW, STORMWATER LIKE IT'S AND IT, IT WAS A CONTINUOUS RUNNING CREEK FOR MOST OF OUR HISTORY IN THIS VALLEY. AND THERE ARE, I KNOW IN THE BOISE AREA, THEY'VE DONE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THOSE ALL RESTORED SO THAT THESE THESE WATERWAYS COULD BE. DO YOU THINK I MEAN, MY ONE CONCERN IS I THINK IT'S GOOD TO USE IT THE WAY YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, BUT TO TRY TO KEEP THE RIPARIAN ZONES AND THE AND THE WILLOWS THE WAY IT WOULD HAVE DONE IT. I KNOW WHAT FREEMAN PARK WE'VE TRIED TO DO SOME OF THAT. AND BECAUSE THAT'S WILLOW CREEK THAT COMES OUT THERE.RIGHT. AND SO AND THEN MY OTHER QUESTION IS IF WE'RE BURYING IT, IS THAT FOR SURE? OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'LL WORK WITH? THE ARMY CORPS? THAT'S WHAT WE WERE WORKING WITH DIRECTLY WITH THE ARMY CORPS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, WE WILL ONLY BE CITING IT OR CULVERT UNDERNEATH. OUR CROSSINGS TO CROSSINGS THAT WE HAVE WILL BE THE ONLY POINT WHERE IT WILL BE BURIED, BUT IT WILL JUST BE A COURT AS THEIR REQUEST, AS PER THE REQUEST AS WELL. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AND WORKING WITH AN ARCHEOLOGIST ON MAKING SURE WE MAINTAIN AND AND KEEP THAT TO ITS ORIGINAL. YEAH, I MEAN, THAT IS INTERESTING BECAUSE IT COULD BE THESE WERE INDIAN CAMPING SITES. THERE ARE PROBABLY SOME ANYWHERE ALONG WILLOW CREEK. COULD BE. IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU MENTIONED.
THAT'S WHY THE HURRY TO HAVE US HAVE AN ARCHEOLOGIST. SO, MR. JENKINS, I JUST WANT TO I THINK I'M IT'S NOT SO LATE AT NIGHT THAT I SHOULD BE A LITTLE FUZZY ON THIS, BUT BUT THERE IS AN IRRIGATION DITCH AND THERE'S WILLOW CREEK. YES. THERE'S TWO SEPARATE. THERE'S AN IRRIGATION DITCH AND THERE'S WILLOW CREEK IRRIGATION DITCH IS GOING TO HAVE IS GOING TO BE BURIED.
WILLOW CREEK WILL JUST HAVE A CULVERT IN IT IN THE TWO LOCATIONS THAT YOU PLAN ON HAVING CROSSING. IS THAT. YES. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. SO SO I JUST WANT TO TALK ABOUT WILLOW CREEK.
WE TALK ABOUT DITCHES, AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WAS CLEAR ON THE WATERWAYS. THE DITCH IS FINE TO BE BURIED. NO ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEER REQUIRED THERE. WILLOW CREEK ITSELF. IN ORDER TO HAVE THE CULVERT IN, YOU'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND MAKE SURE THAT IT FOLLOWS. THE NATURAL PATH THAT IT'S CURRENTLY FLOWING. IS THAT. YES.
THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH SORRY, THAT'S WHAT I SAY. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT ON THAT DITCH AS WELL. SO THEY ARE INVOLVED IN OUR PROCESSES ON THAT. AND ALSO WE WILL BE WORKING WITH DOWNSTREAM USERS TO ENSURE THEY ARE OKAY WITH WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING. OKAY. SO THAT IS WHO. SO WHEN YOU SAY YOU'LL IF THIS IS APPROVED TONIGHT, THAT IS WHO YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH THE DOWNSTREAM USERS OF THE DITCH. YES. TO MAKE SURE. OKAY, OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO GET ALL OF THAT PART CLEAR IN MY HEAD, SO THANK YOU.
IT IS VERY INTERESTING. THERE'S TWO IRRIGATION DISTRICTS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, PROGRESSIVE, AND WE'VE GOT IDAHO. WHAT DO YOU DO? SO WE'RE DEALING WITH TWO IRRIGATION DISTRICTS AND TRYING TO COORDINATE ALL OF THOSE EFFORTS TOGETHER. WE HAVE MET WITH BOTH OF THEM. WE HAVE MET WITH IDW AND THE ARMY CORPS CURRENTLY, AND THAT'S WHERE WE GET TO THE POINT WHERE NOW WHERE WE CAN CONFIDENTLY TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE A PATH FORWARD, THE EXACT DETAILS OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE DON'T KNOW RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN POSITIVE AND THEY THEY BASICALLY HAVE TOLD US WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. LET'S JUST GET THE DETAILS FIGURED OUT. SO YEAH, THAT IS FASCINATING. I CAN SEE HOW PROGRESSIVE AN IDAHO BOTH END UP IN THAT AREA.
SO YEAH. INTERESTING. THANK YOU. I'M INTERESTED IN THIS PICTURE. IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE JUST IN GENERAL, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING AROUND THE CREEK, YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO TEAR EVERYTHING OUT. YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT AS NATURAL AS POSSIBLE. THE INTERESTING PART, IF THERE'S THE NEIGHBORS THAT ARE HERE, I KNOW MIKE AND DOUG ARE HERE TOO, BUT I DON'T. I
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THOUGHT I WOULD CLICK ON IT, SO I WISH I COULD ZOOM IN WITH THE DOT AGAIN. BUT RIGHT HERE WHERE WILLOW CREEK COMES AROUND THE BACKSIDE OF THOSE COUNTY RESIDENCES, THE IRRIGATION DISTRICT HAS COME IN AND CUT A NEW NUMBER OF THOSE DOWN. SO WHICH WE WERE UNAWARE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO THAT WE WERE HOPING THEY HAD ACTUALLY STAYED, BUT THEY CUT ALMOST ALL OF THOSE TREES DOWN AND ARE TRYING TO CREATE A BETTER ACCESS AND ABILITY TO MAINTAIN. SO THAT WAS A NATURAL FEATURE. THAT WAS A NICE BUFFER THAT WAS ALREADY CURRENTLY THERE. BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE THAT BECAUSE OF IRRIGATION DISTRICT. YEAH. AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE THEY THEY DO MANAGE WILLOW CREEK, RIGHT. CURRENTLY, I THINK IT'S A I FEEL LIKE THERE'S SOMETIMES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THERE IN TERMS OF BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE, THEY CONSISTENTLY TRY TO GET RID OF TREES BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LOSE WATER TO THE TREES. BUT IT REALLY IS A SHORT SIGHTED BECAUSE WATER IS ONLY RETAINED AND THEN IT'S LEAKED DOWN INTO THE. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM REALLY IN THE END RESULT. BUT WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CITY ON OVER ON SUNNYSIDE, THERE'S THESE MATURE HUNDRED YEAR OLD TREES THAT ALL GOT CUT DOWN. SO. OKAY.THANK YOU. AND I MIGHT ADD TO YOU, THERE WAS A QUESTION, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW TO UTILIZE WILLOW CREEK AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT IT ALL. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS BASICALLY MAINTAIN THE NATURAL CHANNEL AND LOOK THAT WAS THERE THE BEST WE CAN AT THIS POINT WITH WHAT'S BEEN DONE. BUT IT BASICALLY DESIGNED IT SO THAT THAT YOU'LL HAVE SOME, SOME GRASS AND SOME OTHER FEATURES THAT'LL BE THERE SO PEOPLE CAN GET UP TO IT NEXT TO THE WATER LINE AND BE ABLE TO SEE THAT. YEAH. SO WE'VE TRIED TO DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH TRYING TO, TO UTILIZE THAT AREA TO, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THERE. AND THEN THE COMMENT WAS BY COUNCILMAN FRANCIS. WELL, CAN THE COMMUNITY USE IT? ABSOLUTELY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE BLOCKED OFF OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE. WE'VE GOT CONNECTIVITY THROUGH SIDEWALKS AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'LL BE AVAILABLE. SO ARE YOU WILLING TO ADD THAT AS A CONDITION OF THE PUD, THAT THE WILLOW CREEK CORRIDOR REMAINS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL? YEAH. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ISSUE WITH THAT BECAUSE THAT WOULD HELP A LOT BECAUSE, YEAH, IF I GO BACK TO ONE THING, IT'S ALSO CONVENIENT THAT I'LL ADD IS JUST WORKING WITH IRRIGATION DISTRICTS. THEY ARE WITH GRADING WISE, THEY ARE HELPING OR REQUIRING US TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT OF SPACE SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN. SO THERE WILL BE KIND OF A NATURAL WALK, GRASSY WALKING PATH THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO WALK ON.
ONE THING THAT I'LL ADD TO IS PART OF WHAT THE AMENITIES THAT ARE GOING TO BE THERE. WE GO UP ON THE NORTHERLY END AND ON THE NORTHERLY END. YOU'VE GOT SO MANY AMENITIES AND A PICKLEBALL COURT, AND THEN YOU SEE THE PATHWAY. THIS IS WHERE THE PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION SKID BOX WILL BE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PRESSURIZED IRRIGATION FROM THE DITCH, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE OUR WATER COMES FROM. BUT THERE WILL BE POTENTIALLY, AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO UTILIZE THAT AS MAYBE SOME BENCHES OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE ALONG THE WATERWAY SO PEOPLE CAN BE WALKING, SIT AND ENJOY. SO YEAH, I, I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION, BUT THIS GROUND WILL HAVE SURFACE WATER IRRIGATION, CORRECT? YES.
THEN OKAY. AND I PROBABLY SHOULD ADD TO THAT THAT THIS ONE AS FAR AS WHY IT'S GOING TO.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THIS ONE WILL BE PRIVATELY MAINTAINED. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE A CITY SYSTEM, BUT THE PUMP WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY, BUT ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE INSIDE THE BUILDING WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER. I LIKE TO HAVE ONE MORE. SO THIS IS A PHASED PROJECT. WILL THE AMENITIES KEEP UP WITH THE NUMBER OF UNITS AS THOSE GO ON IN TERMS OF AT ANY POINT IN TIME, YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND THE NUMBER OF AMENITIES AND THEY MATCH UP. SO I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ABOUT THE SLIDE. IT'S GOING TO SHOW OTHER THINGS, BUT WE DON'T. SO PHASE ONE IS GOING TO BE BASICALLY IF YOU COME DOWN THE EAST SIDE WHERE THE. IF YOU CAN SEE THE CURSOR ON THERE, THESE ARE NOT IN PHASE ONE, BUT EVERYTHING EAST OF THAT IS IN PHASE ONE. SO ALL OF THE PICKLEBALL COURT, THE PLAYGROUND, IT COMES DOWN HERE. AND THEN BASICALLY EVERYTHING DOWN BELOW HERE IS IN PHASE ONE.
SO YOU GET 99% OF ANY AMENITY IN PHASE ONE. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RADFORD. AND THEN I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. I JUST Y A PUD. I MEAN WHAT WAS THE MOTIVATING FACTOR? OUR BIGGEST MOTIVATING FACTOR WAS JUST SPACE. SO OUR BIGGEST VARIANCE THAT WE WERE REQUESTING IS ON THE WEST PROPERTY LINE. WE ARE GOING TO A TEN FOOT SETBACK INSTEAD OF A 25, WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE ZONE. AND THAT WAS JUST FOR SPACING, TRYING TO GET WHAT WE CAN INSIDE THE PROPERTY. AND I'D ALSO CLARIFY, THE OTHER BIG PORTION OF THAT IS WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO BE ABLE TO SELL THESE INDIVIDUALLY, AND WE DON'T RUN A PUBLIC STREET. AND SO THAT NEEDS TO BE KICKED US INTO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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PROCESS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT. SO. THANK YOU. SO COUNCIL. DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE WOULD OPEN IT UP FOR ANY PUBLIC TESTIMONY.PLEASE COME FORWARD. JUST. YES, WE WOULD LIKE TO STAFF REPORT. YES. I FEEL LIKE WE HAD THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. THAT WAS VERY, VERY THOROUGH FROM OUR APPLICANT. YEAH, I'M VERY HAPPY TO SIT OVER THERE AND BE A PRETTY FACE. VERY, VERY THOROUGH. THANK YOU. MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THE APPLICANT COVERED IT VERY WELL. HOWEVER, I DID WANT TO GO OVER. SORRY. I LOSE MY MY PLACE HERE. JUST A COUPLE ITEMS IN REGARDS TO THIS PUD. THEY ALREADY HIT ON THE ISSUES OF WILLOW CREEK AND THE THE SHIFTING OF A LOT OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY. THIS PROPERTY WAS ANNEXED INTO THE CITY IN AUGUST OF 2021. THE INITIAL ZONING WAS LC AND HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL. THE HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL PORTION WAS REZONED.
I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST YEAR OR TWO YEARS AGO THAT IT CAME IN TO GET THIS TRIANGLE PIECE REZONE TO LC. IT'S 13.4 ACRES. REALIZE WITH THE LC ZONE AND THAT THE RESIDENTIAL MUST. THE RESIDENTIAL FALLS TO THE R3A STANDARD AND IMAGINE IF THIS AREA IS LISTED AS GENERAL URBAN WITH THE EASTERN PORTION AS A MIXED USE CORRIDOR. THE APPLICANT MENTIONED THIS, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS ON THE RECORD. THEY ARE REQUESTING THREE VARIANCES. THE FIRST IS THAT LOTS FRONT ONTO A PRIVATE STREET. THE SECOND IS, AS THEY STATED, REDUCE THE REAR SETBACK TO TEN FEET ON THE WESTERN SIDE. AND THEN THEY ALSO ARE ASKING A REDUCTION IN THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG PRIVATE STREETS TO TEN FEET. THEY ARE REQUESTING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT PHASING. THEY ALREADY ANSWERED THAT ACTUALLY. SO I'LL JUST MOVE ALONG WITH THAT. THEY'RE THEY ARE PROPOSING FOR AMENITIES. THERE ARE THREE REQUIRED FOR.
PER THE PUD ORDINANCE, THOSE THEY MENTIONED. THERE ARE TWO PICKLEBALL COURTS, PLAYGROUND AND A GAZEBO WITH A PATH ALONG WILLOW CREEK. THE REASON FOR THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER IS THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE 25% OPEN SPACE. THEY ARE, THROUGH THIS DESIGN ARE PROPOSING 39.7% ROUGHLY 40% OF OPEN SPACE. AND THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE REQUEST OF THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER REDUCTION. THERE ARE 143 UNITS PROPOSED THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO CONSTRUCT IN 12 PHASES. EACH IS ON AN INDIVIDUAL LOT. SO IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THESE WOULD BE OWNER OCCUPIED UNITS WITH AN HOA. THE INTERNAL STREET AND CIRCULATION. SO REUSE OF ROAD. SO RECYCLE ROAD IS A PRIVATE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. BUT ALL THE INTERNAL CIRCULATION IS PROPOSED TO BE PRIVATE STREET. THEY PER THE ORDINANCE THEY CAN GO UP TO 35 UNITS PER ACRE. THIS DOES EQUATE TO 10.8 UNITS PER ACRE PER THEIR PROPOSAL. THEIR ELEVATION IS HERE TO SHOW THE FRONT AND BACK ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING. THEY ALSO PROVIDED WHAT THE THE PLAYGROUND AMENITY WOULD LOOK LIKE. THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT. I WANTED TO JUST COMMENT THAT IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION IT WENT ON JUNE 3RD OF 2025. YOU CAN SEE THAT IT WAS ALMOST A YEAR AGO.
WE'RE WE'RE RIGHT IN THAT YEAR CUT OFF. THEY ALREADY ALLUDED TO SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE CANAL COMPANIES. THAT'S WHAT DREW THIS OUT. HOWEVER, IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY COMMENTED EXCESSIVELY ON THE AMENITY COUNT, AND THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT WILLOW CREEK. WE'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED THAT QUITE EXTENSIVELY. THEY DID GO THROUGH THROUGH THE COMMENTS OF PLANNING COMMISSION BECAUSE THEY WERE PROPOSING THREE AMENITIES AT THAT TIME, AND PLANNING COMMISSION ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT WILLOW CREEK AND PRESERVE THAT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I'M PARAPHRASING THAT THE COMMENTS ARE IN YOUR PACKET.
SO THEY WENT BACK AND THEY UTILIZED. THEY. DO YOU MIND QUICK IN ON THAT PRESENTATION? YES. THANK YOU. THERE WE GO. SO THEY THAT'S WHY THEY PUT THE AMENITIES HERE ON THE NORTHEAST.
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AND THEY HAVE THE PICKLEBALL COURT DOWN HERE. BUT THEN THEY INCLUDED THE FOURTH AND AMENITIES SINCE PLANNING COMMISSION TO COME DOWN FOR THAT THAT PAVED PATH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS ASKED ABOUT AND THE GAZEBO THROUGH THAT, IT SHIFTED THEM A LITTLE BIT TO THE WEST AND HENCE WHY THEY NEED THAT SETBACK VARIANCE FROM THAT REDESIGN. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT, HOWEVER, THAT BEING SAID, THAT WAS QUITE A DISCUSSION THAT THEY HAD IN PLANNING COMMISSION ABOUT THOSE ELEMENTS. BUT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WAS NO PUBLIC THAT COMMENTED AT THAT PUBLIC HEARING, AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID SEND A UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATION TO YOU FOLKS. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. WELL, I BETTER ASK THIS QUESTION NOW, BECAUSE I DON'T I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FORMALLY TRY TO PUT THE ELEMENT OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY MADE ORALLY TO KEEP THE WILLOW CREEK CORRIDOR OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SO THAT WOULD BE IN ADDITION, AS AN AMENDMENT, OR ACTUALLY, IF IT WERE A SEPARATE MOTION, IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO COUNCIL TO VOTE UP OR DOWN ON IT. HOW DO WE DO THAT? YOU COULD MAKE THE MOTION. AND IF I SAY THIS WRONG, CORRECT ME, BUT YOU COULD MAKE THE MOTION IN THAT CONDITIONED TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION THAT THE WILLOW CREEK. THAT THE CREEK CORRIDOR. YEAH, THAT THAT REMAINED OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.JUST HOW YOU WOULD PHRASE THAT, COUNSELOR? I THINK IT WOULD BE UNDER THE RECENT STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA. YOU WOULD BE FINDING A FACT. YOU WOULD ADD A NUMBER 20. YES. YEAH. SO DOES IT NEED TO BE IN THE MOTION? DOES IT NEED TO BE LIKE WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS? YEAH. IT WOULD BE IN THE RECENT STATEMENT TO THE. YES. OKAY. BUT I, BUT I DO FEEL COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THEY DID.
AS I MENTIONED, IT IS NOTED IN THE P AND Z MINUTES TO AND THEIR PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THE DEVELOPERS AGREED TO DO THAT AND KEEP IT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT I THINK IT. IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO ADD IT. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA, COUNCILOR FRANCIS, AND THE SAME WITH THE. I KNOW YOU HAD ASKED ABOUT THE AMENITY BEING PAVED AS WELL. YOU COULD CLARIFY THAT THAT THAT FOURTH AMENITY, THAT THAT BE A PAVED TRAIL AS WELL. SINCE THE DEVELOPER AGREED TO THAT. OKAY.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT HERE TONIGHT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THIS BEAUTY? I THINK I'M LOOKING DIRECTLY. OKAY. OKAY. THEN. WITH WITH OH, THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE. THE DEVELOPER USUALLY IT'S ONLY ON REBUTTAL THAT THE DEVELOPER COMES BACK TO THE PODIUM TO REBUTTAL, BUT MAYBE SOME CLARIFICATION THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THE COMMENT CONCERNING THE, THE ABILITY FOR PUBLIC TO USE. SO JUST TO, WITH THE LOTS, JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR THE LOTS FOR, FOR THE DIVISION OF EACH ONE OF THE TOWNHOMES, THE LOT ONLY EXTENDS BEYOND THE BACK OF THE UNIT 8 TO 10FT. SO THAT MAKES EVERYTHING OUTSIDE OF THAT COMMON. ANYWAY, WITH NO OWNERSHIP OF WITH THE TOWNHOME. IF THAT HELPS WITH HELP.
UNDERSTAND. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, THEN I WILL DECLARE THE HEARING CLOSED AND ALLOW TIME FOR COUNCIL TO DELIBERATE OR MAKE A MOTION AS YOU FIND I JUST YES, COUNCILOR FRANCIS, IN A WAY, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT A PUD CAN BE BECAUSE I SEE THIS ALL CONSOLIDATED. THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF IT, THE RESIDENTIAL PART. BUT THEY DID THAT IN ORDER TO GET THAT MAJOR CORRIDOR OF COMMON OR OPEN SPACE THAT INCLUDES THE WILLOW CREEK AND PROTECT IT. AND I THINK IT'S A CREATIVE WAY TO USE THE LAND THAT GETS US OUT OF THE TIGHT TIGHTNESS WERE SOMETIMES IN WITH OUR ZONING CODE. AND THAT'S TO ME, WHY THIS KIND OF PUD MAKES SENSE.
AND I'M SO PLEASED THAT IT CAME UP WITH THIS CREATIVE WAY. YEAH, I WOULD SECOND THAT. I JUST REALLY LIKE THE, THE USE AND THE PRESERVATION OF, OF THE CREEK AND MAKING THAT AN AMENITY VERSUS WHAT OTHERWISE IT WOULDN'T BE. BUT IT'S BEEN VERY THOUGHTFUL IN ITS PLANNING AND, AND DESIGN. SO I REALLY, I REALLY DO LIKE THAT. AND MAYBE WE SHOULD ASK, IS THERE GOING TO BE OPPOSITION TO THE IDEA OF KEEPING THE CORRIDOR OPEN TO THE PUBLIC? BECAUSE IF THERE ISN'T, IT'S EASIER TO MAKE A MOTION, I THINK. YES. GO AHEAD. YES. I JUST GO BACK TO MY COMMENTS THAT YOU'VE ALL HEARD A THOUSAND TIMES, BUT I JUST, I JUST, I JUST DON'T I HATE THAT
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WE'RE BUILDING MANY CITIES IN CITIES AND HOW A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION IS GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THIS PLOWED, KEEP ALL THE GARBAGE OUT, KEEP ALL THE SEWER. LIKE TO ME, WE SHOULD LISTEN TO WHAT THESE CONCERNS ARE AND MAKE OUR ZONING CODES MORE FLEXIBLE. SO THEY COULD DO THIS WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO US. AND I JUST THINK CONSISTENTLY, 100 YEARS FROM NOW, THESE HOMEOWNERS THAT OWN THESE HOMES, IT'S ON THEM TO FIX THE STREETS. IT'S ON THEM TO DO ALL THE THINGS AND THE REST OF THE CITY THAT'S NOT. AND SO IT'S A I THINK THAT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT WITH PUDS. I'M NOT GOING TO OPPOSE THIS PUD, BUT BECAUSE I. I LIKE EVERYTHING YOU HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE WAY THAT YOU USED IT, BUT I. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS I FEEL LIKE WHEN WE DO THESE PUDS AND THEY'RE ALL FACING INWARD FROM THAT COMMENT YOU MADE AND WE'RE NOT PART. IN SOME WAYS IT'S ALL LIKE THIS CLOSED COMMUNITY. I DON'T LOVE THAT EITHER. SO JUST MY COMMENTS ABOUT PUDS. ONE ONE COMMENT. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS ALWAYS HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM, AND SELDOM DO WE GET A SOLUTION THAT MEETS EVERY NEED. BUT IT'S NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WORKING HARD TO TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS. I MEAN, THERE IS THIS, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T FRONT A PUBLIC STREET, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, WHY THE WHY THE VARIANCE IS IS ALLOWED. SO I MEAN, IT IS, IT'S, IT'S THIS BALANCING ACT ALL THE TIME. AND I THINK THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WALKING THAT THAT TIGHT LINE BECAUSE IT IS QUITE THE BALANCING ACT TO, TO BRING THIS FORWARD THAT STILL ACTUALLY LOOKS NICE AND HAS SOME INDIVIDUAL OUTLINES. A LOT OF TIMES THESE COME FORWARD AS NOT INDIVIDUAL OUTLINES. SO I'M REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.COUNCIL IF WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION. YES, I BELIEVE SO. OKAY. SOME INCLUDING THE CONDITIONS THEN UNDER THE SECOND WITH THE REASON STATEMENT. CORRECT. OKAY. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR CREEKSIDE TOWNHOMES AS PRESENTED. SECOND. LARSEN. YES.
KINGMAN. YES, I. LEE. YES. RADFORD. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. I NOW MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE RECENT STATEMENT OF RELEVANT CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR THE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR CREEKSIDE TOWNHOMES, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE WILLOW CREEK CORRIDOR REMAIN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE. THE TRAIL TO THE GAZEBO IS PAVED AND GIVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS. SECOND. I. YES, LEE. YES. LARSEN. YES. RADFORD. AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THAT BRINGS US TO THE END OF OUR AGENDA TONIGHT. I WOULD ADD ONE THING THAT DIRECTOR CANFIELD FROM PUBLIC WORKS WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT JEFFERSON.
ONE THING IS THAT THERE HAS BEEN WORK ON A NEW LETTER SO THAT THERE WILL BE MORE CLARITY AS THESE PROJECTS DO GET ROLLED OUT, BUT THEY WON'T COME AT THE SAME TIME. I THINK THESE, YOU KNOW, THESE PROJECTS ARE PLANNED WELL IN ADVANCE. AND WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE CITY WOULD BE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WELL IN ADVANCE OF THESE, AND WE WOULD POTENTIALLY SEE SOME OF THIS COME TO COUNCIL AS A WAY FOR CURB AND GUTTER PROGRAM FOR OUR SIDEWALK PROGRAM. I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD LEGAL ADVICE THAT THE CITY NOT BE THE BANKROLL OF THE SIDEWALKS. THAT'S ALL PART OF CURRENT COUNCIL DECISIONS, THOUGH, SO THAT WE MAY SEE SOMETHING COMING FORWARD WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING WITH FOR BETTER AND SIDEWALK. AND IF THERE ARE, DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? OKAY, THEN WE ARE OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED. THANK YOU
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