City Council - Regular Meeting

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Good evening, everybody. Thanks for being here. I'm filling in for the mayor tonight. So please show me your patience. I worked my way through. But we start our evening with an invocation, which we observe with a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Please join us.

I 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.

And will the clerk please call the roll?

Horlitz. Here. Halliburton. Morales.

Here.

Nash.

Here.

Stead. Here. Willett. Four present, two absent.

Great. And before we get into the agenda, I think we have a couple deferrals to consider. Yeah.

Hi, Madam Mayor. We have two deferrals that we're going to request tonight. The first, Madam Mayor, is a request to defer the DBA special assessment item to a future date that's yet to be determined.

I will take that as a motion to defer that item. Yes.

Do we have a second? Second.

Great. A second by Council Member Nash. If there's no discussion, will the clerk please call the vote?

Nash.

Yes.

Dead. Yes. Corliss. Yes. Morales. Yes. All in favor, motion carries.

Madam Mayor, I make a motion to defer CAR 26-0002, a rezone of 0.304 acres and defer the application to October 13th, 2026.

Thank you. Great. If there's no discussion, will the clerk please call the vote?

Nash.

Yes.

Fed.

Yes.

Horlis. Yes. Morales.

Yes.

All in favor, motion carries.

Great. Thank you. I wanted to get those clarified. So if anybody was here for those or listening online for those items that they could come back at the later date. Now I will ask for a motion for the to approve the minutes.

Yeah, Madam Mayor, I move to approve council minutes from September 1st, 2026.

Second.

Thank you. And I will, I'm going to, was that a motion for both the work session and the regular evening minutes? That was a move for both the work session and the regular meeting minutes. Thank you. Great. Well, if there's no discussion with the clerk, please call the vote.

Nash.

Yes.

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. All in favor motion carries.

Madam Mayor, I ask for unanimous approval of Andy Erstad to the Building Code Board for a four-year term expiring September 15, 2030.

Great. This is the reappointment of Andy Erstad to the Building Code Board. Do we have a second? Second.

Oh, unanimous consent.

Thank you. Without objection. He's not here. I do not see him. Is he online? Okay, great. Well, then just want to thank Andy Erstad for his service. This one is more technical than some of the other boards and commissions and really grateful to have his continued service on that. Next, we'll hear a quarterly report. update on the budget from Alicia. Welcome, Alicia.

Hi, good evening, Council President, Council members. I'm here this evening to present the third quarter report for fiscal year 2026. This report covers April through June. And the high level takeaway is that the general fund remains in a very strong position. Revenues and expenditures are tracking as expected within our expected ranges and no significant financial concerns have been identified. The largest favorable revenue variance continues to be development fees, which reached 28 million through the third quarter. So a bit more on revenues. Through the third quarter, the city collected $232 million in the general fund, which is about 65% of the revised annual budget. Property tax revenue, our largest revenue source is performing as expected. We've received approximately 60% of our property tax budget. reflecting normal collections for this time of year. We continue to expect to get our full property tax budget. The final payment came in July, so it'll be reflected in quarter four. Development fee revenue, as I said, continues to be the strongest revenue performer. Through June, the city collected $28 million or 133% of budget. And it's $8.7 million over the same, where we were at this point last year, which itself was a historic year in 2025. So we fully expect that development fee revenue will exceed last year's record year of $29.6 million. This revenue is primarily driven by Micron, the expansion project, as well as hospital construction and other major commercial activity. Departmental revenues are also performing well with $33.6 million or 80% of budget collected through the third quarter. This is an 8.7% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Growth is primarily driven by parks and recreation programs. Golf fees and sales were also particularly strong with a nearly 32% increase year over year. And then parking services and public safety contracts also increased year over year. The liquor trend of lower liquor revenue continues. Statewide liquor consumption has softened as we've talked about in previous quarters. And we're expecting that we'll finish the year approximately $214,000 below budget. But in the overall scheme of the general fund, this is very manageable. Now looking at the expenditure side, the general fund expenditures total 254 million through the third quarter, or just below the 72% of budget. It remains right in line with our expert expectations for this point in the fiscal year. Personnel expenditures were 74.2%, which again, right in line with our 74.8% year-to-date benchmark. The vacancy rate for the third quarter improved. It was 4.4% in quarter two and has dropped to 4.1%. And down significantly from last year at this time where it was 5.3%. General fund overtime was at 77.4% of the annual budget. Um, modestly above our benchmark, uh, for this point in the fiscal year, uh, police accounted for most of that variance, um, at 85.3% of its overtime budget. Um, so while it remains above the benchmark for this point in the fiscal year, it is about $300,000 or 9.4% lower than it was this at this point last fiscal year. Um, For maintenance and operations, capital and equipment, we're just a bit below where we would be for on par at third quarter at 66.6%. This category includes contingencies, which remain available for unforeseen needs. Also professional technical services and some capital expenses, which we'll continue to monitor through the fourth quarter. Now I have a brief economic snapshot here. The economic indicators are generally stable. Employment was modestly lower year over year, down 0.8% or just about a thousand jobs compared to last year. While unemployment remained low, 3.3% is the unemployment rate compared to the national average of 4.4%. And airport traffic the growth modest growth continues April through June airport traffic was up point 7% over the same period last year and then commercial construction as we've discussed remain strong. And residential conditions remain constrained. So just to summarize, general fund remains stable, healthy, revenues are slightly ahead of expectations led by that strong development fee revenue. And staff will continue to monitor sales tax liquor distributions through the fourth quarter and spending as we approach year end. If any changes are needed, they'll be brought through an IBC or through the rebudget process in December. So that concludes my third quarter report.

Happy to take any questions. Thanks, Alicia. Any questions? Great. Thank you so much for the presentation. Next, we'll move on to the consent agenda.

Madam Mayor, I move to approve the consent agenda. Can I have a second?

Second.

Great. Any discussion? Yeah, Madam Mayor, I just want to call out a couple of the resolutions that are on here tonight. Resolution 457-26 is a pathway easement. Nice to see that these are continuing throughout the city as we grow our pathways program. Also, Resolution 486-26, it's a subrecipient agreement for community development block grant to WCAW. Catch, Jassy Tree, and Boys and Girls Club. I think these are really critical to keep these services that are benefiting some of our most vulnerable citizens in our community. I'm thankful to see this go forward.

Thank you. And if there's no further discussion, clerk, will you please call the vote? Nash.

Yes.

Stead. Yes.

Forlis. Yes. Morales. Yes. All in favor, motion carries.

And then moving into ordinances, we have something on first reading.

Madam Mayor, I ask for ordinances on first reading, the ordinances on first reading be read by number and title only and be filed for a second reading calendar.

Madam Mayor, for clarification, could we state a motion or unanimous consent request on those?

Madam Mayor, I ask for unanimous consent the ordinances on first reading be read by number and title only, and be filed for a second reading calendar.

Thank you. Without discussion, so moved.

ORD-38-26, an ordinance, CAR-25-00003, for property located at 9744 State Street, amending zoning classifications of the City of Boise City to change the classification of real property, particularly described in Section 1 of this ordinance in adjacent rights-of-way, from R-1A, residential large lot, to R-2, residential compact, setting forth a reason statement in support of such zone change and providing an effective date.

Great, thank you. Now moving into new business. We have a brief presentation, I think, by staff to... and re-hear the fiscal year 2027 budget. This is also in consideration of ORD 29-26. Alicia, why don't you kick us off and then we can start making motions from there.

Good evening. This presentation and public hearing is a revised FY27 budget notice. So I'll briefly explain why another hearing is required, what's changed, what hasn't, and then the action that I'm requesting this evening. Oh, that's not... So the FY27 budget includes the $5.5 million open space and clean water override levy approved by voters in November 2025. Although the levy was included in the budget that council adopted on August 25th, 2026, the original public notice did not separately display it as property tax revenue. The state requires that state requirements do not allow the property tax request certified on the L2 to exceed the amount published as property tax revenue. So the city therefore republished the notice to make the levies property tax funding explicit. So we have both the general fund property tax and the clean water levy explicitly on the budget notice. The levy amounts themselves have not changed. So what's changed and what hasn't? What has changed is limited to the presentation of the property tax revenue in the public notice. The revised notice clearly identifies the $5.5 million. of the voter approved levy as property tax revenue and aligns the published amount with the L2 certification. Previously in the prior budget notice, it was just capital fund spending. So it was in there. What did not change is the 27 budget that was previously approved by council. So total revenues and expenditures, department appropriations and the voter approved levy amounts all remain the same. So the corrected notice has been published, as I said, and tonight is the subsequent required public hearing. So following any public testimony, I'll ask that council consider the related ordinance. And then the city on September 1st received an extension by Ada County. establishing September 21st as the new deadline to submit the L2. So after tonight's action, it'll allow us to complete that certification and submit the L2 to the county.

So I'm happy to take any questions. Otherwise, we could open the public hearing. Thank you, Alicia. Any questions from council? Okay, seeing none, thank you. Yeah, now we can move into the public hearing. We didn't have anybody sign up in advance. Is there anybody here or online to testify for this item? Okay, great. Then seeing none, I will close the public hearing.

Madam Mayor, I move that all rules of the council interfering with the immediate consideration of ordinance 3926 be suspended and that the portions of Idaho code 50-902 requiring an ordinance to be read on three different days, twice by title and once in full be suspended with, that the record show it has been read the third time in full. Do we have a second?

Second.

Great. Clark. Nash.

Yes.

Stead. Yes. Morales. Yes. Morales.

Yes.

All in favor of motion carries. RID-39-26, an ordinance entitled the Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2026, appropriating $1,804,900,395 deemed necessary to defray all expenses and liabilities of the City of Boise City, Idaho for said fiscal year. specifying the objects and purposes for which that appropriation is made, repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance, authorizing a levy of a sufficient tax upon the taxable property, providing for a waiver of the reading rules, and providing an effective date.

Madam Mayor, I move that Ordinance 39-26 be approved. Second.

Sorry, any discussion? Clerk? Nash?

Yes.

Ted? Yes. Corliss? Yes. Morales? Yes. All in favor, motion carries.

Okay. Okay. Not a mayor.

Make a motion to approve resolution 451-26. Second. Great.

If there's no discussion, clerk, will you please call the vote? Nash.

Yes.

Stead. Yes. Corliss. Yes. Morales.

Yes.

All in favor, motion carries.

Great. Thank you. Okay. Moving on to The next item, this is Barnwood Commercial Subdivision, SCB 25-33. We'll start with staff.

Welcome, Mr. Major.

Thank you, Madam Mayor, members of the Council. The applicant requests approval of a preliminary plat for a commercial subdivision comprised of 33 buildable nine common lots located at the northwest corner of Lake Hazel Road and Orchard Street on two parcels. This slide shows the vicinity map of the general area and the required ACHD intersection improvements along Lake Hazel Road and Orchard Street. The subject property is approximately 41.3 acres in size and is located at the intersection of Lake Hazel Road and Orchard Street. The adjacent properties to the north, south, east, and west are currently vacant. The vacant parcels to the east across Orchard Street is proposed as a commercial development innovator subdivision containing a shopping center. To the north across Innovator Street are future industrial developments and adjacent properties to the south and west across Lake Hazel and Hayloft Avenue will contain medium density residential zoning as per the Syringa Valley specific plan and the future school site, respectively. The required intersection improvements are summarized here and are discussed in detail within the project report. This slide shows the zoning map for the Syringa Valley specific plan. As you can see, the subject property is within the CB or commercial business campus district of the SPO3 zone and is anticipated to contain an approximately 212,000 square foot shopping center with about 120,000 square feet of office space. This includes a large retail store as an anchor store with other neighborhoods serving residential businesses. And the north half of the subdivision will contain office uses. This slide shows the site and landscape plan for the subdivision. The overall subdivision is surrounded by public right-of-way on all four sides with private street connection through the interior of the commercial development. Lake Hazel Road and Orchard Street are existing arterial roadways, which will require significant improvements and additional right-of-way dedication. In addition, adjacent to the north and west are collector roadways, which include the Innovator Street to the north and Hayloft Avenue to the west. The applicant's proposing a 10 foot wide detached sidewalk, eight foot landscape buffer along Lake Hazel Road, Orch Street and Innovator Street. A condition of approval requires a 10 foot wide detached sidewalk along Hayloft since it is a collector roadway and this includes lot one on the west side of Hayloft. The private streets interior to the subdivision are located within a 50 foot wide common lot on the commercial section and a 28 foot wide common lot for the office section. The private streets will be improved with a five foot detached sidewalk, eight foot landscape buffer along the main roadway connections between Hayloft and Intervator Street, with the following exception. A 10-foot-wide detached sidewalk is proposed along the south side of the private street through the retail commercial portion of the development. And to ensure the detached sidewalks throughout the interior of the development, a condition of approval will require a 5-foot detached sidewalk, 8-foot landscape buffer along the private streets through the office portion of the subdivision. In addition, two pathway connections will be provided to Orchard Street and one to Lake Hazel, and there will be an east-west pathway connection through development as notated as green on the site plan. The applicant is proposing to phase the development. The first phase will contain the commercial portions, which are anticipated to be completed around 2029, and the second phase is for the office parcels and is anticipated to be completed around 2032. In conclusion, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval. And since the project complies with the dimensional standards of the SPO3 zone and the requirements of the CB district as per the specific plan. Thank you.

Thank you, David.

Does the council have any questions for staff before we hear from the applicant?

No, okay. I think you're here with the applicant, right? Yeah, welcome.

Good evening, Council President and Council Members. My name is Kelly Black. I'm with Bailey Engineering, and tonight we are requesting approval of Barnwood Commercial Preliminary Plans. As staff mentioned, this property is approximately 41 acres located at the northwest corner of Orchard Street and Lake Hazel Road. And as a part of the Syringa Valley specific plan, this area was designated as commercial business campus. It sits adjacent to the future industrial site to the north, residential neighborhoods to the south, a future school site to the west, and innovator subdivision to the east. For the preliminary plan, we are proposing those 33 buildable commercial lots and nine common lots for a total of 42 lots. The layout creates flexibility for future commercial users while preserving a unified campus design, shared parking opportunities, coordinated circulation, and pedestrian connectivity. Access is provided from Innovator Street on the north, Hayloft Avenue on the west, and Orchard. The internal private roads distribute traffic throughout the site. Here you can see we've overlaid a conceptual site plan with building footprints and parking to further illustrate the connectivity and the circulation for this project. The project will dedicate right away for the future roundabout at Orchard Street and Lake Hazel Road. The project also incorporates several roadway improvements as identified by the ACHD staff report. A key component of this plot is pedestrian connectivity, we have pathways provided along orchard street lake hazel road innovator street and hayloft avenue. In addition, we do have internal pathways connecting future commercial uses to the surrounding neighborhoods schools and employment centers. So while the future architecture will be reviewed through design review applications, I wanted to offer a conceptual imagery to help illustrate the character envisioned by Barnwood Commercial. The vision is a cohesive commercial campus that reflects Boise's high desert setting through waterwise landscaping and coordinated design. So Barnwood Commercial will offer that mix of commercial uses, which may include that grocery store as an anchor, a potential fuel center, as well as several neighborhood serving businesses. So the specific plan did anticipate a grocery anchored commercial in this location, and our preliminary plan does provide a large lot in the center that could accommodate that grocery store. This would provide daily shopping opportunities to the nearby communities. And as the area continues to grow, there will be a demand for services that support daily travel, commuting, recreation, and neighborhood convenience. One of the uses that may ultimately be appropriate and may fit on the southwestern portion of the site is a convenience and refueling station, as you can see illustrated here. Other potential uses include cafes and restaurants, a shipping center, fitness facilities, or a credit union. Together with a grocery anchor, these uses would help meet the day-to-day needs of the nearby residents while creating a convenient commercial center for the broader Syringa Valley community. And here we have a conceptual look of the entire site. While tenant demand will evolve over time, Barnwood Commercial ultimately offers that tenant flexibility as well as an organized connected development framework that aligns with the vision of the established specific plan. So in closing, Barnwood Commercial does offer a flexible and vibrant site that is well-suited for that mix of commercial uses, the right-of-way dedication for future transportation improvements and a preliminary plat that complies with the applicable standards of the development code and the specific plan. So we respectfully ask for council to approve this preliminary plat And that's all I have. Thank you for your time, but I'm happy to answer any questions. Thank you, Ms. Black. Does the council have any questions for the applicant?

No. Okay. Seeing none, is anybody here to testify from the public on this item?

No. No.

Okay. Seeing none, and if there's no questions from council, I will close the public hearing. and the items before the council.

Madam Mayor? Yes. I move to approve the Barnwood Commercial Subdivision, SUB 25-00033, Boise City Preliminary Plat, SUB 00033, comprised of 13 buildable and nine common lots on 41.3 acres, and the SP-03-AI-O-WUI-O zone. Great. Thank you. Do we have a second?

Second.

Thank you. Any discussion?

Madam Mayor, I think this area town is seeing a lot of growth and has a lot of potential growth coming. That particular area does not have a lot of commercial and business. I think this coming before the council now is very timely and appreciative and look forward to seeing the businesses that are going to come in there over the next couple of years.

I can probably just say ditto to that. Kelly, thank you for being here. I think this is really exciting to a lot of our District 4 neighbors and our county residents. It's fun to be able to see visualizations. Our eyes have been on this project for a while, so thank you for continuing to push this forward. I'm excited to see it come to fruition.

Great, thank you. Will the clerk please call the vote?

Nash?

Yes.

Yes. Yes.

Yes.

All in favor, motion carries.

Now I will take a motion to adjourn. I move to adjourn.

Second.

All in favor, aye.

Aye.

We are adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.