COUNCIL MEMBERS: Suzanne Jim Shawn Chris Gregory Don Rebecca Hawkins Munn Barigar Talkington Lanting Hall Mills Sojka Vice Mayor Mayor AGENDA Meeting of the Twin Falls City Council Tuesday, January 21, 2014 City Council Chambers 305 3rd Avenue East -Twin Falls, Idaho 5:00 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG CONFIRMATION OF QUORUM CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA PROCLAMATIONS GENERAL PUBLIC INPUT AGENDA ITEMS Purpose By: I. CONSENT CALENDAR: Action Staff Report 1. Consideration of a request to approve the January 14 – 21, 2014, Accounts Payable. Action Sharon Bryan 2. Consideration of a request to pay fees in lieu of park land dedication for the Lengfeld Action Dennis Bowyer Subdivision. II. ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION: 1. A presentation by the Twin Falls Futures Unlimited group regarding the future development Presentation Brad Wills and growth of Twin Falls. 2. Update on the Waste Water Treatment Plant upgrades. Update Troy Vitek 3. Consideration of a request to adopt Ordinance 3060, authorizing the signing of the loan Action/ Lorie Race agreement with the Idaho Bond Bank; and, presentation on the bonding process for the $38 Presentation million of improvements at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. 4. Consideration of the Airport Board’s recommendation to select CSHQA as the architecture Action Bill Carberry firm for the Airport Terminal Modification Project. 5. Consideration of a request to authorize the Mayor to sign the Recreation Trail Program Action Dennis Bowyer/ Grant Application. Mandi Thompson 6. Discussion of draft three of the Agreement with Beckley Media to use Twin Falls City Discussion City Council property in his effort to jump the Snake River Canyon. This will not be an action item. 7. General update on Canyon Jump process to include public safety and possible Update Travis Rothweiler/ compensation. Brian Pike 8. Public input and/or items from the City Manager and City Council. III. ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 6:00 1. Consideration of a request to adopt Ordinance 3059, amending City Code 3-18 regarding PH Mitchel Humble City issued permits for mobile food concessions. V. ADJOURNMENT: Any person(s) needing special accommodations to participate in the above noticed meeting could contact Leila Sanchez at (208) 735-7287 at least two working days before the meeting. Si desea esta información en español, llame Leila Sanchez (208)735-7287. Agenda Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Page 2 of 2 Twin Falls City Council-Public Hearing Procedures for Zoning Requests 1. Prior to opening the first Public Hearing of the session, the Mayor shall review the public hearing procedures. 2. Individuals wishing to testify or speak before the City Council shall wait to be recognized by the Mayor, approach the microphone/podium, state their name and address, then proceed with their comments. Following their statements, they shall write their name and address on the record sheet(s) provided by the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall make an audio recording of the Public Hearing. 3. The Applicant, or the spokesperson for the Applicant, will make a presentation on the application/request (request). No changes to the request may be made by the applicant after the publication of the Notice of Public Hearing. The presentation should include the following: A complete explanation and description of the request. Why the request is being made. Location of the Property. Impacts on the surrounding properties and efforts to mitigate those impacts. Applicant is limited to 15 minutes, unless a written request for additional time is received, at least 72 hours prior to the hearing, and granted by the Mayor. 4. A City Staff Report shall summarize the application and history of the request. The City Council may ask questions of staff or the applicant pertaining to the request. 5. The general public will then be given the opportunity to provide their testimony regarding the request. The Mayor may limit public testimony to no less than two minutes per person. Five or more individuals, having received personal public notice of the application under consideration, may select by written petition, a spokesperson. The written petition must be received at least 72 hours prior to the hearing and must be granted by the mayor. The spokesperson shall be limited to 15 minutes. Written comments, including e-mail, shall be either read into the record or displayed to the public on the overhead projector. Following the Public Testimony, the applicant is permitted five (5) minutes to respond to Public Testimony. 6. Following the Public Testimony and Applicant’s response, the hearing shall continue. The City Council, as recognized by the Mayor, shall be allowed to question the Applicant, Staff or anyone who has testified. The Mayor may again establish time limits. 7. The Mayor shall close the Public Hearing. The City Council shall deliberate on the request. Deliberations and decisions shall be based upon the information and testimony provided during the Public Hearing. Once the Public Hearing is closed, additional testimony from the staff, applicant or public is not allowed. Legal or procedural questions may be directed to the City Attorney. * Any person not conforming to the above rules may be prohibited from speaking. Persons refusing to comply with such prohibitions may be asked to leave the hearing and, thereafter removed from the room by order of the Mayor. Tuesday January 21, 2014 City Council Meeting To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Dennis J. Bowyer, Parks & Recreation Director Request: Consideration of a request to pay fees in lieu of park land dedication for the Lengfeld Subdivision. Time Estimate: None – Consent Calendar Background: The Lengfeld Subdivision is a two lot subdivision on 3.83 acres with only one additional household unit. The subdivision is located north of Falls Avenue East, at the southwest corner of Madrona Street North and Candleridge Road. Code Section 10-12-3-11 requires a dedication of one acre of land per 100 units developed within a subdivision for the development of a neighborhood park. Therefore, this subdivision will require a dedication of 0.01 acre of park land. However, City Code Section 10-12-3-11(F) states that: “The City Council may, at their discretion, approve and accept cash contributions in lieu of park land with improvements, which contributions shall be used for park land acquisition and/or park improvements within the boundaries of the arterial streets in which the development is located.” There is no a park within the boundaries of arterial streets which the development is located. Since the park land dedication requirement from this subdivision is only .01 acres, staff supports the developer’s request for a Parks in lieu of contribution. Attached is a map showing the location of the proposed subdivision and the Parks in Lieu Contribution application. Using the 2013 Twin Falls County Assessor’s value of land, the price per acre is calculated at $13,788.10, and using the in lieu of formula, the in lieu of payment is $454.88 Ordinance # 3034 allows developments meeting all five (5) criteria shall qualify for a 50% reduction on their cash contribution in lieu of dedication of park land. The five criteria are: 1. The number of household units must be 8 or less per acre, as identified on the preliminary plat. 2. Development shall be located within city limits. 3. Development shall not border an arterial street. 4. Development shall not border the city limits. 5. Development must not have been converted from agricultural land. The Lengfeld Subdivision does qualify for the in-fill reduction, so the in lieu payment is reduced to $227.44. 1 Approval Process: City Code 10-12-3-11 provides for the Council to approve a request to pay fees in lieu of park land dedication. A public hearing is not required. The Code does not require a recommendation from the Parks & Recreation Commission. However, staff has made it a policy to bring these in-lieu requests to the Commission for a recommendation. At their January 14th meeting, the Commission unanimously recommended approval of the request. Budget Impact: The developer has submitted the 2013 Twin Falls County Assessor’s value for this property; the land is valued at $13,788.10 per acre. The value of the land is added to the cost of developing an acre of park land ($31,700), then multiplied by 0.01 to arrive at an in lieu payment amount of $454.88, the subdivision qualifies for the in-fill reduction, so the final in lieu payment is $227.44. Regulatory Impact: Approval of this request will allow the applicant to proceed with the development of this property without park land dedication. Conclusion: The Parks & Recreation Commission recommends that the City Council accept the developer’s request to pay fees in lieu of park land dedication as part of the park ordinance. Staff concurs with the recommendation. Attachments: 1. Area Map 2. Parks In Lieu Contribution Application 3. Preliminary Plat 4. City Parks & Recreation Facilities Map 2 3 4 5 6 7 Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Troy Vitek, Assistant City Engineer Request: Present an update on the Waste Water Treatment Plant upgrades. Time Estimate: The staff presentation will take approximately 10 minutes. Background: Council has indicated that they would like updates on the Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrades. Staff will discuss the current progress, a brief description of the individual projects and their associated delivery methods, schedules, and estimated costs. Conclusion: No recommendations Attachments: None. Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Lorie Race, CFO Request: Consideration of a request to adopt an ordinance authorizing the signing of the loan agreement with the Idaho Bond Bank; and a presentation on the bonding process for the $38 million of improvements at the wastewater treatment plant.