Minutes - 2004 - City Council - 12/13/2004 - Joint
THE CITY OF EAGLE
Joint Meeting Agenda
Eagle City Council & Star City Council
December 13, 2004
7:30 P.M.
ORIGINALv'
This meeting will be held at
Eagle City Hall
3 1 0 E. State St.
The Eagle City Council and Star City Council met in special session on December 13,2004, Mayor
Merrill presiding.
1. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: Present for Star: BELL, CHRISTOPHERSON, ERLEBACK, MCDANIEL.
Absent: none.
Present for Eagle: BASTIAN, GUERBER. Absent: SEDLACEK, NORDSTROM. A quorum is
not present.
Mayor Merrill moves to amend the agenda to discuss the EMS issue. Bastian seconds. ALL
A YES...MOTION CARRIES.
SEDLACEK and NORDSTROM arrive at 7:34 p.m. A quorum is present.
Council discussion:
Add provision to item number 4 that one person will represent the three cities of Eagle, Star and
Garden City. Authorize Mayor to sign the amendment.
For the City of Star, Bell moves to accept EMS, as amended above. Erleback,seconds. ALL
AYES.. . MOTION CARRIES.
For the City of Eagle, Bastian moves to accept EMS, as amended above. Guerber seconds.
ALL AYES... MOTION CARRIES.
3.
The Eagle City Council and the Star City Council are meeting on December 13, 2004, at
7:30 pm at Eagle City Hall to discuss renegotiation of the Area ofImpact between the City
of Eagle and the City of Star as requested by the Ada County Board of County
Commissioners.
Mayor Mitchell opens item for the City of Star.
Council discussion:
Sedlacek believes Hwy. 16 is going to be a major issue and asks for clarification on proposed
codes/zones from Star along this corridor.
Mayor Mitchell indicates proposed zoning along Hwy. 16 corridor reflects desire of property
owners and future development in the area.
Sedlacek does not want to buy off on commercial development on both sides of Hwy. 16.
Mayor Merrill presents the City of Eagle plan. Discusses planned "collector" road to be funded
by developers as they move into the area.
Mayor Mitchell goes back to Councilwoman Sedlacek's concerns regarding commercial
development on both sides ofHwy. 16 and indicates that Star recognizes Eagles plan for the area.
Nordstrom asks about mixed use development and the use of a collector road.
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THE CITY OF EAGLE
Joint Meeting Agenda
Eagle City Council & Star City Council
December 13, 2004
7:30 P.M.
Mayor Mitchell indicates that actual access points are premature at this time and those issues fall
to preliminary plat discussions. Commercial uses to be used as buffer to residential development.
Bell clarifies "blue" area, mixed use, not so much as a zone, but rather a density indicator to
allow land owner flexibility. Comp plan today is consistent with ITD intent as to traffic
development.
Nordstrom indicates ITD development (large cIover-leat) improbable.
Mayor Merrill shifts focus to river crossing area of Star and asks about commercial development
in that area.
Mayor Mitchell clarifies that discussions with property owners in that area are underway and
mixed use or commercial development is probable.
Bastian envisions Hwy. 16 corridor similar to Eagle Road, with possible connection to Interstate.
That would ultimately lead to (8-lane) traffic barrier to divide communities, although this may
favor Eagle. This natural barrier lends itself to long range development.
Nordstrom indicates that long-range planning may not favor individual land owners, but overall
development of the area.
Bell believes that the Star proposal is very reasonable and serves the landowners who want to be
annexed to Star.
Guerber believes that growth pattern should not be based on land owners who make an arbitrary
decision. Prefers logical planning based on geography and roadways.
Mayor Mitchell believes their plan addresses all issues, including population growth. Do not have
a land use plan in place west of Can-Ada, Canyon County. Looking for diverse uses.
Mayor Merrill suggests that we get a consensus or motion as to how each City sees the proposals.
Bastian states the Star proposal makes transition for Eagle difficult, but Eagle's proposal, with the
(8-lane) traffic corridor, the division is more natural.
Mayor Mitchell believes that this is best conversation to date, but limiting Star to Hwy. 16
severely limits their growth and planning.
Guerber states that highways are natural dividers.
Sedlacek indicates that the Hwy. 16 is the dividing line, the end of Eagle development.
Bastian believes if Star takes north of Beacon Light, it creates a huge obstacle to village
development.
Mayor Merrill believes we are at a stalemate.
Guerber asks for clarification on what area Star is negotiating.
Mayor Mitchell not aware of recent annexation application.
Bastian asks if Star is interested in the area above Beacon Light remaining in the County.
Bell indicates that area should be incorporated to Star to allow for their long-range planning.
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THE CITY OF EAGLE
Joint Meeting Agenda
Eagle City Council & Star City Council
December 13, 2004
7:30 P.M.
Nordstrom moves that discussions are at a stalemate and should cease at this time. Sedlacek
seconds. Council discussion. ALL AYES...MOTION CARRIES.
ADJOURNMENT: Sedlacek moves to adjourn the meeting, Guerber seconds. ALL
AYES... MOTION CARRIES.
4.
Hearing no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p,m,
Sedlacek moves for Eagle City Council to go into Executive Session at 9:00 p.m. Guerber seconds.
ALL A YES...MOTION CARRIES.
Council leaves Executive Session at 9: 15 p.m., no action taken.
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Tracy Osborn
From: City of Eagle [eaglecity@cityofeagle.org]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:15 PM
To: Steve Guerber; Lynne Sedlacek; Nancy Home; Scott Nordstrom; Stan Bastian
Cc: Tracy Osborn; Sheri Horton
Subject: FW: Ada County EMS
•---Original Message
'rom: Dan Friend [mailto:dfriend@eaglefire.org]
;ant: Monday, December 13, 2004 11:45 AM
'o: sguerber@ishs.state.id.us; knobhilltoys@aol.com
,c: eaglecity@cityofeagle.org
;ubject: Ma County EMS
his morning John Lerma looked at the "Letter of Commitment in Support of Levy Override Election for the Operation of Ada County
:mergency Medical Services". We received this document after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2004. The BOCC want the
greement signed and back to them by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow moming (Tuesday, December 14, 2004). We can't notice a special
-eating and authorize signing of this agreement in that quick of a time even if we agreed with their four items. John said he has a
usy schedule today but will write a letter for you in the moming that summarizes some of his concems. Thanks, Dan
.2/13/2004
Tracy Osborn
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)11,1104
From: Dee Mahaffey [dmahaffey@adaweb.net]
Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:47 PM
To: Alan Shealy (E-mail); Bill Nary (E-mail); Dave Bieter (E-mail); Jerome Mapp (E-mail); John Evans (E-mail); Maryanne
Jordan (E-mail); Nancy C. Merrill (E-mail); Nathan Mitchell (E-mail); Scott Nordstrom (E-mail); Ted Ellis (E-mail);
kandy@4hr.com; Mayor Council; Maryanne Jordan; nmerrill@cityofeagle.org; shorton@cityofeagle.org;
tosborn@cityofeagle.org; colleen@cityofkuna.com; mayor@cityofkuna.com; bergw@cityofineridian.org;
deweert@exchange.meridiancity.org; sbconklin@gardencityidaho.org; tellis@gardencityidaho.org;
elaine@idahosmartgrowth.org; crountre@itd.state.id.us; jtlang@juno.com; deweerdt@meridiancity.org;
donnellc@meridiancity.org; gardnerp@meridiancity.org; birdronaldkeith@msn.com; W_Eberle@msn.com;
Isedlacek@gwest.net; cbell@staridaho.org; nmitchell@staridaho.org; evans48@velocitus.net;
dave_szplett@yahoo.com
Cc: DJohnson@cityofboise.org; rosind@cableone.net; dfriend@eaglefire.org; star-chief@cableone.net; Troy Hagen;
Teresa Baker; Melinda Nothern; Melinda @ Summit
Subject: Letter of Commitment for Override - EMS
-fello all - The commissioners have received several questions regarding the agreement to provide in-kind or financial
.ontributions to conduct an override election because we currently have not budgeted for this action. If you aren't able to
ielp financially but may be able to donate time, volunteers, resources, or other in-kind assistance, this would be sufficient to
ign your intent on the existing document (Letter of Commitment for Override - EMS).
:t is important to note that in order for the commissioners to deviate from the recommendation of the Blue Ribbon Task
'orce to dissolve the current taxing district, that they receive your signed commitment by no later that 9:00 a.m. December
4, 2004 by fax (287-7009), e-mail (bocci@adaweb.net) or courier.
`hank you!
12/13/2004
►4essage
Tracy Osborn
From: Tracy Osborn [tosborn@cityofeagle.org]
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:18 PM
To: Steve Guerber (sguerber@ishs.state.id.us); Lynne Sedlacek (Isedlacek@gwest.net); Nancy Merrill
(nmerri1104@msn.com); Scott Nordstrom (snordstrom@avcraft.com); Stan Bastian; Stan Bastian
(stan bastian@cableone. net)
Cc: Sharon Bergmann(sharon@cityofeagle.org)
Subject: FW: Letter of Commitment for Override - EMS
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----Original Message
:rom: Dee Mahaffey [mailto:dmahaffey@adaweb.net]
;ent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:02 PM
-o: Alan Shealy (E-mail); Bill Nary (E-mail); Dave Bieter (E-mail); Jerome Mapp (E-mail); John Evans (E-mail); Maryanne Jordan (E -
nail); Nancy C. Merrill (E-mail); Nathan Mitchell (E-mail); Scott Nordstrom (E-mail); Ted Ellis (E-mail); kandy@4hr.com; Mayor
:ouncil; Maryanne Jordan; nmerrill@cityofeagle.org; shorton@cityofeagle.org; tosbom@cityofeagle.org; colleen@cityofkuna.com;
nayor@cityofkuna.com; bergw@cityofmeridian.org; deweert@exchange.meridiancity.org; sbconklin@gardencityidaho.org;
ellis@gardencityidaho.org; elaine@idahosmartgrowth.org; crountre@itd.state.id.us; jtlang@juno.com; deweerdt@meridiancity.org;
lonnellc@meridiancity.org; gardnerp@meridiancity.org; birdronaldkeith@msn.com; W_Eberle@msn.com; Isedlacek@qwest.net;
bell@staridaho.org; nmitchell@staridaho.org; evans48@velocitus.net; dave_szplett@yahoo.com
:c: DJohnson@cityofboise.org; rosind@cableone.net; dfriend@eaglefire.org; star-chief@cableone.net; Troy Hagen; Teresa Baker;
Belinda Nothern; Melinda @ Summit
subject: FW: Letter of Commitment for Override - EMS
1ello all - the following is the letter of committeemen we have asked all mayors, fire districts, etc. to sign and return to us
Before Dec 14th @ 9:00 a.m.--the date we would need to publish a resolution for dissolving the EMS district. We recognize
he short time available for your consideration of this matter but we feel it is necessary to have this signed document in our
ile before we proceed any further. The media has requested a copy of this letter but we wanted you to have this before Kt(
eleased it to them. Please confirm receipt of this e-mail. If you would like a hard copy, please let us know and we will
orward it to you through the mail. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
)ennis - could you please ensure all the fire chiefs and the union receive a copy of this e-mail as we do not have their e-mail
,ddresses. Could you please let me know when you have sent this to all of them as well? Many thanks!
)ee Mahaffey on behalf of the Ada County Commissioners 287-7000
[2/13/2004
LETTER OF COMMITMENT IN SUPPORT OF LEVY OVERRIDE ELECTION
FOR THE OPERATION OF ADA COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this
day of , 2004 by and
between Ada County and its Emergency Medical Services Department, the City of Boise
and its Fire Department, Boise Firefighters Union Local 672, the City of Eagle, the Eagle
Fire Protection District, the City of Star, the Star Rural Fire District, the City of Kuna, the
Kuna Rural Fire District, Garden City, the North Ada County Fire District, the City of
Meridian and its Fire Department, the Meridian Rural Fire District and the Meridian
Firefighters Union Local ?. The parties identified are collectively referred to herein as
the "Parties."
WHEREAS, Ada County operates Ada County Emergency Medical Services
("EMS") an ambulance taxing district organized under Idaho Code § 31-3908; and
WHEREAS, the recent changes to Federal laws under Medicare created an
environment wherein the ambulance providers no longer have the ability to recover the
balance of a bill not paid by Medicare from a patient, and along with similar changes by
Medicaid and other insurance providers have resulted in EMS losing more than 20% of
their gross revenue annually since April 2002, when the rules went into effect; and
WHEREAS the demand for service by EMS continues to increase an average of
6% annually;
WHEREAS, the Board of Ada County Commissioners commissioned the Ada
County Emergency Medical Services Blue Ribbon Task Force in November 2003 to
study in depth the current emergency medical services system in Ada County with a
specific emphasis on the financial impact that the drastic changes to the Medicare system
by the federal government has had on Ada County and their ability to provide public
safety services to citizens;
WHEREAS, the Task Force looked at many options for increasing funding to
Ada County EMS as a self-supporting ambulance district including actively supporting a
bill sponsored by the Idaho Association of Counties in the 2003 and 2004 Idaho State
Legislature to allow for ambulance districts to increase their levy to the level currently
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allowed by statute and mandates taxpayer approval of the tax levy increase at a
supermajority level and such bill failed; and
WHEREAS, the Task Force was unable to find an alternative source of funding
that has the ability to fund the budgetary short falls and unanimously recommended that
the current Ada County "Emergency Medical Services" District be dissolved and
recreated pursuant to Idaho Code § 31-3908; and
WHEREAS, Ada County is considering a resolution to dissolve the current
"Emergency Medical Services" district and a petition from taxpayers to recreate a new
district pursuant to Idaho Code § 31-3908; and
WHEREAS, several cities and fire districts have requested Ada County to
consider their proposals for cooperation for the provision of emergency medical services
in Ada County as they believe that an override of the taxing levy limitations would be an
effective way for EMS to solve their financial for the Emergency Medical Services; and
WHEREAS, Ada County is willing to consider asking the voters of Ada County
for a temporary override of the taxing levy for the Emergency Medical Services district
pursuant to Idaho Code § 63-802(3) under certain conditions as a temporary override will
not provide a permanent solution to the funding problem as it would not adequately
address the issue as ongoing costs for equipment and personnel continue to increase
because of the increased demand for service; and
WHEREAS, Ada County desires to pursue the option of consolidation of fire and
emergency medical services.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the parties
covenant and agree as follows:
1. Cost of Override Election. The participants agree that they will share a
portion of the cost for the override election. This cost will be based in-kind donations of
employee time, providing polling places for the election and possibly other financial
consideration.
2. Legislative Cooperation. The parties agree to cooperate and actively
support the passage of legislation to create an option for taxpayers to vote to consolidate
emergency medical and fire services within a county and another to allow an ambulance
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district to increase the mill levy of the district up to the level currently allowed by statute
with taxpayer approval of the tax levy increase at a supermajority level.
3. Independent Review of Emergency Medical Services Department and
Fire Services for Efficiencies. The parties agree to allow for an independent third party
review and financial audit of all emergency medical and fire services within Ada County
for efficiencies and develop a proposed consolidation plan if consolidation is
recommended. All parties shall share the cost for such review.
4. Emergency Medical and Fire Service Study Committee. The parties
agree to establish a committee to be formed immediately to review any proposed
efficiencies of service within the current structure of EMS and fire service. An
independent third party who shall act as the committee facilitator and shall be a non-
voting member of the committee and shall chair the Emergency Medial and Fire Service
Study Committee. The committee shall be comprised of one representative from the Ada
County Board of Commissioners, one representative from Ada County EMS, the two Ada
County EMS medical directors, one representative from each of the fire districts, one
representative from each of the city fire departments and an Ada County citizen as an at -
large member.
The Emergency Medial and Fire Service Study Committee shall also review any
proposed plan for consolidation and make recommendations to the Board of Ada County
Commissioners.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this commitment is executed on the date indicated
below.
ADA COUNTY
By: Dated:
Judy Peavey -Derr
Chairman
CITY OF BOISE
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By: Dated:
David H. Bieter
Mayor
CITY OF EAGLE
By: Dated:
Nancy Merrill
Mayor
CITY OF GARDEN CITY
By:
Ted Ellis
Mayor
CITY OF KUNA
Dated:
By: Dated:
Mayor
CITY OF MERIDIAN
By: Dated:
Tammy DeWeerd
Mayor
CITY OF STAR
By:
Mayor
NORTH ADA COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT
By:
Chair
KUNA RURAL FIRE DISTRICT
Dated:
Dated:
By: Dated:
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Chair
EAGLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
By:
Chair
STAR FIRE DISTRICT
By:
Chair
MERIDIAN RURAL FIRE DISTRICT
Dated:
Dated:
By: Dated:
Chair
MERIDIAN FIREFIGHTERS UNION LOCAL
By:
President
BOISE FIREFIGHTERS UNION LOCAL 672
Dated:
By: Dated:
Tom Lovell
President
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