Minutes - 2009 - Design Review - 09/24/2009 - Regular
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
MINUTES
The Design Review Board met in regular session September 24,2009, Chairman McCullough
presiding.
1. CALL TO ORDER: Chairman McCullough calls the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL: The following members were present: MC CULLOUGH, GRUBB,
BARNES, BUTLER. ABSENT: WHITTAKER, KOCI. A quorum is present.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
. Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and are acted on with one motion.
There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Design Review Board
member, City Staff, or a citizen requests an item to be removed from the Consent
Agenda for discussion. Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be placed on the
Regular Agenda in a sequence determined by the Rules of Order.
. Any item on the Consent Agenda that contains written recommendations from the
City of Eagle shall be adopted as part of the Design Review's Consent Agenda
approval motion unless specifically stated otherwise.
A. Minutes of September 10, 2009.
B. Findine;s of Fact and Conclusions of Law for DR-29-09 - Monument Sie;n for
Eae;le Hills Golf Course - Dave Bee;row: Dave Begrow is requesting design review
approval to construct a monument sign for Eagle Hills Golf Course. The site is
located on the west side of North Edgewood Lane approximately y,.-mile south of
Floating Feather Road at 605 North Edgewood Lane.
Barnes moves to approve the consent agenda as written. Seconded by Grubb. ALL
AYE...MOTION CARRIES.
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None.
5. NEW BUSINESS:
A. DR-77-05 MOD2 - Modification to the Common Area Landscapine; within
Corrente Bello Planned Unit Development - Gemstar Development. LLC:
Gemstar Development, LLC, represented by Scott Noiyuki with Northside
Management, is requesting a modification to the design review application for the
common area landscaping within Corrente Bello Planned Unit Development. The
94.89-acre site is located on the north side of Floating Feather Road approximately ~-
mile west of Eagle Road on the west and north sides of Eagle Middle School. This
item was continuedfrom the September 10, 2009 meeting.
The applicant is present. Board discussion.
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McCullough moves to approve DR-77-05 MOD2 - Modification to the Common
Area Landscaping within Corrente Bello Planned Unit Development with the
following modifications to the site specific conditions:
Site specific condition #4: Strike completely.
Site specific condition #5: Strike completely.
The Design Review Board unanimously accepts the plans date stamped 8/6/09.
Seconded by Barnes. ALL AYE...MOTION CARRIES.
6. REPORTS:
A. Design Review Board: Discussion on continuation of the Design Review Board.
B. Staff: More discussion on the Board.
7. ADJOURNMENT:
Grubb moves to adjourn at 6:10 pm. Seconded by Barnes. ALL AYE...MOTION
CARRIES.
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APPROVED:
A TRANSCRIBABLE RECORD OF THIS MEETING IS AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL.
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September 21, 2009 SENT VIA E-MAIL TO BARB CERDA
(bcerda@cityofeagle.org)
City of Eagle
DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
Board Members
Eric McCullough - Chairman
Robert Grubb - Vice -Chairman
Debbie Barnes
Christine Whittaker
Mark Butler
John Rimbey
Trent Koci
RE: DR -77-05 MOD2 — Modification to the Common Area Landscaping within Corrente Bello
Planned Unit Development — Gemstar Development, LLC:
,,."., Board Members:
I am writing this letter (in the form of an e-mail) to provide written testimony regarding the above
referenced matter scheduled for a public meeting on September 24, 2009. I have not been asked by
Gemstar to provide this testimony.
I am a resident of Corrente Bello. I purchased a vacant lot in January of 2008 and hired a builder to
build my home and moved to Eagle in October 2008. During the construction process I became
active in a variety of matters at the development and subsequently was elected to the Homeowner's
Association Board. I am currently the President and Treasurer.
When I purchased my lot, I did not know that a different tree was specified along the entry drive than
the ones planted. I did not know this was an issue until recently. I have spoken with Gemstar and
have had brief conversations with City staff members and the matter has been defined to me in
summary form as follows:
1. The conditions of approval specified different trees along the main entry drive than those which
were planted by the developers.
2. Gemstar provided financial security for a portion of the trees which would have been along their
portion of the two subdivisions and the City retains that security.
3. Corrente Bello LLC (the other developer) either did not provide financial security or it was not
maintained by the City without the improvements being completed as specified. Corrente Bello LLC
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lost it's ownership in the subdivision to its lender in January of 2009. The lender acquired the real
estate, not the LLC. The lender has since been taken over by the F.D.I.C.
4. Gemstar is requesting that the existing ash trees be permitted to remain and their financial security
be released.
The Corrente Bello Subdivision Homeowners Association Board has considered the matter as it has
been described to us. Since Corrente Bello LLC no longer exists, we believe the City is faced with
the following primary options.
1. Require Gemstar to place the specified trees on one side of the street.
2. Require Gemstar to place the specified trees on one side of the street and the City attempt to
persuade the HOA to replace the trees on the opposite side of the street.
3. Modify the approved specification, permit the existing trees to remain and release the financial
security to Gemstar.
We have unanimously agreed that our recommendation to the Design Review Board is to proceed
with number 3 above. Our judgment may have been different if sufficient financial security were in
place to do the replacement. We will admit, we have not seen the specified trees and would likely
prefer your choice of them but we also are satisfied with the existing ash trees. We do not want to
see two different tree types on opposite sides of the entry drive. The HOA is not responsible for
what occurred and would resist any effort by the City to place it in the role of Corrente Bello LLC.
This has been a difficult year for this subdivision financially and that will likely be the case for the
next few years. The HOA simply does not have the funds to participate in the replacement of the
trees. We are working diligently in maintaining the significant amount of plant material within the
subdivision together with the maintenance of the other amenities with the limited funds we have.
We wish to express our gratitude to the City for its substantial role in making Corrente Bello what it
is and providing the opportunity for us to invest and live in this fine subdivision in Eagle.
Once again, based on our understanding of this issue, we support the requested modification by
Gemstar.
Sincerely,
TERRY W. OLSEN
President & Treasurer
Corrente BeIIo Subdivision Homeowner's Association
Home address: 1905 N. Valle BeIIo Way, Eagle, Idaho
Office telephone: 938-3648
terrvwolsen@a.com
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