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Resolution 25-2537: The council approved Resolution 25-2537, adopting the fiscal year 2026 rate schedule for solid-waste collection and disposal services and authorizing the Finance Department to collect the fees. The motion passed on a roll-call vote; the clerk recorded ayes and no recorded nays and the resolution was adopted.

Farrington Heights subdivision (H-2025-0016): The council closed the public hearing on Farrington Heights and remanded the application to the Planning and Zoning Commission at the applicant's request so the applicant could revise the plat to address neighbors' concerns. The remand motion carried on a roll-call vote with all members present recorded as voting in favor.

Latitude 43 subdivision (H-2024-0059): The council granted a continuance at the applicant's request to Oct. 14 to allow additional work on traffic circulation issues; the continuance was approved by voice vote.

Other procedural actions: The council adopted the published agenda and approved the consent agenda earlier in the work session by voice vote. The council also voted to go into executive session under Idaho Code 74-206(1)(d) and later voted to exit; both motions carried (roll-call and voice votes respectively). The meeting adjournment was approved by voice vote.

No contested final land-use approvals were finalized at the September 16 meeting; the substantive land-use items will return to the council after additional review or at the continued hearing dates.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Meridian City Council - 9/16/25","oneSentenceSummary","On Sept. 16 the Meridian City Council adopted a solid-waste rate resolution, remanded Farrington Heights subdivision back to Planning and Zoning, continued a separate subdivision hearing to Oct. 14, and approved routine consent and agenda motions; council also entered and exited executive session under Idaho law.","taxTitle","Meridian, Ada County, Idaho","taxId",2628,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6469946,"Meridian finance department outlines broad citywide fee update; council asks for details and timeline",1205,2877000,4082000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780288-e5b3f09152f86bd25a39aa5b9e672d68&start=2877&end=4082","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780288-e5b3f09152f86bd25a39aa5b9e672d68/thumbnail_2877000.jpg","/articles/6469946/Meridian/Ada-County/Idaho/Meridian-finance-department-outlines-broad-citywide-fee-update-council-asks-for-details-and-timeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469946-3da069337473adca7128110638dde7cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442911&Signature=F-imz~Oes43rARO24CHGs1o5J8ucdcQ8F-l5sxngy2Zu-omYfqTY0BX7H8LWU6LfpqpdiFspJAlrD-Bnzg9~M52JAEqi1135aU~v1bMhzkjDNxOT3rIH~9O6Kl-aE0PIbXqIc00g07IN3XIJ4~SRoNUHSnB5KqcAS6DxEhKw8PmfBCXG7JUTAkOPVSuBIG~W1J0kN4WtMl5x8Z5xtWHR5-oeICLFRWc-4fEXpdexPrvFy4ubslwyzIjAzbGWNUyD9G8WolSfLyNBMMoL73ay7H9FhPapJPHGNkcZA--SYLrDzDf3ykCBFWk5bPWYjHl0FFBdr9PjeImaF7rPscrFhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ginny Fields, representing city finance staff, briefed the council on the fiscal year 2026 citywide fee update, describing a department-by-department cost analysis and the administration's preferred cost-recovery approach. \"The results have been prepared and have been sent to Mayor for review and feedback,\" Fields said, and added that finance had calculated \"full cost\" amounts for each fee, then recommended recovery levels for council consideration.

Fields said that several departments had not updated fees in many years: the Clerk's Office last adjusted fees in 2017, police fees in 2017, fire fees in 2019, and the Planning Department had not had a comprehensive update in over a decade. She told council the packet includes a full list of proposed adjustments across departments and that some line items showed large percentage increases because they had not been revised in eight to 10 years.

Under the draft schedule, the Clerk's Office proposed changes to 34 fees, Fire 17 fees, Police 11 fees, and Planning 57 fees. Fields said there are 29 planning-related fees proposed to increase by more than 5 percent. She said the city aims to publish the proposed schedule for public notice, hold public hearings and make any adjustments prior to adopting rates for fiscal year 2026.

Council members questioned the long intervals between updates and pressed staff for more information. Council President Luke Cavanagh said the extended gap \"feels like a complete failure on the city's part\" given prior assurances that fee reviews would be annual. Director Lavoie said the delay was caused by time and resource constraints. Council members asked staff to calculate the net fiscal impact for each affected department if the proposals were adopted and to provide further detail by September 30.

Fields said the mayor had directed lower-than-full recovery on some items to remain consistent with regional comparables; for example a large temporary use permit (TUP) fee was reduced from a full-cost calculation to a proposed $250 fee to align with regional tolerance. Council members requested staff produce departmental revenue impact estimates and additional justification for recovery percentages before the public notice period.","City finance staff presented a citywide fee study showing many fees last updated years ago and recommending cost-recovery adjustments; council members pressed for clearer communication, net fiscal impacts by department, and requested follow-up by Sept. 30.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6469951,"Ada County Highway District proposes two-service-area model and big increases to impact fees",1979,778000,2757000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780288-e5b3f09152f86bd25a39aa5b9e672d68&start=778&end=2757","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780288-e5b3f09152f86bd25a39aa5b9e672d68/thumbnail_778000.jpg","/articles/6469951/Meridian/Ada-County/Idaho/Ada-County-Highway-District-proposes-two-service-area-model-and-big-increases-to-impact-fees","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469951-c041993cd54eb95ff84f40e2c9bb8993/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442911&Signature=O-Ras-vwQ5NSgHVdsLq0eJAAC4DmXvwQO2Yx44Xno8BeLIP6esDfBF29m3iZnFJOdtUeom3UiEblVfpgbYbhy5UGxJmKtcW~6qFvUKxQCmxEZnvP~TNUJF6i8C4AVJTmRePWvXVnWBHjpAfc9OJA617Zqbgk2sdHpXtfI-dO-d1t28~9Lr~2X3NozNCb-mcSqbav0uA5dSl~eWKO9nS7NwmfkMR2fBVgYqZvdlJheriyYTdP9z36395cLCX8hwcwu3FH7Yvbw1lw-7HTCTJ2ux6HdsRnzeDa2OAb-vrfnuJeMzp7VYqVl7-Lk03RV0awxy3keVfvQbizXN17jYfD5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Justin Lucas, chief of operations and infrastructure at the Ada County Highway District, briefed the Meridian City Council on ACHD's draft capital improvements plan (CIP) and proposed impact fee update and said the plan is the product of more than a year of work with consultant Kittelson and Associates. \"This plan allows us to, essentially charge developers to, pay for the costs of widening roads that are associated with growth,\" Lucas said.

Lucas told council that the draft recommends a two-service-area model (West and East), so fees collected in each area would be spent for projects in that same area. He explained that the difference in fees reflects the number and cost of projects in each area: \"The higher the the more amount of projects, the more projects you wanna get done, the higher the fee essentially, which is why there's a discrepancy there.\"

Using ACHD's representative calculations, Lucas said a single-family detached home would face an impact fee of $8,929 in the Western service area and $5,348 in the Eastern service area under the draft. He contrasted those numbers with the current single-service-area fee, which he said is \"a little under $4,000 today.\" Lucas said the principal drivers of the increase are updated project cost estimates and trip-generation-based methodology, and he attributed substantial cost rises to post‑COVID inflation for construction and right-of-way.

Walter Steed, the city's representative on ACHD's Capital Improvement Citizen Advisory Committee, told the council the CICAC vote on a single service area was close and that members were split: \"It came down 4 to 3 for a single. 1 small community represented in the CICAC wanted a single for the reason that Justin's already explained the fairness of My Money, Your Money.\"

Council members asked for analyses of alternative scenarios. Councilman Overton asked for the single-service-area fee numbers for comparison; Lucas estimated an approximate single-service-area fee would land in the roughly $7,000 range for a single-family home. Council members also probed how the CIP, the 20-year project list, and the 5-year work plan interact, and Lucas said the CIP identifies 20-year needs while the 5-year program prioritizes which projects move forward sooner.

Lucas warned that even in a strong fee-collection year — he cited a recent high collection year of about $30 million — very large projects (he cited an example estimate near $100 million for Linder Road between Chinden and Highway 44) mean major projects will take many years of collections, grants and other funding to build. He urged Meridian to provide early feedback on service-area choices and said ACHD will publish a formal draft for public review over September and October and that city comments in that period would be most useful.","ACHD staff proposed shifting to two service areas and much higher transportation impact fees — roughly $8,900 per single-family home in western Ada County vs. $5,348 in the east — citing project volumes and post‑COVID construction cost inflation; ACHD will publish a formal draft and seek public comment in September–October.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6469955,"Meridian staff propose modest increases to Lakeview Golf Course fees ahead of public hearing",403,295000,698000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780288-e5b3f09152f86bd25a39aa5b9e672d68&start=295&end=698","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780288-e5b3f09152f86bd25a39aa5b9e672d68/thumbnail_295000.jpg","/articles/6469955/Meridian/Ada-County/Idaho/Meridian-staff-propose-modest-increases-to-Lakeview-Golf-Course-fees-ahead-of-public-hearing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6469955-3c77f632fb6084134b020439b727566e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442911&Signature=NcI71jPntX3zFKGeZ4IznHSsobABX218vHWeeXWok1OZs9iffDFIMBZNQtZmD1802ExWsuHfi5yhn9dWj~bsPsoZ~~Hq3RinTeA6CMkQVv494K8uz2j4KqcS8S8pd70J-~EllSkoWbRxuqbtZp7A7N6iv6t~b-xvKwPbPdkbIVHLfcnzUcX9vH4y9svFSWRC8o7QO3sjdo84E-7vUPMjWtrVKkpXDaSItQptv~l0aCFJQtv4LmSkhjX9nGqa46eF966QYW2j0Vvsv--WeIAl3pXeQodhVBE2rW2yTbLF7qc9u3vLH1ln~L7KTsIEPTLJT4SukJH9t6FP97E5j8eikw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Garrett White, a city staff member, presented proposed fee adjustments for Lakeview Golf Course, saying the increases were driven by inflationary trends and competitive pricing and that the target was \"about 4% increase, across the board through all of our fees.\"

White told the Meridian City Council that the city adjusted fees to whole-dollar amounts after tax to simplify transactions and that annual passes and some cart fees would rise under the proposal. He said the increases align the course with averages in the Treasure Valley and that the plan is to post the proposed schedule and return for a public hearing in a few weeks.

Council members praised course improvements and staff performance. Councilman Overton said, \"I wanna give you a a huge kudos once again... it's impressive that we've done such a great job and the course looks so good.\" Council President Cavanagh confirmed the golf course \"continues to operate now in the black when you don't factor in the cost of the kind of the large scale capital improvements.\"

Other council members noted the course's value to youth programming and community recreation. Councilman Whitlock recounted seeing high school teams using the facility and said it provides a \"wholesome sport and a wholesome activity\" for local youth. Several members encouraged staff to proceed with posting the fees for public comment and signaled general support for the proposed adjustments.

White said he would post the fees and return to council for a public hearing, and staff expects to bring a formal hearing item back in the coming weeks. The council did not take a vote on fees at this meeting.","Parks staff proposed roughly 4% across-the-board fee increases at Lakeview Golf Course to keep pace with inflation and competitive rates; council members praised course upkeep and encouraged staff to post the schedule for a public hearing.","actionData","errors"]

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