Garden City continues impact‑fee negotiations with North Ada County Fire and adopts second readings of related ordinances
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Council continued discussions between Garden City and North Ada County Fire & Rescue on impact fees to Jan. 12, 2026, and conducted second readings by title only of three ordinances (10‑60‑25, 10‑63‑25, 10‑64‑25) addressing fee schedule corrections, a district name correction, and a joint advisory committee structure.
Garden City Council on Dec. 8 continued negotiations with North Ada County Fire & Rescue on impact‑fee collection and related intergovernmental issues, setting a date certain of Jan. 12, 2026 for further deliberation.
The mayor said item G‑3 required additional negotiation and was not appropriate for final decision that evening; the council moved and seconded to continue the item to 01/12/2026.
Separately, the council conducted second readings, by title only, of three ordinances related to the North Ada County Fire & Rescue impact fee matter. The measures presented for second reading were:
- Ordinance 10‑60‑25: technical correction to subsection C of section 3, chapter 1, title 11 (fee schedule) related to North Ada County Fire Rescue district development impact fees. - Ordinance 10‑63‑25: correction of the district name in subsection A of section 1, chapter 1, title 11 of the municipal code. - Ordinance 10‑64‑25: repeal of an existing section establishing a joint development impact fee advisory committee and adoption of a new section creating that committee by intergovernmental agreement.
City legal staff confirmed these were second readings consistent with prior agenda packets; council members recorded 'Yes' votes on roll calls during the readings.