Meeting Minutes
North End Neighborhood Association
Monthly Meeting
May 26th, 2015 7pm
Hyde Park Mennonite Fellowship, 1512 N. 12th Street
Distribution and Attendee List: (X indicates that invitee was present, blank indicates absence)
President
Vice-President
X Don Plum
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Josh Kyzer
Treasurer
Historic
X Nola Walker
Derek Hurd
Acting Secretary
Preservation Chair
NENA School
Creative
X Jeff Schoedler
Mel Mansfield
Grant Chair
Director
HPSF Chair
X Devin Koski
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Mark Baltes
Newsletter
X Stephanie Matlock Allen
Coordinator
Agenda:
Responsible Party
Time
Minutes
Don Plum, President
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Nola Walker, Acting Secretary
2
Topic
1
Welcome
2
Roll Call
3
Minutes of last regular meeting (April)
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Treasurer’s Report
5
Induct Stephanie Matlock Allen as
NENA Board Member
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Highlands Cove Development
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St. Luke’s Work Session Master Plan
update
Sierra Club – Community Solar
Project; Letter to ID Power
Nola Walker, Acting Secretary
Chelle Nystrom/Nola Walker
Don Plum, President
Marcia Wing
2
3
2
20
Mark Baltes
20
Alan Hausrath
15
Carl Scheider/Gruntwerks
HPSF Committee
15
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HPSF Updates
10
Committee Updates
Board
11
Adjournment
Board
7:00 – 7:15
7:15 - 7:18
7:18 – 7:20
7:20 - 7:40
7:40 - 8:00
8:00 – 8:15
8:15 – 8:30
8:30 – 9:00
9:00
Meeting Minutes:
3 Topic: Minutes of last regular meeting (April)
Board
April 2015 minutes, submitted for the record unchanged.
Chelle Nystrom
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Topic: Treasurer’s Report
3 checks issued
1 for accounting
$1549 Booth Fees/App fees
$ Newsletter
5139
12,597.71
51,662.00 Cash balance
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Topic: Induct Stephanie Matlock Allen as NENA Board Member
There are 3 vacant seats on the Board.
Don Motioned to induct and welcome Stephanie as a NENA Board Member.
The Motion was seconded.
Motion carried. Stephanie is welcomed to the Board.
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Topic: Highlands Cove Development
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Phillipe Masser /Marcia Wing
East end of Crane Creek Golf course. 80-90 acres of undeveloped land. Conner and Yourgensen
want to develop 60 acres of land to develop 60 units. Connection between Breameare to East Highland View. Land to East of this (Simplot Land) make this more developable. Down Highland View to
15th and impact 15th.
Issues Highland NE:
o Traffic – 600 trips per day distributed between 15th street and Harrison
o Harrison/Hill/Bogus Basin – Functions at Level F (Fail). ACHD is a numbers group. An intersection that performs at this level, the developer would have to work on this. In theory, intersections as far as Hill/36th are impacted. Compass website has a lot of history. Harrison
is an arterial roadway.
o The data
o Foothills plan may or may not apply.
o William Snyder – it’s not clear “density bonus”. He was involved in early discussion of “density bonus”.
o Hillside Study – Jeff will come up with name to send Phillipe Masser. Brawer Hillside
o A big piece of the process is understanding the developer’s rights. He has so many acres
and he’s allowed so many plots. If you go in and say no to everything. Perspective is you
have to follow the rules.
Dates:
o 6/3 – P&Z Hillside Workshop
o 6/24 – ACHD Hearing is scheduled
o P&Z – 7/6
Mark Baltes
Topic: St. Luke’s Work Session Master Plan update
Both Jeff and Mark attended the meeting on 5/19/15.
 3 Neighborhoods were present at meeting.
 The comp plan vs. Master Plan were both discussed in the meeting.
o Comp Plan – A City Document – Chapter 2 address the 7 Principles. As a reference:
 http://pds.cityofboise.org/media/151839/bb_chapter_2.pdf
 St. Luke’s Master Plan includes a change to the Comp Plan.
o June 30 – To amend Boise Comp Plan. NENA’s stance is we support St. Lukes expansion
but their growth must align with the Comp Plan.
 Surgeons came in and demonstrated why. Discussion ranged from mitigation of why Jefferson was
closed, traffic impacts, load capacities, and the discussion of amending comp plan.
 Elaine Claig – made reference to Health District Approach, allowing St Lukes to grow within grid system, add levels to parking decks, etc. No one at St. Lukes has embraced this district concept vs.
campus idea. Originally they were to go south where Boise Fry Company was there. One thought if
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Topic: Sierra Club – Community Solar
Project; Letter to ID Power
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Alan Hausrath
Has lived in 38 years. Thanked Board for what they do.
Community Solar – about ½ of homes in NE are suitable for solar based on north/south facing.
Other ½ aren’t b/c they are either rentals, not facing correctly,
The referenced letter is to have ID Power to build a 1 mg watt array facility. We don’t know about
financing model. Sell shares in array to offset power generation. This would be for people that can’t
put solar panels on home. Modeled after Sacramento Power who built their array. A second model
out of WA (N. Idaho), company called Avista, you buy in for $1K and they give you all the tax incentives that expire in 2016. WA also has several state incentives. There are several unknowns.
Hydro Power makes up less than ½ of power in ID. The letter represents a consumer based request.
o Motion: Don created a motion for that NENA supports the Community Solar Project presented by Idaho Sierra Club, Snake River Alliance, Idaho Conservation League.
o Seconded: Devin
o Motion Carries – NENA’s name to be reference on letter
Topic: HPSF Updates
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for St. Lukes to abandon the campus idea and do with District Approach.
NENA approach – We need to support the integrity of the well-studied, thought out approach of the
BluePrint Boise. We need to stand by the integrity of the Comp Plan.
EENA/Keep Boise Connected Group – want to hire an independent consultant to research this.
They want to raise $1,500 to raise monies. We would also like to donate $500 to Keep Boise Connected to do this research.
Motion 1:
o Mark: NENA supports St. Lukes expansion but it must align to the goals and objectives of
the Boise Comp Plan.
o Nola Seconds
o Mark withdraws motion for new language. Motion Withdrawn.
Motion 2:
o Mark: NENA is not in support of amending the Comp Plan.
o Devin Seconds
o Motion Carries with 6 votes
o Motion Nay – 1 (Jeff)
Mark will follow-up with Keep Boise Connected to get scope of research project.
Carl Scheider/Gruntwerks
HPSF Committee
Application deadlines 6/1/15
74 applications
o 25 Foods Aps for 13 applications. There are 18 food vendors but we only Jury 13. The other 5 range from kettle corn, water, ice cream.
o 11 commercial
o 30 craft
o 8 non-profit
Jury – 6/4/15 6PM Sun Ray Pizza
They will put fencing down 13th and community Stage. This would save on Security.
Special Events Application due end of June 2015
Hayden delivered Sponsor check this month.
Posters printed no later than 8/18.
HPSF Committee – Plans to have a committee meeting to discuss items to include booth layout,
NENA Booth, schedule meeting between HPSF Committee and GruntWerks.
o Approval on artwork 7/15 Board Meeting
o Timeline/Budget/Booth Location/Maps/Forestry/Parks and Rec – Booth for City
Committee Updates
NE News Spring 2015 Edition
Stephanie Matlock Allan
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Successfully produced and on door steps
Article/Ad deadline by end of July. HPSF Committee may have its own map that could be put in the
Newsletter.
o Potential Articles:
 SNOW Block – Somewhat North of Washington
Open Routes:
STREET/AREA
COUNT
Smith Estates area
85
Washington, 5th - 16th
120
8th, Fort - Heights
180
9th, Fort - Camelsback
135
10th
Josh Kyzer
Creative Director Report
NE Business Cooperative – this literature will be distributed to the Board – get a landing page up before
distributed to 200+ businesses. Josh has been in touch with local business leaders about hosting a local business meeting. Josh will send out updates. They are proposed 12 meetings/year.
Mel asked if she needs to ask if she needs to be involved in HPSF, banners for HPSF, tent banners, etc.
HPSF Committee thinks we’ll probably use what we did last year. By next Board meeting we’ll know
more.
There were light banners were created and the dates can be changed.
Get 4 new banners.
13th Street Historic Street Lamp Project
Josh Kyzer
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Josh met with City. They are pushing this project into an existing project. Josh spent the last 2
weeks surveying 13th Street. They want the pattern to be symmetrical. The City contacted ID Power
and they have identified 2 power sources.
 Next Steps:
 Meet with City next week to review suggested pattern that’s 2 lights/intersection
Derek Hurd
Planning and Historic Preservation
As a preface, NENA thanks Derek for his time spent in the role of Planning and Historic Preservation
role. NENA is aligned to the Historic Preservation Guidelines. Derek speaks for the Board in this role.
Updates provided from Derek via email prior to meeting:
1. 1715th N. 7th came back with their reconsideration for demolition and got what they wanted this
time. NENA opposed the demolition two years ago, two months ago, and at this hearing
2. 1530 N. 25th asked for forgiveness for putting in PVC clad wood windows which is not an approved material for historic districts. Amy Cook and the builder argued that PVC was not vinyl
until Chairwoman Dawson defined the V in PVC for them. NENA opposed the vinyl. Application
was denied. An appeal expected.
 Devin: Appeal goes to Boise City Council which at that time, the council can override
the Historic/Preservation decision.
3. 1109 N. 15th. Applicant asked for forgiveness for putting on fake wood grain siding instead of the
required condition of approval of smooth siding. The fake wood grain looks fake, and is not allowed in the HD. NENA opposed this application. This was on a garage, not visible from the
street and the applicant made a long winded testimony as to why it was appropriate. Commissioner Richter made a roundabout agreeing statement with the builder and influenced a couple
other commissioners into an approval of the application.
4. 2003 N. 20th - which was asking for forgiveness for the same fake wood grain siding on an entire
house Sarah Schaefer reminded the Commission that fake wood grain siding IS NOT ALLOWED in the HD. NENA opposed this application as well. Application was denied, no fake siding allowed.
5. 1203 N. 18th. This is the huge lot on the corner of 18th and Eastman with the run down rental.
They had plans last year to put a new modern home on the west side of the lot and then fix up
the rental. Now they are proposing, and it was approved to turn the rental into one large single
family residence. It will be quite a remodel project and a very nice home at the end.
6. 1216 N. Harrison. Trey Hoff designed a home for the last vacant lot on Harrison for Will Varin. It
will fit in.
Nola Walker
NENA Harrison Blvd Flag Project
 Lamp Post at Dewey/Harrison missing flag holder. The flag pole was replaced this past Spring due to
an accident in Jan involving the pole. Mike Hedge with the City will work with Alloway Electric to locate flag holder.
Outreach - NENA E-Mail- NE Neighborhood Business Partners,
Josh Kyzer?
Neighborhood Plan, Collaborative Visioning
Community Enhancement/Boise City Grants
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Board
FINE Grant Request from N. Jr. High for Viking Trek 2015
Motion: Don created a motion for that NENA support the N. Jr. High Viking Trek 2015 in the
amount of $250.
Seconded: Jeff
Motion Carries.
FINE Grant Lowell Elementary – Request to transfer funds from Reuse Project to the Lowell Moon
Tree project.
Motion: Don created a motion for that NENA support Lowell’s effort to use $500 fine grant to
use the Moon Tree project
Seconded: Jeff
Discussion: Mark wants to ensure a certified arborist is involved in the project. Mark/Nola
will work to engage City Forestry with Teacher/Parent.
Motion Carries.
Safety, Code Enforcement & Transportation
New Business
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Josh – Hyde Park Sign, 1 double-faced sign. 8 street lamps in Hyde Park have been replaced and
subsequently the custom Hyde Park signs are gone. Alloway Electric gave sinage to Hyde Park
Merchant Association. Josh to follow up.
Nola will submit form to get pricing for insurance to cover board members.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn by Don and that was seconded by Devin. Motion carries.
Board