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Land Use and Development Commission Meeting Minutes
July 11, 2017-7:00 pm
Minutes of the Land Use and Development Commission regular meeting held at Chubbuck City
Hall, 5160 Yellowstone, on July 11, 2017.
Chairman Jason Mendenhall: Commission Members: Mike Schwartz, Dan Stoddard, Brady
Smith, Brandon Jackson, and Bryan Nield.
Planning and Development Director: Devin Hillam, Public Works Director: Rodney Burch, City
Planner: Paul Andrus. Attorney: Tom Holmes, Office Administrator: Ranelle Simmons
Chairman Mendenhall called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Mendenhall asked if any commissioners had a conflict of interest within the items before the
board tonight.
Schwartz led the commission in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: May 9, 2017
Mendenhall entertained a motion to approve the minutes as mailed. Schwartz moved the
minutes of May 9, 2017 meeting be approved as mailed; Stoddard seconded. The full authority
approved.
GENERAL BUSINESS
1. Introduce Devin Hillam, City of Chubbuck's Planning and Development Director —
Rodney Burch
City of Chubbuck is taking a bigger role in economic development and working towards a
Strategic Plan. The City advertised for a Planning and Development Director and Devin came
out on top. He comes to the City from Bannock County. He was the Planner for Bannock County
and the last few months he was a Special Assistant to the County Commissioners working on
the Millennial Development Project that we all are aware of going in on the east of 1-15. Hillam
was born in East Idaho and married a woman from East Idaho and they have a 9 year old
daughter. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from ISU, Master's Degree in Public
Administration and he is going to be a valuable asset to our team. He will be the guide and the
expert for this Land Use Commission board. He was offered a position with the City of
Pocatello and left a great job with Bannock County so we asked why. His answer was that
Hillam sees the City of Chubbuck as being poised for great success in the next 5 to 10 years.
The subdivision applications and process is being transitioned from Engineering to Hillam and
the Planning Department.
2. Brief LUDC on the Northgate Interchange and related development — Devin & Rodney
Burch explained that the ITD Board voted to fund the contribution to the Northgate
Interchange approx. 3 weeks ago. The project as a whole has multiple entities involved. Using
a map he showed the board the area that Chubbuck will construct, where partnering with ITD,
Millennial Development and Portneuf Development will construct the interchange. The final
commitment of 5 million dollars by ITD now let's everyone move forward. ITD will go thru the
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design process but will not fund any of their 5 million dollars until they see 50% completion of
the connecting roads. Chubbuck's connecting roads need to be completed by 2018. Those
roads are divided into 3 phases:
• Phase 1 Hiline Road to the interchange
• Phase 2 Intersections of Hiline Road, Siphon Road and the canal
• Phase 3 Yellowstone to Hiline Road on Siphon Road
The City is sitting in a good position when it comes to utilities on the west side of 1-15.
City staff met with property owners today that will be affected by the project. They left with a
questionnaire that City is asking them to return within 10 days. Annexations can only occurs
with land that lies next to City's boundary.
3. Brief LUDC on the creation of a Strategic Plan for the City of Chubbuck— Devin Hillam &
Rodney Burch
Hillam explained that a Strategic Plan outline was presented to City Council last week. Strategic
Plan is what we are and who do we want to be as a city. In the next 6 to 8 months public input,
surveys, and various sub-focus groups studies will help guide what the City's mission and vision
are.
4. Training session on the difference between Quasi-Judicial vs. Legislative applications—
Devin Hillam
Areas that Hillam discussed were:
• Due Process to ensure that the individual is not arbitrarily deprived of his/her rights
• Legislative decisions are made by City Council
• Quasi-Judicial decisions are made by governing boards
The process for commercial applications Change in Land Use District, Annexation and Zoning
and Conditional Use Permits were discussed. If an applicant has followed all the City Code
guidelines then the application should be approved; if the City dislikes certain guidelines, the
guidelines that the City uses to approve an application can be changed at a future date.
Mendenhall entertained a motion to adjourn; Smith made the motion. Nield seconded. All
voted to adjourn at $00 pm.
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.son Mendenhall, Chairman
Ranelle Simmons, Office Administrator
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