Meridian City Council - 11/10/26

The Meridian City Council work session and regular meeting were held November 10, 2026. In the work session, Parks and Recreation reported on nine community events and sponsorships: 26 sponsors supported events, with annual sponsorship revenue exceeding the department’s $40,000 target. Connections Credit Union has a three-year title sponsorship for Kleiner Park Live; Sparklight sponsors Movie Night, and Rogue Credit Union is sponsoring the Christmas parade. Idaho Power and St. Alphonsus each contributed $500 for free bicycle helmets. No vendor contract award or new city purchase was approved. In the regular meeting, the council unanimously approved Resolution 26-2613 adopting the Winter/Spring 2027 Parks and Recreation fee schedule, including nonresident fees set 10% higher for adult and senior classes and programs and 20% higher for shelter rentals.

The council unanimously remanded the Singing Woods application to Planning and Zoning for revisions and continued the Starling Ridge subdivision public hearing to January 5, 2027, pending clearer information on sewer availability; no approval was taken on that application. It approved the annexation and zoning application for land adjoining the city’s wastewater resource recovery facility, supporting a planned buffer and a future residential subdivision on adjacent land. Public Works said an updated odor study is being arranged, with results expected around spring or early summer 2027, and agreed to share the findings with nearby residents. The council also passed an ordinance establishing city code provisions for juvenile runaway and beyond-control cases. A future workshop was proposed on rat management, including a county health district effort with about $250,000 allocated; no city procurement action was identified for that funding.