Nampa City Council Meeting — November 3, 2026

The Nampa City Council met on November 3, 2026, and covered staff communications, several action items, three public hearings, and a late-evening adjournment at 8:30 p.m. The meeting included a failed Nampa Development Corporation (NDC) appointment, unanimous approval of parking fine increases and a cryptocurrency ATM ban, extended council debate on mobile food vendor rules, a continued large annexation, and a split vote creating Local Improvement District (LID) 175.

Staff Communications

• Crystal Craig, Director of Transportation, presented the annual snowplow naming program. Central Elementary students named six plows: Snowy Joey, Fr Frostinator, The Snow Melees, Dolly Ploughton (the mayor's favorite), Scoop Dogs, and You're a Blizzard, Harry. The plows are tied to online snowplow maps so residents can track them.
• Rodney Ashby, Planning and Zoning Director, reported on October 27 Planning and Zoning Commission actions: approval of a final plat extension for Silverland Park; unanimous recommendations for a comp plan map amendment near Airport and McDermott Roads and a State Highway 16 specific area plan text amendment; and a 5-3 recommendation for the White Water master plan community northwest of Ustick and Dean Lane. The text amendment is scheduled for council on December 21, 2026, and the White Water master plan on January 18, 2027.
• Ashby also presented the third-quarter density report: 1,757 single-family units were approved through preliminary plats in the past year, while no multifamily units were approved through preliminary plats. He noted preliminary plats are long-term, with about 60 percent completed by year five and 20-30 percent still incomplete at years seven to eight.
• Ashby clarified the comprehensive plan update: the recent survey focused on strategies and locations, not on re-collecting public vision; a draft future land use map is expected in the spring.

Discussion Items

• NDC appointment: The council considered confirming Kenny Roten to the Nampa Development Corporation for a five-year term expiring December 31, 2031. NDC Chair Mitch Manetti described a committee process that vetted seven names and unanimously recommended Roten. The mayor said he had not followed up on a prior request for a two-name process and voted no; he praised Roten as one of Nampa's top people, but cited Roten's legislative voting record and conservative-alignment scores: 37 percent limited-government alignment, 89 percent individual liberties, 26 percent on regulations, 9 percent on tax and fiscal principles, and a 47.62 percent Idaho GOP platform rating. The motion failed on a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor's no vote; the vacancy remains open.
• Parking fines: Captain Angel Calderan presented updated parking violation fines, including a new violation for parking in front of mailboxes; fines had not been updated in years. The resolution was approved unanimously, 6-0.
• Mobile food vendors: Mark Sawyer, Director of Development Services, presented a draft ordinance creating a single mobile food vendor license. The draft changed hours to 9 a.m.-11 p.m., prohibited overnight parking and outdoor dining, removed fingerprinting and restroom requirements, allowed food truck courts, and set a one-vendor-per-parcel cap. Staff proposed a March 1, 2027 effective date placeholder. Several council members opposed key restrictions, citing support for small businesses and private property rights. After item-by-item discussion, council directed staff to revise the draft, including allowing overnight parking on private property, allowing tables and umbrellas on private property, and removing the one-vendor cap, and to bring it back in about two weeks. No vote was taken on the draft.
• Meridian utilities support: The council approved a resolution supporting property east of Highway 16 between Ustick and Cherry connecting to Meridian sewer and water while remaining in Nampa city limits. Staff said there was no city cost, utility rates are fee-supported, and Nampa keeps property tax revenue. Approved 6-0.
• Cryptocurrency ATM ban: The council approved first reading and publication of an ordinance prohibiting self-service virtual currency kiosks/cryptocurrency ATMs in Nampa. Police reported no significant pushback from legitimate users. Approved 6-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Brayburn Creek annexation: The public hearing for Brayburn Creek, a proposed 487 detached-lot single-family subdivision with 34 common-area lots at Amity and Happy Valley Road, was continued at the applicant's request to January 4, 2027. The council approved the continuance unanimously and asked the applicant to consider posting the new date on the project sign.
• LID 175 (Triple Crown Estates): Public testimony was split. HOA secretary-treasurer Christina Forrest and resident Nick Adams supported the LID, saying all 111 homes own and benefit from eliminating the aging lift station; Forrest said the lift station represents about 14 percent of the annual HOA budget, and Adams described flooding into the lift station during heavy rain. TJ Harms, Stephanie Steiner, Elsa Chavez, and Stephanie Boyer opposed the assessment structure, contending only the 31 homes served by the lift station receive direct benefit and requesting a fairer vote or assessment. Ray Booz supported moving forward quickly. City staff said removing the HOA's ongoing maintenance obligation benefits all 111 properties and that cleanup and abandonment of the lift station would be included in the contract. Legal staff said the unanimous-consent provision cited by opponents did not apply because no unanimous vote existed.
• North Side Boulevard annexation: Brian Pearson, a nearby resident, testified that the abomination of Rock Placing Company remains unresolved after about a year and asked the council to add safeguards so another noncompliant industrial use does not move in. He also raised concerns about Timber Creek Recycling accepting waste-activated sludge. The applicant's project manager said there is no specific use for the 1.69-acre parcel yet and that they will pursue industrial tenants.

Key Outcomes

• Kenny Roten NDC confirmation: failed, 3-3 with the mayor breaking the tie in opposition.
• Parking violation fine resolution: approved 6-0.
• Mobile food vendor ordinance: not approved; staff to revise and return for another reading in approximately two weeks.
• Brayburn Creek public hearing: continued unanimously to January 4, 2027.
• LID 175 motion to remap to 31 homes: failed, 3-3 with the mayor breaking the tie in opposition.
• LID 175 creation for all 111 homes: approved 4-3, with the mayor breaking the tie in favor. Future ordinance, design, and assessment amounts will come back to the council.
• Nampa Logistics Center annexation/zoning to IL at 17501 North Side Boulevard: approved 5-1, with the motion amended to include a development agreement mirroring adjacent property restrictions.
• Reconsideration of Catching Holdings annexation/zoning at 22 and 0 North Happy Valley Road: motion to deny carried 4-3, with the mayor breaking a 3-3 tie in favor of denial.
• Support for Meridian utility connection east of Highway 16: approved 6-0.
• Cryptocurrency ATM prohibition: approved 6-0.
• The council did not take up agenda item 7.1 and adjourned at 8:30 p.m.