Meridian

Top issues

The five most-discussed unresolved issues, ranked by recorded discussion time (a measure of importance and contention), then by how many meetings they came up in.

Issues on upcoming agendas

Issues linked from the meetings scheduled in the next 10 days.

Recent updates

Issues with new information found in the last 7 days, newest first.

Upcoming meetings

Recent meetings

One page per meeting, summarizing every record we have of it (agenda, minutes, video and transcript).

Issues with near term decisions

Long running topics

No actions pending

Completed

Sources

Where the data comes from

• City website: https://meridiancity.org (City of Meridian, Ada County). City Council: https://meridiancity.org/city-council/. Public meeting information: https://meridiancity.org/government/public-meeting-information/. Live stream page: https://meridiancity.org/live.
• Agendas, packets and minutes are posted on the City's Municode Meetings site: City Council https://meetings.municode.com/PublishPage/index?cid=MERIDIANID&ppid=add14759-167d-4b0f-bec9-c9affe54bcaf&p=1 and Planning and Zoning Commission https://meetings.municode.com/PublishPage/index?cid=MERIDIANID&ppid=15b4c25d-0dbe-460d-a370-3c178682c24e&p=1. The Clerk's page https://apps.meridiancity.org/CLERKSCONTENT/meridian_agenda_minutes.aspx embeds the same lists. Minutes are summary/action minutes.
• Older records: the City's document archive (https://weblink.meridiancity.org). Public hearing notices: https://apps.meridiancity.org/phnotices.
• Video: the City of Meridian YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcQl8wZRqYIfxccWrUJBewg. One stream covers a day's Work Session and Regular meeting.
• Collected 2026-11-12 (added at Dewey's request).

Governing body

• Mayor Robert Simison and a six-member City Council: President John Overton (District 4), Vice President Anne Little Roberts (District 5), Brian Whitlock (District 1), Liz Strader (District 2), Doug Taylor (District 3) and Luke Cavener (District 6). Council meets Tuesdays: Work Session 4:30 PM, Regular meeting 6:00 PM.
• Planning and Zoning Commission (Thursdays, 6:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 33 E Broadway Ave): Chairperson Maria Lorcher and Commissioners Matthew Stoll, Dom Gelsomino, Jared Smith, Robert Shappee, Jessica Perreault and Matthew Sandoval. A vice-chair is not printed in the minutes.
• Department heads found: Police Chief Tracy Basterrechea and Fire Chief Kristopher T. Blume. Other department heads were not found.

Data quality notes

• Planning and Zoning minutes for 2026-09-03, 09-17, 10-01, 10-15 and 11-05 were read in full. City Council minutes for 2026-09-08 through 10-27 and the 11-10 Work Session were only skimmed (headings, results and dissent lines), so some outcomes may be missing and long item titles are truncated. Votes are as printed and were not checked against video.
• The 2026-11-10 Council Regular meeting has an agenda but no minutes and no video link on its portal row; its results are unknown. The 2026-11-17 meetings have agendas only (headings skimmed).
• The 2026-09-03 vote on the Ten Mile Interchange Specific Area Plan (3-2) is inconsistent as printed. The 2026-09-22 Horse Meadows No. 3 vote is unclear about whether the motion was to approve or deny. Commissioner Sandoval was absent or unlisted at all five meetings read.
• Department head titles for the Clerk, Attorney, Human Resources, Community Development, Finance, IT, Parks and Public Works were not found, so those officials have no pages.
• Cancelled Council meetings (2026-09-01 Work Session and Regular, 2026-10-27 Work Session, 2026-11-04 Work Session and Regular) have no pages. The Council meeting of 2026-08-25 is outside the built range.
• Pages dated after 2026-11-12 (Planning and Zoning 11-19 and 12-03, Council 12-15) are expected meetings built from continuances; no agendas are posted yet. Other Council dates in late November and December are unconfirmed.
• Meeting pages begin with 2026-09-01. Earlier meetings have not been built.