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Council Member, District 4· 2024-01-09 - 2030-01 (sworn in January 9, 2024 per BoiseDev Jan 10, 2024; re-elected Nov 2025, sworn in Jan 13, 2026 for a four-year term per KTVB/BoiseDev; month-level end: January 2030)

Jordan Morales

Boise

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 1, 2030.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
37
Total speaking time
1:42:18
Avg per meeting
2:46
Segments
1417

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑Apr 2026[27]

Sycamore Overlay / Taft Street rezone

high↓Aug 2026[26]

Eckert Road bridge river system permit appeal

No new development; funded through Parks and Rec operations.

high↓Jan 2026[26]

Boise Historic Preservation Plan implementation

The denials may require the property owners to revise or abandon planned alterations, with possible redesign costs.

high↑Feb 2026[25]

Five-year HUD consolidated plan for housing funds

Brings outside money in so local taxpayers don't foot the whole bill — comparable to years of property tax revenue.

high→Feb 2026[23]

Downtown event season road closures and transit reroutes

The event aims to break even and benefits the Boise Development Cycling nonprofit, with a $1,000 prize purse added for the sprint.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Rat infestation and wildlife feeding ordinance

Enforcement is complaint-driven via existing infraction penalties; most residents already comply through Republic Services bins.

high↑Sep 2026[19]

Boise State 2025 campus master plan adoption

No direct city cost; the plan is fiscally constrained to what BSU can fund over ten years.

critical↓Apr 2026[18]

Fiscal year 2027 city budget and impact fees

Boise already charges about $10,387 per new single-family home in combined parks, police, and fire fees — the highest in the Treasure Valley — and updated fees will follow construction costs that have risen roughly 30%.

high↓May 2026[15]

Special assessment bond refunding (Assessment Area One)

Homeowners paying ~$212/year in special assessments could see their remaining installments drop by roughly 4–17% if the October closing goes through.

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

Executive session on land acquisition and exempt records

Unknown — any acquisition costs weren't disclosed on the public agenda.

medium↓Feb 2026[14]

Five-foot driveway landscaping buffer requirement for single-family homes

Homeowners building new driveways may need to set aside a 5-foot strip along the property line, which can shrink the usable driveway footprint.

high↓Sep 2026[14]

Cathedral of the Rockies parking shortage

No direct cost to the city, but future water, parking and code-fix conversations could shape downtown development costs.

high↓Aug 2026[13]

Vista Point PUD modification on Victory Road

None yet; decision deferred.

high↓May 2026[12]

Liberty Park renovation

$1.4 million city investment.

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

Boise Airport staffing for rental car facility opening

$118,526 for the rest of FY 2026, then about $720,743 a year ongoing — all from the airport fund.

critical↑Jul 2026[12]

Police de-escalation and aid policies after Brendan Jones shooting

Fewer arrests on mental health calls can mean savings for taxpayers and for individuals who avoid jail costs and criminal records.

high↑May 2026[12]

Interim budget changes for May 2026

Mostly reallocations and grant-funded work — the pathway is 93% federally reimbursed, and the fleet increase is offset by billing departments.

high↑Feb 2026[11]

Lake Hazel industrial rezone

The project would pay roughly $800,000 in ACHD impact fees (about $7,000 per unit) that the chair argues could instead fund missing sidewalks.

high↓Jun 2026[11]

E-Mobility Safety, Task Force, and Greenbelt Speed Study

Riders of high-powered e-motorbikes will likely pay new license fees and paperwork costs, while the city takes on enforcement and administration costs.

high↓Aug 2026[10]

Fairview Avenue safety improvements (Safe Streets for All)

Funded by a federal Safe Streets for All grant.

Decisions during term (415)

Recorded while Morales was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (222)

213 yes5 no4 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted noOct 13, 2026

CR 26-2 — Rezone 0.34 acres at 4432 West Taft from R-1B to R-1C

The neighborhood's characteristics have not changed even though the zoning code has.

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

CR 26-8 — Rezone 76.3 acres at 5110 West Lake Hazel to I-2 Industrial

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Interim Budget Changes

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Motion to enter Executive Session to communicate with legal counsel on pending or probable litigation, pursuant to Idaho code section 74-206(1)(f).

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

adjourned

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Interim Budget Changes (six items)

Voted yesOct 13, 2026

Executive Session (I.C. 74-206(1)(f))

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Motion to enter Executive Session to communicate with legal counsel to consider acquiring an interest in real property not owned by a public agency and to consider records that are exempt from disclos

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Motion to enter Executive Session (Idaho Code 74-206(1)(c) and (d))

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Grant appeal of Planning and Zoning denial — Boise River System permit for Eckert Road bridge (CFH 26-22)

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Motion to approve Interim Budget Changes 1 through 11.

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Interim Budget Changes 1 through 11

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Interim Budget Change 12 — $225,000 city-built ADU

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Executive Session — Labor Contract

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Motion to enter Executive Session to communicate with legal counsel on labor contract pursuant to Idaho Code sections 74-206(1)(j).

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Moved into the regular Work Session meeting.

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-17-2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HARRIS RANCH COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT NO. 1 (CITY OF BOISE CITY, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO) APPROVING A LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT FOR GOVERNMENT

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-12-2026 A RESOLUTION APPROVING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON THE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT AREA OF HARRIS RANCH COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT NO 1. (CITY OF BOISE CITY, ADA COUNTY, IDAH

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Motion to adjourn the Harris Ranch Community Infrastructure District No. 1 Board Meeting.

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-13-2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HARRIS RANCH COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT NO. 1 (CITY OF BOISE CITY, IDAHO), ADA COUNTY, IDAHO, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GE

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Motion to approve the resolution with the correction to the full resolution text as stated by the Chair.

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-14-2026 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HARRIS RANCH COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE DISTRICT NO. 1 (CITY OF BOISE CITY, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO) APPROVING BOND COUNSEL AND DISTRICT COUNSEL SER

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Harris Ranch Community Infrastructure District No. 1 Minutes - Regular Meeting - Aug 11, 2026 1:00 PM

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-15-2026 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BLACKWOOD ADVISORS, LLC FOR DISTRICT MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

Acceptance of August 11, 2026 meeting minutes

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-12-2026 — Special Assessment Resolution

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-13-2026 — General Obligation Bond Authorization

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-14-2026 — Bond Counsel Engagement (Skinner Fawcett LLP)

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-15-2026 — Blackwood Advisors Master Services Agreement

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-16-2026 — District Officers, Deputies, and Bank Signatories

Voted yesSep 29, 2026

HRCID-17-2026 — Eide Bailly Audit Engagement

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Approval of September 15 meeting minutes

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Consent agenda including Resolution 494-26 airport parking contract

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

Suspension of reading rules for ORD-41-26

Voted yesSep 22, 2026

ORD-41-26 — Micron Technology annexation, 239.7 acres on Federal Way

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Freehouse subdivision, SUB 26-26 — 10,529 West Stardust Drive

Voted noSep 1, 2026

CUP 26-9 appeal — Cathedral of the Rockies parking lot, 1110 West Hayes Street

Voted noSep 1, 2026

Request for mediation, CUP 26-9

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

Acceptance of Aug 18, 2026 work session and regular evening meeting minutes

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

Consent agenda (including CFH26-00022 hearing scheduling, RES-391-26 through RES-408-26, Wyeth Acres time extension)

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

ORD-35-26 — FY27 Annual Appropriation Ordinance ($1,804,900,395)

Voted yesAug 25, 2026

ORD-36-26 — Development impact fee update

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Deferral of CAR 26-2

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Approval of CAR 25-3 rezone at 9744 W State Street

Supported while criticizing the fractured traffic-jurisdiction system.

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Motion to enter Executive Session to communicate with legal counsel on acquiring an interest in real property and labor negotiations, pursuant to Idaho Code sections 74-206(1)(c) and (j).

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Moved into the regular Work Session meeting.

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

adjourned

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

Interim Budget Changes

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

Motion to enter Executive Session to communicate with legal counsel on labor negotiations, pursuant to Idaho Code sections 74-206(1)(j).

Voted yesAug 11, 2026

Deferral of SUB 25-33 to September 15, 2026