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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 2/13/2018 (6) City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 13, 2018 12:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Council Chambers City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Bart Turner CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weiers called the meeting to order at 12:31 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Bart Turner Also Present: Kevin Phelps, City Manager Tom Duensing,Assistant City Manager Jack Friedline, Assistant City Manager Michael Bailey, City Attorney Julie K. Bower, City Clerk WORKSHOP SESSION 1. RENAMING OF BETHANY HOME ROAD TO CARDINALS WAY Presented By: Trevor Ebersole, Director, Transportation Mr. Ebersole said staff was seeking direction on how to move forward on the proposed renaming of Bethany Home Road to Cardinals Way between 91st and 99th Avenues. The connection between 83rd and 91st Avenues would be designated as Cardinals Way when it was developed. Mr. Ebersole said the project would also include renaming Bethany Home Road on the Loop 101. There were currently twelve Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)signs on Loop 101 directing drivers to Bethany Home Road, as well as five City of Glendale street signs on Bethany Home Road between 91st and 99th Avenues that would need to be changed out. There were no property owners who would be affected by the renaming. Mr. Ebersole said ADOT would install the replacement signage on the Loop 101 at an estimated cost of$75,000. The City would install the signage between 91st and 99th Avenues and between 83rd and 91st Avenues, when developed, at an estimated cost of$5,000. Mr. Ebersole said if consensus was given, staff would request a formal intergovernmental agreement with ADOT, including a more precise cost for the renaming of Bethany Home Road along Loop 101. Staff would bring the item back to Council in spring of 2018 with the goal of replacing signage prior to the start of the 2018 Arizona Cardinals season. Councilmember Aldama asked if the City would be responsible for the ADOT cost of$75,000. Mayor Weiers said there was no guarantee that either ADOT or the State would participate in the costs. That was the purpose of the workshop to see if Council was willing to move forward and find out. Councilmember Aldama said sections of three Glendale streets had been renamed with ceremonial signs. The City had no standard regarding whether or not the renaming was ceremonial. City Council Meeting Minutes-February 13,2018 Page 2 of 6 Mayor Weiers said with at least two of those locations, there were property owners who would have had to change their addresses if it had not been ceremonial, which would have been costly. With the proposed renaming, there were currently no property owners or businesses that would be affected if the street was renamed. It was the cheapest opportunity ever for the City to do the renaming. Mayor Weiers said the Cardinals were something people identified with. It showed the City and the Cardinals working hand-in-hand. It would probably be impossible for ADOT to install ceremonial signs. The City would have to pay for the street signs for undeveloped streets anyway so there was no additional cost. Councilmember Aldama agreed that this was the opportunity and he valued the relationship with the Cardinals. He was not opposed but was concerned that there was no policy about ceremonial signs. Councilmember Clark had no problem with giving direction to move forward but would not support ' it if the City had to fund the$75,000 cost for the Loop 101 signage. She would support the $5,000 costs for signs on Bethany Home Road. Vice Mayor Tolmachoff said this was a business partner of the City and not a person. She believed there would be an economic benefit to the City. Councilmember Malnar wanted staff to see if there had been similar situations in other cities and provide information on what the economic benefit had been. Councilmember Turner asked if development occurred west of 99th Avenue,would the road revert back to the Bethany Home Road name. Mr. Ebersole said staff would recommend that the name remain Cardinals Way. Councilmember Turner asked if the Loop 101-signs could indicate Cardinals Way/Bethany Home Road so that people looking for Bethany Home Road, would know that was the correct exit. Mr. Ebersole said that option did have potential. He believed that was what had occurred in the East Valley with the Talking Stick Casino. He would need to gather more information on the option. Councilmember Turner was not opposed to renaming the street but wanted ADOT to pay for the Loop 101 portion. Councilmember Hugh supported the renaming proposal. The advertising on the highway would benefit the sports and entertainment district. A survey had ranked Glendale as a top ten sports city so the City should capitalize on that. Vice Mayor Tolmachoff asked how long it would take Google maps to catch up with the renaming. Mr. Ebersole said, if given the direction to proceed, staff would find out the timeframe and coordinate with all of the agencies involved, including Google maps. Mayor Weiers said the renaming had huge potential and would have the least cost if done now. Councilmember Aldama asked if public safety was consulted. Mr. Ebersole said staff would work with all the departments involved in phase 2 of the project. City Council Meeting Minutes-February 13,2018 Page 3 of 6 Mr. Phelps asked if the direction was to request the State to provide 100%funding of the costs or was Council comfortable with staff seeking partnerships to share the cost of the project. Mayor Weiers was comfortable finding out who was willing to assist with the costs. Council consensus was to proceed and for staff to come back with a range of possibilities regarding funding. 2. COUNCIL MEETING START TIME Presented by: Michael Bailey, City Attorney Mr. Bailey said Council had directed staff to shift the start time of workshops to 12:30 p.m. and voting meetings to 5:00 p.m. There had been inquiry about the possibility of changing the voting meeting start time to 5:30 p.m. Vice Mayor Tolmachoff said she and Councilmember Malnar had discussed the issue with Mayor Weiers. The feeling was that constituents who worked would have more opportunity to participate in citizen comments if the meeting started at 5:30 p.m. Councilmember Aldama said his constituents had requested that the meetings also begin at 5:30 p.m. He supported the change. Council consensus was to change the voting meeting start time to 5:30 p.m. Mr. Bailey said staff would ask Vice Mayor Tolmachoff to make a motion changing the start time for future meetings at the voting meeting that was occuring at 5:00 p.m. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps had no report. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT Mr. Bailey had no report. COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Councilmember Clark wanted staff to look at the advertising policy for sheltered bus stops. It was prohibited in the current policy but she said there was now audio advertising. She wanted to explore the possibility of allowing audio advertising at the City's sheltered bus stops. Councilmember Turner asked for an update and discussion on the Glen Lakes Golf Course at a future workshop. Councilmember Turner said it was time for Council to conduct annual reviews for the City Clerk, City Attorney and City Manager. He suggested having Intergovernmental Affairs staff visit with the Mayor and each Councilmember to see how Council wanted to proceed and what the process would be. Mayor Weiers said it should be discussed in executive session instead of putting staff in that position. Mr. Bailey said an executive session could be scheduled to discuss the process. Vice Mayor Tolmachoff aksed staff to investigate updating the City's sign ordinance. City Council Meeting Minutes-February 13,2018 Page 4 of 6 Mayor Weiers asked that advertising specific to Glendale be added to Councilmember Clark's item regarding advertising at sheltered bus stops. The advertiser would have to provide ads promoting City issues. Councilmember Clark said with'most audio packages, there was an opportunity for the City to advertise. MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Councilmember Jamie Aldama, seconded by Councilmember Joyce Clark to hold an executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Bart Turner Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council entered into executive session at 1:00 p.m. to discuss appointments to board, commissions and other bodies pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431(A)(3)(4). A motion was made by Councilmember Jamie Aldama, seconded by Vice Mayor Lauren Tolmachoff to adjourn the executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Bart Turner Passed ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 1:09 p.m. I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Glendale City Council of Glendale, Arizona, held on the 13th day of February, 2018. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 28th day of February, 2018. City Council Meeting Minutes-February 13,2018 Page 5 of 6 Jr K. Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes-February 13,2018 Page 6 of 6