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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Regular Meeting Minutes
Council Conference Room
5850 West Glendale Avenue
Glendale, AZ
Councilmember Joyce Clark called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m. Present were
Councilmember Joyce Clark and Councilmember Phil Lieberman. Also in attendance
were Jon Froke, Bill Luttrell, Kristen Krey and Kriss Carneal. Councilmember Manny
Martinez was absent.
1 — Approval of Minutes: Councilmember Clark advised the August and September
minutes will be tabled until a full committee is present.
2—Resignations: None
3 — Board of Adjustment— Bill Luttrell: Bill Luttrell provided a copy of the purpose
and goal for the Board of Adjustment, which is a required board per the Zoning
Ordinance. The board has frequent training sessions in between vacated meetings, due to
lack of variance requests. The training consists of refreshing the board regarding their
role as a board member, reviewing the Zoning Ordinance, and reinforcing development
standards when making decisions. Next week the board is having an empowerment
session, where Paul Li from the City Attorney's office and other staff members will be
present. There will be an opportunity for interaction with staff, who will explain what
needs to be done before items are presented to the board, and what happens after the item
goes to the board. Jon Froke asked if the meeting time could be changed from 6 p.m. to 4
p.m. It was decided to keep the time at 6 p.m.
4 — Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission — Time Change: Kristen shared that
the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission voted 7-0 at the September
12th
meeting to
change their meeting time to 6 p.m.
5 — Boards & Commissions Advanced Training: Kristen advised the training went
very well. The group was very vocal and participative. A copy of the evaluation results
and attendance list was provided to the committee.
6 — On-Line Training: Kristen presented a rough draft of an on-line basic training
presentation where individuals can go to the Internet and get a quick overview on the
process involved when serving on a board or commission. This presentation will be
audible and the materials listed will be linked to the Internet, ie: ethics brochure,
application, etc.
7—Next GSC Meeting: November 1, 2011
7—Request for Motion to Adjourn and conduct an Executive Session:
At 10:05 a.m. Councilmember Lieberman made a motion to adjourn to conduct the
Executive Session. Councilmember Clark seconded the motion to adjourn to conduct the
Executive Session.
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Prepared by Kriss Carneal
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