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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 12/23/2002 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, HELD MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2002, AT 12:55 P.M. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Elaine M. Scruggs, with Vice Mayor Thomas R. Eggleston and the following Councilmembers present: Joyce V. Clark, Steven E. Frate, David M. Goulet, and Manuel D. Martinez. Absent: H. Philip Lieberman Please note: Councilmember Lieberman actively participated in the Executive Session discussion via conference call. Also present were Ed Beasley, City Manager; Terry Zerkle, Assistant City Manager; Rick Flaaen, City Attorney; and Pamela Oliveira, City Clerk. COMPLIANCE WITH ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6(c) OF THE GLENDALE CHARTER A statement was filed by the City Clerk that the one resolution and the one ordinance to be considered at the meeting had been posted. MOTION TO EXCUSE It was moved by Frate, and seconded by Clark, to excuse Councilmember Lieberman from today's meeting. The motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 26, 2002 CITY COUNCIL MEETING It was moved by Goulet, and seconded by Frate, to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the November 26, 2002, Regular City Council meeting, as each member of the Council had been provided copies in advance, and approve them as written. The motion carried unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Ed Beasley, City Manager, read Agenda Item Numbers 2 and 3 by number and title. 2. PREVENTION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE GRANT This is a request for City Council to accept a grant offer in the amount of $2,021.43 from the Governor's Community Policy Office, Division for Prevention of Family Violence. This office has federal pass-through funds available through the 1 Children's Justice Act Grant. The Glendale Police Department will use the grant funds for supplies needed at the Northwest Valley Advocacy Center. During the two years of operation, the Center has seen a marked increase in its use by other agencies in the west valley as well as agencies outside Maricopa County whose investigations have brought them to our area. Projected figures to date are expected to show a 75 to 100 percent increase over 2001 in use of the Center by other agencies. Glendale Police Department detectives have also been called upon to assist smaller agencies with evidence collection in the form of photographing injuries, confrontation calls, and interviews of both suspects and victims. Detectives at the Center are required to collect video evidence of crime scenes as well as suspect and victim interviews that take place off site. With these grant funds, the Glendale Police Department will purchase video/audio tapes and computer disks for the Center. There is no match or additional costs to the City of Glendale associated with this grant. The recommendation was to waive reading beyond the title and authorize the submission and acceptance of a grant offer from the Governor's Community Policy Office, Division for Prevention of Family Violence. 3. LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY (LSTA) GRANT AWARD FOR THE "LISTENING TO THE DESERT" PROJECT This is a request for City Council to accept a Library Services and Technology (LSTA) grant in the amount of$41,576 for the "Listening to the Desert" Project. Glendale Public Library and Water Conservation Office staffs, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension experts and Glendale Community College agricultural sciences professors will collaborate to develop a multi-media water conservation education program. The grant will be used to produce a 60-minute self-guided audio tour of the Main Library xeriscape and ethno-botanical gardens and selected sites at Historic Sahuaro Ranch. It will also pay for the development and distribution of water- wise gardening printed materials and a lecture series about what homeowners can do to save water and incorporate low water use plants into their landscaping plans. An Internet website, designed and maintained by Glendale Community College, will help increase public awareness of the ongoing need to conserve water and to live in greater harmony with our Sonoran Desert environment. The city of Glendale has been a leader in water conservation for several decades. Our Main Library has one of the best xeriscape demonstration gardens in the Southwest. The LSTA grant will be used to enrich and extend Glendale's existing water conservation education and outreach programs. No City matching funds or future ongoing costs are required for this project. 2 The recommendation was to authorize the acceptance of the LSTA grant described herein and the implementation of the grant project in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations, policies and contract guidelines. It was moved by Clark, and seconded by Frate, to approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 2 and 3. The motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS 1. CALL FOR VOTE TO ENTER INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Clark, and seconded by Martinez, to go into Executive Session to receive legal advice and provide direction to the City Attorney and City staff regarding a pre-annexation development agreement addressing 240 acres located at the northwest and southwest corners of 91st Avenue and Bethany Home Road. The motion carried unanimously. The Executive Session adjourned and the Special Council meeting reconvened at 3:35 p.m. Ms. Lisbeth Cortez served as the Acting City Clerk for the remainder of the meeting. RESOLUTION 4. PRE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT This Pre-Annexation Development Agreement is proposed in connection with the annexation of the Pendergast parcel for use as Multi-Purpose Facility ("MPF") parking as well as youth sports fields. The Agreement: (1) provides for annexation of the property upon adoption of the annexation ordinance by the City Council; (2) confirms that the Glendale 2025 General Plan designation for the property is Corporate Commerce Center which allows for office/employment uses together with uses accessory thereto; and (3) acknowledges that the intended use of the property is parking for MPF. The recommendation was to waive reading beyond the title and adopt the resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute the Pre-Annexation Development Agreement on behalf of the City of Glendale. ORDINANCE 5. ANNEXATION ORDINANCE FOR 240 ACRES LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST CORNERS OF 9151- AVENUE AND BETHANY HOME ROAD (ANNEXATION NUMBER 145) 3 This is a request to annex approximately 240 acres of land. The site is located at the northwest and southwest corners of 91st Avenue and Bethany Home Road. The annexation process was initiated at the request of the property owner. The blank annexation petition was prepared and recorded on October 1, 2002. A public hearing on the proposed annexation, as required by Arizona Revised Statutes §9-471, was conducted by the City Council on October 22, 2002. There was no public comment on the proposed annexation. Annexation petitions have been circulated and the City has received a sufficient number of signatures to meet the statutory requirements for annexation. Property owners of at least one half of the value of the real and personal property, and more than one half of all property owners in the proposed annexation area have signed the annexation petition. The signatures have been reviewed for accuracy and sufficiency, per statutory requirements. The original signed petition has been filed with the Maricopa County Recorder's Office. The recommendation was to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance increasing the Glendale City Limits, as defined in the annexation petition for Annexation Number 145. Mr. Flaaen recommended Agenda Items 4 and 5 be tabled to allow for further negotiation. It was moved by Frate, and seconded by Martinez, to table the Resolution adopting the Pre-annexation Development Agreement and the Annexation Ordinance for 240 acres until a future meeting. The motion carried unanimously. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Councilmember Goulet voiced a holiday message to enjoy the holidays. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m. Pamela Cilliveir;- City Clerk 4