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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 1/28/2014 (3) IIII rile 4 Fr 1 Ilk GLE 1 E MINUTES OF THE GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5850 West Glendale Avenue January 14, 2014 6:00 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jerry P. Weiers, Vice Mayor Yvonne J. Knaack and the following Councilmembers were present: Norma S. Alvarez, Samuel U. Chavira, Ian Hugh, Manuel D. Martinez and Gary D. Sherwood. Also present were Brenda Fischer, City Manager; Julie Frisoni, Interim Assistant City Manager; Michael Bailey, City Attorney; and Pamela Hanna, City Clerk. Mayor Weiers called for the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer was given by Captain Kihyum Oh, Salvation Army. CITIZEN COMMENTS Andrew Marwick, a Phoenix resident, said the Coyotes are still behind the scenes even though budget issues have been brought to the forefront of the city's problems. He wasn't able to find any information about the revenue generated from the parking fees at the Coyotes games, so he did some estimates on his own. He said the parking fees are a key element in the city's assessment of the hockey deal. He said with the figures he came up with, the city is not getting any parking revenue for the games with lower attendance. He said the city is only getting about$300,000-400,000 per season in revenue from parking at high attendance games. He said Glendale will be left to pay the bulk of the $15 million due without the anticipated offsetting revenue. He said attendance at the games has been very weak this year and most people will walk from the free parking rather than pay a fee to park. He asked if the Coyotes have given any financial statements to the city. He said this is a continual problem hanging over the city. Darcy Marwick, a Phoenix resident, spoke about the new facilities opening in Maricopa and in Florence. She also mentioned a news story about a fire in the city where a home was destroyed. She asked questions about the Fire Department's response to this fire call. She also spoke about attendance at the Coyotes games. 1 Bill Demski, a Sahuaro resident, spoke about how to pay the bills owed by the city. He discussed salary and benefits of city employees and compared those to school teachers. He asked why Glendale salaries were so far out of reality. He spoke about overtime monies paid to several police officers. He spoke about employees getting car allowances. He next spoke about an $800 Christmas bonus to employees. He asked if the city could afford that. He also mentioned several dumpsters sitting at the graduate school. He talked about property taxes and raising the water bills. Kenneth Sturgis, a Yucca resident, spoke about consolidation and privatization of services that was raised at a previous meeting. He spoke about some privatization myths. He said entities have brought services back in house due to lack of cost savings. He said cost estimates are unreliable. He discussed the State of Arizona selling buildings and leasing them back. Ken Jones, an Ocotillo resident, spoke about reasons why the city has budget issues. He said the hockey season is half over and the Council can tell how much money they will be getting from the Coyotes in the long run. He said only about $4 million is what the city is going to get for the first year of the agreement with the Coyotes. He asked how many city workers the Council is willing to fire to pay all the money owed to the Coyotes. Compliance with Article VII, Section 6(c) of the Glendale Charter A statement was filed by the City Clerk that the 5 resolutions and 4 ordinances to be considered at the meeting were available for public examination and the title posted at City Hall more than 72 hours in advance of the meeting. Approval of the minutes of the December 10, 2013 City Council Meeting It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack, and seconded by Councilmember Sherwood, to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the December 10, 2013 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. PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARDS PROCLAIM JANUARY 20. 2014 AS DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING.JR. DAY PRESENTED BY: Office of the Mayor ACCEPTED BY: Community Members This is a request for City Council to proclaim January 20, 2014 as Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Day. Mayor Weirs read the proclamation and several copies of the proclamation were given to representatives of the community. CONSENT AGENDA 2 Ms. Brenda Fischer, City Manager, read agenda item numbers 1 through 7. Councilmember Alvarez requests to hear Items 6 and 7 separately. 1. APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE NO. 3-664, FRY'S FOOD &DRUG #60 PRESENTED BY: Tom Duensing, Executive Director, Financial Services This is a request for City Council to approve adding non-transferable sampling privileges to a series 9 (Liquor Store - All Liquor) license for Fry's Food & Drug #60 located at 20220 North 59th Avenue. The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control application (No. 09070425 S) was submitted by Robert Joseph Nelson. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 2. APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE NO. 3-816. MAX'S PRESENTED BY: Tom Duensing, Executive Director, Financial Services This is a request for City Council to approve a person-to-person, location-to-location transferable series 6 (Bar -All Liquor) license for Max's located at 6727 North 47th Avenue. The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control application (No. 06070193) was submitted by Daniel A. Luciano. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 3. APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE NO. 5-11991. DOLLAR ITEM PLUS STORE PRESENTED BY: Tom Duensing, Executive Director, Financial Services This is a request for City Council to approve a new, non-transferable series 10 (Liquor Store - Beer and Wine) license for Dollar Item Plus Store located at 4935 West Glendale Avenue, Suite 9. The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control application (No. 10076451) was submitted by Herman Louis Jones. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 4. APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE NO. 5-12081. ZIPPS SPORTS GRILL PRESENTED BY: Tom Duensing, Executive Director, Financial Services This is a request for City Council to approve a new, non-transferable series 12 (Restaurant) license for Zipps Sports Grill located at 19420 North 59th Avenue. The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control application (No. 12079711) was submitted by Harry Todd Goldman. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 3 5. RATIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO BEACON SPORTS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC PRESENTED BY: Jamsheed Mehta,AICP, Executive Director, Transportation Services This is a request for City Council to ratify the expenditure of $25,425.43 to Beacon Sports Capital Partners, LLC, who provided representation for Glendale and assisted the city in soliciting and reviewing offers for management of the city-owned Jobing.com Arena. Kenneth Sturgis, a Yucca resident, said the costs for the two finalists in this solicitation were never revealed. He questioned aspects of the city's actions with regard to the closure of the solicitation. He asked if the arena management money was really going to IceArizona. He discussed the city's arena management payment going through Fortress according to a city contract and asked how and why Fortress, not IceArizona, is receiving the money instead of it going directly to IceArizona. He also asked why the Council was having a closed executive session after this meeting. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to approve the recommended actions on Consent Agenda Item Numbers 1 through 5, and to forward Liquor License Application No. 3-664 for Fry's Food & Drug #60, Liquor License Application No. 3-816 for Max's and Liquor License Application No. 5- 11991 for Dollar Item Plus Store to the State of Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, with the recommendation for approval. The motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Alvarez said she didn't want to hear Item 6 separately only Item 7. 6. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE WATER QUALITY MONITORING EQUIPMENT AND LABORATORY SUPPLIES FROM HACH COMPANY PRESENTED BY: Craig Johnson, P.E., Executive Director,Water Services This is a request for City Council to authorize the purchase of water quality monitoring equipment and laboratory supplies from HACH Company in the amount of $180,000 annually for use at various water production and wastewater reclamation sites. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to approve the recommended actions on Consent Agenda Item Number 6, the motion carried unanimously. 7. POSITION RECLASSIFICATIONS PRESENTED BY: Jim Brown, Executive Director, Human Resources & Risk Management This is a request for the City Council to authorize the City Manager to reclassify existing positions within the organization that have experienced a change in duties and/or responsibilities. 4 Mr. Brown said position reclassifications will be brought to Council for a vote since these create a change in the Council approved city budget. He said this process provides transparency to both Council and the public. There are two positions requesting reclassification. Councilmember Alvarez asked what the two positions were. Mr. Brown said they were a secretary position reclassified to Assistant City Manager and a senior budget analyst in the Financial Services area reclassified to a purchasing materials manager. Councilmember Alvarez asked if these positions are ongoing if they voted for this item. Mr. Brown said these are existing positions within the current budget. He said the titles would change and those new titles would be ongoing, however this action would not create additional positions in the budget. Councilmember Alvarez said they were under the impression they were going to do a reclassification of the assistant city manager positions. Mr. Brown said this comes from a recommendation made by Management Partners that the city manager's office has two assistant city manager positions. He said there are two ways to accomplish this, we can either create an additional FTE in the budget with Council approval or we can do what we're doing tonight and that's requesting an existing FTE position be reclassified. Councilmember Alvarez said she has no problem with reclassification of empty positions. She said Council does not know how much money is budgeted. She asked if this could wait until they go through the budget process. Mr. Brown said they are existing vacancies right now and Ms. Fischer and Mr. Duensing can speak to why these two positions are needed now. Councilmember Alvarez said she doesn't know how much money they have and doing the reclassifications doesn't make sense before they go through the budget process. She said they shouldn't rush into anything new until they know how much money they are going to have on July 1st. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Sherwood, to approve the recommended actions on Consent Agenda Item Number 7, the motion carried. Motion carried with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting "nay":Alvarez. CONSENT RESOLUTIONS Ms. Pamela Hanna, City Clerk, read consent agenda resolution item numbers 8 through 11. 8. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT OF SUN CITY WEST FOR HELICOPTER AIR-MEDICAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS PRESENTED BY: Mark Burdick, Fire Chief RESOLUTION: 4760 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the 5 Fire District of Sun City West (FDSCW) to support the Helicopter Air-Medical Logistics Operations (H.A.L.O.) Program. RESOLUTION NO. 4760 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRE DISTRICT OF SUN CITY WEST TO SUPPORT THE HELICOPTER AIR-MEDICAL LOGISTICS OPERATIONS (H.A.L.O.) PROGRAM. 9. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT A COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PRESENTED BY: Debora Black, Police Chief RESOLUTION: 4761 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant in the amount of$1,250,000 from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) COPS Hiring Program for 10 new full-time police officers. RESOLUTION NO. 4761 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, ACCEPTING THE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) GRANT OFFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,250,000 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COPS HIRING PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF 10 ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICERS. 10. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE THREE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS, INC. TO OPERATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SITES WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works RESOLUTION: 4762 This is a request for the City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute three license agreements between the City of Glendale and Cricket Communications, Inc. (Cricket) to operate wireless communication sites within public right-of-way and on city-owned property. RESOLUTION NO. 4762 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THREE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS, INC., FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SITES LOCATED ON CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY IN GLENDALE,ARIZONA. 11. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE 6 AGREEMENT WITH COFFMAN SPECIALTIES, INC. RELATED TO CONSTRUCTION OF HOV LANES AT MARYLAND AVENUE AND LOOP 101 PRESENTED BY:Jamsheed Mehta,AICP, Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4763 This is a request for Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a temporary construction license agreement with Coffman Specialties, Inc. related to construction of high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes at Maryland Avenue and Loop 101. RESOLUTION NO. 4763 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF CITY REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 91ST AND NORTHERN AVENUES WITH COFFMAN SPECIALTIES, INC. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve the recommended actions on Consent Agenda Item Numbers 8 through 11, including the approval and adoption of Resolution No. 4760 New Series, Resolution No. 4761 New Series, Resolution No. 4762 New Series, and Resolution No. 4763 New Series.The motion carried unanimously. BIDS AND CONTRACTS 12. AUTHORIZATION OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE CONTRACT WITH SOUTHWEST FABRICATION, LLC TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR BUS SHELTER INSTALLATION AND REPAIR PRESENTED BY: Jamsheed Mehta,AICP, Executive Director, Transportation Services This is a request for City Council to approve additional spending authority as part of Amendment Number Three to contract C-7675 with Southwest Fabrication, LLC for Bus Shelter Installation and Repair from $27,000 annually to an amount not to exceed $255,000 per year for this amendment and any subsequent extensions. Mr. Mehta said initially, an annual limit of $27,000 was set aside for this project. He said the limit was intentionally set low as the city was facing budget cuts in the Transportation Department. As a consequence, there is now a backlog of repair and installation work that needs to be done. He said of the 220 bus stops with shelters, benches and trash cans, about half need some sort of repair. If approved, Mr. Mehta said the plan is to address the first 50 bus shelters. He said they have sufficient funds to address this increased expenditure out of the GO Transportation program. He said this item does not affect the budget, but does increase the contracted spending limit, raising it to $255,000 a year. Vice Mayor Knaack asked how many bus shelters they lose each year to auto accidents and if that money was part of the budget. Mr. Mehta said there is funding from the same 7 funding source. He said he was not sure how many bus shelters they lose. Vice Mayor Knaack confirmed with Mr. Mehta that the city is just doing regular metal bus shelters and is no longer doing any brick shelters. Mayor Weiers asked what method the city has of recouping costs of a damaged shelter if a driver has no insurance. Mr. Mehta said information is provided to risk management as soon as an incident occurs and they follow-up to make sure the city's costs are recouped. Mayor Weiers asked what the city does if there is no insurance. Mr. Mehta said they follow up and pursue this through the collections process. He said he did not know how successful that was, but said that information could be provided to Council. It was moved by Councilmember Hugh, and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve Amendment No. 3 to the Contract with Southwest Fabrication, LLC to increase the annual spending authority for bus shelter installation and repair. The motion carried unanimously. 13. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LITTLEJOHN ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES. INC. FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2013-14 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with Littlejohn Engineering Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $306,950 for design and construction administration services for the fiscal year (FY) 2013- 14 City of Glendale Pavement Management Program. It was moved by Councilmember Chavira,and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve authorization to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Littlejohn Engineering Associates, Inc. for design and construction services for the fiscal year 2013-14 Pavement Management Program. The motion carried unanimously. 14. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY TO RELOCATE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION POWER LINES AT 11480 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Arizona Public Service Company (APS) in an estimated amount of$929,021.59 for the relocation of APS owned overhead 69 kilovolts (kV) electric transmission power lines located at 11480 West Glendale Avenue. Mr. Kent said this relocation is for the expansion of the landfill project. He said funds are budgeted in the landfill capital budget to meet this expense. 8 It was moved by Councilmember Martinez, and seconded by Councilmember Hugh, to approve authorization to enter into an agreement with Arizona Public Service Company to relocate overhead electric transmission power lines at 11480 W. Glendale Avenue. The motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCES 15. ADOPT AN ORDINANCE GRANTING A UTILITY EASEMENT TO ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY ACROSS A PORTION OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 11480 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works ORDINANCE: 2869 This is a request for the City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance granting a utility easement to Arizona Public Service Company (APS) across a portion of city-owned property at 11480 West Glendale Avenue. ORDINANCE NO. 2869 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A UTILITY EASEMENT IN FAVOR OF ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY ON CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TO CONSTRUCT, RECONSTRUCT, REPLACE, REPAIR, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ELECTRICAL LINES LOCATED AT 11480 WEST GLENDALE AVENUE; AND ORDERING THAT A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE BE RECORDED. It was moved by Councilmember Sherwood, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to approve Ordinance No. 2869 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Alvarez, Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting"nay": none. 16. ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE. CHAPTER 33.ARTICLE II, SECTION 33-84 (VOLUNTARY UTILITY BILLING DONATION PROGRAM) PRESENTED BY:Tom Duensing, Executive Director, Financial Services ORDINANCE: 2870 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance amending Glendale City Code, Chapter 33, Article II, Section 33-84 (Voluntary utility billing donation program), increasing the voluntary donation amount added to a user's bill to two dollars ($2.00). Mr. Duensing said Council gave consensus to change the voluntary donation to "From the Heart" on the user's utility billing from $1.00 to $2.00. He said they have been working with the Communications department to reach out to utility users reference this change. ORDINANCE NO. 2870 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA 9 COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CHAPTER 33, SEC. 33-84 (VOLUNTARY UTILITY BILLING DONATION PROGRAM); AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Vice Mayor Knaack commented she hoped the residents of Glendale would embrace this change as these funds make a great deal of difference in the programs supported by the city. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack, and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve Ordinance No. 2870 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Alvarez, Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting"nay": none. 17. ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE. CHAPTER 2.ARTICLE I, SECTION 2-3 (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FEE WAIVER/REBATE) PRESENTED BY: Brian Friedman, Executive Director, Community& Economic Development ORDINANCE: 2871 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance to amend the Glendale City Code Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2-3 to provide authorization for the City Council to waive or rebate Community Development permit fees upon a finding that the waiver or rebate is in the best interests of the City of Glendale; and, delegates its authority to the City Manager to administratively waive or rebate up to $50,000 of Community Development permit fees. Staff recommends that City Council adopt the amendment to the existing ordinance to be utilized as an economic development tool. Mr. Friedman said in the past waivers were issued based on signature authority limits. He said it is important to obtain Council's authority to specifically authorize any waiver or rebate in the city code. He said in no case are they requesting any waiver of development impact fees. He said economic development is very competitive and it is essential to respond quickly to acquire jobs for the city. He said previous fee waivers have been directly responsible for 2,563 jobs and creation of annual revenue of $6.8 million, for return on investment of 20 to 1. He explained the criteria that would be used to determine a waiver of fees. Councilmember Hugh asked about the fee waivers issued since 2010 and asked under whose authority those were issued. Mr. Friedman said this was a directive from the City Manager's office. He said the signature authority limits were set at $50,000 and it was Mr. Bailey's recommendation that the code explicitly allow for this authority. Councilmember Hugh said in these tough economic times, he did not want to give up the fiduciary responsibility of approving waivers. ORDINANCE NO. 2871 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA 10 COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION), ARTICLE I (IN GENERAL), SECTION 2-3 RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FEES. It was moved by Councilmember Martinez, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to approve Ordinance No. 2871 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting"nay":Alvarez and Hugh. 18. ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A GENERAL PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE PRESENTED BY: Jon M. Froke,AICP, Planning Director ORDINANCE: 2872 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance establishing a General Plan Steering Committee. The city's General Plan is required by state law to be periodically updated and the Planning Division is beginning this process. As part of the General Plan update, the Planning Division desires to be assisted by a Steering Committee of interested citizens and stakeholders in the community. Mr. Froke said the steering committee would be made up of residents,business owners and other community members and stakeholders to assist staff as they update the general plan. Councilmember Martinez said they are looking for individuals interested in serving on this committee. He said anyone interested should contact the Council office and those currently serving on commissions/boards can also apply. He said they are on a very short timeframe. Councilmember Sherwood clarified that if anyone currently serving on a board or commission is interested, they will be allowed to also serve on the steering committee as well, but they will have to fill out another application. Councilmember Martinez noted that was what he thought that he said. ORDINANCE NO. 2872 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, ESTABLISHING A GENERAL PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE TO WORK WITH STAFF TO CREATE A RECOMMENDED DRAFT REVISED GENERAL PLAN, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, TITLE 9, CHAPTER 4,ARTICLE 6,AND SETTING FORTH INSTRUCTIONS AND CHARGES. It was moved by Councilmember Chavira, and seconded by Councilmember Sherwood, to approve Ordinance No. 2872 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Alvarez, Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting"nay": None. RESOLUTIONS 19. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A TEMPORARY LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE 11 NEW WESTGATE, LLC FOR PARKING ON FEBRUARY 1, 2015 PRESENTED BY: Jamsheed Mehta,AICP, Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4764 This is a request for Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a temporary license agreement with The New Westgate, LLC (TNW) for the use of 1,679 parking spaces on February 1, 2015. Mr. Mehta said the city is required to provide parking spaces through its agreement with the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority and the Arizona Cardinals, which include parking for the Super Bowl. He explained some of the cost elements of the agreement. He said this contract would be part of next year's budget and more information would be presented during the budget presentations. RESOLUTION NO. 4764 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN AGREEMENT ENTITLED "TEMPORARY LICENSE AGREEMENT" WITH THE NEW WESTGATE LLC FOR CERTAIN TEMPORARY PARKING RIGHTS AT WESTGATE. It was moved by Councilmember Hugh, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to pass, adopt and approve Resolution No. 4764 New Series. The motion carried unanimously. REQUEST FOR FUTURE WORKSHOP AND EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack, and seconded by Councilmember Sherwood, to hold a City Council Budget Workshop at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Room B-3 on Tuesday,January 21, 2014. The motion carried unanimously. It was further moved to hold the next regularly Scheduled City Council Workshop on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in room B-3 of the City Council Chambers, to be followed by an Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.03. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Councilmember Sherwood congratulated Buckeye for becoming a city. He also reminded everyone that he had a public meeting scheduled for January 15th at 6:30 p.m. He encouraged everyone to attend. Vice Mayor Knaack commented on the speakers at the beginning of the meeting. She said they have the same speakers who usually talk about the same subjects. She said they are always looking back instead of forward and she doesn't think that is a positive way to approach the city. She hoped when the speaker issue is reviewed again, they move the public speakers to the end of the meeting. She also mentioned a volunteer opportunity at Sahuaro Ranch Park on January 18th at 9:00 a.m. in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. 12 She said they are going to be picking fruit and the fruit will be donated to the food banks. She will be attending to welcome everyone. Mayor Weiers said he hoped everyone had a great New Year and said they have a lot of work and challenges ahead of them. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned at 7:29 p.m. Pamela Hanna - City Clerk 13