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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 6/24/2014F#& lob GLE E MINUTES OF THE GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chambers 5850 West Glendale Avenue June 24, 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, Assistant City Manager; Jennifer Campbell, Assistant City Manager; Michael Bailey, City Attorney; and Pamela Hanna, City Clerk Mayor Weiers called for the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer/invocation was given by Jack Zimmerman, Jewish Voice Ministries International. Compliance with Article VII. Section 6(c) of the Glendale Charter A statement was filed by the City Clerk that the 14 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 June. 10, 2014 City Council Meeting It was moved by Sherwood, and seconded by Knaack, to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the June 10, 2014 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. BOARDS. COMMISSIONS AND OTHER BODIES APPROVE RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & OTHER BODIES PRESENTED BY: Councilmember Ian Hugh This is a request for City Council to approve the recommended appointments to the following boards, commissions and other bodies that have a vacancy or expired term and for the Mayor to administer the Oath of Office to those appointees in attendance. Arts Commission Carrie Richards Mayoral Appointment 06/24/2014 08/23/2016 Board of Adjustment Erminie Zarra Lawrence Feiner Citizens Bicycle Advisory Committee Michael Wood - Chair Gail Hildebrant - Vice Chair Mayoral Appointment Sahuaro Appointment Barrel Appointment Cholla Appointment 06/30/2014 06/30/2016 06/24/2014 06/30/2016 07/17/2014 07/17/2015 07/17/2014 07/17/2015 Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission Jennifer Cameron Barrel Reappointment 07/25/2014 07/25/2016 Gerald Woodman Yucca Reappointment 07/25/2014 07/25/2016 Communitv Development Advisory Committee Cathy Cheshier Cholla Reappointment 07/01/2014 07/01/2016 Chuck Jared Cactus Reappointment 06/29/2014 07/01/2016 Ronald Jauregui Barrel Reappointment 07/01/2014 07/01/2016 Sharyn Nesbitt Yucca Appointment 06/24/2014 07/01/2016 Marcellous Sanders Jr.- Neighborhood Ocotillo Reappointment 07/10/2014 07/10/2016 Representative Matthew Versluis Barrel Reappointment 07/23/2014 07/23/2016 General Plan Steerine Committee Erminie Zarra Mayoral Appointment Danielle Martinez Sahuaro Appointment Judicial Selection Advisory Board Jo Ann Caufield Cholla Appointment Justin Beresky - Maricopa County N/A Appointment Bar Association Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission John Faris Cactus Appointment Public Safety Personnel RetirementS sv tem/Police Board Cody Carmichael N/A Appointment Justin Harris N/A Appointment Risk Manaaement/Worker's Compensation Trust Fund Boar Tom Duensing-Executive Director of N/A Reappointment Financial Services Yvonne Knaack - Vice Mayor Barrel Reappointment John Stern - Chair Cholla Reappointment 06/24/2014 01/01/2016 06/24/2014 01/01/2016 06/24/2014 04/23/2017 06/24/2014 04/23/2015 06/24/2014 04/09/2016 07/01/2014 07/01/2018 07/01/2014 07/01/2016 07/24/2014 07/24/2017 07/24/2014 07/24/2017 07/24/2014 07/24/2015 It was moved by Councilmember Hugh, and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to appoint Carrie Richards to the Arts Commission; Erminie Zarra and Lawrence Feiner to the Board of Adjustment; Michael Wood and Gail Hildebrant to the Citizens Bicycle Advisory Committee; Jennifer Cameron and Gerald Woodman to the Citizens Transportation Oversight Commission; Cathy Cheshier, Chuck Jared, Ronald Jauregui, Sharyn Nesbitt, Marcellous Sanders Jr., and Matthew Versluis to the Community Development Advisory Committee; Erminie Zarra and Danielle Martinez to the General Plan Steering Committee; Jo Ann Caufield and Justin Beresky to the Judicial Selection Advisory Board; John Faris to the Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission; Cody Carmichael and Justin Harris to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System/Police Board; Tom Duensing, Yvonne Knaack and John Stern to the Risk Management/Worker's Compensation Trust Fund Board for the terms listed above. Motion carried with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting "nay": Alvarez. Councilmember Alvarez explained why she voted nay on this item. She said the advisory boards should be members of the public and not staff or Councilmembers. PROCLAMATIONS AND AWARDS PROCLAIM JULY 2014 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH IN GLENDALE PRESENTED BY: Office of the Mayor ACCEPTED BY: Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Mr. John Krystek, Chairman Ms. Barbara R. Cole, Vice Chair Mr. Robert Irons, Commissioner Mr. David Moreno, Commissioner Mr. Manuel Padia, Commissioner This is a request for City Council to proclaim the month of July 2014 as Parks and Recreation Month in Glendale and present the proclamation to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission. PROCLAIM AUGUST 2014 AS DROWNING IMPACT AWARENESS MONTH PRESENTED BY: Office of the Mayor ACCEPTED BY: City of Glendale Parks & Recreation Aquatics Center Employees Ms. Anna Thompson Mr. Eric Small Mr. Reggie Martinez This is a request for City Council to proclaim August 2014, as Drowning Impact Awareness Month in support of Water Watchers at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Anna Thompson, Eric Small and Reggie Martinez, staff from the Glendale Parks & Recreation Aquatics Center, will be present to accept the proclamation. CONSENT AGENDA Ms. Brenda Fischer, City Manager, read agenda item numbers 1 through 34. 3 Councilmember Alvarez asked to hear items 21 and 25 separately. Councilmember Martinez asked to hear items 11 and 12 separately. 1. APPROVE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, DEEP WITHIN REHAB CENTER PRESENTED BY: Susan Matousek, Revenue Administrator This is a request for City Council to approve eight special event liquor licenses for Deep Within Rehab Center. The events will be held at Westgate's Water dance Plaza located at 6751 North Sunset Boulevard on September 8 and 21; October 12 and 26; November 9 and 16; and December 7 and 21, 2014. The purpose of these special event liquor licenses is for fundraising at the Arizona Cardinals football game tailgate events. Staff is requesting Council to forward these applications to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 2. APPROVE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, POLICE UNITY TOUR PRESENTED BY: Susan Matousek, Revenue Administrator This is a request for City Council to approve a special event liquor license for the Police Unity Tour. The event will be held at Westgate located at 6751 North Sunset Boulevard on Friday, July 4, from noon to 2 a.m. The purpose of this special event liquor license is for a fireworks festival fundraiser. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 3. APPROVE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH PRESENTED BY: Susan Matousek, Revenue Administrator This is a request for City Council to approve a special event liquor license for St. Helen Catholic Church. The event will be held at St. Helen's Social Center located at 5510 West Cholla Street on Saturday, July 19, 2014, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The purpose of this special event liquor license is for a fundraiser. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 4. APPROVE SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE, ST. RAPHAEL CATHOLIC CHURCH PRESENTED BY: Susan Matousek, Revenue Administrator This is a request for City Council to approve a special event liquor license for St. Raphael Catholic Church. The event will be held at St. Raphael Catholic Church inside Hibner Hall located at 5525 West Acoma Road on Saturday, July 26, 2014, from 6 p.m, to 10 p.m. The purpose of this special event liquor license is for a fundraiser. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 5. APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE NO. 1-20682, AMC THEATRES ARROWHEAD TOWNE CENTER 14 PRESENTED BY: Susan Matousek, Revenue Administrator This is a request for City Council to approve a new, non -transferable series 12 (Restaurant) license for AMC Theatres Arrowhead Towne Center 14 located at 7700 West Arrowhead Towne Center, Suite 1079. The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control application (No. 12079888) was submitted by Clare Hollie Abel. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 6. APPROVE LIQUOR LICENSE. NO. 1-48980, AMC THEATRES WESTGATE 20 PRESENTED BY: Susan Matousek, Revenue Administrator This is a request for City Council to approve a new, non -transferable series 12 (Restaurant) license for AMC Theatres Westgate 20 located at 9400 West Hanna Lane, The Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control application (No. 12079887) was submitted by Clare Hollie Abel. Staff is requesting Council to forward this application to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control with a recommendation of approval. 7. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALBERT HOLLER & ASSOCIATES PRESENTED BY: Vicki L. Rios, CPA, Assistant Finance Director, Financial Services This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with Albert Holler & Associates in an amount not to exceed $122,400 annually for contract Transaction Privilege (Sales) and Use Tax auditing services. 8. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIP IN THE ARIZONA MUNICIPAL WATER USERS ASSOCIATION PRESENTED BY: Craig Johnson, P.E., Executive Director, Water Services This is a request for City Council to approve expenditure authorization by the City Manager for organizational membership in the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association in an amount not to exceed $95,000 for FY 2014-15. 9. AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY WITH PERKINELMER HEALTH SCIENCES INC. FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETER PRESENTED BY: Craig Johnson, P.E., Executive Director, Water Services This is a request for City Council to authorize an increase of $8,315.52 to the previously approved expenditure authority to PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. (PerkinElmer) for an inductively coupled plasma -optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES). 10. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTIAL OWNERSHIP IN THE SUB -REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PRESENTED BY: Craig Johnson, P.E., Executive Director, Water Services This is a request for City Council to approve expenditure authorization by the City Manager for costs associated with partial ownership in the sub -regional wastewater treatment plant in an amount not to exceed $6,991,977 for FY 2014-15. 13. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH EMPIRE SOUTHWEST, LLC 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 Empire Southwest, LLC (Empire) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $45,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $180,000 over the full four-year period. 14. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF POLICE VEHICLE UP -FITTING SERVICE FROM CREATIVE COMMUNICATIONS SALES & RENTALS, INC. FOR PUBLIC WORKS 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 Creative Communications, Sales & Rentals, Inc. (Creative Communications) in an amount not to exceed $64,693.12 for the up -fitting service of Police vehicles to install products and accessories on city -owned Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles. 15. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF SEVEN SIDE LOAD REFUSE TRUCKS FROM TRUCKS WEST OF PHOENIX FOR SANITATION PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to authorize the cooperative purchase of seven side load refuse trucks from Trucks West of Phoenix, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,911,875 for residential sanitation collection in the City of Glendale. 16. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH FREIGHTLINER STERLING WESTERN STAR OF ARIZONA, PHOENIX, INC. 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 Freightliner Sterling Western Star of Arizona, Phoenix, Inc. (Freightliner) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $45,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $180,000 over the full four-year period. 17. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH NORWOOD EQUIPMENT, INC. 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 Norwood Equipment, Inc. (Norwood) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $45,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $180,000 over the full four-year period. 18. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH RUSH TRUCK CENTERS OF ARIZONA, INC. 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 Rush Truck Centers of Arizona, Inc. (Rush) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $75,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 over the full four-year period. 19. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH DON SANDERSON FORD, INC. 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 Don Sanderson Ford, Inc. (Sanderson Ford) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $100,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 over the full four-year period. 20. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH TITAN MACHINERY, INC. 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 Titan Machinery, Inc. (Titan) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $45,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $180,000 over the full four-year period. 22. AWARD OF BID 14-30 AND AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE REAR LOADER TRUCK FOR BULK TRASH COLLECTION FROM RWC INTERNATIONAL, LTD PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to award Request for Proposal (RFP) 14-30 and authorize the purchase from RWC International, LTD for a rear loading refuse truck for sanitation bulk trash collection service in an amount not to exceed $227,213. 23. AWARD OF BID 14-30 AND AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A SERVICE TRUCK FOR THE LANDFILL FROM SOUTHWEST PRODUCTS CORPORATION PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to award Request for Proposal (RFP) 14-30 and authorize the purchase from Southwest Products Corporation in an amount not to exceed $132,885 for a service truck for the Glendale Municipal Landfill (Landfill). 24. AWARD OF BID 14-30 AND AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE A TRACTOR FOR BULK TRASH COLLECTION FROM TITAN MACHINERY, INC. PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to award Request for Proposal (RFP) 14-30 and authorize the purchase from Titan Machinery, Inc. for a tractor for sanitation bulk trash collection service in an amount not to exceed $91,079. 26. REQUEST AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR A VEHICLE PURCHASE WITH DON SANDERSON FORD, INC. PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to authorize an increase in expenditure authority of $553 with Don Sanderson Ford, Inc. (Sanderson Ford) in a total amount not to exceed $25,750 for the purchase of a 2015 Ford Explorer Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) for the Fire Services department. 27. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ACTION BARRICADE COMPANY, LLC FOR CITYWIDE BARRICADE SERVICES PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Action Barricade Company, LLC for citywide barricade services in an amount not to exceed $1,550,000 over the life of the five-year contract and to authorize the City Manager or designee to renew the agreement annually upon consent of both parties. 28. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA CARDINALS FOOTBALL CLUB, LLC FOR PARKING PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services Staff is requesting Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a license agreement with The Arizona Cardinals Football Club, LLC for the use of property on the south side of the Stadium for parking on August 9, 2014. 29. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A TEMPORARY LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW WESTGATE, LLC FOR PARKING PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services Staff is requesting Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a temporary license agreement with The New Westgate, LLC (TNW) for the use of 1,179 parking spaces on August 9, 2014. 30. EXPENDITURE AUTHORIZATION FOR LEAGUE OF ARIZONA CITIES AND TOWNS CONSULTING SERVICES PRESENTED BY: Brent Stoddard, Intergovernmental Programs Director This is a request for City Council to approve expenditure authorization by the City Manager to the League of Arizona Cities and Towns (LACT) for development of IT functionality and services related to the implementation and compliance with transaction privilege tax simplification legislation for a one-time payment in an amount not to exceed $16,120, bringing the total LACT payments for Fiscal Year 2013-14 (FY13-14) to $104,433. 31. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES WITH SKYLINE BUILDERS & RESTORATION, INC. PRESENTED BY: Jim Brown, Executive Director, Human Resources and Risk Management The purpose of this report is to request the City Council approve the Agreement for Construction Services with Skyline Builders & Restoration, Inc. through the duration of the State of Arizona cooperative purchasing contract which ends October 25, 2016. Total repairs for the duration of the contract are not expected to exceed $150,000. 32. AUTHORIZATION TO AMEND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INTERIM PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, LLC PRESENTED BY: Jim Brown, Executive Director, Human Resources and Risk Management This is a request for the City Council to amend an existing professional services agreement with Interim Public Management, LLC (IPM) in an amount not to exceed $150,000. The amendment to this professional services agreement will give the City Manager authorization to exceed $50,000 in order to provide interim professional staffing in key functional service areas until these key positions can be filled through a normal recruitment process. 33. AUTHORIZATION TO RENEW FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 PROPERTY, LIABILITY AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE PRESENTED BY: Jim Brown, Executive Director, Human Resources and Risk Management This is a request for City Council to authorize staff to purchase property, liability and workers' compensation insurance and/or self-insurance for FY 2014-15 in an amount not to exceed $1,220,540. 34. RATIFICATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND AGREEMENT WITH UNION SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY PRESENTED BY: Jim Brown, Executive Director, Human Resources and Risk Management This is a request for City Council to ratify the existing agreement and to extend current contract for Union Security Insurance Company, the City's Long Term and Short Term Disability claims administrator, through June 30, 2015. It was moved by Councilmember Sherwood and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to approve the recommended actions on Consent Agenda Item Numbers 1 through 10, 13 through 20, 22 through 24, 26 through 34 and to forward Special Event Liquor License for Deep Within Rehab Center, Special Event Liquor License for Police Unity Tour, Special Event Liquor License for St. Helen Catholic Church, Special Even Liquor License for St. Raphael Catholic Church, Liquor License Application No. 1-20682 for AMC Theatres Arrowhead Towne Center and Liquor License Application No. 1-48980 for AMC Theatres Westgate 20 to the State of Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control, with the recommendation for approval. The motion carried unanimously. Items 11, 12, 21, and 25 heard separately. Randy Miller, a Barrel resident, spoke on Item 7 about the agreement with Albert Holler and asked if city employees couldn't do that job themselves. He spoke about the costs associated with this contract and the lack of checks and balances. Randy Miller next spoke about Item 21 regarding releasing escrow funds. He questioned costs of this contract to put in new carpet in city offices and expenses paid regarding the Coyotes. Randy Miller next spoke about Item 28 and asked if the city was paying the Arizona Cardinals over $27,000 to park on land that is already a part of the stadium. Randy Miller also spoke about Item 29 and the contract regarding parking for several upcoming events. He said the city rented the parking spaces for daytime hours and the events are occurring in the evening. Ken Sturgis, a Yucca resident, spoke about Item 21. He discussed the arena management agreement and budgeting for capital improvements. He said the summary figures do not match up to the line item figures. He spoke more specifically about various figures in this item. He discussed the fact that there is no sales tax benefit for the city due to the fact that non -Glendale businesses are being used. 11. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH BALAR HOLDING CORPORATION 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 Balar Holding Corporation (Balar) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $75,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 10 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 over the full four-year period. Councilmember Martinez said in looking at these items, and the other items approved on consent, he said it appeared these contracts were being issued for the same type of service and the same type of equipment. He said it seemed the city would be better off with one vendor and they could get a better price dealing with just one vendor. Mr. Kent said the city has a diverse fleet of heavy equipment vehicles. He said Balar normally deals specifically with sanitation trucks and Cummins will repair those vehicles with Cummins engines. He said these separate agreements are necessary based on the volume of work the city has. He said it is important that they get the right services with the right vendor for an appropriate price. It was moved by Councilmember Martinez, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Balar Holding Corporation (Balar) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment. The motion carried unanimously. 12. AUTHORIZATION FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT REPAIR WITH CUMMINS ROCKY MOUNTAIN, LLC 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 Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC (Cummins) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment in an amount not to exceed $100,000 annually, effective upon signing of the agreement and running through July 31, 2014; and to authorize the City Manager to renew the agreement, at her discretion, for an additional three years, in one-year increments based on satisfactory performance and the annual renewal of Contract No. 10018-C by Maricopa County, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 over the full four-year period. It was moved by Councilmember Martinez, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Cummins Rocky Mountain, LLC (Cummins) for the repair of heavy duty trucks and equipment. The motion carried unanimously. 21. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO RELEASE FROM ESCROW FUNDS TO ICEARIZONA MANAGER CO., LP FOR CAPITAL REPAIRS MADE TO THE CITY -OWNED JOBING.COM ARENA PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to reimburse lceArizona Manager Co., LP (IceArizona) in the amount of $567,461.93 from an escrow account funded under the terms of the operating agreement for Jobing.com Arena. The reimbursement is for capital repairs already completed to the city -owned Jobing.com Arena in fiscal year (FY) 2013-14. IF Mr. Kent said in accordance with the agreement with IceArizona, the city is obligated to pay up to $500,000 annually for capital repairs to the facility. A presentation was made to Council earlier this year regarding what repairs were necessary. He also said in the future, staff will bring requests for reimbursement forward throughout the year so Council does not see them all at once. Mr. Kent detailed some of the repairs made during this past year. Councilmember Alvarez said she knew the expenses are for property of the city, and asked Mr. Kent to go through each item and just give them the total of each item. She wants the public to know they are not making any money from IceArizona, but the city is spending money for remodeling. She said city facilities are not in the best shape, and nothing is being done for the employees and the public who uses city facilities. She asked Mr. Kent to go through each item and say for the record how much taxpayer money the city is spending for each item. Mr. Kent read the repair description and costs into the record. Councilmember Alvarez said the city is not getting any profit from hockey but the city has to pay additional money pursuant to the contract they signed. She asked the Council to accept responsibility for this and said they should renegotiate the contracts. She said they cannot continue paying all this money and getting nothing in return. She said pressure needs to be put on the Council to renegotiate the contracts. She said if the city goes bankrupt, they .will receive nothing. Councilmember Martinez commented they have heard this before about the contractual agreements. He said it is a contractual agreement that the city has to honor and the city is not making as much money as they would like or thought they would make up to this point. Until Council gives direction to renegotiate, he doesn't know what that would accomplish; the city has to pay those costs because it is a contractual agreement. He said he was sure this would come up when they talk about the sales tax. Councilmember Alvarez asked if the attorney could give an opinion on whether they can renegotiate the contracts, a simple yes or no. She said if not, they need to look into this, because several lawyers, including the attorney general, have said they need to renegotiate the contracts. Mr. Bailey said it is not as simple as a yes or no answer. He said there are a lot of nuances to the agreements and with the law. Councilmember Alvarez told Mr. Bailey she did not mean to have him commit to something, but it seemed he could ask for interpretation. She asked if it was illegal to renegotiate. She said they are telling people they cannot renegotiate. She said the lawyers have never looked into this and they are getting deeper into a hole. She asked if it was illegal to renegotiate a contract. Mr. Bailey said Councilmember Alvarez was asking what seemed to be very simple questions, but were actually very complex questions. He said if the question is was it illegal and he said illegal assumes criminal conduct. He said the question does not really relate to whether or not you can renegotiate a contract because a breach of contract is a civil matter and not a criminal matter. He said his office can render an opinion, but it is not just a simple yes or no answer. 12 Councilmember Alvarez said she was not saying it was a criminal offense, but if they don't have the money to pay for this and they are taking from the taxpayers, that is a crime. She said all she is asking is if the Council would request that they look into the legality of renegotiating a contract, so they explain to the public yes they can or they cannot. She said they need an opinion and she wanted to make it public that they should look into it. She told Mayor Weiers they need to look into this. She said they cannot use taxpayer money to pay businesses that are not providing any profit to the city. Mayor Weiers said Councilmember Alvarez could ask the attorney to prepare an opinion. Councilmember Alvarez said that is what she is doing tonight. Mr. Bailey said they would prepare an opinion and would provide it to the Council. Councilmember Martinez said he was not an attorney and never claimed to be an attorney. He said any contract can be negotiated if both parties are willing. He said as a Council body, it would have to be a Council decision, as opposed to just answering a question of yes it can be done or not. He said contracts can be renegotiated, but the question it boils down to is there support from the Council to do that. Mr. Bailey said the question before the Council has to do with releasing escrow funds and he suggested Council move their discussion back to the item at hand, and bring this specific topic up at another time. He said he has received some direction from Councilmember Alvarez and he will work with Council to bring this matter back. Councilmember Alvarez said she wanted to make it clear that all she is saying is the Council needs to do something. Councilmember Hugh asked if IceArizona was in full compliance with the agreement they have right now. Mr. Bailey said they are getting off topic. The topic was capital repairs that have been made to a city facility based on an existing agreement. He said some of the topics broaden the scope and asked if the Council could focus on the topic at hand. Mayor Weiers asked Mr. Kent about the trailer and asked if the title in the city's name or someone different. Mr. Kent said it should be titled in the city's name and does have a property asset tag. He will let Mayor Weiers know. Ms. Fischer said these expenditures and repairs have already been made on behalf of IceArizona and Mr. Kent confirmed that was correct. She said that is important to note as it is the first year of the agreement. She said the employees are working with IceArizona to bring these expenditures to Council ahead of time and if they discover it was titled in the wrong name, it will be corrected. 13 Councilmember Hugh said the reason he asked the question is the city is being asked to honor the agreement themselves by paying for the repairs and he just wondered if IceArizona was honoring the agreement. Mr. Bailey said he was not aware of any facts that would lead him to the conclusion they were not in compliance. It was moved by Councilmember Sherwood, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to authorize the City Manager to reimburse IceArizona Manager Co., LP (IceArizona) in the amount of $567,461.93 from an escrow account funded under the terms of the operating agreement for Jobing.com Arena. Motion carried with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting "nay": Alvarez. 25. RATIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS TO REIMBURSE CAMELBACK SPRING TRAINING, LLC FOR CAPITAL REPAIRS MADE TO CAMELBACK RANCH SPRING TRAINING FACILITY PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works This is a request for City Council to ratify the expenditure of funds already paid in an amount of $400,253 to reimburse Camelback Spring Training, LLC and to authorize the additional amount of $26,014 to cover anticipated year end expenditures for capital repairs made to the city -owned facility Camelback Ranch Spring Training Facility in fiscal year (FY) 2013-14, The total reimbursement for FY 2013-14 will not exceed $426,267. Mr. Kent said under the terms of the agreement, the city is responsible for the costs related to capital repairs. He provided examples of some of the capital repairs that were done this year. He said in the future, planned capital repair requests will be brought forward to council as they occur so council may consider the request before work is completed.. Mayor Weiers asked how much money had been paid and how much was actually left of the balance. Mr. Kent said the total balance available was $426,267 and the total amount of repairs before Council was $400,253. He said there may be additional repairs that occur between now and the end of the fiscal year. Mayor Weiers confirmed the $400,253 had already been spent. Mr. Kent said yes. Councilmember Alvarez said she knew they are in compliance, and they don't make any money on Camelback Ranch. She said this contract also needs to be renegotiated and the city cannot afford it. It was moved by Councilmember Sherwood, and seconded by Vice Mayor Knaack, to ratify the expenditure of funds already paid in an amount of $400,253 to reimburse Camelback Spring Training, LLC and to authorize the additional amount of $26,014 to cover 14 anticipated year end expenditures for capital repairs made to the city -owned facility Camelback Ranch Spring Training Facility in fiscal year (FY) 2013-14. 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 35 through 47 by number and title. Mayor Weiers asked to hear items 40 and 41 separately. 35. RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR THE GLENDALE YOUTH PROJECT FROM TOHONO O'ODHAM INDIAN COMMUNITY STATE -SHARED REVENUE FUNDS PRESENTED BY: Brent Stoddard, Intergovernmental Programs Director RESOLUTION: 4814 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond title and adopt a resolution of support and to accept grant funds in the amount of $77,745 from the Tohono O'odham Nation for the Glendale Youth Project (GYP) to operate neighborhood -based, after-school programming in Glendale. RESOLUTION NO. 4814 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 SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT TO THE TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE YOUTH PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,745. 36. RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT REQUEST BY THE AGUILA LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR TOHONO O'ODHAM INDIAN COMMUNITY STATE - SHARED REVENUE FUNDS PRESENTED BY: Brent Stoddard, Intergovernmental Programs Director RESOLUTION: 4815 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution of support and to accept grant funds in the amount of $36,824 from the Tohono O'odham Nations for the AGUILA Youth Leadership Institute (AYAP). RESOLUTION NO. 4815 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 SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN INDIAN GAMING REVENUE SHARING GRANT TO THE TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION ON BEHALF OF THE AGUILA YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN THE AMOUNT OF $36,824. 37. AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY AND ACCEPT A LIBRARY SERVICES TECHNOLOGY ACT GRANT: EMERGING READERS PRESENTED BY: Erik Strunk, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and Library Services 15 RESOLUTION: 4816 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the application and acceptance of a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant in the amount of $21,000.00 from the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Agency for the "eMerging Reader" project. RESOLUTION NO. 4816 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 SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT GRANT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $21,000.00 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC RECORDS AGENCY FOR THE "eMERGING READER" PROJECT. 38. AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY AND ACCEPT A LIBRARY SERVICES TECHNOLOGY ACT GRANT: CREATE, CONNECT, COLLABORATE PRESENTED BY: Erik Strunk, Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and Library Services RESOLUTION: 4817 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the application and acceptance of a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant in the amount of $26,024.00 from the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records Agency for the "Create, Connect, Collaborate at Your Library" project. RESOLUTION NO. 4817 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 SUBMISSION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT GRANT IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $26,024.00 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LIBRARY, ARCHIVES AND PUBLIC RECORDS AGENCY FOR THE "CREATE, CONNECT, COLLABORATE AT YOUR LIBRARY" PROJECT. 39. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PEORIA TO PROVIDE DETENTION AND WEEKEND COURT SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF PEORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED BY: Debora Black, Police Chief RESOLUTION: 4818 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Peoria to provide detention and weekend court services for the City of Peoria Police Department. RESOLUTION NO. 4818 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 CITY OF PEORIA TO PROVIDE DETENTION AND WEEKEND COURT SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF PEORIA POLICE DEPARTMENT. 16 40. AMEND AND ADOPT REVISED MINIMUM OPERATING STANDARDS FOR GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4819 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution amending and adopting the Minimum Operating Standards (Standards) for the Glendale Municipal Airport. Amendments to the Standards include changes that reflect current categories of aeronautical business operations, clarification or elimination of several nonessential or duplicate items, improvements to language and definition consistency between the Airport Rules and Regulations, and grammar and spelling cleanup. RESOLUTION NO. 4819 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT MINIMUM OPERATING STANDARDS. 41. AMEND AND ADOPT REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4820 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution amending and adopting the Rules and Regulations (Rules) for the Glendale Municipal Airport. Amendments to the Rules include changes to reflect current business operations, clarification regarding hangar storage, elimination of nonessential or duplicate items, and improvements to language consistency between the Rules and the Airport's Minimum Operating Standards (Standards). Additionally, verbiage regarding non -towered operations was added to reflect the, Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) recent decision to cease the funding of tower operations at Glendale Municipal Airport. RESOLUTION NO. 4820 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 42. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LOOP 303 LANDSCAPING - THOMAS TO CAMELBACK ROADS PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4821 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 Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for landscaping maintenance along Loop 303 between Thomas and Camelback roads. RESOLUTION NO. 4821 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 STATE OF ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR 17 THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND LANDSCAPING ALONG THE MAINLINE OF STATE ROUTE 303L BETWEEN THOMAS ROAD AND CAMELBACK ROAD. 43. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LOOP 303 LANDSCAPING - CAMELBACK ROAD TO GLENDALE AVENUE PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4822 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 Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for the design and construction of an irrigation distribution waterline to furnish water for landscaping along Loop 303 between Camelback Road and Glendale Avenue. RESOLUTION NO. 4822 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 STATE OF ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO ADD LANDSCAPING ALONG STATE ROUTE 303L BETWEEN CAMELBACK ROAD TO GLENDALE AVENUE. 44. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR LOOP 303 LANDSCAPING - GLENDALE TO PEORIA AVENUES PRESENTED BY: Cathy Colbath, Interim Executive Director, Transportation Services RESOLUTION: 4823 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 Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) for the design and construction of an irrigation distribution waterline to furnish water for landscaping along Loop 303 between Glendale and Peoria avenues. RESOLUTION NO. 4823 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 STATE OF ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO ADD LANDSCAPING ALONG STATE ROUTE 303L BETWEEN GLENDALE AND PEORIA AVENUES. 45. AUTHORIZATION OF A LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR TW TELECOM OF ARIZONA, LLC TO OPERATE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS VOICE AND DATA NETWORK WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works RESOLUTION: 4824 This is a request for the City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a license agreement between the City of Glendale and TW 18 Telecom of Arizona, LLC (TW Telecom) to operate a telecommunication voice and data network within public right-of-way. RESOLUTION NO. 4824 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 WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS LICENSE AND RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT WITH TW TELECOM OF ARIZONA LLC TO OPERATE A TELECOMMUNICATIONS VOICE AND DATA NETWORK WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARIES IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA. 46. AUTHORIZATION OF SIX LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR VERIZON WIRELESS (VAW), LLC FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM (SMALL CELL) ON SIX CITY STREETLIGHTS WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY PRESENTED BY: Stuart Kent, Executive Director, Public Works RESOLUTION: 4825 This is a request for the City. Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute six license's agreements between the City of Glendale and Verizon Wireless (VAW), L.L.C., dba Verizon Wireless, for the installation of a distributed antenna system (small cell) on six city streetlights within public right-of-way located at: 6645 West Olive, 6950 West Bell Road, 7154 West Utopia, 7921 West Bell Road, 17505 North 79th Avenue, and 18901 North 751h Avenue. RESOLUTION NO. 4825 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 SIX COMMUNICATIONS SITE LICENSE AGREEMENTS WITH VERIZON WIRELESS (VAW) LLC, DBA VERIZON WIRELESS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SITES LOCATED ON CITY STREETLIGHTS WITHIN PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA. 47. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT 2012 ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT OF REALLOCATED FUNDS PRESENTED BY: Mark Burdick, Fire Chief RESOLUTION: 4826 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a 2012 Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) Grant Program Award of reallocated funds (12-AZDOHS-HSGP-999807-03) in the approximate amount of $53,625 to be used by the Fire Department to refurbish the City's Emergency Management video display wall at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). RESOLUTION NO. 4826 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 ACCEPTANCE OF THE FFY 2012 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM AWARD -REALLOCATION FROM THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $53,625 ON BEHALF OF THE GLENDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 19 It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to approve the recommended actions on Consent Agenda Item Numbers 35 through 39 and numbers 42 through 47, including the approval and adoption of Resolution No. 4814 New Series, Resolution No. 4815 New Series, Resolution No. 4816 New Series, Resolution No. 4817 New Series, Resolution No. 4818 New Series, Resolution No. 4821 New Series, Resolution No. 4822 New Series, Resolution No. 4823 New Series, Resolution No. 4824 New Series, Resolution No. 4825 New Series and Resolution No. 4826 New Series; The motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve the recommended actions on Agenda Item Numbers 40 and 41 including Resolution No. 4819 New Series and Resolution No. 4820 New Series; Mayor Weiers recused himself from voting on these items. The motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING - LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIONS 48. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA13-07 (RESOLUTION) AND REZONING APPLICATION ZON13-11 (ORDINANCE) THE CASITAS AT CHOLLA COVE - 11401 NORTH 51ST AVENUE (PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED) PRESENTED BY: Jon M. Froke, AICP, Planning Director RESOLUTION: 4827 ORDINANCE: 2896 This is a request by Withey Morris PLC, representing Camelback Holdings LLC, for City Council to approve a General Plan Amendment and Rezoning Application on 3.67 acres. The request is to amend the general plan from 1.0 - 2.5 DU/ AC (Low Density Residential) to 3.5 - 5 (Medium Density Residential) and to rezone from SR -30 (Suburban Residence) to R1-6 PRD (Single Residence, Planned Residential Development). Staff is requesting Council conduct a public hearing, waive reading beyond the titles, and adopt a resolution for GPA13-07 and approve an ordinance for ZON13-11, subject to the stipulations recommended by the Planning Commission. Mr. Froke provided aerial photographs to show where the property was located. He said this is an excellent opportunity for infill development in an established part of the city. He said the site plan will work well on this site. He said the recommendation is to approve this item. Mayor Weiers opened the public hearing on Agenda Item No. 48. As there were no comments, Mayor Weiers closed the public hearing. RESOLUTION NO. 4827 NEW SERIES WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN MAP OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, ARIZONA, BY APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA13-07 FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11401 NORTH 51sT AVENUE. It was moved by Councilmember Martinez, and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to pass, adopt and approve Resolution No. 4827 New Series. The motion carried unanimously. 20 Councilmember Sherwood commented there was a citizen who lives in the area who had minor concerns about two story building backing up to his property. He said the suggestion was to wait until a builder was identified and work with the builder. He also said there was a concern about the irrigation ditch, but that was resolved and a retaining fence block wall will be put in to support this. Vice Mayor Knaack said this is a great infill project for this area and thanked the applicant and developer for this project. ORDINANCE NO. 2896 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, REZONING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 11401 NORTH 51ST AVENUE FROM SR -30 (SUBURBAN RESIDENCE) TO 111-6 PRD (SINGLE RESIDENCE PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT); AMENDING THE ZONING MAP; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. It was moved by Councilmember Sherwood, and seconded by Councilmember Chavira, to approve Ordinance No. 2896 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. PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCES 49. ADOPT TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX CONTINUATION (ORDINANCE)(PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED) PRESENTED BY: Vicki L. Rios, CPA, Assistant Finance Director, Financial Services ORDINANCE: 2897 This is a request for City Council to conduct a public hearing and waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance amending Glendale City Code Chapter 21.1 (Model City Privilege (Sales) Tax Code) by repealing the August 1, 2017 termination of the privilege and use tax rates by seven - tenths of one percent (0.7%). Ms. Rios said the annual deficit will increase to about $30 million per year in 2017. Staff has explored long and short term options to address this deficit. Staff was directed by council to bring forward the ordinance repealing the termination of the additional .7% privilege and use tax rate. Ms. Rios said the city needs to begin planning now for significant budget cuts which would be necessary if the sales tax expires in 2017. This ordinance ensures continuation of city services, payment of its contractual obligations and provides an opportunity for an annual review of the rate. Mayor Weiers opened the public hearing on Agenda Item No. 49. Arthur Thruston, a Cactus resident, spoke about mathematical equations and votes of the Council. He spoke about money and the tax increase. He said this tax is just a tax increase and not an extension. He also spoke about the initiative as well. 21 Randy Miller, a Barrel resident, also spoke about budget reductions rather than increasing sales tax. He said the city needs this money, but said the tax increase is a short term fix. He said the city can continue to grow and keep the building going. He suggested looking at this again next year, and bringing in more business to help reduce the amount of the tax. Lauren Tolmachoff, a Cholla resident, said she understood what a difficult position the Councilmembers are in. She said people don't like to be lied to. She said this is about the truth. Employees were out supporting the tax because it was short term and only for five years. She spoke about the recession and how many people are still suffering today. She said she voted for the tax and supports law enforcement, but this is a risky strategy and the city is taking a big risk by voting for this tonight. Bill Demski, a Sahuaro resident, spoke about the city sales tax and said he was against raising it. He said citizens were lied to about the tax being over in five years. Bonnie Steiger, a Sahuaro resident, spoke about the sales tax. She said the city needs this money and she is willing to pay the sales tax. She said she didn't see any reason not to carry it over for at least another year. Mayor Weiers closed the public hearing. ORDINANCE NO. 2897 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE CHAPTER 21.1 (MODEL CITY PRIVILEGE (SALES) TAX CODE) BY REPEALING THE AUGUST 1, 2017 TERMINATION OF THE PRIVILEGE AND USE TAX RATES BY SEVEN -TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT (0.7%); AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Councilmember Martinez said he has given this a lot of thought and they have been called a lot of names. He said when they passed the tax, they thought it would be a temporary five year increase and they did it because it would have been catastrophic if they had not. He said he has thought long and hard about his comments this evening. What kept coming to mind was already on the City's website in the Frequently Asked Questions about the City of Glendale's Elimination of Sales Tax Sunset. He said staff put that information together some time ago. He hoped that the information would provide viewers and members of the audience the rationale for retaining the current sales tax. He urged everyone to go to the city website or call his office to obtain a copy. He said the first item you see is when the temporary sales tax increase was implemented and why, In June 2012, the Glendale City Council approved an increase to the city sales tax, revenue generated from the sales tax is for the general fund which provides funds for services such as public safety, code compliance, libraries and parks and recreation. The last time Glendale increased the general sales tax rate prior to this increase was more than 20 years ago, The Council approved the temporary sales tax increase to generate revenue because of the economic recession and the city's decrease in state shared revenue and reduced sales tax revenue. In addition, Glendale has debt obligations for programs and services and the operation and maintenance of city owned facilities like recreation centers, the arena and spring training stadium. The second item you see is why is there now a recommendation to eliminate the sunset and make the tax permanent. The temporary sales tax has done what it was intended; bring extra revenue to the city to continue providing important services to citizens. However, nearly two years into the temporary tax, it is 22 obvious when you look at the future and the city's five year forecast, if the tax goes away, the city is right back where it started. This forces the city to either maintain the revenue through the continuation of the tax or significantly cut services and staff. This is a reality that Glendale has recently watched other cities struggle with. Councilmember Martinez next said how much money does the temporary tax generate and does that mean cuts would have to equal that amount. The temporary tax brings in about $25 million per year to the city's general fund. For the most part, yes, any proposed cuts would have to make up that loss. So, unfortunately cuts would be very severe in order to fill an annual loss of $25 million to the general fund. An example of this type of impact can be simply made by understanding that the entire parks, recreation, library and human services general fund budget is $15 million a year. Even if that entire budget and those services were eliminated, the city still needs another $10 million to make up for the loss of the temporary sales tax. If cuts are made, initial estimates are that one in every two general fund employees would be eliminated, which is unsustainable. Therefore, cuts would be city wide and have to include significant elements of public safety. He said that is police and fire. Whereas, previous cuts in the city had minimal impact to the police and fire departments. He said what has Glendale done to fix these financial problems. He said since 2009, staff has worked to reduce expenses to create a minimal effect to city services and quality of life for residents and here are a few examples: 31 percent cuts to departmental budgets totaling $62 million; 18 percent decrease to city workforce through a combination of turnover, layoffs and attrition; 2 1/2 years of mandatory furloughs saving the city approximately $5.5 million; enhanced revenue streams by bringing in new business and increasing fees where feasible and restructuring debt to balance the budget, and create a five year financial forecast as to avoid the non -sustainable budgeting of years past. The five year plan helps financial stability to continue providing services at the current level based on projected growth and aligning revenue and costs. Councilmember Martinez said in the council communication they received for this item, it states, "if the sales tax continues with its planned expiration date of August 2017, staff will implement expenditure cuts prior to expiration of the tax that will result in approximately $12 to $13 million in expenditure cuts in FY16-17, plus an additional $12-13 million in expenditure cuts in FY16-17, for a total of approximately $24 to $26 million in expenditure cuts prior to August 2017. He quoted a statement under budget and financial impacts "...the .7 will offset the impact of the ongoing contractual obligations and prevent the reduction in key services, including public safety." He encouraged anyone who had not seen the document to go on the website and look at it. He said there was a lot more information in key items to stress why, in his opinion, why they cannot do away with the sales tax that was meant to be temporary. He said the city would be faced with a very severe problem that they only got out of when they first passed the sales tax. He said although he won't be here, many of the audience members who are running for Council will be facing the budget deficit when they first come in. He would recommend and support they do away with the sales tax sunset and they retain the tax. Vice Mayor Knaack said this vote will either take the city down the road to ruin or the road to recovery. She said they did hope this tax would sunset in 2017, but the economy has not recovered as quickly as they thought. She said the five year forecast shows they cannot eliminate the tax. Employees have done everything they can to reduce expenses to get back on track. She said they are finally able to hire police officers and firemen. She said morale is up, revenues are improving and retail is doing well. She said the sales tax did not scare away new businesses. Also, they are creating jobs and they have to keep the existing tax until such time as they can start incrementally reducing it. She read a passage about what could happen in the future. She said this is the time to start planning for the next downturn. She said she agreed with the Mayor that they 23 should not sunset this tax at this time. She said they have the support of many more people than is being reported in the newspaper and she will vote to remove the sunset. Councilmember Chavira said tonight's ordinance includes that the tax rate be reviewed annually and set the tax rate for each upcoming fiscal year. He said this will insure the tax rate is reviewed annually and discussed during each budget process. He said they have had growth in the city, including Tanger, American Furniture Warehouse and Dignity Health. He said the tax will help maintain this beautiful city and he is in support of removing the sunset. Councilmember Hugh said the city has fallen on hard financial times. He said staff told Council things and Council believed it and began building. He said they have voted to increase taxes a couple of times. He spoke about Camelback Ranch and the costs associated with that project. He wants to try all the options. He is happy about businesses coming into the city. He said he cannot support another broken promise to the community. Councilmember Alvarez said blaming the recession is not true; the Council has made the mistakes. She said the arena and Camelback Ranch is not the fault of the recession and they can't make the taxpayers pay for those mistakes. She said they have to accept the responsibility that the Council created this problem and it is not the responsibility of the taxpayer to get the city out of this mess, She said the public will not support cutting fire and police. She is opposed to the sales tax and she will vote against it. She said if they don't vote against this, the public should think about removing the bad seeds on the Council. Councilmember Sherwood said the city has a history with the primary and secondary property tax of increasing and decreasing as the city is able to and this has been proven over the years. He is not concerned when they are able to decrease the sales tax and the goal when they voted back in 2002 to become more of a city of commerce,would be to dip below the 2.2 that they started with. He said they get compared to sister cities to the west. He said most of those do not have any transportation tax. He said of that 2.9 that Glendale pays today, a half a percent goes to transportation and those other cities are going to have to start picking that up as they grow. He said they want to participate in the larger transportation projects, but they have no infrastructure themselves to join up with light rail or rapid bus transit. He said they are going to see their taxes go up to support their transportation. He said Glendale has had that in place for a long time. He said another point was concern about the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, the petition drive that is occurring to try and get this on the ballot. He said these are people that live in high rises in Phoenix and most of the money is coming from out of state. He said they are not interested Glendale citizens trying to get this on the ballot, it is all outside funding. He said the city doesn't have a spending problem, as they have already reduced spending quite a bit. He said the city has a debt structure problem. He said today's Council would structure those expenses much differently than prior Councils did. He said they have learned lessons from past decisions. They have had a very good budget session and there were no surprises. He said the city is going in the right direction and everyone has cut as much as they possibly can. He spoke about the city having a rainy day fund and how the city has used that over the years to balance the budget. He said this is required and needed. He said they will review this sales tax every year per the ordinance. Mayor Weiers said he has tried to come up with a solution to help the city and keep the promises made. He said these tax rates need to be looked at every year. He said the city hasn't done a very good job of keeping its promises. He said it sends a bad message to the citizens when 24 Councilmembers say they knew they were going to have to keep the tax. He said voters need to step up and let the Council know how they feel. He said public safety is the city's first responsibility. He said they need to start keeping their promises. He said staff has done a good job trying to right the ship. He said he cannot support this. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack, and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve Ordinance No. 2897 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Knaack, Martinez, and Sherwood. Members voting "nay": Alvarez, Hugh, and Weiers. ORDINANCES 50. ADOPT FISCAL YEAR 2014-15 PROPERTY TAX LEVY (ORDINANCE) PRESENTED BY: Vicki L. Rios, CPA, Assistant Finance Director, Financial Services ORDINANCE: 2898 This is a request for City Council to adopt an ordinance setting the primary property tax rate at $0.4896 per $100 of assessed valuation for FY14-15 and the secondary property tax rate at $1.6605 per $100 of assessed valuation for FY14-15. The total property tax rate will decrease from $2.2889 to $2.1501. Ms. Rios said this ordinance is the finalstep in the adoption of the FY14-15 budget. She said all requirements of state statute have been met. Arthur Thruston, a Cactus resident, spoke about the tax issue. He said they have to do some things they don't want to do. He said they needed a little business sense and none of this would have occurred. He spoke about the Coyotes deal and said they will continue the mistakes of the past by moving forward with the property tax. He said citizens have been taken advantage of by the leaders of this city and it is time to put an end to it. ORDINANCE NO. 2898 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, LEVYING UPON THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF GLENDALE, SUBJECT TO TAXATION, A CERTAIN SUM UPON EACH ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) OF VALUATION SUFFICIENT TO RAISE THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED TO BE REQUIRED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET, LESS THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED TO BE RECEIVED FROM OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE; PROVIDING FUNDS FOR VARIOUS BOND REDEMPTIONS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PAYING INTEREST UPON BONDED INDEBTEDNESS AND PROVIDING FUNDS FOR GENERAL MUNICIPAL EXPENSES; ALL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING THE 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 2015; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack, and seconded by Councilmember Sherwood, to approve Ordinance No. 2898 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting "nay": Alvarez. 51. ORDINANCE AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE V., SECTION 25-66 (LOUD RADIOS, SOUND SETS, ETC.) 25 PRESENTED BY: Sam McAllen, Executive Director, Neighborhood and Human Services ORDINANCE: 2899 This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25, Article V., Section 25-66 (Loud radios, sound sets, etc.) by adding a subsection that exempts city approved events, being held pursuant to the conditions of a city issued special event and/or event permit, from the other requirements of that section. Mr. McAllen provided a brief history of this item and said this action will make the city's noise ordinance more consistent with other valley cities, supports the city's special events, supports Glendale as a sports and entertainment destination and retains the noise protection provisions that protect neighborhoods from noise. Councilmember Alvarez expressed some concerns she received from the communities. She said the public was not informed of this ahead of time. She requested this item be tabled until such time as they are able to get public input. She said it will affect citizens living near Westgate and they should be allowed to have their say. Councilmember Sherwood asked how many noise complaints they had received from the Westgate area. Mr. McAllen said he was aware of only two complaints associated with events at the Westgate -area, but the ordinance is a city wide ordinance. Councilmember Chavira asked if these were permitted events. Mr. McAllen said that was correct. Councilmember Chavira asked if this would allow the city to utilize the sports and entertainment district to its fullest extent for large events. Mr. McAllen said there would be opportunities out there. Councilmember Alvarez asked how many hours this has been extended, She asked what the cut off time for the noise would be. Mr. McAllen said there was no specific time, but said the current ordinance had three provisions and he explained those. Councilmember Alvarez asked if there was a deadline and asked if Westgate would be open to 2 or 3 in the morning. Mr. McAllen said this is on a case by case basis, but they have not had an application for that as of yet. Mayor Weiers said Westgate could be open until 2 or 3 in the morning, but said Councilmember Alvarez's concern was loud noise. Councilmember Alvarez asked who decides how long they can have the loud noise in the area, Mr, McAllen said the current practice for a permit requires a review by the police, fire, transportation, marketing, building safety and planning departments. He also said the state liquor board may also be involved depending on the application. Councilmember. Alvarez said she is concerned and asked if the city publicized this to the citizens. Mr. McAllen said this was brought before Council last week and went through the normal publication process. Councilmember Alvarez said there was nothing to the neighborhoods that would be affected. Mr. McAllen said it is a citywide ordinance. Councilmember Alvarez asked if they notified the public or put it in the newspaper and asked for input from the community. Mr. McAllen said they went through the normal publication process for this and asked for assistance from the City Clerk. Ms. Hanna said the postings for the meeting are on the board outside and on the internet and the workshop itself was televised. 26 Mr. Bailey said there was no additional public outreach and said the reason why is the change effectuated through this provides the city greater flexibility and opportunity to assist the neighborhood so the city will now know who is in charge of the event and as a condition to that permit, they can require the applicant to provide public notice. Councilmember Alvarez said she agreed on this, she added if the public had only known that, they would not be questioning the Councilmembers. Mr. Bailey said he understood and said the problem was in the workshop they might not have gotten that message from Council, so it was brought forward this evening. Councilmember Alvarez said Channel 11 is only provided to residents who use Cox cable. She also said many residents don't have cable. She said Council has to be a little more considerate of the constituents and they need to do more advertising. Ken Sturgis, a Yucca resident, said he was one of the citizens that complained. He said no information was provided as to decibel levels of the amplified music. He asked if they were really losing out on events because of this ordinance. He said nothing specific was presented. He spoke about the specifics in the ordinance and the distances listed in the ordinance. He said he has spoken with neighbors about the amplified music coming from Westgate and said the Council is choosing the entertainment over the quality of life of the city's residents. Councilmember Hugh said he knows sound travels differently, especially the bass, but they have a better chance of controlling it for someone who lives a mile away than they did before by having them turn it down and asked if that was why they were doing this ordinance. Mr. Bailey said that is one of the reasons they are doing this ordinance and it gives the city the opportunity to know in advance what will occur. Mayor Weiers said he hoped they would make certain the music is pointed away from the homes or look at the possibility of sound barriers. He hoped that this ordinance will address some of the noise issues. ORDINANCE NO. 2899 NEW SERIES, WAS READ BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY, IT BEING AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING GLENDALE CITY CODE CHAPTER 25 (NUISANCES), ARTICLE V (NOISE), SEC. 25- 66 (LOUD RADIOS, SOUND SETS, ETC.); AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. It was moved by Councilmember Chavira, and seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to approve Ordinance No. 2899 New Series. Motion carried on a roll call vote, with the following Councilmembers voting "aye": Chavira, Hugh, Knaack, Martinez, Sherwood, and Weiers. Members voting "nay": Alvarez. REQUEST FOR FUTURE WORKSHOP AND EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Vice Mayor Knaack and seconded by Councilmember Hugh, to vacate the July City Council Meetings and Workshops, and to hold a City Council Workshop at 1:30 27 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Room B-3 on Tuesday, August, 5, 2014, to be followed by an Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03. The motion carried unanimously. CITIZEN COMMENTS Bill Demski, a Sahuaro resident, spoke about the contracts the city has entered into. He spoke about Cabela's property and the money the city spent to acquire and improve that property. He also commented on the extension of the sales tax. Randy Miller, a Barrel resident, spoke about his Marine Corp service and he also spoke about the money spent by city departments. He spoke about creating more income to the city by advertising on the water bills. He suggested looking at ways to generate income that doesn't come on the backs of the citizens. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Councilmember Sherwood said they are losing Mr. Stuart Kent this week and he thanked him for his service and wished him well. He said they will continue working the issues during the summer and encouraged everyone to think cool. Councilmember Alvarez thanked Mr. Kent for his service. Councilmember Martinez also thanked Mr. Kent for his service and said he was always prompt in getting back with information. He also spoke about the drowning awareness proclamation and said they always have to watch children around water. Councilmember Hugh thanked Mr. Kent for his service. He also said the Council has issues, but they know where they want the city to be and provide citizens with the best service possible. He said they just have different ways of getting to the same goal. Councilmember Chavira thanked Mr. Kent for his service to the city, He also thanked everyone who has participated in the political process. He said they all have the same goal to make the city a better place. He encouraged everyone to be safe around water. Vice Mayor Knaack thanked everyone for hanging in there in FY13-14 and for the work everyone did. She thanked Mr. Kent for his service and making the city a sustainable city. Mayor Weiers thanked Mr. Kent and said was sad to see him leave. He reminded everyone about the July 4th celebration at Westgate, He thanked his wife and said it was their 32°d wedding anniversary. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:08 p.m. 28