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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 9/29/1987MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1987, AT 2:38 P.M. Mayor Renner called to order the Workshop Session of GlendaleCityCouncilinConferenceRoomB-3 of the Council Chambers. Council members present were: Bellah, Huffman, Heatwole, Falbo and Hugh. Member Absent: TolbyCharterReviewCommitteeResolutionTheCityCouncilhaspreviouslyindicated it wishes todiscusstheresolutionpresentedbytheCharterReviewCommitteeandreviewalternativesforpossibleCityCouncilproposedamendmentstotheCityCharter. Barry Aarons, Charter Review Committee Chairman, gave a brief presentation. Councilman Bellah asked why run twice. Mr. Aarons said in a modified district system you have to run twice, a primary and general. Councilman Bellah stated his main concern with the modified system is that part of the City is structured through Home Owners Assciations, etc. which will be able to elect an entire council. Mr. Aarons stated it would more likely happen in the half and half system but not in a modified system due to the fact that it takes a small number to nominate in a district but a large number to elect because it is at -large. Councilman Falbo asked Mr. Aarons to explain his statement - it could be possible that some areas may not be represented. Mr. Aarons explained in 1989, District 1, 3 and 5 will nominate two people each - only 3 will be elected, therefore, there is a chance that two could be nominated for district 1 and one from 3 so district 5 would have no representation. Councilman Falbo expressed his concerns at having no representation for a district. Mr. Aarons stated a neighboring representative could take the responsible for the unrepresented area. Councilman Falbo complimented the committee members for all the detailed work they had done and suggested that staff look at the half and half system. He stated he personally was in favor of this system. Vice Mayor Heatwole commented it must be understood by the public the Council is not recommending these charter changes but merely putting forth a proposition and he also feels there should be an option on the ballot for maintaining thecurrentsystem. Mayor Renner stated he appreciated the efforts of theCommission. Vice Mayor Heatwole commended the committee on theirthoroughness. This item will be placed on the next workshop session forfurtherdiscussion. Joint Meeting: City Council and Cable Television AdvisoryCommissionTheCityCouncilwillbemeetingwiththeCableTelevisionAdvisoryCommissiontodiscussthefutureoftheCommissionandotherissuesrelatedtothecabletelevisionsystem. Councilman Huffman stated the cable company was doing better because the commission was in place and that might change if the commission was disbanded. Mr. Cheney, Cable Chairman, stated he did not feel they made the difference in their operation. Ms. Armijo stated she felt the commissions duties have been minimized but still has a responsibility and would like to see the number of meetings be changed to quarterly. Mr. Nolen stated he felt the commission was needed but agreed to change meetings. Vice Mayor Heatwole asked how programming was determined for local channels. Mr. Smith stated programming for channel 4 was done through an in-house policy; channel 6 is Republic's local origination community programming channel but we do monitor that they do 40 hours of combined community programming. Councilman Hugh stated he felt it should not be disbanded and agreed changing the meeting to quarterly was a good idea. Vice Mayor Heatwole stated he agreed it should be changed to a quarterly meeting or at the discretion of the Chairman. Mayor Renner asked if the ordinance would have to be changed. Mr. Ernster stated it would. Mayor Renner asked the ordinance be amended to a quarterly meeting This item will be placed on a regular agenda for council approval. Councilman Falbo asked if the commissioners could serve on another board. Mayor Renner stated they could serve on a special commission, i.e. Charter Review or AEL. Mayor Renner presented a plaque to Dr. Charlotte Bellah forherservicestothecommission. City Council and Parks and Recreation Advisory CommissionTheCityCouncilwillbemeetingwiththeParksandRecreationAdvisoryCommissiontodiscussissuesconcerningCityParksandrecreationprograms. Items for discussion requested by the Parks and RecreationCommission: 1. Wrought iron fence between Sahuaro Ranch and the mainlibrary. Chairman Bobbee Petty stated there has beenvandalismandthecommissionwouldliketoreestablish thefence. Mayor Renner asked about the vandalism. Mr. Stanley stated there has been minor incidents. Mayor Renner stated his personal feelings were from the street the fence looks fine but when you are close it looks like a prison fence - it is not friendly. He stated he felt security could be done in other way without the fence Councilman Falbo suggested more or better lighting in the area. Mayor Renner directed staff to look at alternatives for the fence and to report to the commission. 2. Use of historic buildings at Sahuaro Ranch. and Chairman Petty said the commission recommended going ahead with the next phase of the master plan. Mayor Renner asked how it should be utilized, who should maintain. Chairman Petty stated they have not discussed this yet. Mayor Renner stated he felt it was important to know how it will be utilized now. Mr. Forrey stated there diffenitely should not be a restaurant because it is not big enough and there is no room for expansion but felt it should be opened to limited tours. Mayor Renner suggested the commission have a presentation on the restaurant. Chairman Petty stated it would be put on their agenda. Councilman Falbo stated the area should be better utilized with more special events. Councilman Huffman stated he did not feel any commercial enterprises should be at the Ranch. Mayor Renner stated the money is budgeted and it will be held until a decision is made. 4. Sahuaro Ranch Park remaining improvements, (especiallytheracquetcenter). Councilman Bellah asked what kind of complex was planned. Mr. Ernster stated just tennis courts. Councilman Bellah stated there were seven courts at the waterfacilitywhichisonlythreemilesaway. Mr. Forrey statediftheycouldbuildthemsomewhereelseandbetteritmightbebetterbuttheyareneedednow. Mr. Ernster stated there are 3 tennis courts, basketballcourtsandvolleycourtsattheChollafacility. Councilman Falbo asked if GCC courts were available forpublicuse. Mr. Stanley stated they were open to the publicwhentheschoolwerenotusingthem. Vice Mayor Heatwole asked why the Glendale High School courts were not maintained. Mr. Stanley stated the City maintains during the summer months. Vice Mayor Heatwole asked what was wrong with the courts. Mr. Stanley stated the surface needs to be redone and replace the metal nets for cloth ones. Vice Mayor Heatwole asked who responsibility was that. Mr. Stanley stated the courts were owned by the school district. Vice Mayor Heatwole stated if our equipment is in bad shape then we should improve it and if the City has been promising a facility then we should stand behind our word. Mayor Renner stated he feels the situation has been shifted from tennis courts to a tennis center and this has never been discussed in the master plan. He suggested if the plan is now for a tennis center then this needs to be addressed and reprogram the dollars. Ms. Petty stated the commission feels the park needs the courts now and also need to consider a larger facility. Councilman Falbo stated he felt a joint use agreement with GCC for the parking facility was necessary as the decision process was happening. Mr. Stanley explained he has had discussions with John Waltrip and they were not interested in a intergovernmental agreement but we could use the parking lot. Councilman Falbo stated GCC had a board for these proposals and suggested contact be made with them. Mayor Renner asked the commission to look at the tenniscentervstenniscourtissueagain. 3. Park Land AcquisitionMayorRennerstatedthere is money in the budget to acquiretheregionalparkaddition, improvement of AC/DC and two parksitesonArrowheadRanch. Chairman Petty stated the commission would like to see largerparksinsteadofsmall1acreneighborhoodparks. Councilman Falbo stated he hoped they would considerfinancingalternatives. Mr. Pedrow mentioned the drainage master plan has severallargeretentionbasinswhichcanbesupplementaltotheopenspace. Mr. Reedy stated there was a large park site planned in the area of the Grand Canal with several other smaller ones scattered. 5. Drake Bicycle Plan Proposal Marty Vanacour stated this was ready to be placed on an agenda. Mayor Renner asked if there was some discussion on incorporating stock points. Mr. Vanacour stated there would be decision points. This item will be placed on a regular agenda for council decision. 6. Maintenance of parks. Councilman Bellah asked if new trees were budgeted. Mr. Stanley said the proposal would be in this week. Councilman Bellah stated he felt some of the parks were not utilized enough because there were no trees. Councilman Bellah asked if any of the parks were going to be redesigned. Mr. Stanley stated there were three parks scheduled for playground improvements. Parks commission stated there should be additional trash barrels. 7. Park improvements for physical fitness. Commission would like to see additional park benches, trash cans and in the new parks consider aerobic fitness centers. Mayor Renner agreed these were good ideas and would beconsideredforredevelopmentandnewparkdevelopment. 8. Use of public parks and recreation facilities bysemiprivateorganizations (ex. Deer Valley Little League). Mayor Renner suggested a policy be considered for providingjointventures. 9. Regular meetings with the City Council. Mayor Renner stated he felt the Council should involve theRecreationCommissionintheCapitalImprovementBudget. AdjournmentTherebeing no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:00 p.m. Deputy City Clerk