HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 5/24/1988MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1988 AT 3:05 P.M. Mayor Renner called to order the Workshop Session of GlendaleCityCouncilinConferenceRoomB-3 of the Council Chambers. Council members present were: Bellah, Falbo, Huffman, Hugh, McAllister, and Tolby. Members Absent: None. CONSENT AGENDAAirTrafficControl ServicesStaffhasdeterminedthatthe Air Traffic Control servicecontractwithBartonATCwaswrittenwithagreateranticipationofaircraftoperationsthanourpresentdemands. By renegotiation of the Air Traffic Control
contract it will reduce the number of controllers to meet our
present demand. The contract calls for seven controllers,
but staff and Barton ATC both agree that the present air
traffic control demand can adequately be met with five
controllers. By eliminating two controllers, the FY 88-89
contract amount will be reduced by $46,930. The contract
amendment does provide for the phasing in of controllers at
the same amount when the Airport operations reach over
100,000 annual operations.
There being no comments this item will be placed on a regular
agenda for council action.
WORKSHOP SESSION
District System
On February 9, 1988, the voters approved a charter amendment,
directing six voting districts be established in the City of
Glendale, changing our council election from an at -large
system to a district representation system. I appointed an
internal staff committee to bring forward an action plan to
accomplish a districting plan which would meet all of the
legal criteria of the Federal Voting Rights Act and insure
public participation in the process. To make sure there is
wide public involvement, I have directed staff to include a
component for a series of public meetings, press briefings,
and full public notification. Citizens will be informed of
the process and strongly encouraged to submit their ideas.
Marion Porch, chairman of the technical task force, briefed
the council on the proposed action plan.
Mayor Renner asked how will the council get the evaluated
information from the public hearings. Ms. Porch said they
would be receiving a monthly report.
Mayor Renner suggested te--addVto the booklet that 3 districtswouldbeelectedin1990and3in1992. Councilmemb-e-r Huffman suggested having a first class mailingtoallhouseholdforthefirstmeeting. Ms. Porch said that49,000 household would be notified. Councilmembet Falbo stated he had concerns having publichearingduringJulyandAugustduetovacations. Ms. PorchsaidthenextonewouldbeprobablybeinOctober. Councilmember McAllister asked if enough information would beprovidedinorderforcitizenstomakeintelligentdecisions. Ms. Porch said there would be. Mr. Stephensonstatedtheywouldgivethemasmuchinformationaspossiblebutthepurposeofthemeetingistogatherinformation_t_h:p' feel is important for the districting process.
Vice Mayor Tolby asked if there would be af`-example-
boundaries-there. Mr. Stephenson said that would be
premature at this time the purpose is to gain information on
what should be considered for boundaries.
Vice Mayor Tolby stated he did not believe this would be
successful and felt until a sample district map was drawn up
there would ,,be not )I,&6*ments .
Mayor Renner stated this would be made available at another
public hearing. Councilmember Falbo agreed.
Councilmember Huffman stated he felt tentative lines on a map
would be appropriate.
Councilmember Bellah stated he agreed with Tolby. Ms. Porch
stated the Justice Department looks at how much citizen
participation that there is in the process and at what point
it occurs.
Councilmember Bellah said he felt before a consultant is
hired consideration should be given to having it done
in-house.
Councilmember Falbo stated this process began in February and
now is the time to give the public an opportunity to express
their opinion and not a time to throw a map at them.
Councilmamber Falbo stated he felt decision points should be
in the contract to continue or cancel the proposal. Mr.
Stephenson stated that would be the way the contract would be
written up. Councilme-mbe- Falbo asked if this addressed
Councilman Bellah concerns with the consultant. Councilman
Bellah stated it did.
Council concurred with setting the public meeting. This itemwillbebroughtbacktoworkshopforfurtherdiscussion. Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development Budget RequestRepresentativesfromtheGlendaleChamberofCommercewill bepresenttodiscusstheirbudgetrequestforeconomicdevelopmentservicesandduesforFY1988-89. Phil Gardner, Economic Development Director, briefed thecouncil. Councilmember Falbo asked if there were performanceindicatorsbuiltintothenewbudgetrequest. Mr. Gardnerstatedperformanceindicatorswouldbedifficultwhenperformanceisbasedontheservicetotheclientsbutperformanceindicatorswillbedevelopedfortheprofessionalpositioninconjunctionwiththechamber.
Councilmember Falbo asked if the city would be involved with
an employment contract. Mr. Gardner said this is a chamber
position but the city occupies a seat on the economic
development committee.
This item will be placed on a regular agenda for council
action.
General Plan Amendment GP -87-09 and Rezoning Application
Z-87-18: Southwest Corner of 59th Avenue and Union Hills
Drive
This proposal is a request to amend the Glendale General Plan
form Rural Residential to General Commercial and to rezone
from A-1 and R1-6 to C-2. The applicant proposes to develop
a neighborhood shopping center.
This 15.8 acre parcel has been a part of numerous rezoning
request since 1983. The most recent, in 1986, involved a
possible hospital site and adjoining professional offices.
That request was denied by the City Council at its May 13,
1986 meeting.
At their meeting of January 21, 1988, the Planning and Zoning
Commission approved GP -87-09. At the February 4, 1988
meeting, the Commission approved Z-87-18 subject to five
stipulations. THey found that the location and size of the
site made it appropriate for a neighborhood shopping center.
The staff does not agree with the Commission's
recommendations and believes that the applications should be
denied, for reasons detailed in the staff memorandum. These
items were originally scheduled for a public hearing before
the council on March 8, 1988, but were tabled to an
indefinite date at the applicant's request. The applicant
has not requested that the Council consider the request.
Jerry Swanson gave a brief overview of the amendment to theGeneralPlan. Vice Mayor Tolby asked if this was the applicants request. Mr. Comstock said the applicant has been pursuing this since1985. Vice Mayor Tolby asked if staffs feels there is too much C-2inthearea. Mr. Swanson stated there are a number of pointswhichcontributetothefactthatthepropertyshouldnotbeplannedforcommercialdevelopmentincludingtrafficandamountofcommercialaround. Councilmember McAllister asked what the time frame was. Mr. Swanson stated the applicant has submitted a site plan indraftform.
Vice Mayor Tolby stated there is no commercial in the area
now and at this time no plans for there to be.
Councilmember McAllister stated he felt if this was approved
there should be a timeframe stipulated. Mr. Swanson said
this was an amendment of the general plan and once approved
it cannot be changed until council takes formal action to
change to something else.
Mayor Renner asked since the applicant has requested this be
brought forward has the property been posted or noticed. Mr.
Comstock said it was advertised for the June 14th hearing.
Mayor Renner stated when this item come back to council if
staff would let them know what is planned or proposed for the
area and some clarification on the C-2.
Councilmember Bellah asked for people in area be noticed of
the meeting.
This item will be placed on a regular agenda for council
action.
Council Workshop on FY1988-89 Operating Budget
Beginning on April 21, 1988, the Council Budget and FInance
Committee has held five working sessions, open to the public,
on the 1988-89 budget. Their last meeting was held on May
19, and the committee will report its findings and
recommendations.
The City Manager's proposed budget provides for full support
to the city's capital improvement program, ranging from
parkland acquisition to operation of the new Foothills publc
safety facility. It maintains the wide range of city
services our citizens depend on, in spite of the state-wide
slowdown in economic growth. This has been done by reducingoperatingcostswhereverpossibleandincreasingselectedfeesandsalestaxrates. Based on Council direction at the workshop, a public hearingfortheadoptionofthetentativebudgetwillbescheduledfortheJune14formalcouncilmeeting. Marty Vanacour, City Manager, presented the budget to thecouncil. There was discussion on the Pay for Performance plan. ThisportionofthebudgetwillbediscussedindetailattheMay31CouncilRetreat. Mayor Renner complimented the staff on the budget. Intergovernmental Report
Marion Porch, Intergovernmental Liaison, briefed the council
on legislative issues and Lori Lieberman on air quality.
Adjournment
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at
6:00 p.m.
Assistant City Clerk