HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 4/18/1989MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1989 AT 3:08 P.M. Mayor Renner called the Workshop Session of the GlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheWorkshopRoom, B-3, in theGlendaleCouncilChambers. Council members present were: Bellah, Falbo, Huffman, Hugh, and McAllister. Vice MayorTolbyarrivedat3:12 p.m. Members Absent: None. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; GordonL. Pedrow, Assistant City Manager; Peter Van Haren, CityAttorney; and Linda Ginn, Deputy City Clerk. WORKSHOP SESSION1. RECREATION FEE INCREASES
Tim Ernster, Deputy City Manager, Community Services and
Warren Smith and Lee Stanley of Leisure Services presented a
brief summary of the increases and stated the Recreation
Division budget request for the 89/90 fiscal year includes
two supplemental packages for aquatics totaling $20,000. To
maintain the current level of services in this program, staff
is proposing the following increases to offset cost of
supplemental requests: Recreation swim increase of 25 cents
for selected ages; swim teams fee increase of $5; swim lesson
fee increase of $1; beer permit increase of $2; ramada rental
fee increase of $10; and two new fee proposals to charge $50
for exclusive use of park areas at Sahuaro Ranch Park.
Finally, to charge the Gaucho swim team $6 per hour for
swimming pool rental which amounts to approximately $5,530
per year.
The Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously
recommended approval of all fees with the exception of the
fees for the Gaucho swim team. The Commission was concerned
about charging the fee midway through the Gaucho swim team
fiscal year which would create a financial burden on the
organization. The Commission suggested that staff execute a
rental agreement with the Gauchos that is compatible with
their budget year of September through August.
The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed the fee
proposals during budget hearings on April 3, 1989. The
Committee felt that the ramada rental fee should be increased
to $35 or $40 and directed it be taken back to the Parks
Commission. The Parks Commission recommended to increase the
ramada rental fee to $35 at the meeting of April 10, 1989.
The Budget and Finance Committee also felt that the proposed
increase for the gauchos should be delayed until the 1990
swim season.
Q•V
Staff will execute an agreement with the Gauchos, ifapproved, to be compatible with their budget year that runsSeptemberthroughAugust. Discussion was held and the major concensus was that anincreaseof $1.00 on the swim lessons would not beprohibitiveforanyone. This item will be placed on a Council agenda for formalconsideration. 2. REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATION - THEGREATERPHOENIXPARTNERSHIP, INC. Phil Gardner, Economic Development Director, gave abriefsummaryontheGreaterPhoenixPartnershipInc. and
stated that regional economic development formerly was
carried out through the Chambers of Commerce and the Phoenix
Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, known as the Phoenix Metro
Group. When the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce decided it would
no longer be involved in business recruitment, the Greater
Phoenix Partnership, Inc. was created to continue this
function. The Greater Phoenix Partnership consists of a
Board of Directors representing the various communities and
cities in the metropolitan area, banks, utilities, and
educational institutions.
Mr. Gardner stated the City of Glendale benefits from
the existence of a regional economic development body in the
following areas:
1. Participation would provide access to prospects
seeking location information on metropolitan area
sites.
2. Participation would provide a forum for cooperation
and mutual assistance in economic development
activities, including marketing, advertising,
events and receptions, and utilization of special
tools such as the APS helicopter.
3. Participation would provide unified efforts when
seeking assistance from the county, legislature,
Corporation Commission and other legislative
bodies.
Mr. Ray Valour, President of the Greater Phoenix
Partnership, Inc., and in charge of the Valley National Bank
economic development office and Mr. Paul Wiggs, APS, were
present to answer any questions on the program. The Greater
Phoenix Partnership, Inc. GPPI, is requesting that the City
provide $15,000 as its share for running the regional
economic development office for 1988-89. If City Councilchoosestoparticipate, staff reported that funds areavailableintheamountof $15,000 from savings in otherprograms. Question was raised whether the city needs to enter intoaliaisonwiththeGreaterPhoenixPartnershiporwhethertotakeadvantageoftheservicesprovidedbytheChamberofCommerce. The representatives stated that they felt theycouldprovidemoreunifiedandwidereffortsintheareasofeconomicdevelopmentthentherespectiveChambers. Reservations were expressed by some of the Council withexpendingthisamountofmoneyandreceivingresultsforsame. Discussion was held on what benefits the organizationcouldprovideforGlendale. The general concensus was theCouncilwouldliketohaveregular, ongoing reports and
updates from the Partnership if the City enters into the
program.
Vice Mayor Tolby asked the representatives again what
made them feel their program would be of benefit to the
City. They replied that by having one central body securing
leads, it would eliminate duplicative efforts on the part of
each city and would give each city equal opportunity to
entice developers and businesses to the area.
This item will be place on a future Council agenda for
formal consideration.
3. 1988 WATER USE AND WITHDRAWAL REPORT
City Manager Vanacour gave a brief summary and stated
that provisions in the Groundwater Management Act of 1980
require all water users within the Activ-n Management Areas to
submit to the Arizona Department of Water Resources a water
use and groundwater withdrawal report for each calendar
year. The City did file in a timely manner.
David Iwanski, Water Resources Director, reported that
Glendale's 1988 water use report indicates that significant
progress in water resource management and conservation
continues to be made; specifically, the GPCD is lower than in
1987, the lost and unaccounted for water percentage has been
dramatically reduced, and our groundwater pumping has
decreased another 3%.
He further detailed that the City's total pumped
groundwater was reduced from 8356.65 acre-feet in 1987 to
6271.51 acre-feet in 1988; the City's "lost and unaccounted
for water percentage" was reduced from approximately 15% in
1987 to 5.6% in 1988 (the accepted industry standard is 10%),
resulting in enhanced water accounting; the City's gallons
per person, per day consumption has dropped from 236 GPCD in
7-
AW 1987 to 228 GPCD in 1988; and Arrowhead well pumpingattributedtotheCityhasbeenreduced, reflecting thesuccessfuldisplacementofpumpedgroundwaterwithtreatedeffluentfromtheReclamationfacility. This item is for information only. 4. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REPORTMarionPorch, Intergovernmental Liaison, was present andgaveCouncilanupdateonlegislativeissues. This item is for information only. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONSNone.
1: I 1 Mi
There being no further items, the meeting adjourned at
4:40 P.M.
l'L.
Deputy City Clerk