HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 6/6/1989MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1989 AT 3:10 P.M. Mayor Renner called the Workshop Session of the GlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheWorkshopRoom, B-3, in theGlendaleCouncilChambers. Council members present were: Huffman, Hugh, and Tolby. Members Absent: Bellah, Falbo andMcAllister. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; GordonL. Pedrow, Assistant City Manager; Peter Van Haren, CityAttorneyandLindaGinn, Deputy City Clerk. WORKSHOP SESSION
1. 1989-90 CURB AND CONTAINER SERVICE RATES
An updated draft of the Public Works Sanitation
Five -Year Operational and Fiscal Management Plan with an
addendum, is being recommended by Public Works staff for City
Council adoption, following discussion and concurrence by the
Utilities Committee in its May 22, 1989 meeting. The
addended report recommends to continue with the current rates
for both container and curb services for fiscal year 1989-90.
The recommended sanitation rates for Fiscal Year 1989-90
would continue the policy that each service remain
self-supporting. With no changes, projected revenues for
container services are estimated to exceed costs by
approximately $225,000.
Ken Reedy, Deputy City Manager, Public Works, stated
that to maintain self-sufficiency in 1989-90, a $0.39
increase in the monthly curb service rate would be needed.
However, in an addendum to the annual updated report, he
recommends that consideration be given to moving the transfer
station back under the landfill budget which would lower
sanitation service collection costs enough to allow all
sanitation collection services to remain self-supporting
without an increase in rates.
He further stated this year's plan was based on a
reduction of employees in the Loose Trash Section as
submitted through the budgetary process. It is recommended
to eliminate the call-in service as it has not worked as
intended. Two other policy recommendations are: (1) to
require homebuilders, or a new resident who is building his
own home, to purchase their 90 gallon container; and (2) the
City should continue to sell extra containers to those people
who wish to have additional containers, but also charge the
full monthly service fee for each container a resident hasbeenassignedorhaspurchased. Mayor Renner asked staff the current container ownershippolicies. Staff replied that under the current policy theCityprovidesthefirstcontainerfreeandprovidesallrepairservicesandreplacementwhenthecontaineriswornoutorstolen. The citizen buys the second container and theCitystillprovidesrepairandreplacement. The new proposal is that all containers would be boughtbythecitizensbuttheCitywouldcontinuetoprovideforrepairandreplacementasneeded. If a citizen leaves, thecontainerwouldremainwiththeresidence. This would besimilartoaresidentbuyingawatermeter, i.e. the watermeterremainswiththeresidenceandthechargeisaninitialstartupfeefortheservice. If a resident buys a residencewheretherearetwocontainersanddoesnotneedtheextra
container, a credit from the City for the extra container
could be secured.
Vice Mayor Tolby asked when and where this fee would be
collected. Staff responded that it would be collected as
part of the building permit process, similar to what Chandler
and Scottsdale are doing.
Staff stated that a year ago they had instituted a
special call-in service for loose trash pickup for citizens
requiring more than one service per month. After doing a
survey, they reported that only 4 to 5% of the citizens need
more than one service a month and it was not proving
economically feasible to offer the service. Therefore, staff
is recommending discontinuance of the special loose trash
pick-up.
Mayor Renner suggested that staff give Public
Information staff the schedule for the regular loose trash
collection so that citizens could be made aware of the
collection times.
This item will be placed on a future Council agenda for
formal consideration.
2. ARROWHEAD RANCH MASTER PLAN (GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
GP -89-03 AND DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN)
City Manager Vanacour summarized the plan by stating
that approximately two years ago the City asked Paloma
Corporation to prepare a master plan for the Arrowhead Ranch
Development. This request was made for two reasons: first,
to assess the impact of the proposed Agua Fria Freeway which
was not part of the original Arrowhead Ranch Plan; and
second, to assess the location and sizing of public
facilities and services needed to support the proposed land
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uses. The Arrowhead Ranch Master Plan addresses: land use; circulation; public facilities such as schools, parks, water, sewer, and drainage; urban design; and a dwelling unittrackingsystem. The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their June 1, 1989 meeting, recommended approval of the Arrowhead RanchMasterPlansubjecttomodificationsasrecommendedbystaff. The Planning and Zoning Commission also recommends thattheArrowheadRanchMasterPlanbeadoptedasaSpecificPlanamendmenttotheGeneralPlan, and as a Development MasterPlaninaccordancewiththeGlendaleSubdivisionandMinorLandDivisionOrdinance. Mr. Vanacour further stated that the remaining issueswiththeplaninvolveincreasesindensity, intensity andfutureconsiderationsinheightsofbuildings.
Dave Prescott summarized the differences between the
staff's and Paloma's recommendations.
Mr. Ron Kubicek briefly summarized Paloma's views on the
seven unresolved areas of differences between Paloma and the
City.
Mayor Renner suggested that language be included in the
plan which states that the council will consider higher
building heights than stated in the plan based upon a review
of a specific development proposal.
Discussion ensued on the plan and the general consensus
was that the Council would use the recommendations of staff
which were based on the 1983 Arrowhead Ranch Agreement as a
base point for the plan; recognizing there might be future
rezoning applications and plan amendments as the area grows.
The Council agreed that a certain amount of flexability had
to be maintained to accommodate the development in the area
and also to consider this plan as a guide and planning
document that would probably be revised in the future as
needs arose.
Mayor Renner thanked the Planning and Zoning Commission
for their input into this master plan process and said they
had smoothed the way considerably for Council.
This item will be placed on the next Council agenda for
public hearing.
3. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REPORTMarionPorch, the Intergovernmental Liaison, briefed theCityCounciloncurrentlegislativeissues. This item is for information only. COUNCIL COM11ENTS AND SUGGESTIONSNone. There being no further items, the meeting adjourned at4:55 P.M.
Deputy City Clerk
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