HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 6/13/1989MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1989 AT 3:10 P.M. Mayor Renner called the Workshop Session of the GlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheWorkshopRoom, B-3, in theGlendaleCouncilChambers. Council members present were: Bellah, Falbo, Hugh, McAllister, and Tolby. Member absent: Huffman. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; PeterVanHaren, City Attorney and Linda Ginn, Deputy City Clerk.
1. BROKER CONTRACT FOR AIRPORT LEASES
Ruth Fisher, Airport Manager, gave a brief summary by
stating that in an effort to secure more tenants and generate
more revenue at the Airport, city staff proposes to utilize
the services of business brokers and real estate brokers.
Such brokers are aware of clients seeking land and office
space and could, for a fee, channel such business to the
Airport.
The brokerage fee could be an amount equal to 5% of the
annual lease payments during the term of the lease, but not
to exceed five years, whichever is greater. All commissions
would be paid from lease payments the City receives from the
tenant; if no lease payments are received from the tenant, no
commission is due.
Ms. Fisher stated that each and every land situation at
the airport is negotiable so individualized agreements could
be worked out with prospective tenants.
Discussion ensued on the provision to pay the commission
up front, creating the possibility of not receiving all of
the lease payments in the event the tenant went into
bankruptcy.
Mayor Renner suggested the use of current, existing
market forms for the agreements and also to let the Airport
Manager negotiate with the prospective tenants as to the
terms of the individual agreements.
This item will be placed on a future Council agenda for
formal consideration.
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2. EPA SEWER RATE MODIFICATIONSCityManagerVanacour stated the EnvironmentalProtectionAgency (EPA) stipulated that the City's sewerratesmustbemodifiedtoreflectthevolumeofsewagecontributedbyallusers. This stipulation is a result ofacceptinganEPAgranttoconstructtreatmentfacilitiesattheregionaltreatmentplant. The stipulation requires thattheCityadoptapprovedratesbycompletionoftheconstructionrelatedtothegrant. On April 4 the CityCounciladoptedanewratestructurethathadbeenverballyapprovedbyArizonaDepartmentofEnvironmentalQualityADEQ). On April 6, 1989, EPA requested modifications to theratestructure. The State changed the percentage containedwithintheformulafrom55% to 95% of water consumed. ThesemodificationsrequiredtheCitytorescindtheApril4thresolutiononMay9.
Staff has revised the rates to reflect the changes
required by EPA and ADEQ. The new rates modify the sewer
charges to permit each user to be charged based on an average
water consumption for winter months. Single-family
residential users will be billed based on water consumption
for the first time. Other users rates will be modified based
on the sewage characteristics and volume. Apartments,
condominiums, townhouses and mobile home parks will be
charged on a per unit basis similar to single-family
residents. Users in all categories will be paying fees
related to their actual contribution of flow and the strength
of those wastes.
Users who discharge high strength and high volume wastes
will be paying their share of the costs according to this
formula. Due to the timing of the Water and Sewer Bond sale
in July, and to be in compliance with EPA's acceptance of the
grant funds the new rate structure needs to be approved
before July 1. The staff is recommending implementation of
the rates on October 1, 1989, to allow adequate appeal
processes to be created and publicized.
Vice Mayor Tolby said he felt there were actually two
issues to be considered; the shortfall caused when Sun City
dropped out of the wastewater treatment plant agreement and
the EPA modified figures, either of which would cause a sewer
rate increase for the citizens. He registered concern about
considering these two issues together because he feels it
clouds the total issue. He said he felt the Utilities
Committee should and would have addressed the Sun City issue
either with a tax increase, decrease in spending or some way
to handle the shortfall caused by their withdrawal from the
wastewater treatment plant agreement if they had had this
current information presented to them at that time. He said
the EPA issue is a separate issue that is mandated to the
City and should be handled separately.
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Discussion ensued with the general consensus beingCouncilwouldliketoreceivemoreinformationonpossibleoptionsandalternativemethodstosolvethesewerrateissue. This item will be placed on a future workshop agenda forfutherdiscussion. 3. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REPORTMarionPorch, the Intergovernmental Liaison, briefed theCityCounciloncurrentlegislativeissues. This item is for information only. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONSNone.
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There being no further items, the meeting was adjourned
at 4:30 p.m.
Deputy City Clerk