HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 6/20/1989MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1989 AT 3:05 P.M. Vice Mayor Tolby called the Workshop Session of theGlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheWorkshopRoom, B-3, intheGlendaleCouncilChambers. Council members presentwere: Bellah, Falbo, Huffman, Hugh, McAllister, and Tolby. Member absent: Mayor Renner. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; GordonL. Pedrow, Assistant City Manager; Peter Van Haren, CityAttorneyandLindaGinn, Deputy City Clerk. WORKSHOP SESSION1. ABANDONED VEHICLE ORDINANCE
Paul Ludwick, Neighborhood Revitalization Director,
stated in September, the City Council reviewed a report from
the Community Development Advisory Committee on housing and
neighborhood conditions. One of the recommendations of the
Committee was to review state law and the city ordinance
pertaining to the storage of vehicles over 25 years old.
Glendale's ordinance exempts vehicles "eligible for
licensing, pursuant to Chapter 3, Article II, Title 28 of the
Arizona Revised Statutes as amended 1986." Although the
ordinance has been extremely effective in dealing with the
problem of inoperable vehicles stored in driveways and front
yards, it cannot be used at all for any vehicle over 25 years
old, or any vehicle which has a fiber glass body which looks
like it is 25 years old.
The Arizona Revised Statutes do not allow the local
communities to pass ordinances regulating the "removal,
custody, and appraisal of abandoned vehicles' if they are
historic vehicles, but the statutes do not prohibit local
communities from regulating the manner of storage of those
vehicles. Staff currently receives about 540 complaints a
year regarding abandoned vehicles.
Staff is recommending a change in the wording of the
abandoned vehicle ordinance which would allow regulation of
the storage of any unlicensed and inoperable vehicle in the
front yards of private property. The language has been
approved by the City Attorney's office and the Community
Development Advisory Committee.
Discussion ensued and the general consensus of the
Council was to place this item on a future Council agenda for
formal consideration.
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2. COUNCIL HEARINGS ON REZONING CONSIDERATIONS TO IMPLEMENTTHEGENERALPLANMartinVanacour, City Manager stated that the CityCounciladoptedtheGlendaleGeneralPlanonJanuary24, 1989. Subsequently, the council directed staff and thePlanningandZoningCommissiontobegintheprocessofinitiatingrezoningconsiderationsonpropertiesintheCitytobeinconformancewiththeplan. This action isconsistentwithStateenablinglegislationwhichrequireszoningtobeconsistentwiththecity's general plan. Staff has identified 79 rezoning cases that need to beprocessedtoimplementtheplan. The first cases will beheardbythePlanningandZoningCommissioninJuly. Bob Coons, Planning Director, stated that the publichearingprocessforthesecaseswillbethesameasforany
other rezoning. However, some of the cases will be
controversial or involve a number of land owners. The length
of Council meetings may be increased when these cases are
heard. There may also be some confusion regarding which
cases on an agenda are general plan related and which are
not.
He further stated Council may wish to consider options
for holding public hearings on these cases. They are: 1)
schedule them for regular council meetings along with routine
rezoning requests; 2) periodically schedule them for a
regular council meeting where routine rezonings are not
considered; and 3) periodically hold a special public hearing
for this purpose.
Discussion ensued and the general consensus was to hold
the rezoning requests along with routine rezoning requests
at regular meetings.
These items will be placed on future Council agendas for
formal consideration.
3. "HUSH" FIRE PUMPER DEMO
The Fire Department has recently obtained three new
Hush, 1500 GPM, Fire Pumpers from Emergency One, Inc. These
trucks were purchased under a Lease -Purchase Agreement and
represent the state of the art for personnel safety in fire
apparatus.
The rear engine design, a new concept in fire apparatus,
greatly reduces noise and heat levels inside the cab. The
trucks also have fully enclosed cabs, four wheel disc brakes,
telma drive line retarders and computerized engine monitors. All of these features will contribute greatly to the safetyofpersonnelandlongevityoftheequipment. These vehicleswereplacedinserviceonJune11, 1989. This item is for information only. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONSNone. M&'MlO:I,1., a4,0wThere being no further items, the meeting adjourned at3:30 p.m.
Deputy City Clerk
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