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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 7/11/1989MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1989 AT 3:05 P.M. Mayor Renner called the Workshop Session of the GlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheWorkshopRoom, B-3, in theGlendaleCouncilChambers. Council members present were: Bellah, Falbo, Huffman, Hugh, McAllister, and Tolby. MembersAbsent: None. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; GordonL. Pedrow, Assistant City Manager; Peter Van Haren, CityAttorneyandLindaGinn, Deputy City Clerk. WORKSHOP SESSIONMayorRenner prefaced item number one by saying Council would digress from agenda order and hear the last item first. 1. FISCAL YEAR 1989-90 GREATER PHOENIX PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Phil Gardner gave a brief summary of the program and stated community business leaders and elected officials have been meeting for the past six months to organize a regional 16 economic development effort. This effort is focused on building a strong business image for the metropolitan area, as well as attracting business prospects looking for a new location. Nine representatives from the valley business sector met to establish a draft of the mission and goals for the organization. David Kimmerle, President and CEO of Sanderson Ford, represented Glendale. Organization of the Board of Directors has been recommended as follows: BOARD (27 members initially) Chairman (appointed by the mayors of six cities and two county representatives) Designated County Mayors Tempe) GPPI CEO Central Arizona Labor Council ASU MCCCD Others 2 Area 1: 3 6 (Chandler, Mesa, 1 Area 2: 3 Scottsdale, Glendale, 1 Westside) 1 Area 3: 6 1 (Phoenix) 54- 2 at largeEXECUTIVE BOARDChairman 1Area13Area23Area44TOTAL11Thetotalamountrequestedbythepartnership is42,837, based on $ .35 per capita (1985 population - 122,392). The amount budgeted by the city in the EconomicDevelopmentDepartmentis $40,500.00, which was based oninformationavailabletousinAprilofthisyear. The CityofTempehasalreadyapproved $50,000.00 as its share. MEGACorp., acting for the City of Mesa, has also approved $84,000 as Mesa's share. Mayor Renner stated that he had asked Mr. Kimmerle to represent Glendale at the last minute and, on behalf of the Council, he wanted to thank him for giving his time. Mr. Kimmerle stated he felt this program was extremely important and worthwhile and would recommend that Council adopt it. Mr. Larry Eickman, Chamber of Commerce, stated that the Chamber also recommends that Council support the program. This item will be placed on the July 25 Council agenda for formal consideration. 1. ELIMINATION OF BOND REQUIREMENT IN CITY CODE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Ken Martin, Deputy City Manager, Management Resources briefed the Council by saying, based on a request from a citizen, staff is proposing to eliminate the bond requirement for photographers. Since 1963 it appears that photographers were required, by Section 21-150 of the City Code, to obtain a surety bond or make a deposit with the City in the amount of $1,000. Staff feels that the potential for harm to the consumer is almost non-existent and certainly no greater than with any other purveyor of goods or services where bonds are not required. Council's general consensus was that they concurred with staff's recommendation. 55- This item will be placed on a future Council agenda forformalconsideration. 2. UPDATE PUBLIC SAFETY/COURTS COMPLEXCityManagerVanacourgaveabrief summary of theprojectandstatedthatthedesignteamispreparedtoreviewwiththeCityCouncilthedevelopmentplanforthesubjectcomplex. The Community Development Group has been a part ofthedesigneffortandispreparedtocompletefinalreviewofthedevelopmentplaniftheCityCouncilapprovestheconceptsasdepicted. Assistant City Manager Pedrow also reported that thedesignteamhascompletedthedevelopmentplanandisreadytoreviewitwithCouncilpriortopreparingconstructiondrawings. At this time the staff believes the directionsreceivedfromCouncilhavebeenfollowed. The building as shown contains approximately 90,800 square feet of space and the cost estimate is within budget. The building program was prepared for the year 2008 given the estimates from MAG. Mr. Pedrow stated that both the Downtown Development and the Chamber of Commerce have reviewed the proposed concept and concur. Jim Manzelmann, The Benham Group, presented architect's renderings and summarized the project. Captain McCown stated that the new building is designed to accommodate a total of 224.5 persons on move in. The building was projected to accommodate a growth factor consistent with the present staffing. That is, in areas where personnel are required to deliver public services, these areas were factored according to the conservative ratio consistent with population growth through to the year 2008. The projected staffing of the Public Safety building for the year 2008 is 353 persons, which will allow for a growth capacity of 36.4% in the Public Safety building and a 59.3% in the Courts building. He stated the time schedule is that bids will be put out on July 21st for the demolition work. Demolition will start on October 23rd and actual construction and groundbreaking will take place on November 20th. Completion for the project is scheduled for February, 1991. Discussion ensued on the uses of the building in the event the County reorganizes the court system and building materials to be used on the project. This item will be placed on a future Workshop agenda for AW further review and update. 56- C I • 4. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REPORTMs. Marion Porch, Intergovernmental Liaison, briefedCouncilonvariouslegislativeissues. This item is for information only. COUNCIL COMWENTS AND SUGGESTIONSNone. FACWtollI I Ia 44There being no further items, the meeting adjourned at4:40 p.m. 57- 1 1 4 ) Ia' I I Deputy City Clerk