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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 3/13/1990MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1990 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, City Attorney and Linda Ginn, Deputy City Clerk. WORKSHOP SESSION 1. ALTERNATIVE EXPENDITURE LIMITATION (HOME RULE OPTION Staff briefed Council by stating that Arizona State law requires an election every four years which sets the option for determiniation of the city's budget process for the succeeding four years. Glendale voters overwhelmingly approved the Alternative Expenditure Limitation option in 1982 and 1986. Staff continued by stating there was a citizens committee appointed that went through and looked at all the departments through a series of public meetings with the final outcome to recommend to the Council to place the issue on the ballot for March 20, 1990. Ms. Lavergne Behm, City Clerk explained the AEL process in terms of the electoral requirements stating that the publicity pamphlets were in the mail. The next step will be the election and then the canvass of votes. She continued that she had distributed a publicity pamphlet to the Auditor General and said that after the election she would send the results to them as required. Mayor Renner thanked all who had participated on the AEL committee. This item is for information only. 2. APPEAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -89-07: 6691 WEST THUNDERBIRD ROAD Staff briefed Council by stating that this is a request to amend the General Plan from Residential: 1-2.5 units per acre and 8-12 units per acre to Shopping Center and General Office on 19.7 acres. The northerly 13.5 acres are proposed as Shopping Center and the southerly 6.2 acres are proposed as General Office. No specific development is proposed in 149- conjunction with the request. General Plan amendments shouldbereviewedinabroadercontextthanarezoningrequest. There are a number of issues to be discussed such as: amountofcommerciallandinthearea, traffic generation, what willlikelybebuiltandtiming, question of conservingresidentialareas, master planning of adjoining property, etc. The Mayor and City Council will be hearing an appeal ofthePlanningandZoningCommission's action (GP -89-07) at apublichearingscheduledforMarch27, 1990. The Commissionvoted3-3 on a motion to approve the applicant's request attheirFebruary8, 1990 meeting. The City Attorney has advised that this action is, in effect, a denial of the request. Mr. Bob Coons gave a brief summary of the request and stated that the following issues were important in the consideration of this request: (1) amount of neighborhood commercial land in the area; (2) the Thunderbird Road Office corridor; (3) traffic generation and street/intersection capacity; (4) low density residential area; (5) potential for neighborhood shopping center at this intersection; and (6) master plan of remaining adjoining property. He also stated that staff believes that the applicant has failed to demonstrate any need for additional shopping center and general office use in this area, and has not provided supporting technical information which would warrant a reconsideration of the land uses identified on the adopted General Plan as being appropriate for this parcel. Ample commercial land is zoned and identified in the General Plan to support the low density population in this area, and the general office request is inconsistent with the General Plan policy to establish Thunderbird Road Corridor, between 51st Avenue and the Arizona Canal, as an employment and activity center. Therefore, staff is recommending denial of GP -89-07. Vice Mayor Tolby stated that he disagreed with staff's recommendation and asked why staff would recommend a shopping center on the corner right across the street from the proposed one. Staff replied that the reason that shopping center (Basha's) was designated as such was that it was zoned pursuant to a request for that particular purpose. Vice Mayor Tolby stated that he does not agree with staff that there is only room for one shopping center at that intersection and Basha's wins because it already has the commercial zoning in place. Discussion ensued on the traffic impact this rezoning would have on the intersection. Staff responded that Glendale would have responsibility for traffic engineering 150- and construction even though part of the intersection is inanothercity. Discussion then ensued on whether the existingTheaterworkscouldbepreservedintheamendmentrequest. Staff replied that an interest clause could be included inthecharacterareaselementoftheGeneralPlanthatwouldindicatethetheaterworksfacilityandusetotheextentthattheCityhasthepowertodoso. The representative for the applicant, Mr. Tom McCarthy, was present and stated that the purpose of their request wastoidentifywhatcanbeappropriatelybuiltonhisclient's property. This item will be placed on a future Council agenda for formal consideration. 3. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REPORT Marion Porch, the Intergovernmental Liaison, briefed the City Council on state and federal legislative issues and related matters. This item is for information only. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS None. ADJOURNMENT There being no further items to come before the Council, the meeting adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Deputy City Clerk 151-