HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 8/28/1990MINUTES OF THE WORKSHOP SESSION OF THECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOFGLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1990 AT 3:10 P.M. Mayor Renner called the Workshop Session of the GlendaleCityCounciltoorderintheWorkshopRoom, B-3, in the GlendaleCouncilChambers. Council members present were: Bellah, Huffman, Hugh, McAllister, Scruggs and Tolby. Members Absent: None. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; Gordon L. Pedrow, Assistant City Manager; Peter Van Haren, City Attorney
and Linda Ginn, Deputy City Clerk.
WORKSHOP SESSION
1. DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATION 90-0098 (ARROWHEAD MALL)
City staff briefed Council by stating this request is for
Development Plan approval of the Arrowhead Mall at 7700 West
Bell Road. City Council approval is required for this
development as a stipulation of Z-89-09. The mall includes: six
anchor department stores, totaling 858,000 square feet; smaller
retail areas, totaling -353,000 square feet; and: 213,000 square
feet of walkways, open public areas, offices, and other service
areas. Total building area is 1,424,000 square feet.
The six anchor department stores will not be built byWestcorPartners. They will be designed in accordance to design
guidelines.
The Community Development Group has reviewed the site plan,
elevations, conceptual landscape plans, bicycle/pedestrian
plans, and other related conceptual plans for the mall. These
plans were also available for review by neighbors and other
interested parties at an "open house" at the Foothills Public
Safety Facility on May 12, 1990. There were no significant
concerns raised at that open house which would affect approval
of this project.
Representatives of Westcor presented renderings and
summarized the project by stating that the mall will have major
entrances near the middle of the project on both the south and
north sides. There will also be three large interior plaza
areas and a food court area. All interior areas will have
considerable natural lighting from special windows. The bicycle
plan, pedestrian access and equestrian trail were illustrated to
the Council. Westcor staff also explained and detailed the
landscaping plan that is proposed for the project.
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Mr. Don Karner and Ms. Kathie Krushinsky, representativesofsurroundingresidentgroups, were present and stated theirsupportforthedevelopmentplanaspresented. Mr. Karner didregisterconcernwiththeomissionofsomelandscapebufferingfeaturesfromtheproposedimprovementdistricttobeformedinconjunctionwiththisproject. Staff stated that theimprovementdistrictplanthatisavailableatthepresenttimeisverypreliminaryanddidcontainseveralomissionsthatwouldbecorrectedwhenthefinalimprovementdistrictisformed. This item will be on tonight's Council agenda for formalaction.
2. STORM DAMAGE
Mr. Ken Reedy, Deputy City Manager Public Works, briefed
Council on some of the storm damage that was done in last week's
storms. He said that Glendale appeared to be the hardest hit
area within the Valley and that the area of 47th and Maryland,
in particular, was pretty severe. Mr. Reedy said that even
though the City has implemented several new detention basins and
storm drains, the volume of rain that the area received over the
period of time was far too much for some of them to handle. The
ground was so saturated after the first rain that the next
couple of rains could not be absorbed and caused the flooding in
several areas.
ftr Council discussed some of the preventative measures that
could be implemented to alleviate future flooding. A suggestion
was made that the citizens in afflicted areas could be informed
on methods of how to do some preventative berming in order to
stem potential flooding.
The Mayor and Council thanked staff for the excellent job
they had done in providing emergency service during the recent
flooding.
This item is for information only.
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
None.
There being no further items to come before the Council,
the meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Deputy City Clerk
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