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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Government Services Committee - Meeting Date: 3/2/2021Glendale A R I Z O N A MINUTES GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE CITY HALL COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 MARCH 2, 2021 2:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Councilmember Aldama called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Jamie Aldama, Chair Bart Turner, Councilmember Absent: Ian Hugh, Councilmember Also Present: Julie K. Bower, City Clerk 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS None 4. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES 1. Approval of the minutes of the February 2, 2021 Government Services Committee meeting Motioned by Councilmember Bart Turner, seconded by Chair Jamie Aldama to approve the minutes of the February 2, 2021 Government Services Committee meeting. AYE: Chair Jamie Aldama Councilmember Bart Turner Other: Councilmember Ian Hugh (ABSENT) Passed 5. RESIGNATIONS None 6. NEW BUSINESS 1. Extension of the temporary Business Council Committee Ms. Bower said Councilmember Clark was requesting that the Government Services Committee extend the term of the temporary Business Council Committee for an additional year until April 18,'2022. Council adopted Resolution No. R17-36 on May 23, 20217 that established the temporary Committee. The Committee would dissolve one year after the date of its first meeting. The first meeting took place on April 28, 2018. Council adopted Resolution No. R19-33 on April 9, 2019, extending the Committee's term to April 18, 2020. The resolution specified that any further extensions were to be approved by the Government Services. Committee. On March 3, 2020 the Government Services Committee extended the term to April 18, 2021. Councilmember Turner believed the Committee had finished it primary mission and was now reviewing the Sign Ordinance. The feedback he had received was that some members wanted to put the Committee to bed. Councilmember Tolmachoff was a member of the Committee and was available to answer questions. Councilmember Aldama asked what items the Committee had brought to Council for consideration. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the Committee had not brought anything forward for Council consideration. The first year was spent reviewing the Building Code with members of the business and development communities. The Committee was now reviewing the Sign Ordinance line -by-line which she did not believe was within the Committee's mission. She said other members of the Committee also questioned the Sign Ordinance review. The Committee's mission had been to make the City as business -friendly as possible. Councilmember Turner asked if the Committee's work product had been dealt with administratively. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the Building Code was dealt with administratively. She believed the Committee was no longer on track for its mission and she had questioned the line -by-line review of the Sign Ordinance. It made more sense for the Code Review Committee to review the Sign Ordinance. Because consultants were staffing the meetings, there were costs for the Committee to continue. Councilmember Aldama requested information on the cost for the consultants. The Committee's term had already been extended twice. Councilmember Turner said it seemed that the Committee had wrapped up its primary mission and had moved on to the Sign Ordinance. The Sign Ordinance probably needed to be reviewed but not by the Business Committee. Councilmember Aldama did not support extending the term of the Committee. Councilmember Turner agreed the Committee should be wrapped up. If Council wanted to appoint a committee to review the Sign Ordinance, it could do so in the future. Motioned by Chair Jamie Aldama, seconded by Councilmember Bart Turner to deny the request for an additional extension of the term of the temporary Business Council Committee. Government Services Committee Meeting Minutes - March 2, 2021 Page 2 of 3 AYE: Chair Jamie Aldama Councilmember Bart Turner Other: Councilmember Ian Hugh (ABSENT) Passed 2. Consideration of standard bylaws for all boards and commissions The item was continued to the April 6, 2021 Government Services Committee meeting. 7. EXECUTIVE SESSION An executive session was not held. 8. NEXT MEETING Ms. Bower said the next regular meeting of the Government Services Committee would be held on April 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., in the Council Conference Room of City Hall, located at 5850 W. Glendale Ave, Glendale, Arizona, 85301. 9. ADJOURNMENT The Government Services Committee meeting minutes of March 2, 2021 were submitted and approved this 4th day of May, 2021. J y'�Cl . Bower, MMC Ci erk Government Services Committee Meeting Minutes - March 2, 2021 Page 3 of 3