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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - Business Council Committee - Meeting Date: 5/20/2021MINUTES BUSINESS COUNCIL COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ROOM B3 5850 W. GLENDALE AVE. GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301 THURSDAY, MAY 20th, 2021 2:00 PM CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at approximately 2 PM. ROLL CALL Committee members present: Chairperson Joyce Clark, Vice Chairperson Bart Shea, Councilmember Ray Malnar, Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff, Dale Adams, John Crow, Yvonne Knaack, and Ricardo Toris were present. Committee members absent: N/A City staff present: Jamsheed Mehta (Development Services Director) Rick St John (Deputy City Manager) David Richert (Interim Planning Administrator) Shannon Beck (Council Assistant) and Sherry Crapser (Management Assistant) were present. Presentation by Matthew Klyszeiko from Michael Baker International. CITIZEN COMMENTS Christopher Budreski of Glendale at 4542 W Maryland Ave Glendale AZ 85301 voiced his issues with mobile food vendors parking and selling foods to children during the hours that children are leaving school. Mr. Budreski was asking for assurance that there haven't been any changes since his last meeting attendance in June 2020. Chairperson Clark appreciated Mr. Budreski's expression of his concerns, and said they hoped to address his concerns during their mobile food vendor discussion today. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES A motion to approve the April meeting minutes was made by Councilmember Malnar, and it was seconded by Councilmember Tolmachoff. All were in favor, and none opposed. ITEMS A. Provisions for different types of signs. (example: hospital signs vs. advertising signs) Councilmember Tolmachoff debriefed Mr. Klyszeiko on their concerns with signage for hospital signs, and Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if there were separate guidelines for hospitals, emergency rooms, or other businesses where it's important to easily be able to identify where to go. Mr. Klyszeiko said they're working on this exact issue with Mr. Pruett, Mr. Mehta, and Mr. St. John. There isn't specific language drafted just yet, but it will be in the June meeting. Chairperson Clark suggested giving the committee the draft in June, having the committee review all the modules in July when the committee does not meet, and then revising it in August. Mr. Klyszeiko and Mr. Mehta agreed to this. B. Mobile food vendors Chairperson Clark asked Ms. Knaack to speak on this subject. Ms. Knaack provided Arizona's legislations recommended for all cities for the sake of uniformity. This mainly entails parking, fingerprinting, background checks, and merchant vs. mobile food vendors, and this is all detailed in the material sent out by Ms. Knaack. Ms. Knaack then recounted an example of mobile food vendors in Glendale and the issue that there aren't any city regulations for these types of vendors. Mr. Mehta outlined all the zoning challenges that need to be addressed while creating ordinances for mobile food vendors. Councilmember Malnar said what needs to be decided is if a permit, a license, or both are needed for the mobile food vendors in Glendale specifically. Many cities do not require either, and this could potentially be problematic for the city by pushing the vendors to other surrounding cities. Chairperson Clark agreed, but then asked the committee to consider specifying how a vendor changes from a temporary to a permanent vendor, and in addition, Chairperson Clark suggested the city having regulations on mobile vendor aesthetics. Mr. St. John suggested regulating vendors based on parking availability. Mr. Klyszeiko did acknowledge that the city can regulate legal parking spaces. Mr. Adams asked if there are any major issues with food vendors in Glendale, and Chairperson Clark said mobile vendors becoming permanent vendors is the main issue that needs to be addressed. Mr. Adams suggested identifying specific spots around Glendale where the city can rent out the spot to the vendors, and there are specific restrictions for how long they can stay. Ms. Knaack noted that while there were many ideas suggested by the committee, the goal is to establish Glendale's own ordinances to identify problems and solutions, and the best way would be to adopt the state's ordinance. Chairperson Clark suggested still incorporating a permit or licensing process for the vendors and charging vendors. Chairperson Clark then suggested further investigation to help solve Mr. Budreski's concerns. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked about tent vendors being considered mobile vendors and if the defining characteristics of "mobile vendors" can be adjusted to include tent vendors. Chairperson Clark closed with telling the committee they're looking forward to reviewing the progress on this in the June meeting. C. Response to Liz Recchia's (of WeSERVE) letter Chairperson Clark wanted to discuss different issues Ms.Recchia brought forward to the committee. Chairperson Clark provided hard copies of these issues for the committee to reference. The first issue is allowing political signage in public rights of way whereas other signage is prohibited. The committee discovered that this is a state law regulation. The next issue is of immediate compliance for non -conforming signage in need of repair or replacement. Chairperson Clark suggested 60 days, and confirmed with Mr. Klyszeiko, and he said the plan was to adjust this 60 -day limit. The next issue is clarification of signage that may not contain a commercial message or may not relate to the goods/services offered in the building. Mr. Klyszeiko noted this is an ongoing issue based on commercial and non-commercial speech. Freedom of speech also factors in with this. The goal is to clarify what would be considered signage and what would be considered art. Mr. Mehta noted there are some stipulations of what areas of the building can be used for murals. After further discussion about various signage and art around the community, 4 Mr. Toris asked if other cities were having similar issues with signage and art. Chairperson Clark said they will look into this. Mr. Crow asked if the city can restrict murals to only being created in art districts, but Mr. Mehta explained this could be seen as unconstitutional. The next issue is whether or not to allow signage if it's intended as a design element. Chairperson Clark suggested not allowing any signage with rust. The rest of the committee agreed to this and still opposed rust on signs. The next issue is allowing longer than 48-hour time compliance that's a safety risk. Mr. Klyszeiko relates to the second item on the agenda, but he said they could explore this 48-hour compliance. The committee recommended saying "two business days" instead of "48 -hours." Councilmember Malnar made a motion for this recommendation, and it was seconded by Ms. Knaack. All were in favor, and none opposed. The next issue is the requirement of entry wall mounted signage to incorporate key design elements of the development. Based upon the language submitted, it's required. Mr. Toris noted the ordinance currently requires this. Vice Chairperson Shea noted the city does review the signage and how it is incorporated to the project, and he recommended the committee not make any changes. The next issue is WeSERVE suggests painted wall signage not require a permit. Chairperson Clark disagreed with this, and the rest of the committee concurred. Based on the committee response, no changes will be made to this. The next item is regarding subdivision flags; WeSERVE recommended they will need to be removed with most of the lots have been sold. Mr. Toris asked for a specific amount of lots being sold instead of using terminology like most. Councilmember Malnar and the rest of the committee recommended to not make any changes to this after all. The next item is "require that offsite new subdivision signage placement be limited to vacant property." Chairperson Clark noted this is in the proposed code, and the committee recommended it should remain as is. The next item "allowed distressed or auction properties to display up to four signs," and WeSERVE makes a strong case for this. Chairperson Clark asked if there are federal or state government regulations that the committee must comply with in regards to the number of signs. Mr. St. John noted that HUD properties require a sign, and a broker sign is required as well; therefore, four signs makes sense. Chairperson Clark then asked Mr. Mehta and Mr. Klyszeiko to confirm four signs being within compliance. After further discussion, specifying size limitation was recommended by the committee. The final item is "do murals, art, painted signs, temporary signs, etc. inadvertently discriminate against one or more groups?" Chairperson Clark noted throughout signage discussions, the committee has made very effort to avoid this. D. Additional consultant issues No additional consultant issues were discussed at this time, but they may be addressed at the next meeting. OTHER BUSINESS Chairperson Clark asked if there is any other signage business, please send it to Ms.Beck for the next meeting. STAFF REPORT 3 No staff report was given. COMMITTEE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS No committee comments or suggestions were made. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting of the Business Council Committee will be held on June 17th, 2021, at 2 PM, located at 5850 W. Glendale Avenue, Conference Room B3, Glendale, Arizona 85301. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson Clark adjourned the meeting. The meeting adjourned at approximately 3:42 PM. Sherry Crapser, Recording Secretary 4