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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 8/10/2021City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 C&M7 Glendale A R I Z O N A Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 10, 2021 12:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Council Chambers City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weiers called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Also Present: Kevin Phelps, City Manager Michael Bailey, City Attorney Julie K. Bower, City Clerk WORKSHOP SESSION 1. BICKMAN INDUSTRIAL, AN -226 ANNEXATION LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF GLENDALE AVENUE AND REEMS ROAD Presented by: Tabitha Perry, Interim Planning Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Perry said the purposed annexation (AN -226) was for an approximately 75 -acre site located at the northwest corner of Glendale Avenue and Reems Road. Staff was seeking input and direction to rezone the property from a County zoning of RU -43 to a Planned Area Development (PAD) for an approximate 1.1 million square foot industrial building development. Ms. Perry said the estimated fiscal impacts were: One-time fees estimated at $4.5 million Possible net impact of $220,000 per year, excluding onetime revenues Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the site was previously a golf course. Ms. Perry said it was not a golf course. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the surrounding area to the north and west of the site was residential. Ms. Perry explained the surrounding areas that were County and City parcels. Councilmember Turner recalled a previous Council request to include Luke Air Force Base (LAFB) noise contour information in any land use actions, annexations or developments brought forward. Ms. Perry would be sure the information was included in future items and provided the LAFB noise contour information. City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 2 of 9 Mayor Weiers asked if LAFB supported the project. Ms. Perry said LAFB was aware of the application, but she was not certain if a determination had yet been provided. The information would be included during the next steps. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to move forward with the annexation. 2. HOPEWELL, AN -228 ANNEXATION LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF NORTHERN AVENUE AND REEMS ROAD Presented by: Tabitha Perry, Interim Planning Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Perry said the proposed annexation (AN -228), was an approximately 104 -acre site located at the southwest corner of Northern Avenue and Reems Road. Staff was seeking input and direction to rezone the property from a County zoning of RU -43 to a PAD for an approximately 1.6 million square foot industrial building development. Ms. Perry said the estimated fiscal impacts included: One-time fees estimated at $6.2 million Possible net impact of $320,000 per year, excluding onetime revenues Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the end user for the property was known. Ms. Perry said the end users were not yet known but industrial manufacturing, warehouse and distribution would be considered. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if Hopewell was the name of the development company. Ms. Perry said Hopewell was the name of the real estate company. Mr. Phelps explained why the economic impact was greater on the Hopewell application. When uses were identified, the figures in the analysis would be adjusted. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to move forward with the annexation. 3. PRESENTATION REGARDING PROPOSED REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY FENCING Presented by: Jamsheed Mehta, AICR Development Services Director Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Mehta presented the proposed ordinance for temporary fencing. He was seeking consensus to move forward with the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Aldama asked why contractors used mesh on chain link fencing around construction sites. Mr. Mehta said it helped contain dust and concealed equipment at a site. Councilmember Aldama requested a requirement be added for the mesh on the fence to prevent debris being blown from the site. He asked for a standard screen color with City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 3 of 9 perforations be part of the fencing permit. Mr. Mehta said the intention was to set a standard in the ordinance with project contact information available. Councilmember Malnar asked if a fencing permit would be combined with a building permit or was it separate permits. Mr. Mehta said the fencing was part of the site plan submittal and would be valid as long as there was active construction. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the ordinance would only apply to construction sites. She asked how vacant lots would be handled. Mr. Mehta said the ordinance applied to temporary fencing. Fencing on vacant lots might need a more permanent solution. Councilmember Tolmachoff suggested adding language to specify the fence screening must be kept in good condition. Mr. Mehta said there was a provision which specified condition requirements. Councilmember Clark asked what the penalties were if the fencing was not maintained. Mr. Mehta said Code Compliance would be aware of active permits and would issue notices as needed which included a civil citation. Councilmember Clark asked if a civil citation included a monetary fine. Mr. Mehta did not know if it included a monetary fine. Councilmember Clark was concerned with violations that did not have a monetary penalty associated. Mayor Weiers asked if there would be a requirement for rented fencing to display owner contact information. Mr. Mehta said the contact information was required on the permit and fencing. If the fencing was in disrepair or falling over, it was the permit holder's responsibility. Mayor Weiers was concerned about illegal dumping on undeveloped private property. If temporary fencing was installed, would the property owner only receive a 180 -day permit. Mr. Mehta explained if dumping was an ongoing issue, the property owner would need to determine a different solution. Mayor Weiers requested discussion on the possibility of allowing fencing for undeveloped property to avoid illegal dumping. Mr. Mehta said the ordinance pertained to temporary fencing. Long-term fencing in neighborhoods had a permanent installation and did not require a permit unless it exceeded a specific height. Councilmember Aldama agreed temporary fencing prevented illegal dumping but the fence City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 4 of 9 itself would become blight and neighbors would complain. He wanted to discuss the placement of fencing to avoid dumping. Mr. Mehta said staff would conduct research and return with conditions on when permanent fencing could be permitted under certain circumstances. Councilmember Tolmachoff suggested adding a category within the ordinance to accommodate the situation. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to proceed with the ordinance. 4. COUNCIL ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST BUS STOP AND BUS ADVERTISING Presented by: Kevin Link, Transit Administrator Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Link said bus stop transit advertising was used in several neighboring cities. He requested feedback and direction on several advertisement options for the City. He was requesting consensus to move forward with a request for information (RFI) to gain market information and adopt the City of Phoenix's transit advertising standard. Councilmember Clark said if the item moved forward, she requested keeping the digital and audio components of the proposal. She did not support wrapping buses or installing kiosks. She did not support moving forward. Councilmember Tolmachoff was interested in upgrading bus stops with revenue generated from advertisements. She was in favor of moving forward to the next step to review possible options. Mr. Link explained the RFI would provide market condition information in order to generate the most revenue. The bus stop infrastructure was already in place and upgrades could be done with the advertisement revenue. Mayor Weiers agreed there should be better bus stops. He wanted to maintain the divided benches that were being installed. Mr. Link said the vandal bar benches could limit revenue, but advertisements could be shown on panels and buses. Mayor Weiers was in favor of using the back of buses for advertising. He hoped new shelters would be open to prevent people from setting up camp. Mr. Link shared how some bus stops were modified to prevent camping and said it would be kept in mind with new shelter designs. Councilmember Malnar shared his concerns regarding advertisement pollution, however, he was in favor of using revenue to improve bus stops. Councilmember Turner was open to getting information with the RFI, but was not in favor of the program as it was. Councilmember Aldama supported moving forward with the RFI. City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 5 of 9 Councilmember Clark said there needed to be a significant return on investment for her to consider the program. Revenue generated should be used for the improvement of bus stop shelters. Councilmember Tolmachoff looked forward to future discussion with more information. Councilmember Clark said the next steps should be discussed at a future workshop. 5. PAVEMENT PRESERVATIGN E)RDINANGE INTROD GTIl1A1 Presented by: Don Bessler, Director, Engineering Ryan Lee, Intergovernmental Program Manager, Public Affairs 6. 2022 PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER RATE PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE Presented by: Craig Johnson, P.E., Director, Water Services Vicki Rios, Assistant City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Johnson provided a brief recap of the June 8, 2020 discussion regarding water and sewer rates. He presented information on the following: • Public Outreach Update • Proposed Five -Year Rate Plan • Consensus and Next Steps Councilmember Tolmachoff said the amount owed to the Water Services Fund from the National Hockey League (NHL) budget transfer was $13,458,750. She believed American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds could be used for water infrastructure and could reduce the amount which would go out to bond. Councilmember Tolmachoff recognized staff for its efforts during the public outreach meetings. She asked if there was a way to display a pop-up when residents paid their water bills online. Ms. Rios would find out if a pop-up was possible. Information had been on the City's main web page regarding the dedicated website but staff would try to headline the information going forward. Councilmember Malnar asked for clarification whether or not the payback to Water Services from the NHL transfer would decrease the need to increase water and sewer rates. Ms. Rios said federal funds could not be used to pay off the loan but could pay for a portion of water infrastructure. Councilmember Malnar said if funds could be used to lower the bond for infrastructure, would it lower the property tax but not affect the water rates. Ms. Rios explained there was a scenario where the City could bond for less, however there would not be a large impact on the water rates. Councilmember Clark was not in favor of increasing the water and sewer rates but would vote for the authorization. She would meet with staff to discuss the possibility of compounding rates on an annual basis and determine how the rate increase was distributed. City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 6 of 9 Councilmember Tolmachoff said if the $13,458,750 was applied to water infrastructure that was not bonded, over the life of the debt, interest savings would be $3.9 million. It would also save the General Fund $1.3 million which equaled $5.2 million over time when refinanced. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to move forward with the item on that night's voting meeting agenda. He also confirmed consensus to hold a meeting on October 26, 2021. 7. PRESENTATION REGARDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 25 - DESERT LANDSCAPING CONDITIONS (Updated 8/5/21) Presented by: Rick St. John, Deputy City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. St. John presented the recommended language from the City Code Review Committee on minor adjustments to landscape maintenance, specifically desert landscaping. He was seeking Council consensus to proceed with the proposed language. Councilmember Turner was in support of the item. Councilmember Tolmachoff was concerned with the term "native desert plants." She asked if the Code specified the removal of dead landscaping. Mr. St. John said there were provisions to remove dead landscaping. Councilmember Aldama asked if plants that seeded and regerminated were allowed. Mr. St. John said it would be allowed under the new language. Councilmember Aldama asked if a volunteer plant was not desirable by neighbors, would it be allowed. Mr. St. John said it would be allowed. He explained how it was determined whether a plant was native to desert landscaping. Mayor Weiers agreed the term "native" could be problematic. Councilmember Turner asked if the proposed language would address the examples shown in the presentation. Mr. St. John said it would address the examples. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to move forward with the ordinance. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps said the American Association of Airport Executives had named Airport Administrator Carl Newman, the 2022 recipient of its Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Phelps met with officials from ASM to discuss possible improvements to the Gila River Arena to keep it competitive and compelling for events. Five concepts from an architectural firm specializing in arena and stadium design were presented. A formal proposal would be created to present to Council City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 7 of 9 in the upcoming months. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Mayor Weiers requested that staff research Family Promise and the Legacy Foundation and provide information to Council as soon as possible. Both organizations addressed family homelessness. Councilmember Aldama supported Mayor Weiers' request. Councilmember Aldama requested the creation of an ordinance addressing "slum lords" and the prevention of property owners creating a substandard environment. Councilmember Tolmachoff requested a workshop to provide information related to creating a loitering ordinance, overnight camping ordinance and erecting an enclosed structure in a public right-of-way. If the ordinances already existed, she would like further discussion. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the first installment of ARPA funds was received on May 24, 2021 in the amount of $29,758,305.50. Another installment was expected to arrive in May 2022. She would like Council to provide input on its vision for what the funds should be focused on at a workshop. Councilmember Turner agreed with Councilmember Tolmachoff's second request. Councilmember Turner recalled a Neighborhoods Commission which provided grants and activities to the community. He requested information on what the commission did and its accomplishments for Council to consider reinstating the commission. MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Councilmember Bart Turner, seconded by Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff to hold an executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council met in executive session at 2:21 p.m. for: • Discussion and consultation with the City Attorney and City Manager to receive an update, consider its position and provide instruction and direction to the City Attorney and City Manager City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 8 of 9 regarding Glendale's position in connection with agreements associated with the Arena and the Hockey Team pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3)(4)(7) • Discussion/consultation with the City Attorney and City Manager to receive an update, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction to the City Attorney and City Manager regarding Glendale's position in connection with property in the area of 53rd Avenue and Glendale Avenue pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)(7) • Discussion/consultation with the City Attorney and City Manager to receive an update, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction to the City Attorney and City Manager regarding Glendale's position in connection with property in the area of the southwest corner of 58th Avenue and Glendale Avenue pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)(7) • Discussion/consultation with the City Attorney and City Manager to receive an update, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction to the City Attorney and City Manager regarding Glendale's position in connection with property at 4705 W. Glendale Avenue pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)(7) • Discussion/consultation with the City Attorney and City Manager to receive an update, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction to the City Attorney and City Manager regarding Glendale's position in connection with a proposed development agreement related to property in the area of Bethany Home Road and Sarival Avenue pursuant to A.R.S. 38-431.3 (A)(3)(4)(7) • Discussion/consultation with the City Attorney and City Manager to receive an update, to consider its position. and to provide instruction/direction to the City Attorney and City Manager regarding Surprise's position in connection with pending litigation pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4): Wheatcroft v. City of Glendale; Johnson v. City of Glendale ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 4:22 p.m. hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Glendale City Council of Glendale, Arizona, held on the 10th day of August, 2021. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 13th day of August, 2021. K. BoVer, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - August 10, 2021 Page 9 of 9