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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 2/8/2022 (3)City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 Glendale A R I Z O N A Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 8, 2022 12:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Council Chambers City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Jamie Aidama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh 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 Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Bart Turner Absent: Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Also Present: Kevin Phelps, City Manager Michael Bailey, City Attorney Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Vicki Rios, Assistant City Manager Councilmember Tolmachoff was not present for the roll call and arrived at 12:31 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 1. GLEN LAKES REMNANT PROPERTY ZONING DISTRICT OPTIONS (REVISED ON 2/3/22) Presented by: Tabitha Perry, Interim Planning Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Perry requested Council direction on the rezoning of a 1.48 -acre remnant parcel currently zoned A-1 Agricultural, located at 5450 W. Northern Avenue. Staff was recommending proceeding with a minor General Plan Amendment (GPA) to change the land use designation from Parks and Open Space to Planned Commercial and rezone the property from A-1 to Planned Area Development (PAD). Ms. Perry said a second option was to proceed with a minor GPA to change the land use designation from Parks and Open Space to Planned Commercial and rezone the property from A-1 to C-2, General Commercial. Councilmember Turner asked if consensus needed to be reached on an option. Mr. Phelps said staff was requesting a consensus. The PAD would fine tune the zoning to what Council specifically wanted. Councilmember Turner could support the PAD recommendation if there was Council consensus on what would not be allowed on the site. Mayor Weiers asked if Council had the option to approve what an applicant would want to put in the PAD. Mr. Phelps explained the process for a PAD. Staff would return to Council with recommendations for Council's final decision on what would be allowed on the site. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2022 Page 2 of 7 Councilmember Turner supported the PAD with some basic exclusions in the consensus. Mayor Weiers preferred Council to have the final decision on an applicant, rather than preset exclusions. Councilmember Turner suggested excluding the most egregious uses and then tighten or relax the uses based on public input. Councilmember Malnar asked if the meeting would be Council's only opportunity for input prior to a request for Council's final approval. Ms. Perry said Council could provide input and have staff return for further discussion at a future workshop. Councilmember Malnar supported providing some general exclusions, knowing it was not the final decision. Mr. Phelps said it was the appropriate time to review preliminary exclusions. The item could be brought back to another workshop for Council direction. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the plan to market the site was concurrent with the zoning. Ms. Perry said the Council direction had been for staff to return for a discussion about the entitlement process and once the entitlements were in place, the broker would market the site. The PAD entitlements would be established before the property was marketed. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if a drive-through always required a conditional use permit (CUP). Ms. Perry said that was correct except when an approved PAD allowed for it outright. Performance standards could be added to the PAD or the request would go to the Planning Commission for approval though a CUP. Mayor Weiers reiterated he did not see the benefit of naming exclusions at this time. Councilmember Malnar suggested reviewing the list for potential exclusions because it could help the public be more comfortable with project. Mr. Phelps agreed with Councilmember Malnar. Council could go through the list of land uses and indicate any definite exclusions. If no exclusions were stated, the public could think various uses might be allowed that Council had no intent to approve. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the nursing home category included assisted living. Ms. Perry said that was correct. Councilmember Tolmachoff suggested allowing some type of assisted living and excluding thrift stores and carwashes. Councilmember Turner suggested excluding adult theaters, live entertainment, nightclubs and pawn shops. He agreed with obtaining input from the neighbors on assisted living. Mr. Phelps asked Council to consider small site hotels and motels to allow for overnight City Council Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2022 Page 3 of 7 accommodation and the impact of churches, blood banks, plasma centers, and indoor recreational facilities. He requested Councilmembers review the list and provide input to Ms. Perry. Mayor Weiers recalled churches could not be prohibited. Mr. Bailey said churches were treated as any other use. The City owned the property and could prohibit churches as a land use. Councilmember Clark would consider prohibiting drive-through uses. Mr. Phelps recommended utilizing a CUP to allow staff to set standards in determining if the use would be permitted or not. Councilmember Turner agreed a CUP should be required for drive-throughs. Councilmember Malnar added the exclusion of a liquor store or dispensary. Councilmember Turner was comfortable with the exclusions with the understanding it could be narrowed down further. Mayor Weiers asked if Councilmember Turner was planning a neighborhood meeting to obtain input from citizens. Councilmember Turner said that was correct. Mayor Weiers agreed with holding a public meeting. Councilmember Turner said a 300 -foot notification area might be too small and suggested expanding the notification area. Mayor Weiers asked if people on both sides of the road would be notified. Councilmember Turner said that was correct. 2. AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) Presented by: Vicki Rios, Assistant City Manager Lisette Camacho, Director, Budget and Finance Levi Gibson, Assistant Director, Budget and Finance Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Camacho provided an update on the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and on one of the presented ARPA strategies. She provided an overview on the following items. . ARPA Background . ARPA Final Rule . ARPA Strategy . Update on Employee Retention Pay . Next Steps Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the employee retention pay would be prorated for newer, full-time employees. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2022 Page 4 of 7 Ms. Rios said the fine-tuning of the details was still being worked out, however, there would be specific criteria. The proration would apply to part-time employees and a cut-off date would most likely be set for others. Mr. Phelps said staff was developing a fair policy that was an incentive to reward employees. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the term used should be retention pay or premium pay and if the City was competitive with what other cities were offering. Mr. Phelps said retention pay was consistent with the ARPA rules. The City had reached a tentative agreement with public safety on the overall approach and hoped the memorandums of understanding (MOU) would be finalized within the next few weeks. Mayor Weiers asked if an employee had to be currently employed by the City. Mr. Phelps said an employee who was no longer employed by the City would not be part of the program. Councilmember Turner supported $1,500 across-the-board. He asked for consideration of an additional stipend for those who had different levels of exposure. Vice Mayor Aldama said there were positions that had close contact with individuals with COVID-19. He supported $1,500, but also an amount up to $2,000 and asked for Council's consideration. He asked about the criteria used to determine the amount of $1,500. Mr. Phelps explained staff was looking at public safety positions not included in the MOU and said internal discussions were being held. The amount chosen was based on a number of factors. He preferred to remain with the $1,500 amount and work on a total compensation approach. Vice Mayor Aldama said an email was sent to employees regarding the $1,500 and said it was premature, as it had not yet been discussed by Council. Mr. Phelps said staff sent the email based on Council direction for $1,500 at the last ARPA workshop. At that time, staff was asked to look at an additional amount for public safety, which was done. Vice Mayor Aldama said the email went out the day of the meeting, before there was Council discussion. Councilmember Clark supported staffs recommendation of $1,500. She was uncomfortable with singling out various employees who came into greater contact with the public. Councilmember Malnar supported the staff recommendation. Councilmember Tolmachoff wanted to address the retention of police officers in the MOU. Councilmember Hugh agreed with the staff recommendation. Councilmember Turner asked the number of employees covered and not covered by the MOU. Rick St. John, Deputy Assistant Manager, said there were approximately 400 positions in the Police Department with 25 to 30 vacancies, and there were 240 filled positions in the Fire City Council Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2022 Page 5 of 7 Department. Ms. Rios said there were approximately 1,800 full-time equivalent employees. Mayor Weiers supported staff's recommendation. He asked if Council was entitled to the bonus that would be given to employees. Mr. Bailey said there was a designated salary for elected officials and the way the pay was framed in the context of a salary, Council was not eligible. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps said the Super Bowl would be taking place this weekend in Inglewood, California. Several City staff members were in attendance with the organizers in anticipation and preparation for next year's Super Bowl. Mr. Phelps provided an update on the Murphy Park cafe lighting project. The targeted completion date was the first week of March and a lighting ceremony was being planned. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Mayor Weiers provided an update on Proposition 400. MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Councilmember Joyce Clark, seconded by Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama to hold an executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council met in executive session at 1:49 p.m. for: . 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 located at the Southwest corner of 91 st Avenue and Cardinals Way pursuant toA.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)(7) City Council Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2022 Page 6 of 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 located near 95th Avenue and Missouri Avenue pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)(7) . Discussion and or consultation, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction regarding the evaluation process and performance reviews of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1)(4) . Discussion and or consultation, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction regarding the staffing of the council offices pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1)(4) . Discussion regarding appointments and matters relating to various boards, commissions and other bodies pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3)(4) A motion was made by Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff, seconded by Councilmember Joyce Clark to adjourn the executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed Mayor Weiers adjourned the executive session at 4:07 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 4:07 p.m. I 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 8th day of February, 2022. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 24th day of February, 2022. Julie K. Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - February 8, 2022 Page 7 of 7