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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 4/26/2022City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85309 C4W7 Glendale A R I Z O N A Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 26, 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 Tolmachofif Councilmember Bart Turner CALL TO ORDER Mayor Weiers called the meeting to order at 12:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Jerry Weiers Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Absent: Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama Also Present: Kevin Phelps, City Manager Michael Bailey, City Attorney Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Vicki Rios, Assistant City Manager Jack Friedline, Assistant City Manager Vice Mayor Aldama arrived at 2:11 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION 1. CRYSTAL LAGOONS -PROGRESS UPDATE PRESENTATION Presented by: Kevin Phelps, City Manager Brian Friedman, Director, Economic Development Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Phelps presented an update on the VAI resort development formerly known as Crystal Lagoons Island Resort located on 48 acres at the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Cardinals Way. Mr. Phelps was seeking consensus and direction in two areas. The first area was an amendment to the development agreement (DA), which included removal of the project timeline, a change in ownership, recognition of live events, and a request for additional signage. The estimated completion was for late spring 2023. The second area for which consensus and direction was needed was an amendment to the Planed Area Development (PAD) so that the planning and utilization of the site was not delayed pending the Planning Commission process. Mr. Phelps introduced Tommy Fisher of the VAI Resort. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if there would be an overlay for live events. Mr. Phelps said staff was currently identifying issues for Council. Councilmember Turner asked if the parcel on the east side of 95th Avenue was City -owned. City Council Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2022 Page 2 of 7 Mr. Phelps said it was previously owned by the City but was now owned by the VAI Resort. Councilmember Clark asked about the property on the east side of 95th Avenue. She asked if the plan was to use it for employee parking. Mr. Phelps said the revisions had not been finalized. Mr. Fisher said the area would be used for temporary parking, but there would be future discussions. Councilmember Clark said there were large -lot residential properties directly adjacent to the site and the developer should be sensitive regarding noise. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to move forward on both items. 2. PRESENTATION REGARDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE Presented by: Tabitha Perry, Interim Planning Manager Matthew Klyszeiko, Michael Baker International, Inc Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Perry presented an update to the City's Unified Development Code (UDC). The last comprehensive rewrite and approval was done in 1993. No action was needed from Council and the entire document would be made public for review and feedback in the future. Mr. Klyszeiko summarized the process to date and provided an overview including: . Process and Tasks *Participating Reviewing Bodies . UDC Summary Overview . Issues Recap . Key Edits . Next Steps Councilmember Clark asked how much time the public would have to review and provide comments related to the document. Mr. Klyszeiko said the draft would be uploaded in May and then outreach would be conducted through the summer. Councilmember Clark suggested releasing the five modules in phases instead of all at once to give people manageable portions. Councilmember Malnar agreed with Councilmember Clark in breaking the roll out into smaller segments. He suggested a breakdown of the benefits of the changes in each module to increase the public's understanding. He favored moving forward with the update. Councilmember Turner asked about temporary fencing and the setbacks where an alley was concerned. Mr. Klyszeiko said setback provisions adjacent to an alley adjacent to residential City Council Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2022 Page 3 of 7 could have a zero setback. Councilmember Turner asked for a definition of "agritainment". Mr. Klyszeiko said it was a use type which was agriculture in nature, but events could be hosted on the property, such as a pumpkin patch. Councilmember Turner asked if murals were addressed as signage and if distinctions were made between the two. Mr. Klyszeiko explained the UDC viewed murals as a standalone and a distinction was made between a mural and signage. Councilmember Turner asked if electronic signage was addressed. Mr. Klyszeiko said there was a section regarding specific requirements for electronic signage. Councilmember Turner said residents had asked if political signage could be outlawed. Mr. Klyszeiko said the state statute regarding political signs was not consistent with the recent court ruling. A sign must be read to determine if it was political. He recommended the City defer to the state statute relative to political signs in order to avoid issues with non-compliance. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the City could require a permit for a mural. Mr. Klyszeiko said the City could discuss further how it would like to implement a program. The Business Committee had decided to allow murals on a case-by-case basis. Mayor Weiers asked if a business owner could allow advertisement on its wall for another business. Mr. Klyszeiko said it would be considered a billboard. Mr. Phelps said there was a process for Council to amend the code if changes were needed. Staff was very excited to get a new development code in place. 3. FY2022-23 BUDGET WORKSHOP Presented by: Lisette Camacho, Director, Budget and Finance Amy Lindsay, Budget Administrator, Budget and Finance Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Lindsay provided information on the following items: . Follow-up Items from the April 7th Workshop . Changes to the Budget . FY22-23 Total Budget . FY22-23 Operating Budget . FY22-23 Capital Improvement Plan City Council Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2022 Page 4 of 7 Mr. Friedline presented information on the Citywide Landscape Restoration Program. Typically, between $200,000 and $400,000 was spent annually. There was a $150,000 supplemental for FY2023 requested to increase the budget to $550,000. The details of the program would be developed over the summer and presented to Council. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked how progress could be made on replacing trees that had been removed from the rights-of-way. Mr. Phelps said a standard for rights-of-way should be developed. Staff would work with Ms. Camacho and her team to identify resources to keep the program going instead of waiting for another budget cycle. If Council liked the plan presented by Mr. Friedline, he could come back to Council with options for implementation. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked for consensus to add another $50,000 to the $550,000 allocated for the use of putting a plan together. Mayor Weiers suggested looking at other types of vegetation in addition to trees. Mr. Phelps said the options would be included in a comprehensive plan. Councilmember Turner said shade, greenery, and color could be brought to the community with a detailed plan. Progress was needed on the matter as well as taking care of the existing trees. Councilmember Clark wanted to see the program accelerated sooner than a seven-year program. Ms. Camacho presented changes to the Capital Improvement Plan since the March 1st workshop. She also presented a recap and highlights of the FY22-23 budget. Adoption of the tentative budget was scheduled for the May 10th voting meeting. Councilmember Tolmachoff requested further discussion regarding exterior design, specifically the glass and maintenance of the City Hall Downtown Campus Renovation. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the memorandums of understanding (MOU) were part of the budget but Council had not seen them. She requested the MOUs be reviewed prior to the voting meeting for adoption. Mr. Phelps said Holly Street, an architectural firm, was selected to lead the City's downtown reinvestment project. Considerations would include constructability, risk, and maintenance. He would have Holly Street come before Council as soon as it was under contract. Councilmember Turner asked about the 95th Avenue and Montebello Intersection Improvements Project and asked if there would be a presentation on the project. Mr. Friedline said the surface parts for a traffic signal would be ordered for the location. The underground conduit had previously been installed. Councilmember Turner requested the inclusion of the fund balance projections and the MOUS. City Council Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2022 Page 5 of 7 Councilmember Clark requested distribution of the finalized MOUs by the City Manager. Mr. Phelps said the MOUs were not completely signed yet but he would follow up. Councilmember Clark asked if updated budget books would be provided to Council prior to adoption. Ms. Camacho said staff typically provided state schedules for the tentative budget adoption which included the total budget by department. Ms. Rios said the schedules included the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and would be updated and provided to Council. She requested consensus to move forward with the budget, including the changes presented. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps said the Arizona Department of Economic Security (DES) had requested that an additional $7 million of Emergency Rent Assistance be reallocated to the City of Glendale. It was the second voluntary reallocation from the DES bringing Glendale's total to $27 million. The new funding would be fully expended by September 30, 2022. Staff would continue to collaborate with the DES regarding future opportunities. He complimented the work of the Community Services team. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Councilmember Tolmachoff requested ridership data for the Dial -A -Ride and GUS the Bus services. Mayor Weiers complimented Mr. Phelps and Ms. Moreno on the work done by the Community Services Department. EXECUTIVE SESSION An executive session was not held. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 2:59 p.m. City Council Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2022 Page 6 of 7 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 26th day of April, 2022. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 2nd day of May, 2022. lie K. Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - April 26, 2022 Page 7 of 7