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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 11/22/2022City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 Glendale A R I Z O N A Meeting Minutes Tuesday, November 22, 2022 12:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Council Chambers City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama 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 Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Also Present: Kevin Phelps, City Manager Michael Bailey, City Attorney Julie K. Bower, City Clerk Councilmember Turner attended the meeting telephonically. WORKSHOP SESSION 1. PROPOSED 2023 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Presented by: Ryan Lee, Intergovernmental Programs Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Lee presented the Legislative Agenda for 2023 and requested Council consensus to move forward. The legislative priorities were: Fiscal Sustainability Economic Development Land Use Planning Military Preservation Neighborhoods Public Safety Transportation Water Councilmember Tolmachoff requested additional information on Proposition 400. Mr. Lee said there was discussion to address Proposition 400 and the education expenditure limitation through a special session, however it was expected that it would be a priority of Governor Elect Hobbs. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if potential legislators were being identified to take the lead on the item. Mr. Ryan said there were difficulties of designating a leader for the item. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the strategy for the item still needed to be determined. City Council Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022 Page 2 of 7 Mayor Weiers said no progress on the extension of Proposition 400 could be done until committees were finalized. 2. nicri iccinni nR a 1201R41TIAI X-1-2 3- cRRriei Ri RrTinni FQR a n Renin e1 1Tu0QiTv Presented by: Brent Stoddard, Deputy City Manager Levi D. Gibson, Interim Budget and Finance Director The item was removed from the agenda. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING COYOTES BLVD NAME CHANGE Presented by: Brent Stoddard, Deputy City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Phelps said the City had received a letter from Yam Properties and the Renaissance Hotel requesting the City consider changing the name of Coyotes Boulevard. Mr. Stoddard said there were two properties associated with Coyotes Boulevard, and they were the parties requesting the name change. It was the best time to make the change as the City was preparing the area with new illuminated street signs. The property owners involved had suggested the name Entertainment Boulevard. With Council consensus, the item would return as a resolution for approval. Vice Mayor Aldama suggested renaming the street Pendergast Boulevard. The Pedergast family was very significant in the community. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked how long it would take for Google to update its maps and could the process be expedited. Mr. Stoddard said updates to the maps could be quickly implemented. The updates would be completed in time for the Super Bowl. Mayor Weiers asked if the property owners were in agreement with the use of Entertainment Boulevard. Mr. Stoddard said the name was recommended jointly by both properties. Mayor Weiers was not opposed to the suggestion. Mr. Stoddard said the property owners would be responsible for all costs associated with the name change. Councilmember Clark supported the name change. Councilmember Malnar supported the name change as recommended. Councilmember Hugh agreed with the name change. Mr. Stoddard said the resolution would be heard at the December 13th voting meeting. Councilmember Turner suggested Entertainment Avenue. City Council Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022 Page 3 of 7 Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to move forward. 4. DOWNTOWN CAMPUS REINVESTMENT PROJECT UPDATE Presented by: Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Phelps provided an update on the Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if refined data regarding stakeholder engagement would be presented. Mr. Phelps asked if there was particular information that Councilmember Tolmachoff was interested in. Councilmember Tolmachoff said her biggest consideration was the budget, but she requested more refined data when moving forward with the scope of the project. Mr. Phelps said the meeting held on October 26th was to present the overall vision. He said more specific meetings would be held in the future. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if there was an online survey. Eddie Garcia, Principal Architect, said there was an online survey collected from the public. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if that data would be shared with Council. Mr. Garcia said the information could be pulled and shared with Council. Councilmember Tolmachoff was concerned with escalating costs and the scope of the project. Mr. Phelps asked if the information received was from the project team or consultants. Councilmember Tolmachoff did not receive any information from the project team or consultants. She said it was important for the project to remain on budget. Vice Mayor Aldama asked if staff was responding to stakeholder questions from the October outreach meeting. Mr. Phelps would follow-up with the project team to reach out to the individuals from the meeting as the information became available. Vice Mayor Aldama asked if a gross max price for the project was included in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Mr. Phelps said at the time of the RFP, only concept drawings were available, and a gross max price was not included. Vice Mayor Aldama said when a gross max price was determined the Council needed to be aware of that amount. Councilmember Clark said when the conceptual design was finalized, a discussion regarding costs could be held. City Council Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022 Page 4 of 7 Councilmember Turner was concerned about price escalation. If the economy slowed, better prices for materials might be available. Vice Mayor Aldama said It was possible to create a conceptual design within a specific budget. Councilmember Malnar encouraged the community to engage in the community meetings. He agreed with Councilmember Clark's comments regarding additional discussion on the project when designs were finalized and costs were determined. Councilmember Tolmachoff requested the video from the October meeting. Mr. Phelps said the majority of comments made at the October 26th meeting focused on saving the park, holding events, making downtown more vibrant and public restrooms. Data from future meetings would be provided to Council CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps said the Movies by Moonlight Drive -In was held the previous weekend at the Arizona State University West Campus, where 110 cars with over 400 people were in attendance. Mr. Phelps said the previous weekend also hosted the annual Touch -A -Truck event which had over 7,500 people in attendance, the highest attendance to date. Mr. Phelps said the lighting ceremony for Glendale Glitters took place the previous evening with a good public turnout. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Mayor Weiers attended a conference in Kansas City and one of the topics was tiny homes for veterans. He requested staff research the possibility of the City using the program to address homelessness. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the program was called the Veteran's Community Project. She said the program assisted cities in implementing the project. Councilmember Malnar supported moving forward with researching the program. MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama, seconded by Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff to hold an executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ian Hugh City Council Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022 Page 5 of 7 Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council met in executive session at 1:32 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 contracts, agreements and/or development agreements pertaining to festivals that are the subject of negotiations pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4) . 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 contracts pertaining to recycling that are the subject of negotiations pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4) . Discussion/consultation with designated representatives of the city in order to consider its position and instruct its representatives regarding negotiations for the purchase, sale or lease of city property in the Glendale Avenue and the Agua Fria River pursuant to (A.R.S. §38-431.03(A)(7) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Jamie Aldama, 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 2:41 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 2:41 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 22nd day of November, 2022. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. City Council Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022 Page 6 of 7 Dated this 28th day of November, 2022. _ Y J li K. Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - November 22, 2022 Page 7 of 7