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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 10/11/1994MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA HELD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1994 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Scruggs with the_ following Councilmembers present:" dark, Eggleston, Huffman, McAllister, Lieberman, and Ewing. Members'" absent: None. Also present were Martin Vanacour, City Manager; Peter Van Haren, City Attorney; and Pamela Oliveira, City" Clerk. WELCOME Mayor Scruggs welcomed Boy Scout Troops 660, 61, and 368 from Glendale. Compliance with Article VII. Section 6 of the Glendale City Charter A Statement was filed by the City Clerk stating that the three Resolutions to be considered at this meeting were delivered to the Mayor and all members of the City Council, were available for public examination, and the titles were posted at City Hall more than 72 hours in advance of this meeting. MINUTES It was moved by Ewing, seconded by Lieberman, to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the regular meeting of September 27, 1994, as each member of Council had been provided copies in advance, and approve them. The motion carried unanimously. BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR Mr_. Bryce Alexander, 8042 W. Oregon, Glendale, AZ, voiced his support for developing a park-at 79th Avenue and Montebello. He said the children have" no place to play there isn't a park within a square mile of that neighborhood". BIDS AND CONTRACTS 1. PARKING AGREEMENT WITH U.S. WEST Councilmember Eggleston said because of a possible conflict of interest, he wished to be excused from consideration of voting on this matter. Mayor Scruggs -93 responded let the record show that Councilmember Eggleston has excused himself from discussion and voting on Item No. 1. Dr. Martin Vanacour, City Manager, presented this item. To help provide more public parking spaces in downtown, U.S. West has agreed to allow public use - of its parking lot at 57th Drive and Glenn Drive for a three-year period. An agreement between the City of Glendale and U.S. West has been prepared_that outlines the conditions for public use of the parking lot. After the three-year period, we may approve a new agreement with U.S. West. As part of the agreement, the City indemnifies U.S. West against any liability in the public area, and U.S. West may reclaim all parking spaces with 60 days notice. Since the City is_ indemnifying U.S. West against any liability, the City will maintain and re-stripe the parking lot. "It is estimated that this cost will be $12,000 and these funds are available in the Downtown Projects Fund. By approving the agreement, the City will be adding approximately 70 public parking spaces in downtown. This will help provide more convenient and central parking for downtown shoppers. The recommendation is to authorize the City Manager to enter Into a parking agreement with U.S. West for the use of its parking lot at 57th Drive and Glenn Drive for public parking. Mayor Scruggs asked if any of the Councilmembers had questions of the City Manager or staff on this item. There was no response. It was moved by Ewing, seconded by dark to authorize the City Manager to enter into a parking agreement with U.S. West for the use of its parking lot at 57th Drive and Glenn Drive for public parking. The motion carried with Eggleston "Abstaining" . 2. CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 - GLENDALE LANDFILL FLOOD CONTROL LEVEE Dr. Martin Vanacour, City Manager, presented this item. This is a request for approval of- Change Order No. 1 and final to the contract, with Granite Construction Company, for Glendale Landfill Flood Control Levee. Additional work, as shown on Exhibit A, was required to remove and stockpile fencing on the north-south dike. Monitoring wells were re-adjusted due to grade modifications on the Northern Avenue section. The soil'cement roadway was deleted and replaced with an aggregate base roadway surface on the Northern Avenue section. Fill construction 'increased 94- significantly due to modification of grades along Northern Avenue. The amount of this change order is $"36,069.00, resulting in a revised contract amount of $417,115.00. Funds for this work are available in Account No. 55-6235-8300 (Landfill Account). Public Works/Engineering staff has reviewed the costs and found them to be "fair and reasonable. The recommendation is to approve Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $36,069.00. Mayor Scruggs asked if City Council had any questions of the City Manager or staff on this item. There was no response. It was moved by Lieberman, seconded by dark to approve Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $36,069.00. The motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING - Off-Track Wagering Facility License 3. OFF-TRACK WAGERING FACILITY: ARNOLD'S. 2X4 LOUNGE (REMOVE FROM TABLE) On May 28, 1991, the City Council enacted an Ordinance which regulates Off-Track Wagering facilities in the City of Glendale. Shortly thereafter, the City received its first application to have an Off-Track Wagering Facility located in Glendale. Although this Off-Track Wagering Facility has changed hands three times since the original application, Glendale has not received another site application until now. This is a request for a new Off-Track Wagering Facility License at Arnold's 2x4 Lounge which is located at 5106 North_ 51 Avenue, for pari-mutual wagering. This establishment is located over 300 feet from any school or church. The Planning and Zoning Department, Tax & License Division and Police Department have reviewed the application and have determined that it meets all necessary- technical requirements. Although a Police Department background check of the site shows approximately 56 calls for service to this address between 1990-1994, none of these are serious enough to warrant a recommendation of denial by the Department regarding this application. A site visitation was also conducted by the Police Department. During this inspection, it was pointed out to the applicant that parking lot safety and "the number of available parking spaces were concerns. The applicant responded that the on-site security personnel would patrol 95- the parking lot area The applicant also noted that if parking becomes a problem in the future, he would consider leasing additional space if needed. This item was tabled at the request of the applicant at the_ September 13, 1994 Regular Council meeting. The applicant requested that this item be placed on the October 11, 1994 Regular Council agenda. Attached is a second request from the applicant to table this item until November 8, 1994. Mayor Scruggs said we have one public hearing item which needs to be removed from the table before it can be discussed. Councilmember Lieberman questioned Mr. Van Haren as to whether the application had to be removed from the table first before tabling it tonight. Mr. Van Haren said to take any action on the item it must be removed from the table. He recommended that it be tabled but not to any particular date. The application can then be brought back to City Council when it is ready. It was moved by Lieberman, seconded by Clark, to bring the Off-Track Wagering Facility Application from the table and bring it to the present Council level. The motion carried unanimously. It was moved by Lieberman, seconded by dark, to table the Off-Track Wagering Facility Application of Arnold7 s 2x4 Lounge for an indefinite period. The motion carried with Councilmember Huffman voting "Nay". RESOLUTIONS 4. MODIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT NO. 10 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 59 Dr. Martin Vanacour, City Manager, presented this item. Chicago Trust Company, as trustee under Trust No. 20621, owner of the property on the southwest corner of 79th Avenue and Union Hills Drive, has petitioned for a modification of Assessment No. 10 of Improvement District No. 59. State Statute allows this modification with City Council's approval. The new modifications reflect assessments in proportion to the benefits to new parcels created by Chicago Trust Company (an existing parcel is being split "into two separate parcels). The City's Finance and Engineering Departments have reviewed the appraisal for the properties and determined that the property can bear the assessment this modification would 96 create This modification will not change the City's financial position for Improvement District No. 59. The recommendation is to waive reading beyond the title and adopt the attached resolution approving the modification of Assessment No. 10 of Improvement District No. 59, as set forth in the modification resolution. Resolution No. 2919, New Series was read by number and title only, it being A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, APPROVING MODIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT NO. 10 FOR CITY OF GLENDALE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 59 OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE. It was moved by Ewing, seconded by adopt, and approve Resolution No. 2919, motion carried unanimously. dark/ to pass, New Series. The 5.COMMUNITY ANTI-VIOLENCE AND GANG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE Dr. Martin Vanacour, City Manager, presented this item. In 1993, the Arizona Department of Public Safety began a Gang Intelligence and Team Enforcement Program throughout the State of Arizona for the purpose of anti-gang enforcement and investigation. While the program has been successful, the need for resources from all law enforcement agencies has become an important factor in addressing the gang and violence problems plaguing the state. As a result of recent legislative funding, the Department of Public Safety is proposing to create a. core gang unit of 50 officers from various law enforcement agencies in Arizona to supplement its original gang unit. It has asked the City of Glendale Police Department to dedicate one police officer to this endeavor. The task force members will be used to form the Community Anti-Violence and Gang Enforcement Task Force (C.A.G.E.), and will be divided into four gang units to concentrate on the Phoenix Metro area, and areas that have a high concentration of gang activity. If approved, Glendale's participation would increase our intelligence gathering potential, improve our ability to coordinate joint activities with other agencies, provide a significant increase to resources available to the Glendale Police Department to combat gang violence and provide a professional development opportunity to one of our officers. By combining resources and using them to their most effective and efficient levels, this unification of law enforcement agencies will cause a more concentrated effort in eliminating the presence of gangs in the valley. The Department of Public Safety will be funding this task force through a grant received from the Arizona Criminal 97 Justice Commission, and will be reimbursing participating agencies the cost for personnel assigned full-time to the unit. The reimbursement costs also includes equipment, overtime, training and travel costs. The recommendation is to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the Arizona Department of Public Safety to assign one police officer to the Community Anti-Violence and Gang Enforcement Task Force. Resolution No. 2920 New Series was read by number and title only, it being A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF ONE POLICE OFFICER TO THE COMMUNITY ANTI-VIOLENCE AND GANG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE (C.A.G.E.) It was moved by dark and seconded by Lieberman to pass, adopt/ and approve Resolution No. 2920 New Series. The motion carried unanimously. 6. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF PHOENIX FOR FIXED ROUTE SERVICE Dr. Martin Vanacour, City Manager, presented this item This is the annual renewal of an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Phoenix and the City of Glendale for continued operation of fixed bus routes within Glendale. The funding for the contract amount of $439,000 is provided in the current approved Transit budget. The contract is for the current fiscal year, FY94/95, and includes the following fixed routes: Yellow Route Route 138 Route 59 Grand Avenue Thunderbird Road 59th Avenue Extension Route 170 Route 80 Northern Avenue Route 90 Olive Avenue Route 24 Glendale Avenue (Sat.Service) Bell Road Additional routes provided to the City of Glendale are paid for by the Regional Public Transportation Authority and are therefore not included in this contract. These routes are as follows: Route 24 - Glendale Avenue (Weekdays) Route 59 - 59th Avenue Route 67 - 67th Avenue Route 570 - Northern Expressway -98- Route 106 - Peoria Avenue Route 581 - Thunderbird Expressway The recommendation is to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution to authorize execution of an inter governmental agreement with the City of Phoenix for the operation of fixed route services in Glendale. Resolution No. 2921 New Series was read by number and title only, it being A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE ENTERING INTO OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PHOENIX PERTAINING TO THE FIXED ROUTE SERVICES OPERATED IN GLENDALE BY PHOENIX TRANSIT FOR THE 1994-95 FISCAL YEAR. It was moved by Lieberman, seconded by Huffman, to pass, adopt, and approve Resolution No. 2921 New Series. The motion carried unanimously. REQUEST FOR FUTURE WORKSHOP AND EXECUTIVE SESSION It was moved by Vice Mayor McAllister, seconded by Lieberman, to schedule a City Council Workshop at 8:30 a.m. and an Executive Session at 5:30 p.m., on October 25, 1994, in Room B-3. The Executive Session is pursuant to ARS 38-431.03 to discuss personnel matters and obtain legal advice. The motion carried unanimously COUNCIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Councilmember Eggleston reminded everyone that the popular Saturday Market commences this Saturday in Murphy Park. Vice Mayor McAllister said he appreciated the Boy Scouts coming to the City Council meeting Mayor Scruggs thanked the Boy Scouts for coming to the meeting and invited them to come back ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Certification the meeting was I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true, correct, and accurate copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Glendale held on the llth day of October, 1994. I further certify that the -99 meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. 1994 (SEAL) Given under my Jiand and seal ^his o3 ^^^^^^^ Pamela'Oliveira,'~tfity:'Clerk day of6^A^z-, -100