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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 2/28/2023City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 C.� Glendale A R I Z O N A Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 28, 2023 12:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Council Chambers City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren To/machoff 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 Joyce Clark Councilmember Jamie Aldama 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 WORKSHOP SESSION 1. RECYCLE PROGRAM UPDATE Presented by: Michelle Woytenko, Director Field Operations Michael Carr, Deputy Director Field Operations Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Woytenko and Mr. Carr provided an update on the Recycling Program. Mr. Carr presented three options for moving forward with the Blue Barrel Program. Option 1 was to distribute blue barrels citywide at a cost of $4.9 million over nine to twelve months. Staff had applied for a grant for the program. Option 2 was to distribute blue barrels as current recycle barrels were replaced. Stickers would be affixed to existing containers to identify the containers as recycle only. The cost of the stickers was $114,000. The timeline to replace all existing barrels was 15-20 years, with 3,000 barrels being replaced per year. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the QR code on the stickers led to information on acceptable recycle materials. Mr. Carr said that was correct. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the new blue barrels would have a QR code sticker. Mr. Carr said the QR code would be hot -stamped onto the new blue barrels. Mr. Carr said Option 3 was to have sage green containers fitted with blue lids as the containers were replaced. There would be a cost of $114,000 for stickers and a timeline of 15-20 years, with 3,000 barrels being replaced per year. Mayor Weiers asked about the timeline for the grant application for Option 1. Ms. Woytenko said, if awarded, it could take up to twelve months to receive the full grant award. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 2 of 16 Mayor Weiers preferred Option 1, if the grant was awarded to the City. Mr. Carr said staff recommended Option 1 if the grant was received. If the grant was not received, staff recommended Option 2. Staff would continue to pursue grant funding for Option 1 for the out -years. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if staff had pursued any grants for the City's materials recovery facility (MRF). She asked if it had been determined that the City would not have its own MRF. Ms. Woytenko said in June 2021, staff presented an in depth look at recycling. The Council consensus at that time was to look at outsourcing the MRF. The issues were due to the age of the MRF, its inefficiency, and the cost to rebuild the MRF. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if staff was pursuing a grant so that the City could process its own recyclables. The City did not have control of the cost if it outsourced recyclables. Ms. Woytenko said staff looked at grant opportunities however had not seen any for which rebuilding the MRF would qualify but staff had not been overly aggressive because the Council consensus had been to outsource the service. She said staff could look at rebuilding the MRF with Council direction. Vice Mayor Clark agreed with moving forward with Option 1, if the grant was awarded. She was not in favor of rebuilding the MRF because outsourcing was the better choice. She requested that a refrigerator magnet with a list of acceptable recyclables be included in the new program. Councilmember Aldama did not see why stickers were needed as the color of the barrel would indicate it was for recycling. Recycling was philosophical and reduced the environmental footprint. He asked if there were options within the grant that could have a larger impact on the City other than purchasing new trash cans. Ms. Woytenko would have to review the grant to see if there were other opportunities that would help reduce the City's carbon footprint. Councilmember Aldama suggested pausing on consensus until staff brought back more information on other opportunities that could create a larger impact. The City already had trash cans and there could be other opportunities for the use of $4.9 million. Mr. Carr explained the purpose of the Blue Barrel Pilot Program was to see if blue barrels increased participation and lowered contamination. There was 38% contamination citywide, and the pilot program had resulted in a significant reduction of contamination with neighborhoods as low as 8% contamination. Ms. Woytenko said the grant application could be withdrawn but could not be,changed. Councilmember Aldama said he would most likely support the program if it reduced the City's footprint. Councilmember Turner asked if it was the blue color of the barrel, or the educational information provided during the pilot program that made a difference. Ms. Woytenko indicated staff did not have that data. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 3 of 16 Councilmember Turner said it could have been the education and outreach that made the difference. If the blue barrels were implemented, staff had said the green barrels could be used for trash. He asked if the green barrels would then need a sticker. Ms. Woytenko said the $4.9 million included the cost of relabeling and cleaning the green barrels. Councilmember Turner was not pleased that staff applied for a grant on a subject that Council had yet to reach consensus. The $4.9 million was taxpayer money and although it was federal funds, Council should be good stewards of the funds. The blue barrels really stuck out in a bad way, especially in neighborhoods with houses that did not have an area to store the trash cans. The green color was determined and agreed upon by resident input. He supported the use of a sticker with the QR code and a refrigerator magnet with a QR code. He could support the use of the blue lid, as a compromise, Councilmember Tolmachoff read aloud the eligible activities from the EPA's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants. One of the activities could be a MRF and another related to the blue barrels. Council did not want to use funds from Solid Waste to rebuild the MRF. She did not recall being told the operations cost of a MRF was more than outsourcing. The City was subject to capacity when outsourcing and could not control the costs. She asked if staff looked at operations costs versus outsourcing and if the City could obtain a grant to restore the MRF. Recycling was important to Glendale residents and an outsourced facility could turn away Glendale's material if it was at capacity. Mr. Phelps said the funds required for the capital improvements at the MRF would have resulted in a rate increase. Council had been very clear that it did not want to increase rates. There was a very short window for the Build Back Better grant. When recycling was outsourced, capacity in the landfill was preserved, which stretched out the length of time Glendale citizens could benefit from the lower rates of the landfill. Even though staff had applied for the grant, it would be withdrawn if Council did not approve moving forward. There was a 15% improvement in contamination and a 4% increase in participation with the pilot program, a measurable difference. Vice Mayor Clark asked if the grant was for $4 million. Ms. Woytenko said that was correct. Vice Mayor Clark noted the grant was approximately 90% of the cost to change out all of the barrels in a year. She asked if staff would wait on action until there was a decision on the grant. Ms. Woytenko said staff was recommending Option 1, if the grant was received, and Option 2 if not. Blue containers for current replacements would be ordered immediately with Council consensus. If the grant was received, the rest of the containers would be done at one time. The blue containers would go first to the areas with the highest contamination rates. Vice Mayor Clark asked for confirmation that there was cost savings if the blue barrels reduced contamination rates and increased efficiency due to decreased sorting costs. Mr. Carr said there was a blanket residual amount and the City was charged an additional fee if it went over the blanket residual amount. Vice Mayor Clark said the City had a MRF for approximately twenty years and it had never City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 4 of 16 been profitable. She preferred to outsource the service so that the City did not have cost of a facility. Councilmember Malnar said citizens wanted to recycle. The question was, if an easier method could be provided for citizens to decide how to recycle. He supported the use of the blue barrels based on the statistics. Blue was the standard recycle color of the world and its use might eliminate many contamination problems. He supported Option 1 and said a blue lid would be a compromise. He supported outsourcing the recycling. The City would have to deal with increased costs even if it still had its own MRF. Outsourcing the recycling allowed for the addition of glass to be recycled, which many residents had requested. Councilmember Tolmachoff had not received informational material from Solid Waste about recycling. She agreed the blue barrels were easier to identify. Ms. Woytenko agreed the education program was inadequate. Staff had heard consistently from residents during outreach that the color blue was associated with recycling. Mr. Carr said, to his knowledge, the pilot program participants received educational material that had been used for years and did not receive additional educational material other than the first outreach along with the blue barrel. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the QR code would be an efficient tool. Councilmember Turner said if the grant was not awarded, the bins could be changed through attrition to green barrels with blue lids. Councilmember Aldama asked if the pilot program had been implemented in only one demographic area of the City. Mr. Carr said staff identified different demographics, such as HOA's, non HOA's and implemented the program in six neighborhoods, one in each Council district. Councilmember Aldama said blue lids on the green cans would do the job, but he did not like the look for Glendale. He was disappointed that staff did not search for other ways to use the grant funds. He asked when staff found out about the grant, since it was submitted on February 16, 2023. Ms. Woytenko did not recall the exact date, but staff had approximately two weeks to submit once it became aware of the grant. She said staff would be more proactive in finding grants. Councilmember Hugh expressed support for Option 1. Mayor Weiers asked how much was spent annually to replace damaged recycling cans. Mr. Carr estimated a total of $700,000 per year in container replacement. Ms. Woytenko said the $700,000 included both trash and recycle container replacement. She estimated the cost for recycling cans would be $350,000 per year. Mayor Weiers said the federal funds would not be wasted because cans needed to be replaced over time. He did not like the combination of the green can with the blue lid and preferred the solid blue can. The blue color was the most identifiable as recycling. Councilmember Tolmachoff did not like the green cans with a blue lid and preferred the blue City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 5 of 16 can. Mayor Weiers confirmed Council consensus for Option 1. Mr. Carr presented information on the Recycle Education and Outreach Plan. Councilmember Aldama appreciated the use of resident data in the decision -making process. He said special meetings could be held if there were time constraints on an issue. Mr. Carr presented information on the recycle processing agreement with Waste Management and the retro-fit of the MRF to a transfer station. The cost of the retro-fit was $1,000,000, of which $500,000 was in the current budget for MRF improvements and the remaining $500,000 would be submitted through the MRF CIP in the FY2024 budget. There would be a cost savings in time, fuel, and shipping which had not yet been calculated but would be brought back as a follow up to Council. Vice Mayor Clark asked if any of the savings on the hauling contract re -bid could be applied to the $500,000 for FY2024. Mr. Carr said the equipment must first be purchased and installed. The savings would be realized through the MRF's operating budget. Mr. Carr presented information on the costs of the recycling program. Councilmember Malnar asked if the processing costs were net of any revenue generated from recycling or only what the City paid for recycling. He asked if there was no additional revenue for the value of the recycled materials. Mr. Carr said the City paid a flat rate of $150 per ton for processing costs and received a blended rate back as a credit which depended on the market rates for the material. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if an educational insert would be included in the City's utility bill for residents. Most residents did not use the department's paper calendar. Ms. Woytenko said requests for calendars had decreased and its use should be reconsidered. The outreach document should be looked at annually. Mr. Phelps said staff would continually look at effective tools for education outreach. Councilmember Aldama asked if there were recycling programs for multi -family units. Ms. Woytenko said per statute, multi -family units were considered commercial properties. The City could offer recycling to multi -family units, but it would be through a commercial service and not the residential program. Councilmember Aldama asked how a resident could obtain a calendar. Ms. Woytenko said the calendars were mailed and a replacement could be obtained by calling 623-930-2600 or on the City's website at solidwaste@glendaleaz.com. 2. GESD SYSTEM OF CARE PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY Presented by: Jean Moreno, Director, Community Services City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 6 of 16 Ms. Bower read the item by title. Ms. Moreno presented information on a potential opportunity with the Glendale Elementary School District (GESD) to partner in its System of Care Center. Councilmember Aldama said the GESD facility was not located in the same census tract as the City's current facility. Ms. Moreno said staff served approximately 1,500 to 1,900 housing program clients that were not located at the City's public housing facilities but were scattered throughout the City. She said only 155 households were currently being served out of the existing facility. The public housing clients were included in the proposal to provide better amenities and access to City services and wrap around services. Vice Mayor Clark requested clarification of the cost value of the lease. Ms. Moreno said the monthly cost value of the lease was $60,000. Vice Mayor Clark asked for clarification of the $2 million cost to upgrade the building. Ms. Moreno said the majority of the costs would be remodeling the bathrooms, creating a reception space, client meeting rooms, and a secure back office. Vice Mayor Clark said the proposed building was in the furthest portion of a qualified census tract, but the bus route made the site viable. She was not sure the location was the best to provide services to clients but viewed it as a great opportunity and was in support. Councilmember Aldama asked for confirmation of the costs included. Ms. Moreno said the onetime cost was $2 million, with $30,000 annually for operating costs, and no monthly lease cost. Councilmember Aldama did not support the proposal. He did not disagree with the concept but wanted to put the $2 million into a facility that the City owned. The $2 million could improve the current building. He asked for the funding source of the $2 million. Ms. Moreno said, if there was consensus to move forward, staff would work with Budget and Finance to identify a funding source. Councilmember Aldama asked if staff was proposing that $2 million be taken from the City's fund balance. Mr. Phelps said it was an option as well as other grant funding. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked about any commitment the City would have to make as far as parking. Ms. Moreno said there would be a clause in the agreement that would allow the City to make mutually agreed upon parking improvements, but not for the City to necessarily commit to the improvements. Mr. Phelps wanted to keep parking separate until the City was sure the partnership worked for the clients. If it did, then covered parking for employees could be addressed in the long term. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 7 of 16 Councilmember Tolmachoff said having all services at one campus was a benefit to the taxpayers. She asked about the City's liability for anyone visiting other buildings on the campus. Ms. Moreno said the school district owned the campus. Staff would work with the City Attorney's Office on a facilities use agreement that would address indemnification requirements. Councilmember Tolmachoff supported the concept especially because it was accessible on the transit line. Mayor Weiers agreed it might not be the ideal location but supported a campus of full wrap around services. Ms. Moreno asked for Council consensus to identify $2 million for one-time tenant improvements and $30,000 for annual operating costs to pursue the co -location opportunity. Councilmember Aldama asked if space for Public Housing staff was included as part of the. City Hall project. Ms. Moreno had requested that Public Housing staff be included in the City Hall reconstruction but had not received confirmation. Councilmember Aldama said it made more sense to use the funds for the City Hall project, instead of using the $2 million on a building the City did not own. It was a great concept and a relationship with the school district would be great, but he was not willing to spend the funds on the project. Vice Mayor Clark asked if the proposed project would replace the City's one -stop center. Ms. Moreno said there were a lot of other services outside of Community Services that would go into the one -stop center. The City's Human Services and Community Vitality Programs would be at the System of Care Center. Vice Mayor Clark asked what Community Services would be available at the one -stop center at City Hall. Ms. Moreno said, due to changes during Covid, clients could now be served online and did not have to go to a physical location. The benefit to the campus setting was staff could work with the family and connect them to other services in real time. She said there would not be enough space at City Hall to co -locate with other partners or services. The current first floor Customer Service Center staff had been trained to do basic preliminary entry into programs and services the department provided. There were fifty employees in the Community Services Division affected by the proposal, 30 of which were currently in City Hall. Vice Mayor Clark asked if the strongest point was the co -located services. Ms. Moreno said that was correct. The campus setting was an ideal way to provide co -located services. Vice Mayor Clark asked for data which supported co -location of services as the best model. Ms. Moreno said the Cities of Avondale and Mesa had used the model successfully. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 8 of 16 Vice Mayor Clark was willing to move forward but wanted to make sure it was the most cost-effective, viable way to provide the needed services. She supported a pilot project, instead of investing $2 million, to obtain data on the success of the program. There could be better approaches that would make more sense for a $2 million investment. Mayor Weiers confirmed that there was approximately a 3-year break-even point after the $2 million investment. Ms. Moreno said that was correct. Mayor Weiers said staff was proposing a five-year deal with the school district with the mutual option of cancelling the contract with one -year's notice. Ms. Moreno said that was correct. Mayor Weiers said the need existed and would only increase. The wrap around services made a big difference. He had witnessed the frustration of residents when they arrived at City Hall and were told they had to go elsewhere for other services. He supported the program. Mr. Phelps said the budget for the proposal in 2017 for a similar project was $17 million and because there was no identified funding source at that time, Council removed the project. The proposal was a relatively high value proposition for a consolidated campus. Customers using the services would prefer to go to a full -service campus. With Council consensus, staff would work with the Budget and Finance Department for funding opportunities. Councilmember Turner asked if transportation vouchers could be used with a cab company or other providers for clients who came to City Hall but needed to go to the campus. Ms. Moreno said staff regularly referred clients to transportation services, including Dial -A -Ride and there was some flexible funding to provide bus passes. The partners definitely had funding to provide bus passes as well. Councilmember Turner said he was asking about direct transportation to the campus from City Hall. Ms. Moreno said traditionally, clients came to City Hall in their own vehicles. There were some clients with mobility issues and staff would find a way to get clients from City Hall to the campus, if it became a problem. Councilmember Aldama said services were being provided at the school campus. The services were very important. The funding source of the $2 million plus operations costs was still unknown. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked how the proposal impacted the relationship with the Norton Ramsay Center downtown. Ms. Moreno said there would be no impact because most people accessed the services directly from the Norton Ramsay Center. Councilmember Tolmachoff did not see an employment or vocational partner at the campus. Ms. Moreno said Youth Force was a training and workforce development program. The City's partnerships could be brought to the campus as well, such as Community Legal Services. The list of providers on site would continue to grow to fill service gaps. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 9 of 16 Mayor Weiers said the proposal might allow for the Veteran's Services to participate on the campus as well. Ms. Moreno expected the City, if it became a partner, would collaborate with all campus partners to determine gaps and other service providers. Vice Mayor Clark asked if the homeless clients would move over to the campus. Ms. Moreno did not anticipate that would happen as CASS was doing a fantastic job with the clients. Mayor Weiers confirmed Council consensus. Ms. Moreno asked for consensus to add a $1 million placeholder for future CIP for covered parking and electric vehicle charging. It would not occur until staff was sure the program was working. Vice Mayor Clark said the support would have to be based on solid data on the program's success. Mayor Weiers confirmed Council consensus. 3. COUNCIL ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST - CIRCLE DRIVEWAYS Presented by: Rick St. John, Deputy City Manager Tim Boling, Code Compliance Administrator Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. St. John presented information in response to Councilmember Turner's Council Item of Special Interest regarding circular drives and whether or not people should be allowed to park on semi -circular driveways on R1 zoned properties. Mr. Boling said there was no problem or issue with vehicles parked on circular drives. The vehicles did not create parking issues or blight and staff received very few complaints. Vice Mayor Clark said it was allowed in an R1-6 PRD but not an R1-6 which was almost discriminatory and unfair to a certain segment of the population. She asked if staff could create an ordinance that addressed people parking in front of the front door, which she had seen people do in circular driveways. She suggested possibly prohibiting parking within a certain distance of the front door. Mr. St. John said staff could craft language that parking would have to occur within some minimum distance of the primary entrance to the dwelling. He would have to consult with the City Attorney. He cited at least one instance where there was an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint from a resident regarding a front yard parking enforcement and an exception had to be created due to ADA. Vice Mayor Clark could not support the ordinance as written, as it was too discriminatory. Councilmember Turner said there was confusion about the Code. The issue regarding fire safety and accessibility came from staff in the Code Committee meetings. He viewed it as blight. Section CA. of the Code, said the parking was permitted so long as no long-term City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 10 of 16 residential parking occupied such circular drive. The current Code already prohibited it and he asked if the Code was being enforced in that manner. Mr. St. John said to his knowledge, staff had never enforced parking on semi -circular drives as illegal. It could change if that was Council's direction. Staff and the Code Committee had not interpreted the Code to prohibit any parking at all on semi -circular drives. The direction of the Code Committee was to allow parking on semi -circular drives, but not vehicle storage. Councilmember Turner recalled the conversations from Code Committee meetings differently. The Code prohibited parking on semi -circular drives. The driveway was not a parking space. He asked if it were allowable to put a parking space in front of the front door. Mr. St. John said it would not be allowed. Councilmember Turner asked where in the Code it said it was allowed to park parallel to the front door but not perpendicular. Mr. Bailey said the discussions were strictly about the Code because the City did allow and approve housing units that allowed for parking perpendicular to a front door and perpendicular to a street. It was generally in a PAD or a PRD or in some other accepted area. The challenge was to accomplish clarity when there were so many diverse products in the City. Councilmember Turner asked if others disagreed with his interpretation of section CA. Mr. St. John said the Code was written in 1993, and historically, Code Enforcement had never disallowed parking on semi -circular drives. Councilmember Turner said the Code said one thing but was enforced differently. It appeared to be a common problem and was costing the trust of the community. Some of the community thought parking in the circular driveway created blight and detracted from the neighborhood value and the residential appearance of the neighborhood. The Code should be followed as it was written. If Council wanted to make an exception for large lots, a Councilmember could make a proposal. He proposed following the Code as written which said no parking on semi -circular driveways. Councilmember Malnar said the Code Committee issued a recommendation to not allow parking on circular driveways. However, Council had decided not to follow the recommendation, and to allow parking on semi -circular driveways. He asked if the Code was going to be part of the development code or nuisance code. Mr. St. John said it was part of the development code. Councilmember Malnar asked if the development code would still be revised. Mr. St. John said that was correct, it was under revision. Councilmember Malnar agreed with Councilmember Turner that the verbiage was confusing to the residents and needed to be cleaned up to be effective. The term `long term' should be defined, and he would be happy to make it an Item of Special Interest. The rewrite of the Uniform Development Code (UDC) might have already addressed it, and he needed to see any proposed verbiage. One of the adjustments asked for in the Code Committee was that parking could be allowed in a circle driveway if it did not exceed 40% of the total frontage on a lot of 8,000 square feet or less. The Code referred to 50%. He asked if the developmental code would be changed to be consistent with the rewrite of the nuisance code. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 11 of 16 Mr. St. John said it would be consistent. Councilmember Malnar said the Code only allowed one vehicle per every 400 square feet of property, to eliminate the ability to park as many vehicles as possible in the front yard. Parking on a circle driveway was reduced due to the additional restrictions. He did not see the need to prohibit circle driveway parking. He agreed with Councilmember Turner that the language was inconsistent to how it was enforced. He asked if there were exceptions for a holiday party or birthday party for parking on a circle driveway. Mr. St. John said that was correct. Councilmember Malnar recommended that no action on consensus be taken on removing the ability to park on semi -circle driveways. He wanted clarification in the language and that the language in the development code match the language in the nuisance code that had already been approved. Councilmember Aldama asked if circular driveway parking was not allowed, if a driveway was not built with the home. Mr. St. John said that had not been the interpretation since 1993. Councilmember Aldama said it had consistently been enforced as allowable. Mr. St. John said that was correct. Councilmember Aldama said the Code was pretty clear, and he did not understand how it was not being enforced. Mr. St. John said it had been interpreted, not by Code Enforcement, but by everyone who had a piece helping to create the language, that temporary parking on semi -circular drives would be allowed. Councilmember Aldama asked if a person could park in front of a doorway. Mr. St. John said there were a number of variations of garage placements on properties but in general terms, it was not allowed for people to park directly in front of their front door. Councilmember Aldama asked if the proposal today would eliminate blight. Mr. St. John said it was a Council decision if it created blight. Councilmember Aldama asked how staff would handle a situation if a resident was parking in a circular driveway to unload groceries. Mr. St. John said if staff saw consistent behavior, it would begin to build a case that the parking was not being used for unloading but rather was being used as a consistent parking space. Staff had created a new tri-fold pamphlet explaining allowable parking on residential property. Adjustments would be made to the pamphlet indicating that a semi -circle drive could only be used for maneuvering, with exceptions such as dropping off people or groceries. If there was no compliance, a person would be served notices and eventually a citation. Councilmember Aldama asked if the circular driveway was illegal if it exceeded 50% of the property. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 12 of 16 Mr. St. John said it was 40% or 50% depending on the size of the lot and was currently being enforced. Councilmember Aldama said it would be illegal then to park on the circular driveway. Mr. St. John said not all circular drives caused a property to exceed the 40% or 50%. Councilmember Aldama said the Code prohibited parking in front of a living area. Mr. St. John said there was an exception for the placement of the semi -circular drive. The Code seemed to suggest it was a maneuvering space and not a parking space. Councilmember Turner said the Code was not that unclear. At some point, Code Enforcement decided not to enforce the Code but did not come to Council to ask for the Code to be changed. Mayor Weiers asked if there was consensus not to move forward. Councilmember Aldama asked if the call for consensus was to leave the Code as -is and enforce it appropriately. Mayor Weiers said that was correct. Councilmember Aldama said the Code should be left as -is and followed accordingly. Mayor Weiers asked Mr. St. John for clarification on what he was seeking consensus on. Mr. St. John said staff was seeking Council consensus to amend the Code to not allow parking on semi -circular driveways on R1 zoned residential properties. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the Code did not currently allow parking on semi -circular driveways. She asked if staff was asking Council if it wanted Code to enforce the restriction. Mr. Bailey said there was originally a desire to prohibit long-term parking on circular driveways but to allow short-term parking. The prohibition was no long-term residential parking. He asked if Council was directing staff not to change the Code and to enforce it. Staff could work on clarity in the ordinance. Mayor Weiers asked for Council to allow the City Attorney to draft some verbiage for Council to consider at a future workshop. Councilmember Aldama said the current Code worked and should be enforced. Mr. Phelps asked if Council wanted the policy to be zero exceptions, because the current Code implied no exceptions, or did Council want certain conditions whereby people could park on a circular driveway. If so, the City Attorney would need to fashion that verbiage. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked about semi -circular drives that did not lead to a garage or a carport. Mr. St. John said the Code allowed for the placement for a semi -circular drive for maneuvering. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 13 of 16 Councilmember Turner said the Code Enforcement Officer would determine if the situation was a consistent situation or not and had an opportunity for an educational conversation with the resident. He said the City had a Code that was consistently not enforced, even with an educational opportunity. He said the Code was not that unclear. The terms `long-term' or `temporary' could possibly be distinguished. The Code should be enforced as written. Mr. Phelps asked if Council wanted to take a strict interpretation with no exceptions, such as for dropping off a passenger or groceries. Councilmember Aldama asked for the size of properties on which circular driveways were allowed. Mr. St. John said, regardless of the size of the lot, Code allowed for placement of a semi -circular drive, provided it was in compliance with all other aspects of the Code, such as the 40% or 50% rule or the number or vehicles allowed in the front of the residence. Councilmember Aldama supported the Code as -is but supported more clarity. Mr. Bailey asked if Council wanted him to return with greater clarity on the meaning of long-term resident parking, temporary, and ADA. Mr. St. John said the portion of the zoning ordinance that referred to long-term parking had been eliminated in the new UDC. The UDC would have the language from Chapter 24 which was adopted by Council in June 2021. Mr. Bailey said if there was Council consensus, he would return with clarifying language on the exceptions and to incorporate language from the new UDC. Mayor Weiers confirmed consensus to continue the matter pending clarifying language from Mr. Bailey. 4. DOWNTOWN CAMPUS REINVESTMENT PROJECT UPDATE Presented by: Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Phelps gave an update on the Downtown Campus Reinvestment Project. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked when information regarding the March 15th community engagement meeting would be available for Councilmembers to provide to constituents. Mr. Phelps said the information would be sent to Councilmembers. Councilmember Turner asked about the staff to be housed at the Media Center Mr. Phelps said two floors would be used at the Media Center. One floor would be for Mayor, Council and Council's assistants, and the other floor would be used for the City Manager's Office. He would send the complete Media Center schematic to Council. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 14 of 16 CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps said March would be busy with the annual kick-off of Glendale University, the Live@Murphy Park series, Paris in the Spring in Catlin Court, the Glendale Folk and Heritage Festival, the opening of Tiger Woods' PopStroke at Westgate, and spring training. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST None MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Vice Mayor Joyce Clark, seconded by Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff to hold an executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Ian Hugh Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council met in executive session at 4:00 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 city -owned property near 57th Avenue and Palmaire 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 contracts at Camelback Ranch pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4) A motion was made by Vice Mayor Joyce Clark, seconded by Councilmember Ray Malnar to adjourn the exeuctive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Joyce Clark Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Ian Hugh City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 15 of 16 Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed Mayor Weiers adjourned the executive session at 4:56 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 4:56 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 28th day of February, 2023. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 7th day of March, 2023. J i . Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2023 Page 16 of 16