HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgendas - City Council - Meeting Date: 9/26/2023 (3)City of Glendale
City Council
Workshop Agenda
Amended 9/25/2023*
Mayor Jerry Weiers
Vice Mayor Joyce Clark
Councilmember Jamie Aldama
Councilmember Ian Hugh
Councilmember Ray Malnar
Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff
Councilmember Bart Turner
5850 West Glendale AvenueGlendale, AZ 85301
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 12:30 PM Glendale Civic Center5750 W Glenn DriveGlendale, AZ 85301
Workshop
One or more members of the City Council may be unable to attend the Council Meeting in person and
may participate telephonically, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431(4).
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
WORKSHOP SESSION
1. EMERGENCY SERVICES ORGANIZATION CODE CHANGES
Presented by: Nicole Munson, Emergency Manager, Emergency Management
Attachments
PowerPoint Presentation
2. PRESENTATION OF THE CITY'S MODERN DATA PLATFORM
Presented by: Feroz Merchhiya, CIO
Megan Ellgen, Controller
Jenny Durda, Business Intelligence & Analytics Officer
Swathi Muthukumar, BI Report Developer
Iffat Tariq, Chief Digital Officer, I&I Software, Inc.
Rajil Nambiar, Data Governance Functional Lead, I&I Software, Inc.
Attachments
PowerPoint Presentation (updated 9/26/23)
3. DOWNTOWN CAMPUS REINVESTMENT PROJECT UPDATE
Presented by: Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager
Attachments
PowerPoint Presentation (updated 9/26/23)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
This report allows the City Manager to update the City Council. The City Council may only
acknowledge the contents to this report and is prohibited by state law from discussing or acting
on any of the items presented by the City Manager since they are not itemized on the Council
Workshop Agenda.
CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT
This report allows the City Attorney to update the City Council. The City Council may only
acknowledge the contents to this report and is prohibited by state law from discussing or acting
on any of the items presented by the City Attorney since they are not itemized on the Council
Workshop Agenda.
COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Councilmembers may indicate topic(s) they would like to have discussed by the Council at a
future Workshop and the reason for their interest. The Council does not discuss the new topics at
the Workshop where they are introduced.
MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
EXECUTIVE SESSION
4.LEGAL MATTERS
A. The City Council will meet with the City Attorney for legal advice, discussion and
consultation regarding the City’s position in pending or contemplated litigation, including
settlement discussions conducted in order to avoid or resolve litigation (A.R.S. §
38-431.03(A)(3)(4))
B. Council will meet to discuss and consider records exempt by law from public inspection and
are specifically required to be maintained as confidential by state or federal law (A.R.S. §
38-431.03(A)(4))
*PROPERTY/LEGAL ADVICE
A. 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 property in the area of Bell Road and Loop 101 (A.R.S.
§§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)).
ADJOURNMENT
Upon a public majority vote of a quorum of the City Council, the Council may hold an executive session, which will notbe open to the public, regarding any item listed on the agenda but only for the following purposes:
(i) discussion or consideration of personnel matters (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1));(ii) discussion or consideration of records exempt by law from public inspection (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(2));(iii) discussion or consultation for legal advice with the city’s attorneys (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3));(iv) discussion or consultation with the city’s attorneys regarding the city’s position regarding contracts that arethe subject of negotiations, in pending or contemplated litigation, or in settlement discussions conducted inorder to avoid or resolve litigation (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(4));(v) discussion or consultation with designated representatives of the city in order to consider its position andinstruct its representatives regarding negotiations with employee organizations (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(5)); or
(vi) discussing or consulting 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 real property (A.R.S. §
38-431.03(A)(7));
(vii) Discussions or consultations with designated representatives of the public body in order to discuss
security plans, procedures, assessments, measures or systems relating to, or having an impact on, the security
or safety of buildings, facilities, operations, critical infrastructure information and information technology
maintained by the public body. Records, documentation, notes, or other materials made by, or provided to, the
representatives pursuant to this paragraph are confidential and exempt from public disclosure under this
chapter and title 39, chapter 1 (A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(9)).
Confidentiality
Arizona statute precludes any person receiving executive session information from disclosing
that information except as allowed by law. A.R.S. § 38-431.03(F). Each violation of this statute is
subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, plus court costs and attorneys’ fees. This penalty is
assessed against the person who violates this statute or who knowingly aids, agrees to aid or
attempts to aid another person in violating this article. The city is precluded from expending any
public monies to employ or retain legal counsel to provide legal services or representation to the
public body or any of its officers in any legal action commenced for violation of the statute
unless the City Council takes a legal action at a properly noticed open meeting to approve of
such expenditure prior to incurring any such obligation or indebtedness. A.R.S. §
38-431.07(A)(B).
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS
For special accommodations please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 623-930-2252 extension 1 at least 3 businessdays prior to the meeting.
POSTING VERIFICATION
This agenda was posted on 9/15/23 at 5:00 p.m. by MR.This amended agenda was posted on 9/25/23 at 12:00 p.m. by MR.