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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 2/27/2024City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 C0% II't7 Glendale A R I Z O N A Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Civic Center City Council Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aidama Councilmember Joyce Clark 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 Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark 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 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE Presented by: Shahid Abbas, Director, Transportation Jamsheed Mehta, Assistant City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Abbas and Mr. Mehta presented the following information. • Overview of Pavement Section • Pavement Management Program Safety • Pavement Conditions • Analysis and Project Planning Councilmember Tolmachoff asked where the cutoff was for surface treatment only and what the middle treatments looked like. Mr. Mehta said that would be what was predicted. There was a predictive aspect to the model that suggested what would be the pavement condition index of that segment of the road in the future. If it was currently green and had a chance of sliding to yellow, that would be the year the appropriate treatment would be needed. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked how close the fair and critical miles of pavement were to needing treatment and how it was being prioritized. Mr. Abbas said that was the beauty of the MicroPAVER program. It looked at all the layers and then advised what treatment was needed. Staff did not want the critical sections to slip further down. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked about the 162 miles of roadway assessed as critical. Mr. Abbas said it would be treated in the near future. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 2 of 8 Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if mill and overlay was still being done between reconstruction and surface treatments. She asked what type of treatments would be applied to the poor and marginal roads. Mr. Abbas said that marginal, fair and critical were ideal candidates for mill and overlay. Mill and overlay was much cheaper than reconstruction. Good and excellent were great candidates for slurry seals. Mayor Weiers asked how staff determined what action to take and at what point. Mr. Abbas said that the way the program worked was from intersection to intersection. The road in one mile might require 3 different treatments. It was done one segment at a time and segments could be grouped together if necessary. Councilmember Aldama asked where in the 10-year plan did failed, very poor, and poor get to the 82 which was the goal. Mr. Mehta said next month's Capital Improvement Program presentation would include major capital projects. Councilmember Turner said the projections indicated 59th Avenue would be addressed in 7 or 8 years. He asked if it would get any kind of treatment before 2032. Mr. Abbas said the street needed to be reconstructed but it would be another 5 to 7 years before it completely failed. Staff would do another survey in 3 years to review the conditions. 2. COUNCIL ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST - RETIREE HEALTHCARE Presented by: Jim Brown, Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Vicki Moss, Assistant Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Brown and Ms. Moss presented information on the following: . History of Retiree health . What the City currently offered new retirees Kurt Evans and Kevin Baker, Brown and Brown Consultants, presented proposed retiree health care plans. Councilmember Aldama asked if the 100% participation rate in year 20, for $20 million, assumed the increase in medical costs. Mr. Baker said it assumed the City subsidized the increases each year. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked about the $125 per pay period and if only Fire Union members received that amount. She asked who paid for it. Mr. Brown said it was part of the MOU with Fire and the City paid it. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked what other cities had similar plans and if it impacted recruitment competition. City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 3 of 8 Mr. Brown said the cities of Mesa and Goodyear had a similar plan and Tempe had a modified version of the plan. There were other cities looking at implementing similar plans. Councilmember Aldama asked if Mesa had seen any results from implementing the program. Mr. Brown said there was currently very little data. Mesa had not had the plan in place long enough for valuable data. Councilmember Aldama requested that staff bring back data to continue the conversation on the topic. He wanted to know where the plan would be funded from and how to sustain it throughout the years to come. Councilmember Malnar asked how soon it could be implemented. Mr. Brown said that it could be considered for the next fiscal year. Councilmember Malnar would like a more in-depth discussion and input from employee groups. Councilmember Turner had been on Council when the City decided to change the retiree plan in 2018 and he had not heard anything that made him think it would be good to change course now. It sounded like more liability for the taxpayers and that was not the legacy he wanted to leave behind. Councilmember Turner asked if it was something the Risk Management Advisory Board could advise on with an ad -hoc committee of citizens. He wanted to get the residents' point of view on the topic. Councilmember Clark asked prior to the 2018 decision, how many retirees used COBRA at that time. She thought the number was probably very small. She asked how much police and fire retirements cost annually. Vice Mayor Hugh agreed with Councilmember Malnar to get more information and work on it for the next budget. Mayor Weiers wanted to see it come back in November for further discussion. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the discussion could include'a partial subsidy versus a full subsidy. Councilmember Turner wanted to know what percentage of covered retirees fell under retiree only, retiree plus one or retiree plus family and if the employee could change from retiree only to retiree plus family. Mr. Phelps said that it would be good to think about what problem it was that was trying to be solved. Once that question was answered, it made the discussion more targeted. When a plan was proposed, it would target the problem trying to be solved. 3. COUNCIL ITEM OF SPECIAL INTEREST - REPEAT OFFENDERS' POLICY Presented by: Rick St. John, Deputy Clty Manager Tim Boling, Code Compliance Official City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 4 of 8 Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Boling presented information on the repeat offender policy and the repeat offender definition. Councilmember Aldama left the workshop meeting. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the City had a responsibility to address the problem. The idea was to look at the language for an ordinance to address repeat offenders. Councilmember Clark agreed with Councilmember Tolmachoff. She asked the definition of responsible party and the definition of criminal charges. Mr. Boling said responsible party was the legal definition of property owner or renter, whoever was responsible for the violation. Criminal charges were a class one misdemeanor. For most violations, staff provided education. If the property owner chose not to comply, a civil citation was issued. If there still was not compliance, criminal charges were filed. Councilmember Clark requested alternative ways to deal with repeat offenders. Councilmember Malnar asked why staff could not go to the homeowner for a front yard parking situation. Mr. St. John said staff was capable of issuing citations to homeowners for parking violations on their property. They were not capable of guaranteeing that the homeowners would be held responsible at a hearing in court. Cases were lost in court because the right person was not cited. Staff tried to make adjustments so that the person appearing in court would be held responsible by the hearing officer. Councilmember Malnar asked if the ordinance should be changed to state clearly that if a parking violation was on their property, the property owner was responsible. Mr. St. John agreed the homeowner should be responsible but was unsure what would make a hearing officer hold the homeowner responsible. Mayor Weiers asked if the practice in the past had been to cite the vehicle owner. Mr. St. John said staff tried to contact the homeowner as well as the person who was in violation to provide education and seek resolution. If the violation continued, the vehicle owner was cited and then if it continued, the homeowner was cited. Councilmember Clark asked about citing the vehicle after the first offense. She asked if people who parked illegally on the street were provided education. Mr. St. John said police routinely issued parking warnings. The police could cite but wanted to educate first. If Council wanted to issue citations, that was what staff would do. Councilmember Clark supported issuing citations for parking. Councilmember Tolmachoff reminded Council that the discussion was about repeat offenders. The City Attorney's Office and Mr. Boling should draft an ordinance for a future workshop that addressed repeat offenders differently than what was currently being done. Councilmember Turner said there needed to be a balance when addressing the issue and City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 5 of 8 focusing on the real problem. He asked if staff had recommendations on how to solve the problem. Mr. St. John said that there was wisdom in creating a code that defined what a repeat offender was and an appropriate punishment. There was a wide array of things that could be applied to a repeat offender. Mr. St. John asked if Council wanted the same fine for a person who parked illegally as someone that had not cut their grass or pulled weeds or should there be different fine amounts. Glendale would be the only city with a repeat offender ordinance. He said staff would work on it and bring it back for further discussion. Councilmember Clark wanted to explore a repeat offender policy that defined the responsible party for offenses. Vice Mayor Hugh supported issuing warnings. Glendale was still a friendly city and people appreciated that. Councilmember Malnar agreed that warnings were appropriate. Councilmember Tolmachoff said that the people who continued to violate the code were the ones they were trying to address. Mayor Weiers said the problem was only going to get worse. He supported citing the vehicle. 4. DOWNTOWN CAMPUS REINVESTMENT PROJECT UPDATE Presented by: Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Phelps presented the following information: . DCRP demolition activities . Exterior . Typical floor . New discoveries . Site nursery .1985 time capsule Mayor Weiers liked the idea of a new time capsule for the reopening of City Hall and opening the old time capsule. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps said that Fitch Ratings had upgraded the City's water and sewer bond rating from AA to AA+. It impacted approximately $100 million of debt that would be getting issued. Mr. Phelps said during budget deliberations last year, Council requested that staff identify additional resources to provide assistance to small businesses. A small business coordinator position was created, and Lucia Soto was appointed. She had been with Development Services for over 19 years and was an ICC-certified plan technician. Mr. Phelps said Jean Moreno would be attending the Arizona Housing Coalitions Annual Conference City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 6 of 8 and would be accepting the 2024 Housing Advocate of the Year Award on behalf of the City. Mr. Phelps said Airport Administrator Matt Smith had attended the Arizona Aviation Safety Advisors Banquet where he accepted the Arizona Airport of the Year Award. Mr. Phelps said the Chocolate Affaire had an estimated 11,000 attendees and the Live event had nearly 3,500 attendees. The annual Dog Days event and Witchcraft event were also held. The next downtown event was Saturday March 9th. Mr. Phelps said an unsolicited offer had been received and he would be presenting it to Council at the executive session. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT No report COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST Mr. Phelps said Councilmember Aldama had asked him to request an item to rename the Glendale Community Center in honor of Norma S. Alavarez and dedicate the center to former Councilmembers Manny Martinez, Twanquilio Garcia and Joe Silva. Vice Mayor Hugh was in support of Councilmember Aldama's request. MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by Councilmember Bart Turner, seconded by Councilmember Ray Malnar to hold an executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Other: Councilmember Jamie Aldama (ABSENT) Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council met in executive session at 2:34 p.m. for: . Discussion and or consultation, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction regarding the evaluation process and re -appointment of the Presiding Judge pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(1)(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, agreements and/or development agreements of the area in, near and surrounding 95th Avenue and Montebello Avenue that are the subject of negotiations pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4) City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 7 of 8 . Discussion/consultation with the City Attorney to receive legal advice, to consider its position, and to provide instruction/direction to the City Attorney regarding Glendale's position in connection with city code enforcement pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3) . scussion/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 71 st Avenue and Butler Drive pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 38-431.03 (A)(3)(4)(7) A motion was made by Councilmember Bart Turner, seconded by Vice Mayor Ian Hugh to adjourn the executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Other: Councilmember Jamie Aldama (ABSENT) Passed Mayor Weiers adjourned the executive session at 4:18 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 4:18 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 27th day of February, 2024. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 15th day of March, 2024. ulie . Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes - February 27, 2024 Page 8 of 8