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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Minutes - City Council - Meeting Date: 11/7/2017City of Glendale 5850 West Glendale Avenue Glendale, AZ 85301 Meeting Minutes Tuesday, November 7, 2017 1:30 P.M. Workshop Meeting Council Chambers Citv 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 1:31 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; Tom Duensing, Assistant City Manager; Michael Bailey, City Attorney; Julie K. Bower, City Clerk; Jack Friedline, Assistant City Manager WORKSHOP SESSION 1. DRAFT TRANSPORTATION PLAN - Moving Glendale Ahead Presented By: Trevor Ebersole, Director, Transportation Presented By: Jack Lorbeer, Transportation Planning Administrator Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Ebersole said staff was seeking high level policy guidance from Council. It was the first part of a two-part presentation. Guidance was being sought on the following: • Plan format • Level of service standard for roadways • New infrastructure/higher maintenance of existing facilities • Modal distribution of current/future funding sources • Timing of transportation improvements Mr. Lorbeer said the costs and needs for the 25 -year plan were $2.15 billion for Glendale. The funding available to the City would be $1.27 billion for a shortfall of $0.88 billion. The costs throughout the region were $1.46 billion and $1.22 billion in funding was available leaving a shortfall of $0.24 billion. The total costs were $3.61 billion with $2.5 billion in funding available for a total shortfall. of $1.11 billion. Mr. Lorbeer said the funding sources were state gas and vehicle licenses taxes known as the Highway Users Revenue Fund (HURF). Another source was the GO! Program which generated approximately $24.2 million annually. Both sources totaled approximately $40 million per year. HURF had to be used on roadway operations. GO! was used to pay the debt service on a $47 million bond and supported existing transit services, leaving approximately $9 million available per year. Mayor Weiers said the debt service would be completed in 2031 and the plan ran through 2042. He asked if the last 11 years without debt service was included in the numbers. Mr. Lorbeer said it was taken into account. Mr. Ebersole said the proposed plan was a 25 -year plan. The last transportation plan was updated in 2009. The plan included committed projects/programs and identified additional City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 2 of 16 needs. It also reflected changing conditions and followed the intent of the general plan. Mr. Lorbeer said the proposed plan goals included: • Provide/sustain modal mix • Promote economic development/support infill • Coordinate with surrounding communities • Transportation alternative opportunities/new technology • Safe/environmentally-sound system • Mobility for those in need • Timely maintenance • Design standard • Transit options for residents/visitors Councilmember Clark asked if the goals were different or an enhancement to the goals listed on page 1-9 of the draft. Mr. Lorbeer said the presentation list of goals was a short list of the goals contained in the plan. Mr. Ebersole said the proposed plan included all three areas of the Glendale Municipal Planning Area (MPA). The three areas were: established Glendale; Loop 101 corridor; and the Loop 303 corridor. Councilmember Clark said on page 2-2 of the draft, it indicated the City was not expected to annex the area west of 115th until after 2040. She asked how that could be stated as a premise when Council had just discussed the Woolf Logistics annexation, which was in that area. Mr. Ebersole said the wording would be updated. Mr. Ebersole said that the City's population in 2014 was 237,517. In 2040, the population was projected to be 357,500, a 51 % increase over 2014. In 2010, the employment rate was 78,600 and was projected to be 169,100 in 2040, a 115% increase over 2010. Councilmember Tolmachoff was confused by the employment map. Mr. Ebersole said the map was based on Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) numbers. They did not reflect the employment at the Woolf Logistics property. Councilmember Clark asked for a definition of institutional land. Mr. Lorbeer said institutional land use was, for example, Glendale Community College. Councilmember Clark said the plan projected that over the next 25 years, institutional land use would decrease from 2.3% to .5%. She asked how that projection was calculated. Mr. Lorbeer said the data was from the General Plan. He wasn't sure how it was calculated and would have to get back to Council. Mr. Lorbeer said the street and highway element was made up of the following: • Freeways/arterials/collectors/local streets • Freeway plan developed by MAG • Operations/maintenance of Glendale streets • Roadway system constructed over many years • Current and future system • Roadway network level of service City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 3 of 16 Mr. Lorbeer said staff was looking for guidance on the roadway level of service (LOS). It was a letter system and was used throughout the country. LOS A/B had free-flow conditions. With an LOS C/D there was moderate congestion. LOS E/F indicated severe congestion. The City's current LOS standard was C. With a C, there was some wait time at an intersection. Councilmember Turner was more familiar with the standard of how many cycles it took to get through the intersection. Mr. Lorbeer said that standard was still used and would be discussed later. Mr. Lorbeer said, of 60 arterial intersections, 32 signalized intersections were below LOS C. Achieving an LOS C would have significant community impacts. He said there were 5 intersections that were below LOS D. Councilmember Tolmachoff said there were significant back-ups at the Loop .101 lights. She wanted to know if the information was shared with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). Mr. Lorbeer said staff had been communicating with ADOT regarding those lights and how to improve them. Councilmember Clark said page 3-20 of the plan discussed LOS. Bell Road and Loop 101 had an LOS FF, unacceptable. Five other intersections had been identified as unacceptable. The draft identified, in 2040, eleven segments in the entire City that would deteriorate to LOS D/E or F. She asked what was the correct information because the information conflicted. Mr. Lorbeer said the five intersections would have to be dealt with individually. He said staff was looking for guidance on what the LOS standard would be in the City. The segments Councilmember Clark had referenced were the segments between intersections. The five intersections were not currently funded. Councilmember Clark asked if ADOT would help with improvements to the segments that approached the freeway. Mr. Lorbeer said staff was anticipating funding from ADOT to improve the approaches and it was part of the freeway fix. Councilmember Turner said there were intersections and segments that were failing. He didn't know if widening would really address the issues. There had to be other ways to move people around during peak times. Mr. Lorbeer said the plan recognized an LOS D as the City standard. Other peer cities used an LOS D. To go from an LOS D to an .LOS C would require additional lanes of traffic and acquiring right-of-way. At just one intersection, the cost to reach an LOS C would be $2.23 million and was the City willing to spend that kind of money to reach an LOS C. He said it would cost approximately $40-50 million to increase the LOS of the intersections operating below an LOS C. Mr. Lorbeer provided an example of the travel time necessary to commute at.an LOS C and an LOS D. Traveling on 59th Avenue from Camelback Road to Deer Valley Road, during the weekday afternoon peak, a driver would encounter seven intersections at LOS D. It would take 27 minutes for the commute. If the LOS was increased to C, it would take 24.5 minutes. Mayor Weiers asked about the difference in safety, improving from a D to a C. City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 4 of 16 Mr. Lorbeer said an assessment of safety was included in the plan and there were many things that factored into safety. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if there was any data about people running the light because of the delay. Debbie Albert, Traffic Engineer, said more efficient intersections were safer intersections but there was no data to support that. . Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if there were other ways to improve the situation without expensive improvements such as widening the streets. Mr. Ebersole said interconnectivity efficiencies were used as well as other types of mitigation to improve intersection congestion. Mr. Ebersole said in 2015, the pavement condition index (PCI) was measured at 65.5. Council approved $77.5 million in 2016 to treat 500 miles of pavement over a five-year period. The project was ahead of schedule in increasing the PCI. Mr. Ebersole said other maintenance and improvements included: • Neighborhood traffic mitigation • Signs/markings maintenance • Rusted streetlight pole replacement • Streetlight maintenance • Right-of-way maintenance • Graffiti removal Councilmember Clark said, according to page 3-66, $0.26 million over the 25 -year plan was budgeted for upgrades to speed cushions. She asked where the funding was for the waiting list for new speed cushions. Mr. Ebersole said there was currently no waiting list for speed cushions. Councilmember Clark asked what was being spent annually on graffiti removal. Mr. Ebersole said $165,000 was spent on the two -person crew and $30,000 for the removal product. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if there was a list for speed cushion removal. Mr. Ebersole was not aware of any removal requests. Ms. Albert was aware of only one removal in the recent past and another removal request had been received a couple of weeks ago. She said that would be two removals in a 17 -year period. Mr. Lorbeer said by 2040, most freeway segments and nine arterial segments would be below an LOS D. He said the six freeway approach projects assumed regional funding. Three Grand Avenue intersections would be elevated and the Northern Parkway Project would continue. Mr. Lorbeer said there were 22 intersection improvement projects with one committed and 21 proposed. Most of the capacity projects with new development were in the western area of the City. The PCI objective was 70 by 2023 and 72 by 2030. Councilmember Turner asked if the Northern Parkway qualified as a parkway under the definitions provided in the plan. He was concerned about the plan from the 101 to Grand Avenue City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 5 of 16 for Northern Parkway. Mr. Lorbeer had provided an update on Northern Parkway. The City's Northern Parkway partners .had brought on a consultant to conduct an assessment of the project. Councilmember Clark said there, was a statement in chapter 3 of the plan regarding completion of the entire network. She asked if there should be a qualifier such as "incrementally." Otherwise it gave the impression that it must be optimized immediately. Councilmember Clark said the wording also indicated existing performance standards had been rendered obsolete. She asked if the standards were obsolete, what performance standards were being used. Mr. Lorbeer said the plan would be based on the LOS approved by Council. The statement recognized that as volumes continued to go up, standards had to be reviewed. He said the statement needed clarification. Councilmember Clark said page 242 indicated modes of transportation should be focused on communities of concern to serve the areas. She agreed with the statement but there was another statement that said improving LOS deficiencies would be challenging in established areas of Glendale. The statements seemed to contradict each other. She asked which statement would prevail. Mr. Ebersole said every modification possible would be made to improve the LOS. Councilmember Clark suggested highlighting other strategies. Mr. Lorbeer agreed that there were other options available. Councilmember Clark suggested combining the two concepts in the plan. Mr. Ebersole said public transportation provided mobility options to transit -dependent population and provided alternatives to private automobile travel. Current services focused on weekday travel and funding was from multiple sources. The existing public transportation options included: • Fixed route • Express, Grand Avenue limited • Glendale Urban Shuttle (GUS) • Dial -A -Ride • Taxi subsidy • Vanpool • Transit Center at Arrowhead Town Center • Park/Ride at 99th & Glendale/Downtown He said daily trips averaged 9,564 which was 3.3% of the modal share. Mr. Ebersole said future plans for public transportation included: • Restore 2012 cuttreduced service (2031) • Expand fixed route GUS service (2031) • Increase transit mode share to 4% (from 3.3%) • Meet weekday regional LOS standard (2031) • Construct bus pullouts/install shelters at high activity locations • North Glendale Park/Ride • Commuter rail studies (Regional/VM/MAG) City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 6 of 16 Mayor Weiers said as new bus pullouts and shelters were constructed, he would like bollards installed to improve safety. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if staff was looking at other options to provide service other than the taxicab subsidy. Mr. Ebersole said staff was looking at other options. Councilmember Turner requested that staff report back on the feasibility of using rideshare companies to provide service. Mr. Ebersole said staff would put together a timeline and get back to Council. Councilmember Clark said on page 4-9, 539 bus stops were identified throughout the City. She said the report indicated that of the 539, 278 had only a bus stop sign, 30 had a sign and a trash container, 53 had a bench and trash container and only 178 had a shelter and a trash container. It was time to upgrade as many of the bus stops as possible to include shelters. The City should be encouraging bus ridership and a way to do that would be by providing shelters. She considered it a priority and a major focus. Councilmember Clark found it disconcerting to learn that the goals for improvement of bus service were for 2040. She wanted to know why the goal wasn't 2025. Councilmember Clark said the concept of commuter rail was initiated by communities to the north. She wondered if staff would bump up the priority and take the lead in getting regional funding for commuter rail. Mayor Weiers reminded everyone that the session was to get an overall look at the proposal and not to have an in-depth discussion about specifics. Councilmember Clark asked when a more in-depth discussion would take place. Mr. Phelps said staff would be coming back with specific projects for more discussion. It was a huge issue and a huge cost item and staff didn't want Council to feel rushed. Mr. Friedline said the discussion so far had been very helpful.for staff. He said ultimately staff would need direction on plan elements and some of the projects. High level policy direction from Council was needed. There would be at least one more workshop, if not more to craft the final transportation plan. Mayor Weiers said agenda item 2, Airport Layout Plan Update, would be continued to a future workshop. Councilmember Clark said it was not communicated that the discussion would be a high level overview. She had reviewed the entire plan and had wished that she had known it was informational only. Mayor Weiers said it was not informational only and she could ask additional questions. Councilmember Turner agreed with Councilmember Clark that Council could have been better informed with regard to the expectations for the discussion.. Councilmember Turner asked if it was reasonable to wait until 2031 to restore the cuts made in 2012. He didn't see in the plan an increase in routes and frequency. There was nothing in the City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 7 of 16 plan about special events. Those were all issues that should be explored. Councilmember Turner said when the north Glendale park and ride was sited, the City should coordinate with the City of Phoenix to find a location that worked well for both cities. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the staff report indicated that the purpose of the workshop was for direction from Council and to finalize the plan. She asked staff to be more clear about the expectations. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked how Council's goals for Prop 500 would be worked into the plan. She asked how that all fit together. Mr. Ebersole apologized for not being clear on the intent for the workshop. The conversation had been very valuable. Staff had always intended there would be a second workshop. Projects for the Prop. 500 would take place at the second workshop. Staff would be looking for Council priorities. Councilmember Tolmachoff said being prepared to provide direction required a different type of preparation than an informational workshop. Mayor Weiers said there was too much information to make decisions based on one meeting. Mr. Phelps said it hadn't been envisioned to get down to a project level at the meeting. It was to set a framework of Council's priorities. Staff would be asking for concurrence and guidance to frame the next workshop. Mr. Ebersole said with regard to the bicycle and pedestrian element, there were 19 completed projects, two projects under construction and five projects in design. Mr. Ebersole said through the active transportation plan, staff would identify and close gaps in pedestrian facilities. Councilmember Aldama asked how many bike lanes/routes there were in the area of focus identified at 43rd Avenue to 75th Avenue and Camelback to Peoria. Stephanie Stearns, Transportation Planner, said there were very few, if any, bike lanes on arterial streets in the area and there were some on the collector streets. Councilmember Aldama said the City needed to encourage people to bike. The plan indicated that focusing modes of transportation to serve the area could meet objectives of providing a complete transportation system. He wanted a definition of what that meant at the next meeting. Councilmember Turner asked if the Bicycle Advisory Committee would be utilized to develop the bicycle aspect of the transportation plan. Mr. Ebersole said the committee would be used. Mr. Ebersole.said the intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and the transportation systems management (TSM) element increased operational efficiency within existing roadway infrastructure. It provided advanced communications technologies. The system required continuous updating as new methodologies emerged. It included closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, dynamic message signs, fiber, signals, high-intensity activated crosswalks (HAWK) beacons and a traffic management center. The system aided in real time, traffic management, including events. Mr. Ebersole said the future of the ITS included fiber CCTV connectivity to every signalized intersection. It would convert 45 signal locations to flashing yellow arrows. There would be City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 8 of 16 K continued expansion of dynamic message signs and count stations and new technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, would be considered. Mr. Ebersole said the aviation element of the plan included the airport layout plan. There were over 180 operations per day at the airport with 280 based aircraft in 2015. Based aircraft were projected to be 340 by 2035. He said long term improvements included additional hangars, tower replacement and runway improvements. The airport plan would be used to spur development on the east side of the airport. Mr. Lorbeer said the financial element of the plan included multiple funding sources — federal, state (HURF) and local (GOJdevelopment impact fees (DIF)). Revenues would be matched to projects and programs. The plan assumed an extension of Prop. 400 at current levels. He said staff was monitoring Prop. 500. A key component was the funding approach of either cash or cash and bond. The GO! program was funding $7 million in debt service on an annual basis until 2031 so the assumption was for the use of cash for at least the next 14 years. Mr. Lorbeer said an implementation plan would need to be developed based on Council guidance. The plan was broken down into three time horizons: short term (2018-2022); medium term (2023-2032); and long term (2033-2042). The distribution would result from the prioritization of projects and programs. Mr. Lorbeer said there was $162 million in available funds distributed as followed: • $42 million — 2018-2022 • $25 million — 2023-2032 • $95 million — 2033-2042 Projects and programs identified in the additional needs plan were candidates for the funded commitments plan. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the City was going to pursue commuter rail, would some of the future bonding capacity be allocated. If it was used for debt service, what would the City come to the table with for commuter rail. Mr. Lorbeer said commuter rail was not a funded project through the regional process. Councilmember Tolmachoff understood that. The City needed to plan accordingly if it was going to pursue commuter rail. Mr. Lorbeer said the plan identified available future funds but it would be up to Council to decide on projects and when to bond. Councilmember Turner said Governor Ducey had promised to quit sweeping HURF pass through money. Councilmember Turner said the discussion had not included anything relating to economic development and the likelihood of creating or retracting economic opportunity for the City. The plan for light rail was a net revenue gain that could go toward future transportation projects and public safety. Everything he had seen in the plan was a net revenue loss. Mr. Ebersole said future steps included: • Second, and possibly a third, Council workshop to receive guidance on project and program priorities • Development of an implementation plan • Completion of final Transportation Plan City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 9 of 16 • Boards and Commission input • Conduct additional public outreach on draft plan • Council action on final plan estimated in April 2018 Mr. Ebersole said staff was requesting guidance from Council on the following: • Plan format • Level of service standard for roadways • New infrastructure/high maintenance of existing facilities • Modal distribution of current/future funds • Timing of transportation improvements Mr. Phelps said if Council wanted to reflect on the guidance items, then staff could seek feedback along the way so that Council was better prepared. Council concurred with Mr. Phelps suggestion. 2. AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN UPDATE NARRATIVE REPORT FOR THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT The item was continued to a future workshop. 3. WOOLF LOGISTICS CENTER ANNEXATION APPLICATION AN -202 8805 NORTH REEMS ROAD Presented By: Jon Froke, AICP, Planning Director Ms. Bower read the item by title. Mr. Froke said Woolf Logistics Center was a 1,340 -acre industrial and business complex that was in the planning stages. The site was 2 miles long, north to south and spanned from Peoria Avenue to Northern Avenue between Reems Road and 143rd Avenue. Mr. Froke said annexation consisted of multiple steps and there were two steps required with regard to City Council action at two separate meetings. On October 20, 2017, Council completed the first of the two actions by holding a public hearing on the blank annexation petition. The second action would come at a future voting meeting when Council would be asked to adopt an ordinance. Mr. Froke said if the annexation ordinance was adopted, the site would be added into Glendale city limits 30 days later. He said, in conjunction with the annexation, a fiscal impact analysis had been prepared by Applied Economics. Sarah Murley, Applied Economics, said the land use assumptions were that the development would be primarily heavy.industrial. She said the socioeconomic impacts included an estimated 21,421 jobs, taxable sales of $93.63 million and the addition of 2.5 police staff for a fiscal impact of over $2 million. Mr. Froke said the applicant held a neighborhood meeting on October 4th and those in attendance were supportive of Woolf Logistics Center. He said the site was adjacent to and shared a boundary with Luke Air Force Base. The future industrial and business complex development would be compatible with the base. Mr. Froke said last year voters approved the City's general plan, Envision Glendale 2040, which included goals addressing the need for growth management. The future development would implement the general plan. He said Northern Parkway bisected the site and provided excellent transportation options. City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 10 of 16 Mayor Weiers asked for clarification that the 21,421 jobs indicated in the presentation was for the Woolf Logistics Center. Ms. Murley said that was correct, at build -out. Councilmember Aldama asked if Council proceeded with the annexation, how soon would public safety be impacted. Mr. Froke said service would be provided upon annexation. Councilmember Aldama asked if the assumption would be that the City would have to contract with another agency until public safety facilities were constructed. Mr. Phelps said the City would monitor the calls for service as the development was built out. At some point, additional infrastructure might be necessary. There were contracting options available for fire services. Councilmember Aldama asked what was the closest mutual aid. Fire Chief Terry Garrison said fire decisions were based on firefighter safety and customer service and based on response times. He said there were options for fire delivery service at the property. The options included contracting with Surprise Fire Department, co -staffing a fire truck out of a Surprise fire station, or building a fire station. It was about customer safety and providing the proper level of service. Councilmember Aldama said other fire facilities had capital needs. He asked where the money would come from to address those needs and construct a new fire station. Mr. Phelps said a capital improvement workshop was scheduled but staff had not looked at the broad question of building a new station. That would come in the future and would be given thoughtful consideration along with all other options available. It would not take away from addressing the needs at existing fire stations. Councilmember Aldama asked what could be expected regarding police service. Mr. Phelps said the service delivery models would be looked at as the property was built out. The City was not sure what would be developed on the site and that development would drive the solution. Councilmember Aldama asked if any conversations had been conducted with Surprise. Chief Garrison said there had been discussions. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the pre -annexation agreement indicated the City would provide municipal services within ten years of the annexation becoming final. She asked if the City committing itself to providing the services within ten years. Mr. Bailey said the agreement and statute said the responsibility was the City's upon annexation. Service would be based on need. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the City would provide appropriate levels of infrastructure and services to serve the anticipated development within ten years of development. She asked who would determine the appropriate levels and said she was concerned that the agreement said "anticipated." City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 11 of 16 Mr. Phelps said the City would determine the level of service. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked where the revenue was going to come from. Ms. Murley said the revenue would come from assessed value and sales tax revenue on leases. Industrial development required less services. Councilmember Tolmachoff said the chart indicated sales tax would be $2.7 million. She asked if that was based on the proposed use of Woolf Logistics. It seemed like a lot. Ms. Murley said that was at build -out. Mr. Phelps said at build -out, 21,000 jobs would generate approximately $1.2 billion payroll. That money would have a benefit to the local economy. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if the municipal service fee had been calculated and would it be assessed. Mr. Froke said it had not been calculated. Mr. Phelps said staff would get back to Council. Councilmember Turner asked who would be responsible for other City services besides police and fire. Mr. Froke said a lot of the roads didn't exist yet and would be worked out through the zoning process. Councilmember Turner said it was likely that a significant portion would fall on the City. Mr. Froke said once the streets were built by the developer, the streets were turned over to the City. Ms. Murley said the estimate was 19 -lane miles for the proposed streets and the estimated costs were based on the lane miles. Councilmember Turner asked for clarification on the fiscal impacts chart. Ms. Murley said the chart represented revenues minus expenditures. At build -out in 2040, a net of $2 million was estimated. Councilmember Turner said it seemed the City would be upside down on the property through 2039. Ms. Murley said revenues and expenditures would increase on a proportional basis. The types of jobs created would generate additional household demand and that was not reflected in the numbers. Councilmember Turner said employees would reside in neighboring communities so the impact of the paychecks would dwindle. The City was making a huge commitment on the expense side with very little return on the revenue side. He asked what difference it would make being inside the City or outside with regard to creating the jobs. Mr. Froke said the City had been, working with the Woolf family for many years on the City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 12 of 16 annexation. The family wanted to develop inside the City and not the county. The City would receive the construction sales tax. Councilmember Turner asked if being annexed increased the value of the property when it was sold or leased. What was the downside to developing in -the county and having the county bear the costs. Mr. Froke said if it was developed in the county, the City didn't collect development impact fees, didn't control the land uses or zoning or what the buildings looked like. If it was developed in the county, the City would still be impacted by the traffic. The pre -annexation development agreement (PADA) did not force the City to annex the property. Mr. Phelps said it gave the City control over.how traffic entered and exited the property. In a broader discussion regarding annexation towards the Loop 303, what the City would wind up with was a 1,400 -acre hole that it had to plan and provide services around. It would not be efficient to do that. Mayor Weiers said the question was did the City want to keep growing. Councilmember Clark was involved when the proposal first came to Council. She hoped Council would honor the commitment. With City control came the control of specific uses which was very important to the future of Luke Air Force Base. Being able to collect the DIF was very important. Job growth should be encouraged and county islands eliminated. Development would occur over the next ten years so -service needs would be able to be accommodated. She was in support of the annexation. Mr. Froke said one-time taxes and fees were estimated to be $76 million that the City would collect through 2040. Councilmember Turner was concerned about the hole Council might be creating in future budgets to pay for services. He said the Luke contours dictated what could be developed on the property. The revenues would not pay the expenses and residents would be subsidizing the development. He was not ready to go forward with it. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked if an assessment had been done on the existing roads. Mr. Friedline said most didn't exist today and any that were, would be rebuilt. There would be private streets that the ity wouldn't be responsible for and there would be DIFs to deal with street costs. Councilmember Aldama didn't believe most of the building materials would be purchased in Glendale. He asked how accurate the estimates were for construction sales tax revenues. Ms. Murley said with larger projects, the state assumed, unless receipts were provided, that 65% of the project costs were for materials and the tax was assessed on that percentage. The sales tax was paid at the site of construction. Councilmember Aldama asked if the existing roads had been assessed and had the cost of improvements been estimated. Mr. Friedline said most streets didn't exist. The streets that did exist would need to be rebuilt but there would be DIF funds to pay for it. Councilmember Aldama supported the annexation. City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 13 of 1.6 Councilmember Tolmachoff wanted'more specific information on what kind of costs the City would be assuming and what commitments were being made. She asked if the City would need to acquire right-of-way. Mr. Friedline said right-of-way would be required for streets and utilities. Councilmember Malnar asked if the developer put in the infrastructure for the streets. Mr. Friedline said that was a basic requirement that the developer was responsible for half -street improvements. Councilmember Malnar asked if a road was required in the middle of the property, the developer would be responsible for the entire cost of the street. Mr. Friedline said that was correct. Councilmember Malnar didn't see a huge cost but did see a huge benefit for the annexation. He supported moving forward as long as information was provided on the specific costs. Councilmember Tolmachoff asked how gaps in between development were handled regarding streets. Mr. Friedline said the bottom line was that the developer had to connect the street to accommodate traffic. He said all requirements would be met. He would provide information to Council regarding the status of all of the proposed infrastructure. Councilmember Clark said the infrastructure had to be in place before any construction could take place. Annexing the Woolf Logistics property would assist the City with providing services to the property to the west of it. She was very supportive of the project and wanted it to move forward. Councilmember Turner said there was very little residential available in .the area so there would be no state -shared revenue. There was great economic potential along the 303 and Northern Parkway. The proposed project would bring a positive of $2 million in 2040. The downside risk was huge and he was concerned about making that type of investment. 'if there was more retail, he would be much more comfortable with the annexation. The City needed to do strategic annexation that provided sales tax revenue. Councilmember Tolmachoff did not have enough information to make a decision. Mayor Weiers said there was consensus to move forward. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT Mr. Phelps had no report. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORT Mr. Bailey had no report. COUNCIL ITEMS OF SPECIAL INTEREST There were no items of special interest. MOTION AND CALL TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 14 of 16 A motion was made by Councilmember Bart Turner, seconded by Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff to enter into executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed EXECUTIVE SESSION Council entered into executive session at 4:55 p.m. A motion was made by Councilmember Jamie Aldama, seconded by Councilmember Ray Malnar to adjourn the executive session. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed The executive session adjourned at 5:43 p.m. ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by Councilmember Jamie Aldama, seconded by Councilmember Ray Malnar to adjourn the meeting. AYE: Mayor Jerry Weiers Vice Mayor Ian Hugh Councilmember Jamie Aldama Councilmember Joyce Clark Councilmember Ray Malnar Councilmember Lauren Tolmachoff Councilmember Bart Turner Passed Mayor Weiers adjourned the meeting at 5:44 p.m. City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 15 of 16 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 7th day of November, 2017. 1 further certify that the meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. -Dated this 21st day of December, 2017. J _K. Bower, MMC, City Clerk City Council Workshop Minutes - November 7, 2017 Page 16 of 16